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FRENCH PAPERS.

FROM THZ MONITCUR. FIB. 20.
PARIS, Faa. 19.
Letters from Constantinople of the 9th and 11th Ja-
nuary confirm the accounts which the Gazette of Aug -
burg bad published. The Porte has suddenly changed
its language and attitude.
On the sth of January three lists of proscririt ns
appeared. The first containing the n tmes of 102
Frenchmen, the eccond those of 120 Englishmen, and
the third of 85 Russians. All the remonstrance, ad-

dressed to the Porte from different qii..rtlrs were nse-
less. The measure is executed with rigour. The in-
dividuals on these lists must quit the dominions of the
Sultan in three days. The kind of Manife,to which
the Porte has published at the same time against tee
Infidels, and particularly against the Russians, is an
appeal to religious fanatici,m, and this circumstance
must Pave made the Ministers of the Poswers who .n.

terfered in favour of the exiles think since. that perk. p.
there would be no occasion to refire', in the sequel. that
permission to remain longer, whiph was asked tor se•
veral of th.m, was not obtained.

Persecutions have also taken place against the Ar.
=Asian Catholics. Most of the bankers hare been

abruptly sent to Angora with their families.

The Minister of Prussia has received ins. tuet.ins from
his Court, directing him to act perfectly in concert with
the Minister of Austria, in the very natural supposition
that the negociations continued to effect the pacification
of Greece by means of the inter's-talon.
In fact, it is diffitiult to explain how the Porte, with-
out any provocation from the Allies, has suddenly for-
gotten its, eng4gements, and the promises wh;eh it had
made spontaneously and voluntarily to protect the
subjects of the three P.wers. However, no sensible
man doubts at Constantinople, and nobody in Europe
can doubt that these ci►cumstances will contribute to

draw the alliance still closer together.
The imprudence of the Porte is the effect of the an-
cient error of its diplomacy, which always speculates
on the differences of the Powers with each other. The

resource of this illusion will not last long, and when it
is obliged to give it up it will undoubtedly yield.
The Treaty of the 6th July has provided all the
means of coercion as well as the means of arrangement.
The same agreement between the Powers which mani-
fested itself during the negotiations will exist in the
measures which the course of events may render neces-
sary to attain the object of the Treaty, which never w as
and never will be any other than to pacify Grtece, to
extinguish piracy in the Archipelago, and to maintain
the balance of Europe. " And whatever may happen,"
said the Minister, who is the depository of our interests
abroad a few days ago, " France will take,and preserve
the rank which becomes its honour, its power, and its
dignity."
FROM THI GAZETTE DI FRANCE, DATED FEB. 21.
PARIS, Fasauaar 20.
We have received the ft:slowing accounts from Con.
stantinople, dated the 11.11 of January :
All that has passed for this last fortn ght, proves that
the departure of the Ambassadors has made the Divan
return to tie measures resolved upon in the grand
meeting of the 7th of December, after the news of the
battle of Navarin, which resolutions have only been
suspended since that time. Each new mea:ure adopted
by the Government is more tigorntis than the preceding.
On the Sd, the Patriarch of the Armenian Catholics
being summoned to the Porte, he was asked if he could
answer for the maintenance of tranquillity among the
individuals of his community? As he could only do
so to a certain point, orders were given to send all the
Armenian Catholics to Asia, which was done immedi-
ately. A still more rigorous measure has been execu:ed
lagainst the French, English, and Russian subjects, who
could not account for their means of subsistence, and,
who to the number of 800 or 1,000 have been oblige 1
to quit the capital. The remonstrances of the. Envoy
of the Netherlands on this subject wt re useless ; the
Reis Effendi sent his Dragomans to the Duce or of the
Customs,' who coolly told them that thin interference
would be of no use, because at no very dist ant.tiore all
the subjects of those three Powers would be ezpelleJ by
force. It may be conceived what consternation this
declaration has caused.
The Bosphorus has been completely abased, and M.
De Ottenfels having asked an explanaticn. waitold the
Porte would have it so. The ill humour of the Sultan
appears to extend also to the Mussulmans, for it is
reported that Tahie Pacha, who was at Navarin, has
been beheaded ; however, we have no positive irttnrma=
tion on th;:. point.
Among the other measures taken against the'Cliris-
tiansis the arrest of several Greeks, among others the
rich It Hi, who have been thrown into the prisons of
Musar Aga, anJ this is considered as an act of reprisal
for the measures adopted by the Three Powers. and the
conduct of the Ambassadors at-Vontla. Ti e D van
appears to think itself authorised to take a I these
measures b, the failure of the application which it
made to the Sardinian Minister, with a view to an
arrangement after the departure of the Ambassadors.—
But what h es caused the most surprise, and excites serious
apprehensions of a war with Russia, is the Hata Sc: erif
f the Sultan, addressed to the Pachas of the Provinces,
in which te stipulictons at Akerman and the c nduct
of the Porte attet the battle of Navarin, are represented
as having no object but to gain time for its armaments.
It also says that the faithless Russians have at length
succeeded in seducing two other Powers to assist them
in overthrowing the O,tnman empire. This act greatly
disturbs the diplomatists of Pers.
PARIS, Faso.
We have received a,. input taut letter, dated the 13th,
from our Vienna correspondent. Austria, alter tire
change of the English Ministry, has taken a step at Cons
stanturiple Imom which the happiest results for the ge-
neral peace is expected. All the news from Constanti-
nople are anterior to this new intervention.

