The Sun. — London, England, 1828-10-15 00:00:00

EFFECTS OF JEALOUSY.. COURT OF ASSIZE OF THE SEINE. A woman named Charnier, about 44 years of age, who was married to a blacking-maker, had for her ne i g hb our a young g irl, called G a b r i e l Ri tard, who kept a wine and brandy shop in the street d'Echiquier. The business of Charnier, who was about 60 years of age, suddenly failed, after 28 years of good management, and became less profitable. He himself appeared negligent, and was observed, at least by his mate, to be ir regular in his hours of going to and returning from business. The good woman was not long before she fixed on the girl Ricard as the cause of her husband's misfortunes ; and accordingly she watched, on the Bth of April last, till about eight o'clock in the evening, the usual hour of the girl ' s r e t urn to h er d we lli ng. Armed w i th an Immense bludgeon, the jealous wife lay in wait till the unfortunate maid came up, when she set on her, and belaboured the girl so furiously that she was confined of the wounds inflicted on her for upwards of two months. The following are the terms in which the poor girl made her complaint to the audience this day. She is about 25 years of age, and very tall :—I was return ing home on the Bth of April last, when on a sudden I felt myself struck from behind, and on the arm several times with a bludgeon. Ma dame Charnier it was who treated me so, saying. Where is my husband ? Madame, said I, your husband has not been to see me these two days. She then assailed me with the most impudent and abusive words, which I feel reluctant to re peat. I defended myself with a parapluie, but she dealt me such a blow with her bludgeon on the breast, that from pain I fell down. Whilst on the ground she continued belabouring me till I became senseless ; and in the course of her severe castigation, she inflicted two deep wounds on the top of my, head. Madame Charnier thus replied to the accusation—Mademoiselle did not fall down at all. I began with her in this way. Mademoiselle, you destroy the peace of my household. I should like to have an explana tion from you. Would you be pleased to step in with , me somewhere to take a glass of wine or brandy ? She refused, your Worship, and pushed me away with her parapluie. It was then I began to defend myself with a stick I brought, not for the purpose of beating her, but of supporting myself, because I was an.invalid, and had but just got out of the Hotel Dieu. Neither one nor the other of us fell down. President—This account is contradictory to that of all the witnesses ; besides the severity of the wounds received by Mademoiselle hicard is clearly proved. Madame Charnier—Miss falls down very easily. She is subject to falling in consequence of a serious indisposition. One day she fell in a wine-seller's garden in the midst of a heap of glasses and plat es , an d b ro k e t h em a ll. Sh e may have hurt herself in falling on this occasion. President (to the girl)—Have you had any particular intercourse with Charnier ? Gabrielle Ricard. We never had a falling out together. President—l - ask, had you ever a liaison—a particular intimacy with him ? Gab. Ricard— No, Sir. He used to come and see me, to ask for work, as his business was not going on well. He worked in oils, and I in wine and brandy. Madame Charnier—Miss is no dealer. She knows how to escape the penalties of prohibited goods, hut she does no business otherwise. Ricard—My business consists in purchasing brandy outside the barriers, and selling it when entered. Advocate—in a word, then, you are a smug gler?-- Ricard—Yes, Sir ; when I am caught in the fact of smuggling I am arrested, anti my goods taken from me—that is all. A labourer deposed that he was near the scene of action between both ladies. Charnicr came up with a bludgeon under her apron, and attack ed the girl, saying, " Wretch, give me my man." Several other witnesses deposed to the same cffect, stating that the old woman was heard boasting of her achievement the day after ; that the girl was found lying in a senseless condition, and apparently dead, and that she had been con fined to her bed for 21 days. All these facts went uncontradicted to the Jury, with the allegation that the assault was premeditated. They, however, found a verdict of Not Guilty; on which the accused exclaimed, This is the first time 1 have ever been before a tribunal—l'll take care it shall be the last ; and left the Court seemingly satisfied with the termi nation of the whole affair. The following whimsical anecdote is related in th e Life of Kotzebue, translated from the German : ----" I wrote," says, Kotzebue, " a tragedy in five acts, Demetrius, Czar of Moscow. It was founded on the well-known story of the real or pseudo Demetrius, who, tradition says, was murdered when a child, at Uglitsch : but suddenly started up some time after, and, being supported by the Poles, dethroned the hypocritical Boris Gudenow. It ought to be remembered that the best histo rians are divided upon the question, whether this Demetrius was an impostor or not. It suited, however, my poetical fancy not to let him appear was finished, I rea d as such. When my tragedy it to a