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London, England, 1830-07-10 00:00:00

excuse us for quoting the.whdom of ages, " reckoning
chickens before they arAtatched." We perceive various
rig*, in the Conseikttfornse/, and the other French
ral)ouinals, eideiketilteg to prove how important the
-parathion dr the Algid& coast of the Mediterranean
will prove to the Frenc'lt %Won; and, more particularly
in case of a war with this country. Now we sue
their reasoning on this subject is any thing but coirect,
if they allude to any proximate contingency ; for, In'
of war soon occurring, we should doubt very much
how far the possession would prove of any value, or
even tenable. In case the peace be continued, we think
it undoubtedly will be of real importance ; and, at all
events, these speculations and high appreciations of the
expected conquest, appearing—particularly in the Liberal
Journals—show very clearly, that it is considered by them
as to be a permanent addition to the dominion
France. 1

If colonies of the French are to be formed along the
African coast—if French experience in the arts o
warfare, to select the most favourable spots for defend-
ing—and the well known science of that nation, is to be
exerted in accomplishing what knowledge and expe-
rience in fortification can accomplish—and all this, to take
place under the acquiesence or tacit influence, of the
other rival powers in Europe, then, indeed, we should
not be surprised, but that eventually the possessions
in question might render every other power in the
Mediterranean subordinate to the power of France.—
We do not know how the proceedings of the French, •

that quarter are viewed by our Government : for it is one
merit of the Duke of WELLINGTON'S Administration,
and one for which it deserves great credit, although
a little vexatious to the eye of Malign critics, that it does
not babble forth its opinions, as other administrations
have done, through Acid subordinates, or hired jour-
nalists. If, however, we may be allowed to conjec,
ture on what we see, we should say, as the only mode of•
explaining the unopposed progress of the French expe-
dition, that it can only arise from the most positive and
satisfactory assurances of the French government, as to
the temporary nature of the object of the expedition, and
its future innoxious consequences ; accompanied by the
most explicit confidence on the part of our Government
in the good faith of those who are at present in
the administration of French affairs. But it occurs

to us, as the influence of the present French Government]
is undergoing such a severe trial, that even its own inten-
tions may be frustrated, and its pledges of honour in-,
voluntarily abandoned ; and this conjecture, which
we have before referred to, is materially strength-'
ened by the tone of the liberal papers when men-1
tiontng the expedition : for it is to be observed that
they hold up, as the important objects of the under-
taking, the permanent occupation of the African coast,
and its national importance as so permanently occupied.
It is on these grounds that it has obtained some popu-
larity ; and having so obtained it, we ask, is it likely that,
the present French Ministry, under these circumstances,
dare withdraw from the conquest if it should prove one,
and thus extinguish the nascent hopes of Gallic ambition.
On the contrary, is it not more more likely that they may
discover the very infraction of their foreign engagements,
the only means of future popularity and future security
to the throne ?

