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London, England, 1841-07-28 00:00:00

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ABROAD.
FOREIGN—COLONIAL.
The Levant Mail just arrived brings advices front
Alexandria of the sth, Constantinople and the Athens
Islands of the 7th, Smyrna and Tunis of the 9th, Athens
(4, the 10th, and Malta of the 15th inst.
So far as regards commerce the Hatti Sheriff is a
dead letter at Alexandria. Trade was never subjected
to more restrictions in Egypt than it is at present.
Mehemet Ali will only liberate the Syrian prisoners
at the express command of the Sultan. His Highness
will ba no gainer in the end by so flagrant a breach of
a promise made to Commodore sir- Charles ,Napier.
Mehemet Ali's agents are actively at work stirring
up disaffection in Syria. Nothing, however, Can exceed
their
the well-feigned horror with which he hears,of
proceedings.
with the
On the Ist inst. the Haiji Baba steamer,
Paella's son, Said Bey, and his private Secretary, Stuni 13eY,
on board, left Alexandria for Constantinople. Sale}
the bearer of 50,0001. of tribute to the Porte, of "emr oh°ianerlls
rich presents to the Sultan, including five ftiler
horses, and an embroidered housing studded' :ilNli:th dia-
monds; of jewels, and Cashmere shawls for the SultaOia
Mother and the favourites of the harem, and of splenti
presents to the Ministers and heads of the Ulenia•
that the Viceroy failed to effect by force, he trusts '-
accomplish by; the skilful application of bribes. n.
The Scheriff of Mecca having thrown.oohe
thority, of the Porte, Mehemet Ali receivi:O'd&lB9 "_,°
the sth inst. from the Sultan, Comtii'adding hinCtyf res;
order in the Holy Cities, and auth'od `
sing
from the tribute the expense of the expeditho e
of
will be an easy matter as the Scheriff is the Cl
,1 to
the Viceroy, by whom the rebellion was orgnnize-'
mandate contained in the firman,
prevent the disbanding of his troops in obedience to the
him the hereditary government of Egypt- Sarni
The Egyptian steamer, with- Said 13eY and
6th
at
Bey on board, arrived at Constantinople on tile
They were to remain in quarantine for twelve dAi'lhe
one of the most delightful spots on the Bospiturl°'
greatest attention was paid them by the Porte.
The journal de Swyrne of the 9th inst. 1)u .1 the
a letter, representing Candia as perfectly traotialo't
insurgents having laid down their arms. We doll
lieve a syllable of this. te that
which bestows upo
Letters from Athens of the 10th instant, f the
there can be no doubt of the ultim-ate success °

Candiote insurgents.. 1311"
. Sir John M'Neile is on his way to Persia as
tish Ambassador to the Court of the Shah.
Russia continues to carry on a devastating an
moralising war against Circassia. raotO
The Commerce gives the following, as the for
of the naval force which France has at her dise
the Mediterranean :—Twenty-six ships of the lineioce
rying 1,844 guns ; seven frigates, 270 guns; nine „, ca'
214 guns ; sixteen brigs, 94 guns ; eight transP°l%-i;ivs,
pable of carrying 194 guns ; and twelve smaller E".,
capable of carrying 36 guns ; making a total of 78 sblr
and 2,804 guns. en the
Public opinion in France is divided betty al the
riots.at Toulouse, the aspect of affairs in Spa'. 'of the
East, and the state of parties in England --Nnn,a
articles recommend themselves to notice by et"--
velty of views, or sprightliness of style. •
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AT HOME.
nizs C =MANE GUS• Just en.
The trustees of the British Museum have Messrs'
riched themselves by an additional purchase e 1 "-„essca
Smith's valuable collection of prints : the ivOl.'--°5....
ancient printsellers of Lisle-street, Leloost'er.squ3re.°
Their beauty and rarity are extreme. The ivii„°l3eoOtc°
sists of 321 prints, for which the Museum pay ;,, the
A meeting of foreigners was held on
he 3.l°Hdni orate
Archery-rooms, Bath-place, New-road, to cocaraeracause
the anniversary of the death of five martyrs the
25th i of
of freedom, executed at St. Petersburh °ll
July, 1826. h''
°
—At the Etoa election regatta oa Satlird* t'
" Election Ode," by Edward Irwin, ~ the tell sto
beautifully printed upon white satin, wits preset'
her Ma:Psty and Prince Albert. nie bi
, physician, who was lately arrested at Bo- ro•
orders from the Supreme Ecelesi
fane swearing, has been condemned to Pass seof the
weeks in practices of devotion in the Con"rit of
iSh*
mLetpatc ins. If every blasphemer hail the s'illue P-14 have
meted out to him, the monks would then
ha
something to do. „ also°
.
Mr.
.Shaw Lefevre; formerly one of the -t,e-i,irs•
astical Court, ibrirPeryt
Commissioners, is appointed a Commissioner of fl3-()01.
tion, without salary, thereby effecting a savirig ore' than
per annum, as it is not intended to continue. itl
two salaried Commissioners. 1 titer
The electors of Kinross-shire ,gavo i' brand
e ber
tainment last week to Sir Charles Adanthe late
3
cottnletrray 1°
for the county, on the eve of his leaving
take his coma.and on the West India station.
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IVIONET—TRADE—C 0 Tana s''''' - - f itlir
It appears that the mother of the EwPreis-,°.ses t°
tria and several German Princes have suiferea .'e,--„,.e d
the amount of 500,000 florins (50,0001.) by the fall'.
the house of Geymuller and Co. ifoca
at
Private letters received from Paisley on '` rt O
to"-
state, that an old established house in th 01
Mopped, and that the liabilities amount to 200,

