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nefit of an experience registered in the blood or ruin of her most enlight ened citizer.s, and her most illustrious families, and again place herself, her rights, her laws, and institutions, at the disposal of this same perfidious prince, whose broken oaths and foul persecutions have rendered it almost a mercy to the Spanish name to forget that it once be. longed to a great and gallant people. But it will not be so. The trick now pusillanimously resorted to by Ferdinand will, we trust, not save him from the salutary vengeance of an insulted nation. He has been advised, it would seem, by subtle counsellors, to anticipate the death blow prepared for his despotism, by tendering voluntarily all that his subjects can require—to grant a universal amnesty—to restore the na tional property—to acknowledge the national debt—to assemble the na tional Cortes—to be a constitutional instead of an arbitrary King : but we repeat it comes too late. He did all this before :he accepted a constitution—he swore to it—he " gloried in the Cartes"—he " never was so happy until then ;" and what followed ? Every prerogative that was foolishly bestowed on him by that Cones, he employed for their destruction. Every refinement of perfidy that could be conceived or practised was the daily business of his life. Whatever game lie played before the world, Ferdinand had no Cones but the Ca marillo. More cunning than his brother Carlos, and more cowardly, no sooner had he overthrown the Constitution, than he would have recalled the Inquisition, as advised by Carlos, to serve at once for a legislative and executive authority, had he not felt that iniquity in a layman's garb was an instrument less suspected and equally efficacious, especially when reinforced by a sweeping proscription of two-thirds of the high nobility and nine-tenths of the talent and moral character of his dominions. It therefore may be received as a first principle of the policy which is most likely to be pursued by the Constitutional Spaniards, that neither Fer. dinand the oath-breaker, nor Carloss the inquisitor, will be much longer suffered to disgrace the Spanish throne and nation. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. " BRUSSELS, AUG. 28. " 8 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. " Nothing has yet been done towards the permanent restoration of tranquillity. The shops are still shut over all the city. The troops arc still encamped before the Royal Palace ; the groups of manufacturers are still wandering about without employment ; and the town is still in the hands of its provisional protectors, without any interference from the general Government. During the night there have been no disturbances, thanks to the imposing force and admirable energy of the civic Guards. Nearly all the respectable citizens arc now enrolled in that corps, and devote their time, their watchfulness, and their fatigues, to the cause of order and safety. Some of them, lam assured, have not slept two hours for the last two days. To prevent confusion, and to be enabled to recognise each other on their duties, the citizens of each different quarter or district combine to form a separate company, regiment, or brigade, and in traversing the streets to occupy their various posts, or to relieve guard, are known by the number in large characters stuck on their hats. " When I spoke of the admirable energy' with which the city guards conducted their defence of order, 1 had in my eye a striking display of It, of which I last Right was a witness, which killed one man and wounded several, before the door of the hotel of Bellevue, and had nearly proved fatal to some of its inmates. " Abotit '9 o'clock numerous groups had collected in the neighbour. hood of the park, and almost filled the open space in the Rue Royale. At this time a single soldier was passing, having been sent on a message to the neighbourhood. A crowd colkcted round him, and demanded his army, while one of the mob, evidently drunk, went in, ar.d wrested his musket from his hands. The same fellow who had obtained this trophy set up a kind of derisive shout against sonic of the civic guards who occupied the post in the vicinity. He even provoked a party of boys and blackguards to throw stones at them.-- A considerable pile of large stones, picked from the paving, had been collected at the corner of the hotel, and were des. tined either for the troops or civic guards, as the caprice of the rabble might suggest. A small detachment of the armed citizens were sent for immediately, and on its arrival ordered the crowds:to dis perse. The command was received with insulting indifference by the few desperadoes who surrounded this drunken vagabond. Some stones were even thrown. An order was ,given to fire ; and though the pla toon generally fired high, two men instantly fell, and several others were wounded. One of the men who fell instantly expired, and the other was not expected to survive. One of the waiters of the hotel, who was :standing on the table.in the dining-room to witness the fray, was wounded severely in the foot. The square was instantly cleared, amid the furious screams and yells of men, women, and children flying for their lives. The alarmed multitude endeavoured to escape the danger which their errors greatly magnified, by breaking into the houses which surrounded them, and our hotel would have been taken by assault had not an armed gar rison within, consisting of strangers, travellers, waiters, and