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FOREIGN Itia'ELLIGENCE.. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Messager des Chamlres of Friday.) SECOND EDITION. PARIS, MAY 21 (at Noon).—The Mon/tem-Ala not been published to-day, probably on account of the Ascen sion. To.morrow'e number, we are mitred, will contain the nomination of M. Berryer, jun., to the office of Under- Secretary of State in the Department of the MiniNter of Justice, and that of Baron Dudon to the dignity of Alibi. ster of State and Member of the Privy Council. EXPEDITION TO AFRICA. According to letters from Aix, in Provence, the head quarters of the division forming the reserve of the army in Africa will be in that city. The regiments composing that division, under the command of Lieutenant-General Mon tesquieu-Fesensac, Were to reach the environs of that city by the 15th of June next. The Major-Generals up. pointed to command the three brigade, of which it is formed are MM. De Saint Michel, Count De Rochechouart, and d'Arhaud Jouqucs. The first orders for the expedition to Algiers were given in the month of Februwy ; and on the ISth of May not only were the fleet ready to put to sea, after having em barked the troops and the materiel of an army of 40,000 men, but the first division of the fleet had sailed, and the other divisions were on the point of following it. History affords no example of such celerity, the military depart ments having given, on this occasion, proofs of a zeal which we must make haste to praise before the first successes of our army and fleet absorb the public attention, and excite general enthusiasm. The superior officers of all arms openly acknowledge that, even under the Government of Napoleon, whose prodigious activity it seemed impossible to equal, no ar mament was prepared with more speed ; and even the English who are at Toulon confess themselves that, not withstanding the advantages which long experience in naval expeditions should seem to give them, and the im mense magazines in their ports and arsenals, England could not have performed, in so short a time, the prodigy which they witness. MARSEILLE*, MAY 14.—A Spanish Captain, who ar rived at Cette on the 13th, has declared that he had fallen in with a squadron of sixty sail steering towards Algiers. It has been reported at Marseilles that several ships of the line and frigates had sailed from Gibraltar, and gone to demand the English Consul, and that, after they had fired a few cannon-shot at the city, the Dey lowered his colours, and hoisted the English flag. These statements, which have gained ground, require confirmation. (ritIVATE CORRESPOND/01M ) TOULON, MAY 15.—1 t is said that there are already many sick amongst the troops embarked. The soldiers, who had made forced marches in rainy weather, and were obliged to bivouac for the night on the damp ground, were embarked at a moment when the rain was falling in torrents. The sea being very hollow, in consequence of the east winds which had prevailed for a week past, greatly fatigued our troops. However, the great care that is bestowed on them will soon dispel those symptoms of disorder. Notwithstanding the sudden change of weather, which weald have permitted the embarkatio❑ of the third divi sion to have been continued to-day, that operation has been totally suspended; it does not well appear wherefore. It is said that orders are given to continue it to-morrow (Sunday) ; but to-morrow the weather may change, and a valuable day will have been lost. An extraordinary courier arrived, indeed, yesterday, at the residence of General Bourmont, and this delay may be the result of the news which he has received ; and yet we can no more join in this idea than in another, entertained by many per sons, who think that England 113 s firmly resolved to op pose our landing by force. On this supposition the Cabinet of St. James's would act with the most flagrant bad faith, since we sloald not have taken all our measures to promote this war' with success but with its consent, and, new, that it perceives that the French Ministry can not possibly retrmit a single step, it would come and throw obstacles in our way ! If it is so, there is a fine oppor tunity to show that haughty Power that we know how to act aloes when we resolve to do so. What shoull we have to fear ? Our squadron is well commanded, the sailors and soldiers are animated with the best spirit, and an act of hostility on the part of Erg land would exasperate them to such a degree that every the might he expected from the courage and zeal of the fleet. It would seize so flit- an opportunity to revenge defeats, in which no reproach can ever be made to French valour. As I told you before, .the English, who are seldom seen in our sea-ports, frequently visit Marseilles and Toulon, in which our expedition is fitted out. One of their cutters which are at Toulon being on the point of putting to sea on the 11th of this month, an intimation was made to the English Captain that he was not to put to sea till eight days after the fleet should have sailed. This measure was extremely disagreeable to the English Captain, who was doubtless going to give an account of his secret mission ; leaving, however, another vessel of his nation in our road to watch our movements, and, under the pretext of enjoy ing the fine sight afforded by the sailing of so numerous a fleet, to follow us, perhaps, to before the walls of Algiers. A foreigner, accompanied by four fusileers, was seen to pass through the city yesterday. It is said he was a spy, who had been arrested. It is said that the Bey of Constantia has declared for France ; he is the most powerful of the Governori ap pointed by the Dey of Algiers, and his desertion would leave the Turks entirely to their own resources. It is said that one of his agent. is now at the lazaretto ; and this Bey, who is not a Turk, has already been out of favour with the Dey, who bas caused his patron to be executed. These circumstances may give some degree of probability to this news. France and England arc both endeavouring, in different ways, to influence the Bey of Tun's, who, it seems, will remain neuter. Deeply-rooted national hatred makes him averse to an alliance with Algiers. (From the Constitutionnel of Friday.) (PRIVATE CORRESPIONDENCE.) TOULON, MAT 15.