preventing its destruction, which would have rendered it extremely difficult for us to succeed. We were checked by the fire of grape-shot and musketry at the turning of the street. The grenadiers of the guards advanced to our support, and drove every thing before them. At this moment part of the Spanish column arrived; we advanced to the bridge under a heavy fire; Captain Cadoux, of the 95th, with great judgment, made a flank movement on our left; Captain Roberts, of the artillery, brought up with rapidity two guns; a heavy fire of cannon and musketry was soon brought to bear on the enemy, who were driven from their position on the other side of the river, and from the bridge, which they had only in part destroyed. The grenadiers of the guards, and some Spanish troops, led the columns that crossed the bridge. A general rout ensued, and the enemy were driven through the streets, which were strewed with their dead, and pursued at all points, leaving behind them valuable captures of horses, baggage, and money.

"It is difficult for me to express the joy of the people of Seville. The inhabitants, under the fire of the French, brought planks to lay across the bridge; and their acclamations and vociferous marks of joy, added to the immense crowd, rendered it extremely difficult for the officers to advance through, the streets with their columns.

"The vast extent of this city, the exhausted state of the troops who had advanced in double quick time for three miles, and the want of cavalry, rendered it impossible to continue the pursuit beyond the town. Such was the rapidity of our attack, that this victory over a French division, and the passage of a bridge which the enemy had materially de.

stroyed, with his infantry and artillery, formed on the banks of the river, was achieved with a loss that appears almost incredible.

"I have only to regret the loss of one officer, Lieutenant Brett, royal artillery, who was killed, gallantly fighting his gun, at the bridge. The intrepidity of this valuable officer was observed by the whole detachment.

"The loss of the enemy must have been very great. We have taken several officers, and, I believe, near two hundred prisoners. C. SKERRET.”

REAPING MACHINE.-DALKEITH. Yesterday, the committee of the Dalkeith Farming Club, and a numerous concourse of spectators, assembled at the farm of Smeaton, near Dalkeith, to witness the competition for the premium of 5001. offered by the club, to any inventor of a reaping machine, capable of cutting down two acres of corn in the period of five hours, with one or two horses, and two men. Several competitors were expected, but only one appeared, Mr Smith of the Deanstoun works, near Doune, Perthshire, who exhibited a machine of great elegance and simplicity, impelled by one horse moving behind, while the action of the axle puts in rapid motion, at the opposite end of the machine, a drum with a circular cutter affixed to it. By the movement of the drum, the cut grain is laid in a row, and the machine is so constructed, that the drum can, at pleasure, revolve towards the one or the other side, so as both in going and returning along the ridge to throw the grain towards the open side of the field.

The machine possesses great force, cutting a breadth of four feet at a time.

The cutter can at pleasure be placed nearer to or farther from the ground, and on a smooth and level field it can be made to cut at any de

gree of closeness to the ground which may be desired.

FRENCH EAGLES.-The ceremony of depositing these trophies of British valour in Whitehall Chapel, took place this morning. At an early hour all the guards who remain at home were drawn up in a hollow square, on the parade behind the War-office; the horse guards were also drawn up, and formed a lane towards the back gate of Carlton-house.-The bands of the respective regiments were in their state dresses.

Shortly after nine o'clock, the prince regent, dressed in full uniform, and accompanied by the Duke of Cambridge, arrived. They were both mounted on fine chargers, and were received with presented arms, the band playing the Royal Salute, and the spectators, thousands of whom were present, hailing his presence with shouts of joy and exultation. The next object of attention was the arrival of the queen and several of the princesses, who were also greeted by rapturous expressions of affection and loyalty, the guards presenting arms, and the band playing "God save the King." Her majesty was met at the entrance of the War-office by the Duke of Clarence, who conducted her to the board-room, where the Princess Charlotte of Wales had already arrived, accompanied by several ladies of distinction. The Duke of York was on the ground.

The ceremony commenced by the French eagles and colours being brought forth from the guard-house, and placed in the centre of a detach ment of the guards: they were then carried round the area formed by the soldiery, preceded by the band; and as they passed the window where the queen and royal family were placed,

they were lowered, amidst the exulting shouts of thousands.

Her majesty seemed much affected, and was observed to shed tears; no doubt, for the loss of those brave. men whose lives fell the sacrifice of these proofs of British valour. The eagles were then carried to the chapel, where they were deposited, with the usual ceremonies.

29th.-Dissolution of Parliament, and declaring the calling of another. GEORGE, P. R.