domestics, provided with guns, pistols, swords, sabres, carving knives, and pitch-forks, kept out the multitude. The alarm con. tinued for some time, but _in about an hour the place was entirely cleared. " Had this severe example not been made, the newly organised force would have been treated with contempt; the disorders of the city would have been renewed, and more blood would have been shed than what flowed at their origin. The consequences of such prompt interference is now general submission to the civic guards, and the perfect order which has reigned for the last 12 hours. The Gerdes Bourgeois, or civic militia, though only called out within the last 48 hours, now include in their ranks about 4,5(0 men, well atmed, and though of course not yet well disciplined, zealous and punctual in the discharge of their military duties. They are composed of all the commercial part of the community, of the landed proprietors of the country who reside in the capital, of the gentlemen of the bar, and other professional persons attached to the courts, of the chief manufacturers, and the shopkeepers, and, in short, of all the respectable inhabitants. To an Eng. Richman who has never seen any emergency at home to occasion such an improvisation of an army, it is a matter of surprise and astonishment, that so great a force, so capable of doing all the duties required of it, should have been got together in 48 hours. The military appearance of the patrols, or of the larger muses, parading the streets, their per fect acquaintance with the military march and with military evolutions, is not the least surprising part of the exhibition. Had tae manufactu. rem and chief inhabitants of 3lanchester behaved with the same decision during the agitation of their workmen in the summer of 1819, there might have been no occasion for the massacre of the 16ch August. "TKO O ' CLOCK, r.x. " I have just returned from a walk of an hour or two through the city. Business has again been partially resumed. The markets are as crowded as usual, but very few shops in the upper part of the ton n have been opened. " The mob is now, however, subdued or overawed, and a general con. tidence prevails that if Government assents to the demands of the upper classes of the city, order will in a day or two be perfectly and perma nently reestablished. The first movements of this strange insurrection were produced by the poor without bread. whose feelings, from recent discussions and events, had got a political tendency, and who traced their sufibringi—not to inevitable causes operating on the state of mute, but—to the injustice and oppression of Government and its agents. The upper ranks shared the political dissatisfaction of their dis tresses(' countrymen, but dreaded their disposition to pillage and violence. Their first care, therefore, was to mix with the mob in order to master it—to inculcate abstinence front plunder— to erotect property, and to restore order. With the design of satisfying the lower rioters as far as lay in their power, the city authorities or Regency announced the abolition of the only taxes at its disposal which premed upon the poor—namely, the flour or bread tax, and the tax on meat, or the aliatiage. Their next object was to disarm the rioters, who had torn down the Royal ensigns, and clamouted for a change of dynasty, while they understood nothing at all of the .eees.ions on which their seditious cries had so promptly decided. The text thing was to give them bread, and to hold out a promise of em ployment. All this has been done—done. I trust, effectually ; and now that the Jack Cade, and their partisans are quelled, and retired from the seene,lthe political difficulties and labours of the higher actors commence. *4 I t is fortunate that among them there is union, and it is still more fortunate that there is moderation. Their voice must now be heard in tile calm, since theirs was the charm which allayed the storm. They krew, too, the secret of their strength, and have learned how they may dei.erd upon their fellow-eountrymen in the army. They have the Burgomaster and the members of the city regency at their head, and through them have made known their respectful, and what they call their modeme, demands, to the Government. These demands I am ban, to lie enabled to state to you front an official source. • I. They ihclude, in the first place, the complete execution of the Lot Fondamei tal e or Charter, given by the King at his acce s si o n, or ion the uni on of B elgium with Holland. • 2. In the second place, the dismissal of the Minister of Justice, Von 31.hviiin (whose hotel has been burnt), and another member of the I.2ain , :et, together with some of the most obnoxious city authorities. " 3. In the third place. the equal division of offices between the two I:atiims, the Belgians and the Dutch ; and, its a corollary to this dentatal• the transference of two deputments of interior administration (which are now at the Hague) to Brussels. " 4. The establishment of the chief tribunal or haute cone of the nation, not at the Hague, but in sonic frontier town. The Belgians think that they have a right to have this court at Brussels, as formerly; but in order to show the greater moderation, they wave that right, and only require that it shall be on the frontier of the two sets of provinces, and not in the heart of Holland. " There ate sonic minor points added to the representation on these Leads, but they are scarcely worth describing. " Yesterday, amid all the duties of