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London, England, 1826-10-06 00:00:00

FLANDERS PAPERS.

(111( EXPREss.
CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPT. 7.--The taking down of the
standard of the Prophet, which was to have taken place
on the :31st of August, was neeessarily delayed to the 2.1
of September, on stemma of the dreadful tire which broke
out at. Constantinople just before the hour when the seve-
ral Officers of State were to assemble for thi4 ceremony.
ThiS lire, which has destroyed nearly an eighth part of
this immense capital (about 6,000 houses), continued for
thirty-six hours.. The violence of the wind,' the want of
water, and the extraordinary drought, lessened the efficacy
of the succour which 'the public authorities directed with
indefatigable zeal, in the various parts to which the rage
of the flames extended; The immense magazines known
by the name of Khans, Besestins, and Tscharchis, the ho-
tels of almost all the Ministers and Great officers of the.
Empire, the palace of the' Graud Vizier, ' called the
Sublime Porte, the palace of the Armenian Patriarch,
with the patriarchal church, and many other public build-
ings, are reduced to ashes. The loss of the Government
is estimated at above 6,000,000 of piastres : that of the
Turkish and Armenian merchants and tradesmen, about
50,000,000. It has not been certainly discovered whether,
this great disaster is to be ascribed to accident or malice;
many circumstances indicate that if the origin was mei,
dental, it was propagated by the discontented; for it is
certain tluit-- the lire broke out all at once in very distant
quarters, where neither the direction nor the force of the
wind could have carried it. .

The Measures adopted by the Grand Vizier, in concert
with the Seraskier, were as energetic as rapid. Above
8,000 troops,- and four brigades of field artillery, were sta-
tioned in the interior of the Seraglio, in order of battle.—
All the streets were occupied by soldiers, and no rioters
ventured any where to shoW themselves.. The Sidten halt'
opened all the gates of his Palace to receive the unfor-
tunate familicti that seek an asylum. Several thousand
women and children are lodged in palaces belonging to the
Government; others have received ample pecuniary relief.
A part of the magazines will be rebuilt I.t, the expence of
the Government, and the building of the new barracks is
deferred till after the erection of the public buildings which
are indispensable to commerce. The Seraskier mingled
with the firemen to encourage them, and worked with all
leis strength for two hours; the chiefs of the several corps
vied with him in activity and exertions to preserve order.'
The great. majority of the people ascribe thin misfortune
to the cruel vengeance of the Janissaries, who are become
objects of universal execration. The Sultan, to' stop one
source of discontent which might lead to. a re-action, has
resolved to revoke the finnan which abolished, without
distinction, all the esseutesissued dor the war in Egypt.
Partial payments hsve already been made to several thou-
sand. indiliduals whose demands were rejected a few days
before.

The standard of Mehemet was replaced on the 2d,
with the usual ceremonies, in the apartments allotted for
the preservation of the relies of the Prophet. Afthe same
time the camp in the interior of the Seraglio was broken
up, and the Grand Vizier, accompanied bir
Minis-
ters, has gone to the form palace of the erAga of the
all the
Janissaries, which, after the events of the 15th of June,
was assigned to the Mufti. Another residence will be
assigned to the latter, which the Sultan will select fot him.
Bitusatut, OCT. 1.--It is affirmed, that in the project
re
of law to be laid befo the States.-General for the °Tani-
7,ation of the Courts of Justice,
Maliutta is proposed for
the put Pr the supreme tribunal, or the high court. The
reason of this determination seams to be, that in only one
of the southern provinces there were annually more causes
to be carried before the high court than in all the northern
provinces. ft this rse.t is true, says a journal, it does
honour to the Dutch character, for the most social and
most estimable people is doubtless that which has the least
peed of tribunals,

OeiroßEß 2,--It LQ Sitid 010 En
an glish journal will
shortly be published in Ms city,
If %& may believe the reports which have been in cir-
culation foe sione days, and which tame trona a high
(orter, the choice of mast of the new Wallops of our
langdom is already made, M. Cuveliev, Canon of Namur,
is spolcen of for the liiotoprie of Liege ; M, Beret for Bois
Due;la and M. Ch. illArgenteau, for Namur,
OCTOBER 3.—The citil9po of the disaster/It Ostend arc
still involved in obscurity. We have seen inhabitants of
that city who persist in believing that it was owing to
Papersf Oct, 4,

tht *tn.

LONDON,
FRIDAY EirEATING, OCTOBER 6, 1826.

