The Sun.
London, England, 1822-07-22 00:00:00

MAJORITY ANi) MINORITY

ON THE THIRD READING OF THE ALIEN BILL.
MAJORITY.
Alexander, J. Dowdeswell, ,J. E. Martin, R.
Antrobus, G. C. I'ox, G. Lane Nolan, M.
Browne, Rt.Hn.D. Fremantle, W. Ommanney, Sir F.
Burgh, Sir U. G oulburn,Rt Hn H. Onslow, A.
Brudenell, Lord Gordon, Hon. W. Osborne, Sir J.
Blair, J. Grant, —L. Peel, Rt. Hon. R.
Bathurst, Rt. Hon. Gifford, Sir R. Paget, Hon. B.
C. B. Gower, Lord F. L. Palmerston, Lord
Blake, Robert Holmes, W. Phipps, Gen.
Bastard, Edw. P. Hotham, Lord Paxton, W. G.
Bastard, J. Harvey, Sir E. Robingon,RtHn.F.
Brogden„,' J. Hill, Sir G. Rae, Rt. Hn. SirW.
Berestord, Lord G. Heygate, Ald. , Stanhope, Colonel
Brydges,, 0. Holford, G. P. Towostiend,
Belfast, Earl of Harding, General Villiers, Rt. Hn. C.
Corigreve, Sir W. Heber, Richard Vansittart,lttlln.N
Croker,. J. W.' Lowther, Col. H. Ure, M.
Cox, Hon. J. S. Lowther, Lord Wilson, Thomas
Cooper, R. B. Lushington, S. It. 'Wetherell, C.
Cockburn, Sir G. Louvaine, Lord Walpole, Col.
Calvert, J. - Lindsay, Hon. H. Warren, C.
Courtenay, T.' P. LOndonderry, Mar- Wilmot, T.
Cheere, E. M. qucss of Wallace,Rt. Hn. T.
Clinton, Sir W. H. Macnaghten, E. A. -
Copley, Sir J. S. Morland, Sir S. B. TELLERS.
Dodson, John Manners, Lord R. Dawson, G. It.
Daly, J. Money, IV. T. Clerk, Sir G.

MINORITY.. -
Abercromby,lln.J. Gurney, Hudson , . Rice, T. S.
Baillie, Colonel Hobhouse, J. C. Robinson, Sir Geo.
Barham, J. F. Hume, Joseph ' Scarlett, J.
Bennet, Hon.H. G. Lockhart, J. I. Smith, %Vm.
Barrett, S. B. M. Lushington, Dr. Smith, John
Bernal, R. Moberly, John Smith; R:
Burdett, Sir F. Mackintosh, SirJ. _Whitbread, Sam.
Cradock, S. ' Marjoribanks, S. Wood, Alderman
Crompton, S. Atomic, J. B. • -
Davies, Colonel Moore, Peter TELLERS.
Denman, Thos. Palmer, C. F. Calcraft, J.
Forbes, C. Prendergast, M. Wilson, Sir R.

LIST OF THE MINORITY

OF 20, WHO VOTED THAT THE FOLLOWING SHOULD BE

THE PREAMBLE TO THE ALIEN BILL 1..---
" A Bill to repeal so much of the Great Charter of England,
and other Statutes, as .relates to the Free Ingress and Free.
Residence of ' Foreign Merchants in these Islands, and to
assimilate, in that respect, the Executive Authority of Great
Britain to the Despotic Governments of the Continent."
Burdett, Sir F. Lushington, Dr: Smith, W.
Bernal, R. Lockhart, . J. - Whitbread, S. C.
Bairett, S. B. M. Maberly, J. 'Wood, Aid.
Cradock, Col. Moore, Peter • Wilson,, Sir It.
Crdmpton, S. Monck, J. B.
Calcraft, John M‘lntosh, Sir J. TELLERS.` •
Denman, T. Palmer, C. F. Bennet, lion. H. G.
Hume, J. , Scarlett, J. Hobhouse, J. C. -

