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Mtitwf). OXFORD, July 3.—In a convocation held on Wednesday, the honorary degree of D.C.L. was conferred on the follow- ing gentlemen :—His Excellency J. Barbour, Envoy of the United States of America; Sir H. Douglas, Bart. Lieut.- Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Province of New Brunswick; Sir J. E. Eardley Wilmot, Bart. of Berkswell Hall, Warwick Sir W. E. Parry, Knt. Capt. R.N.; Sir J. Franklin, Rnt. F.R.S. Capt. R.N. It is a singular coincidence that the subjects of two of the prizes recited in the presence of the American Minister, and of Capts. Parry and Franklin should have been—for the English Essay-" The Power and Stability of Federative Governments." For the English Verse-" Voyages of Dis- covery to the Polar Regions." It is rumoured, that it is the wish of the Earl of Eldon to apply the money raised for the Eldon testimonial," towards establishing six scholarships in University College, Oxford. A dividend of 12s 6d in the pound to the separate credi- tors, of the late Henry Fauntleroy, will be declared on the 31st of the present month. The offer of a reward for the apprehension of Rowland Stephenson and his clerk, Lloyd, has been withdrawn within ,j these few days. Oatlands Park Estate, the residence and property of the late Duke of York, was sold in twenty-nine lots, on Tuesday, at the auction mart, for £ 138,450. The mansion and offices of Oatlands, with 776 acres of land, produced £50,000 Lord King was the principal purchaser, and Mr. Sparkes, a wealthy land-owner of Surrey, the next in amount. DEATH BY LIGHTNING.—On Friday, during the thunder- storm, a boy, aged nine years, was killed by lightning, at Ottrmgham. It appears to have struck him on the temple, then to have excoriated the jaw, and dreadfully lacerated his breast. What is singular, he was proceeding in company with several other boys to weed corn, and was in the centre of them when struck by the electric fluid. His half boots, which were nearly new, had every seam in them entirely rent asunder; one of them was thrown to a considerable distance, and yet his feet exhibited no marks of injury. All the other boys escaped without the least hawl.-Leeds In- telligencer. The Rev. T. Wild, curate of Newark, is gradually reco- vering the use of-his sight, of which he was deprived by lightning, while performing divine service on Good Friday. The living of Stoke Newington, a stall in Ely cathedral, and the living of the united parishes of St. Benet, Grace- church-street, and St. Leonard, Eastcheap, are vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Gaskin. SPANISH BAZAAR.—The late sales at the Hanover-square rooms, by the ladies patronesses, for the benefit of the Spanish refugees, realized a sum of £1924. 9s, which has been placed in the hands of a committee. COMMITTALS FOR CONTEMPT.—In a case which came before the Vice-Chancellor on Thursday, his honour ex- pressed his earnest hope that the legislatuture would abolish the practice of committing for contempt, which in some instances amounted to perpetual imprisonment; In the case which called forth his observation, a poor woman must have been committed for neglecting to file an answer to a bill kwhich her poverty prevented her from doing), had not the fcase been adjusted by a reference. l REMARKABLE PRESENCE OF MIND.-On Wednesday tweek, the daughter of Mr. Farquharson, Bankend, Stirling- shire, was standing near a bee-hive. The hive suddenly v threw off a swarm, and alighted on the young woman's head. It completely covered her hair, face, breast, and shoulders, so that she could neither see nor speak. In this situation she remained without moving, until her father brought a hive, and the bees entered it without her receiving a singie sting. Had she ran away, or irritated the insects by striving to remove them, the consequences might have been fatal to her. PRINTERS' PENSION SOCIETy.-On Sunday morning a sermon was preached at Christ-church, Newgate-street, be- fore the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs, by the venerable Dr. Hollingsworth, Archdeacon of Huntingdon, for the benefit of the above excellent charity. A liberal collection was made. CONSUMPTION OF COALS.—It appears by an account ately made, at the instance of the coal and corn committee If the corporation, that the consumption of coal in the me- ropolis is increasing rapidly. In the year 18.25, 1,456,162 ihaldrons were imported; in 1826, 1,600,229. In 1827, ,476,331, and in 1828, 1,537,306. la the month of May 1st year 120,896 chaldrons of coals were imported, and the iicrease for the month of May of the present year is no less han 70,000 chaldrons. MISS ZOUCH AND THE EAST INDIAN.