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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, Duc. 21.—The Monifeur contains a Royal ordinance, appointing M. de Lavean, a Counsellor of the Royal Court' of Paris, to be Prefect of Police, in the room of Count Anglers who has resigned. Another Royal Ordinance appoints M. Kesner to be Cashier General of Ole Treasury, in the room, of M. Pescatory, also 'resigned. . _ The Nuremberg Correspondent has the fol lowing account from Constantinople, of 10th iioVerni?er " We here enjoy apparent tranquillity ; but in remote quarters and suburbs matters have been worse again for some weeks. The fanatic Turks -who live there have considered two great fires which we had as had omens, and say the Prophet requires victims. They have therefore massacred orne Greeks and several Armenians, and only the armed force could check their excesses, in which dissatisfied Janissaries favoured them. — The accounts from Armenia are alarming. The Per'slans have gained considerable advantages over the Turks, who have, however, opposed a brive resistance to them. The force of the Per s:ans has been very much exaggerated ; it con.' sists, according to the Turkish accounts,of about fifty thousand men, of whom thirty thousand ad vance against Erzerum, and the rest against Bag-! dad. The Crown Prince is with the first. The Turks are inferior in force in those parts. It is generally believed in Constantinople, that" the Persians, supported •by the discontented Arme nians, may make great conquests without en countering any considerable obstacle. All the Persians here, and many Armenians, 'have been thrown into prison. The changes of the'Minis try.and of the Paellas . shew sufficiently the em barrassment of the Divan." VIENNA, DEC. 10.—The Russian and Turkish out-posts on the Pruth have had some skirmishes, but which have not led to any thing serious. The troops of the two nations merely observe each other. • A letter from Constantinople, of 16th Novem ber, expresses fears of a general mutiny of the - J;;nissaries. It seems that this turbulent soldiery is influenced by the party which is iu favour of war. The Janissaries, on theirpart, vow nothing less than to exterminate all the Infidels. The return of the Ottoman fleet has been marked by 'executions and not by rewards. Tile Sultan has had 7 of the principal officers beheaded, and some others thrown into prison. . Of the four large ships which the Turkish Government had, only one has returned ; the three, others have been burned by the Greeks. The Greeks have taken Patras by storm. This affair cost them 700 men, bat they have made 6,000 prisoners. Accounts from Frankfort say the affairs of the purchasers of domains in . the former kingdom of Westphalia will probably, not be brought any more before the Diet at Frankfort, because, as we are informed, the Elector of Besse Cassel is willing to accede to .their proposals, and to grant them an indemnity of 30 or 40 per cent. it is also believed that one of the first affairs, `which will be finally regulated by the Diet, will be the termination of the d ifferences between this City and the Jewish inhabitants, and some steps .zire thought to have been lately taken which will lead to a favourable 'result for the latter. -1 aiEsTe, DEc. 3.—:7everal vessels have arrived to-day from Corfu. They bring the news, that besides COron and Modon, the important fortress of Napoli di Romania has surrendered to the Greeks by capitulation. If this news should be true, the whole of the Morea would be conquered by the Greeks. In the lonian Islands the ope ration of disarming the inhabitants, commanded by the English Government, is said to have been every 11 here attended with resistance to the troops, in which blood has been spilt. In some of the islands the armed peasants retired into the mountains, and Maintained themselves in full in surrection against the English. ST. PrrEasanitc, Nov. W.—The great in terests treated of in the Cabinet are still covered with an impenetrable veil. Though we cannot know what will be the decision of our Court with respect to the Porte, the general opinion here is, that under the present circumstances war is ine •vitable. For some months past our armies have .been in a formidable attitude, and occupy a strong position on the Pruth. They only wait for the signal to exact a dreadful vengeance for •the unhappy fate of the Greeks, their persecuted brethr-on. But the penetration of the Emperor 'Alexander foresees the dreadful carnage to which the lawless parties of Islamism would then deliver up all the Greeks. His noble soul, his humanity, would wish to see this sad fate everted from than, before he makes known his irrevocable' will. A private letter from the southern provindes - of . the empire contains the following particulars re specting the war, and the armed force of Russia ; I learn at this moment that there are