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THE JESI7II S. As the Mensoire si Consulter of M. le Comte ele :11 - Wier has lately occasioned some discussion in Franc e give the following extracts from it INTRODUCTION .—A vast system—to speak more plainly, a vast conspiracy has boen rats A against religion, the King, and against society. I observed it in its origin, I have pursued it in its progress, and I behold it at the mmrient ready to plunge us into ruin. Th bidsis situation of things being known to me , my conscience me oppose it, and the laws render it my duty to reveal it. But what success can I hope for? Plots of this nature are in gene ral designed by wicked men and by wicked means ; that which I am going to exp ose is p lanned by holy men in the midst of holy things. It is virtue that I shall accuse of crime ; it is piety that I shall show leading us to irreli gion ; it is fidelity that I shall accuse of conducting us to revolt. As there will be brought in question a number of Prelates and of worthy Priests, worthy confessors of the faith in the time of she H-volution, and ready even now to shed their blood in its defence, the world will hardly know what name to give my enterprise. I shall be asked, if in stead of a conspiration agains t the King, against religion, and against society, it is not rather a conspiracy in their favour that I mean to declare? I shall ask, in reply, if in a regular social state it be permitted for a particular congregation of citizens to incorporate themselves, to en re gimente themselves, and without the authority of the State to combine and compose among themselves certain rules, and determine signs of distinction anti establish rallying points fur a cause, however pious it may be. " Or THE CONHRIOATION.—The mysterious power, which, under the name of In Congregation, at this moment figures upon the stage of society, appears W me as confused in its composition as in its object, in its object as in its origin : it is as difficult to say precisely what it is, as to slow in tunes past bow succes sively it was formed, extended, and organised. I say or ganised, with this restriction, that at one time its corps is entire; we then find a body and members ;—at another its members vanish; it then appears mutilated. This body. however, is so composed as iii a manner to be able, when found convenient, to dissipate like a shadow ;—we then ask ourselves if it be true that there exists a Congregation. Its object is not less difficult to determine than its nature. It shall be, when necesssry, simply a pious meeting ; von then have a congregation of angels ;—at another time, when they choose a Senate or deliberative assembly, you have then a meeting of sages ;—tinally it shall be, when circum stances mq.iire, a focus of intrigue, espionage, and secret accusaton ; you have then a pandemonium, of fana tics. It discovers the particular genius of a body vigo rously constituted amid carefully organized. It is easyby, this construction, to discover its connexion with a cele brated Nlmutic Society, which I shall speak of 'hereafter. It is sufficient for the moment to indicate its existence, be muse, endowed with a robust organization, as soon as it finds the point dappui necessary, its instinct will lead it to extend itself as well by its roots as by its branches, by which means it will soon invade the whole mass of society. It has already interfered even with the placing of ser vants. I have seen in Paris chambermaids and lacqueys who announce themselves as being approved by the Con gregation. I know a Marechal of France, who, after hav ing for a long while solicited the place of Sous-Prefet for his son, could not obtain it but by the recommendation of the Curate of his village to one of the chiefs of the Con gregation. "Tama .1 CM rs.—Jesuitism derives considerable force from the Congregstion, as well as from their instruction in pub is seminaries. Seven are acknowledged under their control. By means of the Congregation the whole country is covered with secret influence; which, in case of neces sity. can produce an interior ferment. By means of their in struction a public meeting is joined to a secret one : by the means of the children the family is gained over. By means of the congregations they will form new habitudes, new manners, and, as it were, a new people, in the midst of an ancient people ; by means of their Instruction the mind is seised at the same time, and the empire of doctrines will be added to another empire. The lower class will thus be collected with the more elevated—Kings, Nobles, Academies, the learned, the Bishops, the Clergy, the Sove reign Pontiffs themselves, will be subjected, bon gre, mat gee, to the necessity of placing themselves under their yoke. The Jeeuits, who so long guarded their incognito, have at length thrown it aside, and declare themselves. M. the Bisbop of Hermopolis announced their existence from the Tribune to the Chamber of Deputies. In 1817 a Monk of the College of Acheul, an old schoolfellow of one of the King's Ministers, presented himself one day to him : ' You do not know me f sled he, 'I am such a one. You would ask from whence I come?—from St. Acheul. Who I am ?