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113, 384, 461 , 536, ..... _--- ttlea [ridi;' 1' 21 foo l 1. CS 1.0 5 Ie ill ;o we the .ogo -5 11°1 , i°- cl , i 3 ' ad ~ r ~ Q i re' „te- f 0 )1 t; 5 ) b ! li;P ° c , r e lv s :e• eri he cot/ r coo' l l • e ' 1 15 110 Obi by 10 11 nr t hl e ll tile re . Is're ceived, shall be no longer able to serve their country by arms, sh4ll be considered as having completed their enßgement. " 8. All soldiers, as well thoge who are in aCtualservice as those who shall hereafter engage themselves, shall take an'oath --Ist, To be faithful to their country ; 2d, To observe the se verest military discipline ;• 3d, Not to quit the service before the expiration of the promised term. " 9. No soldier is permitted to quit one regiment for another, without the permission of l.is commanding-officer. "'lO. Whoever shall disobey the dispositions of the two pre ceding articles, shall lose the reward of his services accorded by this law. 11. A law which shall be forthwith published will regulate ' the recompence to be awarded to the services of officers and sobalterns. "42,: The Ministers of Finance and of War shall execute the • Present law, which shall be inscribed in the Bulletin of Laws. " Given at Corinth, May 7, 1822. (Signed) "The President, A. MAVROCORDATOS, " Arch-Chancellor of State, • " TH. NEGRIS." This law was accompanied by the following Proclamation of the Government : ' " SOLDIERS !—You have deServed well of your country. The devotion and the courage with which you have undertaken to re -conquer the independence of Greece have given you the most lasting claims to the'esteem of the nation. The Govern ment is anxious to reward them. Your grateful country awards to ycu this day a new species of pay, but one more honourable, and better 'adapted to your wants and your interests than that which in general, is fit only for mercenary troops. •" Soldiers,of the Nation !—The land which you inhabit once belonged wholly to your ancestors, who rendered it fertile by their peaceful labours, after having defended it against the "my with a heroiim which is the admiration of posterity. lisrbarous hordes have since come to dispute with us the inhe ritance which • our ancestors bequeathed to us, It is just that, when you shall have re-conquered it at the price of your blood, You should enjoy its fruits. Tho day is not far distant when, crowned with laurels, and directing your activity to. the ims P r ovement of your native soil, you shall restore its ancient fer tility " 1 ;rill that happy day arrive, go and reinforce the ranks of the defenders of the nation, and of the independence of Greece. Let the spirit of discipline, and obedience to your Chiefs, al wC Ys guide your courage—this is one of the first' duties which distinguish the-true soldier. • ,"•1 he n a ti o n and the l a ws have opened to you a career of glory and of happiness. Pursue it, as your ancestors have done before you ; and forget while you prosecute this noble Greer, hat their victori s of asinst the barbarians form the b rightest pages of history. Corinth, May 19, 1822. " MAVROCORDATOS." These measures and others which the Government has deemed necessary have.produced the best effects • 5,000 Peloponnesians j'ave assembled to join the army on the 'frontiers. The Legis ative Senate, by a Decree dated the 26th May, has confided to the President of the Executive Power, I.lavmeordatos, the civil and military direction of all the affairs of Western Greece. This enlightened and patriot President, so worthy of the , ge l'sserd confidence,' has set out with 5,000 Peloponnesians, and Z c "ropanied by General Normann, who commands 1100 Euro h'ea''s• The Bth June he joined the army of Etolia and Aear ;ania which consists of 15,000 men. The 13th he had passed Gulf h e of Ambracia, or of Arta, marching upon Epirus. We e2tpect with impatience the result of a general battle, which can "t fail to take place in the latter country. SPAIN. I • - tt RID, 12.—Te attitude, as nuil as generous, ii ll iich is the inhabitants of this capital have tra main q tained since the rill iant victory obtained over the old troops of the elite, cannot „ to confound the enemies of the Constitution. Posterity ll find it difficult to believe that 'so much moderation was „"tattecl with so much courage. But in being moderate, the in bitants of Madrid are very far from neglectin psei.ble precaution. The volunteer militia and the g arr i song con . sin u s _ . . b.e.ie.under arms, and in the same positions which they occu ;;ii,a' in the morning of the 7th. I hey wait till every . thing 1 1 be restored to its natural state. 