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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS, DEC. 29.-I,lis Majesty heard mass in his apartments, and afterwards transacted busi ness with M. de Lauriston, Minister of the House hold ; and in the afternoon with M de Viliele, Minister of Finance. ile'also gave audiences to Madame de Sorgau and the Countess Rapp. M. de Choiseul and M. de lioißgelin, who 'have given'in their resignation of their functions "olajor-General and of Adjutant-General of the National Guards, have been replaced by the T:Punt Jutes de Polignac and the Viscount Sos ' - thene de la Rochefoucault. The Italians speak much of an imitation of the -Sicilian Vespers, which is said to have had great . • n , il •, success at Palermo• —(Goiter racars.) ~ ,The house of Artiste in Eskles, at Vienna, re. !ceived on the 19th of December a courier which left Constantinople on the 29th of November. At that date no disastrous. event had:occurred in :the capital of the Turkish empire, except some 4.brdlagrationS, under the cover of which the Asiatic Turks attempted to plunder some houses In the Bazar„ lm were severely repressed. The Fed flags had actually been hoisted at Belgrade; and this circumstance had given some weight to the sinister reports circulated on the 'Austrian :frontier. But the firman for the war against - Persia is the sole reason for the measure adopted at Belgrade, and for the disquietude -Which the inhabitants manifested on that occasion. Little WalaChia is evacuated by the Mussul- Man -forces, and the Turkish frontiers on the side of Austria are stripped of troops as in a period of peace. • The funds, which had fallen at Vienna on the 16th and 17th, in consequence of the news" from Constantinople, rose on the 18th as soon as the falsehood of the reports was ascertained.— (Journal de .Paris.) . PARIS, Dec. 30.—The Sitting of the Chamber Of Deputies of the 29th was chiefly occupied with a warm discussion on the Petition of M. Crestin g Advocate at Gray, who had been erased from the list of Advocates by the decision of M. de Serre, the late Keeper of the Seals. The Ex- Minister entered on his own defence, nd was list ened to with attention. The Order of the . Day was move&—all the left side voted against it. The numbers were, 142 for, and 135 against the mo tion, so that it was only carried by 7. It was remarked that more than 12 Members of the left were absent. We have this day received letters from Barce lona of the 19th, which state that the yellow fever has entirely ceased its ravages in that un fortunate town, and that things are returning to their ordinary course. FRENCH FUNDS. Dec. 29, Five per Cents. Bank Stock 15901. c. _ _ A Nuremberg article of the 21st December states, the receipt of letters on that day from Vienna, coming from a very respectable source, which confirmed the death of the Grand Seig nior Rivers of blood (it is added) • have flowed at Constantinople.--The Janissaries have massacred a considerable number of Christians. it is even asserted, but this wants. confirmation, that two Ambassaddrs lost their lives." ZANTE,. NO V.-30.—After the naval victory of the Creeks on the II th of October, martial law • wk's proclaimed in our island ; the ordinary tri bunals were immediately suspended, and the most of our distinguished islanders•were arrested and thrown into prison, without •knowing what was imputed to thern,!or the fate which awaited them. The principal are, Calyvas, Dionysius, Taliopetre, his nephew Panageote, Michel, Ve recios, Dionysius Damaliane, Spyredon Sicoure, Eustathius Cariates, the brothers John and De metrius Pethamenos,. and Constantine liieracare. A great number of peasants have been condemned to death by military commissions.. After the ex ecution, their dead bodies were thrown into . cages of iron, in which they are still exposed on the summits of hills, as if by way of menacing the rest of the people with a similar fate. After this scene of horror and terror, the Government ordered the general disarming of the whole island. —The inhabitants of the capital with murmur ing obeyed this order, but the inhabitants of the country still continue to resist. They regard this disarming as the last degree of dishonour to which they can be exposed. The Government, by way of constraining them, had recourse to anoLher measure: it invited the, citizens the dearest to the people to repair to the church of Our Lady of Petrides, when it seized them• as liostages, and now retains them in the citadel. They. are 54 in number ; the following are the names of some of them :—Coccine, Pergadinos, and Ventoure, all three clergymen ; Stellius Mecalize, Julius Domenigine, Nicolas Messala, Peter Macrys, Robert and Dionysius Solomon, Marcus Flambouriare, Dolor and,Dionysius terba, Gradenigue and Nicolas Psemairs, John Secoin, Theophilus Francople, &c. Not withstanding this measure, the peasants still persist in not giving up their arms. Fresh English troops have disembarked in the Island; a squadron composed of frigates and vessels of war has its batteries directed against the town. Wherever we turn our eyes we meet only the apparatus of war; the island has the aspect of a blockaded country. A great number of our inhabitants have voluntarily banished themselves; the movement is far from being appeased. Pi.lti;Nov.2s.—(Extract of a P rivate Letter.) —" The Turkish troops resemble more a mas querade than an. army—one is dressed in blue, another red,anothe.r white, &c. one is armed with a musket two yards long ; near him there is ano ther With a carbine; a third marches with - pistols; others have only sabres, or knives of the country, called Yatagans ; some are on foot, others on horseback, or on mules, &c: This 'is. the nation which, with an intestine War, wishes to brave Rusiia and to make. enemies of the other Powers, insulting and maltreating with a ferocious pride their subjects, &c. often their Ministers. We are here on the eve of a dreadful crisis." FRANKFORT, DEC. 23.—Constantinople is in the Most'dreadful anarchy. A great number of victims perish every day. The Christians are a prey to the most dreadful sufferings. Bands of assassins, among whom are many Janissaries and Asiatics, run up and down the streets of the capi tal, and give themselves up to the most unheard. of atrocities. 4 It •is in vain foreign .Ministers , unke representations. The Divan always answers in an evasive manner.. The number of fires be comes always more frequent. On the 18th Nov., the day when the war against the Persians was proclaimed at Constan tinople, the Ottoman Government received the news that the Persians, .after a bloody battle, had ' taken possession of Musch, and advanc ed by forced marches against _Erzerum ; al most at the same time it was informed that the Greeks had taken .Tripolizza by assault. This news roused the fury -of the Turks to the utmost degree. The Divan, which dreaded the effects of this effervescence, published that the Ottoman army had gained great successes against the Greeks, in the Peninsula of Cassandra. , It was even added that Choirschiid Pacha had beat the troops of Ali Pacha. However, the truth will not 'be - long in being known, . and then nothing will stop a furious population, bent only on the destruction of the Christians. CANDIA, Nov. 29.—The Greeks occupy all the open country here. The Turks are shut up in a few places, where they are dying of hunger. CONSTANTINOPLE,NOV:27.—We are in expecta tion of great events. The agents of the Christian Powers are making preparations to facilitate the flight of their families, in case of need. The nearer the crisis approaches, the more the fanati cism of the Mdssulmans increases : it has risen to a height of which no idea can be formed. A re volt is announced in Syria and Mesopotamia. These provinces wish to become independent of the Porte. VIENNA, DEC. 18.—After the arrival of two couriers, who were conducted by the Prince de Metternich to the Emperor, the report has been circulated that there have been dreadful scenes at Constantinople, that the Sultan Mahmoud and his sons have been strangled, and that upwards of 5000 Christians have been massacred. LEIPSIC, DEC. 17.—0 n the 14th several couriers passed through here, coming from St. Petersburgh and Berlin, among whom was a Secretary of Legation. On the 15th, a respect able commercial, house received advices from Vienna, that the Russians had passed the Prod], and that war had broken out, which has been confirmed by other news. IRELAND. PUBLIC ENTRY INTO DUBLIN OF HIS EXCEL LENCY THE MARQUIS WELLESLEY. (From" The Dublin Patriot" of Saturday last.) .The state of the weather yesterday, together with the heavy rain which poured incessantly during the whole day, afforded little prospect of the morning being suitable to the pageantry to which our fellow-citizens so anxiously looked forward. It blew a strong gale from the S. E. : the river was swollen to an unusual height ; and the roads to Dublin, particularly that from the Pigeon-house, the point at which , the Noble Marquess was expected to land, Were rendered nearly impassable by the floods. Still impedi ments of this nature, however. they