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London, England, 1827-05-17 00:00:00

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Important diplomatic notes were received here on the
30th of April by the Ministels of France and England,
which were brought by two different couriers, who ar-
rived within four hours of each other. These notes
were communicated by Count de Beaorepaire and by
Mr. Lamb, to M. Salmon, who communicated them
to the King on the Ist inst. On the 2d, a Council of
Ministers, presided by his Majesty, was held. It results
from these notes, that in virtue of an agreement be-
tween Russia, Prussia, Austria, France, and England,
the two last Powers are left the arbiters of the Penin-
sula. Even in the case of differences arising between
France and England, the other three Powers will leave
them to discuss the questions themselves, and engage
to support neither Spain nor Portugal, but to recognize
whatever France and England may determine upon.
General Monet, who commands the van-guard of the
Army of Observation, area who is at-present at Alcanix,
in Estramadura, fell in, on the 19th of last month, with
the English General Sir William Lamb, commanding
the van-guard of the English army, who, in patrolling
the frontier line, had advanced on the Spanish territory.
The Spanish General accosted the English Commander,
and politely requested him not to pass the frontier. Sir
W. Lamb replied, with equal politeness, that he did not
know that he was on Spanish ground, and that be
would retire, which he immediately did. General
Monet made a report to General Sarsfeld, the Com-
mander-in• Chief, of what had passed. That General
was not satisfied with the apology, and sent a flag of
truce to General Lamb-to demand sitisfaction. The
English General replied, that he could offer no other
than that which lie had already given to General Monet.
General Sarsfeld then ordered General Monet to enter
Portugal with from 1,500 to 1,800 men, and some
p'eces of cannon. General Monet obeyed, though
against his inclination. lie was received by General.
Lamb, who charged him with two regiments of cavalry,
killed 17 men, wounded 44, made 50 prisoners, and
drov'e him back into Spain.
On the day after . this petty action a similar affair
occurred in Galicia, between Tuy and Salvatierra. A
large body of Portuguese troops entered Galicia, com-
mitred some exactions, and retired. The inhabitants'
and Royalist volunteers assembled and pursued the
Portuguese, surrounded them, and made them give up
their plunder. Not content with this, they entered
POltugkl, and committed excesses similar to those they
had sustained. The Portuguese, however, having re-
ceived reinforcements, fell upon the Spanjards, beat
them, and took V prisoners, whom they carried into
Portugal, and who have not yet returned.

'ROM TUR ITOILit, DATED TUESDAY, MAY 15.
BUCHAREST, Aram. 24.
A Bussian catuier is said to have brought the copy
of a HauipScheriff of the Sultan, according to which
' every thing is to be re-established in.the two principali-
ties on the ancient footing as stipulated 'by the treaty
'al Akerasan, since the conclusion of.which nothing has
yet been changed in Moldavia and Walachia.

CORFU, Mama 10.
For some days past there has been in circulation
copies of the following letter, which is considered as
authentic, •nd is stated to be addressed by Mr. Strat-
ford Canning to the members of the Committee of the
National Assembly at Egina. The copies are in Greek.
TO 11111 COMMITTEE ON THE NATIONAL AUBMILT AT
'GINA. " Pau, Feb. &
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• Grmastms—ln the month of May last year, you transmitted
to me a dispatch signed by dm President and 110 Members of the
Assembly at Epidaurus, who called themselves the legisiniate de-
positaries of the powers of the Greet Nation, united with the-mlll-
tary Chiefs and the Cleify, in which the mediation of my Govern-
meat was Slued to pat an end to the present war, and I was
authorized in it to negotiate and treat to obtain the peace that
was desired.

•" I was informed at the ume time that your Committee was
ordered to correspond with me, in order to deliberate on the means
of obtaining this pacification, and to draw up (taking your resolu-
tions as the balls) the treaty which my eforts tend to conclude.
" I have since bad the pleasure to inform you. that my Covens-
ment has acceded to your proposal, and has desired me to present
to the Divan the fundamental poinuof a/fume= which you have
communicated to me. I at the same time let you know the ree-
-1 eon which obliseJ me, fur the nsumests to defer the execution of

