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• a. l ► [ r + ~ t ~~ reenvered, together he had purchased) transaction was originally last, Major Sirr the cellar iii . some remains of a _ *trot* suspicion of murder; the body was .119 t, however, found; but coupled with this olciervotion, and. the confession of the unfur• toms!, MAIM: the Magistrates of the Head Police Office felt it 'their duty to bring to examination the person (Corporal Alliard) thus implicated by the confession of Mary Arthurton. Alliard, it will he recollected, gave evidence on the trial at which Mary Arthurton was convicted. 'lle im Court ap plied to the Judges for the amount of his expeities, which was granted to hint. Alliard was aciordirtgly 'brought from Corey to 'Dublin, examined, and committed fur trial. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. 'PARIS rAPEItt. ••••••••• PAM!. NOTES/DES 9.3. The Duke of Oi,oucester arrived at Strabbifig to the 17th of this month. His Royal Highness was to remain there two days. The Lieutenant . - Gemini commanding the division, and the Prefect, hastened to offer their services to him. The State Council of Geneva, has published a Decree itiiipeorling from their functions the Clergy of the Catholic village or Cooknon, fur having whltdraysn themselves from the obligation of their oath of biltlity to the State, for having attempted to resist the orders of the Mayor of the Commune, who forbade them to officiate until they were placed smiler regulations, and for having incited their parishioners to rebellion against the civil authority. Yesterday the King signed the contract of mar riage between M. Voodoo de Chevigny, cite ErEseadrom.end Mademoiselle Mimicry, daughter of the Marshal Duke de Conegliano. Conde has been evacuated for some days. On the e 1 st the Russian head-quarter marched from Maubenge. The Grand Council of Berne, in the sitting of the 2d of November, voted the adhesion of the Canton to the Treaty concluded at Aix-la-Chapelle, on the gth of October. There iii private aisocia tiou limbed it Berm, for the establishment of a Swiss Colony in the United guiles of America. The prospectus has been published. They ire desirous of raising funds sufficient for Ilia. purpose and have opened a subscription by school of 368 francs. ioirsielicß 17. Every thing was ready for the departure of the Xing of Prussia for Brussels, bat since yesterday the preparations have been discontinued, it IS said, in consequence of the unexpected indisposition of his Nlajesty. The Prince Royal and Prince William have set off to assist to.nsorrow at the fete of the anniversary of the birth of their aunt, tie Queen of the Netherlands. The Duke of Wellington has also repaired to Brus►els to participate, it is said, in the negociations that are to be carried on there. MX-LA-CHAPELLt AND eIteSSEIS k.APERS. snussEt.s, wovestava Or The Duke of Wellington set out for Ant-la-Chi pale this morning at seven o'clock ; he will be back here on Monday. l'lre Theatre Royal was extremely brilliant yes terrlsy evening. The Emperor Aleitander, the Empress Dowager, the Grand Doke Constantine, who arrived in the Morning from Paris; the Grand Duke Michael, the Royal Family, aura ate illbstri ous strangers now in our city, bonoared it with their presence. It Would he difficult to describe the en thusissin shewn by the numerous andienCe ou this otcasion. Alariome Fusil, with her adopted daughter . , lie Orphan of Wilnis, is arrive het*, as well as the ce lebrated Nlauleuruische Le Normand, coming front Aix-la-Chapelle. The serangerS of distincti )))) , whom the Congress had attracted to that place, the Artists, the visitors of every description, are daily leaving it, and most of the& take the rood to Brussels. NOVEMBER 21. The Empress, Dowager of Russia and the Eon ',run Alexander have left us this morning. The .e and Princeiti of Orange accompany their asigii.t mother as fa► as Liege. Yesterday evening there was a brilliant party at Court. Madame Catslani sang, notwithstanding her indisposition. She was loaded with marks of kiiitineiai by the Sovereigns, who were pleased to snake her the most flattering compliments on het tare talent. Among the pieces which this celebrated sniger executed with admirable precision wa4 Hi l air in the Russian language, and " God tore the King. „ Yesterday the Prince of Hesse, Commander of the IL.titsh troops, orriVeri here from France. I i• with great ustouishment that we read in the Journal de Fraeskfuri, of the 17th of this month, Itte foltuwilig article, dated Brussels the 12t1► :- 0. A Pilot has just been discovered, the object of nho h was nothing leas than to seize the Emperor Alrionider on los journe!r