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firmed. ' On Sunday, 20th inst., the arrests com. menced, and on Monday fifteeen to sixteen hundred person's, of the most respectable and rich, were arrested, and were sent to the pri son of the inquisition. The populace demanded of General Fleyres, commandant of the place, , to pillage the town for three days, but the French troops who were in the town, to the number of fourteen or fifteen hundred, restored order.— It is much feared that the same scene will take place at Valencia on the same day.— The necessity of reinforcing the troops be fore Cadiz, Barcelona, and corunna, which are taken from the interior of the kingdom, has un happily caused great disorder. Bessieres has gone to Tarrasone, where they have replaced the Stone of the Constitution. According to some accounts Ballasteros has sent a division into the mountains of Alphaxara (Granada). General Bourck is gone to Ferrol to take the besieging artillery from that place to resiege Co runna. We are assured that great dissension prevails between the inhabitants and the gar rison. Letters from Ferrol, dated 31st ult., do not bring anysonfirmation of the taking of that place by the French, but state, that the attack was to be made in the first of this month. It is reported on 'Change that the Colombian Loan has been ratified, in consequence of which, it is expected a new one will soon be brought into the Market. I Ve copy the subjoined paragraph from the Gazette de France.--it is a sufficient proof that our (c boast" is well-founded, that the 6'wzelte de France has been enabled, since the prohibition of 1 1 11 E SUN, to receive it, and to make the following remark upon a part of its contents " TKE Sul; boasts not only of having eluded the prohibi. /ion, of which it is the object in France, but of having sen tit° this country still greater numbers than formerly." New Orleans Papers arrived this morning, but do not contain any news. ItIELAND.—We are happy to be enabled to announce, that by the indefatigable exertions of Col. Sir Hugh Gough, K. C. 13. the greater part of tile persons who attacked the Police and Pala tines SU Glanasbeen, on the 29th of April last, have been apprehended and were identified at 13uttevant on Thursday last. Lord Doneraile, Mr. Law, Mr. Nagle, and Major Carter, met' at Sir Hugh Gough's house on that day, where infor. mations were taken against the whole of the party, fifteen of whom were apprehended the night previous; This will prove to the deluded peirsk..ntry, how little faith Is. to be placed in confederates in illegal transactions, and that Pro vidence appears to have ordained, that even the intention to commit murder seldOM goes un punished. This has been, the severest blow th e Rockite system has as yet received, and it is to be hoped it will have the effect of opening the eyes of the ;nfatuated peasantry, by _shew l ug them, that the greater the num ber of persons engaged in outrage, the more certain will their detection be. The speedy apprehension of the whole party who attacked Mr. Heffernan's house, the conviction of the inen for burning Bally waiter Mills, on the infortna !ion of Dundon, of Castletownroche, and the Information given by him as to the outrages which have taken place in that neighbourhood, and now th e confession of many of those who attacked the villag e of Glanasheen, which has led to the appre hension of the greater part of their accomplices, prove that the Magistrates of the County of Cork are in possession of such information, as %%111 enable them to put down the disturbances which have so long disgraced the country, by bringing to condign punishment, every individual who will dare to set the laws of God and man a defiance.—(Cork Advertiser.) The Russian and French Ambassadors had a long interview with the Austrian Ambassador yesterday ; after which his Excellency the Aus trian Ambassador transacted business with Mr. 'Secretary CANNING ,• and, in the evening, gave a grand dinner to the Foreign Ministers. His. Ex. cellency left town to proceed for Vienna or Paris this day. The remark is made in a recent French Paper that, on the Ist of April, in the present year, the British Government had in commission 137 large and small ships of war; on the Ist July the num ber was observed to be 153. It is stated in a letter, dated Stockholm, July 1, that at an interview had on the part of the Swedish Consul General with the Vice- President of the Republic of Colombia, at Bagota, on the 25th March last, his Excellency he Vice-President proposed that there should be Treaty of Commerce entered into between the : 3 olombitin State and the Swedo-Norwegian ..rovernment. Our information from Chatham in yesterday's mper, respecting the sailing of the squadron, was lot communicated by an ()peer of the Revenge, iut by an officer residing at Chatham. It was ierfectly correct.