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office already mentioned, aged 18. (From the Supplement to the Government Gazette of this date.)

3. DISTURBANCES AT PARIS.The youth belonging to the School of Law had resolved to celebrate, in the church of Sainte Eustache, a funeral service in honour of the memory of the young Lallemant, killed on the 3d of June 1820, during the commotions excited by the collegians. Although the curate of Sainte Eustache had refused to accede to the wish of the students, they nevertheless assembled to the number of about two thousand, before the gate of the church. The authorities had taken measures to prevent every kind of disorder; and several of the students seeing that they could not enter the church, uttered the most vehement vociferations, both against the public authorities and the gensdarmerie. At the moment when this description of force was endeavouring to disperse the assemblage before the church, M. Benjamin Constant and M. de Thiars, members of the Chamber of Deputies, happening to cross the street in a hackney coach, M. Benjamin Constant being recognised, cries of " Vive la Charte !Vivent les Deputés du côté gauche !Vive Benjamin Constant!" instantly re-echoed on all sides. The two deputies were stopped by the police, but soon afterwards set at liberty. Nevertheless the students redoubled their shouts, and several were taken into custody. They then proceeded along the Boulevard to the cemetery of Père la Chaise; but measures had been taken to prevent their entering. They ascended the Rue Verte in a body, when an adjutant-major of the gensdarmerie, followed by three gensdarmes, endeavoured to intercept them; but as they manifested an intention to proceed by force, a numerous detachment, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Dandré, arriving by the exterior Boulevards, reinforced the party engaged, and succeeded in

dispersing the youth, who now fled in all directions. In this scuffle some individuals received contusions, but nobody was seriously hurt.

About two o'clock, fifteen or sixteen hundred of the youth, who, after the dispersion effected by Col. Dandré, had mustered on the Boulevards, moved on the Place de Sainte Geneviève, shouting "Vive la Charte !" and a party entered the Ecole de Droit, where one of the professors was delivering his lecture. All those without tickets of admission were arrested. The great body, which had proceeded towards the church of Sainte Geneviève, having armed themselves with stones, a commissary of police and the gendarmes sent to disperse them, were endeavouring to effect their object by persuasion; when a detachment of troops of the line arriving, levelled their bayonets at the students, who received them with a volleyof stones, which wounded several, and then dispersed. A great number of the youth were afterwards arrested, and conducted to the prefecture of police.

7. DUEL BETWEEN MM. B. CONSTANT AND FORBIN DES ISSarts.— After the adjournment of the Chamber, M. Benjamin Constant demanded satisfaction of M. Forbin des Issarts, for a letter published by him in the Quotidienne and Drapeau Blanc, on the subject of the disturbances at Sainte Eustache, and in which he observed, that he was ready to answer M. Benjamin Constant "at the tribune, or any where else."

Without further explanation, the two deputies proceeded this morning, at seven o'clock, to the place fixed for their meeting, near the Bois de Boulogne. M. Benjamin Constant was attended by General Sebastiani and M. de Girardin; M. des Issarts by General Béthisy and Col. Chamoin, Lieutenant of the Gardes du Corps; all, but the last mentioned, being members of the Chamber of Deputies. B. Constant finding it difficult to walk or stand

erect, by reason of indisposition, the two gentlemen were seated on chairs at twenty paces distance. They fired together two shots each, at a given signal, but without effect, when the seconds interfered, and declared that the dispute

must terminate.

10. This day came on, before the High Court of Justiciary, the trial of James Stuart, Esq. younger of Dunearn, of which our readers will find a full and authentic report under the head of Criminal Trials, in the Appendix, No. I.

11. GAME LAWS.-An account of all commitments to any gaol or house of correction under the game laws in England, exclusive of Wales, from the year 1815 up to the 1st of February 1821, distinguishing the number in each year:-1816, 858;-1817, 1147;1818, 1328;-1819, 1240;-1820, 1467;-up to the 1st of February 1821,

372.

An account of all convictions in any courts of justice and of quarter sessions of England, exclusive of Wales, for offences against the game laws, from the year 1815 up to the year 1821, distinguishing the number in each year: 1816, 45-1817, 129-1818, 134; -1819, 100;-1820, 157.

Number of summary convictions before justices, returned to the sessions, which are not given from the rest of England, viz. convictions before justices, filed at the quarter sessions :— 1816, 94; 1817, 115;-1818, 113; -1819, 202;-1820, 87.

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a sitting of four days, amicably concluded the decision of the article submitted to their arbitration. In the course of their undertaking, nearly 3000 islands have been surveyed and adjudicated upon, many of which are of great value and importance.

