The National Register.
London, England, 1823-03-30 00:00:00

TTICRSDAY, IMAM! 27.

Mr. F. LtAVIS, presented the bill to amend the General
Turnpike Act. He had, be said, resiiiveil teeny augleationa
on the snliject, and he lied attended to as many of them as be
could.—Rend a first goat>, and ordered to be printed.
Sir J. GRAIIAM presented a petition from Mary-le-bone
against the Coal polies.
Mr. HAJ: EN observed. that the coals more particularly
alluded to, could not Alford to pay the duty, as it was expen-
sive to work them.

Mr. BAG WELL said it wuuld be useful to Ireland to repeal
such duty.
Mr. PHILLIPS observed, that the article in miestion was
of great consequence to the comforts, in many instances, to the
lives of individuals ; end he therefore hoped that this would he
the first tax taken MT in any (More repeals.
After some remark. from Sir J. Newport; &c. the petition
was ordered to besrinted.
Sir .1. GRAHAM presented a similar petition from the Poor
Direelord of Pancras. He said the petitioners prayed for a
total repeal of the Impolitic duty ; a patted repeal would be on
use. Petition ordered to be ',rioted.
• Sir R. WILSON presented a petition from a certain per Von
or his Constituents in favour of the proposed measure for the
Abolition of Slavery throughout the Elitist' dominions. It had
been abolished in an exemplary manlier in Colombia, and in
St. Domingo they beheld the Blacks exercising all the ri.J.ts of
government and of free men; and cenld thole examples be lost
on the black population of the West Indies.
Mr. BRIGHT said, what had been stated in the pamphlet
end by Mr. Coooper, a Missionary, was overcharged. He
wished that the black population was better and more religi •
ously educated.
Mr. CAN N IKG was anxious that the discussion should close,
as itcould nut at the present moment lead to any practical be-
neets.—lle had uever opposed any amelioration, and should
not ; but they would recollect, that a time must come soon,
when the question was to be regularly brought forward.
Sir R. WILSON said, he had brought forward the subject
now thus decidedly, because two years ago they had been led
to beliere that the Goverment would adopt benne measure to
release those slaves that were under the contra-rut of govern-
ment. That bad not been dose, and no allusion bud been wade
to it. Petition ordered to be printed.
Mr. lIUME gave notice, that April In he should move for
Returns of Crams Debtors, and persons conthied for ooa -
tempt.
Mr. CANNING moved; that the house at its rising do ad-
journ, to this day fortnight.
Lord A. HAMILTON complained of so long an adjournment
heirrg proposed, but be should move as an amendment, that the
adjournment be till Monday week. lm the present state of
Europe, be thonght sash e.) adjournment 'much too long.—
There had been great forbearance towards the government, and
had it been pruparly returned they would have bad the papers
regarding the eurreapondenee before them to consider during
the recess ; but it would now be three weeks at least before
such important question could be discussed. The right bon.
gentleman bad at various times been complimented, bet in such
compliment. he bad Selma oo part. A. yet he bad seen no
deluges of policy to warrant such compliments. They had
seen the confederated Sovereigns 'iambi. it in Europa—they
had beheld the Holy Alliance, which in itself was a nuisance,
meeting ; and ax those ',Arties were again mining op commo-
tion, what had the English Miaisters done to counteract suet'
parties, to merit compliment ? The invasion of Naples bed
been justified by the present Home Secretary. Sicily had been
abandoned as well as Genoa ; auff what hod the stone ministers,
or nearly the same ministers, done. according to all proof, to
merit complirnemtt The Foreign Secretary. when compli•
meuted for some supposed changes of policy, the compliment
was disclaimed by the right hon. gentleman, who said that he
was only acting in accordance with a document which he found
in his ollice. Ile then should like to know ire what character
we had Offended the Congresses ; were we. or not, party to
that nuisance the Holy Alliance' The treaties that existed
placed us in a most remarkable situation. In the event of in-
sutrectionary movements in France, or the establishing of •
Regency in the name of the Young Napoleon, eeither an im-
possible nor ail unnatural event, Oiler the Fiero+ Ministers had
stirred rip irratirroetion and raised a Regency in Spain, we were
to join the Adios ; on the other hand, should Portugal he br-
eaded, we were to aid our old lollies the Portuguese. Then it
was important to know whether England was party to the holy
Alliance ? He saw little burro of security, so long as the con-
spiracy of Kings against the freedom of all States was en •
(lured ; and had ye been for • war, or that iurrerion of Spahr,
he would nut lame held his longue thus long, being persuaded
that a word from Eogland would have prevented the invasion
of Spain. Ile (could rksure the right honourable gentleman,
that any praise he mig have received in the house, or er'y
popularity be mi•.;lit have gained out of the House, resulted
trout the persuasion that his conduct respecting foreign affairs
had been the contrast of that of his noble predecessor. The
iuvasion of Naples was au act of atrocity, Oust of Spain of de-
cided injustice—and be tetrad that all was the result of our
sanctioning the flinty Alliance during the last live years. He
concluded with moving an emendmont, that the house at its
rising do adjourn to Monday week.
.Mr. MAC:DONALD supported the ainendment.--When a
Prince of the Hausa of Bourbon had set himself at the head of
divers baggage waggons. a retinue, and some sisty thousand
armed men, was about to Maeda Spain, and cut the throats of
free and unoffending men, they were lo adjourn for an unusually
long period. Ile could assure the souse, however. that the
country bed little anxiety about the correspondence, since our
pooer bad been laughed at. sioce ell oer efforts to secere peace
had been vain. Was it not homiliating to contemplate such
fact, after we had protected the Bourbons, and after we had
spent LiO millions to restore that family? Was it not de-
eradiug to view the rad cousequeoces of our co-operation writ

