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culpable conctalment, of the workmen who made it; the necessary strength will be given to it, and the vehicle will then proceed on its destination, through Birmingham and Liverpool, In this experiment there has been no avoiding ofdilliculties—a hilly, rough, and winding road has been selected, and traversed with safety and velocity. The boiler was found to be most efﬁcient, and perfectly tight; the Cylin- ders large enough; the machinery so well ut together that even a rush of fifty miles an ﬂoor has not started one bolt, nor brokena single screw; the springs ot‘the carriage body .have been strengthened, as so many persons clambercd on it as to overweiin them. Ever where the travellers were well and kindly re- ceived, and willingly supplied with water. The vehicle entered Oxford in tine style, ascending at about eightmilcs an hour, St. Alban’s and turned into the gateway oi'the Star Inn. Se- veral ladie‘ aCCompanied the pa rty, which con- sisted of the inventors, Messrs. Ogle and Sum- mers and their friends. —Rcading I’aptr.

P O R T U G A L. The British ships of war were not permitted

to sendcvcn their boats into the harbour of

Lisbon to obtain their supplies of water, but were compelled to employ the Portugesc bargemen for that purpose. The steam packet was prevented from procuring Coals for the voyage home, which were obtained at last from one of the vessels which had come out from England, and alldescriptions or English incr- chant vessels were excluded. At the same time American, Austrian. Brazillian, and other vessels, whether of war or of commerce, were freer permitted to enter. At Oporto all the small capitalists are already ruined; no wine can be shipped; no vessels are freighth for England.

Great efforts are making to reinforce Don Pedro. Not only as a French lndiaman, of 1200 tons, mounting 6-1 guns, been purchased-— which vessel, being a two-deekcr and regular line of battle ship, will prove an overniatch to the crazy old Don John VI.-—but three of the richest houses of Bordeaux have tendered to the Portugues committee in London, three cor- vettes, or rather frigates, of thirty-two long eighteen pounders, and 140 men each, payable in bonds or debentures, which are to be taken in payment for prize gods and ships captured by the ﬂeet of Sartorius, and now under con- demnation and for sale at Oporto. This is making war defray the expences ofwar. Five thousand muskcts, and vast quantities of shoes and army clothing,are now about to be shipped to Oporto from England; and similar shipments are preparing at Hamburgh, Bremen,'}\ntwei p. Havre, Nantz, Bordeaux and Brest. Veteran POllSh Cavalry, commanded by their own oili- cers, are forming in France, and will be mounted on the best English horses. The pre- sent moment, in rapidity ofexecution, is “the needful ” on the part of poth brothers. Spain has been assured that England. France. and Belgium will acknowledge Donna Maria, Spain has not sent her answer.

Don Pedro has abolished tithes, and reduced the export duty on wines to six shillings (which was 21. per pipe. Of course this alteration aiIects only Oporto. It is said that the English merchants who have claims on Portugal, will urge government to enforce them. The Poles n France have refused the advances ofDon Pedro‘s agent and will not march against Mi- guel. Yet it is said that Don Pedro has no less than 200 pieces of artillery at his disposal to ensure the most energetic defence ofthe town, and his new levies are said to be far better

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soldiersthan any of the forces theMiguelites can bring against them; so that if the Usurper could march 50,' 00 men, instead of the alledged re- inforcement of 6000, to join Texira, Santa Martha, and Provas, they could not carry the town.

The War in Portugal progresses, after the American fashion, very slowly. Small armav ments are in preparation; shoes and jackets are in a state of shipment for Oporto , and Don Pedro, reposing on his good sword, awaits the issue with singular complacency. If the arrangements making in his favour in France and England equal their promise we might almost venture to predict the success of Donna Maria’s Cause; but we have so much distrust of the Portugues, that we cannot risk aspeCu- lation. The intimation of the intentions of England, France,‘and Belgium, to acknowledge the Princess. may have its weight with Spain, and prevent Ferdinand from rendering assis- tance to Miguel. in that event Pedro may reckon upon a fortunate issue to his adventure in search of a crown,—Alla:.

JVoI Dead Yet. A narrow escape from being buried alivelast week at Llanelly. A man, who it was supposed had died from the Cholera morbUs, and who exhibited almost unequivocal signs ofdeath, was regularly laid out by his friends for interment, when suddenly the sus- pected deceased person arose from amidst his death-like habiliments, cotlin,&c., and, after staring aboutin silent wonderment at the od- dity of his situation, he bolted out of the house stark naked, and made off as quick as he could, exclaiming as loud as he was able, “ I am not dead yet,” to the no small terror of the people, who had assembled to pay their last duties to their friend.— Carmarlhtm Journal.

