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STATE YAPS it. DISPATCH moll THE COURTS OF RUSSIA, AUSTRIA, AND FnUsSIA, TO THEIR. MINISTERS AT T Jitt.lGN COURIS. Laybach, May 12. Th.e. assembling of the Allied Mona Tells, and of their Minis . Aeee„ at Troppain determined upon after the events which had overturned. the legitimate Government at Naples, was destined - ta 'fix. the particular. point of view which it 'became necessary to oe-taroe, with respect to those fatal 'events, in other to concert a .:.canon coarse of proceeding, and to combine, in the spirit of se - nice, of preservation, and of moderation, the measures neces sety far protecting Italy from 'a general insurrection, and the at aohnooring states from the most imminent dangers. Thanks -ta the fortunate unanimity of sentiments and intentions which pr toiled. between the ahree auguet Sovereigns, this first labour -was "soon accomplished. P r i ncip l es clearly laid' doWn, and mu . 4aally nelopt - ed, with the most perfect sincerity, led to analogous retneattons, and the bases which were established at the very font conferences, Iran's been invariably followed during the whole cotuse of a meeting rendered memorable by the most remark atla results. This meeting, transferred to Laybach, assumed a more decisive character by the presence and the co-operation of the King of the Two Sicilics, and by the unanimous concur neare with which the Princes of Italy-acceded to the system adopted by the Allied Cabinets. The Monarchs were convinced that the Governments most closely interested in the destinies of 'the Peninsula, rendered justice to the- purity of their intentions ; • and that a Sovereign, placed in a most painful situation by acts with which perfidy and violence had contrived to associate his name, yielded, with entire confidence, to measures which would, at once, terminate this state of moral captivity, and restore to his faithful su bje cts t h at r e pose, an d that well-being, of which • thav had been deprived by criminal factions. The etthet of these measures soon manifested itself. The edi fice which had been reared by revolt—fragile in its superstruc ture, and weak in its foundation, resting only on the cunning of tome and upon the momentary blindness of others—con demned by an Immense majority of the nation—and odious even to the army which was enrolled to defend it—crumbled to dust at the first contact with the regular troops selected to destroy it, and who at once demonstrated its nothi ngness . Th e legiti mate authority i s restored ; the factious have b een di s p erse d ; • the Neapolitan peopl e are delivered from the tyranny of those impudent impostors, who deluding them with the dreams of fain liberty, in reality inflicted upon them the most bitter • vexations; who imposed upon them enormous sacrifices, solely to gratify their own ambition and rapine - anti who were rapidly accelerating the ruin of a country, of which they in . eassantly proclaimed themselves the regenerators. This im portant restoration has been completed, as far as it could, and as it ought to be, by the counsels and acts of the Allied Sore izians. Now, when the King of the Two Sicilies is aga i n in -veined with the pl en it u d e o f his rights, the Monarchs will con fine themselves to the most ardent good wishes for the plans which this Sovereign is about to adopt to re-construct his Go- N ernnaent upon a solid basha and to secure, by laws and by wise institutions, the true interests of his subjects, and the eon start prosperity of his kingdom. During the progress of these great transactions, we saw burst forth, on snore than one side, the effects of that vast conspiracy, which has so long existed, against all established power, and - against all those rights con. seerated by that social order, under which Europe has enjoyed so many centuries of glory and happiness. The existence of • this conspiracy was not unknown to the Monarchs ; but in the midst of those agitations which Italy experienced after the ca tastrophe of 1820, and of those impulses which were hence corn murkicated to every mind, it developed itself with increasing rapidity, and its true character stood revealed in open day._ It is not, as might have been supposed at an earlier period—it is not against this ox that form of Government, more particu lasiy exposed to their declamations, that the dark enterprises of the authors of these plots, and the frantic wishes of their blind partisans are directed. Those States which have admit ted changes into their political system, are no more secure from their attacks, than those whose venerable institutions have sur vived the storms of time. Pure Monatchies, limited Monar allies, federative Constitutions, Republics, all are comprehend ed, all are engulphed, in the proscriptions of a sect who brand as an oligarchy every thing, of whatever kind, that rises above the level of a chimerical equality. The leaders of this impious leanue, indifferent as to what may result from