The Sun. — London, England, 1825-11-23 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Rtoile, dated Monday.) PARI,, Nov. 20.-In an extraordinary Sitting of Not. 7, which lasted three hours, the Great -Council of the Canton of Lucerne unanimously approved of all the measures taken by the Daily Council with respect to the two Counsellors who are accused as the instigators of the murder of the late Avoyer Mr. Keller. It has ordered that they shall be put on their trials, and the prelimi nary proceedings be conducted before the Cen -tral Committee of Inquiry. The right of judging . belongs to the tri,hanals of Lucerne. According to the principles of the concordat of It itschentoh wed, ho relation within the degree fixed by the law either of the family of Keller, or of the two persons accused, attended the Sitting of the Daily Council on the sth, or of the Great Coon <ol on the 7th. The Nuremburg Correspondent of the 14th has the following article : " The- most recent news from Constantinople fully confirms the report that the Porte, without Ivaiting for the final decision of the European powers on the affairs of Greece, is determined to continue the war with the greatest energy. What ever may be at the bottom the real designs of the Divan with respect to Mahomet Ali of Egypt, it is at ienst certain that it views him with extraor dinary regard, in order to induce him to employ all his forces to subdue the Greeks. " A special agent has very lately been sent to the Viceroy, to confirm him in the government of all the parts of Greece conquered by his troops. At the same time the Porte names Ibrahim Pach, his son, for his successer. It is also af firmed that the Porte has expressed a wish that the Viceroy may employ the forces which he bas still in Egypt, and can spare, against the principal Islands of the Archipelago, which, with the exception of Hydra, Spezzia, and Samos, mould not make, it is thought, any serious oppo bition." TRIAL OF TILE FRENCH JOURNAL, TILE CONSTITUTIONNEI.. GOOD. ROYALE .AT FARIS.—SOLEMN SITTING, NOV. 19. A great number of persons crowded round the Court in the early part of the morning. At noon the Court took its place. Baron .t.egtticr, the first President, was at its head, and he was accompanied by MM. Amy and Dupaty, other Presidents. When the Court was opened, the public were allowed to enter, and filled the hall. There were nearly a hundred Advocates present, and with them several Judges of the other Chambers of the Cour Royale, M. de Broe, the Ad vocate-General, opened the case for the prosecution, and spoke to the following effect : Gentlemen (addressing the Judges)—The law which con fides to you the police of the Journals, orders pleadings; I must therefore address you. In other affairs of this nature, the defenders have communicated to the their difficulties in acting on this. How, they said, can we discuss a succession of articles? A number of propositions, so many details, and say all that may be said ? In fact, after dilating on some part of a subject, the Advocate-General and the defenders have both ,been obliged to refer the whole to the examination of the Judges, and to give to them the ground which was not proper for a pleading. The force of things makes this trial belong to those which arc carried on by writing, and the accused Jour nalists themselves caused the pieces to be printed and sub mitted to the Judges, whose experience thus chews the in sufficiency-of pleading. I shall restrain my task within clue To re-establish things in their proper light, will be my first care. Pt is incontestible that in our political con stitution there is a right to discuss political and religious matters. ' In admitting the liberty of worship, the charter ..has constituted • this right. But the respect due to religion is also as hicontrOvertible. - The man who is so unfortunate as not to find this sentiment in his heart, will find it is the law. In opposing and defending different religious opinions, and though zeal shall criticise opposing dogmas, there is in that nothing illegal ; but when by a constant and systematic degradation of religion, by insults, injuries, and scorn, when, by lies, it is endeavoured to throw contempt on religion, this is a violation of the law. Controversy is permit. ted—not outrage. When the discussions were going on on the law relative to the press, much was said about preserving to those religions, not the religion of the State, an equality of pro - tection ; but was it ever Said, that the religion of the State was to be put out of the protection of the law ?