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General, •be at the same, time afiequivocally expresses his.determination to " obey the orders of the Government," and not to sot the example of a pernicious disobedience which would authorize that of the troops or, of Ow district placed under his orders. Whilst he proposes on the one hand the adoption of measures for - uniting the minds of ail Spaniards, and for the security of rational freedom under n limited Monarchy,he stipulates, on the other hand, that the foreign enemy shall withdraw. from the 'Spanish territory, and that the settlement of their affairs shall be left to the Spaniards themselves. These are propo sitions which seem to us to be- equally consistent with the honour of Count A BISBA r., and with the best interests and the dignity and independence of Spain. Ills Proclamation to the inhabitants of Madrid betrays no disposition to aid the French, but on the contrary is in strict accord ance with the patriotic sentiments contained in his letter to Count MONTIJO ; and if it be true that it was under his conduct that Madrid was so gallantly held against the Army of the Faith, until its possession was surrendered to the advanced guard of the French, it would be disingenuous not 'to allow that he has performed the part of a good Spaniard, a faithful subject, and' a prudent General. The only circumstance that seems to detract from this character of the recent proceedings of the Count, is the publicity which has been given to his correspondence with MONTIJO. But MoNTrJo is himself a Constitutionalist ; and it is only fair to presume that ABISBAL did not intend that his letter should be publicly divulged. The importance attached to ABISBAL'S decla firms proceeds from these two 'considerations : Ist, That it is probable that a disposition will be immediately manifested to modify the Spanish Constitution, on condition that the French Armies evacuate the Peninsula ;—and, That France, consistently with her professions, cannot refuse to withdraw her troops, if satisfac tory assurances are given to her that Spain shall be forthwith tranquillized by the formation of a C over:intent representing the feelings and ts ishes of all parties. The honour of Spain cannot be tarnished by the adoption of institutions of purely Spanish formation, and entirely free from foreign dictation, especially after the repeated ac knowledgments by men of every Spanish party, that the present Constitution requires modification. The ostensible objects of France ►"ill be sufficiently accomplished by the adoption of such changes in Spain as are indicated itt Count AIIISIIAL'S Letter; and therefore the withdrawal of her troops cannot be re fused without betraying designs which France has hitherto denied. We have, indeed, heard it asserted that the French Govermnent is not de sirous of any accommodation that shall not be founded on the restoration of VIIIDINAND to arbitrary power. But we are inclined to believe that the reception of the French in Spain has not been such as to inspire them with any great inClination to protract the war.-- Besides, the disclosure of any further designs than have hitherto been avowed on the part or France, could have no other effect in Spain than to unite the whole nation in a mist determintql resistance to the invaders, and would perhaps entitle the Spaniards to expect that foreign aid for the defence of their national independence, which it has not been thought necessary to grant them for the mainte. nance of mere political forms, acknowledged by themselves to stand in need of modification. REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCE.__ _Yesterday there SI 11‘ not a single Mail due at the Post Office ; and the Mails from Flanders and Hol land, which were not due till this morning, ar rived and were delivered before two o'clock.— This morning there is only a Guernsey Mail due. • A letter . froth . St. Petersburg!) mentions that it wp,reported that the Count de NEssEr.llonr,tne Russian Minister, for Foreign Affairs, would fol low the e x ample of the Minister of Finance, his I m' father-in4aw, and =retire from public affairs. The Nueva. reloz, Mariana, from Vera Cruz I and ifavannah to Cadiz, was detained the 22d Feb., near the Azores, by the Jean Bart French man of war, and carried into , Martinique the nth March. • Connelltriorica had an audience of his MA. J ESTY yesterday. Yestei day the Persian Minister transacted bu siness with Mr. CANNING, at the Foreign Office. The Earl of BItIDGEWATER, we are sorry to hear, lies dangerously ill at his house in Gros. vennr-square. ST. ANDER°, MAY 16.