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SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1823.

HIGHLAND SOCIETY 01? SCOTLAND.

(From the Edinhure:Courant, Jan. 20.)

The Anniversary General Meeting of this
Society was held in the Hall of the Royal College of Physicians
here, on Tuesday last. Above 150 Noblemen and Gentlemen
were present, among others, the Earl of Morton, the Earl of
Rosebery, Right Honourable Sir John Sinclair, Sir William
Forbes, Sir W. Milliken Napier,. Sir John Hope, Sir Michael
Shaw Stewart, Sir James Coiquhoun, Sir John Buchan Hep-
burn, Sir A. C. Maitland Gibson, Barts., Mr. Macdonald of
Clanranald, M.P.,.Mr. Macpherson Grant of Ballintlalloch and
Invereshie, M.P., Mr. Downie of Appin, M.P., Mr: Menteath
of Closeburn, General GrahamStirlingi.,Mr. Fraser of Levet,
Mr. Maclean of Ardgowar, Mr. Miller of Olenlee, Mr. Came-
ron of Fassifern, Mr. Corse Scott of Sinton,
.Air. Ayton of
Inchdairney, Ir. Wauchope of Ethuonstone, and many other
members of extensive landed property.
The Right Honourable the Earl ofriloscbcry, Vito-Presi-
dent, was unanimously called to the chair; and after a Ballot,
as prescribed by the Society's Charter of Incorporation, the, fol.
lowing were duly admitted members, their names ordered to be
recorded, and public notification. of their election given, viz. :
The Honourable William Ogilvy
Sir William F. Elliott of Stobbs, Bart.
James Wemyss, Esq. of Wemyss, M.P. Captain 11. N.
Thomas Legh, Esq. M.P. for Lynn, Cheshire
5 Ludovick Houston, Esq. of Johnston Castle
Major-General John Dalrymple, North Berwick
James Lindsay, Esq. ' younger of Balcarras, Captain
Grenadier Guards
John Boswell, Esq. younger of Tlalinuto
James Harvey, Esq. of Castlesemple
10 janies Smith, Esq. of Jordanhill

William Smith, Eig. Lord Provost of "Glasgow
The Hey. Peter Legh of Golborne-Park, Lancashire
Mark Howard Drummond, Esq. of Kelty, Captain 7:1c1 re-

giment
William Foreman Home, Esq. of Billie and Paxton
14 John Traill Urquhart, Esq. of Ellsness, Orkney
William Maxwell Alexander, Esq. of :11osszid, 22, Up-
per Clrosvenor-street, London
Boyd Alexander, Esq. third son of the late Claud Alex.
ander,-Esq. of Ballamyle
Duncan Campbell, Esq. of ROM
John Archibald Murray, Esq. advocate
20 David Scott, Esq. of the Bengal Civil Service
Donald Maclean, E..q: of Mocho Plantation and Hillside

