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GERM IN PAPERS.

Yesterday and on Saturday we had arrivals of Frankfort
l'Apers. Our file DOA mars 'town to the 20th instant.
Thew frontons ere for the most part of huh. gvneral in-
terest. The following xit.te,s L.01111)160 V, worth g:ving:—
VII:NN A, 11.1'T.
Their Imperisl Majestic% will prolorg :heir 1,;:1) in their
domains taw sonie.thiri Period the tinie tint intended; they will
not be bark here before the lath.

Ilts Iwperial Ilighmss the Archduke Palatine of Ilungtry is
here with the Princess, his consort, and the Plince and Pri..ro.s of
Saxe liildburgluutscw.

nestle:, Stier. 11.
The Xing leR Breslau on the tth with the Prine;ss Louis•. fix
Fischbach, an estate belonging to Prince William, his brother.
On the 7th his Majesty and the Prioress arriv..:i ;:t !,-ignirz, when
the Prince atal Prim cess Royal made their elitiAnce the Name even.
ing. There were at brignitz at this time a v..ry r bet of
illustrious visitors, among whom were rite flake Niebobts
of noon* and his Coii.ort, the !hike of Ctulibcrland, moat of the
Priuccs of the Royal Family of rfaVila, and many others.

TMIESTE. SEPT. R.
A vessel in twenty-fiver days from Smyrna brings word, that on
the 12:h of Ativst Simms %%Li Mill in the hands of the Gress.
The I:apitan l'aeha still remained in tli.me 11CA%.
FRANK FWIT, ST.PT.
The .hat-not de Fronk"; ►1 of this ',Ate has the news of the death
of the King of France himu the Munitenr of the 16th.
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FR••*EVORT, SEPT. 17.
The Duke of 111ontebe!lo has arrived here from Paris.
CARLERVIIE SEPT. S.

The Convention between the Grand Dukes of B.ulen and Hesse
DAnumatlt. for facilitating the commerce between the two slaw', is
preceded by en eapoeition of the principles by which the two Courts
have been guided on this occasion.
They are perfectly agreed in considering
I. Ihe unlimited liberty of reciprocal anteraturse. not only be-
tween the two States but with all the States of the Confedration,
and the greatest possible fscilities to commerce with foreign coon-
as one of the most important means to promote the welfare
and rospility of their subjects, and will on all occasions direct
tleir joint efforts towards the completest attainment possible of this
ottject.
2. Hut as, from the partial assertion of the principles of free com-
merce, in dm ir rilations shit other States,. whirl, fetter trade by
prohibitions and high duties, evident 10,* wouldaccrue to their
subjects, they consider the introduction or the continuance of simi-
lar regulation* as indispensably necessary to protect their own pro-
ductions, and to prevent such 104.
3. The two Courts continue to entertain the wish to put a strip to
the injurious re-action which these regulations have on the com-
merce of their own and other States of the Coifetkr Ilion, whose
I itivernments are like themselves diaposed in favour of the pritici-
pits of free trade, by entering into a Convention with them for the
inirotluction of a joint system of duties and of commerce, and thus
lead the way to give more freedom to foreign trade, joy commercial
ear ventions wAli foreign S!a•cs.
Z 4. But as such a c_invelition cannot be effected without the con.
currency of several, and the negociations that have been carrying
on with this view with several other States, have not yet led
to the desired result, the contracting powers have no means of at.
taining their object, as far as possible under such circumstances,
but introduce. by special conventions, all such facilities as arc
compatible with the system of duties generally existing, which
they at the saute time consider also as a afttitabl- preparation for a
general agreement, on one joint system, aftes •.c hoped-fur acces-
sion of several neighbouring States.
fARLIIRIWE, SEPT. 15.
The 031..ial Gazette of to-day publishes the Treaty concluded
on the Ilth of this month, with the Grand Duchy of Hesse, and
notified on the Ithh I,y his Royal Highness the Grand Duke,
with a view to promote trade and intercourse between the two
countries.
SWITZERLAND, SEPT. 13.

On the 6th of this month the Coniniissioners of the Onvernment
signed, at Lucerne, the renewed capitulation for the Papal Swiss
guard, which is reduced to its original number of two hundred
men. On the other hand, there amine to he but little hope of the
acceptance of the proposal to furnish ten thousand men Crr the
Pepe! service. Captain Pryferr, of the guard, is going to return
to Home.
Count Caro d'lstria, the Russian 3litilster of State, whose resi-
dence Is st Geneva, paid a visit at the beginning of this nenttit to
Hotwyl, where he stopped some days.
The great Council of the Canton of Berne, in its monthly sit-
ting of the 631 and 7th September, ratifier! the decisions of the
Diet, relative to the revocation of the commercial convention (pro-
hibiting certain French article•, in retaliation for the probibitoty
system of France). and fixed the ditties on consumption of certsiii
goods on the same fluting as before the move tion, to continue till
the public debt is paid. A proposal was made to lay the consump.
don duty mi foreign but this was rejected, it being resolved
no longer to impose taxes for the benefit of the reghbouring wine
canton•, and, by an artificial rise in the price of wives, oblige the
labouring classes to have recourse to spirituous liquors. A wish
that, fur the promotion of trade, measures may be adopted that
geode which pay the consusaptton duty on importation, may be
elowei the %Irate as a drawback no n:-exportation, was
ree as worthy attention, to the elm:anal:on of the little
Conned.