—Thomas Woodin, 3sq., whose marriage with Miss Zouch was so curiously jiterrupted at St. George's church, London, passed through Canterbury on Wednesday last, the ceremony of the nup- tials having been performed that morning. Mr. Woodin fas very gaily attired, having a white rosette affixed to the I-Ilipel of his coat, and a satin ribbon thrown round his neck. Miss Zouch is by no means handsome, and seems about forty years of age. The bride and bridegroom proceeded to Dover, after changing horses at the Fountain Inn, and slept at the Ship Hotel; in the morning they embarked on board a steamer for the Continent.-Kent Herald. The frigate which arrived from the Brazils this week brought 4000 carats of raw diamonds on account of the Biazilian Government. Two other ships have also arrived, one with sugar and the other with copper, both consigned for the Brazilian Government. J. Mould, one of three bush-rangers lately capitally con- victed in New South Wales, has confessed himself guilty of the murder, about six years ago, of Mrs. Donatty, which excited so strong a sensation in London. DEXTEROUS ROBBERY.—A farmer from the neighbour- hood of Chard was ingeniously eased of S70 in notes, at Taunton fair, last week. He went into a public-house where some men were sitting, and one of them threw a roll (appa- rently of notes) on the table, observing that he would wil- lingly lend some cash to responsible persons, and inquired the names of persons of that description in the neighbour- hood. Another man advised him to be careful of his money, as the Bristol gang were about. The other immediately placed the roll in his watch pocket, as the safest place, ad- vising the farmer, if he had any notes with him, to follow his example. The latter was prevailed upon to do so, and foolishly allowed his new friends to assist him in securing his money in his fob. In a short time, upon relating what had occurred to an acquaintance, the farmer found a bundle of rags in his fob, his pretended friends having made free with the notes, and the party got clear off. SIR T. LETHBRLDCE AND THE CATHOLIC QUESTION.—A requisition, signed by a number of freeholders of Somerset, was lately forwarded to Sir T. Lethbridge, desiring him to resign the representation of the county of Somerset, as he had in the last session of Parliament abandoned those prin- ciples which he had solemnly vowed to support, and no longer represented the sentiments of the majority of the freeholders in that county.

IFTELAND. J.V« (From the Private Correspondence of the Times.) DUBLIN, JUNE 30.—It is needless to say how distressed I feel at being obliged to communicate the information which follows. In the performance, however, of the duty I have undertaken, I am left without an alternative. It can- not be denied that the county of Tipperary is in a state of great disturbance: our only consolation is, that the disturb- ance does not bear a political character, although, as you will see, the consequences have been deplorable. A fright- ful occurrence took place at Borrisokeen yesterday. Seve- ral letters have been received in town this morning: one has reached me from a gentleman with whom I am well ac- quainted, and on whose trustworthiness your readers may rely. It is to the following effect:— BORRISOKEEN, JUNE 29.—As I know much misrepresentation will take place, as a matter of course, for the purpose of screening the police, I shall give you a true account, as far as I can, of the dreadful events which have occurred in this town and its neigh- borhood on Friday and yesterday. On Friday the fair of Borris was held, at which, towards the evening, some little fighting took place between the country people. This was soon quashed by the interference of friends and the advice of who has great influence. Every thing was quiet, when five policemen, mounted, rode through the town with drawn swords, slashing right and left, and urging their horses to trample on the country people. In turn the police were pelted with stones, whereupon Capt. Dob- byn, the stipendiary justice, read the riot act, and immediately ordered the police to fire on the crowded mob, before they had time to turn or get out of the way, Two men were shot dead, and several others dangerously wounded. 