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LONDON. MONDA Y, Ft sauA ay 2, 1824.

Friday's French Papers reached our office lest night ;
May panne little interest. The leading details of the
Neeiletir and Etoile will be found underneath. They are
*holly occupied with the account of the arbitrary proceed-
ings of the Austrian tribunals in Lombardy against the
unhappy partisans of Italian freedom, which for a while is
Wien. The Wirassoutusc tramples with the hoofs of his
Create and Pandours, for the hour, on the classic land
of Horace and of Virgil; but the day of vengeance and
redemption will yet arrive.
From the Neetfrer of Frklay.l
_ .

Our correspondent at Milan sends us an extract from the'pro-
'weedinQs against the revolutionists of Lombardy, and of the
ammo' pained by the tribunal of the first instance, confirmed by
eke Coati of Appeal, and in the third instance by the Senate sitting
at Vargas.
This trial, which is remarkable on account of the relation it bears
le those which have lately been decided in France, serves to de.
ralostrate that revolutionists arc every where the same to trouble
the repose of Europe.
(Here follows the translation of the extract, which occupies no,
km than eight entire columns of the Iffunikar.) The following
analysis of this important document is in the Ltuik, dated Satur-
day, as follows:

" The Masiterr of to-day publishes all the details of the pro-
• wring, which we regret that we ar: not tble to give at length to
our readers ; we will give them an analysis of it.
• The seernies of the eternal principles of religion and social older
me silted lo all countries. It may be recollected, that. a little be-
/Ns the return of Bonaparte to France, a plot formed in Loma.
body was bailed. The Emperor at that time pardoned the chief
audios, of those criminal intrigues.

tuns the throne of the Tyrant in the dust. •It is stated in'
this letter, under date from Cadiz, that the two Spanish
ships, the Ashi and Achilles, were ready to sail; but it does,
not appear that they are to carry any troops ; these Spain!
could not now supply. The two ships will most probably
swell, before many months, the Colombian navy ; and thus
will close the Cadiz expedition. The murders of the Con-
stitutional party still go on, through all the towns and pro-
vinces; every where the fanatic Royalists are whetting
their daggers, and glutting the dungeons with fresh
victims :

14•VONSK, JAX. 24.

We have letters and paper from Madrid of the LM th, but they
contain very little news Nothing transpires; a general silence pre-
wails, and it sterns as if people began to be afraid of speaking their
sentiments. Things remain precisely in the same situation. The
Kings decree relative to the military commissions has excited a
very disagreeable sensation, anti much dissatisfaction is met with
among all classes and all parties. There is no trade whatever, but
an infinite number of bankruptcies, and consequently great distress,
which daily increases in a frightful manner : it ;s difficult to fore-
see how all this will end ; but end it lutist, for it is Impossible long
to endure this state of things.
The King has appointed the Count d'Ocatis to be his Prime
Minister, and Dor. Cadiz de Calomarda, Minister of Grace and
Justice ; he has also made numerous nominations in the ecclesias-
tical order, doubtless to recompense those who bare contributed to
the success of the counterrevolution.

Tire Madrid Gazette of the 20th in almost wholly taken up with
those deafen.

We learn from Cadis that the two ships of the line, tlie Asia and
the Achilles, which were fitting out in that port, are ready to pat
to sea. The place of their destination was not particularly known,
but kis generally believed to be South America.
Some Coostitutionalists have been asuminated at %I:tali& and
Bilbao.

A Flanders Mail brought Brussels and other papers to
our office yesterday, the leading c•.tents of which we have
selected. A generally well-informed paper, the Al%twine
Zeitung, states, that letters had been received from Sicily,
saying that , the English fleet, which had assembled as
Malta, had sailed from thence for Tunis, under Sir Gra-
ham Moore, without waiting the offers of mediation from
the Porte. The German Journal is misinformed on this
head. The Greek slaves have probably before now been
given up at Tunis, from fear of a bombardment, on the
'requisition of the Porte, and the presence of a British
squadron before that piratical Regency would therefore be
unnecessary. Atrocious as was the violation of its sea
banditti, it would be passed by us with contempt. From
accounts from the frontiers of Moldavia to the 7th of
January, it appears that the Turkish hordes stationed in
that desolated province had spread the plague. Thus,
wherever these atrocious barbarians move, death and de-
struction follow in their train, and all the horrors of dis-
ease and famine accompany them. flow long will they be
thus suffered to desolate the fairest portion of Europe, and
render void, like a chilling blastar pestilence, the most
abundant gifts of Providence and Nature?
Mausent.ss, JAY. 13.
. (From the Allgeweiat Zeitss4.l

