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" . riled for their trouble, either by the pasfileaf their wow& eiak remeerse, to by the credit of their .beatific empire meals. 111. The eubilivisions of Weights sad Ilemares, at pre. seat employed fa this comae?, appear lobe far more contr. wend for practical purposes, than the decimal stale, which might perhaps be preferred by souse permute, foe masking cal. rubllww• with gaaatitid Oready determibed. Bat the power of expressing a third, • /earth, and a sixth of a foot inisebes, wlthost • fraction, is a pecoliar adulator is the (Impieties., scale; sod, for the operations of weighing and of measuring capacities, the eastiasal divisiouby two. fro three it practicable to ma tehe rp say gives fluatetity , with the Amalie* possible Number of standard Weights or Measure% wort is far prefeetible, in this respect, to any decimal scale. ventW therefure.ret•Osalmid, that all the instlplea and anhilivisions of the standard to be adopted should retain the same relative proportimis to each other, as are at precut in general ear. IV. The mast slither:lle ettualarele of Length, which are now in existence, being found, epos a minute examination, to vary is • Very slight degree from each other, although either of theta might be prrterred, without any difference that would breeds* seseible in common cases ; we beg leave to recommend,for the trot eletermivation of the standard yard, that which was employed by Getters! Roy, is the awes iiresneut of • twee on Huisstslow Heath, as a foistitlation fur the trigonometrical operations that have bees carried on by the Ordwance theueghnOt the comer', and • duplicate to which will probably be laid down am a Mandord scale, by she Committee of the Royal Soeiety,appointeil fur assisting the Ad rummer Royal, is the determination of the length of the peodulum ; the temperance beiag supposed to he 62 decriers of Fahleulteit, when the leak is employed. V. We propose abet, spun the authority of the experi mi ids made by the Committee of the Royal Society, that it should he declared, for the parpuse of illestifyisg or re. I -Tering the length of this standard, in ewe that it should ever be lost or impaired, that the length of a pendulum vi brating seconds of uses,, solar time fu Leaden, on the level of the pea, and in a varmint, is 39.1371 aches of this scale ; nod slutt the length of the metre employed hi France, as the wit millionth part of the routdraatal are of the meridian, Lea lire„ (With! .1 1 0111 lo 39.3604 inches. VI. The /*Amitosis of measures of Capacity are obvi coolly capable of being immediately deduced from their re istion• to measures of Length ; but same the readiest prac tical method of aseettaining the magnitude of any measure of Capacity is to sigh the quantity of water, which it is c.ipable of conteitsitig, it would, in our opiaion, he advis able, in this instance, to invert the more natural order of proceeding, and to define the measures of Capacity, rather fruin the weight of the water they are capable of committing, than from their solid ramrod in apace. It will therefore be coitveuietit to begin with the definitios of the standard of freield, by Ilerlaritig, that nineteen cubic istehes of dis tilled water, at the temperature of 50 deg. moist weigh ex actly ten tome , S 1 troy, or 4,800 grains; sad that 7,001 t such grains make a pound eruirthipois; supposing, however, the cubic inches to retitle to the measure of a portion of brass, otjuctial by • standard .tale of brass. This definition isde .lrreeit f some very accurate experiments of the late Sir George Shilekbue eh, on the Weights mod Measures of Great H. claw ; but we propose at a (tome period to repeat such of theirs a. *war to he the must important. VII. The definitions dote established are not calculated to inti ',duce any variation from the existing standards of 1. DOI and of Weight, which may be considered as already sufficiently well ateiretained. Bur. with respect to the mea • roues of Capacity, it appeals from the Report coutained in the Appendix (A), list the legal standards of the highest *oho, ity are considerably at variance with each other: the it:twined gallon, quait and pint of Queen Elisabeth, which ere kept iu the E.xelwqiier, having been also apparently em ployed, almost iniliacriminately, for adjusting the measures bath of corn and of beer; between