lonies affords more particular information to all such as desire it.-(Dutch Paper.) Advance of Corn. The corn-markets in Holland and in Flanders have lately advanced very considerably, notwithstanding the favourable harvest: the Government is interfering in consequence, and putting into execution the laws against the combination, as they term it, which certainly are most summary. One of these documents is a circular by the Governor of Eastern Flanders, addressed to the Mayors and Burgo-masters of his department, stating that he was convinced that higher offers had been made for commodities than the cultivators had required, and that by these and other fraudulent means, the markets were kept up above their natural price. DENMARK. Copenhagen, Oct.4.-In the third quarter 2614 ships passed the Sound from the North Sea, and 2549 from the Baltic. Among the latter were 858 English, 382 Swedish, 285 Russian, 274 Datch, 176 Norwegian, 124 Dauish, 52 American, 86 Bremen, 81 Hanoverian, and 16 Hamburgh vessels. FRANCE. Bounties on Corn. The French Government have every where given orders to adopt the most rigorous measures against those persons who may be considered as causing, by illegal means, a rise in the price of corn, and thus giving occasion to disturbances which may become serious, and for this reason render an effectual diminution of the Army of Occupation more difficult. Notwithstanding all accounts agree in rethe Government still continues to give presenting the harvest as most abundant, bounties ou the importation of corn. Lithographic Presses put under inspection. The lithographic presses have been placed in France under the same inspection as other presses. The Ordonnance says, that the art of lithography has been so im The following advertisement from Mid-proved as to be assimilated to that of movedleburg has lately appeared in The Times able characters and of engraving. newspaper: The Monument to Marshal Massena. "The Chamber of Commerce and Manu- There is erecting in the Cimetiere of facturers at Middelburg, in the province of Père Lachaise, facing the Fortress of VinZeeland, kingdom of the Netherlands, has cennes, a Mausoleum to the memory of the honour to acquaint the merchants and Marshal Massena, Prince d'Essling. Over all persons therein concerned, that the new a stone vault a fine obelisk of Carrara channel of their port, which has its enmarble is placing on a pedestal five feet trance towards Campveer, is finished, and high, which will be decorated with four opened for navigation, and that the largest bas-reliefs. On one, will be a bust of vessels can safely pass through it to the this Prince, to which will be opposed on town, which is provided with secure and the other side his arms, and on the two spacious storehouses fit to contain all sorts other faces the batons of Marshal, ornaof goods, where there are likewise differ-mented with military trophies. ent very respectable commission-houses. obelisk will be 20 feet high, and the workSince the restoration of peace, the inter-manship is confided to the most able course with the East and West Indies, the Sculptors of Paris, under the direction of United States of America, and different M. Frederic Bondin. European ports, has been carried on by the inhabitants with success; likewise the trade in our renewed corn and madders is pursued with all liberty. Besides, the town has obtained, by the favour of our most gracious Sovereign, a privilege that foreigners may deposit therein with all safety their goods, and export them again to other countries, without their being subjected to any duty for importation or exportation, as the duties on imported foreign goods and wares are only required on such articles as are to be used in the kingdom of the NetherJands.-Middelburg, Sept. 1." Spiking the English. the Palais Royal, inserted at the bottom of A Frenchman, the keeper of a hotel in his cards, as a most tempting inducement to make our travelling countrymen confer upon him "the inestimable honour of their perference"-" In this hotel they SPIKE English!" No Laughing. Military discipline seems to be carried to extraordinary perfection in France. An Order of the Day to the National Guard recommends their attention to it while on duty, and desires that they will not leave their arms, nor sit down, smoke, laugh, or sing. invariably happens, that at the time the dividends are paid, the funds rise to nearly the same price they were at before the shutting. It is otherwise with the French holders of Stock. It is well known they are principally comprised of needy annuitants, who require every sous they have to The British holders of property in the French Funds were undoubtedly numerous a few months ago. In fact, it was quite the rage of the day to speculate in the French Funds. The greatest part of them, however, it is said, have now sold out; and many more are only waiting for a small advance to follow their example: this may account in a great measure, for the extraordinary overflow of money with which the metropolis, at the present moment, may be said to be inundated. GERMANY. General Moreau To Travellers in France. Amongst the goods which he brings with him, and which are understood to be for his use, none must be found belonging to any of the classes hereafter described: viz.