tously entertained. Two years ago, chauce brought to these parts a highly polished, but melancholy traveller, who, in spite of all the pains that were taken to discover who he was, kept himself unknown, though he was thought to be from the Netherlands. He was poor, and yet would not accept either money or medicines for his journey, or any other article offered at Cairo. Soon after his departure from that city, he was found starved to death in the pyramids, ou the West side of the Nile, opposite to Cairo."

FRANCE.

Statue of Henry IV.

Paris. On the 29th ult. the King of France laid the foundation stone for the grand Equestrian Statue of Henry IV. so long in preparation to be erected on the Pont Neuf. On his Majesty's entrance into Paris, in 1814, a temporary statue of Henry was placed on the same site, and had a good effect: the present is a solid, and, as far as human foresight can go, intended for a lasting memorial. The former remained during the hundred days; and the King, alluding to this, ascribed its "protection to the love of the French people." His Majesty being addressed in an appropriate speech by the Prefect, his Majesty expressed himself highly gratified on the occasion saying: "I congratulate myself upon it as King; I rejoice at it as a son; I am proud of it as a Frenchman:" he also approved greatly of the inscription on the exergue of a medal struck on the present occasion-" Pietas civium restituit."

Tomb of Abelard and Eloise.

The remains of these celebrated lovers have been deposited in the sepulchral chapel lately completed, belonging to the cemetery oalled Pere Lachaise. A priest of the parochial church of St. Germain des Pree, presided at the ceremony, at which were present likewise, the commissary of police of the 10th arrondissement, and various other persons.

Fountain of the Elephant. Important changes in the execution of this stupendous work, in the place Bastile, have already commenced. It will be replaced by a statue representing the city of Paris, surrounded by four rivers, whose urns convey the water from the fountain. The monument will be surrounded by a colonade.

Passengers to and from Calais. Between the 21st of October and the 8th of November, according to a French Journal, there entered Calais from Dover, 4 VOL. VII, No. 39, Lit. Pan. N. S. Dec. 1.

English transports, with 3 officers, 52 sol-
diers. 4 women, 2 children, and 55 horses;
and 46 packet boats, with 775 passengers,
18 horses, 7 oxen, baggage and carriages.
There left Calais during the same period,
for Dover, 2 English, transports, with 61
soldiers, 19 women, 20 children, 21 horses;
and 38 packet boats, with 818 passengers,
45 horses, baggage and carriages.
Duke of Wellington: Wonderful Chace.

An article, dated Cambray, Nov. 4, says, "The hounds of his Grace the Duke of Wellington, on the 30th of last month, discovered a most enormous boar in the forest of Wallincourt. The animal, on being disturbed, passed rapidly into the forest of Ardipart, which he completely traversed; being then hard scented by the dogs, he took to the plain, where he was vigourously pursued by the hounds and the sportsmen, and ere he could reach another wood, was brought to bay. The animal then became ferocious, and destroyed all the dogs that approached him, when one of his Grace's aides de camp plunged his spear into his side. This only rendered the beast more savage, when his Grace himself, seeing his dogs would be destroyed, rode up, and with his spear gave the coup de grace; the animal made a desperate effort to wound his Grace's horse, and fell in the attempt. The peasants say he is the largest boar that has been seen for some years. Of the numerous field that started in the pursuit, only five besides his Grace, reached the end of the chace."

ITALY.

Republic of St. Marino.

St. Marino, September 16.-By the continual influx of strangers into Italy, our little republic does not want visitors. Some days ago we had the honour of seeing within our walls the Princess of Wales (now settled in her villa of Mosca, near Pesaro,) and Count St. Leu, who is now using the sea baths, near Rimini. We have, it is true, no master-pieces of art to shew travellers, except some good pictures of Guercino, and the Roman school; but the very situation of our rocky

town, and the existence of a state of from 5 to 6,000 inhabitants, which, without changing its constitution or condition, has withstood the storm of time for 1,100 years, (older than the subjugated Venice,) is in itself attractive, and has excited be nevolent feelings even in the breasts of conquerors. Our unoffending attitude had its effect with the predecessors of Napoleon himself, who not only allowed us to remain uninjured, but sent the senior Monge from

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Pesaro to our Government, to offer us an enlargement and a rounding of our territory. He likewise promised to repair our fortress at his own expense, to make us a present of four cannon, and to construct a beautiful and convenient road to the sea. lu the last instance a plan was drawn up, and a commencement of the work made, which has been continued to a certain extent by the Papal Government.