such active measures going on in the second army, that it. may be inferred from them that war is on the point of breaking out. Couriers from the Emperor are received daily. The tone of the Journals like wise presages an approaching rupture.. Many distinguished officers think there will be a winter campaign, which, they pretend, 'would be pre • ferable to a summer campaign in those countries, the climate of which is very-unwholesome. It will not be uninteresting to give you a view of the military force of the Russian empire. The mass of the troops Fs divided into two large ar mies, and four large corps. The first army is composed of six divisions, the second of four ; which makes in all fifteen corps. These divisions are all composed in the same manner, of infantry cavalry, and engineers, formed into brigades, &c. The total of a. corps is 60 or 70,000 men. Each of the' two armies has a Generalissimo.— ' Tbe detached corps have Generals in Chief. --4,4,11 these corps are distributed in the follow inannet : The first army extends through all the weiiern provinces, and touches on i the frontiers of Poland and Austria ; the se cond is stationed in the southern part of the Empire,' principally on the side of Turkey and Moldavia. The five detached corps are can toned as follows The Regiments of the Guards, the most numerous corps of all, being 80,000 strong, sillich is in.general at Petersburgh and Moscow and their neighbourhood, has ad- vanced at present towards the western frontiers. 2. The division of Lithuania occupies the pro vinces on the Baltic, and extends to the frontiers of Prussia. 3. The division of Finland is sta tioned along the Gulf of that name, and on the side of Sweden. 4. The division of Georgia oc cupies that country - and the frontiers towards Persia. 5. The division or Siberia extends through the North of Asia. Besides this mass of troops, there are in each Govermnent two or three garrison battalions, according to its extent. Let us reckon only 100 garrison battalions, and add a tompany of veterans in active service in the chief town of each district—all these troops, destined for the service of the interior, are as well exercised as troops of the line. The total mass of troops is therefore much above a million, without reckoning the invalids, who do local duty, and"wriose'number is very considerable. — The officers alone of all these corps would form an army more numerous than that of some king doms. Nov. soon as the Turkish, Egyptian, and A lgerine squadrons had formed a junction, the Capitan Bey massacred without mercy all the Greek seamen; who had hitherto faithfully served him. FRANKFORTiDEC. 14,--The Prussian Govern ment having ascertained / the unhappy certatuty that there is a deficiency of ten millions of dollars in its budget, which can only be covered by a loan, negociations have already been entered into with several foreign bankin! , houses. MADRID, DEC. M.—[Extract of a Private Letler.]—You will doubtless have been informed 'ere this reaches you, that Mina has yielded obe dience to the orders of Government, and that affairs have been satisfactorily settled in Galicia ; thanks to the firmness and good conduct of the Political Chief. In spite of the an%iety and agitation which the political state of Spain might be supposed to pro duce at Madrid, an establishment is formed there on the plan of the Athenxurn of Paris, and is frequented by a great number of persons who cultivate letters and the sciences. The Spanish Atheneum has just acquired the magnificent cabinet of Dr. Robertson, a physician now resid ing at Madrid. GREECE AND TURKEY. Extract of a private letter received at Frank fort on the Maine, dated Smyrna, Nov. 10 : " You request from me, Sir, some details relatively to the state of our affairs, as well in a political as in a commercial point of view, and I shall, therefore, venture to express a few ideas. The Greek insurrection has been so marvellously ex aggerated by its partisans, that my opinion will, perhaps, sur prise you. To my mind it has never appeared of serious cha racter, and its means, whenever they shall be left to themselves, will never be in proportion to the great resources of the Otto man Empire. A war with Russia would alone inspire the Insurrectionists with confidence. It is now too late, and their ruin too far advanced, for a declaration' of war to pro duce any other effect than the entire extermination of this ill-fated nation, by its own fault. This severe mea sure is, doubtless, too imperiously recommended by cir cumstances for the hope to be entertained that the Sultan would be generous enough not to carry it into execution at the risk of his own existence. How, otherwise, are the efforts of a hostile people, spread ovar the whole Empire, and ready to un dertake every thing on the least prospect of success, to be para lysed ? This idea alone inspires terror ; and if Russia take, as it appears she will, any part with this people, this consideration is unquestionably of a nature to be appreciated by her. War, about which so much has been said, is now very little talked of; and the general opinion seems to revert to peace. I think that time will, at length, moderate the fermented state of Europe.