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BANKRUPTCILS SUPERSEDBD.July 19. Blackburne, W. Saddleworth, Yorkshire, merchant. ait. Pannier, N. L. Leicester Place, Westminster, bookseller,
Taylor, Manchester. Hooper, J. jun. Worcester, taylor.
Brookman, B. St. George, Gloucestershire, jobbet. Att.
Pearson and Co. Temple. BANKRUPTS.
Dean, w. jun. Exeter, china-merchant. All. Anstice and Aldred, T. Salford, cotton-twist dealer. Alf. Willis, and
Cox, Inner Temple. Co. Warnford Court.
Dixon, H. J. C. Lavater, and J. K. Casey, Liverpool, Aldred, T. Manchester, cotton-merchant. Att. Longdill
merchants. Alt. Windle, John Street, Bedford Ruw. and Becket, Gray's Inn.
Doncaster, W. Newcastle, Clerkenwell, wholesale jeweller, Bond, J. Hampden Street, Somer's Town, grocer. Alt.
Att. Brig:], Essex Street, Strand. Lawledge, Gray's Lane.
Eden, R. senl. and. T. Eden, Richmond, Surrey, coach Clark, W. Bristol, victualler. Al. Rosser, Bartlett's build.
masters. All. Sloper and Co. Montague Street, Russell ings.
Square. Cock, J. George Street, Ratcliffe, mariner. An. Pearce
Kensington, J. P. E. Kensington, H. Kensirigton, W. and Son, Swithin's Lane, Canon Strect.
Styan, and D. Adams, London, bankers. Alt. Day, Davison, J. North Shields, grocer. All. Cardales and
Témpic. Young, Gray's-Inn.
Harman, J. Chatham, linen-draper. All. Willis and Co: Dann, J. Long Acre, man's mercer. Ati. Knight and
Warnford Court. Wilde, Castle Street, Falcon Square.
Hydc, H. sen. Tunstead, Yorkshire, merchant. Lock, P. Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, yarn-maker. Alt.
Duckworth and Co. Manchester. Shephard, and Co. Bedford Row.
Hyde, T. Tunstead, Yorkshire, merchant. All. Duck. Metz: s. Devonsbire Street, Portland Place, merchant.
worth and Co. Manchester. Au. S. Harris, Castle Street, Houndsditch.
Jaques, J. Cooper's Lane, Middlesex, carpenter. All. Perry, E. Whitcharen, ironmonger. Att. Clayton and
Hanrott and Metcalle, Lincoln's Inn. Scott, Lincoln's Inn.
Scott, J. Witham, Essex, scrive ner. All. Bell and BronReece, J. Newport, Monmouthshire grocer. Ail. Bigs.
ley, Gray's.Iun. Southampton Buildings.
Smith, R. Fenchurch Street, merchant. All. Palmer, Rider, J. and E. North Street, Westminster, carpenters.
and Co. Copthall Court.
Smith, T. Fenchurch Street, merchant. T. Baddeley, James Street, Bedford Kow.
111. Palmer and Seaborne, G. W. Ratclife Cross, mast.maker. All. W. co: Copthall Court Baker, St. Mary Axe.
Stein, J. Fenchurch Street, merchan AN. Palmer and Sharpe, J. Gateshead, Durham, boot-maker. All. Atkin.
Co. Coptball Court. son, Chancery Lane
Stein, R. Fenchurch Street, mercbant. Alt. Palmer and Smith. 8. York Street, Covent Garden, carver and gilder.
Co. Copthall Court. Al. J. B Mills, Vine Street, Piccadilly.
Vaughton, J. Edward Street, Cavendish Square, wine. Teasdale, W. Liverpool, factor. Asti Buckett, Took's
merchant. Att. Sloper and Co. Montague Street, Rus. Court, ursitor Street.
sell Square. Waheham, T. Dartmouth, victualler. Ai!. W. Price,
Williamson. w. Watling Street, warehouseman. Lincolo's.Inn.
Ware and Co. Blackman Strcel.
CERTIFICATES.- August 8.