—a Jesuit, and in that quality you may per secute me if you will; I accept your tions ; 1 am under the orders and protection of G himself.' I have been lately informed, by the best authority, that the Con gregation count already 48,000 individuals. Tell me (says a Congregationalist) how you will resist such a power. Well might Lord Liverpool exclaim, on the late question of Catholic Emancipation—' It is not against the doc trines of transubstantiation or of purgatory that I am in opposition, but against the influence of the priesthood in all the relations of private life.' Under Napoleon a Curate of St. Roth refused to admit the corpse of an actress into the church ; a complaint was made, an order given and re sisted, the priest arrested and imprisoned. Under Louis XVIII. a similar occurrence; same complaint to Govern ment ; same order given and rejected, and another Priest sent to perform the duty. Under Charles X. same into lerance; and in reply to the complaint the Government le aned' it bad no authority over the Church, and the actor Philippe was hurried to Pere la Chaise, and interred by bee late comrades. A late ordonnance for the establish ment of 18 Convents of Urealines in France appeared in the Moniteu• ; and another permitting the receiving legacies end lands for their support—Tout ea ea bon train ! lIUNGERFORD REGATTA. Yesterday the lth Annual Prize Wherry, and other prizes given by the laiies and gentlemen of Ilungerford and its vicinity, wur Mad for by 6 pair of oars in 3 heats. They were to start from tha bums moored off Hungerford Stairs, row round Westminster Bridge, down the North Shore, round the Thames Pollee veit-el take, and up to the prize wherry mooted off Hungerford. The two first boats in the Brat =decreed heats to start fur the last and Freed heat. The following were the men named foe the contest. Thos. Vukins, It. Maenaly, Y el low . Eniery, I L i g h t bl ue . Chas. :11 ills, 5 James Tagan, I Rua. Wm. Moody, } Re John Scott , Jas. Jones, Win. Butcher, Greet. Jas. Crawley , Thm. Jas. Mc. Fell, White' At a quarter to three Light Blue, Black, and Green, started for the 6rst heat, which was gained by Green and Black, light Blue Siring up theeontest. - At; Ann time after four Yellow. Red, an .1 White went oir in tine style, and after a well-contesesd race it was won by Red and Black. Green, Red, and Yellow, started at a quarter befiqe seven &clock fur the last atul grand heat. It was one of the most excel. lent clines/a ever witnessed ; Red coming in first, Black could, arid Green third. Yellow gave in. after going once round. The winners were carried in the Prize Wherry up the stairs at Hunger ford, amidst the most deafening shouts of the spectators. DISTRIrS IN THr SOUTH Or IrrlAND.—The follow ing are extracts from a letter addressed by Mr. Parker, of Passage, to the Right Hon. Robert Peel. Mr. Parker has, we understand, at the request of Mr. Peel, opened a communication with Mr. Gotilbunt on the subject of his letter : " A drought of mend extent, and of unparalleled continu ance, has desolated our once green livid., and has given to the parched land that and hue, which is of periodical occurrence in wanner latitude'. " The wheat crop has fortunately resisted the blighting effects of drought; but the wheat of Ireland would not feed one-third of the 'nhabiranta. The early potatoes have most lamentably failed, ri2in g not one-tenth of the produce of hist year. The late potatoes, which form the staff of life of the Irish poor, do not afford the slightest prospect of relief, as the seed in general, if not burnt up by the excessive beat, hav been inactive in the ground, for want of moisture. " The oat un f or t unate l y 'adds no substitute, as this, of all cal reiferous plants, has suffered must. It may be considered totally aenThrsd, except on lanes open to powerful litigation, or within the ndiuence of the mountain shade. " The barley may be considered about one-third of a general "'rage, but it la entirely burnt tip on high lands, idturding no food to either man or beast. " The last crop I shall refer to is the flax. This staple article of lrsh industry has participated in the almnst general ruin, and which awfully affected the Interest of our porn. On the whole, such s dres Ifully Ainrminconsou has not occurred within the memory of utt Olden 1314.1 in ir"aaQ." • LORD COCHRANE'S STE4III- VESSELS. The two steam-vessels, the Enterprise and the Irre sistible, in which officers of the Ctkoms have been placed, are now lying within the tiers above Deptford Creek—a situation which has evidently been selected for ohe purpose of avoiding observation. On approaching. ;hese the.; give the spectator an impression that they are of foreign make, being totally unlike any of the steam-ves sels hitherto constructed. Their sharp angular appearance is one of their greatest peculiarities, especially as the stern nearly resembles the bow ; the former differs only in its more shark-like appearance ; and it k said that the sharp point of the bow is intend e d for forcing its way, if neces sary, into the sides of an enemy's ship on an occasion of close quarter. They lie low in the water, and are thus calculated to come suddenly and ahnost unobserved on the enemy. The hurthen being only 120 tons, they of course appear much smaller than could be expected from the na ture of the service for which they are destined ; but their smallness renders them fit for running in and out of creeks, and getting into shallow water, where they can throw with impunity shells into the sea-coast towns of the enemy. The draught of water is only nine feet, and when the guns are in it will be only ten feet. Both vessels are calculated to carry from 14 to 16 68- rrunders, and probably twoor three mortars; for in each vi.a.el there is a shell-room, and the extraordinary strength a.:.! size of the timbers seem to justify the b-lief that they will be much employed in bombardment. The vessels are al•mit one hundred and fifty feet in length, and twenty-five in width in the beam. Each vessel has two fifty-horse power steam-engines, and it is supposed that the rate at which they will travel will equal that of the largest steam vessels. There are three small-sized masts for sailing, hut the reliance seemsto be placed almost exclusively upon their steam power. Each vessel will carry from ,i() to 60 hands, the accom modation for whom appears to be of a very limited descrip tion. The officers have very small cabins, and that intended for the Admiral on board the Enterprise is much smaller than the Captain's cabin in many merchant vessels. Every thing seems to have been sacrificed to the warlike and im portant object for which these vessels were built ; but as in warm climates it is usual for the crew to sleep on deck under an awning, the want of accommodation below will be less sensibly felt.. The paddle-boxes are of a very peculiar construction. The starboard paddle-box contains a dressing-room and bath for the Captain, and the larboard