The Glamorgan Monmouth and Brecon Gazette and Merthyr Guardian

Lit TST INTELLIGENCE LOVDON, THURSDAY EVENIn'G' V' fa Marin, the person who was tried at the murder of Miss Bethell, by poisoning ber "UplofC peculiarly attrocious circumstances, was found guilty than innocent" by the Petty Jury, a'|)(], wards claimed, according to tiie laws of the to be tried by the Grand Jury, which returlluillJ verdict, to the astonishment of every one, of g isP' of homicide only. He has been sentenced to bat 00 ment from the island for ever, not to return to I pain of death. n a" We are glad to learn that the the part of England, between America and fra has been accepted by the American Governmeot' rftfll' A most extraordinary attack has been „ upon tiie Editor and the office of the Brussels t 'of by some corporals and privates of tiie Guides, amounting to twenty men. It seem8 the soldiers conceived that the Editor had i"sU (,f rill their Captain, and they af -.eked him and the P jtb who defended hiin, and demolished the l'urniture their sabres. On the approach of some neigb the gallant soldiers decamped. The speech of Sir J. Colborne at the of the session of the Legislature of Upper on the I4tii instant, is not of any material W0 Little change has occurrcd in the province sioce last meeting of the Houses. Important | ments in the internal navigation are now in c°" plation by opening direct channels to the 8^ lakes, &c. Tbe works connected with the St- rence are fast advancing.—The direct en"^|,jr(i during the last season' had been scarcely °"e that of the preceeding, for which various cause5 assigned.11 is Excellency recommends tbe and support of township schools, and var'oUS(juti^ local improvements.—The amount of the collected at tiie port of Quebec in 1835, that of 1834, and the duties collected in the pr° considerably exceeded it. b_f It appears that Lord William taken it into his head to join that miserable k0^ madmen, who compose the gallant and we" army of Westminster's hero—General vails- letter from Vittoria, dated the 16th instant, "Lord William Paget has safely arrived hereof Santander, with two troops of the 2(1 Regi,ae'1 síS Lancers, and two companies of artillery, pt twelve-pounders. He appeared greatly surprlS the wretched state of the Legion, without CIO al food, or pay, and the hospitals filled with sic b#' invalids. There are at present about 1,500 11111 1.1 9 to less state. On an average our loss is frolIl 1 frOØI men a day by the typhus fever, brought °n being exposed to the excessive cold dainps» too free indulgence of the new wines a«d SP ef besides those who desert to the enemy at nigh' ^(r than continue in the service. The'legion, t')efe^^ presents a most wretched appearance, and is i" of insubordination. The officers are disgustedly the conduct of the Queen's government, resign. Colonel Dickson, Colonel Fitzgerald upwards of thirty others, have left us since the r ij January, with six months' pay due to them, ai Iorl the expense they have been at in joiuing the '$0 cause.' Evans is, therefore, driven to despeI^_ and lias expressed several times the regret he ever having attempted this romantic expeditlol1 ± t P,os such i set of adventurers." What a brilliant for young and enterprising recruits!" Ho* ing the career of military glory, with sta^ J nudity, sickness, typhus, and death, staring the 1 in the face! t if Lord William may ask with Falstaff-" honor V J j Lord Eldon, who has been confined by a the gout, is getting better. the gout, is getting better.

LONDON MONEY MARKET.. CLOStXG PRICES OF BRITISH STOCKS—I Bank Stock 21 Si 3.1 per cent. Redilcli., IniiiaStock 25S per cent New.* t s 3 per cent. Consols 9li 4 per cent. Consols for Account 911, India Bonds i' 3 per <^ent. Reduced 9'2ii Exchequer Bills • PRICES OF FOREIGN STOCKS S, Brazilian Bonds 5 per ct 87-i! Greek Ang.Bds 5Pr C J" Chilian, 5 percent. 49i!Mex. Bonds, 6 PefC 'ct Colombian Hon.ls, 6 prct 31 'i Portuguese Bds. 5p* fi Danish Bonds, 3 per ct. 76* Portuguese lM Dutch'2i per cent 55* Russian Bonds. 5per t P. Ditto5 per cent 104s Soanish ( 1834). 5 Pc'llO'» f-rench Rentes 5 per ct. Belgian Bonds, 5

C UF BRECON. 3Eriøtt Pu^c are respectfully informed that SUB- -■ .'■ *>R, L TION7 BOO\S ire NOW OPKN, xt the three «A >: xs, in the Town of rjllFiCKN'OC v, in aid of the G FUND. N B. The Books will he closed on WEDNESDAY, the Oth day of APRIL, 1S36. RICHARD DAVIES, Chairman. Biccnn, 25-h Feb. Ib36. NEW CHURCH, NEWBRIDGE. AMEFTING of the Friends to this undertaking WILT, BR HELD at the BRIDGEWATEK ARMS, on WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9th, at One o'cl"ek, where the Attendance of all Persons, who feel an interest in the proposed object is earnestly requested. Brecknock Infirmary. Æ1 2B Jh Us 2L FOR THE BENEFIT OF THIS IN9TITLTIOS, WH.L TAKE PLACE at the CASTLE HOTEL, in BRECKNOCK, on TUESDAY, the 1st of M A aCH, 1836. PKNRY WILLIAMS. Esq. ) Steward Lor Lieutenant of the Cauntv of Brecknock. 5 Tickets, at fOs. each, to be ha.) of Mr Churchey' Honorary Secretary to the Institution. Dancing to commence at Nine o'Clock. T*HE Commissioners in a Fiat in Bankruptcy, bearing Date the 27th Day of March, 1835, awarded and issued forth against WILLIAM WILLIAMS, of Pontymoile, in the Parish of Panteague, in the County of Monmouth, Shopkeeper, Dealer, and Chapman. INTEND TO MEET at the CROWN INN, in the Town of PONTYPOOL, in the said County of Monmouth, on the 23id Day of MARCH next, at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon, in order to Audit the Accounts of the Assignees of the Estate and Effects of the said bankrupt, under the said Fiat, pursuant to an Act of Parli;iiiient, made and passed in the Sixth Yeai ot the Reign of his late Majesty King George the tourth. intituled-" An Act to amend the Laws re ating ,o Bankrupts,' and the said Commissioners also inte nd to meet on the same day, at the same hour, and at trie same piace, in order to 'make a Dividend of the Fsl:tte and Eii-ects of the said Bankrupt, when and where the Creditors who have not already proved their Debts are to come prepared to prove the same, or they will be exc "r'e,l the benefit of the said Dividend, and all claims not t.ien proved will be disallowed. GLAMORGANSHIRE. 