—Much has been said of the im mense preparations made for the expedition to Africa; but there was nothing positive. It was known that upwards of five hundred vessels of all sizes were fitted out or chartered, and from hence it was supposed that the number of objects embarked must be very consider a bl e . B y great exertions I was enabled to collect trite details, which will enable you to judge the French enterpris e well with re- . _ spect to the expense :—There are 70 bronze cannon, 30 four-and-twenty pounders, 20 six-pounder., 12 eight-inch howitzers, and eight ten-inch mortars, weighing altogether about 137,776 kilograms. Eighty-eight gun carriages, and 156 tumbrils or ammunition waggons, follow these cannon, for which 57,000 cannon balls, 12,000 howitzer balls, and 6,400 bomb-shells, &c. have been embarked. These are materials for the reduction of a fortress of the first rank. Algiers dues not deserve to be treated with so mach honour. Two-thirds of this material would, no doubt, have sufficed, and considerable sums might hive been economised in the transport of one-third at least thus uselessly embarked. Exclusive of the armament of the soldiers, 2,000 in fantry muskets, and 3,846,000 cartridge., none-hundredth part only of these balls hit, 30,000 Arabs or Algerines will be killed or wounded, and this is probably more than our army will meet on the coast of Africa. The Materiel of engineers, carriages, forges, utensils, engines, awl sundry articles, weigh not less than 1,345,900 kilograms. Provisions of every description are carried out, as you may imagine. The weight of the different articles re quired for the service of 3,000 sick is no less than 115,000 kilograms for the use of the camp, It seems no greater number of wounded and bedridden men will be kept on the coast; and this is proper. It would be better to carry t. Toulon all such men as stand in need of con- stani attendance, than to leave them in Africa, where the climate may have a pernicious influence on their health. The Hospital of St. Alaudrier is destined for the nick from Algiers. He camp equipages are innumerable ; all these are calculated on a scale for 40,000 men—thus 3,280 tents for soldiers and non-commissioned officers; 1,175 mar- (pees for the General and superior officers, 40,000 wor- sled coverlets, and as many camp-bags ; 40,000 small seeks and kegs for the carrying of water and of wine ; 5,000 camp ovens, &c. The service of the military baggage consists of 129 caissons (of No. 2) ; 128 two-wheeled waggons, or cais sons; nine cavalry forges; 137 harness ditto for non commissioned officers; 286 draught-horses; 600 pack horses, mules, Ice. The provisions for subsistence correspond with the rest. There are, for instance, upwards of 5,000 quintals of bis cuit, '7,110 ditto of flour, 1,500 salt beef, 9,000 hecto- . litres of wine, 180 ditto of brandy, 10,000 metrical quin tals of wood. As for forage, there are 14,400 quintals of pressed bey. 7,200 ditto of oats; 1,000 live oxen have been sent by M. Sellier, the hides of which are to be sold by section at Marseilles and Toulon. Transports will continually sail between Toulon and Africa. The scale on which the expedition is conducted is so great, that really few people—even amongst those who knew the incapacity of the Mfiiistry, and it deference to the wishes of the Duke of Wellington --will beton that the burning of Algiers is the sole object of the war. A thou sand conjectures are formed in this respect. It is not supposed that the colleagues of M. de Bourmont wish to give this General three times the means of what a skilful General could have required for so easy an enterprise. The forming of a colony in Africa is spoken of, but nothing po sitive is known on this subject, The reports of the armed intervention of England in this expedition are revived, but find little credence. It is not to be believed that the English squadron would attack us at the moment of our landing. Undoubtedly it is known that our enemies would make light of breaking their alliances, and of making an attack, without any pre vious declaration of war; but would they dare to fire on the French flag, when no motive could legitimatise such an act of violence ? It is impossible to suppose that M. de Polignac should not have been certain of the neutrality of England before he ordered but a half-armed fleet to put to sea, which, in its actual condition, could not measure itself with an English squadron, If by some improvi dence, which it would be too repugnant to suppose, a vio lent collision should happen on the coast of Algiers be tween England and ourselves, what penalty ought not Minsters to pay for the misfortunes that would be thus occasioned? But no c the Ministers would not expo e all the naval force we possess in a struggle so manifestly unequal. It is not with vessels armed en-flute, and brave but inexperienced seamen, because they have seen little service, that Fiance would measure herself with English ships, manned with old sailors, that are besides well equipped and armed. All apprehensions of this kind ate probably chimerical ; and if they are not, we ought, from this moment, to go into mourning. Our officers and seamen would courageously do their duty, And be killed like brave men ; but their resistance could not save the honour of our flag. Our materiel would be lost, and with it, the fins elements of a navy which we possess, and which require only good institutions in order to deve lope themselves. The embarkation of horses continued to-day. The .4retliusa frigate has received her contingent of soldiers. Some accidents happened yesterday. Two or three non commissioned officers fell into the sea, and were drowned ; others succeeded better. One boat was upset by a rope which got foul of it ; there were sailors in it, all of whom were saved. A steamer for the navigation of the Rhine was this day launched. General Desprez, the Major-General of the land forces, issued an order of the day for the police of the troops on board. Captain Hugon, the Commander of the flotilla, would not adopt it, the police on board belonging to the Navy. M. Hugon has given orders in this respect to the convoy which obeys him. Otherwise the land army is on a good understanding with the . squadron. The service only experienced some delays owing to some misconcep tions, which might have been easily avoided, and which are not attributable to the navy. (From the Journal du Commerce.) Toutow, MAY 14.—The English Admiral Malcolm is at anchor in the Gulf of Palma, in Sardinia, with one three-decker and two 74-gun ships. It is said that he has taken this position for the purpose of better observing and sooner receiving intelligence from Algiers, and of sailing thither in case of need. If some persons are to be believed our expedition is to meet with great difficulties on the part of the English. Some pretend that they mean to oppose our landing, others that they will attack our squadron after the troops are landed. It is to these projects that the movements of their Mediterranean squadron are attributed. Certainly no one is ignorant but that this expedition displeases the Wellington Cabinet in the highest degree, and that it does every thing in its power to prevent it. The well known perfidy of this power imparts too much credit to these reports, which assume much consistency. It is probable enough that if the thing appears possible to it, England will ruin, by violence and treason, that enter prise which its negociations could not prevent. Be this as it may, it is affirmed here that the commanders of the land and sea forces participate in these fears, with several of the officers belonging to the Staff: Although in the critical position of England, which is disquieted by Ireland, in want of cash, oppressed by debts, and on the eve of a new reign, which must pro duce a revolution in the Cabinet, such an undertaking is very improbable; and though it is almost absurd to sup pose that the English fleet, even were it fifteen ships of the line