After selecting their respective lots, most of the Emigrants
employed themselves during the winter in cutting down trees
preparatory to clearing 'their lands in the ensuing spring, and
during the.month of April the greater part of those who had
come up with the. bona fide intention-of settling, removed from
their winter quarters to the lots; which they had chosen.
It will be seen by the return, that of the thirty-five families'
and ten single men, amounting altbgether to 16,5 persons,
six families and three single
.men have left the settlement ;
and with respect to the six families and three single men
noted in the return -as doubtful, it must be observed that some
are mechanics, who are working at their respective trades in or
near the settlement, or have other employments elsewhere, which
they find more profitable and better suited to them than work-
ing
on their. land; several have avowed their intention of laying
out their earnings in the, cultivation 'of their farms by tither-
hands, and steps will be taken. to prevent their obtaining a
grant of tbeland should they neglect doing so. may
therefore -suppose that hot more than half of the last -mentionoti
class will finally leave, the settlement ; therefore after deducting
these and the number already gone away (twenty-two personS),
from the whole number which arrived at Drummondville, there
will remain an increase to the settlement of one hundred and
thirty-four persons..
The quantity of land deared.by the new settlers is one hun-
dred and forty seven acres, or about four acres on an average to
each lot settled by them ;• this quantity will not appear tou lit-
tle, if,lt be considered, that they were totally unacquainted
with the manner of clearing wild land, that several of theM
were under the necessity of going away. for a time, in order to
earn seed for their farms, or, cloathing .for their families, that
the season was late, wet, and unfavourable, that many even hi
old farmer's who had been long settled in the Townships, were
prevented from clearing their lands by being unable to get a
burn as it is termed. Taking into the account all these impe-
diments, the progress which the Emigrants have made will ap-
pear by no means inconsiderable.
The Drummondville Committee have the satisfaction' of
knowing, through the bounty of -the Quebec Emigrants: So-
ciety, 30 families or single persons have been established in the
settlement, who appear with scarcely an exception-, to be or-
derly, industrious, and likely to succeed, and also believe that
upon examination it will be found 'that economy has been at-
tended to since the funds were placed 'at their disposal.
With regard to. those who have thought proper to depart, the
Committee have also the consolation of reliecting, that some of
them were not the most eligible of the migratory tribe, and.
consequently, as their presence could befit be spared, their
absence will be less regretted.
Bnoexvii.f.E, (U. C.) APRIL 30.—The steam-boat Char-
lotte passed at Brockville, for the first time this year, on Satur-
day last. It is expected that her trips will be so arranged this
week, as to pass here in the afternoon of Wednesdays, and Fri-
days on going down the river, and, to return the next morning,
in each week during the season.—On the 25th 'April at King-
' stop, U. C: the weather had just then become favourable for the
operations of the farmer and horticulturist.
_ _ _ .

QUEBEC, MAY 9.—Between the 28th April and 2d May,
several vessels arrived in extraordinary short passages from
Europe at New York. By these vessels London evening pa-
pers of the Ist, Glasgow papers to the Ist, and Liverpool to the
3d of April, have been received. The probability that the ports
of the British West India Islands would be opened direct from
the United States had increased; indeed the measure seems from
all quarters to be talked of as decided upon. Whether it is the
intention of Parliament to favour the Colonies with protecting
duties or not, we have not learned. Yet it is a grievous thing
to see ourselves neglected, or at least not much talked of, in both
the new Corn Bill and this measure. To what we shall be re-
duced when our only markets for fish, 'provision, and wheat are
shut, every merchant knows., When the merchant carries on
any trade, though he may not be making his fortune, he has
some hopes of not mining himself, and he does good to the
country at large—for, he is the means of employing many peo-
ple about his article of,export, from the time that it leaves the
field or forest to the time it is shipped, and, when he ceases to
trade, these people must of necessity be drawn into employ-
ments in which they are not skilled, or out of employment alto-
gether. It is an easy and common thing to say that we shall
turn farmers, but cultivating land when we cannot sell our pro-
duce is of little use ; we may, with great exertions, to be sure,
feed and clothe ourselves, but it will be with the coarse ma-
terials of the husbandman, and our vanity and ease, (and they
are somethitig) will suffer in . the first place, and then our
means of improvement in every thing else will in due course.
be lost.