0 for Jboltr lbv Auction, Oa the First dav of the Cowbridge Quarter Sessions, viz. TUESDAY, the 5th of APHIL, THAT Old-established PUBLIC HOUSE, called the GREYHOUND, in the centre of the Town of COWBRIDGE, together with the Malt House, Stable, Gar ien, and Premises at the back thereof. The whole, excepting the Malt Home, is subject to a Lease for the life of a Person now about 56 years of age, at the yearly Rent of £14 19s. 0.1., with a Covenant, on the part of the Leuee, to Repair. The Malt House is Let to another respectable Tenant, from year to year. For particulars apply (if by Letter, post paid) to Mr Wi l'.am Edmondes, Solicitor, Cowbridge. BRECOXSiilRE. FAT SHEEP FOR SALB. To be JboltJ b nuctio it, On FRIDAY, MAi.'CH ,10. ld36, at the NOYADD, in the Parish ot L A M BED E ft, within one Mile of Crick- HE FOLLOWING FARMING STOCK, the J- Property of THOMAS I) KVIS, Esq. l'ighty Fat Wethers, one Fat Bull, one Cow and Calf, three Cows in Calf, and other Cattle and also three Colts. The Sale will commence at One o'Clock, and the whole will be Sold without Reserve. FlOur Mouths Credit on approved security. GLAMORGANSHIRE. AN ELIGIBLE SITE FOR THE EiiilOTION of IRON* WORKS OR ANY OTHER MANUFACTORY. o br Urt, A LO.'IG TER,F OF YEARS. FO.I A LO.VG TERM OF YEARS. A Ll., t,ie ,VE!NS a,ld SEAMS of COAL, LION-SI ONE. and other Valuable Strata, ex- tending and being under an Estate called COLLEVN A Mtuaie in the Parish of LANTRISA1XT, within Four' -«!i.e> ot the Glamorganshire Canal (beinir the distance limited in the power reserved bv the Canal Act for in.t».ing coUateral communications). One Mile and a Half w'b 'fondda I ram Road, and within the same tVi'0*! °ii t'le 'n^eni'ec' Cwm Rondda Branch of the n -lailwav, and within Fifteen Miles N. W. from the Port of Cardiff. » ogether ((; considered essentia! or more advantageous) wEtl the WATER GRIST MILL, WOOLLEN MANU. factory, and the several DWELLING HOUSES •^ret,, belonging, situate in the Village of TOMYR- AIL,being on the southern boundary and lowest point °t this estate and, in addition to a commodiotls site for the erection of Works, a considerable extent of Land may (d required) be comprised in the Lease, and a good ra.nily Residence may be obtained on the Estate. It has been satisfactorily ascertained that the Minerals lIoier this Property are of the same range with those at Muesteg, in the Parish of Langonoyd, and now worked by the, Maesteg It on Company, the quality of whose Iron is *t'il known in the Market. The favourable situation of this Estate, with reference to j's communication with the Port—its great variety and inexhaustible resources of Coal and Iroil-stone-the writer power which it commands, having the River Ely extending as its Western boundary for upwards of three- quarters of a mile, and other superior local advantages, re der it the most eligible site for the erection of Iron or other Works that the rapidly increasing manufacturing di-f:ict in it, vicinity can present, and affords the most tlifiering prospect to a Company, or to a Gentleman of UJ >.ierate Capita!, of proving a highly profitable under- taxing. For further oarticulars apply (if by Letter to be post p, Mineral Engineer, Landaff. Cur- di.f; or to Mr Evan Prichard, Solicitor, 35, Lincoln's -ldi, London, where a Plan, Section, aud Report Of the Property may he seen. She cltrt for Esltef of Snsolbent debtors. P"ipHE Matters of the Petitions and Schedule* of the Prisoners hereinafter namfd, (the same havinc; been filed in the Court) are oppoiuted to be heard as f(,ow, — AT THE COURT HOUSE AT CARDIFF, in the- County of Glamorzan, on the SIXTEENTH D V i OF 11 1 PIC H, 1836, at ths hour of Ten in the Morning precisely. DANIEL JAMES, late of the Parish of Saint Brides, S iper Ely, in the County of Glamorgan, Blacksmith. JOSEPH LLEWELLYN late of the Parish of Saint Fagans, in the County of Glamorgan, Mason. JOHN MILES, late of the T. ish of SAiUt Fagans, in the County of Glamorgan, Labourer. WILLIAM ATKINS, late of the Parish of Saint Fajans, in the County of Glamorgan. and of the Town of Cardiff. in the said County, Sawyer. EVAN FVANS, late of the Parish of Saint Fagans, in the cotiiity of Glamorgan, Labourer. ABRAHAM ATKINS, late of the Parish of Saint Fagans. in the County of Glamorgan, and of the Town oi Cardiff, in the same County, Sawyer. THOUAS ATKINS, late of the Parish of Saint ragans in the County of Glamorgan, Labourer. TAKE NOTICE. L If any Creditor in'ends to oppone a Prisoner's dis- charge, notice of such intention must be given to the said isoner in Writing, three clear days before the day of "ring, exclusive of Sunday and exclusive both of the iy of giving such Notice and of the «aid day of hearing. 2. But in the case of a Prisoner, whom his Creditors ^ive removed by an order of the Court, from a Gaol in nesr London for hearing in the Country, such notice ()"IPPosition .via he sufficient if given one clear day before ie day of hearing. Proueran(^ Schedule will be produced by the Cl" the C Cer.'°' inspection and examination at the office Friday h'.t" In 'j0nt'on' 0,1 Mondays, Wednesdays, and 1 'etiiioi', »' TecVhe h"urs of ,0 anil 4 and copies of the required "v'U h or iUch part thereof as shall be to the if 6 ',rov'flfid by the proper officer according N.B F 7"eC-76- Lincoln's EIntraFlJce to the office, in Portugal Street, fooks, Paners''t'le and Schedule, and all <iuced for insnerti-i ritlpgs filed therewith, will be pro- <he Peace. Town CU v exam>nation by the Clerk of Mme ah all have been^r °T olj>er person with whom the |'t>se at the office of suH^ni u° ^°dged for such pur- person, anii cepie3 f j of the Peace or other ».ar, the reef asP8hall -nd Schedule, or such ^cording to the Act 7 Geo 4 <• 'vr there provided GALSWORTH^Si-N'iJioLS 9 r- u Sol,citoT,. Cardiff.

