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f aturtrajj to jfHontraiVa INstg* LONDON, JUNE 25. THE French Journals received since our last, are JL quite absorbed in the contemplation of their do- mestic situation, and are full of speculations upon its probable changes. The riots in Paris had entirely ceased, and Government had directed several of the ringleaders to be arrested. Apprehensions were en- tertained, that on the anniversary of the July Revolu- tion, the peace of the capital might be again compro- mised; every precaution, however, is being adopted to avert the danger. The Government, in order to encourage the coloni- zation of Algiers has announced that it will grant a free passage, from Toulon to Algiers, to such artizans and agriculturists as may be capable of gaining a livelihood by their skill and industry when they arrive there. They are to proceed to Toulon at their own charge, but will be furnished with provisions on the voyage. The French Government are at length determined to be in earnest with the Portuguese. Their squadron having sailed from Toulon, in a few days they will have the following ships of war off Lisbon:—The Marengo, 80 guns; the Ville de Marseille, 80 the Trident, the Algiers, and the Algesiras, 73; the Mel- ¡ mopene of 44 guns the Syrene 44; the Pallas 50; and the Didon 60 the Hussard and Endymion, each of 22 guns; the Perle, 26 in all five ships of the line four frigates, two brigs, one corvette, carrying 650 guns. When they have obtained satisfaction from Don Miguel, this formidable squadron is said to be destined for the Levant. We may draw from this armament some conjectures respecting the British squadron €>f experiment, fitted out under the command of Sir E. Codrington. The ex-Emperor of Brazil had left Cherbourg for St. Germain-en-Laye. A courier was dispatched from Paris to Don Pedro with news from Brazil, in- iorming him that after his departure every thing had become quiet, that the Blacks had laid down their arms, and that all his property had been respected. Private advices from Lisbon state that the French squadron are still capturing Portuguese vessels. They have already made prizes of twenty-two. The com- merce of Portugal was in the greatest state of conster- nation, and the experience of every day shewed how entirely incapable of resistance the Government of Don Miguel was to the French Power. The English Consul had issued a notice forbidding all English ves- sels against any interference between the Portuguese .'and French, and to avoid all possible complaint of a violation of neutrality. The Dutch papers are of a warlike tendency. On the 15th 36 waggons, with half a million of ball car- tridges, were sent from Gorinchen to the Dutch army, and various reinforcements have been sent to Axel, where an attack from the Belgians was expected. The Conference in London have published a 25th Protocol on the affairs of Belgium. It appears to have been agreed to principally Z, with the view of satisfying the King of Holland that Lord Ponsonby had not the au- thority of the Conference for stating, in a letter to the Oongress at Brussels, that there was a possibility of buying off the King's claim to Luxembourg. His Majesty on this point is as unyielding as ever, and begs that he may be allowed to settle this part of the quarrel himself. The German papers officially announce, that imme- diately after the death of Gen. Diebitsch, Count Toll assumed the command of the Russian army bu* neral Paskewitsch has been non^r'011 Tor a Commander-in-Chief- and since he has headed the troops he has ^aife.sted extraordinary activity. He has simultaneously detached two considerable bodies from the head-quarters at Pultusk-one amount- ing to 20,000 men, including many of the Guards, and 40 pieces of cannon, to the north, in pursuit of General Gielgud; and the other to the south east, to oppose General Chlapowski. No intelligence has yet been received of the progress which these troops have made, and there is reason to hope, from the previous ac- counts which we have had of the successes of the two patriot Generals, that they will be in a condition to maintain their ground even against this formidable ac- cession of strength to the enemy. These papers con- tain strong assurances of the spread of insurrection in Podolia, where the insurgents are said to be 30,000 strong. Troubles have also broken out in the ancient province of the Ukraine, which, from the density of its population, and the small number of Russian troops within it, are likely to fructify in due time. The Po- lish forces are described as with spirits unbroken, and the Diet are said to have found no difficulty in raising loans to recruit the army coffers. The Gazette of yesterday afternoon announces that the King had been pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon the Right. Hon. Robert Wilmot Horton, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Island of Ceylon. An order in Council, dated the 20th, announces the formation of a Board of Health; and calling on all persons in authority, in the event of any one s being afflicted with the Cholera, to communicate the same, without delay, to the Government. His Majesty held a Court on Wednesday. A nu- merous assemblage of Peers, headed by the Lord Chancellor in his State robes, and preceded by the Of- ficers of the House of Lords, were introduced to the King on his throne, when the Lord Chancellor read the Address of the Peers in reply to his Speech on opening the Session of Parliament, to which his Ma- jesty returned a most gracious reply.