22. This day a public dinner was given to the Commissioners of Police for the city of Edinburgh, in order to testify the sense entertained by the inhabitants of their services in general, but more especially in obtaining from the Legislature the new police act.

18. MASSACRE AT SCIO.- On the 11th of April the Captain Pacha landed several thousand men ; but the Turkish fleet had scarcely hove in sight, when the commander in the castle began bombarding the town, and from that time till the day of our departure, it was one continued scene of murder, conflagration, and plunder, both in country and town. Nor were they even satisfied with the ravages fire made upon the houses; its progress was too slow for their fury, and the hands of men aided and assisted the raging element. They took to the castle about eight hundred of the gardeners of the principal families, whom by dint of threats of instant death, and promises of liberty, they forced to confess, as far as they knew, where any property had been hid. In almost every garden, at six or eight yards distance, were seen pits dug for the purpose of grasping the supposed concealed treasure. All the women were sent into slavery; the men and male children above twelve years of age were massacred; the children of the tenderest age, and the most beautiful of the young women, were sent on board the ships with great pomp and solemnity, under a salute of guns. They circumcised the male children, in token of conversion to the Mohammedan faith ; and then sent off the children of both sexes by land for Constantinople, by

the way of Smyrna, under an escort of Turkish soldiery. Two regiments of Turks had assembled, and shut up in a place in the country, about seven hundred persons, chiefly peasants, whom they meant to divide among themselves as slaves; but not being able to agree in the partition, began disputing. A priest, more humane than the rest, expostulated with them upon their dissensions, and exhorted them to concord, when one of these savage brutes exclaimed, that the only way to avoid dissension was to put them all to the sword; and in less than half an hour all these innocent men were put to death. Others of these butchers had in their possession four families of distinction; the women and children they sent to the city, and the men they bled to death.

By all we have been able to gather, it appears, that from the very moment the Turkish fleet was destined for Scio, the total destruction of the island, and the annihilation of its inhabitants was resolved on, without any examination of their culpability or innocence. On the eighth of May the Pacha ordered thirty-five respectable men that he had on board to be hung up to the masts, which served as a signal to the Governor of the castle to do the same with the eighty-five hostages, ordering at the same time the eight hundred gardeners, who were still in custody, to be strangled. Till the tenth May, on which day we left Scio, there had been no cessation to murdering, conflagration, and enslaving, with all their accompanying ferocity. Do not be surprised if you hear that there have been nearly 60,000 Turks on the island. The report of the numerous and rich spoils of those who first went over, and the sight of gold, silver, jewels, &c., shipped off by the captors to places of safety, enticed over a horde of these barbarians, thirsting for Christian blood and plunder. The number of slain amounted, on the

tenth, to 25,000; of captives, to 30,000; those who have saved themselves by flight are comparatively few ; those who have already reached the continent, and those immediately expected, are the only ones that are saved; all the others you may reckon among the dead and the captives. Those, even, who have escaped from the Turks, must soon fall a prey to famine, as they are lurking about the mountains without food or raiment. (Extracted from the statement of Signors Rodocanachi and Zizinia, natives of Scio, who escaped from the murderous fury of the Turks).

23. ALGIERS. On the 1st of this month, the combined Belgic and Spanish squadron arrived in the roads, bringing the ultimatum of the Spanish Government, relative to the sum claimed from Spain by the regency of Algiers. It also brought orders to the Spanish Consul immediately to quit Algiers. The Dey, in answer, declared that he would not change his resolution, and that he would insist to the last moment that Spain should pay its debt, which, together with the compound interest, amounts to 1,300,000 Spanish dollars. The Consul desired, in consequence, leave to embark with his suite, which was positively refused him. The squadron having withdrawn for a time, appeared again in the bay on the 6th. The Spanish Consul then desired leave to go on board the admiral's ship, in order to have a conference with the commanderin-chief, which was granted him; and it was the captain of the port himself, who was charged with the office of taking him on board in an Algerine boat. Two boats sent from the admiral's ship having approached that in which the Consul was, he leaped into one of them before his conductor had time to hinder it; when he had thus escaped, the squadron sailed and withdrew. This sudden departure of the Consul caused a great sensation. A few

days after this, a Spanish frigate arrived, bringing to the Consul of the Netherlands, an invitation to take under his protection the Spaniards belonging to the suite of the Consul, and to claim the effects of the consulate; but the Dey having opposed this, the English Consul took the consulate of Spain under his protection.

