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sacrificers. The learned gentleman .n
went mi-
nutely through the testimony of 11/.le different wit-
nesses, commenting as he Prcneeded in very strong
terms. The allegations r►aade by the principal wit-
mess were, be midi $17., absurd, that none but a Bed-
Limit. would fdyt credence to them. Such was the
foundation of this " diabolical conspiracy" as the
witness herself, under her own hand, described it.
It was one which could only be invented in the bold-
ness of insanity. How could they believe that
against a man, upon whom the eyes of Ireland were
turned, who was well aware that the rage of party
was excited against him, such a charge could be
well founded ? What, at the time he put the pride
of sectarianism at bay, he.was seeking this lady as
Lis wife, that he came forward as a Catholic
advocate, and a most excellent married priest.—
She swore positively that she was his wife at the time
she went to England, and yet she swears he knew no-
. thing of it. The hand of Providence was manifest here,
and the all-seeing God displayed the weakness of
this diabolical conspiracy. That was the first link
which broke. Would a man thus cut his own
throat ? When Ann Magarahan went to England,
an whisper against his character was breathed; no
human being knew any thing about it i and yet the
instant she is gone her sister Jane writes to the de-
_ fendant, accusing him of it. The two letters which
were sworn to be in Mr. Maguire's hand-writing, he
. (Mr. O'Connell) could prove were not. Mr.
O'Connell commented on various passages in those
letters, and stated that several witnesses would be
produced to-morrow (Friday) to prove that Ann
Magarahan had been a common prostitute; that, six
or seven respectable individuals would depose that
the two letters produced on the trial were not in
the defendant's hand-writing.
After hearing Mr. O'Connell, the Court ad-
journed at eight o'clock until Friday morning, when
the evidence for the defence will be gone into, and
Mr. North will reply on the part of the plaintiff.
The interest which the trial has excited is quite
unexampled : the Court was most densely crowded
during the day. Even the vast and magnificenrhall
in th• centre of the four Courts was occupied until
the latest hour of the Court's sitting, and it was
extremely difficult tagain egress through any of the
passages. Strong parties of police were stationed in
different directions adjacent to the Courts, and a
body of military occupied the squares and avenues I
leading to them.

SECOND DAY—FRIDAY.
(Front the Evetning Publication of the Freeman's Journal,
of Saturday.)
At half-past twelve o'clock, the Hon. Baron SMITH took
his seat on the Bench. The Jury were then called over.
Mr. H. B. Kelly sworn—Lives in Liverpool, knows
the plaintiff; is related to his wife by marriage, lived in
Dunkerrin about three years ; within two doors of Alava.-
rahan's ; left it in 1822 ; has opportunities of knowing the
habits of the family ; knows Anne, the daughter ; before
he left Dunkerrin, something happened between Anne and
Brim; he used to romp with her; pull her, lice her, and
many other things; drank with her skalleen and punch;
saw her tipsy frequently ; saw he; in private company
with other.. Saw her in bed 4 had intercourse with Anne
Magarrahan ; saw her in -England, on the Bth of April, at
George Stuart's, in Manchester; had conversation with
her there ; after be met her, he asked what brought her
to England; he caked her was she a " Miss Brown" :who
followei from London, in boy's dress, Captain Armstrong ?
she said " tro;" she had no one but herself; she said she
could return that or the week following ; she did not know
where he lived; she promised to come to his place on Easter
Tuesday, but did not; stopped with her for three days ;
she went to Macs; she did not seem pregnant; this was in
Easter week, and he came to Ireland in June ; went to
Dunkerrin with his wife ; is six years married ; saw the
plaintiff there ; had a conversation there with him on the
conduct of Anne ; told him what grounds there were for
the reports which then prevailed in the country, of the
elopement with Mr. Maguire; heard it in Dunkerrin ; he
said all he wished on earth was to know where she was ;
the mother and Jane said, if they were obliged to sell the
furniture and property, they would endeavour to send her
money to bring her back ; saw Anne when lie returned to
Liverpool ; the thy after, Anne:and Kitty Magarrahan
called at his establishment ; he saluted them, and said
he was after returning from Dunkerrin the day before, and
said, " there are the most infamous reports respecting you
and Priest Maguire ;" mentioned the nature of the reports;
told her it was reported she went off pregnant from. Ma-
guire : she said she was confident she could clear him upon
his own altar; when she said this, Kitty said, "poor inno-
cent cleature,, in truth, I could clear you myself;" saw
Iritty examined here yesterday; Anne said it was prejudice,
end a conspiracy of her uncle Stuart, Parson Johnson,
Messrs. Cox and Duckworth, and many others; mention-
ed to Anne the conversation he had with her family,%and
their wish to know where she was ; her reply was, that
they were perfectly aware of her being in Manchester, and,
said she, "if you can come to:my lodgings I will show you
letters I received from my sister Jane since I left home un-
til now ; in the last letter from Jane, she said, her poor
father, John, and Robert said, that if they were obliged to
sell the calf, they would bring her home ;" there was no
one with her then but Kitty; his wife called during the
conversation.

