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FOREIGN QUAUERLY REVIEW. We mentioned a few days sines, that we should, return .to the consideration of this very ikethorie periodical, which, independently of its tize, contains as much condensed and well di gested information as we have seen for some time. .It professes to give an abstract of the passing literature of the Continent, on which, after the. manner of the Edinburgh and Quarterly Review's, it contrives to' hang . an appropriate Dissertation. But though professedly devotee, to Foreign Literature, it is in reality no 'more so than its great English prototype's. The most interesting portions, for '. - astance, of either ancient or modern I;istory, are, alid must be, Continental; so that in this respect, the Review hi question can claim little superiority over the historical dissertations of its predeces sors. 'Again, with respect to voyages and travels in which the Quarterly Revietu has ever been unrivalled—it can put forth few opportunities of improvement ; it is from criticism and philoso- Chical analyses of the mor e o b scure wr i ters of the ontinent (particularly of Germany) that lt s greatest advantag e s mus t be derived. As far, however, as considerable elegance of writing, striking powers of thought, copious learning and versatility of talent c a n ma k e a ReVialli o pular, this possesses everycl a i m on publiectention. Itsopen ing article, entitled the " Arabs and Moors in Spain," though lengthy is amusing and learned; its subject, howev er , (the finest in the svor/d)' has donee more for its author, than he has for it. Nevertheless, it eanuot be iota without the -deepest interest. The' second pater, "on the Works of Hoffmann," a well known GerYnan writer, but so devotedly wedded to the marvel lous and onus in romance, that he can scarcely. be tolerated in England s tsputs forth some judi cious hints on the use of the superneteral, .showing where, and under what circbenstances, it may be employed without Violence to good taste. This Essay, which is, we under stand, from the pen of Scott, is the most metaphysical composition that has ever proceeded from his versatile fancy. All scholars will, of course, peruse it; for there is no one person living so well calculated to define the " super natural" as the creator of the goblin page end; the author of the Scotch novels. The third ar ticle, " The Campaigns of 1799," is interesting,' though ant new. " Italian Tragedy" furnishes some novel specimens of the modern Italian dra matists, and seems, in part, compiled from recol lections of Up Foscolo, as well as of some in genious papers on the same subject, which ap peared about a r ear or two s i nce in " Black -wood's Magazine. ' It is well worth reading, and will open to the general reader itew sources of information,while it will whet his appetite for Ita lian literature. Among the lighter articles, we find one upon the, " Science of Gastronomy," reduced to a system, and treated with befitting importance. Should a gentleman want appetite for his dinner, we recommend him by all means to peruse this appropriate treatise, just ten minutes before he sits down to table; and most assuredly it will act upon his digestion as a safe and satisfactory Provocative. An Alderman may, perhaps, find seine , few of the words too big for his mental " swallow ;" but as we scarcely think he would be rash enough to undertake any reading above the intellect of a News paper, without a Johnson's Dictionary by his side, we recommend a frequent applica tion to that " most complicated of love tales"— as an innocent Highlander once. called it. On the whole, we are delighted with this opening Number of the " Foreign Quarterly Review," and if talent, chastised by judgment, be a test of success, we do not hesitate to predict its po pularity. The following (from the Review of Hoffmaun's Works, is a creditable specimen of the analytical powers of the Reviewer. Did our limits per mit, we might give other passages equally me ritorious:— W e cannot here avoid eontrasting the character of Hoff mann with that of the highly imaginative poet Words worth, many of whose smaller poems torn upon a sensibi lity affected by such small incidents as that above-mentioned, with this remarkable difference--that the virtuous, and manly, and well-regulated disposition of the author leads him to derive pleasing, tender, and consoling reflections from those circumstances which induced Hofmann-to anti cipate consequences of a different character. Such petty incidents are passed noteless over by men of ordinary minds. Observers of poetical imagination, like Wordsworth and Hoffmann, are the chemists who can distil them into cor dials or poisons. We do not mean to say that the imagination of Hoff mann was either wicked or corrupt, but only that it was ill-regulated, and had an undue tendency the horrible 'end the distressing. Thus he was followed, especially in his hours of solitude and study, by the apprehension of mysterious d ang eC t o which he conceived himself exposed ; and the whole tribe of demi-gorgons, apparitions, and fanciful spectres and goblins of all kinds with which he has filled his pages, although in fact the children of. his awn imagination, were no less discomposing to him than if they had had a real existence and actual influence upon him. The visions which his fancy excited are stated often to be so lively, that he was unable to endure them ; and in the night, which was often his time of study, he was accustomed frequently to call his wife tip from ,bed, that she might sit by him while he was writing, and protect him by her presence from the phantoms conjured up by his own excited imagination. MISS STEPHENS AND MISS KELLY.