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London, England, 1826-01-17 00:00:00

%ROM THE COIIRICR FRANCAII.

When the Proclamation of Ccuistautine was known
at Paris, the Russian Ambassador ha%tenecl to call to-
gether all persons of his nation, to make them take the
oath to the new Emperor. Nuw that the Proclamation
of Nicholas is known, in a manner equally official, peo-
ple are astonisheri that the Russian Ambassador has not
caused a new oath to be taken to that Prince. It seems
that experience has rendered him circumspect, and that
the aspect of affairs makes him feel that there might
be danger in being in too great a hurry.

FROM TRV JOURNAL DRS DRBATS.
PARIS, JANUARY 141.
Constantine was influenced by a violent passion, for
he wished at any price to be uni:ed to the woman he
adored. The Empress Mother arid his brother imposed
on him the condition of renunciation, as the price of
their consent to his marriage. The contract was forced
on him, and he only accepted it because a violent pas-
sion subdue.' him. He might, in fact, also, as there
were only two years difference between the brothers,
calculate that the chances of their life were nearly equal;
and he might also suppose, in case of surviving him,
that he might be released from a renunciation, on ac-
count of a mart iage which was not at all opposed to the
old prejudices of the Russians. Was not this, too, the
reason why Alexander exacted a second renunciation in
1822? On this second occasion, Constantine said—
Not believing myself endowed with the mind, the
capacity, or the necessary powers, it 1 were called to the
high dignity to which 1 am entitled by my birth, 1
sumilica e your Majesty to transfer this right to him
who immediately follows me." These were the !Mlle

A lamentable. circu trist.atice occurred at Buenos Ayres
on Vie 30th of September, the particulars of which are
related by the unfortunate sufferer, in the following letter:
" Buenos Ayres, October 1, 1•25.
" SIR—I take the liberty of calling your attention to
a vet y violent and unptovoked assault which has been
committed on me under circumstances that induce me
to solicit your interference, in order to prevent the recur-
rence of similar outrages in future.
"As I was returning yesterday afternoon from a ride,
I met in the Calle del 25 de Mayo, a procession, which
I have since been informed was that of the Host, but
of the nature of which I was then so ignorant as to
suppose it was a funeral ; and in order to let it pass
seithout any interruption from me, I drew my horse up
as pear the wail as possible. In this situation I waited
until the procession reached me, when a black man,
who was cat rying a lanthorn, approached me in such a
manner as led me to suppose he was asking alms, on
which I put my timid in my pocket for the purpose of
giving him some money ; but before I could withdraw
it, or even had the least conception cf his design, he
seized nt.ld of my left hand, and throwing me under
my horse, to the manifest danger of my life, he
wrenched the first joint of my thumb so violently, and
dislocated it so completely, that on recovering my feet
I found the sockets of the joint protruding through the
skin. This atrocious outrage, instead of calling for the
interference of the other members *1 the procession in
my favour, appeared to be fully approved of by every
one of them whom I had an opportunity of observing. '
It was however witnessed by a sewn/ my countrymen, '
whose attestation of the correctness of the above facts
I subjoin for your satisfaction, as also that of Dr. Lep-
per, my medical attendant, as -to the severity of thit
injury I have received.
" I have considered it a dory I owe to myself as well
.as to my countrymen, and every foreigner who may '
visit this country, and who, like me, may be ignorant of
its customs, to lay this matter before you, fer I am con+
vinced you will see the necessity of some measures being
taken to put a stop to an abuse which thus endangers
the life of every individual, who, however desirous he
may be to respect the laws and conform to the customs
of the country, may not be acquainted with all the out-
ward forms of its religious ceremonies.
I have the honour to be, Sir, year most obedient Servant
(Stied) " A. STEPHSNSUN. •
We grieve to add, that in consequence of the dislo.
caion, a locked jaw came on, of which Mr. Stephenson
died on the 21st of October. He was Captain of the
English merchant ship the Tipton Hall, and was much
respected in his profession. What makes the event
doubly distressing is,. that the unhappy victim of
bigotry and barbarism has left four children, whci were
entirely dependent on him for support.

Accounts were received yesterday from Constanti-
nople of the 12th uh. Some of the letters allude to
the ♦isit of ALEXANDER to the frontiers, as one of the
causes of the opening of the negotiations with the
Greeks. The death of tl:e Manama was not known at
Constantinople nu the lath ultimo, owing, no doubt,
to the prevalence of soutl erly winds, which prevented
all arrivals from the Black Sea—the usual way in which
Itubsian news reaches the Tut kish Capital.

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