small select circle, which included the Prussian Ambassador at the Russian Court, an d the president of the Academy of Arts at Petersburg!), both men of acknowledged taste. It was approved, and General Baur order ed it to be performed. Splendid scenery and magnificent old Russian dresses were pre pared. As the General had been entrusted by his Sovereign with the sole management of the theatre, he thought it unnecessary to submit the manuscript to the Censor, and this neglect had nearly proved fatal ; for when the day for the first representation of my tragedy was fixed, and announced in all the public prints, the Minis ter of the Police sent one morning to the Theatre and prohibited its performance. Fial, the stage-manager, ran, alarmed, to General Baur, who hastened to the Minister of Police to assure him that the piece was perfectly harmless and inoffensive ; but there had been an ukase issued b y Peter the Great, which expressly declared this Demetrius an impostor. How, then, could I have the audacity of presentinc , my hero to the public as Czar of M OSCOW ? egard for Gen . Baer, however, at length induced the Minister of Police to consent to my tragedy being acted ; but he despatched an officer to me w i t h t h e in junction to alter the piece so far that Demetrius should be publicly unmasked and branded as an arrant impostor. In vain did I represent to the police officer that I might as well cast the whole drama int o the flames ; lac insisted up on t hi s single trifling alteration. The General again in terceded in my behalf, and the police was at last satisfied with my own solemn declaration, that, in conformity with the imperial ukase, I was per fectly convinced that Demetrius was an impostor, and the liberty I had taken of representing him otherwise in my tragedy was a mere poetical license. The play was then performed, and re ceived with very great applause." FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Gazette de France of Oct. 13.) TOULON, OCT. 6.—(Private Correspondence.)— We have learned here the arrival of General. Seimeider in the Morea; but it does not appear that there is any news from Navarip later than Sept. 10. Ae.ording to the accounts from the Levant, it was not generally expected that the fortresses would im• mediately pass from the hands of Ibrahim into tir possession of the French army. Admiral Rosatnel, who was to sail with the Trident and other vessels, does not hurry himself, since the arrival of fresh orders from Paris ; and it is thought he will not sail in less than a fortnight. Quantities of ammunition are sent, but we do nor hear of any troops that are going. The blockade of the Dardanelles by the Russians is spoken of, and what gives ground for believing in their hostile intentions by sea is, that several Greek, have already received Russian letters of marque, at.: they had already had the flag previously to the in surrection. We most expect that these people will commit acts of piracy under the authority of these letters, and the naval force of France and England will need reinforcements. After all, this blockade of the Dardanelles will _ _ avail nothing, as far as regards the supplying of the "Turks with provisions at this season of the year, and will only produce confusion. Three hundred Austrian vessels, at the least, are employed in this commerce, and it remains to be seen whether they will suffer themselves to be stopped by the Russians (or by those to whom they lend their name) as well as those of the Seven Islands, of Malta, Genoa, &c. Our squadron off Algiers has taken some prizes, bat that does not hinder the Algerines from captur ing our ships. A bombard from the Seyne lately fell in with one to the leeward of Malaga, and escaped only by favour of the night. All the Barbary cor sairs are now let loose, for the Tripolitans capture Neapolitan vessels; and those of Morocco are going, it is said, to cruise against all they meet with, without distinction. There are pirates in every quarter, and merchants who carry on maritime com merce are greatly embarrassed. (From the Constilutionnel.) PARIS, OCT. 2.--The arrest of a chief of the post-office will put a stop, no doubt, to the tricks played with letters. We shall mention another fact which is at present undergoing investigation. M. Desmazery, a merchant, sent to his correspondent at Rouen, several bills to get the money for them. Some of them not having been paid, were returned with a bill for 3,000 francs on the house of Perier, brothers. The letter was opened at the post-office. The signa ture attached to the returned bill was made to imitate a receipt for value deposited, and the false receipt to which it was applied, paid by the house. The cor respondent of M. Desmazery, uneasy at not receiving any notice of the safe arrival of his letter, wrote to him. M. Desmazery went to M. Perier, the receipt was shewn him, he recognised the false signature, and lodged a complaint. The arrest of M. Mallarme will probably throw some light on these frauds. He has been transferred to the Force. HAVRE, Our. 10.