paddle-box is conve niently fitted up as a cook's galley, or kitchen. Taken alto gether, t!te appearance of these vessels gives us the idea that they are likely to prove the most formidable engines of warfare which even the ingenuity of modern times has constructed. LORD ROSSMORE AND TUE DUBLIN EVENING A 1,411.. As we find our cotemporaries have published the articles which formed the subject of the investigation at the Head Office of Police on Tug slay, we think it would be unjust to our readers to withhold them longer. The following was the first publication. It appeared in the Mail of :he 2d of August, as follows: " COUNTY OF MONAGHAN. " Your pellet of lead is after all a great pacificator ; and the trifling accident that occurred to Mr. Westenm, the Member, in his erosive with Colonel Madden, has re s t o r e d pe ace an d iiar• mony amongst the parties belligerent in this couiny. To do Lord Rosstnore and his furor friends justice. nothing could exceed their martial spirit, so long is the war was tiled to paper; and this a reference to the columns of The hi i•• •,1 sufficiently testify.— Everything, however, is now amical, d, ..ted ; and in vindica tion of our report of the proceedings o , .at day of the election, and in justification of the gentleman •,‘ •ti it was furnis.ted, it is meet that we set down in what m ,:mer ,te four gentlemen, by whom it was contradicted, have been ott.posted of. As Mr. %Vet,. tenra has quite recovered from the hurt in his ancle, we will arrange the party after the furni of a single quadrille at Almack's, as im printed in The Mtn-sing Post. " Mr. Westenra—shot by—Colonel Madden. " Mr. Richard Westenra—apellogicmg to--Captain Cottnarn. " Mr. Dare Hamilton—ditto ditto—Mr. J. Johnston. " Mr. Dudgeon—ditto ditto—Mr. W. Johnston. •• Mt. Lucas—Nom est inventus." This occasioned Lord Rossmore's lettrr of the 3d : " TO THE EDITOR OF THE DUBLIN EVENING MAIL. "Sir,-1 have just read an anonymous paragraph in the hom ing Jla,l of the 2,1 inst., in which my name, and those of some of my friends, are brought before the public. They are out of town, but no doubt, they will notice it as they ought; and, in their absence, however, allow me to tell you (not knowing, or in. deed caring, from whence you derive your authority), that the fore mentioned paragraph is an infamous falsehood, an evil-minded im position, and a mischievously intended publication. " apology ever was made, or ever will, by any one of the Party- " I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, ROSSMORE." " Kildare-street Club, &i Aug. 11124." . . A publication which appeared in the Mail of the 7th of August was the particular subject of Lord Rossmore's com plaint, the first part of which publication referred to the article which appeared in the Mail an the preceding Wed nesday, which we have given above, respecting the " Mo naghan Election." It concluded as follows: _ _ _ Arta the foregoing observations had been in type, Lord Roos more was shown into our study. Ile assumed a menacing posture, and refused to take off his hat, althuugh in the presence of two Gentlemen uncovered, upon which one of the Proprietors of this Journal coolly desired the rill/ion to quit the room—aa order which ' a just consideration fur his perNonal safety induced the Noble Lord t t comply with. " The precipitate retreat of thin accomplished Nobleman secured hint from the chasti,ennat which his insolence Gilled for, and by taking himself and his hat off together, we have been spared the contamination which the collision must have brought upon us." This article was principally the occasion of the present proceeding. We are authorized to state, that when Lord Rossmore proceeded to the office of the Evening Mail, he went there unaccompanied by any friend, not expecting to have met the reception which he did meet; and that he scarcely I took his hand off the handle of the door, when his Lord ship was interrogated about taking off his hat. His Lord ship then turned off immediately, and proceeded down F taire. We are also required to say, that his Lordship took no stick but the ordinary slight cane which he gene rally carries with him.—Dablin Correspondent. Mr. E. G. WA Fri eLn.—The following letter has been addressed by Mr. Wakefield to a Sunday paper, admitting the authenticity of the statement which we copied front it some time ago : " Lancaster Castle, June . 11, 1826. " Sir—l see, by the late numbers of your piper, that you are charged with having aought to impose upon your reader., by the publication of my narrative; and I am tempted to enable you to repel the accusation, by putting you in possession of the exact truth. I did write, and procure to be printed, the statement in question ; but I gave copies of it to none hut my own personal friends or inti mate acquaintances; and I took great pains to prevent the printer, or any other person not well known to me, front obtaining a copy. In answer to some remarks made, on the occasion of my commit ' merit, by 211 r. Turner's lawyer, respecting the insertion, by me, of a statement in the John Roll, I sain that I was • not a party to the publicaton of the statement in the Julio Bull, or in any other news. paper.' These words were misrepresented by some country paper (from which you inserted au extract on the Sunday after my coot mitment) into a flat unqualified denial of the statement itself. You will oblige me by making no other use of this letter than to answer, from y ourself , the charge of imposition brought against you. I should not have written it, did I not confide in your taking care to save me from appearing to seek newspaper notoriety (I mean in re spect to this letter), of which I have had enough to satiate the most gluttonous lover of it. I have to thank you as the only editor who has abstained from publishing the most ridiculous falsehoods re specting me. I have the honour to be, Sir. " Your most obedient humble servant. •' Low. O. WAKEFIELD." CONVICTION or SMUGGLERS.