and appointing a Council to which the Confederation delegates its powers. The Council consist of Stanislaus Count Zamoyski, Senator Palatine, and nine other members; five of whom are to be a quorum.

RUSSIA.

PROCLAMATION OF THE EMPEROR

ALEXANDER.

"The French troops have passed the borders of our Empire-a complete treacherous attack is the reward of the observance of our alliance. For the preservation of Peace I have exhausted every possible means, consistently with the honour of my Throne and the advantage of my people. All my endeavours have been in vain. The Emperor Napoleon has fully resolved in his own mind to ruin Russia. The most moderate proposals on our parts have remained without an answer. This sudden surprise has shewn in an unequivocal manner the groundlessness of his pacific promises, which he lately repeated. There, therefore, remain no further steps for me to take, but to have recourse to arms, and to employ all the means that have been granted me by Providence to use force against force. I place full confidence in the zeal of my people and in the bravery of my troops. As they are threatened in the middle of their families, they will defend them with their national bravery and energy. Providence will crown with success our just cause. The defence of our native country, the maintenance of our independence and national honour, have compelled us to have recourse to arms. I will not sheath my sword so long as there is a single enemy within my Imperial borders. (Signed) ALEXANDER."

Carlsham, July 9.-We have various reports of a battle having been fought near Polotsk, in which the French are said to have lost 6000 men. The Russians,however, continue to retreat, agreeably to their original plan; it is not their intention to risk a general engagement till the French are sufficiently advanced into the interior. There are about 4000 Prussians in the Russian camp, and deserters arrive daily. Gen. Barclay de Tolli has resigned in favour of General Beningsen.

ITALY.

The Ex-King of Spain, Charles IV. with his consort and family, arrived at Rome on the 18th June. Their Majesties alighted at the Borghese Palace, which is to be their future residence. Their Majesties are said in the Paris Papers to be in good health. We suppose that Buonaparte did not approve of the residence of a Bourbon in France during his absence at so great a distance from it.

The University of Parma has been suppressed,

Vesuvius, which had been quiet for se

veral years, has suddenly broken out, At nine A. M. of the 12th of June, loud reports proceeded from the mountain, which were followed by an eruption of cinders and smoke. At eleven two fresh reports were heard, when the crater vomited. forth fire and smoke, which completely covered the horizon. On the 13th and 14th, the mountain was calin; but on the 15th its crater was covered with an immense column of smoke.

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.

The New Cortes are to be assembled on the 1st of October, 1813. The Duke del Infantado had been formally introduced to the Cortes, and had taken the Chair of the Regency in that Assembly. In the speech which he addressed to the President on the occasion, he observed, that the conduct of the Spaniards had every where in this and that the last words of the Prince Re country excited esteem and enthusiasm ; gent to him were, that he would never enter into a negociation with the Enemy, in which the interests of the Spanish nation, and those of their unfortunate Menarch, Ferdinand VII. were not duly appreciated.

INTERCEPTED LETTERS.
JOSEPH BUONAPARTE TO HIS BROTHER
NAPOLEON.

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Madrid, March 23. A year will now soon have elapsed since I asked Majesty's opinion relative to my return to Spain: Your Majesty wished me to return, and here I am. Your Majesty had the goodness to say, that it would always be time enough to leave it, if the hopes I had conceived should not be realized, and in that case your Majesty would secure me an asylum in the South of the Empire, where I might pass my days in tranquillity.

"Sire-Events have not corresponded to my hopes. I have done no good, nor do I hope to do any; I therefore intreat your Majesty to permit me to deposit in your hands the rights which you deigned to bestow on me with the Crown of Spain four years ago, I never had any other object in accepting the Crown of this country, but the happiness of this vast empire. It is not in my power to realize my hopes. I intreat your Majesty to receive me benignly into the number of his vassals, and to be assured, that he never had a more faithful servant than the friend which Nature gave him. Your Imperial and Royal Majesty's most affectionate brother,

JOSEPH."

