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EVENING EDITION • LE QUADRUPLE TRAITE. CONVENTION CONCLUE ENTRE LES COURS DE LA GRANDE BRE TAGNE, D'AUTRICHE, DE PRUSSE, ET DE RUSSIE D'UNE PART, ET DE LA SUBLIME PORTE OTTO MANE DE L'AUTRE, POUR LA PACIFICATION DU LEVANT ; SIGNEE A LONDRES LE 15 JUILLET, 1840. Au nom de Dieu tres Misericordieux, Sa Hautesse le Sultan ayant cu rccours a leurs Ma pates la Refine du royaurno uni de la Grande Bretagne et d'lrl an d e , l'Erapereur d'Autrichc, Roi de Hoogrie et de Boheree, le Roi de Prusse, et l'Empereur de Toutes es Russies, pour reclamer lc ur appui, et lcur assistance au milieu des difficultes dans lesquelles ii se trouve place par suite de la conduite hostile de Mehemet Ali, Pacha d 'EgYpte,difficultes qui menacent de porter attente a l'in tegrite de l'Empire Ottoman, et a !'indcpcndance du trove du Sultan ; leurs dices Majestes reunie.s par le sentiment d'amitie qui subsiste entr'elles et lc Sul tan, animees du desir de veillcr au maintien de l'inte grite et de l'independance de l'Empire Ottoman, dans fldeie rinter s et de l'affermissement de la paix de l'EuroPe, a l'engagcment qu'elles ont contracte par la note re mise a la Porte par leurs reprosentans a Constanti n,ople, l e 2 7 J u i llet, 1839, et d es i rant d e p l us preven ir 1 effusion du sang qu'occasionnerait la continuation des liostilites qui ont reccmment eclate en Syrie entre les autorites du Pacha et lea sujets do sa Hautesse : Leurs dites Majestes et sa Hautesse le Sultan ont resolu dans le but susdit de conclure enteelles une convention, et ont nomme cot effet pour leurs pleni- Petentiaires, savoir : Sa Majeste la Reine du royaume uni de la Grande Bretagne et d'lrlande, le tres Honorable Henri Jean Vicomte Palmerston, Baron Temple, Pair d'lrlande, , C easeille r d e sa M e j este B r i tann i que en son Conseil rrive, Chevalier Grand Croix du tres honorable ordrc du 13fti n. Merabre de Parlemcnt, et son Principal Si, i !etaire d' :tat avant le department des Affair(s 4trangerer . Sa m • --Erjeste l'Empereur Roi de Honpie ode Eckeme, le Sicur Philippe Baron de Nieunan, a 14 I,llradeur d e l' or d re de Leopold d'Autriche, fecore de eroix pour le Merite Civil, commandeur de.ordres 4 4 Tour et de l'Epee de Portugal, de la croix u Sud chevalier grand croix de l'ordre de St: 'tanis de.seconde classe de Russic, son conseiller A liquc It p l enipotentiaire pres sa Majeste Britannique : Sa Majeste le Roi de Prusse, le Sieur Henr laUthe Baron de Bulow, chevalier de l'ordre de .' Aigle , Ro uge de pre m i e re classe de Russie, grand 'roix do lordre:de Leopold d'Autriche et de Guelph de I.anovre , Chevalier grand eroix de l'ordre de St. Stanish de se. ep ode classe, et de St. Wlademir de quatriemt classe ae Russie, commandeur de l'ordre du Faucon de Saxe W eimar, son ch am b e ll an , co nseiller intimc, actual en v extraordinaire et ministre plenipotentiaire pres sa Ma jeste Britannique : 8 a Majeste l'Empereur de Toutes les Russies, le Steer Philippe Baron de Brunow, chevalier de l'ordre de °t• Anne de premiere classe, de St. Stanilas de Dretniere classe, de St. Wlademir de troisierne classe, Com mnandeur de l'ordre do St. Etienne de Hongrie' eh • evallez de rordre de l'Aigle Rouge et de Jean de Je tusalera, son conseiller prive, envoye extraordinaire et k uliatre plenipotentiaire pres sa Majeste Britannique : Majeste le Tres Majcstueux, tres puissant et ore s Thagnifique Sultan Abdul Medjid, Empereur des o tt 'unans, Chekib Effendi, decore du Nichan Iftechar " premiere classe, Beylikdgi du Divan Imperial, con senter honoraire du departement des Affaires Etran- Ceres, son ambassadeur extraordinaire pres sa Majeste 33ritannique. Lesquels s'etant reciproquement communique lcurs pouvoirs, trouvcs cn bonne et due forme, ont 4 trete et gigue les articles suivans ARTICLE I. 8 a Hautesse le Sultan s'e tant entendu avec leurs Majestes la Rcine du royaume uni de la Grande Bre toque e t d'lrlandc, I'Empereur d'Autriche, Roi de Hon te et de Boheme, le Roi de Prusse, et l'Empereur de routes les Russies, sur les conditions de ]'arrangement (I _ 4l il:est de ]'intention de sa Hautesse d'accorder a Mehe met. Ali conditions lesquelles se trouvent specifiees dans j r ‘t sep are ei-annexe—'eurs ISlaiestes s'engagent a uu 'a un parfait accord et d'unir leurs efforts pour d eterminer'neat, tlla Mehemet Ali a se conformer a cet arrange "runt de 'ne des hautes parties c o ntractantes se re dent eba cun e " ) ,Perer a ce but scion les moyens d'action t Welles peut disposer. Si l e p A RTIC LE 11. arr a " e inn acha d'E gyptc re f usa it d'adhere au susdi t av ec j e -nt, qui lui sera communique par le Sultan leen "ncours de leurs dites Majestes, celles-ci zues g u n"tit a prendrc a la requisition du Sultan des tet ar r r es "nt!ertees et arretees entr ' elles afin de mettre t invit •aner n, eni• en execution, dans l'intervalle e y t a e n i... terEPertsesi allies a se joindre a lui pour l'ai E d r a t i et la Syri e ' a communication par mer entre 1' gyp , ei. r.., , , an tes, -u:pecrier 1 expedition de troupes, chevaux, tout .e munitions et approvisionnemens de guerre de t ..a jesmt ore d'une de ces provinces a l'eutre, leurs ta l t, n es la Reine du royaume uni de la Grande t Br_e e - If. e et d'lrlande, ct l'Empereur d'Autriche, 1 oi d dint Brie et de Boheme, s'engagent a donner imme- Tn Z i c o ment a cet effet les ordres neccessaires aux corn eurs'ans de leurs forces navales dans la Mediterrancc, dices A r tnauda , lajestes promettant en outre quo les corn- A . ns de leurs cscadres, selon les moyens dont ils e ' l t B t P : u s t ent,, , dcinneront au nom de Pathetic° tout rappui d u s l e I wssistance en leur pouvoir a ceux des sujcts ' tar u c , ta n qui manifesteront lcur fi "elite et obeissance a ' O O erana. ARTICLE 111. Ito lq.ehemet apres s'etrc refuse de se soumettre ei rnditions de l'arraninment mentionne ci-dessus, ti n ge , ses forces de tore ou 1e mer ers Constan sit°P" les hautes parties contractantes, sur la requi tes Cllll serait faite par le Sultan a leurs rcpresen lens Constantinople, sont convenues le cas echeant l dre a l'invitation de cc Souverain, et de pourvoir to def ense d e son trone au m oyen d'une co-operation C ti e krte e en commun, dans le but de mettre les deux atr:oit s f l u Bosphore et des Dardanelles, ainsi que la B.lq "tale de l'ernpire Ottoman a l'abri de toutc It est en outre convenu que les forces, qui en vertu „Jule pareill e atte i nte rccevront l a d est i nation i n di quec _ I- dessu s y resteront employes aussi long-temps que leur ',resence sera requise par le Sultan, et lorsque sa Ilan :e!se jegera que l our presence aura cesse d'etre neces -aire lea dites forces se retirerent simultanement et r!ntreront respectivesnent dans la Hier Noire et la Me diterranee. ARTICLE IV. 11 est toutefois expressement entendu que la co-ope ration mentionnee dans Particle precedent et destinee Plact.r temporairemcnt les detroits des Dardanelles et 7 1 u 130 sphore et la capitale Ottomane sous la sauvegarde '4es hantes parties contractantes contre toute aggres -8i" de Mehemet Ali, ne sera considerce que comme une 'es re exeeptionelle adoptee a la demande expresse du S ultan, et uniquement pour sa defense dans le cas soul inclique ci.dessus. Mais it est convenu qua cette mesure ne derogera en lien a Pancienne regle do 1' empire Otto man en vertu de laquelle it a etc de tout teals defendu eux batimans do guerre des puissances etrangeres Pen tree dans l es d etro i ts d es D ar d ane ll es e t d u B osp h ore; e t e Sultan d'une part declare par le present acte, qu' a rcx eeption de l'event uslite ci -des sus nivntionnee, it a la forme resolution de maintenir a l'avenir ce principe invari 4blement etabli comme ancienne regle de son empire, 4 t tent quo la Porte se trouve en paix do n'admettre . 1 ;;leun batimentde guerre etranger dans les detroits du . neeplaore et des Dardanelles : d'autrc part, leurs Ma et C r l an d e, P )ester l a R e i ne du royautne uni de la Grand Bretagne limpereu r d'Autriche, Roi de Hongrie e t de Boheme, le Roi de Prusse, et l'Empercur de routes les Russies, s'erragent a respecter cette deter mination du Sultan, et a bC conformer au priacipe ci dessus enonce. ARTICLE V. La presente convention sera ratificc et les ratifien t!ons en serout echanges a Londres duns l'espacc de lueux mois ou plutot si faire se peat. En foi de quoi les plenipotentiares respectifs font slgrTe et y ont appose lcs sceaux de leurs ermes. Fait a Londres le quinzc Juillet ran de Grace, 1840. PALMERSTON. N lEU MAN. BU LO BRU NO W. [C HEKIB, ACTE SEPARA. ACTE SEPARA ANNEX E A LA CONVENTION CONCLUDE A LONDRES, LE 15 JUILLET, ENTRE LES COORS DE MGRAND BRET AGNE,D'AUTRICIIE, DE rRUSSE, ET DE usSIE, D UNE PAR T , ET LA SUBLIME PORTE OTTO ANE DE 'AUTRE. .Sa H autesse le Sultan a l'in,enticn d'accorder et do foam notitier a Mehemet Ali les conditions de l'arrange rneat c dessous Sa Haut prome t esse 1. t d'acco-ler rn Alehoet Ali p our lui et sei t ewendac i s en ligue nirecte, fantninistraton du P " t chalic m d'Egypt e 0 utre, d ; et s a liautesse proet, en 'accorder a Mehemet Ali sa vie duraat, avec faa , arg 6 6 CO ' ioo 4 f f Or Se t i t: ,on 4 ;y. WV' r.. the ' of iono t J. 