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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Etoile, dated Thureddy.) Rims, APRIL 25.--. The Opposition Journals lately inserted an article from the Oriental Specta tor, in which Austria was represented as opposed to the negotiations in favour of the Greeks. We find the . following passage in the Austrian -Observer, under the head of Constantinople : " The new Ordinances, as well as the preparations for the campaign this year against the insurgents, have, for some time past, excited, in a high degree, the attention of the public, who are extremely de sirous to see an end put to the confusion and dis order which has prevailed for some years in the re volted countries—a wish which is shared by all the friends of humanity, and is continually advocated at the Porte by the Ambassadors of the European powers, whose constant efforts tend to the establish ment and preservation of tranquillity in Europe." The hotel of the English Legation was splendidly illuminated yesterday evening , in honour of the King of England's birth-day, notwithstanding the absence of Lord Granville. CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 26.—The Reis-Ef fendi, Seida Effendi, after repeated solicitations on account of his bad health, received on the 23d his discharge from the office of Minister of Foreign Af fairs, which he had held ever since 1823. All those who are acquainted with him do justice to his talents, his uprightness, the moderation of his sen timents, and his obliging manners. The surest proof that he has not fallen into disgrace is, that he is continually visited by the great men of the empire. His successor, who was appointed the same day, is Mahomet. Seid Perten Effendi, who for some years past has held an important post in the foreign de partment. The formation of regular troops proceeds rapidly both here and in Asia. There are 3,600 men It Adrianople, and 2,400 at Bruassa, ready to march; 6,000 set out "from this city on the 18th for the head-quarters at Lariisa, who are perfectly organised in the European manner. Besides detachments of cavalry and artillery, they have a military chest for the regular payment of the men, a head surgeon and assistants, and a good stock of medicine and surgi cal instruments. The local authorities are ordered to supply them with provisions. In the arsenal great activity is also displayed. Twenty ships of war are also at znchor in the 80.- phorus, and the whole fleet of thirty sail will be ready to put to sea in three weeks, under the Pa trona Bey. All these- new institutions costing the Govern ment large sums, it has become necessary to impose taxes never before thought of, on shops, houses, magazines, &c. The capitation is raised to 36 pias tres for the higher classes, 21 for the middling, and 12 for the lower. Other measures have been taken relative to the registering of the Greeks, Armenians, and Jewi, not for military service, but to render the levy of the taxes more easy. The customs on seve ral productions of the Ottoman empire, for instance, .eaw silk, which is taxed double, have been raised in proportion., The last accounts from Athens are to the 9th of March. Karaiskaki, after having caused Omer Paella; a great loss at Destomo, but without being able to hinder hini from retreating with the remainder of his troops towards Talandi, had arrived the same day at Eleusis. (From the Journal des Debats.) CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 26.—There is no ap pearance of the negociations in favour of the Greeks leading to a speedy result. The Reis Effendi has declared mots than once, verbally, to the Ministers of the Mediating Powers, that the Sultan will never agree to any mediation between himself and his re; bel subjects. The Ramadan commences to-morrow; and as the Divan does no business during that pe riod, until after the Bairam (Easter), and as the Reis Effendi has" been succeeded by Besikhbii Perten-Effendi, matters hare become so involved; that no one cait foresee the - issue. The Porte seeks %nerdy to gain time. The successor of the Reis :Effendi is a very insignificant man. We must wait for the ulterior steps which the Ambassadors of Russia and England are perhaps authorised to take. (Foul the Quotidienne of Wednesday.) PARIS, APRIL 24.—We have shown the probable consequences of Mr, Canning's ascendancy, as far all it regards England. We think we have not exag gerated any thing hi the picture of misfortunes which threaten the three kingdoms, in consequence of the deplorable system which thrusts Radicalism into the State; but the thing which, in this complete change of political circumstances, engrosses the attention of the French Royalists, is, above all, the weighing of the good or ill chances which this event seems to afford to us, according as our Cabinet will continue to follow the course traced out by Mr. Canning, or as it may return to the old monarchical system of Europe. We must observe that the triumph of Mr. Can ning is the triumph of revolution, not only in his own country, where the out-and-out party of inno vators plunges into the footsteps of this daring poli iieian, but in all countries, where England exercises any influenc2 whatever, either by her armed force, industry, or alliances and the secret channels of di plomacy. , The system of Mr. Canning cannot there fore be acted upon now-a-days without approaching revolutions more cr less. This is evident with respect to Portugal, Spain ; and the States of Ame rica, where Mr. Canning 'manifestly seeks all sorts of concessions which are ruinous to the old autlui sity of monarchies. But will that not be equally applicable to France, if we continue to follow