The Sun. — London, England, 1824-08-18 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY Earocts from 11w Morning Ayers, Aug. 18. NonNiNa porr.] On looking at the Paris Journals of Sunday which had previously reached w , we find that the adoption of measures for the suppression of the liberty of the Press was hastened, or perhaps decided, by the rejection of the Appeal made by the King's Attorney-General to the Court of Caseation against the Judgment of the Cour Royale, which declared that the journal l'Aris• 'cirque had a legal existence, before the law of March, 1822, bad passed, and might therefore be revived by its proprietors. As this publication was an Ultra one, and though sanctioned by the unanimous decision of all the Courts, is made the ground of Ministerial hostility and of a general suspension of the liberty of the Press, the Ultras will consider the blow as aimed at them in parti cular, anti will exert themselves with propor tionate energy to overturn an Administration which has now declared open war against them. The Quolidienne announces that thirty-two new Peers are to be created, to give the Ministers a majority in the Upper Chamber. [THE TIME'S.] It must be satisfactory to all enlightened men to observe how steadily (at least in Europe) those ancient practices, which disfigured the policy of most commercial states, are giving way to a system of international regulations, at once more liberal and more profitable. Our Ministers, we conclude from circumstances which have ac tually taken place, did not mean to impose upon the public by an empty declamation, when they abjured In their speeches all voluntary adhe rence to the narrow principles of our prohibitory laws, and declared their dissent from the mis chievous and selfish error, that any one great maritime nation can promote its own solid and listing interest, by institutions which go to ob struct the industry and to impair the resources of its neighbours. in conformity with their avowed sentiments, the Cabinet have laboured, and not in vain, to communicate to other Go vernments the lessons of English experience.— Several of the friendly Powers of Europe have ohewn their willingness to act towards this country on maxims of reciprocal confidence and good fellowship. Prussia and the Northern States of the second order have signed, or are negotiating treaties, for the mutual admission of each other's vessels on the same footing as native merchantmen ; and we find that the Court of the Netherlands has even outstripped the progress of the more formal negociations, by assenting to a provisional agreement, which, dating from the 14th instant, equalizes the duties on goods re-' spectively imported into either country, whether in Dutch or in English vessels. This agreement, of course, cannot be regarded as definitive, until the general 46 treaty of commerce"—which we are happy to see is now pending between tire two Governments, and calculated for the welfare of 64 mutual interests"—shall have been finally con cluded. There is another qualifying clause in the agreement, which, however, we hope to fin‘i Much narrowed in its operation by the effect of the " commercial treaty" itself. This clause excepts from the equalizing tendency of -the agreement " those goods of which the innporta -46 don under the Netherlands flag is specially fa " enured by the general law, or by the tariff of 46 duties inwards and outwards." We do not mean to disguise (rein our renders the fact, that a " general law" or " tariff" may be so con structed as cempletely to annul the benefits held out to this country by the complaisant language of the agreement. Should the Netherlands ex tend, for instance, to Europe, the tariff recently pdhlished for the hindrance of all friendly corn tnerce in the Asiatic Seas, the signature of a treaty, subject to such arrangements, should be a gross imposture. [MORNING HERALD.) It appears that the long talked-of Brazilian Loan has at length made its appearance. Whi ther there have been any real buyers and sellers, we have not heard. Nothing is easier than for broker A to call out to broker 13, l want Brazi lian! How much ? says 13. 10,0001. replies, A. What will you give premium ? says B. What wilt you take ? rejoins A. If, says 13. 