- These truly, deservedly popular and moat interesting actresses are at prsent plunged in poignant grief—M►ss STEPHENS by the death of her father, and Miss Kzus by th e decease of her mother. This melancholy event will, consequently, prevent the latter Lady from performing at the English Opera-house for a short time. EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE. ---On Thursday morning, immediately after breakfast, a family in Dorset-street were thrown into a dread ful state of alarm, by the sudden indisposition of the members, consisting of seven. On medical aid having been applied, they were in the course of the day pronounced out of danger. It is sup posed that the cause of this alarming circum stance arose from the water used at breakfast having received an impregnation from the gas pipes lately altering, or front some noxious in gredient in the breakfast materials, but as yet it has not been ascertained.—Dublin Evening Mail. Yesterday morning, about half-past ten o'clock as two decent-looking females, one of them named Gibson, were walking along the south side of St. Paul's churchyard, in passing the shop of Mr. Woolfit, the cabinet-maker and upholsterer, a quantity of melting hot lead came pouring down upon them from the roof of the house, upon which it appeared some men were at work. For tunately fur the two females they had strong Dun table bonnets on their heads and thick stuff gowns , which protected them in a great measure from the injuries which the metal was calculated to produce. Their terror was very great, and having entered the shop for the purpose of com plaining of the culpable neglect of the workmen, they exhibited their dresses, which were streaked down with the lead ; but they were very improperly ridiculed by some of the inmates, and sent away without any redress. roREIGN INTULIGEisiCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (Prom the Gazette de France, dated Tuesday, July 81.) " PARIS, JULY 30.—The Dial° di Roma of the 18th of July dedarea that there is no foundation whatever for the assertion of some journals, that his Holiness had appointed Cardinal Guistiniani legate a latere in Spanish America. " M. William Danfort, Secretary to his Britannic Majesty's Consul-General at Algiers, passed through Perpignan tm the 19th instant, on his way to Paris and London. It is supposed that he is the bearer of despatches to his Government, relative to the late events. He had left Algiers only ten days before, The port was very strictly blockaded by thy Frt nc l-, fleet. It A letter trot 'Bucharest of the 11th July says— .'An Lbglish courier coming from Constantinople passed through this city the day before yesterday. A report had since been spread, that, notwithstand ing the Adel assurances previously given, Al: de Bibeaupierre is making every preparation for his de parture.'—Augsburg Gazette, " The affair of the Nuncio, in Spain, with respect to the American bishoprics, has taien a more fa v*abli turn, and, reflection calming the first dissatia tadion, the Government has , shown an inclination to pursue a different Course. There is rftion to believe that M. de Pournas; Captain -General of Biscay,*ex- Ceedeil his instructions, the first intention of the Ministry being to induce M. Tiberi to defer his entrance into Madrid, but not to make him turn back. Several journals have &mounted, therefore, that M. de Fournas had r'ecei'ved orders to come .to an understanding with the Nuncio ; and that that Pretate nifty proceed to Madrid, but that this is not to affect the subject of the differenCe. " We much wish fors conciliation so desirable. It is affirmed that the Councils of Castile and the Indies have given their opiniOn on the institution of bishops in America, and that they consider this measure-as necessary for the good of religion, and even as a means ,of Promoting the interest f the King of Spain. What has impressed the Councils is, the reading of the despatches of the Pope, espe cially a letter which calls to mind, that ever since 1822 the Holy See has constantly endeavoured to induce the Cabinet of Madrid to make arrangements which might save religion from total overthrow in those , countries. It is added that a commission of Bishops, Heads of Orders, and Magistrates, has been formed.. When this commission has drawn up its report, it will be sent to the Council of State, which will finally decide. The wisdom and piety of the king authorize the hope that a subject of joy and triumph will not be given to the enemies of religion, by a quarrel which cannot but have a fatal inflsence on the public mind in Spain. " The Protestants of Nerac had long been in possession of their church, when, in March, 1825, the Council of. the Prefectuie of the Lot and Ga ronne decided that the hospital at Nerac had a prior right to this church% The Consistory of Nerac ap plied to the Minister of the Interior, and then ap pealed to the Council of State. It has succeeded, and the following ordinance has been issued in this affair, which was much discussed in the journals at the time, and several times mentioned in the Chain- bey of Deputies. ROYAL ORDINANCE OF JULY 25, 1827. " Art. 1. The decree of the Council of the Pre fecture of the Department of the Lot and Garonne, of the 29th March, 1825, is annulled, on the score of incompetency. " 2. The decree of the 23d February, 1801 (3d Ventose, year 12), affecting certain edifices to the service of -the Protestant worship, includes