the Continental Alliances? It had further been rumoured that
our ministers had :Advised Spain to make concessions, but Spain
bad appeared resolved to bury itself aw:d►t the rains of its
berties rather than suhinit to forei:n dictation respecting its in-
internal coucerna. All these matt: rs made it isupertitut that
the tiuth, however humiliating, should be told—that the facts
should he laid before the world, to show whether the course
England bed pursued was such as might have been expected.
As to the treaties of 11415, &c. he thought a wrong eonsituc-
lion had been put on them ; lie thought they bad reference to
the natural esi tenoe of Bonaparte. and that on the ground of
the badness of Bunaparte•s faith. It was thought that, so long
as Bonaparte lived, may member of liis family would only be a
puppet iu the hands of Bonaparte ; hut did any MA dream that
the alliance was to continue Bunt generation to generation. The
bases of the treaties were the prevention of unjust invasion*,
the maintenaece of independent councils, and the euntiauance
of the peace of Europe." The hen. meinher then read the
note pr eeentea by the Allied Powers and Lord Londonderry to
the Duke of Richelieu. if the consery tors of the peace in
France were the bands to tire the torch, did ant such conduct
put an end to all compacts? The hostility was not aroused
by Bonaparte, or hi. faouily ; thou Ali time spirit of Boo:Tarte
was at work without any part of his greatness. If we how-
ever could not all'ord to aid Spain, never let us expend one
!lathing to support oppressive acts. Our initialers, after
much shifting eland bad sneaked out the word neutrality : but
what right had time :Armed Inn:dies of France to pledged neu-
trality from England 1 %Ve lied ground for war—bet it was
o question whether it would not be prudent to sourer the French
fanatics to wear themselves out ? If we could not afford to go
to war it became as to• say as much ; but the hearts and the
pray era of the people wets with S,sain, and against unmasked
oppression. They were against those incurable men whose
desperate resolves threatened the peac... of Europe. Ile would
aupport any anienduteut that lessened the duration of the
adjourusent.
Mr. CANNING expressed his reluctance to be drawn into
premature discussion. ' Till Ibis day silence had been main-
tained, except the putting of borne questions. As to questions
which he lord before answered, lie bad no resource but to be
'ilent,•or to answer on the dry matter of fact. The treaties
lie considered, guaranteed the crown of Fiance against the
family of Buonaparte and provided, in the case of insurrec-
tion, the allies slieuld consult and concert. He read several
extractor to confirm s•tch to be the principle of the treaties.
The amendment was negatived without a division, and the
original motion citified.
. .

On bringing up of the report respecting the statues of Lord
Sl. Vincent and Lord Damn;

Mr. HUM I: condemned the rapacicas and extraordinary
charges made for a view of the monuments, &o. in West-
minster Abbey.—Agreed
The Beer hill went through a committee.
Mr. BERNAL. asked whether the new beer shop windows
were to hi exempted from the assese”d taxes: and 2dly, whe-
ther the proprietors of the new beer shops were to he liable to
the hilletiing of soldiers?
Mr. LUSiIiNGTON answered both questimm in the pe-
ptise.
Report ordered to be taken into further consideration the
lOsh of A,lril.
The remelting orders having been disposed of, the House
adjourned to I-nurselay week.

