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t PRICES OF BRITISH Oink Stock 1344 Mc Acct. II per Cent. Reduced IN : pa Can. Case. 991 Ditto Acct. RAM 4 pee Cent. Assented lift 161 New 4 pee Cent lan t St pet Cent. 101..1 Indio Steck Ditto Bonds 76 73 76 put Ditto Acct. PRICES OF FOUEIUN Austrian Bonds blia Ditto Acct. 14 Buenos Ayres Scrip Ditto Acct. litilian Boads Ditto Aeet. 774 Gultanb. Bonds Ditto Acet. Ditto Scrip Ditto Aect. dis Dautisk Bonds Ditto Marks Wines Greek Scrip to ills Ditto Aect. Mexican Bonds bl 3i 2 1 I Ditto Acct. b 3 a a Neapolitan Bonds ,fia Ditto Acct. ITOCKS YESTERDAY. Long Ann. 23 South Sea Stock South Sea Old Annuities South Sea New Annuities Ex.Bills,2d. I Ala 333234 pm Ditto. 6061. 36 met Ditto. Small 32 36 pen Ditto. lid. 1.0061. 33 32 34 pm Ditto. boa 36 32 34 pm Ditto. Small 36 pm Lauer, Tickets 191. li.. STOCKS YESTERDAY. Peruvian Bondy Ditto Scrip 17 dis Portuguese Bonds 851 Ditto Acci.ll4 f 1 i Prussian Bonds 911 Dino Bonds (1822) 901 Ditto Acct. 961 Russian Bonds ss A S Ditto Acct. 95 5 Span. Cons. 21i 16 Ditto Acct. Ditto 510 Bonds Ditto Cons. (1823) Ditto Acct. French Rentrs Eschange Ditto Scrip 111 11 pm Ditto Acct. 111 1 pm lANOE YESTERDAY. COURSE OF EXCII Amsterdam C. F. 12 4 Ditto, at sight . 12 1 Rotterdam . 12 5 Antwerp 12 4 Uaraburgh 37 Altera - 37 5 Paris, 3 days' sight 25 20 Ditto - - 25 50 Bourdeaux - 25 60 Berlin . 710 Frankfort-on-the-Main IZ.li • Pettisburgh - 9 View's . 10 5 Trieste . - 10 5 Madrid . - 36 Cadiz . - 15 Bilboa . 35 Barerloan 33 Neville - . 3%. Gibraltar - - 30 Leghorn - 471 Genoa . . 14 Venice . - 27 Malta Naples . 381 Palermo 116 Lisbon 511 ?trolaneiro . :71 Bahia - 49 Dublin Cork - I%'LLIOX. f. s. d. Portugal Gold in coin S 17 6 Foreign Gold in ban 3 17 6 New Doubloons 0 0 New Dollars • 1 lei Silveri° bars thr 33ritiolt KING'S THEATRE. 1.‘ , 41. NIGHT BUT ONE. That Evening, SATURDAY. August 7. will be Performed the Opera Sena of RONITO E fatLIETTA. After tt• e Opera the Seandinavian Ballet of LE SONGE IYOS.SIAN. App”eatlons respecting Boxes to be mule to Mr. Sayan, at th • Opera ~.bee, 104, Quadrant. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. This Erening, SA TA TURELve. D SY, August 7. will be performed Aug Amelia WUc love. dm. Mrs. Chatterley. After which KILLING NO MURDT.R. Buskin, Mr. Harley; Apollo Delvi. Mr. Liston. To eoneliade with LOVE IN A VILLAGF- Justice Woodcock, Mr. H o dge, Young Meadows. Mr. Meßnar s Haw Morn, !kir. Huckel Mr W. West. Deborah Woodenek, Mrs. Windom; Rosetta, less Paton; Luelnda, Mrs. Garrielt : Madge. Mrs. C. Jvnes. On Monday. Sylvester Daggitrwood. Sweethearts and Wives. and Martied and Cing le. THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE, STRAND. This Evening. SATURDa Y. August T. will be performed DER FRF.ISCHUTZ I Or, THE SE% ENTH BULLET: Kano. Mr. Bartley: Caspar. Mr. Bennett; Rodoiph. Mr. Brehm: Mr. Tay Wore ; Zamlel, Mr. T. P. Cooke. Agnes, Miss Noel; Ann. MW rover. After which aa time) a new Musical Entertainment, called THE REIGN or TWELVE HOURS. TG Caliph, Mr. Hartley* Zeangir, Mr. Penman; Chetour. Mr. W. Chapman. Princess Zoraide, Miss Henry: Monona. Miss Reny. Monday, Dar Ireischutz. and The Reign of Twelve Hours. NEWARREY THEATRE. Mt Evening. s.ITURPAY, August 7. will be resented a new Melo-branut. called THE ORPHAN OP THE PYRENEES; Or. THE SICILIAN QUEEN. After which a ne•r Romantic Serto-Comle Piece. tailed HAROUN ALHASCHID ; or. THE ARAB OF THE DESERT. In the e9uree of the evening a favourite Song by Mr. Gibbon. To ooncludz.vith a Comic Pantomime. called FAIRIES' PARADISE; Or. HARLEQUIN PLOUGHBOY. ------ ROYAL GARDENS, VAUXHALL. On ItOND ‘Y EVENING NEXT. August 9, there will be A SPLENDID GALA FETE It:niter the especial Patronage of his Majesty). With a eon/taut s.6COCISIVII of Amatements front Eight WI Twelve o'clock ; Consisting of a grand Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Music, In which will be Introduced a Grand Battle Sinfonla, cornimsed hi. Mr. li , ,okst, end the new popular Overture to Der Frelechutz; the cur. P..rformanres of the French Juggler, which have met the tit probatien of nearly all Europe; the favourite Balt. tof The Chinese Molding: new Performance of the admired Fantuceini; Tight and S:sek Rope: new Cosmorama.; the splendid b:usleal Temple will Le exhibited; lira-auras; terride Ascent of the young American. Ac. he. Doors open at Seven. Concert commences at Eight. Admission 34. The BRITISH ratss comnienceil publishing yesterday morning at five o'clock. LONDON, SATURDAY, AuGusr 7, 1824. By private letters from Paris, we learn that M. de Che valier de Daman takes the Portfolio of Foreign Affairs, and that some minor changes are announced as to the rest of the French Ministry. As no change of measures can be expected from such an arrangement, the change of men is cf but secvntlary importance. The following, we are assured, will now be the composi tion of the French Ministry : N. de Nlllele—President and Finances. M. de Damas—Minister for Foreign Affairs. N. de Chabral—Minister of Marine. Pl. de Dondeauville-31aiton du Rut (removed from the office of Director of Posts). _ . - M. de Clermont Tonnerre—Minister of War (removed from the Ikf vrine). M. de Martignse—Direeteur de L'Enseteilrelnint M. de Vauehier—Director of Posts (removed from the Customs`. AL de Castrlbajac—Customs. M. de Lauriston-31inister of State and Grand Veneta. (now Minister of the King's Household). M. Demonsticr is to go Ambassador to Swisserland. _ _ It will be seen in another part of our paper, that the French Chamber has been closed by the King, and that , it was closed with all proper and becoming expressions of loyalty. A shock of an earthquake has been felt; but whether in consequence of this great event it is impossible to say. We bare received*N:w York Papers to the 7th of July. The topic of primary interest still is, as might be expected, tte election of the President for the next period. The friends cf Mr. Cranford do not seem to be quite so Con fident as they were formerly, and they are bitter in pro portion against their opponents. The following letter, as indicating a coalition of interests in favour of General Jackson, has called forth the wrath of the opposite party. 