The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-30 00:00:00

SPEECH OF LORD PONSONBY.

" The decheance of Alehemet Ali and the appeal to the
Porte to reinstate him prove that the Convention no longer
binds the Allies :n their conduct towards Mehemet Ali, who
in refusing that Convention, has relinquished all his tights to
the advantages which it contained. All that may be con-
ceded afterwards to Mehemet Ali is the result of the uncon-
strained will of the Allies. The Convent ien, then, is not ob-
ligatory on the Allied Powers, who are at liberty. to act on
every point as they may think proper. My instructions say,
that in the stipulations of the 15th of July may be found thy
means of protecting the population of Egypt, of guaranteeing
the Sultan against a renewal of hostilities, &c.,
without depriving Mehemet Ali of the pachalie. This
proves clearly that Lord Polmerston considers the treaty as
offering a source from whence may be drawn e e means of
effecting the object which he indicates ; but it is not a ec-
claratioe -on the part of Lord Palmerston, that the treats
ought to be considered as an imperative rule. If it were so,
why do we depart from it . in a particular case ? If the treaty
be not the absolute role, why ought V% e to advise the Porte
to take a measure adopted in this treat) at a time when af-
fairs were in a position very d fferent from the actual state of
things? The treaty was a compromise with Mehemet Al,,
and all its stipulations were conditional, and made with a view
of inducing Mehemet Ali to accept it. Mehemet Ali deter-
mined to refuse the treaty, and to try the chances of war. He
has been conquered and has unconditionally submitted to his
Sovereign. How then can the treaty oblige the Allied Powers
(of which the Sultan is one) to take measures laid down for
another posture of affairs, when that posture no longer exists?
If then the treaty is not obligatory on the Allies, the counsel
which we are now called upon to give to the Sublime Porte
ought to be based on the instructions we have received from
our Courts, and we ought not to advise the Porte to adopt
measures irreconcilable and contradictory, or of such a nature
as to destroy the effect of almost every other measure which
we have been ordered to recommend.
" The instructions •have received from Lord Palmerston.
No. 270, have been communicated in extenso to my col-
leagues, and the Ottoman Minister of Foreign Affairs. They
prescribe to me the conduct I am to follow. They say that
care must be taken to make such arrangements as will be
sufficient to protect the population of Egypt from the tyrannical
oppression which has weighed upon them fos some years past,
as well as to secure the Sultan against a renewal of those itos-
tilities which forced him to have recourse to the assistance o!
his Ahics. Lord Palmerston says that these ar:angernents
may be found in the Treaty of the 15th of July. The Treaty
says that all the laws of the empire must be applied to Egypt, in
the same manner as they are applied to every province of the
States of the Sultan; and Lord Palmerston proceeds to particu-
larise the application of the principle laid down, relative to the
future character of the land and sea forces of the empire, the
extecieu of the legislative authority of the Sultan in the
arrangement of other objects of the most important nature,
and concludes in these words The beats, specifies that
no.taxes will be levied in Egypt, but those imposed by law ;
which will secure the people against unjust exactions; and the
execution of the convention of 1838, in terms of which all mo-
nopolies eliould be abolished, will free at once the industry f
the Egyptian people from those oppressive restrictions which
base, until now, subjected them to the most abject poverty,
and which have deprived of culture large tracts Of land
formerly in cultivation and productive. It appears to her
3lajtiety s Odiefrimetit that by similar measures security may
be obtained for the future, both for the Sultan and for his
Egyptian subjects, against the disposition of Mehemet Al!
to revolt against his Sovereign, and to oppress the inhabitants
of the province, which may be confided to his government.
" 1 he fundamental principle of Lord Palmerston's instruc •
tions isi the protection of the Sultan against rebellion, and of
the people against oppression, and especially against exactions.
The measures which, I understand, the Ottomati Minister
,proposes to take for the fu'ure government of Egypt appear to
me to be perfectly conformable to the principles laid down in
the iriitrtictione of Lord Palmerston, with one single excep-
tion, and that is the measure relative to the tribute, and the
concession consequent' upon it to Mehemet Ali of the right to
collect the revenues of Egypt, which will be at his disposition
fur the support of the civil, military, and naval establishments
of the province.
" That tneaeare is in contradiction with the declaration that
' all the laws of the empire will be in rigour in Egypt; for the
law of the empire is -that the Paellas shall not collect the re •
venues, &c. It is true the Sultan, if it should be his good
pleasure, may revoke this law, and thus put an end to this con-
tradiction,. but I am not authorised to recommend such a mea-
sure to this Porte, which, were it executed, would, I believe:
open the way to a series of increasing difficulties to the Sultan,
and wined lead to the destruction of the ameliorations already
li aseamplished, by which the future welfare of the Ottoman
people ettgbt to be wsured. Why not revoke the hatti-scheriff
of Gulhane?
" 'the principle of Lord Palmersietes histruetions, is pro-
tection for the Sultan and for the people of Egypt against
Alehemet Ali: The suocess of the Sultan's arms has torn
from Mehemet Ail the power of the sword, a power that he
had treated by ablisiog the revetitieS of Egypt, which were
paced in his hands—and it It pro'poOM to return them into
his hands! he revenues of Egept have beets raised to an
euormotie stilt through the exactions of Mehemet Ali ; and
consequently the absolute master of men, to whom taxes and
xactiors leave nothing beyond what is absolutely necessary
for bare existence. HO can inflict what punishment he
pleases to enforce payment, even when payment is im-
vo3Bll,lo ; and is master of the persons as well as the property of
the Egyptians. Can this be conformable to the instructions
of Lord Palmerston, which say, that above all the property
-of the Eg.,ptail people itiust be protected? It is proposed
to limit the number of troops to be maintained in Egypte
which will cause a reduction in the expenses of Mehemet
Ali. I find in a report made by a fnan of accurate observa-
tion, that in the year 1533 the revenues of Egypt amounted to
62,778,750 f., and the expenditure to 49,951,500 f. The sur-
plus, arising from such a suite of the finances, will leave in the
hands of the Pa, ha. a sum which will render him richer, in
ready money, for his personal purposes, than almost any
Sovereign in Europe, without taking into considerasion the
enormous difference between the value of money in Egypt, and
its value in Europe. But when the expenses of maintaining
the army and fleet are reduced, the surplus of the revenues he
wi I enjoy will be considerably increased. Money is power,
and more especially in these countries. It is the instrument
by means of which Mehemet Ali has raised himself to an ales
vation, from whence it has cost so much pains and so much
blood to displace him. Money is now the, only arm with which
Mehemet Ali can injure the Sultan, and it is.proposed to pro-
vide him with it abundantly, and to furnish him with the
means of being dangerous to the Sultan, by extorting money
from the unfortunate people of Egypt, whom we intend to
place beyond the reach of exaction ! If the amount of tribute
be increased, Mehemet Ali will only receive a new stimulus
to make exactions among the people, if it be possible, either by
force or fraud; and an additional subject of malediction will
fall upon Egypt. Is it possible to obviate these things by a
great diminution of taxes in Egypt.? How can that be done
excepting with the concurrence of Mehemet Ali, and with his
frank anti loyal assistance in the execution of the measure? Is
that to be expected? The absolute control over the revenues
of Egypt gives to Mehemet Ali the full and entire distribution
of rewards and punishments. It renders him master of the
persons And fortunes of . all. How can the laws of the empire
be introduced into Egypt, otherwise than with his permission