— It is difficult to conceive the absurd notions, and equally false and extraordinary, which have taken possession of the minds of all Christian nations respecting the Greek revolution, and in fa. your of our modern Eratostrati. The Greek nation was never more prosperous, more honoured, more wealthy, and better pro tected, than at the moment when she raised the standard of re volt againsther benefactor, who had conferred upon her so many benefits, that only one thing was left for her to desire—that Tur key should yield to her dominion. And how have they acted hitherto ? They commenced their career by the most horrible massacres ; men, women, and children, without distinction of age, sex, or quality, are mangled piecemeal, roasted, hanged, impaled, and nailed up alive wherever they fall into their power. The garrisons of the fortresses which capitulated experience the same fate, in violation ,of the most solemn oaths. Amongst the number which furnish examples of this conduct are Malvoisie, and Navarin. You will shudder on learning the details of all the horrors committed by these cannibals. There is one thing which, .on the part of the Turks, cannot fail to excite astonish ment, which is, that they have not, in retaliation, surpassed these atrocities. The executions and assassinations committed by the Musselmen have been wonderfully exaggerated. This may be judged of from those which have taken place in this town, amongst us who were eye-witnesses. The Spectator (a Smyrna Journal) does not scruple to state the number of victims at 2,000, but which certainly does not amount to esoo. The Greeks have, over the Turks, the advantage of writing and ad dressing their narratives to persons who favour their cause, and who believe every thing which they clime to state ; the Turks, on the contrary, never write to any one, and the bare quality of being Turks obtains for them but few partisans in Eorope. We have certainly passed some alarming intervals here ; but, hap pily, this was more the effect of fear than of reality. You know that fear easily seizes all minds, and' that the example of one's neighbour'is contiguous ; still more unhappily for us, it appears, that it has always suited the purposes of our European authorities (who, like the Turks, do not run the risk of losing their heads) to keep up a certain disquietude, which they conve niently torn to their advantage, and which, latterly, they have, to our shame, or rather to theirs, been singularly successful in exciting. It has been said, that the Consuls saved the Franks 'at Smyrna ;' it might more justly have been said, that they com pelled them to escape, for they were so bewildered by listening, or affecting to listen, to the absurd reports which fear conjured up and spread abroad,thatl at one moment they would, by order, cause wives, children, furniture, all to be embarked ; and , at -another, send on board the archives of the Chancery department, and thechurch ornaments; and thus, 'at a moment of. perfect , tranquillity, when the local authorities were making every effort tomaintain good order, Smyrna all at once presented the aspect of a town taken by assault. Imagine to yourself a general sauve pent—,the embarkation of women and chil. dren ; the Consuls the first to desert their posts, and all this Without rhyme or reason. What is 'most singular is, that with an increase of the ships of war (whose presence alone would in. , sure our safety) in our roads, the fear of our Consuls became more intense. At one moment it was proclaimed that the Turkish fleet had been burned by the Insurgents; at others, that war with Russia (an event which will give a great shock) would break out at the end of the month, or week, and' all this was announced in circulars by the Consuls, who thereupon gave or ders to their countrymen to embark their most valuable effects, in order that, on the first signal, they might only have to save their persons; to provide themselves with six days' provisions, & c. The said circulars also enjoined them to give the utmost pub licity to their contents, in consequence of which they were 6 hawked. about in the most public quarters of the town, and read, at will, by every one. You may judge of the effect of such measures and such conduct." AG-'RICULTUILE, TO THE FREEHOLDERS OF THE COUNTY OF KENT. GENTLEMEN—Having recently proposed and promoted a County Meeting, " for the purpose of petitioning Parliament on the present Agricultural distress," I. owe it to you and to myself to explain the circumstances which may prevent the from persevering in that measure. That explanation is