the policy of that Minister, and if we confide our inte rests to the success of a system which brings into play the poptilar passions; and calls in the aid Of petulant, discontented, and seditious men ? The effeets of a political discrepancy never fail to be per ceived. If the policy of France remains identified with the policy of Mr. Canning, it will be sedn whether the consequences of this gross error will not develope themselves with a frightful rapidity. The progress of the popular party has raised Mr. Can ning by degrees into power; and the alliance of our Ministry with Mr. Canning will all at once develope our Democracy, which must tend, by this sudden effort, to put itself in unison with the Democracy of England, in order that everything may proceed n niformly---power as well as faction. This appears inevitable, if We only examine the singular dispo sition of the people to put themselves into whatever situation the policy, of Government points out to them, as neither the nature of societies or of indi viduals can endure a position which is repugnant to good sense, and causes a laborious and troublesottie life. I Thus our alliance with Mr. Canning's policy na turally rouses democratical passions, and what is re markable, this policy of Mr. Canning, which, in his own country, is the effect of a democracy, that has slowly reached a formidable degree of power, Will become with us the cause of a power suddenly de veloped, and so much the more violent, as it shot op rapidly. The Executive of France will have sorer trouble in attempting to mod erate this ardour of ehangements to which it gave itself birth. A sin gular contradiction ! The Ministry sees no vigdur except in the industrious policy of Mr. Canning, and it will soon be obliged to seek assistance for restrain ing its tumultuous rise. But will it have any right to complain of the triumph of popular opinions !at home, whilst it adopts abroad systems which form a living expression thereof? And if the Monarchy is shaken by radicalism, may it not be justly reproached with having sought radicalism, as an auxiliary ? It is a great misfortune for any not to know how to put its policy in unison with the great interests of society. The immediate chances of an alliance, and the probable effects of an intriiue, are calculated, as well as the movements and strata gems of diplomacy; and all this is confined to a mo mentary thought, to a point of self-love and triumph of vanity. But it would be requisite to see further into futurity. After some days intrenchreent in power by paltry combinations, men are astonished to —.l anfaAhhari .nd threatened by reyolu tionary ideas, which they imagined to have master ed, because they retained the management of State affairs. This is all the adoption. of Mr. Canning's system promises to Ministers ; an appearance of strength, which will deceive themselves, whilst the democratical party acquires a real force which, will alone comprehend the inevitable resources of this improvident policy, whilst all doctrines of. order and legitimacy are abandoned abroad for the purpose of augmenting, for a single day, I know not what material prosperity, which leaves uneasiness in all ranks behind itself; the revolutionary doctrines will alter in conscience the love of the Monarch, and the submission to the laws of the country at home. People will accustom themselves not to consider any thing as legitimate except what brings in money, or is conducive to some emolument whatever. After having found in the crash of distant Thrones, and in the shaking of ancient societies, a source of riches and the means of industry ; the circumstance of the institutions and laws of the country being threat ened by some grand overthrow will scarcely be heeded. And who knows ? These changes in them selves may afford some hope ; and after all this, is it useful, is it true, that we ought to sacrifice ourselves for mere theories ? Such is the progress of a policy reposing exclu sively upon industry and the material interests of man. It brutalizes the intelligence, and extirpates patriotism—it alters and extinguishes all the senti ments of citizens. This, however, is the system now proposed to France as an admirable improve ment. We precipitate ourselves in the footsteps of 4r. Canning, who commenced to make a happy ex periment thereof in his own country; and the pinnacle of skill, we are told, consists in imitating this beau tiful model, and to open forourselves the same sources of industry. Once more we repeat, let us have no com plaints of what we ourselves produced with premedi tation. We shall have a material society, freed of all sorts of ties of dependence and affection: This is a perfection which we shall have sought ourselves, and we should applaud this hidden effect of a re fined policy—the happy rival of Mr. Canning's sys tem. Perhaps workshops will become the jus pub- Ileum and law of nations, and, from time to time, mechanics will be found bursting into the capital to participate in the progress of society. What occa sion is there to take alarm at this ? What right has any one to impede this tumultuary expression of opi nions, which will have been introduced in the first place as a rule in the political system of the State. These gross contradictions cannot be maintained by any one. If the system of industry is the foundation of our policy, it ought to be carried to the last extreme. I know not whether our Ministers have ever me ditated on the absolute laws of logic, to comprehend the reasoning I here premise. It is certain, how ever, that the public does not deceive itself by its own instinct respecting the necessary results of a false system. Alliances are forming with the doc trines of Mr. Canning, which favour revolutions and changes in all places; and the people will likewise make their alliances with the rebels and seditious.