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FOREIGN INT ELLIG ENCE. RAP.IS, DEC. 1 5.--During the morning of yes terday the King transacted business atone. Some provincial regiments have received orders to.assemble at Madrid; on the 2d inst., a quantity of military baggag-e arrived in that town. FRENCH rusts. Dec. 14, Fire per Cents. .87 f. sc. Deferred Stock • 99 f. 50 c. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, DEC. 15. ' At half-past one the Sitting commenced : the Chaulber was very fnll, blit no Minister ap ',Feared. It was obsers'ed that the centre was Very thin. • _The business of the day began by M. Bazire ins - Airig. a report relative to the election of M. Du rand, whom the Committee had returned as duly eleCted. In the midst of •a debate on this. sub ject, a noise was heard in one ,of the-lobbies, and immediately the State Messengers and Ushers made their appearanee befOre the new Ministers, who were introduced in a body,, and with the usual ceremony. Messieurs tie Villele and Cor biere, in ministerial costume, entered first,. and took their seats ; next came the- Duke of Bel •lutio, in the uniform of a Marshal or - France ; and Vis Count de Montmoretiey,: in the dieSs of a Peer; M. de Peyronnet, in that of a Deputy, his Excellency not having yet assumed the robes of .Keeper of the Seals. The Marquis de Cler, •snout Tonnere was absent. This novelty interrupted the proceedings of 'the Chamber for some time. The discussion then continued ; the result of which was the admis sion of N. Durand, the proposition for such ad- MisSiOn being supported by the- whole of the left side, a part of the centre, and a great number of the Deputies on the right. A part of the right opposed it. • After some routine business; the Reporter of one of the Committees moved, that a Petition should be laid before the President of the Coun cil of MiniAers. Upon which several voices on the right exclaimed, " Is there still a President of the Council ?" To which several voices on the right replie&--' 7 " No; there is no longer such a functionary."— (Considerable noise.) M. de FLOIILAC made a report on the petition of the widow Lesurque, whose husband was ex ecuted in 1796, though his innocence had since been solemnly recognized.—The report was or dered to be printed. The order of the day in immediate succession was the report of Ma de Vaublanc, on the law project relative to the censorship of the journals. 'The reporter had been in readiness from the be ginning of the Sitting, and M. de St. Aulaire and several members of the left seemed already dis posed to inscribe their names in support of the presumed conclusions of the Committee ; but in the course of the debate, and after the arrival of the Ministers, it was spread about:that the report would not , be made. This rumour had already gained credit, when the President announced ..as arbuuL LC/ tprak• --(A gre,t sensation in the Chamber, and then a profound silen ce .) M. de PEYRONNET, Keeper of the Seals, then • spoke as follows :—" Gentlemen„ the 'King hav ing Ordered us to prepare immediately a new law project as to the regulation (la polieJ) of the journals, has also commanded us to lay before - the Chamber the following ordinance."—(An almost universal movement of satisfaction.) " Louis, &c.—The project of law relative to the continuation of.the law of March 31, 1820, and of July 26, 1821, is withdrawn. " . Our Keeper of the Seals is intrusted with the execution of this'ordinance. -" Dated Dec. 15, 1821. (Signed) " LOUIS." The'reading of this document was followed with strong marks of approbation from the right side, anti with unequivocal symptoms of impa tience on the left. MECHIN, &C.—" By whom is this ordinance countersigned ?" • M. DE PEYRONNET (as he was descending from the tribune) answered coldly—" By the Keeper of the Seals."—(New signs of impatience.) Several voices.--" Which ?" Voices on the Right.—" There are not two Keepers of the Seals." Voices from the Centre.—" What ! have you not read The Moniteur " M. DE GEIIARDIN.--." This Keel -of the Seals surely has a name."—(Violent mama of disap probation from the right and the centre.) In the midst of this confusion, M. EE PEYRdN. NET resumed his seat with an air of great indif ference. The President, after formally recognizing the ordinan,ce just presented, stated that he had re ceived the following letter : Y. eItESIDENT—" Being called to the Minis try siiice our appointment to be Members of the Committee on the Budget, we think it our duty to request you to desire the Committees who a9Se, us to proceed to a new election. • (Signed) " Da VILLELE and CORBIERE." M. DE GERARDIN." These gentlemen ought also to give in their resignation of their functions of Vice Presidents of the Chamber." The President then invited the first and fourth Committees to choose Members instead of MM. VISLELE and COECIERE. There being then no farther business before the Chamber, it broke up without any day being Lxed for the next meeting. 