organizing their guards and pro. teetiog their property, the notah!ea of tne city waited on the Burgos master shit their propositions. This worthy magistrate requested them to consult with the chief persons in their several quarters, and to send their proposals through four deputes from each of the eight sections or I . !i•triets into w hi c h Brussels i. divided. This deputation w a i te d u p on Lieu tins morott.g, and agreed upon the conditions which I have just •r einem ed. file Iturgonotster told t h em t h at h e expecte d P rince 4.reJetick to-clay about 12 o'clock„ with authority to act from his father; b it twat, if his Royal Highness did not arrive, he would send off, by a s!. vial courier, the document on which they had agreed. It Is very singular. chat though Brussels had been in a state of' I 'v , !e far three days....though the houses of the Ministers had been burnt —though the troops had agreed not to:act, and though greater events were expected than have occurred—that no answer has been received from the lia4ue to the fir►t despatches, which were sent thither on the morning et' Thursday ! " It is hoped, though the King is obstinate, that be will yield in this instance. He is personally very much beloved, and deserves all the respect of a people who can appreciate his good qualities; but the Belgians think that he is too much of a Dutchman, and have always quarrelled with his Dutch councillors. " Among the upper ranks here, from the very beginning, nobody has whispered a change of dynasty. The lower classes behaved as 1 have formerly described. " There have been only 14 persons in all killed, in what I hope we may call the late commotion ; 12 or 13 on the Thursday morning, and one or two last .tight. One o'Clock, p. m. " The report is very general that Prince Frederick, who, you know, is Coafinander.in.Chief of the army, has arrived. If this be the case, we may soon expect an answer to the propositions of the city. " In the meantime the commanding officers of the different sections of the Garde Bourgeoise have gone round to the different stations of that body, and announced, that though great bodies of the King's troops had arrived in the neighbourhood of Brussels, they would not attempt an entry till a definitive answer should arrive from the Hague, but would remain till then at the distance of half a league from the barriers. This announcement was received in the Place de la Monnale (in which the great theatre is situated) with shouts of satisfaction. The officer, M. Fleury du Roy, gave this intimation publicly to a species of etat.major in my hearing. It was stated among the officers afterwards, that there have been directed on Brussels more than 5,000 men, with a strong park of artillery. " The troops continue stationed as before in the Place Royale, but have no other poet. They have not moved for the last three days, but receive their rations under arms. " 6 o'cLocx, P.N. " It has been arranged that a commission composed of the chief inha bitants of Brussels, at the head of which is the Commandant of the Communal Guard, shall set out for the Hague this night. The troops, consisting of not less than 6,000 men out of the city, with 12 pieces of cannon, shall remain where they are till the deputation returns. Their propositions are what I have stated above. The troops in the city re tain their position till the answer. "Great hopes are entertained of a speedy and satisfactory arrange. ment." RE.LOVAL OF M. POLIGNAC. The newspapers have published some anecdotes relating to the re moval of the three Alinisrers, Peyronnet, Chantelauze, and Guemon Ranville. We subjoin some information regarding the removal of M. de Polignac. 31. Th—(l) aide.de-camp of General Lafayette, and 31. Rou, aide-de-camp of the Minister of War, arrived at St. Lo on the night of the 25th and 2fith. After having assembled the municipality, in order to convince it of their authority, they placed the ex-31mister in a post-chaise, which in twenty-four hours brought them to Paris. M. Polignac seeing the precaution employed for his removal, expressed some fear that his journey would not not be unattended with danger. "We are enjoined to take care of your person," said his companions, so that any danger we shall run must be common." On the ro ad M. Polignac said but little his thoughts betrayed themselves in exclamations only. There was a discussion respecting several letters, which are inserted in the instruction du prom:, and which relate to the fires in Calvados. These letters, in which the name of the ex-minister figures conspicuously, declare, it is said. the individuals who were guilty of those crimes. M. de Polignac was perpetually blaming these guilty wretches,adding, that be knew nothing of thein,and was ig norant of the extremities to which his party had pushed them. With regard to the ordinances, he alleged the pleasure of Charles the Tenth. Every word of his conversation displayed the most com plete ignorance of men and opinions. Bread and wine were the sole provisions of the travellers. The carriage arrived at four o'clock in the morning at the hotel of the Minister at War, which the tra vellers left a few minutes afterwards in his carriage. They reached the wood of Vincennes at half-past six o'clock, and then sent on a courier to prepare Gen. Daumesnil to receive the prisoner. During that time a very curious conversation took place between AL de Polignac and 31. Th--, one of his companions. An observation of 31. Th— having in formed Al. de Polignac that he bad been in England, the latter asked him at what period he had been there ? "In 1824, sir; you were then Ambassador." " How was it, M. Th—, that you were in England ?