were to be lamented, were not capable of repressing the public ardour on an occasion which promised such general and individual gratification. Even the uncertainty of the Marquess's arrival, in such tempestuous weather, did not retard the comple tion of the arrangements for his reception ; in every corner of the town, bustle was. observable ; and the same announcements were made, and the same plans laid down, that would have been sug gestett by the most favourable circumstances. At an early hour yesterday, a notice was issued by the Lord Mayor, requesting the attendance of the several members of the Corporation at the Mansion-house this morning, at 11 o'clock, in order to proceed from thence to the Pigeon-house, " for the purpose," as the notice set forth, " of receiving the most noble the Marquis Wellesley, and conducting his Lordship to the Castle of Dublin." 'According to another arrangement, originating with the citi• zens of distinction, it was desired that such Noblemen and Gen. tlemen as intended ,joining the procession, in carriages, would rendezvous in Stephen's-green, in sufficient time to be disposed in the order of their rank. Several other places of rendezvous were appointed. Gentle men mounted, and wearing favours, were directed to assemble in Stephen's-green, and Merrion-square. Some of the trades announced their intention of preceding the cavalcade in the pro cession. The Marquis Wellesley, ,it was expected, would reach the Pigeon-house in the course of the night, and remain on board his yacht at anchor in the dock, until the arrival of the autho rities and other personages deputed to receive his Lordship on his landing. The state carriages of his Excellency the Earl Talbot were ordered to be in readiness by nine o'clock this morning, at which hour they were directed to proceed to the Pigeon-house, to .convey the Noble Marquis and his suite to Dublin. .During the night the wind moderated, and towards morn ing the rain had entirely ceased, and it promised fair. This gratifying change, together with the knowledge of the actual arrival of the Noble Marquess, which fact was notified to the public at the earliest hour, gave a feature of cheerfulness to the whole town. The Marquess arrived at Howth Pier last even ing,' about six o'clock, in the Meteor steam-packet. A small vessel like the Meteor, though not so commodious as his yacht, his Lordship conceived to be far more capable of making way through a heavy sea, and he determined upon suffering any personal inconvenience rather than occasion disappointment, on this side the Channel, to those so eagerly employed in arrang ing the manner of his Lordship's reception. At half-past seven o'clock last evening, Mr. Lee, King's Messenger, who had been dispatched to Holyhead, to attend upon Lord Wellesley, pro_ ceeded to the Phcenix Park to announce his Lordship's arrival at Howth to his Excellency the Earl Talbot. Sir Colin Campbell and. Colonel Shaw, principal Officers of the new Vice Regal Household, and who had previously reached Dub lin (we believe these personages arrived in the course of yes.. terday), immediately set out for Ilowth to wait upon his. Lor dship there. In conseq'ttence of it being now necessary that the Proces sion should take a new route, the Marquis having entered Dub lin garbour.on the'opposite side from the point first intended, it was early this morning communicated by the Lord Mayor t) the Citizens, in a printed notice from the Mansion Horse, that the Marquis Wellesley would make his public entry into Dublin by the line of Summer-hill. The state .of the roads was such, too, that it was deemed impossible for carriages or horsemen to proceed in the order of procession more distant from the City than Aldhorough.House, on the Circular-road; .and here it was determined that the carriages of the Earl Tal bot should take up our new 'Viceroy and his suite. Had they gone beyond the limits of the city, they would not have been in a trim appropriate to a Public entry, and travelling-coaches were provided for the journey from Howth. . At twelve o'clock precisely, the three state carriages of his Excellency the Earl Talbot left the Castle—two of them to re ceive Lord Vellesley's suite—the third, drawn by six beauti ful bay horses, was reserved for the Noble Marquess himself. In these carriages were Sir Stewart Bruce, Gentleman Usher, Sir Charles Vernon, Chamberlain, and Colonel Disbrowe, our late Viceroy% Aid-de-Camp, deputed on the part of . Lord Talbot toiveleome the arrival of the Marquis. About this time, the 7th Hussars, the Regiment of Guards, and