The Sun. — London, England, 1823-08-22 00:00:00

TUE I,ONbO'N JOURNALS. - DAILY Extracts from the Morning Papers, August 22:. [TILE TIMEs.: I , It appears that the defection of Ballasteros is likely to prove of even less benefit to the French than that of 'Morino. Fortunately for the cause of Spain and of justice, no great success attends the yillany of these men, no false glory disguises. the baseness of their conduct, and "their• treason produces nothing but its natural fruit—disgrace.. betters received yesterday from Paris state, that the Governors of Pampeluna, St. Sebastian, and Santona, had indignantlf. rejected the, summons which Ballasteros presumed 'to address , to them. The Governor of ,Pempeluna replied, that " he held his command under the Constitutional King„ and no longer acknowledged the authority of a man who had renounced- his allegiance, and . placed himself under a rebellious Regency."-- We understand that a French Commander of high.ran'k in Spain has written to d friend in Paris, that negotiations with the Cortes, which had been broken otr, were about to recommence, and that the siege, or the great fortresses would • not be vigorously prosecuted until the result of the Prince's diplomatic intercourse with Cadiz Aould be known. . A letter from Gibraltar, dated the 31at ult., mentions a fact which had excited some speculation ' in that garrison. The Tribune, which btought Sir W. A'Court from San Lucar, put into Cadiz and delivered mails there.; the French . blockading squadron showing no disposition to interrupt this intercourse. Soon after, the American frigate Congress, with an Ambassador on board for the Cortes, appeared off the Ray, but «as not per mitted to enter. The American Commander,. Captain iliddel f demanded the same indulgence aS hail been granted to the Tributle, but the French Admiral excused himself by saying, that the Tribune had got in under a press of sail, while it was blowing hard, and that he had it not ;in his power, to step het. tie added, too, that the Captain. G ohm, of the. Tribune, had since apologized for breaking the blockade, but this, it is said, the Fitter denied. The transaction gave occasion to as renewal of the reports of some secret understanding between the French and English Governments—the excuse of Admiral Hamelin being regarded as a mere pretext.--(ibid.) • Some alarm was created yesterday in the city,. , by intelligence of the detention of an English merchant vessel by the Vrench blockading squadron before Cadiz, under circumstances, as 1 / 1 0 ; stated, of son* indignity. On inquiry, bowever, the real truth proves---- to be as follows : 'the Spanish Patriot tarn;, bound from London `fa standing- into that port on t ht, 29th 00, not aware that the place had bey!) declared in a state of blockade. A shot to bring to was fired iri the usual manner by one of the French ships of ivar, and on obeying the summons she was informed that pet wis.siout could not he ON en to enter Cadiz, lot that shelfrost repair to Rota, a port on the other side of the bay, in the possession of tln Frenvh, which was a crordingly done. All that bas been mentioned beyond this, of the Spanish Palriot having on board a cargo of gunpowder, and that twelve of the crew had been sent to France as prisoners, js, we understand, wholly ,without foundation.---(ibid.) [MORNING, BERAIAL] T 1 !P ConsliNtiomzel of 'Monday last gives some, - news of the affairs of the*G reeks in a private cor respell( ence from Corfu, dated the 15th of last month. It appears that during the mouth of June the Greeks fought three SUCCeSSflllifkileS With the Turkith army of Thesiely. These vic tories were gained at three different points of the, ridge of Plo,dus. The result of the last of them was particularly advantageuus to the Greek's. — he Turks lost in it their ablest Genera,' in Al bania, named Suldjo-Corgea. The Creeks pur sued their. advantages, and had pushed so far as to be able to open a communication with Olym pus and Voles, to which the insurrection had ex:- tended. The Turks were regarded as so sur rounded in the plains of Larissa, us to render im portant events, within a short time, unavoidable in that quarter.