my in India has extirpated a horde of pirates on the banks of the Indus. Several lives were lost on both sides, ITALY Religious procession; thanksgiving. A German Gazette gives the following interesting account of a religious ceremony of thanksgiving by the Italians, who were rescued from slavery at Algiers, by the exertions of our brave countrymen under Lord Exmouth, in a letter, dated "Rome, Sept. 25.-Yesterday, as the day of La Madonna della Merceda, was chosen to administer the Holy Sacrament (of which they have been so long deprived) to the slaves who have been sent back from AIgiers by the English. The ceremony took place in the church of St. Maria della Mi. nerva. They were all new clothed in the dress of sailors, that is, in blue jackets and white trowsers, with red ribbons at the breast, to which rosaries were suspended. The many boys among them waiked between the Priests of the Order of the Trinity, who, since their return, have instructed them in religious exercises; divisions of soldiers opened and followed the procession, which attracted an extraordinary crowd of spectators. The delivered slaves walked with great propriety and devotion." English travellers less profuse. Many English now go on pilgrimage to Loretto, and make the usual offerings to the image of the Virgin. The greater part of these islanders show some taste. for the fine arts, but they are daily losing that reputation for generosity which used to procure for every Englishman the title of Milord. VENICE. Present state, statues, &c. The two principal objects of the Aus trian Authorities at Venice seem, according to a private letter, to be the suppression of freemasonry and prostitution. The Free-mason's-lodge established by the French has been suppressed, all new associations strictly forbidden, and the very house in which the meetings had been held razed to the ground. The measures taken against prostitutes have at least the merit of simplicity: they send away every foreigner, and imprison every native prostitute who appears in the streets. The Place of St. Mark, at Venice, very much resembles the Palais Royal at Paris. A church, which formed one of its sides, was taken way by the French, and range of public buildings, attached to the palace, erected in its place, in a style corresponding with the remaining sides. Ou | this new side, about the middle, was placed a magnificent group, in relief, of Venice, Fame, and several other allegorical figures, crowning the statue of Buonaparte with a laurel wreath! The figure of Buonaparte before-and the whole of this fine group, has been cut away-all the rest remain as from the absence of any object or ensemble, has an air extremely whimsical. The ce lebrated Corinthian horses, which decorated for a moment the arch of the Carrousel, have resumed their ancient station over the grand arch of the gate of St. Mark. The following inscription has been placed round the edge of the arch: "Quatuor equorum signa, a Venetiis Byzantio capta, ad templum Divi Marci, A.R.S. MCCIV posita, quæ hostilis cupiditas, A. MDCCCIII. abstulerat, Franciscus primus Imperator pacis orbi data trophæum, A. MDCCCXV. Victor re duxit." The statue of Bonaparte, has been taken down, and sold to the artist who made it, a Veronese. He said he intended to retouch it into a Cæsar! The winged lion of St. Mark was shattered to pieces on its way from Paris over the Alps. It has been rather clumsily put together, and placed upon a pedestal which came from Egypt, in the better days of the Venetian repub lic. Most of the pictures have been replaced. PORTUGAL. Conflagration; Church Consumed. LISBON, Oct. 5.-" Yesterday the fine beautiful church of St. Julian, in this city, in which was performing the funeral ceremony of the old Queen, by some accident caught fire, and in the course of two hours was completely destroyed. You may easily judge of the dreadful confusion that ensued in consequence of there being a numerous congregation present, but I am happy to say no lives were lost. Various reports are in circulation, but the cause of the accident is not yet ascertained.” Inclement season; Vintage spoiled. ult. mention, that the equinox has set in Letters from Oporto, dated the 11th with immeuse rains, beating down and causing the grapes to rot; added to which, the scantiness and inferiority of this year's vintage has created great distress in the wine districts. PRUSSIA. Salt trade opened to freedom. Berlin, Sept. 21.-It is incredible, and yet true, that in German countries there still exists what is called a salt conscription, that is, a law by which every subject is signed them a sufficient maintenance, and placed them under the immediate direction of Mon. de Strandman, the Rector of the College at St. Petersburgh, who is attached to the embassy to London. obliged to purchase annually a certain tion are, Alexander Abadousky, Charles quantity of salt from the Sovereign, whe- Svenske, Mathew Tymayoft, and Theother he wants it or not. Our King, by adore Busse. His Imperial Majesty has as decree dated in June last, relieved from this burden the countries on the left bank of the Rhine to the western frontiers of the Kingdom, which were partly subject to it: the other provinces of the Kingdom were relieved from it at an earlier period. Every body has now no farther obligation than that of purchasing his salt from the royal salt works, or salt magazines. NORWAY. So great has been the drought in Norway, that a Norwegian ship, now in Londonderry barbour, is taking in cargo of hay, as an article of speculation. RUSSIA. EDUCATION. "When they shall have remained in England a sufficient time to attain the object of their designation, and when they have acquired the full and