superb prospect. To the southward, I looked down upon the narrow landing place of Bheemfed, the gloomy depths of the Raptee, the heights on either hand of it, and onward even to the distant plains; some of the woody summits were cheered by the early rays of the sun, others from their situation were still in shade, while the genial purple tint of morning suffused the whole scenery. To the north, I saw beneath me a smiling dell marked by a torrent's course, then mountain beyond mountain, a grand succession; some bare, of various hue, brown, black, or green; others adorned with woods: above them rose ma. jestic, a glorious range of snow clad peaks, brightly conspicuous. That person must be cold indeed, cold as the Himalayah snows themselves, who could contemplate this grand scene with tame sensations. hand,-but daily jeer each other, the one on the sigual defeat of" the rebels" at Culloden, and the other on his friend's abandonment of their “legitimate prince," to serve "the recreants." It is remarkable that Macdonald, the soldier of Stuart, dresses in the English fashion of last century, and that Sinclair, the soldier of Cumberland, most religiously adheres to the costume of a highland laird of the 17th century.-They are each about 100 years of age, and are very fine specimens of the hard features and athletic forms of the Highlanders at the days of other years. Sinclair especially, with his decorated bonnet and ample plaid, seated at the door of his neat and hospitable mansion, quaffing the Indian leaf, is an object of peculiar interest to every person who visits the beautiful village of the Three Rivers; and. Having paused some time to survey this when they depart this life, there will be a prospect which breaks upou the sight all at blank in its Society that no addition can once, on reaching the summit of Chee-fill to equal advantage.-New York Paper. sapany, I descended a long steep and rough descent to the opposite foot of the moun tain. National Register: FOREIGN. AMERICA: BRITISH. There are now, or at least were a few years ago, living at the village of Three Rivers, Canada, two venerable Highlanders, who fought in the opposite armies at the battle of Culloden, which terminated the Scotch rebellion of 1745-6. Their names are Sinclair and Macdonald. The latter fought under the banners of the Pretender, and on the final defeat of the unfortunate Charles Edward, escaped from Scotland, and ultimately settled in Canada. Sinclair fought in the re-, giment called the Fraser Highlanders, attached to the Royal forces. This corps formed a part of Wolfe's army, which invaded Canada, and, on the peace of 1763 he left the regiment and settled at Three Rivers. Both of them were private soldiers at home; but in Canada they acquired handsome properties, by hard and honest industry, and their children have intermarried with the most wealthy and respectable inhabitants of the province. They are hospitable to all strangers, especially to the Scotch; but will not call them by any other name than North Britons, as having been born since the Union with England, which they deplore as the extinction of their nation. They also live on the best terms, and never meet without a hearty shake of the AMERICA: UNITED STATES. An article from New York, of the 29th of July, says-" An express arri ved in town last night to announce the appearance, at five o'clock yesterday afternoon, off Rockaway Beach, of the sea serpent and her two young ones. Several persons were bathing in the surf at the time, who were so much alarmed that they literally flew over the saud till they reached a place of safety. From the numerous large shoals of fish which of late have been hovering on the Rockaway shore, it is probable the monsters of the deep will remain some time about that place, and will be seen by many New Yorkers, who have heretofore disbelieved all the Gloucester and Cape Ann Stories." A Dispute settled. A farmer, in the county of Philadel phia, claimed of the executor of a person deceased, a large tree, which he alleged he had purchased of the testator in his lifetime. The executor was not satisfied that the claim was a just one; and for two years this tree was a fruitful object of dispute. At length the claimant became importunate, and was peremptorily refused by the executor. "So high at last the contest rose, "From words they almost came to blows; and having expended much wind and many words, they separated, with a firm resolution on the part of the claimant, at all hazards, to take the tree vi et armis, and a day was fixed upon to take, and convert the same to his own use. But, on the day previous to that fixed upon for cutting the tree, it was struck withlightning, and lite rally shivered in splinters, even to the tongue shall preserve the secrets that are roois. FRANCE. Antique Fragments. There have recently been discovered at Soulosse, on the premises of M. Leucois several shafts of columns, and some capitals intrusted to me,-and, my conduct shail never tend to corrupt morals or favour crime. Respectful and grateful towards my masters, I will bestow upon their children the lessons which I have received from their fathers. May mankind grant me their esteem, if I am faithful to my oath and may I be covered with the opprobrium and contempt of my brethren if I break it." Roman Remains. enriched with the leaves of the acanthus, and several long bricks, flat, and edged like those which cover the beat-conductors at Nasium. The pedestals of the columns, of which some were erect, and others overturued, were from 16 to 24 inches in di A few days ago a peasant of Courcelles ameter, and rather more than three (Cote d'Or, in France) labouring in a feet in height. The capitals were only for field on the back of Mont Afrique, discov those columns of 16 inches diameter. The ered several tombs facing the east. They