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VIENNA, hoar 31.
Tk, news that I)on Miguel has_ taken the title of
King, and that the Junta of Qporto has been dissolved
by the capture of That city, has caused a great sensation
here, and the Minister of Portugal. at our Court has
suspended bis functions. The Minister of Brazil. on
his part, has addressed to all the Legations a cileular
like that.of, the Minister at London. The news from
Cepstantinople is not very interesting. It seems that
the Rode will await the issue of the contest under the
wall} of Consisiitipople. The accounts from the ptin-
cipalities.respecting the plague are so alarming, that
our Government finds itself obliged to station along the
frontiers a third sanitary cordon.

PARIS, Avower 9.
The Journal du Commerce published yesterday the
following news as the conjectures of well-informed per-
sons in the capital:
" The Porte is resolved to recognize, as far as it is
concerned, the Treaty of the 6th of July.
The Russians, alarmed by the ravages of the plague
in the provinces in their rear, are disposed to finish this
campaign gloriously by the deliverance of Greece and
the occupation of some fortresses on the Danube and
the flack Sea.

" The evacuation of the Morea by Ibrahim seems to
be already agreed upon. Admiral de Rigny will not
'wait till a General cosines to share the glory of it with
'him, and we shall hove certain information before the
.ebibarkation of the expedition.
' 4ln this case the expedition would not take place, as
part at the trosips.assembled at TOUlon be onlyt
employed in obtaining from the Icegency of Algiers the
satisfaction which it still persists in refining it."
inzairis Rests—Five per Cents, 1071. 25e.—Three per Cents.
72f. 85c.—Neapolitan, 76f. 30e.—Royal 'Spanish Loan, 72*1. ;
Haytian Loan, 625f.—Exchange-on London, one month, 25f. 115 c.
Three ditto, 15f. 15c.

LISBON PAPBBS.

11BAGIA, Ins I?.

Yesterday 900 banes arrived here, left by the rebels
on the frontier of Galids, all in the most deplorable
condition, without harness, accompanied by seventeen
soldiers. About 400 prisoners also arrived, whe have
already chosen to Tait the Spanish territory, 20 teams,
and an immense number of mules.
Don Gaspar Joaquin Telles, who was Juiz de Fora
in Moncao, is gone to-day with dispatches to Don Ig-
nacio Ferreira, the Spanish Military Governor, to de-
mand the money which the rebels have taken with them,

OPORTO, Juxv
His Excellency the Viscount de' Pesqueira arrived in•
this city yesterday, and his division is marching to Beira,
not being wanted in Minho, as the rebels are put down.
We know that the Viscount de Pesqueira has claimed
the arms,horses, and money which the rebels took to Ga-
licia, and that Col. Pereira announced on the 11th, that
all that was found should be given up. The Colonel
also read his Majesty's pardon to the Officers, subalterns,
and privates. The latter accepted this offer of their
Sovereign, but of the for goer only one, and they are ex-
pected ou the frontier.
LISBON, JULY 2S.
DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
DECREE.

Brazil being erected into an empire, absolutely inde-
pendent of Portugal, and consequently to be considered
as a foreign country, 1 think fit to determine, that instead
of the pi,srage fixed by the 41vara of the 20th of Jan.
1798, for letters from Brazil, every letter from that
empire shall, from this day forward, pay the rate of
po.tage fixed by the -portaria of the 12th of Jan. 1815,
tor letters from all foreign countries brought by sea.
pilau of Ajuds, July 19.
BOA RD OF TRADE.
The Board of Trade announces that it has been
officially informed, by his Majesty's command, that he
,bas given orders for the blockade of the port of Fun-
chal, in the island .of Madeira, according to the mari:,
time law of nations, by the ships of war sent thither fir
that express purpose, and which; in fact, held that port
in a state of strict blockade.
Palace of Ajude, Jely 26.