"c, GLEANINGS. CLUBS.—Clubs as far as niv observation O"oe, are favourable to economy of time. There is a fixed place to g-o to, every tiling is served with compara- tive expedition, and it is not customary to remain long at table. Tiiey are favourable to temperance. It seems that when people can freely please them- selves, and when they have an opportunity of living simply, excess is I seldom committed. From an aecount I have of the expenses at the Atlietiruiii, in the year 1832, it appears that 17,323 dinners cost, on an average, 2s. 9fd. each, and that the average quan- tity of wine for each person was a small fraction more than half a pint.—(Original.) The difference between the expenditure at the Athenwum and the other principal clubs, is not suffi- cient to affect the inference. The Windham is the most expensive—perhaps from Lord Nugent's wish to keep off the Irish Members. The Senior United Service is the cheapest, probably from tae number of absent members, and the practised though liberal economy of the mess-table. The vulgar habit of associating the notion of gentility with expense is invariably discountenanced at these establishments. The objection that the neglect of female society is caused by clubs is sufficiently refuted by the facts :— In the first place, female society is not neglected by any who are capable of appreciating it, and in the second place, the larger clubs are notoriously deserted trom nine till after midnight, when Crockford's begins to fill again. There is also an occasional muster of whist-players at the Travellers, of whom Prince Talleyrand, during his residence in London, invariably made one. He is but an indifferent player, though he has a great advantage in his imperturbability of face. It was a deficiency in this respect that made the late Duke of York so constant a loser. His face was a sort of index to his hand, and his friend Sir Thomas Stepney used to tell a story of seeing him loose a rubber of three hundred guineas (they were playing for twenty-five guinea points, besides the bet) by simply looking exceedingly blank on taking up his cards, which encouraged his right hand adversary to finesse upon him in direct defiance of the odds. DERIVATION OF THE WORD "CWM" OR COMBE. —A Correspondent of the Carlisle Patriot having oc- casion to inquire into the origin of the word "Cumber- land," observes, "Cum in the antient British or Celtic language means a valley or hollow between hills. In Wales it is spelt Cwm, in the south of England Combe and Coomb, but the pronunciation is the same. Thus in Cardiganshire, Cwmystwith (pro- nounced Coomistwith) means the valley of the river Ystwith;—Wycombe in Bucks Wy or Wye a rivulet, combe, a valley; the rivulet in the valley: then there are Addiscombe, Ilfracombe, and many others. All the hollows or valleys between the Chalk Hills in the South Downs, are called coombs." A GOOD CHARACTER.—A witness, on being called upon to give one of the prisoners at the late South- ampton Sessions a good character, said he always behaved himself so well when smoking his pipe and drinking his porter, that he never knew him kicked out of a public house. The first striking sentence that I heard from Dr. Johnson, was in a few days after the publication of Lord Bolingbroke's posthumous works. Mr Garrick asked him, "If he had seen them ?" Yes, I have seen them." What do you think of them ?" "Think of them!" He made a long pause, and then replied "Think of them! A scoundrel and a coward! A scoundrel, who spent his life in charging a gun against Christianity; and a coward, who was afraid of hear- ing the report of his own gun; but left half a crown to a hungry Scotchman to draw the trigger after his death." St. Agnes' Eve was formerly a period of great im- portance with spinsters in quest of husbands, and were desirous of knowing beforehand whom they were to marry. Ben Jonson alludes to the usage- On sweet St. Agnes night, Please you with the promised sight, Some of husbands, some of lovers, Which an empty dream disco, ers." Of such maids it was required that they should not eat on this day; and those who conformed to this rule called it fasting St. Agnes' fast. One of the olden methods spoken of by Aubrey to attain the wished-for gratification was as follows :—Upon St. Agnes' ni^ht you take a row of pins, and pull out every one, one after another, saying a pater-noster, sticking a pin in your sleeve, and you will dream of him, or her, you shall marry In Buckinghamshire, to this day, the practice is not to fast, but at night, observing strict silence, to eat ahandful of salt, go up stairs backwards, undress backwards, and lie down in bed backwards, when successful dreams are sure to be the result.

APOTHEGMS. Appetite.-A relish bestowed upon the poorer classes, that they may like what they eat, while it is seldom enjoyed by the rich, because they may eat what they like. tlAudience — A crowd of people in a large thea- tre, so called because they cannot hear. The actors speak to them with their hands and feet, and the spectators 1 isten to them with their eyes. Bait.-Orie animal impaled upon a hook, in order to torture a second, for the amusement of a third. "Plaqiqri,vfs.-Pnrloiners, who filch the fruit that others have gathered, and then throw away the basket. "Saw —A sort of dumb alderman which gets through a great deal by the activity of i,s teeth. • N.B. A bona-jide alderman is not one of the £ wise saws mentioned by Shakspeare, at least in 4 modern instances.' Speculation.—A word that sometimes begins with its second letter. Tinder.-A thin rag—such for instance as the dresses of modern females, intended to catch the sparks, raise a flame, and light up a match." Under the head of "Club," we find a pungent sketch Husband.—The club-a taste for French cooks, expensive wines, and sensual luxuries—fastidious epicurism—a dislike of the plain meals which he finds at home, although the only ones adapted to his fortune and his station—confirmed absenteeism and clubbism-hatred of the wife, who reproaches him for his selfish desertIOn-late hours-estrange- ment—profligacy—misery Wife.—Natural resentment of neglect—re- proaches— altercations—diminution of conjugal affection—dissipation, as a resource against the dullness of home—expensive habits—embarrass- ment—total alienation of heart—dangerous con- nection-infideltty-mlsery Of this account current the items may vary, either in quality or sequence, but the alpha and omega will ever be the same. It will begin with the club, and end with misery." Ö We have a dangerous explanation of a portion of our author's title Head.-A bulbous excrescence, of special use to many as a peg for hanging a hat on-as a barber's block, for supporting wigs—as a target for shooting at when rendered conspicuous by a shining helmet—as a snuffbox or a chatterbox—as a machine for fitting into a halter or guillotine- as a receptacle for freaks, fancies, follies, passions, prejudices, predilections—for anything, in short, but brains.—i in Trumpet.

FRANKFORT, FEB. 16-—A proclamation has been i sued to-day, for opening the trade between the city of Frankfort and the States composing the German Commercial Union, so far as is possible, in the interval that will elapse before the intercourse will be entirely free. The Coblentz Paper contains the account of an extraordinary natural phenomenon, born in that neighbourhood, of a male child with two heads, four arms and shoulders, but with only one body and two legs. The creature and mother are doing well, and, iAhey live, will put the noses of the Siamese youths out of joint. Benjamin Hawthorne was charged by his master, Mr Thomas Bolding Petford, with mixing urine and certain berries in the horses' meat, by which the eyes of the horses were seriously affected. Mr Petford said, he engaged the prisoner as carter last Michaelmas, and at the time particularly charged him not to give the horses any thing but what was their general food, and on his so doing threatened to trans port him. About two years ago, Mr Petford had five horses affected in the same way, to such a degree that the horses could not see their way out of the stables. Win. Everton, a boy under the carter, said he had seen wood put into the urine by the carter. Mr Corbett, veterinary surgeon, under whose care Mr Petford's horses are, said he examined the tub in which the food was, and that there must have been half wood mixed with it; which, given to the horses, caused the running in the eyes and a kind of dulness. The prisoner, in his defence, said he gave the horses the urine to make them eat their food better, but denied putting the berries into it. He was committed for three months to hard labour, and his wages for the half year were stopped.- Worcester Guardian. TWELVE* HORSES POISONED.—On Thursday evening last, on going into the stable, it was dis- covered that all the horses, twelve in number, of Mr Miles,of Maddington Farm, Shrewton, had been poisoned five of them are dead, and the recovery ot the others is doubtful.-J)erizes Gazette.

