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of his majesty,
litan frigete, the Chrtatioa, Wits preparing to Convey. her ildajefk
ty the Dechess of Parma to Palermo, where she wishes to be
present at the festival cif Rosalie. 'lt was thought that hOVlVii•-•
jesty would return directly from Palermo to Leghnen.
11.--The Cleat of the `Hessian of the
States.9tneral took place yesterday. The king being absent,
had eerintissioned M. Otto, President of the Privy Conn;ll'
act as his representative on thie occasion. Ilis Excellency
ing reed his Majesty's rescript, addressed the A Nsernbly !plc %;.,
course, in which he said that he was commissioned by thiltith4
to express his sentiments of satisfaction, gratitude, and IWO-
dence towards the Assembly, which were excited in his hlttlesr
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the sole object of which was the good a.
his people.
Mr. NVeissbaar, the President, made a sensible rattly, eir
which the following is the concludingsentenee:-.
" All our wishes for the King and the country are incladt4
in that which our hearts now feel.—May our Monarch bilitie
long and happy, for the satisfaction and happltiese of his people,
and to be a model to his son, who will be the king of our chih
dren."
FRANKFORT, JULY 10.—The King of Prussia left Berlin
on dm 7th, to visit Toeplitx. ' Count hlunster, the Hanoverian
Minister, has arrived at Johannisberg.
Jure": 22.—Things are Just in the seine state
between England and Algiers. If the blockade of that port
and of some others, by the English squadron, did not continue,
it might be supposed there was an armistice, hostilities havir4,
long since ceased. It will not be lctioWn for some time whether
negocistions are actually going on. The Porte, it is said, made
urgent representations to Lord Strangford In favour of Algiers,
j and that Ambassador, hoping to obtain other concessions,
is the cause of the temporary suspension of hostilities agaiiitt
Algiers.
VENICE, JUNE 28.—Prince Gustavus, son of the Ex.]
of Sweden, set out on the 26th for Inspruck. On the sariti
day a merchant vessel, Captain Donardini, from Alexandria,
entered our port, having come in 22 days from Aleiand4
in Egypt. The Captain states that the great expedition *as
ready to sail ; it consisted of 40 armed vessels of various simile,
and a greater number of transports, on board of which wrathy
and corn were embarked. The son of the Viaeroy, who is to
command this corps, was expected : and, in fact, when the
Captain was a few miles from the harbour, he heard a brit
cannonade, which he presumes to have been the sixtui of leis
arrival.

L i lb.--'!'heir Royal Highnesses the Prim*
And Princess of Orange arc now at the Bath* of Ems. They
ate expected bitelCat Soeledyk at the end of this month, and
will probably not set out for St. Petcrburgh before the sad of
August, or the beginning of September.
Immense thmage has been done in our province byy dorms
of hail and torrents of rain, which have caused sudden inun-
dations. Thera have also been tetrible thunder-storms, espa,
daily on the night of the ilth, and several buildings have
been struck by lightning, many of which were entire'''. de-
stroyed. One or two persons have been killed, and a/to arm e
Writes.

Reaumur's thermometer was yesterday, at noon, at' ItGi
dog. in the shade, and at hall-past three it woo 27 deg:, wisith
was the highest. On account of the heat the Theatre *as
closed.

THE ARMY.

(From the Lortiox Gaitrelt of Saturdat4
. The remainder of the 98th Regiment of Foot has embarked
at Liverpool, for Canada.
• The 14th Regiment of Light Dragoons has received archers
to march from Dorchester to Exeter.
The 6th Regiment of Dragoons is ordered to march from
Glasgow to York,
The 12th is ordered to embark at Cork, for Brighton.
The 16th it ordered to proceed to Cork, to replace the 12th
Lancers, ordered to England.
The 2d Regiment of Dragoons is ordered to march from
Newcastle to Manchester.
Detachments of recruits marched on Saturday morning *oar
the Recruiting Department in Westminster, to Portsinouili and
the Isle of Wight.

[From the LOWDOX GAZETTE of Saturday.]
War Cleire, July 8, 1824.
ISt E 0 AX D At.—His Majesty has been pleased to Approve
of the 24th Regiment of Foot bearing
,on its colours .al4 sp.
pointments, in addition to any other badges' or devices which
may have been heretofore granted to that Regiment, the words
" Cape of Good Hope," in commemoration of the distinguish-
ed conduct of that Regiment at the capture of that Colony, on
the Bth of January, 1806.

War Office, Jrily ld, 1835.
2d Regiment of Life Guards— Lieutenant Henry Hamilton
Douglas to be Captain, by purchase, vice Lord Belhaven and
Stenton, who retire. Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant James Cath.
bert to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Doughut; • Cornet
Honourable George Warren Um, ardta, from the 17th Light
Dragoons, to be Cornet and Sub:Lieutenant, by purchnss, rue
Cuthbert; Assistant-Surgeon Sherrington Gilder, from
pay lit or Grenadier Foot .Guards, to be Assistant-Surgsan.
vice Edward Cutler, who exchanges.

to itorfchittrithvtice eaumont, who retires.
iliettlelti/oeßrogegietmierinbict):norf Dragoons—Thos. George -Skiptylth, Gent.
P'...agoona—Robert Fulke hiutraY
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Francis Venables Vernon to be Lieutenant and Captain, by
purchase, vice Bruce, who retires ; George Vicessimus
tarn, Gent. to 'be Ensign and Lieutenant, by pgrchaioeJ vlcv
Vernon..
Bth Regiment of Foot--Ensign
.Charles Clarke, from, tt.t
78th Foot, to be Ensign vice Calder, promoted.
slitth Ditto.-.=Captain Henry Hutton ft.LIT
Foot, to be Captain, vier Lean who excha.n.r..„_
Captain, vice Jacob, who exebanges.
eSth. Ditto—Captain M,Lean, 'from tlitret ot, to ire
purchase, rice.
Mackay, who retires.
75th Ditto—.llrevet Major thigh Stewart to be Maine: by
677t4hthp .Poi°o7-,itl ote‘bee t Richard
by
the
p_urchase, vice Cubbins, promoted in the t7th Foot ; lama,
Will' Orr; to be Captain, by purclum, vice Stewart;
sign Ilovinter-Henri Vernon, to be Lieutenant, by putetuise,,
wire the; (lei rge (lent., tube .gn4igii, by purenss;-
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'vice Vernon.
85th Ditto--flospital Assistant David Brown, to be Assiit.
sign, by pt;rchaaC,
Royal African Colonial Corps.—llospitaLAssistaM Alexan-
der
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ton, deceased.