Cross-examined by Mr. BENNETT-Superintends a lite-
rary establishment in Liverpool; is a schoolmaster; has
from 240 to 250 boys generally ; is no relation to Mr.
Maguire ; is a relation by marriage to Magarrahan ; is
married six years ; lived in Dunkerrin for one year ; had
a shop there ; vas a grocer ; his circumstances were very
low; he thought to go to America, but his wife would
not go across sea, and he applied fur a school ; he suc-
ceeded, and then he went to England, as there is a better
salary; Manchester is 36 miles from Liverpool; went
there to see about the school ; remained there from Sunday
the Bth to Saturday the 14th, Easter Saturday; before that
never heard of Mr. Maguire ; heard nothing of it in Man-
chester ; returned in June to Dunkerrin; arrived at night,
and went to see Magarrahan next morning; his object in
coming to Ireland was about a property, in which he con-
ceived he was wronged ; went then to see his friends ;
wrote to Mr. Fawcett, who knew the affair well ; remained
there about a week ; his wife was with him; she went to
Magarrahan's ; did not dine at the house ; he was invited,
but was disappointed ; can't say how far Maguire's house
is from Dunkerrin ; better than two miles ; knew nothing
of Captain Dillon there ; met him since lie came to town ;
they appeared very anxious about the daughter; he related
what happened in Manchester ; Jane said she got no letters
except one from Liverpool ; was asked to dine at Mr. Ma-
guire's; met him on Monday, and dined on Wednesday;
had a conversation on the subject; his reason for going to
him was about a vote of thanks for his conduct at the dis-
cussion; has not lived with him since he came to town;
has seen and met him since ; saw Catherine M'Ewing in
town ; spoke to her very little ; was here yesterday during
the trial.

To a Juror—Saw Anne on the 18th or 19th of July in
Liverpool, there was no appearance of change in her ; does
not think she could make good her journey after
,confine-
ment in a fortnight,

Anne Magarrahan sworn—Knows Kelly; so help her
God, she never had any grim. can. with him. (Here
Anne waxed wroth and abused Kelly most profusely.) Saw
him in Thankerrin.

Re-examined by Mr. SHEIL—Savr him in Liverpool,
Manchester, and at Aims; was ten hours ill.

John Dillon sworn—Belongs to no profession ; was in
the army; sold out two years ago; was an Unsign in the
50th ; knows Anne Magarrahan; her father and he are
first cousins ; saw her in the summer-house of the garden,
with Captain Armstrong ; *
•
* * *
(Loud laughter.) The seat was too narrow; knows Ca-
therine M'Ewing; Anne assisted him to seduce her; she
said she was in the garden and it lacked; she came about
half an hour after; Anus said eke gave liquor to her.
Cross-examined by Mr. JAcxsow—Sold his half-pay ;
had not known that the young woman was to be in the
garden ; told Anne he wanted to seduce her, and she made
her tipsey ; she knew what she was about ; is a married
man ; was married in 1818, and this took place is 1823 ;
he cant tell whether his lady is living or dead, nor does he
care ; often gave Kitty whiskey ; often takes a drop him-
self; is sober now ; was so yesterday ;
pis sometimes rakish ;
knows a broken down rake ; the seat, was too narrow, but
not to sit upon; they were ° • * * ; saw
Catherine M`Ewing yesterday in a carriage along with
other girls; has. he honour et knowing Mr. Itlagnire ; saw
him when he came first to Dankerrin ; since then methim
not, till three months ago ; was often coursing with him ;
but never 4,,,oting ;
got a gun from him ; broke ik in
fact on a maw. •is
.M. 411. a step-brother of his own (loud
laughter);
,„, 1
her :1-I„sluaois a step-sister of his ;as a sister
he estee'-- ' ..kun Dillon ; has not known her
for some years ; /7-en*" 411t1, be was very intimate ; has
seduced her ; she was hii
.native.
By Mr. O'CotinELL..
is_wife did not live
together in 1819. Got bis drunkenl,4,l'6
Alagarrahan's.
Robert Lee---L3 an artiaevarntiresPttak

lives within two doors of; plaintiff is very
,61mate with
them ; has attended them; knows Anne; aoes 'Mit recol-
lect when she left, bra that she did go. and return; Saw
her in her father's parlour; he 'Asked her ikrhat brought
her from Ireland; she saidsOrite family- dispute; he asked
her whether there was any truth in the statement about
Mr. Maguire; she said no, and kissed the book; she said
there were wonderful offers made if she and her family
would prosecute.
James M'Gouty sworn--4)o you know the plaintiff?
I do.