— And it will be necessary to allow this ; for what reasonable authority will there remain to hinder such imitations ? Ido not call the arm of gend'armes, which wields a sabre, and occasionally uses it in case of need—authority. For authority is right, and the right no longer belongs to him who has sacrificed it as a vain chimera for the hope of material prosperity and momentary interests. AMERICAN PAPERS. (From the Baltimore Federal Gazette.) Rio JANEIRO, JAN. 26.—Since the arrival of the Emperor from the South, occurrences have taken place which not only justify the gloomy aspect I gave you by the ship General Smith of the situation of affairs in this country, but they would almost in duce the opinion that revolution, in some shape or other, must be the consequence at no very dis tant day. I will not now dwell upon the ridiculous figure the Emperor has exhibited himself in to his people by his idle parade to the Rio Grande, and of his sudden and unexpected return ; let it suffice for the present to say, that he expended out of the national finances (already greatly impoverished) upon this occasion, about .500,000 dollars, and has shown his " liege subjects" that among his "kingly attributes" fickleness is displayed in rather too conspicuous a position. No one has yet contended, no matter how bigotted his devotion to Don Pedro, or bow blind to his imperfection, that this expedition has been attended with the slightest conceivable benefit to the country. But the circumstance to which I had particular allusion in my first paragraph, is the dismissal from office, and that for "a worthless woman," of the Ministers of Finance, War, Foreign Affairs, and Marine. Scarcely had he landed before these dis tinguished dignitaries were informed that their ser vices would be no longer required, and that they must hold their respective departments in readiness to be delivered over to their successors. No cause of complaint, that I have been able to learn, exists against the manner in which these " deranged" of ficers have discharged their public functions; and the public sentiment is most unequivocally against the Emperor; he has not thought it politic to give to the inhabitants of Rio Janeiro the most distant intimation of the causes which have governed him in making this change ; what has produced it, how ever, is perfectly well understood. Unfortunately for the Emperor and for his country, he is swayed by a woman, and it was through the poison admi nistered by her, that these distinguished men have been obliged to retire. Some time anterior to the death of that estimable woman, the late Empress, the fact of the Emperor having a mistress became so notorious that he did not scruple to be seen with her upon the most public occasions, and at last pub licly acknowledged his illicit intercourse with her, by conferring upon her daughter the title of Duchess, thus advertizing to the world of her being his child. It seems that, through the accidental or intentional omission of the Ministers, this little Duchess re ceived no card of invitation to the funeral of the Empress, and, indeed, had no notification of the decease of the Empress, except what was common to all the inhabitants, and this is the "head and front of the offending" of the dismissed Ministers. The mother could not brook the insult—knowing the mastery she had over Don Pedro, she wrote to him while he was yet at the theatre of war, of this galling indignity offered to his child, and peremptorily demanded the punishment of those to whom it was chargeable, which demand he immediately complied with, without condescending to inquire into the par ticulars, or asking the implicated if they had a justifi cation to answer. ------ - - You know it is but a little while ago that the pro vince of .Pernambuco was in a state of open rebellion. Although the Republican spirit which disclosed it self has been checked, it is not extinguished, and it awaits but an auspicious opportunity again to display itself, In Bahia, the materials of revolution have been gathering for some time; and although the Emperor, during his visit there, exerted himself to conciliate the inhabitants, yet his efforts were as un successful as they have been on his more recent ex pedition to the South. The provinces of the Banda Oriental have little affection for him, and it is only at this place that his devotees have boastingly said he reigned in the hearts of the people. A perse verance in his late course of conduct will show that they " calculate without their host." The Ministers whom he has dismissed are men of family and dis tinction—they have extensive connections and nu merous friends—all these—those who have hereto fore experienced Don Pedro's tyranny—those who are opposed to the present war (which is waging to the commercial destruction of a great portion of the Brazilian merchants) —those who are connected either by business or in say other way with Pernam buco, Bahia, the more northern provinces, or the Banda Oriental—those who disapprove of his con duct to the Empress—those who dislike his liber tinism, and those in favour of Republicanism, are all disposed to view the Emperor with a jealous eye, and the time seems to be approximating when they Nvi 11 magnify a small fault into a monstrous vice. Every thing induces me to believe that a change of some kind in this Government will take place before very long. This opinion is not hastily formed but from a calm contemplation of things as they have appeared to me. This is the only Government in South America that is not Republican. As an evidence that the most eminent men in Brazil consider the country in a very unsettled state, I mention the fact that a number of gentlemen of high character have declined becoming Members of the Cabinet, although solicited to do so by the Emperor.