The Sun. — London, England, 1830-01-19 00:00:00

SHIPWRECK OF RIENZI, THE SOLE DESCENDANT OF THE ROMAN TRIBUNE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Among the letters brought to me by the last ships from Singapore, there is one of such ge neral interest to the literary world, that I should not feel myself justified in delaying its publication until the appearance of the work for which it was de signed. I therefore, hasten to send you a tran script of the original, accompanied by a transla tion, that you may publish either, as well as a copy of the statement from the Journal referred to in the letter itself. When Miss Mitford's justly popular tragedy of Rienzi was performing during the last year at Drury lane, there were few persons who would have imagined that at the same moment all the honors of shipwreck, and the total loss of the accumulated treasures of years, were then afflicting " the sole descendant of this ancient house" in a distant part of the Oriental world. Such, however, is the con trast which the exciting enjoyment of dramatic re presentation, and the depressing tragedy of real life, in this instance at least, presents. While Rienzi of ancient days, so faithfully drawn by the accom plished authoress, and so ably personated by the skilful actor, was drawing acclamations of pleasure and applause from the fashionable and crowded au ditory of a luxurious theatre, the Rienzi of modern times, " the last of the Roman stock," was buffet ing the waves—the horrors of the tempest being most probably increased by the shrieks of drown ing and despairing comrades. Yet, though losing .his all, acting with a courage and magnanimity becoming his name and lineage, and saving., by his coolness and intrepidity, the lives both of Comma]. der and people. For myself, indeed, I think the " shipwreck of Rienzi" quite as dramatic in its character as the struggles of the Roman in his day, and scarcely less worthy the sympathy and admiration of mankind. I am, Sir, yours faithfully, J. S. BUCKING HAM. Regent's-park, Jan. 15. (From the Singapore Chronicle, Feb. 12, 1829.) Among those who have suffered by this unlucky wreck, we regret to mention MM. le Chevalier Rienzi, a French, and D. Joaquim d'Eca, a Portu guese officer ; who have, there is too much reason to fear, lost every thing they had on board. Mon sieur Louis Domini de Rienzi was on his return from a voyage to the South Sea, the Phillipines, and China, bound for Europe, intending to publish there his Travels in Egypt, Abyssinia, and Adaiel, And most of the countries of Asia : and, unfortu nately, none of his property has been insured. This gentleman, the sole descendant of the celebrated Tribune, Chevalier Nicolas de Rienzi, is a member of several academies and learned societies of Europe, and was at one time General in the Greek service; is known in Europe by many publications ; amongst otters, by his " Address to the People and Govern. meet of France;" his tragedy of "Philip the Second;" a poem udder the name of " Le Barde Voyageur," from which, it has been said, Lord Byron took the idea of " Childe Harold ;" " Elegies on the Death of Napoleon and of Madame de Steel ;" " A Letter to Joachim Murat ;" " Extracts from his (Rienzi's) Travels to Caucasus, and in Toorkistan and Asia Minor," on which several periodical works and journals have bestowed high praise. He had com pleted all his researches, and after raising, at Macao, a monument to the memory of the illustrious and unfortunate Camoens, in the grotto which bears his name, Monsieur Rienzi quitted China, destined to Jose in an instant the fruits of ten years of mimes• ing labour! Among these have been a vast and valuable collection of the most precious medals, cameos, statues, inscriptions, and other antiquities, Egyptian and Oriental manuscripts, objects of na tural history, scarce hooks, arms, astronomical in struments; and, what is deeply to be regretted, re mains brought by Monsieur Rienzi from Petra, in Arabia; and Syre and Assab, in Abyssinia—ancient towns, the sites of which, we understand, he has been the first to discover, together with plans and drawings of these places, and others which he has been the first to visit. Monsieur Rienzi's main> script of his Travels, consf , sting of twelve volumes quarto, and an Atlas containing two hundred and forty maps and drawings and inscriptions, entirely new, all ready for the press, have also been totally lost. Besides Travels, we understand, M. Rienzi has written, since he left France, several other works; among these are a Tragedy on the Death of the Tribune Rienzi, in French and Italian verse; a Life of the Tribune, from authentic but unpublished documents; a Tragedy entitled " The Mysteries of Isis;" a drama under the name of " Timon, the Misanthrope;" a comedy entitled " Le Corrupteur Puni ;" a philosophical romance called " Les Aven turiers ;" the poetry and music of an opera called " Le Tasse ;" a Treatise on Cosmogony, &c.; and as the manuscripts of these have been lost in the Dourado, and neither these nor his Travels have been written in duplicate, we well believe Monsieur Rienzi has lost a fortune in his own writings alone, independently of money, jewels, and other articles .of current value. We learn that Mons. Rienzi's courage and hu manity, in preventing the seamen from prematurely cutting the rope and leaving the ship, were the means of saving the life of the Captain and others, whom, but for his exertions, the crew would, with out compunction, have left behind. The late excellent Bishop Heber, in his Journal, we observe, mentions Monsieur Rienzi as one of a party on a visit to the caves of Kennery, in .Salsette— "ln Mr. Elphinstone's party on this occasion was a French Officer, the Chevalier Rienzi (a de scendant of, the celebrated Tribune, the friend of Petrarch), who was just arrived from a journey through a considerable part of Egypt and Abyssinia. I was anxious to know what degree of likeness and what comparative merit he discovered between these caves and those of Thebes, &c. He said that the likeness between Kennery and the Egyptian caves was very slight and general, and in point of beauty very greatly preferred these last."