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.. !F '_ ~`~ <~z. formed a proud contrast for an Englishman with the swarthy complexions; and miserable equip ments of the Spaniards. General Don, though a very old man, and occasional complaints, as would be the case with any one, are made against him—is generally allowed to take the most proper precautions for the security of the place and the health of the garrison. He has a house at St. Roque, about six miles distant, as well as several of the officers. The intercourse between the two places, of course, is consider able, numbers of them are constantly seen pass ing and repassing. DESCRIPTION of a REMARKABLE HUMAN MONSTER. By M. PESCHIER, of Geneva.—Bulletin des Se. Med. In the following example of monstrosity, the lower part of the body formed a triangular mass, almost equilateral, composed of condensed cellu lar tissue, and containing the bones of the lower extremities and a slender rudiment of a pelvis. The feet proceeded from the inferior angles of the triangle, one with the rudiments of two and the other with three toes. A shapeless mass was placed on the superior angle of the triangle, which was supposed to be the head. There was no trace of any eyes or appendages, excepting a small vestige of eye-lid, in the lip ; neither nostrils nor ears. The braiel was enveloped by a simple membrane, without cranium or seal, and presented the app ea r an ce of a bloody tumour developed on the shapeless mass which corresponded to the head. Between the head and triangle was situated an irregular sac (abdo men), almost pedieulated, whose diameter was an inch and a half, and which contained several viscera. There were no traces of any vertebral column or thorax ; no lungs; something re sembling the heart. The abdomen inclosed a portion of small intestine, of the length of three or four inches, which revolved on itself and ter minated in a cul-de-sac ; a slight swelling indi cated the stomach ; the oesophagus was continu ous with the pharynx without opening into the mouth. Behind the intestine a solid body was observed, which occupied the region of the liver ; c l3 nlplete absence of the urinary and sexual organs. un th e head, the lower jaw was very well formed; the e tongu e ex isted in the cavity of the mouth ; tne upp er lip presented a fissure, through which an impe rfoiated eminence, the nose, was seen.— Some hairs cove re d the top of the face ; the cere bral mass Was very large in proportion to the rest of the body. This monster appeared to be between the seventh an d foetal life. eighth month of its iuu ons- pays a dollar a night for a bed—a (Lollar for a dinner at a table d'hote : in short, there is hardly any thing to be had for less than a dollar, and a stranger may think 11:7nself well off if hi; bill does not exceed a guinea a-clay. The enormous rent paid for houses is chiefly the cause of this. Only a limited number can he - accommodated within the walls, and there are; Or at least were formerly, such an influx of grangers Engaged in commercial transactions, that almost any money could be obtained for a house in a unable situation. All strangers D ay about a-night to the Government for permission to re !,ide within the walls. Englishmen, of course, are exempted. They have another exemption, too, which is of Inuch more consequence, and i.vhich does gent credit to the English Govern ment—l mean a total exemption from pszports. All that an Englishman has to do 'oh landing is merely to give his name at the gate, and he can quit the place. as he can any town in England, imithot:d any of that expence and annoyance to which travellers in other European countries are tr , ubjected. There is no country at present worse, in that respect, than Portugal. No one can quit the capital, to go even a few miles into the coun try, xratilout a passport, for which he mast go to the Police-office in person, wait perhaps an hour, tr be obliged to return a second time, and be thankful if he gets itat last for paying a cruzado :lovo (2s. Sd.); on landing he has to pay etery time eight testoons (3s. 6d.) I have paid at least 20s. on this account, for the few excursions I made into the country. The walls of Gibraltar have all been lately re vaired, and are now, perhaps, the most beautiful specimens of fortifications in the world. They are built of large stones, cut out of rock, which ae extremely hard, of s whitish colour, and have s).11 the appearance, and, indeed, consistency of marble. One of the artillery officers, with whom 1 had some conversation, was of opinion that the change had not at all added to the security of the placc:, as, in case of a siege, every ball that striker, the walls must break some of the stones, aiu wound or kill some of the men at the guns. There can be no doubt that brick, of which th e y were built formerly, is far preferable. The Moorish Castle, which overlooks the town, and probably has stood these 500 or 600 years, is built entirely of brick. It bears sad marks still of the siege which the gallant Elliot, with 6,000 men, sustained for more than three years, against the combined armies and fleets of France and Spain. It is now a prison. The Spanish lines are level with the ground. During the last war the Spaniards took the advice, I believe, of the Governor at the time, and blew them up, in order that they might not fall into the hands of the French, without reflecti:,-, g that Spain might one day be at war with England, and have occasion for such a barcier. In many places one can with difficulty 'trace the foundations. There are at Present some 15 or 20 black sentry boxes, placed a: proper distances along the line, with guard houses, containing a few ill-clad, ill paid, and dirty looking soldiers. I passed them without any difficulty, or any questions being asked, and after traversing the sandy tract which connects the fortress with Spain, was returning