—Certainly not ! Yet, so certain persons wish to interpret the law. But I ask you only one thing, the equal protection promised by the law to all - by the Charter. But why do 1 speak of the religion of the State ? Are they reformers of whom I speak ? Do yox not see the gUlph to which they would urge us ; and that the _bloody banner, of revolt and impiety is yet displayed ? You have not theological questions to decide, Gentlemen ; it is not a dispute, as has been said, between Protestantism and Catho licism, all which is honourable of different religions ; to de plore with us the daily attacks of these new doctors, of these . preachers with no mission, who only wish to destroy, and for whom Prottantism is only a pretext. The Protestanti themselves have said to these men, who are you who take our name—you do not'belong to Us ? You out rage us—you 'have no gratitude. When we enjoy peace and equal protection, why do you describe us as persecuted ? Who hits told you of our proselytism, which we disdain ? You are our commotr enemy. The wicked gentlemen are skilful to profit by every thing. The Ministers of religion are men, and' are guilty of the faults of men. What is it to the ad versaries of religion, all the good these ministers do from the crowded city to the remote village ? What is it to them that these Ministers meet at every step difficulties that are the de plorable fruits of a long revolution ? All this is concealed, or if one - day an' . eulogium is passed, the next the consealed sense it interpreted to the reader. But is there any imprudence committed, an impropriety, an excess of zeal, it is instantly told, exaggerated, perverted, with all the pomp possible. The most indifferent actions are misinterpreted, the facts are -mis-stated or invented ; and if by chance any person has de gridtled the sacerdotal character, an endeavour is made to wound, through him, die whole !lierarchy. To employ these means to degrade religion, to hold the Clergy in a state of per petual accusation is not to sustain a theological argument but to violate the law ; without doubt they may censure the acts, -ear - stems, and doctrines which seem to oppose the liberties of the Galician Church, if such a censure is founded; if the l'ishfieMinister saw good faith and attachment to religion, .14trfrom represssing such efforts, he uould be ready to applaud • thew, as he would himself be the first to act if lie saw an occa aion within - that sphere in which our new laws have confined the Judicial 'authority. But under the words jesuitism, viltramon tastion, they attack, they tear religion. Every Priest is a -Jesuit, every pious man a member of the congregation; by the , aid of - these epithets they endeavour to render odious every thing connected with religion, and this is not to sustain a . theological thesis, but to violate the law. We, Gentlemen, lia#e learnt too well the mischievous influence of names turned frOtti their proper signification. At a period still too recent, . What mischief has not been effected with words ? There was °naps particularrepeated every clay in the journals or pamphlets, and made assort of monster, to which the people soon lent realty figg their imaginations, anal afterward we.saw the effects. In the origin, however, this class, then named aristocrat:, was -the object, and perhaps the cause of some abuses; but when 'the phantom was invented, what did they who made it do ? Could they stop the -people they had corrupted ? Could they confer on those whcan.passion, interest, and ignorance led to confound a part with the whole, the power to distinguish ? No, Gentlemen, the torrent rolled on as it had been launched.— 'The evil was consummated; error became crime, and destiny was fulfilled. Now, it is behind words, or if you please, be hind-the abuse, that the assailant takes his stand to attack his system. Such is the truth f and every impartial person would acknow ledge kir such, after examining the real intention of the series of r irtieles complained of in the Constitutionnel; 'though, at the :same time, it will be readily understood that this very truth will be the thing, that they will feel most anxious to deny, for • that is their only mode of defence; and it will be between the isystOnstlet who- ,liffirrit eh& deny, that you, Gentlemen . Mint judke: Theindietments are before - you, and you have the pas. sages sforil for word, so that you have nothing to.do but to read and' to 'pronounce. 'On examination you will find, that • such'phruses, - as haVe - been considered as a fair attack on , -the part Of the . Paper have not been submitted to your '.consideration, but have been struck out.; in pursuance of atickpian, where any attack against religion has been -made, every thing extraneous to that subject has been omitted ; and to prevent any possibility of a mistake, the first and last words of the culpatory passages have been set out since the 20th of last August, and the paper in which this statement has been made we have had prirned,ln order that copies may be laid before you aed the Advocates. The inculpated articles amount in all to 34. They commence on the 2d May, and finish on the 25th July.