-The King af- terwards held a Levee, which was attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Foreign Ambassadors, and a great number of the Nobility and Gentry. After the Levee his Majesty gave audiences to Prince Leopold, Earl Grey, and several Members of the Cabinet. On Thursday his Majesty held another Court for the purpose of receiving the Address of the Commons. The procession, headed by the Speaker, arrived about twe o'clock, and were immediately introduced into the Presence. The Speaker read the Address, to which his Majesty returned a most gracious answer: after which the Right Hon. Gentleman kissed hands, and retired. In the evening the King dined with Lord Holland.. Her Majesty held her last Drawing Room for the season on Friday. All the members of the R°ya^ Fa" mily were present, together with a long list of Nobility and Gentry, the Foreign Ambassadors and their Lauies, the Cabinet Ministers, and the Great Officers of State. The presentations were also very numerous.—boon after the Drawing Room their Majesties left town for Windsor. A Ladies' Bazaar was opened on Thursday in the Hanover-square Rooms for the benefit of the Seamen's Floating Hospital. Her Majesty, the Duchess of Kent, and Princess Victoria, the Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Augusta, and Duke of Sussex were present, and examined with great interest the various fancy ar- ticles presented to their notice. The stalls were all kept by ladies of rank, whose presence and exertions tendered the sale exceedingly beneficial to the charita- ble object to which its profits were devoted. Upwards of 13001. was collected. We regret to announce the death of another African traveller. Captain Woodfall, sent out by the African Society to penetrate into the interior by way of Abys- sinia, only reached Kourdefan, where he fell sick and pemi»s4- Sir Murray Maxwell, recently appointed to the Go- vernment of New Brunswick, died on Sunday, after a short illness. Vice-Admiral Lord Viscount Torrington died on Saturday evening, at his seat, Yates Court, in the county of Kent, in the 64th year of his age. His Lordship had been some time suffering from a linger- ing and painful illness. The young Viscount is a minor. The ex-Emperor, Don Pedro, presented to Lord Colchester, who commanded the vessel which brought him to Europe, a valuable diamond ring and gold snuff-box, apologizing, at the same time, that, from his reduced circumstances, it was out of his power to make a more considerable present. The Rev. Professor Lee of Cambridge has been ap- pointed to the Prebendal Stall at Bristol, vacant by the death of Dr. Randolph. He was presented to it by the Lord Chancellor without any solicitation, and is stated to be wholly unacquainted with his Lordship. The Rev. Sidney Smith and Dr. Maltby are spoken of as destined for promotion, in the event of the demise of any of the members of the episcopal bench. The decree of Sir John Nichol, given in the Arches Court on the 7th inst. against Mr. Edward Young Hancock, of the parish of Hornchurch, was published in the course of Divine Service, in the morning of Sun- day the 19th, in -the parish church; whereby the said Mr. Edward Young Hancock is suspended ab ingressu Ecclessiee for the space of fifteen days, and condemned in costs for quarrelling, chiding, and brawling by words at a vestry meeting, in the vestry room, within the walls of the above church. The East India Company declared a dividend on Wednesday of h\ per cent. to the proprietors of stock, Mr. Sergeant Spankie is appointed Standing Counsel to the Company vice W. G. Adam, Esq. resigned. On dit that the Marquess of Douro, the eldest son of his Grace the Duke of Wellington, is to be united to one of the Earl of Liverpool's daughters, Lady Cecilia Talbot to the Marquess of Lothian, and the Earl of Listowel to the beautiful Mrs. Wyndham. Dr. Doyle, in his letter to Mr Spring Rice, on the establishment of a legal provision for the Irish poor," denies that their distress arises from want of capital employed in agriculture. "We certainly want capi- tal," says he, "if there was a question of establishing large and extensive manufactories, or if we were about to build pyramids, or raise embankments against the encroachments of the sea; but that we want capital to reclaim our waste lands, to improve those now in cul- tivation, or to give remunerating employment to all our people, is what may be the fact, but what I do not believe." A Court Martial is ordered to assemble on Wednes- day on board the Caledonia (flag-ship of Vice-Admiral Sir E. Codrington) at Spithead, to try Capt. Lord Wm. Paget for having ordered Capt. Ayscough, late Commissioner at Bermuda, to be excluded from the cabin allotted him on board the Winchester by Vice-Admiral Colpoys, Conmander-in-chief on the Bermuda station, and for un-officer-like behaviour ( during the passage to England in that ship." Mr. Hunt, M.P., was summoned last week to Queen- square Office, for refusing to pay the driver of a hack- ney-coach, the sum of 6d. his legal fare. The distance having been measured, and having been proved to be 100 yards more than a mile, the Honourable Member was obliged to pay the 6d., and was saddled with 17s. costs. REDUCTIONS IN THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.