parti cularly due to those Freeholders who honoured with their sup port the requisitions which were circulated by myself and others throughout the County, in order to obtain that object. Under the unparalleled distress which now afflicts this County, as well as every other part of the Kingdom, and which might, by its continuance, produce disorganization in the State, I could not entertain a doubt that a general wish would be felt by the Owners as well as the Occupiers of Land to petition, Parliament on the subject, which is of vital im portance to all clasSes of the community., On such an oc casion I hoped that all party feelings would be laid aside, and' that persons who differed in . their Political opinions might cordially co-operate from a sense of their common danger, and from a desire to promote the public welfare and their own. I thought also, that measures might be proposed which ought to unite in their support all classes and descriptions of persons, and even those who were not immediately interested in the cul tivation of the soil. It seemed also very requisite to dispel the delusion which exists in many quarters,' that relief could be found only in high prices, which are neither desirable nor at tainable. Some persons who agreed 'with me in thin/dug that petitions ought to be presented to Parliament for relief, would not sign the; Requisition, becatise they Were of opinien - that the object would be bestpromoted by private Meetings, and "-Agricultu -ral Associations." They might, indeed, have learned from ob servation, if not from their own experience, that these petitions must be the most effectual which are supported by large num bers,.and by the weight and constitutional influence that be longs to a County Meeting.. They might also have reflected that private Associations; however respectable the individuals are who compose them, may be viewed by the public with indifference, .because they are -thought to be inefficient, or witkmistrUst, because they may be supposed to have for their object some measure which might tend to raise the price of corn, and. which might be considered unfavourable to the general in . terests of the country. On the other hand, I found that the Yeomen and the Farmers were, as they ought to be, and as might naturally be expected, most anxious for a County Meet ing, :at which the whole subject might be. fully and publicly discussed. • indeed, the object of such Associations were; if possible, to render provisions dear, I am ready to allow that private Meetings are best fitted for a purpose which is so unpopular. It would be well however for the advocates of such a measure to consider whether it would be practicable to effect it, when it is manifest that, the protecting duty which they recom mend could have no effect whatever upon the price of corn, and that the prices of almost every other article of produce have also experienced a similar depression. For example, itwas stated by a witness . who was examined before the Committee on the depressed state of Agrieulture, and it must h e well known in this County; that " in the dis. " tricts where the cultivation of Hops is very much relied upon, " the price only just pays the duty." Though the present prices of produce are not such as can in general remunerate the Farmer and enable him to pay the taxes and other charges to ' which he is subject, the distress which is now so generally and SO severay felt is not occasioned solely by low prices. A similar distress did not exist at the commencement of the late war when prices were very low, and when the taxes were low also; but the prices are now nearly the same as they were then, and perhaps lower, while the taxes are now nearly four times as great as they were at that period. The present distress arises from the dis proportion which now exists between the present prices of pro duce and the present amountof taxes, and it is, as appears to me, a clear and undeniable proposition, that such disproportion can be removed only by increasing those prices, or by diminish ing those taxes; and that if. the former alternative is impracti cable, the latter can only be adopted. If that measure were adopted to a sufficient extent, low prices would cease to be a subject of complaint, and would afford general satisfaction of the country. Some persons refused to sign the Requisition, bemuse they thought that no relief could 1)e obtained; but it was somewhat premature to form that judgment before they had any know ledge of the measures which would be proposed, and which might have received their concurrence, • when the subject had I been fully explained. Other persons declined to . support the Requisition, because they objected very strongly to the proposal of any specific mea sures in the Petition, as if that Petition ought to have been in the style of a " begging Letter," stating distress, and asking ge nerally for relief. I thought