Printed for JL BOOTH, JMR. Chronicle Lane, SATURDAY,\ Jvne 7, 1823. rice lit GREA T BAR GAINS!!! SINCLAIR AND SIMPSON, BROAD STREET, BEG to- intimate an extraordinary Cheap Sale i—- The Good* are t'resh and new, being all purchase 3 in I. owoov, MAKCHESTKR, and GLASQOW, only a month iil. c?, by Mr. SJMWON, for Cash. The largest Stock of Kit.*, MERINO WOOL, AND CASK fceas PLAIDS and SHAWLS, ever exposed for sale in Abei.' Jeen, wonderfully client. Heal Irish Figured POPLINS, from 16d. to 20fl. per vard— generally sold from to 2s, 6d. ' Black and Coloured BOM BAZEENS, and NOR. WTCH CRAPES, from Is. to is. lOd. per yard— sold last yfar from Is. 6d. to 2s. 8d. Ell- wide London- printed CA MB R ICS and Mf/ S LINS, Is. 2d. to Is. Cd. per yard - astonishingly cheap, o& lyls. the Gown. TweelM and Figured B0MBA2ETTS, in all the colours of the Rainbow, 8d. to Is. per yard— usually sold from is. to Is. 4d. 1200 Pieces Light and Park CI1ISTZ Fit [ NTS, Id. to Is. per yard— New Patterns, and warranted Colours, 780 Pieces C- 4ths Cambric, Checked, and Fancy MUS- LINS, for Gowns from 3d. to Is. 6&. per yard— well worth uou'le the money. Figured, TwceVd, and Plain SARSNBTS and LUTE- STRINGS. as formerly advertised— cheip beyau( t descrijdion. 1250 Made MANTLES and CLOAKS/ SCARLET, DRAB, AND GREY, richly trimmed with different coloured SDKS— an extraordinary bargain. Twenty Thousand Pairs very thick SCOTCH and ENG- LISH BLANKETS, at greatly reduced ptices. 190 Pieces Furniture DIMITIES and I'HINTS, Sd. to Is. 2d. per yard. QUILTS, COUXTFAlPASES, CARPET COVERS, and TABLE CLOTHS. RIB HONS, CLOVES, LACES, and SILK HAND- KERCHIEFS. 840 Pieces Grass- bleached LINENS and COTTON SHIRTINGS, with CAMBRICS to match— cheaper than emr, Full two- ell wide Scarlet aud Coloured Printed and Plain C A SSI MERE SHAWLS, from 3s. 6tS. to IOs— usually sold from 7s. to 1 is. CLOTHS, AMAZINGLY CHEAP. 40 Pieces best Broad, Black, and Blue, West of England SUPERFINE CLOTHS, from 14s. to 21s. per yard- commonly sold from 20a. to 30s. 180 Pieces NARROW DITTO, Navy Blues, Oxford Greys, Vigouia Greens, and Russian Browns. The best and cheapest Cloths ever exposed for sale in Scotland— None will deny it who purchase from SINCLAIR and SIMPSON. 40 Pieces New Striped and Plait, CAtSSIME It ES, a great variety of Patterns and Shades, from 5s. to 8s. per yard— sold in this City from 7s. 6' Ii- to 12s. CORDUROYSand MOLESKINES, 8d. pervard, and upwards; with WA ISTCOATINGS, and everv other article in the CLOTHIERY and HABERDASHERY line, at equally reduced prices. Large NAPKINS for a BAWBEE. Money saved is mon* y gained. * § • Merchants served on the most liberal terms ; and orders from the country punctually attended to. Lfby Letters, post paid. TO BE LENT, ON HERITABLE SECURITY, £ 800 OR £ 900, PLT JAMES SIMPSON, ADVOCATE. TO BE LENT, 4-*> QflAA QTERLING, at the ensuing June cX » T->"" V C3 Term, upon Heritable Security. Apply to Alex. Webster, Advocate. TO LET, COACH HOUSE, with a Three Stall Stable and Hay Loft, at Union Place. Apply to GEORGE CLERIHEW. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT to the Act 58th GEORGE III. that the Quarterly stated GENERAL MEETING of the COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE is to be held, within their " Committee Room, Court House, on Tuesday first, the 10th inst. at 12 o'clock noon. WILL. CHALMERS, CLERK. Police Office, June 7. 1823. FOR QUEBEC DIRECT. THE BRIGANTLXE PILOT\ 180 Tons Burthen, JOHN LAW, MASTER, the Birth for the above Port on Wednesday first, and cleat at the Custom House on Saturday the I4th inst. For Rate of Freight and Passage Fare, apply to the Master on Board, or JAMES ADAMSON. Footdee, June 6, 1823. PUBLIC NOTICE. ROBERT WARREN, Blacking Manufacturer, 30. STRAND, begs to caution the Public against a spurious composition being sold under his name, by means of imitation labels. These may easily be detected by observing that the genuine has O^ o^ v f J/ QlM^ s- igncd on each label, all others are counterfeit; many of which are interlined, in very small characters, with a different address between the " No. 30." and the word Strand." ROBERT w ARREN also begs to add, that his sole Ma- nufactory is at 30, STRANB ; nor has he any connexion with those pretended Warehouses professing to be branch establish- ments of Ids. All persons giving orders for WARREN'S BI. ACK- ISO are particularly requested to take notice that the real ma- nufacturer is ROBERT WARREN, 30, STRAND. It is strongly recommended to Shopkeejiers and others who arc deceived by such vile impostors to return the trash to the parties from whom it tame, as being a punishment suitable to base fab- ricators of an article so essentially necessary to the fashionable world. This genuine and surpassingly brilliant Blacking stands un- rivalled far its peculiar excellence in keeping the feet perfectly free from damp in Wet Weather, preserving the leather soft and pliable, aud producing the most elegant polish ever beheld, retaining its pristine virtues in any climate. Is sold by every respectable Vender in Town and Country, in Bottles, at Cd. 10d. ICIZ. and 18D. each. SOLD IN ABERDEEN BY Smith, Union Street Davidson, Broad Street Reid, Castle Street Syraon, Union Street Mollison, Round Table Bretnner & Co. Union St. Smith, sen. Castle Street Urantingham, Gallowgate Eraser. Union Street Duguid. North Street. Sutherland, ditto. Warrack, Union Street. Simpson, druggist, Green. Reid, ditto. Allan, Green. A. G. Reid, Broad Street L. Cruickshank, Gallowgate. A. Cruicksbank, ditto. Winlaw, ditto. Park, Broad Street. Innes, do. do. Garden. Castle Street Dyce, Broad Street Anderson, Castle Street Esson, Gallowgate Affleck, Union Street Hay. King Street Troup, Castle Street Williamsom. druggist, ditto M'Kay, Gallowgate Fras Watt, ditto James Temple, Castle Street. And sold in every Town in the Kingdom. LIQUID, in Bottles6d. lOd. 12( 1, and 18< 1. each. Also PAS 1' E BLACKING, in Pots 6d. 12d. and 18deach. A Shilling Pot of Pasteis equal to Four Shilling Bottles of Liquid AW ros. WARDEN'S BLACKING, A REMOVE. JAMES JOHNSTON, SEN. BEGS Jeavfe to inform his Friends and the Public, that he has REMOVED from Broad Street, to that SHOP in Union Street, ( Third West from Broad Street)- lately occupied by Mr. William Chapman, J. J. Sen. embraces the present opportunity of returning his most grateful thanks to bis friends, for the very libeiaV eneuu- rageineht he has received from them, both in Wholcs& e and Retail, and wouleCnow beg leave to solicit a continuance of their favours'; at the same time assuring them, that it shall be his constant study to merit their support. REMOVED TO No. 1, IS PROVOST BROWN'S NEW* BUILDINGS, CASTLE STREET. TO ARTISTS. ABERDEEN ACADEMY. IN consequence of tVse Resignation of Mr. SMITH, Teacher of Architecture and Painting in the Aberdeen Academy, the Drawing Department will lie vacant at the end of this month. Artists who intend to offer themselves as Candidates, must send specimens of their Architectural and Landscape Draw ings, together with proper cerfifitrntei of their qualifications for teaching, and'testimonials 6f their moral cha- racter, to be left with the Housekeeper.- at the Academy, on or before Wednesday, June 2OTH, when a Teacher of Drawing and Architecture will be appointed, who will have to cttmmence tits labours, in the Academy, on the first Monday of August. IN reference to the above, Mr. G. SMITH beers to offer his grateful thanks to the Public of Aberdeen, for the distinguished patronage he has received since be commenc- ed in ' his city. Owing to his Architectural profession frequent- ly calling him to the country during Summer, he finds it im- possible to attend to the duties of the Academy, which has in- duced him this day to tender his resignation as Teacher of the Drawing Department. Should he, however, find leisure iu Winter, he will resume Classes for Drawing; but at present he means to devote his whole atteutiou to his business as AN Architect. ABERDEEN ACADEMY, 7 June 3, 1823. J W. ANDERSON, LATE IN THE GRANT'S ARMS INX, PORTSOY, BEGS leave to intimate, that he has opened that House in Castle Street, so long known as the Thistle 1' avern. and will now be known by the Sign of the G RANT'S ARMS. The House is now put into such complete repair, that W. A. flatters himself, the accommodation will give every sa- tisfaction to those who may honour him with their support; and begs leave to assure his Friends and the Public, that every at- tention will be paid to their comfort. REFINED CART GREASE. rJ1111S greatly improved Composition is recommended - » - to all persons using Mills and Machinery, Staae and Rail Road Waggons, Carts, every description of Agricultural Implements, tfc. # c. From the nature of its composition, it is particularly ail opted for the counteracting the incalculable mischiefs occasioned by the firing of axles, attrition and corrosion in general. It will be found very durable, is easily applied, and considerably cheaper than any other preparation ever offered to the public. Sold in any sized casts, from 2Hlb. upwards, at 2S s. percwt. or in retail at 4d. per lb. Apply to WM. BISSET Who has also received, a fresh supply of Whole and Split Pease, Canary. Rape, and Caraway Seed, which, notwith- standing the late advance if these articles, he is enabled to sell on moderate terms. Broad Street, June 6, 1823. SALE ADJOURNED. UPSET PRICE REDUCED. On Saturday the 21st day of June curt, betwixt the hours of 6 and 7 afternoon, there will be exposed to sale by public roup, within the Lemon Tree Tavern, Aberdeen, HP HAT TENEMENT of FORELAND, on the - JL North side of the Netherkirkgate of Aberdeen, near to Wallace Nook, which formerly belonged to William Booth, Blacksmith in Aberdeen, as presently occupied by George Anderson, and others. For farther particulars, application may be made to Alex. Webster, Advocate in Aberdeen, in whose hands are the title deeds of the property. TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE BARGAIN, THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY # EFFECTS, Which belonged to the deceased FRANCIS WATT, Sometime Merchant in Aberdeen. TfMIAT LARGE aud Substantial DWELLING - L HOUSE, on the West Side of the Gallowgate, and bounded on the North by Berry Lane. The House contains a great number of Apartments, besides a large and commo- dious SHOP and CELLAR, which were occupied by the deceased. The DWELLING HOUSE and BACK GROUND attached thereto, oil the East Side of the Gallowgate, almost immediately opposite to the property above- mentioned, as pre- sently occupied by Mrs. Watt, ' itiis House contains great accommodation, and is well adapted for a genteel family. The Back Ground extends to Noith Street, and is completely enclosed. Feu- ckity very trifling. TWO SHARES of the BREWING CONCERN carried on at N£ W BRIDGE, under the Firm of CADEN- HEAD, BARRON, & Co. ONE SHARE of the Concern of GRAY, WATT. & CO.' S ROPE and TWINE Manufactures in Aberdeen. L- 32d Of the Brig ROB ITOY'. I- 16th Of the Brig SPRIGHTLY'— And ONE SHARK of the UNION SHIPPING COM- PANY of ABERDEEN. The Houses will be shewn on applying at the Shop ; and every other information obtained, on application either to Mr. James Kay, at New Bridge; Mr. Ale*. Gray, at Gray, Watt, & Co'S.; or Francis Watt, Gallowgate. Aberdeen, May 31, 1823. ABERDEEN AND LEITH PASSAGE. THE STEAM YACHT VELOCIT Y, CAPTAIN CRANE, SAILS FROM ABERDEEN, Every MONDAY and FRIDAY, at Sua'Clock in the Morning— and frc/ m NEWIIAVEN, NEAR LEITH,. Every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY, At the same How— calling off STONEHAVEN, MONTROSE, AILBROATH, CRAIX, ANSTRUTUER, AND ELY. Parccls will be carefully forwarded at a moderate ex- pence. , Aberdeen, Leith, and Clyde Shipp. Co.' s Office,! Quay, Aberdeen, $ JAMES MOW AT & CO. . respectfully intimate, that they have no » REMOVED to the above- men- tioned PREMISES, where they have laid in a choice assort- ment of GOODS, in the CLOTHIER? LINE, adapted for Summer Wear— consisting of ' SAXONY SUPERFINE CLOTHS and CASSI- MERES. and NARROW CLOTHS, of the most fashion- able Colours— London Printed Q. UILTINGS and VA- LENC1 AS for VESPS- best Oval Shaped LONDON IIA TS. to. GENTLEMEN'S CLOTHING. LIVERIES, & e, finished in the most fashionable and substantial manner, and on moderate terms. The ABERDEEN TAPE CO.' S BUSINESS is also REMOVED TO the same Premises, / entry from Exchequer Row), where they have on hand an extensive as- sortment of Linen and Cotton TAPES— GO BB I MS— LACES— PER RE TS Striped INKLE Stocking COTTON, Yellow and Bleached. Fix port Merchants supplied with Cotton CIIECKS- STRIPES for Shirting, and HOMESPUNS, on the most liberal' terms. Aberdeen, June 6, 1823. ACCOUNTS, LETTERS, & E. CM'HARDY having given up business on his own • account, and having been bred a Clerk, and had con- siderable experience in Mercantile affairs, intends to devote his time solely to the profession of a PUBLIC ACCOUNT- A NT. He therefore begs leave to olTer Ilia services to those who have Accounts to make out, Letters to write, ov Books to bring forward. Those who wish to employ him, may apply IT the Office, in the Shiprow ; but when the accounts are Complicated, he witl wait upon them at their own houses any hour that may be con- venient ; and they may always rely upon him for secrecy, and the strictest attention to their interest. Aberdeeti, June 3,1823. FORFARSHIRE AND PERTHSHIRE EIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. PATRONS. His Grace the Duke of ATHOIX The Right Honourable ths Earl of S- rRATintoitE The Right Honourable the Earl of KINNOULL The Right Honourable the Earl of AIRLY The Right Honourable the Earl of MANSFIELD The Right Honourable Lord DOUGLAS The Honourable WILLIAM MAULE of Panmure, M. P. Sir DAVID MONCKEIFFE of Moucreiffe, Bart. EXTRAORDINARY DIRECTORS. HENRY STEPHENS. Esq; of Balmudies Dr. STEWART of Bonskeid DAVID BEATS- IN. Esq; of Kirkpottie WILLIAM GLOAG, Esq; of Greenhill THOMAS WEBSTER, Esq; Heathfield ROBERT HOPE MONCRIEFF, Esq; Perth CHARLES GUTHRIE, Esq; younger, Taybahk ROBERT LYALL, Esq; Carcary JOHN ABERDEIN, Esq; Montrose JOHN WEIGHT. Esq; Perth JAMES MACNICOLL, Esq; Craig THOMAS DUNCAN, Esq; Perth. ORDINARY DIRECTORS. DAVID MARTIN, Esq- ROBERT THORNTON, Esq; JOHN SIMK, Esq; CHRISTOPHER KERR. Esq; JOHN DUFF, Jun. Esq; ANDREW GARLAND, Esq. efflcted by this DAVID MILN, Esq; JOHN GROOM, Esq; TNOJI. ES BELL, E. q; ROBERT STIRLING, Esq; JAMES SCOTT, Esq; DAVID BROWN, - Est); INSURANCE against FIRE is Company on all kinds of Property. The rates of Premium are in some instances considerably lower than those cxacted by other Companies; and the Di- rectors trust, that a native establishment, comprising indivi- duals whose character and respectability are known, will en- joy the confidence and support of the public. In the settlement of losses, the utmost promptitude and li- berality will always be displayed. No charge is tnade for Po- lices or transfers of Polices. P. IL. THOMS, MANAGER. Dundee, May 8, 1823. AGENTS FOR THE COMPANY. MR. PETER MACFARLANE,... Messrs. STEWART and MACNAUGIITON, .. JOHN YEA MAN, ........ J,.. DAVID GUTHRIE, Jons WEBSTER, THOMAS ANDERSON, ............... JAMES MILLAR, Jun. ............. CAIRD and LUMGAIR, ............. ALEXANDER GORDON, ......... JOHN MQNCUR. ...... .......-*<... CHARLES MACARA ROBERT METHVEN,' ............... ABERDEEN. , Perth Forfar Brechin Kirriemuir Newburgh Cupar Angus Arbroath , Montrose Alytii Dumblane , Cupar Fife. PROPERTY IN CHAPEL STREET FOR SALE. Upon Friday the 13th day of June next, there will be expos- ed to sale by public roup, within the Lemon Tree Tavern, Aberdeen, betwixt the bout's of six and seven, afternoon, ' JUIAT Large TENEMENT of FOR EL AND, 1 on the West Side of Chapel Street, with the G A it DEN at the back thereof. Cellars and other cohveniencies, as pre- sently occupied by George Machray, and others. Part of the price will be allowed to remain in the hands of the purchaser, if wished for. For FARTHER particulars, application- FFLAY be made to Alex. Webster, Advocate in Aberdeen. - SALE OF FURNITURE. There is to be suld by auction, in that large Hall, Union Street, entry foot of Broatl Street, on Monday first, the 9th current, to commence at 11 o'clock forenoon AN extensive assortment of HOUSEHOLD FUR- NITURE, consisting of Mahogany and hard- wood Dining and Tea Tables— Sideboards and Chests of Drawers— an Eight- day Clock, a Piano- forte— Mahogany and hard- wood Chairs— Bedsteads--- Feather Beds— Bed and Table Linen — Blankets and Bed Covers— Carpets and Rugs— Mirrors— China. Glass, and Stoneware— Grates, Fenders, and Fire Irons— with a variety of Kitchen Furniture. Also, a model of an elegant Forty. four gun Frigate, & c- THE whole to be sold oil' without reserve* Aberdeen, June 7, 1823. FOR SALE. To be Sold, by public roup, within the ABERDEEN IIQTE&, Queen Street, on Friday the 20th day of June curti. at two o'clock afternoon, ( if not previously disposed oj' by private bargain), l. MTHAT Large DWELLING HOUSE lately JL erected, and presently occupied as a Tavern, by REMOVE. ALEX. BVCHAN, BOOT AND SHOEMAKER, QUEEN STREET, WITH grateful acknowledgments for past favours, respectfully intimates to his customers, that he has REMOVED TO THE THIRD SHOP ABOVE HIS FORMER ONE. S A ME SIDE ; where he hopes to meet with a continuance of the support and favour of his friends, both in Town and Country: and respect fut'/ y assures them, that it shall be his constant study to give every satisfaelion, as to quality of material, sufBciency and neatness of Workman- ship. and punctual attention to their orders. Aberdeen, June 4, 1823. ALLAN AND MACALLAN, CABINET MAKERS AND UPHOLSTERERS, " OEG leave to intimate to their friends and the public, U that, in consequence of lite New Athen& um not being finished, which prevents their entrance into the premises now occupied as the Athenatum. which they have taken tiny have REMOVED, for a few weeks, to Provost Brown's new Dnild- ings. Second Shop from Castle Street where tltey, have on hand a general assortment of CABINET and UPHOLSTERY FURNITURE, of the best materials. Union Street. May 27, 1823. WILLIAM COCK, ( Late with Mr. GEORGE KNIGHT) BEGS leave most respectfully to intimate to ( lis Friends and the Public, that he has commenced business on his own account, in that SHOP, in Broad Street formerly occupied by Mr. GEORGE KNIBHT. where lie intends carrving on the CONFECTIONARl' BUSINESS inall its branches; and he hopes, by diligent attention to business, and seli: nI on the most moderate terms, to merit a share of public patronage. Broad Street, June C. 1823. WILLIAM BOWMAN, ( LATE WITH MR. JAMES IIAY,) BEGS to inform his fiends and the public, that lie has commenced business in that SHOP in Mr. JAMES HARDIE'S House, NO. 6 King Street, lately occupied by Mr, Elliot, where he has an excellent assortment of every article in the Grocery Line— consisting of BLACK and G REEN TEA — RAW and REFINED SUGAR FOREIGN AND BRITISH SPIRITS— PORT, SHERRY, and CAPE WINE— a quantity of very old WHITE MOTTLED, and YELLOW SOAP, all of the very best quality. W. B. trusts by unremitting attention'to business, to secure a share of the public favour. Aberdeen, June 6, 1823. ABERDEENSHIRE. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. THE GENERAL MEETING of the ASSOCI- ATION is to be held in Dempster's Hotel, upon Friday the 20th June current, at two o'clock afternoon. At this meeting various matters of importance to the welfare of the Association will be submitted ; in particular, a Report of the Sub- committee named at last Meeting in regard to giving Premiums for the Curing of Provisions, and for other objects intimately connected with the Agricultural prosperity of the County. IT is therefore hoped the Meeting will be fully at- tended. %* An ORDINARY in Dempster's at5 o'clock. Aberdeen, June 5, 1825. N. B. — The Subscriptions for the present year, which fall due upon the 20th inst. will., as usual, be received by CHARLES CHALMRES, Advocate to who? n those Members in arrears will be good enough to order payment, on or be/ ore the above day. SALES BY BROWS % SOX. SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, CARPETING, & e. See, ppon Tuesday the 10Ui June current, there will be sold by auction, in BROWN and SON'S Sale Room, Union Street, A GENERAL assortment ofexcellent HOUSEHOLD ^^ FURNITURE— consisting of Dining and Drawing Room Chairs- — Tea and Card Tables—^ Sofas Chests of Drawers— an Eight- day Clock— a small Mahogany Sideboard — Bedsteads and Curtains Window Curtains Carpets— Grates, Fenders, and Fire Irons— Feather Beds— about 20 pairs of Scots and English Blankets— about 20 ends of New Carpeting, from 6 to 20 yards each— a quantity of Silver Plate — a fine Watch— a wheel Barometer— a night and day Teles- cope— an Electrical Machine— Kennedy's Annals of Aberdeen Two Piano Fortes— with a variety of other articles. Sale to begin at 11 o'clock forenoon. SdLE OF CLOTHIERY % HABERDASHERY GOODS Upon Monday the 1 fSth June current, there will be sold by \ auction, in BROWN and SON'S Sale Room, Union < Street, AGENERAL assortment of Superfine BROAD ! and NARROW CLOTHS— Cassimeres— Flannels— ' l^ aizes— Bomfiazetses and Bombazeens— Muslins and Muslin ; Dresses— Printed Cottons—' Linens Shawls and Plaids— Sarsenets— Poplins— Silk and Co ft on Handkerchiefs— with a variety of other articles. Sale to begin at 11 o'clock forenoon. vancing the holy cause, The sums tfrpy have raised ? i'a7e been very considerable; and the energy whb which Grecian indv- 1 pendence has been supported abroad, is as honourable to the Greeks as to their advocates and friends. IN England, where the sublime spectacle of a nation awaken* ing into light and freedom coulif nut but be regarded willi sytnpathy and admiration, a thousand proofs have been given oS the eiHtvnee of those feelings ; and it is matter of surpri:> t^ and regret, that hitherto they have produced so little active and beneficial refill. At length, however; a numerous Committee/ iasheen form-< ed of the friends of Greece, and the time is arrived in which they deem it right to make a public appea/. It hi iu the ria'mo ' of Greece. It is in behalf of a country associated with every sacred ifnd sublime reco flection :— it h for a people formerly free and enlightened, but long retained by foreign despots in tire Chains of Ignorance and barbansm f While the. attempts of < the Grecksvwere limited within a naf- row circleand it seemed prohaMe they would be instuntiy crushed by ' he Ottoman power ; w\ nle it was uncertain whe- ther there u; a's a s/ ngie element of successful opposition to Mus-* sittman tyranny, it might be doubled bow far it ^ as prudent or jus11 nab/ e to encourage a struggle which' im'gbt fane'tfggra,- . valed tbe eyns it was intended to remove. But the war noiveha aged its character. It is el ear it can end ia nothing Vntt.. xauh. e independence or the absolute annihilation of Greek people,. If the Turks could ntft put down the insarree* tion id its early stages, when the Greeks possessed neither arm* nor military knowledge, nor strongholds, nor regular govern- ment, what can they do now against a renovated nation sup- ported by the active sympathy of the Christian world? Xt is to slop the effusion of blood, to consolidate a system of permanent tranquillity, to promote the progress of knowledge and virtue, to enable the Greeks firmly to, possess and quietly to enjoy the land of their fathers— that the Greek Committee venture to solicit the co- operation of the British' Nation. In every point of view, they deem it most important for tk& general interest of man, that a strong avid national Government should exist in the Alorea. To England commercially, and t< » thte world in general, it could not but be eminently beuefttial. On a religious ground, how strong, how irresistible is the claim of the Greeks upon their feitow Christians { ShaU millions at* our brethren be delivered lip to the butcheries of the Turks ? Shall the scenes of Scio and Cyprus be renewed, and a whcW Christian people be extirpated? Th « Greek Committee have been for some time occupied in deliberatrng on the best means of promoting, so noble a cause. They have opened a direct communication with tliie exi.-> tii> g au- thorities in the More a. They have also been actively engaged in correspondence with the different continental Committees : and believing that they have now ascertained the most effective means of assisting the objects of their solicitude, they come before the public in ti e assurance of finding that co- operatipu on wrhich alone they can rely for success. \ The Committee Have therefore determined on Calling a Pub- lic Meeting to be held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, on Thursday, the 15th instant, at 11 o'ciocfe. Chair to be taken precisely at 12. LIST OF THE GREEK COMMITTEE. Bailee, Colonel itugh LennarJ, T B Esq. M P Bailee — Esq; Long, General Bannerman,' A E u/. Aberdeen IVfacauley, Zachariah, Esq, BarratC, S M Esq. M P Mackintosh, Sir James, M P Barker, 1 E H. Esq. Maclean, tfr Beaumont, S W Esq, M P M Crie, Rev D" r Edinburgh Beaumont, Barber, Esq.. Mavrogordato, J E^ q. Beaumont, William. Esq. Marrie John, Esq. Bennett, Hon II G, M P Maxwell, John. Esq, M P Bentham, Jeremy, Esq. Milton Lord, IVJ P Boddington, Samuel. E> q. Monck. J B. Esqt MP Brougham, Henry. Esq. iVI P Moore. Thomas, Esq. Burdett. Sir F. Bart M P Nugent, Lord, M P Byron, Right Hon Lord Ord, William,- Esq. M P Campbell, Robert, Esq. Parkes. Samuel,- Esq. Campbell, Thomas, Esq.; Parr, Rev. DV Hattou Chaloner, Robert, Esq. M P Paul, Sir Jo\ iri Dean, Bart » Chjitfield, Dr. Chatters Paxton. Sir William Christie, John, Esq. i\ Hefbofougb, the Rev the Clark, Rev Dr Adam' Dean of Coke, Thos Wm Esq. M P Phillips, Geof- ge, Esq. M $ Crompton, Sam del, Esq, M P Pierce, H Esq. Dacre, Right Hon Lord Ralli, N Esq. Davies, Colonel M P Ricardo, D Esq. M P Denison, W J Esq M P Rice. T S Esq. M P Dundasj Hon Lawrence Rogers, Samuel, Esq. Dundas, the Hon Capt Geo Rumbold, Charles, Esq. H L. M P Ebrington, Lord, M P Russell, Lord John, M P Ellice, Edward, Esq. M P Rutt, J T Esq. Elphinston, Col Sir Howard Scarlett, James, Esq. M P Elton, C A Esq. Clifton Schinas, D Esq, Erskine, Right Hon Lord Sheridan, C B Esq. Evans, William, Esq MP Suiith William, Es^ j. M P Fergusofr, Sif Ronald, M P Smith, John, E^ q. ] V1 P Fitzwilliam, . Right Hon Earl Sondes, Right Hon. Lord Garrow, George, Esq. Stanhope, Hon. Colonel Gilchrist, John B Esq. Sykes, 1) E^ q. M P Gordon, Thomas, Esq. of Taylor, Richard, Esq. Ctfirness Tavistock, Marquis of Hamilton, Lord A. M P Titchfield, Marquis of Henry, J Esq. Talk, Henry, Esq. Heron, Sir Robert, M P Tumbull. William. Esq. Hobhouse, J C Esq. M P Weaiherstohe, George, Esq; Hume,' Joseph, Esq. M P Whitmore, W W Esq. M P Hutchinson, Hon C H M P Wilks. John, Esq. Jones, Colonel Williams, John, Esq; M P Kinnaird, Hon Douglas Williams, W " Esq! M P Knight. H G Esq. Wilson, Sir Robert, M P Lambton, J G Esq. M P Wood, Matthew, EM] M F Lemprrere, I) r Shaldon JOHN BO WRING, Esq. Honorary Secretary. THE VEGETABLE TOOTH- POWDER. ^ f^ HIS Dentifrice has so long been in general use, arrd - » - an appendage to the fashionable toilet, that it is almost unnecessary to oger any further recommendation of it. Com- posed of Vegetables, without the admixture of any Mineral or pernicious ingredient whatever, it is free from the usual ob- jection so justly formed against the use of other Dentifrices.— Its detersive power is just sufficient to annihilate those de- structive particles which adhere to the Gum and in the Inter- stices of the Teeth ; and, if used regularly, will preserve them in a sound state even to old age. The Astringent Tincture, which may be used with advan- ta « e at the same time as the Powder, possesses tbe property of sweetening the breath ; and by persons who object to the use of a Powder, or who, from various causes, require a frequent ablution of the mouth, it will be found pleasant and efficacious. ' These Preparations are sold by Messrs. BUTLER. Che- mists. Cheapside, London, and No. 20, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh ; and, for them by all the principal Perfumers, and most Chemists and Druggists, throughout Scotland, It should ( be observed, that Messrs. BUTLER'S Name and Address are printed in the bills and labels attached to tbe above when genuine. ADDRESS OF'THE LONDON GREEK COMMITTEE. Baillie LYON, lyinfj on the east side of the Street of luverury tojrether w ith the Office Mouses and Garden at the hack thereof, J and one and a half toes of tints rich land. Upset Price for j the whole Lot, £ 55 ® . j 2. That large WWELLIKG HOUSE, on the east side of ! the Burn running past the \ ve » t boundary of Lilt 1st, with the Stabling thereto attaehed, and a large Garden at the back there- of.— Upset Price, Jt' 140. 5. The other Two DWELLING BOUSES, in Inverury, belonging to Capt. Edwards.; to each of which are attached' Gardens.—- Upset Price for both, £ 50. l » art of the price of Lot lit may remain in the haudsof the purchaser. Apply to George Yeats, Advocate in Aberdeen j or George Galloway, Inverury. j June 3, 182j LORD MILTON, M. P. in the CHAIR. Crown and Anchor Tavern, May 3, 1823. THE present state of Greece is highly Interesting to the friends of humanity, civilization, and religion. Under circumstances the most disheartening, the Greeks have daily advanced toward rhat independence to which tliOy had for ages an siously aspired. The attempts to perpetuate their bondage have hitherto fail- ed ; tie. rly the whole of Southern Greece has been freed." and the Greeks are making continual progress. Amidst the rriise- i riisof a war of peculiar ferocity and -. uftermg they have est, ib- | lished a regular Representative Government, uniting the suf- frages of the people, aud obeyed wherever the Turkish pow\ r has been subdued. It was impossible to contemplate this trios! affecting struggle ' without eager interest and anxiety. In Germany. Switzerland, I • itit! Prance, Societies have sjrrunj tin for the purpose of ad- ! RESOLUTIONS At the Public Meeting held at the Crown and Anchor TA- vern, on the 15th of May' 1823, in behalf of the Greeks i Lord Viscount MILTON, M. P. in the C > air. RESOLVED— 1. That tbe present state of Greece isliighly in- teresting to the friends of humanity and religion. Moved by John Smith, Esq. M P Seconded by Sir Jas/ Mackintosh, M P— Carried unanimously. 2. That the liberation of that unhappy cctintry affords the most cheering prospects of being able to enlarge the limits of Christianity and civilization. Moved by Lord John Russell, IVT P Seconded by Lord Wm Bentinck, M P— Carried unanimously. Z, That'it is the bounden duty of the members of every Chris* tian community, and of the subjects of every civilix » d state, to promote these objects by every legitimate means in their power. Moved by John Cam Hobhouse, EMJ » M P Seconded by J S Taylor, Esq— Carried unanimously. 4. That the dreadful nature of the contest in Greece renders it highly important that every endeavour should be made to put a stop to the ravages of a War which, if Successful on the pare of the Turks, will in all probability lead to the extermination of tiie Gretk nation. Moved by Lord A. Hamilton, M P. Seconded by C B Sheridan, Esq—^ Carried unanimously. 5. That the eXertiorrs making in behalfof the Greeks, dri the Continent of Europe and in America, imperiously call for th* Co operatiou of the British public. Moved by William Smith, Esq. M f^ Seconded by Gc'cf, llartopp, Esq. M P — Carried unanimously.' 6. That a Subscription be entered ' into for these purposes." Moved by J Maxwell, Esq. M P Seconded by J Wilks, Eaq— Canied unanimously, 7. That the Committee who have convened this Meeting be requested to cdUhwe their exertions, and to add tohheir num- ber, as their discretion may direct ; and that the Subscriptions be placed at tKreir disposal ; and that, they be requested to open a correspondence with other parts of the UuICed Kingdom, on this interesting subject. Moved by Capt Maberly, M" P Seconded by Mr Rutt— Cariitd. That tiic cordial thanks of the Meeting be given to the Nohlfc Chairman, for his great services to this liberal and Christian cause ; and for his conduct on this occasion. Moved by the liev. Dr. Chalneld. Seconded by Viscount. Gleporchy,.. The Cufmpittee sits daily at the Crown snt& Atscfctfr, ftf receive and WWBHIwsi m GEN EH AL ASSEMBLY. Tuesday, May 27- This « l: » y the? case of the parish of Gorhals was discussed, and the petition of Or. Maclean was re? d, when there appeared at { he bar Mr. J. Keay and Mr. Put rick Robertson, Advocates, as counsel fur Or. Maclean, and the eMers and heritors of the annexation, and Mr. IT. Cockburn, Mr. I". Jeffrey, and Hfr. Sand ford, as counsel for the heritors of Gorbals. KMr. P. KOUER PS ON. in a speech of considerable length enumerated the principal facts of the case, which were that Or.'" Maclean had managed the poor's funds so much to his credit, as to prevent ' any legal assessment from being made upon i'i » * heritors ; in'consequence of which the heritors presented him with a pi^ ce of' plate raised by subscription— that his sti- ] end being .£ 220. including other allowances, he had received rseveral years fifty pounds i: i addition. but that lately these fifty pounds were withdrawn, so that the Doctor, in conse- cuence of t!: c insufficiency of the stipend to support him in the rank ofTifi* which a clergYman ' ouslit to hold, was obliged to raise a process of augmentation, the result of which had dis- r, fleeted the heritors of Gorbals— that n woman named Janet Lvndsav, weak in body and mtnd, whose friends were dissen- teis, had. through their means, applied for charitable relief at a time when the dissen( ersavowed that they supported their own poor that aid was refused, fVom the consideration that she was provided for elsewhere— that an application had then been made to a Justice of Pence in her behalf; and, while this pro- cess was pending, the heritors called a meeting, remonstrated against the refusal of the petition in behalf of Janet Lyndsay, demanded an account of the poor's funds, with a misapplica- tion of which they charged the minister anjl elders— that the session granted what they demanded, but considering the im- { peaebment of misapplication groundless.' unjust, and ungrate- J ful, th< y considered it their duty to devolve the management of ! the funds entirely upon the heritors, and that the heritors pro- tested against ibis measure, in which the minister and kirk- session persevered ; but reserved to themselves a right of re- suming their rights of management snd distribution when they found it necer. varv— that the charge of misapplication arose from the circumstance that a greater part of fire parish of Gavin was, j gvn ad sacra, connected with the parish of Gorbals, but quo ad j cicilia, with the parish of Goran, and that the part thus annex- j • d had no right to a share of the funds of the parish proper of j Gorhals, although they had enjoyed this right for upwards of j 50 years ; and the heritors'of Gorbals proper only complained \ of it after the re « u! t of the process for augmenting the minis- | ter's stipend. He farther stated, that the heritors usurped, by S an unwarranted assumption of power, the office and station of j the elders, in collecting the voluntary alms at the church door ; j that they nominated a beadle as bell- man, who refused to obey ' the orders of the ministers and kirk- session, and the ministers, \ session, and heritors of the annexation, humbly begged the | advice of the Assembly regarding the mode of procedure' in i their critical situation. The Learned Gentleman, after eluci- \ dating the above facts, and shewing the impropriety of the con- j duct of the heritors, and affirming that this case was not alto- ij gether a civil, but in many respects purely ecclesiastical, con- * eluded a very luminous speech, by beseeching the Assembly to • free the Rev Dr. Maclean from that calumny and obloquy with * which he had been aspersed in the pernicious publications cir- \ culated by the most ungrateful heritors ; and that having re- ! viewed the whole case, the venerable Assembly will devise jj some means to abolish the unhappy dissensions that have un- [ happily prevailed in this parish, which may terminate with the j result'of their present deliberation. Mr. COCKBURN observed, that this was the most idle 1 and irrelevant case that ever came before any court ; that a minister and kirk- session had made a petition, and a presby- tery a reference, neither of them knew for what—( A laugh.) — lie proceeded to show that this was purely a civil question ; that it fell to be decided in a civil court, whether that part of ( the parish of Gorbals called the annexation was entitled to their { share of the poor's funds. lie denied that the elders were sup- j planted in their office of collecting the money at the church { doors, but affirmed'" that they deserted their stations, which the f heritors, as constituted by law the joint manager of the poor's I funds, found it necessary to fill ; and that even if they had f usurped their stations, it was still a civil question, as the col- j lecting of the money was a civil, not an ecclesiastical duty.— j He maintained that the beadle and bell man by law ought to ; be nominated by the heritors, and had not refused to do their duty so grievously as had been represented ; and that if such was the case, it ought still to come before a civil tribunal ; and as the whole case was entirely civil, he must honestly in- form the House, that were they to otter them an advice in . such a case, they would refure to submit to it. After some discussion, I) r. NICOL submitted the following motion, " That the General Assembly find, that, in conse- quence of the . deed of erection and disjunction, the appoint- ment of the • ffices of beadle and church- officer is vested with the heritors of the said parish, as well as the joint management and distribution of the funds. That; those who hold them, how- ever. are amenable to the. minister and kirk session, who have the power to dismiss them on account of their reprehensible conduct, and that they give instructions to the minister and kirk- session of Gorbals to submit their case to the Procurator of the Church, and others concerned for advice." This mo- tion was unanimously agreed to. Wednesday, May 28. The Assembly met at eleven o'clock. The minutes of yes- terday were read. The report of the committee of the General Assembly on the attendance of students of theology was read, which led to some discussion. Or. LA MONT was of opinion that to alter the laws and enforce restrictions on young men coming forward would be dangerous, more especially when the present system was good. From the reports of the presbyteries he was perfectly satisfied that there was no probability of obtaining from presbyserie.% any alteration of the existing law. He would suggest to the Assembly to fix on some proper shape for an overture, or they would find next year the same inconsistent opinions as they had presently heard. Or. COOK considered this the most important subject that had or could come before the Assembly. There was no body of men more respectable than die- members of our Church, and the object of the overture was to continue that respectability. With regard to theological study, no one would deny that it required instruction, and also that it was a most important study, as the happiness of the human race was in a great degree involved in its right understanding. In all our early statutes there is the greatest solicitude for the instruction of students in theology. The students, by their attendance at universities, would have the privilege of perusing works which they could not otherwise obtain in secluded situations. There was also nothing so favourable for the improvement of human nature as the collision of genius, for by this means young men receive a greater degree of instruction in their contests with their fellow students than even from the eminent lectures of their Profes- sors. We live in an enlightened age. when the powers of the human mind are cultivated in every direction— all religious de- nominations are exerting themselves, and although he did not think that the members of the Church of Scotland would be de- ficient in literary attainments, compared with any other church, yet it should not be forgotten that man was a progressive crea- ture, and we must keep up with the spirit of the times. In place of it being an act of severity, the regulation would be an act of humanity, and they would only be acting, as in political economy, suiting the supply to the demand. He concluded by moving, that a committee be appointed to prepare an over- ture on the point, whether a certain cou/ se of regular attend- ance was requisite from students of divinity. Mr. Lapslie, Or. Mearns, and Oi. Rankine of Glasgow, made a few remarks Principal NI COLL said, that the execution of the law was more important than the law itself. He had no doubt that the existing law was susceptible of improvement, but. he had no sanguine hope that any plan could be agreed on to alter it, as they nevtr would get a majority of the presbyteries to agree to the alteration. He moved, that a committee be appointed to report to the assembly on the overture. This motion was un- animously agreed to. The petition of Or. Mearns and the Synod of Aberdeen, on the subject of Mr: George Fluntly Gordon, student of divinity. The Synod referred the matter to the Assembly, on a repre- sentation from the Presbytery of Turriff, in which they hesi- tated to grant a license to Mr. Gordon on account of deafness. Mr. JEFFERY appeared as counsel for Mr. Gordon. Or ME A ItNS stated the case w hich came before the Synod of Aberdeen, in which he said, it was argued on one side, that Mr. Gordon was so deaf, that he could not hear, unless by means of an instrument. It was allowed that Mr. Gordon was a young man of eminent talents, of excellent moral cha- racter, and of great urbanity, and that he was well qualified to fill the office of the ministry. Mr. JEFFREY said. Hie young gentleman's education had been conducted from his infancy with a view to the honourable office of the ministry. During the course of his studies at Aberdeen College, he was visited by that malady with which he has since beep afflicted, and after conclusion of the session, he had recourse to that instrument which alleviated the affliction. Before terminating his theological studies he was called to a foreign country, to attend his father, mi officer in the British army, and after returning again to this country he prosecuted his studies at the University of Edinburgh, where he has since continued to cultivate them, and unless he be found by this house to be qualified to enter on his trials he will have lost much of his time and labour. The Learned Counsel paid a high compliment to the amiable qualities, the genius, good sense, and literary attainments of Mr. Gordon, who he characterised fus being of the sweetest disposition, ami the must . conciliatory temper. The question raised for the determination of d. c- As- sembly was. w hether bis deafness is a bar to his being licensed as a preacher of the gospel. lie had not been able to learn that there is any precedent of such a case having ever been before the Mouse- It came, therefore, in the broad view of its fitness and humanity. He was only asking that the presbytery should take the young man on his probationary trials. The deafness of Mr. Gordon was not so great but bv the use of the instru- ment he could hold a conversation even with persons on a sick bed. The defect which he labours under maybe likened not unaptly to the physical defect of any one who may be deficient in eye- sight, but which is supplied by the use of spectacles.