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LITERATURE.

STEPBlle.Entlem,
London, 11)8:103 Yeas.
.
" Stephen Dugard" is a story more carefully put
together than is the case with the generality of mo-
dern works of fiction. We give a brief synopsis of the
plot. Sir Everton Azledine, a baronet of ancient de-
scent, who possesses a fine family estate on the borders
of South Wales, has a son and two daughters ; the
eldest of whom, Arabella, is on the eve of marriage
with a young man, named Aston, a college friend of
her brother, Cameron. A few days, however, before
the nuptials are appointed to take place, the bridegroom
receives a mysterious communication from his father,
insisting on his breaking off all connexion with Miss
Azledine ; and on hurrying to London for the purpose
of ascertaining what can be the cause of such an un-
expected and peremptory command, he learns, to his
infinite astonishment, that a claimant has appeared to
the Azledine estates, in the person of the Baronet's
nephew, Stephen Dugard, who, Sir Everton had always
supposed, was the illegitimate son of his elder brother,
from whom he inherits the property. But despite this
disastrous intelligence, and his father's rigid orders,
young Aston resolves to marry Arabella ; but on
explaining to her the whole circumstances of
the case, the high-minded girl refuses to
accept his hand, until more auspicious times shall
arise. Meantime, the law-suit instituted by Stephen
Dugard—at the instigation of an old smuggler named
Andrew Mayfield, who had become acquainted with all
the facts of the youth's birth, and had taken care to
keep him constantly in his eye—this law-suit is success-
ful ; the Baronet and his family are ejected from
the estate ; and Stephen Dugard, now Sir Stephen
Azledine, accompanied by his wife, the daughter of
Mayfield, and a squad of Smugglers, in whose select so-
ciety he had spent several yeari of his life, takes Pos-
session of it. Inottue time, however, the former mal-
practices of the new Baronet and his friends transpire ;
suspicion is roused against them ; and it is at length dis-
covered that they have not merely been free traders,
but have committed divers robberies, together with one
or two supplemental murders, by way of agreeable
variety. They are consequently committed to prison
—such of them at least as have not previously
contrived to make their escape from Azledine
Hall—and among the imprisoned are Andrew Mayfield
and Stephen, the former of whom dies in gaol by the
hand of one of his female confederates—an amiable crea-
ture, half shrew half tigress, who rejoices in the eupho-
nious name of Jennett Macblee ; while the latter is
killed by the fall of some heavy bricks from an old
chimney in the cell, at the moment when he is half way
up it, on his way to the prison roof. Immediately on
Sir Stephen's death becoming known, Sir Evcrton, as
his next heir, returns with his family to the estate ;
Arabella is married to Aston ; her brother to a young
lady, Miss Caroline Bagot ; and all parties are left, at
tho close of the third volume, in a state of supreme feli-
city. Such is a hasty summary of the chief incidents
of a story which is told with uncommon tact and vigor,
and only halts in those places where the author essays
the sentimental. Mr. Mudford has clearly no idea of
sentiment. His love passages—or what are intended to
be such—are stiff, dull, and passionless. But he works
up a scene of terror
with an energy and earnestness that
remind us of sonic of the closing chapters of Oliver
Twist. One of his descriptions, that, we mean, of a
murder committed at night on a wild Sussex heath, by
a gang of smugglers, absolutely curdles the blood. The
scenes, too, at the cave of the Black Rock, where the
she-smuggler, Jennett Macblee, figures in a conspicuous
manner, are, in their way, equally striking. Mr. Mud-
ford, however, has no fancy—no knowledge of the pic-
turesque. His scenes of guilt and terror are presented
to us in all their naked deformity—in short, in as mat-
ter-of-fact a style as if they had been 80. much evidence
that had been taken down verbatim at a Coroner's In-
quest or an Old Bailey trial. We do not doubt for an
instant of the success of Stephen Dugard. It is an ex-
cellent ad captandum talc; crowded with wild, startling
incident, that goes to the very verge of probability with-
out trespassing beyond the boundary lino.

