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Throne, and their love to the country, I 
shall promptly have the satisfaction to see 
consolidated, in all these points, the system 
which is the object of my wishes,” 
The President of the Cortes, in his reply, 
thanked the King- for the convocation of 
the extraordinary Cortes. He observed, 
that “ in the midst of their vast occupa¬ 
tions, the Cortes limited by the constitu¬ 
tion to a fixed time for the duration of the 
session, and in spite of the foresight of 
your Majesty in prolonging it, saw, Sire, that 
term approach without it being possible 
for them to terminate all the important 
affairs submitted to them, and the ship of 
the State floating between the hope of see¬ 
ing its future destiny secured, and the fear 
that its new pilots should make it take an 
opposite direction.” 
PORTUGAL. 
The King and his court returned 
from the Brazils on the 4tli of July. 
His first act was to take an oath to pre¬ 
serve the new Constitution ; while the 
Cortes on the occasion acted with a de- 
ree of firmness and consistency which 
as procured them the respect of all 
Europe. We hope, therefore, that the 
liberties of Spain and Portugal are 
beyond the reach of danger. 
TURKEY. 
The countries under this name con¬ 
tinue to exhibit the same frightful pic¬ 
ture of desolation and slaughter as 
were noticed in our two last numbers. 
It is a civil war of the few Mahomedan 
masters against the more numerous 
Christian Greeks, which desolates not 
only European Turkey and Greece, but 
has extended to Asia Minor, where the 
fine city of Smyrna has been burnt by 
the Turks to avenge themselves of the 
Franks, who constituted its industri¬ 
ous and commercial population. In 
this case the interference of Russia 
and Austria has become desirable ; but 
their mutual aggrandizement is dread¬ 
ed, and the Greeks who fight for liberty, 
will gain nothing by passing from one 
despotism to another. 
SOUTH AMERICA. 
It is lamentable that human blood 
should continue to be shed in the 
Spanish provinces under the en¬ 
lightened auspices of the Spanish 
Cortes. These legislators have yet it 
seems to learn that colonies are of no 
other use to a state than f<p extend undue 
influence and power of corruption, and 
that even commerce is improved by 
freedom. TheTndependents, however, 
proceed success!ully,tlio ugh subdivided, 
by the meliorations in Old Spain ; and 
if the last accounts are to be credited, 
Mexico is likely to be raised into an in¬ 
dependent republic: and as such, we pre¬ 
dict that it will soon become the most 
important state on the globe. In the Ca- 
raccas success vaccilates ; and in Peru 
the Chilian army still keeps the field, 
apparently in the hope of wearing 
down the royalists without a battle. 
INCIDENTS, MARRIAGES, and DEATHS in and near LONDON. 
IVith Biographical Memoirs of distinguished Characters recently deceased. 
June 21. 
CHRONOLOGY OP THE MONTH. 
L AUDABLE exertions have 
been made by Mr. Sheriff 
Waithmanto correct the abuses that prevail 
in special juries. At a Court of Common 
Council held this day, it was ordered that 
new lists should be made of the persons 
qualified to serve in London. 
July 2d. This day, W. Floyer, esq. a ma¬ 
gistrate of Staffordshire, for an alleged 
libel, was sentenced to be imprisoned 3 
months, to pay a fine of 10001., and to find 
sureties for 5 years. 
— 5. Aldermen Garrett and Venables 
elected sheriffs for London and Middlesex. 
- The Queen’s claim to be erowned 
was beard before the Privy Council. The 
arguments of Messrs. Brougham and Den¬ 
man were founded on an immemorial cus¬ 
tom ; the common law, the law of Parlia¬ 
ment, the coronation of Kings, &c. resting 
only upon usage. On the 7th, the Attorney 
General replied. On the 10th. an answer 
in the negative was given. 
♦ 
July 5. Official account of the Revenue 
for the quarter ended this day : 
Customs 
Excise 
Stamps 
Post Office 
Assessed Taxes 
Land Tax 
Miscellaneous 
£1,898,699 
6,298,810 
1,518,493 
318,000 
2,328,040 
445,366 
64,972 
£12,872,380 
decrease in the Quarter’s- 
Revenue 407,893 
making a deficiency within the year, of 
£1,928,730. and leavin' 1, the consolidated 
fund minus £10,446,787. 
-A committee of the House of Com¬ 
mons resolved “ that it is expedient to 
permit his Majesty’s subjects to carry on 
trade directly and circuitously, between 
any ports within the limits of the East 
India Company’s charter, except the domi¬ 
nions of the Emperor of China, and between 
any ports beyond the limits of the said 
charter, 