1 will give you Done, says A. A and B under stand each other ; the memorandum is given for an early delivery of the Scrip ; the price is put down in the Stock occurrences of the day, which find their way into the Newspapers, and, on further inquiry, John Bull finds that he may have as intuit of the good thing called Scrip as he pleases, only paying a good premium for it. Messrs. Thomas Wilson and Co. are, it is said, the Contractors, and to the amount of a million, at the rate of receiving 7.5/. in money for every hit of nicely. printed paper, with the words " One frolicked Pounds" on it, delivered to John Stupid, paying 51. Interest per annum. This is raising money at the rate of about 7 per cent. I t may, therefore, be called a usurious loan ; and yet Mr. T. Wil son, In his place in the House of Commons, rails against usury, and asserts, that if Mr. Sergeant anslow's Bill to repeal the Usury Laws ever pass, England Will be ruined, If John 131111 only swallows the whole of.this loan, it will be a snug fortune for Messrs. Wilson and Co. of probably 50,0001. In-commission alone=---say 5 per cent. on a million's worth 'trf 'stock, as it is stilled. We hope that the Emperor of Brazil has' lodged the proper mortgage deeds of his revenues derived from commerce, TAN", and li'heries, in the Bunk of England, as 'the security-for the due payment of the interest snit' rpm pa feel y IV( of this usurious Loan, contracted ) r. homas Wilson, the staunch Supporter of the Wise laws of his Ances tors, to prevent t h e ruinou t consequences of usury. But PorhatwiVir 'Thomas. Wilson may i mag i ne that to ruin Lnglishmen, by: them. to lend their money at a usurious 'rate, May ba wrong, yet that tht.re may bey no linfri, to ruin the Brazilians, by allowing them to borrow at the rate of 7 per cent. [BRITISH eitEss.] The French navy has been for some time in motion, without any ostensible purpose. A squadron, consisting of two 80-gun ships, four frigate of 80 guns, five of 44 guns, and several smaller vessels, was off Cadiz on the 24th ult., from whence it sailed two days afterwards, avowedly to rendezvous at Toulon, where it was said the fleet would be inspected by the Minister of Marine. A letter from Cadiz, which we have inserted in another column, would lead us to suspect that the French squadron has some other object than that openly stated. We are told that the ships were provisioned as if for a longer voyage than to Toulon, and when they weigh ed anchor, it appears they departed westward. The French Government professes to entertain the same views and opinions with respect to South America as have been declared by our own Government ; but if all our expecta tions of the continuance of peace depended on our reliance on the sincerity of the French Cabi net, we should be disposed to believe, that the hopes of again reducing the late Spanish colonies under the Bourbon yoke are 'not yet wholly abandoned. The known and glaring falsehoods copied from the Madrid Gazettc into the Etoile, and reiterated through the minor ministerial Journals in France, indicate the feeling of the Court ; and, with regard to the solemn pro testations and candid statements of the French Ministry, we have not forgotten their policy towards Spain, nor their shameless perfidy and disgusting hypocrisy in relation to the suppression of the slave trade. Slave ships are publicly fitted out in the French ports, while M. du Villele insolently affirms, that the French Government has been neither less active nor less severe than the English Government in detecting and punishing them." But the obvious interests of France, political arid commercial, are so clearly identified with those of England as to the American question, that we could not doubt that the same pacific course would be fol lowed, and the same preparatory measures adopt ed for the recognition of the independence of the new States, if we thought that the feeling of the Court might not prevail over the interests of the nation. The political system of France is not poised like ours. Public opinion has less power in the direction of public atrairs ; and we know, from the attack on Spain, how carefully the designs of the French Ministry are disguised, and with what apparent earnestness the King himself has been made to express his indignation, that the very purposes he or his Ministers had hi view should be attributed to him. In that case, either there was a settled design fraudulently pursued, or the war originated in the momentary ascendancy of an intriguing party. Be it as it only, we see how precarious are the foundations of French faith, and how important it becomes to watch the pro ceedings of a Power so liable to sudden impulse, in violation of its most sacred declarations, and so systematically false is the pursuit of its sinis ter policy. We shall not be surprised, therefore, to hear that mischief has been meditating against South America, though we trust that tine Bour bons will spare their fame the foul blot which must full on it, should Pescadre des evolutions, as this fleet at Cadiz is affectedly called, in imita tion almost, as it were, of the cordon sanitaire, turn out to be a squadron intended for a descent on South America. [NEW TIMES.] Yesterday the new Email to the Brazilian Go vernment wus brought into the Money Market. 'File terms are the same as stated in our Paper of the loth inst. The following are the dates and amount of the paymen ts £lO - 20th August. 10 - 2lat September. 10 - 14th October. fi . 19th November. 5 • 21at December. 