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FRENCH PAPERS. From the F.taik, dated Tuesday, July 13. ) ST. Ci.oun, JULY I'2.—flis Najestr, after mass, took an airing 4t two o'clock towards Ilar:oz. The Duke of Angoufew has gone to Ram bouillet. Tatum:, -JUNE 23.—A vessel from Corfu has brought private letters of the 14th, which speak of a defeat said to have been experienced by the Turia at Thermopylis. They add, that an en tire -Corps of 10,000 men, under Bekir wail in command of the army of the Seraskier, had been destroyed there ; but this news needs confirmation. The toile gives, at great length, the speech of the Doc de Dondeeuville, on the project of law/illative to the religious communities. The Noble i'ver, convinced of the necessity of,potting an end to the precarious situation in which the Nuns have been for these ten years, approves of the project, with the amendments proposed by Ow Committee, and adopted by the Government. lie undertook to prove the utility of the e , ,tablishments for Nuns, and the necessity of their being authorized by Ordinances ; he thought their utility could not be disputed,either .to thy Nuns themselves, the young persons whom , they educated, and the sick whom they attend. lie eulogized them as retreats open to virtue as n.eit as to weakness, where, protected from psi sinus and storms, youth finds an asylum against the allurements of pleasure and the snares of vice,•mature age a refuge from the cares of life, and.decrepitude strength to resign it without fear and without regret ; even grief finds con solations which cannot be afforded by the vain diversions of the , world, the false arguments of philosophy, or the cold discourses of reason. fter various other observations and arguments, tending to show the necessity of favouring these institutions, he gavo the following statement : " There are I,llofi religious Associations, 1,110 of which de. pen•on 44 general Superiors. They exist by virtue of a detisi. tire authorisation, by decree, or ordinance, with the exception of thi Cariveliie Communities, and four or five under other de nominations. All these religious associations of women exist both &jure and dejitcto, and aro either devoted to the put. poet of education, or of affording aid to the sick. " According to lists made out in 1012, there were at that time 1721 Associations, containing 11,732 Nuns. " The number of sick and infirm whom they succoured was .011,879, and of children whom they educated gratuitously, 4412. Can it be said that the property employed to support .these communities is lost to society ?" Vaxxott rturrit —Pattie JuLY 12.-IPive per Cents. mptnett at 90. JO. ; chrted,at 141.111; Bank Stock, 1,200. Nu politan Five per Conti., in ducats, tin a ; in francs, 00. 21. ; lieurci d'Espagne, 111.—Itoyal tipanish Loath 10.—. Exchange on , London, one month, 26. 11.; three ditto. U.—( 'oars iluiOntlysre.) BAY,ONNE INTELLIGENTII AvrOnt, JuLY 6.—We have news from Madrid of the Ist o' . July. The Papal Nuncio has presented to the King a from his Holiness relatiyelo the Jubilee,. His Holm • letr, l enntains a vehement attack On philosophy and toleratios. T.:ongli news has beeit received of the defeat of the Mae: polite:its at Santa Fs Krut l‘lsyscalbo. and of ibe rout of Bell. liar ); there is n 90111410 Information e4f these events., smiths tut., aiortty: of the teetounts is therefere very reasonably doubted.— gartles du 'corps left Madrid at mast on the t ieth, to their -kreat satisfertim;, and that of the city where they committed all inds of elisorelcr. Th , e King' sets out for t he bathe nn the out. tron Carlo re. mains at Madrid. The curiosity Of the whole City was ex,: . -cited on the 29th, by. the sending , Of.fiNbii dispatchex to all the preyinces which were not to he opened till the Ist„ it was the next clay, that they related merely to a measure of adininistration about tobacco, the price of which is rising, and .this precaution was taken to prevent contraband trade. The. Police has just published an Ordinance, enjoining ell *oil who have arms in their possuslion to deposit them in the office. , The French troops are to. escort th e King on the road .to the baths of Macedon. As the road is in a most horrible statf, ttiey will be-obliged to bivouac.; - The King has made aeVeral nominatkiis to Ilishoprics,, &c. and numerous promo. - thins in'the army. The Bank of St. 'Clierleit has presented its .mciuqtra anti r.ets to the King. A meeting of the Ambassadors at Madrid, is spoken of, in which they will discus* the . , tiara btfipein,* the Occupation of Cadiz, the futUre destiny of the 1 4 4, - c it it a question whether England will ,!