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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Gazette de France, dated July 26.) FROM THE BANKS OF THE DANUBE, JULY 13. Letters from Bucharest say, that the Imperial Rus sian Guards had received orders to proceed by forced marches from Teltschin, to join the army of Prince Wittgenstein. It is reported at Bucharest, that on the 29th June a Council of War had been held at the Emperor's head-quarters at Karassou, in which it was decided that as the Porte was pre paring to make a serious resistance to the Russian army, it was proper to employ all means to peseta ate as soon as poSsible to the capital of the Turkish Empire. It is in consequence of the adoption of this resolution, that the orders have been sent to the guards. The same letters announced, that news has heen received from Adrianople, of the arrival of Hussein, Pacha at Schoumla. The Silihdar of the Grand Vizier has been sent with Husseim Pacha to watch over his conduct ; for the Porte, though it has great expectations from his talents, entertains some suspicion of him, and the command would have been given to another, but for some political consi derations. The reinforcements which arrived by way of Adrianople, at the beginning of June, on their way to Schoumla; are of little importance, consisting, at the most, of 60 cannon, 500 artillery men, 800 cavalry, and 4,000 infantry. The camp can hardly amount to above 10,000 men. The Grand Vizier was ex pected at Adrianople, where apartMents are pre pared for him. It is to be observed that above twenty surgeons, most of them German, had arrived in that city to enter the service of the Turks. CONSTA.NTVZPLE, JUNE 26.—Since the news of the passage of the Danube by the Russians, the mi- • litary preparations are observed to be more active. We do not indeed hear of a levy en masse, or of the departure of the Grand Vizier, or of the hoist ing of the sacred standard, but certain measures have been taken which appear to be the forerunners of them. Frequent councils arc held at the residence of the Mufti, and several nominations to military posts announce a greater degree of activity in the attthoii ties who are charged with the preparations for war. The march of troops—the landing of reinforcements from Asia—the departures of convoys of artillery and ammunition succeed each other without inter _ ruption. In order not to be exposed to a surprise on the side of the Black Sea, a line of telegraphs, or rather signals, hag been established in that direction between Fanaraki and the city. The garrison of the forts and batteries on the Bosphorus are doubled and tripled, and several corps of troops hare been stationed along the Black Sea, as far as Varna. The Minister of Denmark had his first audience of the Grand Vizier on the lGth; the -day of his au dience with the Sultan is not vet fixed. ALEXANDRIA, MAY 31.—A. French brig of war which arrived yesterday from Poros, brought news that a brig belonging to our Pacha, which sailed from Modon with a cargo of Greek slaves, has been taken by a Russian frigate. It is said that t Ito other ves sels, belonging to the same Pacha, have had the same fate. The Russian Consul in this city continues to have his flag hoisted on his house, and a Russian ship arrived here to-day from the Archipelago. The news of the passing of the Danube by the Russians has been brought here by a Tartar from Constantinople. FRENCH FUNDS.—JtiLy 4 .2s.—Five- per Cents., 105 f. 95c. 106 f. ; Three per Cents. '772f. 45c. 40c. 4ic; ; Bank Shares, 1885 f. LIIERATURE. e THE COURSE OF TIME.—LminoN, There is no human composition that require:: loftier and.more'comprehensive powers than the religious Epic. So much is expected from the poet, who undertakes the task ; so much, varied imagination, wild, transcendant, filling, yet grave, consistent, and agreeing with received opinions ;- so much decent, yet stately morality ; so much Scriptural imagery and severe and copious powers of thought and illustration ; that success is, in nine cases out of ten, problematical, we may almost add, impossible. Yet, with all these difficulties staring him fully in the face ; - with a mind tremblingly alive to the awful and compli cated nature of his subject; a poet has lately been found daring enough to seize the harp of Zion, and hymn with no uninspired or inglorious voice, the Milleniuin, the Resurrection, and the Judgment. Nay more, in the eagle.flight of his intellect, he has even soared beyond Milton —Angels are throughouthis spokesmen, Heaven and Hell his scenes of action—Eternity his time ;- lie keeps aloof from earth as from a pestilence, wings his Way high up into the highest regions of the Empyreum, and even stations himself full in front of' the Almighty, whose words (strange to say, without blasphemy) he presumes to listen to and record. In his " Paradise Lost," Milton is contented with giving hispoem a strong human in terest; hismost frequent and admired, though per haps itothis noblest, scenes are laid on earth, amidst landscapes whose choicest merits arc their beauty and luxuriance ; even .his daemons are full of hu manity, and his angels speak the language of Food fellowship. In " The Course of Time" there is little or no attempt at exciting human sympa thies ; the scene, as we said before, is laid exclu sively in Heaven ; and the time of action is sup poJed to be long after the destruction of the world, when mankind have all departed to their allotted stations in eternity. Though the Re surrection and the Judgment are introduced, yet they form hut lengthy