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RUSSIA.

Mercantile Misfortunes.

Three great commercial houses at St. Petersburgh have just become insolvent: they are those of Warovief, Averiw, and Nenanstief. The first has failed for 50,000,000 of roubles, the second for 10,000,000, and the third for 3,000,000.

SPAIN.

Royal Embroidery.

deration the intentions of Pius VII. as | Vienna. They took the two latter pieces published in his bull, Solicitudo Omnium, at La Fere. Napoleon, it is said, had kept dated 7th August last year, by which his these four pieces on account of their proHoliness has thought proper to revive the digious size and destructive effects, to emCompany of Jesus, which was extinct, ploy them one day, with other heavy arthereby derogating, in so far as the au- tillery, in the siege of Gibraltar. thority of the Church is concerned, from the other bull, Dominus ac Redemptor noster, of Clement XIV. of glorious memory: His Royal Highness is surprised at this determination of his Holiness, this Court never having been informed of it in any way before, although it has had most reason to complain of the offences of the Company of Jesus, against which Portugal proceeded in the most energetic manner, by the ordinance of September 3, 1759. The positive intentions of his Royal Highness being to maintain in their utmost ri gour the dispositions of the above ordi. nance, whatever may be the determination of other crowned heads, even of such as associated for the extinction of the said company, my august Master commands me to communicate his resolution to you, in order that you immediately present a note declaratory of the invariable principles which his Royal Highness intends to maintain, and conformably to which he enjoins your Lordship to admit no negotiation, either verbal or written, on this subject. This determination of his Royal Highness being founded on reasons the most solid and proper, can never be considered as affecting in any way the invariable sentiments of his veneration and filial love towards the sacred person of his Holiness, and which you are specially charged to express.

(Signed) Marquis D'AGUILAR. To Jose Manuel Pinto, Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Rome.

POLAND.

Disastrous Floods.

A letter from Pillau, dated the 27th of March, says "When the Vistula river broke up on the 21st instant, the ice cut the bulwarks and dams, and forced is way on the main land, in Marienburg Werder, and overflowed about 100 English miles in circumference. The misery occasioned by it is dreadful, and many of the poor inhabitants lost all their cattle, sheep horses," &c.

PRUSSIA.

Trophies of Victory.

They are now placing before the royal arsenal at Berlin a cannon and two mortars of enormous size. The Prussian troops found the first at Paris, with another of the same size, which the Austrians sent to

The Infant Don Carlos has embroidered for his mother a girdle enriched with diamonds, valued at 60,000 piastres, and in which the skilful hand of the King is said to have taken a part.-(Nuremberg Corres pondent, March 29.)

SWEDEN.

Remarkable Sinking of the earth.

The following particulars of a great earth-fall are given in a letter from Sweden: "On the south side of the river Nid, the fall of earth extends already an eighth of a (German) mile into the country, and has carried away with it the church of Tiller. This fall of earth took place with such violence, that the earth was thrown to the other side of the river, and there overwhelmed two dwellings belonging to the manor of Randlie, by which eight persons lost their lives. The mass of earth thrown into the Nid was carried by the current down to Lixen, where the collected masses of earth, snow, and ice, tore away several sluices, &c. in the well-known water-fall there, and the whole mass has now formed a dam below the Leer waterDrontheim. As there is no great quantity fall, one quarter of a German mile from of water in the Nid, on account of the cold, there is not much to fear for the again becomes swelled, it is possible that town at present; but when the current this mass, which has now formed a dam, may be driven against the bridge: meathe vessels and warehouses." No sufficient sures are taken to secure this, as well as reason is assigned respecting the cause of this phenomenon, except that such falls of earth, but in a slight degree only, have long since taken place near Tiller, and that a sulphureons smell has spread itself. Several inhabitants from the villages of Saelhot and Klaeboe, who were returning home from town, are said to have been buried

under the earth, with their horses and waggons. (As an earthquake was lately felt in Jutland, as well as in more distant places, and as a sulphureous smell was perceived after the fall of earth, it may be conjectured, that it was connected with the earthquake, and that its nature is volcanic.)