5 . 20th JanuarylB2s.l £75 for every £lOO Stock. The rate of interest is 54 per annum. Stock will be delivered for the, amount_of all the payments which shall he made from the 14th October to the 12th April, and on paying the last instalment the whole of the Stock due will be delivered. Dis. count will be allowed on payments in full at the rate of 4 per cent. from the .date of the several instalments.—The Scrip of this. Loan opened yesterday at 11 premium, subsequently fell to I, and closed at Ito premium. - I nth February. • Illth March. 10 .. 12th April. 10 • tith May. [MORNING CHRONICLE. j The noted Guayaquil letter, ", dated May 27, addressed to a commercial house in Philad - el plan, forwarded by express from thence to New York, brought by the packet to Liverpool,' thence to London by express," and afterwards published in the Morning Papers of the following day, is now generally acknowledged to be a fa. brication, and we apprehend numbers have been , duped by the specious manner in which 13olivar's victory in' Peru was therein described. The letter, at the time, was supposed to have been received by a commercial house in Philadelphia, and forwarded ilivnee to New York, in order to catch the packet which left that place about the Ist July. Papers are now in town from several parts of the Union to the 16th, 17th, and 18th of the same month, yet not a word is found in them relating to the victory in 'Peru !' Unless, therefore,,, the Philadelphia house, by whom the letter is said, to have been 'first received, hail been in the exclusive posses sion of the alleged facts, by the aid of a fleet express from Guayaquil, and moreover interest ed in the news being kept secret (which scarce ly could be done for a period of eighteen days), it is very reasonable to presume no such let ter ever passed through the American States. advance of Generals Canterac and Ara IdeS on Lima, when the latter was announc ed as being in a command in Upper Peru in April, by the Ifuenos Ayres Papers ,published here on the very, same day, which indicates that 'th Generals were then, at, . a distance of ifeittly JOO leagues each, other, a pp ea red e r 'vA.y'uuuLcountttble to thoe who we,reakuai‘nted 'with the state or Ttie,,rapidit T A. the 'tnoVements'also,, ,as ~.re,co,r4ed in, the-iuroratite• Guayaquil letter, was irreconcilable with the 1 previous information received of the strength of the Royalists, and the very awkward situation in which Bolivar was placed, as acknowledged in his own proclamation, issued from his head-quarters, at Patavilea. The truth is, Bolivar's position in Peru is precarious, and the fact cannot be disguised, nor ought it to be withheld from the British public. It is considered so in seve ral of the last letters from Bogota and Caraccas which we have seen, and in them also the at tempt to reconquer Peru, is represented as being too great for Colombia In her present situation. Nay, the withdrawing of the troops to such a distance, thus leaving the Atlantic coast ungar risoned, is openly declared to be contrary to the insterests of the country. The mortality expe rienced in crossing the Isthmus of Panama, and going into a different and deleterious climate, like that of Peru, is besides a serious con sideration, and one that has caused great clamour among the relatives of the officers and men sent on this distant service. It is well known that the Peruvians are opposed to the interference of Bolivar ; and they strong ly suspect that his intentions are insidious.— lie cannot, consequently, to any great extent at least, rely on their co-operation, and without this it cannot be expected that he can succeed The Royalist army, on all hands, is acknowledged to be in the most efficient state. Since Canterac was joined by Torre Tagle, he is represented as hav ing in the valley of Lima an army equal to 15,000 men, and he and his comrades are In possessor of the whole country, except Truxillo.—Since the defeat of Santa Crux, affairs have materially chang ed in Peru, and this is a truth, we repeat, which ought not to be withheld from the British public. Canterac was always popular, as San Martin, who is now in England, had an opportunity of know ing, and has often acknowledged. He is, more over, supported by the leading Peruvians, not from any hopes from, or connection with, the mo ther-country ; but because they are tired of anarchy and desolation. They are influenced . by their own local interests, and prepared to make any sacrifice to enjoy tranquillity. GREENLAND FISHERY.