... FOREIGN. It is stated in the latest arrivals of the German Papers, that the Sultan has accepted the proffered aid of Russia in his contest with the Pacha of Egypt. There appears, how- ever, great reason to question the correctness of this rumour. No doubt that the Grand Vizier brought the defeat upon himself by his treachery and bad faith. Commercial letters from Smyrna, to the 6th ult., ...

... SHERIFFS FOR 1833. The following gentlemen have been appointed Sheriffs for the undermentioned counties for the present year MONMOUTHSHIRE.. William Vaughan, of Courtfield, Esq. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Henry Elwes, of Coulesbourn, Esq. HEREFORDSHIRE. Thomas Dunne, of Bircher, Esq. BBECONSHIRE W. H. West, of Beaufort, Esq. CARMARTHENSHIRE David Lewis, of Stradny, Esq. CARDIGANSHIRE. Wm. Owen Brigstock ...

... Yesterday se'nnight, ...

... The accounts from Portugal are unimportant. The forces of Miguel were still bombarding Oporto, but there had been some cessation, occasioned by want of ammunition. On the 16th, there was an explosion of an alarming and fatal de- scription at the Serra Convent. The artillerymen were filling shells, when, by some accident, one of them exploded, and the fire communicated to those around, and to ...

... THE BIRTH OF PORTRAITURE. From Moore's Evenings in Greece. Just published. As once a Grecian maiden wove Her garland mid the summer bow'rs, There stood a youth with eyes of love, To watch her while she wreathed the flowers. The youth was skill'd in Painting's art, But ne'er had studied woman's brow, Nor known the colouring which the heart Can shed o'er Nature's charms, till now. His hand had ...

... LITERATURE. FBASZR'S MAGAZINE.—.Eraser, Regent-street.-The con- tents of the February number sustain the usual character which this spirited periodical has won. It is now un- questionably the first of the Tory magazines, its youthful vigour and lighter spirits having left old Blackwood behind in the march of intellect. Though the red hot ultras of Regina's politics may limit her friends to ...

... PORTUGAL.—Extract of a letter from an officer of a Bri- tish man-of-war, dated Oporto, Jan. 27, 1833 The force of Don Pedro may at this moment be about 12,000 men, of which 10,000 only are capable of service. Latterly much dissension has occurred amongst his officers, naval and military, as well as cabinet, and things appear fast running to the dogs. As to the fleet, all the respectable ...

... WHAT DOES IRELAND WANT ? She wants to mend her ways. Do not start, reader; she wants to be cut Mp she wants to be bisected, and tri-sected, by ROADS she wants to have the means of intercourse established she wants employment for her poor, and making roads would give it them she wants canals; she wants bridges; in short, she wants her resources properly developed. But increasing the roads and ...

... MISCELLANY. AN IRISH PEASANT'S INHERITANCE.—The inheritance of an Irish peasant is poverty without hope of advancement, in the first place, which physically oppresses and enslaves him and, in the next, an undeserved degradation, from which there is no appeal, that morally debases and exposes him to the temptation of wresting the law into his own hands, and revenging, if not vindicating, his ...

... TUESDAY, FEB. 5.—The Lord Chancellor having read the royal speech, the Marquis of Cunningham, (who, with Lord Kin- naird, the seconder, appeared in the full uniform of a colonel,) moved the address, briefly commenting upon each topic. In reference to Belgium, the noble lord said, feeling, as he did, ready to make every sacrifice for the preservation of peace, and of the national honour, he was ...

... TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE, FEBRUARY 5. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. J. Shaw, Great Saint Helens, general dealer. tj t wr -^Ull^e'street» London, commission agent, t. J. w. Power, Havant, Southamptonshire, fellmonger. BANKRUPTS. R. Alderson, Crawford-street, linen draper. J. Freeman. jun., Drayton, Somersetshire, tinman. W. Clayton, Cheapside, carpet merchant. T U J6', Lew'sh_am, Kent, victualler, ...

... The characteristic of the English populace (perhaps we ought to say people, for it extends to the middle classes,) is their pro- pensity to mischief. The people of most other countries may safely be admitted into parks, gardens, public buildings, and galleries of pictures and statues but in England it is necessary to exclude them, as much as possible, from all such places. This is the ...