the general de atreetion they meditate, - careless about all stable and permanent organization, aim merely at the fundamental bases of society. To overthrow what exists, for the chance of substituting what aver accident may suggest to their wild imaginations, or to their turbulent passions ;—this is the essence of their doctrines, the secret of all their machinations. The Allied Sovereigns could not fail to perceive that there was only one barrier to oppose to this devastating torrent. To preierve what is leg-ally established—such was, as it ought to be, the invariable principle of their policy, the point of depar ture, and the final object of all their resolutions. They were nonto be deterred in their purpose by the vain clamours of ig norance or malice, accusing them of condemning humanity to a state of stagnation and stupor, incompatible with the natural and progress:ye march, and with the perfecting of social institu tions. ever have these Mon arc h s man if este d t h e l east dispo soihn to thwart real ameliorations, or the reform of abuses which creep into the best Governments. Very different views have constantly animated them ; and if this repose, which Go vernments and Nations were justified in sop posing secured by the pacification of E urope , h as not operated all the good whic h mignt have been expected to result from it, itds because Go t reel:aunts hive been compelled to concentrate all their energies on the means of opposing bounds to the progress of a faction, which, disseminating every where error, discontent, and it fans tieism for innovation, would soon have rendered the existence of any public order whatever problematical. Useful - or neces sary changes in legislation, and in the administration of States, °tight only to em ana t e f rom t h e f ree w ill , an d t h e i ntell i gent and lalsweigiked conviction of those whom God has rendered rea pensible for power. All that deviates from this line, necessar ily leads to disorder, commotions, and evils far more insuffer ahle than those which they pretend to remedy. Penetrated with this-etemal truth, the Sovereigns have not hesitated to pro idairn. it with frankness and vigour; they have declared that, in respecting the rights and independence of- all legitimate power, they regarded as legally null, and as disavowed by the principles which constitute the public right of Europe, all pre tended reform, operated by revolt and open hostility. They have acted conformably to this declaration, in the events•whieh have taken place at Naples, in those of Piedmont, and to those even which, under very different circumstances, though pro duced by combinations equally criminal, have recently made the eastern part of Europe a prey to incalculable convulsions.— The Monarchs are so much - the more decided not to deviate from this system, because they consider the firmness with which they ile7o, maintained it in so critical an epoch, as the - true cause of the success winch has attended their efforts towards the re establishment of order in Italy. The Governments of the Pen in=sula have acknowledged that they had nothing to fear, either for their pOlitical • independence, the integaity . of their territo- Tien, or the preservation of their rights, in claiming the assist armee which w as afforded to them upon th e so l e condition that it shall - be made available only to the defence of their own exist ence. - It is reciprocal confidence which has saved Italy; it is that which has extinguished, in the space of two months, a con ite.aration. which, had it not been for the intervention of-the Iliad Powers, would hare ravaged and ruined the whole ex tant of that beautiful country, aral long have menaced the rest of Europe. idothing has more efficaciously demonstrated the strength of thia moral agency, which united the salvation of Italy with the drtatanination-of the Allied Powers, than the prompt and auspi cietts termination of the revolt which had broken out in Pied mont. Conspirators, some of whom were foreigners, had plan ned this great crime, and had put in motibn, to insure its .sue cent, the most detestable of all revolutionary means, that of ercitin against-authority the very armed force which is only area' ato obey it, and to defend public order. The victim of a won. Inexplicable, if any thing can be so, while political Iles find in Europe voices which dare defend them ; a Sove reign enjoying a just title to the respect and affections of his -subjects, saw himself compelled to descend from a throne which /sc adorned by his virtues ; a considerable portion of the troopi were hurried into the revolutionary abyss by the example and intrigues of a small number of ambitious partizans ; and the nturderous cries of an Anti-social faction resounded from the capital to the provinces. The .Monarchs assembled at Lay. Lath did not delay to meetthis state of things. Their union was one of those which acquire strength and energy from the mag nitude of the danger. Their' voice was heard. Instantly