---The Marquess of Lavradia, Envoy from Don Miguel, has also arrived from Southampton. lie spoke to no person on his pas sage, and kept himself apart from all his companions. On his arrival at Havre he set out for Paris, forgetting some triaing things that are generally attended to by travellers who stop at inns. TotmoN, OCT. 6---(Private Correspondence).— I told you in my letter of the day before yesterday of the arrival of a brig, which turns out to be the Eagle. She brought news from Egypt of the arri val there of the literary' men and savans, who are going to study on the banks of the Nilc the ancient monuments of the country. On August '24, M. Champollion the younger, with the artists who ac company him, were presented by the Consul, M. Drovetti, to the Viceroy, who received them in the most favourable manner. At the same time, the Consul of Tuscany presented to him the Italians who accompany the French in this scientific exami nation. The Viceroy promised the whole of them his protection in all their pursuits. Persons arrived in the brig say, that in consequence of the Treaty lately concluded between the Viceroy aHd Admirals Rigny and Codrington, two vessels with Greek slaces bad lately left Alexandria for Egina, under convoy of the French brig Alacrity. This is remark able, as proving that the Viceroy frankly and promptly executes the Treaty. The Pallas frigate, arrived from Brest a few days ago, required some repairs, but has now received orders to sail imme cFately; she is to cruise off Algiers with the squadron, and carries despatches for its Commander; she will, probably, relieve the Proscrpinc. A Treaty has been concluded between the King of the Nether lands and the King of Sweden for the protection of trade. This news has an official character. (Frotn the Couri,r Francaia of Sunday.) Pau's, ()cr. 11.—There are few countries so capable of defence as the presont theatre of war, com prised between the Danube and the Black Sea; it is full of defensible positions, which, at a small ex pence, might be rendered impregnable. The chain of the Balkan, which runs from the east to the west, reaches as far as the sea, and the Danube and Bos phorus are alike within its influence. Varna is a large town, situated on the shore of the sea, at the mouth of a large river, which forms a lake, the neighbourhood of which is extremely marshy. In the war of 1703 it resisted the efforts of the Russiacs, although its only fortifications con sisted of a hexagonal tower, with a bare trench with. out flanks on the side nearest the champaign ; on the side of the sea, and of the river, gardens, houses, palisades, and such things, composed its only fortifi cations. Since that time, however, a strong ram part has been added, together with a wide and deep ditch ; and batteries have been erected on all tile surrounding heights. The neighbourhood of Varna is for the most part uncultivated, and the roads are scarcely more than tracks through the branches of the Balkan. The port of the city is at present protected by batteries erected on the top of Galata, which is south of its entry. The northern and southern shores are not so elevated; but, nevertheless, debarkation in that direction is most impracticable. Bourgas, situated in the Gulf of that name, con tains, in about 4 leagues of length by sof breadth, several harbours accessible to the largest vessels of tsar; but these harbours are protected by the escarpments, situated on the mountains, which ex tend quite to the shores. These heights are covered with wood, and consequently easy to entrench and difficult to scale. Bourgas has a carriage-road corn municatiHg with Adrianople. It is from this city Constantinople procures considerable 'upplies of grain and provisions ; and there is no point along the whole coast of Romelia, as far as the Bosphorus, so important to the Turks. All these positions were not long since fortified according to ancient instructions given by the Ge nerals Montalembert and Aubert-Dubayet, and ac• cording to the plans furnished by the engineers who were sent thither by the French Republic in 1795. To say that the Turks are unwillin g to learn is an error, and contradicted b y the care with which they hav n e o p r a e i s s e a r nv documents , in tire a rchives of the Di van, t h e med furnished by Toit, Camp_ Aubert-Dubayet, and Sebastiani. le the places on the banks of the Danube, thi ngs have also changed their aspect. Generals M on - talembert and Aubert-Dubayet had supplied Sultan Selim with a plan of defence which that unfortunate Prince had not time to realize, but which has been turned to advantage under the reign of Mahmoud; this was to construct forts, cazonatcd round the places, and the distance of from 4 to 500 toises from each other. The same Officers recommended that these forts, should be provided with cannon mounted on pivots. All. these instructions have been taken advantage. of ; and the details which we have given will serve to explain, in some degree, the unexpected sHperiority which the Turks have evinced. It has been announced that the Pope has refused the Reclamations made by the Swiss Consul with respect to the facility with which Helvetic subjects are allowed at Rome to contract marriages inter dicted by the laws, of their own country. The fol lowing is a curious extract from the