—lfrber's .Narrative, vol. 2. p. 192. TO J. S. BUCKINGHAM, ESQ. LONDON. SIR,—I have not the honour of your personal acquaintance; but the high encomiums bestowed by your Bengal friends on your benevolence—the impartiality of your character—and the contempt in vulich you hold those absurd prejudices that divide mankind and outrage reason, have led me to hope th it you will not refuse the favour which a son of Fr uice ventures to ask from an Englishman. On the 25th of January last, on my return from my second voyage from China, I had the misfortune to be shipwrecked not far from Singapore; and to 101., in an instant, the fruits of an entire life of labour, especially of ten (years' travels in the East. I possessed, amongst other things, a rich tend most valuable collection of Oriental MSS., papyruses, rare inscriptions, and a great number of medals, cameos, and antiques, from different parts of Greece and the Oriental World ; besides all my own manu scripts, some of which (such as an Epic Poem en titled La Barde Voyageur, written in octopsyllabic verse; a translation in similar verse of Os Lucigdofi of Camoens, three Tragedies, and the whole of my own Travels) having been announced for publication, were expected by my countrymen; and had, to a certain extent, been made known by private pad ings and the publication of a few fragments. It is evident that I ara fur ever deprived of the power t,f publishing any of the above-mentioned works; unless, indeed, it be some slight and imper fect recollections of them ; for I have saved but one anuscript, and that wholly unconnected with the subjects named; and unhappily for me, I possess the most treacherous memory in the world. I have the honour to inclose you the Journals which contain a notice of the loss I have sustained, and I shall esteem myself greatly indebted to you if you will oblige rue by printing an extract from them us the Oriental Herald, J venture to hope that such a request will not be denied me by one of the greatest travellers of the age, and one, who, having been hitnself the victim of injustice, and the envy of his conte►rporaries, must feel the more deeply the pleasure of performing a►i act of justice towards another. This notice is accompanied by the first chapter of my " Philological and Oriental Fragments," which contains a new System of Chronology, and an ac count of the origin of writing*. Mr. Salt, to whom I sent some detached portions of my Travels in Ethiopia and Abyssinia, and of my System of Hieroglyphics, promised to have them published for me in London. It appears, however, that he has forgotten me. I am on the point of leaving Singapore for Ba tavia and Sumatra ; and should it meet with your approbation, on my arrival at the latter place, I shall feel honoured in transmitting to you my Work on Hieroglyphics, which I have prepared for the press, and which may possess some degree of inte rest at a moment like the present, when all Europe appears to be ,-;ccupieJ with a subject which cannot fail to throw great light on the History, Chronology, and Literature of the Ancientst. Mr. R. Humphrey; Director of the Anglo-Chi nese College at Malacca, being about to return to London, has kindly charged himself with the deli very of this.—l have the honour to be, With sentiments of the highest respect, Sir, Your very obedient servant, L. D. DE RIENZI. " This chapter will be given entire in the first number of the Oriental Quarterly Review, which is shortly to appear, as the successor of the work to which M. De Ri enzi refers. ~...... ~..____ f These will also find a place in the pages of the Ori ental Quarterly Beview. REVENUES OF IHE CHURCH. Last night, the Meeting in the Mechanics' Insti tute, Southampton-buildings, was to take into con sideration " the more equitable appropriation of the Revenues of the Established Church." The ad mission was a radical 2d. each person. The Meet ing was very thinly attended. Mr. Hunt and Mr. French were not present. Mr. J. HIBBERT was called to the Chair. He said the subject was most important; for the Church cos this country 44,0001. more than was expended for the support of all the other Christian Churches in existence. He, however, had some hopes of our Church—for a Rev. Gentleman, a Mr. Pratt, had lately applied for, and succeded in getting a grave digger's place. The question, he begged to say, was not a religious one ; it was to discuss whether the Revenues of the Church were now properly appropriated. Mr. HETIIERINGTON rose to propose a series of resolutions, and in so doing he stated that the Clergy of the Church of England, Wales, and Ire land, which Church consisted of 6,400,000 people, received 8,896,0001.; while the Clergy of all the rest of the Christian world, including France, the United States, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Prussia, &c., making in all 198,728,000 people received only 8,852,0001.; being 44,000/. more than was paid to all the other Christian Churches. There was paid to the Dis sentin Clergy of all denominations in Great Bri tain and c Ireland 1,024,000/., their flocks amounting to 14,600,000; thus though their flocks were nearly three times as numerous, they had not above an eighth of the pay of the Established Church.