Letters have been received from Sicily, according to which the
English fleet, which had assembled at Malta, had sailed from that
Island for Tunis, under the command of Sir Graham Moore, with.
out suffering itself to be detained by the offsm of insdindon mfrs
by the Porte. As no doubt is entertained ef doe susheaticity Sa
these letters, we may expect to be shortly inhumed pf Ifia elude OF
the expedition.
Faow tux FRONTIERS OT MOLDAVIA, /AM

The Turkish trigs, stationed in Moldavia hide' iterl4.l:thi
plageo bidet tuifortunste country. Its vartrain initiskalidson;
vines of Tosksay, and even of Jassy. Nonrypionlidninimone
has been taken, in the adjoining peorioces of Runk risqknonia, to
provent ibis scourge from being Introduced into dim. Happily
the sawn of the year is the greatest security against Poe waking
any considerable progress.

SIMIAN, JANUARY 18.

A courier from Sere*, who arrived at Belgrade in the night of
the 10th, has brought to the merchants of Saes who are at B.
grade, the melancholy intelligence that their houses at Semi
have been sequestrated, and their wives, children, and servan'a
imprisoned, in consequence of a Orman from Constantinople, which
has been pbtalned by Abalaboud Pacha, late Pacha of Saloniehl,
and now Scrambler of Rumelia, and Commander of the army of the
Sultan against the Greeks.

FRANKFORT, Jaw. 23.

Accounts from Peteraburgh of February 7th, state, that an Im-
perial Ukase, issued by the advice of the Minister of Finance, sup-
presses the duty on barks navigating the rivers and canals of the
The Government of Transylvania has given nhtke of the
plague having manifested itself at Ibrad, in the adjacent Turkish
territory, it was necessary to adopt measures of precaution with re-
spect to travellers coining from the neighbouring countries, such as
3loMaria and Wallachia, that travellers will be liable to a quaran-
tine of ten days for their own persons, and of 21 days for their
dicta.

The very celebrated house of Van du Smissen, at Altona, has
lately failed for several millions of 'lurks bunco. This failure is
causal by considerable losses which the house has sustained by the
Lite depreciation of colonial produce.

DIREPDEN, JAN. 14.

For some time since, several farmers ha the Duchy of Anhslt
Coedit*, instead of paying their people in money, have proposed to
them to allow them a fixed proportion of the nosiest. Nothwitnstand-
ing the low price of grain, the labourers have readily accepted th is pro-
posal, which is very advantageous to the farmers, and several con-
ventions to this edict have already been concluded.

BIII'SSEI.II, JAY. M

It is said that a palace is to be butt at the Hague for his Royal
Highness Prince Frederick cf the Netherlands, who is to many a
Princess of Prussia.

Falek has been for some time designated as sneer:mu. to Baron
Fagel, Ambassador at London. We are now informed that the no-
mination has taken place, and that Baron Fagel has received leave
to retire in the most honourable manner, with • pension for his
services.

Letters from Batavia of the IRO September last, bring the news
of the death of his Highness the Snesochoenan of ifirieralsavta,
Pak oebaeana.Senopatti- I ngulogo -A bd al- Hach inan-Sah idan- Pans-
togomo V. which happened on the nth of that month. This Prince
succeeded his father in October 11120. He has not left any legit'.
mate descendants. Till the Supreme Government shall have come
to a decision respecting the succession .o the throne, our resident
at Sorvakarta has liken putoessiov of the seals or Government, and
filed his abode in the palace.