—POUT persons, named John Stone, Edward White, Joseph White, and Joseph Northover, were this (lay brought before Edward Carter and Daniel Howard, Euirs., Magistrates of our borough, upon informations exhibited against them under the Act of Parliament " for the prevention of Smuggling." It was proved in evidence that on the morning of the 13th inst. (Sunday last) a boat was discovered a few miles to the westward of Portland, by his Majesty's cutter Nightin gale, commanded by Lieut. Kitchen, to which, from sus picious appearances, they gave chase, during which she was distinctly seen to throw over a considerable cargo of kegs attached to sinkers ; that on coming up with her, she was found to have nothing on board but a small quantity of fruit, and two or three pair of French shoes. The de fendants, by their attorney, endeavoured to raise some technical objections to the information, all of which were, however, overruled, and they were convicted, the first named in the penalty of 100!. and the three others to be impressed into his Majesty's naval ser vice.—Hampshire Telegraph. THE BRITISH PRESS MOVEMENTS, The Earl of Fife has arrived at the Pulteney Hotel, Albemarle asreor, from Windsor Lodge. The Countess of Essex has left town for Hatfield, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury foe a few days. The Countess St. Antonio lett town yesterday, for her villa at Wimbledon. Lord Lynedoch has left Litchfield for Scotland. Lord A Ithorp has left Wm. Ord, Esq. M.P.'s seat, Whitfield, Ilezham, Northumberland, on a visit to Earl Fitswilliam, at his scat, Wentworth House, Yorkshire. Sir Francis Burton, Bart. left town yesterday for Bath. The Right Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Sturges Bourne have arrived at their seat, Testy/nod House, Hants, from the Isle of Wight. Admiral Douglas has ar. iveti at his seat in Bucks, from Paris. General Skarpe has arrived at Harrowgate, from Scarborough. Hetieral Blackford has arrived at his seat, Richmond, from Boulogne. Colonel R. H. Cooke left town yesterday, for Biggleawade, Bedfordshire. A. R. and Lady Stewart have arrived at the Marquis of Cam den's seat, the Wilderness, Kent, from Cheltenham. R. B. P. Philipps, Esq. MI. P., has arrived at Coulson's Hotel, Lower Brook-street, from his seat In Hants. . . . Captain Ward has arrived at the Brunswick (late Blake's) Hotel, Jermyn.street, from Russia. W. Burroughs, E.g. has arrived at Fenton's New Hotel, St. Jametes.strect„ from Brighten. E. I). Davenport, Dap M.P., has arrived in Scotland, from his seat. Caper Thorne, Cheshire. Sohn Weattomb, Esq. arrived yesterday at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond -street, from his seat in Notts. Arrivals at the British Hotel, Jermyn-street :—Colonel and Mrs. James, from a tour; and Air. and . 31 re. Roe, from Ireland. . , Departures from the Brunswick Hotel, .lermyn.street Earl or Hoifort, for Ireland ; and ... Warburton, Esq. for Hampton Court. Departures from Fenton's New Hotel, St. James'asstreet s—The Marquis of Queenaburv, for Richmond ; the E trl of Thanet, for Westmorland ' • and Captain Kickett, for Brighton. Departures from the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlingtmt and Cork.streetst—Colonel White, M.P., on a tour ; Colonel Morley, tor Herts ; and Captain Burgess, on a tour. Departures from the Royal Hotel, St. James's-street :—.Sir J. Trollope, for Lincolnshire; the Provost of Dublin, for Haeraw. gate, Turk; and the Hon. T. Fitsonri, for Hastings. FINE ARTS. PHRENOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATIONS. A series of engravings has just been published by George Cruiksliank, under the title of " Phrenological Illustrations ; or, An Artist's View of the Cranilogical System of Doctors Gall and Sputzheim." The plates are really ludicrous, giving, iu illustration of the various organs of the brain, certain scenes, in which the peculiar humour of Cruikshank's pencil has full scope. It is im p to convey an idea to the reader of the impression which is made by these representations; but, in order that be may understand the nature of the work, we will jus t place in juxta-position a few of the organs, and the exew pufications of the artist : Orgsnol Individuality—The Living Skeleton. Number—Toby, the Sapient Pig. Combativenetet—Donnybrook Destructivenms—A Bull in a Chins Shop. Adhesiveness—A man, his wife, horse and gig, half buried in a bog. Space—A Dutchman's Inexpressible,. Size—Daniel Lambert. Language—Billingsgate Fi'hwomen. Conscientiousnms—An old Jew Clothesman. Inquisitiveness—Paul i'ry. . - There are a variety of others ; but these few will be sufficient to give an idea of the work, which is by no means calculated to lessen that fame which George Cruikshank's genius and talent have already acquired for him. 4 ,410 Nio ki ‘0- • • ANECDOTE OF A PARISIAN ACTRESS. It is said, in fact, that the delight which Paris has felt from the presence of Mademoiselle Sontag is due to a romantic passion which a young Nobleman, heir to one of the first families of Prussia, had conceived for her. The story is as follows:—The young Count of no sooner saw Mademoiselle Sontag at the Theatre of Berlin than he became desperately enamoured of her ; his heart, his fortune, and his hand, were offered to her, but she re jected every overture except he could obtain the consent of his family. The young Count having received from his father a formal refusal, fell into a state of torpid melan choly, from which nothing could arouse him : he renewed his entreaties to the lady, but with no better success than before, and at length wrote to his father that, not wishing to act contrary to his commands, and at the same time being unable to support life without the object of his love, he was determined to free himself from pain by putting a period to his existence. On the receipt of this letter, the ' father, who was strongly attached to his only son, and no less strongly attached to the prejudices which the ancient German Nobility contrive to unite with great simplicity of manners, answered his son in a letter, conceived in the most touching terms ;—nothing, he said, could induce him to consent that any dishonour should be thrown on his name during his life-time by