—it would appear from an ar ticle in the Gazette of Augsburgh, of the loth inst. that the Turks - themselves regarded their posi tion in Thessaly art very precarious. Orders were sent to the Pacha of Scutari to send his best troops thither in support of 14Iehmed-Paola, who Commands.there. But the• Greeks had already concluded a 'treaty with the Montenegrirms, or mountaineers, in pursuance of which these were to come down and attack the Pacha of Scutari. It seems scarcely reconcilable with the ordinary course of.huntan affairs, that the Turks should again recover , upon the Greeks the grasp from which the latter have escaped, Every year the Greeks improve in every source of strength— numbersoliscipline, arms, a consolidated and re gular Government, and an Exchequer ; whilst the Turks every year make successively weakened and more unfortunate efforts. The campaign of the present year, from which every thing was ex pected by the Porte, is regarded as already over without what might be called a serious struggle. k a HR lIOHNINO CONICLE.] On.TUe6 y very little business was done at P a ris in National Securities, and th e ientes closed at 9`2f. so e ., b e ing a decline of about 40c. on the prices of the preceding day. Spanish Bonds va. tied RI, from 40 to 42, and the Scrip of the New Loan continued to, bear a premium of nearly three per cent. These expresses do not fur.. nish any information from the Peninsula later that communicated yesterday. The expecta.. tion of a speedy settlement with the Constitutional Government, in one way or other, WIIS not in the least abated amongst the Ultra Party, though many considered that the entire retreat of the French army would prove the most effectual, if not the only means, to restore the blessings of peace. The war is already felt to be more ex pensive, it has no material object, and its most successful achievements cannot add one iota of honour to the French arms, nor increase the I security : of :tfie bourbon Cottment. gomO° doubts are entertained of the authenticity of the French Decree, issued on the Bth instant, from An4itiar, :because - , it has not been officially announced in the Moniteur ; it is however con- - sidered to be perfectly correct by several gentle , men who have the 'best 'means of information; and • it must be held either as a virtual abandon ment of all the principles on which the war was undertaken; or as the reduction ,of Spain into a French province. Letters by the, regular mail. from. Paris say that, previous to the 30th July,all the lower' orders had been transferred.' from Cadiz, to placei of greater security, and that the soldiers and bettq'r classesof the inhabitants alone remained in possession of that city, and were de termined to resist the enemy to the last extre ' mity. One letterfrom San Lucar, of the 2d cur rent, ammounces * the capture of the British shiP,, " Spanish Patriot." This is a regular London and Cadiz tfuderond since the English Govern ment has acknowledged the .validity of the French blockades, her capture is. of no.na tional importance, and is only ,interesting to those concerned in her valuable cargo, w hich is estimated at 20,0001. The British flag also is not in the least degree tarnished by the detention of this ship; tior if all the commercial navy of Eng land was in the same situation. would it not he dishonoured, because the late order of the Lords of the Admiralty has prohibited its . use by any but hiS . Maiesty's ships. The British flag is not now displayed for the protection of British pro perty, but is only the' emblem of strips of war.-- It will soon, however, *lose the veneration in which it is at present held, when. sailors - are not permitted to shelter themselves under its almost magical protection. [NEW TrinEs.l We yisterday received letters and papers from Paris to Tuesday evening. The Rentcs on. that day closed at 92. 95,.which being about a quarter per cent. lower than on the day preceding, the intelligence, brought by express, occasioned a Momentary . 'depression on our Stock Exchange. Consols dropped for a while in about the same proportion ; but the subsequently re covered, though there was• but little business doing, and.. they finally closed at B'4 The MoNiteur Of Tuesday contains a Report from Narshal'Oudinot, dated Madrid, the 13th inst.., which states that General Buurck had planted his batteries against Corunea, and that they would be ready to open on the place by the I 6th instant ; but that previously to that period he would, from motives of humanity, send a new summons to the Governor. Itis to be feared that the blind obstinacy of the Re volutionists, who have shut ' themselves up there, May occasion a rejection of General Bourck's summons, and a consequent waste of human life, to no purpose whatever. Vigo had surrendered, without resistance, to Generals Mo rino and Larocliejaquelin ; and our countryman, Sir Robert' Wilson', had prudently withdrawn thence, as he did before, from Corunna. Morino was next to march on - I,3ayone, so that if Sir Robert had sought shelter there,' he would soon have again to shift his, quarters. We by no means blame the Hero of the Spanish Committee for these timely' retreat's, %%Welt we are convinced 'tire the best steps be could possibly take ; only- when he comes to write his history of the campaign, they will add a little to the amuse.. Snont of the earrative.