UxATT-Atattm—MainT Henry Somerset, from the. exPe
Corps of Cavalry, to be Lieut.-Col. of Infantry, by purehsee,
vi,ie Major-General Sir Charles Holloway, who retires.
Gnarl TAL STAvr.—Peter Campbell, tent. to be ffot,o;l4l-
- to the Forcer, vice Oeddes,jironioted.
Commissions :signed by the Lord I.4leutettoot of the V•euritY
Palatine of Chester.
George Harry Lord Grey to be Deputy Lieutenant: Riehatd
Genarti Pehryn, Esti, to be ditto; Roger harry Bop atop,
Eiq. to be ditto
ui, ; Francis Phillips, Evil. to be ditto JoatlA
Itayes Lyon, Esq. to be ditto; Charles Ingram Ford, Ety
be ditto..

INDIA HOUSE,
FRIDAY, the 9th of JULY, 1824.

LIBERTY OF THE PRESS IN INDIA.

Having given only a brief outline Of Mr.lium's
Speech on this interesting subject, we are induced to present
it-to our Readers in a more enlarged and accurate form as it
contains n complete refutation of the calumnies industrious)y
cirentated against an enlightened, meritorious, and amiable
tqbile Character (Mr. &tux 'ADAM) in his administration of
the British Government in India.

Mr. IMP EY observed, that, with respect to one part of the
epeech! (Mr.' Kinnaled's). which they had just heard-he
meant that part of it which related to Mr. Arnott-he had a
plein and evident answer to give, which, in his opinion, ought
to be satiefactory to every man in that Court. The case (dein
Arnett, it should nut be forgotten, had not as yet arrived in
this country. The conduct of the Government abroad was
subject, first, to the animadversion of the Court of Directors,
and next, to the official notice of the Board of Controul. It
was, therefore, quite imposible for this Court to take up the
cast: m. 4 mere vsgue locrw statement. They must wait until
the detail:ter Mr. Arnott's case, - and an explanation of the
%Walla anti conduct of Government, had arrived. . The Court
ramie see, that, to discuss this question, under these chum-
'lances, .would lee highly improper, and most injurious to the
Government. of India. It was acting calumniously towards
Any mine loosen his conduct with abuse, in the first instance,
and to Wait for his explanation after censure had been pro.
nounced on him. The very ions speech which they had just
bawl he :met cherecterise as consisting simply of two parts-
alit oat, the praise of Mr. Buckingham ; the other, the abuse
of ell those who were opposed to him. Putting the case of Mr.
Arnett out of the question, the motion certainly appeared to be
connected with two circumstances of great importance. One
Of these wax, the alleged removal of Mr. Buckingham front
ludie,, contrary to all law, and in defiance of all justice. The
Other shad reference to certain regulations, lately teamed by the
Goerniment of India, for the correction and restraint of the
Press in that country. In his opinion very short answers
might be given, in that Court,- to the address of the lion.
Proprietor, on those points. It must prima elide appear to the
Court, that? in all probability, nothing had been done, in this
case,, either illegal or unjust ; because Mr. Buckingham hail
appealed from the Government of Bengal to the Directorseand
also la the Board of Controul, for the renewal of his license.
andOils'apPeal had been disallowed. Both those Bodies had
examined Ins case, end they had refused to interfere, or to re.
new his license for residing in India. If, however, it were
Arms, that he hadoeffered, either in person or property, in con.
aerftience Of the Conduct of the Otivernor General, that Court
•was.not the place iii which he ought to seck for redress. Ile
ought tolook for reparation in a Court of Justice. There was
not a man who heard him, who del not know if it were proved
to theamisfaction of an English Jury, that Mr. Buckingham
had been injured by the tyranny or injustice of the Indian Go.
'vernment, that ample damages would be awarded to him.-e
The lion. haver had stated, that, to bring an action at law
would he .4 hopeless course, since it would be very difficult to
prove malice on the part of the Governorseenerale Ile (Mr.
"Lupin) believed that it would indeed be difficult to do so;
but, it' that were the case, how dare the lion. Proprietor im-
pute malice to the Governor-General . with such confidence and
boldness as he had done ?-(flear !)-The lion. Proprietor
asserted that Mr. Buckingham was illegally removed. lie
Would say, Vouch were the filet, that the person aggrieved
'Meet recover very heavy damages. But he was prepared to
'hew, that the removal of Mr. .Buckingham was perfectly
legal, and completely justifiable. With respect to the second
root,, the answer was equally Alton. The -law of this coun-
try had given to the overnor-tteneral in Council the power to
institute rules and regulations for the Government of the town
of Calcutta, and he possessed the same authority with respect to
Tat: PRO VI NC ES EN E RALLY. The regulethlns complained
of hid been agreed to by the Governor-General in Council;
'ehey were argued in the Supreme Court at Calcutta, and in
Court they were registered. They had afterwards been
treestnitted to The King in Council, as was by law directed,
and to I'he King in Council, Mr. Buckingham had appealed.
lie was called on for a printed state of his ease, which case
weeld ultimately be argued before The King in Council.-
Therefore, so far as the Court of Proprietors was concerned,
the 'case of Mr. Iluckingltem wee, (tram ono prince. That
eeeurt hall nu right to interfere with the subject. The clues.
ties wag, in ajutlieial course, before The Kittle in Council, and
tr• decision of the Court of Proprietors could have no influence
on it, one way or other. In any common case, this short en.
veer would be quite sufficient t ,but, as they lied been told that
this was only the commencement of a series of discussions on
..tbject, which discussions, it appeared, were first of all
t he carried int in that CtR..• ~ and afterwards in other places,
thought it was right to enable the Proprietors, by a plain
statement, U, judge how they ought tottecide, supposing for a
triaoieot that they had the necessary- jurisdiction. Ile would
endeavour to show, that there was no foundation whatever, in
law or in .juetice, for the aumPlaint of. Mr. Bechinglmin-he
ield shove quite clearly, that Mr. Buckingham was not re-
leoeed from India illegally-she would dentonetrate, that Mr.
Beekinghatei W;01 not compelled to leave that country until he
Lid, over and over .4*bn-infringed on the regulations laid
down fur the Government of the frets'. Whether those regu.
Dion% were or were not hives, he Would not say ; but certainly
they had been treated as laws by the Maripeis of' liagtings, in
Coeueile and they had been laws even by Mr. Buck-
in :nn himself. Before .Mr. Iluckinglnon was removed, he
been .warned" anti menaced, oyes told over Agßin,;brtlie.
Ceeertunent of the Marquis of Ilitelitiget lintl'even iwthe'hand
aeritlekof the Marquis of Ifaitinge. hiniselfeereletive to hi
coestant infraction of those regulations. But yet. after all these
warnings and Viillionitrances-Aftaz all theme threat* -After being
rept itteilly told, Clete if lie did not desist, he:would be removed,
41e. email/lain& that he heti been Illegally sent
owee. With respect to, ono point which the Don. Pmprie.
tor 1.4 d firgual at great length, and. which re,gaNied the metric-
Lielie which had hoed' laldon the tool.
he' thought he could
eienv, in the first place, thet there never ,heli •heen a free press
in le-Ate-that SUCII A thinteenever could have entered the mind
set-the Marmite of Hastings hieleelfseand that its eetaleish.
in :en was wholly inconsistent with hie own regal' jell,. It was
quite-ehex that it tree Kele could not i•xist untkr a deniotie.
Goveruntent.-(llear, hear I freire Mr. , Vo-
veratrient of India always was, s must be, ri'destnitie
elvernineet, while it wee itteptieettee.ce by el, Itekwe)-.
With 'respect to the cane of Mr. iinelrirtglniin, it wita Inn!Ctii,ArY
tct-cell the attention of the Court, in the first place, td the 'real
,etateef the facts, without gloss or ornament. Mr. 'lucking-
learn, as they hied been tolde.wes by profeseion, a mariner. In
-order to pureue that profereticm In India, he obtatiued a license
'Mai the Company to gn there. With that license he proceed.
ed in Calcutta in the year 1418. In purulence of the terms of
that lieenge, it was necessary that he should enter into a cove-
ensot with the Company by indenture-that covenant provided,
Oat, bq long as he remained in belie; he should conduct and
detoesta himself ace:Ming to the regulations, which, from time
to time, tuight be put i 1 force at the Settlement where he was
r,*4itt. And, la order to enforce compliance with that in-
desiti.tra, the following provision wits made in their Charter:-
Provided always, and he it further enacted, That if any
" person having obteined a certificate or license front the said
Court of Directors, authorizing such person to proceed to
" the Beet Indies, or other place within the limits of the said
COTllparty'a Charter, shall at any time soconduct himself, as,
in the judgment of' the Governot.General, or . Governor in
(sunlit of the Presidaricy within which such person
" abaft be found, to have forfeited the claim to the coon-
„ whowee and protection of the Governor of such Pre-
" eidency, it shall and may be lawful for such (lover.
" star-General, or Governor in Coetteil, by order, to de-
in dare, that the certificate or licence, so obtained by such
person, shall be void, from it tie), to be named in such order,
said from sod after such It day so to be named in such order,
" such preen *then he deemed and taken to he a person re.
" tiding and being in the feast Indies, or parts eforesaid, with.
" out Itrei cs or authority for that purpose, any matter or thing
teethe contrary notwitinuending."-Soch was the law upon
wlaidi the 'Government of India had acted on this occasion.
NOw..in became material to consider how Mr. Buckingham
eotultteted }dimwit' while in India. Ile proceeded there as a
rharinc!, but he thought proper to set up a press at Calcutta.
With this, however, he did not quarrel, whatever might be
hie *Pillion an to the manner in which that press was conducted
by .I:kir. lindciattivirm It now became important to consider
what were the rules end.regolatione which this gentlemen. Wee
der his licence us it mariner, was Inroad to abide by. They
hut been told by die other side, that every thing which had
bean donehY the Marquis of Hastings, reepectlng the rules
and vegetations for the Government of the Press-drat,
tree„, tblieee7 net which that Nobleman had done, relating to
was ft mere feint-that he did not really
nimitt that which his words end acts declared
elet) Watit ut, he w tkiz to lie his inset'.
insult to that Noble
siriVtot°47ceYivtelleitlihtlac woliQroille;.; rite Cifrpclio3nd act betrayed
ear )--.--Was It not most i
'felting to him lteaswert. that -14
gated were contrary to hi 13401410ne whielche promul,
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there ever known sa ticee%eiLlelien,te,i;nerrete,e,e4e4ll duty, tes di/el
eller& (fore theripeit tintiouhteelly wrA4'..r" /-
4tit wim; authority hid tete Here .e ties P-4 El
far "r • )-
cilia-se-ter of tlie Marquis of 'firoteg.„l/97eneleer.
virjod right bed lid t 0 ttaiert that thefilorlla a
mete had aettel
with insincerity P--(llseir i ye-Be (Mr. rfari.f.-
no•
that. the NUble ,Neeettie WiViVrt. P 4-44.1514774 ) .-11**d
been placed in 111401 r: tiotTy rn"' tilitte'kuitt
tali on the 4)
of Mr. 13016 pi:bailees conduit, 4iftieft Chew* 'yieeeem etat
.Neste Marquis WWI quite is comet; 'He enoultleyendeeeeeli;:e