'The anniversary of the independence has been kept throughout the Union with the spirit and enthusiasm with which such an event deserves to be celebrated. Besides the above, there seems to be no intelligence of any moment, except that the people of America are pro ceeding steadily in the improvement of their inland na vigation, by cutting canals in every direction, fot the pu:e pose of connecting their great rivers and lakes. This is the best and most profitable mode of employing capital in a country like America, where the establishing a rapid and *heap mode of communication between every part of the . Union will more effectually benefit the country at large, than all the tariffs to encourage the growth of manufacturm, in an uncongenial soil that ever were framed, The spirit' with which these operations are carrying on is truly wet,- derfial, and the promptitude of their execution must insure a speedy return for capital invested. In America, in great works of this kind, the Government pursues a plan, which, if nut required in this country, where capital is abundant, could not fail to be beneficial in Ireland, where money is soarer. After a certain moiety has been subscribed by in dividuals, the Stati becomes a partner in the speculation to the amount of one-U.ird, or one-half; thus at once assist ing the private capitalist, benelidng the nation, and in -1 raring economy in the conduct of the operations, by encou raging private - wealth and individual industry, to carry into effect measures of great public utility. It is understood that a change is about to take place in the Treasury and Indian departments. Mr. Lushingtoe, it is said, goes to succeed Mr. Elphinstone (who is ap pointed to the government of the Madras Presidency), in that of Bombay ; and Mr. Plants is to All the vacancy caused by this arrangement, as Joint Secretary of the Treasury. The Ocean, Harrison, from New South Wales, has ar rived in the Downs. She left the Colony only a short time subsequent to the lam arrival, and brigs no intelli gence of interest, beyond the assurance of the settlement , being in a healthy and highly flourishing state. The num ber of inhabitants was daily increased by the arrival of settlers from this country and Scotland, many of whom are persons of groat respectability. Yesterday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, Dowing-street, agreeable to a sum mons issued on Wednesday, which was attended by the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of West morland, the Duke of Wellington, Mr. Canning, Lord Bexley, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The , Council continued in deliberation upwards of two hours, , breaking up at about a quarter past four o'clock. Yesterday, soon after the breaking up of the Cabinet Council, the Earl of Liverpool left town foe his seat at Coombe Wood, near Kingston, Surrey. Despatches were yesterday received in town from Ja maica, which causal considerable bustle in the Public Offices. The Dutch Papers received yesterday state, that the quarrel between the Hospodar of Moldavia and the Boyars who hail returned from the Russian territories has been settled, and those who had been imprisoned in consequence of their complaints to the Turkish Divan have been set at liberty. Letters from Antwerp of the Sd of August state, that the price of the Funds in Paris, on the preceding day, was conveyed by pigeons, ten hours sooner than any courier could convey it. A letter from Frankfort says, that M. Mashard, who was arrested at Hanover, and then conveyed to Cusel, on account of the threatening letters addressed to the Elector of Ileme, is on the point of regaining his liberty. There bare been some fresh disturbances at Madrid, between some French and Spanish soldiers. We can state positively that the recent negotiations which were carrying on i n Paris for a Loan to Ferdinand are en tirely broken off. Bonaparte's will has been registered in the Prerogative office, Doctors Commons, and probate thereof granted to Count de Montholon, one of th 4. executors. His personal effects in this country are sworn to be under the value of 600/. The will is all in Nxpolcon's handwriting. The Marquis and Marchioness of Anglesea, with their young family, arc enjoying the delightful sea breezes on the Welch coast, at Plasnewyd, the Noble Marquis's splen did marai , in. _ . The Earl of Egremont is nearly recovered from the effects of his late accident. His Lordship is at Petworth. Sir Robert Wilson is travelling in the Netherlands. After stopping two days at Ghent with his two daughters, be set out on Tuesday afternoon for Brussels. The Hon. Mr. Noel, son of Lord Barham, is now on a visit with Sir Edward O'Brien, Bart. at his seat, Drown°. land, county Clare. It has become our melancholy duty to record the death of John Pugh, Esq. of Gray's Inn, Barrister at Law, one of the Advocates of his Majesty's Supreme Court of Judi cature in this Presidency. Mr. Pugh had not been many months in India ; but during the short period of his resi dencc amongst us he had acquired the respect and esteem of all who knew Win. With the public he had established a character which none but men of superior abilities ever obtain ; and his death has caused a vacuum which will not easily be supplied. No one ever practised in the Supreme Court whoa opinions, as a lawyer, were more relied upon, or whose talents, as an Advocate, were more justly ad mired and respected. As an orator be was peculiarly elo quent and impressive. By the death of this excellent, man, the various religious and charitable institutions at Madras have been deprived of one of their mast zealous and useful supporters. His loss will be long mourned. Madras Gazette. On Tuesdav last, the inhabitants of Stourbridge and the neighbourhood entertained the Right Honourable Lord Foley at a public dinner, at the Talbot Hotel. His Lord ship, who has taken up his residence at Witley, was met by upwards of one hundred gentlemen. John Ampfilen, F.sq. of Clent House, presided, Colonel Smith and Edward Oliver, Esq bring vice-presidents. The Lord Mayor yesterday sent an order to the gentle man who took the contract for paving the City, and who has crowded Fleet-street with stones, commanding that the nuisance be immediately removed ; and adding, that if the order be not immediately complied with, the City Officers shall have them removed, and the City Solicitor shall be forthwith directed to prosecute the contractor. On Thursday the Surrey Yeomanry Cavalry received their new Lieutenant-Colonel, Sir W. Jolliffe, Bart. at Duppar Hill, near Croydon, where the regiment was in spected by him. Sir William and the rest of the officers were afterwards entertained at dinner by George Hoare, Esq. the senior Captain, at his residence, Mortlen Lodge. Sii.x TRADE.