proprietor, who discovered these interest-contained human boues; aud the enamel ing remains in sinking the foundation of a stable, and who observed in other parts of the trench fragments of wall, pavement, &c. has the precaution to conduct the work so as to continue his antiquarian researches, without in the least injuring the building. Montpelier Medical Oath. At a of the teeth was very little altered. There have been lately discovered at Auch, in the department of Gers, some vestiges of the ancient Roman towns called Elesaberis and Cymbenis, which are mentioned in the Commentaries of Cæsar. GERMANY. The German Roman Catholics. On the death of the late Prince Primate, who was also Bishop of Constance, the Baron Von Wessenberg, his tieneral Vicar to succeed him. The Fope refused to confirm the nomination, Lut the Grand Duke of Baden, his Sovereign, maintains b:m in his situation, defiance of the Pope's authority; and, in so doing, he is supported by all the Sovereigns of Germany. The Medical School of Montpelier has been celebrated for many ages past. It is, perhaps, the most ancient of any in Europe, and is said to have been founded by the Arabs, about the end of the 10th century; they having fixed upon this spot on account of the abundance of plants that were found in the neighbourhood, which were supposed to contain valuable medicinal properties. They say, there is a gown of Rabelais' here, which every Bachelor of Medicine is obliged to put on when he is made an M. D.; and which, like the Irish-in the diocese of Constance, was nominated man's knife, continues to be the same, although it has had six new handles and four new blades. So in this instance they have only had the body and the sleeves renewed, yet always call it the same. There is, however, one curious circumstance that takes place here, and that is the Oath, which every Student is obliged to swear to observe upon receiving the doctrinal bonnet, and which they repeat in full assembly. so as to be heard by all present. The following is an exact translation of it, and if all medical men would adhere to it, their patients would not be the worse off:-" I. | A. B. before the statue of Hippocrates. in the presence of the professors of this school, and of my dear fellow Students, do swear, in the name of the Supreme Being, to be faithful to the laws of honour and prob ́1y in the practice of medicine. I will give my gratuitous attendance to the indigent, and will never require a fee beyond my labour. Admitted into the interior of families, my eyes shall see nothing that passes,-my The Grand Duke of Baten contends, that as Sovereign he is entitled to nominate to the vacant diocese, and that such nomiuation ought to be held good til! it be ascertained by competent judges in partibus, that an improper person has been chosen, this case, after the most rigorous inquiry, be has found the Baron Von Wessenberg's qua ifications of the highest kind, and his conduct to have always been most exemplary; and the refus on the part of the Pope is therefore an arbitrary act, to which no defcrence ought to be paid. The whole case is Lid before the public in a memorial from the Court of Baden; accompanied by a number of very curious documents. It appears that the Baron Von Wessen berg, in his capacity of Grand Vicar of Constance, sanctioned by the Prince Pri mate and the Chapter, has been the author of many important reforms in the church, that have long given great umbrage to the Court of Ronie. unbroken field of ice on the left, but as they proceeded it became thinner and apparently rotten, and they were sanguine that the moment the breeze sprung up the ice to the westward would open them a passage, and allow them to reach the northern shores of America. The utmost every one of the ship's company, and all were in perfect health. Such is the substance of the accounts which we have been able to learn. There are abundance of private letters to the friends and relations of those who have embarked in this most im ITALY. Eruption of Vesuvius. Signor Monticelli has communicated to the Royal Academy of Naples the following account of the eruption of this celebrated Among his other reforms, it appears that he absolved Monks from the oaths of celi-harmony prevailed among the Officers and bacy, quoting the well-known language of the Apostle Paul on the subject-that he caused the service to be translated into, and celebrated in, the mother tongue -that he dispensed with the use of the Breviary-that he altered a number of inconvenient forms with respect to bap-portant and interesting enterprize. tism, &c.-that he appointed stated examinations of the Clergy-that he abolished all but a few festivals, and prohibited all ringing of bells on the days and eves of those abolished; that he, with the consent of the civil authority, converted monasteries, &c. into places of education and hospitals, formed a new and more commodious division of parishes, and distributed the livings into classes, which were bestowed according to merit, and in which all extremes were avoided; that he discouraged pilgrimages, &c. It appears also that he protected a professor who had distinguished himself by his skill in liberal learning, after a mandate had been issued against him by the Pope, on the ground that he had ascertained the accusations in the mandate to be unfounded. The Bishop is supported by all the clergy of his extensive diocese, and indeed by nearly all the clergy of Catholic Germany. Among the Lay Catholics there is but one opinion concerning him. GREENLAND. Dispatches from the Polar Expedition: At length the Official Dispatches from the ships employed on the Discovery, of the North-west Passage have been received, and we understand are most satisfactory. They are dated July 28th, at which time the Isabella and the Alexander were in lat. 75. 30. N long. 60. 