Do you ter'. Anne Magarrahan ? 1 do.
Have you been intimate with her? I have.
/lave you been in company with her? I have veq
often, alone and otherwise.
Do you know what scalkeen is? t have an idea of it.
How is it made? Why, my decided definition is, that
it is sugar, and water, and Whiskey, scalded ; there are
two ways of making it, weak and strong—(Loud laughter. )
Had you any connection with Anne ?—I had.
Is she fond of poetry ?-i-She is a kind of poet.—(A
laugh.)
Did she say -any thing when you had knowledge of her ?
—She said, you know what you have stone.' I do,'
says 1, (and squeezing his mouth and shrugging his shoul-
ders) down the stairs I wen 4 and off with me.—(Roars
of laughter.)
Yon did hot Wait for yOur change ?—Oh ! in troth I (lid
not, I thOUght I got enough.
Are you married ?—Hum ! marriedl—hum !—ha !
unfortunately I am..—(Much langhter.)
Did Anne write a book of songs ?—She did.
Did you tee it ?—I did; I gave it to Jane.
Did you ever sing any particular song out of it?—Yes,
the Plen-po-tin-che-ay-ty.--,(Roars of laughter.)—Anne
Magarrahan directed we in singing it. 1 pretended to go
wrong and she put me right.
Baron SUITII—I take it from its title to be a political
song.--(A laugh.)
Do you remember an acrostic of Anne's ? And why
would not I remember well the craw stick.
Cross-examined by Mr. BENNETT—Is the brother of
Mr. Maguire's curate; Mr. Maguire and his brother are
not good friends; they differed about some money; is about
twenty-four years of age ; is married (shaking his head and
biting his lips); Sally or Sarah is her name; would take
scalkeen well ; liken it hot, strong, and sweet ; is fond of
all sports; often coursed with the Rev. Mr. Maguire; told
the people Mr. Maguire was not a gentleman; said he did
not act fairly towards his brother.
Patrick Prior sworn—This witness proved that Anne
Magarrahan had called upon him at Manchester ; that she
was not then apparently more pregnant than she was now.;
that she denied Mr. Maguire's having had any knowledge
of hers and swore owe book that it was false, and a "dia-
bolical conspiracy."
Mr. Conway, of the Evening Post ; Mr. Duigenan, a
respectable Attorney; and Mr. O'Donnell, a Law Student,
who have been all in the habit of receiving and seeing Mr.
Maguire's hand-writing, swore that they did not believe
that any or all of the letters which Hardy swore to, or even
any part of them, were in Mr. Maguire's hand-writing.
Mr. O'CoNtiaLt. read the Insolvent Petition, and the
order of dismissal for Bartholomew Magarrahan the father.
Mr. O'ConifELL—We now hand in as evidence the
letter of sweet Anne, which has been acknowledged.
Mr. Noayse—l have, during this trial, entertained a
state of despondency. Perhaps any illness is the cause...-
There are other causes too. I have heard the shouts which
were constantly ringing in that Hall since the commence-
ment of this trial ; shouts of intimidation, calling upon you,
gentlemen of the Jury, to make your verdict responsive, not
to the call of truth, but of outcry, That feeling was not
allayed by the Learned Gentleman, (Mr. O'Connell) who
said this was a political action. So help me God, I hope
I have come to this case with a fair and impartial mind.
Follow me with attention. Do now give me your sense, but
not blind confidence. The first point is—ls Anne Mager-
rahan the abandoned profligate--is she a prostitute of
fifty? I claim only the evidence. Who are my witnesses?
Mr. Dillon, of Woodfield, and his daughter. I call these
the first, but not the best ; I have a better witness—the
Rev. defendant himself. What is her character? It is

that she is an open, common strumpet of the village; that
she.had stooped to low intercourse with M‘Gouty ; that
she bad been seduced by that broken-down drunkard
Dillon; that she is found to be so corrupted that she
gloated on the conception of crime, and looked with the
eyes of a fiend on the most shameful acts. Is this the
woman whose character Mr. Maguire had made the pa-
rallel of his own, "a character that ought to be dear to
you as life?" if she be what they say, her name should
never be mentioned: Is there among the partisans of Mr.
Maguire, who crowd the avenues of the Court at this

moment, one who does not see the absurdity of such a de-
fence.. Could she have her character untouched" without
his knowledge of it? Did his duty and character .as
a Catholic Clergyman give him no opportunity of
hearing
.any of these things? He was •in every
family in the neighbourhood. Did be never hear
a whisper ? Mr. M'Gouty had confessed he had
a Crini. Con. with her. He is the brother of the
arate of the Rei. Mr. Maguire. If this be the case, he
is the most unfortunate man alive. Was there no friend
to tell him ? If there were, he would answer—"lt is
false and calumnious." Ile would say, "she is now at
Captain Dillon's—Dillon ! Dillon !—(Dillon answere,l
" here," which caused a laugh)—shame upon your. con-
duct ! She has found a witness in the very man who has
seduced her. He is a witness, and will long continue so,
far above the scum be has called, this day to belie him-

self. If her parents had not instituted this prosecution;
I will avow that I am sure he would come forward, aM

rescue her from her fallen state. 'When he went there.

,she enjoyed, if not the reality, at least the semblance,
of virtue. When Mr. Maguire went to Innismagrath, he
was at that age when genius is most elevated, when judg-
ment is least matured, and when passions are moat strong.
He had a mind which enabled bins easily to make light
of the arguments of others. When I consider him as a
de/ gyman, I cannot but speak of him with reverence.

