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•ishathen of its °tied, so that the powerful aid of
geld Sovereign may'oe expected in this good eases.

have received Paris Puttees of Tuesday and
%day lest. We nee assured, on the autho-
" a person worthy eve,lll," who arrived
at Bayonne on the Soth of Oet 'Owe, from Se-
rifle, that an Anlivinnitior from 1111. United States
of Americo, on word the Hornet •1..'. of Ivor, had
brought with him a formal ‘,Hl.r from the Governs
;Dent of Washinghon, to Ardour war against FER-
DINAND VII.. in ease of ■ refusal oo the part of the
Cabinet of Madrid. to ratify the Trratv respecting
the cession of the Florida,.
is further stated, en thr same authority, that,
in the event of a reload on the part ul the King of
SpAiN, to ratify the Treaty. all English Olicrra
Llisetit from their country sill he recalled wittiest
Jelov, as the Bruit!) Goserninesit has determined
to take a port in the war in lissome of Spasm
Upon this point it is isorrecesoory toe:pressen, 014.
a;On. until the intelligence respecting it abstruse, •
more authentic elisrixter.
Tre yt'ilow fever motions's it. reverter in Ands.
lui6, bet the latest getout, frost Catitz represeut
the nuinher of deaths es rather than
increasing; There died on the 161 h. 106 persons;
on the 23th, 105; and on the 414. 86; leiwino the
t'lt on that day 11,6051. The malady suereases at
rusrto Sitita Maria. The distresses of the pens
pie ir the open country, and of those who
least tht towns to avoid the contagion, are each
incresoed by the roblwrs, who infest all the
urtgiillouritig places. A dreadful fire broke out
en the 15th of *October on the moniitains nrur
Xlrtr de la Frontera, traversing the Country for the
space of the league'. and destroying all kinds of
property in its terrific course. It is stated that
twentystltree persons have fallen victims to its yin.
leoce, marl that eighty others have heen severely
Furred. Three hundred mud sixty-right horses and
mules hare been destroyed, col one hundred and
:arty-six severely injured, and four hundred and
sevrtity.fuor cows, sheep, and goats have also fallen

S : ctitsi*.

No notice is taken in the Paris Pipers of the M-
uer.. of tile King of FRANCE.--Thr French Five
per Cents. are fig r. 80 c. Bank Stock 1,480 I.

A brief report of the progress of the Treason sod
Sedition Bills through the two Houses of Parini-
t79s, la given in OUT preceding column.,
It mil prove interesting to some of our readers at
tile ',retro moment, when the country is threatened
with new measures of a similar principle sod chi.

ruler.

The f odgments of the Court of King's Bench
i 11. e cases of Sir Matrassatt MASSA LOPEZ soli
olikens, convicted of bribery in the last elections of
Members to serve in Parliament tor a borough in

0:e county of Cornwall, and a borough in the
coutt!y of Devon, will be seen in one report of the
law proceedings on Saturday. For one offence. a
tine of e.OOOL and for the other, a tine of '2,000/.
with two years imprisonment, have been inflicted
upon Sir M. LOPSS, as being the principal offen-
der : and en the others, punishment has been im-
posed proportioned to the degree of their guilt.
It was remarked by Mr. Justice BAYLEY. who
passed eentence, that the offence of bribery in the
elections of Members to serve in Parliament, at all
times emended exemplary punishment, but more
partinitlarly at the present moment, when the state
of the nuhlic mind requires the utmost purity in
Ilse Representatives of the people, that they might
thereby enjoy the nation's confidence. In the pro-
priety of this remark we fully concur, yet we should
sit the rime time lament that any extraneous cir-
cumstances should he permitted to influence a
Judge in tipportioning punishment to guilt. The
mors'. nod political character of this offence is pre-
f.:sell-the same now as it has been at any period of
not history since the enactment of the laws framed
to prevent or .punish it, but if the state or the
roblic enind were in any respect supposed to af-
frzt '.11.7 enormity of the offence, this consideration
tl.onlri refer to the time when the offence was com-
m.!!eit, and cot to the period when the punish-
ment is is he inflicted.