Whereas we, acting in the name and on the behalf of his majesty, think fit, by and with the advice of his majesty's privy council, to dissolve this present parliament, which stands prorogued to Friday, the 21st day of October next; we do therefore, acting as aforesaid, publish this proclamation, and do hereby dissolve the said parliament accordingly; and the lords spiritual and temporal, and the knights, citizens, and burgesses, and the commissioners for shires and burghs, of the House of Commons, are discharged from their meeting and attendance, on the said Friday, the 2d day of October next: And we being desirous and resolved, ast as soon as may be, to meet his majesty's people, and to have their advice in parliament, do hereby make known to all his majesty's loving subjects, our will and pleasure to call a new parliament; and do hereby further declare, in the name and on the behalf of his majesty, that with the advice of his majesty's privy council, we have this day given order, that the chancellor of that part of the united kingdom called Great Britain, and the chancellor of Ireland, do respectively forthwith issue out writs, in due form and according to law, for calling a new parliament: And we

do hereby also, in the name and on the behalf of his majesty, by this proclamation under the great seal of the united kingdom, require writs forthwith to be issued accordingly by the said chancellors respectively, for causing the lords spiritual and temporal, and commons who are to serve in the said parliament, to be duly returned to, and give their attendance at said parliament; which writs are to be returnable on Tuesday, the 24th day of November next.

Given at the court at Carlton House, the 29th day of September, 1812, and in the 52d year of his majesty's reign..

GOD SAVE THE KING. [There is also the usual proclamation, ordering the electing and summoning the sixteen peers of Scotland]

FASHIONS.-Evening Dress--A white crape robe, with demi-train, and long full sleeves, gathered at regular distances, and ornamented with simple bows of ribbon; bosom and back formed very low; the former ornamented with gold or Chinese silk trimming, and unitedwith gold buckles on the right side. The robe is worn over a white satin slip, and trimmed at the bottom with lace or silver ribbon. Hair confined in the eastern style, and ornamented with a wreath of variegated flowers. Necklace and cross of blended pearl, and amber ear-rings en suite. Roman slippers of white satin, with gold clasps : fan of white and gold crape, or carved ivory. An occasional Grecian scarf of white lace. Walking Dress.-A Parisian wrapping dress of plain jaconet muslin, or fine cambric, trimmed on each side, round the neck and wrists, with double borders of fine mull muslin. The sleeves very full, confined at the wrist with gold bracelets and drop snap.

A Wellington hat, composed of blended straw and white satin, confined under the chin with white ribbon, and decorated with a wreath of flowers round the crown. A small lace cap beneath, with a flower on the right side. A long sash, or bracer, of blue figured ribbon, passed over the shoulders, and tied in front of the waist. Roman shoes, of buffcoloured kid or jean, gloves the same colour. Parasol of blue shot silk, with deep Chinese fringe.-Ackermann's Repository.

Walking Dress.-A pelisse of Princess Elizabeth lilac figured sarsnet, shot with white, and sufficiently short to show the flounce of the morning dress beneath it; it is made rather fuller than they have been worn, the waist moderately long, and buttoned all the way up with rich silk buttons; collar rather full, and a bow of figured ribbon tied at the throat, fastened at the bottom of the waist with silver clasp in front; sleeves very long and full. A ruff, either of scolloped lace, or rich work, but to the latter we strongly object, as it looks very heavy, and indeed is not so general as lace. Lilac gloves and shoes. Small Spanish hat of the same silk as the pelisse, ornamented with three ostrich feathers, which fall to the right side, a large bow of figured ribbon on the left.

Evening Dress.-White figured satin demi-train, richly trimmed round the bottom with crape intermixed with chenille; over this a short dress of white crape, made nearly to the knee in front, but considerably longer behind, and trimmed with a rich embroidery of chenille; this dress is cut down round the neck so as to display it very much, a short crape sleeve falls over the satin one, and is trimmed, as is also ths bosom of the dress,

with chenille; the under sleeve is made very full, and looped up in front of the arm with a pearl ornament. The hair dressed very full on the forehead, and low at the sides; strained back from the front in the Grecian style, and fastened up in a knot at the back of the head, from whence two ringlets fall almost to the neck. White pearl sprig, placed very far back in the hair. Necklace and bracelets of the same. Spangled fan, and white kid gloves.-La Belle Assemblee.