CERTIFICATES.- August 15. W. Bowler, Manelcster, broker.-T. Harrison, Liverpool,
W. Long, York, woollen draper.-C. Sharpe, Poultry. cow-keeper. - C. Berry, Manchester, dry-salter. - R.
bookseller.-H. Kernutt, Thavies. Inn, money-scriviner. Feil, Harton, ship-insurance broker.-S. Carter, Wood
--P. Begbie, Broad Street, insurance broker.-J. Orreli, St:ee', Chcapside, wholesale glover.-i. Stacey, Angei
Manchester, cotton-manufacturer.-J. Tatlock, Strea, Court, London, factor.-T. Parker, Bristol, woollen. tham, Surrey, silk-broker.-W. Turnell, Lower Sinita draper.--T. Holmes, Sheffield, table-knise manufacturer,
Street, NO ampton Square, corn.dealer.-U. E. Boul.
ton, Worcester, china-manufacturer.-T. Shepherd, BANKRUPTS.--July 91.
Portsmouth, mealman.--]. King, Liverpool, rectifier.
J. G. Tie ikens, Warnford Court, Throgmorton Street,
Baker, W. Darmsden, Suffolk, dealer. 11. Marriott, merchant. Stowupland.
BANKRUPTS.--July 28.
Benneworth, J. Harwich, victualler. All. Evans, Hatton Garden.
Barter, M. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, victualler. Atti
Blunt, c. Prugean Square, dealer. Alt. Day and Co. Whittons, Great James Street, Bedford Row. Lime Street, London.
Brindle, J. Kemerton, Gloucester, draper. Att. Cardales Dowding, R. Wapping Wall, cooper. Alt. Nind, Throg. and Co. Gia's-Ion. morion Street.
Daridson. T. Liverpool, merchant. .411. Atkinson and Eyre, J. Broad Street, City, oilman. 111, Pellatt, Iron- Co. Chancery lane. monger's Hall, Fenchurch Street.
Dicken, $. Ellerdine, Salop, dealer. Atl. Milne and Co. Farnsworth, S. Codnor, Derby, hosier. All. W. and J. Temple. H. Berridge, Hatton Garden.
Grimshaw, J. Manchester, music-seller. All. Ellis, Chan. Gardner, R. Devereux Court, Temple, come house
cery Lane. keeper.. Al. Bellamy, James Street, Adelphi.
Horićck, J. Newport, grocer. Ati. Owen and 'Co. Bart. Holroyd, $. Sheffield, manufacturer. Ait. Bigg, South- Ictt's Buildina. ampton Buildings, Chancery Lane.
Thomas, J. Welshpool, Montgomery, woollen-manuface Illet, 'w. Penryn, sail-cloth:manufacturer. Alt. Price, turer. 411. Pugh, Sergard Seriet, Russell Square. Lincoln's. Inn.
CERTIFICATES.--Angust 18.
Lingford, T. Leicester Square, mercer. All. Richardson, Bury Street, St. James's.
R. Bayley, Dowgate H+1, merchant.-G. Hodgson, Queen Mason, W. Bilston, Stafford, corn-dealer. Alt. Hunt, Street, Cheapside, skinner.-W. Lund, St. Mary-at-Hill, Surrey Street, Strand.
slopseller.-T. Lumley, Bidborongh Street, Mabledon Moody, M. Elder Street, Spitalfields, font-factor. Att.
Place, St. Pancras.-H. Atkins, Pope's Head Alley, Chester, Melina Place, Westminster Road.
Russia broker. -T. Gwinnett, Chelsenham, moner scrie Moorhouse. J. George Yard, Piccadil.y, horse.dealer. vener.-W. Porter, Wilton, Herefordshire, corn-factor, 4!1. Richardson, Bury Street St. James's.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.- August 1.
Paper, c. Thames Street, New Windsor, victualler. dll. Woods, New Corn Exchange, Mark Lane.
Summers, S. Birmingham, victualler.
Tabart, H. Exeter, spirit merchant. Ait. Jones, Temple.
BANKRUPTS.
CERTIFICATES. -- August 11.
Brombley, W'. Leicester, malstor.-4. Sandys and Co. R. Part, Tilds ley, with Shackerley, Lancaster, manufac. Crane Court, Fleet Street.
turer.-G. Wainwright and W. Ward, Back Hill, Buller, H. Clipstone Street, St. Mary-le-bone, p. inter.