The preceding is followed by three letters from Joseph to his wife, in which he expresses his uneasiness in his present situation from not receiving the supplies promised him.

Three more letters from Joseph follow one to his brother Louis, one to his sister the queen of Naples, and one to Cardinal

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Louis Buonaparte, who was reported to be dead, is now at Newhaus, in Lower Styria, drinking the waters.

Gustavus, Ex-King of Sweden was, by the last accounts of him, at Herrnhut, in Upper Lusatia. He had earnestly solicited to be a Member of the Moravian Society; but the Directors of the Union would by no means give their consent to it; it being contrary to their institution to connect themselves with crowned heads, or those who have been such.

SWEDEN AND DENMARK. Advices from Stockholm state that Bernadotte, upon condition of receiving a subsidy of 100,000l. per month from Great Britain, has agreed to make a series of diversions in the rear of the French army, by occasionally landing 30,000 Swedish troops on their line of march, and keeping up a communication with the shipping.

The Danish Papers give a lamentable

European retinue of Mungo Park quickly and miserably died, leaving at the last, only himself and a Mr. Martyn. Proceeding on their route, they stopped at a settlement, from which, according to custom, they sent a present to the Chief, whose territory they were next to pass. This present having been treacherously withheld, the Chief considered it, in the travellers, as a designed injury and neglect. On their approaching in a canoe, he assembled his people in a narrow channel of the rocks, and assailed them so violently with arrows, that some of the rowers were killed. This caused Mr. Park, and Mr. Martyn to make an attempt by swimming to reach the shore, in which attempt they both were drowned. The canoe shortly afterwards sunk, and only one hired native escaped. Every appurte nance also of the travellers was lost or destroyed, except a sword-belt which had belonged to Mr. Martyn, and which Isaco redeemed, and brought with him to Goree."

IRELAND.

AMERICA.

Intelliger.ce has been received by a pilot-boat arrived at Liverpool, that the American Senate had determined on war with this country by a majority of six. The pilot-boat left New-York the 23d ult.; previous to her departure, an express had been received at that place by Gen. Bloomfield, which he read at the head of his whole army, formally announcing that war against Great Britain had been declared by the United States. Whether these measures received the final sanction of the American Government previous to the arrival of the intelligence of the death of Mr. Perceval, and the revocation of the Orders in Council, is not yet known. AFRICA.

The doubts which may have existed of the fate of Mungo Park are now removed, by the certain accounts lately received from Goree, of his having perished, through the hostility of the natives on one of the branches of the Niger. The particulars have been transmitted to Sir Joseph Banks, by Governor Maxwell, of Goree, who received them from Isaco, a Moor, sent inland by the Governor, for the purpose of inquiry. In a letter to Mr. Dickson, of Covent-garden, brother-inlaw to Mr. Park, Sir Joseph thus writes:

“I have read Isaco's translated journal, from which it appears, that the numerous

COUNTRY NEWS.

July 4. One of Mr. Butt's powder-mills at Hounslow blew up at seven o'clock, with a tremendous explosion. Two men were dreadfully hurt, and expired the same evening in St. George's Hospital.

A fire broke out on the premises of Major Webber, Oak Common, Middlesex, which consumed the dwelling house, stable, aud out-houses. It was occasioned by a boy taking a candle into the hay-loft. The damage is computed at 50007.

July 6. The village of New Town, near Plymouth, was thrown into consternation by the report of three pistols in succession, from the house of Mr. Hine, a respectable corn-factor. On the neighbours rushing in, they found Mr. Hine lifeless on the kitchen floor, shot through the heart; his youngest child, with its throat cut, lying dead by his side; his other child, three years old, shot dead through the head; going up stairs, they found Mrs. Hine in a dying state; her husband, as she was sitting up in bed, having fired a pistol diagonally through her left breast, which lodged in the opposite bone of the shoulder. Several surgeons were called in, and extracted the ball; but the vital parts are

so lacerated, that it is doubtful whether she can long survive. No cause is assigned for this nost horrible murder and suicide. -The Coroner's Inquest, after an investigation of 12 hours, returned a verdict

That Mr. Hine, being deranged in his mind, did, with a razor and two pistols, kill his two children and himself."