'This brave militia now shares... with the troops of the line the honour and fatigue of t Tarding the palace of the King, .who repeatedly testifies to ;ern his satisfaction. It is said that his Majesty proposes im diately to have a general review of the volunteer militia. After numbering them this morning at this depOt, the pri 7eners of the Royal Guards were brought hack to the City, and _ w ere found t o amount to 8 2 0 . Th e num b er o f wounded con veyed to the City Hospital is inconsiderable. It appears that that of the dead is stillmoreso This rebel guard has been d ecimated in the combats which took place within and without t he city. 'What a subject for regret to the machinators of this Fritninal conspiracy ! But what must still torment them niortl‘ is the having themselves destroyed a privileged corps, which anstantly presented to th e m a nuc l eus f or t h e i r consp i rac i es a gainst the liberty of th e i r coun t ry . Th e new guar d s w ill b e e ro trzed in an entirely patriotic and national spirit, according • Palii; regulations decreed by the Cones. The Munici etiergetie -Madrid . presented, on the 9th, to the King a very This curi address, which has produced a great impression ts .? l is pa s s; is as follows : her o i c •' — Fully convinced that the late events of which this mind 9 . ity h as been the theatre, will dispel from the Royal it h a elYour Majesty those melancholy illusions through which th e Peen blinded by perfidious men, not less the enemies of ,say.nation than of your Majesty, the Constitutional Munici zof the capital of the Spains hastens to bring to the foot and e Throne the most sincere expression of its sentiments, ton its wish es f or t h e 'p reserva ti on o f t h e S tate an d o f t h e a s f itu tional Monarchy. The Municipality believes, Sir e , th.sts.it can never r e nd er to it s Kin g a m o re valuable service t t . o represent t o hi m , a t th e proper ti me the necessity of ,sapling Prompt and ener g etic me a sures, which may save the hes 7 for e ver , b y gett i ng r id , i n a certa i n an radical man , of the evils which afflict it. We • • are sullin time , Sire ; but, perhaps, it is the last opportu tsieTesr remedying the evil. The means are simple, and Once new; the social edifice would be cemented on bases so solid, that Willser the present generation, nor that which is to come that see it any more disturbed. The chief of these means is, lif e Your -Majesty, being convinced that the real friends of your wh ic a i nd of y our g l ory are t h e defenders of t h e fundamental law th e s " g i ldrantees both, should place yourself in good faith a t te st ‘ rs , e ad of the ca use of th e coun t r y, an d g i ve p u bli c an d pr i vate mo nies of bein g id e ntifi e d w ith it. es t e order to give the first proof that your Majesty has sin ,einbraced th a t cause, nothin g is s o n ecessar y as to ap fris? in replacing the r eti re d Mini s t ers , men known to be illus e,er43 and to be devoted to the system, and endowed with an now? aria an activity cap a ble of rea nimati ng th e soc i a l b o d y, siad s hguld and weak through the bad faith of a gr ea t num b er e ut .`", rough the Indolence and intemperance of others. Your is the" S ir.e, or rather your domestic circle, is composed (s uc h s iib est , • Public conviction) . of permanent conspirators against dsrhe keeping nearyou •a single one of them would' s n*Pt sso ive Your Majesty of sthe confidence of your faithful Sp ot th e " , a nd never more than now was it so necessary to the safety eosh a State and of your Majesty, that you should recover that tier of An act, not less interesting, Sire, for the restora ereil_ the public tranquillity and the security of all, is the ex rrie; '! . ! • Y and prompt punishment of the traitors and perjured Is' s , 'oat have shed the innocent blood of those whose only - crime e ritetnaining faithful to their sacred oaths. PrOm th ei . pt and severe punishment, such as the laws enact `'alash` "'II preservation; will spare many victims, economise that s e .SP, , anish blood, and prevent the horrible crimes which tha t ti till cause bloodshed. It is ' also of essential' importance Ns• 'e battalions belonging to your. Guard, and which, in g n efo nly to the word of your Majesty, given in the morn e yesterday, are to be both sent away from the ca isa • •" °lila be sent to points where they will least inspire 'th ' • • e p u b lic , or excite suspicions calculated to compromise • %1 1 . ei tranquillity. If to these measures are added, that l'restc4 essi ' at the head of • the Provinces (which i 3 not so at )active chiefs of approved talents and virtues, and pros s'e indispen s ibl e a dh erence t o t h e s y stem , t h e reme d y is,rFornplete. Yootesose, Sire the .perfidious men who seek to mislead chat the s al Th er mind by fantastic illusions, inspiring apprehensions e exist s under the shadow of liberty, disorganizing and e t ei se. crojets, which no Spaniard conceives or ever an con :,?evaedtoisief:,ce.me, Sire, the first Liberal of the nation, and in hY th e wie ir . ing you will be feared. Yes, you will be feared right to the glorious title of Liberals.. Do not rank, is ious 'i that class the defamers of - their fellow citizens, or oulen wh o abuse liberty. No • such persons are not 19!iosts nipris to in of those who, it is' pretended, are rendered \."