From a late London Paper. the body to the burial place. On its arriving Dreadful Suicide-On Friday last, a Spa- at its destination, the shutter was laid on the nish gentleman, named Mariano de Casteo, soil at the side of the grave, and by that time put a period to his existence, at his lodgings, a great concourse of persons, females as well in Tower-street, London: a more appalling as males, had assembled to witness the dissight never presented itself-the deceased's gusting scene. The cloth was removed from head was nearly severed from his body, his the body, and it was exposed naked to the face was blown to pieces, and a pistol, the bar-view of the public, who immediately expres of which was burst and made flat like the sed a feeling of horror at the sight, cries of de of a knife by the explosion, lay, at his shame, shame," "scandalous," and "shockfeet; a razor lay open on a table, near the beding," were loudly uttered by the by-standers. side; the wall was beat to pieces by the balls After the body had laid in that condition for a which the pistol was loaded with, and the short time, it was thrown headlong into the place covered with blood: the bed was much hole prepared to receive it. When it fell in, burned, and the deceased was much burned the noise caused a renewal of the expression about the breast and side by his clothes taking of public feeling. "Disgraceful to a civilized fire, and which was extinguished by the blood country," "Horrible and inhuman exposure," was the language used on the occasion. The jury returned a verdict of Felo se: the de-officers ordered the place to be filled up, and ceased, who had been a captain in the Spanish guards were appointed to prevent the body service, and left his country on account of his from being remeved. political services, was in great pecuniary disiress at the time of committing the dreadful act of suicide. which flowed from the wounds: the coroner's Printing in Palestine.-It is well known, Interment of the deceased.-On Saturday that the Archbishop of Jerusalem has been night, preparations were made to put into exsome time in England, soliciting subscriptions ecution the revolting ceremony adopted toto establish a Printing house on Mount Libawards suicides. The coroner had issued his nus, between Syria and Palestine, for the difwarrant, and directed to the sheriff of Lon-fusion of the Christian Scriptures in the Syriac don, as the proper officer to see the law put in force. The body of the deceased remained at the house of Mrs. Warner, where the deceas ed lodged, in Tower-street, until every thing was ready on Saturday night for its removal to the place of its destination. About eight o'clock in the evening, a number of laborers began to dig a large hole at the top of Upper language. He has, we learn, been eminently successful, having been patronized by Lord Teignmouth, Mr. Wilberforce, and many of the British clergy; though on his arrival it was reported, that he was an impostor. He has visited the great Universities in England, where he was strictly examined in all the of Arabic, has certified to his astonishing acEastern Languages; and Mr. Lee, Professor quaintance with the Oriental literature preserved in the Bodlean library. Mr. Clymer, the American mechanic, has presented the Archbishop with one of his patent printing presses; and he has received presents of several founts of types. CANADA. nor of Upper Canada, to the Legislature of that province, now in session. Thames street, within a few yards of the chain, Tower-hill: the hole, when completed, was seven feet deep and six feet long. Great numbers were collected together at the time the excavation was making, and they expressed great disapprobation of the proceedings, and during the absence of the labourers for a short time, they endeavored to fill up the hole again; but some city constables arriving, soon caused them to desist from their purpose. Be-Speech of Sir Peregrine Maitland, Lieut. Govertween 11 and 12 o'clock at night, the sergeant at mace and the city marshal, with a number of city and assistant officers, arrived on the spot; and when the place was prepared to receive the body, they went to the house of Mrs. Many considerations having determined me Warner, with the coroner's warrant, and de- to call you together before the close of the manded the body of the deceased: some la- year, I decided on the present season as probourers then removed the naked body downbably more convenient to you than a later stairs (the clothes which the deceased had on when he shot himself had been taken off,) and placed it on a shutter; it was covered with a sheet, when it was carried upon the shoulders of four men to Upper Thames street, some of the officers bearing torches: crowds followed Honorable Gentlemen of the Legislative Council, and period. Since you were last assembled in this place, little alteration appears to have taken place, in the state of his majesty's