—This place was occu pied by the Royalists on the 27th ult. Since that time two French men of war, two brigs, and a schooner, have been cruising on this coast. Their principal attention appears to be the pre venting of the entry of provisions into Santona, which is blockaded by land. These ships, We believe, do not intend to molest merchant ships, as since their arrival on this coast, three vessels have arrived here from Havannah. THE THIATIIE. UOVENT•GARDENT.----A fter the representation of Comedy of Errors, lust night at this Theattps a new farce was brought forward entitled Cent, , per Cent., or Th e Masquerade. The f a bl e is com plicated, but sufficiently intelligible. Penn father (F whit N) is an old usurer—he has a dashing wife, M rs . Penufather (Miss GREEN), who has resolved to entertain her-friends with a masquerade and supper; but knowing that her husband would be enraged at the cost, she employs an Irish Doctor (Mr. CoNNon) to give him a composing draught, that he may sleep while the entertainments proceed. Pennyfather, however, does not take Me draught, though he goes to bed, but is soon awakened by the knock ing at the door by visitors, by the noise of music, and the general bustle of the company. Ile therefore puts on his morning gown, and sallies forth to see how matters stand. While he is lost in wonder, Harlequin, one of the Maskers, plays his gambols behind, concluding with striking him on the back with his wooden sword, and vanishes without being seen.—The next of the Maskers is a Footpad, who presents a pistol to him, and demands his money, but runs off, without receiving any, to join the company. He had been taken for the assumed character of a Night-zsalker, and his perplexities were augment ed. Several other Maskers annoy the old man, and among them his own servant, whom he detects, and obliges to change habits with him, that he may venture among the company. At length he dis covers himself to the company, and, as the lover of his daughter had insisted on stopping the en tertainments till it was known how Pennffather, who was supposed to be at the point, really was, the old man is struck by the respect shewn to Mm, and agrees to give him his daughter. There are a variety of incidents in this piece which we have not room to detail, par ticularly the airs of a servant (JoNas), and his master (Anuorr), their changing dresses to avoid being arrested, and other whimsical situations. On the whole, the piece, though extravagant hi parts, yet not more so than in most modern farces which have passed muster, was amusing in itself, and was rendered highly diverting by the acting in general, but particularly by JONER, Autiorr,, and FARR EN. It was received with some dis approbation,, but With much applanie during its progress, but the tumult of the favourable and adverse parties at the end prevented ABBOTT from audibly announcing it for this evening.—The author is said to be a young Nobleman. Critical lenity rather than censure ought therefore to en- courage young men of rank to indulge a taste for the Drama, rather than to devote themselves to the dissipations of high life. ENGLISH OPERA House.—This elegant and convenient Theatre is, we understand, at present undergoing a thorough decoration, of a very ex pensive and tasteful description. The new em bellishments, we find, are taken from the designs of Mr. BEAZLEY, the original architect of the theatre, and are said to be characterized by the same taste and ingenuity which appear in his alterations of Drury-lane Theatre. But the best part of the new arrangements is expected to come from" some dramatic writers of acknowledged talents, who have already furnished the liberal Proprietor with several very promising produc tions. This being the first day of Term, the Judges, as customary, breakfasted with the Master of the Rolls, and afterwards proceeded in procession to the Court of King's Bench, Westminster, to liold their Sittings. Previous to the Judges arrival, Mr. Justice BEST presided in the Bail Court, the justifications in which were very numerous. About one o'clock the Lonn CHIEF Jurrtcr, Mr. Justice BAILEY, and Mr. Justice nor,- Itoyn, took their seats on the Bench. Shortly after Mr. Justice BEST entered, when the Court proceeded to hear motions for new trials, the hearing of which, it is expected, will occupy the first four days of Term, when the Judges will Sit at Nisi Pries. Mr. PETER MOORE on Wednesday presented a Petition from Mr. ALEXANDER SHAND,' of Tan_ field, near Aberdeen, complaining of hardships Owing to certain proceedings of the Court of Session. It was brought up, read, and ordered to lie on the table. MARSEILLES, MAY 20.