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FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Etoi PARIS, JULY 31.—This morning, at half-past five o'clock, her Royal highness the Duchess of Orleans was safely delivered of a.• Prince,. who will be held over the font of baptism by their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Au• gouleme. lie will bear the names of Antoine Marie Philippe Louis, and, by order of the King, the title of Duke of Louis., (From (,alignani's Messenger.) P Ants, jut.v . courier, who arrived at Paris yesterday front Rome, announces that tins death of the Count de Serre, French Ambassador to the Neapolitan Court, was rumoured in that city on the 1.3'1 instant. The Count de Ferronaye, French Ambassador at the Court of St. I'etersburgh, sailed from Croustatit.on the 9th instant, on board the cot., vette l'Egerie, forming part of the French naval division in that port. The corvette le Sala mandre, and the frigate l'Arethuse, were only waiting for a favourable wind to weigh anchor. M. Zea Burmutlez, who has just been ap pointed Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, anti is replaced in the Embassy at London by M. de Revillagigedo, is expected ut Paris before he goes to Madrid. A courier, with dispatches for his Excellency from the latter [duel', has orders to await his arrival at Paris. -Extract of a private letter of the 3d instant, from a French Officer at Constantinople :---- " , General Guilleminot has bad his first audience of the Grand Vizier, who received him in a most friendly manner, and reminded him of the poli tical relations between them fifteen years ago, His Excellency will not be received by the Sul tan till September. The Egyptian fleet has at tacked Casio., opposite Crete, where it burnt every thing, and put the inhabitants to the w ord." On Wednesday lust, the Portuguese Infant Don Miguel vitited the Royal Mint, and a medal was struck in the presence of his Royal Highness, to consecrate the recollection of his visit. On one side are they arms of the Prince, with the inscription- 46 Don Miguel, Infant of Portugal, visited the Royal Medal Mint 28th :Silly, 1824." On the reverse, the Numismatic Genius, leaning upon a lever, presents to the Muse of History medals, with the inscription— • " Rerum gestarum jidel et wternliati !" It has been announced by telegraph that the frigate l'Amazone sailed from Brest on Thursday. :This vessel, which has on board the fi rst crew of .the line, is going to join the squadron devolution, under the command of Vice-Admiral Duperre. The first Electoral College &Arrondissement ,of Paris will assemble on Monday next, to elect a Deputy in the room of General. Fay, who haw in; been chosen by three arrondissements, pre ferred that of Veiling. On Thursday the Court of Cessation rejected the appeal of four French fugitives condemned to deeds by the Court-martial of Perpignan, for `having borne arms against Fratti!e. At Okegetn, near Ninove, in the 'Netherlands, a woman, named Marie de 11ralceleer i recently died at 103 years of age. She passeased her Intel lect mil faculties to the last, and her hair was long, black, and thick. The second edition of the Curt Capitraine has jest been seized. The first edition, published five years ago, was nut prosecuted. A lamentable accident occurred on Thursday, In the rue de tiulfault. Two young men, sons of ,the 13aYon d'A—, were making some expert trews with gunpowder, when unfortunately a •spark cOmmenicated with a small tub containing ,:t pound. The explosion was so violent, that the '.youngest had his thigh .broken in two places, 'several fingers carried away, and his face burnt. -The elder suffered less, but his clOthes taking fire, his back was scorched. The life of the for mer is despaired of. - . S.rocx fixcitAxar, FIVE O'CLOCK.—A rumour of an in surrection in Spain, added to the fears entertained relative to settling-day, threw a depression over the market, and occasioned a further decline in the price of Stocks. The Five per Cents. for money closed at 98(. 10c. for the end of the month; the price at four o'clock wax laf. 86c.; at this hour it is fat'. 65e., its, a heavy market. [From the Moniteur.l Rio DE JANEIRO, APItIL SAO.----Ever since the European newspapers announced that Portugal intended to make great efforts to reduce Brazil rto it state of dependence, it was believed, not only here but in all the principal cities of Europe, that the French Government would aid Portugal an enterprise which alone she has not the itteami of undertaking. We now, however, give literal translation of a correspondence which Etas . taken place on this subject bet ween the Con sul of France, at Bahia, and the Government of that city : _ _ " Bahia, January 9, 1824. " Monsieur—lteports have been publicly circulated for some dine, that France has manifested a disposition to aid Spain and Portugal in reconquering their late colonies. These reports, which are directly contrary to the truth, are not only calculated to render individuals uneasy, but to injure the commerce car. rigid on by French subject.' in this province. It therefore he. comes my duty to dec are to your ttcellency, that I am au thorised expressly to contradict these reports, and to assure ,pat, that so fur front France having any hostile designs against Brazil, she desires, 00 the contrary, to unite more closely the kOnds which existed between the two countries, and to give to tiiejr commercial relations a reciprocally advantageous extension. " Ihave the honour to be, &c. " The Consul of France, tiIUINEBAUD. Mice his Excellency M. Joaquin Jose Pinheiro de Vastxtacello3, Secretary to the Provisional Goverment of t h e Province." ANSWER. ourself, onsteur, " (laving submitted to the Provisional Government your blur dated this day, ts that France was wise in which u declare y ,to be authorised to contradict the repor which reports were ifoiled to assist Portugal against 1/ Prejudicial to the French merchanta rnz etitahlished on the con know 1. ram, in thin pro. and having declared that you . w i t h B raz il, wishes to draw, more close her relations tcceivo4l orders from the same t;overnment to reply, that rtportx have indeed been circulated, but no p erson e b _ e : be lit them, and now less than ever, since they have been . uu_ trA ,P t , t 't II You. It never can be believed, that a nation " U litffietea tut the 'French would contribute, in violation of the P l,o,, Phat 4 3 f humanity, and to the prejudice of Its own inte rests, w the oppression of a country claimed its independence. which has legitimately pro . 