-he,tliposell to approve of the progress of the other powers oti the sia..ject. Tann Byttos's GanctAg Alio massacre of the -Greeks, by the Turks, at Sdo, a Greek boy,' about eight years old, whose intrents and kindred were savagely butchered 'by the infidels, crept instinctively into an oven :of paternal home, Co escape the general slaughter. He remained there tWodays, without • uny nutriment whatever, when, at the expiration •Of 111 , ..1 second . day, he was providentially disco- SetISOWS and exhausted. The late Lord inot4 haVing ebeen fully informed of these - fliti"gulttr facts, immediately received the orphan boy under his protection. The extraordinary history of his preservation, and the sad havoc of his race, endeared the child more closely to his sympathy and affection. lie was constantly with his Lerdship, to the last moment of his exist ence. Noon after bit Lordship's death, the. Hon. •‘,l4eicestor Stanhope sent the boy to !Englaud for the advancement of his education, •and - recom mended him to the protection of the Earl of 'Harrington. On him arrival in this country, the 'Duke and Duchess of Leinster were so much delighted with the nobleness of his manner, that (hr'y adopted him as their protege, lie is resident , London, with the Leinster 'family. lie is a perfect Grecian warrior in miniature : his cos 'tame is Most imposing:lie wears a turban, jelick, B:c., and on the right side of his belt are lodged pair of pistols, on his left a dagger. He was in the first coach after the hearse of his illustrious Matron, whose name, when even casually mention etl in iris presence, produces the most afflicting recolleCtiollii ill his infant mind. A Gentleman boat-shooting last week up the river Stour; about: two miles from Harwich, shot a beautiful heron, which had fastened on its leg n piece of copper, with the follow iug inscription : Didlitigton, Norfolk, 1823, No, 60."—After being twice wounued, lie escaped CO the mud, where he, defended himself with much vigour against a famous water.dog that was sent after him upwards of 15 minutes, frequently plunging the dog's head into the Ouse, which at length succeeded itt getting the neck into hi, mquth, and thus vanquished his powerful and tierce adversary. A heron beariug the above inscription we 4, we understand, shot tome time , inure lit Germany.—(Bury Giactiej TRINIDAD.---ORDER IN COUNCIL. (Prom tha Trinidad Gazette of the 26111 May.) TRINIDAD.—By hl% Excellency Sir Ralph James W,Jod.- ford, (LS.), Ban., Governor and Cominander-in-Chief in and over the iahl Island and its Dependencies, Vice-Admiral of the same, &c..k.e.. ItAt.rn JAr u WOODFORD. A PILOCMMATION. Whereas his Majesty was pleased, by anti with the advice of his Privy Council, on the 10th day of March last, to iadue a, certain Order for improving the condition of the Slaves in this Island, and to direct that the Governor or Acting Governor of the said Island should, within one month next after the said Order should be received by him, make known the same by pro clamation throughout the said Island, and that the said Order should be In force in one calendar month next, after the data of such proclamation, and not before. Be it therefore made known by this Proclamation, and it is hereby ordered, proclaimed, and declared, that the said Order shall be, anti is hereby declared to be, in force throughout this island, in ono calendar month next after the data of this Pro clamation. Given under my hand and seal of office, at the Government House, this 24th day or May, in the year 1824. By his Excellency's command, FREDERICK lIAMIII ET, Assistant Secretary. COPY OP ♦ MINUTE or TIIIC ILLUSTatOuy 110•111) or _ CABILOO, DATED Trig tiTil 344 T, 1824. At a Meeting of the Board of Cabildo, held this day at eleven o'clock,-.a.m. President—His honour the First Aleslde; and his Honour the Second Alcaltle— REGIDOUS—WITh Roberts, Eml.; .1. C. Newbold, Esq. ; Seb. FAT ; George Sher l ock , Esq..; John Etimon. son, ; Nieho son Utrecht, k,:sq..; end Lewis Lefer, Eeq. His Honour the First Alcalde acquainted the Board that he had considered it necessary to summon a. Mooting of the Mem berm at an earlier hour this fifty than .they usually met, for the purpose of leymg before them the reply received by his Excel lency the (inventor, to their communication to him of the 17th instant, on the subject of the new Order in Council, regarding, the treatment of the slaves in this Colony. And his Excel. lency's reply being then read, was ordered to be entered on the minutes of the Board—the Members present expressing their deep regret that the especial commands that his Excellency had received from his Majesty's Government should have prevented his complying with the prayer of their Address, to suspend the promulgation of the Royal Order in Council, Until their humble supplication could he laid at the foot of the Throne of his Al ost Gracious Majesty; the Board, notwithstanding, being still of opinion that the provisions of the Order, if promulgated, would be attended with injurious consequences to the u tbitants of this Colony. The Board were also of opinion, that their address to his Excellency, and his Excellency's reply thereto, should he pub lished in the Colonial Gaxelle, for the Information of this com munity, together with this their minute on the subject, (A True Copy,) HY. AI 0111t,S pep. Sec. Cabildo. TRINIDA D.