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ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE.
Ma Evening, SATURDAY, Angu‘t W. will be performed the OM
Operatic Romans e, called
?BE DEATH-FETCH ; or, THE STUDEN I. OF GOTTINGEN.
TUN Gisametars by Merrars.Archer, Pearrartn. Outlet and Keeley ; Misses
Hamilton, Kelly. end tioward.
After wi11...840w new comic Ope ,
railed
LYING hIAIW. EASY.
The Prlnclital Characters by Messrs. Bartley. Thorne, arid WrAnch,
Misses Carr and Roden.
To conclude with E
theU mu
RNPlsical
KE F.nGATE. tertainment, called
TII T
Crack, Mr. W. Cbapmao.

ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXHALL.
Mader the especial Patronage of hht Majesty.
THE TWO LAST WIRES.
Oa MONDAY, Awns, 31, the Proprietors will bare the honour of eel,-
Mathis the Annivers try of the NATAL DAY of his Royal Highness the
Doke of CLARENCE, byds splendid NAVAL GALA with a constant me-
mesion of Entertainments the entire Evening. on the same magniticeat
4Caif as on the Birth-day of hie Royal Highness the Duke of York. I:p-
-yre:4o of MOM additional Lamps, la various Naval Trophies. Emblems, &c.
The CONCERT will be appropriate, and embrace the talents of Miss
Trawls. Miss Love, Miss .fielone. Mr. Braham, Mr. Sinclair, Signor De
amen's. Mr. Taylor. Ilfr. flameout'', Mr. Robinson, Master Barker, and
Mr. 'Pinney. Leader of the Band. Signor Spagninetti. Conducts., Mr. j
The beautiful Moonlight Scene of the Ruins of an Italian Abbey. pro- ,
dosed by the celebrated Mr. Stamield, of the Theatre Royal. Drury-lane,
will be again exhibited.
Mr. WILSON, on the TIGHT ROPE, will exhibit his surprising Evo-
Mesons in a complete Change of Performances, amoapt which an tonne
novelty, called "The Carnival of Venice, or a Masquerade on Two Tight
Hope'," by lir. Wilson, assisted by the You American, introducing
Puilehinello and Family, with Comic Dancing, Ac.
On this Evening, for the fifth time, will be performed a new Ballet
entitled IL CORONAM ENTE DF:I.LA ROZIE RE,
Composed by Mons. B. Cretins; the Male by Mr. G. 11. Rodwell ; the
flowery by Mr. Thorne. Principal Dancers:—Madame Pauline Romig-
no: and Monsieur B. Vestris ; Mesdames Colson, Ails:nide, and Ulanca ;
Ilonsitnr Sullivan, and the Two Ridgway% who will Dance au entirely
new Grotesque Pas de Deux.
During the Evening. Mr. BLACKMORE will exhibit his usual Evolu-
tions co the SLACK ROPE.
A Military Band will play at intervals, during the Evening, in the
Orchestra.
The unrivalled D'Ernst has bad In preparation, many weeks past, an
Exhibition of FIRE WORKS.
In tbe last Grand Piece the YOUNG AMERICAN will make hie
TERRIFIC ASCENT to the Moorish Tower, and Descend amidst
Volumes of Fire.
Doors open at Seven o'clock.—Concert begins at Half-past Eight
•dinivelon ls.

The BUITIIIIII Penes commenced publishing yesterday
musing St tee o'clock.

LONDON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1996.

We received last night the Dutch Mail and the Ftoile
by express, dated Thursday, the I;th. The contents of
the latter are destitute of interest. An article taken from
the Austrian Observer makes known the final departure,
from Yassy (Moldavia), of the Tutkish Plenipotentiaries
for Akermann. These gentlemen seem to have consider-
ably slackened their pace, after going through Bucharest in
great haste ; and to their delay in Moldavia we are now to
attribute the silence which has for several weeks been
observed on the subject of their proceedings. However
trifling the political differences which exist between the
two Powers may appear, we anticipate but a slow pro-
gress in the negotiations, unless considerations arising out
of late events at Constantinople urged the Ottoman Cabi-
net to a deviation from its ordinary habits of procrastina-
tion, and to a speedy termination of the questions at
issue. The following are extracts:—

Sr. PETEASIIIIROH, Avo. 1.

