The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-07-06 00:00:00

Exports by. the

11314

1815
1818
11117

HIB

1,732.719 -
1.733,802 1820 . . 1,721,114
1,639,130 1821 . 1,7541452
1.213,493 1822 . 1,279,021

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The Imports under the respective heads for the same
years bear much the same relative proportion. The great
advantage which has accrued to the general commerce of
the country and to the consumer, by the opening of the
trade in ISM must be obvious from the augmentation in
the annual amount and the yearly diminution of price in
the articles.

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A gentleman lately arrived from the Havannah states,
that murders and robberies were frequent in the streets
and houses of that city. These depredations were com-
mitted by pirates, who were driven ashore by the Ameri-
can and British cruisers.

We have received Quebec Papers to the 27th of May.
A Military Commission, consisting of Sir James C. Smith,
Bart. Sir George C. lloate, Knight, and Captain John
Harris, of the Royal Engineers, had arrived in Canada,
from England.
The Atlgen:eine Zeitung contains the following particu-
lars of the will of the sister of Napoleon Bonaparte,
whose death we lately announced:—
" The Princess Paulina Borghese, who died on the 901, after a
long and painful illness, has left a will, in which, after deducting
the legal part coming to her mother Letitia Bonaparte, she ap-
' points her two brothers, the Count of St. Leu (Louis) and the
Prince of 3lontfort (Jerome) her principal heirs. To Lucien she
bequeaths only her pardon fey his trestmern of her. The daughters
of 3ladanse Murat are to hare 110.000 piastres each, except the
Counte•Pepoli, who is married at Bologna. The eldest son of
doe Count of St. Leu is to have her villa near the gotta Pis, at
Starts end Prince Borghese the use for his life of another villa,
wear Viareggia, in the Duchy of Lucca. Several Cardinals'
Ott whom are her uncle Fcscb, Paces Spina, and Ritmola, and
may • and gentlemen of Revue-who used to frequent her so-
ftballs. have remembrances of more or less value. She has left atm
oonoidovable legacies to 'Madame Dumenil, her companion, to M.
Vasetelti, her liontnie d'afrairs, and to M. Gamin, the nein of
Mao Bseghese at Rome. A pretty considerable capital is set
spot, the t of which is to be applied to enable two young
inn of her native town, Ajaccio, to study surgery and medi-
ans. The value of the whole property is estimated at two
sews offranes."

WirencaaPT—The inhabitants of the country parts of
France still believe in witchcraft. This superstition has
been the cause of a crime being committed in one of the
communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department, which the
Court of Assizes has just putlislied. A poor old woman,
called the Widow Chaffour, was reported to have commu-
nication with eril spirits. Four of her neighbours had
had misfortunes, or had been ill from the charms, as was
said, that she had put upon them. They agreed together
to take vengeance ; and un Sunday. December 12, during
vespers, the women, Petit and Lespinesse, met Ututuf-
: four in a road. They immediately attacked her with
Sticks, and dragged her per force into the house of Fro-
ment, where the woman Founadre was waiting for them.
The -door was shut with great caution, and the supposed:
witch was desired to remove the fate she had cast upon her 11
neighbours. As it was oat of the power of the poor old:
woman to do this, she was confirmed to be burnt. A fire
on the ground was immediately prepared, and she was
thrown into it. Her screams, however, so frightened the
executioners, that they did not complete their crime, but
fled. Chatfour, covered with wounds, dragged hersalf
home wits considerable pain ; and, after two months of suf-
fering, recovered tl give her testimony against the ',repe-
-1 tratuna this horrid (Ltd.

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