an improper alliance; but as the term of his life was approaching near, it would bet ter become him than his zon to part with existence, and that if the Count persisted in his projects, he should soon have full liberty to execute :hem. The young Count, without renouncing his love, sacrificed it to a more sacred duty, when at length the whole affair reached the ears of the King of Prussia, who is much attached to the old Nobleman. His Majesty commanded his attendance, ■nd not participating at all in the pnjudices of birth, observed to him that if, as was generally reported, the conduct of Mademoiselle Sontag was irreproachable and even exem plary, he could see no dishonour in the alliance, since the Count's passion was so violent ; that it was not the first time that the heir of a great name had raised an actress to his own rank ; but that it would he necessary to submit tha young people, one to the proof of absence, the other to the trial of seduction. The King of Prussia, it appears, is well acquainted with the measure of the seductions to be met with in Paris. for to Paris he was determined Mademoiselle Sontag should come, and certainly she has not wanted admirers here. It is also said that emissaries are despatched to watch secretly her conduct and behaviour, and that no imprudence or levity escaped her which could furnish the slightest pre text for a sinister report. Such is the story told of Made moiselle Sontag; and to be the heroine of such a story must be Battering to the heart of any prima donna Yesterday was the Birth-day of the Duke of Clarence, when his Royal Highness completed his 61st year. The tradesmen of his Royal highness illuminated their houses in the evening. . . . The Duko of Sussex entertained the Duke of Gloucester and a select party to dinner on Sunday, at his apartments in the King's Palace, at Kensington. Mr. Secretary Peel left his residence in Privy-gardens, about two o'clock yesterday afternoon, for Broadatairs. Sir Herbert Taylor arrived in town yesterday, from the King's Pavilion, Brighton, where Sir Herbert tad been on a visit to the Duke of York. . _ Despatches were received yesterday at the Foreign-office, from the Right Hon. Frederick Lamb, our Ambassador at Madrid ; and also from Lord Granville, our Ambassador at Paris, for Mr. Secretary Canning. We understand that Mrs. Watt, the venerable widow of our illustrious townsman, the late James Watt, Esq., of Heatlifield, is at present in this part of tl:e country, and stopped a short time here on Wednesday, on her way to Large.—Greenoe:7 Adeet fixer. ittLiCHOUS FANATICISM.—A young woman named Stevens, residing at Lambhay Hill, whose mother is a member of the Brianites in Exeter, has, for a long time, been persuaded that she is possessed with a devil ; and the ravings of the poor creature, evidently the effect of a dis ease in the brain, are wrought to the utmost possible pitch by the expedients adopted by the leaders of the sect to expel the enemy from his strong bold. Exorcisms by fire, prayer, fasting, and wa t c hing by night, with repeated de nunciations from th e H o ly Scripture, have been resorted to; and it may well be supposed that the administering of such food to the imagination is not calculated to heal the disturbed fancies of the patient. We apprehend the most needful assistance, in all such cases, is medical advice. — Exeter Newt. S7AIE OF TRADE. MACCI.F.SFIEI.I).—It appears that there are now receiving relief from the fond 2,719 families, consisting of 11,965 persona, whose average receipts and earnings, comprising Parochial Relief, does not exceed the wretched pittance of 10d. per heal per week ! S:venteen poor rates were allowed for the Township of Macclesfield, during the last year, ending the 25th March, 1626. Since then twenty-two rates have been granted. The greatest number of rates ever col lected here in one year was thirty-two; if an improvement do not take place, we shall require at least seventy this year, inasmuch as each successive rate yields leas than the pre vious one. Every day, for many weeks, we have had the sickening exhibition in our market-place of ►ales under dis tress for rent ; and such sales ! We hope the improvements in other places, and other manufactures, about Which we hear so much, manifest themselves differently; if not, we fear the representations are mere delusions. BRADFORD.—On Thursday last rather more goods were sold than usual, but no advance took place in prices. HUDDERSFIELD.—The improvement in the woollen trade has scarcely reached Huddersfield. Last Tuesday was one of the worst markets ever known at that place. When sales of goods are effected, which sometimes hap pens, the prices are ruinous to the manufacturer, and such as nothing but uncontrollable necasity could induce him to accept. llawsau ay.—There is no improvement in trade here ; shout sixty heads of families are still employed in break ling pebbles. CARILISLE.—There is no alteration whatevet in the trade connected with this district. The partial operations - which have been experienced elsewhere, in consequence of slight fluctuations, easy to be accounted for, have not, in the slightest degree, affected the trade of Carlisle. THE WEATHER-CROPS. We had, on Monday night and the greater part of Tues day, a considerable quantity of rain, which must be of use to the potato-fields and aftergrasa. The rain was accom panied with much wind, which continued yesterday, and the heat of the weather is greatly diminished. Much of the corn has been safely got in and stacked; but from what we have seen and heard, it cannot be thought, with the exception of wheat, even an average produce on the best lands. Ohl oats are considered cheap at 15s. British ; the new sells at IGs. to I 9s. A dearth of oatmeal must of course, ensue, and, unless relieved by a supply of potatoes, the poor, particularly those who are not fully employed, must be greatly distressed. We know two fathers of fa milies, consisting moreover of 16 individuals together, who receive as daily wages but 9 , 1. (there are very many such near us), while the stone of potatoes comes to the famine price of a shilling. Now a stone of potatoes is to each family of eight, or even of five, but a mouthful ; and how, with hut one labourer for them, they cal be able to pass on to Spring, we arc at a loss to discover.