Hitt arden, coach-makers.--T. Stephens, Kingsand, Atr. Greenwood, Blandford Street, Mancbester Square. Devor, welch-maker-J. Dover, Purnham, Bucking. Clark, T. Bartholomew Close, worsted.manufacturer.
ham, Inte her ---R. Part and J. Leigh, Tidsley, with Air. Daries, Lothbury.
Shackerley, Lancaster, manusicturers.-J. Potier and Cosiert, w. Caerphilly, Glamorganshire, shopkeeper.
G. Brown, Breightmet, Lancaster, whitsters.-R. Ma. 41. Jenkins and Co. New.lon.
chelt. Liverpool, merchant.-R. Polter, St. Thomas Duuel, H. Southampton Place, Camberwell, dealer. Als. Apostie, warehouseinan.-W. Taylor, Manchester, mer. Harrison, Lambeth Road.
chant.-W. Hodson, Birmingham, glass-maker.-J. Hancock, J. C. Haymarket. Alt. Ellis, Abingdon Street,
Thew, South Shields, ship-owner.
Westmin ter.
BANKRUPTS. -July 25.
Hankins, W. Brewer Street, Golden Square, undertaker.
All. Newcomb, Vine Street, Piccadilly. Banks, s. St. Ann's Lane, Cheapside, silk tercer. A. Higgs, w. Beech Street, Barbican, batter, 41, Doughty, Langlow, Dyer's Buildings, Holborn.
Temple.
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Smillield, per stone of 8Ib. to sink the offal. COALS. Sunderland. Newcastle. Beel. Mutton. Veal. Pork. Lamb.
July 27 425.0d.co 445.0d. 415.0d. to 538. 04. d.
Aus. 31416 45 6
116 54, 0 July 27 6 6 41 8
6 417 4
10
41 6
46 0 42 6
54 0 Aug 36 0 6 0 7 06 817 0
17 420
47 0
41 6
55 9 106 0 6 0
6 87 07 0 17 | 6 07 0 7 0/6 1090 * Delivered at 125. per chald:on advance. Newgate and Leadenhall, by the carcase. July 275 415 6 16 416 417 0 Aug.
3 5 4 5 6.8 6 4 6 g 105 45 66 817 0 6 8 175 65 416 8 6 616 8
July 21
29,90
60 Fair St. James's.. Whitechapel.*
22 60 67 52 ,99 30 Stormy Hay. Straw.
Straw.
23 55 68 56 £. s. d. £. s. d. £.'s. d. £. s. d.
,92
57 Fair 24 56 65 62
,75
O-Rain July 27 5 15 0 13 00 6 0 0 2 18 0
25 63 69 60 Aus. 35 16 0 3 0 0 h 2 0 1 3 2 0
,74 39 Fair
26 64 701 61 10 5 16 0 3 3 0
,75 70 Fair 6 403 30
27 60 60 55
,60 0 Rain 17 16 003 301 6403 60
28 58 68 56 ,55 36 Showery
29 58 69 52 Butts, 50 to 561b. 26d. Flat Ordinary
37 Showery - 21d.
30 56 68 55 ,85 60 Fair Dressing Hides 191 Calf Skins, 30 to 40lb.
31 56 67 52 ,88 62 Fais Cror Hides for cut. 23
36 Aug. 1 56 66. 53
,78 o Sm. Rain Ditto, 50 to 70-45
2 | 57 | 67 55 ,82 31 Fair
3 -57 64 Tallow,* London Average per cwt.
55
,76
0 Rain
4 | 56 62 55 Soap, yellow, 90s.Od; mottled, 1045.; curd,108s.
,78 20 Showery 5 56 56 51
0 Rain Candles, per dozen, 138, Od; moulds, 14s. Od,
6 52
60 52 ,83 | 26 Showery
7 51 63 51 ,86 | 38 Fair Aug. 10 9,114 quarters. Average 136s. 434.
8 51 5951 ,88 | 10 Showery 17 | 5,035
137 95
954 60 52 ,92 32 Cloudy 10 53' 59
32 ,88 30 Cloudy Aug. 10 | 9,935 sacks., Average 1193 .43d.