—The following k a copy of a letter, received by Mr. BROWN, sur geon, from his son, on hoard the Margaret, of London, which communicates the first direct in telligence of the Greenland fishery, that has been received in this country : Greenland, July 16. DEAR FATUER—I write to inform you, that I am in good health, hut depressed in spirits, for want of success. We have got only one fish, which we killed on Sunday, the 11th instant. Fish are very scarce, which the experienced hands attribute to the small quantity of ice. We have been us far north as 80 de-. grecs, but fell in with no fish, when we ran to the southward 71; degrees, and fell in with the west land, with like bad fortune. Here we met with the Perseverance, of Hull, Captain Turn. bull, three fish, who gave us nn account of the under-men tioned vessels. We are in company with a Frenchman i • she is about leaving the country ; with 15 tuns of seal oil, and with her I send this letter. ¶S e have not, however, lost all hopes, as the weather is clear, and we do not mean to bear up, till the 10th of September.—Your affectionate son, WM. BROWN. Ausr.NCE OP MINo.—A Professor at Oxford, having invited a party for the evening at his rooms, busied himself in putting them in order, and after having arranged every thing to his mind, rang for candles. lie placed them on the table, and to finish his business he lighted them. Hay ing nothing more to keep his mind employed, he sat down and fell asleep. He was aroused by his servant hastily entering—Sir, Sir, don't you smell fire fire, good heaven, I think I do; where can it come from ? They ran about the room prying into every corner. Sir, Sir, it comes from you ; you're all of a smoke. Me ! where, where ?—Your coat pocket, Sir I—My coat pocket, you fool!—Yes, Sir, s ee , see ! The servant caught hold of the tail of the coat, and held it up, when, in despair, the Professor put his hand into the pocket, and, on pulling out his handkerchief, discovered it nearly consumed, with a great part of the lining. On considering how this could have happened, he found that, instead of throwing the paper he had lit the candles with into the fire, he had put it into his pocket. RESURRECTION MEN.—On Tuesday morning, in Scoonie church-yard, a young lad of the name of .Webster, belonging to Dumbieside, suddenly expired from the bursting of a blood vessel ; but •no watch being kept In Dumbieside church-yard, his friends thought proper to have him interred in that of Scoonie, on Monday lust. The young men who kept watch that night arrived on the ground .at ten o'clock, and 'obierving a large white stone upon the new. grave, it aroused their suspicion,, and in duced them to keep a sharper look out than usual. Gigs, carts, and people,, passed PO and West all night. The guard never entered the watchhouse till about twelve o'clock, when they retired for about five minutes ; and on coming out again, they perceived two men on the !miry- . ing-ground, who proceeded to the grave, which is on the east side of the ground and immediately began to work. Both the young !two tiad loaded guns, but only one roun d o f s h ot; however, they fired at the depredators who Bed. After chacing them for a few yards, the guard !etOiled to their station, when two blunderbusses Were, discharged at them and tore away a piece of the hat of one, and lodged the burning wad in his breast. The other young man then sprang- forward on the in, traders, and cleared the church=yard wall, when another shot was discharged nt him, and his hi l t was pierced by a four grape-shot, anOther passed through the la pelle of his coat; and the fore finger of his right hand was graied, The,other young men followed to his assistance; but th e depredators fled. Th e gu a rd : returned Io their station and cried for assistance. Immediately a gig drove off the bridge. They called for help about 20 minutes, but none arriving they proceed. ed in haste to Scoonie, and returned with 4 assist ants and better armed ; but nofurther molestation was attempted. On examining the grave they found that the turf was rolled back about two feet and the•large gate b a d b een op e ned .fora sp ee d y , - rernoval , of the body.—rEilitzbTl4 Star;) THE DEVENPORT COLUMN. [FURTHER PARTICULARS.] DEYENPORT, AUG. I4.—Thursday last (12th inst.) being the anniversary of the natal day of our Sovereign, was fixed upon as the most appropriate for laying the founda tion-stone of this noble pillar, which will form at once the prin cipal ornament of the town, and be a lasting memorial of the public spirit and loyalty of its inhabitants. At eleven o'clock the Commissioners of the Parish, and other gentlemen, as sembled at the Town Hall (where a beautiful model of the in tended column was exhibited), and soon after twelve walked in procession to the spot selected for the site, near the old wind-mill, preceded by the amateur band, with the beadles and peace-officers bearing their gilded staffs, and followed by thousands of spectators. After the foundation-stone had been laid, with the usual ceremonies, by R. Rodd, Esq., corn, wine, and oil, were poured upon it, and in a glass bottle, prepared for the purpose, were deposited a sovereign, half-sovereign, crown, half-crown, shilling, sixpence, penny, halfpenny, and