NAVAL AND DIZTAZZasio",. ,ta C
telO
The entertainment given by the Royal -011% 00,
to Admiral Sir Robert Stopford, at the -0111%
rgef neat Portsmouth, on Friday evening, waS on a scale: 015 itmagnificence. Admiral Sir Edward Codringte"
era
the chair. About 80 naval and military :to l°
offic
bled on the occasion to pay a tribute of 1119°°11-
venerable Admiral, who is in his 75th year.
A master-bricklayer tioli6J4eiftti"
ting Magistrate at Marlborough-street yesteruel:ver '-
charged with cutting the throat of one of his ' gccol:°s
a fit of jealousy. He was remanded till further
I.ooted
should be received of the nature of the wrnillcis
on his victim. ,"0. the V
A curious case of insolvency was heiLt-hr•dge•
solvent Debtors' Court, which is too good to
lI—I
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PUBLIC OPZNION. that 'll..
An opinion is expressed in the Times
Speaker's
Shaw Lefevre ought to be turned out of the b ft
because he is friendly to the rural police 1'1T: pepertst
Poor-law, two measures which Sir Robert that t-tiottrt°'
Will the Times or Sir Robert prevail ? Th:n-i; n"
has evidently begun to dictate to the Right i---.-t; die at
and as he will scarcely be more docile t° I,' t tlO4l
tion than was Lord Melbourne, wen ust e:(Pcs, trio'
after the Right Hon. Baronet has bad a six rgellt-
that the Times will be against him. r 000
The Times is also of opinion that no othe octet
has ever witnessed the spectacle now exhibited h)01' plot
Britain to the admiration of the world of t 6'10105 °f
reaction of sound public opinion against the Pre The
a partially successful democratical inoveraelit'.ooPf
Times, therefore, justly looks on the present clfe_..il jos
the constituency in favour of maintaining- the Coeci'verse ;
—to which, by the by, our Contemporary was the gie-
what her present opinion is we know not
t---eswe have
.cess of the aristocracy against the denaocraeP. i 5 well
maintained that opinion throughout, and It icoopor
that both the aristocracy and the democracy shlln„ the
the real nature of the contest. NotwithstantilblaTiojed
temporary defeat, the latter ought to feel nye oiled
triumph at the admission. Ti e aristocracy ha who the
their colours on a.battered and sin h inghulk, and it roust,
starvation monopoly goes to the botioni. 26 Plioeoarcd'
will not the aristocracy, unlamented an aun
sink with it ? „re/ledge
A writer in the Herald has evidently To.' 'e, oa be
of the history of England prior to his own trill: ascribes
is yet ajuvenile, at least in understanding. 1 , sutfrag.
trades' unions, operative associations, univeravt, as It
clubs, Owenite schemes, &c., to the Edell''' -1_,0,00
there were no universal trades' unions and coble; putio
Luddite marches and insurrections, no Spell° , Ito
for dividing the land, no agrarian T_teitlr coo'
Devil's chaplains" or Carlisles, with a .t'w
,trogof
gregations of unbelievers, and as
and monstrous birth of time were the P.r__ hoe
it' every_ud'at o
the Reform Act. We question whethers t.h.!.7„s old
not been fewer such associations, and fewer ed. ltw;ere 0.
rebellions during the ten years that
fwaocut,ldasrleofonig:sabtltileseps,eothpeley
office than in any preceding ten years tolfleoull;ll,iigsasf_ei?a'ai. 111 t
by the elec.'
liament!; now that such a hope is at an en
t.0,..,_0r 00.
tion of a monopolist House of Commons, ou
outs door for
sociations Will be, and must be, more numer
itt
midable than before. Saucisl' •
c:eutl•eddills(pWoesettlltado:trerlyroa 7111-
- The Post follows the Examiner oft las
oug, ~t, att
attacking :‘ r. ._‘Culloch's late pamphl, ther leuivibt
ferent grounds. That
.gmtleman, whatever b° to
00
have meant, has pleased neither party.
1 Inceonls'eu:en thani°tl' i
0 a
..-ments and diStrust them.
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_7' • -..1 k the Qc
•,:t or not, both parties suspect that he had Plytice-
his Itft,..: , _ I:77lTic4C
,see.tns-t9-:.0e.. urn
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