Homan Catholic clergymen, and Protestant and Presby-
terian clergymen, are all men—Nature asserts her rights--
she will not give up her sway. There is a sort of sinless
perfection claimed for Mr. Maguire. He is the first who
would reject it. He has been too well instructed by those
who gave him education. I have said that his time of life
is a delightful one. It is that in which we would wish to
continue—when we would, like Joshua, bid the " Sun
stand still." It is then the passions are strong--the mind
unthinking. I pity such a man as Mr. Maguire—high
minded—talented—educated—to be sent to a country
parish. If be met a mind responsive to his own, is it
wonderful that he might have felt a growing disposition
towards her ? Is it unnatural that two persons should go
so far as almost the brink of the precipice? It is asked,
could a Catholic Priest marry himself? There is nothing
unnatural in it. It is nothing extraordinary that she
should ask for some little medium between blinded justice
and headlong passion. I have not heard the discussion,

neither have-I
read it—but I have heard from adverse gen-
tlemen, that they were surprised to see the dexterity with
which he tore to pieces, what they considered to be the
most irrefragable arguments on their side. No sooner is a
new argument advanced, than his overpowering mind fur-
nishes him with a rejoinder. If he is so powerful in
public disputation, what influence are we not to suppose,

. .. -
he must have had on the mind of a poor innocent woman.
—Why does she go to Manchester ? Because it was
necessary that she should have a friend; and this it was
_ _

which governed her in her journey. What is Mr. O'Con-
nell's story ? That it is a conspiracy to strengthen Pro-
testantism, and weaken Catholicity. Gracious God ! Is
there in the female sex—is there, in any person that pos-

sesses the semblance of a female, any thing so monstrous,

so abandoned? Reject with horror the abominable cug:

gestiou. Such depravity does not exist in nature—Lit
never did. I now come to the conclusive part. I appeal
to the defendant himself. I hold in my hand the letter of

May 4th, 1827, which is not denied. " Will you gratify
my enemies at your own expensey Believe me you will

see her at home, married and well, or else she has lied to

me." If she were in Scotland, you will find a verdict for
the defendant ; if not, you must find for the plaintiff.
"I," said Mr. O'Connell, " will make you a present of
it." He would if he could ; it sticks to his case with an

adhesion Which all the art of the orator cannot remove.

If these letters are forgeries, I admit they are the weakest
ever imagined. There is proof of genuineness ; I call the
attention of the reverend defendant to the argument which
lam going to produce. You, my Lord, rich in all the
treasures of literature, are aware of it. It is the argu-
ment by which Archdeacon Paley proves the authenticity
of the Acts of the Apostles, and the Epistles of St. Paul.
It is " undesigned coincidences." In these letters there

is " undesigned coincidence." Write me a long letter;
not such as will serve me, but such as your own feelings
will dictate; write a long letter." She had already
written the letter exculpating him. He did not want it a

second time. Here is " undesigned coincidence." Mr.

Hardy, a gentleman well acquainted with the hand-writing
of Mr. Maguire, wears that the letters are his. Mr.
Conway-, who is learned and true, but who must be im-

posed upon, swears that they are not. Mr. Duigenan, a
very respectable gentleman, also swears they are not the
handwriting of Mr. Maguire. lie may, perhaps, be the
victim of the high feelings which are raised so very high by
this case. The Learned Gentlemen continued at great
length On the eridence, and coeluded by entreating the

Ju'ry to give kip all party feelings, to dispel prejudice, and
if they thought Anne Magarrahan swore truly, to find for
the. plaintiff.

Baron SMITH addressed the Jury in a most luminous
charge, and having concluded about seven o'clock, the Jury
retired. About half-pait seven they returned into their
box r,lOl the following verdict:—WE Fixn FOR THE
DEFENDANT WITH SIXPENCE COSTS. This announcement
was received with the most enthusiastic cheers. After Mr.
Maguire had received the warmest testimonies of congra-
tulation from every quarter of the crowded Court, composed
as it was of friends,. and ntimberleA iiidiVidtials Whbrii he
' was pertobilly iitiknonm, he endeavoured to effect, ac-
eomPatkied by his friend Mr. o"Gorman Mahon; a Secret re-
treat from the popUlace, who had assembled in thousands,
both inside,,and withottt the precincts of the Four COurts,
but, immediately on their appearance, the people re-
cognised them, and amidst the most deafening cheers,
they were forced into one of the carriages at the gates, the
horses were instantly unharnessed, and the carriage, escorted
by the immense multithde, whieli had for two days anxiously
awaited the result of this interesting occasion, was drawn
to the residence of Mr. Nicholas Mahon, on Merchant's-
quay. From the drawing-room windows Mr. Maguire
addressed the immense assemblage, and expressed his grati-
tude for the impartial investigation which his ease had for
two days received from a Jury of his countrymen, and an
upright and unprejudiced Judge. The multitude then
peaceably dispersed.

About nine o'clock in the evening, we observed several
streets of the City,most splendidly illuminated.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRENCII PAPERS.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE DIVAN.
(From the Journal des Debats.)