A of the communion-table is the entrance to the
Royal tomb. The order is not yet arrived for opening
the marble pavement, but all the necessary
preFara-
dons were this day made to perform the workforth-
with. The iron-work, on which the coffin and its sup-
porting machine will rest, is ready : the diamond pave-
ment can be taken up in a moment, and the Portland
stone removed : the blue mazarine campy is likewise
ready ; it is richly ornamented, and a gilt crown will be
suspended from this canopy over the coffin Three new
polished brass chandeliers were yesterday hung in front of
the communion table, to illuminate the bier and give light
to the Dean and Heralds for the performance of their so-
lemn finictions, before the toffin is lowered into its rest-
ing place. His Majesty, as chief mourner, will sit in
a black covered arm-chair, at one end of the coffin.
—The other Royal Princes in their stalls, as
Knights of the Garter. The parts of the choir
which will be covered with black cloth_ are the stalls
(already mentioned,) the seats and floor. West's paint-
ing of the Lord's Supper, and the rich covered oak-
work immediately ever the communion table, will be
likewise concealed by the sable drapery ; but the great
painted window above, representing the Resurrection of
our SA•IOUR, will be seen to advantage. The choir
will have the reflection of such " dim religious light," as
the blaze of torches can extract from its massive colour-
ing. The organ gallery will be also covered with black
cloth, as well as the whole nave and the seats in the
north aisle, or rather standing steps, for such they are
intended to be ; but the black covering will not ascend
beyond the hand-railing at each side of the nave ; so that,
the stained glass window at this extremity of the build-
ing, the fine stone roof, and the ancient Gothic pillars,"
will be fully seen.
Besides the flooring throughout the whole range of
St. George's Chapel, a double matting has been laid
down under the bladk Cloth ; there is no reason to fear
the recurrence of similar colds to those which were
caught at former funerals, by contact with the marble
pavement. Every precaution has been taken to prevent
such consequences.
In the arrangements for the lying in state, some al,
terations have been made. From ten to four o'clock, on
Wednesday and Thursday, will be the time appointed for
the public admission to that ceremony. The general
place of ingress and egress has been already described;
namely, through Henry the Vlllth's gate, up the !owl
ward, across an opening left near the iron gate of -
terrace, and then through a temporary staircase
the chamber where the body is placed, and the
is through a new gate which opens at the spa.
Mous area of the unfinished part of the new works. But
there will be a private and separate entrance for the no-
bility and gentry who have special tickets. The public
and the privileged few will, however, behold the ceremony
at the same time, and without any inconvenient pre-
ference. The special tickets will admit only at the new
gate between the York and Lancaster towers, which
faces the Long Walk. The carriages will drive across
the Quadrangle, direct to the grand staircase ; this
communicates at once with the apartment where the
lying in state takes place, where the special visitors
ascend a platform, not unlike that at a panorama,
and see the canopy, the coffin, &c. They retire ex-
actly by the same way. The public will pass in front,
and under this platform moving in a distinct and unin
terrupted passage. The canopy and platform on which
Yesterday, Alderman Wool), in the absence of Sir F: the coffin will stand are finished in a neat purple dra-
Burdett, presented a petition from copyitolders, lease- pery. The chamber is bung with black, in small and
holders, and householders of South Lambeth and vicinity, very neat festoons, with hatchments, escutcheons, and
setting forth that the South London Water-works Com. silver lamps ; the public entrance is through the audience
pany take their principal supply by means of a large . and presence chambers, to the apartment where the body
main land drain or sewer, called the Bphra, into which thel is to lie in state ; these were hung in festooned drapery
tide flows at Vauxhall Creek. The Eplira, it is said, drainsr likewise; but yesterday it was ordered that the hangings
the lands, roads, and houses about Brixton, Kenning.' should he plain : the folds, which were arranged with
ton, and neighbourhood. There is considerable dun-. great simplicity and taste, being confined to the actual
ger of the neighbourhood being overflowed on high apartment where the body is to lie.
tides, as the openings at London-bridge are enlarged, for:: Sir George Naylor, from the Herald's Office, was he ti
want of flood-gates, at the mouth of the creek next the yesterday and to-day, making the necessary
Thames. It is therefore desirable to take the said creek' meats for the escutcheons and bend& bearings, Nom b
out of the hands of the Water-works Company, and re_ which are here, but none of them yet-put up. Me. Mask
store it to the Commissioners of Sewers, to whom it p arrived this day, front the Lord Chamberlain's-olive,
perly and originally belongs. . i active department of whiCh'ire undei his cestrbl:

We have been induced more frequently, we believe,
than our contemporary journalists, to call the attention
of the public to the consequences likely to result from
the French expedition to Algiers ;—and it is be-
cause our views of theta become more probable, and,
that we consider them of the most serious import that wel
have done so : otherwise we aspire net after the hazardous
fame of prophesying politicians.