— (Hear.) —He then spoke of the vigilant attention to profit observed by the Established Church, as seen in the christenings, marriages, &c.; but he had hopes that we might have a really " working" Clergy, since it was a remarkable fact that a Clergyman had become a candidate for, and suc ceeded in, obtaining the office of sexton to the pa rish of St. Giles.—(Laughter.)—The newspapers had truly noticed it as a remarkable event; it was one of the curious signs of the times. The revenues now enjoyed by the Church were not lequisite for that Church, even if the country were not in diffi culties. It had been stated that .he income of one Bishop in England was sufficient to pay 84 Bishops of France, leaving a balance of 151. undisposed of. Ha maintained that a very large part of the Church property might be, and ought to be, appropriated to the services of the State; indeed, he should like to see the Church separated from the State, feeling assured that the interests of the country, as well as of religion, would be promoted by it. He might quote the authority of George IV. against the pre.- sent system of Church government ; at all events, " The Treatise on Christian Doctrine," by John Milton recently found in the State Paper Office, and published under his Majesty's sanction :—that work said, " The custom of holding assemblies is to be maintained, not after the present mode, but ac cording to the apostolical institution, which did not ordain that an individual, and he a stipendiary, should have the sole right of speaking from a higher place, but that each believer in turn should be authorised to speak, or pro phecy, or teach, or exhort, according to his gifts; insomuch that, even the weakest among the brethren had the privilege of asking questions, and consulting the elders and more experienced mem bers of the congregation."—(Hear.) There was the doctrine of mutual instruction ; but he wished not to press such point. He limited himself to the property ; but he thought they ought, at all events, to call on the tithes, &c., to be appropriated to their original object To repair the church ; 2. To support the poor; and 3. To maintain the incum bents.(Hear.) He spoke at great length, and concluded with moving six resolutions, descriptive of the distresses of the people, &c., and respect fully, but urgently, impressing upon his Majesty's Government the propriety of placing the Clergy of the Church of England upon the same footing as the Dissenting Ministers—namely, upon the volun tary contributions of their respective congregations; and declaring the conviction that the tithes should be forthwith restored to their original and lawful uses, namely, the support of the poor, the payment of the Clergy, and the repair of the churches—a proceeding which would be highly beneficial to the members of the Established Church and the people at large. Mr. WARDEN seconded the resolutions, and Mr. CLEAgg supported them. Mr. CARI4LE ,then presented himself, and was greeted with some applause and loud and earnest hissing; and it was some time before the Chairman's various efforts could procure a hearing from him. He proposed amended resolutions—more calm ones, as he termed them, than the original propositions; but in the same spirit, and to the like effect. He attacked the system and not the men, and declared the English Clergy to be equal in merit to what any men 4o.tojd be, circumstanced as they were.—(Much laughter and hissing%) The " Rev." Mr, TAYLOR, from amongst the crowd, seconded the amendment. As soon as he was l‘nown, he also was greeted with much hissing, and the progress of his speech was much interrupted by the contents and mal - contents. He deeme d there of a more pacific character, and as reform was required, they ought not to excite angry feeling. If they wished to remedy the evil, let all keep from church.—(Loud laughter and hissing.)-,He de clared that he had the firmest conviction in the wisdom of the Government.—(Laughter.) After remarks from Mr. BEAUME, &c., the reso lutions, in “00 degree altered, we understood, were adotped. The original resolutions ,wgre carried by a large majority; and a petition to the Legialature agreed to, and sigaed by many persons. Norwich has been in a feverish state during the week. The weavers have been pilty of some out rages. Earl DUDLEY .continued his pecuniary patron:- sgs of the late Mr. Errzozn,stm, of " jtejected Addresses" memory, 0 the last ; and even extended beyond the bounty of his late father thP annuity originally given, Tv a thump ing check upon his banker, amounting to some thousand pounds sterling. FOREIGN 'WILT:MANCE. FRENCH PAPERS (From the Quotidienne of Saturday, Jan. 16.) PARIS, JAN. 15.—A report has been circulated that the Minister of Finance is engaged upon a plan for paying off the 5 per Cents. It is said that the plan is to effect the repayment in ten successive series, which are to be drawn by lot every year, so that at • the expiration of ten years the holders of this stock will be paid off. Yesterday, the 14th of January, the Viscount' Charles de Mentque, Captain of Grenadiers in the 64th Regiment of the Line, was married in the chapel of the English legation, to Miss Caroline Susanna Spencer, daughter of the Hon. John Spencer, and niece of the Duke of Marlborough. (From the Messa,yer des Chambres.) PARIS, JAN. 16.