— He submitted that this was a case which could give rise to iittle doubt or discussion in the Assembly. The Reverend Mr. BROWN, for the presbytery of Tun iff, said that notwithstanding the eloquent speedi of the learned counsel, he begged that the House would consider that they were about to lay down a rule which was of the greatest im- portance to the church. He and the Presbytery to which he belonged would bow to the decision of the church. He admit* ted that Mr. Gordon might discharge his duty of preaching, and some other duties, but there were the duties of daily in- tercourse, of counsel, and friendly advice, which he must maintain with his parishioners, and also those of catechising and visiting the sick, all which; Mr. Gordon from his natural malady would be unable to perform, at least they would be embarrassing both to him and to the persons with whom he had to commune. After some further observations, he concluded by trusting that the Assembly would not allow Mr. Gordon to be put on his probationary trials. Or. LAMONT thought that the young gentleman was en- titled to receive his license, and that the Presbytery should be instructed to take him on his trials. Mr. IIUNTER could not bring himself to agree to transmit him for trial. Principal NTCOLL said, he was able from his personal ac- quaintance with Mr. Gordon, to assert, that his deafness was not so great. In his conversation with him, he never required to raise his voice above an ordinary tone, and, when he used the instrument, lie heard as well as any member of the Assem- bly. The Reverend Principal concluded by reading a resolu- tion, that the Assembly should grant power to the Presbytery of Turriff to fake Mr. Gordon on Jiis probationary trials. Dr. M'FARLANE seconded the motion, which, after a few words from Dr. Cook in its favour, was agreed to without a vote. The Reverend Mr. GARMENT protested against the de- cision. The Assembly then adjourned. Thursday, May 29. A report of the Committee of Bills being in, a reference made by the Piesbyteiy of Dundee was withdrawn, as the af- fair had been compromised between the Magistrates and Kirk | Session. The report of the Committee appointed to consider the ap- plication of the. Rev. Dr. Thorn and the congregation of Li- verpool, was then given in, which stated, that the General Assembly regard the congregation with brotherly affection, as compared with those who profess the same doctrine and form of worship, but deem it inexpedient to form such a connection as is desired with any congregation in England, however re- spectable, Mr. LAPSLIE was next heard upon the subject of an overture touching the profanation of the Sabbath- day by per- sons driving cattle on that day to Glasgow- market, which happened to be on the Monday. The Assembly agreed to dis- pose of this overture when the Committee appointed by last Assembly to investigate certain subjects relating to the profa- nation of the Sabbath should be given in. Or. SINGERS was then heard upon the present inrolment of students in the Divinity Hall, during the last session of their attendance, which, according to the present mode in which it was liable to be interpreted, was very inconvenient to students, and especially to those who came from a consider- able distance in the country. The consideration of this sub-, jeet, however, being considered as informal, not having come through the Committee of Overtures was deferred. UNION CHAPEL, ABERDEEN. A very long and interesting discussion then took place, upon a reference from the Presbytery of Aberdeen, relating to the election of a Minster to a Chapel of Ease. P. ROBERTSON, Esq. and W. CUNNINGHAM, Esq. Advocates, as Counsel for Mr. Lyon, who had been elected by a majority of seatholders. but by a minority of the mana- gers, detailed at considerable length the circumstances of tbe case, which were as follows : — A constitution had been granted by an act of last Assembly to this chapel, staring, as the act expresses it, that managers, elders, unmarried persons, and heads of families, who had been seatholders for two years, and who had communicated in the congregation at least once a year, were, by these qualifi- cations, entitled to elect a minister: That Mr. Sim, their pastor, having died before the two years' had elapsed, the congregation were doubtful how to proceed in the election. Deeming their constitution null and void, they agreed at a meeting to devolve the whole duty of election upon the mana- gers. but, resuming which, they considered their right to elect at a subsequent period. They proceeded, along with the ma- nagers, to elect one out of the three candidates proposed, when there voted for Mr Menzies, six managers and nine- teen members or seatholders; for Mr Lyon, four managers and eighty- five seatholders; and for Mr. Doig, two sealhol- ders. Hie congregation being doubtful as to the successful candidate, as one in the present state of their constitution had a majority of managers and a minority of seatholders, another a minority of managers but a majority of seatholders, agreed to submit the decision of the dispute to the Presbytery, to which they unanimously agreed to adhere, and which the Presbytery, unable to decide, agreed to refer to the General Assembly. The argument chiefly used in defence of their clients by their Learned Counsel above- mentioned were, that this be- ing a casus improvisus, the constitution ought to be inter- preted according to its spirit, and not according to the letter of it. That the qualifications to elect a Minister were enjoin- ed to prevent the possibility of members taking seats at the period of election, to serve the object of their particular choice ; and as the evil could be remedied in the present case, bv as- certaining who had been seatholders since the erection of the chapel, and who had communicated once, they maintained that Mr. Lyon, being elected by a majority of these, was pro- perly elected according to the constitution ; or if he was not duly elected, they contended that none was elected ; since even the managers, elders, heads of families, and unmarried persons, being all antecedents to the relative who, had none of them the requisite qualification ; and the constitution, there- fore, was either altogether abrogated, or they had all equally the power of electing ; and even, if by virtue of a jus devolu- tum upon the managers, the seatholders and heads of families bad been disqualified, they nevertheless contended that Mr. Lyon was elected by a majority of managers, as three of those w ho elected Mr. Menzies ceased to he managers on account of their having resigned ail responsibility towards defraying the necessary expencts of building the chapel, and paying the minister's stipend, and had never performed any of the duties of managers before the election of Mr. Menzies These were not only disqualified, they maintained ; but other two, who had voted by proxy, a practice unknown in Church Courts, and not held valid either in reason or by ecclesiastical law, were also to be exempted from the number; so that, upon the fairest arithmetical calculation, Mr. Lyon was duly elected even by a majority of managers. H. COCK BURN and F. JEFFREY, who responded for Mr. Menzies, & c. affirmed that the Managers ex virtute officii, had the right of electing in the present contingency, unprovided for by the constitution. That the spirit of the constitution, w hich in this instance alone was to be regarded, devolved the sole and exclusive right of electing upon them, persons who had pledged their fortunes in erecting the chapel, and in incurring other needful expences, and that this was not only lawful, but expedient and just ; so that, upon the broad principles of law and equity, their client, being elected by a majority of the managers, was properly elected. The three managers that were objected to, they maintained, were still managers, although they had ceased from acting as such for a considerable period, as they were still responsible for any ex- pences to be incurred, for which they were liable to be pro- secuted by the other members. The right of electing by proxy was not only reasonable, they maintained, but autho- rised by Courts of law ; and there were at least four parishes in Scotland in which the heritors were vested with the pat- ronage, all of whom had voted by proxy, and in civil Courts the practice was recognised. Several objections had been stated to the characters of the managers who elected Mr. Menzies, which they thought had no influence in determin- ing the question, and for which there was no evidence'; but, j presuming upon the truth of them, they were not of such a i nature as to exclude them from the rights which had been S lawful y committed to them. On these grounds they con- | ceived that the election of Mr. Menzies ought to be sus- j taincd. ) After several questions of an explanatory nature were put | to the bar. parties were removed. j The PROCURATOR observed, that this was a question I altogether of right— that several persons were, by the consti- | lution granted by the Assembly, vested with certain rights, : of which it was not in the power of the Assembly now to di- | vest them— that should the Assembly even pronounce a de- I cision, the parties were entitled not to submit to it, as each | had still the liberty to support his right in a civil Court. As , it was purely a question about the right of patronage, which i this Court was incompetent to decide, lie concluded by pro- . posing the following motion : — j ** That the General Assembly approve of the reference of the Presbytery, remit the same, and ^ ive instructions to the Presbytery of Aberdeen'to delay procedure in the considera- tion of the elected candidates, and that the parties may seek to obtain a decision of tlmir case in a competent Court." Which motion was seconded by Or. Lamoht. A Tong discussion then arose concerning the nature of this case, in which Mr. Garment; l) r. ' Mearns, I) r. Singers. Or. I Laird, Dr. Raukine, and Mr. W. Bell, severally express- I ed their opinions against the motion, as tending to e& haust th^. f'uuds of the chapel, by having recourse to an expensive process, and stating that the Assembly were the only proper arbiters in such a case, especially as the parties had agreed to abide by t heir decision. Or. Nieoi, Or. Macfarlane, Dr. Lamont, and the Solici- tor- General were in favour of it, and maintained that the AST, sembly could not act as arbiters in this case ; that the pa? ties had still the power of defending their rights in a civil Court; and enlarged upon the consequences that would ensue should their decision be reversed by that of the civil Court. That in a case in which they could not act as arbiters', they were wasting the time of the Court, as their advice could avail the parties no more thao that of any number of private indi- viduals ; they therefore thought it derogatory to the honour of the Court to pronounce a decision which would be nugatory. They therefore" supported the motion of the Procurator. Dr. COOK, adverting to the peculiar diffieully of the case, the attention and Consideration which he had employed, and his endeavour to divest himself of ail personal feeling, as one of the candidates was known to him' as 3 young man of great literary qualifications, and of the most unblemished moral character ; and considering it to be it) the power of the As- sembly finally to decide this case without, hazarding an ex- pensive law suit, and to confirm the constitution which it was formerly the object of the Assembly to bestow, by making it applicable to this1 particular ca « e, proposed the following mo- tion, which was seconded by Dr. La- ir^ l ( we believe): — " That the General Assembly approve of the conduct of the Presbytery of Aberdeen, in bringing this case under their consideration : Find that, in conformity to the constitution granted to this chapel, by the decision of a former Assembly, the election of the three candidates, Messrs. Menzies, Lyonj and D. oig, is null and void; that they empower the managers, elders, unmarried persons, and seatholders, who had seats in the chapel when Mr. Sim died, to elect anew one of the three above- mentioned candidates, and instruct the Presbytery to proceed with due dispatch to induct the successful candidate according to the law* of the Church." The House then divided, when, there voted— For the Procurator's motion, ... 47 For Or. Cook's motion, ... ... 7G Majority in favour of Dr. Cook's, — 29 After which some motions proposed by Or. Rankine and Mr. Carment, to sustain the election of Mr. Lyon, were withdrawn. Friday, May 30. His Grace being this day present, the Assembly was cons- tituted. The PROCURATOR then gave in a report upon the state of the funds of the Church. The'report was rather un- favourable. An expensive litigation, incompliance with a re- solution of a former Assembly, was carried on sin the House of Lords, with a view of appropriating some hinds, which it was supposed had formerly belonged to the Church. This suit terminated unsuccessfully, and the expences having completely exhaused the funds, a debt of nearly L. 600 was incurred, for the defraying of which, upon the propopal of Or. Nicol, a Committee was re- appointed to endeavour by fresh means to obtain an annual subscription. M AN. SE O F A B ARDOUR. The petition of the Rev. Mr. Gardiner, Minister of Aber- dour, was taken under consideration. The object of this pe- tition was to obtain a decision from the General Assembly, as to when, or in what circumstances, he should take possession of the manse and offices which had been assigned him by a de- cision of the House of Lords, and the erecting of which was not to exceed L. I000 sterling. The petitioner stated, that an expensive litigation had been carried on for eight years out of the funds of the fcburch. This, however, had been decided in his favour, so that the expences were remunerated. The Court of Session had appointed an architect in Edinburgh to carry the decision of the House of Lords into effect, by giving a plan and estimate suitable to their decision. This plan and estimate, however, nor proving sa- tisfactory, the Rev; Gentleman maintained, that the plan with which he should he satisfied would be executed by an estimate which he could produce, at a less ex peace, and that it was after the fashion of the manse and office at Grange, granted by a decision of the same Court. He further observed, that be even proposed to carry on the improvements which he suggest- ed to the plan given, but had been prevented ; and concluded by affirming that the present manse and offices were altogether insufficient for accommodation. The PROCURATOR then gave, at considerable length, a summary view of the whole process— vindicated himself from any insinuations which, in this case, may have been levelled against himself and the Agent for the Church, and shewed, that the heritors had opposed the repairs proposed by the Rev. Gentleman from being carried into effect, on the ground that they would have to keep them in repair. Dr. NICOL having observed that the Presbytery was the only Court competent to decide the case of the petitioner, pro- posed. the following motion, which was unanimously agreed to : " The General Assembly find, that the explanation given by. the Procurator, respecting the manner of proceeding in this case in the Court of Session and in the House of Lords, is en- tirely satisfactory, and in respect that the Presbytery is the only Court competent to direct the petitioner, enjoin him to apply to hit, Presbytery to put him in possession of his manse and offices without delay." SETTLEMENT OF TOWIE. A very interesting case next came under discussion, which excited a long and animated debate, regarding the petition and comprint of Mr. Adam Smith, presentee to the vacant parish of Towie, against the Presbytery of A1 ford. This petition stated that the petitioner, on several accounts, had just reason to believe that the Presbytery of Alford had cherished against lifm the most inveterate hostility, utterly irreconcileable with Christian charity, manifested by the un- necessary rigour which they had exercised against himself in their delay to sustain his presentation, in examining him on trivial, obscure, and intricate points in theology, and on the dogmas and tenets of sectaries that had long ago fallen into oblivion. He farther declared, that in opposition to his being licenced by the Presbytery of Aberdeen, and to the most satis- factory certificates of his qualifications, which he produced ; notwithstanding his practice in preaching for three or foul- years. formany respectable ministers, and. especially in con- junrtion with, one clergyman every alternate Smithy, from all of whom he produced ample recommendations. the Presbytery of Alford, on the ground that he was unqualified to discharge the duties of a minister, refused to induct him into the charge of Towie. Mr. COCK BURN considered this as a question of vital importance to the interests of religion, and that nothing was more necessary than to restrict the arbitrary jurisdiction of a Presbytery. He thought it imprudent for either party to de- fend themselves on the. reasons of appeal advanced, and the only question was, what was the justice of the case, what was the ground of his being rejected by the Presbytery ? There was'no whisper against his moral character, either privately or extrajudicially— he had received an unusually long. education— and he had the most grateful thanks returned to him from the ministers of 12 churches in which be had frequently preached for fouryears, and. dissatisfaction has not even been whisper- ed. A circumstance, he said, in one glimpse explained the whole case. His client had received a presentation to the vacant parish of Dyce, and the oath or declaration, as they were pleas- id to call it, ( he would not quarrel about words)—( A laugh)— was administered to him against simony ; which, being un- usual, amounted to almost an open declaration of their suspi- cion that he was guilty of it. His client having exchanged the presentation to Dyce for that of Towie, necessarily came in these circumstances before tbe Presbytery of Alford, and then commenced the evil days, not. of Mr. Adam Smith, but of the Presbytery of Alford—( A laugh )— After they bad re- fused to. sustain his presentation till the lapse of six months, and also to comply with the request of the Kirk Session of Towie, that Mr. Smith might preach every alternate Sunday ; and after he had undergone an unusually severe fiery ordeal, he was declared unqualified to be minister of Towie, that learned parish—( a laugh)— for his deficiency in the knowledge of everything with which he ought to be acquainted ( A laugh.) He argued that the unusual pomp and parade of the Presby- tery, in taking down his answers in writing, produced that alarm which embarrassed and appalled Mr. Smith, and that a person in such circumstances could not, though the most learn- ed, always give a satisfactory answer, as was instanced in Mr. Rennie, the most celebrated engineer.' And he always under- stood it to be a principle in examinations not to exaggerate, but to diminish the embarrassment of a humble candidate, upon ! trials, by elucidating points that might tend to elicit a proper j answer ; but such questions as were put, were, on the con- ? trary, captious, and related to unknown periods of chronology, \ and obscure dogmas of sectaries equally unknown. The man- j ner of putting them shewed something like concert not to put j him right, but to keep him wrong ; and instead of saying any j thing explanatory, whenever he is wrong, they nail him to that—( a laugh)— and go 100 miles to a different subject.— j ( Laughter.)— To the first question, whether v « as the Reform- \ ed Church of Scotland at first Presbyterian or Episcopalian ? j He answers Episcopalian. This point is disputed by the ablest | historians. If any man says it was Presbyterian, he would ! confute him by Calderwood.—( A laugh.) If be says Episco- { palian, he would confute him by Skene and others —( a laugh) j and the next question is, how many articles were condemned by the Assembly at Perlh in the year 1658—( a laugh)— If they had put the question to some learned divine, he would be equally puzzled with Adam Smith, unless he had primed him- self like a parrot to repeat them by rote—( a laugh). With such torturing questions was the poor man harrassed. five hours and a half for four daysv They proved'that he was also ignorant of Hebrew. lie produces a very satisfactory . certificate from Professor Kidd of Aberdeen, that he had atteud.^; the Hebre » v class two years, and that the Professor was well satisfied with his proficiency.'