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SiUHi'iKiy to i-HoutJ.Ty'o IJa^ts. LONDON, A< <■• 19. rpiIE Paris papers to Thursday's date inclusive have S. been received We learn from them that in some parts of Spain, and especialiv ill the west, great discon- tent prevailed, and serious disturbances had taken place. Whilst order is being restored in Catalonia," says the Journal dcs Debut.?, Gallicia is the theatre of (he most deplorable excess. The Junta of Corunna pro- ceeded to enforce the most arbitrary measures, instead \)f organising means of defence against the troops at Ferrol which remained faithful to Espartero. The town of Betanzos, between Ferrol and Corunna, cap- tured by assault by those troops, was cruelly piuudered, whilst the Junta of Corunna neglected to send any Hssistance to the inhabitants. The militia of Corunna and the moderate party deposed this Junta, and in- slalled another of different opinions. The town of ferrol then pronounced, and formed a Junta, which coalesced wilh that of Corullna Bllt at Lugo I he Su- preme Junta still refuses to recognise the Provisional Governmen'. This democratic Junta has taken the ti!le of Most Serene Highness,' and it pretends to exact obedience from all the other Juntas of the country, But Ferrol and Corunna having refused to recognise this authority, the Junta of Lugo has declared these towns in a state of rebellion, has decreed the dissolu- tion of their Juntas, and has marched troops to reduce them to obedience. Corunna has demanded assistance from Ferrol to defend the town from the Radicals of Lugo. At Santiago, Vigo, and Oreuse the population is divided by the same ferment of discord and to de- scribe the most extraordinary feature of this deplorable picture, the Junta of Vigo has proclaimed the mainten- ance of the Duke of Victoria's Regency with the Lopez Ministry. So disastrous a state of atfairs called for the serious attention of the Government. Major-Genera! Cottoner, who left Madrid with a brigade, has arrived at Burgos, and is continuing his inarch to Gallicia. General Don Felipe Monies,appointed Captain]General, left Madrid in a post-carriage, on the 7th inst. fur the same destination. These two Generals, on their arrival, will collect the troops dispersed through the province, and bv taking an imposing attitude will destroy the extravagant plans of a party for whom no revolution is sufficient revolutionary. -I he Moniteur publishes a telegraphic dispatch from Bayonne of the 14th, an- nouncing the Ex-Regent had addressed a manifesto to the nation, in which he declared that he was not a per- jurer, that he never violated the Constitution, and that lie retired from Spain for the happiness of his country. The Moniteur announces, that by a Royal decision of the 4th inst., the Prince de Joinville was authorised to assist at the sittings of the Council 'of the Admiralty, and was to have a deliberating vote in its proceedings. -A speculator has just proposed to the Prefect of the Seine to undertake the destruction of the rats of the capital, at the rate of three sous per head. He calcu- lates that there are at present in Paris 2,500,000 rats, and that each docs at least a sou's injury a day to pro- perty, which gives a total amount of damage of 12,500f. We have accounts from Madrid to the 10th, and from Barcelona, by a telegraphic dispatch, to the 14th inst. By the latter we learn that on the 13th, the garrison of Montjuich recognised the Government of Madrid, and that the balallion of volunteers was disbanded in the -citadel on the night of the 14th. On the 16th Espartero entered the harbour of Bayonne, in the Prometheus Briiigh steamer, in the hopes of finding his Lady there, but, as usual, failed to come in time, for the Duchess, accompanied by General Seoane, had left that place some days previous, and on the 17th passed through Bordeaux. The steamer immediately started for Eng- land. A grand meeting of the electors was to be held at Madrid in the house of the Duke of Villahermosa, on the 13th, for the purpose of making arrangements relative to the forthcoming elections. If we are to believe a Madrid paper, the Corresponsal, the educa- tion of the Queen and her sister had been much neglected, but we attach little importance to any state- ments in Madrid journals impugning the policy of the late Government.