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A political Revolution has broken out at Madeira. According to the accounts received from thence, it appears that on the 28th of January, five of the leading inhabitants entered the Castle, and demanded an interview with the Governor-General, which was granted them; they stated that it was the wish of the whole of the inhabitants for a Constitution similar to that at Lisbon. This demand seems to have met the concurrence of the military; the result was, the desired Constitution was immediately proclaimed; the greatest public rejoicings followed the event, which lasted three days.

News has been received from Lisbon, that the Constitution of the Cortes has been published at Bahia, in Brazil.

POLAND.

An immense mound, or tumulus, after the manner of the ancients, is to be thrown up on a mountain in Poland, in memory of Kosciusko, and his name inscribed on a block of granite to be placed on the top. It is further intended to purchase the whole mountain on which the mound is to be raised, with a piece of ground as far as the Vistula, to plant it in a useful and agreeable manner, and to people it with veterans who have served under the General. They are to have the land and dwellings as freehold property, and to form a little society by the name of Kosciusko's Colony. It is also proposed to support two young nieces of Kosciusko, who are in narrow circumstances. To obtain funds for carrying this into effect, it has been determined to apply to the admirers of Kosciusko in foreign countries. RUSSIA.

A declaration, it is asserted, has been made by the Emperor of Russia, in which he alludes to the pledge of neutrality given by the Governments of England and France; but he, on the contrary, has declared his active alliance with Austria, and he expresses his determination to cooperate against Naples, by immediately sending an expedition to the Mediterranean. This news is received by several Russian houses; and they add, that the Emperor says, England cannot now depart from her avowed neutrality by the part he shall take.

NORWAY AND SWEDEN.

A Message from his Swedish Majesty to the Norwegian Diet, dissuades them from renewing their Bill for the abolition of Nobility in Norway, to which he had already twice refused his assent; but expressing his disposition to give a favourable consideration to a proposition for abolishing the feudal rights exercised by the Nobles, upon an understanding that they are to have adequate pecuniary compensation.

The English traveller, M. de Brooke,

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who last summer arrived at Stockholm with the intention of prosecuting his travels beyond the Polar Circle, has returned here safe, after his arduous undertaking. Proceeding first to Drontheim, he pursued his way along the coasts of Norlander and Finmarker, until he reached the Northern Cape, and waiting there until the fall of the snow, he, in the middle of winter, traversed the Deserts of Lapland with rein deer, until he again reached Sweden. During part of this singular journey, the cold is described to have been intense. CHINA.

Letters, dated the 18th of October, have been received from Canton, announcing the death of the Emperor of China; and that the event had been succeeded by a contest between two of his sons for the

Imperial diadem. Several of the pro

vinces are said to have been in a state of revolt, in consequence of the dispute for the succession. To add to the distraction of the Chinese empire from these causes, we learn, that the cholera morbus, that fatal epidemic, has found its way thither from Bengal, and was producing the most fatal ravages; the inhabitants dying by thousands. With every precaution, its effects had been severely felt even among the crews of the British ships at Canton. AFRICA.

The Sierra Leone Gazette of the 25th of November, contains the following article: "On Friday, the 10th inst. a select party was made to visit Almamy Dallah Mahommadoo, on the Bullom shore. It was a secret known only to a very few in the colony, that this worthy Chief had a grand festival on that day, on the occasion of taking to himself 16 new wives, in addition to the moderate number of 89, to whom he was already wedded! All the Chiefs of the country, with their principal retainers, were invited. The company altogether consisted of many hundreds."

AMERICA AND THE WEST INDIES,

We received American papers to the 11th ult. A Bill has passed the House of Representatives for reducing the Army nearly one half in number, and to lower the expenses of the military establishment one half in amount. The Committee of Ways and Means have reported that the future revenue of the United States will meet the expenditure.

Captain Affleck, of the Strever merchantman, arrived off Dartmouth, brings the lamentable account of the almost total destruction of the town of Paramaribo by fire, on the 21st of January; 392 houses, and, including the stores and other outhouses, about 1000 buildings, being reduced to ashes. Their estimated value was 20 millions of guilders, Surinam currency.

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INTELLIGENCE FROM VARIOUS

PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

Feb. 19. His Majesty opened the Royal Pavilion at Brighton, with a grand ball and supper. Upwards of two hundred distinguished personages were invited on the occasion.

The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland is, by his Majesty's command, to bear the arms of Ireland on the flag of any ship of which he may be hereafter on board.