--The repeal of the Silk Duties is bene ficially felt in this pan of the kingdom. The quantity of prepared India silk purchased and in stock, destined to be manufactured in Paisley, is, we learn, very great. A com petent judge assures us, that there was lately put into his hands a quantity of that species of goods called " Canton Crape," manufactured in Paisley : the pattern was so emu rite, the fibre so strong, and the texture so excellent, that, bad he not previously been told, not cnly could he not have distinguished it from the foreign article, but, anything that was of it, lie would have accounted that manufactured in Paisley in every respect the best article. We are happy to hear this. The quantity of this kind of goods making for all the home market is, we earn, considerable, and the demand increasing.—Glasgow Cowricr. ETYMOLOGI ES.—VAUDEVII.I.C.—The origin of this title is not generally known, though it is applied to one of the minor theatres, at Paris, at which are performed ballads of one or two acts. The term conies from the old Norman French. °wan J raw-de-Ville, signifying to go about like the antient Minstrels from town to town. Foulon. of the Vallee de Vire, in Lower Normandy, lived in the time of Francis the Ist, and rendered himself renowned by his ballads, which received the name of Valley-Jr-Vire, or risu-de-Vire, afterwards corrupted into The little ballads, representing the manners of a country life, which were et first performed at this theatre, gave it the name of Theatre de Vau-de-Ville. At present, all little musical pieces arc thus named. FASHIONABLIF INTILLIGEA)rE. Count and Countela Littren had another distiogniShed party at dinner yesterday, rt Aahbumham House, lhiver..treet. Charles Selwyn, Esq. has arrived at Grillon's Hotel, Albemarle street, from his seat, Down House, Essex. The Earl of Aylesford has left town, Cot his seat, Rockington. Il'arwiekshire. Lord S . t,lney and family have left town, for their scat in Kent. The Ertl of Chichester has left town, for his seat in Sussex. The Archbishop of Canterbury, and family, left Lambeth Pa. l lace on Thursday, for Ramsgate, for six weeks. The Right lion. the Speaker of the !louse of Commons, is ex- peened in town tins day, from Bnkmor. Lord and Lady Lsngford, and family, have left town, for their seat, Englelield Greyn, Storey. Sir Charles and Lady Come have left town on a tour. Lady Deering has left town fur Earl Onslow's near in Kent. The Countess of Carhampton has kft town for her seat, Payne's Hill, Kent. Ikpartures from Fenton'. Ilotel, St. James's:street :—The lion. 31r. and Ma. Tullemaebe, for their seat in Beets; 11. Forrester, Esq. for Rutiandsliire; F. 31organ, Esq. for his seat in Rants ; A. 'Morris, I:sq for ditto. Arrivals at the Royal lintel, St. James's-street :—J. Crippg, Esq. M.P. from Cioacenershire ; Colonel Fitzgerald, from Rams gate ; M. D. Pendergast, Esq. M.l'. fermi Brighton ; Captains Stanley and Boyd, Ith lhagoon Guards, from Ireland.—Departures front ditto: Mr. and :llrs. Richard Oakley and family, for their seat in Devonshire ; Capt. Jenner, for his scat, Gloucestershire ; J. J. Guest. Esq. for his seat in Wales. Captain Crivps sits left his house in Cleveland row, St. James's, for Ms seat, Ashcroft !louse, Ohrucestashir:. FRENCH PAPERS• We received yesterday, by Express, tbe (toed ThwrsdaY• On Wednesthty the Session of the Chambers was closed by Royal Proclamation. It will be seen that the ElOile, in a postscript, mentions the Ministerial changes which, it says, were that day (Wednesday) " decreed in a Council of Ministers." The list we have givtn in another column contains these changes. Pasta, AUGCST & CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES SITTIIIO Or THE 4TH AUGVST. (PRESIDENCY OF 111. RAVEZ.) The Sitting opened at half-past two o'clock. 51. M. the Minis ters of the Interior and Justice were introduced. There were 120 Deputies present. 'he pores verbul of the last Sitting was rend and adopted. The Alinistet of the Inte • d e livered to the President the fol lowing document, which he r ead to the Chambers:— " Louis, by the grace of God, &C. " The Session of 1824 of the Chamber of Peers and the Cham ber of Deputies is, and will remain. closed. " The present Proclamation 81111 be presented to the Chamber of Deputies by our Keeper of Seals, Minister of Justice, and by our Minister Secretary of State foe the Department of the Interior. " Given at the Chateau of St. Cloud, Aukist 4, the year of Grace MN, and the 30th of one reign. " By the King, (Signed) " LOUIS. " Countersigned by the Minister Secretary of State for the Department of the Interior, " CORBIERES." 31. tho President read the (kb Article or the 4th Chapter of the Statutes in tenor as follows: " The Chamber shall separate instantly, if the Proclamation or dain the close of the Sesston, the adjournment or dissolution of the Chamber." The „Chamber separated amidst cries of—rive k Rai! „,_ r• "" lcellenel the President of the Council of Ministers pro. eeeded to the Chamber of Peers, where be read the Ordinance for closing the Session of Ind. [From the Btoik, dated Thursday."( Sr. (Lout), ACCEST 4. The King heard Mar in his apartment. The King received M. the President and the Bureau of the Chamber of Peas, who had the honour of presenting to his Ma jesthe finar.cial projet of law, which was w , adopted by the Chamber la t he Slab; of yesterday. At noon them was a Connell of Ministers, at which the King presided t it lasted an hoar sad a half. After the extraordinsry beats which have prevailed in the de.l pertinent of tbe Ands since the beginning of July, a violent wind arose an the lath, and refreshed the atmosphere. At the close of the evening, the lightning fleshed from all points of the fumatnent, air ecompanied . by thuWer. At twenty minutes past 10 o'clock there was a shock of to earth quake. accompanied by a hissing of wind, resembling the noise made by a fusee. The shock took place, according to the opinion of some, par eotaresaut , and that of others, by oscillation, and many persons were awakened from their sleep. The effects pro. duce) by this shock are variously reported, but the accounts gene. rally agree as to the hour and the indication of the degrees marked by Reamur's thermometer at the time, which was at 211 degrees. The barometer, which throughout the day had indicated a pres. sure of 23 inches, experienced no variation at the moment of the shock, and the temperature, which was rather fresh during the