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days preceding, a remarkable change in his manner had been observed. Gen. Sacken, who dined with him on the 31st of May, at his father-in-law's, the Duke of Bavaria told him he was charmed at seeing him among the small number of persons who had remained faithful to their King; these words disconcerted him so, that he was at a loss for an answer. He had passed all the morning of the 1st at the window, observing with a perspective glass the Russian troops as they went in; he afterwards went up to the third story to the apartment of his children, he dismissed the servant, and threw himself out of the window; his son, yet a child, endeavouring to catch him by the foot, was nearly dragged out of the window with him. The fall was so violent from the height, that he was killed upon the spot, his head being wholly fractured.

INDIA.

Letters received from the Cape of Good Hope state, that the disputes with the Chinese Government had been amicably set'tled the latter end of November last.

Loss of the Bengal Indiaman. The following is an extract of a letter from Captain George Nicholls, giving the particulars of that unfortunate event:

"Cape Town, April 5, 1815.” "The Bengal had, by dint of great exertion, completed her lading on the coast, and joined the first fleet at Point de Gal'e, and the whole were to have sailed on the 19th of January last, under convoy of the Malacca frigate my passengers were all on board, and all was clear and ready for starting.

"Owing to there not being sufficient space in the spirit-room, four or five small casks of liquor had been stowed in the gun room, and covered over with bags of rice for security as a measure of precaution, the gunner was directed to look at these, and ascertain if they were all safe, and he since reports them to have been all right and dry,

"The largest cask, however, containing about 20 or 25 gallous of rum, and standing on its end, did not seem, as the gunner thought, to have its buug quite firmly in, and he struck it a blow to drive it farther into the cask; instead of going in the bung new out, and the spirit rushing forth caught fire from a caulle in a lanthorn which he held in his hand at the time. All was in stantly in flames! and though every possible exertion was promptly made to arrest the progress of the flames, in less than an hour the ship was so far destroyed, that she sunk a blazing ruin!

"The ship's company behaved admirably, they were to a man orderly and obedient; not a man quitted the ship or relaxed from duty to the last moment.

"The number of sufferers was unhappily great,- I fear upwards of twenty, principally occasioned by the sinking of boats along side, although some perished in consequence of the dreadful rapidity with which the fire swept through the ship. Captain Newell, of the Alexandria,' 'I grieve to say, is among the sufferers; as, also Mr. Barker, Second Mate of the Surrey; and Mr. Miller, Midshipman of the Bengal; the Master, and a Lieutenant of the Malacca, were drowned. It is, after this melancholy detail, some consolation to reflect, that all the females and helpless children were saved,

"I escaped at the last moment, and did not preserve a single article, excepting the clothes in which I stood-not even a paper was saved from the general ruin,"

INDIES: EAST.

Burmah barbarities. The following are instances of barbarity so atrocious, that humanity refuses to believe them: they call on to that Providence which has cast their lot all Britons and Christians for thankfulnes in a happier laud:-the contrast is deeply

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It passes for an unquestionable fact, that the ferocity of the Burmah character, and the despotic nature of the Government of that country are beyond conception. The pressure of taxes, and tyranny of the Sovereign are the cause of constant commotions; The Emperor is absolute: the Governors, cach in his province, is absolute. laws are sanguinary to an extreme unknown in other countries. The common and pouring melted lead in small quantities punishments are decapitation, crucifixum, down the throat; and these, sometimes, for no greater offence than drinking spirit, or chewing opium, Dr. Carey affirms, that lately, a Burman Commander ordered five hundred men to be buried alive, and his comfellows had committed no offence; but mand was instantly obeyed.!hese poor Officer to whom he had taken a dislike were recruits sent to this General þy an and for this cause, they were all consigued to death in this inhuman manner.

late tumult among the people, several There can be no wouder, that, after a merchants should give the Viceroy great sums of money for permission to leave the country with their families and effects.

ITALY.

Naples. Er-Queen. Milan, June The Bight of Madame

Murat to get on board the English vessel, | from Rome, desiring for this purpose a list

in order to escape the fury of the Neapolitan populace, was so precipitate that her diamonds were left in the palace.

Our latest accounts from Palermo reach to May 18, and contain the following:

His Majesty King Ferdinand having breakfasted with the Prince and Princess Royal, at the villa of Bocca di Balco, a Privy Council was held. After this the King went on board an English vessel to be conveyed to the Admiral's ship.

The inhabitants of Palermo assembled. As the King went on board, a royal salute was fired; and his Majesty, followed by the beuedictions and the most ardent wishes of his people, went on board the English Admiral's ship, when the English flag was immediately lowered, and that of his Majesty hoisted. The King then put to sea with the squadron, which consisted of the Admiral's ship, and two other Euglish vessels, his Majesty's corvette the Aurora, two royal packets, the Lion and, the Tartarus, and five transports. On board of this squadron was the whole of the royal guard, and the artillery, with the exception of a few persons.

