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FRENCH FUNDS.

Nov. 5, Five per Cents.
Bank Stock 1590 f. c.

VIENNA, OCT. 26.—Accounts from Herman-
stadt, of the 17th, speak with certainty of the
tragical end of Jordaki, who perished in the
Eames. The Turks, on obtaining possession of
the Convent of Secka, had promised an am-
nesty to the ecclesiastics and the wounded
Metaerists ; but the moment they were in the
hands of the Turks, the latter fell on them
and strangled them. Jordaki, who was ill, and
confined to his bed, foresaw the cruel fate which
awaited him, and desired some of his most de-
voted followers to bring into his cell a quantity
of straw, pitch and tar, powder, and other com-
bustibles. At the approach of the Turks he set
fire to the heap, and thus died for his country
and his religion. Whatever the enemies of the
Greeks may allege against them, many have dis-
played great courage, and have strewn themselves
-worthy of the support and approbation of
mankind. Jordaki was the descendant of an
ancient family of Boyars ; he was married,
and the father of six children, and his death
is universally regretted. His bravery equalled
his hatred against the oppressors of his country,
and gave him pre-eminence over all the other
Chiefs of the two Principalities. He was deserving
of a better fate.—Fresh troops are pouring into
Moldavia and Walachia.

• AUGSBURG, OCT. 31.—[Extract of a Private
Letter from Vienna of the '2sth.]—The jour-
ney of the Prince de Metternich to Hano-
• ver has, for the last ten days, been the sub-
ject of general conversation in our capital. We
' do not pretend to dive into the secrets of our
-Cabinet.; 'but we-think .may be able to state
what passes in our circles. We can affirm that
. our Government is on the same footing of good un-
:derstanding with Russia,and that all its efforts tend
to the Maintenance of peace in the East of Europe.
• This object, however, cannot be attained unless
the • Porte consents unconditionally to the just
. demands of the Cabinet of St. Petersburgh ; it•
is true that the Divan has acceded to most of
the propositions, but numerous difficulties have
• arisen relatiVe to the guarantee required by the
Emperor Alexander in favour of the Greeks.
. The English Ambassador at Constantinople
' had, in the first instance, we are assured, pro-
posed modifications to the demands of Russia,
but the latter power would not consent to them.
Austria; on_ the contrary, is of opinion, and like-
`wise Prussia, that the Porte ought to give the
guarantees demanded by the Court of Russia ;
and this state of things brought about the determi-
nation of our Government to send the Prince de
Metternich to Hanover, 'to persuade the King of
• England to make common cause with Austria.—

If his Highness succeeds in the important nego-
ciation, England will be obliged to observe a dif-
ferent policy towards the Greeks from what she
has hitherto adopted.
Our Public Funds maintain nearly the same
price. On the 2-Ith of October the course of
Exchange in our town (Augsburg) was quoted
at 99 1- -Ith, Metallics at 74 1-16th, and Bank
Stock at 6'27 7-10ths. The first accounts from
Hanover will decide either their rise or their fall.

FRANKFORT, Nov. I.—Speculators affirm, that
peace 11, ill be maintained between Russia and the
Porte, at least for the winter, and Metallics have
in consequence risen to 74 5-16ths. It is ex-
pected they will rise still higher.
His Highness Prince Metternich is expected
here to-morrow. On the 30th Oct., a Deputation
from our Senate went to Giessen to compliment his
Majesty the King of England on his passage through
that town.—Several Greeks, among whom is the

young Prince Gregory Ypsilanti, arrived here yes-
terday, from Kischineco, in Bessarabia, on their
way to Paris to finish their studies.—Count
Lie-
ven, the Russian Ambassador, did not arrive at
Hanover till the `..:Bth of October.—lt is affirmed
that the result of the conferences between the
three Ministers (Prince Metternich, the Mar-
quess of Londonderry, and Count Lieven,) leaves
no doubt of the continuance of peace.
HANovra, OCT. 24.—Some persons who had
drawn on themselves his Majesty's displeasure
by their conduct during the occupation of the
kingdom by the enemy, and who had been on
that account forbidden the Court, have received

permissio❑ to appear there again.
MOLDAVIAN FRONTIER, OCT. s.—The cause
of the Greeks in 'Moldavia seems to be quite
ruined. The Turks, who have no resistance to

fear, plunder all over Moldavia where any thing
is to be found, and are to remain this winter at
Jassy. It is certain, indeed, that as soon as the
Turks leave Moldavia, the lletarists will return
to it; 6000 of them are between the Dniester
and the Pruth, and long for the moment when
they may avenge the blood of their brethren.
The Moldavian Boyars who are in Bessarabia
and the Bukowina, intend, when the Turks
leave Moldavia, to establish a kind of Militia, to
preserve order, and to keep out the lletarists :
but any one who knows the indolence of the Mol-
davians, will easily see that the plan cannot be
executed.