entire satisfaction of those who can judge in this first object of their studies, they will probably be authorized to visit other countries of Europe, "The examination of some other insti tutions, founded on the same principles, will be the main design of their attention; especially those which tend to conduct the children of the poor to comfort and pros Extract from the Impartial Director of St. perity, by the love of industry and the Petersburgh, Aug. 20, 1816. "The Emperor of Russia, during his visit to England, particularly fixed his attention on the establishments for education founded on the principles of the new systems of Messrs. Bell and Lancaster. These systems are known by the invariable suc cess which they have obtained. Their object is to extend and to simplify the means of teaching the art of reading and writing on a principle calculated for the whole, world. Their design is benevolent; the inventors of these plans having in view, by the developement of their successive operations, the promotion of religion and morals. "His Imperial Majesty concluded, that it would be advantageous to introduce the new system of education into Russia: consequently, he ordered that four students should be chosen from the establishment for schoolmasters of St. Petersburgh, who had completed their studies; and that these young men should be sent to England to examine the state of the primary schools founded on the principles of Bell and Lau caster. "No system of education could be successful in any country, unless it harmonized with its institutions. The principal object of this mission is, to observe these new methods, and to study them with a view to report on their bearing in the countries where they are to be established. These ideas, once acquired and combined, will naturally lead to understand the effect which these systems may have on those countries which desire to adopt them. "The four chosen students, and who are immediately to embark on this destina practice of virtue, will accomplish the la bours of these four students, and will form the epoch of their return to their own country." We are enabled to inform our readers, that the four young men mentioued in the Russian paper are arrived in London, Ertraordinary Rains. We learn from St. Petersburgh, that such continued rains fell in June at Kiakla, on the Chinese froutiers, that the torrents from the adjacent mountains caused au inundation in Kiakla itself, which has done much damage. Nothing of the kindhas ever happened there in the memory of man. Iron Bridges great convenience. Three irou bridges, which were in preparation some time, have lately been erected at Petersburgh; one over the Neva. They surpass in grandeur and conMolka, the others over branches of the venience all others in that capital. SAXONY. General State of Leipsic Fuir. Augsburg, Nov. 10-A great merchant writes from Leipsic, as follows-The prospects for our fair were very good, but have unhappily not been realized. As long as there is not a certain solidity in trade, that is, in the sales of the manufac turers, no improvement can be hoped for; now manufactories have sprung up every where, more goods are made than it is pos sible to cousume.-The extraordinary times immediately preceeding the present period gave birth and success to extraordinary speculations; this has given rise to a spirit of speculation which has become es cessive. The generality cannot now reconcile themselves to the equable course of trade in a time of peace; they think on their former great gains, and vast enter prises, and thus suffer themselves to be deluded into similar enterprises, which must necessarily fail, because they are not suitable to existing circumstances. "In England such rash adventures have been already severely punished; this has had the favourable result for the Continent, that manufactured goods were this summer to be bought in England for a meretrifle, and thus the German merchants were enabled to sell at the same prices as the English, who, as it were, throw away their goods on the Continent; for both must pay the same for the freight. It is indeed bad for those who have an old stock, and must sell to make money! "On the other hand, we learn from Leipsig, that Mr. Erust Carl Weber, of Gera, sent a printed address on the 16th Oct. to all the manufacturers from the various parts of Germany and Switzerland, who were at the fair, calling on them to consult together while they were at Leipsig on the evident danger that threatens the German manufacturers, and to apply to the Diet at Frankfort for protection against the unnatural measures of England, and for the establishment of equal rights. He proposes several steps to effect this, and has printed an essay containing his own views, in which he says, "Nothing can be more mortifying and alarming to the German manufacturers, than the manner in which England tries to exclude them, not only from all the European markets, but even from the German, and in contravention of the eternal principle of reciprocal rights, shuts its dominions, with unexampled severity, against the importation of foreign manufactures, at the same time that it domineers in all the public markets of Europe, as if they were its colonies; nay even has recourse to artificial and unnatural means, in order to destroy our sober and indefatigable industry, on our own soil, and to have every where an exclusive influence, &c.(Allgemeine Zeitung,Nov. 10.) SPAIN. Meeting of the Peerage. Madrid, Oct. 10.