recently been made in Cornwall. A regular silver vein has been found just on the Cornish side of the river Tamar. Although small quantities of this precious metal have frequently been got in crossveins, in the mines of Cornwall, yet no regular silver lode has ever before been met with. This vein was found, and traced from the surface; and is now regularly worked as a silver mine. The operations are still very recent; and it is only within a very short time that enough of the metal has been got to render it worthy of observation. This lode is in killas, the shistose stone of Cornwall, and runs nearly parallel to two copper lodes which are near it, the one on the north, the other on the south side. At the surface, the vein chiefly consists of the clayey matter denominated flookan, which is mixed with the earthy black ore of silver; deeper, native silver, with red silver ore; and, at the greatest depth, which is above 20 fathoms, the red ore is found more compact, along with vitreous silver ore; these lie chiefly in spathose iron ore, and are mixed with arsenical pyrites: some small specks of galena occur, though very rarely. The other parts of the vein are entirely quartz, and sometimes a little fluor. Not much of the precious metal has yet been found; nor is it to be expected, the occurrence of that ore being so unusual in Cornwall: the ore yields 60 per cent. of metal.

9. Saturday being Lord Mayor's day, the new Lord Mayor (Alderman Hunter) entered into his civic office. The ceremonies on this occasion were conducted with greater pomp and splendor than

has been customary for some time past. The corporation met at Guildhall about eleven in the forenoon, and after taking the usual refreshments, went in full procession to Blackfriars Bridge. The late Lord Mayor, aldermen Combe, Price, Leighton, the recorder, aldermen Scholey, Wood, C. Smith, Atkins, Magnay, Bridges, the sheriffs, town clerk, city counsel, solicitor, &c. attended in their carriages. They went on board the city barge, and proceeded to Westminster; from thence they returned to Blackfriars stairs sometime after three. Here they were received by 600 of the west London militia (the Lord Mayor's regiment) who preceded the cavalcade on its way back to Guildhall with their full band. The magnificence of the returning procession was considerably increased by the appearance of three men in armour, on horseback. Two of them wore steel armour, and one was in brass, which made a very splendid appearance. Each of them was accompanied by two esquires in half armour, one walking on each side of the horse. Those on the left carried long lances, and those on the right bore shields. The Lady Mayoress joined the procession in Bridge-street, in her private coach and six. At half-past four they entered Guildhall, which was illuminated with much taste and beauty. The monuments, and the clustered Gothic pillars, were all cleaned, and the latter were adorned with wreaths and festoons of variegated lamps of every hue; and the large lustre in the form of a balloon and car, which was suspended from the ceiling, was

decorated in a similar style. At the top of the Lord Mayor's hustings, there were two crowns in small lamps, and a glass lustre. Over the sheriff's hustings there were two plumes of feathers in richly variegated lamps, and a glass chandelier. All the tables were superbly ornamented, particularly those on the Lord Mayor's and Sheriffs' hustings, on which were placed devices of Gothic temples and ornamental naval and military trophies. The tables were, of course, covered with a plentiful supply of every delicacy. The company sat down to dinner at six o'clock. There were many persons of distinction present, among whom were the Duke of York, the Spanish ambassador (the Duke of Infantado), Marquis Wellesley, the Marchioness of Salisbury, and the Ladies Cecil, the Earl of Moira, Earl Waldegrave, Earl Bathurst, the Earl of Aylesford, the Earl of Darnley, Lords Montford, Lowther, Henniker, and Palmerston, Mr. Perceval, the Judges, Mr. Yorke, and most of the Lords of the Admiralty, Sir W. Scott, Sir Francis Burdett, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Croker, &c. &c. The three men in horse armour attended on the Lord Mayor's hustings during dinner, and until his lordship quitted the table. The knight in brass stood behind his lordship's chair, and the others in steel at the corners of the hustings. The Fame, of Carron, at one o'clock a. m. of the 25th ult. was captured off Shields, on her voyage from London to Arbroath, laden with flax and hemp, by the French privateer, Grand Fury, 16 guns, four of which were mounted, and 75 men. The privateer left The privateer left

