Star.
London, England, 1828-11-24 00:00:00

MANIFESTO OF HIS MAJESTY THE EMPEROR.

" It has pleased the ALMIGHTY to afflict us with a new and cruel
misfortune. We have lost our beloved mother, her Majesty the
Empress Maria Feodrowna. A disorder, which at the first was
not at all dangerous, but which increased with dreadful rapidity,
has put an end, at two o'clock this morning, the 24th of October
(November Sib), to her valuable life, every moment of which was
dedicated to the practice of the most exalted virtues. In the an-
guish of our heart, submitting to the in,crutable decrees of Dines
PAGVIDIDICI which sends upon us this trial, we address our beloved
people. Our grief is that of all our faithful subjects, and the sin-
cere part which they take in it is the only aUeviaira'ff that we can
feel. Paying a just tribute of tears to the imperishable .memory
of our adored mother, they will join with us in addressing fervent
prayers to Goo, whose mercy manifests itself even in his severity,
beseeching him to receive in his bosom the angelic soul of her whom
we deplore, which here below was the sanctuary of every noble
sentiment and of every virtue; anal that he may deign to give
strength and confidence to us and to all the members of our afflicted

" Given in our capital of St. Peteraburgh, the 24th of October
(Nuventber sth), in the year of our LOAD 1828, and the third of
our reign. (Signed) " NICHOLAS."
ST. PETERSBURGH, Ocr. 26 (Nov. 1).

We announced in our last number the afflicting event which, in
the night of the 23d, snatched her Majesty the Empress Maria
Fetxlrowna front bee family and from Russia ; we now lay before
our readers thr following bulletin of the illness of her Imperial
Majesty

" Her Majesty the Empress Mails Peodrowna, of august and
slaloms memory, experienced on the Mk (24th) ult. at half past
four iu the morning, an attack of fever, accompanied with cholic
and nausea. On the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th, the fats of fever
continued with more or less intensity, but the use of suitable reme-
dies during this time, seconded by the natural crisis of the dis-
order, bad put a stop to tbem. The disorder sensibly .liminisbe4—
her Majesty's sleep and appetite retuned, who was Well enough
occasionally to leave her bed. Up to the 21st her health was in
general in so satisfactory a state, that her Majesty might be con-
sidered as convalescent. His Imperial Majesty therefore thought
it of oh us. to issue bulletins, according to custom, to acquaint
the public pith the state of her health. But on the 22d October
the Physician baying obierved in the state of the august patient a
great irritation, a difficulty of speaking, a sensible decay of the
memory, the hearing, and the whole organic system, Invited his
Majesty's Physicians, Dr. Crichton and Dr. /31uhm, to a consultation.
The three Physicians all equally tearing that a determination of the
blood to the head might produce a paralytic stroke, agreed to hired
her Majesty in the arm ; but this bleeding and other means offered
only temporary relief, and would not prevent the paralytic stroke,
which put an end to the valuable life of her. Imperial Majesty, the
24th October, at two in the morning.
(Signed) Her Imperial Majesty's Physician,
.1. DR BUHL.
His Imperial Majesty's Physicians,
- W. CRICHTON,
Dr. BLUHM."

On the day when our troops entered Varna, his Imperial Majesty
addressed a gracious rescript to Admiral Gee's, commanding the
Black Sea Beet, with the insignia °Pk. George of the:2(ll4am
His Excellency Count Nessekode arrived here yesterday even
Log. Ili. Excellency Lord Heytesbury, the British Ambassador,'
arrived here this morning 'front Odessa.—St Pegerablagh Journal,
Nov. I.

EXCHANGE OR LONDON,
Hamburgb, Nov. 16.-15 96—Two months, 13 96.
Petersburgb, Nov. 7.—Three months, 101.
Berlin, Nov. 15.—Three months,. 221.
Stockholm, Not. 7.-75 days, 11 14.
Christiania, Nov. s.—Three months, 6 IS.
Amsterdam, Nov. 21.-11 97 5-10.—Two mooths,ll 90.
(The Dutch Papers to 25d contain no news besides the extracts
from the St. Petersburg's sad other Journals).