Prwig THE 75A1 NE, SEPT. 12.
The .Tournal des D•bale. and other papers, have lately stated,
in articles dated from lielsingborg and Stockholm, that an agree-
ment had been made between the Swedish Government and the
Russian Ambassador at Stockholm, respecting the giving up of
the property of the hornet Royal Family, and the discharge of an
annual income. All this seems to be founded in a mi,take, since,
according to authentic accounts, nothing more was in question
than the giving up of suns of money, the private property of the
family ; and her 3lajesty Queen Frederica entirely. renounced any
artittAl allowance, and thmr,xl only her owr private property,
i which PIN detained in Sweden ever since the revolution. It s
f.ittlier affirmed, that Prince Gustavus had no concern whatever in
nose negotiations, having previously given up, to the Queen his
tuutli.s, the share of this property which belonged to him.

STUTI;•RD. SEPT. 13.

Their Ilighnesiive Prince Alexander and Peter of Holstein
Oldenburg, sons of her late Majesty the Queen of Wirtetuburg,
arrived bete yesterday, cn a visit to their Majesties.

THE GREEK.v.

Tire following satisfactory intelligence reApcctin,; the I
Greeks is CN LI-dealt ft ctn the Constiletiwinel. It rests on
the authority of a paper published at Hydra, entitled The
Frioti uj tic Lett.
Zatere, Ano.
(EXTRACT OF A rittra-rE I.T: ITER.)
,harmony Is Nrfectly re-established in Oreeee. Concord, the
MOM unanimous, has succeeded to the agitation which had dis.
turbed the tranquillity of the reloponnesus. The same spirit and
the same sentiments prevail throughout fireece, and you ma's iow
be certain of establishing the independence of the country. t sited,
victory has always crowned yottr exenines, and concord will diseon-
ell the enemy, who counted on your divisioo for success. The
President Cunduriottis is highly pealsed for the firmness he has dis-
played. thee month ago the money arising from the I.tan contracted
fin in Linton war sent to Napoli di Haim/oda, turd it has reached
there in safety, and has been deposited in the hands of the Govern-
tnent. This money will enable it to carry on its operations, and
provide toe the expense of the fourth campaign. 1: is continued
that Derrish Paella has been defeated in Isivadin. Ilia plan was
to dr:CI a junction with the Turkish trout.. of Negropont, and from
there go towards Corinth to make a diversion in favour of the
Egyptian expedition, which, under the command of Ibrahim Pa.
cha, war to land on the western part of the Peloponnesus. This
plan has been broken up. The I.gyptr.an Hee: has left Alexandria,
halting on hoard ten thousand troop.. The transports are either
Austrian or Spanish vessels ; the English and French l'antrins re-
fused the advantsgeatts utters made them by 3lehemed Ali Pitcha,
to engage in this service.
The Greek fleet has been divided into two ilivisions--one to look
after the l'aptain Pacha, on the coast of Asia Minor, the other to
meet the Egyptian fleet. The Goveraniert has taken precautions
to previa any evil from the landing to be at• nutted from die latter
on the coasts of the Peloponnesus; 11,000 Finn are collected in the
pLin of Gastourie, 3,11911 are going tinder the conituar..l 1p trios.
to reinforce the anny before l'anas. These tw r corps can easily
act together, not toeing far apart ; 4,f11141 men occupy the strong po-
sitions between l'swon and 3lodon. The I'omin:indent of the
miter. with 3.000 torn, is marching tow:nits Phoeidcv, ./uly 19,
The Greek Government at Napoli di Romania caurtd Te beam to
be sang for the capture of Ipaara by ; all the Au.
therities assisted at this religious ceremony.
The ENV,. curtains a long hitter, giving an account of Samoa.—
The writer says that some merchants at Samos, who had served in
Russia, had introduced the European discipline with great success.
The 'immunity of the island to the Continent renders it easy to land
in several places at once: but the difficulty of penetrating into the
interior is very great. The harbour is lung ant! very narrow, de.
fended on each side by batteries, the guns of which navy from side
to aide. The Oilman Paella could never enter : a couple of tire.
ships might de.froy his whole fleet, without his being able to de-
fend himself. The number of troops arremblnl at Settle Sunni is
cerainly far from amounting to 49,000 men : for 29,600 mold not
rebsi‘t there fir a lOrtnight, the country being lid waste, partly by
the fiequent incursions of the Samiots, partly by the Turkish sol-
diers themselves. It may be that the Turkish Chiefs make their
lists alumna to 40,000 men : but as the Turks enlist only in the
hope of plari,:er, most of them who have gorged themselves with
pillage on the road, return home long before they have reached
their domination: and we may be sure that those who arrive with
their officers have only tbilowed them because they have not got
booty enough on the route. They do not fear being punished tor
sea rtion, their enlisting being voluntary, and the term neatly left
to the soldier's own pleasure.