LISBON, Ave. 1.
The Gazelle contains a list of the Officers and persons
employed in the civil deliartments of the army, who,
having quelled the rebels, do enjoy the benefits of the
Decree of the 18th June la,t, remain fur the present
only dismissed from. their posts and employment, un-
less they are included in the exceptions of the same
Decree. The divisions and brigades composing the
army of operations being dissolved because the reasous
fox their organization have ceased, the King, as Com•
mat,,,ternin-chiet of the Army, orders that the Officers
on tile staff pf the said divisions and brigades
all re•

BURY ST. )WMUND'S, Monday Morning.
In -my last letter 'I ilifoinied.:you 'that. Mrs: Corder
had an interview 'with her hesbands yesterday. I wa,
right as to the tact, but verOnk as to the Itour Ist which
it took place. It lasted frog 441 f pa .t twelve to two
o'clock, and was to a spectator infinitely diitressing
Mr. Orridge, who was present, and who is not unacous
corned to inch scenes, was much affected by it. The
particulars of it have not yet transpired, but I under.
stand that Corder particulatly reqUekeithis wife rot to
marry again, or at least, if she did, IP t t 5 obi in a hu--
band by Means of an advertisement; for it. Was if all
modes of getting a husband the most dangerous and
imprudent. It is perhaps right to add, that One of the
first questions which Corder asked his •wife, on sealing
her led into his cell by Mr. Orridge, had ii•ferenee to
the adveit'seMent by which hi gained her. Mr. Orridge
appeared to have some doubt whether Corder had re-
ceived so many answers as he said to his a,lvertiseMent
and in order to remove them. C..rder asked her' how
many letters she had herself seen? leplied ittsme-
diately, 4.5. The followingis a Copy of the advertisement :
" A private Gentleman, aged 24, entirely independent, whose
disposition is not to be exceeded, has lately lost the chief of his
family by the band of Providence, which has occasioned discord
amongst the remainder, under circumstances the most disagree.
able to relate. To any female of respectability, who would study
for domestic comfort, and is willing to confide her future happiness
to one in every way qualified to render the marriage state desirable,
as the advertiser is in affluence. Many happy marriages have
taken place through means similar to this now resorted to, and
it is hoped no one will answer this through impertinent curiosity;
lint should this meet the eye of any agreeable Lady who feels de-
sirous of meeting with a soeiabk, tender, kind, and sympathising
companion, they will find this advertisement worthy of notice..
Honour and secrecy may be relied on. As some little security
against idle applications, it is requisite that kttrrs may be addressed
(post paid) A: Z. care of Mr. Foster, stationer, 68, Leadenhall-
street, with teal -name and address, which will meet with most
respectful attention."
On leaving her husband's cell, Mrs. Corder was com-
pletely overcome by the violence of her feelings. She
fainted away several times, and was with difficulty re-
covered by the restoratives administered to her by Mr.
Orridge, who sincerely commiserated her suffetings.—
She was not able to walk to the gig which was waiting
to convey her to her lodgings, butiwas carried into it by
her friend Mrs. Atherton and one of the prison attend.
ants. Corder, on her quitting him, said that the bitter-
ness of death was now over, and has been heard to ex.
press a wish that there was a less interval to the time of
his execution. He likewise says that he found in
Mrs. Corder one of the most tender, faithful, and
affectionate of wives. In the course of yesterday
evening Mr. Orridge addressed a paper to the pri-
soner, empre,sing upon him the duty of making a
Confession cf his guilt, of which he said few people
now entertained a doubt. The unfortunate prisoner said
that be did not see any, reason why he should make it.
Mi. Ortidge then reminded him, that in his defence he
had imputed to Maria Mar ten the commission of suicide;
and if he left the world without contradicting that state-
ment, he would be tainting her memory with the im-
putation of a dreadful crime. I understand that this
argument appeared to make a deep impression on his
mind, especially as it was strengthened by reference to
the first duty of man 4, to do unto another as he would
wish others to do unto him." The Rev. Mr. Sheen, the
Chaplain to the High Sheriff, who saw bias about half-
past five o'clock, had previously addressed him also
upon the same topics ; and the consequence of these
solicitations was, that in the course of the night he made
a confession, of which I am hereafter to have authentic
pat titulars. I shall therefore say nothing upon the sub-
ject at present.
At half-past one o'clock Mr. 0 ridge left Corder, and
soon afterwards he fell asleep, and slept to all appear-
ance calmly till six o'clock this morning. He says,
however, that his sleep was not sound, but disturbed by
dreams. He acquired considerable fit mness in the course
of yesterday, in consequence of the spiritual consolation
afforded to him, first of all by his wile, and next by the
Chaplain of the gaol, the Rev. Mr. Stocking, and the
Rev. Mr. Sheen.

