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PARTHQUArR. ' (Extract from to letter dated negate, Jena h.) We are all here in a state of great excitement add anxiety. Last night was the most awful one I ever,passed. We were sitting at whist as the decks chimed a quarter to eleven: at that moment we were all sensible of the slinek of an eartliqucke, not however violent enough to make ant extraordinary impression, and we pursued our game. About two minutes elapsed, when we experienced a most awful repetition. The walls of the house were dreadfully agitated, our candles were overturned, chain and tables thrown from one side of the room to the other—we could ourselves scarcely maintain our erect positions, and Were o perfectly paralysed, that we never thofight of get• flog ont of the houre indeed my own belief Was, that the house must fall before we could possibly get out of it, mid that it was therefore useless to move. The ceiling was coining down upon us in !siege flakes. and the fall of a large minor at the moment, which we took to be part of the house, added to the alarm. It was indeed appalling —never, never shall I forget It. it passed, having lasted 40 seconds. We then went MU tie Street, where crowds were on their knees praying most fer vently. A general rush was made for the square in 'whirrs the palace is. There were found thousands collecting and collected. Women and men just as they had jumped out of bid, whir the addition of a blanket thrown arottod them—mothers in the agony of grief and apprehenskes clasping their children to their bosoms—fathers and bro thers endeavouring to provide them with covering —grasps of females in every direction calling each Others' names to be assured that all were safe. Dismay and despait were general. No one would return home, and thousands pawed the whole night in the square. Three o'clock, P.M.-1 have just returned from making: round of the town to ob serve th e ex t en t o f d amages . venal houses are thrown entirely down • many are rent asunder from top t o b o tt om . Th e C a thedral, a splendid edifice, has one of its wings rent from the base to ass tower. Scarcely a house in the city is without injury mine has every one of its principal walls split in severs) places—dining-room in ruins—the partition of my bed► room has fallen in, and had I been in bed I should have been at least severely bruised. A severe shock has not been felt here until now since the year 1805. About six years ago, it is said, there was a slight one; but no injury was done. It appears miraculous that only three lives have been lost. Many who are here, and were at Caracas dun the great earthquake there, say that this shock was mush more severe • but the houses being better built here, tie injury has been less. Half-past Five.—l have ban taking another survey, aoll was surprised to find that hundreds of families are wadies beds and bedding into the plain, and erecting booths there for the night. All fear another shock. 19th, 12 o'clock, noon.—The night bas passed quietly, and the alarm is subsiding. . . A letter received at Washington City, dated Carthagena, 3d of July, states that prope:ty to the amount of half a million of dollars has been destroyed by the recent earth quake at Bo g ota. The country in the neighbourhood of Bogota had a lso suffered by the shock, and the supposition was that it had extended along the northern range of the Andes, and that Venezuela bad also suffered. DUEL IN AMERICA. An affair of honour took place at New Orleans on the 18th ult. between two citizens, growing out of a private misunderstanding. One fire was exchanged with pistols, but no effect being produced, they bad recourse, according to agreement, to the small sword. The affair ended in the death of one of the parties, he having received his antago• nist's sword in his vitals. The names of the parties were Theodore Preval, aged 19 and Zephir Canonge. and originated in an affront having been offered to the father of the former by Cationge. The following notice of the death of Preval is published in the New Orleans Papers : " The friends of the family of Mr. Preval—the friends of virtue and justice—are informed that Mr. Theodore Preval, aged nine. teen years, terminated his career yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, by a frightful fatality. His corpse will be exposed at Mr. B. Marigny's, Fauxbourg Marigny, from whence the convoy will start for the church." Over the grave of young Prevail a diacounte was pronounced by 3lr. Pierre Landreux, who alluded in warm language to the bravery and filial piety of the youth, who " felt his hlood heated with indignation at the sight of his father being cruelly outraged by . a despicable man, dishonoured for a long time in t h e p u bli c opinion." The address was concluded by the following anathema upon Preval's murderer, which, the Loaisimus Courier observes, was unanimously repeated by all the persons present:— " For us, Gentlemen, who sigh over this grave in which the remains of our young friend repose, let us all swear, in parting with him, to burthen for ever his murderer with the weight of our contempt, to exclude him forever from the bosom of our society and to abandon him without pity to the torments of remorse—, swear it !" DUNKIRK, SEPT. 4. trzom A COARICSPONDENT.I I have just seen a gentleman who arrived this Morning from Dunkirk, which place he left entirely on account of an endemic distemper or fever raging there, in consequence, as it is supposed, of the state of the water. My informant states that between forty and fifty persons were daily falling victims to it. TUESDAY, SEPT. S. A Sun. ox Frar.--Yesterday morning, between nine and ten o'clock, whilst proceeding to London by the Dart steam-packet, (which, by-the-by, was crowded to excess, having between three and four hundred persons on board) when about two miles distant from the Reculvers, we per ceived a ship on fire, which we learnt was an Exeter trader. She was surrounded by boats, rendering her every assist. ance, and it was a most beautiful, as well as a most grati fying sight, to observe all the craft, smacks, &c. &c., pro ceeding to her assistance in full sail, each vying with the other as to who should lend the first helping hand. It bad the appearance of a fleet in miniature, so many had assam bled to assist in rescuing their fellow-creatures from .the perils of the two elements. She burnt to the edge of .the water, when she went down bow foremost; no lives were lost, and it is hoped, from the number of boats, &e. sear her, that very little of her cargo will have been destroyed. FIRES. faulters, Between four and five o'clock yesterday morning the find leer of a house in