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ENGLISH IRON. -.~: . it,eq important discovery has - been 'made for the improvement- of this leading article of our ' manufactures land commerce, and the success vhit;h....hat attended. the various experiments hidiltave taken - place must be highly gratifying to ttfe ingenious inventor,, and in a national pariu.t of. view the results •Can scarcely be con tti*Nl:thittl: It is - well knoWn that in smelting irot..,fjOar the stone. in itieriginal state a great .• geactity of carbon, and vitrifying o r impure' ma t -ter, is found ; 'which is dissipated in the further • process iii making and converting 'it into'bar iron. The rnore'it,, : i.s'Turifteti' by the present pro cess the more it becomes soft and flexible, and is thereby rendered cOmparatively'useless for ar tkles where strength, t o ug-tme,s, - and hardness ttquired, and thus the manufactureris com pelled to use Foreign Iron in the construction of such articles. An individual connected with the Iron' trade, possessed _of great practical and icientitic. knowledge, has, with a praise-worthy perseverance, devoted the greater part of his life 11l- numerous and incessant experiments on the snhject. Success has'crowned his efforts, by the discovery of a-process by which he can re-charge Bar iron, or maniffactured articles, wiTic A .111MER.AL CARBO:I, so as to give the softest Iron a considerable portion of the Steel quality, snaking .it as hard as blister steel, without de stroying tiny portion of the toughness it had be fore acquired ; and this can be accomplished at a trifling expense on a large scale. It may fairly be presumed that, by bringing English Iron nearer in quality to the foreign, it will create a greater demand for our own production, and so perlede the necessity of using the latter, which is generally at a much higher price in the market. DEVONPORT, JULY 9. ROYAL NAVAL ANNUITANT SOCIETY. The Annual Meeting of this excellent establishment was held - at the Society's Rooms, in Fore-street, on Monday last, and was numerously attended by the Members residing in the port and its neighbourhood. Our gallant Commander-in -Chief, Admiral Sir JAMES Saumannz, Bart. G.C.B. took the Chair on the.occasion, and was assisted by Admiral Sir H. Sawyer, K.C.B. The Report of the Committee having been read by the Ac tuary, Sir .1. Saumarez addressed the Meeting, and expressed his satisfaction at the flourishing state of the Society, which should always meet with his' warmest support. The gal lent Admiral thought that the Society would derive consider able advantages if branches were established at E dinbur g h and Cork. We give the followirg extracts from the Report, which will be read with interest by those who have mainly contributed to- the formation and maintenance of this praise-worthy In- Atitution • . • " The Committee of the Royal Naval Annuitant Society, in pinatintingto the members and friends of the Institution. a tseport of. the ,secand year's proceedings, have the satisfac tion of remarking, that its progress exceeds their most sanguine expectations, and, in its results, promises to more than realise all the extensive benefits anticipated by its Founders. " With regard to the fends, your Committee have to report, that during the past year your Treasurers have deposited in the Union Savings Bank, in this town, in the names of the Trustees, the sum of 6,262/. 6s. sd. which bears in terest at 4 per cent. pct annum; and every tenth year, ac. Conlin-re to the late Savings Bank Act, a share of the surplus -dividends, amounting to about a j per cent. more, will be paid to the depositors. " The income of the last year greatly exceeds that of the foOmer. At- the' last anniversary meeting the Society's ca pital, Amounted to 4,812 Z. 19s. Id. ; at present it is 10,275/. tfis. ed. This, statement. must be truly cheering t o e v ery friend of' the 'lnstitution, and is highly creditable to the Navy at large. • , , " ; The Committee have lately had the pleasure of enrolling among the Society'S members, the names of many officers who hat: been until within a short time previous, unacquainted with the nature of the establishment, and to these accessions are daily made. Since-your, establishment they have ' enrolled 1,007 mem beis, being an increase during the year of 47. " Your Committee continue to receive, with lively pleasure, accounts of the extension of the Society by means of the Branches ; and the widely diffused and abundant dissemina- non of tour Rules and Reports must ultimately have the de- aired effect. The streams that thus flow into the treasury, there is evarf reason to conclude, will be quickened