'I his was on Friday. It was a wanton and unnecessary spilling of blood, in my opinion. But what occurred after is much worse. In this case it may be thought the policemen committed manslaughter, (I suppose it would be wrong to call it murder,) in the performance of their duty. At all events, the men acted under the orders of their officer, and that officer is a magistrate paid by the Government. Into his conduct the Duke of Northumberland, from all we can learn, is very anxious to make inquiry, and to punish him, if it shall be found he deserves punishment. As to what follows, I will leave yourself to judge. The funeral of one of the men, who was killed at the fair, took place yesterday, near this town. As the crowd were passing by the outlets with the corpse, they were fired on from a house by ———— and four other Orangemen, who had taken post in a house. There were port-holes bored through the walls and door for the firelocks. On the first discharge four men were killed on the spot, and ore mortally wounded, every shot of the Orangemen telling. The people got furious, which was natural enough, and set fire to and burnt two houses, and would have continued their work but for the interference of the soldiers, two strong parties of whom came in from Birr and Ne- nagh. The country people receive the soldiers as their friends: had they been at the fair, there would have been no rioting, I think; or if there had been, there would have been no lives lost. It is the Orange police, and the Orangemen who are not in the police, that are doing all the mischief, and that will make a rebel- lion if they can. The coroner, Mr. Carroll, has arrived here from Nenaah. The jury has been just sworn, and viewed the bodies, and are adj turned until to-morrow. I vish to God the Catholic Association were now in being; we should then have justice for they would then send us down a counsellor, or an attorney, to watch the people here. Since the Association was broken up, the Orangemen have become more daring, and I am sorry to say that the factions are beginning again. Any thing equal to the state of irritation that the country is now in I never witnessed. If justice be not done to the people, we shall have Captain Rock and his men again." I send you the preceding letter just as I received it. The opinions of the writer are, perhaps, worth little; but the facts, I think, are material. It would be well to ascertain the number of homicides—justifiable or otherwise is not the question at present—committed by the police since their establishment in Ireland. The amount, from some loose calculations which I have seen, is quite extraordinary. I am far, however, from blaming the police for every thing. They have a very reckless and pugnacious population to deal with, but it is a fact which no impartial man well ac- quainted with the state of Ireland will dispute, that they are considered in the south, particularly, as the sworn ene- mies of the people, while the King's troops, on the con- trary, are exceedingly popular. But the peculiar feature in the preceding statement is that regarding the conduct of five Orangemen, who fired on a dense mass of people through the port-holes of a barricaded house, and killed five of the crowd. There was no previous quarrel apparently between the individuals. The desperation of these men is really quite romantic. What could be their motives? Who could be their prompters? What their object? Your readers, no doubt, will ask these questions, without being able to satisfy themselves by any reasonable answer. There are not wanting persons, however, in this city, who, combin- ing these and other demonstrations of the Orange body, par- ticularly in the county of Fermanagh, imagine that it is their object to promote an insurrection of the peasantry. But cui bono? The Catholic question is at rest. Had eman- cipation been withheld, indeed, and these things occurred, there would have been no doubt of their success. But they are manifestly too late in the field. At the same time, I should be very loath to insure the tranquillity of Tipperary during the next winter. The factions, as alluded to in a letter from Borrisokeen, have recommenced their fights. At the fair of Tipperary, on the 25th, the Nashesand the Dwyers had a battle, when one of the latter was killed. The police made some pri- soners, when both the hostile factions joined, with a view to rescue, in which they succeeded. The police retreated to their barracks, and returned with loaded muskets, fired, killed three men, and wounded several. In another part of the county, at a place called Bansha, a man driving for rent was set upon by the peasantry and despatched. On his return from Cashelto Clonrnel, Mr. Baker, the coroner, was abused dreadfully, it is said,, and robbed of his pistols. I might add to the catalogue ot outrages, but enough, and more than enough, of TipperarCl or thg present. GRAIN.-An account ot me i.f all sons, meal and flour, stated in quarters, imported into Great Britain from foreign parts, from 5th January, 1828, to 5th January, 1829; distinguishing each sort:— Quarters. Wheat and wheat flour 758,796 Barley and barley meal. 171,541 Oats and oatmeal. 166,001 Rye. 29,562 Peas. 52,863 Beans and bean meal 74,482 Indian corn and meal. 19,708 Buck-wheat 21,036 Total. 