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cause of civil and religious freedom, and replace the house
of .Ilost yr, in that positi,n, which wou:d never have been lost to
it, but by the grossest perfidy and fraud on the part of its un-
principled opponents. For the counties and boroughs of Me-
rioneth and Montgomery no authentic rumours of intended
change have yet reached us.— Carnarvon Herald.
CARNARVON.—Lord George Paget arrived in Carnarvon
on the morning of Monday last, amidst the enthusiastic cheers
of the pe-ple, end a royal salute from Twt-hill. During the
day he canvassed a great portion of the town, and met with
the most marked sucees. On Tuesday he canvassed Bangor
with a similar result. His reception in Carnarvon on Wed-
nesday left no doubt that the vast majority of electors in the
borough will record their votes on his behalf. At Pwllheli, on
Thursday, his success was equally flattering; and if Nevin,
Criceeth. and Conway, do but their duty, there can be no,
doubt as to the restilt.—Carnarron Herald.

FrANTsutur.—ln responding to to of hiu►-
self fix the representation of the Flints!:ire borcrighs, Sir
Richard Bulke!ey appeals to the principles which have hitherto
governed him in public life. It is as a steady and consistent
Reformer, friendly •to " progressive, but well, considered im-
provements," that he seeks the suffrages of the electors ; and
feeling that on every occasion he has been " attached to Liberal
principles, without being a slavt, to party," he frankly declares
" that the present crisis requires, perhaps more than anyformer
one, a freedom from its bias.' He speaks as an agriculturist
and frankly tells the electors that a fixed duty is better than
the sliding scale, and that the only question is as to its amount.
We sincerely recommend the worthy and enlightened Baronet
to the votes of the elector:, particularly of the agricultural
electors.— Carnarrog Herald.

(From the Sco:sman.l
ELECTION PROSPECTS.

An article under this title appeared in the Observer of yes-
terday, which we copy with two or three corrections :
In the city of Edinburgh and town of Leith there will be no
change. In the present vitiated state of the constituency, it
would be absurd in Mr. GibsDn Craig to offer himself again
for the county; awl as for Mr. Ramsay, of Barnton, he is em-
ployed so much more to his taste in driving stage- coaches, that
it is understood he declines to corns forward. The apes altera
of the Tories will therefore be Sir George Clerk.
We believe our Contemporary is mistaken in saying that
there will be contests in PeeblesShire and Selkirk.

The HaMington burghs will be contested by Mr. Robert
Steuart, and Mr. Balfour, younger, of Whittingham. The
sitting Member will be re-elected. The county of Hadding-
ton, we fear, wiil cominue in the hands of the Conservatives.
The same may be said of Berwickshire; but in Berwick-on
Tweed it is expected a Liberal will supplant a Tory.
The prospects of the Liberals in Roxburghshire are less fa-
vourable than at last election. The Duke of Roxburgh, it
seems, is opposed to Ministers on the Corn-lavr question, but
he is an honourable man, and the rumours mentioned by our
Contemporary, that he has ratted to the Tories, surely cannot
be true.

Dumfriesshire, it is suppo3ed, will re-elect Mr. Hope John-
stone, but there will be a contest in the burglu. Mr. Ewart
stands on the Liberal interest, in the place of General Sharp,
who retires.

In Wigtonshire, Captain Dalrymple, nephew of the Earl of
Stair, has every prospect of taking the place of Mr. Blair;
while Mr. M'Taggart is safe in the burghs.
Kirkcudbright will again return Mr. Murray, of Broughton.
There may, however, be a contest.
Ayrshire ought to oust Lord Kelburne, but it will not. Lord
J. Stuart is threatened with a contest in the burgh!, but we be-
hove he will be again returned.
Mr. Colquhoun has every chance of being ejected from the
Kilmarnock burghs.
Buteshire is a pocket county, with which Lord Bute does as
he sees fit.

