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premeditated design, and by furnishing them with
an ostensible head and rallying point. The forma-
tion of such a body may also give such an imposing
aspect of stability to their present favourable
circumstances, as will serve 'materially to encou-
rage their well-wishers and dispirit their enemies.
Much, hoWever, will depend upon the conduct
of the Assembly itself, whether it be actuated
by a wise and useful zeal, directed earnestly.and
with simplicity to the purposes which it is
capable of fulfilling, or whether it be diverted
from its legitimate obje.:ts by a vague and vain-
glorious ambition:- If any assemblage of men
"u at this time act usefully on behalf of the
Greeks as a national Council, it must be with a
constant recollection that the grand and imme-
diate object proposed is the independent existence
of their nation ; and that all proceedings which
have not a direct practical tendency to this end,
are at best of uncertain utility, and may, by
hnPeding or distracting the course of active ope-
tations, become in effect a fatal treachery to the
geuflal interest and safety.

An important Pamphlet, entitled " The State
°I the Nation at the Commencement of the Year
1822, considered under the four Departments of
lite Pinar? ce ,—Foreign Relations,— Home I)cp art-
The'it-,—Colonies and Board of Trade," has just
Leen published. It is confidently rumoured that
this Work has been sanctioned, if not absolutely
digested and issued by the Government. Cer-
tain• lt is, that it is a very able exposition and de-
fence of the conduct of Ministry since the Peace,
and that it bears internal evidence of having been
drawn up, in part at least, from official sources
er information. It may therefore be fairly
"usidered as a Ministerial statement and
vindication of the past conduct of Govern-
ment ; though the Writer, in all probability,
ha 3 been left, at least in a great degree, to
the exercise of his own sagacity, in assuming
Probabilities for the future. We mean, that it
not likely that Ministers have so far committed
themselves, as to communicate any of their pre-
sent views and intentions, respecting any of the
great concerns and interests of the Empire, fo-
teiZn or domestic, to any Writer, as being their
Positive determinations : nor do we think it pro-
htthie, even, that since the peace there have been
e° circumstances or occurrences in the conduct
the Government, which Ministers themselves
have regretted, though they have not thought
Proper .to avow that regret to the Author of
the,pamphlet, nor to make a frank acknowledg-
leeut of any errors into which they may have
fallen, in any part of the familiar and intelligible
"Position of the " State of the Nation," with which
they are said to have thus favoured the country.
?chat is a part of their duty, (if a duty on their
Part it must be deemed), which their political
cPPonents have very amply performed for them ;
and as the latter content themselves with pre-
seining one side of the picture only, containing a
tolerably prominent representation of both the real
4141 imaginary faults committed by our Rulers,—
itis surely allowable that the former should in their
turn favour us with a full view of the other side also,
th°ugh it contains only all the excel ncies of their
°4711 character and conduct, and alt ugh those ex-
cellencies are perhaps rather Pig y coloured.—
After every reasonable deduct* for exaggera-
tion) there - is much to admit and approve,—
Nech to console us for the lifst and to afford
cenlfortable anticipations of -the future.—lf the
Net
-Ives and conduct of Mitiisters be held up in
4, light which is rather too flattering, the mind
S at least relieved from that constant contem-
Plation of the charges of disgusting profligacy,
which
their opponents unceasingly bring against
ttieet and we are brought to the refreshing
tenclusion that they are on the whole entitled
the continued confidence and the gratitude
Of
t. the people, though they are not, perhaps,
tititely undeserving of censure. If the integrity
4tid
t substantial prosperousness of all the great
:aurces of national wealth and happiness be
°ll"hat too broadly asserted and confidently
insisted upon, we are enabled to perceive, at
beast, that our condition is not quite so bad as has
eep
elsewhere represented ; and that though we
:a3r not have sufficient reason for unmixed joy
congratulation, there is still less reason for
renlitigated despair.—We shall, from time to
e, make extracts from this interesting work,
ellaccompanying them freely and fairly with such re-
karks as occur to us. In the mean time, we have
Pleasure in stating that the author very freely han-
dles the theoretical political Economists ; and if in
this respect he speaks the sentiments of Govern-
ment, we may congratulate the country on such an
indication of the improbability of their visionary
schemes being adopted in practice. If we are
to consider the work as official, i.ve may also
infer fromit .
that Ministers, notwithstanding the
rumours to the contrary which have been afloat,

will resist any attempt to impose a tax upon
funded property; and that they will on no ac-
count consent to any legislative measure having
for its object the elevation of the price of corn.—
In treating of our Foreign Relations, the Au-
thor very fully confirms the views which we
have uniformly taken respecting the existing si-
tuation of Turkey. Ministers have been de-
sirous of upholding that Power, under the idea
that its position in the European commonwealth
is essential to the preservation of the actual ar-
rangements of Europe. It is acknowledged,
however, that the Janizaries are the " absolute
masters" both of the Empire and of the Sultan ;
and that 44 it is scarcely possible not to feel for
a Sovereign in such circumstances." It may
be that the personal character of the Sultan en-
titles him to our commiseration ; but why con-
tinue to treat with a Monarch, who, it is acknow-
ledged, is destitute of power, and who knows
that compliance with the demands of Russia
would incur the forfeiture of his own head I

