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London, England, 1822-07-16 00:00:00

of them were to land there for doubtful purposes,
he,was. not- prepared to say- what measures Go
vernment might not in consequence think it pro-
per to adopt. The Marquis of Londonderry
subsequently mentioned, that the strictest neu-
trality was observed in those Islands to both
Greeks and Turks, and that in all our ports,
whether at home or abroad, the Greek flag stood
on the same footing as that of Turkey, even in
the case of armed vessels, but within such limits
on both sides as secured our own safety.

[MORNING CHRONICLE.]
The unfortunate affray that occurred at the
closing of the Sittings of the Cortes on the 30th
ult. left a degree of anxiety and distrust in the
public mind, and it became necessary to call out
the militia, it being evident that no great reli-
ance could be placed on the King's Guards.—
This became, as it were, the signal of revolt, or
rather the party of the Serviles, who ex-
pected to use the guards as the instruments
of their iniquitous plans against the Consti-
tution, considered that their plans were disco-
vered, and that it was necessary to act imme-
diately on the general plan they had devised
with the French Ultras. The Guards, a se-

lect corps of high-minded men, and generally
commanded by Officers belonging to the noble
families, had always given umbrage to the con-
stitutional party, and they expected to be dis-
banded as soon as a favourable opportunity offered.
When they saw the militia called out, they
thought the moment for disbanding them come,
and they broke out into open mutiny, and col-
lected on their usual parade ground. Here they
had a conference with General Morillo, which
ended in their positive refusal to disperse or lay
down their arms. Finding themselves on the
parade ground liable to an attack, they marched
to the Prado, an old Palace situated on a hill
on the other side of the river Manzanares, two
leagues from the capital, on the Escurial
road, known as the favourite hunting seat of
Ciaaries 111. The position is a military one, and
the grounds are surrounded by a large wall, the
access being through an iron gate. here about
2,000 of the Guards assembled on the 2d inst.
and demanded rations from the Alcalde or Go-
vernor. On the 3d, a message was sent in to the
Government,entrusted to delegates appointed by
the revolted Guards ; but it had not the effect of
restoring order. On the 7th the Guards ad-
vanced towards the town, with an intention to
seize on the park of artillery, placed between the
Fuencarral and Pew) ''crates. The militia and
armed inhabitants, headed by General Bal-
lasteros, Riego, Alava, Zayers, and Morillo, went
out to meet them, when a desperate action took
place, in which the guards lost 400 men. Event-
ually they were compelled to lay (low n their
arms, the triumph being complete on the part of
the Constitutionalists. The populace of the
capital remained perfectly neutral during the
contest, and as it were, silent spectators of the
'BRITISII PRESS.]

whole.

The Irish Constables Bill and Insurrection
Act are as good as passed ; so ends, with the
Tithe Leasing Bill, the first Session of the new
vigorous Government, which has Marquis Wel-
lesley for its head, and Mr. Goulburu for its
strong right arm. The Tithe Leasing Bill, to be
sure, is something like an acknowledgment of
the extravagant havoc of tithes—a sort of confes-
sion, wrung by the hand of death, that a starving
country ought not to support so voluptuous a
state in spiritual offices. This, though no me-
dicine for the present, when hunger forbids
the payment of tithes, may be good in time to
come ; for the other Bills, whether they are need-
ed or not, they have but one tendency—to aggra-
vate a state of evil already loathsome to contem-
plate. It is surprising how much good-natured and
intelligent men seem to be led astray as to the
cause of the distresses in Ireland. Mr. Monck,
who has often proved the general humani,y and
justice of his views, attributes the evil to the re-
dundant population, and the mean condition of
existence with which the people are contented.
lie recommends that the landlords shall abate
their rents to those tenants who will undertake
to improve their condition of life, and acquire or
adopt a taste for more of the decent comforts of
existence. To the first of these propositions there
is more than an answer in the complaints of the
redundancy of Irish grain, and hi his own allega-
tion that the aggregate wealth of Ireland has in-
creased four-fold. It is impossible that a coun-
try of increasing wealth can have at the same
time too much food and too much popula-
tion.' As to the second grievance, that the Irish
are content to • eat potatoes—but for the inve-
teracy of the doctrit in political economy, one
might appeal to the nature of government ge-
nerally, and ask how it ever could come to be
named as a disgrace in a legislative assembly that
the subjects of the sovereignty were too easily
satisfied ? That the fact is not literally true may
be seen from this, that Irish labourers discover
no hostility to being well clothed and fed on this
side of the Channel.

Eliza Worthy and John Watson (the latter
-calling himself a Methodist preacher) were exa-
mined before the Alagistrates, at Aylesbury, on
Tuesday, charged with stealing several women's
caps, and a quantity of wearing apparel, from the
lodging-house of John Wilson, at Leighton. It
appeared that Watson arrived at Leighton on Sa-
turday, where he took lodgings at the house of..
Wilson, and by the sanctity of his demeanour
effectually banished suspicion from the mind
of his host, who with his wife left home
on Monday morning to go •to some place in
the neighbourhood on business, leaving their
servant giCl, Eliza Worthy, in charge of the
house. During their absence, Watson prevailed
On the girl to elope with him, and assist in com--
reitiing the robbery. The owner of the house,
On his return, finding he •had been robbed, im-
inediatelY set out in pursuit of the thieves, and,
having fortunately discovered the route they had
taken, overtook them at Aylesbury on .Monday
evening. They were both committed to take
`thin trials at the Buckingham Assizes. , Watson
30 years, of age) and the girl only 17._