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CORN R. 41513 ) IN EUROPE. (PROM Ova TARISCORREPPONDENT.) At the last sitting of the Academy of Sciences, the I . 2 . t h .Vigust, M. Moreau de Jonnes read sotne statistical 1 1 , rotic.s of the q uantity of grain at present laid up in ware bousea in Europe. The following appears to be full of in- 1, terest:—A work composed in Prussia gives, from calcula tions which do not adm it of a wide divergence from the truth, the quantities of all sorts of grain existing in the granaries of Europe at the moment of the new harvest. In Germany, excluding the Pruseian &minions, 1,937,000 hectolitres. In the kingdom of Prussia, 2,583,000 hecto litres. In Poland and Russia 1,936,000 liectoltres. In Dentnaek 617,000. In England 1,933,000. In the Low Countries 1,177,000. In France, Italy, and the Crimea, 1,931,000. Total 154160,000 hectolitres. These state ments give rise to the following important considerations: — The grain of all kinds stored in the different countries of Europe, does not seem to amount to more than from 12 to 13 millions of hectolitres, and it is at the same time ad mitted that that quantity will be reduced by one-fourth before the harvest of the present year can be available in com merce. The annual consumption of France, in wheat and eve alone, amounts at present to 90 millions of hectolitres; the quantity of grain at present in Europe does not exceed the eighth part of that consumption, and could not supply, tb rcfore, the wants of the people for more than six weeks. The entire of this store would be at once absorbed, if, in any country of Europe, the incletociicy of the season, political commotions, a vicious administration, or bad agri culture, should leave three millions of men without the means of subsisting on the produce of their native soil. These circumstances, we know, might easily be realized in tte south of Europe; and , as a proof, it may be sufficient to remark, that on the Ist of last June the hectolitre of wheat cost 19 francs in Biscay, and near ert in Catalonia. It would be sufficient for the total consumption of all the at present existing in the warehouses of Europe, that, throughout the population of Europe, one individual in 70 should be unable to find his subsistence in the growth of his own country, but should be obliged to have recourse to foreign importation. In tine, if we be allowed to assume, as the elements of our calculations, the consumption of France and England, the countries where those details are best known, every individual of the 200 millions who inha bit Europe requires three hectolitres of corn for his sup pat. The necessary produce, tbcrefure, is tiro millions, 07 fifty times the quantity which is at present in the ware houses. CAPE OF GOOD HOPP. CAPE Towt.t, Jere 9. t. t is with much regret that we record the effects of a violent gale t tram the N.W. which has occasioned some damage to I:vqal vessels in Table nay. Happily for the Colony, the much-dreaded north-seaters of this pen have, of late years, been of rare occurrence; that which corn nienctsl on Monday being the first that has been experienced to any : - .%t.nt since the memorable 20th and 21st July, 11122. The gale, as in the instance just alluded to, commenced with the new moon, and ort:nued to blow, with occasional intervals of more mnderate wriiter, until abou t an hour alter sunset on Wednesday, on which du. about half-past two, p.m. the Duke of (floater, toasting s!7!itioner, having parted trom one of her anchors, slipped the other, a went on shore to leeward of the Jetty, where she nor lies, with. oat having sustained any materi .1 injury. The brig Nautilus, bound to the Mauvi'ius, having, during the day, driven into shal l:iv, water, where she struck the ground, went on shore on the beach, near the Military lloapital, about 4 p.m where she lies neatly thy at low water; but it is impossible to any what damage the may have sustained until the cargo is landed. Tile barque Columbine, bound to England, and the schooner success, fur Algoa Day. were in imminent danger ; the foro:er having parted from her chain cable, drove into four fathoms water eilnewlay; and the latter, on the evening of Tuesday, parted and drove near the reef at the bottom of the Bay ; hut an anchor ma cable baring been promptly scut off, she was secured, and rode out the gale. The trictury in the barometer at B a.m. on the morning of Wed nesday was at 30. 02, anti gradually declined until hull-past 3 p.m. wi11a.77, where it continued steady till 4, when it began to rise. Shonly after sunset the wind shifted to the southward, accom panied by torrents of rain, and the gale abated. 11.4.11BI'RGU PAPERS. STOCKHOLM, ArG. His Majesty the Xi. g csme to town yesterday, a. be present at the Council of State. After it broke up, his :Majesty went to rosendal. The Commissioners appointed to arrange the differences between the Government and the house of :Michelson and Co., relative to the totietnnity claimed by the latter, have not yet met. On the 11111 of July there was a most violent hurricane at Ag gars, in Norway. St.tawto, At:o. 31. Yesterday this town celebrated a rare and most pleasing festival, namely, the 60th anniversary of the marriage of his Highness the Lantigrave, Charles of Hesse, and the Landgravine, Louisa Prin cess at Denmark. It was indeed a festival of tae whole country, but particularly so to us, who for so many years have been the grateful witnesses and admirers of the elevated virtues of the Mus t/10W pair. COrENIIAGEN, AUG. 29. It is said that the Academy of Cadets of the Artillery will be removed to the building furmerly the Hospital of the Artillery ; the Academy of the Marine Cadets to the Hotel of the First Institu tion ; and the Hotel of the Sea Cadets be fitted up as a Palace for Prim Charles Ch ' 'an and the Princess Wilhchnina. The following is the substance of our Treaty of Commerce with the United States of North America : An. 1. The contracting parties will grant no favours to other rations, with ret.pstt so trade and navigation, which shall r.ot be sort e (lately granted to the other party. Art. 2. The citizens and subjects of each State may visit all the coasts and lands of the other (except as in 6th Art.), reside there, and , oils with all kinds of manutisetures, produce, &e. and enjoy all the rights and privileges in matters of commerce and navigation that the native subjects and citizehs enjoy, on condition of their obeying the laws, ontinances, and usages. The coasting trade is not included. Art. 3. All produce, manufactures, and other goods of foreign countries, which from time to time may be legally imported into the United States, or ships wholly belocging to citizens of these States, may also be imported in Danish ships, without payment of bigher duties; the subjects of the United States to enjoy the same advantages in trading with Denmark (except as in 6th Art.) Fur. titer, everything that can