and invigo. rated by the bei;edictions . and prayers of the widow and the orphan. " The Corinnittee - have had, in accordance with the 35th Rufe e the painful duty of rejecting the applications of several widows of officers who have died since the Ist of July, 1824, and who wished to become members for the purpose of provid ing for their orphans. They deeply lament this unfortunate delay, and would. therefore take this opportunity of impressing eat the minds of their brother officers, that a neglect to join this JuStitution; should death surprise them, must place their wi do-wsin a similar situation ; and thus, by possibility, expose their , orphans tb the want of that protection, which can so •- may be procured for them by means of this Society. '" With all the zeal and exertions of the Society's members and friends; in c o m municating i n telligence by advertisementa,• and eireulat'ng digests of the laws, &c. the Committee fear that ; the specific and real objects of the Society are by wally butim perfectly understood ; therefore, the personal communication of those friends intittiately engaged, or otherwise, in the conduct elf the Institution, would .prove highly acceptable, and tend 'midi to its steady advancement. No hearty or persevering. atiffnit",eittiltelnoleedfori but to those who are convinced of its imp:ft/ince and usefulness, and whose minds are kept alive to the aubject by regular information. "in conclusion, your , , Committee cannot help renewing their congratulations on the present state of the Society, with. regard to its funds and the daily accession, of members. Shall it be said that puny ovit-of so large a body of naval officers, wit°, on their proper element, form the legitimate bulwark of. Nrigland, refuse to !• lend a hand' in helping to rear a national monument of benevolence, which would do honour to the kritisit aamee and prove, in years to come, the asylum of' the ..fatherless and the wit:haw ?' Your Committee trust not ; and if the feelings which actuate its founders and present supporters influence, in anydegtee, the rest of their naval brethren, - the fruititution, now in its infancy, will go on and prosper, until, inl its advancement to maturity,. the Royal Naval Annuitant So ciety shall raise its Lead among the most diStinguished !restitu tions of our native isles." . We have often directed the - attention of our naval readers to this Institution, which was founded for the sole purpose of en abling officers, by the - payment of a small annual sum, equit ably regulated according to the age of the insuring member, to ...provide for their wives, children, or parents, that support of .which they might be deprived by the loss of their natural pro. teeters; and eve feel great. satisfaction •in . being.able to state, that-the Society bids fair, by its rapid progress, to realize the -ntmoat espeetation of its friends and supporters . , its capital to .the preaent time amounting to 10.56 K, and the number of murbers to to I,l.so."—(Devonport Telegraph.) • ROMISIE itELlci.-L-A letter from Aix-la-Cha spelle, of the 19th - July, says• --;-‘c The Septennial fete of the relics continues to attract vast crowds. On Sunday, betweeh (Our' and ten o'clock in the' .scorning, above ;forty thou Sand 'pilgrims entered tale city," , . •, ,". THE ARMY., [FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.I War-Oifige, July 23, 1825. 6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—H. Perry Corry, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Wiss, promoted. 7th Ditto—Cornet Francis Dunne to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Everard, promoted; William Dennis King, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Dunne. 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons James M'Caffery to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Doyle, promoted ; Cornet W. H. Ramsbottom to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Sul livan. 12th Ditto—Surgeon Francis Burton, M.D. from the 66th Regiment, to be Surgeon, vice Benjamin Robinson, who retires. 15th Ditto—Cornet Ernest Augustus Percival to be Lieute nant by purchase, vice Ramsden, promoted ; Cornet Lewis Shedden to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Lindsay, promot ed ; James Rait, - Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Per cival : Ferdinant Ives, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Shedden. Ist, or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Guards—Hugh Fitzroy, Gent. to he Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fluyder, promoted. 