Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1819-06-19

cceding thirty millions. Massachusetts,
has population Of only four-itths of
million, and she numbers more Than 600
students in her colleges.
The widow Aga88e, proprietor of the
Moniteur, published at Paris, is engaged
to print the speeches OF the members of
the chamber of deputies for the sum of
5000 francs year, in a supplem ent to
the above paper.
Royal Freak.-At Brighton, the
prince regent, in a merry mood, de-
termined TO sup IN the kitchen of his pa
wilton, which he accordingly did, in
company with his servants, to their great
qualification.
Seventy-two thousand pounds sterling
was appropriated in February last, for
the printing of laws, and public procIa-
nations only, for the year 1918. The
whole of our public printing executed
for the general government, including
stationary, does not annually amount to
one fourth Of this single item. The
publication of the laws of the United
States both in pamphlet and newspaper
form, does not cost 10000 dollars.
The London editors applaud Mr..
Clay's speech on the Seminole question,
for condemning "the atrocious murder
Of their countrymen," and have furnish
ed some extracts from it.
A project for monopolizing the sale of
tobacco, in France, was negatived by
committee of the chamber OF deputies,
consisting Of nine members, by vote of
five to four
Accommodation in the city of Flo
renee, in Italy, are offered to visitors, by
public advertisement in the London pa
pers by persons residing in that city,
to English tourists.--By this circum-
stance we are led to conjecture that the
trip is quite fashionable.
r. H. Bohnycastle, captain in the
corps of royal engineers, has Just pub
lished in London, an account of Spanish
America, illustrated by a map repre-
senting the comparative attitudes of the
lofty mountains in that Interesting re-
gion.
The contents Of the Edinburgh Re-
view, No. LXI. as enumerated in Lon
don advertisement on the llth OF March,
contains no less than five articles of
travels, sc. in North America, a Cir
cumstance that shows the lively interest
taken in every thing relating to this
country by our transatlantic brethren,
and which must materially add to our
national importance in the eyes of
Europe.
Mr.. Hume, during a debate in the
house ofcommons, on the 10Th of March,
stated that India yielded revenue of
II millions, and that upwards of one
tenth, or l,57S,ooo went for the expense
of the judicial establishment in that
country, and which contained nearly 80
millions of inhabitants.
A London paper of March %, says,
=" the Gazette Of last night contains list
ofMirty banSrupts; some of the houses
have been established near century,
which is melancholy proof of the pre-
sent state OF trade and commerce.
The same paper observes, that the stocks
have fallen one and a half per cent. in
consequence ofthe news Of the cession Of
the Floridas.
The music employed at arecent cleo
ton in England cost one Of the canai-
dates l6,oooi sterling. Ii is sal by
way of explanation, that most of the per-
formers were UOters.
The death of Mr.. MuNGo PARK, the
enterprising British traveller in the inte-
rior of Africa, is now placed beyond a
doubt. Information has been received
that his boat struck on some rocks in
rapid OF the river, sunk, and he was
drowned.