A NEW CHURCH EXTENSION.
We have a literature, a philosophy, a poetry, a
school of painting and music, entirely independent of
the " Church" (as we continue to call it). Nay, we
have new churches and new priesthoods independent of
the antique corporation that still claims, somewhat ab-
surdly, to be the Church. The scat of power is com-
pletely changed. We have public meetings in Free-
masons' Tavern, and other such unecclesiastical localities,
where our fathers had couacils of Lateran and synods
of Clermont ; we have the morning papers and debates,
where they had sermons at St. Paul's Cross. 'rho
change is immense in its bearings on our Ecclesiastical
polity. Why, it is of immeasurably more moment to
e reli
gion, the real spiritual life and growth of us as a
people, that the editors of newspapers should be honest,
than that bishops should be orthodox. We could do
without bishops and their orthodoxies, we could not do
without editors and something of editorial honesty. It
would be a far more efficient and genuine sort of
Church Extension—(l put it merely by way of illus-
tration, without meaning to imply anything as to the
feasibility or abstract desirableness of the thing)—to
establish a weekly periodical in every town and village
in the kingdom, and endow it so as to bring its cost
within every man's reach, and place its editor above all
temptation to cater to party interests, or popular preju-
dice and grossness,—this would be a far mere efficient
and genuine extension of the nation's Church, and
provision for the nation's spiritual wants, than any
church-building and pastorabsuperintendence scheme.
Now, this is precisely what our Church Extension-
ists cannot see, or will not sea. Their whole plan is
conceived in the spirit of the past. They go on just
as if we were still in the 14th century ; as if ail spi-
ritual culture and acquisition still centered in theology,
and all theology in their own creed, and the whole
moral destinies of the universe were embarked and
treasured up in the united Churches of England and
Ireland as by law established. Why, it is not so.
I never again can be so. It would take a miracle
to make it so ; and a succession of miracles daily
to keep it so. The existing Episcopal Church of
this country is not at the head of our moral civiliza-
tion, and never again can be. The real spiritual influ-
ence of this Church is a simple nullity, a zero, as re-
gards at least a full half of the nation ; and as re-
gards the other half—those who style themselves
members of the Established Church—its influence as
a Church is exceedingly limited ; embraces only a sec-
tion of the mind, rules but a very fraction of the inner
world of thought and emotion. The Puseyites are al-
most the only class of people in this country that ma-
nifest a really and thoroughly Ecclesiastical structure
of mind. So that this Church-Extensionism ; this
enormous taxation of the people to build Episcopal
Churches, and salary Episcopal clergymen, and teach
the Episcopal creed, would be about the most enor-
mous waste of money—the most clumsy, futile, dispro-
portioned expenditure of national resource and effort,
that could well be imagined. The people do not want
more Church ; they do not really care about it.
The agitation of the matter is all sectarian, super-
ficial, factitious ; it is noisy enough, but quite hollow,
and ready to collapse, if it be just let alone ; it has no
depth or root, rouses no popular enthusiasm, has not a
single character or attribute of nationality.—llarwood's
Lectures.

FROG FOUND IN COAL.—On Wednesday
morning as two colliers, George Ross and James Gardner,
were in one of the rooms of the Old Muirfield pit, at Gargies-
ton, they found a living frog embedded in the solid seam of
coal, at least twelve fathoms beneath the surface of the earth.
The niche in which it had lived was perfectly smooth inside, of
the exact shape of the frog, and without a crack or crevice to
give admittance to air. The hind legs of the animal are at
least a third longer than usual, the fora legs shorter, the toes
longer and harder, and its general colour
is of a bronze shade.
It leaped briskly about the moment that it was excavated from
it narrow cell. How many centuries it has been shut out
from light and air, and entombed in its dreary dormitory, it is
impossible to say—certain it is, that although diminutive in
in form. and with great brilliancy of eye, it has a most antedi-
luvian aspect.
CO IJ NC I L.—At the monthly meeting of this Corporation; held
Kemp, declared their
on Friday last,— I%Eldr.inibilairmgillito(n:°,utllaient. Elder to the last General
Assembly of the Church, was called upon to report his pro-
ceedings at that Court. Mr. Hamilton stated he had attended
all the diets of the Court and voted conscientiously in the va-
rious divisions against the Non-Intrusion party. Whereupon
• the votes given by Mr. Hamilton as being con-
sistent with their own opinions. Messrs. Murray and Edgar
e,yil e alllsi
athpeprCoboautniocnil,ofat the suggestion of Mr. Kem
expressed their disapprobation of the proceedings of both parties
in the Church, and declined voting.
G. C., Sze.—We regret to have to announce the death of the
DEATH OF GENERAL SIR HENRYxt:
above venerable general officer, which took place on Sunday
last, at his residence in Wilton-crescent, at the advanced age
of nlriety years. The deceased, who entered the army in Jan'n-
ary, 1769, as cornet, had distinguished throughouthims.inieellfit, u
t_
the intermediate grades until he was made general in January,
1812, and lie was the oldest general officer in the army, with
the exception of Sir James Duff and the Earl of Cathcart. The
1793, and wac present at the siege of Valenciennes, i
deceased accompanied the brigade of Guards to
at the action of Lovelies, and throughout all the earn' and
of 1793 and 1794. In December, 1836, Sir Henry was ':nn
demise.eolonel of the
Hon. General
Greegniienreallit,cawphieichanbdel
Sir Charles Doyle are spoken of as likely to succeed to tl.n.
,
vacant regiment.
Her Majesty tile Queen, and his Royal Mull-
nesE; Prince Albert, are expected to leave 11 1,; ,
... ilea in plain Palace
on Monday next for Windsor Castle, where the Court will ere-
main until Friday or Saturday following. The Lord Chamber-
lain, the Earl of Uxbridge, issued cards on Tuesda for y. her
Majesiy's command to a numerous and 'lilylii d. .
istinginshad
party of the leading Nobility, to partake of the festivities at the
Castle for three days, Wednesday until Fridl. .
HENRY
ei:PnotiliaGbninOdaiTi.o,.

GREVILLE-STREET FREE HOS

PITAL.