4th Regiment of Foot—Ensign Thomas Williams to he Lieu tenant by purchase, vice L'Ardy, promoted ; Charles Ruxton, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Williams. I Ith Ditto—Henry O'Neill, Gent. to be Ensign, by pur chase, ,vice Westropp, promoted. 12th Ditto—Oswald King \Verge, Gent. to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Cuthbert, promoted in the 15th Regiment. 15th Ditto--Ensign Robert Alexander Cuthbert, from the 12th Regiment, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Bonner, pro Toted. 29th Ditto—Lieutenant Jonathan Davidson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Bridgeman, promoted; Ensign 31`Kensie Cham- I pain to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Davidson; Gentleman Cadet Henry Phillpottsk ftom the Royal Militay College, to be Ensign, brpurcha.se, vice Charnpain. 52d Ditto—Ensign John Henry Baldwin to be i4ieutenant, by purchase, vice Farquson, promoted; George B. Mathew, Gentleman, to be Ensign, by purchase,.vice Baldwin. 58th - Ditto—Lieutenant Andrew Simon Fraser, froth the 42d Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Fyfe who exchanges. 63d Ditto—Richard Lane, Gent. to be Ensign 1 by purchase, vice Spencer, promoted. ,66th Regiment of Foot—Assistant-Surgeon Patrick Egan, from the 12th Light Dragoons, to be Snigeon, vice Burton, ap pointed to the 12th Light Dragoons. Cape Corps (Cavalry)—Lieutenant William James St. John to be Captain, by purchase, vice Taylor, promoted ; -Cornet Elliott Armitrong to he Lieutenant,by-purchase, - vice St. John; O'Neill Segrave, Gentleman, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Armstrong. The undermentioned Officers have been allowed to dispose of their Half-pay Commissions : Major James Dunsmure (Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel), half pay 20th Garrison Battalion; Captain William Cotter, half pay as a Portuguese Officer ; Captain James Finucane, half pay 30th Foot; Captain Grainger Stuart Murray, half-pay 95th Foot; Captain Charles Abraham Elton, half-pay French's Levy ; Captain James Robinson, half-pay as a Portuguese Of. ficer ; Lieutenant John Dolbel, half-pay 4th Light Dragoons ; Cornet Arthur Nepean Molesworth, half-pay 20th Light Dragoons. UNAT TACHED.—Captain Edmund Henry Bridgeman, from the 29th Regiment, to be Major, by purchase. To be Captains, by purchase—Lieutenant LawrenceGroeme, from the 33d Foot; Lieutenant Thomas John Van Baerle, from . the 89th Foot ; Lieutenant George Hayward Lindsay, from 15th Light Dragoons ; Lieutenant Frederick L'Ardy, from 4th Foot; Lieut. Robert Ferguson, from 52d Foot. To be Lieutenant, by Purchase.—Cornet Frederick Barne, from the 4th Dragoon Guards. To be Ensign, by purchase.—Walter Campbell, Gentleman. Commission signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of Chester.—Edward John Stanley, Esq. to be De puty Lieutenant. Commission in the Royal Berks Militia—John Belgrave Bulley, Gent. to be Ensign. Commission in the Wilts Militia—Charles Henry, Gent. to be Ens'gn. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Dumfries. Dumfries, &c., Regiment of Militia.—Paulus Irving, Esq. to be Captain, vice Horsburgh, resigned.—James Stuart 3lenteath, Esq. to be ditto, vice Younger, resigned. Dumfries Yeoman Cavalry—William Hope Johnstone, Esq. to be Captain, vice Grierson, resignetLaSir William Jardine, Bart. to be ditto, vice Macrae. resigned. Commissions in the East Kent Regiment of Yeomanry Ca valrY—Cornet William Slater to be Lieutenan, vice Peckham, resigned.—Jatnes Dowling, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Slater, promoted. Major-general Woodford, it is understootL will be appointed to Malta, vice Lieut.-General Sir Manley Power, K.C.B. The 79th (Cameronian Highlanders) Regiment, now stationed at Kilkenny, has received orders to prepare for embarkation for Quebec. The 37th (North Hampshire) Regiment of Infantry Is order ed, on being relieved at Quebec by the 79th Foot, to embark for England. The 7...!d (the Duke of Albany's Own Highlander), now in Edinburgh Castle, is ordered to proceed to Portpatrick, to em bark for Ireland. ROYAL NAVY, &c. PonTsstoUTH, Ju T.Y learn by the Zephyr packet Lieutenant CHARLES CHURCH, which arrived at Falmouth on the 14th inst., with mails. from Rio Janeiro, Bahia, and M aran ham, the expedition fitted out by the Emperor of Brazil, to proceed to the River Plate, sailed from Rio on the 25th of May, and that in consequence, the embargo laid on the port was taken off three days subsequently. Our correspondent states (an ex tract from whose letter we subjoin), that Lord Cochrane in tended to withdraw himself from the Brazilian service, when he left Maranham for England. " Falmouth, July 16.