by the sea shore, when a centinel stopped me, directed me to the Commanding Q2cer, who gave orders to an orderly to width my motions till I passed the line at ta l it usual road. The Spanish Govern useri is at present extremely strict in preventing persons from leaving Spain at this point, without the most regular passports. The view of the rock from the Spanish lines, is by far the most imposing. It is quite perpendicular, about 1,400 feet high, nearly as white as chalk, and in the shape of . a triangle, forming a most striking re sem bl ance to a front view of the cocked hat usually worn by Buonaparte. The port holes cut out of the rock nearly half-way up, appear like pigeon-holes at a distance.'there are about 600 guns mounted at present, and about 900 altogether could be put in activity in case of a siege. Numerous sentinels are placed night and day all along the walls, at every point where an enemy could enter, so that even in these times of peace, a surprise would be next to impossible. The heat during the summer is so oppressive, that it has been found absolutely necessary to erect a pole with a shade attached to it for every man on duty. The soldiers ap peared to be in excellent health, and with their ruddy countenances and clean habiliments, FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. (From the Gazette de Fiance, dated Aug. 30.) a FRONTIERS OF POLAND, At:ti ? 9,-- - - , •Tle.mgh it is difficult to obtain correct infotiiiation respecting the movements of t.rotips in the interior of Russia, yet the asntikante that ;such movements hare- really taken place are confirmed by the aceeunts of travellers who come front that Country', `.re consider these ac : count:; as iMpoilant, especially since we learn that " the it ussian fleet in the Black Sea is equipping with great activity. Whoever has attentively observed the manner in which the wars between Turkey and Russia have been conducted, will find that the Black Sea fleet has always acted the that iMporiant part in them ; for withont it; is no subsistence for the Russian tbiaiet the moment he has entered the Ottoman territory, and a Russian army might easily bt taken in the flank and in the rear by a Turkish army landing on the west coast of the Black Sea. " During the whole time that the army of Witt genstein has been cantoned in Bessarabia, no orders had been given to arm the Beet; accordingly, well informed persons could not be brought to believe seriously On war, and it is not improbable that the obstinacy of the Porte may be attributed only to the want of this arar.ment. Those who know the ex pense of completely fitting out a fleet, will conceive why it has been delayed for these three or four years, and the hopes that were entertpined of striking awe only by the presence of an army on the frontiers. The Emperor Nicholas has given many proofs of his love of economy ; yet he has ordered two fleets to be fitted out at the same time. We may be allowed to infer from this the existence of plans of great im portance; and in this point of view, the movements of the army under General Sacken seem also to de serve the greatest attention. " VIENNA, AVG. 20.--His Majesty closed the Diet at Presburg on the 18th. He returned to this city yesterday, to proceed afterwards to his family domains, in Upper A ustria. " The "lust;ran Observer contains the following article " The statesmen who for soma time past have published their sentiments in the Tinges, have made the important discovery that the manifesto of the Porte, of the 9th of June, is the work of the Aus trian Cabinet, and have closely demonstrated it in one of their articles of the 4th of August, with the solid information and confidence which are peculiar to them. Several French journals have done this article, in which absurdity contends for the palm with impudence, the honour of reprinting it, and instead of treating it with the derision it merited, have added observations which are almost serious. " The Quotidienne, for instance, declared that it expected impatiently what the Observer would say to it. , " We regret that we cannot satisfy the impa tient expectation of the Q►uotidienne otherwise than by leaving to its inevitable fate the thorough radical frenzy of the Times. For to engage in any kind of discussion with readers, if there can be any such, who would find pleasure in such diplomatical disco 'eries, would be an undertaking not only fruitless, but wholly unworthy of our position." " BARCELONA, AUG. 17.—1 t is with grief that we have to announce to you that the malcontents continue their depredations. The Diligence of France, which arrived here on Saturday, met a pretty numerous party of them between Pineda and Castella, at eleven in the morning; some of them were mounted; they passed close by the coach with out saying any thing to the travellers. Sunday they sent notice to the Commissary of Police at Gracia, a village about a mile from Barcelona, that he was to remove, because they would not have any autho thority dependent on the police. The watchman of the same commune has been frequently called to by them in the night. He has even spoken to them, but declares he knows none of them. " Forty-three men of the 3d Regiment of the Line have been stationed in this commune. The malcontents have intimated that there are too few of them, and desire that some more may be sent, that they may have but one expedition to make to carry away all the arms. "A de t achment of 25 cavalry was going from Grannollers to Vich. When they reached Bognolt, in a wood, they were received with a discharge of fire-arms, which killed the captain and seven men; the others were obliged to save themselves by flight. " St. Andre de Palomer is at the distance of a league from Barcelona : this very morning a corporal arid three men of the 3d Regiment of the Line were killed there in a guard-house. " It is affirmed that a secret junta of the malcon tents was held four days ago; that Carrajol was present, and that it was decided that if the pay of a piecette and a half per diem was not sufficient to promote the enrolments, it should be raised to two piccettes. It is added that Don Lopez, the pro visional intendant of the army, has obtained from the junta an aid of 15,000 Catalonian !lyres (40,000 franca.) These reports certainly need confirmation, but it is certain that nobody will run the risk of de claring who are the men that form part of these bands, for fear of being their victim.