Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-08-09
tBY THE STEAM BOAT.l

! BY The Packet ship York, Captain De Cost
which arrived last evening liom Liverpool. we
have received London papers to the Esd of
June, and Liverpool to tho Gath inclusive. The
news may be said to be rather interesting
Portugal is now IN a most deplorable condit-
ion. Russia finds it more difficult than she i'm
+; agned 10 conquer the Turks: Austria IS quiet;
: France is torn to pieces with her two or three
parties. Greece, Spain and England are as
they were. The principal items will be found
below.
On Friday, goth of June. Wellington post
ponod the third reading of the Corn Bill to the
Thursday following.
Tho crueltes and arrests by the partzans OF
Don Miguel continued unabated to the l4th
June. The troops Of the Junta Of Oporto
made great progress.
On the 2ist of June there was numerous
meeting Of the friends Of tho new institution
called I" Kings College, London" Tho
Duke of Wellington, and many of the Bsh-
ops were present. The Duke made speech
and received tro mendous pplause.
Mr.. Cooper has published new work' IN
London.--the following is notice taken oi II
| by tho Courier:
! ave understand that in the new work en'i-
tied Notions Of the Americans, from the pen
Of Mr.. Cooper, the celebrated American Nov
est, the author has discussed an infinite va
I riety Of topics relative to the United States,
| Win tue uctuil- OF WHICH ho oho Wv ""'''N
could have been possibly acquainted. Among
numerous other subjects treated. are English
| Travellers IN America; Congress-; Courts OF
Law; Army and Navy; Public Institutions;
| Elections, Religion; Commoice; Revenues
! The People; The Women; Society IN Gencra''
| Education; Literary Men; Painters, &c. be-
sides Memoirs and Anecdotes OF several oi the
individuals who have figured SO prominently
in tho recent Annals both OF America ana
their own conntry.' -.
Dates TO the goth of May are received from
Consta antnople. They were in slate OF war
but the Franks were in safety. y fhrK' VINO
made an attempt to excite the Poru!ace
against the Sultan was bche Two Pa
chas and fifteen Generals had gone TO AdrldD-
op!c The Captain Pacha with 10 vessels
guarded the Bosphorus. 1t IL the oPinon that
tho Divan will 90 to war, and reject the tiea-
ty OF 9th July. On the Greek affair the Porte
is willing to negoiia'o separately.
by dates from Egina, April 20, chahge
ha taken place in tho tone OF the Greek gov
ernment. The President is cngaged'm organ
sing tho government. II is believed that the
Turks will do nothing this year. The Egyp-
tians are still between Navatno and Modon
II is said that tho allied commanders are
resolved TO make Ibrahim evacuatc the Mo-
roa.
Accounts from Lisbon are TO the 9Th JUNG.
Lisbon was in a irghtiul condition. The pris-
ons werc filling. More than $500 respectable
individuals were already thrown into dungeons.
Many persons of distinction had fed and were
nyine to England. The English ships in the
Tapus were full of fugitvcs. Don Miguel was
attempting to raise money by forced contrib bu-
tons. He was TO have been proclaimed KING
by the Cortez Of Lamego on the lSth. an
amba ssador had been sent TO England by Mig
ucl, but he was not received. The OPorlo
troops had sent OIL dispatches for Don Pedro,
to the frazils Sy the way Of England. These
troops remain true to the Constitution.
The British ship Scyia, had arrived at ro''s,
mouth from Nassau, with $OOo,o0o on Doafd
for merchants, and $4,000 from the Mexican
government to defray the expenses OF thcr CHI
bussies in Europe. ,
Coyent Garden Theatre closed on the 5Oth
June, after season Of great effort and equal
success.
The English papers arc full of sPeculatonss.
on the probable operation o: our lato iaihi
law. The Liverpool journals say it will inJurs
the carrying trade between Liverpool anG me
United States, but increase that between En-
gland and Canada. The British shlp-owner
looks forward to much benefit from 'hat law.
A bill TO amend the Laws of Usury, has
pn nssed the House of Commons A general
opinion prevails that some amendment is nee
cssarv, and although a strong wish existed 10
defer the question until next Session, the
second reading was carried by majority OF
twelve.
The Penryn Disfranchisement Bill has been
ost-the House Of Lords, not seeing the JUS
tice Of DISTINGUISHING four hundred and hity
elec c,ors, because eleven had been proved cor
rupt. -
In the House of Commons the consideration
of the Estimates was concluded long dis
cussion also ensued upon the New South Wales
Bill, as to whether Trial by Jury should be es-
.ablished in that country Immediately, or post
ponod for a few years, The latter course was
adopteG as being in the present state OF inc
Colony most polite and prudent.
The siege of Ibrai is pushed with as much
rapidity as the rules of beseigng VIII allow.
A second parallel has been opened, and 1t was
hoped that the breaches would be soon prac-
ticahle Bat the garrison seems determined 10
defend itself to the last extremely.
London June 23.-Very little doing in the
money market Consols have varied in.prlce
IA per cent, and closed at 50 3-4 to IL
Portuguese stock had fallen per cent, and
Mexican had risen in the same proportion.
Cotton Market, Liverpool, June %, Eve
ming. The demand for cotton has been rath-
or quiet on saturday and to-day ana inc safes
do not exceed $500 bags for the TWO days. At
former rates. IN
| LONDON, June 20.
! The private letters state, that the main body
Of the Constitutional army is at Coimbra, and
their advanced guard at Pombal; that the ad-
vance Of the troops was not rapid, because
some movement or demonstration was expected
at Lisbon. II is true, that the accounts rela-
tive to tho Constitutionalists are scanty; for
yery obvious reason. We have no intelligence
from Oporto--it is all from Lisbon; and at LIS,
bon the prevalence Of terror, and prousion OF
spies are so great, that no one dare receive
news, or utter word respecting the Constitu-
tionalists Don Miguefs advanced guard OF
his grand army was OF Lelrla, ana he was 10
follow himself at the head Of the army, having
issued a proclamation, in which he is to put