—The Master of a French bombard, which left Ajaccio on the 14th inst., has declared that he learnt from the Master of the courier de Sardaigne, at Genoa, that the latter had spoken a Spanish privateer of lOguns, the Commander of which asked him if he knew of any French ship being in the neighbourhood, and after refusing to comply, he continued his coarse, and left the privateer cruising off the island of Capraira. ,etters from Mr. , Consul-General. CART , RIGHT state his having receiied the intelli gence that Mr. Consul BARKER had, on the 9th of April; sent by a Tartar, who was charged with dispatches from Aleppo, infer .,tion addressed to the London Committee for managing the subscriptions raising for the relief i!le sufferers by the earthquakes in Syria. The messenger had not arrived at Constantinople on the 25th Of April, but he was daily expected : many interesting particulars relative to that awful visitation may, therefore, be looked for on the arrivalsif the next mail from Turkey. It has been ascertained, that up to the 22d of March, frequent shocks of earthquakes Were, experienced, and that the state of anxiety and alarm in which the inhabitants were kept added mental distress to their severe corporal privations and personal sufferings. A rumour has reached us that it is in contem plation to establish a Pitt Club at. Brighton, and the names.of several highly respectable indivi duals resident here have been .communicated to us as favouring the plan. We arenot at present permittei to speak more fully ;. but trust tbat the idea will, be realized, and that we shall ere long have the satisfaction of seeing our town distinguished by such a patriotic institution.---- (Brighton Ga:ette.) FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS. The Countess of Lindsey and Mr. Pegus, at Mr. and Mrs. Johnson's, GrOseer.or-square ; the hon. George Neville, in New, Burlington-street, from Cambridge ; Mr. Baron (Jarrow ; Sir Wm. Chatterton, Bart. at Blake's Hotel, Jertuyn.street, from Ireland; Mrs, Middleton, widow of the late Bishop of Calcutta, at the St. James's Hotel, Jerznyn.street, from Calcutta. DEPARTURES.—Chas. Wynn, Esq. Mrs.•, and Miss Wynn, and Rev. J. Strickland, from Marshal Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish square, for Nostel Priory, Yorkshire; J. Martino, Esq. and family, from ditto; Capt. Baldwin, from ditto ; Rev. W. H. Dickenson, from ditto ; Mrs. and Miss Brydges and the Misses Saunders, from the Bath Hotel, Arlington street, for Surrey; Mr. Saunders-, from dit to, for Southampton; , Lord Grantley, from LOng's Cl aremont Hotel, Bond...street, for Brighton ; Martin Blake, Esq. from ditto, for Dublin ; Sir John and Lady Williams, from ditto, for Paris ;leapt. Furlong, from ditto, tb join his regiment at Notitrgham. FASII lONA BLE PARTIES. The Earl of Aberdeen entertained a distinguished party to dinner yesterday, at his house in Argyll -street. Lord Bexley had a grand dirmer party yesterday, at his house in Great George-street, Westminster. U. A. Taylor, 1 sq. M.P. entertained a large party to dinner yesterday, at his house in Whitehall-yard. Sir Charles Coote, Bart. had a grand dinner party yesterday, at his house in Connaught-place. Rev. Sir S. Jervoise, -Bart, had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in Hanover-squall:. A JtAC s.—The elegant rooms on' W e d nes d ay evening were attended by upw ar d s of .500 persons of the first distinction and fashion. It is reported in the higher circles . , that the amiable and ac complished Lady Elizabeth Conyngham will shortly be led to the Altar of Hymen by Lord Burford, the son of the Duke of St. Albans. The Countess of (lower, whose marriage took place on Wed nesday, was Miss Harriett Howard, and not Lady Harriett, aS printed by mistake. F - •-:-.—) :**11,40. e s ir, "‘‘ g hc ~ @t......f...-0,,,,,zt, ... 4 . . I ••,' lit, • r.... 0 , - - , ,-, ~ ..6 : , ..., ',o i l 4 e._-. ....--- • —,,, . IL. ), g. ; ts'-zrs.,gsottiA,,. -1 1.:it 0Y N 7 - " '' ' Ay') kip --.? ,t- -,(4 - ....- ' • • F f•V• ... j , • 9. • ' r ' • btl kr) e UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CA Si B n TDGE, MAY 29.—A t a Congregation on Saturday last, the following degrees were Conferred : /fintorary Masters of Arts.—Lord Dudley Coutts Stuart, Christ College, brother of the Illarquis of Bute ; t h e Rev. Sir Richard M. Le Fleemg, Bart. Trinity Hall. On,Sunday l ast the Bishop of Peterborough held an Ordina tion in the cathedral church of that city, when the following Gentlemen were admitted to holy orders : Deacont.