Star. — London, England, 1826-10-12 00:00:00

• . • • 1111 a • ,„‘ ~r~ THE kVENING STAR. is. ~ ~,. LONDON. •-••••••--. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1526. STOCK EXCHANGR, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols, which left off yesterday at sok Buyers, opened this morning at the same price. The deficiency of the Quarter's Re views has aot had the least effect on the market. Consols may be quoted, up to-the present time, at 80,1, and for November 801 1. 'This being settling day in the Camel market, the chief business is in making up Accounts, as it is understood that the great City Ca pitalist takes Four Hundred Thousand &ock this day. At present it appears to be a Beer Account. In the Foreign market little is doing, except in Colombian Bonds, and their• sudden rise still remains a great mystery, as nothing official has•as yet transpired on the subject. Current prices: Old Spanish 101 4, Mexican 61} f, Colom bian was done at 39, since which they are at 40 to f, Peruvian 29 30, Russian 83 4, Chilian 38 39, Greek Bonds 131 141, Brazilian Shares 12 13, Exchequer Bills 18 prem. PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 200 ex-div. 3 per Cent Red. 79 1 / ex-div. per Cent. Cons. 80 1 / 8 80 1 / 2 S i per Cent. 86 1 / 2 ex-div. • Sper Cent. Red. 85 1 / 2 1 / 2 ex-div. *.per Cent. New 95% 1 / 2 % 4 pet Cent. 1826. 94 1 / 2 1 / 2 ex-div. • Long Ann. 1815.16 19 18 7 / 8 ex-div. India Bonds 31 32 £l.OOO Excheq. Bills 18 17 £5OO ditto 19 20 £303 and L'2oo ditto 22 25 - Cons. tot November 80 1 / 2 1 / 2 1 / 2 FORRION FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Milian Bonds, 6 p Ct. 3111 9 Mei. Acct. 621 1 2 21 Colombian D I Dumb, 6 p C. Peruvian Bonds 6 p C. 29 30 Pruu. Rd% S p C. Do. Bonds, 18211, 5 p C. 04* Buss. Ms, 1822, 5 p C. 83* 3 *I Ditto. Acct. 83* Span. Bonds 5 p CLIO* I Ditto 510, 101 SHAKES, TWO O'CLOCK. /HAUL. Do. Bonds, 1844, 39 i 0 39i 404 40 41 Do. Acct. 391 39 404 40 40 411 1 Donbas lionds,3 pCt. 57 61 Mez.1147: '825,6 p. Cc. 62 14 441 BRITISH AND FOREIGN Pasco Peruvian PAID. 15 Jamaica Papers to di 26th of August have been received at the North and South American Coffee house. The Jamaica Courant of the 25th August states, that oa the preceding Friday, about 20 minutes before one, P.M. two smart shocks of an earthquake was felt in this town, and also at Montego Bay ; they seemed more like sudden gusts of wind, than irregular undu lations, and shook all the dwellings. particularly in the more elevated situations of the town. We have not heard of any severe damages. A Public Meeting of the Freeholders, and the inha bitants of the parish of Hanover, has been called for the purpose of advising with their Representatives in the House of Assembly, on the measures to be adopted in the present alarming crisis. From the American Papers of the 17th of September, we learn, by the schooner Eclipse, arrived in Hampton Roads from HavannAh, that the Spanish fleet, under the command of Commodore LABORDE, sailed the day before she . left,.23d August, for the Gttlph of Me:ice. An expedition was fitting out at Valparaiso,. to sub due the troops that had revolted at Chiloe. BOLIVAR was expected in Venezuela about the 10th of September. There was a report, which we cannot credit, in New Orleans, on the 17th of August, of an insurrection in Vera Cruz, with an intention of effecting a separation from the Mexican Government. FROM PORTO RICO. Tuesday the satTlonerWashington, Perkins, 18 days from Ponce, arrived at quarantine. Captain Perkins states that the night before he sailed, the Governor of Porto Rico passed through Ponce on his way to the place where fifty-two negroes and one white man were to be hang the next day, for their having been engaged in the late alarming insurrection. We have received Frankfort Papers to the sth inst. Prince LEOPOLD arrived at Nuremburg on the 2d, and was expected to remain there a few days. The follow ing are extracts : BERL! NT, San. 30. While the Konigsberg Journal continues to discuss the question, whether the exportation of corn is advan tageous or injurious, exportation continues without in termission and it is probable that the decision of the question will come when it can be of no use. HANOVER, OCT. 4. The expenses of the camp at Stocken is estimated at 50,000 dollars. It seems that in future there is to be a camp for the exercise of the troops once in every two years. We have now here the Duke and Duchess of Cumberland, and the Princess of Prussia. Yi URTEM BURG AND HESSE.. The troops that are to form the camp marched last week partly through, and partly near, this city. On the Ist of this month, his Royal Highness the Governor. General