The Paris Papers received last night contain, in a
series of official dispatches, the details of the capture of
the castle of the Morea, at Paves,. the substance of
which was given in our last, and by which it appears,
that this last hold of the Turks in the More' was occu.
pied with 600 men, who having refused to submit on
the surrender of Patras, only offered to capitulate after
batteries had been erected against their walls, and a
breach effected in them. After some hours cannonading
on the 30th ult. the garrison submitted, and the French
took possession of the fort. " From that moment,", says
AdOral de Iticwv, " the Marva might be considered'
as completely evacuated by the Turks, and may not;
be regarded as entering under the regime prepared for
it by the Treaty of the 6th ofJuly."
it would appear from a sentence in the dispatches
above alluded to, that the Morea is not only freed from
Turkish gatrisons, but is even to be abandoned by every
Turkish resident. " There are," says Admiral de
RIONY, " about 2
.500 individuals composing Turkish
families who are to abandon the Morea, and who have
expressed a wish to proceed to Smyrna. I have des.;
tined 12 transports for this evacuation, after which there
will not be a Tusk in the Mores." We have given in,
our first page General MAISON'S dispatch, as containing
the most detailed account of the late operation of the
Allies against the Tusks in the Morea.

CADIZ, Nbumaits 4.

Our Junta Sanitaire has forbidden all communleatioo with M-
inim, Sabit loch, Tarifa, Los Barns, Ximena, Alieata, ke.
owing to a supposition that the fever has spread to the above places.

Accounts from Caernowits, of the 4tb of November, state that
Sitistria is being bombarded by 190 pieces of cannon; and that
General LA/IC[IIOW bas superseded General Scasitaaavorr in the
siege, owing to his •being indisposed. It was expected that the
Turks would use every droll to relieve ibis fortress, as Hussain
PACIIA was going to sand halt of his army to raise the siege.

CITY. TwaLve o'CLoca.

We are rather In a panic this 'notating in the City, owing to
the &nk of Mews. Far and Cnarmam having stopped payment.
It has also bid some effect on the Coosol market, which left off

no Saturday at INIe j for the Account, and opened at b6j j,
alnee which they dace been done at .6--at present may bo
quoted $6& i.

CITY, lIALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCL
The City still remains agitated with the failure of Frys' Ranking-
house, which has been known for some time. not to be on a solid
foundation, as their connections with South American Securities
ben been to a very great extent. Their speculations have been es
follow—ln the Peruvian Loan. Cbillan Equitable Loan Shares,
Del Monte Shares, Pasco Peruvian, Rio del Plate, and a great many
speculations of the interior of South America: they had also from
twenty-three to twenty•five country banks, which are new being
taken up by other bankers in the city.
Accounts have been received from Hamburg% of Tuesday fast,
by the Dutch Mail this morning. The Funds had risen at lion-
burgh one per cent. At Amite:dam the Funds had also got up,
and Gold was per cent. lower-13i to k3l.
Private letters have been received by one of the first commer-
cial house* from Berlin, confirming the taking of Silistria by storm
on the 14th instant ; also, that the French and English Ambassa-
dors are on the eve of proceding to Constantinople.
The New York Papers have an arrival from Vera Cans of the
10th September, stating that the foreign merchants residing there
had been summoned by the military authorities, and a forced loan
to a large amount was demanded, which was refused by them, and
the merchants were detained ; that if matters became serious, they
would take refuge on board the vessels of their respective nations
Consols, which were done in the first part Of the morning at ll6i
for theAccount,went down to 'Si, and at present may be quoted 86.

COURT CIRCULAR.
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The Duke of WELLINGTON arrived in town yesterday
afternoon from a shooting excursion. lair. Secretary Piuc visited
his Grace after his arrival.

,
The American and Bavarian Ministers had interviews
on Saturday with the Earl of Almanacs, at the Mice of the Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Lord Eta.susnitouott transacted business on Satur-
day at the Foreign Office, Downing-street.
The JUDO, ADYOCIITE GZNICIAL transacted business
on Saturday at the Home Mice.

The Eilt I of ABB/WEIN left town on Sunrday for the
Priory, near &anmore.

The Duchess of Kant. and the Pk-incest VICTORIA
attended Divine Service yesterday, in the Private Chapel in Ken-
sington Palace.