Pearl-row. Poplar, the residence of a widow lady, named Jervis, was discovered to be on fire, and great fears were entertaided for the safety of the range of eight or nine houses, principally tuba. bited by respectable families. Several watchmen collected ea the spot, and every endeavour was made to alarm the Inmates, who seemed totally unconscious of the danger to which they was ex posed. A female who slept in the kitchen was first aroused sad opened the street door, and two watchmen, with considerable diffi culty, succeeded In reaching the upper part of the house, just is time to snatch the sleepers from the fast-approaching &um, which, with the density of the smoke, totally precluded all possibility of returning by the way they ascended; and the whole party were obliged to escape by the garret windows, and so througgli'att ad. joining house. The neighbourhood was by this time aware of the calamity, and every assistance was afforded to the sufferers, who were almost in a meteor nudity. No engine was yet on the spot but that of the pariah, and it was discovered that the next hour on one side had taken fire, which added considerably to the consterna tion and alarm. The Atlas at length arrived, and was soon fol lowed by three others, by whose joint exertions, and having a pier. tiful supply of water, the ravages of the devouring element were confined to these two houses, which were totally destroyed. Soon after the fire had communicated itself to the next house, a youag woman was seen at the second floor window, culling for assistance, front whence she suddenly disappeared. Pears were entertained for her safety, and a ladder being procured, it was mounted by a your; man, a plasterer, named Gardner , who found that she had fainted, man, a plasterer, named Gardner, who found that she kid 'Anted - from the DRLADFUI. STORII.—A letter from 1 otuouse in toe Timm,. apparently throu h fri ht te mock s - 2901 inst. gives an account of a dreadful thunder storm 3. In the event of alarm of any kind, requiring the askiatance of the troops alien Major.liencral Nicolay is in the country, a party of ruffians, who beat him so unmercifully with &utters, no very strong inclination to pay one tanning more to um ! Clarks- which visited that city, and its neighbourhood, between the Senior Officer t biome Bruce will give such directions upon the blud geons, that he died on the following day. M`licnny concern. that this 2.5t1i and V6th, and lasted forty-eight hours. The electric subject ahe may deem proper, until the arrivsl of the Major. was an --- —--- - -- broke out on g g ,as her escape had not been in the least obstructed. Assisted by . a watchman, he brought ber down in being sustained. The property was insured. house. Fortunately nu nce tot kid struck the steeple of the village church of St. (hens , —Th police The horse-stealers have been very busy in the parish of &lane LAS GANC. or Roaarßa. e po ce o f Hour - sat'etr. and deposited her m a neighbouring industrious and respectable farmer. a Lives Curate's d was communicated by a wire, which went down to the General s n the spot. S. A. PERRY, Lieutenant, Fort Adjutant. Matching, in the county of Essex. In the night of 'rues- &mix lately arrested an escaped felon ; nothing can be wts were hot, nor have we heard of any serious individual injury .. ,ls. 12 0 ° bed-rooin, intended to enable him to ring the bell -- --- W.) le in the morning. The unfortunate Curate happened to be Cholera morbus is very prevaknt in Dundee, especially tflranymiarisitrt.hßerreowwner,eofsttohleenEohnnes. from Mr. Barker, and one more simple, and the circumstance is of frequent occur-The same night, some rence. But what is less common are some facts which pre- On Monday night, between ele!ven and twelve o'clock, a fi re be ii in bed asleep ;he was struck by the thunder -liolt and in the district about the Perth road. thieves broke into the chaise-house, the premises of Mr. Arbuthnot, • baker, residing in 76 0 killedth e at Slone Farm, belong- ceded this man condemnation. He was gaoler at the pri- Brick-isne, Stratford, which threatened the destruction of a whale ad !12on spot. The damage (lone, wherever the effects Yesterday morning, as Mr. . J.Cliapman, of the Waterloo- ing to the l a t e Mr. Quire , a nd stole a tilt and a quantity of son of Poitiers, and had frequently in his custody able range of buildings, but, from the exertions of the fireman and the 6.3 of of the storm reached, was incalculable. A hog was struck road, was riding near the Obelisk Livery.stables. his h orse harness, men, with whom he so well contrived freopient nocturnal inhabitants, was soon got under, after consuming the house d Mr . ---- and killed by the lightning at the Commune of Lapeyrouse, suddenly took fright , and precipitated him to the ground, On Friday n i g h t a d ep l o rable accident took place at expeditions, that no one ever thought of seeking among the Arbuthnot an d hi s ttext.door neighbour, Wash t to add that an 467 fa sod its proprietor had it opened immediately after the and trampled upon his head in so shocking a manner as Caller. A y oung man , name d Ryan, presented a loaded prisoners in gaol the authors of roliberies more or less au- Mr. Arbuthnot had the misfortune to lose ew, a I n d sm. who will storm had ceased ; nothing particular was discovered in the to leave little hopes of recover. Ile was carried, in a state musket at a y oung g i r l, d a ughter of a policeman, named dacious. At last the gnol-keePec was taken in the fact slope in the attic. It is cell that theme mod f r o m a ? All this animal, except a strong fetid smell, wit ch is a fresh proof of insensibility, to a surgeon ' s in the London-road, and Dwyer ; the pi ece went o ff, t h e c ontents lodged in her neck, with his accomplices, anti condemned to twenty years' hard chi cle . being taken into the tar, which md shavings. and which, from some acetdent, became ignited. The *ems ute Maths sty of the rapid decompositicn experienced by animal bodies from thence to his own house, where he now lies in a very and her death was s h u nt instanlnnanimos-Linwrkk tabour. Th. Weirdly being acknowledged, he is sent back digging among the ruins, to the be of sow Pe Wing the man of Um struck by the electric fluid. precarious situation. Chronicle. to his po s t. unfortunate youth. . ely thy hat '4ive bed try. lave tish cure %nil reek I se It of ry is !sin how and cent that ices liter i in. hie.b, >Ter, This f the His nue)* ru in LI, in until min* ford, fort. even. aid it %okra isuril, His was at I it is Apects "ions hoirr earns ; Mr. :d at a BOUVAR. P. Juan Felix Berinanago, Brigadier of of the Armies of t h e g e polthr,and fot tic Department% of ‘Var and Nary, and Jl74t 'faun, had been condemned to death at Lima for high tr coon. The Court found lierindoago guilty of having received from the el .president of Poo, Jose Bernardo Tagle, secret instructions to ?wor n the re-union of Spaniards, to the exclusion and prejudice of the supreme authority vested in the Liberator, according to &decree known Sovereign Congress, made in 1823 : for not having made the treasonable correspondence established by the Raid Tagle w i t h t he Spanish Chiefs, through the medium of D. Alisgo and Jose Terun ; for having revealed and published the secrets of the government of the republic ; fur having associated with its enemies and attacked the Nattonsl Sovereignty, the supreme authority of Pau, t he honour and respectab i l it y or the army, &c. by which the ecemies of the country expected to obtain a decisive triumph. Trion was found guilty of being one of the authors of the trea son concerted with the Spaniards, and of having been the person through whom the plans of the conspirators were represented in their negotiations with the interior of the country, &c. The municipal authorities of Lima addressed a letter to the Libe rator, praying for a remission or commutation of the sentence : but he replied, that to comply with their request " would be to diup. prove the proceetlinga of the sublime tribunal of the nation, and make himself a judge of Kiel' distinguished and exalted irtagis trates. To pardon traitors would be to impair the moral sentiment of the republic, and throw open a wide door to crimes, that would tam be enenuntged by impunity to multiply to infinity. The laws yet in their idiocy will lose their strength, from the moment they may be eluded by the exercise of extraordinary clemency." Both the misguided men were executed in pursuance of their aratsoce, at Liras, on the 15th of A pnl.—Philadelphies Gasetie. NOV. 4 SCOTIA. " HALIFAX, AUGUST A. •. At 'Council held at Government House on the 28th of July, 18$; present, his Excellency the hicutenanr.flovernor. &c. ‘• His Excellency Informed the Roan', that he hail received a representation from the principal officers of his 'Majesty's Customs, that British vessels entering the ports of the United States were D ot only subject to the tonnage duty invested upon American sea. eels in this port, but were also liable to a discriminating duty of 10 per cent. u:ion their duties and their cargoes His Excellency, by the advice of his Majesty's Council, di. caved that the collector of his Majesty's Customs should easel a ptada diEriiniraing duty of 10 per cent. upon the duties on the cargoes of American vessels entering the port of Halifax : being in airormity to his Majesty's Order in Council on the 21st of July, ltiM, and the practice at present pursued In other colonies. ' RUPERT 1). GEORGE." MEXICO. eighteen ord Gif- acir buted to of Lord .ceptions ding this avert so lerstood, y he el -1 of the it Clobe bout SIX g Waal of 231., Tawpico, JULY 2, 1826. In consequence of the orders received from the Executive Go vernment at Mexico, and published yesterday by beat of drum, at this place, all the men capable of bearing arms have been assem bled to-day, and their names registered. Those who have go' no inns are to be furnished with them at the public expense. The ciject of these orders is to create an effective militia force, from which the men for the service of the line will he very shortly drafted. Even the foreign merchants have been obliged to present Memeelvesi, to be inscribed, as the Decree states that those inhabi• tints who shall not conform themselves thereto will he looked upon se suspicious persons by the Republic, .` sospechoms a la palm." While the Mesican Government is exacting military service from Lieigners established in the State, who ought to be exempt, it would, on the other hand, be but bare justice, I will not pay to foam their commercial operations, yet not to throw all sorts of int. pediments in their way, by vexations, absurd, and inimical pro. ambito of its local agents ; among whom I shall, for the present. only name Lieutenant Colonel Don Luciano lauregui, Command. ant de las Amiss, in the district of Tampico, as the most unprinci pled and r mockup'. There reigns such a system of espionage and oppression among all the offie.ts of the Government, as greatly to coutatersct the progress of ?ride in a country that mantle in so much need of it. WC have had last week a striking instance of their scandalous conduct. The American schooner Antoinette arrived here from New Or leans, on the 22d alt. with a parcel of wine and steel ar.il• few barrels of flour on board for ship's provision. 'l'hia being found out. (as the importation of flour is prohibited by Mexico,) It was suflicirc to excite the rapacity of the commandant, who brought far ward an accusation that the schooner, on a former voyage, had per:i ce:tied to an enemy's port (the Havana): consequently the ship and cargo were sequestrated and detained till yesterday ; they took away eren a half a barrel of flour that had been broached for daisy ship use. How the business will ultimately terminate is rot yet publicly known. Mr. George Robertson, the American toosul. dots all he can to protect his countrymen and their pro pixy, but his efforts are often unavailing against the caprice, hauteur, and covetousness of a petty upstart commandant, whom sou cannot bring to justice but by applying in a very circuitous, Log, and troublesome way, to the sea. of Government. It afliirds matter of surprise that the infant republic of Mexico should not do CI in its power to give the utmost encouragement to trade and com merce, which it ought to be sensible forms the very basis of its ex atence And here I must mention an occurrence that took place a few days ago, and which shows to perfection the pettifogging, envious, and despicable character of that person. On the 24th ult. the festival *lSt. John the Baptist, the American packet schooner Tobasco hired sealute of four guns at sunrise, and another of twelve guns at noon, in honour of the day, a day particularly solemnized among Catholics; and it was merely on this account, in order to pay a compliment to the natives. that the captain of the schooner fired the salutes. This attention to their religious rites, which in any other country would have been looked upon as very flattering, was viewed by the lieutenant-colonel (who, by-the-by, is paid to have filled the rank of a drill-rerjeant rot many years ago) in a very suspicious Fight, so much so that lie fined the captain 25 dollars for each gun fired ! ! ! and it required all the sagacity and influence of the con signee and his friends, and not a little trouble, to have