11 5. 62 54 ,96 0 Rain 17 | 18,412
12 34 co 119 45
53 30,08 42 Fair 13 54 69 52 ,07 67 Fair
14 53 | 73 56 ,1762 Fair Peck Loaf. Half Peck, Quartern.
15 50 69 | 57 ,10 52 Fair July 27 6s. 8d. js. 46. Is, 8d.
10 57 70 64 ,0247 Cloudy Aug. 3 6 8 3 4 1 8
17 64 | 74 66 29,99 | 70 Fais 10 6 8 3 4
8
18
0676 67 ,88 80 fais 17 6 8
3 1 8
1967 75 60 ,75 62 Fair
20:01 170 66 # The highest price of the market.
,95 1 71 Fale American pot-ash, per cwt. I 10 0 to 2 2 0 Lead, white........ ton 40 0 0 to 0 0
Ditto pearl..... 110 0 2 8 0 Logwood chips ... ton 15 0 0 Barilla
1 1 1 0 2 2 0 Maxider, Dutch crop cwt. 9.0 0 10 0 Brandy, Coniac .gal, 12 0 1 14 0 Malogany
ft. 0 2 111 Camphire, refined..., lb. 0 6 3 0 0 o Oil, Lucca, .. 25 gal. jar 18 0
20 0 Ditto unrefined ..cwt. 19 0
0 0 0
Ditto spermaceti.. ton 85 0 0 0 0 Cochineal, garbled .. Ib. i ll 0 113 0 Ditto whale
40 0 0 42 0 Ditto, East-India...... 0 5 9 0 6 3 Ditto Florence, s chest 2 14 0 Ri Coffee, fine........cwt. 3 60 3 15 -0 Pitch, Stockholm, .. cwt. 0 0 Ditto ordinary.. 2 3 0 2 10 0 | Raisins, bloom
6 0 0 Cotwn Wool, Surinam, lb. Q 1 0 0 1 54 Rice, Carolina,... 2. 18 0 3 0 Ditto Jamaica.... 0 1 2 0 1 3 Rum, Jamaica gal. 04.10 0 5 3
Smyrna.... 0 0 II 0 1 0 Ditto Leeward Island 03 O 0 3 Ditto East-India...... 0 0 10 0 1 6 Saltpetre, East-India, cwt. 311 0 3 15 Currants, Zant
.... cwt. 4 0 0 4 4 0 Silk, thrown, Italiar., . Ib. 2 16 0 Elephants' Teeth 26 0 0 0 0 0 Silk, raw,
I 17 0
0 Scrivelloes 10 0 0 12 0 0 Tallow, English....cwt. 3 18 0
0 Flax, Riga....... ton120 0 0 0 0
Ditco, Russia, white.. 3 12 0 3 18 0 Ditto Petersburgh ...,103 0 0 0 0
Ditto-, yellow.. 3.17 0 0 0 0 Galls, Turkey......cwt. 8 0 0 8 8 0 | Tar, Stockholm
bar. I 15 0 1 16 0 Geneva, Hollands gal. 1 100 0 0 0 Tin in blocks,... cwt, 6 13
0 Ditto English........ 0 15 6 0 0 0 Tobacco, Maryl...... Ib. 0
0 rum Arabic, Turkey,cwt. 6 10 0 8 10 Ditto Virginia...... 0
0 0 84 Hemp, Riga.. ton 90 00 95 0 Wax, Guinea ...
8
9 о о Ditto Petersburgh
92 00 96 0 Whale-fins [Greenl.] ton. 3 5 0 3 10 0 Hops
bag 5 5 0 8 0 o Wine, Red Port, ... pipe 120 0 0 130 0 Indigo, Caracca ...... lb. 0 11 0 011
Ditto Lisbon
...... 100
0 0 120 0 Ditto East-India 0 3 9 0 11
Ditto Madeira.. 100 0 0 130 0 0 Iron, British bars, .. ton 15 0 0 16 0
Ditto Vidonia,
80 0 0 94 0 Ditto Swedish.. 21 0 0 0 0
Ditto Calcavella. 110 0 0 126 0 0 Lite Norway. 20 0 0 0 0
Ditto Sherry.... butt. 105 0 0 1200 0 fod. 30 0 0
Ditto Mountain..