It is probable there will be contests in the counties of Ren-
frew, Lanark, Dumbarton, and Stirling. We regret to learn
that Mr. Campbell, of Islay, resigns the representation of Ar-
gyllshire, from deference to the political feelings of his uncle,
the Duke. The city of Glasgow is safe, as alio Paisley and
Greenock. There, will be a contest in the Stirling burghs be-
tween a Whig and a Radical.
The county of Linlithgow will remain Tory ; but the Con-
servatives will not manage to eject Mr. Gillen from the Fal-
kirk burghs.
Neither in Fifeshire, rot- in the Kirkcaldy, nor St. Andrew's
district of burghs will there be any change. Captain Wemyss
has alwaya been an opponent of the present system of Corn-
laws, and Colonel Ferguson and Mr. Ellice are both re-
pealers. The Conservatives may, indeed, try their strength
in the St. Andrew's district, but unless they make a more for-
tunate choice than the Quixotic Laird of Rankeillour, they
had better not move in the matter.

Perthshire will continue in the hands of the Conservatives ;
but the city, true to Liberalism, will elect Mr. Fox Maule in
the place of Mr. Greig.
Lord D. G. Hallyburton retires from the representation of
Forfarshire, but a second son of Lord Patnnure will support
the Liberal cause. Dundee will return a staunch supporter
of commercial reform, though it is probable Sir H. Parnell will
--
not again represent that enterprising constituency.
The counties of Kincardine, Aberdeen, Elgin, and Inver-
ness, will again return Conservatives; but Sir G. Sinclair
will be supplanted in Caithness-by Mr. Traiii. Mr. Duff and
Mr. Dut das will be re-elected for Banff and Sutherland. In
the northern burghs there will be a contest ; but Mr. Loch
will be re-elected, as also Mr. Morrison for Inverness; Colonel
Leith Hay will be the Member for Elgin, &c.
In Orkney and Shetland, the influence of Earl Zetland will
secure the return of a Liberal.

TORY PRECEDENTS-1784-5.
Mr. Pitt's India Bill Nvas negatived the 23d / N0e5......222
January
8
16th January—Lard Charles Spencer moved al Ayes 205
Resolution of Distrust in Ministers
Carried. 21

2d Febraary—Mr. Cuke moved amuch stronger f Ayes 213
Peso:ution

Carried. 9
3d February—Ordered to be laid before the King by a majo-

rity of 24.
13th February—Mr. Pitt. reported that the King did not think
• fit to dismiss his Ministers.
Motion carried for postponing the Supplies ...'
N0e5......196

20th February—Anolher Address to the King tnr dismissal of
:Ministers carried by a majorlty of 21.
27th—The' Speaker reported the King's refusal.
Ist March—Another address to the King for dismissal, &e.,
evried by a majority of 12.
4!h March—The King refused.
Bth March—Remonstrance to the King carried Z Ayes NI
by 1 S Noes 190

But he did not resign, and had a large Majority in the next
Session.
24th March—Parliament prorogued.
23th March—Dissolved.
So much for the Pilot that weathered the Storm.

BANKS OF ISSUE.
FIRST REPORT.

The Select Committee of Secrecy appointed to inquire into
the Effects produced on the Circulation of the Country by
the various Banking Establishments issuing Notes payable
on demand; and who were empowered to report from time
to time to the House;--have considered the matters
referred to them, and have agreed to the following their
First Report :
Your Committee having examined Witnesses connected with
Banks of Issue in all parts of the United Kingdom, are of
opinion, that it is expedient that an account should be pub-
lished more frequently than is now required, showing with
greater accuracy, and at shorter intervals, the average amount
of I'rcmissory Notes payable on demand, which are in cir-
culation in England aid Wales, to ;ether with the average
amount of BuLion in the Bank of England ; and that at the
came time there should be published a similar account of the
average amount of Batik Notes in circulation in Scotland and
Ireland.

The witnesses whom they have eLamined unanimously con-
cur in the opinion that there would be no objection on the part
of the various Banks of Issue to such a publication, and many
of theM state that it is highly desirable.
Your Committee have, therefore, thought it advisable, with-
out waiting till they have brought their proceedings to a close,
to report their oOnon upon this point to the House ; and to
suggest the expediency of passing a 11111 without delay, amend-
ing and extending the provisions of the Act 3 and 4 Will. IV.,
c. 83,, fer the purpose of obtaining the; requisite returns from
all Banks of Issue, and of providing for the publication of such
an eceount.
June 4, 1841.