—To his Excellency Sir Ralph James Wood ford, Bart., Governor and Commander•in.Chief in and over the said Island anti its Dependencies, Vico-Admiral thereof, President of the Illustrious Board of Cabildo, &c., We, his Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Al cables in Ordinary, and the Itegitiora of the Illustrious Cabildo, respectfully approach your Excellency on an occasion which we deem of serious consequence to the , prosperity of the, Colony, and of vital Importance to the interests, the rights,: and the well-being of the various chases 'of its inhabi tants. The draft of an Order in Council, intendekto be prof mitigated in this Colony for thopurpowe'rif furproring the can dition of the negro:slaves, has.beert publiehed both in Bri tish and Colonial Gazettes. • We areatriverely desirous of pro_ mating every just measure •by which the evils of Slavery- can. be mitigeted, and the happiness and brell-being of the Negro Slaves promoted. We had with pluisure-the henefleent inten tions of his Most Gracious Majesty, expressed in his Address to both Houses of 'Parliament, to provide fur the religious and moral instructions, and to ameliorste'thicendition Of this clessl of our fellow-subjects.. We. ere assured by the character and by the expressed resolutions of the British Legislature, that the measures for carrying hiem:acious intentions into effect, would be capable with the well-being of the Slaves themselves, with the safety of the Colonies, and with a fair and equitable consi deration of the Interests of property. Impressod with a deep sense oil the duties we owe to the (*rim munitrover Which we , preeidteand desirous to avert or at least to suspend a measure, by which in our 'Opinion its prosperity is endangered, and its rights tiomprotaied, we beg leaveltumbly to represent to your Excellently our sincere anti 110)elfin OTIVre. tion flint the provision of the proposed Order in Council WIIV he injurious to the well-being of the slaves thetmielves, inrotp.4 petit& with the safety of the Colony, ruino us t o t h e interest .or theNasterihnd subversive of the most sacred rights of private; property. Your Excellency is, by the !Awe of the. Pertidsa, as well as; those of the Recopilacion of the Indies, expressly ° intrusted: with the power of impending the operation of all 'ROA (Were which may ba injurious to the prosperity of the nitntintnity, until a representation can be made to his Majesty, and bis final determination thereon expressed %%'e therefore . hi6it your Excellency to exercise a power which stay, ort this occa• skin, be exerted so beneficially for the interests' anti the 'pre servation of the Colony; and to stay the promulgation or the operation of the proposed Order in Connell, until onr'lmmble prayers and representations can be laid at the foot of the Th 1116 et Of your )101it GraciouiSor: reign, But In the event of paw cellency not deeming it right to suspend the p r o nm l gat i on of the said Onler,then we do most respectfully hereby declare to reserre to the Inhabitants of this Colony, their just and legal oho,. upon his Majesty's Government far compensation for all losses they may now or hereafter sustain by 'their 'obedience to this Order, whether as arising front any depreciation in t h e .va l ue of their property, rn. by actual losses from acts'of a most Preju dicisl tendency and greatly to he dreaded. 'Antritt the ev , iit aforesaid, we further pray your Excellency will either forth with repeal, or recommend to his Majesty's Government the repeal of the 21st clause, by which a person is bdund to a negative, the same being contrary to every system of turiN.; prudence, and which may be attended by most ninon% effects to the Inhabitants of this Colony ; and - also the 41%t and 42d Clauses, which contain penalties of forfeiture of pro perty for misdemeanours.-..penalties, unknown to any rede laws for the offences therein declared ; and that in lieu thereof, the punishment that is applicable to such misdemeanours, either by the laws in force, or by those of Great Britain, be de creed only to attach thereto. -• (Signed) JOIIN SHINE. First Alcalde. . LOUIS LA PEYROUSF.:, Second Alcaldo. WM,. ROBERTS. Regidor. C. NEWBOLD, Retridor. 8101, Regidor. G. SHERLOCK, Regider: J. EDMONDSON, Regidor. N. 51A RAC 11E, Regidor. L. LEM, Regidor. Before me, HENRY MURRAY, Dep. Sec. Cabildo: 1119 EICELIANCT THE GOVETITIOR'S nEPLY TO TOE rOnroorna : „. The Governor has reeeived' the communication which the Alcaldes in Ordinary and the Regiders of the Illustrious Ca bildo have addressed to him. upOnthepropriety of suspending the' romulgation of the Order in Connell that he has received for the protection of the slaves. The (lovernor has adverted ,to the laws alluded to by the Cabildo. In that of the Particles* he recognises a benevolent . 'disposition on the part of the Sovereign to receive the repre sentations of' his people, on subject s ; gr ee ti ng their local in terests; in that of the frlies,t however, the exercise of the powers thereby conferred is made to depend on the views which the authorities, to whom these powers are entrusted, may take of .try order transmitted to them for execution. • The Governor does not.think, upon mature reflection, that those laws govern the present case. For nearly twelve months pest, not only have the provisions of the Order been distinctly notified to the inhabitants, hut every facility has been afforded to those who might consider themselves affected by the enactment of them to express their sentiments on their probable effects. The representations and resolutions of the different quarters of the Island have all been transmitted to his Majesty's (,o vernment without reserve; and the Order in question has since been framed. and has been submitted to, .and received unqua. lifted, the approbation of bath !louses of Parliament. The Law