* " I was a refugee there after the war In Spain." After the reflection of a moment, 31. de Polignac said, " That is singular." Then look ing at Al. Th—, " 1 did not see you," be said, "in England." " No, sir, my situation, my opinions, and my feelings of propriety, prevented it." " 1 was useful to some of' your companions." M. Tb— replied that he knew it. In point of fact, Al. de Polignac favoured the return of some of the refugees to France. A messenger came to inform them that the carriage might proceed. It entered the chateau. The prisoners were placed in the pavilion of the Queen, each in a separate apartment. At half-past four o'clock the order was given to remove them to the donjon of Vincennes. The National Guard and the garrison of Vincennes, from curiosity, and not as matter of duty, lined the road along which they had to pass. The sentries alone were under arms. An officer on the staff of the garri son, the commander of the detachment, and a captain of grenadiers belonging to the sth legion, entered the apartment of M. de Polig nac, and informed him that he was to be transferred to the don. jon. He was placed between two grenadiers, and, attended by the officers above mentioned, crossed the court-yards of the chateau with head uncovered. Al profound silence prevailed. On the staircase of the donjon, he requested leave several times to rest, and lent upon the musket of one of the grenadiers. His figure, though worn, was calm. When be arrived at the room prepared for him, General Dau mesnil led him into it, and the door closed upon him. The same offi cers thenwent with the same ceremony to wait on 31.de Peyronnet. His figure was less worn than those of the other ex-Blinisters. He had his hat on, as he crossed the court-yard. Whe n he got to the middle of it; a man, who did not belong to any of the six first legions, struck him on the cheek, crying aloud with great violence—" Down on your knees, and ask pardon, thou wretch, for having dared to fire at the peopl e ." The National uard, always preserving a deep silence, repressed this cry, extorted, it is said, by grief from a man, who lost his brother on the bloody days of the 27th and 28th. 31. de Peyronnet continued his match. On the staircase of the donjon, he also tested several times. He asked for snuff, of which it is said he had not any for three days. After he had reached the Salk des Gardes, he was shut up in the apartment which was prepared for him. The two other Ministers, MM. Guernon de Renville and Chantelause, were led separately, in the same manner, to the donjon, where each of them was placed in a separate chamber. They cro ssed the Court-yard with their hats off. It was observed, that as he passed near the Castle Cha pel, 31. Guemon de Ranville turned his eyes mystically upon it.-- Silence was not broken. The appearance of these gentlemen was cast down, especially that of 31. de Chantelause, whose emotion was so great when the officers came to remove him, that he trembled in every limb. The four prisoners were very ill-dressed, their linen was dirty, their beards long, and their clothes neelecred and full of dust. The apartments in which they are confined are furnished very moderately. • " Not having asked M. Th—'s leave to publish tame details, we think it right to preserve his incogniro."—Freneh Paper. THE REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL GUARDS. LETTER IN A MORNING PAPER. PARIS, Ana. 29.—The greater pan of this day wu spent in the re. review of the National Guards. The day was urcommonly fine, and the Champ de Mars presented the interesting spectacle of above 40,000 men, equipped at their own individual expense in complete military array, and devoting themselves to the conservative police of the metropolis. At 12 o'clock this military spectacle commenced t the different corps progres sively formed in lines in the spacious area assigned them. They were composed of cavalry and infantry, with sappers and miners, full bands, ff.e. prepared with the whole paraphernalia of an efficient army. The King arrived soon after twelve o'clock, attended by the whole of his family. His Majesty wu dressed in uniform, and looked cheerful and in robust health t his sons (fine young men) were in the dress of the cavalry corps of regular troops, which they respectively command. The King and his suite dismounted near a tent placed in front of the Military School, to which shortly after repaired a depots tion from each battalion of the National Guard, consisting of 14 officers, 4 non-commissioned officers, and 4 privates. These deputa tions successively formed according to their number on the roll of the, dif ferent corps in the front of the Royal tent, where General La Fayette received with greaticeremony from the hands of the King, four tri-coloured standards for each battalion, which he delivered u he received them to the respective officers, who pronounced the oath of fidelity to the na tion. This solemn part of the ceremony was performed in a loud voice, and with peculiar animation and fervour, and incessantly accom. ponied with the loud acclamations of the troops and spectators. The deputations upon' receiving the_ colours fell back in proper order upon their different legions, presenting to the colonel of each, the standard of his corps, and also tendering to him the oath, which they had themselves previously