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General of Heagary, will have the chief command of all the

tiers. The strength of this army has been exaggerated ; it
will not exceed 80,000 mew at present; the case would be
41fferent if war should break cut, for if the., even if Ass-
"tria took no part io it, the army would be probably aug-
mented to dOuble its actual force. Opinions here are
more than ever divided on the subject of peace and
war. The arrival of every new courier causes a change of
opinion. It is certain that our Government does its utmost
to prevent war. The pimple of Vienna, as well as the
Austrians In general, take a lively interest in the fate of the
Greek.. If the Government 'allowed it there would be
already numerous associations in their favour. The Greek
merchants at Vienna eagerly refute the reports contained iu
some papers of the cruelties exercised by the Greeks against
the Turks. These accounts are, if we believe them, mere
Actions.
A Declaration of the Cabinet of the Tuileries is spoken of,
but which, far from being alarming, furnishes a new proof of
the prudence and perspicacity of the present Government of
France. On the other baud, an extraortheary activity pre-
vails in our Cabinet. Our resoletioes is taken with regard
to Turkey; oar relations with Russia are must amicable,
and we shell, at all event., make common cause with that
Power: however, we meat think on maintaining peace with '
the rest of Eut:ispe. To this effect fresh iastrectimm have
been seat to Prince Esterhazy, at London, w►o, under the
present circumstances, will double his zeal. and it is not
likely that England will fail to be convinced of the sincerity of
our friendship. The Declaration of France, as we have said, is
nothing less than alarming. Besides, as tbeamistaace of our
Cabinet may be depended upon to maintain the balance of
Europe, we are less embarrassed about the fate of Turkey
than about the form of government -to be gives to the Greek
provinces which may be delivered from the Turkish power.
Conjectures are endless: and swing other projects spoken
of, some politicians are for forming Greece into a confede-
ration of small State., like that of Germsay. 'Me re-esta-
blishment of the Order of Malta is also spoken of.

VIINIIIi, AUGUST 28. 1

We mill doubt of war. The Porte has taken off the em-
bargo which it had laid on Russian vessels, accoraME to
letters from Coostaotinople of the 10th, which we have just
received, and have opened to them the passage of thc Dar-
anmansa. It is of that the answer of the Porte, which
Me bees sent to St. Petersburg's. is of a very pacilic nature.

A report prevailed yesterday in the City that the
.Turkish Government has, by a public Proclams-
lion, offered a free pardon to all the Greeks who will
return to their allegiance within three months from
the date of the Proclamation. The report, how-
ever, does not seem to have exercised any favoura-
ble influence upon the state of the Funds, and yet
the intelligence is of a nature which might he re-
garded as a strong indication of a pacific disposi-
tion on the pert of the Turkish Government, and
consequently would, we think, if generally believed,
have caused some improvemeut in the appearance of
the market. The Russian ultimatum is said, among
other things.: titare required upon the part of
Turkey souscpruseeding of this nature, which might
operate as an assurance to the Greek. that their per-
sons and property would be respected by their bar-
barous masters; if therefore any such offer of a
general pardon line really been held out by the
Turks, it would imply • readiness to acquiesce in
the terms of the Itussian requisition with respect to
this particular, and proportionally diminish the pro-
babilities of war. The accounts which we have lately
published, and more especially those which appear-
ed in our Paper yesteriley, exhibit the Greeks as.
exulting loudly in the success of their arms. If.
those statements give us a correct picture of the
present posture of their affairs, it is not likely that
they will readily accept the proffered mercies of the
Ottoman Government. We fear, however, that
the victories of the Greeks are for the most part
the glowing offspring of some warm heads iu Paris,
and that • protracted war presents to the great body
of the Greeks so little to hope, especially when they
' shall be left to cope single-handed with the whole
force of the Ottoman power in Europe, Asia, and
Africa, that the mass of the nation wonid, we ap-
prehend, not unwillingly exchange their dreams of
conquest and independence for the sober reality of
protection for life and fortune under the immediate
guarantee of the Russian Government.

We have received Paris Papers of Monday lest.
The most important part of their intelligence is the
assurance that the PORTE bus already so far seceded
to one of the demands contained in the Russian
nilimuturn, as to issue optima declaring the passage
of the Dardanelles tree to all Russian ships. This
Erman is dated the Bth of August, and its appear-
ance es i ners a disposition so pacific upon the part of
the Poore, that wvShink It cannot fail to disarm
the Russian Gov Nutria of every pretence for
going to war. 4

