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death of the Sieur Guimard was imputable, who
was drowned in the bate
The affair was discussed this day before the
Royal Court, which has discharged Tronchon ■nd
Coudier from the punishment of imprisonment,
as the imprudence of the Sieur Guimard bad been
the sole cause of his death ; but it has condemned
them to e fine of ten francs, for not hawing ■f-
forJrd him succour with sufficient promptitude.

TRIBUNAL OF CORRECTIONAL POLICE.

Three import:lot eases yesterday divided the
corio,ity of the usual atteuclaols of the Palris.
The moodier and extent of trifling ewes permitted
only one of them to be heard, that of the Grey Man.
The noion for libel brought by Madame de
Chaodeleine against the editors of the Letlres Nor-
valid's, was itirtpourd fur a week.
between the Countess de St. Marys
Sirur Duffy was postponed to Thursday.
Madame Jrunehomme, Madame
'Fusee. and M. Orton, appeared in Court. M. Cre-
tnu
h-u g ailthreaed isy the President. declared that
'hr ass of the age of sixteen years, and a student at

law. Hr He reinitieed the third, North, fifth,
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sixth papers of the work denounced, either as being
Written ies part by himself, or approved in the tither
poets, and desired to take upon himself the whole
'responsibility of them. He disclaimed the inten.
tion of any offence to the Magistracy—confessed
that he had stslunteered his service.; and professed

his ort•olotiots to hear the sentence of the law, and
• indemnify M. L'Huillier.
Madame Jeunehomme allowed that she was the.
printer of the work; but was ignorant of the eon.

tents.
M. Mucquart, L'Huillier's Counsel .cnnifiried him.
self to the simple question of right—the um..ve•pun.
sibility of his client, as he had produced the author.
Mr. Ma►changy, King's Advocate, persisted in
his former arguments against L'Huillier ; requir.
ad the condemnation of Madame Jeunebonsme;

and considering the youth and extreme inexpe-
rience of the Sitar Crete°, recommended him to the
indulgence 4 the Tribunal.
The Tribunal postponed pronouncing judgment
for a week.

An establishment for mutual instruction will
►portly be opened at Chalons•sur-Murne, under the
• ouldeess end particular directions of the Prefect and
' ithe lghte de Liancourt.
PARIS, ANIUST 13.
aterday their Excellencies the Ministers of
IStete assembled at one o'clock at the Thuilleries.
His Majesty presided. The Council lasted till
five o'clock.
His Alaje.,ty has made a present of a 6ue black
ornament to the Metropolitan Church of Sens,
which contains the tombs of the Dauphin end
Dauphine, father and mother of the King and
lkhoisieur, and where there are celebrated every
year two services for these illustrious dead.

There have entered into the port of Marseilles
from the Ist to the 3I st of July, 186 ships, with.
out rounting those engaged to the coasting trade
On the shorts of France.
The Princes set out yesterday for Compiegne—
their Royal Highunses will return this evening.

Lieutenant General Cannel appeared yesterday
before the Judge of Instruction.
The fete given the dny before yesterday at Ti-
voli, was of the most brilliant description, and drew
together • numerous and splendid assemblage.
Their Royal Highnesses Monsieur, the Duke
d'A ngoulerne, the Duke de Berry, and the Duke
d'Orleaus, honoured it with their presence. The
soma of Madame Blati.:hard, though opposed by
the wind, perfectly succeeded. We computed at
6,000 the number of persons who attended this
tete, where there was collected a great quantity of
strangers, and persons of distinction.
A journal relates, that at Philadelphia, an
convicted of having carried away a woman for
the purpose of selling her to • slave-merchant, was
sentenced to be whipped on the scaffold and to lose
one of his errs, which Was to be nailed up.
The Rospodar of Moldavia, Prince Kullimache's
had published last March au ordinance, directing
that there should be paid every year a sum of 200
piast►es to the editor of the Greek Merersry, which
appears at Vienna, to encourage him to i•ontinue to
diffuse light and instruction sarong the deectodants
of the ancient Greeks.

CONSTANTINOPLE, JUNE j.

The 7th June the Baron de Strogonoff was in-
aultril by a Turk, who met him on his walk; he
complained of it in a very ene►getic Manner to the
Reis-Effendi, who promised tocause jtistice to be
done him : two days after the Vizier sent to the
Minister** house, mud informed him, that the Turk
iii queotion was in prison; that he submitted to his
discretion the punishment that should be inflected
on him, and proposed to him that his head should
be cut off. The Minister requested that he should
be set at liberty, which was done. The day after
the Cadi caused an estremrly rigorous order to be
published iu Constantinople, on the respect dole to
all the foreign Ministers, as well as to all persons
under their protection.

NADRIO. JULY 30.

Their Majesties have returned frost the waters of
Secedon. They have made their entry into the
capital this evening.

VIENNA, •UGUST 1.