MISS COSTELLO'S NEW 11.40MANCE, " THE j
QUEEN'S POISONER ; or, FRANCE IN THE SIXTEENTH CEN-
TUET."--" The period of French history in which Miss Cos-
tello has laid her nets romance, The Q ueen's Poisoner,' is that
of the ominous reign of Charles IX., when Catherine de Medici •
exercised over that imbecile and dange rows being the full pre-
rogative of Queen Mother. His deal ;Is is described with ex-
traordinary power, and the short reg. sncy of Catherine- pre.
vious to the arrival of Henry 111. from Poland. Its epic inter-
est is wound up with the awful catastr spin!' of her death. - The
records of all times can produce no such a woman
as Catherine de Medici. To marde r was her favourite
mode of terminating al her embarrassments that ad- "
mitted of no more facile solution. The use of poison was
almost a distinctive characteristic of he r time. The cultiva-
tion of its agency—the extraction of As most exquisite and
fatal essences, was then the first of fine arts, • and superseded.,
even the pretensions of the devotees to the elixirof life or the
philosopher's stone. The guide, philosopher, and friend' of
Catherine in this mystery of iniquity. ws to Rene Biance, and to
him belongs the proud title of The t Zneen's Poisoner.' "
Morning Herald. By this powerful S tory Miss Costello has
won for herself a high rank among the 1 west modern novelists.
CONFLAGRATION AT DUN,STABLE.—Late on
Saturday afternoon the principal iosusa.-ite authorities in the
C.ty received intelligence .froM Dunst table of a Most deStructive
fire happening in that town on the morning of Wednesday
last, by which 21 houses were enti rely destroyed,' and pro-
perty to- the extent of some thousands consumed. : :It was
discovered at about five minutes after one o'clock raging
furiously on the premises occupied lay a Mr. Thomas Fossey,
a confectioner, which stood in High-street, on the; west side,
near the corner of Church-street. The premises were three
stories high, and were constructed pi ,incipally of wood, having
a white frontage, and several so tall outbuildings at the
back. The flames ih less than seven minutes after the
discovery shot through all the aunt tmcnts in the dwelling-
house, and were blazing from the numerous windows with
great violence, and, within a quartet of an hour, the destrnc-
tion of the whole premises was I,:omplete. The adjoining
houses to the east, occupied by Mr. Clark, chemist and drug-
. gist, and on the opposite side by r& s. Halifax, boot and shoe-
maker, and Mr. Cheshire, upholsterer and cabinet-maker, next
became a prey to the devouring ele anent. It had, in addition to
the above houses, enveloped those 1 aelonging to Mr. Burgess,
tailor, Mr. Chesnire, wholesale gro. :er, in High-street, and com-
municated to a range of dwellit In in Church-Street,
tenanted by labouring men and t heir families. The distress
amongst these poor creatures was ruly heartrending. Thet hal
barely time to save their wearing :apparel, before the terrible
work of deva,tation burst upon that a, and ere many minuteshad
elapsed their habitations were edit ced to a heap of ruins! Such
was the fury of the flames, that its two hours 21 houses and se-
veral outbuildings were burnt to the ground. The amount of
(tau:sire in High-street is stated to be, Mr. Fosses-. 800/. ; Mr.
Clark, chemist, 1,000/.; Mr. Burge, ss, 700/. ; Mr. "Cheshire ere_
ae in;a thia.
!aging
cer, I,lko/. ; Mr. Halifax, 300/. ; ! ts Thomas Cheshire, cabinet-
: maker, 5004, ; Mr. Young, 300 e. ; and Mr. Oliver, 2001.
Some of theic are insured m sevesal fire-offices to tlaireeegxtreenatt
of their respestise losses. Mostburnf t
cut families who are
sthcunffet eflirnreer,Cs o
etas withoute-sf'•tt'tehetarbee i
except' straw-1
ai:-s-u xci. During ldttmakers
r
as the largest that has taken
place in Iledfersishise for several ye are, the ines illuminated
the adjacent country to the extent afraassy milt s. astoviden-
tially no lives were lost.
JONATHAN ONCE MORE --There is a
man
in
Vermont-so fat that it is said a chili/ ,has•
been crushed to death
by his shadow falling ou him !

LONTDON, MONDAY, JUNE 7, 1841.