hither, and In force him, Twin of d r oll, to declare the Duke of Reich. :Loft (young Napoleon) Emperor of Frillier, and In r Nlaj, sty thr I)u'eliess of Parma, Regent. The cmiliiralorm had gin proclamations printed, on .0141 i they depended to excite au iiiburrection. LON DON, - FRIDAY, Novsmiza gt. Mb. A Flanders Mail arrived last night with Papers to the 25th inetent. The following are extracts:— sausser.s, Wovskissa O. It is • carious thing for the impartial observer to hear the various conjectures on the arrests which have taken place in this city. Some Gerinan Journals speak of the discovery of a plot to carry elf the Emperor Alexander. Paris Journals relate worse spoken in an ale-house. A Journal of this country doe's not believe a word doll these rumours. In the midst of theses reports, which, to say the least of them, are singular, our readers might say to us " You are on the 'spot, mioreil these intrigues, and let us know the truth ?" Our answer is very plain—" We knisw nothing ;" the examination of the affair of the accused is still • Secret to the public. However, in • State where freedom is insured by the . Constitution, we must be cer tain that these extraordinary measures have not been taken lint from imperious neces sity. We may depend on the wisdom of our Magistrates, and believe that there will soon be no more obscurity in this affair, whatever the nature of it nroy be ; meantime endeavours are snaking to And out the printer of an anonymous pamphlet on the subject, bat hitherto without On the three couriers passed through Bruges coming from England and going to Aix-la- Chapelle : they arrived et (Mend in packet-boats, which succeeded each other at an hour's inteival. MadaMe Reichard ascended to-day in her balloon. the fine. though cold weather, favoured the enter prize, which was completely successful. Their 'Majesties the Emperor and Empress Dowager of Russia hare left numerous and splendid Marko of munificence and liberality in this city. COLOGNE. NOVEMBER 20. Ills Majesty the King our Sovereign arrived here this aiternoon. The Aix-la-Chapelle and Brussels Papers are principsNy occupied with the movements of the Sovereigns and other great personages since the breaking up of the Congrevs. The Dutch Budget for the ensuing year was opened in tlie Second Chamber of the States General on the 20th. It represents the existing Ways and Means as adequate to the expenses. A Petition to Parliament, of which a copy gall be found at the dote of this article, has been pre pared by certain landholders and farmers of the counties of Essex anti Middleeet, io the hope of inducing the Legislature to impose duties upon the importation of all commodities the immediate produce of the earth, for the purpose of protecting the native growers in the home market from foreign comptition, to the same eitent as the native ma nufacturers are secured from the effects of foreign rivalry. The Petition prays that the matter may he referred to a Committee of the House of Com mons, where evidence might be heard to guide the judgment of the Legislature. The framers of the Petition, who we doubt not were also firm sup purtets of thr famous Corn Hill, have at least one point in their favour, but 'trent which in fair reason ing nu advasitage i47fitild be allowed them, because it is of their own s crolling, The present system of our Cora Liws is le extremely defective, ind its priuciple so pernicious, that the change now pro posed could scarcely produce a greater evil. There is nothing so injurious (particularly in a commer cial state, where it is of pecitliar advantage 'that the value of labour should not be exposed to sodden fluctuations) as great and rapid changes in the prices of provisions, and nothing aOpears so well calculated to ensure this inconvenience, ai the occasional openings of our ports for the free im portation of corn, whenever its price in the home market shall have reached a certain height. The opening of the ports itispliei that corn has risen to what may be 'considered • Maritimes price. An immediate fall must be the necessary consequence of this measure; and Is, from the pievinus exclu sion, the influx of low.prictd corn into the country will probably be very co•sidelable, the increased supply must, in that ease, calm • reduction in price proportionate to its former elevation. A dif ference of from two to four-pence in the price of a quartern loaf is an important consideration to a labouring man with a large fatbtlly ; it is precisely the same as if his day's wages here by so much in created br diminished—with this difference, that the case being general, it must be sensibly felt throughout the country, and, consequently. will