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FRENCI! PAPERS.

[From the Et(Ak dated IVednesday, February I.j
PARIS, JAN. 31.
General Sebastisni has been elected Deputy by the Electoral
College of Vervins. He had 110 rotes, being a majority of 2U.
It is thought the mortal remains of the late Emperor of Russia
cannot reach St. Petersburgh before the end of February. The
body will lie, in state for eight days in the Cathedral of Casan. tier
Majesty the Empress Elisabeth will accompany the funeral pro-
cession no farther than Charcow. Site will then return to Taganrog.
The cold appears to have checked the ravages of the plague in
Moldavia and Wallachia. It is hoped that satisfactory news on
this subject will be shortly received.
The Committee of Literary Property met the day before yester-
dajfor the sixth time. There is every reason to hope that these
luminous discussions will produce elements calculated to form the
basis of a law, which shall completely aoswer the wishes of the
friends of justice and literature.

CORTIT, JAN. 1.
Letters from Prevesa, of the 24th Deoembe, state that Ibrahim
Pacha, after various communications with the Ottoninn Authori-
ties in the Forts of Patraa, embarked on board his steam-boat, to
make a reconnoissance at Crionero, where he landed 3,500 men, 14
cannon, 14 mortars, and ammunition, to assist in the taking of
31i,solonglii 4 that he then returned to his head-quarters at Patna,
and seems resolved to push the siege of Missolonglii with vigour,
in order to make himself master of that place, so as to be able in
the Spring to give his whole attention to the war in the Mores.
It is added that the Turklth fleet was preparing to attack Vas-
silodi, a fortified islet. which defends the road of Miasolonghi, but
the Seraskier had in vain promised rewards to his troops to induce
them to make the attempt. 1t is said also that the Seraskier had
very lately had three Greeks bditaded, who were carrying a little
money to Missolonglil.

[From the Pilote of Tuesday.]
MADRID, JAN. 19.
PRIVATE COSIESPONDENCE.,
All the merchants of Madrid are in consternation on account of
the activity displayed by the Government in allotting and levying
the contribution, which as you know has been imposed on the mer-
chants, not only of this capital, but of the whole kingdom. It is
not so touch the payment of the sum imposed on them which puts
the merchants in a bad humour, as the vexation to which they arc
subjected by the exhibition of pipers, which, as is very reasonable,
they do not like that every body should be acquainted with. A
commission is appointed to levy the 'junta assigned to the mer.
chants of Madrid to pay. This commission has under it several
agents, whence it may be easily presumed that shameful acts of
injustice are committed ; but it is necessary to procure money, and
to invent resources if they do nut exist.
I Apropos of resources, t is said that a member of the Constitu-
tional municipality of Madrid, ireary of living in exile in a wretched
village in a distant province, solicited permission to return home,
and that .a very high personage consented to it upon condition of
his giving hint 15,000 francs, which was immediately paid. We
must not be surprised, therefore, at the progress which corruption
makes when such examples are given.
It continues to freeze, and the mails from France are always de-
layed ; we must also attribute to the unfavourable season the dearth
of news from our provinces. The Gazrtfe absolutely contains no
news whatever, at least relative to Spain . • it merely informs us
that two Generals, of two religious orders, have remained covered
in the presence of his Majesty which constitutes the prerogative of
the Spanish Grandezza of the first class.

Yesterday the Russian Ambassador and Countets I•ieven
arrived in town from the Royal Lodge, Windsor Park,
where his Excellency and the Countess had bean oh a visit
to his Majesty since Monday.
Yesterday Prince Polignac, the French Ambassador,
transacted business at the Foreign-office in Downing-street,
wherelds Excellency had a long interview with Mr. Secre-
tary Canning.
At the King's Court, held on Monday at his .Majesty's
Castle at Windsor,. Ilettry Beard, Esq., Lieutenant-
Goverhor of Berbice, was introduced to the King by Earl
liathursr, his Majesty's principal Secretary of State for the
Colonial Department, on hts appointment, and was after-
wards sworn into office before the King in Council.
Mr. Iluskisson transacted- business at the Foreign-office
yesterday.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Secretary of
State's office for Foreign Afrairs, from Brussels.
Tie Loon CH A NCELLOR•—We are, happy to state that
the Lord Chancellor is Considerably better. Ile quitted
his room on IVednesday, and yesterday the gout had quite
left his knees, and was spoked entirely to the feet:
A Deputation of Merchants waited upon Lord Bathurst
on Tuesday, to present' a memorial addressed to him as
Colonial Secretary, respecting the circulating medium at
the Cape of Good hope. Lord Bathurst stated that it
should have been addressed to the Lords of the Treasury,
the eliinge in the currency originating with them. Ile,
however, took the memorial, which he said he would de-
liver in the proper quarter.
We have received Lisbon Gazettes to the 41st ult. They
contain no political information. There are some finan-
cial regulations and a statement of the burning of sonic
bonds of the national debt in the usual manner.
A list is given of seventeen Portniruese vessels stranded
on the neutral ground in the Bay of Gibraltar on the night
of the 6th of December.
Frankfort Papers to the 27th wire received yesterday.
It appears that the Bavarian Monarch continues to pursue
his economical plans, from which he has already derived a
considerable soot, of which a portion has been applied to
increase the Sinking Feud for the reduction of the Na-
tional Debt.

A meeting was held at Taunton on Monday last, of
persons interested in the silk trade, at which a petition to
Parliament, praying fur a continuance of the prohibition
of French 'silks, was unanimously agreed to.
The seamen of Whitehat en have all struck for an ad-
vance of wages. The shipowners have had a meeting, and
offlr them 'monthly wags", hut will not on any account
agree to give them the great advance of half a strisea a trip.
Yesterday afternodn a dreadful accident happened to a
,earter who wits Jeliveringi load of Wicks on the temporary bridge
that is erected over the works new in irngress for the enlargement
lor the London llticks. The bridge suddenly gave way, nrecipitat.
ing the man, boesrs, and load into the works beneath. The carter
remained in a perilous site 'doh for two tom,* before he could be
extricated. his hand unit sat urn being all thaerts visible ; his Vie
was fuved by one of the taitiebeels lodging against a wall, which
prevented a part of the Wicks teem falling on his head. The poor
fellow presented a sliocieng spectacle when released—his arm and
etlar•bnne were broken. talb tea of bit thighs was Isautirad to two
places ; tie was immediately taken to the hospital.