'Notice of the day of meeting is to be sent to the houses of the Deputies. The Moniteur of Sunday contains Royal ordi.: Dances announcing the following promotions : " The Count de SERRE, the Marquis of I, t- TOLIR-111AUBOTJRG, Count SIMEON, Baron POSTAL, to be Ministers of State and Members of the Privy Council. " The Marquis de LATOUR-INIAUBOURG to be Governor of the I nvalids. " Count SrmEoN, Baron PORTAL, and M. Roy, are made Peers. 4 ' Count PORTALIS and Baron MOUNIER are called to the ordinary duties of the Council of State, and attached to the Committee of Legisla tion." EXTRACT OF A LETTER, DATED PARIS, DEC. 16. " This moruing-grea i t changes were expected., to appear in the differ4nt branches of Adminis tration. The Prefect 6f Police at Paris, the Di rector of the Posts„ the Directot of the Customs, the Director of Police, the Director of Registra tions, will all- be changed. These changes will be followed by the apiidihtment'of new Prefects in many of the Departments. A change of Minis try in France infers a much more extensive chatige in all the Departments of authority than in England. From the centralization of power at Paris, a shock in the Cabinet is felt through all the gradations of office down to the Mayor of a village. Directors, Receivers- General, Prefects, Police-agents, &c., are all subject to the impulse." FRENCH FUNDS, Dec. 15, Five per Cents. CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 10.—The dismissal of the Reis Effendi, named Bey, was very sudden. On the night of the Bth he was conducted on board a vessel, which was to remove him to Asia. Some persons see ►n this a political event. They pretend• that' it was this Minister who caused the rejection of the Russian ultimatum, and that his fall may be considered as the signal of a total change in the Ottoman policy. This change is supposed to have been promoted by Lord Strangford, who is said to have -made the Porte sensible of the perilous situation in which, according to the opinion of some, she stood. Others assert, that the dismissal of this Minister is not connected with politics, but is the effect of one of those personal quarrels which are very common among the Turkish dignitaries.— The motive alleged in the order is, indeed, that he had not performed his duty, but that is merely the language of office. The real cause of his disgrace is the serious difference which he lately had with the Grand Vilir, and which was occasioned by his haughty manners. His suc cessor is a man of between 30 and 40 years, who has been for some time employed in the depart ment for Foreign Affairs. He is well acquainted with the relations of the. Porte with the other Courts of Europe. In. this respect his nomination is agreeable to the diplomatic corps. It is known with certainty that the Austrian lnternuncio has received, by a courier which Prince •Met ternich despatched to him on the 14th of Oc tober, the very day of his departUre for Hanover, very important orders, which have induced that Internuncio to demand -a conference from the Reis Effendi. The interview had not taken place at the departure of the post, in consequence of the change which has taken place in the Minis try. The most perfect agreement prevails among the representatives of the European Courts at Constantinople. The Porte does not seem to attach much importance to the difference with Persia. The Divan displays at least great cool. Hess on this subject.—Every day there are re ports of the taking of 13agdad, Erzerum, and even of Trebizond, but these rumours obtain no confirmation. Constantinople is 'tranquil. Pre parations which are making. render it probable that the fleet which is now in the Bosphorus will soon repass the Dardanelles, reinforced by se veral large ships which have been fitted for sea. The fleet has had no action with the Greek fleet. Wherever they came in sight, the Insurgent ships avoided battle, in consequence. of the inferiority of their calibre. All that the European Journals have reported relative to regular battles is com pletely false ; and it is only through these Jour nals that accounts of battles have been heard of here. The Greeks residing at Constantinople have no trace of any such affairs in their direct correspondence. ST. PCTERSBURGH, NOV. 9.o.—The Court Ga zette of this city has inserted the following ar ticle, taken from a foreign Journal :—" It is af firmed that the negotiations between Russia and the Porte have taken an unfavourable turn ; but the foreign Ambassadors at Constantinople do their utmost to remove the new difficulties. The Divan had at first acceded to the evacuation of Moldavia and Wallachia, but suddenly changed its mind. The Ottoman troops i►ithose provinces, which were on the point of retiring behind the Danube, not only remain in their positions, but are to receive considerable reinforcements. It seems that the Turks, resolved on war, no longer respect any thing ; and being compelled to adopt extreme measures, treat as enemies all those who are not Mahometans. The English alone have found favour with the Sultan h" Nov.2l.