applause. The duke of Welling ton and the marquis of Anglesea rode on horseback together, and they were again pursued with the hissings and hootings of the mob. The noble duke took his treatment very coolly, merely smiling when the yells were at the loudest; but the gallant marquis had not such command of his temper; he seemed very indignant, repeatedly turning round in an angry posture. This increased the insolence of the crowd, so that they passed through the Horseguards into the Park, followed by a great concourse of people. Here they put their horses into better speed, in the expectation apparently, of outriding their clamorous attendants. The duke of Wellington succeeded in this; but the marquis lingered irresolutely, and at length, making a full stop, he demanded of his persecutors. "Why do you hiss me?" Loud shouts of "The Queen! The Queen!" was the only reply; and his lordship, in continuation, exclaimed, "If you want me to do any thing contrary to my conscience, I must tell you, I would rather you ran me through the body!" This called forth loud cheers from the crowd; but at the next moment the cry of "The Queen!" was renewed, and the gallant marquis, losing all patience, put spurs to his horse, and left them. In consequence of the address to the Queen, said to come from the privates of the Leicester militia, pains have been taken to investigate the matter, and to ascertain whether, in fact, any such address did proceed from that corps, and if so, by how many of the privates it was signed, and the number appears to have been three. The following correspondence has been circulated upon this subject: "Leicester, Aug. 2, 1820. "My Lord Duke ; "Mr. Deakins assembled the non-commissioned officers at the magazine this morning, to receive the report of their inquiry among the men belonging to the regiment residing in Leicester, relative to the address to the Queen, by which it appears they saw upwards of 120, all of whom disclaim having any knowledge of the transaction. Deacon, the music-seller acknowledges having corrected the address, but says he has no copy of it. Quarter Master Deakins has ascertained from a person of this town, who saw the address, that it only bore two signatures, one named Thomas Staines, a recruit, but the name of the other the informant has forgot, but says his Christian name is Daniel, and that he belongs to the regiment. I am convinced, that the men above-named are the only ones belonging to the regiment who have been in any way concerned in the formation of the address. Notwithstanding what I have herein stated, I have thought it right to send the non-commissioned officers to every part of the country, to collect the sentiments of the men, in order that I may be enabled to transmit to your grace their general disavowal of being in any way connected with the transaction with which they have been charged. "I have, &c. "W. F. HULSE, Lt.-Col L. M. "His grace the duke of Rutland, K. G. &c." "Leicester, Aug. 22, 1820. "My Lord Duke; "I have much pleasure in stating for your grace's information, that we have at last traced to its source, the authors of the address purporting to be from the privates of your grace's regiment, and find it consists of three individuals not belonging to the same. It was first drawn out by a person of the name of Harris, and given by him to a man of the name of Laurence Staines, who took it to a Mr. Deacon, a music-seller, where it was corrected, after which Staines copied it, and left it with Harris, with two signatures to it, viz. Thomas Staines and Daniel Brookes, both of whom I have seen, and they declare they never saw the address, or heard it read. I understand it was forwarded by Harris to alderman Wood. It was not till six days after the regiment had completed the period of training, that this address was drawn up, though it is antedated to July 22, three days previous to its dismissal, to answer their vile purposes. "I have received the reports of the non-commissioned officers that went to the several villages to ascertain from the men their sentiments relative to the late address (with the exception of two, who went to Hinckley and adjacents, where we have several reside); they saw 354, all of whom disavow any knowledge of it. "Yesterday evening one of the serjeants came to inform me, that two of the men belonging to the regiment had been with him, saying three mean looking persons had just called on them, wishing them to sign an address, which they refused. has not been here to-day; he directed me yesterday to write to your grace should he not be able to come."