--ilicritorial BordclaiB. (From the Constitertionnel.) " There is a long extract from a Buenos-Ayres journal in the Constitutionnel, purporting to be part of a letter written at Madrid, containing an account of the proceedings of an emissary, whom Francia is said to have sent thither from Paraguay, for the purpose of replacing that country under the Govern ment of Spain by the mediation of Don Pedro, Em peror of Brazil. It appears that this emissary had at tached himself, by some means or other, to the Marquis de Guarany, who was ordered to leave Lisbon sud denly, on account of the part which he had taken in the military insurrection of 1825. The letter-writer says that the Marquis proceeded from Lisbon to Ba dajo; and from Badajoz to Madrid, and that at both places he attempted, but in vain, to obtain a personal interview with Ferdinand on the subject of Francia's mission. At Madrid he became so intimate with Bessieres, that he was arrested as soon as Bessieres put himself at the head of an insurgent party. His papers, which he had always refused to show to the Minister of Ferdinand, were then seized, and are said to have contained the following conditions on which Francia was willing to replace Paraguay under the dominion of the Crown of Spain:— " 1. The establishment of a RepreAntative Go vernment in Spain. " 2. The approbation of the system of Govern ment which is at present established at Paraguay. " 3. The confirmation of Francia as chief of Paraguay, under any title that the Spanish Govern ment might think best. " 1. The exclusion of all foreigners, even Spaniards, from all public employments in Paragu a y. " Francia likewise promised Ferdinand, that if he would accept these conditions, he would place at his disposal 12,000,000 of piastres, which he has in his coffers, in order to place the Government of Spain in a condition to pacify the remainder of its trans- Atlantic possessions. " The letter-writer then proceeds to say, that this negotiation was never regularly commenced between Ferdinand and Francia, because the Marquis de Guarany expected a speedy revolution in the Govern ment of Spain, and intended to apply to the heads of the new system. The letter is said to be written for the purpose of enlightening the inhabitants of Paraguay on the liberticide projects of Dr. Francia. • (From the Quotidienne.) L 0 MADRID, AUG. 18.-- There is a great deal of talk here about the manner in which the new Mini• stry is to be c omposed. Th e following are t h e men on whom the attention of th e Ki ng an d o f t h e public very decid e d has been fixed in a manner, for some days past : " PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL WITHOUT A PORT FOLIO—The Duke del Infantado. H e h as eve ry requisite to fill this post with advantage. It was not his fault that more was not done during his Ministry; he accepted office only on condition that he should have new colleagues given to him in suc cession. This promise was not fulfilled. The Duke spoke several times to the King with the respectful LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1827. Nothing as yet has been definitively settled respecting the situations at present vacant in the Ministry: The Marquis of LANSDOWNE proceeded, this morning, to Windsor, to wait upon his MA JESTY, and until the return of his Lordship no- thing can be certainly known, at least we do not wish to allude more particularly to a subject in volving so many delicate considerations. We yesterday stated that we possess as much informa tion upon these matters as our contemporaries, but that we do not wish to indulge a prurient curio sity at the expence of that propriety which we are always desirous to preserve upon questions of so much delicacy and importance. Thc New Times of this morning has pub- lished the following. It may be correct, but we do not pledge ourselves, for its au thenticity. When the arrangements are completed we shall at once announce them : " Yesterday several of the Cabinet Ministers, among s H li z o ß u ß a l iv E r s was whom Were Viscount GODERICII, Lord Lyronoasr, Mr. 9 waited upon his also in at tendance. e A i i i n u a:E n i s s e T:Y . " : t aud i Windsor r. S . T u :IGr. " His MAJESTY, after having g iven audience to L or d GODERICH and the Cabinet M inist ers , cotnmunicated through Lord GODERICH, to Mr . HERRIES , his desire that he should accept the Office of Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. HERRIES was accordingly introduced to his MA JESTY by Lord GooEtticir, for that purpose. ‘, We are satisfied that this arrangement will meet the general wishes of the country, because it will inspire full confidence as to the future financial measures Of the Go vernment. " Mr. Husrcissox, of course, accepts the Office of Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, and with the lead in the House of Commons. " Mr. C. GRANT will succeed Mr. Hustetssos, as Pre sident of the Board of Trade ; and thus all the principal vacancies occasioned by the death of Mr. CANNING, may be considered as filled up." The French Papers of Wednesday, with the Gazette de France dated Thu rs d a y, h ave b een received. The principal feature of importance in them is the serious preparation of Russia for a war with Turkey. According to accounts from the Frontiers of Poland, it would now appea