`We are happy to learn that it is intended to extend the Tele-
graphic Stations to No. 7, at L'islet, and keep a boarding boat
as usual. The men have gone down to-day. In some cases
lives may be saved by the assistance of the men who manage
the Telegraphs, the merchant benefitted, and at any rate the
curiosity of the public gratified.
A beautiful Brig of more than 200'tons called the Nimrod,
owned by Charles Hunter, Esq., was safely launched' from his
ship yard this morning.
An armed Revenue Cutter is established at New Brunswick,
to seize all suspected vessels found hovering or at anchor on
that coast ; and an additional duty of:one per cent. is laid on
importations from the United States to support the Cutter. No
vessel is to be unloaded but at the free ports under a penalty of
2001.

YORK, (U. C.) Arnie. 25.—Tuesday the 23d instant; be-
ing the Anniversau of Saint George, at twelve o'clock,
a Royal Salute was fired from the Garrison, and the
Lieutenant Governor, with his Staff, having arrived on the
ground, proceeded to review the widely extended line—after
which, taking his station in front of the whole, the band struck
up the national anthem of " God save the King." His Ex-
cellency then dismounted,and accompanied by his Staff, on foot,
approached the Guard of Honour so near as to be distinctly
heard by the men—when, uncovering himself, and taking one
of the Colours in his hand, in the most dignified and gracefil

• "Sqldiers—i have great satisfaction in presenting you, as •
the representative of the late -Incorporated Battalion, with
these Colours—a distinguished mark of his Majesty's .app-nba
tion. They will be to you a proud memorial of the past, and
a rallying point, around which you will gather with alacrity
.and contidence,.shoulii yotir active services be
,required here-
after by Your,Ring aid Country."
The-Colours, which are• -very elegant, are inscribedwith tl:e
word ". Niagara," to commemorate the services rendered.hy the
Incorporated Battalion on that frontier.
At two o'clock his Excellency held a Levee ; and, in the
evening, a splendid Ball at the Government House concluded
.the ceremonies and rejoicings of the day.
MONTREAL, MAY B.—On Thursday last, a new Steam-
boat-was lannched at IA Prairie, bearing the name or-that
place ; she is intended to ratr-between Montreal and that •place:
It.will be seen that the, Steam boat Ontariois,ahout to co4n..
mence runnlng. up the river. In conjunction with the Stage
and Packet!Lthe • this. boat will. render the route to Upper
Canada a very,plaasant one.
MAY 11.--Drowned„ on Friday the 3d instant James
Edward Henry, only sbn of Edmund Henry, Esq. N. P..of
-•La Prairie, aged about 18 years.—his body hat not been found.
QUEBEC, MAY 13.—Afelancholy.Accithiltt4-01 Thursday
last, a boat in which the family of Mr. George Hamilton had
'embarked on their way front Hawliesbury to Montreal, owing
to one of the boat-men backing water ivith his oar, was unfor-
tunately upset, and, dreadful to relate, notwithstanding the ex-
ertions of those on board able to. swim, out of eleven persons in
the.' boat only Ave were saved, viz. i—Mr and Mrs. Hamilton,
a feinale,servant, .and two-of the boatmen By this fatal
accident, Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton are bereaved of their • three
only children ; the others drowned are two female servants and
one of the boatmen. We understand this lamentable occur-
rence took -place below the St. Alms rapids, Mr. Hamilton
and his family having takenthe precaution
,of disembarking at
the head of the rapid and Walking down blow the place where
any danger is usually apprehended.
Organization.—Williatu P. Duval,. Esq. is ap-
pointed Governor, and George Walton Secretary, of-Florida.—
The Territory is divided into two districts; and in these,. John
Baanch and COl. Joseph L. Smith, are appointed -District
Judges ; J. D. Forbes and G. D.. Worthington, Marshals ;
Alexander HaMilton, and Tipler, B. Harrison, District
Attorneys.
A new Military Post is to be established between Lakes
Huron and Superior, the garrison-to be detached from. the 2d
United States Regiment, stationed at Sackett's Harbour. . .
Married, on'Saturday last, •by the Rev. Doctor'flarkness,
Edward '..Burroughs, Esq., Attorney at LaW, to Misi Cathe-
rine, youngest daughter of the late Charles \Toyer, Esq. No-.
tarir Public of this City.
• 'Erie Ctinal.-:-One hundred and eleven boats have already,
beenregistered. at the toll'office this spring.--;.Great improve-
ments have been made in the construction of canal boats. since
,last year. Forty tons burthen is found to be preferable to a
large size.—These boats, with two horses each, carry 40 barrels
of flour; at the rate of three miles an hour.
• QuEnEC, MAY 23.—The weather for several days past has
been cold, rainy, with easterly winds, and very unfavourable fur
sowing : alang the coast on the south side of the St; Lawrence,
below Quebec, the wheat since. 3or 4-days has.- been all sown,
and was put into the ground under thVourable Circumstances ;
in this 'neighbourhood it is only partially soWn,, and oh the
north shore below this is only commencing.—The sales of the
countryman now begin to extend, and his hopes, which have
becn-failit enough, to revive : the number of shipping amount-
ing to 'one hundred, which have all come into port. since the
.13th, .createa demand for his produce. A greater number than
,usual of these vessels are:laden with goods and West India pro-,
duce' and Other imports generally ; the quantity of thither on
hand is very'considerable, and is • now daily increasing by the
arrival of rails, The current prices areas follow .

