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early part Of the night he was taken
violently i'll. and on Friday aud Sat-
urday he was considered in n DANGER
Gus state by the medical attendant. On
Sunday he revived again, and on Mon
day gave US hope that he would vet be
well. He talked feebly, but in the
most collected and sprightly Kramer,
upon politics and farming wished for
II four days rain," for the Cobbett-corn
and root crops, and on "Wednesday he
could remain no longer shut up from
the fields, but desired 10 be earned
round the farm which being done.
he criticised the work that had been
going on IN his abseRce. and detected
some little deviation from his orders.
with all the quickncss that was so re-
markahlc IN him. In the last half
hour his eyes became dim; and at I'D
minutes. after z. NJ. he leaned back
closed them rs II to sleep. and died
without gasp. He was 73 years old:
but, As he never appeared 10 us TO be
certain of his own age, We had some
time ago procured an extract from the
Register of Farnham parish. in which il
appears that the four sons Of nv grand
iather, George. Thomas, William. and
Anthony. were christened on the 1t
Of April. 1863. and as Anthony was
the younger son. and William was the
third. We infer that he vas born one
year before he was chrisiened, that il.
on the 9th of March, l762. He might.
therefore, have been older. but no,
much. JOHN NJ. COBBETT.
FRANCE.
The news from Paris is without i'm
por;ancc. The trial Of the proe,s
zonsire was still in progress. but had
lost IFS interest. The Chamber of Dep
uhes bad adjourned, sine die. And IL
vas expected that the Chamber OF
Peers would adjourn over to December
as soon as the rial should be conclud.
ed.
PORTUGAL.
Adviccs had been received from Lis
bon TO 9Th Of June. The CITY was
quiet, but the new ministry were un.
popular. A speedy change was ex.
pected IN consequence.
There is much speculation in the
continental papers. respecting an al
legged absence Of some weeks of Don
Miguel for Rome, IN which he is said
to have visited Lisbon incogni,o-this
rumour probably has arisen from the
fact that they could not ascertain where
he really had gone. II is said that the
third son Of the King Of France, a boy
oil seventeen, and not the Duke de
Nemours, is the husband whom Louis
Philippe wishes To- give the Queen.
LATER FROM FRANCE.
We are indebted TO Capt. Macy, oil
the ship Champlain, says the Journal OF
Commerce, for Havrc papers to June
18th, and Paris 10 the 18th, containing
London dates TO the evening Of the
18th.
The Moniteur contains officially the
law for the payment of the American
claims, asreeably to the votes of the
two Chambers.
The Duke of Wellington has with.
drawn his notice of a motion relative
to Spanish affairs. Recruits for the
Spanish service were enlisting in grcal
numbers. The Moniteur contains :
decree permitting French subjects Il
engage in the service Of Spain, with
out being liable to the loss of any OF
their privileges. The two government,
are evidently acting in concert, ant
with As much energy as the nature o.
the case will permit.
FRANCE.
Chamber Of Peeys-Session Of June IL
Presidency of the Count Portal,
Vice President.) Messrs. Dupere
Maison. de Broglie and Duchatel arc
on the Minister'S Bench.
The order of the day calls fer the
discussion On the report Of a law for
carrying into effect the Amer u treaty.
W. de B1r0nfe applies himself TO JUS
tIiy tie report OF the Committee, and
to reply to the objections made yester-
day by the ad:ersaries of the law. He
closes by Penisiing in the conclusions
OF the committee who propose the a.
doption OF the law.
The Chamber proceeded To take up
the different article, Of the law.
Article /. Is put TO the vote.
W. DUt0ueh9ge complains that the
power OF the Chambers has been en-
ilfely misunderstood and requires that
the interest should not accrue before
the day on which the Chambers NAV
have adopted the law.
III. de Brogke in a few words replies
to W. DHbouchggs. No further de-
bate ensued and the article is adopted.
NJ. the Baron MOunier, mace some
observations on Art. ,. He requires
that Government shall not lose sigh, of
the interests Of those who have ccded
land IN Louisiana, and thinks that L.
oOO.tHDO francs reserved will not be
sufficient 10 meet the claims which
will arse. NJ. de Broglie replies. that
the Government will continue 10 sup
port these claims as II has always
done.
Articles , and 3 are adopted.
The 1h4rt,her r,rurecdoI a.. ,-s.t. -.