We feel it our duty to insert this day, a reply to
Sir HARCOURT LEES, by C 4 AN ENGLISHMAN AND
A FREEMAN OF Corm." We still think that if
some leading Gentlemen connected with Ireland
come forward, the benevolence of the Public will
be powerfully manifested in favour of the suffer-
ing Irish peasantry. A publicmeeting, however,
is in our opinion indispensable to the accomplish-
ment of this desirable object. We are anxious
to pay over the sum which has been placed in
our hands to some authorized parties, in order
that it may be applied to the purpose for which
it was subscribed ; and if no public step be taken
within eight days in this country, we shall be
obliged if any benevolent Society in Cork, or
Limerick, will undertake the application of the
money. With regard to the fact of a scarcity
existing, we think it right to strengthen the state-
ment of our Correspondent, by laying before our
Readers the following extract from the Cork
Mercantile Chronicle of the 18th instant
We extract the following articles from THE SUN News-
paper.—We know not otherwise how we can advance here the
benevolent object the promoters of the Subscription have in
view, for we can assure them that distress in some degree has
reached almost all ranks in this country—but among the
lower torcrs it is become extreme, and threatens, without any
great stretch of hyperbole, to lead to some of the evils of famine
The scarcity and badness of the crop of potatoes have been very
great, and it, as every one knows, forms the chief support of
the poor. This fact, together with the deficiency of employ -
ment, has left them in a miserable condition indeed. We trust,
therefore, the benevolent views of the originators of the Sub-
scription will meet that success in London, where so much
wealth abounds, which they deserve; at the same time any be-
nefactions sent to tigirr the purpose shall be duly acknowledg -
ed in this Paper."—(Here follow the extracts from THE SUN
'of the 15th instant.)

VICTUALLING OFFICE.—For some weeks past
we understand that an inquiry has been carrying
on at the Victualling Office by a Committee (Sir
G. COCKBURN and Sir G. CLERK) Of the Lords
of the Admiralty, respecting the manner of exa-
mining the accounts of Pursers, as well as into
some charges of Collusion between Clerks and
Pursers to increase the balances of weight of
Provisions in the hands of the latter, for which
they were to be paid by the Victualling Board,
and also on other charges of misconduct. This
inquiry ended on Saturday last, and from what we
can gather front a most respectable source, though
not so fully as we should wish to lay before the
l'ublic, we are enabled to state, that considerable
prevarication, in giving evidence upon oath before
the Committee,as well as some blame attaching to
several persons in the office has led to some high
dismissals, and to many of an inferior description.
We are, however, informed that the Chairman of
the Board and two other Commissioners are im-
plicated, and that one or two more are likely to
be dismissed ; but whether they will receive re-
tired allowances or not is at present uncertain.
It. is said also that the Secretary, against whom
there never was till now the smallest imputation,
is dimissed, and that .Mr.CLIFTON, of the Admi-
ralty, we believe, has been appointed in his stead.
The Assistant Secretary also, we are informed,
has been dismissed, and other persons in the
office.

BOSTO.I, DEC. 9-5.-13 y the brig illorgiana, 10
days from St. Domingo for Philadelphia, we
learn that on the 2d inst. the English brig of
war Nautilus arrived at Turks' Island from a
cruise, having captured a piratical brig near Old
Providence, after a chace of 13 hours. She had
41 prisoners on board, and was hound to New
Providence with them for trial. The pirate was
in the act of robbing an American ship when the
Nautilus hove in sight.

His MAJESTY will Open the ensuing Sessions of
Parliament in person. Every preparation is
making for that purpose in the Department of
the Horse, and at the Lord Chamberlain's Office
TRADE TO MEXICO LAID OPEN.—By letters
from the Havannah, dated the 11th ult. received
in Glasgow this morning, we learn that a brig of
war had just arrived at the former place, which
brings the important advices that the following
ports of Mexico, viz. Vera Cruz, Tampico, Al-
varado, on the east coast, Acapulco and St. Bias
on the west coast, had been declared open to fo-
reign commerce. The duties on imports by fo-
reigners were fixed at 25 per cent. and by Spa-
niards (natives) 15 per cent. The produce of
the country to be exported tree of duties, except
cochineal and banilla, gold rwo per cent. and sil-
ver six per cent. export duties. The only pro-
hibited articles for import are flour and tobacco.
--" We congratulate our merchants upon this
intelligence. To this opening Lima sinks into
insi gni ficance."—(Glusgoz; Pc:per, Jan. 19.)

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