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London, England, 1816-07-30 00:00:00

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richest Noblemen in the kingdom. lie has lost, it
saii, in a patty with his cousin, a young Officer cf
26, and a third person, a sum of CI A,OOO sterling.
Thii party touk place at Paris. We are Assured that
the Duke of Wellington has expressed great diiatis-
.laction at it, and given the strictest orders at hii
head-quartets at Cambray, to prevent his OrEcers
'flout indulging thisifutious passion for play.
A dismaing circumstance has occurred at Castress
but, thanks to the character, zeal, and firmness of IN:
de Canes, Prefect of the Department of the Tam, it
hae produced no other effect than that of .proving to
ma4volent and seditious the impotence of anew
,efforts.to disturla the public tranquillity. 'lse parii-
, culars, as gi:zn in a•letier from Al&, dated July 17,
the authenticity of which may be relied on, are AI
follow :

" Though you may have heard of what has hap:
pened at Castres, I will acquaint you with all the
pat titulars, which I have from a person of undoubted
veracity, who was there on the 13th and 14th intunt;
and was an eye slimes' of.this event,
" On the 13th, which was market-day, the Coat
was ablandant; but the price rose. Several of the
populace, repairing to the market place, began to
cry-. Mt measure of millet at 5411 sow, and the patter of
wheat at 30freeer."1'he Cointaissary of Police, who
head these shouts, represented to the people that
trade was tree, and that these cries were seditious and
prejudicial to the supply of the market. The Com.
m.ssary was insulted, threatened, and obliged to save
himself by flight. The Mayor. apprised of this
commotion, proceeded to the market-place, es-
coned by a detachment of the N itional Gaardi
and a brigade of gen-d'armerie, This Magistrate
fraitangned the people, whose numbers had in-
creased, and was obliged to order. the different
kinds of, grain to be sold at the required picas,
spite of his efforts part of it was taken
storey without bring paid for. He would Wave em.
plbyed the guard which had esentted him ; but he -
perceived only the gend'armes; the NatiNial Guards
had railed, changed their uniform for their ordinary
dress, and partly joined the mob
dhiespiltelrasigigstrtai:
withdrew for the purpose of drawing up an appeal to
all the good citizens to a..sist
mob and preset ving traeguiiiity. Meanwhile the
gend'atmerre was insulted, and the Lieutenant wound.
ed with a knife : his wound, however, did licit 'gee.
vent bins fsnm centinuing the whole day tipoir horse.
bark : trareitrility was t.'SlOret% ar.l IS::: nigh; NWT
qisietly. The Prefect, being iulormed of this :144104
set out before day-light the hallowing morning, at the
head of .12 gend'armes, arrived atCastres, and learned,
that very early the samemorning sumo groups which
gave uneasiness to the authorities had been seen in
the town. He found the National Guard assembled,
and availed himself of this oppertuuity of addressing
them in an energetic speech. He was made acquaint.
ed with the conduct of some grenadiers on the pre-
ceding day, and they were pointed out by their corn.
lades. The Pielect immediately caused them to leave
the ranks; anti to be degraded at the head of the cons.
palsy; the Gend'armetie present secured them, to the
number of 12, and they wilt be tried by the proper
't: ibunals.

." The lialf.pay officers and the Piedmontese, who
were at Castre., behaved perfectly welt in this affair.
The Prefect publicly *assured them ot his satisfaction
and gratitude, declaring that, on his return, he would
m►lce a favourable report ot them to the Minister of
War. These officers, as soon as the people became
riotous, repaired to the Authorities, and never after.
wards quitted diem. The most perfect tranquillity
at present prevails in the town. After the apprehert.
shin of the National Guards mentionco above, the
local Authorities of C.stres observed to the Prefect,
that it would perh4ps be better to send them off at
eight, in order to avoid any fresh disturbance. The
Prefect replied, that he was of a different opinion ;
that it should be in the daytime, :old at the very
moment when there were most people in the streets.
Accordingly they were marched out oh Cas►res at lose
o'clock in the afternoon, just when the people were
coining from vespers. The persons apprehended are
in the prisons of Albi ; proceedings will imnsediatcly
be hummed against them.
Yee see that by the firmness dike Ptefeer,
lie tt4itquillity was soon restored at Castres. 'l'
conduct of this Magistrate is worthy of praise, sad
has been highly beneficial to :he Department."
A letter from the Hagu: says, it is remarked' there
that there is very little agreement between the Moth
And Belgian Depcties. Generally speaking, the old
antipathy of the Belgians to the Dutch k increasing.

DAM:ILONA, JULY ts.
.A Deputation has set out from this city for Ha-
.dricl,to supplicate the King to stop the introduction
of English merchandise, which destroys Spanish in-
idustry, and produces scarcely any thing to the public
Treasury, in consequence of the fraud which the Eng-
lish practise, favvouted by the Custom House officers,
who easily sutler themselves to be corrul t d.
NAPLES. JULY s.
They continue in all'the ports of the kingdom to
fit out small vessels to protect the Isfeapoinan thig
against the inrittsol the Llaib"iry PuWerS. Vre know
.that it ii impossible to rely upon the faith of the late
treaties -conch & d With these pirates. His Majesty
'has also ordered fortifications to be raised, in the
'G,ulf of Manfredonia.
The Barbary States inspire such terror, the Corn.
'muses cheerfully contribute eved larger sums the
those required at them, for the purpose of expediting
`the caaspletion of the batteries on the coast. They
'have also forused a carps, entitled thc Melitipte

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