FROM TUESDAY NIGIIT'S GAZETTE.
CROW N OPFIC E. MPACN Y 5.
MILAIBEBS returned to serve in this present HI, IA ME NT.
Borough cf Corfe Castle.—John Bond. jun. Eq. in the room
of Geo. linnkes. Eaq. who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.
Iknotigh of Newport. .;an wall.—Jonathan Rainy, of Bedford
Row, Middlesex, Eq.

HORRIBLE CAT.ISTROPHE.
••••=11••••
EXTRACT Or A LETTER FROM MALTA, DATED rE2.21.
" An accident took place here on Shrove Tuesday
of the most fatal and appalling nature. It is the
custom on that day to attract the poor boys away
from the crowd and riot in the streets (it being the
last day of the Carnival), by making a procession
to one of the churches, and afterwards distributing
bread to them. Previous to their receiving the
bread, they were all (in the number about 700)
put in the corridor of the convent—a room where,
I believe, there were no windows—and there locked
in. The cries of the poor creatures were shortly
heard from Inside calling for assistance, and to be
let out, but the man with the key was not to be
found ; the alarm outside was tremendous, as the'
door could not be opened; at length a man who
thought his son was inside rushed forward and
broke it open, when a dreadful scene presented
itself, a great number of these poor boys having
been suffocated. The consternation in the city on
this being known was indescribable. The bodies
were taken out, but there being so many, no one
knew what to do with them.—Twenty were taken
to one doctor's shop, and a great number to the
hospital, where I saw more than 95 bodies of
young lads, from 10 to 14, lying breathless on the
floor.

" The expressions of the mob against the priests
and friars were rely violent, us it was attributed to
them. The number of dead, by a proclamation
from Government, who wish to hush the business,
is stated to be about 100. At least 130 were killed,
and the general number is stated. to be 1.5.1: An
investigation is to be made by Government into
the afl:tir."

(FURTILER 2ARTICVLAIII.)
MINUTE BY lIIS HONOUR THE LIEUTENANT-
cAIVERNOR.
His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor having
received a report from the Reverend Archbishop the
Bishop of Nlaita, relative to the unfortunate catas-
trophe which took place on the evening of the 11th
instant, in the Convent of the Minori Qsaervanti,
and having also perused the evidence of the persons
examined before the magistrates of police same of
them companions and survivors of the unfortunate
sufferers, and others witnesses who were on the spot
at the moment, and the report of the medical men,
be is enabled to publish fur general information the
following details of this truly melancholy accident.
It has been usual, for many years past •in this
island, on the last days of the Carnival, to collect
together; in Valetta and in the three cities on the
other side of the harbour, as many boys of the lower
classes, of from eight to fifteen yearn of age, asehose
to attend—to form them into a procession, and to
take them out to Florian or elsewhere, where, after
attending service in the church, a collation of bread
and fruit (provided from funds partly given by Go-
vernment and partly by beneficent individuals) was
distributed to them ; and this with the view of
keeping them out of the riot and confusion, of the
carnival in the streets of the cities.
The arrangement of this procession is under the•
control of the ecclesiastical directors of the institu-
tion for teaching the catechism.
It appears that this pro Cession bad taken plicenn
the tOth instant—that the children went to-Florian,.
just outside of Valetta, from thence returned to the
church of the Minori Osservanti, in Valetta, and
that the bread was on that day distributed in the
convent of that order without any accident or con-
fusion.

On the 11 th the procession was formed• as usual,
proceeded to Florian, and returned to the church of
the Minori Osservanti, and tile bread was to be dis-
tributed, as on the preceding day, in the same con-
vent.
Unfortunately, however, the ceremony had been
protracted to a later hour than usual, and it appears
(the carnival being over) a multitude of boys •nd
full-grown people, passing• by the church, and know.
ing that bread was to be distributed, mixed with
the children in the clutch, with a view of sharing
it with them.
The boys were to enter the corridor of the convent
from the door of the vestry of the church, an•l were
to be let out through the opposite door of the con-
vent into Stradu d'Ursola, where the bread was to
be distributed ; and it had been customary, when
they were collected in the corridor, to lock the door
of the vestry, for the purpose of preienting those
boys who had received their Are of the bread, from
entering a second time into the corridor.
On the door of the vestry, however, being thrown
open on the present occasion, which took place about
sunset, after the entrance of the boys who originally
attended the procession, and who could not have
exceeded one hpndred, the whole Multitude of men
and boys,tyho had subsequently entered the church,
forced themselves into the corridor w an unknown
extent, and pressed upon the foremost, pushing them
gradually to die other end of the corridor, where the
door wa., only half open with the view of letting
one out at a time.