—( Times.) Mr. 111 YERS, who some time since gave exhibi ions of the life-preserving dress, was drowned on he c26th ult. in the canal Carondelet at New )rleans, into which he had gone for the purpose f bathing. He was discovered the ensuing corning with his head out of water, and his feet :irking in the Mud. THE ACCIDENT AT BILLINGSGATE.—It is now ctflained that this melancholy occurrence was not so great as first represented. The hold-guns and buoys, as stated, cer ill4 grave way, and, from the general uproar and confusion at prevailed , 20 persons, some very intoxicated, from their xiety 4 and hurry to get into the boats, were forced by the rung utto the water ; and it has been since ascertained, all of use, by catching the ropes of the lighters, succeeded in saving eir lives, although many were very severely hurt. (.4. ( . ' - eV ..,,,„,!.., -. 4. , .. 4 ) • , 1 ~... / -, 4 ... . r., . i:,..),,, .6--,,,,, , ...,. i .,.. ik. . . ~.,.. . . v . G.,,:: : ...4-.1: ( ,...--.•*.t-,,...., 7 ., ..:,. - ,pr e. .NN. -.„ 1. . ; - .. ,„,t % x VA i .v4 ''-' . ' ' '' l lt. OV - I=-N ; ' •. i "• pr 1 :.,, k ,„ , v ;..• 14- )...:is.,;„: ,-,,t• FASHIONA,BLE ARRIVA'Ls. FASHIONABLE PARTIEg. Mr. Greenwood gave a grand dinner p..sterday at Brampton. park. The Hon. , Charles Cavendish Grvville gave a sumptuous en, .ertainMent yesterday, at his residence in Oeorge-street, liano- ver.square. Lord Viscount Granville gave a grand entertainment yester day in Bruton-street, Berkeley-square; and in the evening Lady G. had a party. The Countess of Harrington had a select circle of fashion ables yesterday evening, at her house in the Stable-yard, St. James's. _ Lord Holland had a dinner party yesterday, at Holland. THE I)uxE or DEVONSIIIRE'S Toan.--After remaining a fortnight at Chatsworth, his Grace returns to Chiswick for a few days. The Duke proceeds then to Paris, and thence to Rome. WAGE zN Mott LIFE.—On Thursday, the 7th inst., at Totteridge Church, b' the very Rev. the Dean of Clonfert, the Hon. Captain Granville George NValdegrave, R.N., eldest son of Admiral the Lord Radstock, G.C.It., to Esther Cam. line, youngest daughter of the late John Puget, La' q. of Tot teridge, Herts. Tii:.:-Doxr or KEN7.—His MAJESTY having been gra ciously pleased, through the Commissioners . of NVoods., t'co rests, and Land Revenue, to give his Royal permission for the erection of the Monumental Statue of his late Royal Highness the Duke of litlyr in Park Crescent, at the top of Portland place, we understand that the Trustees and Committee of Management have every hope of completing their labours by the ensuing Anniveriary of the late Prinee's•Birth Day, the 2d of November next. The Statue in Bronze, by Galiagan; is already entirely finished, and does high honour to the 1 Artist • and the Pedestal of Haytor Granite, the same as to the Achilles in . Hyde:Park, is rapidly pro:nding with. As a public commemoration of Royal benevolence, we believe the present measure is perfectly unprecedented, and its compktion will be equally honourable to the Illustrious Deceased who so justly merited, and to his surviving friends, who have so nobly reared this memorial of departed excellence. Amongst the latest subscriptions paid to the Committee for the 31onuruentie, a contribution of One Hundred GUineas from his Royal High.' ness Prince Leopold. ENGLISH OPERA If OUSE.—The horrific Drama, entitled Presumption, which increases in attrac tion, was followed last nig-lit by a now Farce called " r will have a -Vile."—The following is; a brief sketch of the Plot:— "Admiral Firedrake, full of wealth and honours, retires to his estate with .the intention of taking to lamella partner for the rest of his life. For this purpose he invites to his co untry house four ladies, Mrs. Ogilby, and her niece Emily Rase bank, Mrs. Summerfield a young and handsome widow), and Miss Hardy (his lively ward). He is undecided which of the ladies to select, but is resolved to marry one of them. Whilst ' in this dilemma, his nephew, Captain Firedrake, arrives, to spend a short time with the old gentleman. Soon afterwards, Billy Badger, as the stupid son of the Admiral's attorney, drives qp on a visit for the same purpose, and be is followed bv.a Mr. O'Leary, who alights from the Bristol coach, in which he had taken a seat through mistake. The Admiral begins by pro posing to Mrs. Summerfield; but she, it seems, is already