ODESSA, Nov. 24.—Our latest news from Constan-
tinople is up to the 13th, and it gives some explanations
of the reports in circulation.
It was after the landing of Cochrane and Fabvier at Selo
was known, that the general embargo was laid on. It was
made known to the Ministers of those Courts which had
not acceded to the proposals of pacification, that the only
object of this measurse was to secure the supply of corn
for the capital. By the mediation, however, of Baron
Ottenfels, a Sardinian, an Austrian, and a Russian vessel,
sailed for the Archipelago; but it is feared they may be
detained at the Dardanelles, where orders have been given
not to allow any thing to pass. At the same time it wag
forbidden to give the Ambassadors Tartars to forward their
despatches; and all the proceedings of M. de Ottenfels to
procure the revocation of this order were in vain, though
he was able to obtain for M. de Ribeaupierre permission to
send a courier to Bucharest.
In the mean time the deliberations are continued, and
the result has been, up to the present time, to command
all true believers to take up arms throughout the empire.
The pacific party, with which the greater part of the
oulemas make common cause, and who are sometimes
joined by 11,,my-Bey (one of the most ardent reformers),
which, perhaps, only seeks to gain time, employs all pos-
sible means to prevent a rupture. Husny-Bey has had the
courage to state verbally to the Sultan what are the re-
sources of the empire, and to advise him to avoid extremi-
mities. It is supposed that Husny-Bey may be placed in
the room of the present Reis Effendi, at the head of Fo-
reign Affairs, as this advice has not been followed by any
serious consequences for Lim.
The Sultan, however, appears resolute, and so is also
the majority of the Divan, wlkich always quotes the
andCo is nventitoon
boef Agkeieiriemdanbny
acquiescence.asaproofof whlatt hisas,
benhow-
ever, probable, that to gain time for the preparations, cer-
tain prelivainary conditions will be assented to, under
the mediation of M. de Ottenfels. The Ministers of
the Three Courts, who appear to expect an answer to
their Note of the 10th, refusing an indemnity to the Porte.

continue their preparations for going away, and have
freighted a vessel for this purpose. Count Guilleminot
has freighted a Sardinian vessel for Genoa, for 20,000
piastres; but it is generally believed, if war is not declared,
or if acts of violence do not take place on the part of the
Porte, that the Ambassadors will not leave.

The vessels of M. de Ribeaupierre anchored at Bajnk -
dere, being included in the embargo, he ha? engaged a
Dutch vessel to lake him away. Up to the 13th, every
thing continued calm, but no person confided in the con-
tinuance of this state of things.
Letters from Semlin, of November 27, report that it
WAS said at. Belgrade, that the three Ambassadors were at
Constantinople on the ISth.—.Augsburgh Gazette of
December 9.

NUREMBERG, DEC. 6.—Letters from Vienna, dated the

Ist, my nothing of the Ambassadors having, left -Constan-
tinople.* Bank Actions had risen from 1,005 to 1,033:
According to the latest neivs, however, the Sultan persists

in demanding an indemnity, and that the three.Cciurts
shall not interfere between him and Greece. On the
Porte declaring it is said, that it would regard the Cowen-

tion of Akerncann as null, M. de Ottenfel;announced that
his Court. would learn such a declaration with much dis-
pleasure, and that if the Porte persisted, the consequence.
of its obstinacy would be incalculable.
It is stated, ascertain, that the Princess Mary of Ba-
varia will not give her hand to the -Emperor Don Pidfo:
The reportis, that in a few days she will be married to the
Prince Maximilian of Bavaria.

(From the Gazette de France of Friday.)
LIES OF THE DAY. .

PARIS, DEC. 1. —The Constitutionnet.—The Mini-
sters are retiring. The papers of several offices are burned.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been offered to
Messrs. Rayneval, la Feronnais, Caraman, &c.
The Courier Francais.—The Bishop of Hermopolis
and M. de Chabrol have resigned.
The Journal du Commerce.—Before retiring, several
Ministers wish to arrange their future condition. One
wishes the Presidency of a Sovereign Court, another, &c.

BERLIN, DEC. S.—There is mush conversation at St.
Petersburgh about a note drawn up under the eye of the
Emperor himself, and transmitted a few days after his Ma-
jesty's return to the Foreign Ministers at the Court of St.
Petersburgb..` This note, among other things, contains the
folloiving passage :—Russia 'reiterates to the Powers of
Europe the positive assurance that she entertains no inten-
tion of extending her territory at the expense of any one of
her neighbours. She, 'however, re-asserts the resolution
taken by the Emperor, to follow up the plan agreed upon
by his Allies for the pacification of the East. If, there-
fore, it should happen that the Porte, after the destruction
of its fleet, continue to reject reasonable conditions, the
Emperor will feel himself under the necessity of having
recourse to other measures for the attainment of the pro-
posed object.
His Excellency the Minister of Marine and the Colonies
has addressed the following despatch to the Vice-Admiral
commanding his Majesty's forces in the Levant :
" PARIS, Nov. 29.—M. Vice-Admiral,—You have
often represented to me, that, notwithstanding the ex-
traordinary activity of the vessels) placed under your orders,
it was extremely difficult to put a stop to piracy in the
Levant, because those who exercise authority in Greece
possess neither sufficient energy nor sufficient means to
prevent the illicit proceedings of corsairs who act under
the cover of the Greek flag.

" The destruction of the Turkish fleet in Navarin now
takes away all pretext for the existence of most of the Greek
armaments, especially of those who have not for their sole
object the defence of the islands; and of the Morse, against
the Musslmans.