day, became sufibcating until two o'clock in the morning. It Is asserted that the shock was felt at different points in the ccntiguous depart ments. It is affirmed, says the Journal of the Department of the Scheel and pier, that on Thunday last a huist:er of Versainm, accom panied by a Justice of the Peace of the Canton of 31arly, en. scrod the Pmillion de la Jonthere, belonging to I. Ouvrard. ei-dtratst Contractor-General of the army of ,pain, in order to arrest hlm, in default of payment by bins of a credit of nearly three millions. POSTCRITT—To-day, In a Council of 3linisters, were decreed several chanfes which are neceuitated by the nomination of • Minister of lr °reign Affairs, taken from among the 31embers of the Council. We will communicate them to our readers to-morrow. MA ID, JOLT 2a. All is perfectly tranquil in Madrid. A perfect understanding existsts between the superior French and Spanish Authorities on the question of trying those who incited the scene (for an account of which see an extract below) which took place on Sunday last, by a Military Commission. FREN.:II Ft: nits, Ann. 4.—Five per Cents. 99f. Cre. ; ditto, for the end of the 31uoth, 991. ;a:oc. ; Neapolitan, 86 ; Royal Spa- nigh Loan, M. [From the Etoik of Wednesday.) PARIS, Aca. 1. The Council of Ministers, which was held yesterday at the resi dence of the Count de lasted until half.past ten o'clock at night. An afflicting scene, similar to one which occurred a year ago, Woke place in Madrid on the evening of Sunday, the 23th ult. It is known that the quarter St. Antonia, the ordinary abode of sol diers, is too often disturbed by quarrels which arise in Taverns. On this occasion, intoxieation and a young female brought into conflict some French and Spanish soldiers, thirteen or fourteen of wham were wounded, two or three dangerously. An investigation 'of this atiiir is on fuot. It bar already bee n . discovered find the quarrel was provoked by three young secret emissaries. who bad persisted in insulting the French soldier's during three days pre. vioualy, without these latter having given them the alighteet cause of complaint. Two of these instigators have been arrested, the third has fled. There is not the least doubt that the eternal enemies of order ma. nouvre in secret to seduce the imprudent, and to disturb the har. mony which reigns between the soldiers of the two nations. Nothing') has been spared by the 111.4h:signing to give an alarming its., portance to 1,41 event which was scarcely known in the other quarters of Madrid, since the presence of the Generals Iligeon and Quesada was sufficient to restore peace. His Majesty the King of Wirteniburg, who is now at Marseilles, visited the Port Dieudoone, and the Castle of If, on the 27th tilt. On landing at Mont Hedon, his Majesty gave 34113 francs to the boatmen, and a diamond ring to :il. Latounum, who is dis charging, par interim, the functions of Captain of the Port of Marseilles. ------- [From the Joantal des Debata,l During three days past the Ambassadors of Austria nod Prussia hare met at the residence of M. l'uno di Burge, the Rus sian Ambassador. ___ [From the Journal de Paris.] The following is a fact to be added to the meteorological obser vations of the present year, which are so singular on account of the remarkable anomalies which they already present. I fr. the 14:11 of July, which was the hottest day of this summer, whilst the thee moonier of Reamur marked 29 degrees at Paris, and 33 at Madrid,' it only marked 24 at Naples, at noon. It was not until two hours afterwards that the reflection of the sut•. caused a rise to 27. PORTUGAL. Lisbon Gazettes to the 28th ult. arrived yesterday. It will be seen by the following extracts that a slight shock of an earthquake was felt them on the 19th which was preceded and followed by excessive heat. It seems, in deed, by the accounts from the south of Europe generally, that during the present summer the atmosphere has, for short periods, approached, if not equalled, the fervid warmth of the torrid zone. _ LISBON, ..TVLY 19. This morning, at five o'clock, a slight shock of in earthquake was felt in this city. We have had intense heat for these three days; Fahrenheit's thermometer has been at 100 degrees in the shade. _ _ . . . His Majesty the King of Denmark having given M. Dal forgo de Primo, his Charge d'Affaires at this Court, the character of En. ;soy Extraordinary, to present to his Majesty the insignia of the most illustrious Order of the Elephant, she King our Sovereign was pleased to appoint ti.sturelay, the 24,h, to receive the said in. sigMa. The Minister was accordingly introduced at two o'clock. with the usual ceremonies, and having delivered his avdcutiuls and the insignia, addressed his Majesty is an appropriate speech; to which the King made a suitable reply. The excessive beats experienced an this city on the lilth, 19th, mad 20th ol• June, and which did such daluage to the fields, deserve some observatiun. . . On the 17th and lleth Fahrenheit's thermometer, in the open air and the shade, was from Ind. to 96. et two o'clock ; and 79. to 83. at midnight. On the 19 h. exposed to • hot wind froui the north-east, it rose to 101 7hi burning wind did immense da mage. The wind was so hoe, that ti:e thermometer exposed to it was, even at midnight, at 91.; en the.: morning of the 20th it fell to WI., MSC at two a.at. to 10 , : cd at midnight was again at 83. On the 21st and :ad a sea breeze fun the south-west cooled the air, so that the thermometer was at M. and 76. in the hot hours, and fell at midnight to 7:1. a..d Wt. It is to be noticed, that te:e thermometer in theopen air, hut' sheltered from the north-east, did not rise on the RIM to above WO degrees it is impossihle to calculate cxarely the damage done by the terrible phenomenon ut the 19th. We can state. however, that the vines in elevated alumna.% expm-ed to the N.E. entirely lost the abundant fruit with whick nay wt.% loaded. We ere informed, that a great many pnrs s on% working, in the fields were mortally struck with tho malignant influence of this excessive heat. Many animals shantel the same fate ; the le area of the trees and other plants were completely dried up and re duced to dust. Srehry Grn:ettrs to the < otb February state, that the! harvest in New South Waits is said to have teen sa abun dant as to prrclude the nceessi:y of seeking assistance from the sister colony. The new church of St. James was con 'secraterl at Sydney on the 11th February. The sittings of, the Criminal Court had just finished, without a single capital conviction, being the first instance of a maidca ses siun iu Australia. Loan N--'s runs N::wts.r.