1. I ray t yint, Monsi eur , t o rece i v e, &C. Mkt " Palace of the GoPvernment of Bahia, V ASCONGEL Jan. 9, 1t124.L05. (From the Contlithitonaet opiuttirday. )' it tS, Gm/ 31.-44:figlishpolicy has obtained by l oather MUCCesi the supremacy which the policy or Russia mid of Auatria, „tlt3t created the Holy Alliance, disputed with I.4urti Strangford has In Jelikth soothed the itilgcr of the Parte, and in, tianaine of hie Ouveroment i he hay taken the humid engagement toprohibit, every English subject from thy usage of the fundamental right of drawing his sword in favour of the Christians of the East. The descendants of MiWades, Aristides, are to be no longer aided by the civilized nations of Europe. Lord Strangford has promised it—his British faith, and his word as a Christian, are pledged. Let all the Greeks perish rather than violate ao sacred a word. The Ambassador has formally disavowed the efforts hitherto made by sonic wan, tiering Champions of the Cross against the supporters of the Crescent. In the ardour of his zeal, Lord Strangford seems ready to submit to the same uremony to which the Dutch are said to have submitted, in order to be allowed to enter Ja_pan. If we may believe letters from Cronstadt, the English Officers who have taken part against the Greeks will be subjected to a Court of Inquiry on their return to England, and will be obliged to justify themselves. In the long list of crimes punishable by the law of England, we have not found included—Outraging the sovereignty of the Grand Turk. Will this new crime be tried by the ordinary tribunals, or a Court of Equity ? (From the Courier Francais qf Saturday ) FRANKFORT, JULY 6.--We kern from Cassel that Counsellor Murhard, who was arrested on July 18, at lianas, and imprisoned at Cassel, is to be immediately set at liberty. -The falsity of the accusations against him has been established, but our neighbours are slow in repairing the evil they are prompt In inflicting. MADRID, JULY 18.—Eight persons were yes terday conducted to prison. Dionesio Artero, accused of speaking outrageously of the legitimate Government, has been sentenced by the Military Tribunal to ten years' imprisonment and 200 lashes. lie was led half naked about the streets. An individual who cried " ive largo !" was arrested, but had the good hick to escape as he was leading to prison. Every in dividual, who will join the Royal Volunteers receives a com plete dress, which was never before given. The term is to be general this year in Spain, and this has caused some disturb. ance at Seriagossa. The Government is at present very active in organising the new levies ; but it has not yet a single rei ment to send to Carthagena, which was lately garrisoned by two battalions of French coming from Barcelona. Agitation a nd disorder are increasing in every part of the Peninsula, and even at Valladolid, the Governor-General of Old Castile, Chas. O'Donnel, has not been able to prevent outrages. M. Darras, President of' the Criminal Part of the Court of Cassation, who was yesterday buried, was a very distinguished Alagistrate; and if a knowledge of law, zeal and activity in per forming his duties, and a wonderful facility in drawing up and pronouncing judgment, were the only qualities requisite in a Judge, M. Barras would have been one of the greatest men who ever sat on the Bench. During eighteen years that he has presided over the criminal part of the first Court in the kingdom, his influence was very great, and he was both re spected and dreaded by the Members of the Bar. As to his. talents, it will be difficult to find such another. Ile was part of the remains of that old Court of Cessation formed during the revolutionary , storms, and he belonged entirely to the Judges of that period. M. Berms was a Member of the L gis lative Assembly, and to obtain a seat there he must have been a warm partizan of the new system. All his family were of the same way of thinking. Ile was connected with the men of that period, and it was by their means that his rise began under the Directory. Appointed to the Court of Catelation, he there ac quired that strength of principles and doctrines which he knew so well how to express when those rare occasions occurred that he thought he could utter them without offending the Ministry. Ile was appointed President in 1800, and matte a Baron in 1813 ; he was confirmed in his office at the restoration, and for a judge he had the great failing of .not being indifferent to the , smiles of power. In the hundred days lie signed an address to Napoleon, and the next year made a speech to the King. lie seemed to find little difference between the Ministry of M. de Serre and that of M. de Peyronnet. And he was always ready to support power, even beyond the bounds of his duty, in whatever hands it might be. Had he been independent, he would have been one of the greatest Judges France has ever had. Ile has presided over the criminal Fart since the Resto. ration, and to him is attributed the good and evil which have been done. (Prom the. Journal des Dehats of Saturday. ) PETE:WM[IMII, JULY 3.—The Council of Superintendance of Public Credit having met on the 3d of this month, Lieut.