* He shewed that if any of these questions were put to Doctors in Divinity more learned than his friend, j that two of them could not give the same answer; As the su- preme find enlightened ecclessiastieal Court, he begged them to. chc ck the inquisitorial authority of a Presbytery, and to think in what circumstances they place the Church , of Scotland, if they would give their power to a Presbytery to exccul'e Ven- geance hpou its supposed enemies. The Learned Gentleman concluded a most elegant and impressive address, by declaring that, if they ejected from the bosom of the Church a young man who had devoted his life to it, on such trivial pretexts, it had been better for him, after being received within its pale » to have been overtaken by a calamity, by which he was to bel long to it no more. Mr. PAUL, for the Presbytery, said, that if there was any ground for the allegations made by the Learned Counsel, that they had acted in a hostile manner from prejudice towards the reverend presentee, no language was sufficiently strong to characterise the sense of such injustice, but that he positively said was not the fact. The Presbytery were actuated by the purest motives, and guided by the laws of the Church. Thesij charges brought against the Presbytery had only existed ii) the imagination of the appellant or his counsel. He ( Air. P ) , solemnly denied that any thing unfair vvas done. by the Pres* bytery in the course of the trial towards Mr. Smith ; on the contrary, he was treated with all possible indulgence. It was a well known fact, and it was communicated ! o Mr, Smi; h, that there was a probability of the right of presentation to the parish of Towie, being disputed. That was explained to that gentleman as the reason of delay, and he acquiesced. But so far from any undue delay having taken place, the Presbytery met on the very next day after the six months had elapsed, \ for the express purpose of expediting the necessary stops to • wards the settlement. He admitted that Mr. Smith had pass- ed the Presbytery of Aberdeen, and had'' obtained a. licence- to preach — but for reasons he knew not, he appeared to have lost that knowledge of literature which he had formerly possessed He had the authority of a member of that Presbytery, to say, that had Mr. Smith betrayed the same ignoianci? before the Presbytery of Aberdeen, which he had done before the Pres- bytery of Alford, that they would have refused him his license. Mr. Paul here read the acts of Assembly relative to the trials of probationers before being inducted into a church,, and jS0. uie extracts from a work by the late Or. Hill, on the qualifications i of a student who was presented to a benefice. With respect to ] the petition from a number of the parishioners requesting the ; Presbytery to permit Mr. Smith to preath every alternate Sun- day, he could only say, that it was refused on the ground. of informality alone. The procedure as to the questionary trials, he stated, were in strict conformity to the acts of Assembly, f 17,38— enjoining that all questions and answers should be put j down in writing. Mr. Paul then went through an examination j of the translation of the Greek, as given by Mr. Smith, point- ing out various discrepancies, which rendered the narrative nonsense, and gave it, as his opinion, that what was right was from reminiscencies of the New Testament. Mr. P. then took a review of the answers to the questions which had been pro* posed to the appellant, but from tbe critical nature of his re- marks, we did not follow him. He concluded a very luminous and able defence of the Presbytery, by calling on the Assembly to give such a deliverance, as would go forth to the world and shew that such a standard of knowledge, as had been exhibited by the appellant, was not sufficient for a clergyman ofthechurch cf Scotland. Mr. FARQUH ARSON would not take up the time of the Venerable Assembly in making any apology for attempt- ing to aid his llev. Friend in putting them in possession of the real merits of this most important cause. He would direct their attention to the questionary trials on the subjects of the discourses. To these examinations no objections ofau- y kind Could be urged. The subjects of them had been prescribed to the Appellant three months before, and uone of them were much lengthened. He would first direct their attention to the questions on the critical discourse; and he showed that the answers to these questions afforded proof, that the Appellant did not understand the subject of the text. In the hands of i that critic the Christian Religion had restored sin and death; but what he Mr. F. would remark more particularly was, that • the answers afforded most convincing proof, that the Appel- ; lard did not understand the discourse which he had just de- | livered. The Learned Counsel had said, that the Presbytery ! havin<* received from the Appellant an absurd or nonsensical answer— there nailed him down, and put no more questions to him on the subject. The Assembly would perceive, from the series of questions here put, that the reverse was the fact. The Presbytery bad put several questions, as they would see, with the express view of enabling the Appellant to correct these singular criticisms; but all in vain. Some of the ah- swers to these showed still more convincingly the Appellant's ignorance—[ Here he referred to the discourse arid read pas- sages from itj— and others had no, meaning at all. They were aggregations of words of which no intelligible sentence could be formed, unless tlu- y should once more pass through the Laputan uiiil. Equally extraordinary were the answers of the Appellant on the subject of the Homily. They not « kily . shewed that he was ignorant of the whpje argument of tlie di - j course, but also of the passage of Scrip! ure from, which the | text is taken ; although it is one of the mo> t important of the j whole Bible, being the history of the evidence of Christ's Re- \ ctice j rod to j the questionary tria s on the subject of the Lecture. The ; Appellant could give no correct account of the difference by- j tween the Baptism of John and Christian Baptism, and one 1 of these answers proceeded on a supposition which he, Mr. F. j could yot characterise in the presence of that Venerable As- \ sembly, and'that was, that all Christians undergo the. s% mc • trials and sufferings that Christ himself had undergone. He j would next direct the attention of the Assembly to the trials on < Ecclesiastical History, and he would begin » rith those parts, J of which the ingenuity of the Learned Counsel had enabled : him to make such a handle. He would, however, convince the Learned Counsel to his own satisfaction, that he had here opened his battery, of wit entirely at the wrong place—( L mgh- tt. r.)— Ijy then shewed, that the Learned Counsel had held up j to ridicule, several questions relating to events of the highest importance in our Ecclesiastical History— and to some of tbe tenets, that Ministers of our Church renounce in their ordina- tion engagements. All the ingenuity and skill of the Learned Counsel, would never convince the Venerable Assembly, that our eavly reformed church . was Episcopalian. The contro- versies occasioned by tlic Articles of Perth, and the events which had been produced, by forcing them upon the people of Scotland against their will, would be forever memorable in both our Ecclesiastical and Civil History. They kindled that discon ent which finally fl'a'irfed forth in the great civil war— Would any one say thatthrs di. l not form a legitimate subject of examination ? He would not find any one unqualified, although some of these subjects had partly escaped his me- mory; but what will the Venerable Assembly say of him who knows nothing of the Assembly of Divines at Westminster? The Appellant cannot tell who drew up our Confession of Faith— he cannot tell what King William did for the Church of Scotland, for he knows not when our Pres- byterian Form of Ecclesiastical Government, was finally established by law. And he is ignorant of the nature of that Government, for he says, that the legislative power of our Church is lodged in civil Courts of Judicature.— So that in the conclusion uf this new and extraordinary church history, the . yenejable Assembly is deprived of its legislative power. It only remained that he ( Mr. F.) should now direct their attention to the trials in the Hebrew. Our forefathers attach- ed great importance to a knowledge of this language; and the least that is still required, by the law and practice of the church, in one who seeks ordination is, that he shall have such a know ledge of the grammar of t! v? language as may enable him to translate the Hebrew Scriptures with the help of a Lexicon. The Presbytery of Alford required no more in the Appellant; but in this, as in every thing else, he proved deficient. Fie ( Mr. F.) felt it a fortunate circumstance, for settling all differ- ence of opinion on this point, that in addressing the ^ joderu- tor of the venerable Assembly, he addressed at the same time the Professor of Oriental Languages of the Metropolitan Uni- versity ; for he here found, that he had to contend against an. extrajudicial certificate on the subject of these Hebrew trial's issued by a person, whom theflearned Counsel had designated as a celebrated Professor of flebre w of a Northern University. The learned Counsel had read that certificate, and he did not. mean to read it again ; but it bore, among other avtVments, that the Appellant's answers to such questions of importance, as were put to him on the subject of the Hebrew Grammar, were correct. Now, I appeal to you, Sir, ( said Mr. F.) vdxether one of these questions is not of the utmost importance. I know you will say that it is. And you will say more. You will say, that he who answers it in the affirmative, as this Appellant has done, is ignorant of the whole construction and ra- tionale of the Hebrew tongue, and of every branch of its Rudi- ments and Grammar. I trust, Sir, we need say no more of sVyise Hebrew trials. ( Laughter.) They had now gone through the whole of these trials, and laid before the Assembly the na- ture of that evidence on which the sentence of the Presbytery of Alford was founded. And it vvas now apparent to the venerable Assembly, that the Appellant displayed great igno- rance of very thing that he ought to know. I, a knowledge of the ' tjriginal languages of the Holy Scriptures required by tbe laws of the church, in one who seeks ordination to the' Minis- • — } o ~ - J '" V or A^ nrisi s IV sur nectio ii. and our chief authority fu. r tjie Apostolical practi of meeting on the first day of the week. He rlien referred try? The! Appellant knows very little of either of them. a a knowledge of Church history requisite ? Of the history of our own Church he can fell nothing. Above all, is it indis- pensable in a Minister of the Gospel; that be should be ac- quainted with the history and teaching of the Divine Author^ of the Christian religion ? The deficiency of the Appellant here is more than surprising. Will you now ( continued Mr. F.) I put hirja mto a capacity for becoming a member of this vener- able Assembly, who knows nothing at all of your history and Tnstifutioiits; who is so totally uninstructed on every point of theological learning ? To what do you owe your high res- pectability ? To'what do you. owe it, that you are enabled to ha so useful In your several parishes ? To what do you owe if, that your clergy exercising functions that throw them daily and hourly into contact with tlio lowest orders of the people, and possessing incomes that never rise above mediocrity, are yet admitted to constant intimacy with the highest ranks, and are thus enabled to lend a powerful aid towards the formation and support of that happy state of society in which we live? You owe it to this— that theological learning is closely interwoven with every thing that man reveres. And that the wise laws of your ancestors have provided, that none be ordaine 1 to the ucred ministry, hut persons possessed of a competent share of that most important and valuable of all learning. Will you ntow relax the execution of those laws to which you owe so r. iuch ? Or if it can be pleaded in any quarter, or on any ground whatever, that those laws either are or ought to be re- laxed, is it not full time to show to the whole world, by your di5cisio. il of this day. that a grievous mistake prevails in regard to this matter, and that the admirable institutions of your ances- tors. still retain their pristine vigour ?—( Hear, hear.) Air. JEFFREY stated, that his impression was, this mottl- ing, before he heard the parties, that there w as a misrepresen- ttftic. in of the motives of the Presbytery, but that sentiments ho now retracted, and trusted that he would show to the House, that . be did it . from sufficient reasons. On the part, of the- Presbytery he would now say, that they were actuated bv pre- judices, and an insuperable hostility to the appellant ( loud cries of order ! on one side of- the House). After an explana- tion, stating that he was in order, and vvhat he had boldly- averred. he would prove to the satisfaction of the House, Mr. Jeffrey s: iid they had acted from a misconception of duty, and bad lost sight of objects more worthy of regard. He had heard advanced litis day in that Court what he had never beard then? before; nor did he think it possible that > he liberality and learn- ing which, in his mind, were always attached to that eccle- siastical Coprt, would have tolerated such an accusation as had been made. His client had been accused of a deliberate forgery, which endangers him in a criminal Court, and of which, if he had been guilty, he should have been ashamed to appear before- them this day in his defence. It had als » been stated, lihat at one time lie possessed qualifications for preaching, but that these were now lost. He asked, how . it was possible tluat the whole of those qualifications which he had been constantly exercising during the intermediate period since his licence, when he preached every alternate Sunday, for three years, for a respectable clergyman, and had also officiated for others should have evaporated before the torrid b'ast of t& e terrors and prejudices of that Judaical Presbytery ?-( A laugh) It vvas said that he translated by rote, and not by judgment or knowledge of the language ; and some individuals, when it suits their purposes, will come forward and y that he did not recollect the scripture history—( hear, hear)— so that he would put it to the sense of the House, if Christain charity, by. a kind of compact, bad not been banished from that Presbytery ( hear, hear), lie asked if the statement that they performed ; t painful duty was correct. From a review of the circumstances of the case, would they not have expressed their joy and satis- faction should this House form a different opinion of the at- tainments of his client, when, after having forged meanings that could not be received, to the nausea of all who heard them, they rejected his client, whose answers to the questions were better than what these questions deserved, in the shape in which tbey were put. The learned gentleman eloquentfy set forth . the evils of extemporaneous exertion, by an example from a learned friend of his own, who had written a book on law, to which they constantly referred. If this book, he said, had fallen by. an individual would say, here is the author himself; and, upon inquiry, he is the only person who knows nothing alaout it—.( A laugh)— lie also shewed how the most learned might be deficiei. tin pointof chronology, by stating that he and his friend at the bar had been for a long time disputing whether or not the year 1G89 was the 16th century. II is frientl maintained it was the Kith—( a laugh.) — After shewing the fallacy of the interpretation of several of tlie answers to the questions, he cOncluped by beseeching the General Assembly to abolish that arbitrary and domineering spirit from inferior Courts of judicature, in order that they might not cause the Church to be an object of terror, and banish that Christian charity which is the distinguishing spirit of the Gospel. After parties were removed, and some varied discussion by Mr. Brown, Dr. Nicol, and Lord Meadowbank, in which the danger vvas enlarged upon of allowing the measure before the House to. become a standard or criterion to determine the at- tainments and merits of candidates for the. ministry in the Church of Scotland, it was moved by Dr. Nicol, and unani- mously agreed, to appoint a Committee ;•> take Mr. Avian* Smith upon trial for examination, ^ aiui t„ report on Monday. Mr. THOMSON vindicated the statements made by the Counsel at du' bar in a speech of some length, to the severity of which some members had o'rjecteil. Saturday, May 31, His Grace the LOUD HIGH COMMISSIONER was present this/ lay. The Committee appointed to examine the Commission Re- cord reported that the minutes had been regularly engrossed, and the record accurately kept. The Commission appointment renewed; Or. John Inglistobe Moderator. Dr. MEIKLEJ1) tIN, convener of the Committee on Parochial Registers, in making the usual report, congratu- lated the Assembly on the prospect of something effectually being done in the matter speedily. The Committee was again appointed, and the thanks of the Assembly'were given from the Chair to Dr. Meiklejohn. The Assembly granted the prayer of a petition for the erec- tion of a chapel of ease in the parish of St. James's, Glasgow. But on the question of a similar petition from a particular dis* trict of the barony parish- in the same city, Lord Succoth rose in his place, and explained a plan, at present in agitation, for dividing this populous district into several new parishes, and erecting churches; on which Principal Nicoll moved that, m respect of this statement, the consideration of the petition should be delayed till next Assembly After some discussion, Dr. COOK moved, that the prayer of the petition should be immediately granted ; and the House proceeded to divide on these motions, when there appeared, In favour of delay, ... ... ... 81 For granting, ... ... ... ... 5f> Majority, ... ... ... — 2.7 Several members protested against this decision of the As- sembly. Sir II. MONCIIEIFF presented the annual report of the widows' fund. Principal Nicoll moved the thanks of the As- sembly to the Rev. Baronet for the faithful, diligent, and kindly manner in which he had conducted the fund, which was unanimously agreed to. The report of the Committee on churches in Cmida was given in, when the Convener, Dr. Mearns, observed, that the object of this Committee was to consider the petition of a con- siderable number of Presbyterian churches in Canada to be taken into connection with the General Assembly. The pe- tition could not be granted unless some privileges should be conferred upon them by Government, which he would leave to his learned friend ( the Solicitor- General) to mention. The SOLICITOR- GENERAL observed that this sub- ject involved peculiar difficulty, as the privileges which were at the disposal'of his Majesty's Government wore extended to that portion of the Church of England established there, but that subjects of that nature most receive the encouragement of his Majesty's Government in Canada, before tliey could be sanctioned by his Majesty. The Committee was re- ap- pointed.