rigid and arbitrary nature. The censors of the other German states are regarded as much too indulgent by the Prussian government, and all German books published out of Prussia undergo a fresh examination at Berlin. It even appears from the foreign papers that censors are appointed to inspect the works of particular booksellers. Thus, in a letter dated Berlin, August 9, it is said "The special censorship to be exercised over the works publish ed by M. Brockhaus, of Leipsic, which may be imported into Prussia, is confided to M. Heydebreck, superior president of the province of Brandenburgh. From him, in future, will emanate all the ordinances for the whole monarchy relative to M. Brockhaus's publications. The censorship on M. Brockhaus's books is not confined to political works, pamphlets, and periodical writings, but extends to publications strictly scientific and literary. The special sub-censors are-for theology, philology, and pedagogy, M. Ritschel, counsellor of the consistory; for medicine, rural economy, and the vete. rinary art, M. Koenen, counsellor of the college of medicine; for jurisprudence, M. Grano, counsellor of Regency; for belles-lettres, M. Langbein; for public law, M. Jouffroy, counsellor of legation."

AMERICA.

Some inconvenience to the merchants of Canada appears likely to arise from the too limited period allowed for carrying into operation the new timber act, particularly as regards that portion of it relating to the transit of American timber through the province. Property in timber to a great value from Lake Champlain was then in the Canada

market, contracted and paid for on British account last year, and which arrived in Canada previous to the passing of the law. Most of the surplus value of this timber was on account of the merchants of Lake Champlain and other places, and intended, in the usual way, as a remittance to pay their Canada debts. Little doubt was, however, entertained by the commercial interest of Quebec, that, on a proper representation of the case being made to the British ministry, those goods would be allowed to be taken to England on the same footing as American property actually deposited in Quebec previous to the 25th of March last. The Quebec Gazette, in commenting on the possible disappointment of this expectation, observes with a freedom rather remarkable for a paper under the immediate control of the government, that it would arise from there being "no accredited agent to parliament to represent the interests of the country." A census of the city of Montreal this season fixes the number of inha bitants at 30,000.

NEW SOUTH WALES.

Gazettes from Sydney, New South Wales, have been received to the 18th of March. The brig Hope, captain Grimes, had returned from New Zealand to recruit his crew, having unfortunately lost his first lieutenant, Mr. Claridge, and five of his men, in an attempt to land through the surf in Ossen Bay. The prince of Orange, with 135, and the Dick with 140 male convicts, had arrived. Only one man died on the passage.

Effectual progress at Sydney in the civilization of the natives. Two couple

couple of them were married at Paramatta on the 15th of March, by the Rev. Richard Hill, secretary to the native institution. They were settled on farms prepared for them, 'where huts were to be erected, and farming stock, with requisite utensils, was supplied by the government. Both colonies, Sydney and Hobart's Town, appear to be advancing in prosperity. A stage coach has been established between Sydney and Paramatta, the first known in the colony, which made its first journey on the 8th of March and performed it in three hours. Nearly 100 carts are counted at the close of the market-day at Sydney, returning into the interior.

SOUTH AMERICA.

Events of a serious character have taken place at Rio de Janeiro since the king's departure. It appears that the forms of the Portuguese constitutions, as far as they could be known at that date to have been sanctioned by the cortes, have, without waiting, as originally intended, for their completion, been forced by the soldiery on the regent's acceptance. They, at the same time, demanded other changes in the form of government established by the king. Though immediate compliance was accorded by the prince, there is reason to believe that it was not without considerable repugnance on his part. The official documents published on the occasion, consist of--1st. A decree establishing a Junta of nine deputies to be subordinate to the cortes at Lisbon, but to have control over the regent's ministers. 2nd.-A list of the ministers, from which the name of the count dos Arcos is excluded, Don

Pedro Alvares Diniz being appointed prime minister in his. room. 3d. An authorized list of the junta, subjoined to another royal decree. A private letter throws a disagreeable colouring over the mode in which this political change was accomplished, and gives a picture by no means favourable of the class of persons by whom it was enforced. Count dos Arcos returns to Europe, and the tranquillity of Rio Janeiro remained undisturbed at the date (9th of June) when the letters were written.

SEPTEMBER.

GREAT BRITAIN.