-General Cancrin, the Finance Minitter,delivered a speech, in which he first thanked the Members of the Council for their support last year ; he then told them, they would see, by the accounts rendered by the Commissioners for redeem ing the National Debt, that all the payments were effected in 1823 with scrupulous regularity. The operations of the other establishments were also conformable to their re gulations, and were directed with a view to maintain public credit. Ile had himself concurred in the same object, by ob serving the strictest ptinctuality,at the Treasury, and by not making use of those rcsources,created abroad on a:count of the revenue of the State. Since the presentation of the last ac counts, several important measures, he said, had been taken, and events or considerable consetpence to public credit had happened. First, there was the decision of the Council of Cre dit, sanctioned by hits Majesty, to suspend for it .nionient burning the assigtints, and employ the sums destined for that. purpose to make a Sinking Fund for the debt, and thus to give another guarantee to our credit. The Council had recognised the indispenxible necessity of this measure, experience having aliewn that the reduction of the assignata had not produced all the good effects expected. Time, moreover, will chew when it 'would be . proper to recommence withdrawing gradually a part of these representatives of money. The operations undertaken by other countries having an effect on the public credit of Russia, hail made its fund rise above . expectation ; but as th ese op erat i ons are not yet-completed, it.woula be superfluous to point out all the Influence they might have on the funds of Russia, by the elose . tinion which now exists between all parts of the general Hymen' of public credit in Europe. The public has already learned that the Loan Bank is about to contract new loans on a new basis. This measure, the result of the deliberation of the Council of Credit in 1022, and the decrees of the Connell of the Empire, were dictated by the necessity of tucking a new channel for the capitals which were accumulating in the banks, of cherishing industry, and ut the same time of supporting the possessors of landed property a t a moment when the home trade, and in sonic, measure foreign commerce, laboured un der some difficulties. It also seemed that these locus were likely to have a favourable effect on the creditor' individuals, and accelerate the circulation of money, which has suffered a remarkable stagnation In several provinces, and would ut the ' same time, by its re-action, h ave a b ene fi c i a l effect on public credit. After these general observations, the Minister gave a rapid sketch of the state of the esta bli s hments for public credit. The National Debt, on January 1, 1024, consisted of the Dutch Loan, 47,000,000 florins; of terminable annuities, silver 3,0211.000 roubler, and paper, 31,162,400 roubles, 67 hop; of perpetual annuities at 1 p er ce nt., gild 20,020 roubles, silver 0,031,1'22 roubles, paper 229,466,01 i ; of perpetual Annuities at 0 per cent. silver 711,1177,000 roubles ; nicking the total of as. signets now in circulation represent the value of 595,7711,310 roubles. vnuxcit FUNDS. PAIIIII, JULY 31.—Five per Cents. opened at 97f. 00c. ; lowest, 97f. 10c. ; closed at 97f. 15c.—Bank Stock, 1,830 Neapolitan Five per Cents. in Ducats, 03—Rente d'Espagne, 10. Royal S'pamish boon, O.—Exchange on London, one month, .15t. ; three ditto, 24f. Court A athentique.; G lANERN AND , bUTCLIPAPERS. FRANK vo wr, J ur.ir 19.-11 France, on account of its internal policy, and especi a lly w i t h res p ect to t h e fin a n c e s , excites the general attention of Europe, it is England on the other hand whose foreign policy attracts! the chief notice. We look to the part which she is again on the point of playing in the system of the European Continent ; from which many perhaps have latterly been inclin e d t o believe that she had vo. luntarily excluded herself, and confined herself at the most to a negative, because the practice of the day did not accord with the theories. The result will very shortly inform us what we are to think on this head.—But far more interesting is her fu ture conduct with respect to the new States that have arisen In America on the ruins of the Spanish Power. There are many persons who, notwithstanding the declamations on this subject in the last Session of Parliament, will not believe that the Etritish Government seriously thinks of recognizing their in dependence; .because such un act might lead to consequences with respect to her own extra European plissessiona which might by no means agree with the predominant principle and object of Mr. Canning's policy, as publicly proclaimed by himself. For though it might very Well suit England's own advantage to sea the great transatlantic commercial mart freed from all Euro peso' supremeey, it would certainly not he willing to renounce the dominion which she exercises herself over such extensive countries in both hemispheres, and which, she cannot but own, are bound to the mother country by much more slender ties than the :banish American Colonies were with Old Spain. Whe,. dier such a general emancipation of all the extra European possessions of the Maritime Powers might not be advanta geous to the interest of commerce, to the progress of maim, anti to humanity in general, is indeed another clues.. don, the discussion of which would far exceed the limits of this article. We would merely point out that the South American question, howeva urgent it may seem at this moment, though it may be viewed in various and not. withstanding all differences of opinion, is not such as seriously to threaten any interruption in the harmony subsisting between the Stews of our quarter of the • globe.