As soon as the people had all entered the corri-
dor, the vestry door was as usual locked, and though
there was one lamp lighted in the corridor, it ap-
pears, by some accident, to have been eely put out,
thus leaving this immense crowd entirely in the
dark; and there being unfortunately a flight of eight
steps within the half-closed door, at the opposite end
of the corridor, the crowd behind, who pressed upon
the foremost, forced the boys down the steps, who
fell one upon. the other, thus unfortunately choking
up the half-rhut door at the bottom (which opened
inwards) and added to the distress.

The shrieks of the children were soon heard by
the persons employed in the distribution of the
bread, which they had just commenced issuing, and
by the inhabitants of the neighbourhood ; and. it up-
pears that every aid was immediately given. Some
persons, after endeavouring in vain to get the boys
out of the half-Aosed door, rushed into the church
and got the keys of the vestry door, which was then
opened;. while others entered the corridor from. the
vestry, passed through the crowd to the other end,
and broke down the door at the bottom of the steps ;
but unfbrtunately these exertions were not in time
to save the unhappy sufferers. Many, however, were
taken out fainting, and soon recovered; others, ap-
parently lifeless, were afterwards brought to their
senses; but, we regret to add, that 110 boys, from
eight to 15 years of age, perished on this occasion
from suffocation, by being pressed together in. so
mail a spice, or trampled upon.
On reflecting upon this fatal occurrences the
Lieutenant-Governor is convinced that none but
persons of the most depraved or perverted minds can
suppose fora moment that there has been the small-
est wilful or intentional fault on any part.. Thal
there ate, however, individuals of the above descrip-
tions in the island is but too evident, as reports of
the most malignant nature have been raised and
circulated on the occasion. It will be the ass duty
of Government to sift these reports to their founda-
tion, and the authors, if discovered,. will meet with
the punishment they deserve.
That a fatality of such an extensive nature, so
unexpectedly and unaccountably
,produced, should
excite at the moment a strong selfestion among the
relations and friends of the unfortunate sufferers,
cannot be wondered at ; hut the object of this an-
nual institution is so well- known here,. and in itself
is so praiseworthy and so beneficial to the younger
classes.of the community, that they ought to have
been satisfied—and, indeed., it is but justice to say,
that, generally speaking, they were satisfietlthat
accident alone could have caused such a disaster.
The Lieutenant-Governor,. however, in thus ac-
quitting the parties concern in superintending the
arrangement of this institution from all. intentional
blame, deems it to be his bounden duty, as the na-
tural protector of every individual in these islands,
especially of tho lower classes, to remark, that the
regulations originally laid down on this head were
on the present occasion so far deviated from, that
the ceremony had been tots long protracted, and that
the children were brought back from Florian into
the city for the purpose of having the brcad.and
fruit distributed to them, thereby creating a delay,
which-, in the first place, caused the accession of a
number of nearly full-grown persons,. (not ivaluded
in the procession) who had been engaged in the car-
nival, and who afterwards flocked to the church to
get a share of the bread, and taus increased to- an
extent unknown by the superintendents, the number
shut up in the corridor of the convent, and which
delay occasioned in the convent that darkness,
which, if not the principal cause, must-at all events
have materially increased the mortality on. the oc-
casion.