farthing, of the reign of his present Majesty, a Devonport medal, richly gilt (the latter presented to the Commissioners of the town, by 11Ir. Ramsey), a beautiful drawing of the column by Mr. Foulston, and the following concise account of the cir cumstances which led to the erection of the column, printed on velumn A petition of the Parishioners and inhabitants of the town of Plymouth Dock and Parish of Stoke Damerel, having been presented to his Majesty, through Sir Francis Molyneux Ono manney, Knt. M.P. to be laid before the King by the Right Ho nourable R. Peel, Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, praying, for the reasons therein stated, that the name of the town of Plymouth Dock might be changed ; and that his Majesty would be pleased to confer on the said town the name of Devonport, or such other name as to his Majesty should appear most proper; and his Majesty having been gra ciously pleased to comply with the prayer of the said petition, and directed that on and after the Ist day of January, 1824, the Town of Plymouth Dock should be called and known by the name of Devonport— 'rues Foundation Stone of a ColUmn, DEDICATED TO HIS MAJESTY KING GEORGE IV. TO BE Erected by Public Contribution, in Commemoration of his most gracious condescension, `Van laid by RICHARD RODD, ESQ. Town Clerk, August 12th, 1824, On a spot of Ground appropriated by Sir Jowl ST. AURYN, Bart. Lord of the Manor, JOHN FOULSTON, Architect." This bottle was deposited in an aperture formed in the stone by William Glencross, Esq. and a brass plate, on which " De vonport Column Foundation Stone, fith George IV. 1824," was engraven in a very superior style by Mr. G. Banks, exhibiting a fine specimen of the art of chalcography, laid over it by Mr. Ramsey. Another stone being then lowered, Mr, Rodd ad dressed the Assembly in an appropriate speech, which was hailed with loud cheers nt the conclu s io n , th e B a nd striking up 4' God save the King." SIIOCKING ACCIDENTS. A Mr. WALLINGII.IM, of Star-street, Edgware road, linendraper, having a dog which he supposed to have been bitten by another in a rabid state, was desirous of de stroying it; for this purpose he applied to his opposite neigh. bout., Mr. Leach, grocer, who lent him a blunderbuss, which had been loaded nine months before; forgetful of this, Leach put in an additional charge ; Wallingham then prepared to dispatch the animal, but evincing considerable trepidation, Leach snatched the piece from him, and in the act of discharg ing, the barrel burst, and shocking to relate, the hand was literally blown off to a considerable distance. In this dilemma, ho had the presence of mind to run to Mr. Bryant, surgeon, in the Edgware-road, when it was found necessary to amputate the arm immediately,. after which he was conveyed to his own house. Upon examining the fragments of the barrel, there were found incrusted on their interior with rust for at least the tenth of an inch in thickness. Leach is said to be doing well. On Monday morning, about ten o'clock, a dreadful accident occurred at Messrs. Lees, Cottam, and Allen's iron-foundry, Cornwall-road, Lambeth: A boy, about 14 years of age, named Jas. Donner, son of a chimney sweep in Gravel lane, was employed to drive the horses in a mill at the above foundry, and happening to stand near a post close to which the shaft of the mill passed, his head was caught by the shaft and crushed between it and the post in a most shocking manner.._ The poor sufferer fell instantly, but was taken up and carried to another part of the manufactory, where two surgeons prompt ly attended him, but he died within a few minutes after the ac cident. The body was afterwards taken to the parent's house, where it lies for a Coroner's Inquest. On Monday evening, between seven and eight o'clock, as Mr. Blake, late landlord of the Turk's Head public house, in the Kent-road, accompanied by a Mr. Emmett, were returning from Mitcham in a chaise, to the residence of the for. mer, on their arrival at Peckam Gap-lane, and only within 100 yards of Mr. Blake's house, a waggon, drawn by one horse, was proceeding in the opposite direction, when, by some cause not yet ascertained, the horse took fright, galloped off at full speed, and in its progress came in contact with the chaise, the wheel of which it completely knocked off', and by the concus sion the two gentlemen were thrown out ; Mr. Make pitched head foremost to the ground, and was unfortunately killed on the spot. Mr. Emmett, we understand, only received a few bruises. Mr. Towler, a respectable gentleman, the brother to Mr. °reenact°, of the London.road, St. George's. fields, went a short time since to visit his mother, who resides at Lynn, in Norfolk, and while there amused himself by shoot. ing rabbits, and on his return home to his mother and sister, a very interesting young lady, he having neglected to discharge his piece, and while conversing with them, hi s coat s l eeve caught the trigger, when the piece went off; and part of the contents were lodged in the Otoinsell of the mother, and part also entered the person of- his sister. The mother being an elderly woman, we lament to say, shortly afterwards expired in the most excruciating -agony, although every surgical aid was speedily obtained without e&ct. The sister, who received considerable injury, is declared out of d anger , and in a fair way of recovery.