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LONDON,
THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 1839.

HIS MAJESTY'S HEALTH.

The following Bulletin was issued this morn,

" Windsor Castle, May 13.
" The KING has passed a more comfortable night.
" The symptoms of his MAJESTY'S complaint, how
ever, do not vary."
(Signed)

" HENRY HALFORD,
" MA ['THEW JOEIN TIERNEY."

The following are extracts from German

Papers, received this morning:—
NEWS FROM GREECE. —The Courier de la Gr:ce (the
official paper of the Greek Government, published at
Egina) of 27th February contains various documents,
relative to the new organization and endowment of the
Greek National Bank :

1. A Report of the three Commissioners of the Na-
ional Bank (A. Contestavlos, J. Conlumas, and A. Pa-
padopulos) to the President, dated Napoli, 10th February.
According to this report the sum of the shares deposited
in the Bank at various times by the proprietors has
amounted to 154,896 talari 74 cents ; but at this mo-
ment the Bank owes only 100,365 talari 90 cents, the
remainder having been repaid in principal and interest to
those who wished to withdraw their money from the Bank.
The Commissioners regret that, notwithstanding the ac-
knowledged utility of this establishment, the sums placed
in it litherto have been comparatively so small,which they
ascribe to the novelty of such an institution in Greece,
and to the confusion anti disorder that prevailed in the
country previous to the arrival of the President. They
are very glad that the President, in order to afford
a sure pledge, as well to the old shareholders as
to those who may be willing to subscribe, has given
orders for several fertile parcels of land, in different
provinces, to be valued by a Commission of quali-
fied persons, with the intention that those lands,
as national property, shall serve as security in the
new
organization of the Bank ; se that the principal of
the old and new subscribers to this establishment, to the
amount of 3,236,000 phenixes, or 539,3331 talari will be
perfectly covered. A careful cultivation of those lands,
and a wise administration of their produce, will fully gua,
rantee the payment of the annual interest. The 2d
document, a decree of the President of the 13th February,
1830, specifies the lands alluded to in the preceding as
the security for the Bank. 3d. A decree of the President
of 15th February, fixing the duration of the national
Bank for five years, at the expiration of which the
proprietors may either withdraw their capital, if
they will not take part in the n,sv organization of it
which will then be made according to circumstances.
The interest remains at )3 per cent, payable every year
on the Ist of April. The number of shares is fixed at
6472, each fur 500 phenixes (which, with the old
shares not withdrawn) makes the entire amount of
3,236,000 phenixes. Should the number of shares sub-
scribed exceed the above number, the Government en-
gages to assign more lands as a security for the amount.
4th. A decree of the 17th of February, appoints Alex.
Contestavlos, d'Bulgari, and Ariel Janisti to be provi-
sionally Bank Directors, as soon as there is a sufficient
number of subscribers. The permanent Directors of the
Bail shall be appointed, viz , one by the Government,
and two by the proprietors. The Bank, the direction of
which shall be separated from the finance department, will
for the present be established at Egina. The Courier de
Gree, of the 13th March (the latest we have received)
contains a Message of the President, of Feb. 9, to the
Senate, in which it is called upon to urge those Members
to complete their labours who have to examine the claims
of Hydra, Spezzia, and Ipsara, to an indemnity, accord-
ing to the Decree of the fourth National Congress, dated
Aug. 10, 1829. The President expresses a hope that
the National Bank, assisted in some measure by the sav-
ings of the Exchequer, will be able to devote, in the course
of February, 50,000 talari to this indemnity, which is
greatly required by the state of the marine, which is daily
more and mere declining. The President wishes to hear
the opinion of the Committee of the Senate on the propor-
tions in which this sum shall be divided among the na •
tional marine of those three islands, it being understood
that the persons receiving it must be bound to employ the
money in repairing their ships.
The same No. of March 13, contains the following
Message of the President to the Senate. The communica-
tion which we have required from the Commission ap-

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pointed to revise the Constitutional Acts, will give the
Government the official information upon which it has 0
found its resolution, according to the enactments of
Art. 11 and 12 of the second decree of the Congress of
Argos, of July 14. But as the Commission desires to be
acquainted with the remarks which we have ourselves node
on this su►eject, we do not hesitate to communicate thew►
to it. These remarks, however, can refer only to the er"
tern, according to which in our opinion the labours of
Commission may be the most advantageously conducted.
The principles annexed to the second decree, sketch in
our opinion, the plan which the Commission has to fill
up by the analysis of the old Constitutional Acts. The
key-stone of every political edifice consists in the positive •
definition of that right of the citizens which we call the
right of voting. It must therefore be seen how this right
is defined by the Constitutions of Astros, Epidaurus, and
Trxxene. The next will be to examine in these same acts
on what conditions and in what forms the nation has given
this right to Greeks not born in the State, and to stran
gers. Lastly, it must be known whether these acts la/
down the terms on which the citizens entitled to vote are
called upon to exercise that right ; when the Commission
has compared the principles sanctioned by these Constitu-
tions, it will perhaps perceive that it cannot better fulfil its
task than by communicating to us the observation on this
important subject that experience may suggest. Pursuing
the same course the Commission will then analyse the
principles which the Constitutional acts have sanctioned,
respecting the legislative, judicial, and the executive
authority. Lastly, it might, in addition, under the
title of General ordinances, briefly state all the
principles of the said acts. As soon as we have
this analysis before us we shall not delay asking
the opinion of the Senate on the project of a fundamental •
statute, which has been the subject of our meditation ever
since the nation has done us the honour to confide to us
the management of its dearest interests.
(Signed)
The President, J. A. CAPO D'ISTRIAS.
The Secretary of State, N. SPILLADIS.
Napoli, Feb. 16, 1830.
FROM THE ELBE, APRIL 30.—1 t is reported that let-
ters have lately been received at Brunswick, written by
the Duke from Paris, in which his Highness informs the
Ministry that he intends to comply with the deciamle of
the Diet, and to refer to the legal tribunals the extraordi-
nary prosecutions commenced against certain persons. We .
therefore hope that the threatened military occupation will
not take place, and that tranquillity will not be in any
way disturbed. His Highness will soon return to Bruns-
wick, and may nlw be burr of the most joyful reception by
his subjects.