on the contrary, that when relief is solicited it ought 'to be sewn to be practicable, which I firmly believe to bo the case at present. There might, how ever, exist circumstances under which norelief could be granted to the Farmers, and such would have been the case if their dis tress had proceeded from a general failure of the crops. Now we are gravely told that their distress is occasioned by the crops being too abundant, though abundance was formerly considered to he a blessing.. In all disorders, vt9iether bodily or political, it is necessary to ascertain the cause, in order to effect the cure. If the County Meeting had been held, I would have endeavoured to explain very fully the origin and causes of the present distress, which, far from being of a. temporary or transient nature, does not seem to me to have attained its full height, and must increase by its continuance, till it may lead to con sequences the most calamitous. I would have stated in what manner the return to cash payments had increased the heavy burthen of the taxes, and rendered in all cases difficult, and in some cases impracticable, the execution of private contracts. I 'would have represented the evils which the pre sent distress may bring upon the labourers, upon the trades men, upon. the manufacturers, and also upon the fund holders. 1 would have 'sliewn that an enormous reduction might, without injustice, be made of those taxes Which are imposed upon several of the necessaries of life, upon beer, salt, leather, candles, and soap. I would have re commended an equal, and therefore a just, assessment of the ,poor's rates, and of all other public burthens, upon all capital however invested. I would have recommended the adoption of such municipal regulations as would secure to the consumer the full advantage which lie ought to• receive from low pnces. Above all, I would have recommended that taxes anti other payments should be reduced in the same proportion as the value of the currency has been increased. The explana tions anti arguments which I should Have offered upon the sub ject would very much exceed the limits of this address, but they may appear, in another form, in a pamphlet, which will soon be published. I subjoin the Petition which I in tended to propose, and which would, I think, have afforded an useful example to other countries. It is submitted to your unconnected as it was with candid consideratiOn.' must deeply regret that the pro -the Landed Proprietors of di 3 d i i e lo ti t ng tipon this occasion receive such any party p a urp C o o g u e n s , su thl p S p rou t :l n ty d , en as .L.n w l o tr3;yem uld allow e"t m fu e " to hope that it would have pro. rooted as effectually as I wished the objects which I have in view. I have endeavoured to discharge my duty, and 1 leave others to perform theirs, ifthey are not blind to the dangers of the coun try, and to the awful crisis which is now approaching. I shallaaiways continue to be, . • Your most faithful servant, - STANHOPE. (COPY OF TO Ptioposrp Pi TITIONO The humble Petition of the undersigned Owners and Occupiers of Land in the Cwunty of Kent, SS ew rrn, That the unexampled distress with which your Petitioners arc now afilicted, appears to them the more alarming, be cause it is not the result of temporary causes, and the more grievous, because no efficient measures have yet been adopted by Parliament for their relief. That their distress does not proceed, as has been strangely represented, from abundant production, which in former and happier periods o f our history was considered to be a blessing ; and that the bounty of Providence cannot be de precated by'your Petitioners as ,a misfortune_ That the real cause of their distress is an excessive lmrtlien of taxation, SLICII as was never yet endured in any other coun try-, and such as cannot be continued in this wittiont come quences the most calamitous; and that the pressure of that burthen has been very much increased by the,alteration of the currency, ! , :bich has reduced the prices of all pniduce, and diminished therefore thy means of syPPortiollthc taxes which THE SUN. SOLEIII QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT LONDON, IVEDYESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1821. New York Papers to the 2d.llecernber ar- rived this morning (From the New• York Gazette of the 30th November.) Important Extract of a Letter from llarannali, dated Oct. 31. " Our crop of coffee is very poor this year. I had previously calculated the general averagq to be about one half of the last year's crop. " Nov. 6.—The Spanish Main, from the Oro noko to tl►e Mexican Gulph, is all independent. Porto Cabello, in Carraccas, and the fortifica tions of St. Juan de Ultoa, are the only two places in the hands of the •Royalists. Mexico has surrendered ; Vera Cruz is entirely deserted, and the troops retire to Ulla. " Nov. 7.