.=-¡ -tI"V INFERNAL MACHINE PLOT. e COURT OF PEERS.—MONDAY, FFB 15. SEVENTEENTH AND LAST DAY. During the whole day a number of persons were stationed before the Palace of the Luxembourg. The crowd was more considerable still in the gjfening. At eight o'clock the gates were opened. In the Courts were troops of the line and National Guards. The Hall pf Audience was yet but imper- fectly lighted up; its aspect was melancholy and gloomy Three hundred tickets had been distri- buted for this audience. The Counsel M.M. Parquin, Ghaix, d'Estange, Patorni, Dupin, and Paellet, were present. MM. Dupont and Marie were absent. At half-past 10 in the morning the Peers had assembled in secret deliberation. Fieschi, Ol his return yesterday to prison, dix- played the satisfaction and content of a man who has discharged a long, and painful, and difficult mission. On reaching the prison he found there Nina Lassave, who had been permitted to visit him, and who was in tears. Fieschi said to her smiling, Well, my little Nina, if thou art come to depress my fortitude, 1 had rather have thee leave me." He took his evening repast with tranquillity; and slept, as usual, soundly. To-day he obtained permission to spend a part of the day with Nina Lassave, in presence of the director of the prison and a huissier oi the Court.' Nina Lassave, it is said during this interview of seven hours, hemmed some handkerchiefs belonging to Fieschi, which she worked with his initials. At about six o'clock she took leave of lieschi, who, in bidding her farewell, quietly said, Well! well! my dear, I am now being drawn at a lottery." In the course of the day Fieschi received the visit of M- Lavocat, whom he entreated to obtain for him two things; the first, to be allowed to-wa k to the scaffold, the second, not to be compelled to put on, as all persons condemned to death, a strait- waistcoat. Fieschi soon understood that the first request was an impossible one. He insisted much on the second At eight in the morning M. Lavocat called again to see Fieschi Fieschi was fast asleep. All the Peers dined at the Palace, where tables had been prepared in the picture gallery. At e ght in the evening, through the attention of the Grand Refei endaire,the Counsel to the accused and editors to all the newspapers, without any ex- ception, were apprised at their home that the decree was about to be promulgated. At twenty minutes past ten the Peers entered their Hall, and were called over amidst the most awful silence. According to the custom of the Court the prisoner* were absent. The President read in a solemn tone and amidst profound silence the decree, which will be communicated to the prisouers to morrow morn- ing. The substance of it is, that Fieschi, Morey, and Pepin are condemned to death. The former will be conducted to the place of execution bare- footed, his head covered with a black veil, ani exposed on the scaffold during the reading of the decree of condemnation. Morey and Pepin will be decapitated in the usual manner. Boireau is sen- tenced to 2J years'of close confinement (detention) and at the expiration of his penalty to be subject during his life to the surveillance of the high police. Bescher has been acquitted. After the reading of the decree the Court sepa- rated in mournful silence. EXECUTION OF FIESCHI, MOREY, AND PEPIN. (Abridged from the Gazette des Tribunaux and Galignani's afternoon edition of Friday.) This morning, at ten minutes past eight o'clock, the awful sentence of the Jaw was carried into effect upon Fieschi and his accomplices. Up to the last moment a belief prevailed that the capital penalty would be commuted, as far as regarded Pepin and Morey, but at a quarter past seven o'clock it became evident to the public, in the immediate vicinity of the scene of death, that no mercy could be extended to any of the convicts, as at that hour the dreadful pre- parations for the execution commenced. At seven o'clock the executioner, accompanied by nine of his assistants, arrived at the prison of the Luxembourg, and exhibited to the Governor the order for the execution. He was immediately con- ducted io the hall where the preparations were to be made. Fieschi came out first, attended by his keepers. Me wore blue pantaloons and a waistcoat of woollen stuff. His head was covered with a black silk cip. He came forward with a careless air, holding his head high, and casting his eyes on every object around him, and he took his seat on the bench, as he was told, without saying a word. Three of the executioner's assistants then came up to him and asked him if he had not a frock-coat. What need should I have for one ?" said he. Because it is cold," was the reply. Oh I shall not feel it long; but yet I think vou are right; pray let my coat be fetched." When his hands were about to be tied behind his back, he re- quested that they should not be tied very tight. ;,7e™ '"Ties during that operation he exclaimed, It is too tight, you hurt me; I wish to have my movements free." He then held his head down for a moment, and appeared to be thinking; then, assum- Ing a solemn air, he said, Why was I not killed in Russia, instead of coming to have my head cut off in niy own country ? But I declare to you all who are 1 present, that I have done service to my country by stating the truth; I do not repent having done so, jjnd I ought to serve as an example on the scaffold." Then, calling loudly to one of the attendants of the prison, he requested him to approach, that he might shake him 'by the hand for the last time. Finding that the man hesitated, he said, Are you afraid to come near me?" The man then complied with •rieschi's desire, on which Fieschi thanked him. The preparations being completed, Fieschi stood up and spoke tlius: Gentlemen. I request you will bear witness that I have bequeathed my head to M. Lavocat. I have done so in writing, and I suppose the law allows that my will be respected. Where is the man whose business it will be to pick up my head ? I tell him it shall not be his, but M. Lavocat's. Yes, my head belongs to M. Lavocat, my soul to God, and my body to the earth. Now let the others be ""ought f°rth let them be placed before me 1 want i,ee tiiem this is my day of festivity." The executioner took hold of his arm, and assisted him to one of the three chairs placed against the wall. t this moment the chaplain of the Luxembourg, the J. Grivel, made his appearance, when Fieschi immediately made a sign to him to approach, which tne worthy chaplain did, with tears in his eyes, on observing which, Fieschi said, Why do vou weep ? Must it be me who is to give you courage? Come, f-ome, let this cease; I am happier than you are; I io with a tranquil conscience, and without anv fear." The Abbe-assured him he was confident that he did so, requested him to remain calm, and fix his thoughts on TOD alone, and presented to him the crucifix, which Fiesciii kissed with eagerness. Morey was brought forward next, supported by two of the keepers. He was dressed as at the audience with a brown great coat and a black silk cap his attitude was, as usual, calm and resigned. He sat, or rather dropped, down on the seat, and underwent all the preparation without pronouncing a single word. Now and then he raised an indifferent took on those who surrounded him. This silence and immobility formed a striking con- trast with Fieselii, who was placed opposite Morey, atid (lid not cease tal kill- He raised his voice, and exclaimed with impatience, Where is M. Lavocat ? What! M. Lavocat won't come He has not then been told that I wished to see him. He shall come, yes, if M. Lavocat does not come, I shall die damned." On the utterance of this expres- sion, the Abbe Grivel, placing bis hands on Fieschi'* mouth, said with mildness, Oh, my friend, what a word! hold your tongue. I have written to M. Lavo- cat. Fieschi appeared to become more calm, but he repeated several