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the Braila Wrefisi.

The Birrrtan Pnyes eomtoenced publishing yesterday morn-
ins at half-past live o'clock.

LONDON, TUESDAY, MAY 30, Mit

The French Papers to the nth inst. have been received.
We subjoin a few extracts :-
1 From the Courtier Fvoncair.l
The Emile, which was in such haste to inform us body of the
news received from Vienna. of the acceptance of the ultimatum,
says nothing of the intelligence which arri►ed by express from that
city to-day. We do not know the contents. We only know that
the Illetalliques had fallen 2 per cent., and that the arrival of the
courier caured several others to be despatched to different com-
mercial towns.

[From the CmittitutionneLl
TRIESTE, APRIL 16.

The Captain of • vessel arrived from Zante in sixteen days,
announces that Ibrahim Puha Ass left • weak garrison at lilts-
solonghi, and that he has gone to the Mores with the rest of his
troops. The Turco-Egyptian fleet set sail for Napoli di Romania.
Two frigates and two brigs of this fleet made an attack on the 18th
of April on the squadron of MlauHs, who retired to the Archipelago.
The first cause of the misfortune of the Greeks was a stratagem
of the Gallo-Egyptians, who displayed the Greek standards, and
induced the Greeks to make their sortie at an improper time.

[From the Journal des Debutr.i
?RIME, MAY 15.

After the fall of Ilissolonghi it was supposed that Ibrahim Pacha
wou!d march by Lisadia to Athens; but we learn that he returned
to the Mores, and it is Napoli di Romania that he threatens. The
concentration of his forces in the Mores proves that he has suffered
considerable losses. It is said he has lost the renegade Seve and
General Boyer. It is affirmed that Notes Botsaris and the Bishop
of Rogous are in the number of those who perished in the confla-
gration at SI issolonghi. The cruelties practised upon the Christians
who fell alive into the hands of the Egyptians were incredible. Se-
veral were crucified, and burnt at a slow fire. Infants were thrown
into the sea. It is said that Ibrahim attacked Petala, where a
number of Greeks had taken refuge.

FRENCH FIINDS.—PAIIIII, MAY 27.—Five per Cents. 96f.
7Dc.; Three per-Cents hsf. 30e. ; Bank Stock, 2025 f.; Rentel de
Naples, 71t. 10c. Exchange on London—One Month, 251. stk. ;
Three Months, 25f. 30c.—Coors Atithattique.

The despatches from the East Indies, in anether part of
our Paper, do not contain any account of the ratification
of the treaty with the King of AVA. In alluding to the
terms of the treaty, they show still more clearly that our
contemporaries were completely mistaken in asserting that
the whole of the Burmese coast, including Pegu, was to be
ceded to the East India Company. The stipulations in
favour of the Peguers who assisted us in the war evidently
imply that their country is still to remain In the hands of its
former masters.

In the Mensaa-,r,0 Argentina we find a number of re-
marks on an article in a periodical work published at Lima
in English and Spanish, under the title of the Peruano.,
These remarks are of very considerable interest, as they
corroborate, in the most remarkable manner, the observa-
tions which we made some time ago about the probability
of dissensions among the South American States. The
subject upon which the Peruvian Editor has animadverted
is connected with the measures adopted by the Government
of Buenos Ayres, with reference to the Congress of Panama.
He considers these measures as useless and evasive, and
takes occasion from them to asperse both the people and
Government of the rival Republic. He argues, in the first
place, that the Act of Congress was useless, because the
legislative sanction thus given to the principles of interna-
tional policy cannot give any further strength or stability
to these principles. In the second place, he asserts, that
the laying down of these principles was useless, because
the majority is to decide all questions in the intended Con-
gress, and the minority is obliged to conform to that deci-
sion, whether consistent with their principles or not.
The Peruvian proceeds to offer arguments, to show that
the conduct of Buenos Ayres was not only useless, but
wrak and unmanly. He asserts that the Government of
that State is in fact afraid to declare frankly that it will riot
concur in the Congress of the Plenipotentiaries ; and that,
on the other hand, it has a great jealousy of the designs
which the President of Colombia may probably endeavour
to carry into effect by incana of the Congress. " Peru and
Colombia," adds the article in question, " have proved
sufficiently, and so as to place it beyond a doubt, that
they do not stand in need of Buenos Ayres to con-
quer their independence, nor to maintain themselves
in the rank which they have acquired." The Men-
rage:-o answers these questions in a way which ap-
pears to he satisfactory, but so as to show, in no very equi-
vocal manner, that the seeds of discord arc in a fair way to
produce abundant fruit, if a combination of struts, similar
to that in Europe, does not put an end to these differences.
The article leads us further to conclude that Colombia and
Buenos Ayres are by no means likely to concur in any
attack upon Brazil ; and we are therefore of opinion that
the Emperor stands firm in his situation. The question of
his return to Portugal, to our minds, seems by this to be
almost decided in the negative.

CITY, MONDAY EVENING.

The speculators for a fall are anticipating success from the near
approach of the general election, which causes heavy sales. and
consequently depression. Consols opened at 71J B. but they after-
wards declined to B A ; but as it was a holiday at the Bank, the
business ass extremely limited. India Stock was 237. Other
English Securities remained stationary. The Foreign Market was
in a very languid state, and the prices of Saturday may be very ge.
ncrally referred to as the quotations of to-dsy.

Extract of a letter dated Madrid, May :m--"The Jesuits
continue to be the objects of the favours of Government in
this country. They have just obtained the privilege of
being allowed to introduce, free of every specks of duty,
all sorts of provisions and effects, which may be intended
for the consumption or for the use of their convents. This
is a bit of a mine given them to work. The privilege is to
continue fir forty years."
Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Con-
stantinople, dated April 2.5 :—" By advices from Smyrna
of the 20th instant the boats of his Majesty's ship Alacrity
have been attacked by some Greek pirates, and an officer
and four men wounded. The Rose sloop of war had
just arrived there, and it had been arranged that the
Sultan, Sappho, and Aurora, should wait for convoy."
FANCY SALE, FOR TIIE BENEFIT OF TILE
FIELD WEAYEas. —Notwithstanding the unfavourable
state of the weather during the whole of yesterday, the
fancy sale of useful and ornamental work, for the benefit
of the distressed weave rs of Spitalfields, which took place
at the Hanover-square Rooms, was most numerously and
fashionably attended ; and we have no doubt that, from
the number of various articles which were speedily disposed
of, the fund for the distressed silk weavers will he consi-
derail), hem fited. Amongst the various distinguished
females who visited the rooms we observed, the Duchess of
Beaufort, Marchioness and Marchioness Dowager of Sails-
bay, the Countess of Liverpool, the Lady Mayoress, Mrs.
Canning, the Marchioness of Conyngliam, Lady Charlotte
Calthorpe. Lady Maryborough, &e. We were happy to
perceive on this occasion, as on every other which has cha-
rity for its object, the alacrity with which the female
Nobility of this kingdom came forward to relieve the pain-
ful distresses of our suffering and distressed countrymen in
the hour of need.

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