SWITZERLAND.

stantinople with the joyful news of its arriving safe, a few days before the festival.] The Kislar Aga received and entertained each of the guests, as usual, according to his rank and dignity, and received for it from the Sultan a pelisse of honour, as the Reis Effendi and the Muschdedschi did a caftan.

At the end of the festival, sentence of Extraordinary Cure of Hypochondria.— banishment from the Capital was proA wealthy Swiss farmer, much affected nounced against the Kadilesker of Romewith hypochondria, came to Langanau tolia, Yssel Bey, the Natibel Eschraf, or consult the celebrated Michael Scuppach, Chief of the Scherifs, and one or two better known by the appellation of the other distinguished lawyers, because they Mountain Doctor. "I have seven devils in had disputed in an unbecoming manner my belly," said he; "no fewer than seven!" about precedence at the ceremony, of "There are more than seven," replied which the Sultan was informed. This the doctor with the utmost gravity; if unexpected punishment is the most remarkyou count them right you will find eight." able, especially as it regards Yssel Bey, After questioning the patient concerning who enjoyed great consideration, and only his case, he promised to cure him in eight fifteen days were wanting to complete the days, during which time he would every period of his functions as Grand Judge: morning rid him of one of his troublesome Kiaja Sadi Mehmet Emir Effendi sucinmates at the rate of one louis d'or each. ceeds him as Kadilesker of Romelia. Some "But," added he, "as the last will be much of the Governors of the provinces have also more obstinate and difficult to expel than been changed. the others, I shall expect two louis d'ors for him. The farmer agreed to these terms: the bargain was struck, and the doctor impressing upon all present the necessity of secresy, promised to give the nine louis d'ors to the poor of the parish.

Next morning the imaginary demoniac was brought to him and placed near a kind of machine which he had never seen before, by which means he received an electric shock. The farmer roared out lustily." There goes one!" said the doctor with the utmost gravity. Next day the same operation was repeated: the farmer bellowed as before, and the doctor coolly remarked, "Another is off!" The last of the sett was at length expelled; and the patient was restored to health.

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CONSTANTINOPLE, MARCH 10. On the 18th of February, the festival of the birth of the Prophet, founded in the year 996 (1558) by Sultan Amurath III. was celebrated in the Mosque of Sultan Achmet I. with the usual ceremonies, in presence of the Sultan and all the Court and State Officers. The Reis Effendi, notwithstanding his illness, performed his functions, which consists in presenting to the Sultan the letter of the Scherif of Mecca, announc ing the happy arrival of the Caravan.[This answer is brought by the Muschdedschi Baschi (Messenger of Joy), who leaves the caravan at Damascus, to reach Con

National Register:

BRITISH.

THE KING'S HEALTH.-On Sunday the following bulletin was exhibited at St. James's Palace:

"WINDSOR CASTLE, APRIL 6. "His Majesty has enjoyed good bodily health, and has been very tranquil during the last month: but his Majesty's disorder has undergone no change.

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.

An official Return, to the House of Commons, of all DETECTIONS of MALT-SPIRITS, POT-ALE, OF WORTS, in process of making into Spirits, and of Grain, in making into Malt, and the quantities of each destroyed: on occasion of such seizures, in the following years, states the total seized in the sixyears from 1810 to 1815, inclusive, barrels of Malt 11,081; gallons of Spirits 36,272. DESTROYED in same interval, barrels of 3,403,452, of Singlings 98,283; Spirits Malt 67,019; gallons of Wort or Pot-ale 10,528.

Amount of REWARDS PAID TO REVENUE OFFICERS IN IRELAND, from the 1st of February 1816, at 24,8927. 11s. 6§d.—To Military, 20,489l. 3s. Sd.-Subsistence to Miltary, 18,460). 18s. 1d. - Total, 65,8481.

12s. 11d.

The number of WINE LICENSES taken out in the year ending the 5th July, 1814, is 15,887; ditto, 1815, 16,134.-SPIRIT

LICENSES for ditto, 1814, S8,248; ditto, 1815, 39,820-BEFR LICENSES for ditto, 1814, 49,199; ditto, 1815, 49,288.