strong, would pretend to stop an army of nearly 60,000, which might envelope it on all sides, and - take it one by one by boarding, in a position where manceuvring would become impracticable—that, after the landing, when the French are masters of the coasts and ports, they can protect their squadron, and place it in safety ; still these reports are discouraging to our troops, and they are so widely spread that it becomes necessary for the Govern ment to explain itself on the subject. A candid declara tion, be it what it may, would calm the uneasiness— doubts alone being dangerous. (From the Gazette de France, dated Saturday.) " We laid before our readers, yesterday, the ordinance! by which the new Ministers are appointed. Our respect for the Royal prerogative forbids our making any reflec tion upon these ordinances, emanating from the free will of the King. " We shall wait for acts, in order to judge of the new Ministry, the Ministry of the 19th May. " Count Matutschewitz has arrived in Paris from St. Petersburgh, on his way to London, where he has been ap pointed Russian Charge d'Affaires during the absence of the Ambassador, Prince Lieven, who has returned to St. Petersburgh. There is a question of charging Prince Lieven with the direction of the education of the Grand Duke Alexander, heir to. the empire, but it is not yet quite certain. The Emperor Nicholas has quitted the capital of Warsaw, to open the Polish Diet. The Em peror has not accompanied him. Instead of going to Ems, which she had some idea of, her Majesty will take sea baths at Rove!, in the Baltic. 7he Emperor intends to visit the provinces of C aucasus an d th e sout h o f R uss i a. If this project is put into execution, M. Alexander Hum boldt, who is at Warsaw, will accompany his Majesty. After the opening of the Diet the Emperor will pt °bah!). have an interview with the King of Prussia.—National. " The Temps ofthis morning says At this moment the Prince de Polignac is victorious, and M. de Villele defeated. His public organ, the Gazette de France, re pelled all idea of a modification of the Cabinet before the elections were over ; but the modification has taken place. M. de Montbel, his representative, has lost the portfolio of the interior, and hesitated to iuffer himself to be led into another office, and accept the charge of the Finances ; he was somewhat angry, and feared being exposed to ridicule. The King, however, insisted. M. de Villele, too, must have been of opinion that it was better to have one foot inside the door than to be totally shut out. There can be no doubt he thought it desirable that M. de Monthelshould remain. As to M. de Chabrol and M. Courvoisier, their resignations were received without a moment's hesitation. They were, however, in the confidence of the party of the centre droit, the men who have been so highly praised, and whom it was sought to persuade they were treated with deference. What deference towards them is displayed by the re-admission of M. de Peyronnet, the Minister against whom they have the greatest antipathy—who has alienated from him the tribunals, and against whom the centre droit, but twelve months ago, eagerly voted in a body ? Not only is M. de Peyronnet restored to office, but he will very shortly have the ascendancy in the Council —hc is active, intelligent, and bold. The Prince de Polignac will continue to have the name, but M. de Peyronnet will acquire all the influence. The stumbling block of the Villele Administration will be the real chief of the Polignac Ministry. Tons this is of little importance; we have no interest in any of these intrigues ; these ups_ and-downs in the coterie of the palace. The elections, and the elections alone, engross all our thoughts, and shall be the only object of our labours, and in these we shall find the name of M. de Peyronnet highly serviceable.' " The Globe of this morning says:—' It appears that the change in the Ministry was brought about abruptly, and not without difficulty. M. Suleau was at first thought of for the Finance Department ; but having pro posed, it is said, some conditions respecting the reimburse ment of the renter, he was set aside, on suspicion of being favourable to M. de Villele. M. de Montbel held out long in his refusal. He was not even informed of the creation of the Department of Public Works. He only learned it by M. Beequey, who brought him a letter, written in a curious style by the hand of M. de Polignac, announc ing his dismissal. Baron Capelle, on accepting the new office, promised his co-operation in the electoral works, probably considering them as forming a part of the public works.' " The Augsburgh Gazette contains the following, dated Constantinople, April 26 :—"flie Reis Effendi had a personal interview on the 23d instant, with the three Ambassadors, who communicated the result of the Lon don conferences as to the definitive arrangement of the af fairs of Greece, and announced to them the unconditional concurrence of the Sultan in the resolutions formed in the said conferences. The next day he confirmed his oral de claration by writing. It is remarkable that this decision was communicated by the same Minister, Hamid Bey, wh o occupied the post of Reis Effendi at the breaking out of th e G ree k i nsurrect i on , n i ne years ago ; an d th a t, as t kelt the Greek holidays were marked by the slaughter of the Patriarch, so now that festival coincides with the firul decision of the fate of Greece. To this circumstance, as well as to the greet concourse of Greeks who have lately arrived in this capital, may be ascribed the circumstance that the Easter festivities this year were unusually well attended. The Greeks, however, indulged in insults against the Jews and Mahometans to such an extent, that the police were obliged to interfere. Notwithst tnding the great influx of strangers, consisting of Greeks and Catho lic Armenians, the price of our provisions has fallen con siderably. The emigration from the districts of Bulgaria, now onupied by the Itussiars, to Bessarabia, still conti nues, as the inhabit ints are apprehensive of ill-treatment from the Turks on the departure of the Russians. General Diebitsch takes every possible means to put a stop to these emigrations, as the fears of the people appear groundless. It has been agreed between Russia and Turkey to establish a Russian Consulate at Selitnno, at the foot of the Balkan, whose presence will contribute to allay the apprehensions of the Bulgarians. M. Vassen to has been appointed Con. el.' " Letters from different parts of Greece, up to the be , ginning of April, published by the Aupsburgh oa2ette, give a very favourable account of the public affairs of that country. Confidence in the stability of the new Govern ment was increased by the news of the election of Prince Leopold, and the certainty that the President would re main in Greece by the special- desire of the Sovereign Prince. The product of the customs and other indirect taxes was daily improving. Considerable activity pre vailed in the ports and towns, and the aspect of the fields promised a rich harvest. A great number of the inhabit ants return to Attica unmoksted. They are even in vited by the Turks to take possession of their property, and to cultivate their lands, for the Turks know that the Sultan will consent to the independence of Greece, and that the order for their departure fron► Athens and Eubcea wi.l shortly arrive from Constantinople. On the other hand, the Turks come in great numbers to Egina and Napoli di Romania, and seek in perfect security their wives, children, and other relations. From the amicable intercourse which now exists in those two towns, between the mingled nations, one Would scarcely imagine that they fought so desperately against each other only a short time since. Dr. Zucearini, who has just sent a collection of natural curiosities to Munich, is now analyzing the mineral springs near the Temple of Eseulapias, at Epidaurus in order to render that town a watering place." FRENCH Fuzing. —hams, MAY 21.