which, however, a 'V- A-reser has gradually, and, as it may he supposed, uninten ionally crept into the practice of the Excise; the ale gallon bring understood to contain about four and • half per cent. inure thaw the corn gnlleir, though we do not find any par veal:sr Act of Parliament in which this excess is expressly recognised. We think it right to propose that these Mea sures should again lie reduced to their original tquality ; and at the same time, 014 account of the great convenience which would lie derived from the facility of delernriming • Mallon and its parts, by the operation of weighing a certain ~,,aotily of water, annotating to an entire number of pounds nod ounces without fractions, we venture strongly to recom mend, that the standard Pile and corn gallon should contain exactly tea pounds avoirdupois of distilled water, at 62 deg. „1 isahresheit, twiug nearly equal to 277.? cubic inches, and *yetis( with the standard pint in the Exchequer, eiliieb is found to contain exactly twenty ounces of water. VIII. We presume that very little inconvenience would he felt by tbe public from the iutrothirtion of this gallon, in t'ir place of the customary ale gallon of 282 cubic incite', ire,: of the Winchester core gallon, directed by a statute of tram William-to footsie 289, and by some later stabiles . ciiinaied m 272 : 1 cultic inches; especially when it is convi d...ed that the standards by which the. quart and pint beer A...lnsures steed its Londuti me habitually adjusted, du Not at peseta differ in a sensible degree from the standard pro- Rased to be rendered general. We apprehend also, that the e'ittlo excess of the new bushel, shrive the common corn ler:mire, would he of the less importance. as the customary asores employed in Jiff. reut parts of Great Minis., are •Itreret miiversally larger than the legit Winchester bushel. IX. II pon the question of the propriety of abolishing al together the use of the wise gallon, and establishing the i.ee gallon of ten pounds, as the only standard fur all pur lioors, we have nut yet been able to obtain sufficient grounds far coming to a conclusive deternsinatiun; we tan only sug gest, that there would bee manifest advantage in the hien it heroism of all, measures of the same name, provided that the ...mime could he made without practical inciantewience ; but !r a w far the inconvenience might be mere felt than the ad violate, we wont leave to the wisdom of his Majesty's Gu tei iiment to decide. . . . . X. In the mini time it may be advisable to take into cmsideration the present state of the numerous and cum. jt:;eateil lass •Inch Lave bees enacted at various times fur the regulation of the Weights and Measures employed in 113/Mfllrfet ; and the abstract of these lairs, which we have in snared, will be found in the Appendix (B) of this Report. AVe mast , however, reserve, for • (suture occasion, the earn. mat.on which we have procured restricting the customary we:Ousels(' Measures of the different counties, as we louse sun - yet been able to reduce oar abstract into the must cou *saints form, fur affording a connected view of this branch of the subject referred to us. (SigneJj Jt)S. BANKS, W. II WOLLASTON, GEORGE E..IERK, THOMAS YOUNG, DAVIES GILBERT, HENRY KATER. 01.43-square, Jere t 4, ISI9. IMPERIA. PIRLIAININT. HOUSE OF Loans, Tummy', Atmore EC FURTHER PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. 'ibis being the day to which Parliament was promoted, at four o'clock the Lords appointed by the Royal Comnti+•inn took their seats on the Wool sack, when Mr. ()name, the Deputy Usher of the Black RIHI, repaired to the House of Com mons, which was represented by Mr. Jeremiah Dyson, Mr. Bellamy, Mr. Mitchell. Mr, .Estatte, Mr. Ilasisaril, the Officer. of the I Intiw. who attend on ouch occasions, and summoned it in the UMW form. Ou their appearance below the bar, the Com mission isimed by his Royal Nighties+ the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty, for the further prorogation of Parlia ment until Tuesday, the gip November, was read by the Clerk, when the Liord Chancellor pronounc ed the pi•oroga ' until the day mentioned in the Royal Commission. The Commissioner+ were, the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Wellington, and the Earl of Liier pool. FOREIGN IN7'ELLIGENCE. • THE YELLOW FIWAR AT CADIZ. lowortant accounts