—Thos. Mercer, B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge; Wm. Mondry, B.A. Queen's College, Cambridge. .Pricrts.--Jarnes Ford, M.A. Oriel College, Oxford ; John Clarke Jenkins, M.A. Lincoln College, Oxford ; UMW. Roche, B.A. Lincoln College, Oxford ; Wm. Turner, B.A. St. Joh n ' s College, Cambridge; Robert Williams, B.A. Pembroke Hall, Cambridge. At a General Ordination holden by the Lord Bishop oi l Norwich, in the cathedral, on Sunday last, the following were ordained : DAICOIIS.—Francis Plumer BakeT, B.A. ,Cains College, Cam. bridge; John Baker, S.C.L. Trinity Hall, Cambridge; Edw. Rigby Beevor, B. A. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Christopher Hand Bennett, B.A. Trinity Coll ege , Cambridge ; Henry William Blake, B.A. Fellow of C or p us - Ch r i sti Col lege; Edward Gwyn Myth, B.A. Christ College, Cambridge: Charles Homan Browne, B.N. Corpus Christi College; John Toll Burt, B.A. Caius College, Cambridge ; Gilbert Chesnut, B.A. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; Lord George Henry Spencer Churchill, M.A. Emmanuel College; Collyer, B.A. St. Joh n ' s C o ll ege, C ambr id ge: Robert Mailer CreinOr; B.A. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge., Charles Montagu Doughty. 11. A. Caius College, Cambridge; Robert Fennell, St. Peter's Coll ege , Cambridge; George Gage, B A. St. John's u College, t !ambridge ; George Augustus Frederick Dart, B.A. Christ College, Cambridge ; Thomas Heath, B.A. Clare HMI, Cambridge; John Rob e rt Hopper, RA. C h rist College, cam. bridge ; yndham Canyon Madden, Q uee n' s College, Cam bridge; Dan. Richard I.eake Moxon; S.C.L. Catherine Hall, Cambridge ; George Browne Aloxon, B.A. Corpus Christi College, Cambridge ; William Frederick Patteson, Student of Trinity College, C a mb r id ge; Chas. Frederia Rauworth, B.A. Sidney College, Cambridge ; Irarl es 'Reynolds, B.A. Caius College, Cambridge; „31esh:it:1i Seaman lleo. Horatio Web. star, B.A. Queen's College, Cambrid g e; William Hutton I Vilkinson, B.A. Sc. John's College, Cambridge. Priests—Robert Andrews, B.A. Enu»anuel College,' Cam. bridge ; John Robert Berber, B.A. Trinity College, Dublin ; John Augustus Barron; Thomas Beckwith, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; Bernard B.A. Clare Hall, Cant. bridge; Aug. Earle. Lloyd Bulwer, ILA. Pembroke Hall; Cambridge; Henry Curtis Cherry, B.A. Clare 1141, Cain. bridge ; Wm. liranwhite Clarke, H.A. Jesini College, Cam. bridge; John Cooper; Thomas Henry Copenin, ILA. St. John's College, Cambridge ; Henry Creed, B.A. Onpus Christi College, Cambridge; John Thomas Davies; Edwin Edwards, B.A. Jesus Coll. Camb. ; Cleo: Lille Wodehouse Fauquier, B.A. •Perub. Hall ; C. Hatch M.A. Fellow of King's Coll. Camb. ; Edmund Holmes, 71. A. Corpus Christi .College, Cambridge; Alfred Jenotir ; William Crawley Leach, D. A . Trinity CO. Cambridge; Gibson Lucas, II:A. Trinity College, Cambridge ; Chas. David 11Iaitland, B.A. Catharine Ball, tialtbridge ; Jonathan Chase Illatchett, B.A. StJollies College,Carnbridge ; Geo. Munford, Illagdnlen Hull, Oxfonl; Geo. Pitt. B.A. Trinity College, Cambridge ; Edward postle, B.A. Trinity College, Ca mbridge ; Thos. Qiiarle s 11. A. Exeter Coll ege , Oxford ; G eo . Smalley, B.A. Trinity College, Oxford; Geo. Steward ; John Stewart ;. Henry Stodd, B.A. Caius College, Cambridge ; William Taylor VI Airship, 11. A. Jesus C o ll ege, Cambridge. • . - DUBLIN, MAY 27.-VC3tCrlittY Arr. DarleY,,son of the Al derman, was declared the successful candidate for the. Fellow ship, vacant by the resignation of 31r. Robinson ; Mr. StevellY obtained the first premium: At the same time the following Gentlemen were elected seholars Of the house :-.-Richardeharn hers, William Fox, Joseph Marshall, George Goodman, Wm. Williams, :Michaellll'Naniara Nicholas Armstrong., Robert Mooney, Davis Sloane, Rendit i on Verschoyle, George Smyth, Jackson Wray . , George King, Jord a n Roche, Thomas Deey, Terence O'Brien, aml William Carpenter. A Court of Aldermen will be held on Tues day next, the 3d June, when it is the LORD MAYO R'S intention:to propose nine Citizens to be put in nomination to the Common• flail on • a. Mid Summer-day next, for 'ogie et rliis of London and Middlesex, fur the year ensuing. MARRIAGE OF DISSENTERC•--Married on Friday, the 23d inst., at Westhain Church, by Mr. Jones, Rector of Str at f or d, an d one o f t h e Ch aplains of the Bishop of London, Mr. John Dawn, of Crarthrook, K en 4 ;Miss Julietta Thompson, fourth daughter of Samuel Thomp son, Esq., of Plaistow ' Essex. The partie s b e i ng Protestant Dissenters, com mon l y known by the Annto of I.reethinking Christians, presented to the !Minister a written protest against the marriage cerem o ny, i n w hi c h t h e y expressed their reasons of opposition on th e f o ll ow i ng grounds:--Ist. B ecause whilst obeying the civil institutions of the country they deny the scriptural authority o f " t h e Ch urc h o f E ngland " to decree rites and ceremonies, much less to Impose such on those who dissent from its community. 