—ln Old Castile the pea sants theniselves fall uPott the scattered remnants -of the Republican armies. A brother of the Em -peciendo fell into their hands", with! abOut 40 of his followers, DM of whom, with their leader, were either killed or taken. Au Order of the Day, issued by- p his ROyal IlighneSs the Duke of An,' goulente on the 9th instant, et Andujar, appears, in the French Papers; but they give no hint of the Deereeef the Bth instant. - It was expected that:. the Prince would arrive before Cadiz; on the night of the 16th instant. On the 6th inst. the Revolutionists in that city proposed terms to General Bordesoulle, which being rejected, they proposed others on thelth. The town, men n w bi le, seems .'to have been a scene of general , codal. Mein and mutual distrust. General Alava, who refused ,to.•liiten 'to the Duke of Welling ton's suggestion for. modifying the Constite tion, had become an object of suspicion, as not sufficiently Constitutional ; and it was stated that he had been actually tried, and condemned to death. At Corunna, too, the violent persons who seized the command after the flight of SYil 'son atul Qniroga, appear to have conducted them selves-in the most ferocious manner. There were about "fifty Royalists imprisoned in the Castle, all 0f.wh0m,....it is. asserted, the Revolutionary party murdered, and threw into the sea. [MORNING POST.] The private advices received yesterday from Paris represent the French Government as in the hourly expectation of " most important news from Spain." The Papers which have reached us do ttot'say so much. They are grown.can tiousr since the late failure of the Moniteur, and dare not venture to announce what they now very properly apprehend may be contradicted by the, event. Some or them, however, betray more or less openly by their remarks the nature of the intelligence, to the arrival of which so much importance seems attached. t appears not to be military. The Quotidienne evidently anticipates the announcement of a successful negociation with the Cortes; for it has a long article against the pretended folly and danger of adopting a middle course, and attempting to conciliate the interests of the Revolution with those of the Mo narchy. lt wishes to have -no 46 intermediary measures or men," and hopeetbat the war will not be terminated, and the Restoration purchased " by a sacrifice capable of pledging and fettering the fu ture." The Constitutional is more explicit. It boldly asserts that 4 ‘ the French Ministers are doing every thing in their power to treat with Spain." 44 A false shame," it adds, will pre vent them from owning it ; but they +•ill be.► wrong. It is what they have done least blame able since the beginning of their course, aud they ought not to conceal it." , We are also assured by the same ,Paper, that when the illo. fluenr published the Bayonne Telegraphic Dis patch, aenouncing the deliverance of the King of Spain, it was in consequence or the progress which the negotiations with the Cortes had made. The Ministers, we are told, conceived that the treaty had been signed, and that they were only antici pating a certain result. But the submission of Bal• lasteros had produced an alteration in the demands 1 of the Duke of Angouleme : they had risen much higher, and the Cortes, unawed by the treachery of their - Commander, had rejected them with proper spirit and unexpectedly broken off the negocia tious. How fat this explanation coincides with the real truth, it is not in our power to decide ; but the statement possesses at least consistency and probability. With respect to the iinpor tant fact of negoclations being on the carpet for settling affairs between Fratice and Spain, it is, We believe, _an undoubted one. That ef forts should have been made by the wretched Faction that unfortunately gained the supre macy last' April over the King.of France and the wise and moderate part of his Ministers, to impede the proposed