married to Mr. O'Leary, whose Bristol story was all a fabri. cation. Disappointed in his first courtship, he is shout to pro. pose to Miss Hardy, when he discovers that she is in love with 13fi1y Badger, who is no other than the dashing Henry Merton in disguise. One chance is still left, and he flings himself a: the feet of Emily Rosebank, who is over head and ears in love with his nephew. Unhappy in all his proposals he at last turns to Mrs. Ogilby, who is a widow of forty, and she receives him with rapture, and thus ends the piece." This amusing Farce adds to the stock of tll. yelling novelties which this Theatre is in the habit of producing. It is taken from the French, but is so ingeniously anglicized, that it appears to be a native of the English soil. The author, we understand, is Mr. PLANCHE, to whom the public have been indebted for other works of a similar nature, as well as for poetical produc tions which manifest taste, feeling, and genius,--.. The piece of last night possesses intrinsic merit, and that intrinsic merit is most admirably brought forward by the Performers in general, but particularly by BAUTLEY, PE tH.SIAN, Miss L. DANCE, Miss POVEY, Miss CALM, and Mrs. GROVE, as well us by Po WElt anti BA KF,II, that it is likely to keep up a successful career through the season. It comes particularly well as a relief to the terrific qualities of Presump. lion, which, however attacked by some of the diurnal Critics, has been found, notwithstanding its horrors,interesting to the audience in general. "I will have a Wife" was last night completely successful, and was so adroitly announced for repetition by BARTLEY, at the end, that nothing like a dissentient voice was heard, but on the contrary,it was received with warm and uoanimous approbation. KEAN is now performing at Cork, with ,Mr. WARD, who performed a few years ago at the Haymarket Theatre. T he latter is the Stage Manager at the Cork Theatre. lie is an able actor, and has the advantage of a good voice and figure. Madame VEsTnrs performs for the last time this season at the Haymarket Theatre to-morrow, and then proceeds on an engagement for Scot- and PARREN, of Covent-garden Theatre, is now performing at Exeter. YATES, of the same Theatre, is also engaged at Exeter, where Miss ought to be, a grea t f a - BRUNTON is, as she vourite. According to the Courier des Pays-bas, there are 4000 French prisoners in Barcelona. Col. and Mrs. Martian, at their house in Berkeley-square., from their seat in Essex ; Sir Chas. Broke, Bart. at Reddish's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from - his seat in Yeckshire; Admiral Gosselin and son, at ditto, from Hertk ; Count and Countess Chatrol, at Greillon's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from.a tour ; Rev. Mr. Berlin*, at ditto, from Yorkshire ; Sir T. Bathupts and sons, at - 'l3lake'4 Hotel, Jertnyn-street, Bucks; if. G. Ward, Esq. at ditto, from Spain. DEPAR T RE S.—Earl Whifivorth and the Duchess of Dorset,. for their seat, Knole, Kent ; Sir Charles Morgan, from mall, for Tredegar, Monrnouthshiri; E. Burnaby, Etiq. for Baggrave-hall, .Leicestershire ; Dowager Duchess of Rutland, for Leamington ; the Earl and Countess of Darlington, and the Ladies Vane, fur Scotland; Earl and Countess of Poweiscourt, on a tour; Lord and Lady Barnard,, for Scotland ; Colonel Palmer, M.P., and Mrs. Palmer, for Bourdeaux ; Sir John and Miss Shelley, for their 'seat, Mayersfield-park, Sussex; Sir John' and Lady G. Egerton, for Patine; Hon. Col. Leicester, for the Marquis of Tavistock's seat, Oakley-house, Bedford shire; Lord Viscount and Lady Wallscourt, from Nerot's Hotel. POETRY. SPANIARDS' SONG OF LIBERTY. -The Men of Hardee/B's March." We, the Tyrants' mandate spurning, Fearless on the foe are turning, While our hearts within us burning, Bid us still be free On our banners streaming, Freedom's name is gleaming, Daunting foes, But cheering those Whose rights demand redeeming! And no•W, in holy concert blending, Hear our country's prayer ascending, Thus the mighty chorus ending. " Death or Liberty !" Forward then to battle rushing, Like a mountain torrent gushing, Tyrants and oppressors crushing, Ileav'n will strength supply : What can helmets yield them ? Can the cuirass shield them ? Swords will pass Thro' steel and brass, When freedonx's warriors wield them And ‘ while our hearts and arm can save us, Never shall TuEntchains enslave us, But the rights our Fathers gave us We will keep or die t Ma. KEAN.