2d. Because, whilst not disputing the civil, they do not admit the scriptural authority of the rnrL , nister by whom the marriage ceremony is performed, believing the Jewish pries t h oo d to h ave b een superseded by Christianity,. and none :titer t o h ave b een i nst i tute d b y Christ. :ki. Be. cause they do not believe the doctrine of the Trinity, in the neh le at which the marriage ceremony is solemnized ; this doctrine appearing to them, and being by the Christian church of which they are members publicly represented to be aa but oue among the many lamentable corruption's of Christianity alike repog. So nant to reason, and contrary to Seripture." Married also, on the same day, at S t . Janice', Clerkenwell, by Mr. Ha r de r , M r. Richard Nelms, ot; Angel place, Pentonville, to Miss phia Ranger, of Maiden, Kent, who also delivered into the hand or the officiating minister a similar protest to the above..--( Time*. ) o,t T Y THE ,TORCII LIJIERTV; 111' TiiomAs mooitt,'ESQ. I saw it all in Fancy's glass— Herself, the fair,. the wild magician, That bid this splendid day-drearn pass, And ham'4 each gliding apparition. "floras Eke a tOreb:race--such as they Of Greece perfdrol'd, in ages 'gone, When tile fleet youths. in long array, Passed the bright torch triumphant on: I saw th' expectant nations stand, To catch the coming flame in turn— I saw, from ready hand to hand, The clear, but struggling glory burn. Anti, oh t their joy ? as it came near, 'Tii'as in itself a joy to see— While Fancy tivhisper'il in my ear, " That torch they pass is e Liberty !" And each, as she received the flame, _Lighted her altar with its ray, then smiling to the next who came, Speeded it on its sparkling way. From A r.nm sr first, whose ancient shrine Was furnish'd with the fire already, COLUMnrA caught the spark divine, And lit aflame, like ALRlox's steady. The splendid gift then GALLIA took, And, like a wild Bacchante, raising The brand aloft, its sparkles shook, As she would set the world a blazing. And when she fired her altar, high It flashed into the redd'ning air So fierce, that ALarost„ who stood nigh, Shrunk, almost blinded by the glare ! Next, SPArst, so new was light to her, . Leard at the torch—but, era the spark She flung upon her shrine could stir, 'Twas queue:l'd—and all again was dark, Yet, no—not queneled—a treasure, worth So much to mortals, rarely dies—. Again her living light look'd forth, And shone, a beacon, in all eyes. Who next received the flame? alas Unworthy NAPLES—L.OIMM of shames, That ever through such hands should pass That brightest of all earthly flames! Scarce had her fingers touch'd the torch, When frighted by the sparks it shed, Nor waiting e'en to feel the scorch, She dropp'd it to the earth—and fled. And fall'n it might have long remelted, But GnEECE, who saw her moment now, Caught up the prize, though prostrate, staln'd, And wav'd it round her beauteous brow. And Fancy bid me mark where, o'er Her altar as its flame ascended, Fair, laurell'd spirits seetn'd to soar, Who thus in song their voices blended. " Shine , shine for ever, glorious flame, " Divinest gift . of Gan to men ! " From GREECE thy earliest splendour came, " To GREECE thy ray returns again. " Take . , Freedom, take thy radiant round, " When dimm'd, reviv e , w h en lost, return ; " Till not a shrine through earth be found, " On which thy glories shall not burn !" SPOWITNG EPSOM RACES—THURSDAY, (SECOND MAY.) These delightful Downs, as usual, exhibited a display of dash and fashionable equipages. The fineness of the day gave eclat to the sports. The Derby Stakes of 60gs each, b. ft. colts, Elst. 71b. fillies, 21b. Last mile and half. The owner of the second horse,to receive 100 gs out of the stakes. Mr. Udney's Emilius, by Orville, out of Emily Ld Lowther's b. c. Tancred, brother to Pacha - Only Two w ere placed—Eleven started. 