In closing the account of thismelancholy business
it becomes the duty of Government to notice, in the
• highest terms of approbation, the general good con-
duct of the inhabitants in the neighbourhood of the
Convent, and even of the miserable parents of the
sufferers, who not only obeyed the prompt and salu-
tary directions given by the Deputy Inspector-Ge-
neral of Police on the spot, but who assisted the
police-officers and the soldiers of the Malta Fencibles
in clearing a passage through the crowd in the nar-
row street where the accident happened ; by which
they were enabled to carry the bodies of the suffer-
ers, without loss of time, from the Convent to the
Civil Hospital.
The thanks of the Government are equally due
to the medical officers, civil and military, vrhe, in.
stantly on hearing of the accident, proceeded to the
hospital, and-assisted in the most zealous manner the
medical gentlemen attached to that establishment;
also to the Malta Feneibles under the immediate
at:remand of Captain the Marquis de Piro, and tp
the Deputy Inspector-General and the snbordinate
officers of the Police. By their general exertions
the loss, great as it.unfortunatcly is, was consider-
ably diminished.

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THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

LONDON, SUNDAY, MALCIL 30.
By the late arrival of foreign papers we leartr
two important facts—first, that. the Cortes had re-
solved on the removal of the King, the govern.
ment, and their own sittings,. to Seville—that the
King was attacked by a political indisposition, and
that the Cortewcousented to postpone his journey
from the 17th to the 20th instant, on which day
the whole cava!eade left Madril—the second
portant fact is, that a formidable conspiracy has
been discovered in the French invnding army, and
that its extent was suelras to render it necessary to
dispatch Marshal Victor from Paris, appointing .
sem., one else to oi;ciate in his absence as Minister
at War—we aro not surprised at such a movement
in the French army, and we rejoice at it—the -pos-
sibility of the soldiers of France joining the consti-
tutional Spaniards appears stronger every dly, and
the probability of the united armies beheading the
two &Arbon', Louis XVIII. and Ferdinand VII.,
is highly gratifying to every friend of liberality...
would to Heaven they could add the laudable deca-
pitation of the three leading characters of The Holy
Alliance!

.

DEPARTURE OF THE KING OF SPAIN FROM
MADRID.

The following important communication has been
received from Paris, together with the journals of
Thursday, and Madrid papers to the 2/st inst.:—

PARIS, MARCH. 27,—A courier arrived to-day
from Madrid, bringing accounts (mm that capital to
the 21et. The King left Madrid on the 20th, at •
cording to the preconcerted arrangement. His Ma-
jesty was accompanied by nearly 6,000 men, who
will probably escort him as far as La Mancha. The
hopes that were founded by the enemies of public
order, on the resistance that his departure would en-
counter either from the inhabitants or the fiwtiou.,
have been entirely defeated. The Ktng and his es-
cort left the capital as if to make a grand prome.
nade# amid the acclamations of the people. The
Cortes have not left the capital, and their departure
is not yet.fixed.. Probably they. will nut set out till
the danger from the invasion beoomes.imminent.
Bertran de Lys writes to a friend in. Paris, that
befbre the Cortes leave the capital, they will proba-
bly take a resolution to make some changes in the
Constitution, when the time fixed for its revision
arrives. The English Ambassador had set out for
• Seville the evening hefore the King. The persons
of his legation. still remained:.

The journey of the Duke of Belluno, who left
Paris so precipitately for the army, was retarded by
an accident. His carriage broke down near Or-
leans, and was so much injured us to require half a
day to repair it..

41 CONSPIRACY IN THE FRENCH ARMY.

PARIS, MARCH 24.—A conspiracy of the most
formidable kind has been detected, in the Army of
the Pyrenees. The conspiracy- is of that nature,
that the King dares• not send the Duke of Angou-
leme to quell it;; but Victor has been taken from
his administrative functions, and despatched with all
speed to•the Pyrenees.
The following are the particulars transmitted by
a private letter:—
•' PARIS, MARCH 24, 3 o'CLOCR
. "I send you the Momiteur of this morning,
which containctwo. Royal ordinances, the first ap-
pointing the Minister of War, Major-General of the
A rmy of the Pyrenees; and the second, nominating
General Digeon his interim successor. Marshal
Bellano, the NI inistor, has set out for the army at
!an early hour this morning. This precipitate and
unexpected, measure was only decided upon in the
• Council of yesterday ; but perhaps is not more pre-
cipitate and unexpected than it was necessary. The
first dtity of his Excellency will be, not to direct
operations against Spain, BUT TO QUELL A CONSPI-
RACY IN TILE ARMY!

" It will be seen by the newspapers, that on
Friday night the Bourdeaux Diligence was stopped
in the neighbourhood of Paris, and that several
officers, who occupied places in it, with false pass—
ports, had been arrested 0W- carried to the police.