—When KEAN, the actor, was at Portsmouth, .two or three years ago, he was requested by the Manager and two or three more, after one morning's rehear sal, to accompany them to take a bottle of madeira and a bis cuit. Kean objected at first, but at length consented, and away they went to one of the first-rate inns in Portsmouth. The landlord, when apprised that Mr. Kean was,of the party, ushered them into an elegant room, thanked the actor for the honour that he did him, and for ten minutes overwh e lm e d him withobsequious civilities. Kean bore it well for some time; butatlength knitting his brow, and rising his eye upon the landlord with that tremendous expression which we have all witnessed, said—" Mr. I came into your house at the request'of these gentlemen, to partake of some refresh. ,meat, and not to be pestered with your civilities, which to me are so many insults. Look, at me, sir, well; you do not reeol ' lect'me; Ise; but rut know that I am Mr. Kean, Ldmund Kean, sir ; the sam e Edmund Kean that I waefifteen years ago, when you kept a very small inn in' Portsmouth. At that time, Sir,. I Was 'a member of a strolling company of players, and came with the troop ;to your fair, where Vatted. I remember well that 1 went one. s day into the. bar -of your house, and called for half a pint of porter, , which, after I had waited your pleasure patiently, Was given to me by you with one band, as the other was extended to receive th e money ; never , Sir, shall I ilirget our insolent demeanour and the acute ness of thy feelings.%Vow, Mr. H.,-, things are altered; you are in a fine hotel. and I ant—but treverroind ; you are, still, plain II ,and Tam Edmund Kenn,thetatne Eamuncl Kean Owl was 16 years ago, when you insulted me. L oo k a t ine again, Sir. What alteration beyond that of dresi do you discover in me? Ain I a better man than I was' then ? What is there in me now, that you should, overwhelm ._me with yo u r compliments ? no to, Mr. am ashamed of you ; keep your wine in your cellar, I will have non e o f i t ! " Having said this, the indignant actor turned his back ,upon the mortified landlord, and left the house with his compauions. „. e are concorned to state the failure of Mr. llEL2ciret'a intended journey across Mount Atlas to Tombuctoo. The following extract of a letter, dated Gibraltar the 20th of June, has Wen communicated to us by a friend of Mr. BelzenN, In this University :—” I am not, my dear Sir, in the least aequaihted with the rules of philosophy ; but thus far I know, from the experience of reverses, that such help may be derived, which, united with p. , :rseverance, may bring our intended views to a complete success at the end. 1 have met with : ah unexpected stop to' my progress, as. owing to some intrigues, his Majesty the Emperor of Morocco has not permitted me to proceed on my journey through his country. This, lam told, is owi ng to the convulsed state of the country through which I should have to pus, anti the Enr peror thought that it would not be lac for me to make the attempt; but I have reason to believe that my refusal has been owing to some underhand measures from other quarters—hut they are woefully mistaken who think that they can turn me ha& with one blow. The only consequence of this reverse is, that owing to what, I have gathered of information, I shall be able to proceed with better prospects in another quarter; and by the time you will receive thi s , I s h a ll pro b a bl y b e one third of myjourney further south than I have been iu my last route. All that I regret are the five months I employed in this affair, and the heavy espenees necessarily incurred, which, united to the presents made to his Majesty, his Ministers, and his attendants, would be sonacthing more than I could support, it' I should be obliged to repeat that part too often."—W e hop , and trust that the perseverance of this indefatigable tra yeller will finally be successful, and that his labours will not he starred to droop and languish from cant of that support, which merit like his ought and we are confident will receive from a generous and enlightened public.'- (t'ainbridire nick, Aug. 7.) Sir JOSHUA REYNOLDS used to relate an anec dote of a venison feast, ut which were assembled many who much enjoyed the repast. Ile ad dressed his conversation to one of the company, but could 'not get a single word in answer, until, at length, his silent neighbour, turning to hi m , said, " Mr. Reynolds, whene%er youare y a o t u a r venison -feast, advise you not to speak d ur i ng dinner time, as, itt endeavouring to answer question, I have just swallowed a fine piece of fat, entire, without tasting its flavour." Last night, or early this morning, L am b eth Palace, the seat of the Archbishop of CA NTca ., BURY, Was entered by thieves, by m eans of .scaling the garden wall in York-place. Th ey then crossed the . meadows and lawn, brok e op en two other gates into the small garden : they th en placed a ladder against the lobby window, through which they entered, and ransacked the crims on c h am b er , th e ga li e ry,hisG race's s t u d y, bed-chambers, an d other apartments, out o f which they stole a vast quantity of property. Upwards of 2(X) locks have been broken ()p. n .