the 29th Regiment, took their stations in Dame-street and College green, lining these streets on either side from the Castle to the College. A troop of Royal Horse Artillery was stationed on Cork-hill, and a large detachment of the 52(1 Regiment took the duty at the Castle. The streets of the north-side of the city were lined by the 78th, Highland Regiment, and the 13th Foot. The 12th Re giment of Lancers occupied Great Britain-street and Sum mer-hill. About twelve o'clock, also, his Majesty's Privy Council, t o whom suminonsei had been issued for attendance at eleVen o'clock this forenoon, began to assemble at the Great Council Chamber ; the Off►cers of State were also in readiness to re ceive the Noble Marquis. The streets through which the pro cession was to pass were now crowded to excess, and the win dows of every house displayed all the beauty and fashion of the city ; our lovely country:vomen, elegantly attired, occupied every convenient situation commanding a view of the-splendid pageant. At half-past twelve, his Excellency, the Earl Talbot, ac companied by several of his Excellency's personal friends, ar rived at Dublin Castle from the Phoenix Park. A discharge of artillery announced the lariding of the Mar quis 'Wellesley, at twenty minutes past eleven precisely.— , His Lordship was welcomed on shore by the cheers and con gratulations of thousands of spectators, rockets communicating the intelligence to the Castle, and thence to the Park. The joy-bells of the Cathedrals were in motion during the entire day. The Marquis Wellesley reached Ballybough-bridge at half past one, when the Lord Mayor of Dublin, the High Sheriffs, the Chief Members of the Corporation, and a prodigious con. course of the Nobility and Gentry, in carriages and on horse back, were in waiting to receive him. His Lordship appeared in high health and spirits, and the resemblance between his Lordship and his Noble Brother, Lord Maryborough, peered to every body present singularly striking. Having entered the Lord Lieutenant's carriage amidst shouts of wel come from the populace, and the waving of handkerchiefs from every balcony and window, the order of procession, as al- ready described in our Paper of this day se'nnight, was ob served ; a strong squadron of horse, in full uniform, closed the cavalcade. As the Noble Marquis passed through the several streets on his way to the Castle, he received every demonstra tion of the most gracious welcome from the thousands who waited from an early hour of the morning to hail his Lordship's arrival in his native land, in so distinguished a quality as its Chief Governor. . The Earrof Doneughmore and Lord Frankfort de Mont. morency took their seats in Marquis Wellesley's carriage. The Noble Marquis recognised several of his Irish friends in the car riages which formed the procession, and most graciously bowed to them as they drove by. Rockets sent up.from the Castle gave signal for a Royal Sa- lute from the batteries in the Phcenix Park. The salute was fired directly as his Lordship was set down from his carriage. The Noble Marquis Wellesley entered the Palace-gate at a quarter past two. He alighted at the grand portal, where he was received by a number of personages of distinction. The pressure of the crowd, who had found entrance within the Palace-yards, and who enthusiastically cheered his Lordship, on his arrival, was very great. From the grand portal, his Lordship and suite were conducted by the Officers of State, and the principal Officers of Earl Talbot's Household, through the State apartments, to the Presence Chamber, where numer ous distinguished friends and visitors had previously assembled to hail his Lordship's arrival at the seat of Government.— Shortly afterwards his Lordship's investiture to the exalted office of the Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland took place. For this purpose the Noble Marquis proceeded to the Council Chamber, where the Lord Lieutenant and all the Privy Councillors were seated with their hats on ; the Marquis Wellesley stood, un covered, on the right hand of the Lord Lieutenant's Chair. His Lordship then delivered to his Excellency his Majesty's Letters Patent, appointing him to be Lord Lieutenant-General, and General-Governor of Ireland, which his Excellency direct ed to be read. After the Patent had been read, the oath of Chief Governor was administered to the :Noble Marquis ; the usual oaths were then also administered to his Lordship by the Clerk of the Privy Council. The Marquis Wellesley now produced to the Lord Lieuten ant his Majesty's :,titer, authorising his Excellency to deliver the Sword of State to - his Lordship—which being read by a Privy Councilor, the Lord Lieutenant then delivered the Sword of State to the Marquis accordingly. His Lordship was next invested with, the Collar of the Most'lllusirious Order of St. Patrick, as Grand• Master, and he thereupon took his seat at the Council Board, covered, and the Earl Talbot retired.