this infa mous mulct taken off. So much for the liberalism of Don Luciano lauregui. I could cite many instances when this man's, as well as other in ferior officers' petulance, malignity, and ill dispnaition towards fo reigners, were ever conspicuous ; but shall forbear for the present to trouble vow or myself with an enumeration of our grievances. I may, however, return to this subject on 'tome future occasion. Foreigners arriving with passports are subject to strict scrutiny; and by an order just received from Mexico those without passports stunt find security to as immense amount, or must be taken hack by the same email that conveyed them hither. Captain Miercken, of the brig Eliza, arrived at Philadelphia. from Vera Cruz, whence she sailed on the 6th of July, states that the mail which strived the morning he left brought the news of Contendere Porter having taken the command of the Mexican navy, and that lieutenant Potter, his nephew, is appointed to the command of the sloop of war Guerrera, formerly the America, built at New York. NEW METHOD Or LIGHTING THEATREA..—M. Lo ettelli, mechanist, at Venice, has contrived a new appa tstus for lighting theatres. It is known that Count Rum ford, and other scientific gentlemen, have unsuccessfully sought the means of suppressing the Inures that are so in convenient in theatres. The new plan used at the Theatre Fenice, at Venice, has completely succeeded, and leaves nothing to be desired. By the aid of parabolic mirrors, the light of many lamps is concentrated over an opening made in the middle of the ceiling of the theatre, and reflected down on a system of piano-concave lenses, of a foot in dia meter, which occupy the aperture, and convey into the theatre the rays of light, which arrive at them parallel, and depart from them divergent. From the pit the lenses are alone perceived, which resemble a glowing furnace: and although the luminous focus is sufficient to light the whole of the tit tore, it Ilr:s not dazzle, and may be viewed with out fatiguing the eyes. Besides the advantage of being mote equal and mild, as that of a single luminous body, the light is more intense than that of the ancient lustre : and there is no part of the theatre in which a person can not read with the greatest facility. The apparatus, being entirely concealed, accommodates itself readily to all the changes which the representation eau require. It like wise occasions neither smoke nor bad odours, and has acme of the inconveniences of the ancient system. Dim No OUTRAGE AT CLONES.—On Saturday night lain a most malicious outrage was committed in the neigh tiqurhood of Clones (close by the residence of the Very it:vi bean Roper) by the burning of three large stacks of turf, and throwing down and scattering of about twenty N'acks of barley and oats, belonging to Mr-John Fannin, Mr. George Rennia, Mr. William Fitzgerald, and Mr. Robert Jordan, of Clones. A meeting of the inhabitants of the town was convened on Monday, Nicholas Ellis in the chair, and subscriptions to the amount of 400!. were entered into for the purpose of offering a reward for the apprehension anil prosecution of the offenders.—Feniskillen Reporter. liar S- -A letter from Toulouse of the ANGLO-MEXICAN MINING ASSOCIATION. Yesterday a numerous Meeting of the Subscribers to this Corn. pany took place at the City of London Tavern, for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Committee appointed at the Special General 3lceting of the Proprietors, held on the 28th of August, to confer with the Directors upon the best mode of providing the necessary means for meeting the engagements of the Society. Davin BARCLAY, Esq. in the Chair. The Chairman. in reading the Report of the Directors, which had been presented at the Meeting of the 28th of August. took oc. (anion to call the attention of the Proprietors to some correspondence which was received since that Meeting had taken place, and which made very favourable communications with respect to the opera tions now going I" roan,. The following paragraph appeared in the Report of the Directors : " The Directors are aware that reports of an unfavourable nature, respecting the management of the concerns of the Association in Mexico. have been for some time current, and that they have been, in many instances, founded on letters received from Mexico. It has lately come to their knowledge that similar opinions are enter. tamed by certain Officers of the Association ; some of them, from their situation, entitled to much consideration. One of these Gentle men has returned to England, and laid before the Directors the views of himself and others on the subject; these have been sent in full detail to the Commissioners, with a request that they may be well considered, and either adopted, or the reasons for their non. adoption be stated at large to the Board. These opinions. adverse to the present system of management, are found, on examination. to rest principally on the ground that the Cornish system of work. ing the 31inee has not been made to supersede the Mexican ; that, with one Important exception in the treatment of ores, the old system has not been at all departed from • and that a sufficiently vigilant check on the Mexican Agents 'has not been enforced. Without prejudging this important question, or attempting to an ticipate what may be the reasons the Commissioners may have to adduce for the measures which, either from choice °, necessity, they have pursued, it cannot but be highly satisfactory to the proprietors, to be informed obitt the opinions entertained by the parties most unfriendly to the present management of the leading undertakings of the Association are, as respects the mines themselves, highly favourable; and that 'even in theirs, the worst view of the subject, important advancement has been made in them, though at greater coat than to them appeared necessary." The CHAIRMAN observed, that whatever doubts might have before existed upon the subject of advantageous operations in the Mines, the latest accounts gave the strongest assurances of rapid progress, and of reliance upon ultimate success ; and that a little more perseverance would no doubt secure all the advantages whisk had been originally anticipated. We understood the Chairman also to intimate, that the confidence in the character of the +Share holders would be increased by enabling the Directors to accent the bills which it had been found necessary to draw, to aid in the pro. secution of the labours of the Company. He then read the Committee's Report, which excited a great deal of interest, and was nearly . as fellows:— " The Committee appointed, &c. having duly conferred with the Directors therein, and having