6 to 4 agat Emdius-13 to 0 agat Tancred-10 to 1 agst Der, tram-10 to I agit Nicola -20 to 1 atoit Cinder or any other. Emilius, with Buckle upon him, had the race all his own way. Cinder carved out the' work, and Made all th e pl ay to between Todhanan Comer and the distant post, and there he was beat. Bertram then had a turn at Emilius, and got beat also. buckle eased his horse, and waited for a trial with Tattered (rode by Wheatly), and won the race by more than half length. It was a fast run race, with as bad a field as ever I was known. About six in a lot came in a long way behind. The Durdain's Stake of it) soy. each, was won by, Sprite, beating Vampire) and Magnus Troll. The. Deane* Stakes of Id soy. each, was won by Fortune Teller, beating 211anslY. Liberty was disqualified. There was no interest in these two last race s. • For the Oaks this day (Friday) even, and 5t04 on the Duke of (Irafton's zinc. 2 PIGEON SIMOTING. CITA/ME LIMITED TO liOZ. OF Snot. The Second Match between Lord Kennedy and Mr. Os baldeston, at 100 birds each, was finished at Ilanworth Park the 2fith instant. The result of the three days shooting was as Xiile May 26—At th e Old 11 at5.. .....L0rd Kennedy... 26 d. Mi . ssed 7 Mr. Ottbaldeston 22 11 '—At llanworth Park... Lord Kennedy... 26 7 Osbdeston 24 9 May 28 —.- At Mr. Ilanworth Park .. Ke al nnedy... 27 7 Mr. Osbaldeston 26 8 May 2; 151 49. Lord Kenn e d y s h ot with a single detonator, by Samuel Nock; Mr. Oibaldeston with a single detonator, by Joseph Manton. The Third Grand Match will commence on the 2d of June, play or pay-100 birds each—charge unlimited. BorartA Ayr, that great man, was born at Woer heat, near Leyden, in the year 1668, In 1693, he was created Doctor of Physic, which he then regularly practised, at this time he could scarcely eziist by his labours, and was corn pelled to teach the Mathematics to procure the bare neces saries of life, although he left at his demise the vast fortune of two 'hundred thousand pounds. 'Whilst Boerhaave pre sided in the Chair of Chemistry, Medicine, and Botany, the city of Leyden was considered the school of Europe in those scknees. In 1715, when Peter the Great went to flol rind to study maritime affairs, he regularly attended the lee. tures of Boerhaave, and sought every leisure opportunity of associating with him. So widely diffused was his fame, that a alandarin in Chi na wrote to him a letter, thus superscribed— " To the illuttrious Boerhauve, PhySician, in Europe," and'it was regularly received. On Sunday last a scene of a peculiarly in teresting description presented itself at Sheeps. head, when a sermon was preached ,by the side of a small rivulet, near the town, and the solemn ordinance of believers' baptism was admi nistered to eight persons, on their profession of faith iu the glormus Saviour. The concourse of spectators was beyond precedent in that neigh bourhood, being es timated at ne ar f our thousand. Sheireld Mercury.) On AVednesday morning was discovered, in a water-butt, in the house of Mr. J AMES it O. BERTSON, No. 2, Old North-street, Red Lion square, a large snake, three feet in length, of the common kind, which was seen swimming in the water with its head partly out ; ott its being touched, it made a disagreeabl e hissing noise until it was killed. What makes , ,this occurrence very extraordinary is, the manner in which the snake found its way into the water-butt, which cannot be accounted for, un less' it came through the pipe that conveys the water from the New-river, in which case it mist have come a distance of nearly two miles out of its own natural element. In other respects the water-butt is so situated (being surrounded on all sides by a wall nvnrly 10 feet high), that, all idea of the snake gaining access from any other quarter is precluded. AIERCANTILE SHIPPING. 4i TO-DAY. SINGULAR RECOVERY OP A FEMALE UNJUSTLY EXECUTED. , --- The following account of the case of a poor irl who was unjustly executed in 706, is giro' by a celebrated ?ranch author, as an instance of tire injustice which was often committed by the equivocal mode of trial used in France :-.- "Abollt I,' years since, a young peasant girl, ristseessed of very agreeable figure. was placed at Paris in the service - of a man depraved by all the vices consequent on the corruption of great cities. Smitten with her charms, he tried every method to seduce her; but she was virtuous, and resisted. The prudence of this girl only irritated the passion of her master, who, not b e i ng able to make h er su b m i t to his desires, determied on the most black and horrible revenge. He secretly conveyed into her box many things belonging to him, marked with hie name.' fie then exclaimed that he was robbed, called in a commissar,..e (a ministerial °nicer ofjustice), end made his deposition. The girl's box was "searched, and the things were discovered. The unhappy servant was imprisoned. She defended herself only by her tears ; she had no evidence to