-Tis-receive to keep the wolf from the door. sues of every kind, in cotton, wool, hair, or a mixture of such materials, comprehending all objects belonging to hosiery or the lace trade-All works in polished metals, whether plated or varnished; without any distinction, such as those which belong to iron-ware, cutlery, or clock and watchmaking-All works belonging to the toytrade-All works in leather-All objects in glass or crystal-All objects in stoneware-all these different classes of mer. chandize being absolutely prohibited by the laws of the kingdom.-The travellers are therefore informed, that all objects of such a nature, which they may, through error, have brought over with them, must be immediately declared to the Custom-house, to the end that they may be re-exported; in default of which, all such goods will be seized and confiscated, and the proprietor prosecuted as the laws direct They are informed, besides, that difference will be made between tissues in the piece, or cut in parcels, and those which, to elude the prohibition, have been cut out, sewed and shaped into sheets, curtains, petticoats, shawls, or any other kind of wearing apparel, even should they have been washed or marked; and that the seizure and prosecution will be incurred whenever the Custom-house shall clearly perceive that the tissues are new, and only fashioned to evade the absolute prohibition pronounced against them. French Funds: disappointment. The private letters just arrived from Paris affirm, that the purchasers in the French Funds from England and other quarters of the world, are grievously disappointed that their speculations have turned to so bad account. They calculated that, at least, by the risk, they would gain the amount of their dividends due about this period. If they were guided in this opinion by what generally takes place with respect to the English Funds in the dividend seasons, it is no wonder they should find themselves disappointed. The holders of funded property in England are chiefly composed of great capitalists, who do not, by any means, rely on these dividends to support their establishments, but generally lay out the amount in the purchase of fresh stock; hence, it almost The monument of General Moreau, stands on the field of Battle something more than a mile from Dresden, and though extremely simple, consisting of one granite stone, is very impressive. It is surmounted with a bronze helmet, wreath and sword. The inscription is merely "Morean der Hald fiel hier an der seite Alexander." The hero Moreau, fell here by the side of Alexander. Rise in English goods. Frankfort, Oct. 4.-The English manufactured goods, which were squandered away for a trifle in the last autumnal fair, have now risen very considerably since we have received news that they have advanced 20 per cent. in England itself. The same may be said of goods of almost every kind: fine wool is in great demand, as well as woollen cloths and coloured goods. Under these circumstances the Leipsic Fair must turn out very well, particularly since, as letters from that place state, a great many Poies and Greeks have arrived there, who are expected to make large purchases. Colonial goods maintain their prices, and are expected to rise higher. The same is the case with all kinds of necessaries of life without exception. Brandy is not to be had at less than 54 or 55 florins. Rum, Cogniac, and all descriptions of spirituous liquors in proportion. Since the Fair, discounts have fallen from 5 to 44 per cent. INDIES: WEST. Hayti-College. Christophe, the Chieftain of Hayti, is wisely providing for the future civilization and moral improvement of his country. He has appropriated an immense sum to the building and endowing a college, in which professors of every branch of learning and science are to be established, and liberally rewarded. It is no small advantage to England, that they will be nearly all chosen from this country, and that we shall then have an increased probability of standing upon a favourable footing with a Sovereign, whose friendship is highly beneficial to us in commercial respects. In the establishment of this college, as well as in some other matters, Christophe, we understand, has had the good sense to solicit the advice of Mr. Wilberforce. Sacrificing a Child. The Italian journals report a new example of that superstitious ferocity, whose empire is not yet at an end in more than one country. In the environs of the city of Modica, in Sicily, three inhabitants of Comiso were persuaded by a malefactor of the former place, that there was a treasure concealed in a church of the country, and that, to get possession of it, it was necessary to immolate a human victim on the spot. These monsters, adding barbarity to their credulity, seized towards evening a child of six years of age and sacrificed it with all the strange ceremonies which they thought necessary to the attainment of their mad purpose. College at Corfu. Too much praise cannot be given to Lord Guilford, for his noble and beneficent exertions to promote the permanent establishment at Corfu of a College for the Education of Grecian Youths, and the ardour with which he follows up the same, his Lordship being on the eve of his return to that island, to see the measure carried into effect. Corsairs and Insurgents. The African corsairs are again beginning to spread alarm throughout the Mediterranean by their depredations; as well as the South American Insurgent privateers. In the course of eight days the latter have captured between Cape Palos and Cape Creus, eight Spanish vessels, from Valence, Barcelona, and other ports on that part of the coast. gian Government has taken laudable meaUniversity of Christiania.