settlement, and especially to prevent any application being made to this ,country for her good offices in behalf of peace, will excite no surprize. That they should have failed; will be matter for congratulation. This, we have strong hopes, will be found to be the case. Faithful to the principles by which they have , been guided, since an application was rriade to the Congress of Vienna, to create war in Europe, the members of the pre sent Cabinet, as we have constantly stated, will not have refused the friendly interference of this co untry, when it was , solicited, because it had been rejected when offered. Such an interfe rence opens a fair prospect of a termination to the war neither' dishonourable to Spain nor unfa vourable to France. TSe French Cabinet and the Spanish Cortes may possibly meet half way, and under the auspices of Great Britain the war may not only be in , a way of amicable adjust ment, but a Constitutional Charter may' be adopted calculated to protect the interests an ' to secure the rights and liberties of the Spanis people. [intrrisii rnEss.] Tuesday's .French Papers, contain little or no'. thing of any political interest. The Moniteur posiesses no intelligence whatever. The Etoile frames news hi the absence of arty, and states in one of its lust numbers, a rumour at El Carpio on the 1 1 th, given by us yesterday, that there had been a contest in the streets of Cadiz, between the inhabitants and Militia,- to set Ferdinand at liberty. This report is proba bly as well founded at that 'of thex expected td according of to the : Corks anti :the liberation' of the' Spacish ii0()•17 Mary'st St. Angileonitlen:alstcher;taitily (,and, the same .toile if Cadiz did. not surrender by the 20th, on the appearance of the all-compwring Duke, the bombardment of the place was to com.o mence. This will be rf':harmiess bombardment, we Prophesy; i n de . artiotbiWg but au utter waste of powder• lofantado, it is said, was about to quit Madrid for Sieville ; tt Capital, we imagine, i ts becoming a little too' solitary for t g b r iP eip a t e n g w e r n e c y y i i i t ric a e A PPO n a g r ° 3 ll 1 ' Z s b c o l f d .s y er i t i i a 6 v n e l t t e hi►te rl l y r been clearing the prisons of victirns. Moncey was at Villafranca, occupied in fruitless negociations for the surrender of Tarragona, and plans to se duce from the Coustitulanal cause. Milans and Llobera. The Jowl:al ile Toulouse stateii,that the firing atSeacontintred incessantly; note day passed without loss on either side; the firing of mortars on the town had ceased for:some time, but was again renewed on the 7th. Several shelishad fallen in the town, three houses were greatly injured, and some of the inhabitants wounded. Accounts from Perpignan to the 9th of- August state that Mon.' Coy bad arrived at Mataro on the sth, in the Morning, greatly fatigued with his expedition to. i gua l a da. 011 the. 30th the cannonade and mus-i ketry were heard from break of day to n late hour in the. evening. Old Moncey, it is added, de mands earnestly a successor. Donnadieu had arrived at Perpignan on the oth, at four o'clock. The Regency, tad not yet ceased their la bours ; they had named the individuals to compose the Royal Council of Grandees in Spain. Ad. dreSses:ottained by th4iotiks, who were every where:in office, contintied to be poured on this Regency in numbers. Those, it is added, from Sao Lucar and Barraneda, demand the re-establish ment Of the Inquisition with unlimited powers, so as to drag before its dark tribunals, in clusters. the authors and supporters of the Constitutional system. The Empecinado wag said to be in the neighbourhood of Ciudad Rodrigo.. Ballasteros's treason influenced, it .appears, only the troops- Ira mediately around him. It has heen a severe blow to the Cortes ; but the fortresses with in the circle of his commend remained firm, mid itiego bad set out, it is : said, to take the command of that portion of his troops which remained attached to the Cortes. This body never should have employed Ballasteros at all. Corunna, it appears, so far from surrendering, as we feared, it must, stilt held vigo,rously out ; and the Courier Francais states that unceasing charts were making for the defence of the place, and more than 6,000 persons employed on the for tifications. _ . NegotiNions for peace, it is asserted, are still going on between Augouleme and the , Cortes ; and, under the sanction .of this country, s l u 'aper speaks confidently it_ We hope. sincerely n a f r t