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London, England, 1822-08-24 00:00:00

Geotleasen, to propose ,Proeperity to Aerieult ure."—(th'tt
speech was received thi oughout wish such applause.)
Varrarer twists were thew drunk, and the tesdrity of
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. Yesterday the King and Queen weut to the sum-
mer residence at Frieilerickburg. - • .
-;.--;Tite voicarm of Oetteld Jokke`lo4 Iceland, tibic h
1 since its first eruption hadientaihrd3wiet for half
F.,
is year, broke out agnin with"grest violence on the
26th of June, and has done great ci.amsgg to the
surrounding conntry,• by thertsi 4unotity of ashes
which it has cast up. •
During this summer several English ships hive
visited Iceland, fur the pernissi of fetching cargoes
of ice, but did not attain their objrct, the eipense
of conveying the ice to the coast being so great
tbst it 'said/at simmer. 'two of thene vessels have
perished in the floating ice from the polar regions,
and only about 20 of the crew saved.

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• HANOURGH, AUGUST 10.
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Their Highnesses Prince Christian Frederick of
Denmark, and his Consort PrineAs Caroline Ame-
lia, arrived at Altons yesterday forenoon in good
health from the foreign tour. .His Highness Prince
Frederick Ferdinand of Denmark As arrived at
Kid from Copenhagen, and will meet Ilia brother
Prioce Christian at Louisenluod.

ST. PETELSBURGH, AUGUST 3.
The Emperor and Empresses, the Grand Dukes
and the whole Court have been for these three cloys
at Petershof, where the Saint's day of the Empressi
Maria is to be celebrated to-day, by a masquerade'
and a general illumination of the extensive gardens.
As this fat has not been celebrated for some years,
the numbers of persons of all classes who flock to
Petershof to see it, is extremely great. The Emperor
has ordered all the troops usually stationed there to
he removed for a time, that• the inhabitants of
Pittemhof may be able to accommodate at many
stranger. as pesii MU.' •
+The Russian Bible Seciety'hid iti usual annual
meeting on' the Bth July, io the 'Tse;c Palace.
Though the mom was very large, the meetiog was
somsech more numerous theta last leer, that it was
extremely crowded.
Miriwiperisl Majesty' ately inspected thegrins-
dift ilistflitt of the military colonies of the first
grenadier division, their colonized battalion, and
the knighting of the regiments Of the Bth division,
.who are at work in three 'districts 'with their arta-
, lerfilkei; and. to his great sitlifietion., every where
-saw new proofs of the indefatigable activity of
their CoMmender• General Aniktochejeff. These
colonies evidently answer the object propos-
ed. The troops, formed with the greatest suc-
cess, were presented to his Majesty in the most
excellent condition. What is a particular recom-
mendation ofJbeso is, that notwithstanding this
high state of military discipline, the !shears of the
• field:sod. household ere not in the least neglected.
His Majesty; ods this &mono, expressed his thanks
to the 'Comsdander-in-Chief. and his particular
tiatisfamioa to. all there who command wader him.
All the pirate* received a donation its muoey.—
(11ailburgh Papers, August 17.)
FAchaoge op Londoo, 37 1, 37 4.
ST. PIZTIRSOURGH, AUGUST 2.
Exchanget.-Lourloa, 91; Aunilerdotni, 91; 14.mburib,
9 3-191 P4/14, 1041.-..(Hem6urgh limes Heft Liste, Ar.
gust 16 )

H•YBURGH, AVGUIT 15.

Accounts from Constantinople of July 22. state,
that besides the destruction of the Admiral's St hip,
two frigates and I transports were rendered
unseivigeable, and (hut the fleet being afterwards
attacked by the Greeks off 'Penedos, again lost a
brig sud a gun-boat. Exactly on the day of the
nomiharion of the tioppodart, four Greek Bishops
and 150 other Greeks were executed at Constanti•
nople.—( Hamburg Is Borseis Hull Lisle, Avg. 15.)

HAGUE, AUGUST 17.
SECOND CHAMBER OF THE STATES GENERAL

1 he Order of the Day was the debate on the ge-
neral law of the customs and excise. Only two
members had set down their names to speak. M.
Von Alphon, for the law, though objecting-to some
of the detail; Mr. Strassart, of Namur, spoke at
length against it.—lt was passed by 61 rotes to 3.

SITTING Of AUGUST 19.
In the morning sod evening sittings the Mem-
bers ditcnssed the project of law for the transfer of
domains to the King. A great difference of opi-
nion pievailed on the subject of this plan, and
many Members spoke; it was however approved by
a majwity of 39 to 41.