cording to ancient usage, upon the Tynwald-hill, before the inhabitants of the island, in the presence of the Lieut.-Governor, the Lord Bishop, the AttorneyGeneral, and other authorities of the island. An impressive discourse was preached by the Lord Bishop upon the occasion, in which he strongly recommended a general improvement in the administration of the laws, and solicited the legislature to abolish all distinction in the law of debtor and creditor, as it affected the native and the stranger; a distinction which had long been prejudicial to the character and credit of the island. His lordship also animadverted with great force upon the spirit of litigation, which was so injurious to the interests of the island, and trusted that immediate steps would be taken for correcting it. Divine service being ended (which according to ancient usage was in St. John's chapel), the Lieutenant-Governor, Council, Deemsters, Keys, &c. proceeded to the Tynwald-hill. Two chairs of state and a table were placed beneath a canopy erected upon the summit of the hill. The chair on the right of the table was occupied by the Lieutenant-Governor, C. Smelt, Esq.; that on the left by the Hon. and Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of the diocese, surrounded by the council, &c. The Lieutenant-Governor having ordered proclamation to be made, the promulgation of the new statutes commenced; which, as usual, were announced, sentence by sentence, in Manks and English. During the recital of the Bankers and Cardnote Suppression Act, there appeared a manifest disposi

tion to tumult amongst a part of the assembled crowd, which increased in such a degree as to require the assistance of the civil power. That power was found ineffectual. Several stones were thrown by the mob at the hill upon which the legally constituted authorities were placed; but fortunately without effect. At this juncture, the Lieutenant-governor directed the military (a detachment of the 85th regiment, under the command of Lieutenant Ashton) to give their aid. The show of resistance was continued for a short time; when the majority of the insurgents, seeing a few of their leaders subdued, and taken into custody, fled with all the speed they could. Most of the ringleaders are committed to the gaol at Castletown; and warrants are issued against others. Only one of the mob was slightly wounded in the arm by a sabre. It appears that this tumult was occasioned by a false report, industriously propagated, that the new laws had for their object the levying a heavy tribute upon herrings, to support the bishop and clergy! The act respecting the herring fishery only prohibits the use of tarred nets, and orders the sale to be no longer by the tally, but measurement by the cran, agreeably to the arrangement in the British fishery.

8. Constance, (Grand Duchy of Baden.)-It appears that Madame Krudner has likewise been refused permission to reside in the kingdom of Wurtemberg. After having harangued the Jews at Gaillingen and Bandegg, whom she declared to be the peculiar people of God, she arrived here. Not Fo

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being allowed to remain here above 24 hours, she proceeded, on the 1st of August, to Houbin, a canton of Thurgovia. She there awaits the answer of the government of St. Gall, from which she had solicited permission to estab. lish herself in that canton. While expecting it, her missionaries preach at Houb, sometimes from the windows, sometimes in the fields, calling the baroness a prophetess. She herself preaches with all the enthusiasm of an ardent and fanatic spirit She distributes every day bread, and some hundreds of measures of economical soup. Her adherents receive them on their knees like a gift from God. Her ordinary suite is composed of about 40 persons; among whom are remarked, Madame de Berekeim, two Protestant ministers, and a lame woman, who has brought her a contribution of 10,000 florins. Her adherents are in the habit of saving, "We call no one; but those who are the elect of God will follow us."

Extraordinary Contempt of Lur. -From the Cork Southera Reporter.—A duel took place in KilJarney on Friday kast, between two young gentlemen residing in the neighbourhood of that town, Messis. Lawlor and Dumas; the former attended by Mr. William Power, of Cork, the latter by Mr. Edward Orpen, of Kenmare. The affair terininated without personal injury to either party, but it has been the means of placing some of the relatives of both in very pecuitar eiremustances. Baron Smith was, on the day the duel was fought, and had been for some preceding days, in Killarney. On

his way to visit the Lakes on Friday, he first heard of the intended rencontre; and the house of Mr. Dumas, father to the young gentleman of that name, who was involved in the affair, lying in his way, the Baron called there, and laid his commands on Mr. Dumas, that he would take immediate measures to prevent the meeting, which was promised. At the same time, the Baron dispatched a note to Mr. Lawlor, brother of the other principal in the intended duel, to the effect, that he should immediately bind him over to keep the pesce, under heavy penalties. This note, we understand, reached Mr. Lawlor almost at the instant his brother was going out, and notwithstanding the high authority from which it proceeded, he declined, situate as the afair then was, to interfere. The parties met, and fired two shots each with the most determined coolness, when, principally through the judicious interference of John O'Connel, Esq. of Grenagh, and Lieutenant Meredith, of Dicksgrove, late of the Royal Navy, an accommodation took place. On the return of the Baron to the hotel, in the evening, he then learned, that notwithstanding his instructions to the persons already named, the duel had taken place; immediately upon which, though it was then a late hour, he wrote letters to all the parties, ordering them to appear before him the next day (~aturday), with which mandate they of course complied. The interviews being in the Baron's private chambers, we are not otherwise acquainted with what occurred than through report, which states, that the principals and seconds

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were severely admonished for their conduct under the circumstances -that one magistrate, Mr. Lawlor, was fined one thousand pounds for his disregard of the judge's order, the Baron delaying till the next evening to express his determination with respect to Mr. Dumas, sen at whose conduct he testified extreme displeasure, as he had recerved his promise that the meeting should not have taken place.