—Curlow Morn ' ing....nort. The weather has unilergone a fortunate change since our last publication. On Sunday night and yesterday we were visited with a refreshing fall of rain, accompanied with a strong breeze from the South. finder l'rovidence it will be the means of reducing the exorbitant price of provi sions, and alleviating the wants of the poor, whose suffer ings, for some time past, have been of a natu►e calculated to excite sympathy in every humane and tender heart.— Clonmel Advertiser. Reaping is now pretty general in this county ; the crops this season, with the exception of wheat, are considerably thinner, and the straw much shorter than usual, but the grain is excellent in quality. In many instances it has been found necessary to resort to pulling instead of reap ing, in consequence of the growth being so short and thin. Though this county has suffered much from the long-con tinued drought, yet we can by no means consider the pros pect of the present season discouraging. The bay-harvest has certainly failed—the produce this year not being one-fourth of what it was last season. The potato crop has also suf fered severely, but we trust it may still materially recover; some heavy showers having fallen, which will tend to quicken vegetation.—Wesford Evening Post. , On Monday and Tuesday this city and neighbourhood were visited with heavy and refreshing showers of rain. A continuation of the fall may certainly he of service to the late crop of potatoes, the grass lands, and the ve getables ; but at this late period of the season, it can be of no possible advantage to the fields of corn, which are now generally cutting all over the country—Limerick Chronicle. FIRE AT ST. THOMAS'S. [From the St. Thomas's Times of July MI It is with deep regret that it falls to our lot to record the melancholy catastrophe which heel this unfortunate town, on the morning of Thursday last, the 13th instant, by fire. It was discovered between twelve and one o'clock, and found to have originated in the house, No. 42, Norre Gude, King's Quarter. The devouring flames issued forth with such amazing rapidity, that in a short time after the alarm was given, the adjoining buildings to the north, and Mrs. Cloette's house, on the south, had already caught; thence the fire communicated to the Custom-house build ing, which was soon entirely destroyed. Here, happily, its further progress to the westward was arrested; but on the northern side continued to rage with great fury in a line toward Government-house, which at one time was in most imminent danger, but from some of the small build ings in its vicinity having been most judiciously cut down, it, and consequently the eastern part of the town, escaped the fire, which having now settled at the northern end of Mr. Nissen's house, the greatest exertions were made to subdue it, which, at about day-light, were fortunately vo.vnetl with success. The following is a list of the principal houses destroyed: —The.Custorn-house buildings; the Royal Secretary's and Book-keeper's offices and dwelling; the Danish church; the houses of Mr. ft. Hoheb, Mrs. Lind, Mrs. Vessup, Mr. John Wright, Mrs. Cloette, Pejtersen, Mrs. Mocatta, Mr. Morrison, and Mr. Correa; besides several smaller houses attached to the above. It is lamentable to reflect that, in consequence of the ra pidity of the fire, the occupants of the above houses had but little or no time to save much of value. The inhabit ants of all parts of the town removed whatever they could to the surrounding hills, by which property to a consider able amount was lost and broken. An illicit distillery was discovered at No. 3, Primrose street, Bishopsgate-street, on Thursday last, which was fitted up as a manufactory of colouring for spirituous liquors. The premises were barricadoed in such a manner as to justify forcible entrance, which was effected by four Excise officers on Thursday afternoon, and who, to their astonishment, found that a most extensive trade had been carried on. The premises, which are very spacious, con tained three stills of large dimensions (and every necessary apparatus), one of which was in a vault underneath a large vat, the entrance to which (concealed by a stone) was a round hole, not more than twenty itiche in diameter. None of the parties have yet been detected, although it is evident some of them made their escape at the titne . the officers entered. Great ingenuity was displayed in the fit tings up, so as to deceive the Excise officers. Two hundred and fifty gallons of raw spirits were found (fifty above proof), which, together with the whole of the materials, were yesterday removed to the Excise Office. Our inform ant observed the name of Thomas Cole over the gateway of the pre-nises. The occupier of the premises has ab sconded. Several similar discoveries have been made within the last month by the Excise officers. A Coroner's inquest was held at St. Bartholomew's Hos pital, yesterday evening, to inquire into the cause of the death of Daniel Fisher, acumen, aged 36, who met his death by a fall front a hayloft.—William Mann stated, that the deceased was in the employ of Mr. Depree, of the savoy Wharf, Strand ; that of er putting his horses in the stable on Saturday night, about 10 o'clock, he went into the hay-loft on the second story, about 30 feet high, where he frequently slept when he vas late, having no famili. witness opening the gates between three and four o'clock on Sun. day morning, he saw the deceased lying on his back, beside a trim of hay on the pavement ; he was unable to speak, and covered with blood. \Witness called another carman, and informed his master, who had him immediately conveyed to this Illospitul.—s amue i Smith, the carman above mentioned, corroborated the above state ment.