A short time since a young woman of Exeter, named Whicker, who was in the habit of going out to day-work at her needle, was passing, through a field, which the servants of the house she had left had

represented to her as haunted; and the fears of the oredulous girl being thus awakened, a black boy having wrapped himself in a sheet, concealing all but his face and hands, met her in the path. The shock was too strong for her reason-she became raving mad-and about a fortnight since was conveyed to the asylum, near Exeter, deprived of all those noble powers of intellect which dignify human nature above the brute creation; and though the dreary void of her mind is occasionally irradiated by lucid intervals, she soon relapses into insanity, from which it is feared she will never perfectly recover l

A man named James Matthews has been committed to Bodmin Gaol, charged by a person named Prior, with the murder of one James, his (Matthews's) brother-in-law, sixteen years since at Crown Dale Mine, near Tavistock. According to Prior's statement, the deceased Matthews and himself were employed in the mine, which was about twenty-two fathoms in depth. James laid the match to the train for blasting the mine, and called to his companions to draw him up; they wound him up a short way, when Matthews insisted upon letting go the windlass; Prior, as he says, refused, when Matthews struck him on the left arm with a pick hilt, which forced him to quit his hold, and James was precipitated to the bottom, his skull fractured, and he died in two days.

March 19. At the Exeter Assizes, the trial of Mr. T. Flindall, Editor of The Western Luminary, for a libel on her Majesty, was proceeded on; and after occupying about two hours, the Jury pronounced a verdict of Guilty. This prosecution was instituted, not by the Queen's Lawyers, but by the King's AttorneyGeneral.

OCCURRENCES IN LONDON AND ITS VICINITY.

Wednesday, Feb. 7.

Late in the evening, a man named James Doyes was brought to Bow-street Office from the Chapel of Ease in Longacre, belonging to St. Martin's parish, on a charge of rather an extraordinary naproclaiming himself to be "Jehovah Jeture; namely, for going into the Chapel, sus, the Saviour of the World!" and commanding the people there assembled to fall down and worship him! The prisoner strutted up to the bar with an air of importance most truly ludicrous; and having, in reply to questions from the Magistrate, repeated his blasphemous pretensions in the most vehement terms, he was committed, in default of bail.

Friday, Feb. 9.

An action was brought on in the Court of Exchequer, against Henry Hunt, for having established a manufactory of Radical Coffee, made from dried rye, and ground like coffee. The defendant was convicted in two penalties of 100%. each; the one, for making, and the other, for selling the article.

Friday, Feb. 16.

A duel was fought at nine o'clock at night, between two gentlemen of the names of Scott and Christie; the parties met at Chalk-farm, by moon-light, attended by their seconds and surgeons, and after exchanging shots without effect, at the second fire Mr. Christie's ball struck Mr. Scott just above the hip on the right side, and passing through the intestines lodged in the left side. Mr. Scott fell, nearly doubled by the wound, and was removed to the Chalk-farm Tavern. This meeting took place in consequence of the following circumstances: Mr. Lockhart, the reputed author of Peter's Letters to his Kinsfolk, having been personally and violently attacked in the London Magazine, a work professedly edited by Mr. Scott, came to London for the purpose of obtaining from Mr. Scott an explanation, apology, or meeting. Mr. Scott, as we understand, declined giving any thing of the sort, unless Mr. Lockhart would first deny that he was the editor of Blackwood's Magazine; this Mr. Lockhart did not consider it necessary to do; and their correspondence ended with a note from Mr. Lockhart, containing very strong and unqualified expressions touching Mr. Scott's personal character and courage; to meet this Mr. Scott published his account of the affair. which differed very little as to facts; but a circumstance occurred subsequently,

GAZETTE PROMOTIONS, &c.

Feb. 20. Vice Admiral Sir G. Martin to be a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; and Mr. R. Donkin, jun. Hanoverian Consul at Mount's Bay, co. Cornwall.

Feb. 24. Marquis of Graham sworn of the Privy Council; aud Sir R. Brownrigg and Sir G. Martin invested with the ensigns of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath; and A. Wood, esq. Knight Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George of the Ionian Islands Knighted.

Feb. 27. John Webb, eag. Director General of the Ordnance Medical Department at Woolwich, Knighted,

March 3.

44th Foot-Lieut. Col. G. T. Napier, from the 3d Foot Guards, to be Lieut. Col. vice Sir G. H. F. Berkeley, who exchanges.f

March 10. Lord F. Paulett, a Page of Honour, v. A. R. Wellesley, esq. promoted. March 13. Rt. Hon. Francis Earl of Wemyss, to be Lieutenant aud Sheriff Principal of the S Shire of Peebles.