---I confirmed to you by my last the taking of Mexico--all that kingdom is now in- dependent." The following is an Extract of a Proclamation. from the Captain-General of the Island of Cuba, dated GU Nov. : " By the Royal Order of the 9'2d Sept. of last year, it is ordained and provided in what manner emigrants, as well subjects of Spain as foreigners, coming to settle for their own good and that of the Island, will be hereafter admit ted.--I have resolved on establishing the follow ing- regulations : " Art: 1. Every foreigner who may arrive, With or without a passport, shall present a me morial to this Government, subscribed with his name and that of his security, who will be an swerable for his conduct during the whole pe riod uf residence which may be allowed him, as without this necessary requisite the Captain who may bring such foreigner shall be obliged to take him away, under a penalty of two hundred dollars. " Art. 2. The said mem?rial will be examined at the Secretary's Office. " Art. 3. The Recorder to be appointed shall keep a book, in which he must distinctly enrol the names, that of the vessel, the port of depar ture, date of arrival, &c. " Art. 4. Official notice of this order to be served on the Collector. " Art. 5. The Officer cf the Revenue must make known to all the Captains of foreign ves sels, that their passengers cannot be landed without complying with these formalities." Extract of a Private Fatter, received this morning, from New Orlean;, dated Nov. 7. " About 4000 bales of cotton of the second crop have been brought to nrrket, a large pro portion of which is already disposed of at 18 to 19!, cents, The brig Aristides, from Liver pool, which was captured by pirates, and run ashore near Cape Antonio, is reported to have been bilged ; a large part of the cargo will be lost, which is very valuable. It is reported the brig Ann, of Liverpool, has met the same fate. Should this be the case, British goods wily be extremely' scarce;' indeed, we sold some linens last week at upwards of 100 per cent. advance. In consequence of the demand for bills on Eng land, the exchange has risen to 11 premium, and is expected to advance to 15 per cent. Tiils cer tainly proves the baiance of trade. in favour of England." NOVA SCOTI have this moraiffg re- ceived letters from Halifax to the Bth instant.— Every thing there is very „dull..—The premium then paid for private Bills on England was 121 per We insert this day another excellent commu nication on the state of Ireland. Our Corres pondent, " Are Laisii LANDLORD," in the Letter which 'we published yesterday, attributed the outrages and disorpnization Of the disturbed dis tricts to the poverty and extreme wretchedness of the peasantry, and recommended the reduc tion of rents, and the execution of public works, and other means of employment, as the best re medy which could he applied to the disordered state of Irish society. Our equally intelli gent and well-informed Correspondent to-day, traces the crimes and misery of the lower Irish to the neglect of their moral Ad in ellectual- improvement, and to the demo- ralizing influe•ice, vicious example, crimihat connivance, or culpable apathy, of. the greater part of the resident Gentry. The truth is; that the cause of the present wretched state of society in Ireland is two-fold, and that the remedy must be two-fold. The evil has been produced both , by poverty and by demoralization ; and the cure must be effected by, both promoting the physical comforts and reforming the moral character of the people. It is mit enough that at:110(AS .Shall be opened for the purposes of itistruc tion, and that the Gentry, by reforming their own lives, shall endeavour, by example, to amend those of their dependents:—means must also be adopted for giving profitable employment and comfortable subsistence to the poor. It is not enough that plans of extensive improvement, for the employment of the people, shall be set -o:► foot :—regard must be paid to their moral cul ture, and to the directing of their energies bene 7 ficially both for themselves and the public. Our Correspondents have ably opened up both these branches of the inquiry, and we trust that they will pursae it, until some practicable scheme be devised for accomplishing the great object which all parties so anxiously desire. In a preceding column we have inserted an, Addreis• to the Freeholders of the County of Kent, by Earl STAN!IOPi.:, on the Agricultural Distress, with the Copy of a Petition prepared by his Lordship for presentation to Parliament. In these documents there are many melancholy truths, as to the present state of the Agricultural Interest ; but we much fear that his Lordship's expectations of relief from a reduction of taxes will be disappointed, and- that no reduction of taxes, however it might affect other classes, would benefit the farmers. If the price of co!tw' be depressed merely from there being an excess of produce