times his regret at the absence of M. lavocat, and asked after him frequently. During the preparations that Morey was under- going in silence, a man was seen close to the pillar, in a grey great coat, with a fur cap on his head, smoking his pipe. He appeared to be looking on as an indif- ferent spectator, and addressed a few words to his neighbours on the details of this ceremony. This man was Pepin. On being called by the executioner lie [ laced him- self on the side of Morey, took off his coat and neck- cloth, which he gave up to a keeper, saying, Give these tlllngsto the Director;" and wIllie his hands were being tied he continued smoking his pipe. His face did not show the least emotion; his voice was not astered—he spoke very little. But when the collar of his shirt was cut off, he turned towards Morey, and said, with a calm voice, "Well, my old Morey, it appears that we are going together into the other world J" Morey replicd-" A little sooner or later, what does it matter?" A moment after Pepin cast his eyes on Fieschi. "Well, Fieschi," said he, smiling, "you are pleased, you are now opposite your friend," (checking himself,)—I mean your victim." Fieschi attempted to reply, but was prevented by the les Abbe Grivel. "Bah! ball!" says Fieschi, bursting into laughter, and at the same time perceiving M. Olivier Dupesne, principal inspector of the prisons, who held his snuff box in his hand, he begged for a pinch of snuff. The Hon. Functionary, to satisfy his last wish, placed t a pinch of snuff on his hand, and Fieschi took it with a kind of eagerness. At a quarter after 7 o'clock the preparations were finished. The condemned got up to be led to the fatal vehicle. Pepin, who continued smoking his pipe, then said—" Gentlemen, the crime of Fieschi is confined to him alone. There is no other guilty man here besides himself." "1 have done my duty," observed Fieschi, "and all I regret is not to have bad 40 days more to live, in order to write a great number of things that re- mained to be told." The three convicts were then led out of the hall, and were taken through the garden to one of the furthest gates, where three vehicles were standing to receive and conduct them to the place of execution. Fieschi walked first, and did not cease talking to those who were around him. Pepin came next, with his pipe in his moutl). Morey was last, hardly able to drag himself along, and assisted by two executioner's men, who held lnm under the arms, to whom he more than once said, Do not leave hold of me, for I should instantly roll like a bundle." Come, keep up your courage," said one of the attendants to him. Cou- rage r exclaimed Morey, [ want none of that; it is a pair of legs that I am in want of." Each of the convicts was placed in a scperate vehi- cle, with a confessor and two gendarmes. The doors of the three vein, les were left open. Attended by a party of gendarmes and Municipal Guards on horse- back, the procession started from the Luxembourg at half-past seven for the place of execution. The cortcgc took the way of the Boulevards to the place of execution. A great display of the armed force had been deemed necessary by the Government. There were 6,200 under arms, not including the numerous agents of the police, who were so stationed as to prevent the curious from traversing the road through which the cortege was to pass. On every tree of the Boulevards and gardens adjacent commanding a view of them there were perched from 10 to 15 persons. The dead walls along the Boulevards were also crowded. At least 25,000people had taken their station from the extremity of the Luxemburg garden to that part of the Boulevard which adjoins the place of execution. The three vehicles soon made their appearance, fol- lowed by those of the executioner and liis assistants. They all three descended with the same calmness they had shown during the preparations. Pepin was the first to descend from his vehicle. He mounted the seaffoldwith a firm step, and exhi- bited in his entire deportment a degree of calmness and resignation that formed a strong contrastwith the weakness and irresolution displayed by him during his trial. On reaching the fatal platform, he bowed to the assembled multitude, resigned himself into the hands of the executioner, and in another moment ceased to exist. The appearance of the next prisoner (Morey) who ascended the scaffold excited an intensely painful feeling among the populace. His age, his physical infirmities, and his venerable grey hairs, seemed to command respect, in spite even of the terrible charges against him, and the conclusive evidence of his guilt, which he was now on the point of expiating with his life. In consequence of his extreme debility, he was actually lifted on the scaffold by the executioner and his assistants, by whom he was strapped to the fatal board. The knife then descended, and almost before the eonntless and breathless multitude could perceive the signal given for its fall, the wretched criminal was a headless corpse. It was now Fieschi's turn to brave the embrace of death, with which he had long boasted his readiness to form companionship. He mounted the steps leading to the scaffold without the slightest symptom of faultering or wavering, attended by the ecclesiastic who had accompanied him from the prison. Arrived on the platform, he whispered a few words in the ear of his Reverend attendant, and then embraced him warmly. He then said a few words to the crowd, but on account of the distance we were able to distinguish only the phrase, "1 die f(-trlcssly-I have told the truth." As soon as the priest by whom he was at- tended had quitted the platform the executioner per- formed his melancholy office, and Fieschi joined his comrades in guilt and misfortune in another world. The entire of the fatal ceremony occupied but the brief space of five minutes, it being exactly that time after eight o'clock when the reeking axe fell upon the last of the criminals. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. (From Galignani's Messenger of Saturday.) Before they quitted the prison, as Pepin was pressed to speak, Fieschi entreated him, and even tiorew himself at his feet, begging him to tell the whole truth as he had done, and then he might appear before God without fear. Pepin heaved a sigh, and replied, 11 No I'can say nothing; I will not compro- mise fathers of families." During the passage from the prison to the place of execution, Fieschi constantly complained of the absence of M. Lavocat. "He has not come to see me, it is not kind of him," exclaimed Fieschi. The Abbe Grivel in order to tranquillise him said,—" Put yourself in his place, and reflect that if you had a friend in the same position, you would gladly avoid an interview so cruelly painful." "I understand you," replied Fiesch with respect—" your observation is just and I submit." Pepin was smoking, but the Abb6 Crallard having suggested, that he ought to leave off smoking, in order to give his whole atten- tion to him; Pepin put away his pipe. Such was Morey's self-possession, that he made a voluntary movement of his head to undo the string which fastened his great coat, and as tiie executioner endeavoured to tear open the button-holes Morey said angrily, Don r tear my clothes in that manner." The next moment all his cares and sufferings were at an end. When the executioner's assistant took off the cap which he has constantly worn, the exposure of his hoary head" produced a thrilling sensation among the spectatois, which was renewed when the head was locked 111 the circular opening in the front of the guillotine, thus projecting hevond it. During the execution of Pepin and Morey, Fieschi, who stood at the foot of the scaffo.d, turned away his head, not," he said, that he feared the sigh of death, but that he might not appear to brave his accomplices." His countenance was firm and composed, and looking