were received yesterday from C;diridtar and Cadiz. An express had ittrivrd at Nye former place., stating that the yellow frier had mane its appearance at Cadiz with great malignity. mid that not only the inhabitants of the town. but Cie military in the neighbourhood., hail taken the irreciion. The letters from the Bluish fortrrar are elated on the 2d instant, and they add. that imme diate irrecautions had been taken by the Grivertior to prevent all coritmunication with Spain, and that a cordon was to be esiablivheil without delay. All intercourse would thus be interrupted. unless the regulations of quarantine were obverved. rhe dates from Cadiz are out stay hoer, nod they *tote that the fewer loot been b K itt by the 'Mu, front flavairoali, Where it has made conaideruble rova..zeii dierit.g tote last few the c re w of the Asia is said to be infected or dead of the droatifol _ . It will be seen. by our extrscts from the French Piper% Ord the eravices Iron' Madrid are to the !tit iiwtotit, rind they do not mention • word upon the subject. We hope, therefore, the report truly ;retire ersuireous. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 25, 1819. A rumour was current last night, and hopes were entertained that the rorrsons who had announced public Meeting this day at Smithfield, had aban doned their purpose. Government appear, how ever, to have made extensive preparations to main tain the public tranquillity, but whether they mean to attain that end by preventing the Meeting alto gether, or guarding against any possible breach of the peace with which it might be attended, we have not been able to ascertain. Yesterday a private Court was held at the Man sion-bousa. tit take the opinions of the Aldermen upon the means best to be adopted this day for the preservation of the peace in Stnithfitld. The conference was very numerously attended, and it was finally agreed the arrangement. should he the saute as the last, although report says less exten sive. A great number of special constables have been swo►n in in the City, and a portion of the in habitants of the Borough' presented thettierlves at the Town Hull yesterday for a sintilia► purpose. A Regimental Order, to the following effect, has been issued to the Honourable Artillery Com pany :-- R. o.—ln conorqrience of the public 3Teetinq intended to be held in Smithfield, nit Wednesday next, the ibth inst. you are hereby required to attend at the Armoury Honer, Runlnli.row, on that itny, at three o'clock in the afternoon pncirely, iu service mare, viz. pry minor," and gaiters. " GERARD DE vim! r, Lieut.-Colonel Commanding H. A. C. " Artnntiv) Douse, Aliquot 23. 1819." The Guards, too, which were ordered for Brigh ton yesderal.ty, have been countermanded, and are to rennin, ready fur any envergrney in the metro polis till Thurithty or Friday. The Reformers. up to a lite hoar loot night, were detertainod their resolotion of meeting. The LORD Miorna slot the City Solicitor had conference last erenisig of two boors with the ATTORM.GRIIIRAL, at his chambers in Lin. coin's Inn. In consequence of the proposed Meeting to take place this flay in Smithfield, the Magistrates at the different Police-offices received yesterday a letter of instruction how to proceed from the Secretary of State's office- Besides a number of special consta bles, the police officers are ordered to he on the alert ; there is a Magistrate to remain sitting during the whole of the day at each office, and until twelve o'clock at night ; and during the night a party of constables are to sit up in each office, in case of any disturbance ; and as a further pre caution, the Guards, which annually change quarters on this day, have received orders not to remove from their present quarters till to-morrow. The follow ing is the manner they are at present stationed : The first battalion of the Coldstream Guards are stationed in Windsor, the second battalion of ditto in the Tower; the first battalion of the Gre nadier Guards in Portman-street Barracks, the second battalion of ditto in Finsbury quarters, the third battalion of ditto at Chatham; the first battalion of the third regiment iu Westminster quarters. and the ► s econd battalion of ditto in Knightsbridge herracks. _ The Light Horse Volunteers have received di rections from Lord SIDNOUTD to assemble at their head-quarters this day, at two o'clock