of this letter, the genuineness of
which is wet denbieltdo has excited here, and, as we are
informed, in Greece, where it has been made known,
singular sensations; and on the whole has not contri-
buted to animate the courage of the Greeks, and their
hopes of the diplomatic assistance of England. Even
those who, out of selfish motives or pusillanimity, are
still inclined to the proposals of peace made by the
Members o& the Assembly at Epidaurus last year (and
they are by far the smaller number) fear, that with the
evident moderation which, from Mr. Canning's letter,
is to be observed in the negociations between England
and the Porte, not much good will be done in Constan-
tinople to the cause of the country. But the great ma-
jority, agreeably to the sentiments expressed from the
very beginning by all true patriots, found those propo-
sals humiliating to a people who have made so many
great sacrifices in the sanguinary struggle for their in-
dependence, and by which only a small portion (the
Morea and some islands) would acquire, on•disgracefell
terms the enjoyment of a very imperfect degree of
betty, while the Greek Continent, or at least a large
part of it, is again to be delivered up to the dominion
of the Turks.

LILLE, Mu is._

The fraudulent importtion of English( cotton yarn
is a cause of serious injury to our nsanafactutes of the
same kind, and great complaints have been made of
lithe manner in which this importation is tolerated at
Tarare. The complaints have been attended to; a' re-
cent decision of the Supreme Board of Trade orders the'
importation of yarn No. 180, and under it, to be citohi-
bited by all the means which the Government has in
its power; and this prohibition shall be necessarily ex-
tended to the h;gher numbers, in proportion as the
progress of our cotton-yarn spinners shall enable them
to supply the wants of the manufactories. Thus an
important branch of our manufactures will be hence-
forth protected against a competition which is equally
repugnant to our interest and our pride.
FROM THE QUOTIDIENNE.
MADRID, Mu 5.--(Pmvsn COSIZSIPONDraCIR)
Our Government has received dispatches from the
Captain-General of Estramadura, dated- from Badajos.
Very important events are on the eve, says he, of occur-
ring on the theatre of Portugal. There is talk of an
insurrection which has broke out in the province of
Alemtejo, on the frontiers. The details which are cir-
culated on the subject, leave no doubt on our minds of
the spirit that actuates the Portuguese. It is added that
San Juan, the. Captain-Generalof Estramadura, has re-
ceived a deputation, consisting of the principal lithe-
itants of the province, stalling on him to appear on the
Portuguese territory, where the Spanish soldiers will be
welcomed as deliverers; these reports have produced a
lively sensation in Madrid.

taws Vita FONITITOTIONNIL
LISBON, MAT 2.-..{Banner Or • PIIVATZ LIM& )
It is stated that a few hours after the landing of the
Councillor Abrantes, the Deputy Mousinho da Silveira
went to visit Sir W. A'Court, in order to inform him of
an arrival, of which he was then ignorant, and to give
him some information touching the dispatches of which
Abrantes was the bearer. The British Diplomatist, for.
getting his habitual diplomatic reserve, in the first mo-
ment of surprise, had not presence of mind sufficient to
muter his feelings of uneasiness, and cried out, " Don
Pedro does not rule here It is said he afterwards at.
tempted to explain away the expression by his discourse;
ibut the words were gone forth, and served to recall ao
analogous accident which, in the month of January,
1825, happened to Prince Metternich at Venice, when
he received unexpectedly the first intelligence .f the
recognition of South American independence, by Great
Britain. It is, at least, certain that the Ambsfssador,
after the conversation, went directly to the Princeu
Regent, at the Palace of Ajuda, where, however, he
had been anticipated by M. d'Aimeida.

DUTCH PAPERS, RECEIVED LAST NIGHT.
Bausaar.s, MAT 13.—Her Royal Highness the Prin-
cess Louise, Consort of Prince Frederick of the Nether-
lands, set out this morning, with a numerous suite, for
Berlin. His Royal Highness Prince Frederick followed
his Consort this evening. Their Royal Highnesses are
gone to be present at the multiage of Prince Charles
with the Princess of Weimar, which is to take place on
the 23d of this month. •

HA ARUM, MAY 14.—Just as we were going to press,
we received news that the negotiation for the entrepor
at Amsterdam, which was opened to-day, has already
been closed ; and that at two o'clock, the amount of
3,400,000 florins had been subscribed, though the sum
wanted is only I,6oo,ooo.—Official notice to this effect
is given in the Antaterdant Couremt.
His Majesty Was appointed Mr. Reyphous, late Pre-
sident of the Second Chamber of the States• General,
Minister of the Council of State.'
His Majesty's ship Waterloo sailed on the 9th of this
month-from Deal for Batavia.
MUNICH, May T. _ _