round him and peceiying Commandant Parquin on horseback in front of^the Municipal Guards which he commands, he nodded to him, smiled, and said to the persons near him, 1 glad to see here at my last moments the brother of my honourable counsel; he will tell him how I quitted this life. May I at least serve for an example." Fieschi, though he twice saw the axe raised, coloured with the blood of his accomplices, never showed the slightest emotion of fear or horror, but continued to converse with those around him till the assistant executioner laid his imnd upon his shoulder as indicating that the fatal moment for him had arrived. Fiescni, accompanied by his Confessor, whom he had intreated not to leave him till the latest mo- ment, came forward without hesitation, and requested permission to address the spectators. M. Vassal, the Commissary of Police, consented, but desired that he would be brief. lie mounted the steps with extraordinary rapidity, and placing himself in the attidute of all orator, pronounced the following words with a clear and flrm voice I am about to appear before my God. I have told the truth. I die content. I have tendeied a service to my country by pointing out my accomplices. I have told the truth, and no falsehoods, as I cail upon Heaven to witness. I am happy and satisfied. I demand pardon of God and mail, but above all of (' o(l. I regret my victims more than my own lIfe.. Upon this he turned quickly round, and delivered himself into the hands of his executioners. The body of Pepin was given up to his family for burial at their request. The others were delivered for dissection. DECLARATIONS OF PEPIN BEFORR THE PRESIDENT OF THE COURT OF PEERS.— DECLARATION OF MOREY.—CONFRON- TATION OF PEPIN WITH FIESCHI. INTERROGATORY OF PEPIN ON THE 17TH OF FEBRUARY. To various questions put by Baron Pasquier, Pepin replied:- In that which relates to my visit to the Faubourg St. Jaques, on the morning of the 28th of July, I saw but four persons, already named, including Floriot, a wine merchant. It was I that had chiefly con- tributed to his establishment. I told him that there might be some uproar. l^e replied that, if that occurred, there was a pla<:e where his friends and acquaintance were to assemble but he did not say where and how the meeting was to take place, and I know nothing more about it. I remain convinced that Fieschi introduced himself into my houso to destroy me In all that he has said there is a quantity of falsehood mingled with some truth. Fieschi has always had the thought of committing a crime and marching upon the Tuilerius. He wanted arms, and one day asked me to procure some. I said it was impossible. He then mentioned the design I baVe spoken to you of, which consisted in entering the barracks of the sedentary Sub-Otheers of the Jardin du Roi with a friend, and killing as many as should be necessary in order to have their arms. As at that time I went sometimes to St. Pelagie to see Lecoirte, I said to Fiesclii, in order to prevent a calamity, that I could speak to sikne patriots, among others to Cavaignac, and dtflpand AI*MS o them. I MET Cavaignac in the -.prison yard, and asked for those arms. Cavaignac urged me strongly not to meddie n with such matters, and refused the amis. Sometime after, always desirous of maintaining Fieschi, I deny not having told him that I might procure arms from Cavaignac. I tokl Cavaignac, on asking him for arms, that it was for a person who designed com- bating the King's Government. I said nothing moie. It was not I that offered my horse to Boireau; it was he that came from Bescher to tell me to pass on horseback on the Boulevard, without telling me tiie real motive of the promenade. He said it was for a project that Besi-her had. I refused to do that which he desired he then demanded my horse, which I ltnt him. I believe Boireau borrowed the horse on the Sunday night, at about eleven o'clock. 1 do not think that Boirrau lnd been lûng" initiated into the plot. I persist in saying that I did not communicate it to him. I believe Morey was sooner and more ad- vanced than I in Fieschi's conspiracies. It was Fieschi that first suggested the infernal machine to me, tell- ing me his revengeful designs. Ti)e money I have given, or rather lent, either to persons accused of, or condemned for, political offences was given out of feelings of humanity. I am aware tiiat I have been represented as an instrument obeying superior im- pulsions. Such is not the case, and all that I have done I have done by myself, with benevolent inten- tions, and to deter other persons from bad designs. Thus have I acted with Lion, Floriot, and others besides. As for the manner in which I knew Feischi, it was at Morey's I saw him for the first time, at dinner. I have lent money to Fieschi, perhaps 250 or 300 francs. It was not Morey that engaged me in the plot. In my opinion Morey may have been more advanced in it, and have more reproaches to make to himself; but I beHeve him, as myself, a victim. It is Fieschi's dagger which has destroyed me, by the fear it gave me. If Fieschi were sincere he would tell you the efforts I made, even the last time I saw him, to recal him to virtue, and to prevent his firing upon his fellow-citizens. I swear on the heads of my wife and children that lnever did or counselled evil. If Fieschi had followed mv adviee he would now be an industrious workman. That which proves that I never gave him bad advice is, that I twice prevented his assassinating M. Cannes, to whom he imputed all his misfortunes, and Maurice, against whom jealousy had irritated him on account of the woman Petit."—(Signed by Pepin, Pasquier, and Leon de la Chauviniere.) Fieschi being asked whether he had mentioned his plan of entering the barracks of the Sedentary Sub- Officers, replied- "That is true; we deliberated all three—Pepin, Morey, and 1—on the means of procuring arms after the occurrence. I pointed out that one. Pepin, oil his side, said it would be easy to obtain possession of the muskets deposited at the Captains' d'habillement of the National Guard. The getting possession of the depots of arms in the barracks was also mentioned." —(Signed by Fieschi, Pasquier, and Leon de la Chau- viniere.) INTERROGATORY OF PEPIS ON THE EVENING OF THE 17TH FEBRUARY, ON HIS APPLICATION. In reply to the President's questions, he said:—" I have nothing to add to my declaration of this morning. I never told Cavaignac for what 1 wanted the muskets. 1 have been in intercourse with no Carlists. I have mentioned the attempt to nobody. I maintain and confirm this morning's declaration." I know of nobody besides myself that gave money to Fieschi towards contributing to the attempt. Fieschi was then brought in. After repeating va- rious circumstances connected with the conference between him, Pcpm, and Morey, on the 24th Julv, at the Pont d Austerhtz, he i(ided Nlorev had said, 'I will load the barrels,' and he had explained how he would do it; after which Pepin said-' You are about to make a great many victims.' I know not whether the remark was made ironically or se- riously." 