The Paris Papers of Tuesday, and the Etoile of
Wednesday morning, reached town last night.

The conferences at Akermann form, of course, the
great feature of interest in all these journals. It ap-
pearsthat on the 21st August, the Russian Commis-
sioners delivered to the Turkish Plenipotentiaries the
final demands of Russia, detailed in eighty-two para-
graphs, which may, however, be reduced to the follow-
ing three principal points

1. The question relative to, the Asiatic fortresses on tile Kazis,
which Russia is resolved to retain.

2. The legal relations of Moldavia and Wallachia, to whicl
Russia will devote a detached article of the definitive Treaty, i

order to protect them from Turkish oppression.
8. The Civil and Religions existence of the Servians.

The first impulse of the Turkish Commissioners, on
reading these demands, was to require their pass-
ports, expressing at the time the liveliest fear of losing
their heads if they continued in the Russian territory,
after having' received such exorbitant and offensive
demands. This determination they subsequently
altered, but refused to discuss the propositions till

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they had been communicated to their Government.
The Russian Commissioners thereon instructed M.
MINZIACKY, to present this Ultimatum, t 9 the ERIK
EFFENDI, in doing which, he fixed the 7th October,
as the definitive period for the acceptance-or rejection
of the proposals ;- and th© Dragoman, who was the
bearer of the Note, stated the fact, that the Russian
Army would cross the Pruth on that day, if the answer
were not satisfactory. There are not any clear grounds
on which to form an opinion of the probable result of
this long pending negociation ; but judging by the
past, we adhere to that which we have before express-
ed, that the sword alone will decide the question be-
tween the two Empires.
It appears that. Russia is determined to take vigo-
rous measures against Persia. Two divisions of in-

fautry and 20,000 Cossacks are to be dispatched forth-
with for the frontiers of that Kingdom, Ito await the
final orders of the EviPtßott.

The Etale now admits that some delay will take
place in the payment of the remaining part of the Hay-
tian Indemnity, but gravely asks who did not foresee
that Hnyti would not be able to make the payments
regularly ; and observes, that the importance attached
to these delays by the English and Americans, is

merely the expression of that unravourable feeling w
which they contemplate the commercial advantage,
which France enjoys under the Treaty in question.—
Jealous themselves of the trade of other countries, the
French never lose an opportunity of, attributing to their
neighbour's feelings, which, if they were mean enough
to entertain, could not be called into action by the con-
temptible commerce of France.
Extracts from these Papers will he found in another
colunm.

FRXNCH FUNDS.—PARIS, OCT. 3.—rive per Cents. 97f.
90c. ; Three per Cents. 661. bc.; Bank Actions, 2082-50 f. ;
Renter delcaples, 781. 20c.; Spitnish Loan, 4144.—""`

We received Jest night by the Flanders Mail, Brus-
sels Papers of the 4th inst. They contain some fur-
ther particulars from the Austrian Observer, of the
24th ult., of the ravages of the fire at Constantinople,
and of the energetic measures adopted by the Sultan,
and his Great Officers, to arrest the progress of the
devouring element. The calamity is generally attri-
buted to the revenge of the Janissaries who, in con-
sequence, are become objects of universal execration.
The very means therefore resorted to by the remain-
ing Members of that corps to reek their vengeance on
the Government may probably recoil on themselves,
and complete their extermination. These accounts
tosw etlri of
tleitnt
ds of Russia.
Turkish correspond in fixing the 7th of this month, as the day
It is mentioned from Brussels that an English
Journal shortly be published in that City.
osinozwielic t
rlsisi
to lac
iwfigniavleann
Extracts of these Papers will be found in another
column.

Dutch Papers to the 4th inst. also came to hand
last night ; their contents are unimportant. The
King of the NETHERLANDS bad selected the Bishops
who are to fill the Catholic Sees in his dominions.

A Committee, consisting of the Presidents of the Pro.
vincial. Boards of Health, is to proceed to Groningen,
to investigate the cause and nature of the mortality
prevailing there. .