and assistance. HoW can the hatti-scheriff of Oulhane be ins-
pi.sed upon a man who.pays every body, from the judge to the
lowest officer of police, and who can, at his will, ruin the pecu-
niary teem:llo3s of every man, and allow him to exist or to
prosper?
" The treaties between the Porte and other Powers May be
forcibly put into execution, through the fear of Mehemet Ali
for foreign nations ; bet the Sublime Porte will not have the
power to exact their observance through the employment of its
own Meant. How will an end be put to the inonopolies in
Egypt ? Ought they to be perpetuated through fraud ? All
this is only a portion of the consequences which will arise from
the act of leaving in the hands of Mehemet All this power,
which of necessity well belong to him if it be left to him to col-
lect and distribute the revenues of Egypt, which will be the
case if the Sublime Porte adopt the measure of taking a tri•
bute from Mehemet Ali in the manner proposed. It seems to
me teat this is a measure opposed to the declared aim and ob-
ject of my Government, as they are laid down in the instruc-
tion of Lord Palmerston, Nu. '270. It appears to me that the mea-
sure is not required by the Convention of the 16th July ; that it
is at present neither necessary nor judicious for the arrangement
of the affairs of this country; that it will confirm and perpetu-
ate the misery of the population of Egypt (being a perma-
nent arrangement) ; that it will hurt the mora.ity of Europe ;
and that it is in direct contradiction with the benevolent desires
of the British Government, such as they are developed in the
instrucions of Lord Palmerston. I have, therefore, made this
declaration of my opinions, and I refuse to give my approba-
tion to the measure in question, or to off r my counsel to the
Porte that this measure should be adopted. lam afraid that
my colleagues may differ in' opinion• with me, but they have
already had under consideration my instiuetions from Lord
Palmerston, which have been so often referred to. It is pos-
sible that they may be more capable than myself to give teem
heir true interpretation ; as fur me I• can only understand
them in the manner I have just explained. It belongs to
others, not to me, to decide and to take such a part as they
will judge the best. Those to whom I have just addressed my-
self ai e able to judge as well as myself what is the opinion of
the British Government; My opinion is of little importance,
excepting for myself alene ; but I have to answer to my
country, and justify my acts. The world will know all that we
do and say."
CONSTA NTI NO mr, MA ucti 7.—The Cyclops sailed on the
4th for the Bay of Marmorizta, with despatches from Lord
Ponsonby to Admiral Ommanney, and from thence she will
proued to Malta.
On Friday, the sth, the Peki Shefket arrived from Alex-
andria. Mehemet A'i received the Orman of the Sultan with
Ail imaginable respect, and with many processions of humility
and submission • but on analysing the conditions therein
ia•cstribed for the regulation of his government in Egypt,
he ob.;ected to some of them as tending to sow dissension in
.he country, and to deprive him of the influence which is
necessary to make his authority respected.
The ahiri Bahiri arrived on the sth from Acre, with Hus-
sein Pacha on hoard. Major I:\ apier, the brother of Commo-
lure Napier, is said to be upon the point of leading to the hy-
meneal altar a Syrian lady, the daughter of the Emir of the
Druses. _ _ _