Yesterday the twelfth anniversary of this Institution
was celebrated at the Freemason's Tavern. The Mar-
quis of Westminster was expected to take the chair,
but was prevented by some unforseen accident. The
absence of the Noble Lord was regretted by all the
friends of the Institution, because he has, from its
commencement, been one of its most ardent and most
liberal supporters, and has contributed not a little to
its success. Though lie was absent, however, his son
was present, and, to the credit of the family, he dis-
played the same ardent interest in the success of one of
the most useful and humane institutions in London.
At half-past six Lord Robert Grosvenor took the
chair, and was welcomed with great enthusiam. Among
the company present were Alderman Harmer , Dr.
Marsden, the founder of the Institution, Mr. Charles
Pearson, and a great number of persons interested in
the charity. At the entrance of the Chairman the gal..
lery was filled-with ladies, and when grace was said and
the company took their seats, they retired to an excel-
lent collation which had been provided for them in an
adjoining room. This is a vast improvement on the
old system. Formerly it was the practice to admit
ladies to the gallery to see the gentlemen dine, to hear
the rattling of knives and forks, and to wonder at the
rapidity with which husbands and brothers devoured
the food placed before them. Last evening this barba-
rous nuisance was abated. The ladies were treated
like their equals in every respect, and in one or two
instances they justly had the superiority.
When the-cloth was removed, the ladies entered the
gallery, and were received with loud shouts of applause.
The Nobly: CHAIRMAN then rose, and said—lt af-
fords me great pleasure to propose the first toast. After
what has cecurred—after the reception of the ladies
whom I now see before me, I am sure you will join
with me in drinking the health of an illustrious indivi-
dual who is an honour to her sex.—(Great applause.)
I propose " the health of her Majesty Queen Victoria."
The toast was received with the warmest enthusiasm,
the whole company rising and afterwards juining in the
National Acithern.

After the usual loyal toasts, Lord Robert Grosvenor
proposed the great toast of the night, " Prosperity
to the Grevillo-street Free Hospital." That institution
had been established for twelve years, and it was diffe-
rent from all other medical charitable hospitals. All
others required the fulfilmant of certain conditions. The
Greville-stree. Hospital required only two conditions—
disease and poverty.--(Great cheering.) Other hospi-
tals were constituted on a different principle ; the sub-
scribers to !these could send so many to the hospitals,
but what was the bonet ? A person in distress, from
disease or accident, was obliged to wait on a Governor,
or a Director, or some other officer, none of whom pos-
sibly were at home ; and the consequence was, that,
before all the ceremonies were gone through, the pa-
tient might be dead. The Institution which the com-
pany that evening met to celebrate, was of a very diffe-
rent description. The Directors received all, and at-
tended to them at once, and without fee or favour.
The Noble Chairman concluded by proposing " Prospe-
rity to the Greville-street Hospital."—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. HALSEWELL then rose, and proposed the Lord
Mayor and Corporation of London. To that Corpora-
tion the hospital owed a great debt of gratitude. For
ten years he had been a visiting magistrate of Middle-
sex, and he had therefore some opportunities of judging
of the effects of the system. When he first was a
magistrate, possibly a hundred and twenty unfortunate
women were found in the prison affected by disease, and
latterly not more than ten were there. He believed
the unfortunate beings were under the
greatest obliga-
tions to this institution. He was delighted to state,
that he believed the institution was above all fear of
backsliding, and that it must ultimately succeed. He
would therefore give " The Lord Mayor and Corpora-
tion of London."

Mr. Alderman HARMER, on rising to return thanks
for the Corporation, was received with the most enthu-
siastic applause, which continued for some minutes.
When the cheering subsided, he said it afforded him
the highest satisfaction,--he might say it was the
proudest day of his life, to see the success of this
charity, of which he was proud to say he was one
of the founders. The Corporation of London had
supported the charity because they believed it was be
neficial to the afflicted and distressed ; and it was gra-
tifying to find that their support had not been without
effect.

After some other speeches, the SECRETARY read
the following Report, which is highly creditable to the
suppoi ters of this institution :

It is peculiarly gratifying to the Committee of
Management to meet the assembled Governors according
to established usage on this occasion, because the Report
which they have to submit of the state of the Charity, and
the proceedings of the year, is altogether so satisfactory
as to insure is a favourable receptidn.
" At no period in the history of this most valuable. Ch-
arity has it exhibited a more flattering aspect than at the
present time. The Auditors have examined the accounts
from the Ist Jan., 1839, to the Ist Feb., 1810, from which
there appears an increase in the funds of the Hospital of
7501. 6s. 11d. since the last year, after all the debts are
paid ; and this, notwithstanding the greatly improved state
of the wards, the additional number of patients which
have been admitted into them, and the consequent amount
of expenditure beyond that of the preceding year. The
Committee regard this as a subject for congratulation, and
venture to predict from it that, by persevering with one
mind and purpose, the most sanguine expectations will ul-
timately be rcialisod.

" The Committee have this year No announce the
following splendid benefactions :—A legacy of 5001. from
the late Mrs. Kidman, of Margate ; 1001. collected at
St. Andrew's Church, Holborn, from a sermon preached
by the Rev. Mr. Dale ; 1001. from the Marquis of West-
minster, and srjany other considerable sums, sufficient to
call forth at this meeting our public acknowledgements,
and an expression of the grateful sense we entertain of the
charity of the benevolent donors.

" In alluding to the increased prosperity of the Charity,
the Committee cannot but attribute much of its success to
the unremitting and indefatigable exertions of the Reve-
rend Secretary. . _ .