O of those papers, which the Honourable Proprietor (Mr. Kin.
'laird) had designated as silly, foolish, anti contemptible, to
which he had applied all the strong and offensive epithets he
could think of ; which document was absolutely revised by the
• hand of the Noble Marquisliimeelf---(Hear I)—The letter Ad.(
dressed to Mr. Iluckinghani 'informing him that, if he
to pursue the course itch he bad been so often warned
to forego, his licence wOul be withdrawn, and he himself
would be removed from India,. was written, every word,..byr
the hand of the Marquis of Hastings ! What, then, would
the Court say of a Gentleman, who, on his own lyre dixit, as-
serted, that the Marquis ofaastings pursued one line of con.
duct, while in his heart and in his mind he favoured another ?
—(Hear, bear I)—The regulations which were promulgated by
the Alarquis of Hastings for removing the Censorship from the
Press in India, did not give to that country a free Press. He
would remind the Court, that when the Marquis Wellesley was
Governor-General in Bengal, be found it necessary to impose
a censorship on the press, which remained in force until the
Marquis of Hastings took it off; but, soon after he removed
:the censorship, be introduced other regulations for the Govern-
ment of the Press. This had most 'erroneously been
called the establishment of a free Press in India. It li
was, hbwever, no such thing. It was very true, that
those regulations or restrictions, promulgated by the Marquis
of Hastings, were quoted by Mr. Canning in the House of
Commons, and that Right Hon. Gentleman indulged himself
in a laugh. And why P He laughed at the idea of such re-
-strict.ions being referred to, as a proof Of the establishment of a
free Press in India I—(Hear.)—That was the cause of his mer.
riment. The regulations adopted by the Marquis of Hastings
were conveyed to the Editors of a different newspaper. They
were there informed, in the way of statement end explanation,
what was expected from theist in conducting their several Jour-
nals, and they were' told that, if they did not conform to those
regulations or expressed opinions of the Government,
they were liable to be removed front India under the provisions
of the Act of Parliament.
The following wits the circular sent round on that occasion :
' " To the Editor of the
" Sir—llls Excellency the Governor-General in Council hav-
ing been plensed to revise the existing regulations regarding
the controul exercised by the Government over the Newspapers,
I am directed to communicate to you, fur your information and
guidance, the following ItesOlutiont, passed by his Lordship
in Council
" The Editors of newspapers are prohibited from publishing
any matter coming, under the following heads:—
" Ist, Animadversions on the measures and proceedings of the
Hon. Court of Directors, or other public authorities in England
connected with the Governin'ent ut India ; or disquisitions on
political trensactions of the local AJininistration, or offensive
remarks levelletlett the public conduct of the Members of the
Council, of the Judges of the Supreme Court, or of the Lord
Ilitihop of Calcutta.
"2d, Diseussions having a tendency to create alarm or sue.
picion among the native population, of any intended interfer:
ference with their religious opinions or observances.
" 3d, The repoblication, from Englieh or other newspapers,
of passages coming under any of the above heads, or otherwise
calculated to affect the Brithdi power or reputation in India.
" 4111, Private scandal mid personal remarks on . individuals
tending to excite dissension in society.
" Xelying on the prudence and discretion of the Editors for
their careful observance of these rules, the Governor-General in
Council is pleased to dispense with their mihntitting their papers
to an officer of tiormintext previous to publicatin. The
Editors will, however, be held personally accountable fur what-
ever they may'publisit in contravention of the rules now com-
municated, or which may it otherwise .at variance with the
general principles of British law, us established in dais country,
and will be proceeded against in such a naanner its the Gover.
nor-General in Council may deem applicable to the nature of
the offence, fur any deviation from them.
" The Editors are further required to lOdge in the chief .Se-
eretary's ofilec one copy of every newspaper, periodical or extra,
published by them respectively:"
Such were the regulations of the Government of the India'
Press, as.promulgated by the Marquis of Hastings. It was
for, the Court to say, whether ;the ft free pow" could
apply to a press which was subjected to such
Now the next question was, ht)w far Mr. Buckingham, (aring
the time he resitl,ll in India, complied with these regulations ?
The first publication of his which attracted the attention of the
Government of Ind ie,and which called for its interference, was
what Wax copeeived to be a libel on the tliwernment of Madras,
which appeared on the tllith of 'May, 111111. lie did not speak
of this production as one that would be deemed a libel in tide
country, bin as it publication tliut was treated as a libel by the
Governer-General aryl His Council. Ile would not read that
document, lam he would suite to the Proprietors the letter which
the Marquis of Ilaetings and the other Members of the Govern.
,cent ditectvd to hie writton to Mr. Beck:lngham, in conse-
quence of its appearance. The letter ran thus :--
" Ti? llr, )Ittck Ingham Ed itor, ofehe Ca/Nitta Journal. •
• Departnivnt.
" ratention nt Onverrinient having been drawn to
certain► paragraph:4, published in the (_'abetter Journal of Weil.
nestlay the 2141 i ult., an, directed by his Excellency the Moat
Noble the flovernor-General its 0)111161 to conitnuniente to
you the following remarks regarding them : •
" The Governor-(e: end in Council observes, that thim.publi.
cation 13" WIMP attack upon the Governor of the Preening
of Fort St. George. in winch his continuance ill office is re-
presented as a public ,caloroity, and ;his conduct 'in admini-
stration asserted to be governed by despotic principles, and
infinenceti by ;unworthy motives.
"'l'h;: (oyernor Onnerld iii council rofreins from enlarging
upon the
.injurious circlet, which publieitions it* such it nti-
titre .are calculated to prodnen in time doe administration of the
effidis of this country, It Ls sufficient to inform on, that ha
consul :s the paragraphs Above quoted to be highly offensive
and objectionable in theniselVes, and to amount to a violation
of the obvious spirit of the instructions communicated to the
Editors of Newspapers, without subjecting them to the retie
mut revisions of the Officers of (iovertnitent.
"'The Governor-General in Council regret* to observe, that
this ia not the only ;Haan;
t with` e theeetfileentsl
TalrJitouo7l
„113,1_
•4
utin ed publications
structions above referred to. On the 'orient ciecaeion, tile
Governor-Gerteral in Council doe% not propose- to exerdse the
powers vested in him by law;. but I ant directed to avtio:.int
you, that by, any repetition at' a similar offence, yotewill be
considered In hove forfeit td all claim to the coutitenance 'anti
protection of this Government, and will subject yourself tti be
proceeded against under the :pitta:pittasection of the Wl' Geo. 3
cep. 145. I am,-&e.
(Signed) " 'W. 11. Hayti:vs (Thief Sec. to Gov."
'' Cottneit (thumb: r, ee I ti, 11119."
It was here very material to consider in whet light Mr. Buck-
ingham, soon alter his arrival in India, viewed the power winch
was alluded to in the for,aroing 'Letter. To flint Letter Mr.
Buckingham returned the following answer
" To W. B. BAYLEY., Esq. Chief Seeretnry to Obvernment.
" n---I have the bonder to acknowledge the reeeiptbf your
letter ofthe expreseing the displeasure of the One
vernor-General in Connell, at the publication (it' certain para.'
graphs in the Calcutta Journal, or the 28th ult. reflecting on
the character of Mr. Elliott, in his public capacity its Onverner
of Madras.-.I shall not preettintv to intrude on the notice of
His Lordship in Council, any observations tending to the ex-
tenuation of my conduct in this or in any previous instance? es
departing from the spirit of the instructions issued to the 'Edi-
tors of the public Journids in India, at the period they were
exempted from the necessity of previously submitting their
publications to the revision of the Seeretary to GOveinnient.—
I shall rather confine myself toobserving, that I sincerely re-
gret my having given cause to his Lordship in Council to, ex-
press his displeasure, and the more an; as there is not an in-
dividual among the numerous subjects under His benign Go.
vemment, who is more sensible than myself of the'unprece.
dented liberality which liar marked His Lordship's admini-
ittretion in general, and the ,immense obligation which all 'the
friends of the Press owe to the measure of the revised Itegula-
tions in particular. The very marked indulgence which His
Lordship In Council is pleased to exercise towards ate, iii re=
mitting on this occasion the exercise of the powers vested in
hint by law, will operate as an additional incentive to my future
observance of the spirit of the instructions issued befdre the
commencement of the Calcutta Journal, to the Editors of the
Public Prints in India, in August, Mk of which I am now
fully informed, and which I sloth! henceforth make my guide.
" I am, &c. (Si4tied) "J. S. BUCKINGHAM.
" Calcutta, June 22, 1819."