having inspected the troops, Divine Service was performed in the open air, after which she whole corps defiled before his Royal Highness. FRANKFORT, Orr. 4. Extract of a letter from the frontiers of Moldavia, 7th (19th) September: The accounts just received from Constantinople, an• nounce that the Sultan, whose firm enterprising charac ter developes itself in this memorable crisis for the civili zAtion of the Levant, considering peace as an absolutely indispensable condition to enable him to realize his pro pets, WAS well inclined to acquiesce in the only demand which still delays the conelusi , n of a definitive peace; and that orders are to be sent immediately to the Tut kish Commissioners at Akermann, to regulate and establish the amicable relations between the two empires on solid foundations, and to the satisfaction-of both parties This event has caused the gteatest joy in this country, because it secures us a continuance of peace, which indispensable for the prosperity of Moldavia, which hat been mined by the preceding troubles and the long un certainty respecting its fate;'and has no hopes but inl pace, and-she eternal solicitude of his Highness the reigning Prince. • Thanks to Paoymrucs, and to the wise measures of the Government, notwithstanding our intercourse with Constantinople, the sanitary state of Moldavia is very satisfactory, and there is not the smallest symptom of contagion in any part of the principality. Dutch Papers co the 10th have also been received. The following ate extracts: r o i r li i. , , , HAARLEM, Octopus 9. The number of deaths at Groningen in the week ending sth October was 158, which is a diminution of only four, compared with the preceding week. AMSTERDAM, OcTons S. According to private letters from Groningen, the state of the Province was again less favourable, the number of sick having much - increased in proportion to the deaths, so that on Saturday, the 30th of September,l there were 34 added to the li-t. The distress becomes daily greater ; but much is expected from the zeal of the medical meu, which is spoken of in the highest terms. Professor Bakker and Dr. Wolthers are parti cularly mentioned. ROTTERDAM, OcTogas 9. The accounts (tom Groningen to the sth of this month, state the number of the sick to be dreadfully great, being estimated at between 9,000 and 10,000. HAGUE, Ocrosta 9. His Majesty is expected here to-day. The Queen will go on Tuesday from the Loo to Amsterdam, and probably be here on Friday. His Majesty, by a resolution of the 29th August, has opened a credit of 100,000 florins in the Syndicate of the Sinking Fund, out of which the commercial mho rities may receive loans at 5 per cent. interest, for the establishment of Schools where none at present exist, or for the improvement of those alteach established. The repayment must be made within 10 years at the farthest, and a part of the revenues of the communes is to be mortgaged for security. The French Papers which arrived last night, contain no political news whatever. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK► The Cowl market remained steady the whole of the morning, with a fluctuation of j per Cent. Consols were done in the earlier part of the morning at 90 fee the time, since which they may be quoted at sej to * for Money, and for November Account at 90i e. No important speculations have taken place. The Account is going -off smoothly. There has been a considerable private failure, but his account has been arranged, consequently it has not been made public. In the Foreign Market Colombian Bonds still keep improving; in the morning they were at 39, since which they have rose to 42. In other Foreign Securities and Shares nothing doing. Theta are late accounts from Vera Cruz. The Human bad not arrived, but was expected in a few days. BRIGHTON, OCTUZIR 10. The weather here candques damp and cloudy, but with intervals of sunshine--duting the latter the walla, more than the rides, sz. iii rased Alt pleasing symptoms of our , , sad increasing populition. A holm in Brunswick-terrace has been engaged for the Duke and Duchess of Bedford. Mr.. Coates came in last night, and was on the Steyne this morning. Lord and Lady Holland, for whom the Stelae Mansion trusted by the Earl of Harrington, andstke Doke and Duchess of Leinster, on Friday last, was then engaged, are not yet arrived, but continue hourly to be expected. Apartments are engaged at the Royal York Hotel, for the Marchioness of Downsbire. —Lord and Lady William Russell are returned to the North House. Lady Banks and family have taken possession of a house on the &eyne. Lord and Lady Anson,, and the Baroness Rumen, left us yesterday for Tunbridge