—Five per Cents., 104 f. 75e. 70e. 65c. ; Three per Cents., 81f. 40c. 50c. 20c. 15c. 20c. 15c.; Bank Stock, 1,917 f. 50e. 1,9151. ; Rentes de Naples, 92f. 25e. 10e. 92f. 91f. 80e. ; Rentes d'Espagne, Itti 16 ; Royal Spanish Loan, 88 ; Rente Per petuelle d'Espagne, 79 78 -1 78 78 -.4.—Exchange on London, one month, (paper), 25f. 50c.,•' (money), 25f. 45e. ; three months, (paper), 251. 35e. ; (money) 25f. 30c.— fours Authentique. MONEY MARKET. (From the Times.) SATuRnAv EVENING.—There exist very good grounds for be lieving that large purchases of stock have been made recently for account of the 6 . Governor acid Company" of the Bank of Eng land, although the object of such purchases is almost wholly matter of conjecture. The general impression in the city has been, that it is incompatible with the terms of the charter fir the Bank to deal in Government securities,—that is, to become buyers and sellers of stock. It has been, in fact, very seldom done, but there are, it seems, precedents for it. In the affair of Fauntleroy's tbrgcrieg, for example, a large amount of various descriptions of stock was purchased by the Bank to make good the loss sustained by individuals; and other cases of the same sort have, from time to time, occurred. The mode then pursued was to transfer the stock into the names of the Governor and Company, from whence it was conveyed to the different persons who had claims upon it. On the present occasion, at least, if the accounts in circulation on the subject may be believed, a different course is adopted. The stock has been first placed in the name of the broker who made the purchase, and from him transferred to the Governor and Company of the Bank of Eng land. Such statements, it must be allowed, ought not to be re ceived at all, except on very good and unexceptionable evidence, for it seems, at first sight, very unlikely that the Bank, if cir cumstances made it expedient to purchase stock, should resort to a subterfuge like this to conceal the operation. It has, however, certainly obtained Lelief among some of the leading brokers of the Stock Exchange, who have taken much trouble, probably through some private interest of their own, to sift the matter to the bottom. It is also believed that the purchases made do not amount to less than 400 000/. or 500,0001. That the Directors have, however, sanctioned so irregular an act, on all the good and accepted rules of banking, as that of buying stock to sell again at some future period, no one lends credit for a moment.— The only explanation of the transaction, therefore, that bears any feature of probability is, that the purchases result from the surplus profits of the Bank, which it has been for some years the practice, to a certain extent, to hold in reserve ; and it is pre sumed that the Directors propose following a plan which has been introduced lately by some of the great Insurance Com- panics, and intend to'giv'e at some future rwriod a bonus in stock to the proprietors, and to propose at the same time a reduction of the dividend in a proportionate degree. It is obvious enough, indeed, that a dividend of eight per cent., for any long time to come, is wholly incompatible with the present state of banking affairs. The Bill for authorising an issue of Exchequer Bills, to an amount adequate to the payment of the dissentients titythe reduc tion of the Four per Cents., is just published, and throws much curious light on that operation, as well as on the general finan cial policy of the Government. We have before adverted to the extraordinary powers obtained by the Treasury under three re cent Acts of Parliament,—viz., 1. The Act to consolidate and amend the Acts relating to Savings' Banks. 9. The Annuity Act; and 3. The Act to amend the several Acts for regulating the reduction of the National Debt, which all fall under the ma. nagement of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund, and by which they are enabled to receive money, to buy, to sell, or to extinguish, Stock or Exchequer Bills to an almost unlimited ex. tent. To these are now added a fourth Act of Parliament, es sentially of the same character and tendency, and giving, conse quently, an increase to the power before possessed by the Com missioners, under whose management it falls equally with the three others. They are empowered under it to apply the pro ceeds from the Savings' Banks, the purchase of annuities, and i the Sinking Fund (to quote the words of the Act) " n the pur. chase of any Exchequer Bills, and advance the whole or any part of such monies, stocks, or funds, upon the credit of any such Exchequer Bills." It appears, further, to be the spirit and intention of this last-named Act, that such portion of the N ew Three and a Half per Cent. Stock as may be said to be repre sented by the dissentient Four per Cent. Stock, shall be trans ferred into the names of the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund. Their course of proceeding in regard to the fulfilment of the new Act will then be, it is presumed, something to the following effect :—As monies accrue to the Commiss ioners, either from the purchase of annuities, the deposits; or the sales of Three per Cent. Stock on account of the Savings' Banks, they will be ap plied, in the first instance, to the purchase of the new Exche. quer Bills, the issue of which is just authorised. Such Exche quer Bills will then be delivered up to be cancelled. With the amount the dissentients to the reduction of the Four per C ents. will be paid off; and a corresponding value in the new 3% per Cents. will be placed to the account of the savings' banks, or that of the Annuity Act, in so far as the purchases have been m a d e with money. The interest on such stock will then form the available fund for the payment of the annuities or the clams of the depositors in the savings' banks; and thus the whole process for the payment of the dissentients, by the machinery above de. scribed, will go on without either an advance from the Bank of England, or a sale of Exchequer Bills in the open market, and with out, in fact, any part of it being rendered perceptible to the public at large. It would at first appear, that as the payment of the dis sentients is near at hand, being due on the sth of July, and as provisions must be made for their