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London, England, 1826-05-15 00:00:00

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LONDON,
m ONDAY EVENING, MAY .15, 1826.

The termination of the War with the' BurMese,
which we announced on Saturday, is an event of the
utmost importance to the Empire at large, but more
particularly to our Indian Possessions. The War
had already lasted a considerable time, had heen expen-
sive in life and treasure, and little hope of a speedy ter-
mination ofit could be entertained. A further enormou
expenditure of life and treasure was to be looked for
in the prosecution of the objects for which the war
was undertaken, difficulties of an almost insurmounta-
ble nature were to be encountered; and evil conse-
quences of various descriptions were to be anticipated
from the protraction of the contest, ,even if it were
ultimately brought to a successful termination: The
gallantry and good conduct
.both of the. Military and
Naval forces employed in the operations, however, have
prevailed, and a Peace has been at once concluded, on
terms most honourable and advantageous to the in
terests of Great Britain. The extract of the De.vatch
from Brigadier-General WlLLotiOnTri• COTTON,
dated on the Ist- January; published iii'..Saturday
night's Gazett, and given in another Pirt of our
Paper, does not imply that further fighting had taken
place since the date of 7 the preceding accounts, hut
that the success of the previous battle had been followed
up by a rapid pursuit of the retreating forces of the
enemy, by the Madras division of the Army, with the
Body Gutird,. and a Troop, of Horse Artillery, and
the Cominander of the Forces. On the 28th Dec.,
. 16 The four Provinces of ATirricaepanpreo,:jaennteideitthy,.3re
'a
Flag of, Truce ,carne in • from Malloon, where the
Chiefs-of the Burmese. Army were assembled, and
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after discussions which continued from the Ist to the
3d Jan. the following terms of Peace were agreed
upon, viz :
of mergui, Tavoy; and Zea, to be ceded to
r;albyletheC.HoulopnaLyrblienCompany one crore
tve
13doli.flonuernrcrin6illis:oes6CfelsiAto°b4s'Ysatinns, Cachar, Zeatuno, and Munniporc,
.Residenti to be: at *each
to be placed under Princes, to be 'named 'by the
be admitted into Burmese
Britishpcoor Court.
srt,
.a
nGovernment.
tßritisho dshtheir
c a
rgoes free of duty ; Bur:

mese ships'to have the same privilege in Britisli
i‘ ports. The Siamese nation to be included in the

Peate."

Such are the conditions of the Peace which has
been wrung from the Burmese by the- success
of the -British arms ; and in rejoicing at the
termination- of a dangerous and expensive war, we
itust hail with; 'satisfaction the adVantageous results
which it has, produced. The security of our, Eastern
Dourinions is established against the Burmese by the
dismemberment, of their Empire. ; indemnity for the-
mpences of the war has-been obtained ; and future
AdvantageS 'of the highest value secured by the esta-
blishment of residents in the several 'ceded provinces,
aid -the admission of British ships into Rangoon and
other Burmese ports, without the payment of duties
on their cargoes. - New channels for British enter-
, prise will thus be opened, and a valuable mercantile
intercourse establiShed with rich and populous
countries.

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On the whole, a peace has been concluded, more
glorious and beneficial to our interests than the most .
sanguine could have anticipated, from the power .of
the enemy against whom we had to contend, and the
natural difficulties of the country in which operations
were to be carried on ; and we trust, that the peace
which has been thus obtained by the prowess of our
arnis, will be .secured by the moderation and wisdom
of our Councils in the East.
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Intelligence from Bburtpore, to the 25th December,
has also been brought home by the Mellish. All the
pn:pamtory measures for. the attack of that fortress bad
ben completed, and the attack would be immediately
made, if a capitulation did not previouslY take place
'l'he most sanguine expectations of the fall of that,
important 'station were still entertained ; and we
continue to anticipate the 'news of this desirable event
by the next arrivals from Calcutta.

.The French Papers of Friday and Saturday reached
us last night. They announce the. arrival at Paris, 03
Thuriday last, of Sir FREDERICK 'ADAM, Lord
High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, with bk
family and suite. It is said, that his Excellency bad
mentioned that Missolonghi held out on the 12til
April, and that Admiral MIAULIS with a supply °f
provisions for the garrison, was in sight on that day.
This corroborates the accounts which, we gave from 3
private letter on Saturday, of the Greek fleet being at
Patras on the 12th April.
Three
FRENCH FUNDS, MAY 13.—Five per cents, 96.56. ;
per cents, 64.60.

