mate; on board the Salvador del Mundo, in Hamoaze, for the trial of five mutineers of the Edgar, viz. Henry Chesterfield, captain of the maintop; John Rowlands, boatswain's and George Scarr, Abraham Davis, and Joseph Johnson, seamen: President, Rear-Admiral Sutton. It appeared by the evidence of Lieutenant Campbell, that on the 26th of March last, when the ship lay in Cawsand Bay, he was acquainted, while in the ward-room, that the ship's company were assembling in a body on the quarter-deck. On going there, they demanded, with one voice, "Fresh captain and officers !" and some of them called out, "An answer, and no mutiny.". Lieut. Campbell, after remonstrating with them once or twice, was obliged to order the marines to be drawn up on the quarter-deck, and was on the point of directing them to fire, when they thought fit to disperse. The five prisoners were seized, and put in irons directly. In their defence, the petty officers attempted to prove that they were intimidated to go on the quarter-deck by the threats of the ship's company. Their sentence is as follows:-Chesterfield to receive 700 lashes round the fleet, and to be kept in solitary confinement two years; Rowlands, 300 lashes; Scarr, 500 lashes, and one year's solitary confinement; and Davis and Johnson, 200 lashes each. ley, eldest daughter of Sir Jacob Astley, Bart. It is most painful to add, that this excellent young lady, from the period of her life, her virtues and acquirements, so peculiarly the object of affection and source of happiness in her family, has fallen a sacrifice to an accident, which has lately been alarmingly frequent :Standing near a fire, and in the act of throwing some coals on it, part of her dress caught fire, and being cotton, the whole of it was instantly in flames, and almost as instantly consumed, her person, at the same time, being so dreadfully burnt, that she survived little more than twenty-four hours. The clothes of Lady Astley, who flew to her assistance, also caught fire, and her ladyship was severely burnt before it was extinguished. At his house, Charles-street, St James' Square, James Paul, Esq. late candidate for Westminster, From various disappointments, both in his private affairs and in his public life, he had fallen into a state of deep melancholy; and for some weeks past he had discovered evident symptoms of a disordered intellect; frequently exclaiming in an incoherent manner, "That when he died, which would be soon, he trusted that his body would be conveyed back to the East Indies, and there blown up." He was frequently in great pain from the wounds which he had received; particularly from one he had received in India, which at length deprived him of the use of his right arm. The weak state of his body, and the derangement of his affairs, preying continually on his mind, seems at length to have inspired him with the resolution of putting an end to his life. He at first endeavoured to effect his purpose by pricking his arm with a lancet; but the blood flowing too slow for his purpose, he seized a razor, with which he cut the jugular vein. A maid servant, in an adjoining room, who heard him groan, ran down stairs, and informed his confidential servant, who, on entering the room, perceived Mr Paul upon the bed, lying on his right side, with his head over a wash-hand bason, which was in a stand near the bed-side. His head was nearly severed from his body, and one of his arms was extended over a lookingglass frame there were three small cuts in the arm; a razor, and a surgeon's lancet, was also near him, and the bason was nearly full of blood. He did not think him quite dead. He took him and laid him on his back, and ran for surgical assistance which, was unavailing. Mr L. an eminent stock-broker, put an end to his existence on Monday last, by shooting himself with a pistol. He rode to town that morning from his villa in the country, about fourteen miles distant. When he reached his house in Cornhill, he read a letter, put into his hands by his servant, which seemed to affect him much.