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rough have from time immemorial been re- 
formers in the most extended sense of the 
word; Mr. Monck,though himselfa Whig and 
professing the most enlightened principles 
of the party, is yet not sufficiently a party- 
man to please this peculiar borough. Con- 
sequently, though he ‘hath mate his elec- 
tion sure,” he has been notwithstanding 
unpopular, inasmuch as his conduct has been 
throughout contrasted with that of Mr. 
Spence, his favourite and successful col- 
league. In Northumberland the cause of 
the ministry hzs been chiefly triumphant ; 
the same, with one or two exceptions, 
throughout Wales. At Westmoreland, how- 
ever, the mighty struggle between Broug- 
ham and the supremacy of the Lowthers, 
has already taken place. All parts of the 
north are conyulsed with the impending 
struggle; party-spirit rages throughout, toan 
ungovernable excess, and it is as yeta moot 
point whether the great advocates of Aris- 
tocracy and Protestantism, or the eloquent 
upholders of Whiggism and Cathokic Eman- 
cipation will gain the day. A word or two 
before we quit the subject of elections, 
on this last topic. The ‘‘ No Popery” 
cry, as it is somewhat quaintly called, has 
now become feeble in voice and spirit ; it 
is no longer the sine qué non of a member 
of parliament ; for many have been elected, 
who are not only in favour of the Catholics, 
but have even distinguished themselves 
(Brougham for instance) by the most vio- 
lent and decided measures in their behalf: 
this is an instance of the spread of intel- 
Ject and the ‘ march of mind,” as Mr. 
Brougham observed on the hustings. We 
have nothing further to mention in our po- 
litical summary which must of course be 
brief, on the subject of home politics ; with 
respect to the continent all has been 
equally pacific: the Emperor Nicholas 
still perseveres in his intentions of follow- 
ing the footsteps of Alexander, and has 
already transmitted overtures of a pacific 
nature to the Reis Effendi at Constantino- 
ple. The poor Greeks meanwhile, in 
the midst of all this show of mildness and 
humanity, seem unanimously devoted to 
slaughter—to slaughter of the most fiend- 
ish, unrelenting and exterminating nature. 
Never during the brightest ages of Grecian 
glory, did these noble-minded warriors 
evince truer patriotism than they have 
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done for these ten years past. But all 
is vain; they are doomed to destruction, 
and the pinnacles of Saint Sophia drip with 
the blood of the Ionian heroes. Ibrahim 
Pacha is yet at Trippolitza, awaiting only a 
due reinforcement in order to enable him 
to commence operations against Napoli di 
Romania. Lord Cochrane has promised 
to talk to him. Spain still preserves its 
legitimate claims to barbarism and bigotry, 
and has the singular merit of being a cen- 
tury behind the rest of Europe in all arts 
of politeness and humanity. France is 
quiet and jesuitical: and Portugal, though 
at the commencement of the month it 
seemed threatened (through the intrigues of 
the Queen mother) with anarchy, has by 
good luck escaped all civil and political re- 
volution. The partial rebellion of Saint Pe- 
tersburgh has been reduced; the insurgents 
have been banished to Siberia; and this, 
with the account of the Emperor of Aus- 
tria’s dangerous indisposition (which we 
merely notice en passant) completes our 
digest of the month, 
New Encruish PEERs. — Whitehall, 
June 13, 1826.—His Majesty has been 
pleased to create the following new Peers 
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland. 
Frederick William Earl of Bristol, to be 
Earl Jermyn of Horningsherth, Suffolk, 
and Marquess of Bristol. 
William Marquess of Thomond, to be 
Baron Tadcaster, of Tadcaster, York. 
Ulick John Marquess of Clanricarde to 
be Baron Somerhill, of Somerhill, Kent. - 
James Earl of Balcarras, to be Baron 
Wigad, of Haigh-Hall, Lancaster. 
Thomas Viscount Northland, tobe Baron 
Ranfurly. of Ramphorlie, Renfrew. 
Sir Charles Long, Knight, &c. to be 
Baron Farnborough, of Bromley Hill Place, 
Kent. 
Sir John Fleming Leicester, Bart. to be 
Baron de Tabley, of Tabley-House, Ches- 
ter. 
James Archibald Stuart Wortley Mac- 
kenzie, Esq. to be Baron Wharncliffe, of 
Wortley, York. 
Charles Duncombe, Esq. to be Baron 
Feversham, of Duncombe Park, York. 
Charles Rose Ellis, Esq. to be Baron 
Seaford, of Seaford, Sussex. 
BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS OF EMINENT PERSONS. 
we VON WEBER. 
_ June 5.—Carl Maria Von Weber was 
born on the ]8th of December 1786, at 
the town of Entin, in Holstein. From his 
earliest years he evinced the possession of 
superior talents, which were fostered by 
the unremitting and anxious solicitude of 
his father, under whose superintendance he 
received a liberal and classical education. 
His time was devoted to the study of musie 
and painting; but, manifesting a decided 
preference for the former, he was, when 
ten years of age, placed under the tuition 
of Heuschkel, to whose instructions he 
was indebted for much of the energy and 
effective style of his performance on the 
piano-forte. With this learned and eminent 
professor he remained a twelvemonth, after 