__ The thieves left behind them two ladders a n d a small crow-bar. One, of • the ladders hear s th e the name of " Painter," Amongst the other repositories broken open is the " Duke of York's Council-box." A dispatch was sent off to the Archbishop, who is pursuing his usual visitati on round his Diocese. We .understand ( sa y s aCorrespondent) that Mr. HARRIS, the spirited and liberal Proprietor of the Dublin Theatre, intends devoting the pro fits of one night towards the subscription still going forward as private and voluntary aid to persecuted SPAIN in her struggle against tyranny and cruel bigotry. Mr. HAnats must be encou. raged in this praise -worthy liberality by the brightening prospects of the Spanish Patriots, the spirit of re-action which is indisputably unfolding itself, and the strong symptoms of alarm appear ing among the French, who will have to perform something like the part they did from Russia, in vi iiclr they, for a time, made the same boasts as the veritable Gallic newspapers now publish.— We hope the Proprietors of the Londo n and other Theatres will do justice to themselves, and pay .the compliment to their best patrons, by each setting apart one night in behalf of the brave Spaniards. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE BETTING-1100AI, :AUG 7. —STATE OF THE ODDS, ST. LEG ER. 12 to 1 agst Sherwood 13 to 1 agst Miss Fanny fligh Odds agst any ()tiler. DONCASTER 5 to 2 agst Tinker G to 1 agst Tancred 9 to 1 apt Pa!aim Hoyala II to I.aght Claude Lorraine •, - ROCHESTER AND CHATHAM RACES. wEiii.rtstar, AUGUST 6. ' A Maiden Plate of 50/. for horses never having won any Plate or Stakes, 3-y r o ld s , f i s t . 71b. ; .1-yr olds, ilst.; 5-yr olds, Bst. 71b.; 6-yr olds, 9st. ; - ageti, gat. 21b. "Mares and Geld ings allowed 31b. Heats, one mile and a distance. Mr. Farrtll's br. c . by Blucher, 3 yrs old -.. 1 Mr. Snoad's b. c. by Selim, 4 yrs old - 2 Sweepstakes of 10/. each, with 301. added. Three-yr olds, B st.; four, list. 41b.; five, list. 1 Ilb. ; six, 9st. 21b. ; aged, 9st. 4Th. Mires and Geldings allowed 31b. Two-mile - heats. The winner of a Plate or Stakes to carry 71b. extra, and of two Plates or Stakes, 141 b. Mr. Page's c. m. Prosody, 5 yrs. old - - . I Mr. 13ow1es's ch. h. Vapour, 4 yrs old - 2 Hunter's Stakes of M. each, with 301. added, for Horses, not thorough-bred, never having won a Plate or Stakes of 501. 3-yr-olds, B s t. ; f our, Ost. ; five, lOst. ; six, list.. ; and aged, 12st. Heats, two miles and a distance. Won by Mr. Ashendet's bl. g. Stafford, 6 yrs old. SALISBURY RACES.—WEDNEMAY, Auo. 6. His Majesty's Plate of 1000. The best of three 4-mile heats. lA. Palmerston's eh. f. Blondette, by Rainbow, 4 yrs 5 I 1 Mr. Dilly's b. c. Momentous, by IVoful, 4 yrs old 1 2 2 Mr. Thornhill's b. h. Swivel, 4 yrs old . 3 dr. Mr. Farquharson's b. h. Surprise . 4 dr. Mr. Mills's Vertigo, by Whalebone, 4 yrs old . 3 dr. The Gold Cup, by Subscribers of 10 sovereigns each. Twelve Subscribers. Mr. (loddard's ch. c. Wis , ntere, brother to Moonraker, 3 yrs Mr. Percy's Sir Huldibrand, h yrs old, - - Mr. Thornbill's Swivel, 4 yrs old Mr. Benett names Vertigo, 4 yrs old - - boltel HUNTINGDON RACES—.WEDNESIJAY, Ava. 6. A Sweepstakes of 6 sovereigns each, with 26 sovereigns added by the Town, for horses of all ages, to carry the Cup S ta k es w..ghts ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. To start at the distance-post and to run once round and the distance for a /teat—the best of three two-mile heats. The winner of a Plate or Sweepstakes in 1823, to carry 31b. extra: the win ner to be sold for 120 sovereigns, if demanded, under the usual conditions. Lord Mandeville names ch. c. Benevento, 3 yrs old 2 0 1 1 Mr. Culvert names b. f. Venom, 4 yrs old . 1 02 2 Mr. FeHowes names b. f.,Snhinx, 3 yrs old - 3 3 dr Won by half a length. the second heat was a dead heat. Sixty Pounds for three-year olds and upwards. To start at the distance-post, and to run once round the distance for a heat —the best of three two-miles. Three-year olds to carry Cit. 101 b. ' • four, Sat. 31b. ; five, fist. 101 b. • nix, Rat. 131 b. t and aged, gat. 21b. ; mares a n d ge ldi ngs allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 250 guineas, under the usual condi dons. Winners of one Plate or Sweepstakes in 1023 to carry 31b. extra, of two, Glb.