REVOLT IN THE TURKISH PRO•

VINCES
(From the Alanzari Shark of the 14th of May.)
We have news from Candia up to the 4th iuitant. The
:allowing letter w.ll detail events which have happened since
cur last publication :
"TO TUE EDITOR Os' THE. mANzA

"Canes, May 4, 184 1 .
" Sir,—No steps have yet been taken by the Pacha to at-
tack the irsurgents, who now amount to 7,600 armed met,
exclusive of those in the Eastern part of • the island. They
have established a government of their own,
as 3ou ob-
serve from the two documents enclosed. I beg to observe that
the Consuls intimated to the Pacha as fir back as the 20th ult..
that they left him to act as he thought best for the interests of
his Highness the Sultan, at the same time declaring that their
respective Governments could Mt sznction orgive countenance
to the proceedings of the disaffected.
" Another printed d,eumant, bearivr:date November 23,
1840, has been distributed by the insurgents. As it contains
nearly the same matter as the enclosed, I see no occasion for
noting it.
" ft appears to be a prevailing o:iinion that the Pacha will
not attacx the rebe:s ut,til he receives assistance, in troops,
fro:n Constantinople. Two thousaad Albanians are daily ex-
oected from Volos
_ _ •

" On the 29th a brig, fla unknown (retorted and generally
believed to be' lonian), arrived' at Sfakia, on the southern side
of the island, bringina arms, ammunition,
&c., for the insur-
gents. I have every reason to believe her cargo has been
shipped in Greece, and she has been allowed to discharge it
•xithout any obstacle having been thrown in her way.
" The insurgents have addressed petitions to the Three great
Power:—England, France and Russia, through the Consuls.
The French Consul has returned the one addressed to his Go-
7ernment ; the others,
next of their demands, a; well as of
bit is supposed, base been forwarded.
1 will inform you in ray
the quarantine regulations which are' about to, put on foot.
Our little town looks quite deserted, roost of the Greeks
having shut up their shops, and having either left the island
or joined their countrymen in arms. The Pacha left this
yesterday morning for Candia, accompanied by Dr. Caporal,
on board of the Ottoman steamer. He will return in a few
days.
,_

The Vesuvius steamer is the only British ship of war in
Vie 'bay of Suda."
PROCLAMATION OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE INSUR.

CENTS TO THE CRETINS•

The executive body to the inhabitants of Crete.
The representatives of the revolted Cretan provinces, after
having addressed the reports of the people (already signed) to
the three great Powers of England, France, and Russia, hav-
ing in view the necesity of seeing a loyal Government estab-
lished, unceasingly and energetically to watch over the interests
of the people, and for the future pre3ervation of peace and pub-
lic order, united in an assembly on the 12th (24th) April; and,
being then agreed, determined on establishing, and have es•
tablished, an executive body composed of five individuals elected
by suffrage as follows .
M. A.'Chwretis, President.
M. C. Rouses Bourdoumbakis, Vice-President.
M. G. Condoxakis -
M. Nicholas Bistakis Members.
M. Demetrius Chrysophoponlos, • )
M. Theophraste Chzeretis, Chancellor.
The Representatives, with the Executive body, form a
Council.

The Executive body, in announcing its establishment, es
pecially recommentls .to the inhabitants of Crete union and
good order.

Given at Bafe of Apocorona, the 13th (256) of April, 1841.
A. CH.ERETIS, Presiden%
C. R. BOURDOUMBAKIS, Vice-President.
G. CONDOXAKIS,
N. 13ISTAK1S, Members.
D. CHRY— --""`""