—The following are the principal articles of the decree of amnesty issued by the Sultan in the beginning of December, and trans mitted to Alisch Pacha, Governor of Adrianople:— " It has come to my knowledge that some Rayas, settled either at Adrianople or in the neighbouring districts, and who during the events of the war have conducted themselves in a manner contrary to their duty as subjects, have imagined that they would re ceive reproaches from my Sublime Porte, arid that fear had seized upon them. But the truth is, that not only the gates of pardon, and of sovereign I clemency, are always open to those who testify re pentance for their past conduct, and ask pardon, but also that the Ottoman Government, considering the salutary peace which has been concluded, re gards the Reyes in question as already pardoned. " In consequence, the conduct of these Rayas during the war, whatever it may have been, must be buried in eternal oblivion. They will be shown that they are already pardoned ; and, so long as they do not go beyond the bounds of loyalty and their condition as Reyes, my ardent desire is thae•my Sublime Porte shall endeavour in every way to pro mote their tranquillity and welfare. As it is my Imperial will that you announce my orders and my Sovereign desire to all my Rayas of the superior and inferior classes who inhabit the country subject to our jurisdiction, and that with your peculiar pene tration and prudence, you make them all easy, in spire them with confidence, and that you conduct yourself in such a manner that they may, as before, set about cultivating their fields and attend to their trade arid commerce ; lastly, that you endeavour, by all possible means, to draw upon me their bene dictions. The present order, the object of which is to confirm those already issued on the subject, and strictly to command their execution, has been signed arid published by virtue of my Matti-scheriff. The Rayas, throughout my empire, are confided by God to my sovereign care." A copy of this order has been sent to Jussuf Pacha Nazir, of Samenka. Notwithstanding this firman, there is still much fermentation in the provinces. Adrianople is the central point of the discontented; and, upon its submission or resistance, depends the fate of the rest of European Turkey. The Sultan is very dis satisfied with the inhabitants, and it is said that 40,000 troops have received orders to march to that city from various quarters, and that the Grand Vizier is appointed Governor. The rebellion has again broken out in Asia Minor, and with more violence. Fears are even entertained of an attack upon Smyrna. The Otto man ships of war which have been so long at Alex andria have received orders to go to Smyrna. The return of these vessels proves the change in the po litical system of the Pacha of Egypt, or at least great timidity in his councils. FINCH FUNDS.—Pests, JAN. 16.—Five per Cents., 108 f. 85c. 80c. 90c. ; Four and a half per Cents., 106 f.; Three per Cents., 85f. 20c. 25c. 20c. 10c. ; Bank Stock, 1,687 f. boc. 1,885 f. ; Rentes de Naples, 94f. 15c. ; Reines d'Espagne, 99 Royal Spanish Loan, 1823, 821 82 ; RentesPerpetuelles d'Espagne, 614 Exchange on London, one month, 25 f. 60c. ; three months, 2bf. 45e. Cow s Authentique. AMSTERDAM, JAN. 14.—The cold has again be come more severe since yesterday, with a strong N.E. wind. The thermometer indicated yesterday 16 degrees, and this morning, between four and five, the cold suddenly increased, and to-day at boon was at 24 degrees. FRANKFORT, JAN. 11.—According to letters from _ _ Constantinople, received at Trieste, M. de Ribeau. pierre did not touch at Napoli, the present seat of the Greek Government, but merely stopped awhile at Egina. This is a repetition of the report that M. de Ribeaupierre was commissioned to confer with Count Capo d'lstria respecting the future state of Greece. THE HAGUE, JAN. 14.—The following are the motives assigned in the Royal resolution ftbr depriv ing several members of the States-General of the offices held by them under the Government : " We, William, &c.,—Considering that the cir- cumstances which preceded and accompanied the late debates on the budget, afforded more and more proofs that it is highly important to the State that the officers of the Government in general, and those who hold offices of trust in particular, should be sincerely and zealously attached to the system, the intentions, and the measures of our Government, and should in this set an example to others; " That this is not only the duty of all who are placed in such situations, but absolutely necessary to give the due strength to the Government, and for the unimpaired maintenance of the institutions established by the Constitution. " The above circumstances have, to our very great sorrow, shown us that some officers of our house- hold, and persons who enjoy special marks of our favour, have displayed in their public conduct an un qualified opposition to the system of our Govern• meat; " Considering that though some of them, being also members of the States-General, have a consti: tutional right freely to express their opinions on the measures laid before them, lfmt that those opinions, when opposed to the principles of our Government, which it is their duty as officers to maintain and cause to be respected by those under them, or to defend as persons especially favoured, will not allow us farther to confide to them the execution of our orders, or to continue to leave them in the enjoy ment of especial marks of our favour; " With the advice of the ministerial departments, I have thought fit, reserving the further measures which the above considerations may induce us to re sort to, " TO revoke, as we by these presents revoke, the nomination, &e.