It teonbl appear that the harmony of the Tnilerica has
been slisturbtil by disputes among the Household of the
late King respecting their respective rights to the kitchen
artiehs and the wardrobes, and the other private cif :eta.
As these spoils are of great value, the claimants have
contrived to interest the Royal Family in their squabbles ;
and it is probable that Charles will establish the .tuAi Regis
for ikcilling the Jarring interests of the parties.

THE IRITISH PRESS.

FUNERALS OF THE KINGS OF FRANCE.

[We are indeb!el to a Paria Carrespondmt for the fol-
lowing account of the ceremo.iies observed at the Funerals
of the Kings of France, which at this crisis will he pecu-
liarly interesting to our readers, independently of the
curious historical revarch which it ile'ai:s.]
The Funerals of the Kings of France have always
been celebrated with great magnific.mee. We shal pro-
ceed to describe the forms with which t1e.27 have lx•on solem-
nized from the earliest period of th.. :11,u;archy. We shall
speak in the past tense, because some of th. se forms have
fallen into disuse; and the alteratio in our mann,rs and
institutions have effected in others a corresponding change.
These funeral ceremonies which a; pear acoompini,:il by
customs the most imatot and he.;.irres in appearinee,
nevertheless involr_• ns ful lessons, and did nut originate
but in adequate motives.
When the Kit g was dead, the First Chamberlain, the
event being first notitled to him by the Chancellor, came
on the balto.iy of the Palace, elothei in the maims of the
Court, and exclahned three times Le Itoi est mort ;
• The King is dead !' ifp then broke an osier wand, and
Long live the King!' A Ileraki
at Arms then went forth, niennted on a charger finely
caparasoned, and rode through the capital, making the
same exclamations. _

The following is what paitatal within the Palace, in
detailing which wr shall omit nothing :
Wh !e an artist composed an Effigy of' the deceav-d
King in wax, his body, embalmed by the moat skilful
surgeons, was enshrouded by the Chamberlains anil Officers
of the Household. It was then d °posited in a leaden coffin
contained within another of hard and odoriferous wood,
covered with a velvet pall slashed with white actin. This
coffin was carried by the King's archers (his gonle-du-
corps), and pieced upon an ekvated platform. covrred at
the basement with goal cloth, and above the body a rich
covering of gold cloth and 'weenie, training on the ground
over the basement. Lighted wax candles were placed
round the coffin, which formed what is called use cluiteile
ardest (a burning chapel) ; opposite this sarcophagus was
an altar, before which Priests remained incessantly in
prayer.
IVhen the Royal Effi,ry was prepared, it was trans-
ported to a saloon hung with black, and decorated with
rich silver stuff's. The Effigy was placed upon a bed of
state, garnished with a coverlet richly fringed with gold,
trailing the ground on every side. This coverlet was
ornamented with a border of spotted ermine (d'hermine
mourhrt,lo two feet in breadth.
The splendid ceremonies did not stop her there are
many ethers very remarkable; but we shall follow the
funeral rites in their order. _ _

The wax-figure which represented the deceased King,
was covered with a chemise of fine Holland, embroidered
with black silk at the neck and sleeves. Over this vest-
ment was an open vest (use camisole) of crimson satin,
lined with taffetv of the same colour, wit'., a border of
twisted gold. This camisole was visible only from the
wrist to the elbows and about four inches towards the
feet, the tunic being thrown over it. This tunic, a sort of
upp •r gannet.t, in use during the middle ages, was of azure
blue satin, spotted with golilficur s dr lis, with a rich bor-
der of silver fringe; the sleev •*, were open to the elbows.
WI en the Effigy was thus prepared, it was covered with a
royal mantle. a grand and rich covering of purple velvet,
seven yards in length, thickly interspersed with Aar s de fir
of gold. I t was open in front without sleeves, and lined
with white taft'ety ; the collar, which was round and
of ermine, was thrown back over the shoulder, the cull's
and the skirts of the mantle were likewise of ermine. Front
the nr ck of the Effigy were suspended all the royal orders,
and all the foreign orders which the King had accepted
during his lifetime. The head was covered with a cap of
crimson velvet, surmounted with a diadem enriched with
J-wels. The hands were crossed upon the breast. On
each side the bolster was a pillow of crimson velvet, em-
broidered with gold, upon which were placed, on the right
a sceptre, and on the left a hand of justice. Above the
bolster were a chair add a cushion, covered with gild
cloth, upon which were p'a..ed all the other decorations of
royalty, an open Bible, a sword, and a globe. The Effigy,
and the body, were, after a certain interval, placed upon
high cars richly decorated, and carried to the church cf
Xott (-Dame, and from thence to St. Deui.,

