Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-12-02

from the persons to whom it had been
consigned, on account Of its having arriv-
ed in the United States after the duties
were augmented by the new tariff.
i Several persons had been brought be-
fore the magistrates at Liverpool, for at
tempting to smuggle brandy and tobacco
from the packet ship New-York. Three
Of them were coloured men, belonging to
New-York another was the second mate
of the same ship, who endeavoured to
convey tobacco on shore in his hat and
boots.
ROYAL DECREE OF SPAIN. The Sec
Rotary of State of the King of Spain has
officially announced, by royal decree,
that from and after the publication of the
order Of Feb. 81, all licences for the ex-
portaton of articles from Spain to the late
Spanish colonies and for the Importation
of produce from those colonies into Spain
under foreign flag are to be considered
as cancelled. That all the produce, goods
and effects, which may have been entered
at the custom-houses of the kingdom, as
proceeding from Spanish America, up to
the end of July last, under foreign flag,
and agreeabIy to the terms of the licences
granted, are to be subject to the payment
Of the duties established by the Order Of
the 2lst Feb. for the Spanish flag, as also
to payment of the four and six per cent.
for Mobilization.
That all produce, goods, and effects of
Spanish America, imported in virtue of
said licences, from the foreign ports of
Europe, up to the end of April, are to pay
the same duties as are designated in the
proceeding article.
That all produce, goods and effects Of
Spanish America that may have arrived
at the ports of entry of the kingdom sub
sequently to the months of April and June,
shall be subject to the effects, and be des-
patched agreeably to the tenor of the order
of the 2Ist Feb.
CRANIoLoGy. 1t appears that the study
of Craniology has become quite mania
in France. The Gazette de France
states that the Minister Of Marine, Hyde
de Melville, has become convert to the
system, and has made it the foundation of
a new classification of galley slaves.
Hitherto these wretches have been class
ed according to the length of time for
which they were convicted. M. Appert
has been sent by the Minister to visit all
the seaports, to examine and feel the heads
of the galley slaves, and to class them ac-
cording to the analogy found to exist be-
tween the bumps and protuberances found
on their skulls. This order has already
given rise to pleasant farce, which has
been very successful at Paris.
/. A man went to the house of ah Inn
keeper in Hungary some months ago, and
resided and boarded there about month.
At the end Of that time he disappeared,
leaving behind him three trunks, and
letter for his landlord. On opening it, the
inkeeper was surprised to learn that his
departed guest was his brother, whom he
had not seen for fourteen years. He also
learned that his brother had been for
long time pirate, but, being disguised
with the life he led, he had resolved to
come and die in the bosom of his family,
but without making himself known to
them, and to leave them the riches which
he had obtained during his absence. The
inkeeper found on opening the trunks, that
that they were filled with gold and ingots,
and few minutes afterwards some
persons brought in the dead body of his
brother, who had shot himself in neigh
bouring wood.-French Paper.
DEATH BY LOVE. The daughter of
an humble farmer at Grange, Queens CO.,
Ireland, destroyed herself last week, by
suspending herself by shawl from a
beam in her bed room. In July last,
young man who was much attached to her
committed suicide on account of his father
refusing consent to the marriage, and this
had prayed greatly on the spirits of the
deceased. She intimated the night be-
fore her death, to female friend, that
she hoped the Coroner would not suffer
her body to be molested, and that he
would have it decendy inferred in the
very same grave which contained the body
of her disappointed lover. A verdict of
Insanity" was returned.
DIABoLIcAL ATTEMPT TO Poison.
Lately serVant-maid, employed upon a
farm in the neighbourhood of Elgin, hay-
ing conceived an ll-will at one or two of
the shearers, attempted to poison them all,
eleven in number, by mixing poison in
the food sent to them in the field. I'm
mediately after partaking of this, the men
Vomited, and were taken seriously in but