—This fact is notorious. I heard an anecdote, yesterday, strongly illustra tive of the folly of the Emperor's late expedition to the south. While he was lying off St. Catherine, in the seventy-four Don Pedro, a Buenos Ayrean corvette, of twenty-two guns, commanded by an American, happening to come in, the fog being ex tremely thick, he did not discover the seventy-four until he was close under her guns, when he ex pected to be blown every moment to atoms, but to his great astonishment, and to his no less gratifica tion, he was permitted quietly to pass without being noticed. The seventy-four contained the Emperor, and it is contrary to precedent for a ship having s o august a personage on board, to enter into an en gagement; it is questionable whether the Comman der would be justified in acting upon the defensive. The Buenos Ayreans, no doubt, wish him to con tinue to accompany his fleet, for while he does so he must be perfectly harmless. JAN. 27.—The United States ship Boston, ca me in yesterday from Monte Video, in fifteen days but without a single letter, nor can we obtain a word from any one on board as to the state of the market. Admiral Brown is reported to have gone lip the Uruguay with several of his little squadron, after re turning in safety to Buenos Ayres in his late cruise on this coast. The schooners Honer and Richard, G. Cox, were taken up the river, attempting to get into that port, and sent to Monte Video, but imme diately released by the Brazilian Admiral,. who, it seems, has determined to observe the American principles of blockade towards American vessels. This may lead to dissatisfaction and difficulty with other nations, particularly the English, who no doubt will insist on the same rights. Though the Emperor shows no disposition what ever to conciliate with Buenos Ayres, except on his own ter:ls, an opinirm prevails with many people that the war will be brought to a conclusion ere long, through the mediation of Mr. Gordon, the British Minister, who is daily expected from Rio Grande, and is said to be commissioned by the other party to negotiate for peace, under the sanction of his own Government. We hear these things as they are vaguely reported, but place little confidence in them. (From the ConstitutionneL) RIO JANEIRO, FEB. S.—(Extract of a private Letter.)—We are on the eve of great events, which must have a powerful influence over the destiny, not only of Portugal, but of Brazil itself. Ever since the return of Don Pedro, it is easy for any one who has the opportunity of approaching him to discover that he is meditating some important project; and as he is as prompt in execution as he is quick in the conception of new designs, we shall soon know what to direct our attention to. In the mean time I can assure you, that the Emperor has received, at dif ferent periods, from Europe, sure and circumstantial accounts of the projects of his enemies. He is per fectly aware of what they are plotting at Vienna, Paris, Madrid, and Lisbon ; he sees through their masks, and has resolved to go in person to defeat the intentions of the Apostolical and Absolutists by saving Portugal, and confirming the free institutions which he has granted—and which alone can ensure the independence and prosperity of the kingdom. Don Pedro has received an answer from his brother by Mr. Newman, and he is too clear sighted not to penetrate into the views of the Austrian Cabinet and its confederates, who, now for the second time, avail themselves of Don Miguel and his mother, in order to overturn those free institutions which have been called for by the Portuguese nation and its legitimate King, and to wrest the Crown from him to whom it lawfully belongs. In 1823, the same thing was in contemplation, both with respect to Don John the Sixth, and the Constitution Which be had spontaneously sworn to with all sincerity of heart. To overturn the throne had. been an old specu lation entertained by the Queen; for which pur pose she ever affected to be favourable to the Constitution on her return to Brazil from Lisbon, with the hope that .the King would oppose it. She flattered herself with the prospect of suc cess by going with . the Liberals, her sole object at all times being to reign, cost what it would. As to Don Miguel, he is not a very docile instrument ; and I am of opinion, that the factious prefer keeping him at a distance from an apprehension of their ex periencing the effects of some of his habitual sallies of passion. It is the Queen Dowager that has leagued with the Spanish and Apostolic faction to enchain Portugal, wrest it from Don Pedro, and deliver it up to Spain. But this will not be so. Thanks to the power of Great Britain, and the provident policy of Mr. Canning, Don Pedro can, without the fear of losing Brazil, leave America for awhile, and proceed to Lisbon, where duty, honour, and glory call him. His presence will confound his enemies, and he may calculate on the enthusiasm of the nation. The pa triots will heap benedictions on him—the serviles will fall at his feet—and the army, tinder such a Chief, will become what it was heretofore—faith ful to its King, and devoted to the interests of the country, rejecting all Spanish and foreign influence. The convocation of the Brazilian Chambers will take place in the month of May; arid it is very pro bable that Don Pedro, after having obtained their consent, will put a seal to the work which he has commenced. He alone is able to reorganise