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church-yard, and wrapped in 

 blankets, their apparel having 

 been consumed. 



The extent of this awful and 

 melancholy disaster is not yet 

 known ; the following is already 

 ascertained : — Mrs. Wheater was 

 burnt to death. A shopman, 

 named Sturgeon, who resided at 

 No. 6, Artillery-place, Stretton- 

 ground, Westminster, shared the 

 same fate. Anotlier shopman, 

 named Tasker, was killed in 

 leaping from the 3rd floor window. 

 Another shopman, named Lloyd, 

 who is now at the house of Mr. 

 Baron, ironmonger. Strand, is so 

 dreadfully injured by throwing 

 himself from a window, that he 

 is not expected to live many 

 hours. Mr. Wlieater is in a 

 dangerous state, and the child is 

 not expected to recover from the 

 injuries it has received. No other 

 person is missing. The value of 

 the property destroyed is incal- 

 culable. 



Dreadful Hurricane in the 

 Mauritius. — This island was 

 visited on the 1st of March by 

 one of the most terrible hurri- 

 canes ever experienced there. 

 A letter from Port Louis of the 

 16th of that month, describes the 

 damage incurred to be tremen- 

 dous ; the whole island was one 

 scene of waste and destruction ; 

 trees torn up by the roots, and 

 many houses both in town and 

 country laid flat ; valuable store- 

 houses unroofed, &c. and the 

 goods within them completely 

 spoiled. Upwards of 40 sail of 

 large vessels, besides small craft, 

 were driven on shore, or other- 

 v/ise injured. The hurricane 

 commenced at south-east, and 

 jErradually veered to the north- 



east till six in the morning, when 

 it shifted suddenly to north-north- 

 west, and brought with it the 

 additional calamity of a heavy 

 and overwhelming sea. 



2. Warsaw. — The benefit of a 

 constitution is now about to be 

 granted to us. This conces- 

 sion of the Sovereign is the 

 noblest as well as the most wor- 

 thy consolation which he can 

 give us after so many misfor- 

 tunes. The following is the act 

 convoking the Diet:— 



We, by the grace of God, 

 Alexander I, Emperor of all the 

 Rnssias, King of Poland, &c. 



Make known in general and 

 in particular, to all whom it may 

 concern : — WTien we gave a con- 

 stitution to our subjects of the 

 kingdom of Poland, our principal 

 object was, to secure to them the 

 benefit of a national representa- 

 tion. The first wish of our heart 

 now is to make" them enjoy the 

 liberties guaranteed by this con- 

 stitution. To this end we have 

 resolved, in conformity with the 

 31st and 87th articles of this 

 constitutional act, as well as 

 with articles 90, 91, 93, of the 

 statutes organizing the national 

 representation, to convoke the 

 two Chambers in our capital 

 city of Warsaw. The diet shall 

 be opened on the 15th (27th) of 

 March, and close on the 15th 

 (27th of April), The deputies 

 of the nobility and the commons 

 shall assemble in our capital 

 seven days before the opening 

 of the diet, to prove to the senate 

 the validity of their election* 

 The senators of our kingdom of 

 Poland shall, consequently, ba 

 present in the capital at that time. 



Senators, aiul Deputies, — Long 

 misfortunes 



