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der of an age. At Lancaster Assizes, 46 per- terns on full or half pay, are admitted gratis. The sons of officers now serving are sons received sentence of death.

It is said that Ministers have received and admitted on condition of paying 20, 30, or entertained a proposition from the King of 501. per annum, according to the rank of Spain, to become a Mediator between him their parent. All others pay 1001. for which and the Independent Provinces of South they are clothed, and furnished with every America, in return for which his Majesty of fers a limited commerce with certain ports on the coast. Report adds, that Sir George Cockburn is to command a squadron destined for the coast of South America for that purpose; and that preparations are already making for carrying it into effect.

It is computed that the consumption of tobacco in England has decreased 50 per cent.; that the consumption of American tobacco for the last two years, ending 1st April, 1817, has not exceeded 54,000 hhds. and that the stock on hand, in Europe and America, is 166,000 hhds., sufficient to supply Europe for

three years.

A long continuance of dry weather had greatly retarded the progress of vegetation in all parts of England: it was feared that unless they should have some copious rains immediately, the wheat crops would be far short of any late year's product.

thing necessary, according to the regulations of the College. The general term is from 3 to 4 years. The branches of instruction, besides military tactics, are French, German, Latin, fortification, drawing, and history. No person is admissible, who is under 13, or over 15 years of age. Such cadets as pass their examinations, are recommended, by the board. to the Commander in Chief for commissions.

While the British Parliament are abolishing sinecures and curtailing useless expense, are still fostered, is the Royal Military Asyamong the institutions of public utility which lum. The object of this institution, is to provide for the "maintenance and education of a certain number of orphan and other children of the non-commissioned officers and privates" of the army.

In the selection of the children for admis During the late high winds, one of the sion, preference is given-1st. To orphans majestic trees which adorned the venerable 2d. To those whose fathers have been killed, building of Arundel Castle, was blown down or have died on foreign service. 3d. To after resisting every storm for nearly 300 those who have lost their mothers, and years, having been planted by Henry, Earl of whose fathers are absent on duty abroad. Arundel, in the reign of Henry VIII. Arun- 4th. To those whose fathers are ordered on The age at which the del is the premier earldom of England, at foreign service, or whose parents have other present in the possession of the Duke of Nor- children to maintain. children are admitted into the asylum is folk, and is the only title in England that goes

with the lands.

A decision has lately been had in the English courts of justice, which establishes the precedent, that no schoolmaster can expel a scholar without giving the parent of the child timely notice.

regulated by the circumstances stated in the printed forms of petition and certificate to be had at the asylum; but there is a branch of the establishment in the Isle of Wight, for the reception of children of the earliest age. The continuance in the asylum, either of The Finance Committee have recommend- boys or girls, is limited to the age of fourteen. ed diminishing the number of pupils at the They are taught reading, writing, and the British Royal Military Academy, on the four rules of arithmetic, according to the ground that, the reduced state of the army cannot furnish them with employment This Academy was instituted in the year 1790. It is under the government of a board of twenty-three commissioners, a governor general, who has a salary of 1500l. and a lieutenant governor, with a salary of 1098. It is divided into a Senior and Junior department. The commandant of the Senior department has a salary of 5491.; the Major of the Junior department, 3521.; four Captains have 2741. each. There is a professor of Arts, a professor of Classics, and three professors of Mathematics. The Chaplain and Librarian, the Secretary, the Treasurer, the Paymaster, and the Surgeon, have each salaries of 3001. There are besides several other officers,

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Madras system of education; and they are instructed in the trades of shoe-makers, tailors, cap-makers, &c. &c.; they make and mend all the principal articles of their own dress, and thereby materially lessen the expense of the institution. They are taught also to march, and some other parts of mili tary exercise, without arms; and all their proceedings are directed with military form and regularity. At the age of fourteen, the boys have their choice, either of being apprenticed to trades, or of going into the army; and the girls are also apprenticed out at the same age. Both are at such times completely clothed to an extent suited to their situation; and take with them a Bible, a Prayer Book, and Whole Duty of Man.

Notwithstanding the present depressed state of weavers' wages, the beautiful manufacture of 2 Б

Silk Gauze has, after a suspension of 30 years, been revived, with every psospect of success, in Paisley. Many looms are already employed; and there is little doubt that the number will rapidly increase.