-31r. T. Ilretull, dresser, 5/9/ the deceased after he was brought in ; his right ear was tiesrly otE, his right eye thread out of the socket, and his skull fractured in two places ; a hoar teem o"e of the fractures bad pet • rated his braiu, mid caused h'at death. Vet Met—Accidental death. PARIS COURT OF ASSIZES, Av 0.17. The Court was occupied to-day with a cue presenting throats stances of horrid urocity, and which show to what dreadful excesses men may be impelled by the love of vengeance, springing from is most trifling causes. A man. named Legros, who was the auk ferer, !elated the details as follows:_ The 12th of last November he was driving his cart, loaded with wine, from Paris to Sevres ; it was almost night, and he had just innonl the harrier. when he met two other carts, whi;hcompeilsia him to turn aside to the edge of the road ; his cart was upset ; int mediuttly the two men ran upon him, struck Ittiti violently with the handles of their whips, and broke the bones of his nose ; nut content with beating him almost to sleuth, and bathing him in blood, one of the men dragged him into the middle of the road, placed him under the wheel of his cart, and then drove over bim, crying out to his comrade, at the same time, let us go, he is now done for !" Nevertheless, the wretched man contrived to crawl la Sevres, and sought shelter at the inn bf Sieur Legris, who, seeing his wretched plight, refusal to admit him, (cultic, no doubt, than his guest might require more care than he could repay. Leptis then lay for some time stretched on the road, until a gentkloani ,pasaing in his carriage took compassion ow him, prevailed on th e innkeeoer to take him in, and dressed his wounds. The next day Legros was carried to the Hospice St. Antoine, where he remaineel tour months, suffering the greatest torture. He identified Louis Brous, the prisoner, who hail been some time in his employment, as one of the men who attacked him. This deposition, the venerable white locks of the wretched is. ow, and his fractured limbs (which he moved with difficulty), ea cited the most lively emotion in Court. BefitAx alleged an alibi, and, strange to say, completely suc ceeded in establialiing it. . . _ The PRES' DEN T 71vell the recapitulation of the case with these important words--" The charge is heavy, the circumstances shuck. iog ; but the dclence must not lose its rights, and you, tic:Amia, are the defenders of the accused. Broux was acquitted. DISTRESSED 11.4 XUFACTURERS. On the Means of giving •'Psbhc Relief' to the Distressed nefocturcro, " with safety,'" and the Grounds on which that Measure is justified by Precedent. Addressed to the several Committees appointed for the Iteli4 of the Distressed 31auttfac turers—By the Right Hon. Sir John Sinclair, Bart. Gentlemen—Notwithstanding the great exertions which have bete made to relieve the distresses of the marufacturing assets and though a considerable period has now elapsed since these dis tresses commenced, yet there is still no immediate prospect of any material improvement in their condition ; and as numbers of these industrious individual, are anxious to be supported by their own labour, instead of relying on private charity for eubsicence, it is necessary to consoler, whether some means might not be devise.t, I. To diminish, for the present, the misery arising from the exist ing calamity, by means of public aid; and, 2. To provide, in fue ture, some new occupation fur those distressed manufacturers, •lio cannot any longer be employed with advantage its that branch of industry. I. It is quite a mistake to suppose that there is no precedent of public relief being afforded in such distressing circumstance,' ; for it was given in the year 1703, when, owing to a deficient haters., there was not only a scarcity all over the kingdom, hut an actual famine in several of the more northern districts of Scotland. Being then 31 ember for the county of Caithness, it was a duty incumbent upon me to take an active part in procuring public aid for my tan. fortunate countrymen. The proc. sling. upon that occasion have been detailed in a recent publication ;It and the result was, an address from the House of Commons to the Crown, dated 6:h June, 1783. " Beseeching his Majesty to give such directions as might teed most effectually to avert the evil, to be apprehended ; and assuring his Majesty, that the House would make good such expenses as might be incurred in relieving the misery to which his 3lajesty's unhappy subjects had been reduced I'." The total sum expended on this occasion amounted only to 15,259/. as. ; but other grants of the same description were ate.- wards made to the inhabitants of the Orkney and Shetland Islands ; and the principle of granting public bounty, to districts afflicted with unforeseen calamities, has thus been fully and explicitly re cognised. It may be contended, that the granting of public relief cannot be safely adopted on the present occasion ; for the calamity being so extensive, it would occasion such demands on the Treasury as could not possibly be complied with. To obviate that difficulty, the following plan is, wi•h great de. ference, suggested . Let it be laid down as a rule, •' That no suns shall be advanced to any district unless where an equal sum has been, or will be, raised by private subscription." This weal be a suffiaient check on improper applications, and likewise would be a great inducement to local charit. es , when every 'individual knew, that though the public would not undertake the whole burden of maintaining the distressed, yet, if he gave one guinea, he was at the saute time securing another for the benefit of his starving neighbours. Had this plan been adopted in the case of Dublin, it would not have been necessary to have attempted a reduction of the wages of the labourers to six-pence per day, and all the tu mults which now agitate that city would have been prevented. A considerable sum might likewise he placed at the disposal of the respectable Committee of the London Association',' who have conducted the business intrusted to them with much discrirnina , I dun. ability, and success. 