Camel Hodges has been appo'nted Consul General at Hani-
burgh ; and it is said that Mr. Wood, who acted with so much
zcat and ab.lit y in Syria, will Le named Consul-General of that
province.

ALEXANDRIA, MALCH 6.—The I.4rench steamer, which ar-
rived here on the 26th ult , ot:ly goes to sea to. morrow, the
French Administration having decided to run their steamers to
.his ve:rt duly twice a month, at leiA for some time, un•il all
of them have undergone thorough repa'rs, of which they stand
very much in reed.
Commodore Napier finding his servLes here no longer ne-
:essary, left in the Stromboli on the st instant, to jom the
Powerful at Marmorice; and the Paella, on tie day plevious,
started for Cairo, to see Ibrahim, who arrived there on the
22d ult., and who has takes up his residence at Rhoda Is-
land; he is said to be in a very bad state of health by some,
but this report is contradicted by others, and from what may,
be considered good authority. I understand he was very un-
well when at Gaza, and was then attended by the surgeon of
the Benison, but he is now almost quite recovered.
By last news from Cairo, we learn that all sorts of warlike
preparations were going on there, and that the greatest ae-
tlvity prevailed in every deprtment, which shows that the
Pacha does not 'consider things in such good train as was gene-
rally supposed ; in fact, after a long interview with Ibrahim,
he called a divan of all the most influential persons about him,
net it is said gave the m to understand that affairs were far
i om being pet mmently settled, and that they must be pre-
pared to act in his defence in case of further hostile demonstra-
tions on the part of the Porte. The powder magazine is kept
at work day and night, and a commis'ariat is being formed.
The troops have been paid pan of their arrears, and: every
means is being taken to content the army, which is now in ex-
cellent condition. So, after all the victories of the Allies in
Syria, perhal.s we are still as far from peace as ever.
The Pacha was so irritated a' the conditions attaching to the
a....ceptance of the firman, that, previous to Commodore Napier's
departure, he wished to recal the order f..r the release of the
Syrians in.the Egyptian service, but after several warm dis-
cussions and some correspondence on the point the Commo-
dore at last succeeded in overruling the Pacha, and in showing
him the fully and inutility of such a measure.
Lieut.-Co:oriel Napier is stil here waiting the return of
the Pacha from Cairo (who is to leave on the 7th), to make
arrangeartents for the transport of the Syrian hostages to
their native country. Although it was at first intended to
send them overland, they have been brought down here, and
most probably one of the Pacha's steamers will now take them
to Beyrout. There were originally eight Emirs (Chris-
tians), four Sheiks of the Druses, ten Christian proprietors,
with thirty-five servants and other followers, but of these one
Emir and six followers have died in exile.