had under their consideration the 7th clacse in the deed of settlement, which provides for the dis posal of forfeited shares, are of opinion that all the shares which may, according to the provisions of the deed of settlement, become forfeited, should be disposed of by the Directors for the benefit of the Company, and the Committee recommend the following mode of disposing thereat—That as soon as the number of forfeited shares up to the 13th inst. ineldsive, shall be ascertained, the same shall be disposed of,on payment of a deposit of IW. per share, with the condition, that if the purchaser thereof shall, within twelve calendar months from the payment of the said de posit, pay the farther sum of 501. thereon, he shall be entitled to all the benefit of the said share; but in default thereof, she said sum of 101. shall be absolmely forfeited to the benefit of the Company. That all further shares which may become forfeited shall be disposed of in the same manner, if the Directors think tit. The Committee further recommend that the Directors do make two more calls of 51 each, on the proprietors, as speedily as the notice re mired by the deed of settlement may permit. And that the forfeited shares be preferably offered to those proprietors of the Company who may comply with such tails, in proportion to the number of shares they may hold ; and they are of opinion, that those measures will spe ed ily provide every necessary means of meeting the immediate enga emeriti. The Directors agree entirely in the recommendation of the pro prietors." Mr. SCHNEIDER Could not see that the Company had been brought into great panic by the want of proper energy, but ha trusted that stow the deficiency would he supplied, and that they o wuld not any snore be tied up as to the outlay of their capital. The Meeting had I ems called together to give effect to the recotn merdation of lie Canimittee, by their punctuality. Mr. Schneider then detailed what had passed in the course of the deliberations in the Commiuee; and in observing upon some correspondence which appeared in one of the daily papers on the Company's condition, lie said that replies to anonymous Correspondents only produced un profitable argument, and the best way of destroying the venom of the valet press was by giving more frequent accounts of the cir cumstances of the Company. (Hear, hear.) In alkaing to the fall in the present value of Companies, lie instanced the case of the St. Kathartne's Doak Company, which had been conducted in the most judicious and honourable manner, and wait protected by Ali of -Parliament ; natwitlistanding which we understood him to say 4100.000/. of the stock was considered as annihilated to the interests of the Proprietors. He concluded by expressing his strongest reli ance on the prosperity of the Association. A SHAREHOLDER—Are those persons who purchase time forfeited shares at 101. each, unit agree to pay 501. each a twelvemonth hence, subject to the two calls which are to be made now ? The CHAIR MAN replied in the negative. Such purchasers were to be at no further expense. Mr.SALOMONS (a Shareholder)—Am I to understand that the two calls which are to be made now will clear away all the present incumbrances of the .4 ssociation ? The CHAIRMAN—In the opinion of the Directors they will ; but the Directors do not pledge themselves to that extent. Sir. SALOMONS—Have the concerns of the Company been so far examined as that it can be ascertained that the payment of those calls will have that effect ? Several of the Directors said it Certainly not." Mr. F aactuous—As to the accounts from Mexico, is it to be concluded that two calls of a per share will remove the difficulties that exist there? The CHAIRMAN—AII present difficulties. The CHAIRMAN moved that the Report should be received. A SHAREHOLDER stated, that he certainly agreed in the neces sity of at once endeavouring to remote the pecuniary difficulties which existed at so distant a scene of operation. The only objec tion he had to the recommendation of the Committee was, that it appeared to him to touch what would not be recognised in a court of law. He should wish to know from the Solicitor to the Company how the seventh clause of the deed had been carried into effect, and whether legal evidence could be given that the shares were for feited. It did not appear to him at all probable that any dispute should arise upon the subject in a court of law ; but if by any accident he should be mistaken in that opinion, it would be desirable that the Company should have the law upon their side. He begged to know what proof could be given of the service of the notice of for feiture. He had heard that the letters of notice had been put into a bag, given to a porter, and by him deposited in the Post-office. This surely was not sufficient. The difficulties were more compli. eated than was generally supposed, and the Meeting ought not to prcceed to the resolution Just put without guarding against this possibility. It was, he must at the same time say, the only objec tion that presented itself to him. Mr. SciiNEIDElt said, that difficulty could be easily set at rest. Ile expressed a hope that any gentlemen in that Meeting who had not paid up all his calls would now come forward and do so. Mr. Pow Lys said that the gentleman who had just addressed the Meeting had advanced upon the most loose and untenable grounds, and had spoken erroneously in all he had stated as to the forfeited sham. In fact, every thing that ought to have been done to make the proceeding legal had been done. The SitataxuoLnica was convinced of the validity of his objec tion, notwithstanding this contradiction. Mr. T. Wiasox said, that it' it was found that the service was not legal, the notices could be suit round again. The admirable plan which had been recommouded would not be affected by it is any way. Ile wished now above all other things to hear 'omegas. tlemen say that they were ready to pay up the deposits. It would give confidence. They ought not to go on in the dark, but should encourage each his neighbour. He had closely attended to the Re port, and he highly valued it. Ile was not such an admirer of the Directors as to approve of their conduct in letting the Company so far into the mire, without giving notice of their condition ; but that condition was the effect of circumstances, and not of any impro priety on the part of the Directors. A greater confidence would have been inspired, if the shares had been kept at par, than now existed; but his confidence was unabated, and if he had a larger number of shares than he was at present possessed of, be should not hesitate to pay on every one of them. A SHAREHOLDER said, that the