påssages. When she almost got to Blackfriars-bridge, Mr. Gibson took her away from the woman. When the prisoner spoke to her, she told her that she would buy her some biscuits, and make her some doll's things. This was all that passed. The prisoner took nothing from her, and never said where she was going to take her. She had never seen the prisoner before. No rolls were bought at the baker's. James Gibson, a cooper, living n Redcross-street in the Borough, stated, that on the 4th of November, as he was passing by Templebar about 9 in the morning, he saw the prisoner at the bar with the child, having hold of it by the wrist. While walking along Fleet-street, the child resisted, and appeared to be crying bitterly. He followed her until she got to the archway leading to the Temple. She went down the gateway, and dragged the child to the piazza. The child resisted very much. She proceeded a little further, stopped, and talked to the child in a passage, and told it she would give it some biscuits. The prisoner then came out and went towards the parade, down to the river side; the passage was stopped up, and she was obliged to return. She then procceded through the Temple, to the corner of Tudor-street. The child here resisted very much, and threw a napkin it had in its hand upon the parement out of a basket, in the effort of resisting. He then attempted to take the child from the prisoner, but the prisoner would not allow it. He asked her what she was going to do with the child, and the prisoner replied, "D-n you, Sir, what have you to do with it? She is my niece; she has been disorderly, and I shall do what I please with her." With the assistance of another person, he took the child away from the woman; and upon threatening to give her over to the custody of an officer, she persisted in saying that she was the aunt of the child. Witness went with the prisoner and the child to Clare-market, and proceeding up a passage in the Temple, the prisoner endeavoured to run away. Thomas Higgins stated, that between 9 and 10 o'clock, on the 4th November, in passing through Tudor-street, being requested by Mr. Gibson, he assisted in taking the child from the prisoner. In her defence the prisoner stated, that she was innocent of the crime laid to her charge. When apprehended she was intoxicated with liquor. This last fact was proved by the officer. Two witnesses gave the prisoner a good character for humanity. She had children of her own, and always behaved kindly to them. The jury found a verdictGuilty. ་ The child was a very pretty little girl, and delivered her evidence with great clearness. The prisoner was a young woman of an interesting appearance, and very genteelly dressed. 9. DUBLIN.Contagious Fever. It is with pain we find ourselves obliged to return to this distressing subject. In many parts of the country, fever continues to rage; and in the county of Cavan, we are informed, a contagion of a peculiar peculiar malignant character has recently appeared. The following resolution has been come to by the corporate body of this city. That we do strongly recommend to our fellow-citizens, to take the most prompt and active measures within their respective parishes, to have the habitations of the poor properly cleansed and white-washed, as the best means of preserving the present healthy state of the city, and of preventing the introduction of the contagious fever that has proved so destructive in several parts of the country. 10. Bologna.-A notification of the Cardinal Secretary of State has been published here in the follow ing terms: His Holiness having guaranteed to their possessors the acquisitions of national property which they had made for reasons expressed in the edict of July 5, 1815, and in the motu proprio of July 16, 1816, provided these acquisitions have been originally made without contravention of the laws and regulations established by the Italian and French Government; and wishing that these dispositions should not be altered, and that all doubts and errors, inevitable when these questions are brought before the tribunals, should be removed, has been pleased to order that actions attacking the validity of the above-mentioned acquisitions should not be prosecuted before any tribunal whatever; and that pending suits on this account should not be proceeded in, but that they be brought before the particular con gregation instituted by the said motu proprio, which is invested with necessary powers. 11. Weimar-The Government has addressed the following circular to the residents and Chargés d'Affaires of the Grand Duchy: "It has frequently happened for some time past, that some of the Chargés d'Affaires of the Grand Duchy have transmitted to Government complaints on the part of foreign diplomatists, in regard to articles inserted in the public journals of the Grand Duchy. These reports can have no other object than that of causing the publication of such articles to be prohibited in future, or of inflicting punishment upon the authors of such as have been already published. But none of these purposes can be accomplished in this manner; and Messrs. the Chargés de Affaires ought to know, accord. ing to the anterior communication made to them by the Government "1st. That the censorship of the press has been totally abolished in the Grand Duchy of Weimar, by the fundamental constitution of the States, which all the Sovereigns and States of the Confederation have solemnly guaranteed; and, consequently, that there exist no legal means of preventing the publication of articles that may prove offensive. "2. That in the case of wellfounded complaints against injurious and unbecoming assertions published in print, the authors and editors of such productions must, after an examination as to the importance of the matters complained of, be proceeded against in a mode conformable to the ordinance of the 13th April. But Messrs. the Chargés d'Affaires will easily perceive, that in order to apply the penalties therein decreed, an accusation communicated verbally is not sufficient ; but that it will be necessary to have complaints in writing, addressed to the undersigned minister, and founded chiefly upon the consideration, that the good understanding between the Court of the Grand Duchy and that of the complaining minister may not be interrupted. In referring anew to the fundamental law of the 5th of May, 1816, and to the ordinance of the 13th of April of the same year, such of you, as by receiving and transmitting the expressions of disapprobation above alluded to, showed that they were strangers to the spirit and intent of our constitution and legislation - these presents will, at the same time, convey to all the Residents and Chargés de Affaires of the Grand Duchy the instruction, that they shall no longer receive nor report upon any verbal complaints made to them with respect to articles and passages in the public journals of the Grand Duchy, but shall reject such communications; and observe that, in order to any proceeding in such cases, the complaints must be addressed, in due form, to the undersigned Minister of State, and founded upon the consideration abovementioned. For the rest, the Grand Ducal rescript subjoined to these presents, and of the same date, is communicated to you as a proof of the anxiety of His Royal Highness the Grand Duke to do justice VOL. LIX. in all cases of such complaints as may be presented to him, as far as may be compatible with the constitution of the country. Weimar, Nov. 14, 1817. Third Department of the Futal 13. ISLE OF WIGHT.. Duel.