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the Mackenzie. To this conduct the Esquimau' were probably stimulated by the Indians. The western party were also providentially saved from an attack of a tribe of mountain Indians, by an opportune notice of their intention. Before the attack, however, Dr.. Richardson's party met se•; venal parties of Esquimaux, and had friendly communications with them ; and it may, hi seine measure, be ascribed to the small number of the party, (twelve in alp, anti the app are ntly dis tressed situation o the boats grounding on the flats of the Mackenzie river.. But after the at.: tack was defeated, and fortimately without injury to the natives, presents were made to, .and bar.; ters with, some ind;:viduals who belonged td the same tribe, I _7;Ut who had not been engaged in the affair, :and who had signified their disap . proT3l of the conduct of the assailants. The eastern party, under Dr. Richardson, who was accompanied by Mr. Kendall, an in telligent and distinguished young officer, sue teeded in reaching the Coppermine River on the Bth August, and returned to Fort Franklin, Grea i t Bear Lake, on the Ist September. Like that under the command of Captain Franklin, they experienced repeated obstructions from ice, and occasionally from strong breezes; but they were spared the fiiggy weather, except on parts of two days, which had caused the western party so much anxiety and difficulty in their progress. The object of Dr. Richardson's party was to examine the intermediate coast,_ between the Mackenzie and the Coppermine Rivers. After separating : from Captain .Franklin, on the 4th July, they pursued the easternmost channel of the Mackenzie, , until the 7th of that month, whin finding that it distributed itself by va rious outlets, of which the more easterly were not navigable for their boats, they chose a middle one, and that night got into brackish water, with an open view of the sea, in lat. 69 deg. 19 min. N., long. 133 deg. 24 min. W. On the 11th, in lat. 69 deg. 42 min. N., lon. 132 deg. 10-min. W., the water , was perfectly salt, the sea partially covered with drift ice, and no land visible to seaward.• They expe rienced considerable difficulty in crossing the estuaries ,of several rivers, which were deemed to be outlets of the shallow channels of the Mackenzie, that had been left , to the eastward. —They suffered, besides, some detention from ice and bad weather ; and it'was not until the 18th of July, that, in lat. 70 deg. 37 min., N., long. 126 deg. 52 min. W., they got entirely clear of the widely spreading mouths of the Mackenzie,. and of a large lake of brackish water, which seems to receive one of the branches of ,that river. The navigation across these wide estuaries was rendered embarrassing from extensive sandy flats, which occasionally compelled them to go nearly out of sight of laud, and,left them expo s ed, to . a frequently (law • gerotis surf, in, boats too slight to. venture out into deep water, amongst , heavy ice, in stormy weather. These dangers were gladly exchanged :for a coasting voyage in the open sea. They rounded • Cape Parry, in lat. 70 deg. , 8 min. N., long. 123 deg. W. ; Cape Krusenstern in lat. 68 deg. 46 min. N., long. 114 deg.- 45 min. W.; and entered. George the IVth Coronation Gulf, by the Dolphin and Union Straits (so named after the boats), which brought then-i within sight of Cape Barrow, and two degrees of longitude to - the eastward of the Coppermine River. Their sea voyage terminated as before mentioned, on the Bth of August, by their actually entering - that river. With the exceptinn of a few hours on two or three . days, Dr. Richardson's party experienced contrary winds during their entire progress, and latterly were delayed, and compelled to round 'every inlet of a deep bay, by thick ice driving in from seaward, and packing closely on the shore. The boats' crews, however, without suffering their exertions to flag, and taking every advan -tage of wind and tide, cut a passage with the hatchet ; and by fon'. days of hard 'labour cleared this obstacle, the most troublesome that occurred durins.;g their voyage along along the coasts. Although they saw much heavy floe ice, some of it aground even in nine fathom water, yet , none of it bore marks of being more than one • season old ; and 'from the heights of land they could discern lanes of open water outside,—so that a ship, properly strengthened for such a voyage, could make way through it with a favouring breeze. • Throughout the whole line of coast they had regular tides, the flood setting from the eastward, the rise and fall being from a foot to twenty inches. In the Dolphin and Union Straits, the current in the height of flood and ebb exceeded two miles an hour. They found drift timber every where, and , a large portion of it, on many parts of the coast, lay in a line from ten to fif teen, and in some places upwards of twenty feet, above the ordinary spring-tide water-mark, ap parently thrown up by a heavy sea. The coast in such . places was unprotected by islands ; and the inference is,othat in some seasons at least, if not every year, there exists a long fetch of open water. • After the first rapid, in the Copperrnine river, Dr._ Richardson's party abandoned the boats, with the remainder of their cargoes of provision, iron-work, beads, &c. to the first party of Esqui- maux which should chance to pass that way ; and on the 10th August set out by land, with ten days' provisions, and their personal baggage reduced to a single blanket and a few spare mochasins, that they might travel as lightly as possible ; and, further to reduce the men's loads, the tents were left : behind, and Mr. Kendall carried the astronomical instruments. They reached the eastern end of Bear Lake, at the influx of Dease s river, on the 18th, and remained there until the evening of the 24th, before the boats arrived to convey them to Fort Franklin. The person to whom the boats were entrusted and who was sent off from from Fort Franklin on the 6th August, with the necessary supplies, arid the strictest injunctions from Mr. Deese to use diligence in getting