—A gentleman on (:ir cuit narrating to his Lordship some es tra•. agant feats in the sporting way, mentioned, amoi,gst other achievemoits4 that he had lately shot :13 harts before breakfast.— " Thirty-three harts!" ctie.aiined his Lordship, Sir, then you iumit have te_ti firing at a 11'r::."—Dadia Ercai•eg Post. FLANDERS MitlL. A Flanders Mail, arriveti yestenlay morning, brings Papers to the '4th inst., which state the fact of Prussia for Lidding its subjects to send their children to the Swiss Universities. The announced prohibition of French titer chandize in the Netherlands is a commercial fact of some importance : _ BUCHAREST, JULY 12. The departure of the Ottoman troops seen is at length to take plate: 800 men have already lett the city, and it is said that in a fortnight the Disehli Aga sill arrive lime, and everything be re placed on the usual footing. Th: Ifirtpodar is said to have received the most precise orders on this subject.-4111,censehle Zeituirg, July 28. A COSIIIIIO. Jr t.T 24. The Decree of the Prussian Cabinet, prohibiting its subjects from studying in certain foreign universities (those of Tubingen and Basle were esptessly named), no account of the revolutionary principles supposed to be inculcated in them, caused an estrum. dinary aensatiwo, and the Governmmis interested made remon. 'trances to that of Pressit. The Cabinet of Stuttgard addressed • diplomatic note to that of li:rlin, to disprove the accusation against the University of Tubingen. The Government of Bade afterwards did t he same with respect to the University of 'Bask. BRUSSELS, AUGUST 1. The Ghext Jaidrital states that hie Blajesty, in consequence of the Address relative to the corn trade, presented to hint by the Second Chamber, has now named Commissioners to investigate the I subject, and that M. Barthelemy, propane of the Address, is among the number. There is also a report of a very interesting nature, viz. that a Royal Decree may be expectel to appear in a few days, which, onginating in the principles of reciptontv. will prohibit the imp or . tation of French merchandize in general into the kingdom of the Netherlands. 'NULL We have receivA a further supply of Bombay Pap•rs. but not to later dates than those which previously reached Us. The following is the only article which we find in them worthy of notice. It is from the Ilwittay Courier of the 20th March : "A correspondent has sent us the fallowing information, which is stated to be authentic It is unda,tood that orders from the Court of Directors for the tr tr.rn home to England of all persons not in their • and employed in the native emirs of India, are immediately to put in force. Two officers holding superior oornmands hare already beau ordered home ; the rest are espected to follow soon ; and whilst the officers of the Indian army will have reason to congratulate themselves on a measure which shows the attention of their Honourable Masters to their interests and claims, there can be little doubt the eventual abolition of all Local Corps will be the occasion of an additional increase of the Indian army.'" The same paper announces the death of Lieutenant... Colonel Srar ren, of the 47th reglmcnt. on the 18th March, at Bombay. AMERICAN PAPERS. We have received New York Papers to the 9th ultimo. Their contents neither corroborate uor disprove the Guay aquil letter, upon which alone rests the alleged victory of Bolivar, in Peru. The following arc extracts :- 1 From the Philadelpleiu Go7:rile of June 30.1 Prat.—To Captain 3Plietzie, of the brig Bevan, we are in debted for Jamaica papers of ore day later than those received yesterday, namely, June the Io,h. They contain advice, front Panama to the 31st of May, which are exactly one month and tour days later than the accounts from the same regions, on which the editor of the New l'utk J'na rests his hopes, that all is well in Peru; and it may serve to exemplify the kind of news received from that quintr to state, that these advicca of May 31st add few particulars to those of April 27th. We cannot, however, say, that the colouring given to facts in our papas is the most encouraging. They do, indeed, hold out hopes that all may be well in Peru at some future period ; but, for the present, they state most explicitly, that when General Canterac took Lima, Torre Tagle, the late Presid,mt, went over to the Royalists with a force which augmented their number to 13.090. The news that Bolivar had proceeded to Truxilio is confirmed. His troops, amounting to 0,000, were encamped about forty leagues from Lima. The following is an extract of a letter from Panama, dated stay Camerae., the. Royalist General, was in possession of Lima ; the Patriot forces at Patsvilca, 120 miles distant. Bolivar, who is declared Supreme Dictator, had gone to Truxillo to form some sort of order amongst the authorities, as Torre Tagle, the late President, joined the Royalists on their entering Lima. It is not likely a battle will take place very soon, the Colombians acting on the defensive, the Royalists being so much superior in num ber. Bolivar was in expectation of a reinforcement to the amount of 7 or 8,04)0 men by the middle of May. On their arrival little doubt is entertained of the issue being the liberation of the whole of Peru. NEW Vona, Jut.r 3. It is, says the rnifed SPlrs Ge :retie, a source of ranch surprise to many people, that Iturbide, Kipn received from the Mexican (13_ vernment so great an annual pension on the conditions of his re maining quiet in Italy, should again wish to enter the list with his enemies, and leopard his fortmes and his life. Iturbide has been a King—an Emperor—ant' Jere arc few who lay down the sceptre without a sigh—who leave their royul palaces, to become pensioners upon the bounty of enemies, without eastirg "one longing linger ing look behind." The terms upon which Iturbide was dismissed from office, we proofs that he had even then many friends in power at 3lexico ; and there can be no doubt that, from the disappointment which will ever rise in the formation of a new government, his friends hare in creased in numbers and in zeal. It will be recollected that bur bide sailed from England for Mexico. with oily fourteen curve niotts ; there appears in that circumstance a proof that I e has held communications with his formsr open adherents, and might expect