" The King, in this state of things, wishing to unite
with his allies in placing for the future the commerce of
neutrals secure from interruptions of all kinds, to which it
is too often exposed in the Archipelago, has commanded
me to direct you to cause to be seized by the ships of
your squadron and sent to Toulon, every armed vessel
which they may find sailing under the Greek flag, or which
may have been equipped or armed in a Greek port, with
the single exception of ships of war, properly so called,
which belong to the actual Government of the country, or
which act under its orders.

" It is expected that you should, in the first instance,
cause his Majesty's intentions to be communicated to the
Greek Government, granting only 15 days' delay for
Greek armed ships at sea to return into their ports ; and
during those 15 days you shall cause to be captured and
sent to Toulon only those vessels which shall continue their
operations, although evidently acquainted with the above
determination, or those which may visit and pillage ships
sailing under the French flag.
" Letter addressed to Admiral de Iligny, by his Majesty
the Emperor of Russia :

" ST. PETERSBURGII, Nov. 8.
" M.:Rear-Admiral de Rigny,—You have acted in the
glorious battle of Navarin a part worthy of the Power
whose forces you command, and of the bravery which has

* The silence of the Moniteur and the Gazette, on the
departure of the Ambassadors, mentioned by us on authen-

tic information, seems to confirm a fact that is only con-
tradicted on the authority of letters from Sunlit'. We
might have letters from Constantinople up to the 20th,
and the want of information from that capital supports the
statement that the Ambassadors hare left, for in this case
the Sultan would most certainly not hare granted them a
firman for a courier, and without this it is impossible to
send 0ne....-Note of the Editor of the Journal des .I)thits

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LONDON.
MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 17, 1827.

Under the Spirit of the Public Journals we

have collected the rumours circulated by our
cotemporaries respecting the resignation of Lord
GODERICH, and other possible changes in
his MAJESTY'S Government, but up to the
present time we are
.not able to authen-

ticate an event of so much interest to the
country. That Lord GODERICH may wish
to retire from the fatigues of office is perfectly
natural, but this wish arises not from any indis-
position to fulfil the duties of his high office, so
much as from motives entirely personal—the
delicate state of his own health and that of
Lady GODERICH, neither of whom have yet
recovered the shock consequent on the death
of their daughter. Among the rumours preva-
lent, it is said that his Lordship tendered
his resignation to the KING on Friday, and that 1
his MAJESTY'S wishes, and those of the nation,
for his Lordship's continuance in office, will not
be able to obviate those personal considerations
which have determined Lord GODERICH to
retire from:the arduous post which he now fills.
Lord DUDLEY is also said to be on the point
of retiring—and so is Mr. STURGES BOURNE.
But these are only reports—originating more, in

the wishes of those who circulate them than
having any foundation-in fact, as far at least
as we are led to believe.

On Saturday we refrained from giving any
currency to these rumours, and we only do it
now, that our readers may not suppose we are
unacquainted with them. But we can positively
say there is no truth in the statement that Lord
GODERICH'S resignation, if it takes place, arises
from any disagreement in the Cabinet, and that
if he do retire, it will proceed entirely from
family feelings. We can positively state that up
to the present time no change has taken place
in his MAJESTY'S Government.

We received, last night, the Paris Papers of
Thursday, and by two expresses in the course of
the night, those of Friday and Saturday, with
the Gazette de France dated yesterday morning.
The intelligence in these Papers, respecting the
state of affairs at Constantinople, is of a very
contradictory nature ; that in the earliest Papers
is of a warlike character, while that in the Papers
of the latest date increases the chances of peace'
being preserved. The intelligence in the latter,
from Constantinople, comes down to the 23d
ult. It rests, however, on the authority of a
letter from Vienna, of the Bth, which states that
one of the principal banking-houses of that city
had received from Odessa accounts that, on the
27th November, a merchantman, which had ar-
rived in four days from Constantinople, had an-
nounced that the embargo had been taken off all
vessels, and that every one was at liberty to pro-
ceed to its destination ; that on the 23d, the
Ambassadors of the three Courts, parties to the
Treaty of London, had had a conference with
the REIS EFFENDI, the result of which was un-
known, but that every thing seemed to announce
a disposition to peace in the Divan. The Augs-
burgh Gazette, which had been received by ex-
press, is said also to contain an article from
Bucharest, under date of the 26th November,
which states that the SERASKIER of Silistria
had received the Tartars of the SULTAN, with
letters and a firman from the GRAND SEIGNIOR.
The Capital was tranquil on the 20th of No-
vember,
he
amU!
A eur
s, t r
Interst he nuegncociin s i
o. a tA ona r t
icl e continuedfro inFravii
n ktl-1
1, fort, dated the 10th instant, likewise states
that accounts from Vienna, of so late a date as
the 6th inst., had been received, which confirm
the hopes of peace ; it is said in this article that
the Divan, urged by the representations of M.
OTTENFELS, and becoming more and more
sensible that the PORTE is unable to resist the
united forces of Great Britain, France, and
Russia, had shown itself more accessible to the
counsels of the Austrian Internuneio, and that
there is reason to believe that the first news will
bring the acceptance by the PORTS of the inter-
vention of the Allies in the affairs of Greece.—
It is added, that this favourable appearance of
things has had a good effect on the A ustriate
Metalliques, which had risen on the sth inst. to
891, and on the 6th to 90i.