An article of intelligence from Frankfort, dated
the sth of September, asserts, that the Russians
have actually passed the Pruitt, and that. the de-
clared purpose of the invasion is to restore the tran-
quillity of the Turkish dominions, by bringing the
Greeks back to their duty, and compelling the
Turks to secure to them safety of persons and pro.
perty. The invasion of Italy by Austria is the
precedent now said to be used in justification of
the invasion or Turkey. The Athenians are said
to have sent a deputation to Odessa, for the pur-
pose of conveying to the Emperor ALexANDER the
expression of their hopes, that he will extend to
them Ins favour and protection. The Turkish fleet

has recently acquired some considerable reinforre.4
but the Greek squadron is represented a)1
being willing to meet it, should it venture amon4
the islands. The Hydriotes, who form the chief
strength of the naval force of Greece, are threat_
coed with the severest vengeance of the SULTAN ;
they have therefore fortified their island, and have
mounted 700 pieces of cannon, in expectation Oi.a
visit from the Mursulmans. •

rifsdrid Papers to the 3l't of last month have
arrived. The King of SPAIN still continues at the
Palace of San Ildefornso, where it is thought his
Majesty will remain during the winter. This inten-
tion on the pert of thelit NG will be very displeas-
ing to the inhabitant/of the capital, but it is nut
surprising that his Majesty should wish to avoid a
city which is so frequently made the scene of
tumult. A quarrel between a Colonel in the army
and a porter, about the payment if a fare, was suffi-
cient upon the evening of the eStil to excite 'a
violent commotion among the Roiling mob of the
capital. This shews an extraordinary want of
energy in the persons who now form the admini-
stration of the country. The plague or yellow
fever still continues its ra►ages at Barcelona.

A correct copy of the Treasury Minute fur the
reduction of salaries in the public officer, the sub-
stance of which we gave lately, will be found in
soother part of our Paper.

The verdict of the Coroner's Jury in the case of
HOMEY seems for the most pert to have pleased the
public. One of • harsher character, we believe,
was generally expected, and there can be no doubt,
from the great length of time occupied by the Jury
in considering the evidence, that a serious difference
of opinion prevailed among the Jurors. Some of
them, we suspect, were desirous of recording a ver-
dict of Wilful Ithirder against the officer and men
forming the detachment of the life guards employ-
ed at Crunberbind7gate, us was done in the case of
Vitsrceis, while others adhered to the opinion
strongly and emphatically expressed by the Co-
roner, that their verdict ought to be Jarsrifla4le 1-10.
auricle ; the disputants occupied the time between
half-past eleven in the morning and six o'clock in
the afternoon in agitating this subject, and it is
probable that they resolved to compromise the mat-
ter in dispute when they agreed in • verdict of
Manslaughter. There are many persons, however,
who lament that the Jury did not return a verdict
of Wiffe/ order—not influenced by any hostile
feelings towards the life guards, hut anxious that
an opportunity might be raised of collecting the
sentiments of the twelve Judges upon the legality
of employing military force on every occasion of
supposed necessity or expediency. A Jury, how-
ever, ougbt at all times carefully to abstain frotn
mixing politics with the discharge of their duty.
It is not for them to assume the character and func-
tions of legislators or politicians in • calm and dis-
passionate investigation of facts, neither does it be-
come them to inquire into time two of any ease, or
to discuss its nice bearingv and critical diatincliour.
To ascertain the law belongs to the Judges ouly ;
to determine the expediency or wisdom of a law is
the exclusive province of Parliament. The sober
fact, rest with a Jury, and if they venture to soar a
Bight beyond the collecting of facts alone, they
'invade the provinces of others, whose rights are as
,sacred as their own, and tend to derange the action
of a 'littera, the beauty and excellence of whiCh
tusisily cousist iti its division and separation of pub-
lic duties.

Every one is well assured that if a conviction took
place, even of wilful murder, in such a case as that
of HONEY or of FRANCIS, no ill consequence could
happen to the individual so convicted. The Go-
vernment would immediately grant him a free par-
don, and no one, we think, could censure such a
proceeding. flow then could the conviction tend
to prevent the employment of military force against
the people ? The soldiers would still obey with as
much alacrity as ever the orders of the Ministers,
or of any other civil Magistrates, to disperse the
people, and would of course employ every neces-
sary exercise of their strength and power to carry
their orders into effect. Upon the troops, there-
fore, • conviction in a court of law could certainly
produce uo effect, and with the Ministers of the
Crown the employment of military force wool('
still remain, as it is at present, a matter exclu•
sively of personal diieretion. If the occasion wen
really one of presting importance, upon the neces-
sity of the case they would rest for their justi
fication ; and if the canoe were et's trifling nature,
they have still the power of enveloping thcnnelte.
within the ample folds of the royal prerogalkt,
sod of finding there personal mcurity for the up
pelves, and for all other persons who might violiee
the laws in consequence of orders received from
them, or from the immediate depositaries of their
pleasure.

The Bermuda Papers of the 7th July, stet►
that Mr. ESTER, the Chief Justice of that island,
who had been suspended from that important sifts•
tion by Governor LUMLEY, had been reinstated bl
his MAJESTY, and has returned to that colony.
where he received a Congratulatory Address from
the inhabitants of the town of St. George.
Letters from Troyes of the ed of September state,
that on the nights of the 28th and 29th of August
it terrible storm burst over the Commune de Pollan.
The lightning struck a house, threw down the
chimney, broke all the windows, sad tore up Or
floor. A girl received several successive shoat
from the lightning: it is feared that she will re-
main paralyzed.

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