The Sun. — London, England, 1823-10-08 00:00:00

I,ONbON JOUtiNALS. Extracts from the Morning Papers, October' 8 [Tn Tl trs.J , The observation which we made in one part of our journal, yesterdpy was verified, before the paper was finally puhlkshed., said that we were led to apprehend, by the apparent bustle that existed in the Nkinity of Cadiz, that some important.event was on the point of taking place, and the news soon after reached our office that the King of Spain had annonnc,e4l to the Duke of Angouktne that he was free, and that he would go to the French Ifead-quarters the next day— namely, on tin '29th of Ss p_tember. A commo tion is always observable in the hive before the queen-bee leads out her swarm. What swarm the Royal Ferdinand may take with him we know not ; but we suppose his attendants from love or duty will not be !numerous. The effect of this important occurrence can hardly beappre elated till we are in possession of more facts. The geese hid' has led to it is,, qo doubt, an up prehended inability on the ,part of the Cortes to resisuny longer ; so they have sent out the King to conduct that negocitition of .which himself was to by the subject. The diplomatic path is not a clear one. It is to be observed that this is the second time that this worthy Sovereign has sur rendered himself to the Fretich, invading his country, and dernaktding his person and pre sence among them. Did he .settle the peace of the Peninsula when he gave himself up to Boone parte stt Bayonne? Or will he settle it now, when he has given himself up to the Duke of Angooleme at Chiclana ? The first question may be answered from fact and history. The reply to the second may he shrewdly conjectured from reason, precedent, and ,probability. What are his powers even with respect to Cadiz? Ile acts as a negotiator, Ave presume, between the be siegers nod the besieged. Can he prevent the former from persevering in the attack ? or can he induce the latter to surrender at mercy ? With respect to the issue of the general contest throughout the Peninsula, we.sti II hope that Spain will not be reduced to that condition under the French, into which we see Naples sunk under the Austrians. But even should such prove to be the case, was the success of Austria, we ask, in any de gree facilitated by the accession of that Ferdinand of Naples, who had, like this very Ferdinand of Spain, surrendered himself to the enemies of his country upon the treacherous plan of a negocia tion ? If not, we are convinced that the arrival of the King of Spain in the French 'cakrip,,though Certainly a sounding event, will hove no solid ef fect in deciding the fate of the country. It may fall, indeed; but it will not fail sooner for count ing such a man among its, enemies. EN1011;s1IN“ P9Vra Lisbon Papers to the '23d nit. arrived yester day. They contain no political news, but are principally occupied with an account . of tin! cere mony of conferring the Order of St, Michael and St. !sprit on the King of Portugal and Don Miguel, which had been sent hy the King of France. On this occasion, M. ilyde de. Neu. vine, the French Ambassador, repaired to the Palace on the 19th ult. and delivered to. the King the letter, from his Sovereign ; and then addressed his Majesty in a speech of consi derable length, in which he stated, that the greatest Princes of Christendom were Knights exf the Order of the Iloly. Ghost. The Herald at Arms then presented to his Majesty the insignia of the Order. The same ceremony was then observed towards the Prince Marshal.' A flight of rockets and salutes of artillery an- trounced the conclusion• of the ceremony : A splendid dinner, at which Count Paimella pre. sided, was given to the French Embassy, anti the other Members of the Diplomatic Body. , [MORNING CIIRONICLIi.] The journey of the King of Spain is now in some sort explained. It is, presumable that in order to bring matters to a close, anttprevent the horrors of a ,bombardment, the Cortes and Go vernment in Cadiz had determined, us the whole of the demands of the French were in great mea sure reduced to the possession of the King's per son, that he should go to the head-quarters of the Trench army, the other Members of the Royal lea lolly remaining behiltd in the character of hostages, and no doubt certain proposals had been prepared, of which he was to be the bearer. In all probabi lity he was to b( accompanied by some of his Ministers, or other persons bearing an official character, and for them a safe conduct, it is very natural to suppose, was required of the Duke d'Angouleme, who, on receiving a fresh commu nication, most likely demanded an unconditional stinrendoo both of the person of the King, of the oy al Family, and possibly of La Isla and Cadiz. If this has been the course of the affair, as we are strongly inclined to think it has, the Constitu tional patty must have been driven to despair, and forced to frost to fortune. The, utmost indigna tion was excited among them when the first over ture of the Duke d'Angouleme was received kti Codiz, in, which be demands, as a sine qua non, the possession of the. King's person and the establishment of the old Cortes ; and if he has now aggravated this insult by the fresh outrage of insisting on an unconditional surrender of all, it is very natural to conclude that both the gar.. risen and inhabitants must have revolted at the idea of being thus trampled upon, and have thence resolved to brave the worst.