Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1827-05-04
FOREIGN x1aTE5EIeMMCxl.
Foreign Items.

The gales were very the Briii.h coast from
the LIST the 9Th OF March.-Ne extract the following
from list of disasters mentioned the on
don Shipping Lists
BELFAs.r, March 1.-The Annc of Irvine, Ander-
son, was totally wrecked in Crawford Barn Bay, about
Two mics from Bangor: Grew drowned. Ii blew a
tremendous gale all last night.
GLASGOW, March G.--By the Fingal. steam boat
arrived in the river from Belfast VIC have received
he following account OF vessels last during the gale
varying from y. w. to S. T. On Saturday n;rbt At
G!enasn; the Marsciles, of Belfast crew drow ned
ship, supposed 10 be West Iniiaman;--crew
drowned a sloop laden with prov sions;-crcw
drowned. At Larnc; the Woods, Hewitt, of White
haven: anda vessel, supposed TO be steamer;
drowned at Baiiywn;ci; Tie Ann, from Dunda
aud brig, name unkuo:sn; drowned. BY the
WIN. Husk:sson, steam boat, which arrived at Green
acf1 yesterday, learn that the storm Of Yesterday
was very dreadful in the Irish Channel.
During the late SHOW storm the following distress
ing event took place at rominioui: girl, Of the name
al cameron, had gone 10 market, fran which she
was returning, ridias on small pony, when dis
lance IRON home she over;ak hv the Storm and
unfortunately persisted, and person knew where to
look for her. young ,nan few days since, disco
Sered her, still corpse, sitting the ground with
the snow so far tawed to leave the upper part
her bVdy visible. Her head wrapped in check
apron, which was tied about her neck with few stIaws
ami the wind, when the lad discovered her, was wa
wing part OF her hair which had escaped from below lis
covering The POOR animal also stood feet, and
both were so "Ee-like." to the lads expression,
that lie afraid to look upon them, and left the
place. Her body afterwards renewed or her
friends.
In the year 1922, the total number of officers in the
Erii!sl army was 1871; in l826, it IS $685.
fhis is about double the number Of the whole troops
al the United StaesI
In the course of las, year there had been admit ted
al" officers tl,out purchase, and 1873 by purchase.
Mr.. Hume calculated, lately, in The British House
OF Common, that the amount Of The the Br
,ish Pension List paid the different Junior branches
OF the Royal Family, was % 1000 mounds sterling, il
addition to the Ct 200 geo for the King.
Alarming accounts have been received fiomstht
Datch establishments in India.
Charles X.-A correspondent of the IIondau Tine
sAatr that during the recent performance of the ceebra
ted play of Iurtn0e, when .e person who is charged
with the arrest OF the hyPocre, reced the .Eou
IlaiS sous TN tT'nce cT:c1t nc tG ITtud live
der Prince who is the of fraud} man tool
It fOto Gs head TO applaud wishing the praise be
pied TO Charles X. The young who lied tn,
put ordered him Immediately 10 be silent. but beev.
lug that he would be allowed continue his piaudit
nader the protection of the police, he went TIL
spectators, on this, seized him and turned him
the house with such violence that he went heels
Tread. The police in the time did not dare It
interfere, and the play proceeded.
writer in the Lonon Morning Herald, in cnmra rim
the expenses of the British and American governments
makes the following statement:
'Ihe annual expenditure Of the United States amount
10 only about t2Sl3,o83 stering-hat is say,
ae feeaty fourth part Of ours, which is c55 000G0O. Ih
details, of course, bear similar proportion Thus, Wills
or army eight millions and Quarter. the Unite
States army hut c468O00. Our navy costs six mil
lions and half that of the United States ouly U0C
Our ordnance million and three quarters the America
ofiance but f263,000 Our civil ist-namey, king roy
1! family nobility and courts OF justice millions
quarter; the civil list of America s274 600. Our kne
one million; the President of the United States E6G00
The following shows the saiar paid to the Eoels
and American Ambassadors at tic principal Courts c
Europe