p. wt. In consequence of a communication made at a late hour on Monday night by the LORD MAYOR to some of the Directors of the East India Company, a party of foot guards were at an early hour last morning placed in the East India Company's store, in Bishopsgate-street, where arms and mi litary accoutrements arc deposited, previous to their being shipped on the Company's service to India. The Courier of last night makes an awkward dis play of legal learning for the purpose of shewing that Mr. Him and his friemis were guilty at the Manchester Meeting, not only of • riot, but even of HIGH TREASON. The ingenious writer attempts to bolster up his assertions by the distinguished MIMES of Hawxtus and BLacasTows, but his mode of argument, we can assure him, is wholly in dependent of all such authorities, for what quota tion could ski strength to an argument where the point in question is at once assumed ? There are few, we believe, who would require the authority of Serjeant HAWKINS' name to be convinced that " a riot is a tumultuous disturbance of the peace by three persons or more assembling together of their own authority, with an intent mutually to as sist one another against any one who shall oppose them in the execution of some enterprise of a pri vate nature, and afterwards executing the ►ame in a violent or turbulent manner, to the terror of the people, whether the act intended were of itself law ful or unlawful." But not all the ingenuity of The Courier, with the assistance even of The Man chester Chronicle, will, we are confident, be suc cessful in persuading the people of England, con trary to the mass of evidence already received upon this point—first, that the persons constituting the Meeting in Peter's-place committed " a tumul tuous disturbance of the peace ;" and. secondly, that they " afterwards executed [the enterprise for which they assembled] i►► a violent or turbulent manner." We are sure that the logical acumen of the very learned Editor. who seems to have used the index to Hawkins' Pleas of the Crown. with such singular advantage, must perceive that in this definition of a riot there are two members, each essentially necessary towards forming the complex idea of a riot, and that in the application of both the law will not suffer the imagination of any one, however lively, to occupy the place of facts. The concurring testimony of every eye-witness on the occasion of the Manchester Meeting, establishes this fact, that the Meeting conducted itself with exemplary decorum ; that there was, in the words of Mr. Serjeant HAWKINS, " no apparent tendency to actual force or violence," not only no shew of armour," but even " no threatening speeches or turbulent gestures ;" and that until the unmanly and unprovoked aggression of the yeomanry ca valry, there was " no disturbance of the peace." The rioters. in fact, were the yeomanry—with them the breach of the peace commenced—and whatever the immediate consequences then were, or whatever the result of their violence may hereafter be, the people assembled at Manchester on Monday. the 16th inst, are, and must in the mind of every dis passionate man, be ever reputed wholly her from Censure. The Courier, however, proceeds in its happy quotations, winch we recommend to the notice of our readers as specimens of opt illustration and cases in point : " It is nut only lawful but commendable for a Justice of the Peace, who has a jass,canse se fear a violent resist ance, to raise the posse in order so execute the Kines writs." M Also it is the ditty of a Sheriff, or other Officer having the execution of the King's writs, and being resisted in ea. ►karenriag to execute Them ► to raise such a power as may effectually enable them to overpower any sorb resistance.