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Observer labour u it may, to prove that the disasters of
the Turks have been insignificant, that Paper cannot
gainsay the fact, that the Greeks arc now masters of the
Archipelago, from the surface of which they have trium-
phantly driven their enemies.

It win be highly gratifying to our readers to ham, that
the account of the revenue for the current quarter, ending
the Sth of January, evinces farther incontestible proofs of
the growing wealth and increasing prosperity of our coun-
try. In those branches in which the revenue is raised, ac-
cording to the consumption of articles of comfort and
luxury, and in which it may be said individuals voluntarily
impose upon themselves the contributions they pay to the
public treasury, we understand that the augmentation,
during the present quarter, greatly exceeds the produce of
any preceding one. We have not heard the amount or
the increase in the Excise stated, but in the Customs it is
estimated at neatly 200,000/. Not only, therefore, will
the deficiency resulting from the repeal of duties ir
this branch of the revenue be supplied, but we may
expect a considerable surplt:s over the gross amoent
of the eorrecponding quarter of last year. We congratulate
the British public on the prospects they have before them.
The peace of the Continent seems firmly secured, and our
domestic tranquillity was never more profound. Long
may w.: continue to follow that sound and liberal system
of foreign policy and domestic government, to which we
owe all the blessings we enjoy!

The meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Malian,
Sr et AC kr , and 1:aAll An, on Saturday, was every thing but
satisfactory ; no person present knew, apparently, to what
his attention was to be directed, and all looked in vain for
any materials from which a true state of the concerns of the
house could he collected. The great object of a meeting
of this kind is, to open every source of intelligence, u to
every transaction which led to the insolvency of the bank-
rupte, to facilitate every important point of inquiry, and to
enable all the parties whose property is involved in their
failure, to examine and ascertain whether the bankruptcy
was occasioned by unavoidable embarrassment—by the
wasteful spirit of speculation—or by afrandulcat misappli-
cation of the deposit,. But this enlarged last examination
of the bankrupts was met by the assignees, without any
previous preparation having been made to mettle any one
creditor to setisfy himself on either of these heads, and was
postponed till the inth of January next, without any vi-
Bible prospect, as far as the assignees are concerned, of die
oust examination being at all more satisfactory. The in-
tetval, however, is extremely beneficial, as 'Boding a
time for investigation, by which truth may be elicited, and
facts clearly set forth, which, as yet, are involved in doubt
and intricacy. The creditors will have time to prepare
theutselvcs to meet the partners cn inure equal terms.
They came on Saturday wholly unprepared with any pro-
festional agent, through whom, as a body, they could act;
while, on the other side, each of the partners had his sepa-
rate Counsel, and his separate Attorney, independently of
the Counsel and Attorney employed by their assignees. Mr.
C. KNIitIIT am:titled on behalf of the committee that had
been appointed by the general meeting of creditors, held at
the Freetnasons"favini ; and Mr. Mattti w likewise at-
tended on behalf of certain other creditors but the profes-
sional aid and exertions of both were rendered unavailable
from the immethodical mass of the accounts, which, if
in reply to the questions they put, or fee any purpose of
immediate reference they had been put into their hands,
would not have enabled them, while it was day-light, to
have disentangled any one statement, or hare got conelu-
sivily at any one fact. A strong anxiety was mattilisted to
get rid as much as possible of all / rrG.tit scrutiny, and all
inquiry into the traitsartii•n brought forward so pointedly by
Mr. K siciiiT was resisteil, in the ground that it was a case
that ought to t' inquired it:to in tritest Mr. KNIGHT
express-11 his wish tar ;amine the bankrupt (Mr. 'ATKA( El).
Mr. Best!. MONT AGO, the teureTl for the afsignocs, int:-
mated that Mr. SraseeV was /:u/ to be rem:deed,
lint added, that " extraordinary as it might appear, lie must
intorpoae to pre-rent his exotainatimr.- the taillSt'lltlCllCO of
which was, that Mr. S CEs 'a
u',. was rust groNird.
Mr. Poll rasa alto, the Counsel fur Mr. Srtc.m ry, in hie
ailtire.is to the Commissions re. stated, that his client was
iff,Ut OM: bons to be vitamin. d, and that, " he had not felt •
that rise' Cominiesioners bad a higher duty to perform, he
should eat:Tat of them that he be examined.- Ilene
again Mr. Sri; AC tv's anxiety was disappointed, and the
etiniters, who were quite MI Sinerray ,kliletis that he
011441.1 be Cm left the benek of his examination.
In the stat..:un nt made by Mr. STItACtY'S Counsel, on
his 1...ha1f, a very inipertant fact was omitted namely,
the e:tettmetanee of the overdrawn accounts of the I•3lik-
ritlec, smut re thrill, which !'ace 'Weil clearly ase:Tiaincil
to vs... ...II upwards of It woos that one or two of
the ass:vit.:et:, ark,: the gr....tor part of die creditors had
left the room. witivr the tiVIII Conviction that the recount
reed to thrtit hail nude up, and had the full sanction
of all thc it, intin.ah .1 that welt was not the case;
hooded Nlr. 1h.1.1 sxi, Ilisticitly statcd, in the previous
I.; (1;11-%, ;:e the account wore not at prtsent in sorb
I ‘l.•a; th- faugiirc.,, Lt be laid
heicve tit- cr. tiato.::. Tires why did be, as ow of the as-
them to b.. react? Amid further. wile did be
runic Ale. ti a ei., his co-as.:: ::we, to pro.:liit Pot.-
Ock Mr. :Zi “Ar Ceusiset, with such cuplattatititin
: 3 we:l. if 'Wired of Inn', VC:IT giving as express
to the 4.;:ini,Al which was then etiterlilit:el, that
Ilse :.ta.eit:, it ?mule Icy Ir, Po:A.:N.S 1:341 lit ittil eon:w-
it 11..- of all the :!:;glgnet s ? it treating: the Creditor,'
Ctiriy by far the greater number to leave the
room and. r :melt ant • rronemis initressitin ? Sech. leiw-
ce• r, wie the ; ar..l ru itioligtialit were some or a, ere-
slit... th:tt ii, y 41 M.. It; ti I. 1,. Y. one of the Coin-