— With this specimen the Public. Minister contented himself, as in former indictments it had been urged that too many articles had been set forth, lid too long a space of time embraced. (in the 21 of i 1 my the Collnitutionncl published a long article on a little book entitled "Examen de Conscience ;" it announced , it as containing a most complete exposure of the most mon strous combinations of debauchery, as a treatise of corruption at the same time stating that it was drawn up by a Priest, ho llowed with the approbation of two Vicars-General, and dis tributed by the Missionaries, and finishing with an appeal to the Minister, and to fathers of families against this book, which, according to the article, was calculated to insinuate the poison of corruption into every seminary. What could possibly be the purport of such an article as this, but to heap odium on the Vicars and Priests, who were encourag- 1 ing the circulation of an obscene volume among youths i whose tender age rendered them open to such attractions ? In establishing this prosecution, we have not proposed to ourselves to enter into a refutation of all the calumnies put forth by the Constitationne/ ; that were too tedious a task ! All that we have to do is to ineptire into the feeling .which could have produced such articles, and the best means we have of arriving at that information are by examining the articles themselves. There are, however, Gentlemen, some points on which it will be necessary to offer you some positive testimony, such as the material facts of the.charge, and on this head no Bette, evidence can be produced than the book itself. We have requested a copy front the Minister of the Ecclesiastical Affairs, and he has furnished us with one. Of its merits you will be able to judge, when we shall have joined it to our other docu ments: It is an aggravating circumstance against the Consti tritionnel that the volume actually contains an approbation for printing as long back as the 4th January. 1804, so that at the time when this virulent attack was made upon it, it had been in circulation for 21 years, without ever betbre having had its piety or morality called in question ; but the Constitutionnel was careful not to give any hint of this circumstance. Front what it put forth, one ssould suppose that the volume had but just been published ; for the outcry which they wished to raise was against the Priests of 182.5, and not those of 1804. On this point it is impossible to equivocate ; dates are fixed things ; the Vicar-General Choleton, who gave the first approbation in PlO4, has been dead since the year 1807 ; and M. Courbon, the other Vicar-General, who renewed the approbation in 1818, has been dead these two years. Such is the history of the book which the Constitutionnel has untombed. Nor can it be pretended that they were ignorant of these dates, for they themselves are the persons who talk of the approbation of the two 'Vicars-General. With respect to the charge of tile volume being generally spread throughout the seminaries of France, even that is not true ; it was ori ginally confined to the diocese of Lyons, and although it has since extended its circulation, it has always been confined to the country. - Every word that the Constilutionna publishes gives token of the desire that pervades it to write down the Clergy, on the score of immorality. An accusation, which by two verdicts has been declared to be a calumny, was published against a clergyman of Rotten, who has no - fault but zeal.— Bow often has it not happened, that when an enemy of the Government has been accused of any crime, great or small, certain journals have been the first to warn us to be care , ful how we excite the public feeling, or attack the life and honour of a citizen; but when the person accused happens to be a priest, these very journals are the first to throw aside all such recollections. Of what value are 55 years of irreproach able virtue ; or '25 years of conscientious piety ?—What avail his benevolence, his evengelical simplicity ? They are nothing when the accused is a priest : the Constitutionnel can no longer check itself—that one word is sufficient, and every party feeling is called into action to give vigour to the calumny against the pious Curate of Carville. The length of the speech of the Advocate-General prevents us giving the whole of it to-day, but we shall not fail to con tinue it daily.—(Constitutionnel.) ROYAL STANNARY AND BRITISH MINING ASSOCIATION. Yesterday a Meeting of several of the Pro prietors of this Association was held at the City of London Tavern, for the purpose described in the following advertise- • ment, by which it was convened :—lt was addressed to " all subscriber to the above-named Company who may be really de sirous of inquiring into its formation and the state Of its affairs, and of organizing measures to enforce either perform ance on the part of the projectors of the prospectus issttedi by them to the public, or in default to demand restitution of the deposit money obtained on the faith thereof. The object or the meeting being thus clearly defined, those Gentlemen wim, at the partial meeting of the 10th instant, at the Freemasons' Ta vern, sanctioned the conduct of the projectors and self-elected directors in withholding 4,000 of the original shares, upon which no deposit has yet been paid, in purchasing 1,000 shares with ; the Company's money, and in giving 2,500/. to one of their own number,. as projector of the Company, will of course bear in mind that they need not now attend." Mr. HENRY 131.atN was calletrto the Chair, and Mr. Rom.: nTsow then claimed the attention of the meeting in the first place to an explanation personally affecting himself, and read