efficient aid on landing in America. The enlistment of troops would, we think, hare indicated en uncertainty, at least ; but thus relinquishing his stipend , procuring arms, taking his wife and in. fant children, and c`hxwing but a few tried friends, certainly indi. eates an intimate understanding between him and men of conse quence in Mexico ; his opportunity of watching the movements of the Allied Sovereigns, and becomingactrainted with the design of Ferdinand of Spain, has aided in bringing to an early crisis any insurrection which might have been contemplated. Meantime, whatever may be the hopes of the Ex-Emperor of Mexico, the proximity of that Government to cur own Republic renders his movements interestirg in the highest degree to this country. (From the -Voiotia( I nierligeneer, June 30.1 31r. Salazar, Minister trout the Colombian Republic, accompa. nied by his Secretary, 3lr. Vallenilla, arrived at Washington on Saturday last. from Philadelphia. This day t;te new Tariff goes into operation, according to law. NEW YORK, JELY 3. The celebration of the elth Anoirersary of American Indepen pendence, will take place thin day, agreeably to the arraegementa in the preceding columns. No Gazette will be published to-MOrfOLL NEIL Voax, JULY 7. FROM 31anacatzo.—The Claccoa Cos:rune of the 111,t1; of June has published a speech of 31r. Sutherland, tl.e Consul of Great Britain, at an entertainment given to General Urdanetta, on his arrival at Maracaibo. Air. Sutherland's health having been drunk, be rose, and after congratulating the company on the frier.dly relations about to be established between Great Britain and Colombia, remarked as follows: " I have every reason to hope that the first intelligence from Europe will acquaint us of the Continental Powers having aban doned all intention of interfering in the concerns of the free States of South America, and of their having relinquished all right, ex. ceps what may accrue to them from friendly negotiations. But, Sir, should those Governments still persist in a project, which I consider not less criminal than ridiculous, I have any thing but reason to fear their sureess : that powerful and undaunted navy, which their combined fleets have been before taught to respect, will, early hi its career, if not totally destroy, at least lop drone! limb of their expedition. The President of the United States of America will claim another as his share, and I doubt not you sill dispose of the maimed earrase in I 'olombia with a doe appreciation of the object for which it may be sent amongst you." General Crilemetta said that he had lately seen his Britannic 31ajosty's Commissioners at Bogota, who had assured the Colom bian Cmernment of the frierdly disposition of England towards Colombia, and that lie b. , ketl Inman' with great ideasure to the establishment of such reLtions as would be mutually advantageous to both countries; that he was particularly gratified at finding at the port of .11araeaiho, a gentleman so capable of i:romoting the good feeling that it was desirable to maintain :NtWix.t Colombia l and the first European Powa that mule overtures of friendship. G 1 ? E E CE. We have received a copy of a Proclamation issued by the Provisional Government of Greece, and addressed to the Consuls and Vice-Con:Ails of the l'lwers of Europe in the Archipelago, which is rather of a sat. uinary character. PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENI OF GREECE. THE PMES.DENT TIIE EXECUTIVE, The Greek llovernment lenmirg that many Captains of Euro pean merchant vessels. urged by interest, and encouraged by the respect that the (heck vessels duly par to their glorious flags, hare contracted, and do contract, at Com.tantinople, Alexandria. end ether places, f,m the since of the Turkish squadrons, to transport troops and munition , of war, notwithstanding the respectable Am bassadors and Consuls of tht ir (los-eminent,' endeavour to prevent this measure, as opi•t.vtd to the principle:: of neutrality that their powerful Sovereigns have declared they would observe during the present Eruggle, have isstitil the t i lea n 4 I'iIOCI..I3IAT rS. 1. All such vessels and their cows. under whatever fla,- they may sail. shall not be considered as htltinging to a neetrill Power, but a; enemies; and es such SIL:11 'or tlettroyed, burnt, and sunk to the bottom, with ttuir I , y the vessels of the °tea squad. run, and by the whole Greek biro. into whose power they may fall. 2. The present Proclamation shall be trznauthteil to the Coat. manders of the divisions of I t lra. eipetria, and Ipaara, and pub. fished in the Gieek Government .1t nthal; copies. translated iuto French, shall be sent to the iit.suls and ‘'ice.l:unsuls, and the Consular Agents of the principal European Powers iu the Arch!. palitgo. (Si•med) The President Gt:tiRGES COUNDONNOTTES. The Secretary-General, ad intetimi, P. Ci IiA.bIIIUS. Moulins de Naupl:a, 11y, 1t;24. LITERATURE. THE CONCHOLO6IST•S COMPANION, COMPRISING THE INSTINCTS ♦ND CONSTSI CTIONI Op TESTACEMS ANIMPLi, WITH ♦ GENERAL ■RETCH OP THOSE EXTRAORDINARY ►RODCCTIONS WHICH CONNECT THE VEGETABLE AXD ANIMIII. KINGDOMS. By the Author of " Select Female Biography," Ir otdas the Vegetable Kingdotn," &e.—Wilinakvr. We have here a small volume, which eondents a % at . of deeply interesting, as well as most curious and atnu an ,. matter. .Every page leads th e rent ctive mind to thelofti4 trains of thought, while it unfolds the ample and ins luable treasures of the science of which it tr ats. Ty e writer claims no praise for originality; he professes to hu e done no more than to have brought together the ltuf tion dispersed in those must valuable but voltaninour p u b. lications, too diffuse for general leisure, and too costly to come within the reach of many persons most amtiosi el , pursuit of the knowledge they contain. He has th ee , himself well qualified for the service he has lure ur4„. taken, by the philosophic spirit of observation whi e hi e displays. 