—(.4llconeine Zeitung, July 25.) UOM THE MAt E, J r Ix 20.—We kern,,that among the important subjects discussed at Johannisberg, was the in creasing injury which is ca used to commerce in general by the various regulations of the smaller German Powers respect ing import and export duties, and the Means of modifying this TIIE ARMY. The following is the official account of the number of the killed and wounded of each description of force, in the engagement which took place with the Ashantees on the 21st of May,. near Cape Coast Castle :—Royal African Colonial Corps—l serjeant 'killed ; '2O rank and file wounded. M ilitia— I officer (Captain Hutchinson), 3 serjeants, and 51 rank and file, wounded. Unorganized Native Force-84 killed, 603 wounded, and 003 missing. The 21st (Royal North British Fusileers) regiment has moved from Demerara to St. Vincent's. The 27th (Enniskillen; regiment of Infantry has moved from Darbadoes to Demerara. _ _ The 35th (Sussex) regiment of Foot has been ordered from Antigua to Darbadoes. The 2d Battalion of the 60th (Royal American) Light In fantry is ordered, on being raplaced at Halifax by the 96th regiment of Infantry, to embark for the Windward and Lee ward Islands. - - ROYAL MID-LOTHIAN CAVALlM—Regimental Order.— Major Stisted having this day inspected the Royal Al id-Lothian Volunteer Cavalry, has great satisfaction in expressing his un qualified approbation of the excellent order in which he has found the regiment, their appointments, arms, the condition of the horses, and the soldier-like appearance of the men. From the steadiness and precision with which the field movements were performed, Major Misted can bear ample testimony of the zeal and ability of Lieutenant -Colonel Sir John Hope, and of the good discipline and attention of every individual of this dia. tingtushed corps. lie will feel it an honour and a duty to make the most favourable report of the regiment to Major-General Sir 'l'. Bradford, for the information of his Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief.—Piershill Barracks, July 16, 1824. INDIA.---(ARM V.) [From the Madras Government Gazette, Feb. 26, 11124.] G. 0. BY GOVERNMENT. The Honourable the (Po lr vternS . o l r ' ii ( i ; C E l li° nc E ' Council is Apst.7, pleased 11124. The esta blish an Institution at the head Quarters of the Artillery, for the purpose of completing the professional education of the Junior Officers of the Corps, and of imparting to the Non-com missioned and Privates of the Artillery a certain degree of theoretical knowledge in the duties of their profession. '2. The Officer appointed to the charge of this Institution will be designated " Director of the Artillery Depot of Instruction," and will hare charge of the Repository of Models, and Draw. lugs of all Ordnance Carriages, and Machinery attached to the Artillery, et well as the patterns of Stores of every description in use with that branch of the service; the Institution to be formed and conducted under the immediate orders and con troll] of the Commandant of Artillery, according to a plan which has been arproved of by Government. 3. This (Rice will also be considered the Repository of all Artillery experiments, and the proper place of record for all Artillery practice ; and it will be an important part of the duty of the Director of the Depot to arrange the results in such a manner as to be of most advantage, and of easiest access to the Officers of the Corps of Artillery; not only of such practice as may now In on record at the Artillery Ilead Quarters, but such as may take place in future. 4. The Honourable the Governor in Council is further pleased to direct, that a permanent Select Committee of Artillery officers shall be established at this Presidency, assembling as occasion may require, to report upon such professional m atters as may . be submitted fir their consideration. The Committee to consist of the Principal Commissary of Stores, the Director of the Depot of Artillery Instruction, the • Assistant-Adjutant.General of the Artill e ry, a nd the four Senior Officers of Ar tillery at the Mount, any five being a Committee; the Senior Officer sitting as President, and the Director of the Depot act ing us Secretary, having the duty of recording all the Com mittee's proceedings in his Office. t. The Commandant of Artillery will , net he liable to sit upon . this Committee, as he will necessarily be the channel of their reports to the Military Board, where he will always have an opportunity of recording his own sentiments, whether in con currence or dissent; in the latter case the grounds of such dis sent being always recorded at length. 6. The Military Board, through the Commandant of Artil lery, will be the channel of all references to the Select Com mittee, upon questions on which their report may be required, whether originating with superior authority or otherwise, and any reports required by the Military Board, in the course of their own proceedings, will he procured in like manner. In order, however, to en courage inquiry and useful profession a l discussion amongst the Officers of the Corps of Artillery, an exception to this rule will be allowed in their favour, and any of then; having improvements to bring forward, will accordingly be at liberty to apply as usual to the Commandant of Artil lery, who may refer the subject at once to the Sel ec t C omm i ttee , laying the result, if necessary, hA'ore the Military Board with his own opinion t a mode which will tOrord every facility to the (Ulcers of the Corps, without currying the discussion beyond it, unless the advantage to the Service should he evident to the Select Committee, and the Commandant of Artillery. 