The quantity of flax-seed sown in Ireland last year was 54,000 hhds. The supply for the present year is said to be very short.

The poorer classes will, probably, on account of the present scarcity of provisions, endeavour chiefly to put in oats and potatoes, and probably neglect the flax crops. It will, therefore, be the more likely to remunerate such persons as sow largely.

Married.] At the House of his Grace the Duke of Wellington, Col. Harvey, Aid-deCamp to the Prince Regent, to Louisa Catbarine, third daughter of Richard Caton, Esq. of Maryland, in the U. States of America. The bride was given away by the Duke of Wellington; and immediately after the ceremony the bride and bridegroom set off for Englefield Green, near Windsor.

Died.] At Dublin, on the 17th, at the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, in the 66th year of his age, Captain Owen Fawcett. He served in the former American war, and particularly distinguished himself during the troubles of 1798.

FRANCE.

Louis has recovered his health and transacts business as usual. He presided at a council of Ministers on the 16th April.

A royal ordinance has been issued to aboFish the offices of secretaries general of prefecture-to economize the national expenses was stated to be the object.

The second council of war, formed in the case of Marshal Grouchy, had declared it self, by a vote of 5 to 2, incompetent to proceed in his trial, under the 62d article of the constitution, and had decided that the process should be re-delivered to the minister secretary of war.

Among the reports circulated in Paris for some time past, which has gained considerable credence, and the belief of which has been much prolonged, is that of the dissolution of the chamber of deputies.

Miss Beaureau was admitted to take possession of her father's estates. But in 1814, a Marquis de Beaureau came forward, who pretended that a wooden corpse had been buried in his place, and that he was the real Eugene de Beaureau. He presented himself to his mother, who refused to recognise him; but he persists in demanding the restitution of his property. The Marquis de Beaureau is a Colonel and Chevalier of St. Louis.

Mr. James Collet has been appointed by the American Minister, Consul pro tem. of the United States at Calais.

By a Royal Ordinance dated the 19th of April, his Majesty Louis 18th has established a council for the direction and improvement of the conservatory of arts and manufactures; and by an ordinance of the 16th of April, M. Christian is named director, and the Duke de la Rochefoucault inspector ge

neral of the establishment.

One of the French Exiles under sentence par contumace, has lately gone to Parma, the residence of Napoleon's wife.

The French officers have subscribed to a monument to the memory of Marshal Massena. General Massena was of Jewish ori

gin; his real name was Menassah; he has left property to the amount of 40 millions of francs.

The public session of the four Academies which compose the Royal Institute of France, on the 24th April drew such an immense crowd, that all the holders of tickets could not penetrate into the Hall. The Academicians had much difficulty in finding seats themselves.

Three thousand English troops embarked on the 1st of April, from Calais for England, and on the 2d, two hundred more. These were the balance of the English forces which were to evacuate France.

The Count de Blacas, ambassador from France to the Holy See, arrived in Paris yesterday. It is thought his journey has some affairs of negotiation in view from the court of Rome.

There has been a distressing drought in the south of France, together with an unusual degree of cold. Public prayers have been offered up in many places for a termination of the calamitous season, and for a return of rain, of which the country stood in the most imperious need.

A question of much importance is pending before the French tribunals. The Marquis Beaureau, being in the colonies, received intelligence of the decease of his first wife. At Toulon fears have been entertained for He married again, and had a daughter by his the corn crops; and large quantities continue second marriage. Shortly after, he learnt to be imported. At Marseilles it did not rain from another source that his first wife was in for seven weeks. Wine was high and scarce, all probability living. He at once embarked in consequence of the last crop having partfor France, and, upon his arrival at Havre, ly failed. It was reported also, that the ensuhe found his first wife, with an infant son. A ing crop had suffered very materially from decree of the Parliament set aside his second the frost. Many persons stated that one marriage, but acknowledged the daughter of third of it would be lost; but it is believed that union as the legitimate heiress of the that the damage would not be quite so extenMarquis de Beaureau. Young Eugene de sive. Beaurcan having died at the age of fourteen,

Previous to April there had been no rain

in Corsica for three months. Two leagues of soil and fifteen houses, have been burnt by fire supposed to be electrical.