Portu gal, and rescue it from the faction which, after the example of the feeble Mary and Don John her son, has ceased not to oppress and try experiments on the Portuguese people for its own private profit. Don Pedro is not ignorant, that the Government and its different branches are in the hands of the serviles, and the Regent can do nothing against their machi nations; but it is not easy to intimidate Don Pedro, who, as soon as he shall appear among the Portu guese, will compel all the conspirators to return to their original nothingness. Abrantes is the bLarer of decrees and instructions of great importance ; but Don Pedro knows too well the elements of which the Ministry is composed to expect to see his orders executed with freedom and firmness. He must go himself, if he wish to be obeyed. Every thing in vites and engages him to act such a part, and no thing in the present situation . of Portugal opposes his doing so. LONDON AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY. The foutieenth aitnivers - y Meeting of the City of London Auxiliary Bible Society was held yester day at the Mansion House. The Egyptian Hall was crowded to excess, especially with ladies. The Lord Mayor not having been able to attend, Sir CLAUDIUS STEPHEN HUNTER took die Chair. Some Resolutions were passed, the effect of which was, that the circulation of the Scriptures through the medium of Bible Societies had produced the most beneficial consequences i►► various parts of the world, and that the London Auxiliary Society was determined to persevere in its exertions to promote the diffusion of the Scriptures,and support the British and Foreign Bible Association. The thanks of the Meeting were given as usual to the Chairman, and to the Committee and other offi cers of the Association. A very considerable sum of money was collected at the doors, for the objects of the Society. Lord Orford, speaking of the celebrated Artist Petitot's unrivalled talent in painting miniatures, says—" It is idle to write a panegyric on the greatest man in any vocation." I LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 28, 1827. We gave last night, in a Second Edition of our Paper, the Gazette, containing some of the new appointments and Peerages which have been conferred. We are now enabled to give an ac curate list of the new Administration as far as the appointments are positively determined. LIST OF THE ADMINISTRATION• THE CABINET. PEERS. Lord Chancellor Lord President Lord Privy_ Seal Chancellor of the Duchyl Lord BExLEY. of Lancaster Secretary of State for Fo- _ reign Affairs - Secretary of State for the; Colonies Viscount DUDLEY. Viscount GODERTCH. oNER S. The Right Hon. Wit. COMM Secretary of State for the Home Department President of the Board of Trade President of the Board of Controul Secretary at War ...... First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the, Exchequer NOT IN THE CABINET. STURGES BOURNE. The Right Honourable WILLIAM HUSKISSON. The Right Honourable CHARLES WM. WYNN. Viscount PALMERSTON. 'The Right Honourable GEORGE CANNING. Lord High Admiral SHis Royal Highness the t Duke of CLARENCE. Master-General of tbe .i Marquess of ANGLESEY. Ordnance Lord Chamberlain of their, UIL , e of L , ir, IJavossulßE. Household Master of the Horse.-- DUKE OF LEEDS Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of The Hon. W. LAMB. Ireland... LAW APPOINTMENTS. Master of the Rolls Sir JOHN LEACH Vice-Chancellor Mr. HART Attorney-General Mr. SCARLETT Solicitor-General Sir N. C. TINDAL Thus, notwithstanding the predictions of th Ultras, Mr. CANNING has been enabled to exei cute the Commission of his Royal Master. Thdt distinguished Statesman has formed a new Mini - try, composed, we venture to predict, of material which, cemented by a pervading liberality, will bid defiance to the malice and artifices of his infix riated opponents. Mr. CANNING is, of cours, prepared for allmanner ofattacks on his consistency and public spirit, but we would venture to warn him of one awful peril which awaits him. We are informed that a certain Learned Lord and a Gallant Colleague of Ducal rank, mean "to speak out," regarding the treatment which they have experienced from Mr. CANNING. Now, if there is any truth in this rumour, which we have heard from some of their admirers, we shall anxiously await such a display of ennobled vituperation. No doubt the philippics of DENIOSTIIENES and of CICERO will be thrown into the shade, and JuNtus would, if necessary, hide his diminished head. For our own parts, unless we lived in an age of wonders, we could not for a moment believe that these Noble Persons would seek any thing but obscurity, till time, in a measure, obliterated the memory of their transgression. But really there is no saying how far desperatith may urge men to get deeper in the mire, and it is quite possible that the Ex-Party may volun tarily put themselves on their defence, only to draw down the accumulated indignation of their countrymen. The events of the last fortnight have afforded another proof that the formation of a Ministry is a work of much greater difficulty than the uninitiated are apt to suppose. Nothing, for in stance, appeared easier to those who had it not to do, than for Mr. CANNING to name to the vacant offices a dozen or twenty persons, who thought with him on most subjects ; and in half an hour to inform his MAJESTY that his Royal commands had been executed. But, un fortunately, at every turn he had to encounter bigotry on the Catholic, or selfishness on the Corn Question ; and if he had (what some might call magnificently) disregarded such con siderations, it would have been a virtual refusal to obey that SOVEREIGN, who had honoured him by so