the following extract. from an advertisement which had been published in the newspapers of that day, by the So licitors of the Directors. The part to which he alluded was as follows : The motives which influence some of the few Gentlemen who so strenuously oppose the Directors may be estimated by the fact, that one of them, who signed the requisition for the meeting of the proprietors on the 10th instant, and who was most ardent in his opposition to the Directors, has since that Meeting offered to withdraw all further opposition, if thee will purchase 100 .of his shares, at 4/. each, they being worth in the market only 11. each, or in other words, if they will buy his favour at the price of 3001. to be paid out of the Com pany's funds. The Directors rejected the offer with the contempt it merited, and leave this fact, with a copy of the letter on the part of the individual alluded to, to the consideration of the shareholders, convinced that they will justly appreciate the merits of an op position flowing from such a source. COPY of the LETTER. To the , Directors of the Royal Stannary Company. Freeman's-court, Cornhill, Nov. 11, 1825. Gentlemen—We have this morning been waited upon by a friend of Mr. Robertson, who has requested us to communicate to you, that he (Mr. Robertson) will forego all further proceed ings against the Company, provided you will purchase 100 of his shares at 4/. each, and that in the event of your doing so he will pay the call upon the remaining 100 shares held by him.— Requesting the favour of an answer, We remain, &c., W. BEET RA M and SON. By order of the Board, L. GoDDARD, Jun. Sec. 7, Angel-court, Nov. 18, 1825. Seeing Mr. Beecham, jun., in the room, he now called upon him to state on what authority his firm had ventured to state that he (Mr. Robertson) was ready to act in the manner set forth in the advertisement. The imputation upon him, he now publicly declared, was false and groundless.—(Hear, hear !) Mr. BEETIIAM, jun., said, that the information, however unauthorised it might have been by Mr. Robertson, was cer tainly in substance commuicated to the firm by a party, and they in consequence . felt it to be their duty to transmit it to the directors. He begged to be understood as not attending here professionally, but merely as an individual spectator. Mr. ROBERTSON explained, that after the meeting at Free masons' Hall, Mr. Wilkes asked him if be had any personal hostility to any of the directors—he replied certainly not : then, said Mr. Wilkes, all you want is to get back your money ; h e an swered that he 114 d no other object. The offer, in fact, instead of originating with him (Mr. Robertson), was, in point of fact, made to him. Several gentlemen complained that a profes sional firm should publish information so conveyed to them, without first ascertaining its truth from the party most im plicated. Mr. lirETHAtn, jun., said, that the information was given to them by Mr. Wilkes, and all they did was to transmit it to the Directors, for whom they were acting. Mr. ROBERTSON said that he had obtained his object, in chewing the meeting where the misinformation rested. It was absolutely untrue so far as it regarded himself, and he left Mr. Wilkes and Messrs. Beetham to settle the matter as they pleased. He would now go to the public business for which they had 'assembled. He hoped there were no subscribers present who were not ready to go all proper lengths to re cover their money back from the directors who had so mis managed their affairs. Il e con t en d e d th at t h ese di rec t ors had forfeited all claim on their confidence, and that as they had deceived them (Ow subscribers) in matters which they did know, it was fair to infer that they had equally deceived them in matters which they did not.—(Hear!)—He then re ferred to the prospectus of the company, from which it appeared that tile original intention was to have 10,000 shares at 501. each for their capital ; but it was afterwards arranged that only 6,000 of these should be sent into the market, the others to be reserved by the directors for con ciliating persons locally interested in the concerns in Devon shire and Cornwall, and other purposes; 1.500 were to be for the local persons so circumstaneed; and 500 for ill rilien rick, according to some plan which had been devised. The reservation of the 1,500 was quite ridiculous, for if the con xerns were as valuable as the directors bad represented them, those locally interested would be glad to become purchasers in the market. (1-Tear !)—The utmost delusion had been practised respecting the mines in question, and indeed the parties must have been hard driven when they resorted to so ridiculous a puff as that a silver cup, weighing 102 ounces, had been made from the silver found in one of the mines 300 years ago.—(A laugh.)—lt would hate been much better to have shown the subscribers that they could get good copper out of them to pay a reasonable dividend.—' Hear !)—Notwithstanding, however, all the arts used to puff up the scheme, the very day after the' prospectus was issued, which gave so famous a description of the affitirs of the association, the shares fell to a discount of 00 per cent.