Their papers confirmed the suspicions of a conspi-
racy, which had been for some time entertained. It
embraces many officers of the Army of Spain, some
of whom would have been near the person of his
Royal Highness the Commander in Chief. Two (if
the Aides-de-Camp of General Guilleminot are im-
plicated in the plot. I have heard (though it does
not rest on the same authority) that Gen. Guile-
minot himself; who is chief of the Duke d'Angou-
leme's stall; and who, from his high military cha-
racter, was appointed the Mentor of the Prince, is
likewise implicated. The Minister of War will
proceed post-haste.to the army, and order the arrest
of the conspirators in person. Promptitude and de-
cision in such a case are ngeessary to success. I
have not as yet been able to collect the necessary
details either with respect to the extent of the con-
spiracy, or the object of the conspirators. It of
course was intended to effect a change of dynasty by
means of a military revolt, but in whose favour, or
by whose co-operation, I as yet know nothing."

TIIE FUNDS. YESTERDAY.•
HALF-PAST Two o'CLocc.

Consols opened this morning at 741, soon after
twelve o'clock moved to 74i, and., are. nowi74l.
The quantity of business has been considerable.
On Easter Monday.fand Tuesday, the Transfer
Offices will not be opened.
Next Monday being settling dny in Foamost, the
Bears in Spanish have been forced into the market,
which has occasioned a rise of one and two per cent.
Bonds: which yesterday closed at 27k, opened this
morning at 271, and advanced. to 29, at which-price
considerable soles were effected.
Cotomatssi.—The market looks well at 574 to
58, but the quantity of business, not considerable..
All Foreign Securities have been better through-
out the day.
French Rentes on Thursday, 78f. 40e. money.

EIYONNII. MARCH 20.—The Marshal Dake of
Reggio arrived in this city yesterday,. to take the.
command of the first corps of the-army. M. %Card;
the intendant General, is also arrived. The move-
ment of the troops continues, and all go to take up
cantonments on the frontiers, as they arrive. Of
the two battalions of infantry of the Guard, one
has gone into cantonments in the &while of Bay.
onne, and the other, which is to do duty about the
Duke of Angouleme, remains is the eity. It is im-
possible to form an idea of the immense quantities of
provisions which are- preparing, and of the large
bums of money that arc daily employed; and yet
it is with difficulty that forage is procured at Bay-
onne. and in the environs. The want of this article
is much more sensibly felt in the three provinces of
Biscay; and it is inipossible that Navarre, though
fertile, should long support 18,000 or 20,000 horses,
which there will be with this army.
On Friday last the Police arrested, in. the Bourg.-
la-Reine, the Bourdeaux Diligence, in which were
beveral military men going towards the South,, with
false passports, and under false names. Gen. Pint
is named amongst the officers who have been arrest-
ed.. Many reports on this subject are in circulation
in Paris, which the future only will explain. It -is
said that a great number of . papers, trunks, Sze.
which were forwarded by the Diligence, have been
sealed up. It is difficult to believe that these pro-
ceedings of the Police have nut been provoked by
important indications. It will not be long before
the intentions of these travellers, who were so soli-
citous to conceal their gainer and their journey, will
be di►covered.

Seville, to which King Ferdinand and the Go-
vernment are to remove from Madrid, is the most
extensive and beautiful city in Spain. It is the
capital of Andalusia, and famous tor its University.
It bears the title of the Royal City. The Metropo-
litan Church and the Palace, called the Alcacar,
are considered incomparable works. Travellers
admire the town-hall, the bank, and the aqueduct,
which brings water into the city. They have 120.
hospitals and public institutions, It is a common
saying in Spain, that " he who has not seen Seville
has seen no wonders!' Among a great number of
illustrious men this city has produmd, we find
Miguel Cervantes, and Diego Vulaeptes. It stands
on an extensive plain, abounding in al} that is ne-
cessary for the comfort and pleasures of life. The
beautiful Gua-del•quivir runs near the city, which
is about eighteen leagues front the sea. It is four
leagues West of Grenada, 73 East by South from
Lisbon, and 85 South by East from Madrid.
A French periodical work announces that a large
quantity of healing plaister, fur the use of the Duke
d'Angouleme, has been forwarded to his Royal
Highness at Toulouse, by the chymist of his house-
hold !
The severity of the cold in the United States has
been very remarkable this winter. At Albany, on
the 10th of February, the temperature was 18 deg.
below zero of Fahrenheit.