-- Another Royal salute was now fired from the Phcenix Park. Thus did the good Earl Talbot resign into the hands of his successor the high and important trust which he had discharged with such honour to himself, such benefit to the country, and we have the words of the King, himself, to warrant us in add ing, with such satisfaction to his Sovereign. Unostentatious, enlightened, and beneVolent, his rule was not known by a dis play of his authority; it alone discovered itself in a mild, equa ble, and conciliatory system, which will ever reflect the highest honour on the heart of the man, and the head of the Governor• Ili Excellency- the Marquis Wellesley will dine to day with the Earl Talbot, at the Phenix Park.. - A large company, con sisting of all the Nobles of the land, at present in Dublin, the Great Ofilnrs of State, and other personages of distinction, will have the honour of dining with the Earl Talbot on this occa sion, The Earl Talbot introduced several of the Nobility and others to our new Viceroy in the course of the day. After his Excellency the Marquis Wellesley was sworn into office, he conferred the honour of Knighthood on the Lord Mayor, with the prOmise of a Baronetcy. Ms M AJESTY h a . 4 been pleased to signify his commands to the Master of the Mint, that speci mens of the double sovereign and five pound pieces, intended for coins of the late KING, should be presented to the Dublin Society, to be deposited in their collection of coins.. ---(Dublin Patriot.) FOR THE SUN. PRESENT STATE OF EUROPt.—(LETTER I.) Alfa. Eorroa----Th e opening of a new year naturally awakens in the mind serious and moral reflections. There is something singularly awful in the close of each of these divisions of time. On the eve of a new year we are reminded, most forcibly, not only of the rapidity with which time passes away, but of the brevity and uncer tainty of our existence. Although always aware that whenever we sink into the arms of sleep, our eyes, which close with the night, may never more open to the light of day, this idea seems more forcibly impressed upon the mind on the last night of the year. We are naturally led to re flect upon the many millions of human beings who will never see the following morning ; and we call to mind the innumerable plans and spe culations which, on this awful night, will be frustrated by the hand of Death. If we are thus led to reflect upon the uncertainty of huma n pro jects, and upon the very precarious tenure upon which we hold our existence ; if we look forward with secret awe towards that future, which we may never•possess, we are no less naturally in duced to cast, a retrospective glance upon that portion of our life which is now for ever passed. Happy, thrice happy, the man, who can look back upon the past without feelings of either regret or 'dismay : who feels proudly, and de lightfully conscious, that during the whole period which is about to close, lie has conscientiously discharged his various duties, and spent his time in a manner worthy of amoral and a rational being. If the close of one year, and the commence... meta of another, be highly interesting in a moral point of view, they are no less so when consi dered in a political light. Whilst we look back with interest upon the events that have che quered the departing year, we look forward, with mingled sentiments of hope and of fear to those which it has bequeathed to its successor, and by attentively _examining what has happened, we endeavour to pierce the gloom which conceals what will happen, from our view. It is our lot to live in awful times. At no previous period do we find so many and such important events crowded within such narrow limits, as have been witnessed from the commencement of the Revo. , lution of France to the present day. But if the changes which this event produced upon the po litical affairs of Europe be considerable, the con sequences to which they may, and, perhaps,,must eventually lead, are of much greater importance. The same causes are now actively employed ; but as the sphere of their action is greatly in creased, the effects will not be now confined to Eu rope ; they will extend nearly throughout the four