-The Class of Spanish Grandees have had a meeting, under the presidency of the Infant Don Antonio, who represented the King. All the Grandees in Madrid attended, and those who were absent sent proxies to the Members who were present. The meeting elected a deputation which is to be permanent, and formed a Secretariat out of several of the members. This assembly, which, according to the orders of the King, is to meet annually, is a new institution, the results of which may prove remarkable. Au organization of the same nature, formed on the existing deputations of the different towns of the kingdom, which have long had no duty to perform except that of attending at the coronations of our Kings, would nearly complete a system of representative government. Merino Sheep not to be exported. Madrid. Oct. 14.-By a decree of the 24th of September, the King has ordered that the exportation of Merino sheep shall not, under any pretext, be permitted, and that the existing laws on this subject be strictly enforced. His Majesty has charged the Captains-General, Intendants, and other Authorities of the kingdom, with the execution of this decree. SWEDEN. After public Finances, Manners, Morals, &c. Stockholm, Oet. 15.-The foreign debt of the kingdom having been partly paid, and partly in liquidation, by the sums received from Pomerania and Guadaloupe, all attention is now directed towards restoring the internal finances, and the value of money; because in the last eleven years, the value of a pound sterling for example, has risen from four rix-dollars 28 skillings, to 11 rix-dollars, 40 skillings. Provincial Committees, composed of the most enlightened and best informed men of all classes, are now employed, in order to present within a mouth, their proposals for the prevention of luxury. opinion has been thus counselled, laws and prohibitions are expected immediately to follow, in which the whole nation has thus taken part, and by which it is hoped considerably to limit the importation of foreign luxuries. This importation has risen to the value of 20 millions of dollars, while the exportation was not much above seven millions. Here in Stockholm, of 250 wholesale dealers, there are only 25 who solely employ themselves in the exportation of our productions. Plans are also in agitation for redeeming the paper currency by the Bank, with silver, either by a reduction proportionate to the rate of exchange, or by a change in the standard. But as this cannot be done without the concurrence of the States, it is supposed the Diet will be soon summoned.-(Hamburgh Correspondentens Oct. 20.) conflagration in the seraglio. The fire Commerce Stagnant: perpetual rains. Stockholm, Oct. 29 -The general stag-spread with such rapidity, that the women nation of commerce, says a letter from Gottenburgh, dated the 22d, has also bad an unfavourable influence on our city. The means of labour as well as profit are much circumscribed. Iron has, as usual, been this year our most considerable article of export. It rains here almost uuinterruptedly. We are glad to state, that the herrings, which since the year 1808 had withdrawn themselves from the Swedish coasts, have again made their appearance, to the great joy of the inhabitants. Public Magazines: supply deficiencies. had only time to save themselves in the sur rounding gardens. The Grand Seiguor, informed of the danger, ordered all the avenues to be shut; and it was only after three hours of ravage, and after the women were conveyed to the apartments of the Sultana Mother, that the firemen were per mitted to approach. All the damage done by the flames, and the total want of ar rangement, could not be estimated on the day following The interior of the prin cipal wing is absolutely destroyed. The loss in rich furniture clothing, &c. is im mense. A striking exemplification of the strict ness of Turkish etiquette is furnished by the accounts. It appears, that the Palace was suffered to burn for three hours, without any attempt being made to extinguish the flames; it being thought of more im That the weight of the bread may not be lessened in consequence of the increased prices of corn since the bad harvest, the bakers at Stockholm now receive corn at lower prices from the public magazines. This is a result of the fund of 2,000,000 dollars, set apart by the last Diet to pur-portance that the women, who had fled in chase corn in good years, that the prices may never fall too low, to the prejudice of the farmer, and that there may always be a stock in hand.-Hamburgh Correspondent, Nov. 2. We lear from Stockholm, that during the year 1817 the frontiers between Swedeu and Norway will be surveyed, and where it is necessary new boundary marks erected. The whole frontier, which is 140 Norwegian miles (between 7 and 800 English in length, is to be visited in three divisions, each by a Norwegian and a Swedish officer, and the rectification of the froutier to be repeated every 15 years. TURKEY. confusion from their burning apartments into the surrounding gardens (all the aven ues to which were in consequence closed), should be secluded from the gaze of the vulgar, than the progress of the conflagra tion should be checked. WIRTEMBURGH. Death of the King. The King of Wirtemberg died on the 30th of October, at two in the morning, of a disorder in the liver. Frederick William Charles, first King of Wirtemberg, born the 7th of November, 1754, was a son of Duke Frederiek Eugene, who, during the seven years' war, distin Fire in the Seraglio. guished himself in the Prussian service, while his brother, the then reigning Duke Constantinople, Sept. 25.- NotwithCharles, led his troops with great bitterstanding all the severe measures of our Government, fires still occur frequently ness against Frederick II. This sou of One burst out yesterday, which reached thers, entered the Prussiau service, which, Duke Eugene also, like others of his brothe Summer Palace of the Graud Seiguor, however, he left in the life-time of the at Beschiktasch, and reduced to ashes a great Frederick, and went into that of Rus great part of the Haram or apartment of sia. He succeeded his father, who was the women. That of the Grand Seignor remained untouched.