The New York Commercial Admertaser of the 9th contains the Showing paragraph :

Naval Forces on the Lakes. It has been published, that the British are dismantling their vessels upon the Lakes. This, we learn from good authority, is in pursuance of a mutual understanding between the American and British governments, that neither power

all retain more than two revenge cutters of two guns each, on ether lake, in service; and that sx months" notice shall be given by either of an intention to augment this force. In this arrangement the interests of the two go vernments are mutually promoted, and many occasions of collision and jealousy avoided. It saves a great expense to both, and is be mdes an evidence of confidence and good will which it is the interest of both to promote.

13 On Wednesday afternoon, abort two o'clock, as a caravan with the stupendous elephant was corning from the fair, one of the wheels accidentally became fastened in a gutter by the side of that very steep part of the road just below Spencer's Belle Vue. Both the hind wheels had been crazyed, and the driver, instead of loosening one of them, endea

voured to extricate the entangled wheel by a sudden jerk. This, it is supposed, discomposed the unwieldy tenant of the vehicle; which instantly upset with a tremendous crash, fell on one of the shaft horses, and killed the fine animal almost instantly. The elephant became unmanageable even by his keeper, and after many useless efforts to lift the caravan, it was deemed proper to let it remain in its fallen state till the middle of the night; when the animal was enticed by large pieces of bread and buckets of water into an adjacent coach-house, and the vehicle was taken away to undergo the extensive repairs rendered necessary by the accident.--Bath Herald.

14. Winsbaden (Principality of Nassau).-The union of the Reformed and Lutheran churches, which had so often been attempted in vain, has been at length happily effected in the Duchy of Nassau, in the following manner.-In deliberating on the manner of cele brating the secular festival of the reformation, the two superintendents-general, Muller and Grise, had entertained the idea of giving to it the greatest possible solemnity, by uniting the two Protestant communions. The reigning Duke having adopted this idea with a particular satisfaction, caused a general Synod to be convoked, composed of the two superintendents, of all the inspectors, and of 38 pastors, among whom were 20 Lutherans and IS reformed. This Synod held their sittings on the 5th and 9th of August in presence of a Ducal commission. As all scholastic subtleties were avoided, the discus

sions were confined to the two essential points-First, whether they should unite in one church? and, secondly, what was the best means of effecting this union?

The first question was unanimously decided in the affirmative in the first session. To decide on the second, the Assembly was divided into seven different Committees, which united to determine on the points proposed by the Superintendents, and to transmit in writing to the Commission their opinion on this matter. According to the majority of these opinions, which were almost unanimous on the principal object, the following points were established :

1. The United Communions shall bear the name of Evangelical Christian Church.

2. The general superintendence over all the clergy shall be divided between the two superintendents, according to a geographic line, and shall finally be united in him who shall survive the other.

3. The districts of inspection shall be, &c.

4. In the places where the two confessions shall be intermixed, the respective property of the two churches shall form one and the same fund, and shall belong to the church for the necessary expenses.

5. The central property of the two churches shall be united into one fund, and shall serve for pay ing the expenses of organizing the seminary of Herborn, for the candidates of theology.

6. In the places where there shall happen to be two clergymen of the different confessions, they shall remain there provisionally,

and shall officiate together at the same altar.

7. The Palatine liturgy is provisionally adopted. In the distribution of the communion, a large host shall be regularly provided, expressly for the purpose, and shall be broken into several parts. This mode shall be followed by all the communicants who shall be confirmed for the future. The more aged persons shall be permitted to receive the communion in the accustomed manner, but in private, and after having explained their reasons to the clergyman. This general decision has been sent to the reigning Duke, and we expect his sanction immediately.

15. Berne.-The Federal Directory has communicated to the Cantons, in a circular of the 2d inst. the following note from the ministers of the allied powers, respecting the residence of the persons included in the ordinance of the 24th July:

The ministers of the cabinets, who signed the treaty of the 20th November, 1815, having decreed, among other things, that all the French individuals comprised in the two lists of the 24th July of the same year, would be permitted to reside only in Austria, Prussin, or Russia, where their Royal and Imperial Majesties are willing to grant them asylums, the undersigned ministers of the four allied courts have the honour to remind Mr. de Tschann, intrusted with the affairs of the Swiss confederation, of these regulations. They wish also to inform him, that, impressed with the necessity of enforcing their execution, they have adopted the determination, that all the above-mentioned indi

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