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Political Occurrences, Sfc. 



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Aphil, ' 



Mr. Peel defended those societies, as doing 

 great though not perfect good, and on the 

 ground that the amendment threw an indi- 

 rect and undeserved censure upon those in- 

 stitutions. On the 22d, Mr. Arbuthnot 

 rose to move for leave to bring in a bill for 

 the improvement of Charing Cross and its 

 vicinity, and in consequence went into a 

 detail of the projected alterations. Having 

 obtained permission, the bill was read a first 

 time. The improvements, it is understood, 

 will embrace a gallery for national pictures 

 and statues ; and it is yet a matter of consi- 

 deration whether a building should not be 

 erected in the centre of the quadrangle for 

 the Royal Academy. It is also proposed 

 to widen the Strand as far as Bedford 

 Street. Exeter Change being private pro- 

 perty cannot be touched, but it is intended 

 to make great improvements in the vicinity. 

 The same night the report of the Com- 

 mittee of Supply was brought up, and 

 agreed to, after some strong terms of disap- 

 probation expressed by Mr. Hume. On 

 the 2.3d, in the Committee of Supply, 

 .£9,000 was voted for the purcliase of 

 three pictures of extraordinary merit, for the 

 collection of paintings intended to form a 

 National Gallery. The vote appeared to 

 gi\'C universal satisfaction. On the same 

 night the Silk Duties' Bill was committed, 

 and the report ordered to be taken into 

 consideration on the 17th of April. Mr. 

 Bright said, that its object was to limit the 

 importation of silk to the port of London, 

 and was confined to a duration of two years, 

 but postponed any further explanation. 

 On the 24th an animated debate took 

 place, on the motion of Mr. P- Moore, 

 relative to the Welch Coal and Iron Com- 

 pany. Mr. Stewart Wortlcy and Mr. Ca!- 

 craft opposed the motion. Mr. Baring con- 

 ceived that the privilege of suing and being 

 sued by the secretary of the company was 



for the public benefit. The Cliancellor of 

 the Exchequer replied, that the King was 

 vested with a power to grant limited char- 

 ters, and that the company should have 

 adopted that course. The motion, though 

 negatived, seems likely to ])rove benefitual. 



With respect to foreign affairs, the poli- 

 tics seem to be calm and pacific. The Em- 

 peror Nicholas has announced his intention 

 of treading in the steps of Ins deceased 

 brother ; and the Duke of Wellington, in- 

 vested with almost unlimited powers, has 

 gone to congratulate him on his accession 

 to the empire. One of the principal ob- 

 jects of his mission is, we understand, to 

 insist on a strict neutrality with respect to 

 the war between the Greeks and Ottomans, 

 a point which the Emperor intends (or at 

 least it is repoited so) to concede. Let- 

 ters from Syria state that Mr. Stratford 

 Canning is on his road to Constantinople, 

 with an object of like import; so that the 

 unfortunate Greeks, although direct assist- 

 ance may be denied to them by the otlier 

 great European powers, have at least the 

 consolation of reflecting, that their chains, 

 if ri vetted, will be rivetted solely by their 

 own languid listlessness, or despair, in the 

 cause of ft-eedom. 



Portugal. — On the 4)th inst. his Majesty, 

 John VI., was attacked with epilepsy, 

 which on the evefiing of the 10th, terminated 

 fatally. The succession at present remains 

 doubtful. If Don Pedro assume the vacant 

 sceptre of Portugal, he must either jirovide 

 for the future government of Brazil, or 

 leave that empire to the probable establish- 

 ment of a republic. On the other hand, 

 Don Miguel is kept as a sort of drawing- 

 room prisoner at Vienna, by which means 

 the Emj)eror Francis has politely but inge- 

 niously neutralized the jiersonal machina- 

 tions of Miguel, at the outset of the new 

 regency. 



ARMY PROMOTIONS. 



4 L. Dr Lt. C. P. Ainslie, from h. p., Lt., v, 



R. Lewis, who exch., rec. ilif., 2!) Jan. 



f) L. Dy Corn. B. Wodcliouse, Lt. by purch., v. 



M.nlet prom., and F. MacNamara, Com. by purch. 

 V. Woilehouse, both ai Feb. 



i4 L. Dr Com. W. Maxwell, Lt. by purch., v. 



Baker prom., and C. Abbott, Corn, by purch.. v. 

 Maxwell, both 18 Feb. 



22 F.— Lt. Col. R. Place, from h. p., Lt. Col., v. 

 J. Rolt, who exch., !l Feb. 



29 F.— W. W. Drake, Ens. by purch., v. May 

 prom., 23 Feb. 



.31 F.— Ens. H. Evans, Lt. by purch., v. Campbell 

 prom., and T. Pearson, Ens. by purch., v. Evans, 

 both 25 Feb, 



53 F.— Lt. H. W. Burn, froni 2 Vet. Comp., Lt., 

 8 April, 25. 



55 F. — S. P. Bonnes', Ens. by purch., v. Mills 

 prom., 19 Jan. R. Allen, Ens. by purch., v. Carey 

 prom., 4 March. 



71 F.— Ens. W. S. Dalton, Lt. bv purch., v. 

 WoCKlwarrt prom, in .Tli F., and H. 1". Bercsford, 

 Ens. by nurcli., v. Dalton, both 9 Feb. 



7!! r\— G. Thompson, Ens. by purch., v. Price 

 prom., 18 Feb. 



Cf»vw of Engl liners. 2d Lt. T. A. Larcom, 1st Lt., 

 V. Elliot, rem. to a regt. of line, 9 Feb. G. Burg- 

 man, E. Aldrich, and R. N. Bull, 2d Lts., 15 March. 



Unattached. — Tn he Lt. Oil. nf Inf. hy piircli. Mai. 

 W. W. Higgins, from 1,3 L. Dr., v. Lt. Col. Stanser 

 who rets., 25 Feb. — To '>« Mnj. nf Inf. by purch. 

 Capt. Lord. G. Bentinck, from 75 F., 25 Feb.— 'i'o ftc 

 Capts. of Inf. bi/ pun-h. Lt. C. .S. Malet, from i! L. 

 Dr. 25 Feb. Lt. C. A. Campbell, from 31 F., 25 Feb. 

 Lt. W. Moore, from 80 F. Lt W. C. Langmeail, 

 from 44 F. Lt. G. Ruxton, from ni F., alt 4 March. . 

 — To ()'• Lieuts. of Inf. by purch. Ens. C. May, from 

 29 F, 25 Feb — To be Em. by purch. W. O. Atkin- 

 son, R. Bolton, and J. H. Mathews, all i March. 



Allowed to dispose of their half py. — Capt. M. O'Sul- 

 livan, 4 Irish Brig. Maj. R. Gore (Lt. Col.), York 

 Fuzileers. Capt. J. P. Milbanke, 47 F. Lt. W. Hart- 

 ford, 6(i F., all 25 Feb. ICiis. R. Murphy, 4 Irish Brig. 

 Ens. T. Gordon, 25 F. Ens. A. J. Biggar, )5 F. 

 Capt. E. Lombard, 94 F. Capt. A. M'Gregor, Por- 

 tuguese OfBcer. Capt. G. Marquess of Westmeath, 

 3 F., all 4 March. 



Memoranda. 



The commissions of the under-mentioned Offi- 

 cers have been antedated to the dates stated .igaiiist 

 their names, but they liave not been alloweil any 

 back pay : 



41 F. Lt. Tathwell to 20 Aug. 1824. 



87 F. Lt. .Smyth tofi June, Lt. Thomas to 23 Aug. 

 and Ens. Dudley to 9 Nov., all 1825. 