that the Emperor NiciroLA s is determined upon hostilities, and has therefore ordered the speedy equipment of a fleet on the Black Sea to sup port the operations of the army destined to act in that quarter. A Russian army could not act without the assistance of a naval force ; and, so indispensable was this assistance deemed by the Porte, that it could never believe Russia in earliest till a fleet was begun to be fitted out on the Black Sea. We know not whether Russia be resolve, on war at this juncture on her own account, or whether this hostile demonstration be made the better to back the interposition of herself and the other Powers, for the pacification of Greece. There can be little doubt, however, that a war with Turkey would be very popular in Russia ; and the secret inclination of the EMPEROR is strongly bent that way, though his policy must be squared to the present exigency of the times, and the views of other States, whose, nterests would be compromised by the aggrandisement of Russia at the territorial expence of the Porte. In Spain discontent spreads—particularly in Catalonia. According to the Quotidienne new organization is much talked of, and FER-• DINA ND is again busy in forming a new Ad ministration. Six Ministers are mentioned as likely to fill the most important offices, and their qualifications are set forth with a minuteness which might almost surprise themselves to be the happy possessors of virtues to which their modesty had never laid any claim. Extracts from these papers will be found in another column. A file of Baltimore and Boston Papers, to the 31st of July, have been received at the North and South American Coffee-house, from which we copy the following Proclamation, addressed to the Venezuelians, by BOLIVAR, on his leav ing the Caraccas, in his Majesty's frigate, Druid, for Carthagena and Bogota, the capital of Co lombia : PROCLAMATION. SIMON BOLIVAR, .LIBERATOR PRESIDENT, VEgEZUZLIANS !—Your suffrages called me to Co lombia, in order to use my services to re-establish among you order and union. My most pleasing duty was to devote myself to the country of my birth, to destroy your enemies. I have marched as far as the must distant provinces of America. All my actions have been directed to the liberty and glory of Venezuela, and of Caraccas ; this preference was just, and on that account I should avow it. I have served Colombia and America because your lot was tied to that of the rest of the hemisphere of Colombus; but do not imagine I go from you with am bitious views ; I do not proceed to other departments of the Republic in order to increase the extent of my command, but to prevent the civil war by which they are devastated from reaching you ; as little do I covet the Presidency of Colombia, which is much envied by other Colombians. —I promise you, that as soon as the Grand Con vention shall be assembled, and exert its beneficial power over your welfare, you shall see me always in the land of my progenitors, —my brothers--my friends-- assisting you to alleviate the public calamities, which we have suffered from war and revolution. INHABITANTS OF CARACCAS,-Being a Citizen of Caraccas, my highest ambition will be to preserve that precious title ; a private life, among you, will be my delight and glory. BOLIVAR. Caraccaa, July 4, 1827. Frankfort Papers of the 25th ult. have been received this morning, but their contents possess little interest. The Diet of Switzerland has been debating upon a report respecting the ex pences of the road over Mount St. Gothard SWITZERLAND, AUGUST 16. The Diet, in its sitting of the 31,st July, heard a report respecting the expences of the road over St. Gothard. The deputies of Uri and Tessin stated, that the expences of the first Canton, already amount to 300,000 francs for this road, from Ametey to Goschenen ; and those of Teesin, to two millions of Milanese livres for its part, which extends from the extreme frontier to Airolo. It is estimated that it will cost Uri 400,000 francs more, and Tossin 800,000 more, to render the remainder of this road practicable for carriages, and to facilitate the passage of merchandize by this mountain. CARLSRUHE, AUG. 22. On the 25th of this mouth, it will be six hundred years since the town of Dour!silt came under the dominion of the house of Baden. .A prospectus of the festivities that will take place on this occasion, hes just been published. Peruvian Papers have been received to the 9th of March, but they contain no political news of importance. The Secretary of State for the Home Department has addressed the inha bitants upon the existing state of things, and begins his address with the following truisms : " Truth and justice ought to be the mottoes that should he inscribed over the doors of good Republicans. This would render the houses much more respected, and the pro prietors much more distinguished than miserable, ridiculous old escutcheons, which they flattered themselves to possess. Patriotism is the first virtue, and greatest distinction. Not withstanding this, it is necessary to know that an im prudent zeal occasions, without intending it, a l mos t th e very same evils as treason itself." Some further accounts have been received from Buenos Ayres, but not of a later date than those already before the public. It appears that a trifling affair took place at Camacua, between a portion of the Brazilian and Buenos Ayrean forces, in which the latter were success ful. This rencontre is magnified by the victors i n t o a t:attle, and the results of it are thus stated :—" The result of the battle of Cama- cua is of great importance, as i n it were dispersed the divisions of the three Chiefs of most credit the continent possesses, and whose force consisted of 1,600 cavalry, in c luding those which were in their advanced posts. The enemy, at the end of the engagement, did not carry off united more than a fo rce o f 400 