1,293,994 YVlI.UAM IRVING, Inspector General of Imports and Exports. Inspector General's Office, Custom House, London, 19th June, 1829. An account of grain of all sorts, and distinguishing each sort, imported from Ireland into Great Britain, from 5th January, 1828, to 5th January, 1829:— Quarters. Wheat and wheat flour 645,875 Barley 81,461 Oats and oatmeal. 2,050,485 Rye. 537 Peas. 4,826 Beans. 7,068 Indian corn and meal 280 Malt 853 Total. 2,791,385 r WILLIAM IRVING, Inspector-General of Imports and Exports. Inspector General's Office, Custom House, London, 20th June, 1829. PORTSMOUTH, JUI,Y 4.—The North Star, 28, Captain Arab in, arrived on Monday evening in 55 days from Rio de Janeiro. There was no English man of war lying there. Rear-Admiral Sir R. W. Otway, in the Ganges, with the Tribune frigate, was cruising off the port. The Right Hon. Lord Strangford, Envoy Extraordinary from this Court to the Brazils, returned in the North Star, having failed in every object of his embassy. Don Pedro, despairing of success in obtaining a consort from any European Court, was about to espouse the Marchioness Sestos, a lady of some beauty, by whom he has already had one child. The Brazilian men of war were dismantling as fast as they arrived from the service in which they were engaged during the late war with Buenos Ayres; and the British Officers, hitherto actively employed in that navy, were now thrown aside upon a very scanty pension of about 2s per diem—Aid that was very'rroa-iiiirK' # ..vrasbeH out that Don Pedro would maKuie'sliRhtest effort to hurl Don Miguel from his usurpation. The North Star came into harbour yesterday to be paid off. The Earl of Dalhousie, Commander-in-Chief in the East Indies, is arrived here to take his passage in the Pallas, 52, Captain Fitzclarence. The Bishop of Calcutta, Dr. Turner, is also arrived for the same purpose. THE DIORAMA.-On the day of the unfortunate destruc- tion of the Oxford-street Diorama and Bazaar by fire, two new views were opened at the Diorama in the Regent's Park. These are the Interior of St. Peter's at Rome, and the Vil- lage of Thiers. The Interior of St. Peter's is by M. Bouton. The point of view is at the east entry, opposite to the choir; the reader, perhaps, not being aware that the choir in this cathedral is situated differently from all others, being at the west end. So beautiful are the proportions of the cathedral itself, that its vastness does not strike at first sight, and this effect is admirably preserved in the Diorama. We think we could point out a few inaccuracies in the drawing; but the projections, capitals of the columns, and some of the medallion portraits which ornament them, are so well paint- ed, that we can scarcely believe ourselves looking on a flat surface. Again, the emmet-like figures of the, distant con- gregation are admirable illustrations of the vastness of the building; and. above all, the floou cf light shed from the lantern of the dome is a perfect triumph of art.—The other view is the French village of Thiers in the department of the Puy de Doue, on the bank of the little river Durolle, which is actually made to flow, or rather trickle over large stones, whilst smoke ascends from the chimney of an adjoining cot- tage. As a romantic picture of still life, its merits can scarcely be too highly spoken of; and when we say it is quite equal to Unterseen, by the same artist, and engraved in our last volume, we hope our readers will not be long ere they judge for themselves. We could have lingered for an hour in the contemplation of this peaceful picture, with the devo- tional interior of St. Peter's—and in contrasting them with the turmoil of the Great Town out of which we had just stepped to view this little Creation of art.—Af<nw. EXCISE OFFICE, BROAD-STREET.—Saturday, T. Morris, who keeps the sign of the Duke of Sussex, at Islington, was summoned to answer an information for having mixed sugar and salt with beer, whereby he forfeited the sum of £200. Mr. Harmer, for the defendant, admitted that in strict point of law his client had no defence, although in a moral point of view he was innocent; because, in the first place, the ar- ticles used were perfectly innoxious; secondly, he had no intention to defraud and lastly, he being a young publican, was unconscious that he was C-ofeftiitting an offence against the law. Mr. Harmer then explained the transaction as follows:—The defendant having two barrels of ale, which had got somewhat stale, applied to a Mr. Webb, who had been long engaged in the public line, to know what he had best do "with it; and Mr. Webb having advised him that some strong sugar and salt mixed together, and put into the barrel would render