and was discovered only a short time previous to the appointed moment for its execution. More than two hundred people are stated to have been arrested in consequence of the discovery. The personal character of the Emperor of Austria is such as to prevent the suspicion of private malice; and, therefore, grounds for this diabolical attempt have been sought for in political motives, and the odium is attached to a sect called the Carbonari. Of the peculiar objects of the Carbónari we are ignorant, and secret societies are detestable; but in Italy, as in Germany, the posture of affairs is unnatural, and consequently unsafe. It is, therefore, most probable that the horrible attempt may be traced to a political motive. It is well known, that, for ages past, it has been the ardent desire of many Italians, that their fine country should be united into one state, and that it should hold the rank which its physical resources entitle it to in the scale of nations. To this national feeling Bonaparte was indebted for a large portion of his successes in Italy; and even his despotism was received with welcome, as it brought concentration and union. Since his downfall, the partition of Italy has given great dissatisfaction, and military force alone has ob tained the acquiescence of the people. ASIA. observe them pitching the whole fore part of the ship under water, and the waves making a fair passage from stem to stern.” In this dreadful hurricane, the Queen Charlotte, 190 tons, was totally lost, with all on board; the Lady Castlereagh, 900 tons, and Cornwall, 420 tons, both loaded for England, were dismasted, and so much damaged as to be condemned; and the Geor giana ship, and Harriet, 210 tons, puit into the roads after the hurricane, completely disabled for sea. Many smaller vessels were totally lost or disabled in the storm. Army in India.-A return of all the military forces, regular and irregular, serving in India at the date of the last dispatches, distinguishing the number of the King's forces from those of the Company, and the Europeans from the natives: Regular Troops. ་་ W King's cavalry, 4,692 17,858 +22,550 ... 4,503 : 7,703 European infantry, 3,120 Native cavalry, 11,011 132,815 9/11 the European artillery, 8,759 上 8,759 52,589 Total regulars, . 182,838 Irregular Troops i2293, 501 la Native cavalry, som 117,65916 2Mİ Native infantry,tur band m17,082 muů : 24,741 Invalids and pensioners, koj‐to om:5,875 212,454 EAST INDIES. Hurricane at Madras. Accounts from this settlement bring intelligence of a most tremendous hurricane which was experienced there on the 24th of October After it moderated," says a letter of the 12th November," the scene of desolation was melancholy to behold: the roads and avenues around this place were beautifully shaded with fine trees, but now scarce a vestige of them remains. 9 h Grand total, Trees were not torn singly by the roots, GEORGIA, &c.The winter, which has but avenues, of miles in length, laid pros- passed so mildly over the northern extretrate with the ground in an instant. mities of Europe, has visited more southface of this country is quite altered; planern latitudes with unparalleled severity. tations ruined, and the wretched remnant of trees, shrubs, &c. scorched as if by fire. The violence of the gale surpasses belief. Bundles, palanquins, &c. exposed to its fury, were dashed to pieces; the only places of refuge being within the houses, which, being strongly built, for the most part resisted its violence; some small ones were blown down, and a few of the natives killed. The rain fell in such torrents as to flood the streets to the depth of three or four feet. Dreadful as was its violence on shore, yet it was nothing to its effects at sca. The surf was tremendous in every sense of the word, breaking as if on a reef of rocks as far as the eye could reach; it was the most awfully sublime sight I ever beheld. About six A. M. the vessels in the roads began to cut their cables and stand out to sea; before cutting, we could At Teflis, in Georgia, it set in at the beginning of December; and from the 10th of that month to the 10th of February, the snow had lain on the ground to an im mense thickness, and the thermometer had been constantly between eight and fifteen degrees below the freezing point, so that sledges were for the first time employed in that country. The herds and flocks suf fered severely, as, on account of the usual • This number includes two regiments of light dragoons, embarked in February last for India, for the relief of other regiments on that station. The strength of the two regiments was 929 men. infantry are under orders to return to EuFour regiments of cavalry and two of rope, consisting, in the whole, of 4221, men. 1819.7 mildness of the temperature, they were al Ways left out in the fields. The vines and fruit trees have also been nearly destroyed. On the 29th of January, two shocks of an earthquake were felt during the night. They were preceded by a tempest, and a subterraneous rumbling. At ten o'clock, the shocks grew so violent, that even the inhabitants, though such phenomena are familiar to them, were struck with terFor. They were the more terrified, as every shock was followed by tremendous rendings, as if the earth were opening her bowels. Several old buildings were destroyed. "AMERICA. UNITED STATES.