estate, Jamaica
James M'lnroy, Esq.. of Lude
Francis Walker, Esq. of East Fortune
James Stuart, Esq. younger of Dunearn.
John Richardson, Esq. younger of, Pitfour
James Webster, Esq. of Balruddery
Patrick Kinnear, Esq. younger of Lochton
Charles Hunter, Esq. younger of Seaside
James Hunter, Esq. of Templehall
30 Robert Bell, Esq. Advocate
James Johnston, Esq. of Straiton
John J. Henderson, Esq. Advocate
Hugh Brown, Esq. of Broadstone, Ayrshira
George araegachen, Esq. Advocate
35 William Taylor, Esq. of Troqueerholm, Dumfries.shire
John Stewart, Esq. of Dalguise
Robert Stewart, Esq. younger of Ardvorlich
Donald Campbell, Esq. of Polmont Bank, 12th Lancers
Major P. Dunbar, 3d regiment Bengal Cavalry
40 Captain Rancid Macdonald, 92d regiment, Military Secre-
tary to the Duke of Manchester, Governor of Jamaica
\William Alexander Martin, Esq. W.S.
Andrew Fyfe, Esq. M.D. Edinburgh
James Dunlop, Esq. W.S.
John Pennycuick, Esq. younger of Soilarie, Captain 78th
regiment
43 James Macallan, Esq. W.S.
Alexander 3lacartney, Esq. Manager for the Commercial
Bank of Scotland •
Robert W.. Niven, Esq. W.S,
John Peter Grant, Esq. W.S.
George Gosset Hill, Esq. merchant in London
50 Duncan Stewart, Esq. writer, Edinburgh •
John Young, Esq. Glasgow
John Stronach, Esq. of Muiryfaulds, Banffshire
John Johnson, Esq. India-street, Edinburgh
John Fletcher Macfarlane, Esq. surgeon, Edinburgh
55 Alexander M‘Grigor, jun. Esq. writer, Glasgow
Alexander Dudgeon, Eaq. Humble
William Henderson, Esq. Secretary to the British Linen
Company •
Thomas Jopland, Esq. Coldstream
Charles Robson, Esq, Saniieston, Kelso
GO Archibald Dunlop, Haddington
Archibald Dickson, Esq. of Huntlaw
Patrick Lindesay, Esq. wine merchant, Leith
John Made, Esq. merchant, Leith
Andrew Dickson, Esq. of Alton
63 Alex. Anderson, Esq. agent for the Bank of Scotland, In-
vernal'.
Mr. MACDONALD, the Secretary, after congratulating the
Meeting upon the great accestion of Members which the So-
ciety had received, by thenumerous list of gentlemen, who had
just been hennaed, stated, that according to the prescribed
form of proceeding, it now became his duty to brief; under the
view of the Society the business which had occupied the atten-
tion of the Directors since the General 3leeting in July. Be-
fore doing so, however, upon this occasion., he had the pleasure
previously to report to the SeeietY, in reard to the presentation
• of the address which had been voted to tie King, at the Extra-
ordinary General Meeting of the Society held in Atignat last,
on the occasion of his Majesty's gracious visit to Scotland--that
he had received the special commands of the Directors to bring
under the particular notice of the Society, the ready attention
given, and trouble taken, by all the Noblemen and Gentlemen
who formed the distinguished deputation to present the Society's
Address on that occasion ; that in a peculiar, manner where the
warmest acknowledgments of the Society, due to his Grace
the Duke of Argyll then president, and to the Mar quit of
s
Lothian, senior vice-president in office, and .who had pre.
sided at the extraordinary meeting, for their successful exec.
tiona in obtaining for the deputation of the Society the distin-
guished honour of being admitted to present the Addres to
his Majesty in the royal closet. The 3leethig, with unanimous
approbation, voted the cordial thanks of the Society to these
noble personages, and to the Dukes of •Ilarnilton,
.Atholl, and
Montrose, and- the other noblemen and gentlemen who formed
the deputation, whichresented the Society's. Address to his
Majesty, In the royal closet, on the Ifith of August last, and
i
directed the original copy of his Majesty's most gracious an-
swer to be deposited n the archives Of the Society.
Mr. the treasurer, submitted to" the- Meeting the
state of the SoCiety's funds last year, from the detailed report
thereof on the table, prepared by Mr. Claude Russell, the So.
ciety.s auditor of accounts. Upon hearing the abstracts of the ,