be legally exported front one country, in its own slips, to foreign countries, may be also exported by ships of the other party, paying the same duties, &e., whether the exporta tion and re-exportation be made in American or Danish ships. Ant. 4. Produce and manufactures of the dominions of either party to pay no hither invert duties in the dominions of the other then the same article of produce or manufactures of any other vontry pay. Nor shall higher or other duties be levied in the ex portation of any article to either country than are now or may in future be paid on the exportation of the same article to other tountries. Nor shall any prohibition be levied on the importation or exportation of any article of tl.e produce or mauufacture of either party to or from the dominions of the other, unless the prohibition I , extended to all other nations. Art. 5. American ships not to pay higher Sound duties than those of the most favoured nations. An. 6. This convention does not extend to Iceland, the Faro Is:ands, aid Greenland, or to places beyond the Cape of Good Hope. Neither does this convention extend to the direct trade be tween Denmark and his Mnjes.y's West India Colonies. How ever, it is agreed that every thing which can be legally exported trom, or impor t ed into, these Colonies, may be imported and ex pr eel to the I a hours of the United States, or of any other Foreign State, In the ship? of one party in the same manner, and with pay. mein of V e same duties, as in ships of the other party. An. 7. No higher duties or taxes of any 'kind shall be levied, in the nrritories of either party on pcsonal property, money or accts belonging to their respective citizens (is case such property, Icc..hould be 'emoted from their territory in consequence of initait acce t r otherw'se), than are paid in each of the States from which the property is drawn. Art. 8. Lath l a ty may appoint Consuls and Vice-Consuls in all t' air s opal to foreign trade, who shall enjoy the samerights as the ate. of the most favoured nations; but either party may tx ept those ports in which it does not think it advisable to appoint f..t , h Consuls. At , . 9. The Consuls, &c. must produce to the Government to which they are sent their appointment in due form, and when they have received the taequatur (gratis) they are to be recognised as such by all the Authorities, &c. in the district to which they arc appointed. Art. 10. The Consuls and persons in the se:vice (not natives) to be free from all public service, taxes, and contributions, except sich as they have to pay on commercial enterprise or property, and t, which the subjects of the country, whether native or foretvers, are liable. The archives and papers of the Consulate ar e inviolAble. Art. 11. This convention is concluded for ten years, after which Ater party may give a year's notice of its intention to let it expire, tri it shall acconlingly cease and determine one year after either party has received such notice. Art. 12. This Convention shall be ratified by the King of Den mark and the President of the United States, with the consent of the Senate, and the ratifications exchanged at Copenhagen eight tam.ths (or sooner if possible) after the date of this Convention. Executed in triplicate, in the city of NVashington, April 26, in Vie year of our Lord 1826, and the 50th of the Independence of the United Stales. (Signed) P. PEDERSON. 11.Cuot. EXCHANGES ON LONDON. HAMM ROG, SEPT. 1.-37. 3. Two Months, 37. ST. PETERRRURGII, AVG. 18.-9 Lxrpsic, Apo. W.—Three Months, 6. 20. BM WS, AUG. 2v—Tans Months, 7. 3i. MEETING OP GREEK BOND-HOLDERS. Yesterday, a very numerods and respectable Meeting of the holders of Greek Bonds on account of the two loan* that have been raked in this country. to enable the Greeks to release themselves from their present slate of thraldom, and to establish their lode. pendence, was held at the City of London Tavern, Ilishopegate. street, for the purpose of instituting inquiries as to the appropria. Lion of the said loans, as well as into the circumstances which have led to the protracted sufferings of the Greek people, and the injury of their great cause, by the withholding of those means of de fence. for the supply of which the loans in question were avowedly raised. Besides those who were more immediately interested in the busi ness of the Meeting, from the circumstance of their having contri buted largely to the loans, the application of which was to be in quired into, we observed many gentlemen present, who were no otherwise concerned than as the warm and consistent advocates of the Greek cause ; and who, from the commencement of the strug gle of that nation to be free, have taken an active and conspi cuous part in the affairs of the Grecian patriots. At half-past two o'clock the Hon. Colonel LEYCESTER STAN n es: was unanimously called to the Chair. The CHAlRMAN—Gentlemen, I am very proud at having the honour of being called to this chair, by so registrable a meet ing, under circumstances of such extreme difficulty—under cir. ctinistaticen in which the cause of Greece herself is endangered—and under circumstances, also, in which you have (except you pursue a very wise course) no chance of ever receiving any part of your dividends. Gentlemen, as a matter of order, I believe it will be necessary fur me, in the first instance, to read the advertisement by which you are assembled on this occasion. —[The Honourable Citaimum then read the following advertisement from the firitish Press :1 — Greek Loans.—The Holders of Greek Bonds are requested to meet at the City of London Tavern this day, at two o'clock pre cisely, for the purpose of instituting inquiries as to the appropria tion of the said loans, as well as into the circumstances which have led to the protracted sufferings of the Greek people, and the injury of their great cause, by the withholding of those means of defence, for the supply of which the loans in question were avowedly raised." —That, Gentlemeo, is a very important point to keep in view. I beg, Gentlemen, frau will take that passage particularly into your consideration.