the churches and the portions numbered 15 and 16 in the plan annexed to the present ordinance. " 3. The directors of the hospital of Nerac are condemned in the costs. " 4. Our Keeper of the Seals is charged with the execution of the present, &c. " The title under which the municipal authority claimed the entire possession of the church, had given great uneasiness to the Protestant community. An expression in the decree of the year 12, which appeared doubtful, was relied upon ; and . though the words seemed liable to various interpretations, the spirit, of the law, however, could not be the sub ject of any doubt. The ordinance now issued has the immense advantage for the Protestants, of clearly fixing the meaning of the terms of the decree of the year 12, and of making other Protestant commu nities completely easy respecting the possession of the churches. " MADRID, JULY 18.—The Journal of the Two Worlds says not a word of the affairs of America. It is generally believed that the Government is re solved on an expedition, which, joined to the army of Cuba, which is 18,000 (a part with the expe dition) will be more than sufficient to overturn all those ephemeral republics. " FRONTIERS OF SPAIN, JULY 20.—We learn from Castel Ruiz that the Viscount de Montealcgre has received orders from his Catholic Majesty to leave that town and go to Merandal del Ebro. The new position of this illustrious Portuguese chief, with respect to the depots of the Royal Portuguese army, causes a political importance to be given to this measure. " The Baron de Portella and Brigadier-General Carreti are among the distinguished personages who have lately emigrated from Portugal and Spain. In general, the emigration has not ceased, whatever the liberal journals of France and England may say, which proves that the yoke is insupportable to all those who profess general sentiments in Portugal." AMERICAN PAPERS. " NEW YORK, JULY 6.—The British ship Alli gator, Captain Canning, arrived at Qtrebec on the 28th ult. with Colonel Cockburn and Lord Valentia on board. Colonel Cockburn proceeds to Upper Canada, on the business of his mission, and will re turn to embark for England in about a fortnight. " The first Quarter Division of the 15th Regi ment, commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Mackintosh, has arrived at Quebec from Cork, and also a de tachment of recruits of the 79th Highlanders from Scotland. The 15th Regiment is to repair to Upper Canada. _ _ " Severe frosts were experienced in the district of Quebec on the nights of the 24th and 25th of June. The tender vegetables sustained considerable injury, and the leaves of the forest trees bore testimony to the severity of the cold. " DISASTROUS EFFECTS OF THE LATE GALE ON THE LAKES.—The accounts of disasters on Lake St. Peter are very distressing, and it is impossible to say what extent of damage has been done. Four teen rafts, it is believed, have been shattered, and by some accounts the number of lives lost is estimated to be nearly 100. " NEW YORK, JULY G.—NATIONAL JUBILEE.-- The city was, as usual on such occasions, full of com pany of all classes. The different societies and the military made their accustomed exhibitions, and though the day was excessi7ely hot, much enjoy ment and hilarity prevailed. We extract. below from the account given by the Post : " It is said that the police calendar has never had so fair a record to show, on the morning of the 4th of July, since the declaration of independence. How the account stands this morning we have not heard, but we fear not so well. " The military arrangements of the (lay suffered a little by the mutiny of one of the regiments, who on this anniversary of the national independence took occasiora to celebrate their own particular independ ence also, refused to obey their otlicers, and went home. The whole regiment, we learn, have been placed under arrest. The remainder of the troops, however, made an excellent appearance. " The shower which came up about three o'clock, was attended with its advantages as well as its in conveniences. The pedestrians of the street who were not provided with umbrellas suffered consider ably in their habiliments, particularly the fair sex ; and the side walks showed a long and melancholy procession of wet pantaloons, drabbled gowns, and discontented faces. The sovereign people who came . . to feast their eyes with the sumptuous viands pre- pared for the stomachs of the worshipful corporation and their guests, were somewhat drenched for their curiosity ; but to the corporation themselves the elenients seemed lavish of their propitious influences. The rain tempered the irnmOderate heat bf the deif, so that by five o'clock this reverend body were enabled to enjoy their turtle soup and champaigne with great comfort, in a cool and refreshing atmos phere. The dinner, which was prepared by Mr. Peckwell, was pronounced by an excellent judge of these matters to be well prepared arid ... Well served up. " There were a great number of aquatic eva sions ; and during the rowing matches the North Rilrfk, opposite Castle Garden, was literally covered with steam-boats; arid small craft of every de scription; The rowing match between the boats Despatchi &Ilan, and Washington, for 150 dollars, took place at four o'clock. The foriner won the race. " We are sorry to be obliged to state, that a sail boat in the East River was unfortunately . overset by the gust which preceded the shower. There were five people iii it, three of whom *ere picked up, and the other two drowned. " JULY 4, 1827.