loan of 150,0001. was wanted at the last meeting ; and as it appeared that no more than 70,0001. was likely to be rai sed by the proposed measure, he should like to know what was to be done to supply the deficiency ? We understood the answer to be, that reliance was plated upon the paying up of a great deal of the arrears. Dow much, the SuAnest OLDER asked. has been paid up since the last meeting? DIRECTOR—Upwards of 2,000!. If the whole of the arrears are paid up, there will be occasion for no more than two futther calls. Mr. T. WlLsou moved that the Report should be printed for the benefit of the proprietors. This was agreed to, and the meeting separated. There appeared upon the part of some gentlemen, who are de inclination to pay one farthing more in this BRUSSELS, Sm. 2. It Is confidently and positively reported here, that the Count de Celles, Member of the Second Chamber of the States General. and Ancient Prefet under Napoleon at Amsterdam, is to go to Rome in quality of Extraordinary Ambassador of the Netherlands, in order to conclude a Concordat with the Holy S e. You will re member that the same personage made, last Spring, a journey to Italy, with the special mission, as it was then rumoured, to open negotiations with the Roman Court, and that lie came back about two months ago with an autograph letter front the Pope to the King, who sent his answer by a courier despatched the next day. Well-informed people affirm, that the gentleman who is to SWlM pan, M. de Cents, in quality of Seen tory of Embassy, has al ready arrived from the Hague at Brussels, in order to make pre partition for his departure. They add, that all the obstacles which opposed the conclusion of a Concordat will be removed, and that, as to some points, the execution of which ix rather difficult, the Holy Father will content himself with promises, following in this the example given by several of his predecessors. The King has not yet arrived here : he eduinnes at the Hague. where Prince Frederick likewise arrived last Thursday. We have received here the Batavia's Cossront of the sth of April, seven days later titan our former arrival.. This number contains an Onlinance of the Commissary General, dated the 29th of March. The object is to promote agriculture, to introduce new branches of ! cultivation, to establish a survey of those existing, and to give rise to a free system of culture. To accomplish these objects. there will be formed in the capital of the Colony a General Commission, presided over by the chief of the administration, and in every Resi dence a Special Commission, under the direction of the Resident, and nine Members taken from among the principal planters and landed proprietors. The dry weather, from which we have suffered during the last two months, has at length ceased. and we have had for some days past abundant rains, which give hope that the winter potato crop will be less unfavourable than was expected. The monument erected to the memory of ewe of the incestors of our reigning dynasty, the Count Adolph of Nassau, who was killed in the year 1521, in a battle he fought near Groningen, for the liber.y of the United Provinces, was unenvered on the birth day of the King. It stands on the same place where this patriotic hero felt, near a ruined convent, called not tem from Groningen. It consists of one obelisk on a pedestal, ten yards high, surmounted by an urn. The ceremony of its uncovering took place with much pomp and solemnity, amid repeated cries of " bong live the King !" MALTA, Jinx 30. I wrote you last by the Genoa packet, which sails regularly once • month between this island and the above port ; but I am afraid that any news, thus sent, will be old when it reaches London, whether with respect to Turkey or Greece ; however, it may occa sionally be interestirg, and worth communicating. Admiral Sir H. Neale arrived here last night, in the Revenge, from Smyrna, but cannot be admitted to pfilliqUe here for 30 days, as his Excellency has established a Hoard of Heabh, and is deter. mined that its regulations shall he complied wiih in every instance. On this account, the communication between the Continent and Malta is open, which, hitherto, was a source of great annoyance to the merchants during the summer months, on both sides. The climate of Malta is dry, neither too hot in the summer, nor too cold in the winter: consequently it is more salubrious foeisersons affected with pulmonary complainis and glandular obstructions, than, perhaps, any climate in the world. The soil is not deep, though very productive, and every species of fruit and vegetable is produced in great abundance. The society is select and agreeable, house-rent cheap, and all kinds of provisions of good quality, and at a minima price. The Marchioness of llnstitars, though re tired and domestic, encourages all kinds of useful i ;Mney, and has even formed a meaty, the object of which is to give employment to the poor Maltese, who are able and willing to work ; but, from the pressure of the times, cannot procure it. She is, therefore, be. loved and admired by all classes of the Maltese ; while, at the same time, her talents and virtue,', and elevated rank, raise her Lady. ship above the little petty jealousies of her countrywomen. Every Mimeo of useful industry is encouraged in the island by his Excellency Lord Hastings. The pretty little cotton plant is now in full blossom, and offers well for a good harvest. The silk worm is introduced, and its cultivation rapidly extending, and bids fair to rival Spain and Italy, as the samples already produce de said to be of superior quality. Nothing is wanted but capital to bring this valuable branch of commerce into great perfe:tion. There is still a more valuable and less expensive branch of rural industry shout to be introduced on the island, and fur which it is peculiarly suited—that is the Grano Fbus. or cochineal of Mexico. The funss, or prickly pear, upon which the insect feeds, grows here most luxuriantly. and is, in fact, indigenous to the island ; and from the climate being more dry, it is less liable to diseases than in the South of Spain, where it is now cultivated with great care, and the insect is propagating its species with prodigious fecundity. I have been an eye-witness of its growth and cultivation in Spain for these lam three years, and I ant fully persuaded that if it were properly introduced into Malta, and cultivated with care, and as economy studied, and allowed to propagate, for three years. every year afterwards a handsome revenue might be realized, either by Government or private persons. I have all the documents which were published, both In Spain and Mexico, on the cultivation of