-11'e left Rio Janeiro, for England, on the 22d May. The Emperor, Don Pedro 1., had laid an em bargo, for 4 days previous to our sailing, on all vessels bound to any port to the southward of Rio, which was then in full force, and likely to continue for 8 days longer. '}'his detain ment was in consequence of Monte Video being besieged by a Buenos Ayrian General, named be Verneger, joined by one of the Emperor's Generals, Fructuoso Ribeiro, who was next in command to the Governor, Viscount de la Guna. Verneger had taken possession of the country round Monte Video, when Ribeiro joined with 200 regular Brazilian troops. It is disco vered that he had held, for some time past, a correspondence with the Buencs Ayrians, and took this opportunity to break out, in hopes of surprising the Governor, who was very ill, and confined to his bed ; but in delivering up the town he was dis appointed : they have shut thtir gates, and are now besieged. The Emperor is embarking 1300 regulars in transports, and sending , he Cabocle, 18-gun brig (the Second Lieutenant of which is a son of Sir R. Wilson), and 14 gun-boats, to the River Plate. °These, together with the Viadore, 22 guns, and another 18-gun brig, already at Monte Video, will, no doubt, save the place from the hands of the Buenos Ayrians.--,The Spartiate,. 78, Sir G. Eyre, was lying in Rio, not ready for sea, both her lower yards being quite rotten i • the hull of the ship is by no means in a sound state, as she makes 24 inches water a-day, which obliges the crew to use the chain-pumps.—The Jasseur, Captain Martin, was refitting with all dispatch, provisioned for three menths ; it was supposed she would: sail for Monte Video the moment the embargo was taken off, to look after the British interests. The Jasseur had only just retooled from a very long cruize, having run down the whole of the ports to the North of Rio—to Bahia, Mayao, Pernambuco, Sera, Maranham, and Para, which places were perfectly tranquil, the British inteeest, well supported by the Brazilian Government, and the British trade throughout was considered in a flourish ing state. The Captain and Officers of the .Jasseur speak in the.highest terms of the attention shewn them by the Consuls and merchants of Maranham and Para, and which has left such an impression on them as time will not obliterate. The Blanche, 46, on the 29th of May was at Bahia, to sail in five days for Rio. The Pedro, 74, had arrived at Bahia to refit, Commodore Jewett having on board his broad pendant. Lord Cochrane had hoisted his flag on board the Piranga, 60 gun frigate, and taken all the EngliShmen from the Pedro, and retained those belonging to the frigate. It was suppOsed to be his Lordship's intention to withdraw himself from the Brazilian service, taking with him all the English officers and seamen employed in it.— We learn at Maranham, that the expedition sailed for Monte Video on the 25th of May." The Mexican frigate Surat Castle, of 56 guns, Captin C. T. :Smith, passed down the Channel, on Thursday, for Vern Cruz, being one of a squadron of frigates preparing for the Mexican 'Government, with a view to commence offensive hostilities on the island of Cuba, and the Spanish naval force in that quarter. The Owen Glendower, 42, Commodore Christian, C. 8., ar rived at the C a p e o f Good Hop e , on the 29th of April, to assume the command, and to relieve the Andromache, Commodore !Mooiseni. The brazen, 28, Captain George Willes, will sail about Thursday next, for the coast of Africa. The Romney, 50, Capt. N. Lockyer, C. 8., is to proceed to :Belfast, to embark troops for Halifax. . The Helicon, 10, is paid °flat Plymouth, and recommission. ed for foreign service by. Capt. C. 1). Ackland. The Pandora is also to be paid off there, and recommissioned. • Captain ClapPecton, R.N. and Captain ltd. Peacce, R.N. in tend to proceed,to the Coast urAfrica in the Camelia?, Captain Lambert, with a view, to ptnetrate from the Bights of Benin and Biafra into the interior of those countries. tracing the course of the Niger, and to endeavour to establish a regular commercial communication between the most powerful of the native Chiefs and this country, by way of the Atlantic. Captain T. tL Shortland is appointed resident Commissioner of the Navy at Port Royal, Jamaica. Major-General Ralph Darling, Governor and Commander in-Chief of Nev South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, etc.' his family, and statT, are expected here on Monday, to embark in the Katharine Stewart, Forbes, for that destination.—A Com pany of the Staff Corps will also embark in this ship. The Princess Charlotte, of 110 guns, and the Myrtle brig, will be launched at this Dock-yard on the 14th September next. By a recent Order in Council, the widows of Assistant Sur geons in the Royal Navy are entitled to a pension of 361. per annum. DAVENPORT, JULY 21.