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ever of the nature of that to which he alluded.

The Amendment was then put and negatived.
Before their Lordships went into the Committee,
The Earl of LAUDERDALE said that he wished
to submit a case to their Lordships, which he
conceived to be one of the greatest hardship.
There were many merchants who had sent out

ships for cedars that were expected home in the
course of a few weeks, and by the provisions of
the.l3lll such timber would be subjected to the

payment of the double duty.

He trusted that

some exception would be made in their favour.
The Earl of LivEaroot., as far as we were

THE SUN.

SOLE)! QUI§ DICERE FALS.UM AUDE.IT?

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1821.

The Paris Papers of Sunday which arrived this
morning furnish no additional news from Spain.
A private lettei from Vienna of• the 9th instant
says, that a traveller; who represented himself as
a Colonel in the Russian service, and the bearer
of very important dispatches to Laybach, was,
lately arrested at the barrier of Tabor. His
passports were forged. The pretended dispatches
were seized, but the particulars have not tran-
spired.

The families of several of the most, distinguish-
ed Boyers of Bucharest and Jassy are arrived at
Vienna ; and. it is added, that many Greek
Agents, employed no doUbt to watch over the
interests of their nation, are also in that capital,
whose motions are vigilantly observed by the
Public Authorities. The Russian Consul-General
of Moldavia and Walachia is arrived at Laybach.
The Gazette of Bremen states that Professor
Kituq has just published a pamphlet entitled The
Regeneration of Greece, in which he eulogises the
courageous resolution of the Greeks to shake off,
even without the assistance of Christians, the Ot-
toman yoke, and to deliver the sacred soil of
Greece from the oppressions of . the Barbarians.
The author then enumerates the obstacles which

may prevent the success of the enterprize ;
but he is of opinion that they are not so difficult
to surmount as is generally supposed : and he con-

cludes by a poetic and prophetic effusion on the
glorious results that the Greeks may reasonably
expect, if, inspired by the noble deeds recorded
in their history, they imitate the spirit Of.lheir
ancestors. ,

Berlid,vre learn that M. Munt.t.lrets,
who was confined iii`the-town prison for seditious
conduct, has effected his escape, by what means
it is not known. The Prussian Government have
concluded an arranoment with the POPE for the
maintenance of eight Episcopal Sees in the Prus-
sian States. The Bishops are to be chosen by
the respective chapters of each diocese, and their
election is to be confirmed by the POPE after
the previous canonical examination.

The Diario di Roma states, that the Neapo-
litan army is re-organizing, and. all the revolu-
tionary Officers are put aside with the minutest
care. Generals CARASCOSA., FILANGIERI, PIG-
NATELLI, STRONGOLI, AMBROSIO, and ARCOVITO
have been dismissed the service. Several fresh
arrests have taken place ; among others, those of
Colonel COSTA, Captain GARTON, and of the in-
trepid Deputy and Advocate POEIrIO, who
pleaded publicly before the Tribunals the cause
of four individuals, arrested just as they were
embarking for Spain. Other measures of seve-
rity are resorted to at Naples against all persons
who were in the least concerned in the late Re-

volution.
A very animated discussion took place on Sa-
turday in the French Chamber of Deputies, on
the petition of M. LAPORTE GERMAINS, a Pro-
fessor at Paris, praying that three special Col-
leges should be created for the instruction of the
children of Protestants. M. M. BENJAMIN CON-
STANT, MANuEL, and others, contended that the
Protestant Religion was not sufficiently protected,
agreeably to the Charter. The Minister of Fo-
reign Affairs, and M. CORBIERES on the other
hand maintained, that every toleration was grant-
ed to the Protestant religion, and the instruction
of the children of Protestants provided for by the
State, compatible with the superior degree of
support necessary to be given to the Establish-
ed Religion of the Country. The Petition
was rejected, by the Houe passsing to the
Order of the Day. The Chamber then proceeded
to resume the consideration of the Law relative
to the Clergy; the second article of which, as
amended by the Commission, was passed, au tho-
risingthe creation of twelve new Bishopricks, and
afterwards in succession of eighteen others, as
circumstances may render necessary.

FRENCH FUNDS.

May 19, Five per Cents
Bank Stock

83 f. 95 c.
1560 f. —.c.

