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Saturday to Monday's Posts. LONDON, MAY 30. THE French papers of Thursday, which reached town this morning, mention as a very prevailing rumour that sanguinary battles had taken place in the vicinity of Silistria and Shumla, in which the Turks are stated to have displayed great determination and ferocity; and some of the fortified posts occupied by the Russians between Varna and the Danube, to secure their line of communication, are said to have been carried by the Turks. The war, it seems, is taking a fanatical turn; the religious enthusiasm of the Mahometans has been adroitly appealed to; "Der- vises appear at the head of the troops, and recite r prayers and sing hynins which the Turkish soldier re- peat, and by which they animate each other." A ge- neral order had been issued to all the officers of the Russian army in Little Wallachia, to provide themselves with knapsaslss, in order to be able to carry three days' provisions. There are said still to be traces of the plague at Bucharest, and in part of the Russian army. The Messager des Chairibres (in an article datedCon- stantinople, May 2d) observes, that ttis firmly believed that the Russians project a landing on the Asiatic coast of the Black Sea, and thattne taking ofSizehoti • is preparatory to this vast enterprise, for which im- mense preparations are making at Odessa." The same paper gives a communication by Mr. Eynard, from Florence, May 7, which represents the affairs of Greece in a highly prosperous state. It says, The Greeks have recovered the greater part of the new territory in- tended forthem the towns ofSalona, Venitza, Livadia, the Passage of the Thermopylae, the Castle of Lepanto, are in their possession, and almost the whole country between Arta. and Volo is occupied by them. The wounded Turks have been attended by Greek surgeons: this is a delightful episode in the history of the late murderous war of extermination. General Maison has officially announced to the President of Greece that the King of France has given orders to leave 5,000 men in Greece. The prolongation of the stay of the French troops will facilitate the irUjernal organization. The Gazette de France of Wednesday says, the reign- ing Duke of Oldenburgh, who was at Wisboden for the benefit of the waters, died there suddenly in the night of the 20th, of an apoplectic stroke. Frankfort Papers state, on the authority of some Russian officers, that the plan of the operations of the Russian army is already decided upon; that one of their main objects is, by capturing Ghiurgevo, to obtain possession of Wallachia, and then to prepare with the greatest activity, and on a larger scale, means to carry the war into Servia in the next campaign, or if circum- stances allow it, in the present." Another of their proposed plans is, for the "main army, which advances to Bulgaria, to take Silistria, to open an uninterrupted communication with Varna, to defeat the Turkish army which may oppose these undertakings, and so weaken it by repeated attacks, that it will not be able to keep the field, but be forced to retreat to Rumelia." We have nothing to object to these intentions, except the difficulty of carrying them into execution. Another gross insult has been offered to the British flag by the Russian blockading squadron at the Dar- danelles. It is more attrocious than the case of the Charlotte Wylie. The Columbine, bound from Liver- pool to Constantinople, was boarded by the blockading squadron; and the officer in command, hot satisfied with the papers of the ship, which were regular, arid in compliance with the dictum of this new naval despo- tism, proceeded to break up the chests and boxes of goods, and to cut the bales of manufactured articles, destroying the sale of the cargo, and defeating the ob- jects of the voyage. There is a farther charge against the officer and his crew they have seized many arti- cles under the plea of their being provisions, and in fact plundered the ship. The present case is so serious that the whole affair has been transmitted from Con- ztantinopte to the EngtrshAdmira!,wtth a request that .9 th-e goods may be restored, or that the Russian Admiral should immediatety give an order upon his Govern- ment for the amount of goods stolen from the English merchant vessel. Another English ship is missing, supposed tp have been seized by the squadron. Accounts from Gibraltar to the 9th of May state, that the Apostolical party in Spain hai?e failed in a plan to get possession of Ceuta, in which plan there were to be employed above three thousand ga-Hey slaves, but the project being discovered, the staves have been conhned and not suffered to work. Executions in Portugal continue. Not only the Con- atitutionahsts, but ati other persons who express ,the slightest dissatisfactlpij at the proceediogsof the Mi- guelites, are subjected toatyrannythat haS not been known since the days of Nero. This extremity of suf- fering will hasten the deliverance of the people: it will produce a desperation that must overthrow