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.Iontevidco to arm as corps Of Ciyicos, or Mil
lila, to defend it against General Lacor. who Done
Alvsro had then ceased TO obey, taking underI
MS authority the Customhollse, Consoado, Ca
vildo. &c. and applying all the revenues to thel
support of his troops, and arming the Cvico. \
who amounted at that time to about 1900, thought
considerably diminished since, by many families
having moved away on account OF the siege,
which General Lecor has declared against the
place, In this state Of things has Monteyideol
been deprived of the benefit Of trade with the
country now about four mopths; its inhabitants
are growing poor daily, and provisions scarce l
Beef has been as high as l2d cents per pound,
and is likely To be very scarce, as General LecorI
permits no cattle to pass his lin' tor the use OF
the city. Other articles Of necessity are propor.l
tionably dear; -Four is nominally at s 10 perl
barrel, being tile price limited by the Govern.
ment, or it would be higher"


The ancient and venerable ediice, ST..
Paul's Church, at Rome, was destroyed
by fire, on the night Of the 18th July.
Some workmen having been employed to
make repairs in the church, left chating-
dish of Goals on the ceiling, which, being
of wood, took fire. A traveller happening
to pass, observed the flames issuing from
the building, when he Immediately gave
the alarm; the citizens and firemen re-
paired Immediately to the scene of con-
Migration, but notwithstanding the activi-
ty displayed, particularly on the part OF


the firemen, some of whom it is said threw


themselves into the flames to cut or pull
down fragments of the building,) it was re.
slduced to a heap OF runs-nothing now re-
mains but dishgured walls and scattered
,|fragments Of pillars to mark the place or
(which once stood one of the noblps works
of antiquity. This church was originally
Z founded by Constantine, and rebuilt y.
; Honorous. The columns which support
/, He'd the nave, were, for the quality Of tn,
e marble and their admirable proportions
!. some Of the most celebrated pillars 0
\ Rome. 1t is supposed that they were ia
ken from the tomb Of Adrian. The bronz,
!. portals of this Church were cast in Con
E stantinople in the twelfth century. On
yhalf Of the remains of the bodies Of St. Pc
e|ter, and st Paul, were among the repute'
e e|relics, preserved in the vaults Of St. Paul's
the other halves being at St. Peters.


II has been decided in the Court of Sessions
0INew York, the case of the people vs.. +.


t;auticr that person selling goods at publ
's sauction without license, cannot :ncur any pei
Z lalty; the legislature having omitted 70 revise IL


law Of April, 1917, sgrceably to the new Const


tuition.


vi We understand that General Devereaux, ii


Irish Patriot, who was appointed BY the Colon
,e bian Republic, Minister plenirotentiary to Il


courts Of Russia, Prussia, and Denmark has sin


been sent upon very important mission TO En-


land, and expects to pay short visit to his frcnt
# in America, previous to his return-[ Daily Ad
th| -


all MICHIGAN.-The corner stone Of the Capt.
Il. of this Territory has been laid at Detroit 4


appropriation has been authorized hy Congre
- for erecting the building. The edifce is 10 |
W. 981 feet by 80, three stories high. It is to


built of brick, with walls 81 feet in height and


gallery ten feet wide in front, ornanented wi


six columns of Ionic order, supporting a pee
y nent and cnpola The whole of the building
ne calculated to accommodate the Supreme C"u


of the Territory, and the Legislature, and to ca


tain rooms for several Offices. Michigan IS nc
}, rapidly increasing in population, and it is prob
a- BILE that before the Capitol is finished, the Ter
eh will become state.