-Charlestown papers of the 7th March contain an abstract of the treaty by which the Floridas have been ceded to the United States. The boundaries of the territory which has thus passed over the republic, on the west and south, are the Sabine river, to the 22d degree of latitude; thence a line due north to the Red river, a line along that river westward to the 100th degree of longitude, west of London, and another meridional line to the 42d parallel of latitude, which parallel continues the boundary to the South Sea. This acquisition is naturally flattering to the pride and expectations of the people of the United States. The following are a few of the advantages which the American "We rejoice Journals anticipate from it. at the cession of the Floridas. The advan tages are great and interesting. The influence and command which it gives to us over the Indians; the occupation of such a long line of coast, and the ports which it embosoms; the entire command of all the rivers which flow from our own territory into the Gulf through all their extent; the Trout ad 1.vo dut ez bazzar - 11:02 9*50t beton ad „qormed to 2:11. a stop which we put to smuggling, to the " Dreadful Fire. A letter from Savannah, dated March 18, says, “Last night, about nine o'clock, the citizens were alarmed by the ery of fire. It commenced in a small grocery store of J. M. Carter, (above the Exchange,) which was set on fire by a candle carelessly left on the counter. The storehouses of Gray and Pinder, Nichols, Dobson and Hills, Hall and Hoyt, Rea and Butler, E. S. Kempton, A. G. Semmes, J. B. Cremor, H. S. Slocum, J. R♫Gifford, T. C. Hayward and Co. and Watson and David Hill and Co. were destroyed. Thus the labour of many men for several years is consumed in abmoment !!The amount lost must be at least 400,000 dollars... SPANISH AMERICA.Important events are shortly expected in the Spanish prðvinces of South America. By the last aecounts, Lord Cochrane, with a powerful naval and military armament, was on the point of sailing from Valparaiso to the attack of Lima, and no doubt was entertain ed of his success; while in Venezuelo, Ge neral Morillo is represented as in an almost hopeless state, having been drawn into the interior by the artifices of Bolivar; and an advanced corps of 600 cavalry, which he had pushed forward to collect cattle, had fallen into the hands of General Paez, and were all taken. Numerous corps of British volunteers had arrived out, and every thing seemed to promise a triumphant conclusion to the long continued struggles for independence on the part of the mis governed colonies of Spain in this quartere at va 101 adi vrh b PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. ། The Bank Restriction.THIS interest ing subject occupied the attention of both Houses of Parliament on the 5th of April. The Earl of HARROWBY in the Lords, and Mr PEEL in the Commons, brought up preliminary reports from the committees of secrecy on the affairs of that great and im-. portant corporation. They stated, that the committees were now deliberating on their reports, which they expected to lay before Parliament shortly after the holidays, when they ༈ ༽ 4738 plan would be materially obstructed if the bank continued to pay its notes that were issued before January 1817 and fractional sums under L. 5 in gold, they recommend ed that a bill should be passed forthwith to restrain the bank from making such ist sues till their report could be made, and a legislative measure founded thereon. Upon this, preliminary report, Mr. Peel moved, in the House of Commons, for leaverto bring in a bill to restrain the bank from Po Confidently hoped it would be in their making partial payments in golde till the to the period for the resumption of cash payments, and to suggest a mode of effecting this with safety. But, as their end of the present session of Parliament. In his speech he stated the bank to have been drained of 1.5,200,000 under she no tices they had issued, and that the whole of this sum had gone to France; in proof of which it was stated, that a new coinage had taken place in that country to the amount of L.5,000,000 sterling, corresponding with the sum drawn from the Bank of England. Mr Peel, therefore, submitted to the House the propriety of passing the bill through all its stages that night, which was accordingly done; and next night it passed through the House of Lords, and received the royal assent by commission. ·Catholic Claims. On the 3d of May, Mr GRATTAN again brought forward a