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Though not rich. he had often given considerable alms to the pa-
riah. This morning he was to be buried according to the rites of
the Roman Catholic Church, and it seems that the Priests of the
church of St. Lawrence, where the funeral ceremonies were to be
Performed, acerpted, yesterday evening, the sum of 4410 francs, as
the pike of the service. But when the funeral reached the church
door, the friends and attendants, who were pretty numerous, were
informed, to their great astonishment, that the body of a man, who,
as a coineinan, had been under the general excommunication Jiro.
nounced against those of his profession, could not be received within
the sacred walls. Such ar obstacle, and brought forward in such a
manner, excited general indignation among the crowd. Some cries
of " Down with the Priests !" were heard. The friends
and colleagues of the deceased immediately took the coffin on their
shoulders, and proceeded to the Tuileries, intending to demand
justice of the KING. But they had scarcely reached the boulevard
of Mount Martin, when they were stopped by gend'armes on horse-
back, who, howtver, allowed a deputation to go to the King. At
the expiration of three quarters of an hour the deputation came out.
It was said that the KING had given the order solicited, and some
persons k Rol. The procession turned back, the hearse
in which the coffin was replaced was surrounded by gendarmes on
toot and horseback, who conducted the mortal remains of poor
Putt IPPE. not back to the church, but to the burying ground of
Pere la Chaise, without allowing it to receive those funeral honours
which are not denied to the greatest criminals. The crowd loudly
expressed their indignathm. Thry were not allowed to enter the
burying.ground. As the hearse was going in. other priests, in their
surplices, came out ; they had acempanied some privileged corpse
to its last abode. They wet.* received with hissings and cries cc.
sembling the croaking of a raven. When the burial was finished
the gend'artnes dispersed in small parties, who were pursued by the
mob, and pelted with mud and stones. It is *thrilled that the
Kix° was not at the Tuileries.

We have received files of the Friend q'the Lair, and
Greek Chronicle, to the 22ti of August. We are already,
through other channels, in possession of later intelligence
from Greece, than any we can obtain from this source. We
subjoin, however, two interesting documents issued by
Prince Al AVROCORDATO, the General Director or President
of the Greek Government. They manifest a suitable de-
gree of spirit and energy, for the circumstances under which
that unfortunate people have to struggle for their freedom
and independence.
[From the Greek Chronicle of the 9th (9110 of August.]
DECREE. _ .

When the enemy made his irruption into Acamania, he relied,
not so much upon his own forces as upon the promises of the apos-
tate BAILNAILIOTEI, who pledged himself to him that he would
destroy many of the tireeks. Wherefore, at such ajuncture, it ap-
pears& matter of vital necessity that rigid measures should be taken
with regard to spies and to messengers, by whose assistance the
enemy might endeavour to attain his object:—
It is therefore decreed—

1. That the Govercors of Aearnania and Etolia, and the Gene.
ral Council of Etolia, should adopt the most prompt and decisive
MeaIIUTCII for the discovery of such spies, that those suspected of
such practices should be placed under the vigilant inspection of the
Magistrate, by whom they are to be examined; and these whose
guilt is manifest from their acts, are to be tranferred to the General
Military Tribunal, where they shall be tried according to military I
law, and be punished with a severity suitable to their crimes.
The Decree then prescribes certain regulations and limits for the
Inhabitants, and those disobeying the regulations, and wander-
ing from one district to another, shall be looked upon as guilty of
treachery.
It is further ordered—That if soldiers wander heollenly to the
two cities of 111iuolongiii and Anatolia, out of the prescribed mi-
litary limits, neither provision nor subsistence is to be given them,
especially those who, competent to perform military duties outside,
bring their families to these cities for safet Individuals thus
' transgressing, are to be warned by the to retire as
speedily as possible to their proper military station, and they
shall be reminded of what is contained in the preceding part of
this Decree.

In the absence of the General Director, a vigilant inspection
will give public effect to this Decree, and will execute it accord-
ing to the letter, with energy and promptnesa.
A. MAVROCORDA TO.
August d (M. 1131.1.
Dated from the Convent of Aigobitrio.
PROCLAMATION.