reply of his Holiness :—" A congregation has carefully examined this important subject, and has reported that poverty is not to be considered as forming any ob s t ac l e tc marriage ; that since the celibacy of priests,althougl voluntarily undertaken, has caused i so much discus sion, it canno t at a ll ta k e u pon itself to prescribe celibacy to the laity. Neither pauperism nor ignorance has ever been in the eyes of the Church obstacles to marriage. If strangers act illegally, it is within the temporal power to punish such acts; but his Holiness has no power to limit the right which God gives to every man to enter into the married state. If undeniable inconvenience result from the union of the poor, the forced celibacy of the laity is productive of still greater mischief." These representations having been made to his Ho liness, he has not thought it right to depart from the ancient usage of the Roman Church, which has been ro authorize the marriage of persons of every country at Rome. HAMBURGH PAPERS. ODESSA, SEPT. 22.—We learn from our catap before Varna, that the Capitan Pacha, after most of the houses and a great part of the fortifications had been destroyed, has asked to leave the town unmo lested. This proposal was rejected by Count Wo ronzow. Farther accounts are impatiently expected. The news from Asia continues to be favourable, and the victorious progress of Gen. Paskewitsch has exceeded the most sanguine expectations. . After the departure of the Empress and of Count Nesselrode, the official bulletins will no longer be published but at St. Petersburgh. The Diplomatic Body is still here, and will return to St. Petersburgh if his Majesty the Emperor should leave the head quarters. BERLIN, OCT. 9.---His Majesty has decreed that the next Session of the Diet of Westphalia shall open at Munster on the 23d November, and has appointed the Chief President, Von Vincke, to be his Majesty's Commissioner on the occasion. VIENNA, OCT. 3.---Her Majesty the Duchess of Parma left this city on the 7th, to return to her own dominions. Metalliques, 94 7-10.--Dank Shares, 10831. The Courier de Smyrne of September 1, contains an article from Constantinople, according to which Shumla is provided with provisions and ammunition for six months to come. The same, says the Courier, is the case with every position in the Balkan, and all the disorder that formerly reigned in the Turkish Commissariat has entirely disappeared. The distri bution of the provisions takes place in the most re gular and punctual manner, and this laudable con duct on the part of the Government has had a most beneficial effect in preventing desertion. The Grand Vizier is accompanied by one of the Plenipotentiaries who signed the Treaty of Acker mann, and he will be joined by Argyropulo, formerly Dragoman of. the Porte, by birth a Greek, a man of distinguished talents, who was lately recalled from exile, with another very considerable Greek family. The presence of these persons in the camp gives reason to conjecture that the Porte has been called upon to be ready to enter into negotiations for peace as soon as the time for fixing the preliminary bases of it shall arrive. It is reported that the Weshabites have again re volted, and threaten the sacred cities of Mecca and Medina.—Humburgh Papers, Oct. 11. ll.trunumm, OCT. 10. (BoßsEs HALL, FOUR, P. m.)—From the 21st to 30th September, one hundred and thirty-eight cargoes of corn passed through the Sound. Of these fifty-nine were bound to British, thirty-three to French, and twenty-three to Dutch ports ; one to Hamburgh, one to Bremen, and one to Malta ; the remainder chiefly to Norway and Sweden. The Stock Bubble has burst at Berlin; the Bank o', that city, which by ready advances made upon Foreign Funds, had opened so ample a field to speculation, begins to feel the consequences of its mistaken policy, and adopts a different line of conduct, raises the rates of interest, calls in the advances already made, and thus occasions inconceivable embar rassments. The resolutions adopted by the Bank hare taken all the jobbers by surprize, many of whom relying on the advances made had gone considerably beyond their depth, the effects of which will be felt upon the liquidation of the 15th, on which day a number of engagements become due. Private letters from Berlin, represent affairs in the darkest colours. Whatever may happen, Ilamburgh will be sure to have its sympathetic feel ings strongly excited by the state of affairs there ; but it is only just to add, that the greater part of the moneyed people here have long anticipated the pre sent denouement. The fall in every species of securi ties has been from 4 to 5 per cent. Upon our place prices were forced down, in con sequence of the events at Berlin, but much • business has been done, and towards the close of the day the Funds were firm at the prices quoted. In Bremen, in consequence of the large exporta tion of gold, money is so scarce that discount has risen to 8 per cent. arid no exchanges have been noted. A letter from Frankfort says, that estafettes, re ceived from Vienna, represented the present cam paign of the Russians us completely at an end, and the Emperor is "about to return to St. Petersburgh. Count Wittgenstein, it is said, is to be superseded in his command, and General Ugarew appointed to succeed him. Every post to Constantinople, says a Vienna Paper, has for some time past been the bearer of a remittance of 400,000 ducats; and not withstanding the heavy charges made under the pre sent circumstances, the speculation is said to be a profitable one. JAssy, SEPT. 20.