Conformably to the regulation of the Imperial Manifesto of the!
7th May, 1817, the Council superintending the establishments
connected with the public credit assembled on the 13th (25th)
July, to revise the aecounti of those establishments. In this sitting
his Excellency Lieutenant-General Camerin, Minister of Finance,
delivered • speech narrating the operations of the preceding year.
The following is an abstract :
The course of Exchange in 182.; was higher than in 1824, which
had a favourable influence on our payments to foreign countries ;
but this rise has a tendency to lower the prices of our produce,
unless they are kept up by other circunistances. The prospects for
. . . .

. . .
trade this year are not so favourable, but it is highly probable that
the present state of foreign trade, which causes the temporary dis-
tress of outs, will not be of long duration.
Our Funds were nearly stationary until the unexpected death of
the Emperor Alexander caused a sensible decline, which was or
short continuance; but the commercial crisis in England caused
A general shock, independently of political circumstances and
IVO' U.

The operations of our banks in 1023 were not without success

fhe Loan Bank 'coined with great advantage to employ the idle
capital accumulated in the Commercial Bank. In general, the
Mall of deposits received by our banks has much augmented,
chiefly from the decline in the prices of many of our productions,
which tendered inactive a part of the capital recently employed in
internal trade. The interest of the sums lost by the bank has hi..
mato been paid pretty regularly, notwithstanding the embarrass-
ments of the landholders.

A remarkable circumstance in the accounts laid before you is,
tie temporary diminution of the annual expenses io our system of
cmdit--a diminution of 20 millions of rubles. This measure has
been adopted with your consent, and with that of the Council of the
Empire, sanctioned by the Emperor. (The Illinister entered at
great length into the nature of this diminution, and the manner in
which it had been effected.)

The Sinking Fund paid in 1225, of the Dutrh debt, one million
•i ti•rins, one half of which for the account of Russia.
Of other debts, 112,000 rubles in silver, 2,137.333 assignats.
There were redeemed of perpetual debt, at 6 per cent., 646,960
rubles in silver, 5.667,640 rubles in assignats.

Of prrpetual debt at 5 per cent.. 1,811,644 rubles in silver.
Th.: creditors of the War and other Departments have been paid,
b-vides„ 351,532 rubles in silver, 1,831,630 rubles in suignats.
By these payments the debt. are now as follow :
Dutch debt, 91,600,000 florins, of which 46,600,000 on account

Debts for a certain time, 2,875,999 rubles in silver, 51,378,60
assignats.
Perpetual debts, 6 per cent., 20,620 rubles in gold, 7,1144,652
rubles in silver; 220,5211,911 rubles in assilmats.
The debts at 5 per cent., 75,664,960 rubles in silver.
Bank of Articnats--The amount of bank notes in circulation did
not vary 111.1825; it remained 595.776,310 ruble', as before, which
shows that the law prohibiting the farther emission of paper cur-
rency has been strictly observed.
The Loan Bank—The net profits of this bank in 1625 were,
boa rubles in gold. 35.5133 rubles in silver, 1,805,140 in assignats.
The Commercinl Bank, the capital of which in 30 millions,
made, in 1925, after deducting the expenses, • net profit of
11375,899 rubles.

Such, Gentlemen, Is the actual situation of these establishments.
I hope that an impartial examination of their operations will suffice
to justify the confidence of the public and the expectations of the
august 3lonarch, whose riga, distinguished by a paternal and in-
defatigable solicitude for the happiness of Russia, will establi•li on
solid foundations the public credit, and every part of its social
edifies. _ _

(From the Etoile, dated Aug 17.]
GENEVA, A 170.10.

The King of Bavaria has sent to M. Eynard a sum or 106,000
francs, of which 13.000 are from his own purse, and 26,000 subscribed
by the members of his family, to be employed in the deli rerat:ce of
the Greeks.

The following is the King's letter :
" To alleviate the misery of the Christians of the Cast, I had
subscribed 20,000 florins, or 43,007 franca, payable in ten following
months. As the relief might come too late, I place thi. sum now
at your disposal, and even double it, that you may he able to afford
more effectual aid. These 00,000, which you may immediately:lis—
p:lse of, are independent of the 20.000 francs which I remitted you
to redeem the Greek women and children. With what pleasing sa-
tisfaction do I make this new sacrifice for unfortunate Christians—
foe am not I a man and a Christian r _