—The Friends i of the Adminis traliOn of the General find State GoVernments' cele brated the 51st anniversary of the declaration of in dependence with that gratitude, harmony, and hi larity for which the occasion calls. At 12 o'clock they met in the State-house, where the declaration of independence was read by Samuel Rush, Esq., and an oration delivered by T. I. Wharton, Esq. The thanks of the Meeting were returned to both the gentlemen for the very handsome manner in which they 'severally discharged the duties which had been imposed npon them, and requesting from Mr. Wharton a copy, for publication, of his very ex cellent oration. " A little after two o'clock the company, more than 200, exclusive of guests, sat down to dinner in the Grand Saloon of the Masonic Hall. The room Was tastefully decorated with military flags, portraits, &c. The orchestra was occupied by the music at tached to the marine corps. The table was covered with a great profusion of the best meats, fowls, fish, vegetables, pastry, and such other good things as the season affords, and a liberal spirit and good taste pointed out. The liquors were good, the Cham paigne, Madeira, and Claret, were excellent, and we had great pleasure in remarking that the company were fully sensible of the value and flavour of what was provided. The dinner was procured and pre pared by Mr. Lambert Keatting, to whom the Com mittee of Arrangement and the company owe obli gations for the gratifying manner in which all their wants were supplied. " Samuel Wetherill, Esq. acted as presiding officer; the Hon. Joseph Barnes, Alderman John Geyer, and Colonel C. C. Biddle, officiated as vice presidents." " NEW ORLEANS, JUNE 7.—The Colombian armed schooner Bolivar was yesterday condemned in the Court of Admiralty, for violation of the laws of the United States, in firing on an American vessel with intent to plunder. In the case of the „Antoinette a vessel captured by the Bolivar, 2,500 dollars were decreed to the pilots who recaptured her, as salvage, of which sum 1,000 dollars were adjudged as the portion of Mr. Matthews, one of the pilots. " We understand that the Court observed, that had Captain Bateman, of the Antoinette,' put in a claim for salvage, lie would have been allowed a larger amount than any other person." PRICKS OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 215 1614 15 3 pet Cent. Bed. 89% 90 1 ,4 893 3 per.,Cent. Cons. 80 1 % 3 gel-. Cent. 96% Ditto Red. • • 9656 4 1 _6 4.pet Cent. New 1 0 2% Ti Ditto, 1826 .10 4 14 4 Rank Long Ann 20 1 A 3-16 India Stock 263 Ditto Bonds 96 ]ma. PRICES OE FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds, S percent. --- Brazilian Bonds Buenos Ayres Bonds. Chilian Bonds, 6 per ct — Colombian Bonds Ditto, 182 t .32% 9 Danish, 3 per cent. 64 Greek Bonds Ditto, :826 15% Guatemala Mexican Bonds Do. 1925 71)% rxicEs OF SHARES Till Brazilian Mining Co. Bolivar Mining Co. Provincial Bank of Ireland DUTCH PAPERS. FRANKFORT, JULY 27.—Letters from the frontiers of Poland say that the Grand Duke Constantine was to visit, this year, some of the German watering places ; but that this journey is deferred, for the pre sent, as the actual state of things will not allow the Prince to leave the Kingdom of Poland, at least till the Supreme Court of Justice has passed sentence in the affair of the Polish Conspiracy, which is now • pending. lIAMBURGH, JULY 27.—We learn, .from Copen hagen, that, after the arrival of seven ships-of-the line and five frigates, which has been already an nounced, several more ships of tlae great Russian Fleet, under Admiral Siniavin, have arrived. The whole Fleet will assemble in the Roads of Copen hagen, and then proceed to the Archipelago. THE HAGUE, JULY 29.—His Majesty, who ar rived here on Thursday evening, attended Divine Service this morning in St. James's church, and will give audience to-morrow morning. On Wed nesday his Majesty will go to Amsterdam, where he will hold a levee on Thursday; and on Satin.- ' day, it is said, he will return to Brussels. ROTTERDAM, JULY 30.--Pigeons seem to be employed more than ever, for the sake of rapid com munication. To-day a pigeon alighted on the roof of a house in this city, which had under its wing a note from London with the course of exchange, and which seems to have been intended for Amsterdam. The pigeon was marked 380. GRONINGEN, JULY 25.—The ordinary annual as sembly of the States of the Province was closed yesterday by the Governor in the King's name. From an extremely long official account of the epidemic which raged in 1826, the following par ticulars serve to show its violence;-- Though this province is one of the most healthy in the kingdom, and the number of births annually exceeds con siderably that of the deaths (in 1825 the excess of births was 1921); in 1826 the births were 5,126, and the deaths 7,563. This difference is still more deplorable in some plxces; thus in Groningen, in 1825, the births were The deaths Excess of births 248 But in 1826 the number of deaths was of births Excess of deaths In the five last months especially, the mortality in this city was dreadful. In three months of 1825 the deaths were only In the same period of 1826 2360 In September, 1826 In September, 1825 Yet this number of deaths (if we deduct those which occur, owing to other causes), may be said to bear a small proportion to that of the sick, for it may be safely affirmed, that in Groningen and some other places, nearly the whole population was seized with the disorder in a greater or less degree. Notwithstanding the horrid murder of Mr. Waterhouse, leis eccentricities have been a subject of con siderable jest and laughter. We can furnish our. readers, however, with a parallel in another Rev. Gentleman, who died about 30 years since, and resided in the immediate vicinity of this town, viz. the Rev. W. Curteen, R ector of Bradfield St. Clare.