A crisis, aml a most alarming one, now impends over our
West India Colonies. No man can view the existing state
of things in those Islands without alarm, and almost dis-
may. Two insurrections of the Negro immulation, in
Demerara and Jamaica, have already burst forth. It is
now char and unquestionable that the discontents have
arisen from the proceedings of the Abolitionists in thi
country ; and, if these rash and unwarrantable measures are

persisted in, ruin impends over the whole of the British
West Indies, and the inevitable consequences must he re-
volt, insurrection, flames, and blood. It would infinitely
better become Mr. IVilberforce and his fanatic followers, as
the Jamaica resolutions well remark, to give their time and
their votes to the abolition of abuses in this country and Ire-
land—abuses they have sanctioned and supported for years,
than to embark in a ha!, crusade against the lives and pro-
perties of the numerous West India residents and pro-
prietors. It is a cause with which they have no concern
at all—where they have not a shilling of property em-1
harked, and with the tree state of which, as regards the

the walls of Parliament are pressing on Ministers 'flint most
alarming measures, and who have procured the petitions
by their solicitations thruugb the country. These men,
who are now instigated by so fervent and holy a zeal for the
conversion and emancipation of the Blacks, have for years
opposed themselves to the freedom of the white population
of Ireland : 000,000 Negroes possess an irresittible claim
on their pious solicitude; but six millions of Catholics, and
Christians of their own colour are to be kept in misery
end bondage. They have arguments of inexpediency and
prejudice ready in their mouths, whenever any measures
are proposed for the amelioration of the latter: but pro-
perty, prudence, justice, and discretion, are all to be set
aside in the case of the negro, deemed more worthy their
consideration than the thousands of Irish peasants who
pine in wretchedness and bondage; their chains they would
burst at once; an infuriated mass of slaves are to be tw-
inned on their former proprietors, with hatred in their
..hear
to to every white man ; they see to be furnished with
weapons for general destruction. To Mr. Wilberforce and
Mr. Buxton it Is nothing that millions of capital and pro-
perty will be destroyed—that the lives of thousands may
be sacrificed—that dwellings will be in flames, and mur-
der and violation rage through every island ;—all this dread-
ful futurity cannot arrest their fanatic march ; they press
onward, though destruction is in full view. Mr. Wilber-
force has voted for an Insurrection Law in Ireland ; he is
now preparing insurrection throughout the West Indies.
lie opposed for years the emancipation of the Catholics;
Le would emancipate the negrirea ahrs#t at once. For forty
years and upwards that halms-wit 10 Parliament, be has
voted for every measure gigabit the liberty of.the subject
that successive Ministries brought forward: die war of
the Revolution was supported by him, and every minors'
measure of taxation that followed in its train; suspension
of the Ilabeas Corpus Act, fbr years, always met his sup-
port; every 10 for the restraint of the press, to fetter pub-
lic meetings or public liberty, had in him and his partisans
ready advocates ; Libel Acts, 'lndemnity Bills, Seditious
Meetings Acts, Revenue Assersinents, Corn Laws, and
Combination Statutes, were altregistered with the votes of
this party. They have been deep and deadly enemies to pub-
lic freedom and public happiness in England and in Ireland;
the ready tools and minions of power and corruption on the
worst occasions, with the gospel eternally on their lips,
they have had few of its precepts in their beano;
" mouth homage" has always constituted their creed. Cold,
canting, uncharitable, and hypocritical, this party of the
Saints would render, if they cpuld, corruption universally
dominant here, and proscription perpetual in Ireland. Like
the hypocrite of the Scriptures, with long-drawn faces
and drawling sentences, they appear in their tabernacles
and chosen meetings, and commemorate the grace of
election by denouncing all other sects, and thanking God
they are not like the "publicans and sinners" around,
them ; their se, I is selfish, and therefore it is persevering ;1
they attend Bible associations and meetings for the con-
version of the Jews, and send fanatic missionaries to the
Weit Ira's, the Pacific Islands, and Hlndostan : and what
gOird Anvil dsertwesintiiisbedr;after all? In our Western
Colonies insurrection and murders have followed on
', . • 'Apure. Let the history of their emissaries in
Oaqaetit and the neighbouring islands speak for their chas-
thg ;a ;locality there. With all their translations of