of Particle adverted to, expressly commands, that if the Sovereign persists In the signification of his pleasure, his orders shall be Carried into effect ; and admitting, therefore, that law to he applicable on the occasion, the terms of it seem evidently opposed to the object of the Chianti° in referring to it. The Governor regrets that the especial commands which he has received from los Majesty's Government for carrying this order into effect, will prevent his complying with the wishes of the Cabildo ; buthis Excellency will not fail to tranaptit to the Secretary of State the representation which that Body have addressed to him upon titcepresent occasion ; and in the mean time he relies with confidence on the fidelity and. attachment of the Csbildo ;to his Majesty'a Person and Government, to promote, within the sphere of their influence, 'that obedience to the law which is necessary to the tranquillity (lithe Coloey. It AIX!! W001)1'0111) Ogiviguor, Governmene.house, May 20, wit • Part. 3, Tit. 10, L. 30. • fi ltoeopilaciou tie Indies, Le. .2. Tit. 1, I,ms4. SHOCKING SUICIDE. CORONER'S INQUEST ose SIR J. FITZGERALD, Bart. Yesterday evening, at seven o'clock, a Jury was summoned before THOM*B STIRLINO. Esq. Coroner, to inquire into the circumstances connected with the death of the above Baronet. The Jury, which were gentlemen of the greatest respectabi lity, assembled in the deceased's drawing-room, a No. 67, ' Baker -street, Portman-square. Joseph H u me Fe;q. 31. P. was the Foreman. The Hon. Gen t l e m a n appeared to take great interest in the proceedings, and was very minute in noting the whole of the evidence which came under the Jury's con. sideration. The decea4ed, Sir James Fitzerald, our ceaders are proba bly aware, was between 00 and 70 years of age ; at No. 07, in Baker-street, lie had resided but a short time, having removed from another houile in the same street, and previous to that from Bath, where he had been sojourning for the benefit of his health. Sir James - , it appears, about four years since went into Ireland, where ho has considerable landed property, as also personal in his Banket's hands. He there met with a severe paralytic affection, which considerably disordered his intellects, and front that time he has appeared to his friends as a different man.• On returning to England, his peculiar manner was particularly observed by• his intimate friends, and those with whom he was in the habit of daily transacting busi ness. In his banker's hand in London was lodged a consi derable sum, and 'therefore it cannot for a moment be pre sumed that circumstances may have disordered his mind. At his banker's he was a daily visitor, and there again his peculiar manner did not pass unnoticed. With those Gentlemen he had for years transacted a multiplicity of business, and lodged in their 'hands title 'deeds of extensive property.— On his return from Ireland, instand of meeting those Gentle men in the condescending manner they had hitherto charac wised his behaviour, he was fearful that his property was wasted, and more than once during the day, has he been en. gaged. upwards of two hours turning over the old title-deeds, to ascertain that none were misplaced. His conduct with this Solicitor, Mr. Kaye, was equally singular, and from that gen tleman's evidence, it will he seen what was his opinion re specting the deceased's state of mind. His peculiar demea nour in walking the house during the night, when he has fre quently hastened Into his study, and wrote a note to a friend, excited suspicion that he was deranged. In fact his appear ance for the last few months, when he has addressed his ser vants in a forgetful and hurried manner, and his own exclama tion " that it was his head," will naturally lead to the same conclusion that the Jury have formed. The Jury having been sworn, they awaited the attendance of evidence, when Mr. KATE rose to address the Jury re specting the deceased's state of mind. He was proceeding to detail that their house of business had been employed by Sir J. Fitzgerald. They had not had the honour of seeing him for sonic months past until Friday last, when he called at the office. The Conoxtft, interrupted Mr. Kaye, and reminded him that he was giving evidence, but be had better be swo r n. Mr. Kay said he was merely wishing to inform the Jury of the deceased's state of mind ; what he said at the time was extremely loose. The Cowmen again interrupted him, and said that such a statement must he given upon oath. suggested that they had better call the servant who first saw the deceased, and hear his testimony. John Cross, the servant: was then examined. He said, on morningl• opened the bed-room door at. Aix o'clock ; I found the cleansed lying on the right hand aide of the bedl with, a. pistol•bp his hand, and another lying beside him. I found some difficulty in gaining entrance ; one of the servants bad'heard'tlitziePort of a pistol, and:taking the cleaver I forced open.the doter; I immedi a t e ly went for Alr. Powell, a medical gentleman; tnd,he returned with mo ; we lifted the deceased up, and , tbanitvery little remains , of life ; from that time be lived untiLtetrminutes after two o'clock. After Dr. Powell had arrived r 'llii. Lockley, another medical gentleman, was • sent for: Examined by