—The purchase of boots being con siderably greater than shoes, the Rev. Gentleman, when he wore them, by way of economy invariably went without stockings. In our earliest days, we remember seeing hi m mounted on a horse, not unlike the steed of Dr. Synt ax , as regards his plight, slowly trotting from Bury market, the which he was in the habit of frequenting, for the pur pose of laying in a stock of provisions for the ensuing wee k. —A half-pound of butter, a small quantity of cheese, with an egg or two, and some sugar, tea, &c. might be seen in discriminately deposited in a judelore, (vulgo, a chamber pot), attached to his waist ; with it, as a rarity, some times hung a leg of mutton or a pound of bacon, suspend ed from a leathern girdle which lie wore. His tithes were exceedingly low—perhaps a fourth of their real worth, and he often talked to his parishioners of raising them : a Mr. 8., in answer to the Rev. Gentleman, once observed— " That if his tithes were rather low, be would make up the deficiency by presenting him with a few fowls."— Here the matter ended awhile, but the following week, Mr. B. killing a tremendous large hog, thought nothing would be more acceptable to the worthy Rector than a spare-rib of vork. The pork was sent, with the compli ments of Mr. B. to the Rector, who, the instant he saw it, exclaimed in an attitnde of astonishment, " God bless the man ! he's starving his family ; take it back—take it bark !" Then taking a clasp-knife from his pocket, he cut off it about a quarter of a pound, and returned the rest.— Mr. 8.,. who narrated the tale to us, observed, that he doubted not that the pastor's thoughts really were, that lie was depriving a large family of their food—such was the scarcity of meat that he was in the habit of bringing to his own t a bl e .-- Suffolk Herald. FMC OF Jigsll Bank Stock , 217% ('onsols, 3 per cent 8634 Gov. Stock, SY, per cent. 98)4 Ditto, New 4 per Cent. lOl Gov. Deb. 3! , .; per rent ...WA% Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock City Deb. 4 per cent Ballast Office Deb. 4p. ct — MA Arrived. Due. • O America 0 O Brazil 0 0 Buenos Ayres 1 Dublin O Flanders 0 1 France O Gottenbtirgh 1 I Guernsey & Jersey 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning... 5 minutes after 10. Evening....l , 7 minutes after 10. 0, 4r1 ,,c - Ztr v t * - '"55*11,144 4 - LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 2, 1827. We received last night the Gazette de France dated Tuesday morning. The other French papers of Monday did not reach us by the same opportunity, but judging by the contents of the Gazette de France, we suffer no loss by their non-arrival, for there is not an atom of news, ex cepting another report of preparations being made by M. de RIBEAUPIERRE to quit Con stantinople. Amongst our extracts in another column, will be fqund a Royal Ordilance, set ting at rest some doubts which had arisen with regard to the right of possession of an edifice used as a place of Protestant worship at Nerac, by a liberal interpretation' of a decree of the year 1804, under which construction of the decree security is given to all Protestant communities in France, With respect to the possession of their churches. An article from the Echo du Midi, gives po litical importance to the removal of the Viscount MONTEALEGRE, to Merandal del Ebro, and asserts that many distinguished persons have lately emigrated from Portugal to Spain. FRENCH Ftrarns.,- . .Renter, Five per Cents. 10Sf. 25c. 30c. ; Three per Cents. 72f. 85e. 70e. Bank Actions, 2,007 f. 50c. Flon.Tui. Fuw...—litentea. 24ap. Cert. Fal. 78f. 70c. 55c. ; Spanish Rentes, Cer. Franc. Sei ; Royal Spanish Loan, 62Hf. ; Spanish Perpetual Annuities, 46if. 47f. Dutch Papers to the 31st ult. reached us last night, and their contents are given in another column. An article from Rotterdam mentions that pigeons are now constantly used to convey intelligence from the different capitals. On Mon day last, one of these rapid messengers rested on the roof of a house at Rotterdam, having udder its wing a note from London, containing the Course of Exchange, intended for Amsterdam. American Papers to the 7th July inclusive, were received last night, through the North and South American Coffee House. They contain no political intelligence of consequence, and are chiefly filled with party discussions on the ap proaching election of a President, and accounts of the celebration on the 4th July, of the 51st Anniversary of American Independence. We have given a few extracts in another column, amongst which will be found some in telligence from. Quebec to the 28th of June, from which it appears that disastrous effects had been occasioned on the Lakes by a severe gale of 1894 I wind. We received, this morning, the Allgemeine Zeitung of the 26th ult. It contains a matter of some importance to Sweden—the completion of a treaty with the Porte, allowing the free admis sion of Swedish vessels into the Black Sea fiTOCKHOLAI, JULY 16. The Secretary of our Legation, at Constantinople, ar rived here on the 2d of this month, with the treaty signed by Count de Lowenhjelm and the Reis Effendi, for the free admission of our flag into the Black Sea. This negotiation has been tedious and difficult. The Chevalier de PalM, during the many years of his mission, was unable to ac complish it, and it has cost his