^ Fronr the report on the Indian legacy it appeared the English Bar had judged the legacy to be illegal, and there- fore their right to it was nullified. His Grace here retired. A petition and complaint from the Rev. Colin Fraser, Minister of Kil'^ rlity, was read. It prayed the Assembly to censure and admonish the Presbytery of Inverness, and to ordain that their protest against his induction should be ex- punged from the records of the Presbytery. Mr. James Gordon appeared as Counsel for Mr. Fraser, and ' Mr. Patrick Robertson for three of the members of the Presbytery, who hail not agreed to the protest. No appear- ance was made for the Presbytery. After some discussion, it was moved and agreed to, that the members of the Presbytery, with the exception of those- who had not agreed to the protest, should be ordered to attend at tbe bar of the next General Assembly. The petition of the Rev. Alex. Fleming, minister of the parish of Neiktfon, appellant from a sentence of the Synod of Glasgow and Ayr, affirming a sentence of the Presbytery of Paisley, was next called. Mr. Fleming appeared for himself, Mr. Lapslie for the Synod, and Messrs. Burns, Logan, Rankine, and Dr. Stuart for the Presbytery. The circumstances of this case were simply the following r At a meeting of the Presbytery of Paisley, held 3d July, IJ'JL', * tli£ house was cleared of strangers, in pursuance of a request * We nre authorised to state, that Dr. Kino's certificate to Mr. SMITH, for his attendance at Hebrew, specifies no time ; but says, that his diligence aud progress were highly satisfac- tory, words to that effett. We appeal to the certificate. i Jiv Mr. Glides,' to which Mr. Fleming objected, and a-. kcd Mr, Geddes the reason why he ordered strangers to be ex- cluded; when Ifr. Geddes replied, that he observed a stran ger there who took away an exaggerated report of' their pro ceedings, which were characterised through the country for confusion ; and upon which Mr. Fleming rejrlied, that Mr. Geddes, at the b tr of last General Assembly, stated what he in his heart knew to be wrong, and what he in his conscience I knew to be false as Hell; which words were ordered to be taken down in writing by the Presbytery, and when Mr. Fleming was ordered to retract his words, and make an apo- logy, be refused, mentioning that the expression was strong, and that it ought to be untrue, ami not false as Hell. The Presbytery, by a unanimous verdict, recorded in their minutes ( 3d July,) expressed themselves dissatisfied with the apology, and condsidered Mr: Fleming censurable for such improper language, Against this verdict Mr. Fleming protested, and was prevented from expressing his reasons of dissent, on ac- count of die Jav being fur advanced, and the exhaustion and indisposition of some of the members of Presbytery. Against which informalities, as he expressed them, he complained to the Synod » f Glasgow and Ayr of llie sentence ot the Pres- bvtery, when the Synod pronounced the following sentence . They waved the consideration of the informalities, « ue\ uti'um- cd the sentence of the Presbytery. Against which decisions, \ iorti of ilie Presbytery and Synoil, " Mr. Iteming appealed to it::• General Assembly. Parties werehe- aril at great length ami Temoveilfnnn lY. eliar. Dr. XI COL L was of opinion th. it the sentence of the l'res- ftyteiy should be tonlirmeib as tbe tie v. Gentleman had never made a satisfactory apology hot, as the Synod was a Coort merely nf review, lie considered tlve'ir sentence to be \ n( ut « ml; and dierefore moved to confirm the sentence uf the Presbytery of the 3d July, to reverse lbs sentence of Sjnod uf OWsgow and Ayr, and enforce Mr. Fleming now to make a full and sa- tisfactory apology lo tbe Vvesbvteiy for llie InteinpeisW lan- guage which he used in their presence. Mr. YsRONVN proposed, \ bat llie Assembly slvould talee tins aflair entirely from the Presbytery mid Synod, in eon. se- quence of the abusive language wliicb gentleman lu\ d u> ed, , and ttie unhappy consequences to which it had given rise ; and as he had expressed no sincere contrition, lie therefore moled, ( fiat the Moderator reprove Mr. Fleming for his intemperate I language in the Presbytery, and to admonisli linn to beware of \ ( lis future conduct ; which motion w. ts seconded by Dr. Grani, and, with the exception of a gentleman whose name we Aid not • learn, who maintained that justice should be tempered with mercy, and that M r. Fleming ought to malte a full and satis- } ( sctorv apofogy onfy. was agreed to. The Committee therefore report, that tbey confirm tbe sen- tence of the Presbj tery of the 3d July lust, reverse the sen- tence of the Synod as informal, and instruct tbe " Moderator to reprove Mr. Fleming for bis intemperate language, and to ad- • mniiish him in future to beware J Ins conduct in tbe presby- tery.— . Adjourned. j MonJoji, June 2. ; Tbe AssembW basing called for the report of the Committee of the whole House, approved of that report as respects the Presbytery of Inverness. I / ri roga rd to that part of the report which proposed to rebuke Mr. Fleming, it was moved that the sentence proposed by the , Committee be reversed, as the punishment pioposed was far i more than commensurate to the offence. _ i Another Member said, that instead of a more lenient sentence j than that proposed by the Committee, they should suspend the i Kev. Gentleman from his functions, not merely for the intern- ' perate behaviour exhibited on the occasion alluded to, but on j many others. Principal NICOLE said, now they had charged > Tr. Fleming with an express crime, they were not to add to it the . charge of habit and repute. He regretted tile severity » f the ( sentence hut it was usual to adopt tile propositions of a Com- j mittee of the whole House whatever these might be. Lord MEADOW HANK said, that consistently with his | own feelings he could not refrain from stating a few words, j He was not present when this question was before the Com- ! Kiittee on Saturday, but lie would propose simply to approve j of the report of I lie Committee; and it wouid be for the II, mse to consider whether something might not be done to j prevent i he infliction of the punishment. What he ( Lord M.) j wished to submit » • « •, that as this sentence seemed to be be- i yond the offence, inil made upon consideration of matter not • before the House, that a more lenient sentence might be adopted Mr. W. INGLIS said, if the Learned Judge had been pre'sent on Saturday, and hoard the defence of the Rev. Guitlernan, he was sure his Lordship would have been of the same miiid with him ( Mr. I ) and proposed a severer sentence, for a grosser case never came before the Assembly. DITMEARNS had never known the Assembly enter into a review ot what had been done m a Committee of the whole House ; yet be entered into the feelings of the Learned Lord; and. although the case was such as to deserve a severe rebuke, yet a rebuke at the bar was a severe punishment, and one to which he ( Dr. M ) would n- » cr have agreed bad it not been for'the depormicm of the Rev Gentleman last night, who. so far from making any apology, stuck to what lie bad said. Rut if that Gentleman were to come forward to the bar and retract his words, it would then be lor ihe Assembly to consider whether the rebuke might not be changed into an admo- A petitionfwas vVrul from the Directors of the Edinburgh Institution for. tlje Jie. if and Danrb, praying the Assem !> ly to appoint a. General Collection over, Scotland in aid of their funds.. I)(\ NIOOLL enlarged on the excellence of the object of <> uch Seminaries, and pointed out the importance of the Edin- burgh Institution in particular. He supported the prayer of the Petition. Dr. llANKrNE hoi> ed those districts* in which other rest pectable Institutions of the same sort, such as that of Glasgow, existed, would be exempted from the operation of the proposed appointment. Dr. ME A RNS did not perceive how such districts could be defined. The Institutions alluded to by the Rev. Dr. were, like that of Edinburgh, of a general uature. At Aberdeen there was such a Seminary, conducted by a Teacher of great ability, educated under tbe A HUE SJCARI>. He had no objec- tion to recommending a general Collection, leaving ii to Pa- rishes to remit their respective Contributions to those Insti- tutions in which they feit themselves most interested. After a short debute, the Assembly agreed to Dr. Mearns's proposition, and recommended accordingly ; and directed the Clerk to transmit to the Directors of the several Institutions, copies oV this recommendation of the Assembly, thatAhey may - t^ Le such steps in consequence as they shall judge proper. / The Assembly having called for the petition of the Presby- tery of Lewis, agreed to its prayer, and appointed JMr. Simp- sot\ to the mission of Bevnora. After having disposed of all routine business, the As< em!>! y was dissoYved with the usuaV forms, and the weSft General Assembly appointed to meet on Thursday 20th May, 1X( J4. FO11 LaaN INTELLTG ENCE. I- mpnirA HOUSE OY COMMONS. Monday May ' 26. SHERIFF OF DUBLIN. Tbe debate was on tVus subject severeVy coutcsied, and pro- tracted for seven hours, the whole scope of which teas to ex- UirV fvom, tVie witness, Sit MsijAi. uu liradWy Vs.\ uo, tbe svow and pass- words of Orangemen. The reader will at once cotu- ytiAiend tbe \\ nyoss\ ViiYity of awy tiling l\ V. e aw % u< x\ yucd\ abtid^- ment. FROM FRENCH PAPERS. TEL KG it M'HIC DISPATCHES. At. COVBVDAS, MAY 23, 10 O'CLOCK, A, M. The Mnjor- General to his Excellency the Minister lor War. ; ( lis lloyal litgliiKMss the Djb of -\ poonleme lias fiCLtn here since yesterday. The advanced guard of the corps of reserve, ami a brigade of O'oert's division, en- tered Mut! rid this itiornin; r.. The Prince Generalissimo and tlie rest of the troops will enter that capital to- mor- row mottling. MADRID, MAY 21, TEN O'CLOCK, A. M The Major- General to Ins Excellency the Minister for War. His Royal Highness the Duke of Augouieme entered Madrid this iijonimo- at nine o'clock. ARMY OF THE PYRENEES ( 4TH, CdRrs.) General Donna'dieu was at Caldit on the 19th ; he had an interview there with Baron tl'Eroles whose troops were at Vinot. Thev concerted their movement in order to attack Mina, who, after having inarched in se- veral directions, ste ms desirous of returning to Uellent. Cunal's division was atQrano\ les, ont. be c20tH-, VAo- hcra, alter having beer, beaten bv Gener., 1 Donnndteu, retrcrtted to Saint Andreo da Pahimar. Milans Was still, on the 20th, at four o'clock in t!\ e morning, at Mataro. Count Curia1 has directed his troops towards tViat, large town, vAuclt V> ux 1' ovw \ ea « ues from Barcelona. GEHONA, May 22.— General Curial marched from ( JvanoUes on Mataro ; at the approach of the French troops, those under the command of Mtlans abandoned tl\ e town, axii a pos\ t\ on. wlneVi tbej l\ ai taken Wrai that town. They did not stop till they came under the walls of Barcelona. General Cnrial, after havino ordered Mataro to lie occupied, returned to Granolles, where tlie principal forces of liis division are assembled From this Mt. BROUOUwas tbe vnmAyal s^ ote of tbe n\ « bt, \ can e\ v\\ er mattt\ t to otM union. Dr. L A MONT greed with the Rev. Doctor at the bar ( Dr. Mearns) that iias contrary to ihe Consiitution of the Church to review the proceedings of a Committee of ihe whole House, unless au alteration nail taken place m the eircum- fitanees „ f the case, liut if. from what had taken place in this House, the Rev Gentleman should have received such benefit that he would come forward to the bar and tell Ihein, that from the irain of thought and reflection that it had led to, he liad come lo a lull sense of his error and expressed his contri- tion it would be for the Assembly, in the then altered cir- cninstances of the case, to consider whether they should con- vert their rebuke into an admonition, that the Rev. Gentle- man might not go home to his parish with a millstone about li s neck. Mr. FLEMING was then sent for, and on coming to the bar expressed '. is sincere sorrow and deep contrition for having used the intemperate language complained of, which had given just g'ou. id of offence to his Presbytery, and in particular to two of its member?. The Assembly having considered this expression of con- trition. agreed to dispense with the rebuke, and instructed the Moderator solemnly toadiuonUh Mr. Fleming. The MODERATOR, in a short address, communicated the resolution of the Assembly to Mr. Fleming, and in their name, but, as the Moderator delicately expressed it, with the tenderness which he felt for a brother, admonished . Mr. Flem- ing to guard again- t every such impropriety in future. Lord MEADOWBANK moved that the Moderator's ad- monition be engrossed in the minutes of Assembly, which was unanimously agreed to. Dr. LAMON r then gave in the Report of the Committee |' for examining Mr. Adam Smith. Presentee tn the Parish of Towie. The report was in the following terms :— The Committee of Assembly, to whom it was remitted to examine Mr. Adam Smith, having met on purpose to discharge that dutv, and having examined him accordingly, agreed, without a vote, to recommend that Mr. Smith's appeal ought to he sus- tained. At the same time, as this opinion has not been form ed without extreme hesitation, and after an entirely new series of questions, the Coin i. ittee wish it to be distinctly under- stood, that in reporting this opinion, ( which, if adopted by the Assemblv, must infer a reversal of the judgment of the Pres- bytery of Alford), they also think it their duty to report which they do unanimously, that tbe conduct of the Presbytery, in carefully conducting Mr. Smith's uials, appears to have been, not only without any blame, but likewise completely justified by the circumstances of the case before them, and therefore highly proper and meritorious." ^ The Assembly agreed to sustain Mr. Smith's appeal and reverse the sentence of tbe Presbytery of Alford, sustain Mr. Smith's trials, and appointed the Presbytery to proceed in his settlement in the parish of Towie. The Report of tbe Committee on accounts was then received and approved ofby the Assembly. The Assembly delayed consideration of the petition of Mr. Gardiner of Aherdour till next General Assembly. An application was no made onbehalfof Mr. Charles Dick son, to be appointed Printer to the Church, This created some discussion, after which it was agreed, that as Mr. Peter Hill had not resigned that office, and as the Assembly bad had no communication from Mr. Ilill on the subject, there should be no new appointment lo this oflice till the meeting of next Assembly. . „ , The Report of the Commit'ee on ihe Course of Study to be followed by Students of Divinity wasapproved, as was that of tbe Committee on tbe Fiars of Grain. Dr SINGERS gave in the Report from the Committee on the Examination of Schools. It was stated, on the part of this Committee, that Mr. Owen of New Lanark had prohibited the reading of ihe Scriptures and Catechisms in tbe schools under his superintendence. The Presbytery of Lanark had taken deep interest in this matter, and now called on the Assembly to arm them with certain po » ers. The Assembly approved of the report, and of t| ie conduct of the Presbytery of Lanark in this business, and instructed the Procurator, il applied to, to give that Presbytery adviee and assistance in this matter. The Report of the Committee on tbe Profanation of the Sabbath was then received and approved of. The Assembly appointed the opinion of the late Lord President Blair on . hi- ' subject to be inserted in the acts of the Assembly tor this year, and renewed tbe appointment of the Committee. Dr LEE then gave in the report of the Committee on church manuscripts, which was approved of, and the Com- mittse re appointed. the purport of whose arguments \ yas th:, 3,-~-} t had been, he saltl, Yrtoiei tbat Sheriff Thorpe bail boasted of bavinj an Orange panel in his pocket; it had been proved that some of the y, vrors were to fact Otan^ etwen and that, theterore, the Committee was bound to probe the Orange system to the bottom. It Wis to no purpose that Mr, Mr. Dawson, Mr. • Goulburn, and Colonel Barry urged, that the moral tenor of the system ttu^ ht be thotovi^ hlj known, without ex- torting its formal and insignificant symbols— it was in vain that the witness, Sit- Ai B. King, assured ihe House, that, tbe so earnestly pursued symbols bad no hostile allusion whatever to any class ot his Majesty's subjects*, that they hinted nothing of extermination ; and that they were not to be found in the verse of 10th of Joshua, which Sir John Newport tiad so con- tideutly pressed on Friday night— nothing less than the viola- tion of Sir A. A. King's oath would satisfy Mr. Brougham, who pressed the proposition of a specific examination to a divi- sion, which was negatived by a majority ot 117 to G7. After a mixed discussion and examination. Mr. HUME proposed to ask tbe witness the purport of the passages from which the Orange symbols were taken. On a division Lhe motion was rejected by a majority of 1.31 to 77, Mr. Piunkett a second time voting in opposition to Ministers. After some farther discussion, Mr. JONES moved, as an amendment, that the Chairman report progress that day six months. The sooner, he said, the subject was consigned to oblivion the betttf. On a division ihe numbers were— for the amendment, 42— against it, 173— majority, 151. • After some discussion as to the course to be adopted on re- suming the inquiry, it was ordered ibat the Chirinan lepoit progress, and obtain leave to sit again to- morrow. Tuesday, May 27- Mr. Secretary PEEL obtained leave to bring in Bills to enable Judges to abstain from pronouncing sentence of death excepting in ca- es of Alurde r to extend the benefit of Clergy lo certa. ii cases of felony, and to repeal the Black Act relating to the cutting of young trees, bop poles, & c. SHERIFF OF DUBLIN. The House then resolved itself into a Committee on the Irish Inquiry. After having, examined one witness, from whom there was no material fact elucidated, Colonel BARRY - aid, that there was yet another witness, but tie did .. ot wish to occupy farther time. He was satisfi- ed on the part of the Sheriff. Mr. CALCRAFT moved, that the Chairman report the whole of the evidence, Hie inquiry having closed.—( Hear, hear!) Mr. DENM AN said, there would be resolutions hereafter moved on tile evidence. The C H AI R M A N then reported the whole of the evidence, and the inquiry closed. Wednesday, filrn/ 28. EXCISE PROSECUTIONS IN SCOTLAND. Mr. HUME st tied, that returns, in pursuance of an order of the House, had been made from Scotland, showing the prosecutions in the departments of tbe Excise and Customs : tbe latter returns were complete ; but to make the former equally so, he moved for returns of the ext ; prosecutions in Scotland during the last five years, specifying the name of each case, tile result, anil the expenditure. Motion agreed to. SPECIAL JURIES Mr. HUME presented a petition from John Hunt. Editor of tbe Examiner Newspaper, stating that ill 1H21. be was pro Genera/ Donnadtett took possession of Cellent without the least resistance, the enemy having abandoned it be- fore his arrival. Mina, sifter having feigned a march on Manresn, tVew \ i\ mse\ f without tVie least delay to tVie left, on Saint Barthe/ rnea del Grace, passing by Olost. Instead of _ pushing on as far as Vich, he made a new turn towards | Mova, in the hopes, no doubt, of reaching Barcelona, 5 where Llohera am! Milans are already shut up. It is j affirmed that divisions ate bemunino to breakout amon" o o a $ the inhabitants. { Generals Donnatlteu ami d'Eroles follow the enemv in ! all his movements. | PARIS, May 27.— The Prince d'Eckmul ( Davoust) ! is dangerously ill i A detachinant of Spanish prisoners, escorted by gens ' d'armerie, arrived at Bordeaux the 22d inst. aud were taken to LIIC Fort du Ha. IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS. COUNT MONTI JO TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE COUNT D'ABISBAL. " In the name of our afflicted country I have recourse to your Excellency, the only person who can save her, and in- treat you to consider Spain divided and dismembered by her j own children, as in the same situation in which she was in j 1808, raising the voice of common distress, and soliciting all her offspring for a deliverer. " At that period, as at < re « etit, the disorder of her Govern- ment debilitated her to such a ilegree, as to leave her without defence, and make it ippear that it was easy to conquer her. At that time, as now, the nation which isour neighbour offered j to remedy the evils which were felt by all, took possession of j our fortresses, and introduced armies, , ith a view thereby to j ensure the happiness which it tendered, and which is the great- j esi possible that any people can enjoy, namely, a just and mo- s derate Government. Ai that time, as now, the Spaniards , were driven to despair b\ the calamities they suffered, opened | their houses a-. d their arms to the stranger, receiving and car- j rying him, as it were in triumph, through tbe northern pro- 1 virlpes upon the capital. The latter resounded with shouts of joy at the entry of the [ French troops and of the General wh led them. Every evil • was looked upon as trifling and preferable to tbe continuation of disorder and despotism, insomuch that people invoked the ! despotism of Bonaparte to get rid of that of Godoy. Even so . now the public are clamorous for the absolute King, in order ; to free themselves from anarchy and from the despotism of the • many. " In fine;— then, as now, two Powers disputed the ascen- dant, because neither of them possessed the general good will. The people, in silence and dismay, viewed with bitter smiles, and almost with complacency, the fall of their Government and even of their King, forgetting tbe mischiefs they brought on themselves and the dangers which they incurred. Bill all ar once an undaunted vrticecalled out at Aranjuez, • Long live Spain-- down with the Despot ;" and as soon as the latter had disappeared, all Spaniards united. Division was at an end ; patriotism anil valour were roused, and the Conqueror of Eu- rope at last deplored his imprudence. " It was at Aranjuez that Bonaparte lost his power ; for without the 19th of March, the Spaniards would have made no nice. But now the French are once more near the cap! energy necessary for- upholding the dignity of the n-. t'on, or proposing those conciliatory' means that might have united tlie minds of Spaniards, and have prevented foreigners from flic daring attempt to interfere in the private disputes of Spaio, by violating the territory of the nation, without any previous declaration of war. " I have observed already, aud I nmy repeat, that, in tbe capacity of General, I must obey the orders of- rhe Government, and not set the example of a pernicious/ disobedience, which would antho ise that of those Spaniards whom the law places under my orders, and would open a vast field to private ambi- tion ; but as a Spanish citizen, who may, without transgressing the laws, indulge his own thoughts respecting tbe situation of llie country, and the means whicn might be taken to rescue her from the ruiu prepared for her by discord, by fanaticism, and by tbe interests of the Individual heads of party, who disguise their ambitious views vf illi the sacred name of love for their country, and of a numerous class of men who have nothing- to lose, Slid who are inflamed vvifh the love of plunder and dis- traction alone, which would contribute to the prosperity of those persons' who can make a figure in society only whan the barriers of subordination and respect to the laws are removed. 