Mr. Kaye: Attended Sir .lames on Monday in the Park, and . found hint very strange in his manner; he would complain of the coachman driving too fast when he was almost in a walk. On'returning borne he fell off' the steps of the carriage, and fell under-and scraped the skin off'his arm, • when he mikhgo , (4i!,4,l4fritic j 0 he was rather weak in his head. Sir.Jt.iper ,3!;+a c q10,11,47, years of age, and had resided in this house only apoilth,,, , .l3otb myself. and the servants had fre quentlY obierve&his strimge,manner and behaviour. For six or eilit menthkihe i i luii,ibgee in a verrlow, melancholy way. Sir Jiuues 44: Z4liciP4 lir? Bath ,for the benefit of his health. It was, I believe, my Iyady who first heard the report of the pistol ; alni,wm IngclkouLrpriagclocud alarmed us. flee Lady.: ship Vpat k Alttcp,.lll them mune room as the deceased, but ,the on:. atkjat t 413,. pcienv no, reason why time deeernwtt should be $9, 1 p4rt141 ly.lmi In, bis . «pitits. There, was nothing that 1 aP4paviggi., ,m),oceotatork,it. Sir inines,,usually kept pistols ha rt i:f wyoom m, tiiii.m. rnanteau ; thesginstols I have known for years, but have not seen them for some drop until the present ; he wacsenseless.when 1 r a i se d hint, from the ground ; he had not been niore particularly unwell, sincohe left Path, nor to re-. spore medic4l advice; Sir James was very, infirm ; he used to walk- on one side, and srldon) without a stick. The, Jury , ncighhours in :titc•same street, also stated that the deceased's appearance, when walking, was that ofweakness and iplirmityf . , Witnetakre-examined ; Sir James dined at home on Monday will) Lady, RiAzgereld rand li 1 13s. Fitzgerald; but - during that till il, j,,aityvnt.a. oili lag p art i cu l ar i n h i s con d uct . Af ter .din oLr lia,wea l t lo t his ,istt:r, Mr:, Itlggard's, in Grosvenor-square, and Ctillie home pith a:servant. , . . : A Jitror mid,,..e.ilaw : deeeasett walk very infirm lately, and Inquired whether lie' was, not in the habit of fastening his door at night. . One of . the Jury considered that theacairolding at the ad joining houie m l ght tualc.: Nu; Apprehensive that some one would come in. _ : . witnesS Sala such was the Can, On Monday morn ing I found: hint in bed with 3:ockings and jacket on, and the t•or,open. lie would freiptthtly get tit t . in the middle of the - nig - lit, and walk aliont the house. I him known him get np' in the middle of the night, and write a note and go to bed ,-, , • atilertne Doyle, the cook, sworn : 1 was in the habit of netting. the deceased two or three times a day , _•• on Monday, I observed hikeonduct to be very peculiar, he ordered his dinner at nine o'clock ; about four he came to the kitchen stairs and called out " Cook, did I order any dinner to-day P' I replied he had, for half-past six, when , putting his hand to his fore. head he so walked into the parietal • about st week since I eh. Nerved hun very giddy in the hall, so much, so, that I thought Ito would tell to the geound ; I said, " Sir James, I aM afraid you are 111.'1 Coo - k," he replied, "it's a palpitation of the heagt, but I shall soap be better ;, at other times I have ob seried 'him tottering with his hand to hid head ; I slept in an attic over Sir Jamcs'd•rOom . yesterday morning,' about six o'clock, I heard the, report of a pistol. and tltb , p some— thing fall ; Lay Fitgeraid - Came out at the sameonoinent screaming, when ' I iiew 'dOs4n 'stairs and . called file foot. man, .who...bumt open the door with the cleaver, having first attempted it with the poker. , On entering the room, I saw the deceased lying on his, face, ,anti one, pistol On the bed ; the housemaid canie 7 dOwn, but she was so terrified, that she ran away. The Con° yE a obilervetl, that it tras clear the:gentleman shot himself, the report of the pistol was heard, and the room door locked, front which it was evident he Inuit have committed the act himself. . ,; • • I •' Witness resumed: I had heard him walk About very early in the morning, but upon Mentioning it to the lady's 1.1341, t. found it was not unusual - Sir James wits a very quiet Ina" and never had any quarrel: with any one. A Juror Said he has known hint for some time to walk about early in the morning, both in London and &flowed': • Mr. mE suggested, that a gentletrian, named !font, ghoul(' he called to speak to the state of his mind: lie had been in the habit of conversing with Sir „hones o 9 business, and conae quently was capable of forming au opinion. Hunt was the n ' sworm: - *he Said that he had known Sir James several years, and was; .occasionally in the habit of taking houses front him. He lately let this house to sir James, and saw hint five or six times on the subject, hut lately his behaviour was so very strange, that he 'Mentioned the circumstance to Mrs, Hunt. • Ills conduct upon the whole was so very singular that he was unwilling to let him the houSew fin ;Monday morning he saw Sir James passing down Baker-street, and for the first time passed without speaking, he was talking to him self. Ile was walking much quicker than usual, and appeared greatly agitated ; coming to him on the purpose of taking the hoiple, he would break oil' and speak upon some other subject quite foreign to the purpose. Ile first took the house, hut his own unsteadiness made the witness consider he was not right in his mind, and that he should h ave some t rou bl e w i t h hi m if h e took the house.