to the river, did not ar rive on the latest day appointed for his appear ance (the 20th), from a vague belief that Dr. Richardson's party would never return, and that he-should make a needless voyage, and remain long waiting for them in vain. He there fore loitered by the way; and after the 20th, Dr. Richardson was obliged to distribute his party into hunting and fishing groups, to procure sub sistence'. In these operations they _were tole rably successful; and they also obtained supplies from a trib e of I n di ans , so that they had-abund ance. Dr. Ri c h ar d, on was not able to collect his party for 28th •embarkation until the evening of the ' and .of they reached th e - f or t, after an absence from itseventy-one days , the whole party in perfect health, and mor e fit, with regard to bodily strength, to undertak e a sim • ilar expe dition than they were at setting out. DUKE OF. WELLINGTON'S VISIT TO SUNDERLAND. (From the Newcastle Chronicle.) On Thursday, agreeable to previous appointment, his Grace the Duke of Wellington and suite visited Sunderland. • The streets were thronged. with spec tators,' and flags were eihibited at almost every house. The carriage of the Marquis of Londonderry, in which were his Grace the Duke of Wellington, the Marchioness of Londonderry, and Lord Beres ford, was met at the Wheatsheaf; where the horses 'were taken out, and it was drawn from thence, .by the populace, preceded by a band 'of music, amidst the thing of guns, ringing of bells,. &c. On: reaching the Exchange, the party were loudly cheered, and having ascended a platform erected there for the purpose, G. Robinson ) tsq. Lead an address, to which the Noble Duke made a suitable reply. - Arta this ceremony, the Duke and his party enter ed into the Exchan g e, where the Committee; vial! wearing an orange favour ed a large party of gen-; tlemen, were waiting to receive them. They were. received With loud cheers, and after a short pause were ushered into the large room, where upwards of.. 200 gentlemen sat . down to dinner, about six o'clock, The Marquis of Londonderry was in the Chair ; supported on his left by the Duke of Wellington; Lord Ravensworth, Sir W. Scott, Dr. Wellesley, Hon. H. T. Liddell, Sir R. Gresley, and Hon. T. Lit Well; and on his right, by Earl Bathurst, Marquis of Douro, Lard Beresford, Hon. Captain Cochrane; Sir H. Hardinge, Lord Castlereagh, and Mr. Sta pylton. The cloth having been removed. The Marquis of Londonderry proposed a bum per to ." The health of the King, and God bless The toast was drunk with ,thunders of applause„' which lasted for several minutes. When it subsided `• God save the King" was sung in fine style b) Messrs. Noakes and Kirkaldy, the whole company standing and joining in chorus. The Noble Chairman next gave " the Roya Family. Tune—" Hail, Star of Brunswick !" The Marquis of LONDONDERRY rose. and said, Mr. Vice, " I need not preface'the toast 1,,,am about to give with any long exordium. We flitter our selves, that, in this little port, we are in one of the great nurseries of British 'seamen. We have seen the brave fellows who dragged us in here this day ; and I beg leave to propose the health of the Lord High Admiral of the Navy. (Loud cheers.) Song, by Mr. Kirkaldy, "Rule Britannia." The Marquis of LONDONDERRY again rose and said, If I detain the overflowing which I see in your glasses, as well as the overflowing I contemplate from your hearts, for a very few moments, by the words I address to .you, I hope you will attribute it to the marked kindness you have shown me this day; in placing me in this situation. (Cheers.) My Noble Friend, our illustrious guest, was very much pressed for time; and he hardly believed that, with the important duties he had to go through, he would be able to visit this part of the country. But when I told him that this was the little emporium of our staple commodity, he waved every, other invitation —he put aside every consideration, and he has this day appeared amongst us, to gladden our hearts, and experience that intoxicating reception which, I will venture to say, no part of the kingdom has equalled.—(Cheers.) Gentlemen, I will not detain the enthusiasm that appears amongst you longer. Let every man drink his glass as he feels-- let every man do that honour to Wellington that Wellington deserves.,—(Great cheering.) The Duke of WELLINGTON then rose, and said, Gentlemen, I beg leave to return you my thanks for the honour you have done me in drinking my health. The Duke then sat down, but almost immediately after rose and said, I need not tell you how much the public interest is concerned in the prosperity of the town and port of Sunderland; therefore, gentlemen, if yon will give me leave, I will propose. as a toast, " Prosperity to the town and port of Sunderland." The toast was drunk with great applause. His Grace then again rose, and addressed the company as follows :—Gentlemen, I am under the necessity of troubling you once more with another toast, which I am convinced you will drink with the utmost satisfaction ; I mean that of my - Noble Friend " the Marquis of Londonderry"--(Cheers.) This toast was drunk with . ttimultuous applause. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY returned thanks in these words ;---;Gentlemen, after such an eulogium passed upon me by such a man, my feelings are far too full to make it possible for me to return thanks. I really should be carried away by my feelings, which would overcome me ; I therefore must merely express my deep gratitude for the reception and kindness I have experienced at your hands - this day, and turn your attention a little from those matchless achievements, and heroic deeds, to the Cabinet by whose counsels those great deeds were carried; and when I see an individual who formed so prominent a part in the Cabinet by which that war was carried to so glorious an issue—it is impossible I should not direct your attention to him, and call upon you to drink the health 'of 'Earl Bathurst, the Minister of War in the late struggle.—(Cheers.) The toast having been drunk, Earl BATHURST re turned thanks. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY proposed the health of Lord Beresford, who returned thanks. The health of Lord Ravensworth was next drunk, and his Lordship returned thanks in a short speech. The Noble CHAIRMAN next proposed the health of the Bishop Of Durham, in doing which, he alluded in flattering terms, to the reception which the Rev. Prelate had given to the Noble Duke yesterday. The Noble Marquis rose, and begged to propose the health of the County . Members.—(Cheers.) The toast was drunk with great applause. Tho Marquis of LONDONDERRY next proposed the health of Sir Walter Scott, to whose genius he paid a warm tribute. Sir WALTER SCOTT, on rising to return thanks was received with the most tumultuous cheering, by which he was frequently interrupted in the course of his speech, and which rendered him, at the part of the room in which we sat, almost inaudible. The heath of the Members for Northumberland was given from the Chair, and drank with great applause. Mr. LIDDELL rose amidst great cheering and said, I beg to return my sincere thanks for the honour you have just thine me—an honour equally uneX pected and undeserved. I should be deficient of proper pride and exultation if I did not feel some at the way in which thy name has been drank in con junction with the county of Northumberland; whose favours I shall always recollect to the latest period of my life, and which I shall always most anxiously endeavour to deserve.—(Cheers.) —As I am now upon my legs, I may, perhaps, without presumption, request the Chairman to allow me to propose a toast, which is, " A speedy Improvement and permanent Prosperity to the Shipping Interestof Great Britain." The toasts which followed were " The City of Durham and its Representatives," for which Sir H. Hardinge returned thanks; " The Committee of Management," for which Mr. Robinson expressed his acknowledgments ; " The Vice-President," upon which Sir C. Sharpe made an animated speech. Owing to the lateness of the hour, our reporter was under the necessity of leaving the room, but we understand the hilarity of the meeting was continued for some time. The company afterwards repaired to the Assembly Rooms, where they were joined by the Marchioness of Londonderry and a numerous party of ladies, and dancing continued with great spirit to a late hour.' A King's Messenger arrived at the Office of the Secretary.of State for Foreign Affairs, in Downing street, at a late hour on Saturday night, bringing despatches, which, it, was, understood, were- from the Right Hon. STRATFORD Cia.4iNn, our Ambassador at Constantinople. Mr. CARTINI, an ' ltalian messenger, attached to the lonian . Government, also arrived about the same time at the Co lonial-office, with despatches from Sir FaxnEarcx ADAM, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands. GRAND CIVIC DINNER.-NEWCASTLE- UPON-TYNE On Monday last, Alfred Hall, Esq. the late She riff of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, gave his last public en tertainment to the Members of the Corporation of that town, which, by the way, serves as the Inau— guration Dinner to the new Mayor and S:beriff., The dinner giVeii at M. DiidsWnith's, the Queen's Head Inth, As has been ctistomarV With the Ex-Sheriff, during both the years, viz. 1822 and 1827, in which he served the office of. Sheriff in this town, the tables were copiously supplied with West India turtle, venison, and such other delicacies as are essential to a first rate entertainment. The wines were in perfect accordance; they comprised the rich sparkling product of Champagne, Lafitte of the first quality, superior flavoured old Port, Ma deira, &c. The French wines were iced, and were drunk with peculiar gusto. The late Sheriff' filled the chair, the duties of which he discharged with exemplary suavity and effect. The first toast after the removal of the cloth, was " The King," which was drunk' with enthusiasm. The next toast was the health of the'New Mayor, (13enj.• Sorsbie, Esq.) which was drunk with great . applause: His Worship being absent from indis position, Mr. Malin Sorsbie, h►s son, rose and ex pressed his acknowledgments in handsome terms for the honour done to his father. The worthy Chair- man then rose, and, in felicitous language proposed . the health of Archibald Reed, Esq. (the late Mayor,) a gentleman with whom he had been associated dur ing the past year, in the public duties of the town; aml to whom he felt extremely indebted for hiS many civilities and kind offices during that year. He be-. lieved that no chief Magistrate had ever given greater satisfaction, as well to the Corp Oration, as to the in -1 habitants of the town at large, for his indefatigable exertions in the service of the public. Though much more might very properly be said on such an occasion, he (the Chairman) would • not trespass upon their • time, but . conclude with giving in a 1 bumper, the health of the late Mayor of Newcastle. —(6h-eat applause.) . • Mr. Alderman REED rose and said—Mr. Presi dent—l beg to return my most heartfelt acknow ledgments for the high honour that has just now been conferred upon . me, and, in a way, I must add, so complimentary to my feelings. Belie re me, gentlemen, it is at all times my anxious study to em deavour to discharge my public duties in such a manner that it may be apparent to all I have no other wish but the general welfare of the town. As long as I shall be honoured with your approving voice upon this head, my highest gratification will be ensured. Before I sit down, gentlemen, you must permit me to give a toast and to request that it be drunk in a particular bumper, it being the health. of our most worthy Chairman, whose admi rable assistance, as Sheriff, I shall never forget.— [Mr. Alderman Reed detailed at some length, and, in handsome terms, the eminent services of the late Sheriff of Newcastle.] —The toast was drunk with enthusiastic and long continued applause. The CHAIRMAN rose and said, he felt almost over powered by the highly dattering.manner in which his health had been proposed and received. His only ambition was to endeavour to do his duty. He had done nothing more. The reward that had been ex tended to him far surpassed his merits. He would, however, accept the homage of their approbation as it ought to be accepted. It would hereafter be thought on by him with the greatest pride and satis faction. He would fill an overflowing glass, and do himself the honour of drinking all their good healths, with his most sincere and hearty. wishes for their prosperity—individually and collectively.