We learn by Chilian Papers, which were received
yesterday, to the 29th May, that an insurrection had
broken out, at Chiloe among the garrison left to defend
that Island after the defeat of the Spanish force, which
had so long resisted the power of the Chilian Govern-
ment. We subjoin the official statement :

(From the Patriota Chilow Extraordinario.)
SANTIAGO, MAY 29.—We have just been favoured with
the following 'despatch and narrative, which have been ad-
dressed to us by, the Government, and from a, regard to
their importance, we hasten to publish them, that the
people may know the infamous manoeuvres which sonic
degenerate men employ, for the purpose of sowing the
seeds of civil war in this beautiful country,. and bringing
it again under the yoke of despotism.
GOVERNMENT OF VALPARAISO MAY 27.—1 t is now
seven o'clock at night, and at this very hour starts in the
direction of the capital, the sergeant-Major of the 4th,
Don Geronimo Valenzuela, whet has landed on the coast,
anti who cams from Chiloe in the brig Levante, which htis
not yet entered the harbour. He brings intelligence that
the battalion to which he belongs has mutinied, in conse,.
quence of the arrival from Lima of Don Pedro .Alduriete,
commissioned by O'Higgins, with the object of posst"ing
himself of that Archipelego, which he effected on the 3d
instant, at two o'clock in the morning, having put the Go-.
vernor under arrest. The same Sergeant-Major will-
in
form your Excellency particularly respecting this event,
which, .to save time, I shall not communicate'to you in
detail. • Be pleased to bring it to the knowledge of the
Supreme Director, and to receive the assurances of IllY
consideration and respect.
(Signed) FRANCISCO DE LA SASTRA.
Addressed to the Minister of State for the
Department of the-Interior.
DETAILS OF THE EVENTS IN CHILQE*
The Sergeant-Major of the 4th battalion, Geronimo
Jose Valenzuela, communicates the following intelligence
On the night between the 24th and 25th of Apra, ar-
rived at the port of San Carlos, in the English vessel
Alexander Adams, . Don Pedro Aldunate, brother to the
Governor, Don Jose Santiago, coming from Calico. The,
said Don Pedro brought from Lima a commission to midge
the troops in the garrison in favour of Don Berl
ao
O'Higgins, with a particular charge of treating for. this.
tillery, who, on account of the absence of the Goveruor,
purpose with Don Manuel Fuentes, Seijeant-Maj
'Aldunate, organizing the militia of that province, held the
situation of interim Governor. Fuentes and Don Pe rot
Aldunate, taking advantage of these circumstances, brought
about an insurrection among the troops at tvto o'clock la
the morning of the 3d May. To accomplish this object_
on the' same night, the interim Governor Fuentes, went
or of At-
, to the house of Valenzuela, (who commanded at theorowne
the 4th battalion), accompanied by Captain
Lieut. Rojas, and Ensign Silva, all of the sant dolt
and a party of soldiers, and without any coition"; his
surprised him, and took him prisoner, confining him opt,
quarters in the same house. On the following dait unie,
Aranda and Lieut. Morten came to visit him, and con
ten
nicated to him that Capt. Don Andres Olivaresll2lU:iirlic,
the command of the battalion ; that Captain Dolltn:ne
Henriquez executed the duties of set in the
battalion ; that the reason for this insurrection Was the „gled
rival at these islands of Don Pedro Aldunate, commio°,:".„
by O'Higgins to effect it ; that be assured them that t'e"h'
Bolivar had offered to O'Higgins 4,000 men to :1413.
upon Chile; that the latter had not received the °;er
mediately, requiring two months to form his deterniiiia•
e ba°tlitalion;
Commissioners to the towns of Conception,
tion ; that for insuring his object, O'Higgins had sent order*
to excite a mutiny among- the troops of Chile, as well stsi
Coquimbo, to form partisans among the troops there IT,
tioned, and to have them ready to assist him when
should enter Chile.
He knew that, without any opposition, the chiefs oft
. Hoe
insurrection would gain over in Chiloe the 4th hattai
and the company of artillery. The
Governor, 1)°,°;1°„(
Santiago Aldunate, arrived at the city on the said 'they
May, at twelve o'clock in the morning, and at nigb.t,the
apprehended hint and made him prisoner, alo
ng witacio
brother of the depottent, Adjutant-Major Don 44'1 0,,
Valenzuela. The deponent knew that the intentionvosip,.
mutineers was to send the Governor, Aldunatet t° sari
raiso, in the brig Livonia, which was in the Par.
Carlos, discharging her cargo to return to VniParsibiotila
Santiago, sti
the night of the 4th of May the deponent, his ow
above mentioned, and Lieutenant Don Lorenzo Di,'
filed
barked on board the national brig Levank, sellie".aot of
the following day to Valparaiso. The command
op toe
that brig put on shore the deponent and his brother re,
quest, out of fear that the ship
coast of San Antonio on the 27th instant, at their.o:
soon
enough at Valparaiso, to which they were 1100°100W
they arrived on the 27th, at night, Lieutenant Oa' nough
should aot e.rrtvd. and
remained on board, because he had not boldlle6l 'aval
to leap on shore. At the moment of the depollent
at Valparaiso, and after his conversation with „ea to-
vernor, he,proceeded • to this capital, where hie urr"
day; at aiiro'clock in the morning."
:lie e

been re"
Jamaica Papers to the lsth August ll4ve Co free-
ceived at the North and South kneric4"