According to the old French Historian, Eginhard,
the celebrated &cretary andsupposed sot-in-law of ell in-
STAGNE, that Emperor was interred with all the rites of
royalty. lie was clothed with the imperial decorations, the
crown being placed upon his head. He was deposited in
the tomb upon a gilt chair, and in his hands was the Book
of Ecangelists, written in letters of gold : his sword and
shield were placed berore him, which had been conse-
crated by the Pope, Leo the Third.
When all the preparatives were concluded, the succes-
sor to the throne, clothed in a purple mantle, approached
the coffin, upon which he threw the holy water, first I:reel-
ing for an instant upon a cushion, which was presented to
him by the First Gentleman of the Bedchamber. This ce-
r•:mony being performed, the new King delivered his
mantle to his herald• and mind.

The evening of the day of the. funnaL when the body
of the deccased King was deposited in the church, a can-
non was twice discharged, at an int :rya! of five minutes:
the last report announced the departure of the procession.
This ceremony was observed for Louis XIII., Louis XIV.,
and Louis XV. In that part of the city in which the King
died and from which the procession set out, a hundred and
one discharges of cannon atumunced the elevation of his
successor to the throne.

ity virtue of an ancient custom, the Harlow:nil, or
Sall-rarrier.v of the City of Paris carry the bier and the
Royal Effigy. The venerable Ilistnriao NIONSTKELET, has
the following curious account of what pasted at the death
of CIIA nt Es VII., on which occasion the salt-earriers con-
ducted themselves in no very becoming manner. The
account is translated into modern French by VELLY, from
whom we translate it.

4- Hardly had Cu•at breathed his last than the
COUNT DE MAINE sent off their re priers suer, naively to
announce to the Dauphin (Lewis Xi.) the intelligence of
his father's death, and to receive at the same his orders. In
the mean time the ministers and Nobles who were at Meun,
seemed sunk in consternation. The obsequies of the de-
parted Monarch required to be arranged, but whether from
a fear of displeasing his successor, or through an unpardon-
able inattention, no one had taken upon himself to order
the necessary preparations. TA N N EQUI-Dr•CII ATE t. ven-
tured alone to charge himself with this dangerous office.—
He was nephew to that TA N Mal, who, when Paris was
surprised by the Murgulyaans. saved the Dauphin in
his arms. Ile not only arranged the funeral solemnities,
but advanced the necessary expcuces which were not re-
paid him till ten years afterwards.
" The body of the departed Monarch, in a coffin
of cedar wood, enclosed in another of lead, was trans-
ported in a mourning coach, from Meun to Notre Da;me-
dcs-Champs. and conveyed the next day to the Cathedral
Church of Paris, where the service was celel rat.ll. This
pious duty being fulfilled, the procession took the road to
Sr. Der: ts. The Chief Magistrates in robes and mantles of
scarlet, held up the pall which was sloth of gold. The
Duke of Out.es Ns, the Counts of Asoouxtaa a and Eu.
Princes of the blood, and the Count nr. DuNots. on horse-
back, followed immediately behind the coliin. The
representation (effigy) of the King clothes' with regal
decorations, was carried openly on a chariot, surmounted
with a canopy, supported with eight spears. The Uuiv, r-
sity, the uniclre of the superior Courts, the inferior Ma-
gistrates, and the religious orders followed immediately
behind; these were followed by an innumerable crowd,
whose tears and sobs formed the most affecting part of this
Bolen n pomp, which was attended by two hundrea persons,
each carrying a lighted torch of four pounds weight.
" lu the front of this processien a lumber of men inarchid
with small bells. Nothing extraordinary passed at this
ceremony, until, on arriving between the Market-place and
the Chapel, a contest began between the priests of Saint
Denis awl the Hammonois, or salt-carriers. The latter in-
sisted that the priests we-e bound to carry the coffin to their
church, or to pay to them the sum of ten homes. Uttoit their
refusal, the salt-carriers hit the body, and some of the
citirens of St. Deists wire about to carry it fozward, when
the Count ns Dv NOlll, to put an end to this indecent alter-
cation, promised the Monotony/a that he would recompen,e
them. After they had performed the service for the re-
pose of the Kings soul, Themes de Courcel!ea, Doctor of

Divinity, pronounced a funeral oration. While they were
lowering the body into its place of sepulture, the right to
the pall of gold cloth protium' a new quarrel between the
priests and the ma,ters the Horse, the Count tic Do-
NIDIS was slain obliged to interpose with the Chancellor to
settle the dispute. The contested pall was cuff: red to le-
-1 main with the priests, the Chief Egnerqi haring consumed
to surrender his interest in it to the Church. After the
c inn was at length quietly deposited, the Masters of the
horse and the Serjeaut at Anns threw their wands upon
the tomb; the whole pro-cordon exclaiming—' Dieu ail
tame de Cli • 111.1:3 SEPTICNE, Poi Tres-rictus-icy: r and in
the RAMC breath, Vine Lotus Roi de France r "

6' The s arse fi'irtns were practised with but little varia-
tion, untit r the latter Kings of France. At the present
day the phce of the Ilannasrds is filled by les Charlommiers
and les ports dr lu Mille (the coalmen and fibliwomen).
At the head of the procession marched the Heralds, car-
rying their standards, the national colours and banners,
which were suritiountAl with black crape. After them
the King's b arm is sod the officers of the house-
hold.

