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night of the Ist June detached some armed vessels wi t h the boats, for the purpose. But the rising moon having discovered this movement to the enemy, the detachment was received with a brisk file of musquetry and artil lery; notwithstanding which, our seamen boldly cut the cables of three of the vessels, and towed them to the fleet in the ro4d. They were hindered from taking the oth-rs by their being defended by palissades." We have also recei•ed Berlin and Dutch Papers to the 10th iist. The former describe the effects of a short bit t'readtul thunder storm, with which the city of Hano.ei %vas •isited on the 21st ult. There is vet y little adJitional news in these PaFers from the theatre of war; but the surrender of Matchin, with the capture at the same time of a number of pieces of cannon, by :he Russians, is confirmed. It is stated that the Russian leet in the Mediterranean is to be reinforced by four sail of the line and an equal number of frigates. The is IL re, 14 Y. Ile sn%. hicM the !ems ace t tbe following are extracts: HANOVER, JUNK CB. We have received the following particulars of the dreadful storm, which did so much damage here on the nst inst.—Fir several days we had had very hot weather, which became quite oppressive on the 21st. At halt-past two in the afternoon a storm came up from the West, and at ten minutes past three a dreadful tor rent of hail poured down, such, as never was known in this country. The frozen masses rushed down with a rattling noise that alarmed all the inhabitants. These masses, in the shape of a turnip (not round but pointed), weighed on an average three or four ounces each.:— The noise vihiCh ihey made-in striking on the rocks and the , pavements cf the streets was astounding. This terrible phenomenon lasted, it is true, only foot minutes, but the damage done was immense. All the windows in the city and suburbs were dashed to pieces, the streets were covered,with lumps of ice to the depth of half a foot„ the fruit beaten off the trees, the branches broken, the birds in the air ". killed, all the neighbourintgardens and fields laid waste, many persons'woundad, cattle kilted—in short, the da mage is immense. Of a flock of 500 geese,only seventy five escaped alive. — At . this moment it cannot be esti mated bow great the injury may be in the adjacent untry. But the damage done to the windows and lamps in the city is estimated at fifty or sixty thousand dollars (six dollars to £1 sterling). The injury to the gardens and fields probably much exceeds that sum. HANOVER, JULY 1. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have opened a subscription for the relief of the sufferers by the storm of the 21st of June, and have themselves contributed 65 Lou:s d'ors. Fur the relief of the poorer classes the Magi s trates have purchased a great quantity of wirldow glass, which is delivered to. those who need it at the prime cost, without any charge for carriage, &c. The less opulent h( u,eholders and farmers of ground belonging to the city, are to have an abatement on their taxes and rents proportionable to their loss. On the 24th of June there was another disaster near Hanover—twenty-eight dwellings in the village of Burgwedel, inhabited by fifty families, consisting of nearly two hundred and fifty persons, having been destroyed by fire.—iier lin Papers, jut, 4. BERLIN, JULY 4. We have no more recent accounts from the theatre of war respec , ing the taking of Brailow, but some parti- Wats' of the tilting of Matchin. It is confirmed that thatylace has fallen into the hands of the Russians.— The details are not given, but it is said that 85 pieces of canton, a great quantity of gunpowder, and a number cf well-equipped gun-boats, fell into the hands of the conquerors. It ii added that provisions are plentiful in the Russian camp. loVe learn from St. Petersburgh, that with the first gnod.-wind four ships of the line and four frigates will sail from Oronstadt, to reinforce Admiral Heyden in the Mediterranean. ROTTERDAM, JULY To:day at 12 o'clock, the first herring boat arrived at Haatdingen with 15 barrels of herrings,• which, after the presents were sent to the Royal Family and great Officers of State, were sold at 700 florins per barrel. Ams n. JULY 8.•-•./.11CINANGZ ON Losoort--12-05. Two 'maths 12.