The Conimitte.e have further to congratulate the Go-
vernors on the recent accession of her Most Gracious Ma-
jesty's name to the list of benefactors ; a consummation
achieved by the favourable repreFentation made by the
Marquis of Normanby to our beloved Queen and Patron, of
the Charity's usefulness. The immensity of good which
it is calculated to effect as it shall become known and
patronised, struck the mind of this intelligent nobleman,
whilst presiding at our festival, and instigated him to use
ha best endeavours to bring it into more extensive opera-
tion. He has been pleased to accept our cordial thanks
for his kind exentions, and to give his name, and that of his
lady, as Vice- President and Vice- Patroness of the Charity.
" The Committee advert with sincere regret to the los. of
ono of the most distinguished Vice-Presidents of the Hos-
pital, the late Duke of Bedford, a nobleman whose great and
influential name was never wanting on any public occa-
sion designed to advance the interests of this Charity. It
is consolatory, however, that the noble name of Bedford
is still retained as a subscriber and Vice- President ; and
there have been added, during the year, those also of
the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Westminster,
Earl Fitz williatn, Lord Kinnaird, Major-General Sir H.
Wheatley, and the Rev. Mr. Dale, as Vice-Presidents
of the Hospital.
" By the Medical Report it will be seen that 11,954
destitute sick and diseased persons have obtained relief
from this Charity in the last year, and since its commence-
ment 72,617..

" Too much praise cannot be given to the medical
officers of the establishment for the part they have taken
in this matter, and the great skill and attention they have
invariably evinced. It would •be invidious-, perhaps,
to notice any one in particular, where all have been
so usefully and zealously engaged. The Committee,
cannot, however, refrain from directing the attention of
the Gove. nor to the Senior Medical Officer and founder of
the Charity, whose exertions have been so conspicuous
as to deserve their warmest thanks. They express their
gratitude generally to these gentlemen for the gratuitous
services they have rendered the hospi al, at a great sum i-
fice of time and prsfes ional advantage. The extraordi-
nary benefits which have thus flowed to the community
from this Hospital in a sanatory point of view, are too ap-
parent to need a eminent ; and when it is stated further
that many unhappy females have been reclaimed by its
instrumentality front vice and infamy, and restored either
to their families or to the pursuits of industry, it is impos-
sible that the public approbation can be withheld from it.
" The great publicity given of late to this Hospital
having materially increased the number of wretched ap-
plicants for admission into the wards, the Committee
deemed it imperative upon them to recommend the Go-
vernors to purchase the adjoining house to meet this
pressing necessity—the result has been to place forty-two
additional beds at the Hospital's disposal. From the
immense encouragement hitherto experienced, the Com-
mittee rely with implicit confidence on the generosity of
a sympathising public to supply all the adequate funds.
" In conclusion, the Commitee hope and trust that the
attention they have treen able to bestow 014 the affairs of
the Charity, will meet with your approbation. They have
introduced into the Hospital such improvements as, front
time to time, have come recommended; they invite,
and are always glad to receive, the suggestions of the
Governors, towtt-rde enlarging as much as possible its
sphere of utility, They see its noble principle gradually
and exerting an irresistible influence over the
expanding,
public mind. They see this Hospital daily becoming more
and more patronistl by tire first persons in the land ; and
they argue from these auspicious circumstance 3 that the
time cannot be very distant when prosperity and greatness
shall rest upon it."

A person then presented himself in front of the Chair-
man, and announced that an attempt had been made
to assassinate the Queen and Prince Albert. At first
he was regarded as a maniac, but on a paper being
presented to the Chairman announcing the fact, the
company, on hearing that her Majesty was safe, rose
and called out for l save the Queen, which was sung

with the greatest enthusiasm. Lord Robert Grosvenor
almost immediately left the chair, when Alderman
Harmer took his place, and read, to the great satisfac-
tion of the company, from the Third Edition of The Sun,
that her Majesty had escaped, and that the unfortunate
maniac had been taken in custody.
The subscriptior.s Were announced to be for the (lay
9611., with a donation of 2,000/.

PROPOSED TREATY BETWEEN

TURKEY AND GREECE.

Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation, con•
eluded between his Majesty the King of Greece and
the Sultan of the Ottomans, and signed by their re-
spectiVe Plenipotentiaries, Constantine Zott-rapho and
Mebmed Iteschid Paella, Ministers of Foreign Af-
fairs to their regpeelive Sovereigns. Done at Con-
stantinople this 3d March, 1840.

Art. 1. The subjects of the Grecian Kingdom and
those of the Ottoman Empire are at liberty to trade
with each other both by land and sea ; consequently
they will be able to travel, sojourn, and hire magazines
and houses for the purposes of commerce in their re-
spective States wherever this permission is granted to
other friendly Powers. In either country they shall
meet with protection and hospitality, and shall not
suffer any inconvenience in the exercise of their com-
merce.

Art. 2. Shall be considered as subjects of the Gre-
cian kingdom and Ottoman empire, viz., all nations of
the respective States, or those who are recognised as
such by the tenor of the• stipulations in the protocols
which have passed between the three allied Powers and
accepted by the two high contracting parties.
Art. 8. The subjects of each of the contracting parties,
whilst in the States of the other, shall be c:tempt from
all conscription or military service whatsoever, either by
land or sea, Aforeover',' they shall not pay any personal
contribution whatsoever.