The Chief Fsquire-Csrrer (Le premier icuyer tren-
chant) carrying at his foot the pivot of Fratice. This
.firrion was a narrow banner. with three points o: azure
blur velvet, ornamented with years de iii, and fringed
with gold. . .

Then followed the hautbois, tambourines, end fifi-s, the
music of the Chapel loyal. The musicians carry their
instruments reversed.

After them came the Masters of the Horse, and Officers
of the Royal Staples, carrying Me spurs, Me gauntlets, Mt
shield, the coat of alms on purple velvet, vitiated with
/burs delis smbroldorAl in prat', the hchuet with the royal
sorest. The Equerries were in full mourning, the mu'es
were covered with housings of black velvet, slashed with
white satin. Ssveril Grooms of the stable, in deep
mourning, walk•tl in this part of the procession.
TWO Equerries led the war-horse of the dersast (I Monarch
(elti fa roi) covered with a housing that trail 11 the ground,
of purple vAvet, thickly interspersed with goblet, Auricle
Next followed the Grand Master of the !brae, inounte.l
on a charger covered with housings of purple velvet trailing
the ground. He carried the King's sword suspended on a
scarf of blue velvet, sown with flours delis. On his head
he bore the helmet, and the gauntlet on his baud. Four
Heralds at Arms marched beside him on foot.
Immediately behind the Grand Equerry, in the order of
procession, was placed the cligy 4 the deceased king made
in war. It was glared in it sitting posture on the tvffin,
in the form in which he (t.e Rot) presided on his bed of
justice, holding in the right hand the sceptre, in the 1.71 l the
hand 4:justice. The car was drawn by six horses covered
with black velvet. Three Echerins (Mayors) and the
Provost des Marchands, held each. a corner of the pall.
Around the sarcophagus were several bannerets, and the
great banner of France, which was of crimson velvet, em-
broidered with des firers delis (far ; the Gentlemen of
the Bed-chamber, and Officers of the Guards, filled the
space round the car.
The Gentlemen of the Parliament (ifessieurs du Par-
ks:sent) followed, to testify, says Mo STItE La T, that the
prop:r office of the Kings of France is to distribute
justice to all, and that having acquitted themselves of this
duty dining their life, they thus reminded their successor
to do so likewise.

The, Archbishop of Paris, the Cr3nd Alinonrr, and the
Almoners of the Court walked on foot, and in prayer by
the side of the car.

Those who were called chief mcnirners then took their
place in the procession. These were composed of the
Princes of the Blood, and the chief no' lity of France,
mounded on small medee, the train of their cloaks rery bug,
and nplo Id each Ilia page on jbot. These were followed by
the foreign Ambassadors, the dignitaries of the Crown, 1
officers of the kitchtn and of the chime, the Lords of tl,e
Counsel, and the Knights of the different Orders, these
raked on hot, and hare-headed. The procession was
closed by tile King's body-guard of which the captains and
archers were in full mourning, their jackets laced with
silver.

The clergy and the religieux of Sc. Denis, went before
the procession, singing psalms. At the entrance of the
town, the Monks of this Abbey were privileged to take the
cerners of the pall. The coffin was carried into the Church
where the Effigy was placed on a bed of state, resembling
that already described. The gentlemen of the bed-chamber
carried the body to the vault, destined for its interment.
The King at Arms descended into it, and cried out with a
loud voice, " II ERA LDS AT ARMS, CoMe osa doyour giffier."
Upon which, each who bore the insignia approached the
vault, and throwing them in one after the other, exclaimed,
" This is the /1 Et.m ET of our master, the most grand and
most puissant KING OF FRANCE—his is the Swear), &c.
After this ceremony, the King at .firms exclaimed three
times " Le /tai ele most priez Dieu pour sun ante." " The
King is dead, pray to God for his soul." At the same in-
stant he also exclaimed thrice " Viva LE Rol," desig-
nating him by his name. A Herald made the same pro-
clamation at the door of the Church.

The Grand Master, aceompauit d by the Prelates and
Knights des order s des Rol, then proceeded to the table of
Parliament, at which were assembled the Officers of the
Crown, and announced to them that they had no lunt,,er a
Master, Mat each must la ocidefir hitosc!f; and in token of
the house being troken up, broke the magLrtel id stair
Such were the usages established by o:►r ancestors at the
funerals of their Kings, many of which are followed to the
present time ; the change which our ',Atka' institutions
have undergone. has occasioned them to be in some particu-
lars gradually abolished.