iv,

various items of income' and expenditure recapitulated by Mr.
Innes, with much perspicuity and accuracy, the Meeting ap.
petered highly gratified by alio report, with reference to this im-
portant deportment. Notwithstanding ihe unusually large ex.
penditure in premiums last year, the .Aleeting vies much plea's-
ed to find, that the flourishing state of the tunde, and the in.
creasing accession of members, enabled the, Society to place at
the dieisnosal of the Directors a sum, which, it was hoped, would
be gtifficient to meet the greater part of the numerous new ap-
plieations for premiums from different parts of the country.
Thereafter the Secretary submitted to the Seciety the busi-
ness of the Directors since the onlinarygenerar meeiting in .July.
He observed, that from the accumulation of the Stieiety's busi-
ness, now embracing such a variety of detail, ae, at this season,
not infrequently occupied the directors and their eonumittees
several hours together, in three or four meetings weekly, a ge-
neral view only of a great part of the business could be submit-
ted to this meeting. Under the usual classes of premiums, fur
improving waste lands—raising green crops and artificial grasses
in the remote and lees unproved districts of the corintry-,-iin.
proving the bread of blackcattle, horses, and sheep, for various
descriptions of these several classOi of, stock, as. suited toetliffe-
rent districts--and raising drilled wheat, and bear and bigg of
the greatest weight; premioms had been voted to the very con,
siderable "amount specified in the report of the Society's cone-
inittee appointed to examine the claims for these premiums.
That it would he satisfactory to the Meeting to learn, more
particularly, that some classes -6f pramiume, which came to be
competed for last year, for the first time, had excited great cow-
petiuoti. These might be adverted to under five heads :-
1. For Draining Moss and Bog. Land.—The first premium
,ofa Piece of Plate, of Twenty Guineue value, had been voted
to Cosmo Falconer, Esq. of Hartwood Hill, in the parish of
Shotts; and the second premium of 10 gs. to Mr. Andrew 'Ro-
bertson, at Myrehead, parish of Muiravonside. In competi-
tion for these premiums, also, a report of rather a difficult ope-
ration in draining was lodged by Patrick Wishart, Esq. of
Lochcoat,Linlitligowehire, by which he had succeeded in effec-
tually draining a lake covering about 20 acres. The Meeting
voted the Society'e Silver Medal to Mr. Wishart; and as a
mark of the Society's approbation of the exertions of another
competitor, Mr. Alexander Calder, at Ilarlaw, in the parish of
Bathgate, who had drained at his own expence a large tract .of
bog land, voted him an extra premium of Five Guineas.--11.
For Plantations. The honorary premiums iu the first or Dum-
barton district were gained by Mr. Macdonald Buchanan of
Drumakill and Sir Jetties Ceilquhoon, of Loss,' Bart. In
the second or Sky district Lord Macdonald was the successful
candidate; and in the third or Black Isle district of Ross.
shire, Colin Mackenzie, Esq. of Kilcuy, deservedly gained the
fiat premium. From the certificates transmitted in faVour of
Air. 31ackenzie, it appeared that since February, 1821, he had
planted an extent of 380 Scots acres, 200 of these entirely with
colt.—l 11. For improving the quality cif Kelp. The eistrict
which came into competition last year, comprehended the
counties of Inverness and Ross. Mrs. Campbell of Strond,
in Harrris, obtained the first premium of Twenty Guineas,
and Mr. Macdonald of Rhue, in Arisaig, tile second of
Twelve Guineas. The Secretary mentioned, that it appear.
ed from the reports of the Gentlemen employed to analyze the
different specimens, that the samples sent by Mr. Mac-
leod of Macleod, and Lieutenant-Colonel Alactionald of Lyne.
dale, bad yielded a greater quantity of soda than euher
of the two which had obtaiped the premiums;, but from the
circumstance of these specimens having arrived too late, and
having been deficient in the necessary certificates, they could
not be received in competition.--IV. In competition for the
premium for Reclaiming Drift Sand, a very interesting report
was given in by Mr. Macleod Of Harris, who had succeeded in
:effectually reclaiming a large tract of abovelso acres of blow.
Use sand. The Society's gold medal was voted to Mr. Mac-
leod, and a smaller premium to Mr. Stuart, his factor.
rhe Meeting directed that the particulars of the various pre-
miamt; eawarded, with any which yet remain to be decided,
should be afterwards„published in the newspapers for the in.
formation of the successful candidates.
l't'oni the Committee on Friendly Societies, it was .reported,
wire reference to foitner proceeding, that the laborious duty of
examining the returns made from diosc useful institutions was
now in a very advanced state. That upon a careful examina-
tion of the ntonerous returns, it had appeared to the Commit-
tee that Mr. Thomas Dixon, stampneaster, I)unse, was entitled
to the premium, of a Piece of Plate of 20 Guineas, advertised
for the best report of the particulars required, for any period of