Stich was the promiso. made by Mr. Buckingham to the
Alarquis of !Listings ; and he would call on the. Court to mark
how 111r.'lith+kinghtiiti kept that promise—hovr he conformed
to those regulations with which. he was, as lie admitted, per-
feCtly acquainted. Not many montlisaftewards, 31r. Bucking-
ham renewed his attack on the very same person, the tiovernor
of Madras. On this second occasion, it alilleateti the Marquis
of liestialo felt it necessary to direct the Secrete)* of the Coon-
again to address a remonstranc, to Alf. Buckingham. In
the letter which was, in consequence, written to that Gentleman,
the following passage would..fre foam)
12th January, 1820.
" The. Onv'ernort(4eneral iu rout cll has pa rcelvta with re-
;at imp,mtion made o yini by the indulgence you
inrected to tier.) you. of
The esitilh to6l.triene of 'Mir again hit itrri, the tiwileu4soe
tokunt instance; I.lls Lordship in
Council coritows himself:With requiring, tfolti ;,,distjnct
thy, impropriety, of y f ).ur
,wridu.„ o a full
an/t .idflicicot apology' to the floVerninent of Virties' nL,Ge,„.n,e,
for the; injurious insinuntiang insertOti in yoth, pito*
Alay, vial) 9th conduct of that Uovermilw,.
!lithe/I thyralentfe Votirnel."
" In the long speech by which this -question'