—The journals of the 9th contain long accounts of the scene which took place on the procla- mation of the Queen's majority. More than one thou- sand persons of rank and influence were invited, and of that number not fewer than nine hundred attended. Mr. Aston the English Minister was present, with other members of the diplomatic body. It would appear that Lopez was anxious that the ceremony should not take place till after the meeting of the new Cortes, but lie was overruled by Narvaez, and for good reasons. The voice of the army has some weight in troublesome y 1!1 times like these Lopez, of course, comes in for much blame from some of those journalists that would govern the country without either Cortes or Constitution. Af- fairs at Barcelona still cause uneasiness. The govern- iliff Junta had distinctly placed itself in opposition to the Lopez Ministry, refusing even to let the elections take place until a Central Junta was formed. Lerida, and other places, were following the example, A ge- neral beliet* prevailed that unless their wishes were com- plied with Catalonia would declare itself independent of Madrid The Jun'as of the Basque Provinces were to meet on the 1,5tl), respecting the common question of the fueros, and delegates from Guipuscoa and Alava had repaired to Bilboa for the purpose. The Levant mail has brought letters from Constanti- nople to the 27th of July, the principal contents of which are relative to the affairs of Servia. It appears that the Emperor of Russia will give his consent to the re-election of Prince Alexander, on condition that Petroeinwitch and Wutschitch are badiished fromServia These obnoxious individuals have consented, it is said, voluntarily to quit the country. Papers have been received from New South Wales, "p to April 20, containing an account of the murder of the crews of two coasting vessels. The following is furnished by Capt Banks, of the barque Juno, which arrived at Sydney on the 19th of April, from the South Sea Islands Whilst staying in Juno Bay, the fol- 11 lowing intelligence was gleaned from an English lad who had ran away from the schooner Mumford. He stated that a party from the North West Harbour of the Isle of Pines had, a few weeks before the arrival of the Juno, arrived at Leefo, from whom he learned 'lie following particulars relative to the brig Star, of Tahiti, Capt."Ebril!, which was destroyed by the natives Of the Isle of Pines :-It appears she was at anchor, the Captain and crew on shore cutting wood. and at a signal from the principal Chief, Matuku, the natives rushed upon them, slaughtered them, and afterwards p 11 devoured them. The vessel was then towed on shore, stripped by Matuka, and afterwards set on fire, hilt during the progress of the fire some gunpowder ignited, blowing up the vessel, and destroying about 30 natives who were standing on the poop. The brig Martha, of Sydney, missing at Mairee, was seized, and the Captain and part of the crew destroyed in the following man- ner:—They were tied to the trees with their legs and arms extended, and their entrails taken out and roasted they were then taken down, roasted, and devoured.— The lad giving this information exhibited some clothes given him by the natives, and which were said by them to have belonged to the Captain of the Martha. THE MONEY MARKET.—The funds to-day were ex- ceedingly firm, and previously to the close of the market there was a partial improvement in the quotation of Consols of A per cent. namely, to 94' to f. The new account day is fixed for the 19tli of October, and the continuation to Jhe.t period is about £ per cent., the prices being 94 to so far as anything has yet been done. Bank stock is worth I82|,and East India stock 264 The new 3-2 per cents, are JOJ k to 102, the Re- duced 1021 to i. and the 3 per cents 95t to Exche- 8 4 quer bills realised 68s. to 60s. premium —The Return of the Quarterly Average of the weekly Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of England from the 20th of May to 'he 12th inst. inclusive was published in the Gazette of yesterday. Comparing this return with the previous one from the 22d of April to the 15th of July, the Cir- °uIation appears to have been increased by 78,000/ or from 19,230,000/. to 19,358,0001 the Deposit Account exhibits an addition of 494.0001., or from 10.724.oool. 10 11,-)18,0001 the Securities have been increased by 428,000/ or from 21.4()-2,0001. to 21,890,0001. the stock of Bullion has been aumenTed by 205,0001., or to 11,820,0001. and the Rest, or balance of undivided profits, has been raised to 3,07:1,0001., or by 61,0001. The Gazette of yesterday announces that the Queen lias been pleased to present the Rev William Charles Rose to the chllrchand parish of Cargill, in the presby- tery of Dunkeld and county of Perth, vacated by the Rev. Michael Stirling; the Rev. William Elder to lie church and parish of Tealing, in the presbytery of Dun- dee and county of Forfar, vacated bv the Rev. David Barclay Mellis the Rev. James Maun to the church and parish of Kiltearn, in the presbytery of Dingwall and county of Boss, vacated by the Rev. Duncan Camp- bell and the Rev. Peter M'Kenzie to the church and parish of Tongue, in the presbytery of Tongue and county of Sutherland, vacated by the Rev. Hugh M. M'Kenzie the vacating parties having ceased to be Ministers of the Church of Scotland. The Queen will hold a priv COllllcil at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday next; when the Royal Speech on the prorogation of Parliament will be submitted for her Majesty's approbation and finally arranged.