•,, and ss ur Majesty. They are beings blinded by despot oils N I .o 0 endeavour to render odious the best of causes. at th e rhaniesnatLmsay rest assured that no such persdns were found th l ib - Lit of peril in the ranks of the brave men who o . r e s ere r_rerty the day before yesterday. Do not disdain, i c l ides„'2 l e, to unite yourself to those who have proved they You. *ho hay °Ur Majesty a ltioa e Pretendees that you can reckon little upon those . s ke gstp er j ur to be exclusively devoted . to' you, as . if th a ePt the ir eet men there could be found devotion to any thing t th e own interest and vanity. Your Majesty has seen lac e of "relentless of the country even in the intoxication of i ; of your as an inviolable and sacred asylum the Pa lit te assured r Majesty th e ftors ° f a & . ° l 4.iesty, where had taken refuge the infamous ag earth. : peopl e the most sensible to honour that exists upon can yourself attest this fact. the ha s the that with the measures which the Municipa e rio t oe nonour to propose to you—measures which it has •Proposing in consequence of the indefatigable care which it took. within these few days .for .the preservation of the Constitutional King, your Majesty will see order and tranquil lity restored throughout the Monarchy, the'State assume a new life; the laws in all their vigour, and the Throne restored to that splendour which surrounded it ,before it was sullied by a Northern despot, who enervated the strength of the nation the most powerful in the times of Ferdinand arid Alphonso. " God long preserve the life , of your Majesty." [The Signatures follow.] The Spanish Washington, with his characteristic frankness, has called upon the Militia to fulfil the promise which he had made to the King, namely, no longer to sing the offensive air of the Trag.ald, since it had incurred his Majesty's displeasure. The Militia swore immediately, . that they would never sing it again, and that whoever sung it hereafter they should regard as an enemy of the liberties of the country. The hero, moreover, told them, that since .his name had become a watchword for sedition.lhe intreated them no more to mix the words of " Long live Riego !" with the cry of "• Long live the Constitution !" since, as long.as the Constitution lasted, the name of him who proclaimed it must live too. The mili tia promised this also. He then exhorted them to moderate their acclamations, that they might hear the Syndic Garcia.— The Syndic proceeded to address them, and renewed his .ac knowledgments to the Champions of Liberty, in the name of the Municipality. This patriotic scene terminated amidst.cries of " Long live the Nation, Liberty, the Constitution, : the Consti tutional King General Ballasteros exhibited erinal courage and patriotism—When lie had driven the battalions of the Royal Guard from the Ruerta del Sol, he was proceeding to pursue the fugitives to the Puerta del Oriente, when a Flag of. Truce; sent. by his Majesty, presented hiniself to represent the clanger in which hiS life was placed, and the necessity of sus pending the fire on the whole line. The General of the, Na tion answered with the frankness and 'energy which do honour to his character ; but being desirious of acceding to the wishes of his Majesty, without infringing the orderS of the Connoand ant-General, be caused the Flag of Truce to be conducted into the presence of General Morino, by the Captain of Artillery D. Ignacio Dofei Pinto. The latter officer, accompanied by Col. O'Doyle, went to his Majesty, and represented to him all the measures which seemed proper to be adopted in order to put an end to calamities which might be the forerunners of more terrible disasters. The result of this interview was the suspension of the fire in all directions. At half past three Geri. Ballasteros was cited before the Council of State.—He answer ed by the following letter .- • . " As soon as.l i:as informed 'of the events of this morning: I proceeded to the Commandant General the Count of Cartha gena, that he might employ me in whatever manner might ap pear useful, without regard to my rank ; since, when my coun try was in danger, I felt it my duty to fly to its assistance.