SOPII ()POULOS,
T. CH2ERETIS, Chanceller.
THE EXECUTIVE BODY TO ALL THE OTTOMANS IN CRETE.
Countrymen,—It is now tiro months since, being armed,
we have raised suppliant eries to the Three Great Powers of
England, France, and Russia, demanding in the name of hu-
manity that they would furnish us with the rights of men.
Since then, countrymen ! we have expressed, either viva voce
or by writings, private or published, those sincere sentiments,
which our actions have sufficiently confirmed. From what we
can perceive, however, an insidious policy keeps you separate
from your own interests.
Already a governing body, both consultative and executive,
has been formed, in order to look after the common interests of
our country, and to watch over the tranquility, good order,
and prosperity of its inhabitants, whose duty it considers it to
be to invite you officially not to leave your houses and pos-
sessions to the discretion of the first corner, that not being just.
whilst the Government takes care of the general interests of
the country as well as of your private affairs. As you well
know, officious persons exist, esemiet of our country, who,
whilst they avoid the attention of those who watch, find pleasure
in troubling your affairs in order to give motives for scandal.
The Government invites you to come forth fearlessy with
your families and look after your own property, both real
and personal. It suffices only that you behave decently and
honestly, not manifesting any hostile disposition towards us, for
you must be well assured that our demands are made as much
with a view to your interests as to our own.
For your further assurance it is necessary to inform you that
in the reports we have addressed to the three great Powers,
we have stated, that the Cretans do not desire to drive out,.
nor do any injury to, the Ottoman inhabitants of that country,
but, on the contrary, that they may continue to reside in the
country which gave them birth, and there enjoy their property,
as well as the same rights and privileges as the Christians them-
selves enjoy, without any exception."
Such, 0 countrymen ! such are our sentiments. Do riot
allow yourselves to be deceived by those whose interest it is
to see both you and ourselves disappear from the land of Crete,
the dear country of our Lirth.
Given at Bafe of Apocorona, this 15th (27th) of April, 1841.
A. CILERLiTIS, President.
C. R. BOURDOUMBAKIS, Vice-President.
G. CONDOXAKIS,
N. BISTAKIS, Members.
D. CHRYSOPHOPOULOS,
T. CHXRETIS, Chancellor.

The Austrian Observer gives the following from Conn.
nople, May 12 :
" The Divan has just addressed to the Ambassadors of the
foreign Powers the following. nate relative to the revolt
whim has lately broken out in Bulgaria :---‘ According; to
accounts which we have r.'oeived from Bulgaria, Sabri
Pacha, the Commandant of Nissa, had sent to the rebels a
deputation of Notables, to summon them to make known their
wishes, and to return to their duty. The rebels, however,
paid no attention to the observations made to them, but,
on the contrary, took them prisoners, and treated them
with great violence. It therefore became necessary for
him to march against them in order to restore order.
During the struggle which ensued, villages were burnt, rob-
beries took places, and many of the inhabitants driven from
their homes. iihese acts, however, are in direct opposition to
the spirit of justice of our sovereign, and the excesses have not
been committed by our own troops, but by the Albanians as-
sembled in those parts. His Highness has, therefore, issued a
firman, ordering inquiries to be made into the excesses which
have been committed. The articles which have been carried
off will be given back to the owners, and the individuals taken
from their homes will be restored to liberty. Excesses of this
kind must be avoided in future. Tempt Bey, deputy in the
office of the Minister of Justice, is the bearer of this firman to
Nissa. Jakul Pacha, &twilit. of Adrianople, has also left for
that place, to watch over the maintenance of public order and
to restore confidence."

The Malta Times contains the following letter from Con-
stantinople,
.Alay. 17 :

. .
The affair of Bulgaria appears to be brought to a close.
and the means adopted for this purpose have been more cruel
and inhuman than any we have heard of since the Greek war
of independence. Tehar Kieny and all the villages for twenty
miles round it have been burnt, sacked, or laid in ruins ; and
those of the inhabitants who were not murdered, have been
dragged off into slavery or concubinage by the ruffian Alba-
nians. But in justice to the Sultan and his higher officer here,
let it be known that the act has keen committed to their great
regret, and without any orders on their part. The Sultan
has despatched an officer of his palace to restore to the stiff-
ferers whatever part of their property may yet be worth
owning, and to protect the widows and orphans; The
Greeks have been the principal sufferer!. •and the treatment
received by them will be far from conciliating the feelings of
the Greeks of Thessalonia and the island in favour of the Turks
and their Government. It is said that some six hundred of the
poor peasants, whose prayers for redress and protection against
their avaricious governor and his myrmidons now is deemed
just, have been killed or dragged into prisons. The news from
Greece is operating a change in the minds of the Turks with
regard to the Greek people. They are astonished to hear that
the handful of Rayahs over whom they once lorded, have
grown up to be a nation, prosperous and prospering, whilst,
they have only retrograded, and that this nation now threatens
them with war if their just demands are not accepted."