—( Great applause.) The next. toast was, the health of the Sheriff of Newcastle (EDWARD DALE, to which the worthy gentleman made an appropiate and hand some reply. The CHAIRMAN said ne oegpd to give the health of a Gentleman to whom the town -was much in debted for his able services on all public occasions —he meant Mr. Grieveson, and, he would add, " The Liberty of the Press."—(Drunk with ap 7 plause.) , Mr. GathvEsoN rose, and expressed himself nearly as follows :—Mr. President, I rise, Sir, deeply im pressed with a sense of gratitude, to render my sin'. cere acknowledgments for the honour conferred upon me of drinking my health, in connection with the Press. No object, I take leave to say, is nearer my heart than to give satisfaction to my friends ; and it is a matter of exultation to me to find that my humble efforts in that direction are not altogether unsuccessful. With regard to the Press, gentleman, you do not require to be informed by me that it is a most powerful engine. It takes cognizance of peace and war—of laws, morals, commerce, science, manufac tures—of every thing, in fact, that constitutes either the happiness or the glory of nations. Is not the Press the chief organ in diffusing that useful' knowledge which enables the great bulk of society to form a correct estimate of their several rights and duties ? Does it not conquer ignorance and prejudice ? In a word, in the whole range of civilized life, what have we of greater value than the press, which by giving an intellectual impulse, has tens the progress of improvement, and benefits society in ten thousand different ways ? In this sublunary world, to the philosophical eye, everything is connected by a close link. By Letters and the Presi, that darkness which for so long a period benighted mankind, has been removed ; and the mental energies of the human race have tic : . quired a force and development which are greatly auxiliar to the best interests of society. The Press indeed is identified with the common weal of the state—it promotes industry, and consequently im proves the comforts of individuals, invigorating and purifying at the same time the whole -noral charac ter. Yes, gentlemen, such are among the blessings which this happy country enjoys, by means of the Liberty of the Press. May that inestimable. privi lege ever characterize the British Empire, I feel that I have trespassed • upon your patience, Oentle men, but I have been carried away insensibly by the subject before me. I beg you will accept my best thanks for honouring me with so attentive a hearing. I with much pleasure fill a bumper glass, and must sincerely and respectfully drink all your healths.—(Great applause.) Several other toasts, usually drank on this occa sion-,.were given with spirit from the Chair; and thus the hilarity and enjoyment of the evening were protracted till a somewhat late hour. . " Ride si sapis," or as our great Bard expresses it— " Frame your minds to mirth and merriment, Which bars u thousand harms, and lengthens life." WINDSOR, OCT. B.—This forenoon, the KING, with his household attendants, heard Divine Service at the new Chapel Royal. The Rev. M r , s ay _ mou a officiated. After Divine Service; his MAJESTY took his usual afternoon's recreation in his phaeton. .A number of tilted artillery waggons continue to arrive aniost daily from London, laden with various articles of furniture for the Castle. Yesterday, tit a quarter past 12 o'clock, the KING, accompanied by the Lord Steward, and with his usual retinue of outriders, left the Royal Lodge in an open carriage, and proceeded to London, where be visited the Queen of WnwrEmnEao, and after passing some time with her MAJESTY, Princess AUGUSTA, and the Duchess of GLOUCESTER, at St. James's Palace, his MAJESTY return ed to the Royal Lodge, where he arrived at half-past six o'clock, and at seven honoured his distinguished attendants with his company to dinner. The KING will visit the Queen of Wuntamszac again on Tuesday or. Wednesday forenoon next, previous to her MAJESTY'S departure. His MAJESTY enjoys excellent health and spirits. The rumour of his MAJESTY'S going to Brighton has quite ceased; it is now said that Cumberland Lodge will be fitted up as a temporary residence, and where he can, at all times the weather permits, enjoy his favourite recreation, so bene ficial to his health. The KING travelled to and frnin London on Saturday without any military escort; his 11.1a .3estir has declined being attended in future by any military escort, except upon grand public occasions. CONCORDAT OF THE . NETHERLANDS WITH THE HOLY SEE. BRUSSELS, OCTOBER , 4., JOITICIAL. ) We, William, On the report of the permanent committee or the Cdi~nt it of State for the' Affairs of the Catholic Worship; We have decreed, The Coni•cntion concluded on the 18th of June, 1827, between us and, the Pope, and ratified by us on the 25th of July, 1827, shall be published and promulgated, of which convention and ratification the following is the tenour We, William, by the grace of God, King of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange Nassau, Grand Duke of Luxemburg, &c., &c., having seen and examined the Convention concluded and signed at Rome on • the 18th of June, 1827, by Antony Philip Fiacre Ghislain, Count de Celles, our Ambassador Ex traordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Holy See, and by his Eminence Maurus Cappellari, Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church, assisted, the first by John Peter Ignatius Germain, Beferendary to the Council of State, Counsellor of Legation, and the second by Francis Capaccini, .substitute in office of Secretary of Briefs, respectively appointed for this effect, which convention is of the following tenour : In the name of the Most Holy and Indivisible Trinity : • CONVENTION BETWEEN HIS MAJESTY, WILLIAM 1., KING 01' TILE NETHERLANDS, AND HIS lIOLINESS LEO XII. SOVEREIGN YONTIFF. The preamble recites in the usual form the desire . of the contracting parties to come to an arrangement, and the nomination of the plenipotentiaries.. Art. 1. The concordat of 1801 between the Sovereign Pontiff Pius VII. and the French Go vernment, in force in the southern provinces of the kingdom of the Netherlands, shall be applied to the northern provinces. 