me n ; the rest had dispersed to the right and left, and the con tinental eavalry h ave muc h t o b e gra teful for in the good condition of their horses. Their loss in men was 53 kill e d. O urs cons i s t s of Adjutant SUSUIELA, o f th e 3d, woun d e d ; three privates of the same regiment, five of the 9th, and two cuirassiers, also wounded." The following may be interesting to our mer. cautile readers : COT or A NOTE ADDRESSED BY 1115 BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S CONSUL AT SIONTE-VIDZO, TO w. rARISH, ESQ. Monte-Video, May 7. Sir,-1 have the honour to acquaint you, that in conse qaence of a remonstrance made try Mr. Secretary Canning, through Mr. cordon, to the Court of Brazil, against a system pursued by ths, Authorities of this place, whereby bond was exacted from masters of neutral merchant vessels that they should not enter any of the ports of the Republic of Buenos Ayres, it has been repealed this day. (Signed) THOMAS SAMUEL HOOD. N. Parish, Esq., his Majesty's Consul-General, Buenos-Ayres. By accounts arrived at Philadelphia by the brig Eliza, from Vera Cruz, the Panama Congress did not assemble as was expected. THE FUNDS-(THIS DAY). CITY, TIVEZPE CLOCK To-day the politicians in the City assembled in numerous groups on the Royal Exchange, and canvassed the Ministerial arrangements as they ap pear in one or two of the morning papers, of the correctness of which there appears to be some doubt, although given in so positive a manner; another puzzler to the Citizens is how to unravel the visit of the Marquis of Lansdowne to Wind sor this day, and from which they infer that there is still something further to be done before the question of the Ministry is adjusted; from these causes Consols, which opened at 87f f for ac count, and 87 f for money, and remained for some time firm at this rate, being at one time nearly 874 for October, did not keep up their price, but went back to 871 and are now 87 with little business. India Bonds maintain their price, being 92 4, and Exchequer Bills, 60 2 pm.; Money con tinues plentiful. The Foreign Funds hale nearly been unattended to this morning; the chief interest of the dealers having been directed to the state of the British Funds; Brazilian Bonds are 66f 74; Buenos Ayres, 61; and Danish, 62f f ; Mexican 6 per Cents. are 67f I; and Portuguese, 76 The dividend on Russian being now in the course of payment, they are quoted ex. div., at 93i 4; a slight advance in Spanish may be stated, they are lOi In Shares there is some little stir, Brazilian Mines are 23 5 pm.; Real del Monte have also improved to 20 dis. par; the other speculations seem to re main in their former heavy state. Three per Cent. Consols, 86i 4 ; ditto for the Account, 87 ; India Bonds, 92 4 pm. ; Exchequer Bills, 60 2 pm. FOREIGN.--Brazilian, 664 7 4; Buenos Ayres, 64 ; Chilian, 27 9 ; Colombian, 1824, 29i 30 ; Danish, 621 t ; Greek, 15 1 1 f ; Mexican 5 per Cent., 54.1 54 ; Ditto 6 per Cent., 67 ; Peruvian, 24i 5i ; Portuguese, 76 ; Russian, 93i 4 ex. div. ; Spanish, 10i 4. _ _ Minn.—Anglo Mexican, 55 2i die.; Brazilian, 23 5 pm. ; Colombian, 8 9 per share; Real del Monte, 20 dig. par; Tlalpuxahua, 30 die. ; United Mexican, 21 20 die. ; Bolanos 80 60 dis. Two o' CLocis. Consols have improved to 874 for account.— An express,. with the French funds, has arrived, bringing Thursday's prices; the 3 per Cents. 73f. for time. No alteration has taken place in Exche•• quer Bills or India Bonds. THREE 0' CL 0 CK. Consols for Account, 87i f. FOUR o'CLOCK—CLOSING PRICES. Consols 87 Danish Bonds 62 Do. for Ac. 87i Greek Do. 1825, Brazilian Bonds 67i Mexican Do. 1825 67 Buenos Ayres Do. 63i Peruvian Do. Chili= Do. 27 Russian Do. 93 Columbian, 1824, 29i Spanish Do. The Bank of England will shortly open their Branch Bank at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. -- Sheffield Courant. • The highly respectable Surgeon of the County Tipperary Infirmary, received a Rockite notice of assassina tion, similar to that inflicted en the late R. Chadwick, Esq. if he should dissect the body of Patrick Grates.— Clossmel Herala. West, a Bishop of Ely, in King Henry Eighth's time, had eleven ovens filled with bread every day for the poor, and when he travelled or removed to any place, be gave great alms to every poor body that would come to receive upon the tolling of a bell, 2s. 2d. to each one, which is as much as 30s. in those days, besides many other good works of charity and hospitality. MILLER, THE MURDERER.--This unfor tunate man, who was executed at Warwick, on Monday, for the murder of Mary Ann Lane, before he suffered, con fessed to the chaplain of the prison that he was not only the perpetrator of that horrid deed, but that he robbed his victim of all the money she had about her. He, however, as solemnly denied having violated her person. CHELTENHAM, AUG. 29.—0 n Friday nior ' ning last, a man named Hardiman, who keeps a shop in Bishop's Cleeve, near Cheltenham, was disturbed by a noise which seemed to proceed from the lower room. He immediately went down stairs, and opening the kitchen door, saw a man, who instantly knocked hi m d own , an d then endeavoured to escape with a large bundle. Hardi man, however, rose and pursued him out of the house ; after running a short distance, he met another man, to whom he gave the bundle, and from whom he received a large knife, with which he returned and attacked Hardi. man, who defended himself as well as he could against the diabolical attempts of the villain. The latter aimed seve ral blows at the throat of Hardiman, which would doubt less have proved fatal had he not parried the cuts by holding his arms before his neck; overcome, however, by agitation and the loss of blood, the unfortunate man fell, and the other imagining that his purpose was accomplished, ran off. The depredators who were masked, effected their en trance into the house by