---Cadiz anti La Isla are now filled with men highly impli cated in the cause they are defending, and after they have witnessed the atrocious act of the de livering up of Riego and Mendez Vigo, by the French, to the discretion of the Madrid Regency, in order that the letter may satiate their cowardly vengeance upon them, what can they expect if they now surrender unconditionally? Mendez Vigo, particularly, fell into the hands of the French, though a solemn capitulation, in which oblivion° of the past, and personal security were pledged ; yet he is delivered up to his enemies, and, in all probability, will fall a prey to their resentment. After this recent example, what can the persons assembled in Cadiz expect ? —At the present moment, the French Gene ralissimo has with him, at .his head-quarters, the Duke del Infantado, a Member of the Ma drid Regency, and D. Antonio Saes, ex-con fessor of the King, and now. acting as Minis ter of State to the new Government ; and there is, besides, the Royal Commissioner, as he is called; at wia in. Seville, vested with full powers from his Madrid ft:lends to try and execute in a summary manner. With such judges, what justice or lenity can the defenders of Cadiz look for ? If, therefore, we can, at this distance,. hazard a conjecture respecting the failure of the negociations, and the.abandon ment of the project of allowing the King to go ,to the French head-quarters, it is, that the French baie been too arrogant in their demands, and that the Constitutionalists have now no me dium left them between abject humiliation and resistance. They have already braved the worst, and they may possibly expect that the dpproach ing season will be favourable to them ; or that still ,the, looked-for mediation of Great .Britain may extricate them from their present dilemma, and, at all events, that it may tee better to wait the return of the Sappho. yams.] SA:oday% Preneh Papers, given in our ! coliMins of yesterday, contained the important intelligence that Ferdinand was free, and would be at Angouleme's !ead,quarters on the next day, the 99th ; . the family of the Spanish King, therefore, will remain in Cadiz, and Ferdinand himself appear in the French camp as a nego ciator, probably, of the final conditions on which that city , may surrender : his family would, in consequence, remain as hostages in the hands of the Cortes ; and, if the unhappy Monarch has any sense or perception—if he preserves any me mory of recent occurrences—he must see, that for his own tranquillity, the preservation of his dynasty, and the happiness of the Spanish nation, the only monks of securing all will be, preserv ing a Constitutional Government to Spain : yet we hope little from Ferdinand's own feelings and remembrance, and as little from the vain and bi gotted Angohleme. Once within the French camp, the Spanish tyrant will,we are convinced,proclaim the Cortes rebels; he will require theunconditional surrender of the 'city and of his family, and a notr-compliance, will again open the fire of the French cannon upon Cadiz. We do not believe! that any arrangement has been come to under the mediation of England ; no basis of the sort, we assert, on the Jrest information, has yet been agreed to; the Bourbon is jealous of our influ ence, and has hitherto rejected every overture' ! of the sort. On Ferdinand's appearing at Chiclana, a peremptory summons, we are persuaded, will be issued for Cadiz to sur render; and if not complied with, the attack by sea and land will be renewed. We perceive that' lioutourlin, Aide,de-Camp to. Northern .Au tocrat, was at Angouleme's head-quarters, and one of those who, with Bourdesoult, the unfortunate 'Prince de Cullom', and the : Duke de GUiche, made the experiment of embarkation for attack. ing the Isla. The influence and surveillance of Russia are now wide-extended and'all-pervading ; no country is'''free from, its despotic power and intrigues ; the worst acts of the Regency 'have arisen from its councils ; and the principles of its Cabinet are now utterly inconsistent with