motion for a committee to take into consideration the petitions of the Irish Catholics for a removal of the political disabilities under which they labour on account of their religion. The debate on this motion presented no particular novelty; and the motion was lost by a narrow division-24f voting for, and 243 voting against it. From the smallness of the majority on the present occasion, it is likely that this great mea sure will in no long time be carried. Of late years, a decided change in the public sentiment has taken place in regard to the Catholics. The bad dispositions engendered by the long and bitter contentions which prevailed between them and the Protestants have been for many years on the decline, and we regard the present race of Catho lies without any of those feelings of aversion and hatred which belonged to the age of religious controversy. Lotteries. On the 4th, an animated discussion took place on a resolution proposed in the House of Commons by Mr LYTTLETON, expressive of the opinion which the House entertained on the subject of lotteries. The resolution described them as destructive at once of the morals and happiness of the lower orders of the people, as tending to the encouragement of gaming, and operating to demoralize society; and pledging the House not to sanction them in future, under any regulation what ever. The motion was seconded by Mr Buxton, and supported by Mr Wilberforce, Mr Plunkett, Mr Alderman Wood, Mr Wodehouse, Mr Tierney, &c.; and opposed, on the ground of necessity, by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Lord Castlereagh, Mr Canning, Mr Huskisson, and others. The resolution was ultimately lost by a majority of 49; the numbers, on a division, being-for the motion 84-against it 133. Scottish Burgh Reform. On the 6th, Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON brought forward a motion for referring the numerous petitions which had been presented during the session in favour of a reform in the Scottish burgh system to a select committee of the House of Commons, which The was carried by a majority of five-the num bers being 149 to 144. The motion was supported by Mr J. P. Grant, Mr Primrose, Mr W. Douglas, and Mr C. Wynne; and opposed by Mr W. Dundas, Mr Boswell, Lord Binning, and Mr Canning. Lord Advocate, who was present, did not speak in the debate. This measure does not seem to have been argued fairly on its own merits. The great argument stated in opposition to it was, that it was a dis guised proposition for parliamentary reform. Those who opposed it did not contend that an alteration of the Scots burghs was not necessary, but that, if it were granted, it would lead to indefinite schemes of reform in England. We are convinced that all these alarms are quite chimerical, and that no possible danger could result from an improvement in the present constitution of the Scots burghs. It is not easy to see, indeed, how any local alteration of this nature could generally affect the constitution of Great Britain, while it would certainly conciliate and settle the minds of a considerable class in this country. The Bank Restriction.-On the same night, the committee on the affairs of the bank presented their report. The commit tee appear to have bestowed great attention in collecting all the information necessary to form a judgment on this important subject; and in all their views and reasonings, they display a candour and calmness which certainly entitles their decisions, whatever they may be, to all due respect and consideration. They recognise the principle of the immediate convertibility of notes into specie as the only solid basis of a paper circulation, and they accordingly recom mend the resumption of cash payments by the bank as necessary to give stability to the value of our currency. This measure, however, they do not think could be safely adopted in July next, the period when the present restriction act expires, and few, we apprehend, will differ from them in this. The plan they propose, therefore, for the resumption of cash payments is this, that, on or before the 1st of February 1820, the bank shall be liable to deliver a certain quantity of gold in bars of not less than sixty ounces, being duly stamped and assayed, for a proportionate amount of their notes, at L. 4, Is. per ounce; that, on or before the 1st of October 1820, they shall be liable to make similar payments, at the rate of L. 3, 19s. 6d. per ounce; and that, on or before the 1st of May 1821, they shall exchange bullion for their notes at the standard or mint price, of 1.. 3, 17s. 101d. per ounce. This last system is then to continue in force for not less than two, nor more than three years, wlien payments are to be made in roin. APRIL. BRITISH CHRONICLE. 