FROM THE BANKS ON THE NECKER, Nov. I.
A letter from Chios of the 26th of September
says, that the European Ambassadors to the
Sublime Porte, who were aware to what a
degree of fanaticism the Hatti-Scheriff of the
Grand Signior for the general arming of the
Mussulmans would excite in that people, used all
their endeavours to prevent the Divan from taking
such a measure. The Ambassadors of England and
Austria, who possess so much influence with the
Porte, and had made common cause with the
other Foreign Diplo;:aatists, could obtain no con-
cession ; and it is reported that since the publi-
cation of the liatti-sclieriff, the Austrian Inter-
nuncio has broken off his relations with the
Porte. Fresh excesses are continually perpe-
trated in the capital. There is no disciplin,
among the troops ; and the Asiatics and the Ja-
nissaries hare frequent conflicts in the streets of
Constantinople. The former complain openly of
breach of faith on the part of the Government,
for it seems the plunder of all the property of
Christians in the Turkish empire had been pro-
mised to them ; they appear resolved on return-
ing to Asia, in spite of all the efforts of the Divan
to prevent them."

TRIESTE, OCT. 20.—A French ship is arrived

in this port, which left Smyrna on the 28th Sept.,
at which date every thing was quiet. On the 11th
of October the French Captain met the Turkish
fleet in the waters of Zante, which had last quit-
ted Patras, and on the 9th he had seen near Na.
rarino two strong Greek divisions.

ROTTERDAM, Nov. 2.—A letter from Batavia,
of the 25th June, makes no mention of the cho-
lera inorbus, whence it is hoped that the ravages
of that disorder have ceased.

HAGUE, Nov. 2.
SECOND CHAMBER OF THE STATES GENERAL.

The preliminary business of the Assembly having been gone
through, and several petitions received, the Minister of Finance
was introduced by the Committee nominated for the purpose,
and presented, in the name of his Majesty, two Projects of
Law, which he explained in a speech in the Dutch language.__
The first Project contained the Budget of the extraordinary ex.
pences for the year 1822, which are fixed at the sum of 18,688,856
florins, being 2,387,677 florins below the estimate of the same
expences for the year 1321.
His Excellency did not fail to draw the attention of the
Chamber to this important reduction. He likewise observed,
that the amount of the extraordinary receipts was estimated at
a sum approximating to that fixed for the disbursements ; that
thus, as his Majesty had said on opening the Session, there was
a just proportion between the receipt and the expenditure, and
that it was not necessary to have recourse to any extraordinary
means. Lastly, his Excellency gave hopes of the speedy issue
of a new coinage, which was now executing with great activity,
both at Utrecht and Brussels.

His Excellency also presented an account of the receipt and
expenditure of the year 1830 and preceding years.

To cover unforeseen expenses for the year 1022, it is proposed
;o place a million of florins at his 'Majesty's disposal.

FOR THE SUN.

TIIE LANDED INTERESTS.

Ain. Enrron,—Referring to my letter of the 3d
instant, I.sliould add the degree of astonishment
which would -be excited in the mind of every re-
flecting person, if the Landed and Agricultural
parts of the community did not take up the sub-
ject therein alluded to, would be limited only by
the conviction of their either being in a state of
perfect infatuation, and consequent mental thral-
dom ; or transfixed by the fascination of the ser-
pent's glanr✓', which rendered -them incapable of
moving ; and in both cases they could only be
pitied, but in neither aroused nor warned. Go-
vernment I again assert would, and still is will-

