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ANECDOTE OF DR. GOLDSMITH. Oliver. Goldsmith, - several years before my „luckless presentation to Johnson, proved how Doctors differ."—l was only five years old when Goldsmith took me on his knee, while he was drinking coffee, one evening, with my father, and began to play with me ;—which amiable act I return'd with the ingratitude of a peevish brat, by giving him a very smart slap in the face ;—it must have been a tingler;—for it left the marks of my little spiteful paw upon his cheek. This :infantine outrage was follow'd by summary jus tice ; and I was lock'd up by my indignant father, in an adjoining room, to undergo solitary' imprisonment, in the dark. Here I began to howl and scream, most abominably ; which was no bad step towards liberation, since those who were not inclined to pity me might be likely to set me free, for the purpose of abating a nuisance. At length a generous friend appear'd to extri cate me from jeopardy ; and that generous friend was no other than the man I had so wantonly molested by assault and battery ;—it was the tender-hearted Doctor himself, with a lighted candle in his hand, and a smile upon his coun tenance, , nhich was still partially red, from the effects of my petulance. I sulk'd and sobb'd, and he fondled and sooth'd :—till I began to brighten. Goldsmith, who, in regard to chil dren, was like the Village Preacher he has so beautifully described,—for " Their welfare pleased him, and their cares distressed," seized the propitious moment of returning good. humour ;—so he put down the candle, and be gan to conjure. He placed three hats, which happen'd to be in the room, upon the carpet, and a shilling under each ;—the shillings, he told me, were England, France, and Spain. " Hey, presto, cockolorum !" cried the Doctor,—and, to 1 on uncovering the shillings which had been dispersed, each beneath a separate hat, they were all found congregated under one. I was no politician at five years old,—and, there fore, might not have wonder'd at the sudden re volution which brought England, France, and Spain, all under one Crown ; but, as I was also no conjuror, it amazed me beyond measure. Astonishment might have amounted to awe for one who appear'd to me gifted with the power of performing miracles, if the good-nature of the man had not obviated my dread of the magician ;—but, from that time, whenever the Doctor came to visit my father, " I pluck'd his gown, to share the good man's smile ;" a game at romps constantly ensued, and we were always cordial friends, and merry play-fellows. Our unequal companionship varied somewhat, in point of sports, as I grew older, but it did not last long ;—my senior playmate died, alas ! in his forty.fifth year, some months after I had at tain'd my eleventh. His death, it has been thought, was hasten'd by " mental inquietude ;" —if this supposition be true, never did the tur moils of life subdue a mind more warm with sympathy for the misfortune of our fellow creatures ;—but his character is familar to every one who reads :—in all the numerous accounts of his virtues and his foibles,—his genius and absurdities, his knowledge of nature, and his ig norance of the world,—his " compassion for another's woe " was always predominant ; and my trivial story, of humouring a froward child, weighs but as a feather in the recorded scale of his benevolence.—Colman's Random Records. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock 215% 15 5 per Cent. Red. 9236 2 1 ,4 1% 3 par Cent. Cons. 9 4 1 % 3% per Cent. lO O l4 %% Ditto Red. 99 Y4 3 4% 4 oer Cent. Anu. IO % 2 Ditto, 1826 10444 Bank L. Ann. l9 3-16 5-16 Ditto SO years 18 13-16 %, Ditto 50 years India Stock Ditto Bonds pra. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds Brazilian Bonds 74% Buenos Ayres Bonds SA Chilian Bonds 264. Colombian Bonds 23 Ditto, DM 2 4 1,4 3 4 Danish .......................:5 Greek Bonds Ditto, 1525 46% 6 G uatimala Mexican Bends quo. 12e25 .3 3M% PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY ♦Y ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Alin. Co. (Us. at 5/. pm.)1100 3”. i 51 Brazilian Imp. Mm. Co. (uts. at 51. pm.) £2O Ditto National 1 2 14 Mexican Mining Co Alliance Fire and Life Insurance Co lO 20 9%;', PRICES OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, APRIL 19. Bank Stock Consols, 3 per cent. Gov. Stock, 3% per cent. 99}6 National Ditto — Ditto, New — Patriotic Ditto — 4 per Cent. ' lON Hibernian Bank Z3 Gov. Deb. 3 percent.... 91% (Provincial Ditto — Royal Canal Stock —, Royal Irish Mine — Grand Canal Stock —!lmperial Mine — City Deb. 4 per cent. —l Mining Co. of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4p. c. —Commercial Buildings — Arrived. Due. l Arri v ed. Due. 0 America ......... ..... 1 1 Hamburg 2 0 Brazil 1 Buenos Ayres 0 Cartliagena. 0 0 Leeward Islands 1 Dublin 0 0 Li5b0n............ ...... 0-, 0 Flanders 1 0 Mexico I France 0 0 Sweden 1 Guernsey &Jersey.. 0 1 Waterford 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning ... SI minutes after 2. I Evening...so minutes after 2. CONFIDENTIAL SYSTEM. (From the Limerich Chronicle.) The British Army has long assumed the fore most rank among the forces of Europe for the admirable state of its discipline, distinguished gallantry in action, and the highest order at home. The esprit du corps is beyond suspi cion, and the honourable bearing of its officers equally manes the accomplished gentleman and the brave soldier. Proud as the country must justly feel of the high character of its Army, and the efficacy of that system which regulates the whole materiel in its various details, there are still unfortunately some dark spots stamped upon the system upheld at the Horse Guards, which call most earnestly for public inquiry. Those foul stains must be thoroughly washed out before the system can challenge the unqualified approval of military men, or civilians happily less aware of its pernicious consequences. There is, we blush to acknowledge, a species of espionage, a sort of secret