A letter from Zante of th...
The Times, 1824-08-03T00:00:00

A letter from Zante of the 21st of June states, that an act of treason had occurred at Missolongbi, which at one time threatened the most dangerous consequences. It ap- pears that Caralcystos, one of the Governors of the city, had agreedl to deliver it up to Jussuf Pacha, who was to march 3,000 Turks towards the fortress. The correspond- ence containing this plot was seized by a post of Greeks, and forwarded to Prince Mavrocodato, who took measures to preventits execution. The Turks marched, but were met and defeated, and Caralcystos is stated to have beena put in irons. The following is the official account of the num- ber of the killed and wuanded of each description of force, in the engagement which took place with the Ashan- tees on the 21st of M.ay, near Cape Coast Castle :-Roval African Colonial Corps-I sergeant killed; 20 rank and file wounded. Militia-1 officer (Captain Hutchinsos2), 3 sergeants, and 51 rank and file, wounded. Unorganized Native Force-84 killetd, 603 wounded, and 903 missing. FEtaNce LAW OF Divoitca.-The case of Mladame Bryan (formerly Lady Dovle) anI AM. Mansion, a Paris artist, of which we have alreadv given an account,was heard in continuation on Satturday last, before the Paris Tribunal of First Instance. On the preceding Saturday the King's Advocate had defended ths Mlayor of the third Paris ar- rondissement, for refusing his sanction to the marrtage of the par.ies; and on this occasion M. Ferey, Madame Bryan's Counsel, replied to the arguments of the King's Advocate, after wlhich the Court decided-" That a person engaged in the bonds of a first marriage, even though con- tracted in a foreign country, cannot, in virtue of a diivorce, whiclh the French laws do not recognize, and of the effects of vhich French tribunals are not aware, contract a second marriage in France. That, therefore, the Mayor of the third arrondissement, in refusing to proceed with the cele- bration nf the marriage of Mary Bryan with the Sieur Man- sion, only made a just application of Article 147 of the Civil Cotle." On h'l'ursday evening,young Lizt, the celebrated juuvenile performer on the pianoforte, was introduced to the King, at W.'ind- sor, by Prince Esterhazy. In the course of the evening he played several pieces of Hlandel's and MTozart's upon the piano. whlici he executed in a style to draw forth the plaudits of IHis Majesty and the companv present._ Ifindsor E.-rpreTs. The Prince of Saxe-Cobourg, son-in-law to the King of England, has shown a remarkable instance of generosity towards Rossini. The custom with this celebrated Italian composer, is, never to go to any rausical soirees for less than 50 guineas. He three times presided over concerts tbr tle Prince, for which his Highness sent him .i00 guineas and a dianond pin.-_Fre,ch paper. The Guarantee Fund at York, for the Grand Musical Festivel, to be held in the Minster in September, 1825, amounts to nearly 7,0001. The Corporation of H ull have put down 5001., the Corporation of York are expected to give 1,0001., and a similar sum from Leeds.-Durham Chronicle, Mr. Telford is just returned to town after surveying the ljDes of the intendedsshipeanal,touni'etheBristol and British Chan- nels, and will make his report to the Conmuittee next Wednesday. Mr. Cesar Moreau, the Frencl Vice-Consul, has just published a Cha,rt of the past and present state of the trade of Great Britain wvith all parts of the world, during the last 12.5 years, and presenting the result of the Parliamentarv and other official returns up to the period of publication. We lately mentioned the danger with whlich an appre- hended fall of p irt ot a mountain threatened the valley of Lowertz, in the canton of Schwytz. The latest accounts serve to confirm these fears. This time also, it is a part oi the Recfsberg, which is on the point of falling: large rents are observed in it, and within a few days they have begun to spread, and a part of the mountair al. ready begins to detach itself from the rest. The fall will probably take place in the direction of the village of Goldan. The inhabit- ants are already taking every possible precaution to prevent accidents. The village of Serven also seems not to be out ot danger, but it is thought that Arth and Oberath are not threatened, because they lie out of the probalole direction of the fall. Of course, hiowever. the inhabitants are not without apprehensions, and manv of them have quitted their habitations. Several of the strangers who are now tra- velling through Switzerland, have arrived irn the neighbourhaod of Goldan, to witness the fall of the mountain.