'We really find it difficult to make any extr kt without excluding something equally interesting. n, felt strongly tempted to transcribe the very curious acg out , of the " Formation of Coral Islands ;" but we extract that which relates to the " Formation of Psaria," a s b etta suited to our limited apace. " The exterior of the Mylilux margarit !Terns gereear, indicates the value of the getn which it contains. s uc h are varied and incrusted with thick calcarious sul.st anees. and with zoophytes of various kinds, enclose the flout pearls ; those, on the contrary, which present a smoo t h surface, have only begun to form these valuable st cretioss, and are sometimes entirely without them. " The observation of this curious fact probable sag. gested the first idea of forcing the Illytilus to produc t pearls. It was known in the first centuries of the ibr.t. tian era, and acted on by the ancient people who inhibit ;1 the coasts of the Red St a, as we are informed by the phi;,. sopher Apollonins. ' The Indians,' said he, diced Ma the pea after they had rendered it calm, and perhaps clean by the pouring in of oil; they then induced the Mos: des, by means of some attractive baits, to expand film shells, and having pricked them with a sharp-pointed in strument, received into a perforated iron vessel the lip& which exuded from the wound, wher e it hardened grids. ally, and formed pear's of the finest water.' " Modern naturalists are undecided with regard to th e accuracy of this narration; yet there are various reuses to conclude, that the people who lived on the thong of th Red Sea were acquainted with an artificial mode of pr i ducing pearls; and this opinion is additionally confirmed by the method now in use among the modern Chinese, who retain, with few alterations, the arts and customs o:* their ancestors. Pearl Oysters, at certain seasons of the year, congregate in considerable numbers on the sathee of the water, where they open their shells, and enjty the influence of the sun. At this period the Chinese fisher. men throw into each of them a small string of bear;, formed of mother-of-pearl, which becoming incrusted in the course of a few months, present the appearance of real pearls. As soon as this curious process is supposed to to completed, the Muscles are drawn up, and robbed of the treasitres which they contain. The truth of this extrur. dinary statement may be implicitly relied on; it is cca. firmed by the testimony of respectable travellers, and the result of various experiments; to which Professor File, tins adds the testimony of having seen, in the posseesiv of Sir Joseph Banks, several Chinese Chamae, in the del of which were contained Lits of iron wire, covered aith substance of a pearly nature. These wires had evitient.: once been sUarp, and it seemed as if the sagacious Museis anxious to secure themselves against the intrusion of HA unwelcome visitors, had incrusted, and thus rendered blunt, the points with which they came in contact. Mee not, therefore, the erocers employed by the ancients X still practised> And are we not authorised in conjectur• ing, that these lifts of iron, which probably hod slipped from the hands of the Chinese workmen, and remained in the animals, resembled the spikes noticed by Philosaucs as being used by the ancient people who inhabit& tit banks of the Red Sea, fer the purpose of prickle? Muscles. " The invention of Linnmus cannot therefore be c:si tiered altogether new; though he was undoubte, Europe., the reviver of this ancient art. It was anncast to the Swedish King and Council in the year 1761, rs an offer of disclosure for the benefit of the kingdom. Various circumstances prevented the acceptance of Li liberal offer, and the secret was purchased by a Gotta. burgh merchant of the name of Bagp, for the sum of five hundred ducats. The sealed manuscript containing tbr receipt was afterwards disposed of, by the heirs ct tiff gentleman, to the highest bidder; car a is said by L Stover to bare passed into the hands of our distingui..l countryman, Sir J. E. Stni:ll. " The emblematic coat of arms, which typified tire f-:. ings of an admiring country, ehi!c it ennobled the basted Swedish naturalist, is stated to have been gir.-.m consequence of this important invention : but it app:n from the historian of Linnteus, that the patent M bilitv was granted previous to the year 1756 ; and that the pearl which superficial observers hare assigned to his arcs was in fact an egg, designed by the blazoner, M. Tar. a an emblem of maternal nature, after the manner of :L ancient Egyptians. The arms of Linnmus arc, equally elegant and appropriate. They are diridu ::a three fields, each of which designates the three kiup.. i of nature; the red signifying the animal, the green t!.:.‘!• getable; the abole is surmounted by an helmet, car' : beautiful linn.ra forms the crest. The phalaena ..:*7 cella, shining with its silvery colours, is displayed m..:- the border in preference to festoons, and below the Fames extender( filetis,' immortalizes the active of Linnsus." THE VICTORY, LORD NELSON'S FLAG-SE;:- This fine vessel, which has been laid up in ordir..vy seven pears at Portsmouth, is now fitting tin in that itr-• your as a guard-ship, in place of tllo Queen • CharioNe.. will be gratifying to the hontst national pride of our ret,:ce to know, that the strongest interest is excit,el t e}!!! Englishman visiting Portsmouth with regard to this and that numbers eagerly retort to it to behold the spt:;:a which the illustrious HERO or TR•FALG•it receil ,(llj last wound. It is one of those spots over which par""T l delights to pause, because it revives all thoe Slll-711 1 '.. 1 on which our remembrance loves to rest. 'II:: c :Y . : : Y. British feelings arc not only gratified, but are met congenial and correspondent warmth by the oftizrica board, whose courtesy is manifested in a melt disn:frs:io! manner towards all persons visiting the Victory. ut per deck there is a circular tram plate, of very • mansions, to mark where N L Ls o x fell !—a spot ever a''•''' to the mental eye, t;Ln nv " Suspends her halo crown of 'aver and on which the animated beholder seams to stard sacred ground, while he reads that memorable I 'I , •; which is here inscribed, and which is so ind•dibly e"l 7 '" !on the memory of his countrymen, as to hive bev•01 1 '; of the elementary athronitiops to the guardians of ;I:•-• !freedom in every nation—" Er:GLAND s.IrIC IS 1 ,, MAN TO 1)0 111. , DVI li• •• All the enthusiastic Ceilings of the gallant fought and died with Lord Nelson at Trafalpr s.c.• ' infused into the ship's company of the Victory , Irv!' • whom could only know of them, that " They arc no:." nor the great Commander himself, but by for re',xr!° . .** , 'glorious achievements. The common sailors now I speak of him but as "Ma! zrreJl man," w hile th y art point out the fatal place where he gave his last onl(r..:•.