the fhithful servants of tire King, fee Eng, that they were not aban doned; employed what resource:a remained to them to combat the enemies of the country, and the national glory ; the legiti mste power, although. limited and paralyzed in its action, was sect less active in sustaining its diennty and rights, and assistance areiving at the decisive moment of the crisis, the triumph of the good cause was very • soon - completed - Pied Mont was . de livered in a few days ; • and of this .revoltition, calculated upon the overthrow of more than one Government, there only remains -the infamous remembrance of it by its guilty authors. It is thus, by following without deviation the established principles and the line of conduct-traced at the first period of their union, that the Allied Monarchs have succeeded in the pacification of Ttaly. Their direct object is attained. Not one of the steps 'which have been taken in furtherance of this issue, has belied the declarations that truth and-good faith had dictated. They will continue faithful to then), in wh a te ver new t r i a l s Provi dence may yet reserve for them. Celled-more than ever, as wrJl as all the other Sovereigns and.lawfu I Powers- of Italy, to. -watch over the maintenance of the peace of Europe; to protect it net only against the errors and passions which may-compro-, PRICE OF STOCKS . THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 0322 5 per Cent. Navy Ann. ... 110 3 per Cent. Rod 761 i 1101 3 per Cent. Cons. ....; 7 764 77 India Bonds ,;os. 525. 31 pet Cent 86 Excheq. Bills 1 3 pr. 4 per Cent 94 Cons. for Opening 77gi4 India Stock 238 HIGH WATER AT LONDO: Morning, • 51 minutes after 2. , N BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Evening, 13 minutes after 3. THE SUN. SOLEiI QUIS DICEIIII FALSUM AUDE.ITY LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1821. The intelligence furnished by the French Journals of Monday, which arrived this day, are more favourable to the cause of Greece. The Servians have raised the standard. of indepen dence, and have sent a deputation to Prince YPSILANTI, at the same time assembling all their forces to oppose the a d vance o f the Pacha of BostaA, who was marching with a body of troops against Walachia, and demanded a free passage through th e ' Servian territory. The Paella of WIDDIU is said to have crossed the Danube with 8,000 men, but was driven back with great loss by THEODORE. If this report be true, there will no longer be any doubt of the co-operation of this active and formidable chief with the Greeks under Yestr,ANTr. The accounts from the Morea are not less favourable. The whole of the Peleponnesus has shaken off the Turkish yoke, and all the citadels and strong castles had surrendered to the Greeks and Mail notes. Prince MICHAEL YPSILANTI, the brother of him who commands in Walachia, had, in con junction with the Bishop of Tripolizza, placed himself at the head of the insurrection. It is added that Prince MICHAEL had marched with these forces and the Suliotes against the Turkish army opposed to 'Ar.i PACHA, and had completely destroyed it. This account, however, wants con firmation,as wellasanother report,which states that ALI PACIIA had been assassinated by the Christians .in his camp, who discovered that he was nego ciating with the Turks against the Greeks. The, atrocities committed in Constantinople have, it appears, called forth the most energetic rernon-, tni&? it in.the Etercourse betw&en one Power and another, but more particularly against those disastrous attempts which would spread the horrors of universal anarchy over the civilised world ; they would consider it a profanation of so august an object, to be guided by the narrow calculations of a vulgar. policy. As all . is simple, open, and frankly avowe d, i n t h e system w hi c h t h ey have emraced, they submit it with confidence to the judgment of all enlightened Governments. The Con g ress which is about to dose, will meet again in th e course of tlie next year. Then will be taken into consideration the fixing of a term to the measures which, from the acknow ledgment of the Courts of Italy, and particularly of those of Naples and Turin, have been judged necessary to consolidate the tranquillity of the Peninsula. The Monarchs and their Ca binets will bring to the examination of this question the same mind which has hitherto directed them. Motives of incontest able weight, and fully justified' by the results, determined the Sovereigns to interfere in the affairs of Italy ; but they are far from wishing to prolong this interference beyond the limits of strict necessity, desiring most sincerely that the circumstances which have imposed upon them this painful duty, may never again ocair. thought it useful, at the moment that the Sove reigns are about L 0 s , ..parate, to recapitulate in the preceding exposition, the principles which have guided them in the late transactions. lou are, in consequence, charged to make a communication of this dispatch, to the Minister for Foreign Aifiiirs of tile Court to which you are accredited. You will, also, herewith receive a Declaration, conceived in the same spirit, which the Cabinets have caused to be drawn up and printed, to convey to the knowledge of Europe the sontiments and principles with which the august Sovereigns are animated, and which will constantly serve as the guide to their policy.