French commerce. Arrived at Havre in March-138 vessels, viz. 79 French, 18 American, 13 English, 8 Norwegian, 7 Swedes, &c. Of the former, only four were from the colonies.

Sailed in March-130 vessels, viz. 106 French, 11 American, 4 English, 3 Norwegian, 3 Prussian, 2 Swedes, &c. Of the former, 17 were for the colonies in India, Africa, and West Indies; 3 for America, (New-Orleans,) 1 Brazils, and 2 Havanna.

A list of all merchandise imported in March is also given-including 5,687 bales of cotton, 2,279 tierces, 100 sacks and 72 casks rice, 275 bbls. pot ash, 135 cases indigo.

Among the mumerous advantages resulting from the freedom of the port of Marseilles, vessels of every nation entering there, are exempt from the duties of tonnage, anchorage, &c.

By the Budget for 1817, 6,100,000 francs have been applied to the benefit of the clergy. Of this sum, the King has regulated, by ordinance, the employment of 3,900,000; the remainder, 2,200,000, to be disposed of hereafter.

The Cotton Manufactories at Bordeaux, being well encouraged, are in full activity.

SPAIN.

Some of the troops collected at Cadiz, destined for America, lately raised a mutiny, saying they would not act as butchers to the Cadiz monopolists. They swore they would liberate all confined in the prisons, and obtain, themselves, their arrear of pay out of the treasury. The other quiet regiments were marched against them,and after a severe contest they were compelled to embark on the following day. During the whole time the greatest alarm prevailed in Cadiz ; the win dows and doors of every house were shut up.

It is also stated, that the contest was re

newed on board, when a great number of men were shot, whose numbers, as well as three hundred who had previously deserted, were replaced by part of the Cadiz garrison.

A quarrel has taken place between the out-posts of the English and Spanish troops near Gibraltar, in which several of the latter were killed. The Spanish governor or com. mander at Algesiras, interfering to quell the tumult, was stabbed. An investigation immediately took place, and two English soldiers, who were ringleaders in the distur bance, had been tried at Gibraltar and executed.

Among the persons implicated in the rabel

lion at Barcelona, are the generals Lacey and Milans, patriots of the revolution. The crime of these men consisted in a desire to restore the constitution of the Cortes, to which they and Ferdinand had sworn to adhere, Most of the conspirators, it is reported, are imprisoned. The mob are said to have seized upon the friars and made eunuchs of them all.

Letters going into France from Spain are dipped into vinegar at Bayonne,on account of the contagious diseases raging in that part of the country.

The force so long collecting at Cadiz, has at last sailed for America. Ten vessels left there with troops,on the 1st April. The follow. ing is the statement of the royal navy of Spain: -Asia, 64 guns,refitted in Portsmouth, 1811, now in Cadiz. Frigates La Prueba and Esmeralda, of 44 guns each, now at Cadiz, refitted in England, 1811. Frigate Sabina, 36, now at Vera Cruz, refitted in England, 1812 -Frigates Iphigenia and Diana, of 40 guns each, now in the West Indies, went out with Morillo, and are scarcely sea-worthy. So that they have but two frigates in Europe to send.

The demand made by the Court of Madrid on the Allies, and particularly on England, for an active interference in the affairs of South America, is coming to be considered of serious importance. The confederacy of Princes for the guarantee of their respective dominions is the basis of the application. The Court of Madrid states, that in addition to the revolutionary progress in South America, the Court of Brazils has actually avowed an attack on Monte Video, and that the evident design of the king of Portugal is to spread his authority over the whole of the Spanish provinces on that continent, either by conquest or negotiation with the independents. Under these circumstances, an offer has been made by the Court of Madrid to allow a certain limited trade to the South American ports, on the payment of stipulated duties, provided that early and effectual aid shall be rendered to what is called the rebellion, and check the Brazillian designs. As a further inducement for England to interfere, it is urged, that piracy is now organized on so regular a plan,and carried on to such an extent, under a variety of flags, that the trade of no nation is safe, and the extirpation of the buccaneers becomes, therefore, a just object for the exertion of all legitimate power.

PORTUGAL.

The Portuguese government is said to have contracted in England for 30,000 stand of arms, to be sent to Lisbon without delay Already 6000 are on their passage.

ITALY.