—An Ukase of his Majesty orders the establishment of a Consulsbip-General in Per sia. The Councillor of State, Wazenko, is ap pointed-Consul-General. NUftEMBEP.G, DEC. 7.—Several Russian Cou riers have recently arrived in Germany. It is thought they are the bearers of important dis patches. M. Charles Gerber has just published a very important work, intitled, Greece, and its present struggle; and dedicated it to the Emperor Alexander. AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, Drc. 10.—It is affirmed that a Courier Extraordinary, despatched from Warsaw, has brought very important dispatches to Berlin, relative to the affairs of Turkey. The reports of war gain strength in that capital. There is a talk of Prussian Corps of Observation assembling in the Grand Duchy of Posen ; but, ba that as it may, it is remarked that several of the most distinguished Prussian Generals are now assembled at Berlin. FRANKFORT, DEC. 9.—The cause of Greece becomes daily more popular in Poland. It seems that the Persians continue to march from success to success. They have obtained possession of Belhs, and threaten seriously Diar bekir ; whilst another body of their troops already occupy Bassora. The Pacha of Bagdad has marched on Surea to defend the western bank of the Euphrates. Other accounts confirm the capture of Erzerum, and that of Melazherd in Arabia. The Persians are reported to have conquered Armenia. FROM PuusstA, Nov. 9.0.—F0r some weeks past a Committee has been sitting in the capital, of which the P.rince Royal is President, to dis cuss and deliberate on the Constitution of the Prussian Monarchy. Amon; the members. are 1 the Ministers Pyince Wittgenstein, V. Voss, Schuckmann, Counsellor Albrecht,' Privy Coon sellor Ancillon,..and-Wier tried- Statesmen. This. Committee sits daily.--It is believed that two Chambers, that is, a Chamber of Peers, as well as of Deputies,•will he :iclopted. ODESSA, Nov. 14.----There are in circulation here" copies of the Note of Count , Nesselrode (containing the Russian ultimatum) to the Reis Effendi, which was presented some weeks ago to the Divan. I t May he called a master-piece of diplomacy. The assertions the II:1s Effendi are victoriously refuted, not by diplomatic phra?es or subtleties, but by facts of wbith.the Porte has latterly been guilty. The demands .of Russia in Baron Strogonoff's Note of the 18th July are repeated, and this Note adopted in ge neral as the only basis of an arrangement. The public is already acquainted with Baron Stro gonoff's Note, to which Count Nesselrode refers, and has seen from it that our Cabinet holds a firm and dignified language, as is becoming, to wards the Turks. But the conclusion of Count Nesselrode's Note is more threatening, saying, " His Majesty the Emperor, if his pacific propo sals were rejected, would be compelled, though unwillingly, to adopt other measures." Nov. 20.—The affairs of Turkey .in Asia become daily more complicated. The Persians are advancing ; Armenia 'is in a fermentation, and as if to make that nation take a part, - the Porte has just had the Armenian 'Patriarch arrested. He will probably end as the Greek Patriarch, and his nation then do like the Greeks. The Reis Effendi, who was removed and sent into Exile to Asia, was beheaded on the first day's journey. The \Vechabites are in motion. The destinies are rapidly fulfilling, its last hour strikes, and diplomatists are strangely mistaken, if they think to change the nature of things with notes and negociations. We are persuaded that war is inevitable, to restore order in some way or other. The Servians are said to be likewise in' insurrection" Liseos,DEc. 4.--Ilis Majesty has appointed Captain Francisco Maximilian° de Sousa to com mand the vessel (the Don Joao VI.) which is to go to Brazil to fetch the Crown Prince. • In the Cortes M. FELGCEIRAS said, he had re ceived dispatches from Pernambuco, which were read; they contain along account of all the events in that province, signed by all the Members of the Government, which is calledthe Constitutional Governing Junta, and of which Luiz de Riego Baretois the President, to whom the same Junta gives the highest praise, calling him the sa viour of that country. It was accompanied by above fcrty documents. M. Felgueiras said he had received other dispatches, which he supposed to be from Goianna, but that as they were di rected " To the Cortes, and to the King," he had not opened them. It was resolved to open them, and they are found to be, in fact, from the Government of Goianna, giving an account of all that has passed in contradiction to the preceding statement, calling Luis de Riego the greatest of despots : it was accompanied by 50 documents. These, and other papers on the same subject, were referred to the Committee of the Constitution. M. CASTELLO BREANO said, he had much au thentic information oh this subject, which he would bring forward when it came under dis cussion ; he desired that the Committee might make its Report as soon as possible, it being ne cessary that the vessels going to Rio Janeiro with troops, and which were to touch at Pernam buco, should carry out orders on the subject. DEC. 6.