— RECEIVE, &C. FREEMAONRY. MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK. Monday, Jun: 4, LONDON. Nos. 5, 27, 39, 89, 213 223, 289. Corn. Boys School, at 7. COUNTRY. Nos. 20, 64, 72, 102, .148. 191, 202, 219, 267, 311, 369, 372, 398, 423, 498, 502, 503, 509, 632, 638, 644. -5, Lolrpox. Nos. 9, 240, 281, 287, 381. COUNTRY. Nos. 21,127,167,170,180, 184. 196, 204, 385, 387, 476, 507, 512, 532, 541, 551, 557, 639. Wednesday, -6, LONUOI.T. Nos. 35, 75, 220. COUN'A'R. Nos. 84, 95, 124, 139, 146, 207, 229, 339, 465, 487, 491, 505, .513, 526, 529, 581. 585, 656, 711, 713. Nos. 25, 34, 61, 122, 239, 325, 329. COUNTRY. Nos. 48, 113, 171, 182, 234, 416, 451, 453, 466, 469, 555, 561, 599, 627. 8, LONDON. Nos. 128, 161, 275. Cous TRY. Nos. 53, 282, 283. Tuesday, Thuiday, -7, LONDON. Friday, PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. II:brow/I, 30° die Maii , 1821. Dysart Ferry Bill,—read a third time, and passed. Petersfield'Borough (Ri g ht o f El ect i on),— !l ouse i nformed, That the Committee required the Counsel for the several par ties to deliver in to the. Clerk of the Committee Statements in 'a/thing of the right of Election for which they respectively con tended ; and that the Committee have determined, That the right of Election of Burgesses to serve in Parliament for the Borough of Petersfield, in the County of Southampton, is in Freeholders of l an d s or ant i ent d we lli ng- h ouses or shambles, or dwelling houses. or shambles built. upon antient foundations, within the said Borough, such lands, dwelling-houses, and shambles, not being restricted to entire antient t e n ements . Harwich Chur c h Bill,—Further time granted for making the Report till Friday. Ipswich Paving Bill,—Reported ; to be ingrossed. Manchester Improvement Bill,—Report on Petition for Bill read ; another Bill ordered to be brought in by Sir James Graham and Mr. Blackburne. Agricultural Distress,—Petition of the Commissioners of Sup ply of Linlithgow, complaining of the depressed state of Agri culture ; to be printed. Extra Post Bill,—Petition of Chamber of Commerce of Edinburgh, against. Land Tax Surplus,—Petition of General Thornton, respect ing the Surplus Receipts of the Land Tax ; referred to the Committee on Receivers General of Land Tax. Clover, &c. Sectl,—Petition o f S ee d M erc h ants an d ot h ers, of Norfolk, complaining of the adulteration thereof; referred to the Committee on Clover and Trefoil Seed. Charitable Lands Exchange 8i11,—." to authorize the Ex change of Lands, Tenements, or Ilereditaments, subject to Trusts for Charitable Purposes for other Lands, Tenements, or liereditaments," presented!, and read the first time, to be read a second time to-morrow (this day.) Poor Relief Bill,--Petition of Leypayers of Salford, against. • Gamekeepers Appointment - Bill,—Committee deferred till Tuesday. Coals Drawbacks Bill,--Third Reading deferred till this day. Assessed Taxes Composition Bill,—Committee deferred till this day. Seamen's Wages Bill,—read a third time and passed. Woollen Trade Regulation Bill,—read a second time, and committed for Monday. Bankruptcy Laws Amendment Bill,—Report further con sidered ; Amendments agreed to; Bill to be read a 3d time on onday. From Naples we learn, that the Provisional Government have discovered fresh conspiracies, and that several persons hate been arrested in every part of the kingdom. Generals BEGAN] and ARCOVITO have, by_ the express _orders Of King FERDINAND, been put under arrest. Aus trian columns continue to occupy different parts of Calabria and Puglia, which was far from tran quil, and whenever the Austrians are met singly, or in small parties, they are sure to be assassinat ed by the partisa ns i n t h ose districts. Madrid is represented to be more tranquil, chiefly owing to the firm and energetic measures pursued by Mortur.o since his assumption of the duties of Captain-General of the capital, and to the equally energetic conduct of the new Politi cal Chief. The report of the capture of MERINO is not confirmed : and it appears that his band is still very formidable. The inability of the EAIPECINADO in not effecting the total destruc tion of these rebels, has made , him suspected by the Government, who have recalled him, and appointed a well known and tried commander in his place, whose name however is not mentioned. The Portuguese Cortes were still occupied on the 12th instant with the discussion of the law respecting the privileges and liberty of the Press. Several Articles have been adopted.