reaching the chamber window, from which • they took a pane of glass, enabling them to open the casement. They took with them a quantity of silk dresses and other clothes, besides 341. in cash, amount.. ing altogether in value to about 50/. An alarm was im mediately given, and officers were dispatched in every di rection, but no satisfactory tidings of the depredators have been yet heard. A man named T. Hobbs has been exa mined before the Magistrates, on suspicion, and was re manded for further examination on Sept. 12. Chelten ham. Chronicle. A POLISH LlSTON. — Zhulkovsky, a per former on the Warsaw stage, was one of the greatest in low comedy recorded in the annals of the drama. Such was the irresistible drollery of his physiognomy and gestures, that his appearance alone was sufficient to set the audience in a roar of laughter. Yet although he could contrive to render the most common-place sentences and the most in sipid parts highly ludierous, his style of acting was per fectly natural and chaste, free from that absurd grimace which so frequently passes for comic humour. This actor composed many ingenious and amusi ng come di es and vaude villes, and moreover obtained great celebrity fur his puns, anecdotes, and songs, which he used to publish in a whim sical kind of journal. He died at Warsaw in 1823. Literary Chronicle. NON-CONTAGION OF THE PLAGUE.—The following authentic anecdote tends to strengthen the notion that the plague is not contagious. A young woman of Amsterdam becoming infected, during the last great pesti lenceto a summer-h ouse i n th e gar d en , w hither food was con veyed to her i n t h e roost cautious manner . Thi s g i r l h ad a lover, that raged in that city, her friends had her removed who n ow, d uring the crue l d esert i on o f his mistressby her famil y, contrived to convey himself into the garden, and, reg ar dl ess of the d ea dl y di sor d er, to en j oy t h e closest intimacy with his beloved. It is well known that fearful calamities often dissolve the influence of human laws. These lovers despised the sacrament of marriage; and the girl recovering, and exhibiting the usual symptoms of irre gular passion, while her lover remained uninfected, afforded one proof that in the plague contact is not always, at least, followed by infection. —London Weekly Review. During the stay of an English brigade at Gallegos, near Ciudad Rodrigo, a large bai n was converted into a temporary theatre, and the company had the honour, during the winter, of exhibiting a number of pieees to " overflowing and brilliant houses." Capt. -, of the - regiment, appeared one eight in Zanga : Lord Wel lington and lus staff were present. On the next day his Lordship took the field with his fox-hounds, and, in the ardour of the chase, Capt. - was thrown from his horse into the river. Lord W. witnessed the catastrophe, and asked who it was. " It's only Zanga washing his face, my Lord," said Col. who was riding by. [ eedom which is his characteristic, but udortunately he was not listened to. Had he been better second ed, he would have completely justified the confidence which the Royalists have always placed in him. " MINISTER 01 STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS— __ The Bishop of Leon, Don Joaquin Al; arc;, a pre- late gifted with east knowledge in polities and in government. He is a man of impregnable firmness, and gave proofs of it under the Cortes. He is one of the most influential Royalists in Spain, and one of the most distinguished members of the Council of State. " MINISTER OF GRACE AND JUSTICE.—Don Jose Garcia de !a Torre: This Councillor of State, who has been a Minister before, but for a very short time, enjoys the greatest consideration. By the in tenseness of his studies, and the magnitude of his talents, he is qualified for any office. His private virtues, and his public qualities, pointed him out long since to the King as a fit person to fill the im portant place of Minister of Justice and of the Interior. "MINISTER OF FINANCE.—Jean Baptiste de Erro, formerly Minister of Finance, and now in the Coun cil of State. He perfectly understands all the details of the public service relating to finance : his sentiments and his principles are excellent. _ _ " MINISTER OF WAR. - --Liela.-Gen. Don Maza rio Eguia, a very good officer. He is of a firm and straight-forward character, which makes him be loved by the soldier. Royalist at all hazards, he possesses, besides, all the knowledge required by his situation. " GOVERNMENT OF THE SUPREME COUNCIL OF CASTILE.—Don Philip Lobrado, now a Councillor and even canaari•st to the Council. A profound lawyer—his character and his opinions leave us nothing to wish for. " There is only left the Ministry of Marine, for which no person is pointed out with sufficient exact ness for me to give you his name. You may, however, rely on the accuracy of the details which I have just given you. They hold forth hopes, which it will he fortunate for Spain and for our King 'to see speedily converted into reality." FRENCH FUNDS, Auc. 29.—Five per Cents. 1031. 90c. Three per Cents. 72f. 85c. Bank Stock, 2,015 f. Nea politan Rentes, 781. 65c. Exchange on London, one month, 25f. 25c. ; three months, 251. 10e. ' r RICES OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock :3 per Cent. Rod. SS 7 3 4 A , 3 per Cent. Cons.... 87' 63y 7 3 per Cent. - Ditto Red, 9.474 Nt 4 per Cont. New Ditto, 1826 IO3V-i Bank L. Ann 20% 1-16 India Stock Dittoßonds 93 94 pm. 1 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds, 5 per cent 1)3 Brazilian Bonds 67 6' Buenos Ayres Bonds. 