CITY, HALF-PAST ONE.
We have but few arrivals this morning, and they are
of minor importance. Console which left off yesterday
at 931 for the Account, opened at 93i Buyers, and are
at present 93 f, with little business doing u yet. The
speculators are waiting the arrival of an express from Paris.

The Foreign Market also continues inactive, with little
or no alteration of the prices of yesterday.
The report which prevailed yesterday of the surrender
of Algiers to the French is not as yet confirmed.
Letters from Toulon state that a part of the French
fleet have proceeded to Algiers to second the attacks
going to be made against the batteries, on the coast be-
tween Cape Caxine and the Foubourg de Babalouet on
one side, and on the other between Cape Matifoux and
Fort Babazoun. The division of reserve is expected to
sail on the 15th inst. for Africa.

Accounts from Rio Janeiro state that the Duke of
Santa Cruz, brother of the new Empress, sailed in a
Brazilian frigate for Antwerp. Between the 15th and
30th April, 7,000 slaves were brought to Rio Janeiro
from the coast of Africa.

into

Letters from New Orleans say that tobacco was look-
ing up in consequence of the low state of the waters up
the country, and that 10,000 hogsheads, at least, were'
expected to be detained. The same cause would detain
the cotton in the upper countries.
Consols have remained steady during the whole of the
morning, at 93 2i fur the Account, with not a feature'
I worth the least observation.

The Foreign Market is in the same state as that of
the Britieh. Greek Stock has rather improved. In
Shares, Anglo Mexican, 366 76, Solana', 180, 190,
Brasilian 8 to 9, Imperial 70 1, National 286 91, Co-
lombian 9 10, Real de Monte 61 3, United Mexican
14 15, South Metropolitan Gas 26 1 prem.