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AND RUSSIA, OF THE ONE PART, AND THE SU, LIME OTTOMAN FORTE OF THE OTHER, FOR Tv_ IL PACIFICATION OF THE LEVANT ; SIGNED AT • lONDON , .; THE 15TH JULY, 1840. In the Name of His Highness the Su it fie Most Merciful God. .Irt having had recourse to t heir Majesties the Queer Britain and Ireland, the United Kingdom of Great L- a, s ie Emperor of Austria , King of Hungary and Bohe a the King of Prussia, and the Emperor of All t , ,; 0 Russ i as, and their assistan,re in the m to reclaim their aid midst of the difficulties in which he finds' himself placed in cons(qu once of the hostile cond of Mehemet Ali, Pacha of E gyp t — difficulties the Ottoman threaten to injure the integ rit y of empire and the independence of the throne of the Sultan ; t their said Majesties , un ited b y the sentimen of sincere friendship which subsists between them, anima a ,a by the desire to watch over the mainte nance of th integrity and independence of the Ottoman em p ire in zhe interest of consolidating the peace of Eu rope, fai cful to the engagements which were contracted by the r ote transmitted to the Porte by their represen tative Constaatinople, the 27th July, 1839, and de siring'moreover, to prevent the effusion of blood which the eantinuation of the hostilities lately broken out in S between the authorities of the Pacha and the sub of his Highness occasion : Their said Majesties and his Highness the Sultan eve resolved with the above end to conclude between Itbem a convention, and have named for that purpose for their plenipotentiaries—namely, Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Most Honourable Henry John Viscount Palmerston, Baron Temple, Peer of Ireland, Member of her Britannic Majesty's Privy Council, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honour able Order of the Bath, Member of Parliament, and her Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Hun gary and Bohemia, Philip Baron de Nieuman, Com mander of the Order of Leopold of Austria, Knight Of the Cross of Civil Merit, Commander of the Orders of the Tower and Sword of Portugal, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stanislaus of the second class of Russia, Aulic Counsellor, and Plenipotentiary near her Britannic Majesty. His 11Iajesty the King of Prussia, Henry William Baron de Bulow, Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle of the first class of Prussia, Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold of Austria,: and of the Guelphs of Hanover, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stanislaus of the second class, and of St. Waldemir of the fourth class of Russia, Commander of the Order of the Falcon of Saxe Weimar, his Chamberlain, Privy Counsellor, Actual Envoy Extraordinary, and Minister Plenipotentiary near her Britannic Majesty. His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, Philip Baron de Brunow, Knight of the Order of St. Anne of the first class, of St. Stanislaus of the first class, of St. Waldemir of the third class, Commander of the Order of St. Etienne of Hungary, Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle, and of St. John of Jerusalem, his Privy Counsellor, and Envoy Extraordinary near her Britannic Majesty. And his Most Majestic and Most High Majesty Sultan Abdul Mcdjid, Emperor of the Ottomans, Chekib Effendi of the Order of Nichan Iftchar of the first class, Beylikdgi of the Imperial Divan, Ho norary Counsellor of Foreign Affairs, his Ambassador Extraordinary near her Britannic Majesty. Who, having reciprocally interchanged their full powers in good and due form, have agreed on and signed the following articles : ARTICLE I. His Highness the Sultan, being agreed with their Majesties the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, the King of Prussia, and the Em peror of all the Russias, on the conditions of the arrange ment which it is the intention of his Highness to allow to Mehemet Ali—conditions which will be found speci fied in the separate act hereto annexed—their Majesties engage themselves to act with perfect accord, and to unite their efforts to determine Mehemet Ali to con- form to this arrangement, each of the high contracting parties reserving to itself to co-operate to this end with the means of action which each of them can dispose of. ARTICLE 11. If the Pacha of Egypt should refuse to adhere to the said arrangement, which shall be communicated to him by the Sultan, with the concurrence of their said Majesties, the latter engage to take, at the requisition of the Sultan, the measures concerted and agreed on between them, for the end of putting this arrange ment into execution ; in the meantime the Sultan having invited his allies to join him to assist in interrupting the communication by sea between Egypt and Syria, and to prevent the expedi tion of troops, horses, arms, ammunition, and munit;ons of war of all kinds from one part of these provinces to the other, their Majesties the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, engage to give immediately to this effect the necessary orders to the commanders of the naval forces in the Mediterranean ; their said Majesties promising, moreover, that the commanders of their squadrons, according to the means of which they can dispose, shall give in the name of the alliance all and every assistance in their power to those subjects of the Sultan who may manifest their fidelity and obedience to their Sovereign. ARTICLE 111. A. Mehemet Ali, after having refused to submit to the conditions of the arrangement above mentioned, should direct his forces by land or sea towards Con stantinople, the high contracting parties, on the re quisition made by the Sultan to their representatives at Constantinople, are all agreed in such case to answer the invitation of that Sovereign, and to provide for the defence of his throne, by means of a co-operation concerted in common for the purpose of putting the two straits of the Bosphorus and and Dardanelles, as well as the capital of the Ottoman Empire, secure against all aggression. It is likewise agreed that the forces which, in consequence of such attempt, receive the destination above indicated, shall remain employed as long as their presence be required by the Sultan ; and when his Highness shall judge that their presence has ceased to be necessary, the said forces shall retire simultaneously, and enter respectively into the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. ARTICLE IV. It is always distinctly understood that the co-opera Lion mentioned in the preceding article, and destine(' to place temporarily the straits of the Dardanelles and of the Bosphorus, and the Ottoman capital, under the safeguard of the high contracting parties, against all aggression of Mehemet Ali, shall not be considered but as a measure exceptional, adopted at the express desire of the Sultan, and solely for his defence. But it is agreed that this measure will derogate in nothing to the ancient law of the Ottoman empire, in virtue of which it has been in all times prohibited to vessels of war of foreign powers to enter into the straits of the Dardanelles and the Bos phorus ; and the Sultan, on his part, declares by the present act, that, with the exception of the eventuality above-mentioned, he has the firm resolve to maintain for the future the principle invariably established as the ancient regulation of his empire, and as long as the Porte is at peace, not to admit any foreign vessel of war into the straits of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles. On the other part, their Majesties the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Em peror of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, the King of Prussia, and the Emperor of All the 'tussles, engage to respect that determination of the Sultan, and to conform to the principle above declared. ARTICLE V. The present convention shall be ratified, and the rati fication exchanged at London, within the space of two months, or sooner if possible. In faith of which the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed and affixed the seal of their arms. Done at London, the 15th of July, in the year of Grace, 1840. (Signed) PALMERSTON. NIEUMAN. BULOW. BRUNOW. [CIIEKIB, ADDITIONAL ACT. ADDITIONAL ACT (ACTS SEPARE) ANNEXED TO THE CONVENTION CONCLUDED AT