1 fere Pepin said-" I maintain that when I knew his final project I was more than half an hour engaged in impressing upon Fieschi the number of victims he would make, and uiging him to renounce his design." Fieschi, questioned on the subject, said—" I agree that Pepin made those observations during an hour if he likes. I then said 1 1 ou must d-ecide one way or the other; break up everything or buy the barrels.' Before parting it was decided that the barrels should be bought, and the money for the purpose was brought to my lodgings on the next day by Morey." Pepin I declare that I did not mean musket-bar- rels; yet it is possible they may have been mentioned. I shall add that it was Morey that fetched me to go to that rendezvous. Fiesciii-Tli,it is true. I have still to sav that Pepin was not so obstinately bent or enrage upon the atteixipt as illorev. Pepin—I believe so, since I prohibited Fieschi from executing it. Fieschi— Do not forget that it was you that gave the money why did you give it ? Pepin—If I gave money to Fieschi it was pre- viously, and because I was under his terrific influence. You see Fieschi himself says that Morey supplied the money for the barrels; in proof of which I will have no reticence. I avow that Fieschi showed me the wooden model of his machine, and that I broke it. Fiesclii-Tiiat may be; for the day after I gave it you I did not find it on the table I had placed it upon. Fieschi-Nobody but Morey and I saw the machine. Pepin saw but the model. He visited me but once; but my conviction is still that Pepin told members of the secret societies that something would happen on the day of the review. T maintain that I knew no secret societies. have always acted under the influence of F'ieschi. (Signed by Fieschi, Pepin, Pasquier, and L. de la Chauviniere.) INTERROGATORY OF MOREY, FEB. 18, THREE P. M. To the questions put by the President, Morey replied-Foi- the sake of my country and myself, I would willingly reveal something had I anything to reveal, but I have nothing. I know not what may have passed between Fiesclii, Pepin, and Boireau. I never saw the machine except in Court. We went to take a walk, 1, Pepin, and Fieschi, the 24th July, towards the Pont d'Austerlitz. Pepin may have said many things that I know nothing of, because before Fieschi left my house he had much more inter- course with Pepin than with me. I have nothing to reveal. It is quite true that I am a Republican, but I am not therefore capable of injuring my country, and if I knew anything useful I should tell it. (Signed by Morey, Pasquier, and de la Chauviniere.) INTERROGATORY OF Pi PIN, 19tll OF FEBRUARY, A QUARTER TO ONE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, UPON HIS REPEATED APPLICATION. To tiie question put by the President Pepin replied —I am determined to say all I know. When I applied to Cavaignac for arms at St. Pelagie, telling him that a man had designed firing at the King on the first occasion he should leave the pa ace, Cavaignac answered "If lean procure muskets I shall let you know." Cavaignac not having sent me any message, I wrote to know whether he could procure those twenty or twenty-five muskets. I remember I caused that letter to be delivered to him by his mother, and I told Fieschi that I had written to Cavaignac. Cavaignac did not answer. I did not ask anybody else for muskets. I have not seen Cavaignac since his escape. I did not tell him what was to occur at the review. He can only have con- jectured from what I told him that on the first oppor- tunity the King was to be fired at. I had also told same to Recurt (the papers having just announced his arrest), shortly before his return to prison, and when lie was in a Maison de Sante. I met him one day in the Rue St. Antoine. We had a long conversation. I mentioned Fieschi s designs. Recurt did not deter me from them. On the Monday, from wiiat Boireau had said to me, I apprised Blanqui. (Here Pepin, collecting himself, said) I must be vera- cious. It was on the day of the attempt, on going to the Faubourg St. Jaques, I met Blanqui, jun. who was entering a bookseller's shop, and told him that which was to o cur. I believe that I have said that I also apprised Floriot. I told them that the King was to be fired at, but I did not tell them in what manner. A new society has been formed since the law made against associations, and Recurt has initiated me inio it. Its object is to overthrow the Govern- ment; its members swear hatred to Royalty. I judge of the danger it may present by the important indivi- duals it includes—important, I say, owing to their talents. I was told that Blanqui, jun. and Lapoune- raye, were members of that society, but I have not seen them there. I warned no other members of the society than Recurt and Blanqui. Fiesciii and Morey can alone tell whether Morey had warned the Repub- lican members of the secret societies. It was agitated at one time organizing a revolutionary battalion, but I would not form part of it. I believe it was the scheme of Henri Leconte and some other prisoners of St. Pe- lagie; I know it was Laconte mentioned it to me. If I disclosed not Fieschi's projects, it was because I was in dread of his dagger; no other influence was exercised over me. I did not apprize Levraud. I apprised Recurt because I knew him as a political man, and ex-Captain of the National Guard; such was the origin of our acquaintance. I remember not by whom I was re- ceived in the new secret society. I made an oath on entering it: the oath is not to sell one's self. There was no President on the day I was received. I remember not who received me. It was in the Faubourg St. Antoine: that is all I recollect. I add and maintain that I never knew Fieschi's real motive." (Signed by T. Pepin, Pasquier, and L. de la Cnauviniere.) After signing, Pepin said that it was owing to his .1 family affections that be had made these declarations. -Gazelle des Tribunaux. Yesterday, the bodies of Pepin and Morey were restored to their families, and buried without pomp in the southern burial ground. It was hitherto the custom to deliver up the bodies of persons executed, and not claimed, to the Faculty of Medicine to serve in anatomical investigations. But, in spite of an application, the bodyaof F'ieschi has been refused, and will not be disinterred. Boireau has been removed to the Conciergerie, thero to await his appearance at the Assizes, in the affair relative to the attempt of Neuilly. The head of Fieseui was examined at Bicetre, when it was found that, though the skull had been fractured by the bursting of the barrels, the wound had not penetrated to the brain. This accounts for his having been able to descend from the room by the rope, and it is possible that, if he had not been so much weakened by loss of blood, he would have effected his escape. 1 lie phrenologists have not discovered any remarkable indications on the skull.-GaliQnam S Messenger.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. —egp* (Continued from our last Page.) HOUSE OF LORDS.—TUESDAY. The Duke of WELLINGTON presented a petition from Hampshire complaining of agricultural distress. Petitions were presented against any alteration in the timber duties. Lord WIIARNCLIFFE then brought forward the motion, of which he had previously given notice, for various papers respecting the reeent appointment of magistrates under the Municipal Reform Act. The noble lord went at considerable length into a review of the result of the late elections of town councillors, and the appointment of the magistrates, and con- tended that in various instances the government had exhibited an evident political partiality in those appointments. The noble lord concluded by moving for a copy of Lord J. Russell's letter to the town councils, in reference to the appointment of magis- triteq a copy of the list of magistrates appointed and also a copy of the lists sent up by the town councils to the Noble Secretary for the Home Depart- ment. After a discussion of some length, in which Lord Melbourne, Lord Winchelsea, Lord Ripon, the Lord Chancellor, and other Noble Lords took a part, the motion, qualified at the suggestion of Lord Melbourne, was agreed to. