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LONDON, MONDAY, JULY 22.
Three o'clock, p.m.
T. be Paris Papas of Friday arrived last night by
expresca, of which the following are extracts:—
Paats, JULY 19.—A letter flow Madrid to a
commeicial house in this city relates two circum-
stances, which may serve to explain the fucility
with which the Guards penetrated to the centre of
that capital. The Gist is, that they believed them-
*elves to beanarchieg fur the purpose of retiring,
some for Talavera, and whirs upon Toledo, in con-
sequence of an order to whirl., atter et first refusing,
alley had feigned to consent. The second is, that
by means of an understanding.now generally known,
they hint a .knowledge of the countersign. They
laud been seduced by some perfidious chiefs, who did
not scruple to borrow the name of the King. This
was cot&ssed by several wounded prisoners, who
cursed the authors of their ruin.
A courier from. Madrid has arrived at the English
embassy, who states that he quitted that capital the
. evening of the 10th, and that tranquillity was en-
tirely.re-established. The iiinistry were about to
be replaced, with the exception of M. Martinez de
. /u'Rosa, the Minister for Foreign /Mita.
A letter from Bayoune of the 13th July says, that
. the loss of the royal guards was considerable, but
the exact number of killed was not known; thut of
prisaners was on the 9th upwards of 700. The mi-
litia had nine killed and 21 wounded; the regiments
of Ahnanza and Principe lust more. Same say that
the Duke del Infantado has fled; others that he is
in prison; he is accused of being the author of a
conspiracy to carry off the King to Valadolid, in Old
Castile, and to establish there a new Government.
All this, however, is only rumour. The convocation
of the Extraordinary Cortes was to have been advised
by the King by the permanent deputation.
, Saarroan.o,Jurot 12.—Extract of .a letter pub-
lished by the Association here, dated Missolonghi,
June 4:—" The day before yesterday we received,
by express, intelligence of the capture of Bradradsick
(Ncopatra) in Thessaly, by our brave brethren in
arms. NVe expect here to-morrow three Turkish
Drys, prisoners, and also 300 Spahis. Hasse Pacha,
who commanded the corps of which they fUrmed
part, lost 5,000 men'in the combat, which took place
near the sources of the Hellada, and he retreated
it the greatest disorder upon Larissa, the capital of
-the province."
MADRID, JULY 10.—This capital is still without
a Government. The Ministers who have resigned
obstinately refuse to resume their porte feuilles.
The journals are filled with pompous bulletins vn
the triumph of the constitutional system, strength. I,
cued more then ever they say by the attempts made
to overthrew.it. lit the mean time the prisons are i 1
filling, In the Bureau of the Municipality, denun-
ciations against the Servilcs arc encouraged by a
salary.
t is generally believed here that when the four
battalions marched to the Prado, they had been as-
sured that the. King would put himself at their
head, aud march them to Navarre, where they were
to be joined by the pretended Army of the Faith.
Fnosotteus or L- PAIN, JULY 10.—The defection
of the Royal Carabincirs produced great consterna-
tion umungat the.Constitettienalists at Seville. The
fy:mer carried eff the chest, ceataining 50,000 pias-
tres. The greatest disquietude prevails at Cordova.
The movements of the Carabineers through Castro,
• Luis na, E.peju, &e. throwing down the stones of
the Constitution, frighten the revolutionists. The
Royalist Chief; Cuevallo, is still in the environs of
Burgos; lie has under his cominands 500 men, well
mounted, armed and equipped. Albuin, formerly
Lieutenant of the Empecinado, and afterwards Co-
lonel of cavalry in Joseph's Guards, has presented
himself with the standard of -Faith in the province
of Castile, near Valladar, with a corps consisting of
ancient Guerillas. He entered Polles,and took the
best horses. Another royalists corps is marching on
Naives del Rey.
VI EN N JULY 7.—Them is no longer any doubt
that the mission of M. de Tutischeff, the Rus'ian
Minister Plenipotentiary, will obtain a result con-
formable to the views of the two Emperors—the
maintenance of peace. The Congress, which is about
to be opened, will arrange the great interests. The
rantrds at Vienna flatter themselves that through
tlfe inte:ventian of the mediating Powers they nail
Obtain for their country an organization similar to
that of the 11.:ian Islands. The Austrian Govmt-
anent continues to grunt to the Greeks the sane
Sa II erci al advantages as were secured to the Mus-
JUiII.UIIS by the treaty of Passarewitz, in 1718, it
considering the Greeks as Turkish subjects.

The Dutch C.;uvernment has intimated to the .Co-
lumbian Republic, tluit the moment any European
rower acknowlediy,es them, they will be the tirst
le,,w,fr tv follow the example ; and in the Cleftil time
receiv:d fika•ul.