LONDON, THE 15TH JULY, 1840, BETWEEN THE COURTS OF GREAT BRITAIN, AUSTRIA, PRUSSIA, AND RUSSIA, OF THE ONE 'PART, AND THR SUBLIME OTTOMAN PORTE OF THE OTHER. His Highuess the Sultan has the intention to record and to make known to Mehetnet Ali the conditions of the arrangement subjoined. Highness promises to accord to Mehemet Ali for him and for his descendants In line direct the a d_ ministration of the Pachalic 01 Egypt ; and his High. promises, moreover, to accord to Mehemet Ali le titre de Pacha d'Acre, et avec le commandement de la forteresse de St..lean d'Acre, I'administration de la partie meridionale de la Syrie, dont les limites seront de terminces par la ligne de demarcation suivante. Cate ligne, partant du Cap Ras-el•Nakhora sur les cotes de la. Mediticrranee, s'etendra de la directement jusqu' a l'embouchure de la riviere Seisaban, extremite septentrionale do la Tiberias, longera la cote occident ale du dit lac, suivra la rive droito du fleuve Jourdain et la cote occidentale de la Mer Morte, se prolongera de la en droituro jusqu'-a la Mer Rouge, en aboutissant a la pointe septentrionale du Golfe d'Akaba, et suivra la cote occidentale du Golfe d'Akaba, et la cote occiden tale du Golfe de Suez jusqu' a Suez. Toutefois le Sultan en faisant ces offres, y attache la condition quo Mehemet Ali les accepte dans l'espace de dix jours apres quo la communication en aura ete fait a Alexandrie par un agent de sa ilautesse, ct qu' en memo terns Mehemet Ali depose entre les mains de cot agent les instructions necessaires aux comman dans de ses forces de terre et de mer se retirer imme diatcment de l'Arabie et de touter les villas saintes qui s'y trouvent situees, de rile de Candle, du district d'Adana, et de toutes les autres parties de l'Empire Ottoman qui no soot pas comprises dans les limites de l'Eypte, et dans cellos du Pat:belie d'Acre tel qu'il a a ete dcsigne ci-dcssus. • during his life, with the titie of Pacha of Acre and the command of the fortress of St. Jean d'Acre, the aclicinistration of the southern part of Syria, of which the limits arc designed by the following line of demarcation : This line drawn from the Cape Ras-el-Nakhora, on the shores of the Mediterranean, extending from thence directly to the mouth of the river Scisaban, northern extremity of the Tiberias, along the western coast of the said lake, following the right bank of the river Jordan and the western coast of the Dead Sea, ex tending from thence in a right line as far as the Red Sea, and resting on the northern point of the Gulf d'Akaber, and following the western coast of the Gulf d'Akaber and the eastern coast of the Gulf of Suez, as far as Suez. Nevertheless the Sultan in making these offers at taches to them the condition that Mehemet Ali ac cepts them within the space of ten days after the com munication has been made to him at Alexandria by an agent of his Highness ; and that at the same time Me hemet Ali deposits in the bands of that agent the necessary orders to the commanders of his forces by sea and land to retire immediately from Arabia, and all the holy cities therein situated, from the island of Candia, the district of Adana, and all the other parts of the Ot toman empire which are not comprised in the limits of Egypt, and in that of the Pachalic of Acre, such as they are above designed. Si dans le delai de dix jours fixc ci-dessus Mehemet AR n'accepte point le susdit arrangement, le Sultan retirera alors son offrc de l'administration viagcre du Paellalic d'Acre, mais sa liautesse consentira encore a accorder a Mehemet Ali pour lui et ses descendans en line directe, l'achninistration du Pachalic &Egypte, pourvu que cette offre soit acceptee dans l'cspacc des dix jours suivans, c'est a dire, dans un delai de vir.gt jours, a comptcr du jour ou la communication lui aura etc faite, et pourvu qu'il depose cgalement entre les mains do I'agcnt du Sultan les instructions necessaires pour ses cornmandans de terre et de mcr de se retircr immediatement en dedans les litnites et clans les ports du Pachaiic d'Egypte. If wi!hin the space of ten days above fixed Mehemet Ali does not accept the said arrangement, the Sul tan will then withdraw the offer of the life adminis tration of the Pachalic of Acre ; but his Highness will still consent to accord to Mehemet Ali, for him and his descendants in line direct, the administration of the Pachalic of Egypt, provided that this offer be accepted in the space of ten days . following—that is to say, in the space of twenty days, counting from the date of the communication made to him ; and provided that he likewise deposits in the hands of the agent of the Sultan the necessary instructions to his commanders by land and by sea to retire immediately within the limits and within the ports of the Pachalic of Egypt. 111. The annual tribute to be paid the Sultan by Mehe met Ali shall be proportioned more or less to the terri tory of which the latter will obtain the administration, according as he accepts the first or the second ultimatum. - IV. It is moreover expressly understood that in the first, as well as in the second ultimatum, Mehemet Ali (be fore the expiration of the term fixed of ten or twenty days) shall be bound to send 'back the Turkish fleet, with the crews and armanzens, to the care of the Tutk ish authority, who shall be charged to receive them— the commanders of the allied squadrons assisting at this restoration (remise). It is understood that i❑ any case Mehemet Ali cannot charge in account, nor deduct from the tribute payable to the Sultan, the expense of keeping up the Ottoman fleet during the time that it has remained in an Egyptian port. All the treaties and all the laws of the Ottoman em pire shall be applicable to Egypt and the Pachalic of Acre, such as it be above designed, as well as to every other part of the Ottoman empire ; but the Sultan consents, that on condition of the regular payment of tribute above-mentioned, Mehemet Ali and his de scendants shall levy imposts in the name of the Sultan, and as the delegate of his Highness in the provinces of which the administration is to be to him confided. It is further understood that on the condition of receiving the above taxes and imposts Mehemet Ali and his de scendants shall provide for all expenses of the civil and military administration of said provinces. VI. The land and sea forces which the Pacha of Egypt and of Acre may maintain, shall form part of the forces of the Ottoman empire, and shall always be con sidered as kept up for the service of the State. VII. The present separate act shall bear the same force and value as if it were inserted word for word in the convention of this day. It shall be ratified, and the ratification exchanged at London, the same time with those of the said convention. In faith of which the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed and affixed the seal of their arms. Done at London, the 15th of July, in the year of Grace, 1840. (Signed) PALMERSTON [CHEKIB. NIEUMAN. BULOW. BRU NO W. PROTOCOL RESERVING THE RIGHTS OF • THE PORTE. PROTOCOL. SIGNED AT LONDON BY THE PLENIPO TENTIARIES Of THEIR MAJESTIES, &C., THE 15TH JULY, 1840. In affixing his signature to the convention of this day, the Plenipotentiary of the Sublime Ottoman Porte has declared— That in stating, in the Fourth Article of the said convention, the ancient law of the Ottoman Empire, in virtue of which it is prohibited at all times to foreign vessels of war to enter in the straits of the Dardanelles and of the Bosphorus, the Sublime Porte reserves to herself, as heretofore, to deliver firmans to light vessels under the flag of war, which are employed, according to custom, in the service of the correspondence of the legation of friendly powers. The Plenipotentiaries have taken note of this present declaration, to bring it to the knowledge of their Courts. (Signed) LMERSTON. NIEUMAN. BULOW. BRUNOW. SECRET PROTOCOL. SECRET PROTOCOL, SIGNED AT LONDON THE 15TH JULY, 1810, BY THE PLENIPOTENTIARIES OF THEIR MAJESTIES, &C. The Plenipotentiaries of their Majesties, &c., having, in virtue of their full powers, concluded and signed, this day', a convention between their respective Sovereigns for the pacification of the Levant ; Considering, that from the distance which separates the capitals of their respective Courts, a certain space of time must necessarily elapse before the exchange of the ratification of the said convention could be effected, and that orders founded on that act could be put into execution ; And the said Plenipotentiaries being profoundly pene trated with the conviction, that looking at the actual state of things in Syria, the interests of humanity, and the grave considerations of European policy, which con stitute the object of the common solicitude of the Powers