The remark of Mr. Justice BAYLEY will, we
i be deeply considered by every Member of
fidrytenent, and he geed effect be discernible in
?hes— conduct when they proceed to iuveatigote the
t.re• rrt state of the country mod the distresses of the
l•'t• pie. Unless Parliament possesses the sincere
6d.•ne of the nation, their exertions to trait-
.• ii!ze the present agitation cannot be productive
••1 any good result. They may indeed, by the
. • tr of coercive measures, restrain the turbulent and
imich,te the @editions; but if the spirit that points
' violence still continues to animate them, we shall
..) d the t►ausiailtity of she country on a very inse-

r tenure. Tits remark will uot, we trubt, be lost

ou his Majesty's Ministers, fur however heinous
!flay be the saves of bribe', in the election of a
•A !ember, it riuki into indifference when compared
Ili the crime of bribing one who actually enjoys
3! r posers and privileges of a Legislator. It is said

Sir Ronal. WALnor.a, that he never conde-
. ander, to interfere in tl:e elections of the people,
b trunk in slerunts contests not only toss much
u,sotey often unnecessarily squandered, but the
t.tweii.naent, by such proceedings, obtained the
J scredit of assailing the liberty of the people. The

Minister plityta a much safer gate by awaiting the
result of the centrists, and then livi•hing bribe"
upon the men who were actually libilsen. His guilt,
both in • moral and a polities! point of view, was
much greater than that of out who corrupted the
electors. because the efreet was much more readily
felt, and the danger arising froM it more extensive
in its consequences, and less capable of being coon-
teracted.

The punishment in:posed upon Sir M. Lot
is certainly much more severe than we believe was
generally unticipmed, but for our own parts, we
wily lament that it cannot he inflicted upon all the
other great sinners who, unfortunately for the coun-
try, bust committed the same offence with more
flesh—iv. We presume that the Baronet thought,
with Lord CASTLERFAGII. that the notoriety of the
crime might, iii some degree, palliate the commis-
sion of it, and that reserve and coyness but ill suited
aF att which was r' notorious as the sun in noon
day." The example, however, of his mistake•will
have in future the effect--not of deterring others
Arum committing the same crime, but of com-
pelling them to commit their sins with more cau-
tion and km. ',oldie:ay.

Nijor-G,tteral Sir GEORGE COOKE, K.C.B. on
Thursday 144 assumed the co tttttt atoll or the South
Wrat District, and or the Lieutenant-Government
of Portsitiouli GEORGF, isectimp.t.
stied by hia Aide-de-Camp. Captain Cult LER, ur the
Cr.hlor rain Guard, arrived on dial da), at the
Lieut. Guvernot's bowie.

Lieurrisaut A LERAIODIR SARDILAIOS, of the
Tartar, is promoted ►o the !auk or Coarricandee,
arid appaiutrd to the Morgiersa. eke STRONG, pro.
mot.-11.—Lieot. H. Hum is smarmed to •hr Bra-
zen; Limit. J. K. WiLeos, Royal Marisa% to the
samesliip.—Lirat. W. F. LA FODOR. to the hdeigh;
Mr. R. CHAPMAN, to be 'ooser or the Athiee.
Ws. PROCTOR SIIIIIII. EM. formerly of the
Naval Office at the Cape of Good Nom'. is OP'
poitstesi Clerk or the Rope Yard at fertunoutli
Duck Yard.

PLYMOUTH, NOVEMBER 1 I.—ln Muttony.—
Impreg Nulrte, Wimds,,r Castle, Helicon, A Ibrns,
awl Hurciericke, Lyar nostl Fox revenue■; !scor-
pion temirr„ and Rumor transport, which !stirs- is
expected to sail for Portsmouth.

The Lichfield Mercury says, is Lord ANSON, it
is reported, has sent in his rrsignatMn as Major
the yeomanry cavalry. The rr,ignalmn or CO
tifiCl'Ot uu . (Beer in the corps as Mr. KEEN. the
Lieutenant-Colonel, is said to have had a consider-
able influence on many of the members, and that
several resignations may lit anticipated at au early
period of the year."
Letters from Manchester state, that Mr. NADIN
the deputy coffin:dile, was biwt at by some 1111)..
creset unknown, between eleven and twelve o'clock
on Wednesday night. The shut penetrated the
crown of his hat, a little above the heath. It is farther
alleged, that two most respectable incilviaual,,
who bad given their evidence as witnesses at the
Oldham inquelit, ha.l iiistol shots fired tutu their
bed- r oum s. Paper.)