— ( Hawk. aid Sias., am. Vii. Ai.) Poor msu ! The Courier had better not talk shout law until he has been apprised by some of his friends of the difference between a King's writ sad the warrant of a Magistrate. But even sup• Z -• posing that no difretence existed. can the very learned Editor of The Carrier deduce from these i passages any thing to justify the Magistrates in comnsanding the troops to ride over a defenceless and unoffending multitude, who were legally and orderly pursuing the legal and constitutionsl object of expressing their wants and wishes in petition to the Sovereign ? His law is wholly inapplicable is the present case, where there does not exist owe/act contemplated by the wanes. whose names and "pi. li mes h e thu s a buses. We. ale, not choose to imitate the coarse example of The Cornier, and express our opinion of his understanding in the ungesaile manslike terms which he not unfrequently applies to certain of lair daily antagonist., but we mat• will all politeness express our surprise how any person, possessing ordinary understanding, could imagine that Isis ingenious were supported by quotations so very unhappy. Ilia argument to convict fitme of high treason is equally amusing. The quotation is from the very highest authority. o It is agreed that riot relates to such assemblies a. have been described, obeli collected for some private planet ugly ; for the proceedings of a riutuan &iambi, ma a public or purrs! manna, as to redress grievances, he. he. rosy amosat to Moo Tussima."—(l Blacialones Cosisaiesta. ries, 117.—Murkier, add) That this is law no person will be so hardy as to deny, but unfortunately it has nothing whatever to do with HUNT sod his companions. It is some thing like the good Sir ROGER DR COVERLRT'S speech to the Judge, having no connexion with the matter under discussion. It is necessary to ap prise this legal gentleman. that the application of law must ever be subsequent to the establishment of the fads, and that the denunciations of the Legislature, and of all the text writers on our lawyers' shelves, can bring no terrors to the mind of ugly man, unless lie shall have rendered himself obnoxious to justice by the commission of some offence. Until the commission of an act of riot or of treason be substantiated, it is idle to talk of the punishment; with as much propriety might The Courier load its columns with the opinions of writers upon the crime of murder, or any other crime in the black catalogue of human guilt ; but to what advantage could such all exposition tend, unless we could point to some individual who hail committed the facts upon which the opinions of the learned might serve as an useful commentary The following is the substance of the latest ac counts, which we received last night, of the proceed ings at Manchester :—. " MANCHESTER. AUGUST 23. " The assembling of the Reformers did not take place so early yesterday as on the days pre ceding. About three o'clock they began to collect in bodies of two or three hundred each, from dif ferent quarters, and continued to do so until near seven, when they formed themselves into one mess, which, from the excellent discipline they displayed in their various movements, and the variety of their persons and costume, was one of the most grotesque scenes ever witnessed here. The greatest possible order was preserved by them. The civil and mili tary forces were mustered in full number ; bet neither of the parties exhibiting any thing hostile, the evening pissed over in the greatest quiet. " The vast assemblage of the peaceably-disposed iiihsbitunts of this town to witness the proceedings of the Reformists, attired in their best clothes, pre. stinted a striking contrast. " It is confidently stated, that many of the princi pal tradesmen and shopkeepers have addressed let ters to the various Magistrates, requesting them to withdraw the yeomanry, under a conviction that harmony, by such means, would speedily be re stored —as, at present, there is an almost entire stop. page to business. " It is reported that the messenger dispatched to London to consult the Crown Lawyers has re turned, but that the tidings are not so gratifying to the Magistrates as they anticipated. Messrs. HUNT, JOHNSON, &e. it is thought, will be brought up for a final examination to-morrow. The town is this 'nor ll ill g more peaceable than we have hitherto seen it since Monday." Among our communications this day from Manchester is a letter from Mr. MINT to a friend in London. The peaceable esementiour of the Meeting of the ifith has been established be yond all possible contradiction, but this pacific spirit and temper have been underrated even by the most favourable reports. We now find from Mr. Hunt's letter, that the Meeting was not merely orderly and peaceable, but that it was marked by every feeling of the most loyal assembly. Those national and popular airs, God sure the King, awl Kyle Britannia, were the &mode that vibrated in their ears, at the moment when