We received. yesterday. Hamburglv:P.apetS
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11th instant, and from them we learn that the'Areh'
duke CONSTANTINE has been appointed Genenirls-'
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sirno• of all die Russian and: Polish Armies, - -,
shall await, with some degree of anxiety, the Address
,i
meat...
which he marmake 'to. the Army on asstiniing its
command, or the first Orders, which he may subse-
quently
We shall be Surprised
pently issue to it, as some indication may then pro-
bably to the
appear. of the intentions respecting its "enlPl°Y•
CONSTANTINE should not prove a preliminary step,.
to the advancement of the object which the policy or
the Court of St. Petersbtirgh hasstcadily pursued for
so many years. if the. -appointment or

•We mentioned some days ago the prOlnonv
Major-General Sir NEIL CAMPBELL being
ed Governor of Sierra Leone and its Dependencies,
and our Readers will perceive, by Saturday's Gazette,
that that appointment has taken place. We understand
that this Officer is eminently qualified for' the high
and important duties which are to be entrusted to hini,
and we sincerely hope that his constitution will resist
the noxious effects of the fatal climate in which they are
to be executed.. The danger of a reSidence.at Sierra'
Leone is so great, that we cannot help thinking the.ut-
w
most liberality should be.shown towards Offieers h°
are willing to encounter it on the public service' 'll°.
only in the amount of their own allowances, but in
securing for their family a . suitable provision in the
ct
event of their falling victims to the baneful effes II
the atmosphere of that part of. Africa.. It is
'known that the family of the late lam `J
TURNER consisted, on his departure•from this c,ctin
.
try, a year and a half ago,- of seven persons, 01
two only * (his nieces) have survived ! These yol
Ladies were dependent upon him, and we are satifile
that the public would rejoice to learn, that 'M,
jesty's Government had granted to them a liberal rt
vision, in consideration of the services and death °
,pleir Uncle.

Amongst
paltielmealocosl4fts' teshve a‘Nw'llicl}:olli11:17. IlijMt-he
16;
BROUGHAM have entaibled upon the country, and
very proulil4l3,
rank. The eirectsaho,terfhsedetdliiis measure' are experienced 19
ery
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rsa, ft
advanceof
turnbn obnoxious
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ing. Indeed, we appear to be fast advancing to 7
tern of dictation fromthe lower to the higher ranks, whic
may be dreaded I,N. men less nervous than ourseivesso'
It cannot be forgotten (kit the Shipping:lll°re
of the Kingdom have been deeply injured for Pilo
together by the obstinacy` of the Shipwrights; t
the supply of coals to the market has bee" frequent
affected -by the Combinations amongst the colliers, sith
de e
that, in most trades,
s, a kind of legislation an10140,..41
jymen subjects the masters to a restraint volit'c,
is at once injurious to their own interest, and elest,frot
Live to the commerce of the whole killga°lTh the
this state of things can last, without involving 0
security of the public, is impossible no one
look at the matter linpartially,.. Without droo

the' organization of a system by which it trade can in a
moment_be placed at the mercy of the operators of
the whole country,.and the supply of an article of com-
merce be stopped at the signal .of a few discontented
men. However-desirouS we may have shown our-
selves to relieve the distresses of the Manufacturers, we
are sorry to have seen the working of this mischievous
system exemplified in the destruction of 'machinery,
and in the numerous other excesses which have
been committed. by designing men, who have
.misled the starving population of the manufac-
turing districts. The questions which have sug-
gested themselves on this occasion, are, how do
these operatives communicate ? Whence come their
supplies ?. The tailors notoriously assist all their
fellow men who strike to uphold the " rights" of the
journeymen, and it is tOlerably well ascertained that,
upon any extraordinary occasion, thirty thousand can
he called upon for weekly contributions in aid of the
disaffected. This mode of communication is too often
by the means of their Friendly. or Trade Societies, and
we have but little doubt that every combination of mag-
situde-coUld he traced to such sources. It should
be remembered that the avowed object of most Friendly
Societies is to support men in sickness and old age,
and the perversion of funds to other purposes is, in
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all probability, an offence at common law ; therefOre
thesC matters are generally conducted very quietly: bitt
however secret the affairs of their concerns may be
kept in general, accident has brought to light a cir-
cumstance which speaks volumes. We have mislaid
Our report, and cannot supply accurately from memory,
the statement which was made in a late Friendly So-
ciety case, but we know that Mr. HARMER, in re-
questing a. Magistrate's .assistance to reinstate a
member in a club whence, he bad been excluded
for non-payment of certain contributions, showed
that his client resisted the payment on just
grounds, viz. the perversion of the funds of the club ;
mutt° prove this, he. produced an account in which
three items appeared,' which should open the. eyes of
the GoVernment as well as the people, to the wretched
system that has been brought about, not more by the
depravity of the leaders than by the encouragement
held out by injudicious supporters of the operatives.
The items to which we allude, were nothing more nor
les4 than a sum of money " paid to a Committee on
Combination Laws ;" 'a second sum, not much
under 1001.." paid to Bradford Union ;" and a third
tun, we think 651. paid for shares in the Trades'
Newspaper; and all this too from the funds of a Society
held tinder the protection of the Legislature for support-
ingits members in sickness or old age. Mr. HARMER,
who conducted the case, exposed the infamy of this
,perversion in strong language, and this circumstance
all .probability is but one of a thousand of. the
same nature, for it is well known, that the Bradford
Union commanded an immense fund at one period,
and that the Trades Newspaper was 'avowedly
supported by the " Operatives." It appears
therefore to - us necessary, that prompt measures
be instantly adopted to correct the evil; and we
would suggest the propriety of appointing a Coin-
tni.ssion, even before the rising of the Parliament, with
such powers as may be deemed necessary, to sit and
act, during the Recess, as circumstances may
dictate, and report to the next Parliament the result
of an inquiry into the extent of the mischief which thus
.threatens the best interests of the community.