the safety or repose of Europe. The next ac counts from Cadiz will be decisive, probably, of its fate. The tide of events is now pressing on.; ward with accelerated force .and interest.. If Ferdinand appears in Angouleme's camp, with the principles his letters and speeches have avow, ed, his character will be redeemed in the eyes of Europe, and Cadiz will open her gates with safety and honour. If he' becomes a vile instrument of proscription and murder in the hands. of his keepers, the city will stand a siege, the lives' of his family will be in danger, and the place itself will only surrender in ruins. [MORNING HERALD.] The telegraphic dispatch from the Duke of Angouleme to the French Cabinet has most pro bably disposed of the Spanish business, so far as fighting is concerned. It is true the re lease of King Ferdinand only is announced, and the rest of the Royal Family may be presumed to be still detained at Cadiz. But this does not alter the cuse, or effect the in ference. The possession of the persons of the Princes and Princesses, and even of Ferdinand himself, was no security, in the way of hos hostages, to the Cortes. No man in his senses could suppose, without hypocrisy, that the Cortes, or Constitutional Government, would offer vio lence, or use any serious retaliation towards the King and his ramify, beyond the restraint which they had previously endured. It makes little matter, then, whether Ferdinand joins the Duke of Angouleme with the whole Royal House, or whether he comes alone. The fact of his release is the main one ; and as far as we can judge, the conclusion to be drawn from it is, that the Cortes have, thrown up the game for lost.— They abandon the Sovereign's person, because they can no longer make use of his name and signature. It may he looked upon as their act of abdication. It would he easy to expatiate upon this unhappy campaign, to the disadvan tage of the Spuniards, and even of liberty it self. But it is ungenerous to reproach adver sity, or even disgrace ; and nothing is more easy than to insult. If the "sword be s p eathed, a new contest, and to be carried on with more keenness, is likely to commence, in the field of diplomacy —most probably under the : name of a new Congress.--What interests will be discussed and defended we will not inquire ; but one in- terest, which will certainly not be defended, or even thought of, though, perhaps, the most prominent in the war of words, may be confidently, stated—it is' the interest of Spain. Some one will, perhaps, ask, do the Spaniards deserve a better fate ? an in terrogatory which we will not stop to answer or inqulre into. A notion, if not expectation, : seems to prevail, that the result of the conquest made by the French, may be the establishment of somewhat liberal institutions in Spain.— Nothing is more unlikely. Independently of the spirit of the party which will of course' surround King Ferdinand, his own inclinations, and the foreign influence's by which Spain must be governed, there is one circumstance which alone suffices to negative the supposition. Who ever heard of a people obtaining any improve ment of their political condition, •where the people had no voice in the deliberation ? This will clearly be the case 'of the Spaniards in the approaching settlements of the affairs of their country. It has often been urged against the cause of the Spanish Cortes that the nation was unfit for freedom., and could not appreciate or understand it.—The resnit of invasion certainly goes a great way in justifying this remark : but even fully admitting it, there is still reason to re gret, that a Constitution, founded on the de struction of political and religious despotism, was' not established. The numerical majority may be so 4ebaseci py tyranny, superstition, and ig norance, as to be incapable of appreciating free dom. But it would be a dangerous experiment tomake the numerical populace the arbiter of right or truth in politics, even in more enlighten ed countries than Spain. (n* Timti;) It might be expected that we should offer some remarks on the Telegraphic Dispatch which was yesterday morning received from Paris, and made known to our Readers. But important as is the fact of King Ferdinand's having announced his intention to proceed to the head-quariers of the Duke of Angouleme, we think it would be idle to speculate On that fact alone, without knowing what has preceded or followed it. Such seemed to be the impression entertained yesterday in the City. At the opening of the market a slight and cautious advance took place in the price of Consols; they rose to 83k, but shortly receded to their former pride, and closed, as on Monday, at 831. There was much idle speculation and rumour in the course of the day. Some