The free trade is now in force in so far as regards comesti-
bles, which are now only subject to a duty of 12 per cent., but
on the return of the Pacha it is said that cotton w►ll be allowed
to be exported on similar tetnis.
The holy cities are said to have fallen into the hands of the
Asseir Arabs, amongst whom a fanatic, calling himself a
prophet, has arisen, and has managed to make many converts
to his doctrines.

ALEXANDRIA.
FMDIAN SENT TO AIEHEMPT A..

We find in the Austrian Observer the following text of the
finnan from the Sultan to Mehemet Ali, granting him the life
government of Nubia and other smthern provinces:—

" TO MY VIZIER MEHEMET i.LI YACHA, GOVERNOR OF EGYPT,
UPON WHOM lIAS LATELY BEEN NEWLY CONFERRED THE
GOVERNMENT OF THE PROVINCES OF NUBIA, DARFOUR,
KORDOFAN, AND SENAAR.
. . -

" According to the purport of another imperial firman, I
have confirmed you in the government of Egypt with here-
ditary right, and, with some conditions and certain further
limits, I have granted to you, without hereditary right, the
g overnment of the provinces of Nubia, Darfour, Kordofan,
and `ir:enaar, with all their dependencies—that is to say,
with all that is attached to them out of the limits of Egypt.
Guided by the experience and wisdom which distinguish you,
you, will apply yourself to the government and organization of
these provinces, according to my equitable views, and to
provide for the welfare of the inhabitants. You will every
year transmit to my Sublime Porte an exact account of all
the annual revenue. From time to time the villages of these
provinces are attacked by troops, and the young persons,
male and female, who are captured, remain in the hands of the
soldiers in lieu of pay. Not only does this proceeding ruin
and depopulate the country, Lut such a stoic of things is
contrary to our holy law and to equity. This abuse, and the
no less fatal abuse of mutilating men for the guard of the
harem being highly. disapproved of by my equitable will, and
in complete opposition to the principles of justice and huma-
nity proclaimed since my accession to the throne, you will
apply yourself with care to the adov ion of the means which
may be necessary to prevent and repress fur the future such
culpable acts. You will announce, that with the exception cf
some known individuals who went to Egypt with my Imperial
-fleet, I have pardoned, without distinction, all the officers,
soldiers, and other persons employed who are now there.
Although according to my other firman the nomination of
your officers above the rank of Adjutant is to be submitted to
my decision, those who are now serving will be confirmed in
their }gists, but you will send to my Sublime Porte a list of
these officers, in order that the Ermaus of confirma'ion may be
forwarded to them. Such is my sovereign will, and to which
you will hasten to conform.—Dated the 2l Zelhedji, 1256
(13th February,ilB4l)."
The above firman was accompanied by the following letter
of the same date from the Grand Vizier :

" Ilis Highness the Sultan, satisfied with your eagerness to
offer to him effectual proofs of your submission and your desire
to fulfil the duties of obedience, has confirmed you in the go-
vernment of Egypt, with hereditary right. A. hatti-scheriff,
containing some conditions on this supject, a vizier's decora-
tion, and a cup enriched with jewels, are sent to you by his Ex-
cellency the Minister of Justice, Said Muhib Effendi, on the
part of his Highness. Your wisdom and prudence will never
permit you to forget the line-of submission and fidelity which are
a source of happiness in the two worlds. The Sublime Porte
has entire confidence in you, and the insertion of the clauses
in question does not proceed from any concealed views to-
y ards }our Excellency. As so signal a favour as the pre-
rogative of hereditary right trust necessarily le subjected
to certain conditions, the Sultan has only inserted these clauses
for the purpose of preventing all contestation which might arise
in an unknown and uncertain future, and in order to secure
the welfare of the inhabitants of Egypt. There no longer re-
mains any motive of distrust on the part of the Sublime Porte,
or of uneasiness on the part of your Excellency, either as to
yourself or your family. Thanks to God the difference which
so long existed has entirely ceased. Ido not doubt that your
Excellency, in your wisdom, will appreciate the full value of the
benefits of the Sultan, and endeavour to show your gratitude
for them. If it should please God we will in future form only
one body, nothing will divide us, and we will labour under the
auspices of his Highness to serve religion, the State, and the
nation • in common with all the Ministers of the Sublime Porte
I feel deep pleasure in this consideration."