Wells; and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey for their seat, Aydley Castle, Glasgow. Count Paul, the eldest son of Prince Lieven, and Prince Potem kin, dined yesterday with the Prince Gortchakoff and the Count Balmain, at the Royal York Hotel; the latter, with Count Paul, have taken leave of us, for Dieppe and Path, this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Hannesley are arrived at the New York Hotel, where Lady Charlotte and Mr. Lane Fox, together with the Earl of Glengall, kr. are remaining. The Duchess of RINT entertained the Princess SOPHIA Ma:use and a select party, to dinner yesterday, at her apartments, in the King's Palace, Kensington. The Duke of YORK took an airing yesterday afternoon for upwards of two hours. Sir HIMMEL? TAYLOR transacted official business with his Royal Highness in the morning, previous to proceeding to the Horse Guards, to hold a Levee, as Military Secretary to the Commander-in.Chirf. Sir HENRY HALIORD Dr. M'Afacnszt., Mr. 114Gamos, and Mr. SIMPSON, Visited his itoyal Highness. The Princess SOPHIA MATILDA arrived in town yes. terday, from her residence, on Blackheath. The Duchess of KENT, accompanied by the Princess Famous, and attended by the Baroness de &Arum, and Captain Causer, honoured Covent-garden Theatre with her presence, on Monday evening. Sir HINRY HALsoRD left town, on Tuesday after noon, for the Royal Lodge, in Windsor Park, on a visit to the Km: . Sir Henze left the Royal Lodge, about eleven o'clock yesterday, on his return to town. The Spanish Ambassador transacted business yester-, day afternoon, at the Secretary of State's Office for Foreign Affairs. SasuGGLltso.—As a proof of the extraordinary plans adopted by the smugglers to bring their whisky into Aberdeen, a certain excise officer, stationed in that neigh bourhood, relates the following story Having notice that a quantity of illicit spirits was lodged about the Bridge of Dee, I set out to watch, as I was given to un-_ derstand it would be removed that night. Calling at a house there, I encountered a well known smuegler.— a Weil,- said I, " you are not here for nothing—what have you got?" " A smuggle," said be, " but yell be tae better o't ; we'll tak' it awa' the day." " Not across the bridgeoben," said I. " Aye, the," said the man. I was struck with his boldness, but being sure of my outlook—" Come," said I, "I'll bet you s bowl of the best of it, in toddy, that you don't." " Done," said the smuggler, and we separated for the present. I hung on for a few hours about the bridge, on which I then took my seat. I had not been long there, when a few decent looking men made their appearance. bearing on their shoulders a coffin, covered with a tartan plaid, as is common among the poorer classes in Scotland. They passed by closely, and appeared to take the road for Aberdeen. I turned my eyes to the other end of the bridge, in expectation of beholding a more cheering prospect. In about an hour some person tapped me on the shoulder ; looking round I found it was my smuggler, wear ing a smile upon his features. " Come awe'," said be, " and pay your wager; its a caul' day, and it will d o v e ry well."—" How, where?" replied I, + 4 you have not won it."—" You didna see the chiel wi' the box and the plaid, then gawn across the brig?" The truth flashed on my mind—" And they did not carry the dead r .. Ns, na," said my friend, they certainly had a dead weight, but it was three ankers o gold Glenlivat whisky !" and be soon gave me such evidence u satisfied me that be had safely lodged his smuggle."—Edinburgh Ewan,' Coward. DINNER 'rms.—The proper hour for dinner is laid down by THOMAS COGAN, a physician, Ina book entitled The Maven ,f Health, printed in 1584. It is curious to observe how far we have since departed from the rule :—" When four hours be past .fter breakfast, a man may safely take his dinner, and the moo convenient time for dinner it about 11 o'clock before noon. The usual time for dinner in the Universities is about eleven, or eke vbere about soon." t. •.1 - 1:-.` THE KING. • WINDSOR, Oci. 11. His Manny has been prevented since Saturday last how taking in els ing,wwing to the unfatourable state of the weather. There are no viiitors at the Royal Lodge. This forenoon her Royal Highness the Princess Amami, with the Duchess of GLOW:Mtn, .accompanied by Lady MART TASLOIL. paid a visit to the Hon. bliss Towsuccets. at the Castle. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cu wca were expected yesterday morning at Frogmore Lodge to visit the Prin. cess AMISTA and the Duchess of Gummiest, and inspect the im provements at the Castle ; but the weather being unfavourabk they did not arrive. .....4......... CUSTOMS AND FASHIONS. CHAINS AND AMOLITS.TraCeII of amulets may be discovered in very early history. GAL= tells us that the Egyptian King Nocuarous, who lived 630 years before the Christian era, has written, that a green jasper cut into the form of a dragon surrounded with rays, if applied externally, would strengthen the stomach and organs of digestion. Txorneasrus pronounced Pumices to be in. sane, because he•wore an amulet about his neck; and in the de. dining period of the Roman Empire, this superstitious custom was so general, that the Emperor CAIACALLA made an edict, ordaining that no man should wear soy amulets about Ids person. In the celebrated plague of London, amulets of arsenic were suspended overthe region oldie bean, u a preservative against Infection. 'Snots AND tikrocatmos.—These necessary appendages to polite apparel are such a luxury among the natives of Ceylon, that no awe but the Monarch is allowed :o wear them. EPIGRAM. Said Tom, a Rad. to Tim, slid Who loy'd his Church and King, " I wish that every Tory had " His neck in hempen* string !" " And I," said Tim, with gesture prim, " Forgive your crazy cant— "'Tis nothing strange, that you, miss change, " Should wish for—what you want !" Y. MANUFACTURING DICTRICTS. MANCHESTER, OCT. 10. It was mentioned last week that an advance had taken pisce en some descriptions of goods, and remarked that it;was not till then that any real advance could be said to have taken place, as the prices during excessive de pression were not at all regulated by the cost of produc tion. The market being now cleared of old stocks, there are no jobs to be obtained, and as manufacturers have been very cautious, from the fears that they should produce more goods thin would be wanted, an advance has taken place in the prices of the kinds most in de• mand. This advance r has however, again produced a flatness in the foreign demand : for those who bad been instructed to buy at the low price, decline giving a higher, and will be kept out of the market, either till it comes back to their pitch, or till they receive other orders from their constituents. The discussions in the newspapers on the competition of foreign manufacturers have excited some notice here, and persons well acquainted with the foreign markets say that there is a very considerable competition rising up in almost every quarter; not, indeed, such as will be felt in open markets, but which is greatly diminish ing our trade in countries where the native manufactures are protected by heavy duties, The export of plain goods to the United States, for instance, is now almost entirely confined to the finer qualities. A very good yard-wide shirting is produced here at Bd. per yard, better, probably, than any that can be produced in America at 10d. so that there is little probability of American bhirtings competing with ours in Germany ; but the English shirting in the American tariff is as sumed to be worth SO cents, and charged with a duty of 25 per cent. on that assumed value, or 50 per cent. on its value here, so that at New York it costs 12d.-- The consequence is, that their home-made cloth takes its place, and that the American merchants here export only the finer numbers. LIVERPOOL, Oman 10. Our Cotton-market has been very flat to-day, the sales not amounting to more than 800 bags. Prices are barely maintained. The New York prices current, received to-night, by the Maxchester, thus notices the state of the Cotton-markets of that city : 44 We noticed in our last report a revival of demand for this staple, and sales to some considerable extent. The inquiry is still conti nued, and the transactions of the last three days comprise about 600 bales of Uplands at 10 to 11, 400 Tennessees, principally at 10; 230 Alabama. at 10 to 11 ; and a small lot of New Orleans, at 131 cents. Our highest rates have been given for moderate quan tities for home manufacture. The stock continues to decrease, and we do not vary our quotations." Yesterday all the remaining capitals, &c. that wore in the court-yard of the British Museum, were removed by a de tachment of the Royal Artillery. These magnificent ruins were presented to the present Knia, when Paulus Rumba, by the Bey of Tatrota, and were taken from the ruins of an ancient Greek Colonial city, situate about nine miles from Tripoli. They were conveyed la eight artillery waggons to Hounslow, and from thence to Windsor: _ _ _ Mr. Price, the Lessee of Drury-lane Theatre, arrived at Liverpool on Tuesday evening, in the Manchester, from New York, and last night he reached town. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Captain Charles Besly Gribble was sworn into the command of the ship Repulse, consigned to Bengal and China. A waterman was yesterday convicted in a penalty of 16s. and costs, at the Thames Police O ffi ce. for de manding Ss. of Mr. GRACE, for conveying him on shore from cue of the steam vessels, his fare being 3d. Last evening, about six o'clock, in the sorters' office of the General Twopenny Post-office. in Lombard-street, one of the scampers was employed in stamping some letters that had just arrived from a short distance in the country, among which was one containing a small bet tle of detonating powder, which, on receiving a blow of the stamp, instantly exploded. The consequence we-, that the unfortunate stamperbwas most seriously injured. His hands were literally blown to atoms, his eyes like wise suffered severely. He was immediately conveyed to the Mail Coach public-house adjoining. and promptly attended by Mr. Price the surgeon, Cannon-street, from whom the stamper received every attention. Two clerks, who were near at the time, were much disfigured. Every light in the office was extinguished. Some ilea may be formed of the force of the explosiln, when it is known that the table on which the letters are stamped is three inches thick, and a portion of this was blown into a drawer underneath. It is supposed the bottle contained detonating silver, sent from a chymical menu actory in the country to a druggistsin London. The discipline on board Greek vessels is, in general, very strict. The crews are much less boisterous and twits , than those of European me. chantmen, or even ships of war; and a silence prevails on board, which is interrupted only by the orders of the Pilot or the First Lieutenant. These orders are given in a mild tone ; Iwhile a European vessel seems as if it could only be managed by oaths and threats. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Retract from the Agent to Lloyd's at Gibraltar, dated the 19th Of September :—" The Republicsna Colombian privateer detained on the 10th inst. off Adra, the French brig Esnelie, from this port to Marseilles, on the plea of having Spanish property on board. She is now here in possession of the priisateer. It is reported that she has captured a Swedish vessel, from Malaga, with a valuable cargo bound to the West Indies, or some port in America." Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Vera Cruz, dated the 7th of August A coasting vessel, which arrived hens on the 30th uk. from Tampico, reported that three days previous 'to her departure, three Spanish frigates were at anchor off the Bay, but stood out to sea again the neat day. Commodore Peanut, formerly of the United States Navy, is now Commander in Chief of the Mexican, and on the 29th ult. hoisted his broad pendant od board of the Libertad frigate." The Lindsay, Dwantana, front New Orleans to Liverpool, put into Savannah sth September, leaky. and crew sick. Faxatotru, Oar. 10.—Wind W. N.W.—Arrived the MOM .Wools, from Bremen. PLYMOUTU, Oct. 10.—Wind W.N. W.—Arrived the Hopewell, Donau, from Dantzic ; and the Butler, Lemma, from Labrador 4 Passed up Channel, the Mary, Quau.au, from the Brazils. PORTSMOUTH. OCT. 11.-.-Wind W. N. W.—. The Enterprise, Bono; from London for Jamaica, came in for shelter. Dear., Oct. 11.—Wind W.— , Arrived and sailed fot the Rivet, the Camden. Bal., from Hudson's Bay. Arrived the Fame, Hoop, from Memel; Royalist, Winnow, from St. P e tersburgb and Louisa, BURNS, from Lo ndon. Sailed the Unanimity, Hem.. Baez, from Shieldi for Oporto; and Thomas and Mary, CHAPMAN, from do. for Charente. The rest of the outward bound remain. Lnearooz, OCT. 10.—Wind N. W.—Arrived the Grecian, Boocu„ from Bombay; Paragon, Gas, from Jamaica; lancuter, Canaria., from Barbadoes • Manchester, Lee, from New fort; and F. Watson, Gisaszz, from m Quebec. SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS IN THE NEW ROAD. Last evening, a numerous meeting of the proprietors of the houses, and the housekeepers themselves, of So mers, Kentish, and Camden towns, took place in a spa. cious room, in Gee•street, Clarendon-square, for the purpose of adopting the best means of obtaining a more direct communication with each of those towns from the New-road, and the neighbourhood leading to it, than they now enjoy ; this desirable communication being at present impeded by the vacant and intervening property of the Duke of Bedford. The meeting was most nu merously attended, and comprised a majority of the respectable inhabitants in the vicinity. Mr. PARTINGTON, who has been entrusted with the preparation of the plans, briefly stated the . object of the meeting, and laid the plans of the intended roads before it, which, after a lengthened discussion, were adopted.