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greatest breadth is 23 feet, and at 

 liigh water of spring tides the site 

 of the building was at least 16 

 feet under the surface or level of 

 the sea. The building, of which 

 we now lament the loss, is under- 

 stood to have cost in the erection 

 between 2 and 3,O0OZ. and bade 

 fair to possess all the advantages 

 of an excellent landmark. It has 

 been pursued for no less than five 

 successive seasons. The loss of 

 this important improvement on 

 the coast will be severely felt by 

 the shipping interest, particularly 

 of the Friths of Forth and Tay ; 

 but as we leain from good autho- 

 rity that several courses of the 

 masonry remain uninjured, and 

 these the most difficult and ex- 

 pensive in their erection, having 

 required more than three of the 

 five seasons, we may yet hope that 

 a solid and permanent beacon of 

 stone may be placed on this fatal 

 reef, which would doubtless prove 

 highly useful, though not pos- 

 sessed of all the advantages of the 

 proposed tide machine. — Edin- 

 burgh Paper. 



24. This morning Her Majesty, 

 accompanied by the Princess Eli- 

 zabeth, left the Castle soon after 

 seven o'clock, in the post-chaise 

 formerly used by the King as a 

 travelling carriage, to proceed to 

 Bath. 



25. St. John's, Newfoundland. — 

 The Grand Jury has teen con- 

 vened, and after a long and full 

 investigation into the subject of 

 the fire, came to the following 

 resolution : — 



Court-house, St. Jolm's, Nov. 24. 

 The Grand Jury having duly 

 considered the evidence laid be- 

 fore them respecting the late fire, 

 which happened on the morning 



of the 21st instant, have the satis- 

 faction to state, that they are una- 

 nimously of opinion, that the fire 

 originated solely through accident, 

 and therefore they beg to lecom- 

 mend that publicity may be given 

 to the result of this investigation, 

 in order that every unfavourable 

 impression on the subject may be 

 removed from the public mind. 



David Tasker, Foreman. 



25. Lucca. — Chevalier Bardoxi 

 Azara, the Spanish ambassador at 

 Turin, took possession yesterday, 

 in the presence of the judiciary 

 and administrative authorities at 

 the palace, of the principality of 

 Lucca, in the name of her Ma- 

 jesty, Maria Louisa, Infanta of 

 Spain. The Spanish colours were 

 hoisted amid the acclamations, a 

 thousand times repeated, of Viva 

 La Reine ! by an immense popu- 

 lation. The authorities are provi- 

 sionally confirmed in their places. 



Saxony. — The States of Saxony 

 have requested the express con- 

 firmation of the old constitution, 

 the suppression of pensions to 

 wealthy persons, a diminution of 

 the expense of the military esta- 

 blishment, and a control over 

 the public disbursements. 



There is not the smallest idea 

 of any improvement of the con- 

 stitution, particularly of the sys- 

 tem of representation. 



28. Ramsgate. — A distressing 

 occurrence happened in this neigh- 

 bourhood early yesterday morn- 

 ing: — A Serjeant, corporal, and 

 three private marines, stationed at 

 this place for the prevention of 

 simiggling, were out on duty dur- 

 ing the night, and having pro- 

 ceeded upon the sands to a plac« 

 called Dampton-stair-gateway, be- 

 tween t\\\^ place and liroadstairs, 



they. 