—Mr. Kaye, son of the Bank Solicitor, said, sihce I saw Sir Jaines, I have observed him to labour under a considerable depression of spirits, a want of firmness in matters of business, which I attributed to an exhaustion of mind. His orders would vary, and no reliance could be placed on him. On Friday he called at the Office, and expressed a wish to see my fatikr, who was out of town. He said he would go to his friend, lir. Harm end . , and hay' lig °caution to. o intoßroad-street shortl after, 1 found him Walking up and down by Mr. liar mond's door:. I pressed shim to go home, which he agreed to; ,viol respect to his affairs, they were, I can lumen, in a pros.. l,creus conditiort—Nr. wr jx lit, th e bank er , o f C ovent . gar . den, one orthe Jury; said, fie hail been acquainted with the Ades:leased ..upwardis of 111 years ; about four years since he went to Ireland, when he was airottltti: with a paralytic affee.. tion, and he observed, that his mind from that time was completely deranged; his letters were in character very sin gular, and he kept the deceased's correspondence, thinking it would be of service to his relatives to take out a Commission of Lunacy; since that time his limbs have become paralysed. He kept his accounts with various bankers, and was a man of great property. (an coming to the banking-house, ho would quarrel about trifles, and, looking over his deeds which were lodged at the house, would say that he was afraid *true person was robbing him. fie Was naturally a good-natured man, and would beg pardon for giving solnuch trouble. He was,parti 'cularly apprehensive some persoqs were robbing him, and that they had burnt a house of his in Ireland. Mr. Hu ME remarked, that such occurrences often operate upon strong minds, and prodUce more severe effects upon them, than if they occurred to those persons possessing weak minds. Mr. Powell, the surgeon, of •Mancheater.street, was next examined: he said, when called on, he found the deceased lying on the floor, with his head partly under the valens of the bed, and a pistol in hls• hand. On examining the 'body, he found the chargebf the pistol had took away partof the frontal bone, and entering the orbit of the eye, had carried it out of the socket, and, passing into the brain, part of them had pro. truded out of the aperture in the skull. The ball did not lodge in the head, for, on raising him from the ground, it fell out of the head. The deCeased died of the effects of the wound at the time before mentioned. The pistols were pro duced, and also the fatal ball. They .were common•qmd pocket-pistols. The Jury upon this took a 'clew of the body, which pre. sented a most appalling spectacle, and on their return they unanimously gave the following verdict :—" That the de ceased, Sir James Fitzgerald, put an end to his existence by Shooting himself with a pistol, being at the time in a state of temporary mental derangement, produced by paralysis, ex haustion, and mental debility."--A number of the deceased's friends were in the room, and were much affected. DEATH BY FIGHTING. • Ypstortitty afternoo n an Inquest waslielil at the Half-moon tavern, Lower -street, Islington, before Tuos. ST 11l LIWG,. Esq., Coroner, on the body of Thomas Smith, aged 23, a Kentish-town stage-coachman, whose death was occasion ed in a pitched battle with a person of the name of Harry Bestir, on Monday last. The principal witness, in addition to the evidence of Mr. Shirley, a surgeon, who had no doubt the deceased's death was caused by bruises on his head, was Edw. Smith, of New Noriblk-place, Lower-road, Islington, brother of the deceased, who deposed, that on Thursday last he paid a visit to his father's house. It was about seven o'clock in the evening; witness's father was the only person there when he called, and he informed witness that his brother was going to fight a pitched battle on the MOnday following; witness salt! he was sorry for it, and endeavoured to find his brother, but did not see him until the morning of the battle, when he was at Copenhagen-house; he spoke to him, endavouring to persuade him from fighting, saying, that he was too fat, and had not an equal chance with the person with whom he was going to fight, who was a good man, and had two ways of fighting; the de ceased replied, that unless he was to fight now thatit had come to such a pitch, he would not be able to stand by his coach to get a single passenger; the deceased was a stage-coachman, and drove one of the Kentish-town steps I witness offered to be his second, but his brother said he bad two "good men" to second him, but notwithstanding, he (witness) stood present to see him righted • a ring was formed, and his broth er e n tere d the ring first, anti threw up his hat; and a person, whose name 1w understood to be Donovan, a pugilist, was a second to his bother; there were six persons assisting in the ring; one gen tleman, during the fight, kept hollowing out, " Henry, if you heat him I'll give you a sovereign." The deceased was knocked down several times by his antagonist, who had time knack of tripping hint up; witness was infiornied that the fight lasted two