claiming the whole at once, there could hardly accrue from the sources above described funds sufficient for the purpose. Of this, however, there cannot be any great doubt. The operation has not now to be commenced, but has been acted upon for some time past, probably in anticipation of this act ; and independently of the accumulation of money in the hands of the Commissioners, which is very great, the power of selling the stock of the savings' banks is, in itself, at once a fbrther great resource, and a beneficial operation, tinder the present circumstances, on behalf of those institutions, as a con version is efft , cted by which they exchange a stock paying 3 per cent. for one paying 34 per cent. We do not know to whom the merit of these various financial plans is to be assigned. Though they are work i n g a t present almost unnoticed, it is certain they constitute a power over the public creditor which Government itself is probably far from being aware of, and which must produce hereafter very remark. able consequences. If the views ascribed to the Directors of the Bank of England, in the former part of this article, are correct, they are acting, whether intentionally or not, in concurrence with the same object. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. Lord and Lady Anson, in St. James's-square; the Rev. Ed ward Bury and Lady Charlotte Bury, in Park-square; Sir Ar thur de Cassell Broke, in Duke-street, Grosvenor.square ; the Hon. the Misses Bingham, in Bryanston-square; Mr. Bloom field, in Sackville-street ; Lady Georgiana Clinton, at the Duke of Newcastle's, in Portman-square; Captain Fleetwood Pellew and Mrs. Pellew, in Grafton-street; the Earl of Romney and the Ladies Marsham, in St. James's-square; the Hon. and Rev. Thomas Rodney, at the Dowager Lady Rodney's, in Harley street; Mrs. Norcliffe and the Misses Norcliffe, at liarshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-squaw, from Yorkshire; Plenderleath, Esq. Mrs. Plenderleath, and J. Griffiths, Esq. at ditto; George lrlam, Esq. Mrs. Irlam, and th e Misses Wain, at ditto, fro m Li verpoo l ; Mrs. Patrum, J. Batrum, Esq. and Miss Birkbeck, at Fladong's Hotel, from Derbyshire. Edward Berkeley Portman, DEPARTURES. Esq. M.P. and Lady Emma Port man, from Mar.hal Thompson's Hotel, for their scat, Bryan ston Park, Dorsetshire ; Lady Ventry and Miss Jones, from ditto; Osgood Gee, Esq. Mrs. Gee, and family, from ditto. PARLIAMENTARY PAPER. WATCH CASES. An Account of the Number of Gold and Silver Watch Cases annually stamped at Goldsmiths' Hall, London, from the Year 1814 to the Year 1829, both inclusive. COLD I BILNER I GOLD BILVER CASES. CASES. CASES. CASES. --- --- Years. Number. Number. Years. Number. Number. 1814 9,316 89,184 1822 8,447 47,246 1815 8,363 81,150 1823 8,807 46,362 1816 7,178 60,898 1821 9,851 54,075 1817 9,638 52,149 1825 11,846 68,00 18111 12,212 78,663 1826 7,074 57,465 1819 10,102 59,154 1827 8,798 54,805 1820 8,627 5 3,430 1828 9,853 59,161 1821 8,068 51,818 1829 9,136 66,991 JOHN Goldsmiths' Hall, May 17, 1830. LANE, Clerk. The division on Friday night on Mr. MoNcies amendment to the Beer Bill was wrong in all the Parlia mentary reports. It should stand thus :--Ayes, 142-- Noes, 180. nijo.ity 88. 't FINE ARTS. ILLUSTRATIONS OF POPULAR WORKS. PART LONDON, 1830. These illustrations are from the pencil of that eminent artist and incomparable caricaturist, George Cruikshank. They are six in number, and are se lected from many of our most popular novels, par ticularly those of Goldsmith and Smollett. In point of humour they are equal to Mr. Cruikshank's most successful efforts, and have been evidently elabo rated with much care. LITERATURE. EDINBURGH REVIEW. No. pr. EDINBURGH, 18.50 rh e present number is in all respects an able one, and does credit to the tact, diligence, and general acquirements of the Editor. The first article - " On the Breaking of the Enemy's Line," refers to the celebrated manoeuvre of breaking the enemy's line at sea, which was first put deliberately into practice in Lord Rodney's action, in 1782. The question which the Reviewer discusses is, who first sug gested that manoeuvre, Lord Rodney, Sir Charles Douglas, or Mr. Clerk of Eldin. After an intelligent and acute examination of the arguments pro and con, the Reviewer comes to the conclusion, that Mr. Clerk was the first person who ori ginally Started the idea, and that it was acted on afterwards by the two great naval commanders above mentioned. " Scottish Covenanters" is an irs tcresting article, on a subject which Sir Walter Scott' has rendered generally popular. Much his torical research is evident throughout. " Public Schools ofEnglanet" is a temperate enquiry into the merits of the Eton principles of education. The author asserts that it is full of defects, and inveighs, in energetic terms, against the manifestly injudicious system of fagging; a system which is a relic—by no means a creditable one—of the olden times, and happily adapted to break the spirit, and crush the generous feelings, of nine boys out of ten. The re viewer's opinions on this subject are worth extract ing : " The right of fagging depends upon the place in the school ; 111 boys in the sixth and fifth forms have the power of ordering—all below the latter form are bound to obey. At Midstunreer, 1829, there were 293 of the former, and 319 of the latter. It should, however, be observed, that although the right of fagging depends upon rack in the school, the power is derived from supe rior streagth, the sanction or means of compulsion being only vidence. Hence there are many upper boys who, being mak, are unable to make much use of their right; and mat) , lower boys who, being strong, are enabled to avoid psrt of the hard,hips of their obligation. In gene ral, however, the masters, in order to preserve their mo nopoly, and to prevent any of the privileged from appear ing mein in the eyes of the unprivileged class, contrive to apporfon the strong to the strong, and the weak to the weak, so that as little of the available services as possible may be wasted. The duties of the lower boys cannot be defined, as th it masters arc restrained by nothing but their own forbearance and sense of honour, and the neces sity o' allowing theirfaps to prepare their lesson and ap pear in school. Generally, however, it may be stated, that they perform most menial offices, except cleaning shoes. cooking, and waiting at dinner. They brush clothes, prepare breakfast anal tea, fetch and carry, stop balls at cricket, go on messages, and, in short, perform the innumerable services which boys, armed with all the wantonness of irresponsible power, can imagine or desire. If, it these functions, any delay takes place, or any mis take is committed, the unhappy boy is liable to be beaten, at tle will of his master, by his master, and at the moment of passion, either with the fists, or any other instrument. We only wish that these inflictions never proceeded from wanton cruelty—from that extraordinary pleasure of inflict ing physical pain, which seems to reign in the breasts of many boys and children. It is, perhaps, difficult to determine how much influence this unhappy