surveillance, encouraged at head-quarters, and well known to the Service, under the terrific title of the " Private and Confidential." This inquisitorial system, which absolutely exceeds in mean artifice and low-born tyranny the emissaries of the Spanish Inquisition, is based upon the most odious principles, revolting in the utmost degree to every pure and virtuous spirit. Its jurisdiction is allowed to pervade the entire Army, and there is no one branch of this ho nourable profession removed from its iniquitous and degrading censorship. Colonels of Regiments are expressly en couraged to note down privately the slightest shade in the deportment of the officers under their command, and to transmit a confidential report thereof, with self commentary, to the Horse-Guards. Thought, word, or action, is not suffered to escape the often jaundiced eye of this secret tribunal, while honour and reputation may be sacrificed to the cruel whim, caprice, or prejudice, of a superior officer, and the pros pects of many a bold and promising youth for ever blasted, without any knowledge of his offence,_ or any trial whatsoever. Is not this a tremendous power to repose in any Command ing -officer, unless he be a very picture of human perfection ? Surely it is any thing but aafe and judicious, giving the subject the lightest con sideration. We are informed this nefarious system has been rigidly enforced in more than one instance, both on home and foreign stations, ,but frequently in the latter, where the facilities are proportionably greater ; and officers are coin felled to resign their commissione without abso lutely knowing for what, or having an opportu nity of facing their accuser and hearing his charge. Should not then this glaring abuse be at once eradicated ? It is an evil of the first magnitude, a disgrace to our military system, and a just reproach to the nation, where its in famous sway has been too long endured, though universally reprobated. In its nature the private report system is, decidedly illegal, and the clan destine channel through which the charge is pre ferred, and the subsequent secrecy, must render nugatory any attempt at refutation by the accused party. With General Lord Hill, we presume, rests the power of strangling this ugly hydra—the monster, though in moti on before his Lord ship's accession to the Horse-Guards, may be crus hed for ever. We ho and beli eve th en , a propeqepresentation on re subje c t w ill d raw the notice of this heroic and excellent Nobl eman , w hose high services have so much ex alted the character of the British Army, and improved the efficacy of its regulationb - • , rtirArr- -44 e, _ etitttk, ; LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, ISSO. HIS MAJESTY'S HEALTH. The following Bulletin was issued this morn- 3g :- " The KING is better. (Signed) " Windsor Castle, April .22. " HENRY HALFORD." The Paris Papers of Tuesday have been re- ceived this morning. The Moniteur contains three Royal Ordon nances. The first, dated April 11, and counter signed by the Prince de POLIGNAC, President of the Council, is couched in the following terms : " Our wellheloved and faithful Count de BOUR MONT, Peer of France, Lieut.-General of our Armies, Minister Secretary of State of the 'War Department, is appointed Commander•in-Chief of the Expeditionary Array to Africa." By the second, dated April 18, and countersigned by the Count de BOURNIONT, the Prince de PO - iS entrusted with the portfolio of the War Department, during the absence of the Minister at War. By the third Ordonnance, dated April 11, M. D'AUDERIC, Prefect of the Lower Alps, is appointed Prefect of La 'Vendee, in the room of M. de VILLENEUVE ; and M. de CROZE, Sub-Prefect of Corbeil, is appointed Prefect of the Lower Alps, in the room of M. D'AUDERIC. The Courrier Francais says :—" The fol lowing circumstance is stated to have occasioned no small perturbation in the mind of the Count de BOURMONT. It appears that his appoint ment of Commander-in-Chief of the African ex pedition, was drawn up by the Prince de POLIG NAC in the following terms The Count de BOURMONT, Minister of State, is nominated General-in-Chief of the African Army.' On this being read, M. de lioußmoNT felt much of fended. " What," said he, " then I am no longer iVlinister at War ; otherwise the nomina tion ought to run—Minister, Secretary of State for the War Department." The Prince de POLIGNAC gave him to understand that it was not proper that the KING should be bound by such an act for the whole duration of the war; that it was impossible to foresee what inci dents might arise to render the presence of a re sponsible Secretary of War absolutely necessary, M. de BOURMONT, however, still remained un convinced, anti the publication of his appoint ment was consequently delayed." Our readers will observe that the ordonnance given above is dated the 11th instant, which seems to give an air of probability to the statement of the Cour rier Francais. The Temps has the following It is next to decided, that if the Count de BOURMONT should return conqueror from Algiers, and gain the baton of Marshal, he will not alight at the hotel of the Minister at War. He will enjoy in peace and tranquillity his new laurels with the recollection of his former exploits. But into whose hands will his portfolio fall ? The Duke de RAGUSA, General COUTARD, and M. GIRA RDIN, the Master of the King's hounds, have been mentioned. It seems, however, that all the combinations with which these names are associated have miscarried, and the Prince de POLIGNAC has found in his own devotedness sufficient strength to direct, ad interim, the affairs of the War-office. If the rumours prevalent in this office Jare to be credited, M.de CHAIIPAGNY who, notwithstanding the aid of the President of the Council, will have to bear all the labour, will ultimately be the inheritor of the post of M• de BOURNIONT." General BOUrtIVIONT set out on Monday for Toulon. The following are extracts from Galignani's Messenger of Tuesday evening :-- A Council of Ministers was held yesterday. Yesterday a grand dinner of about 200 persons, natives, or connected with the four depai tmcnts into which the an cient province of Lorraine is divided, took place at the Vendanges de Bourgogne. General la Fayette, M. Benjamin Constant, and M. Labbey de Pornpieres, were invited, and n:i% speeches on the occasion. The Avian of Toulon contains the following .