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London, England, 1826-09-14 00:00:00

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COUNT PALMA'S PAMPHLET.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITITII PRESS.

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ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.
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Misdeal Farce of
BEFORE BREAKFAST
The Chambers by Keens. Mathews. Hartley, W. Bennett, J. Bland, and
W. Chapman ; and Miss Boden.
Aftor which We Comic Operetta of
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. . TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Ur WOO simPlalsid of by a " Conatant Reader," in our Police
RepreS.Alliakindsalles of the word " no" in the sentence, " no
laillas Mrs Oro masters." was so obvious, that we dare say
seal stair readers hate called his biblical knowledge in question
at that gonad.

The Ilitssint
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LONDON, THURSDAY, SLPTEMBEIt 14, 1826.

The Joerset dee Debuts of the 11th explains the in-
telligence which we communicated some time ago, concern-
ing the Greek Government. It appears that the Govern-
ment bad actually been obliged to shut itself up in the
sink mile of Boudge, from which it continued to issue
orders, which were tot obeyed. The Stiliotes and Ron-
tneliets were tweeters of the fort of Palamide, while CoLo-
coraoett, with 2,ooelnen, occupies the city, but is endea-
vouring continually to enter the fortress. The siege of
Athens, we *retold, still continues.
From Portugal we learn that the insurgents at Lisbon
have been sent on board a Portuguese line-of-battle ship,
the St. Sebastian.
General OTONNEL, in Spain, continues to publish cir-
. clars against the Portuguese Constitution. An E:igi:sh
44uadron has been seen near the Balearic Islands.

We insert to-day • letter on the subject of Count
:Ai at A's pamphlet. The substance of this production had
I).yn transmitted to us before the Meeting of the Greek
/landholders, from a quarter which gave it an official cha-
racter; but the more mature consideration of the party
himself, and the advice of individuals better able to judge
of the proper course to be pursued in the affairs of Greece,
induced our informant at that time to withdraw his corn-
w:unication. We cannot conceive why an unauthorized in-
dividual now comes forward to publish what men of undis-
puted integrity and judgment had thought it advisable to
suppress—what the persona best entitled to make the dis•
closure had found reason to withdraw from publication.
'We happen to know that there arc certain circumstances
of which Count PALM• is ignorant, and of which the
public must be content for some time to remain ignorant,
,hough by these alone the secret history of Greek affairs
in ever be developed. That development will take place
due thee. Hitherto ail the speculations of our contetn-
wraries have boa Nothing but groundless conjectures.

Among a number of Parliamentary documents which
ave just been published, there is one of very great im-
,ortance—" An Account of ali Fees payable to the Clerks
the Crown, Clerks of the Peace, Clerks of Assize,
elerks of Nisi Prins, Clerks of Indictments and Associates,
.11 England, in respect of all Criminal Proceedings ; speci-
:'ying the authority under which they are respectively de-
manded." The manner in which Mr. PEI, r. has exerted
himself for the reformation of our Statute Book gives us
the best possible pledge of his sincerity in all his profes-
loons on that subject, and justifies the hope that he will
follow up the work which he has so admirably begun.
This could not, in our opinion, be better accomplished than
by the establishment of a Public Prosecutor,ss was proposed
last session. It is to be feared, in many cases, that the
Is:ckwardness of Englishmen to every thing like playing the
informer—particularly when the task of bringing an offender
to justice is attended with such a serious expense as at
present—contributes very materially to the increase of
e rime, by removing the chance of punishment to a greater
distance from the criminal. The mitigation of our Crinti-
ral Code will be impracticable, without some arrangement
to increase the chance of punishment. Movie sou tee first
,observed, that punishments were always increased in
:.!verity. in proportion to the difficulty of detecting them,
. r, what comes to the same thing, of Lringing the criminals
punishment. In common life it is always observed that
master of a family, whose disposition incapazitatts him
:out keeping a strict watch over dime who are placed
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under him, ri always the mcst severe in his punishments
when his habitual carelessness discovers by chance even a
:idling delinquency. When many escape, the only re-
~urce is make the one who is found out the scapegoat,
n whose head the punishments due to all must be united.
Thus such persons hope to accomplish by terror what must
be done by care. The moderation of punishments recom-
mended. by BECCARIA would only aggravate the evils of
our Code, if it were not so managed as in the first instance
to increase the number of criminals detected, and in the
next to convince the undetected criminals of the little
Lance which would tl:eu remain of their escaping. in
:his way every thing that can facilitate the objects of justice
is of importance, and we do not know any thing that would
'acilitate those objects more than the appointment of n
eublic Prosecutor. Our Police Establishment ought, no
Lubt, to participate in the improvements now in
regress; its improvement ought, in fact, to go along with
• hem. At present the criminal has so many chances in
1-. s favour, that lie soon discovers the little reality in the
rrors inspired by the great punishments of our law. He
the chance of entirely escaping detection —he has the
e.ce of eF,:eping by restitution—he has the chance of
-,::eting with a stupid, drunk, or corrupt watchtuan;or con-
ha* the chance of meeting with a careless pro-
. elator ; he may escape by the mistake, neglect, orcrimi-
r
qonnivartee of a night constable; he may compound