episodes, and inspire no feelings hut that of wonder at the author's cold, abstracted, but vigorous, imagination. Where then, it will be asked, lies the chief merit of the poem ? We answer, in a uniform boldness and c omprehensiveness of thought ; in a mode of ex pression full, redundant, yet suitable ; and, above all, in striking powers of declamation. If Mr. Pollok ever flags, it is assuredly not ,from dity ; a sustained feeling of conscious 'Worth per vades his whole poem, and so forcibly impresses itself on the - reader, as every where to extort from him a recognition of its worth. In his first. book he i ntroduces an Angel, de scribing to a superior Archangel a place Aieh he had lately passed in his progress through infinit e ••• , ..A*Y.acifiiit. a 5 6.0 • Suddenly before my ,eye $ A wall of fiery_ adamant SprUng up_ Wall mountainous; tremendous, flaming high Above all flight of hope. I paused, and looke d ; And saw, where'er I looked upon that mound, Sad figures traced in fire—uot motionless-- But imitating lifr : Wide was the place, And deep as wide, and ruinous as deep. Beneath I saw a lake of burning fire, •• • - With tempest test perpetually, and still The waves of fiery darkness,'gsin s t the rocks * - Of dark damnation broke, and music made of melancholy sort ; and over head, • , And w a ll around,wind warred with wind, storm howled To storm, and lightning, forked lightning, crossed, And thunder answered thunder, mutterin nds Of sullen wrath ; and far as sight could p i erce , Or down descend in caves of hopeless depth, Thro' all that dungeon of unfailing fire, I 5-1 w most miserable beings walk, Burning continually, yet unconsumll ed ; For ever wasting, yet enduring sti; Dyiug perpetually, yet never.dead. Some wandered lonely in the desert times, And some in fell encounter fiercely Tact, • With curses loud, and blasphemies, th at ntatie The cheek of darkness pale. The Archangel replies that this is Hell,. and, ar' at his earnest intreaty proceeds to acquaint his interrogator with all the circumstances that took place just previous and subsequent to the Mille nium, which events form the staple of the poem —or the " Course of Time," as it is somewhat vaguely styled. Alluding incidentally to the crimes of mankind, that hastened on this Mille uiuni and Judgment, the Archangel observes, that nature furnished them with perpetual monitors, which are hinted at in the following elaborate and highly poetic passage :-- The Seasons came and went, and went and came, To teach men gratitude; and as they passed, Gave warning of the lapse of time, that else Had stolen unheeded by : the gentle flowers Retired, and, stooping o'er the wilderness, Talked of humility, and peace, and l o ve. The dews came down unseen at evening-tide, And silently their bounties shed, to teach Mankind unostentatious charity. 'With arm in arm the forest rose on high, And lesson gave of brotherly regard. And, on the rugged mountain-brow exposed, Bearing the blast alone—the ancient oak Stood, lifting higfa his mighty arm, and still • To courage in distress exhorted loud. The flocks, the herds, the birds, the streams, the breeze, Attuned the heart to melody and love. Mercy stood in the cloud, with eye that wept Essential love ; and, from her glorious bow, Bending to kiss the earth in token of peace, With her own lips, her gracious lips, which God Of sweetest accent made, she whispered still, She whispered to Revenge :—Forgire, forgive ! The Sun rejoicing round the earth, announctd Daily the wisdom, power, and love of God. The Moon awoke, and from her maiden face, Shedding her cloudy locks, looked meekly forth, And with her virgin stars walked in the heavens, Walked nightly there, conversing as she walked, Of purity, and holiness, and God. In dreams and visions sleep instructed much. Day uttered speech to day, and night to night Taught knowledge : silence had a tongue : the grave, The darkness, and the lonely waste, had each A tongue, that ever said—Man! think of God ! Think of thyself I think of eternity ! Fear God, the thunders said ; fear God, the waves; Fear God, the lightning of the storm replied ; Fear God, deep loudly answered back to deep, I?' - le The remaining portions of the first volum? describe the state of the world previous to the Judgment-day; but though abounding in food for thought, and felicities of expression, are cold and indefinite, and apparently without a purpose. The sum total is, that human nature—a very unfounded vulgarism—is as bad as it can be ; that philosophy is worthless, poetry superfluous ; that nothing, in fact, is of value but religion. Passing these eloquent but tedious diatribes, we come to Book 6th, which details at great Tenth the fearful signs that usher in the last day. Ihe passages are full of sublimity, and the lines, which we have purposely marked in Italics, as fine as anything in English poetry : Hark! louder on the blast, come hollow shrieks Of dissolution ! in the fitful scowl Of night, near and more near, angels of death Incessant flap their deadly wings and roar Thro' all the fevered air ; the mountains rock. Night comes, last night; thelong dark, dark, dark night, That has no morn beyond it, and no star. No eye of man hath seen a night like this! Heaven's trampled justice girds itself for fight; Earth to thy knees, and cry for mercy! cry With earnest heart ; for thou art growing old And hoary, unrepented, unforgiven. Sun ! glorying in tky strength from age to age, Tell all the nations, tell the clouds that sit About the portals of the east and west, And wanton with thy golden locks, to wait Thee not to-morrow ; for no morrow comes ; Stars ! walking on the pa-ement of the sky ; Out-sentinels of heaven ! watching the earth, Cease dancing now : your lamps are growin g dim. Your groves ore dug among the dismal clouds ; And angels are assembling round your bier.