—•" The Minister of War, in consideration of the extra expenses necessarily incurred by the officers of all ranks and the men of the expedition army, during their stay in the Bth military division, by order of the 31st ult., has granted the following increased allowances :—To the Lieutenant- General of the Staff, 1,500 fr. a month; to Lieutenant- General commanding a division, I,ooofr. ; to a Major- General, 600 fr. ; to a Colonel or Lieutenant-Colonel, 150 fr. ; to other officers, down to the rank of Captain, 90fr. ; to Captains, Lieutenants, and Sub-Lieutenant'e, 60fr. ; to the Guards of the Artillery and Engineers, 501 r. ; to the Chief Intendant, 1,500 fr. ; and to the Sub-In tendants, 159 fr. besides the expenditure in their different officer ; to the adjoints of the Military Intendance, 90fr. per month ; and to the non-commissioned officers and men, one sou per day each—to commence from the day of their arrival within the division. All the Officers of the Staff residing at Toulon and Marseilles, as well as the troops forming the ordinary garrison of these places, will enjoy the same increase of pay from the 16th instant, till the embarkation is completed." We extract the following letter, :fated Brandenburg, April 10th, from the Hamburg Correspondent "The Russians consider the peace with the Porte exactly in the same light, as in former times the Ottomans under stood a treaty they concluded with a Christian state, namely a truce. The armaments continue without re laxation, the necessary supplies in mrn, ammunition, Ike. are forwarded to the army, and although it is announced by the Journals that the Russian army is about to with draw behind the Balkan, yet at Adrianople, a body of troops has been left behind to guard the Hospitals suffi cient to insure the city to the Russians." The Neckar Gazette gives a letter from St. Peters burgh, intimating that " the Emperor's journey to Novo gorod and Moscow, bad for its object to interrupt the ne gotiations between the Russian Cabinet and the Ottoman Ambassadors. This opinion is rendered probable by the departure of Count Nesselrode, Minister for Foreign Affairs, who accompanied his sovereign in this ex cursion. Now, as the Emperor had not any diplomatic business to transact on his journey, it would have been strange to see him accom panied by Count Nesselrode, if it were not his intention to protract his negotiations with the Porte. It is certain that, with the exception of the Divan, there is no Cabinet more versed in diplomatic science than the Russian ; it would therefore have been difficult to the negotiators of these two Powers to hurry, as it were, the negotiations, when one of the parties must necessarily become the dupe of the other. The Emperor Nicholas has begun to tem porise since he heard of the French expedition against Algiers--an expedition whose consequences cannot easily be foremen in the present state of Europe." By letters from Carlsruhe of the 13th instant'we learn, that the Count de Montlezun, French Minister to the Court of Baden, was admitted to a private audience of the Grand Duke and Duchess on the preceding day, to pre sent the congratulations of his Sovereign on their acces sion, and express his Majesty's sesitiments of friendship and interest. _ _ We extract the following from a private letter of the 4th instant from Ancona :—" Advises brought in by the schooner Lord Bathurst yesterday, state, that Kiu taki had not arrived at Janina, and that the disturbances still continued, but every hope was entertained that the arrival of the Vizier would put a stop to them. Ac cording to accounts from Alissolongbi of the 30th of January, the Rimarites and the Niziotes had taken up arms, had driven out the son of Mustapha Pacha, and seized upon the fortress called the Forty Saints seated on the Acroceraunian mountains. An Ordonnance of the Government, dated Napoli, Feb. 9th, appointed a Commission to superintend thefitting out of the ships at Hydra, Speazia, mad Ipsara, because the owners were without the means of completing them themselves, in consequence of the heavy expenses they bad been at on account of Government. The President expressed hopes that the National Bank, aided by the Treasury, would be enabled to supply a sum of 269,000 fr. for this purpose. This sum, which is inadequate, will be augmented hereafter by the returns of the Bank and by the proposed Loan." The following is an account of the naval forces to be employed in the expedition amounting to 25,930 men, which added to the number of the land force, makes a total of 69,700 men :- 4 Vessels, fully equippe.l, each containing 690 men 2,760 7 Ditto, en flute 12 Frigates, fully equipped 440 5,290 18 Ditto, en flute 30 Brigs, fully equipped llO 3,300 8 Corvettes l6O 1,280 30 '1 ransports 75 2,250 8 Bombships B5 6BO 5 Steam-boats 1 Ditto l3O l3O 1 Ditto 110 5 Companies of Naval Artillery B5 425 Total of the Naval Force 2b,930 Effective of the Land Force 33,170 Total of both 59;700 The Congreve rockets are found capable of forming a segment of a circle, whose chord is much wider than the arm of the sea in the Toulon roads. Upwards of BAyes eels have just come into this port, 34 were transports for troops, and the remainder were laden with provisions and ammunition for the expedition ; 140 vessels are already at Marseilles, and 120 more remain fit for service ; every thing indicates that the whole will proceed to their des tination early in May. We have accounts from Tampico to the middle of February. A law had passed the Mexican Congress, prohibiting all foreigners from retailing goods throughout the Republic. It was also in contemplation to take measures against smuggling, and in