—Dutch Papers, Jan. 16. H AM BURG, JAN. 11.—The five English mails up to the 30th ult., which arrived here on the sth, were brought by a courier from Ostend overland; those of the Ist and sth arrived here yesterday evening. Hamburg Papers, Jan. 11. BORSEN HALLE, FOUR O'CLOCK.—Funds ended lower to-day. A number of sellers coming into the market had the effect of depressing it. Discount 2i. ...-..__ Anglo-Danish Loan 3 per Cent - 747. Anglo-Russian Loan lO3 Hamburg-Russian Loan 103% Folist) Bonds Austrian Bank Shares 1272 Austrian Metalliques 104% New Austrian 4 per Cents. Anglo Neapolitan Loan Falconets V I ENNA, JAN. s.—Metalliques, 103 1; Bank Shares, 1,284. —Hamburg Reporter, Jan. 12. EXCHANGES ON LONDON. AUSTERE/An, JAN. 15.-12. 27. 5-10.; two months, 12. 20. HAMBURG, JAN. 12.-10. 13i ; two months, IS. 12k. PETERSEURGII, JAN. 2.-10. 21-32. LEIPSIC, JAN. B.—Three months, 6. 19. BERLIN, JAN. 9.—Three months, 6. 28k. 13xEmEN, JAN. S.—Two months, 618. The small-pox and typhus fever we are sorry to say are very prevalent in Exeter.-- Western Times. POETRY.—The study of Poetry has been to me its own exceeding great reward; it has soothed my afflictions; it has paultiplied and relined my enjoyment. , ; it has endeared solitude; and it has giyen me (or at least strengthened in me) the habit of wishing to discover the good and tke beautiful in all that meets and surrounds me." DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK• PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank stock 3 per Cent. Red. 94%14 %A 3 per Cent. Cons.... ...... 94 3% N 3 per Cent. 100%34 Ditto Red 4 per Cent. Ann. Ditto, 126 Ditto Scrip Rank 1.. Ann.... 19 11-19 13-16 Ditto 30 years :l9 9-16 India .-took D tto Bonds 73 74 pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds:— Brazilian Bonds 71% 2 1% Buenos Ayres 80nd5......... Chilian Bonds Colombian Bonds Ditto, 1824 Danish 76 i% Greek Bonds Ditto, 1825 3.) 4% G uatimala Mexican Bonds 34 Ditto, 1825 South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. 8i118,11,000 2d. '76 '77 pm. Ditto lid. '76 77 pm. Ditto..., ........5t 2d. '76 '77 pm. Ditto lid. '76 '77 pM. Ditto Small 2d. 76 77 pm. Ditto lid. '75 77 pm. Bank for Acc0unt.......... India for Account ......... - Cons. for Jan. 20 .........953414 TRIS DAT AT ONE O'CLOCK. PeruvianNpy ur a ts p o usig l a i un t e;Be0ol Bonds s 21 Bonds ............... Ditto, New IRussian llO% ,Spanish, :£821...11W,g% 12IA 12 !-- 823 Frencb Rentes, sp. c. 1088 40c. Exchange 2sf. '7oc. 3 per cent. —t. —c• ------ Exchange --f. PRICES OF SHARES THIS DAY AY ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Alex. MM. Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) £lOO 43% 44 42 Brazilian Mining Company 5 Brannan Imp. Mm. Cu. (um at si. pm.) £2O Ditto National lO United Mex. Min. Co. 1135. at 21. pm.) .£3931 ,-28 M 18 14 MAILS. Arrived. Due. Arrived. Due. O America 0 0 Hamburg 3 O Brazil O Buenos Ayres 0 0 Jamaica 0 O Carthagerm..... ....... 0 0 Leeward Islands 1 Dublin 0 0 Lisbon 0 O Flanders 0 0 Mexico I France I 0 Sweden O Guernsey&Jersey.. 0 1 Waterford 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning 12 minutes after 10. I Evemng...4s minutes after 10. . 4 19, ejr ,* RAM* rt LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1830. His Majesty's packet, Pelhanz, has arrived with a mail from Mexico. She sailed from Vera Cruz on the 20th November and from the Havannah on the 29th. By a letter received at the North and South American Coffee-house, from Falmouth, dated the 17th inst., upon the arrival of the packet we learn that the Pelham has brought 55,000 dollars on merchants' account, and only one passenger. The country was in a state of tranquillity at the time of her departure. Mexican Papers to die 12th Nov., and Vera Cruz Papers to the 20th Nov., have also been received at the above Coffee-house, but they do not contain any information of consequence, except that the garrison of Campeachy had de manded a Central Government. We understand by the private letters from Mexico, that the Mines are in great prosperity. The next Packet will bring a further supply of dollars. According to letters from Mons, in the Ne therlan&, by the French Mail, it appears that the garrison of that town has been under arms for several nights, fearing that a disturbance would take place. The Prefect of Toulon has given notice to the Commissary of Marseilles, stating that he has received information that some armaments are going forward at Algiers, and recommending to double the convoy of the shipping under sailing orders. By the Essex Herald of this clay we per ceive that Mr. WESTERN has addressed another long letter to his Constituents, from which we have only room for the following extract : " I am confident that neither manufacturer nor mer chant will make any profit till manufactures return a high money price ; nor will workmen and labourers of any de scription have comfort and plenty till their labour bears a high money price ; nor will any trade prosper till all products of industry from the plough, the loom, and the sail, bear a high money