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Mr. Heber's will has not yet been discovered, although the most di- ligent search has been made fa,. it, both in London and his house at Hodnet. It is ascertained that at one time there was a will, and that one of the subscribing witnesses to the document survives. It is now said this testamentary paper may be deposited in his archives at Paris, or at one of his numerous residences in the Low Countries ; to which place accredited and responsible agents either have been or will be sent by his sister, Mrs. Cholmondeley.
By a recent regulation of the General Post-officei letters for the Continent in future will be sent to Dover, instead of being forwarded to London. Newspapers cannot be sent or received but at the follow- ing full rate of postage—France, Is. 2L; Holland, Is. 4d. Germany, Russia, Prussia, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, Is. ed. • Italy, Turkey, Ionian Islands, ls. 11d.; Spain through France, 2s. 2d:
A considerable sensation has been excited at Paris during the last week, by the exposure of some racing transactions of a very nefarious nature in which the son of an English nobleman is unfortunately con- cerned.
The Parisian paper, the Tribune gives a list of the subscriptions re- ceived in aid of the payment of its last fine but one, amounting with costs to upwards of ..2,000f. ; which presents a total of I7,442f.
On Wednesday week, about forty of the. journeymen tailors of Paris assembled in the Place du Carousel, but were induced to retire by the remonstrances of some of the National Guards. They then went to the Rue de Grenelle, St. Honore, where they were joined by a greater number; and at length so obstructed the streets, that the Police inter- fered, and their orders to disperse being disobeyed, ten of the crowd were arrested. At half-past twelve, they collected again, to the num- ber of six hundred, and remained till six in the evening ; when the Police again interfered, and many of them were taken to the Prefec- ture, and delivered over to the public prosecutor. Cards or papers *Were founJ on several, inturiteA with a pass-worn or signal, but not a cry or word relating to politics was heard. On Thursday week, several parties again assembled in the Petals Royal and in the Rue de Gre- nelle, but they created no disturbance. The journeymen butchers of Paris have in their turn struck for an augmentation of wages.
The journeymen shoemakers held meetings, on Tuesday week, at five different barriers. It is ascertained that the number of these artisans amounts to 44,000. Some houses that work for exportation employ between 400 and 500 men. They are forming themselves into divisions, sections, and companies.
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