system may have upon the character of young men. Whether tyranny or slavery is the more pernicious:to the mind, is indifferent, when, in most cases, both these sources of vice have operated on the same individual. A boy begins as a slave, and ends as a despot. Corrupting at once and corrupted, the little tyrant riots in the exercise of boundless and unaccountAle power ; and while be looks hack on his former servitude, is resolved that the sufferings which he inflicts shall nut be less than those which he endured; a change which, set ting apart all motives of revenge, would seem to be the diminution of a lawhil prerogative, and the abasement of his own order. In this manner, some of the worst pas sions of the human breast are fostered and encouraged ; while the objects of this tyranny are at least deprived of their amusements and freedom—are driven to accomplish by deceit what should be done of right, and if weakly and tender, are broken in spirit, and bent to the ground by this relentless and imperious domination." " Recent History of Astronomical Science in England," as its title imports, displays knowledge on a subject, however important, of somewhat limit ed interest to the generality of readers. " Mr. Godwin" is an impartial, and being so, a commen datory notice of this great author's works of fiction, more especially of his last tale of Cloudesley. A fair meed of justice is awarded to his never-to be forgotten " Caleb Williams," a tale wherein passion speaks out in a voice of thunder. " Mr. Montgomery, and the Modern Practice of Puffing," is a most stinging and sarcastic attack on the " Omnipresence of the Deity" and the " Satan" of this gentleman. There is considerable justice in the Reviewer's observations on Mr. Mont gomery, though we think they are pushed a little too far. There are some pretty descriptions (which we quoted at the time) of sunset and sunrise in " Satan," and these the Reviewer, in justice so their author, should have extracted. We are happy to find that the critic has announced his intention of attacking every book that may henceforth be un duly puffed into notice. He evidently has great power and strength of - mind, and will handle the scalping knife effectually. " Finance, the Budget," is a first-rate article, excellent in principle, sound in argument, and nervous in style. The writer recom mends a reduction of ditties in general, on the plea that the Revenue will benefit thereby, not less than the community. We recommend this Reviewer's arguments to the particular attention of our readers. LIBRARY OF ENTERTAINING KNOWLEDGE. VOL. VI. PART I. LONDON, 1830. The portion now before us of this agreeable mis cellany is entitled " Insect Transformations," ar►d teems with curious lied instructive particulars re specting some of the most striking phenomena of the animated universe. The reader who peruses it with the attention that its merits deserve, will find in every page fresh cause to wonder at and admire the power of that Providence, the very meanest of whose created beings is a marvel to the wisest on earth, and a master-piece of design and intelligence. .NTHODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF THL CLASSICS.—Lonnox, 1830. Mr. 11. N. Coleridge has done himself infinite credit by this little volume, which displays striking proofs of judgment, learning, and good taste. It is designed for the use of young persons at school and college, though, in truth, it may be used with ad vantage by persons of all ages. The present vo lume (which is only the first of a series intended to be put forth from time to time) is confined to an inquiry concerning the poems and talents of Homer, whose peculiarities are thus ably canvassed :-- " In parting with Homer, I cannot forbear once more and for the last time earnestly advising such of my readers, as are really desirous of acquiring a pure and healthful taste and -.a clear and vigorous at) le, to study the Homeric poems with care and perseverance. It is too generally the case that the Iliad and the,Odysseyarom the comparative _\ „ . • 1111 11 facility of their construction, are chisgeci as schoolbooks only ; but in truth they are fit to be the studies of every age and of all men. If there be such a thing as a royal road to a jest and manly feeling of what is great and animated in poetry, it is to be found in a knowledge of Homer. To be Homeric, is to be natural, lively, rapid, energetic, harmonious ; the ancient critics used the epithet as a collective term to express these qualities, however exhibited. They calh-d Sophocles, Homeric—Pindar, Homeric—Sappho, Homeric ; because all three have that clearness, picturesqueness and force which the Iliad and the Odyssey contain in p.rfection. Homer always tocerris to write in good spirits, and he rarely fails to put his readers in good spirits also. To do this is a prerogative of genius in all times ; but it is especially so of the genius of primitive or heroic poetry. In Homer, head and heart speak and are spoken together. Morbid peculiarities of thought or temper have no place in him. Ile is as wide and general as the air we breathe and t! e earth upon which we tread, and his vivacious spirit animates, like a Proteus, a thousand different forms of intellectual pro duction—the life-preserving principle in them all. He is as the mighty strength of his own deep-flowing ocean.” OFFICIAL KALENDAR FOR 1830.-LONDON. We have been favoured with an early copy of this work, which will not be published till Monday. A more comprehensive, and at the same time, a more useful practical book we have never met with. It forms a most valuable code of reference for every gentleman and man of business, no matter to which class of the community he may belong. There are, firstly, copious and authentic lists of all the offices and officers of State in the British Empire, the Colonies included; secondly, the Members of both Houses of Parliament, with their residences, and the names of the places represented by those of the Commons; thirdly, Public Institutions of all kinds, political, judicial, ecclesiastical, charitable, literary, scientific, &c., with the names of the individuals officially attached to them ; fourthly, the general materiel of the whole navy and army, specifying regiments and ships, commanding officers, &c., with the rates of pay and pension ; fifthly, a minute cata logue of public persons abroad, with their respective functions ; and lastly, a personal index, where've the knowledge that the enquirer needs will at once be found arranged under its proper head. It is evident from this brief analysis of its contents, that the Ka lendar is a work of infinite research, and not less ability. We leave it therefore to rest on its own merits, which, we feel convinced, will procure it a prompt and extensive circulation. AWFUL DEATH BY LIGHTNING. (From the Morning Chronicle.) Yesterday evening, about half -past five o'clock, during the awful thunder-storm which raged over the metropolis, a fine young woman, named Eliza beth Tyre, those age did not exceed twenty, in all the flow of health and spirits, was snuck by the electric fluid in the house of Mr. Wilmot, dealer in