—The winner of the Cup Stakes, or Sweepstakes, to carry 51b. extra, if of both, 101 b. Major Wilson's ro. c. by Haphazard, 3 yrs old - 1 1 Mr. Rush's b. f. by Pioneer, 3 yrs old 2 dr NEWCASTLE AND POTTERY RACES, Auu. 5. A Sweepstakes For a Gold Cup of 100 guineas and upwards : Subscription 10 guineas each. One three-mile heat. R. W. Horton, Esq.'s gr. e. Sir Edward, 4 yrs old, 7st. 11b. 1 E. Yates, Esq.'s hr. h. Adventure .4 yrs old, 78t. 121 b. 2 Sir J. G. Egerton, I3art.'s. b. c. Malgwyn, 4 yrs old . 3 Sir T. Mostyn, 13art.'s b. It. Quicksilver, firs old, 9st.. 4 Won easy. Three others st:ited, but were not placed. No rare for the Town Plate. • • CRICKET MATCII.-OXrORD CIRCUIT. UEREFOUD, TUESDAY, AUG. B.—The business of this Circuit having terminated on Saturday, Mr. Powell (a resident barrister) challenged the rest of the bar to play him and his friends a match at Cricket on the Monday. The challenge was accepted, and the parties met in a meadow of Mr. Powell's, at eleven o'clock on Monday, to decide the match. There were nine barristers, and two, of their clerks, against Mr. Powell and ten of his Hereford friends. The former had the first innings. BARRISTERS. Runs. Eva 33 . 3 I Ist Innings . 129 IS 2d Ditto HEREFORD. Runs. Rlics - '2O 1 - U Ist Innings - 2d Ditto - 162 111 112 1 The match lasted seven , hours, and there were present a con siderably! number (14:deg:may-dressed ladies. The whale rwty were liberally supplied with refreshments from Mr. Powell's house, and the day, which was particularly fine, was spent with .he greatest pleasuntry. NEW EvnarzAN CONGUEIS.--FRANKrOIIT, JULY 24. It is generally said in our rilitical circles, that the present si. tuation of the Peninsula will give rite to a new European Con. grest, to beheld at Vienna in the month of October next. In support of this opinion, a passage from a speech of 31. de Ctrs. TEAVDRIANO is cited, in which his Excelkncy says, that " the Sluttish revolution should be considered in two ways—. first, :as contrary to the interest of France ; and, secondly, as contrary to ,thole of Europe."—lt is also added, that not . only the powers of the fi rs t ran k, but likewise those of the second and third, will assist at the approaching Congress. The object of this general assembly will be to torn into statutes the great maxims of the Holy Alliance, giving thtm the form of a code, which will be recognised by all the States, as mt. Wishing the public rights of nations. Thud will be put in' practice the great ideas of henry IV.—( Gazette Universelle d'Augibourg. ) Gay, in wit a man, simplicity a child,' makes dolls in Goswell-street—Cowley is a blacksmith —Phillips is poetical only in his prose—Prior till very lately was an Ensign in the 12th regiment of Foot—Collins, instead of odes, makes glass chan deliers—Butler grinds Greek at Harrow--.and Cowper may be seen writing his ' Task' at the table of the noose of Lords any day daring the sitting of Parliament. ettAmP.—Extract of a letter to the Editor of the Gentleman's Magazine, for May, 1762. con taining an easy remedy for the cramp. --ti Near five years ago, being from home, and obliged to lie upon a vary hard bed for two nights, though I could nut sleep the first night, through the un. easiness of my lodging, yet I had no cramp; the second night I slept well, but no cramp. The loss of my old tormenting companion for two nights together, a circutnstauce I bad not experienced for years before, set me on think ing what could be the cause. I could not recollect any other alteration in, my manner of — Ong, than passing from a soft bed to a hard I therefore imagined that that' might be e case ; and likewise reflecting that this dis order almost always makes its attack in time night, I guessed it must, in a great measure, proceed from the unnatural position of the body in re soft bed, where the body sinks down and the feet rise up. I immediately set nay joiner to work, and made my bedstead regularly sloping, so that there was about a foot difference in height between the head and the feet. 1 likewise put a hard mattre's upon the bed ; my project succeeded, and (I thank God) I immediately got rid of my grie -1"0113 pain, which I have not felt since, near five years, unless a few times, when, through mistake of servants, the feathers of the bed were left too full at bpttom, and, by that means, the feet raised higher than they should he. If this should be looked upon by the learned as trifling, yet facts are stubborn things,' and will not bow dosin to the most learned and ingenious hypo" thesis. It may be necessary to add, that as the bed slopes so much something ought to be fixed at the bottom for the feet to rest against. one MERCANTILE SHIPPING. PLYMOUTEr, Atro. 6.