Inhabitants of Acaman---i;;;IVI;lit:11.flie enemy invaded your
country under the hope that he would find there such spoils as
those of which he possessed himself elsewhere. He was also in.
duced to the measure by the reliance he placed upon the promises
of certain persons, who basely betrayed their country, who denied
Christ, anti paid their homage to tyranny and Mahomet. He per-
haps hoped he would find • favourable reception. Ile suppose lhe
would find other traitors (barnakiotes) to welcome him on his
arrival. This he hoped, but he was deceived. He scarcely dared
to advance a few steps, when he discovered it!s error. Instead of
being enriched with pinnace, he is himself stripped of everything. '
Instead of meeting with cordial friends, he sees two hostile arma-
ments before hint, and two behind him, under the guidance of
skilful Generals. and marshalled by renowned Greeks, who can
not only oppose his advance, but who can rush upon him from all
those quarters in which they are at present unseen. He paused,
and he discovered the difficulties which surrounded him. Ile re-
ii..cts upon his disgrace, anti he is terroratruck at the danger of his
retrograde movement, and at the same time he is well aware that
his peril is increased by an advance.
Men of Acarnania and Etolia!—lt depends upon you that the
enemy shall be utterly destroyed. Fly then, all front ruin to the
camp. Fly, if you with to avenge the indignities yon have suffered
f;oen your enemy. Consider, that when this division is
lated, you will hereafter enjoy peace, and the Turk will not again
dare to invade your country. You will also consider, that what-
ever individual there be, who, front the time he has placed his
family in a state of safety, does not repair to the camp anti per-
form his duty there, he will be proclaimed s traitor to his country,
and will act as an auxiliary to the Turks. The Government keeps
a watchful eye upon all such persons, and has given strict orders to
the Commanders of each district with respect to those who do ,tot
perform their duties in the most accurate manner. Shame upon
those who can bear with indifference to be pointed out as the be-
trayers of their country. The vengeance of the law will fall upon
their heads, end will pronounce sentence upon them in behalf of
that country to which, when in danger, they did not give assist-
ance.
August 4 (16). A. MAVROCORDATO.

There are letters in town confirming the account of
the distruction of the Egyptian fleet, and the visit of Sir
FaIDICRICII ADAM to Greece.

Last night we received American papers to the 23d ult
The only paragraphs of any interest in this pan of the
world are the following
B•r. mous. Sir'''. 14.
Faox Cocomete..—Caracas papers to the 26th ult. state, that
the Colombian Gorernment were paying of their Treasury Notes,
that no new ones would be issued, and that all liquidated demands
against the State ,ould be paid in ready money.
Nothing new from Peru. Lord Cot HRANE had sailed for the
Pacific, to co-operate with Bouvan, and to intercept the Spanish
squadron in that sea.

It is now upwards of two months (ride MUTT/11l Pass,
of 16th August) since we noticed that the liberality with
which our Government had acted towards the Artists of
France, by taking off' the heavy Custom-house duty on
French engravings, had been very ill requited on the other
side the Channel. 14 e then stated, that not only did they
continue their ad valorem duty on English engravings, but
that one out of every three was taken from every consign-
ment of prints sent by the London printsellers to Paris.
That one of our principal dealers had sent out, a few
weeks before, sir engravings, the prime cost of which
was five guineas each, two of- which were taken from the
number by the Supreme Public Functionary at the
Dou.sus, in addition to the per cottage duty on their
value. We added, "We believe the French Government to
he wholly unacquainted with this extortionate proceeding at
their Custom-House, and we trust that when it reaches the
ears of the Authorities, proper means will be taken to put
a stop to it. It it extremely injurious to British Artists,
and if not discontinued, must be met, by not only re-im-
posing the former duty on French prima, which is now re-
duced to a merely nominal charge, but by an additional
duty, which shall countervail this deduction, as the Paris
dealers have refused to receive several consignments of
English engravings lately invoiced from this country, in
consequence of their remunerating price being thus raised
so high as to shut them out of the French market."
We had afterwards reason to suspect, on finding this
exaction not discontinued, that it was known to, and con-
nived at by, those in authority, whose duty it was to in-
quire into and suppress it ; and our suspicion, it ap-
pears, was well founded, since it turns out that the person,
in edpe, by whom this extortion ought to be
punished, is the very person by whom it is practised.
Certain valuable prints were about a fortnight ago con-
signed by Coxteatint and Co. to their agent at Calais, and