duced they had been favoured with a recital of several libels
published by Mr. Buckingham, which rendered it necessary
for the ,Bengal Government to interfere. If he were to go
ever those libels again, it would only weary and disgust the
Court. Suffice it to say, that, during Mr. Buckingham's resi-
dence in India, he.puldishcal libels against the Bishop of CaJ.
cutta, against the Clergy, and against the whole Government
'of India, as being actuated by corrupt and unworthy motives
He described that Government as discouraging merit, while.
it rewarded meanness and. subserviency. He sent forth libels
against the Governor-General, against the Commander in
-Chief, against the Grand Jury, who-had-found a bill against
him; and he had. attacked private individuals in innumerable
instances !—(Hear !).—He must say, in the presence of that
Court, that he could-not perceive, in the conduct of the Mar-
tinis of Hastings, during the occurrence of these publications,
any of that wisdom, promptitude, and firmness which dis.
tinguished the other parts otitis administration.—(hear, hear !)
•Certainly the,Noble Martinis adopted some means to stop this
growing evil : but they were not sufficiently strong to effect that
object. Ile endeavoured to check Mr. Buckingham ;he tried
threats;-he tried advice;--he tried Courts .Martial(llear,
hear )—but it was all in vain. Mr. Buckingham went on, to
the last, in the same obnoxious course. He at length ventured
to deny the Authority of Government altogether, and to set its
mandates at defiance. In consequence of an article •in which
the power of the Government to remove from India any Euro.
pean, not a covenanted servant of the Company, was completely
denied,4 the
andwing
xlicgtntecra, whyri theen the Marquis of
1
Secretary
to the Govern-
ment, was addressed to Mr. Buckingham on the Bth of Sept.
1022.

44 To Mr. J. S. Bircuti;ax.tm, Editor of the Cakulta
Journal.

" General Department.
66 gin,--The attention of the Governor-General in Council has
been called to a discussion in the Calcutla Journal of the 31st
ult., respecting the power of Government to: forbid the ffirther
continuance within the British Territories in India of any Eu-
ropean not being a covenanted servant of the Honourable
Company.
1. With a suppression of facts, most mischievous, as
tending to bt.tray others iron penal error, you have pot out of
view.the circumstance thtif thef residence alluded to, if it be
!without a license. i criminal by the, law of Englan'd ; while,
it' the residence be sauctioned.tby license; it, is upon the special
recorded condition not simply of obedience to what the local
Government may see cause to enjoin, but to the hOlding a con-
duct which that Government shall deem to merit its countenance
nod protection ; a breach of ,which eonditien.forfeits the indul-
gence, end renders it liable to extinction.

" 3. This provision, which the Legislature of your Country
has thought proper to enavt (53d. Geo. 3. c. 155. x. 36), you
havedarmglk enileaYoured to discredit and nullify,- by assert-
ing that a tratnitnission for offences through the press is a
power wholly unknown to the • law ;' that no regulation rix-
-Ist% in the Statute Book for restraining the press in India,' and
that, •‘ the more the nionstroui doctrine of transmission is
examined, the more it ruust.excite the abhorrence of all just
minds.'
. _

......
" 4. No comment ix requisite on the groat' disingenuousness
of describing as a tyrannous authority, that power. the legality
and justice of which you had acknowledged by your voluntary
acceptance of a leave, granted on terms, involving the express
recognition to that effect. Neither is it necessary to particula-
rize the many minor indecencies in , the paper observed upon
since you have brought the matter to one decisive point.
" 5. Whether the,Act of the. British legislatnre, or the opt.
nion of an Shall be Predominant, is now at issue.—
It is thrnee imperative on the duty of the local lloVernment to
_pnt-thesiihjict at rest. The long tried forbearance of the oo-
vernor.(leneral will fully, prove, the extrema reluctance with
which he adopts a measure of harshneas.; and even now His
li4cellency in Council is ple4ised to give you the advantage of
one more warning. You are now finally apprized it' you shall
again' venture to impeach the validity of. the Statute quoted,
and the legitithacy of the power vested by it in the Chief
thority here, or shall treat, with disregard any official. injunction
past or future from Government, whether connimoicated in
terms of command, or in the gentler language, of intimation
your license will be Immediately cancelled, and you will be or.
tiered to depart forthwith from
'6 I am, &c.
(Signed) "C. lAtitutifuTort."