years precediag 1019 ;—and that -Mr. Gavin Burns, surveyor,
Hamilton, was entitled to the like Premium of a Piece of Plate
of 20 Guineas value, for the, best soteinent with reference to the
greatest number of Societies in Scotland during the years 1819,
1820, and 1821. Mr. Oliphant, Convener of the Committee, ob-
served, that several other returns had called for the marked
notice of the Committee, in approbation of the accuracy
and care with - which they had been prepared;' and the
Secretary had been instructed to, convey the special thanks
of the Directors to the authors of these returns.—lle far.
ther stated, that in the important duty of digesting the
results of the returns, and forming table.% therefrom, for the
guidance of friendly societies in future, it would be satiefectory
to the Meeting to learn, that the Committee was assisted by
some of the brit arithmeticians in the country ; and that by the
General Meeting in June it was expected the I:lnstigation would
be brought to maturity.
Mr. HM
r. TOAS THOMSON, from the Committee on the Gaelic
Dictionary, adverted to the regret he felt at the cause which
had imposed on hint the duty of reporting the present situation
of the work, in consequence of the absence of Henry Macken-
zie, Esqethe Chairman, from bad health. With reference to
what passed at the General Meeting, in regard to the temporary
interruption occasioned by the death of Mr. Maclachlan, one
of the gentlemen employed in the compilation, Mr. Thomson
mentioned that the Committee hail, early in July, taken the
assistance of the Rev. Dr. Alex. Irvine of Dunkeld, and the
Rev. Mr. :Macdonald of Crieff, that these gentlemen had im-
mediately proceeded with the pertions severally tassigned to
them ; and from tile reports received, the Committee had every
reason to be satisfied with the close and assiduons application
since given by Dr. Macleod anti by them ; while the society
might rely that no exertion should be wanting on the part of
the Committee to forward the work to completion as speedily
as the laborious nature of the undertaking would admit. Con-
fleeted with this . subject, a MS. volume of ancient Gaelic
Poetry, containing sonic pieces said to be of greet merit, was
lodged with the Society by Dr. Irvine ; for which interesting
deposit the Secretary was inatincted to communicate the So.
ciety'ai acknowledgments to the Doctor.
The Secretary reported from- the Directors, that, in purse.
once of the remit by last General' ;Meeting, 'a representation
lied been submitted to his Majesty's Government,- stating the
apprehensiens entertained by the Society of the consequences
that might probably arise to the kelp manufacture, if salt,
duty five, should be allowed to the manufacturere of mineral
alkali ; That, in consequence of the representations made on
this subject, a dense to protect the kelp manufacture had
,been introduced into the bill for reducing the duties on stilt,
by which it was also declared; " That nothing contained in
that act should extend, or be construed to extend, to repeal
or alter any laws relating to !mina," except in so far as
thereby enacted. 'Phis clause wits perfectly satisfactory to
those interested e .bnt, unfortunately, Very shortly after the
act passed, and within a few clays of the rising of Pulite-
merit, another act had been passed, reel:icing the tluties on
the importation 'of handle, a toreign commodity, which may
be substituted in several of the most important manufec.
tures in which kelp is used, and nearly, if not entirely, to the
exclusion of the latter article. This act, it is stated, had been
hurriedly passed without the Members corrected with Scot-
land or Ireland, anti particulatly those inure immediately in.
terested in kelp, having had an opportunity of being heard
against the Bill. The Society, considering that the manufac-
ture of kelp affords employment, and subsistence, during a
considerable part of the year, to a very numerous and depend-
ent population in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland ; that
the ruin of that manufacture, or any measure. tending to its
sudden interruption, may be attenued with alarming cow.
quences to those remote parts, more especially at a period
when, the public works which have for some time been carried
on there, are nearly completed, unanimously remittedto the
Directors, with insttuctions to . present a Memorial, in made
of the Society, to the Lords of his Majesty'ti Treasury, craving
the concurrence of their Lordshipe to the applications which, it
is understood, are to he made to Parliament for repealing the
Act in question.
Several new articles in machinery were stibmitted-to the So-
ciety, the principles and application of which Were explained
to members after the meeting adjourogd, ty Mr. Graham Dal.
yell, Convenereof the Committee or, Alachinery. Upon the
report of this flonunittee, and of the Committee for examining
Ease :s, the Society voted the following premiums t—l. A pieee
of Plate of twenty-five guineas value to-Alexander Scott, Esq,
at Ormiston, for his Essay on the construction of Rail Roads,
and the mean,- of laden CarriegeS tentnotth:itg cleVutiells cc.

