The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-04-04 00:00:00

MARRIAGE ACT.

On the motion' of Dr. Panamions. otter a few
. words from Mr. BERMarL and Mr. TEN mrion,the
Marriage Act Amendment 'Bill was read a second
time. and ordered to be comortitted oo the 19111.4
April.
ROYAL SCOTTISH BURGHS.
The Royal Burghs Accounts Bill went throng,'
the committee, was ordered to be printed, aud -the
Report to be taken into further cousiderstion on-the
20tb
Mr. CHETRYND brought up the Report of the
Summery Proceedings Bill, which was agreed.to,
turd the Gill ordered to be read the third time ou
Howley, the 22d April.
The Malt Duties Repeal (Ireland) Bill, sod
the Countervailing IMakt Duties SIP, were rend a
wood hose, and ordered to be coMmitted on iced-
Replay, the 17th instant.

The other Orders of the Doyrireirrig then wee-
011y dispoperl of, thp Ilimise adjourned Se Weduer-
day. the 17th April.

FOlttita nitiu,Luismcs.

Irmo worn.
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PARIS, WARM. H.'
Generals Seattle end Lefout fought troday wills
pistols. They were accompanied by Generide Se-
bastiani, Pertonnaws, Gerard. mid Digeori; each
fired three times. The seconds thought theineelews
the more clotted upon to put an end to the combat,
because there was nothing parsuoal againat.Generel
Lafout in the interruption of General Semele, of
which the journals have given an iunece ride account.
It appears that it is not General Berthoti who
has been arrested at St. Calais (Sarthe). but a per-
son so very like him as to give rise to the ester.
The Journal of l'Aisne eontritdirts the ticc.ounta.
gives. by several journals of pretended excesses corn-,
retitled by bands of malefactors in the cautous of
Chaim), and Coney.
COWITAWTTWOPL6, TERRUART 25.
The following are sonic officiol deride relative to
Ali Paella, which atfo►d a picture of Ottoman
manners and institutions.

TM first intelligence of the capture and deo,:
pitetion of Ali niche arrived here on the 14th of
February, but his head and the official account of
the events at Janina, were not brought till tile 23d,
by the Silih-dar of Choerschid Petite. The
brought with him the grandson of Mi Pacha. aged
eight years, together with his harem and tteasures.
The march of this officer to the Porte resembled a
triumph. The dispatches were presented to the
Grand Seignior by the Grand Visit.. On the 44th,
the head of Ali Peelle was exposed amidst au mt
mense concourse of people.

The following is a literal translation of the jeflute,
a writing etficed to his heed :—•
" It le well know. by the whole world that ,turlog from
thirty to forty yeses Depedelendi Ali Facies had received
numerous favour, from the Sabhme Forte, many demesnes
sod districts were intrusted to his adminialratiosit
his children, and his relatives, received numberless proure ore
the Imperial favour. Fir from estimating ii as be ought trA
hive deer, he dared, contrary to the eapress will of the ,
•Forte, to oppress the people by stialagem and by force:
.history does not present nay twosome of more inveterate
perverseness. Allowing himself no repose, sod occupied
with the accomplishment of guilty projects, he was Not satis-
fied with both secretly and openly supporting rebellion and
treason wherever he mold find their elements, but he pawed
the limits of his own territory, eacitiog disturbance's every '
where, and precipitating our imfortunate subject., what me'
confided to our care by the Supreme and All-powerful
Judge, into ruin. Ha deprived some of them of teeir pro.
pert!, others of their lives and honour ,• the towns of
Jeniecher, Moasatir, &Ago', and **here, have rxperieweed
Ike pad effects of his condeet; while families have been
carried off and destroyed, and his tyranny has driven tie
terrified Alba:Jesus from their homes. For a long lime past
the Porte has remonstrated with him ; all its advice pro-
duced no result, he persisted in his detestable system ; he
committed crime after crime, sad carried his insolent auda-
city so far as to fire upon some of his edversories
residing at Constantinople itself, in the house of the
Caliph, in the centre of security. %%leen flier ibis
open violatio• of the rights of limiest!, which regoireel a
public punishment, he hail been deposed from his dignity,
and another permit hammed with his government, he ell.
tirely threw off the mask, raised the standard of rebellion,
entrenched himself I. the imperial forties* of Julies ; nil
believing, to the illusion of his easily, that be was able to
brave the power of the &definer Porte, he finally undertook
to realise this plate of tress. n which be had so long medi-
tated. The insurieesiow of the Greeks broke out, and Ali,
yielding to his projects of vengeance, employed large sums to
I aim the rebels of the MOlO4 and the other proviecre against
the people of the faith (Islam). This last roof of per.