future every vessel that introduces contraband articles would be confiscated, and the parties implicated severely punished. We have some further accounts from Central America this morning. The forces of the Go vernment, under MoRAZAN, were near Olan chanos, which it was supposed would be com pelled to capitulate. The Federal Legislature was to meet on the 15th January. LA VALLE, it was said, would be declared President. The Chilian Republic had recalled its Consul, on ac count, it was expressed, of the 44 immorality of Central America." Nicaragua continued in a state of frightful anarchy. We have letters from St. Thomas's to the 28th of February. An active demand for flour had taken place there, in consequence of some of the French Islands having been opened for the admission of foreign flour, which had taken a good supply out of the market. The following is an extract of a letter from the City of St. Domingo : " It is reported here that the President has issued a formal declaration of war against the King of Spain.— This much is certain that the important pass between this city and Port-au-Prince has been occupied by a regiment of Infantry, and that orders have been received here to put the forts in a state of defence. This has caused a great excitement." The following are extracts from German Papers of the 16th inst. : BUCHAREST, APRIL 2. The organization of the Principalities proceeds rapidly. The civil and military administration (the latter owed its organization to the late war) have received quite a Lew form, by which the arbitrary power that before was such a burden to the people is brought within due limits. The town of Ghiurgevo will be more strongly fortified, and next month a part of the newly-formed wallachian troops will be sent thither, to be instructed under the direction of Russian officers. The election of the Hospodars will not be much longer delayed, and we shortly expect ac counts respecting it from St. Petersburgh and Constanti nople. The appointment of the Hospodars is the more important to both Principalities, as, during the uncertainty on whom the choice may fall, the efforts of the candidates and their friends excite collisions and create discontent, in which all classes of the inhabitants take part. Our Governor, too, is reported greatly to wish the nomination of the Hospodars : it is said he will then leave us, and receive a very important military post. Is trade there is a great deal doing ; but, for the most part,only such articles are in demand as are required for the Russian troops, and consequently the et:gumption these must decrease, as the number of the &An in the Turkish provinces is diminished. TRIESTE, AFAIL 7. The Captain of a ship, who - has arrived in seven days from Malta, brings word that, on the 30th of March, the Russian fleet, lying at anchor there, as well as a division of the Enlist. fleet, had set sail—the former for the Baltic, the latter for England. Letters from Leghorn, of the 2il, affirm that the Cornet brig had arrived at Toulon, from Alexandria, after a short passage : she had brought the promise of the co-operation of the Pacha of Egypt in the reduction of the Barbary States. VIENNA. Arum 16.—Metalliques, 1031; Four per Cents., 981-; Bank Shares, 1,382. FRO3I THE ELBE, ♦t&li 9. The march of Saxon troops into the Duchy of Brunswick to enforce the decree of the Diet, which has been so much and often talked of, seems now likely to take place in earnest. It is positively affirmed that the rescript for the putting in motion 6,000 men was issued a week ago to the War Department, with express indication of the ob ject. Since then, the men absent on furlough are seen on their way to join their regiments, and in the arsenal at Dresden many workmen are employed in getting ready the waggons, guns, carriages, &c. The rescript to our Board of Finance to advance the necessary sums is daily expected The corps will consist of two regiments of the line, a battalion of sharp shooters, 900 cavalry, one com pany of horse artillery, and two of foot. The preparations are carrying on with great diligence, and unless some im pediment occurs it is expected the troops will march next week. Nothing has transpired respecting the Prince who will have the command. It is said that, in case of need, 2,000 Hessians will join. This makes the public still more impatient for the result. The death of the Grand Duke of Baden has caused a great sensation here too. BRUNSWICK, APRIL '7. We still flatter ourselves that the differences between our Duke and the Hanoverian Government will be at length settled amicably, and without the execution of the Decree of the Diet, as the Duke is said to be willing to withdraw the - obnoxious edict ; and the other - points of difference are so trifling that it cannot be doubted they will be adjusted without the application of force. Hence people's minds are pretty easy, the merchants especially, whose interests would suffer by a military occupation of the territory, have great c:naLdence in the sentiments of the Duke, and are persuaded that he will be disposed to a reconciliation, and not ' suffer matters tb come to extre mities. (From the British Packet of Buenos Ayres.) BUENOS AYRES, JAN. 16. The mews of the week has not presented much variety. In the provinces nothing of moment appears to have oc curred, although the troop■ of General Quiroga were in Cutamarca, and the Governor of Santiago del Estero Ibarra was about to take the field to oppose the forces of the Governor of Cordova. The Government has issued a decree, dated the 13th inst., annulling the letters of citizenship granted by a decree of the 23d of June, 1829, to those foreigners who had taken arms in the capital under the late Government, and orders that any foreigner who, without a letter of citizen should take part directly or indirectly in the civil dissentions of the country, shall be reputed as an enemy of the public peace, and expelled the province. The speech of Don Pedro Pablo Vidal, in the House of Representatives, upon the occasion of granting extraor dinary powers to the Governor Dou Juan Manuel Roses, has been published; it is strongly in favour of that measure. A communication from the President of the House of Representatives to the Governor notices the state of the Church in the provinces of the Republic, and the general desire that something should be done to remedy it, and therefore solicits his Excellency to open, as soon as pos sible, correspondence with the Pope to obtain aid to sustain the Catholic religion in all its purity in the Republic. Don Leon Soma has been elected for the third time Go vernor of the province of Entre Rios, upon which occa sion he issued a proclamation to the citizens, and among other topics congratulates them on the appointment of Don Juan Manuel Roses as Governor of the province of Buenos Ayres. JANUARY 23.