Cosmos-HALL—A requisition is now signing,
and is expected to be presented to the Hight Hots.
the Lord Mayor this day, for the purpose of ob.
taming a meeting of the [Avery in Cammon
to take into consideration the attack upon their
rights and privileges, by the recent proceedings of
the Court of Aldermen, and what steps it may be
proper and necessary to take thereon.
At a meeting of the county of Denbigh on
Tuesday, it was revolved to augment the armed
yeomanry of the county. A subscription was ac-
cordingly entered into, and upwards of eleven
hundred pounds were subscribed on the spot.
As • measure of precaution, strong gates are
making for the dilferent outer entrances to Chester
Castle. IVithin the last few days upwards of 20
pieces of cannon, 9 and 12-pounders, have been
lodged in the Castle, collected from stnne of the
gentlemen's seats in the neighbourhood of the dis-
turbed districts, und sent there for safety. The
arms, ammunition, and accoutrement., forwarded
from Chester Castle some ten or twelve weeks ago,
fur the use of the :Manchester Armed Association,
have beets rett•rued.

A letter from Ramsgate, dated November 13,
says—" Vestertliiy morning two transports came
into this harbour, having lost their anchors and
cables on the preceding night off the Foreland ;
they had on board several of the 84th regiment
from Portsmouth, which hail lately returned from
India ; their destination was for Chatham, from
whence they were to proceed to Scotland."
A Paris Piiper mentions, that Lord BYRON one
day at Coppet brim; announced at the house of
Madame tie STALL. several English Ladies, who
had been 'Hi the room, immediately retired, and the
Noble Load, nii catering, found only the author of
Corittrun- The writer of the anecdote remarks, that
" these fair iskinlers, besides the indignation they
feel against a faithless sponse, had also to avenge
the insult offered by the Port to the Nymphs of
the Thames; for they could not forget those verses
of his, its which Lord tivRON, giving the apple of
beauty to the Spanish Ladies. spoke of the pale
and inexpressive coutttrtiancrs,' and the' weak and
languid forms' of the English."
The largeet quantity of sheep was exhibited at
Stamford fair on Nloriday that ever was known in
that town. Iligh prices were asked and obtained in
the morning ; in the aftertitiou the sales were Dot
made so well. There were a good many horses;
heavy ones of the draught kind were very dull or
tale, and cheaper; u,elul saddle i„-r4.: kept up
late prices.-1 I.e beast fair on Tuesday was large;
stores sold well, leaving none for those who had
not a necessity And Idled purpose of buying ; melded
things, on the contrary. went on very 'ming terms
for the grazier, owing to the beilness of the Lon-
don market ;—iis fact, little difference in value
seemed to be set between fat cattle and lean.—The
governing price Of cheese in the fair was 70. Iser lb.
for the best, and &I. for the two-meal (bought by
the cwt. ur the whole cheese).

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LOAD CRANI6IIRLAI93 OkPICEI, Nov. 10.

[Flom Sairreirty Night's Gazeltel

Orders foe the Court's going into ninerning on Sunday
next, Ike 14th instant, for her late !terror Highruea the
Ditches. Dowager of Brunswick, sister to his Ilajesty the
King of the Netherlands, via.
The Ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain linen,
white gloves, necklares, and est-rings, black or white shoe.,
fans and tippets.
Viidrem--Widte nr grey Instrlogs, tabbies or damasks.
The Gentlemen to wear black, full trimmed, fringed or
plain linen, black sworils and buckles.
Undress—Grey frocks.
The Court to change the mourning ou Sunday the Slit
instant, viz.
The Lathes to wear black silk or velvet, coloured rib-
bends, fans and tipple, or plain while, or white and gold,
'or white and silvei stuffs, with black radioed'.
The Gentlemen to wear black coats, and black or plain
white, or white and gold, ur while and silver stuff waist-
coats, full trimmed, coloured swords and bitekles.
And on Thursday the Mat leotard, the Court to go oat
of mourning.

Levi Chamber/ain't Olin, November 14, 1819.

Nuitee is hereby given, that the Court Mousenitig to com-
mence on &mini, next, the 14th instant, will also be for
Charlin Emanuel the north, late Kill( of Sardinia, brother
to his present Majesty Viet* Erna 11111•1.

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