House • the following
a G extracts
azettes:•-'.'o v
_____e
have (From tbe,...../.,„,„;,,, Papers
of the I sth Aoo4,stb alt.
it appears that suspicions being
r!' whichd entertaitted
tore
0 gar to the tranquillity of the Republic, in coodi„.
tof the operations of the enemy at Cuba, the
of
characters
sive of the Isthmus, and the existence of 5e41,40.
maarnatettera nthierein, the Assembly was COuvoktki in ' "
1 es
be ,adopted the "" July, to discuss the necessary rote-r it of
adopted for the defence - -
of the Republic,--t f. lerin
which Was a : a Of #
proclamation. These suspicion- .
_..1 rbe
having subsided, another proclamation was issued (P i
b W i
reivdp, Panama
25th to that ta t the "'''
effect, and by which it appears, t-a-d in the
litar command referred to in the former one cenae .piseill
exercise
Attorney-General's 91.
its extraordinary functions ; and the . thst
an
As orney-General's opinion on these mere
tue.'oest
and
Assembly could not be convoked on mere elni,lici„
I unfounded information, statin , g in support at. 's I flat
I"
that every
one is aware that the forces in -Cuba „ere
wer
only insufficient to attack Colombia, but dint they the
amble, had no troops for disembarking
incapables of protecting the very Island itself. 11` —4 co-
o the _
th
1.. punish squadron, which was ploughing the Oast ', veil
'tailors were novices In the art
Havannah they were compelled to burthen the ininwle no
with heavy taxes. It is likewise stated that they flavor,.
transports, - nor.- means to carry on Nilo', and werectis,
pilled to station. three divisions of 6;000 ettell int rities
Havannah, and Puerto Principe, to defend the ant
of Colombia, which were dreaded. , v Dor-
These Papers contain also a . Nlttnifesto,_ by J__; r* 6°-
muds, dated Barcelona, as Commandant-000 u °'horte
Itoco, to the people, on the motives which hae ,led low ;
. declare the provinces of the Department under merti°ltbeif
it further adds, that 12 thousand warriors are now on
awmayvetdo
at Panama.
under his Excellency the l'ibea:o7;
who returns from Riva, and part of that force h
is all
, of
naviga;t.ionon
.d t lriAottli.Tototoiti:
August; they state, that the insurrection will not e iity
further than the Carracas and Valencia, the Bloncipliro.
Carthagena Papers have also been receivedto the
eterltdi
of Barcelona, Piretue, pets, and Margaretodiave P
flounced against the rebellion of Paez. the Nth
P
In ths American apers, there is a letter of t

August, from the flavannah,- stating that a pretty large
fleet was fitting out at that port, and rumour assigned its
destination to be Vera Cruz.

Private letters from Madrid, state that the King of
SPAIN has despatched letters to several Bishops of
the Kingdom, assuring them, that it is not his inten-
tion to make any changes in the laws and institutions
of the Country. -We should, indeed, be surprised if
FEEDINA ND were to attempt any reform, as every act
of his Government denotes a determination ;to endea-
vour to maintain that syStem of ignorance and super-
stition, upon which alone the arbitrary power of his
throne is founded. His MAJESTY is likely to give
another. example of this determination, if the reports
mentioned in the Quotidienne, can be relied on. It
is stated that the Spanish Ministry are ,preparing to
send into Portugal, a body of 8,000 Royalist Volun-
teers, chosen fiom among those Volunteers who are
not married, and have no fixed residence in the cities.
The men composing this redoubtable corps, are to
receive five reals, abOut 2s. ld. sterling, per diem each,
during the time they, are absent on this service,: and
their deeds will, we have no doubt, be worthy of the
cause in which they'are to be engaged. One Portu-
giie;e, battalion, eon:menthol by British Officers, would
put the whole 8,000 of these myrmidons to the route.