Such is the substance of the intelligence re-
ceived through the French Papers, which de-
rives additional credit from the fact being pre-
viously known that the Ambassadors had not
left Constantinople on the 20th. At the same
time the negociations were only continued
through the Austrian Ambassador, and nothing
is stated of the causes which, if these accounts
be true, had produced so sudden an alteration in
the determination of the SULTAN. We have little
doubt that the statements of the PORTE having
so hastily shown a disposition to peace are
exaggerated, but the fact of the continuance of
the negociations is of itself highly important,
and calculated to give rise to hopes that the re-
sult which has been so anxiously avoided will
be prevented.
The Gazette de France of the 14th contained
an article frbm Berlin which refers to 3 note
drawn up by the Emperor of RtTsslA, which re-
asserts that he entertains no intentions of extend-
ing
his territory at the expense of his neighbours,
but that he is resolved to follow up the plan of
pacification
agreed upon by the Allies for the
pacification of the East. The Emperor there-
fore declares, that if the PORTE should continue
to reject reasonable conditions, he will feel himself
under the necessity of having recourse to other
measures for the attainment of the proposed ob-
ject. We shall rejoice if the submission of the
PORTE should take place, so as to deprive the
Russian Government of a plausible pretext for
moving her armies; and we shall still more re-
joice if she should abandon those intentions when
the avowed objects shall be accomplished.

Scio is stated to haire surrendered to Lord
COCHRANE and FABVIER.

The French Funds on Friday closed at 671.
5c., but rose on Saturday to 68f. Extracts of
all these papers are given in another column.

His Majesty's Packet, Duke of Kent, has
arrived with a Lisbon mail, by which we have
received Gazettes to the 9th inst., and private
communications to the same date, by which we
learn that the embarrassments occasioned to the
Bank of Lisbon from the exportation of silver
have become so great that it has been obliged to
suspend its payments in specie. Some details
of this important subject Are given in another
column.

LISBON, DEC. 3.—The Ist of this month, being the
anniversary of two fortunate events--the Proclamation of
Don John IV. and the Coronation of Don Pedro 1., Emperor
of Brazil, the fourth King of Portugal of that name.A•tle

. 19
flags were displayedon the forts, and salutes were titvll
usual. The Infanta Regent held a drawing..room, ift'fb6:o
she received the Diplomatic Body, and numerous pe
of distinction, who had the honour to kiss her 104
complimenting her Royal Highness on the accasi°°./
Lisbon Gazette, Dec. 9.

OFFICIAL.—WAR-OFFICE, DEC' f idr
of the Royal Corps of Engineers, having
LISBON, Dzc. 2.—Mattheus Valente do Couto, Il'l2/
been opt
before a Court-martial for having approved and lieenseicuo
Censor periodical writings in opposition to his instriu'tv
the following sentence has been passed by the said CA.nu jot
" The Court having considered the accusation '0
Mattheus do Couto, Major of Engineers [bete
listpi various documents laid before the Court], 11° ti)
Inously decided that the proceedings are null, be no
corpus delicti is not duly specified, and, therefore, s°/lefec
ment can be founded on them ; and further, t3„irl
admitting their validity, there is no proof that the sch-ir
has acted contrary to his instructions in the ceon so!
the Journals, not only because they do not cen,,?:,
because they do not propose any thing more
thing seditious' or disrespectful to the AutbeE""maill'
than
to
to
taiu and preserve the political institutions give') 01 i 1
kingdom by his Majesty, Don Pedro the Fourea ;
cannot be presumed that the accused, with his die boilJ
learning, and civil, political, and military condoet, sods)
have acted with sinister views in the censorship entri's
him, much more when he proves his serupulonsne:c;oit
curacy; and zeal in the exercise of his duties ;
icl
absolves the accused on the double ground of the
the proceedings, and of their inconclusiveness aglinde
accused, even if they were admitted to he valid ; 11.1'
Glares the accused to be a peaceable and upright ei e
tig";
zealots* and Obedient officer, and submissive to the avtsfl,l
ordinances." .
0
[This sentence, dated the 9th November, is
ilvagn
the Desembargador Auditor, Francisco Luiy, da S
six officers].
Annexed is the confirmation of the sentence
bf
Board of Justice, as follows : tleg
" Seeing that the crime laid to the accose" setr
proved, the Board acquits him, and so far eonfirril" t
tence of the Regimental Court Martial.,
" Lisbon, Nov. 26, 1827.
(Signed by six Councillors.) AVIO.
" CANDIDO JOSE 2.
tt
(A True Copy.)
" SOUZA, Chief of the First.

in
late
The Genoa, 74, arrived at DevonP" of
night from Malta, which she left on the a 1.- under
November. She was immediately Phlee,t:,,,is
quarantine, but . having received pi'atiq—' per]
morning the officers and crew havebeen; d
mitted to land. She brings home the b°-Itic
her late Commanding Officer, Captai ‘?
n "1"
quarter-de'of
BATHURST, who was killed on his
shortly after the commencement of the bathe
op
Navarin. When she left Malta she had 0
board the bodies of Captains.BELL and MOO%
of the Royal MarineS, the former of whom
killed at Navarin, and the latter died °n r,
30th of October, in consequence of the serer,
wounds he had received. It being, 11°Ilev se
found impossible to preserve the rcamins dertboie
officers, they were committed to the deep cu` ch
t
coast of
:Sicily. The Genoa is very Pitihio
shattered, having suffered more in the actions
u`
any other British ship. She came home si
jury masts, and her inizen is a mere spo•
is to be immediately taken into this Pc'ck-)°si
in order to undergo a thorough repair"ev

Mort Telegraph Office, Dec. 15, 1827.

