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London, England, 1827-12-06 00:00:00

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LONDON.,
THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1827.

The Paris Morning Papers of Monday, which
reached us in usual course last night, con-
tained nothing which had not been anticipated
by the Express received in the morning. The
Constdutionnel, indeed, states that the Spanish
Government is about to apply to the great house
of HOPE, of Amsterdam, for a new loan. It
does not surprise us to hear that applications of
that nature are made in any quarter possessing

the means of furnishing a large sum—but we
should, indeed, be surprised if we heard that any
such application had been complied with. The
character of FERDINAND and of his Minister is
too well known, and too justly appreciated by all
the monied interests of Europe to warrant any
expectation that the Capitalists of any country
would again trust them—or the national faith of
Spain.

A few extracts from these Papers are given in

preceding column.

It is expected that his Royal Highness Don
MIGUEL, the future Regent of Portugal, will
arrive in this country on Monday next. A yacht
is to ,proceed to Calais for the purpose of bring-
ing over the illustrious visitor. His Royal High-

ness. will remain in England only six days ; he
will then proceed direct to Lisbon ; and, we are
happy to add, that on his arrival there the Bri-
tish Army in Portugal, and the Fleet in the
Tagus, will return to. England. This Measure
has been determined upon and we heartily con-
gratulate the country on the unexampled success
which has attended the measures which Mr. CAN-
NING adopted with respect to Portugal. By the
arrival of the British Army in Portugal the ex-
plosion which was about to take place in that
Kingdom, and which would, in its consequences,

have overthrown the Constitution, and, perhaps,
the throne, was averted ; by its presence, rebellion
has been quelled, and foreign invasion prevented.
During its stay there, all the liberal institutions
have been established and consolidated, and Don
MfouEL will return to his Kingdom under the
most solemn obligations to maintain those ,insti-
tutions, and under such other limitations as the
people can now enforce, without the aid of
foreign forces. Our army will have accomplished
all the great objects which it went to effect, with-
out bloodshed, and will return to this country
with increased honour, from the respect which
its discipline and high character have acquired
for it during-its employment In the Kingdom of
our most faithful Ally.
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Reports have been in circulation for some days
that, in consequence of the present posture of
affairs, Parliament was to be assembled for the
dispatch of business earlier than had been in-
tended. This we believe to be the case, as it is
now said that it will meet on the 21st of January,
instead of the Bth of February ; but the principal
reason for this measure - is, we have reason to
believe, to enable the Speaker to issue new writs
for the Election of Members for places, the re-
presentatives of which have vacated their seats
during the present recess. By this means, Mr.
HusicissoN, Mr. HERRIES, Mr. CHARLES
GRANT, and other Members, will be,again re-
turned, and able to attend in their places by the
day on which it was originally intended to con-
vtne Parliament, prior to which, we understand,
none but common► place business will be gone into.

The tranquillity which prevails generally
through the country, enables his MAJESTY'S
Ministers to effect a very considerable reduction
of expence, by discontinuing the services of the
Yeomanry Cavalry in those districts in which
they have not been called upon. to act in aid of
the civil power, during the last ten years.

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This most respectable body of men will retire
from their military duties with the gratitude of
their fellow-citizens, and with a consciousness of

having deserved well of their country. It is the
natural force of England, and that which must
be looked to again as her best safeguard against
domestic troubles, if such should ever in future
disturb her quiet. Happily the good sense of
the people, r.nd the full occupation of the lower
classes, at present render it unnecessary to require
the respectable men who compose our Yeomanry,
to trouble themselves with military service, and
we hope, on their retirement, they may long
continue to enjoy the otium cum diguitate.

New York Papers to the 17th ult. reached us
last: night. They do not contain any political
news of importance. An extensive ,fire has de-
stroyed great part of the town of Mobile.

Bombay Papers to the Ist of August have
been received at the North and South American
Coffee-house, per the Triumph, Capt. GREEN,
which sailed from thence on the 4th, they con-
tain little that is interesting, except a handsome
testimony to the eminent services and character
of Sir THOMAS Mwin.o, whose long services,
it is observed, and admirable qualities, had gained
hiM• the appellation of the Father of the People.
On the 17th of July, a Bombay Courier Extra-
ordinary was published, expressing the deep
regret of the Governor-in-Council, at the melan-
choly intelligence of the death of Major-General
Sir THoAtAs Mumto, Bart. K.C.1.3., and orders
the Flag at the Castle to be hoisted half staff
high at noon, and remain so until sunset, and
that 68 minute guns be fired from the Apollo
Battery, as a testimony of the high respect enter-
tained by the Governor in Council, for the dis-
tinguished talents and eminent public virtues of
this lamented officer.

We have received this forenoon the Allge-
meiue Zeitung of the 29th instant. It furnishes
from the Florence Gazette some interesting
telligence, through Zante and Corfu, of the
state of affairs in Greece. IBRAHINI PACHA,
who ~,vas on his way to relieve Padres at the
time of the battle, was recalled to ,Navarin
in consequence of the destruction of his fleet.
The
.Egyptian troops in Patras, are said to have
quitted that place, and retreated to Modon and
Coron, and the . whole Turkish forces in rhe
Morea, would appear by this account to be in a
hopeless state., We subjoin extracts :

SItITRITA, .NOV. 3.

The Imperial Austrian squadron in the Levant has con-
voyed, in the months of August, September, and October,
499 merchantmen—namely, 287 Austrian, 22'Englisli, 7
French, 3 Dutch, 22 lonian; 4 Neapolitan, 72 Russian,
76 Sardinian, 2 Spanish, two Swedish, and 2 Tuscian. :It
has retaken by force from the pirates 17—viz. 13 Austrian,
2 Russian, 1 Swedish, and 1 Sardinian. Seventy-six-
merchantmen, of all nations (as far as was known at
Smyrna at the end of Eeto'oer)had been wholly, or in part,.
plundered by pirates—viz. 27 Austrian, 17 English, 3
lonian, 3 Swedish, 6 French, 6 Russian, 1 Neapolitan, S
Sardinian, 1 Dutch, 2 North' American. The cargoes of
these 74 vessels were worth 960,000 Spanish dollars, and
the actual loss amounts to 1,170,000 Spanish dollars.—
Only 16 of the above-mentioned vessels were taken by
mistimes, proanes, and other small piratical vessels i the
58 others were captured by- pirates carrying from 12 to
18 guns, with crews of 60 to 100. men.