Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-10-29
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.

LATEST FROM ENGLAND.
Ne,c- Ysrk, Ociobr "a The packe, ship Pa
ciGr, Captain CRocEER, arrived yesterday aiicr-
! noon, from Liverpool, having sailed on the evening
Of The 10th ult Captain Crocker has supplied us
with London papers TO the l5'h inclusive
The news Of the surrender Of Madeira had reach
cd England The papers express much regret at the
circumstance.
( D1spa cht from Lord Heytsbnry, dated at Odes-
"a, August %, had arrived. They state tha, cunt
Wofouzow, {now Goyornor Of Odcssa,) was 10 take
command Of the army before Varna, in place OF
P,nCe Meuchiko0, who was dangerously wounded
in The vigorous soriie made by The Turkish garrison.
There was considerable sickness in the Russian
my, ard among The deaths mentioned tha, of
Gen. Eeukendorf. brother of tho Princess Leiyen,
an officer Of great merit, and highly esteemed.
! Nolhlrg material had occurred before Chumla, ex-
cepi ihat Gen. Rudiger had sustained a check In
cons eauence Of advancing too far in pursuit Of a
! Turkish corps, which he had driven back. lie Is
| said ~ have losi one gun, and 2Do men.
| II Is conincnred TO DO the Intention OF tho En-
pcror Nehoas TO carry operations beyond the
Balkan this clmpagn, aftc the capture oi Narna,
! keeping Chunla blpGkad'd H.
! The increase in tho number of buildings in the
vicinity Of London IN twenty years. has boeh W per
cent. which is one per cent. less han the rate oi
the increase of the population Tor the satno period
The FIRST htcta nav gable canal was commenced
in England about seventy years since AZ the pres
cn' line there nearly eighty canal companies III
operation, WHO have expended ihi,ty millions N their
! undertakings. and make yearly dividend Of SO0,.
900 upon their capital.
DforOccO.-Ih The runoured capture Of some Britis.
vessels by Morocco pirates has been confirmed, and
| measures will be forthwith taken 10 effect ,hoir i'm
mediate restor aiion---COuIifr.
Upwards Of 1000 inore Portuguese Refugees had
arrived IA England.
Ieghorn, Iuguss 2t.--The expedition tha, has
sailed E ON Naples against Tripo consists Of TWEEN
ty men Of war, including gbt ten gun boats IL
does appear, however, that any Tr2olitan cor
sliis have put to sea.
JRe Ministry and The Admirnify.--Lord Mel
vile has n, last, after reiterated reusas to accept
that Office succeeded the Duke of Clarence AS the
Head Of the nayy--thc Department, as formerly to
consist OF Flrsl Lord Of the Admiralty and four
| other Lords Lord ElleDborough succeeds Lord
MclUillc, at the Board OF Control. These arrange
| monis are positively announced in tho Courier Of
the Ith of Scpe mbcr. From the of the Lon
don papers howe yer, some doubt yot ms as to
the exact relation in which the Duko Of Clarence
stands with the Government. The Morning Herald
of the I4h three days after the above annuncia'ion,
publishes tho following article, which gives new
version of the origin Of the difficulty between tbs
Premier and the Duke, an leaves us To infer that
the latter is in some way Lord High Admiral yet
"A separation having beca made, as it would SEEM
of somo Of the duties performed by the Duke which
are to be transferred TO the Board, and thus render
cd Immediately responsible to the Ministry.
'In the OF the last official visit which his
Iighness made to Portsmouth, he gave orders to TIT
out ships Of for the Aieditcrrancan, and de-
spatcbcd the necessary instructions to Sir George
| Cockburn to carry those orders into effect Sir
George not having, Of co,rsc, tho "sinews OF war"
| at his own command, referred the matter to the
Treasury, stating at tho ti'ne that his insruc
tons were pcremptory. Tho answer o.! the Duke
| Of Wellington was, that tho responsible advisers oil
| the Crown could not consent To any such measure
This being communicated to tho Duke OF Clarence,
| his Royal HighDess lost not moment in rendering
his resignation but the Lord Chancellor, well know
ing his great Importance to the Government, con-
sidcrng the close relation in which his Royal High
ness stood to the throne, used his utmost excrions
as a mediator between the Prince and the Premier.
|, is said that the Noble and Learned Lord has so
far succeeded as To prevail upon his Royal gbncss
to retain tho office with abridged power. now
patent is now in the progress Of being made ou i;
aud bv the tenor Of il, tho Lord High Admiral will
in future be responsible for his the Ministers
} oi the Crown"
London Sipt. I3-The Turkey mail arrived this
morning, bringing US intelligence to The 18th from.
h, Consian inopo, and from Smyrna to the 9th ut.
Tho Grand Vlzior left the capital the lth, with
10 900 Of the now levIes-lO, 300 had set of
The 9th inst. These soldiers able bodied men,
but without dsci plinc they well armed and cnthu.
sasuc. They are destined TO relieve the regular
soldiers at Adranoplc, and other depots, that the
lficr may proceed to tho advanced corps IL is al
20 intended that dctachmcnts Of those new lcvcs
shall bc placed IN proper portions along the ridge o
the Balkan mountains, and 10 defend the several
passes.
Ii is stated that the weather in Turkey, as in
other parts Of the East Of Europe, had been un
usally hot One Of the lctors of to-day says, We
are'undor broiling sun; tho glass for some day,
past varying from 30 to lO5. II there Is tho same
heat in the north the Russian armies must suffer
severely Wo hear they are III appointed, and are
suffering much from the climate and tho want ofpro
Visions"
Turning of ,ciio'cs.--A late East India papei
gives an account Of the escape Of a widow from The
funeral pile OF her husband at Bagbazaar. An ,hs
preparations wcro nado usual; but when tho sut.
tee ascendcd The pile, owning to tho presence (and
probable iDtericfoncc) Of come Europcan and Amer
lean gontlemen she would not be bound down. as The
custom s When the flames Of the pile rose, she
could not endure Tho torturo and lcaped from the fir,
and escaped, with several parts Of her body burnt
licr cruel tormen'ors would have forced tho pooi
sufferer back, had not been for the presence Of tn,
Europeans and Americans, who would not PERM,
them to do 80. This occurrence was in March. Il
was afterwards reported that sho was dead but lh,
, Sumbad CoumoOdy copiradcts tho story, aud say,
she is living at Allypoor, where sho has been kndl
attended to by the company's physician, and whor,
her father remains TO prepare bcr food. The Brit
ish government inagi that It's power in the eas
can only be preserved by leaving the laws and Gus
toms Of the natives untouched. But IT appear.
: to us that, since tho Brahnins and people Away
protond that these sacrifices arc voluntary, the,
night forbid the binding Of tho victims TO The po
The power Of the priests, and the OF the rc
. lauons, may compel tho poor widows to express
I corsent TO tho sacrifice; but when tho painful mo
nont arryes--whcn the iorked flames upon III,
yictim--le~ would endure to the last il unbound
md the practice would soon cease.
Steam bort accident md erpiosion. Last Tues
day morning tho packet called the Duke Of Sussex
left LDcon at the usual time, but another packo
getting the lead, Mr.. Smiths engine was-pul TO fol
pressure; Notwithstanding which, when no arrive,
at Dogdyke, tho other packet was about a mil,
ahead. Several passcpgers were waiting at Dogdyk,
Tor tho purpose Of ernbarkng in tho Duke Of Sussex
aud the engine stopped to tako them on board
During the time Of this stoppage, tho weight Oh h,