The National Register.
London, England, 1821-12-16 00:00:00

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1821.

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DUTCH AND FLANDERS MAILS.

WA RSAW, Nov. 20.—Accounts from Kowno say
that the march of the Russian troops to the Sough
still continues.
ST. PETZRillillt444 Nov. 21.--4 an. MEMO
addressed to the Senate, his 11liesty the Mperor
has commanded the establishment of a Russian
General Consulate in Persia. The annual expen-
diture fur the establishment is fixed at 2300 Dutch
ducats.—The Councillor of State, Wazenko, from
the Foreign department, is appointed Consul-Gene-
ral, with a salary of 1250 ducats per annum. All
the Officers of the Consulate receive a yel:r's sa-
lary to defray the expenses of their journey.
We communicate the following particulars from
letters that have b.en received at Hatoburgh from
Constantinople :
Oc r. 26.—The Russian ships continue to pass
freely. The Greeks living in this country are better
treated by the Authorities; and the of the
populace towards them has rather abated. There
has been no public execution fur this fortnight.
The invasion of the "Persians is confirmed. It is
thought they have taken Bagdad, as well as Tean
and Topralkali, in Armenia ; and besiege Kars and
Erscrum, the only defe.:-.!es of the Empire on that
side.

ness the opportunity to shake off the yoke. They
are rich, very industrious, numerous, and robtkit,
and, therefore, might be very troublesome to this
Government. According as the Persians conduct
themselves in Armenia, they might secure them-
selves a very fine position in that country. The
Curdish tribes are always on the side of the con-
queror, for the sake of plunder. This Empire is
so ill-directed, so embarrassed within and without,
that one might almost doubt whether a war with
ltui3li is necessary to lead it to ruin.

THE MARQITIK OF BUCKINGHAM AND THE
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE CHRONICLE.

Oar readers will remember that in consequence
of the Editor of the Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire,
and Hertfordshire Chronicle, having asserted, (what
was incontestibly true) that some of the Bucking-
hamshire Yeomanry had ridden by the side of the
late Queen's carriage, to escort her on her way to
Braudenburgh House—the Marquis of Buckingham
had, by the impure exercise of his influence, pro-
cured an order to pass the Bench of Magistrates at a
Quarter Sessions, declaring that in future none of
the advertisements, relating to the public County
business, should be sent to the paper in question.—
At a recent meeting of the Magistracy the following
protest, honourable to every one who signed it, was
entered intsx—
Pa OTEiT

OCT. 29.—Tlic force of the Persians is estimated
at 150,000 men. 1t is not supposed that Erzerum
can hold out long. This war has been made known
to the people by a Firntan of the Sultan.

A resolution having Leen sot• d by the majority of the ma•
gistrates assembled at the late Quarter Session. fur the county
of Bucks, prohibiting the insertion of any co oily adve►tise-
ments in the liackingltant,hirc, Bedfordshire and ilerefurd.
shire Chronicle, we, alagistiatcs and Gentry of that comity,
feel it incumbent upon us to express our deep regret that
such a measur.• should have been thought necessary, and ro
protest against it as in our opinion, uncoastitutional, and
injurious to the true interests of the community.
We cannot divest ourselves of the conviction, that in this
choice of thosejom•nals is latch ought to contain the adver-
tisements relative to the public business of the coml.), one
consideration alone should present itself—how hi st to select
those papers, the circnlatiou of which, within the cuouty, ,
is likely to afford the greatest publicity.
We view with concern and alarm the endeavour. to •islt
upon an editor the exprewiiiii of his political opinions, wb ch
has been made by the majority of a beach of Alagistrates,
as.uming, in effect, the combined footnotes of prosecutors,
judges, and jurors. TM, proceeding appears ill us adverse
to the first principles of English just it c, since (besides the
anomaly of converting a Court of Quarter Sessions into a
body of censors o: the public press, and thus investing it
with functions unknown to the nncient constitution of the
land, and highly dangerous to the acknowledged rights nod
privileges of the subject) these gentlemen, if hereafter called
upon to act as grand jurors upon a bill ul lihel affecting mat-
ter previously published in that paper, will have already
prejudged the case.

. .
OCT. 30.—Important intelligence is said to have
been received from St. Petersburgh, which may
lead to an amicable arrangement between the two
Powers, The Fort continues to behave with the
s.one' arrogance towards the ClirLtian Powers. It
pretends not to attaeli niuJi importance to the
Persian war.