snuff, coffee, &c. No. 38, Church-street, Mile-End New Town, and unfortunately killed instantaneously. The following are the particulars :—" It appears that the unfortunate deceased, who was the daugh ter of a poor widow, was standing with a few others in Church -street, at the door of an acquaint ance named Shearman, a shoemaker, and in high exhilaration of spirits was enjoying herself with them. At thistime a silk-weaver named Lockwood, who lodges in the first floor front room of Mr. Wil mot's house, asked her to go in " and keep his old woman company." Unfortunately she consented, and in less than ten minutess after she was a corpse. Mrs. Lockwood is not in a state to give the particulars of this catastrophe; but it is supposed that while sitting together near the window, the lightning entered through the chimney, and caused her immediate death. It must have also escaped through the same aperture, as the window, which was closed, was not broken, and no thing else in the room was touched by it but the unfortunate deceased, whose cap; hair, and eye lashes, were much burnt. Her skin was quite dis coloured, and one of her shoes was rent by the electric fluid into pieces from her foot, which, strange to say, did not itself exhibit the least lacera tion. The lightning in its exit turned its fury on the rear of Mr. Lakemait's house, bed and window cornice maker, next door, and having struck the roof, descended downwards, tearing a channel through the brick-work, and rending the sash frames from their sockets, the lead from which ran down the walls in a liquid stream. The unfortu nate deceased was found hanging in a doubled-over position across the porry (a nil) of the loom. tier remains were put into a shell, and conveyed to Mile-end New-town workhouse, to await the Coroner's Inquest. Henry Mathews, a hair-dresser, who was stand ing at }lib own door, No. 46, at the awful moment, together with Mr. Emmet, a butcher, No. 43, Dan. Mendoza (son of the celebrated pugilist), one of the new police named Clarke (letter H division,) and Mr. Latchford, of Whitechapel-road, describe that the fluid rolled in a glowing and rapid manner along the centre of the street, for a distance of about thirty yards, when it checked its speed oppositE! Mr. Wilmot's house, and shot in a tr,,in of fire perpen dicularly upwards, and, as if by a powerful force of attraction, shot its quivering light high—and, as it were, for an instant fixed—in the air, and darted directly downwards again with a tremendous burst of thunder on its wings, entering the house of Mr. Wilmot, as above mentioned. MISS SMITHSON.—Our opinion of this young lady has always been a favourable one. As Aliss SMiTnsoN, without a protector, and without being a protectress, and standing upon her talents alone, has not been so successful here as she ought to have been—but we are glad to find that among our more lively neighbours, who deserve a much better character for morality than they possess, virtuous talent is appreciated and rewarded. Miss SMITHSON made, as we announced last week, her debut on the French stage at the Opera Comique. A friend who was present tells us that it was a splendid triumph. The piece was a drama in one act, entitled L'Auberge d'Auruy, in which Miss SMITHSON plays the part of the English wife of an emigrant French Noble man, who is condemned to death by the Republicans on the evidence of a spy, and whose life she saves by her exertions. She has little to say in the piece in French, but she is made to jabber English to the soldiery ; and from all that we can learn, the whole affair, as far as the piece was concerned, was a very poor one, and well cal culated to bring ridicule even upon the actress. Her act ing, however, was so good, that she drew tears from the audience, and at the close of the piece the applause was enthusiastic. Elle a fait fureur, as a Frenchman would say, and she has two good years of success before her. Let her stay in France. Why should she return here ? Genius is of no particular country, but of all ; and where it is most esteemed, there it should thrive. The day may come, when, Coriolanus-like, she may be invited and flattered by those who now affect to treat her lightly. —lntelligence. STATE OF TRADE.— . We have nothing new to report in reference to our own market on Saturday, which was much the same as the week before. We have great satisfaction, however, in observing, that at Brad ford, on .Thursday, the advance to which we alluded last week, was fully confirmed on some description of goods, with every prospect of its becoming general. T►tis, it ought to be remarked, may in a great measure be attri buted to the firmness of the manufacturers in refusing to sell at the old prices, the increased cost of the raw mate rial having urged upon them the justice, not to say nt ces sity, of a corresponding advance in the price of finished goods.—As to the workmen, there is little actual want of employ, but he has to suffer grievous privations from the lowness of wages, and we do hope we shall speedily have the pleasure of recording such an improvement in trade, as w ill ena bl e the masters to ameliorate the condition of the patient and industrious workman. It is "a consum mation devoutly to be wished."—Our Huddersfield cor respondent writes us that, on Tuesday, a good deal of business was done, but " want of price" formed a sub ject of almost universal complaint with the small manu facturers in the Hall.—. Halifax Chronicle. N.., TI-It KING'S HEALTH. (From the Court Circular.) The following Bulletins of the KING'S health 01 issued on Saturday and yesterday:— " Windsor Castle, MaY.,. 2 t h . " The Kixo's symptoms remain the same; b" JESTY has passed a better night. (Signe , l) " HENRY lIALFORD. " MATTHEW J. TIERNE • " Windsor Castle, May I) , " His MAJESTY has p a s se d a goo d n i g h t; b u t big 1,4 JESTY suffered from the embarrassment in his breat occasion illy. (Signed) " HENRY HALFORD. " MATTHEW J. TIERNEY? The Bulletin of last Wednesday would only have b: ( 7 signed by one Physician (Sir HENRY HALFORO), as expected, bat owing to some unexpected change i° MAJESTY'S symptoms at a very early hour on Wadac;i morning, which caused Sir MATTIIEW TianNay for, and who arrived at the Castle in time to sign the 7 4 letin, the state of the K I N G h as s i nce b een suc h that it!r o cen deemed necessary fee both the Ph3sicians to cox° in regular attendance. The Duke of WELLINGTON arrived at the Castle all half-past twelve o' c lo c k on S a t ur d ay . Hi s G race long audience of the KING, and remained some boar s the Palace. Sir GEORGE MURRAY and the CHANcELLoa. of EXCHEQUER came to the Ca s tl e f rom L on d on yt 3 - ter o morning, and made their personal inquiries after the lie' of his MAJESTY. _ Sir MArritim TIERNEY left the Palace on Sat ur . d6 hl limning about ten o' c lock, and re t urne d b et ween and nine o'clock. /tit) Mr. BRODI E is in r e g u l ar a tt en d a n ce on the Ki l46 * r BRODIE left the Palace en Saturday morning, and ret" . the same evening. Sir narrnEw TIERNEY and Mr. BRODIE left t Palace yeterday morning about eight o'clock, and iv! expecte:l to return t o th e P a l ace b etween e