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London, England, 1825-12-07 00:00:00

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Capital of an Austrian vessel, who wu at Navarino en the day that
the Ottoman fleet cast anchor theM.
It is but too certain that the coneiderable reinforcements wls:,
this fleet brings to Ibrahim Puha are more than wetted' to
plate the entire submission of the Mores. FromAllttillarkels
trent of Ibis campaign it was easy to foresee that4s,lignplorte
would be fatal to the cause of the Greeks. This result was uquelally
evident to those persons who are initiated in she secrets of the in-
ternal aff.iirs of that country. In fact, the want of organisation
and union, the discord M the chiefs, and the anarchy which has
been the consequence, the bad use which these chiefs have made of
the resources with which Europe has thought fit to second their
efforts, have contributed In a terrible mariner to paralise the means
of resistance possessed by the Greeks. Jt seems certain that those
chiefs, who were the depositories and sole masters of tire employ-
ment of the funds destined for the support of their cause, have
divided them among themselves, leaving their troops in want of
every thing—hence discontent, confusion, and anarchy.
These elements of destruction, and the formidable force placed
at the disposal of Ibrahim Pacha, must necessarily hasten the entire
submission of the Peninsula. This submission would have already
been effected if the Commander had had troops sufficiently nume-
rous to occupy at once ell the military points in that province. The
reinforcements which he has just received complete his means of
conquest and occupation.
So far back as the 2Sth September the plague had considerably
abated in the Mores, and principally at Modem. This advantage
is owing to the Egyptians having formed a camp for the infected
outside of the walls of Motion. This measure, adopted by the
advice of Europeans, has hindered the progress of the contagion.
It is known that the autumnal fever had manifested itself in an
alarming manner at Nrooli di Romania, but without any symptoms
of plague.
The contagion has not appeared this year in Albania; oe in silts.
solonghi and the Turkish army which besieges it.
A *port has been spread for some days put, at Trieste, that the
Emperor of Austria had caused precise orders to be sent to Admiral
Accord, commanding the Austrian naval form In the I.:vent. to
act with severity towards the Greek vessels which shall in the
smallest degree molest the Austrian merchant vessel,. These
rigorous measure, are the more necessary, as the Provisional Oo-
vernment at Napoli di Romania is unable to repress the piracy ; its
orders are everywhere disregarded, and. in tire islands especially,
the mites tal.tn by the mistier are sold without the local authorities
being willing or able to prevent it.

The Chambers of Insurance at Trieste, after long and .scrious
deliberations, have posted up a hotiee on 'Change, informing the
mwrehßnts who shall embark goods for Me ports of the Levant that
they will not insure any risk on vessels destined for those ports,
anima the Captains enter into a written engagement to proceed to
Zante, there to join the convoys of armed vessels which will escort
them to their destination. This prudent measure came rather late
for our underwri.,m, who have already suffered considerable losses
by the robberies committed in the Greek seas.
4From tbs Eioile, dated :Uonday, Dec. LI
Pants, Dtc. 4.
M. Daumee, senator of Hayti, one of the three Commissioners
for the loan of that Republic. died yesterday morning at Paris.
We told the Directors of the Arigna Iron and Coal
Company that their impolitic endeavour to prevent the
publication of their proceedings would be ineffectual.
They have only succeeded In suppressing the report for
twenty-four hours, and they have gained this useless delay
at a moral expense, which, on reflection, we are sure they
must deeply regret. As to the objection that the reporters
were not registered shareholders, nothing can be more
futile. It is notorious that the representatives of the daily
press never take part in any proceedings which they are
admitted to report: it is universally understood that they
are excepted from all such exclusive regulations. If the
same principle were acted on at every meeting, there could
be no publicity given to what took place in more than one
instance out of ten, for it would be as seldom that the
reporters would find themselves included within the strict
terms of the requisition.
In making these remarks we beg to be understood as
intending no reflection on the conduct of the Directors in
regard of the matters in dispute between them and some
•ef the shareholders. We are only desirous of pointing not
the extreme folly of incurring the suspicion of loving
"darkness rather than ligbt," when, after all, light will
break in upon the intended obscurity.
We forbear in mercy from any notice of Mr. Sergeant
,Aoassa's reasons for suppressing reporting altogether, for
to that lend!, if his argument be worth anything, does it
extend.

It is always difficult to calculate, beforehand, the effects
of Irish-impetuosity. A meeting has been held in Dublin,
fbr the purpose of taking into consideration the principles
on which she-Catholic petitions to the Legislature should
be founded ;,—this was the ostensible object for which the
assembly was summoned—the real object, however, mani-
festly was to bring under discussion " THE ADDRESS
FROM THE CATHOLICS Or New YORE," and accordingly
this " spirit-stirring document," as Mr. O'CONNELL called
it, occupied the whole attention, and exhausted all the elo-
quence of the Meeting. The leaders of the Association
seem anxious to notify to England—and to all Europe—
their interchange of sentiment and opinions with the Jesuits
of the Continent—their union of interest with the French
Press—their confederacy with the refuse of their republican
brethren in New York—and all this in the hope that they
may dismay the British Parliament next Session with au
array of the auxiliaries by which they are prepared to sup-
port their claims! But all this loud sounding of the trum-
pet will bring with it no alarm. All attempts to carry
their cause through these means will prove equally unwise,
and unavailing. What can the cause of the Catholics gain
by showing, that wherever Popery raises its ominous
standard there is no repose for man ? Is it by convincing
the Protestants that they have every thing to dread, that
they are to be persuaded to increase that spiritual power
which is already making such a parade of its strength ? Is
it by forming in the heart of Ireland a body of discontent
and disaffection, that they hope to strengthen the interest
of their party at the approaching period when it will have
to solicit public support ? They intend, apparently, to
open a tremendous fire, but it will pass aside as harmless
as the papal thunder, and will be as much disregarded.
Its noise only will be heard on this side the Channel;
for the rest, it will be lightning playing on the ice. We do
not here mistake the ststc of faction for the state of the
matey. It is a vain attempt to magnify the importance
of the Address from the Catholics of New York. It is
in itself worth nothing. The Catholic Association, if
they please, may value it as the basis of a new-born
friendship, but, viewed in the light of an alliance,
and as proof of the assistance derivable from the con-
ern of high-Americans, it will not weigh a feather in
the scale. One of the orators of the Meeting, indeed, Mr.
Com xis se, speaking in allusion to i:, says, " already
has the flapping of the republican Eagle struck terror to
the heart of the monarchical Lion, and the manlier in
which that sildress has been received in England is a proof
of its value, and of the alarm it is calculated to cause to
the enemiet of liberty." As a flight of rhetoric this is not
amiss, but as matter of fact it will not beget one moment's
consideration. It will produce about as pinch impres-
sion as say other fable of the Lox unit EAGLE, and
no more.

Surely there had been already enough—lana more than
enough—rof party violence and religions dismission. The
happiness and prosperity of the united empire of Great
Britain and Ireland depends on their mutual feeling' of re-