- 'The feelings of Mr. Towler can scarcely be described. The Glasgow courier of Saturday last contains the following melancholy intelligence Yesterday the Waterloo steam boat, in coming up the river, took the ground nearly opposite to Govan. Amongst the passengers on board were a number of Irish labourers (from the Swift steam.packet, from Belfast) come over to procure work during the harvest, and who impa tient to get forward, rushed into a small boat in such numbers, that she was almost in a sinking state with the load. In this situation and about to shove off; a huge Irishman jumped head long from the iVaterlon into the boat, amongst his companions, by which the boat was • upset and several persons drowned; number uncertain." The. Manchester Gazette says—u We have much pleasure in 'stating that the journeymen dyers have received an advance of wages, and that the majority of them are now peaceably at work." A large parcel of Lord BYRON'S manuscripts, intrusted to Count GANIBA, was thrown over board when the C o unt was. t a k en i nto P atras, on his wiiy from Zante to Missolon g bi. _.. , : - . THr CAmr. o .ne of these creatures, which so rarely live in. our climate, and which, wh e n not a li ve, no lortger • possess that '. singularity which constitutes their value, is now exhibited at the house of Mr. Dixon, a 'baker, • in . Fleet-street. .It is imported from Sierra Leone, :and is the only survivor out of a great number who were passengers the same , vessel: 'h is about nine . inches lon g " frog} • the tip, of the 'snout •to the end of the tail," and is, in all material points, or the lizard form and species. The first peculiarity which strikes the spectator is in the eye. The ors of sight, is encasad in a spherical' socket, moveable in every di rection, and, projecting so much as to enable the animal to see on all sides, ; • and wh a t a dd s to t hi s facility is,' that one eye h as no synipathywith the other; so that one can be shut while the other is open, or onelooking forwards while the other is looking back.. wards. The appearance of the eye is very singular. It so com pletely resembles a gem surrounded by nought ring of gold that it might well be supposed to be really a piece of metal and a pre cious stone. The variations In the hues over the whole skin are rapid and surprising : on a plant of delicate green the Cameleon is scarcely distinguishable from the plant itself ; on black it be comes dusky ; passing over grey it assumes again another tinge. It delights in light and heat, and changes in form as well as colour when warmed by the rays of the sun. The claws have consident ble power of tenacity i and are capable of being turned round l as to embrace any-object presented to them. The tongue is long and of shell strength that the animaltan seize with it it fly or other insect at the distisace of 7 or 8 inches. At the end is a division in the manner of a forceps. As it is not improbable that the setting in of cooler weather may be fatal to this very Singular production of•nature, we would recommend all per sons who feel any curiosity to avail themselves of the opportu nity now offered to them, , ' SINGULAR RECOVERY OF STOLEN PROPERTY• Some time in the month of October, 1823, the lady of Colonel B—, of South Audley-street, was robbed of a small bureau, in which were deposited jewellery of various descriptions, to a considerable amount, besides a valuable gol d watch and appendages. A few days previous t o the robbery the Colonel and his Lady had arrived in England from Florenc e , where Mrs. B. engag ed a young Italian girl as her fille-de-chantbre , and brought her, en suite, to this country. The young Florentine, durin g th e short period of her servitude, having displayed an unlucky penchant for appropriating the property of others to her own use, was, of consequence, the first per son to whom suspicion attached, and she was, accordingly, interrogated by her Master and Mistress, but nothing could be elicited from her . except an unqualified n e gative to the allege d ! charge; she was then given into the custody of an Officer, and underwent two examinations be• fore a Police Magistrate, with the same luckless termination, and was then discharged ; soon after' which, she quitted this country for her native place. Colonel B. caused rewards to be offered/ and a description of the articles was left with the principal