wise acres pre tended to doubt the Telegraphic Dispatch altogether; others sagaciously suggested that the Cortes might merely have sent out Fer dinand to negociate for them, keeping his Queen and Royal Relatives " as securities for the faithful and zealous discharge of his mission." In the afternoon it was boldly as. serted that an Express had been received, stating that another Telegraphic Dispatch had arrived, informing the French Government that King Ferdinand had not arrived at Chiclana , on the 29th. We have taken pains to ascer. twin whether any such express did really ar rive, and we believe we may confidently say there was none. At the same time it may un doubtedly have happened, that a disturbance in Cadiz has prevented the King from leaving the town. We have all along endeavoured to impress on our readers the state of turbulence and disorder in which that town must necessarily have been for a long time past. The scum and refuse of Spain are gathered together there, mixed with the inhabitants of a large and opu lent sea-port, and with some respectable mem. hers of the Liberal faction from various parts of the country. Among all these persons there is no settled authority, no paramount in fluence. The Ministers declare that they are absolutely without money. Sonle of the Cortes refuse to give them any fresh resources : others, on the contrary, say, the Ministers ought to 'be authorised to seize all resources within their reach.—One regiment mutinies : another dis arms and decimates it—the place is bombard. ed--two hundred of the inhabitants escape in boats, and seek shelter among the French.— That a town under such circumstances cannot long hold out is perfe"ctly clear ; and that the persons who call themselves Ministers and Members of the Cortes can have no hope beyond their own personal safety is too mani fest to b e disputed. We only hope 'that amidst so much confusion there may still be sufficient force.on the side of the well-disposed to restrain the excesses of the most desperate and fanatical Rebels. We will cherish the hope that a few hours may assure us of the King's actual libera tion ; and when that event takes place, we shall consider the Revolution to be substantially at an end. PROVINCIAL JOURNALS. [Prom the &Ulu, Newt Letter, Oct; 3,1823.1 NEW_ SOLITy W4LES. which the following isr a copy, rt b letter, of has een received by a friend of the Editor from a near rela tive in New South Wales. The matter which it contains is well 'worthy of the attention of the public, and particularlY of such persons as wish to emigrate to that country.l Sydney, 24th April, 1823. MY Dina Faiiwn-•-At length, after a three . month's re. sidence in this delightful colony, I sit down to ftilfil my pro „oho to you. I s h ou ld su ppose you have seen my letter of the 14th of February last, written shortly after my arrival in this country, of which, if I recollect rightly, I spoke in ratherlat_ tering. term; but 1 am sorry to have to say, that my increase of knoWledge respecting it, does not allow me to hope for a ful. fitment Of those advantages to emigrants, which in 'the first in. Stance, I was intlitted to believe had existed. 'On a more minute inspection, I have 'discovered obstacles of which I was not before aware—difficulties. which very few Init men of large capital can 'be able to surmount. I shall ,endeaVour to give you a detail of circumstances relative to obtaining a grant of and shall further inform you of Sow e of the recent Measures pursued by the present Government in thiaColony, and I shall also say, something of the effect of Capital. On arrival in the colony, the first thing usually done, is to endeavour to procure your grant, and set yourself down' on such' land as you may ob tain, and cominence.the cultivation of it, 'andllua rearing of stock ; for these are the only means 'whereby the preScnt influx of iinigrant mettl ers i s to be provided for. Well, then, in order to obtain such, y ou g i ve in your o r der to the C o le n i a l Secre tary ; or, in case you have no such order, you memorial the Govertior.te allow. you a grant of land, proportioned to, your tiieans of bringing It into Cultivation. As nil respectable persons, almost invariably, obtain a grant on inettiorial,'_yon in a few days get a teP I Y, stating that his Eicellency will give you a grant of land according male to the number of i a a le ke c l o w n e v n ic ty ts m yo a n n take offthe ha n d s o f G overnment. O ne o f the recqt regula tions is,' that fo r eac h man yon are a ll owe d 100 acres of land— You then any,' your means will 'allow you to off the store, which conitnunication 'being made, you get an your answer; stating, th at y ou s h a ll get two tho u sa n d acres of land, 'd and only six m en *, w h o together with yourself; will he fed l o t ff in t a h r e k s e t d o , rt s .s et f t o ie r soi:int:oannth:.witYhoyuoittilieinnesnel,e%u dycnir bu t .