WINDSOR, Friday iteriatp. PROVINCIAL
.INTRLLIGENCE.
The arrangements for his late Majesty's Ilinend tire
sit! zio
Far.
rulagwtososnthighseeepvuttlhisithiede
this day definitively fixed. The unavoidable circum-
stance of the delivery of orders • through three differentfL_'"inint7 inwtr electors
rest " in conjtmdion with a flithful ally."
public departments, as well as the necessity of proceed_ -7
Barrow .—Theirs will be 'calash. The 'candidates
ing with preliminary works on the spot, at some distance
whit% are—Mr.
r. Malcolm, Mr.Wilks, and .Mr. Heathcote.
from them all, has led to occasional altefittfeee
...retuot.croneedsragsanii).—. Mr. D.W..Harvey will, it &expected,
have hitherto been productive of a little delay; certainty
not attributable to the artisans in Windsor Castle (br be
asy
k..lsCultrittnalowthno,wrro, cipposßart. illandon
Sir thej.d,rartment,..,Beatz
indeed blameable, under all the circumstances,
where,) who have worked, with unremitting assiduity,
from the first moment the orders were issued. LsVit 'Mary Harding. goes but ; Mr. M.A.
Due Taylor again offers ; and there are three new candidates
Their Illajenttesvill attend the Royal funeral.
—Sir Roger Greeley, Mr. Cbaytor, and Mr. M'Donnell.
King and Queen are expected to sleep at Frogmore on
Wednesday and Thursday night. Her Majesty has de-
GLOUCERTER.—Captain Frederick Berkeley and J.
dermined to accompany the King, at the funeral obse-
Philpotts, Esq. have become candidates.
quies of the late Monarch. The Queen will not, how-
GRANTHAM.—CoIoneI Cost declines standing. Mr.
ever, take any part in the solemn procession ; but he
Cholmeley is active; anti a eon of Sir W. Waller is ea-
pected to be a andidate.
Majesty will sit with the ladies of her suite—some per-
Heaeroan.c—The two present members, Lord East-
sons add, with some of the Princesses, in the small gal-
nor and Edward Bolton Clive, Esq. have again offered
levy adjoining the altar, on the north side of the choir,
themselves for this city. The *embers for the county,
which is called the Queen's closet ; it is an apartmen
J. S. Cotterell, Esq. mid Robert Price, Esq. will also
fitted up for the accommodation of George 111. and his
tand n.
Queen, when attending divine service in St. George's s
HOagaiNlTON.—Sir George Warrender and Mr. Guest
Chapel. The curtains, chairs, and other decorations,
have commenced an active canvass for this borough. Mr.
are of' garter blue silk ; but they are to be covered with Lott retires.
black on this occasion. There will be a private entrance
LANCASHIRE.—Mr. Blackburn retires. Lord Stan-
railed off for her Majesty's ingress and egress, close to le .
the newncaondfferda.te.Mr. Wilson
Patten,
of
Bank-hall,
is
the celebrated wrought steel monument of Edward IV,
and his Majesty will join the Queen, when the ceremony
Ms Dm. ziew.--No opposition Is expected to Mr. Hume.
is concluded, and retire through this private avenue, in-
NEWARK.—The canvass has hitherto been very dull,
stead of returning, as the chief mourner did heretofore,
and the members are rather dissatisfied with it. Mr.
along the platform.
Seijeant Wilde certainly intends to offer himself.
The choir in which the funeral service will be per-
NORTHUMRERLAND.Mr. Bell and Mr. Beaumont
formed is now hanging with black cloth. The ancient
are in the field. Mr. Liddell says he will sit if brought
and curiously carved stalls of the Knights of the Garter
in free of expense, but he will not fight and pay a third
will be entirely covered with black cloth ; but the hel- time.
mete, swords, and banners of the knights which sur-
mount them, will be exposed. Among them will not Noawicu.—Mr. W. Smith retires. kumour states
H.
now be found the insignia of Sigismend and Casimir,
that
Francis I. and the sth Charles ; these bate been long Gurney, Esq. and Dr. Lushiisgton, will offer
.
NOTTINGHAK.—J. E. Denison, Esq. of Ossington,
since cast into the old recess or cell allotted for the
is expected to offer for the county. Admiral Sotheron
heraldic bearings of gone-by Knights, where the poet
again
tenders his services. It is said that Lord Rancliffe
Otway says,—
"Here, in a heap of confus'd waste, I found, will retire, and that Mr. Birch and Mr. Denman will
Neglected hatchments tumbled on the ground; offer themselves.
The spoils of time, and triumph of that fate PLYMOUTH.—No opposition to the present members
Which equally on all mankind must waits is expected.
The hero levell'd in his humble grave
PONTEYRACT.—The:e will be a contest for this bo-
With other men, was now nor great nor brave;
While here his trophies like his master lay, rough. It is said that Mr. Starkie goes out. Several