hours and fifteen minutes ; doting the fight, witness en. teretl the ring and ,saw his. ilrother ;Ong on his back, and was desirous of ending the fight, but the seconds interfered, and turned him ooLotAbe,.rips g 4 1,je did not go to his bro ther until the fight was over, when his brother said, I'll fight. no ,mora .witnese-replied r " NO, .you, shall not fight any more,' now I have got you . ' the deceased reque s t e d - to sit down on witness's knee, and he died soon after. The seeonds_quitted: the deceased immediately after the fight, and did not render the , least assistance. A surgeon was sent for, and he attempted to bleed him ; his brother was apparently in perfect - health and spirits on the morning of the fight. I)Liring,thp tight, the deceased's antagonist put his top near the deceased's thigh, and knocked him down, when a cry of " foul" took place, and the deceased's second threatened him if he did it again. The inquest was adjourned far the at tendance of other witnesses, who were better acqusinted with the sec.onds concerned in the transaction. HOW TO FULFIL. A PREDICTION. . In the annals of duplicity never was recorded a more determined instance of impudent fraud op the one hand, and silly confidence on the other, than lately took place in a neighbouring town some eight . miles distant. A few days since a Gipsy woman called at the house of an independent gentle man,, m his absence, and, after a little preliminary converse tion with the servant, wanted to tell her fortune. Now it hap pened that the girl's mistress had as great a mind to draw the cUrtalns of futurity as, the girl herself; and overhearing the Gipsy's ,preliminary wonders related to the wondering servant, Called her in. The Gipsy Soon found she had got a customer as east as , heart • Could desire—the lady was al l impatience— ihe at her hand and shook her head ; then made strange grimaces, and muttered to herself; and, after carrying an the farce till the lady's expectation wax on the rack, awfully asked her if , she had not some concealed gold in the house. The lady was thunderstruck ; and with tremor in her voice, and fear strongly depicted in her countenance, she confe s s e d she had got a little hoard' of her own, secreted even fro m he r earolpaso.. The Gypsy said she knew it, and requested a piece of gold to be brought from its biding place ; a guinea was pro duced, which (all the while "muttering Incantations dire") she said ilie mutt take with her ; but that in a week she would re turn with it, when the lady's fate should be propounded. The Gipsy now took her leave, and so awe-stricken were her au ditors, that it was not till some time after her departure that they began to contemplate the chances of the guinea's return. The guinea, however, did chance to return, and a bad chance for the lady it turned out to be: for at the appointed day the Gypsy . brought it backi and a ft er b e i ng c l osete d w i t h the lady, told her that she (the g ip s y) must return the guinea, which she produced, to the place whence It had been taken. The poor credulous lady, all Tier misgivings removed at the sight of the shining face of her old friend, went up stairs, and returned with a hag, containing 101 guineas and sonic old gold coins, which she delivered to the gypsy, who, untying it, deposited the guinea among its fellows. She then took the bag, and repeating a a great deal of gibberish, accompanied by corresponding actions, she shook the money vio lently ; and, after going through a va riety of evolutions, deposited in the bag, with much importance, a paper, upon which she informed the lady her future destiny was written. Having tied it up, she carefully returned it to the lady with an injunction that she should replace it In its former situation, and that she should not on any account open it until that day fortnight, when, wonderful as it appeared, it would discover that to her, which would fill her mind with astonish ment ; and promising to return at the openin g o f th e b ag , and that she would not ask fora reward if her assertions were not realized,'she retired; not,'however, till the lady had insisted on her taking half-a-crown, so satisfied was she with the Gypsy's faith." Now the'poor lady's expectation and curiosity had been wound up to the most tantalizing degree of impatience, and after, with greaVdifiiculy,.keeping the injunction for a week, it was not in the nature of woman to forbear longer. The in junction was broken, the bag was opened, and the lady's for tune, or rather misfortune, became apparent. The arch de ceiver hadNanished with the gold ; but who can paint the lady's surprise and consternation at finding the bag, the repository of her treasure, filled with h a lfp ence ! W e vouc h f or the veracity of the above story; however incredible it may appear : we have concealed the names of the parties, but consider it a duty to relate the facts as a caution to those, who, by weakly believin g .in the prediction o f f uture events, lay themselves open to the arts of the designing.