— The proposed line of road will be through Seymour street, Euston-square, to Camden-town, and to Kentish town, through Union -street, New-road. The former proposal was received with high approbation, inasmuch as it will then complete the direct line of street from Covent Garden to this outlet of the town, there being already a straight communication as far as Seymour street, from this spot of general traffic. Previously to any fixed Resolution being adopted on the subject, it was deemed most advisable that a Gene ral Meeting should be convened by advertisement, and arrangements are making to that effect. A general document, addressed to the Noble Duke, has been most numerously signed by the resident householders and tradesmen, among whom are many of the tenants of his Grace, soliciting a co-operation on his part in the ob jects f the Meeting ; and a Select Committee was ap pointed to wait upon the Agents of the Duke with this document previous!) to the General Meeting taking place. Liberal Subscriptions were sawed into to defray the expenses of preparing the plans, advertisements, &c. &c. in which the Vestry of St. Pancras, and the Clerical Gendemen of the neighbourhood,_ have manned to . participate. The Kayo's Establishment at Naples is very large. The Royal gables contain 400 horses, and 200 four wheeled carriages, not in very good taste. Almost every body of the Royal Household has a carriage to ride in. The Priests mostly occupy them in the morning, and the Laity in the fashion#ble drive in the afternoon. Between the hours of twelve and one o'Clock day morning, a fire broke out in the house of an indi vidual named Hart, the proprietor of a brush shop, in Kennington-lane. The fire originated in consequence ,of the boiling over of some material that was placed on a fire in the lower part of the house. The greater part of the family had retired to rest. Owing to the combus tible nature of the materials that wer4 in the apartment at the time, the flames spread with irresistible fury, and in a few moments the lower part of the premises were in one blaze of fire. Several engines soon arrived at the scene of conflagration, but owing to the scarcity of water, they were some time before they could render any assistance. A man named Edwards, by vocati'in a resurrection-man, who happened to be passing at the time, on hearing that an infant was up stairs, rushed through the flames, at the imminent risk of his life, and succeeded in rescuing it. When water was at length procured, the firemen exerted themselves, and secured the premises adjoining, one of which was in the occu pation of an oilman. A few years ago, a series of very grotesque designs appeared upon the long dead wall between Turnham green and Kew-bridge, of which no one—at least as far as our inquiries hail gone—knew the composer. We have since been informed, upon good authority, that these sketches were made by a nephew of Mr. Baron Gaanow ; a young man, whose spirits had outrun both his own means and the patience of his relatives; and who was then living, in very unostentatious retirement, neatly opposite the spot which was the scene of his operations The drawings were worked upon at a very early hour in the morning; and diverted the artist's attention from unpleasant recollections for a consider. able time. We are not sorry to add, that he has lately obtained a situation in India; and is, probably, now turning his talents to a more profitable purpose. Although almost every petty incident and trait in the life and character of Dr. JOHNSON have been investi gated by his numerous biographers, no person seems to have satisfactorily explained the grounds of his hostility towards Officers of the Excise, which seems superadded to the abhorrence he entertained for the tax itself. In the definition of the word " Excise," given in his dic tionary, which is too well known to need quotation, he terms Excise Officers" wretches ;" but in the following passage in the Idler, No. 65, he goes farther still : " The authenticity of Clarendon's History, though printed with the sanction of one of the first Universities in the world, had not an unexpected manuscript been happily discovered, would, with the 'help of factious credulity, have been brought into question by the two lowest of dl human beings—a scribbler for a party, ind a Commissioner of Excise." lottoaattca.—A maa in Kentucky, on beindinformeJ that Mr. JerlilitSON was dead, said he had never hear) ,1 such a person. We are told that a man in the Comity if Hampshire, over 4.0 years of age, inquired of his neighbour a year or two since, whether Bknapirte %%as .he name oT a nun or a city !—American Paper. 1., " a