Oak per foot, - - ~ - . - ' is. 24. a Is. 4d. p. ft..
' Red Pine-do. - - - - 90.: a Iva.
White do. do. - - - - 4d. a 5.d
- Staves pipe,!si x 1 i 3jl. a 37/. lus. 1,200 ps.
Do. pun..3i x 1,1! V/. a 10/. do.
Deabi, . 7/. a 7T. 10s. 100 ps.
Considerable quantities of wheat and some potash are arse in
port.
. .
On Tuesday last, between one and two P.M. a fire broke nut
in the houSe'behinging to Charles Ilnitter,'Esq. St. Paul's-Street,
and occupied by Messrs. 'Coltman and Hale,--the-cause is not
known.; as it was in the day,,tiene, it was soon. extinguished,
and before doing any extensive injury.
Lan firlies.—The brig St. eititrks,. ofupwards of 250 tons,-was
safely launched-from Mr. Bell's ship-yard, St. Paul's-street, on
Tuesday last.; and the ship.Flortl, of 300 tons, from the, ship-
yard of Mr. Munn, l'Ance des Mers, yesterday morninir.
MONTREAL, MAY 22.—The river is much higher' than • we
ever witnessed it, the little isiaud in the harbour being' very
nearly covered. . . .
. „ .
' .. TWelve brigs have arrived in this pnrt since Thursday morn-
ing, previous to which no square-rigged vessels had-reached us
this season. We do not know the names of the whole, but
among there are the Cherub, the Jane, the Carrieks, and-the
Thiibe. - . .