0 0 100 0 0 Dirto red......., con 28 0
Ditto Claret., ... hogs. 75 0 0110
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the male sex; for as to the females it these, are the settlements of port Dalrymple appears by the evidence that they have anıl Hobart's town, in Van Diemen's land, scarcely a possibility of return open to about 5 degrees to the south of Sydney them How far this is injurious to the containing 1,321 inhabitants ; and at the public, we do not determine. To those living in Norfolk islar:c!, blit orders have been
date of the last returns, 177 persons were women who are hereby confined for life since sent out for its tolal abandonment. in the land of their punishment, contrary | The settlement in New South Wales, is to the spirit of the sentence under which bounded on the north west and south by a they suffer, the hardship is excessive. ridge of hills, known by the name of ihe Yet to provide for bringing them home Blue Mountains, beyond which no one has is to indulge them with a favour of which yet been able to penetrate ; some have with they are unworthy. Home bas enough, difficulty been as far as 100 miles into the inand more than enough, of the same de terior; but beyond 60 miles, it appears to be scription without them.
Were they
no where practicable for agricultural purposes ; brought home, they would find much grea- habiable conntry is much less : in length, ic
and, in many places, the diameter of the ter difficulues than men in obtaining de extends from port Stephens to port Jervis, cent or respectable situations. To what coinprising from north 'lo south about 4 dea branch of business could they turn?-who grees; beyond these, it is slated, that the would receive i hem into [honest] houses ? colony not be capable of extension ; and into reputable families ?-into domes. of the land within ihese boundaries, about tic relations? -If they must continue to one half is said to be absolutely barren. The sin for a maintenance, hard case !--they ground actually in cultivation, amounts to
rather more than 2!,000 acres, and 74,000 may as well remain among their present associates, as return, and do the same thing to be considerable; in 1810, the amount
acres are held in pasture. The stock appears here. What must become of their chil-was-horses, 521 ; mares, 593 ; bulls, 193 ; dren?must they leave them behind, or cows, 6,351; 0xe11, 4,732 ; sheep, 33,818 ; bring them with them ?--what right have goals,' 1,732; hogs, 8,992. Of these, a they over them, independent of their fa- small proportion is kept by government of thers ?-what shall be thought of their af. which, part is killed 'for the supply of the fection, from their forsaking them ?-or public store, and the remainder is inade use what of their attachment to ihe fathers of of 10 stock the farms of new setilers. It aptheir children, and to use the term but halt pears from the evidence, that the colony has improperly, in this case, their protectors? failed, from inundations or other accidental
for some years, except when the crops have
causes, been able wholly lo supply itself with The COMMITTEE appointed to inquire into corn; but that it is still necessary to continue, The Manner in which Sentences of Trans provisicas. 'I he soil and climate are described
to a certain extent, the importation of salted PORTation are executed, and the Efects 10 be extremely fine, hicaleby, and produce which have been produced by that Mode live ; diseases, with the exception of such as of Punishment; and who were empowered arise from intemperance of accident, are to report theis Observations, and ihe Mi- little known ; and fresh fruits and vegetables nutes of Evidence taken before them, to
are produced from the beginning to the end the House, report that,
of the year. The river Hawkesbury is how
ever occasionally subject to violent and sudo The principal seltlement on the eastern den floods, which have in some instances tocoast of New South Wales, was formed in tally destroyed the produce of the farms in its 1788. It is situated in latitude 33 south, vicinity, on which the colony principally dea, longitude 170 east. The most considerable pends for its subsistence. Great difficulties district is that of Sidney, cortaining, by hare in consequence at times occurred ; and the return of March 1, 1810, 0,158 inhabis though precautions are now taken to remove tants. Paramaita contains 1,807; Hawkes. the crops as soon as possible from the low bury, 2,389; and Newcastle, 100. Total grounds in the neighbourhood of the river, 10,454 ;-5,513 are mien, 2,220 women, and
no perfect security is vet obtained, against the 2,721 children. Of these, 10 are con
recurrence of these disasters. The out-selile. victs, but the returns of their number have ments of pori Dairymple and Hobart's town been so irregular, that the commitice have in Vau Dieren's land, are represented as ennot been able precisely to ascertain it. The joying a purer climate and 'niore generally troops are about 1,100 in number; and the productive soil than New South Wales, and remainder are free persons. In addition to
io be otherwise prosperous and thriving. Yet
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converted into a banishment for life, and the just and humane provisions of the law, by A few extracts from the evidence containwhich different periods of transportation are
ed in the Appendix annexed to this Report apportioned to diferent degrees of crime, are
may' conduce to a more complet. view of the rendered entirely null:-To see this defect in the punishment remedied, is the anxious country and climate of New H land; and wish of the committee ; and they trust that also of such productions as are within the means may be derised lo facilitate the return reach of the colony, though not at preseut of such women as have passed their time of found within its limits. servitude, and are unwilling to remain in the colony, either by affording them a sufficient
In what month is the spring of the year? sum of money, or by some stipulation in their favour with the masters of vessels touching - The spring is in the month of August, the at the settlement.