—Arrived, and sailed again for Portsmouth, to he paid off', the Dotterel!, 10, Captain Ifore, from Halifax ; also the Druid, new frigate, from Milford ; Zephyr, packet, from F a l mout h ; C a lli o p e , f rom P ortsmout h. —The Thetis, 40, Sir J. Phillimore, is kept in constant readi ness for a particular service. THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN who left Home on Saturday Morning is intreated to worn to his Family immediately. His Account with and Cb. is satis factorily adjusted ; and he will be received most k.ndly and joyffilly. ERRATII3I.—In our account of the SHAKSPEARE goblet On Saturday, the name of the Artist who ninde the drawing should have been 111 r. PARRIS instead of PARRY- ST. JAmEs.—Holiday at the Bank, Exchequer, East India and South Sea Housoi. FOMEIGIV MAILS. Altitivrt). 1/1!F:• Gottenimrgh ' • .1 0 lincnburgli . - - I 0 ' Holland • -I 0 France . - 1 0 Flanders - - 1 0 Jamaica . . 0 H 1(111 WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. 114,rning, 9 minutes after 11.1 Everlin« . ., 44 minutes after 11. QUEEN -SQUARE (Tim DAY). ALLEGED MURDER of a SON, and ATTEMPTED SUICIDE of the FATHER. Tliig morning a miserahle-looking being, Who evidently laboured under a disordered mind, was brought before D. W. GIICGORIE, Esq. the Magistrate, by two of the Bow street patrol, named Miles and Woodland, they having pre vntgil him from committing self-destruction early this morn ing ;, and it is also feared that his son, a fine little boy about nine years old, has fallen by his hand. The circumstances of the dreadful acts are as follow :—The patrols above-named, in the course of their perambulations yes terday evening, saw-the unfortunate man standing on Vaux hall-bridge, with his hands clasped in each other, and his man ners altogether denoted an aberration of intellect. They passed on without speaking to him, and, after having patroled the dis trict, they were returning home over the bridge about 1 o'clock this morning, when they again saw the poor fellow getting over the iron ballustrades of the bridge. They ran towards hint,and Miles at the moment he was about to drop into the water, seized him by the skirts of his coat, and, with the assistance of Woodland, brought him over the railings. The unfortunate man, who seemed completely lost, exclaimed. " where's my son ? I have not laid violent hands upon him ;" and, from his conduct ge nerally, and answers to questions put to him, there could be no doubt entertained that he had drowned the boy first, and, when the Officers came up, he was in the act of destroying himself. They carried him to the watch-house, where he was treated with every kindness, but he refused to take any food. On searching his pockets, they found an admission letter (torn to pieces) to the Westminster Infirmary for the eyes, and one half penny. The unhappy man, on being placed at the table before the Magistrate, stared wildly at him, and after some time had elapsed, he said his name was Edward Cale; that he had been afflicted with a disease in the eyes for the last two years, which prevented him working at his business, and had altogether debi litated him. All endeavours to trace out where he lived wa;i fruitless; but in answer to some questions relative to his boy, which he gave very wildly, he said that he had kept him at a respectable school near Saint ames's Chapel, Ilampstead-road, till he was no longer able, and on Friday last he was sent home by his master, who refused to keep him in the school any longer, unless the arrears for tuition were paid; that he and the boy went out together in the afternoon of Friday, and by sonic means or other he lost !inn, and had not seen him since. At length he said that he took a boat and went up the river, and that the little fellow jumped out and was drowned immediately. --- , This was all that could be obtained from him, and there is every reason to believe that he has drowned the child. The Worthy Magistrate treated him with every kindness, and desired he might be taken the most especial care of till inquiries was made about hint and the missing child. MARSH AND Co's. BANKWUPTCY —Saturday a nt - etin! , , , of the Creditors was held at the Commissioners' rooms, Ilasinghall-street, when the creditors of Mr. Stracey and Mr. Graham were informed, that a dividend of 17s. 6th in the pound would be paid on the prive debts of the former, and Ns. in the pound on the private debts of the latter. It is expected that in a few days a further dividend will be declared on the bank ruptcy; this may, however, be prevented by the Bank of Eng land, who have not yet relinquished their claims for Mr. Faunt leray's tbrgeries. The Bank are well aware that every Wee tion is made to the claim ; but then, they say, that as guar dians of the public property, they -have a right to make that claim. Should they persevere, the dividend will not be naid, nor, in fact, can the creditors be all benefitted until the Direc tors decide, at their meeting in October, what course they will pursue. SUDDEN DEATHS.