—" Upon matter of such grave import to the bond.holders, as well as to the cause of freedom, a full attendance is confidently expected." Titus, Gentlemen, you perceive you are called together to inquire into the cause of our with holding !base means of defence to the Greeks, for the sup. ply of which the loans in question were avowedly raised. This is plain sense, and it must be apparent to every mans under standing, that unless the Greek nation are .toucceestill in war, none of your dividends can possibly be paid. In order to take a proper view of those measures which it will be expedient to adopt, it ha necessary to take into consideration those measures which have already been adopted. I therefore take the liberty to call on a friend of mine to read the statement which is in his possession. There are, I believe, two gentlemen present, who have in their pockets a copy of an account of the manner in which the loans had been expended ; and without wishing to throw any discredit on any individual whatever, for I consider we ought to avoid such a course, still 1 do request my friend, Mr. Bowing, to read to this honour. able assembly the statement which is contained in the paper in his pesseesion. Mr. ROBERTSON immediately rose, and begged to offer himself to the attention of the Meeting, as the individual who inserted the advertisement in the British Perm, which had just been read. Ile could not help regretting that voile person of more weight in the city of London had not taken in hand that which, being the hominess of all, was attended to by none. Ile hoped that die charge of presumption might not he preferred against him for calling that fleeting in order that it might be ascertained why it was diet the service of the Greek cause had been protracted. It was now above a year since the last loan to the Grecian Republic had been entered into, and it was • mortifying reflection that no good whatever had he •n rintiered to the Greeks, notwithstanding the loss of such a sum. The money was lost, and it was clear that the cause had not been enefitted. He was sure that these who advanced their money in aid of the Greek cause were actuated rather by feelings of philan thropy than by any motives of profit, and that they, consequently, felt deeply interested in the Greek can-e, independent of their pecu niary interest in its success. It was notorious that an arrangement had been made with a noble officer to take the command of the naval forces in the Archipelago, and one of the stipulations was, that a number of vessels should be equipped for the service of the cause. It was equally notorious that arrangements had been made for the puryo.e of having two frigates built hi America, and also for having pit steam-boats built in this country. It was, how• ever, a melancholy fact, that those frigates were still upon the other side of the Atlantic, and the steam-bores were still in the river. Now the cause of r i le it was into which it was necessary to inquire; foe the repayment of the money they had advanced niust depend al together upon the success of the Greeks in war; and theretbre, it' the loans had not been properly applied, they could never expect to have a single farthing of dividend. (Cheers.) They bad to inquire how it was that the flied which had been advanced had been frittered away; for it ought not to be said that a nation struggling to be tree should be held accountable for money. of which they had never received one particle. It would be a slur upon tile English nation to do so, which could not easily be wiped out. It was their duty to inquire into the application of 1n1,u001., which hail been laid aside for the purpose of building steam-vessels. In the plenitude of their ignorance, it was abso. lutely necessary that a proper itemiry should be set on foot. It was by same persons contended that they had no right to inquire ; but this lie denied—and he believed Mr. Spagniolaiki was then in the room, who was willing to give any information as to the appropri ation of the money, as far as lie was acquainted with it. He had been informed that the contractors would not give any information upon the subject ; but this he would not believe, unlees he heard it front themselves. They were men of too high Character to wish to keep anything in the dark, and lie was cure they would meet the bend-holders more then half way in giving them every information they could dealer. (Cheers.) Of the late Deputies from the Greeks he knew nothing ; but he could not imagine that men selected for such a duty as that which was imposed upon them by their countrymen could be guilty of treason ; for their crime would amount to treason, If that money was misapplied. (Cheers.) ll'here the fault lay it was at present impossible to tell; but it was beyond a doubt that there was a fault somewhat, and it was imperative upon the Meeting to institute an inquiry, to discover and remedy it before it was too late. It was a duty which they all owed to the sacred cause in which the Greeks were embarked. and he trusted they would zealously perform it. It was his intention to have proposed a series of Resolutions to the Meeting; but seeing before him so many gentlemen who were so much better acquainted with the transactions and consequently so much better able to offer suggestions to the Meeting than himself, he should hold him self in reserve, until those gentlemen had offered their sentiments to the Meeting. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN.—I request Mr. Bowring will have the kind ness to read the statement. Mr. BOWRING said he should introduce the reading of the statement which had been furnished to him by one solitary obser. vation, which was, that he hoped nothing of personality or reer i . mination would ta ke place. He had witnessed with infinite regret those circumststices which led to the injury of that most interesting and most holy cause. His lion. Friend the Chairman had referred to certain accounts in his (Mr. Bowing's) hands. Ile would ex. pia in to the Meeting how those accounts had come before him, and how much of authority belonged to them. He should not enter into the history of the proceedings of the Greek Committee, nor state any thing !dative to the appropriation of the first loan. it was only necessary to say that that Committee had nothing whatever to do with the second loan. They were not consulted in its otigin nor in its progress, nor were they in any respect responsible for the un. fortunate results 'inlet' had grown out of that transaction. The first loan was raised by the Greek Deputies, Mr. Orlando, Mr. Zaimis, and Mr. Luriottis. fir. Zaino% was recalled by his government, and replaced by Mr. Spagniolaiki as deputy. On the ar. rival of this Gentleman, he expressed his dissatisfaction at the state of the Greek accounts. He consequently applied to the Greek Committee,and requested that they would assemble, and undertake the examination of the existing state of things. Ile afterwards sent to the Greek Committee a document, which was that to which the Hon. Chairman had alluded. This document was signed by Mr. Spagniolaiki, and must lie considered as his re presentation of the appropriation of the last loan. He (Mr. Bow. rang) would now read that statement, and when he bud done so, lie would inform the Meeting what the measures were which had been taken by the Greek Committee, in consequence of the application so made to them, and then they would able to decide what were the most desirable measures to be adopted at the present awful crisis. The lion. Gentleman then read the following statement:— London, May 2, 1820. Statement of the Accounts of the Greek Deputies, Masa. Orlando and Luriottis, in London : DEVIT. 