they were astounded with the clashing of swords, the trampling of horses, the shouts of t he assailants, and the discharges of mus ketry. " Never." says Mr. HUNT. " did 1 see the people more disposed to be perfectly peaceable and goud.humoured.and I was 'smack taken by surprise as any of then"—and well he might; for who could have anticipated such an attack who had heard of similar meetings held without interruption at Smithfield and other places, for the same purpose, sod without any other claim to protection than that they were only Inferior to that of Manchester in their expressions of loyalty ? Another curious and interesting examination took place yesterday at the Manviou-drouse. Mr. ChaLIL anti Mr. BLANDPORD were spin brought up for the purpose of being admitted to hint, but o tri , again both remanded by the Loan MAYOR. prg the detail of the circumstances upon which his Lordship made this decision, we refer our readtss to our Report. Sir FRANCIS BURDETT has srldresserl to the Electors of Westminster • letter, in which he ad. wells to the proc►edings at Manchester in sin WINO or oosi g ooot warmth as might he trimmed from the floss. Baronet's constitutional rrincirk s . He recommends that a meeting of the Electcrs of IVestminster should be immediately summoned, fur the purpose of expressing their opinions upon the outrage offerer' to public liberty and to sait,r. ing humanity ; and expresses • wish, Its whlich, " most earnestly join, that the Gentlemen of Efi7. land will nt this alarming crisis aniiken fruin their present torpor, and assume their limper Once in upholding the Constitution. The Elk,. tors of Westminster have acquired the resini.n lion of being generally the first in the empire to take alarm at any aggression o&ted to libem, We know trot whether in this instal re they take the lead of the City of London, but certnii.lA it is to the Common Council of the rarirol that tax people in general will look with moat interest. We hope, therefore, that this great and t , -xi.vrt:ilile Isidy will assemble with all conveni►nt 'reed. sold by expressing its sentiments up..s the present alum. iug crisis, and particularly upon the drratlfill runts at Manchester, give a tone and consistency to 114 general sentiments of the country. We have received Paris Papers of Saturday la•t. The Museuarrr contains an Ordinance of the reguiriiig the Electoral Colleges of the Dem tinsnts of the Third Series to meet on the 11th sf Srp tember, fur the purpose of choosing Delwin% in the room of those who vacated their seats at the close of the List Session, in pu►suance of Ilia. There are eighteen Departments of the Third Serrs, which elect fifty-one Deputies. A rumour of the dreadful events which ir:vf plunged the town and neighbourhood of Nlrrot;,e.t.r in mourning and consternation, and which lwv.- ex cited throughout all England the liveliest tiers, had reached Paris. It was meniamed rt the Attract! de Paris, with much leas usually marks the first flight of such reports; but the Muniteur seegus to doubt " ao sail an mitt." The characteristic good sense of the people of this country. and the habitual restraint which the haw have imposed upon our Magistrates. naturally pre vented the Moniieer from lightly munching credit to the rumour of event, which, to speak of them with lenity, are at least marked by precipitancy and rashness. The Editor of that I'aper, and deed the whole French nation, will be much sur prised to learn,. that notwithstanding the express provisions of law, the Magistrates of Manchester undertook the dreadful responsibility of sending a body of troops to disperse an immense assemblage of per►ons legally and constitutionally met together, and that in this unjustifiable act several penis were killed and wounded. We find that the celebrated O'Dootitet hat been deprived of the command of the Spanish troops by King FERDINAND, hut that he retains his situation of Captain-General of Andalusia and Goveruor of Cadiz. No doubt can be entertained that the KING is displeased with his conduct in the late occurrences at Cadiz. for we find that Gene rals SAARSFILLD and Cituz-Mounnzox. 14 ho hail previously received marks of the Roynl Favour fur their exertions in supporting O'Dox NEL on that occasion. are now deprived of their command.. The KING Isar, by way of encouragement to tl.e officers of his army, promised pensions to the lathe," of those who shall fall in his servn•r fighting agaii,4 the Insurgents of South America. The French S per Cents. are 71 fr. 40. c.