-- your land,' get It is difficult to get any 'good land nearer Sydney than 120 miles,_for it is long since occupied or given in grant. Now, the grant obtained, what is next to he done ? Why, procure your stock, anti commence the cultivation of your farm. 'Stock of almost ever kind is so very' dear, 'that unless a person has 'Y'oure onlyget six to 2,000 serer at preheat, e influx settlers' being so great, and• Government not being able to supply them with men from the convicts. urge capital he cannot Purehaii-:YOU cannot buy so many I ; sheep ua that their wool (and even allowing on the increase of 11..0e15) will pay for the trouble and it isout of the qutstiiiii to ctihtyate more land thin will be sufficient, in produce , for the ; sustenance of yourself and . your men, on account of the!distimce your ate from any market ; and were you to send your *heat or other grain to Sydney (and h is difficult to get any ready market imuch nigher), the carria,ge, would cost more,than it would sell 'for. Besides, after thefirst six mohthsluive expired; you must : provide foOd'fin your'oivn men, and are bound to give thetna certain. quantity ofpork and flour, as well as to, clothe then:.-- You must also allow them 101. p er year , each man, which, how. ever, are generally given In sugar,•tea, (Ate, tobacco, When I say bound, you are so in truth ; for Government; previous Wits giving you the gr an t, requ i res you to executes bowl, binding you and your heirs,. &c. in the penal sum of 1001. for each man, to maintain and support; on the terms' mentioned, viz: 20 men permanently, till the term of their transportation , shall have expired, som e bein g fo r seven , others for fourteen years, while, perhaps, the residue are for life- - For though you only get six of the number at present, should there be am over Plus of convicts, your number is com pieted, and having executed the bond, it makes it incumbent on you to keep its terms. From the facts which I have ad duce', I infer, then, that the settler coming here with a coo. lined capital, would not only expend the whole of it on his farm, but very probably contract debts, which may terminate in in his ruin, because his returns are gen e rally l ong coming round, did• when effected not adequate to' his labour ; for uh less be is able to commence upon a large scale, his income will not be equal to his expenditure. It is true, it is said, and not without foundation, that 'many persens here have realized wealth, but they are only 'rich in what is called colonial wealth, such as land, herds of cattle, &c. ; and those persons th a th ave sheep are unwilling to sell iem, unless, as I have said before, at unreasonable prices. Thus m uc h f or the present regulations. In the former Government, it was a rule, that each settler ac cording to the state of his farm, had a right of sending so many bushels of wheat into the commissariat stores, at 10s. per bushel, which paid the farmer both for labour and carriage, but at present It is taken into the stores by tender, so that the settler has only 7s. fkl. now instead of 108.—and also the large farm holders and those in the vicinity of the stores, have the nionopoly, as they can deliver goods much cheaper, and the holders of the small farms have to give it to the merchant at verylow rates, for which they get, g ood s , suc h as tea , co ff ee , &c. in return. Horned cattle are rather dear, but are fallen much in price of late, for beef also is going to be received by tender. . When this rule shall take place it will be got for 2d. per lb. At present all stockholders have the same right of sending meat into store at 6d. per lb. as formerly existed with respect to wheat—and of course the large holders of cattle will be able to sell, it cheaper than the small ones, for some of the old holders have two thousand head of horned cattle.. These, even at the small price of 2d. per lb. will bring a good profit. When I am talking of ca ttl e , l e t me sa y something of the. grazing. One acre in some parts of Ireland 'would be equivalent to four here in grazing, but that difficulty could in some measure be obviated by improving the species of grass wi t h some good English seed. The transfer of lentils much checked, because money or . the .currency of the colony is 'very c o n fi ne d ; - nor will persons 'WY land, except in the vicinity of Sydney or some other town. You are pre vented by Government from transferring your land. for five years—and if,you sign the bond of which I have spoken, no person would'buy the land 'With incumbrances, and should you not sign it,' you can