this most valuable insect, and, if we are so fortunate as to obtain it, I shall translate them into English, for the instruction of the cultivator. lam the only person in Malta at this moment who ever saw the living insect growing on the plant. On the 26th inst. a Tunisian brig of war arrived here from Mo don, in the Mores, and landed at the Lazaretto three distinguished officers of the suite of his Highness Ibrahim Paella, who are on their route for England, by order of his Highness. Their appearance is very prepossessing, and I understand they are in high favour with Ibrahim. The Hirst is Salim Aga, the se cond Omar Effendi Alitloidor, and the third Mahnmed Effendi. The first two are certainly men of consequence. iVhen they get pratique it is their intention to proceed in the packet to London. I hope the blind zeal of the populace in favour of the unfortunate Greeks will not lead them to offer any insults to these Egyptian Officers in those towns through which they must pass. It is un derstood here that Ibrultim wishes now to cultivate more intimate relations with England than with France; therefore, if those of ficers are treated with civility during their sojourn, it may be of great service to the commerce of England hereafter. THE ARMY. Detachments belonging to the 51st, 55th, 66th, 711th, 71st. 71lth, and 79th regiments of Infantry, and the Boys' Stall Corps, disem barked on the Ist instant, front on board the Southwark transport, at Chatham, from Portsmouth. A detachment belonging to the East India Company's Service embarked yesterday morning at Billingsgate, fur Uravesend, on route to Chatham. THE THIRTY-FIFTH (SUSSEX) REGIMENT. [From the Dominica Colonist of June 104 On Saturday night last, a tire broke out in the New Town, but by the exertions of the Officers and men of the 35th regiment, aho came down from Morne Bruce, it was fortunately suppressed with out any further damage than the destruction of the small wooden tenement where it had originated. The prompt and very effectual assistance of the 35th well entitles them to the grateful remem brance and thanks of this community. We observe with great pleasure that his Excellency Major-General N icolay has issued such orders, as are calculsted, on similar occurrences, to ensure the most speedy relief. On this occasion, while remaining with about two thousand other spectators, inactive, because without the means of becoming useful, we were forcibly impressed with the propriety of establishing • Fire Company, and of providing a quantity of buckets for the supply of water. These buckets to be lodged in the centre of the town under the charge of one of the officers of the Company. The Company might attend the exercise of the F,re Engines on the days &pointed, and would soon become acquainted with their management. A . quick sup. ply of water, to keep the engine in constant activity, is the chief requisite. In the present instance the engine was frequently stopped on that account, notwithstanding the unremitting exertions of the troops, and the short distance from the sea. The weather too was rainy and calm, which operated favourably. But should • tire unfortunately take place in a central part of the town, accompanied with wind and dry weather, we tilt convinced that the most strenuous exertions of both the troops and the inhabitants would be required to arrest its progress. Mr. Romain Giraud, whose premises were situated near the lire, very prudently caused one of his houses to be pulled down, to step the communi cation. We have been induced to throw out these loose hints, with the hope that the attention of the Legislature will be di rected to this important object. (II 0 ) Brigade Office, June 6, 1826. No. I. The promptitude and activity with which the Officers and men of the 35th regiment turned out on the alarm of fire, last Saturday night, has been represented to Major-General Nicolay as highly praiseworthy ; and it appears to have been owing to their exernons that further mischief was prevented. 2. The Officers in whose charge the tire-engines are placed will cause them to be kept constantly ht for use, and to be regularly exercised every Friday morning ; for which purpose the 35th regiment will furnish a working party, consisting of two non. commissioned o ffi cers and eighteen privates ; and it is desirable that this party should always be composed of the same indi viduals. THE BRITISH PRESS. THE LATE MR. HUTCHINSON. The following letter we eatract from the Cork Constitotinot of Saturday. The second, It will be seen. was written, or dictated, by Mr. Hutchinson, from his deathbed TO THE EDITOR nr THECONNTITUTTOW. Sir—At the ilu;iiinson, your late Representative. expressed to me a few days previous to his death, which took place yesterday evening, I beg leave to solicit your immediate instrion an poor paper of the enclosed Address, which it was his wish should be forwarded to Cork as soon as he ceased to exist. I hare the honour to be, Sir, your obedient servant, A. A. HELY HUTCHINSON. Hantpstead, August 27, 1826. TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF CORK. _ . ..... Gentlemen—For the first time that I recollect, I feel pain in ad dressing you. Aly mind has ever rejected the idea that con& dence reposed in the father should be considered as entitling the son to form an expectation to be himself honour e d w i t h imanr confidence and approbation, however naturally ambitioned by him. I do assure you solemnly, that so much real delicacy have I ever felt on this subject, I should never have ventured to have ad dressed you upon it, but that intionation has reacted me, which I can scarcely doubt, that decl trations hare already been made by several most respectable Interests to support my son, in the event of the vacancy to be created by my death. I know him to be talented--extremely well informed—and I really believe, fully equal and entirely disposed to perform all the duties of your Representative. I should, indeed, be quite ashamed of him, could I entertain any doubt of his anxious desire in this respect. At such a moment, when addressing you for the last time, and, as I conceive, from my death-bed, It is the hardiest thing from my intention to make any ungenerous, unreasonable, appeal to your affections • • I should be miserable, !mind. did I see reason to apprehend that my death would cause the revival of party feuds. or renew those dissensions amongst the most respectable families, which lead to such lasting and painful results. If ever I addressed you, as 1 often have, army most generous friends and benefactors, you will not doubt the sincerity with which I repeat these epithets on the present solmn occasion ! 