This morning, at half past nine o'clock, Corder was,
by his own request, taken into the prison chapel to at•
tend for the last time divine service. 1 was present at
the performance of it. He entered the chapel with a
firm step, and took his seat in the condemned pew, as
he did yesterday. He had, however, laid aside his pri-
son dress, and had on the same clothes which he wore in
Court during the trial. His appearance oas much more
composed than I
saliculd have expected after the over-
whelming sorrow and dismay by which he appeared
overcome yesterday. This, perhaps, may be attributable
to the consolation which was administered to him by
Mr. Stocking, at an early hour this morning. He did
not hide his countenance as he did yesterday, in his
handkerchief; nor did he shed a single tear. He exhi-
bited a befitting and not unmanly sense of the awful
situation in which he was placed. Oa sitting down he
betrayed his inward feelings by a tremulous mo-
liOn of his foot for some
.time, and then rested
',his head On hi!
.hand, supparting his elbow upon
his knee. A part of the burial service wai again
introduced icto the service of the day, and Ber-
ing several parts of it be showed by his motions that
he joined in it from his inmOst sdul. When the gracious
invitation of God for all that were heavy laden to come
to him and rest upon his mercy was read, he opened his
hand slowly, pressed it to his head, and heaved a deep
sigh. He likewise eihibited some emotion at an cieca-
sional prayer which was introduced into the service, In
which the text of Scripture was introduced that says„
ig Whoso cohfesseth his sins and forsaketh them, shall
have mercy." He joined with great fervour in a prayer'
which called upon Gou to spare him in the agonies of
deep, which hevias presently to endure; and to ex-
tend to him that mercy *which he bad not extended to
. his departed sister. The latter *allusion affected him
•

MR. ORItlfpGR'S STATEMENT.
Upon William Cordei's returning from the Shire•hall,
after he had received sentence, I took him into my
office, and explained to him that I had a melancholy
and paint* duty petfoim with respect to him, and
that a ort of that duty was to have him immediately
stripped of his clothes, and have the prison clothei put
on him. This was accordingly done. I then told
him, I thought the sooner he could forget all earthly
matters the better, sod therefore if he had any request
to make, I begged he would recollect himself and do it
,mmediately, And that I would instantly tell him if his
K Mies, whatever they might be, could or would be com-
plied with. After someconsideration, he said it would be a
great consolation to him if his wife could be permitted to
speadtbe remainder of his time with him. This, I told
bins, was impossible,' but that she would be allowed two
interviews with him; he was then removed to another
roam. The Chaplain (Mr. Stocking) attended him in
the evening ; after the Chaplain was gone, I continued
with him till half past ten o'clock. I hinted to him
that his defence, though perhaps ingenious, could not
be believed, and that-aurely he would feel an inward
satisfaction in confessing the truth. 'He then declared
his defence was tree, and that he had nothing to con-
fess; indeed, he said the confession of his faults would
only tend to disgrace his family more, and could be of
no use to his soul ; and upon any other question put to
him respecting the murder, during that evening, he
preserved a sullen silence.
In the course of the evening he mentioned the parti-
culars of his marriage; he stlted that he left home the
latter end of September, that he went to Portsmouth,
he Isle of Wight, and Southampton ; that he returned
' to London in about two mouths, and then advertised for
a wife; that he had forty-five applications to the idver•
tisement, and that one of them was -from a Lady who
wrote to him to say that she should go to church
in a certain dress, and sit in a particular place;
, and requesting him to go to church with his left
arm in a black sling, a black handkerchief round
his neck, and place himself in such a position that
they might see each other, and then judge if a per-
sonal interview would be desirable. He said he accord.
ingly went to the church, but by some means he had
mistaken the hour of divine service, so that he never
saw that Lady. He said that after he saw his present
wife he never left her till they were married ; that from
the time of his advertising to his marriage was about a
week. I observed to him that he was a most /optima e
man, under those cnctimstances, to have met with a'
woman who had been so kind to him during the whole
of his confinement. I then left him.
My two set yaws tohi me the yen morning that he
fell asleep about eleven o'c:ock, and slept tilu after four
o'clock; that he did not talk to thew. 'During Satur-
day, the Chaplain (Mr. Stocking) was several times
with him. At other times I now aud then hinted the
necessity of einitessiOn. In 'the course f that day he
said 4. that confession to Geis was alt that wirneces-
sat y, and that confession to man was what he called
Popedom or Popery, and he would never do it." It
was hinted to him, some time in the day, that he must
have hid *greet nerve to dig the hole during the time
the body lay in his sight; bus reply wag, a Nobody
knows that the body lay in the barn and in sight whilst
I dug the hole;" and would then say no more on the
subject, hut exclaimed, 0 Goa'! Nobody will dig
my grave!" •