March 24. This Gazette contains a Proclamation, giving legal currency to the new Silver Coinage, and an Order in Council for continuing in force, until further orders, the provisions of the 58th George III. with regard to the Import and Export Trade of the Port of St. Andrew's, New Brunswick, with any Foreign State in amity with his Majesty. It further noti fies, that A. Caldecot, esq. of the Lodge, Rugby, has been appointed Sheriff of Warwickshire, in the room of W. Wither ing, esq. of the Larches.

MEMBERS RETURNED TO PARLIAMENT. Feb. 27. New Ross-F. Leigh, esq. of Rosegarland, co. Wexford, vice Carroll, Chiltern Hundreds.

Plympton Earle W. G. Paxton, esq. of Watford-place, Herts, v. Boswell, Chiltern Hundreds,

Dumbarton-J. Buchanan, esq. of Atdoch, vice Colquhoun, dec.

ECCLESIASTICAL PREFERMENTS.

Rev. Samuel Butler, D. D. Head Master of Shrewsbury School, to the Archdeaconry of Derby.

Rev. Dr. Lawrence Gardener, St. Phillip's R. Birmingham.

Rev. William Henry Galfiders Mann, B. A. Bowdon V. Cheshire.

Rev. J. Mayo, M. A. Ozleworth R. Gloucestershire.

Rev. Henry Wm. Rous Birch, Yoxford V. and Bedfield R. Suffolk.

Rev. Sterling Moseley Westhorp, Sib on V. with Peasenhall Chap. Suffolk.

Rev. Frederick Corsellis, M. A. Fingrinhoe V. Essex.

Rev. J. Tousend, Taunton St. James's Curacy, Somersetshire, vice Luxton, dec. Rev. W. Jennings, Baydon Chapelry, Wilts.

Rev. Matthew Barnett, North Willingham V. Lincolnshire.

Rev. C. Yorkshire.

Musgrove, A. M. Whitkirk V.

The Rev. Charles Goddard, of Christ College, Archdeacon and Prebendary of the Cathedral Church of Lincoln, and one of his Majesty's Chaplains in Ordinary, appointed to the Degree of M. A. by Decree of Convocation,

CIVIL PROMOTIONS.

Rev. R. R. Bloxham, B. A. (of Worcester College, Oxford), Master of Guilsborough School, Northamptonshire.

Rev. J. T. Law (son of the Bishop of Chester) Master of St. John's Hospital, Lichfield.

Rev. Mr. Sissons, Head Master, and the Rev. Richard Thomas, Under Master, of Lincoln Free Grammar School.

Rev. Richard Porter, Master of Chapter Grammar School, Bristol.

Feb. 21. In Berkeley-square, Lady Harriet Paget, a daughter. At Dover, the wife of Capt. Duncan Grant, Royal Artillery, a son.-28. The Lady of Sir Compton Domville, bart. M. P. a son.

March 3. At Hopetoun House, the Countess of Hopetoun, a son.-4. At Eagle hurst, the Countess of Cavan, a daughter.

6. In Lower Brook-street, the Countess GENT. MAG. March, 1821.

of Compton, a son.-8. In Pall-mall, Lady Fitzroy Somerset, a son.-10. In Strattonstreet, Lady Jane Peel, a daughter.-At the White Lodge, Richmond Park, the Lady of Hon. and Rev. George Pellew, a daughter.-16. In George-street, Hanoversquare, Lady Copley, a daughter.-18. At Kensington, the Lady of H, J. De Costa, a sou,

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July 15. At Calcutta, Thomas Bridges, esq. Commander of the Caledonia, to Marianne, daughter of late C. Allen, esq. surgeon, Market Harborough.

Feb. 8. At Aberdeen, Thomas Lumsden, esq. of E. I. Company's Military Service, to dau. of J. Burnett, esq. of Elrick,

13. Rev. R. G. Jeston, to Lettice Jane, daughter of the late James Torre, esq. of Snydale Hall, Yorkshire.

George Wm. Sanders, esq. of Lincoln's Inn, barrister, to Georgiana Frances, dau. of Thomas Griffiths, esq. of Pall-mall.

15. At Paris, Hugh O'Connor, esq. of Mountjoy-square, Dublin, to Winifred, daughter of Charles Browne Mostyn, esq. of Kiddington, Oxfordshire.

Rev. James Venables, of Buckland Newton, Dorset, to Mary Caroline, dau. of the late J. Lewis, esq.

Rev. Lynch Burroughs, of Offley Place, Herts, to Miss Anne Dickie, of Brandsbury, Middlesex.