Part of the equipage of I►is Majesty is to set out
the 3d of this mouth for Aix•lrChapelle. it will

I.ON I)ON,
MONDAY. AucusT 17, 103 IS.

Tilt Quesa.—Yesterday the account or the
state of her 111 AJ ESTY from Kew wow—
" The Qom' has bad a good night, sail is better."

Dutch and Flanders Mails have arrived, with
Papers of recent dates.—The Duke and Duchess
of CLARCaIca arrived at Antwerp 00 the Bth in-
stant. It has been offici•lly announced iii Hanover,
that their Royal Highnesses p►opose to re►ide for a
time in that country, but that their presence is not
to affect the tank and station of the Duke and Du-
chess of CAMBRIDGE, who will take precedence, the
Duke of CAMBRIDGE being Lieutenant-Governor
of that kingdom.
The report of an attempt at Vienna to assassinate
young BONAPARTE, is contradicted, as totally des-
titute of foundation. It had, however, one essen-
tial ingredient, according to Scrub's idea of a plot
it had a priest in it ; unit to this circumstance it is •
probably indebted for any credit which it may have
obtained. This intere►ting boy has been recently
created Duke of REtctisTittrr, and is to rank Mi.
mediately after the Princes of the Imperial Finally
of Austria.
The Duke of WELLINGTON arrived at Ostend
on the 12th, and inspected the fortifications of that
place. It appears to be his Grace's intention to
take a general view of the fortresses.
A very severe Ordinance has beta published at
Milan against the Public press. All the great
legitimates of the Continent look with rather a
jealous eye to the Pie's.

The Paris Papers of Wednesday moil Thursday
have arrived since our last. The K 'NG appear* to
enjoy good health, and to divide his time between
business and recreation. The case of the i• Grey
Mass," • publication prosecuted as a libel on the
Magistracy, woe again before the Court on Tuesday.
M. CRETOS, • law student, of the early age of
16, has avowed himself the author. Part of the
equipage of the Eiiiperor of AUSTRIA set out for
Aix-la-Chspelle on the 3d iu.tailt. Ilib MAJESTY'S
suite will consiit of 145 persons..
The Five per cent. Consols were on Wednesday
78 ft. 30 C. Bank Action., 1,620 fr.

the brie► Robert, from Si. Thomas's, for Lon-
don, landed several passengers here, who state that
the battle of the 17th of May, between the
Royalists and Independents, on the Spanish Alain,
Was particularly destructive to the young men who
embarked twelve the since from this neigh-
bourhood to join the Independent standard; uiue
having been killed Hod two wounded on that day ;
rod two more iii subsequent skirmishes. The cli-
mate had premed very destructive to many others.
Mottley's Hampshi►e Te kgraph.

The guardships of the United Kingdom (ten
sail), haring been ill comimis►ion three year., me

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ordered, with all other ships employed on the
home stations, when they have bees, that period in
service, to be paid off, and they, or others in their
stead, to be re-twinned. The Qneen Charlotte, .108
(bearing the fl of the Cutninander-in-Cliief at
Portsmouth), will be paid off, all standing, this d.sy,
and re-cunitisissioned by Captain BRIGGS. The
Rochefort, Captain Sir A. Olcusou ; Pronte-
thews, Captain MOORS 011; and Grecian, Lieute-
nant JEWRY, are come into Portsmouth harbour,
and are preparing to be paid off. The Rochefort,
after being ducked, will be ►e-cooimissinnrd by
Captain GREEN. for the Mediterranean. The Vex-
gear, Captain ALEXANDER, is waiting • fair wind
to come into the same harbour. The Ransilies,
Captain Botts, cause in on Thursday. The Brazen
and Itifleinan were paid off on Tuesday, sad laid
up iu ordinary.

Yederdmy floe LORD CO ANCLI,LoR loud an audi-
ence of the l'aincE Ratiervr. at Cullum Moor.

The Aviieriesti and Pripoian Ministers paid their
respects to the PRINCE REGIiNT yesterday.

We hear that ciglit frigates are about in be put
iuMediate, ly.—(Obserrer.)

The Weymouth, hound to Malta, with stares, is
(laity expetied at Port,m,.oth from Deptfosil, to
take an hoard, from Alttaity Barracks, detschinetato
or the 28th, 75111, rod other regnuents to the
Mr(literro. ram.

The Solisbotry. 58, hoe been cornistitainned by
Option' WlLsox, for the Mg of Reor..Atlenind
DoN A ILD CAMPBELL. WM. IREF.vg, Esq. 14 ap-
pointed Srcroaty ; Mr. W. I.l.ll.l.iiimsoN, Sur-
=roil; Mr. Jour( BROWN, Puisi-r. Lieutenants
BLACKM Strri.e, PRETTYMAN, and DICKEN-
SON, are Also appoiliteil In her.