-0O Thursday morning last, Mr. Moorey, straw-hat manufacturer, of this town, while at the Elephant and Castle, in London, waiting fora stage-coach, to bring him to Brighton, was seized with a fit of • apoplexy, and before the arrival of medical aid, we regret to say, he wa a corpse.—Oß AVednesday afternoon, a gentleman, residing in Lavender -street, of the name of Richardson, after having eaten a hearty dinner, in apparently better spirits and health than he had for some time enjoyed, fell down in a fit. Mr. Taylor, Mr. White, and Mr. Sutton, rendered every assist ance; but all medical means were unavailing, and within 20 minutes the vital spark became extinct.—On Tuesday, a poor man, of the name of Cox, in the employ of Mr. Piddington, of Laughton, whilst at work in the field, dropped down and instantly expired between the handles of the plough he was holding. The deceased had drank, just before, a large quan tity of cold water. He has left a wife and nine children.— (Brighton Herald.) SANGUINARY DUEL.—A letter from Water ford, dated July 19, says, '' On Saturday the following tragical affair toll( place in Dungar van ; two privates of the detachment of the 58th regiment quartered there, named John Mulligan and Daniel Game, the former an Irishman, the latter a native of England, having quarrelled with each other, agreed to fight a duel with their muskets? Accordingly they loaded their pieces, and, placing themselves at a distance of about sixteen pares from each other, snapped, but without doi'ig any execution ; Game's shot mis sing his opponent - , and Mulligan's musket not going off. Time latter, as we have heard Out of shis part of the transaction, it is right to observe, there are different ve.sions), then laid aside his arms, and expressed a desire to be reconciled to his opponent (with whom he had previously been on very friendly terms), but Game, still under the inflmaice of passion, and heated by intoxica tion, declined the proffered reconciliation, re loaded his piece, and fired at his unfortunate comrade, who - received the ball in his neck, - and fell dead on the spot. The survivor, Game, has been committed to the county goal, under the Coroner's warrant, to abide his trial at the en suing assizes. The deceased, we understand, was a young man of excellent character and amiable disposition, and was very much esteem ed in the regiment." TO TOURISTS., GRAY'S BOOK OF ROADS will be found a most useful Teavelling Companion, possessing, as it does, peculiar features of utility and ready reference. For instance, it brings into one point of view the various lines of route leading to any required point of distance, and the general Index is so arranged as to enable a direct and immediate reference to any required route; an important feature which has long been wanted in Itineraries. It is also accompanied with a complete set of County Maps, geographi cally arranged, in the order of the Counties, so as to combine all the ad vantages of a large folding Map, w ith ou t it s i n conveniences. Added to which, its general plan and compression, by means of a compact type, within the limits of a Pocket Volume, render it a very useful auxiliary to every other Road Book extant. Published by SHERWOOD and Co. prier 12s. half bound, or with the Maps coloured 15s, THE SUN. SOLE)! QUIS DICER!: F.4I,SUN LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 25, 1825. 'Chi• French Papers of Friday furnish no intel ligence save rumours of defeats and victories in the Morea, but they are so vague and uncertain as not to admit of extraction. The misunder standing between the French and English naval Captains at Cadiz, is represented in a new light in the Moniteur, which while it does not contra dict, labours to produce an impression that there had been an interchange of civilities between the Captains, leaving it to be thence inferred that no quarrel could have arisen. The arrests in Rome, lately referred to, are said in a private letter in the Constilutionnel, to have been made in COMP (pence of the attention of the Papal Government having been greatly excited for some time by a meeting of the Carbonari, under the name of the 4 4 White Pilgrims," whose chief post was at Pesaro. This Society had made several proselytes in the lower classes of Rome, and roused the attention ,of the Government by the atrocities of which some of its members had been guilty. FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, JULY 22.