—An I a-year is to be taken from the salaries of each ot the I-oni- missioners of Customs. The Chairman retains his salary in 1 full, but the Deputy-Chairman is to be red need by 1501. 4 a-year, Two Commissioners of Excise, and as many of 1 Customs, are to retire at once; and each Board is to be di- 1 minished by two more, as they drop off. The Secretaries of both Boards are to be reduced at the rate of 25 per cent. In other departments a similar reduction is to take place." TRADE OF LIVERPOOL.—The reports of vessels at the Liverpool Custom-house exceed those of last year by upwards of 1,200 and the duties received at the Dock-office exhibit an advance of 36,0001. LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY.-In the course of two weeks, the receipts arising from the traffic on the Railway, amounted to 8,5001. being considerably above 200,0001. a-year. On one day, 470 tons of goods were taken besides passengers; being one-third of the whole quantity carried between the two towns. The 1001 shares are now worth 1951. CHOLERA MORBUS.—It has been ascertained on the highest medical authority, that, in the ravages of cholera morbus, those addicted to drunkenness became the first victims of this terrible visitation. The Bengal Chronicle gives the following prescription for the cure of cholera:— One ounce cinnamon water, one grain ipecacuanha, 35 drops tincture of opium, one drachm spirits of lavender, and two drachms tincture of rhubarb. To be taken at once, and the complaint will be instantly relieved. 0. n T.I. ''l.1"C'' £"1.¿.JOOo' VIOLATION OF THE I^UAKANTINE JUAWS.—captain Stride of Ealing, near Southampton, has for this offence been fined 5001. and to be imprisoned for six months, or until the fine be paid. He is master of a brig just arrived from Riga, laden with wheat Without stopping to perform quarantine at the Motherbank, he sailed diiect into South- ampton roads, and allowed part of his crew to go ashore.— Brighton Herald. MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.-A vouno-man named Mathews, clerk in the Comptroller's Office, Whitehall, had been missing since Tuesday. It appears that he was last seen on the evening of that day, in his own boat, on the river, when he landed a Mr. Clayton, a friend of his, near Vaux- hall bridge, and afterwards rowed down the river alone. On Saturday, a white hat which he wore on that occasion was found in the possession of a waterman named William Davies, belonging to Whitehall Stairs, and on Monday this man underwent a long examination before the Magistrates, at Queen square police-office. In reply to the question put to him he said Mr. Mathews came in his own boat to White- hall stairs, and wenttothe Comptroller's Office, from whence he returned with a black hat, and gave him the white one to take care of for him; after which he rowed Mr. Mathews down to Blackfriars bridge, and on their return Mr. Mathews landed him on some coal barges, and bidding him good night rowed away alone up the river. This he declared was all he knew of him and the Magistrates ordered that he should be detained for further examination hereafter. REPORTED MASSACRE OF THE PEOPLE AT NEW- TOWNBARRY.—A letter received in town yesterday, com- municating some particulars of a rencontre, between the peasantry and yeomanry, at Newtownbarry, county of Wexford, on Saturday, which as far as respects the sanguinary determination of the military administrators of thelaw, and the loss of human life, far surpasses the fatal contlict at Castlepollard, and every other police or military aggression in modern times. The statement which has reached us is in substance as followsOn Saturday some difference occurred between the people and the police, at Newtownbarry, respecting a distress for rent. The police alleging that thev were not in sufficient strength to enforce the distress, applied for the aid of the yeomanry. A de- tachment of this force, in support of the police, was readily granted, and when they appeared at the place where the dispute on account of the distress occurred, a most sanguinary conflict between them and the people took place, in which, it is said, six of the yeomen were killed, and several wounded, and between fifteen and twenty of the people were killed, and nearly fifty wounded. This account, which we earnestly hope is much exaggerated, reached a county of Wexford gentlemen, residing in town yesterday. In the absence of any thing like certainty re- garding the details, we refrain from observation, and we shall wait with much anxiety for the arrivals by the mail this morning. These particulars are copied from the Dub- lin Morning Register. The notes of the Coroner s inquest which have been received reduce the numbers heregiven— the killed are stated to be thirteen; the wounded twenty- three all dangerously. The Irish Government has very properly instituted an investigation into the circumstances connected with this lamentable occurrence.

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