Kneeling forbidden.

Maria Louisa, Duchess of Parma, has issued an edict forbidding her subjects to kneel to her: a homage, which she justly says is due only to God. She calls upon the clergy in her dominions to make her subjects sensible of this, which hitherto she has been unable to do.

Stale Bread.

troops and spectators, as well as four Rasaka [504 Shy, or Lictors, in the exercise of their functions, having steel axes, incrusted with gold, and the handles ornamented with precious stones. The Ambassador having on a magnificent throne, called out to him, made three salutations, the Schah, seated "Be welcome." Among them was Captain Kotzebue. The Schah was told that this officer had passed three years in a voyage round the world, but that he had, above all, desired to see the great Sovereign of Persia. The Schah took it as a pleasantry, and said, smiling, have seen every thing." The crown of the "Well, then, now you Schah is formed of the most costly jewels, and from the shoulder to the girdle he was covered with rich jewels; his dagger was also adorned with them, which looked inof the tent were the fourteen sous of the credibly brilliant in the sun, At the back Schab, in the most respectful attitude When the Ambassador pronounced the name of Feth-Aly-Schah, all the persons

In the ruins of Herculaneum, there have lately been found loaves which were baked under the reign of Titus, and which still bear the baker's mark, indicating the quality of the flour, which was probably pre-present made a profound inclination. scribed by a regulation of the police. There have also been found utensils of bronze, which, instead of being tinned like ours, are well silvered. The ancients doubtless preferred this method, as more wholesome and more durable.

Discoveries at Pompeii.

The excavations at Pompeii continue to furnish the Royal Museum at Naples with all kinds of valuable objects. Some building have lately been discovered at Pompeii remarkable for the richness of their architecture. At Puzzoli some sepulchres have been found, which are stated to be magnificently adorned with sculpture of the finest

kind.

PERSIA.

Reception of the Russian Embassy.

Ambassador was invited to a public fete, Three days after the grand audience, the his presence.-The arrival of the Sovereign which the Schah himself honoured with was announced by the firing of five hun. dred small guns. As soon as he appeared, the heralds at arms wished him a long and happy reign. The Prince then addressed some flattering expressions to Nachy-Momedi-Hysseim Khan, the Court Poet, who instantly delivered a long panegyric upon the Schah, extempore. The fete consisted of exercises in the easteru manner. the fete, the Schah retired to prayer, and then returned to see the presents sent him by the Emperer of Russia. He was greatly astonished to find that the presents in por celain, crystal, velvet, and cloth embroidered with gold, were the produce of Rus

After

a pyramid in precious wood and ivory, which, opening by means of a spring, presented a lady's complete dressing apparatus. This was one of the presents to the Queen of Persia, which the Ambassador took that opportunity of laying before her, with letSchah also beheld with great admiration, ters from the Empress of Russia. The take great pleasure in contemplating hima Psyche mirror, in which he seemed to self. agreeably as the first. The second audience went off as

On the 31st of July, the Russian Am-sian art. He was particularly struck with bassador, Lieut. Gen. Yermoloff, was admitted with great solemuity, to a first audience of the Sovereign of Persia, Feth Aly Schah, in a magnificent tent. The Ambassador having with him a band of music, strong detachments of Cossacks, and a brilliant suite, was received by a body of 3,000 Persian horsemen, of distinction, and a by a guard of honour of 200 He was then received by the brother-in-law of the Schab, as well as by the late Persian Ambassador in Russia, Muza Khan, who wore the insignia of the orders of the Lion and of the Sun, and the Portrait of the Schah.

men.

There was in the tent of the Schah, and in the neighbourhood, a great number of

PORTUGAL.

