The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-05-04
Foreign and Domestic Glcanings,

The Madrid police have seized an insnr-
rectionary proclamation, signed by Merino,
setting forth the necessity of Ferdnand's abb
dicatinp the throne in favor OF his brother,
the Infanta Don Carlos, and recommending
the king to initiate the example of his father
Charles ".
A band of brigands have been discovered
at Pesth, in Hungary, the members OF which
belonged to the higher orders OF society.
The band was regularly organized with
cashiers, book keepers, &c. The value OF
stolen property was estimated at l50,0oo
florins. The members were all losing gam
bers.
The king of Bavaria has abolished the or
der of Capuchin friars, and turned the con-
vent into an univeraity. 1t is celebrated
convent, at Munich, remarkable for its fine
gallery Of paintings.
An article dated ST. Petersbugh. March 4, |
announces the arrival of the Duke OF Wei
lington in that city on the preceding day
His Grace had Immediately an audience OF
the Emperor ard Empress, to whom he de-
lvered the .'condolence and felicitations" OF
the King of England No allusion is made
to the political object OF his grace's mission.
The York Gazette reports that a lady just
recovered from an illness of few weeks, has
presented htf physician Will d SHeSh oii hei
banker for 5000 dollars.
There are in the CITY of Paris only, $50
watchmakers, who employ 2055 workmen,
and produce annually $4,000 gold watches,
! 40, 600 silver watches, aud Is 900 clocks, the
whole worth about 1876 900 francs.
Counterfeit 25 cent pieces, and five pen
nv hits" are in circulation in Philadelphia
The Alert at Boston brings Information
that the +. !. Companv's ship Royal George,
with her cargo of 70G0 chests of Tea, was
totally destroyed by fire at Canton, on the
oath December
Messrs, Yates 8, Mcintyre have the man
agement of Mr. Jeferson's Lottery. There
are 1880 chances at $40 each. The books
for subscription were opened at Washington
on Saturday, and it is said the tickets will be
ready for delivery III very short tune
The ship Commerce, from Matanzas. with
cargo of sugar, molasses, coffee, &c was a
few days since taken from the East into the
North River, New York, and on going into
4 Carlislc-st. dock to discharge, during high
wind, she ran bow on against the wharf. and
drove the fiook of the anchor into her bottom
She filled in short time, and sunk along
side the wharf
5 In the IT, S. Senate, Mr.. Barton gives al
, unpleasant account Of the public agents il
: Missouri-within the last seven years, ac
: cording TO his statement, they have punder
ed the Government of more than half mil
a lion of dollars.
o The camphor tree of Sumatra has becom,
e very scarce, and it is said that 800 trees ma
4 be cut down before any of this valuable druI
$ can be found
The Quebec Gazette states that the reac
S tion Of the llte distress in Great Britain i
: now felt III Quebec, and there is at present
Y general gloom and want Of confidence i'll tn
{ trade Of the Province.
The sum of s 900, which had been take
s from a letter depositcd in the New Yur
u post Office on the gath ult. addressed to tn
5 Cashier of the New England Bank at Boston
y has been recovered. The theft has bee
!, fixed upon lad Of IA years of age, employe
Y as AN assistant by one Of the letter carrier
d of the New York office
n The Masonic Association of the CITY
y New York have opened books for snbscrip
IS ton of stock in the erection of spendi
i Hall for Masonic purposes The trustee
/ have fixed upon the site opposite the Hos
e pital in Broadway.
: A late New Orleans paper states. tha
i while Mr.. r " was conducting
negro slave Of his, to be whipped, on ar
irving before the door of the iii, the poo
fellow drew from his pocket AN old jacl
q knife, and cut his throat.
r Captain Chapman, arrived at Boston fror
e Buenos Ayres, mentions a report that tn
p Brazilian squadron intended. when reinforc
! ed, to attack that place.
~ Messrs, Cummings, Hillard & Co. of Bos
y ton, have undertaken to publish, by sub
: scription, volume of the Poems of Mrs. Fe
s licia Hemans, for the benefit of that lady
J. Several of her compositions are already wei
: known in the United States.
le A letter from an officer on board the fiji
y gate United States, received in Boston, date
$ off Chorillos, Nov. 25, mentions that mum
Y Der ofthe officers and crew had been sic
. with the small poS, but that the ship wa
: then healthy, as the sick had been landed
Fifteen of the crew had died.
S. The Bank at Eastport, Me. has failed, ow
Oh ing, il is said, to their having endorsed
large amount of Bills OH England drawn
the British Provinces and returned protest
ed.
: The Rev. S. L. Dwight, Of Boston, has, ;
Il his own request, been dismissed from h
Sc pastoral charge. At a meeting of his Churcl
at after hearing the result of the Mutual Cour
On Gil, sit was voted unanimously, to reque
,d his acceptance of $500 as an expression
m their attachment, in addition to former al
plications during his absence"
-, t1,,l 4