— Having been charged, in consequence of my offer, with the com mand of all the forces situated on the place of the Constitution, amt in the adjoining streets, I flew towards that point, against which the insurgent battalions had directed their most vigorous attack. I will not mention the events which took place at this terrible crisis. I will confine myself to stating that I deem it necessary to remain at the head of my troops ; _that I have oc cupied the most important posts, and regulated the defence in such a manner as to keep in cheek the wretched insurgents who would attack the Constitution, and disturb the tranquillity and happiness of this heroic capital. I state 'to you my present position, in order that you may dispense with my assistance at the Council to which you have summoned me, if you should consider my presence more useful in the honourable post which I now occupy: " F. -BALLASTEROS." This letter will form a subject of corresponding interest with the details of the interesting scene to which Riego gave rise, and demonstrates the pure love of liberty by`which military and civil Chiefs are animated. General Empecinado, one of the victims of political intrigue, arrived yesterday evening at Madrid to present himself to his Majesty. Deprived of his command, he has been placed at the head of a division of Militia Volunteers and Patriots, who wish ed to march to Madrid. He had niuch difficulty in making them halt at the distance of six leagues from the town. The news of the revolt of the Guard has excited a great patriotic enthusiasm in the town of Bilboa. Immediately the inhabitants of this town, to the number of 450, the Command ant-General of the Province and the Regiment of Seville, ad dressed the following letter to the King : " Sire—The Citizens who sign thisletter, Officers and Soldiers of the Regiment of Seville, and inhabitants of Bilboa, in spired with the iacred flame of patriotism, and full of attach ment to the Constitution, present themselves at the foot of your Majesty's Throne to manifest with reason, but with energy, the indignation with which they learned the per fidious conduct and scandalous desertion of four battalions of your Majesty's Rojral Guard on the night of the 2d of this month. Such conduct is that of perjured men, seduced by powerful agents,, declared enemies of your Majesty and of the great Spanish nation. This desertion is so much the more ag gravated in the eyes of all good citizens, as it was projected, it is painful to state, in the presence, as it were, of your Royal Person, in your own Palace, and executed in the very hear t of the capital. • " Sire, you must hear the language of truth for the last time. Our Representatives, who doubt not that your 'Majesty has re sorted to the most energetic measures, as the Minster of State announces in his Circular to the Provinces, to annihilate this base horde of soldiers, have not hesitated to hold this language to your Majesty; animated by the sentiments which all free men feel, who have never trafficked with the enemies of the Constitution and of the Constitutional King of Spain—who will perish, if it be necessary, in struggling against, the rebels, and who will rather fall amidst the ruins of Spain, yet free, than submit to the dishonour of living in Spain enslaved. " The undersigned at the same time pray your Majesty, who has given go many proofs of zeal for the peace and prosperity of this nation, disturbed by a parricide faction, to convoke the extraordinary Cortes, in virtue of the prerogative accorded to you by the Constitution, in order to attain the object desired by all the friends of liberty, and so well understood by your Majesty. What a calamity it will be if our demand is reject ed, and if means are not taken to put an end to the troubles which agitate the country ! Then, the. undersigned, and all the friends of cur excellent Constitution, will not fail to open with their own hands the way to happiness, and annihilate the ma lignant persons who continue to oppose these just demands.— But, no ; all place their hopes on your Majesty, whose life may God long preserve." Buno,t, J ULY s.—The disorders continue in the northern provinces.; and in some other diStricts. With a weak and cor rupt Ministry they might have - acquired a dangerous character; but the seven heads of the hydra are cut off at Madrid, and un der a Ministry worthy in all.respects of a free nation, they will soon disappear. The Duke de l'lnfantado is sent to Baclajoz. The Marquis de Las-Amarillas, late Minister of War, inspector-General, Privy-Councillor of the King, is deprived of his functions, and quits Madrid. He is to be sent to Grenada. There is every reason to believe that other persons. attached to the Court will soon find themselves in the same situation. The wrecks of the Royal Spanish Guards are sent 100 leagues from the capital, separated into four detachments. The Chiefs are detained at Madrid.--It is stated, that those of the Royal Guards who had retired to the Escurial, seeing a , party of fac tious endeavouring to approach his Majesty, fired, distrusting, after the late events, all the promises which had been made to them. It is believed that M. Gasco will be appointed Political Chief of Madrid. A special messenger from Catalonia has, it is said, brought intelligence of the capture of Sea d'Urgel by the Constitu tionalists, the factious having 1,000 killed and 2,000 wounded. It is reported that the Counter Revolutionary Party offered General Morillo 5;000,000 to put himself at the head of the Guards. He answered, 5,000,000 is a handsome sum, but the oath of a Spaniard is still better. The Universal contains a letter from the Deputy, D. Vicenti Berhan de Lis; rendering an account to the Political Chief of Madrid of the excellent conduct of a corps of volunteers, whose courage efficaciously contributed to disperse the factious. FRENCH FUNDS.