shew'no.title consequently no one will buy it. As to the face of the count!ry-l; shall say nothing, it has been the theme of so many letters, and were I to make use of the little descriptive powers I am possessed of, Ifearl should not do it justice. It would take the pen otthe unknown author of Waverly, or the Inimitable Porter. Although it is now winter and the wet season is over, yet it is very warm in the middle of the day, but pleasant in 'themotn; ing and evening. I should hope I have given you . someinfoer motion, that may .be of use to those, who are filled-with the idea of emigration to this col on y, a nd trust I havemele plain the disadvantages of a confined capital, but which difficulties are mostly obviated by a considerable one, which etabitcono to commence on a large establishment, in which employment Can be found for the men taken off store. Yet should - a settler get any land in-the vicinity of a growing town, he then tan ad.. vantageously employed them, but it is in vain you may hope, to get within such distance, that you can find labour for them to turn to your interest, without the aid of a considerable fund; and should a person be incautious he may lose the small pit tance in which his most sanguine hopes were centred. I hope, however, at some future pentid tiovernment may yet give encou ragement, and that it will devise means to act as a stimulus ' and as a reward for ind us t r y, an d i t i s greatly to be wished that this country where many unfortunate (victims are doomed to expiate their ignominious offences, shall soon loose the in famy, and diagrace attending th e grea t er p ar t o f i ts i n h a bi tants, and shall eventually rank foremost in the class of British Ca r lonies.—l am, &c. • 'J. 31: GRIWOR M 4 GREGOR.—It will be reColleCted that this person has 4ately assumed the title of Cazique of POpais l ' and laid' claim to a large tract of land on the Musqtiito shore, which he has been disposing of to a great number of innocent and credulous ''people of Scotland. Two vessels ac;- tordingly sailed for this country with about 200 emigrants, but oft their arrival they found thern= selves most giossly'deceived by his Highness. the Cazique ; forimitead of a town' where they' had been taught to believe every comfort was to he obtained, they found•nothing but a few - log-huti .containing a' small number of wretched inhabit ants,' a sickly 'climate`in the torrid 'zone, iind hardly a vestige of cultivation . After 'suffering unparalleled hardihips; arid losing many of their number by pestilence, the British Commander at Belize humanely sent a vessel and brought them to that settlement. Some of the unfortunate stif fererss have arrived in this city, among others ir Mr.. Grant, .of Canada; who .is the' bearer 'of a letter from 'the King of the Mciscidito Shore• to his Majesty's Consul at this port. This letter we hit'ee had an opportunity of perusing, wherein we find that. the King 'states unequivocally, 'that M'Gregor's establishment had failed. This hu mane savage provided , a passage for Mr. Grant at his own expence, and the letter was to recommend him to the. Consul here, who has, kindly assisted him. with the means of returning to the provinces. We are told that some ()thew of the sufferers have reached Boston, and intend to make public the vile system which . M'Gregor resorts to to delude the unsusp ec ti ng a d venturers. We hopethey tvitl do so; and , if properly authenticated, we shall be happy in lending our aid in transmitting such a statement to Scotland for the benefit of others. (New York Albion.) ACCIDENT IN THE STRAND. ---About six o'clock yesterday evening, as Russell's Exeter Vast was proceeding along the Strand, and had reached to opposite Somerset-House, the axle• of one of the wheels broke short, and in consequence the van, which was heavily laden, upset. The coach. man and another man sitting on the box were severely bruised, and were carried into the shop of Mr. Stanton the surgeon. After bleeding they rapidly recovered. The guard escaped unhurt. This van Was upset nearly on the same spot about three months'ago. A, fatal accident occurred at Blairstorte, Ayr shire, the seal of E. CATACART, Esq. on Tuesday • last. A young man, an apprentice with liiessrs. Nicholson and Kay, painters in Edinburgh, employed painting some of the rooms at Blairstone, had occasion to pass aver in the ferry-boat to the Other side of the water of Doon, on the lea - bank of which Blair stone is Situated ; but 'when near the middle of water, at that time much swollen- froM the late rains, and running with considerable strength and rapidity, he missed his hold of the line thrown across for conducting the, boat. The boat was thereon overturned, and the lad thrown out and swept down by the current. The accident was observed by wgentleman On - the banks, who, at -the utmost peril of his 'life, plunged into the flood and made an attempt to save him ; hut , all his efforts were rendered'abortive'by theleaviness and rapidity of the stream. The lad was overwhelmed, carried. down - by-the • current, and lost ; and; the gentlentan.who exposed. himself to save him escaped with difficulty. The lad's name, we ' understand, is Jame§ FirgusOrt ' and his hotl y has not . yet b e e n found.