PORTUGAL.

FALMOUTH, MARCH 26.

We have received the following intelligence by the Tagus
steamer, arrived this afternoon with Malta and Peninsula mails ;
her dates of leaving are, from Gibraltar the 18th, Cadiz the
19th, Lisbon the 22d, Oporto no communication, and Vigu
the 24th inst. ; _ _

" LISBON, MARCH 22, 2 P.M.

" ConseqUent upon a majority of 21 votes having been ob-
tained on Tuesday last in the Chamber of Deputies upon the
authorization to receive the decimas and imposts up to
the end of June next, the Ministry has remained intact;
and M. Costa Cabral, who had tendered his resignation,
still r tans his portefeui Ile for the Justice department.
On We.'nesday this project was sent up to the Senate, dis-
cussed on Thursday with little or no opposition, and on the
following day received the Royal Assent. To-day the Cham-
ber will et ntinue the adjourned and simultaneous debates, for
fixing the numerical force of the army and navy, as well as for
the reorganization of the National Guard or militia. Against
this latter measure petitions still continue to pour in from
various parts of the kingdom, and, as generally surmised, will
meet with a strong opposition. The land forces to consist of
24,000 men, 6,000 of whom are to be considered as always on
furlough ; the marine force ht..s not been stated.
" The formation of a Company for the protection of the cul-
tivation and commerce of the Douro wines (an attempt at the
revival of the Douro Wine Company) has been thrown out by
a majority of II votes : a substitution, to be referred to a
o.mmittee, was subsequently proposed by MM. Joze da Silva
Carvalho, Marreca, and Joaquim Antonio de Magalhaes, which
was agreed upon.
" The law upon the partial alterations of the Customs'
Tariffs, to take effect three months after its date, the 11th inst.,
establishing a prohibitory duty upon almost all goods of British
manufacture imported into the country for the Spanish market,
was published on Wednesday last, the 17th inst.
" The revenue of the Lisbon Custom-house, Excise-office,
and Custom-house of Oporto, for the month of February last,
paid in debentures, ex paper money, and coin, amounts con-
jointly to 229,515,303 refs, equal to. 52,5791. ss. Id. sterling,
showing a deficit on the preceding mouth of Jannary of 9,142/.
I Is. sterling. The Board of Public Credit has notified that
the payment of the interest of the Four per Cents., due for
the second half year of 1840, will terminate on the 24th inst. ;
and the payment of the interest which has also become due fur
the same half year, upon the consolidated bonds of paper
money and titulos, will commence on the 29th.
" The Cortes have just been prorogued by commission to
the 25th May next, to the utter astonishment of the public in
general. Exchange on London, at 30 days' sight, 53 pence
per milrci.
"The packet from England, with the mail of the Pth inst.,
has not yet arrived."