AGRICULTURAL REPORTS. ENGLAND. In thn south-western, and all the forward counties, harvest is finished, with the exception of beans, which also are nearly harvested. The same may be said of the earliest districts in Scotland. The late districts are now in the middle of their harvest. A more beautiful and prosperous season, with respect to the weather, was never experienced; but from the eager desire of anticipating the fall of markets, perhaps a greater quantity of wheat has been hurried immaturely to the threshing floor than was ever known in any previous year. Yet the speculation has by no means succeeded, for great part of the wheat so hurried has remained unsold upon the markets as unfit for immediate use, and must be kiln-dried, at great expence and waste. In the mean time dry saleable samples have hitherto suffered but a small declension of price. The probability, however, ought to be noted, that many errors in judgment were committed this year as to the state of the wheat crop, which in some parts, from the peculiar nature of the season wore the appearance of ripeness a week or two before it was actually so. The wheat cut in that deceptive

state, is, by consequence, shrivelled and light, and will detract considerably from the goodness of the general sample. Far from the ears of corn being of such magnitude this year as stated in the public papers, it is generally reported that the wheat ear was never smaller. It is nevertheless given on the highest authority, that there is a probability of the present growth of corn being equal to the consumption of the country for the ensuing year; although there never has been a September, within the last fifty years, in which so small a quantity of old corn remained in store. Of corn and pulse, generally there is not an average crop. Beans are partially good; pease generally bad, quantity and quality. Barley an inferior crop. Oats probably may reach an average crop, and are said to be of good quality in Scotland. Potatoe digging not yet finished, but the roots most abundant, and where good species were planted, of fine mealy quality. Hop-picking completed, the quantity small, the quality in great part very bad. Second crops of hay and clover well made and abundant. Turnips, a fair crop, although backward; the use of the Swedish species declining in the south, Cattle markets lower. Lean cattle, Scotch, Welsh, and Irish, in plenty, and store pigs. Fat pigs and lambs scarce and dear. Wool rather a rising market. The farmers universal, ly engaged in threshing and sending corn to market.

SCOTLAND.- The state of the weather during the month of September has corresponded nearly with what it was during the four preceding months. It has been warm for that advanced period of the season, mild, and moist, without blast or storm, but the sun has for most part

been much obscured. The last six or eight days of August, and the first eight or ten days of September, were indeed the warmest, clearest, and the best weather this season, but it has, during the last three weeks, been grey, dark, and damp, with very little sunshine, and, except for two or three days, little rain compared with what usually falls at this time of the year.-Frost, the great thing now to be dreaded, has not yet done any harm worth notice. Every species of crop is truly abundant, as might well be expected in a season where the ground was properly dried in seed time, the labour gotten well executed, and the whole summer and harvest more than ordinary propitious to vegetation; where there has been no blast, no storms, no Lammas floods, no equinoctial gales, and where the frost, though frequent du ring the summer, only retarded the growth, but scarcely ever injured the tenderest plants. Wheat, which turns out far above a medium crop, is now mostly reaped, and the great est part of it secured in the barnyard. It has seldom been so free from blight, disease, or blemish, and the grain seems to be excellent. Barley and bear, (of which, however, there are now much less sown than formerly) perhaps never yielded a better return, and as they were early they are mostly cut down, and the greatest part secured in the best possible condition. The meal of this valuable grain, well baked with potatoes, now forms a substitute for bread or flour, not only in tradesmen's families, but at the tea-tables of people of superior rank. Qats never grew more luxuriant than in the present season, and part of that species of crop has now reached the sickle, and some of it in the barn yard, in the best possi

ble plight, yellow ripe, well grained, no way dasced or wasted, and every way to the wish of the husbandman.

The season has been favourable to the very important operations of summer fallow; and the wheat after that preparation has been sown at the pleasure and convenience of the farmer, and in better condition than common in this climate.

The markets have fallen more during the last two weeks than they ever did in so short a period. Oatmeal, which lately sold at from 3s. to 3s. 4d. has now fallen to from 2s. to 2s. 2d. a peck. The potatoe crop is so very abundant, that they can scarcely be expected to sell at their real value; but the fall in the price of the oatmeal has been greater and more sudden than could have been expected. This change affords ground of consolation to the poor, and to the mechanics and labourers, who have experienced a season uncommonly severe, from the extreme dearth and their reduced incomes; and to which they have, with very few exceptions, submitted with a degree of fortitude and resignation truly commendable.

OCTOBER.

1st. Some days ago a most distressing accident happened in the neighbourhood of Perth. A boy, who was employed in keeping the cattle of a farmer near Rossie, had tied the halter of a young horse, which he had in his charge, round his body, and the horse being startled, ran off with a violence which was in

creased by finding something dragging behind him. Every attempt that was made to stop him only ren