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-THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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MONDAY, APRIL U.
We have received the Paris papers of Wednesday
last. They speak of the continued increase of the
Greek insurrectionary arrny,under Prince Yysalante,
and of the deep interest which the Greeks in gene-
nil take in this ittempt to restore their country to
the enjoyment of freedom. The Porte does not
seem to have made as yet any military demonstra-
tions against the revolutionists, but has contented
itself with cutting off the heads of some of the prin-
pal Greek inhabitants of Constantinople, by way of
retaliation for the massacre of the Turks at Jessy
end other places. Such n proceeding is not less
impolitic than brutal ; but what else could be ex-
pected from the besotted stupidity of A roan bred in
the seraglio, and habituated to scenes of cold-
blooded murder? Nething canle more effectual
than such conduct io makin; the cause of the In-
surgents national with the Greeks. The Porte will
not only not allow any of that nation to be neutral,
but it even compels them to throw themselves into
the ranks of its enemies.

A Royal Decree, fisted the Sth instant, has been
made public; .ccutding to v;:.;cli 40,000 men of
the class of 1820 are to be wiled out. Th.:. distri-
bution of thes.? 40,000 men among the departments
is established by a table annexed to the decree.—

The commencement of the operations of the councils
will tale place on the 25th June, and the closing
of the list of the contingent on the let Sep..
tember. It will be decide(' subsequently at what
period the 40,000 men calla' out from the class of
1820 will be brought into active service, as well as
the mode of their distribution among the corps of
the army.

We most sincerely and sympathetically condole
with the friends of religious liberty on the decision

which has tarn Once in the douse of Lords on the

Catholic Emancipation Sill ; but we roust remem-
ber that the .111fllment of our wishes is only post-
poned, for, in the course of nature, Lord Eldon,
who is now 71 years of egr , cannot remain here
long, and we consider his influence as having
effected the defeat of the present Bill—as soon,
therefore, as he shall ba consigned to the
tomb (anti we fear not till then) will justice Se done
to our Catholi,.. fellow-subjects.
The question of reform has been brought forward
by Mr. Larnbton, anti his i,.lect upon the subject goes
no farther than (and we thin:: not so far as) might
be effected rith perfect sr./.:•!.. to the Constitution,
yet the ministerial Largers-on rose in full cry to op
pose it. An adjuurnment of the debate took ?lace,
and it was resumed on Wednesday night—while,

however, Mr. Lambton, Mr. Brougham, and a great

many other of the supporters it, had retired to take
some refreshment, Ministers pressed the House to
premature division, and the mo.ion was lost by

majority o: 12. The Hon. Member will, doubtless,

bring it forward immediately under some other form,
and then we hope he may succeed. The people feel
they ought to have a Reform—they seem determined
to have a Reform, and we are convinced that the
according a moderate Reform by the Legislature is
the only way in which a compulsory Reform can be
prevented. We are, and always have been, too
much the friends of order to countenance any thing
like what has been termed Mob-law, and therefore
do we hope that Parliament will not, by refusing
what they ought to grant, force the friends of mo-
derate Reform to join those who are the friends of
dangerous innovations.

As bank-nntes become scarce, gold is beginning to
1.0-appear. A vessel lately arrived at Liverpool
from America, brought gold coin to the amount of
20,0001. ; and a sum of ten thousand guineas was
paid into one of the Liverpool banks a few days ago.
Captain Parry gave a superb defame on Monday,
on board the Ferry, at Deptford, to the Lords of
the Admiralty, and many other distinguished per-
sonages, previous to his proceeding on his voyage to
the North Pole.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

