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endeavour to escape
" T

becoming general, many tried to escape round

the base of the hill, In doing which many of them became
exposed to the Blenheim's broadside, when numbers fell.
Finding this fire too hot to allow them to escape along the
beach, they took to the water, crawling along on all fours,
and bobbing their heads as they saw the flash of the guns,
but escaping Scylla they fell into Charybdis ; for they had
no sooner got clear of the ships than they became exposed
to the rocket boats. The discharge followed the poor wretches
into the village. Truly it was an awful day for the black-

haired race of Ham

In another part of the book we I

,unt of a

manceu,re, which placed a large body of the Chinese between
two fires, by which 600 were slain, with a loss to the British
force of only one killed. The Chinese (says Capt. Bingham)
could do nothing against the terrific broadsides of the ships,
the shells, and the rockets. In numerous instances the
Chinese, having no notion that quarter would be extended to
them, rushed upon the bayonets of their invaders, or de-
stroyed themselves before their eyes. But we shall not

confirmed by official documents. Nankin is next.
visited, where the slaughter will, in all probability. tr
that of our preceding conquests in China. Such is .
tore of the war. The campaign is, therefore, evidently one
of, extermination, wheresoever resistance is offered ; and the
Chinese, having ascertained this fact, will be rendered valiant

the na-

by despair, and may inflict serious losses on our small army
in that neighbourhood. As for the general mass of the
population, it cannot be favourable to invaders, whose course
is tracked by so frig.htful an effusion of blood as has marked
our progress for the last eighteen months in China.

The Trappists have been authorised to found an establish-
ment at Algeira.
Le Glandier, the mournful theatre of the Laffarge drama,
has been purchased by a M. Bonnel Laborie, a notary at
Vigeois, for 81,000 f
It appe
published
90c. per day
Captain Archibald Douglas, 49th Native Infantry, was on
Monday brought up at Marlborough-street, attended by his
friends and professional advisers, charged with being a de-
serter from the service of the Hon. East India Company.
He was remanded till Friday next, to produce the attend-
ance of the captain of the ship in which he sailed to Eng-
land, and to supply other evidence.
?!..9.n.otheF I THE WRECK OF THE RUSSIAN SHIP-OF-WAR.—Lieut

ars from a statistical table, which has been recently
, that the average price of labour in France is lf,

man, who whispered in his ear,Th Directly." " Well ! and
that's a fact !" said the waiter, looking helplessly at me :
" Right away." I saw now that " Right away" and " Di-
rectly" were one and the same thing. So I reversed my pre-
vious answer, and sat down to dinner ten minutes afterwards ;
and a capital dinner it was.—Dicken's American Notes.

Sigholt, who commands the North Cape steamer, has reported
to the Finance Department of the Russian Government, that
according to the returns of Captain Treffin, there were on
board the Ingermannland, 32 officers, besides the Captain,
830 foremastmeu, 24 women, and 9 children—in all 896 per-
sons. Such of them as were
_saved and reached Norway

PEEL vice O'CoNNELL.—There was a time when Mr. were embarked on the 3rd of October, in Christiansand, on
O'Connell boasted of being the best abused man in the world, board of a Russian corvette and a Finlandish sloop. Among
but that peculiar honour is now transferred from the Irish these were the Captain, 14 officers, 4i2 men, 6 women and
agitator, whose name is never heard, to the Premier. As a 1 child. Altogether 493 persons. It is, besides, understood
country gentleman said ata late meeting, there can be neither that some have been saved by English cruisers. However,
any buying nor selling, any bargaining nor any haggling, about 400 men have been drowned.
Sir R.Peel. He is the bete noir of the
without domrning THE Bisnop OF NEW ZEALAND.—Letters have been
country. The old phrase of " the duce is in it," has given received at Eton College from the Rev. Dr. Selwyn, the
place to " The Peel is in it. Whenever anything goes wrong Bishop of New Zealand, announcing the gratifying fact that
Sir Robert is in it. Sir Robert is in the markets, Sir Robert the bishop had arrived safe, and in good health, at the place
is in the factory, Sir Robert is in the half work, Sir Robert of his destination, after an excellent voyage. This circum-
is in the lack of buyers, Sir Robert is in the retrenchments stance was announced from the pulpit of Windsor church on
of expenditure, Sir Robert is in the reduction of establish- Sunday evening, at the conclusion of the sermon, by the
ments, Sir Robert is in everything that goes wrong with any- Rev. Mr. Coleridge, who alluded to the safe arrival of the
body, Sir Robert, we have no doubt, was in the last gale of bishop at his distant see in most affectionate terms. Dr.
wind, and, above all, to sum up everything of calamity, Sir Selwyn, who was one of the assistant curates of Windsor at
Robert is in the Government.—Examiner. the time the appointment was conferred upon him, was

