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cou not exceed two hours in duraof I Brin; that their meetings were only Id during one half of each term, the hen they were hardly ever attended by one half of the resident members; consequently each individual, on an average, did not bestow on the society more than ten hours in the year, and could not possibly give more than forty; that, so far from interfering with the studies of the place, their list of members exhibits the names of three university scholars, seven Chancellor's medallists, twelve Browne's medallists, and several who had attained the highest mathematical honours. They profess themselves ready to exclude from their debates, if they can be tolerated on no other terms, political, as they always have done theological subjects; and to submit to any regulation which may not be utterly incompatible with their wish to practise themselves in speaking a study which they humbly conceive not to be utterly useless."

It was farther submitted to the Vice-Chancellor, "that the existence of a large speaking society, forming a weekly point of reunion to its members, had materially tended to diminish the attendance on clubs and meetings, whose conduct was likely to be less orderly, as their objects were less intellectual than those of the Union."

They most earnestly requested, that their society might not be put down precisely at this period, when the universal suppression of societies bearing accidentally the same name, might lead those unacquainted with the University to suppose that their club has been

put down from political motives, and that it has been guilty of seditious meetings or treasonable language.

The Vice-Chancellor replied"That he did not think it necessary, or perhaps proper, to return any answer to this statement."

JUNE.

From Kamtschatka, May 25, 0. S. -As in the whole east and northeast part of Siberia, it has happened also in Kamtschatka, that in the course of last winter an incredible number of bears have left the woods, frequently entered the houses of the Kamtschadales, in many places have attacked and devoured the inhabitants; nay, traces have been found of their having killed and devoured each other. At the end of the winter many bears were found who had perished with hunger. In several settlements they have killed from 2 to 300 bears. The oldest Kamtschadales do not remember ever to have seen the bears so savage and bloodthirsty. The cause of this savageness and of their hunger is, that for these two years past there has been an entire want of fish in the Kamtschatka sea; and fish, as is well known, are the chief food of the bears, which, being usually so abundant in those waters, they easily contrive to catch.

3. About five o'clock in the afternoon, a dreadful occurrence took place in Portman-square. The Lady of Dr. Charles Dalston Nevinson, after taking her usual walk in the enclosure of the square, had just closed the gate, and was crossing the footway upon her

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return home, when a horse drawing a gig took fright, and running with great fury, brought the shaft of the vehicle in contact with her head, and literally dashed it to pieces. The blood flowed profusely, and she died in a few minutes after. The lady was the mother of three children. She was about thirty-three years of age, and extremely interesting. Her remains were conveyed to her residence, and the scene of affliction which they caused there to a husband and to children who were most fondly attached to her, cannot be described.

4. Philadelphia.-On Saturday morning last, about seven o'clock, two miles above Point Coussee, the boiler of the steam-boat Constitution burst, and destroyed all the most respectable passengers, amounting to eleven: although on the morning of the same day, at four o'clock, but five of those unfortunate gentlemen had actually expired, there could not exist a hope that any one of the eleven could survive, being completely scalded and skinned from head to foot, and the nerves contracted, and the extremities destroyed.

22. The Barbary Pirates. Frankfort. On the 16th instant, being the 35th meeting of the Diet, was presented the following representation respecting the piracies of the Barbary corsairs :

The free cities of Lubeck, Frankfort, Bremen, and Hamburgh The Minister of the said free cities has received orders from the Senates of the Hanse Towns to submit the following Memorial to the Diet:

The Senates of the Hans Towns of Lubeck, Bremen, and Ham

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burgh, feel themselves bound to call the attention of the Diet to an object which is of the greatest importance, not only directly to these cities as well as to all other German maritime states, but also to the whole German federation. is already known, from the accounts in public papers, that piracy is carried on in an unheard of manner by Tunisian corsairs in the North sea and even in the Channel.* It also appears from several official reports, transmitted by the Chargés d'Affaires and Consul of the Hans Towns at Madrid and Lisbon, that, according to formal communications made to them by the Minister of the King of the Netherlands at the former, and by the French Consul-General at the latter Court, several armed Barbary corsairs, among which are in particular two Tunisians, had sailed for the Atlantic, in order to cruise against the ships of the Hans Towns and some other German States, but avowedly against Prussian ships; and have expressly declared this design under the pretence that they are in a state of war with these States.