—(Bear !)—lt was time, under these discou raging circumstances, to abandon a concern which it was clear could not thrive under so ninth mismanagement, and to get back the deposits which had been paid by the sub scribers.—(hear Ilenrick had been called upon to pay up his deposits on the 500 shares allotted to him, but he had turned round upon the directors, and refused to-comply with their requisition, until they had paid up their own deposits on the remainder of the 4,000 reserved shares. The• fact was, that the directors had been speculating on the money paid by the several subscribers, and had not paid any advance upon the shares which they had assumed for themselves. He had just seen the opinions of the Attorney and Solicitor-General, which would satisfy the meeting that they could hold their directors legally responsible for the money already paid into their hands. They had clearly no right as directors to pay over 2,.r.001. to one of their own number as projector of the company, which they had done; neither had they to lay out 4,7001. in purchasing up•. wards of 1,000 shares in the market at a discount, under the alleged pretence of keeping up the price, and serving the concern. . . . Mr. KNIGHT, the solicitor, then read the opinions of the Attorney anti, Solicitor-General, as well as the case on which they were founded : they were as follows : " Some time in the spring of the present year an association was stated to have been formed for the purpose of purchasing and working certain mines in Cornwall and Devon, to be called the " Royal Stannary and British Mining Association," the capital to be 500,0001. in 10,000 shares of 50/. each. 'Die directors were self-elected, and consequently had the exclusive distribution of the shares. By the accompanying prospectus, as also by advertisements in the The Thnes and other daily papers, applications for shares were to be made to the bankers or the solicitors of the association. In consequence of such advertisements, not less than 26,009 shares were applied for ; the directors, however, either with a view to their own personal advantage, or for reasons which they do not think proper to make known, kept hack 4,000 shares, issuing to the public only 6,000, upon which a deposit has been paid of 51. per share. By this course of proceeding only 30,000/. has been paid, in stead of 50,000/., the amount of the deposits upon 10,000 shales, the number originally contemplated. In this situation the directors have expended nearly the whole of the 30,0001. in the purchase of mines, and by other large payment; and not withstanding the whole of the 500,0001. named in the pro spectus has not yet been subscribed for, or any deed of associa tion executed or even prepared, the directors have made a fur ther call of 21. per share, not upon the ten thousand shares, as originally announced by the prospectus, but upon those only held by the public, ..nd on which the deposit of Si. per share has teen made. This circumstance, with many others, un necessary to mention, have led the shareholders to call for the accounts of the company, and from which, when produced ISy the directors, it appears that they, in addition to the first pur chas of the mines, and other incidental -expences, have paid a sum of 2,500/. to some person as the projector of the essocia tion ; and not satisfied with having kept back four thotisand shares, the directors went into the market, and actually pur chased one thousand shares at a small discount, for the cost of which shares they take credit as a payment made on account of the association of no less a sum than 4,1001. The present shareholders, therefore, who hare paid their deposits upon the faith of the company having ten thousand shares of 50/. each, as stated in the prospectus, will have their risk increased just double the amount they contemplated, and that at the arbi trary discretion of a few individuals who have elected them selves the directors of the association, and who never called a meeting to authorize any one of their acts. Oa the part of those who have paid the deposit of 51. per share upon the faith of the original prospectus, it is contended that the directors have no power to alter the terms of the said prospectus,. or to make any payments (except those necessary for the establish ment of the association), until the whole amount of the capital of 500,000/. named in the prospectus has been subscribed for, and the deposits paid upon the ten thousand shares—much less had they authority to make so large a payment as 2,5001. to the projector of an association not even now formed ; and 4,700/. for the purchase of one. thousand shares, which having been done previous to the repeal of the Act, commonly called the Bubble Act, was altogether illegal. Under these circum stances your opinion is requested. " lst—Whether the subscribers, who have paid their deposit of 51. upon their respective shares in conformity to the terms of th original prospectus, can be held liable for the payment of a further sum of 21. per share, until-the whole of the capital of 500,000/. has been subscribed for, and the