the mon- ster who at present is master of the destinies of Portugal. The letters from Oporto to-day are to ihe 13th inst. The utmost gioofri arid despondency prevail in that city the confiscation of ,the property of the unhappy victims of tyranny was immediately expected. Two of the individuals condemhed have escapedto England. The accounts from Terceira are to the 7th instant. They state, that preparations are making for defence, that the island is impregnable, if well defended, and that the refugees are devoted; but, as the natives have once risen in favour of Don Miguel, there can, we fear, be iittte reliance placed on them. It is, how- ever, mentioned that the report of the warlike attitude of Terceira, had occasioned the first expedition from Lisbon to stop for reinforcements at St..Michael's. The force of this expedition is not mentioned. tio 1, 0 £ rotn Madeira are to the .filth instant. His Majesty's ship Champion had arrived in 11 days irom England, bound for the coast of Africa, to cruise against pirates. The Island was tranquil. There is. nothing more stated respecting the alleged outrage on a British subject, on account of his not paying due re- spect to the Governor. Accounts from Malta of the 1st April state that eight English ships are in the above port. Admiral Malcolm is going immediately to Smyrna, with a part of the fleet. It is said the Governor of Malta has re- fused to permit the Russians to repair their ships there; in consequence of which a Russian frigate, which was leaky has sailed for Toulon. The Jamaica mail which arrived on Wednesday, has brought advices from Bogota to the 21st of March. Internal tranquillity seems to be entirety restored throughout Colombia. The only remaining insurgent C.nief, General Obando, has availed himself of the ^^offered by General Bolivar, and oh the 5th « March, gavfe in his submission to the Colombian Government. We have received Newfoundland papers to the 5th instant. The fisheries had been generally very sue- •cfessfa), but the weather had been stormy,,apd there were numerous wrecjes of small vessels on the coast; a detailed list of seven is given in one paper. Of 172 "v^sselg in the seal fishery; 35 had returned early, with 57,000 seals. New Orleans papers tp. tjie 24th i*U, state, that the trade in that quarter had been protected against pirates bythe American vessels of war. The river Mississippi had been unusually late in rising this year. Letters from Mad ra? state, that Mr. Lushington, Go- ^rnor of Madras, was shot at by one of his body giiards, and narrowly escaped destruction. The cri- minal was instantly secured. On Thursday his Majesty gave a grand dress dinner party at St. James's Palace to the Duke of Orleans and his son, and a select party of the Nobility, the prepara- tion3 for which were the same as at a Court, the yeo- men guard, &c. all in full costume. The Duke of Cum- berland, Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, Duke of Wellington, the Lord Chancellor and his Lady, with other distinquisbed individuals were present. In the evening his Majesty gave a ball to the juvenile branches of the Nobility and Gentry, which was ren- dered interesting by the introduction of the young Queen of Portugal and Princess Victoria, both nearly of the same age. The Duchess of Clarence, Princess Augusta, Prince Leopold, the Duchess, Prince William, and the Princess Louisa of Saxe Weimar, and the sons and daughters of the Foreign Ambassadors, were pre- sent. JPrincess Augusta presided at a sumptuous ban- quet served up to the juvenite party, who separated about half past twelve, highly gratified by their enter- tainment. Prince George of Cumberland, completed his 10th year on Wednesday. The Duke gave an excellent din- ner to his household on the occasion at his residence in the King's Palace, St. James'3. Sir W. D. Best, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, has been created a Peer by the title of Baron Wtnford, of Winford Eagle, Dorset, and appointed DeputySpeaker of the House of Lords. Sir N. Tiridall succeeds Chief Justice Best in the Common Pleas, and Sir James Scar- lett will be the new Attorney-General. Mr. Sugden succeeds Sir N. Tindall, as Solicitor-General: the Morning Journal says that the post was offered to Mr. Brougham, but declined by him in favour of the Rolls Court, to which he looks forward on the next vacancy. The elevation of Sir N. Tindall has caused a; vacancy for Cambridge, and Mr. Williams, King's Counsel, the late Member for Lincoln and for Ilchester, Mr. G. Bankes, and Mr. Alderson, are already in the field as Candidates. It is said that Mr. Campbell, the King's Counsel, is to be raised to the Chief Justiceship of Chester. The Earl of JQarnley lays claim to the Dukedom of Lennox," and the pretention of the Noble Earl is refered to a committee of privileges by the House of Lords. The triennial meeting of the Pitt Club was celebrated on Thursday, at Merchant Tailors' Hall, the Earl of Harewood in the Chair, and iattended by Lord Eldon and a great number of the Nobility and Gentry. The