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obnoxious to much deserved blene for the part he has
taken in these transactions. Before he pledged his word
for this pennyless adventurer, it was his duty carefully to
have inquired into the foundation of his title ; for, as Mr.
Richardson must now see, those who relied on his pledge
cannot call hack what they have suffered to go from them,
as he has done. They have Sir Gregor M'Gregor's bonds,
and he has their money ; and we have no doubt they
will both remain in the relative situation of creditor
and debtor, until the Poyaisian sovereignty shall crumble
into dust. McGregor may negociate new loans on the
Continent (though we hardly know how to believe the
fact), but no part of the proceeds will ever find its way to
pay either the principal or interest due to his present cre-
ditors. Mr. Richardson ought, therefore, to have looked
well to the nature of the pledge he was giving. Why did
he not in the very first stage of the proceedings examine
the grant made by the Indian King? If he diet, how
came that pillige in the last clause to escape his observa-
tion ? in which It is declared that " nothing contained is
this decd shall be construed into a cession of the sove-
reignty of the country, now held by his Mosquito Ma-
jesty." The assumption of the sovereignty by M'Gregor
was a violation of the grant, by which it was in effect roi-
-1 dered null and void to all intents and purposes whatsoever.
!The powers granted to M'Gregor are subordinate to the
authority of the Mosquito King. Supposing, therefore,
that a cession by that Chief could have vested in M'Gregor
the rights to which he pretends, the cession is not only
r not made, but expressly disclaimed. Yet will a know-
ledge of this fact, or in culpable ignorance of it, Mr.
Richardson opens an office at Dongate-bill to sell, barter,
and mortgage the lands of l'oyais, and undertakes two
commissions to raise loans to the exteet of noo,oool.
He, besides, appears in the character of the Poyaisian
Envoy, and, fur his services, is successively created Count
de la Cruz, and Duke de las Sierras. At length, however,
it suits the purposes of Gregor the First to take from his
Envoy the disgrace " of giving audiences' to jobbers and
stockholders." Two Commissioners are appoint.d to con-
solidate the debts of royals, and then Mr. Richardson
flings his green cross and his ducal patent into his
Sovereign Prince's face, and declares war against him.
!le discovers that McGregor has no tight to play Isis
prattles as " Casique of the Poyer nation," and he purposes
Ito establish a Poyais Commercial Company ! The progress
of the independence of the Sonth American States will
soon set at rest all these ridiculous enterprises. The
"territory of Poyais" will be included within their limits,
and any adventurer who may go forth on any wild scheme
tanned iu Dowgate-hill or elsewhere, will find an audio-
Irity on the spot or in the neighbourhood to which they
must yield. The official documents of the Poyaisian State
arc laughable enough. We recotnmend them to the atten-
tion of our curious readers. It is one of not the least ludi-
crous parts of this atfair (for we think we may, after this
publication, reckon it to be concluded), that the credentials
of the Envoy, and the authority to raise the second loan
for emenssai., arc both dated at Boulogne, to which port
the Cuisine travelled from Paris to meet his Envoy,
though it did not agree with his convenience, for pruden-
tial reasons, to cross the channel. Riney,: teneatis, amid.
The autograph letter of the Prince Isom Paris, if not a
specimen of the purest English, of which a Poyaisian Son-
ivies' may be pardoned for being ignorant, is at any rates
sees! specimen of courtly insincerity and political artifice.
No wonder that with such a negotiator the poor Indian
chid- was persuaded to give away all but his sovereignty,
whieb, however, was snore than tho valiant conqueror of
Porto Bello war willing to leave him.