4.
PRICE SEVEN PEN C E

curring in their course, ace n'l by a Model illustrative of the plan proposed. 2. A premium of fifteen guineas to Mr.
John Ruthven of Edinburgh, for his Essay and Model. on the
sale subject. 3. A premium of five guineas to Alr. jamei
Itralkerat;Carron, for his Paper and Model on 'the sane soh.. jtct. The Meeting also voted some smaller premiums,. mai.
cularly for the Model of Milk Churn on a new principle, in-
vented by Mr. George Firth of the island of Saoday, Ofirney,
for which five guineas were awarded. A illodel fife fttralY)
sower, accommodated with 'an apparatus for watering theeeed
and drills at the time of slowing in dry seasons, the nestontion of Mr. Crozier of Ainwick, Northumberland, attracted canal.
derable notice.
The proceeding of the Committee for conducting the Fat
S ock Show were reported. The Committee unanimouilY stat-
ed their opinion, that !he success of the experiment had fully equalled ,any expectations which could have .been entertained
from it MI the first occasion ; and in pursuance of their mom-
raendation approved by the Directors, the SoCiety rilacicd the.
sum of One Hundfed Guineas at the disposal of the Commii
tee, for the purpose of continuing and extending, the chow
in
1823. Sir John Sinclair afterwards submitted a motion for
still farther extending the show. This motion was referred- to
the Dirictors.
To the aubject of the distillery laws, die cretary atated,•
that he was happy to say, that the attendulnfliotermnent
seemed to be now earnestly directed, as the Society had occa-
sion to know. that Parliamentary Commissioners had been
lately in Ediiturgli to make inquiries, who bad obtained all
die information, which it was in the power of the Directmei to
The Secretary also reported, that, in pursuance of the hi:.
Unctions of lust General Meeting, the Society's prize eseay'
on the subject of the agricultural distresses bad been published._
Sir JOAN SINCLAIR then stated, that it was not necessary
for him to bring this subject under the attention of the Meet-
ing at this time, as the Society had gone as tar us it well could do,
by obtaining the essay that had just been mentioned, and which
he recommended to the attention of the members and of thee
country in general. The questian, he said, had been taken up •
by several counties of Scotland, in a way likely to be proditc- • •
tive of much advantage. Instead of each county acting for
itself and suggesting . means, perhaps totally differing from those which others had recommended, committees were ape
pointed to concert an uniform plan of proceeding. Sir John
concluded with passing some compliments to the Nobl Lord
in the Chair, for the nnportant assistance his Lordship had
given the, county Committee, to which the subject had been
referred.-
A communication was reported from Gen. Sir J. Stuart of
-Coltness, Bart. in regard to an ecconomical and advantageous
mode of reiteing calves, adopted by Sir James. It appears,
that, for some years, he has reared his calves by giving them,
instead of milk, what he calls, "'florin tea," or the juce of boiled
florin hay, with a small portion of molasses mixed with it,
upon which beverage, it appears, the young cattle have thriven
amazingly, at a very great saving of expence.
Illr. LINNINU, secretary to the Committee of subscribers
for erecting the National Monument, az a
mark of attention to this Society, the Commissioners, appoint-
ed by his Majesty for laying the foundation atone of this Ml-
tionßl edifice, had depoeited under it a plate and inscription,
Commemorative of the motion for erecting it having originaTd
in this Society; that it might be satisfactory' to the Sleeting to
be informed, that the situation of matters now warranted the
hope, that the work would be speedily commenced. Ile then
presented, by desire of the Committee, a copy of the official
account of the ceremony of laying the foundation stone, with
copies of the inscriptions placed under it, and some other de-
cuments connected with the subject, to be deposited in the are
chives.
The Society voted their thanks to the Commissioners and to.
the Committee of contributors for their attention.
Letters from the Honourable. Captain Napier, presenting
to the Society a copy of his useful Treatise on Practical Store
