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ABBOTSFORD SUBSCRIPTION.
A meeting was held on Saturday, at the Thatched
House Tavern, of the subscribers and friends to the Ab.
hotsford subscription, to receive the report of the Sub.
Committee of Management. Among the Noblemen and
qentlemen present, we noticed the Marqnis of Northamp-
ton, the Earl of Haddington, the Earl of Rosrbery, S:r
Rot ert Peel, Sir George Murray, the, Lord Mayor. Sir
John Malcolm, Lord Morpeth, Lord Francis Leveson
Gower, the Hon. Mr. Dundee, Captain Basil Hall, Sir
James Shaw, and about 200 Noblemen and gentlemen.
Me. Dr-sroAs moved that the Marquis of Northampton
take the Chair.
The Pioo,e Marquis explained that the meeting was
called to express the admiration which was felt by Eng..
land, and he believed the whole civilised world, for the
genius and integrity of Sir Walter Scott. T. Lis integrity
he paid the tribute of his life. He sacrificed that to pay
debts not incurred on hi. own account, but on private
friendship. It bad been said that Englishmen were greater
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that slur. It was also of peat importance to show,
for the sake of the example, that the public fully
shared
in the admiration of that integrity to which be (Sit Wal-
ter Scott) sacrificed his life. The Noble Marquis filmic,.
sired for the absence of Lord John Russell grad other
friends of Sir Walter Scott, who would have been ahr,
much better than be was, to expatiate on the merits of S
Walter Scutt. The Noble Marquis had menti“ned that the
fleet in the Downs had sent 50/. ; that Prince Davidhoff
had sent 1001. ; and that the Queen of Spain had sent
201.-8/. had been sent from Stamf,rd—all of which had
been subscribed in shilling:. The Noble Marques• con.
eluded by reading the report, which stated that 8,000/.
had been subccribed; that 17,000!. would be wanted, and
that the expenses incurred had been 1,085/.
The LORD MATOK rose to propose the first resolution.
He moved the reception of the report, and as a mercantile
man felt proud of the integrity of Sir Walter Scot,. He
bad sacrificed his life to that noble principle. He, nailed
nis colours to the mast, wed sank with the storm that
wrecked so many public fortunes. The Lord Mayor also
that he should be willing to give the Mansion Ilou.c
far a online mee.ine, if the men of rfenius around hi.n
would honour him with their company.
The E.! of ROSE/MKT t4teolAti, El the motion, and
agreed with the Lord Mayor, that it was almost an insult
to the country to suppose that the sum of 17,0001 could
not be raised for the purpose of securing Abbotsford.
Lord Mcnirmt moved the second resolution. It was
only n.c.ssary to sound emphatically through the ear the
name of Scott, to ensure complete success. Nu author,
be believed, at any time, within the term of his own
ex;atence, had obtained so cosmopolitan a reputation as
Sir Walter Scott. Ile was going over a villa at Peters.-
burgh, which belonged to the Empress Mother, where, on
inquiry how she passed her evenings, he was informed
that in general she spent them in reading the works of
Sir W. Scott. The Noble Lord also refer Ted to the ad-
mirable work of Mr. Stuart, to show that the hostess at
Auburn, in America, had all Sir W. Scott's novels in her
library. The Noble Lord moved a resolution purporting
that the national character was involved in the complete
success of the subscription.
Mr. SOTHEBY seconded the motion, and passed a warm
commendation on the genius of Sir Walter Scott, calling
him another Shakspeare. The resolution was unanimously
carried.
Sir GEORGE MURRAY moved the third resolution, and
expressed great pride at being a countryman of Sir Walter
Scott.