—The Diario of to-day contains an order from his Majesty to fulfil a resolution of the Cortes, to restore the Conde des Arcos to his entire liberty, it appearing that the supposed conspiracy imputed to the Count by the Junta of Bahia was entirely disproved by the documents produced by the Count, and by the fact that the Junta stated, that letters had been received from Rio, from persons whom it did not name, affirm ing that the Conde came as a prisoner on board the brig Trere de Maio, whereas it was evidently proved, that he came 'to Portugal with his daugh ter, with the permission of the Prince Royal. SOUTH AMERICA. (From El Correo Naciorial of Maracaibo, Sept. 3.) IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS OF THE UOVERN .MENT OF COLUMBIA. The Government of the Republic of Columbia, in order to carry into effect the fundamental law of the State, desiring to obtain the free votes of the towns which have thrown off the Spanish do mination in the South of Quito, to incorporate them with the Republic, to call their represen tatives to the national assembly, and to consti tute itself in the face of the world under a solid and concentrated form, has confided its powers to Brigadier-General Antonio Jose Sucre, for the purpose of offering to the Govern-, rnent and people of Guayaqnil the constitu tional law of the Republic as the social compact of Columbia, of inviting them to a union, or to a negociatiou, which might hasten that object, and the most prompt lil.;,ration of the department of Quito ; and the Superior Junta of Government of the province of Guayaquil, receiving with sin gular satisfaction this honourable invitation by means.of the Senor Commissioner, whose cre dentials and powers given to him by the President Liberator of the Republic, have been examined ; being also penetrated with a full sense of the advantages of the funda mental law, of the necessity of uniting this pro vince to some of the great associations of South America, of the convenience which its local situa tion presents for intimate relations with Colum bia ; and, finally, considering all the circum stances of mutual utility which may lead to a high degree of prosperity, and keeping in view the Provisional Constitution of the province, have agreed, after the most mature conferences and necessary explications, to sign a convention which shall fix and secure the political existence of the province, and the guarantee of its rights, on the bases contained in the following articles : " 1. The superior Junta of Guayaquil, not being empowered by the Provisional Constitution to declare the incorporation of the province with the Republic of Columbia , according to the fundamental Law, nevertheless engage to make manifest, an to recommend thz. , advantages 'of thatlaw to the Electoral ,Ttiuta o f the Province, as soon as it shall meet, for the purpose of oh, taining the free expression of the will of the said Junta, on th e subject of the junction, in the form which may be most conve nient. For which purpose advantage will be taken of the op portunity which Sour situation must present after the next campaign, inv)hich the pro\'inces of QUito and Cuenca will be free. : - " 2. The Superior Jutita of Guayaquil declares, that the province which they represent is under the auspices and protec tion of the Republic of Columbia. Wherefore the Junta con fer on the President Liberator all their powers for providing for the defence of the province, and maintaining its independence, including all the powers connected with negotiations, treaties of alliance, peace and commerce, to be entered into with friendly nations, enemies, or neutr a l s . For this reason, the Junta will prepare and transmit directly, or by means of Commissioners, the necessary 'expositions which appear to be recommended by the considerations due to this province, on account of its geo graphical, political, or commercial situation, in any treaties which may be concluded. " 3. The complete occupation of the department of Quito being of the greatest importance to the general welfare of Ame rica, and in particular those parts of Columbia which still groan under Spanish oppression ; Guayaquil, animated by the sentiments of union and fraternity, engages to co-operate by all possible means with the plans of the Republic for libe rating theprovinces of the said department. The Junta, there fore, promise to supply all the munitions of war, as far as may be consistent with the resources of the country, and 800 veteran troops, to be paid and maintained by the province. These troops, incorporated in the division destined by the Liberator to be employed in the south of this R e p u bli c , w ill a ff or d a n ew proof of the affection and interest which Guayaquil feels for Quito, Cuenca, and the- other districts still in a state of sub jugation. "- 4.: The Republic of Columbia offers her troops, arms, and resources for the defence of Guayaquil, and all the department of Quito. She therefore engages to send the troops which may be necessary, and