-The fire lasted five the 23d December, 1797, as Duke of Wir only for a short time reigning Duke, of hours; less, however, in consequence of temberg; and his political relations bethe violence of the flames, than by the came uncommonly difficult, in consequence care taken not to expose the women's of the war with France, and the situa apartments to the eye of curiosity, and to tion of his own territory.-In 1803 he exremove the crowd who hastened thither to changed the ducal dignity for the electoextinguish the fire. It is even said, that ral, and in 1805, (after the peace of Pres the youngest daughter of the Sultau pe-burg) for the royal; and instead of the rished, at least it is not yet known what has become o: ber. Vienna, Oct. 19.-The latest news from Constantinople, under date of the 26th of September, give afflicting details of the duchy, his paternal inheritance, of about two hundred square miles in extent, with five hundred and eighty-five thousand inhabitants, and a revenue of two millions of dollars, he left to his successor a kingdow, the lieutenant commanding such revenue cruiser shares with the lieutenants of the King's ship. The act of 1764 is annulled, and the regulations take place from the 1st of July, 1816. The boys half a share; and many other minor regulations are comprehended in the same order. the smallest indeed in Europe, of $57 square | thing in sight of a vessel of war, then miles in extent, a population of one million eight hundred thousand, and a revenue of eighteen millions of florins. By his first marriage with the Princess Angusta of Brunswick (sister of the Duke who fell last year he left behind him three children, viz. the new King William I born in 1781, and married this vear to the Grand Duchess Catherine, Duke Paul, and the wife of the Duke de Montfort (Jerome Buonaparte). His widow is the eldest sis ter of the Prince Regent of England. National Register : BRITISH. « Windsor Castle, Nov. 2. Silver currency. The Admiralty Navy List, corrected up to the end of the present mouth, contains Commanders, $,980 Lieutenants, 688 Mas 198 Admirals, 854 Post Captains, 814 ters, 946 Surgeons, 442 Assistant-Surgeons, and 935 Pursers. The Transport Board, as a separate Establishment under Government, is entirely abo lished. The shipping concerns of the office will be conducted by the Navy Board; and the Sick and Hurt Department by the Victalling Office. DIVING BELL.-This machine was em ployed lately in Barnpool, Plymouth, to examine the bottom, preparatory to sinking the Eden sloop of war, with the view of curing the dry rot; but it was con sidered unsafe from its inequality and thé heavy ground swell which sets in with an easterly wind Mr.Smith, clerk of the works now carrying on in Plymouth yard, has suggested a plan for surveying and mark ing out the ground, and also for keeping and on the surface of the water, which on up a communication with people below a trial he carried into complete effect in eight fathoms water. This plan will be essentially useful in the future operations of the diving bell. ← Treasury Chambers, 24th Oct. 1816. "GENTLMEN, The Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury having had under their consideration your Report of the 4th inst. on the subject of the extension of time for receiving Bank Dollar Tokens, by the Receivers-General and Collectors, and also with respect to the receipt of other Silver Coin; I have it in command to acquaint you that my Lords are of opinion, that the Receivers General should receive from the Col- The experiment about to be made at lectors of Taxes all the plain Silver Coin col- Plymouth by sinking ships, as a preventive lected by them on account of Taxes, which of the dry rot, is by no means a new idea. may, upon examination, appear in the judg-There has not been a ship built at Whitby ment of the Receiver General, not to be base or counterfeit. With respect to the Bauk Dollar Tokens, my Lords are of opinion the Receivers General should receive all those which may be good from the Collectors, and which may have been collected by them before the 1st of February next, provided they are paid over in the first payment to be made by the Collector after the 1st February next. for many years which has not been smuk in salt water, with a view of guarding then against that great evil to shipping, and which never was known to fail in the des sired effect. At Full also this practice has hecome pretty general. At Liverpool it is known that simps sometimes in the habit of taking cargoes of salt on board, are never subject to the dry rot: the crevices in the ship being elosed up with salt will preserve them from any attack of the fungus for many years. "I am, Gentlemen, &c. (Signed) « C. ARBUTHNOT." Contraband goods: new regulation. By a recent Order in Council, a new regulation is to take place in all seizures The mechanics and others employed in of contraband goods, &c. by his Majesty's the Dock-yard at Plymouth have given novessels and revenue cruisers: they now tice, that it is their wish to be supplied, share in the same way as prizes taken in by contract, with beef, mutton, pork, and war from the enemy. The commander-in-potatoes, for themselves (2,000 men) and chief, under whose command such men of families, for six months certain. war and revenue vessels are, takes an eighth. If a revenue cruiser takes any The new light on Penzance-pier is now visible. It is is intended to show this |