MALTA.—MAncir 15..
•
n the 3'l
Her Majesty's ships Edinburgh and Wasp le:"t °
therest,
instant for Syracuse, with orders, after watering et; bu.
proceed, the former to Alexandria, the latter to beYr°‘
on the arrival on the 9th of the French Government stet
Acheron, bound to Alexandria, with M. de Rohan CIA)), 10
new Consul-General for Egypt, and which vessel is sal"te,
have brought advices that the French fleet is about to der to
duced six ships of the line, and the crews of the rema?
cess
be put upon de eace complement, the Electo steam-pace, to
immediately patched to Syracuse, to convey instruatetvo'r,„
the Edinburgh to remelt} there until further orders, and
cal the the Wasp. The Alecto returned on the Ilth, after a,,tic
sage of only nine hours from Syracuse, and the Acheron, Tot,
on to Alexandria on the 10th. In future, the (Great)
lonisO
pool and Oriental will not wait the mails from the
Islands end Greece. - th
The Dido was admitted to pratique on Friday, the port
and early on the 9th the Castor frigate arrived off.tTat
shs
from Cadre in the Bay of Acre with a signal flying r
had the plague on board. Prompt measures were t". -
etto,
receiving her in the Quarantine Harbour of 31arsalo.% or
where she was immediately moored under proper gur`ti., the
posite the new building, detached at some distance gran'
toe
Lazaret, erected expre.sly for a plague hospi , d
tal, wherei ,e,
officers and crew, without loss of time, were remeved tbeit
gregated in small parties in separate apartments, an
clothing, as well as the ship and every thing on board,looel
dergo the same process'of depuration which has beet a_A
wi:h such complete success in the case of the Acheron
several other similar occasions.
too tbs
It appears that the Castor, which arrived at Cairo
.„004,
17th ult., received on board, under date of the 20th, t"recisa
seamen of tho crew of her Majesty's brig Zebra, via%
thereat on the 2d of December, who hare been ever sineeo,so
ashore under tents, endeavouring to save as much as Pn,frois
of the wreck. These men were supposed to be sufferi%teetl
fever. On the 21st on pp
e man died ashore,
where threc_l4
cv
were taken i'l : on the 22d one of the two brought onboardbe
the 20th died, and four others were brought on tto be
whe: eupon the rest were embarked, always supposing.introsee
lever ; on the same night another died, when a snap nit
th
that it was plague, and accordingly it was resolved to q,
place wi'hout awaiting the return of some officers en lea;tf ell
irte
Between the 21st and the 26th, fourteen seareen,:n be
belonging to the Zebra, and only one to the Castor, 1,27 e
attacked, ten of which cases had proved fatal, one belu_.;oig
ing, and nine at sea, and she has now on board the ret7a;
four men in a state of convalescence. Sinee the nee dal
such were the precautions taken on board, that il'°t,a a„."
has occurred, and no death since the Bth insane lost .t
probability the c:.i.ease, favoured likewise by the co,0,1(11
the season, has been already eradicated, but even ~'''rev;'"
break out afresh the public need not have the leas aPP.istelll
sion, confined, as under the rigid sanatory laws of this '`
must necessarily be to the limits of the plague bilint,sav
knowledge of which will, we trust, induce our Foreign
.0", ths =
to make such a report to their several GovernmentsP;e
confidence which may be reposed in our senator ooe." °
• tioo
will not for a moment disturb our free communica
pratique with continental ports, though we have hearod par
moored that the Neapeß an consul has already dissuao,detthei
seugers from leaving for Sicily, under the impression e'a,„itiv
may be 'ejected, or at any rate subjected to a very lc:burtosik
ea nine. Commander Sropford and Mr. Beale, roid',l ets4.
Loth late of the Zebra, and Lieutenants Winthrop aa,', tisl.•
well, and .41r. Foley and Mr. Hore, midshipmen 3,.1',„-urri(4 •
Castor, were left behind, having proceeded on "
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to Jerusalem. rel-ry
The wreck of the Zebra, lying about tvcot, row,
miles from the town of Cain, was boake up by
the Castor, which brought down all the spaie, as/
we las the topmast and main-yard of the Pique- ,0.,
The Carystort having had another case of small-11
riot admitted to free pratique until the 9th instant. OW
The Benbow arrived on the 10th from Mannoriee
all well, and cc'''
The Magicienne is, the only vessel remaining °a e
_Am
of Syria. hourly lied
for Revenge, from Soda in Candia, may be hour
for. e 1, re
stores,
The Princess Charlotte has already had some oLZ„fellii
guns dismounted, and cabins fcr Admiral Sir R.
family are being fitted up in contemplation of to "-
parture. k f 'carcerl
The Ganges left yesterday for Syracuse for a sWe:sr&
and the Inconstant will leave shortly for Trieste 50' tali
visiting afterwards all the Principal intermediate coo stole
ports as far as Barcelona, where she will take up her
for the summer. t (11'4,
The Mama transport for England, with a detachine° bost
Royal Artillery, and some naval and military invalids°
was towed out last night by the Confiance steamer.
'I he Oriental and the Lotus steamers arrived from
early on the morning of the 12th, and the Prornethe_4.,
/ Marseilles, with the overland London mails of the 4th l!'esael
the evening. The Oriental proceeded on the 13th to to fors,
trot, ;
dria, and the Medea is about to leave with &sp ate:
Rear-admiral Sir J. A. Ommaney, letters for the slu t 0)0
Min arorice, and orders for all the ships to revel'', a par to
lonian Islands and a part to Malta. ,the I;Kbit,
The Locust was despatehed on the evening or to
Syracuse to order the Edinburgh to Malta, and littvlth, !!'
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the said vessel to sea, she returned to Malta on the
Wasp left Syracuse at the same time. The Belleroph°Xeo'''
burgh, and Hastings were ordered to England by toe, -e
sets;
but later despatches overland, by the Prometheus, "Pill./
pended these orders until such time as the French . —tiofiel"
reduce their fleet,' arid the Turco-Egyptian question Is
tively settled.