2.000,0001. Stock of the Greek Loan of 1825, at 55. , .1. - 1,110,000 Balance of the Loan of 1821 28,100 Interest of Honda reserved 10.500 Subscription at Calcutta for the relief of the Greeks 2,200 Total CICEDIT. 1,150,800 Interest for two years - - 1200,000 sinking Fund - - 20,000 Commission of Blessrs. Ricardo (loud hisses) - 61,0110 For Bonds of the Loan of 1824, to the amount of 230,000/. purchased according to the condition of the present Loan 113.200 Laid aside for an Armament to assist the Greeks - 180,000 Total 557,200 - . Remitted to America, for the construction of two frigates 1;15,000 Servizes of General Laßemand (for twelve months) - 12,000 For a person who made a voyage to America - 400 Bond to the amount of 1511,C00/. to keep up the value of the Greek Funds . . fi1,t195 Bonds to the amount of 12,0001—withdrawn by Messrs. Ricardo or. the 15th October (t!', the 19th of November, by order of the Deputies, and paid at 65 and Stli - 7,26 (The Deputies are requested to say front whom these are withdrawn, and for what.) Bonds for 14,0001. kept by Messrs. Ricardo for the par ticular account of tile Deputies - - 7,910 Bonds to the amount of 20,000/. bought by Mr. P. Ralli - - . 11,550 Bonds for 11,0001. taken up by Mr. RAM an the 12th of October, at 55 - . 4,400 THE BRITISH PRESS. (The Deputies tie requested to state from whom these were taken up, and tbr what.) Passed to the debit of Government. as paid to Mons. Willi', the sum of 4.11001. " pour Peonage," at the conclusion of the Loan.—(The Deputies are re quested to produce his receipt, to oblige him to return this sum. Mews. Ricardo are ready to glee gads. factory reasons to prove to him that he had no pre tensions fur this claim.) Lost by the bankruptcy of Mr. Marroordato . 2,700 Expenses for one year of the Deputies, an equal sum i having been passed in the accounts ocshe loan of lri'll, for their expenses in the precedin‘year - 5,100 Further expenses of the Deputies, since the month of i February - - - 1,200 Sundry payments and txpenses - . 7(10 For the purchase of cannon which remain In England 20,000 Cash remitted to the Creek Government . . 182,400 For the account of Government - - - 33.700 For different sums for ems, ammunition, am - 57,100 Transmitted to ('nrfu. to be transmitted to Napoli - 13.300 Ditto for Missolooghi - - - - 3,300 Total .C 1,137,850 According to the account of Messrs. Orlando and lat. riottis, there would remain dispouble in their bands, in favour of Government, the sum of 12.950 Thus making a total of . 1,160.600 This account is signed 0. SPAGNIMIAICAL When this document was received by the Greek Committee, Mr. Spagniolaiki entreated them to interfere. The Committee, however. had no power to imerfere, but It was thought they might endeavour to obtain an explanation of the accounts from the Greek Deputies. At his urgent request. therefore, a Committee was formed, com posed of Mr. Hume, Mr. Hobhouse, Col. le Stanhope, Mr. She ridan, and himself. The Deputies were applied to, but they refused to ackrowledge the authority of the Committee. 111 r. lornottis answered the application. hut Mr. Orlando did not. (The lion. Gentleman then read the billowing letter, addressed by the Committee to the Deputies, in reply to their refusal : " 6, Albany, 3d May 1826. " Gentlemen,—We have received the letter you have addressed to Mr. Bowing, timed the let inst., announcing the receipt of the Resolution of the Greek Committee, and refusing to recognise the authority of the Sub-Committee to examine the accounts of the appropriation of the Greek Loan. We beg leave to call to your recollection that the Greek Com mittee has not intruded its interference on this occasion. Mr. Spagniolaiki, ore of your own hotly. has entreated the assistance of the Committee, in order to obtain that examination of the accounts, which we should home you would deem desirable on your own ac count, as well as for the interest of your country, and those of your country's creditors. We cannot, individually, report on them, and can have no possible motive for going into details, but to serve the great cause of your country. But, as the Greek Committee was mainly instrumental in creating for your Government that re. putation which enabled it to raise such large sums of money in England—and as it puts no small charge of responsibility towards those who advanced those sums--and as we think you are not only responsible to your own Government, bin to the British public, for( the proper appropriation of the loans with which you have been In trusted fur the purpose of advancing the independence of Greece — we hope you will consent to elucidate any items in the accounts which may require explanations, and to apply such balances as may remain to the prompt, the efficient, and real service of your cite:tory. " We must assure - o e, y with all sincerity, that no considerations of personal hostility r ratty intrigue influence us on this occasion. (hher motives than to serve your country we have none ; and we earnestly desire your cordial co-operation. in order to prevent con sequences which cannot but be disastrous. `• We must be permitted to observe, that it appears, by the ac count presented by Mr. Spagniolaiki. that a very considerable sum still remains unaccounted for, and which ought immediately to be properly .rnured, and applied to the service of Greece ; and at the same time to add, that there are very many items which most ur. gently demand investigation. " We have the honour to be, gentlemen, your obedient servants, (Signed) " .1. C. Ifonnouse, " LEYCESTER STANHOPE. " C. R. SHERIDAN, " J. BOWRINO. " :Messrs. Orlando and leiriottis, &c. Sec." He should not have read this correspondence, but that accusations had been thrown out against the Greek Committee. He wished to avoid exciting a spirit of crimination or recrimination ; but he felt it wax due to that body with whom he bad acted, and who had de voted themselves for two or three years with infinite zeal and talent to the cause of Greece, that the public Flionhl know that that body did all they were able to do in order to prevent those occurrences which ultimately took place. He would now leave these things in their hands. They would not, however, understand him as guaran teeing .he correctness of these accounts. Proceeding, however, as they did from such et source, they most be entitled to. and must receive, a great portion of the public attention. The Meeting would, under the circumstances of the case, conic to such a decision as they should think proper. The Com RMAN begged, in addition to what had been stated by Mr. Bowring, to observe, that this account was sent by the Greek Deputies to the Greek Government, and therefore the meet. Mg might consider it as an authentic paper. Ile thought they would all agree with him, that if, instead of the humble individual who hail now the honour of addressing them, they had De mosthenes himself in the chair, he could not have spoken in lan guage more eloquent than that which was stated in that