Fatal Erratum A printer’s widow. in Ger. many, while a new edition of the Bible was printing at her house, one night took an oppor- tunity ofgoingmto the oﬂice, to alter the sen- tence of subjection to her husband pronounced upon Eve in Genesis chap. iii. ver. 16 She took out the two ﬁrst letters of the word Herr, and substituted .N'a in their place, thus altering the sentence from “ and he shall be thy lord" (Herr) to " and he shall be thyfool” (.Narr). It is said her life paid for this intention-.11 erra- tom; and that some secreted copies of this edi- tion have been bought up at enormous prices. — Curinsilies of Literature.

Court JIIartial.—Private John Kelly, of the 10th Hussars, on whom a Court Martial was 't' 'n last week, has been found guilty, and the sentence of death forwarded to the King, but accompanied With a strong mmorninendaliou to mercy. The charges against him were “ For being drunk at Armagh on the 12th of July last; for being drunk at Granard on the 16th July last, being the 4th time within twelve months, and thereby constituting an act of habitual drunkaness; for insubordinate conduct in striking a serjeant of his datachment, at G-ranard, on the 16 July, 1833, in stopping in the street and addressing“ the mob, and exci- ting them to acts of violence.” .

The following Ofﬁcers sate in Court Mar- tial:—-Colonel “'ildman- 6th Dragoon Guards, President; Lieutenant Colonel Shawe. Cold- tream Guards; Major Furlong, 43d foe—t; Cap- tain Turner, 50th foot; Captain Bowness, 80th foot; Captain William Williams, 9th Lancers; Lieutenant Orange, 8lst foot; Lieutenant Chis- holm, Coldstream Guards; Lieutenant-Colonel Jackson, 6th Dragoon Guards; Major Grove,

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80th foot; Captain Dixon, Blst foot; Captain Browne,6th Carabineers; Lieutenant Corn.- lius, Royal Artillery; Lieutenant Hulse, Cold. stream Cuards; Ensign Foskett, 50th foot.

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The juggling behaviour of the persons concerned In the Barque Calypso. which arrived at Richmond Bay, l‘ in June last, with “200 Passengers from Bideford. Eug- ' land is not obliterated from the rerollection of the l people ofthis community. Mr. How sends the follow- in; letter injustitication ofhis conduct in that aﬁ'air. {l

and throws the odium upon “Ciianter and his Captain." We are personally unknown to Mr. Chanter. but if the I following is correct we only wish he had been made to w) 1 Chan! to a more expensive tune. 1 Copy ofa Letter from Mr. John How of i Bideford, Devonshire, to George Beer of Charlotte-Town, P. E Island, rela- tive to the treatment of the Passengers i. on board the Calypso, who were landed " near Prince-Town in June last. . Dear Sir, I am truly sorry to hear of the treat; _ meat you and the rest of my friends have, met with from Mr. Chanter and ‘his ‘Capﬁ‘a’ ‘ tain, [can aSsure you I had not thaﬁleast mistrust of any thing of the kind, much ' less a knowledge of your being landed any place but Charlotte-Town. The pain of mind that I have had, ﬁrst by your bad ,1 accommodation in the vessel, and next when I think oftwo-hundred harmless peo- ple being thrown on the open shore after a wearisome voyage, hath so far outweighed .1 every thing like gain with me, that it har brought me to this conclusion that I wif,‘ t, never agree with a passenger more for any port, unless I have the sole management of . the vessel. I feel very thankful to the Gentlemen of Charlotte Town, for their praise-worthv conduct towards you. I am sure you WI eel," be pleased when [tell you that none of th. b expence can come on me : be so kind taalt‘ make known to the Passengers as far a1 .it you can, that nothing that I can do fot‘l‘s; them on this side shall be thought too much ‘ '- by me, and that I intend to have a vessel or two, to come out in the next spring, when, if they should want any thing taken '1' out, I will make no charge to the amount?” of one pound, to each of them, for goods.

Iam= yours, &c. &c.

JOHN HOW'.

Bideford, Aug. 31.

Shipping intelligence. l ENTERED. F f Schrs. Susanna Ford. Knight, Newfoundland ; Alert 1 d

Nehns, Halifax; Active. Lavache. halifax; Equity, ‘4 Murray, Halifax. Tarsilla, Collins, Halifax; Jane " M‘Kay. Bay Chaleur.

CLEARED.

Shcrs. Susanna. Eonl, Knight. Newfoundland, Dis. patch. Robertwn. on Island; Elisabeth. Cur, Bu thurst; Mary Ann, Yeo, .Miramichi; Christy, Camp- bell. Halifax ; Marmion, Irvine. Newfoundland; Jar M'Kay,Bathurst; Fame, .M‘Leod, Pictou. ‘ . f