16. Rev. John Harvey Ashworth, to Mary, daughter of the late Thomas Hippon Vavasour, esq. of Rochdale.

19. Lieut.-col. Ensor, of the Armagh Militia, to Jane, daughter of John Parsons, esq. M. P. for King's County.

20. Alex. James Mure, esq. of Inner Temple, to relict of late W. Markham, esq. of Becca, Yorkshire.

21. Thomas Bolton, esq. nephew and heir presumptive to Earl Nelson, to dau. of late John Maurice Eyre, esq. of Landford House, Wiltshire.

At Bridport, Bowden Gundry, esq. to Caroline, dau. of late Joseph Downe, esq.

22. Rev. G. R. Mountain, Vicar of North Kelsey, and son of Bishop of Quebec, to Katherine, dau. of late T. Hinchliff, esq. of Mitcham.

27. F. Phillippe Hooper, esq. of Thistle Grove, Fulham-green, to Rhoda Anne, dau. of Charles Griffith, esq. of Knightsbridge Green; the former marriage of R. A. having been adjudged void.

At Paris, Capt. Peacocke, R. N. to Martha Louisa, dau. of the late G. Dacre, esq. of Marwell House, Hants.

G. Wilkins, esq. of Heywood Hall, St. George's, Somerset, to Emma Juliana, daughter of G. Robinson, esq. of Bakerstreet, Portman-square.

Lately. C. D. O. Jephson, esq. of Mallow Castle, to Katherine Cecilia Jane, dau. of late W. Franks, esq. of Carrig, both in co. Cork.

Rev. M. Moore (nephew of Lord Brandon), to widow of Rev. Mr. Leader, Cork. Capt. Andrew King, R. N. to Mary, dau. of Charles Lewin, esq. both of St. Alban's.

James, son of Rev. Gerald Fitzgerald, D. D. (late Vice Provost of Trinity College, Dublin), and nephew of the Bp. of Limerick, to Miss King, of North Petherton, Somersetshire.

March 1. At Battersea, John Church, esq. to Margaret, only child of late Peter Francis Bourgeois, esq. Merchant, London.

Thomas Smith, esq. of Russell-square, to Miss Addison, of Hornby House, Lancaster.

Sir H. Pyam, K. T. S. C. B. to Cecilia, dau, of late James Jackson, esq. Petersham. At Aberdeen, the Rev. Patrick Cheyne, to Eliza, dau. of late John Annand, esq. of Belmont.

Rev. Wm. Shove Chalk, of Barton, Beds. to Eliza, dau. of Rev. T. Gregory, Vicar of Henlow.

3. At Limerick, Lieut.-col. Stratton, to Hon. Catharine Jane Massy, eldest dau. of late Lord Clarina.

6. Francis, eldest son of Francis Glanville, esq. of Catchfrench, Cornwall, to Amabel, dau. of Rt. Hon. Reginald Pole Carew.

Capt. W. Cowper Coles, Royal Lancers, to dau. of late G. Butler, esq. Downe, Kent.

Arthur Latham, esq. to Susanna; and John Willis, esq. to Eliza, daughters of George Roach, esq, of Everton, near Liverpool, formerly of Lisbon.

10. Lieut..col. James Johnstone Cochrane, 3d Guards, to Charlotte, daughter of J. Wiltshire, esq. of Shockerwick House.

Swynfen Jervis, esq. of Darlaston Hall, Staffordshire, to Jane, dau. of P. N. Roberts, esq. of Esher.

Wm. Hodsoll, jun. esq. of South Ash, to Amelia, dau. of late W. Kettel, esq. of Wateringbury, both in Kent.

14. Lieut. Robert Barker, R. N. to Martha, sister of Charles Hamilton, esq. of Sudbury Grove."

15. S. Burr, esq. of Luton, Bedfordshire, to Miss Richardson, of Craven-street.

17. Rev. James Collins, Rector of Thorp Abbotts, to Marianne, dau. of late Keene Z. Stables, esq. Broad Green Lodge.

Robert Langford, esq. of Gower-street, to Harriet Isabella, dau. of Henry Hanson Simpson, esq. of Bath.

George Stephen, esq. of Broad-streetbuildings (son of the Master in Chancery), to Henrietta, dau. of late Rev. W. Ravenscroft, Prebendary of Rasharkin and Rector of Finvoy, of Antrim.

19. John, son of John Fraser, esq. of Achnagairn, to Caroline, dau. of the late Thomas Malton, esq.

Wm. Hanbury Jones, esq. of Lincoln's Inn, to Sarah, dau. of Edward Whitaker, esq. of Bampton, Oxfordshire.

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