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nished fora long time), nor. Motion, Coron, or i
eras, have been threatened.
views*, JUNI 1.5.---MctaWques, 17- —Beak Share
770 4-5.-
CONSTANTINOPLE, MAY Se.
A cry of horror will resound- through Europe;
when the new cruelties in Selo- are made known; all
are massacred: even the seventy-eight Prelates, who
were detained as hostages, have been cut to pieces in
'the fort. The generous French Consul, Degeon, is
the most to be pitied: he had gone into the villages
and rroclairned the Turkish amnesty, and at the same
time pledged himself for the Sultan's giving pardon.
The inhabitants, on this, surrendered all their aims:
on which the Asiatics fell on thirteen villages, ant'
executed a general massacre. All fell without de-
fence under the sword of the Turks, who behaved
with the most refined cruelty.

We understand, by letters just received from Alex-
andria, in Egypt, and which have been communi-
cated to Government, that the Grand Seignior has
given to the Pacha of Egypt the Island of Cyprus,
from which the most beneficial effects are now ex-
pected to arise. About two-thirds of this fine island,
which lies at present waste, is to be brought into cul-
-1 tivation, from which produce of 'peat importance
will be raised, that will more than repay any expense
that may be incurred. This must give great joy to
the Greeks, who form the majority of the inhabitants,
and who have laboured under great disadvantages
from the Turkish rulers there.

French Papers to Thursday have been received.—
An article from Odessa, dated June Ist, says—•" It
appears certain that the Principalities of Wallachia
and Moldavia will not be evacuated, but that only
the Asiatic troops have been sent beyond the Danube,
and replaced by European troops. But this fbrms,
pe:haps, a clause in the Convention concluded at
Constantinople under the mediation of the English
and Austrian Ambassadors. There is still a garrison
of 5000 men at Bucharest."

The Augsburg and Nuremberg accounts continue
to intimate that the Asiatics only had left the Princi-
palities, and that the evacuation was still doubtful.
In the Chamber of Deputies, on Tuesday, a discus-
sion took place upon the project of law for the regu-
lation of the Customs. M. LAINE, who opened,
quoted the example of England in her severe com-
mercial restrictions. " England," he said, " now
imitated everywhere, had first adopted the system,
and it was not, therefore, very remarkable, that, find-
ing it enforced against her, she should be inclined to
change her practice. She had derived from prohi•
bitions all the adva..tages that she could hope for ;
she had accumulated immense capitals ; her in-
dustry had been so much developed, that she was
obliged to seek for a large outlet, and perhaps
on this account she had come to the point of say-
ing, now we will receive you, only receive us.' " M.
LAIN& declared his opinion in favour of continuing
and extending the relations of the kingdom with the
Indies, with Brazil, and the Havanna)). He strongly
objected to the imposition of a duty on foreign sugars,
sufficiently high to enable the colonies to sell their
produce at 83f. as was proposed in the Project, point-
ing out the danger which would result from fixing
by law an arbitrary price upon commodities. The
Ex-Minister concluded by proposing to reduce to
25c. the duty on the exportation of wine, for what-
ever country destined.—An interruption succeeded,
when M. de PoMPIERES endeavoured to speak, and
his opponents to protect themselves against his
speech by cries of " Question!' He, however,
persisted, and was heard. The greatest part .of his
speech consisted in the defence of a free trade.—
" Can you hope," said he, "that in prohibiting the
introduction of foreign produce, foreigners will not
prohibit yours. If you can conceive such a hope,"
added he, " I will refer you to our history for its frus-
tration. In 1666 Colbert imposed heavy duties upon
articles of foreign manufacture; Holland remonstrated,
and, on the refusal to alleviate them, she prohibited
our wines, our brandies, and our manufacture."
Various amendments were then proposed. One
Member suggested that the duties on sugars from the
French Colonies should be reduced one-fourth on their
present amount. Another, that the duties on sugar
should be reduced to 10f. per quintal. The last propo-
sition was rejected, and the farther discussion adjourned
to the following day.
The Journal de Moine et Loire of the 20th instant,
says :—" This morning Generals Berton, Delalande,
and Baudriller, were conveyed from the Castle of
Saumur in the direction of Poitiers. The carriage in
which they were placed was escorted by a great pact
lof the Regiment of Carabineers of Monsieur."

American Papers arrived this morning to the Ist

of June.

FRENCH TREATY.
(From Degrand's Weekly Report.)

" I have it from what I deem an unquestionable
source, that the leading points have been agreed upon
at Washington. The Treaty will probably be for
eighteen months, on minis of reciprocal equality.
(Signed) " P. P. 1. DEGRAND:'

Yesterday the KING rode out in his private car-
riage through the Parks, Ste.
Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, the Duchess of
GLOUCESTER and the Princess AuouarA embarked
on board the Admiralty Barge at Vauxhall Bridge.