Sir JOHN Ma',cosi seconded the motion. He supposed
he was only selected to support the motion because he was
a Scotsman, having been born on the same hills, and
drank of the same water, as Sir Walter Scott. The Hun.
Baronet expatiated on the moral advantage., which Sir
Waiter's works had bestowed on his country—preserving
its languae, and creating characters (like Dandie Din-
moot and Jeannie Dean) to he eximples to the penple.
His works would maps him eternal, and lie wished to
make the gratitude of the country eternally manifest by
purchasing and endowing Abbotsford.—(Hear, hear.)
Sir ROBERT Peet came forward to move the next
resolution. It would, he was assured, be the most ac-
ceptable tribute of respect that could be devised to Sir
Walter Scott himself, could he know that men of all
parties and all religious opinions—that not only his own
country, but the whole civilized world—hed come forward
to recognize the propriety of Caving this solace of his cares
from the defilement of the auctioneer. This was a tribute
of honour, not merely to a luau of genius-..if it were that
merely it would tail—but being a man of genius, he was
also a man of virtue, combining with genius many qua-
lities which genius sometimes wanted. The Right Hon.
Baronet eulogized in a most warm manner the industry
and good qualities of Sir Walter. Flattery and praise
never seduced him into arrogance. He bore his faculties
meekly. He was independent and not servile in adversity,
and not proud in prosperity. He never raised his own
time at the expense of any rival. He only sought to
raise the character of his country. These great qualities
justified the appeal that was then made. The success of
such a tribute would encourage rising genius, and be a
stimulus to morality.—(Great applause followed the close
of the Right Hon. Baronet's speech.)
Lord 'Avalon GOWER seconded the motion, and sai
that Sir Walter was not distinguished like another man of
genius, who made us weep while we admired. The Noble)
Lord imitated his predecessors in pronouncing a warm eu-
iogium on the writings of Sir Walter Scott.
Lord Alation moved the next resolution. He thought
the victories of mind should be commemorated as well as
the victories of war. He wished to see a literal), Blenheim
founded. The Noble Lord moved that the resolution be
inserted in the Morning and Evening Papers.
Sir C. BAGOT seconded the motion.
The Earl of HADDINGTON visored a vote of thanks to
the Sub-Committee. He was grateful to those who had
otiginated the idea of consecrating Abbotsford. The idea
was of English origin, not Scottish.
Mr. Prarturs seconded the motion.
Mr. ADAMS, as a Member of the Sub-Committee, re-
turned thanks.
Mr. Mona= moved the thanks of the meeting to the
Marquis of Northampton for his able conduct in the Chair.
Carried unanimously.
Captain BASIL HALL seconded the motion.
The Marquise of NORTILAMTTON returned thanks and
the meeting broke up.

EGYPTIAN DOCUMENT.

[Translated from the Turkish.]
TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE DISTRICT.

With respect to the men whom we take for the service
of our victorious war department, some draw their teeth,
some blind themselves, and others maim themselves on their
way to us, and for this reason we send back the greiter
part; and also I see in the report of the war department,
that there is always a deficiency. Send, then, before an
hour elapses, all the men wanting', provided they be able-
bodied and healthy, and those whom thou dost send must
he in concert with the Sheiks, and when thou dust expe-
dite them, let each know that he must not maim himself,
because I will take from the family of every such tifender
men in Lis place, and he who hss mined himself sha I he
sent to the galleys all hie life. I have already ordered this
to the S'lelks in writing, and do thou al.o take care, in
concert with the Sheiks, to levy the men demanded, and
send them immediately, . _ _

And the number of the rest of the men who remain in
your department send me with the learnt possible delay.--.
This I demand.

Alexandria, 21 Shawal, 1248 (12 MArch, 1833.)

THE SEAL OF MEHEMED AI I.
(True trattslstion.)
GEORGE OULIB, First Interpreter.

THE FRANKLIN CORRESPONDENCE.-
Mat invaluable epistolary correspondence of 13stri.tastix
FRANKLIN has been for some time out of print in this
c.iuntry, but is now again procurable, a new edition having
been just issued from the press. In the present day of
feverish political irritation, many a useful lesson may be
,it.rieeil from a reference to this work than which there is
none other that more effectually displays the tempt? ate and
philosophical character which ought to mark the discus..
siun of all political subjects.

MR. KEAN'S ALARMING ILLNESS.-Mr.
KEAN, we regret to state, has been drooping during the
past week ; and on Friday and Saturday was so seriou.ly
ill, that Mr. DOUCHEZ, his favourite surgeon, went to
Richmond, by particular request, and administered to his
relief. He found him in bed, suffering much from in-
ternal hseinurrhage and general debility, and shunningan
anything in the shape of sustenance. Mr. SMITH,n in
eminent surgeon of Richmond,"has been 9
his attentions to the unfortunate Tragedian
Cameos has paid him several friendly vivo_ v jai him,
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