1.-A little before eight o'clock, as a poor man, assistant to a laundress at Islington, was delivering a basket of linen from a little cart, which was drawn up for the purpose close to the curb-stone, at Messrs. Howes and Hart's, in Fleet-street, he observed a coalwaggon approaching in his rear, which, from its closeness also to the curb, he saw inevitably would run against him, unless the carman paid proper attention, for which purpose he called to him to hold his horses off. At this moment a mail-coach passed at a gentle pace outside of the waggon, when the carman should have stopped his horses; but neglecting this, the waggon caught hold of the poor man's cart, which threw the horse round on the pavement, and at length lifted him and the shafts into the air, pitching the poor fellow backwards under the fore and hind wheels of the waggon, which, by this time, was stopped. At this critical moment, when the carman should have been at his horses' heads to prevent further

mischief,

mischief, he abandoned them, when they again went on, and the poor fellow was seen half in his own cart and half in the road, struggling with the wheel, which, at length, passed over his chest. He was taken up and carried to Bartholomew's Hospital, where it was discovered his collar bone was broken in two places and cracked across in a third; and he now lies in a hopeless state, having a wife and two children to deplore this sad event. No blame whatever is attributable either to the mail or any thing else, but solely to the scandalous neglect of the carman of the coal-waggon.

3. A number of people were assembled at an auction in an upper room of a house at Launceston, and being busily engaged either in examining the articles offered for sale, or in attending to the eloquent effusions of the auctioneer, they were wholly inattentive to the state of the floor, which, being unequal to the weight upon it, suddenly gave way with a tremendous crash, and precipitated the whole assemblage to the floor beneath. The consternation and outcry may be easily imagined: happily, however, no very serious injury was sustained. The company chiefly consisted of females, several of whom received contusions, and some have been since confined to their rooms in consequence of the fright they sustained. The auctioneer, a grave personage, escaped with the loss of his spec

tacles.

4.- About three o'clock in the afternoon, Captain Gardiner, smack owner, of Harwich, with a party of friends, set sail in a boat to drink tea on board his vessel, lying at anchor in the harbour.

When about a quarter of a mile from the shore one of the women's bonnets was blown off, and in gibbing the boat, in order to get it, (the wind blowing fresh, and the main-sheet fast on the contrary side,) the boat upset, by which dreadful accident, the wife of Capt. Gardiner, his daughter, an apprentice, aged 17, and Mrs. Miles, (who had a child in her arms, about two years old), were unfortunately drowned. The captain, his son, a youth of seven, and an apprentice, together with another person, and Mrs. Miles's child, were preserved from a watery grave by boats from the shore, which went in every direction to render assistance. This shocking event was witnessed by a number of persons on the beach, who had seen the party embark. The bodies only of Mrs. Gardiner and Mrs. Miles have been picked up.

Mr. W. Troke, who resided at Dudmore farm, in the parish of Christ Church, Hants, rode, on Tuesday last, to an oat field, in his occupation, which a labourer, named Anthony Harris, had been mowing. On entering the field, he remonstrated with Harris, who was taking his breakfast, for not having done so much work as he expected. An altercation ensued, and Harris threatened, if his master did not go away he would cut him down. This threat he almost immediately carried into execution, by grasping the scythe with which he had been mowing, and aiming a blow, which Mr. T. parried with a stick. This he repeated by another, which took a transverse direction, severed the windpipe, and cut through the collar-bone, inflicting a dreadful wound, seven inches in length. The unfortunate

victim died almost instantly, and the murderer was apprehended on the spot by a shepherd, who was apprized of the circumstance by a little boy, son of the deceased, who was present when the fatal blow was given. An inquest was held by Mr. Bladwin, and a verdict of wilful murder returned against Harris, who is committed to the county gaol, on the coroner's warrant, to take his trial at the next March assizes.

Royal Christening.-[From the Traveller.]-The public will be a little surprised and amused at the following relation, which we have from a correspondent, of the baptism of a full-grown princess, which took place at Islington church a few days ago. About eleven o'clock in the forenoon of Thursday last, the carriage, apparently of a person of rank, was observed standing at the door of the curate, which was soon afterwards driven to the gate of the church-yard. The curiosity of the neighbouring inhabitants was much excited on seeing a portly, well-dressed dame, apparently about fifty, handed from the coach by a dashing young fellow of not more than half her age, on whom it was concluded she was now about to bestow her fair hand at the altar. The parson, the lady, and her friend, were for some time in the church, the party not having thought it necessary even to send for the parish clerk to record the proceeding. The curiosity excited by this mysterious proceeding remained ungratified till the secret became known to those whose prying inquisitiveness led them, the day after, to peep into the parish register, where the matter stands clearly developed in the following terms:

"1821, Sept. 6.-Baptized Olive, daughter of Frederick Henry, Duke of Cumberland, and Olive his first wife; born 1772.”