In order to provide for the wants of Divine Service
and Education, the King has resolved on the re-esta-
blishment of the following Convrntst-44 First, that of
the Scots at Ratisbon, whist', according to the terms of
its foundation, is to be inhabited by Scots, and to be a
seminary for young Scotsmen. Secondly, the Benedic-
tine Convent at Mitten, in the Circle of the Lower
Danube. M. Proncah, who is now in possession of it,
voluntarily gives the buildings necessary for the pur-
pose. Thirdly, a Convent of Nuns at Dettingen. The
Magistrates of that town agree to give it 600 florins
per annum. 11

COLOMBIA.
rEost THIC eAtITTS OB COLOMBIA, MARCit 11.
DECREE OF THE EXECUTIVE.
PEANCISCO V. DI BANTAM'S*, &C. &C.
Having taken into consideration the present state
the Treasury eft pe Department, and seeing the inability
of the Governmelt to meet the expenditure, not only
this department, and of its capital, whieh, being at the
sometime the taphal of the Republic, has, netessarily,
greater disbursements: but also that of other depart&
menu, which likewise falls, In a great measure, upon
this Treasury ; and having also taken into consideration
the communications of the Secretary of the President
Liberator, in which he requests the pecuniary assistance
Cl the National Government, for objects of the hthest
mportance i and, further, the condition to which the
jaws of the Administration have been reduced by.the
,silsrations that have taken place in the 6trancial system
within the last few months t and, finally, that under
these circumstances, and while the new financial regua
lations 'produce no more than the present revenue,
becomes impossible to conduct the administration
the Republic, and at the same time continue to pay the
floating unconsolidated debt, has decreed and desists
as follows t

Art. 1. AU payments of the boning debt shall be sisspepdtd
t►is Treasury, whatever may be the receipts collected, until I
Congress shall appoint particulai rests for this.purpose, or undf
receipts shall be sufficiently large to meet both the 'venom apt
Administration, and the interest of the foreign national 'debt.

Art. 2. Accordingly, from this time, no Secretary of the*Treaa
sury shall admit any claim against the Republic for payments of t►e
said Boating debt, except for salaries in arrear, conformably with
the law of last year, or for salaries due in the present year. But

officers and others in the employment of the Government. *bele
saLsries are in arrear, or shall become due, shall receive orders 'ha
payment of the same is the Province or Department where thole
services are performed%
Art. 5. All debts connected with the four Departmenu of
pine* under the immediate orders of the President Liberators
dhei be claimed before him according to the laws, unless they foam
port of the debt recognised by the Commission of Public Credit.
' Art. 4. The orders drawn up to this time, or which the Govern.
gee= may hereafter order to be drawn, upon Custom -Houses'
Daiwa to the Loan, Administrators of the Rt•CIIIIC or Treasu-
,do et. the Republic, shall be paid at the time they become due ,
NM! ilk order that the eighth part of the Custom House receipts
ney eastioue to be drawn for, the Secretary shall take an exact
aft et do balances due.

Art. b. No petition shaU be admitted from any functionary
trotted with the collection of tithes, having for itsobject the deli•
very of vales or hoods of the floating debtl in. payment of name slue,
to the Treasury.

Art. 6. Fresh orders shall be issued for the immediate payment
of all sums due to the National Treasury, and for carrying into

fullest effect the Decree of the President Liberator of the MI
November last. (Signed)
F. P. DE SANTANDER.
JOSE M. CASTILLO.

Bogota, March 5, 11127.