commencement of it. The expenses of the colony are considerable.
In what manner do the fruits and vegetaThe bills drawn in the year 1810 amounted bles succeed cach other i-The China fruits, 10 72,600, being a great increase upon any berries in the latter end of September and
the loquates, are ripe in August, the strawe preceding year, and the expenditure of the year 18]i, promised to be still greater ; in beginning of October, and the peaches suce additiot , to ihese, a great annual expenditure
ceed cheni, apples and pears, and oranges; is incurred in the Transmission of siores and
we have no plumbs, nor gooseberries, nor merchandize, and in the freight of transports. The committee trust that when the
At what time do the grapes ripen !--In buildings absolutely necessary for the public January, and continue to the latter end of service shall be completed, as the commerce
February of the colony shall prosper, the duties be
How do the vegetables succeed each other? come more productive, and, from agricul -We have potatoes all the year; and our tural improveinent, the supply of stores to its peas are all the year, except about a month
at the hottest time of the year. present amount shall be discontinued, that this expense will be materially dimiuished; remarkably well, they are very abundant
In short, all vegetables grow there ?-Yes, and it is their opinion, that it might even now be considerably reduced by the removal if a prisoner is industrious there he ne-l not of part of the
military force in the colony, want vegetables throughout the whole yea: which appears to them to be unnecessarily
Has the tea-plaat been tried there?-No. large. The whole population does not a
Is the climale as healthy as it is produc. mount to 11,000, and of these, 1,100 are
live !-It is a very healthy climate indeed. soldiers.
Is it liable to hurricanes ?- Very seldoin
indeed; there are storms of thunder and Such is the view taken by the committee of lighening in the summer months. the colony of New South Wales; and it is,
What is the nature of your winter, is it in their opinion, in a train entirely to answer
heavy rains?--No, fine weather; the rains
we have most' are in the month of March, the ends proposed by its establishment. It there are very heavy rains in the month of appears latterly to have attracted a greater March, the winter is dry in general. share of the attention of governinent than it
Wool. did for many years after its foundation ; and
Is there any woollen manufacture at New
South Wales?-One at Paramatta, which when the several bencficial orders lately sent we set up for the woinen. out from this country, and the liberal views
Is the Acece good in that country ?--Wone of the present governor , shall have had time derfully good, superior ; there have been spea
cimens of it brought to this country, which to operate, the best effects are to be expected. were much admired. The perinission of distillation within the What sort of sheep were introduced into colony, aud die reform of the Courts of examined before the Privy Council once on
the colony, Spanish sheep!-A few. I was Justice, are two measures which the coin- that subject, and I mentioned the improvemitee, above all others, recommend as most
ment of the flecces of every generation of necessary to stimulate agricultural industry, askeid what was the original stock ; I said
the sheep, one after another; and I was and to give the inhabitants that confidence they were a few English ewes, and a few 4d legal security which can alone render Cape sheep and Bengal sheep, the Bengal them contented with the government ander Aeece, but the lambs produced by them were
and Cape sheep had neither of them any shich they are placed
woolly, and as 114s as they grew up, aud anda her generation followed, they were still im- , they fed in all directions, and we found 16 proved to the state into which it was brought of ihem dead, and there were about ten or into this country, which was much admired. a dozen wounded ; we took about 30 prie I heard people say that it was worth six shil. soners, and 10 of them were hanged. lings a pound.