2. Each diocess shall have its chapel and its seminary. 3. For the case provided for by article 17 of the convention of 1801, it is determined,—Whenever an archiepiscopal or episcopal see shall become vacant, the chapters of the vacant churches shall within the space of one month from the date of the vacancy, take care to make known to his Majesty the name of the candidates belonging to the clergy of the kingdom of the Netherlands, whom they shall have deemed worthy and capable of governing the ar chiepiscopal or episcopal church, and in whom they shall have found the piety, doctrine, and prudence, required in bishops by the laws of the church. If by chance there should be among the candidates any who were not eqUally agreeable to the King, the chapters shall erase their names from the list, which, however, must remain composed of a number of can• didates sufficient for the election of the new Arch bishop or Bishop to take place. Then the chapters shall proceed to the canonical election of the Arch bishop or'Bishop, whom they shall choose according to the usual canonical forms, among the candidates whose names shall have been retained upon the list, and in the course of a month they shall transmit to his Holiness the authentic document of this election. The Sovereign Pontiff, according to the instruc tions issued by order of the Pope Urban VIII. of happy memory, shall give a commission to inquire into the state of the church, and the qualifications of the person to be presented to the archiepiscopal or episcopal see ; and after having received the result of this inquiry, if his Holiness judges that the qualifi cations required in a Bishop by the Canons are united in the person elected, he shall give him canonical in stitution by apostolical letters in the established form, and with the least possible delay. If, on the contrary, the election should not have been conducted in the canonical form, or if the can didate should not be judged by his Holiness to be endowed with the specified qualifications, the So. ! vereign Pontiff, by especial favour, will grant to the chapter the power to proceed to a new election as above in the canonical forms. The ratifications of , the present convention shall be exchanged at Rome in the space of 60 days, or sooner if possible. Done at Rome, June 18, 1827. (L. S.) Count de CELLES. (L. S.) GERMAINE. (L.S4 D. MAURUS CARD. CAPELLARI. (L.S.) FRANCISCUS CAPPACCINI. We approve the above convention, and each of the articles it contains ; declare that they are accept ed, ratified, and confirmed; and promise that they shall be excuted and observed according to their form and tenour. In testimony whereof we have given these pre sents, signed with our hand, countersigned and signed with our Royal seal, at Brussels, the 25th of July, 1827, and the 14th year of our reign. WILLIAM. ' (By the King.) ' J. G. DE MEY DE SHEEFKERK. The Minister for Foreign Affairs, VERSTOLK DE SOELEN. (A true copy.) The Secretary to the Permanent Com mittee of the Council of State for the Affairs of the Catholic Worship, P. G. VAN GHERT. We order these presents to be inserted in the official Journal. Given at Lacken, the 2d of October, 1827, and the 14th year of our reign. Leo Episcopus, Servus Servorum Dei, ad per petuam rei memoriam. We had long entertained the most ardent desire duly to regulate the affairs of the c hurch in the kingdom of the Netherlands, and we now congratu late ourselves, with the aid of God, who is the father of mercies, and the God of all c onsolation, this arrangement is happily terminated. Certainly nothing could happen more agreeable to us, since, in fact • elevated as we are, notwithstanding the insufficiency of our merits, to the supreme authority of the church, the care which we bestow day and night on all the churches was particularly excited by the great evils which the immense calamities of latter times had brought OA the authorities of a celebrated nation, so extremely worthy of commendation for its constant faith and attachment to the Apostolic See. This salutary work, commenced by our predecessor Pius VII. of happy memory, and which, following in his footsteps we have just accomplished, has been nego tiated and perfected by the co-operation and munifi cence of the most Serene Prince William, King of the Netherlands, whose favourable sentiments to wards the Catholics, great numbers of whom are subject to him, will be always a subject of gratitude to us. Thus to the glory of God Almighty, and to the honour of the Virgin Mary, mother of God, whom the Belgians more particularly revere as their pa troness, and for the spiritual welfare of the same Belgians, a convention has been duly concluded be tween us and the Apostolic See on the one hand, and the most Serene King William on the other, which convention consists of the three following articles, and which we have thought fir to confirm by these presents, by virtue of the Apostolical au thority with which we are invested. That is to say, (Then follows the Convention, as above.) To the convention is annexed the ratification at length, in which his Holiness declares, that in addi tion to the Sees of Malines, Liege, Namur, TournaY, and Ghent, which already exist, there shall be three others, via. Bruges, Amsterdam, and Bois le Due, of which Malines shall be the metropolitan church, and the other seven the suffragans. His Holiness has full confidence in the munificence of the King, that the condition of those Sees will be duly im proved. Every archbishop or bishop of the king dom of the Netherlands, after receiving canonical institution from the Apostolic