According to accounts from Madras, of the 18th of
October, hostilities had commenced against the R.jah
of Kolapore. The first speratinns of the Riiti,h army
which had concentrated at Colabaugg, has been the
reduction of a strong ghurry, deemed impregnable, at
the distance of about 14 miles from the camp. It Is
said that so mien ly as the beginning of the year 1826,
and again in the beginning of 1827, operations were
commenced against the It.jah for b.s turbulent conduct,
but without coming to any thing declite—the R .jah
having on both occasions offered..to disbind his follow-
ers *On he saw our troops before his gates. This time,
however, he will probably suffer for bis temerity.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT`

HOUSE OF LORDS, Frs. 22.

Lord REDESDA LE complained of the 4elay which had taken
place in the proceedings upda then-Wanda the Roscommon and
Leigh Peerage?, and gavesaotice that be should move on Monday
AhAlt,%that the Aeolis be bettered to proceed with the evidence-in
support of those claims.
Lord WH A RNCLIFFE presented -sexual „Petitions far the
Repeal of tbr'Peft and Vorperation •
Load • D TAB A M prevented similar Petitions from Manchester,
liswicis, the Congregation of Aidersgate-street Chapel, Milbourn
Perf,.-ausloshor pktoes.
Lord A UCK LAND presented Petitions to the same effect from
Wigan and Warrington, in Lancashire, and from several places in
Middlesex, Bedfordddre, and Norfolk.
Lord FALMOUTH presented similar Petitions from Truro
and Grampound, in Cornwall, and various other places.
• 'Lord GWYDYR presented similar Petitions from Gosport and
from the Congregations of several Chapels in Rostrum.
The Marquis of LANSUOWN had numerous Peti-
tions to present upon this subject, to which it appeared
that the attentionuf the country was now so fully awa-
kened, that it could no longer be neglected by their
Lordships with any regard to the interest oldie country
or the security of the Established Church. The repeal
of the Test and Corporation Acts was a subject which
ought, in his opinion, to be considered in conjunction
with the general question of Religious Liberty% and the
Security of the Church E tablishment. The first Petition
having been read, the Noble Marquis pi oceeded to state,
that the neat Petition to -which he would call their
Lordships' attention, was from a great number of very
opulent individuals of the town of Liverpool. This Pe-
tition had come into his hands in consequence of the
absence of his Noble Friend, the Earl of Derby, who
had promised to present and support it. With respect
to the Petitions generally he was about to present, he
begged to say that nearly one half of them contained a
prayer for the extension of religious liberty in general.
The Petitions wete then read. They were from the
Baptists of Newton Abbotts, and Wayfurd, in the county
of Bucks; from Preston; Btistel; Ashburton; Kendal,
Maidstone; Devizes; Kentish Town ; East-street, Mary-
la-bonne; Barnard Castle; Manningtree; Newport, Isle
of Wight ; and a great number of other places.
Ms Duke of DEVONSHIRE presented similar Petitions from
the town, and from several other places in the county of Derby ;
from Worksop, Attester, Newcastie-under-Lyne; Olney, Bucks;
and the Unitarians of St. Ann's, near Manchester.
Lord KING, in presenting a Petiun from several Ro•
m in Catholics of Ireland, for the removal of the civil
disabilities affecting Protestant Dissenters, must remark
that thee Petitions were entitled to attention, because
they prayed for that of which they Vad witnessed the
advantages in their own country. The Protestant Dis.
&niters or Ireland were not subject to those disabilities
which oppressed and injured their Englidi brethren. One
of these Petitions pointed out the absurdity of the
Church of England, which professed to be founded upon
are right of private judgment, practically denying that
right to others. This he thought rather a hard blow.
Dean Swift, he thought it was, whcfhocl described two
parties mutually denouncing each other, calling each
other idolatrous, superstitious, and imp'ous., because one
of them broke their eggs at the great end, and the other
it the little aae, would have been pleased to see the
broad-endians thus interceding for toleration on behalf
of therm who broke their eggs in the micl.lle.
• Viscount GODERICH presented a similar Petition from the
Profestant Dissenters of Ripon. in YOrkshire.
Tsui CA WDOR presented Petitions go the same effect from the
Protestant Dluenteis of Fisisguard, in the County of Pembroke,
and from several other places.
Lord CALTHORPE. had many Petitions to present
upon the same subject, and in cluing so, must express
his earnest wish for some alteration in these laws. The
genuine interests of the Chutch of England, and of
every other Christian Church, were attacked by the
profanation of the Holy Sacratnent to secular purposes.
it was, he knew, contend, d that the Dissenters did not
really suffer any thing front the operation of this Act,
being effectually shielded by the. Annual Indemnity
Bill. But be would not consider the subject upon the
marrow ground of injury to the Dissenters ; he would
gather inquire how much the Act in question injured
the Church of England and the cause of religion in ge
oerai. The Act had thus far been suffered to exist,
because it was note xecuted ; but the Petitions on the
table proved that a deep interest had mow been excited
throughout the country in favour of its repeal. He
hoped, if securities were still thought necessary for the
Established Church. that other securities would be round.
The Noble Lord then psesentesi Petitions from the Pro-
testant Dissenters of the Midland Counties ; of Mark-
lane, Birmingham; of Loughborough. of Dartmoor,
and Of Preston.
Tie above Petitions were severally read, and ordered to lie on
the table.