July 9. A cause was tried at Winchester, wherein Anne Fallick was plaintiff, and William Barber, Keeper of the Bridewell at Gosport, defendant. This was an action for the recovery of the Reward of One Hundred Guineas, (or part thereof?) which was sent down to Gosport for the discovery and restoration of little Thomas Dellow, who was stolen from London on the 18th of November last, and found with Harriet Magnes at Gosport. Verdict, for the Plaintiff, .30.-Mrs. M. was tried in March last, on two indictments, for the offence; first for an assault, and secondly for false imprisonment. (See our Magazine for March, p. 284.)-We understand it is doubted whether the whole of the particulars of the indictments, as there stated, are correct.

A fire broke out in the afternoon, in the village of Gamlingay, in Cambridgeshire, at a blacksmith's shop, and, for want of engines and proper assistance, consumed 23 honses.

July 10. Some Luddites entered the warehouses of Messrs. Fretwell and Cockshott, near the market-place, Leeds, by taking off several slates, and descending through a false roof, when they proceeded to a small barrel, containing about 14 lbs. of gunpowder, wrapped up in pound_papers, which they carried away. They appear to have acted on previous information, as they certainly left many valuable articles of groceries untouched; and several papers of starch were found scattered near the door of the premises. ter attempting to open a door and a window, which resisted their efforts, they were obliged to return through the roof.

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July 10. At Winchester Assizes, John James, 19 years of age, was indicted for the murder of his mistress, Elizabeth Hill, at Shalfleet, near Yarmouth. From the evidence it appeared that his master, a shoemaker, andhis son were gone to church on the morning of June 21, leaving his wife and this lad at home. On their return, in company with a neighbour, they discovered Mrs. Hill lying on the kitchen floor, with three deep wounds inflicted with a hatchet on her head and face, aud her throat cut across, On interrogating the boy, who was deliberately walking before the house, he calmly confessed the murder, without assigning the most latent motive that could induce him to commit it. He stood at the bar, during the whole of the trial, with his eyes bent on the ground,

in a kind of melancholic apathy. He viewed the dreadful instruments, produced in Court, with unaltered aspect; he heard the sentence with indifference, and retired without having uttered a word, beyond a refusal to say any thing. He declares that he entertains no sorrow for the action; for had any one else come in his way, he should have done the same thing. His mistress, he says, was always too good to him. He feels no terror at his approaching fate, but expresses himself truly happy and content to die. When strongly interrogated as to the probable motive of his conduct, he referred the inquirers, without comment, to the 3d chapter of Job. He appears an enthusiast in the Methodist persuasion. The Judge (Sir Alan Chambré) commented with much feeling and perspicuity on the dangerous effects of vulgar and literal conceptions of scriptural passages.

July 11. A letter from Sheffield states that two Bow-street Officers had been in the neighbourhood of Huddersfield for nearly three weeks past, and that they had been twisted in, or, in other words, had taken the oath of the Luddites. By this means they had learned the proceedings and ways of those infatuated people, and had obtained the knowledge of the depôt where their arms were concealed. Warrants have been issued for the apprehension of 50 of the ringleaders, and a great number of them were taken into custody. The murderer of Mr. Horsfall was discovered, and is committed to Lancaster Castle.

A few days ago was found in the farm of Braidfield, near Graham's Dyke, in the parish of Old Kilpatrick, North Britain, a stone in the highest state of preservation, upon which is the following inscription:

IMP. C, T. AELIO. HADR
IANO. ANTONINO. AVG

-P-P-VEX-LEG-VI

VICTRICS-P-SSF.

July 12. Eight men resident at Holmsforth, were apprehended on charges of aiding the Luddites in their unlawful practices.

July 14. About three o'clock, the powder mill, situated to the Westward of Roslin, N. B. blew up, by which two of the workmen were killed, and a third, who was carried by the force of the explosion 200 yards, and fell into the dam near the mill, was much hurt.