See, shall, before he enters on the exercise of his functions, take the oath of allegiance to the most Serene King of the Netherlands, as determined by the article 6 of the Convention of the year 1801, and conceived in the following terms " I swear and promise, on the Holy Gospels, obe dience and fidelity to his. Majesty the King of the Netherlands, my legitimate Sovereign. I promise also not to have any communication, to assist at no council, to maintain no suspicious corresponden ce, within or withotit the kingdom, which may be hurtful to the public ; and that if I should learn that any intrigues prejudscial to the State are 'carrying en in my diocess,.or elsewhere, I will dis close it to the King, my master." The same oath to be taken by the ecclesiastics of . . the second order, before the civil authorities ap pointed by the King; and that there may be no doubt With respect to the form of prayer as fixed by the article S of the Convention of 1801, it is to be modified thus :—" Domine Saloum fac I?egcm nos trum Gulielmum.". The Bishops shall have the free nomination and election of their Vicars-General. The Archbishops and Bishops will pay particular attention to their seminaries, where young men des tined to the ecclesiastical profession are to be formed in time like young plants, to purity of manners and piety, for good labourers in the vineyard of the Lord are not born such, but must be trained by the Bishops. In execution of the second article of the new Convention, the seminary of each diocess shall be established-and managed on the following princi ples :—First, such a number of young men shall be admitted, supported lodged, and educated in them as shall be sufficient and in due proportion with the wants of the diocess, and the due spiritual assistance of the people : the number shall be duly determined by the Bishop. It is also of the greatest importance that those who devote themselves to the sacred office should be versed, not only in the ecclesiastical learning, but also in philosophical sciences and other branches of knowledge, calculated to prepare them for the for mer, so that they may be models in society, and also ready to answer-every question. The Bishops, for these reasons, shall establish in their seminaries all the' professorships which they shall judge neces sary for the complete instruction of their clergy ; and finally, the doctrine, discipline, instruction, edu cation, and administration of the seminaries shall be subject, according to the canonical rules, to the au thority of the Bishops, who may admit the clergy to the seminaries, or dismiss them, and choose freely he rector and professors, and discharge them if they see occasion. The King will provide liberally both for the existing seminaries and for those which shall be esta blished. It is the well-known desire of that mag nanimous Prince duly to provide whatever is neces sary for ecclesiastical instruction, and in a manner which shall be agreeable to us. We have received positive assurances, to this effect from the Ambassa dor Extraordinary. His Majesty will also take care, in his Royal mu nificence, that the cures, who, in consequence of the new circumscription of the parishes which will be proceeded to as soon as the dioceses are formed, shall be added to the number already existing, shall have the same means of maintaining the dignity of the profession, and be treated on the same footing, as the cures in the southern provinces of tht Netherl a t a l h n s Netherlands. e tl t it e eodshfasocopcnells,teoyt:hg:aiilvttloe be i a mi e m at o fto n e i ngd t r h bag e y, tisiAe orrortCatholicsgenerously 5q It:c o os n f ft: a t t,k h hi use l% o 7e f favour e King o a I f ) theot leave churches ; an any doubt en of the convention of e will protect the foundation or bounties in favour of the churches, and the acquisitions which they ma y themselv e s be ' able to make. Then follows the Pope's ratification. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. (From the Moniteur of Friday, Oct. 5.) (PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.) PERPIGNAN, SEPT. 27.—1 send you the decree o his Majesty King Ferdinand VII., brought to Bar. celona very early in the morning of the 23d by ex. press. Besides the reasons for his Majesty's Jour ney assigned in that document, we hear of reports that have reached the King, and which have placed in his possession the secret of some intrigues, and the names of their authors. People already regard, as a kind of revolution, this journey of the King of Spain, so sudden and without_ any etiquette. They perceive in it a firm resolution, which indicates pro jects positively decided on. The Chief of the Staff of Barcelona is gone to Tarragona; he will tell the truth to the King, as well as the Marquis de Campo Sagrado. General Monet is at TOrtosa. He has succeeded in clearing the road from Tortosa to Tarragona, in which there is a difficult pass to the Coll de Bala guer, which he has preserved from the Agraviados. At Manresa they have burnt the offer of amnesty, which expired on the 25th, and cried Charles V. for ever, carrying his bust about the streets. The entrance of the rebels into Puycerda has rendered the communication with Barcelona by land more difficult. The garrison of Puycerda, composed of 20 men, and an officer, the gendarmes, Mollos d' aguadre, the custom-house officers, and almost all the population, have taken refuge in. the French territory. The garrison, the gendarmes, and the custom-house' officers, to the number of 60 in all, fought as they retreated. The officer, a young man of merit, and great bravery, had died of. his wounds, at the house of the Mayor of Bourg Madame; one soldier was wounded. The cry of the Agraviados was fire at the epaulettes. The Agraviados had neither killed nor wounded in this engagement., , The soldiers have been disarmed, and sent to Mont Louis, and will soon be forwarded to Per pignan. Attempts have been made to spread alarm on the French frontier, but the Agraviados know too 'well that there is a refuge there for them as well as for their adyersaries in case of defeat. Their interest answers to us for their prudence, and the proclamation's of their chiefs expressly enjoin, under pain of death, the greatest respect for the French soldiers and the French property. The remainder of the .Moniteur is chiefly tilled with the Belgian Concordat, and with sewn columns of the names of the manufacturers who have received Medals, all which is copied by the Gazette de France. Neither the Moniteur nor the Gazette de France r has any news whatever from Greece and Turkey. (From the Journal des Debuts.) MADRID, SEPT. 25.