quarters of the globe. It cannot indeed be doubted that some crisis is now slowly, but in evitably, approaching. Wherever we turn our eyes, the political horizon is girt with heavy clouds, which seem to portend a violent and alarming storm. Amidst the fierce and angry waves of popular disaffection, the frail bark of Royalty appears threatened with unavoidable de struction. Scarcely is there- one nation that is not dissatisfied with the conduct of its Rulers. Scarcely is there one Sovereign who has not to dread the total ross, or the diminution, of his au thority. To counteract this dispositiOn of their subjects, the Kings of Europe have indeed en tered intora singular and anomalous compact, to which they have given the captious name of Holy Alliance. This institution, the merit of which I will not here discuss, has crushed the flames of rebellion which broke out in Naples; but it has not done, it cannot do, any, thing either for Spain or for Portugal : neither is it quite cer tain that it will, eventually, succeed in keeping Lombardy under the domination of Austria.— The members of this asociation, who were not desirous of sheaving an utter contempt for poli tical consistency; have been_ not a little puzzled by the revolt of the Greeks. It is not diffi cult to foresee that au open rupture between one or more of the leading members of the Holy Alliance, and the Porte, is inevitable. Am bition %% ill be at no loss to hit upon some specious pretext for any violation of avowed principles. The most obvious plan, and that which will be without doubt adopted, is to cast upon the Porte the whole odium of the rupture. That this will be the case, it is, scarcely possible to deny. What the consequences of such a war may be it is dif ficult to foresee. As Christians, nay as men, it is scarcely possible not to wish well to the Cause of the Greeks. Gratitude for the benefits man kind has received from their fordathers, would alone prompt us to wish them emancipated from the degrading and oppressive yoke of the Mus sulmans. But, however assimi heed to them they may be by religion, &c. we should see them with serious feelings of alarm for the future in dependence of Europe, pass under the domination of the Russians. Unless assisted by some of the Powers of Europe, the Greeks, ardent as they may prove in the cause of liberty and of independence, will scam ly be able to cope with success against the immense forces of the infu riate and fanatical Mussulmen. Humanity shud ders at the bare idea of the deadly and sangui _ _ nary contest which is now raging in Turkey. v It will be a war of extermination, and that it will prove singularly atrocious in its nature is evident, both from the conduct of the Turks upon several occasions, and from the horrid massacre commit ted by their opponents at Tripolizza. The Empe ror of RusstA has warmly espoused the cause of the Greeks, not only as protector of their religion, but, it is said, in compliance with the general wish of his subjects. The Russian armies assem bled along the frontiers of Turkey, are. ready to pour down upon that devoted country ; and should this event take place, the Austrian force II ill no doubt, ere long, take the field. However disinterested we may suppose these two Emperors to be, we must still recollect that the Cabinets of Vienna and of Petersburg lave not only upon every occasion exhibited a spirit of aggrandizement, somewhat incompatible with the political equilibrium of Europe, but have, moreover, always had an eye upon some of the provinces of the Turkish Empire.—As sound politicians, and drawn as it were, re, luctanny, into a contest with 'the Porte : it can scarcely be expected that they will not seize so favourable an opportunity of expelling the Turks from Europe, of establishing a new Greek M u , narchy, and of effecting the long wished-for dismemberment of Turkey. The advantages of such a, partition to each of the above mentioned Powers, are no less obvious than the jealousy with which such an event must 'and should be viewed by England and France. It would increase the possessions of Austria along the shores of the Adriatic, whilst the maritime im portance of Russia would receive very consider able. addition from the entire command of the Black Sea, and perhaps from the - occupation ty Constantinople itself. That such measures are contemplated by the Cabinets of Vienn a and StVetersbu rgh, a ppears to me more than probable: but . what English or French l‘linister, who has the welfare of his country sincerely at heart, can consent to see them carried into execution ? The