pervade eery branch or national induitry. A dif. filmic** as consideloble as we have stated ha been experienced Herten since the passing of the Corn Bill, as the high piicits of born hate permitted the benevolent part of that law to operate. This in. convenience, we thin!, Might be avoided by more ways than one; but that which we should recom mend would be to diminish, by at least 10s. in the quarter, the maximum price at least of wheat. Eighty shillings is much too high a price for the labourer, depending on the market for his provi sions, to pay for his bread, considering the average amount of wages in the country, and the prices of all the other necessaries of life. This plan, how. ever, we fear, will not satisfy the desires and projects of the framers of the present Petition. Their ob ject is not so much to ensure regularity in the mar ket as high prices, and though the former would Undoubtedly be a great advantage, yet, if accom panied by the latter, it would be • greater evil than even the occasional fluctuations in the value of money, of commodities, or, in one word, of labour, that now occur by the temporary removal of the restrictions on importation. The fluctuation we lament injures not when it raises the value of a Ivor man's gains, but when it efficiently diminishes their amount, by requiring a greater sacrifice than usual for the purchase of provisions and other neces saries for himself and family. We, however, would hazard a conjectOre, that the people of England would readily consent to the imposition of a duty on corn, Ike. provided the duty were so proportioned that the aggregate amount formed by price mud duty should never eiceed, in wheat, seventy shillings; in barley, 3551., and so On ; and that the duty should altogether cease, and the importation be perfectly free of all restrictions whenever the price' should happen to amount to the sums so specified. By this compromise we should hope that every object desired by the sincere friends of the country might be obtained—the husbandman w••Id have a good price for his produce—the ports would always be open to foreigners, subject to the duty—the in terests of the poor and labouring classes of society would be better secured. and seem to have obtain ed more of the sympathy of their less useful, though more fortunate countrymen,. than they do at pre sent. end the Value of !stair would become more equable. We have pirposely avoided the consideration of the qUeition, how far any restriction on the importation of corn is consistent with sound po licy ? Were the point to be canvassed in its isolated state, we should have no. hesitation in giving a direct negative to the proposition ; but the commercial system of this country is un fortunately so essentially artificial, so clogged with restrictions on one hand, and bolstered up by bounties on the other, that we fear it would be ut terly impossible to leave any single point untouched by the hand of the Legislature. A balance must be preserved between the manufacturers of the country and the landed proprietors, but we are at the same time of opinion that neither of the parties can be good judges of the weight they might think proper to have thrown into their respective scales. Manufactures, however, we must observe, are the creatures of society, and can exist only by artificial means ; they may perish by the operation of time, by untoward accidents, or by making rash experi ments; but the land can never perish, and as long as food is necessary for existence, it cannot fail of being cultivated to the utmost extent of which it is capable. The following is the Petition : " TO THE HONOURABLE TILE COMMONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND LAND, IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED: " The humble Petition of the several Occupiers of Lands hi the county of whose names are hereunto subscribed, " snewesn, " That the soil of the United Kingdom is competent and fully adequate to the supply of its population, eves. if it were much more numerous than it is, with all the produc tions of the soil of the Unit 4 d Kingdom :—t14.01 is to any, with Cons, Meal, Flour, kyr, Oath Pew, Deans, Buhl, Beer ni Bigg, Woul, flax, Hemp, Hides, Tallow, Seeds, Butter, Cheese, Poultry, Vegttables of all kinds natural to the climate, Apples and Pears. "Thal your Petitioners, with all humility, submit to the consideration and wisdom of this llonipurahle 14ottsc— That as the soil of the United Kingdom and its productions, are the prime source of National Industry and of Re venue, it is impolitic, if this alteration he trite, to nd mit any productions similar to those of oar OIVII sod and clin►ate, into this country, duty