-Shortly afterwards, he complained of fatigue and indisposition, and said he would retire to his bed-room. He did so, and was found there, in the course of the day, dead, with a pistol lying by him. It was supposed that the pistol was fired about eleven o'clock, but no report was heard by the servants, Mr L. it appears, was under considerable embarrassments, which were unknown, even to his partner or family, but which had occasioned a depression of spirits that led to the unhappy catastrophe. Mr L. has been in the habit of giving very ex pensive entertainments to the nobility in the country. He left behind him a letter, the tendency of which was to exculpate Mr C. his partner, from any blame which might be imputed to him. His remains were interred on the 21st, at St James's church. The funeral was very plain, consisting of a hearse and pair, and two mourning-coaches. A number of spectators, however, had assembled, attracted principally by the private virtues of the deceased; and a very general expression of regret prevailed for the fate of a man generally beloved by those who knew him. A lady in Virginia, of the name of Owen, was some time since bitten by a spider; the most violent pain resulted from the wound, flying with rapid and irregular alternation through every part of her frame :She was cured by copious bleeding; 64 ounces of blood having been taken from her in the course of 20 hours. Another lady of the name of Brown, in the same neighbourhood, was bitten by the same species of insect, and submitted to the same treatment, with like effect; 64 ounces of blood were taken from her in nine hours-fifty of them within three hours. The pain she sustained from the bite, she represented as greater than any she had experienced in the period of child-birth. From these cases, it is presumed that copious bleeding, with corresponding medicines, would be beneficial in the painful fever consequent on the bite of a snake, &c. 15th. FRANCE. By a decree of the 17th March, Buonaparte has ordered the execution of the measures determined on at Paris in December last, respecting the Jews. A syna gogue, or Israelite consistory, is to be established for every 2000 Jews, but there can be only one consistorial synagogue for a department.The consistory is to superintend the Rabbis, and see that their teaching be conformable to the doctrines of the Grand Sanhedrim. They are to give information respecting the Jewish conscripts of their districts. Every Jew who wishes to settle in France and Italy, must give three months previous notice to the nearest consistory. There is to be a central consistory at Paris. Each consistory is to have a grand rabbi, elected by 25 notables. The rabbis of the central consistory are to have a salary of 6000 francs; those of the consistorial synagogue 7000, and the other rabbis are not to have more than 1000 francs. This decree also annuls all obligations for loans made by Jews to minors, without the sanction of their guardians, to married women without the consent of their husbands, or to military men, without the authority of their superior officers. Bills granted by French subjects to Jews cannot be demanded, unless the holders prove that full value was given without any fraud. All debts accumulated by interest above cent. are to be reduced by the 5 per Customs Excise Stamps Incidents ous. Courts of Law. If the interest grow ing on the capital exceed 23 per cent. the contract is to be declared usuriAfter the 1st of July next, no Jew will be allowed to trade, without a patent, renewable annually. This patent the Prefects are not to grant to any individual, until he produce a certificate of his character, testifying that he is no usurer. No Jew, not actually domiciliated in the Departments of the Upper and Lower Rhine, can be admitted to a domicile there. In the other departments the Jews cannot be allowed to settle, except upon condition of their purchasing rural property, and abandoning commerce. The emperor may, however, grant to individuals exceptions to this law. The Jews of the Conscription are required to perform personal service, and are not allowed to find substitutes. These regulations are to be continued only during ten years, in the hope, that, after that period, there will be no difference between the moral character of the Jews and other citizens of the empire. If the contrary should appear, the law will be continued in force. FINANCE. An account of the income of the Consolidated Fund, in the quarters ending the 5th of April 1807, and the 5th of April 1808, distinguished under the usual heads: Whitehall Treasury Chambers, 7th April, 1808. 16th. A meeting of the Whig Club was held yesterday at the Freemason's Tavern, the Duke of Bedford in the chair. After dinner the usual toasts were given in the customary manner. Among the company present were Lord Holland, Mr Whitbread, Mr Maule, Mr Adam, Mr Maddocks, Mr Waithman, and various other persons of distinction. 