We received this morning, the Nuremburgh Cor-
respondent of the 28th ultimo. It states under the
head of Berlin, that in the event of the conferences at
Akermann being finally broken off, that the Russian
army could not commence offensive operations for six
months to come, in Moldavia and Wallachia, qn
account:of the impoverished state of these Provinces,
in consequence of the long continued dry weather; and
as the rainy season was on the point of setting in, the
roads would be rendered quite impassable :
BERLIN, SEPT, 22.

However positive the reports are concerning the pro-
bable, issue of the conferences at Akermann, and much as
it is therefore to, be apprehended that the Emperor
Nicholas, notwithstanding his wish to preserve peace, may
be at length obliged to adopt some serious measures, in
order to bind the obstinacy and arrogance of the Mussul-
men, it may yet be reasonably doubted, considering how
far the season is advanced, whether these measures are
likely to be carried into execution this year. Persons
who are well acquainted with these countries affirm, that
the' occupation of Moldavia and . Wallachia by Rus-
8411 troops, which might be expected as the first
ilinnediate, consequence of the breaking' off of\ the
negociations, is wholly impracticable at this moment;
because, especially in. the first of these Principali-
ties, there is at this time an absolute scarcity of water,
and very shortly, when the rainy season sets in, the roads
become quite impracticable, and therefore no convoys of
Protiisions and forage can be sent after the troops, which,
however would be absolutely, indispensable for an army at
all considerable,, because,. since the late troubles, the
Turkish occupation (agriculture) has been greatly neg-
lected in both the Principalities • and, in addition to this,
the extraordinary heat of the last summer has burnt up
the meadows, so that the necessary forage could not be
had on any terms. This being the state of things; it may
be calculated that, even in the most unfavourable issue of
the conferences, a delay of six months would be necessary,
which European diplomacy would probably turn to ac-
count, to prevent a formal breach between Russia and
the Porte.

Frankfort Papers of the 29th ult. have also been
received. They state that even the loyal inhabitants
of St. Petersburgh, were disappointed at the « killing
frost," which had so suddenly nipped the Emperor's
mercy in the bud, and caused him to abridge the sen-
tence on the conspirators of eternal banishment to
Siberia, by allowing all those who could survive their
deoni, the enviable -privilege of returning to die in
Russia. What generosity
ST. PETERSBURG, SEPT. 16.
It Wes expected, that on the occasion of his Majesty's
Coronation the. punishments to which the individuals im-
plicated in the' conspiracy were sentenced, would expe-
rience some mitigation, this, hope has been disappointed.
[he Emperor addressed to the Senate, on the 3d of Sep-
tember, an ukase, which reduces to twenty years the pe-
nalty of bard labour, in the cases of those who were con-
demned for life, acid the terms to which others are sen-
t
en_cied in the following proportions, viz.:--
10 15 instead of 20, 10 instead of 15, 8 instead of 12,
tistmstead of 10, 5 instead of 8, 3 instead of 5, and l' in-
stead of of 2 ; they will be immediately sent to Siberia.
"
conspirators condemned to banishment to Siberia for
Indefinite period are to remain there only 20 years.
WEIMAR, SEPT. 19.
vierle`e of hedaybefore yesterday the bust. of. Schiller, a master-
the Dannecker's, was placed with great solemnity in
which Grand Ducal Library. This Me, the preparations for
had long since been made, was deferred till the
_lv° of M. Ernest Schiller, son of the great Chet, and
uou_e of the Judges in the Court of Appeal Cologne.tP
On
the Carneian 1
ett)o'f the
s son. of the poet, itithe ofth
united
the skull or his ....canner Walzogen, solemnly deposited
It 6 Phutd the Grand Ducal Library at
the marble bust of Sehiri°(l of
the pedestal which bears
The
ceremony
was
tenzi,,,,tw,ldlich is an admirable likeness.
the occasion, delivered by the c'tkY a discourse suitable to
oftener M. Von Muller.

The Country Gentlemen of limas, and some of the
adjoining Western. Counties, have shown that if they
are not open to reason, they are at least influenced by
the warning voice of experience. Their discomfiture
at Andover, on the recent meeting for passing peso_
lutions relative to the maintenance of the Corn Laws,
has alarmed all the host of Squires ; and the meetings
which were contemplated in many of the 'large market
towns, and actually convened in some, have been post•
polled sine die. Wisdom is taught by experience,
and we really congratulate the Country Gentlemen,
that the result of the first meeting has produced an
effect upon them which may avert borne of the odium
which would have universally attached to the landed
Proprietors, had they persevered in their intention of

attempting to pass Resolutions contrary to the pre-
nailing feeling of the community at large. Their very
tenants begin to be satisfied that their interests will
be best promoted by the admission of the corn under
certain limitations.