—Diaoh Pipers, July 9. The Duke of CLAMENCE left his residence in , Bushy Park yesterday morning, for the Royal Dick-yard at Deptford, where his Royal Highness went on board the Royal Sovereign yacht, commanded by Captain Seasons. The Royal Duke will, it is expected, proceed to Deal, and from thence to the principal Parts on the Eastern- and Southern Coasts—the Admiralty yacht and a Government steam-packet accompanying the Loss, Hics Animas oa his tour. The Duke 1 f CAMBRIDGE left the Royal Lodge in Wind,or Park yesterday morning, an d p rocee d e d to pay a visit to th e Bishop of Lcomou, at his seat at Fulham. His Royal Highness caste to town, to the King's Palace, St. James's. The Royal Duke, accompanied by Sir H Tatum, left town - in the afternoon tor the residence or Count Aluttsvaa, at Putney, where there was a numerous party to meet his Royal Highness at dinner. The Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER and the DOehtll4 of Kati 2 honoured the English Opera House with their Ptewnce yesterday evening, to witness the performance of the Beepaerd Boy and the Bottle Imp. Duke r f CUMBERLAND honoured the Earl of shlwarie w with his company to dinner on Wednesday, at his seat C.en Wood, "Middlesex. V•acnont LOWTHER and Lord STUART DE ROTIISAY eft the Royal Lodge in Windsor Park yesterday morning, on their rttorn to town, where their Lordships bad been since Tuesday morning, on a visit to pis 51414115211% Count D'OPALIA, the Spanich Minister, on a Special , had a conference yesterday with the Earl of Amines'', at the Foreign Office. The Pi usitan and 13,azilian Ministers transacted busi :tell yesterday at the Office of Secretary of State fur Foreign Affairs. Vs.count britANGFOriD had an interview yesterday rea the Earl of A , at the Foreign Office, Downing -street. A Deputation Of the West India Merchants and Piamer s had a conference at the Treasury with the CHANCiLLOIL of tht Exciolnuta, and the Vice• President of the Beard of Trade.— Pactsiza, M.P. J. COLQVUOUN, and G. HIBIZILT, were among the Deputation. 'Monday the Duke of BEDFORD entertained a large P a rt? of Freeholders, at the Bedford Hotel, Tavistock. The Hon. GEORGE A. ELLIS entertained another dis hquished party to dinner yesterday, at his hou,e in Spring-gardens. Madame BONAPARTE WYSE took her departure on Friday evening fur Italy. The Lady of Mr. Secretary PEEL has been confined lee some days by indisposition, whicJs was brought on by her thing . reaaatar e birth to a chilti which lived but a day. KING'S THEATRE: PASTA in Semiradc, and Mademoiselle SoNrAo in Il Barbiere di Seviglia, produced a full and fashionable house for Mr. EBRRS' benefit List night BRAMBILLA, in the former piece, assumed the character of Arsaces, which she performed with greet ability. Her duet in the second act with P ASTA was encored. Mademi.i. selle SONTAG, in Rosina, introduced Rode's variations, which were also encored, but the young Lady only chose to repeat the last. LINES ON THE DEATH OF A PRISONER FOR DEBT. WRITTEN DI PRISON, BY A PRISONER FOR Death is amongst us! Death . aye, Death ! The prisoner's last release, Yet welcome is the fatal breath, That brings the prisoner peace. He weeps no more—no groan, no sigh Escapes—he's now at liberty ! The gentle form that daily came To soothe his soul's distress, And smil'd, as though in very shame Of her own wretchedness; No more with fond affection's guile, Will force that broken-hearted smile ! The lovely child, that meekly stood Beneath its father's eye, And saw its mother's gushing flood, And wept, it knew not why : That lovely child is now alone, Asking where" Pa" and" Ma" are gone' Thou little one, thou precious one, Thou wast asleep, when she Who lov'd thee, with a feeble moan, Leok'd lingeringly on thee; Thou didst awake, but sought to view, In vain, her eyes of pearly dew! A flower of Paradise, she bloom'd • The pride of all the bower, Yet amid dungeon damps was dooned To linger her last hour ; The stem that by thy father's side Wu water'd, wither'd when he died. Tby father died—the prison bars Had eaten to his heart, And•hoUow friends had left their scars, And poverty its snort ; He died, in knowing she mutt perish, While helpless he his child to cherish! N. THE ARMY. The Depot of the 94th Regiment marched into Plymouth Ci tadel on Monday, in order that the Barracks of Longroom may undergo a repair. The left wing of the Royal Marine Artillery, under the com mand of Captain PA RAT, which arrived at Plymouth on Monday, on board the Pearl and Arrow, are gone on board the Diadem hulk, to remain there until the Britannia is ready to receive them. Monday last, the 14th Regiment of Light Dragoons was in spected by Lieutenant-General Sir Hussy VIVIAN, OR Whitley Common. The weather was peculiarly auspicious for the occasion, which, coupled with the general esteem in which this Regiment is held by the inhabitants of Coventry, caused the attendance of a numerous and respectable company of spectators. The whole of the Regiment was present, with the exception of one troop eta noned at Kidderminster. The men were on the ground at eight o'clock, and their appearance, and that of the horses, in every re spect reflected the highest credit on the gallant Commander, Vol. Beim, and the respective Officers of thucorps. During the morn ing various military evolutions were executed with the•greatest precision and rapidity, and called forth Sir H. VIVIAPeS highest