Art. 4. Ottoman subjects travelling in Greece shall
be provided by the competent Grecian authorities with
the necessary passports, and this without any delay or
difficulty. In like manner shall teskeres, or the neces-
sary travelling firmans, be delivered to Grecian subjects
travelling in re Ottoman empire.
Art. 5. Trading vessels belonging to either of the
two contracting parties, whether loaded with merchan-
dise or any other production whatsoever, have full and
perfect liberty to navigate in safety under their own flag
in the seas and waters of the two countries. They may
enter freely into the gulfs, ports, bays, anchorages of
either country, and there discharge a portion or the
whole of their cargo, and re-import that which they
have been unable to dispose of, and this without paving
on this aforesaid merchandise any other dues than those
which are paid by other friendly nations. Under no
circumstances can they be forced to discharge the whole
or a portion of their cargoes against their will, nor forced
to dispose of them at a price which does not suit them
to any Company or Corporation whatsoever, or to pur-
chase any ether which they do not approve of. More-
over, they shall riot be inconvenienced or annoyed under
any circumstances or pretext. Subjects of either States
shall be received in the States of the other on a footing
of perfect reciprocity.
Art. G. Grecian ships in all Ottoman ports, and Ot-
toman ships in Grecian ports, whether on entering or
going out, shall not be subject to the inspection of any
custom-house or port officers. In case the local autho-
rities should find it necessary to search a ship, they must
invite the Consul or Vice-Consul of the jurisdiction to
which such ship belongs to send one or his employes
with them, in order that he may be present during the
inspection ; and only in the event of the Consul's re-
fusal, or in the absence of a national agent, can this
search be effected by the authority of the local autho-
rities alone, but always with all due consideration and
order.

Art. 7. What has been stipulated in the preceding
article relative to searching the respective ships shall be
equally applicable to ships in the Grecian trade, whether
loaded or in ballast, passing through the White Sea into
the Black Sea, or vice versa. But those, however,
shall enjoy the same liberty and be subject to the same
conditions as thoso of any other friendly Powers.
Art. S. Ships belonging to subjects of either of the
two contracting pat ties, whilst in the ports or anchor-
ages of the other, shall only be subject to the same dues
as those of any other friendly Power.

Art. 9. Should any Grecian or Ottoman ship be
wrecked on the coast of either of these countries, all
possible assistance shall be afforded, both for the pre-
servation of life and property, and for the preservation
of such goods as have been saved, which, after salvage
dues shall have been paid, shall be transmitted to the
nearest Consul without being subject to any dues.
Art. 10. Traders in either of the two countries shall
meet with no hindrance or annoyance in their trading
affairs.

Art. I I. It has been agreed by the two contracting
Powers that the coasting trade, consisting of indigenous
or foreign productions, can be freely carried on by the
ships and subjects of their respective countries, after
they have agreed to submit to the same obligations and
to pay the same dues as arc paid by other friendly
nations.

Art. 12.. Any merchants of one of the contracting
Powers who shall purchase in the country of the other
any merchandise, whether the production of the soil
or of industry, for the purpose of re-selling it for the
consumption of that country, shall pay, both at the pur-
chase and sale thereof, the same dues as are paid
under analogous circumstances by the indigenous sub-
jects.

Art. 13. The subjects of either Power can freely
trade and traffic in the respective States in all merchan-
dise which is brought from foreign countries, on paying
the same dues as are paid under analogous circumstan-
ces by the subjects of other friendly Powers.
Art. 14. Merchants of the Grecian kingdom in
Turkey, and Turkish merchants in Greece, whether
purchasing or definitively embarking merchandise,
whether the production of the soil, or of internal in-
dustry, destined for exportation, shall enjoy the same
prerogatives, and be subject to the same dues, as the
subjects of other friendly nations.

Art. 15. They shall also enjoy the same prerogatives
and pay the same dues as the subjects of other friendly
nations in the importation into one or the other State
of merchandise, whether the production of the soil or
of the industry of either country, or of any merchandise
whatsoever, the property of the subjects of either of
the two contracting Powers, whether brought by land
or by sea from other countries by their respective sub-
jects, either for the purpose of being sold in the inte-
rior, or of being transported into other countries.
Art 16. Shall be excepted from the general rule stipu-
lated in the preceding article certain productions
of the soil or industry of either State, which by rea-
son of the proximity and identity of the quality, would
he likely to create a competition with the agricul-
ture and indigenous industry. Each of the high
contracting parties reserves to itself the right of
adopting, with regard to these articles, either imme-
diately or in future, such measures and restrictions as it
will think fit, under the obligation to notify to the other
the measure it has adopted one year previous to its ap-
plication. At the same time, it has been agreed that
the commissaries who shall be appointed to make out
the tariff shall each form a separate list of all such ar-
ticles, whether the production of the soil or of indi-
genous industry of the two countries, as are to be con-
sidered as belonging to the aforesaid category.
Art. 17. The two high contracting Powers have re-
spectively agreed to appoint commissaries, ad hoc, to
make out, as speedily as possible, on the above-men-
tioned basis, a general tariff for all merchandise either
exported or imported by Grecian merchants, such as is
usually in practice between the Sublime Porte and the
other European Powers. Meanwhile the customs'
duties on merchandise exported or imported by Grecian
subjects shall be paid according to its value.
Art. 18. In case of smuggling in the States of one
of the contracting Powers by the subjects of the other,
the smuggling parties shall be subject to the punishment
as laid down by law in the State where such offence is
committed.