price. This seeming paradox grows out of our peculiar situation. A rise in the money price would be in effect no advance in the real price, either of commodities or labour, but would operate in a direct contrary manner. It would be a di minution of taxes, by diminishing the value of the money in which taxes are paid." We have given in another column extracts from the French, Dutch, and German Papers• The following, from our Paris Correspondent, has reference to the Ministry and the Army : " PARIS, JAN. 16. " I am aware that much of what is passing at this moment in France, although deeply inte resting to Frenchmen from its tendency, to them so obvious, towards a great national crisis, is only calculated to arrest the attention of fo lreigners by its results. One of the measures, however, ascribed to the present Ministry appears to me to deserve some consideration from the importance of the interests involved in it, as well as from the analogy it bears to our own manners and institutions. I allude to a question which has lately been agitated as to the proposal of a law for an alteration in the mode of raising the annual contingent for the service of the army. You are probably aware that according to the present system the number of men required are obtained by means of a personal levy, not materially dif ferent in principle from the manner in which the deficiencies in the English militia force are an nually supplied ; the individual on whom the ballot happens to fall being entitled, as with us, to provide a substitute in all respects equal to to himself, if he can find the means of paying the premium or bounty, which amounts, I understand, on the average, to 1,0001., or about 401. By the new regulations it is proposed to abolish the privilege of serving by substitute, and to introduce in its stead an immunity from personal service on the payment of a sum of 15,0001., which, when all chances are taken into consideration, may perhaps be no disadvantage to the party concerned ; as, according to the present law, the principal is not absolutely re leased by the acceptance of his substitute, but continues to he in many respects responsible for him, and particularly, in case of desertion, may be ' called upon either to serve himself, or provide a second substitute. This part of the law, ' as well as that which relates to the voluntary renewal of the soldier's engagement after the expiring of his limited time of service, has always been liable to a variety of abuses, and has given rise to numerous exactions which it is the object of the proposed amendment to remedy or remove. At present it is a well known fact, so much has the military spirit in this country declined, that a French soldier who has finished his legal term of service, 'can scarcely be bribed by any considera tion of a pecuniary nature to renew his engage ment even for a limited period. In England I have reason to believe that the case is materially different ; and I do not think we have any rea son to congratulate ourselves on the comparison. With us the militia force has always been regarded as a great nursery for the regular service ; and can remember the period when there was a sys tematic gradation from the ranks of the volun teer corps and the local militia, who were only called upon for a few days' training and exercise, in what was regarded as a sort of holiday suit, who were seldom on duty, excepting in the long days of summer, and were scarcely ever moved beyond a day's march from their own homes— to the ordinary militia and fencible regiments, who were only engaged for limited periods and could not be called out upon foreign service ; and from them to the permanent and unlimited engagement of the troops of the line. It is true that our young men have never sustained the rigours of a na tional conscription, to inspire them with a deep seated disgust for the life of a soldier : the mi litia ballot, like the system of impressment, is not perhaps capable of being defended, con sistently with the first principles of the British Constitution ; but in practice the ballot has never pressed heavily on any dais of the community, as is proved by the very moderate sum demanded as the bounty for a substitute to serve in the militia. " In France it has been a constant subject of complaint with every individual who has filled the office of Minister of War since the period of the restoration, that there was a decided dis inclination among the troops to renew their mili tary engagements, after the expiry of the period prescribed by law. By the letter of the law it is declared, that no premium or bounty of any kind shall be given to the troops as an induce ment either to enlist in the first instance, or after wards to renew their engagement ; but a method has been adopted for the purpose of overcoming the repugnance of the soldier to prolong his term of service, which is in fact a manifest in fraction of the spirit, as well as an evasion of the letter of the la v. This is effected by the establishment of two rates of pay, substantially different in amount, the lower rate being given to those who enter the service in virtue of the compulsory effect of the ballot, or as the sub stitutes of those who are thus compelled to enter ; while the higher rate is reserved for those who voluntarily renew their engage ment. Even this inducement, however, was found to be almost utterly ineffectual, and a more daring infraction of the law has been resorted to, authorized by royal Ordonnance, for the purpose of attaining