free, ',Mil the rut tivation of oar ow,, soil shall hate extended itself to its utinost limitit'; but whether such alteration be earreet in all its hart+or slot; it is unjust to the occupiers of the soil to admit such pewits - ohms duty free, iIIaSMOVCii Its every such admission tends to disable the occupiers of the soil front payment of their resit, lithesi, taxes, and ,arcs, while it leaves them subject to all the pains and penalties incurred by the omission to tnake good any of these payments. " Your Petitioners, therefore, humbly pray, that thin Petition may be referred to a Committee of this Honourable House, where evidence mar be given in support of the alle gations it contains) and if it shall there be made appear to be • just, equitable, and necessary measnre—lhen, but not otherwise, that all the productions of the soil of the United Kingdom may in fut•re be protected from the import of similar commodities, duty free, in as full, ample, and be neficial a manner as die Merchants and Mannficturers of the United Kingdom are, by the Navigation Act. and other statutes of the realm, protected in their shipping and ma n•factories, from foreign competition, fluty free. And th 4 your Petitioners may have Arch relief as to the wisdom of this Mouse may seem lit." Letters from the United States announce, that Bank Stock had again fallen five per cent. Exten sive asks were made at New York at 112; a kw weeks previously they had been 125. JOSEPH Box APA Wilt and Mr. CLAY, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, had arrived at Boston on a visit, but ►hey were not expected to continue long. It is now understood that Lord CAsYLEstraGn's Valet was the private correspondent in early intelli gence from Aix-la-Chapelle to one of the Mo►ning Papere.--This Gentleman is necessarily one or the first to see any thiwg running in his Lordship's head. The new fortifications carrying on round the town Of Ath, in the Netherlands, are nearly finish ed they are of immense strength. It may be ob served, however, of this, as of many other old for tresses newly repaired, that it would be utterly use less against a besieging army, as the surrounding heights completely command it. A letter has been received from the Agent to Lloyd's at Genoa, dated Nov. 12, which states, that ■ notification has been published by the Austrian Government at Milan, from which it appears, that in future all cotton-yarn, known under the deno mination of sink-twist, from No. 1 to No. So in clusive, and what is called water-twist, from No. 1 to No. 12 inclusive, are prohibited from entering ■ny part of the Austrian Empire : the higher num bers, which will be admitted to entry, must pay • duty of Italian byres, 139.29 cents per quintal of 100 kilogrammes. The wind having veered to the East, Sir GREGOR M'Gasoori, with the three ships under his orders, sailed from the Downs on Friday morning. The friends of W. B. Coot's, Esq. (the late Candidate for York), presented him with an elegant Gold Cop, on Thursday, the 12th instant, at the Guildhall, in York, as a token of attachment and . - gratitude. So great is the prog►ess or the steam-engine, we may expect to see it shortly in use in every trade and occupation. There is now a manufactory of shoes by steam at Battersea, in full activity. We learn with pleasure, that a new line of road is contemplated between Torpoint and Liskeard. which, by mussing through St. Germain•, will, at once; shorten the distance, get mid of nearly all the hills (now so much dreaded by travellers), com mand the Most picturesque scenery, and be infi nitely less exposed than the present road. This iMprovement, should it take place, combined wills the avoidance of the Haldon and other hills between Exeter and Plymouth; fur which a survey is now Waking, and the intended new road from Truro to Falmouth, which has received the sanction of an Act of Parliament, will greatly facilitate intercourse between that port and London, through the three towns, and at the same time render it not only the pleasanteit track, but the quickest mode uf com moisication. A letter from St. Quentin relates the following event : " Two men went into an inn, and fell dead in stantly, after having each drank a glass of wine. Some persons present were going to arrest the inn keeper, when he, desirous of maintaining the ex cellent quality of his wine, drank 01l a glass of it, and also fell dead. The vessel was then examined from which the wine was drawn, and there was found in it a serpent in a state of putrefaction."— (Paris Paper.) AMERICAN WONDERS !