e i s te p ir c i t t a r b e l g e res e s v a e n n d ing re they miry end prosperously ; but it will be: ttn arduous task. to tranquillize Spain the ele lnents of civil discord and strife are now afloat in that diStracted country. An English Clergyman is in durance vile at Dieppe for horse -whipping the Mayor. A cet nEwr „....At. twe lve o'clock yesterday, after. noon, whil e th e . ship Ann, ‘V est Indianian, lying in th e Ri ve r Thames at Blackwell, was tlelivering her cargo, she was accidentally ran foul of by the. Hero, another ship coming in laden with rum an d b ran dy ; she was thiown on her beam ends against the comline stones of the wha r f, liar three masts snapped close to the board, an d all her rigging, yards, tkc• fell on shore:; the ship immediately bilged an d filled with, water, but fortunately all those on board of her escaped unhurt. CITY OF MEXICO. The following account of the appearance of the City of Alexico, by an American Citizen, is copied from the Kentucky Reporter: —" The architecture of Mexico is truly splendid, and the buildings massive beyond conception. Houses of from six to seven hundred feet square, and occu- pied by a single family, are not uncommon. — Their. walls are all of volcanic stone, well plas tered over and whitewashed, and many of the houses beautifully painted without and within. — They are built to last for ever, and. in conse quence of their being scarcely a particle of wood in the whole fabric, are fire-proof. The stair steps are marble, the railings and balustrades of iron and brass, and the floors of marble or tile. — The doors are plated over with sheet-iron, or copper, and the windows are like those of a prison, without shutters, and secured by strong grates of iron. These wonderful, buildings, together with the great regularity and wideness of the streets, their elegant pavements, and fine sewers, gave to the city an appearance which as far surpassed my expectation as the country around fell below it. The Church put up by Cortez looks new, and un defaced in any part. Their splendid cathedral cost the work of 90 years constant labour. One hun dred thousand dollars is,in our country, thought an extravagant price for the building of a house, while here one million is not unfrequently expend ed. In short, there is no city in the world that can compare with it in number of fine buildings. It is true,that in magnitude it falls far below many cities of s the old world, and is probably but little supe rior to that of Philadelphia and New York; though, notwithstanding, is has the advantage of all others in one respect, there not. being an in different building in it. The city has a perma nent population of one hundred and thirty-seven thousand ; one-fourth of which have no habita tion,- but pass their existence in the open streets. At present there is a temporary influx, probably , of one thousand of the latter description of po pulation. The valley of Anahauc, of which Humboldt speaks as being so spacious and , well cultivated, is scarcely entitled to the name of a valley. It is a narrow strip' of country, closely bordered with bills and mountains, covered with volcanic rocks and barren sands. There is not oue sprig of native timber, neither on the hills nor in the valley, near the city. Nor is this ow ing to the lands being cultivated, (for there is more than one-half untillable) but to the ex treme sterility of the soil, which in many places consists of dry sand ; and as there are eight months in it year during which it never rains, whatever little vegetation there is beomes as dry as a crisp.. The Indians pack brambles, coal, and mule's dung the distance of many leagues upon their backs, and sell it as fuel for cooking; for the inhabitants make no other use of fire, there not being a chimney nor fire-place in the empire. Mexico has a vegetable market not inferior to any in the world. These vegetables are cultivated upon what Humboldt very er roneously denominated " 4 floating gardens." These floating gardens are spots of ground, re claimed from the swamp on the borders of the lake, by . digging ditches and canals in ditTerent directions, intersecting each other ; thus affording a free passage for boats and stiffs to pass in every direction from patch to patch—these are the Baron's ' floating gardens,' as firmly fixed as the island of Cuba. There is moisture enough to support vegetation the whole year round, and three or four crops of some species are raised. But when Humboldt speaks of three