During the whole of these. proceedings relative to the subject
,of the Press, the 3larquis of Hastings was acting contrary to
the views of His Colluegues, who wore anxious that more
prompt and efficient measures should be taken. Now, was
it to be supposed, that the Noble Marquis was the only person
in the right ? Was it to be imagined, that he alone could judge
correctly on thill.subject, and that His Colleagues runst,:all be
in the wrong ? He could nut tell what the Dirs...ctors-,thottght
on this point, but it might be inferred, as.they, butt ultimately
sanctioned the removal of Air. Ilitckingluon, that they viewed
the contittet,of those who tied sent hiss tows 7 an psricetly ctn_
runt unit luskidahle. Vat, the Muttioi3 or Hastings, t ironghoitt
nil these proceedings, had acted in opposition to Ills Conned,
oppositiort to those Gentlemen who bad 'deetncti it necessary
to remove Mr. Buckingham
,frOrn India. A motion had, long
beibre, been mode in COoncil for the removal et. that indivt.
dun]. It was proposed that his licence lie withdrawn,
and that proposition wits supported by the
her, ii Ceased, thongli it was over-ruled by the Marquis of
IlAtings ! Woad it then have'been a win,clei-, if, when the pe-
riot! arrived, which placid at the head of the Government
those who previously declared, that Mr. iluckingham ought
not to be surreys() to remain in India—would it, he asked, have
been is' wondert if they proceeded to remove hista for 11Is pest
trlMS,"reSsic;' They did not, however, do this : No, they
Waited for ilium which they were sure to find„ namely, another
transgression! As'to the nature of this last transgression, he
would say nothing. He_carcsinot whether the conduct of the
Government was right or wrong hi visiting the offence as theY
had done.—( hear, hear hat:Government, in exercising
its authority,,was accountable to the Court of Directors. Those
who compsigril it felt that the 'ankle in question was •an
improper one, and they resented the publication, as, by law,
they had a right to' do. The ('Pinion of the Members of Conn-
long before, was, that :11r. lluekingliarn should he re-
moved ; and when that removal took place, neither the Court
of Directors, nor the Board or Controul, censured those who
adopted the measure. Op the contrary, they agreed in the
Ipropriety of the Act—( Hear, hear!)--As to Mr. Buckingham,
re stmeld be extremely sorry to say any thing disrespectful of
him, and he wished the same forbearance had been manifested,
on • the other side, tower& Mr. Anast---(llear, hear 4---fle
should feel that he degraded himself, and insulted the Court,
if he applied the same epithets to Mr. Buckingloith that had,
this day, been applied to Mr. Adam—(iieer, hear. !)—Mr.
Buckingham • for aught helrnew to the contrary, 'might -have
acted from the sincere conviction of his own mind. He might
suppose that a free Press would he beneficial to Citfr Indian
Empire, and lie might perhaps feel that he was a Martyr to his
eflhrts for the attainment of that object. He understood ties.
Buckingham was now employing himself in the-produc-
tion of 'a very useful work in this country. Had he published
ht England what he thought proper to publish in India, no
person would hive found fault with it—(Hear, hear !)—Such
publications would be here in tic right niece —Wu place where
the strictures of a free Press would operate .with good cocci
the 13 nyenuu t. If India. There was • one part of Rlr. Buck-
Ingham's. conduct, and of the conduct of his'rUhTetes, which •
•he roust utterly condemn. Ho meant, their treating this ar a
personal question between Mi..Buckin;;lttim • and Air. Adam.
Mr. Adam, acting on public iirittelple, had removed Mr. BuCk.
inylputi for Moven-M[4'6f India; Put iti!rdi)Polents accused
him with having taken thatstetirrorn ttitkiretterprlytitejonlice
It w. 14 a Very easy thing, %elk), tee, itt thr dig_
ioneo of half the Globe from tiii' Native Country, to condemn
hini as a tyrant--to brand him With the '6dialichnra&rer of a-
malicinns man !—ln answer to_ observations which. hid worn
'mode on this subject, he littgot.4lWe fo read lb .tha, Chun 'tile
Opinions, entertained by some eminent men in India with re.
spect both to Mr. Adalll personally and to his.A4Miniitra-
two would lay before the Conn dertAin'lT6B:',t.Z.e4
from a letter written by the Governor of'DOesitta
from a letter written by Lord Amhe
Gentlemen would object to his tootteren* ititr
livered nt a public tneeting
the yentkyian Who *no actually
which was specially called- at the tetinination of Mr. Adam's
which Wass ]'old
Goiernment. fly whom VMS, that most faicit.Ll'able'nPili Ir.
grtilt-11:4arh;ittkO,APanln:
Adam given? It witsgieen, by
Counsel for Mr. Buckingham lihrtself—( Hear !).....anti every
person who knew that individual must know, that, he was (40
lasi man who would be gniltY of deceit or ofinjustice„.4feaff)
—The letter from the Governor of Bominty to a near relation
contained this passege:—
":11ornhay At; k hI, t12:1.
" Nothing can exceed the praise which eVerylgody in lien-
" gal bestows on John Adam's tltninistrathill,,,Which is the
" more to his credit, as much of his employntoi 1105 been of
6, an nnpipular nature. 'Elie restriction Pli.t4prtss in parti
46 cilia-- but the inconsistency of o:free:press; 'where nothing
" else is free or intended to be free, Is ton obvious to escape you,
" It is our duty, and °I am. happy to: say, it is our wish too, to
" hasten on the time when the people'or tho'country may take
"a share in their Government. But at present nobody would
" take a part or an interest in politleal discussions but the Eu-
" unseals, of whom more than nine-tenths compose the strength
" of the Army."