7. No alterations of the Ordnance Carriages or Articles of Artillery or Magazine Equipment will in future take place, without being previously roperteti on by the Select Committee, and in cases where the Military Board may be desirous of in troducing changes contrary to the opinion of the Committee, a reference on the question at issue will be made for the final de cision of Government. O. No part however of these regulations, or Of the plan now generally approved of, is meant t o g i ve aut h or i ty for the adop tion of changes in the Ordnance Department, involving in creased expence, without the previous sanction of Government. J. The Honourable the Governor in Council Is pleased to appoint Captain H. Frith, of the Artillery to be Director of the Artillery Depot of Instruction, on the allowances of a Commissary of the first Class anti the Full liatta of his.rank ; with the following Establishment, viz.— 1 Draftsman - . 11. A. P. . . 70 - 0 0 1 Writer - . 42 0 0 - 1 Chickletlar for Cleaning, &e. keeping in order Ma thematical Instruments - . 7 0 0 2 Maistry Worktnen - - - 28 0 0 1 Carpenter - - . - 10 0 0 1 Smith , . - . - 10 0 0 - I Hammer man - - - - ,7 8 0 1 Bellows boy . - - - 2 8 0 1 Moodie, or book-binder - - - 10 ii 0 2 Serjeants, as permanent instructors, each 10 Ru. pees monthly, in addition to Regimental Pay 20 0 0 For Stationary, monthly - - - 20 0 0 The Honourable the Governor in Council is pleased to direct that the provisions of the following General Order by the Su preme Government be considered applicable to the European Troops serving under the Presidency of Fort St. George. No. fl t of 1823. GENERAL ORDERS by the Right Honourable the GOVERNOR GENERAL IN COUNCIL. FORT WILLIAM, Nov. 21, 1823. G. 0. G. 11th Oct. 1143 8123.• At the re commendation of his Excellency th e Commander in Chi e f, 9th play and will, reference to the orders noted in the margin, it "is hereby directed, that the surplus pay and arrears of European soldier,, or non commissioned, which may accumulate during their confinement in jail for criminal of fences, or by the sentence of Military Courts in solitary confi ne . ment in Conjee Houses, &c. after providing for their subsist ence and clothing during confinement only, shall be appro priated towards the regimental school or otherwise, usefully ex pended for any public or regimental purpose, at the discretion of the Commanding Officer, the same being duly notified in Regimental Orders. The Order Books to be corrected accordingly. (Signed) W. CASEMENT, Lieut.-Col. Secretary to Government. talion of the 26th N. I. which was on its CALCUTTA, PEn. 5,1824.—1 t is understood that the but had received instructions to halt until further orders. The Chumparun Five companies of the 20th N. 1., Light Infantry, under Major Cooper, is on its march towards the Sylhef ftontier. march to Dinapore, to Chittagong. It we hear, have been ordered Sunderbunds. is supposed that they will proceed by the SyMet frontier in March, we suspect that active operations can- Newton we believe, generally sets in on the n o A t bsctititendrearitnnyken against the Burmese on any extended scale until the end of the wet season. We heard this forenoon that the Ittingpoor corps under Capt. M‘Leoti had . an affair with the Burmese, in winch two of our Sapoys were killed. We have not heard further particulars, not even the date. Fran. 11 —The 84th N. 1., we learn, has received marching orders for the Sylhet frontier. The Burmese, it is reported, are determined not to give up Mr. Chew and his companion. The design upon the part of the Burmese, we hear, of cutt ing off the Soph ia , had become so manifest, that the situation of that vessel become hourly more serious—(ltz/Ilan Gazelle.) Mr. KAYR and Mr. HAMAN!) were sworn in King's Messengers on the Foreign Service, before Earl 13ATutlater, on Saturday last.—Mr. PRATT Dud Mr. PATT ON were yesterday Sworn in King's Messengers, on the Home Service, before Earl BATHURST. INDIA. EXTRACTS FROM THE ASIATIC NEWSPAPERS, In February and March hut. CA I.CI:TTA. THE DunnAn.—A Durbar ,was held at the government House on satwilay last, thelth Instant. The Right Honourable the Governor-General entered the State apartment at half-past 10, attended by the whole of his Staff. The several Natives in attendance were introduced to his Lord ship in succession by the Acting Persian Secretary Mr. Stirling. Khelaats were conferred on the following individuals, viz.:— Kc:inwur lihoop Sinp and Haahmut Sing of the family of the late Maharajah Kulian Singh, on their first presentation. Agha Mohurnmild Moshlo Beg, bearer of a litter from the Prince of Persia, Iloseyn Mirza, on his first presentation. Moonshee Mungle Sing, Acting Vakeel of the Rajah of Bhurtpore, on the occasion of the accession of Naha Rajah Buideo Sing to the Musnud. Sheo Rao, Vakeel of the Chief of Jadown (Bala Rao Govind) on his appointment, also on the occasion of his presentation of articles of presents from his employer for the Governor-General. Koonwur Hui-ritual' Roy, son of the late Rajah bokenath Roy, and grandson, of Kenton lialioe, Dewan of Mr. Hastings, on his presentation. Radakaunt Deb, son of Goopee Mohun Deb, the adopted son of Rajah Nubklsbcn, on his presentation. Saud, son of Sneed, Commander of the ship Rehmonee, and the bearer of presents for the Right Honourable the Governor- General on the part of the Chief of liusiiire, on his presentation. 13aboo Iltirreenaitilt 3lullick, on the occasion of the Rajah of Burdwan's receiving a Khellat us an especial mark of favour from the British Government for the relief afforded by him to the sufferers by the late inundation. Debnauth Roy, Vakeel on the part of the Rajah of Conch behar, on his presenting articles of Putterchin, from his prin cipal. Moonshee Lootf Alli, the Vakeel of Rajah Chutter Sing, of Durbhungoran 'firhoot, on his appointment. Rondhum Bannerjee, Vakeel of the Rajah of Tippera, on his appointment. Mirza Hossein Atli, Vakeel of Nuwab Shuliabrot Alli Khan, on his appointment. The whole of the body guard, with the band of his Majesty's 13th Regiment, attended - in the anti-chamber, according to custom. ..... N.B —Rao Bulevunt Rao, the Vakecl of Dowlut Rao Sin. dhia, was invested at his Durbar with the Khellat, forwarded for hint by his Highness the Mahe ltajah.