The Coldstream battalion of guards, serving in France, have been severely afflicted with the Ophthalmia, caught from Occupying barracks out of which some

DUTIES PAID ON SPIRITS MADE IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND, in the month of De-French soldiers were recently marched cember, 1814, at 142,2211. 10s.---ditto, January, 1815, 290,654/. 7s.---ditto, December, 1815, 223,108/. 2s. 3d.—ditto, January, 1816, 213,008/. 10s. 3d.

DUTIES PAID OR CHARGED ON SPIRITS MADE IN SCOTLAND in the month of December, 1814, at 107,914. 16s. 1d.-January, 1815, 128,5427. 18.—December, 1815, 174,459l. 13s. 10d.-January, 1816, 68,130l. 15s. 5d

Number of quarters of BARLEY MADE INTO MALT, IN ENGLAND, between the 5th of January and 5th February, 1815, at 519,083; and between the 5th January and 5th February, 1816, at 566,344.

The produce of the Consolidated Fund for the quarter, ending the 5th April, 1816, amounts to the sum of 10,646,808/. 10s. 9d. the charge upon which is 9,300,000l. leaving a disposal surplus of 1,346,808/. 10s. 9d.

Pensions to inferior Officers.

The Admiralty have begun to allow pensions to Officers who received wounds while serving as Midshipmen or Master's Mates, and who may have subsequently obtained commissions. The examination of such Officers is now conducted by Drs. Harness and Weir, at the Admiralty Office.

Waterloo men: distinguished.

afflicted with this Egyptian disease: more than 200 of our brave countrymen were thus rendered unfit for duty at the same

time.

The last accounts represent the disease to have considerably abated.

The Earl of Gosford has ordered every man belonging to the Armagh regiment of militia to be presented with a Bible on his discharge. The number ordered is three hundred and twenty.

His Majesty's store ship Abundance, Mr. Josiah Oak, Commander, is fitting out at Woolwich, for the purpose of taking on board, at Antwerp, a cargo of pictures, sculptures, and other classic articles, stolen by the French from Italy, which she will convey either to Leghorn or Civita Vecchia, in order that they may be restored to their right owners. The value of the cargo is estimated at a million sterling.

A short time ago the arrival of only one vessel in a day, was reported at the Custom-house; a circumstance unprecedented in its annals.

The sale of licenses taken out by persons occupying stands in the different Bazaars in town, has already produced to the reve nue upwards of 2,000l.

COLLIERIES: SAFETY.

In conformity to a resolution unaniThe valiant corps of Scotch Greys, sta-mously passed at a late general meeting of the Coal Trade of the Tyne and Wear, a tioned in Canterbury, were drawn out in the Barrack Field a few days ago, and deputation from that body waited on Sir those brave men who were present at Humphrey Davy, who arrived in Newthe glorious battle of Waterloo, were each castle on Monday se'nnight, to testify their respect and admiration for his discovery of presented with a Silver Medal, to commemorate their gallantry in that well-fought the Safety Lamp, for exploring mines when field. Colonel Sir A. Clarke, K. B. on preis so admirably calculated to obviate those charged with inflammable gas, and which senting these badges of valour, addressed the regiment in an appropriate speech, cal- dreadful calamities, and the lamentable deculated to excite the most lively feeling instruction of many human lives, that have the bosoms of the heroes who heard him; and never was military honour more gal lantly earned, or military merit more deservedly rewarded. The medals, to the number of 818, were alike distributed to the officers and men, and are to be worn on all occasions; they are about the size of a three-shilling bank token-on one side is a fine likeness of the Regent. on the other Fame, with the wreath of Victory; above, the figure Wellington; under, "Waterloo;" on the exergue, is stamped the name of each man whose valour entitled him to this honourable distinction, from a grateful and admiring country. The whole army is to partake of this honour.

of late so frequently occurred in the mines of this country. Messrs Watson and Buddle, colliery viewers, have made a variety of trials of this lamp at Wallsend, Willingtou, and Percy Main Colliery, in places where it was impossible to approach with a common candle without certain destruction, and have completely proved its safety and utility.

Collieries: inexhaustible.