—0 n the morning of the 22d, at the moment of the departure of his Majesty, some symptoms of discontent were displayed in the Escu• rial; but the people were pacified on seeing that the Royal Family still remained in that place, which they refused to believe, in spite of the publication in the Royal Gazette. The Council of Castile, which, according to our laws, is invested with a special power, by virtue of which it can oppose the removal of the King from the capital, has not given its consent to the journey of the King. That tribunal has sent to its fiscals a report drawn up by a majority of two to one, in which it declares that notwithstanding the Royal pleasure, the Council is entirely opposed to this jour ney, and by no means responsible for its results, on which no man can calculate, who reflects that the absence of the Army of Observation leaves Estre madura and Galicia unprovided with troops, pro vinces in which the public feeling is diametrically opposite to that in Catalonia. Supposing this jour ney to be successful, the Council may still,i in its opposition to it, aim at the double object of main taining its privileges, and of remaining free from any engagement adverse to the new system of things which this journey may engender. The revolters, having been informed that the Count d'Espagne was sent against them, set a price of 10,000 piastres upon his head. This act of au dacity was scion known by the Government, which sent orders by express to the Count to stop at Va lencia, and to wait for further instructions. a On the day of his departure, the King bre fasted at Valdemoro, and received despatches in tha town, which is only four leagues from this place. " The Army of Observation has furnished 12,000 men for the expedition into Catalonia: but of this number, which has been divided into three brigades of four thousand men each, 8,000 only will take an , ! active part in the expedition, and the other 4,000 will fottn a corps of reserve, which will be cantoned in the province of Algeria, where the public spirit is as bad as in Catalonia and. Arragon. " The Ministry of Marine has sent orders to the maritime prefects at Carthagena and Cadiz to despatch the vessels of war, of all sizes, to the bey of Tarragona. " M. Cavajol, Inspector-General of the Royalist Volunteers, addressed, on the 22d, a proclamation to those of Madrid; but scarcely had that document made its appearance before an order, which came from a quarter= of which nobody is ignorant, caused it to disappear. That proclamation contained a paragraph, in which wag ,this phrase :—" I hope that you will be more loyal the: Some of your comrades in arms, who have failed in th;;ir duty to their gion and to the oaths which have sworn." The phrase refers to the corps of RoyaliSl volunteers of Vich and Manresa, who have joined do insur gents, and who have been disbanded on that accognt. The Gazette "of to-day contains the following decree : As it is my duty to accompany his Majesty the King our master, on his journey to Catalonia, and as I am charged with the duty of furnishing him with an account of all political affairs, his Majesty is con vinced that it is impossible for me to fulfil' by myself the functions of Superintendent-General of Police, which the King has thought right to add to thos e which I already perform, by his decree of the 14th of last August, ,without detriment to that branch of the service which existing circumstances now render, more important than ever. In order to avoid this inconvenience, his Majesty has thought proper to decide that your Lordship shall take upon yourself, during my absence, the duties of Superintendent- General of Police, and that for your assistants you shall choose such as you shall think fit out of the auxiliary section of my office. I communicate this order to your Lordship by command of the King. (Signed) FRANCOIS TADEO CALOIMARDE. Dated St. Lorenzo, NIA. 19. Addressed to the Corregidor of Madrid. (Frem the Quotidienns.) (PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.) MADRID, SEPT. 21.—Yesterday morning nil the Royalist Volunteers ''ere assembled, and M. Car vajal, 'their Inspector-General, read the following proclamation to them : " Volunteer Royalists,--Your Inspector-Genera l speaks to ,you, for the first time, with the truth which characterises him, and with that genuine royalism which no one will deny to him. " The unfortunate events in Catalonia have filled the august heart of the King, our Lord, with bitter" ness and with consternation.' These occurrence demand his sovereign attention, and every one hay his eyes fixed upon this province, which, at other' periods, has. given numerous examples of heroisin and fidelity. " Your Inspector-General addresses you to re yoofutl7Felavcieotshuftitinttlrtyot,oat quire from you the faithful execution of the duties which you have imposed upon yourselves. The de' fence of the altar and the throne, in the plenitude of it was to de their rights, was your .only desire in incorporating fend them that you armed yourselves, when impiou s revolutionists wished to trample on them. At thi s moment the very same men,in the name of religiel', to d stroy them to their very foundations; ambition 84 the basest passions are their springs of action. we have solemnly sworn to defend, we must ful fil our oaths. You have not taken up arms to oppre ss w th o e u t l h d r l o l l 'i l s e i , l your country and paralyze the sovereign power be' on the contrary, to defend them against revol' l ' tionists. Let him whoTdhoecsßioloytafleisetl firrn in this te, solution fl Volunteers will y from us never suffer traitors and criminals. in their ranks.