—For some weeks past reports have been in circulation of a war in which Buenos Ayres and Santa Fe were to act against the province of Cordova and its allies, and these assertions be came so positive that considerable credence was given to them, and even the most sceptical allowed the probability that au armed mediation might take place, in which the two first-named provinces would be the principals. It gives us great pleasure to find that peace is likely to be maintained. War, even in a distant province, would probably extend over the whole republic, and then the fatal consequences can easily be divined. DAY AT ONE O'CLUCE. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto 92% Ex. Bills, £1,(A)0 2cl. 79 SO pm. Ditto lid. 79 SO pm. Ditto ..... 2d. '79 80 pm. 1 d. '79 80 pm. Data ~mall 2,1. '79 80 pal. Ditto l9d. 79 80 pm. Bank tbr Account 214% 15 India for Account Cons. for May 25...93 1 24 31 21 rillB DAY AT ONI O'CLOCK. Neapolitan — Peruvian Bonds Portuguese Bonds — Prusstan, Old Ditto, New — Russian Spanish. 'S3I 1823....•" ........... ••• French Rentes, sp. c. —f. —r. I— Exchange —f. —'. ,--- 3 per cent. -r. -c. Exchange —t. —c. OFFICIAL. Communications have been received from the Govern ments of Salta and Tucuman, authorising that of Buenos Ayres to name the Commissioners on the part of the Republic, who, according to the treaty with Brazil, are to revise the Constitution of the Oriental State. JANUARY' 30.—Front Cordova papers to the 15th inst., it seems that the peasantry are in arms against the Government of General Paez. We find numerous details of rencontres, in which the General's troops are stated to have invariably the advantage, though they have had to fight against three, or even five to one. Accounts from Patagonia state that very serious appre hensions were felt of an attack from the Indians, who had appeared in great force. FEB. s.—The Lucero of this data says that a report has been spread, it knows not on what authority, that the Indians have made au incursion into the northern part of the Republic, which, in consequence of late events, is the most rebellious pare of our frontier. The division of Colonel Pacheco, specially charged with the defence of the northern province, has taken a favourable position to op pose all hostile attempts, and we have no doubt that the Tudasures adopted by the Government will shortly dispel all their fears. Brussels Papers of the 21st instant contain some alight account of the form of trial of Messrs. POTTER. The proceedings took place With closed doors, a fact not very creditable to the freedom of the Press in the Netherlands, nor to the liberality of the Government : BRUSSELS, APRIL 16. TRIAL OF MESSRS. POTTER, &c. The proceedings (with dosed doors) commenced at nine o'clock. We understar,i that the indictment and the com mitment were first rend, and that immediately after the President proceeded to interrogate two or three of the ac cused, and that this occupied the whole time the Court sat, which was till two. Aram 17.--The proceedings (still with closed doors) began at nine o'clock. The President continued to inter rogate the accused, and then to hear 15 or 16 witnesses in their favour. Immediately after this the Counsel of the accused desired that their clients might be allowed to communi cate together in presence of their Counsel, in order to concert together the means of their defence. The Pre sident acceded to this request, and the Court broke up at noon. APRIL 19.—The Court was opened at nine o'clock.— Mr. Spruyt, the Attorney-General, addressed the Court for the prosecution. ( The Gazette gives a part of his speech, which fills six folio 'columns.) On the read ing of the correspondence of Messrs. Potter and Tirlemans, and which has been seized, the Counsel of M. de Potter objected to its being produced as evidence. This objection led to considerable discussion, and the Court retired to deliberate on it. After being absent an hour the Judges returned, and the President declared that the objection of the accused was overruled. In consequence of this inter ruption, M. de Spruyt was not able to finish his speech in this sitting. SMYRNA, FRB. 26. The Courrier de Smyrne, after proposing a new mode of levying the taxes advantageous to the Turkish Govern ment, and by no means onerous to the subject, adds— " All the partial insurrections which have lately occurred in Asia Minor have been misunderstood in Europe. The nation has never risen either against the Sultan or against the fundamental institutions, but only against the abuses committed by subaltern officers. If these abuses are remedied, concord will soon he restored. The bond of union between the Turkish people and the Sovereign is very strong, and to make it still stronger, nothing is wanting but to regulate the bur dens which the inhabitants are to bear to protect them from extortion. This reform will be supported by the great men who feel its necessity." The following letter has been received from the agent to the North and South American Coffee house, dated Buenos Ayres, Feb. 5 " Our political situation has not materially changed since my last, although I sometimes think that the pros pect looks less cheering. It is true no actual disturbance has taken place, and