Nov. 2.—lt is certain that despatches have been
received by the Porte direct from St. Petersburgh,
and others express from Vienna, by the Imperial
Internuncio. The day before yesterday a General
Council was held of all the great Officers of the
Empire. The Reis Effendi was dismissed yesterday
and sent into exile to Asia. Some believe that this
is only a covert manner of sending a negociator to
treat with the Persians. The Maronites have
made an alliance with the Droises ; the Wachabites
have recommenced their incursions ; the greater
part of Syria and Arabia is in an unsettled state.
Ali Pacha still holds out in Joannia—the Pacha of
Scutari, with his Albanians, undertakes nothing
against him. Servia is reported to be in insurrection.
It is affirmed, that after the perfidious execution of
some of their Chiefi, the Pacha sent from hence
has been cut to pieces by them, together with his
attendants. An army of 60,000 men, distinct from
the army of the Danube, which was to march to
Livadia, will be detained by this insurrection.—
Great uneasiness is entertained respecting the
answer which the Sultan will give to the ultimatum
of Russia. The situation of the Turks is ex-
tremely critical. The Ministers of the Porte have
no power ; all tkc reports are made to the chief fil-
vuurite, Haleb Effendi, who receives the commands
of the Sovereign, and he is unhappily arrogant.
obstinately fanatical, cruel, and covetous.
The Ambassadors of all the European Powers,
without exception, have for some time past signified
to the Porte that it must hasten to accede to the
terms of Russia, otherwise it cannot expect any
support from their Sovereigns.
M. Zea had demanded an audience of the Grand
Vizier, and commenced negotiations to obtain also
an audience of the Sultan, without being obliged to
give the usual presents. This has been counter-
acted by an intrigue, and the audience has not
taken place. People have a most formidable idea of
the furce of Russia, and this opinion having estab-
lished itself among the people, may greatly diminish
their courage to resist in case of a war. Armenia
will be the theatre of great events. More prudent
and mote submissive than the Greeks, the Arme-
nians arc, however, equally fanatic. Christians,
lisi ig in the midst of Mussulmcn, they will nut
immediately expose themselves to dauger, but
would certainly have less to of to the Persians
than to the Turks; and if the intervention of
Russia should insure their political existence as a
nation, they would prubulAy embrace with eager-

" T. die Law ()dicers of the Crown belong, the pi osecut inn
of librin stAainst the State. The tribunals of the country ate
open to MI aggrieved individuals; and where ItAal redress
Inks nut been !sought, or C4llllOl be obtained, in our opinion
the only justifiable manner of contrudactiog staiements, ac
argument., iss by rutin; the falsehood of the nue ,
or by exposit.; the weakness or the other.

11" e cantor. refraiu !coin believing, that in public opinion,
all other courses will be considered rather as ravuuting of
peisecution and of nu inability to reply, than as dictated by
that dignified impat tiality which ought on all OlCCabiollll to
to mark the &cesium of oil mieilefulent %i agiati acy.
We feel ourt.elves moreover called, not Ica• by a seo.e
justice, than by a concurrence in the sunt•d cooediluincoal
via it which has generally characterized that paper, to pro-
uite its CiflAildllurs, b 0 11/11,4"5, itbatiiilling from all attsb-k
Nam private character, it upholds the same political lint:.
crplcs.
George Lee, Thos. Wm. Coke, M.P.
John Aubrey, M.P. John KipltnA.
R. (~1(11,3..11. Nil'. IVlllauu Rickford,
T. I),gby Auhr..y. J. S. Ryon.
11 ills urn NI orris.
Robert Smith, M.P. johll
Ellitllld Morris. Nogritt, M.p•e
• kit other of the Marquio. of

The Bills for the Suppression of Vice, against
Susannah Wright and George Clarke, are fur :he •
.
publication of. blaspiteinous sod nut for a libel .
against the King and Government (as stated in Th 4
Corier); the Constitution of that Society not per •..s 4.
milling them to institute prosecutions fur sedition t• '• A./ '
libels. •
The Countess de Grey, with her accustomed
rality, deducted 10 per cent. from her rents sip ' 7..
liurbag,e, in the county of Leicester, in consideru.%
ion of the present d..mr-wsed state of agriculture.— - -
The Earl of Cardigan, at his autht lust week for the
payment of rents due at Lady-day last, returt.ed
per cent. on the respective amounts to the whole of
his tenantry iu Northamptonshire and Leicester-
shire.