—General Roth has chosen irsowa as the point of rendezvous for his corps.-- he unfavourable result of the combat of the 15th. rear Silistria, was the consequence of a panic occa sioned by the appearance of some Spahis in the rear of the Turkish troops. The operations against Silistria will probably recommence after the arrival of reinforcements. HAMBURGII, OCT. !O.—Exchange on London— Two months, 13. 7i. ; at sight, 13. 84.—Hant burgh Reporter, Oct.. 10. Serious inconvenience, it appears, will be ex perienced by the contractors for supplying the French Army in the Mores, in consequence of the hostilities that have broken out between Naples and Tripoli. Letters from Marseilles say, that the contractors had taken up Neapolitan vessels, lia;;ing been able to get them at comparatively low freights, but as these vessels would now require convoys, for which the contractors cannot wait, Austrian and Sardiniau vessels have been had recourse to, for which high freights have been insisted upon. THE ARTISTS' GENERAL BENEVOLENT INsmuitor4.—lt affords us much pleasure to hear that this very interesting and valuable charity has received a legacy of 4001. from the Executors of the late Joni.; PIT.. MAN, Esq., whose admirable conduct, under very difficult circumstances, did him so much honour, and whose loss to his family and friends must ever he deplored. Mi. PITMAN, who was tutor to the children of the lion. WELLESLEY POLE, directed the above legacy to be bestowed on such institution as his executors, .1. H. CLA RYE, Esq. of Dorliug-place, Vauxhall, and R. Ferzarnmaa, Esq., of Jane street, Blackfriars, should consider most to stand in neel)fassistance. These gentlemen, knowing the kindlydis- Position of Mr. PITMAN towards the Artists' General Bene volent Institution, and also the extensive benefit conferred with very li m it e d means on many un f or t una t e mem b e rs of a studious and l a b or i ous c l ass o f men , w h o h ave long achieved for th emse l ves and the i r country v i ctor i es i n t h e field of Literature and the Ai te, have thus done themselves honour, and conferred a great benefit on the Arts and on their country. The Artists' General Benevolent Institu tion, which has thus honourably been distinguished, does not restrict its benefits to any particular class or society of Artists, but extends relief t o a ll mer i tor i ous A rt i s t s i n dis tress throughout the Kingdom, whose works are known and esteemed by the public. PRICES OF STOCKS THIS Rank Stock 8% ex div. 3 per Cent. Red. 8514 1 ex div. 3 Per Cent. C0n5....86% 5X 6% •11.; per Cent 9 3 ,4 ex div. Ditto Red 9356 % ex dm. t per Cent. 101y4N Ditto. 1526 IO2X 3 ex div. Rink L. Ann 19 13-16 ex div. India Stock )itto Benda ...... 81 86 pm.- PRICIER OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds Brazilian Bonds ...... 62 Buenos Ayres Bonds Chilian Bonds Colombian Bonds Ditto, 1824 . 19% Danish Greek Bonds Ditto, 1825 lB G uatimala Mexican Bonds . Ditto, 1825 COURSE OF EXCH. 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There will be a Gazette Extra@rdinary pub lished this evening, ordering the Court to go into mourning for the late Queen Dowager of WURTEMBURG, the mourning to take place on the 19th instant. Since writing the above we have received the Gazette, of which the following is a copy : Foreign-Office,.Oct. 13, 1828. A .despatch was this day received by the Earl o Aberdeen, K. T., his Majesty's, Principal Secretary t of State for Foreign AfTairs,from Edward Crom well Disbrowe, Esq. His Majesty's Envoy Ex traordinary, and Minister Plenipotentiary, at the Court of Stuttgard, announcing the melancholy intelligence of the cleanse of her Majesty the Queen Dowager of Wur temberg, at Ludwigsburg, between one and two o'clock in the afternoon of the 6th instant, to the inexpressible grief of the King and all the /loyal Family. Lord Chamberlain's-Office, October 14, 1828. Orders for the Court's going into mourning, on Sunday next the 19th instant, for the late Queen Dowager of Wurteiuberg, Sister of his Majesty, viz. The Ladies to wear black bombazines, plain muslin or long lawn linen, crape hoods, shamoy shoes and gloves, and crape fans. Undress--Dark Norwich crape. The Gentlemen to wear black cloth, without buttons on the sleeves and pockets, plain muslin or lOng lawn cravats and weepers, sbamoy shoes and gloves, crape hatbands, arid black swords and buckles. Undress—Dark grey frocks. Heralds' College, October 14, 1828. The Earl Marbhal's Order for a General Mourning for her late Majesty the Queen Dowager of Wurtembeig. In pursuance of hits Majesty's commands, these are to give public notice, that upon the present me lancholy occasion of the death of her late Majesty the Queen Dowager of \Vurtemberg, his Majesty's Sister, it is expected that all