evening passed off with great eclat. The Leeds Club has resolved, that under "existing circumstances" it is not advisable to hold their anniversary dinner this year. The House of Commons, it is supposed, will adjourn on Friday, to enable the Lords to pass the Bills then before them, soon after which both Houses will be prorogued. It is confidently rumoured that Sir Edw. Codrington has recently refused a pension of 8001. per annum ten- dered to him by the Duke of Wellington. Lord Vernon has offered a premium to his tenantry for the best crop of Indian corn of their own growth. Captain Ross left Woolwich on Saturday in his steam vessel, the Victory, with which he is about once more to attempt the discovery of the North-West Passage, but, in this instance, the expedition is equipped entirely at his own expense. A Committee has been appohtted in Dublin to make preliminary arrangements for. the ensuingre-eiection of Mr. O'Connell for the countyjof Cflafe. present there is no person named to oppose him., Mr. O'Connell, who was black-balled last week at Brookes's, was on Thursday elected a Member. The Learned Gentleman left England yesterday for Clare. Mr. Shiel has addressed the Freeholders of Louth, offering himself as a Candidate, "understanding that it is not improbable that a vacancy may take place by the promotion of Mr. Foster to a judicial remuneration." The Recorder says—" We can state, on the authority of a respectable Protestant Minister in France, that; the Pope has decided j upon granting,permissign to thejftor man Catholic priests to marry, with the proviso that those who do so shall not be allowed to receive con- fessions. The iron-works of Scotland continue without stock, and manufacture only according to orders. The pro- duction of Scotland this year, is not expected to exceed 30,000 tons. The accounts from the manufacturing districts,'with- in the last two or three days, concur in representing that an improvement in trade has begun to manifest itself. At Liverpool, it is stated that amendment; begins to be felt, and that the cqttoq jia^rket is;steadyj with a tendency to rise. At Manchester. &n increased demand for goods has shewn itself; and at Glasgow, after a stagnation of ten months, symptoms of revival are perceptible. Tranquillity universally prevails among the working classes in the country, which will materially tend to assist iBjjprovenaent. iSpitalfields,4 unfortunately, exhibits a different picture from that furnished by the distant districts. The workmen ap- pear .still disposed tcacts of outrage and violence, and Strang measures, it is feared, may become necessary- The late Mr. West's pictures have realized 25,000gs. The performances at Covent Garden theatre last night, were for the benefit of the Printers'Pension Society." The pit were full, but the boxes were not so well attended. In thes Court ofKing's Bench on Wednesday the Rev. -Y H. Price, convicted at the last Hereford assizes, of pub- lishing- exciting libels at Ki«jdpru»inster, WAS brought up 9 ,1 for judgment; but in consequence of the press of busi- ness, Lord Tenderton postponed the case until the first Thursday in next term. The Rules for Criminal Informations against the Pro- prietors of the Star of Brunswick and the Warder News- papers, for the Slander on Capt. and Lady Agnes Byng, have been made absolute. been. M ad absolute. Two loads of hay were sold in the Haymarket last Saturday, the growth of the present season, and the produce of the Marquess of Abercorn, Priory, near q e Stanmore. A match has been made, which excites considerable 1. 't interest, between nine gentlemen of Oxford University and nine gentlemen of Cambridge University, for 500 .guineas a side, to row two miles, against the current, in iHenley reach, on the 10th inst. y A rare occurrence attended the interment of a late highly-esteemed proprietor of an extensive brewery at Burton-upon-Trent. Six individuals, employed on the premises, were selected as bearers, and the total period of their servitude amounted to two hundred ondeleilen years. What a beautiful eulogium is this little fact! A girl, sixteen years of, age, applied recently at the Hotel Dieu, in Paris, for advice respecting a tumour in the neck. On examination it appeared clearly to have been caused by wearing tight stays. We commend this fact to the notice of our lady readers. A praise worthy instance of lengthened servitude, on the same estate, has been recently, disclosed by the • i a labouring man, named Baxter, who lived for Mghty-jive years in the employment of the family of Mr. iBuJ!>Nailsbu-rne, Kingston, near Taunton. This faithful servantentered service on Mr. allIes farm when he was only seven years old, and died a few davs since, aged 95. V value of character is: exceedingly diminished when we see the facility with which it is obtained* and the thickness with which it is laid on.in proportion to the demerit of the object. A thief's witnesses at the Old Bailey generally describe him as the honestest man they ever knew.

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