QUEBEC, MAY 27.--The:T:liza, Capt. Duthie,•loaded-7with
fruit from St. Michael's, brought
_up Capt. Leith and six a
the crew of the biig.United kingdom, bound from Si. Jiihn's,
N. 8., to Liverpool with timber, that vessel having sprunka.leak,
in lat. 43 30. N. 10ng.42. W. ana afterwards upset: -. The
crew staid by the wreck 22 days, suffenng the most Severe.
hardships, and were then taken off by Capt. Duthie ; three of •
the•gew,had prior, to that time •perished. The owner of the
United• Kingdom is Mr. Patterson, of St. Andrew's. - •
rkansas.—The Gazette.of March 18 contains an interest-
ing account of the arrival of the steam-boat Eagle at Little
Hock, in 17 days from New Orleans, bound to Dwight, the
Cherokee missionary establishment on the Arkansas. The
Eagle is the first steam-boat that ever ascended the riven—.
The arrival of the Eagle opens a new and interesting era in the
navigation and commerce of the Arkansas.—This account
affords a very striking picture of the growth -and extent of the
United States.—Steam-boats are running, carrying freights and
passengers, and exhibiting all the activity and bustle of com-
merce on a frontier, from which it takes intelligence a longer
time to arrive than from the continent of Europe.—Our last
advices from England are several days later , than from Little
Rock, although regular mails are estetblished,,and the mode of
conveyance is not tardy.
Curiosity.—Gn Monday last 182 sturgeons were caught in
one tide at the fishery of Mr. Dechene, Ste. %nne de la Poca-
tiere ; 26 had been taken the day before. The smallest weighed
upwards of 50 pounds, and a person in the parish bought one
for the sum of 6s. 6d. which weighed 213 lbs. French weight.
QUEBEC, dtmlE 3.—His Excellency the Governor-in-Chief,
accompanied by Capt. Hay and Mr. Malik, Aides-de-Camp,
came down from • Sorel yesterday evening, in the Lady Sher-
brooke ; a salute was fired from the Cape on his Excellency's
arrival. -

A great number of.vessels have arrived since Friday evening,
amounting to upwards. of 50, and the Captain of a brig that
came in on Saturday counted above 100, all of which he passed
between Cape Rozier and this port. The whole number arrived
since the opening of the navigation is 176. The spirit for emi-
gration, if we judge from the arrivals to this date, is not as
strong as it was, yet the distresses Which exist over an extended
portion of Ireland, and which, if we are to give credit to the
statements given in the latest Irish Papers, (as late as the 27th
April) are in numberless eases extreme, though ascribed to tem-
porary causes, and the disturbances in that country will pro-
bably force many more of these people upon us, who, generally
destitute and always ignorant-of farming, as applied to this
country, or any trade, resort to the most precarious occupations.
It is owing to this that many of them,who are w ling to labour,
are thrown -upon the piiblic.evervautbrim in
,poverty, or fOrcul
to new settlements, in want, and exposed to the inclemency of
the winter ; the relief which he Emigrant's Society afforded is
now refused, and very justly.
..The steam-boat Laprarie, lately built to ply as a ferry-boat
between Montreal and the village of Laprarie, arrived to-day.
KINGSTON. (U. 'C.) are informed that the
Engineer, Mr. Claws, atid Lb.& Surveyor, Mr. Sherwood, are
ordered to meet the anal 'Commissioners at this place on the
Ist of June, to. commence the survey from hence to the Ottawa,
by the way of ,the Rideau.
Part of the 76th from Kingston have relieved the 60th
from Niagara and its forts. The American colours were hoist-
ed at Fort Niagara when the Steam boat with the troops passed
the fort. '

Died, at Grimsby, on Sunday, May 5, the Rev. Wan. Sam-
son, Rector of that Parish, in the 33d year of his age. His re-
mains were on Tuesday attended fo the grave by a vast train
of parishioners and neighbours, who will long mourn the loss of
so worthy a pastor.
51ONTREAL, Ju NE I.—lt is with pleasure we record every