. . .
i'The third tostirnony in &your of Mr. iioant's. conduct •was
that of Lord itrulterst, who aecotuanied thi) expreasion of the
'.,,ittifaettii.y manner m WhiCh he had administered the affairs of
ltittiti;)ivitWatt i”epre:isiort Of 'reitet that Ilia attite of health was
14
;R cit:itutwanltt '.depfive.-,hith ofltialtitttre toiii%tattee4+ax; :by
ji log that, psailtance, hc.,feltAlott,,hp bad,lt?kt t' thp.'stlift' on
-.
At rich he had prindpaity- 1 ati t.i" - ,

should now call the attentionof the Court to a public meet-
ing which was convened at Calcutta, at the close of Mr. Adam's
administration. The very first name which he observed signed
to the requisition was that of Mr. PALMER, the Gentleman
whose favourable opinion of Mr. Buckingham had been so
triumphantly quoted by the Mil. Mover. . Mr. Ferguson, who
acted as Chairman on the occasion, thus expressed himself in
One part of his speech Of such a character (observed that
" Learned Gentleman) itsvas needlessly say much. Every one
" who heard him knew that it was impossible to speak too
" highly of the manner in which he had executed His PUBLIC
." and His PUIVATE DUTIES t and it was indeed to him (Mr.
"-Ferguson) a source of the highest gratification to be called
" upon to propose a public mark of respect and esteem to such
" a man, whose purity of heart and sterling public worth en-
" titled him to the highest consideration in the power of the
" meeting to bestow ! From his (Mr. Adam's) having passed
" his life among them, they were well qualified to judge of his
" merits; for his own part he• firmly believed that British-In-
" dis owed the major part of its present prosperity to the ar-
" (Nous exertions, the indefatigable attentwn to duty, and the
" strict integrity which had distinguished Mr. Main in the
" execution of the duties of the various and responsible situ*-
" tions which 111 had tilled. Ile would say further, that he
" firmly believed that in every public act of Ilia life he had
" been influenced by none but the very best intentions, and he
" felt assured that it was the lot of very few men to be esteemed
" and beloved as was that excellent and admirable man ! In
" unassuming benevolence—sound judgment and purity of
" heart—he was surpassed by no man, and he (Air. erguaonj
" was justly proud of his friendship." Such was the character
of the individual against whom the shafts of scurrility had this
day been directed in that Court.—( Hear 4—After the time which
had been taken up by the Hon. Mover and by himself, it was
Most unwillingly, that he trespassed farther on the Proprietors ;
but the subject of a free press in India was of such extreme ins-
penance, that he could not refrain from offering to the Court
some observations on that topic. The proposition for the emu-
tiliehment of a free press in India was: conceived in a total mile
apprehension of the nature of the benefits that were desirable
from n free press, and was opposed to that which he had ecnisi-
tiered a fundamental maxim of policy—namely, that, when a
new institution was introduced into any country care should be
taken that it was suited to the habits of society in that country .1
—( Hier !)-13ecause, what might be conducive to the lu
and prosperity of the peoplein one State, might be utterly
destructive of the best interests of the community in no-
, ther.—(Hear !)—lle thought he had sufficiently ahewn, that
nothing like a free press had ever existed in India, and that,
whatever restrictions were imposed on it were imposed by
the Government. The press had always been subject to
the arbitrary regulations of the Government in '
circumstance which they had heard condemned to.day AS a
great impeachment to the good sense and honesty of their Indian
servants ; but he thought the Court would pause a little, on the
wisdoth of altering that system, when they found that all their
servants, men of ability, of integrity, and of experience, were
directly opposed to any such innovation as was now contended
for. Such was the opinion entertained by the Government of
Bombay, headed by Air. Elphinstone; such' was the opinion
entertained by the Government of Madras, headed-- by Sir
Thomas Munro; and the Government of Bengal, headed by
Lord Amherst, were unanimously of opinion that to introduce
a free press in India, would create the utmost confuainn and dis.
order at present, and would finally he destructive of The Bri.
tish Empire there !—(11 ear I)—Such were the calm and deli.:
berate opinions of the Gentlemen he had mentioned; and he
believed, if he detailed the grounds on which that opinion
rested, they would be found perfectly satisfactory. A free press,
according to his notion of' the subject, was only calculated for a
people who lied attained a very high degree of civilization.-
-( Hear 1)—lIe might venture to say, until our own Revolu.
tion in 1899, there was not in the world a free press; and he
believed that a free press could not fairly and- substantially
exist, except under a free Government.—(Hear!)—The privi-
leges of a tree press, which were fully exercised at present in
this country, were, undoubtedly, most advantageous 'to the
people ; but why was this so ? Because the Executive Govern-
ment was responsible for all its acts to a free -Parliament ; and
that Parliament was responsible Joittlsa:OunnsittietdUeitnits:ular tree.
people. The press in this country enlightened and united the
various parts of the State t.--livery individual, whether Gayer-
nor or Governed, was efitte,to by it, an
ing that from which ' they. derived so much benefit. 'every
man, however, in this country knew that the primary object of
every journal was its own immediate profit.—(Cries of No !
sad Hear!)—No man An • his senses would deny the fact. Be
did not mean to say that profit was the only object sought to
be obtained; hitt lie would contend that the primary object of
every man 'who set up a journal WAS his own profit. The
sequence
til
li
the
prwe
saes;
vtahtati o
1,1
oafs r
et rne,s sfo
ritilerii s
ri,aint edd
constitutionalt e b est institutionaenfur t
s.
ments, so also, as they well knew, was it sometimes the source
cif irreligion, immorality, blasphemy, and •sedition. It was
occw.ionally a pander to our worst passions, as well as the sup.
porter of our noblestpropensities. %illy was it that the false-
hoods and calumnies, which frequently disgraced the press of
this country, made no impression, and obtained no credence?
It waa hecaese Society here was enlightened and civilized in a
very high degree, anti individuals were capable of judging whe-
ther a statement was well or ill founded ! The character of a
great and good man in this country could not sufferein the
slightest degree from the 'slander of venal writers !
No disorder was produced by their publication. The
vessel of the State moved 'equably on in spite of the storm,
which it free press occasionally raised around it; and the law,
which was a law of protection to those who obeyed it, became
a law of correction to those by whom it was disobeyed !)
(Hear!)—ln India the converse of this proposition was true,
and thereforea free press..could not exist in that country. The
people had no. check on the Government there through the
medium of a free Parliament. The only check on the Indian
Goventinent'svas the authority which residedhere. The people
of India were not in the habit of judging accurately of' the
krounds of truth and felsehood respecting Cioverneuent
(hear !)--:Whether what lead been said this day in the Court
of Proprietors :Were truth or falsehood, (a fact that would be
canvassed in lingland), he was quite sure that the whole of
these operations would lie firmly believed from one end of
India to the other without inquiry. Let the Court consider of
what the populetion 'of India consisted, and then they would
be better enabled to judge whether a free press was calculated
for that country. The population, consisted of two very uric-
quid PvittletcEuropeens and Natives Was it for the Europeans
Opt this free press was wanted ? The Europeans were chiefly
the Cmpitny'a Civil or Military Servants, in high or low situa-
tions;' the. smell remainder were either Merchants or Shop.
keepers ; who Were' allowed to fOIIoW their avocations under the
raise and regulations promulgated by the Government. Cur-
Was it
o(uti
f,f,t
ti)norhol‘
isyi6ouidci.fle.ht
demanded,tt
shbeerenr tvehiatebnbstrctenst ltl?lflteat
ae(c:cef.froceettlaeinalresp;:reale—si that a free picas was
would he press) under Government
rreeanintntit
inferior
coonrl t Bengalfrs oes u 1
vents had to do, was to acquire a knOwledge of the duties
that were entrusted to - them, and to diechurge those duties
feitlifelly,. \Vats it desirable that they should be called limn
the perfTirmance of those duties, weekly or daily, for the pur.
pose of writing censures on their -superiors ?—(Hear !)—Was
it for the benefit of India that they should be permitted to
state, thetethose in power appointed persona to office from
base and corrupt motives ? Was it for the benefit of the Com.
pany's Empire, that Writery or Cadets should set up as
Censors of the Indian Government ? If these were to
be the uses 'to which it was meant •to apply A free
preas; he must strongly deprecate the introduction of that
engine into the Company'e territories. ' In the present day
it would perhaps only promote trouble and dissension, but
hereefter it would produce ruin. It was quite impossible to
have i free press n India without its effects being extended to:
the immense native population.. What lesson, he wished to
knew, would a free- premme teach that population ? It would
teach them, in the first, place, that they were subjected by force
to a foreign government; and, in the next place, they would
be taught the inalienable right of all to free themselves from a
foreign yoke.—(Hear !)—This was a lesson that would slowly
reach them, but It would reach diem at last,—(hear, hear 1)—
and the 'end weal be the 'expulsion of the British Power from
India.—(Hear, hear !) The lesson that would be taugh: to
the Native Army would be much more quickly learned, and
would far more dangerous. The Native Army constantly
came contact with European Officers, and he feared, if a
free press were once established, that great insubordination
would . 41)911 prevail. If the Native Troops heard their
Officers debating on the measures of Government, would
they not stain learn to debate those subjects themselves ?
Would they not be quickly reminded, that the country was
preserved and defended bythcm ? Would they not recollect
that they were deprived of any participation of the High;
flOnOurti and Immunities of the State? And would they not
be told, that n participation in these Honours anti Immunities
Would be the reward of a successful rebellion ? This was the
last lesSon that Woold be taught in India by a free Press. The
scholars would undoubtedly find much difficulty in carrying it
into effeet ; but when there was such an immense- disparity
lof force, the consequence would be fatal It would be
equally ruinous to thlic country and to India, which 'would be
left a prey to hopeless rapine and dreadful devastation. He
should strenuOnelyoppose this motion for papers, which, as it
appeared to would. afford no information whatever on the
subject. -Eut whitiiiti the necessity for information, when
those Who were hostile to the motion admitted all the facts ? It
Would be for the,Poprictore to decide on this question, after
thei lied heard what sort of a case was made out on each side.
Hui ekmceived that that which lie had submitted to them met,
in the met Setietaitory. , mannerevereilpart of the statement of
the lion. Proprietor (Mr. Einnaird),iand therefore he should
Move, " that this Court do Adjourn."-