successor three years' exer tions. The duty or toll has not constituted a difficulty either as a principle or as a pecuniary burden. A duty of about 200 francs for every ship, whatever be its burden, cannot have any influence in a trade in which the cargoes are always of considerable value, either on commer cial speculations, or on the relative favour shown to a flag. But the Divan had always manifested in this affair an invincible repugnance to the conclusion of a final treaty on this subject. It had often grunted the, liberty of the navigation of the Black Sea by notes and rescripts, in many of which the pecuniary regulations were not to be complained of; but experience has too frequently shown that the acts emanating from the will of one party did not afford that positive security which, in commercial affairs, is far more valuable than the diminution of a toll, or even an exemption from it. All the dangers of an imperfectly guaranteed navigation, and above all the terrible, right of pre-emption, continually threatened the merchants and ship-owners, and often really injured them. Entire security is at length obtained. Our flag, it is even said, will be treated on the same looting as those that are the most favoured. It is also affirmed that we have the im portant privilege of trans-shipping our cargoes in the port of Constantinople : our Government having treated alone of all these advantages to our trade, as independent of the vicissitudes often attached to joint negociations. We know, in fact, that the conclusion of this treaty, is consi dered at Pera, as an extraordinary instance of successful negotiation. Our Court appea►s to entertain the same opinion, as Count Lowenhjelm has been raised to the dignity of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary to the Court of Vienna. Our treaty of commerce and navigation with the United States of North America, was signed on the 4th, by Count Wetterstedt, and by M. Appleton, the American Charge d'Affaires. The treaty is founded on a system of perfect reciprocity. 'rue ratifications not being yet exchanged, the Government Ivo., onl) suffered the ieneral principlps to be. made known to the merchants for . theiriuidance; : BERLIN, JULY 14• The reprimand which the twelve clergymen, who printed a letter against the Liturgy, were to receive, was given them a few days ago by the Chief President, Von Basservitz. ViENNA, JULY 21. The Emperor and Empress will remain at Baden till the 10th of August. The Archduchess Maria Louisa will ar rive there.rather later. The Archduchess Sophia is a little indisposed at Luxemburg. Metalliques Bank Shares 1081 By letters, received this morning by the Malta mail, we learn that Vice-Admiral Sir EDWARD CODRINGTON was still at Malta on the 14th of June, but he was about to proceed immediately to the Archipelago with the ships and vessels under his orders. His Majesty's packet brig Mutine has arri ved with a Mediterranean mail. She sailed from Corfu on the Bth June, from Malta on the 18th, and from Gibraltar on the .Bth Ally. By this opportunity despatches have been received from the Commanders-in-Chief of his Majesty's Land and Sea Forces in the Mediterranean to the 14th of June last. It is said that tho4t most respectable gentle men called Bailiffs, are thrown into a state of great perplexity by the new Mesne Process Bill, which has just come into operation. The point at issue is—Whether they can now arrest indi viduals for sums less than 201. on writs which were issued previous to the Ist of August ? We suspect, however, that few of his MAJESTY'S lieges will sympathise deeply in the distress of that worthy portion of their fellow subjects. Admitting the necessity of a man's looking, not to one only, but to every pound of flesh in the body of his fellow Irian for the fulfilment of a pecuniary contract, still those who dis charge the revolting office - of imprisoning others, are so apt to grow hardened to the sight of human misery, that they incur (in many cases most unfairly) the detestation and odium of all classes, for merely performing their bounden duty. But though the law of the land still recognises the principle of imprisonment for debt, there is so much of mitigation in the Bankrupt and In solvent Laws, that the loss of personal liberty less frequently extends to those fair and honourable persons, whom unforeseen misfortunes prevent from discharging their pecuniary - obligations. None can object to severe punishment over taking the fraudulent debtor, who enters into money engagements without the slightest chance of being able to fulfill them, and some degree of it should fall on him who brings ruin on others, even through inadvertence and folly—but thank Heaven—the vindictive and inexorable creditor can no longer immure for life within the walls of a dungeon, the victim of his own machinations, or of pure and sinless mis fortune. We rejoice that this new law will still more circumscribe the operation of that principle, which looks to the person and not to the pro perty of the debtor. Whilst we would afford the most summary and ample means. of attaching property, we would wish to see the gradual emancipation of all British subjects from the seizure of the person. This new Bill re leases a great portion of the lower classes, and those of the highest rank, in both Houses of Parliament, have been long free from the degra dation of personal arrest. Why should not the world go on tolerably, if its operation extended to the whole community ? Imprisonment for debt is little known in Scotland, and is out of the ques tion in cases of " Mesne