—An oil spring has lately been discovered near Duck Creek, Ohio, from which about five gallons of excellent oil has been procured in a week. The oil boils up continually, like the boiling of n large soap kettle. A boy, in order to ascertain whether the oil would burn water, touched a firebrand to that which was fliat ing on the Creek ; instantly it arose in a trestle', dous flame, upwards of two hundred Net in bright, and more than a mile up and down the Creek, destroying many of the highest trees in the vicinity ! !—A negro wom in, horn in Virginia, about 40 years of age, originally very blai k. h .e undergone a change of colour. Four parts in tire of her skin are as white, smooth, and transparent, as in a fair European. lier face cod neck iliscipir the veins under the skin; and the blush of (he rose plays beautifully over the lily-white skin, when excited by the passions of shame or anger ! (American Paper.) A Gentleman of some consequence in this county, on Friday evening lost his pocket-hindc, winch was found by a young prison, who rally the ' next morning tuck it to loin : it contained WI. 'Some bonus after this, a messenger was sent in the young person with a guinea, and it rental Is, " Mat had flee papers not teen examined," lie would have wade re baffilsome present.—/,gory, flow could the owner hove liven known hut by C/0111111 - lug the coutents of the book ?—(Neric.oth- Paper.) Nielonlatt.aireet Nair sumer has bare r witb • piece of limo sod mate calico she At the period that this trsnusctio noticed try the Police. in June I personally visited and inspected Thomea-street, and there found son nafiire fo eicite *trot* ouspickits Several of then) have been arrested. and they are almost all Frenchmen. This plot is tupposed to have eltensive ramifications." SECOND CHAMBER OF THE STATES GENERAL. SITTING OF ins 20TH. The Minister of Finance bring introduced in the usual form, and having taken his place, pre sented the budget for the year 1819. It give! the enuini ration of the presumed expenses of the dif ferent departments of the administration, and of the ordinary• and extraordinary re►eottes destined to cover them. The estimated expense amolitti to 4 72,703014 florins; the revenges to mtet these expenses are estimated at 73,986,691 florins 01 cents. The contributions now existing will continue to he levied till further legislative measures shall be adopted respecting them. The papers Were laid on the table, and will be printed for the use of the Mem bers. •Nothing more being in the order of the day, the Assembly adjourned till Monday. t °Looms, NOVIINSER Yesterday, about one o'clock p. m. his Majesty the Emperor of Austria arrived here from Aix-la- Chapelle. He was received with salutes of artillery. ringing of hells, and the acclamations of the Inha bitants. He lodges at the Cosr Imperiak. At three o'clock his Majesty went to Dentz, whence he surveyed the fine situation of our city. After silk nig the fortifications of Dente. and the military workshops, his Majesty returned to the city. This morning he has visited some collections of paintings, several churches, and reviewed oar garrison. The city has been illuminated for two nights. The Emperor goes to-morrow to Bingen. The King• our Sovereign, is expected here on the 40th, her Majesty the Empress Dowager of Russia on the 2 let, and the Emperor Alexander on the 23d of this month.—(Oracle, November 22.) THE L4TE QUEEN, ke. Yesterday morning the (Mike of Viotti had a long interview with the l'ittNtE at Carl ton' House. Ilia Royal Highness :ollerward s pro ceeded, between one and two Wein" 4, to Kew, i* N visit of condolence to his Royal Sisters, and. le turned to town about five o'clock. The staircase or Kew Palace has been additionally secured, by extra supp9rers ireirrg placeri under Is, to guard against the possibility of an accident I,r the removal of the Royal reeria:•l., from the great weight of the coffios, and the bomber of persons whotsiii necessarily be employed on that occasion. The floyal carriages which are to go in the pro cession bout lies., are commanded to be• there at :t quarter before: nine o'clock no IVednerolay morn ing, to prevent airy confusion arising. The mourn- NI procession is to halt for about an hour at Long ford, and the time of arrival at St. George's Cha pel IS 110 t to exceed a quarter-past eight o'clock. the commands issued to those who will have thr! Arranging and directing of the proceSsion being to that effect. Kew Church, Richmond Church, and Windsor Church, have all been hung with black by Messrs. PRANCE and BANTINO, the Royal Undertakers, her tete MAJESTY being considered a irarishioner at all those psiishew. Preparations are making for the hanging of Sr. George's Chapel, Windsor, with black previous to the day or the foneial. A great number of the Nobility