over the actual demand, it is obvious that the price, so long as that cause exists, most be depressed below the remunerating standard, whatever may be the cost of production. In this respect, the same consequence is inevitable,. whether the cost of producing.a quarter of wheat be sixty shillings or sixty pence. The Gazette of last night contains a congratula tory Address from the town of Paisley, on his MAJESTY'S safe return to England. I esterday, being Christmas Day, was observed. at an early hour by a cheerful peal of bells of the different churches in London ;IA Westmin ster. The shops throughout the City, with the exception of a few belonging to the Jews, were shut. The Loan MAYott, in consequence of the repairs of St. Paul's Cathedra.l ) 40,-.40dc,1 Dig "e Service at St. Mary's, W eolnooL, Ito IAL CHRISTMAS Box.—The following pri soners, who were under sentence of death in Newgate, were, we understand, yesterday dis charged froza that gaol : P. Eazan, Gaunt, Armstrong, and Pott ; also Mrs. Troop, under sentence of transportation for 14 years. The Lord Mayor and Sheriffs )eiterday or dered an additional allowance of beef, bread, and a pint of porter, to be distributed to the dif ferent prisoners confined in the jails under the jurisdiction of the City. The advertisements for contracts for the sup ply of beef for the officers and men of the coast blockade, do not strengthen the report that it ig the intention of Government to abolish that effec tive service. —(Kentish Gazette.) A Bordeaux Paper mentions the intended establishment of a lazaretto at Pauillac, to pre serve the inhabitants of that department from the attacks of the yellow fever. The Correctional Tribunal of Marseilles, ea the 11th of December, tried Capt. Qu0m.134, accused by the Public Prosecutor of having trafficked in negroes. He was condemned to the confiscation of his ship and cargo, and to the forfeiture of his occupation. Dr. RILES, Counsellor of the Supreme Tribunal of Leipsie,'Who died there lately, was the richest individual in that city. His property is valued at three million Saxon cro..vus. Lave been in►posed, and the engagements which have been contraned. That the amonot in value of the taxes under which this nation 1111 W gr(1:1113, is greateiat present. than that which !xisted.ut the chow of the Lite mir,:111(1 i, such as your Peti tioners think cannot touch longer be - paid by the impoverished people of :Isis couiitry. That the impossibility which may soon be experienced of collecting in the present currency those taxes which so ;pie- vonsly afflict and exhaust the country, might materially in,jure the interests of the public creditors, by lowering the prices of the funds, and by ►endcrin; precarious, if • not impracti cable, the , payment of the dividends. That flit'. decay of agricolture must tend to deprive of em- ployment many of the laboitring poor, awl - thus to degrade their condition, to demoralize their habits, and to destroy their independence, as well as to increase the heary and al,. most intolerable 1011-then of the poor's rates. That it must also tend to injure the manufacture's and tradesmen, by diminisiiing the demand in the home market, hich k far mme important, and far less precarious, than any other. That agriculture, which is the great source of national prosperity, does nut receive in this country that encourage ment to•Khich it is duly entitled, nor even justice and protec tion, as 136(161 property is hiirthened exclusively will, poor's rates,: and with various other heavy charges, from which all other property is entirely exempt. That the exclusive taxation which is thus imposed, appears to your Petitioners to be as impolitic as it is unjust, and tends to diseour.►ge that branch of industry which is of all others the most valuable to the State, arid to depress that class of the population which is essential to its very existence. 'lour Petitioners then f ire prziy that the amount of the taxes and of other payments may he reduced in the same proportion as the value of the currency has been increased ; that proper municipal regulations may be adopted to re medy the inegoality which now exists - betwten the prices of produce ;-.ltl the charges to which your Petitioners are subject; that the poor's rltes, and all other public hurt hens, may be levied equally on all descriptions of capital, however invested; that just protection may be afforded to agriculture as well as to other branches of national industry; and that yonr Petitioners may receive that relief to which they consi der themselves entitled. And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will everpray.- °,,* Fur ArERTITS, on Modern Political Economy, see the Fourth. Page. • ST. STE PH E x.—Holiday at the Bank, Exchequer, East India and South Sea Houses. HIGII WATER AT LOSDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 53 minutes after 3. 1 Evening, 11 minutes after 4.