Process." Nevertheless the country thrives as well as most others. But there the debtor, by running away, cannot save his property, whether real or moveable, from being immediately applied to the payment of his just debts ; and it is this, added to the registering of incumbrances on landed property, which gives a confidence unknown on this side of the Tweed, and supersedes the ne cessity for those endless and vexatious arrests, to which the freeborn Englishman is hourly liable, on the oath of the veriest scoundrel who may ' choose to say, or to think, that he is indebted to him. Montreal and Quebec Papers of the 30th o' June inclusive, have been received this morning The Quebec Government Papers, ridicule the idea sug gested by the opposition Gazettes of Lower Canada, that the despatches brought by Colonel Raibsey, are of any unusual importance, or of an extraordinary character. GIBRALTAR, JULY 12.—8 y acconnts from Oran, of the beginning of this month, a French squadron of eight sail made its appearance off Algiers; that port, and those of Bona and Oran, were blockaded. The French Consul and merchants bad been allowed to go on board the squa dron. Six small Algerine corsairs had sailed, three to the eastward, and three to the westward. Arrived at Gibb's Hotel :—Her Grace the Duchess of Bedford ; the Right Hen. Lady Louisa Rus sell ; the Right Hon. Lord Henry Russell ; the Right Honourable Lord Cosmo George Russell; the Right Hon. Lord Alexander George Russell ; Edward Landseer, Esq. ; Sir Philip Charles Henderson Durham of Fordel, K.C.8., and Lady Henderson Durham ; Count Theodore Medlin ; Count Alexander Medim ; Baron Marion de Beaulieu ; Arthiir Cazenovo, Req. ; Andrew Stein, ENT of Kennet Pans ; E. Clark, Esq. New York. Set off from the same place :—The Right Hon. Earl of Carnarvon ; the Hon. Edward Herbert; Hon. Miss Herriet Herbert ; the Right Hon. Lord Tor phiehen ; Lady Torphieben ; and Hon. Miss Mary Sandi lands ; J. D. Anbert, Esq. ; Miss Aubert ; Miss E. Hu bert ; J. Pitt, Esq. ; C. Pitt, Esq. ; F. B. Pearson, Esq.; C. Pearson, Esq. ; Colonel Milford Sutherland ; John Sutherland, Esq. ; Captain James M`Queen ; C. Aneillo, E s q. ; Henry Rowlands, Esq. Chester ; Sir Philip Charles Henderson Durham of Fordel, K.C.B. ; and Lady Hen derson Durham—Edinburgh Evening Courant. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, TWELVE 0' CLOCK. Consols closed yesterday at 893, and opened this morning at the same price for account, since which the market has been drooping, from the account of a Turkish fleet being off Cephalonia, and they have gradually receded to their present rate, 89/ A considerable quantity of money Stock is also in the market this morning, and a West-end Banker has been selling 3 per cent. Reduced at 90 ; it is the opinion of some of the operators in the Stock Ex change, that unless there is power in the jobbers to take the surplus amount of Consols, which are coming daily for sale, that a re-action will take place, and they are likely to meet a further reduction ; in the myna time money con tinues plentiful in the City, and upon Stock can be had in, any quantity at 2 per rent. ; India Bonds have further im proved to 94 6 ; whilst Exchequer Bills remain . at 61 2 pm. There has been but little movement in the Foreign Funds this morning, and in MexiCan and Colombian scarcely a bargain done, the former being nominally 703- and the latter, 321 3,- ; Russian are 951 61; Brazilian, 67 8 ; and Buenos Ayres, 62 4. In Shares a little busi— ness was done late yesterday in Anglo Mexican Mines, at a further decline, and they are now quoted at 55 50 dis. ; the prices of other, speculations remain with scarcely any variation. Three per Cent. Console, SS# Ditto for Account, fiBi ; India Bonds, 94 6 pnt.; Exchequer Bills, 61 2 pin. Two o' CLocx. Consols went as low as 88k, recovered to 89 buyers, and are now 881, rather sellm ; no alteration in the Foreign Market; Brazilian Mining Shares have got up to 911 pm. HALF-PAST TWO. Consols for Account, 88j 89, scarcely any business. FOUR . o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 88i 9 Danish Bonds 644 Do. for Ac. 89i Greek Do. 1825, 154 Brazilian Bonds 671 Mexican Do. 1825 701 Buenos Ayres Do. 65 Peruvian Do. Chilian Do. Russian Do. Columbian, 1824, 32 Spanish Do. 10 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.) FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, Auo. I.—Wind Easterly.—The wind having shifted this morning, the whole of the outward-bound sailed. PORTSMOUTH, Atm. I.—Wind Easterly.—Sailed the Samuel and Search, O'Hara, for Trieste. FA LMO urn, JULY 31.—Wind W. to S.S.W.—Arrived the ilelvellen, Beadle, from Bahia, in 61 days, spoke on the 6th of June, off Peru, the Claremont, from Glasgow for Bombay ; the Mutine packet, Pawle, from the Medi terranean, sailed from Corfu on the Bth June, Malta 18th June, Gibraltar and Cadiz 10th June ; on 6th June, off Cephalonia, observed a fleet of Turkish ships of war, with an Admiral's and Rear-Admiral's flag flying, 17 bail in number. LIVERPOOL, JULY 31.—Arrived Co!orubia, Kirk wood, from Calcutta, sailed Feb. 27, from Sand Head, March 9, and Cape, May 29 ; the Rob Roy, Gillan, from Sierriaeone, sailed June 6 ; the Security sailed from Cape de Nre'rds for Calcutta on the 4th July. - The Ardent, from Sier►:a Lroue to Liverpool, put into Cape de Verde, and has been condemned. I fiAir AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock Old Annuities 894 New Ditto EX, , BillS, XI,OOO 2d. 61 02 pm. Dittb ..... . . SOO 2d. 61 62 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Cominercial pm. Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for Acct. 593 i 4 SIX 9 • THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan 1824 Peruvian Neapolitan, Portuguese Bonds Prussian, 5 per cent. Ditto, New — Russian, New 96 „Spanish, 1821 9% 10 ----- 1823 French Rentes, 5 p. e 104 f 50c. --- Exchange 25f. 40c. ---- 3 per cent —1 —e ---- Exchange —t. —c.. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per. Share. 420 31 31 35 36 25 21% STOCKS, JULY 30. St. Patrick lnsur. (per sh.) Royal Irbil' Ditto — Nntional Ditto — Patriotic Ditto — Hibernian Bank — Provincial Ditto — Royal Irish Mine — Imperial Mine Mining Co. of Ireland — Commercial Buildings — Arrived. Due. O Haniburgh O Holland 0 O Jamaica 0 O Leeward Islands O Lisbon 0 1 Malta 0 O Mexico 0 1 Waterford 0 UNITED STATES' NAVY. As every thing connected with the Navy of the United States is interesting, we copy the following General Regulations, officially issued, dated Navy Department, July 25, 1827. The President of the United States has approved the following General Regulations :- 1. No person who is less than fourteen years will be appointed midshipman. 2. Midshipmen of the age of twenty years, who have been five years in service, and performed active duty at sea for three years, will he entitled to be examined for promo tion; if found qualified they will be ranked as passed midshipmen. oes 3. who have heel, twice examined and rejected, or have twice received notice to attend.an examination and have declined, will N disn3isied. 4. Passed 'midshipmen will receive warrants,' as such will take, rank of all other midshipmen, and receive the pay of twenty-five dollars per month, and two rations pet day, (Signed) SAMUEL L. SOUTHARD. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) COURT OF CHANCERY. TOWNSEND V. DOWZEL. The part heard motion in the matter of the Roan Charity School, was resumed this morning. An information was filed by Mr. Townsend, a tax gatherer in Deptford,against Mr. Dowzel and others. The information stated, that the informant had been duly elected the master of this school at Deptford, but that afterwards his name , had been struck out of the election book, and the name of Mr. Dowsell improperly inserted, by which he had been fraudulently ousted of the office. The mo tion consequently was, that Mr. Dowzel might be restrained from acting as the master of the school, and the trustees from paying over the funds of the Charity, either to Mr. Dowzel or any person else, until the hearing of the cause, that_the fund might be brought into Court. The Counsel on the part of the defendants, sub mitted that the Court ought not to interfere. They alleged that before the breaking up of the meeting at which Mr. Townsend's name wits inserted in the book, as the elected party, his name had been erased and Mr. Dowzel's inserted ; and that no one could con sider the election complete until the meeting ha 4 dispersed. It had only been by some improper means the relator had been informed of his having been elected. Mr. ROSE, on the part of ML. Townsend, con tended that the trustees had been guilty of a gross breach of trust, and were abusing the trust property. His LORDSHIP stated, that as far as he could col lect the facts, it appeared that Mr. Townsend had been elected at the meeting before the electors had been made aware of the situation of Mr. Towns end, namely, that of a tax-gatherer, but that on being subsequently apprized of his character in that re spect, the meeting considered it incompatible with the office of his being schoolmaster, and there fore they rescinjled the resolution instanter, and be fore the breaking up of the meeting. Th e C ourt therefore thought they had 'acted in the due dis charge motion. ofconsequently hearing of the cause, should th e re l ators t hi n k proper to bring on the information to a h e aring. It their reserved duty, the and question VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. BARKER V. RAY. This case, the particulars of which have been so often before the public, came on again this morning. —lt will be recollected that the original bill had been filed by the plaintiff claiming as against the defendant, then in possession of them, certain large estates in Yorkshire. The grounds upon which the claim was made, was that the per son under whom the defendant pretended to devise as heir at law, had in fact made a will, by which he devised the property away from them to the plain tiffs, and that this will had been suborned or suppressed by a Mr. Henry Barker, the ancestor of the defendants. The defendants in their defence stated that they held the estates by devise or descent from some one of three persons, but could not parti cularly tell from which of them, or by what means. They at the same time denied the legitimacy of the plaintiff's father, and contended that the plaintiff could have no right whatever to question the propriety of their claim. A variety of evi dence was produced on both sides, with the view of substantiating their respective claims. The late Vice-Chancellor directed an issue to try, whe. been adduced in the shape of affidavits, and yet the plaintiff had been obliged to take office copies o f them all. In support of that part of their case which denied the legitimicy of the plaintiff's father, the defendants had sent in aflidtiVits, stating that ISSUE pally wou fend fai le , fend the the ther tigat vex COIL( sadd Fin case care that the facie plail and had agai per} Ilea] whc Dam for fron Jon tiffid Bea Jarr, be r Le 1. hen: judi app Was . that wok raOS TO N I hour chic CRT Ivor One