Prices CATent, Quebec, June 10, 1322.
Ashes, ht sort Pot - - -3556 d a 3559 d per cwt.
Do. Ist sort Pearl, - - - . 39s a 4ffs per do.
Beef, - 4256c1 a 45s per bbl.
Pork, - - - - 5759c1 . do. _
Hams,. - - - - •6da 7d perib.
Butter, - - - - is per do.
Flour, superfine, - - - - .21159d.a 30s.
.perbbl.
Ditto, fine, - - - - -2653 d a 2756 d per do.
Dried Cod Fish, - - 12s6d per cwt.
Salmon, - - - none.
Oak, - - - Is6d a • IsBd per foot.
Red Pine, - . - - 8d a lOd per do.
White do. ' 4d a 4?Jd per do.
37k. a 331.10 s per 1200 ps.
Staves, Pipes, N feet by 14 inch, 1
Ditto, Pun. 3:1 do. by IS do. •
DealS, 12 feet 11 by •22- do. 71. a 81. per 100 ps..
QUEBEC, JUNE 13.—Nothingeould induce us to think that
the union of the governments of the two Provinces into one was
seriously intended, except the advices lately received, viz. that
reference had been made to persons having a knowledge of the
country for information to draw up a bill to that purpose. , We
sincerely think that no measure could meet with more decided
and general disapprobation from the people of Lower Canada.
The Acts granting the present constitutions must be repealed,
and another Act passed in their stead ; if we are to rely-upon re-
port, this act will somewhat vary from that which gives us the
constitution we now live under; for it is said that the Imperial
Parliament is to iaise taxes for the support of the Civil Govern-
ment
of the Colony.
We would siniply wish to know what are the advantages to be
gained by such an union. It is said that considerable expences
will -be • savect —ln as far as regards the' Mother Country, an
union will not probably save one penny. The civil officers of
the Colonies are paid by the Colonies.; they alone" will be di-
minished
innimiaber-: and it requires neither an union nor.any
thing of the kind to reduce the Military- establiShinents, which _
alone, are-paid by the Motlier,Country. It is alleged, however,
that the lower Province is ever feedihg upon the upper Pro-
vince, by a system of levying duties ut the .port of 'Quebec,
which are-not recovered on the entrance of the goods into -Up-
per Canada, and this will be set at rest, and can this not he
settled without an union ? is there no simpler remedy than an
innovation of which the consequences are not easily foreseen
Why not establish a Custom-house where drawbacks will be
regularly _allowed ?
It strikes us that if there were any necessity for two govern►
meats in the year 1791, there is more necessity after the popula-
tion has increased and the country extended.—Besides the peo-
ple of Upper.and Lower Canada are essentially unconnected by -I
habits and religion with each other. Each will he fearful of
losing that political influence in its Councils to which-it attri-
butes some share of its welfare, and when in one representative
body, each will probably have very distinct views which will
eidually'lead into formal opposition.. As a matter of mere
practicability, is notthe measure attended with insurmountable
obs'taeles ? if it is intended to remove the seat of Government
to Montreal, (which we have heard only upon conjecture), must ,
not that place be fortified at greatexpence. to Britain ; is it not
within a day's march of the American Line ; and cannot every '
supply from the Mother Country be intercepted if the enemy
occupy any one foot of the roads leading from Quebec to that •
!plaber- 'Would.not the Administration of Justice be-more dif-
ficult and less effectual, in proportion to the extent of th,e coun-
try tWould not many of the present Civil. Officers beismiss-
ed and neglected who deserved a better fate.? Under what laws
shall we liveiwill the French civil law which is in force in
Lower Canada be still.recognized ? or that of Upper Canada go
• into force ? The Civil Law of the one or the other must be
changed ; and if the reader knows the difference between them,:
and the attachment of each party to its own, he must see that a
scheme more impossible in execution has never entered the head
of any legislator. We do not believe that any difference of opi-
nion
.on the subject can exist among persons knowing the actual
state of the-provinces.
His Excellency the Governor went up to Sorel in the Lady
Sheibrookeyesterday morning. The Hon. Francis Nathaniel
Burton, Lieutenant-Governor of the Province, arrived yesterday
in the New Swiftsure.