—(Cakistta Govern ment Gazette.) CEYLON. FETI it V Alt Y 14,1824.—We cannot omit giving ourselves and the public the gratification of noticing the splendid Fete given by the Officers of the Ceylon Regiment to i;is Excellency the Governor, and Lady Barnes, on Thursday last. A temporary Salle a dancer was fitted up for the occasion, on the Regimental Parade in Slave island, having the form of a Rotunda 40 feet in diameter, and tastefully decorated with leaves, flowers, mirrors, and transparencies ; the latter relating to the several scenes of Sir Edward Barnes* public life and service. The room was well lit by 'mares and different coloured lights, and was tilled before 10 o'clock, when his Excellency and Lady Barnes having arrived, dancing commenced, and was kept up with spirit and diver:fly of measure, till one o'clock, when the company adjourned to a splendid and elegant supper laid out in the Barrack of the regi , ment, ornamented with military arms and trophi es . The health ' of Lady Barnes being given by Major Delatre, the Governor returned thanks for her in a short speech highly flatterin g to the Gentlemen who gave the entertainment, and descriptive of his own feelings towards them and the society of Ceylon. The company then drank Sir Edward's health, on whose proposal, two toasts to the health of the Officers of the Ceylon Regiment, and to the Ladies of Ceylon in general, were drank with great applause, and the company returned to the Ball Room, where the lively dance was kept up till six in the morning. THE BURMA NS. We have been endeavouring to collect as much local infor. mation as circumstances admit, relative to the actual state of the Burmese. It seems that whilst some of oar vessels were on their late trading voyage to ltangoon, the possession of the Island of Naaf by our forces was reported to the King by the District Chief. This report on its first arrival at the capital seems to have made little or no impreesion in the minds of the Ministers or the King himself. On the repetition of it, and whilst the vessels were lying at anchor, a person of considerable rank arrived, empowered, as is usual on such occasions, with extraordinary powers and of life or death—said to be a deep politician—or a man of much decision and judgment. At the instant of his arrival, the whole place, men in office as well as the inhabitants, were under personal fears of summary adjudica don : even the adventurers felt no little apprehension of an im pending fate in case matters should prove adverse. A s seems usual however, the reporter under apprehension for his own life conceals his pretensions to roof other than by effecting the seizure of Mr. Chew. An Embargo was expected at the time to have been laid upon all English vessels, but did not take place. This Minister of War completes his inquiries in a very masterly manner, having taken much pains to convince himself of the legal right to the Island of Naaf, and upon having learnt that there were English Newspapers, collected the whole of them, with every other information of our disposition towards his country, by private inquiries from the merchants, traders— " for they are travellers, that go back wards and forwards be tween this and Bengal," said tie—" they ought to know the real state ,of things." After his return for the capital, the English Gentlemen had a general entertainment given them by the head man of the place, and drank together the health o f our Sovereign,' King George ie Fourth,—with that of the King of Ava and himself : then parted with every good understanding, having been handsomely treated with the ceremonials of nautch, beetles, brandy, &c. &c. . We have not „ yet heard of the result or effect of the enquiry at the scat of Government, but from the manner in which it was concluded conceive that it could not have been otherwise than favourable. But whether that indication could have led to other measures of a hostile nature or not, is a question. The same information gives the existence of a rumour at the time of the departure of the vessels, which seems to have operated for. cibly in the minds of some, that an army of 110,000 men was either preparing or marching towards the frontier, and that immense quantities of the butt-ends of matchlocks were being conveyed from Rangoon, Amerapoora, &c. It is well to notice the numerous trafficking Burmese which are seen on the Calcutta streets at present. These convey home all the information they can collect, but being generally tardy in their adventures, can have little to say beyond the main features of our organization and discipline ; their military garb is without much chew, being as usual clad with a turban and mid dle dress; each carries a matchlock or musket carelessly borne on the shoulder, moving with awkward steps; when in a body have no appearance of being trained, look m ore lik e monkeys than human beings, some of them have a neck of b r i ng i ng down a singlestreets bi d o fi f y i R n g a nwgiotohn formerly challen ge d E uropeans with a a quick aim. The nat i ve passengers in pugilistic air, being much addicted to the art of Boxing amongst themselves. Their women of rank perform the honours of the table, and join in mirth, beinggenerally seated indiscriminately nearest Europeans from complaisance. I n soc i al parties they and other stron g d r i n k , are very loquacious strangers, still carryi ng muc h freedom and pa h na o dr s t p ai i nk ta ge ri o t if y sibt i ir n vaen t do h fy eir general demeanour and disposition ; the lower orders always stand before the Governor or Magistrate, and adherents sit on a lower floor. Their Police is strict, but not so much in preventing robberies as in punishing offenders. —( Calcutta Oriental Mercury. BISHOP OF CALCUTTA. Yesterday, in the morning, the Lord Bishop of Cakutta preached a very able sermon from the subject of the Collect of the day—impressing with much distinctive force of argument the principles of Christi an i ty . Th e fund of learning which his Lordship has so often displayed from the pulpit, and with the warmth of a true Christian spirit, cannot fail to impress the minds of his auuience with the subject of his discourses_. the humble devotions of the mind, and a just sensibility in conduct, divested of the external and false shew, have often given an improvement to them which at once affords convic den, whilst it tends to form the mind to a real and faithful at tention to our religious obligations.