30. W. well over to the American coast, the weather serene and perfectly clear. The variation of the compass, by accurate observations repeatedly made on board both ships, was 89. and the dip. 84. SO, which led them to conclude that they were approaching very nearly to the Magnetic Pole. It had been perfectly calm, and the sea as smooth as glass for three or four days, and the current drifted them to the South eastward, which raised their hopes of an open passage round the point of America, from which quarter, it appeared to proceed. All the way up the middle of Davis's Strait they skirted an mountain: "This eruption of Mount Vesuvios began on the 22d, and terminated on the 26th of December last. On the 25d I was at Resina, and on the 24th at Torre del Annunciata; so that I had an opportunity of observing the two currents of lava, one of which ran towards the plain of Pedimen tina, the other towards Mauro. On the 24th, I remarked that the small conical hillock which stood near the centre of the edge of the crater had disappeared; it seemed swallowed up by the same ignivomous aperture which raised it in 1816. The other smaller hillock upon the western ridge of the crater had also fallen in, and was swallowed up by a very large rent upon that side of the volcano. Instead of these hillocks I found the recent lava curiously disposed, in the manner of a wall, fortifying, as it were, the ancient crater upon the east and west sides; convex and very irregular upon the north and south. Of this wall some parts are quite even and regular, looking exactly like our terraces: the whole was extremely hot, and apparently incandescent in the interior, as seen through some of the holes and fissures. "On the 26th of December, while we were observing the progress of the torrent from a small wood of oaks near the Prince's Casino, we were suddenly surprised and alarmed by the motion of the ground we were standing upon, and, immediately afterwards, three small jets of flame made their appearance at a few feet only from us; we therefore hurried away to a place of safety, expecting a repetition of the same phenomenon, but we only observed jets of smoke here and there in the wood. Whilst observing Vesuvius on the 24th of December, I remarked lava flowing from five apertures, which augmented the current that formerly issued from the south side of the cone previous to the destruction of Torre del Greco, and in which were small apertures emitting flame, and rapidly appearing and disappearing in succession. The light was very intense and splendid. On the north of the great fissure of the crater above alluded to, the recent lava had the aspect of basaltic columns. "On the 27th of December, a cavern near Mauro was covered with a white incrustration of salt, sublimed from below; its quantity was so considerable that 50 or 60 people made a profitable occupation of collecting it. Various other sublimates were deposited upon the lava, but in much smaller quantity; their colours chiefly yellow, red, and green." PRUSSIA. Singular Will. Professor Bur lack in his report, respecting the Anatomical Institution of Konigsberg, mentions the following singular will: "From the 19th of November, 1817, to the 19th of March, 1818, 26 human bodies have been dissected here. Among them I must mention that of M, Kanter, late a teacher of music at Konigsburg. This well-informed and scientific man, even in his last will expressed his wish to promote the welfare of society. He bequeathed his landed property to some establishments for public education, and HIS BODY to the Anatomical Institution. On the 23d of December the funeral procession proceeded to the house of the Anatomical Institution, where the friends of the deceased, who followed in 18 carriages, delivered the body to me. In conformity with the will of the deceased, on the 30th of December, Dr. Fon Baer delivered, in the presence of a number of professors, physicians and students, a lecture on broken bones and ruptures, with demonstrations from the body. What it is asked is there in this pracfice more revolting than the royal prac tise of embalming? at the same time it would most effectually prevent the too wellgrounded terror of being inhumed alivenot to say, that it might in some cases even preserve life, by discovering that the vital functions are not extinct; and the reward to be anticipated by recovery would more than counterbalance any temptation to the contrary, even where there was a defect of all moral principle. Add to this, that philanthropists who have devoted their very souls to the public good, by the offer of their bodies also, would still contribute, even after death, to the interest both of humanity and science; and in cases of a mysterious nature, where the disorder has been doubtful, we consider it as an imperious duty to permit examination, and as respects themselves good policy, if they wish their bones to rest finally in the tomb. RUSSIA. The Arctic Regions. A great number of persons visit the Rurik, which is at anchor in the Neva, at Petersburgh, opposite the hotel of the Chancellor Count Romanzoff. During its perilous voyage round the world, the crew lost but one man, M. de Kotzebue, who directed his researches particularly to the North, reached a very high latitude. He met with an enormous isle or mountain of ice, the aspect of which filled every body on board with wonder. It was partially covered with earth, trees, and other vege table productions, and with rivulets, confined by banks formed of the concretion of the earthy matter. The crew disembarked upon this floating shore, and found remnants of mammoths in a state of putrefaction. It is probable they were preserved for ages in a state of congelation, until. the mass of ice which covered them, being detached by some great shock, was dissolved as it approached a warmer latitude. SAXONY. Hydrophobia. The