Art. 19. Should it. happen that one of the contract-
ing Powers should be at war, the subjects of the other
can continue their commercial relations with the other
hostile country, excepting in the towns or ports block-
aded or besieged either by land or sea. But in no case
shall they be permitted to trade in articles reputed con-
traband by war, or in any instruments fabricated for the
purpose of warfare.

Art. 20. It is agreed that no hostile ship can be
armed or equipped in the ports or anchorages of ono or
the other of the two contracting Powers.
Art. 21. The two contracting Powers shall have
the right of accrediting to their respective Courts, Mi-
nisters, or other diplomatic agents, such as Consuls or
Vice-Consuls in the ports or towns of such States as
they may judge necessary. The Consuls or Vice-
Consuls duly appointed by their respective Sovereigns,
cannot enter into their functions without the previous ap-
probation of the Government. in the States to which
they are accredited. To this effect the necessary fir-
mans or ex equalurs will be delivered to them.lt
is
further agreed that the respective Consuls and Vice-
Consuls cannot be chosen from out of the subjects of
the Sovereign to whose domains they are to be accre-
dited.

Art. 22. The Ministers and other diplomatic agents,
as well us the Consuls and Vice-Consuls of one or the
other contracting Power, can in no case grant the flag
or patent of their nation, nor give their protection to
any ship which does net effectively belong to their re.-
speetive countries. Shall be considered as Grecian or
Turkish ships, All such as shall be navigated or owned

Art. 23. It is formally stipulated that the subjects of
one of the two contracting Powers cannot form pall of
the crews in ships belonging to the other. In oust of
disobedience to this law the competent authorities of .
the ports to which the ship belongs shall punish the of-
fending captain. This clause shall not be carried lie
execution until six months after the exchange of ritit-
cations of this present treaty.
Art. 24. The Ministers and other diplomat%
as well as the Ginn's and Vice-Consuls of one Or enter
of the two contracting Powers, can, under no pretaaaa,
either secretly or publicly, withdraw the subjects of
the other from the legitialate authority, nor proteot
them by passports or patents ; and in both countries the
general principle is to be observed, that no person eats
ever renounce his nationality.
Art. 25. The Ministers and other diplomatie
agents, as well as the Consuls and Vice-Consuls
of either of the two contracting Powers, shall ea-
joy, in the States of the other, the same houtsars,
prisileges, and protection as those of other Mealy
nations. l'hey, shall be allowed an equal right of
surveillance over their own nationals, who will be al-
lowed to have recourse to the arhitral jurisdiction di
their consuls in all law suits or differences which easy
exist between them in any civil or commercial matter.
Differences or law suits which may arise in Ttme
key, whether in civil or commercial matters, bo.
tween the subjects of the two Powers, or be.
tsvecn Grecian subjects and foreigners, or ties
versa.—All differences or lawsuits which may arise
ie Greece in civil or commercial matters betvrecia
the subjects of the two Powers, or between Twit.
ish subjects and foreigners, shall be judged in eithel<.
the one or the other country according to the regub
lations in force with respect to other friendly nations.
Any crimes committed by the subjects of one of the
high contracting Powers, on the person of those of rim
other, or directed evidently against public safety, ehefi
be judged and punished in both countries by the losoi
tribunals. Grecian subjects guilty of crimes its tise
Ottoman empire can in no case be judged un'ess
Consul or his delegate be present.
Their Consul or Minister will in these csses have dee
right of appeal to the superior tribunal of the °lupin.
In the event of condemnation of a Grecian subject 6,
crimes or misdemeanours, the Grecian legation cat
many the the revision of the trial by a Commission wl44k
shall. be. appointed by the Stkisiime Porte. This Cats«
mission shall consist of five members, Oveornan sn
of whom the Grecian legation shall have the right z.
proposing two, who will be accepted by the Sublimes
Porte. And a delegate of this Legation may assist she
prisoner during his fresh trial.

In the event of the crime having been committed is
Turkey by one Grecian subject on the person of another
Grecian subject, or on the person of any foreigner, dm
general principles in force with other friendly flatlet*
shall be observed.

