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by the charge. Of course private interest was the lead.
ing motive with the grantees. The question is, whether
they have violated the terms of their contracts. It' they
have not, his BItAZILIAN MAJESTY has no tight to fit
fault with them because his Ministera may fancy that tl.e
interests of the empire might be better served by following
another mode of transacting their business. The Decree,
hoWever, renews the Imperial pledge of good faith with
respect to the grants.

From the Supplement to the Gazette published yester-
doy, we have extracted the most interesting portion of the
despatches relative to our late successes in India. The
substance of the news is already known to our readers.
We have not thought it necessary, therefore, to give seve-
ral of the official pieces of an earlier date. They consist of,
fat, a despatch from Sir ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, dated
head-quarters, camp before Donabeve, March 29, giving are
' account of the military operations up to that period ; 2d,
a report fron. Brigadier-lieneral COTTON, dated Panlang,
Feb. 24, describing the operations of the water column
h3tl, a second report from the same General, dated near
Youngyoun, March 9 ; and 4th, a report from Major
SALE, dated Bassein, March 6, describing what tool place
previously to the total destruction of that place by fire, cii
the 3d of March.

A general ceder was issued from Fart William, on the
29th April, ordering a Royal salute and three volleys of
musketry to be fired at all the stations of the laud forces
inrhe East Indies, in honour of the capture of Donabew,
an event which the Governor General iu his letter to the
Court of Directors, rays, " coupled with our late signal
successes in Arracan, cannot fail to proluce a most power.
ful impression on the Court of Avs."
The extracts we have given from the Calcutta papers
will he found highly interesting. They describe, with great
force and in familiar language, the nature of the obstacles
which have been so admirably overcome by our gallant
countrymen.

FITY, FRIDAY E•Exixo

This being St. Simon and Jude, waa observed as a holy-
day at the Stock Exchanges ; but many speculators con-
gregated on the Royal Exchange, where, however, but
few private bargains were entered into. Consols were, all
day, for the November account S7ll.
The Colonial Market was almost without business.

There was a fair supi ly of Oats at market this morning,
and the prier was fully supported, as was the case with
Wheat. Barley was rather fiat.

The Ring arrived, in his travelling carriage with out-
riders, on Thursday afternoon, about three o'clock, in tow.),
and alighted at the ground, in St. James's Park, where the
building of the new palace is proceeding, when his Iktajcsty
inspected the works, and gave his commands for further
operations. The Duke of Cumberland accompanied his
Majesty to London, and proceeded in the King's cart*
to his residence in St. James's Palace. The carriage then
proceeded to his Majesty's stables at the back of the Palm
in Pall-mall, changed horses, and then returned to the
works for the new palace, where his Majesty, having re-
mained about half an hour, entered his travelling carriage,
and went to the Palace at Kensington, where, after staying
some dine, the King proceeded to the old palace at hew,
where he arrived about five o'clock. Danner was served up
immediately after. At eight o'clock the Kia left Kew,
on his return to the Royal Lodge, Windsor Park.

Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, the Duke of Cla-
rence arrived in his travelling chariot and outriders, from
Bushy Park, at his house in Charles-street, Berkeley-
square.
Count Munster visited the Duke of Cumberland yester-
day morning, and had a long interview with lti't Royal
Highness.
Yesterday morning the Duke of Cumberland visited the
Duchess of Kent and the Princess S phia, at their resid-
ence in the King's Palace. Kensington.
Mr. Waring, the King's messenger, arrived at the Se-
cretary of State's Office for Foreign Affairs, in Downing-
street, yesterday, with despatcheg from the Ainbassahr
at Madrid.