signing the said convention of this day, imperi ously require the prevention as much as possible of any delay in the accomplishment of the pacification which the said transaction is des•ined to attain. The said Plenipotentiaries, in virtue of their full powers agree between themselves that the preliminary measures mentioned in Article IL of the said convention shall be put into execution at once, and without waiting for the exchange of the ratifications, consent formally by the present act with the assent of their Courts to the immediate execution of their measures. It is agreed on besides by the said Plenipotentiaries that his Highness the Sultan shall proceed to address to Mehemet Ali the communi.:ation and the offers specified in the separate act annexed to the conven tion of this date. It is agreed, moreover, that the consular agents of Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia, will put themselves in cominuhication with the agent of the Sultan to address to Mehemet Ali the communication and offers above mantione d ; that the said Consuls will give to this agent all the assistance, and all the aid in their power, and that they will employ all their means of influence him oon acceptMehemet the arrangement AliA li to the offered of d e deter miningtoilimb order of his Sublime Highness the Sultan. The Admirals of the respective squadrons, in the Mediterranean, will receive the necessary instructions to place themselves in communication with the said Consuls, (Sign; d) PALMERSTON NIEU MAN. 13U LO W. BRUNOW. Note.—lt is believed that a secret article exists, by which other coercive inusures may b e employed, and by which the straits of the Bosphorus and the D ar d ane ll e s arc to be closed against all vessels of war. yesterdayfro at public cre dit plantation Islontroso and plantation Ogle on the east sea-coast of Demerara, were a sold, d the fJrmer to Sir Mi -1 M`Turk for 35,000., n the latter to the house of Ow _ ... t ra , , c t 184 E 0 ) . Anderson and Co.o for 2 6,5001. These are very George if not larger than could have been large price , and prove that obtained ten years ago, .. co . _ the resident planters and merchants do not really this icisilder emancipation to have ruined their properties rote: i d th at o °ll' however much they may find it politic too' plantation this is the case. 31r. Rctemeyer, at .otil Herstelling, has issued an address to the labourers of e estate, of which he has had the sole and uninterrupted,, charge for the last 20 years, in which he tells them that he is perfectly satisfied with Ells crops a , vvere as la rge on an average as their conduc t." were in the days ot 51 ' el - Y. Our bank divid e d a t the they rate o f S per cont. per annum on the last dividend, and there is a large surplus fund." D EPA RTURE OF THE GREA T INESTERN. 12. _The Great Western left her • BRIsToL, SFri ovage to New York, moorings this afternoon on her full v of taking with her 54 passengerr, and a cargo copper and manufactured consisting of cottons , silks, &c., besides a large goods ; • 1 rs and newspapers. Amon q iantity of J ett(' of the United g the passengers are Lieutenant Eustis, United States army, bearer of despatches from the • States Legation at Paris, Capt. Mackenzie, Royal Engineers, General Hamilton, &c. w e we re grieved at seeing in a Morning Paper of Ft i lay that the Quee:_l, er en leaving the Castle on the previous afternoon for h usual drive, looked ill a nd harassed ; but we havebeent assured by a gentleman who enjoyed the satisfaction o bee ill Cr her on that occasi: loved b m that, so far from appearing to harassed, our e Sovereign looked all that good health, high spirits, and bouty could nil her... Observer, THE SUN, LONDON. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 1840. THE EGYPTIAN QUESTION (From Gabgnani's Messenger.) The most striking article in this umrning's journals is that of the Constitulionnel, commenting on the repre sentations made by the Consuls of the Four Powers to the Pacha of Egypt. The warlike tone of this article would, considering the connection which is generally understood to exist between the journal in which it ap pears and the Ministry, certainly create some alarm, if it were not qualified by the very important admission that the easus belli is not arrived, and by the reflection that even amidst all the din of preparation for war ne. gotiations are probably going on, which will prevent the necessity of resorting, under any real or imaginary motive of interest or dignity, to that fatal, and, fre quently to all parties, unsatisfactory mode of argument. The Constitutionnel says— " The note of the Consuls is highly important ; until now we were ignorant of the nature and extent of the coercive measures which the Powers had resolved upon resorting to against the Pacha. The note makes us ac quainted with them. In the enumeration of the mis fortunes which the r csistance of the Pacha would throw upon his responsibility, the note includes the entrance of European troops into Egypt or Asia. This is clear. If in this the note contains only a vague menace, it does not limit the coercive measures to an attempt to create an insurrection in Syria and a blockade. The European Powers will enter Egypt and Syria, that is to say the English will attempt a landing, and the Russians will undertake to protect Constantinople. So much as this had not been hitherto said as to coercive means. If acts should correspond with words, the Powers will not hesitate at measures of a nature to provoke an Euro pean conflagration. We have also remarked the cutting words—who will dare to brave the Powers ? Who will venture to oppose the execution of their decrees ? If the Governments represented by the Consuls- General have forgotten that there is a France in the world, we hope there will be found some one to remind them of it. The violations committed against the laws of nations by Admiral Napier in seizing, before the expiration of the delays fixed by the treaty, Egyp tian vessels of war, and even merchant vessels, have it is asserted, led to energetic representations by the I French Government. But, if the Powers should go further, if putting foot upon the Turkish territory they should pass from a seeming protection to a real act of partition, France would then no longer protest by di plomatic notes, but by acts. Whilst the four Consuls were showing in their note to what extent their auda city could go, M. de Pontois on his side, in a commu nication to the Divan, was showing precisely to what point the patience of the French Government could extend. It must necessarily reach its limit on the day when a serious danger shall commence for the mainte nance of the European equilibrium ; that is to say, for the honour and dearest interest of France. M. Thiers has been called upon to reply publicly to all the me naces contained in diplomatic documents. We should also be inclined to reproach him with his silence ; but that ho is replying by serious preparations, and by ar maments, which, if we may believe the reports in circu lation, will be soon completed by a measure of national defence which had been long called for." (From the Journal Des Debats.) The question whether we shall have peace or war is more obscure than ever. The Ministry maintains a pro found silence as to its intentions and projects. In the meantime anxiety pervades the public mind ; our Rentes are falling rapidly, the Bourse is violently agitated, and trade is alarmed. We have no war, and perhaps shall not have any, but we have already a portion of the evils by which war is accompanied. On one side what do we see ? The Ministry continues its warlike prepara tions ; it raises soldiers and sailors, and the fortifying of Paris is spoken of. What do we see on the other side ? The Treaty of the 15th July has already re ceived a commencement of execution ; Commodore Na pier has seized Egyptian vessels, and Admiral Stop ford is before Alexandria. Yet our fleet remains sta tionary, and we are utterly ignorant of the instructions which may have been sent to it. Are they pacific? Are they warlike? This is a mystery. We do not wish to take advantage of the grave circumstances of the country to attack the Ministry. It is in its own interest that we implore it not to prolong inde finitely a state of uncertainty which is fatal to trade, and which may make war, and what a war ! dependent u p o n an accident, a misunderstanding, or the slightest caprice of a subordinate. The Ministry will not con voke the Chambers, observing that such a measure is no t necessary or opportu ne. In our opinion, the Minis try is very wrong ; but, at any rate, it has its journals, an i d if there be ever a time for publicity, is it when a question like that , as to whether a general war is immi