Farming, 'and from Mr. Rae Wilson, with a copy of his Tra-
vels in the East, were laid before the Meeting, and thanks
voted to these Gentlemen for their attention. The Alerting •
also approved of the recommendation of the Directors to vote
Five Guineas to Mr. John Finlayson, for a copy of his U'ree-
tise on Agricultural Subjects dedicated to the Society :....,and
also for granting perntission to the Reverend Mr. Hamilton ef
Ashkirk, to dedicate to the Society a volume of Essays on
Rural Affairs.
Several matters were referred to the Directors for consideFa-
don. Among these, I. A letter from St. George
Mackenzie `v..,
CORI, Bart. on the important subject of a Plan for Regulating
Rent between Landlord end Tenant, eo that the rent ahotild
comm
alwaysunic bearation a fairfrom proportion to the p Aroduce of the farm ;2. Mr. Gavin Cree, et Biggar, on pr trees—a subject recommended to the' Society's attention, by unin
Dr. g
Coventry ; and 3. The model and description of a Plough, on 4. .
new construction, for moss and berityland, by Mr. Finleyson Muirkirk. cif
. The Society having proceeded to the election of President; •
Vice-lh-tesidents, and other Officers for the current year, wide'
to filling up the vacancies in the Direction, in terms of the
Regulations, the following Noblemen and Gentlemen 'were-.
chosen, viz :
Ills Grace A t.,ExANnint Duke of Gonnore, N. T. was ,
elected PR T
ESInEN, in place of his Grace the Duke of
Argyll, who has cootinued in (Alice (hiring the period pre-
scribed by the regulations:.
.CFPICERIDENTS.
Right Honourable the.
Earl of lit.oser
Right Honourable the Earl of CiLASGOW
Right Honourable Lord Viseount Annu'rnso?
The Right Honourable Sir Jotter SINCLAIR, Bart. Gilbert Innes, Esq. of Stow, Treasurer
R. Alacilonald, Esq of Stank, Secretary
Claud Russell, Esq. Accountant, Auditor of .Accounts
The Very Reverend George H. Baird, D.D. Principal of the University of Edinburgh, Chaplain Mr. Lewis Guidon 1 Depute Secretaries and
Mr. Charles Gordon, Collectors.
31r. James Mackay, Jeweller and Medalist.
011.DINAILY bIrtECTURS, At connwc 'Co THE SEXIORITY
OP ELECTION:
C. G. S. Monteath, Esq. of Closeburn
If. Macdonald Buchanan, Dui: of Drumakiln
Patrick Small Keir, Esq. of hanneonth
David Falconer, Esq. of Carlowrie
Henry 31ackenzie, Esq. Comptroller of Taxes
Sir Michael Shaw Stewart of Orecnocloand Blackball, Bart. -
John Conic Scott, Esq. of Simon
Thomas Allan,. Esq. Banker, Eklinburgh
Claud Russell, Esq. Accountant in Eduatrgh
Jan, Graham Dalyell, Req. Advocate,
Joseph Gordon, .}..eq. of Canal
Charles Oliphant, Esq, W. S. =
Robert Graham, Est Advocate
Lieutenant-Oeneral Graham Stirling of Duchray and A ehy I,
Alex. Pringle Req. younger W
ofWhite bank
James Grant, 'Esq. W. S.
Colonel David Stewart of Garth
James Farquhar Gordon, Esq. W. S.
Alex. Young, Esq. of Harburn
Sir John Hope of Cragiehall, Bart.
James Jardine, Esq. Civil Engineer
Adam Fergusson, Esq. of Wootihill
Robert Patrick, Esq. of liazlelicad
Dr. Thomas C, Hope, Professor of Chemistry in the Uns..
versity of Edinburgh
Georgie, ALP.e Macpherson
resh Grant, Esq. of Ballind h andalloc :nee_
John Ilareley,:t;l:cl. lli. D. Edinburgh
~
John Buchanan, Esq. of Carbeath
Henry Jardine, Eq. of Harewood
Robert Dalrymple Horn Elphinston, Esq. el Legit; and
Elphinston
David Munro Binning, Esq, of Sofriaw
EXTIAORD/NARY Di
Right lion. Lord Archibald liamihon one rotas
Right Hon. Lord Torphichen
lion. Lord Itannatyne
The jlon. William Maule of Panmiere, M.P.
The lion. Colonel Francis'tV. Grant of Gran,
Major-General the lion. A. Duff . •
Captain the lion. W. .1. Napier of Thirlstane
The lion. Baron Sir P. Murray ~Hart.
Sir John Hay of Stnithfield-and Biipucin, Bort- -
Sir Evan J. Murray Mactregoi of Lorick, Bart. The thanks of the Society were voted to the c Wye_ elee
of Physicians, for rho canonised accomtunflatitim„lT, Oblsigingly
granted of their Hall for the Geners4l Moetwiltis tit the :society
and, on motion of ,Aire Alitodopelij.ofClanronald, M.p.,. eee
conded by Mr. Macpherson Grout, ALP the thanks of the
Meeting were voted to the Earl
.0 440.)try far his able
conduct In the cheer, saes'ktal attend gin to the St ivy's
bushiest,. tt•;-
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4,eoal4tG,N INTELLIGENCE