situation of the four Courts I have men tioned is singularly awkward; two of them, bound by the pledge of protecting legitimate, Governments, are n ever th e l es s about to fight in defence of rebellious subjects ; whilst The others, connected with them by treaties and alliances, are nevertheless called upon to oppose, in some measure, the selfish policy by which this depar ture from avowed principles is dictated, and,..at the same time, to join with them in good wishes, and perhaps in something more effectual, for the complete emancipation of the Creek- front the detestabl e yoke of the Mussulmans. Paddiw;ton. A. P. FOR THE SUN. NEW PAPERS. MR. Envron--Great complaints, 1 hear, have been made in some of what are styled the Govern ment Offices, that Ministers in their eager zeal for economy have begun to lessen the 'Mather of Public Journals which had hitherto been allow ed to those Offices. Now, Mr. Editor, if this re duction had taken place long ago respecting . some of the Opposition, or rather .the factious Journals, Ministers would have checked the pro gress of sedition, which has been widely spread, and excited a revolutionary spirit. But to discard 'those Papers which are sound _friends •to the British Constitution, however they may differ from Ministers on some pointF Of i'.tionitt importance, is to remove proper restraints upon the abuse of the Public Press, to stop the pro gress of sound principles, and the diffusion of in teresting knowledge. Sorely, Mr. Editor, this is a very pitiful saving, and unworthy of a gr e at and wise Nation. I hope, at least, that Tug_ SUN is exempted from this narrow economy, ana that its rays gill continue to shine on all political truth; and to disperse the mists of democratical artifice. New England Coffee House, Dec. 31. QUIDNUNC. LITERATUR E.—Letters . _from France awl the Netherlands, in the Suq,-lers of 1820 and 1f321 , ----' By EDWARD FITZSIMONS, Esq. Barrister at Law.—This appears a candid, liberal, and moss useful work, written in a style peculiarly and unalrect It is not only a picture of Frai.kcei, but a most liaTipy portraiture of its people, a nti it will be found, not only useful, but entertCil; ing, and perhaps, instructive, to the traveller who may peruse its contents. On the subject of Painting/and the Drama, Mr. FITZSIMaNS is pe culiarly happy, and the extract which he hs4 made in the second part of his work from Chi thia's Novels, will be found of no common jute' rest, when reflected on by the lover of the Drama. As to France, Mr. FyrzsmoNs very fairly gives his opinion, that it is as unsettled a 4 ever. The present alarming state of affairs irs France has been predicted 3Fith no ordinary fore' sight by Mr. FITZSIMONS. Indeed every where he appears to have been uncommonly ol;servin:; ,, and it is no small compliment to pay this Antin; that he tells the truth. In the minutia of tra veiling, giving the rates of posting, &c. &e: lid Book is a valuable Vatic Mecum. PRICE 01 Tuts DAY AT TV F STOCKS WELVE O'CLocK. 3 per Cent. Red.... 76 76! 76 Pank L . lng Ann.ll9 3-16ths I 3 per Cent. Cons shut India Stock' ~shl4) 3{ per Cent B 6R India Bonds. , - . t7 s . (3tif'.: 4 per Went 95 18 P: the+ Bills I or , ' 5 per Cent. Navy Ann shLt Cons. for Opening 11MILWATER AT LONDO Morning, 1.() minutes after 9. N BRIDGE TO-MORROW. 1 Evening, 33 minutes after 9 THE SUN. SOtLM QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDE.47: LONDON, WEDNESDAY, il-INUARI'2, 1822. I• The French Papers Of Thursday and Friday, which were due on Monday- (those of Saturdpf arrived yesterday), came to hand this morning, together with the Papers of Sunday, from which We give extracts in our preceding columns. Thef contain no allusion to the illness of the KING,Pr to the attempt said to have been made by a few' disaffected soldiers to take possession 0 f_41.(3- Castle of Saumur, with the view of commencing a Counter-revolution. The illoniteur of Friday contains the following paragraph, In order to tranquillize the agitated state of the public mind, and to keep up the Funds, but without effect for the French 5 per Cents, continued to fall,. and closed on Saturday at 83f. 50c.:— " .Malevolence has - gratified itself for some 44 days past by circulating various reports„ tend " ing to disturb the tranquillity which -Ftance ‘‘‘ enjoys, and to shake public credit. If vie are " to credit these rumours, armies are about to be 46 assembled at the foot of the Pyrenees, but no cc authority can be quoted to sanction these " wanton fabrications. The Government bar cc assembled on the frontier of the Pyrenees,