nent, agitates public opinion and presses upon every in terest? What is the result of this silence? Irritation is cre a t e d against the G o vernment; some accuse it of cowardice, and suspect it o f amusing the country with preparations which will end only in heavy and useless expense. OLhers reproach it with rendering the main tenance of peace impossible, by exciting rashly a war fever which it will be unable to calm. Others,equally unjust, but this injustice is the natural effect of the uncertainty flowing in irritated imaginations, see only, in all that the Ministry does, base calculations of per sonal interest. At each piece of news there is a new shock. On all sides a cry is raised against the Govern ment. Let it then speak out ! Let it at least give an outline of its intention and projects. France has a right to know whether she is on the eve of unsheath ing the sword, or whether there is still any hope of pre serving peace. (From Galignani's Messenger.) A Malta:letter of the Ist inst., quoted by the Courrier de Lyon, says that it is commonly believed there that Commodore Napier has already bombarded Beyruth. The Tunisian corvette Cervo had arrived with an en vey extraordinary from the Bcy to the Sultan on board. The Porlafoglio Maltese, in a supplement of the Ist inst., says: — "The Consuls at Alexandria have not yet received orders to withdraw, but Mehemet Ali has intimated that, as they have no longer any mission in the country, their presence has become entirely passive. This com munication was made in a more formal manner to Rifaat Bey, and it is said that he is on the point of returning to Constantinople. The officers of the English and Austrian squadrons come daily into Alexandria without being molested. The English ships stopped on the 25th ult. several small coasting vessels laden with fruit and rice, but released the barks after taking out the car goes, for which they paid the rayahs. When the Paella learned that the English had captured some of his transports on the coast of 'Syria, lie said they falsely flattered themselves with the hope of cutting off his communications with that country, for having foreseen the o bject, he had provided 10,000 camels to be ready for the emergency. It is said that there are to be collected in Cyprus a large corps of men, of whom 20,000 are to be Austrians, 30,000 Turks, and 6,000 English. At all events, they will not be sufficient to contend against the immense resources of the Pacha without the 50,000 Druses, who may be armed in case of need. The Naplousians have already come down from heir mountains, and are encamped near Seida." PREPARATIONS FOR WAR. RECENT DISTURBANCES IN PARIS. 111. Le tribut annuel a payer au Sultan par Mehemet Ali sera proportionne au plus ou moms de territoire dont cc s ßernier obtiendra l'administration, scion qu'il accepte le premier on le second ultimatum. Il est expressement entendu de plus dans la pre- miere comme dans la seconde alternatif Mehemet Ali (avant l'expiration du terme fixe de dix ou vingt jours) sera tenu de remettre la flotte Turque, avec tous ses equipages et armamens, entre lcs mains du propose Turc qui sera charge de Is recevoir : les commandans des escadres alliees assisteront a cette remise. II est entendue quo dans aucun cas Mehemet Ali ne pourra porter en compte ni deduire du tribut a payer au Sultan les &perms pour etretien de la flotte Otto mane pendent tout le tems qu'elle sera restee dans les ports d'Egypte. V. Toutcs les traites et toutes les lois de l'Empire Ot toman s'appliquement a l'Egypte et au Paellalic d'Acre, tel qu'il a etc designe ci-dessus, comme a touto autrc partie de l'Empire Ottoman ; mais la Sultan consent qu' a condition du paiement regulier du tribut sus•men tionne Mehemet Ali et ses deseendans percoivent au Loin du Sultan et comma deigue de sa Hautesse dans les provinces dont l'administration leur sera confiee ; it cst entendu en outre que moyennant la perception des taxes et impots susdits, Mehemet Ali et ses de scendans pourvoieront a toutes les depenses d'adminis tratnan civil et miiitaire des dices provinces. Les forces de tcrre et de mer que pourra entretenir le Yacht d'Egypte et d'Acre, faisant partie des forces de l'Empire Ottoman, seront toujours considerees comma entretenues pour lc service de retat. VII. Le present acte separe aura les memos force ct valeur clue s'il ctait insere mot a mot dans la convention de ce jour : it sera ratifie et les ratifications en seront echangees a Londres en meme terns quo celles de la dite convention. En foi de quoi les Plenipotentiaries respectifs font signee et y ont appose les sceaux de lcurs armcs. Fait a Londres, 15 Juillet, I'an de Grace, 1840. PALMERSTON. [CHEKIB. NIEUMAN. BULOW. BRUNOW. PROTOCOLE SIGNE A LONDRES PAR LES PLENIPO TENTIAIRES DE LEURS MAJESTES, &c., LE 15 JUILLET, 1840. En apposant sa signature a la convention de cc jour le Plenipotentiaire de la Sublime Porte Ottomane a declare— ----- Qu'en constatant par l'Art. de la dite conven tion, l'ancienne regle de l'Empire Ottoman, en vertu de laquelle it est defendu de tout tems aux batimens do guerre etrangers (Ventre dans les detroits des Darda nelles et du Bospborc, la Sublime Porte se reserve comme par le passe de livrer des firmans aux batimens legers sous pavilion de guerre, lesquels sont employes selon l'usage au service de la correspondence des lega tions des puissances amies. Les Plenipotentiaires des Cours de Grand Bretagne, &c., ont pris note de la presente declaration pour le porter a la connoissance de leurs Cours. (Signe) PALMERSTON. NIEUMAN. BULOW. BRUNOW. PROTOCOLE RESERVE SIGNE A LONDRES LE 15 JUILLET, 1840, PAR LES PLENIPOTENTIARES DES COURS DE GRAND BRETAGNE, Sce. Les plenipotentiaires des Cours de la Grande Bre tagne, &c., avant en vertu de leurs pleins pouvoirs conclu et signe en cc jour une convention entre lours Souverains respectifs, pour la pacification de L( want ; Considerant quo un la distance qui separe les capitales de leurs cours respectifs, une certaine espace de terns devra s'ecoular necessairernent avant quo l'echange 1 des ratifications do la Bite convention puisse s'effectuer et quo des ordrcs fondes sur cot auto puissent etre mis a execution. Et les dits Plenipotentiair es etant profondement penetrcs do la conviction quo, vu l'etat actucl des closes en Syrle, les interets d'huroanite aussi bien que lcs gtavcs considerations de politique Europecne qui constituent ]'objet des solicitudes communes des puissances signataires de la convention de co jour, recia ment impericusement d'eviter autant quo possible tout retard dans l'accomplissement de la pacification quo la dite transaction est destine a atteindre ; Les dits plenipotentiaires, an Tertu de leurs pleins pouvoirs, sont convenus entr'eux que les mesures pre liminaires mentionnees en r Article 11. de la dite con vention, seront mises en execution tout de suite, et, sans attendre l'echange des ratifications. consentent formelle ment par le present acte avec l'assentiment de leurs cours a l'execution immediate de cos mesures. II est convenu en outre entre les dits plenipoten tiaires que sa Illantesse le Sultan procedera de suite a adresser a Mehemet Ali la communication et les cffres specifics dans l'acte separe annexe a la convention de ce lour. Il est convenir de plus quo les agens consulaircs de 1 la Grande Bretagne, d'Autriche, de Prusse, et de Russie, se mettront en rapport avec l'agent quo le Sultan y enverra pour adresser a Mehemet Ali la communication et les offres Fus-mentionnees, quo les dits Consuls porteront a cot agent tout l'assistance et tout l'o ppui en lour poutvoir, et qu'ils emploicront tons lcs m oyens d'inffuence aupres de Mehemet Ali a l'effet de le determiner d'aceepter l'arrange ment qui lui sera propose par ordre de sa Hautcsse lc Sultan. Les Amiraux des escadres respectifs dans la Me diterranee recevront les instructions nucessaires pour se mettre en communication a cc sujet avec les dits Consuls. PALMERSTON. NIEUMAN. BULOW. BRUNOW. SUNDAY TRAVELLING.—A special general meeting of the shareholders of the Lancaster and Preston Junction Railway was held on Thursday last at the Town hall, Lancaster, in pursuance of a requisition signed by . 55 shareholders, complaining of the defective accommodation pr(tvided for travelling on Sunday, and calling upon the Directors to provide additional trains to meet the public wants and convenience. The meeting was not very nume rously attended. After some discussion the decision was as follows;—For additional accommodation on Sunday, ction was 96 t 1 he v r oetueps.en declared i' 117 shareholders, having 2,446 votes; against, 63 share holders,mnlo h having The i t t i o o n b e fo c r a a r d r i d e i d t a L I a a i c cot caster Guth dian. TIIE ROCHDALE CHURCII-RATE.