-PARIS, JULY 22. Five per Cents. Opened at ' 9l f. 95 c. Highest ..... Closed at 9l f. 90 c. Exchange on London—One Month 25 f. 40 c, • Three Months 25 f. 20 c. The Greeks are making great exertions for the successful prosecution of the glorious struggle in which they are embarked ; and the patriotic ingenuity of their Legislative Senate has even obviated the difficulties which the want of money placed in the way of paying the national troops. By a new law, every private soldier is to receive, in lieu of pay, an acre of land per month ; and such Peloponnesians as shall serve out of the Peloponnesus, are to be rewarded with an acre and a half of land per month. The rich possessions of the Mahometans form an almost inexhaustible fund for this honourable purpose. Nothing could be better calculated to excite the enthusiasm of the Greeks, than this ofrer of par ticipation in the soil of their country, to those who shall reconquer it from barbarians with their blood. It is to be regretted that the Greeks have not endeavoured to raise a loan in England. The sympathy of England, we doubt not, would be manifested in this, if in no other way, in their behalf. The following intelligence \vas received at Lloyd's this morning : "GIBRALTAR, JULY 4.--„The St. Pablo, Spanish ship of the line, is arrived at Cadia from Algiers, and confirms the ac count of the unsatisfactory turn which the negotiations between the Spanish and Algerine Governments had taken.—The Span ish Vice-Consul- had left Algiers; and the Government has made these circumstances officially known, in order that Span ish merchantmen may beupon their guard against any hostile attempts of the Algerine cruizers." iEi:tract of a Latter from the Agents to Lloyd's, at Tri:vte, - dated the 9th' instant.l " About 10 r. Gth inst., it blew a tremendous gale from N. N.W., but fortunately about midnight. Several vessels would have been lo n st had it lasted an hour or two longer. The' damage done to British shipping is trifling ; four or five Austrian vessels were driven on • shore, but got off. Some smaller craft were sunk." Fnom ST. Tno3w.—`'re learn from our Correspondent, under date of the 2d instant, that the United States' ship Hor net, Captain Henley, was to sail in a few 'days for Porto Rico, for the purpose Of inquiring into the cause of the detention of :several A.inerican vesselsat that place. The last acconnts‘from the Main stated that the Royalists still held possession .of Porto Cabello, and the only place of any con sequence which they . did hold. ' His Excellency Chamber lain Bardenfedt, the new Governor or General for the Islands of St. Croik; St. Thomas and St. Johns, arrived at St., Thomas in the British packet on the Ist of. June. The privateer Pancheta, from St. Johns, P. R. was cruising in the vicinity of St. Thoinas,lbut had made no recent captures.— , ( American Yapep,-.) In Consequence of its being a holiday to-day the Bank and Stock Exchange are shut. The arrangement and publication of the Ancient Histories of the Realm, under the authority of Government, has long been considered as a de sideratum in this country. From the Resolution agreed to last night by the House of Commons, on the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the Ex mitouca, it appears that the reign of his present MAJESTY will be distinguished by the execution of a public work, from which many useful and interesting results may be anticipated. Much light may be expected to be thrown on the origin of our national habits, on the rise and progress of our Constitution, and on a multitude of legal i and historical questions, now involved in darkness or obscurity; and a vast. mass of information, now buried under dust and cobwebs, will be brought into view, and rendered easily accessible to the researches of the learned, by the multiplication of copies so rapidly effected by the art of printing. —We are glad to observe the honourable mea -1 Lion, in connection with this important national design, which was made of Mr. PETRE, the re spectable Keeper of the Public Records in the Tower, the best qualified individual in the country, perhaps, for the accomplishment of the work. On the death of Mr. LysoNs, the late Keeper of the Records, Earl SFENSER re commended Mr. PETRE to the Earl of LI VERPOOL as his successor ; and it is equally honourable to both the Noble Earls, and to Mr. PETRE himself, that the appointment was unhesitatingly conferred upon him, -in conse quence of his well known competency for the duties of the office. , Our Readers are aware of the aversion which we felt and expressed towards the Treasury project of cutting down the salaries of the Clerks iut the Public Offices, and the penu rious scheme of deducting from their remaining salaries a per centage in aid of the New Super annuation Fund. Ministers, however, notwith standing the temperate but strenuous oppo sition with which these measures were received in various quarters, persisted in the design of en forcing them, goaded, probably, by the clamour for retrenchment, into a course of conduct which, under other circumstances, they would have thought equally unworthy of the Nation and of its Government.