13 SEPTEMBER 1834, Page 7

A correspondent of the Times, who accompanies the Queen's army

in Navarre' gives the following description of the convent of Aranzaza, which was lately burned.

" This convent has been from time immemorial held in reverence as the sanc- tuary of saints, by the inhabitants of the four rebellious provinces. It contained

loll Franciscan friars. They collected alms throughout the provinces of Navarre, Biscay, Alava, and Cuipuscoa. illany were the wontlet s performed by these saints, and numberless the devotees who crowded thither yeat ly. At their nod. contributions of wine, and meat and bread, and every necessary mol luxury- of life, were poured into the cellars of these holy men. The convent was a cant. plete palace; it contained every comfort that could make a retired life agreerble, and every enjoyment that man could desire ; they had a magnificent lihritty. and an excellent orchestra. These holy men, svloise profession is that of self denial and poverty, wallowed in luxury and idlene,s. At the commencement of the rebellion, tliey took an active and ile,•ided part. Their c.dlars furnished and their stores bread and meat. to the )(nds. They formed maT.,,Azines of arms and powder within the wall: of I lie convent. They establi,lied and direet..il a pre-A for the pi luting- of oilici ai bulletins tel proclamations They even had ,rges in subterranea' vanit,, for making mint-Lets. were held Al the t'll,iej!", of War ; iu flet it was the focus el revolt, f!tini whence the spirit of reb.dlion was kept alive and nourished. Hut the holy fathers most ako join the array, and seventy of their number juined the Carli,t forces; leaving the nil awes„ to keep 11,,,,e.,,1011 of the convent, to direct the press, and receive itdorma- tian and supplies from the neighbouring provinces. This convent was situate in the centre of a rocky mountain. A current ran Ihmeatli its walls ; ;in immense weod extended fur on every side • in fact, it presented the most picture, (pie and extiaordinary appearance that die intaginatton mould conceive. It was so ro- mantic, so isolated, separated as it were from the world, in the centre of the most beautiful and solitary mountains I ever beheld. The chapel of the convent was most magnificent, the cells of the monks elegant apartments. At nine o'clock at night, the party of soldiers destined to set ii to this massy edifice arrived at the convent. The friars were ordered out, the guardian received intimation to take away the chalices and other holy ornaments. The statue of the holy Virgin was also earl jell off on the shoulders of the monks. In less than a quarter of an hour, the altars were broken in pieces, piles of wood were placed in different parts of this vast edifice, and in a moment afterwards the whole convent was in a blaze."

Colonel D'Este, son of the Duke of Sussex and Lady Augusta Murray, has presented the following letter to the Viceroy of Hanover, the Duke of Cambridge, relative to his " paternal rights " in the king- dom of Hanover. A copy of it was also presented to the Chamber ; who agreed to take the subject into consideration.

" The undersigned, Augustus Frederick D'Este, mindful of his descent from the legally talk( and unexceptionable marriage of his august tat her, his Royal iliglines.; the Doke of Sussex and his deceased Mother, daughter of Lord Dunmore, ,d the formerly reigning house of Athol, has never doubted that his birth entitled him justly to claim the full enjoyment of the paternal rights belonging to his rank and family, especially with relM.enee to the Royal house and kingMon of Moaner. ills august father always gave to him, iu the earlier years of his life, the titles connect.' with the claims ; and it was only through feelings of delicacy for family relatives, that have long since passed away, that the bearing of this title was suspended ; but mean. time the name of the Most serene house of Brunswick was given him, awl borne by him, without objection, indeed, on hs part, but without any renunciation of his legal claims. Eminent German lawyers, whom he has consulted on the subject, have unanimously pmnottnced his claims to be well founded; and a circumstantial, historical, 81111 legal deduction of them is contained in the second volume (accompanying this memorial) of tiousieur Counsellor Klubis's Essays and Observations. The undersigned considers it to be a duty to the memory of his honoured mother, and to himself. to endeavour not only that his claims shall be generally known and acknowledged, but also that the external marks of them, the titles, arms, and rank attached to them, shall be, assigned and borne by him, and everywhere regarded. With this view, and referring to the essay in question, he addresses to your Royal Highness and to your Excellencies the tels.etfd entreaty that you may be pleased, graciously pleased, to grant him for this purpose your powerful intercession with his Majesty our most gracious Sovereign. The undersigned begs your Royal Highness and your Exaellencies to accept the expression of his most profound respect and most distinguished consideration. It is said in Brussels, that, at the instance of the Belgian Govern- ment, a Post.offiee communication four days instead of twice a week, is shortly tethe established between England and Belgium.

Ilarding, the astronomer, died at Gottingen on the 3Ist of last month.

At a grand fete once given at Potsdam, all the Court of Prussia assembled and paraded before Frederick the King. Among all the

embroidered collared courtiers, one man alone attracted the attention of majesty, and this was a large, tall, bony-looking old man, in black, with a head of remarkable shape. Frederick could not think who he was, and called the lord in waiting for the purpose of inquiring : " Who is that man in a black coat," said the King, " at the window with our learned Chancellor ? " " Sire," was the answer, " it is Dr. Gall, a celebrated physician." " Gall ! oh, I should like to prove for myself whether what I have heard of that man is exaggerated or not. Go and invite him to our table." On the following day at six o'clock, a splen- did banquet brought together the King, the Doctor, and a dozen other personages, covered with crosses and orders, Inv: remarkable for man- ners which indicated any thing but noble birth. " Doctor," said the King, when the repast was finished, " will you have the kindness to explain to these gentlemen the various dispositions which their bony systems indicate." Gall arose, fur the request of a King was of course a command, and began to examine the head of his neighbour, a man of colour, who during dinner had been called General. The Doctor ap- peared embarrassed. " Speak out candidly," said the King. " llis excellency is fond of hunting," said the Doctor, " and other violent exercises, and must certainly be in his true element when on the field of battle. He has every indication of a warlike disposition and san- guine temperament." The King smiled. The Doctor passed on to the next : this was a young matt with sparkling eye and daring expres- sion of countenance. " This gentleman," said Gall, it little discon- certed, " must excel in gymnastic exercises, trust be a great runner, and partial to all the manly sports." " That will do, my dear Doctor," interrupted the King : " I perceive that I have not been deceived with retard to your abilities, and I shall not fail to make known that I have myself been the witness of them. The General nearest to you is art assassin, condemned and sentenced to be kept imprisoned fir life in. chains ; add your other friend is the first pickpocket Prussia." Having said this, the King strttek three blows on the table; at which signal, guards entered front several doors of the apartment. " Take these gentlemen back to their cells," said the King ; and then turning: to the stupified Doctor, added, " You have dined with sonic of the greatest Mons of my kingdom ; look to your pockets!" Gall obeyed, and discovered that the guests had taken his handkerchief, his purse, and his snuffbox. On the following day, these articles were, however, returned to him, with a handsome snuffbox richly set with diamonds, and of great value, as a present from the King. —Le Cainajon.