1 am of opinion, that the majority of the nation k not solicitous to continue the Constitution of the year V8I2. though it is not lor me to investigate the causes- which miy have produced the very notorious dislike expressed to regard lo the law s emanat- ing from it That the decided majority of intelligent persons distributed among the different parlies which unfortunately divide the nation, abhors both despotism and fanaticism, and only wishes for a liberal Constitution, which may conciliate, as much as possible, all classes of the State ; un'ne the will of tbe Spaniards, hy insuring the dignity and inviolability of the Constitutional Throne •, anil do away \ he pveti- xt that may be pleaded by fo- reigners for intermeddling in our domestic concerns, to tlie manifest infraction of the law of nations; so as to compel them to desist from their enterprixe, on perceiving that Spanish wis- dom knows bow to Curb the fury of parties, and force them to retire ; because the Spaniards themselves, in concert with their Monarch, discuss like brethren the questions which divided their opinions. " That a considerable portion of tbe lower classes, unac- eustomed to think for themselves, have no opinion whatever, acton tbe rooted habit of respecting as most just that which is rrmsr ancient, and desire pillage and licentiousness, which, at the expellee of people of property, supply them with some con- veniences which thrv must forego in times of tranquillity ; and thai tbe means which might be employed i o re- establish peace and union would he— Firstly, fo oo'. ifv to the invading army that the nation, in concurrence with tbe King proposed to make in its present Constitution such alterations as experience has taught it to be necessary, to unite the minds Of the Spaniaids, and insure their happiness, as well as the dignity of the Con- stitutional l'hrone ; and that, consequently, it ought to retire from the Spanish territory, and confine Itself to amicable inter- vention by means of its Ambassador; Secondly, that his Ma- jesty and bis Government should again be established at l\[ u- drid, as the capital of ihe Monarchy, lest it should be said that he sojourns at Seville against his inclination : Thirdly, that in order lo make in the Constitution such reforms as are deemed requisite, anew Cortes should be convened, whose Deputies should present themselves with the powers specified by the Constitution : Fourthly, that it be proposed to his Majesty that he would be pleased to chusea Ministry, which should be wedded to no party, and should deserve tbe confidence of all, as Well as that of foreign powers. Ami, fifthly, that a general amnesty should be decreed ; and that a disposition should be evinced to pay attention to, and employ, without any regard to former opinions, all Spaniards who, from their penetration, service*, and patriotism, should be worthy of being preferred. " Such is my private opinion ; and as a Spanish citizen, who is terrified at the present situation of his country, and who, at the expellee of his blood, would prevent the effusion of that of his fellow citizens, I will cheerfully subscribe any representa- tion which may bring about so sacred an object. " Goo preserves your Excellency manv years. . ( Signed) " The Coiidede ABISBAL. " Madrid, May 15, 1823." tract fill open day, when perceivings French ship of the line, it oh'lv Sought to make its escape ; its ohstinaes'iti not allowing itself to be searched as ldtvr'as it thought it might possibly abuse mv moderation ; its fate course ; its - effort to acculcratg- its flight hv disembarrassing itself of anv thing which' rtiiglffiiripede it ; it9 ilrufiiuiefit, and its dispositions fix- attack and - defence, which e$ e » ckisted when it bjifbe'ert boarded ; ift fiitev cverr thing has per- suaded me that the Cnptairf- of this corsair, aware of the hostilities against France," or at leant presuming them to exist, intended to take one of our ships. [ gave the necessary orders that the corsair might be provisionally detained, r. nd that it might he brought with the Jean Bart, to Martinique : 60 Frenchmen were put on Ixfard, in exchange for 118 Spaniards which had been taken from it. The seals were strictly put on the' hatchwavs in presence of the pretended Supercargti, who remained in care of it, together - wit/ f M. Herbert, mid- shipman, to whom I have given the command of the vessel. An officer of marines and ten soldiers have also been put on board as tin additional security for the invio- lability of all tbe property— nothing whatever lias been taken out of the vessel. When I notified to the Spanish Captain my resolu- tion to taVe tbe vessel to Martinique, tbfcte no sort arrangement that he did not propose to me in conjunction with the self- styled supercargo jwbo 1- have since learned is merely an adroit \ vdssenger\ ; aa for instance, to iles- trov his armament, to land a part of his crew, and only to leave suelt a number of men as were altsiilutels' neces- sary for the navigation of the ship to Cadi!. He was extending his propositions even still further, when 1 put nn end to theiu l> v nosttiveW infotuiing him that [ would not receive any of them, and that my derision was irre- vocalAe. FROM GEItlU A H PA PERS. VlF. SNA, Vfttv 10 — Hie new Loan tor 30 minions of florins is concluded with Messrs. Rothschild, Arn- stent, Gevmullev, nnd Co. NVIIEMBERC, May 16.— Reports of eraragain alarm the merchants, it Is affirmed tbat Austria Is taVuig measures which would prove that she has suddenly chang- ed her political system, since means, it is said, are dis- cussed lor tbe support of an army of observation, with- out its being known on wl/ ich of its frontiers the Court of Vienna intends to assemble tliis arm v. BRUSSELS, May 24 — Her Majesty tfie Queen of Sweden arrived here yesterday, 011 her way to Stockholm, to be present at the marriage of her son, Prince Oscar; with the Princess of Leuchtenberg. CONSTANTINOPLE, April ' 26.— On the 22d of THIS month several dischar - es of artillery announced the birth of a new Imperial Prince, who has been named Abdul Medschid ; since then all the mosques and minarets have been illuminated. The Sultan is gone to his summer residence, which is called Bekitschaf. The new- boni child has just been attacked with an epileptic fit. The Capitavi Pacha is Still on the point of setting sail for the Archipelago. A very considerable Greek fleet, divided into three squadrons, and having several fire- ships, is lying in wait for him at the entrance of the Dar- danelles. " PROCLAM ATI ON. " INHABITANTS OF MADIUD I — If military operations, and the desire of not compromising the generous people of Madrid. • force me to evacuate the capital, I will not abandon it till ! the garrison shall be relieved by an enemy's force, destined to i insure the public tranquillity, by means of a convention, autho- ' riled by the laws of war. If some evil disposed persons have flattered themselve, with having an opportunity of pillage and disorder, they must renounce their criminal projects, arid lest certain that an exemplary chastisement will be the recompense of any movement not authorised by tbe law. " I have respected and I respect the opinions of every one. j because I am persuaded that a liberal Government, ought to act ttius, when those who are not agreed upon the merit of the established laws are still not wanting in the punctual observation of them ; but I will not permit the fury of parties to stain with j blood the soil of a nation most discreet, and that the pertidioas and ambitious views of a small number of persons shall com- promise the tranquillity of a city distinguished by it patriotism and its intelligence. " l^ he Gonde d- c ALJISB AL. ! " Madrid, May 19, 1823." secuted to conviction by the Attorney- General for a libel 011 the House of Commons. That he has since been prosecuted ® resista by the Constitutional Association for an alleged libel 011 the j tal: tbe general will cannot be mistaken ; the injustice and late King, which ptosecution is now pending. The question j perverseness of the existing Government are well known ; still r 1 iSerf by this petition appeared to be whether the Master of the Crown Office ought to have tbe powerof picking tbe jurymen at his own pleasure from the Freeholders' Book. X could not be denied that if an, man bad ibis power, any bias he might feel would show itself in his nomination of the juries.— In this case it appeared that the Master would not nominate any Juror to whom the title of (< Esquire" was not given in the book. Tbis determination excluded the majority of the Freeholders; and the petitioner observed too, that the- title of " Esquire" was given, in many cases, to persons in trade.— He ( Mr. Hume) knew of no law which authorised tbe exclu- [ sion of the Freeholders generally. The Master admitted that I if he had the inclination to act unfairly, be bad the power to do ! No complaint in this instance was 111 ide against the Master; per . ' we do not hear the shout which all are hoping fur, of " Spain for ever ! Independence for ever !" The armed force, the war- riors of Spain, are split into parties, outdoing each other in acts of injustice, because none of them is sanctioned by the ge- neral will.— The soldier is loth to incur useless dangers ; be deserts his ranks, and will ultimately abandon bis Generals, who find it impossible 10 support any cause. " Let, therefore, your Excellency come to a decision, and stretch forth your hand to save yourself and to save us, that is, the e untry. Her welfare js the first law. Your Excellency knows an . has declared, that the sovereignty of the people being once recognized, it becoiiies a duty to oney the general will, which amounts to tliis, that the constitution of 1812 ought not to be retained, because it does not guarantee individual safety, but it was contended that this power, in a servant of the Crown, ! nor preserve the dignity of the Spanish monarchy, tt/' ic hufmir iimnvtnpl' \ i r » inili vulnul unodit lwi < >••!,- « -<->. I miih 5 !• » 1 - . •. . ... P ..)...„ .. 11 , I„.,;.-, v . was highly improper. No individual ought to be trusted with . I After some discission, the petition was read aud ordered to ; beprintcd. Mr. HUME presented a similar petition from J. U. Trust, a bookseller, in confinement in Newgate.— Ordered 10 be print- ed. Mr. HUME then gave notice, that early next Session lie would move for a Committee to inquire into the practice of striking Special Juries.— ( Hear..) Lord NUGEN T moved for leave to bring in a liill to con- fer on English Catholics the right of voting at elections, and generally to place them in the same state of enjoyment of all civil privileges as the Catholics of Ireland. After a debate of some length, without a division, leave was given to brin" in the bill. ADJOURNMENT. Mr. Secretary CANNING moved, that the House do, at its rising, adjourn till Friday. — Agreed to. Friday May 30 Mr. ATTWOOD presented a petition from certain work- ing classes in the neighbourhood of Stockport, complaining of the low rare of wages, and attributing that depression to the use of machinery, steam- engines, & c. which was ordered to be printed. Mr. HUME moved for returns of the receipts & c. of the Hoard of Trustees iu Edinburgh for tbe last ten years. — Or- dered. Mr. HUME gave notice that on Tuesday lie should bring forward a motion respecting tbe laws affecting artizans. Lord A. HAMILTON took this opportunity to state, that, the ibirijj reading of the Scots Sheriff's Courts liill stood 011 ihe orders without a single opportunity having been afforded for its discussion. He was desirous of opposing part of it. The LORD ADVOCATE said, that he had postponed it three times already to afford the Noble Lord an opportunity of speaking 011 the bill. He was now desirous of bringing it fur- ward. LEATHER TAX. Mr. C A LCR AF f said, that with reference to his notice of motion for tbe repeal of the leather tax, lie saw no chance, in the present state of the business of the House, of reviving it this session. He must, therefore, unless a great alteration was made in the mode of collection, or unless the tax was re- pealed, be should bring the subject before tile House early next session. WILLIAM MURRAY BORTHWICK. Mr. ABERCROMBY observed, upon the frequent post- ponement of his motion respecting William Murray Borihwick, and said that be should certainly bring it forward on the dav he had fixed, viz. tbe oil o-- June. The Sheriffs' Court ( Scotland) Bill ( third reading) was post- poned till Monday, in cuascqtieuce of the absence IJJ' the Mcrn- liers interested in it. " Proclaim, therefore, what all desire, and act in concert with the other Generals who entertain the same sentiments.— Declare yourself independent until the King, shall be releas- ed. Collect your army, and hasten to destroy the origin of discord, so that the factious, the royalists, and the foreigners, being deprived of every pretext may have their designs frustrat- ed, if they wish to rob us of llle glory of delivering the King ; and their plans totally defeated, if, under this pretexi, they conceal some other wish. •• You 1 Excellency ought fo consider that 110 party can be sustained without strength, and you may already have perceiv- ed that the latter cannot be acquired without public confidence, to obtain which it is necessary to act in conformity with the general will. " Were I not well assured that your Excellency loves Spain and giory, I should not apply to you to avail yourself of the grandest opportunity which has ever occurred, of becoming the deliverer not only of Spain, but of all Europe. It would be an insult upon your penetration to dwell upon the melancholy consequences, and, above all, upon the uselessness of taking any other resolution ; for to attempt the defence of any cause with few forces, when more numerous forces are at hand, is 10 enfeeble the cause which we desire to uphold. " To sum up the whole, I am certain that it is as impos- sible to establish despotism in Spain, as it is to sustain the Con- stitution of 1812 ; with this difference only, that, at tbe ex- pence of blood and numerous forces, the former might be kept up for some time, but, to put in practice the Constitution of the year 1812, is physically and morally impossible, and con- sequently it has failed in Spain and every where else, for it is contradictory in itself, and contains the principles of its own destruction. It could prevail nowhere, because it is out of tile' powerof man to create beings with qualities essentially contra- dictory. " Let your Excellency consider these truths, which the love of his country have suggested to him who prays God to pre- serve you inanv years, ( Signed) " The Conde del MONTIJO. Madrid," May 11, 1823." ANSWER OF COUNT D'ABISBAL. ( TRANSLATION.) " Most Excellent Sir— This day was delivered to me, by the Chief of tile Etat- Major, tho letter of your Excellency, dated tbe lllii instant ; and, iu reply to it, it is my duty to observe to yop, that, as the Chief of tbis district, and Com- mander of tlie army, it is incumbent on me to comply with the orders of the Government atthe head of which is his Majesty, and that 1 ain resolved to pursue this line of conduct, though I am fully convinced that., unfortunately for the nation, the Ministry wbich governs it is incapable of rescuing it from the dangers to which it is - reduced by the unskitfuluess of the pre- ceding Ministries, and by tbe unpardonable imprudence of the last, who have provoked the- present war ivithout displaying the MINISTER OF THE MARINES AND COLONIES, j EXTRACT from a REPORT O/ LIAROM MEYNARD BE LA FAROE, REAR- ADMIRAL. On board Ihe vessel Jean B- oi, at anch - r in ihe road off Fort Royal ( Martinique) March 12, 1823. i I have the honour to inform your HxcelTencv of the arrival at Martinique, 011 the 11th of March, at nine o'clock, p. in. of the ship Jean Bart, after a passage of j 31 days, without having experienced any untoward cir- cumstance, and without having any of the crew so ill a3 to require to be sent to the hospital. O11 the 20th of February, I came in sight of the island ' of Saint Mary, one of the Azores. I continued my course to the West of these island, wlien, on the 22d, at half past two in the morning, I was informed that there was a ship very near, which appeared as if it were watching us. I immediately came on deck, and, with the aid of my night glass, I already thought it was a cor- sair, when a ball fell close to the vessel. I had force enough to pulverize the aggressor, but wishing to avoid' all mistake, and to put this madman entirely in the wrong, I ohly raised a lantern, at the poop, and ma- noeuvred so as to observe him at day- light. At six o'clock it was light enough to distinguish the flags. I hoisted those of the Jean Bart, and made press of sail. At three quarters past six I saluted him with* blank, cart- ridge, fired from the side opposite to his vessel. In a moment the vessel hoisted a large Spanish flag, which he only kept up a short time, ami having fired a shot- it us, he made all possible sail to avoid me. I continued the pursuit, without any mark of hostility, till a quarter nast one, when I ordered a shot to be fired. He only per- sisted more obstinately in flying, and with the assistance of sweeps, succeeded in getting out of the resell of shot. The pursuit continued with perseverance all night. We cleared for action, and, by the aid of good night- glasses, the vessel was not lost sight of for a moment. We pro- fited so dexterously by all the changes of the wind, anil their bad manoeuvres, that, turning against them seve* ral feigned tacks they made, we had the satisfaction, ort the 2Jd, at sun- rise, to see the vessel under tiie quar- ter of the Jean Bart, to windward. I ordered the French colours to be hoisted at the sound of music and a volley of musquetry. Their vessel then hoisted the flog of a Spanish corsair, at the same time endeavouring to get off, and hoisting several small sails which it had not yet spread. Another shot failed in making them bring- to, as it had hopes that by means of the breeze which sprung up, its swift sailing would secure its tfscape. ] then tried a fire from two 36- pounders on it, the shots from vvhich, though they went beyond it, did not pre- vent it from continuing its course. A third fired at it; went so near it that the ship then allowed Itself to be searched. From an examination of the ship's papers, we found that it is culled the i\ ueva Veloz Mariana, 34-. 5 tons ; that it is a corsair, armed with 24t twelve- pounders, hav- ing 176 men on board, and a cargo for Cadiz, from Vera Cruz and Havaifna, consisting nearly of three mil- lions in specje ; and as much in vanilla, indigo, cochi- neal, and other merchandize of small bulk. The at' tckof this corsair during the night against a ship whose flag it could not have known, is an lnl'rin. re- ment of the right of nations, if it is not even an act of piracy : it is, to say the least of it, an act of hostility against France ; and no doubt, but if tbe Jean Bart had been merely a merchant vessel, it would have become the prize of this corsair! Its arrogance, whilst it thought that it could reckon 011 its swift sailing, its hostile coti- LONDON, June 3. His Majesty is expected in the course of next week at his Cottage, Windsor, where he will remain until after Ascot races. On Wednesday the Duke of York visited the King; and the Earl of Liverpool and Count Minister had audi- ences " s Majesty. PITT CLUB.