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TUESDAY. Colonel Packe took the oaths and his seat for South Leicester. Leave was obtained to bring in a bill for forming a railway from Gateshead to North Shields. Mr IULKE moved the second reading of Mr Buckingham's Compensation Bill. Mr LAWSON moved as an amendment that the bill be read a second time that day six months. After some conversation the house divided,—for the second reading 81, for the amendment 125. Majority against the bill 44. Lord SANDON presented a Petition from pro- prietors in seven different Railway Companies, praying that the House would afford protection to the Peti- tioners in their property, and institute inquiry into the merits of the several applications for Railway Bills now before them. ORANGE LODGES. Mr IIUMF, then rose to call the attention of the House once more to the subject of Orange Lodges, and after some observations relative to his Royal Highness, the Duke of Cumberland, Lord Wynford, the Marquis of Londonderry, and other persons of rank, whom he alleged were associated with those societies, he concluded by moving the following resolution: "That an numble Address be presented to his Majesty, praying that he would be graciously pleased to remove from the public servicelp at Home and abroad, every Judge, Privy Councillor, Lord Lieutenant, Deputy Lord Lieutenant, custos rotulo- rum, Militia Officer, Inspector, Chief Constable, and every other Officer of Police in Ireland, Magistrate, and every public functionary employed in the Admi- nistration oi Justice, who shall continue a Member of, or who shall attend the Meetings of. any Orange Lodge, of any Ribbon Lodge, or of any other Political C!ub, Institution, or Association, whenever or wher- ever assembled, having secret forms of initiation, and being bound together by any Religious sanction, and with secret signs and passwords for Recognition of Members of such bodies; and who shall not withdraw from such Clubs or Associations, on or before expira- tion of one montn after the publication of any Pro- clamation which his Majesty may be pleased to direct to be issued, forbidding such Orange Lodges, Associ- ations. or Clubs." Sir W. MOLESWORTH seconded the Motion. Lord J. RUSSELL moved an Amendment to the following effect: "That an Address be presented to his Majesty, praying that his Majesty would adopt such measures as to him might seem fit for the effec- tual suppression not only of Orange Societies, but of every other Society in Ireland in which secret signs were used, and from which men of a different Religi- ous CreetL Were excluded." A long-discussion followed the Amendment, and ultimately the Gallery was cleared, but the Noble Lord's proposition was adopted without any division taking place. The House adjourned, at a quarter to two o'clock.

AN ACCOUNT OF THE GREAT EARTH- QUAKE, Experienced in Chili, on the 20th of February, 183.5. By Alcxander Caldcleugh, Esq. An idea formerly prevailed among the inhabitants of Chili, that the earthquakes of those regions take place at certain regular periods; but it is now suffi- ciently proved, from the numerous catastrophes of .this kind which have occurred during the present century, that they may happen indiscriminately at all times, and in all states of the atmosphere. The author is disposed to place but little reliance on most of the supposed prognostics of these convulsions: but lie mentions that, previously to the earthquake de- s ribed in the present paper, there were seen immense flocks or sea birds, proceeding from the coast towards the Cordillera, and that a similar migration had been noticed prior to the great shock of 1822. From his own observations, tie concludes that the barometer usually falls shortly before any considerable shock, and that it afterwards rises to its ordinary mean height. Botll before, and also at the time of the convulsion, the volcanos of the whole range of the Cordillera were observed to be in a state of extraordinary activity. • 6 earthquake began at half-past eleven o'clock in the morning of the 20th of February. Tiie first oscillations of the earth were gentle, and attended with little noise; they were succeeded by two ex- tremely violent tremors, continuing for two minutes and a half, the principal direction of the motion being from south-west to north-east; and they were at- tended by a loud report, apparently proceeding from the explosions of a volcano to the southward. All the buildings of the town of Conception were thrown down during these undulations. At the expiration of half an hour, when the inhabitants, who, oil the first alarm, had fled to the neighbouring heights, were preparing to return to their houses, it was observed that the sea had retreated to such a distance, that the ships in the harbour were left dry, and all the rocks and shoals in the bay were exposed to view. At this period an immense wave was seen slowly advancing towards the shore, rolling majestically onwards, in ten minutes reached the city of Conception, which was soon overwhelmed in a flood, of an altitude of 28 feet above high-water mark. The few persons who had re.nained in the town had but just time to make their escape, and to behold, from the rising grounds, the complete submersion of the city. All objects that were moveable were swept away into the ocean by the reflux of this great wave, which was succeeded by several similar, but smaller waves, completing the work of destruction, and leaving behind them, on their final retreat, a scene of universal havoc and desolation. The island of Santa Maria, which is situate to the southward of the bay of Conception, and is about seven miles broad and two long, remained after the earthquake, permanently elevated at least ten feet above its former position; and a similar change was found to have taken place with regard to the bottom of the sea immediately surrounding the island. lie amount of this elevation was very accurately ascer- tained by the observations of Captain Fitzroy, who had, previously to the earthquake, made a careful survey of the shores of that island thus supplying the most satisfactory and authentic testimony to this im- portant fact. The author gives, in the course of the paper, se- veral particulars relating to the effects of the earth- quake in different parts of the Chilian coast; the os- cillations appearing to have extended to the north as far as Coquimbo, and to the east as far as Mendoza, at the ridge of the great chain of the Andes. Vessels navigating the Pacific Ocean, within 100 miles of the coast, experienced the shock with considerable force. Its influence was very perceptible in the island of Juan Fernandez, a basaltic mass, 360 miles distant from the coast;, as was shown by the sudden elevatiou and subsidence of the sea, which at one time rose 15 feet above the usual level, carrying all before it. Proceedings of the Royal Society.

BOROUGH OF SHEFFIELD Symptoms oftlieiii- tention of making Sheffield a corporate town have been visible during the- past week; the Master Cutler having received an order from the Secretary of State, 's requesting him to furnish the number of persons qualified to vote for Members of Parliament for the borough also of persons qualified to vote for council- men, &c. We wish we could see any advantage that would arise to the town by being blest with a corpo- ration.-Sheffield Mercury. oUTH vl'sritALlA—This new colony having been formally Gazetted, great activity exists amongst the Commi-sioners and settlers, and the former have purchased one vessel and chartered another for the conveyance of the surveyors (under the management of Colonel Light, of the Engineers, who has recently returned from the service of the Pacha of Egypt), Government labourers, stores, &c., which will sal. about the middle of next month. Captain Hindmars.i, the Governor, will follow shortly in the BuJJalo the same vessel tiiat conveyed Sir Jaine Stir- ling to his government. A vessel chartered bv the South Australian Company will sail from Liverpool next week. I he Chaplain and all other Officers have received their appointments, the only military Officer receiving pay being a Son of Colonel Torrens, the Chief Commissioner, as Adjutant, as the only military force in the colony will be a local militia, A cu''ic jneh of water being converted into steam, will, by the condensation of that steam, raise a tou weight a foot high,—Lardmfs Sleam Engine.