THE

:ONAL REGISTER
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Roar AT As LEV CHAPEL, NEAR MANCHEsTER.—The right
of presentation to the perpetual curacy of Astley chapel, on
the one hand claimed by the householders and beads of families
in Astley, in conformity with the will of Mr. Adam Mort (the
founder of *the chapel, who also endowed it), by the
vicar of the parish, according to general *usage. In March
last, Mr. Barker, the late incumbent died. Ou his death the
vicar offered to nominate the person whom the householders
should elect, but answered that no interference whatever on his
part would be allowed. It became necessary, therefore, that
the law should determine which party was right ; and to aster-
taro this, that each should present their nominee to the proper
authority. 'I he vicar nominated Mr. Birkett to the bishop, and
a committee of the township requested his lordship to licence
Mr. Bowman their elected candidate. Our worthy diocesan,
after a patient investigation of the whole subjeat,desieed tooth
parties to attend at Warrington. He then informed them -that
Mr. Birkeat's claim to the curacy was so fully made out, that be
should no longer be justified in withholding the licence. Sunday
the 11th inst. was the day on which it was arranged for Mr.
Birkett to lake po sssss the of the chapel, and lie accontingly set
Mit for that purpose, about the hour of ono-ning service, ac-
companied by some relatives and personal friends, residing in
the neighhouthood of Astley, by a constable named Turner,
from Warriegeon, and a sheriff's officer of the name of Mother,
from this town. Some expectations had probably existed, that
some opposition would he offered to his proceedings ; for it is
slated that the sheriff 's °Meer had in his possession a writ de vi
!aria remmulla. On what representation this writ had been
granted we have not been informed ; but the law-books state
that surmise (and we know not what other ground could exist
for it) is not a sufficient authority to justify its being issued.—'
However, Mr. rirkett's intention being understood, a great
body of the honsehotters and heads of ,Fatitilies of Astley, who
constitute the congregation, and were hostile to his nomination
by the vicar, did in fact aseemble outside the chapel yard. On
the arrival of Mr. Birkett sod his party near the gate, they
demanded entrance, which being refused them by the assembled
multitude, who were ranged around the outside, some of
them instantly exhibited pistols and presenting them to the
breasts and ears of several of the respectable inhabitants,
threatened to shoot them if ally obstacle was opposed to their
progress. It stated to us, that some iron crows which hail been
disgnised by being covered with brown paper, were also pro-
duced, and several of the congregation violently assaulted with
with them. To what extent the inhabitants micht proceed in
their opposition to Mr. Birkett's entrance. into the chapel, we
do not feel able to assert. It is alleged on one hand, and denied
on the other, that they committed any actual breach of the
peace, though it is certain that in the scuffle the costeskirts of
the sheriff's officer were torn. They did, however, nnduubtedly
present such obstacles to Mr. Bireett and Lis friends, that the
latter for the time desisted from attempting to obtain admission
into the chapel, and retired from the (dace. But their depar-
ture was not a termination of the contest ; for two of the party
straightway proceeded to Manchester to obtain military assist-
ance, in order to enable them to get possession of the chapel.—
Meaouhile, information of the prmeedings at Astley was con-
veyed to J. A. Barron, Esq. a magistrate residing in the neigh-
bourhood ; but some time before his arrival (indeed about three
o'clock in the afternoon) a detachment of the 7th Dragoon
Guards arrived from Manchester. Under cover of their pro-
tection, Mr. Birkett and his supporters again repaired to the
chapel-yard. At this time a very considerable crowd was as-
sesubied :.they of course offered nu resistance to the military.—
As, however, they showed no disposition to leave the scene of
action to the minister, the gates of the chapel-yard were forced,
and the people speedily dispersed by the dragoons. file doors
of the chapel were neat broken open, and the minister and his
aeseciates entered, and took possession. The customary sees ices
and ceremonies were then entered upon. During their per-
formance Mr. Borron arrived ; but finding bow affairs were,
did not remain long, contenting himself with enjoining the people
to be peaceable. The preecrihed services were gone through,
we understand, amidst great tumult and confusion ; and when
they were finished, Mr. Birkett left the chapel again under the
protection of the soldiery. A day or two afterwards, a very ill-
judged handbill was issued by the minister's party, alleging the
sheriff's officer to have been set upon, &mulled, and robbed.—
lo the publication of this handbill, the officer, we are informed,
disavows all participation ; and there does not appear to have
been any pretence for charging any persona with a felonious
purpose towards him. Os Wednesday night warrants were
delivered la Mr. Lavender, charging several individuals with
with riot and assault. By virtue of-these warrants, three per-
sons, Joseph Rawson, James Thorpe, and Joseph Beaumont,
were, early on Thursday morning, taken into custody, and con
•ejed to Leigh for examination before Mr. bonen. On Thurs-
day evening, their examination took place, when Ji.ieph Beau-
mont fur an assault, mot Joseph Rita son and James Thorpe for
a riot, and obstructing the sherifra officer in the execution of
the writ, were committed for obit at the West Derby sessions.
Bail, however, was instantly offered for their appearance. and
they were set at liberty. On the other side, writs of (home
inspedit against the Bishop of Chester, the vicar of Leigh, and
the de facto curate, have beep sent for, and will probably be
served to-day.
The fJllosving commercial information has beets
received front the Sound, dated Elsineur, July 2,
1822:—" I have the honour to inform you, that the
ships from the. North Sea, detained here since the
28th June, proceeded on the Ist instant with a fair
wind, which stiil continues, and enables the later
arrivals from that quarter to sail as fast as cleared.l
'f he ships which artived from the Baltic* up to yes-
terday, all proceeded on their voyages, but those
since arrived ere all in our roads. His Majesty'.
ship Santarang has reached Portsmouth from the
East Indies, by which advices have beets received
from the Isle of France of the 1 lth April. The
Colony had recovered from the effects of the late
dreadful fire, which had occurred there some time
since, and all the houses had been rebuilt in such a
manner, as to prevent the probable repetition of
that dreadful calamity. Great advantages had ac-
crued from the wea:ures taken by Governor Far-
quhar, to improve the currency of the Island."
TROTTING Maul' r. Uptown mare
started en Weilemsdny morning, on the Hucket ill rued, to
trot 13 miles within ail hour, and to cat ry nine stone,
The snatch, which was fur teio guineas, was performed
over a three utile piece of g d, and was won clever ly,
with symptoms of dist test .—The bi cond match over the
same giOnlid was fur a those, the property of Mr. W ilistut,
to trot twit 'ere mitre within an hour, fu harm-se, noel to
raw I aatone, 1,,, 190 .0111-Itirli, 1110iteli was NOR,
$.l a LI cal, 311 St seCeuJa