—" The Triennial Commemoration of the Birth- dav of Mr. Pitt was celebrated 011 Wednesday, by a dii er, at Merchant Tailors' Hall. At about half- past six Lord Kenvon took the chair. He was sup- ported on his right bv the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Hare, Wood, and Earl Man- vers ; 011 the left, bv the Earl of Westmorland, the Earl of Liverpool the Earl of Lonsdale, Lord W. Befesford, and Lord Rolle. The speeehee and pro- ceedings differed 111 no respect from the speeches and proceedings on the same anniversary any time these half dozen years, or ever since this celebration fell into the hands of what may he termed the rump of the original Pittite party. So exactly similar was the whole busi- ness. that even the Noble aud Learned Lord Eldon could not be prevailed upon to spare the company the usual inconsistency of a declaration in regard to tolera- tion, expressly opposed in principle to the opinion of the Statesman whose memory was under commemora- tion. The meeting is said to have been more numerous than last year. We are pleased to see that the sittings of the Greek Committee, at the Crown and Anchor, are now daily from one to four, instead of weekly. Three hours a day may be well devoted to the task of arranging and dis- tributing such intelligence as cannot fail to afl'ord the public a correct view of the present state of Greece. Dispatches have been received by Ministers from Se- ville, which contain an account of the defection of Count Abisbal from the patriotic cause. His correspondence with Count Moutijo will be found in a preceding column. The following account is from the Morning Chronicle : " What we have ourselves heard of Ahisbal's treachery is as follows :— O11 or about the 17th instant, placards containing an order of the day, signed by the Commander in Chief, appeared 011 the corners of the streets in Ma- drid, addressed to the inhabitants, whom he advised- to give a good and cordial reception to the French, then expected to arrive in a few davs; for as the national government was too weak to defend the capital, and the sacrifice of it had been determined upon, any useless re- sistance would not only be improper, but also involve the people eventually in distress. The insidious manner in which the paper was penned, the old recollection of Abisbal's conduct ( by 110 means effaced by his late re- proaches and remonstrances to his brother, who, it will be remembered, early joined the French), added to some local circumstances which had partly unmasked the real tendency of his politics and actions, created a great fer- ment among the staff and the principal inhabitants, and a spontaneous meeting took place, in which it was deter- mined to appeal to the army. It was, in short, agreed, that it would be proper to depose and arrest Abisbal; but when the officers commissioned for this purpose reached his house, they found he had fled, accompanied by a single aid- de- eainp. General Espinosa was called to the command, when an appeal, accompanied by all the circumstances, was made to the army, and thev we're left to decide whether it would be better to defend Ma drid, or withdraw towards Estrenradura, and be ready- to act 011 their flank if the French advanced, and thus keep the road open to Andalusia, if it should he requisite. The officers and army determined that it would be im- politic to defend a place that had been the theatre of u treachery, the extent of which was not yet known, and therefore that it would be better to second the views ot the National Government, nllotv the French to advance without interruption, and trust to time. Letters were on Saturday received from I. i- hon by the Packet to 10th instant, and 18th from Vigo. Tlie Lisbon let- u- rs speak in terms of the greatest enthusiasm of the lie of feeling in the whole of Pmtugal, where not the smallest trace of rebellion is left. All the departments of Government 4ro labouring with the greatest activity to forward the preparations for defence ; and a corps d'urirt- e was to be complete by the end of the month, lo consist of 40.000 tiooi> s of the line, id tbe finest order. A decree had been issued to the Governors of the Provinces, urging them to bring forward their respec- tive contingents of recruits, wlien the whole army of regulars would amount to sixty thousand men. The advices received from the provinces mention, that the local Authorities had met with every facili y in obtaining men, so ready wefe the youths to serve a- this critical moment. In some places, many more volunteer- hail offered themselves than were demanded by Go- vernment— so that arrangements had been made to take them, with a view to relieve tiijse districts in which tbe. population was thin. Letters have been received io town - fi- rim Gibraltar, dated the 6th iast, which state, that it was expected the Marquis ot'Hastings would embark, at that fortress) the followii'g < Jav, for Genoa,, The suite of tiie Noble Marquis is coining to England. On Tuesdav morning, Mr. Lack, the King's Mes- senger, arrived in Downing Street, with dispatches from Sjvnn, which journey he accomplished with great speed, . on account of favourable winds ; wC understand he was nine d.- ivs less on his Journey than the Messenger who ar- rived 011 Mondav. On Tuesday, a Ballot was taken at the East India House for the Election of a Director, in the room of Joseph Cotton, Esq. who had disqualified. At six o'clock the glasses were closed arid delivered to the Scruti- neers, who reported the Election to have, fallen on John Baillie, Usq. DUBUV, May 3— It is with deep regret we have to state, that four baronies, some of them within ten miles of Dublin, in this county, arp likely to he put un- der the protection of the insurrection act. An appli- cation to this effect has been made to the Lord Lieu- tenant bv a Ixmch of thirty Magistrates, who assembled ut Haas on Moudav last. TUey a\\ agreed that the state of tire covn: v was dreadful,' and required constant vigil- ance, for which purpose it was determined to hold Gene- ra! Sessions . every foitniiiht. giil for Madras, ou her homeward voyage, about the 31st of January. The Aim and Ameli.' i, Short, arrived at Eengy! from London on the 12th January, 73d regiment marched into th< MARKETS. $ 0. AVERAGE PRICES OF CORX. Tin* following is the General Average which governs Im- jiortatu. i, taken from itie Weekly Returns of tlie quanti- lie. s and Price of British Corn, Winchester measure, in England and Wales ' lie week ended 24( h May. Wheat, - . ,59> 10d j Beans, . S4s 5 A Rye, - - 32- 7ii ( Peas, . Stjs od Barley. - 54 « Si) j Oatmeal, - 00s Od Oafs, 27s. 4<( j Bear or Bij;, . 00s OOd The Average Price ol Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com- puted from the Returns made in the week ended the SfSlli May is 54*. ^ d per cwt. duty exclusive. fTo'AK EXCHANGE. June 2. " ~ During the. whale " f Friday our market was duller than we IMMWIIW it f « T a iong time, the consumers refusing to pur- chase cither WVieal or O its, unless at a reduction of Is. to 2s. pet quarter; and such of tlie factors as forced sales were obliged to tin it. it that sacrifice. It is but right, however, to slate, that the great proportion of the holders declined effect- ing sales at the red ut lion, rather preferring to wait than sub- mit to the sacrifice. The market lUis morning is precisely in the same state as on Friday, ami consequently scarcely any s lies are effected. The vety superior samples of picked White Wheal may be quoted as high as 6' 8s. that quotation being the price asked by the holders. Ct'tt REST PRICES OP G It A IN. s. s. d. s. s. d.' Wheat, white ... 66 to 68 0 Do. Feed . 24 to 28 0 ' Do. superfine ... — to — 0 Beans, small . .. — to — 0 Wheat, red ... 50 to 62 0 Do. Tick . 25 to 35 0 | Ii4rl<! y ... ... 28 to 3,3 0 B. atfs, harrow — to — 0 1 Dti. tine ... oo ro ,77 0 Pease, Maple . . — to — 0 1 live 7,5 to 37 0 Do. White . — to - 0| Malt 5.5 to 64 0 Do. Boilers . . 40 to - 13 0 | Oats Potatr. e ... 30 to 32 0 Pease Ilog .. — to — 0 Do. Poland ... 27 to 30 0 Flour, 55s. to 60>. — Seconds, 50s. 55s.' ''. HADDINGTON CORN MARKET, May 30. A small supply of Wheat in market, which met with a dull sale; prices rather lower than last day— Barley Gd. and Oats is. 6d. lower than last day. Cleat. ! Barley. Outs. I Pease. Beans. 1 irsr 31 s Sd I 50s Od 23s Od | 20s Od 20s ' 0,1 Second——- 30s Od j g. 7s Od ,20s Od j 18s Od 18s Od Third - 28s Od | 2Gs 0.1 18s Od j 16s Od 16s Od This dav there were 458 bolls of Oatmeal in Edinburgh Maike', Which sold at Is. .5( 1. per perk. GLASGOW TTT. FI MARKET, May 26.— There were 334 head of black Cattle in" our market today. The whole were sold off'at an, early period of the day. Prices were much the same as last week. Inferior beef sold from 6s. to 7s. ; Inst stwt l> iff from 8s. to 9s. a stone. There 288 black- faced Sheep, which sold from 22s. to 28s. a few white- faced, which ioW from 25s. to 30s. a head. Glasgow Whitsun- Monday Fair was held on Monday.— The show of saddle, carriage, ami draught, horses was- very great. In the early part of the day the sales were few, and at reduced prices, but, in the afternoon the demand increased, and the prices improved ; they were, however, lower than that Obtained at the last ftutberglen Fair. Men servants were hired readily, and weges were on the advance. A vast number of country people attended and whose respectable appearance aud jjyous conduct, we were happy to observe, showed no marks of- agricultural distress. MoarrfM May £ 8'. — At our market this day. there wns a stlort supply',- of cattle, which sold readily at last week's prices Being a ftill maiket of sheep, they met with dull sale ; prices rather lower, and part left unsold. Beef from 5s. 6d. to Cs. Td. per stone, sinking oflal. Mutton. 5s lQd. to 6s. At Du'ose Market, on Wednesday the 21st instant, there was a great show of sheep, principally hogs; those in good condition sold readily ; interior were dull sale. Bred hogs frotfi 23s. t„ 3Is. 6d ; one line lot was sold higher : half bred fiom 20s. to 28-.. 6d. Cheviot from iOs. to 16s. The few lean wedders that were ii) the market sold from 16' s. to IDs.— Very few cattle, and dull sale. Tlie Shandon maiket was held 17th inst. the supply of cattle being augmented by those that remained unsold on the preced- ing day at Callender, was fully as large as usual, and they had a much finer appearance. The cattle were nearly all taken oft' at prices about 5 per cent, above those obtained at Callander. The purchases made by the south country dealers were less than usual, while the protectors of good pastures in the coun- ties of Stirling, Dumbarton, and Renfrew bought largely. SMITH FIELD MARKET, June 2. To sink tiie Oil ill. per stone of 8lbs. Beef. 3s Od to 3, 8,1 t Veal, 4s Od to 5s 0! Mutton, 3s 0< 1 to 3s 4d j Pork, 3s Od to 4s Od Beasts. 22S8— Sheep, & c. 1S. 660—- Calves. 220— Pigs, 220 3 pcrC. Red. 3 perCt. C. 3| Cents. 4 per Ceafs. India Stock, PRJCE OF STOCKS. SO 79} SO j India Bonds, SOJJ! 91} 97al 251 J F. x. B. Lottery Tickets, Cons, tor Ac. 37 30 pr. 16 19 pr. " HI NAVAL REGISTER. FROM LLOYD'S MARINE LIST, May 27. The A' re<!, Roger, fiom Port Matia, bound to Greenock has put into Luce* to repair, having sprung a leak in her up- per works. ForrsjtorrB, May 26.— The Belinda, Coverd'de, from Londou to New South Wales, and Van Die- man's Land, lias come into harbour to be docked at Fareham, having been on shore on tl* e. Owers. She has been surveyed; she is now tak- ing- in part at* her cargo which was discharged, and will be ready for sea on Wednesday morning. She has not sustained the 1. ast damage. M A V — Barbarizes, April 21.— Yesterday arrived here the Spanish schooner Two Sisters, Compliho, from Porto Rico St. I n, mi. is to Cadiz, laden with cocoa. She was captuivu 4ill ufi'thc Azores, liy the Columbian brig Eagle, Captain iettg^ ride and ordered for La Guyr. i, with a prize lunsre r nr.; t"-> ur men. ' Hie Spanish master induced the foul tner. hi j.' tn him in retaking the vessel from the prize master. Whiteiiveo, May 26.— The Bardsea of Jluryport, Achtu, sailed from Marj puct 10th inst. ( coat laden) and has not sinci fac- tn he- aid o£ VViv « aIio, May 25—" Hie sloop Fr iends of Colchester, Tran- j, « m, from Jersey fur Fa* ersS> a< n was lust during the gale on jbe Mi lust. am1, the crew ti.- o* K. ti. EAST FXDIA. SIRII'L'EXG. The Ertst Iskjia Company's ship Wiochclsea, arriv ed oSVtii?. Wight on Saturday, Site left Bengal on the 3Qtb of Jarmnry, ami Si. IteScEa the I Oth of April.— Tfae FhaBses, Generai Hewitt, and Marchioness of Elv. « . crc lying at the new attdiorage wheu the Wiachclstu left B « i<; aL LtVEB. Poni, May 93— Arrived, the John Taylor Atkinson, f. » n; fiengaL Sailed from the Sand Heads ' ilst January, atstl front St. Helena 30th March. The East India Company's shijis Canninrr and Earl ol Balcarres, arrived off the Wight on Smidav ; thev left China the 27th of January, aai St. Helena the 13th of April. The Repulse, outward bound, remained at • Sfc iifieaa at the date last, meittiontd. The Sir Davit1 Scott alsj crrivoi uS- the Wight. She saiicd from Chine and St. Helena on the same day as the Canning and JiakarrtS. The Coldstmam- was cxpectcd ". o leave Eci - EDINBURGH, June. 4. PITT CI. UB— On the 28th ult. the triennialmPfit- inrr of the Pitt Club of ' Scothnd was held in Otnan's Waterloo Hotel, where between 300 and 400 tncnihcrb sat down to dinner, the Right Hon. the Eari ol'Hope- toun in'ttie Cliair ; Lord Forbes, Geiierul SirJ. Hope, Admiral Sir D. Milne, and the Lord Provost, acting as Cronpier9. The excellent band of the Scots Greys ne. rfoniK'J several airs during dinner ;- and. Mr. Gow's iiand, with the vocal talents of Messrs Swift, Lees, Tcmpleton, & c. enlivened the company occasionally afterwards during the evening. Yesterday the price of Oatmeal fell one penny per peck in Edinburgh Market. Price of New Potatoes in Edinburgh Market yester- day, c2s. per pint. A company of the Castle on Monday, from Hall. SUODEN Death YnV regret to state that, on Wednesday evening sc'entuglit, the lie'v. Mr. Watson of WbitWn, immediately after returning from the As- sembly to his lodgings, was discovered dead in his chair. Medical aid was instantly procured, but found inef- fectual. It is1 with sincere satisfaction we notice a circum- stance highly honourable to our national ebuveb. Dur- in< r the fute sittings of the General Assembly, the re- porters for the public press were accommodated with scats, expressly set apart for them; and every atten- tion was vuid to their convenience. The church has thus tV. e merit of being the first of all our public bodies to recognise the utility of its proceedings being made public by means of the press; and bas set an example which we wouM be glad to see imitated by other Courts, in which more liberality might be expected.— Scotsman. On tine 26th mttant, tbe eWereof the VWonv parish, Glasgow, waited on the [ lev. Dr. Burns, and alter con- gratulating him on ' his, entering into the' 50th year of bis ministry, and 54th of his connexion with the parish, they presented him with , an elegant Bible mid Psalm Book, as a token of tbeir high esteem and regard. In the evening, a number of them dined together, and were much gratified in having the company of their venerable and much respected Pastor on this interesting occasion. The Glasgow Herald of yesterday sa vs, " We are sorry to say, that ' in consequence of unhappy disputes betwixt the Master and Operative Spinners, almost all the cotton mills in Glasgow and its immediate neighbour- hood are shut this morning. In the mean time large erections in the different departments of the cotton ma- nufacture, particularly spinning and weaving mills, are fetting up all around, and very extensive: speculations were made iii both the Liverpool and Glasgow cotton markets last week. L YCJ'JJM. TVTILLIAM ROBfvKTSON begs leave gratefully * » lo ncknoH led- je the lJatron,* i< re this Institution has received since its establishment, and he respectfully informs the S'lihicribers and the Public, that the New Subscii;) tioii commences Ist June. The central Situation, moderate Subscription, and superior Accummofliiiinn of these Rooms, recommend them - to the ajieuiion and -. up: ort of the Public. ' I'he Itooiris. are furnished with most of the T. ondon arid Provincial Newspapers, Renews. Magazines, and such other Publications m are adapted to an Institution of this nature. No exjience lias been spared to render it in every respect complete, and as W.. li.. is determined to give his most care- ful attention M tlie management, in a inosr liberal manner, he trusts- he shall meet with that, supporj which he shall always use his ut « ros[ eii'deav/ rurs to- deserve, lie therefore respectfully solicits: those Gentlemen, who are inclined to favour him with their subscriptions, lo have the goodness to leave their names at tlie Rooms, or at the Library, Broad Street, Subscribers have the accommodation of transacting Business ill the Committee Room. Yearly Subscribers to tlie Library, who are also yearly sub- scribers tp the Lycaium, will tie entitled to an extra Book. ANNU41. SU/ lSCiai'T/ ON, II 6 HALF MARLY, • « ) is o QUARTERLY, £ 0 10 6 xCr ^ EW'SV. WF. US to be disposed of SECOND D \ Y •• ' run STAR. Daily Paper— LIVERPOOL ADVEH- TISF. U, DVSDEli ADVE. lt VISDft, and ISVEtt- NESS JOUHtfAL, Weekly Papers. Union Street, May tH, IMS. remove. " OOBERT STEEL, BAKER, begs leave to inti- - t,^ irwite to his friends, that he has HLMOVED to that SHOP in the EXCHEQUUU ROW, formerly oecupietl by . Mr. W.- ir. SMITH. Glazier, where he hopes to meet with a coot inn • ance of their favours. II. S. has a neat and genteel KURNISHDO FLOOR, in MR. GMI, IJKN'S House, Shtpvow, wliieh he will Let T)^ tl. e Week, Man lb, or during the liace Week. SHIP BREAD, a, usual. And Coffee Toasted iti a superior manner. - BIRTHS. At Ruchill, on the 27th ult. Mrs. Hamilton Dundau, of a daughter. « At Edinburgh, on the 2d inst. the Lady of William L. White, 1 , Advocate, of a son. MARRIAGE. At Edinburgh, on the 29th inst. Mr. William Macpherson, merchant, Edinburgh, to Elizabeth, only daughter of the late Bailie Wilson, Esq. writer. DEATHS. At Calcutta, on the 2d January last, the Hon. Francis SempHI, youngest son of the Right Hon. Lord Sempill. At Boulogne- sor-. Mer. oil the 20th ult. Captain William Baird, son of Sir James G. Baird, Bart, of Saughtonliall. At his house, bead of Pluasance, on the 6th inst. aged 29, Mr. David Samuel, teacher. A » his father's house, James's Square, on the 2d instant. Archibald M'Lean Scott, aged 20, son of Mr. Wra. Scott, of the Bill Chamber. At his house Foun'ainbridge, Edinburgh, on tile 7th inst. Mr. George Caw, printer. At Canonmills. on the 28th ult. Mrs. Drysdale, widow of • the Rev. William Drysdale. At Ambleside. Westmorland, Mr. Green, the celebrated artist of the Lakes in that couoty and Cumberland. At Dumfries House, tlie seat of the Marquis of Bute, on the 4th inst. Mr. John Murray, in the 71st year of his age and - 19th of his service as coachman and gamekeeper to the family. At his seat in Worcestershire, on the 13th inst. the Right Hon. William, Earl Beauchamp. At Net her house, Lesmahagow, on the ggth ult. the Bev, Samuel Peal, Chaplain of his Majesty's service. ATHENiEUM. HPIIE Subscribers to the A THRNJE UM are re- A- tpectfully informed, that the Large and Elegant HA L L, intended for this Establishment, will, it is hoped, be read// J'or occnpario'i hi/ the beginning of JULY. The Room will be finished and furnished in a suitable style oj elegance and com- fort ; and the Proprietor is hop f'ul, that if the Establishment ineeti, with cor responding support, the former Animal Subscrip- tion of £\ 1 Is. 6< i. will be sufficient to meet the Expenditure. Communications respecting Subscriptions, or orders, fir Second Day Papers, may be given to HEKRY WILSON, the Attendant. TO THE PUBLIC. ' IMIE SUBSCRIBER takes the liberty of returning i thanks to those Ladies and Gentlemen who have honour- ed him w ith their patronage in his line of business for these twenty years past ; and. as he is giving up business at the term, his whole STOCK io TE A DE will be sold by private bargain, at prime cost; and he particularly recommends his stuck of II AIR, which he is confident such a quantity and quality has • not been offered fot sale in any Shop in Aberdeen for thirty / ears past, at one time, and all ready for work ; and likew ise an assortment of Gentlemen's, CKOl* WIGS, and other False Hair. Also, a neat assortment of PERFUMERY ; SHELL COMBS; RAZORS; SCISSA RS; and DRESSING BOXES, and a great variety of other articles in the line.— Credit will be given foi sums ubove £ a. Having a great many Outstanding Debts, he hopes they will be paid by the individuals due. on or before the 23d day of June curt, otherw ise they will be given in to a man of business, or sold by public roup. ALSO. Intends, in the course of next week, to commence LEND- ING MONEY on GOODS, io that House, presently pos- sess^ by hint, back of James' Street— entry from James* otreet and Virginia Street. The House is fitted up in sucha way as to keep the Goods clean and free from daiup. Atten- dance and secrecy will be particularly attended to. Hours ot admittance, from 11 till 2 forenoon ; and from 3 to. 6 evening. N. B, — Several. ROOMS and CLOSETS to Let, in same place.— Rent Moderate. , WILLIAM ANNAND. Aberdeen, June 3, 1823. B11 EWERY IN ABERDEEN, A^ Xl GO OB irILL OP AN ESTABLISHED AND LUCRA- TIVE TRADE, TO BE DISPOSED OF. FT^ HE NORTH STREET BREWKRY COM- J ^ PANY promise to convey their BREWING PREMK SEjS, , U TEXSI L'S, TllADE, and whole STOCK in TH !\ DE. by Private Contract., Tiip ' NORTH STREET BREWERY has been long well fcnown » and is tine of the oldest Brewing Establishments in this city. Thy Pjvmisfes are" centrically situated, affording short and easy access to all pavts of the town. The Property was lately walled round, and has undergone a thorough repair. The accommodation is ample and complete in all the dili'erent de- partments. The Granaries are large and airy ; and the Matl Barns, Girhals, and Cellarage, of the best kind, and suited for an extensive trade. There is an inexhaustible supply of excellent Water ort1 the premises, which is emptied into a ca- pacious Granite Gkfern. The Cop'pers, with the Stock of Casks, and other Utensils, are almost new, and of the best ' and most substantial consti t> ction. There is a commodious DWELLING HOUSE, forming part of the Premises, with suita- ble ncecdlnmodatiQn for a family ; and a COUNTING- llooji and GjAitnENV. attaehed;- 1 •'; ' I lie Parties composing the present company acquired th. e property a few years ago ; and being principally resident in the country, and having other avocations to occupy their time and attention— their great object was the renewal if this Old Establishment on a liberal scale, with a view to its prosecution by others who could devote themselves to the bu- siness, rather than to abide permanently iu the trade. The present concern has subsisted nearly three years— and by persevering exertions, and not without considerable ex- pence. a- pretty extensive and respectable business has been established, not only in Aberdeen, and on all the principal roads leading from it, but in most of the principal towns in Scotland, where the ( juality of the liquors has in general given much satisfaction. The Proprietors are ready to enter into treaty for a sale of the Property, OF to let it on Lease— in either of which events, they will make aver the whole Stock of Liquors and Utensils upon Inventory and Valuation ; great part of the price of which, as weil as of the Heritable Property, may remain for years in the hands of a purclvaser, if required. It must be obvious, that to a few individuals of skill and eapital, a more favourable opportunity could not, offer for pro- secuting the bu:. iness of Brewing. A trade has been esta- blished, which is juSt now in full operation ;. the Premises are admirably calculated for carrying on this trade at a reasonable expence ; the Utensils are seasoned ; Grain and Hops are cheap and good-— and the present operations will be continued until the moment a purchaser can assume the business. The Premises will be shewn, on application at the Brewery ; and for farther particulars, apply to James Mair, Advocate, King Street, Aberdeen. SCYI HE STONES, AND TURNIP SEEDS. ON CoxslGKMBNT, a large Cargo of Common SCYTHE STONES. 