This virtuous isarcreign, on his journey to Bruckenau, refused
all the fees and illuminations which the communes wished to offer
him. He let the Magistrates know that it would be mere agreeable
to him, under press nt circumstances, that the money intended for
these fetes should be employed, half in relieving the poor of the
communes, and the other half in assisting the unfortunate Inhabi-
tants of Greece. Ills 3lajesty's request has had great success, and
new gifts have been t,fsitrd teem all quartets for the Greeks.
An ordinance of the Coatich, authorizing the Protestant worship
at Lucerne, consists of six arth.les ; the following are the principal
points
I. The Protestants soil, d at Lucerne are permitted to celebrate
regularly the reformed religion ; but without expense to the state,
without troubling the Catholic worship established in the canton of
Lucerne, or the peace of religion.
2. The Government reserves to itself the t ight of nominating the
Protestant clergyman, whose congregation shall give hint a suitable
salary.
3. The Government for the present grants the Protestants the use
of a chapel belonging to the State, in the liossli.street. •
4. The Government reverses to itself the farther decision of every
thing relative to the organization, financial resources, &c.
The grounds assigned fir this measure are three :
I. The political relations of the Government to the other cantons,
resulting either from the federal compact or particular concordats,
which ensure to every Swiss citizen the right of settling in what-
ever part of the confederation he pleases. —2. The situation of Lu-
etvne, as one of the directing cantons.-3. The duty of Governments
to conform to the spirit of a religion of peace, and to protect the
ecclesiastical institutions of the Christian Churches recognized in
I Switz.rlantl.

PAIIIS, Auo. 16.

The Aug; iare Otterter says—" We learn from Jassy that after
17 days stay in the capital of Moldavia, the Turkish Plenipotentiaries
set out for Akermann, but stopped the ssme evening at the Russian
quarantine at Skuleni, on the Pruth, a league from Jassy. On
their departure they received the same honours as at their arrival.
In the middle of the Pruth, which is the boundary between Mol-
davia and Bessarabia, they met the Russian Commissary Pisani
who went iu a boat to meet them. Two cominnies of Orenadicre,
with their band cf music, were urder arms; and the house of the
quarantine was fitted up so as to afford the Plenipotentiaries every
convenience. They will stop six days at Skuleni.
FRENCH FUNDS.—PAIIIS, AUGUST 16.—Five per Cents. I
opened at 1001. 3,5 c.; closed at 100 f. 30c. Three per Cents. 66f.
25c. Bank Stock, 2,010 f. Rentes de Naples, 72f. 4k. Rentes
d'Espagne, 101. Royal Spanish Loan, 45if. Baytian Loan, 6751.
Exchange on London, one month, '23f. 65e.- —Cour s Autirtutique.
• In the original it is florins, but this would make in all 130,000
francs.