. The Earl Fiti-William, H. J. Jackson, master, which hail-
ed from Hull on the 6th April., was wrecked on the Island of
Anticosti on the 25th May last ; crew and passengErs all saved.
The steam-boat Superior, Capt. J. Rogers, -left Buffalo on
the 14th inst. on her first trip to Detroit.
Coarie Salt.—The Legislature-of the SUtte of New York, in
its last Session,- in order to encourage the manufacture of coarse
salt, within the western district of this state, granted a bounty
of 3 cents per bushel on all coarse salt manufactured within the
said district, for the term of five years, and Which shall be de-
livered on the banks of the Hudson River, or at Buffalo, on the
shores of Lake Erie, or shipped from the port of Oswego to the
province of Upper Canada.

FittEs.—Abbut a quarter before seven o'clock
on Saturday evening an alarming fire broke out in the exten.
sive manufactory belonging to Messrs.. Astor and Co. piano.
forte and musical instrument makers, in Tottenham-street,
Tottenham Court-road. The manufactory was in the rear of
the dwelling, and covered a large extent or ground, filled with
a vast variety of_ musical instruments, mahogany, satinwood,
rosewood ebony,' and other valuable wood, cut up into thin
boards, besides the workinen's benches, tools,and otherproperty
of a combustible nature. In half an hour after the workmen left
off a strong smell.of fire was perceived; but before it. could be
ascertained whence it proceeded, the flames burst out, and a
general conflag,ration of the neighbourhood appeared to be inevi-
table. The inhabitants were seen flying in every direction, car-
rying with them whatever articles first c me to hand, which Were
healed up. against the- houses in Cleveland and other streets.
Seven pet eight fire-engines arrived as so cm as pes:ible, bnt not a
drop of water could be procured for an hour, during which they
were rendered useless. It being clear day, not any person had
suffered bodily injury by the flames; but, before eight o'clock;
these extensive premises were reduced to a heap of rubbish.
The dwellifig-house escaped the devouring'element. Mr. Wil-
kinson's large brass-foundry in Tottenhani-mews was greatly
damaged. All the glass in the windows in the rear of Covent-
garden workhouse was entirely cracked from the tire, and seve-
ral of the surrounding buildings were greatly damaged.—Satur-
day morning an alarming fire broke out in the house of Mr.
Troughton, oil and colourman, Charles-street, Blackfriars-road,
which threw the neighbourhocd into a state of consternation, for
some time. The fire it appears originated in c;ni.:quence of a
spark flying on some clothes before the fire, and in the absence
of the-servant the flames spread to a considerable height, and
were not discovered until much damage was suslained. The
alarm soon caused several engines to arrive on the spo ti and the
active efforts of the firemen, who had a plentiful supply of
water, soon quelled the devouring, element :,, but considerable
injury was done both to the house and furniture. During the
fire a poor milkman humanely entered the house to e der his
assistance to the distressed inmates, leaving his pails full of
milk outside on the pavement, and during his absence in saving
the property of others, his own wa ; Completely destroyed by a
gang of hardened and ravenous boys, who devoured the poor
fellow's milk and upset his pails. .

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

PA-RIB, JULY 18.--The King yesterday held
:a Council of Ministers.