On the 16th of last month the Hamburgh ship Ocean, with a cargo of great value, and the Christiana, from Lubeck, and still more recently a Hamburgh and an Oldenburgh ship, both named Catharina, were taken by these pirates. Fortunately, British ships of war fell in with the robbers, and carried both them and the vessels they had captured into English ports, whence the latter were per mitted to prosecute their respective voyages; meanwhile the captain of the ship Ocean, and five of his crew who had been removed on board

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another pirate, remain in the hands of the Tunisians, and, so far as is known, the Atlantic and the North sea are still rendered insecure by the ravages of Tunisian corsairs. It is, however, with gratitude to be acknowledged, that England has by her act, in this instance, declared, that she will not permit such offences to be committed on the seas which wash her coasts; and it is to be hoped that the other maritime l'owers of Europe (to whom the Senate of Hamburgh has already, through their resident Ministers at Hamburgh, addresssed itself) will concur in adopting active measures for the restoration of the security of navigation which is so important to all Europe: but the Senates of the Hans Towns do, notwithstanding, not only consider it proper, but regard it as their duty most urgently to claim from the high German Diet, and all the members thereof, their powerful co-operation towards the total abolition of depredations which are calculated to interrupt all commerce by sea.

The existence of the piracies of the Barbary Powers, even within the limits to which their depredations have hitherto been confined, is doubtless, a public injury to all Europe; and the compulsory exclusion thereby effected from the Mediterranean, of the ships of those German States which are unable to procure protection to their flags, either by a naval force, or by making considerable pecuniary sacrifices, was previously not only to themselves, but to those interested in the trade which they carry on, an evil of no small magnitude, and which was besides increased by the insecurity of a

part of the Atlantic. The abolition of the piracy of the Barbary Powers, even within those limits, had become the anxious wish of all Europe, and was an object to which the attention of the Powers assembled in Congress at Vienna was directed. But how trifling is this partial evil when compared with the incalculably mischievous consequences which may ensue, if these African pirates are permitted without interruption to sail from their infected coasts, and to spread among distant countries the diseases which they carry along with them? So long as the danger was confined to the Mediterranean sea, its site was at least well known, and precautionary measures were adopted against it; and though these measures of safety, together with diminished competition, necessarily raised the price of the productions of that part of the world, yet commerce, though somewhat impeded, was never totally at a stand. A complete stagnation of German navigation and German trade must however take place if the Barbary pirates are not rigorously restrained from extending themselves to other seas. Should they be suffered to cruise in the Atlantic, the North-sea, and the Baltic, if they are not prevented from attacking merchants, who during the time of peace rely with confidence on the law of nations, there must be an end to German navigation and commerce. It will also be henceforth useless to send the produce and manufactures of Germany down the rivers which communicate with the North-sea and the Baltic, or even to convey them by land to the different sea-ports, in order that

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they may be transported in vessels to foreign countries. A similar fate will await those articles des tined to be imported into Germany. The merchant protects himself by insurance against the ordinary dangers to which vessels are usually exposed at sea. Even during maritime war, which is so injurious to commerce and navigation, the same protection is to a certain degree obtained by higher premiums, although the payment of these premiums is a heavy tax both on the manufacturer and the consumer; but they cannot possibly ensure their property against the threatened attacks of the Barbary pirates.