Capt. StriLos 1R isooooniell to the Redwing. 18.
at 1.);•,..1or.l. The Wm. FRUD SPFMCF.ft (-nil of
ser.Netto, i 4 promoted to the rook of Lieu-
icon'', :Luc! uppoil.ted to the ME/mit/on.

Tlie Phuttom, Cuptitlts ..I)ii.r.ost, was on Satur-
day morning so.istere awl inspected at Ports-
mouth, by the Cowin: Hider-its-Chief, preparatory
to proceeding to Lath.
Captain F. I. THOMAS, R.N. has invented a
life-boat (to pull god sail at the average rote) with
Curti! keels; the two outer support the bile, and
will prevent the vessel from upsetting or sinking.—
Caplan) THOMAS intends melting experiments with
1:14 boot during his stay at Portsmouth.
We were inisinftrtned last week its stating' that
the dry rot had affected .one. of she ships that were
(primd for the itispet lion of the Navy Hoard ; and
have authorny to say, there is not u lirie•of.battle
ship in ordimay at this port that is not immediately
ready in go to the. Past 11111. Vi elf nny other part of
the tvoiltl.—(Porftworith Pkper.l
Letters received frosts Gibraltar state, that the
medical men seed over to 11..rbary to investigate
the symptoms of the plague winch lately appeared,
had it turned, and the opinion reported was, that it
was only is fever, but of a very dangerous awl
nsalignonst di teOption.
It has hero errotientisly stated that M.ulunte DE
I;ficrasiND 11:111 arrived in this count re. Sit llu D-
SON Lowe Heist linillr one of her irnnar
who has :drearily been ordered out cfillis kingdotn„
A survey has reeetnly been 111.41 e of the road
between London mini Port.suoistls, fur the purpo-e
of establodsing a coistauilicatiwi boarrti the
;Ind the latter place, by snraisu of telegraphs
On die Semaphoric ptiociplt s.

The Go:rtie of Saturday night notifies the
PRINCE II 1:; ENT'i ;tip, nvsl or 11f. F*l NL'
S(110W, ns C1,11P.111 at Plymouth fnt the ki e; of
DEN )1 IRE and Norictiy. The sidditimo of the
latter country loos arisen, wg Fllllpost, feet
vertence. The Ginelte Alva repeats Ow
periodwal arlinotottiMs iiiralicit the einigr-.•..0u of
British urtilicers moil inatothictuvelis, tool the ex-
poriati iiii of tools, or *honk moos used in the work.
ing or finishing of various loam:hos manti fact we.
Saturday was intrusted e i:11 extt ;toad:nary flucttlit.
tines on the Stock Exclialige. CoonL It het/1111 NI
762 fur the ticcou t ; te, am. I is the c..-true of the
morning to 75, from whie:t ?mint, hoover, they
quickly 1414 e to jti, 1111111, 111!rr • totne el.tattoo.,
settled, I.y the ctoteof the Ills.k t, to. 761, but
with an appearance of a further ottellue ou !mice.
The wiles of real stock made during the day we.e
to 4111 immense 111111.1111 t. Thi.4 depression
of the bond-, without any pelf leal event m which
it could originate, is owieg iu ',ill to those tonics.
It is also said to have Iwo...:usiste.f by a determina-
tion to full them down if pott..l,le to 75, us on.
eneuse wagers were depending on a bargain its Con-
sole being dome at that prove during tile resent
account. Omititim varied frem 11 to 3, discount,
und left Infra( 9,;.
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The report.. of the imigr...4 of the harvest, inlet,
all parts of the kingolian, are particularly fleitertril
the utniost activity prevails isitiong the reapers;
and if the film weetler coottiones but a little blue
longer, the duration of the reaping *eosins will be
muds shorter thins any no voided is the annals of
aglictilture. The crops ripen iu a manner scarcely
ever before remembered ; the wheats espeeielly are
in most instances of the hest 'menhir quality.
The expediency of adoptiog u change of aced.
particularly in wheat, i. stroogly recutuuseiadtal to
agriculturalists. IVltere this expetionesit hao. Len
feted its soirees* has been most
fully in regard toTalevera wheats, and from Fran ce
peril of the finest do sciiptioa can be produced.
Seed sewn on the same soil fora cototitsuattre will
degenerate, and tins truth will colones. the exile.
theticy of the experiment recommeitiltd.

At Briiforil Fair, on Tur-..lay, 31,000 sheep
were isviiiird, the demand for winch was very heavy,
except for prime wethers. which sold friar' this. to
415.; ewe►, from .21s. to 334. ; and Inns from 144.
to t/74. One lot of particularly fine Links, amount.
lug to a hundred, belonging to Mr. NlaTors, of
Charlton, fetched as high as these been
a los tinglit's previous rain, sheep, no doubt, would
have feiclitil f 54. to 7a. inure. The
want uf pas•ute wa, never inure felt, and unless we
soon have rain it will become most :harming. There
a ere a grviit number of horses ut the above Lir.
but eery iov iir!e *ow.

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