—Wind S.lV l .—Arrived the Royal George steam-packet, from Vigo in three days ; and Louisa, Lowry, from Gibraltar in 18 days. • ' PORTSMOUTH, Ado. Majesty's ship Naiad went out of h ar b our f or Spithead. DEAL, AUG. W.S.S..'":--Artived from London and remains the Ann, for Lisbon, Mediterranean, snd Rio Janeiro. Passed . through the Hyperion,. Stewart., from ; Hiram, Pearson, Palermo. , Remain the Princess of Wales,: for Jamaica ; and the rest of thi otitward.bound. SHOCKING; AcctDENT.----Oft MOtiday last, as the Halifax and Sheffield Coach, The :Fleece, was on its way to the latter edace, it was overturned near Shepley, about six miles from Peniston, not by any one of thaw casual accidents whi c h occasionally betel a careful driver, but 4n consequence of the wantan behavioir and shemeful perversity of the coachman, who had been •admonished twice before the accident happened of the peril to which his furious 'driving subjected las pas.. Sengers. In spite, however, of this advice, he persevered, and not only galloped at full speed down all the hills fu his way, but did so without taking the prcc3ution of lock. ing the wheel. The coach was heavily laden with fif teen passengers inside and ,out ; eight. of whom were Me. thodist Ministers proceedifig to, the Conference now hold ing at Sheffi e ld. O f these Oentlemen only one escape& unhurt. The Rev. Serjeant, of Scarborough, and the Ret. Lloyd, of Halifax, were dreadfully insured; the Rev.'...... Yeedal, of Halifax, and Heap, of Tealinorden, have received, severe contusions on the head ; the Rev. e-- James, of Halifax, late of this town, had his uncle crushed ; the Rev. Fearnsides, of Todmorden, was slightly bruised ; and t h e R ev . Jagger of the same place, had his collar bone broken, and his shoulder dislocated. Th e coachman ' s leg was cut but not fractured ; nearly all the passengers were more or less injured. We regret to say, that on Wednesday Mr. Serjeant died. Friday, an In quest was held .on the body before Mr. Ed Ward Brook, Coroner, when a verdict of Manslaughter was returnees) against Edward Smith, the driver, who will he committed to York to take hie trial for the offence. The body of the deceased was interred on Friday night in the vaults of the I Vesleyan Chapel at )ladders_ field, amidst the regrets of a eyrepathising population. Mr. Lloyd continuer dangerously ill; and both Mr. Jagger and Mr. Yewdal are considered in danger. We have since heard chit the Rev. Stephen Wilson, and Mr. Vickers, from Sheffield, were of those who suffered severely. Edward Smith, th e d r i ver, has been commi tte d to York, being found guilty of Man,. slaughter, a n d a d eo d and of 51. has been levied upon the coach and horses, which would have been forfeited had not &nickels father been a , reprietor.—(Le-ds Paper. ) FATAL EXPLOSION AT BlRUCVGll3lll.—(Further part!cu lars.)—Mesers. ‘Vilson and Starkey resided in St. Mary's row, and were manufacturers of percussion gunpowder ; and Mr. Wilson was observed by a female servant in the act of pouring out a quantity of the powder, to a girl who worked in the manu factory, named Sarah Cope. In a moment the roof of the extensive premises was seen to ascend into) the heavens to a considerable height, and a report truly dreadful (whit, broke the windows in the neighbouring house) alarmei the inhabi tants of the town, which was succeeded by a general hurstot fire front the buildings, and continued shrieks and cries for help from amidst the ruins. Every assistance was offered by the sympathising spectators. The bodies of Mr. Wilson and Sarah Cope were in a dreadfully mangled state, shockingly burnt and bleeding; but the vital spark was extinct. Two females named Ann Perdoe and Sarah Vale, w ere i n t h e prem i ses at Ale time of the explosion, (which was occasioned by the ignition of the powder given to Sarah Cope by Mr. Wilson), and they were blown to a considerable distance : one of them is since dead, the other is in a dying 'date, two others are much injured. Whi t adds very much to the interest excited by this accident, is thi s , a few month s ago , t h e b rother of the unfortunate deceased died in the same premises, f rom t h e su dd en i mpulse of an insane mind. An inquest has been, held on the h o li es by Air. Whately, the Co roner , and a verdict returned of—" Acci_ dentally killed by the explosion or gunpowder.' Aluuntn.