— Publishers are held responsible for all works against the Roman Catholic Religion and morals, and also for all libels ; and authors and trans lators are to enjoy the copyright of their works and translations during life, and their heirs ten years after. The abuses of the Liberty of the Press in matters of religion are defined, and to be punished by fine and imprisonment. The following are the principal contents of Spanish Papers to the 17th inst., and Brussels to the 29th, received this morning : . " CORUNNA, MAY 9.—As soon as the persons arrested in different parts of the province began to arrive here, an extraordinary fermentation was observed among certain persons, who would not have these individuals remain in the city. In the night of the 3d, there was much violent declamation in the Patriotic Club, when it was proposed to send them all away, nay, even to transport them to distant climates, and a repre sentation to this effect was made to the Political Chief. This step did not calm the impatience of the Club, and on the morning of the 4th many groups assembled in the Plaza' of the Constitu tion, and on all sides cries were heard of ' Away with the traitors who plot against the system The Captain-General calmed this tumult by promising to accede to their desires, and in the night more persons were arrested. On the night of the sth, the Canon of Al6donedo Baquerina, with another person of the same town, were brought in prisoners, and were embarked for the Castle of St. Anthony, to preserve him, it is said, from the rage of some persons who would have attempted his life. Meantime the agitation among the Members of the Pa triotic Club, and some lathe's, continued, and the removal of the prisoners was insisted upon, so that there was reason to fear that the public tranquillity would be disturbed. This state of things continued till the night of the Bth, when the following persons were embarked on board the brigantine Hermosa Rita, as it is re ported, for the Canaries.—(Here follows the list of above 40 names : among them are above 20 canons and other ecclesiastics, some merchants, a late Governor of Ferrol, and the last name is the Marquis de Villaverde.) " MISCELLANEA, MAY 16.—The Universal of the 15th and 16th gives very long accounts of the events in Gallicia, with lists of persons arrested at Corun.ia, Santiago, Betanzos, and Lugo. There are lists in circulation of arrests in othPr places, but their authenticity is not certain. af ter-the embarkation of the persons sent away in the above mentioned brigantine, there still re mained 30 prisoners, and more continued to arrive. I" CADIZ, MAY 7.—The persons lately ar rested in' consequence of a commotion, and ac cording to a list signed by certain individuals, who yielding, it seems, to imperious necessity, doubtless proposed to check the popular disor der, have been set at liberty, not the smallest charge being substantiated against them. " The Consular Agent of his Britannic Ma jesty at Algeziras has transmitted to the Political Chief of that district, by order of the Governor of Gibraltar, an Edict, which has been published in that place, relative to the admission into that port of vessels coming from Barbary ; by virtue of which, from the 12th of next month, vessels coming from the ports of the Empire of Morocco will be admitted after 21 days' quarantine, pro vided they bring none of the goods mentioned in the Sanistang laws. The personal effects of the crew and passengers shall be submerged 48 hours before the vessel is allowed to enter. " BRUSSELS, MAY 25.—The trial of the Vicars-General of the Diocese of Ghent is finished. This morning, the President having asked the accused and their Counsel if they had any thing to add to their defence, declared the discussions closed, and the Court retired to deli berate. At a quarter past three the Court re turned, having deliberated four hours, and pro nounced the acquittal of all the three accused.— The numerous crowd which attended to hear the sentence pronounced applauded, with an enthu siasm beyond all expression, this act of enlighten ed justice. " Mademoiselle Le Normand has been sent. under an escort, this morning to Louvain, where she is to be tried. " BRUSSELS, MAY 26.—The last letters from Constantinople give a frightful picture of the state of that capital. Many hundred Christians have been murdered by the Musselmen; and, it is added, that whole streets of Pera, where the Foreip Ministers reside, have been burnt, and 'strances on the part of the Austrian and Russian Ministers to the Porte, from whom dispatches had been received at Lay bach, in consequence of which orders of the utmost importance were sent by express to the Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Observation on the frontiers of Tran sylvania. The exportation of arms, ammunition, and warlike stores, 'has been prohibited by the Austrian Government. 