25. PORT OF LIVERPOOL.-This day the Annual Meeting of Merchants and Shipowners was held in the Townhall, when an account of the receipts and disbursements of the dock trustees was exhibited. From this document it appears that a greater number of ships have entered this port, during the year ended on Monday, the 24th, than in any preceding year. The dock-duties received in the same period amount to L. 102,403 : 17:4, and show a considerable increase over the year 1820 and 1821. The following comparative table of the number of ships which have entered the port, their tonnage, and the amount of dock-duties levied, in each year, since 1812 inclusive, will be interesting to the public:

Year. Ships. Tonnage.

Dock Duties.

L. s. d. 44,403 7 11 50,177 13 2 59,741 2 4 76,915 8 8 92.646 10 9 75,899 16 4 98,538 8 3 110,127 1 8 94,412 11 6 94,556 9 1

1812 4,599 446,788 1813 5,341 547,426 1814 5,706 548,957 1815 6,440 709,849 1816 6,888 774,243 1817 6.079 655,425 1818 6,779 754,690 1819 7,849 867,318 1820 7,276 805.033 1821 7,810 839,848 1822 8,136 892,902 102,403 17 4

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DEAR LORD NORBURY,-I transcribe for you a very sensible part of Lord Rosse's letter to me:

"As Lord Norbury goes our circuit, and as he is personally acquainted with the gentlemen of our county, a hint to him may be of use. He is in the habit of talking individually to them in his chamber at Philipstown, and if he were to impress upon them the con sequence of the measure, viz. that however they may think otherwise, the Catholics would, in spite of them, elect Catholic members (if such were eligible); that the Catholic members would then have the nomination of the sheriffs, and in many instances perhaps of the judges, and that the Protestants would be put in the back-ground, as the Catholics were formerly; I think he would bring the effect of the measure home to themselves, and satisfy them that they could scarcely submit to live in the country if it were passed."

So far Lord Rosse; but what he suggests in another part of his letter

"That if Protestant gentlemen who have votes, and influence, and interest would give these venal members to un derstand, that if they will purchase Catholic votes, that by betraying thei country and its constitution they shall infallibly lose theirs, it would alter their conduct, though it could neither make them honest or respectable."

If you will judiciously administer a little of this medicine to the King's county, or any other Members of Parliament that fall in your way, you will deserve well.

I spoke to Moore, relative to the

O'Brien suit; he must get fee for the brief, and be satisfied. I shall take care of it.

Many thanks for your letter, and its good intelligence from Maro Boro. Jebb is a most valuable fellow, and of the sort that is much wanted. Affectionately and truly yours, WM. SAURIN.

JULY.

7. MUTINY AND DEFEAT OF THE ROYAL GUARDS AT MADRID. This mutiny broke out on the evening of the 2d, when four batallions of the Guards, amounting to between 1500 and 2000 men, deserted the posts at which they were stationed on duty, and proceeding to the Prado, took up a position, where they encamped, and continued four days in a state of open insurrection. At three o'clock on the morning of the 7th, however, they broke up from this position and marched in three divisions into the capital; one to attack the park of artillery; another to disarm the national militia encamped in the Square of the Constitution; and the third to take pessession of the Puerta del Sol. Of these projects, the only one which succeeded was the third; but the attack on the park of artillery and the militia formed in the Square of the Constitution having completely failed, the occupation of this post was of no service to them. The result, therefore, was a total discomfiture at all points, after a conflict as disgraceful to the mutineers as it was honourable to the courage and spirit of the militia. The loss of the former in killed and wounded was very considerable; that of the latter trifling. The fugitives were vigorously pursued in every direction, and the plain beyond the city was, according to one

account, covered with the killed and wounded. This mutiny having commenced with cries of "Long live the absolute King," within the very walls of the Palace, it is difficult to avoid suspecting Ferdinand and his secret advisers of being concerned in fomenting it. The people, who are generally friendly to the constitution, took no part in favour of the mutineers, and public tranquillity was soon restored. The Royal Guards are, as a matter of course, to be disbanded.

9. THE HON. JAMES ABERCROMBY AND MR W. MENZIES, ADVOCATE -The following correspondence appeared in the Courier of this date:

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Sir, I have observed in the reports of your speech, on the conduct of the Lord Advocate of Scotland, published in the Morning Chronicle and Courier newspapers, that you are represented as having made use of the following expressions: -"Yet, notwithstanding this, upstarted at every moment a barrister, stating, that he, as counsel for Mr Alexander, must object to one witness being allowed to remain in Court while the examination of the other was going on, as he intended to call all the witnesses on the fol lowing Monday, upon the trial of Mr Borthwick. The house must at once perceive the motive with which this

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