C
JAN. 22.

.Couriersibave been sent from the oillts,e of The
4dinister for Foreign Altair!' "toi stint. principal

'..Courtsuf littrope. ' •
`ranee has refused the• mediation of .England
• •
-twice proposed ; first, II the Duke of!,Welling,
ton.; and, tf..condly,by Sir W.. A'Court.
The Ambassadors -of • Russia, ' and
Prin4sia'. ho have left Spain, will be at Paris in
Ihree.days.. They will be accredited on their
return to the Regency of Spain.
The Trappist has set off with. General Fleyres,
ott his return to Catalonia.
.The Emperor of Russia is expected on the
Nth :at Warsaw, where he is to remain till the
19th : on the 27th be is expected at Petersburgh.
.ALIGSUUttn, JAN. 14.—The following appears
in.' the Gazelle of Breslaw :--" The rumour main-
tains itself, that the Emperor of Russia does not
appear disposed to reinstate Poland conditionally
under '.the domination of Saxony ; and that the
objections urged by Austria were opposed to
a plan.
La the event of &rupture between Russia and
the Porte, 30,000 Prussians will, it is said, be
doliped to enter Poland., to relieve the Polish
aGny, .whilst 60,000 Austrians will take up a
positiotk on the frontiers of Turkey along the
D.annhe.
'FROM TILE ENVIRONS OF PUYCERAA, .rats. 10.
."--ft is still persisted that'Gen.Sarfield has placed
—himself at the head of several Royalist divisions.
The number of Soldiers which he commands is
variously stated. Some Persons affirm, that they
have seen passports signed by him. It is ru-
moured that he already ranges the environs of.
Mequinenza, Lerida, and Balaguer.
Baron d'Eroles has just been officially informed
of the occupation by the Royalists of the town
and citadel of Mousen, in Upper Arragon,•be-
tween Mequittenza and Lerida. ge has also re-
ceived information of the capture of 500 suits of
military clothing at Verdun, three leagues from
Cervera.

(We give the above intelligence, observes
L'Etoile, without positively vouching for its au-
thenticity, as advices from our own corespondent
do not mention it.)

SEMLIN, 2.—The mails from Sires of the 231, and
from Salonichi of the 20th December, have arrived at Bel-
grade. They write from Sexes that detached parties of
ChoutSchid raches. army arrive there daily in the most de-
plorable condition, returning to their berries. It was inferred
from this, that the Greeks must have advanced near to Larissa.
The accounts from Salonichi say, that the Governor of the city
exercises the most inhuman severity in levying the taxes;
-Christians whO are unable to pay are mutilated and expelled
'front the city. A caravan has arrived at Belgrade from the
environs of Larissa, but it has been two months on the road,
and therefore can bring nothing new.
FRANKFORT, JAW. 17.—Several Greek merchants of .Sa-
dtnichi, who, by paying large sums of money, had ob.
tanned' permNsion to absent themselves on huldness, in.
eitetul of
,returning home, have settled 'for the present in
the Islands of the Archipelago. This circumstance has
exasperated the Paella of Salonielii, who has thrown into
prison a great number of the Greek inhatbitaitts of that
city. A, multitude .Of Greek privateers cruise in the Gulf of
• Salonichi, and the consequence is, that the communication be..
tenon) that port and Constantinople is wholly interrupted. The
campaign in Titessaly is terminated. Si nee the death, of Chours.
.chid, the remnant of his troops in that province his gone into
winter quarters. The Greeks, on their side, are also•qiilet in
• their canton tnents. On the- 12th of Decetnber • the Mores. en.
,ijoyed a degree of tranquillity. The Greeks hid collected all
Their forces in the neighbourhood of Corinth. The military
movements had ceased in Epirus and Acarnarna, as well as in
• Melia." Tote Gieeks have resolved to take advantage of the
cessation lmati[ities to work during the winter at the fortit.
• cations ofMissolunghi, in order to add as much as possible to
the strength Of that important place. The direction of these •
works has been confided to European engineers. It was re.
ported that England' would furnish money and artillery. .

SPAIN.

MADRID, ..Lor. 13.

ANSWER.

MOTE ADDRESSED UT THE PRUSSIAN MINISTER. AT
THE COURT OF MADRID TO SENOR. SAN MIGUEL.
44 The observations which the undersigned
Charge d'Affaires of his Majesty the King of
Prosie had to submit on the 6th current to his
Excellency Senor Colonel San Miguel, Secretary
of State to his Most Catholic Majesty, having
been replied to in a manner far from enamel-
able to the wishes of his Court, finds himself
under the necessity of executing a very peremp-
tory order of the King, his Master, by declaring
-to the Spanish Minister that his Prussian Majesty
•can no, longer maintain with Spain 'relations
which, in the present circumstances, would be
as Jitth conformable to their object as to the
senti.un of friendship and interest which the
King, ban invariably manifested -,towards his
Cth ,
aolic Maivst.Y.
"J a .oboyiog this order, tin undersigned has
to make his .assurances, that the King, his
augmt Sovereign, wilt never cease to pot pn,the
xigWthilket're praYei'sfqr huppiness of a nation,
which. 'is Majesty, with the deepest sorrow, per-
ceives to be in the road to ruin, and plunged ,into
xlli the horrors of anarchy and civil, war.
" j lifiVe: the honour to request that your
Excellency will he pleased to transmit MO the
passports necessary for roy leaving Spit ;; and 1
.renew the assurance of my high coitsideratiun."