July 22. The trial of Dan. Dawson took place at the Cambridge Assizes. He was

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arraigned on four indictments, with numerous counts, but was convicted on the first, for poisoning a horse belonging to Mr. Adams, of Royston, Herts, and a blood-mare belonging to Mr. Northey, at Newmarket, in 1809. The principal witnesses were, Cecil Bishop, an accomplice, who furnished the poison; and Mrs. Filbrook, his landlady at Newmarket, who proved having been cautioned by him not to touch a bottle of poison in his room, which, after his departure, she found concealed under his bed. Other witnesses proved a chain of circumstances which left no doubt of the prisoner's guilt. The prisoner's counsel took two legal objections, that malice was not proved against the owner of the horse; and that the object of the prisoner was only to injure, and not to kill; but they were over-ruled, and sentence of death was passed on the prisoner, who was desired not to expect mercy.

The Liverpool Advertiser states, that in the course of six days, 2,000,000 yards of Manchester calico piece goods, have been shipped at that port for America, and that a single order has been sent to Huddersfield for 7000 pieces of Yorkshire broadeloth.

The mackarel-fishery at Brighton has concluded, after a very fine season, which has produced to that town a sum of not less than 20,000l.

Friday, July 3.

was indicted at the Old Bailey, under Lord Ellenborough's Act, for maliciously discharging a loaded blunderbuss at Mr. Burrows, on the 30th May last, aud wounding him in the neck, at Alperton.Mr. Pooley stated the case to the Jury; the circumstances of which are in effect the same as already given in our First Part, p. 583. He was taken on the 15th of June. The only motive assigned for the sanguinary purpose of the prisoner was some displeasure the prosecutor had given him, in March, by lopping some trees which divided their respective premises. The prisoner was afterwards heard to use threatening expressions against Burrows in St. James's-market, to a Mr. Shepherd. -In defence, a number of medical gentlemen, the same as were called under the commission of Lunacy (for which see p. 583), gave their opinion, that the prisoner had been insane since July 1810, cocasioned by the injury be received from a fall from his horse. The Learned Judge (Sir Simon Le Blanc) left it to the Jury to say whether they thought the prisoner was in his right mind when he committed the act, or capable of distinguishing right from wrong. The Jury retired about an hour and a half, and returned a verdict of Guilly. The prisoner had a strong phalanx of legal assistance, five Gentlemen being employed.-He made his will on the 27th May.

Another of those outrages against human nature, which have recently stained the annals of this Country, occurred this mor:ing, at Barnes, in Surrey. The circumstances are as follows: The Count and Countess D'Antraigues (French noblesse), who resided on Barnes-terrace, had ordered their carriage, to go to London, which was at the door in waiting about a quarter before 9 o'clock; when, in the act of going through the hall, Lawrence, an Italian footman, who was desired by a female servant to open the coach-door, instead of so doing, came in from the terrace, passed his lady, and fired a pistol at the Count, which slightly grazed his hair. The suddenness of the action disconcerted the Count for a few seconds, who walked up the steps. The monster, Lawrence, then exclaimed, "Not killed!" rushed up stairs, and immediately descended with a pistol in one hand and a dagger in the other. The latter be plunged in the breast of the Count, who walked out of the door, and made a few steps on the terrace, during which time Lawrence stabbed the Countess in the right breast. She staggered a few steps, and then fell down at the threshold of the door, cried out, "'Tis Lawrence, 'tis Lawrence!" and then expired. The assassin then rushed up stairs to the Count's bed-room, and discharged a pistol in his mouth, which

killed him immediately. The Count followed him; and when the servants entered, Lawrence was lying dead on the floor, and the Count upon his bed speech less. He died in about a quarter of an hour. The Coroner's inquest sat on the bodies on Thursday, at the White Hart, Barnes; but nothing beyond the above facts transpired. The verdict was, That Lawrence had murdered the Count and Countess, and had afterwards committed suicide, being in his senses. What was