taken. The colonels immediately swore according to the re quired formula in front of their corps. There were 13 legions, and the 13 colonels were sworn at the same moment; J. le jure wu the test with uplifted hands, at this moment the b a nd s st r uc k u p, an d t h e discharge of 13 cannon announced the conclusion of this part of the ceremony to the whole of the metropolis. I never saw a spectacle which appeared so en tirely to emanate from the people, and to embody all their most active feelings ; they have not left a vestige of the name of roi or royale on any public building or private shop-sign of Paris;; yet, when the King this day appeared on the Champs de Mars, in the dress of an armed citizen, his presence WAS hailed with cordial affection, A detachment of the Nauonal Guard escorted the King from the Palace to the Champ de Mars, where he was received by General La Fayette with great respect ; no sovereign could desire more grateful homage, no people could pay it with more cordial willingness. The whole population of Paris seemed to be poured into the Champ de Mars on this joyous occasion. NAVAL INTRLLIGENCE. The Cape Packet (Southseanuumcan, bound to London, was condemned and sold at Copenhagen. Cargo saved. The Saturnus, Tullgrem, from Christiansudt to Liverryd, 0.,a to tally wrecked near Peterhead on Saturday. Crew caved. The Peggy, Scott, of Peterhead, from Sunderland ; Caroat e, Rus. sell, from Hull to Leith; and David Gain, of Sunderland, fro- Spey, were totally wrecked near Dunbar, during a heavy gale on Saturday. Dam., Auo. 31.—Wind S FALMOUTH, AUOUST 30—Wit d W. to W.N.W. moderate . Baisvot, Auo. 31.—Arrived the Anne, front Archangel. POKIAMOUTH AUG. 51. Wind W.S.W..—Arrived the Wellinzton,, Roans, from andon for Madras. I.wv.aroot, Aug. 30—Arrived the William, M' Alister, from St. Domingo • Tally Ho, Fi s h er , f rom Vi rg i n i a ; P arac h ute, Ni cltollt, from Phil adelphia ; Voyager, Anderson, and Isabella Banks, from Quebec ; Nestor, Yule, from Mirannthi ; Roebuck, Ilearder. front Newfoundland ; and De Gracia, from St. Andero. HULL, Aua. 30.—Arrived the Westmoreland, Kohn, and Ellergill, Korbett, front Quebec; Triton, Keighly, and Robert Peel, /Umber, from Archangel; Rhine, Watson ; Ajax, Storey ; Alert. 13.nnett ; Robert and Margaret, Watson ; and Watson, Frost, from Riga ; and Susannah, Bar, from Pernau. Symms, Aua. 50.—Arrived the Miriam and Jane, Boulton, front Quebec; Lord St. Helen's, —, from hliramichl • Mermaid, Mims, and Mary , Walker , f rom D antz i c ; Commolore, aws, from Kontos.- berg ; and Legard, Allen, from Stettin. THE HAGUE, Aug. 29. " It is impossible to describe to you the interest which has been pro duced by the account of t h e revolutionary movement at Brussels.— The Council met at nine o'clock yesterday morning, and after sit ing for some time, adjourned until the evening at seven, when it met again, and with thc express concurrence of the King, who ap pears to have acted with equal firmness and good sense, resolved on a proclamation, summoning the States General to meet immediately, for the purpose of discussing the claims of the Netherlanders, and redressing any grievances which may be thought worthy of camel deration. In the mean time, every possible precaution is taken, and Dutch troops have been ordered oil to the scene of commotion.— This measure has been warmly remonstrated against by some of the members of the Council, on the ground of the known animosity of the Belgian troops to those of Holland; and it is not improbable that the order will be countermanded. We are waiting here with great anxiety to learn what arc the demands of the burghers of Brussels. It is stated that when the last express le ft Br usse l s the old Brabancon flag was fly ing on the Hotel de Ville. This, however, does not accord with some other accounts. The Prince of Orange and Prince Frederick have left for Antwerp, where a similar explosion to that of Brussels is feared, but their presence may prevent it. Amsterdam is perfectly tranquil, and hopes are entertained that matters will be accommodated.. " LIEUTENA.VT.I OF THE NAVY. The considerate feeling and genus interest shown by his Royal Highness the late Duke of York, even in his last moments, to the Senior Lieutenants of the army (whose term of service was nut required to have exceeded fifteen years), will, it is hoped, induce a sympathy fur that equally-meritorious body of Officers, the Wexler Lieutenants of the Navy. As the Naval Service is at present constituted, the Lieutenants have no view whatever beyond enter. ing the Superannuation List; which as it is composed only of one hundred Officers, and the vacancies averaging but five annually, it yields to a list of :1,700 Lieutenants a prospect sufficiently gloomy. Such Officers, indeed, as chance to reach the age of 70 or 80 years (where distinction of every kind is neutralized) may perhaps obtain that boon—conferring the rank of Commander, with an additional Is. 6d. daily. It is, therefore, respectfully suggested, to grant to the 300, which form the existing class of Senior Lieutenants (the eldest having, in fact, held his commission as Lieutenant 52 years, and the youngest 30 years), the brevet, or nominal, rank of Commander, retainin .0 their situation in the Lieutenants' Li , : ; and, when they arrive at their turn of super annuation, to receive the additional Is. 6d. per diem, which that condi- ' tion affords. Thus, the nation would incur no eztra expense, and a gratify ing distinction would be given to