perhaps will not; but the bitter re tilings of the two parties is really disheartening to those who have the interest oftthe country at heart. You can not conceive the extent to which it is carried, neither will I disgust you by details of it. Nothing but misfortune, even more severe than they have hitherto experienced, will tame this violence of party spirit ; indeed, we dwell upon a perfect volcano. Our bank paper continues depreciated ; doubloons are 110 dollars. Exchange upon England, 7P. per dollar. A few steps more, and our paper is worth nothing, and another revolution will go far to effect this. The provinces continue in a disturbed state, the Unitarians combating with those of the Federals. Cordova takes = the lead in the former system, and *its Governor General Paz and his army is in the field • but his opponent Quiroga will, doubtless, avoid a. pitched battle; in the mean time the country districts of the Cerdova province have risen against their Gover nor, and have begun a Montenera war, in which several severe skirmishes have taken place. The Unita rians expect much from the exertions of Paz : his army, consisting of about 5,000 men, is at present supported by taxes and contribution upon the inhabitants ; but this, cannot last long—something decisive must soon take place. An event has occurred here which engrosses a great deal of the public attention. An officer, of the name of Mon teros, was shot a few days since at the Recoleta Barrack by order of the Governor (Rosas) ; it is said that he deserved his fate, but the mode of execution has created much surprise. Rosas had sent for him, and ordered one of his aid-de-camps to escort him under arrest to the barracks, and at the same time gave to Monteros a paper, or despatch, to the commanding officer there, which, in fact, contained an order for his execution, but of which he was totally unconscious. Arrived at the Recoleta, Monteros delivered the despatch to the officer in command (Colonel Prudencia Rosas), a brother of the Governor. He was seized, and it was notified to him that he must prepare for immediate execution, for which, in fact, pre parations had been made, and he was accordingly shot. The government of Roses had been conspicuous for mo deration, and many of his friends regretted the above event. It has been defended upon the critical state of the country ; that delay was full of peril ; that'had the cri minal been brought to trial, accomplices must have been named; and other disclaim - rag fatal to the interests of the country; that the Governor had been invested by the Legislature with extraordinary powers, which he had in this ease used against a rebel who was intriguing with the friendly Indians to make war upon Buenos Ayres ; that he was plotting with all the discontented to overthrow the Go - vetnment, and plunge the country again into anarchy ; that the proofs against him were positive, and that the most prudent method the Governor could take was to order his immediate execution. " You may be assured that the Unitarian party has not neglected to seize upon this event, in connection with the summary execution of Dorrego by Lavelle. It is be lieved that the Ministers were not acquainted with the determination of Rotas to execute Monteros ; the latter was in part an Indian, having passed most of his life amongst them. " It is reported from Chili that the army of General Pintos, the President of the Republic, has had several actions near Santiago, the capital of Chili, in December last, with the army of his opponent, General Prieto, without any decisive results. " You will see, by the above hasty sketch, the state of this unfortunate country." VESSELS ♦RRIVED SINCE JAN. 14.—Ship Larch, from Rio Janeiro ; brig Retina, from Liverpool ; David Ri cardo, from Cadiz ; Sir William Wallace, from Bona vista. Intelligence has just arrived of the loss of the British brig Henry .Arnott Little, on the 2d of Febru ary, on the Chico Bank, in the River Plate. She was salt laden from the Cape de Verde. Demerara Papers have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house to the Gth of March. They do nut contain any news of ortance. LAW NOTICES. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sittings appointed in Middlesex and London, before the Right Lion. Sir NICHOLAS CONYNCHAM TINDAL, Knt., Lord Chief Justice of his Majesty's Court of Common Pleas, at Westminster, in and after Easter Term, 1830. IN TEAM. LONDON, Wednesday May 6I Thursday May 6 Wednesday Tuesday .. 12 Thursday 18 Wednesday A FTILI. TER3I. Tuesday May 251 Wednesday May 26 N.l:.—The Court will sit at one o'clock on May sth, 6th, i2th, and 13th ; and at half-past nine precisely on each of the other days. We have heard that Lord MEL VILLE'S son, Mr. DUNDAS, who is member for Rochester, paid a private visit to the MAYOU on Sunday, to secure his interest, should an event occur rendering a dissolution of Parliament imperative.--Morning Paper. LANDSCAPE ILLUSTRATIONS Of THE WAVERLEY NoveLs.—There is infinite :grace and beauty in these illustrations of some of the finest scenes in Sir WALTER Scopes novell. They have been finished with consummate care, especially the engraving of the Lake of Winandermere, which does credit to the tried abilities of Mr. Ftwotx. The sea view of Arran is a chef d'oeuvre in the same style of excellence. We are glad to find that these highly finished illustrations are to he continued. THE DONERAILE MEN.—On Friday even ing an order from the LORD LIEUTENANT was received in this city, respiting JOHN LEAItYpIAMIES MAGICATH, WM. SMIICR, PATRICK LYNCH, and Jamas Ro'cuz, until fur ther orders; and this day an order dated the 17th, from the same high quarter, directing that the five aforesaid prisoners be sent to• the hulk surprise, at Cove. We should suppose that the next order will be for sending JOHN LEARY home to his friends.—Cork Mercantile Chronicle. LOSS OS AN IRISH TRADER BY FIRE, AT SEA.