Execution of Conspirators.

following particulars respecting the execu-
A private letter from Lisbon gives the
tion.-"Gomez Friere and seven others

exist two descendants. The wife of the
first lives in a hamlet with her son, who is
epileptic. She and her husband are in the
greatest distress. The other is engaged in
rustic occupation, in another hamlet. While
the Germans, thefore, celebrate solemnities
in honour of Luther, they suffer his family
to struggle with poverty in obscurity,
ST. HELENA.

were hanged and burnt, and their ashes Luther himself, though he married, as is thrown into the Tagus; but the bodies of known, a Nun, died without posterity. the remaining four (whose guilt was not so His brother, who remained in the village strikingly marked as that of their associates) of Moera, in Saxony, where he was born, were delivered to their friends for inter-left several sons, of one of whom there still ment. Gen. Gomez Friere was executed near the Fort of St. Julian, in which he had been imprisoned. He died with great fortitude and resignation, acknowledging his guilt and the justice of his sentence. The others were executed in the Campo di Saint Anna, on the eastern side of Lisbon. The repentant traitors were attended to their respective places of execution by a number of Monks, who very becomingly did every thing in their power to prepare the unhappy men for due pious submission to their awful fate. Only one was executed at a time; and six hours were cousumed ere the the close of the dreadful scene took place-the last who were in succession to suffer witnessing previously the agonies of these who died befere."

PRUSSIA.

Centenary of the Reformation.

Berlin, Nov. 1.-Yesterday, on the great festival of the Reformation, some scenes of Werner's famous drama, "Luther," were performed in the theatre here.

As Mr. Mallausch, who acted the part of Luther, appeared, some voices exclaimed, "Down with the Reformation!" Soon many voices joined, but the greater part of the public greatly disapproved of this interruption, which however increased, so that it was necessary to drop the curtain, and it was not quieted till the police, assisted by the gens-d'armes, arrested about ten students, and conveyed them to prison. The public was so incensed against them, that even when arrested it was difficult to *prevent their being ill treated. After order was restored, the scenes were all acted, and will be repeated to-day.

The students assembled on the Wartburg, Oct. 18, with Professor O'Ken at their head, who assumes the air of a new political Luther, burnt the writings of Messrs. Von Haller, Kotzebue, Dubelow, and several other meritorious writers; they also committed to the flames, in contempt of standing armies, some articles of military uniform; and in scorn of the Princes, the Act of Sacred Alliance.

To the honour of the students of Berlin, we must add, that they had not the smallest share in this literary auto da fe, but felt the most profound contempt for it.

Family of Luther.

A Nuremberg Paper gives the following information respecting the family of Luther:

Shock of an Earthquake.

On the 21st of October, about half past ten at night, several severe shocks of an earthquake were felt at St. Helena, which lasted near two minutes. The agitation, caused by the tremendous motion of the earth, was so great, that articles which were placed upon the shelves in the houses were thrown down. The beasts and birds were also sensibly affected by the phenomenon, and shewed evident symptoms of terror at the event. A large dinner party, who were at the governor's, were so much alarmed, that they left the house with the utmost precipitation. The shock was also seriously felt at Longwood, the residence of Buonaparte, who in consequence attempted to leave his house, but was prevented by the centinels on duty. The agi tation was sensibly experienced on board the Conqueror, the flag ship of Admiral Plampin, then lying in the Bay. The bells on the island were so much disturbed as to occasion their sound to be distinctly heard at a considerable distance.

SWITZERLAND.

Death of Kosciusko.

The celebrated Polish General Kosciusko died at Soleure, in Switzerland, on the 15th ult. A life full of virtue, and bri!liant with glory, was terminated in calm tranquillity. He had lived for several years in retirement, the object of much veneration, surrounded only by the recollection of his fame, and by some faithful and unfortunate friends, to whom he was a cons stant benefactor. It was his wish that his funeral should be conducted with the utmost simplicity, and he expressed a desire that his mortal remains should be carried to the grave by the poor. The death of this celebrated General has excited the deepest regret; his friends wept bitterly over his tomb, and the name of the hero whose ashes it incloses, will be for ever considered as allied with inflexible virtue, with patriotism, and the love of true glory,

TURKEY.