— What harp shall sing the dying sun asleep, And mourn behind the funeral of the moon ! Hold, hold your hands ; bold angels; God laments, And draws a elbud of mourning round his throne ; The Organ of eternity is mute ; 4 i,nd there is silence in the Heaven of heavens. * The cattle looked with meaning face on man : And there were sights that none had seen before; And hollow, strange, unprecedented sounds: And earnest whisperings ran along the hills At dead of night ; and long, deep, endless sighs, Came from the dreary vale ; and from the waste Came horrid shrieks, and fierce unearthly groans; ' The wail of evil spirits, that now felt • The hour of utter vengeance near at hand. The winds from every quarter blew at once, And shapes, strange shapes ! in winding sheets were seen, Gliding thro' night, and singing funeral songs, And imitating sad sepulchral rites : And voices talked asnong the clouds ; and still Tke words that men could catch, were spoken of them. We have given, beyond our wont, profuse extracts from this poem, for it is one, through abounding in defects, of transcendant excellence. Its author's genius, we have observed, is bold and striking in character. The following passage, selected from a hundred similar ones, may be quoted in proof of our assertions. Speaking-of a miser, he says — He sat among his bap, and with a look Which hell might be ashaned of; drove the poor Away unalms'd. Philosophy is thus summarily disposed of A strange belief that lean'd its idiot hack ;. 1 , . On folly's topmost twig. 'o , t Me human heart is styled I A temple of the Holy Ghost, and yet ••• Oft lodging fiends. Describing Almighty wrath, the author tells us, So saying, God grew dark with utter gloom. This last line is as daring as any in Milton, but though the poem abounds in such, it is never theless, as a whole, tedious and uninteresting. Its chief defect is its utter absence of all charac ter ; there is no drama, no acting about it : all is declamation, magnificent certainly, but chill ing and rhetorical. Moreover, it has no unity of action ; no working out, as in the fall of man, of one particular event. The subject is split into detached - fragments ; it wants a continuous in terest. In his devotional temperament, the au thor is still more unfortunate. His is not the calm, fervid, benignant piety of the philanthro pist, but the repulsive enthusiasm of the devotee; it has A. strong sectarian spirit about it, is uneasy, minaceous, indefinite, and " deals darn nation round the land" with the heartiness of a Whitfield or an Irving. In addition to all this we are convinced that Mr. Pollok is a man whose mind, naturally ambitious, has been soured by . disappointment. The spirit of his poem may be judged of from the following passages, which we can assure the reader convey, in a few words, a most im correct an ~eanalysis drank a cup ofearthly o f character A It sort, That might not held another d ro p o f ga ll' ; Oh, Or, in his deepest sorrow, laid his head Upon a pillow, set so close with thorns, That Might not held another prickle still. . Ask not if t hese shall ever be redeem e d, They 'ls4 4 Ar - • • nev er shall. prom the very nature of this misanth ropy , Mr. Pollok has an alm ost unlimited power over the wild . and the awful ; he revels in gloom, and displays in many places a power of sarcasm worthy of Byron himself. A little more charity —a little more sunshine, and a little less de spondency thrown into his poem, would have wondrously improved its quality. It is not how ever for us to condemn, its author ha s now g one to his last account ; his day-dream is ended.; al ready he stands before that God whom he has iendered so terrific in hie pages and few, judging from the blameless tenor of his life, have less cause to fear that in his case, his Creator will " grow dark with utter gloom." riticts OT STOCKS THIS D•T AT ON K O'CLOCK. Rank Stock' 21 1 ,X I South Sea Stock.. 94•7.1 .57.',, 3 per Cent. Red. SIN ~; Old' Annuities — 3 per Cent. Cnns Sti , A •,& 4 Nei; Ditto 3!4 per Cent — Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d .73 12 pm. Ditto Red. 05 Y, Ditto WO 2d. '73 't2 pm. 4 t+er Cent New Ditto, 1826 1044t78 Ditto Commercial pm. Bank L. Ann. 10)i. Ti flank far Account ... ...... India Stock 213 India for Account Ditto Bonds ... 111 110 112 pm. Cons. for Ac. qfPill 42 A , t-Tt:; - LONDON. MONDAY EVENING, JULY 2S, 1828. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. This day concluded a Session of Parliament more remarkable for its protracted delay, and the Ministerial changes which occurred during its progress, than for any good which has been effected for the public interests—always excepting the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts—that one great measure of national justice, and source of public harmony and tranquillity. Another Session may behold under better auspices the consolidation of our national greatness and strength, by the repeal of those odious laws which shut out one-third of the people from the rights of Citizenship. Let us hope that our Ministers may learn wisdom by the experience of the past, and devote their best attention, during the recess of Parlia ment, to the framing of such measures as may really be for the welfare of ALL his MA - JESTY'S subjects, without any favour or affection to the