A letter from Spain says,...
The Times, 1824-08-11T00:00:00

A letter from Spain says, that the only buyers of church lands who have had their purchase-money restored, are Don Carlos and bon FranLisco, the King's brothers. The other buyers have not onlv been defrauded ot their property, but have been treated as criminals. King FerdinAnd, bowever, in the excers of his clemency, has, by a recent decree, admitted them to purification. The little island of Sprogoe, in the Great Belt, is now in imminent danger of being swallowed Ltp by the sea, it having a rent through the middle of it. This island isi of the greatest itn- portance in the winter-time, for the passage of the mail ncross the Belt.-Gcr man p.xper. TITHE CotposiTbov ACT..-On Monday, the l6th ult., a meeting of the parishioners of Temple-rMichael and Ballin. vriskig, was held under the Tithe Composition Act, when, upon a calculation of the average for some years past, which amounted to about 1091 per annum. it was agreed to offer the rector 1251., baut w.hich he rejected requiring 1501., to which the parishioners would not consent.-Dri/lin paper. Mr. Stuart, youniger, of Dunearn, while passiNg throutgb DingvaUl, on his way tO the estate of Stratheonan, which he hies lately purchased, happened to learn that a gentleman wvas confined In the jail of that town under circumstances which strongly excited hs feelings. AiEr. Stuart imtnedistely lodged' 601. with the magsstracos of Dingwall, and procured the prisoner's enlargement. 'he debt was for about .501. hat enhances this humane act isr, that iMtr. Stuart never heard of any of the parties chncerned til lis visit to DinewaU.-Ga .e Chron*le. Mr. Morier gives the following description of a rooma in a palace at Shirez," vhicl," says he, *' could it have been trans_ ported to England, would probao.y have excited universal admirt- tion, and a new taste in the inteior decoration of roonms. Like al. most all the public rooms of a Persian house, it was in shape a pa_ raUelogram, with a recess formed by a Saracenic arch, in the centne of the superior line of the figure. Thep-round of the wail was of a beauatiful varnished white, and richly painted in gold, in ornaments of the most neat and ingeaious composition. The entablature, if it may be so called, was inlaid glass, placed ir angular and piris- matic positions, wvhich reflected a variety of beautitul lights and co- lours. The ceiling was all of the same composition. In the arched recess was a cbimmey-piece, formed in front by alternate layers of glass and painting. The whole side fronting the arch was composed of wii,dows, the fraimes of which opened from the groand i and, though of clum sy workmnanship eompared vWiLh frames in England, ebythe richness of the panted glass iRtermixed. ith the gild ot wood work, they fiUed up the space splendidly and symmetrically. " M>IETHOD OF SALVING THBEE SHILLIN'GS.-A labouxer of Bridgewater, having been severely scolded by his wife for neg- lecting lis work, erdeavoured to appease her w.rath bv informing her tbat he had, since the morning, saved 3s.; having amnk at one of the illegal cider-shonss, twelve quarts of cider, at three-pence per quart, for which, had he drank it at an inn, he must have paid stx- pence.-Bath .Jour7dl. A correspondent states, that last Monday evening, in consequence of some exhibidon of fire-works at the E&gle Tavern, City-toad, an immense concourse of loose characters, male and fe-- male, were congregated in that neihbourhood, which block:ed up the road to that degree, that it was both dificult and dangerous to pass. This is a most intolerable nuisance to families living in that quarter, and shoud not be peritted; besides, larg- rockets were falling on all sides, and as there are timber-yards ant pa pe.-manus factorles in the immediawe neighbourbood, the danger of ire iy very considerable. g On Monday night about eight o'cclok, a carpenter, lodging at Brocksupp and Son's, grocers, Fore-street, felloutof the third story window into the street, WId faUing upon his heed in_ stantly expired. The body was removed to the next publc-house to await the coroner's inqueat. LAdverti%emeunl-We are desired by the Propfieori;to state, that IrauxhaU Gardens will not be open this evening, in consequence of the great preparatons for the King's brth-ay tomoow (see ad. vertiiement). '