A PPOI NT.MENTS. the
Mr. Davies, master of the Edinburgh, having in carob' rob,
master of the Dido has been removed to the Ediebtiorlid stPi
master of the Was to the Dido. Air. Roberts, see 00'1,
ter of the Aleoto, to the Wasp, as acting master, 0" (A.P.
master from the Ganges to the Alecto. Mr. SViretbe
late of the Dido, to be a master's assistant In Cel'a,
Messrs. Smith, from the Beacon, and Harvey, from the
De‘ Ott'
mates, have been appointed to the Gorgon. r; ,(1'
shipman, from the Hydra to the Thunderer. I"' tit Pig,
mate, from the Ganges to the Etlinburgb• Lieu r
say Burrel to the Tyne, vice Johnson, vvhe has le,..;t:nder#7,,
land. Lieutenant Risk to the Bellerophon, Lime";
invalided. • Lieutenant Coming to the Hydra, in libu. to ;r5
tenant Malley, sick. Mr. C. W. Elton, Alidshirowiittat'he
'
Cambridge ; Messrs. J. Miller and W. B. Masson, c.„°' to
of the Ist class, to the Inconstant ; and Surgeon_ Lo
Rodney.

IN PORT 15TH MARCH. .01 Sit itoi
Princess Charlotte, 104, bearing the flag of MO Oka
Stopford, C.C.B. G.C.M. G. ; Ceylon, 60, bearing t"
Rear Admiral Sir J. Louis, Bart. ; Edinburgh, 74b;or,
rophon, 78 ; Thunderer, 84 ; Implacable, 74 ; Be-
Inconstant, 46; Carysfort, 36; Wasp, 18; Castor, 36 ;Ord.,
18 ; surveying vessels Beacon, and Magpie: stearnerlothe',,
Gorgon,. Vesuvius, Phoenix, Confianee, Acheron, Ff.°oopall,,l
Megwra,_ Loeust_; the Peninsular and Oriental
wad 'o*
City of Dublin, Lotus. French steamers, Mentor 3
crede. ,orat
MARCH . d
The Ganges left for Syracuse on 17
the 14th inst., 50
here after watering. A .' )04
The Cyc'ops and Hydra steam-frigates arrive Canw),
15th ; the former in two days and a half from SudMaa, ,3rinorice,
the latter from the same place, but last from • g
three days. , dre „„Wieli
We learn by these conveyances that Conint° °stro- bfor
having arrived at Marmorice on the 2d inst. in the, sth
from Alexandria, left again in the Powerful on the the
Malta, and was followed on the 9th by the Howe. 00%0
The Magicienne and Hazard arrived at Marmo:ie*cult
coact of Syria on the 28th ult., bringing Colonel ''Artillrot,
and the remains of the Marine battabon, leaving the peyro
and Engineers, the only Briti:h troops in Syria, ato, ho
but from whence they expected to be shortly Withdradeipatc
'1 he Stromboli lett Marmorice on the St h, eveoge
for Beyrout, and the Hazard on the 4th, and the 'irarerre
the Bth for Suda in Candia,
where,
but for thestrOg 1:16
and Hastings cff there, and which vessels keep a ”o 0 ',OO
ready for disembarkation, the people would riser `0003)01
not being at all contented with passing under thstablisog
yoke. It appears that 300 Candiote G eeks have e 11,ion
thenrelves in the mountains defying all authorit3',airiods
that their purpose was to possess themselves of the 10,0
which they had been originally expelled by the 'Prop it of
were anxiously expecting a chief or leader, some iorti
Albania, others from Athens, and have a strong „ 113505r3
4,500 in their favour among the inhabitan's. Greee'.; disc
_A,
France, and the Pacha of Egypt are all at work to oc`.,
and strife, and but for the presence of the British Or 'ocet
shed would, and :till will, perhaps, ensue. The his floggth on
stands neutral in the broil.
Rear-Admiral Sir John A. Ommanney, with the,..tr,
board the Britannia, was lying at Marmorice ena Ilenoer
instant, with the Rodney, Calcutta, Cambridge 11° st
all which are, however, ordered to proceed to Co'rf3 `,„ Cll.OO
Admiral Sir Robeit Stopford proceeds in the D4'l°4lool
lotte Very shortly), by the Medea, which took her
for Marmorice, and thence to Candle on the 15th. ~.„ier,e
The brave and gallant Commodore Sir Charles..o"rof 010,
said to make no secret of his unfavourable eph?'°:itatelel
harsh conditions attached by the Sultan to the real-000J
of Mehemet Ali, and his Highness is greatly en tics
thereby in his hope that Great Britain will in
1-'"A
equity see him righted. instaut. and
The Tyne left Corfu for Athens on the Bth scant' hie
Espoir arrived at Gibraltar from Lisbon on the 3d 'nt-b.
the Lizard steamer on the 26th ult., from PlYnnu 01'2;1
last-mentioned vessel is to remain at Gibraltar at t atlion of the Governor of that garrison, in case he' 'h,°,, the 0
time have any important communication to make
Commander. in-Chief in the Mediterranean
• gth regain,
The Sapphire troop-ship, with part of the 5 „ badoetbe
reached Gibraltar on the 24th ult., and sailed for Pare ail co
the 271 h. The Asia on the 27th, and on the san'toOP° i°
Smersetshire with the 92d, and on the ay after the left Wog
wth the 47tb, arrived all from Malta. d
These latter corn°,4
for Barbarices en the sth inst., in company with th
.e..," the
with the 92d, for the same destination, proceeded e
ult. by the Boyne and Prince Regent with the 33t1. last 'cell,
Mr. W. Wood, boatswain of the Ganges, was c
tried by court-martial for drunkenness, and the Char PI 0.
vices,
been proved, he was, in consideration of his long ser one 14
condemned to be dismissed the ship, and to lose
Rear-Admiral Sir. J. Louis presided. 04 (be o.)'
IN PORT, MARCH 17.—Princess Charlotte In bo
the flag of Admiral Sir R. Stopford, G. GB., Sir ''°74,
Ceylon six (bearing the flag of Rear-AdtnTiranwable 3(5,
Louis, Bart.), lhumerer 84, .13ellerophon et), Tinirenstant „dr'
Edinburgh 74 , Benbow 74, Carysfort 36, St3—ve,
Castor 36, Dido 18, Wasp 16, Magpie, Beaeor;gara,,,es
Gorgon, Hydra, Cyclops, Confiance, Pheenis, Viers
suvius, Prometheus, Alecto ; and the French ste,oo,lo.
and Tanerede, and the Oriental and Peninsular ,