prejudices of self-interested individuals. No Government can be truly popular, no nation truly strong, unless public safety and public prosperity be the first objects of their united care. Let Catholic Emancipation but give peace to Ireland, and our national safety will be as secure as our prosperity will be certain. The state of his MAJESTY'S health not en abling him to prorogue Parliament in person, it was done by Commission. At tea minutes to three o'clock, the Lords Commissioners having taken their seats on the bench before the Throne, the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod was sent to summon the attend ance of the Commons, to hear His MAJESTY'S Commissions read for giving the Royal Assent to certain Bills, and also for Proroguing the Par- liament. The Commissioners were—the LORD CHAN CELLOR, the Duke of WELLINGTON, Earl of SHAFTESBURY, Viscount MELVILLE, and Lord ELLENBOROUGH. The SPEAKER shortly afterwards made his appearance at the Bar, accompanied by several Members. The Royal Assent was then given to the Appropriation of Aids Bill, the Sugar Bill, the Benefices Registration Act, the Savings Banks' Bill, and the Walcot Charity Estates Bill. The LORD CHANCELLLoR then read his .IAJESI'Y's which Speech, MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, We are commanded, by his MAJESTY to acquaint you that the Business of the Session having been brought to a close, His MAJESTY is enabled to release you from your attendance 'in Parliament. His MAJESTY commands us, at the same time, to return to you his warm acknowledgments for the zeal and diligence with which you have applied yourselves to the consideration of many subjects of great importance to the Public Welfare. The provision which you have made for the re gulation for the Import of Corn, combining ade quate Protection for Domestic Agriculture, with due precaution against the consequences of a Defi cient Harvest, will, in the confident expectation of His MAJESTY, promote the inseparable Interests of all Classes of His Subjects. We are commanded by His MAJESTY to acquaint you, that His MAJESTY continues to receive from his Allies, and from all Foreign Powers, assurance& of their friendly dispositions towards this Country. The endeavours of his MAJESTY to effect the Pacification of Greece, in concert with His Allies the King of FRANCE and the Emperor of Russia, have continued unabated. His Imperial Majesty has found himself under the necessity of declaring War against the Ottoman Porte, upon grounds concerning exclusively the In terests of His own Dominions, and unconnected with the Stipulations of the Treaty of the Gth of July, 1827. His MAJESTY deeply laments the occurrence of these Hostilities, and will omit no effort of friendly interposition to restore peace. The Determination of the Powers, Parties to the Treaty of the Gth of July, to effect the Objects of that Treaty remains unchanged. His Imperial Majesty has consented to waive the exercise in the Mediterranean Sea of any rights appertaining to His IMPERIAL MAJESTY, in the character of a Belligerent Power, and to recall the separate instructions which had been given to the Commander of his Naval Forces in that Sea, di recting hostile operations against the Ottoman Porte. His MAJESTY wilt, thefefOre, continue to com bine his efforts with those of the King of FRANCE and His IMPERIAL MAJESTY, for the purpose of carrying into complete execution, the stipulations of the Treaty of London. His MAJESTY'S commands us to acquaint you, that His MAJESTY had every reason to hope when he last addressed you, that the arrangements which had been made for a dministering the Government of Portugal, until the period at which the Empe ror of I3RAZIL should have completed his Abdica tion of the Throne of Portugal, would have secured the Peace, and promoted the Happiness of a Country, in the welfare of which His MAJESTY has ever taken the deepest interest. The just expecta tions of his MAJESTY have been disappoint ed, and Measures have been adopted in Portu gal, in disregard of the earnest a dvice advice and repeated remonstrances of His MAJESTY, which have compelled His MAJESTY and the other Powers of Europe, acting in concert with His MA- J ESTY—to withdraw their Representatives from Lisbon. His MAJESTY relies upon the wisdom of the August Sovereign, the Head of the House of Bra ganza, to take the course which shall be best calculated to maintain the Interests and Honour of that Illustrious Family, and to secure the Peace and Happiness of the Dominions over which it reigns. GENTLEMEN OF THE HousE OF COMMONS, We are commanded by his MAJESTY to thank you for the Supplies which you have granted to him for the service of the present year. His MAJESTY Mill apply them, with the utmost regard to Economy, and will continue a deliberate Revision of the several Public Esta blishments, with a view to any further reduction which may be compatible with the Dignity of the Crown, and with the permanent interests of the Country. MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, His MAJESTY commands us to congratulate you upon tile general prosperity of the country, and upon the satisfactory state of the Public Revenue. His MA.miTY contemplates the increase of one Financial Resources with peculiar gratification, on account of the decisive proof which it Exhibits, that the condition of his subjects is one of progressive Improvement. His MAJESTY commands us, in conclusion, to assure you, that his unabated Exertions will be di rected to inculcate among Foreign Powers a 'spirit of mutual good-will,—and to encourage