-I have, &c. (Signed) J. DEAKINS. "His grace the duke of "Leicester, Aug. 23, 1820. "My Lord Duke; "The whole of the non-commissioned officers who were sent to the several towns and villages timents of the men have returned, in the county to collect the senand I have to report that they have seen 420 of them, all of whom disclaim any knowledge whatever of the address. "I can with great confidence say, that no one of the non-com missioned officers of the Leicester regiment know the least about it, and I am convinced that no one individual belonging to that regiment has had the slighest share in this infamous transaction. Of the three who were I believe alone concerned in it, two are of reside in this town, but, as I be the very lowest order; they all fore said, do not belong to the regiment. I have, &c. (Signed) "W. F. HULSE, Lt. Col. Leicester Regiment. "His grace the duke of Rutland, K. G. "A number of the men are out at harvest work, otherwise probably more of them would have been found by the non-commissioned officers." The lively interest in the Queen's cause so strikingly manifested in the metropolis, prevails no less in the country. The following Jetter has been received from Gloucester. It is addressed to a respectable person in London, and by him transmitted to alderman Wood, and thence to the Queen's counsel : "Gloucester, August 23. "I know you to be a wellwisher of the Queen. The first witness called against her I have every reason to believe is a man who lived with Mr. Adam Hyatt, who brought him over from Italy. He always spoke in the highest terms of her Majesty, and said he had been offered a considerable sum of money, and a place for life, if he would appear against her. I can find very creditable people in Gloucester to whom he told this. I request you will make known these circumstances to alderman Wood; and some person may then be sent from London to make the necessary inquiries here. "JOHN MARSH. "To Mr. John Watts, 21, Castle-street, Oxford-street." [Two other letters have been received in corroboration of the above statement.] NATURAL CURIOSITY. - Catherine Makepeace, Quarry-hill, near Brancepeth, a few weeks ago, in lighting her fire, threw down a large piece of coal for the purpose of breaking it into more convenient pieces, and in gathering them up, observed upon one of the fragments something about the size of a sparrow's egg. She had the curiosity to make a small opening in this oval substance, when she was astonished to find that it contained a living creature. When her husband came home, they examined it farther. The hole which she had If made was already closed up with a whitish membrane. The husband made a larger opening, and took the animal out of its imprisonment upon his hand. He described it as having feet, and resembling a glow-worm. This was nearly a month ago. This taken out of its covering, by a morning, the animal was again medical gentleman, in whose the man's description was corpossession it now remains. rect, the animal has undergone a considerable change. The hind half is one crust of an oval of five or six circular horny rings shape; the fore half, composed connected by moveable membranes, is of a conical shape. The animal, when touched, moves is thus capable of rotatory moits conical part to any side, and tion. The coal was taken out of Woodeyfield coal-pit, from the depth of about twelve fathoms. were 24. A lighterman, being on the river at one o'clock this morning, met with an admiralty barge going through LondonOn his going near, he was astobridge; it was full of people. nished to find the oars muffled-viz., pieces of carpet tied round the blades of the oars, to prevent noise. It was very foggy at the time. There was a boat made fast behind, which was loaded with luggage. Query. Were not these the Italian witmesses? Theodore Majocchi, ventured this morning beyond the confines of his retreat in Cotton-garden: he walked amongst the soldiers in the square, before Howard's coffee-house; but, taking alarm at their stern and inquisitive looks, he speedily withdrew. REVOLUTION OF NAPLES. The duke of Serra Capriola, imperial provinces. From the secretary of Legation, and son investigations which have been of the Neapolitan ambassador at made, a knowledge has been the court of Russia, has arrived obtained of the pernicious views at Vienna, on his way to Peters- of that society, which are not burgh, with despatches from the communicated by its chiefs to all new government. He has brought the members. They are now letters of recall to prince Ruffo, made publicly known, for the the accredited Neapolitan mi- information of all the subjects of nister at this court, with the no- the empire. tification that the duke of Gallo is appointed his successor. As soon as this was known in the government offices, several couriers were sent off to the frontiers with orders to stop the duke of Gallo, and prevent his proceeding farther on his journey to this city. A remarkable proof of the scarcity of money in North America, particularly in the western states, is furnished by an advertisement in one of the three Journals, published in the flourishing town of Cincinnati, on the Ohio: the editor offers to take from his subscribers corn, brandy, meat, sugar, linen, flax, feathers, wool, wax, tallow, candles, skins, and rags, at the current prices of the market. 