are Invited to be present at the funeral of her late 114.1gsrir. Sintlay last, as consequence of the death of her ftia)xsTY, the ships in this sod the neighbouring ports had their colours I►uisted in ( WhitehUVC4 Pape►.) The melancholy account of the death of our beloved QuEEN reached Worhingtim on Thursday evening, whilst the respectable inhabi►ants or the town were enjoying the recreation of dancing at the card assembly. The amusements of the even— ing were immediately put an end to, it tieing una. nimously the wish of the whole party to she* an example of loyalty and respect worthy of general itairatiun. The inelanchoiy intelligence of the death of her MAiLsTY was received in Chester on Thursday 11110111111 g. The great bell of the cathedral, and of the other churches in the city. were tolled at inter vals throughout the day. The shops were gene rally half-closed early in the tuoriiiiig. and have been so since that period. As soon as the account of her MAJESTY'S death was received at Liverpool, the journeymen Nikita demanded dotable ware, which the masters not complying with, the men immediately left their employ ; but aii several of them had lett their ty,rk in an unfinished state, they were brought up by summons, on Friday, before the Magistrates et the Town-hall. After having heard the case, the Ma gistrates stated, tfiat the men were bound to finish the work they had begun, and made an ruder to that effect, with which the men reluctantly complied. Sunday forenoon the LOUD PROTOST, Magis trate., and Council of Edinburgh, and nine of the Lords of Session. attended divine service in the High Clinick, dressed in deep mourning, on count of the death of her Majesty the QUEEN. A suitable sermon was preached on the recent loss sustained by the nation, by the Rev. Dr. INGLIS. one of the Ministers of the Old Greyliiars' Church, from Job, vii. 16: " L would not live alway."lll the afternoon au impressive sermon was delivered by the Rev. Dr. BAIRD, from Ree. XX. 12: " 1 saw the dead, small and great, stand before the Lord," &c. The pulpit, King's seat, and fronts of the gal.. leries, were hung with black cloth. Similar dis courses were preached indifferent quarters. All the pulpits of the churches and chapels were also re vered with black. The mourning, however, ws% not very general, owing to want of time, as many were not prepared who otherwise would have !tool this mark of respect to the memory of her MA.. JESTY. General TAT LOB was, as usual, o► the Koval dinner party at Cambridge House. the residence of the PattscessEs, at Krw, on Wednesday. On the eight of that day, immediately after the de 'torture of the PRINCE, he left Cambridge Houqs unattended, and, in parsing along one of the ave nues near the menagetie, owing to the darkness of the night, lie fell over some gardening imple ments (which had been improulently left there by some of the workmen) and fractured the small bone of the right fore HMI, and lie also rreeived a consitlerable injury in the knee. lfr. !vim's, surge at, of Ktclitnottd, was imme diately sent for, and the fracture, after route time. was reduced. A messenger was Ow relit to Mr. BROOK TAYLOR. the Geuend's brother, directly after the accident, and he visited him instantly. The Gewer:ll was able to walk out list morning, and pay his respects to the PUINCESSES. ANTIQUITIES.-111 the island of Jersey are the gloves of King essaat.ra U. who, when he took re fuge it, that island, presented the Government of it, among other things, with his gauntlets, and in structed them to 'peseta them to the first Prince of Wales (for CsaaLes was only Prince of Wales at that time) that visited the island. is Dia Grace the Duke of WELT.INITON, ;1 dining with the Emperor ALEXANDER, MI tiotlai., for the fit4t tune in his quality of F,elil 3lsr, of. Russia, was dressed in the Empefor's clan coat. As the pasty was composed of linssput Griggs! Officers, invited to meet him and congratulate on his new dignity, it was laditlyeasable that he should appear in a Kassian uniform : and as Ute time IVA% tot) Shutt to admit of piovnini.r. oar, tltr Emperor t toadeseendiugly own." —(Vide 7'he 'limes, November islS.) EPIGRAM. • •N HFAHING THAT THE Or Itt'SSIA HAI) IA NT HIS FILL* , lIAILSHAI:d COAT TO THE I/LAC Oh *EL LINGTON. .aid that the head of the forces silica, Nut having a coat so los back, A gruel MIS Mona., Is 1110 needful s o r ptieri; Alta aken thus sgwlpp'J they Sat dunes sole by stile s To drink then c4.uuiwg.l 4'1 , 1 ilolr sack Non, slotilitles., ovoiceflll Mae, Had the Motmrt. It all .wed host ttt , boom., Would hate bai kora Me isentopr to sit it lust :04f. liilir preasitie to ‘ter , :d in ,Luce• Al a THE BRITI S H PRE S S.