Extract of a letter of the Bth Sept., from Ll:horn:
" Yesterday a vessel arrived here in twenty-four days from
Constantinople, and in nineteen from the Dardanellts, the
Captain of which deposed at the Office of Health that the
Turkish feet had been beaten by that of the Greeks, the
very moment it was about leaving Mitylene for Samos.
The Greeks with their fire-ships burned three Turkish
frigates, and took two bri.is of war, and the rest of the
Turkish fleet was separated and dispersed in the environs
of Mitylene, and many transports had experienced con-
siderable damage; the troops which were on board had
perished. The same Captain said that the plague made
great tavagts at Coastantinoplc. Another vessel, which
came from Seio, and which left that place on the 19th of
August, brought no news, on account of the extraordinary
winds, which had enabled it to cro::s time Archipelago in two
days."
MED e I P.—The trenches that have been lately opened
at Bagueres, to lay the four Cations of the beautiful estab-
lishment that is to bear the name of the Ther meg de Ma: is
Therese, have caused the discovery, at the depth of a
metre and a half, of several square pools, as also medals
of the reigns of Augustus, Tr..;an, Marcus Aurelius, &C.
These in: dals have the form of bricks. Theeleganec of
the moultlia" and the nature of the cement, have no
doubt that thirsie discovered remains have been the work of
the Romans. The ancient walls of the town were built in
part upon these pools, about the year Noo, and %that yet
exists of Limn lticreases the ditii,:ulty of making the
trenches.

A young man, well dressed, and of genteel apperanec,
presenting himself to be the son of a clergyman in Ruanor-
shire, was last week levying contributions at llclvoir and
the neighbourhood, under the pretence of being deaf and
dumb. A gentleman, commiserating his situation, kindly
gave him a seat in his gig from Melton to Rouen., on his
way to I.tieester. The young man preserved his taciturnity
during the whole of the journey, occasionally making r
marks in writing. A day or two after, the same gentleman
pas.ing through Rearsby, to his astonishment heard the
" dumb man" talking fluently to a person ht the village.
Upon being recognised, he immediately decamped, leaving
a fell awl white spaniel behind him. It is supposed he
went towards Lo-ghborough.—Lincola Paper.
LONG /. V true.—On the 10th instant died, near Drum-
bridge, in Upper Malone. William Rice, 104 years of age.
Ile was born, and lived during this long period, within a
few hundred yards of where he died. He was in goc.l
health till a few days before his decease, and had his re-
collection almost .to the last. Daring the hard frost of
1739, he remembered going with his moth -r to assist her to
break holes in the ice, that the cows might get water to
drink. IVlten the Lapin navigation was first opened, in
1753, he was on: of the tirst lilitermen on that establish-
ment. lie was so rvmarkahly healthy, that. during his
lang life, he midtt say he had scarcely a day's illness.

THE SUCCESSION TO THE FRENCH CROIV.,V4

We copy from the Flo+ of Friday the following article,
which discloses acme ctir.ous particulars of a plan said to
have been prepared in anticipation of the event which tsar
just occurred, eit, death of Louis XVIII :
_ _

" We cotticcl yotenlay an article from the English Courkr.
which contained the following otaervatfon
• A few years a 4,0 (foul. the da..gers Rhich threatentd the throttle
of Fiance) it is a known tic: that, in the South and West of
Mauler, the Royalists were making dispositions to secure them:
selvetragainet the consequences of a second reeulution.'
" We remarked on this in a note, that the o:en who Conspired
openli against legitimacy, denounced continnall;,, as conspirarr•
the founds of the Maharehy ; those whom, in the language fait;
Jacobin Fouche, they called the Ultras. litat.y. lettere whicb we
have received on this subject contain information, wtaeh place,
beyond all doubt, one characteristic of the history of that dia.
aseesara resod.
" It is vein certain, that at sight of the intrigues and plots of the
enemies of iegitiaatcy, faithful subjects who had defended it,
through fifteen years. in the prosipen, prepared to defend it mill.
The audacity of the conspiratars exceeded all bounds, when they
saw themselves mipported even by the functionaries whose duty ,c
was to repose their machinatiora. The Royalists alone ee.e
pointed out as the enemies of the State ; in a wcrd. they had again
become suspected, as they were during the west pan of the reign
of tenor. Alen in tif6ce had no hesitation its atinoutieitut the day
when the gene change was to take place, and that was the day en
which Louis X‘'l 11. should breathe hii last. Faithful to their in-
ettuctioos, IlleNl same agents of 'power made ro secret of the suc-
cessor who had been designated by the chiefs of the plot. It was
not the non of the hornier usurper, es the lower classes of the Li-
berals believed, but it was that of a Sovereign of the second
rank. In him they &scorned all varieties of merit ; to the re-
commendation of illegitimacy they jci::ed that of his being a
Calvr,ist.