persons do put them selves into deep mourning, the said mourning to begin on Sunday next, the 19th instant. NORFOLK, Earl Marshal: Horse-Guards, Oct. 14, 1828. His Majesty does not require that the Ofs.cers of the Army shall wear any other mourning en the present melan choly occasion of the death of her Majesty the late Queen Dowager of Wurteraburg, than a black crape round their left arms with their uniforms. By command of the Right Honourable the General Commanding-in-Chief, HERBERT TAYLOR, Adjutant-General. Admiraltv•Office, Oct. 14, 1828. His Majesty does not require that the Officers of the Fleet or Marines should wear any other mourning, on the present melancholy occasion of the death of Her Majesty the late Queen Dowager of Wurtemberg, than a black crape round their left arms with their uniforms. JOHN BARROW. The French Papers:are still silent with respect to news from the Russian and Turkish armies. They, however, give birth to a statement respect- ing naval matters in the Levant, which must put England and France on the alert for the protec tion of their commerce. The Emperor of Rus slit. having failed in his military designs, appears DOW desirous to wreak his vengeance Gn the Turks by naval enterprises, and has accordingly granted letters 9f marque to the Greek cruizers a gainst Turkey, and, in fact, against all neutrals attempting to force the blockade of tho Darda nelles. But in doing this his Imperial Majesty will find that he has other people to deal with than the Turks. In hitting upon the scheme of granting letters of marque, NICHOLAS has no doubt taken credit to himself for deep penetration. He thought, that as the jealousy of European Powers would be naturally excited against any further increase of the Russian naval force in the Mediterranean, the best way would be to hire vessels on the spot, and the Greeks being at war with Turkey, they answered his purpose admirably. Besides the intricate, and even dan gerous navigation of the Grecian Seas, was well known to them, and the lightness of their vessels gave them decided advantages over larger ships. Thus his Imperial Majesty expected to accom- w ~i t~ Y. ' ~w Y r~ plish by dint of policy, what he could not expect to perform by the display of his own naval forces. But it remains to be seen how far the English and French Governments will permit this free exer cise of his Imperial Majesty's dexterity, in at tempting interfere with the commercial in tercsts of their subjects. It would, indeed, be a singular anomaly in politics, if Russia, finding that her own ships were not only insufficient, but morally incapable of enforcing a complete blockade of the Dardanelles, should yet be allowed to employ the vessels of a Power just rising into independence through the assist ance of England and France, purposely to ob struct their own commerce. That the Greeks have a predilection for piratical enterprises is un questioned, but that they shall be allowed to put it in force under the sanction of one friendly Power against the manifest interests of two others, is really too much. For it cannot be denied that under the mask of Russian colours they would commit depredations upon the com merce of every other nation trading with Turkey. And shall France and England—and Austria, the .Netherlands, and America, tolerate such ar rogance on the part of Russia—a power which does not possess one pert in the Mediterranean ? —the thing is ridiculous !—No, the Russians have betrayed their purpose too soon,—they are not contented with a moderate share of conquest, and henceforth we shall be much surprised, in deed, if they will not be compelled to square their moderation to the standard of their neigh bours—not according to their own ambition. If the Russians were permitted to fit out Greek ships, no vessel bound to Constantinople, or up the Black Sea, would be safe—every mer chantman, not protected by ships of war, would be liable to search—and, in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, to capture—because the necessities of the one party would overcome the justice and exemption from capture, of the others. Besides, the Greeks have already proved them selves not over nice in making honourable dis tinctions,—the value of the cargo or vessel ge nerally overcame their scruples. The . Journal de Frankfort of the 9th inst. contains the following account respecting the illness and death of the Princess Royal of ENG- LAND: STUTTGART), OCT. 6. The health of her Majesty the Queen Dowager had been long greatly impaired, and she was in a very weak state. In the night of the 4th of this month her Majesty found great difficulty in breath ing, and this added to her other complaints caused great apprehensions. However she did not become worse in the course of yesterday. But last night the difficulty of breathing increased considerably, and to-day at t.vo o'clock in the afternoon her Ma jesty expired; her disorder was water in the chest. Her Majesty, who was born on the 29th Sept. 1766, was married on the 18th of May, 1797, to the late King Frederick, and has been a widow ever since the 30th of October, 1816. Her death plunges the Royal Family, and the whole kingdom, in the most profound