Guayaquil to facilitate transports and sup plies for passage and subsistence in the province, the expense of which shall be recognized in the national debt. " 5. Guayaquil 'tieing under the protection of the Republic, and incorporating, by this convention, the greater part of its force with the division of the south of Columbia, and under the command of the Chief thereof, the Superior Junta, in the name of the province, concede to the said Chief the powers necessary for entering into stipulations, by any negociation - with the go vernment of Quito, which may have for its basis the liberty of the country, for concluding any suspension of arms which may be necessary, and for extending to the Republic of Guayaquil the provisions of the treaty of the 25th of November last, in respect to rendering the war between Columbia and Spain regular. " 0, The Government of Columbia, after the manifestations already given of approbation and esteem for the eftbrts of the people of Guayaquil, in breaking their chains and elevating , themselves to the full enjoyment of the rights of social life, re cognizes in the province and its inhabitants the most important supports of the liberty of Quito, and offers to recompense their generous services and their co-operation in the plans of the Re -public, all the advantages which the situation of that pro= vince on the Pacific claims. " 7. The present treaty, concluded by the Superior Junta of Guayaquil, in the name of the people whom they represent, and by the General of Brigade Antonio Jose Sucre, commissioned by the Government of Columbia, shall have force and complete effect from the day of its date ; and under whatever form the province may constitute itself, its Government shall be bound to observe the said treaty, as shall that of Columbia, according to its engagement. " And pursuance of our having thus concluded and agreed, we, the President and Members of the Superior Junta of Gua yaquil, and Brigadier-General Antonio Jose Sucre, commis sioned by the Government of the Republic, sign four copies of this Convention, of which two are to remain in the office of the Secretary of the Junta, and two shall be delivered to the said Commissioner. " Guayaquil, May 15, 1821." [The Signatures follow.] EGYPTIAN AND NUBIAN ANTIQUITIES.—M. Jom.tao, of the French Institute, has recently received a letter 'from the French traveller M. CAILLIAUD, dated from Sennaar, the 11th of July, which gives a continuation of his labours, from the date of his last account, published in Tna Sox of the 10th ultimo. lie had reach ed the mouth of the Bahr-el-Azracq, or the Blue River, in the Bahr-el-Abgad, or the White River, which is the main branch of the Nile, according to the reports of Lenoir, Roulo, and Browne, who spoke, however, only from hearsay. After having determined the precise position of this point by celes tial observations, he continued his journey be tween these two arms of the Nile, leaving his fellow-traveller on the right bank of the Nile of Bruce. He has formed the bold resolution of as cending the White River to the highest practicable point, amid unknown and savage tribes, several of whom make use of 'poisoned arrows, and are sup posed to feed on human flesh. If he succeeds in this enterprise, he will no doubt bring with him to Europe very valuable information on regions hitherto unexplored, on the productions and the soil of the country watered by the Upper Nile, and on the intercourse of the inhabitants with Central Africa. We may also expect to receive from this traveller new intelligence respecting the rivers of the interior, and the people inha biting their banks. Since M. Cailliaud has visited the great ruins of Assour, on the right bank of the Nile, we can no longer doubt that it is the position of Meroe. ,This celebrated town, the seat of an empire, has to the present day re mained unknown. The latitude assigned to it by the ancients (16 deg. 53 min.) agrees perfectly with the observations of M. Cailliaud, who is no longer of opinion that this ancient town was at Mount Baikal, near Merawe. This zealous and intrepid traveller has also found other ruins at Soba, a day's journey to the south of the junction of the two arms .of the Nile. These ruins are more than 350 leagues from Egypt or the Nile, and contain colossi and va rious monuments of Egyptian art : they belong to a town of Saba mentioned by the ancients, but not to that Which is alluded to in the Book of Kings. The name of Gaba, which is also that of 'the peninstila visited by M. Cailliatitl be tween the Blue River and the bender, has like wise a resemblance, accidentally without doubt, to that of a region in Syria. There has been recently found at Nismes, in France, among the ruins of the Temple of DIANA, a figure of APOLLO, of Parian marble, in a very mutilated state. This remarkable piece of antiquity is to be removed shortly to the Mu seum at Paris. The Bishop of DURHAM has transmitted 1001. to the Secretary of the Literary and Philosophi cal Society at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, in aid of the Fund for erecting the New Building lately determined upon. J. H. LEIGH, Esq. M.P. for Winchester, has made a further reduction of 10 per cent. on the rents of his Warwickshire estates.