eulogium on the conduct and discipline of the Regiment. He also esprrvsed the satisfaction he felt at seeing them after an absence of fifteen years. Their movements, he said, " recalled to his memory those days when he had the honour to lead them in the field of glory, and be felt pleasure in saying he still entertained for them the same high opinion he then did. It afforded bins unspeakable satistactiisn at . beholding so many faces familiar to hint on service, and he assured them his constant wish was—their future welfare." The Sergeant who attended Sir H. on this day was his Orderly during the Peninsular war ; and notwithstanding the time which has elapsed since that period, he was recognised by Sir H. who gave the veteran a sovereign to drink to the days of " Auld Lang Syne," accompanying it with a hearty expression of desire for his prosperity. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. MAILS ARRIVIID THIS Mr.—Dublin I—Waterford I—Guernsey and Jersey I—Sweden I—Hambergh I—Holland I—France 1. DEAL, JoLv 10.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived the Henry Porcher, from Bengal; Planter, SHISH, front Gallipoli ; and Dun caster, from Jamaica. Powrsteourn, JUL: 10.—Wind W. to W.N.W.—Arrived the Diadem transport, front Fernando Po—sailed the 26th February, and from Sierra Leone the lath May; also the Cambrian, Gnus wour, from New York. FALSOIIIII, JULY 9.--Wind N.—Sailed the Vulture, WHITE, for Lisbon. Livitsroot, JOLT the Ann, Frani, from Pernam buco; William and Henry, from Barbadoes; Hibernia, POLLOCK , m fro St. Andrew's, New Brunswick; and Hannibal, Fawns, hem New Orleans. EAST INDIA SHIPPING. The Providence, Ford, from London to Madras, was spoken to in lat. 13. N. lowg. 24. W. The Htbden, Fowler, trum London to Bengal, in lat. 17. S. long. 31. W. Passengers per Henry Porcher, arived from Bengal and Madras: —Captain Corbett and Lieutenant Glover, of the Madrai Army, from Nadru ; Captain Stirling, the two Misses Lyon, and Master Lyon, from Trincomalee. Sr. Hrtnee.—Arrived the Herm, Sweet, from Batavia, May 1 ; the Dominica, Hodgson, from England, May 3 ; the Success, Smith, from the Cape, May 8. Sailed the Biros, Sweet, for Ant werp, May 5. Cnvtom—Arrived the Fort William, Neish, from Madras, Feb. ; the Indian Oak, Reid, and the Sultan, Mitchell, from Bengal, February 5; La Gironde, Callissade, from Pondicherry, Feb. 6; the Cornwallis, Hardie, from China, Feb. 9; the Sunbury, Budwell, from Bengal, and the Carron. AP earthy, from 'Bombay, Feb. 10. Sailed the Fort William, Neish, for Bombay, on the 2d of February; the !Ulan Oak, Reid, for Muscat, and the Sultan, Mitchell, for the Persian Gulf, on the sth ; La Gironde, for Ali pee, on the 6th ; the Coromandel, for Bombay, on the 9th.; the Sunbury, for ditto, on the 10th; the Carroll, fur Bengal, on the 11th ;'the Valleyfield, for Bontbay, on the 16th. CoLikstau, Faa. 13.—Sailed the Catherine, for Bombay; and the Tyne, for ditto, on the 17th. Arrived Irons the Cape bts Majesty's sbip Maidstone, from England ; the Herald, Astley, from Calcutta, with Lord Amherst and family ; the Undaunted, front England, with Lord William Bentinck. The Ist of March, a day peculiarly sacred to the ancient Rom ins, is celebrated among the Greeks by an observance which they have inherited from their ances tors. On the eve of this day, the Greek women fling th, it old pets and household gear out of the window, singing oat, " Away with ye, bugs and fleas ; welcome, bride and joy !" SALE OP THE SosazasErunits ESTATE.—Ye.terday the large room at Garraway's was numerousb attended by Gentle men connected with the Agricultural Interest, including a large assemblage of well-known Capitalizes, attt acted by the long an nounced sale of the extensive Freehold Estate in Somersetshire.— The particulars of sale, which give a full description of this beautiful Estate. were very voluminous, and occupied many folio pages.— The following is a brief but correct detail of the property. The Estate is situate in the parish of Kelston, near the city of Bath, in the county of Somerset. and comprises the Manor, Advow son, and entire parish of Kelston. The whole estate, exclusive of the glebe lan, contains 1,045 acres of land, which • are divided into nume rous farms, with a large Mansion, called Kelston House, and various dwelling-houses, agricultural buildings, null', cottages, Fee. the rental of the whole producing 3,3004 per annum, exclusive of coal, which has recently been ascertained to abound throughout the estate, and is said to be of a good quality, and of a considerable thickness in the earth. The property is bounded by the River Avon, above which are woods stored, with valuable oak and other timber, and abounding with game. The various parts of did estate are let to different tenants from year to year; and the only out-going is a rent payable to the Kelton Charity School, of 