1,71r41e ALT HORPE presented a Petition from several inbabi.
tans of Trowbridge foe the Abolition of Negro Slavery. Ordered
to he upper the table.
The House then Adjourned until Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
•
A person frost the Bank of England brought up a variety of
P. turps, which were ordered to be printed.
Omar motion of Mr. BANICES, leave was given to bring in a Bill
for disfranchising Csanbouro awe,
Sir LANA TCH NULL obtained leave to bring io a Bill fox
the etiolation of the Poor of Greenwich.
Mr. C. PALLIER presented a Petition from the Inhabitants
of Surrey against the Southwark bridge Bali.
- the motion of Mr. HOBHOUSE, a Return was ordered of
the sums levied on the Inhabitants of the Parish of St. Martin's In
the Fields from 1806 to the present period, for repairs of the
Church, improvement of the Churchyard, &c.
TIM MID COIIPON•160111 ACTS.
Petitions praying for the Repeal of the Test and Corporatioe
Acts were presented form the followiog places-41y Mr. Guise
from Gosport and four other places: Mr. DVDLZT from Birming-'
ham anti various Dissenting Congregations; Lord STANLIIT from
Ashton- under-Line, Churehtown. Bolton-le. Moors, and Southport;
Mr. LrreLaros See learn Staffordshire ; Mr.Hellilslloll from various
Ikesenting C.ungregations in Liverpool% Warrington% Rochdale,
Chester. and other places ; in all thirty Petitions. Sir R. locum
from Ripon, ip Yorkshire; Mr Sexes, from four Congregations in
; Mr. Alderman 'Wuon from Grafton-street Fhapel, Soho,
and ten other Petitions; Mr. Mace:mow from Ipswich.
Sir hi. W: RIDLEY from Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and these
others. He was favourable to the prayer of the Petitioners. He
considered it to be founded on the principles of justice and sound
policy.
ity Sir G. Has vstems from Boston ; by Mr. PORTMAN from
the Island of Portland, Weymouth; and twelve other places.
Lord MILTON said, be held in big hind-twenty-six
Petitions of the same tendency from various Dissenting
Bodies of the Couotrof York. A great many of the
Petitioners informed him that they were friendly to-the
prit,ciple of religious libertrtall'irver the world, and
extending to all sects. The Protestant Dissenters bad
always sheeted themselves firm in their loyalty, a boast
which the Church of E-Iland could' not Drake. They
manifested their attachment to the House of Brunswick,
under circumstances when that House could not boast,