officers who have suffered all the severe hardships of the Naval profession, have dedicated their best endeavours, and spent a large portion of their lives in the service of their King and country. As the, vacancies, by deaths, of the Senior Lieutenants, average 20 annually, a certainty of a respectable asylum would be pre sented to the Juniors; it would also afford encouragement; would much ameliorate their condition; and confer on them an eventual ho. nourable distinction ; supplying some compensation for their battled hopes of promotion, and prove a consolation in advanced life. HAYMARKET THEATRE. A very broad, but an extremely laughable and effective farce, en titled The First of April, was produced last night. The plot hinges on the scheme which Colonel Aire, (Mr. Vulture), assisted by a party of his brother officers. carries into effect against his uncle, Sir Bump. kin Pedigree (Mr. W. Faanza), la order to compel him to give up a bequest of 10,0001. which he withholds in consequence of some legal informality. Colonel Aim is the more particularly anxious to recover the legacy, as, without a comp e tent fortune , he feels that he caanot espouse Clara (Mrs. UUMBY), a young lady to whom he is attached. The piece opens with t e arrival of Sir Busspkin, a pompous and affected old fool, at Dover, where Captain Airey happens to be quartered. The Captain,disguised as a waiter, persuades Sirßstasp kin that there is no accommodation for him at the hotel,wbere he lint ap plies, and proffers his services to conduct him to " the Castle," which he describes as the best inn to be found in the town. Instead, how ever, of taking him to a place of p u blic en t er t a i nment , h e l ea d s hi m to kver Cutle; the Governor, General Belford, being absent. Here the Governor's son, Major Be(ford, who is in the plot, personates the landlord, while Clara acts as attendant on the guests, and the military friends of Captain dirty appear as visiters at the table d'hote. A variety of tricks. highly derogatory to the dignity of Sir Bumpkin, are now played off against him. The parties, by their manoeuvres, prevent the half-starved baronet from tasting a morsel of supper; and while he is lamenting his Tantalus-like fate, lie is, in the midst of a mock affray among the guests, completely drenched with the contents of a large water-bottle. Being deprived of supper, he hopes to recruit his strength by a refreshing sleep. But his tormentor has caused ropes, attached to panics, to be affixed to his bed, and to that of his servant,so that they might be raised and lowered at plea. sure. The alternate disappearance of the beds astounds both master and man, and they call out lustily to be rescued from a champer which they are led to believe is haunted. Their outcry arouses General Belford, who is astonished to find two strangers in his quarters. He endea vours to unravel the mystery, but his efforts only five rise to a smut scene of equiroque. Colonel Airry, finding his first plan defeated by the unexpected return of General Belford, now assumes his true cha racter. lie informs his uncle who he really is, and adds, that the Governor has given orders for Sir Bumpkin's immediate execution as a spy. Transported with fear and alarm, Sir Bumpkin offers half his fortune to his nephew, if he will devise means for his escape. The latter declares that there is no necessity for such a sacrifice; as, if he will sign a paper guarante-ing to him the disputed 10,0001. it will prove at once, to the satisfaction of the Governor, his real cha racter. The desi red document is signed,—the lovers are, as the phrase is, " made happy," and all retire well pleased, except the booby ba ronet, who finds, notwithstanding all his supposed wisdom, that he has 'been egregiously gulled. The chief merit of this farce consists in its practical jokes, of which there is no pcity. They told remarkably well, and excited the h ea rty l aug h ter of f a very crowded audience, from the commencement to the termination of the piece. The principal cha racter, that of Sr Bumpkin Pedigree, was represented by Islr. W. FAN KEW, in his most humourous style. A vein of rich, l o z i at m ealiet, Co. edy pervaded his entir e p er f ormance . Th e part of It d, an awkward clownish servant, rendered still more ridiculous by an imita tion of his muster's peculiarities, was exceedingly well supported by 31r. WEISTEI4 Mr. Vista°, as Colonel Airey, and Mrs. Howitur, as Clara, played their very trifling parts with much gaiety. The farce was received with every demonstration of satisfaction. Travellers in passing from the Belgic to the Dutch Pro rifled', find a considerable addition to their daily expense, in conse quence chiefly of heavier taxation. The maintenance of the dykes, and other defences against the sea, which form so large an item in the pro vincial budgets of Holland, Friesland, and Zealand, is comparatively insispificant to those of Flanders. EDINBORO', AUGUST 311.—EXTRAORDINARY Da srarcu.