The good people' e.f .11. liven) have been occupied for

several fa, hest weed; as well ;es in celebrating the fetes in honour of 'tuber's hest weed; as well ;es in celebrating the fetes in honour of 'tuber's wet() iris city. hati been malting for mait't mouths previous ; tii•el distinguished Forelgrers from all parts \vete vine' to !Tidal:A.. Of the 11:SliyilieS. The (oCejt,iioll of this festival au. the e :i isi,'t-l:.Ii tt et i:sett Ip; have (1tIil!ete (hit gt'ctt paillte'r, which diln Tlin(,tttsl( ltt&tttiS tie, hue ttiuiioiu11'11

the authorities under ,anciion the flees were to be given, thithe

shhuld be intabie to execute his 'work hy the time pro! ut d. As the pre. partitions. however, v,a-re rhea in a forward state, it v. ,is determined 1101t1.1 110Si110122I lie fe,ti V it hiell commenced on tire lay, mid AV ere con. tinned each stleecculivg day till Tuesday. A It c.' Itio,.:v1 of the statue t of Rithens, in lien of tile statue itself, was On 1111.',,i;:y unveiled. 'flue / King anti (.,Incen on tile Ilelgians we-re expected to I et,ital; ;old their al.selite: pro:timed great disappeletitteitt. During tie (1;..■s of the festi‘ al, the ton usements proyit1«1 cot' public mitertaiment r consisted of' verious proves:slims, in ii bali Wt.re iht i ii ic «1 large paste. laiard figures ofa whale, and it eiant and giantess, and other i'ote'sque ob. jecis ; there iv eve concerts, bout -races, distributious of prizes to the pu. pil s of the Roy.al Academy of' the Fine Arts, dance's, dinners, fireworks. and illuminations. The illumination of the llace Vert by gas was the olject of general admiration, us it WW1 the first time thei the& had been seen in llelgium. ()11 'rues:clay, the short line of rail. wtry Which cornice:is the dockS With tile raiiWay-Fta1:on at the outskirts (.1; !he town ins Orenc(1, Alhong the entertainments provided ford* pr;;Iilh.:Itieo of the intli!aee, 111204 llot be omitted die imintermittin floe it wine toil beer froni senile et' the fountains. Ditrinp. the fetes, Alliwerp was (Tea deal 1.y natives tind Iiireigners; and. to add to tke C, xcitement, the Archimedes stezmi-ship made 1:er niptittranee and inanoetivered about the dock.

'Fite' Gazelle (les Trikant:na: gives the trial nf a maid-servant for poisoning her mistress : ;trier three different atleitipts she stieceeded in

depriviMg her victim of' 'Idle Jury lomat her guilty, hut, to save her from capital ptinishment, ;Hided under extenuating circumstances,' She was seatenectl to hi rd labour for life.

The billow jag occurrence ban just tti'L n !have at Verger, in the Loire et I.oire. On the Litle instant, a farmer mimed Itonjon en.

tertained sonic frieaMs in honour of the feast of (hie Heated by wine, a despite ttrese eniong the party ; which it as only appeased by the introduction of another bottle. This, however, al pears to have given some a them a drop fit leech ;for Ronjou, and one of his friends named 3Iienet, it It 021 at nightfall with a gun. to watch a fisInpond 1:eh:tieing ze the ferater, where they remained till one in the morning, and then retired to sleep in the same room, placing the gun in one corner of it After they Lad both closed their eyes it short titim,lioujon :Mehl' With the nil htmare. and limeying Illignot was attempting to strangle jumped me i f bed, ceiling for ainistance. Nigtot thus . rudely roused, I -..1*, (re he bad slept ()if the fumes (.1' tlie wine, also

eieed that Itis 1 ( Itl.;low wits abent to make 211 ell his litb, A dati;, emoted iii the tittrk ; till at last Roution got le(Iti of the gun, and diseintrecd. its tow:eels in the loins of .Mignot ; mid while he Wag tIII1S. 1,11,1 lit hpie,:: floor. St:Wiled hint With a pair of comp:teas it; (delay-three li s. This, eat_ rtion and its eow-equences brought liuniott to his f,l21.•(,+j and he immediately went t,• the :theyor and in'

, domed him (I'M! that had occurred. .Next pawning, the Procureter du t .to! came 1.0 111:11..t. ; and httuuuj,.it WaS COIllinittell in the prison , ot' roars; tee ;Mee his trial tor mantel.. It was proved. hy his friends and

neiglebyears that he had frequently shown symptoms of insanity.—Gte- /iJtil ii s .11(ssor!ir