— On Thursday se'ntt'ght, Alex. Davidson. a sawyer, near Relugas, went wilt an old man hi s fittherein.l aw , to fish in a pool on the river Davict, at the bridge of Dultullich. Shortly afterwards, Thomas Alacpberson, a neighbour, war set n going with his nets towards the same pool, which neither of the parties rented. While Davidson and his father-in-law were adjusting their net, a large stone thrown from the top of the rock, in a ledge of which Davidson was stationed, fell with great violence at the old man's feet, on the opposite side of the river, who in consequence desired his son-in law to " sea what Tam Macpherson meant, as he was swely mad in throwing stones at that rate." When Davidson was rising to obey, another stone war thrown from the same quarter, which struck him on the head, and he instantly fell over the precipice into the water. The old man gave the alarm, and suspicion fixing on Macpherson, he was taken into custoey in his own house, but contrived, on various pretences, to eltice the vigilance of his keepers and escaped into the wood,, dm:scot.- firming the suspicions which attached to hint. Sir Thos..Dick Lauder, ,11: , rt., with the assistance of the Procurator Meat (brought express from Elgin), investigated the lamentable affair, and took measures for the apprehensiOn of Marphervon. After a search of threu days, the hot) of Davidson was on Sun. day found at Coathall, in the river kindhorn, into shalt the Daviot flows. The body was carried to Ite/ttgas, where it was examined by several surgeons from Forms. There was a severe contusion on the left temple. The deceased 114. s left a wife and several children.--( Caledonian Mercury.) The power of steam is WY rendered subser vient to the breaking of stones for the construction of roads. A. machine has been invented, consisting of two fluted rollers, placed side by side, about an inch apart, and turning different. ways. The stones are put in a kind of hopper above, and pushed down with a rake, which afford a regular supply to the relhre. The meehine is worked by a rotatory engine of one horse power, and will break a ton of hard pebbles completely in Ito 4 siert) eight minutes.—(Bath C'hrohiele.) Yesterday, at one o'clock, the neighbourhood of Orchard-street, Westminster, was thrown into the greatest confusion, by the screams of a female, proceeding from die house 'No. 27 in that street. An immense multitude of pot. sons assembled round the house, and fie cries of " Murder!" and groans increasing, in formation was instantly conveyed to Gilmore and other officers of Queen-square, who proceeded to the spot, and immediately entered the house. On going into the back yard, they found a poor young woman lying on th e stones i n a state of in sensibility, weltering in her blood, and she ap peared to have been dreadfully beaten, which they understood bad been edeninistered by her husband. A surgeon was Immediately sent for. and he pronounced her to be in immLent danger, and advised her to b,e curried im mediately to ,the hospital, which was ac cordingly done, and the husband was se cured arid carried to Queen-square Police Office. Mr. Markland, a clerk, and Gilmore, proceeded to the hospital, to take the unfortu woe Yeoman's deposition, but she was unable to speak. She spat blood, and appeared dreadfully injured. It appears that the prisoner returned home yesterday, and reproached his wife with wasting his motley, and that she had sanctioaed the visits of another man in his absence, out which he knocked her down, beat and kicked her in the most. cruel'ittanner, and left her insen sible on the ground. in the course of the day he was brought before the Magistrates, who felt k Indignant at his conduct, and remanded him for urther examination, his wife not being expected She is a fine looking young woman, to recover. about 22. CORN EXCHANIiE, A va. 8. The Wheat trade continues-much the same, but articles of hoe quality are rather scarce ; there is a tinnand thr iribrior sorts to fulfil the Government contract for Meal. Oats UN 14. per quarter dearer, in consequence of the pmbobility of th s ., parts not opening for Foreign Oats, a return baying been re. ceived from Boston of a sale of lA,Mlit quarters, at an average price of las. ad. SAf ITHFIELD 5/A RICET, Avo traT 8. There was a gond supply of all detwriptions of cattle at market this morning. and the price of meat Of good, (111 , 4 ;i 4 . maintains last , Monday's prieti. To sink the Offid, per stone of 81b. ..:Ys 4tl to 4s 4d Veal .... ..... 4s Od to t , NI .. 3s 41: to 4s 4d l'otk 'is 6d to 41 Od Lamb 4s 6( to 6:4 tki. trAv AND STDAW, PER LOAD. flay Straw £'2 2s to £2 Ils. litvf