it mild and palatable, the defendant was engaged in mixing these ingredients when the excise officers entered, and to whom he directly explained the facts, and produced Mr. Webb to confirm them. Under these circumstances, Mr. Harmer said, he trusted the commission- ers would be inclined to impose only a small fine, especially as his client had a wife and family depending on him for support, and was not in a condition to pay any heavy penalty. Some of the facts stated by Mr. Harmer were admitted by the excise officer, and the others were clearly proved by Mr. Webb, notwithstanding which the commis- sioners imposed the penalty ofXIOO, asserting at the same time that they were induced to be thus lenient, on account of the facts that had been urged in mitigation, otherwise they should have levied the whole penalty! Stacy, the younger, who is in confinement in Winchester gaol for the murder of Mr. Langfrey and his housekeeper, has lately endeavoured to compass his escape, and had suc- ceeded in prevailing on five other prisoners to join in the attempt, upon his representation that he had buried a large sum of money near the red land-mark 0n Soutbsea-common, which he promised to share with them. They had cut their blankets into slips to serve as a rope, but were detected before they had made further Progress. Search has been made for this money during the past week, in the spot the young villain exactly pointed out, having, as he said, paced the distance when he burJed it, but without effect. In searching, however, for this money a skeleton has been dis- covered, which must have been under ground some years. From a button, and a small piece of-coarse green cloth, which has preserved its consistency and colour, found with it, it is likely to be the body of some Russian seaman.

'q/q", FRIDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE, JULY 3. CROWN OFFICE, JULY 3.—Member returned to serve in this pre- sent Parliament.—City of Peterborough, Sir Jas. Scarlett, Knt. INSOLVENTS. Robert More, Schiedham distillery, Dean-street, Shadwell, and Underwood, Stirlingshire. Edmund Mitchell, Mincing-lane, broker. BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED. Wm. Shaw, Attleborough, Warwickshire, ribbon manufacturer. John Webb, Little Warner-street, Clerkenwell, cheesemonger. BANKRUPTS. John Anderson, West Smithfield, bookseller. Edwin Cottingham, Bexley, Kent, surireon. George Davis, Dover-place, New Kent-road, carpenter. William Weals Edwards, Fleet-street, boot-maker. Alfred Erwood, Brownlow-street, Holborn, billiard-table ma- nufacturer. Euphemia Fletcher, Brown's buildings, New North-road, boarding -school keeper. John Longhurst, Reigate, Surrey, ironmonger. John Sanders, Fleet-market, victualler. Thomas Stephenson, Lime-street, merchant. Henry Thomas Sturley, Aylesham, Norfolk, linen draper. Andrew White and William Metcalf, Lamb's Conduit-street, linen drapers. Jonathan Adams, Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk, grocer. Thomas Dawson, Sunderland-near-the-Sea, Durham, grocer. Richard Easterbrook, St. Stephen's Branwell, Cornwall, clay merchant. William Casson Hindley, Boston, Lincolnshire, draper. Nicholas Roch Isles, New Sarum, Wiltshire, linen draper. John Jones, Liverpool, bricklayer. George Loft, Woodbridge, Suffolk, corn merchant. Joseph Norris, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, draper. Edward Marchant Page, jun. and John Anthony, Bristol, commission agents. Thomas Powell, Worcester, innkeeper. Joseph Springall Southgate, Wells, Norfolk, shipowner. James Toping, Liverpool, boot maker. CERTIFICATE.—July 24. G. Brown, Monmouth, innkeeper.

..1foreign. Spain is far from being in a tranquil state. It appears that the recent insurrectionary movement in Catalonia, which was at first supposed to be a design of the Count d'Espagne to entrap the partizans of the late constitution who were concealed in the neighbourhood of the French frontier, had some real foundation. At any rate, it has fur- nished a pretext for numerous arrests, and the captain-gene- ral, by the precautions he is taking against a surprise, and his activity in provisioning and strengthening the fortresses, would lead us to suppose that the country is on the eve of a rebellion. A letter from Toulouse says, that every day there arrive from Ferpignan Spanish refugees implicated in the late affair in Catalonia. Count Villa Flor has arrived at Terceira, and taken the command of the garrison in the name of the young queen, Donna Maria II. He has issued a proclamation to the in- habitants of the Azores generally, and is represented to en- tertain great confidence in his capability to defend the island. The French Minister of Marine brought forward his budget in the Chamber of