-On Wednesday last an inquest was taken at the Dolphininn, in West Cowes, before Thomas Sewell, Esq. Coroner of the Isle of Wight, on view of the body of a gentleman of the name of John Sutton, who was killed in a duel, in Northwood-park, that morning. It appeared in evidence, that the deceased was one of the passengers about to proceed to St. Thomas, in the ship Grace, now lying in Cowes-roads: that on the preceding evening the deceased, a Major Lockyer, a Mr. Redesdale, and a Mr. Hand, and other passengers, were in company together at the Dolphin; that Major Lockyer took offence at some expression made use of by the deceased, and in consequence challenged him. The parties met the next morning, Mr. Redesdale attending as second to Major Lockyer, and Mr. Hand as second to the deceased. Major Lockyer only fired at the appointed signal; the ball entered the deceased's body between the third and fourth ribs on the right side, passed through the ventricle of the heart, lodged in the integuments on the left side, and occasioned, of course, instant death. The principal and seconds immediately fled. The jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of wilful murder against Major Lockyer and Messrs. ReK desdale desdale and Hand, and the Coro ner issued his warrant for their apprehension. Mr. Hand was apprehended (by Allen, the Newport constable) at Portsmouth, on Thursday: the others, are still at large. In 14. Montrose. About mid-day on Sunday last, a vessel, supposed to be the Forth packet, Galloway, from Aberdeen to Leith, with a general cargo, was seen tossing about on our coast. in a hurricane (which there is every reason to fear has not been li mited to it alone), seemingly in great distress. About 2 o'clock she made an attempt to make the harbour; but the mariners, not being probably aware of the difficulty of the navigation of the river, approached too near the land, and struck upon the Aunet, a sand-bank which has often proved fatal to thousands: this situation they remained for some little time, during which a great number of people on board were distinctly seen by the nu merous spectators from the shore, some throwing themselves into the arms of one another, seemingly in the utmost despair, and others clinging to the rigging, and using every effort to preserve themselves from the devouring element. The life-boat was instantly launched, and went out in defiance of the tempest; but, unfortunately, not withstanding every exertion being used, could render them no assistance. It is impossible to describe the awful situation of the numerous passengers of various descriptions, who were then, ascertained to be on board; among whom was discovered; as the most helpless victim, a young woman with a child at her breast. The vessel soon after lost her mast, and in a short time became a total wreck. In the course of a few minutes, a soldier's knapsack was. washed ashore, and soon after the pelisse of a little child. The wreck now began to appear in alli directions, and so complete was the destruction, that in less than an hour it is believed that the whole or it was landed in pieces not exceeding the size of an ordinary plank. Only two of the bodies have yet been found, a man and a woman. The former was immediately recognized by many of the spectators present. It is supposed there were not less than between 30 and 40 persons on board, all of whom perished in the view of some thousand spectators on the beach, without being able to afford the least assistance. sons exercising or assuming to exercise the powers of Government in such provinces or parts of provinces, and that divers others of our subjects are about in like manner to enter and enlist themselves; and whereas such prac tices are highly prejudicial to, and tend to endanger the peace and welfare of our crown and dominions: we do therefore hereby, by and with the advice of our Privy Council, strictly charge and command all and every of our natural-born subjects, of what degree or quality soever, not to serve in any such military forces or ships of war as aforesaid, and not to enlist or enter themselves to serve therein, and not to go beyond the seas or embark, in order to serve, or with intent to enter, or enlist themselves to serve in such mili tary forces or ships of war: and it is at the same time our royal will and pleasure, and we do, by and with the advice aforesaid, hereby also strictly charge and command all and every of our said subjects not to serve or enlist, or enter themselves to serve in any of the military forces or ships of war raised or set forth, or to be raised or set forth, by his Catholic Majesty, and not to go beyond the seus, or embark, in order, or to the intent to serve, or enter, or enlist themselves, to serve in such military forces or ships of war: it is nevertheless our royal will and pleasure, that nothing herein contained shall be deemed or taken to prohibit any of our subjects who are engaged at the time of the date of this our proclamation in serving in the military forces of his Catholic Majesty with our leave or license, from continuing to serve therein, provided that such our said subjects do not serve with the military forces of his Catholic Majesty when employed in Spanish America: and we do hereby, by and with the advice aforesaid, strictly require all our said subjects duly to conform to our commands herein contained, under pain of our highest displeas sure, and the utmost forfeitures, penalties, and punishments, to which by law they will otherwise be liable. Given at our Court at Brighton; the 27th day of November, 1917, in the 58th year of our reign. God save the King. 31. The kingdom of Sicily has been divided into Intendancies which are organized like the French-departments: There have been established provincial and communal councils, who have reduced to insignificance the authority of the feudal jurisdictions. The Intendancies are to the mumber of seven, namely, Palermo with 405,231 inhabitants, Messina with 236,784; Catania 289,406, Girgenti 288,877, Syracuse 192,710, Trapani 145,712). and Calata Nisetta 155,225-making, in all, 1,648,955 inhabitants. The vessels for exploring the northern regions have begun to be equipped. Two are to endea vour to penetrate through Davis's Straits, and two to reach the North Pole, if possible; by which means it is expected to ascertain whether Greenland is an island, or part of the continents of Asia or America. The vessels are to be stored with every requisite in provisions, nautical instruments, &c. The crew, it is said, will consist of 50 men, including officers, in K 2 each |