Friday evening, about ail o'clock, Prince Leopold left
Claremont in his travelling carriage and four, and proceeded
to Cobham I lall, Kent, the seat of the Earl and Countess
of Darnley, on a visit to the noble Earl and Countess.
On Saturtkitahriosnßoyal Highness left Cobham Hall, at-
tended by Stockmar and Sir Henry Sectors, for
Ramsgate, on a visit to his Royal Sister, the Duchess of
Kent, (rum which place the Prince goes to Dover, to on-
hark for Calais, on his way to l'aris, where there is a house
taken to be in readiness for the reception of the Prince,
where his Royal Highness is expected to remain a short
time, and from there to go on to Coburg, on a visit to his
mother and other relatives.
On Saturday Prince Estt 'hazy, the Austrian Ambas-
sador, and the Russian Ambassador. had interviews with
Mr. Secretary Canning, at the Foreign Mee, Downing-
, street.
Saturday the Earl and Countess of Liverpool left
Cotnnbe Wood for some weeks,for W311114g ('astle, of which
the Noble Earl is Governor. This temporary retirement,
we rogret to say, is owing to his Lordship not being com-
pletely re stored to health.
Mr. Secretary Peel is at flroadstairs.
Mr. Saurin (late Attorney-General for Ireland) will lie
proposed as representative for the City of Dublin, at the
next election. Should the Right Honourable Gentleman
decline the honour, Sir Arthur Bradley King will be
nominated.
Ferdinand has conferred on the Island of ('uba the title
of Ever Faithful."
We understand the Commanders in the Royal Navy
are still to be addressed (by courtesy) as Captains.
We understand that the concerns of an eminent under-
writer of Lloyd's (who is also a Bank Director), have be-
come seriously deranged.
On Thurmlav the Lord Mayor gave a grand dinner at
the Mansion House, to the Lord Prove st of Edinburgh,
several mercantile gentlemen, and about forty members of
the Corporation.
Tits ROYAL PALACLS.—h if MOM that Cmltott House
is to he pulled down, and an elegant soprre built on its
scite, opening to the Park, so as to form an agreeable ter-
minati ~,, to the new street. It is also mentioned, that a
new Palace is to erected for his Majesty at the end of
tile Mall, in St. James's Park—the present Queen's'
House, as it is called, to form one of the wings.
The whole of the buildings at Whitehall and Downing-
street, extending to the house occupied by the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, are to come down, in order to make room
fur the new public offices in progress. Were the fan-
movements to extend the whole length of King-street,
touch advantage would be derived at that end of the
town.

Nn. w Part: T.—A along die new patents reeen tly granted,
we find the following:—" To Illmjsmin Anti. Day, of
Ili ' gliam, AVarwickshire, tire screen maker, for certain
implovenscuts in the manufactory of drawer, door, and,
lock knobs, and a Noss erery tleseilpti.m." We eon-
gratubte the public nn this inteiligcnce ; it makes us look
forward, very sanguinely, to the intellectual improvement
of the age ; we know of no dit, that ever before pronounced
such an :tccegsion of sew
Drano played S.4;i?.hk on Wednesday night at the
Dublin Theatre, to a comparatively thin house.

A my vaudeville, or ballet. entitled La ideusie Ali-
, is petting up at the Theatre des Varieties. -and an-
ether at the Theatre ilea Vaudeville, called Its Maris iln-I
Arta's, or Criminal Cunrrssalians. These caricatures of
English Manilas, lile Les Anglaise.' pour rirr, :are sure to
attract full hems ; and the families of John Bull will, no
doubt, show how much they are amused by being loudest
lin the laugh at the singularities of their countrymen. II
T.if hie* qui rit ire Jernirr.

Far. N I'll LIT FR•Tl'Itr.—PA PIS. At't:UST
Delarigne, author oldie Nlesseniennes. has just sent to the
press a Messenienne of the Death of Lord Myron, which
is to make its appearsnec next week at Adrocat's. Palais
Royal. Yesterday the first volume of Messrs. Jay and
Jouy's long-expected Ermites en Lihrrt: made its appear-
ance at the shop of M. Advocat ; so great was the impati-
ence of the mblic to obtain a copy, that 1,500 copies were
sold in three Emirs.