distinguished a mark of his confidence and favour. The Paris Papers of Wednesday, and the Etoile of Thursday morning, contain nothing important. Some additional intelligence from Constantinople is given in the Etoile, from which it would seem that ill health alone had occasioned the removal from office of the REIS EFFENDI. NI. de la BOESSIERE'S proposition for the ap pointment of a Committee to regulate the report of the proceedings in the Chambers, was carried on Tuesday by a majority of 164 against 144. Amongst our extracts from these Papers, in another column, we have inserted, for the amuse ment of our readers, a long article from the Quo tidienne, on the probable consequences to Eu rope generally, and to France in particular, of the Ascendancy of Mr. CANNING. The Apos tolical Party, of which the Quotidienne is the organ, would wish it to be believed that the triumph of principles which will give a death blow to intolerance and jesuitical influence, is dangerous to the stability of Thrones aNd to society at large, being ignorant or unwilling to admit the truth, that the best security of both is to be found in the establishment of institutions suited to the taste of the age, and to the character of the people for whose benefit they are formed. PARIS STOCK EXCNANGE, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 25.—Five per Cents. 100 f. 60c. 50c. 45c. 50c. 60c. ; Four per Cents. 92f. ; Three per Cents. 70f. 85c. 80c. ; Bank Stock, 2030 f. ; Rente d'Espagne, 11 ; Rente peril. d'Espagne, 44 ; Rentes de Naples, 77f. 95c. '7sc. 80c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 584 59 59+i+ 59 59+ 59 581/4; Haytien Loan, 670f.—Exchange on London— One Month, paper, 25f. 374-c. ; money, 25f. 35c. ; Three ditto, paper, 25f. 25c. ; money, 25f. 25c. Brussels Papers of the 24th inst. arrived last night, but contain no political news. The law relative to the organization of Courts of Justice had been carried in the Second Chamber by a majority of 28 to 13. The troops for service in India were to em bark and sail immediately. We also last night received New York and other American Papers to the Ist inst. Tkey are barren of interesting matter, with the excep tion of additional particulars of the resignation of BOLIVAR, and speculations as to the motives which have induced that, extraordinary man to take that step. The most ambitious views are ascribed to him, and four months it is said will not elapse before there will be an- union of Peru, Colombia, and Bolivia, and BOLIVAR appointed President. .We subjoin the following extracts CARTHAMENA, MARCH 6.---You will no doubt have heard of the expedition fitting out from this place for Porto Rico, which is to be placed under the command of Generals Paez and Padilla. This is no doubt done for the express object of getting rid of two very troublesome per sonages, who are very annoying to General Bolivar. To give you some idea of the state of the country, I will men tion one occurrence. A few days ago, at the Grand Feast, General Padilla, for a trifling offence, stabbed a private citizen, who died. No notice was taken of the affair, it being nothing uncommon. The country is completely drained of money, and not one cent. in the Treasury. It is true there are many very rich persons, but owing to the forced loans, the pro perty of such as possess any, is hidden. The army and navy are in a dreadful state. If the men get their rations, it is all they have to expect. The Colombia, one of their finest vessels, attached to the squadron, is stopped for 6000 dollars to finish her outfits. In another column will be found some inte resting communications from Rio de Janeiro, taken from the American and French Papers. It would really appear to be the intention of Din PEDRO to proceed to Europe, to settle the affairs of Portugal. We received this morning German Papers to the 22d instant. Their consents relate chiefly to Greece, from which we may daily expect some very important communications ; for so soon as Lord COCIIRANE gets fairly to work, events of magnitude will mark his career. The present news from Greece, though perfectly in character with late proceedings, is yet of no , moment, being merely a squabble between some refugee Can diots and the Police of Naxos. Nothing certain is known respecting the Citadel of Athens ; se veral attempts, with various success, have been made to relieve the Acropolis, which, according to the last accounts, still holds out. We have- the greatest satisfaction in directing attention to another part of our Paper, where it will be seen that the noble and honourable par ties lately charged with a gambling conspiracy, have been most ; honourably acquitted. The universal opinion in Court during the trial was, that there was no ground whatever for bring ing the affair before the public, either judicially or otherwise. Perverted minds are apt to catch at charges reflecting upon distinguished cha racters ; but people ought to weigh matters well before instituting criminal proceedings in cases where their own conduct is likely, as in the pre sent instance, to come out of the ordeal with the least share of honour. COURSE OF totem Amsterdam C.F. 12 4 Ditto, at sight l2 1 Rotterdam 2U. 12 5 Antwerp l2 5 Hamburgli 24 U. 37 5 Alton 2,t U. 37 6 Paris, 3 days' sight Ditto 2 U. 25 SO Bordeaux 25 SO Berlin Frankfort on Maine, Ex.M. 154 Petersburgh, Vole— 3 Us. 94 Vienna, effective fl. 2 M. 10 14 Trieste do. Madrid 334 Cadiz 33% Bilboa Barcelona 33U Seville 334 Gibraltar 45 PRICES OF IRISH Bank Stock Consols, 3 per cent. Gov. Stock, 3% per cent BB% Ditto, New BB% 4 per Cent. Sr7% Goy. Deb. 3% per cent. 89% Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock - City Deb. 4 per cent Ballast Office Deb. 4 p. ct ,NCE YZSTXRDAY. Leghorn 4 7 14 Genoa 26 Venice 46 Malta Naples Palermo per oz. 114 Lisbon 4 9 34 Oporto 4931 Rio Janeiro 3 84 Bahia 43 Buenos Ayres Dublin, 21 days' sight Cork 7 BULLION, MI OZ. I,g X. a. d. Portugal Gold, coin... 