18th. According to official bulletins from the army in Finland, the Swedes are retreating to Ulenborg, in order to join a strong column of troops under General Cronstadt.Their rear has been continually engaged with the Russian advanced guard; yet, notwithstanding the immense superiority of the latter, the retreat has been effected in good order; the enemy have been often repulsed, and the Swedes have been able to carry off their magazines with them. The Russian army has of late been considerably augmented, and at present amounts to 60,000 men. But formidable as it is from its numbers, it has not been able to prevail upon the inhabitants of Finland to throw off their allegiance, and take up arms in support of their invaders. 273,382 3 0 8,623,574 8 82 W. HUSKISSON. In the mean time, the king of Sweden has taken every possible precaution to defend his territories. He has called out a conscription of all the young unmarried men, without respect to rank, between the ages of 18 and 25: a force of 150,000 men is expected to be raised. Sir Samuel Hood arrived in the Centaur at Gottenburgh on the 7th; several other ships have also arrived there with arms, ammunition, and money, and the Swedes consider themselves perfectly secure on the side of Scania from the French and Danes. The former, so far from passing over to Sweden, cannot even get into Zealand. Bernadotte no sooner heard of the arrival of our squadron in the Baltic, than he made a hasty retreat from Zealand-and not a French soldier had reached the island by the 9th instant. On the day the Stately and Nassau arrived at Gottenburgh with the crew of the Danish ship Prince Christian, of 74 guns, which, after she had struck, went on shore, and was destroyed by our ships, the Swedish squadron of five sail of the line, two frigates, and several smaller ships, set sail from Carlscrona. OFFICIAL REPORT. From the Western Army in Sweden.-The enemy, about six thousand men, including the garrison of Kongvinger, is driven beyond Glommen. Here they had intrenched themselves, and taken a very strong position, where they bravely opposed our attack for three hours. This place was so strong, that, had I known what force it contained, I would not have attacked it with so small a body of troops as I employed for the purpose. The chief Adjutant Baron Ankersvard and Major Hard, of the Upland Regiment, stormed the first redoubt at the moment that the first division of Baron Cederstrom's column appeared on the opposite side to take the enemy in the rear. This column had encountered most serious difficulties, having been marched over floating pieces of ice sawed asunder by the enemy, and through very deep snow; but Baron Cederstrom's skill and intrepidity overcame all obstacles; and the very excellent conduct of Baron Ankersvard and Major Hard, decided the affair, to the honour of your Majesty's troops. Our loss is not inconsiderable; however, it does not exceed 100 men in killed and wounded. We have taken about the same number, and three officers, prisoners, besides numerous armed peasants. Their loss in killed and wounded must have been very great, to judge from those we see left on the field, and in the neighbouring woods. By well-concerted preparations for retreat, which the situation of the fort made very easy, their cannon were carried off; but the stores and ammunition-waggons fell into our hands. I shall not fail to lay before your Majesty, as soon as possible, a more circumstantial report, but we are now all occupied in securing the advantages which this victory has afforded us. My comrades have not only done their duty, but braved such difficulties of both nature, season, and arms, that I feel it my duty without loss of time to do them justice, and to lay at your Majesty's feet, the first laurel gained by your Western Army, after having offered our humble and sincere thanks to the Lord of Hosts. Serjeant Ehland, who much distinguished himself in the affair, and was slightly wounded, is the bearer of this report. G. M. ARMFELDT, Commander in Chief of the Western Army. Head-quarters Lier upon Glommen, April 19, 3 A. M. P. S. Just as I was about to dispatch the courier, I heard my men had found a cannon that had been dug out of the snow. In this manner they have left behind them two more. The report of Lieutenant-Colonel Laugerbring is just come in, with an account of his having taken the fort of Blackiers, and made the Commandant prisoner. The fort is in the best condition, and is the very inlet to Christiana, to which place I mean to proceed, over Mangel-fjell, when I have secured this position. G. M. ARMFeldt. From the London Gazette, March 19. Admiralty-Office, April 19. Copy of a letter from Captain Par ker, of his Majesty's ship Stately, to Vice-Admiral Russell, dated off Zealands Odde, March 25, 1808. His Majesty's ship Stately, off Zealands Odde, March 25, 1808. SIR-It is with much satisfaction I have the honour to acquaint you with the capture and destruction of the Danish ship of the line, Prince |