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What is the ground covered with ?-In general with very rich pastorage; it is a fine, beautiful picturesque country as can be ; in 1 Chronological Abridgment of the Hise fact a grazier would be a better judge than
lory of Great Britain, from the first myself; we first of all exported the small
Invasion of the Romans to the Year 1763, caitle from Bengal, none of them exceeded one hundred and eighty pounds, and with
&c. By Ant. Fr. Bertrand de Moleville, the cross of the English bull, their first in.
late Minister and Secretary of State in crease obtained the weight of seven hundred France, under the Reign of Louis XVI. pounds, of course the pasturage must have In Four Vols. 8vo. Price £2. 105. Ca. been very good for the callle io obtain that
dell and Davies, London, 1812. weight, though the breed must have been improved by ihe male animal.
Had it been foretold some years During a scarcity, the men hare run away ago, that we sbould peruse a History of into the wonds, and maintained themselves; England composed in English, and pubduring the eight or nive years I was in the colony, during the early periods, we used to be
lished in London, by a Fiench Secretary entirely dependent upon the produce of the of State, we should certainly have startled woods for support.
at the prediction. When the American During the great scarcity, when we lived war broke out, and when it closed, few for thirteen months, except at small inter. anticipated events that might lead to such vals, upon two pounds of biscuit per week, an employment of such an officer. That we had not a single death, they were living some would have deemed it credible, or on the wild game of the country; the people any thing else, implying the overthrow certainly suffered very great inconvenience, of the then established authorities, we and very great privations from, want of pro- know; but, we believe that even the visions ; I have often myself, been obliged to wisest' who ventured to conjecture the go lo bei from want of bread, and have orien been without the liule comforts of worst, never thought of any thing so
dreadful as what actually happened. We
bave, nevertheless, lived to see this and We conclude this account by a few parti- teem ourselves, -as would the respectable
much inore ; and happy should we ese culars extracted from the Tables of Reports author of these volumes,- if the suffertaken by order of the Governor in Feb. 1810. ings of his country, bad produced no
The horned cattle belonging to the crown thing more terrific than the emigration of at Sidney, were, bulls 18, cows 1,673, oxen 1,818 : sheep male 211, female 573: horses his struggles with the severities of exile
a cabinet minister of Louis XVI., and male 38, female 22. The numbers of acres cnltivated hy settlers
in a foreign land, Had our opinion then at Sydney, and its vicinity were, fallow, been asked, it is possible that we might 2,605, pasture 40,949, toial 24,361; the have thought a French statesman, well number of horses was, male 141, female informed on the bistory of his own counc 143 ; bulls 84, cows 1,678, oxen 951; try, was far from unfit to compose 2 sheep male 1,261, female 2,432.
History of England; and that much deai Paramarta, acres fallow 4,794, pasture ference would, as a matter of course, be 36,020, total 42,027; horses 152, mares paid to his reflections and opinions. 201 ; bulls 79. cows 1,994, oxen 1,263 ;
The intimate connection of France sheep male 6,526, semale 10,861. ? Hawksbury, acres fallow 5,2:4. pasture that jealous spirit of rivalship
, which
with England, unremittedly opposed by 18,538, total 28,708 ; horses 190, mares 227; bulls 32, cows 1,006, oxen 300; sheep inale has too often broken out into enmity, 2,951, female 8,203.
traced by an impartial French writer, would The number of goats in the whole colony afford maiter for serious and profound was, inale 469, female 1,263 : of hogs inale nieditation. The origin, the progress
, the 4,762, female 4,230. At Norfolk island, the horses were male with the most likely way of directing
consequences of this national struggle,
it 3, female 7; buils 28, cows 29 ; sheep male
10 advantage, supposing it cannot be en. 971, female 2,078 ; goats anale 35, female 73; hogs moie 3:0, female 299.