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 6 New Doubloons 3 13 3 New Dollars 0 4 9 , 1 Silver, bars, standard 0 I) 0 STOCKS, • APRIL 25. St. Patrick Insur. (per sh.) Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto Patriotic Ditto Hibernian Bank Provincial Ditto Royal Irish Mine Imperial Mine Mining Co. of Ireland Commercial Buildings MYSTERIOUS MARRIAGE. [We have received the following from a Correspondent.] A lady, dressed in the most elegant style of fashion, walking past the Horse Guards early in the morn ing lately, addressed a private soldier belonging to the Foot Guards, in the following manner : Lady—Soldier, are you a single man ?—The sol dier (confused and astonished at the question put to him) replied, he was. Lady—Then, soldier, will you have me for your wife ?—Soldier (still more confused)—l have no objection, Madam. Lady—Then come with me. I have a licence and a ring, (taking them out of her reticule), and we will be married immediately. The lady to St. , s c then called aha_acney-coa hreh hackney-coach where m h t e h re e stand, he and proceeded they were married. Immediately on their return from the church the lady stepped into the coach (first handing the bride groom a purse, containing 20 sovereigns), telling him that she would send for him in the evening, and afterwards purchase his discharge. She then or dered the coachman to drive forward, and from that time to the present the soldier has never seen nor heard from his bride! It is scarcely possible to conjecture what could have been the lady's motives, unless she wished, for some particular purpose, to show the certificate of her marriage. The soldier says he only regrets it in one sense, which is, that he has " a wife and no wife ;" but should wish to be informed whether, under such mysterious circumstances, he can ever marry again.— Morning Paper. THE MURDER ON BOARD THE VALIANT. Joseph Bragg, late Captain of the brig Valiant, who was committed from the Thames Police-office, about a fortnight since, for the alleged with.) murder, while on a voyage to the Isle of France, of his black cook, Francis Williams, was last night b roug ht f rom Newgate, in custody of ? an officer of that gaol, to the Chambers of Lord Tenterden, the Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, in order to his giving bail to appear personally at the next Admiralty Ses sions, and take his trial for the offence. Mr. ANDREWS, the barrister, attended for the pro setlition, and most closely scrutinised the solvency of the persons who offered themselves as his sureties; but they answering satisfactorily to his qwe.stioris, and proving themselves to be worth the required sums, their bail was accepted, and the prisoner, for the present, liberated. The crime being of a serious nature, the penal sums are of consid era bl e ma g n it u d e . The personal security of the accused is 2,0001. and that of his bondsmen 1,5001. each. The order for his discharge is the first official document that bears the signature of Tenterden. THE FUNDS-(TINS DAY). CITY, Twelve a' Chock. • The English Funds have not shown any elasticity ; Win' sole have consequently been at a shade lower than the first price ; they opened at 83fa for money, and BS4 for se' count ; they are now 83 4. India Bonds have advanced tO 69 70 pm., whilst Exchequer Bills remain at 44 5. I n the Foreign Securities both Colombian and Mexican Bond wear but a very dull appearance. The news of the legit nation of Bolivar is ennfirmed by the American Papers, bu t there appears a general belief that some very important movements are going on in that Republic, which time 00 1 1 can develope. The accounts, in a financial point of view' are deplorable, and even the most trifling expences o f the Government cannot be discharged. Colombian have bee n heavy at a decline of 1 per Cent. since the close of vests''' day's market, and are now 33# ; Mexican 691 e ; the Northern Securities keep up th e i r p r i ce ; B raz ili an Boo' arc quoted lower, being 63 4. Three per Cent. Consols, 83 7 ; Ditto for account, 83 > ; India Bonds, 69 70 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 44 5 P i. FOREIGN FUNIM-Brazilian, 63 ; Buenos Ayres? 57 9 ; Chilian, 34 6 ; Colombian, 1824, 334 ; Danish , 614 ; Greek, 164 ; Mexican, 5 per Cent., 574 1; Ditto 6 per Cent., 694 a ; Peruvian, 31 3 ; Portuguese/ 784 4 . ; Russian, 90 4; Spanish, 121 13; Austrian 92 3., Mmes.—Anglo Mexican, 40 374 die. ; Brazilian, SI 24 die. ; Colombian, 13 15 per Share; Real del 3lonee , 80 90 pm. ; Tlalpuxalnda, 20 25 pm. ; United Stexieev, 13 12 die. ; Bolanoe, 60 50 die. Two o' Clock. Consols are 82i 3 ; 4 per Cents. 99 ; India Bond° 70 pm. ; Colombian Bonds have been down to 82 are now 33 a ; Mexican 69 a ; Brazil Mines 4 3 dis. THREE 0' CL 0 CIC Consols, 82 Colombian Bonds, 33 i; Mexican Bonds, 69 3. FOUR O'CLOCK--CLOSING PRICES. Consols 82i 3 Danish Bonds 61-g- Do. for Ac. 82i 3 Greek Do. 182.5, 164 Brazilian Bonds 63 Mexican Do. 1825 69 . ; Buenos Ayres Do. Peruvian Do. Chilian Do. 34 Russian Do. 903- Columbian, 1824, 33i Spanish Do. 12i SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE-( THIS DAY) FROM LLOYD'S. DIAL, APRIL 27.—Wind E. by N.—A large WO vessel under Netherland colours, passed to the Westwar d about 8 A.M. Arrived from London, the Cato, William s ' for Sierra Leone ; the Royalist, Reams, for the Mediterra nean; the Inslemnity, Wodhill, for Demerara. PoaTsmou'rx, APRIL 27.