THE ROSCOMMON PEERAGE.
This Peerage, which is new vigorously contested is.
the House of Lords, is 'a thethe of great interest and
curiosity, both in Ireland and in this country.. It was
one of the last subjects on which the attention of Lord
Eldon was engaged a few days before his resignation.
The earldom was granted by James the First, in the
year 1622, to James Dillon, previously Baron of Kil-
kenny West. He died in 141, leaving seven sons.--.
From that time till 1746, the title was enjoyed by the
lineal descendants of Robert, his eldest son. It was
afterwards contested, and the celebrated Wentworth,
the friend of Dryden and Pope, was advanced to the
title, which was afterwards frequently disputed. The -
last Earl died in 1816, since which time the title has
been in abeyance. There are three claimants now—.
one of them Michael James Robert Dillon, who was
an Officer of Dragoons. This Gentleman claims as the
lineal descendant of Patrick, the seventh son of the
first Earl. His father was a Captain in the Co.snty
Dublin Militia, who was killed in the year 1798, when
eneging the rebels at the sanguinary battle of Ros,.
This claimant having made out his pedigree from the
seventh son of the first Earl, the validity of his claim
on that account rests upon the supposition that there
is no lawful issue remaining of any of the four sons be.
tween the second and seventh, as those lines of descent
must be exhausted before the line by which he claims
can succeed. The second claimant is Stephen Francis
Dillon, a prisoner for debt in the Marshalsea Gaol in
Dublin. Having represented, by petition, to the blouse
of Lords, his inability to bear the expense of procuring
evidence, the House ordered the Law Officers to make
searches for evidence in such places as be should point '
out, and procure witnesses for him at the expense of
the Crown. In consequence of this order, most exten-
sive searches have been made for documentary evi•
dente in the various depositions of ancient record ie
Ireland, both civil and ecclesiastical. This claimant
endeavours to trace his pedigree from Thomas, the third
son of the first Earl. He is related to Lord Finch,
who takes great interest in the claim, and has been
examined, together with Mr: Martin of Galway, and
D. Brown, M.P.
-The third claimant is a minor, but he has as yet only
put in a petition, and he expects that the House of
Lords will extend to him the privilege of freedom from
expense. He claims from Christopher, the fourth son.
Great stress had been laid upon an inscription on an
ancient tomb-stone, as a proof of descent in one case
but when Mr. Nolan applied for a commission to inspeis
this tomb-stone at the bar of the House, the late Lord
Chancellor jocularly observed, that if the inscription
was not more explicit than the copy, the only use that
could be made of it would be, that as several of the
witnesses were very old, and would probably be dead
before inch a commission would have terminated its
labours, the Irish law officers might keep the tomb.
stone to pot over them. the business will be resumed
oga a future day.

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SIIIII67ITIAITAIRILIAMENT.
▪ yk \ HOUSE OP LORDS, MAT 16.
CORN LAM.
%ANA. 'l6 TIN Earl of MA LMESBI3 RY presented two Petitions from
*new places in Kent, prayng for protection to Agriculture.
asset SPENCIE presented a Petition from certain Millen
Went the heroduction of Foreign Flour.
The Earl of DA RNLEY presented two PaltiOnS from Charing
f eel Plnonstead., in Kent, against any alteratien in the Corn Laws. I
Earl STANHOPE presented a similar Petition from the Land
Owners Wel Occupiers of tbe Eastern parted the county of Kent,
end it Petition from the great majority of Land Owners and Occu.
piers of the county of Bedford, praying that their Lordships would
Inot_pass the Bill then before them for altering the Corn Laws.
Lord GAGE presented a Petition from Kingston,
-Surrey, against any alteration in the. Corn Laws, The
Noble Lord, is presenting, said, he had observed that a
• - ii:at alteration bad been made in the Bill then on their
rdships' table, as to the period of charging the du y,
which materially altered the principle of the 13t11—
(Hear. hear). Originally the duty was to be levied on
the Corn when it was taken out far consumption, now
(as we under", od the Noble Lord) it was to .be levied
on the importation of the Corn.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE.—The remark of the
Noble Lord has reminded him of another subject; and,
though he did not see, as he hoped he should have seen,
the Noble Lord who was Secretary of State in his pine,
he could not avoid addressing himself to the Minister
who was in his place. Their Lordships knew that there
was on their table a Bill for altering the Corn Laws,
which was to be read a second time on Friday next ;
bet he }bought, before their Lordships coati proc4d
with that Bill, they ought to know what was to be done
with that measure which had lately been brought into
the other House for regulating the averages (some
Noble Lord informed the Noble Earl that only a notice
had been gives for bringing in such a Bill): It was,
he was informed, only a notice; but if that notice was'
to introduce a measure that altered the period of taking
the averages, it would have a material effect on the
Bill for altering the Corn Laws, and might be sufficient
to make their Lordships form a very different opinion
of this Bill. There hail -been already a great many
changes in this. Bill, and the Right Hon. Gentleman
who had introduced it might yet so alter it 'as to make
all their Lordships change their opinions concerning it.
He should like to learn from the Noble Earl opposite
what was to be the nature of the Bill to be introduced
into the other House of Parliament for altering the,
mode of taking the averages?
The Ettl of HARROWBY apologized for the ab-
sence of his Noble Friend, who was unavoidably absent,
though, had he known the Noble Lord meant to ask
him any questions—of which the Noble Lord had given
no notice—he would undoubtedly have been present.
He was not in possession of the information the Noble
Lord required, and therefore it would be better that the
question should be brought forward to•morro ar evening;
when his Noble Friend was present, who would give
their Lordships the direct information. Even, how-
ever, if obey were not in possession of that information,
be did not know why they might not discuss both the
Corn Bill and any Bill which might be brought in for
regulating the averages,as separate and diiiinct measures.
fhe Marquis of SALISBURY said, he was anxious
to make a few observations in addition to those which
had fallen from, his Noble Friend. When the Corn 811
was first brought into the other House, the duty was
made payable at the time of importation, but an altera-
tion had subsequently taken place, and it was then
made payable at the time of' hone consumption.--
The word imported had been bttuck out, as a mere
verbal amendment.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE said, that if it had
been his intention originally to have asked any question
of his Majesty's Ministers, he would have, 'of course,
communicated with them upon the subject. lie had
been induced, however, to eddies. himself to them,
sienplyin conseptence of a Petition which had been pre•
Kilted by a Noble Lord.
Lord ELLEN BOROUGH suggested, that a differ-
ence in tl e mode of taking the averages, might make a
difference in 'the average price.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said, the principle of
the Bill might be discussed on the second reading on
F iday, but that it could not be discussed till the ques-
tion of average was sealed.
A good deal of desultory conversation enoled, which
ended in an understanding that Lord Viscount Gami-
n= should attend to-morrow, to give some further
explanati,,ns.
The Petition presented by Loid GAGE was then read,
and bid on the table.