—On the 14th July, the Twins, of Newhaven ' Mr. James Watson. skipper, sa il e d f or F raser b urg b, f or t h e herring fishery. He commenced on the right after his arrival, and was so diligent and so remarkably fortunate. that he caught his complement of 264 cranes, by the 17th inst. At ni ne o ' c l oc k on Th urs d ay morn i ng h e sailed for h ome, and having a brisk fair wind, be completed the trip from Fraseibuigh to Newhaven, a distance computed at 189 miles, in the short space of 17; hours, a speed equal to most steam boats. We are truly glad to inform our readers that Mr. Charles Grant has been all but unanimously re-elected Member for Inverness shire. Reports were prevalent some time ago, that the Government meant to oppose hint in his election, in the same Manilla that it soil the credit of opposing his brother, Mr. R. Grant; but recent events have, no doubt. taught the Premier and his colleagues a different po. bey, and it any such opposition was ever intended it must have been withdrawn. There are few men who stand so well with the public, or deserve to stand so well with it, as Mr. Charles Grant. His character in all the relations of private life, is not only beyond cavil, but in every respect worthy of imitation; while in public, the only fault that he has ever committed, is that of not having more frequently appeared as a speaker in the House of Commons, for which tie is eminently qualified, both by his information on all natters on trade and corn meree, and by the clear and distinct manner in which he unfolds his opinions. %I e have always regretted his seccasion, as well as that of Mr. Hutchison and Lord Palmerston, from the Moistly, as a great lore ; and we now hail his return as a decided gain to the " collective wisdom," and we hope, ultimately, an accession to the King's Coulicile. —elovertieer. 7 HE ARMY. (CincutAn.) Wwit-orrice, JUNE 10. Sin.—l have the honour to acquaint you, that from and after th• conclusion of the present year, the Quarterly i'at: Lists and Account, arc respectively to commence on the lit of 'Januar). Is: of April, I , t July, and Ist of October, and to terminate 0.1.• 31. t of March, 30th e: June, 30th of September, and 31st of December, in order that the Mi. litary Yet.r In filmic may coincide with the Calendar Year. have to add, that the last I:•titnate, on account of 1330. is to co:n . prise the ‘even additional days t..on the 25th to the 31st, ft -d the :1111 timid is are is to h.: account...Ll in theDeeetober Pay I.n.t. I have, &c. H. HARI/INGE. Qflost commending It EXETE R. .4, 36. Yesterday floe Bishop admitted. T 1 the Cathedral church, to the boiy order of Deacons—Henry Rl'lase. of Trinity College, Cambridge ; Wil"am Stockin Braun& B.A. 3ia,utelen llall= Fri.ncis Briggs, B.A. Queen's College, C.nnbridge ; 14:te.lot tTharli-s 11.1 Brenton, B.A. Oriel Colle . .;e ; George Horny Goodwin, B.A. Qu.ett College, Oxford ; Arthur Graeber, B.A. St. Edmund Hall; Jolla Guard, B.A. oriel College ; John lltnry K. tidal, B.A. Magdelen Hall; Henry John 31orshead, B.A Exeter College; Charles Moore, B.A. Exeter College; William Michael !'ucker Paige, H.A. Trot ity College, Cambridge ; Fretleric Pyrn, M.A. Worcester College : 4 'aborts John Tancock, B A. Wadhatti College; Wescott Rolls Veal..., B.A. Magdalen Hall. At the same time, the Bisitop ord.tint.l the followi.!,; Priests :—John Symons Avery, B.A. alagdslen Hall ; nacres Adain-. B.A. Christ Church ; Ponsford Cann, B.A. Pembroke College, Catr. bridge; Arthur Hamilton, B.C.L. Trinity College, Cambridge ; Wu,. Grandon Heathman B.A. Catherine ; Fitzhenry H e i r , B.A. Queen's College, Ox ford; French' John llext licnd3ll, B.A. Ex:lit College, Oxford; William Nash Snowe, B.A. IVorcester Colle t :: ; homas Halton Vvvyan, B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge ; Charles Collyns Walkey, A . . 31. Worcester College; William AVellmgton, B.A. Pembroke College, Oxford; Georg.. Y..ung. MA. Christ College, bridge. THE TWIF. EGLIAM RACES. This meeting commenced yesterday and under circumstanc es that mamot fail of answering the most sanguine ell:mations of its supporms. At one time the races were evidently on the decline—it is to the iltr:enal exertions of Mr. Boulding that they arc now constituted of Newmarket horses end jockeys, instead of fourth-rate nags leather-platers. The sanction given them by his present Majesty, by subscribing to the fund, and directing the entry of his hones, have, in a great degree, cowl. buted to their importance. There can be no doubt that the royal family would have been present but for their previous engagentems. nth:des Ilk races described below, the list contained the Runnymede Stake-, of 10 sots. each, and 30 son. added, for 3-year olds and upwards ; the a inner to be sold for 300, ; heats, one mile • for which Augur, Bustl e , an d Brother to Oayhurst appeared as entered. It appeared, however, that Bustle had been named by mistake for it, and as the Stewards t.-futcd to allow horses to run for it. the Stakes were declared void. We sub join an account of the running : The Gold Cup, value 100 soy.. (in specie) by subscribas of 1.1 sous. each, the second horse to save his attire, for 3 yrs. olds, 3 yrs. Wt. 121 b. 4 yrs. Bst. 101 b. 5 yrs. Oat. 31b. 8 yrs. and aged, 9st. filb. mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold fur 500 sots. Sm.— Two miles. Air. Dlaberly's Palemon, 5 yrs ... ... . I Lord Blountcharles'a Rasselas, 5 yrs .. ... a Mr. Holbrook's f. Fury, by Trinidad, 3 yrs ... .. 