The king of Naples, restored to his throne and still supported upon it by Austria, has yet refused to acknowledge Maria Louisa as sovereign of Parma, &c. Not being willing to relinquish a dormant claim that he supposes himself to have upon that territory, as heir of the Farnese family, once princes of Parma.

Lucien Bonaparte appears to be closely watched at Rome. It is probable that he will not obtain leave to embark for the United States.

Tranquillity has been much disturbed in the territory of Reggio, by the disembarka tion of numerous bands of pirates who have plundered and made slaves of many of the inhabitants.

Numerous bands of robbers infest the roads from Rome to Naples. The road from Rome to Florence is equally infested. The pontifical government has redoubled its activity to establish the public security.

There is prospect of a very plentiful harvest in Italy.

It is stated that the plague has broke out at Milan.

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Ferdinand, king of the Sicilies, bas mulgated a law, which ordains, among other things, that all civil and ecclesiastical employments in Sicily, beyond the Straits, shall be conferred on Sicilians exclusively; that, as the island of Sicily comprises one fourth of the population of the whole kingdom, Sicilians shall compose one fourth of the council of state, and the same ratio shall be observed for ministers and secretaries of state, &c.; that instead of two Sicilian consultatori, in the supreme court of chancery, one fourth of said court shall consist of Sicilians; that of ficers in the army, the navy, and the royal household, shall be indiscriminately filled with Sicilians and Neapolitans; that when the king shall reside in Sicily, a governor shall be left, with ministers, in the states on this side the Straits, and vice versa; that the civil rights of the Sicilians shall be adjudged in their own tribunals, even in the last resort; that the abolition of the feudal rights shall be maintained in Sicily as in Naples; that the part of Sicily in the permanent expenses of the kingdom shali be fixed annually, but shall never exceed the sum of 1,847,687 ounces and 20 tari, unless by consent of parliament; that not less than 150,000 ounces of the above quota shall be annually applied to the extinguishment of the national debt, and when that is extinguished, shall constitute a sinking fund for the Sicilian debt.

SWITZERLAND.

The emigrants who are leaving SwitzerTand for the United States, are said to have

among them many that were in easy circum stances, carrying with them much money." Their number is given at five thousand.

The greatest misery reigns in the district of Sargans, in the canton of St. Gall. In the commune of Amen, near the lake of Wallerstadt, many persons have died from want and inanition, and the bad quality of the provisions they have, threatens the general health.

In the Grisons, the avalanches have destroyed, this season, twenty-five houses, twenty-eight persons, and forty-three head of cattle.

NETHERLANDS.

The Director-General of Convoys and Licenses has notified all merchants and ship-owners, that by virtue of Article 206, of the law of October 3, 1816, and in consequence of various decisions made on the subject, the foreign vessels sailing under the following flags, viz. American, English, Danish, East Friesland, Hamburgh, Bremen, Lubeck, Mecklenburg, Aldenburg, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish, Hanoverian, Austrian, as also those of Syria, in which are included those of Aleppo and Alexandrette, are provisionally placed on the same footing in respect to tonnage duties as the national vessels. has succeeded in procuring an ordinance regulating trade to the island of Java, by which from that island, are exempt from the import it is provided that foreign vessels coming duties upon entering the ports of Holland their having paid the export duties at Bataand Belgium, upon producing evidence of

The American Minister to the Netherlands

via.

said, has sailed from Antwerp with 350 pasThe Russian ship Vanlerlandsleib, it is sengers, (Quakers) for Philadelphia; and 200 in a few days, to embark for the same place. more, Hollanders, were expected at Antwerp

M. Santini, who lately arrived at Brussels from St. Helena, (via England,) is supposed to have it in charge to visit all the chief adherents of Bonaparte on the Continent. All bis steps in this city have been narrowly watched. He went from Brussels, first to Liege, to proceed thence to Munich and Parma.

GERMANY.

Augusta, sailed from Trieste, in April, for Rio Two Austrian frigates, the Austria and the Janeiro, giving freight and protection to many tons of manufactures of the Empire, as an encouragement to its subjects to commence a direct commercial intercourse with the Brazils.

Austria, in 1783, had no national debt: her debt now amounts to the enormous sum of 2000,000,000 German forins, or 1000,000,QUO Spanish dollars.,

Great retrenchments have been made by the Austrian Court, and a great reduction has been made in the army. The Emperor appears to concur most cordially in the pacific policy of Alexander. Much attention has been paid to the restoration of public credit, which had suffered severely from immense emissions of paper money.