— ( Edin. burgh Courant, Oct. 4.) SCOTTISH INTELLIGENCE. • On 'Wednesday week, at the ordinary meeting of the Presbytery of Glasgow, the Rev.. Mr. Sutherland, of the Church of Scotland, was ordained previous to his departure for the Cape of Good Hope, as a Minister of the Calvinistic Church there. We hear from most parts of the country that the operations of the harvest are going on with slight interruption. The bear is almost entirely cut and stacked; bet the oats will yet require about three weeks of good weather. During several nights last week, we bad severe frost ; the thermomete r var yi ng from 29 to 38 ; and on Monday night an exceeding heavy fall of rain, which has lodged a considerable extent of the oat crop.—( Aber deen Jounce/. ) Throughout the county th e h arvest i s now far advanced, we think rather more than one half over, and as the weather has of late been tolerably good, the grain is so far secured in excel tent condition - . The accounts from all quarters agree in repre senting the oats and barley as above an average crop, and of a fair quality. With regard to the wheats we are sorry to say that a very unfavourable report is given. In several instanced the return bas been much below even moderate calculations of the farmers, and in most places we believe the grain itself has been materially injured, and the crop on the whole is considered to be fully one-third less than an average one. In most places beans and peas are a poor crop. On Sunday night we had a severe frost, which has put a stop to the growth of the potatoes. Although ice, of the thickness of a penny, was taken from some ponds on Monday morning, we have heard that this valuable root has not sustained the least injury.--( Herald.) KELSO RAcrs.---,A great number of horses have already ar. rived at KeLso, preparatory to the sports of next week ; sonic of them, we understand, are of the highest reputation on the turf; the use of the Fleurs Park, which has been promptly granted for training ground, has added greatly to the accomcno.. dation, safety, and comfort of both horses and riders. In clearing away the foundation of an old house in Cupar, some time ago, a shilling of James I. of S co tl an d was found among the rubbish. It is in a state of excellent preservation. Another small silver coin of Edward VI. of England, was lately found near Struthers Castle, in an equally good state of preservation. COUNTY OF STIRLING MEETING, On Tuesday last, the Michaelmas Head Court of Free. holders, for the County of Stirling, was . held at Stirling. The meeting was numerously attended. Mr. H. Home Drum-. mond, M.P. in the Chair. After some routine business, Mr. Home Drummond read from the chair a letter, which he had received from Sir Robert Abercromby, proposing, as a matter highly worthy of the consideration of the meeting, that, in the event of the proposition for erecting a new bridge over the Forth being again renewed, it was his opinion that so as to secure to the public all the advantages which such an undertaking re quired, it was necessary that the improvement of the thorough fare into thotown should be conjoined with it. That to attain the accomplishment of an object so deeply connected with the agricultural and commercial interests of one of the most populous districts of the kingdom, he had to propose that a public sub scription should b e entere d i nto, for raising the sum of 10,00 W.; a sum which would go greatly to the forwarding of the mea sure, and at the same time relieve the country from the pressure of a heavy pontege. The letter also expressed, that in the event of the plan proposed receiving the approbation of the meeting, the chair man was authoris ed to-subscribe, on the part of Sir Robert, the sum of 600)., without interest. It was unani.. mously resolved that the thanks of the meeting be voted to Sir Robert Abercromby, for his communication to the meeting, and the very handsome offer therein contained. On the motion of,Mr. Graham Stirling, the thanks of the meeting were unani mously voted to Mr. Home Drummond for his conduct in the Chair, when themeeting broke up. _ DURHAM AGRWOLTIMAIJ REPORT FOR SEP. TE3IBER. Up to the 13th of the month,. the weather was extremely pro pitious for the harvest, it being in general frosty at.nights, which accelerated the ripening of the corn ; • but at the same time assisted in the formation of fugus, rust, or mildew upon the straw. Very little of the spring or late sown wheat, upon light lands, had escaped this disease; its bad effects, it is feared, will be seriously felt by many farmers. Early on the morning of the 14th, a violent storm of thunder and lightning took place, which was followed by heavy rains. On the 16th the weather . . cleared up and continued favourable till t h e 20th, when we Were again visited by heavy showers, which proved extremely unwelcome to those whose old stock of wheat was entirely eau. 