or four crops of corn and wheat upon any otisur part of the high ground or table land, he does it without autho rity; for during the dry season of eight months, it is well known that there is not humidity. suffi cient. The learned man's observations on the features and agriculture of the country are, as all modern travellers agree, very inaccurate. Owing to a want of timber, there is not a fence in all the country, and ditching is useless, for the clouds of sand which drift before the wind soon fill them up. The farmers, therefore, have herdsmen, who watch the stock day and night. Mexico is over stopped by mountains on three skies, and the volcanos Popcatepett and Iztecceinatt, clad in eternal snows, rear their hoary heads full in front. The ladies, in appearance and manners, are not so pleasing as the gentlemen. They are, in general, of dark complexion, with coarse features, and countenances expressive neither of intelligence nor refined feeling. They are all critics upon bull and cock fighting,the two favourite sports of all classes. Op one occasion I attended a bull baiting, where there were about 20,000 persons collected to witness the spurt. It commenced at 3 P AL, and by six o'clock there were six bulls and four horses killed ; several were led from omthe ring with their bowels trailing on the ground, while others, with their riders, were much maim ed. This sight seemed to give life and anima. lion to the ladies, and , excited immoderate laughter. They are all, young and old, smokers of tobacco ; and the first civility offered the visit ant is a segnr and and invitation to puff with them. Mexico at this time exhibits a scene of horror and human degradation. The streets are throughout the day crowded•with beggars, and at night with prostitutes and assassins. The mines, in consequence of the violence of the Government, and rapacity of the rulers who seized on all the wealth taken from them, have been neglected. Enterprising capitalists from the country have left it, and carried with them their wealth ; while others who had money out have called it in; and hoarded it for safe keep ing,—thus leaving time country almost without money„ and reducing many to acts they would scorn in better times : Colonels and priests. are now to be found arnong the most importunate beggars. Intellectual cultivation is almost at a low ebb, and has ever been greatly inforior to what we have been led to believe. Upon my in gulling of an intelligent friend sometime resident in the city, and who is writing the history of the the country, what the present state of intellectual and moral improvement was, and whether it had ever been such as are described by Humboldt, ho answered me as follows,—' Baron Humboldt's History of New Spain, extracted from his mathe matical demonstrations, his statistics and philo -4 sophical observations, may be compared to the picture of a deformed object ; unless, indeed, the physical as well as intellectnal charaiter of the country, has, since he wrote, been totally subverted. About 84 in 100 persons," con tinued he, "' are natives and casts of different gradations ; 80 in 100 may read, a smaller num ber may write., Born, bred, and educated in the grossest idolatery, a liberal, sound sense of re ligion is unknown ; and when I have proposed to the clergy the gratuitous distribution of the Holy Evangelists, to the extent of a thousand copies, I have been told that the book was inter dicted, and it was observed that the people were more happy in ignorance. Assassinations are common in the streets, yet I have never heard of a punishment nor complaint.'—Notwith standing the number of the aged, the blind, the dumb, the decrepid, and maimed of all ages, sex and colours, who invest the streets for alms, I hear of no charitable institution for their relief ; and the expression of pity, compassion, or hu manity had never struck my ears from man or woman. As to intelligence, what can be expected from people secluded from the world, and prohi bited the use of books ? Will mere scholastic acquirements, scattered with a sparing hand, convey to the mind useful knowledge or practical information ? No 1 ninety in one hundred are buried in the profoundest ignorance, without morals, manners, or a ray of intellectual improve ment. Thefts, falsehood, fraud, gambling, and. fornication, are familiar, and excite neither dis gust nor horror, and with the excepticut of the first and third imputations, pervade all ranks and professions, from the purpled Bishop and the be spangled Murquesa, down to the strolling men dicant. Can such a benighted race step sudden ly into a free and representative Govermnent— the bases of which are moral principle, intellec tual light, private virtue, and public spirit ? Alas! I must negative the proposition.