Peaceful Sortie from Belgrade. The Emperor and Empress of Austria arrived at Semilin, the capital of Sirmia, op posite and within sight of the Turkish fortress of Belgrade, ou the 7th of last month. They gave audience to the Pacha of Belgrade on the 18th. The Pacha entered a Turkish camp prepared for him, and consisting of a long range of tents, with great pomp and solemnity. Opposite to his tents were those prepared for the Sovereigns, so near as to enable them to witness, incognito, the grand entry a-la-Turque by the Pacha. At ten o'clock the Pacha set out from Belgrade. Instantly the fortress echoed with the firing of cannon, which, as he advanced, was answered by discharges of artillery from the Austrian bank. A squadron of hussars received the Pacha on landing, and escorted him to his tent, on his way to which he passed by that of the Emperor. There appeared in his train ten beautiful Arabian led horses, splendidly caparisoned, of which two, a bay and a white, were without saddles. After their Majesties put on their robes, they went in a chariot to the hotel of the Commandant of the town, and gave audience to the Pacha at one o'clock. He entered the town with a suite of twelve persons. The audience was pretty long, and the conversation carried on by means of interpreters. The Emperor and Empress then dined, and in the afternoon went to the Turkish camp to see military manœuvres in the Turkish manner, which the Pacha had commanded in honour of their Majesties. These manœuvres were more like games of sport than military exercise. The Turks rode at full speed discharging staffs at each other, in the same manner as javelins were formerly thrown. After the termination of this mock fight, an interpreter, on the part of the Pacha, announced to the Emperor that the military manœuvres were concluded, and requested from his Majesty an audience of leave. Shortly after the Pacha appeared in person, and conversed by means of two interpreters during a quarter of an hour, with the Emperor. The horses were then produced, and examined by his Majesty. The Pacha presented to him the two beautiful coursers that were not saddled-and a third perfectly white, and splendidly caparisoned with rich and brilliant trappings of gold. The Turks themselves put the horses on board the vessel.

Two Turks next presented to the Empress a great variety of Turkish shawls and robes, with a perfuming urn of the essence of roses. Their Majesties looked at every

thing without touching any thing. These articles were also subjected to quarantine. As soon as the Pacha had returned to his him to take leave in the name of the tent, three Austrian Generals waited ou Emperor. The Turks now set out on their return and the cannon began to fire from the walls of Semlin and Belgrade. To prevent any contact with the Turks, the consequence of which would be "twenty days quarantine," a strong guard was called out for the purpose of keeping back the numerous and miscellaneous crowds that were abroad. The Emperor and Empress were to leave Semlin on the 20th.

National Register :

BRITISH.

THE KING.

"Windsor Castle, Nov. 1.-His Majesty
has passed the last month in a very tran-
quil manner, and continues to enjoy a firm
mains unaltered.
state of health. His Majesty's disorder re-

present malady originated from the loss of
It is generally supposed that his Majesty's
his favourite daughter the Princess Amelia.
Many anecdotes have at different times
appeared of what the King has said or
done during lucid intervals, most of which
probably rest on no good authority. There
is one however, of an interesting nature,
which being indisputably authentic we
have much pleasure in recording. In the
cloisters of St. George's Chapel, Windsor,
there is a tablet, which was erected by
his Majesty's command, about four months
after the commencement of his illness, at
a time when the weekly bulletin of the.
physicians was," His Majesty proceeds
favourably in bis recovery." The inscrip-
tion placed on the tablet by the King's
direction is as follows:-

KING GEORGE the THIRD
caused to be interred near this place
the body of
MARY GASCOIGN,

Servant to the PRINCESS AMELIA,

and this Tablet to be erected

In testimony of his grateful sense of the faithful services and attachment of an amiable young woman to his beloved daughter,

whom she survived only three months. She died the 19th of Feb. 1811 Aged 31 years. ANECDOTES OF THE PRINCESS CHARLOTTE. Bishop of London, who visited her in her Extract from the journal of Dr. Porteus, early years:

SAW-DUST CONVERTED INTO WOOD.

The possibility of converting saw-dust into wood must now no longer be spoken discovered a process by which mahogany of as a jest. M. MENKE, of Berlin, has which, by exposure to air, becomes as hard saw-dust may be formed into a paste,

made of this paste are said to vie in elegance with the finest works in bronze, and come to but one-eighth of the expense.

as stone. The statues and other ornaments