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London, England, 1830-08-21 00:00:00

for mankind, exhibits nothing but a spirit of peace
and benevolence. The legislative measure which has
been brought forward under the patronage of the vene-
rable LAFAYETTE, must afford more pleasure to phi-
lanthrophists all over the globe, than anything which
has occurred in the history of the present revolution.
There appears evidently, good intention predominating
among the influential men of Fiance. We see
the [same bland spirit of philosophy which charac-
terised some of those, who were called the founder,
of the Revolution ; but we hope along with its
we have no reason to fear their errors—those errors
which proved them quite unfit as members of a practical
Government, and produced the destruction of them-
selves, and the dishonour of their country. We
cannot but admire the speech of M. de MA RTIGNAC,
which we have given to-day. We likewise cannot but
ad mire the splendid example which the French Cham-
bers are now exhibiting to the world, by the courage with
which the Royalists are declaring their views, and the
undaunted manner in which they have come forward, at
a perilous moment, to bear their testimony to the virtues
of their fallen master. This do we admire—and still
more do we admire the temper with which they are heard,
and the perfect unintimidated security with which they
appear to act. We hesitate not to say that no nation, in
no times, can produce a parallel. We, therefore, really
begin to feel our apprehension of the future to be a little
weakened, and our hope consequently to gather strength,
that a great change has taken place in the organization
of society in France, and that now perhaps they may be
more fitted than before, for the adoption of some of
those changes in legislation which hitherto have appeared
theoretical ; and among others, for the great legislative
improvement which has now been agitated.
We are most ardent approvers of the principle of that
measure—and that nation of Europe which shall first
adopt it, will do themselves immortal honour. Our last
Session, alas! leaves us little hope that it will be our own.
In accordance with the sentiments we have just
expressed, and for other reasons, we shall much re-
gret to hear that the brave and evidently conscientious
royalists should be driven from the Chambers, by any
means but by the legitimate voice of the people at an
election. This indeed would not confirm the view of
conduct, which we have ventured to applaud.

Letters from Lithuania state, that the Grand Duke
CowszAwTrwE arrived at St. Petersburgh on the 14th
ult.—On the same day he reviewed the corps of Lithu-
anian Hulans and a corps of artillery. On the following
day he left for Brest Letowsky, on his way to Warsaw.
The Emperor of RUSSIA has conferred the order of St.
Anne on several Polish Generals.

Advices from Bayonne to the 14th inst. announce that
the ABBE MEGNANO, one of the most active agents of
M. CoLOMARDE, had passed through that town, charged,
it was said, with a Mission from that Minister to the
Spanish Ambassador at Paris. The ABBE MEGNallo
did not leave Madrid till after the arrival of M. BUDOOS,
who had been sent from Paris to acquaint M. CALo.
MARDE with the events that had occurred in France.

Letters from Trieste to the .sth instant, state the arri-
val of a vessel in ten days from Durazzo, with intelli-
gence that the insurrection in Albania is nearly put down,
and that order, was beginning to be restored. It was
said that the Grand Vizier had been enabled to overcome
several corps of the insurgents, partly by paying the
arrears due to them, and partly by force. Several
chiefs of the rebels had taken to Sight, despairing
of a successful result to their plans. The inhabi-
tants of the coast of Albania who had been free
from the spirit of insurrection, seemed in favour

of the Grand Vizier. The intelligence from Greece
was very gloomy. Anarchy prevailed in almost every
province; and order was only maintained in those places
where there were the troops of France. Piracy seems to
be reviving, for the letters from Syria of the 20th,
and from Corfu of the 12th ult. state, that along the
whole coast of the Morea, Muluks had made
their appearance, and were on the look-out for
trading vessels. Hitherto the mischief done by them had
not been great, but it threatened to become serious if
immediate measures were not taken to put down the pi-
rates. The drought in Italy continued to prevail, as there
had been no rain for two months. The consequence was,
that the harvest and vintage were not expected to yield
mare than one half of their original produce.

Letters from Agram to the 2nd ult. mention that tho
Councillor, or Murzar, had just arrived there. He was
said to be proceeding to the Pacha of Bosnia, to conceit
measures with him for putting an end to the irruption of
bends of Bosnian brigands, into the Austrian territory,
and to restore order in Bosnia. The insurrection of Al-
bania, according to these letters, was daily spreading,
and there was great cause for the alarm existing at Con-
stantinople. Fifty-six towers, or forts, were to be erect-
ed on the frontiers of Austria, to protect the country
against the inroads of the brigands.

The Paris accounts give a letter from Billom, which
mentions that that place and its vicinity were visited by
a tremendous storm, which, in a short time, destroyed the
corn, vines, hemp, beans, &c. The streets and markets
resembled a lake : the houses were inundated, and a great
quantity of goods damaged. The loss was incalculable,
and many persons were deprived of the means of sub-
sistence.

Despatches were sent off by a messenger last evening,
from the Foreign Office, for Mr. Dawkins. our Resident
in Greece. The messenger took abo despatches for Lord
Stuart de Rothsay, our Ambassador at Paris, and from
the Colonial Office, for Sir Frederick Adam, the • Lord
High Commissioner of the lonian Isles.
The Austrian Ambassador had an interview with the
Berl of Aberdeen on Tuesday.
The widow of the late Bishop Heber Las thrown aside
her weeds, having been married more than a month ago to
a Greek Count, who is, or was, Secretary to the Go►ern-
meat of the lonian Islands.