,Since receiving -the above this morning, we
have received, by Express, French PaperS to the
22d inst., the contents of which we subjoin :
" VIENNA, MAY 10.—The affairs of Turkey
are drawing to a close. The Ottoman army has
taken the field sooner than was expected. Its
vanguard advanced on the 19th April from
Fockan to Braila. The Greeks immediately fell
back. The next day the Seraskier himself made
a general reconnoissance at the head of a corps of
8000 men, and the Greeks immediately fell back
some leagues. Ypsilanti and Theodore bear
such a violent hatred to each other, that it would
not be surprising if they soon came to blows :
one of them has about 3 or 4000 men, the other
10 or 12,000. All these troops are halinaked,
and unarmed; they subsist only by pillage, which

they exercise , with a degree of ferocity that
makes no difference between friends and enemies-
-(L'Etoik, May 20.)
" VIENNA, MAY 10.—We receive the follow-.

ing details from Hungary :—On the 19th ult. the
Turks pushed a reconnoissance towards Galacz-
The vanguard of the Greeks fell hack on the
.main body. The Turks, who were 4000 strong,
not only did not advance, but retired into their
fortress of Brailow. On the 2lst.the whole Ot•
toman army, commanded by a Pacha, who i#
lately arrived from Constantinople, again ad-
vanced on the road to Galacz. The Greeks re-
treated partly into that fortress, where they have
a numerous garrison, and partly on board their
fleet, which is stationed near that place. Tile
Turks have contented themselves with occupy log
the country three or four leagues round Braila%S"•

C[ As for Ypsilanti, after quitting Bucharest/
on the 13th of April,where he left a garrison, it
seems that he marched to the Danube, persisting
in his project of making an irruption into Bulgari°,
where he expects to find numerous partisans.

" A report has been in circulation for sow°
days that our Army of Observation, which is as"
sembled in the Bannat of Temesuar, will ShOrtlY
be put in motion. It is said. it will be in con-
cert with the Ottoman Porte. .

"MADRID, MArlO.---Favourable accounts have
just been received from America. The UniVer.
sal announces that two Deputies from Bolivar are
expected, who must soon arrive, as the dispatch

announcing their Mission set out but a few
days before them. The following particulars,
'which there is reason to believe well founded,
aro added :—Bolivar has signified in a confiden-
tial dispatch the basis of the proposed treaty,
according to which---Ist; The' province of Ca-
Taccas shall be entirely subject to the Mother
Country, and make part of the Spanish territory;
2; Bolivar shall be nominated Captain-General
of that province, as the only man able to restrain
the various parties which divide that country ;
3d, Re shall in consequence make his submission,
take the oath to the Spanish Constitution, and
have the rank of Lieutenant-General ; 4th, The
territory of the Republic of Columbia shall be
declared independent, its independence shall be
recognised by Spain, and the two powers shall
send to each other diplomatic agents; sth, This
Republic shall, however, be attached to Spain
by treaties of commerce, so that the latter power
shall lose none of the advantages which it has
hitherto derived from those provinces.
" One of our papers of to-day (The Consti-
tutional) pretends that liberty was offered to all
the persons lately arrested at Cadiz as suspected,
except a monk, who is to be tried, but that
none of them would leave their prisons. Did
They fear some new excess of popular rage ?
This is not yet known.
" It is much to be feared that the assassina-
tion of Vinuessa is but the prelude to the acts of
ferocity which will stain our Revolution with
blood. There are two other facts which I can
certify, and which must inspire equal terror.
"In the last Bull-fight a trumpeter well
known for his liberalism was placed near a per-
son violent in favour of the contrary party ; a
dispute arose between them, caused by their d