CITY, HALT-PAST OVZ: O'CLOCW.

Consols opened this morning at 92ii for tho
account, with little or nothing doing in 13riti3lt
Funds. In the Foreign Markv t a great deal has been
done, particularly in South American, the prices
of which, however, are still low. An express
from Paris has brought the French Rentes at
981. 50c.

On Saturday we announced the arrival of the
Lyon cutter from the coast of Mexico, with ac-
counts which were on the whole favourable for
that Republic. In fact the prinCipal intelligence
brought by this conveyance,-(besides that of the
ratification: of the loan ni mentioned by n 3 On
Saturday), is the frustration of a conspiracy in
favour of the Ex-Emperor hunttrox ; and the
seizure of the principal conspirators, together
with their papers, proclamations and correspond-
ence. The following are the particulars of this
event, as detailed is " The Sun newspaper of
Mexico

" Mrttco, MAY 14.--By orders of Senor the Commandant'
General, a house in the street of Celaya was lust evening en'
tered by the authorities, and the following persons Liken into
custody, who were holding a secret meeting."

(Here follow the names of twenty-two individuals; ar"n(l
whom are one Brigadier.fienernl, three Colonels, several other
military Officers, some of whom arc on the retired list, and yiz
civilians.)

" The examination of these men led to the arrest of— '
" Don J. Antonio Andrade, General of Division.
" The Count del Valle.
" Don Ignacio Cisneros, a clerk in the post-office, through
whose agency the correspondence wairerried ett. -s
" The circumstance of having surprised them whilst holding
a meeting, and in a manner so effectual, that not one of thim
escaped, the detachment having entered simultaneously frame
the roof and at the door of the house, was particularly °PO'
tune, as their numerous papers, documents, proclamations'
and correspondence, were at once taken possession of. There
were heard • God, Independence, the Hero of !pals.' IL is
said the wife of Don Francisco Santoya (who officiated al Se-
cretary to the Association) tore her husband's name ell" °ne °f
the documents and swallowed it. Their design aprare °I
have been to dispose the people. (under the stale Vele° °f
exciting hatred towards the Europeans) to proclaim Itorbide.
" MAY 25.—1 t is affirmed that the Commander of the Eng.
lish sloop of war Camelion arrived in this city yesteTd3Y:
direct from England, whence he was dispatched at 24 h""
notice, with dispatches of the greatest importance to &Ore.
the Commissioners of that Government accredited to °Ts.
As noon as he anchored at Vera Cruz he set off, and has tiv
veiled hither wiU all possible expedition.
" May 15.—The Government has completed the formall6*s
required to conclude the loan of eight millions, cant:Act'll
by the'agent of this Government with the house of
schmit and Co. of London."

In our front columns WI. 114Ve given v"
tracts from the French anil Brussds Paper 4 ft:"
CI ived since our hst. They do Hot contain anY
thing worthy of retnark.

In our Paper of Friday last, we endeavowea
to chew the importance of the unfavourable i";
telligenre which it was alleged had been receio`
from Greece, and which was so artfully colcsiP
ed, as to excite feelings of despondency in 01°4°
who were not careful enough to discern that evert
if the facts detailed were not exaggerations, still,
they were very far from being of so serious
tti
nature as some enemy to the Greeks bad wished
to represent them. We are truly happy to final'
.
from the subjoined document which has been
sued by Messrs, OBLIXDO and LUBIOTTIS, that