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who hid doe stars to sell, or another wheat they invited to come
and exchange to advantage his money forum lately issued.
66 Two or three women were particularly employed to call on
those who passed, and who, when they were once drawn into the
snare, were stripped and murdered by the men. Such a tissue of
liniquities and horrors could not long escape the watchful eye ofjus-
tiee. It has seized ow all the guilty, who have been condemned to
death, and executed without distinction of sex. The Sultan then
commanded that the doors and windows of the dye Turkish houses
should be walled up, and should thus remain with the stamp of
reprobation, and as a lasting monument of a crime without parallel,
and frightful by its infamy."
A letter from Rheims says:—" It is affirmed that a camp of ten
or twelve thousand men will be formed about this town at the time
of the emanation. It is thought that the regiments of infantry be-
longing to the nearest garrisons will be encamped under tents, and
that the cavalry will be placed in cantonments. His Majesty, after
the sacred ceremony, will review all these troops."
Whatever may be the correctness of this assertion, it is certain
that several Aides.de•Camp of his Excellency the Blinister of War,
have arrived here, and are seeking for suitable ground for the
mute, end visiting the villages, to dud cantonments for the
cavalry.
The Gabrielle bombard, Captain Allegro, which was bringing
the animals sent by the Bey of Tunis to his Majesty, has perished
on the coast of Sidi-aout, at the entrance of the Gulf of Tunis.
The whole crew was saved, as well as the greater part of the aoi.
aisle. They had no news of the Cybele frigate, which sailed in
company with this bombard, which it convoyed. It was hoped,
however, that it had survived the tempest, which arose the second
day after its departure, and continued two days.
Faitstcx-Fuxne.—Pants. Arai. 4.—Five per Cents. opened
at 101 f. 90 c.; closed at 101 f. 9.sc.—Bank Stock,2oso f. ; Renee Is
Naples Certificates Falcoonet, 89C 60e.; Rents d'Espagne, 18};
Royal Spanish Loan 1843, asi C—Exchange on London, one
month, IS f. I e.; three months, 24 f. 90 e,.—Cosec Arthendque.
Axil 4.

In the official despatches from the Liberating Army of
Peru, which we this day publish, we have the particulars
of the decisive battle of Ayacucho, in which, on the 9th of
December, the triumph of American independence was
consummated. The strength of the two armies, it appears,
was very unequal—the Spanish forces being nearly twice as
numerous as thole of the patriots ; but the field was car-
ried at once with irresistible intrepidity by the Colombians.
The shock of the fight was terrible, but the victory was
never doubtful for a moment. The result was, that the
whole Spanish army surrendered• the same evening, and by
the terms of the capitulation every place possessed by the
Spaniards in Peru was given up to the Patriots. On the
news reaching the head-quarters of Bourne, he issued a
proclamation, announcing that the time had arrived when
he felt it his duty to fulfil his promise to divest himself of
the Dictatorship. The Congress of Peru were convoked
for the 10th of February, and on that day, the anniversary
of his accepting the supreme authority, he intended to re-
sign it. His language is florid and energetic, and every
sentiment is evidently inspired by the sincerity which has
characterised the public life of this great man. The ca-
pitulation is honourable to both parties. The vanquished
are treated with kindness and liberality. Entire free-
dom of choice is left to every individual to adapt
his future conduct to his feelings and interests. Such
as prefer to remain in Peru, whether natives or Euro-
peans, will be entitled to the rights of citizenship, and
such as prefer to remove will be conveyed away at the ex-
pense of the Republic. The property of all is to be re-
spected. The third article seems to carry these principles
to an unreasonable excess of liberality. It is agreed that
" any individual belonging to the Spanish army, wishing to
enlist into the Peruvian army, shall enjoy the same rank."
We do not understand why Peru should be burdened with
the maintenance of an army which has only desisted from
its endeavours to enslave her when it was itself subdued.
In two other articles attempts were made to pledge the
Peruvian Government to acknowledge the debts of the
Spanish authorities, and to retain the public officers em-
ployed under them ; but the General, Sines, very properly
referred the whole consideration of these two subjects to
the Congress, about to be assembled at Lima. Thus is the
work of independence achieved in South America, and the
last hopes of the sovereignty of the Bon eno xs over that
vast continent utterly and for ever extinguished.