" have received the note which your Ex
c.ellettcy transmitted to me under the date of the
loth, end, contenting myself
,with stating in
reply' that the wishes of tin; Government of his
lkiot, t hojic :Majesty for the happiness,of the
'PrUoian'States are not less ardent than those
nutitifested by his Majesty the King of Prussia
towards 'Spain, I transmit to yonr F4xcellency,
by, raial older, the passports for which you bave
(D2ited, 'the Palace, 109.'11, 181h14ild signed
with-1110 usual forthalities.)
" EVAIIIStO 'SAN NITOU4L",.

'" 1 , !VI E ,ILOSSIAIV
". Tiut, utylersigned, Charge. ';(l?Affttlres; of; ht
*ejesity the Etnixerot; of All the Russias. hai seen

with real pain (bat the answer of his Excellency
Senor San Miguel, to his verbal communication
made On.the 6th of„this month, is very far from
fulfilling the wishes of which he Was the medium.
• " To place in a still cleiirer light the justice of-
the cause whicli,be baS,iustained, and to cause
the benevolent intentions of Russia to be appre,.
dated; I. have the honour to address officially
to his Exctillency, Senor San Miguel, a copy.. of
the dispatch which I presented to him.
" The facts therein recorded are of general
.notoriety. No reasoning can change then), and
Consequently the undersigned can have no motive
for altering his first communication.
" That communication is about. to be published
to Europe, and, Europe will judge between the
Powers who are- animated by the noble desire
'.of doing good, and a Government which appears
to he resolved to fill up the cup of the misfortunes
of Spain.
" With respect to the determinations announced,
in the Note of his Excellency Senor San Miguel;
all the responsibility will fall on the heads of
those persons' who are to be considered as its
sole' authors ; and while the-same persons de,
prive.their legitimate Sovereign of his liberty,
while they deliver up Spain to all the evils of a
sanguinary anarchy, and by means of keeping up
a culpable: understanding, endeavour to extend
Other. States the calamities in which they have
involved' their own tountry, Russia can maintain
no relation with— authoritieS which tolerate and
even excite such disorders.

" The undersignecl'has therefore the honour to
request that his Excellency Senor San Miguel
will send to him his passports, adding to thein,
passports for the persons who compose the Im-
perial legation at the. Court .of his Most Catholic
Majesty.
" The undersigned avails himself ottltis oppor-
tunity to renew to his Excellency Senor San
Miguel the assurances of his most distinguished
consideration. .

(Signed) " THE COUNT DE BULGAII.A."
" Madrid, Dec. 28. (Jan. 9.)"

ANSWER.

44 I have received the very insolent note which
your Excellency transmitted to me yesterday,
the 10th inst., and, limiting myself for my sole
reply, to stating that you have shamefully abused
(perhaps through ignorance) the law of nations,
which is always respectable in the eyes of the
Spanish Government, I transmit, by order of his
Majesty, the passports you desire, hoping that
your Excellency will be pleased to leave this
capital with as little delay as possible.

tke
" EVARISTO SAN MIGUEL."

• u Jan. 11."

TJIF AUSTRIAN NOTE.

" The Allied Sovereigns, assembled at Ve-'
rota, have been of opinion that 'they could no
longer remain silent on the misfortunes and dis-
orders which desolate Spain.. Their duty and
their conscience oblige them to speak,' and the
undersigned Chargl d'Affaires for Austria has
had the honour of making known to Colonel Sin
Miguel, Secretary of State for Foreign Affaires
to his most Catholic Majesty,.the sentiments and
wishes of the Emperor.
The reply which his Excellency gaie:to this
verbal communication proves that the intentions
of his Majesty have been misinterpreted, and his
offers undervalued. The undersigned will not
descend to the point of refuting the calumnious
insinuations by which it has been .endeavoured to
distort his real meaning. Very soon Spain and
all Europe will be enabled to judge of this. But
the Court of Austria is of opinion that its dis-
approval of the causes of the evils which oppress
a noble and generous nation, for which It pro.
fesses so much esteem, and for which it feels so.
much interest, would not be sufficiently declared
if it continued to maintain diplomatic relations
With the Spanish Government. In execution of
his orders, the undersigned, therefore, Informi
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs that
his mission is terminated, and requests that his
Excellency will have the goodness to forward to
him his passports. •
" On this occasion the undersigned has the
honour to offer to his Excellency the homage of
his high consideration.
Modrid, Jan. 10. (Signed) Count BRUNETTI."