for the non-appearance or suppressed testimony of the pro-
secutor; he may escape by want of evidence in the Police
Court ; he may escape by a fault in the committing Magis-
trate. It is not necessary to go any farther : enough has
been said to show that the chance of being hanged for a
crime
which are assigned, by writers on the doctrine of chances,
as those within which a man of moderate courage has any
reason to ha alarmed. It is true we have acted like the
Lottery Contractors—we have endeavoured to snake up for
the many blanks in our lottery of punishments, by al,-
' pointing one or two great prizz,s, under the idea- that the
fear of these will blind men to the chance of escape. This
would be well enough calculated, though at best it would
only impose on the weak ; but unfortunately every one of
the immense majority who escapes is hardened by that
escape in his crimes. He even prides himself on being
equally guilty with those who are actually expoiied to a
fate to which he flatters himself that he has too much ad-
dress ever to fall a victim. Many in consequence become
guilty of capital offences, ant capital punishments become
more frequent than before, as compared with slighter
ones. This produces new abuses, which have been often
insisted upon. In order to reform our laws, we
ought, therefore, to look in the first place to every thing
which can contribute to prevent the escape of the criminal
from justice.

CITY, WEDNESDAY EVENIVO.
There has not been any considerable business done to-day.
Consols, however, were well disposed to take advantage of
any thing that might occur for a rise; during the day they
were as high as TOL hut, as was the case yesterday, at the
close of the market they took up their ground at the open-
ing quotation of 790, aad, for the Account, 79H. It was
reported during the morning that the Hon. CHARLES
Lem 13 had been recelled from Madrid, and that the Spa-
nish Ambassador, who has but recently arrived in this
country, was also upon the eve of departure. Report did
not go the length of saying that this was occasioned by any
difference between the two Cabinets, and it is but fair to
presume that the changes in question do not arise from
political causes of so grave a nature. The long-reported
visit of Mr. CANNING to Paris is about to be realized, inas-
much as he left London this morning with his family, for
the French capital. It is understood his visit is wholly
of a private nature, being a long-promised one, to his friend,
Viscount GRA N E, the British Ambassador.
The Foreign Market has resumed something of its usual
bustling character, in consequence of the brokers making
up their accounts for the settlement to-morrow. The only
alteration that need he noticed is in Mexican Bonds, which
have been done at et, and finally closed at 53i; Chilian
vary from 36 to 38, and are considered doubtful at those
quotations. In other Stocks there is little or no business
doing, and they therefore remain at last prices; and Shares
are any thing but sought after.
The Corn Market has not displayed so much activity as
on Monday ; there has, however, been some considerable
purchases made, at an advance of one shilling per quarter
in Oats and Beans; and it is confidently asserted that Oata
are as dear in the northern ports as in London. The orri-
sal of the Ilamburgh steam-packet, with the Mail of Sa-
turday, is anniously looked for, as she would be the bearer
of information as to the general effect produced upon the
Continent by the opening of the British ports. IL is ascer-
tained that the Rotterdam packet could not get out, in eon-
servo:nee of the gale of win:l, until Sunday ; but supposing
the same delay had been necessary at Hamburgh, the vessel
ought to have arrived yesterday. Policies of Insurance
have been opened at Lloyd's upon her at five to ten guineas
per cent. Illieat and other grain beat about the same
quotation as they did at Monday's market. In the Colonial
Merket there is not quite so much doing as last week, but,
as regards prices, they retain a steady character.