disposition. In that interval, his august consort, the "queen of the united kingdom, has closed a long life, illustrious for the exemplary dis- || come personally acquainted with every part charge of every public and private duty. of the population committed to my care. York, 7th June, 1819. His royal highness the prince regent, in behalf of his majesty, has authorised the Go vernors of both Canadas to bestow land on certain of the provincial navy, and of the mi Relitia which served during the late war. cent purchases from the natives have beer so|| far effected, as will enable me to set apart ade quate tracts in the several districts, to accom modate such of their respective inhabitants as are within the limit of the royal instruction.I do not consider myself justified in extend ing this mark of approbation to any of the individuals who composed the late convention of delegates, the proceedings of which were properly the subject of your severe animad version. The royal assent has been given to the bill for the establishment of a provincial bank. but from some delay, it did not arrive in time - for promulgation within the period limited by law; the form of an enactment will therefore be necessary to render it available. At the termination of the last session, it was recommended to you to bestow your at tention on the amendment of the road law; at present, after a nearer acquaintance with the state of the country, I am more deeply impressed with the importance of that subject. It is painful to observe, how serious an evil the neglected grants of an early date are present ing to the inhabitants of the province. The exemption of any land belonging to individu als from the operation of the assessment law is found to be detrimental; a new bill, so modified as to protect the land from sale by dis tress, until the notice can be given to the proprietors, will receive his majesty's assent. Gentlemen of the House of Assembly, STATISTICS of PARIS. The population of Paris, (not including the rural communes) by the census of 1817. amounts to 712,966 individuals; of whom 305,247 are males, 331.905 are females, and 56,794 not particularly designated, but iucluded under the collective designation of both sexes-Houses, 26,801-Births, for 1818 24,406 of whom were males 13,451, females 12,955; 4,337 were born in the hospitals, Children not born in wedlock amount to 8,353; of whom 3,898 were born in the hospitals. Of the 8,353 illegitimate children, 1,118 boys and 980 girls have been acknowledged by their parents-6,255 remain unacknowledged Deaths, 25,706; of whom 12.692 are males, and 12.104 females. Of the whole number, 15,725 died in their own houses, and 9,981, Excess of births over in the hospitals, prisons, &c the deaths, 700. Marriages, 7,455. Children born out of wedlock, but acknowledged in consequence of the subsequent marriage of their parents; 479. Adoptions, 20 In 1017, the number of births amounted to 23,759, that of the deaths to 21,114, and the marriages to 6,382. They reckon in Paris 1,119 streets and lanes, 111 passages, 32 quays, 1 boulevards, 87 places or squares, 31 crossways, 121 entrys, 34 cours (places for riding and taking the air), 25 avenues, 10 public promenades, 45 circular roads, 56 barriers, 16 gates, 16 bridges, 33 market places, 39 churches. 4 temples, 12 palaces, 24 hospitals, 37 establishments for public instruction, such as the Institute, the Faculties, the Colleges, the Special Schools, the Literary and Scientific Institutions, &c.; 15 museums, 6 public libraries, 12 theatres, &c. The National Guard consists of 31,899 infantry, and 256 cavalry. The Gendarmerie consists of 1,021 men, and 471 horses, and a battalion of sappers, &c. of 575 effective men. NEW BEDFORD, June 11-A letter has been received from Wm. Wilshire, esq. dated Mogadore, April 17, in which he mentions his expecting in a few days an express from Wadinoon with terms for I shall direct the proper officer to lay before the redemption of Lemuel Gifford, late of brig Mayou the public account of receipt and expendi-ry, of this port, wrecked about twelve months since, ture, with estimates for the service of the ensuing year. on the Coast of Barbary. He also enclosed a letter he had received from Gifford, who informed that he was seventy-five days with Job Miller, who was Honorable Gentlemen, and Gentlemen. shot by the natives, and his thigh broken; that when The growth of the province in populatione left, Miller was not able to walk Gifford, said and wealth, justifies a reasonable expectation, that the measures adopted to encourage it wil! receive your fullest support; and, I mus suggest for your consideration, the expedien cy of affording the new settlers, unavoidably situated more remote from the great lakes an rivers, an easy approach to market. Your attention will doubtless be given to such laws as are about to expire, and may be required to be continued. Some parts of the province, not