It is not right that because we hare not Correspondents
versed in all the mysteries of foreign politics, and the at-
crets of the Holy Alliance, that we should keep our readers
in the dark as to what is going to happen abroad. The
Morning Chronicle has a spy on the French Court, who
knows everything that is meditated by M. DE VI LLELE
and his colleagues. The events predicted by this agent
never occur, it is true ; but perhaps for that reason the
British public are the more indebted to him for his infor-
mation, because he prevents the evil by making it known.
What a danger to the bulence of power, then, dial the
Chronicle of yesterday crush ! We ought to make our
readers acquainted with the perils from which they have
escaped. A design, we are told by that Paper, has been
formed by the French and Spanish Cabinets, of annexing
Portugal to Spain, and giving to France, Catalcnia, Arra-
gon, and the other provinces to the north of the Ebro.
" Such," spy' the Editor, very gravely, " we are assured by a
high political authority in Paris, are the secret VirieS entertained by
the French Cabinet, and for the 'vibration of which extensive pre-
parations are making. We are told that in Catalonia some men
of balance have already been enlisted into their cause, and flat-
tered with the idea of belonging to a Government more enlightened
and more congenial to their habits and prejudices than that of Me-
dia Ferdinand is also represented as being favourable to the ex-
change, as it would give him possession of one of the finest ports
in Europe, and, besides, punish the British for their interference
in his domestic affairs on the other side of the Atlantic. The secret
intrigues and machinations in furtherance of that part of the plan
which is intended tonne-rate in Portugal, are, we understand, car-
rying on by the Portuguese Infanta, Maria Theresa (widow of the
Spanish Infante Don Pedro Carlos), who has for some time put
taken up her residence in Madrid, and carries on an active corms-
prudence with the Queen, her mother, in Lisbon."
Prodigious! This " high political authority" not only
iniosrs all the " secret intrigues" of the Royal Widow, but
even the " secret views" of the French Minister, as well as
he does the address of the Morning Chronicle office ! Per-
haps the Editor of that Paper will have the goodness to
inform his readers whether he had this wonderful plan
from the same hand which furnished him with the " secret
instructions of the Duke De RAKZA N !"

The official returns of the net produce of the Revenue for
the Quarter ending on the sth of this month, will be found
in another column ; and though, from a circumstance
which we shall explain prcacc!!y, there is an apparent de-
ereacc, we really have not had occasion to invite the atten-
tion of our readers to any financial statement more cheering
and gratii ing. In the corresponding quarter of last year,
the receipt of a sum of 1,733,3321. • was included, on ac-
count of the repayment by Austria. If this sum he omitted,
as in fairness it should, in comparing the produce of the

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the extensive repeal of taxes in that department since last
April, we have an actual increase of 89,6591. In the Ex-
cise there is a similar augmentation of 179,08.8/. ; in
Stamps, 49,023/. ; in the Post-office, 31,000/. ; and in the
Miscellaneous Duties, 16,6141. In the item of the Assessed
'faxes only, there is a decrease of 55,98e1. which is suffi-
ciently explained by the reductions that were made last
year in that branch of the Revenue. Deducting the re-
I payment by Austria, the total increase on the quarter, as
we have above stated, amounts to the sum of 309,3931. In
order to form an accurate idea of the wealth and resources
of this great nation, we should bear in mind that there was
Ilast year a repeal of taxes yielding annually a million and a
half ' • yet we find that the progress of the Revenue not
only supplies the lou, but in one single year yields a sur-
plus of almost as much more.
In examining the Returns for the year, the same obser-
vations apply. The result is equally a just cause of exulta-
tion. Allowing, as before, for the repayment by Austria,
the apparent decrease stated in the official tables is changed
into an actual increase of 809,4801. The net produce of
the several branches of the ordinary Revenue for the year
ending the sth of April, 1844, was 48,312,6721.; for the
year ending the sth of April, 1823, it was 49,122,1521.
The increase in the Excise alone was 1,595,8131. In
Stamps, notwithstanding the repeal of the duties on law
stamps, the increase is 347,5371. ; and in the Post Office
62,0001. In the produce of the Assessed Taxes there is a
decrease of 994,4111., arising from the reductions to which
we have already referred ; but it is gratifying to observe,
that even in these branches the Revenue is improv-
ing. On the year ending tie sth of January the de-
crease in the Assessed Taxes was 1,266,807/. The
improvement in one Quarter, therefore, amounts to
772,3961. In the Customs, the remission of duties had
produced a decrease of 166,691/. on the year ending the
sth of January, but on that which has just closed the
decrease is diminished to 155,180/. In every point of
view, and under all circumstances, the productive powers
of the Revenue are found to be steadily increasing. In
those branches that have been untouched, the augmenta-
tion is palpable on the face of the Returns; in those that
have been reduced, the remaining duties yield a larger
revenue, in consequence of the daily extending spread of
comforts and enjoyments amongst all ranks and classes in
the realm. The increase of the Excise is in this respect
peculiarly a subject of pleasure, as depending immediately
on the consumption of the people, and especially of the
labouring classes. The.increase of the Excise for the year
ending on the sth Jan. was 1,138,816/. ; for the year ending
the sth of April 1,595,813'.; the improvement amounting
to no less a sum than 436,997/.! If we had not these re-
sults incontestably demonstrated before us we should be
inclined to doubt their reality. The present condition of
our country is happily not more satisfactory than its future
prospects are brilliant. Our vast accumulation of capital,
combined with our equally surpassing skill and enterprise,
is rendering the riches of both the Old and New World
tributary to us; and it is a reflection delightful in the
highest degree, that the solid and growing prosperity of
which we boast, is by its very nature inseparably can-
nected with the permanent welfue and general improve-
ment of all mankind.
By the official account it appears that the income of the
Consolidated Fund for the last quarter was, 10,659,0291.,
and the charge upon it 7,700,0001., leaving a surplus of
4,959,029/. The surplus foe the corresponding quarter
last year was 3,789,060/., including 1,733,3331. of the re-
payment by Austria. The surplus of this quarter, there-
fore, exceeds it by the sum of 803,3021.