vergence of opinion, and the latter taking a knife
from his pocket, stabbed the trumpeter twice,
who fell dead on the spot. The second fact is
this the environs of Aranda de Duero some
Monks assembled in a little wood, where they
concerted measures to form a band of partizans.
The Magistrates being informed of it, and the
National Guard of Aranda sent out to seize them,
14 fact arrested them ; but instead of taking
them to the town as prisoners, they tied them tol
trees, set fire to the wood, and burnt them alive.
IC It is mentioned as certain that our treaty of
pensive and defensive alliance with Portugal
Is concluded : this is probable, as- the outlines
Itere arranged by the secret agent of Portugal
who was here some time ago.
r" Merino, who was supposed to have fled to
race after his defeat, appears, it is said, more
°flnitlable than.- ever. To consider the great
quantity,
forces, and money, which he is supposed
I,° have, one would say he procures them by en-
-"antrnent. It is said he has many French sol.
ah-s) who have remained in Spain since the war,
-ad he still occupies his old positions between Mi-
411Cda) d' Ebro, Burgos and Briviesca.
(
that
the Government, it seems, has given notice,
mat it u ill punish with the utmost rigour the
0 eades) who, under the pretence of compulsion
v nY Other reason, shall furnish him with ra-
tkus or assistance for his band, even though he
thullid pay for them in ready money, as he is in
c habit of doing. As for the other bands which
had
shewn themselves in other places, they seem
o be dispersed, at least we hear no more of them.
of 4 lauN,PvT-iyl4.—The Canon Sulazar, one
miterino's Lieutenants, and four other persons,
of ° had been arrested and confined in the prisons
josBtlrgos, escaped, but were taken at Esckar,
prt as they were going to pass the frontier into
an", and have been conducted hither.
cc At 1 arragona, as in many other towns, there
s he
so " a popular tumult, directed against per-
-1) us inimical to the present system ; but the
ex7le were not satisfied with demanding their
utee"--several persons were pillaged, and three
:,°rtunate Ecclesiastics assassinated.
tio It is to be hoped that the news of the suspen-
Iviiri of the march of the Russian army to Italy
andl tend a little to calm people's minds in Spain,
;a that at least it will be less easy to excite the
to
.e.
or the populace against persons pointed out
11_11,41em as serviles.---The most ridiculous reports
e been in circulation of the appearance in the
-4editerranean of a squadron hearing an unknown
gap.,
( Journal de Paris, May 21.)

AMERICA.
I)4OCEAMATION by his Excellency THOMAS BEN-
`` NETT, Governor of the State of South Carolina.J e.)mmunication having been made to me by the Hon.
oriv
QUINCY ADA7II9, Secretary of State of the United
't4o tes, that the question upon the construction of the
first arti-
of the Treaty of Ghent, which stipulated that Slaves should
hot be carried away from the ITnited States by British Officers
of
Ole conclusion of the Peace, having been submitted by
American and British Governments to the decision of the
Affairs
of Russia, the British Secretary of State for Foreign
41frairs has demanded, that in the event of a decision in favour
°f the • • •
corn in on by the American rn
Govement,
mte fuu extent of the demand upon Great Britain for restitu-

. .
tiOn or indemnity for Slaves carried away should be made
known as speedily. as possible.
" Now, therefore, in, furtherance of this object, and at the
suggestion of the President of the United States, notice is hereby
given to the sufferers within this State to transmit, without de-
lay, to the Department of State, authenticated proof of the num-
ber of Slaves carried away, and their value, by the current price
at which they were sold at the time when the loss was sustained.
(Signed) " THOMAS BENNETT.
" Charleston, April 5, 1821."

THE DISCOVERY Slurs? with the Nautilus trans-
port in company, were all well off Kinnaird
Head, on the East coast of Scotland, on Wednes-
day the 16th inst. They had encountered some
very blowing weather ; but both the Furs and
Ilecla, notwithstanding their crowded state, and
being so bound and hampered against the ice,
both sailed and steered well, and answered the
expectations of their Commanders in every re-
spect. Having received their pilots on board for
the Shetland Islands, they were proceeding on
their voyage all in the highest spirits.

The following article, which appeared in a
Bombay Paper, gives a less unfavourable idea of
the conduct of the Sepoys in the disastrious af-
fair at Alashkarrah, in the Persian Gulph, than
that conveyed in the official dispatch which has
appeared in our Paper
_ _

LETTER WRITTEN OFF MUSCAT, ON BOARD THE TEJON.

MOUTH.
" It is with much sorrow I have to tell you of the defeat of
our troops before Lascarry. Poor Dr. Whigham, Joseph Laurie,
Lieutenant Price, of the Engineers; SVelch and Perrin, of the
94 Regiment ; and Lieutenant Short, of the Marine Battalion,
are killed, with the greater part of our troops. The Imaum is
wounded dangerously ; his troops kept baCk, and would not
come into action. Our troops fought like lions, but were over.
powered by superior numbers--4000 Arabs against 500 Sepoys.
Lieutenant Gidley, of the Marine Battalion, and Lieuts. Mos-
ley and Otte, of the Artillery, are, with Captain Thompson,
the only Officers alive; by the account just received from Dr.
Fallon, who is in medical charge of the troops."