'all the inhabitants, without distinction of age or sex, sacrificed Ao the fury of the Turks ; many perished under the sabres of the barbarians, am others in the flames. All the , Christian Ambas, sadors had barricadoed their hotels : the diplo matic body, according to these accounts, were in the utmost alarm, dreading every moment the rage of these sanguinary men. Lady Strangford, the wife of the British Ambassador, was wounded in the head as she was going to take refuge in a neighbouring house." DEATH OF TII EARL OF SHEFFIELD.---Every friend to the country and mankind will hear with regret that this venerable Nobleman closed his earthly career yesterday morning, at his house in Portland Place. He had reached the 86th year of his meritorious and useful life. The public have been indebted to him for numerous Works on our Agricultural and Manufacturing Interests, all of which have been found highly beneficial. Even within the last three or four weeks an interesting tract issued from his pen on topics of this description. To his Lordship is the world at large indebted for a valuable collection of the Works of our celebrated historian GIBBON, including the life of that ornament of British literature, written by the historian himself, a work which exhibits the portrait of a map of extraordinary powers, and of almost unparalleled industry in the pursuit of knowledge, and presents a system of education calculated for persons of the highest rank and those intended for the learned professions. Many of the works of Lord SHEFFIELD were published anonymously, but none that would not have done honour to his moral and intellectual character; and through life it may be truly affirmed that the interests of his country and mankind were the animating principles of all his indefatigable la bours. His Lordship is succeeded in his titles and estates by his son, GEORGE AUGUSTUS FREDE RIC CHARLES lloLuoyD, Viscount PEVENSEY. SHIP NEWS. DEAL, MAY 30.—Wind E. N. E.—Arrived and sailed again the Calypso, Hutchinson, from Trieste for Ilamburgh ; Friends, Watson ; and Prince Leopold, Smith, from Almeira; Ann, Hamilton, from Jamaica ; and' Favourite, Brairuder, f rom Port-au-Prince all for London. S a il e d th e Sophia, Reynolds, for Madras, &C. PLYMOUTH, MAY 29.—Wind. S.—The Blue-ey e d M a id, from Waterford for Portsmouth, upset on Sunday morning off Headman ; the crew left her and got safe to shore, when the Active cutter went in pursuit of the vessel, which she picked up. yesterday morning; and with the assistance of the Hibernia and Brothers sloops, succeeded in righting her ; she was off the port this morning in tow of the Active, but not being able to weather the Deadnian, was making for Mevaoissey Bay. Th e Master of the 131u2-eyed Maid has arrived here.' FALmou'ext, MAY 28.—Wind N. W.—Arrived the Prince Ernest packet, with mails, from the Leeward Islands ; sailed from St. Thomas 20th A pr il ; an d t h e Di omede, Henday, from Charlston, in 42 days. The packet is put under quarantine in consequence of two of the crew having died by fever, and one now ill on board. Arrived off the port thB Enigheden, Pedii sen, from Galipoly, and sailed for Petersburgh. GRAVESEND, MAY 30.—Arrived the Marchioness of Ely, Hay; Buckin g h ams hi re , Bulley ; and Gener a l H ew it t , Pear son, from China ; David Scott, Warrington, from Bengal; and , Mary Ann, Young, from Batavia. . Sailed the Abbertons, Per cival, for - AI cdras. HARWICH, MAY 30.-.-Sailed the Henry Freeling packet for Holland ; and Lady Nepean, ditto, for Cuxhaven, each with a mail. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 30.—Wind E.—Arrived the Fame, Eastn•ate, from the Downs for Madras, &c. Sailed his Ma jesty% ship Iphigenia, for Plymouth ; and the Amity, Baker, for Cowes. THE ARM Y. Yesterday (Monday, 28th inst.) the 16th Lancers (which have arrived here to replace the 19th Lancers, which marched from hence on the 19th and 21st inst. on their way, to Ireland), were reviewed at Hoo's End, near Barlow Hall, by Major- General Lord Edward Somerset: The reputation which this Regiment has acquired drew many spectators to the g,round, and they were amply g r a tifi e d w ith th e manner in which the whole of the evolutions were gone through, and which, we un derstand, drew forth the most marked approbation from the Noble Lord, beneath whose eye they were performed.--(Man chester Herald.) On Friday morning (25th inst.), the first division of the 6th Regiment of Foot left the barracks in this town, on their route to Hull, where they will embark for St. Helena. The second division followed on Saturday morning. The four compani es which have been lyi ng i n b arrac k s . at Halifax arrived in Leeds on Friday, on their route for the same place. By their good conduct, both officers and men have gained the affections of all classes of the inhabitants ; and the manner in which the im mense crowds assembled to witness their departure took their final leave, afforded a strong contrast to the ungracious recep tion they experienced on their arrival. Then they were greeted with hisses and execrations ; nqw mutual regret and good wishes marked their parting.