the Industry, to extend the Commerce, and advance the general welfare of his own Dominions. HOUSE OF COMMONS. The House met at Three o'clock this day, and upon our admission to the gallery we found Mr. C. GRANT upon his legs attempting to move for some returns, when he was called to order by the Speaker, the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod hav ing just then knocked at the door of the House. Upon his admission, he informed the SPEAKER. that his presence, and that of the other Members of the House of Commons was immediately required in the House of Lords to hear his MAJESTY7S Assent given to several Bills, and also to hear the Royal Commission read, by which the present Ses sion of Parliament was to be prorogued. The SPEAKER and about fifty Members then pro ceeded to the House of Lords. Upon his return the SPEAKER standing (at the Table) informed the House that his Majesty's Assent had been given by Royal Commission to the Sugar Bill, Walcott's Eestate Bill, the Con solidated Fund Bill, and the Savings Banks' Bill. The SPEAKER also acquainted the House, that the Lords appointed by his Majesty's Commission had prorogued this present Parliament. The French Papers of Thursday and Friday have been received, by extracts from which it will be seen that the Russians are bent in earnest upon pushing forward to Constantinople with as little delay as possible. This is just what we expected, notwithstanding the repeated assurances of moderation professed by Russia, whose am bition is as surely fixed on Constantinople " As rolls the wave before the settled wind." We are on the eve of great events. France, after all her misgivings, is now determined upon sending an expedition to the Morea, consisting of 17,000 men. This will decide the liberty of Greece. When Constantinople is once taken by Russia, and Greece independent through the spirited agency of France, England may storm, but her rivals will laugh secure in the possession of their prey. The French Minister of Marine made a very interesting speech in the Chamber of Deputies, upon the state of the French Navy, and the various improvements recently introduced by his predecessor, or about to be introduced by him self. We shall give the substance of this Teed) to-morrow. Frankfort Papers of the 20th inst., received this morning, contain the following particulars from the scene of operations in the East, bu they arc not marked by any event of COllhe quence : OFFICIAL. NOTICE. ODESSA, JUNE 2S The Commission appointed at Odessa by command or his Imperial Majesty, which has to investigate the claims of Russian subjects against the Ottoman Porte, subsequent to the date of the battle of Navarin, calls on all those who have any such claims to allege ; to accompany their state ments with the necessary documents, in proof of their cor rectness. Those persons who have already sent in their claims, without supporting them by authentic documents, are desired to send them without delay to the Commis sioners. Oct the representation of the Governor-General ,of New Russia, his Majesty the Emperor has been pleased to charge the Counsellor of State, Dunajeff, Governor of Ta ganrog, with the provisional administration of Bessarabia. His Excellency is already gone to Kincheneff. BISTRITZ (IN TRANSYLV.tNIA), JULY 2. The movements in the neighbouring countries have not yet had any effect here. We enjoy the greatest tranquil lity, and are not even alarmed at the plague in Bucharest, as we are well aware of the judicious and strict measures adopted by the Russians. We leave however already seen some small divisions of Turks that were intercepted by the Russians pass under escort through Transylvania. The first consisted of 127 persons, with 133 horses ; the se cond of 16 persons and 21 horses ; the third, of 13 men, is still among us. They march by what is called the iron gate of Orsowa. All observe the strictest discipline. In addition to the military occurrences of which the ac count has been published, we know here that on the 15th (June) General Hermann with two regiments of Yagers, and 24 pieces of cannon, proceeded towards Guirgewo, in which fortress Kutscbuk Paella is snaking preparations for an obstinate resistance. At Bucharest, a requisition has been made for 14,000 iron shoes for the draught oxen, and all the bakers are ordered to bake biscuit. In little Wal lachia, the division of • General Gorzakow has obliged 10,000 Turks to fall back to the Tate de Porte of Wid din. Dernisch Pacha commands all the troops in and about Widdin. In all the passes lending to Transyl vania, Cossacks are posted ~to , t hirevent all expor tation. In one of the last sallies made by the garrison of Brailow the Russians took prisoner an officer of the name of Anselmi, formerly in the French army, and Knight of the Legion of Honour, whose kiss is greatly lamented by the Turks. The boyards in the two principalities have, with the consent of Count Pahlen, opened a loan of ten millions of piastres to cover the mili tary expenses, and as usual wanted to lay the whole bncelen on the poor ceuntry people. Under the protection of Russia, however, all the oppressive measures of the old Oriental Administration will cease, and the boyardsthem selves will be obliged to pay their part. Since the Aus trian Agents have left Bucharest, M. Minziacky has taken care of the affairs of the numerous Austrian sub jects, whom be treats with the greatest attention. In another colUmn we have inserted from the Manchester Guardian—a Paper which has uni formly supported liberal princ i p les with an highly creditable