prove that she did not put the property in her box ; and her only answer to the intern . gatories was, that she was innocent. The Judges heti no suspicion of the depravity of the accuser, whose station was respite table, and they administered the law in all its rigour; a rigour , undoubtedly excessive, which ought to disappear front our code to give place to a simple but certain penalty which leave fewte• crimes unpunished. The innocent girl was condemned to be hanged. The dreadful office was ineffectually performed, we it was the first attempt of the son of the great executioner . A surgeon had purchased the body for dissection, and it was conveyed to his house. On that evening, tieing about to, open the head, he perceived a gentle warmth about the body. The dissecting knife fell from his hand, and he placed la his bed, her w h om lie wars about to dissect. Ultieffbrts torestere her to life were effectual ; and at the same time he . sent fore; priest, on whose discretion anti experience he could depend, in or der to consult with hint on this strange event, as well as tohave him fin a witness to his conduct. The moment the tunate girl opened her eyes, she believed lie.rself in the other world, and perceiving the figure of the privet,. who lied .i marked and a majestic countenanee (for I know hint, anti it is from him t h at I have this f eet) , s h e j o i ned her bands trona,- ling,ly, and exclaimed 'Eternal FATHER, YOU know stay , nocencee—have pity on me !' • in this manner she continued to invoke the Ecclesiastic, believing, in her si m pli c i ty , t h at beheld h e r Ciodi T hey were long i n persuading her that slid was not delid--so much had the idea of the purnshnsent and te' deed' posseesed her imagination. Nothing could be snore touching and more expressire than the cry of an innocent being, who thus approached towards hire whom she regarded as hit Supreme Judge ; and, independently of her affecting beauty, tine single sp ectac l e was suffielent to create th e most lively in terest in the breast of an observing and sensible man. What scene for a painter 1 What a mond for a philosopher ! What lesson for a legislator " The process wits not submitted to a new revision, as was stated in the Journal de "Pori:. The servant having return ed to life, recognized a man in him whom she had adored, and who directed her prayers towards the wily adorable lit:istee quitted th e h ouse of the surgeon, who was doubly ant on her 'acconnt •and his own. She ' retired to hide herself in a distant village, fearing to meet the. Judges or the Oft.. errs, who, with the dreadful tree, iacessantly haunted le 1- iinaginetion. The villaneus accuser remarried tutptinie!,eJ, because his crime, though manifested the eyes of two indi shinel witnesses, was not so clear to the eyes of the trates anti of the laws. Thepeople euhtiequently became quitinted' with the resurrection of this and loaded witlt reproaches the exe-crable author of her tniseryi but, in this rnense city, his offence was sour) forgotten, and the irwriNter per) . 13•4 • still breathes •st least, he lies net publicly suilie e d the punishment which he tieserveS. • w P beliY o e i:e ili . lei pe t : wWi fo gikl i i n et e lhi'w) l ll4 n eti ci at i: idscee itt arl? * °l • t rPP i rrs")Tl l °' a lni w :sht n e°l l dl f av y vcc i c' t ebi n dn 7l tt e llh r in ta ePrni k ung t!tli i i rv s :llec i 11XualpIttoluT.1":11:;:: IiXeIIANIIE, May 30. There are again ilsiod arrivals of all kinds-of Grain especially of Oats; Wheat is very heitivy in sale, at Is. to per quarter less thaw:l.l44lday t- Barley ill very dull, and rather . cheaper; in Beans no trade at present; (fats finds but few buyers, at Is. per quarter reduction frOill Altaldijr. SMITHFIBLI) MARKET, MAY an. There was a good st!pply . this morning of all description* of Cattle ; Beef remains in price as per lan market-day, but Ve4 a nd Lamb are autnewlist higher in price. DEAL, MAY 29.—WintIN.E.—Cathe down from SheerneS 'the Loyal Briton transport, with a detachment of the lOth regitnent, for Crok; the Drissott, Holder, for Dominica ; Aueona, Whitehead, foi New Brunswick. Po R T SlllO U Tir t MAY 29.—N-Vind Southerly.—. Sailed his :Majesty's ship Calliope, for Falmouth. Rot stouTss, MAY .28.,Wind N.ArriVed the Friends Goodwill, Phillip , frOm Amsterdam. Sailed the Marquis of Wellington, Blanchard, and Princess of Wales, Gribbie for' Madras and Calcutta; and Two Brothers, Lawson for Arm • FA L 1.1 OU T MAY, 28.—Wind N..—. Sailed the ' llingstone, Boiven, for Bengal ; and allot, Paton, for Quebec. NEW HAI , Ei4, NAY 29..