—Arrived the Collins, wig" ham, from Memel ; the Frederick, Simon, from Antwerp; his Majesty's ship Tweed, and Arab transport, are come into the harbour. The Hon. Company's ship, Duke of Sussex, from London to China, paised by the Wight this morning. The Ann, Baltic, and George Canning, are released fro quarantine, and sailed for Southampton. GREENOCK, APRIL 25.—Arrived the Amphitrite, nr• W. Brookman, from Marseilles, spoke on the 26th March , lat. 27. 50. long. 10 W. the (transport) brig Clyde, fro"' London to Gihraltar_ a ll well. GRAVESEND, APRIL 26 and 27.—Arrived the Jan e Howard, Faro, from Malta; Baker, and Fame, —,fr °lll Oporto ; Williams, Carlisle, from Lisbon ; Laurel, ---/' from Cadiz ; Procris, Arnold, from Alexandria ; Daiwa' from Riga. Sailed the Daotrop, ‘ —, for Quebe c and George the Fourth, for Demerara, BIDEFORD, APRIL 26.—The lo galley, from Jersey t ° Cardiff, which was run down near Sundy, the 21st hat" came on shore on the .24th, at South Hole, and went to pieces —part of the cargo saved. MxatiL, APRIL 14.—. The Ariadne, Ohlman, bound t° Hull, is aground on the bar; a Lighter has gone to h e r as' sistance ; 14 feet 8 inches water on the bar. WHITICHATIEN, Arm 24.—The William, Jameson, 0f and from Ulverstone to Glasgow, which was driven o$ shore at the Isle of Man, has been got off, and arrival here on the 17th inst. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) • - COURT OF CHANCERY. The LORD CHANCELLOR came down at N i l; o'clock, but did not a d m it su i tors i nto his room till a quarter-past eleven. NEW ATTORNEY -GENERAL. Mr. SCARLETP attended his Lordship in his room before the business of the day commenced, and was sworn into the office of Attorney-General. ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. LORD MANSFIELD. His LORDSHIP stated to the agents hi this matter that he had every, confidence in being able to make his order in the course of this evening, which he would send to the parties. He had received a letter last night, from Mr. Fenton, the solicitor o f the relators, which he felt it his duty to characterize a 5 one of the most proper letters he had ever received' The letter refused to leave the matter to his Lord ship's disposal after he wept out of office, and fa this reason that the writ er o f it, h a d enterta i ne d a doubt that if the judgment were given by his Lordship after he was out of office, an appeal would not and which doubt had not been set a t rot in his mind by any thing any body had been able to inform Mr. Fenton of; applauding Mr. F. for raising this point, his Lordship will do his very utmost to read over again the papers this evening, and make his order in it on Monday morning, naming th e hour at which he should make that order, provided he went out of office on Monday morning, which at present he thought very p ro b a bl e ; and, by they plan, he would allay the fears of Mr. Fen' ton. But his Lordship never meant to depris,' those of the benefit of appeal who might take hi s judgments in the way he hadroposed, because, fot the sake of for m , a ll cases he he p reafter disposed of, he meant to desi re hi s successor to hand out the orde r `'' at the sam e ti me j ust open i ng the pleadings o f etch case if he considered it necessary, and thus he woul d make the orders his own. In Brown's reports the re was a lon g str i ng o f cases i n w hi ch j udgments we'''e given after Lord Thurlow had gone out of office , but his Lordship well knew who had delivered those judgments; meaning that they had been given by himself--Lord Eldon. His LORDSHIP disposed shortly of a good maul little cases that had been standing ov er for judr ment, but there was nothi ng o f public importance in them. EX-PARTE CARROLL, IN TM MATTER OF LATIIAM AND PARRY, BANKRUPTS. His LORDSHIP should direct another issue in thi 4 matter, to try the question again. BROWNE V. DE TASTET. His LORDSHIP means to dispose of this case he" ;ore eleven o'clock on Monday morning. IN THE MATTER or RAMSDEN, A BAICERCTIE. , His LORDSHIP felt that this was a matter in w hic h , had he remained in office, he should have considered himself bound to have asked the opinion of a Court of Law, before he could possibly have granted the certificate. In the present circumstances he could make no further order than merely to r efuse the certificate, and which he did, though he. felt very' sorry for it. earl , The LORD C HANCELL OR rose at two o'clock ; he will not sit h ere again. He ob served, that he did not know wheth er he should be out of office to-ni g ht or ear on Monda morning' a nd he simply wished all present a good y morning. He seemed i n g ood health, and certainly in very good spirits. VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, PRIVATE APPLICATION TO A JUDGE. BRUCE V. ALLEN AND SCOTT. The circumstan ces of this case are shortly these In the year 1814, Mr. Bruce, the p laintiff, who vii!6 then carrying o n the business of an army agent, .11; Parliament -street, was entitled to certain annuit!e of about 7001. a-year, he caused these annuitie4 to be sold by auction. The defendant, Mr. A became the purchaser, on account of Lord Carr" ton ; he at, the same time paid a deposit of 1,10 . c Shortly, after the plaintiff tiled a bill for the spee'l,lc, performance of the contract against Allen , and I‘l.ll Scott, who was the auctioneer. Scot t fi led a kst, of interpleader in the Exchequer, and the dep osl e , money was directed to be lodged in that Court. 80% who had subsequentlyobtained a n in j unction to rest r o o ' f Lord Carrington from taking this money 0n ... ,t t .. Court, became a bankrupt in the y ear 1818. t, tern remained in this state until last November, Writa Lord Carrington obtained an order of the Cci