EDINBURGH, N0v.20.

REMAINS OF THE MAMMOTH.

Saturday two tusks of the Mammoth, brought home
by Captain Beechy. were exhibited. and described to the Vlierne-
rian Society, by Professor Jameson. They are in fine preserva-
tion, and not bent in one direction, but twisted spirally, like the
horns of some species of cows. The smallest, which is quite en.
tire, is 9 feet 9 inches in length ; the largest, which wants a small
part of the point, must have measured originally 12 feet. Judging
from analogy, Professor Jameson stated, that the Mammoth to
which the largest belonged must have been 15 or 16 feet high, and
consequently larger than the elephant,whick is an animal of the same
species. They were found on the west coast of America, near
Behring's Straits, at F.scholz Bay, latitude 66, la a very remark-
able bluff, which has been described by Kotzebue. The bluff has
a covering of earth and grass, but Kotzebue, while encamped on
it, having cut through the surface fur some purpose, was surprised
to find that which he took for a pardon of. terra Irma, was in
really a mountain of ice, a hundred feet inleight above the water,
but attached to the land as such icebergs generally are. This di►
covery led to Another still more ieterestiag. It was found that this
mass of ice had embedded in it a vast number of the tusks, teeth;
and bones of the Mammoth, of which the objects we have de-
scribed were a part. These remains must have been Inclosed in
the ice by the same catastrophe that hurtled the Mimosa*,
which was found entire in a similar envelope en the banks of the
Lena thirty years ago; and that catastrophe beyond a doubt was
no other than the general Deluge. which extinguished the race of
animals these :mains belonged to. The bones, tusks, Ike. were
numerous, and some parts of the ice near the place where they
were deposited had a smell of decayed afilmal matter, arising no
doubt front the decomposition of the flesh. The tusks are in their
natural state, but of two teeth which accompanied them, one seems
to be petrified. having doubtless been. in contact with stone. The
Mammoth seems to have been an Inhabitant of nearly the whole
northern hemisphere, its teeth and bales having been found on
both sides of North America, in Siberia, in England, Scotland,
Italy, and other European countries. The remains, however, found
in Ayrshire, and in various parts of England, belong to a smaller
'edge than that which furnished Aches. tusks. The Edinburgh
Museum is indebted for these valuable relics to Lord Melville, who
has never been unmindful tof its interests, when his °acid station
enabled him to render It a service:

The present indispositinn of his Royal Highness the
Dote of Sussex does not arise from gout, but (roma fall, by width
be injured his knee. We are, however, happy to say that his
!loyal Highness is now nearly well.

The marriage of the Right Hon. the SP RAKER of the
Roue of Commons to the beautiful Mrs. Nam, will take place in
December.
The Earl of BLESINTON has returned to Paris. His,
vi.it to London was for the purpose of letting his house, In &.
James's.square, to the Windham Club.
The lessee t f Dr urplane Theatre has received a new
drama, from the author of Paul Pry, In which Lurrox has a singu-
larly eccentric character allotted to him, and whkh is said to be
written and adapted to LISTON'S talents with great tact.
Dispatches, dated the 7th of October, were on S -
turd ay received at the Colonial Office, from Major-General &r
BNINASSIN D'Useax, K.C.B. at Demerara.

Advice; from Portugal state that unhappy country
to beta the same state in which it kis been for many months.
Letters from Lisbon state that the 4th Regiment gave " viva*" for
Don Panao and the Charter on a recent occasion.

Accounts from Naples confirm the intelligence of
peace having been concluded between that kingdom and Tripoli.
..M►. LUSNINOT3N, the Mama of the Crown Office, has
been appointed to inquire into certain practices and alleged abases
in the King's Bench Prison.