pawn-brokers and jewellers, in th e , hope of detecti o n, s h ou ld th e p ro p e rty be offere d for pledge or sale, but all without effect, and th e search was finally abandoned as altogether holiel less. A few days since, however, as the family were seated at dinnero respectably-dressed mlatT knocked at the door, and informed the servant who attended that he wished to see the Colonel on an affair of some importance. The stranger was shewn int o th e p ar l our , w h ere h e was soon after introduced to the gentleman of the house/ who felt not a little surprised and displeased by a visit so ill-timed and unceremonious; however, suppressing these feelings, he politely inquired to what fortunate circumstance he stood in' debted for the honour of the visit ? to whic h the stranger promptly replied by putting aro; ther query—" Was not your house robbed 01 jewellery during the last year ?" Y es ," said the Colonel, " what of that ?" cc Because," rejoined the stranger, " I am come to restore the property / with the exc e pti on o f one r i ng (a diamon d) , w hic h the Florentine girl pledged for 21. and of which the duplicate has been either lost or destroyed ; everything else you will find in this ease (producing' a small rose-wood box). This information ha s been imparted to me by the uncle of the girl, who is a member of a religious order in Naples, who no doubt became possessed of the secret, by mean s of auricular confession, and has evidently lost no time in rendering his knowledge of the fact sub servient to the ends of justice, in restoring the property to its rightful owner." The surprise of the Colonel may be more easily imagined than described ; yet was he by no means deficient in admiration of that prompt and pious integrity which distinguished the transaction with a fea ture almost romantically disinterested. The Co' lonel begged the name of the Ecclesiastic and his address, that he might duly express his ac' knowledgments ; but on this point the agent was impenetrable, merely replying, that his reverend friend did not seek praise for the performance of a solemn duty. Thus this strange conference ended ; the property was placed in the hands of the astonished owner, and the strnnger (for he would not give his name) retired in the same on' ostentatious manner. There is every reason t° suppose that he also is a Clergyman of the R°' man Catholic Church. A new road is about to be made from Bristol, through Wraxall, to Cleveden Buck, whence the Welsh mails are to be conveyed across to Cardiff• A saving of 24 miles will thus be effected in th e distance between that city and Cardiff. COURSE OF EXCHANGE, August 17. ' . A rtistmilam Ditto, at Sight Rotterdam l2 5 Antwerp l2 4 Hamburg!' 1 U. A 37 -. , Ti , Altona Paris,3 Day's sight Ditto Mourdeatiz, ditto Berlin 7 51 2 1 i 11) 1(11::: Frankforton the Main Peteishurgh Vienna Trieste Madrid . .. . . F. • tt : : 11 .i r e ; ' afif "' c ols • Cadiz 35h E ffcc"l Militia Barcelona Seville ... Gihraltai Leghorn Genoa .... .....44i---Venice, It a l. Li e 27 Malta 47 -Naplei Palermo Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro Bahia 49 • -'i Ditbliil ...• Rt.... v .. Cork . 9i pet Cent• ~:irt-,lit., BULLION Portugal Goldin Coin Foreign Gold, its Bar: New Doubloons New Dollars Silver in Hers, Standard 0 q ptitigfre, • S 17 0 0 6 •• 0 4 101 . ▪ 0 5 Of IRTIS. On the 14th inst., at Sp ß ring.hi / 11, near Gloucester, th e /all of Captain Jenkinson, 11. N., of a son. the' On the 16th inst., at his house in Park -terrace, Islingto n, lady of H enry C unl i ffe, Esq., of a daughter. — Rev. On the 17th i nst ., at St. George MARRIED tit°'s, Bloomsbury, 1 1 low Richard Baker, Chaplain to the B r i t i s h res idents 01 w t, burgh, and eldest son of Sir Rob er t B a k er , o f Berners'7 / St. to Frances, daughter of th e l ate J o h n P rescot t, Esq. , —. Petersburgli. Mar l° At Madras, on Saturday, the 14th of February , f Goodall, Esq., to Elizabeth Anne, youngest daughte r o Spalding, Esti, of Middleton -terrace, Pentonville. At St. Pan cras new church, on %Wednesday 111 Godwin, Esq., to Catherine Grac e , yo unges t (tau late Dr. Ga rnett , o f the Royal Institution. Bglsi of te; - tb is DIED. On the 113th u l t., on his passage to England on b on.—.A t h o f ship Fortitude Increased, from St. Kitt's, Robert Ocil la " Stepney-causeway, Esq., in the 64th year of his age. ripg ln thaelr6atahyl, the neL, oOn Saturday, 7 a th t his s I .i ou j s es e, s biel,ilteh-eenwdi,igOoio. ~ne rg_e_Ta r div . ton, Esq., aged 67. 010 1- ford flopkirk, Esq., writer .to his Majesty's Signet , °- E burgh. 1 9 ,01 (n the 13th inst., 11r. John Anderson, St. Aladin s-• and on the 19th Istuly last, his daughter Elisabeth. 171 h On the 16th at Lidlingtou, Bedfordshire, in " I ' ' year, Edward Platt, Esq. Printed and Published for the PROPRIETOItA, aLtilt- u OFFICE, No. 112, Strand, by J. B. CARSTAttIi•