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CATHOLICS.
The Bishop of CHESTER presented a Petition front Warring.
ton,Laneaahire, against 'youths( further concessions to the Catholics.
Earl FITZ W I LLI ANI presented a Petition from the City of
York in favour of the Catholics.
Lotd Avrnone and others, from the Commons, brought op woe-
ral Private Bills.

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iTIRLIVO fILZIAOII.
Tile Earl of ROSEBEIIKY presented a Petition from the
Dowager Marchioness of pownshire, praying their Lordships that
• Mr. Alexander Humphrey, who laid claim to the Earldom
of
adding, anti had in that capacity voted for the Election of Scotch
Petty, might be called in to prove his claim to the Title; and that
tax of his again claiming to vote at the election of scotch
Peers, he might not be allowed to do so till be hadynOved his title
to be well folieded. •
After a few words from the Earl of LAISOSIUDA“ end the Mar-
quis of Menomonie. thg Petition was read and laid on the Table,
the Earl of Rosamtaartestrving to himself the right of bringing
forward some ulterior measure when the Agent of Mr. Humphrey,
who bad gone to America to collect evidence to prove his title,
should have returned to England:
The Simony Relief DLL after a lengthened converiation, In
which the bishop of Cb Lord Holland, the Earl of Rosalyn,
Lord E lenborough, and the Lord Chancellor took part, was read a
third time ; and on the motion of the Archbishop of Caicrosauar,
wes passed, and sent to the Commons.
.fkvcral Bilis were forwarded one stage.—Adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
lIILICIIO7II.
Admiral SOTHERON reported fiom the Limerick Election
Committee, that the Committee had determined that tbe sitting
&koshers for that Countyhad been duly elected, and that neither
the Petitions against it, nor the resistance to them, bad been frivo-
lous or vexatious.

Sir. KENNEDY presented a Petition frets 5,000 Inhabitants
of Edinburgh, against the Bridewell BilL—Laid on the table.
ARDIS?. ON MUNN MOOD&
The SOLICITOR GENERAL gave notice, that he would on
Wednesday neat move for leave to bring in a Bill to p arrest
uo messe process for less than SU.
TUT AND COSPIDILA TION ACTS.
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Mr. IIEATHCOTE presented a Petition from certain Protest.
ant Dissenters against the Test and Corporation Acts.
Sir THOMAS GOOCH presented aYetittoo from certain oilier
Protestant Dissenters to the same effect.
hir.,PORTMAN presented a Petition from certain Protestant
Dissenters of Dorsetshire to the same effect.—These Petitions were
laid as the table, and ordered to be printed.
SA LISON TIM ISM&
Sr RONALD FERGUSSON presented two Petitions from
Llnadint in faunas of the Salmon Fisheries Bill.—Referted to the
Committee on the Bill.

unction Potts.
Lord ALT IiORP presented the Report of the County Matins
Pods Cowsittee, which was ordered to be printed. His Lordship

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