It is stated that Lord Amherst was recalled from intlia on '
account (as it is now alleged) of his conduct during the
mutiny at llarrackpore, and that he was expected to leave
Calcutta in June last. The reports now current are, that
counter orders have been since sent nut, and that lie is to
remain in India.
The Vigo speculation has failed. The ship, with the
diving apparatus, has returned. All the vessels stink in
the bay have been examined ; there is no specie found. I
The only things which the Company have got ate some
curious specimens of the effects of salt water on iron
,
copper, wood, crockery-ware, &e.
The St. Petersbergli Journal of the 27th ult. contaira a
very long article from Odessa, relative to a new Company
called " The Odessa Black Sea Company;" authorized by
the late Emperor Alexander, by a Reacript of the loth
Oct. 1:325. The object of the Company Is, to erect sills,
to be worked by steam, fur the purpose of converting the
wheat, which abounds at Odessa, into flour. By doing
this, it is calculktcd that the Company can enter into suc-
cessful competition with the United States in the flour
trade. The capital of the Company is to be "one million
of rubles, in bank notes, in 1,000 shares, payable in four
instalments."

The steam-boat from lihroburgh, due on Monday last
has not yet arrived. Five and ten guineas per cent, are
oftkred at Lloyd's to insure this ship. She is looked for
by the merchants with some anxiety, particularly for the
interest of the intelligence she brings respecting the fur-
ther effects of the advance in Colonial produce here, and
the opening the ports fcr foreign grain. At the date of the
last letters, the opening of the ports was known, and had
nrodne, d a great sensation. Oats were as high as in
England. _

There is about 1,500 quarters of oats in bond at Glas-
gow, deliverable under the late proclamation ; but there
are no peas, beans, nor rye. The duty on potatoes im-
ported is 2s. per cwt. The brewers of Scotland are expe-
riencing the good effects :of the abundant crop of hops in
England. The same quantity of hops (two pockets) that
would last year have cost 22/. Ss., are stated in the London
invoices to be tik Ha.; and they are expected to be still
lower. The duty laat !year, from the bad crop, was only
about 20.0001. ; this season it will be upwards of 240,000!..
An intelligent drover, who has just perambulated nearly
the whole of Argyleshire, states, that the oldest farmers do
trot recollect of a season in which the potatoes in that
county had a more luxuriant appearance. He mentions
that round (Than particularly, the crops are very superior.
Caled,,niau fiferenry.
The Lake of Geneva at present is lower than it was
ever known to he. The fur steam-1 oats belonging to
Geneva are sanded up, and do not ply.—Bullelirt des Sel-
-1 tares.

Howell says, " Portugal affords no wines worth trans-
porting." 'f he custom of drinking port wine began about
70.1, the dote of the Methuen Treaty, it bang deemed
impolitic to encourage the vintage of France.
Pons LA WS SP.TT I. F. M ENC.—A case of some nicety has
come before the Magistrates at Marylehone. A poor man
was abut to he removed from Marylebotie parish to Diss,
in Norfolk. On his examination, it turned out that he had
rented a house of 241. a year in Paddington, for a twelve-
month, which, by Mr. Sturges Bourne's Act, entitled him
to a settlement. The parish contended that he had not
paid his rent. In fact, he had paid 10/. and given a bill
fur I t/. of which 41. were still due. The Magistrates, after
a long discussion, declared their joint opinion, that the
man had gained a settlement, and that the acceptance of a
bill by the landlord, though not an acquittance of the debt,
was tantamount to an abandoning of his right of distraint.
A case was cited, in which the King's Bench hail held a
contrary doctrine, but the Magistrates adhered to their de-