CITY, WED:mu:O.IM EVENING.
Although Monday and Tuesday are two great holidays
at Easter, still the fine weather made persons reluctant to
come to the Stock Exchange, so long as any excuse re-
mained for them to enjoy the country. The consequence
was that very little business was doing to-day, and the
opinion is that the present being a broken week, compara-
tively few bargains will be done in it.
In the English market Consols were a shade worse.
They were done for the Account at 9311, and for money at
93ii. The cause assigned for this decline was an idle
rumour that a division in the Cabinet had taken place upon
the Catholic question, and that Ministerial changes of
great importance would follow it.
The Foreign Market was steady throughout the day ;
and, with the exception of Spanish Securities, rather on the
advance (for Danish Scrip, which was at 2 1i discount, can
scarcely as yet be quoted as brought into the market).
Greek Scrip is improved, and was sought after a good deal
at 41 1; the Bonds were at 52. South American Securities
were better: Colombian Bonds were 901 Q, and Mexican
Scrip 11 ; Brazilian ditto was very firm at 21 3. Spanish
Bonds of 1623 were at 17i 18, and the Old at 221 ; but no
good reason that we heard of could be offered for this
depression.
In the Share Market the principal business was in Pascos
and Pearl and Coral ; the former were done at IS, and
the latter at 17. There were a few transactions in the
Mexican Trading Company's Shares at 5-6. We hear that
a Brazilian Company, for mining, trading, and agricultural
purposes, is now forming.

A Malta Mail arrived yesterday, but we understand that
it brings no news from that island.
A communication has been made to the Assembly of
Upper Canada from the British Government, offering to
lend to the pro• ince the sum of 70,000!., far the purpose of
making a canal from Lake Oatatio to the river Ot-
tawa, provided the Legislature of the province will se-
cure the payment of it by a specific tax.—New York
Paper.
A letter from Marseilles, dated the 24th of March last,
states the arrival of the French frigate Cybele. She left
Tunis on the 15th of the same month, having on board
Sidi Mahotnet, Envoy Extraordinary : Raphael theta, his
Secretary ; and part of his embassy. The Dey has sent
the following presents to the King of France :—Six horses,
of a remarkably high race; two fine Numitlian snares;
two lions—the male is the most beautiful animal of the
kind ever brought from the country ; four black ostriches ;
four gazelles ; four sheep from Guinea, remarkable for
size, and the fine quality of the wool—the females died dur-
ing the passage, and they could only preserve two males ;
six young camels, of a very fine race, two of which are
white, two black, and two red ; twenty-four bales. consist-
ing of the finest stuffs, handkerchiefs, veils, and girdles ; a
superb saddle, a la Turque; four lions' skins ; two tigers
skins; a box full of bottles, containing oil of roses, jessa-
mine, &c. ; boxes of perfume ; and a complete Moorish
dress, of the richest quality, for Maclaine la Dauphine.
The Wew Ycrk Advertiser of March 1 contains the
following letter, dated St. Bartholomew's, Feb. 8:
" I presume you have heard that the French Government has
made a demand on the Venesuclan Government at Puerto Cabello,
for property raptured end carried into that port and condemned
under their flag, and that the said place is declared by them to be
in a state of blockade (until it is given up) by a frigate, two brigs,
and n schooner. A seTenty„four t> waiting the result at St. Pierre's,
Martinique, ready to go: in case the demand shall not be complied
with, and detain all Colombian property until full satisfaction is
obtained. We have a Otdombian vessel or privateer which arrived
here on the fkh inst. front Legume, and brings news for Tour Go-
vernment. I understand they permit neutral vessels to come out,
but not to go in."
A fine regular rigged ship, sloov of war, we r.re told, is