The whole of the native Neapolitans were ordered to remain at Palermo, with the assurance that the necessary measures should be taken to convey them back,

· French Douaniers disappointed. Extract of a Letter from Leghorn, of the 22d April:-"On Sunday last two small vessels arrived from Corsica under the French white flag, which it was soon discovered was only a mask, the people ou board being a whole troop of Douaniers and Preposés, who thought to have found Leghorn in possession of the Neapolitans, and to have got into good plundering berths under them, but most of them were known as old guests, and the populace laid hold of them, drowned some and strangled others; after which some unpleasant visits were paid to the French partisans in the city. The Governor at length succeeded in restoring order and tranquillity, promising to send away all suspected persons; thus we trust italy is out of danger."

Papal Power over both worlds. Genoa, May 20.-On the day of his Holiness's departure, the Provincial Governor of the Duchy of Genon, with his Staff, waited on him, and had the honour to kiss his hand.

On the evening before his departure, his Holiness called all the Guard of Honour, expressed his satisfaction, and promised to send each of them a token of remembrance

of their names, and asking if they had any request to make. The Commandant gave him the list, and begged in the names of all, an entire absolution at the hour of death for each of them; which his Holiness gave not only to them, but to every member of their families.

Who would not be the Pope's escort, when the circumstance in addition to the earthly honour, thus secures a place in Paradise? or the Pope, when he can thus so easily and entirely satisfy those who employ themselves in his service?

SIBERIA.

The cow-pox has at length been introduced into the northern parts of Siberia, in which the small pox has for many years proved so fatal, that it was estimated three-fourths of the natives were annually victims to that malignant malady.

SWITZERLAND.

Mesmer, the discoverer of animal magnetism, died lately, in the 81st year of his age, at Mersburg, on the lake of Constance.

National Register;

BRITISH.

His Majesty's age and health. his 77th year. The Prince Regent, and Sunday, June 4, his Majesty completed other branches of the Royal Family dined with the Queen on the occasion, at Frogprivate manner. more, where the day was celebrated in a And on Monday, at one o'clock, the Park and Tower guns were fired, in celebration of this event.

Sunday the following Bulletin was shewn to the public in St. James's Palace: "Windsor Castle, June 3.—The King has passed the last month in tranquillity and comfort, but his Majesty's disorder is not diminished."

Statue of the King at Guildhall.-On Saturday the Statue of his Majesty, which was voted some time back by the Corporation of London, was exhibited for the first time. The Committee appointed for carrying the resolution into effect assembled at 5 o'clock at Guildhall, where they met a number of distinguished visitors, and proceeded to the Great Council Chamber, where the Statue is erected. It is placed at the end of the Chamber, elevated about twelve feet from the floor, in a niche of a dark coloured marble. His majesty is sculptured in his royal robes, holding the scroll of an address in his left hand. The

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The Prince Regent has presented Walter Scott with a gold snuff-box, in token of his Royal Highness's approbation of the bard's literary talents.

The Prince Regent intends to take an extensive excursion this summer through the midland counties, and has received various invitations from several noble families, to honour them with his visit on this occasion.

State Papers. Presented to both Houses of Parliament, by command of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, June, 1815. A statement of the Capital, Interest, and Sinking Fund, of that part of the Russian Debt in Holland to be provided for by Great Britain, iu pursuance of the Convention of the 10th May, 1815.

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Payments. 17th June, 10 per cent. 21st July, 10 ditto; 18th Aug. 10 ditto; 15th Sept. 10 ditto; 20th October, 10 ditto; 17th Nov. 10 ditto; S0th December, 10 ditto; 17th Jan. 1816, 10 ditto; 16th February, 10 ditto; 15th March, 10 ditto-1001.

Omnium opened at 4 premium, and after considerable fluctuation, closed at 24. Profitable dairy.-A Suffolk cow, eight years old, belonging to Mr. Keeley of Reading, produced in one week lately 17lbs. of butter; during the last six weeks she has given from 22 to 24 quarts of milk daily. Prolific Vegetation. There is now grow ing in the garden of T. D. Perkins, Esq. of Rickerscote, near Stafford, a brocoli, measering six feet and two inches in circumference; and which was full three feet in circumference when prime and fit to be cooked.

BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND SOCIETY

FOR PROMOTING AGRICULTURE.

Six treatises on the commutation of fithes were investigated by a Committee, and the Bedfordean gold medal was awarded to John Benett, Esq. of Pyt House, for "the best treatise on the commutation of tithes:" and on the motion of J. Ensor, Esq of Rollesby Hall, in Norfolk, seconded by J. Webb Weston, Esq. of Sutton-place, Surrey, it was reso.ved, that a petition should be immediately prepared for a commutation of tithes founded on the principles of the said essay, and laid on the table in the Society's rooms for the signatures of those who may approve, whether members of the Society or not. The following is a copy of the Petition.

Petition on the Subject of Tithes. Bath, Jan, 5, 1815--That though your Petitioners regard tithes as absolutely and legally vested in their present possessors, they nevertheless believe that a full, fair, and permanent equivalent might be found for them, which would be satisfactory to the titheholders; not obnoxious to the people, nor injurious to the state; and which would remedy the evils hereinafter complained of.