accessibl by land, it is my purpose to visit, during the present season for navigation, that I may be he had been kept by Hamet about three months, who employed him twenty-seven days driving camels from the south, and forty days digging up bushes. He had changed masters, and had been employed by his new master four days out of nine in backing mud; he had given him a pair of shoes and a shirt, but had kept him at hard service. We sincerely hope it will not be long before both GifFord and Miller will be restored to their country and heir friends. Mr. Silas Mason, of Dedham, has ivented a Cardng Machine, expressly calculated for the manufacture of wool hats. It produces the hat in its conic form all in one operation. PRECIOUS MORSEL of ELECTIONEER. MR. WILLS, EDENTON, N. C. June 15. In '75, my father stepped into the ranks.He was at Germantown, to the North, and Briar Creek, to the South. I feel the same zeal that he did. [Bravo.] The following brilliant specimen of election- The last war was right. Did you find a eering eloquence, was afforded by Mr. John single man that said," don't fight?" and very Holland, of Beaufort County, who offers as a properly: for if a man says he will kill you, Candidate to represent in Congress, the dis- than kill him: if he says he will burn your We must never suffer our trict composed of the counties of Tyrrel, Wash-house, burn his. ington, &c. It was delivered in the court house rights to be kammered down, by those inferior of Washington, county, at the last session of to our independence. We fought for "free the County Court, and is copied from notes, trade and Sailors rights." Look at the ataccurately taken on the spot, by a gentleman tack on the Chesapeak, Douglass staved present, who, though he found it impossible to eighteen balls through her, wounded eighkeep way with the rapid flights of the speak- teen citizens, and killed three. Look at er, has faithfully preserved the substance, and the burning of Washington, and then say if in most instances the very words of the address || we had not sufficient cause for war. Jackson If, as a literary curiosity, or in any other view, has been blamed about Ambrister-But look yon think proper to give it a place in the Gazat Hampton, and at Dartmoor prison, where ette, it is at your service. A SUBSCRIBER. The Orator, having obtained permission from their Worships, mounted the rostrum, and after a most profound and captivating bow, spoke as follows: My worthy Friends and Fellow Citizens, a few men had merely gone out on a party of I gave accused of being an enemy to Lawyers, I am At March term of Beaufort Court, I was Adams was a Lawyer; so was Madi not so. By leave of the Worshipful Court, I have the liberty to speak from this place, and to tell my business here. The Congressional election is a matter of great importance. Five thousand votes are not to be trifled with. A new election is to take place, in August. I did not come here to hammer down Dr Hall, or any candidate or party. But you have a choice, and a right to do as you please. The public seem to wish an opposition, and from unani-son, and Monroe and Crawford, and Calhoun mous solicitations of this district, I offer myself and Jackson-And so was Jefferson, who as a candidate. I am convinced you are all can ride to Washington, hitch his horse to a my friends, and not my foes. I came among peg and then go into the house and show more you from the love of my country and the rights sense than ten thousand of them. of man, and I hope you will congeal yourselves together, and go hand in hand with me. [Hear him.] You have had the trial of several members from this district. My uncle Mr. William Kennedy esq. was a candidate, and was elected. I know you congealed yourselves together in his favor. His principles and mine are the same.-[Hear.] || · [What a man—what a man!] But still we are not to depend on Lawyers, Some of them you can't borrow from, because they have nothing to lend. In the attack on Baltimore, General Ross was killed? He was headed up in a hogshead of rum, and sent home Did a Lawyers kill him? No it was a plough-boy. Was Washington a Lawyer?— No, but he was a great and good man. He was the morning star of the world; he illuminated as he went, and congealed his friends together. [Loud cheering] I am not opposed to the present administra. || tion, or any of our wise and great men, who are the balance wheel of our country. I speak against no party. Are you a republican? as- I wish you, my friends, to think for sume your own rights. Are you a fotheral? yourselves. We are all born infants, but declare your own politics. I voted for Monroe. by reading and thinking we become He is a respectable, a great and a good man. philosophers. My sentiments are the love When he was at Washington, in Beaufort coun-of my country and the rights of man, and ty, I had the pleasure to see him, talk with him, and escort him. He has the power of congeal