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/ he attack is, so far as we An learn. para
lytic, and has affected the fatient's intel 6
lects. 4


1t was rumoured that cNnge in the v
Spanish ministry was to take pla.. Orders 5
had ueen sent to Paris for the ret-n of the Y
Duke San Carlos.


The Russian Government were baking
the greatest preparations for yigtouslv
prosecuting the war against Persia, autof1-
cial accounts from that country to the 9TH
Jan. mention some further military succs-
ses obtained by the Russians over the Pe,-
slams.


ConstaNtnohlc, Ped. Sth-The English
Ambassador has renewed his proposals rel |
ativc to the pacliication Of Greece, and in I
note which he has just presented, has dc
manded in the first place, the cessation OF
lostility.--lt is believed that this demand
will be supported by the Ambassadors ofS
Austria and Russia.


THE AUTHOR OF THE WANERLY


NOVELS.


II is with no ordinary degree Of satisfaction
that we announce the fact that Sir Walter
scott has confessed himself to be the entire
and sole author of the Waverly Novels. The
secret was directly and finally divulged at
the Edinburgh Theatrical Fund Dinner, on
Friday, the eth of February. In reply to
his health being proposed by Lord Meadow
bank:---


"5ir Walter Scott said he did not expect
to have revealed before three hundred gem
tlemen a secret which had been remarkably
well kept for great number o. years-(A
langh) THOUGH he might have been put on
trial for the offence Of which he stood con-
victed before Lord Meadowbank, yet an IN
tclligent and impartial Jury would consider
the evidence before they gave the verdict a
gainst him, they might perhaps give ver-
dict Of not troren-( (laughtcr,) and not to
enter into the reasons which determined him
to keep 50 long silence; perhaps caprice
1 had a great share iii 1t; the tault he entire
| " imputed to hinisclt indeed, he vas afraid
to think what he had now duHc-look at it
again, he dared not. But as tats would go
ont to the public, he meant i to go serious
H., when he said that he was the total and
unt!iviled author q these noyels---there was
not single word wiltten, except some quo
tatien OF suggestion made, which was not
his own, or what he had found in his own
reading. .--.C Much cheering He would now
propose, in the capacity Of author of these
EDNGIS, tilt bSdlll VI ENlliShiib vi tuio
company, he meant his friend Balie Nicol
Iarve, they wnnla al recolect the applause
he received at the theatre, aud they would, no
doubt, lie inclined to give him some here.
.oud cletrinp.l "rhs health Of Baltic Nj
col larQie." Mr.. Mackay, after short
pause, exclaimel-" My conscience My
worthy father, the Deacon. had he been in
existence, would IA have believed that sic
can great honor should betal me, his son--
that should nave had such compliment
paid me by the Great Unknown. ! have
borne my civic ,ouors FOR eight years, and
} trust that none Of my brethren in the coun-
Gil haze given more satisfaction (Much
) laughter,1 Before sit down, beg leave to
propose the health ot "l'hc Lord Provost
and Magistrates of Fdinbuigh hi Nouti
cheers.l Air al was within 4 mile Of Ed
burgh."


