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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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MONDAY, MARCH 25.
THE DIAMONDS.—We regret to have been the
means of communicating to our readers last week,
as a statement of facts on this subject, what we are
now convinced, from information on which we can
implicitly rely, is entirely without foundation.

The proceedings in the House of Commons since
our last, have been unattended by any occurrence
worthy of animadversion—they have in fact ex-
tended no farther than an arduous struggle between
the biassed and the unbiassed—between those who
gain by a bad system, and those who are anxious
to reform it—or to condense the terms, between
the dependent and independent component parts of
that honourable House—we give the priority against
our will to the dependent part, because to our great
sorrow, and to the misfortune of poor old England,
it constitutes the majority.—Mr. Ilume proceeds
fearlessly, and with laudable -perseverance to un-
mask in all their labyrinthian secrecy, the impo-
itiuns practised on the public by Messrs Liverpool,
Londonderry, Vansittart, and Co., and although
Lis efforts are night a:ter night opposed by all
the phalanx of impure and purchaseable soi-di.cant
Representatives of the People, one unquestioned
and undeniable good must result from those expo-
xitions—they inform the country at large, through
the medium of the Press, not lino arc their ftepre-
tatives, for that is but too well known, but WHAT
are their Representatives, which cannot be too well
known—indeed were it not for the benefit conferred
on the country by that part of the Press which is
devoted to diurnal and weekly publication, through
which alone the speeches of our legislators and their
opinions become known to the country at 1 rg,e, we
should consider the continuance of a I louse of Com-
:nous unproductive of any other good Own as the
means of voting impositions on an already heavily
oppressed community—but however they may en-
deavour to di,guise it we know from experience
that the most callous and impudent men alive (we do
sot restrict this observation to the Members of the
Cabinet) cannot slim an untlanched cheek when
they encounter the groans and execrations of their
injured and insulted countrymen.

A Half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of
Duilt Stuck was held at the Bank on Thursday last,

THE NATIONAL REGISTER . '

which was numerously attended. It was expected
that the Chairman would have announced the in-
tention of the Bank to reduce the rate of discount
to POUR per cent. a rumour to that effect having
been for some days past circulated, but it now
proves to have been at least premature. A pro-
prietor having called upon the Chairman for infor-
mation on the subject, the latter observed, that any
opinion expressed by him would only tend to in-
crease and not diminish the disposition to speculate ;
but of course the Directors would not take any step
on so important a measure without due deliberation.
—The Court, after disposing of a variety of other
business, adjourned.

A splendid ornament, describing the shield of
Achilles, of solid gold, to hang over a sideboard, and
a plateau of the some precious metal, both of great
weight, are nearly finished for his Majesty, to be
displayed, it is presumed, on an expected approach-
ing event of great interest and importance to the
country.

Advices have been received Irons Corfu up to the
sth inst. They mention the arrival of the Turkish
fleet, in all 70 vessels, at Patras, where they had
lauded 12,000 men. All doubts are removed of the
fate of Ali Paella, who has fallen into the hands of
Chursehid Paella, the Turkish General commanding
the force before Joannina, by whose orders] he has
been decapitated, and his head sent to Constanti-
nople. This event is a most fatal one tin. the Greek
cause, as the army of Churschid Paella is estimated
at 23,000 men, who would be placed at liberty to
support the operations in the Morea. Another di-
vision of the Turkish army, of nearly equal force,
under the Paella of Salonica, by whom the surrender
of Cassandra and the convention with the Greeks of
Mount Athos had been effected, is also understood
to be marching for the same destination ; so that the
Greeks in the Mores would have opposed to them
a force little less than 60,000 men Of the move-
ments or strength of the Greeks by land, there have
been no recent accounts that can be relied on. Their
fleet is said, in the letters from Corfu, nearly to
equal that of the Turks ; and it is added that they
meditated an attack on the Turkish fleet at Patras.
A Supplement to Tuesday's Gazelle has been pub-
lished. It contains a copy of a report which had
beet received at the East India House, from Lieut.
Col. Maxwell, of the Company's service at Mon-
groul, Oct. 1, 1821. This dispatch details an ad-
vantage obtained over the Maharao of K orah, Kishou
Sing, whom it was necessary to attack in conse-
quence of Capt. Tod, agent to the \Western Rajpoot
States, intimating all hopes of pacification were at
an end. The victory obtained was decisive ; the
cavalry of the Maharao, although they fought
bravely, were rapidly broken by the artillery; and
being also charged by two squadrons of the 4th
light cavalry, under Major Midge, the enemy was
defeated with a loss of 500 men, and their whole
camp and baggage were captured. The following
is a list of killed and wounded :
Return of Kialed and Wounded of a detachment, under the com-
mand of Lieutenant• Colonel W. G. Maxwell, in action near
Mongroul, lst Oct. 1821.
2 lieutenants 2 havildars, 3 rank and ale, 6 horses, killed;
1 major, 4 havildars, 16 rank and tile, 1 horse, wounded.
Names of Offieera killed and wounded.

Killed—Lieut. Wade and Adjutant Clerk, ath Regiment
Light Cavalry.
.s ounded— Major Ridge severely, not dangerously ; •th
Reginieut Light Cavalry.
W. G. MA X W ELL, Lieut. Col. Commanding
Field Force in llarrowtee.