7.-About eight o'clock, as a stage waggon belonging to Widow Welch and Sons, was entering Newcastle from the north, the waggon, which is supposed to have run amain down the bank at the head of Framwellgate, was overturned at the top of that street. Some women hearing the noise, ran out to ascertain the cause, when they found the waggon lying on its side upon the pavement. They called for the driver, but received no answer; the night was dark, and they proceeded to search for him, when, shocking to relate, he was found quite dead about seventy yards from the spot, the waggon having crushed him against the wall at the side of the road. The name of the unfortunate man was Robert Wales, he was about forty years of age, of unimpeachable character, a native of Leeds, and has left a widow and three children. A coroner's inquest was held on Saturday. Verdict, accidental death. On Sunday the body was interred in St. Margaret's church yard, attended by a great concourse of people.

9.-Dreadful Fire in Gracechurch-Street. About two o'clock a fire was discovered in the back part of the premises of Messrs. Southall and Fossick, umbrella manufacturers, whose house is situate at the front of White Hartcourt, Gracechurch-street. Before any fire-engine arrived, the flames had communicated to the premises of Mr. Ryan, cheesemonger; and on the arrival of the first engine belonging to the London insurance, the fire made its appear

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ance at the front of both houses. The fire had advanced too far in the house of Mr. Fossick to attempt to rescue any considerable part of the property; but the firemen having, with difficulty,roused Mr. Ryan, they proceeded with the greatest vigour and alacrity to remove as much as they could of his stock. The fire engines began to come in rapidly, and there being a plentiful supply of water, they began immediately to play upon the premises; but as the flames spread chiefly at the back part of them they had a great difficulty in operating from the court. The firemen in the front of the buildings had succeeded in removing a considerable portion of the stock of Mr. Ryan, the cheesemonger, when those inside the premises were called off, as it was considered they could no longer exert themselves with safety. Two, however, remained within longer than the rest, and the house had been on fire about half an hour, when, dreadful to relate, it fell in with a most horrid crash. One of the adventurous firemen was at the time in the house, and must, without doubt, have been crushed to pieces in a moment. other, who remained behind, just got out of the building; but a considerable portion of the ruins fell upon him, and he was removed in so mutilated a state that we are informed he died shortly after. The body of the other unfortunate man remained buried under a pile of ruins, from which it could not be soon extricated, as the spot was overhung by a frightful stack of chimnies, which were momentarily expected to fall. During the occurrence of these melancholy circumstances in front, the fire spread with a degree of fury that defied

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the united energy of the firemen. The extensive premises of Messrs. Low and Pewtress, stationers, were on fire, and their entire stock in a blaze. The quakers' meetinghouse took fire, and was in ruins in a few minutes; and in it, we are informed, were consumed an extensive library and other property of importance to a numerous class of the Society of Friends, besides much property belonging to the person who has the care of the establishment. From the resistless progress of the flames the banking-houses of Messrs.Spooner and Attwood, and of Messrs. Masterman and Co., were in great danger, and, indeed, at one time their destruction appeared inevitable. The firemen, however, performed wonders. The house of Messrs. Masterman and Co. was three times on fire, but was each time subdued by astonishing exertion. On the fate of the house of Messrs. Masterman and Co., it was considered depended that of the greater part of the neighbourhood, as adjoining are the premises of Mr. Allen, the chymist, which are filled with combustibles.

From this connexion the event of the exertions to save the house of Messrs. Masterman and Co. was watched with intense anxiety by the inhabitants of the contiguous houses, who were preparing their goods for removal., The firemen, by directing a constant stream of water upon the house of Messrs. Spooner and Co., succeeded in preserving it from material injury. At about four o'clock the houses, which we have mentioned as being in flames, fell in successively, when the firemen were enabled to direct their efforts for the preservation of the surrounding property with success, and after that time the flames

made