31. per annum. Land-tax redeemed. After some important ques- dons were asked, and satisfactorily answered by Mr. ROSIN*, who was the auctioneer on this occasion, the bindings commences! at 200304 and theft a seer, spirited competition, carried on by 1;0001; bidding% this important estate was sold In one lot for 74,9506 - THE CLARE ELECTION. Though we are thoroughly tired with the mockery tsf the Clare Election, we must nevertheless say a few words upon the nature and character of the return that has been made to the Speaker's writ, which is to the mol , iwing effect:—." That atter having given notice to the freeholders, two candidates were proposed, the Right Hon. Wm. Vesey Fitzgerald, a Protestant, and Daniel O'Connell, E%ci. a Catholic, and that the latter annonnced that he was a Catholic; and further, that a protest against his return was signed by . a certain number of freeholders; but that Daniel O'Connell, Esq. had a majority of the qualified freeholders at the termination of the poll, and was therefore returned duly elected as a Knight to represent the County of Clare in Parliament."--To this return it is supposed the Speaker on its being presented, will call the attention of the House, and explain that it is informal, inasmuch as it sets forth special and irrelevant matter, and must therefore be amended. The Sheriff states that he has returned a person as duly elected, whose return has been protested against—a course which, if sanctioned by the House, would serve as a precedent for electing Roman Catholics on all future occasions. The amriff has only to make a simple and positive return, and it remains for the House to ascertain whether it is a due and regular election. FROM THE TRIZMANI, JOURNAL, JULY 9. Mr. O'Connell's return to Dublin is a long triumphal march. He was chaired from Ennis to Limerick. He will proceed in the same manner from Limerick to Nenagh.—'A triumphal arch,' says the Limerick Evening Post, I will be erected at the spot where the Treaty of Limerick was signed. A large stone marks the spot. No event during the last century has caused such ex citement amongst us' Mr. O'Connell, accompanied by at least 40,000 people, arrived in Limerick on Monday night, at nine o'clock. LONDON ADJOURNED SESSIONS. REMOVAL OF LICENSE!. Yesterday at these Sessions, Mr. HOBLER, jun. pre sented the following Petition to the Court. It wax the first case in the City, under the new Act of Parliament for amending the laws for granting Excise Licenses. " To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and Aldermen at the Ad journed Sessions Guildhall.—The humble Petition of Elizab e th Townsend, Old Corn Exchange Coffee-house, Mark-lane. " Showetb;—That your Petitioner has kept the above premise eighteen years and upwards—that the premises have now become dilapidated and rendered unfit for the carrying on of business— that the Committee of the New Corn•Eachange have erected a commodimis house, every way suitable as a tavern, and have ap pointed your •Petitioner to the superintendance of the Subscription room thereof. Your Petitioner therefore most humbly prays, that your Honourable Court will be pleased to'grant her a removal of the license from the premises she now occupies to the new erected house, and forming part of the premises of the Old Corn Exchange. Yobr Petitioner begs leave to stale, that she has the concurrence of the Committee of the 014 Corn Exchange in her present appli- cation. She therefore prays your Honourable Court to grant her Petition.—And she, as in duty bound, &c. &e. * 6 ELIZABETH TOWNSEND." The COURT asked whit they had to do with the nutter cf the Petition ? Mr. Holman stated, that the 6th of Geo. IV. cap. 81. sec. 11. gave to two Magistrates siting in S..:ssion the power to remove a license tiom one house to another, under certain circumstances. Formtrly the licensed victualler was liable to v.xatious delays, arising some, times from the capricious or uncharitable conduct of ceitairestethotities; those delays constituted one of the ntimeroof annoyances to which the body he alluded to was liable. The RECISROKR asked why the Petitioner did not ap ply to the Commissioners of Excise to giant the se n►oial? It came within their jurisdiction. Mr. Norman replied, that the Commissioners would not put an indorsement on the licence until they saw the indorsement of the Magistrates in Session, a form M Bich is considered expedient as a security th:o the applicant was warranted in the course adopted. The application baJ been made' to the Couit as constituted of persons authorized to grant licenses. A single Magistrate could not act in the case. The RECORDZR—Has the petitioner the sanction of the Common Council and Aldermen of the Ward to this proceeding; because I held that indispensible ?