Extract from the agent to Lloyd's at Malaga,
dated 2d March :—" By a decree of the Cortes,
sanctioned by the King, a duty of one dollar per ton
is imposed on all foreign vessels (without exception)
that may enter any port of the peninsula of Spain,
whether they discharge or not.
A singular occurrence lately happened at Orleton,
in Herefordshire. A man had been cleaning a well.
In ascending he saw some jutting stones, and having
a mallet and a chisscl, he took oil some of the pro-
jecting parts, tut immediately observed the sides
giving way, and called to his companions to wind
up quicker; at that instant the well closed upon and
buried him under six yards of stone and earth ;
this happened ut nine in the morning, and no hopes
were entertained of his extraction alive. The most
prompt exertions were made to clear out the rubbish,
and at two o'clock they got him out alive, though
much bruised, but by proper attention he is now
likely to do well. This young man had a strong
presentiment that something was to happen to him
in the well, for on the day preceding he told his
sweetheart in the presence of his brother, that if
he should not survive the well cleaning, she should
have his money, and the brother his clothes, and
hoped the brother would take his place in her
affections !

The persons who have dissented from the plans
of government, fur transferring the 5 per cents
into the fours, are 1,373; the amount 2,605,081.
(is. 1041.

A mail from Constantinople has arrived with let.
ters of the Ilth of February. An energetic remon.
strance has been addressed to the Turkish Govern.
ment by the Austrian Ambassador, calling on the
Divan to accede to the just demands of Russia, by
withdrawing their troops from Walachia and Mol-
davia, and by reinstating the Hospodars in the
government of those provinces. Lord Strangford
had adopted a similar course; and these representa-
tions are said to have made the impression on the
counsels of the Divan to which they were entitled.
Indeed, it is now asserted that the disposition of the
Porte has long been to preserve peace by making the
requisite concessions ; but that it has been kept
secret tbr the purpose of overawing the turbulence
of the Janissaries by the prospect of a Russian war,
and thus establishing the favorite prtject of the
Salter', for creating an army disciplined after the
European manner, to which the Janissaries are so
decidedly opposed, that the Sultan, in the event of
a failure would have just reasons to fear their ven-
geance. An encampment of troops, from Roineba
and Anatolia, consisting of 50,00 u or 60,000 men,
had been formed round Constantinople, and further
reinforcements were expected, after which it was
supposed the whole would be stationed within the
city. As a further indication that peace will be
preserved, it is stated in letters from Odessa, that
the regular communication between that place and
Constantinople by post has been restored.
Letters have been received from Vienna, dated the
sth inst. They mention the arrival there of M.
Tantischeff, a member, it is said, of the Russian
Cabinet, and to whom full powers are confided, for
the adjustment of the diffi!rences with Turkey.—
A Plenipotentiary from the Porte was also expected
to arrive at Vienna, empowered to act in a similar
manner in behalf of his Government. They were
to confer on the respective claims of the two countries,
and any disputed points were to be referred to the
decision of the Emperor of Austria, who acts as
mediator.

LADY STEWART..--Fler ladyship had nearly Mlt
with a serious accident on Sunday. Her ladyship
took an airing in her carriage, and went to Battersea
House, to pay a visit to Lady S. Kerr (Lord Stew-
art's sister). After alighting from her carriage,
and going up the steps to the hall, her ladyship
slipped and cut her nose and lip, and was so much
frightened that she fainted. Great apprehension
was entertained for her safety, her ladyship being
very near her accvuchemenf. We arc happy to add
that her ladyship wt:s as well us could be expected
on Monday, and has not received any other injury
than what has been stated. An express was imme-
diately sent off to Lord Stewart, at the Pavilliun,
Brighton, who arrived in town on Monday morning.
A Kerry paper announces the following account
of the military preparations of General Bock.—
" Within the present week numbers of persons re-
siding in the mountainous district between this
barony and that of Clammaurice, were visited by
the insurgents, and sworn to repair an old road,
long since sufkred to go to ruin, running through
the mountains of Glashorecgh. and in the direction
of the county of Limerick. 'Phis task was imposed
for the avowed purpose of facilitating the march of
Gen. Rock's army from Abbeyfeale. &c. and such
is the stupid infatuatuation of those deluded persons,
that hundreds of them have been working with the
greatest assiduity on this old road, in obedience to
this ridiculous mandate."
Toe AMERICAN Priormr.T.—We are informed
that the poor enthusiast, called the American pro-
phet, Joseph Decker, who preached and baptised
about a month ago in the vicinity of the King's
Bench prison, embarked a fortnight since with one
of his disciples for France, with the view ofjourney-
ing to Jerusalem. They had proceeded about 1(at)
miles in France, without any knowledge of the
French language, and wandered they knew not
where, when the unfortunate prophet was taken ill
of the small-pox, and expired on the 4th instant,
after lingering a week. His body was refused in
the first instance, Christian burial, but his friend
having explained, through an interpreter, who the
deceased was, and the object they both had in view,
the corps was interred with great pomp and cere-
mony. Decker wore a surtout with a leathern girdle,
and went without shoes or hat. His beard was red
and long, and he was six feet high, and from the
singularity of his appearance attracted much notice,
and excited much pious feeling. His wearied com-
panion returned home on Saturday last, and not
much disposed to go on another pilgrimage.
On Monday a deputation of the Livery waited on
the Lord Mayor with a requisition most numerously
and respectably signed, for a Common-hall, to take
into consideration the present distressed situation of
the country, and the best means of promoting Par-
liamentary reform, as the only certain means of
redress. His lordship received the gentlemen with
great politeness, inquired the day that would be
most agreeable to them, and immediately acceded
to their wishes by appointing Thursday the fiBth
inst. for the Common Hall.