We have received the El Constitucional of Bogota to
June the 9th, from which we have only room for the fol-
lowing extract:—
We were fortunate enough to procure a number of the Extraor-
dinary Gazette, containing the official documents received by the
Government, relative to the recent occurrences at Valencia, which
was published late cn Thursday evening. To prevent all unneces_
sary alarm in the public mind, and place our fellow-citizens in a
condition to judge themselves of the state of affairs, we have re-
printed the whole of its contents; and, notwithstanding theshort-
nese of the time, we shall make sonic few remarks upon them, and
add such particulars as have come to our knowledge, and we think
deserving of credit.
It appears then, that on the 28th April despatches were received
in Valencia, announcing the impeachment of General Paez, and
the orders of the Government that he should deliver the Commun.
dancia-General of Venezuela to General Escalona. To these he
professed implicit obedience, and in letters to various individuals of
high rank in this city he expressed his willingness to comply with
what was required of him. After his resignation the troops stationed
at Valencia, it is said at the instigation of others, committed va-
rious excesses, and on the night of the 29th several assassinations
took place. The Municipality, alarmed at the outrageous behaviour
of the troops, passed a resolution that General Pacz should be re.
instated In his command, which he accepted. The resolution was
communicated to the Intendant of the Department, not by the Mu-
nicipality, but by Colonel Carabano, Chief of the Staff, through
General Tom, Commandante de Armas of the Province. The In.
tendant, immediately on receiving the news, wrote a letter to Gen.
Pau, which we recommend to the attention of our readers, to which
no answer had been returned ; we look anxiously for it, as it will
discover what his intentions were, and what motives existed of so
powerful a nature as to induce him to accept this office from the
hands of the Municipality, previous to attempting to stop by his
own private influence the disorders of which the troops, formerly
under his command, and understood to be personally attached to
him, had been guilty. Immediately after this occurred, an officer,
Colonel Cala, was despatched to Puerto Cabello, of which place he
smutted the government; the tinnier governor, Avendano, having
either reigned or been forcibly dispossessed of his authority. lien.
Marino had also, it was stated, proceeded to Caraecas ; his views
were not known. The people of that city were perfectly quiet ; and
the Governor of La Guam, Colonel lbarra, was tAing every pre.
caution to maintain the tranquillity of the town under his com-
mand. In Cumana every thing was tranquill; and on an express
leaving Mazacaybo, on the 13th of May, the best disposition was
stated to exist amongst the troops. On the English frigate, the
Galatea, reaching Carthagena with the news of the I Ith ult., Gen.
Montilla despatched a messenger to Peru, and several regiments,
lately arrived from the south, have been detained until further
orders.
This is all the information that we are possessed of, to which any
degree of credit ought to be given. What the views of General
Paez are it would be presumptuous at present to decide, in the
absence of any proclamation or other public document, avowing
his sentiments and reasons for resuming the command. No one
can be ignorant that he has acted in open violation of the Constitu-
tion, in accepting from a subordinate authority what he had been
deprived of in the most solemn manner by the supreme authority
of the Republic. If the aria attributed to Colonel C:ala be con-
firmed, and were done by his sanction. he has incurred a heavy
responsibility; and, in the midst of this, the ignorance in which
he has kept the Government of his proceedings (for the only official
intelligence they have got is from the Intendant) is, even if his
conduct be actuated by the most praiseworthy motives, to say the
least of it, highly culpable. The extraordinary channel by which
the resolution of the municipality of Valencia was communicated
to the Intendant would lead many to doubt its being n genuine
espresalon of the feelings of that body, and gives room to suspect
that the sudden relaxation of discipline in the soldiery is not alto..
gether to be attributed to their release from the vigilance of Gene.
Paez. Time, however, alone can relieve us from this state of
uncertainty as to the patriotism of this Geneva. Circumstances
at present certainly seem to plead unfavourably against him ; still
by his future conduct may his present imprudences be atoned tor.
We most sincerely wish that such may be the result ; but if, on
the contrary, General Pries be animated by ulterior views, may he
pause before he precipitates himself into measures which, from
their intricacy, may strangle him in his endeavours to unravel
them—may he pause before (like Cow) he pass the Rubicon, and
involve himself, his country, and, above all, her liberties, in mss
common danger. In the Executive, during this crisis, we ate con-
fident that we shall find that firmness, decision, and promptitude,

THE BRITISH PRESS•

which exigencies of this nature cdi for. Every true patriot. in
the hour of (longer. wit' be seen at his post, and in every bower)
will be found to echo—" Salus Reipublicre, supremo lex est° !"

In addition to the distress consequent upon the state m
trade during the last few months, the inhabitants of the
Sister Kingdom have a more gaunt and appalling foe to
contend with in tile Fever, which, clothed in its worst
terrors, is again stalking through the country. In another
part of our paper will be found an extract from a state-
ment made by the physicians anti surgeons of the Dublin
North-Eastern District Dispensary, from which it appears
that the hospitals are crowded to excess, and have during
the last few weeks been compelled to refuse admission to a
multitude of applicants. In the midst of this Buffet ing, it is
gratifying to know that Government has actively exerted it-
self to check the progress of the malady, although, it is to
he regretted, hitherto without effect. At the instance of the
LORD-LIEUTENANT, booths and tents have been erected
to accommodate those who could not be received into the
hospitals. his Excellency wrote to his brother the Master-
General of the Ordnance, and the Noble Duke instantly
despatched directions to the proper Officers for the tents
and necessary camp equipages. The Physicians in their
statement say, that " although fever of a contagious cha-
racter has been for some years prevalent; yet never, even
in the years 1817 and 181-0, did it rage to a greater extent
amongst the poor of this metropolis than it does at pre-
sent ; anti, in addition to this calamity, dysentery, in an ag-
gravated form, has again began to show itself." In proof
of this lamentable assertion, we have before us the fact
that the Old Nunnery in King-street, which has been
fitted up as an hospital, and which contains several wards,
was filled with patients in one hour.
Acknowledged as it is, upon all hands, that this De-
stroying Angel usually follows in the footsteps of Poverty
and Want, and apparent as the remedy must consequently
be, we sincerely hope that those whose circumstances have
as yet secured them from his visitation will unloose their
purse-strings to aid in the extirpation of a calamity
which may at last reach themselves. Self-preservation
demands from every individual a sacrifice to the extent
of his means. Government may exert itself ; but Govern-
ment alone cannot cape with such an emergency, if the fear*
of the Dublin Papers should be at all realized. One of
those Papers apprehends that a more terrible crisis awaits
the country than that of 1822-1823 ; and asserts that
all the energy, all the devotion of his Excellency, as well
as of every member of the Government, of every man in
office, of every man, in short, in the country, will be neces-
sary to meet the calamitous season which it fears the ap-
proach of. We can only say that it is the duty of every
man in Ireland to aid and assist the efforts of his Ex-
cellency, by pecuniary aid as well as by personal exertion,
where such can be at all availing.