Ste,—A publication in the shape ot' a pamphlet has lately ap-
peared, entitled A Stunnittry Account of the Steam-boon fur Lord
Cot ht one's FIT-Onion, 4.... professed to be written by one Count
Alerino Palma (an Italian emigrant, if we mistake not.) The per-
ticular object of this publication is not made manifest, neither are
we given to understand tl:e grounds upon which its author has
thought proper to send forth to the world a fresh statement of par- I
tinders already well known, and containing a misrepresentation of
some &en+, with the real state of which we are well acquainted in
common with many others. The author, unwilling to let us know
the sources from which he derives that portion of his information
presumed to be unknown to the public, leaves to his stork an civi-
-1 vocal character by no means calculated to i;.sure conviction in the
minds of its readers. Air. Palma indulges in the language of
vituperation throughout his pamphlet, and would make us believe
that, with one single exception, every person in this country who
! has taken a part in Greek affairs, direct or indirect, has much to
answer for.

Against one individual especially lie seems desirous to lavish Wo
abuse; and why he should have selected the very person who, of
all the qualified Directors of Greek affairs, has proved himself the
least open to animadversion, to hold him up to public distrust,
we shall leave the aforesaid Count Alerino Palma to explain satis-
factorily at his leisure. Meanwhile we shall proceed to a few ex-
planatnry remarks on certain passages of his pamphlet.
We find in page 12, and again, page 26, an attack upon Mr.
Spaniolacki, the actual Representative of the Greek Government in
London, which either is founded upon • complete ignorance of facts,
oe proceeds from an intention to call in question the common ho-
nesty of that gentleman's dealinga. The paragraphs alluded to are
thus worded :—" Mr. Spanioha•ki, who had been sent to Paris as
their Deputy, commissioned by Orlando and huriottis with 11,0001.
to be expended in the manner agreed upon between them, fee the
good of Greece, expended this money, conjointly with Mr Ter.
tutus, in the manner they thought proper." Again, page 25:
" Next we must take into consideration the mow., spent by Mr.
Spaniolacki at Paris, in purchasing things which, it is reported, are
entirely lost, having been taken by the pirates, and rot having been
insured. When once he (Mr. Spaniolacki) shall have fully esta-
blished his accounts (as I hope he will do), then he may legiti-
mately continue to examine and assist the Committee in their con-
trol over the accounts of the other Deputies."
The real facts were as follow :—Mt. Spaniolacki had on this
occasion agreed with his two colleagues, that he should send from
Paris, or other parts of France, a corps of officers to Greece, pro-1
vided with all necessaries at the Government's expense, their tra-
velling expenses paid them, ie.c. ; but the 14,0001. proved insuffi-
dent to defray such an egpodition, therefore 111 r. Spaniolseki„ with
Mr. Ternaux' co-operation, laid that money out in the put-
chase of muskets and accoutrements for the regular troops in
Greece. These were duly embarked. at Marseilles, and safely
and in due time reached Napoli di Romania, where they were re-
ceived by tile Government (according to their letters to Mr.
Spaniolacki, which highly approved of the manner he had em-
ployed the money); and Colonel labeler's regiment was equipped
out of this supply of necessaries. The differences which arose on
Mr. Spaniolaelti's return to London, between him and his col-
leagues, did not proceed from any unwillingness on his part to
give up the accounts of the employment of the money cordlded to
him, as Count Palma asserts, but sprung from causes, a refereom
to which might appear irrelevant here. Count Palma, suffice it to
say, does not seem in the least acquainted with them.
In page 29, an explanation is attempted relative to the manner in
which the most lamentable business of the frigates in Americo ori-