i g ht and 0 o'clock. The Bulletins were shown at St. James's Rave Saturday, by Viscount LAKE (Lord in Waiting) and I % IP , HOPE (as Groans in Waiting) ; yesterday, by the Earl; WARWICK (Lord in Waiting (for Lord STRATAVEN)/ 4 ' Sir WILLIAM LUMLEY (Groom in Waiting.) The Princess AUGUSTA, attended by Miss Wrrolll left town on S a turd a y morn i ng f or B us h y P ar k , and d'rlipet with the Duke and D uc h ess o f C LARENCE, an d a 5%;$ party, to celebrat e th e bi r th-d ay o f t h e P r i ncess o f Homatrac. Her Royal Highness returned to town in evening, The Duke of WELLINGTON returned from a visit to MAJESTY at his P a l ace a t Wi n d sor , on Saturday eve r ,„ i ,'" about six o'clock. Sir ROBERT PEEL, Sir LIBO R MURRAY, and the C HANCELLOR o f t h e Exclitat i-11 4 visited his Grace at the Treasury. Summonses were °i t : mediately issued for a C a bi ne t C ounc il , to b e held yotee-. day afternoon at the Foreign Office. The Minister' Ii "; cordingly assembled about th ree o ' c l oc k. Those Prel4-4, were the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Duke of WELLIN OI %; Earls BATHURST and ABERDEEN, Visco un t M EL O° Sir ROBERT PEEL, and Mr. ffraants• Sir GEORGE MURRAY and the CHANCELLOR of t he EXCHEQUER joined their colleagues about half•past th o'clock, on their return from his MAJBSTY'S Palac e° Windsor. Ti:e Council remained in d, liberation till six o'clock' d Saturday was the birth-day of the Princess of o t fi HOMBURG, when her Royal Highness completed her 6 year. THE KING. (From the Windsor Express I SATURDAY EVENING, EIGHT O'CLOCE.—Our obse r , vations of last week have been more than confirmed h' the subsequent Bulletins, and although the two last a te , nouncements are not couched i n suc h f avoura ble exPeeL sions as th ose i n th e ear l y part o f t h e wee k , t h ere can l i no doubt but that a d ec id e d i mprovement h as ma nifeste r itself in the state of his MoJxsrx's health. S' It must not be disg u i se d, h owever ,, t h at at hi s MAJS TY'S period of lif e , th e a b sence o f actua l improvement 0 in itself an unfavourable symptom; that, by delay, nst u s i becomes linguid and enfe e bl e d, an d l ess a bl e to conk l ug with the disease : we c onf ess th a t we h a d h ope d t h a t t' term ameliorated symptoms, would have continued to h 4, repeated. W e st ill c li ng to t h e h ope of spee dil y se eini that gratifyi ng announcement resume d , b ut candidly 11- knowled ge that we shall not feel perfectly satisfied ""1 the term convalescence appears in the medical reports, until his MAJESTY gives evidence of the fact by ogee .10° appearing in his carriage. It will be observed that the Medical Gentlemen, eith er , from a fear of impli ca ti ng th emse l ves , or of mislea ding the public, still observe the same extreme caution in wit ir holding all opinion as to the real form of the disease; cos; tenting themselves, when alluding to the complaint, to rit l V the changes i ncessant ly upon the word ' 4 AyMpto o o . " Mitigated symptoms," " improved symptoms," W e 6 1 that the KING suff ers l ess f rom t h e diffi cu l ty o f b r eathia.°, and the spasms—the most alarming symptoms of the d' e n ease. It is known, that in affections of the heart, llit t : T lar to those und e r whi c h our M ONARCH is supposed to hour, the violence of these symptoms gradually 'as the frame becomes exhausted and enfeebled. Th'' happily, has not been the case in the present instanc; : The decided rally in his M AJESTY ' S cons tit ut i on , w hie s ' took place at the be g in n i ng o f thi s wee k, a ff or d e d t h e ina e inspiring hopes t o a ll aroun d hi m . I t i s gratifying 1,0 know that the KING'S constitution still possesses such „, strong power of r e novatio n ; and th a t suc h i s t h e f," might be proved, if evidence were wanting, by the ctrl cumstance, that towards the latter part of last week, the most fearful part of the disorder, so extreme were t" Royal sufferings, and so violent the symptoms, that th e , medical attendants declared that any other frame ma! have succumbed to the disease. It is to this naturally fine constitution that we mainly look for a happy deliverance, THE ARMY. (From the Limerick Chronicle of Wednesday.) On Sunday morning a troop of the Ist King's Drar oll Guards arrived here;rona Gort to do duty.' .The squadr° j of that corps stationed in this garrison is now command by Major Maxwell. The Bth Hussars have taken up the quarters of the King's Dragoons at Longford, Gort, Ballinrobe, Loughre 4l and Athlone. This day the half•yearly inspection of that superi ° brigade of Royal Artillery, commanded by Colonel Worm' : and the Ist Royal Dragoons, under Major Maxwell, to ° ', place by Major-Get.eral Sir Edward Blakeny. The half. ) early inspection of the 56th regiment in 00 6 garrison will come on to-morrow before General Sir Ede ward Blakeny. Monday the RoplArtillery, the King's Dragoon Guard s ' 56th regiment, and 60th Rifles, had a review at Newcastle before General Sir E. Blakeny and Staff. A detachment of the 56th regiment, under C a ptaili Eden, is stationed at Fethard. - The 92(1 Highlanders, at present quartered in KilkennP are to he removed to Birr in the course of a few days. The Reserve Companies of the 66th regiment under went their half yearly inspection at Boyle on Monday. This Play the last division of the 34th Reserve COW panies reach Naas. Lieutenant Warren and a party of the 34th regiment' marched this day from Naas for Wicklow. Lieut. Western, from Castlehar, and Ensign Crony vi from Foxford, of the 15th regiment, are ordered to kil l the service companies of their regiment at Quebec. Tuesday a company of the Royal Artillery, from Wool' wick, landed at Kingstown, and proceeded to Island-bride Dublin. Captain Grierson's company of the Royal Sappers and Miners has landed at Portsmoath from Gibraltar, having been relieved by Captain Prince's company from England' Lord G Lennox is appointed Lieut.-Colonel of the En' niskillen Dragoons, quartered in Dublin. An order has been issued that bugles shall only be plays in Light Infantry and Rifle regiments. ILLUSTRATION OF THE TITHE SYSTEM.--' On Tuesday last, a poor old cow, whose shaggy covering had resisted the storms of winter. was quietly grazing in hichl adjacent to Beverley Minster. The noisy rooks who inhabit the upper stories of that sp'endid edifice, taking advantage of her hopelessness, descended, and to the nurn' ber of above fifty attacked her loose covering, and coal' pletely dismantled her; leaving her as hare as a new-shorn s h ee p, while tip.) , escaping with the f ru i ts o f t h e i r cup idi t p s oared aloft to line their nests.— Chronicle. The Windsor Forest Spa, which has been re cently discovered, has become a fashionable resort for the persons of rank, resident i n t h at ne i ghbourhood. Lo• and Lady HARCOURT, Lord and Lady CLARENDON; the Duchess of ROXBURGH, Lord and Lady Mn RYBOROUGi I i Lord ELIIIINSTONE, Lord a n d L a dy G ALLOWAY , and Lord GARLIRS, are the patrons and promoters of the efficacy of these mineral springs, and constantly aningl ° with the gay promenaders on the spot.-43erks Chronicle, ca Sii ter as Bi pu for