—But it is gratifying to find that the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER has at length consented to soften their rigour, in those quarters where it would otherwise have been felt with the greatest severity. On the sugges tion of Mr. CALCRAFT, salaries under 1001. per annum are to be exempted from deduction, and 22 per cent. only, instead of 5 per cent., is to be taken for the Superannuation Fund, from the class of salaries of 1001. to 2001. per annum each. The sum of 8,2471. was last night voted for the discharge of the claims of the British Credi tors of her late MAJESTY. Mr. HUME, with glorious consistency, thought the sum not suf ficiently liberal !—Her late MAJESTY, then, was alone to blame ; for as the sum voted is sufficient for the discharge of all heractual debts, it is not the fault of Government that Mr. HUMU has not been afforded an opportunity of evincing the liberality ith which he would have applied the money of :his suffering nation, for the payment of any pro :use extravagance in which her late Majesty night have thought proper to indulge. Mr. BENNET deserves the thanks of the PuL for his opposition to the grant of four thousand pounds to Sir WM. ADAMS, for his superintend ance of the Opthalrnic Hospital for four years.— The House of Commons cannot. be supposed com petent to decide upon the subject. .The body of Surgeons of this country, and particularly in the Metropolis, consist of men who for talents, know ledge, experience, and professional skill, are probably altogether much superior to what they were at any former period. Why is not a Com mittee of such men formed for the purpose of in vestigating the superior pretensions of Sir Wm. ADAMS? Their competency in point of judgment cannot be disputed, and it is impossible to suP pose that such men would give any other than a just and impartial decision. The sum of a thousand a year'to Sir WILLIAM ADAMS is enormous, even supposing that he pis the author of any new method of treating Opthalmia, which does not appear to be the case. The mode of treating that disorder has long been well known to ex perienced practitioners, and we can confidently say that it admits of no novelty. It does not appear that Sir WILLIAM ADAMS has suggested any new method, and at all events his pretensions should be examined by competent judges, and the 'rouse of Commons, in our, opinion, should not assent to so large a grant before such exami nation has actually taken place, and the result appears to be in his favour. It is reported that the general body of Surgeons do not form the most favourable opinion of the practice and al leged discoveries of Sir lATILLIA - m ADAMS, and it would be unjust and uncandid to suppose that they could be actuated by any spirit of rivalry or any prejudice against him, what ever may be the views or feelings of indi vidual competitors. Again, we say, let a Committee of the most eminent Surgeons be called to an examination of the Question, and then it will be decided upon the solid grounds of knowledge, judgment, ,and experience. We therefore heartily approve of the opposition which, the Member for Shrewsbury has made to what, in our opinion, would be a lavish expen diture, in every view of the subject. The times call for a wise and rigid spirit of economy. We see that numbers of subordinate Officers have been dis charged from Government Establishments, and others have had their incomes reduced, and shall then four thousand pounds be given to an indi vidual for services that, according to the state ment of Mr. BENNET, are deemed doubtful, and which, according to that Gentleman, fall short of the promises which had been held forth It seems to be an insult to the whole body of Sur geons to suppose that they are not altogether well qualified to treat so common a disease of the eye as Opthalmia, however some individuals who have peculiarly directed their attention to its disorders in general may excel in the per formance of necessary operations.