to its cha racter—a ability reso lution from the Manchester Chamber of Com merce, which represents the largest manufacturing community in this kingdom, expressive of their high sense of Mr. HUSKLISSON'S enlightened, judicious, and valuable services to the Commerce of the country, whilst a Minister of the Crown. - If any thing were wanting to enhance the value of this proud mark of respect and gratitude, it will be found in the fact that the tribute is paid to Mr. HUSKISSON at a period when he has no longer the official power to enforce his own principles of Free Trade—and just at the moment when die utility of those principles is called in question by interested parties, who rail against Mr. HUSKISSON for the very benefits which the adoption of Ins liberal and en lightened views have conferred, and are daily conferring, upon the great body of the people. To a public man we can fancy nothing more truly acceptable than the spontaneous admira tion and thanks of those for whose welfare his public labours have been successfully employed ; and if anything can add to his gratification, it must be the consciousness that their applause springs from the pure sense of gratitude for past favours, uninfluenced by the prospect of future benefits, except indeed it be those resulting from the practice of his own principles. Sweet is the praise of our fellow men,—but sweeter far is that praise which expects no return ! The Vienna Gazette of the 15th instant copies :he following from the Universal Gazette of Greece : VIENNA, JULY 15. The Universal Gazelle of Greece gives some account of the visit of Count Viario Capo d'lstria to Megara, where he saw the troops under the command of the Stratarch (General) Demetrius Ypsilanti. On this occasion the Count requested the General to insert in the Order of the D.iy an Address to the troops under his command, in which are the following passages :—" I have come among you by order of the Government, and your bravery and good will entitle the Government to entertain the fairest hopes. " Your General knows, and you too know, that your country calls on yin; to reconquer it. This country was once free and celebrated; what it is now yon know. The sacred city of Athens is before your eyes, and Athens is the seat of the ancient national glory. Do not hope to see the Greek Continent free, so long as the Crescent roles in Athens. " The General knows, and you know, that the present Government considers all the Greeks as its children, and makes no difference between those or the Continent and those of the Islands, but all of you must pay it equal ho nours, that your obedience may diminish the difficulties which it encounters in the performance of its duty. " When the General 'commands it is the voice of the country that commands, and in honouring him you obey the voice of your country." The Fourth Report of the Finance Committee evinces the same diligence and laborious research as the others formerly published. It presents, within a short compass, a view of the rise and progress of the public debt since 1792, its in crease during the war, and its trifling decrease since the peace. The absurdity of artificial sinking funds which pay one debt by incurring another, is pointed out ; and the " Dead Weight Scheme " is also censured, and justly, although there is a complicated absurdity in this latter pro 7 ject on which the Finance Committee have not touched. The Committee state that the trans action by which we gave the Bank a perpetual annuity, for a longer life annuity, was truly a loan ; and that this system still involved the error of keeping up the Sinking Fund by bor rowed money. This is true ; but there is a further error. The military pensions or an nuities on lives were to all intents and purposes a Sinking Fund : for what is the effect of such a Fund, but to convert the whole debt into a temporary annuity, longer or shorter, according to the proportion which the Sinking Fund bears to the principal sum. It haS been calculated that a surplus of one per cent. converts a per petual into a 45 years' annuity. Those military pensions, therefore, being all temporary annuities, formed in fact a Sinking Fund, which should have been taken so far as it would go in part of the five millions per annum, to be set apart for the redemption of debt. But we threw:aw ay this Sinking Fund, by convertiog it into a per manent annuity, while we were at the same . time establishing another Sinking Fund ; and thus we run into all manner of useless complexity and expenee, doing and undoing, building up and pulling down, without the smallest possible ad vantage. We really hope this system will now be for ever put an end to. THE FUNDS---(THIS DAY). CITY, TwßLrir 0' Cr.nex. Console opened this morning at 86i, rather buyers ;' the Bears, upon the appearance of a seller of a few thousands turned all sellers at that price ; they subsequently rallied to 86k, the present price, fur both time and money. The change of weather, and the King's Speech, which is said to be pacific as regards Eastern affairs, and consoling with respect to Ireland, are the present topics, and given as the reported cause of the advance ; the French armament, however, presses on the minds of some people, and the present rise is considered by many as temporary. India Bonds, 111 12 pre. ; Exchequer Bills, 72. The Foreign Funds are quite divested of any thing worthy of notice, with scarcely a bargain doing, and prices nominal. Q UAR TER-PA ST T WEL VE. Within these fow minutes Consols have gone to 86i TWO 0' CL 0 CIC• The Rears have becomefidgetty at the favourable change of the weather, which seems the barometer by which they have regulated their late operations. Consols, in conse quence, have taken a start, and are at present 86i 87. The market seems at present good. THREW 0' CL e CS. Consols have been as high as 861 87, since which they have declined to 86g- /. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 86i Danish 611 D. for Ac. 86 i Greek, 182.5 171 Brazilian Bonds 621 Mexican, 1925 40 Buenos Ayres Peruvian Chilian Do. Russian 94a Columbian, 1824 Spanish, 1821 -- Parliament was prorogued thiB day, to Thurs day, the 28th of Augur' By the. Rio Herald of the 24th Ma)', received at the North and South American Coffee-hous e , it ap pears by an article in the Aurora newspaper, that a nd sent there of unte con siderable degree of insubordination exists among the Irish w t a i r t i ; r e of emigrants, oh the time, m v e e c., re u e r , e e a n re t t i s buttey; intended who ievdedt: a fill op the oks de his r h it appears, as was Im perial Majesty Don Pt PRO ' s army. A complaint is made that they still refuse to enlist, and have insulted the officers under whose care they have been placed ; to oblige them to comply, the ration s which they were to be fu rnished with had been stopped, and this it was suppo sed would not produce any other result than increasing the number of thieves which already infest Rio de Jane iro. The lie raid complains of this article as unbecoining and ungene 4 - rous to a body of 3 to ,000 men; and it is asked what character the national army or navy would cut, if a com parison was made between them' We do not pretend to any acquaintance with a single n umber of the Aurora journal, but we are confident that men may be found in the Irish- Bricade that would prove an ornament and honour to great, if not better families, than the Aurora can boast of. The 13razilian 74, Dox Pedro Primiero, bad arrived at Rio from Pernambuco, having on board Colonel M‘GaEooit and his battalion, th e ap p earance and discipline of which is praised; part of which is in tendedto form the body guard of their expected new Empress. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) Fi 4 :0111 LLOYD'S. DEAL, JuLy 26 and 27.—Wind S.W. to W.S.W.— Arrived from London the Timandra, Wray, for New South Wales; Herald, Thompson, for Berbice ; Jupiter, Ander son, for Malta ; Clarinda, Antrim, for St. John's ; Prince, Chapman, for Quebec; Ann and Mary, Plummer, for De merara; and Indian, Cadie, for Singapore. Arrived the Stanford, Whillis, from Quebec; and Woodford, from Jamaica. JULY 27.—Wind N.W.—His Majesty's ship Prince Regent and the outward-bound began to weigh at 3 p.m., most of them off the South Foreland at 5 p.m. The but ward bound have sailed. PORTSMOUTH, JULY 26 and27.—Wind W. to W.N.W. --Arrived the Williams, Bartholomew, from Riga; and Hibernia, , from Jamaica. Sailed the Amphitrite transport, Murray, for Plymouth ; Britomart transport, Blake, to the Eastward. Farswum, JULY 26.--Wind W.S.W. and W.—Ar rived the Thaler, Robertson, from Pernambuco ; Clytus, Elmey, from New Bedford. Sailed his Majesty's ships Pearl, Ore.tes, and Pyladcs, under the command of Sir C. Paget, for Plymouth ; the Magnet packet, for Quebec ; Lu cretia, Willis, for Demerara ; Unaio, Pinheiro, for Oporto ; and Escape, Wessell, for Gigot'. GUERNSEY, JULY 24.—Arrived the Laura, —, from Rio Janeiro—sailed the 24th May. Oxus:, JULY 25.—Arrived the Broke, Hall, fr out Tor tola ; and Union, Cunningham, and Union, Struthers, from Archangel. The Cumberland, Cairns, which sailed from Van Die men's Land in May, 1827, was taken by a piratical vessel, tinder Carthagenian colours, and the crew murdered. The Harvey, from Van Diemeu's Land, has arrived off Hastings—sailed the 23d Feb. I LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT. CONTEMPT OP COURT. Mr. CoorEit applied for the commitment of Thorn,"Si George, and John Green to the Fleet prison, for a contempt of a decretal order of the Court. The parties, one of whom was a mere boy, were in Court, in the custody of the sergeant at arms. His Hotioutt made the order for the commitment, bat some difficulty arose as to the boy, arid Mr. Cooper pro mised to examine the precedents npon that point. [lt was stated that the parties had refused to deliver up th possession of certain premises to a receiver appointed by the Court.l ATKINSON, Ezc. r. FRANK. In this case an injunction was granted to restrain the defendant from proceeding in an action of ejectment at the next Durham Assizes, as mortgagee of certain premises, upon the plaintiffs' undertaking to pay him, on or before Saturday next, 14,0001. this being the amount of his two mortgages, together with such interest as may be due thereon, and also the costs both at law and in this Court. The plaintiffs also undertsok to dismiss the bill at their own costs. Mr. Ro:sr. and Mr. STEW ART appeared in support of the application, and Mr. BEAMES for the defendant. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. Thomas Loathes Blight was brought up to be heard on his petition to be discharged under the Aer, and was unop posed; but upon examining his schedule, the Commis sioners observed that the furniture of his house, to the extent of 19/. 