1 have the honour to be, Gentlemen, With "inert* affection. sour greatly indebted CHRISTOPHER HELY HUTCHINSON. Bankmaood House, Devonshire Hill. Hampstead, Aug. 24, 1826 WESTMEATH POLITICS. Among the many ill effects flowing from the unconstitutional in terference of the Roman Catholic Priesthood at the late election is that of having extinguished the kind indulgent feeling, and suit able gratitude, that hitherto subsisted between landlord and tenant in this country, of which the following instance comes through our usual channels of information : On filonday, July 24, an auction took place in the town of Kil beggar', in this county, of cattle seized as distress for rent due to Haynes W. Batteritty. of Ballard, E.g. Previous to the sale, Mr. Bauersby was accosted, in an apparently friendly manner, by the Rev. lir. Cantwell, P. P. of Kilbeggan, who observed, that he hoped, foe Mr. Biutersby's own sake, he would not proceed to sell the cattle. Mr. Battera by replied, that he should be better pleased to get his rent without resorting to that unpleasant alternative; and notwithstanding the ingratitude he had recently experienced, if the owner wished him to put off the sale, to affonl time to make up the rent, he had no objection to defer it. Mr. Cantwell said, that this seizure was made in the spirit of revenge, for the part those persons took in the late election ; and which proceeding lie characterised as a system of tyranny and opprewrion over liberty of conscience— that 21r. Batteraby would regret this step all lila life, and his son after hint. and that it would tend to the injury of those who voted for Mr. Dattersby's friends—but those men should not want sup port, as he (Mr. Cantwell) has extensive firm!'a at his disposal, to defend oppressed tenants against their tyrannical I...ndloids. Mr. Battersby protested against Mr. Cantwell using such language in the hearing of persons too well inclined to commit acts of outrage at the sligMest excitement, and observed, that he was glad to find his tenants had got so good a hanker, as they might have occasion to draw again. file. Cantwell replied. although his resources were ample, yet lie was not at liberty to employ them until Mr. Battersby proceeded to sell, in which ease he would be attended by the curse of every Catholic in the evisully, mid it would be followed up by prosecutions under the direction of eminent counsel, naming Mr. O'Connell. Mr. Batteraby replied, that when forced to do an act of justice to himself, he would rot be diverted from his purpose by idle impotent curses. lie did not question Mr. O'Cornell's abi lities as a lawyer, but trusted he could not yet alter the law of the land. The cattle were accordingly put up to cant, and knocked down to 1 1 Mr. Cantwell, who paid the rent demanded, and desired the owner to take them home. The sale took place in the market-square, surrounded by a mob of about two hundred persons, who indulged in many taunting expressions; however, no actual violence occur red, and the scene closed with a huzz," for " Tuft° and Religion for ever !" Time will show who are to be lords of the soll—theiprieste or the landlords.—lnstnteath Journal. INDIAN CEREMONIES., An interestinclescription of Bishop Hobart's visit to the Oneida Indians is given in the Utica Observer. He arrived at Oneida Castle on the 15th instant. The Indians have for several years been under his spiritual superintend ence, and he was several times visited them. His pre sent visit was principally for the purpose of adminis tering confirmation, and for admitting to the order of Deacons Mr. Eleazer iVilliame, an Indian, who has received a liberal education, and who for a long time scud among the Oneidas as a Catechist and Lay- Reader, but who at present resides on Green Bay. The Bishop, with the clergy who accompanied him, wcre met at Vernon by a party of the Oneida Chiefs and others, and escorted to the church, which was crowded by • the In dians and others. After morning prayer in the Indian language, by Mr. Solomon Davis, their present Cate chist and Lay-Reader, in which the Indians united, the Bishop delivered an appropriate and affecting ad dress to the Indians, which was interpreted to them. Several of the Chiefs then advanced, and each one placing his right hand on the right shoulder of the Chief before him, and the foremost Chief placing his right hand on. the right shoulder of Mr. Williams, as a token of concord, a memorial was read by him on their behalf. The memo rial was addressed to the Bishop, and solicited permission to be still embraced (notwithstanding their intended im mediate removal to Green Bay) within his ecclesiastical jurisdiction ; adding, that they had for many years en joyed the blessings of his watchful superintendence, and had been highly favoured of God in their connexion with the Protestant Episcopal Church ; but that the ties by which they were bound to him, and which they hoped might never be broken, must of necessity soon be severed by their re moval to a far distant country, unless by some special act they might be permitted to enjoy the favours of his superin tending care. To which the Bishop replied, that he would continue his spiritual charge over them, and, if God gave him health and opportunity, he would visit them. The Indians who were to he confirmed, 25 in number, then assembled before the Bishop, and he again addressed them. Mr. Williams was thon admitted to Deacon's orders by the Bishop, who administered the Holy Communion to the clergy present, and to several of the Indians. The responses which they made in the service (says the Ob server), the hymns of praise which they chanted or sung, and the deep humility and devotion which, in general, and particularly, the Indian communicants displayed, rendered the scene highly interesting, and sensibly affected all who witnessed it. CATHOLIC ASSOCTATIOH.—MT. Hickey in the Chair Several letter:, were read, enclosing 101. from Sir E. Bel lew, 701. from Dundalk, 263!. from IVaterford. Rev. Mr. L'Estrange read a long letter from Mr. Sheehan. Appli cation was made from tlraterford for 4001., upon which the Rev. Mr. L'Estrange moved that that sum, or as much as possible, should be sent. Mr. Shell and Mr. Brie spoke in favour of the Aggregate Meeting. - The motion was then put, and passed. Several sums were then handed in by Mr. Lawless, Mr. Browne (who presented the collection of St. Catherine's I'arish,of 431.), by Mr. Conway and others. The amount of the Rent this week is 4701.—Dablia Awn ing Post, Sept. 2. On Sunday last, as Robert M`Kenny, of Milltown, in this county (Cavan), was returning from the fair of Rus selwood, he was way-laid on the lands of Baltimoran, by best him so unmercifully with