deposits of 5/. per share paid upon the 10,000 shares originally stipulated for. " 2dly—Whether the Directors were authorised to make any payments for the purchase of mines, or the 2,500/. to the alleged projector, and 4,7001. for the purchase of the 1,000 shares, until the whole capital had been subscribed for, and the deed regu lating the Association, according to the terms of the prospectus, had been executed. " 3clly—Whether, as only 13,000 shares have been paid upon, instead of 10,000, the number originally named in the pros pectus, and 1.001) of these shares since purchased by the di rectors, thereby increasing the risk of the present shareholders to double what was contemplated by the prospectus, such share holders can withdraw themselves from the concern altogether, and maintain an action against the Directors (or such of them in whose names the deposit of 6/. per share have been received) to recover back such deposit, as for money had and received ; and whether the purchaser of an original subscriber's interest stands in any different or worse situation titan the original sub scriber himself. " Lastly.—And, failing such right of action, can the subscribers compel the projectors or directors to refund the monies so expended, and pay up the deposits on the 4,000 issued shares, so as to go on with the Association on its origi nal basis ?" PRICE OF STOCKS THIS Sink Stock 3 per Cent. lied. 3 per Cent. Cons. 3.4 per Cent 92i Ditto fled. 4 per (:ent. New lO2 11 2 Bank Long Ann. India Stock Ditto Bonds 1 2 dis. par South Sea Stock PRICES OF FOREIGN F Austrian lids, SKr cent.— Brazilian Bds 1825 --Scrip 124 i 13121 ] dis. Buenos Ayres lids Chilian, Bds, 6 per cent — Colondiian lids, 6 per C. 1)o. do. 1824 Danibil, 6 per cent. Do. 3 per cent. (lreek lids Do. 1825 Guatiniala Mexican lids Do. 6 per sent. 69i THE A'T'TORNEY-GENERALS OPINION. " lst.—lt does not appear fron► the above statement, or the prospectus, that the directors possessed any authority to alter either the amount of the capital, or the number of shares, or, in fact, to do any thing until the whole number of shares were purchased, and the capital subscribed. I think the subscribers are not liable for the payment of the further sum of 21. per share in the present state of the Association. Indeed, it does not appear that the directors have any authority to make a call for further payment; their authority in this respect would de pend upon the terms of the association, which do not appear to have hPen settled. " 2d—l hink, upon the .above statement, the directors had no :Authority to make any of these payments. " 3d—l think any shareholder may withdraw from the as sociation if he thinks proper ; but he cannot maintain an ac ti.n for money had and received against the directors who ere ceived the deposit. I think this money can only be recovered (if at all) in a court of equity. If the party wishing for the return knew that the directors were laying out the subscrip tions in the purchase of mines, &c., and did not in any way interfere to prevent it, either by remonstrance or otherwise, they will not, I think, be entitled to insist upon the return. " 4th.—For any misapplication of the funds those indivi duals who have authorized such misapplication will be re sponsible : but they can he called to account only in a court of equity. If they have improperly withheld the 4,000 shares, they would be liable in respect of arty injury the Association may have thereby sustained. I think, if they continue direc tors, they may he compelled to carry on the establishment up on its original footing. But there would be very great diffi culties in the way of any proceeding in a court of justice, arising out of any association of that nature. _ " J. S. COPLEY. " Sergeants' Inn, Nov. 21, 1825.' 1 THE SOLICITOR-GENF:HM. 9 g OPINION. " Ist.—l am of opinion that the subscribers - w1;o have paid their deposit of 5 per cent. could not be compelled to pay the additional instalment of 21. per share. " 2d.—l see no grounds upon which the Directors could $ nume a power to divert and apply the money in their hands, paid in by the subscribers, to either of these purposes ; and I conceive that neither of these sums could he allowed as matter of discharge, being payments made without authority. " apprehend that the subscribers would not he able, by any action, to recover back their deposits. But I think that the subscribers, by a bill in Chance r y, by, o r i n th e names of all, might require the Directors to account, and pay back their deposits, upon the ground that the Association, un der all circumstances, must be considered as virtually at an end, and incapable of being proceeded with. I further think that the Court of Chancery would not, by any decree, enforce or compel the establishment of the association. Upon the whole, the relief which the subscribers have, is to meet the case (as in substance is) as one in which probably the project cannot be carried into effect, and consequently that the directors must account and pay back the deposits. " Lincoln's-inn, Nov. 22. " C. WETHERELL." Mr. CLARK arraigned the conduct of the directors, am/ complained in the