The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-07-06 (London, England)

HIB  1,732.719 1.733,802 1820 . . 1,721,114 1,639,130 1821 . 1,7541452 1.213,493 1822 . 1,279,021  J:iiZiiii  The Imports under the respective heads for the same years bear much the same relative proportion. The great advantage which has accrued to the general commerce of the country and to the consumer, by the opening of the trade in ISM must be obvious from the augmentation in the annual amount and the yearly diminution of price in the articles.  • a• •• • .6 A gentleman lately arrived from the Havannah states, that murders and robberies were frequent in the streets and houses of that city. These depredations were committed by pirates, who were driven ashore by the American and British cruisers.  We have received Quebec Papers to the 27th of May. A Military Commission, consisting of Sir James C. Smith, Bart. Sir George C. lloate, Knight, and Captain John Harris, of the Royal Engineers, had arrived in Canada, from England. The Atlgen:eine Zeitung contains the following particulars of the will of the sister of Napoleon Bonaparte, whose death we lately announced:— " The Princess Paulina Borghese, who died on the 901, after a long and painful illness, has left a will, in which, after deducting the legal part coming to her mother Letitia Bonaparte, she ap' points her two brothers, the Count of St. Leu (Louis) and the Prince of 3lontfort (Jerome) her principal heirs. To Lucien she bequeaths only her pardon fey his trestmern of her. The daughters of 3ladanse Murat are to hare 110.000 piastres each, except the Counte•Pepoli, who is married at Bologna. The eldest son of doe Count of St. Leu is to have her villa near the gotta Pis, at Starts end Prince Borghese the use for his life of another villa, wear Viareggia, in the Duchy of Lucca. Several Cardinals' Ott whom are her uncle Fcscb, Paces Spina, and Ritmola, and may • and gentlemen of Revue-who used to frequent her softballs. have remembrances of more or less value. She has left atm oonoidovable legacies to 'Madame Dumenil, her companion, to M. Vasetelti, her liontnie d'afrairs, and to M. Gamin, the nein of Mao Bseghese at Rome. A pretty considerable capital is set spot, the t of which is to be applied to enable two young inn of her native town, Ajaccio, to study surgery and medians. The value of the whole property is estimated at two sews offranes."  WirencaaPT—The inhabitants of the country parts of France still believe in witchcraft. This superstition has been the cause of a crime being committed in one of the communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department, which the Court of Assizes has just putlislied. A poor old woman, called the Widow Chaffour, was reported to have communication with eril spirits. Four of her neighbours had had misfortunes, or had been ill from the charms, as was said, that she had put upon them. They agreed together to take vengeance ; and un Sunday. December 12, during vespers, the women, Petit and Lespinesse, met Ututuf: four in a road. They immediately attacked her with Sticks, and dragged her per force into the house of Froment, where the woman Founadre was waiting for them. The -door was shut with great caution, and the supposed: witch was desired to remove the fate she had cast upon her 11 neighbours. As it was oat of the power of the poor old: woman to do this, she was confirmed to be burnt. A fire on the ground was immediately prepared, and she was thrown into it. Her screams, however, so frightened the executioners, that they did not complete their crime, but fled. Chatfour, covered with wounds, dragged hersalf home wits considerable pain ; and, after two months of suffering, recovered tl give her testimony against the ',repe-1 tratuna this horrid (Ltd.  !-•.,. ."'~-