—We find that Mr. John Bright, of Rochdale, has published a new edition of his letter on the late poll for Church-rate in the parish of Rochdale ; in which he makes the following answer to the alleged correction of his former sta' ements, to which he alluded on Wednesday last :—" The assistant overseer of Wuerdle and Wardle has perpetrated a letter to the Manchester Courier, published on the 291.11 ultimo, in which he professes to deny the statement made with respect to the fraudulent votes given from his township ; and, after refuting nothing which I had asserted, he tri umphantly adds, ' The public, therefore, will judge what weight is to be attached to the slanders of Mr. John Bright.' For his information, I tell him, that after having examined but a portion of the poll-books for that township, I find many numbers which have polled three times, some four l tames, some five times, and some as often as six tim; s, whilst multitudes have voted twice. The overseer n question has not denied that he gave out voting papers or tickets, stating that their rates were paid, to about 70 persons who had not paid their rates ! He has not de nied this palpable fraud, and this direct lending of his ser vices, as a public officer, to the unscrupulous prty whose i tool he has become. These votes were received, and ihe . IVicar refused to disallow them; and by means suchias its s was the fraudulent majority obtained."— Manchester Guardian. T HE " Unless any extraordinary events should occur," says the Univers, " Ministers arc determined on not con voking the Chambers until December, the epoch when the ceremony of transferring the body of Napoleon will take place." The Temps reports it as certain that a royal ordonanco was signed the day before yesterday, for opening a credit of 100 millions of francs to the Minister of War, for fortifying Paris, according to the system of General Haxo, and that the works will be begun immediately by 50,000 workmen. The Courrier Francais says that the project of fortifying the capital has been decided on in the Council of Ministers, but that the publication of the royal ordonnance to that effect is not so near at hand as has been reported. " All that we have learnt," adds this journal, " is that the publication of the plan will follow closely upon the publication of the ordon nance. The Ministry which restores the ashes of Napo poleon to France is desirous of fulfilling the last wish of his testament." Extract of a letter from Valenciennes :—" Orders have been received to put the citadel and the fortifica tions in a proper state of defence. The engineer ofR• cers stationed here have just got instructions to repair all the gates and draw -bridges, to close all the breaches at every essential point, to put the water-works into serviceable condition, to form parapets on such parts of the ramparts as are without them, and to complete the defence of the principal points." A letter from Cambray announces that orders were received there on the 9th inst., to put the citadel in a state of defence within twelve days from that time, and that the works were immediately commenced. The Minister of the Interior has addressed a circular to the Prefects, dated Sept. 2, relative to the measures to be adopted in the garrison towns, in consequence of the increase of the army. The Courrier de L . 710718 quotes a letter from an Ita lian correspondent, according to which the sovereign princes of that country are taking measures jointly for the safety and defence of are Peninsula in case of war. Several forts along the Tuscan coast have been ordered to be put in a state of defence, and similar measures have been adopted at Ancona. Twelve pieces of heavy artillery, six howitzers, and eight mortars were sent from Leghorn, according to this authority, on the Ist. inst. to the fortress of Porto Ferrajo. Fresh instructions are said to have been issud - to the police in most of the states to exercise a str e ict surveillance ove r all French travellers. RUMOURED DESTRUCTION OF CANTON - A letter has been received by an eminent mercdn. tile house in this town, dated Bombay, July 23. 1840, and which contains tho following extract: —There is a rumour current in town (Bombay) of an express from Calcutta, advising the arrival there of a steamer from China, with the news of the destruction of Canton. as far How far it is true we cannot say, but it is q is uite posy t o as time concerned. We shall not be surprise.d to see th is rumourconfirmed by the next ad vices from Ch ina."—Trout the Liverpool Mail of Saturday. The most perfect tranquillity," says the Moniteur Paiisien, "reigns in Paris, and the workmen are re turning to their work." Some more v:orkmen were brought on Thursday before the Tribunal of Correctional Police on charges resulting from the recent strike. Seventeen were found guilty, and condemned to various terms of imprison ment, from a fortnight to two years. Petit, the sergent de-ville, who died at the hospital of Saint Antoine of the wounds which he received on the 3d inst., was buried on Thursday in the cemetery of Pere-la-Chaise. He was followed to the grave by the chaplain of the hospital, a deputation of a hundred ser gens-de-ville, all old soldiers, and most of them mem bers of the Legion of Honour, and two officers de prix. M. Pihet and his two foremen were also in the proces sion, which, as it passed through the quarters Saint A ntoine and Popin-court, appeared to excite much inte rest, and elicited many expressions of regret and sympathy. All the troops called out on service in Paris during the recent disturbances have received a gratification to recompense them for their trouble. T.) each private an indemnity of five sous, and a gratification of the same sum have been given ; to lieutenants and sub-lieu tenants, 3fr. ; captains, sfr. ; colonels and lieutenant colonels, ; and superior officers, 50fr. Most of the officers have refused to accept it. " The police," says the Temps, " are reported to have discovered the origin of the sums which were dis tributed to some agitators during the recent disturb ances. If certain indiscretions are to be believed, the police has also met with a proof of a monthly subsidy of 8,000 francs, which a northern Court has for some time furnished to a journal which we do not designate by its title, but which does not belong to the Liberal opposition." THE WAR IN FRENCH AFRICA. (From the Moniteur Parisien.) Government has received the following telegraphic despatch :- 6' TOULON, SEPT. 10 ; ALGIERS, 6.—Marshal Val lee to the Minister of War—Tne column I sent beyond the Atlas, under the orders of General Changarnier, has chastised the tribes of Ouzra and Beni Mesaoud, and communicated with Medeah. On the 29th ult., it met on the southern slope of the Mousaia two batta lions of Abd-el-Kader's regulars. They were over thrown and completely dispersed, with the loss of up wards of 100 men. We had two killed and six wounded. The province of Algiers is quiet. The boats from Oran and Bona have not yet arrived." ESPARTERO AND THE DUKE OF SUSSEX. The Duke of Sussex has addressed the following letter* to the Duke de la Vitoria, dated from Ken sington Palace, Aug. 11 : " My Lord Duke,—llaving received orders from the Queen of England, my niece, to transmit to your Ex cellency, by the hands of Colonel Wilde, the grand cross of the very honourable military Order of the Bath, as a mark of her high esteem for your person, and a pledge of her approbation of your loyal conduct to your So vereign, her Catholic Majesty, and of your absolute devotion to your country, I hasten with the greatest pleasure to acquit myself in the capacity of Grand Master, ad intcrim, of a commission as flattering as it is agreei,ble to me. I must avail myself of this oc casion to express to you all my esteem and the admi ration with which her Britannic Majesty's Government views your political and military career. Your name is always spoken of with praise in England, and all your public actions (and they are numerous) are distin geished as being the work of a faithful subject, of a true patriot, of a man of honour, and of a general as skilful as lie is distinguished. You have fought for the throne of Spain, for the constitution which you have sworn to defend, and for national liberty. In short, you have fought in order to acquire internal peace, and you have thus contributed to ensure the general peace of Europe, and I hope and strongly de sire that you have obtained it in se important and glo rious a contest. With that persuasion, and being ani mated with the most cordial sentiments for her Majesty the Queen Isabella and for the Spanish nation, the Queen Victoria of England sends your Excellency the distinguished ribbon (which I have the honour to transmit to you), believing by that act of kindness towards a distinguished general and a good patriot to confirm the friendly relations made to respect and cherish each other, and to add by those means a new lustre to the military order of a country which reckons already within itself so many men of merit, and the re cords of which will receive the inscription of the name of the Duke de la Vitoria and de Morella. In ex•. pressing the most, sincere wishes for your happiness and glory, and for the preservation of your Excellency's health and life, so important for the interests of your Sovereign, and so precious for your brave nation, de siring that you may for many long years enjoy that pub lie mark of high esteem of the Queen of Englund for your services, and of all the well-merited distinctions which your Sovereign has deigned to honour you with in the midst of the general acclamations of your coun trymen, I have the pleasure to subscribe myself, my Lord Duke, your affectionate and sincere admirer and 'riend, " AUGUSTUS FREDERICK, Duke of Sussex." ESPARTERO TO THE DUKE OF SUSSEX. BARCELONA, AUG. 25.