strongest terms of their having embarked in large mining speculations upon the strength of the deposits partially paid on the shares, without waiting to ascertain whe ther the original capital could be raised to pursue the larger ob ject. He also said, that although 6,000 shares were only is sued, according to the report of the directors, yet that a friend held shares which were numbered from 7251 to 7235. (Another A t a very late hour we received the Mode, dated Tuesday, and from vrhich we make the fol lowing extracts : " ROME, Nov. 10. " A letter just received from Corfu, dated 21st October, says—' It is reported that the Greek fleet of fifty-five vessels, and a large number of gun-boats under the orders of the Admirals Mantis, Sachturos, and Canaris, fell in with the Turco-Egyptienne, a short distance from Alex andria, and after a bloody conflict, in which the barbarians lost a great number of their ships taken or burnt, they were entirely dispersed.' TRI ESTE, Nov. 6. " According to letters from the Levant, the Chevalier Accurtis, Commander of the Austrian fleet, has received orders from his Government to oppose, in every way, the right of search. ins Austrian vessels claimed by Greece, and to prevent as much as possible any infraction of the right of neutrals. M.Rigny, the French Admiral has received similar orders from his Government, and also to co-operate with Austria in repressing the piracies committed by Greek vessels. It is go nerally thought that other European Governments will take similar steps. A Turk has brought to Suda the news that the Turco-Egyptian fleet had just arrived there, and would remain some time. It is now confidently said, that the fleet has set sail, and was last heard of off Rhodes.— The Greeks have also collected together all their disposable marine force, and are determined to attack their enemies on the first favourable opportunity. " Ibrahim is near the coast in anxious expec tation of news from Candia, which he has been de siring some time. But perceiving that his retreat to Tripolizza was threatened, he quitted Laconia and returned in order to open communications with Navarino by Leondari. Intelligence has reached him of the expected speedy arrival of his reinforcements. " We know for certain, that if any negotia tions were going forward between Ibrahim and Colocotroni, they are now entirely broken off, RD a for the t hat the later is fully determined to fight independenc e of Gr ee c e . Ile has lately re es considerable sums of money, which he disburse , in augmenting his troops, a thing easily the eel, since Ibrahim is generally detested fo r pillage and excesses of his troops. " TuniN, N olr ' 11 ' t LI c: The news that the palace of the th" v—si nt at Genoa had been giv e n to the Jesuit s is correct. This palace, built by a descendant the house of Dacazze, who had become a J eig belongs in effect to this Society, a nd wh icli about to take possession of it. His Sart lilii l Majesty arrived at Genoa on the 6th. Satis6 b ' e with the conduct of his fleet before T ri P li ' has conferred on the most distinguished office rs the Cross of St. Maurice, and pensions of from 200 to 1,500 francs. " PARIS, Nov. 0t " his Majesty the Emperor of Austria Wen out for the first time since his recovery on the - j of November. As soon as it was known, cravilli surrounded the palace to salute his Maie st i a W ; (1 . the most lively acclamations. The tow n was minated in the evening. t the " The Gazette de Frankfort says, " 1- r ot Emperor of Austria has appointed the Li ° Antoine (PA ppony, Ambassador to Grea t Britalto His Serene Highness Prince Esterbazy P e d Sat France. A new consular flag is disp le i e n Genoa; that of his Majesty Abderamen ischam, Emperor of Morocco. 000 15, 4: A pr i va t e l et t er i n t hi s paper , dated Br e 19th of November, has some remarks ur n , r , present state of Eccl e siastic a l affairs in the Sat'lir'n, lands, but contains nothing of any particular portance." The French Papers of Sunday arriodl n tll y night, but are destitute of any politic al gence. They confirm the previous infr ria2t t i o g that the Divan had determined on P lDsecu the war in Greece with augmented viguir' c old s Frankfort Papers to the 16th Nover al ' er ig to hand this day, and are filled with accuitr ". " 0% of the economical arrangements of the new of BAVARIA. Judging by the measures oPtbul the Treasury must have been at a very I° " ' seeing that his Majesty has been COmr ile t ot retrench in his household affairs, and t° 1. himself to six dishes at his table i n gPn o e d If we are to credit these statement s / it r ptl vi , not appear that the Bavarians have 1„100 in the late KING, who seems to 112/e din about the time of his death as busily en 1 p 101 :0° increasing the expenditure of the State asi"-ter cessor now is in reducing it.