ing his friends together. I had a view also of Mr. Calhoun, and his lady. I wish you to pin this to your sleeve, and not to forget it. I am a republican, and I shall be so as long as I have brains as big as the head of a pin. We are republicans. The power is with us, the people; and our government is founded on the will of the people, and on merit. How did our President rise, but by merit? And Crawford, by merit, came forward, without money or friends. interruption of the public business, and hoped, POTOMAC NAVIGATION. The Mechanic, the Farmer, and the Merchant are the watchmen and bulwark of eur The following is extracted from Gov. Powcountry. Look at the shoot of the cornstalk Cherish the nall's Topographical Description and Lt. Gov. which nourishes the milch cow. dairy maid, and do not let the repubiican milch Mercer given as authority. What would not. cow go dry. Let us take the cream and the have been the return if this 50 year old infor butter for ourselves, and give, to oar enemies,mation had been before rendered useful? Gov. Pownall's book, which, as well as the bonny clabber and whey. [Loud cheering] As to the compensation law, it is a serious Lewis Evans' published by Franklin, in 1754, affair; but it rests with the people. What is contains much curious, and I believe correct eight dollars a day? Give it, if the people topographical information lay open before me, say so-but not otherwise. He that eats the and I could not resist this opportunity of of meat, must eat the bone. How did Dr. Hallfering it for publication in Virginia. vote on this queston? Had I been there, I would have voted for six dollars a day. This they can't do without; unless you say that, like cattle, the members are made of horns and [Loud hoofs, and ought to go barefooted. and repeated huzzas.] "Hiatus "During the late war (of 1756) on the Ohio, most of the heavy commodities were landed at Georgetown, on Potomac, sent then in waggons to Conogocheig, there embarked in canoes and landed at Fort Cumberlandfrom thence to the Monongahela, at the mouth Let us now see how POLITICS stand with of Redstone creek, and then to Pittsburgh.The distance from Cumberland to Redstone the merchants; ****. Here is a valde deflendus”—" a chasm much to be la- creek is 73 miles, performed in three days, mented;" for, at this critical juncture, the elo- each waggon with four horses carrying 22 quent speaker was most unluckily interrupted cwt. and allowed nine shillings per day. It by the sheriff's informing him that it was their was afterwards known that a good waggon Worship's pleasure that Court should be road might be made from Fort Cumberland opened. He descended, slowly and majesti- to a branch of the Youghionesny of not more cally, from the bench, not, however, without than 40 miles. The garrison of Pittsburgh some evident marks of chagrin, and casting a received large supplies of provisions from the "longing, lingering look behind." But, when S. branch of Potomac, by a waggon road thro he came to the court-house door, the audience the mountains to Cheat river, 50 miles above determined to afford every manifestation of Redstone creek, and thence they went by warespect, to the man they "delighted to honor," ter to Pittsburgh. The distance from the placed him in a chair, and bore him off trium-S. branch of the Potomac is only 20 miles.” "Mr. John Ballemene, has proved that for phantly on their shoulders. his situation rendered it at first somewhat dif- less than 40,000 pounds, locks might be formficult for him to preserve the centre of gravi-ed at the Potomac and James river falls, ty, and prevent an exhibition of "ground and so that large barges might navigate both lofty tumbling." But, fortunately, the whole streams." cavalcade arrived, without accident, at Woodley's Hotel, near the Court House, where, after partaking a few Ticklers of the "Oh! be joyful," and drinking some patriotic toasts, the candidate took respectful leave, fully con fident, that, at the approaching election, he should receive the suffrage and interest of every voter present. The novelty of The Grand Jury, however, deemed it their duty, on the same day, to make a unanimous presentment, now on record, in which, altho' they did ample justice to the merit, talents, zeal and eloquence of Mr. Holland, and ex pressed great satisfaction at the entertainment and amusement afforded to them by the speech and the chair-scene, yet lamented the EXTRAORDINARY FLEECE. It is stated in the Poughkeepsie Journal of Wednesday last, that Col. John Storm, of the town of Fishkill, has this season, sheared a full-blooded Merino Ewe, whose fleece weighed Eighteen and a half pounds. The Ewe was four years old, and had never before been shorn. The wool is of a very fine staple, and from sixteen to eighteen inches in length. A salt lick was discovered some years since in a very deep valley on Twin creek, about 8 miles from Salem, Indiana. The owners very lately