—At his audit on Monday se'nnight, Sir HENRY WRIGHT WIL SON, of Chelsea Park, generously returned to some of his tenants at Barton Stacey, Hants, 20 per cent. on their last half-year's rent. It will be heard with regret that the Right Hon. WILLIAM STURGES BOURNE has resigned the duties of Chairman of the Hants County Ses sions.—lie will be succeeded by Sir JOHN HENRY NEWBOLT, late Chief Justice at Madras, now re siding at Portswood, near Southampton. EMIGRATION. THE REPORT OF. THE. QUEBEC EMIGRAN'ggt SOCIETY FOR 1821. - In presenting .to the public the Statement at their Proceedings, as well'as of their• Receipts and Disbursements for the last year, the Quebec'. Emigrants' Society are called upon' to Acknow ledge, in the warmest terms, the confidence re posed in them by the Earl of-DALlioust, and the liberal contributi on v o f all classes.of4ll6 com munity, with his Excellency at their _head. They have to render account for a large sum of nicineY, and a very considerable trust, and as they.ven ture to hope that they can afford satisfaction•witli respect to both, they solicit an •ekamitfatiou of the following, particulars, which are drawn' as well from the personal knowledge of the Mecri;. hers, as 'from the • records of - their proceeglings and the documents in their possession.. • • The objects which have engaged the attention, and employed the resources of the SocietY,,-may, ' be ranged, under four principal heads, of:which a sketch is subjoined : ; 1. The first of these divisions is the establishment of. fifty. families and six single men at Dnunmondville, sent Up st this season last year. • His Excellency the Earl of Dalhousie. - was pleased to transfer to the Emigrants' Society the ungranted lots of-land, and the remaining stores and provisions of the Military Settlement formed at that place after the late war, and -to plaee . at the disposal of the Society the seriices - of the ci-devaiii - Se:zre. taryto the Military Superintendant. By these itear.3 2 ' the Sol ciety were enabled to provide for many destithte Setticii,• and though the expence was considerable, yet it is 'to be remenihered that the city of Quebec was sensibly relieved by their renioval; and the charity was of a nature to yield permanent advantage,' Great care was taken to select persons of decent 'cliktact&, and" to sift their circumstances closely, in order to guard against abuse. Those who were found to possess the means Were Obliged to transport themselves to the spot, and those who were des titute were conveyed at the Society's expence: The - :expe 7 riment (for such it was) was more successful than could per haps have been anticipated, for although there were Some in stances of failure, and some few of imposition, the Socidiy bad the satisfaction of being assured by Colonel Ileriot, a Oiurn mondville, in the month of March last; that two thirdi of the persons sent up promised well .to become very gold settle?,., A particUlar account of the state of this settlement (so far.a3 concerns the V.:migrants' Society and the bounty of Govern - ment confided to their discretion) is expected shortly front the Committee of Management upon the spot, and will be laid be fore the public, when received, as an Appendix to the pits= Report. - The only alarm which has been felt by the Society in this department of their labours, was occasioned by the appearance of the small-pox amongst the Settlers after their arrival at Drummondville ; but by the timely interposition of the Earl of DalhouSie, who sent up a Medical Gentleman with the means of vaccination, the evil was checked m its very commencement. 11. The next department to be noticed is the Establishment at the Cape, in the conduct of which the utmost care was taken to profit by the experience of former years, and to prevent those abuses to which such a receptacle is liable. It was con ceived to be an object of prime importance to introduce a sys tem of work into the Establishment. Under the authority, therefore of the Command e r o f th e F orces , an d b y means o f that readiness of accommodation * which the Society has inva riably experienced from all the Military Departments, 74 cwt. of old junk was procured at different times from the Onlnance Stores ; a daily task was assigned to every able individuel l the performance of which was exacted as his title to receiverationa ; and this rule was judged necessary to enforce it in a manner which , in some instances, seemed rigorous. No case, a mon g th e a d u lts upon the Establishment, wasalloweti to plead exempti= but that of persons manifestly infirm, or thatof wtdowsburthcnOwith thCf care oflarge families. Those Settlers who were permitted to occupy the barracks without drawing rations, being engaged in work abroad, were charged with the proportion of fuel which they con sumed. And in order, as far as possible, to,excludc idlers and postors, by rendering the system uninviting to such characters, a nole of rations was established of which the quality was coarse, and the quantity not more than sufficient ; and an application for an increased allowance of bread was refused. This test proved effectual in several instances, and cased the institution of some worthless applicants. Means were also taken to provi(le' work, or to procure situations, for persons not employed on tie Cape, and saws were purchased to be lent to a certain number of men who were furnished with tickets from the Society ; and sent to seek a maintenance by this species of labour. 