account. It was upon that they were to found all their proceedings. When in Greece, he found that the Greek people had a notion that money would do every thing for them. Money was their idol, which they thought would work miracles. Ile endeavoured to remove this false impression. Ile begged of them rather to depend on their wisdom, on their sinews, and on their iron, than to depend on their gold. lie had predicted those misfortunes which had since taken place. Ile told them, on the other hand, if they placed their money with some xtrong-minded and iron-fisted Englishman. instead of their money being wasted, it would be applied to useful purposes, to the safety of Greece, and the dividends of the Bondholders would he secured. Ile always held this language to the Committee, because he, for one. would not be Instrumental to the depriving them of their just interest, especially after the noble manner they came for ward to aid this sacred cause. To the Greek Committee be said that the Greek Government could not be intrusted with the money, and for this plain reason, that if they had had the wisest men their cabinet, if they had the wisest part of his Majesty's present administration to direct their affairs, it was Impossible for them to dispose of the money in a proper manner. If it was an island government, it would be under the influence of pirates; if it was a military government, it would be under the influence of what he would call robbers; and let it have fallen under what government it might, it was impossible they could either do justice to the bond. holders or to their own interests. In fact, lie told them, that unleu they pursued that course which lie had mentioned, no dividend could ever be paid. He could not help observing that these con. tractors seemed to act as if they considered it doubtful whether the dividends would not be paid by the Turks. The bondholders, how. ever, must depend solely upon success in war. By nothing less than success in war could they ever receive their dividends. The first error in his opinion was theirs. It was in the shareholders, because they should have had inserted as an article in the contract, an obligation on the contractor to intrust the money in safe hands. But that was not a part of their stipulation, therefore he thought they were wrong in subscribing the money till that was provided for. The second great error was on the part of Mr. Ricardo, who considered himself as acting merely in the chatac'er of a banker. This was all very proper where loans were contracted with regular governments. In such cases, no doubt, th:it was the course to be pursued, nor could he doubt that 111 r. Ricardo, the brother of the most distinguished patriot of that name, acted upon the most ern scientious principles ; but he must say, that to act upon those prin ciples with such a government as that of Greece, was perfect non sense, and could not but lead to the destruction of Greece, and consequently the annihilation of the dividends. As to the De. puties. he should say nothing of those miserable men. He was sure the bondholders had too much wisdom to suppose those men were fit to be intrusted with their money. What they had done was no more than he expected of the , . But this was not the first time lie declared his opinions upon that subject. Those opinions hail been recorded by him over and over again in print. With respect to the three Counsellors, Sir Francis Burdett, Mr. Ellice, and Mr.Hetbhouse, they adopted a very wise measure, that of having a naval afinament, and that of placing at its head the moat. skilful, and most prudent, and most chivalrous chief that this country, per haps, had ever produced. (Loud cheerio But he wished to know who was responsible for keeping the Greek fleet rotting in the river— thorn ships rotting in America—who was responsible for all this? Was Mr. Ricardo responsible for it? %Were the Greek Deputies responsible for it ? Were those three Gentlemen, whose names he had just mentioned, responsible for it ? Was nobody responsible? In a cabinet of seven or eight gentlemen, were they all incapable of taking a responsibility upon them 2 Was this their wisdom ? Muth had been heard of the wisdom of Government, but certainly he had never seen much of it. In those governments under w hich he had lived, he had generally been opposed to them, but lie must say he never knew, never heard of one so totally deficient in any thing like mind, as had been demonstrated in the throwintlaway of these loans. But this was bile. lie had only been speaking of the past to acquire wisdom for their future conduct. What W3S their remedy? (Cheers.) was this —one, or three, His opinion was, that their remedy or five, or seven individuals should be formed into a Committee for the purpose of investigating the Greek accounts and the Greek affairs, and then reporting their opinion to another General Meeting. That, lie thought, ought to be the first measure. But in this, as in every thing else in Government, all depended upon the men they should select. Select good men, and they would have an able report ; select bail, lie should have said incapable men , and they would have an inefficient and a bad report. But he had taken it out of their power to do any thing of that sort, by having caused to be read the statement:which Mr. Spagniolaicki had furnished. That, then, should be their first object. Then there should be a General Meeting after reading this Report, for the purpose of select ing three or five individuals for carrying warlike measures into effect to send the ships out of the river, to put their American frigates immediately under weigh, and also , if they had the means, to endeavour to send succour to those fortresses which were still is he would p re di c t, the hands of t h e G ree k s , and that for reasons most cogent; foe' that under no circumstances, with the loss of those fortresses, would the Greeks continue to be recognised as a nation. The mom en t the Greeks should lose Napo di Romania, Athens, and Hydra, those great citadels of Greet it, that moment they would no lunger be considered as a Governmei t the Powers Mr. Ricardo that the vessels would be completed within six week from this time. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN was happy that at that late hour of the day the Gentleman had come forward to defend kir. Galloway. As far as he was acquainted with that Gentleman, he had the highest opinion of him, and believed that the detect Was to be attributed to a want of capital and a want of experience in that particular branch of hie business. Alf. CLARK said he had only stated what was publicly reported. Be should, however, have been glad to have hut such an eaplana. tion from Mr. Galloway; but by 31r. Bailey's explanation, he thought additional blame was Imputable to those who ought td have supplied him with the money. If the observations he bad made had no other good effect, they would have this—the dish covery of the fact that the money had not been applied is it ought to bare been. 11r. HowaING also bore testimony to the integrity of Mr. Gal• loway's conduct, and said that that gentleman had himself been deceived, and regretted the consequence as deeply as any of the meeting. A Gentleman proposed the name of Mr. Edward Ellice, as a member of the committee. Mr. ROBERTSON observed that as Mr. Ellice had been cons caned in the fitting out of the Wonder, it was possible hlif conduct might become a subject of inquiry before the Committee; he therefore thought it objectionable that he should be appointed. The proposition was accordingly withdrawn. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, as well for his kindness in taking the Chair upon this occasion, as for the real which he had upon all occasions displayed in the cause of Greece. The CHAIRMAN shortly made his acknowledpients, and the meeting broke up. of Europe, by whom they would only be considered as mere brigands.—(Cheere.) Dlr. CLARK asked if any one connected with the appropriation of the loan was then in the room to answer any questions ? The CHAIRMAN said he believed that Mr. Spagniolaik i was present. lie requested Mr. Spagniolaiki to be present t anus when 111 r. S. asked whether he ought to be present, he told him that publicity was the whole object of the Meeting. Mr. CLARK Sold that it would be very desirable to know to whom the application of the money had been intrusted, In order that the Bondholders might know the party to whom they were to look for information. It must hav- been paid over to some com missioners, or to some party. Who had the disposal of the money ? The CHAIRMAN mid that he could only answer the question generally, not having any thing to do with the second loan. It was Dlr. Ricardo gave money to the Greek Deputies. Though he pro fused to act merely as a banker, he has taken upon bloused' to administer in this matter. lit. C LARK —is Dir. Ricardo here? CHAIRMAN-1 do not know hint. Mr. CLARE said that it would be extremely desirable to know to whom Mr. Ricardo had paid the money. It appeared that two years' dividends were to be paid out of the money raised, and which was in Dir. Iticardo's hands. It would be very desirable to know how much had been paid to the publ c—how much had been retained—and how much of that which hail been retained was M a state of security, or what had become of it. It was also ex nennely desirable to know why the steam-boats which were locked an in the river had not sailed to their destination. Akhough the Ran. Gent. (Mr. Bowring) had said thst it was not advisable to go into that part of the inquiry, he thought, with great submission, that it was a piece of information which they were entitled to ex pect. Ile had been info' flied that Mr. Galloway had received 00,000/. in order to complete these steam-boats. If Mr. Galloway was in the room he would prehably explain the reason why they were not perfected. He understood they were prevented from sail ing because the machinery was not complete—but it could not be for want of funds, and be hoped that it was rot owing to any ne glect. This was a kind of mystery ; and if no gentleman connected with the Greek Loan, or the Commissioners, or the Contractors, were here to furnish the meeting with the information they surely appeared to incur a censure from which they to escape : The Bondholders came there for inquiry, and , means of inquiry were shut out from them. - This was neltherbdel to the public, nor creditable to the parties concerned. It might be a very weak reason to assign, yet there might be a political reams for the delay on the part of Mr. Galloway. It was said that at tit same time that Mr. Galloway was contracting to build steam-bonla for the use of the Greeks, he had a son who was an engineer In the service of the Pacha of Egypt, against whose interest— Mr. ROBERTSON here rose to order. The object of the Meet ing was, he said, to appoint a Committee ; and he conceived it quite impoegible that either Mr. Galloway or Mr. Ricardo could be expected to attend it. He therefore considered, with perfect sub mission, that they were only wasting time. Mr. CLARE said, that the object of the Meeting being inquiry, whatever might be the respe,rabiity of Mr. Ricardo, he could only say, that were he (Mr. Clark) the contractor for the loan, he would have come forward voluntarily to give all the information in his lower as to its appropriation. Ile thought, under the circum %wets, that the appointment of a Committee was the best course to he adopted : and then came the question, whether the authority of the Committee would be recognised. The CHAIRMAN said, that notwithstanding the ruinous conse quences to a number of individuals, arising out of these transac tions, he could not anticipate that they had been guilty of any thing so base as should induce them to refuse to recognize the Committee. A GENTLEMAN, whose name we could not ascertain, said that many questions hail been asked with regard to the appropriation of the second loan, but he had heard nothing with respect to the first. The CHAIRMAN rather believed they were not met there for the purpose of inquiring into the disposal of the first loan. Ile should be extremely proud to Bit there fur the purpose of entering into that inquiry, but he thought they were bound to confine them selves to the second loan. [The Hon. Chairman, on referring to the advertisement, discovered his mistake, and apologized to the gentleman for the interruption, as the Meeting was called for the purpose of inquiring into both.] Ile GENTLEMAN then proceeded to say, that he believed the first loan was contracted for as far back as April, 1824; and suffi cient time had therefore been given for something to come forth respecting that loan. Up to April, 1825. the time of the fall of Navarino, which was the first disaster of the unfortunate Greeks, i nothing had been heard of the loan. flow came it, that out of that money, amounting to 400,0001.. a sufficient sum had not been ap propriated to the building of stenm-vessels, which, if equipped in aid of the Greek cause, in all probability Navarino never would have fallen. He would contend that if money had been set apart for the purpose of building two frigates and three steam-boats, they would have been enabled not only to prevent the fall of Navarino—the first blow the Greek cause had received—but also to destroy those hordes from Alexandria, which had been so fatal to the Greeks. There was another point upon which he wished for information. Last July notice had been given of a dividend upon the first loan. He had always understood that the first loan had been exhausted, and he was told thio this dividend was to be paid out of the second loan. If this was the case, he thought it was one step towards ruining the property of the bondholders ; for the sum thus appropriated, aided by a small contribution, might be sufficient