of the support of: the Ektablished Chinch ; -and'etivio
when the fifth generation of the Brunswick line was on
the Throne, he trusted they would meet with thtjust
reward of their loyalty by a repeal of these Statutes.
Lord J. STUART privanted .liar Petitions. twat • Howes
and three abet places ils'Caseasvoiwd Cardigaftsilic.
Sir G. PHILLIPS, Irons Marrcbaster....Tbe Hoe,
Member read a hater from Mr. Taylor, a Diftentinid
Clergyman, stating
.that he de.ired wily to urge dui
chime of the Discolors oa the principle of general
ben, of conscience (or all sects, ROglitli CAtitpliti as
end; as thrtmekree. Pasty years-back it was dangerous

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even to mention the Repeal of these Acts in Munches.
ter or the neighbourhood. Now, however, things were
quite altered in that respect.
Mr. Guest presented similar Petitions from five places in'
Leech; Md Haavir, ten from Colchester, including a Peti.
members of the Church of England ; Mr. C.
Bermondsey; Mr. But-
tpion,titzlfbryommanlamawo
Row
Chapel,
art, from Bradford ; and seven other parts of Wilts; Mr. FILANS-
us, from tertian Dissenters near }hunt ; Sir R. Winsoti, front
East Grinstead, and seven other places ; Lord W. Russzt.t, from
-Abbey Chapel, Taiistock ; Sir. T. Pekesuutta, from Bulikingbam
Old Meeting; Sir G. WartalNDENlrotn-Wvexham, and six other
places; Mr. Wants, from Maidstone; Lord GIORGI Bairrume,
from King's Lynn; Mr. LE/MAID, from Eccles, in Suffolk, and
two other places; Mr. Rosters two from Maidstone; Mr. CAL-
CRAY'? from Keppel-etreet, Russell-square, and nine other places ;1
Mr. Jonas, ten from various congregations in Carmarthen; filr.
BARING from Taunton, •and three other places; Mr. BY NG, from
Old Gravel-lane; Mr. W. SMITH, thirty.five from Lancashire,
Cheshire, Derby, Nottinghamshire, and other parts of England ;
Mr. Joni; Woos two from Preston; Mr. isisagany, from Abing-
don; Mr. Alderman Thompson from Albion Chapel, Moorfields;
Mr. Commit,/ from Tanen ; Mr. Jona SMITH, two from certain
Dissenters of the county of York.
The Petitions were all ordered to be printed.
Petitions praying for the Repeal of the Malt Act of last Session
were presented from the following places—By Sir M. W. Rioter
from the maltsters of Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Mr. Poe:maw from
the maltsters of Dorsetsbire ; Sir J. Correeenn, the maltsters of
Ledbury ; Mr. B. Comte those of Gloucester; Mr. HA aver, the
maltsters of Wallingford; Mr. LASCHA.II3, the minters of North
Allerton; Mr. L Peen, those of Denbigh; Sir. J. Somas., of
Lewes ; Mr. Brao, of Brentford.—Ordered to be printed.
Petitions praying for the repLal of the laws affecting the Roman
Catholics were presented by Mr. CA Raw, from Wexford, end four
other places • Lord Mumow, from the Roman Catholics of the
county of Carlow; Mr. Knox from five places in the county of
Tyrone; Mr. H. Gaarram from two parishes in the county of
Wicklow; Mr. BaowNnow six Petitions from parishes in the county
of Meath, and four from the county of Galway. One of these Pe-
titioni, he said, prayed for the Relief the Landlord and Tenants'
Act. Iu this part of the prayer, however, he did not concur with
them. - _ - . . .

Mr. FERGUSON presented a Petition from certain inhabitants
of Retford against the Disfranchisement of that Borough. They
prayed that the franchise might not be taken away, but given to the
householders of the Borough.
Mr. BR HAM postponed his Motion relative to the Courts
of Law from y to Friday next.
On the modes of Mr. HARVEY, a Return was ordered of all
informations and commitments under the Malt Act.