From the importance of our collieries, whether considered as ministering to our domestic comfort, or as the great source of our manufactures, the public will be gratified to learn that several which were supposed to have been exhausted, have

recently been found to be more valuable than at any former period, about Pilstone, in particular, by sinking about 40 feet below the former level, a vein of excellent coal has been discovered, 16 feet thick, and whose extent, though tried to a considerable distance, remains yet to be ascertained.

Extraordinary Sugacity of a Dog.-Mr. T. Rutherford, of Long Framlington, was, about a fortnight ago, overcome in a snow storm, near Alnwick, and fell. In this state he was exposed to all the horrors of the night, till seven o'clock in the morning. His faithful dog at this time observing a shepherd at a small distance, used every exertion to attract his attention, such as howling, going from and returning to the spot where his master lay. This induced the shepherd to follow the dog's motions. Mr. Rutherford was found, (then

The following are the experiments referred to by Mr. Barham, in the House of Commons

Phenomenon.-On Saturday the 23rd of March, about a quarter before eleven at night, a large ball of fire, or meteor, passed over Cheltenham, in the direction of the village of Prestbury, towards Gloucester; it caused for several seconds a bril-covered by the snow), carried to a neighliancy of light superior to the reflection bouring public house, and, after five hours' of the full moon, moving along very gra- exertion, life was restored, and he is now dually until it had passed considerably quite well. over the town. The above phenomenon was observed at the same hour, at Lam: borne, Berks. A medical gentleman and his servant were returning home and were startled by a sudden and brilliant light, which rapidly crossed the heavens from south to north, and appeared to lose itself in the north, but not to decline towards the earth. When the light disappeared, a violent rumbling noise was heard from the north, appeared to diverge to the east and west, like the bursting of a large cannon. The noise exceeded thunder, and continued nearly five minutes. The heavens were beautifully clear and star-light, both before and after this occurrence.

New Bridge: Old Family.

"Board of Agriculturo, June 2, 1812.

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"MINUTE.-The Board adjourned to examine some experiments proposed by Captain Layman, of the Navy, On the preparation of forest trees for immediate conversion, by which the specifie gravity is diminished, and the sapwood preserved from decay, as well as the strength and duration of the timber increased.'

"The following is the result :-
"Experiment 1, Poplar (Lombardy), lbs.
fresh cut, broke with...
336

2. Ditto, counter-part, prepared in three
hours from a tree in a growing state,
bore

3. English Oak, seasoned in the usual

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served, hore.....

6. Common white Deal, in its natural

Friday, the 5th of April, the Marquess of Northampton, as Lord Lieutenant of the county, accompanied by a number of Commissioners, proceeded to lay the foun-4. dation stone of the New Bridge, in this own.. Mr. Luard, chairman of the acting Committee, in expressing the thanks of the Commissioners to the Noble Marquess for his politeness on the present, and his uniform attention to this town on every occasion, said he felt great pleasure in ad. verting to a singular coincidence, and which he was sure would create in the mind of his Lordship, as the first Marquess of Northampton, feelings of the most grati fying kind, when he called to his recollection that the foundation stone of the bridge which had just been taken down, was supposed to have been laid by Saint Liz, the first Earl of Northampton, in the reign of William the Conqueror.

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preserved...

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368

784 902

1,007 1,070

930

339

.... 508"

Agriculture. There cannot be a more effective proof of the state of the country, at present, than the total absence of all Bills for Enclosures before Parliament.

CRADLE CHURN. A Churn has been for some time in use in Wales, which saves both time and labour. It is called the Cradle Churn, being made upon the prin

This experiment was made to shew in

how short a time wood could be prepared for use from a growing tree; but a young Weymouth Pine, three days in preparing, had the cause of premature decay completely removed, and the strength increased from 213 to 450},

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ciples of a common rocking cradle; and can with ease be worked by a child of five or six years old. Sir Robert Vaughan, Member for the county of Merioneth, is so well convinced of the superiority of this Churn over every other, that he has had many made, and distributed among his tenants. The shape is of no consequence, provided it be made considerably wider at the top than at bottom, that it may churn either a large or small quantity of milk equally well. The usual form is that of a

canoe.