By letters from Malta, dated the 17th April,
we learn that the plague had made its appear-
ance again in the Lazaretto, where, out of twenty-
three persons, forming the crew of a vessel from
Alexandria, thirteen had fallen victims ; but the
circumstance had occasioned no alarm, as the
Lazaretto was on the best footing, and, through
the rigourous measures pursued by Sir THOMAS
MAITLAND, the ravages of the malady are pre-
vented from spreading. Cases of plague are not
unfrequently seen in the Lazarettoes in the-Me-
diterranean, but by the regulations strictly en-
forced, they are confined to those establishments.
We have authority to state, that the report of
his MAJESTY'S intention to dine with the Duke
of DEVONSHIRE, on Friday next, is untrue. His
MAJESTY certainly was graciously pleased to say
at Count LIEvEN's party that he meant to honour
his trace with a visit, but no day has yet been
fixed for this purpose.—(Morning; Post.)
Her MAJESTY will visit the dpera to-morrow.
The Duchess of.G-LouccsTca, with the Prin-
cess AUGUSTA, dined with the Duke and Du-
chess of CLARENCE on Monday.—Last night the
Duke arid Duchess of CLARENCE honoured the
Italian Opera with their presence.
The Duke of WELLINGTON, Lord COMBER-
MERE, Lord KENYON, Sir It.C. HILL, Sir W. W.
WYNN, and Sir C. CORBETT, Baronets, have be-
come Members Of the Manchester Pitt Club.
DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF CHATHAM.—TIIIS
distinguished Lady died on Monday afternoon,
at about five o'clock, at the house- of the Noble,
Earl, in Portman-square, after an indisposition of
nearly two, years. Her Ladyship's name Was
MARA, ELIZABETH, second daughter of the late
Viscount SYDNEY, and sister to the present Vis-
count.

Lady ITEITHcoTE, we are concerned to state,
still continues very much, indisposed, at her
house in Grosvenor-square.

MEETING AT BILLINGSGATE WARD.---It having
been intimated by Sir W. LEIGIITON that he in-
tends to resign his gown as Alderman of Billings-
gate Ward, a Meeting of the inhabitants was
held yesterday at Butchers' Hall, for the pur-
pose of considering of a proper person to put in
nomination to succeed him. Mr. 'l'. Hearsay pro-
posed Mr. Anthony Brown, who was seconded
by Mr. B. Power. Mr. Piper said, he could
have wished to have had Mr. Favell for his Al-
- ; but, under present circumstances, he
should not oppose Mr. Brown. After some fur-

ther observations, the question was put and car-
ried unanimously.
ELECTION OF AN ALDERMAN FOR QUEEN-
IIITHE DAY.)—Nearly the
whole of this day was occupied in hearing the
arguments of five Counsel upon the admissibility
of votes.--.[n this contest the ground is disputed
inch by inch. There are not more than about
80 voters in this Ward. At the close of the poll
yesterday, the numbers- were—for Mr. Vella-
bles 17—Mr. Capel 12—Majority 5.
ELOPEMENT.—,-MISS H ,a. young lady of
great accomplishments, the daughter of a wealthy
citizen, eloped from the house of her aunt, in
New Road, St. Pancras, where she was on a visit,
on Sunday morning last, with a dancing master.
The affair was not discovered until the breakfast
hour, when it was found that she had taken her
trunk with her. Hand-bills led to a trace of the
fugitives on Monday morning at Buntiugford,
Hefts,- where they were found. The lady, who
is 21 years of age, was, brought back by her bro-
ther, and the gallant, who is turned 40, received
a caning from the brother's hands.
BANDON SESSIONS.—At these ESessions seven
convictions of tradesmen took place for attempts
to administer unlawful, oaths, and otherwise
establish an illegal and unjustifiable control
over their employers. The COurt sentenced
them to six months impriJonment, in com-
pliance with which sentence they were remov-
ed on Saturday, under a military escort, and
safely lodged in the county' gaol. So obstinately
are the desperate objects of this association per-
severed in, that the friends of the criminals, while
they were leaving the Court on .Friday, evinced
by hisses, and various indications of riot, their hos-
tility to the prosecuting parties and defiance of
the laws. The. Sessions did not conclude till
Monday.'