mourning. Her virtues had acquired her the love and veneration of all Wurtemburgers. VIEN!CA, OCT. 3. The Austrian Observer contains no more recent accounts from Turkey than those already received, but only the official bulletins of the 13th, from the camp before Shinla, and of the 17th, from that be fore Varna. CASSEL, SEPT. 29. The day before yesterday the Envoys of the central German States, who have been constantly engaged ever since the 18th of August in drawing up an arrangement, founded on the declaration drawn up at Frankfort last year, signed the convention which is to remain in force six years. This conven tion secures to the subjects of those States a free in tercourse and trade in their productions, and all the advantages arising from the neutral engagement, not to augment the transit duties, to make some new roads, to keep the old ones in good condition, and other useful arrangements. The Envoys will remain at Cassel till the exchange of the ratifications, in which city they will soon have a second meeting. Mean time, farther arrangements and special conventions will procure facilities which several states have al ready given to their respective subjects. The Hamburgh Reporter of Friday last, and other Hamburgh Papers of the same date, have been received, extracts of which will be found in another column. The fall of Varna is spoken of as having actually taken place—previously to which the garrison proposed to surrender the place upon being allowed to leave it with all their force, but the Emperor refused the pro posal. , The publication of Official Bulle tins, it was said, would be discontinued after the departure of the Empress and Count NESSELHODE from Odessa. This looks rather strange, as, if the army remain in that quarter, the first publication of the bulletins at St. Pe tersburgh must cause much unnecessary delay. It is said th at t h e S ULTAN having suc ceeded is c h ec ki ng th e a d vance of the Russians, now intend s t o propose peace upon the basis of former c onve ntions, but it is doubted whethe r the Russians will abate their late pretensions. If not, the war will be renewed with less con fidence on the part of NlctioL As t h an h e set taut with in crossing the Pruth. One thing is now pretty certain, that the Powers of Europe interested in the preservation of the Turkish Empire will not allow Russia to prosecute her designs so far as she expected six:months ago. The Emperor NICHOLAS having failed in taking Constantinople, this campaign may be said to have failed for ever—so far as he is concerned. It may be all very well for Russia to obtain the , complete control o f th e en t rance to th e ,ho Sea, but how would that affect other PO" - ei There is a homely adage at this season of th e which applies with peculiar force to this /i Rend d question—" what is g oo d f or th e go ose 14 r 0 Cro: for the gander "—and the Dardanelles,jf 1 *Po cease to belong to Turkey, must not bel° l l., I ttu Russia. The commercial world i s intere te . ° : 1141 'aouti PA Duke German Papers of the 9th in s t. cont 3l " . „ 4 - ti . ,Wile following. The Empress of RUSSIA iS• Sid o, AP have left Odessa for St. Petersburgh on th e 144 Hi September : Caud VIENNA, 0." . p Mercantile lette r s from Od ess a, o f 22d SeP t " e'.4 11 1 that her Majesty the Impress has left that t°' the , return to St. Petersburgh. ;th t The trophies taken by Gen era l P as k ew itseb e el ° fortress of Akalzik had b een b roug h t to"Odel igi . - i e deposited in the Cathedral with the usual core''' Tl It was affirmed at Odessa that the garr i r i 11 0 from Varna was inclined to capitulate on b e ing !" d day 1 free egress, but that his Majesty the EmPO r IA i -. l st 3 rejected every condition, and th a t ord er s were D Sli;:n g to storm the place. hovel Boat. Stid lio ns iist. to Bi the business. .~~ ~~ . DRURY-LANE THEATRE. The Marriage of Figaro introduced last I li g, f h P 'r Miss RUSiELL in the ch arac t er o f S usanna h. ;' young lady is, we understand, o n e o f I ) ' l4 : e t pupils, and does credit to his tuition. So fa "' sonal attractions go she is passable • but ` f ,i archness and vivacity. Her voi ce i s clear O d d ) • cate in its tones, of tolerable compas s , an d vire11 ..6 .;7 . 4 41 laced ; but she is not first rate in any one re tt te', Her best vocal performan ce was the :i t "" 1 Duet," which she sang with M rs . B ED FoIp t er (' represented the Countess Almaviva), and whi gb ," i tl ecli duced a loud and unanim o u s encore . Misl Perk made a Cherubino as un lik e t h e c h aracter ase i ll nevertheless she sang , as s h e usua ll y doe , . i 3 great taste and an i mat i on . cotsi sand Kin COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE' e ; tr alice After the impressive play of the P o i n t of If e , sre in which the new actor, Mr. GREEN, perO i rt3 of In Valcour with great energy, a Mi ss B YFIE LD q a t Oosi . of Mr. LEJEUNE, organ i st o f t h e C at h o lic form in Moorfields) mad e h er fi rst appearance ° ll , : f i, 13 erli stage, as we w ere g i ven to un d erstand, as .1/14',1 in the oper a o f th e C' arron S i de. She is a ili tfr o r Ore pretty-looking young lady, but was so overt:oov Datii her first entrance by excessive timidity, that -iii tio c 13 'tni opening song she struck a wrong note. Ina .e J S tc'c time, however, she was res t ore d to compara tive . 