two of the Fame's crew on board, viz. an old man and a boy, and put six Frenchmen in her to carry her to a port in France; but a south-east gale setting in the day after the Fame was taken, drove her to the northward, when the wind increasing, shifted to the north-east, which drove her into the mouth of the Forth, with the navigation of which, the Frenchmen as well as the old man, were unacquainted; and the candles for the binnacle being expended or thrown overboard, they allowed the vessel to go before the wind (they not knowing where they were, and the compass rendered useless for want of candles, being under night) till the boy luckily recognized the light of Inchkeith, when he assumed the command of the Fame, and carried her in safety up the Frith; and on passing close to the Rebecca, lying at anchor in St. Margaret's Hope, he hailed aloud, that he had six French prisoners on board, and demanded assistance to get them secured. The moment that the Rebecca's boat reached the Fame, the boy seized the Frenchmen's pistols, as his right by conquest, and would not give them up to the Rebecca's crew. The prisoners acknowledged the boy to be an excellent steersman, and consider themselves indebted to him as the means of saving their lives, as well as the sloop and cargo. Conduct like this, in a boy of about thirteen years of age, is truly British, and will certainly not be allowed to pass without its due reward.

10. Early this morning the upper part of the Exchequer Chamber, south side of the Parliament Square, Edinburgh, was discovered

to be on fire. On the first alarm, the engines repaired to the spot. At five in the morning, the conflagration presented an awful spectacle. The exertions of the firemen were somewhat impeded by the height of the buildings; so that it was nearly seven o'clock before they were able to stem the fury of the flames. At that time the roof of that part of the building where the fire began, gave way, and about nine o'clock the fire was completely got under, without doing any injury to the surrounding buildings.

During the continuance of the fire, a number of people were employed in removing the books and papers from the different offices in the Exchequer, and lodging them in the Old Church. The cause of the accident is variously stated. The Lord Provost, magistrates, the judge of police, the high constables, and a large party of soldiers from the Castle, attended.

11. A society has lately been established, with the express approbation of the Prince Regent, entitled, "The National Society for promoting the Education of the Poor in the Principles of the Established Church." The Archbishop of Canterbury is the president; the Archbishop of York, the bishops of both provinces, and ten temporal peers or privy counsellors, are the vice-presidents. A committee of sixteen (in addition to the president and vice-presidents, who are members ex-officio), is appointed to direct the affairs of the society.

The universities of Oxford and Cambridge have voted the sum of 500%. each from the University chests, to this society.

A regulation of ranks, civil and military, has lately appeared at Stutgardt, by which the ancient prerogatives of birth are nearly annihilated, in the kingdom of Wirtemberg.

12. J. Johnson, Esq. of Seymour Court, near Great Marlow, Bucks, has given invitation to all qualified sportsmen, except Sir Robert Clayton, Bart. to kill game on his farm, called Becking, in the parish and county aforesaid; and this in consequence of the said farm being so infested with game from a preserve adjoining, belong. ing to Sir Robert Clayton, called Moor-wood, that the injury done to the crops has sometimes exceeded the amount of the rental, and ultimately compelled Mr. Johnson's tenant to relinquish the farm. Mr. Johnson adds, that he has authority from Joseph Copestake Townshend, Esq. who has two farms contiguous to the Moorwood preserve, to state likewise, that all qualified sportsmen are welcome to kill game thereon, save and except only Sir Robert Clayton, Bart.

15. Came on the election of the Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow, when there was the keenest contest ever remembered in that university. The candidates proposed were, Lord Archibald Hamilton and Lord Viscount Melville, and upwards of 800 electors voted on the occasion. On the final close of the poll, there appeared upon the whole a majority of nearly 200 in favour of Lord Archibald Hamilton, who was accordingly declared duly elected.