Ministers, it is now said, object to the King's
visit to Ireland. on amount of the expense, which is
estimated at 250,0001. and also the increased labour
it would impose upon themselves to answer the
numerous addresses to his Majesty. We give this
merely as one of the new rumours on the subject.
TROTTING MATCHER —A match for a pot' stake
tool place on Wednesday from Newington-gate to
that at the top of the hill ut Sutton. Tile dit-unce
is ten miles, and the race excited much interest
amongst the parties. It was the Covent-Garden
trotting mare against the water side gelding, each
rode by the owners. The mare took the lead, but
the horse soon passed her, and kola nearly a hun-
dred yards, until at Nlitcharn, waen they were toge-
ther again, but the mare broke intoa gallop, and had
to turn on the spot. The ground here lost at about
half the distance never was recovered, anti the
owner of the mare pulled up at tee bottom of the
hill, when the horse was at the top, winning by
about 250 yards. The ten miles tea, done in Mil),
.ninutes.—Another match me: run on the *awe day
on the nrieliton road for 100 guineas, Mr. Man-
chester teeing backed his mare to trot 16 miles in
an hour. The mare broke into u gallop in the first
.nile, but she did it within tour minutes, after
tenting. Half the distance was performed in 29
minutes, and the mare kept on at a winning rate,
doing-her miles considerably within finir minutes.
She was rather tiiiignea in tea last mile, but the
match was won with 20 seconds to spare.
True hills have been fieind 1:y toe Grand Jury of
`.liddlesex against it::l,ert Wardell the younger, edi.
for of The Statesman newspaper, on two indict-
ments; J. Thelwall, editor of The Champion; P.
Kelleher, editor of TA' Real John :Sall ; and T.
Dolby.—The London Grand Jury have also re-
turned true bills against Mary Ann Carlile and J.
L. Turner, all fur the publication of seditious libels.
The whole of these indictments were preferred by
the new society, established for opposing the pro.
gress of disloyal and seditious principles.
FORGED NC/TlM—The following is useful infor
illation of the mains of detecting forged bank notes-
Take a good note, and wet the back in any part,
with n sponge or with the tongue, aid tne water-
marks will show distinctly through. Wet a forged
note in the same way, and the water-marks, which
were but before slightly visible, will entirely disap.
pear. The above simile but certain method have
been tried with great success.
On Saturday, the 13th lust the races at Boulogne
sur `der commenced. The hon. Augustus t. even-
dish ilratishaw, and the hon. Air. St. John, were
selected as the stewards. .1 he horses entered were
all English, Lind the cencourse of spLeAstars immense.
The display of female beauty and handstnue
pages was superior to what is usually seen on the
Continent. The next races are fixed for the 4th of
lay. The French nobility and gentry derive
Irreor 4s.tibfnetion limn tins &gush amusement, and
ninny of thens have expressed tneir at:termination to
afford it every encouragement.
0,. Thursday morning a walking match took
place at Brixton. A gentlemen undertook to walk
►air, toe mid heel, ;tine miles in one flour and a half.
He started on a half.mile piece of ground, and had a
minute allowed him fur the 18 turns. He did the
six miles in one hour and two minutes, and the re-
ma. g three in 29 minutes, losing the match, en
which a go.si sum was depending, by two minutes
unit'—as a whole, it was excellent walking.

ATTEMPTED i• OPIeRY.--.-AbOIM three o'clock en
Weanesday in,•rtiing two men knocked at the door
ut Dr. T—. a surgeon, in Lambeth. stating, that a
lady in was suddenly taken ill, and
required his immedi,,te.issistance Dr. T—, knoW.
ing the person, -.vent tc ihe supposed patient, but on
his atiivin at the house found the lady well, and
that he had net been sent tor. He then sclpected
some design on the Fart cf the men who had called
him up, and running home arrived just in time to
see the fellows escape, alder as unsuccessful atteni,n
to rob his house. It appeared that the doctor had
scarcely left home when the men knocked again at
the door, well knowing the only person within was
a boy, and they no donut calculated upon getting an
easy booty. The lad, befiire he opened the dour, sad
the precaution not io take il-wn the chain. The
The moment the lock was dra vn back they made a
a violent push to get in, but finding the chain st(q.
pea them, they got cver a wall, and made for the
back door, which the boy als.• barred. 1 hus fluke l
they made off' in the way be re described. The
benefit of a chain, or Dutch bolt, in this instance
was most obvious.

A chesmit horse, lately belonging to the 13iike 01
Hamilton's situl, WAS matched against .1111 e, on Nfiiiiilay
se'noight, for a coustiterable sum, to go from L .11Ciltiler
to Preston, r" I the Market-place ul that town, and
back attain, a disiance of 44 Indus, no lour I 1111 l rs, which
the pour anllilal WAS on the point of winning ll.e
highest style, having but two miles ui perform in three
varier' of an hour, when the rider atnick him with his
whip between :he ears, and both fell, but recovered iti
sufficient 1111 IV to come to the starimg•post hill an hour
within the 'pen time.