The National Register.
London, England, 1820-03-13 00:00:00

FRENCH P.111.1a.

PAnts, Meson B.—The Duchess of Berri eonti-
taws in good health.
At a maapierade recently given by the Countess
Inge Him, at Strasburg, one of the provincial
ladies gratified her fancy by assuming the appear-
ance of a statue, standing in the middle of the hail.
She had scarcely taken her position when she drop-
rd down dead.—The company at first considered it
a joke, and supposed that t.ae lady was giving a
specimen of fine acting, but they ultimately disco-
vered she had been struck by Itimplexy.
A Grand Jury wns convoked at Malta, on the
26t0 of .lanuary, to try piracies and crimes com-
mitted on the high Stii.V. Governor Maitland pro-
ceeded from C.i.f., for the express ports's,: of sitting
as President. The first accusation was against the
Captain and crew of a brig The Jory tout al the
prisoners (eight in number) Guilty. They were
executed, with the exception of •two, whom the
Governor reptieved, un the -tit of February, on
board_ Fonr of the bodies tveA, hung iu chains.
• The King-of Saxony, and Maximilian, his bro-
ther, frequently receive letters front the Qin! n of
Spain, who, according to report, is much heMved
by her subjects.
The report of the death of Sandt is entirely ills
rimed. Ile remains in the same state, and there
is no prospect yet of his trial being some ended.
A.lreadfid calamity took place at Bordeaux on the
Sal of this month. Tile north entrance of the ca-
thedral Church of the city is situated between two
towers, surmounted by lofty spires. A pyramidal
obeliA, about 159 ICJ 11:g rose ionnolidely over
Vie gateway. This toldisk bud been iuj tr.d nay flee,
and was repaired about ten years sauce, 1,11 the
lust., at live o'cliak in the evening, at the mo-
ment that the C:ittrell scrvrcc WAS C01:1111elletilg,
v:olent storm arose, accomotsoiel by stalon
The lightniug struck the olielisk, and dasheu it on
the roof of the cbui eh, which, being nicapable of
supporting this enormous weight, ti..l down as CI.
Its to the arch which separates it tt-oia the great
body of the ea ltedral. A mass of snows immedi-
ately poured in, mitt killed several of the pyrsons
tau tvere &vs.:mall in that p.1:I of the chureit. A
muss of stones of morel than three meties high lined
tine nave ; it tvas t valent that all who were covered
irttli this enormous miss mu,t have lost their lives.
danger was every i istaat increasing, by the
I:4g:tie:tot of the roof, which the gusts of wii,l
shook, and which wore constantly tailing in tire
midst of du: lalsiuroes. Toe arelliteets signified
the danger of conti•tuiog ti:e week. and their haws
were hut too v ell lininded, for ortickiy another por-
tion of the ro.a ttonlileal in. The works were re-
sinned the next morning t day break, awl the rjOIN
were ad removed at tweive oclock. The number
O. the killed 111:11,t1OtS ktitOgVtleer to 13, 1111.1 i4llltoig
the staunched is 011 t• Whose situation leaves no hope
of recovery. All the bodies ..f the tread are ilreaa-
tUlly mutiiated; those *hid* eould n.at be rceog-
nim:.l have been tr.in•;iortoi to OA. Cuonnunc.

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Gazthe liar the diA•Grt.ry tot Itx
Ivo ao.:roltrott-the I.t.e Mr 1):4:1;,::., 44 W.;.);,.i05,
u 3.1 surati Luocic,e,r,
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