His wife saw him in my presence fcr nearly an hour.
He exprebsed much anxiety about her future welfare;
she entreated him to forget her, and eniploy his few
hours yet remaining in prayer for his salvation and
eternal welfare. I went to his room on Saturday even-
ing, about eight o'clock, with an intention of sitting an
hour or tw o with him ; but he had gone to bed, and was
asleep, and my men told me the next morning that he
slept until near three o'clock.

On Sunday morning Mr. Stocking was with him
early, and endeavoured to lead his mind to the neces-
sity of confession : he attended Chapel. and was very
much affected; about half-past twelve his wife had her
last interview ; they were both very much affected. In
the course of that interview he exchimed, al Well might
Mr. Orridge say, that I was a most fortunate man to
meet with such a woman as you are!"
He then explained to her that he had told me the way
in which they had come together, and that he had 45
applications to his adveiti,emert: he entreated, if ever
she married again, to be sure not to answer any similar
advertisement, as woful experience must have convinced
her how dangerous a step it was. Tie parting scene
was most affecting: the poor woman remained in a st .te
rof stupor for some time. Corder was much affected
throughout the day; Mr. Stocking had several interviews
with him, and in the evening the Sheriff's chaplain, the
Rev.. Mr. Sheen, attended him, for which attention he
'expressed himself as feeling very grateful. About nine
o'clock I sent him the annexed paper :
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"Conramorr--Confession to the world has always been held
necessary atonement, where the party has committed offences
affecting the interests of society, at large.
. .

He thst covereth his sins. • shall not prosper, but whoto con-
fesseth shall have mercy.
‘, Surely confession to Gan cannot be here meant, as no man
can hope to hide his sins from GOD. Confess your faults one to
another, and pray one for another.' .Tames v. 16.
.1 Archbishop Tillotson says, In case our sins have been public
and scandalous, both reason and the practice of the Christian Church
do require, that when men have publicly offended they should give
public satisfaction and open testimony of their repentance. The
text in James is a direct command.'

...
" The Cbrisdan doctrine of the necessity of restitution is strong,
and if you will not confess, how can you make restitution to tht re-
potation of your •ictim ? You have accused her of having murdered
herself. If you died without denying that accusation, bow do you
obey the command 'to do that to another which we would have
another do to us?'