—My Lord Duke—The dis• anguished mark of favour from her Britannic Majesty which you have deigned to transmit me by her orders has agreeably surprised me. I experienced extraordi nary satisfaction, not only in consideration of that flatter ing mark itself, but also in consideration of the motive to which I was a party, and which nobly evinces the justice of the cause defended by me with honour and loyalty. M 3 first duty, under these flattering circum stances, is to beg you to have the kindness to offer to the august Queen of Great Britain the expression of my eternal gratitude, and the assurance of the ardent vows I offer up for the prosperity of her reign, for the happiness of the English people, united by close ties with the Spanish nation. the kindness with which your Highness has deigned to fill the office of Grand Master of the Queen's commission ad interim, the too flattering opinion you have had the_ goodness to have for me, and the praises you hasten upon me for having faithfully fought for the Throne of my Queen, of the Constitution to which I. have sworn fidelity, and of national liberty, all stimulate my grati tude for your Royal Highness, and make me desire to see the realization of your opinion, that the internal peace of Spain would contribute to ensure the general peace of Europe. What 'flatters me the most in the letter of your Royal highness is the expression of the analogous conviction of her Majesty Queen Vic toria, and the assurance of her cordial sentiments for my Queen and for my nation. I do not doubt that my Sovereign and country will justly appreciate the honour conferred upon me as the devoted defender of their rights, and the good understanding between the two countries will be continued, and the two people will cherish and respect each other, according to the happy expression of your Royal Highness for their mutual happiness and glory. I return you thanks for the sin cerity of your wishes in my favour ; mine will respond to the signal►sed proofs of your esteem. I shall know al ways how to preserve the remembrance of ,our High ness, and I shad be happy to find the opportunity of being enabled to prove to you my cordial affection and the consideration with which I have the honour, my Lord Duke, to subscribe myself your very devoted servant, "DUKE DE LA VITORIA AND MORELLA." * As the translation has been made from Spanish into French and from French into English, the style may be excused. EVENING EDITIO.I,;. ERECTION OF A SAFETY BE. A . - CON ON GOODWIN SANDS:, • - : On Saturday information Was eceiVed in town tha \ \ l t o b e e k a: o ni r o b s e t r in N e i r a e i d es ib ty le ,s t s a t s e k a . m u e n r d . B er e t ye y,p ri t h et V f ; c_ Ca ,.stln pt g a r i . n sm l t.e le tw lE:g beacon on the Goodwin Sands, a vits'c,c , n, Tiles-frasse4 the town of Deal, bad been succe iktily*eomplisired - , - ;./ by which it is hoped to avert the dreg , l'ficisk-,7llife by'- shipwreck which has to frequently occlllsii(fit part; of the British channel. To the high credit of Captain Bullock this desirable. , object was accomplished on Thursday afternoon last,. . under his superiatendence and that of Captain Boys,: superintendent of the Naval Store Department of Captain Bullock has been lorg engaged in caraying - cut the above object, and in the arduous duty of cor recting the charts in various parts of the globe, and is :, now doing so under the authority of Government in . the waters of England. He commenced at Westmin- . stcr-bridge and proceeded towards the Land's-end, which , is at present undergoing his survey. T an 's he has succeeded in erecting consists of a column about forty • feet above the level of the sea, having elects and ropes attached to four of its shies, with holds for hands and , feet. At the summit of the column is attached a , gallery of hexagon form, made of trellis work, and capable of holding twenty persons at one time. Above the gallery, and in continuation of the column, is a flag- • staff ten feet long, thus making the entire beacon filrye feet in height: The sides of the gallery are so con structed as to enable the persons in it to be covered in. with sail-cloth, which is reefed in and round it, and can be used at pleasure ; as also an awning to pass over it, which is fixed to the flag-staff ; thus entirely pro tecting any unfortunate mariner who may seek shelter on the column from foul and tempestuous weather. A barrel of fresh water, together with a painted hag en closing a flag of distress, is stationed on the gallery, and the words " Hoist the flag" painted in the languages of all nations on boards stationed round the inner part of the gallery, so that the foreigner as well as native sea man may be enabled to show a signal of distress, and ob. tam help from shore, which is about seven miles from the beacon. The means by which the beacon has been erected in so extraordinary a place as the Goodwin Sands, are as follow :—The foundation of the' column is several feet below the surface of the sand, and is se cl - cured in the centre of a stout oak p latform, extldirlg from it on either side several yards. This is secure(' by upwards of two tons of pig iron ballast being las he to it. In addition to this, eight stout iron bars, ea al six feet long, are driven obliquely on each quarter of tin: column, and two also put at a distance of twelve feet: on each quarter, and chains attached to them, comma-. nicating with the upper part of the column and thea gallery. The sands for three or four hours during' the tides are high and dry, and present a fine tract.: of level extending for several miles. Great num , . hers of visitors from Ramsgate and Deal attended tin, erection of this tribute to humanity. The first persont to mount it was Lieut. (3. Boycs, a young and intrepid_ officer, who, on reaching the summit, hoisted his hand kerchief, a fac simile to a union jack. ;The indefatigable exertions of Captain Bullock, Captain Boyes, Lieute nant Parvey, and Mr. C. B. Yule, second officer of the Boxer, and the other officers and men engaged in the undertaking, are deserving of the highest praise, they being compelled to work for several hours up to their kneas in water. Several visitors afterwards ascended. the column, and testified in the strongest terms their approbation of this stupendous work for the benefit of humanity. GERMAN PAPERS. --- FETE AT ASIIBURNHAM HOUSE.—Friday last being the birth-day of the Hereditary Grand Duke Paul Lieven, M. De Berg, Count Alexis Strogonoff, Count Kondriaoffsky, and the whole of the noblemen and gen tleman connected with the Russian embassy, attended divine service at the Greek Chapel in Welbeek-street, when the Reverend Dr. Nifout officiated. In the even ing his Excellency and Baroness Brunowgave a sump tuous banquet at the above mansion in celebration of the Grand Duke's natal day to a distinguished party, including Prince Lieven, Count Creptowitch, Count including Count Strogonoff, Count Scaritinc, M. De Oliveria, General and Madame Obreskoff, General Ischafine, Count Tonboff, M. De Berg, Count Kondriaoffsky, M. De Benkhausen, &c. GENERAL SIR GEO. W ALKER, BART., K. C. B.— A Morning Contemporary of Thursday has made a statement, totally devoid of truth, that the above named veteran general was suffering under an attack of paralysis, which had obliged him to leave his official resi dence as Lieutenant-Governocu r of Chelsea Hospita its rz•l. As t hi s s tatement is in every partilar erroneous, and - maining uncontradieted must create uneasiness to the mem bers of the general's family and his many friends, it has been thought expedient to state that, notwithstanding the Gallant Of ficer's great age, and the many wounds he has received during his campaigns in the Peninsula ' under the Duke of Wellington, he is in the uninterrupted enjoyment u rsa o f his healt h and faculties, and was, u w ag it e h , LadyenThursday Walker h ay an d his family , about to start for Svra We had a few sales evening, by way of Southampton_. r e t:E in sT o E ur ß, ln S ar E ke l i t T SEPT. 11.