Mr. HAY presented a Petition from the Company of Merchants
of Edinburgh, praying fee the Repeal of certain Stamp Duties.
Mr. W. PEEL brought up the Eighteenth Report of the Com
aittee on Public Charities, which was ordered to be printed.
On the motion of Colonel Davin, the Election Polls Bill was
was read a first time, and ordered to be read a second time on the
3d of March.

On the station of Mr. W. Sams, an Account was ordered of all
Extents in Aid issued since the last Return.
Oa the motion of Mr. MAIMILLT, a variety of Returns were or:
dered, connected with the Funded and Unfunded Debt, the Dead
Weight, &c. &c.
Mr. Alderman THOMPSON moved for a Return of all Coal
I Vessels which cleared out from the Port of London, from 1826
to 1627.
Mr. GORDON moved for an Account of all Sums collected and
expended by the Clerks of the Peace in the various Counties of.
England, from the last Return up to the latest period.
Dr. PHILLIMORE moved for a Return of all Ecclesiastical-
Courts in England and Wales, together with an account of the'
manner in which the Judges of the said• Courts were appointed.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that to
prevent the recurrence of the inconvenience which occurred on
Saturday last, he should move that the Houle ow its rising do Ad-
journ till Monday next--(A laugh).—Agreed to.
Mr. Secretary PEEL said, a notice of his stood on the Order
Book for a Select Committee, to Inquire Into the Police of the
Metropolis. He rose merely to say, that it was his intention the
Committee should extend their Inquiry to the Districts round the
Metropolis and its neighbouohood. •
On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
the House went into a Committee of Supply.
After the Smarms had left the Chair, Mr. Alderniin WAITHMAX
rose, but was called in order, it being supposed that the worthy Al-
demon was about to allude to the differentes in the late Cabinet.
ARMY RSTIMATRS.

Lord PALMERSTON said, that in risiug to pro-'
pose the Army Estimates be should endeavour to pur-
sue what he conceived to be the most convenient course.
On each item he meant to propose a vote for only six.
months, that the Finance Committee Wit have an op-
portunity of reporting their opinion. prhscipal
jest now twas,to lay a foundation for the Mutiny Bill,:
and to smake provision for the current expenses of the
year. He only wished to take a vote on account of the
land forces, and the sum he should require would be
3,200,0001 Of that sum, however, he wculd now on-
ly ask for two millions, leaving e difference to be
dealt with as the House at another period might think
proper. The vote of the numbers would be nitiety.
one thousand and seveary• five men; but then it would.,
be also seen that 'such a number was intended as the
,maximum; He proposed leaving the whole suhject,,
both as to numbers and the amount of the estimate,
open to future consideration and discussion, and as if,
the present vote had not been granted. He should
propose for the Land Forces two millions, and for the;
Chelsea Pensioners one million—a sum which, as it was
granted in consideration of past services, could not be;
diminished. But even in that case he was not calling
for the whole amount of the estimate. He did not itt•
present intend going into any detail, further than toex-:
plain how, though there was a decrease of 5000 men
intended, the total amount in numbers was higher than.
in other *years.- In the present estimates the Colonial
Corps was added to the ordinary estimate, and of course
charged as part of the generalorvice ; whereas former-.
ly their support was charged upon the colonial revenues,
which did not always meet the expenditure. This ar-
rangement would equally apply to the Ceylon regi-
ment and the Staff in the Mediterranean. The Colonial
Corps were befote debited in the Extraortlinaries, but
that practice woold be for the future abolished, and the.
whole of our military force would be placed in the
Ordinary Estimates ; so that at a glance, the House
could be able to see the full amount•of its expense. It.
was also intended that where they could, the Colonies
should pay over any surplus of revenues they might
have into the Treasury here, which would go in aid of
the ways and means of the war, while the troops were
to be paid for like the rest of the army. Tt was also
intended.that a check should be put to recruiting for
the army, which would-tend to diminish the number
,of men, and of course lessen the amount of pay. The
saving.to be effected would amount to nearly.l6o,oool.
For instance,

. 025,000
. 26,0001
. 17,000
. 06,900

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4,900

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