Deputies on Tuesday. France at present employs 128 vessels of war, including fourteen frigates, and only one ship of the line. The expences for the current year are stated at about two millions ancl a "half 1 sterling. The minister stated that an augmentation of the naval force on the coast of Africa was required in order to puK-ui .efTfjcJ-Kil stsp to the sT-s.ve trade. Ik comparing the naval resources of France and England, he pointed out the advantage possessed by the latter in having at its command 338 steam-vessels, which, in case of emergency, could be employed by the government in towing its ships of war. It is in contemplation to substitute the red colour in the French army for blue. MR. BATTIER, LATE IOTII HUSSARS.—Extract of a letter from Paris, June 24.—The Mr. Battier who made such a noise some years ago, by his disputes with Lord London- derry and the 10th Hussars, is, to my personal knowledge, at this moment literally starving, with a wife and two children, in an unfurnished garret, in a house here, No. 11, Rue de Monceau Faubourg du Roule. On being driven from his profession, he imprudently embarked in one of the 1825 schemes, and, I need hardly had, was soon stripped of his last shilling. He has, I understand, repeatedly me- morialised the government to be restored to half-pay, of which he was deprived for his duel with Lord Londonderry, but has been decidedly refused. Being rather a clever fellow, he has endeavoured to get employment as a writer in peri- odicals but he has found too many competitors in these literary days to make any thing of that. I hear he has a sister in Ireland, who enjoys an income of between S2000 and E3000 a-year, but she, though not unacquainted with the situation of her brother, has offered no assistance. The young Duke of Brunswick is now quarrelling with his parliament, being inclined, contrary even to the desire of the nobles, to revive the most objectionable privileges of the feudal system, by restoring the constitution of 1776, instead of adhering to that granted during his minority. The Russians under General Geismar have taken by storm the fortified town of Rachova or Oriva, on the right bank of the Danube, between Nicopolis and Widdin, on the 9th of June. Hussein Pacha was made prisoner besides 500 men. By the steam-boat from Rotterdam, which has brought letters from Amsterdam of Tuesday last, we learn that a contract has been entered into for a new loan to Russia, to the amount of £ 2,000,000 sterling. It is negociated through the house of Hope and Co., as it is understood, however, on commission only, and subscriptions to it are received at 99 for a 5 per cent. stock, but with a trifling bonus to the subscribers, which makes it equivalent to about 98. One fourth part only of the loan is to be issued in the first instance: the remainder is kept back at the discretion of the contractors, and no period has been fixed for bringing it into the money-market. This makes the third loan nego- ciated for Russia since the contest with Turkey commenced, and the total amount raised will have been a little more than £ 6,000,000. The French minister of finance, we are assured, has it in contemplation to pay off the Five per Cents, by a creation of Three and Four per Cents. He has secured the co-ope- ration of the bank of France, which is said to possess two hundred and fifty millions of francs in ready money. This measure, if it can be carried into effect, will save the French government forty millions of francs per annum. MUSIC IN AMERICA.—Extract of a letter from a musi- cian :—"There are four theatres in New York-Park, Bowry, La Fayette, and Shottani. Here are given come- dies and tragedies, grand spectacles, parts of operas, and minor pieces; but no great operas, for the orchestras are extremely bad and incomplete. There are seldom two cla- rionets, and generally no bassoon. Oboes, trumpets, and drums, are never to be met with. Oboes are almost un- known in this country—in the whole of North America there is only one player, who lives at Baltimore. Notwithstand- ing the imperfection of their orchestras, they play the sin- fonias of Haydn, and although the want of instruments often brings them to a stand still, they treat the silence as if it were a pause, and play on. In every orchestra there is a trombone, which never plays its part, but generally that of the violoncello; and if the performer is skilful enough, he sometimes plays that of the violin. Trombones and double basses are best paid they receive sixteen or seven- teen dollars a week, the others have but ten or twelve—the first clarionet has fifteen dollars. They play every day, ex- cept Sunday, commencing at half-past eight, and ending about one o'clock in the morning. A very