-1 will add a few observations on the tract of country lying between Tampico and the city of Mexico. This tract is one hundred and twently leagues in extent, the greater part of which is a perfect wil derness, inhabited alone 11y wolves, tigers, pan thers, and monkeys. In passing it the traveller must procure mules (horses are not sure-footed enough for the road), a muteleer and guide, and pack all the necessaries of life. The scenery of this tract is truly romantic and sublime—the road winding through deep and dark chasms, or over mountains the most precipitous and elevated of the Eastern Cordilleras. The traveller, after leaving the coasts, finds himself gradually ascend ing till he attains an elevation of from 3,000 to 5,000 feet. This is the usual height of heavy land clouds, and as there is but little variation in alti tude for the next hundred miles, he is every even ing enveloped in clouds and heavy dews. This re gion is handsomely variegated, and the scenery beautiful beyond conception. The timber Is palm, interspersed with groves of thick foliage, and under shubbary of , citrons, limes, lemons, and oranges, all 'native, which strew the ground with, their fruits. The roads, after leaving this region of palm, ascends briskly through oak land to that of pine. Mountains now rise on MOUti• tams, till they majestically tower above the clouds. The traveller is now compensated for what he sulFered from the humidity of the atmos phere below—for he can sit In a clear and serene sunshine and look down upon the clouds, and lightning, and storms that pass In terrible array many thousand feet beneath him. Here might the poet contemplate with rapture the sublime works of nature,, and the painter pourtray her most wonderful, rude, and majestic featurelx The track on some of those peaks is so earror' as scarely to afford room for a single mule to pass; in consequence of which the muleteers have taken the precaution to bell their mulesS and such as going from the city, hearing the bells, await the passage of those travelling to wards it. Previously to this regulation there vc as much confusion, and those poor beasts were not unfrequently precipitated from the road, nod with their packs dashed to pieces against the rocks below. On passing those straits for the first time, you are seiz e d with a vertigo, Aile the awful sublimity of the scenery around part' . lyses the movement of the feet." FAMILY TlTtr French Seigneur in the "olden time' s was so proud of his birth and of the antiquity of his family; that he ordered a representation to be made on tapestry, lu which a porter was seen issuing from Noah'i ark, carrying a load o f . parchments and titles of noblesse belonging to his an• tediluvtan ancestors. 13 OROUGII rom the many escapes which hive been effected lately from the Borough Compter, the attention of the Gaol Committee has been drawn to the state of that prison, and a report made on that subject; and we understand, that Mr. MONTAGU, the City Sur.. veyor, is at present engaged - in preparing an esti.- mate of expellees for heightening the outward wall, and otherwise placing the prison in a more efficient state of security. Yesterday morning, about eleven o'clock, the shop front anti entablature of n'glOver's shop near Southampton. street, Strand, fell out into the street : an elderley man passing by at the time, was knocked down, and his leg broken, and it is feared his thigh also. ' lie was immediately pjaeal in a coach, and conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. BIRTHS. On Thursday, tbe. 21st inst., in Devonshire-street, Portla rk place the Lady e of Octavius recne, Esq., of 'a daughter. ()tithe 17th inst., the Lady Sophia 'Macdonald, of a cloghtero . MA BRIE D. Yesterday; at St. George's, Hanover-square, Edward Crow' .• ley, Esq., to Mary, only daughter of Jonathan Sparrow, DPP, of West-hill, Wandsworth. - On the `3lst inst., at St. Margaret's, Westminster, Hall Augusta Kohler, third daughter of the Tate John Kohler, Esq.' Marylebone-street, Goldeu-square, to Lieutenant Robert LOP A Wi le° On Wednesday, at Thurlow-house, Clapham, e,„ 1 ,. 1 4; Fould, Esq., of Paris, to Henrietta, daughter of.L. 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