The tribunal of Correetional has just heen oecupied with the

most bizarre iitia whieli we have hail for some to rem trd. Isidore Burnier was beset by a most singular monomania. 1k' vats terribly , afraid of having. Ito persen to ;menet his funeral until, like the poor ' mutt in the. store, of 1)t-ing. followed to the grave only by his (log. To prevent, as Mr ea in hint lay, time occurrence of' what he deemed a most frightful calentny. Blinder hath made a little peper hook, mid written these V, Ord:: at It IiVad e,I* the first page—" I hereby engage. on reY honour, to assist nt the erinvoy. funeral service, mid interment of 31. Isidore ilurnier. whert we shall have the misfortune to lose hint, in the event of my surviviog him; and M. Isidore Minh r engages on bis side to assist at my obsequies, should I die before: him." Armed wall this document, Ilurnier went to all his friends and acquaintances, with a view to obtaining their signatures at its foot. Pairitier Here')' went from home tot- an insiarn without his paper book in his pocket. If lie was in ali evening salmi, lie entreated the sietennre or every person present ; tit a diliner-earty, he never waited limeond the dessert to beg of t he guests, y41111111' and old, tojoin their IlillneS to litoSe who had already entered into the solemn engagement. Every individuul whom lie hiitp pen va to Meet ()nee, and whose signature he bad not an epportuTty at that moment of' solieitine, was sure to receive a visit from Bonier, book in hand, like a man mil() goes about tools hug for subscriptions. One morning he preserved himself in this way at the residence of M. by the l'ortland, ri..1 Sy iliwy. 'I'lmey 001011 ml. the imitortamit fact in ;iv 151:55.ii;,•,, i„:,,r, a., ,thi,' ;,.. , „, ••• •,••• ;;;•.;,••• - - 1: ' ' I of the site of the first town having heels definitively f■x:i.• at the place tai.e.sil.,,: C,--1...,• 1,, tr., era,. ,., :; i.:;: .. • i -,,i,i, '1.-, ,., I: originally natimed "I'llormlon--situated on the Imanli.s of the inner leirliottr addl.,: :11.,•:11-(Iv.- 1., IL,: t'...•::, 1,, i., , : . a I ;., :,, •c .m1 on the West side of l'ort Nieholson, called 1.)intl)ton I tarliour. piwt, laa,..:.1•,e III. , 11.:,,v ,•mi.••,.. I. -. .., ... ,..,..a.

sanction of the Native Chiefs to ineasitres for the iimintersitnee of' may not 1,1,,, ).„:„. (.,,,,,,.,, j 1,.„,, I.,,,,,, s,.... i,. order,—tlea is, they e.illud in the aiil of the ,-,.n.i.rign ',wry,. of the Irerwil (,,,,,:, ,,,,,.‘.,1 ih II r!,i, ,..-.11;1,,w, I, ,-;,..11.:,.•.; v,i,l, !;,.:1,,1 .‘;i. \rizli

The following notice Itas been issued by time Post-ollioe authorities.

" The practice uf sealing letters pas,:ing to and from the East and \Vest

i;•ineral AlEmsi 1S:ii.

Indies, and other ir:trin cImmie-, with wax, is zittended with nitt,s11 i;:,!ouve- tlicrl'fore it eatinotI i pini,sN i.; „1,111.,1))., nienee, and fregittittly ts lilt s,•rions idjury to the letters, ill e011.515.11115111e1,1 of the or not. It. is a I 1 1 I It hat the .I;:, melting of the wax and adhesion of the letters to each other. In the ease of a. Faris paper, rec.,,c.l.y l•:'.,11,t.11 A hi'' Ii tc - mail recently arrived from India, considerable delay was occasioned at this nister 15\ it. N101 1:i1 ,11% t 11 more (..,r,•le,4 office; and notwithstanding the greatest cam was taken in separating the about the „/: ,A111 11,3

letters, whielt owiug to the cause already mentioned adhered closely teAtither,, 1, ha e

litany were much dailutg,id ;Lod torn. The public lac therelbre recionmetutv;i, availed themselve,I I I I I im-eutionsill w,...ipous I I 1-1 that in MI possible eases, to use w:tfet•s iv preference to sealing their letters sent to India, or other warat clitnat,!s ; ;old also to mulvise their correspondents in those if the army of •••••••••.• ' I 1 ,,,,tiust the strangled him, but that M. Lombard fortunately rang the bell, which caused his servant to run to his assistance. Burnier was arrested, a proeils verbal and a trial ensued, and Burnier presented a most piteous figure on the bench of the accused. He was sentenced to pay 1.10 francs damages. Milner emoned out the money, and then coolly walked up to the President and requested his signature. The President refused it with a smile ; and Burnier left the court, looking most scornfully, and shrugging his shoublers.—G,Izette des Trib„„ma.

The Port Philip Herald of April 2 1st says- -" We are informed upon good authority that it project is on foot carrying with it the influence of the South Australian Cohmization Commis,ioners, for effecting an union between Port Philip and South Anstralia, and forming of the two a colony, altogether independent of New :.1outh ',Vales, under the denomination of the colony of Australia Felix. To this subject we purpose addressing ourselves in the present number."

Despatches from Cohneal Wakefield, bearing dates from the 2 71.1i

country (the sovereignty of that part of New' i4e;:1and. not having been yet acquired by the 13ritisli Crown) to confer a legal (diameter upon their pmcce(lings, According to a private letter, the C'onnaittee (who styled themselves the Council) had met and performed some acts for the preservation of' order, tante native authority!

By the new iirrangements for transmitting the mails to India, thr first mmts :mkt run away. •M.v:44 \ • lodrayird

snail rid Falmouth will be nestle up in London on the :list instant. • -