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of the Emperor and Empress Dowager, the grandees and wealthy individuals study to contribute to the progress of instruction, by donations, and very considerable foundations. The Count de Schouwaloff has given a sum of 150,000 roubles for the formation of a Gymnasium at Moscow. The Counsellor of the Mines, M. Demidow, has given a sum of 100,000 roubles to the University of Moscow, and a similar sum to the seminaries of Kieff and Yarosloff. The Count de Scheremetjew has granted for the foundation of an establishment for poor persons, a fund of a million and a half of roubles, and another very considerable sum to the University of Moscow. Extract of a Report upon the state of the Islands of Scilly, which has been made to the Council of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall, by Benjamin Tucker, Esq., the Surveyor-General of the Duchy of Cornwall.

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"wind or weather, either at flood “or ebb, set upon any one of the "rocks, or islands, from the sea, "but forms a complete circle "round the group; it is, there"fore, scarcely possible that a

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ship can be wrecked upon "Scilly, in her approach from "the westward, if she can have "the least intimation of danger "before she has actually struck “upon the rocks; which (as I “have stated in that report) was "proved by Sir George Byng, in "the Royal Anne, one of Sir "Cloudesley Shovel's fleet, who, "after the signal of danger had "been made, got some sail upon"his ship, and weathered the "islands; and in like manner did "Lord Dursley succeed in saving "the St. George, even after she "had struck upon the same rock "with the Admiral: nevertheless, "what a fearful picture of cala"mity and distress is exhibited “in the annexed list of vessels, "which have got entangled "amongst the western rocks, in "thick weather, when they have "not been able, at the distance "of between three and four miles "to see either the land of the "islands by day, or the light

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upon St. Agnes by night; it "however, happens, that the "westernmost rock, the Bishop "(see the Chart in former re

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port), which extends more "than a mile beyond all the rest "into the Western Ocean, as if "there placed by Providence for "the express purpose of receiv"ing the first beacon to warn "the mariner of his approach to "the entrance of the British "Channel-it providentially happens, that that rock has a large

"In my former report upon "the Scilly islands, I have shown "(page 21) that the tide does not, under 66 circumstance of any

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"base, and is dry at half tide; "and I am authorized by that "eminent engineer, Mr.Rennie, to "inform the Council, that he will "pledge himself to build a light "house thereupon (similar to "that upon the Edystone), which "will greatly tend to secure from "accident all ships coming from "the westward, even if they "should approach within a few "hundred yards of the light"house, by day or night, before "it should be seen. Sir Clou"desley Shovel's fleet, and almost "all the vessels enumerated in "the annexed list, would in all "probability have been saved, if "there had been a light-house "upon the Bishop! Surely it "will be superfluous in me to "add another syllable, either on "the score of humanity, or on "the momentous and vital im"portance of the object to the "empire at large, and to those "islands in particular, to induce "the Council to make such re"presentations to the Trinity "Board as shall not fail to call "their immediate attention to "the subject."

Kew Palace, Oct. 2. "The Queen has again had several hours' sleep, but it does not appear to have produced any visible effect on the state of her Majesty's complaint.

(Signed) "F. MILLMAN.

"H. HALFORD." Treasury Order relating to the Duty on Foreign Books and Maps.

"Treasury Chambers, Oct. 3. "Gentlemen; - I am commanded by the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury to acquaint you, they are pleased

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to approve of the regulations proposed in your report of the 29th ultimo, in order to prevent Foreign Books and Maps, the property of individuals, and brought over by passengers from abroad, from being charged with duty more than once; and I am, therefore, to desire you will immediately give the necessary orders for carrying the same into effect.

(Signed) "GEO. HARRISON.

"Commissioners of Customs." Note-In furtherance of the above, the following directions have been sent by the Commissioners of Customs to Collectors and Comptrollers :

"Custom-house, London,

Oct. 8, 1818.

"Let the Collector and Comptroller take care that the directions of the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury, contained in the aforegoing copy of a letter from Mr. Harrison, be duly obeyed, under the following regulations, viz :-That the proprietor, shall, on each importation of such books or maps, subsequent to the original importation, make oath that the duties were paid upon such books or maps on their original importation; or that he purchased them in this country, in a fair way of trade; that they are the identical

books or maps which he exported from hence, and that they are now brought back for his private use, and not for the purpose of sale in this country.

"By order of the Commissioners."

Glasgow Circuit.-Saturday, the 3rd Matthew Clydesdale, a collier, was tried at the Court

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of Justiciary, at Glasgow, for the murder of Andrew Love, in the parish of New Monkland, in the county of Lanark. From the evidence adduced in support of the charge, it appeared that the prisoner had for some time borne malice of the strongest nature against the deceased, who was eighty years of age, and a man of the most peaceful and industrious habits. One Sunday morning they chanced to meet near a coal-pit in the neighbourhood, when the prisoner attacked the deceased with a pick-axe, such as are used in collieries, and gave him some dreadful wounds on different parts of the head and body, under which he languished till the Thursday following, and then died. The son of the deceased was the principal witness; but the whole of the evidence was so conclusive, that the Jury, without a moment's hesitation, found him guilty.