—( Southampton Herald. ) • On Friday last, the 9th inst., one of the most violent torrents 'of rain within memory deluged the middle part of this county ; it entered from Sussex, and passing over the entire weald of Kent, Canterbury, anti the towns on the sea -coast, discharged an immense quantity of water, stopping the passage of many bridges and public ways, anti laying the low lands under water, spoiling and carrying away vast quantities of hay and seed-grass. The extreme breadth of , the cloud appeared to be about 20 miles, within the range of which greatdamage has been done. In this city se veral of the public ways were rendered impassable, and shops in low situations suffered considerably in the destruction of their goods. The river Stour rose rapidly in a few minutes, and the dikes were insufficient to carry off the redundant waters. Mar. gate suffered severely, but at Ramsgate the flood rose to such a height, near the inarketliliice, as to lay all the cellars under water, to the very material injury of the proprietors of the goods there deposited, one of whom. the proprietor of the London Hotel, has sustained a loss of above 2001. After pouring down almost ;sheets of water for upwards of two hours, the at. mosphere cleared up, and the even i ng was.tair.-2( "Certain arzette.) w .„,,,,,,,,,, t,,,,,,, . * * ...** 4 ,, .. - .......„ * „.„.., MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEER. • sENIPLAND• Monday, July 11, LONDON. Nos. I, 9, 14, 14 22, 284, 293, 308. Commix. Nos. •29, 72, 192, 919, 314 368, 423, 509, 510, 586- Tuesday, - 20, Loxpox. Nos. 33, 42,260, 309. Covsuritr. Nos. 127, 151, 161, 176, 1114, 199, 385, 632, 544; 551. Wednesday, - 21, Loom's. Nos. 36, 56, 92, 134, 223, 296. COUNT RY. Nos. 95, 105, 121, 146. 207, 229, 339, 3 1_', 463, 489, 487, 529, 5111, 678, 711. Thursdar, -. 22, L.osrpow. Nos. 82, 142, 156, 216, 481. House Cons. Fens. Sch. at 11. Coo Ernir. Nos. 153, 1711, 213, 209. Friday, --- 23, LONDON. • • • COUNTRY. No. 283, Saturday', -.21, LoNDOY. • COUYTUY. • • • IRELAND. Julyl9, CORK. No. 07. Mondtry, PI ICit (W trrovws Tiftg nenk Stock :138j 237 3 por Cent. Rot 93ii 3 per Cont. C0n5.931 93 ex dis. 3i pew:Gaut r, - , r i.d. 4 per Coat. A ssul.lol,} 1006 New Bank bougAnn. 226 16.111ths Imp. 3 per Cents. India Stock 220 ii 1.30 ex div. Ditto Bonds South SCA Stock PRICIM OY TOREIGN 11 Austrianl34 6 per et. ...94 i ,__. • 1.M......./lIM.OSCriI) .. Chains, Bds, 6 per ct.... 741 t Colombian lido, Speyer.— Scrip - Danish, 6 per sow. — Greek Scalp 14 i die. Montour Bonds ... ...... 31 die. Scrip — Neapolitan, 5 per cent -.- Peruvian Bonds — Scrip — • Ituagoiaa. Old, 5 per ex— --, FORRIG Aaut 1 Guernsey and Jew? 1 Franco 0 Liabnu 2 11 min* rgh * • MOH WATER AT LONDO MorniNg, 56 minuttes afleT 4.1 P 1 y A? om q O'CIANC* • Old Annuities......,. New Ditto Ex. Bills WOOL 2d. 39 45 41 39 Ditto lid. Ditto ooai. ..... 4ti Ditto 1 id.„ Ditto Small ... .....•••• --- Ditto Ditto Conunertal 5 ... Bank for Act. India for Acst. COM. far AcQouli,.. g X OS, AT OX V 0 4 01104%, Portuguese Bonds Pretwiian, 5 per et ~. Ditto New ......... 1 1 8 1321, Speret 23, ditty 3 eta. Buenos Ag ree s Allisoce l2i 13 Palladium ....... Pa r Zqultable 1.0aa............ par 4 Mutates* Ditto .......- Frettelt Restos Safi ' V. WI al •IP XIITAr I Lisbon 1 Gottenborgh 1 liamblitstt I Atla N BRIDGE TO-11012/101r. finning, 12 minutes after 5. THE SUN. 104.41ta 01/IN DICICRIC 14LSU.111 4VD14149 LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1944. In consequence of th© urgent necessity of rni". Mary aid being sent to Portn;al, our Govern.' went have (on the pressing solicitations recxice►l by the last packet) determined t• sendlorazfuli a largo forco of Marines, which are, immediately upon their arrival, to take possession of the Castle end Fort of St. Julia., which cow.- mug the harbour and the town of Lishath-- !--These troops (for the more QiPeditions SC . complishment of the measure) will bo embark-ea in ships of wa r , w hi c h are already appointed for th© purpose. The bad spirit of the Portegaese' Army has also determined Ministers to setul 004 at the same time, a double complement of Ma- rives to our Naval Force already iii the Tagus* These measures will iu no respect affect the sailing of such Hanoverian Troops as can " spared from their own country, to the same deem titration ; and they prove most fully the Etat:eine° we gave in TUE Sox of Tuesday last. We call further assure our Readers, th a t notwitt" standing any communications which may ha" ta►lcenn place between the Cabinets of Loadon and Paris oft the affairs of Portugal, our Oa glisters have not consulted any Foreign Pover whatever as to the propriety of the very vi•al measure which they have resolved on carrying into execution for the assistance of our Wl' dent and faithful Ally the King of Pourucou. but have been influenced solely in their (loci-L"' by a consideration of the obligations upon us by the spirit, if not by the ktter, of our treaties of amity ' and alliamcv with the Portuguese Government, and of the hotbour acid interests of the British Empire. Whatever eom Of our conteMpOrariOS may have alleged to the contrary upon this subject, the truth of what it e are now stating wilt hereafter be in" disputably' mauifeited. Up to this moment, We are perfectly assured that the French Govern- meet are not only ignorant of the iotyntions England, but that they do nut belitre that anY British force will be sent to Lisbon. Our Dover Correspondent informs us, that hill Highness Prince EsTsauars arrived there at two ;i