—The schooner - Ana, of London, 95 tons, L W. MILLS, master, laden with a cargo of pork, bacon, &c., on her voyage from Liverpool to London, unfortunately caught lire in the cabin at five p. m., on the let instant, when about 120 miles W. by S. off Scilly; and while the crew were reefing sails the flames increased so rapidly that all efforts to extinguish them proved unavailing. The crew, six in number, had rto resource but to take to their boat, exposed to a heavy sea, with only a little water, three oars, and a compass. The vessel continued to burn for four hours, when she disappeared. A small raft was made to keep the boat's head to sea, and the crew had several narrow escapes of being swamped during the night. At nine a. m. the following day, a brig hove in sight, arid by tying a handkerchief on the top of one of the oars they attracted the notice of her crew. The brig immediately bore down upon them, and proved to be the Magdalen, of London, from Trieste, commanded by Mr. GEORGE LIND, a native of Brighton, who took them on board, and treated them with the greatest humanity and kindness for twelve days, when they were landed at Standgate Creek. The vessel was not insured, except a part of the Master's share, whose loss (as alit) that of the crew) is very great, not having been able to save a single article from the cabin.— Brighton Gazette. Several persons in the Isle of Wight have lately been convicted in heavy penalties for having contra band spirits in their possession. THE DEVIL AND ST. ANTHONY.--AbOttt a league and a half from Potosi is a very narrow pass called the Puerto, the solid rocks rising abruptly on each side to the height of between 200 and 300 feet, and in some places inclining so as nearly to touch at the top. The converters to Christianity have induced the Indians to be lieve that this extraordinary fissure was occasioned by the devil in a contest with St. Anthony, who of course van quished the former ; but the pleasantry of the tale is in accusing the " fallen angel" of a breach of decorum start ling to the Indians themselves, even in their unpolished state of society. The arch-fiend, say the monks, vexed at finding himself outwitted by the saint, and when retiring discomfited from his presence, slapped his hand indeco rously behind, and gave vent to his rage with so much vio lence as to read the surrounding mountains and form the existing chasm ! To record this event the image of the offended Anthony is placed in a niche in the lock on the one side of the road, where none pan it without a becom ing reverence, and doubtless a due feeling of indignation at the tureourteous insult, for which the downcast look of humility in the countenance of the saint plainly evinces his shame even to this day. Such are the legends of re ligionists, who at one time held the sway over these people, and all over the civilized world.— Temple's Travels in Peru. Under the head of Honourable Murder, the killing in a duel of Mr. Mu. Lull, a Philadelphia Barrister, by Lieutenant Hurreart, of the American navy, is'stated in the New York Papers, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.4THIS DAV FROM LLOYD'S. DEAL, Aran. 21.—Wind W.S. W.—Arrived froth the River, and teu2ain, the Lady Rowan, Rumen, for Ne t/ South Wales. AIARCIATE, APRIL 21.—Off Port, the Canadian, "11 0. derson, from the South S e as ; the Nesbitt, Simpson, W I Jamaica, sad the Coburg, Fraser, from St. Mary's, Africa' Donut, APRIL 21.—Off Port, the Hibernia, fr° ls Honduras; the Anna, from Margaretta ; the Bruin, fe° St. Thomas ; the Falcon, Burrows, from New York. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 21.—Wind S.W.—Sailed the Amity transport, Gray, for Deptford. FALMOUTH, APRIL ' 20.—Wind W.—Arrived tb e Zephyr packet, from Buenos Ayres; sailed the sth Feb. , from Monte Video the 10th, and from the Ople en the 20th. Arrived the Essequibo, Melville, from Dernerill" the Isabella, Hardrip, and Pleiades, from New Or!etio; and the Clutha, Smith, from Savannah. A letter from the Agent to Lloyds', at Beaurnaris, datoi 20th inst. gives further particulars of the loss o f tb• Newry, recently lost off the coast of %lee, with the toil' grants. It appears the wreck of the Newry broke up 0 ° Sunday, and the little washed on shore was sold by auction on the 19th. This vessel sailed from Newry on Weida*: day last, with about 400 poor emigrants on board, boos to Quebec. At 10 p.m.; on Friday, she struck on potO rocks a few miles north of Bardaeye island, it blowing gale, and so thick that neither laud nor lights could fi s seen by those on board. The loss of lives has not bet s ascertained, the master and crew stated them tidt to e/ine g ", 40, but some of the passengers gave them at double tb, number. Fourteen bodies have' been found and intorw 40 or 50 men, women, and children were 'brought off a l'' wreck on Saturday morning by four labourers. The Co t r duct of one of them is highly spoken of, in risking lit own life to preserve the sufferers. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, T WEL TB °JCL 0 eniC A Buenos Ayres mail has arrived by his Majesty's b'' 6 Zephyr; sailed front Monte Video Feb. 10. The Buenos Ayres Paperi to the 31st of Jenny's etas that the discussion on the project proposed by a Coo',' mittee, relative to conferring honours upoothe Governor se° his companions in arms in the last civil contest; was dei• nitively closed in the sitting of the 25th inst.; it *tut dr, creed that Roses has been the restorater of the laws a nd institutions of th e P rov i nce o f B ue nos Ayres; also i e g t a h f r r a a o t n n e P r P i o n v a t:4W firs on him th e r an k o f B r i ga di er -G enera l o f th e P r ovin. stormma T e h et threatenshaeci r e o a u p u p t two ambassadors with a flag of t r uce t o t rea t for peak' i t ti ag illgee e . n vi i cA a in are unfavourable, and a demanding satisfaction for the depredations commits , " few it y o d f ay th s i a ti g f o o rtita,eainnddre a against other tribes, their friends soliciting tobacco, pal l , * &c. The Commandant listen e d p a ti en tly t o th e i r deout°7; and when concluded he ordered them into custody. 