NUPTIAL OF THE MAaQVIS MrELLESLEY.—MII. Pat-
terson is of Irish descent. Her grandfather, Mr. Carroll,
resides in the city of Washington. He filled, at a remote
period, a high judicial office in Canada. Mrs. Pattersou's
maiden name was Caton. Her late husband was the brother
of Mrs. Jerome Bonaparte. The day for the celebration of
the nuptials is not yet appointed ; Lut it is understood that
the ceremony will not be deferred beyond Saturday next
(this t'sy )—DuLtin Freeman's Journal.
The Times is unfortunate in its intelligence. On TOCT-
day it stated that Sir George Cockburn, a Vice-Admiral
of the Fie.% and a Lard of the Admiralty, was to proceed
to Colombia in the capacity of Minister Plenipotentiary.
Yesterday, meaning to correct its mistake, it says, "it is
Sir Alezawkr Cockburn who has been appointed Envoy to
Colombia." There is no such person as Sir Alexander
Cockburn ; and further, no Minister is, as yet, appointed
to Colombia at all.

JEws.—A Berlin paper remarks that the 4,000.000,
coin} osing the Jewish population under Kings David and
Solomon, is new reduced to 3,200,000, distributed in the
following manner :—ln Bavaria 53,402, Saxony 1,300,
Hanover 6,100, Wirtemburgh 9,0'68, Baden 16,930, in
the Principality of Hesse 5,170, in Dan! Hesse
in the remainder of the Confederatie n 19,248, at Frankfort
upon Maine 5,200, at Lubec 400, Hamburg!' 8,000, Am-
bit 453,51.5, Prussia 135.960, Russia 426,909, Poland
232,(00, Great Britain 12,100, France 60,000, Holland
80,000(of w ieli 20,100 arc at Amster dam) Sweden 4.so,Den-
mark 6,000, Switzerland 1,970, Italy 36.900, lonian islands
7,000 C a.e w 7,300, European Turkey 231,000, Ada
438,000 (of which 300,000 are in Asiatic Turkey). Africa
504,000 (of which 300,000 aro in Morocco and Fez). in
America 6,700 ; in the lands of the southern hernispheie
50. The Jews are not tolerated tither in Spain er
Portugal ; none are in Norway ; in the Austrian states they
enjoy but few privileges ; in Great Britain their situ-
ation is not quite satisfactory; in Russia the laws relating
to them are extremely rigorous; in the States of the Con-
federation, in France, in the Low Countries, and in Prussia,
they enjoy the rights of citizens, but are not eligible to
any publie employment.
The waters of the Rhone had considerably decreased on
Wednesday last, but pn the following day roses() suddenly
and quickly, that they spread through the &oilcans. 011
Friday morning the water had penetrated by the subtena-
neous conduit in the Rue du l'erat, and covered two steps
of the Church of Charity. Fifteen rafts have collected at
the Morand Port. On the side tear the Brotteaux the
pavement is being taken up. Thre e arches of the bridge
have suffered considerably, and have given way 15 inches;
but very fortunately the water began to decrease on the
Saturday. Had it risen fourteen inches higher, it would
have attained the point it did in 181'2. The immense
collection of timber which completely blocks up five arches
of the bridge is estimated at 400,C00 francs. We have just
learnt that a water-mill, swept away by the Rhone, has vio-
lently struck against the Morand Bridge, and carried away
four of its arches.—Courrier Franeai .
A sloop of war, it is said, will shortly ordered to the
western•coarst of Africa, to convey two Officers of Engineers
for the inspection- of the fortifications at Sierra Leone,
(.'ape Coast, &c. The commission being temporary, the
vessel will brim,'' !hem home again. The son of General
Douglas, First Colonel Commandant of the Royal Artil-
lery, wse:, is Lieutenant-Colonel of the Engineers, appears
to have had his orders to embark, of which mission he is
President.

A Chinese ship, navigated by Chinese seamen, has re•
cently arrived at Antwerp, and crowds of curious persons,
from nll parts of the Netherlands, daily flock on board to
admire the dexterity with which these eaters of rice manage
their chop-sticks.
THE AR►t\.—The ed Division of the lzSth (Connaught
Rangers) regiment of Infantry has sailed, on board the
Princess Royal transport, from Cork, for Corfu.