15-Execution of George Warden. Yesterday afternoon, George Warden, late olerk in the Aberdeen Post Office, was executed here, pursuant to a sentence of the High Court of Justiciary, (see page 367.) The spot selected for this purpose was in the Lawnmarket. A drop was erected at the head of Libberton's Wynd, and the crowd extended in a compact body from the Weigh-house to the Cross, so that there could not be fewer than 20,000 spec tators. The prisoner appeared upon the scaffold at a quarter before three o'clock, supported by the Rev. Mr Porteous and the Rev. Dr Brunton, and attended by Bailies Anderson and Brown. He behaved throughout the tragical scene with becoming firmness; his countenance seemed to express pensive resignation to his fate, but exhibited no marks of terror or dismay. At his own request Dr Brunton read out the 5th hymn in the collection used in the Church of Scotland, which he joined in singing; and after an impressive prayer by the Rev. Doctor, Warden shook hands cordially with all around him, and walked up to the drop, assisted by Mr Porteous. The last shocking duty was then performed by the Glasgow executioner, and in a few minutes this unfortunate young man was launched into eternity. Just before the drop fell, a circumstance occurred which excited considerable alarm among a portion of the crowd, but fortunately no serious result followed. When the executioner and his assistants descended from the drop, the unhappy sufferer fainted, and swung upon the rope, while the handkerchief, unperceived for an instant, fell from his hand. A loud ery of "Let down the drop" issued from those close by; while others, at a greater distance, alarmed by the shout, ran with violence in different directions from the scene. In a moment, however, the drop fell; and in less than two minutes Warden's sufferings were at an end. Warden was only 21 years of age, and, previous to the commission of the crime for which he suffered, appears to have borne an unblemished character. He has left a father, mother, and two sisters to lament his untimely fate. On Tuesday, in presence of Bailie Smith and Dr Brunton, he emitted and signed the following declaration : "Edinburgh, 13th April 1819. "In order that the truth may hereafter be investigated, and that injustice may be prevented to the young men, clerks in the different Post Offices, and that they may not be tempted by poverty, or the oppres sion of their superiors, to break their trust, and, like me, to expiate their guilt on a gallows, I deem that it may be of use that I leave behind me on record, a declaration of the truth as to the actual amount of my allowance from the Post Office of Aberdeen, which was only L. 40. I am by no means actuated, in this my last declaration, by any feeling of malice or revenge against the person of Mr. Dingwall; but I do so with the hope of saving others from being in any way under the necessity of committing a similar crime; because, had I been paid the salary allowed by Government, the temptation in my power would not have been availed of. At the same time, I rcturn my most sincere thanks to the clergymen and others, for their kindness in visiting me while under sentence; and, in justice, I cannot omit to mention the kind treatment I received from the governor, Mr Sibbald, in making me as comfortable as my situation would admit of. I die in peace with all men, and in the humble hope of pardon from God, for my sins and offences against the public. "GEORGE WARDEN. "ROBT. SMITH, bailie, "ALEX. BRUNTON, minister." "P. S.-I have to contradict the printed poem that was sold through the city of Edinburgh, as it was never written by me, I also deny that ever I abstracted but L. 5 from letters coming through the Post Office of Aberdeen. GEORGE WARDEN." Very great, and almost unexampled exertions have been made to obtain a commutation of punishment for this unhappy man, both by his counsel and also by persons of high rank and consideration in this country, which, although they have failed in their object, at least deserve the approbation of the public from their motives. Credulity-At the Flintshire Great Session, John Edwards, of Berth ddu, parish of Northop, was convicted of obtaining 14s. from Edward Pierce, of Llandyrnog, Denbighshire, under the pretence of causing his name to be withdrawn from the magical well, called Ffynnon Elian, in the parish of Llandrillo-in-Ross, Carnarvonshire. It appears that certain weak and superstitious people hold an opinion that if the name of a person be written and put into the said well, such person cannot prosper either in body or estate, but must endure bodily pain, and be unsuccessful in his worldly affairs, until his naine be taken out of the well. The prosecutor, it seems, finding ing all things going cross with him," in the beginning of last year, afancied his name must have been put into the Ffynnon E lian: in consequence of which, understand. ing that the prisoner was a wise man in such matters, he applied to him. The prisoner observed to him, that his name certainly was put into the well, and told him he must read