the object in view. This is accom plished by estimating the present value of the additional pay which is given to the re-engaged soldier, and advancing him the half of the amount at the moment of his renewing his en gagement, while the other half is continued to him in the form of pay. After all, however, the desire of maintaining a large body of troops distinct and apart from the great mass of the citizens, has signally failed in its operation ; and in practice it is known to be only the mauvais sr jets of the army, who are tempted by the pro spect of a few days indulgence in drunkenness, to accede to the terms held out to them by the existing regulations. During the angry discus sions which have taken place since the accession of the present Ministry, as to their probable sta bility in power, and the grounds on which they relied for maintaining it, the feelings of the army have been repeatedly alluded to by both parties, and it has been broadly insinuated by the sup porters of the Cabinet that the troops were deeply imbued with royalist and monarchical principles. To favour this impression, public dinners have of late been repeatedly given in Paris by the Colonels of the household troops to the officers of corresponding rank in the regi ments of the line, and again by the latter in return—at which toasts have been given, and sentiments 'delivered, as decidedly favourable to the existing order of things as Prince Polignac himself could desire. The prudence or expe pediency of such a display of political feeling on the part of the field officers of the army I con ceive to be more than questionable, especially as it is well known that such sentiments are far from being entertained either by the subaltern and other inferior officers, or even by a large proportion of the Marshals of France and other General Officers, whose influence on any emer gency must be so great over those branches of the service which are to be regarded as the standing army of France. And if the feelings of the private soldier are to be taken into ac count, some idea may be formed of them from the anxiety he evinces to abandon his military character, and return to the duties of a private station. " I ought to have mentioned that on every levy of 60,000 men there is on the average a fifth part or 12,000 who serve by substitute. These substitutes are procured by individuals who make a trade of going into Alsace, Dauphiny, and Lor raine, for the purpose of engaging the number required to supply the deficiencies of Paris and the districts on this side the Loire, where the dislike to the military service is greater, or where perhaps the superior wealth of the inhabitants enables them to purchase the services of their poorer countrymen in the more distant pro vinces, in the same way that Ireland at present furnishes more than its regular numerical pro portion of recruits to the ranks of the British army. This is a subject which is far from being exhausted ; and 1 shall probably return to it on some early opportunity." Prince LEOPOLD left his residence, at Clare mont, yesterday, on a visit to the Earl of DARNLEY, at his seat, at Sandgate, near Folkestone, Kent. The Marquis of CIIA NDOS had an interview yesterday, at the Treasury, with the Duke of WELLINGTON. The Marquis WELLESLEY and Mr. Serjeanl BOSANCWEW transacted business yesterday at the Treasury, SHIPPING INTELLIGIINCE.--(THIS DAY) FROM LLOYD'S. • DEAL, JAN. 18.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived from London, the Rockingham, Halliburton, for t ill , Swan River; St. Hild a , T amery, f or B ar b a does' Warren, 131iss, for the South Seas ; I ',row!), for Demerara ; and Arab, Ferrier, fur lie" South Wales. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. IB.—Wind tile Cambria, Morley, for New York. FALMOUTH, JAN. 17.—Wind Lady Mary Pelham pack e t, sa il e d from Tampico v . 16th inst., Vera Cruz the 20th, an d H av ant the 30th. KINSALE, JAN. 15.—Arrived the Agnes, Of, phy, from Buhia; Ewen, R o b er t s , f rom PernsP buco. The Swift, White, from Newcastle to Loodon► sunk between Scroby an d C ross S an d ; p art of ford cargo saved. The Hope, of Dunbar, has been carried Woolverton Creek, having been found, the 16 `" inst., at the back of Burnham Flat, abandoned. The General Bolivar, Wray, from Gibraltar, wrecked at Vera Cruz the 10th of November; of the cargo saved. The Telescope, Cod telescope, .ner, f s wrecked near North Uist. From t le to THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY). slig° HAY MARKETS.—(At per Load of 36 Trusses.) ST. JAMES'S. 1 1 Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay £2 4 to - 1 ( New Meadow Hay 0 0 l ! Useful Old Ditto 2 17 5 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay 4 0 b i Clover Hay 3lO . 11 Oat Straw .£1 18 to £2 0 I Wheat Straw... 2 0 te d Meadow Hay from 2s. to ss. per load higher than last qU In prices of Clover Aay and Straw no alteration. Supply g and trade, though still dull, a little renovated. SMITHFIZLD. C Coarse heavy Lowland Meadow Hay Se 0 b New Meadow Hay OO 0 0 0 ) Uieful Old Ditto 3 9 4 1 Fine Upland Meadow and Rye-grass Hay ..... Clover Hay (extra line)...Ss s... Generally 0 ' Oat Straw £1 12 to .S 1 16 1 Wheat Straw 1 18 do Straw 2s. per load higher than last quoted ; p r i ce s of 0' things stationary. Supply good, and trade very dull. CITY MARKETS—(TWO O'CLOCK.) INDIGO Sara.