made
neatip :,ig,
...._
iron steamer Lotus.
MARYLEB7NE VESTRY.—On SatUrdkft a Oa-
, t tlt
ordinary weekly
motion being
rmeartri?.ges, &c
in the church durn
paid to the Bishop cf London for a faculty to sit'"°/ OOP
Fel,!orn.
dDelantibelaltinat.hses.eshbsoi:nh'idriro
cory church, Mr. W
..ensett objected to the paynnent c..ric4
,in the chapel during the repair' 800
money. He said that persons could as easiy ..,, af be inal 04
t.ie • other ti- '..4 01
instanced the repairs a 3 at
.any
toe raP ~0
Old Ca couple who were niarre lon iIV
Camberwell cht,rch he opposed the payment ' tbe
money. Mr. Gomm and; other '
bit hop could enforce Vie demand against tl Tetra die
den, sod Islet' ~,
, recommended its liquidation. On ai,
to
is
th
vestry
original motion was carr'ed by a large ISISiOritY, 4
vestry broke up. es
. • icreas-
DISPUT g WITH AMEIIICA.—Woat li 0,0
our regret at the present diaerence3tetween the eeNtilic ore
is the worthlessness of the quesfons is diputc• ~„' teo
'Wu; •
debating • nbeaer the boundaries of terzitoriNi a• , „ ji•
vast for their inhabitants, shall run for 100 nit p 3 in '',,niro.o
men said thcabto.,
rection or in another ; —and whether an act done in 18rsitic$
or was not strictly legal. All sensible persous.on be:a. d,
of the water must say—Let the questions he relerieoi over
terra!, or tossed up for, or settled in any wsY vi' aware
compatible Kith our honour, so that is e may hear -,cbich
of. them, and return to the confident intercourse en.a," or
:.:0 prosperity of both couirrias depends. Anst'l .07
Franee, or any other military non-commercial Stot-.ooi
waste its resoui et's in war cr angry diplomacy, bit dia."-
luxuries do not suit nations of agriculturists;--Man coo
ttirers, and merchants. Six moothi of-ahent stAdlsi
cost us as much as a little war.--Exieniiiien-' ' ' '