25. The queen went to the House of Peers this day at an early hour, and retired about four o'clock. Her Majesty was, as usual, greeted with enthusiastic cheers from the numerous assemblage which filled the streets. THE CARBONARI-Venice. An ordinance of the 25th of August, signed by governor C. C. d'Insaghi, vice-president Ch. marquis de Mazo, and an imperial councillor, bears in substance as follows: "The Society of Carbonari, which has spread itself in the neighbouring states, has endeavoured to make proselytes in the "The precise object of the Carbonari is the overthrow and the destruction of governments. "As persons who are in the knowledge that such is their intention, and who nevertheless associate with the Carbonari, render themselves guilty of hightreason, and as those who have not prevented the progress of that society, or who have neglected to denounce its members, are accomplices in the same crime, and as such are liable to the pains of law, it is ordained that, from the day of the publi cation of the present ordinance, no person can excuse himself under the pretext of not having had knowledge of the object of the society of Carbonari. "Whoever, therefore, shall enter into the said society, or who shall neglect to prevent its progress, or to denounce the members of it, shall be judged according to articles 52, 53, 54, 55, of the first part of the Code des Delits. Article 53 imposes the punishment of death on those guilty of high-treason. Articles 54, and 55, imprisonment for life on those who, having knowledge of the plot, have not denounced the guilt." STOCKHOLM. Reports of a very singular nature are in circulation here. They speak of the formation of a camp towards the frontiers of Finland. 26. MILAN. The chevalier Vassali, equerry to the queen of England, arrived in this town on the 19th ult. We have also here Dr. Henry, one of the queen's counsel, who has filled with distinction the functions of president of the civil and criminal courts in the Indies, and in the Ionian isles. 27. HANOVER. - Official notice has now been received here from London that his Majesty the king will not come to Hanover this year. 28. THE QUEEN. -Her Majesty came down to the House of Lords at half past two o'clock. She did not arrive in town till halfpast 12. The crowds that assembled at a very early hour were immense; and at ten o'clock it was almost impossible to walk along Pall-mall, Cockspur-street, &c., in the direction of Charingcross, so thronged were the flagways with persons of both sexes, moving towards St. James'ssquare. All the other avenues leading to her majesty's residence had a similar appearance. In St. James's-square, the steps up to all the hall doors were filled with ladies, and a line of waggons, furniture-carts, &c., come parts two, in others three deep, was drawn up before lady Francis's house, and filled with females. Her majesty left St. James's-square a little before two 'clock, accompanied by lady Charlotte Lindsay, and followed, in a coach and four, by her chamberlains, sir W. Gell, and the hon. Keppel Craven. in Her Majesty left the House of Lords at half-past four o'clock. Her Majesty appeared to be in excellent spirits. The peers, on their return from the House of Lords yesterday, were, as usual, cheered or hooted, according to the estimation in which their principles are held by the people. The duke of Wellington, who was on horseback, was assailed by every species of noise that by possibility could denote popular disapprobation. After experiencing considerable difficulty, particularly at the corner of Great Georgestreet, he got clear of the crowd, and rode swiftly towards the Park. The Italian witnesses in Cotton-yard were last night engaged in dancing and singing, with the additional exhilaration of music. The movements of some of them were so grotesque, that it was fancied they had got their old companion Mahomet once more among them. Othello was performed at Drurylane: we quote the following from the fourth act, to point out how it was received by the audience : "Emilia.-I will be hang'd if some eternal villain, "Some busy and insinuating rogue, "Some cogging cozening slave, to get some office, "Have not devised this slander; I'll be hang'd else. (Applause from all parts of the house.) "Iago.-Fye, there is no such man; it is impossible. "Des.-If any such there be, heaven pardon him! "Emilia.-A halter pardon him! and hell gnaw his bones! (Thunders of applause.) "Why should he call her whore? (Immense applause.) Who keeps her company? ? |