--Artived- the Madeira p a ck et f rom St. Thomas's : t h e l ast news from thence is, that the tants of St. Domingo are engaged in a cause against the 'Vest India Islands, and will not allow vessels to enter:their ts. A deviation therefrOtru'stibjects the vcsse l to forfeiture, an d the Master to I:3 months' imprisonment. ..............' themitubo ihrrwaiit of;o T euuo:vtltrdsi O luakiaraerg ee s yepppt iputirmer x : se:l.:s ir - too; et:if, in i aeta s otlitileoi I,oo,l, i evintr k itercir e o, Lreitiinsop os a v .: roa, he never thinks of keeping in his pocket. Considering it be nsottow to e tdh upon e any l 1 j object i) o ° f 6k s serious utility. mone y, util Ity. which It t i 3 hich we are Sure ; yet we treat it as f existence beyond our controul. We n the past, and wise resolutions for forms an important determination. urgent must be reserved for to-nior. digression, an episode that belongs and the plot will not be the less complete. In spite, however, of Its being a truistn, it must be admitted that today is a portion of our existence. ranted, exclaims the idler, but, after all, ' what is a single day?—A question which is peevishly repeated three huedred and sixty-five links in a year, when we commence a new scoreof Slinger interrogatories : so that we might as well sal at once, " what is a single life ?" Short as the interval niii4-ht be, and however indolently we may have passed it, to-day has not been altogether pnimporta nt. Perched upon our goodly vehicle, the Earth, we have swung through space at a tolehibly brisk so many miles of life's journey have, at all events, brought tea wai n u . s b furusi business the s o o f l chip life; ; rpo w s e e m o a f y b e e u in t g .ite out u p tenad altogether, o d ge es th f e li r s , t . as possible in dainties, toys, and nicknacks, we should re proach ourselves for meanness of spirit were We to hoard it rate in the performance of our annual rotation round the sun i so much nearer to its end; they are struck off from our ac-; count; we shall never travel over them again. With every tick of our watch in that brief space of time, some hundreds or thousands have started froth the great antenal infinite'to lig and life; whil e as many hate. returned into the darkness of the invisible world. And we ourselves, though we sometimes ex claim, like the Emperor Titus, that we have lost a day, may be well assured that to-day hits not lost sight of us. The foot steps of Time may not he heard when be treads upon roses, but his progress is not the less certain ; we need not shake the hour-glass to make the sands of life flow faster ; they keep per , petually diminishing; night and day, as l eep or awake, grain by grain, our existence dribbles away.. 'We call tho se h app y moments when Ti me f i les most rapidly, forgetting that he is the only winged personage that cannot fly backwards, and that his speed is but hurrying us to the grave. Those individuals who seek happiness will withdraw them= selves from this whirl and vortex of excitement. They will not aggravate the diseastsl enlargement of the public heart, and share the painful intensity of its pulsation,: by residin g i n the Capital. Th ere i s no holy calm, no sabbath i of the soul, no cessation of strife, in that vast arena of the passions, where life is a ceaseless struggle of mone-getting a nd money -spend ing; a context of' avarice and luxury; a delirium of the senses or of the mind. If we desire peace and repose, let us laok out upon the variegated earth, ever new and beau. tiful—upon the azure doom of !leaven, hung around with painted clouds —upon the wide waters, dancing and glittering in the sun, or lying in the stillness of their crystal sleep. Let us listen to the music of the sky, when the boughs are singing to the wind, and the birds are serenading one another ; or surrender ourselves to thin more pleasing sensation, when the serenity of Nature's silence imparts a congenial balm and trail., quillity to the !wart. Gazing on the face, of Nature, we shall encount er n o human passions —no distrust —no jealousy —no intermission of friendship or attraction : even her frowns are beautiful, and we need not fear that death shall tear her from us. We look upon an immortal countenance. A morning thus dedicated is an act of the purest piety ; it.is offer.: ing to the Deity a heart made happy by . the contemplation of his works. ; and if I can p reva il upon a single reader to detach himself for a time from crowds and entinalments, and betake himself to the sunny meadows or the green twilight of the woods, I shall felicitate nivatelf on not having quits unprofitably employed the morning of-;-" To-slay.” L