I tak.• a nut. Or the Cirellilleilanee, WISH, he
)l rivt•ars that nn Wet. unhtul 1.. ; L:•.fe ;•1/.ll,tird
hi, er•lgno . r 1:1 711 It'" ikr arePurtis, but that thi
by Mr.llatt.. ar miller his directions.
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th, 1/a111.11:05,, 41111 SVP.I Ito Olt in fur 1:!e eNrrefel
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ban' routs' crate of :me re au ::Me ac-
countant has not witst strongly r, com-
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it•,-,f ir so% it reflection a tot itr-
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the t bonlot.
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ii••.iii i:::cr vole. rim of
the hint,. in..; lin., nt to every cri.liter, on inspeit-
t:,m, a true wilt:l:ion (d' !Le e..us.s to ',Welt the
i.l lit, •• !listly in lie aserily.l. and iiintie it
1,1 ~r the couroimir
.1•; ill, ul. I r :iiiy of it,
do; . ;Ala Lll truth :I:l.ielt. hill-cover
CH.. 1'11114,-0 of Rt. at .1
of 01, rt..! . 13le exact amount Ii the 1110(1 not of
to be wade. lu :: ein:eurn of sneli
:01 I wit:l cultr
and llo.:1:41r.: If the kiln! it mast imperi-
l:lull, ir. enly i; it mort ,tr .:I,tly the interest
M. the eri dilute Ic:tt it. litti it 1,; tf th•• iinvort-
ance I.s Ai %.:o STIt At I.li Stud (;:t..11.401, thnt it
sted! ::it I. tl:rni to call for it. that
tl mov ri• the ay.iititt: it of 271
It'c 1.1.1 .•:•iuni to IiIV sletiel-1 ill slay er tt.o. hat ior ,
:I .•t importaut tori, a I e!er.• the
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