6 3 1,4 Chilian Bonds, 6 pet et. 27 Colombian Bonds Ditto, 1821 . ...... —.2934 20 29% Danish, 3 per cent. 62% Greek Bonds Ditto, 1826 Gitatunala Mexican Bonds 54% Do. 1825 67 !i 7 PRICES OF SHARES THE Brazilian Mining Co. Hibernian Mining Co. Potosi La Paz and Peruvian A United Mexican Mining Co COURSE OF EXCHA Amsterdam C.F. 12 3 Ditto, at sight l2 0 Rotterdam 2U. 12 4 Antwerp t2 4 Ilarnburgh 2% U. 3(1 1 1 A ltona 2 U. 37 0 Pad., 3 days' sight ' ... Ditto 2 U. 25 65 Bordeaux 25 65 Berlin. Frankfort on Maine, Ex. M. 152 Peteriurgb, rble... 3 Lis. 10 0 Vienna, effective ft 2M. 10 8 Trieste do. Madrid 3514 Cadiz 35 Bilboa '3s II Barcelona • `l4ti Seville 34.3i Gibraltar 45 PRICES OF IRISH Bank Stock - i Consols, 3 percent. Gov. Stock, 334 por cent 93Y,i Ditto, New - 93" 4 per Cant. Goy. Deb. S e lt I t ar k emit- ••• - Royal Can ---. Grand Canal Stock - City Deb. 4 per cent - BaTlast Office Deb. 4 p. ct - Arrired. Due. 0 A merit , * 0 I Brazil 0 Buenos Ayres . . I Dublin (1 Flanders ......... 0 0 France 0 Gottenburgh 0 0 Guernsey& Jersey 0 HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-TIORROW. Horning-11 minutes after 11. I Evening.... 47 minutes after 11 ... . , ,-- .•• . - ,, ~.., , on . Lrtdr ..< -, , , g ) , i DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Sca Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. Bills, £l,OOO 2d. 60 62 pm. Ditto 5OO 2d. 60 62 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial pm. Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for Oct. 81%%1054 THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan, MI Peruvian Bonds — Portuguese Bonds 76 Prussian, 5 pier cent. Ditto, New Russian, New (ex div.)...933i% Spanish, Nil 1;843 6 M French Renter, sp. c. —I —c. Exchange .—t. —c. 3 per cent —f. —c. Exchange —f. —c. DAY AT ONE O ' CLOCK. Paid. Per Share X2O 48 49 S 10 13 12; 5 .E 9 13 6 ..£2 lti ,ESOC. .NGE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 4B Genoa 25 55 Venice Malta Naples :3B9i Palermo per oz. 115 Lisbon 4BN Oporto 4 BX Rio Janeiro :is Buenos A 2 y i r d e :ys , sight Cork IS BULLION, PER OZ. d. s. Portugal Gold, coin 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 3 17 6 New Doubloons . 3 14 0 New Dollars 0 4 9, 7 , Silver, bars, standard 0 0 0 STOCKS, AUG. 29. St. Patrick I nsur. (per sh.) Royal Irish Ditto National Ditto ovtimial Ditto — Royal Irish Mine — Imperial Mine — Mining Co. of Ireland ... Illi Commercial Buildings — Arrived. Due 0 Hamburgh 0 I Holland 0 0 Jamaica ' 0 O Leeward Islands Lisbon 2 O Malta 0 O Mexico 0 I Waterford 0 SNIPPING INTELLIGENCE--(TTHA FROM LLOYD'S. • , DEAL, AUG. 31.—Wind N.E.—Arrived ' London the Arethusa, for Vera Cruz; La Bellei Nance, Hunter, for th e C a p e an d M a d ras, and °I at four a.m. PORTSMOUTH, AUG. 31.—Wind N.E. to 1%." - rived the Assiduous, Brand, from Oporto.- 5 ! the Orient, White for Calcutta; and Duke of 1` steamer, for Lisbon. FALMOUTH, AUG. 30.—Wind N.—Arrived Marquis of Salisbury packet, from the Brazils,w from Rio June 17, Bahia July 6, and Pernanib u ' July 10.—Sailed the Osborne packet, for RiO Buenos Ayres. _ BELFAST, AUG. 28.—The Rosebank, B o y 4 ' rived from Quebec, spoke on the 10th inst., in ] 48., the Alert, bound to Newfoundland, and was formed by her that the Bellona, abaci' ed on the 16th July, having sprung a leak. LOWESTOFF, AuG. 31.—The Ebenezer of 1 3( ham, Champion, got upon the Barnard Sand evening, and was assisted off without damage' The Thetis of London, Mitchell, bound to Shiel parted from an anchor and chain last night ion \Vold. Several vessels parted during the night, blowing very hard from the North-east. The Boyne, from China and St. Helena, ' spoken with in lat. 12., long. 27., by his Majoil sloop, Eclair, arrived at Portsmouth. WINDSOR, AUG. 31.—Yesterday the Kul was occupied with public despatches from nine O'cloe the forenoon until t wo i n th e a ft ernoon , w h en h e f oot ' ed a messeng e r with d es p a t c h es , a ft er w hi c h h e entere d phaeton, follo we d by hi s a tt en d an t s i n t wo single phaet and an open car r i age , - in d procee d e d to Vi rg i n i a W s where he embark e d i n hi s p l easnre -b oat an d took some e cursions on the lake, enjoying at intervals tha a g re diversion of ang li ng . At five o'clock his MAJNSTT 9 attendants returned to the Fishing Temple, where t dined. After dinner, his 51.13ESTY again enjoyed nearly an hour the amusement of angling from the w dows of the Fishing Temple, and at half-past eight retut t ! ed to the Royal Lodge. During the last three weeks 100 messengers have been daily passing to and from the Be Lodge. This afternoon it is expected that his MAJE will visit the Castle. This day the Queen of Wunrsl BERG and her Royal Highness th e P r i ncess AUGUSTA.P Frogmore Lodge in an open carriage, with four of his 10 jesty's road-horses, drove by two postilions, with out-ride ll in the Royal livery. They were accompanied by their l e. spective attendants in a similar carriage, and proceeded l ' Bagshot Lodge, where they dined with their Royal Hig h nesses the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER. .The LORD CHANCELLOR, Viscount GOP° . Rica - , the Right lion. Wm. HUSFISSOIC, the Right HODS STURGES Bounr:r, and the Right lion. J. ll:Tr..uuts le town about eleven o'clock yesterday morning, for the ROi Lodge in Windsor Park, having been sent for to attO the KING. The Ministers remained with his MAJESTY St , the Royal Lodge for a considerable time, and left the Bo? Lodge soon after three o'clock, on their return to town , ' Mr. HUSKISSON and Mr. STURGES BOURNE aCCOMp9A Ii4 Viscount GODERIcH in his carriage. Mr. HERRIES, sfl returning from Windsor, left town about seven o'clock, for his seat at iliontrail. On arriving in town, Mr. Nos-! KISSON proceeded to the Foreign Office, and had an inte r view with Viscount DUDLEY. The Duke of WELLINGTON arrived in WO° yesterday morning, from his excursion in the North. 1111 Grace transacted business at his office in the Horse Guard' d for the first time since his re-appointment to the comma° of his MAJESTY'S forces. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE had aco ference with Viscount GODERICH on Thursday evening• Viscount PALMERSTON and Sir JANZ S SCARLETT, the Attorney-General, visited Viscount D' l ° LET yesterday, at the Foreign Office ; the Marquis de FlAv MELLA, the Portuguese Ambassador, had a conference vvi a ' the Noble Viscount. The Earl of CARLISLE visited the Marq o of LANSDOWNE yesterday at the Home offic. ST. JAMES'S PARK.—This morniug a le markably large silver, or Thames eel, was observed in al shallow water on the north side of the canal, and niter, considerable scrambling, w as capture d b y one of the e ll cavators ; the fish which weighed between seven and sigh: pounds, was imm e di a t e ly p urc h ase d b y a gentleman prese ° 4 for five shillings, the fortunat e ca pt or seem i ng well pieta''' . with the transfer. At Galway Assizes, last week, the case e breach of promise of marriage, in which Miss Ann Doyle' of Galway, was plaintiff, and Mr. Hugh Clarke, Loughrea, was defend an t, came b e f ore a crowded Col tt , and Jury. Damages laid at 5,000/. The lady is of * respectable family and of considerable personal attraetioll. —the fickle suitor, wealthy, but beyond the meridian e' life. The Jury marked their displeasure of his bad tast e , and wept o 6 honour, by a verdict of 1,000/. and costs. Mr. O'Connell led for the plaintiff, and Mr. North, M. r• for defendant.— Tipperary Pres Press. PRESBYTERY OF EDINBURGH.---At the monthly meeting yest er d ay, t h ere was little business o ' , importance. Some conversation took place on the sub' jest of the Presbytery's resolution to take under examine' tion at their meetings in September and October, suc h students within their bounds as intended to enrol than' selves for the first time at Divinity Hall. The Moderato'' and Clerk were instructed to frame a notice of this resole' tion to be read from the pulpits within the Presbyter,' It was intimated from the Committee to whom the applies' tion of the Scotch Church at Nassau for a pastor had beef' referred, that although they had made some progress the, were not yet ready to name a proper person to be seat out' —Caledonian Mercury. IMPORTANT PUBLIC MEETING.—TuesdaY, a public Meeting of Delegates from all the various bodies of Procurators in the Inferior Courts of Scotland, was held in the Waterloo Rooms, to take into consideration the di{ ferent tables of fees for Procurators, Sheriff and BUrgh Clerks, &c. recommended by the Cotnmission appointed under the authority of the Act 6th of the King, and sub mitted to the Court of Session, for its sanction. John Grays Esq. solicitor-at-law, Hanover -street, Edinburgh, was ap pointed Preses to the meeting ; and Alexander Brown, Esq' solicitor-at-law, Bank-greet, was chosen Clerk. The whole day was devoted by the meeting to the consideration of the table of fees for Pro cura t ors , recommen d e d b y the Com miss i on • The meeting did no t s it d own t o di nner t ill e i ght o ' cloc k. , t c e l i a n i p; f g tehrid h e tgeodo n cinea p ugn r p o doi c evel e de ed rat e mht d to dis cuss t h e su bj ect of Sher iff amendedprevious sitting,draft o f the ordered tablethe o samees The meeting assembled eihi y enr e e s d ter t d o a_y rno p r u r r o s l u v a 2 n: t to his ad d it a u . r n) m T en h t e • t wa t n o nh e d b e i Clerks' fees. This caused an animated conversation, ire the course of which all the speakers deprecated any rise in those fees, and urged, as a general principle, that Sheriff Clerks should be paid by fixed salaries and not by fees.---• The Chairman was of opinion that the same mode of ascertaining the proper amount of salary as was followed with respect to the Admiralty and Commissary Clerks of Edinburgh should be adopted by the Commissioners in fixing the Sheriff Clerks' salaries. It being admitted, ag expedient, that such gentlemen as had purchased their offices should be permitted to exact fees during their in cumbency, but that future Clerks should be paid by a fixed salary.— Caledonian Mercury. s PROFESSOR H.—A certain Professor (not a hundred miles from Aberdeen) is not more remarkable for his writings on political economy, than for his frequent total unconsciousness of what passes before him. His ab sence of mind is indeed so great, that his excellent spouse once wagered that she would accost him in the street, in quire after the health of herself and family, and that be would not recognise her. This actually was the fact. This erudite lunariam was taking a solitary walk by the banks of the canal in the neighbourhood of the city. Immersed in cogitations far above this dirty planet, in he marches into the canal, and had advanced within a yard of tha centre, where he must inevitably have been drowned, when an honest woman, washing clothes beh:ad him, bawled out Come oot, come oot, ful e b o dy, or yell be droon't." These warning soun d s i nva di ng t h e tympanumof the professorial ear, had th e e ff ec t o f ma ki ng him turn right about, when he forth w ith came t o d r y land. Th e good woman natur a lly conc l u di ng hi m t o be an idi o t, re connoitred the bewildered sage with an air of great sym pathy and superiority, saying, " Puir body. ! atweel they hae muckle to answer for that lets ye gaug yere lane."--• Literary Gazette. AS NOR' Geo, and sla: stood el Phce eight o' at New tame it him, hi Thu racter. much, Sevt ratter, titular] iluppor The Mr. tlemen, him ur the tn prices rants II Lowlan, Upland Rye-gra 'New A mo prlees. lowlani Upland Rye-gra New M Suppl e quot& The short, Blender exeeller yet hat high pi Prim( Fines Ditto Salim Fine ' Fine Live 3 Live: Fine 't‘r Fine Fine ( Shrini Pickle ' Best ( Nativ4 Fine'. No • places, !Iv( gur 'Pittrtridi rmory o • Thi steady, withow that a f The pr bands c dart a the hot six wee of 16,( week L pieces this mil 811 a due o of Bart orders any tip] Service shall pr allowed tody, p proffrt EI CHILD] of the I covered )Infortu back ro residini Way tL from tl admire riage. such a I at la the ma