Ministers, and the negative of the entire House. The
late proceedings of the House of Assembly in Jamaica are
of the most violent character : a memorial to the Throne,
couched in the strongest language, was carried by a large
majority ; and their resolutions on the measures in agita-
don, respecting their slaves actually menace open resist-
ance. The third resolution, proposed by Mr. Mais, and
agreed to, stake " That the House paused in awful ex-
'• pvetation of the consequences which must result from
" the threatened innovation ; and whilst they await the
" event, they are prepared to meet it: the blood which
" flows in their veins is British blood, and their hearts are
" animated with the same fearless determination which
" enabled then ancestors to resist with success every en-
" croacbment of despotic power." This, it must be con-
fined, is language sufficiently strong and alarming;
scarcely stronger was used in North America, when those
Colonies declared their independence. They. however,
were far differently composed and situated from Jamaica.
But it was the assumed right of the British Parliament, to
assess and legislate fir them, that led to their revolt; nor
should this right be exercised, except in the most extreme
necessity. The whole question is now one of the deepest
possible lutenist: the safety of the colonies hangs on its
decision. We refer to a long and able letter in our co-
lumns, on the Colonial Administration, and the regulations
suggested in the islands by Lord Bathurst, who is most
unpopular throughout the West Indies. Should the im-
portant discussion be brought forward in the approaching
Session, we trust the situation of the colonies, the mil-
lions of property involved, the thousands of lives'com-
mitted—nay, the welfare and happiness.of the negroes
themselves, will all prevent any ill considered decision
being come to Ministers have a most awful responsibility
before them—they have the fanatical petitions of a few
uninterested abolitionists on one side, and the procreation
of our most valuable colonies on the other. In rejecting
one, nothing can be lost ; should they forget the other,
revolt and stint must follow.

Tits Kure' Couar.—On Saturday, at four o'clock,
his Majrsty held a Court at his Palace at Brightoo, which
was attended by the Lord President of the Comma, the
Lord Privy Seal, the Phut Lard of the Treasury, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, the Lard Steward, &c. The King hold
a Privy Council, at which Mr. Buller attended as Clerk.
The King's Speech for the opening of Parliament by Com-
mission was finally arranged, and received his Majesty's
sanction. 'fhe King then proceeded to prick for the She-
riffs of the different counties, according to annual custom.
His Majesty gave audiences to the Earl of Ilarrowby
and the Majesty
of Liverpool. The Court broke up a little
before Rix o'clock.

His Majesty's health continues to improve. Theanawer
on Saturday, at the Pavilion, to the numerous inquiries
which were made, was—" His Majesty, after an excellent
niglit. is very much better to-day. But, as we stated on
Saturday, his Majesty, conformably to the advice of his
physicians, will certainly not give personal attendance at
the opening of the Session of Parliament to-morrow.
Friday morning the Duke of York left town for Wind-
sor, and visited the Princess Augusta at Frogmore. His
Royal Highness dined with the Princess, and afterward.
left fur London, where his Royal Highness arrived between
eleven and twelve o'clock.

On Saturday the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester arrived
in town from Bagshot, for the season.
' The Earl of Liverpool and Mr. Secretary Canning left
town at the early hour of half-past seven o'clock on Satur-
day morning, to attend the King in Council.
rhe Earl of Liverpool will give a grand Parliamentary
dinner this day, at Fife House.
Mr. Secretary Canning will give a (Tend Parliamentary
dinner this day, at Gloucester Lodge.
On Saturday Mr. Dykes, the King's Messenger, left
town with despatches for • Mr. Secretary Canning, at
Brighton.
Official intelligenee haibeen receivei at Kingston, Ja-
maica, of the capture of Porto-Cabello by the Indepen-
'lent troops. The batteries were taken by a bold and des-
perate assault, and, having maintained their hold, the
citadel was obliged at length to surrender at discretion ;
but the garrison was treated with every indulgence, and
were embarked on board different vessels to be sent to
the Spanish islands.
The Isis frigate, which took out the Consuls and Com-
missioners to Colombia, has arrived at Carthagena.
The General Gas Light Company lately established in
London, is in treaty with several provincial towns to light
them with gas.
Mr. Phillips, who is to make his first appearance at the
Oratorios, is the pupil of Mr. Broadhurst.