Lawrence's motive for these horrible murders, is not even conjectured. He does not appear to have had the least thought of escaping. There is no account of any quarrel between his master and him. All the servants agree that he was very sober. He could not have been influenced by political motives, since his revenge was directed equally against the Countess. He had been in the family only three months. -Besides his house on Barues-terrace, Count D'Antraigues had a town establishment in Queen Anne-street West. He was 56, and the Countess 52 years of age. The Count had eminently distinguished himself in the troubles which have convulsed Europe for the last 22 years. 1789 he was actively engaged in favour of the Revolution; but, during the tyranny of Robespierre, he emigrated to Germany, and was employed in the service of Russia in 1797. In 1806, he was sent to England with credentials from the Emperor of Russia, who had granted him a pension. He received here letters of denization; and was often employed by Governinent. The Countess was the once celebrated Mad. St. Huberti, an actress at the Theatre François. She had amassed a very large fortune by her professional talents. They have left one child, a son, who is studying the law at Manchester.

Wednesday, July 22.

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The old established banking-house of Kensington and Co. of Lombard-street, stopped payment, an event which excited great alarm in the City; and, as it happened after the receipt of the dividends, is likely to occasion considerable inconvenience. The failure is attributed to the house having taken, to a large amount, the acceptances of an eminent Distiller.

ALARMING RELAPSE OF HIS MAJESTY. Our venerable Sovereigu has recently had a most violent attack of his disorder, owing, probably, to the sudden change of weather, which for some time threatened to be fatal. During the last fortnight of the month of June, his Majesty suffered a high degree of agitation; but was rather better on the 4th of July, when the Lords of the Queen's Privy Council held their Quarterly Meeting to make their Report. In the afternoon of that day, however, the paroxysm increased to a degree of

violence, such as his Majesty has not experienced since December twelvemonth. The paroxysm lasted, without abatement, between 50 and 60 hours; and, on the 6th, he became a few minutes speechless. -These paroxysms are always viewed by the regular Physicians with serious apprehensions, as it is with too much reason believed, that they have their source from a suffusion on the brain, that most probably will at some time be fatal. When this alarming symptom came on, expresses were sent for Sir H. Halford and Dr. Heberden, who immediately went to Windsor. The interruption to speech, however, lasted only a few minutes; and the habitual course of rapid and inarticulate speaking returned till 9 in the evening, when his Majesty fell asleep, and had between four and five hours of quiet rest. He wakened very composed; and, on the 7th, he took several dishes of tea, and slept again for near an hour. His Majesty afterwards continued tranquil, and the paroxysm has quite subsided.

The Declaration of her Majesty's Council respecting the state of his Majesty's health, for the last two quarters, represents, "that his Majesty's bodily health is as good as at any of the periods of the former Reports; that his Majesty's mental health is as disordered as formerly; and the hope of ultimate and complete recovery is diminished since April; but that such recovery is not absolutely despaired of."

The honorary premiums of 2007. 100% and 50%. offered by Government, for the three best designs for an immense Penitentiary Prison, for 600 transportable convicts, intended to be established at Mill-bank, on a system of reformation, long since recommended by an eminent Philanthropist (the late Mr. Howard), have been awarded to Mr. Williams, Mr. Busby, and Mr. Hervey.

The Committee appointed to inquire into the causes which retard the decision of Suits in Chancery, and appeals and writs of errors before the Lords, have reported, that the arrear of Chancery causes is undiminished, and the appeals to the Chancellor from the Master of the Rolls increased in numbers. At the end of Hilary Term 1812, 109 original causes remained set down in the Chancellor's paper for hearing, and 39 appeals from the Rolls. Re-hearings remained much the same as before. The bankruptcy arrears were diminished. The Committee are concerned to find so great a number of causes before the House of Lords, waiting for decision. There remain to be heard, 19 appeals from England; 179 do. Scotland; and 57 do. Ireland :-11 writs of error from England, 2 do. Scotiand, and 6 do. Ireland,

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