'All gross misconduct was punished by dismissal. The whole immediate charge was committed to a man of excellent character, who was also found to be a very exact accountant ; and the general inspection was given to a Committee of Gentleman who visited the place daily in rotation, and met there once a week for the examination of the accounts. Two of the persons upon the establishment were employed to keep a School to one of the rooms for such children aS were too young or too ragged to at tend the free school in the town. 'The number of scholars amounted to about 50. The whole number of persons who drew rations from the 28th of October to the 10th June; when the concern at the Cape was closed, and the debris. of the establish transferred to one of the Towers, amounted to, Men 80, Women 44, Children 98 ; and their weekly average dur ing the whole time may be stated at Men 17, Women .18, - and - Children 33. 111. The third branch of expmature to he stated is that Which regards the vote of the Society passed at a Meetinq held on the 20th . September last, for sending home certain families or individuals whossrpeculiar circumstances might seem to jus tify such a measure. Most of the persons who were sent in consequence of this vote produced certificates from Gentlemen in the place, as to the necessity or expediency of their removal to Europe. Their names and those of the ships by which they were sent will appear in the Account of Dis bursements. 11/. Under the fourth and last head may be classed all those minor and miscellaneous expellees which it may he sufficient at present to enumerate, such as d e payment of some few passagts in the steam-boats, where the settlers have shown some particular inducement for their proceeding up the country, the assistance given to different individuals to make up the defi ciency of a sum which would enable them to join their friends in sonic of the other British Provinces—the relief extended to dispersed cases of distress arising from sickness or other mise fortunes—the occasional allowance made, according to petvious arrangement, to one of the families removed to the Tower-- the purchase of warm clothing for one or two individuals who worked their passages home—the expence of advertising for in telligence respecting Settlers who had preceded their fainilies— with various other items of similar description, in the maniige ment of which it has been studiously endeavoured to husband the resources of the Society. • It would be improper to pass without notice the great relief afforded to this Society, and to the Inhabitants of Quebec, dor- • ing the last winter, by Nlonsgr. the Roman Catholic Bishop, who caused a number of families to be distributed in the Cour, try Parishes and supported by the Inhabitants, in return for such services as they might be found capable of rendering. And it is to be supposed that many of the persons so distributed ac quired a permanent footing and livelihood in the Parishes to which they were sent. As there are several circumstances which will concur to con tract the operations of this Society in, future, within a much narrower field, and possibly, in the opini on f sonic persons, to supersede the necessity of its continuance, (the eshiblish ment of Emigrants upon lands being closed—the cases of sick ness being provided for by the Hospital opened under the di rection of the Health Officer—the Savings Bank haying, it is hoped, sensibly diminished the distress produced by the - partial cessation or labour at this season—and the Emigrants' Society having themselves passed a vote on the 2,ith October last to try the experiment, for this year, of dispensing with any Winter Establishment,) it may not be improper to take a very slight retrospect of the origin and objects of an Association which, ' although circumstances may have lessened its necessity, was however the result of urgent and palpable necessity at first.-e- And it is worthy to be observed, that while this Assoeiation has been frequently objected to upon the spot, as tending to draw Emigrants to the place, its proceedings have been Can vassed in the Sister Province as tending to repel them, by means * The barrack itself, the bedding, the medical assistance rendered, were all received from the Alilitary Departments, and the Society would have been greatly at a loss in making their arrangements respecting the Drummondville scttlers withol.t the aid or the Qr, Mr. Geul.'s Department.