certain psalms, and wait till the next full moon! when he would accompany him to Ffynnon Elian to take his name out; all this, as the prisoner de clared it to be absolutely necessary, was done; and after a course of mummery had been practised at the well by Edwards, he pretended to pull something out of the water, which he gave to the prosecutor, telling him that he thought it was his name, and that now every thing would be right and go on prosperously with him. This precious article proved to be a piece of slate, a cork, a piece of sheet lead, with a bit of parchment inside, on which were the letters E. P. and some crosses, the whole rolled up and tied together by a wire. The case was fully substantiated, and a verdict of guilty immediately returned The Judge said the crime subjected the prisoner to transportation; but, in consist deration of its being the first offence, and of his having been in gaol since the last Great Session, sentenced him only to twelve months' imprisonment. Suitors in Chancery. The following is a return of the total amount of the effects of the suitors in the High Court of Chan cery, in the years 1756, 1766, 1776, 1786, 1796, 1806, 1816, 1818, as laid before the House of Commons: wei ing male In the year 1756, the total amount of the effects of the suitors in the High Courts of Chancery was L. 2,864,975-16 I In the year 1766, the abe total amount was In 1776,fwd & In 1786, In 1796, 22 In 1896, In 1816, 1 4,019,004 19 4 | 6,602,229 8 6 5000 people, at a place called Sandy Brow, near Stockport. They were mounted on a stage eight or nine feet high. A man named Harrison was the chairman; he declared, (in his opening speech,) the people of England as being run down at the point of cavalry swords and Castlereagh bayo nets; he invited the mob to petition for a redress of their grievances, and if not stic cessful in that way, to claim their rights by force. Bagguley then stepped forward, He reprobated the apathy of the people, eulogized Tom Paine, and abused the ministers. He said a national convention should be formed, modelled from that of France! that the whole country should proceed with petitions to London; that the delegates should not wait for the tedi. ous forms of the House of Commons, but go directly to the Speaker's chair, and insist on their demands being granted; F they were not attended to, the convention was then to act, and the existing Government be destroyed! Johnson said the men at Derby had been murdered, and that Government had written to the clergymen of that country, who had packed a jury to convict them. He added, O! that I had a sword large enough to strike off the heads of all tyrants, and gave the names of Lords Sidmouth and Castlereagh, and Mr Canning, whom he termed “rascals” ~He observed he was fearless of consequences, and begged he might be particularly understood, for he would say it fearlessly, that whenever an opportunity offered, he would blow out their brains, and he would as soon do so as to get his dinner and a bottle of wine with it! He then recommended the weavers not to go to work at the old wages, and told them if they were ret satisfied in their demands to burn their looms ! Sooner than return to work, he said he would rob and plunder, aye, even murder and put a pistol to the head if he died on the gallows ini After the evidente was finished, and the counsel for the crows and for the defendants had addressed the jury, they brought a verdict of Guilty in less than a minute. ofThe prisoners were sentenced to two years' imprisonment, and to find bailo form their good behaviour for two years longer, themselves in L♪500, and sureties in L. 100 each.31q 503 of th 8,848,535 7-11 14,550,397 +20 21,922,754 12 8 31,953,890 9 33,534,520 10 10 19. Trial for Sedition. The trial of Bagguley, Drummond, and Johnson, for unlawfully assembling to disturb the public peace, and endeavouring to stir up the peo-Trook Harbour.the harbour of Trom, ple to hatred and contempt of the Govern ment, and for conspiring together to disturb the public peace, &c. came on at Chester, on Thursday the 15th instant These characters are well known as contrivers of the Manchester blanket expedition in 1817, and were confined under the Had beas Corpus suspension act. The offences for which they were now tried were com mitted since their liberation. From the evidence it appeared that the harangues of the mob orators were mades to about I in the county of Ayr, is at last completed. Some years ago the estate was purchased from Colonel Fullerton, by his Grace the Duke of Portland, at which time the east was particularly dangerous, especially to vessels from Ireland, and it was chiefly employed as a retreat for smugglers His Grace bag expended above 1.200,000 in building s most convenient harbour, whichy from the depth of water, even sat bebb, will admit vessels of very considerable size: He lias also expended a very great sum fif making |