17s. was stated as his own, while the re mainder was put down as the property of his father, as also were the fixtures of the house. Same articles were enu merated as being the property of his father, and the Com missioners desired to be informed how it was that those ar ticles had become his father's property. The insolvent at once admitted that the articles enumerated were his own and not his father'e, but said that the fixtures and other furniture of the house did belong to his father, who g ave him the house to live in, furnished as it was, free of rent, upon his being unsuccessful in the public line of business. The COMNIISRIONEK said, that the insolvent bad cer tainly answered with great fairness, but his answers falsi' fled his schedule, as those articles which he admitted to he his own were there put down as the property of his father. 'Phis case clearly showed the facility with whicb people will sign any paper prepared by their attorneys although they are afterwards to swear to their content"' being true, and that- without the smallest examination upon their parts. The CoarmrssioNErt then ordered the schedule to - be amended before the insolvent should be discharged. THE SPEAKING FRENCH GRAMMAR, By J. V. DOUVILLE, PROFESSOR or THE FRENCH LANGUAGE. No. I. Soho-square ; and 2, Lawrence-lane, Cheapside, Lou' don. 1828. The Third Edition. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—Iu preparing this edition of the SPEAKIN G FRENCH GRAMMAR for the Press, I have spared 0° pains in my endeavours to give the work every possible de gree of perfection. Every part of it has undergone a corn" plete revision ; many of the rules and observatiom.6a ce been simplified and condensed, so as to render them more die tinct and easy of recollection ; while much additional and useful matter has been introduced. Extensive experienc e having confirmed me in the conviction that, unless a learner is early habituated to conversation, he will never be able to\converse with a native of France, I have princi pally applied myself to render the speaking of French easy to English persons. How far I have succeeded in tbis great desideratum will be for the Public to decide ; and I indulge a hope that individuals will read and judge for themselves, rather than be influenced by any profession s of mine. The work is concluded by a Grammatical Ana lysis, and a Treatise on French Prosody and Versifica tion ; besides a classified vocabulary : a Collection of Fa miliar Phrases, arranged under distinct heads ; and nnine rous Models of Notes and Letters, with some fermi of Dine of Exchange, Promissory Notes, and Receipts. In the ege" cution of the whole, in short, the Speaking of the language has been the main object ; and I flatter myself the present edition *ill be found much improved, and still more wo rthy of the liberal patronage •by which the work has been dise tinguished.—l have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, London, July 28, 15329. J. T. DOUVILLE. The Duke of CUMBERLAND left town about half-past nine o'clock on Saturday morning, on a visit f his MAJESTY, at the Royal Lodge, Windsor Park. Prince LEOPOLD dined with the Duchess a' KENT on Saturday, at her residence in the King's Palace Kensington. Their Royal Highnesses honoured the pet fortnances at the Italian Opera House with their present' in the evening. The Duchess of KENT and the Princess Vic' TORIA attended Divine Service yesterday in the priva o chapel attached to her apartments in the King's Palace' Kensington. The whole of her Royal Highness's house held also attended the service, which was performed by till Royal Duchess's Chaplain. The Annual Conference of the Wesieyo, Methodist Ministers is now being held in the new Chapt in the City-road—a measure of great importance is to h i s proposed at the present Assembly; that of the appointm eo , of three Bishops—this, and the recent division of the t'''' ciety at Leeds, will form the principal business of the Se' sion.—John Bull. It may be remembered that a Bill very Y e ' centlY passed to. enable the (late) Archbishop of CANTO' musty to increase the reversions to valuable offices of eon' / 13 or 14,0001. a year, ef. Registrars in the Prerogati° sstijeila.:Eu,dit ißffrsuwo,i ,mi :ah . rtghgrele K oaE art g y N s NINGTON 0311510 N, Court. Some curiosity has been expressed to kilo ° whether the power so granted was used, for matters toe d " closely run." REVIEW OF THE 87TH ROYAL IRISH Fe : T 1515 ris.v...- I.fr morning, at eleven o'clock, Kennington Common Pr ( ' oented a most animated and interesting scene. Gener! si r J. Dow., the venerable Commander, reviewed and 06 ; dressed the above Regiment, previous to their einharkat ic (to-morrow) for Ireland. The Regiment has lately i tr' atndnumberl3 Indies,roowf brown a h sr e kr r ii e angs t e s. h e , ycTol The et d a iN C n‘ o .ie v na e ct r h eil r n t lb h pe e ti r oi; ; ti! of the first quality, attended, and the common was lie f ~ covered with the mobility. The Regiment having ei, through th e cus t om ary evolutions, with the nicest re cc e Sion, the veteran Commandant proceeded to address thet,„ The Officers were drawn up in a circle round him. If te r non-commissioned Officers and privates forming the 0.1,14 ring. The scene was interesting in the extreme. 101 green banners floating over the head of the gallant Gen a, exhibited the trophies—Monte Video, Talavera, Barl i , Tarissa, Vittoria , N iv e ll c , Orthes , Toulouse , Penin!°...e, and Ava. The silver Imperial Eagle , taken , we belie—,o at Barrosa, on the baton of the drum-major, at his ho r;, head, combined with the military exhortations Of the , neral, to the sun-burnt veterans, to continue in their fr nou rable course, and the youthful recruits to lotion' t f exa mple, produced an impression which few who saw ei 0 ' will forget. The address was received with loud shoed frem the regiment, and the assemblage departed wi th° any material accident.