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London, England, 1829-10-15 00:00:00

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Mates Aaiun° Tuts Dn.—Dubin. aterfurd I—Guernsey
,1; and Jersey 2.
• The Amiable WI-noire, from Newcastle to Cherbourg, was lo.t
near the Crosa Sand on the 11th iust. Crew saved.
The Providence,Copeman, of Hull, was on shore near Mundesley
yesterday. Crew saved.
DUAL, OCT. 14.—Wind N.W.—The Thomas King, and Isa-
bella, cannot get their anchors, and remain. Sailed the Henry and
Sarah. and Hebden.
PoRTIMOUTH, OCT. 14.—Wind N.N.C.—Arrived his Majesty's
ship Briton, from Lisbon. Sailed the Katharine Stewart Forbes,
Canney, for New South Wales. It blew a gale last might at W.
and has blown strong all this day front N.W. t► N.N B.
PLYMOUTH, Ocr. 13.-IVind S.W.—Arrived from London, the
John, Munro, for Berbice, and Seppings. Loader, for Ceylon.
FALMOUTH, OCT. 13.—Wind W.
Cane, On. 14.--s Arrived the John Meagan, Legget, from
Smyrna.
MARGATE, OCT. 14...-1/11 the port, the Nile, Storey, from

Quebec.
Doves, Oct. 14.—Off the port, the Prince Regent, from
Hudson's Bay.
lavearom., Ocr. 13.—Arrived the Gen. Wolfe, Stanworthy,
and Jessie, Merry, from Quebec ; and Nestor. Yall, from Read-
gouchr. Off the post, the Rowena, --, from Savanilla. The
Helvellyn, arrived bete front Haniburgh. fell in with, on the 10th
inst. off Scilly, a foreign brig of ab9ut v.OO tons, with a man's bust
head, sad a Prussian Eagle painted on the stern. She was nn her
beam ends, and the spars and rigging listing round, and could not
have been long in that state.
Garamocc Ocr. 12. Arrived the Mary Ann, Wilson, from
Grenada ; Romulus, Auld, and Stirling Castle, —, from Mira-
Coax; Oct. 12.—Arrived the Hibernia, Mahoney, from Que-
bec, and Catherine, Mateo, from Gasper.
The fine brig, Helen Douglas, Alexander Forrest, master. ar-
rived irons Richibucto at Annan- Water Foot, on the 11th instant,
after a passige of 32 days. When Capt. Fos rest sailed from Rl-
chibucto, the Experiment and Tetry, of Maryport, bad commenced
loading. During the whole season timber has been scarce, and
prices on the advance. The snows that fell last winter covered the
ground to the depth of about eight feet, and lay so long, that the
lumberets were prevented front carrying the timber home. On
the 16th of September, spoke the Juno, of Jersey, in lat. 46. lung.
'5l. 50—same day, spoke the barque Newry, of Newry, in
46. 12. long. 50. 40. W. all well.
LOSSES BYTHE FLOODS.
Returns have been made by several of the Gentlemen
of Inverness and Moray Shires, who sustained losses by
the late unprecedented floods, which sufficiently evince
the extent of that great national calamity. We extract
the following :
Earl of Seafield—Damage done in loverness-abire,
6,0001. in Morayibire, 19,0001. loss in district
roads and bridges, 6001.
Duke of Gordon—Estimated damage of the crops
of the tenants on his Grace's estate, 2,494 65.4 d.
lands permanently ruined, or carried away.
10,5001. buildings destroyed, 1,5001. bulwarks
and embankments to restrain and confine river
Spey. and tributary streams, 2,0001—(No esti-
mate is made of the damage done to the parks
in Gordon Castle, or the loss sustained on roads
16,494 6 4
and bridges.
Mr. Grant, of Ballindalloch—Estate of Ballindal-
loch, 8,0001. Invereshie property, 5001 ... 8,500 0 0
Mr. Fraser, of Relig 5OO 0 0

46094 6 4

MISS ERMBLE.
Aexcoorc or Mns Eassm.s.—" In the year 1818 I chanced to
be at Boulogne-sur-Mee. and to he present on an occasion, at a
seminary for young Ladies, when rewards and other tokens of
approbation were publicly bestowed on those scholars who, by
their attention and application to their several studies, bad most
merited the palm of superiority through the preceding year. The
ceremony is attended with coesiderable eclat, all the public func-
tionaries of the town, both Civil and Ecclesiastical, being present,
and the Mayor and Prefect awarding the prises, such as books,
little ornaments of the person, wreaths, &c. and on the occasion to
which I allude, the successful candidate for these rewards, in every
branch of education taught in the seminary, was a little English
girl, only ail years of age, and named Mademoiselle FIWICAISII
Kann& I shall never forget with what infantine grace and ele-
pace the little creature came forward on each succeeding occa-
sion that her name was pronounced, either to be crowned with a
wreath or to receive a garland or a book, or other little reward.
Her mother, Mrs. Cua eta Karatz, was present, and did not
appear to be among the least delighted of the delighted auditory,
at a scene so gratifying to her maternal feelings. Tears frequently
rolling down her cheeks, attested what those feelings were:
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY BY INCENDIARIES.—
We have already noticed some outrages that have been committed
at Ardingly by the breaking of the windows of a newly-erected
cottage, the property of the Rev. Mr. Hamilton, since which a
still greater spirit of excitation has been evinced by the labouring
poor of the above parish, owing to a report that their children were
to be placed out to the farmers for a portion of years ; and as it was
understood char the affair was to conic under the consideration of
the Cockfield Vend: of Magi on Saturday week last, about
150 of them, armed with bludgeons, marched into the town, with
the intention of opposing any such measure. They assumed a very
threatening exterior, and auspicious arose that they intended an at-
tack' on certain obnoxious property which came Into the bands of
Mr. Rogers, the tithe contractor. On Saturday motning it was
discovered that the corn-barn and haystacks, 15 in number, with
carts, threshing-machine, tarpaulin, lee. were on fire. The pro-
perty was totally consumed, and from the circumstance of partially
burnt matches, as well as certain threatening letters, being also
found there, there is but little doubt that the calamity was the work
of incendiaries. It is conjectured that property to the amount of
Xl,OOO or 8E1,400 has been thus wantonly destroyed.—Brighroo
Guardian.
Poisorturo.—Letitia of Charlton, sister to
Mr. Mills, of Aklborough, made some dumplings, and seeing a
small cup with flour in it, on the backbouse shelf, put in its contents.
The flour in the cup was mixed with arsenic for the purpose of
poisoning mice. The consequences are painful to relate : in spite
of all medical aid, she died the same night in most excruciating
agony; and Mr. Hearn, with whom she lived, partook of the
deadly food and expired on Monday last. We hope this fatal oc-
currence will operate as a warning to all to keep poison in safer
places. —B„fak
THE PULPIT.--We are glad to perceive that a de-.
tided improVement has been effected in the character of this very
useful publication. In addition to full and accurate reports of ser-
mons, it comprises original essays ea interesting subjects of a lite-
rary description, review of books, analyses of the magazines, poetry,
&c. anti now mid dies a well ted portrait of some poetry
-,
character. This is the case with the number of this week,
which has a beaudfal portrait of the late Rev. Samuel Crowther,
to accompany a funeral sermon by the Rev. D. Wilson, A. H.
a sermon by the deceased, an interesting biographical memoir, ac-
count of the (Unseal, Ste.
It 1a said that in the Papal States, under the reign of
Pius VI. from 1755 to 1800, there were no fewer than
18,000 persona assassinated ; being, upon the average,
about two a day!