-The NorweThe university library, which, though not sures to promote the study of the sciences. inconsiderable, was really poor in several departments, has received at once a sum of 70001, sterling, in order to make good the deficiencies as far as possible. The library has been faithfully promised a sum annually, as soon as the finances of the state are in some measure regulated. A 10001. have been given for the formation of a physical and chemical cabinet, and a travelling stipend granted to the professor of physics and chemistry, in order that he may pass some years abroad. A 1000l. are likewise granted to purchase astronomical instruments for the observatory at Christinia. The university has rather more than one hundred students, among whom there are no foreigners. The system of university of Copenhagen, education is exactly the same as at the POLAND. Magnanimity of Alexander. Warsaw, Oct. 6.-The Emperor our King has signified, in a very gracious letter, that in conformity with the wish of the nation, he most cheerfully gives his consent to the erection of a monument to Prince Joseph Poniatowski, either in the Saxon garden or some other part of the city. A contract has been made with the celebrated artist Thorwaldson, at Rome, (an Icelander by birth), by which he engages to make a bronze statue of the Prince in 12 or 15 months, for 6,000 ducats. PORTUGAL. English Vessels to perform Quarantine. Accounts from Lisbon of the 2d inst; Scotland are compelled to perform a quastate that all vessels from England and rantine of 10 days, and those from Ireland a quarantine of 20 days. PRUSSIA. Religious Plays prohibited. Berlin, Oct. 8.-In consequence of a circular letter from the Minister of Police, Police Officers are ordered to take the strictest care that strolling players, puppet showmen, and the like, shall not publicly represent any scenes from the Bible, or the passion of our Saviour. In England no subject from the Bible can be brought upon the stage. His Majesty has, for the present, assigned the sum of 10,000 dollars, to purchase the necessary decorations and Bruhl has ordered the dresses for Schiller's Wardrobe for the Berlin Theatre. Count Maid of Orleans to be first made, as this piece is got up with extraordinary splendour.on our stage, and a great variety of costume is required. It is said that some rich Jews at | driving; and in several parts of his empire, Berlin, have offered to rebuild the Theatre at the English method of forwarding the posts. their own expence ; but with the express condition that henceforth no piece shall be exhibited which is directed against the Jews. SAXONY. Silver Mines. The silver mines of Saxony have been worked so far, as to be 1600 feet below the surface of the earth, yet the miners are working a very rich vein. They amount to 900 men, who are employed in divisions of 300 each, so that those of each division work eight hours out of 24. The pay for this subterraneous labour is only sixpence English per day-which certainly will not purchase more food than tenpence would in England. SPAIN. Abundance of Corn. The Elbe cleared by an Englishman. A letter from Magdebourg says—“ The Prussian Government lately made a contract with Mr. Humphreys, the proprietor of the steam-boats, to clear the Elbe of trunks of trees and piles, which embarrassed the navigation. Mr. Flumphreys invented a simple machine, which required only three ordinary workmen, a boatman, and a mechanist to direct them. A time was chosen for trying it, when the waters were low. It was wished to extirpate a line of piles, which were at the bottom of the water, and against which every effort had failed (driven, perhaps, upon some military occaAn article from Madrid states, that the sion.) These piles, armed with iron, were people of Castile have repeatedly prayed 15 feet below the surface of the water, in for permission to export their corn. The sale there is reduced to the consumption of a rocky soil. In an hour and a half twenty-five of them were drawn out; they were the inhabitants, which is very small. Specie brought up with pieces of rock adhering is wanting for trade, and the cultivators to them. On a second trial, trees covered are unable to make the advances requisite with sand and mud were taken out with for the culture of their fields, the produce of equal facility. The first was an oak of which does not recompence their labours. 48 feet long and 4 in diameter. The pin- While there is such abundance in Castile, cers having seized it, the operation did not the badness of the harvest in Catalonia has last half an hour. The enterprise attract-caused a scarcity in that province. ed a great number of spectators, and its success was complete. A great service has thus been rendered to the navigation of the Elbe. RUSSIA. The Reformation: severe seasons. Petersburgh, Sept. 24.-This will be celebrated in all the Protestant Churches in the Russian Empire.