We have received accounts from Madrid to
:the 10th, at which period that capital enjoyed
>the most perfect tranquillity. Business and
amusements had resumed their usual course, and
nothing was felt of the crisis of the 7th. The
most.
,perfect spirit of conciliation was observed
amongst all parties, and a complete amnesty was
expected for the soldiers and persons implicated
in the late movements. 'What seemed to fix most
the public attention was the composition of the
new Ministry ; the resignation of the present
Ministers had not indeed been accepted, but it
appears to be inevitable, as well as their being
succeeded by the liberal Chiefs of the Revolu-
tion of. 1820. It appears, however, uncertain
%%healer ,the 'Minister for Foreign Affairs is to
continue in office. The King and the Royal Fa-
mily received the greatest testimonies of respect
.from.all bodies, and all individuals. No intelli-
gence had up to that period been received at
Madrid as to the effect produced by the late
events in the capitals of the distant provinces,
such as Corunna, Barcelona, Cadiz, &c:---(Jour-
nal de Paris.)
Sir Charles Stuart, the English Ambassador,
received on Tuesday evening a courier from
Madrid ; the accounts he brought were not later
than the Bth.—(Journal des Dobats.)
The Havre Journal gives an extract of a letter
from New York of the 14th June, stating, that a
Treaty of Commerce between France and the
United States had been finally concluded.

JULY 19.—A letter from Madrid to a com-
mercial house at Paris relates two circumstances,
which may serve to explain the facility with
which the Guards penetrated fo the centre of
that capital. The first is, that they believed
themselves to be marching for-the purpose of re-
tiring some upon Talavera, and others upon
Toledo, in consequence of an order to which,
after at first refusing, they had feigned to con:
sent. The second is, that by means of an under-
standing now generally known, they had a know-
ledge of the countersign. They had, been se-
duced by some perfidious chiefs, who did not
scruple to borrow the name of the King.—
This was confessed by several wounded pri-
soners , who cursed the authors of their ruin.—
(Constitutionnel.)
A courier from Madrid has arrived at the Eng-
lish Embassy, who states that he quitted that
capital the evening of the 10th, and that tran-
quillity was entirely re-established. The Minis-
try were about to be replaced, with the exception
of M. Martinez de la Rosa, the Minister for
Foreign Affairs.—(lbid.)
It is stated that the Duke de Blacas 'having
resigned his embassy at Rome, the Prince de
Laval, late Ambassador at Madrid, has been
appointed to succeed him.
A letter from Bayonne of the 13th July says,
.that the loss of the Royal Guards was con-
•siderable, but the ,exact number of killed was
not known ; that of
,prisoners was on the nth
upwards of 700. The militia had nine killed•ant:
'2l wounded ; the regiments of Almanza and
..Principe lost more. Some say, that the Duke
.-del Infantado has fled; others that he is in pri-
soti_; he is accused of being the author of a con-
spiracy to carry off the King to Valladolid, in
'Old .Castile, and to establish there a new Go-
vernment. All this, however, is only rumour.
The convocation of the Extraordinary Cortes was
recommended to the King by the permanent de-
putation.—( Jounzal des bats.)
STUTGARD, JULY 12.—Extract of a letter
published by the Association here, dated Misso-
:longhi, June 4 :
" The day before yesterday we received, by
express, intelligence of the capture of Badradsick
(Neopatra) in Thessaly, by our brave brethren
in arms. We expecthereto-morrowiliree Turkish
Beys, prisoners, and also 300 Spahis.—Hassan
Paella, who commanded the corps of which they
formed ,part, lost 5,000 men in the combat,
which took place pear the sources of the Helluda,
end he retreated in the greatest disorder upon
Lai issa, the capital of the Province."
VIENNA, JULY 7.—There is no longer any
;.doubt that the mission, of M. de Tatitscheff, the
Russian Minister Plenipotentiary, will obtain a
,result conformable to the views of the two Em-
perors:—the maintenance of, peace.
The Congress, which is about to be opened,
will arrange the great interests. The Boyards at
,Vienna flatter themselves that through the inter-
-vention of the mediating Powers they will ob-
tain for their country an organization similar to
that of the lonian Islands. The Austrian Go-
vernment continues to grant to the Greeks the
same commercial advantages as were secured to
-the Mussulmans by the Treaty of Passarewitz,
in 1718, it stilt considering the Greeks as Turk-
ish subjects.
_Aletalliques, July 6, 79, 5-16—Bank Actions, 773 1-5.