That, in the opinion of your Petitioners, the tithe system has ever operated as a material check to agricultural improvements; and that the oppressive action of that system has increased with the increase of the expences of cultivation.

That its effect almost amounts to a prohibition of the cu:tivation of much of the waste lands and inferior soils of this kingdom, as one tenth of the gross produce on such lands would be equal to the whole net produce; which your Petitioners are prepared to prove.

That a lease of a titheable estate cannot be entered into with a certainty to the lessee of renting the tithes for the same term; and that a lessee of a farm may, and often has the tithes taken from him in kind, after he has made great and expensive improvements on the land.

That the tithes are worth considerably more to the occupiers of the land than to the titheholders; which difference in value is the titheholders of collecting them, and by occasioned by the extraordinary expense to the injury they sustain from casualties by weather; and that this difference in value is not only a loss to the titheholders, but also to the public.

That under the Tithe Laws, as they now stand, one man has a power over, and an interference in, the property of many, which your Petitioners humbly conceive is calculated to produce dissention and litigation between the titheholder and the occupiers of land.

That, in the opinion of your Petitioners, more dissention and litigations have proceeded from the tithe system, than from any other of our political institutions;

the evil effects of which must be selfevident.

That your Petitioners, Members of the Bath and West of England Society, for the encouragement of agriculture, &c. humbly conceive, that through some member of your honourable house, they can submit a plan for the commutation of tithes to your honourable house, the basis of which will be to give the land as the equivalent for tithes; and by which plan, the objections

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which have been hitherto made to that species of property being given in lieu of tithes, will be done away.

Your Petitioners humbly pray that your honourable house will take into your most serious consideration, the expediency of an equitable and immediate commutation of tithes.

And your Petitioners will ever pray. From the useful information on the subject of tithes, derived from the essays in claim of the Bedfordean gold medal, the Society thought that the same stimulus might produce some useful essays on another important agricultural subject; they have, therefore, offered it this year for "The best Essay on the Corn Laws, with reference to the present time." A motion

followed this to Petition both Houses of Parliament, to adopt some measures for the benefit of Agriculture.

Lord Hill's Column.

The magnitude of this grateful tribute to public talent and private worth, will best appear on its being compared with some of the most remarkable structures of a similar kind. The Monument in London is 15 feet in diameter, Lord Nelson's column at Dublin is 13 feet, and the height of the shaft and capital about 77 feet. The column erected by Buonaparte at Paris, is 14 feet in diameter, and 120 feet in height: so that Lord Hill's column will be equal in diameter to the Monument, two feet more than Lord Nelson's, and exclusive of the pedestal, 13 feet higher. It exceeds the diameter of the Paris column one foot; and will, it is presumed, be the largest Doric column ever erected. The original design is by Mr. Edward Haycock, of Salop, corrected by Mr. Harrison, of Chester; and we are informed that it has received the most decided approbation of connoisseurs. It must gratify our readers to understand that the work of erection proceeds without intermission.

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Diameter of the Column at the Plinth at the Capital Reaping Machine: stage effect. Dobbs, one of the Wolverhampton company of commedians, has just completed a reaping machine, which not only cuts the corn, but gathers it at the same time. This ingenious invention was exhibited at work on the stage, on his be

nefit aight. The stage was covered with earth, and planted with wheat, and the experiment answered the public expectations.

Antiquities: Danish: Spanish.

Lately, as the ploughmen of J. Warlby, Esq. of West Wratting, were breaking up an old grass layer, several pieces of the plough, which got entangle with a antiquity were accidentally discovered by thin plate of lead, and brought up with

it several coins, &c. one of which has the following Dano-Saxon inscription round DRIHTEN. it-EDVPEN MEAGAGE HYO

And after further search, a very old freestone coffin monument, with and Escalop Shell on the top, to denote his a skeleton was found, having a Cross-fiorê, having been a pilgrimage to St. James of Compostella. It appeared to be the skeleton of a person who had never been in a coffin, as was a common way of burial for persons of distinction in Edw. II. and III. time.

Parochial Difficulties.

The venerable Church at Bodmin, in Cornwall, is likely soon to become a heap of ruins; neither the patron of the Borough, the Corporation, nor the Parishioners, will be at the expense of repairing it; and at the last visitation the Churchwardens elect refused to he sworn in, under an idea that they should become liable to make good the delapidation.

Devonshire Wrestling: Whitsuntide.

After the Annual Fair on the 15th of May, the athletic amusements commenced at Morice Town, where the votaries of these ancient gambols were never more numerous, and it may be justly said, never were more disappointed. The usual custom of the contending parties has been a kind of rivalship between the sister counties, Devon and Cornwall, which could produce the best men in the gymnastic art. The palm had been given alternately to each for many years: but for the last two, Devon has produced two such giants, in Jordan and Flower (young men more than six feet high, and nearly 18 stone), that the fair-playing Cornishmen stood but little culean kickers, and therefore, it is underchance of gaining a prize among such Herstood, they have declined attending. In consequence of this inequality, the grand prize was not played out until the fourth day, when the two great standards of Devon determined to oppose each other: many bets were made in favour of Flower, at the commencement, but after a few rounds, it was observed that he flinched

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