-Dntck- paper. A very extraordinary and painful scene presented itself on Saturday, at a house in the immediate vicinity of the Regent's- park. A young man, apparentlv about 30, of fashionable ex- terior, appeared in the balcony, habited in a loose robe-de-chambre, and red morocco slippers, his head covered with bandages, and be- neath his arm a red leather portcfctilke, who exclaimed in the ac- cents of despair, accompanied with frantic gestures and elevation of Ihis eyes, " God look down on my misfortunes, ,vhat a horrible si- tuetion is this in which I am placed ;" and( addressing several per- sons passing, " Is there no gentleman will rescue me ? I am about to be again dragged into tthe country against my will; they are tor- turing me to madness: this case encloses myv title-deeds ; thev have destroyed my head. " Uncover it " exclaimed several gentlemen passingl; he did so, and exhibited several scars, as if from the ef- fects of leeches. At this moment a Frenchman came from the room, and endeavoured to sooth his agitation, by saying " No, no, they are not your title-deeds, you know they are not; come in, I beseech you." Other persons were observed behind himn, whom thie agitated gentleman described as his servants. A considerable crowd had now gathered, and a respectably dressed man, on the repetition of " Will no gentlemen come up to me ?" said he would, and was preparng to scale the balcony, when a servant in livery opened the door, and reqIested him to enter, which he did, accompanied bv se- veral others, and the doors and windows were closed. 'hev shortly returned, and satisfied the multitude of the gentleman's being in a state of affliction of a nature which had been more than guessed at; und the cresotd separated evidently affected by that which they had witnessed. Letters to andu from London and HarrowY, commenting this day, will be conveyed by the two-penny, instead of the gene- ral post. There will be two deliveries daily at each place, and letters from Harrow to all parts of England, by this arrangement, will be forwarded the samre evening from town. This is announced only as an experiment-Evei,ig paper. Extract of a letter from Havre, date(l July 26:-" Pre- mature deaths are not confined to your rude of the water: an Eng- lish gentleman, with a family of three children, took an ounce and a half of laudanum, a few days sihce, ald although nmcdical assist- ancC was instantly at hand he lived but five hours. Previous to his going out in the morning, 'e left a letter on the table in the draw- ing-room for his wife, to say she should never see him more. WN'hen dinner hour came (four o'clock), and no appearance of him, she be- came alarmed, and immediately went in search of him, when she found he had committed the rash act in prison, where lie was in the habit of going to see a friend confined for debt." DEFECT OF THIE ENGe.IsH ToNGur.-At our late County Sessions, two men namned Riggs and Foster were charged with st:aling 361b. of hay: it was given in evidence by the prose- eutor, that the field frosn which it was taken had been mowed two days; he was.then asked, if in that time it had attained the state of hay 9 No. WVas it grats then? NIo. Then, Sir, bv what appella- tion do you call it ? The farmer could not answer. The lawyer confessed he was at a loss for a word to name it by: and the in- dictment was quashed.-Devon paper. BEI3c1GTO,' POLICE.-MOnday last a man named John Wilson, who with a female named Henrietta r,l'Donald had been committed on a charge of vagrancy, were brouglht forwardl. Wrilson described himself as a " vender of religious tracts," and said the female was his wife. The woman, on the contrary, declared lie was husband none of liers," but tht tthey o7ny lived together assan r.nd wife. The man persisted they were married. Thewoman as strenmously insisted they were not: he replied_she rejoined-he recollected the church where the ceremony Eook place-she knew no. thing about either churcn or ceremony-he deplored the obduracvof his "lawfuly married wife"-shc implored the protection of the Bench from the claims of her unlawfully united husband-the scene went on-the scales of justice were equally suspended-it required a Solomon to decide: at last female invention gave an impetus in the woman's favour, and the scale of the " Lord of the Creation" kicked the beam as his dsulcinee tempted him with theg.ilingquestion of wbe- ther lie recollected the parson's name that married them ? Here the man was puzzled, his memory was bad: he did not reeclect the parson's name.-Magistrate-" Do you know where you were married ?"-" Yes, at Sheffield." " Where tbere !"-" At the old church; I think, St. AMary's." rWe will write and inform ourselves of thc truth; but you had better not deceive us; arc you, or are you notmmarricd ?"-" Ole yes, we're married." Very well? that we'll ascertain by writing to the parish : but we again c autun you to speak the truth; is the woman your wife ?_" o Mr. Bates-And you sell religious tracsts, do you not ?_ I Yes " replied the fellow, with the most determined impudence. As he was aboet to be taken from the bar, he turned rouid with a look of the utmost fury to the woman, and, before he could be prevented, starck her a severe blow on the cheek, and knocked her down in thie presence of the Magistrates. His violence would, no doabt, have been carried to the excess, that the poor woman declared ahe had often been subjected to, bat the oficers seized the rascal and put handcuffs on himn. He was soon after aguin brougltt up, and com- nitted for one month to hard labour as a, rouc and vagabonid, and directed, after his imprisonment had expiret, to find bail to answer the as3ault at tbe saions.