To darkness, worm, and rottenness a prey." new candidates are talked of.
In the room of these famed batchments we have those TEWKESRVRY.—The present member, Mr. Dowdes-
of the Emperors of Russia and Austria, and the Kings of well, has again offered himself.
Denmark and Spain. We have Lord Hertford's and Metcome-REGIS.—An opponent is expected in the
Lord Bathurst's, where once hung the Earls of Surrey's person of Major Weyland.
and Leicester's. The present hatchments are not in the VoRKSHIRE.—Lord Milton, Mr. Fountayne Wilson,
beat order,—time wears even Wellington's escutcheon ; and Mr. Marshall, have retired ; the Hon. Wm. Dun-
still, however, they will set off the gloom of the black combs again presents himself, and his return is certain.
So far, this is all that is certainly known.
YORK.—Four candidates are in the field--Colonel
Wilson, sitting member; Captain Bayntun, of the Guards;
the Non. E. R. Petre, Lord Mayor of the city, and High
Sheriff of the county (a Roman Catholic) ; and the lion.
Themes Dundee.
Ater. at m.—Mr. M'Maghten does not stand. Mr.
O'Neil and Mr. M'Donnell are candidates.
ARMAGII...—Both the present representatives,the Hon.
Mr. Caulfield and Mr. Brownlow, come forward ; as do
Lord Acheson, the eldest son of the Earl of Gosford,and
Colonel Verner, the unsuccessful candidate at the lest
election.
CA VA N.—Mr. Maxwell, one of the sitting members,
comes forward again ; the other, Mr. Sanderson, it is
said, intends to resign ; two other candidates are spot-en
of, Sir W. Young and Mr. R. Mortimer.
CLARE.—Neither of the present representatives, Mr.
O'Brien and Mr. O'Connell, will come forward ; the
former gentleman makes way for his father, tir Edward
O'Brien, who represented this county in six successive
Parliaments, and Mr. O'Connell gives way to Mr. Gor-
man Mahon.
CORK.—The present members, the Hon. Mr. King,
and the Hon. Mr. Boyle, sons of the Earls of Kingston
and Cork, will in all probability be re-elected.
Dow EG A L.—The sitting members, Earl Mountcharles
and General Hart, start again. Sir James Stewart is
likely to come forward.
Down.—Colonel Futile starts in opposition to Lord
Castlereagh.
Dostax.—Lord Brabazon comes forward for the
county, and Mr. Shaw for the city.
Kea R Y.—The present members again come forward
—the Knight of Kerry and Lord Ennismore Three or
four opposing candidates are spoken of—two, the Hon.
Mr. Browne, son of Earl Keninare, and Mr. John
O'Connell, brother of the member for Clare, Roman
Catholics ; the others are Colonel Crosbie, who formerly
represented the county, and Mr. A. Blennerhakset, of
Ballyseedy.
LEITRIM.—Mr. White has contradicted the report of
his intending to decline the representation of Leitrim.
LtmERICK....The sitting members are the Hon. R.
H. Fitzgibbon and Mr. Dawson. Colonel O'Grady will
again come forward. Sir Aubrey de Vere Hunt, brother-
in-law to Mr. Spring Rice, is spoken of as his opponent.
LIMERICK CITY.—Mr. Dickson stands for this city.
Mr. Spring Rice offers himself again.
LON DON DERRY.-I.llere will be a contest between
Robert Alexander Ferguson and Mr. Hart, eon of the
member for Donegal County. Mr. Bateson puts up for
the county.
LOUTH.—The friends of Mr. O'Connell are getting
up a meeting to solicit him to stand for this county.
MALLOW —Mr. Jephson, the present member, conies
to the poll again, and will, it is said, have an opponeut
in Lord Glentworth.
MONAGHAN.—Both the present members, Colonel
Westenra and Mr. Evelyn Shirley, come forward; as do
also the Hon. C. D. Blayney, son of Lord Blayney, and
Colonel Leslie, the defeated candidate last election.
TIPPERARY.—The sitting members, the Hon. A.
Prittie and Mr. Hutchinson, come forward again.
Trains E.—Both the sitting members come forward
again, and a third candidate has declared himself, Sir
James Strange, Bart.
W sTERFORD.—Lord George Beresford and Mr.
Power will, in all probability, be re-elected.
WAT ER FOR D CITY.— No opposition is talked of to Sit
John Newport.
WEX FOR Stopford and Mr. Carew retire.
Lord Valentia will stand.

We understand that the Duchesses of Gordon end
Leinster found themselves compelled to decline the ap-
pointments of Mistresses of the Robes to her Majesty,
from an inability to sustain the fatigues of the office.
On all public occasions, such as drawing-rooms,or visits
to the theatre, the lady occupying that situation in the
Royal Household, is requi►ed to stand behind her Ma-
jesty's chair. Lady Harrington, mother to the amiable
Duchess of Leinster, occupied this distinguished pest in
rthe Court of Queen Charlotte; and it will be filled with
equal brilliancy and honour during the present reign by
the Duchess Dowager of Leeds.—Court Joirtnal.