—Mr. HosLEa replied in the affirmative, and handed up . to the Court the strong recommendation of . the parties alluded to. The RECORDER then desired to bee the Act of Pat• Han-tent. of which his Lordship seemed to have no re- collection; and Alderman ANSLEY said, he hoped the Court was not about to license• two houses under one license. That would be rather too serious a trick, in his opinion. • Mr. HOBLER said, that the house from which it was sought to remove the license was partly down, and would be soon level with the pavement. He then read the following extract from the Licensing Amendment Act:—" Provided also, that in all cases in which the house or premises, in tespes t of which any Excise license is or shall be granted, shall be burnt down, or otherwise destroyed, or rendered uninhabitable by fire or other unavoidable cause or accident, it shall and may •be lawful for the Commissioners of Excise, or other person or• persons authorised to grant licenses within the dis ttict, upon notice thereof given, to authorize and em power, by indorsiment, that the person so carrying on trade, do carry oh such trade at any other and different house or premises in the same district." • The RECORDER intimated; that he could not see what " unavoidable accident" had occurred to render the removal of the licenses necessary and warrantable act. Mr. HOBLER said, that there was certainly " able cause," inasmuch as the house Must come to the wound by Act of Parliament —a very levelling autho rity. . Alderman ANSLEY said, it would be a pity to take the premises down, as they might, with advantage, be con verted into warehouses. The RECORDER observed, thit as the 'premises were doomed by Act of Parliament, down they must come. Mr. HOBLER said he would refer the Court to the 17th section of the Act, which stated that the licenses were now allowed to be granted to new beginners for a proportional part of the year, and that they paid a duty according to the quarter of the year in which the licenses were taken cut. The Riteoariza said be was perfectly satisfied with the claims of the Petitioner, and with the testimony which had been produced, and ordered that Mrs. Townsend should enter into the necessary recognizances, and that the removal should forthwith be made. The Licenied Victuallers have frequently complained of the vexatious part of the system, referred to in the Report by Mr. Hohler . with so much truth. • ; This afternoon a Lady, in the act of receiving her dividends at the Baik•of Bngland, fell down and in stantly expired. • = • A WILKEs used to-si7 that a Gentleman did not always require a footmen tot:aura-panel, for there were three things that he might always carry openly in his halid— e book ; a paper of snap and a string 9ffish. mEgTlMiii'ili;“ftbbiestx"mkoiSniATEs. An unusually numerous Meeting of the Nliddlesex Magistrates took place yesterday at the Sessions House, • Clerkenwell Green, for the purpose of considering a motion of which Mr. Sergeant Pell haJ given notice, for grant of 100,000/. fur the erection of the proposed lunatic asylum, and also for the disposal of other c ,, unty business. The Chair was taken by F. CONST, Esq. The report of the Committee for auditing the comity Treasurer's accounts was read, by which it appeared, that on the 28th of June there was a balance in the Treasurer's hands of 3,600/. It concluded by recom mending an assessment of a halfpennny in the pound.., Agreed to. _ _ Mr. HOARE renewed - the subject of the state of the prisons, but it was decided that as no previous notice had been given, the question could not be entertained. THE LUNATIC ASYLUM. The Report of the Committee for superintending the erection of this building was then read. It stoned that the eA;mates and working plans were not yet completed. Mr. Sergeant Pet.t. said, the Court had already decided, by a great and most honourable majority. that an Asylum should be erected, and it had directed the purchase of . an estate for that purpose. He was sure b .the public Ealing went with them in both these mea sures. Toe Committee, in every thing they had done, had endeavoured to get rid of the least appearance of a job. He boldly asserted that no land fitter for the purpose could be obtained than that which they had porchased.lf the Court should say it was not entitled to the present vote till the estimates were published, he should not com plain. He had before, when he could have carried a vote for 10,000/. consented to postpone it, and they could not, therefore, say he had attempted to take the county by surprise. These were plain facts, nor did he mean to take up time by declamation, or by an appeal to their feelings, although he was of opinion, that in a question of humanity, an appeal to the feelings was sometimes necessary to counteract those interested selfish state ments,which sometimes were pressed forward under the name of argument, but which had their rise in motives which no Gentleman would :ate to avow—(Cries of " Hear, hear," from Mr. Briscoe). He did not know who the Gentleman was who so called, but he sup pcised he would deliver his sentiments, and their he (the Learned Sergeant) would have an opportunity of replying to them. He should not envy the feel ings cf any Gentleman who might wish that night to lay his hand on his heart and say, " I babe helped to defeat the Lunatic Asylum meastite." He hoped in the county of Middlesex no such Gentleman existed. Whatever personal feelings might exist, and for such feelings he cared not a farthing, he would appeal to them all, whether he had not stated the question fairly? He would sacrifice every privat- feeling, and would con sent to anything except,to abandon a cause which had the feelings of the country. as well as the principles of religion and humanity, in its support. The Learned Counsel concluded by moving, that the Committee be empowered to contract for the erection of tt e building ) the entire expense of which should not exceed mom. Sir G. HANPSON seconded the 'notion. Mr. FLOWER, although a Member f the Committee' ' , was in favour of postponing the grant till the estin3atet were before the Court. He should move, therefore" that the question be adjourned till the next Session. Sir PILTICR LAURII seconded the amendment. wished no vote to take place in the dark, but would. rather wait for the estimates. Co)(iet WOOD would vote for the original motion,as he thought nc.thing could be gained, by delay. The' money required would, both-interest and principle, be entirely cancelled in fourteen year•, by a halfpenny rate for each year. . Sir Gsonon FARRANT was opposed to the erection of the building altogether, and yet he hoped he had no feelings which he ought to be ashamed to avow. He did not know whether the Learned Sergeant alluded to. him, but this lie could say, that no man could possess more of the milk of human kindness than himself. The Learned Sergeant had, on a former occasion, conquered the Court with his tale, of wo. The ground had beetk. bought at an enormous expense. He did not mean to impeach the integrity of the Committee ; but he thought they had paid too much for the land. Mr. ORME wished for delay. Mr. BROUGHTON admitted the high character of the . Committee ; but still thought that no vote ought to be Riven until the estimate& were produced. Mr. BRISCOE thought prudence and discretion did not form a very prominent pat t of the Learned Sergeant's' character, or he would nut have wished to supply the place of argument by an appeal to feeling. He. was satisfied no grant ought to be made till . •the estimates had been published, and in place if a hundred argu ments he would instance the 50,0001. lost to the public by the alterations rendered necessary at' Buckingham Palace Irons the omission cf the architect to lorm a previous estimate and plan. He also opposed the grant on account of the want c f unanimity in tfie , Committee, the movers and seconders t f both the motion and the amendment being all members of that Comaiktee. Sir JOHN Grissom said this was the first question 'ociistich this Committee had differed- . Mr. &NJ, M.P. was favour of delay. Mr. Sergeant Paikreplled: The question was then. Filet . ° the vote, when there appeared-- For the amendment . • . . '24 For the original Motion ' . . 14 ~~ Majority in favour of postponing the grant l• The Court then adjoutoed. I. On the 17th of October, 1827, there fell in the dis trict of Rje• (in the GOiernthent of Twer, Russia) a heavy shower of snow in the space of about ten versts, which contained •the village rf Pokroff and its environs.• It was accompanied in its fall by a prodigious quantity of worms of a black colour, ringed, and in length three: quarters of 51 verschnk. The head of these insects was flat and shining, furnished with antencr, and the hair in the form of whiskers, while its body from the head to about one-third of its length resembled a band bf black velvet. When they. mere plunged into water they • swam about as if they had received no injury, but those which were carried into a warm place perished in a few minutes.--Journal of St. Petersburgh. The native blacks of New South Wales area wretched race of human beings. They lie and live among the bushes like the beasts' of the field, and seldom inhabit • the same spot above once. They erect no hut to repose in daring the night ; 'only collect a few blanches of trees, which they fix in the ground, to shelter them on one side from the influence of the wind ;on the ether • they kindle a fire. Mimosa gum, feru•roots, fish, snakes, opossums, bandecobtes, and kangaroos, some cf . which they Spear only with difficulty, form their common food. The very limited means of subsistence which the country naturally aCords, necessitates them to travel elver a great extent 61 sot faee its •qutst 'of Idod, which alsnott precludes the possibility of a permanent abode..