to set those vessels afloat. The CHAIRMAN said, that he was not in England when the first loan was contracted. He thought, however, that the Hon. Gentleman was mistaken in one point. If the steam-vessels had been sent out, there was no doubt but they would have been serviceable; but if he compared dates, he would quickly be satisfied that it would have been impossible, from the time of the contract for the loan, to have built the steam-boats, and sent them out in sufficient time to save Navarino. In his opinion, if the dividends were paid out of the second loan, it would amount to a mal-appro priation of the money. Mr. Bowmen thought it would be advisable to let a Commit tee enter into the inquiry as to the first loan as well as to the second, and that would avoid all discussion. The first loan was put into the hands of trustees, Mr. Hume, Mr. Ellice, and Mr. Ilurtado. They nominated a commission in Greece, consisting of three Eng lishmen, without whose sanction none could be appropriated; Lord Byron. Colonel Stanhope, and Mr. Gordon, a gentleman who expended a large fortune In the cause of Greece. This arrangement was defeated by the death of Lord Byron, and by the recal of Colonel Stanhope by the English Government. The arrangements with regard to the Greek navy, proposed by the Greek Committee with the Greek Government, was certainly different. lie had two letters from Dlr. Hume, which lie was only to mention if necessary. [The Honourable Gentleman then read two letters with reference to the appointment of the Greek Committee, two years ago, upon die management of the first loan.] Mr. ROBERTSON said, that the object of the Meeting was ex pressly stated in the advertisement, and he thought it quite irregular to attempt to extract information by putting questions in the man ner which had been adopted. There was no use whatever in recur ring to the past unless with aview to regulate the future. They should join by a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull altogether, and endeavour to send out these vessels. It was true that if Missolonghi had not fallen thousands would have been saved; this could not be helped, but they might save other places fiom a repetition of such horrors. Let this urge them on to render that assistance which in another twelve months would set Greece at liberty. Ile understood that they had already exhausted the strength of their bitterest enemy. The Pacha of Egypt was unable to give them further annoyance. The Sublime Porte had got enough to do with his Janissaries. Now, therefore, was the time for the friends of Greece to be active. Was there one man possessed of classic recollections, and with a love of freedom glowing in his bosom, who could e fuse band and heart to aid the cause of ancient Greece. Freedom's battle once begun, Bequeathed from bleeding sire to son, Though baffled oft, is ever won. But freedom's battle cannot be fought without assistance. What could the Greeks themselves do? The Duke D'Auherg had said that no less a sum than 111,0001. would be placed at the disposal of the Committee for the purpose of enabling them to place those vessels in the river, under the command of the Gallant Admiral, who would be then enabled to effect the Independence of Greece. (Cheers.) That jilame rested somedliere there was no doubt ; and where it ought to rest was the proper object of inquiry for a Com mittee. He would therefore propose, as a Resolution, " That the Meeting, viewing with alarm the delays that had taken place in affording nssistance to the Greek Patriots, deem it necessary to ap point a Committee to inquire into tne cause which has led to such delays ; and also into the appropriation of the last Loan contracted for the service of the Greek Republic." They had the authority of the Greek Government for making this inquiry, for Dir. Spam lacki had offered to render them every assistance in his power. The Resolution was then put, and carried unanimously. Mr. ROBERTSON then said, that it was of the first import ance to choose gentlemen who would rigidly inquire and report im partially ; persons who would alike consult the interests of the The London mail arrives now at Dublin about nine the bondholders and of the Greek cause. He then moved that a Corn. second morning, via Liverpool and Kingstown. It is said mittee be appointed, to consist of such persons as the meeting that measures are being taken to effect a corresponding Should approve of. This Resolution was then carried, and the following gentlemen improvement on the Waterford and Milford station. were nominated to constitute a Committee of Inquiry, any A Dalkeith correspondent writes :—" I visited Kelso three of whom to term a quorum, with libe r ty to odd to their lately, and, after passing Crichton Dean, the crops appear number:— short; but three-fourths of the turnip I consider a fair Mr. Robertson, Colonel he Stanhope, Mr. Booting, Mr. Bur tado, Mr. Provon, Mr. Hume, Dir. Bailey, Major Cochrane , Mr. froli. Within three miles of Smaltholtn, the crops are fine Holdbrook. and the Duke d'Auberg. * Kelso, particularly on the estates of Mellerstane, Sir Mr. ROBERTSON then nroposed that the Committee should be John Pringle, the late Sir Alexander Don, and Sir Thomas Brisbane. The turnips were very superior. I weighed a M. th s o pan rized ioi to ck roofer withto reLui"lttoi anti their Swedish turnip on Mr. Takes, at Smailholm, and found it andreport,authorized the uContractors soon as po iLn i d ble l , at t e he Deputies, inquiries. 7lbs. weight and"' 7 inches in circumference." This Resolution was also unanimously carried. , Mr. BAILEY said, before the Meeting dispersed he wished to On Saturday, three farmers were convicted in mitigated nlatkee d a few mentioned o bservations in penalties by a bench of Magistrates, at the Guildhall, Het• been thecoiunnejusotifee theto a h n ie in et d i i n v g id , u an al d wl a ioht: name ehad been atop, for offering wheat for sale at the public market I ' h ought long since to have re ndered. It had been stated that he had w lie was short of measure; and on the same day two sta to have received a large su m of mone y for services which he received 160,0001. and 1211,0001, and even in that MOM it had been boys were committed to the county prison, at Bodmtn, by stated that he had received eO,OOO/. In justice to the gentleman, the Mayor of Helston, for stealing fruit from the gardeb of he would say that his contract had been to supply fear steam-engines the Rev. Mr. Stabback.—Some people will he apt to doubt of 50.liorse power, and 16 of 20-horse power, fur which he had whether equal juslice,:required the sending of two boys nev er received more than 13,0001. Ile merel y wished to mention . (cmittren perhaps) to,the tread - mill,'for taking fruit from this to correct the erron eous re p orts that had been circulated , the garden of a reverend gentletnan, whilst adults, who w eo h n i i c e h e h te; u t nd to e go rstou int d o w th n e e p co li n n : • to the state of the Perseverance, and the other vessels. ( probably poorpersons ) have defrauded those information as A Gentleman inquired of Mr. Bailey whether he could give any chased their corn of a portion of the food they find it so difficult to procure, are let off on the payment of a miti. structed upon a new principle; but Mr. Galloway had informed gated penalty.