,4 The doctrine of conk/don which is objectionable in a Popibb
point of view is the private confession to a priest of private vices;
but the duty of waking acknowledgment of public crimes can
Ilave nothing to do with such objections. Even supposing it doubt.
fel whether a man is bound, after uffrodieg society, to confess his
wren to the world, there can be an desk that be will not de soy

or -
thing wrong by manila*. iihr mime la ern fore tveralb—the
other onorrtain. Can a man beams to seise the Termer?
44 JOHN ORRIDelt.*
I begged he would read the paper attentively, and that
I would come to him soon ; I went to his room a little
bef ire ten, end remained in earnest conversation with
him till half-past eleven; I told him that during the
30 years that I have held my situation, I had the satis-
faction of assuring him that no man who had been ex-
ecuted during that time had ever dared to take the
crament in sullen silence about his crime, or without
confession ; that I well knew, from his letters that I
Bad seen, and from other circumstances, that the line of
defence he had adopted was not the dictates of his
own mind, at least for a long time after his commit-
ment ; and that! was sure that he would riot and dared
not take the Sacrament, and remain silent, or deny
being the guilty cause of the death of poor Maria
Marten. He then exclaimed, "Oh, Sir, I wish I had
made a confident of you before; I have often wished to
have done it, but you know, Sir, it was no use employ-
ing a legal adviser, and then not follow his advice." I
told him, that up to the time of his conviction it. was
proper, but that being over, all earthly considerations
must cease. He then exclaimed, "I am a guilty man!"
I then went for a pen and ink, and began to ask hits,
the particulars of the offence, which I told him the peb-
lic had supposed him to be guilty of. He said, " Oh,
spare me, I can only mention to you the particulars, of
bow Maria came by her death ; with this the public
must be satisfied ; I cannot say more." I then wrote
the following confession nearly in his own words. I sead
it to'him attentively, and he signed it with a firm hand.
I left him about half past one o'clock, and my men tell
me he lay very still, and appeared to sleep throughout
the night.
On Saturday be told a respectable individual u hom I
had asked to sit and read to him, that he was guilty er
the forgery upon Messrs. Alexander's bank, and that he'
had been assured the money was paid ; there are some
parts of the foregoing statement which he also men-
tioned to the same individual. He also expressed much
horror at the thoughts of being dissected and anato-
mised. He also stated, after he had signed the confes-
sion, that he felt great respect for the girl, but that he
bad no intention to marry her at that time.
(Signed) JOHN ORRIDGE.
CONFESSION.

" Bury Gaol, Aug. 10, 1828. Condemned Cell,
Sunday Evening, half.past ii.

" I acknowledge being guilty of the death of poor
Maria Marten; by shooting her with a pistol. The par.
titulars are as follows--When we left her father's house
we began quarrelling about the burialof the child: she
apprehending that the place wherein it was depo-
sited would be found out. The quarrel continued for
about three quarters of an hour upon this and about other
subjects. A scuffle ensued, and during the scuffle, and
at the time I think that she had hold of me, I took the
pistol from the side pocket of my velveteeo jacket and
fired. She fell, and died in an instant. I never saw even
a struggle. I eras'overwhelined with agitation and dis-
may ; the body fell near the front doors on the floor of the
barn. A vast quantity of blood issued flout the wound,
and ran on to the floor and through the crevices. Having
determined to bury the body in the barn (about two
hours after she was dead). I went and borrowed the
spade of Nlrs.Stowe ; but before I went there, I dragged
the body fium the barn into the chaff-house, and locked
up the barn. I returned again to the barn and began
to dig the hole ; but the spade being a bad one, and the
earth firm hod hard, I was obliged to go home for a
pick-axe and a better spade, with which I dug the hole,
and they buried the body. I think I dragged the body
by the handkerchief that was tied round her neck—it
was dark when 1 finished covering up the body.
went the next day, and washed the blood from off the
barit-floor. I declare to' ALMIGHTY GOD I bad no sharp
instrument about me, and that no other wound but the
onensade by the pistol was inflicted by me. I have
been guilty of great idleness, and at times led a disso-
lute. life, but I hope thtough the mercy of GOD to be
forgiven. p W. CORDER"
Witness to the signing by the said William Corder,