2. I hope, in this way, that our unemployed manufacturers may be kept front any great extremity of distress, until Parliament ats semblee; and then, I trust, that it will be in my power to lay before the public, an efficient plan for employing the destitute, in that great source of useful industry, and of solid wealth, " the cultiva tion of the soil." It is now evident, since the great improvements in machinery have in many cases superseded manual operations, more especially in thebranch of weaving, that too large a propor tion of our population direct their attention to manufactures, and that too small a proportion are employed in Relict It ire. Hence, instead of throwing land, not distinguished for is fertility, out of cultivation, the wiser policy would now be, to einploy our unoccu pied fellow.subjects, not only in rendering farm lands productive, but in augmenting the produce of our cultivated soils, by means of trenchitig. It' those manufacturers who are without a 'tall cieney of work, and in many ceses perfectly idle, were employed in agriculture, or in carrying on a variety of userul public under. takings, as embanking land, or making Jostle, canals, railway., harbours, &c., the condition of the remaining manufacturers would be much improved. For, 1. They would not have so many rival workmen in the same branches. 2. They would necessarily has. a gees number of additional consumers to purchase their goods. And 3. A greater quantity of food would be raised by the number of additional lahourets employed in cultivation. Under such a system, the condition of the country would soon improve: and if, at the same time, those alterations in our eystent of currency, which are so essential the the extension of coninkree, and the prosperity of our manufactures and agriculture, were el. fected, the nation would soon surmount all its difficulties. But it cannot be too strongly inculcated, that,with a restricted circulation, no branches of industry can prosper ; for it necessarily occasion*, I. A deficiency of' capital to carry it on; 2. A scareity of money, which checks& demand for goods in the home, that best of all mar kets ; and 3. A general want of credit and confidence, which pa ralyzes the whole community. Indeed, manufactures and commerce cannot be carried on to any very great extent, unless circulation is so abundant, that money can be obtained on moderate terms toe so lung a period of time, that returns may be expected front distant markets, to discharge the original expenses of the manufactures. On the whole, the remedies I take the liberty of recommending to the attention of Government, and of the public, are few and simple—l. Let the public double the amount of all local subscrie dons which have been, or shall be, raised for the relief of those in dustrious persons who have been deprived of their usual nit arts tit subsistence; 2. Let all those who cannot be usefully employed its manufactures be transferred to agriculture; and, 3. Let the cur rency be pat on such a footing, that commercial men can, with. ut the risk of bankruptcy, transmit their goods to distant markets, without being under the necessity of demandieg immediate payment. Those who approve of the measures above pointed out. will, trust, strongly press their adoption, while it is still possible that they may be the means of averting much evil. At no period was that sound maxim in politics and in medicine," veuienti occutite motto," more necessary to be acted upon than at the present crisis. JOHN SINCLAHL. 133, George-street, Edinburgh, Aug. VI, 18211. • Analysis of the Statistical Account of Scotland, Part ii. App. to Chap. 3, p. 38. No. 3. t See Commons' Journals, vol. xxxix. p. 459. A transaction which has taken place lately at Yarmouth, attended with rather peculiar circumstances. is (tow the cnmmou topic of conversation there. About a month since, a person who keeps a lodging-house on the Downs received a letter, dated front Portman-square, requesting her to reserve all her apartment , fur .% lady, who intended to come down, and would take them for s ic months certain. Every preparation was m ttle, but the et:pen:el visitor did not arrive at the time fixed. A few days afterward. another letter was received, in which it was stated that the lady would certainly come on the following Sunday, and the writer re gut sted that a fire should be lighted in every apartment, and every preparation made to receive her. On the afternoon stated, a gib which had been hired a few miles from town stopped at the diair, and out jumped two ladies, the one calling herself the mistress, ::ad the ether the housekeeper. It having been stated that the lady was very rich, some surprise was excited at their shabby appearance. as they were attired in a very homely way, and did not bring any Jug. gage with them. The mistress, however, pretended that a lat/zt quantity had been sent from London, and that it would attire by one of the traders in the course of the week. The propriattess of th • lodging.house, though a little suspicious, treAted the new-corners with every politeness, but was somewhat astonished at their calling fur wine immediately on their arrival, and two bottles were colt. awned by theni. Things went on pretty smoothly for a slay or two; mistress and maid waited upon several tradesmen, and gay° extensive orders ; and coachmen, footmen, and servants of all descriptions were engaged, but no money was forthcoming. A week passed on in this way, and the landlady. becoming somewhat anxions, ventured to give her lair lodger a hint, at which ,he pre. tended to be very angry, saying she !old never barn sn gro s sly i n .. stilted ; and in the aftermam, having hired a gig under prete x t, oe taking an airing, she decamped, leaving her maid and a number of anxious creditors behind tier. She arrived, It appears, the *an t e everting at Norwich, and gave further orders to milliners and drew. makers but information having been obtained of her prutreerlinga at Yarmouth, she decamped rather abruptly. and It its said sent an to London. It appears that she is actually related tr, a lady of title. and it is said she is deranged. h -19, h-