" During that period, insidious teritinga, eitenlated by those
who hail been appointed to ;reserve the public pcae • disposed the
minds of the motile to violate the ancient end well laws of
the Monarchy. 11. root the eattinple set by the Jourbals of the fac-
tion, there was nothing 'ogees:cal in every pamphlet, but to follow
with regard to the natural and legal heir of the crown, the same
course as was taken in England with regard to the Duke of York,
brother to Clarks 11. The most ignorant ernisaaries of the con-
apiracy, prepared against a Prince, the object of the love And vene-
ration of France, spoke like the most learned of the famousilills
of limiter;4e and reelitsion, after confining the melee, in the begin-
ning to cquit'.tcel Inshivations. The well known guihors cf the
infmtins private correspondence received from their master orders
to attack, directly anti personally, the august individual, whose
inheritance had already been transferred to a foreign race. by anti-
cipation. Part of these execrable se.liconex were exposed, even at
that time, in a work published by an efcellent lioyalist, under the
title of England in 16111. and France in 1820. A compilation en.
titled, The Thousand and Use Caladin:cs, which is but a transla-
tion, with comments, of the private correspondence published
during KO long a period in the English Papers, completed the ez-
po:hinn of this iniquitous mystery.
Ihit was it accomplished ? Of this then. Irtppily, there is still
much reason to doubt. If all the eneMles coo leghltnery were at
h.ir post, if poem was exclusively in their hands, it is not less
r. rain that all t'e defenders a the throne held themselves ready
again to fight in that sacred cause ihich had covered La Vendee
with imperishable glory. A particular passage tantalised in a
letter which we have received, enables us to judge of the diposition
which prevailed. line of those h rout of fidelity, to ahem LOW..
XVIII. before lir died, had just decreed arms of honnkr' Wits ten:
for in 1819 by the I:nder-Prfect of his district. ' What do I hear.
Sir ?' &el.l he, to the Noblr Yendcan. • They tell me that you hay:
kept arms by you. Against whom do you conspire?' • I hays
never conspired, replied the loyal knight, • the word is unknown t o
me: but all my life 1 have served my God and my King. If It
b • rezestry to light for them again, I cm quite ready. Thie,
I now tell you, and you may report it.'
" But if we mud those days ofgrief and shame, it is but to enjoy
the highrr satisfaction in repeating with the English writer, whom
we quoted yesterday—' Who now hears of conspiracies ? AU
ideas of subverting the throne are abandoned. Th • pm elation ,•
contented with the Government, and the army Is devoted to its
Prince. Never, perhaps, was so great an alteration in the affairs of
a nation eff. vet! in so short a time. Three years have sufficed to
restore order and t anquillitv to a nation distracted by thirty yew
of ana city and confusion. "This circumstance alone speaks for the
talents of the Ministry which has produced such importing and
unlool.ed or results."

ronrsmourir, SkPr. 23.

' On Wednesday the Admiral lkrkeley trtinspott, Vent.
Sanders, agent, arrived from Gibraltar, with erdnanes
stony and a few invalids. She brings no newi. °Pon-
nell, the Sparlish General, who commands in Andalusia,
was very active in his search of Constitutional refugees
from the late ct.rrison of Tarifa, and hail succeeded in se-
curing S 4, whom he immediately shot. The Lady Nu-
gent, from Madras, Bengal, and the Cape, had put into
Gibraltar, to land sonic light goods, part of her cerge.
The Phaeton frigate and Succcts transport may be daily
expected from Malta. The surveying ship Adventure,
Captain Smyth, was the only ship at Gibraltar.
On Tuesday the Liberty, Thomas Clifford, master, ar-
rived from Bahia (being in want of provisions), bound to
Haniburgli„ for wliich place she sailed this morning. The
Sophia, Berkley, sailed this morning for Madeira and Cal-
cutta, with passengers. The Manley, Baker, for Bcrbice,
saiLd yesterday.
On Wednrsday the Forte, 16. Sir Thomas Cochrane,
sailed for Plymouth, to be paid off. Sir Thoma■ will
afterwards proceed to assume the Government of the island
of Newfoundland. The Forte is to be recommissioned.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Lanadown visited the
Forte, just previous to her salting, on which occasion the
ship was dressed in colours.
to Wednesday the Bionic. 46, Captain Lord Byron,
arrived from Chatham, with the remains of the late King
and Qu en of the Sandwich' Islands on board. The suite of
their late Nlajeaties have arrivAl, and are engaged in viewing
the üblic works and establishments. The Blonde will be
',why to sail about Tug. silay next, for Rio and the Samln ich
Islands. The Blonde returns home, after performing these
spc cial urvices. B. sides the Sandwich Islands natives, there
are embarked in her, Mr. M'Cree, botanist, from the Hor-
ticultural Society of London ; Mr. Blexam, mineralogist
and geologist; Lieut. Malden, R.N., surveyor, with two
assistant-serveyors. A printing peers has also been shipped,
which is to be left on the islands. One of the natives con-
stantly stays on board the ship, as a sentinel over the
badis II of their Sandwich Majesties.
On Wednesday the Emma, Russian Government store-
ship, Capt. Chesteroff, arrived here from St. Pctersburgh.
She is laden nith ordnance and other necessary stun., for
the Russian settlements on the west coast of North
America. It is understood she will be joined and accom-
panied to her destination by either a Russian line-of-battle
ship or a frigate.
On Tuesday the Britomart, 10, Captain 0. V. Virnon,
and the Beaver, to, Captain Ouslow, sailed for the West
India station. _ _

