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Saturday to Monday's Posts. LONDON, MAY 16. THE German Papers to the 9th instant, contain accounts from the frontiers of Wallachia to the 24th ult. in which it is stated, that there have been several engagements between the Turks and Rus- sians near Ghiurgevo, favourable in their results to the latter. An Augsburg Paper of the 8th instant states, that a vessel had arrived at Leghorn from Greece bring- ing a confirmation of the reported surrender of the Castle of Lepanto, and of the near prospect of the fall of the fortress of the same place, and also of Missolonghi. By the French Papers of Thursday it appears that the Cabinet has at last decidea on a successor to M. de Ferronays, the Minister for Foreign Affairs. M. de Portalis, who held the portfolio provisionally, is to con- tinue in that post, and another Keeper of the Seals is appointed, in the person of M. de Bordeau.—These papers state that Russia continues her system of en- croachment on the neutral trade of the Mediterranean, after the most solemn engagements to her allies that she would abstain from the exercise of her belligerent rights in that sea, and that the Russian commander had seized an Austrian vessel, as it was going to vio- late the blockade. Among the private correspondence inserted in the r C5 Moniteur of Friday, is the following letter, dated Lisbon, April 25:—"The Government has received despatches from Paris which appear to have greatly alarmed it, for at no time since the return of Don Miguel have the arrests been so numerous. You undoubtedly are ac- quainted with the departure of the French frigate the Thetis; but what you are probably ignorant of is, that this ship was scarcely two leagues outside of the bar when the police visited all the French settled in Lisbon who had any connexion with the officers of the Thetis. Another cause of alarm to the subjects of his Most Christian Majesty is, that since the arrival of the des- patches mentioned above, the Monks have declaimed in their sermons against the French, and accused their Government of being the enemy of the Government of Don Miguel, and of doing every thing to embarrass it." Accounts from Lisbon state, that the iast advices re- ceived there from Terceira were, that the troops in that island consisted of 3,500 men, who were regularly paid, and the greatest tranquiliity prevailed; they were not afraid of an attack from Don Miguel, and the fortifica- tions were in the best possible state of defence. A merchant ship had arrived there from Portugal, with several Portuguese emigrants on board, among whom were some naval officers; the Junta were busy in arm- ing the vessel. A letter from Madrid, dated April 30, says-On the 15th inst. another earthquake was felt in the province of Murcia, and there has been tremendous weather for several days. On the coast of that province several vessels have been wrecked, and five in the port of Car- thagena considerably damaged. Calcutta papers to the 20th of January have been received, by which we learn, that regular packet ships are immediately to be established between Calcutta and Sydney. These papers state that New South Wales will be immediately the great resort of persons in bad health from India, and of many who have realized mo- derate fortunes, and who are deterred from returning to England by the great expense, and the reduction of incomes to which they must submit in a country where the rate of interest is so low as compared with that in India. The Ship Scipio, Capt. Petrie, from Singapore, arrived at the Cape of Good Hope, March 9, with the crew and passengers of the Jate ship Woodford, which vessel unfortunately foundered on 13th Feb. last. The crew and passengers fortunately got into the boat about ten minutes before she sunk, and after being in that situa- tion for 64 hours, were picked up by the above-named vessel. His Majesty held a Court on Wednesday at St. James's palace, when the Duke of Richmond was elected a Knight Cumpanion of the Order of the Garter, and was invested with the Blue Riband and Garter, vacant by the deacease of the late Earl of Pembroke. The Bi- shops of Winchester and Salisbury officiated for the first time since their appointments as Prelate and Chancellor of the order. The King then held a Privy Council, at which the Recorder of London made his report of the twenty convicts capitally convicted at the Old Bailey in April last; when his Majesty was gra- ciously pleased to reprieve seventeen ot them during his pleasure. The law was ordered to take its course on Thomas George Hawkins, for a robbery; William Henry Carr, for a forgery; and John Shaw, for a bur- glary, on Tuesday morning next. 2 L, We have noticed the rumours in circulation respect- ing the King and the Duke of Wellington, but merely as rumours. We learn from those who have opportu- nities of making observation, that the favour with which the Premier is regarded in the highest quarter, so far from having undergone any diminution, appears, if any thing, on the increase, and expressions are re- peated, as having been used in the quarter alluded to, indicative of undiminished confidence, and a convic- tion, that in the present circumstances of the country, his services are indispensable.-Morning Chronicle. Captain Party is stated to have accepted the appoint- ment of Director of the Australian Agricultural Com- pany, and is to proceed to that colony forthwith. Mr. J. Pytches, formerly M. P. for Sudbury, died suddenly in the King's Bench prison on Thursday. An extensive house in the Corn Trade has stopped this morning, occasioned it is said by speculations in foreign grain. There has been another fall of rock near Nottingham, but fortunately, as in the former case, without loss of ttife. Two orthree tenements were crushed to atoms. A dreadful fire broke out at 10 o'clock Thursday night at Mrs. Usher's, tallow-chandler, Fenchurch-street, and from the nature of the property on the premises, burst forth with a fury that defied every exertion to save any part of the house or stock. Two of Mrs. Usher's chil- dren were miraculously saved, being absolutely drawn at the risk of life from the flames, one of them dread- fully scorched; but it is most painful to add that Mrs. Usher, and an infant, perished by suffocation. By recent private accounts from Glasgow, we learn that trade in that city is slowly reviving, that buisness of every sort is brisker than it has been for some mflPAbs, and that there is every prospect of its still further continuing to improve. In the present dis- tressed state of the country-a distress, which though undoubtedly in some places severe, has been, we have reason to believe, unduly exaggerated,—such informa- tion cannot fail to be acceptable. Glasgow is the great emporium of the trade of the West of Scotland. The stagnation in the manufacturing districts, com- bined with other causes, is at present rendering emi- gration from our shores very general, and the direction taken is not confined to one route, but embraces va- rious points, though chiefly the British North American Colonies, the United States, and New Holland. To Cafiada a number of emigrants have already gone from hence with the spring ships, and others are preparing to follow; the Hero, for Pictou, we understand, takes out a number of miners and artizans for works in Nova Sc.otia- The Camulus, for New York, sailed yesterday, with a hundred and forty emigrant passengers. This vessel is now almost exclusivety employed in this branch of trade. For the same destination the ship Rover Stewart is now fitting out, and will sail in a few days with a full complemet of passengers.—Greenock Advertiser.

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