Arrived
Calais,
at Dover yesterdaY afternoon, r-
with the Count de DIETR STEW, Chambiel
lain to the Emperor of AUSTRIA,. charged •
despatches for his Excellency Prince fs°it:
his Majesty's- steam-packet
HAZY. The Count proceeded immediateli f
London.

By the arrival of the Amethyst from Quebec'
if _ hs'
an Extraordinary Gazette of the. 21St,
u,...,
been received at the North and South Ameri;
can Coffee-house, containing an account of the
meeting of the Provincial Parliament of -lA°we
Canada. The following is an extract :--

This day being appointed by proclamation for the Ole 0
the Ale#
mg of the 13th Parliament of this Province, to
met in the House at twelve o'clock, conformably refoce
usual notice issued by the Clerk, and took the oaths
the Commissioners. regdif.'
At two o'clock the presence of the Members was od
ed on the part of his Excellency, in the Legislative
cer they
Chamber, when the Speaker of the Council informe "'toe
that his Excellency did not think fit to declare tlai cs,,sr ei
of summoning this Parliament until there be a SPea'ol, to
the Assembly, and requiring them to choose a & Pe
at te+o
be their Speaker, to be presented for his approbation
fj,
retr%e,
o'clock to-morrow. On the Members being
Louis I3ourdayes, Esq. Member for the count® of Buclo 'l,O,
TUESDAY, NOY. 2et,
ham, Seconded by S. C. Letourneau, metuhar for Defilie
moved that Louis Joseph Papineau, Esq., lilember for e:4,
West Ward of Montreal, he Speaker. H. C. Ogden, ;0
Solicitor-General, Member for the Borough of let'
Rivers, seconded by N. Boissonnault, Member for Pjar,
ford, moved that J. R. Vallieres de St. Real be Seir-(1$
There being no debate, the question
Mr. Papinean was accordi conducted to the (I I*
division being required, it stood
39 ; Noes, 5. ,halo
where he thanked the House for the renewal of their 61,ip,
dence, requesting a continuance of their support inifilo,l
tabling the rules of the lionise, and preserving areerojet
decorum in its proceedings. The House then adjuu
till two o'clock to-morrow. 0_,,i1•
WEDNESDAY, I.l°lr,A. tOrm-`
The House met at one o'clock, and their presco`Wile
required on the part of his Excellency, in tbellibither
Council Chamber, Mr. Speaker elect proceeded his f%'
with the rest of the Members, when he addreEteu,boiee
cellency in the usual form, acquainting him with bleh-tance
of the Assembly. His Excellency then said in ti",„satiol"
that, in his Majesty's name, he disallowed the non'"-ther
of Mr. Papineau, and required the House to make ail°
choice, to be presented for his approbation on &ids,'
The House was sitting when the post came aviaP
noy--AywesaBfnerailitl.
rfbarp,
ireo,

. -
The following are extracts from liallible
le'
and Dutch Papers received this morning t° "-,./
dates, but their contents contain nothing '

interesting or politically important Is,
THE HAGUI, PoC:„,eivel
e°—
We learn from Antwerp that news had be
err,'
safe at
there, tßatavia, after a hat his Majesty
very's shiquick passap the Wate
ge; rloo
tb"
ih'a day efia
arrival is, however, not mentioned. 26.
ST. YETERSBURGH, NOV.
Count Diebitsch, who accompanied the Emperor
_A
Dunaburgh, and then went to Warsaw, has now retails-
to the capital. tbe
Prince Wolchonsky, Major-General Benkendorf, and 0
Prussian Ambassador, General Scholer, have arrived 0°
Riga and Reval.
• eer
Since the return of the Emperor from Riga, it Is
fidentally reported that the Imperial family Will go 51e
summer to Revel, for the benefit of sea-bathing.
12.
atavatics, arov.
The King of the Netherlands wishes for the coneltoo'
of the negociations respecting the navigation of the R .0
as appears from the last proposals sent to Berlin, ‘c;ii
concede to the countries on the Rhine the narigation

the sea.
With respect to Article I, of the Vienna Conventil;
Prussia and the Netherlands agree, but will not allot/ t,Pes
benefits of it to exttnd to any but the ships of the couotfl,
on the Rhine. Now, the 6th Article of that Confeotio_P•
does not, by any means, snake such a difference, and alla
a general communication for the trade of all nations
will find means to assist their interests.
lIADIEUAGN, DEC' I°o
We have received letters from Vienna 0 the DO!

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