3 The following paid fo rfeit :—Hindostan. Hindoo, Uare.tield, Synth., Coronet, Windfall, the Fairy, and Tom). - - The odds were sto 2 on [tassels., and 5 to 2 agst Palemon ; we can. not conceive, however, upon what grounds Rassela.s was made such a favourite; certainly public running did not justify it. ltasselas went off in front at a miserable pace, Palemon seconding hint, and Fury lying in the rear, where she remained to the end of the race ; Paris kept in his place as second (being on Palemon) till within half a distance of the finish, when he took the lead from Rasselaa, maintained it to the chair, and won in a canter, by five lengths. Conolly rode Rasselas, and Chapple the Fury, who proved herstlf to be aptly named, for no sooner was the jockey on than he was off for tunately without injury, nor was it without blindfolding and plenty of coaxing that she could be prevailed OD to let hint re-mount Produce Sweepstakes of 50 Soya. each, b. ft ; colts, att. 21b. ; 31b. al lowed for untried stallions or mares, and 51b. it' both. The New Mile. His Majesty's b. c. Vanloo by Waterloo (allowed 31b.) Lord Uxbridge's Juvenis by Tancrcd (31b.) The following paid :—Mr. Berkeley's Credulity, Lord Shaelbroke's f. by Tiresias, and Mr. Norvell's f. by Bustard. Betting sto on Vanloo; it might as well be 50 to 2, for Juvenis would be dear at 301. Won by a length without difficulty ; there was not any thing in the race to call for detail. The winner rode by Paris, the loser by Boyce. A Sweepstakes of 5 Som. each, and 30 added; 3 pa. 7st. 41b. ; 4 yrs. fist. Sib. ; 5 yrs. list. 61b. ; 6 ps. and aged, est. 111 b. ; mazes and geldings allowed 210. The winner to be sold fot BO son., &c. Heats thm•-quarters of a mile.-4 Subs. Lord Uxbridge's Juvenis, 3 yrs Mr.:Beecher'. Penbill, 4 yrs .. 0 Mr. Montague's Duchess, 3 yrs Lord Mountcharles's Benefit, 4 yrs First beat-6 to son Penhill, and 3to 1 agst Benefit---Won by a length after an indifferent race. Second heat-5 to 2on Juvenis, and 4to 1 apt Penhill. Won by a length easy. A remarkable fine race, and a dead heat for the second place between the other three. Pavia was again the successful jockey. The race did n o t possess much interest. The sport this day Is likely to be very good ; it certainly posse:ma more real interest than yesterday's races, and the betting will, no doubt, be much heavier. The Sutures stand thus : The Magna Charter Stakes. of 50 sous. each, h. f. for three year old colt-, 71b. and fillies, 84t. 41b. The New Mile (Six Subs.) Duke of Richmond's ch. e. Confederacy ; Mr. Crouch's Jtnny Vert.. pre • Mr. Maberly's Eryrnus; Mr. Ramsbottom's Zucharelli ; M r . Sowerby's Amoret ; Mr. W. Young's Acis. The Surrey and Middlesex Stakes, of 25 soya. each, 15 ft. and tmly 3, &c. Two miles and a dis. Lord Uxbridge's Rough Robin, 5 years, 9st ; Mr. Clarke's Scipio. 6 yrs, fist Sib ; Lord Nlounteharles's Gayhurst. 4 yrs, iwt. 41b ; Lord Worcester's Gondolier, 3 yrs, 7st. 111 b; Mr. B u lk e l e y' s B ust l e . 3 yr .. 7st. 4lb ; Mr. Stonehewer's The Fairy, 3 yrs, fist hlb ; Mr. Palmer names Fury, 3 yrs, Est ; Mr. Alaberly's Nannie colt, 3 ynt, 6st. 71b. 14 pay 5 sore. each. Sweepstakes of 10 son. each, and 25 added. New Mile. Lord Uxbridge's Rough Robin, 5 yrs, 9s. 71b ; Lord Mountcharlon's Rotondo'', 5 yn. 9st. llb ; 31r. Gordnor's Emmeline, 5 yra, Sq. P.lb ; Duke of Richmond's Refugee, 3 yrs, 7st. 101 b; Mr. hlaberly's 3 yrs, 7st. 91b; Lout Mountcharies's Benefit, 4 yea, 7st. 41b. The Count de Vitzhum, Chamberlain to the King Saxony, has arrived in London, on a special diplomatic mission to his Majesty. Two steamers hare arrived, one from Rotterdam, and the other from Hamburgh : the former brings the Dutch Funds Three per Cents. 51/ ; also accounts of 20,000 men having marched for Flanders, under the command of the two Princes. Early this morning, as a gentleman named Simpson, a collecting clerk to the house of Messrs. Scott and Co. was coining to town from Canterbury, having but a short time quitted a stage coach, he wa, accosted by two fellows, whose appearance he did not much relish. when one of them suddenly sprang behind him and knocked him down, rifled his pockets, and extracted about 20 pounds and sonic silver; but being alarmed by the approach of a coach, they made a hasty retreat and escaped. Mr. Simpson was slightly wounded in the head. He had about 2,000 pounds in his possession. An alarm was given, and the police are in pursuit. Yesterday afternoon, between five and six o'clock, au accident took place at the house No. 4, Fetter.lsne, occupisd by 3lr. Wade, a brasier and gassfitter, which had likely to have been attend( LI with lamentable consequences. The house was surveyed on Monday, and found to be untenantable, or as the common phrase Is, " eons deflated." The rear of the house is in Fleur-de-lis-court, and in the centre of the building stands a large stack of chimneys which cne down at the time above stated with a dreadful crash, tatti o ng down the different doors to the bottom. 3lr. Wade and his family were busy all the morning in removing their furniture, &c. and very fortunately, at the time there was no person in the house; so that no petFonal accident took place, and the loss of property is said to be trifling. A fire broke out with great violence at St. Lo on the '2'2d of August, and but for the extraordinary exertions of the Cardes du Corps, 100 houses at least would have been de stroyed. Five houses were burnt down, and the families that inhabited them having been reduced to great distress, a subscription has been raised for their relief. Prince Polirr lute, who was then a prisoner at St. Lo, subscribed ten lonic to the fund collected for that charitable purpose. It is stated that nothing could exceed the agitation of Polignac on the night of the fire. He was very much alarmed when he heard the tocsin sound, and the drums beat to arms. He feared that a movement had taken place, either for or against him, and he feared as much from the one as (rota the other, for in either case it might have proved fatal to him.-- Pa 4 is Paper. ;! ~ $, ~, ~.i~,