0 wan! possession, the appl a u se o f th e au di ence che e ' . . I ‘ l slo her every song, and exhibited vocal abilitieid; err, mean order. We have se ld om seen a yo ung /s e ' Neat who grew so suddenly into favour with her Il eti jo r epo Mr. Woou, in the character of Co/one/ gre Ong with great sweetness ; and KEELY an d P r "' Gerwmtp, as Sandy Sanderson arid Jannet, actl u 'r s i " a theuiselves, as usual, with liveliness and ability' 131 ANCIII TAYLOR'S G'aptain Lindsay was j ° excellent performance, and ex hibi te d a high cd' o ,3i vocal talent. The house was tolerably well site till half-price, when it filled rapidly. MANCHESTER UNION CLUB.—The "" i r / 1 berg of the Manch es t er U n i on Club celebrated their I's' versary at their rooms in Mosley street, on FridsY in; List, GILBERT WINTER, Esq. in the chair. 11 0 4, 70 gentlemen sat down to an excellent dinner, wi th ),0 of the first erder, and the party separated at a W e l l alter a very convivial and agreea bl e meet i ng .---01"c Mercury. os ilr TILE REAVARD OF MERIT.--It gives finite satisfaction to learn th a t th e Re veren d Mr. 1) 1 , ° )). 0 " History of the Lord. Mayor's Voyage to Oxft' 0 4 already reached a fourth edition. Dr. amciii osl ' 4 ll famous Oriental scholar, is bu s ily e n gage d i n tranO ti into the llindostanee language. " thl Intelligence h as b een rece i ve d at P ar is 0o safe arrival in Egypt of the French antiquaries in d who repaired to that country to study its . moil oll ,, j e They left Sicily on the 7th of Au gus t, an d hie ci.. Alexandria on the 18th of the same month., (hl for CHAMPOLLION, jun., and the artists who acceee li voi him, were presented to the PACHA, who recvive j : Ter in the most courteous manlier. M. CHastrotile - o d tern front Egypt to his friends at Paris extend to the i i i of August. The Tuscan Scavane, with Signor 8e 51 ,50 at their head, were introduced to the PAcitA on th e of August by th e C onsu l-G enera l o f T uscany, an d r ece l 1:0" every assurance of prot e cti on i n t h e i r ant i quar i a n $ l3 " rary researches. There has been a fair home business .( I ° l/ the hom e t ra d e d ur i ng t h e l ast an d present weeks. A g ,4 beei l number of buyers from London and th e cou n tr y Kay e in town.—Munchcster Herald. • One of the long-talked-of steam-coache s . , to have started last week for S ou th ampton, an d °T tbt fact under way, but on l eav i ng th e eng i neer ' s Ye n, " IV entrance to which is only four inches broader th 3A vr ,;' , steam-carriage, the latter was impelled against th e i l Ol and befOre the impetus could be stopp e d, th e foret%,,ioi the carriage was crushed, th e a xl es s t ra i ne d, an d the d' chains broken. £6 Gre i 55i Ai to p PRi. kShal app NOI a ny that hav4 th e felt, C ot Chi : t431 tr ig QUf Exc httv eff„ !, MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.--A i,, tit r occurrence took place at Broadstone, near Beialt d (4l , evening of Frid a y th e 4th current . Mr. Jour ( P oor o4 lime merchant there, went out as was his habit is V I nights, before going to bed, to ascertain if the 5111 ,7 9 were burning. The path b e t ween th e mon th of frcear and the breast is only about three feet broad, and Iti4 o f posed that, either owing to the extreme darkness es 6y night, or the violence of the storm, he had stumbl e l ' lo a of was precipitated over the breast of the kiln, and 1 e ia ti ) the spot. His wife fell asleep i mme di a t e l y on Il i ' 4 out, and awoke not till she w as alarmed i n t h e the bearers of her hu s b an d' s mang l e d corpse. ifA sober and industrious man, and has left a widow s of young children to lament his loss.—Cakdonian fr ier - c MARCH OF FASHION.—It is said th Mustachio and Cigar Club is to be this winter est abi nf in Chester, for the benefit of the dandies. As these ge; covet distinction, they will be satisfied, while th e unction will be advantageous to the rest of socirtPie person who respects cleanliness, decency, a nd ESlits countenances, will aspire to be of their fraternity.- - ' ter Courant. PI Eight persons were last week committeoce the Devizes Bridewell for offences against the Game l', ft r in addition to which, o th ers w ere par d one d o n the' 0 9 forming against the buyers, one of the latter of wh° l/1 convicted in penalties amounting to 20/. Obit' Crookedholm is increasing rapidly in inhe the ants. In 1818 th e y did no t exceed 90, and nc l io tb s number is nearly SOO. They are mostly employed att . extensive w oo ll en - m ill esta bli s h ment t h ere.— A g ri A few days since, whilst ploughing in belonging to Mr. FRENCH, in the parish of Ilanwellf fordshire, the share struck against a small RoM sil r oi ti " upon the breaking of which there fell out 70 !jive! %$ of the following Emperors and Empresses:—NaS a y , ''' PASIAN, TITUs, DOMITIAN, Nic/ixA, TRAJAN, Aprr ANTONINITs Pins, Auaxuus, Fa tISTINA (wife of Tc Al'' 141NU5), FAUsTINA (wife Of AUIELIUs),' and L L (wife of Vraus.) aA io N 44 1 t 4 ,4 • 1. Ate i tilvi have Pa