—The Parliament will be prorogued on Thursday by the in persot), Thursday being the birth-day of the Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Princess Hovai were taken to the residence of the Royal Duchess, Frogmore Lodge, to pay their respects to their illustrious relative. The Queen and Prince Albert, and the members of the Royal suite, dined with the Dilches5 of Kent; and in the evening a ball was given by the Queen at Frog-more House, in honour of the Royal Duchess His Royal High- ness Prince George of Cambridge danced with her Majesty, and his Royal Highness Prince Albert with the Duchess of Kent. The ball concluded shortly before twelve o'clock, when the Queen and Prince Albert took leave of the Duchess, and returned to Windsor Cistle.-Tite usual loyal demons'rations were made in the course of the day at Windsor and Kensing- ton and in the evening the town of Windsor was bril- liantly illuminated. At nine o'clock a splendid display of fire-works took place in the Bachelors' walk, in honour of the auspicious event. Valentine O'Connor Blake and Charles Lynch, Esqrs of the county Mayo, and G. Walmsley, Esq. of the county Dublin, have been superseded in the commis- sion of the peace by the Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal in Ireland. The Marriage of Lady Blanche Cecil, daughter of the Marquis of Salisbury, wi'h James Baitland Balfour, Esq. M.P., was solemnised on Tuesday, at Hatfield House. The Rev. Dr. Wellesley, Dean of Durham, officiated at the ceremony, the bride being given away by her father, and the Duke of Wellington kneeling at at the altar. Immediately after the ceremony, the happy pair set off to pass the honeymoon at Slrathfield- saye. The Duke of Wellingion departed for town soon after the marriage had been solemnized and the re- mainder of the company shortly afterwards partook of an elegant dejeuner. We have heard with pleasure, says the London Journal of Commerce, that some of the first houses in the City are prepared to lend their names for the establishment of a Chamber of Commerce and when we reflect and see that almost every city boasting of sufficient importance to be called one, is provided with such an institution so beneficial to its best interests, our surprise that a Chamber of Commerce has not long ere now been established in this metropolis, is co-equal with the gratification we feel that the establishment of such an institution is likely to take place. It appears from a Correspondence between the Go- vernor of Ceylon and the Colonial Secretary, recently laid before Parliament, that slavery is now wholly abolished in the maritime provinces of that island. I' still exists however to some extent, but in a very miti- gated form, in the Kandiau districts and Lord Stanley has directed steps to be immediately taken to put an end to slavery in that part of Ceylon. Fowell Buxton, in his able work the Slave Trade and its Remedy," asserts that, on the most moderate computation, the slave trade dooms 10 the horrors of slavery 170,000 victims annually, or 466 daily. In pro- curing these slaves 280,000 more are annually destroyed, or 767 daily."—No rational hope can be indulged of y 11 the final extirpation of this abominable traffic in human beings until slavery itself shall be abolished. On Wednesday evening a meeting of the Evangelical Church Association was held at Craven chapel, Marl- borough-street, for the purpose, as expressed in the requisition, of considering the state of religion at this momentous crisis." The proceedings were commenced by Sir C. E. Smith, the President of the Society, who stated that having recently returned from the Conti- nent. he was desirous of placing his experience upon record for the benefit of the religious world. The speaker proceeded, in an address of two hours' dura- to descant upon the sentiments of the Rev. Dr Pusey, which he predicted would soon become the reigning theology of the country, and be confirmed by the ec- clesiastical tribunals of the land.—A fine psospect for Protestants Ou Wednesday evening, the Marion ship, from Cal- cutta, arrived in the West India Docks. On her voyage home when off the Cape of Good Hope, on the 9th of June, she enc mntered a terrific storm, which occasioned the loss of five lives. It commenced a few minutes after 11 A.M. The electric fluid struck the vessel aft, tearing up several olanks of the deck, knocking down the man at the wheel, named John James, destroying the compass, and striking two men who were ascending the ladders. It then shattered one of the large beams, passing down between the hammocks, scorching two of the crew in so dreadful a manner as to cause their deaths some short time afterwards. There was a tre- mendous sea running at the time, and one of the crew named Robinson, was washed overboard, and in less than a minute was washed again on board, but the poor fellow, after such a miraculous escape from a watery grave, expired in three weeks after from the injuries he received. On board were her Majesty's 49th Regiment of Foot, from China, who rendered every assistance in their power to extinguish the fire. It is a most extra- ordinary fact that the man at the wheel was not injured, and not a single mark appeared on the bodies of the deceased men to indicate that they had met a violent death. A Coroner's inquest was held at Birr on Saturday last, on the body of Lieut. Robertson Mackay. Adjutant of the 5th Fusiiiers, who was shot dead on parade by a private of that regiment named Jubee.