—Parliamentary grants have been made to individuals for discove ries which are hardly ever introduced into prac tice, and among others to the late Dr. Clam] CHAEL SMITH for his discovery of the efficacy of the vapour of nitrous acid in checking contagion, but it was considered at the time as a party matter, though the Doctor had the good luck to obtain five thousand pounds for his discovery !! ! We do not ourselves pretend to dispute the preten sions of Sir WILLIAM ADAMS ; if he is entitled to the proposed remuneration let him obtain it, but let those pretensions be fully justified by competent authorities. TIIE KING'S VISIT To•SCOTLAND.--The most active preparations are making to fit up the Palace of Holy roodhouse for his MAJESTY'S Court. This day a great num ber of workmen are employed in cutting a new road from the Palace to the Caltonhill road, for the accommodation of car riages in their way to and from the Palace. n We understand that the Magistrates and Council are to givelds Majesty a splendid entertainment, either in the Parliament House,' or in George's Street Assembly Rooms. It is understood that his Majesty will embark in his own yacht at Greenwich, on the 6th of August ; and will be accompanied by two steam-vessels with his suite, and such other noblemen and gentlemen as are to have the honour of accompanying his Majesty. It is ex pected that his Majesty will hold his Court at Holyrood-house. on the 12th of August, the anniversary of his birth-day, and of his landing in Ireland last summer.—( Edinburgh Courant, July 22.) On Tuesday, at two 'o'clock, a Cabinet Coun cil' was held at the Foreign Office, Downing street, which sat upwards of an hour. It was attended by all the Cabinet Ministers, except the Earl of llAanowity, who is out of town.- r - Yesterday, at ten o'clock, another Cabinet Coun cil was held at the same place, which sat till half-past two o'clock. It was attended by all the Cabinet Ministers, except the Loan CHAN CELLOR and the Earl of HARROWBY. Yesterday the Duke of YORK visited the KING. The Earl of LIVERPOOL and Mr. PEEL had audiences of his MAJESTY. Mr. FAWCETT, of Covent-garden Theatre, has been performing with extraordinary success on the Edinburgh Stage. His engagement concludes on Saturday next, for his own benefit. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. Mr. Warden Sergison, at Batt's Hotel, Dover-street ; Mr. William Sergison, at ditto ; J. Cosmon, Esq. and family, at ditto s from India ; Mr. Edwards, at ditto, • from a tour ; Sy denham Shore, Esq. at the Hyde-Park Hotel, from Mansfield- Perk ; «William Willan, Esq. at ditto, from Purley ; Messrs. Tapps, Cornfoot, Richardson, and,Clay, at ditto. DEPART LIRE S.--Lady Bridget and Miss Bouverie, for Kent ; Sir Henry and Lady Pynn, from Baker -street, for Learaingon ; the Marqui* and Marchioness of Lansdown ; Lord and Lady G. H. Cavendish, for Eastbourne ; the Earl and Countess of Wicklow, on a tour; Mr. and Mrs. De Crespigny,don a tour; Col. Stanhope, M.P. on a tour ; 'Mr. John Baring, for the Con tinent ; Col. and Mrs. Protheroe, for Paris ; Mr. Blatchford, fo,. Ireland ; Major and. Mrs. St. Leger; for Bourdeaux. EDINBURGH, JULY 22.—Arrived at the Royal Hotel—The Right Hon. the Earl of Errol, the Countess of ErrOl ; Miss Fitzclarence : Sir Charles Lockhart, Bart. ; Lady Lockhart, the Misses Lockhart; Mr. Morgan ; Mr. Heningham ; Mr. Gessp; Mr. Mason • Mr. ROund i • Mr. Evans; and Mr. Wood cock. Departures: —Sir Robert Preston, Bart., Lady Preston ; Robert Barclay ; the Hon. Mrs. Ferguson ; Miss I%l‘Laren ; Wm. Peny, Esq. ; and Georgt, Mare, Esq. FASHIONABLE PARTIES. The Duke of Grafton entertained a distinguished party to dinner, yesterday, at his house in Clarges-street, The Earl of Jersey had a dinner party, yesterday, at his house in Berkeley-square. Lord illelbourn entertained a select party of his distinguished: friends to dinner, yesterday, at his house, Whitehall. Earl Bathurst entertained a select party to dinner, yesterday, at his house in Stanhope-street, May-fair. •,• , ' , ~,,,• 'l**4 ,-• ~-A.- v , ii. , 1 1 ,..? .d . . v . „ -- - ',a . , e6:*v -,' • ' or . 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SEC. . 4 . 12 trot fourteen miles in one hour, Id, for a like sum of 200 guineas, ieconds. MERCANTILE SHIPPING, &c. DEAL, JULY 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrived last night,. and sailed for the River, the Isabella Simpson, Miller, from Ja maica ; Atalanta, Wilson, ditto ; Eagle, Henly, Quebec.; Cornwall, Robinson, ditto ; Echo, Johnson, Antigua; Feli city, Macdougal l Teneriffe ; Hope, Wilson, ,Tobago ; Wil liam Bryan, Davis, Jamaica. Came down from the River ti e Royal Sovereign, Wilson, for the South Seas ; Saucy . Jack, Bell, ditto ; June, Richards, Rio Janeiro ; Venerable, Dixon, Cape of Good Hope; Promise, Glasgow, Quebec ; Mary,, Rich ardson, Maracaybo ' • Mary, Bisset, Sierra Leone ; and remain with the Thames Indiaman. A fleet of outward bound are de tained by adverse winds. PORTSMOUTH, JuLy 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the He len, Levie, from Leghorn. Sailed his Majesty's ship Forth for Leith. . PLYMOUTI, JULY fn.—Wind S.W. and S.—Arrived the Surrey, Oarbett, from Miramichi.' FAL ato UT 11, JULY 23.