- signcdly still; red amputation, and triumphantly b r e..a: • I his last. 1.2%1 n the eahin where he slept still arrow. , an objeet of their heartfelt veneration. lt is its:" 'n siblc to visit the Victory at this moment w::b,•tit lour best national feelings strongly calltd tor: 11 . a " r. stinctivelv exclaiming, as if his awful form wee: Tirsc:• liiti•:(iss are BriITONS stilt, and nerr siii That Chs-ter which t'iq patriot Woad has tali .r We seem inspired w:th the full enrtyy of !ha! fl which Evlishincti should never forget—ro lILVt ,1:1..:111 . 3 OF !NI. RY OTHER NATION, and TO TI11711: OW N. •- t :!, Thecrewelswhich throng to view the V i crvar , the vcneratioa w;t11 whielt the memory of \!.l s ).s ".:, down to unborn ages, awl evince that — t o use the we. ' :.. his gallant friend tilla b:ceild in ntrirsn , t — l'il r ' t will be innnlrtal." LITERATURE. /NCHOLOGISTS COMPANION, in INSTINCT] AND CONSTRUcTIONS ANIMPL.I, WITH • GENER A L SRETCIi Or E EXTRAORDINARY PRODUCTIONS 'II CONNECT THE rens:Tasks AND ANIMAL KINGDOMS. t, while it unfolds the ample and and ar ms o tLebrt°pg r he iufartlß fuse for general leisure, and too castle 4 • prais etoi kn of )ag el 1811:1: w iltalaanfarns:divi g c iFsorusuecemls.v°r Etilre:huceleaaa'ureemisnnyugatYlleanmabac:co:biograocittwinilitmetirisrY.hhle°v.epi:"nili'siottl:fntlet in lifted for the service he has litre used - ►ilosophic spirit of observation wbi t hi. eally find it di ffi cult to mak e any extrkt- ng something equally interesting. H e pted to transcribe the very curious's:p ax , 7 ion of Coral Islands ;" but we extract ths the " Formation of Pt aria," a s b ah ; ited space. r of the Mytilux margaritiferno gereear, ae of the gem which it contains. Su c h I ', crusted with thick calcarious aul.stane e :, ytes of various kinds, enclose the tiotet 'the contrary, which present a smooth y begun to form these valuable s• cretins s entirely without them. • ation of this curious •fact probably sag. idta of forcing the Alytilus to produc t mown in the first centuries of the Lima. d on by the ancient people who inhshit d Red St a, as we are informed by the as. ' The Indians,' said he, dived las had rendered it calm, aud perhaps clean, in of oil; they then induced the Ras• of some attractive baits, to expand thaw g pricked them with a sharp-pointed d into a perforated iron vessel the lipas e rom the wound, where it hardened gmds. • pear's of the finest water.' aralists are undecided with regard to th e narration; yet there are various routes the people who lived on the shorts of ti t painted with an artificial mode of yr,. nd this opinion is additionally confirnvi now in use among the modern Chinese, I few alterations, the arts and customs of Pearl Oysters, at certain seasons of the in considerable numbers on the surffee mere they open their shells, and enjey the sun. At this period the Chimse fisher, each of them a small string of bead i , ir-of-pearl, which becoming incrusted b ew months, present the appearance of real as this curious process is supposed to to Junks are drawn up, and robbed of alit they contain. The truth of this extras. may be implicitly relied on ; it is en. Itimony of respectable travellers, and ex experiments; to which Professor Pale-. throny of having seen, in the possettiv oaks, several Chinese Chamc, in the `el mtained Lits of iron wire, covered ski, early nature. These wires had evident.: and it sconed as if the sagacious Muschs, themselves against the intrusion of ski ors, had incrusted, and thus rendered s with which they came in contact. 31:F he grocers employed by the ancients W And are we not authorispd in conjecter. • lifts of' iron, which probably had slipyrd If the Chinese workmen, and remained b mats' the spikes noticed by Philosnese y the ancient people who inhabited the fed Sea, fer the purpose of prickirl in of Linnaeus cannot therefore be cm:- new ; though he was undoubte,. •er of this ancient art. It was anncest .ing and Council in the year 1761, lei leisure for the benefit of the ling,rlorr. tanccs prevented the acceptance of is I the secret was purchased by a Got cr. 1 ,7 of the name of' Bagp, for the sum of 0 , ats. The sealed manuscript containing, the si mills disposed of, by the heirs ct th b 3e highest bidder; and is said by incd into the hands of our distingu:s::: J. E. Stni:h. s• talc coat of arms, which typified the ing country, vhlle it ennobled the taturalist, is stated to have been this important invention : but it apFti an of Linnaus, that the patent of f.f. I, previous to the year 1756 ; and that the i theist observers have assigned to his arcs 1 g, designed by the blazoner, M. Tilas. N !term.' nature, after the manner of :l'i is. The arms of Linnwus are, iuJe.d. and appropriate. They are die of which designates the three kinp:.l7 7 tel signifying the animal, the green theta. Ile is surmounted by an helmet, arc' : . forms the crest. The phAlaena - dt its silvery colours, is displayed 0z..: ference to festoons, and below the men: • s ere immor talizes the active ?Y, LORD NELSON'S FLAG-51:; 7 d, which has been laid up in ordinary rtsmouth, is now fitting us in that dz • ship, in place of tllo Queen 'Chariot:et. I. to the honest national pride of our rcr.,:e: , the strongest interest is excited titer tine Portsmouth with regard to this sl:p, w eagerly retort to it to behold these trious H Eno or TR•FALG•Ii receit.a is one of those spots over which ram""cr: 1 e, because it revives all those setr7o l .. l remembrance loves to rest. '11;:c al r e esp nit iait warmth only l gratified, butby the a r ei or artesy is manifested in a must distnf.7 l ; l . all persons visiting the Victor!.. ,7 t, ,, I• is a circular Lrass plate, of very cr.n.'' te k , y c l i ie n ,T r i eNL Lsox fell !—a spot ever Ik:''' ' ,ends her halo crown of 'lvey c animated beholder seams to stanils , :•, while he reads that memorable I scribed, and which is so indi:liblv of his countrymen, as to hove iry atlironitiops to the guardians en i v u, y s n . with l ies:ie :cer t.- 1 x a' ship's company of the V;c:ury, uis:7! • y know of them, that " They :..e-e, a.'d are trot." , ; N :ll l :S o G n O L f a A ;h:e ra ga r l i : ll3: llC r t s i . T r :; : " . p . fl t swa b liii v iolre tb s : ha r : eiv,; ‘ • a • 1 a rc ha last er!er t a it eti a m lialetl i efn n ::; : ecraPtl , itali; a ;(tri'' s le. i l'iwv f °ehnh h :e: i er s rtrac.a a nhtl i die: fu lstg l reai at a gs tut • 6 j ten should ee s h ro o l f i l u sg t f l r forget —Tee gll e n: den c d rr ta a r-s : l Tn ' a i r l d ' . l : Ty ti r i : l : ,: :‘ , : fir. ; :t i l k;:: : : ,. l . : , ': ,. . : : ,: : !IT OTHER NATION,