These pirates, who are totally ignorant of the law of nations, and who cruise for the express purpose of plunder, first announced their declaration of war by their attacks. It must not be supposed that these vessels are the property of private individuals; they are fitted out in execution of their laws. These plunderers limit themselves to no time or forms; they unexpectedly attack defenceless merchants, and carry off not only property but even men, German fellow-citizens, whose cries are re-echoed from their native coasts, and whom these African pirates plunge into the gloomy dungeons of slavery. Dangets of such a nature could never be anticipated, and consequently no precautions have been adopted against them. Occurrences of this nature have given rise to feelings of insecurity, which have interrupted navigation and commerce; for no one knows how long may be the continuation of these atrocities, which have for the meanwhile occasioned a total stagnation

of trade. These pirates will become more audacious by being allowed to escape unpunished, and to succeed in their desultory enterprises. It is even probable, that during their cruises they may land on exposed and defenceless parts of the German coast, and there carry on their trade of plundering, and kidnapping, and spread distress and devastation on every side. In addition to all the disasters under which Germany has groaned for so long a period, may they not communicate to us the infection of their indigenous plague, the most dreadful of all earthly calamities? What has already been stated will doubtless sufficiently account for the Senates of the Hans-Towns having been induced to represent to the Diet, that not merely those towns, but likewise every maritime and commercial State, and indeed the whole German nation, are interested in putting a stop to the depredations of the Barbary pirates. The Senates have reason to hope, that the revolting occurrences which have called forth this representation will excite the utmost indignation among the high and illustrious members of the German Confederation; and that not only each individual member will exert himself to root out this evil, but that the High Confederation, as a collective and European Power, will adopt every possible measure to put an end to these piracies, which threaten the honour of the German flag and the welfare of the German nation.

Even though the German Confederation possess, as a federative body, no naval force, it is neither deficient in the power or means necessary for effectually watching

over the safety of German navigation; and the Hans Towns may justly entertain a hope, that a proposal for the earnest consideration of this important business will meet the approbation of the Diet. On the questions being put by the President, all voices were una nimous in declaring, that their respective High Courts and constituents should be informed of these circumstances, that they might adopt the most effectual means for the protection of German commerce. The majority were of opinion that a commission, consisting of five members, should be chosen to prepare suitable propositions whereon to frame the report.

The Ambassador of the King of the Netherlands delivered the following to the Protocol :

That we should on this occasion consult all our Courts, and in par-ticular the Great Courts, is beyond all doubt. The opinions of individuals are of little importance; the question is, what ought to be done, and what it is possible to do? I am not invested with unlimited powers on the part of the whole united Netherlands; but I will, nevertheless, in this, and on all occasions, agree with the majority when they vote for a commission; though I never or very seldom connect with the institution of such a body the idea of more prompt counsel, but only the expectation of farther elucidation and greater industry. I am therefore inclined, as in every case which occurs here, to develop all the grounds for and against the question, in order that the Courts may form their views on these investigations. In what way else can they hear public opinion? Or in what better man

ner can that opinion be directed? The very first article of the Act of Confederation speaks of the inviolability of the individual German States, not of territories or dominions. Since then the word State is not now regarded as formed merely of five alphabetic characters, but as representing honour, life, liberty, property, and the security of individuals, their activity, and their industry, the question of protection is assuredly something imperative: but the different branches of the question as to the practicability of the protection, and its extent, are worthy of serious investigation. On the conclusion of the Bourbon-Family-Compact, was it ever asked whether it included the repression of all offences and acts of injustice by sea and land? Whether it related equally to merchantmen and ships of war? The retroaction and extension of the present evils may not be confined to the propagation of disease only, but may occasion bankruptcies and loss of confidence in consequence of the execution of mercantile orders being impeded, which would not fail to produce the suspension of several branches of manufactures in the interior.

The Diet then proceeded to the election of the commission, and the choice fell uponCount von Goltz, Baron von Eyben, Baron von Gagern, Herr von Berg, and the Syndic Danz.

Resolution-That the Envoys, Count von Goltz, Baron von Eyben, Baron von Gagern, Herr von Berg, and the Syndic Danz, be requested to submit a joint opinion on the most efficient precautions for securing the German navigation against the piracies of the Barbary corsairs,