—We and those were the stocks on 'ef 1839 ; prices, chiefly confined to the best qualities tran N s V ac O t b a e n a d large demand from the country on however, expected were there firm, tviil and after the fair, on Saturday , fair proportion of this year's produce and prices will become began picking on Monday last; than a small lump, and the' in different. The duty is m at 2001., which merit 1840's can interfere but little son offer short. It is the 19th instant, when a more will be at market, l y ool. toe fixed . The planters mostly but few will grow more quality generally will be t uft thought to be over estimated i ons of hops will psy, therefore and with the prices of all other age s, good in quality cwt.:-1839 , from l l 4 o co ur. Present currency per. s. ; choice, I6os. to 1893. yearlings and 1837, from 903. to 1265. His Royal Highness Prince Albert has added two splendid hunters to his stud. The horses arrived in Windsor on Friday. BRUSSELS, SEPT. 10.—A letter from Namur of Sept. 8 says, " Last week several French hor.s , 3-elealem passed through the city, on their way to Germany, to. purchases 20,000 horses for remounting the cay.alry. One of them who was returning home, found at Din ant a letter, which informed him that the contract for 20,000 horses was given to him on condition of exe cuting it in the shortest time possible: The King arrived at Wiesbaden on the sth, in the evening. His Majesty occupies the same house that he did last year. BERLIN, SEPT. I.—All the measures proceeding from our King excite so much attention that your read ers will learn with pleasure that his Majesty has already expressed his intention to have a reduction of the taxes effected next year. The Minister of Finance is said to have received instructions either to diminish or wholly to take off those taxes which most affect - the poorer classes, such as what is called the cheap tax, the excise on rye, flour, pork, and other articles of this kiorl, so that the revenue would suffer a diminution of 800,061) dollars. Ot course a corresponding. reduction in the: expenditure is contemplated ; but this reduction will be, made only where it can be done without detriment to. the public service, while, on the other hand, the funds allotted to religion and education are to be considerably increased. It may be conceived how this and similar facts fill the minds of the people with brightest hopes. HANOVER, SEPT. s.—The bulletin of this morning says that his Royal Highness the Crown Prince had but a very slight fever yesterday evening. His Royal Highness had, on the whole, a very good night. His state is as satisfactory as is to be expected.—Hanover Gazette. HANOVER, SEPT. 4.—lt is said that the King and Queen did rot know the operation was to be performed so soon, and did not hear of it till i,was over. The Hanover Gazette of the 7th, publishes two bulletins of the 6th and 7th, which state that the Crown Prince was going on well. The fever hart. left him on the sth in the evening. The following particulars respecting the operation have been communicated to us :—The operation was performed on the 3d, at ten o'clock in the morning, and lasted one hour and a quarter. Up to the sth this Prince was bled three times. Besides Dr. Jager„ he son who assisted him, and the two other physicians, 11r- Jell, his Highness's tutor, and the Princess of Sch waz. burg Itudolstadt, his step-sister were present. Dr. Jager's opinion of the result of the operation is as: fol lows :—lf nature continues to assist as hitherto, it is poss ibl e t h at i n s i x or eight months the Prince will so far recover his sight as to be able to distinguish a per son at the distance of three paces.—Hamburg Bunsen- Halle, Sept. 8. LATE DUKE OF GORDON.—The monument at Kinrara, to the memory of the late Duke of Gordon, is now completed. On Wednesday last, the 2d instant, the top stone was put en, and part of the scaffolding removed ; the rest remains till a conducting rod be put up to preserve the structure from lightning. To the travellers it now presents a truly grand and imposing appearance. The building, which is all of fine dressed granite, scams well executed, combining strength with beauty, and reflects great credit on Mr. John Ross, the contractor. From its elevated and commanding site, the monument forms a new and interesting feature in the landscape of Badenoch, and brings before the mind the wonders of human art, amid the wild sublirnities of nature.—lnverness Courier. Lord Hill is on a visit to Sir Rowland Hill and Lady Hill at Hawkstone. AN ANTI-lALTIIUSIAN. Mr. O'Connell stated a few days since, that his grandmother was parent of 21 children, but John Prentice, one of " the finest pisantry in the world," has fairly beat the grandmarna o 1 the great Dan. John, who is now S 2 years of age, is the father of 23 children, his cara sposa having just presented. him with twins. John is a native of Dungannon, in the county of Tyrone, and now resides in Crawfurd's-close, Grassmarket, Edinburgh, a pauper in the City Charity Workhouse. He married at the age of 21, and by his first wife had 17 children, 14 sons and 3 daughters. He married a second time, about nine years ago, Catherine Macdonald, who is now upwards of 45 years o f age, and who has brought him s ix children, four p r eviously, and s tw erv in e s r ( . a boy and girl) the oth er da y . --Edinburgh Ob- EXPER ii4r EN Royal Artillery, e ToNLARoEGuzns.;: last a party of the deOdnbyFmrida Jaz Chalmers4procceded to the proof butt in the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, at I o'clock p:m., for the purpose of trying a plan which has been some time in operation in France, for discharging large pieces of ordnance by a hammer and detonating powder, the present system in the British army being with a portfire, ignited and kept burning till the word of command is given. Sir John May, Colonel Dun.. das, and Colonel Dancey attended to witness the experi. meet. The gun selected wfds a 32-pounder, and the charge each time was 10lb of powder in a flannel cartridge, with a 321 b. ball fitted in a wooden cup made flat at the enct next the powder. Forty rounds were fired, and the sum, plicity and certainty with which they were discharged gave great satisfaction. The invention is so simple, and 'nigh* be so easily be applied, that there is every reason to believe it will be universally adopted in the Ordnance department. It consists of a small hammer with a handle about si4 inches in length, the whole made of brass, acting in holes made in two small pieces of steel fixed by screws to thlt right side of the gun. The action is given by pulling piece of cord six feet long, when the hammer falls on the vent charged with detonating powder with such force as to cause instant and certain ignition. There is a small, piece of steel to cover the detonating powder, that it may. not become wet in rainy weather, and this is so contrived that it falls back the moment the hammerbegins todescend. PUBLIC SPlRlT.—Joseph Strutt, Esq"behtr: given a grant of land to the inhabitants of Derbhetxot Weco. the ground for a public arboretum for ever, N nesdav these grounds arc to be opened by sion the Corporation and , i , nh_ab . Tifistanrets;reat," says tit Institute, the trades, See. 7biy t a h tt e hhe e e n sv j t o oi a te ub M lic ec p b r a o n c i e :.: walks extending to upwards fined situations, in the midst 4, able to persons living in con Derby Reporter, " consisting of o6f,ooelolefieeent, wacilrlesb,eainadv e l fields , meet arising from compelled seek plge of nearly all thEespeciapllv will the advantage be fr! a dense population,wwalhfkoosoattrheraotahol ig m hi o n s g t trh c e u ee t nc oofiuffe city of the town. seek recreationnst d roads, where they are exposed to mast perambulate by females and chiinldraenp, u w r h e o in numerous cases, are the arboretum ass igning to the manar annoyances. The b e nevolent intentions of Mr. Strutt a. secured by tilweeinit of a committee appointed by the Town Council. T*o Council represents the inhabitants of the town general' and while this popular mode of municipal governmc lasts, the arboretum never can be, like too many benefa'l tions of public-spirited donors, subverted to private or ell* purposes. If the arboretum be not made subservient future times to the benevolent object of its founder, it RI not be his fault—the blame will rest upon those for who especial advantage the. gift has been made.'.' .or