— West Briton. Mr. fßtahendeefeesuaidnfthdamitheeewngasinneso.t SOUTH OF IRELAND. (atom out owN coNiNstOritANT.) Cork, Augur 36. The condition of the poorer classes in this city and the adjacent country continues to be most deplorable. The total absence of employment, joined with the high price of provisions, and especially of potatoes, which form the chief if not the sole subsistence of the lower orders, have reduced several hundreds of unfortunate families to misery and want, mato were heretofore enabled to sustain an existence, certainly never very enviable, by the unaided exertions of their own industry. The inhabitants of remote rural die. tricts, affected by the same causes which have operated in the city, have ilocted thither in multitudes, with the hope of procuring-occasional employment or eleemosynary relief, and of course have frightfully augmented the mass of mi. sery which it presents. None but an eye-witness can credit the appalling scenes which are daily passing here. The streets and roads are infested with crowds of squalid and half-naked creatures, whose countenances form a com- pendium of wretchedness, and who importune the passen gers at every step with an earnestness and perseverance which would be irresistible if it were not incessant. In the _ __ principal streets groups of idle artisans and labourers are lounging, or listlessly resting against the walls of some un occupied house, and occasionally a powerful and able bodied man may he seen sinking suddenly to the ground, exhausted by absolute hunger. When such is the picture presented to the cursory street passenger, it requires none of the indulgent credulity of maudlin philanthropy to be lieve that the scenes which the interior of the miserable habitations of the poor furnish are such as must excite compassion in every human being that bears a heart. Any attempt at a description of the details must fall far short of the reality, and could not produce any feelings with which it is desirable human nature should be familiar. As to the extent of misery, though unquestionably very great, it has been variously estimated. Many are of opinion that above 20,000 persons in the city and liberties are in a state of distress which renders them proper objects of public charity. I have heard no person possessing any knowledge on the subject, who calculated that the present pauper po pulation of the city teas below 15,000 persons. In this alarming and distressful state of things, those who conduct the affairs of the good people of Cork have exhibited a singular " pattern of Irish sense." Instead of taking active and immediate measures for the alleviation of that wide-spread misery which was hourly increasing, they have been engaged almost exclusively for the last three weeks, in convening and holding meetings for the purpose of dis cussing the propriety of petitioning the Legislature to ex tend the blessing of poor laws to Ireland. Now, if the whole country was unanimous as to the expediency of im porting the system of poor laws, which is by no means the case, it seems quite clear that the system could not be carried into operation before the expiration of two, or, at the shortest, of one year. The existing distress is univer sally admitted to be intense and urgent, and to discuss a ge neral measure of tlonbtful expediency and remote opera tion, before all the practical means within reach were considered and tried, was, to say the least, pre mature, and only serves to remind one of the ancient ap.mhthegm, that 't while the grass grows the steed may die." Let me not be understood, however, as ascrib ing any thing like the prevalence of a feeling of apathy to the sufferings and wants of their fellow-creatures to the wealthy citizens of Cork. On the contrary, this city on all occasions has been eminent for its display of public benevolence ; and its charitable institutions, whether con sidered as to number or extent, are not rivalled by those of any other provincial city in Europe. But unfortunately a sort of mania obtains here for what they call speechiniir.z. A public measure, which would be discussed and decided upon elsewhere in a few hours, gives rise to a discussion here which not unfrequently occupies several days. To this rage for oratorical display we can alone attribute the prac tical blunder which has been committed, in monopolizing public attention by discussions on the poor laws, whilst the poor were actually famishing. Under other circum stances such a mode of proceeding would be only ludicrous: under existing circumstances the delay which it has occa sioned is a matter of serious lamentation. An adjourned Meeting was held yesterday, at which the question as to the expediency of introducing the poor laws was decide& in the affirmative. I hope, rather than trust, that this will set the question at rest—at least for the pres.nt—and that practical means will now be adopted to save the poor from the horrors of famine. A sum considerably exceeding two thousand pounds has been collected for that purpose. Totally inadequate as such a sum must be to accomplish any material or permanent alleviation of the distresses of the poor, perhaps it is more than could reasonably be ex pected, considering the depressed state of the trading and commercial community, by which this city is almost ex clusively inhabited. If this fund be applied to procure food for all - who require it, before a week—a little week— lies elapsed, it must be exhausted. Yet it seems to me that those to whom the fund is intrusted have no alterna tive. To averrthe horrors of starvation, even for a week, is to effect more than any combination of letters can convey. For the future, the Government of the country, and the hearts of that nation which was never dead to the calls of • humanity, must be relied upon. I most not conclude without informing you that during the last week there have been several genial showers, which it is supposed have been of infinite service to the late potato crops. This circumstance has caused a sensible reduction in the price of that article. Potatoes were Is. a stone; they have now fallen to 10t1., but this is nearly three times as much as their average price in this part of the country. 1 1,1 i. m. 3b?.. gel a in I3C, Se day was rert, am very :Iwa raj:, nud it, iti Rena urts— :hi ap• ble of. Wel, I whose xprelS I hos proate teived S. U• the tlh edY- now ~ll'rc- int in cort/e Iready p the i very en ont but. in the wever, I, who et the I if he of the nd al- le" on il that pe been wd se • of the much ar the