The two high contracting Powers engage, that ha
their States they will never permit any subject of the
other State, whether accused or convicted of any crime,
to be subjected to any corporal punishment, such as the
bastonnade, flagellation, or torture.
Art. 26. In the event of the cleath of a Grecian sub-
ject in the Ottoman empire, or of an Ottoman subject in
the Grecian kingdom, the Consul of the jurisdiction in
which such person shall have died shall take possession
of the property and succession, in order to transmit it
to the heirs of the deceased. In the absence of the
Consui on the rpot the competent Juke of the lona-
lity shall be bound to transmit the inventory and pro-
duce of the succession to the nearest Consul, and this
without exacting any dues.
Art. 27. The two high contracting Powers aglow
never to admit pirates in the ports, bays, anchorages,
&c., of any of their respective States, and to exact the
full penalty of the law ❑gainst any persons who are note.
riously pirates, and against any persons residing in theft.
States who shall be found to have been in corresponds
ence with or accomplices of pirates.
Any ships or cargoes belonging to the subjects of
either of the tNo high contracting Powers which have
been seized by pirates, and taken into the ports of either
country, shalt be restored to the proprietors, or to oath
persons as shall show that they are duly authorised to
receive the same, and restitution shall be made mu
should such ships or cargoes have been sold, provided it
be proved that the purchaser knew, or might have know°,
that such ships or cargoes were the product of piracy.
Art. 28. Each of the high contracting Powers en-
gages to cause to be arrested any criminals or deserters,
and to give up the same to the authorities of the States
to which the aforesaid criminals may belong.
They have, moreover, agreed to regulate by a special
convention, within three months from the date of to
exchange of ratifications of this present treaty, the form
and manner in which the demands for these criminals is
to be made.

Art. 29. This present treaty of commerce and navi
getion shall be in force during ten years, to be dated
from the day of the exchange of ratifications, and b
yond that term for a period of twelve months after one
of the high contracting Powers shall have announced its
intention of no longer adhering to such treaty.

SINGULAR. AvFAIII, IN THE
HOUSEHOLD OF THE DUKE OF ARGYLL.

A Correspondent of the Herald gives the following
statement on this subject It appears that th• fatly
who lately lived in the noble family of Argyll, as Ro►er.
ncss to the beautiful and amiable daughters of the Dub
is a Swiss. Some time after the murder of L
William Russell, the Lady Emma Campbell, wh•
in bed with one of her sisters, was alarmed in Cie
middle of the night by some person shaking her by
the shoulder. She immediately awoke, and woe
horror-stricken to find her governess, the Swiss%
leaning over the bed, with a large knife or (Intone
in her hand. The governess asked Lady Emma,
in a manner betraying considerable agitation, on
which side of the bed " her mamma the Ductless
slept." Perceiving the frightful weapon which the un-
fortunate woman held in her hand, and, as may well be
expected, exceedingly terrified, the Lady Emma Caere.
bell, notwithstanding, with a presence of mind most ex-
traordinary in one so young, sprang out of bed, closod
the bed-room door, and demanded the reason ()Path°
conduct of the misguided governess. The Swiss
replied in an angry tone, and peremptorily commanded
the young lady to retire to rest, and not to disturb the
household. Lady Emma Campbell, however, rekresest
to do so, and went and placed her back to the door, in
order to prevent the escape of the governess. The
woma❑ thereupon used threats and entreatles, and
ultimately tried to thrust Lady Emma from the door. In
the midst of the scuffle one of the sons of the Duke of
Argyll (the eldest, we believe) passed by the room on
his way to his own chamber. Hearing a noise in hie
sister's apartment, be tapped at the door, and was icas,
mediately admitted by the Lady Emma. The gover-
ness was then found in a state of great excitement, and,
after the Duke and Duchess hail been called in, she was
removed to her own room, and locked up for the re
mainder of the night, some person keeping watch at the
door for the whole time. On the following morning
• she was sent home to her friends.

“SWING” IN AYRSHIRE AGAIN.

We have to record another of those acts of incendi-
arism which have of late occurred in and near Kilmar-
nock. In common charity, and judging from appear-
ances, we did suppose that some, at least, of the bye-
past burnings were the result of most culpable careless-
ness or drunkenness, rather than of deliberate and
diabolical wickedness ; but the almost periodical recur-
rence of the mischief, in positions, too, where we can
only suppose that the deed was wilful, and the remark-
able circumstance of Saturday night being uniformly
selected, when, from the numbers rambling about,
notice is less likely to be attracted, has, we confess,
made us pause, and reluctantly to conclude that
there must be amongst us some agents of evil sys-
tematically at work, although hitheato shrouded in
darkness and mystery. This we hope to have
soon cleared up, as we have no doubt a
sufficient reward will now be held out to bring
out evidence and conviction. At midnight on Satur-
day last, some corn-stacks in the farm-yard of What-
riggs, near Riecarton, were observed by some neigh.
hours to be on fire, whilst the farmer, Mr. Smith, and
his family weve asleep. The alarm was instantly given,
people r.ipidly collected, and every effort was made to
extinguish the 'flames, but with little success, for ia a
short space of time two stacks of corn and one of straw
were destroyed. The loss, we understand, is something
approaching one hundred pounds. The property was
not insured. Mr. Smith is said to have intended to ei.".•
fect insurance when in town on Friday last, but had
been prevented by other business. We have visited the
locality since ; it is a well-secured and secluded spot, is
rear of the house and offices. Ofthc blackened shossye
verlciirtiisr.
little, should think,
lavnodull,d,Tabien
use.—Ayrosftraenvyvedaoubt,
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7, Upper Gower-street; H. Colburn, 28, Harleyford-
place, Kennington ; Alexander Farquhar, surgeon, 76, Ca-
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LONDON:
THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1840.

ATTEMPT TO MURDER
THE QUEEN

AND

PRINCE ALBERT.