--(third.) RUNJEET SING. [Prom the London Asiatic" journal, Ist August, 1824.1 In our leading article we have dwelt at some length upon the military operations on our eastern fronlier. We m ust now take a glance at the western, where it spears that Itunjeet Sing has been extending his conquests into Scindh, and has actually rendered Ahdallah Khan, the Prince of that country, tritpltary. During the last few years, Runjeet Sing has been making rapid strides towards extended empire ; having con quered Casclnere, Peishawah, Moultan, and Scindh, besides a variety of petty states in the mountainous districts to the northward. Runjeet appears to have been very peremptory in his condition s wit h t h e N a b o b o f Scindh; positively insist ing upon the payment of a fixed sum within a few days. 01/ DIPORE. The Thakoors, or feudal Lords, in the dixtriet of Oudipore, have been so restless and predatory in their courses, as to ren der it necessary that a detachment of our troops should be marched from Monne'', with field guns, to restore harmony, The territories als3 of the Rajahs of Jypore and Kota)) apps• to be in such a state as to require our interference. • OUDE. The kingdom of Oude is still in a state of ferment from the maladministration to which it has for many years been a vie• tim. Many of the Zemindars have been in arms against the collectors of Cie revenue. We arc not acquainted with the mediate causes of the late disturbances; but at all events irs may read one lessk in the state of this unhappy country. it was thrown into a feverish state by a long series of oppressive exactions, and has consequently been disposed, for malty years, to resist even the lawful and equitable duties which the Government demanded. On the resent occasion, the Zemindars knew that the British' commiserated their conic• tion, and calculated upon their not interfering. We are happy in being able to state, that the disturbances were hap• pay quelled without our being called to so painful a duty. DACCA. An ordnance depot is about to be established at Dacca for the security of our eastern frontier.—A new local battalion is also to be formed fot the Silhet and Cachar frontier, to be com• posed of natives of those district s an d o f the neighbouring hill tribes. The corps is to he styled the Silber Loc4 Battalion. -- Five additional companies of Native Artillery have likewise been ordered to be ratred at Cawnpore and Dum Dum. CATHOLIC RENT. Dunt,”4, JuLy 31.—Yesterday nMeeting WO held in Liffey-street Chapel, convened by Mr. O'Connell, toe the purpose of fi wwartling the collection of " the Heat" in t! , e parish of St. Mary and Union—Mr. O'Kni.t.v in the Chair. Alt. O'Connell went into an explination or the sub;oct of CA• tholic rent, which is sanctioned by the Roman :1" sociation, and now in a stare of collection throopout t!l'' country ; he praised the Associition—attrilair, d to it the et; tention paid to Irish questions in Palliator:it duilag tle last Session, when a great portion of the time of zh..! 1 J egiAcure had been devoted to Irish affairs. He thought they wilful ultimately, by means of the Rent, obtain redress for the injuries they laboured under, and give the p eo pl e th e freedno God bestowed, but which unjust man withheld. It was l'i• possible but that a Gcvernment, working as it did, should mate Ireland part of the weakness of Great Britain. He would then. fore call on every man who loved tranquillity, and was bounl by allegiance, to express that aspiration of feeling, withotn which no man deserved to rank above the brute creation. TheY should exert their faculties to procure redress and insure the common safety. Money would, as it was every good ; LOI. a-year had been formerly subscribed by many, "' tholics, but it struck Win that another scheme could be devised, better calculated than the old one to answer the intended pur.;._ poses ; the pl a n i n quest i on was, his chins on the gratitude of planhis of count r ymen..— e n t t, ) — w ( h t i l e r t e i p a p l liantirssee.‘)--,eralnl perseverance then and enlarged on the said, calculated to re li eve 0 millions of people in Ire land, "'s :h; i l le e a third of the land still remained untouched by the Vane , unbroken by the fallow. Mr. O'Connell calculated on the rent producing 144,375/., which would' be easily collected. This would produce Emancipation, for no Governmelit would be mad enoug h to neglect the appeal of the peopl e acting thus in op en com binition. Lord Eldon, Mr. Peel , and Lord Liverpool, would come over if they had a docent excuse for it. He next alluded to the late discussion in the House, of Commons, relative to the Roman Catholic Association, and said . , he would thank Mr. llrown l o w, for lie had proved that their objects were strictly l eg i t i ma t e ; eleven tag-rag persons signed the petition against them—all tha t could e known of them was, that they mete not known. n , Association were not illegal, he contended; he had not bee_n, at his trade twenty-five years for nothing, that they should be able to state the Association violated any principle of the Constitution. He then generally commented on the uses to w hich. the rent (he said) would be applied, took a review of the state o f Ireland previous to his Excellency the Marquis \Wellesley's sr' rival, and considered, that as the Government were bringing 3 fe. c i : tion within the pale of the la w, Ireland was returning to tranqul lity. Mr. O'Connell made another determined attack upon the press, and censured Mr. Butterworth, M.P. Alluding to a late occurrence at Wexford, he defended Roman Catholic Priests. The people who were present at the murder of tite child had not, he remarked, interfered, because they thought it impossible the Priest could have done the child any harm. Ile asked were there no mad Clergymen on " the other side?"