ginated, and is evidently intended to exculpate the Deputy Orlando

(not Luriottis, who receives a sharp coup de patio, but by the very
tenor of which we are bound to believe that the whole blame of that
unfortunate tram:Hon ought to fall on the two Deputies them-
selves. lie acknowledges that the instructions given to Gaseral
Lallemand were not strictly conformable to those which the Depu-
ties had received from their Government; that they gave full powers
to the General as their agent with respect to the size of the frigates,
though their own instructions did not authorize them to trait for
ships that carried above forty-four guns, fifteen on each side. gut,
adds the worthy Count," some Philhellene, of great importance,"
to whose advice it was absolutely necessary to yield in oaks to
keep on good terms with them, were determined chat the Deputies
should send out General Lallemand fully empowered ; and so those
Deputies, in order to please the " Philhellene of great importance,"
could not do otherwise than disobey the positive orders of their Ga-
-1 vernment ! The Count also finds abundance of fault with the gul-
llifications of a Cavalry General to act as Agent for a Naval Ar-
mament, and risure4 us, on the positive authority of his own word,
that a tradesman's clerk would have been a more proper person to
enploy on such an errand, and would not have expected to be paid
at the rate of 1201. per month ! So we find here that every body
cencerned is to blame, except the very individuals by whose ac-
knowledged weakness and ignorance the mischief his arisen.
Since the Greek Deputies were so apt to be led by their officious
Counrellors, it is most deeply to be lamented that some one did not
urge them immediately to accept the offer of five first-rate new
East Indiamen, made to them previous to the American business,
for the moderate sum of 150,1100 L, carrying each forty guns, per-
fectly sound, and in the highest order. Here, however, the two
Deputies were left to take their own counsel, and they may well re-
pent now of their indecision. Had these five ships been then pur-
chased, and sent to Greece without loss of time, many of the cala-
mities which have since befallen that country would have been
avoided. The Greeks would have had an efficient force with which
to oppose the landing of the Egyptian troops, Navarino and Misso-
longlit would be now in their hands, and they would have kept in
awe the maritime forces at both the Egyptians and Turks.
With respect. to the nature and efficiency of the powers with
which Mr. Sparnolacki is invested from his Government, and which
Count Palma makes the subject of some remarks. as he says, oil
passant, in page 20, we are not for oar own parts disposed to look
upon them as the lets legal, because the notification of his having
been invested with them bas not yet been directly made to the
other two Deputies, whose recall they also announce ; neither is it
the business of the Greek Itondholder4, or any other persons in this
country, that the Commission of Government, which signed Mr.
Spaniolacki's new powers, should consist of thirteen individuals,
and be an " admirable one" in the view of Count Alerino Palma,
provided that Commission be legally constituted, as there is no
reason to doubt is the case.
11'hether the form of Government at present existing in Greece
be a *in one or not, in the opinion of any foreigner, is a question
of very little importance to that country, which, after all, i■ the
best judge as to the arrangement of its own domestic concerns ; but
that any moral defects existing in the present mode of administra-
tion in Greece should be pointed at 3.1 likely to affect the credentials
of its actual representative in England, can only prove either that
Count Pelona ha been hired by Mr. Orlando to become his apologist
in this country after his departure from it ; or that the same Count
Palms has written at random, without reflection. without object,
and with a profound tgnorance of some of the subjrctr upon which
he pretenda to treat.

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A second volume of documents relative to Greece has
been published by the Greek Committee of Paris. It is
remarkable for the absence of concealment or reserve, and
for the impartiality with which all the authentic communi-
cations from Greece, whether favourable or unfavourable
to the cause, are given. The receipts and disbursements
of the Committee are enumerated, and the fullest informa-
tion is furnished on the subject of the different contracts
for provisions and warlike supplies. In the expenditure
there appears to have been much discretion and sound
judgment exercised ; and in every case, we understand, the
services of the Committee have been gratuitous. On the
subject of Lord Cochrane's expedition there is no informa-
tion of a positive nature (his movements not coming under
the jurisdiction of the Committer), beyond a statement
made to them in the month of July, that his Lordship
had sailed from Falmouth in the sloop Porcupine, of 20
guns, manned by a picked crew of 120 Englishmen, and
that he was joined by two steam-boats, having four
24-pounders each, and two cannons, or horizontal mortars,
made to carry a hollow ball of 68 lbs. In the course of
July he was to be jifined by two French corvettes, carrying
21) to 24 guns each, manned chiefly by Belgians and Dutch-
men, who were engaged under the instructions of Lord
Cochrane, when he was in the Netherlands. It was also
understood that four steam-vessels, and several other volt-
sels of war, including a large 60-gull frigate, had been
contracted for in America.
It has become quite a common speculation at Newcastle
to import horses from Germany. Two or three cargoes
arrived in the course of last week. It is also, we hear, in
contemplation to import a quantity of hay from Holland.
This will probably make fother in the ensuing winter less
expensive in some places than was anticipated.—Tyne
Mercury.