VIENNA, MAT I.—The British Ambassador has re-
turned from his late visit to.Frankfort-on-the-Maine. On
the 15th there will be a grand chapter of the Order of the
Golden Fleece. A Russian Courier, from St.Petersburgh has
passed through here on his way to Italy, with despatches
for the Russian Fleet.

HAGUE, MAY 6.
MODIFIED PROJECT OF LAW FOR THE RE-
PRESSION OF THE CRIMES OF INSULT AND
CALUMNY.

" WE, WILLIAM, &c.—Having taken into considera-
tion the insufficiency of the enactments of the law of the
16th of May, '1829, with the advice of our Council of
State, and the assent of the States-General, we have ea.-
acted and enact—

" Art. 1. Whoever maliciously, in whatever manner or
whatever means, shall have attacked the Royal dignity,
the authority, or the rights of the King, or of his dynasty,
or who shall in the samd manner have insulted, outraged, •
or calumniated the King's person, shall be punished by
imprisonment for a term of from two to five years.
" 2. Insult, outrage, or calumny towards one of the
members of the Royal Family, shall in the same cases be
punished by imprisonment from one to three years.
"3. Whoever shall wickedly, and with the exception
of a suit or defence in justice, have attacked the obligatory
force of the laws, or excited to disobey them, or shall in
any manner whatever have endangered the public tran-
quillity, by favouring discord, fomenting disorder or dis-
trust, or by outraging the Government or its acts, shall
be punished by imprisonment from one to three years.
" 4. In case of a repetition of the offence, the penalties
inflicted by the present law may be increased by one half
of the maximum.

" The ,me may be done with regard to the penalties
decreed in articles one and two, of the law of May 16,
1829, in case of repetition of the offences therein men-
tioned.

" 5. Persons accused of the offences stated in Art. one,
two, and three, of the present law, cannot be brought to
trial without the preliminary forme of instruction and
renvoi.

" 6. Art six of the law of May 16, 1829, is not ap-
plicable to the offences of insult, calumny, or outrage to-
wards the King, the Members of the Royal Family, the
constituted authorities, or their members, or towards
public functionaries, these offences shall in such cases
be prosecuted ex-officio, even without any previous com-
plaint of the persons calumniated or insulted.
" 7. The prosecution of the offences mentioned in the
present law, and in Articles one, two, and three of that
of 16th May, 1829, cannot be prosecuted after the lapse
of three months from the time when the offence was eou►-
mitted."

Prince Albert of Prussia is expected at the Hague at
'e end of the week.

BRUSSELS, MAY 11.-The appeal of Messrs. Potter
and Tiel►nans will be decided upon on the 24th of May.
We learn that a warrant has been issued to arrest M.
Claes, one of the editors of the Courrier des Pays Bar.

Papers have been received from Nova Scotia

this morning to the 10th April. In consequence
of the rejection of the Revenue Bill by the Coun-
cil, some very severe remarks had been applied by
the Members of the Assembly to the conduct of
the Council. This had produced a message from
the latter, in which they stated it was the duty
of the House to punish Members who used
such gross and libellous accusations; and that
although, from the injury that would occur to
the province, they could not refuse to transact
any further public business with the Assembly,
yet they looked for due notice being taken of it.
To this, the House of Assembly passed
resolutions stating that the uncourteous terms of
the message prevented its being considered, and
in addition to this, expressed their satisfaction
at the conduct of their Speaker (one of the
most severe of the animadversionists.)
This the Council notices, by resolving that
the message sent by them was conformable to
precedent, and was as moderate as they could
adopt, and they conclude by passing the fol-
lowing :

Resolved—.." That his Majesty's Council cannot transact
any further business with the House of Assembly."
This was followed by appointing a Committee
to wait upon the PRESIDENT, stating the whole
of the matter.

The House of Assembly also presented an
Address to the PRESIDENT, in which they state
as follows :

" We, the Representatives of his Majesty's loyal people
of Nova Scotia, humbly express our deep regret, that by
the conduct of his Majesty's Council we have been pre-
vented providing the necessary supplies for his Majesty's
Government in this province during the ensuing year.
" It is for his Majesty's Council to satisfy the country,
of which your Honour and ourselves are the guardians,
that on this unfortunate occasion they have acted judi-
ciously, and with proper regard to the best interests of
Nova Scotia, but we assure your Honour that no effort on
our part short of absolutely yielding to his Majesty's
Council the dearest and most important rights of those
whom we represent, have been left untried to avert from
them and ourselves the manifold evils which will inevi-
tably result from the present state of affairs."
The following is a copy of his Honour the
PRESIDENT'S Message :

" MR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF HIS MAJESTY'S
COUNCIL, MR. SPEAKER AND GENTLEMEN OF THE

HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.
t 4 When I had the pleasure to meet you here on the
11 th February, for the despatch of public business,
and had nothing of moment to submit to your considera-
tion, 1 did entertain a sanguine hope that by your united
endeavours, and cordial co-operation the Session would not
have detained you long, but am sorry to find that although
more than eight weeks have elapsed, the most important
measures as regards the immediate interests of the Pro-
vince, remain in a state of abeyance, in consequence of
the difference of opinion in points which have long been