plant Alisma Plantago, (Linnæus) which is successfully employed as a curefor hydrophobia, grows in water, either in marshes, lakes, or ponds. It has a capillary root resembling that of an onion. The plant continues under water until the month of June, at the commencement of which, or even during the month of May, a stalk appears, with a round green root resembling that of asparagus. This stalk, shoots from beneath the water, sometimes with and sometimes without leaves, It is divided into several sprigs without leaves, at the extremity of each of which is & small trefoil flower, of a pale red colour, which afterwards contains the seed. This plant is in blossom during the whole of the summer season. The latter end of August is the fittest time to gather it. It is made use of in the following manner :-One large root, or two or three small ones, are first well washed and dried in the shade. They are then reduced to powder, and strewed upon bread and butter, and in this way administered to the patient. On the second, or at most, the third trial, this remedy will destroy the virus of the madness, however violent it may be, even when the symptoms of hydrophia have already ap peared. This root operates with equal ef. ficacy on dogs which have been bitten, as well as on mad dogs. During an interval of 25 years, this specific has constantly been found au infallible preservative against madness. It has cured individuals, in whom this disease had acquired so decided a character, that they attacked and bit all who came near them, and no symptoms of relapse were ever observable. Numerous cures have been effected, particularly in the government of Tula. Mr. F. V. Turgeneff has lately sent from Moscow, for gratuitous distribution, 600 copies of an engraving and description of this plant. TURKEY. Persecution. The city of Aleppo, the capital of Syria, bas lately become the theatre of a very violent religious persecution. The Schismatic Greek Bishop of that city (follower of the oriental rites), had obtained, through the medium of the Patriarch of Constantinople, an edict from the Grand Seignior, in virtue of which 14Catholics and priests were exiled, and the united Greeks (Catholics of the Greek Ritual) were commanded to acknowledge the Schismatic priests as their pastors. A great many of the Catholics refused obedience to their order; the prisons were filled with the refractory, and 11 innocent people were assassinated. Many of the richer individuals of the tribe fled into the mountains of Libania, and the whole, with a few exceptions, remained stedfast to their faith. The Consuls of France and Austria interceded in vain; the Pacha replied, that he must execute the orders of his Sovereign. According, however, to ulterior accounts, the Pacha had been induced to suspend the execu tion of his orders, and had published a Jilam, or judicial sentence, by which he had declared, that he could not recognize according to the precepts of the Koran, any superiority in one Christian profession over another, throughout the States of the Porte, and that he therefore restored personal and religious liberty to the Catholics, and invited all who had fled for conscience sake, to return. This sentence had, it seems, been transmitted to Constantinople, but nobody dared to submit it to the eyes of the Sultan, because it is in open contradiction with his Supreme Decree. The number of Catholics at Aleppo, against whom the persecution had been raised, is about 12,000. National Register: BRITISH. THE KING, Windsor Castle, July 4.-His Majesty has been very tranquil through the last month, and continues to enjoy good bodily health; but his Majesty's disorder is undiminished. has continued to enjoy good hodily health Windsor Castle, Aug. 1-" His Majesty throughout the last month, and has been in a tranquil and cheerful state of spirits; but his Majesty's disorder is unabated " Windsor Castle, Sept. 5.-" His Majesty has been exceedingly quiet and comfortable through the last month, but without any alte ration in the state of his Majesty's health." THE QUEEN. Her Majesty has been gradually relapsing for some time past, and during the last month has experienced a recurrence of ali the most distressing symptoms of her complaint to such an alarming extent, that few hopes are entertained of her recovery. A regular daily bulletin is now issued, that of Sept. 24 is as follows: Kew, Sept. 24-"The Queen has not had a good night. There is no material alteration in the symptoms of her Majesty's complaint.” Claremont. The permission so kindly given by his Royal Highness Prince Leopold to the public, to visit the house, park, and gardens of Claremont, during his absence on the Continent, continues to induce the isflux of immense crowds from all parts of the country to the village of Esher, from whence to the park gate it is but a short walk. The house, situated nearly in the centre of the park, stands on an eminence, with an elegant portico in front, to which you ascend by a flight of stone steps. On reaching the entrance, you are received by several pages in waiting, who, introduce you to the first of a suite of four rooms, furnished in a style of great neatness and tasteful elegance, but exhibiting nothing of that magnificence which might be supposed to belong to a Royal residence. The first room is a parlour on the right of the hall, in which there are many cabinets and tablets of curious workmanship; the walls are adorned principally with portraits, the most conspicuous of which are full length portraits of Prince Leopold and her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte, which are situated opposite to each other at the ends of the room. There are also in this room her late Royal Highness's harp and piano. Mention is made of some music of her own copying having been in the first instance open to inspection; but |