CITY, FRIDAY EVLXINO.

The same dulness of action has pervaded the British
Stock Market as yesterday. Consols opened this morning
at 781, and the next quotation was j. They however soon
rallied to their opening price, at which there were both
buyers and sellers, and they closed at the same. There
was little doing beyond the squaring of accounts by specu-
lators, who are beginning to look into their time bargains,
as the account closes on the 29th. Exchequer Bills and
India Bonds remain stationary.

In the Foreign Market Mexican Bonds have suffered a
depression, having gone back to 443; and it is presumed
this would have been the case to a still greater extent, had
not the Decree of the extraordinary meeting of the Con-
gress come in aid of these securities. By that document it
appears that the Mexican Republic have placed the whole
population of the country, both civil and ecclesiastical,
whose incomes exceed 100 dollars, under contribution by
anticipation, in order to enable the Government to meet
its engagements with those countries with which it has
contracted loans. Although these extraordinary exertions
are favourable as regards the payment of the next divi-
dends, still they are somewhat discouraging in a general
point of view, as it is yet to be seen what effect this system
of taxation may produce on those who are to bear it. The
raising of loans in England has been generally successfully
pursued by foreign States ; but in those of recent date,
from being young Governments, the payment of interest
has proved matter of difficulty, and the raising the funds
in the present instance may more easily be suggested than
accomplished. An officer has also arrived in this country
from the Mexican Government on special affairs with its
agents here, but this circumstance has not, it would seem,
been attended by any satisfactory result.
At the opening of the Market, Colombian also felt a
strong inclination to go hack, which they shortly did to 31,
and at the close of the day they were at 311. The silence
of M. HURTADO in every thing that relates to these Bonds
is viewed with some suspicion; and Mr. COCKBURN, who
had been sent out as representing England to this Re-
public, has returned via New York, Venezuela not being
in a sufficiently tranquillized state to need his services.
In Shares the only quotation necessary is in Brazilian,
which are at 12 premium.
The sales in Spices have been of a very extended nature,
at higher prices and West India produce continues to go
off very steadily. In Mark-lane there is very little va-
riation.

Exchanges are generally inclined to a rise, in conse-
quence of the absence of money.
The Gazetft of last night officially announces the inten-
tion of the Government (which was stated in the City
article of the B itish Press of Wednesday) to put in force
the Act passed last Session, for the prohibition of the en-
trance of ships, into the ports of British Colonies, of those
countries which should deny to English ships the moat
extensive privileges in their ports.

Despatches were sent off yesterday from the Foreign
Office, to the !tight Hon. Frederick Lamb, our Ambas-
sador at Madrid; as also to Lord Granville, our Ambas-
sador at Paris.

Despatches were received at the Foreign Office onThurs-
day, from the Right lion. Sir Charles Bagot, our Ambas-
sador at Brussels, to Mr. Secretary Canning.
A despatch, dated the 18th June, has been received at
the Colonial Department from Mr. Warrington, the Bri-
tish Consul at Tripoli, which announces the arrival of
Major Laing at Timbuctoo.
Despatches were rec ived yesterday morning, at the
Colonial Department, from the 1) ;Ice of Manchester, at
Jamaica.

_
Despatches were also received yesterday morning at the
Colonial Office, from Sierra Leone and Quebec.
A King's Messenger arrived at the Foreign Office on
Thursday morning, with despatches from the Continent.
Mr. Cockburn, our Minister to Colombia, came passen-
ger by the Canada New York packet, which arrived a few
days since. On account of his health, he was unable to
get further than Carthagena.
Letters, dated Carthagena, June 27. and Jamaica, July
11, have been received by his Majesty's brig Ilope, which
brought passengers Messrs. Lane, Ross, Emanuel, Miles,
Muir, and Clark, and Mrs. Bassau.
Letters, dated Buenos Ayres, May 31, and Monte
Video, July 11, have been received by the Lord Hobart,
which brought passengers, Messrs. Cartwright and Jack-
son, Posco Placo, and Mrs. Cartwright.
Letters, dated Rio, May 2t, Bahia, June 9, and Per-
immtbuco, June 19, have been received by the Camden,
which brought passenger Mr. Stuart.