—Five per Cents. 103 f. 35c. ' • Three per Cents., NC `2oc.—Rente de Naples (Certif. Falconet), 89f. 80c.—Rente d'Espagne, 174f:—Royal Spanish Loan, W.—Exchange on London; one month, 25f.; three months, 24f. 85c.—(CourAzithenti7ue.) Extracts from the Frankfort Papers, which arrived this morning, will be found below. They refer to the proceedings of the Diet at Switzer land. The Austrian C:iserver of the 10th July has some remarks upon the articles which have lately appeared in different French Journals on the subject of the late visit of the Emperor of AUSTRIA to his Italian States, and en devouring to connect it with political plans. The object of the article is to remove any im pression such statements might have made, and posively declares, that such plans had not shadow of reality. The article is especially di rected against the Courier _Francais, of the 2,3 d July, and concludes thus : " Every thing, however, has its bounds, and things seem now to have come to that point, that the daily declamations of the opposition papers are read merely to pass away the time, and because men are naturally inclined to feel a secret pleasure in attacks on the public authority (as long as they have no share in it), and every man in his senses takes them for what they are and no more." Having wade this discovery, we trust the EM PEROR will act upon it when chance shall place a political offender under his displeasure. SWITZERLAND, JULY 12. In the sitting of the Diet on the loth, the credentials presented by the Duke of Calvello were read, in which he is authorised, as Minister Plenipotentiary, to negociate in the name of the King of Naples a military capitulation with the Swiss cantons. his Excellency the President requested the Members of the Diet to attend on the 11th at the religious and patriotic festival, in commemoration of the battle of Sempach. An interesting debate took place on the confirmation of the extraordinary Decrees concerning the police regulations rela tive to strangers and the censorship of the press. Most of the Deputies, according to their instructions, voted for the continua tion of both these Decrees till the Session of the Diet in 1826. The Deputies of Tessin refused their assent, while those of So leure and Newchatel required permanent and still more rigor ous measures with respect to the press. Both Decrees were prolonged for one year. A Jamaica mail has arrived this morning, which sailed on the 9th ult.: the pipets contain but little news. [From the Jamaica Papers of Me Bfh The last accounts from Panama state that Miss R.owcroft, the daughter of the late British Consul at Lima, had arrived there on her way to this Island, for the purpose of returning to Eng land. We have also learnt, through the same channel, that the Blonde, of 44 guns, with the suite and bodies of their late Majesties the King and Queen of the Sandwich Islands had arrived at Callao on their return thither. Ilavannah Papers have been received at the Jamaica Coffee House to the 30th May, but con tain no news,—those from Bogota to the 19th May are also void o f interest. The impulse given to the exertions of indivi duals to improve our manufactures or render our the importation raw material equa l to any i n f ore i gn par t s , by th e reduction of th e duties upon of forei g n manu f acture d art i c l es or f ore i gn raw mat er i a l s , i s d a i ly g i v i ng rise to inven tions and imp rovements w hi c h bid fairs in spit* of the competition thus excited, to enable us ter maintain the same degree of superiority we have hitherto enjoyed. Wherever nature has been less bountiful to us than to foreigners, we endeavour by art to make up the de' ficiency, and by i!lcreased exertions, t° place ourselves on a footing with our more fa' voured rival. This observation is fully exem?ii fled by a late important discovery for the ill' provement of our native iron, and rendering it a 9 hard and tough as foreign iron. The recital of this discovery, and the method by which it intended to be put into use, is given in another column, Under the title " English Iron," and wil l be read with interest by our scientific Readers, and those at all connected with the English Irv° Works. The importance of this branch of national i" dustry gives a value to the discovery which thos e only well acquainted with the