Lord Gillies, the presiding Judge, then gave the prisoner a most impressive address on the enormity of the crime of which he had been so justly convicted by the Jury. The learned Judge sentenced the prisoner to be taken back to the prison, to be fed on bread and water, and to be executed on Wednesday, the 4th day of November, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, his body to be then delivered to Dr. Jeffray, Professor of Anatomy in the University, for public dissection. The prisoner heard this awful sentence with the utmost apathy. He kept his eye constantly fixed on the Judge, and heard the solemn address without in the least being moved.

(From the Richmond Compiler, American paper, of Oct. 5.)

The following list comprises all Naval force of Buenos Ayres.— the vessels of war regularly commissioned by the Republic of cruise in the Atlantic Ocean. Buenos-Ayres, and destined to There possibly may be other cruisers, which have obtained, and still hold commissions from the Buenos-Ayrean Government; but having subsequently procured others from Artigas, to qualify them for capturing Portuthe former; nor dare they show guese vessels, they have forfeited themselves in any port within the jurisdiction of Buenos Ayres, and are liable to be captured when fallen in with by the regular armed vessels of that Government. These are the pirates of whose infamous proceedings we have had so many accounts; it is with vessels of this stamp that of Buenos Ayres have been unthe lawfully constituted cruisers justly associated in the public mind, and it is for their crimes that the flag of the new republic has been so long and so cruelly stigmatised. Besides the vessels here enumerated, there are many others cruising in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, some of which are a large class :

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Vinegar Act. Some proceedings having been instituted by the Commissioners of Excise, under the 7th clause of this Act, of a nature not contemplated by the framers of the law, a memorial was addressed to the Lords of the Treasury, by certain respectable merchants and others who were affected by that construction of the clause. To this memorial the following reply has been given :

To Messrs. A. B. and Co. Gentlemen;-The Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury having had under consideration the Memorial signed by yourselves and others, complaining of the vexatious operation of the 7th clause of the act of last session, cap. 65, I have it in command to acquaint you, that my Lords, under the circumstances stated in your Memorial, have been pleased to direct the commissioners of Excise to suspend any proceedings for enforcing the observance of the said clause, by any persons other than persons engaged or concerned in the manufacture of Verjuice, Vinegar, or Acetous Acid, or dealing therein; and I am to request you will communicate the above information to the several persons who signed the said Memorial.

I am, Gentlemen,

your obedient servant, (Signed) GEO. HARRISON. Treasury Chambers, Oct. 6.

There are at this time in the port of Bristol, a greater number of vessels in the harbour, for unloading, than ever was remem

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idle fellow like you." She had no sooner uttered these words than he struck her with some. thing. She staggered and fell on her back, exclaiming, "I am murdered; pull the knife out of me." The husband appeared

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cation, opposite each man's name, of the reason* for recommending his discharge. (Signed) J. MACDONALD, Deputy Adjutant-General. Saturday morning, the 10th, as Mr. Bowles, of Spalding, and his nephew, were taking the diversion of shooting, near Crowland, what he stated at Queen-square Richard Clark, in addition to the dog sprung a covey of part-police-office, said, that he had a ridges, which flew into an adjoin- distinct view of the husband by ing field. The nephew, in his the light of a candle in a haireagerness to follow them, jumped dresser's shop; he did not ob over a hedge. The uncle, Mr. B., following very quick, unforserve him have any knife, but tunately his piece went off, and before he struck the deceased; saw him fumbling in his pockets lodged the contents in the body after he struck her, and before of the youth, who is only 16 she fell to the ground, she exyears of age. Surgical assistance claimed, "O my God, I am was immediately obtained, but murdered; will any one take the he died in a few hours afterwards. knife out of me?" Witness stept "The Queen has not had a good night; and her Majesty fell before he reached her, and forward to keep her up, but she feels a want of that refreshment then uttered the same exclamawhich she has lately derived from tion; don't know who pulled the sleep. knife out: conceives that neither she nor the husband were intoxicated.

"F. MILLMAN, "Oct. 12. HENRY HALford."

Murder at Chelsea.-Yesterday evening the 12th an inquisition was taken at the Triumphant Chariot, Pembroke-mews, Grosvenor-place, on view of the body of Mary Ann Losch:

Mrs. Ann Daynan, of Lawrence court, Jews'-row, Chelsea, stated, that on Friday night, while she was conversing with the deceased, the husband of the latter, who was standing near them, came forward, and said to her, "Come home, you are drunk." She replied, "If I am drunk, it is by prostituting myself to support an

Age, under size, wounds, disease, long services.

Mr. William Treadaway, 2, George-street, Sloane-square, coal-merchant, was present at the horrid transaction; just as the deceased fell, he heard a scream of murder; he stepped towards her, and saw part of her bowels; she said, "take the knife out of me." Elizabeth Harrison cried out to the husband, You have murdered your wife: saw no knife; but the husband was standing by her; he said, “I am the murderer, take me." The husband had kicked her before, during the evening, very violently.

The evidence of Elizabeth Harrison and the watch-housekeeper corroborated the above. Mr. John

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