lucrative thing for the musicians of the theatres is, that over and above their employment, they give lessons on the cymbals and guitar. By this means it is possible in a short time to make a small capital, but pupils are found for these instruments only. Good masters receive a dollar per lesson, others eighteen for twenty-four lesson. Your professors of mode- rate talents, who elsewhere would hardly make enough to live, might do well here, and with economy might pnd with making a fortune, and passing for distinguished artists. The most important requisite for teaching music is to know the English language. EXPLOSION OF A STEAM FRIGATE—THIRTY LIVES LOST. —The New York Commercial Advertiser, of the 5th June, which was received this morning-, contains an account of the entire destruction, the evening previous, of the steam frigate Fulton, whilst lying at a navy-yard near that city. The accident was occasioned by the gunner going into the magazine for powder to fire the evening gun. It contained only three barrels of damaged gunpowder, but the explosion blew the vessel to fragments, At the time of the explosion the officers were dining in the cabin, and there were about sixty persons (half the crew), including passengers, onboard. Thirty were killed, and near y all the others wounded, some of whom are dreadfully mangled. SoonI AMERICA.—The Emperor, Don Pedro, in open- ing the legislative session on the 3d of May, shortly alludes to the usurpation of Don Miguel, and explicitly says, that although he will not compromise the rights and interests of his daughter, he will not take any steps calculated to dis- turb the tranquillity of Brazil, in order to establish her on the throne. Despatches from Colonel Campbell, at Bogota, dated the 14th of April, state that the greatest tranquillity had prevailed throughout the republic since the conclusion of peace between Colombia and Peru. On the other hand, some advices from Colombia state that the Peruvian govern- ment had refused to ratify the late treaty with the Colom- bians, and that Bolivar immediately ordered his army to march upon Lima to put in force the treaty. Bolivar was at Quito. HURRICANE AT THE MAURITIUS.—Extract of a private letter from an Officer in the Island, dated Mauritius, March 4, 1829:—"We have had very bad weather here for some days past, and have been dreading a hurricane (as this is the season for those dreadful calamities), but as yet we have escaped, and are anxiously looking forward to the end of this month, when it is stipposei the season ends; but I am sorry to ssy we have received most dreadful ac- counts from the Isle of Bourbon (about a day's sail from this Island), they having had a most violent hurricane; in- deed the accounts given in the Mar it ins Gazette of this awful catastrophe are almost beyond belief. Imagine to yourself a vessel of forty tons on the stocks being taken off and carried by the sea, rising to a most fearful height, a distance of upwards of fifty yards over the Custom-house; it is supposed that twenty vessels are lost, twelve were driven on shore and entirely wrecked, with the loss of one hundred and twenty-six lives. A house of eighty feet in length has been blown over, and a very fine stone pier or breakwater has been entirely carried away; the damage done in the interior of the Island is not known, but It is feared it will amount to a great deal. Of course, as always is the case on these occasions, the Sugar and Coffee Planta- tions are all destroyed." BOXING MATCH BETWEEN TWO AMERICAN JUDGES, FOUGHT IN THE HALL OF THE LEGISLATIVE Bonv, AND IN THE PRESENCE OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE.—On the 16th of last April, says an American paper, the legislature of the state adjourned sine die. A fracas occurred on this occasion, disgraceful at least to the hero of the piece. Some observa- tions from Judge Purdy, relative to the affair of the Mer- chants' Bank, had, in'the course of the day, given offence to Judge Taylor. Immediately after the adjournment, Judge Taylor walked round the table to Judge Purdy, and told him in something of a low voice, that the senate being ad- journed,, he met him as a private.citizen, and wished to kiii.w what he.