QUEEN Or PORTUOALo—Her Majesty continues to
reside at Laleham ; and although recently affected by
a cold, is now in health and spirits. She was on Satur-
day visited by the Marquis and Marchioness PALIMILLA,
who remained with het the greater part of the after-
noon. She pursues her education with great assiduity.
She takes particular delight in clAncing, and is ex-
tremely graceful. She rides out every day when the
weather permits, and evinces an affability and cheerful-
ness which endear her to all around her.
Yesterday morning, between the hours of four and
five o'clock, as Mrs. Gravath, who carries on the busi-
ness of a news agent, bookseller, and stationer, near
Finsbury square, was passing through Chester place,
from Fleet market, proceeding towards the News Hall,
in Blackhorse court, Fleet street, she was suddenly at-
tacked by two men, on turning the corner of the court
next to the entrance from Fleet market, within a few
yards of the Hall. One of the fellows seised her by the
back of the neck, pulled her bonnet over her eyes, sad
forced her bead towards her breast in so violent a
manner as nearly to cause strangulation, and greveet
her calling out for assistance. The other man with a
knife cu through her pelisse and gown, and tote off her
pocket, which contained nine sovereigns and some silver,
which she had with her to pay for the Sunday Papers.
intended for her customers. Such was the rapidity with
I which the thieves effected their purpose, that they
escaped with their booty before Mrs. Gravath could,
from her agitation, call for the watchman.
AN AMERICAN STEAM DOCT011.••••The Banger Re
Osier contains an account of a strong healthy' woman
who, having caught a cold, sent for a steam doctor,
who kept her iu a high raised steam bath, occasionally
throwing cold water on her naked peteon, till, in the
Course of about four-and-twenty hours, died under
the operation.

IRIi§LAND%

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NERTING AT MONAGHAN.
MoNAOHAD, TuesoaT Evest no, Nov.18•"'"' 111 T 1 • a
19
one of the largest and nso t important County Meenn '
ever held in the province c f Ulster, took place in ire
Catholic Church at Monaghan. I say at the Chick.
for when the Committee mashed it, the crowd was
immense, that all idea of holding the Meeting is the
Chapel, which is very large, was at once abandoned,
The vast MASS of spectators then ranged theinssi,i
round the stone stairs leading on the outside to nig
gallery. These were, at the lofted calculation, uposi4
of 5.000 persons present. Several Resolutions nete
passed. It was determined to appointcotsnty clebs,l4
to petition Parliament for total and unqualified eels*
cipation.—Dublin Freeman's Journal.
INTERVIEw WITH THE LORD LUMITIENANT.
Transactions have occurred in Clare and Monagbil,
which have demanded mire than commonly the sites.
Lion of the head of the Gusset nmeat of Ireland, gt.
O'Connell, as the chosen representative of Clare, and
a public individual, executing, confidentially. theca's.
mends of the aggrieved panics in Monaghan, reqee Le!,
last week, through the ordinary channel, an intessin,
with the Lord Lieutenant. An interview was grafted,
when Mr. O'Connell had the great satisfaction to le o,
that all the facts connected with the recent proceedings
of Monaghan are fully within the cognizance of the
Government, and that they are at present mauls('
deep and anxious deliberation with the Law Officetto
the Crown.— Dublin Morning Register co. Muridej,

UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW.

The circumstances attending the election of Sir W 4.
ter Scott to the office of Rector s f the University if
Glasgow, have been far from flatterin&to the feelinglif
his friends, and indeed are of such a nature as to prtvekt
the learned and accomplished Baronet from acceptirg
of the honour. He has accordingly officially ii,tima.rd
to the College his refusal; and a new election has is
consequence become necessary, in which there can be
little di.ubt Mr. Campbell will be successful. Leo
difficulties arose in consequence of D ictor Gibbs the
Vice Rector, by whose casting vote the matter 84$ as
judged in Sir Walter's favour, not having been prew,,,
in the Common Hall during the statutory s letnniu s
of the election. It is questioned also, whether IJ
Vice Rectorial powers of Doctor Gibbs entitled hire io
such a casting vote at all. These doubts, together site
the fact of a considerable numeral majority of the elec.
tors having opposed him, have evidently preclude) the
• ossibility of Sir Walter's assuming the office. He dws
'not appear to be popular among the electors, having
been the unsuccessful nominee on several former Dem
sions. The following list of Rectors will show %sebum
the office has of WO year: been conferred-
-1815-16 The Lord Janke Clerk Boyle
17.48 The Earl of Glasgow
19.. )fir. Findlay
20-21 Mr. Jeffrey
Sir James Macintosh
24-25 Mr. though.'
26-27 blr. T. Campbell.