0 0 following morning the Indians made their appearanes : 0 the bill opposite the Fort. The alarm was given ; cavalry sallied out. In the meantime the two ambassa a° ', were tried and shot in front of the enemy. The marched off, and carried with them 1,100 head of catt le. The inhabitants are leaving the Fort, fearing they w ill re' turn in great force. of General Lavalleja Las been appointed "Illitiliter Foreign Affairs. Accounts have been published of the Bank unto , in c ir culation. On the 27th instant they amounted to 14,452,726 dollars. • - We have received by an extraordinary convero ce ' counts from Vienna , stating that the Austrian th r " ars Inept have given official notice that the loans of Mi.s" ,, and those of Venice, and also that of the County of r , essan, and the kingdom of fluttgaria, bearing 5 per ors ' interest, will be paid off in specie on the lit of May, NO; by these financial measures, says the decree, the burtheLl of the people of the taxes will be lessened. A private letter from Marseilles of the 12th of AV states, that the English corvette Pelona arrived - 1 . 12 ,41 c, road* on the 9th, and sailed again in the night for tar. She left Algiers on the 4th of April, and P." brought despatches for the English and French GOve rn , ments ; also letters from all the Consuls to their friends Marseilles. 11 The following has been learnt from the officers, that S . , the Consul s there d e manded of the Dey to set at libe r ty the French prisoners to the number of thirty, which w ° l , refused by the Dey. The English Consul has embark", his family, but remains there himeelf; and the other Ce!' suls have done the same. The Dey is well informed • regard to the French expedition, and has called out all 1 ' 0 1 ; subjects to arms, to whom he has distributed 50,0 Al muskets, at the same time offering 50 sequins for the he° of every Frenchman. . THT rurrns. Owing to his Majesty's health having improved, C° ll l sole, which left off yesterday at 94 to 93 for the Accou"'' ' opened this morning at 93, with a firin'tuarket;' at po sent they may be quoted 9S, and for Money 92/ 93. In the Foreign Market nothing doing as yet. EN OL. 131-1 FUNDS Sank Stock, 2141 151 31 per Ct. 99/ / India Stock, 241 2 New 4 per Cent., 102 It per Cent. Gins. 921 t 4 per Ct. 1826,' 104/ Do. for Account, 92/ / India Bonds, 82 83 Ditto Reduced, 91i 92 Exchequer Bills, 79 80 FOREIGN FUNDS. Greek, 46 1 Mexican, 33 Peruvian, 22 23 Portuguese, 601 61/ Prussian, Russian, 111 Spanish, 16/ I'7/ TWO O'CLOCK Brazilian, '74i 75 Buenos Ayres, 33 5 Chiiian, Colombian, 234 Danish, 75 Freneb, 6 per Cent. 106 7 Ditto, 3 per Cent. 83i 4i Accounts from Lisbon state, that several proelantati ° ; of the young Queen of Portugal found their way into casernes of the troops at Lisbon, which eaused a very go, sensation. The Colonels were obliged to harangue tbri on the occasion, at the same time ordering that in for they should have nu communication with the inhabitant . ' The Consol Market, which had a lively appearanc e theearly part of the morning, has taken a turn. Coil, have been fluctuating d ur i ng th e morn i ng f rom 93 t. d oh to 92i I for the account, at which price they are at Pi sent, with rather a heavy market; for money 921 f• to the present hour we have no official information of Majesty's health, but it is supposed, by the non-appea o , l ,o of a Bulletin, that be is not worse. Not a feature in 1 . ; foreign market worth noticing.—The p r iv a te letters frs Buenos Ayres are gloomy. A civil war still prey there.—. Exchange on London, '7l per dollar. THREE O' CL 0 Clk Consols 921 I. FOUR O'CLOCK.—CLOSING PRICES' Consols 93 Danish 75i Do. for Ac 93} Greek, 1825 46i Brazilian Bonds 41i Mexican, 1825 5 3 4 - Buenos Ayrea 31 Peruvian 224 (Milian Do. 261 Russian 111 Colusabisua, 1824, 25i Spanish 171 THE. KING.—No small uneasiness,. we nersi scarcely say, was occasioned here by the appearance of Bulletin that announced the illness of the Kum; for,/ MAJESTY, who lives in the hearts o f a ll Li s subjecta, r) 'lessee, in an eminent degree, th e a ff ec ti o n o f th e inbabit±:e of Brighton. For some time past we have not been - ir„) rant that the health of our beloved Sovnaxicas was'r d i very unsatisfActory state; and, therefore, although we Al there may exist at present no immediate cause for alariTio has been impossible to read the Bulletins without fee c k the moat serious apprehension. His MaJewry has taken laudanum in large quantities ; and we also haPe t i know, that for several days previously to the . first Bulle" great uneasiness was f e lt at Wi n d sor . C ounee ti n g t! o t. facts with that, resp ec ti ng w hi c h we b e li eve th ere 1! doubt, although it h as not yet obtained publicity, that .. att e ntion of a Surgeon as well as a Physician has bee° i t some time past requi re d, i t i s i mposs ibl e not to feel Oilji uneasiness with regard to t h e f uture. A t t h e sam e t 0 we repeat our hope that there is no immediate cauoe alarm ; since Mr. Plum, Lad such been the caselvie scarcely have remained u n til yester d ay at a distant . * of d,„; miles from town. The misfortune is that the disposir pt which has always prevailed f or unnecessary oon"ainielt has rendered the public pron e t o i n d u l ge i n surm ises tfii t i glo ythan, we trust, the fads rea ll y warran t.-Bri o Gazette. We hear that the Lord Chancellor's 131 111 ' likely to meet the same fate in the House o f CuintO, which it experienced last year. One important f, 9 o ' which was not even mentioned by his Lordship wheP troducing the measure into the House of Lords, nio e fl , that there is now no arrear whatever in the Rolls o 'o l will in particular be pointed out; together with te e s to other omissions and discrepancies, that will expof.g— o ti weakness of the Bill in such a light as to leave little gr ° o hope for its eventual succees....-Brighion Gazette' joh pariah proper The peatran waisto and his The nizabec the of 3 at Ftrig aiisiver " Jose gth of iieone • ene, 4 'Tay-ha *pi-. 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