The little principality of Lippe-Demold is the only European state not burdened with a public debt.

A steam-boat has arrived at Hamburg from Berlin in 35 hours 25 minutes, the distance being 72 leagues. It is destined to ply be tween these two cities constantly.

The King of Bavaria has issued an ordipance, that thenceforth no member of a Freemason's Lodge shall be permitted to exercise the office of a Public Functionary!

The marriage of Madame Murat with General Macdonald, has been celebrated at Vienna. The cl-devant queon has just purchased the Lordship of Kottingbrom, four leagues from Vienna, in the neighbourhood of Baden.

A German paper, of the 9th of April, states, that the Princess of Wales, while at Munich, caused a pamphlet to be distributed, which, under the title of Journal d'un Voyageur Anglois, contains a description of her own travels, and several of the occurrences of her

life.

A very active correspondence is said to be carrying on between the Courts of Petersburgh, Vienna, and Berlin. Some refer it to an intended alteration in the constitution of Galicia, others to a war with Turkey. It is also asserted that M. de Humboldt and M. de Metternich are out of favour; and that this event is connected with the late dismissal of M. de Montgelas. M. de Markoff is supposed to have been sent on an extraordi

nary mission to the Court of France. The recent events in England, and the fermentation that has lately manifested itself in the North of Europe, have induced the Emperor Alexander to pause in his system of enfranchising the peasants of his Empire.

The Emperor Francis, it is said, has written a letter to the widow of Marshal Ney, in which he freely complies with her request to fix her abode in Florence, and in which he thus speaks in reference to her husband:

"We deplored the fatality of the circumstances which brought on this misfortune of your illustrious husband, and impressed with the recollection of his having been the victim of his devotion to a Prince allied to us by the ties of blood, and to her Majesty the Dutchess of Parma, our beloved daughter, we make it our duty to concur in offering you every consolation in our power."

The Princess of Wales arrived at Vienna on the 10th of April,about 2 o'clock, under the

name of Dutchess of Cornwallis, (Cornwall accompanied with a suite of fifteen persone, and was set down at the hotel of the Empresa of Austria. A courier from Munich had previously announced that her Royal Highness was coming, and that she intended to alight at the English Ambassador's (Lord Stewart ;) but he went away the evening before for his country seat at Kitsee. The Minister of the kingdom of Hanover, (Alexander Count Hardenburg) followed his example, and also absented himself; so that the Princess was obliged to alight at a public hotel. The court sent to her a chamberlain to wait on her; and, although she observed the strictest incognito, as the Court Gazette announces, the Princess paid a visit to the Empress.-She was to depart in a few days, and travel through Laybach, Trieste, and Venice, on her return to her beautiful seat at Gorovo, on the lake of Como. It thus appears that the disagreements between the domestics of the Princess and the inhabitants of Como were not very serious. These quarrels, indeed, are attributed to the jealousy of some husbands at Como. It is not known what are the reasons which have dissuaded the Princess from her projected journey to Paris, and thence, with all her attendants, to England: but it is now again asserted, that she will make an excursion into Persia, in the course of the year.

PRUSSIA.

the Prussian government, was shortly to issue It is understood that a law, emanating from at Berlin, which will open to the Polish peasants the way to freedom; and that a geberg for introducing into Prussia the liberty neral law was preparing by Prince Hardenof the press.

General Kosciusko has entered the milifree, and exempt from all charges or personal tary service of Prussia. He has declared services, the inhabitants of his domains in

Poland. A few others have followed his

example. Our readers will bear in mind that the body of the people of that country are slaves, as much appertaining to the soil as the trees that grow upon it.

The last sitting of the Diet, at Cracow, on the 3d February, was rather turbulent. It is expressly stated that the Diet does not concur in any manner in the regulations of the constitution, the basis of it having been laid at the congress of Vienna, and the final developement belonging entirely to the commissioners of the allied powers.

DENMARK.

The commerce of Denmark is increasing, her policy is becoming more liberal; and on the invitation of Austria, she has recently acceded to the "Holy and Fraternal Alliance." This celebrated compact was first agreed to, Sept. 26, 1815, by Austria, Russia, and Prus

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