—This morning the East India CI pany's quarterly sale of Indigo com mence d a t the 1° House, and was fully attended. The quantity dell for sale rather exceeded 5,600 chests, and from the 5 I demand which has lately existed for the article, the is expected to go off heavily. The bidding. this m orel' are going on languidly, and the prices realized for infect : sorts are from 4s. Id. to ss. 4d. per 111. The contine ° orders are said to be very limited. SUGAR.—The delivery of British Plantation Stt from the West India Docks, last week, amounted to 2,`‘`' hhds. and 123 trcs., all for home consumption, leaving stock yesterday in the West India Docks 29,089 bb and 1,952 trcs. The market for Sugar continues buoy 0 Mauritius Sugars are more in demand, an d the delia l i last week amounted to 1,060 bags, and the stock in s b West India Docks is now only 23,543 bags. The lit vance in East India Sugars is maintained. Re fi ned sw are firm. In the Corrax market little has been done this 5q and the prices remain unaltered. RUM.—The deliveries of Rum for home consuna and, last week exceeded 400 puns. and 18 hhds., an d stock in the West India Docks yesterday amounte d 91,517 puns. and 1,557 hhds. In the market, this 1 11 ing, little business has been done. FOREIGN FRUITS.—The business in this descriptiosb goods was scarcely ever before known to be so flab l e transactions at this season of the year usually being 1 0 , 1 large. At the same period of last year twice the 0 3° , of business was done, and prices are now exceedinglilo '1 Arrow.—The market has not recovered from the serious depression, and is still heavy at 345. per eve' few sales are stated to have been made at 33.. 9d. A it delivery last week was 1,561 casks, and the stock amounts to 39,200 casks. TOBACCO.—This market is an inactive s t a t e , an d lit ginias may be quoted Is. Bd. per lb. lower. At thee t i sale a t the end of last week not a third of the quantitY fered was sold. t o Iced by the it Ang ii The Corrox market is tire demand at Liverpool. SALTPETZE.-The East ludia Company bare jail t a dared 500 tons of Saltpetre for the February sale" market is fitm. THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.) CITY, T WEL rze 0' CL 0 a Consols, which left off yesterday at 95fi ib r i a Account, opened this morning at 95}; since W they have been done at 9.5 i, at which price thef t making up their accounts f or to - morrow , whicil o settling day. Consols may be quoted for the ; 1 3 time at 95k. The chief business doing is squr'" accounts. In the Foreign Market little or nothing is Q O .. as yet. There is no transaction to the present r l in the New French Scrip. Our arrivals are few ; not a single ship letter come to hand. FUNDS. Si per Cent. 1001 t New 4 per Cent., 1015/ 4 per Cent. 1826 1051/ ENGLISH Bank Stock, 218 19 India Stock, 2301 314 3 per Coat. Cum. 93i 94 Do., for Account, 954 Ditto Reduoed, 941 India Bonds, '73 74 Exchequer Bills, 76 1 1 FUNDS. Greek, 341 Mexican, 27i 1 Peruvian, 20i 1 Portuguese, b 9 60 Prussian, -- Russian, 110 . Spanish, 111 121 TWO O'CLOCI e Extract of a priv a t e l e tt er f rom M ex i co , il Nov. 14 :—" The Sapphire sloop of war is t°,, o ceive at St. Bias bullion an d s p ec i e f o r Egg',7 l , until the 20th of Decemb er . P u bli c t ran quil' i p and security of the persons and property of 1 reigners, are likely to continue, as the present v o c cutive intends to conciliate all parties. It deco jo appear that any licenses have been gran ted to. c i port goods or other articles. Th e U n ited lges l 4 and the Anglo-Mexican Mines continue prosper v o f The measures of th e G o v ern m en t for raising / 0 ? plies are maki n g p rogress , b u t s lo w ly. The. ot o i, of British manufactures is increased by the arrt Exchange for bills on England 43d. to 44 4 " dollar. i t N __at Ironzia. Ira:abut, 72i Below. Ayres. 30 U Ckilian,•27l 29k Colombian, 25t Daniel', 76 i Freaeb,ll per Cent. 102 9 Dias, S per Ceat. 94. 3 ew York Papers have just been receive_ t ) North and South American Coffee-house, to ll 2 13th Dec. they state that there is now but 11 , doubt the Hornet sloop of war has been lost at!, The following extract of a letter from the rican Consul at La Guayra, appears in the pap er the 12th Dec., dated Nov. 15.: „ I am expecting every moment to hear frail I; leneia, that General Paez has declared VeneZec separate and free, independent of the rest of h i lombia. The Press which has been muzzled for a long time, I understand will be declared 5 licly free to-morrow. News from Valencia to 0 ; says, that an order has arrived there to prevent of the Members of Congress from going to 33 0 $ it is believed." The Consol Market has continued the w hole v t l the morning at 951, alternately buyers and 500 The Brokers and Jobbers are occupied in Ina up their accounts against to-morrow, tt In the Foreign Market, Spanish Stock ill favourite operation, and has been done at 121' other Foreign Securities little doing. TARSI! 0' CL 0 Cfi Censels for Account, 961. The only despatches received at any oi r Government Offices this morning are from Lord SO' DE Barnsav, at Paris, and Sir CHARLES B.o° ll Brussels. The LORD CHANCELLOR and Mr. cee.- 40 PEEL visited the CHANCELLOR Of the ExcHEßug* terday. Sir GEORGE MURRAY and the CHA , Loa of the EXCHEQUER had interviews with the V" - WELLINGTON yesterday, at the Treasury. The carriages of the Cabinet Ministers ar follow in the Funeral Procession of the late Pre3id" the Royal Academy, LAW The Soi there was a larly as it Lordship's made an aft Solicitor-G might be Paper for S meantime t the parties. ... 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