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London, England, 1825-07-16 00:00:00

LONDON JOURNALS.

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Extracts from the illorrung Pvers,iluly 16,1825.

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[THE 'MMES.]
By advices from i3oqota, dated early in May,
we learn-that the very extra-ordinary rumour had
reached that place of an attempt having be,m
made to assassinate the illustrious Boliver in
Lima—in the capital, in fact, of that country
just freed from• its degrading subjection to Spain
by his efforts.. Monstrous and improbable as the
event may appear, we are inclined to believe,
from the channel through which it has been re-
ceived, and some details with which it is acCom-
panied, that the rumour is not destitnte of-found-
ation. It is stated that the attempt {4 as made as
the President was on his way to a ball, or other
public entertaiament, accompanied by M. Mon-
teagudo, '-the Secretary, we believe, to the
Congress. The latter was stabbed by the assas=
sins but the confusion which followed pre-
vented their carrying into effect the intention
against the President. The Secretary is said
to have expireel the same night, of the wounds
lie received. On the following day, a procla-
mation having been issued, offering a large re-
ward for the discovery of .the assassins, an inha-
bitant of Lima, who carried on the trade of a cut-
ler, gave information that he had receritly.sharp-
ened three poniards for a black ma❑ of suspi-
cious character, and it was ascertained that by
one of these the Secretary had been stabbed.,
Orders were in consequence given to assemble
the whole of the blacks in the great square of
Lima, where they passed in succession before the
cutler, who pointed out the individual for
whom he had sharpened :he poniards, who was
immediately taken into custody, and is said to
have revealed a plot for the destruction of Boli-
var, in which several of the principal persons in
Lima were implicated ; but the immediate insti-
gator of the crime was said to be Rodil, the
Spanish Governor of Callao. We have no infor-
mation of what measures had been adopted by
the Executive at Lima in consequence of the dis-
covery (.f this diabolical plot. " It is remarkable,
that the intelligence of such an event having oc-
curred was not generally known in Bogota itself.

[NEW TIMES.]
We yesterday received Calcutta papers, con-
taining dispatches from Sir Archibald Campbell,
of the 15th of January, being one day later than
the preceding advices. The immense army of
the iVlaha Bundoola, which had advanced (as
some other Invincibles did in former times) to
" drive the English into the sea," were fast dis-
persing. New Commanders had arrived from
Ava, at Procne, to collect fresh forces ; but with
little hopes of success. They said they would
make the attempt, but if not victorious they
would yield. Inclosed in Sir Archibald's dis-
patch are two very remarkable documents, is-
sued by the Maha Bundoola. Otie of these
is a letter to some European merchiirks at Ran-
goon, begging them to inform him iv by tine
English have invaded the Burman Empire,.and
intimating a belief that it is on account of two
Chiefs of Munipoor, who had fled for refuge
to the English territories, and ,were refused to
be given up. Why this should indu4e the Eng-
lish to invade the Burmese Empire; the Maha
Bundoola does not say, nor is it easy to conceive ;
but he must know very well thatthe real grounds
of complaint, on the part of on.E.G.Kernment, had
been repeatedly stated to the Court of Ava, and
repelled with the greatest insolence ; that the
Burmans had commenced hostilities by many
acts of aggression ; and that it .was not till after
years of forbearance that we determined to
punish their outrages. The other document
issued by the Maha Bundoola is still more
important. ft is addressed to his soldiers, and
affords, perhaps, the most striking prpof on
record of a ferocious savage being compelled
to observe the laws of civilised warfare. It
is well known, that at our first attack on
Rangoon, several of our Sepoys fell into the
hands of the Burmese, and were all inhumanly
mangled,, and left to expire in torture. Alluding
to this fart, the Maha Bundoola says—" As for
the foreigners, who, during the present war, may
have been taken, and put to death, or ill treated,
that is now irrevocable ; but henceforth, should
any of them fall into. your hands, take care that
they are not killed, or maltreated in any. way."
Of the rapture of the fort of Syrian) by the
British, on the 11th of January, our readers are
already informed. It was carried with the loss
of 2 killed and 33 wounded.

[MORNING POST.I
Tii,e pressure of Parliamentary subjects at. the
time prevented us from making any observations
on the honours conferred on Messrs. Hume and
Brougham by the Scotch Universities. We do
not even'norfpretend to know exactly the degree
of honour conferred by the Lord Rectorship of a-
Scottish • University, or the Academic qualities
which entitle persons to .becoMe candidates for
the Office. As Mr. Hurhe, however,has been chosen
Lord Rector'of the University of Aberdeen, we
presume those Learned Bodies look upon the ap-
pointment asa sort ofCollegiate sinecure,the holder
of which may have as little talent to recommend
him as be has duty to perform. We should hence
conclude. tha t Brougham bestows rather more
renown upon the University of Glasgow, in ac-
cepting-its tirthar Government for twelve months,
than he. has received distinction by the election ;
for he certainly possesses considerable parts and
attainments, and' as a public character a station of
some pre-eminence. At the same. time, we think
that the Sag's of Glasgow would better consult
their own interests end reputation were they to
accustom, themselves to choose Lord Rectors who
were more of schnlars and' philoSophers, and less
of partizans and politicians, than Mr. Brougham
and his immediate predecessOrs, What charms,
indeed, could • the Hon. and Learned "Member
for Wiocfmlsea have .had for the Professors and
Students of Glasgow, 'nit thOse-derived from his
being alternately the chivalrous chaMpion Of the
Operative Whigs and of the Operative Mecha-
nics I Without going into the ininutim. of his
talents, we-may safely pronounce that.hehpaex.

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