- Respect and obedience to the King, and to the Au' thorities established by Government, are the rode' structable bases of every society, and he who woulo, despise his duties would be a traitor, partisan anarchy, and a perjurer. Let 'such villains vanish ; pe rfidious and do you carefully avoid hearing their councils, which can only lead you to certain destrur' tion. Despise the ridiculous pretexts under whie h they hope to cloak their designs. Deliver up tot' authorities all disturbers wherever you shall filw e them. As your chief I will protect, as I have ec e , done; those who shall fuldl thii order ; the favour. of the King will be their portion ; but for those shall neglect their duties, I shall invoke the Mongo l ; to lay with all his weight the arm of justice upo their guilty heads.. " Stich, volunteers, is the firm determination -c i f your Inspector-General, such are his sentiments. A glory in being your Chief... But, if you have fails' in your duties, by making a guilty use of your arm`' do not hope that I shall disgrace the 55 years of i interrupted service to my country, nor that I so, be wanting to the confidence of the King, ournn, ter, and believe that if it be necessary I shall 01 faithful and resigned to his wishes, because s uch, have learned to be the duties of a soldier and Royalist. " Madrid,- Sept.. 20, , 1827. (Signed) " JOSE MARIA CARVAJA;; (From the Constitutionnel.) nhtideaeortfodyttalairleisaKtmilntgo' militia; (PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.) MADRID, SEPT. 24: - --The travelling carriage , her Majesty the Queen is get tin g read y , which P, ticularly strikes the courtier s, who su pp ose that tlt, Royal Family have intentions of travelling, and f - s all in a state of great disquietud e . It is koown't ; the King said at parting, to the Queen and tire J bo faints, his brothers—" Rest , y ou q uiet here, bat 1/0 ready to set out on the very first order I may give ye t ; Her Majesty is almost always in the choir of Church of the Escorial praying to God for the stiecfr of the King's journey. She has just composedei novena this intention, and she has com mand„ the Monks of th e Escurial to offer up publi c p ra r: as a part of it. Her Majesty has also compoe, some Spanish verses, which circulate in our saloP . , and in which she asks of the Virgin the speedy r turn of the King; • her husband,' after he shall he hanged the rebels• On t h e frontier of Portugal, on the Spanish 51 1 1 1 there does not remain any more troops' thae - ,' we ak garrisons of Badajoz and Ciudad Rodrigo) T„, a few posts of trifling importance, which altege t h o' w ould not amount to '2,000 men. This line is almost entirely abandoned. The Army of Observation of the Tagus is at t moment almost completely dissolved. Tin*, meats of the Guards passed this morninglf ic i half a quarter of a league of Madrid, on their rode - to Saragossa. They are the Ist and 2d cd Guard, and the grenadier regiment of the Fr°° l , cial Militia. Other corps, amongst which are t, sth Light Cavalry, -pass by this capital tosmorl, on their route to Daroca and Huesca. Four o",f regiments will remain in the environs of Madrid the Royal residences. There is no end to the reports reepecting.hi ol4l jesty's journey. It is said that he will not f tl i Tarragona, which will by the time of his arrivs, in the possession of the revolutionary faction, that he will embark for Barcelona, from w henc e , will proclaim, in concert with his Allies , t he P of France and England, and the Regency of Fel gal, that which has been a long, time determine d by the three Cabinets, with the consent of our s ' the subject of Spain. It is expected every m oil' that her Majesty the Queen , a nd the other 11 P e rsonages, will set out for Sarag ossa, from rrl' they will join the King at Barcelona, after the fication of Catalonia. FRENCH FUNDS.—Five p er Cents., 10 1 f. 50e. vier Cents., 71f. 80c. ; Bank Stock, 2,005 E London, one month, 25 f . 20e. ; three months, 25f• V A me eting of the Commissioners of Harbour, will be held to-morrow. It is the first tbsol been summoned sin ce the lamented i llness of the ,iOl Liverpool, who has always presided at these meetioSprf his appoilitmerA to the Lord Wardenship of the Ports. The Deputy Warden, R. H. Jenkinson, 04. proide on this occasion. 14i&ICES OF STOCK , k Stock Per Cent. no t Cent Cons. "o per Cent. 'itto Red. I : 'er Cent. New tto, 1826 a L. Ann. kha stock th ttojitYliti K Pi ticEN or FOREIGN ustrian Bonds, 5 pert ' r azilian Bond s nen "' AYros Bonds . bil ian Bonds (5 pet ct. oloi nbian Bonds itte, 1824 r.. tla nish, 3 pee cent. •••• creek Bonds - .. .. ..... ' 4, 1n52 5 o,,latnnda , s 3 kicaPonds 11 %152 6 47 -.........___ PRICES OF SHAT Ac o generaltadel Monte i;iiii s np s Re P rovincial Bank of I HIGH WATER, '°l.n ing...22 minutes 411 MONDAY EV It is strong 44 express has darin g th e accet Porte. Como!: We can state fact is Partly co ccived intimatio to treat, althoug Our Ambassadc the merchants Should the Port The SULTAN last extremity, the struggle. The Freud Gazette de‘ Fr received. Th( Turkey or G. chiefly directed daily to deepe The late inoi Madrid was n biit a flight fiat tO O hot for his P r eTile Council last step of his t hat august hod ° ltwo t o one th de ttakenwithot 110 t be answeral th at th e Colin( Pattur e of his n e cessity has think it prod , 4 took Frenc ())I sent. It is the QuEE] I ' l the Escuria 111 ° 4 1ent's not ' l 6ll . 1 empl( hetO ie poetry wh sle she was Thege : °ul d not vent qon bted from eN his pres vou ring to gai g at e tomethit Bu PPosed wou trench on th are resolied ponderance, their future e: tion on the greater part ordered off in Catalonia audacity of 10,000 pig VEspAGNE manger-in-C Press. them. Carthagena Tarragona, i of PERIDIN, an other cola Dutch p this mornin; political jute Exchange o Hamburg received th Empress of who has rec probably in destiny to r' his Court wishes of his People may in « a name, far more 13 Turkey that ever . th e Er the contrar) teetinople Is heartily s tiou s genie stantin ople" ,' As ri Russia may different wa keY, but he pith the .C9l