Correct Statement of the quantity of Butter

yielded by one of Mr. Calvert's Cows. From 19th May last, till 31st December, the milk of this cow was kept and churned separate from that of his other stock. The following is an account of the number of pounds from each distinct churning, sixteen ounces to the pound.

7, 10, 10, 12, 17, 13, 15, 13, 15, 13, 15, 16, 12, 13, 15, 13, 14, 14, 13, 12, 12, 18, 11, 12, 10, 10, 8, 10, 9, 10, 7, 7,

7 lb.

From this it appears that Mr. Calvert churned 899 lb. of butter in thirty-three weeks and three days. Mrs. Calvert inspected the management of the Dairy. Barbara Mounsey and Elizabeth Robson (Mr. Calvert's servants) confirmed the account. Dairy gave 28 quarts of milk per day, about Midsummer, and would average nearly twenty quarts per day, for twenty weeks, She gave more milk when she depastured during the summer months, than when she was soiled in the house in consequence of the very hot weather. She suffered from Jameness during six weeks, occasioned by the fouls, which lessened the quantity of milk considerably. Want of a sufficient supply of Turnips, made her give less milk lately, and her milk is now mixed with that of the rest of the dairy. For the first fortnight after calving, she was allowed a little broken corn, and since that period she has lived wholly on grass, with a little cut clover when she was under the neces

sity of being sheltered from the inclement heat. Her butter was frequently churned in the space of five minutes. The pasture in which she was fed is by no means of su perior quality.

Married-Simon Marrott, cordwainer, to Sarah Thomas, both of Wisbech. The bridegroom unfortunately has been both deaf and dumb from his birth, as is also his brother, Jacob Marrott, and Henry Willis, who, with a large concourse of people, attended the couple to church, and afterwards joyously spent the day with their umerous relations and acquaintance.

The above marriage reminds us of a singular one that took place at Leicester, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. It is recorded as follows: Thomas Tilsey, of Leicester, to Ursula Russet: the said Thomas, being deaf and dumb, for expressing his mind instead of words, of his own accord, used these signs; first be embraced her with his arms, took her by the hand, and put a ring on her finger, aud laid his haud upon his heart, and held up his hands towards Heaven; and to shew his continuance to dwell with her to his life's end, he did it by closing his eyes with his hands, and digging the earth with his feet; and pulling as though he would ring a bell; with other signs that were approved."

Died. March 27, at Margate, after a short illness, Athelstan, eldest son of Mr. John Boys, solicitor, aged eight years. It is but ten weeks since another child, aged onlynine years, was removed from this world by a similar complaint, water on the brain; and both of them having thenceforth been remarkably healthy children, visitation, except that of their having, during no cause can be traced for this extraordinary last summer and autumn, been daily in the habit of amusing and pleasing each other with a swing of considerable height, in Mr. Boy's garden, and by twirling themselves about to a great degree, to produce giddiness to each other in the usual play of children, so as to encourage that disposition to hydrocephalus, which most children are more or less subject to: various circumstances and symptoms of their ened this supposition, that it has been deemed approaching illness have so materially strengthright to enable us to communicate to parents these extraordinary and melancholy circumstances.

At Appletree-hall, Roxburgshire, on the 27th ult. Mr. Robert Elliot, aged 98 years. A short period previous to his death, he intimated to Mr. John Scott, meal-dealer, Hawick, that about 70 years ago he was sent by his father to Hawick, with one shilling, to purchase a stone of barleymeal, a capful of salt, a pound of butter, and a pennyworth of tobacco-all which he got for the said shilling.

Wool Trade.

Leeds, April 20.- On Tuesday last a meeting of the Merchants and manufac turers of this town and neighbourhood was held in the Committee-Room of the Mixed Cloth Hall, in this place, to take into consideration the most effectual means of opposing the proposition of imposing a duty on the importation of Foreign Wool, and of permitting the exportation of Wool, the growth of this country; Benjamin Gott, Esq. in the Chair.

It was unanimously resolved

"That three Delegates should be sent from the Merchants and Manufacturers of this town (the Trustees of the Cloth

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