ing, to lend them a helping hand, should they
only put forth their own energies, and practically
show the desire of being helped by it ; but they
must set about the matter in the first place ; they
•mustpriginate it themselves. It is too much to
expect that it should be commenced for them ;
they may be thankful for encouragement when
they have begun it themselves, of which they
need not doubt ; but. if not fully satisfied with
such an assertion, they may obtain personal as-
surance of its truth, by asking for it in the proper
quarters, whither they may be directed to apply.
The Laud Proprietors and Cultivators are alone
suffering from the low price of grain, and tl►e
public reaps no benefit therefrom, since the price
of bread is, and has. been, kept up to as high a
rate as it ought to have been if the Farmer had
received all he wants, namely full compensation
for his. labours. A return to an assize set upon
the price of flour would not however (as might
erroneously have been supposed) produced any
benefit to-the Agriculturist, nor would it be of

advantage to the-public. In order to effect both
ends, an assize should, as it ought in justice
where it exists, be set upon the average price
which the Farmer receives for his wheat, making
full allowance and leaving au ample margin for
profit to both miller and baker; a clear and effi-
cient set of tables for which end might without
difficulty be so constructed as to act as just regu-
lators at all times and prices. There is no doubt
but the general peculation which formerly existed
under the system of assize by flour, notwith-
standing the numerous attempts made to correct
it, combined with the secretly organized but per-
fectly successful machinations which have yet
more recently been resorted to for opening and
closing the ports at the will of the contrivers,
wouldaltogethe'r preclude every, even the least,
advantage to any others than the vile agents
therein themselves. The really effectual remedy
fOr these evils, as well as the means for obtaining
that protection so imperiously called for, and so

justly due to the Lauded Interest, are to be found,'
in, and had only from, a full devolopement of past
transactions, which are known and recorded to
have been carried on for sinister purposes.—
.
(V ide minutes of evidence, pages 130 and 294,295,
of the last Committee on Agricultural Distress.).
Nothing more than a superficial glimpse is how-
ever there caught of the deeds done; the mys-
teris of. the evil lie deep, and its ramifications
are broad ; nor is it until the Landed Interest shall
themselves conic forward and fathom and probe
them to the bottom, that they will be able to
obtain_the• protection which they seek. To do
it, or to have it done, but even then they must
• move in it themselves to commence it, is a point
of vital importance to them, and that too without
delay ; their very existence (so far as the con-
sequences of landed properties remaining of any
value are concerned) depends upon its being done,
and that promptly too, since it is evidently now
at stake. But they have strewn, and do still shew,
so much indifference towards the subject, that the
world at large does not now begin for the first time
to doubt. 1 t has long doubted, and openly ques-
tioned, the reality of their distress, arguing and
alleging as the reason, that were it real and
practically felt, they would not shew themselves
so supine as they have done. They have it is
true often raised au outcry, and nearly as often
have specious or professed palliatives in one shape
or other been ostensibly applied, avowedly to re-
lieve ; but hitherto nothing effectual in the .way
of cure and future protection. Nor will any
thing in. this way be done, or even begun, for
their interests, until they have established their
claims upon much stronger grounds than any they
have yet taken, and indeed than any that
have hitherto appeared in proof, not merely
of the reality of their sufferings, but also of the
inadequacy of the present system of laws to pro-
tect them; by demonstrating how such laws have
been, and may yet again, with impunity, be almost
at, will evaded. Evaded is too mild, as well as
too
.inadequate a term. The true expression is in
what, manger they have been, and may again be
converted into instruments of attack, and their
points be turned towards, and made to inflict the
most .dangetouS_ ~and deadly wounds upon, the
vital Interests of those whom they were pro-
fessedly framed to defend. They have, if they
choose to avail themselves of them, the means of
doing this within their reach ; and afterwards an
effectual. remedy for their sufferings will Spring
naturally out of the proper use of such means;
the result would be a necessary alteration of the
laws consequent thereupon. Let them therefore
now only stretch forth their hands, embrace the
means, and use them, and the inevitable result,
which is what they wish, will follow as a matter
of course. De gustibus, &c.—lndeed I am not
inclined to call in question the justness of the
tastes of the Agriculturists ; it may be they are
secretly well pleased with suffering; 5 and if
so, let them by all means both possess and enjoy
that unenviable state and lot. If they should
move, there will be some expense in the first in-
stance in the use of these means ; it would how-
ever be a comparatively small, though necessary, •
nay indispensable, sacrifice ; in order to attain
their end and aim, and thereby insure, not
merely their properties, but also their very ex-
istence as Land proprietors, deriving incomes or
benefit from that source ; but of which the du-
ration cannot possibly be otherwise than ex-
remely short. BYSTANDER.

" Like the self immolating, though misjudging, misjudging, not to say
deluded, victims of India and elsewhere,