made an experiment at boring, and having penetrated a lock to the depth of about 4 feet, they struck the vein of salt water, which been pronounced su perior in quality to any in the western country. THE BANK OF ENGLAND. The reports to Parliament on the subject of the affairs of the Bank of England are voluminous, and embrace 3 important points: 1st. The transactions since 1797, between the Government and the Bank, as managers of the national debt. 2d. The expediency of the Bank's resuming cash payments in July next, as contemplated; and 3d. Explanations of the plan recommended as preparatory to the resumption of cash payments. On the subject of bank bill forgeries the Committee report, that Sir JOSEPH BANKS, and others, have given it as their opinion, that in three months bills will be issued that cannot easily be imitated. The annual issue of paper by the Country Banks is estimated at twenty-nine millions. Bost. Cent INDIAN QUARRELS. These reports are highly satisfactory-esq a deposition made before him on Friday, They show that the affairs of the Bank have the 28th ult. by one of the Indians belonging been most ably conducted; and are in a flou- to the party who were stated in our last to rishing condition. The public benefit from have committed the outrage on the River the management of the national debt by the Rouge. Bank is inanifest. The Bank have in possession more than five millions sterling of Government Securities more than the whole amount of the demands on the Institution; which in January last amounted to thirtyfour millions sterling. [About 150 millions of dollars] We know not that the statement given in our last week's paper was correct, and can only say, that we considered the sources of our information entitled to credit. From the deposition it appears, that on the evening of the 26th ult. the party of Indians were passing Thomas Sargeant's house, With respect to the resumption of specie when a dog ran out of the house and seized payments in July, the Committee were una- Wa-o gan, a chief, by his thigh and tore his nimously of opinion, that it was out of the leather leggins-a woman then came out of question. Mr. Baring, and numerous other the house hallooing-Sargeant then came out capitalists and financies, were decidedly of with a cudgel, and ran towards Wa o gan, opinion, that the resumption cannot then be who called upon him to pity him and not strike effected without serious injury to the com-im, but Sergeant struck him on the back of mercial world, as well as to the Bank-As the neck and he fell. On this old Tonquish, the purchase of specie necessary therefor, the chief, and brother to Wa-o-gan, threw must be made at a great sacrifice; and the down his gun and bundle, and ran up much Bank be compelled to restrict their discounts, irritated, but was held by Wa-o-gan, and preand to call on their debtors for heavy pay-vented from revenging the blow-he said he ments. The amount of cash necessary for was only stunned and requested the party to the circulation of the empire was stated from go on. The son of Tonquish, who was standtwenty to forty-five millions! ing by and saw the blow, ran to the place where his father had left the gun, (about forty feet distant) and was seen by Sargeant in the act of taking it up, who immediately turned, as was supposed to retreat, when Tonquish's son fired at him and wounded him.* When Wa o-gan saw this he took hold of his nephew with the intention, as he states, of taking him to John M Combs, (where he intended encamping,) told him he had done a bad act, and that be wished to keep him in custody and bring him to Detroit--but old Tonquish would not consent to have his son delivered up, but said he would retreat with him. Wa-o-gan then said, that as they were determined to go, he would follow them slowly and should any The Committee recommend to Parliament American come up to them to make them to provide immediately for paying off ten prisoners, not to make any resistance, but to millions of the Exchequer Bills which the deliver themselves up quietly; this was agreed Bank holds; and to repeal all the penal parts to by all except Tonquish's son. The whole of the laws relative to the melting and ex-party then discharged their guns and proceed porting of coin. ed on their journey as far as Pine creek where The report states the decided opinion of the Committee, that cash payments ought to be restored as soon as possible, consistent with the public safety:-But they are of opinion it cannot be safely done until after the lapse of some time; and by gradual means. They propose, that in Feb. 1820, the Bank shall begin to redeem their notes by the payment of assayed Bars of Gold, (of not less than 60 ounces each) stamped at the rate of 41. per ounce:-That in Oct. 1820, similar Bars shall be issued, stamped at the rate of 31. 19s. 6d. per ounce; aud on the 1st March, 1821, in bars, at the mint price, of 31. 17s. 104d. per ounce. |