'misted, and who were obliged to purchase at near l y double the price they had obtained for their own. Fortunately, on the 24th, the weather took up, arid has b een generally fair eves since, enabling a great many to secure a part of their wheat is .. excellent order. The wheat cuts off the ground thinner than was expected, • and will- not exceed, if it reaches, an average; crop. Oats upon good dry land are much improved, and likely • to yield well ; the same may be said of barley. Beans are better , than was expected. Shearers wages have been extremely low throughout the harvest, and numbers have been altogether unem. ployed. The corn has been so irregular in ripening, that fanners have reaped much of it themselves, and thus saved e x p ence . The young plant o f c l over , as well among barley as wheat, is almost universally good. Swedish turnips are this year more general than ever . ; and these, as well as w hi tes , are, for fulness of plant and vigo ur of growth, unparalleled.---This month is ~ the usual season for sowing winter tares ; but the sowing may be continued through the two next without any other than com. mon risk of a failure.—lllarkets for cattle are nearly the same as stated in our last• Report. Wheat and other grain a little ' on the decline.—September.3o, 1823.--( Durham Advertiser.) • COURSE OF EXCHANGE, Otcober 7, Amitet dam Ditto, at Sight l2 8 Rotterdam l2 11 • • Antwerp * l2 9 Haniburgh 3B 2 , 14 thi Altona Paris,3 Day's sight " 425 90 0 US. Ditto ' 26 10 2 L.,. fiourileaux, ditto Frank hirton the Main Madrid Sti (Effective Cadiz . 35 E ff ective Bilboa Barcelona i...eville *** 36i Gibraltar Leghorn Gel•va l's 1-Venice, Ital. Lir 23 to Malta 4, ----Naples 39 Palermo , Lisbon • Oporto itioJaneiro Dublin ... • 94 Cork 9j pet Cent. BULLION. Portugal Gobi,in Coin ho 0 0 pt s oi, Foreign Gold., in Bars S 17 6 Nrw Doubloons Nov Dollars 0 9 Silr.er in B3rq.. s;tandard lIMIUMMIIINNEM.I BIRTHS. • On the Ist of April, at Calcutta, Mrs. G. Ballard, of a son. On Saturday, the 4th instant, Mrs. Albert Jones, Rosemary-- lane, of a son. On the morning of the 6th instant, at her house in Marlbo rough-street, Mrs. Joshua Mayhew, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the Ist of February, 1823, at Bangalore, East Indies, by special licence, by the Rev. William Maiken, Chaplain to the Right Honourable the Governor of Madras, Ambrose Harvey Colberg, Esq. C a p ta i n i n the 3d regiment Native Light In. fantry of Madras, to Caroline Colebrooke, niece of (Mond John Colebrooke, C. 8., C o l one l of the lith regiment of Light Cavalry, and commanding the Forces in the Province of Arcot, East. Indies. On the 20th ult., Mr. J. B. de Mole, solicitor, to Isabel, second daughter of Henry Alaudslay„ Esq., of Cheltenham.. place, Lambeth. On On Tuesday, the 7th in6tant, Major.Generil Carey, to Miss 31anning i eldest daughter of William 31anu1ng, Esq., M.P. DIED. At Heidelberg ~ on the 19th ult. Francis.Schnell,. , Esq art eminent atmathemician and scholar, formerly resident in Eng land. On' the 4th instant, at the residence of her father, Royal Wapner, Sarah Laurie, youngest daughter of Capt. Dower, Royal Navy. Lately, at Cragg, near LTlverston Toseph Taylor, aged • • Mr• % inches in The body, w h en l a i d - out, measured aix feet seven nches in length. Suddenly ,of apoplexy, on the 25th ult., aged 66, Mr. John hßradley, of Duktnfield, inn-Iteeper, .(formerly a well-known ors.e.dealer); a man tmiversally nown anti respected. Nis funeral was. anended by near 200 gentlemen of ltis acquaint ance, in coaches, citaises, gigs, and on horseback, tnillottram, in Longdendale; where he was interred. It is calculated that the procenion, which was well arranged, extended a quarter of a mile. Fe w men excelled Mr. Bradley in power of body and mind, and, although of large stature, he•. was uncommonly' artive. As a companion, he was admired for his wit and cheer. fidness; and hi s d eat h is. much lathented by.his widow, And a large circle of acquaintance. Printed and Ptibliahed for the PROPRIETORS, at the Etnt- Orricg. 112, Strand, by J. B. CaßsTaans. I