MEETING OF LORD ASHBURTON AND LOUIS PHILIPPE.--highly esteemed for his piety and virtue, throughout the ex.-
In the year 1798 Lord Ashburton, with one or two friends, tensive districts of Windsor and Eton.
paid a visit to the falls of Niagara. Upon their return they
THE KING OF HA.NOVER.—Hanover, October 22.—
stopped to visit the Falls of Genessee. It was late when they We are sorry to say that the indisposition of his Majesty the
had finished their examinations, and, as there was no house King continues with short interruptions, and that the in-
fix the neighbourhood, they encamped out for the night. tended visit to the Duke of Brunswick for a hunting party at
They were somewhat fearful that the Indians might try to Blankenburg is given up, as well as the journey to Rattitts-
Plunder their camp, and they kept a good look-out. In the kischen. As these freauent returns of indisposition for some

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early part of the night they heard a rustling among the leaves weeks past have prevented his "Majesty from giving audience,
and crackling among the dry branches, but whether they pro- he has not been able to receive a number of citizens, who
ceeded from the tread of Indians or wild beasts they could intend to offer their congratulations to his Majesty on the
not tell. The footsteps were, however, approaching their
approaching. marriage of the Crown Prince, and who, it is
tent. 1 strict, silent, and anxious watch for said. 1--- some • ..„„„hf an audience for some weeks pant

_hey kept su nave in vain sous.._ _ au.,,,,,,, ..,_ __
view or sound that should reveal the character of their visi- The King rides out now and then in a close covered carriage,
tors. Soon they distinguished human voices, and saw the whereas he was used to ride on horseback every day, even in
shadowy outline of human forms. As the party came near the most unfavourable weather.
they heard them conversing in French, and, in a view mi-
OPENING OF THE WALIIALLA.—The Walhalla, or tem-
nutes Lord Ashburton gave Louis Philippe and his compa- ple built by the King of Bavaria in commemoration of distin-
nions a cordial welcome to his tent. They had before met •,
gut,hed Germans, was solemnly inaugurated at Ratisbon, on
amidst the artificial splendour of European Courts—and now
the 18th inst. The whole court arrived from Munich, and
surrounded by the sublime and stupendous natural scenery
the town was crowded with persons of rank. When the pro-

of the Atneriejan;ilderness

—Rochister Post

)ich the mt-mu-

LADIES FORMERLY IN PARLIAMENT.—Gordon in his ment is erected, the king alighted from his carriage and as-
Antiquities of Parliament' says, " The ladies of birth and cended the steps, accompanied by Princess William oi Prussia ;
quality sat in council with the Saxon Wita's '' " The Ab
boss Hildanext came Prince William of Prussia, with Queen Theresa
In Wighfred's (says
Bede) presided in an ecclesiastical synod.'' the Prince Royal with his consort followed next; then came
council at Beconceld, -A.D. 694, the- Prince Leopold with his sister, the Grand Duchess of Hesse,
abbesses sat and deliberated and five of them signed the de- and Prince Charles with the Duchess of Wurtemberg. A.
beriees.es„of
"Kingl Edgar'sateouncilalong With the King, bishops, and no- band of musicians and a chorus, posted on the second ter-
charter to the Abbey of Crowland, race, began a hymn the moment the company entered within
A.D. 961, was with the consent of the nobles and abbesses, the gates. The slow movement of the procession in ascend-
who subscribed the charter."
"In Henry the Third's and ing the numerous steps which lead to the portico of the tern-
Edward the First's time four abbessess were summoned
~to ple, formed a highly interesting spectacle. When the king
Parliament, viz.—of Shaftesbury,
In the Berkin, St. Mary of Win- reached the entrance, the President of the Government ad-
chester, and of Wilton." 35th of Edward 111. were dressed his Majesty in a speech, in which he dwelt on the
summoned by writ to Parliament to appear there by their importance to Germany, in a national respect, of this work,
proxies, viz.—Mary Countess of Norfolk, Alienor Countess which had been conceived, and was now executed. He said
of Ormond, Anna Despenser, Phillippa Countess of March, —" \Valhalla will be the palladium of modern Germany, and
Johanna Fitz-Walter, Agneta CO4ntes4
Countess of Pembroke, of Pembroke, Mary the name of its royal founder will, until the most remote
de St. Paul Margaretcountesdse Roos? Ma-. ages, fill a large place in the recollection of every one who
tilda Countess of Oxford, Catherine of Athol.— has a German heart, and who wishes for the welfare of his
These ladies were called ad colloquium et fraelatum by their country." His majesty replied—" May the `Valhalla cor