details of t" iron trade can understand, and we trust tig ° ingenious inventor will find an adequate rewar d for his perseverance by the general use of his dis covery in our iron manufactures. The subjoined extract from the papers fo ld upon the table of the House of Commons t iorio4 the last Session will, however, serve to she v( to those totally unacquainted with the iron trad e the importance of such a discovery. From this e" tract it would appear, that 14,000 tons of foreig ti iron were imported into Great Britain in the f ear 1824, of which 4,000 was exported in an unman °. factured state. This leaves a very large pror r. Lion for use and consumption in the British Islands' If this proportion can be diminished, and Emig iron used in its stead, it is Ovious a g reat ad' vantage will be gained by the country. The vention we speak of seems calculated to effe ct this purpose, if (which we are assured is the fac t) the necessary process of hardening the iron can " followed at an expence which shall permit it afte r ' wards to be sold below the market price of foreig tl iron. ft is riot, perhaps, rnerally known th at English iron, from its soft and flexible nat urs (arising from the mode of smelting the ore) ca w not be employed in the formation of articles where hardness and toughness fare required spd therefore foreign iron is solely used for th ese purposes. This invention, by giving to 1'%' 1 :4 4 lish iron the required streugh, thus opens $ new field of consumption to our iron masfe li/ and therefore deserves their support. It shoul d also be considered, that in all probability t" diminished duties on the importation of Fnfe i , 4s Iron, would have led to its use in the format i°ll of many other articles besides those in the C °l " struction of which it has been hitherto exclusiv e ly applied. In every point of view, then, this d'r fo' covery is one of pec u li ar moment , an d WO t f , in the end to supersede the use of Foreign' s , in the British Isl an d s . Th e f o ll ow i ng i s t he e tract above alluded to : The quantities of Foreign Iron irn. ported into Great Britain from lo- IV . tons. cwt. qr• d ' - reign parts in the year 1824 - 14,246 1 Quantities of Foreign Iron exportod from Great Britain to foreign parts in the year 1824 - The quantity of British Iron ex ported in the year 1824, exclusive of Hardware and Cutlery Hardwares and Cutlery 4,037 3 3 11 - 83,214 18 2v. - 12,285 13 2 AMSTERDA M JULY 20.—We learn .that CA E' Dutch flag will be hoisted o n b oar d the st e a Q packet b e l ong i ng to t h e A ms t er d am S tea m r o a Company, and that an excursion will be tna ue ; c o the Y, to which th e A u th or i t i es o f t h e pr° vj to and city are invit e d. W e a l so l earn that it is for set out on Saturday next, at six o'clock, t he Hamburgh, and to leave that city again on go Saturday following, f rom w hi c h ti me it wib,r,, regularly backward s a n d f orwar d s b e tween • two cities to convey goods and passengers. e 55 limunoNN, JULY Royal 11 i 411 1,11 theilDuke of CLARENCE arrived here yester`7o( evening, travelling under the title of Earl or , MUNSTER, and set out again this morning ref Deinacln, where her Majesty th e Q uee n o' l ' l ' 4 of kVIIitTEMBURG, his sister, now is. .0 3 Yesterday morning diFp a tch es we re rece:" o o. at the Foreign O ffi ce, in D own i ng street, ' r our Ambassador at Paris. A A o# ' The Marquis of LANSDOWN and Lor d ` i l i fr LAND have lately had l ong con f eren ces wit' l - CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. The trade of Odessa was very considere u ',i tp the month of May. The exports amoun te " r t r 2,600,000 rubles-96 ships arr i ve d in the P ° among which were s evera l E g yp t i an . Letters from the M orea spea k o f t he arilv-1 or er s t ; several Piedmontese an d some F ren ch o f c 4 who have quitted th e serv i ce o f t h e Pac,, ° : . EGYPT, to oiler their ass i s t ance t o th e Gren e rf We perceive fro m th e F renc h P rov incial r 4 pss' that many persons died suddenly during tb e dt of. week, in consequence o f th e exce ssive b e the weather. te Sir GEORGE S MART , w h o h ag b ee n ele c- ce ri 4 Director of th e Philh armon i c S oc i e ty's C_, ° 0 ° for the ensuin g S eason , i s go i ng i n a few ual zo io' a musical t our i n G erm Iny . I t i s his W e " - -to visit Vie nna , & c . & c . 5 0 1 Miss Cu ESTER h as b een i n di spose d 101. 1 - 0 1p time past ; her illness is mainly attrihuob it of her great professional exertion—and flie Of' Chelten!lain has been deemed indispensa°;clid her Physicians, for at least a fortnight, 0 1;0., she will resume her station at the 114 111 :: Theatre. 1