--(Leeds Intelligencer.) The Invernegs.shire Militia are to b e embodied on the 11th July, for 2j days training. THE PRINCESS SOPIIIA MATILDA. - --Tuesday being the anniversary of the birth of the Princess Sopiu MATILDA, her Royal highness received the congratulations of the Royal Family, ljer par ticular friends, and a number of the Nobility, Gentry, and persons of Distinction, at her house in Curzon-street. Her Royal Highness dined with her beloved brother ,the Duke of Glouces ter, who very affectionately had a numerous party of about twenty of the particular friends of his Royal Sister to meet her on this joyous occasion. In the evening the Duke and Duchess had a par ty on the occasion at which the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, the Duchess of Kent, the princess Augusta, and Prince Leopold were present. Yesterday the Duchess of CLAnuNcE.called to visit the Princess AUGUSTA and the Princess SO- PlllA.—Yesterday the Dukes of YORK and CLA RENCE dined with Mr. COUTTS.—Prince LEO POLD, attended by Sir ROBERT GARDINER, left town for Claremont.—Yesterday the Duke of YORK visited the KIN - G.—Countess LIEVEN had an audience with his MAJESTY yesterday, for the purpose, we understand, of taking leave previous to going abroad, as did his Excellency Count LiEvErsr on Tuesday, for a similar purpose.— Princess AtiousTA and the Duchess of GLOU CESTER went to Kew yesterday ; her Royal Highness the Princess AUGUSTA dined afterwards with the Duke of GLOUCESTER. Chelmsford Pitt Club assembled on Monday to celebrate its 4th Anniversary in commemora tion of the Birth-day of our late Illustrious States man, T. ARCHER, Esq. in the Chair. A very large company dined at the Black Boy Inn, and many very appropriate toasts were given, with proper addresses from the President, and the entertaiMnent washeightened by the aid of profes sional singers. An • excellent Ode was admir ably delivered by the Secretary, Mr. KEr.n4m, on the occasion, and the day passed with the utmost conviviality. A. capital band attended, and loyalty and decorum prevailed to the last. LAVAttTTE. d The return of this individual to that country, on the soil of which he was condemned but six years since to shed his blood under the axe of the law, is one of the many ex amples which history offers in the interests of humanity, to check the indulgence of vindictive passions in moments of poli tical anarchy, and allow time for the restorationof the empire of justice under the auspices of truth and mercy. Monsieur Lavalette was charged with the crime of high trea son for resuming his functions as Post-Master General imme diately after the departure of the King limn Paris, and before Buonaparte had entered Paris and re-invested him with that appointment This was the charge on which he was tried ; but the true mo tive of his proSecution was a belief that he had conducted a cor respondence with the island of Elba, and encouraged the retu r n of his former So vere i gn —hi s benefactor, and relation by marriage. Monsieur Lavelette, when placed on the proscription list, was offered by Fouche a passport to quit the French territory. Ile refused to accept it ; and confiding in his innocence, - and fur thar protected by the Convention of Paris, lie voluntarily pr e _ seated himself as a prisoner to the constituted authorities : but it was not till the renewal of his application that the gates of the Conciergerie closed on him. Ile was tried, condemned, and ertlered for execution. • . The subsequent transactionsekhich effected his release a few hours before the consummation of the sentence, and, secured ultimately his escape from France, are well known. Madame Lavalette, however, becanie the victim of her 'gene rous devotion : she had, to save her husband, risen from a bed in which she had endbred the affliction of losing by miscarriage an only son. This effo r t, an d t h e anx i eties of her mind, fol lowed by a long confinement, impaircd-her health, and pro duced alienation of her mental faculties. Touched by these misfortunes,.-and convinced, no doubt, of the innocence of Mons. Lavalette, the King, about a year since, signed the act of grace which cancelled the former proceedings, and re-established Mons. Lavalette in all his rights as a French citizen. It was not, however, till a few days since that a passport for his return to France was granted. Previous to his departure. from Augsburg, Mons. Lavalette considered it to be his duty to publi I the following declaration, to the asseverations of which all those who know the private virtues of Mons. Lava lette will not hesitate to give implicit credence, and to which only the most ungenerous political enemies (Mons. Lavalette never bad a personal one) can refuse his confidence:— cc DECLA RATION. " In presence of Almighty God, the avenger of perjur; I declare that during the eleven months of the ye ar 1814 I never had any-co rres p on d ence, direct' or indirect, - with any of the per- - sons who inhabited the island of Elba at that epoch,' and that I