LATEST PARTICULARS.
(THIS AFTERNOON )
It was generally understood that the prisoner
EDWARD OXFORD, who yesterday was guilty of
the diabolical attempt upon the life of his Sove-
reign, would be brought up to the Home-office for
examination, at ten o'clock this morning. At that
hour, we found that the Marquis of NORMANBY,
the Earl of UXBRIDGE, Lord R. GROSVENOR,
Mr. Commissioner ROWAN, Mr. HALL, the Ma-
gistrate of Bow-Street, and Mr. BURNABY, his
clerk, were all in attendance ; but we were given to
understand that the prisoner would not be examined
until two this afternoon, when a Privy Council will
be assembled at the Home-office, before which the
prisoner will be examined. It is expected that the

examination will be merely a preliminary one, and
that the prisoner will be remanded. Shortly after
eleven o'clock Mr. Fox NIA ULE arrived at the
Home-office. On being asked if reporters would
be permitted to be present at the examination ? his
reply was, " Most certainly not. It would be
contrary to all rule." We understand that when
be was seized by police-constable BROWN, the pri-
soner did not offer the slightest resistance, and ac-
knowledged at once that he was the party who had
fired at her 'MAJESTY. He further stated that the
pistols were loaded with ball. The bullets, we
understand, have not yet been found. The pri-
soner was placed in a cell at the station, where
two policemen were with him the whole night,
to prevent any attempt at suicide, although
it did not appear that he seemed to contem-
plate any attempt of the sort. He slept
well, and this morning engaged in conversation
with the officers who were attending him. On
learcLing his lodgings, in addition to the bullets,
the sword, and the mask, we understand there were
found the rules and regulations of some secret society,
written in a fairish hand, and also several letters
addressed to the prisoner from respectable persons.
We have seen the pistols ; they are about the size
and are rather showy. They
of duelling pistols,
are fitted with ramrods and percussion caps ; the
barrels are twisted, and they bear what appears
to be the mark of the Birmingham Proof-house ;

but a gentleman connected with Birming_
ham declared the mark to be a forgery,
and the pistols themselves to be of very

inferior manufacture. They appear quite
new. It appears that the prisoner occupied only a
bed-room at his lodgings, and that the address
which he gave last night ;.as a correct one.

Buckingham Palace, Two o'Clock.

We rejoice to say that her MAJESTY has not
suffered in the least from the excitement, but
that she is in the enjoyment of perfect health, and in
excellent spirits, and intends taking her drive ear-
lier this evening than usual, in order to show her-
self to the people who are assembled in multitudes
round the Paiace, and who are all anxious to have
ocular demonstration of the well-being of their
SOVEREIGN. From an early hour this morning,
visitors have been continually arriving at the
Palace, to pay their respects to her MA-
JESTY. Shortly after ten o'clock, her MAJESTY
the QUEEN DOWAGER arrived at Buckingham
Palace, and remained there for some time. His
Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE, ac-
companied by Prince GEORGE, arrived on foot,
and was immediately followed by her Royal High-
ness the Duchess of CAMBRIDGE and the Princess
AUGUSTA in the carriage. His Serene Highness
the Prince of LEININGEN arrived at the Palace
in the course of the morning. At a quarter to
twelve o'clock the Marquis of NORM ANBY came
up to the Palace from the Home-office at a very
rapid rate on horseback. He remained at the
Palace a considerable time. Immediately after
the first shot was fired at her MAJESTY
his Royal Highness Prince ALBERT placed his
hand upon her 'MAJESTY'S bonnet, pressed her
down into the carriage, and placed himself between
her MAJESTY and the assassin, so that had
the second shot taken effect, his Royal High-
nesss would have been the victim, and not her
MAJESTY. On her return to the Palace, her
MAJESTY immediately retired to her apartment,
and burst into a flood of tears. Having relieved
her excited feelings by this effort of nature, her
MAJESTY resumed her usual calmness, and joined
the company in the drawing-room, as if
nothing unusual had occurred. It is a curious
circumstance that her MAJESTY should have or-
dered her equerries last evening, instead of accom-
panying the carriage from the Palace as usual, to
proceed up the private grounds, and join the caval-
cade at the top of Constitution Hill. Had they
occupied their usual place they might perhaps have
fallen victims.

At a quarter past twelve the Marquis of NOR-
mANEY proceeded to the House of Lords, and was
for some time in earnest conversation with the
LORD CHANCELLOR. The Noble Marquis left
shortly afterwards, and proceeded to Downing-
street.

At two o'clock the LORD CHANCELLOR ad-
journed the hearing of appeals in the House of
Lords, for the purpose of attending the sitting of
the Privy Council at the Home Office. Lord
BROUGHAM and Lord DEVON remained for some
time afterwards in earnest conversation on the
subject. Lord MELBOURNE and Earl HOWE
arrived at the Home Office shortly after two
o'clock. The clerks of the House of Lords
have been busily engaged during the morn-
ing searching the journals of the House for prece-
dents as to the course to be pursued under the pre-
sent circumstances. It is generally understood that
addresses of congratulation will be moved in both
Houses to-night, and that a day of national thanks-
giving for her MAJESTY'S providential deliverance
will be appointed.
The Corporation of the City of London met to
day, and unanimously agreed to an Address of
congratulation to her MAJESTY, with which they
will go up to Buckingham Palace in state to-