The Calliope, Lieutenant Justice, anivcd yesterday,
from Plymouth, and sailed again this morning, with sea-
men for Chathatn. The Champion, Orestes, and Pylades,
arc gone on a short cruise. B:inain at Spithcad—lllonde
and Niemen. In the Harbour—Victory, iVellesley, Bul-
wark, Albion, Salisbury, Cambrian, and Athol.
The Terror was paid off Monday ; the Salisbury will be
paid off on Monday next.

PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 23.—Sailed the Active, .$4,
Captain R. Rodney, for Lisbon, to relieve the I,:vely
Arrived the Forte, from Spitheed, to be paid otf ;
and Ones% from Spithead, and railed again : L.. ri, from
Liverpool. Sailed the Gibraltar, SO, Lazaretto. for Mi:-
for.l. The Jasseur sailed on Thursday last for South
America; but the Dartmouth, fur the West Indies, awaits
final orders. The Gannet, Chanticleer, and I 11: leer, are
paid off ; the two first-named are re-commissioned. On
Friday, E. Lockycr, Esq. was chosen Mayor of Plymouth.
NAVAL APPOINTMPN, P.—Captuitt li. N. Christian is
appointed to the Owen Glendower, at Chatham ; Capt. G.
Russell, to the Scylla; and Capt. C. 1. It. Johnstone, to
the Chanticleer, at Plymouth ; Lieut. Tbos. Read, to con.-
mated the Swallow cutter; Lieut. E. I. Parry, to thc Char:-
ticker.

The Parthian, 10, llon. Captain Ilarrington, I:•ought to
Plymouth, from Alt xico, 130,000 dollars, on nierchants.
account. She captured off Campeachy, the pirate schooner
S:. Jose, armed with a long gun amidships, two smaller
ones, and a quantity of small arms; the crew having run
the vessel on shore, escaped among the bushts, with a
quantity of booty. On board her was found a list of the
crew of the English ship Shannon, sixteen in number, and
other papers belonging to the English brig Pilgrim, besides'
several flags, sextants, spy-glasses, and a great quantity of
wearing apparel, all of which was English: the crews of
the above vessels had doubtless ben murdered by these
villains. The schooner was taken to Vera Cruz, and there
commissioned by Captain Itsrrington, as a man-of-war, to
provct the trade in that quarter. Mr. Bradily, an al
passed Midshipman, and a very dts..rving young man, acts
appointed, cs actiNALieteenant, to coutwatkl her.

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JAMAICA PAPERS.

We have received a file of the Jamaica C.seant, tthd
roagslon Chronicle, up to the 11th ult. The following
are extracts:—

Fran the Jamaica romrant.l
KninsTox O. R.

Majesty's ship Prim's-wit, of 18 gi;;,proecierlell to rex on
S'irartlay morning. in quest of a privateer, under the French Ng,
siliveh hail elisacil the schooner Lowland Law, of the east end.

A detachment of the 921 regiment arrived at Kingston. in Ja-
maica, from St. Elizabeth's, on the 7th ult. Six men of the light
10fartry company died or fever, and nun privates were left behind
kJ a precarious way.
e understand that the islaad of 3larinique had been, until
bray, in a very disturbed state. The national guard had only a
stunt time sines Liven relieved from permanent linty. A 151ilitary
commission had condemned to death many of the coloured inhabi-
tants for compiracy, who had undergntie their sentence ; and nun..
nof the same chute had been banished The island k now gar.
T speed by 2,500 men of the lines and Guadeloupe has 3.000 for its
motection. One French line of battle ship and a OM* of war was
I&e only naval force lying at Fort Royal, Martinique.
PERU. _ _ _

We have been kindly favoured by an officer of rank at present in
Ibis city, with the following leinr:—
•• Ma. Ent•row--1 have read in your paper a statement of the
affairs of Peru (such as they probably were six months since), but
by the lost !Oakes front that quarter, circumstances have mate-
;tally (hanged in favour of the liberating army. The last courier
Rem Bolivar brought intelligence that the Spanish General °lane-
% had passed over to the Repithliains with 2,300 men, and that
the Liberator was at the head of 12,000 infantry and 1,500 cavalry-
Ithrte thousand men had sailed from Valparaiso, and Callao wan
Aridly blockaded by the Republican sititdron. There are also
1.200 men at Panama, ready to jeia Bolivar. making his ag,tregate
force 17.7110 men. An evpeditioa was forming at Carthagena,
which 1 believe will not he required, although a portion may pro.
b4kly be despatched to Peru. You nn.y depend on the correctness
of this information."