The John Bull, in defending the system of cruelty
to slaves, or rather in apologizing for its infliction, so
far as branding goes, says, " now with respect to the
bodily pain of branding ; when it teas permitted, it
should be recollected that it was done with a silver
brand heated in spirits of wine." This refinement is
something like hanging a man with A silken rope, or
shooting him with a silver bullet.

Letters have been received this morning from
Smyrna, dated April 3, at which time his Majesty's
4144 Cambrian, Zebra, and Alacrity, were 'in that
port. Every thing remained quiet. There were re-
Ports of French and Italian vessels having been at-
tacked by Greek pirates in the Archipelago ; but no
r-nglish vessel had been molested.

We received German Papers this morning, from
which we make the following extracts. The article
respecting Sir HUDSON LOWE is interesting :

CODISTANTIWOPLZ, MAY ,11

Since the delivery of the Russian Ultimatum on the 6th, n 074:
thing further has occurred on this subject. Mr. Stratford Can'-Y
zing continues his negociations in favour of the Greeks, with the-
greatest activity, hut he seems to be far from the goal. Prom,
the Archipelago we hear of hardly any thing but the capture of
tiropesa ships by Greek pirates. Commodore Hamilton has
warned the ptglish Captains of merchant ships not to sail except
under the protection of men of war.

SMYRNA, APRIL a

Sir H. Lowe who is here on his way to India, was near falling
by the hind of a fanatic Frenchman, who probably meant,
according to his notions, to avenge his country. The French
Goistilar Agent, Perry, gut into the house where Sir Hudson
.resided, and finding the doors of the apartments shut, he broke
.them open and destroyed all the effects of Sir Hudson, who was
fortunately absent on board a ship. Perry was armed .with
aaflger, and. In his blood-thirsty rage, declared aloud that he
should' find means to get at the murderer of Napoleon, his former.
master. He was arrested, and is now kept in strict confinement
in the Consulate. Since this event, Sir Hudson has remained on
board the English ship.

ROME, APRIL 15.
Baron Vander Vivcrs, a native of Ghent, died here lately in
the sixty-sixth year of his age. Ile has left his fine collection of
lISS, the fruit of his historical and philological researches to the
library of the Jesuits, so that they are probably lost to the public.
°4° of the latest subjects of his learned invest►gations was the
tragical history of Cenci. The Prince of Canino (Lucien Boo-
aaParte) has arrived here on a visit to his aon-ln-law Prince
Gabriella. Princellutera, who is appointed Neapolitan Ambas-
sad4 r So St. Petersburgh, has passed through here on his way to
`"aiNis. An the Prince is a foreigner, this embassy has excited
"toe disaatiafactiois among the Neapolitan Nobility. The sub-
, ecriptiona for rebuilding the Church of St. Paul amount to about
148,0" seudil of which only 18,009 are contributed by private

individuals, and the remainder by corporate bodies. This is a
proof of the scarcity of money in the Roman States.

BERLIN, MAY 21.

The following is a very remarkable law,case.—A person of the
name of Salfield, who held an office in Hesse Darmstadt, and who
has been dead above 200 years, lent, in 1622, to the city of Worms
the sum of 5,000 dollars, at 5 per cent. His wife survived him.
After her death, the heirs of the husband claimed these 5,000 dol-
lars, but the heirs of the wife disputed the Claim. The proceedings
were protracted to an immense length by the ingenious lawyers,
and at length the two parties came to a compromise for the divi-
sion of the fortune. But now the city made difficulties about
the repayment. The storms and revolutions. which follow-
ed caused the affairs to fall into obliviou. But the heirs of
the wife have lately come forward again, and the, tribunal has
decided that if the heirs of the husband, whose residence is uu-
known, do not appear within two months, the heirs of the wife
shall receive the principal and the arrears of interest for 200
years.
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