—It appeared from the evidence of Sergeant Read that the regiment was out at the A(l.ititant's drill about four o'clock in the afternoon of the Illh inst. on the parade-ground of the Birr barracks. The Adjutant was in command, and whilst standing on the left column, private George Jubee. of the said regiment, advanced in the direction where the Adjutant was standing, until lie was within a few yards of him in the rear the prisoner then raised a firelock, which he carried with hiin, the cotrents whereof he discharged at the Adjutant, who instantly fell to the ground on his right side. Read ran up to Jubee and took from him the firelock. and knelt down beside the Adjutant, who only said, take home the men." Read said Jubee had been abroad with 'he regiment, and was always considered of sound mind and good character.—After hearing several othet wit- nesses the jury returned the following verdict: —"That private George J ubee of the 5th Fusiliers did (at the time and place mentioned, and in the manner described by the witnesses) kill and murder Adjutant Robertson Mackay of the said corps but the jury are of opinion, that tlie majority of the men of the said regiment are both murmuring at and suffering from the drills and parades which they have daily to undergo. Thev (the jury) therefore recommend that the proper authorities should institute a strict and searching inquiry into hese matters "—The prisoner was then given in charge of the police on the coroner's warrant, to be conveyed to Tultamore, to await his trial at the next aseizes. IMPORTANT MEETING AT BIRMINGHAM. —A verv large and influential meeting was held at Birmingham, on Wednes- day, for the purpose of considering the difficulties of trade which have so long been experienced by the country, and of adopting such measures as the present crisis may require. The circular" convening the meeting was signed by several influential parties connected with the trade of Birmingham, and also by Members of the Birming-ham Chamber of Com- merce In the absence of the Mayor, the Chair was taken by R. Spooner, Esq. (a Conservative), who, in opening the pro- ceedings, stated that a correspondence had been opened with Sir Hooert Peel, and the Right Hon..Baronet hall I- that her Majesty's Ministers 46 could not hold out the prospect of bein,, able to intI oduce any measure for alleviating the manu- facturing distress, which was to be attributed to over pro- duction." The deplorable condition of Birmingham, and the manufacturing districts generally, were then depicted by the speakers. Among others, a respectable manufacturer so- lemnly declared, that having received an order for a supply of goods, he sent the good news to some artisans whom lie had formerly employed, but that when they came the wretched men were so weakened from want of necessary food, that their feeble frames could no longer sustain them and with the prospect of remunerative labour before their glased eyes, they were unable to perform it, and had to toller hack to their miserable abodes of destitution, hungry and hopeless. A Memorial was afterwards moved by T. C. Salt, Esq wlrrh assigned the distress of the country to the Currency Bill of 1819, and which prayed for inquiry from the Ooveruinenf. Tills Memorial, however, was rejected, together witli a number of resolutions, and a motion to the following effect was carried by an overnhelming majority —"That Ministers having de (dared they have no remedy for the distresses of the country, a requisition to the Mayor he prepared and signed, requesting him to convene a public meeting, to agree to a memorial to her Majesty to dismiss her Ministers, on the express ground that they had admitted that there are no measures within their power to relieve the present alarming embarrassments, and that the cause of the distress was over-production The Chairman lamented that the proceedings of the day had assumed the character of direct hostility to her Ministers; but at the same time confessed that "he did not expect any permanent remedy from the present Ministers; and he <had no confidence of obtaining any reliel from any Ministry of which Sir R. Peel was at the head."

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