_
Proxies, a privilege peculiar to the peerage to appear and act tribute to extend and consolidate the feelings of German na-
by proxy." N.B.—They, no doubt, manfully asserted their tionality ! May all Germans of every race henceforth feel
colloquial rights. they have a common country—a country of which they may
THE RULING PASSION._ _A.
pt t,haellcuosniocnlushiaon. of au .
.ars.enic, whichmiqauteesi: be rood, and let each individual labour according to his
lately held by Mr. Wakley, M•. •
.. Yme beri made faculties to promote its glory."
to a myst-rious case of poisoning n.ith
took place in the Borough-road, itand.. being stated that the by the
coroner's jury had returned a verdict of " wilful murder', ville at
against the wife of the poisoned man, the hon. gentleman three vessels, and were ret.,.
.
remarked that the effects of arsenic were so opposite that the public authorities with the mop
extreme caution should be used in determining whether or Charles Napier, to whom the Quaen 0w,.._
no that poison was the cause of death. For instance, some on the following day, and was saluted by the
time back he held an inquest on a maiden lady, of the age of forts as he proceeded up the river. Great attention wa., .
40, who, during lifetime, bad been remarkable for rigid atten to our gallant countryman by the court and public autho-
tion to the preservation of her beauty, and who, it appeared, The tariff convention had been brought to a con-
had a strong desire that the charms and fair proportion of elusion, the final proposition on the part of Portugal having
d distorted been
her features and figure should not be disarrange- or . , . • communicated. on the 22d to the British Envoy.
when she contemplated suicide. She was found dead in her remained with our government to accept or reject r,
_ .dn'c'tnionnsewwei
bed, the sheets of which were of virgin purity, perfumed, and
etexrmenst..
of snowy whiteness. Every article of her night-dress was t
new and of exquisite taste. In one hand she gently grasped
ec.iontdt cotton idi ~
.
a white cambric pocket handkerchief, trimmed with lace,
fl tehteh
substantiala ps pe ve aerraa
abatement.lncp er
oopf 0 furtherit ioD stchoai
Portugali
tc e 3 ss -.
and she wore a pair of pink silk stockings. There was not ticular items. There wasp
the slightest distortion of feature, and every appearance sinodn,rewjeitehteodutatshienardeanal
indicated that her spirit had taken facile flight during tran- h . .
quil sleep—so much so, that some of the jury wished to 6d. per imperial gallon should be fixed as the duty upon her
return a verdict of " natural death ;" but afterwards, on his wines until her export duty of twelve milries per pipe on port
(the coroner's) suggestion returned a verdict of " found wine is done away with; that an additional ad valorem duty
dead." After the inquest', the beadle, on searching her of 20 per cent. should be retained besides the 35.; and that
the system of specific duties should be abandoned by For-
papers, with a view of discovering her friends, found among
st
arpelgea regard
tugal, and one of ad valorem duties withsubwstiiatueste,dt,he
_ :.k.i.o io letters addressed to members of her family, in
V "'-fr. s.. Tared her intention of destroying herself by to our manufactured produce. For a reduction of 45 5-11
pa 0 t,2 Ateg • ic. Upon this discovery the body was opened, per cent. on the import duty on her
- Of '
z%pi . .
_god that in truth she had died from the effects Portugal, England obtains in return a reduction of 20 per
'qloWits vviltich had acted upon her nervous sy•stem like'an cent. upon one class, and_ 40 per cent. upon another class,
ao 41t 'lrkrt4 e, ..Not upon the linings of the viscera like a cor- of her manufactured goods, therebeing several articles upon
ee ww reil ('i. holt Such a fact was a proof that in such sudden which no reduction is admitted. But unequal as the pro-
."' 7.' " • :)Peltiffx- •oi
Ily speaking, safe verdicts could not be come posed reduction was, tic commercial treaty being signed, it
- -5..?.W41:914 e . , appearances. would be impolitic to reject it.—S me.
zc_.
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.—Accounts have been received from Lisbon
...agus steamer to the 24th ult. The Prince de Join-
ed the Duke d'Aumale had arrived with a squadron of
--ived by the Royal Family and

ITUGAL

much, arrived

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Some further reduct
were admitted by Pc
goods. ge'
but ree

n woollen and printed