MI these circumstances give rise to a confident
expectation that the ground will be cleared for the
immediate discussion of this most important question

on' the meeting of Parliament, and that those laws,
which since their passing have occasioned more agita-
tion in the minds of the people, and more fluctuation
in 'the prices of the necessaries of life, and of property
generally, than all the other Acts in the Statute Book,
will be repealed, and substituted by enactments on this
vital question congenial with the feelings and best
interests of the country, and consistent with that
rational and enlightened policy which the Ministry of
Great Britain have acted upon in other branches of
our commercial transactions.

• We copy from the Times the following letter, which,
(if its statement can be relied on) shews the necessity
of persons being on their guard with respect to the
tricks likely to be played them in the purchase or sale
of French Stock. We understand that the Committee
of the Stock Exchange, with the honourable zeal
which they show on all occasions, for the maintenance
of correct conduct amongst the Members of their
House, have taken up the matter, and will institute an
enquiry into it :

(From a Correspondent.)
The following statement is calculated to put upon their,
guard against fraud, all those who may have transactions
to effect in the foreign funds,
Observing in Wetenhall's list of Tuesday, that the price
of French. stock in London was quoted at 97f., end hav-
ing been told that the price in the market on that day had
never been under 98f., I took the trouble to inquire as to
the fact of two very respectable gentlemen, with whom I
have the honour to be acquainted, and who are large deal-
ers in French stock; when they told me,. that they had
themselves always been anxious to buy at 98f. on that day,
and that, suspicious of some trick in the quotation of 97f.,
they had been at the pains to ask an explanation of Mr.
Wetenhall, when they found that a broker, who transacts
a good deal of business with and for a certain great capi-
talist, had been to his (Mr. Wetenhall's) office after 4
o'clock on Tuesday, to desire that this price (97f.) should
be marked.

Mr. Wetenhall replied, that it was too late to mark such
a price as the list had gone to press, when the broker went
himself to the printer's, and stopped the press for the pur-
pose of having the price quoted.
Now, Sir, it is well known that the said great capitalist
allows a commission to all brokers who deal with him, and
the inference to be drawn from this, coupled with the above
circumstance, is, that the broker having some French stock
to sell for an unlucky principal, sold it to the said great
capitalist at one per cent. under the price which he might
have obtained for it in the market, for the sake of the com-
mission allowed, thus sacrificing his principal's interest to
his 'own. It would be well, therefore, to advise all who
are obliged to employ brokers for the sale or purchase of
French stock, to give such brokers a hint of their know-
ledge of the practice in question, and to request 'that their
business be transacted in the open market, where they are
much more likely to obtain a fair price than with an indi-
vidual who pays a commission to their broker.
Thursday, Oct. 5. EXPOSITOR.

We think it proper to notice the continuance of the
Stade-duty (Stador-toll) on goods per British ships, trad-
ing to Hamburg)), whilst this impost is no longer payable
on vessels under the Hamburgh flag. This duty is, we
understand, of Hanoverian origin, and we are rather sur-
prised that any preference against the shipping interests of
this country should come from that quarter, after the libe-
ral system which has been adopted towards foreign ship-
ping. We trust the proper authorities will notice this cir-
cumstance, and protect the British ship-owner in this case.
In fact, the practice has come to this, that the brokers on
'Change make the freedom from the above duty a ground
of recosmuendation to the merchants, why they should
prefer forwarding their goodi by a tbreign vessel. This
is acting upon the reciprocity system with a vengeance.

The El Cometa Mereantel, from Carthgena de Colom-
bia, of the 3d of August, contains an important document,
being the public acts of the four Municipalities of the City
of Barcelona, Piritu, Pelar, and Province of Margarita ;
they denounce the conduct of General Paez, in Valencia,
as rebellious, and stigmatise him as a traitor.

Letters have been received this morning from the City
of Mexico, of the 2d of August, stating that the convoy
had not set off with the specie at that date.

Extract of a letter from Hull, dated Oct. 4.—Mr. Lucking,
the Agent here for the Patriotic Assurance Company, has received
orders to decline taking Marine Insurances for the present. The
Only remaining Agency here is the South Devon Company.
We•undeiitand, with the exception of Liverpool, that the above
determination applies to all the OutpOrts, and that the amount
taken by this Company, is limited to 2,000!. on each risk in
London.