—On the 4th SeP gy her a Protestant Chapel for the use of her o ( JESTY the QUEEN, was consecrated) i",oto Majesties Summer Palace at Tegeruso•-- Papers contain nothing worth extractiog' se e/ The proceedings against the Cons di(' for the tendency of certain articles whichl-bees ferent times appeared in its columns, qtly' ha ve ot e• commenced, and M. de Bnoc, th e Adl°illtioef General, tl e for the suspension o f th e Journal for ° 111 ; d ioal was heard in support of hi s re o M. DUPIN'S reply on the part of the 4) was adjourned until Saturday next. This plan of selecting different Per—rolo from the diff e r e nt num b er s of a journal r ib ' ' , Sc' within any given p er i o d, in order to 1004 % 0 cu:,ation against it, that its tendency 1° l an ter is indeed manif e stly un just, becaus° tilespirit dency of a journal sh ou ld be shewn b y the 001 of its different articl es t a ken altoget her ' 1 : 11 0 1 by isolated paragraphs, whose olealriiigins lig i - h i c itte r e : greatly altered by b e i ng abstracted from op, of the context i n w hich they o peered. If this ind e ed is to b e perifil libel and • such seems to be the new l aw 0 ft° l/1 in France, no N e wspaper could be ta llye ul hs the hands of the public prosec utor. Or s toik in Paris, patronized as it is 11 the ea tiee r° ,, party, and speaking s e ntiments by them s ocv: orthodox and l eg iti ma te, could no t bear ode(' scrutiny, but ought in like manner t o be / 11617 0 00 P o j and submitted t o th e purifying a ction °f a er trial. Would the Editor of any jour J e 4 h g take to say he is w ith o ut sin if sin is to "e"rtit4'. of by abstract paragraphs from- th e fo P r O which have appeared in his selves, we confess our w ea p k a s p e e e rs ' ? ICe o c quite assured such a scrutiny is more 4* ° we can bear, and more even than the 00 the Morning Post, the most legitimate ersool°J lv legitimate doctrin e s this country P r°due e e c lip% very willingly und e rgo. This pro°ro ' ceedi°P; France, then, is a monstrous P or without principle, without honest'', Of 0# ' other good quality t o recommen its - the re f nb° ceeding reserved for discover/. by, ° Sls All l-„ finenwnt of the I 9th century, 50- " - e e ' the ie before, and unprecedented in a Tor 1011 •of the world. Turkey itself: t"- t gentleman said that he knew of shares issued from 8,935 t o 1 1 ,940.) He did not of course mention this as decisive of the f Let that more than 6,000 shares; had actually been issued, for the bankers might have begun with the large numbers ; it, how ever, required explanation.—(llear !)—With respect to the directors themselves, they were changed as often as there were days in the week, s 4 that it would be very difficult to know who were the responsible persons. lie gave in a list which he had lately received at the solicitor's office ; it reptesentcd Sir F. Desanges to be the Chairman, and several other persons the directors. 3lr. ROBERTSON said, that the names of Mr. Patteson, Mr. Walker, Ur. Edwards, and others, had been used in the di rectory without their knowledge, as he was informed. The disposition of the meeting being to proceed to business without further delay, several resolutions were unanimously adopted, for the purpose of demanding a return of the deposits from the directors, or proceeding against them for the recovery thereof, and a committee was appointed to carry these resolu tions into effect. A list was taken in the room of the number of shareholders in attendance which concurred in these proceedings. ANGLO-MEXICAN MINING ASSOCIATION. E DIRECTORS of the ASSOCIATION I for ASSISTING in 'WORKING MINES in MEXI CO, and other parts of SPANISH AMERICA, having made a CALL, of FIVE POUNDS on each of the SHARES of the ASSOCIATION, under the powers vested in them by the DEED, the Proprietors are requested to pay the same on ale amount of their re,Tective Shares to Messrs. BARCLAY, TRITTON, BEVAN, and Co. Lombard-street, on or be fore the 24th day of November next. JOSEPH LOWE, Secretary. 7, St. Helen's-place, Oct. 21, 1825. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Old Annuities New Ditto. Ex. Bills 10001. 11d. par t dis. Ditto ... 5001. lid. par 2 dis. Ditto Small lid. 1 pm. 2 din. Ditto Advertised Bank for Acct. India for Acct. Cons. for Acct B5 41i MIIS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Mexican Scrip Neapolitan, 5 per cent. Neapolitan do. 1824 Peruvian Bonds Do. Scrip__ Portuguese . Bow Prussian, 5 per cent. Ditto New Russian, New, 5 p. ct. ... Fiß Sp:all:4111821, 5 per Ct. 16 15i . . 1823 , French lientes,s p. c. 98f. —c. Exchange ... 25f. 10c. 3 per cent. ... —f. —c. Exchange ... —f..—c. PRICES OF SILILLES AT csr. O'CLOCK. Per Shore. A nglo-Mexican Min ing Company 574 A rigna Iron and Coal Mining Company ..... 8 Bolivar Mining Company - l9 18 Royal Stannary and British Mining Association ..... i 1 Nero United Mexican Mining Company • 21i British Gas Company .. 4i Australian Company 15 14 British Rock and Patent Salt Company 9.1 10 British and Foreign Paper Company 1 i i 2 French Brandy Distillery Company General Steam Navigation Company Honduras Company FOKIAGN MATI.S. Annirr.u. Prit. Guernsey and Jersey - 0 1 Gottenhurgh - . 0 2 Ilamburgh . - 0 1 France - . 1 0 America - - . 0 1 Li P(1 If WATER AT LONDON lIRIDOE TO-MORROW. Morning, 49 ininutem after 0. j Evening, 13 minutes after 1. T1114,' SUN. SOLE-11 (2(fla DICERS FALSUJI AUDEAT LONDON. WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23. 1825.