500 Dili. PATENT Do. either Round or Square. A large Stock of TURNIP SEEDS— viz. blobe, Yellow Bullock, Red, Green, and Swedish. ' These Seeds are oi' best quality, and true kinds, being pur- | chasedJ'roin most respectable and cartful Growers. Apply to LESLIE CRUICKSH ANK, Wh'o expects to band inn few days. Twenty Barrels of Fill ST AMERICAN PEARL ASHES. Aberdeen, May ' 27, 1H23. TIIE GREEKS. /] S a Meufjer of the Greek Committee of London, 1 3 request a Meeting in Dempster's Hotel, on Saturday the cl\ st inst. at two o'clock, of those persons who feel in- terested in the present struggle of the Greek Sationfor its Independence, Liberty, and Religion ' I he Resolutions of a Public Meeting, held at London on the 15th May last, ivill be laid before the Meeting, and the propriety of forming a Branch Committee, in this City, taken into consideration. A. BANNERMAN. Aberdeen, June 7. 1323. THE eiSROmCTM. ABERDEEN .- SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1S23. a ummsti) of fMttfirs. claiiiis of Greece to the gratitude of tlie civilized world considered, and the horror which tlid erviiitol world must feel at the butcheries of Scio, Cyprtis, and Smvrna, tliq appeal cannot be made to the Christian world in ya'nj They are of opinion, that a branch Committee may be established with advantage to the cgqsc in Aberdeen ; and we refer, with much pleasure, to the advertisement in this day's paper, calling a Meeting of those- disposed to favour the Greeks, and lend them w hat assistance mav be in their power, to be held in Dempster's Hotel this day fortnight. In the present, depressed state of this country, we do not flatter ourselves that a large sum of movev can be raised here for this sacred cause ; but a manifestation of the sincere good will and attachment of Scotsmen, to the descendants of those who instructed the world in the principles of true Philosophy and Science, must still have its powerful moral effect— and for that reason, we trust the Meeting shall tie numerous. . Greece is indeed a country associated with every sublime and sacred recollection— a country which produced the most perfect models in every thing interesting and ennobling to man ; models that have descended even to our times, crowned i< v the laurel of assenting time. The Grecian history, at all times highly interesting, now deserves - , o . a' the most particuVar attention— shewing as it does that, while a people arc free, virtuous, and animated with zeal for the public good, thev are invincible; and that, when the States of Grcec. e were once infected with the vices that luxury never tails to introduce, political corrup• tiotv followed— they submitted Vo the sway of tbe \> av- barians of the East, and fell into thill state'of degrada- tion, from which we sincerely hope they are now to emerge, and vindicate their claim to tiie hi ah rank thev formerly maintained among the nations of the cauh. It was said by the Emperor NAPOLEOX, that the Ministers of Great Britain are always provided with two sets of public papers, of and concerning the same affairs : one fabricated so as to be ostensible, should Parliament call for their production ; t he other real, and at ^ dl times concealed with the greatest care. Upon what grounds the licnpevor said so, we do not know -, but it sstuis very probable, that Mr. DHAKES ptihlic instructions did not warrant him to employ assassins to destroy NAPO- LEON, although his own letters prove that he acted upon such instructions ; and, according to the l'rench ac- counts, Capt. WRIGHT, who destroyed himself in prison, had been engaged in practices in no respect more creditable. In the case of Spain, oar Ministers have recognized the Constitutional Government, ai'. d Sir WILLIAM A'COUIIT has been received in Spain ; ts the accredited agent of ours— but doubts are entertained whether, when the papers concerning Spain were laid before Parliament, the public were fully informed of the nature oft he negociations. It is said, that Louts was assured he was giving no actual offence to the British Government, when he resolved upon the invasion of Spain, notwithstanding the remonstrances of the Duke of WELLINGTON ; and tatters from various parts of the Continent state, in the most unreserved manner, that the labours of Sir W. A'CouftX are unceasingly directed to the subversion of the Constitution, and there- esta- blishment of an absolute Monarchical Government. If this be really true, the facts cannot be long concealed ; but we believe it is quite certain, that our Ambassador is regarded with much suspicion by tire Cortes, and some of the Spanish Ministers ; and his well understood prac- tices at Naples tends to render the suspicion stronger. The exulting tone in which our ministerial papers in- dulged upon the arrival of the Duke d'AsGoULEME at Madrid, and the defection of ABISBAI,, a man who never deserved the confidence of the patriots, is no slight indication of the partiality of our Government to the proceedings of the allies. But in these events, we can discover nothing to render the final success of the con- stitutionalists doubtful. We have no reason to believe, that a single soldier Iras abandoned the standard of inde- pendence to join the invaders, whose earnest intreatics for immediate reinforcements have already withdrawn the garrisons from some of the frontier fortresses of France, and even Valenciennes. As yet, we are as- sured that every thing in the newly commenced warfare has gone on as the constitutional authorities expected, and as they wished. It was their plan to dftlvv the French army into the interior of their difficult country, know- ing tliat the invader must drag at each remove a length- ened chain, and become more and more exposed to suffer from the guerilla warfare. The defection of ABI. SBAL is considered as of no kind of importance in Spain'; and although some are of opinion, that MOKILLO will follow his example, it Is not believed that he can induce his troops to swerve from their duty. We have been so often assured, by those who have lived long among Spaniards, and well know their character, that, with the excep- tion of Nobles and Priests, they are a steady and mag- nanimous people— knowing haw to prize political liberty, and determined to maintain it— that we wait with con- fidence for news from that country that may be depended upon. Our countryman, Sir lioBERT WILSON', will not fail to communicate the earliest possible Intelligence to this country of passing events ; tor, by the way of France, we have no chance of arriving at the truth— nor can we imagine any thing more impudent than the Address of the Duke d'A NGot'LEME—" Spaniards 1 trust in the word of a Bourbon !" crowded with . numbers to tiire 4iul bu'. hifte. Good ijfliiu^ li- men's wages, for the lialf year, from Lvo to I. 6 10.,; some from L. 5 to L. fi. Women's wages fromI„ 3to L.' l ; vounger women from L. 2 to L. 3. lioys were hired very elieuj),' uwru^ to the number of t! ie, in that came forward. On Friday last, the Marquis alid Marchioness of Ilnntly * arrived here from London ; and next day set oil'fur Iluiilly Lodge. E irly on Wednesday morning, seme Custom house offit- ers found'lwemy- three ankers of whisky behind a hedge at - Ul » ci;- ness, guarded by two Hijthlamlinei!. On the ap|> ri> acb of the Officers, the smugglers 8ed, and the capture was completed without obstruction. l'RICE OF PROVISIONS, & C. IN THE ABERDEEN MARKET, YESTERDAY. Pork, — — 3d i < il Uuttcr, — — JOdalScf p. doz. 4d a 6d Cheese, p. st. 4s Od a 6s 0.1 Tallow, — 8s Od a 9s O I Hav, — — 7d a Cil Raw Hides, p. lb 4d a S t Coals, p. boll, 3s 8d. a 0,. Od Quartern Loaf — — OOd Oatmeal, p. peck, 1,3d a 15< f Bearmeal. — — 8d a Od Potatoes, — 8d a lOil Malt, — — 2s 3d a Od Beef, p. lb. — 3d a 6d Mutton, — — 4d a 6d Veal, — — 3d a 6d BIRTHS.— At Canpfield, ou tile 30th ult. Mrs. SCOTT, of a Daughter. At Inverugie House, on the 30th ulf. the Lady of WU. UAU STCAUT, ESIJ. of Inverngie, of a daughter. MARRIAGE— At Devonshire House, I. oriuoii, on the 28lli ultimo,. Eatl GOWER, eldest son of the Martjuis of Stafford, to Lady II. Aiiii. iET IIpWAim, daughter of Lord Morpeth. DEATHS— At Freefield, ou the 27th May. MAHV ELJZA GORIION, wife of Alex. Leith, Esq. of I'reeiiet- d. At Pittintrtiil, County of Sutherland, ou tlie 21st May, Mr. AK'I/ R 11 W SUTIIKILLAMI. Merchant there, aged G'l years, much and justly regretted by his family and friends. At Village of Maiiymusk. on the IGtli ult. Mr. WILLIAM ' ANDERSON, Student of Divinity, aged 2' J. He vv-.: s a young mail of exemplary piety, and modest deportment. His death is justly lamented by his disconsolate parents, and all- w ho fcuew liirn. .. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Fairfield, Work, of tin's place, arrived at St. John'-, N. B. on the 4th ult. after a passage of ' 10 days from Aberdeen. The Canada, Lamb, was spoke on the 7th lilt. lat. 47. lodg 41. out 22 days from Uelfast to Quebec, liy tUe Agues, un ived at Hi- Jf. isl, from Derilerara. Cyrus, Roberts, arrived at OitU- on the 1B1 \ i uU. 50 hours from Barcelona, nnd had lier ballast out next day, ready to load lor the Gape of Good Hope. Marchioness ol' Hunt])', Thomson, was 2-. Jds unloaded at Barcelona on the 1 " ill uU. und the Jean, Inues, also of Aber- deen, tvas, on the 14th, ballasted and intended to sail for Yrica. Last night, the Juno, Brand, arrived heie from IVina. v, it'll flai, after a passage of three weeks ; left the Dee, llurgess, loaded, and expected to sail next day with seed for London. We bear from Cromarty that the ship Alliance of Flonsberr, Captain B, N. I.. Baluisen, sailed fur Leghorn on Thursday last, laden with grain from Asiensin Denmark. The Captain and crew of this ship, during a stav Cromarty for nearly months conducted themselves with the greatest propriety.-* The Hose. Strachan, sailed from Cromarty in baUast tor S', Petersburg!), on tbe 1 ult, to bring hemp for the former place. SAILED for AMERICA.— John, Allan, St. John's, goods, 1 Jt ultimo. SOUND INTELLIGENCE. May 18. Helen. I. t- vie, from Loudon to Ris » a, Vn ballast. 20. Bro her', Mearns, P: JJ » u, Aberdeen, varu. Efsineur, May 20, 1823. ARRIVED / IT ABERDEEN. May 30.— Coutitess of Elgin, Still, Arbroath, goods; Sophia. Williamson, Thurso, do; II.- i2. ird, Smith, Hamburg!), ditto ; Mary, Gordon, Kirkcaldy, salt ; Pbilorth, Urquhart, Fraserburgh, goads ; Ariel, M lntnsh, Lochinvar, salmon; Ann. Wales, Arbroath, goods-, Brilliant. Rennio, Leith. 31. Ann, M'Gregor. Fortrose. salmon ; Blossom, Johnston, Inverness, do; Mary and Elizabeth, Gordon, Beauly. ditto; Newcastle, Leslie, Newcastle, goods ; Regent, Turner, Lon- don, do; Velocity, Crane. I. eitlv; Start. Angus, Inverness, grain ; Dolphin, Barclay. Cardiff, iron ; Expert, Leslie. Lon- don, goods; Maiquis of Huntly, Nome, Leith, do ; Maryii, Laing, Spey, grain. — 2. Brilliant, Rannie, Leith.— S. Wel- lington, Gilbertson, Hull, goods— 4. Superior, Duncan. Lon- don, do ; Lady Saltoun, Low, Fraserburgh, ditto ; Velocity, Crane, Leitli.— 5. Clyde Packet, Weif, Glasgow, goods'; Juno. Blues, Dundee, do.— 6. Aberdeen Packet, Kerr, Lon. don, do ; Search, Hogg, do do ; Osborn, Mess, do bark.—. Nine with coals, 4 with lime. SAILED. May 30.— Velocity. Crane, Leith; 1/ ,!; e of Wellington, Bowman, Spey, goods.— 31. Alpha, Anderson, Leith, grain ; Brilliant, lienuie, Leitli ; Fox, Allan, Hull, goods ; Mans, field, Morison, London, do ; Prompt, Mackie, Dundee, dot June 1. I-' lora, Loftet, Inverness, goods.— 2. Glasgow Packet, Campbell, Glasgow, goods.— 3. Marys, Laing. Leith, grain; Douglas, Kidd, Tobermory, goods.— 1. Brilliant, Ramue, Leilb ; Cato, Davis. London, goods.— 5. Countess of Elgin. Still, Montrose, do. — Four with stones, 12 ip ballast. At LONDON.— Lord Huntly, Anderson, SOth ult. TIDE TABLE CALCULATED FOR ABERDEEN BAR. ( ArrARENT TIME.) Morning Tirljy. | Evening Tide. H. - VI. June 7. Saturday, - - - 1111 59M' 8. Sunday, - - - 0 — 24 9. Monday, - - ] 1 — 10 10. Tuesday, - - - | 1 — 55 11 Wednesday, - - , 2 — 37 12. Thursday, - - - 3 — 13 13. Friday, - - - j 4 — O O New Moon, the 8th day, at 11 h. 39m. Even. 0 — 49 1 — 35 2 — 17 2 — 3 — 3& 4 mmssBm ^^ LEITH AND ABERDEEN. s THE STEAM YACIIT B R I L L I 4 N T, JAMES RENNIE, CostJiANneit, VX7ILL SAIL, UUTTING THE SEASON, FROM * T ABERDEEN rott NEWHAVEN, on WED- NESDAYS and SATURDAYS at6 o'clock moitiing; and from NEWH. lVEjS po » ABERDEEN, on MONDAYS FRIDAYS, at ( lie same hour ; caJiitig oil' Sleueltaven, Montrose, Arbrtiutfb. Crail, Anstruther, and Elie, as usual. F^ F COACHES start from the New Inn, Castle. Street, olid Royal Hotel, Union Street, Half an-' Heur liefoie the hour- of sailing. THE GREEKS. TIIE readers of the Chronicle will sec, and we are persuaded with much satisfaction, that the cause of the long oppressed hut still heroic people of Greece, has highly interested the generous people of England,- who are determined by all the means in their power to render there assistance, until their emancipation be complete, [ and their independence firmly established. At first, as ) it is well observed in the Address of the London Com- ! mittee, the struggle in which that brave people had en- gaged for the recovery of the greatest of all earthly goodsi — Z.& v/ y— appeared hopeless, and many of their sin- cere friends in this country believed it would be wrong to encourage them to proceed. But the case is now - widely different; their own valour, and almost incredible exertions, have opened up a fair view of final success, and conferred upon them an unquestionable right to the esteem and friendship of the civilized world. Tlrat the Greets, under the. iron ' volte of the cruel oppressor, have long been deprived of that education which in remote ages rendered their forefathers so illustrious, is true ; but they are not a degenerate people— their actions Rave proved them brave— and their official communications, in gknving language, breathe much of that spirit of lof'tv in- de| iendetice which so eminently distinguished their re- nowned ancestors. The London Committee, in the list of which our readers will find many of the most distin- guished names that. Britain can boast, sa- v, they are confidently enabled to state, that now most efficient aid may be rendered to the Greeks bv means of subscrip- tions, and th. it specific and highly important objects are within the reach of very mtideraifi means. They, there- fore, appeal to the British public, confident thai, the The Executorsof tin! late Mr. IioBEar Kxo; t of this place, have paid the following Legacies, by the hands ol' Mr. Ramsay, Advocate, viz. : — To the Aberdeen Auxiliary Bible Society, - £ 5 To the Missionary Society,, ... - 5 To the Methodist Society, n 5 I'he Treasurer of life Shipwrecked Seaman's Fund acknow- ledges the receipt of Ten Shillings, from a Gentleman in B- luiul Street, being iiuiiiev gained at Cards. FORMS IN THE CHURCH COURT'S.— More than one case has been arrested in the Committee on liills during the sitting of ibis assembly from want of attention to f'-.- rins..— One of these was a complaint by the Parishioners of Fearn, against the Minister of that parish, for not administering the ordinance of the Lord's Supper for years. The complaint was made- first ( we believe) to the Synod or Presbytei v, who were of opinion that it ought to have commenced in the Kirk Session; but the Moderator, though requested, would not call a meet- ing, and the petition against this proceeding was thrown out in the Presbytery. No entry 011 the subject was nude on the record of Presbytery— 110 extract, of course, could be obtained; and the Committee 011 Bills, in the first instance, and then the General Assembly, refused to interfere, on the ground that there was no record befoie thein. The complainers might have made up an equivalent record, by means of regular inst rumen s under the hands of a notary public and witnesses; but that form being omitted, the court of appeal— which cannot, tinder its appellate jurisdiction, take evidence itself— had- nothing before it 011 which: it. could proceed. In another case, a party had taken a verbal protest and appeal before the Presbytery of Tain, but the clerk having failed to minute the proceeding, and no instrument having been made up,, the effect of the ap- peal was lost from the want of a recoid.— Scotsman. We oat) state from- authority, that not less than 1500 Bolls of Lime were soid and d- jliveie. iat ilie Lime Shore, on Friday last ; the whole ( with the exception of a very few bolls) in- tended for the improvement of the soil ; such it quantity, de- livered in one day, is unprecedented ut this port ; and, we trust, may be regarded as a proof of the reviial of agmultural prosperity., Tits Krcdiiti. Whitsunday market, 0: 1 Tuesday last, was TO CORRESPONDENTS. We are perfectly ready to publish the animadversions of Timothy Plain, upon our observations on the increase of crime; but we must decline giving publicity, through the medium of our columns, to his attack upon the characters ot" the Clergy of the established Church of Scotland. Ii is ra- ther too much to charge the increase of crime to the moderation. of our Clergy, and for' no better reason, than that they keep- clear of the mystifications of fanaticism. The Favours of a number of Correspondents have been rc-. ceived— some of which shall appear in cur next. POSTSCRIPT. LONDON, June 3. ' The Paris papers last received, communicate some farther particulars regarding the state of Spain, though they still leav » us without any exatt information as to the effect of Abisbal'* correspondence with the Duked'Angouieme. It is now cer- » tain that Abisbai sent proposals to the French for the surrender of the capit > 1, w ith a view of preventing any tumult or useless, conflict. This precaution, however, was prevented by tlie- rashness of liessieres. a royalist chief, who though informed o!' the agreement, would yet have one of the city gates delivered a|> to bis care. Having penetrated into tiie centre of Madrid w ith part of bis troops, he was tliere attacked by General Z- iyas, and lost 100 prisoners, besides those who were killed or wound- ed in tlie skirmish. The Duke d'Angouleme, the day after his arrival in Madrid, . immediately set up the political machinery with which he is in the mean time tn govern Spain. A regency was nominated by the Council of the Indies and the Council of Ca- tile. • Thij ' • regency is composed of five members— the Duke del Infantad, , President of the Council of Castile ; the Duke de MonU iniir, President of the Couucil of the Indies; Baron o'Eruies ; M. Calderon, a Member of the Provisional Junta, who accom- panied the Duke Angouieme to Madrid, and the Bishop of 0- ttia. The Moniteur of Thursday contiins the official report of General Guilleminot respecting the taking of Madrid. - The spirited maimer in which Bessie> es was repulsed, af- fords a pretty unequivocal indication of the sentiments of ta& people of the capital with respect ta the absolute system. Mina has, it is said, thrown himself into Barcelona. Our gallant countryman, Sir Robert Wilson, is exerting himself in Galicia, where his presence seems to have producvj tile best effects. From Seville, towards which we now look with so muci anxiety, no farther information has been received. General Rcgo bas returned to Portugal, by the way of A*- torga. uV. er penetrating into Spain as far as Gradefes, five - leagues beyond Leon, and on the road to Burgos, It appears that the Portuguese Genera) thought proper to return, iu order not to compromise his Government, in the delicate state of thd queitiou of invasion with France, as he had already advanced considerably beyond the line of the French, who had reached Valhidoiid. When he determined on a retrograde motion, he was lt> leagues distant faim Amarante. and the Portuguese rebels, w ho were making for the French camp. General Mo- rillo was expected at Leon, on the 25th uh. in order to orga- nise the fourth army. General Reg > had reached as far as IS leagues from the advance of the French, formed by the Gue- rillas of Quesada, Merino, and Cuehill- as. Since Amarante penetrated into Spain, so rapid had beeti his movements for- waids, and so carefully had he chosen the tiecludcd portions of the country for his line of march, that he could'only be attack- ed by a small party of General Morillo's troops at the passage of the Esla, near Leon. It was calculated mat Amarante had. not more Hiau 600 Portuguese with him. We regret to state, that his Majesty again experienced a re- lapse on Friday and Saturilay, and thai his health is not in so satisfactory a state as it'was in tile beginning of last week, CJU rier. It is understood that L ieuteriant- General Sir. T. I\!< iit! afic1t G. C. B. will return shortly from England to the Ionian Is<. lands, to resume the command of the forces in the Mediterran- ean . A general exchange of quarters in the infantry through Ire land will lake place in the ensuing month. The 78th Highlanders, from Kilkenny, replace the Jst Rife lkigadc' iki Rrtthkeale. 1 lie 29 » h Foot is to be" replaced at Mu'lingar b'y the 23. L and the id 10 remove to Hum*.