—flask Stock 1,423 fr. 50 c. A letter from Portsmouth, dated Anenst sity•—" Ills Itoyul HiOwe.* the PRINCE It ECIUN V 1144 lwets ermrisag ahem Spithrwl Heal Si. lit ki Mt tiny, attended Iry his rgtt.ulrnn, owl i• !wt.. steering for Cowes ... 14 osils, where mouriogs are ;aid down for the yacht." At the date of the latest accounts frotn Ma:.- cnester, Mr. Holm hod nut undergone his final et aminatioo. On Saturday last Mr. Warr, the wire.workcr. and Mr. Gum. the baker. of Wycli.strert, tan private friends of Mr. HUNT: went to Lord SID MOUTH'S office, for the purpose of solicitiiiir written permission to visit Mr. float in his place uf confinement at Manchester. They also expreio. , l an opinion, that Mr. Hoot's correspondence with his friends in town was interrupted.—[This, how ever, is not the fact, as we this day give a lett. r written from Mt. flux? to • friend, dated " Ilezr Bailey Prison, Saturday, 21st Alm." which brain the Manchester post-neatk of the Vid. and reached its destination yesterday.]—The two persons 'throe names we have mentioned met with a polite rr• ception from Mr. HOIHOUSE, the Under.Seeretary, and were by hint Informed that Lord SinStritvit could have no objection to Mr. HURT'S bring vi , sited by any friends, as : .1 Loribhip hurl givvo no orders fur his arrest. The Under-Secretary added, that the proper course would be I. mike the upplicatiots for pertnissinn to visit Mr. iluSf to the Magistrates of Minichesier, by whom he had been apprehended. Mr. Wail and Myr Cues then withdrew, and the former left town fa' Manchester on lsurrday by the toads, which in dr‘ course would bete reached it. destination or/ MOWZ dry evening. PARIS PAPERS. PARIS, AUGUST 21. The King early yesterday mor ii ll g took a pre ventiVe medicine. His Majesty remained in his apartments where he transacted business with the Marquis Dessolles. Lord Combernsere has arrived in Paris. A report is in virculatiois that a considerable meeting having taken place on the 16th at Man chester (England), consisting of nearly 100,000 persons, the troops fired' on them, and that 13 per. sons were killed aid nearly 100 wounded. Hunt was arrested, with ten others.—(Jostrival de Paris.) The Illoniteer repeats this, and adds, " The English Paperiof Tuesday, the 17th, received this day in Paris, contain no account of this sad event." MADRID, AUGUST W. The Count de l'Abisbal has been succeeded in the rommand of the army by General Don Felix- Calleja Count de Calderone, Viceroy of Mexico in 1813, where Ise acquired a brilliant reputation. The former has beets definitively nominated Captain General of Andalusia and Governor of Cadiz. During his üb•euce these employments had been conferred by the King on the Chief of the Stott; M. Fournas, a Marechal-de-Canip and a French man. Generals Saarsfield and Cruz-Mourgeon, who played a part in the late events at Cadiz, have been deprived of their commend. The King, willing to give to the brave of f icers of his army fighting in America under his colours a testimony of his esteem, and of the price at which he rates their services, has determined, not withstanding the poverty or the treasury, that the fathers of such officers, without fortune, as shall be killed in America in battle, or die in consequence of their wounds, shall enjoy pensions proportionate to the rank of their sour. CARTHAGENA, JULY 31. The convoy of transport vessels which sailed from this port for Cadiz x few days since, under the escort of the Grerrier ship of the line, and the Diana frigate, has been compelled to return, to repair the damages sustained from a violent storm it encountered off Almeria. The ships will be ready fur sea again in a short time. ROME, AUGUST 7. The body of her Majesty Ma►ia Louisa de Bour bon, lute Queen of Spain, has been taken out of the grotto of the Vatican, and conducted this morning to Gaeta, accompanied by some of her Majesty's domestics. The body will be embarked on board ■ Neapolitan frigate, which has already ►eceived the body of the late King Charles IV. and both will be conveyed to Spain, where they will be interred with all proper solemnity. Ail I FF rO l • • • rin 1.1 *to aid obit JOIN lsii mei Fw n Igo Pt e Oa th to t. le wl tit a it‘ al I,e 01 .1. ,t•