—Wind S. W.S.—Arrived off the port the Freedom, Blues, from Quebec in 29 days ; and Betsy, Hunter, from St. John's, N.B. The Brothers, Young, of Sunderland, was totally lost off' Richebucto on the 10th ult. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following Gentlemen were appointed Mem bers of Council at Bombay, viz. Francis Warden Esq. and Henry Shank, Esq. A vessel arrived yesterday from Rio Jan> ira, bringing letters dated 24th of May, of which the following is an extract :—" Yesterday the Mu nicipal Authority made another representation to the Prince, with a view to the convening a Par liament here, to controul the Cortes ; a reply was given, that this would be complied with as soon as the other provinces express a similar wish." The following fact, recorded by STaABO, af fords a very strong and singular proof of the ignorance of the an cients witli . respect to the situation of the various parts of the earth. When Alexander marched along the Banks of the Hydaspei, and Acesine, two of the rivers which fall into the Indus, he observed that there were many crocodiles in those rivers, and that the country pioduced beans of the same species with those which were common in Egypt. From these circum stances he concluded, that he had discovered the source of the Nile, and prepared a fleet to sail down the llydaspes to Egypt The Caliph Soliman died of indigestion in his camp near Chalcis, in Syria, as he was preparing to lead the re maining forces of the East to prosecute the second siege of Con stantinople. He had emptied two baskets of eggs and of figs which he swallowed alternately, and the repast was con cluded with marrow and sugar. In one of his pilgrimage:: to Mecca, Soliman ate at a single meal seventy powegranates l a kid, six fowls, and a huge quantity of the grapes of Tayet. If the bill of fare be correct, we must admire the appetite rathei than the luxury of the Sovereign of Asia. Nothing can afford a more striking contrast than the variance of salaries paid to the first-rate performers cf 'former and of present times. Miss LAv xIA FENTON (after- - wards Duchess of BOLTON) was tempted by • Mr. Rim from the Haymarket to Covent-garden, in the year 1728, by a salary of fifteen shillings per week. On the success of the Beggar's Opera, to secure . this valuable actress, he raised it to thirty shillings! and such was the rage of the town respecting her, that she was obliged to be guarded home every, night by a considerable party of her confidential friends to prevent her being run away with ! In 1805, the Yonne. Roscius received in salary benefit to the amount offivehundrici guineas per week; and the country managers were conspiring how to run away with him from London, upon terms as pre posterously extravagant. The Original of ". Bobadil."—The original of Ben Jonson's Bobadil was an officer of high rank in the army of the Duke of Alva, whom the haughty Philip 11. sent to sub due the Netherlands. After the battle of Gissen, near Mons, in 1570, Strada informs us, in his Historia de Bello Belgico, that, to fill Spain with the news, the Duke of Alva, as haughty in ostentation as in action, sent Capt . . Bobadilla to the 'King, to congratulate his Majesty upon the victory won by his arms and influence. The ostentation of the message, and still more of the person who bore it, was the origin of the name being ap plied to any vain-glorious boaster. THE ORIGIN OF TALLIES,—A singular custom still prevails at Ranber, near Basingstoke,-Hants. The. Court Leet, holdEn annually for that manor, is opened sub die, :in a small piece of ground called Lady Mead, which belongs to the tithingman for a • year. Thence an adjournment is made to a neighbouring public-house. The proceedings of the Court are recorded on a piece of :rood . called a Tally, about three feet long, and an inch and a half square, furnished every year by the steward. One of these singular records was some time since produced in evi dence in a law suit at Winchester. The mode of keeping ac , counts by Tallies, or cleft pieces of wood, in which the notches are cut on one piece conformably to the other, one part being kept py the creditor, the other by the debtor, is still practised in many parts of England in particular cases. A Tally Con tinues to be given by the Exchequer to those who pay money there upon loans ; hence the origin of the Teller, or Tally_ writer of the Exchequer, arid also of the phrase " to-tally," to fit, to suit, or answer exactly. " The sword," says MAtto:itET, " is the: key of heaven and of hell : a drop of bloodshed in the cause of God, a night spent in arms, is i'Jf more avail than two monihs of fasting or prayer : whosoever falls, in battle, his sins are forgiven : at the day of judgment, his wounds shall be re splendent as vermillion and odoriferous as musk ; and the loss of his limbs shall be supp,liol by the wings of angels and cherubims.'.'.