-fBeaut by his observation, aUsc;<ng to the above? Judge Purdy replied that he meant to tell the truth. Upon this Judge Taylor called him a lying old scoundrel. Judge Purdy retorted by calling him an old rascal in return. Upon this Judge Taylor, sans cerelllonie, struck hima violent blow with his fist under the ribs, which staggered him considerably. Judge Purdy paused an ir- stant, as if to collect himself—then seized a chair, and aimed a blow at the head of his antagonist, but was prevented from effecting it by the interference of their brother senators. Judge Tayior then left, the room, and as he went out of the bar he said to Judge Purdy, You know where I live. sir. If you wish for satisfaction, you'll find me at home." The affray took place in the presence of about 100 witnesses. Within the bar were, besides the senators, the chief Justice, Mr. Justice Spencer, and one or more clergymen. The letters by his Majesty's ship North Star, dated Rio Janeiro, 4th May, contain the important information that Lord Ponsonby had sent an official communication to the Brazilian government, that if an immediate settlement of the claims for spoliations of English commerce was not made, on the 6th of May he would order the English ad- miral to make reprisals on all Brazilian ships. The private accounts state that the notification had exceedingly irritated and annoyed Don Pedro. The sum in dispute is said to be about £ 400,000. The following are extracts from the German papers. All reports agree in stating, that the operations of the Capitan Pacha against the Russians in the Black Sea have been successful:— FRONTIERS OF RussiA, JUNE 15-—In the course of the summer three ships of the line of from 80 to 100 guns, besides a great number of smaller men of war, are to be launched at Cronstadt. A large portion of the pecuniary indemnity which Persia has paid for the expence of the war is said to have been allotted to the naval department, for the purpose of increasing the imperial fleet. According to private letters from St. Petersburg!! the preserva- tion of peace with Persia. is considered as very problematical. Russia indeed has not at this moment any interest in provoking a war with that power, but on the other hand it has no reason to fear it, as its troops assembled in those countries are fully suffi- cient to oppose both the Turks and the Persians. CONSTANTINOPLE, JUNE 8.—The Capitan Pacha since his re- turn to the Bosphorus, has again been several times to the Black Sea; a smart action is spoken of, in which a Prussian corvette is said to have suffered severely, and a report is just spread that a Russian steam-boat employed in the Black Sea has been taken by the Turks. Lisbon Gazettes to the 28th June have been received. The only intelligence they contain is the fact that Don Miguel, the best of Kings!" superintended the repair of a brig of war, which had returned dismasted, and was af- terwards hailed with shouts of acclamation by a joyful peo- ple All we can say is, that we wish such people joy of their idol. The private accounts from Lisbon state that all was tranquil there, and that political matters were in much the same condition as by the last accounts. LISBON, JUNE 22.—The Gazette contains (from the Correiro do Porto) an edict, dated 6th June, in which the Alcada summons a great number of persons accused of the crime of rebellion (who are absent, ) to appear within the space of two months from the date of the edict, to stand their trial, in default of which they will be sentenced to the punishment due to them. On Saturday, the 20th, the King went on board the Don Se- bastian brig, which put back with the loss of her main-mast, to hasten the repair of the brig, which will proceed as soon as pos- sible on its voyage. JUNE 24.— The King embarked this morning at eight o'clock at the Quay at Helem, and accompanied till it passed the bar, the Don Sebastian brig, which was obliged to lie to, the wind being contrary. His Majesty returned to the Quay of Belem, at noon, amidst the acclamations of an immense crowd of spectators, who were waiting for him. JUNE 26.—The festival of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was cele- brated to-day in the church of the convent of that name, with the customary magnificsnce, in the presence of his Majesty and their Royal Highnesses the Infantas. His Majesty, both on going and returning, was greeted with the enthusiastic acclamations of the immense multitude of his faithful subjects, whose hearts always overflow with joy at the august presence of the best of kings. The French papers contain two decrees of the Greek Government still further extending the blockade along the coasts of the Demetriad Zagora, as far as Cape Kissarao, and ether places. The Greeks, in doing this, are clearly acting at. the instigation of Russia, and in perfect accord- ance with her plans. But they will have cause to repent it, unless they pay more respect to the interests of England and France. 1!1 A SNAKE NEST.—A man named Erastus Toby, of Dutchess county, has caught 150 rattle snakes this spring in the county of Sullivan. His design is to take them to England and Ireland for exhibition. He will have an op- portunity of trying the experiment whether snakes can live in Ireland .AJllfrican paper,