-They write from Tobolsk of the 1st of August, old style, that at Beresow there has been no summer, this year The cold lasted till the 2d of July, at which time the summer usually ends, and when snow had actually began to fall. At Ordorsk, on the 18th of July, the earth was covered with snow two inches deep. Anglo-mania. Several young Russians have been sent to England at the public expence to learn the Lancasterian method of education, and are now about to introduce it in their own country. The Colonists from Scotland, who of late years have settled in great numbers in Poland, enjoy the greatest privileges. Even the Russian Court livery is now made in London, quite after the pattern of the English which is very much in the old French stile; the Emperor has also procured two Court coachmen from London, who have been instructed by the Prince Regent's first coachman. The Emperior intends to introduce into his Court the English manner of riding and SWEDEN. Improvements in Stockholm. Stockholm, 2nd of September 1817. The works for the improvement of this city are carried on with great activity, by soldiers employed for the purpose; the banks of the Norder river, which flows from the Maeler Lake into the Baltic, are to be lined with magnificent stone quays; the Royal Garden, which is changed into an open park, to be surrounded with posts and chains, and the foundation laid for the bronze statue of the king to be erected in the middle of it, at the expence of the Crown Prince. The statue is to be cast from a model by Professor Goethe. In order to open a freer and more beautiful prospect from the royal palace, all the buildings on the island of the Holy Ghost, which lies in the river, are purchased, and will be pulled down; as well as the royal stables which stand there. In their place a Temple of Glory is to be erected, in which will be placed the colossal statues of the three Charles's of the house of Deux Ponts: these will be modelled by another distinguished Swedish artist, Professor Bystroem: he has designed the middlemost Charles XI. sitting, and Charles XII. in the attitude of an ancient warrior, with the sword in his hand. Ravages of the plague. Stockholm, Oct. 7.-A very important question is to be decided by the Government; namely, the exportation of timber last fortnight the plague has spread in a Constantinople, Aug. 23.-During the in foreign vessels, upon the payment of the most disastrous manner in this Capital same duties as in national ships; against and at Pera and Bujukdera. The affrightwhich the ship owners and the whole Board ed inhabitants precipitately abandon their of Trade of the kingdom have declared, homes. The Turks themselves begin to with the exception of the President, Baron feel the attacks of this scourge. Ten Edelkranz. The opinion given by the lat-persons have died in the suite of the ter contains the following remarkable data: Grand Vizier. The Intendant of the "Of the 24 Governments, the 13 most depot of slaves who had temporarily receipopulous alone contain 2,400 square miles ved a young man since attacked by the (meaning German or Swedish square miles, plague, has fled from the house. After equal to 25 English,) or 45 millions tons of the death of the youngest son of the land, covered with woods: as 6,000 cubic | Austrian Internuncio, who fell a victim to feet are the smallest annual produce of one this contagion, the whole Legation has ton of land (so called from its being calcu- retired to Belgrade, a place situate a lated to produce a certain quantity of corn,) | league to the north of Bujukdera. it follows that 120 square miles are suffi cient for the consumption of the mines, of the lime-kilns, of the tar-manufactories, fences, ship-building, and fuel; and the produce of 2,280 square miles may be spared for exportation. This exportation has hitherto amounted, on an average, to 57,000 beams, 29,000 spars, and 175,000 deals, worth 900,000 rix dollars. "Now, as this whole exportation of 5,000,000 of cubic feet, require only four square miles to grow again in 100 years, the imagination is confounded at the immensity of the treasures which nature annually produces, and again suffers to decay without use, in these solitudes; and every patriot must be grieved when he sees that so small a part of them turns to the advantage of the country. A single parish lately afforded to the Crown a forest covering 50,000 tons of land, or three-fourths of the extent used for our whole exportation of timber, in order to be excused from a certain contribution. In the most favourable conjunctures, Norway exported annually to the amount of 5,000,000 of dollars Hamburgh Banco money." Freaks of Fortune. The late Sultana Valide, mother of the Grand Seignior, who recently died at Constantinople, was, it is stated in a French paper, a Creole, born at Martinique, the daughter of respectable parents. of education, the merchant-vessel on board On her voyage to France for the purposes of which she was a passenger was captured by an Algerine corsair, and she became a slave at Algiers. The French Consul offered to ransom her, but she refused her consent in consequence of an old negress having predicted to her that she would become one of the greatest Princesses in the world, and notwithstanding all the entreaties of her relations she persisted in abandoning herself to her fate. The prediction of the negress was singularly fulfilled. The Sultana is said to have been a beautiful woman, of fascinating manners. |