—and was not Sir H. Lees mad P 'There was no great fear, he thought that he would be allowed to kill a child for there was no a mother, young or old, wh o , on seeing hint approach, would not snatch up the child in her arms, and let the mad hunter ride hy.—( Laughter.) —A fter some severe renters , on Lord Roden, and two other religious meetings at which his Lordship lately presided, and having taken a r e vi ew o f F ra nce in opposition to the Meetin g h e ld last week regarding the die• tribution of the Bible on the Continent. Mr. O'Connell con• eluded by saying, he expected the Rent would render Ireland " great, glorious, and free," &e. &c. &c. He moved for the appointmet of a Committee of forty-one, (subsequently extad• ed to one hundred), for the collection of the Rent in that pathlb' Counsellor Fitzsimmons seconded the motion, and the Ceil l • mit tee was appointed.—(Dublin Correspondent.) BOW-STREET-(Tim DAr.) DA RING STREET 11.0 WIER T.—John Green wag brought up by Bartlett, belonging to Covent; garden watch_house, for robbing a lady narnea Newton, this morning, of her purse, containing three sovereigns and some silver. he prisoner: it appeared, i n company with another , man, jostle." against the l a dy as s h e was passing throug!' Covent-garden, who, on suddenly turning round, perceived her purse in the prisoner's hand, she instantly caught hold of him, called him a darling thief, when he handed the purse with its coral to his comp an i on, and both ran away. The la raising the cry of stop thief, the prisoner W BlO most immediately apprehended. He wag committed for trial. —..._— _ ___......._ PUBLIC WIIIPPING.--Thu r sd a y R 0 bl • De nnei I the underwent the disgraceful punishment of flogging t.hr e , tig ,. i i st streets of Dunbar, pursuant to the sentence awarded ai,- -l i ot him by the Ilygli Court of Juieiciary on the 15th inst. i , brutally assaulting and attempting to cut the throat of Fratl'i t, Findlay. The culprit was taken from the jail about 12 o'cl ec t , his back having been strippea bare before he was and fixed by the hands behind one of the town's dust ea... --The infliction of punishment commenced oppooite the it° where he received ten lashes ; the cart was then driven up to the town-head, where twenty more was given, and Jet,.llll'ihe clown the principal street to opposite the common cos" he scene of the outrage, where he received the like number; was then conducted towards the shore, and thence to %ea Street, at each of which places twenty lashes were inflicted, re• when again brought to the port' of the jail he received ih r : d i n mottling ten lashes, being the complement of one bun " bein lf all, and he was then recommitted to the jail, his back _,,p t h e cow l ; but slightly lacerated. The Magistrates followed which was not numerous, at a little distance, there bein4ge disposition on the part of the . populace 'to interfere in i ' a i e st half; on the contrary, the public feeling is decidedly og te d : both him and his paramour, the wife of the man be t retltrea fter , the boys carried them through the streets in effigy, and A brouht ou i i , wards burned them together. ._(Edinburgh Courant.) A very extraordinary and liainful scon e Pr ' e' t; rented itself on Saturday, at a house in the immediate vi l l li a Of the Regent's -park. A young ninn, apparentlY about 3 U , fashionable exterior, appeared in the balcony, hanited in re d robe-de-chambre, and red morocco slippers, his head enie, with bandages, and beneath his arm a red leather PO re ,2rwith who exclaimed in the accents of despair, accompanie d do wn frantic gestures and elevation of his eyes, " Gnu I°° " . 110 on my misfortunes —what a horrible situation is this in v cc J. I am placed; , ' and addressing several persons passing' r ain there no gentl e Man will resale me ? lam stout to be j '',ing dragged into th e country against my will ; they are torm ove me to madnes s: t hi s case encloses my title-deeds; they e n. you know they fromttlioemnC2tbilypasiasamyingg; destroyed my head. F re nchn io , Ctle -tgraeu';leites roo or n l i e , c a li n e d g. endeavoured v a o l u is re in d o t n o le so nt n a tb Ilia A tig ,,is h e d i ' d ` U s o x: c a n n y deir exhibited it,'' excl ai s t e ri v e e d ral se s v es er ri a . : 1 1 1 a i i i i I beseech Y° 11 •'; ffe ntle; persons were observed bellind him, whom the agitaa ban maa described a 3 his servants. A considerable crow ~1 / 4 ), a l; e N n o o , t ' no w , m th e ey in, arc not your title.,g,,he, now hered, and a respectably dressed man, on the sepit";,,i of " VIII no gentlemen come tip to me ?" said he woutu,! ver f was preparing to scale the balcony, when a servant in ii , : if, opened the door, and requested him to enter, which be :.ere accompaniel by several others, and th e doors and winda.w s closed. They shortly retu r ne d ; an d sat i sf i e d t h e multi"' ude of i c ti the gentl eman ' s being in a state of affliction of a nature rr, had been more than guessed at ; and the crowd separate° oi I dandy affected by that which they had witnessed. 111 Cli to 174 (i i 1%!