16. John and Robert, sons of Andrew Bell, slater, in Pitcairn Green, in the vicinity of Perth,

the former twelve and the latter nine years of age not adverting to the rise of the Almond, attempted, according to their daily custom, to ford it immediately above the mill-dam at Cromwell Park. The younger of the two beginning to give way, his brother laid hold of him, and did not quit

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grasp till both were swept over the dam, where the water has a perpendicular fall of twelve feet, and were precipitated to the bottom of the pool below. The rebound of the water having thrown the oldest boy to the surface, he clung to some projecting timbers of the dam, and though stunned by his fall, and still in doubt of life, his first thought was of his brother, whose head as he looked earnestly round, he observed in the centre of the pool. This made him venture his life a second time, and plunging in (for he swam well) he succeeded in drawing the little boy to the bank, though apparently lifeless. He

then ran, having first laid his brother in a proper position, to the nearest house for help; and, as this was at some distance, before his return the boy had revived, and soon recovered. Such an instance of resolution, affection, and judgment, in one so young, deserves to be recorded.

18. Riots at Nottingham-For some time past the wholesale hosiers, who have stocking-weaving establishments in the county of Nottingham, have been obliged to curtail their hands; this produced considerable discontent among the workmen. Their riotous spirit, was, however, increased by the trade having brought into use a certain wide frame for the manuVOL. LIII.

facture of stockings and gaiters, which was a considerable saving in manual labour, tending still farther to the decrease of the hands employed. On Sunday se'nnight last, this being generally known, a number of weavers assembled at different places in the vicinity of Nottingham, and commenced their career of outrage by forcibly entering the houses of such persons as used particular frames.

A letter, dated Nottingham, the 14th inst. communicates, that the lace-hands, in particular, were in a very distressed situation, and under the necessity of applying for parochial relief. A master weaver, at Bullwell, having been threatened by the rioters, on hearing they intended to attack his property, on the Monday evening armed all his men to defend his frames, and barricadoed his house. Being thus in his garrison, he waited the attack of the enemy, who appeared, and demanded admittance, or a surrender of the frames. The master would agree to neither, and was immediately fired upon; several shots were then exchanged, and one of the rioters was shot dead: he was a weaver from Arnold, and at the time he paid the forfeit of his life, he was in the act of tearing down the window-shutters to obtain entrance by force. The rest of the mob retired with the slain body, but soon returned with redoubled strength. They broke open the door, and would have put the whole family to death had they not escaped by the back door. They then proceeded to gut the house, and consumed every thing that would burn.

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On Wednesday morning the rioters assembled in open day, and again repaired to Sutton, where they destroyed, in all, fifty-three frames and a corn-mill. Having strength, and meeting with no effectual opposition for want of military aid, they grew bolder, and changed the frame-breaking employment into more violent proceedings, and now swore vengeance against wide frames, millers, corn-dealers, &c.

On Thursday similar proceedings were continued, and all remonstrances from the magistrates having failed to restrain them, it was high time to think of decisive measures; many of the most active were already in custody, but this had no weight with those at large. The military were called out, but did not exceed thirty men, who were dismounted dragoons. The sheriff the same time

issued orders for calling out the posse comitatus, and the 1st and 2nd regiments of local militia ; and a farther aid was required of government by a special messenger sent to town for that purpose, who reached the office of the home department about three o'clock on Friday morning.

By farther information from Nottingham, to an early hour yesterday morning (Sunday), we learn, that the town was restored to a state of perfect tranquillity, the local militia having been assembled, and two troops of volunteer cavalry, with a detachment of the Queen's Bays, having taken up their quarters in the town. The riots never got to an alarming height in the town, though the neighbourhood was threatened with more serious consequences.

We give this article as the first account of a series of riots among the stocking manufacturers in that part of the kingdom, which became so serious as to excite the attention of government, and were by no means suppressed at the close of the year. The rioters, whose great object seems to have been the demolition of frames detrimental to their usual course of employ, proceeded with a caution and regularity that denoted a systematic plan, and rendered ineffectual the exertions of power to defeat their measures, and bring them to justice.

Fort George, Nov. 19.-Between one and two, p. m. of the 15th, during a strong gale from S. W. accompanied with rain, the small ferry-boat, with the four boatmen, nine or ten passengers, and a pony, set out from this place for the Fortrose side. They had