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viduals who may be found in any 

 other country than Austria, Prus- 

 sia, or Russia, must prepai e them- 

 selves to proceed to the states of 

 one of those countries by the 15th 

 of August. 



The confederation having ac- 

 ceded to the treaty of the 20th 

 November, 1815, which sanction- 

 ed the said regulations, the un- 

 dersigned cannot doubt its dispo- 

 sition to second the wishes of tiie 

 allied courts. They consequently 

 Hatter themselves, that as soon as 

 it is acquainted with the present 

 determination, it will categorical- 

 ly declare to the French exiles 

 comprised in the two lists who 

 may be in its territories, that they 

 are to choose between tins and 



countries in which they will be 

 permitted to reside, and that tlie 

 government of the confederation 

 will watch over the execution of 

 a measure which has been dic- 

 tated only by a desire to j)romote 

 the general tranquillity and safe- 

 ty, and the indispensable necessity 

 of which experience has demon- 

 strated. 



Yarmoutli. — Tiieinterestingspcc- 

 tacle of laying the lirst stone of a 

 naval pillar on Yarmouth Denes, 

 to commemorate the victories of 

 the inuiiortal Nelson, took place 

 this day. At half past twehe the 

 procession moved to the jilace 

 chosen for this national memorial 

 of British heroism in the follow- 

 ing order : — 



the 15th August, one of the three 



Constables, Flags, Band, 



Mayor and Corporation, Officers of the Navy, 



Model carried by Sailors, 



Flanked l;y Sailors carrying Flags. 



Architect, and Secretary, Committee, Fligs, &c. 



The first stone was laid by Col. 

 Wodehouse, as chairman of the 

 committee. The dav bcimr tine, 

 rendered the sight truly animat- 

 ing. In the stone was placed a 

 plate, on which was engraved a 

 Latin inscrii)ti()n, written by Mr. 

 Sergeant Frere, the learned mas- 

 ter of Downing. 



Lyniiiiglon. — Yesterday after- 

 noon a seaman of the name of 

 Bengcr went off to tlie ship Mary 

 Ann, bound to New York, Avith 

 about Q50 passengei's, and took 

 into his boat about 20 persons, 

 whom he landed at Yarmouth, 

 where they remained some time, 

 and then returned into tlie boat 

 t" proceed on board ihc-ir ship, 

 but, owing to a strong wind and 

 tide, the bout >\as forced under 



the bows, and 17 persons were 

 drowned. 



18. A shocking accident hap- 

 pened on Monday se'nnight to an 

 unfortunate man named Stokoe, 

 working at Riddell's Wallsend 

 colliery, near Kenton. He was 

 employed, along with another 

 man, in taking the small coals 

 from the screens, and throwing 

 them upon the heap, which, as is 

 well known, is generally on fiie 

 in the inside. On this occasion he 

 Iiad hjft the security of the wall, 

 along which the bariows are 

 trundled, and was })rocccding over 

 the ti>p of the liea]) to throw his 

 load njore over it, when, as he 

 was jjassing o\cr its centre, the 

 surface suddenly fell in with its 

 •.\ eight, tlic inside being burnt 



quite 