never caused any letter to be written, or received any letter from them. " I declare that I never Sent, or caused any one to be sent, I I to the island of Elba; and, finally, that I was an entire stranger to the events which prepared and consummated the enterprise of 20th March, 1815. I make this public declaration volun tarily, without being moved to it by any ARITIERE PENSEE without being instigated by any feeling of resentment, but only in the interest of truth. I had resolved to read it aloud on the scaffold, and to place it in th e h an d s of the attending-ecclesias tic ; and I require that it may be presented to me again for signature at the last moment of my life. " 14th May, 1821. M. M. LAVA LEI"PE." * " Except the letter of compliment on raw YEAR'S DAY, that I myself communicated to my judges."- 7 (Tun TIMES.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK SPRING MEETING, MAY 23, 1823. Sweepstakes of 20gs each, for horses, &c. of all ages. Two miles. Mr. Kirby's b. c. Canova, 4 yrs, Bst. 31b. - Mr. Gascoigne's b. f. Cora, by:Waxy, 4 yrs, 7st. 10Ib. Ld Queensberry's b. c. Gonsalvi. 4 yrs, Bst. 31b. - Mr. Watt's ch. c. Caesar,-4 yrs, ' Bst. 31b. Mr. Lambton's br. c. Cavalier, 4 yrs, 7st. 13Ib. - 5 Three pd.-7 to 2 agst Canova-_7 to 4 agst Cora.---An excel lent 'race. - I - 3 - - 4 Produce Match for 200 gs each, h. ft. — Two-yr.olds' Course. Sir W. IVynn's ch: f. Podagra; Bst. 21b. - _ 31r. Michaelson's b. c . by Rubens, Bst. 51b. _ 2 7 to 4 on Mr. Michaelson's b. c.--Won easy. Sweepstakes of 20gs each, for three-yr-oh' colts, Bst. 31b. Bst. the last mile a nd th ree quarters. Mr. T. Sykes's"). c. by Golumpus . - Mr. C. Marson's ch. c. by Adrossan Mr. Frankland's ch. c. Northern Light - Mr. Armstrong's b. c. Packman Lord Fitzwilliam's b. c. Cze.rnicheil" - - • - Mr. Yarburgh's b. f. by P r i me Mi n i ster - 6 Two paid. sto 2 agst Mr. Syk es ' s b. c. -7 to 4 agst Mr. Marsen's ch. c.-10 to 4 agst Northern Light. Won easy. The Sapling Stakes of 50gs. each, for three-yr-old fillies, Bst. 31. each. The last mile and a half: Lord Fitzwilliam's chesnut, Civet, by Cervantes - 1 Lord Scarborough's brown, by Catton - - 2 Mr. Riddell's bay, Jeanne d'Arc, by Comus - 3 One paid. 3to 2 agst Civit. A good race. The Produce Stakes of 100 gs each, h. ft. colts, Bst. 31b. fillies,. Bst. Two-year-olds' Course. Lord Qucenberry's b c: by Prime Minister - 1 Mr. Lambton's ch. c. by Leopold - 2 Duke of Leeds's b. f. by Octavian - - 3 Mr. T. 0. Powlett's b. c. by Woful - - 4 Two paid. 10 to 4 agst Lord Queensberry's b. c.-2- to 1 agst the Duke of Leeds's b. f.-7 to 4 agst Mr. Powlett's b. c.-- `Von easy. The York Spring St. Leger Stakes, of 25gs each, for three-yr old colts, Bst. 31b. fillies, Bst. Last mile and three quarters. Mr. Robinson's b. c. The Lord of the Manor - - I Mr. Ridsdale's br. c. Statesman - - ' 2 Sir J. Ilyng's b. c. Fitz-Walter, by Amadis - - Mr. Pelham's b. c. by Prime Minister - - - - 4 One paid. 6to 2 apt the Lord of the Manor-5 to 4 agst Statesman. An excellent race between the Lord and States , man ; won by about half a head. The Bath Races are fixed for the' 12th and'l3th of July, when good sport is anticipated. 4 1 - 2 • CRICKET.— The grand Cricket Match in Lord's Ground, betwecn Two.Elewns of England, was decid ed on Tuesday in favour of Mr. Mum E. Mr. BAC,HE'S Side. Lord STRATILIVEN'S Side. Ist Innings lO Ist Innings 2(1 Ditto , lO6 2d Ditto -5 4 97 We hear his MAJESTY will honour the ancient families of CIIOLMONDELEY and COTTON with his august presence on his passage through Cheshire, Preparations are making at the old Abbey of Combermere and at Cholmoudeley to receive this high honour.' The Infanta, Donna CARLOTTA, IWe Ot . Infant Don FRANcis 'DE PAULO . „ - brother oCge King of SPAIN, has been happily deliverid of a laughter, who has received the. name of ISA.BELLA. Mr, GRAHAM', Member for Hull, has accepted: the Chiltern hundreds, and retires from Par-' liament. Three new Candidates are about to offer themselves. SOCIETY OF ARTS.—This hig-hly respectable Society met yesterday, when the annual distribu tion of medals took place. FUNERAL OF LADY , ti,TATILtaI.---YeiterdaY the remains of this amiable Lady were removed from her house in Hill-street, Berkeley-square, for interment in the family vault in - Westminster . Abbey. The Anniversary Dinner Gf the Portsmouth Harmonic Society was held at ;), - ',e Green-row Rooms, on Tc,fs— day week (the Dolphin, where its usual Meetings are held, be ing too circumscribed) ; ,the room was cro w d e d, an d the . cod' puny delighted with the whole entertainment, particularly t . several solos on the harp by M as t er Ch a tt er t on • an d excellent; glees, songs, &c. united the company in social harmony 'ther until late the next morning. BIRTH. On Wednesday last, the Lady of Edm u nd A n t ro bus, Esq. of a datorhter. t LONDON : Printed by J. B. CARSTAIRS, of No. 29, Grea Ormond-street, Queen-square ; and published by W. 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