tirely suppressed, are ót and honourable At Port Duryanple and Hobart torn, [be subjects for a statesman's investigation. longing to the crown] were horses 30; bulls We have seen Fleury and Walpole repress 214, cows 815, oxen 137; sheep niale 1,060, ] that animosity which those around them Ismale 2,004 ; goais inale 184, iemsle 59. would have kindled into a blaze; and
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has played me this trick : for those who
broughi it, were masked. In the mean time Memoirs of Frederica Sophiu Wilhelmina, I know not what to resolve. I am sensible
Princess Royal of Prussia, Margravine of that by sending this fatal deposit so the King, Bareith, Sisier of Frederic the Great.~ 11 ruin the Queen; and if I give it to her
majesty, I shall be the victim of it. Either [Continued from page 420]
of these measures is so fatal, that I know not
which to adopt," We spoke to her with so The comforts of a semi-barbarous much energy, and urged her so earnestly, that court, and the character of a despotic we persuaded her to mention the circumstance monarch, as described in our last, have to the Queen ; proving to her that she could prepared our readers to desire a further
not run any risk by doing so, sioce the chest
was addressed to the Queen. acquaintance with the anecdotes related
We repaired all three to her majesty's by the Margravine of Bareith. What
room. The satisfaction which the Queen felt her father was, we have seen ; our alten- at this good news, caused sonje alleviation of tention will now be directed to her mother, ber grief ; but it was not of long duration. The Queen of Prussia. Whether the out. Our reflections dispelled it. We observed rageous violence of the king her husband, how difficult it would be to bring the chest obliged ber to have recourse to artifice, secretly 10 the palace, as there were spies or whether she had not somewhat in ber every where;. that, though this could be acdisposition which he endeavoured by vio- would allude so ji at his examination; what
complished, it was to be feared that Kalt lence to correct, or to controul, we must then would be the lot of the Countess Finck ? leave undetermined. Certain it is, that She would find herself innocently implicated she repeatedly deluded him—by feigned in this shocking affair, without the possibility sickness, for instance, to answer her pur- of exiricating herself. If she should act poses. She betrayed the king's confidence openly and send the chest publicly to the in parting with his Will, committed to Queen, the King would immediately be inher charge ; in this she acted contrary to
formed of it, and force her majesty to be his explicit commands ; and much anxiety by giving the letters up. The case was cricia
come the instrument of her own misfortune, did it cost her, to regain possession of it; cal; there were precipices on all sides. At that she luckily accomplished, though length, after having maturely weighed the not till after those who ought to have con
arguments on both sides of the question, the tinued ignorant of its contents, had copied last resource was deterinined upon as the least it. She was incapable of keeping a se- perilous, and leaving us, besides, the hope cret, though her disclosure of it affected of hitting upon some expedient io get at the those dearest to her; and that she indulged papers. The writing.desk, for such it was, her vein of satire at the expense of her
was carried to the apartment of the Queen ; duty, may fairly be inferred from the her domestics and of Mrs. Ramen. Our
who immediately locked it up in presence of necessity she found
on occasion of the ar- conferences were resumed in the afternoon. rest of her son, Frederic, [who unable
The Queen intended to burn the letters, 10 bear his father's ill usage any longer, and simply to say to the Ring, that as they attempted to quit the kingdom, but was were of no importance, she had thought it detected in the attempt], to destroy her no harm to commit them to the flames. We confidential letters to him, and to fabri- all rejected this advice ; one proposed one cate others. The history is curious.
thing, another another, and the whole day.
passed in this manner without coming to a Countess Finck came 10 sce me the next conclusion. morning.
When I had retired to my room, I told She was coming to trust me with her sor- Madam de Sonsfield that I had hit upon an TOWS. “ Judge, niadam,” said she, “ of | infallible expedient, but which would be my embarrassinent. Last night, on my re-attended with great danger, if the Queen en. turn home, I found a sealed chest addressed Trusted it 10 Mrs. Ramen. I gave her 10 ud. to the Queen, which had been left with my derstand, that if the seals could be removed servants, together wich this note.” She gave without breaking, it would be easy to open it it contained only these words : the padlock of the desk: the letters might
“ Have the goodness, madam, to give then be taken out without difficulty, and “ this chest to the Queen; it contains the others miglit be written and put in iheir “ letters which her wajesty and the Princess place. My gorerness approved my plan, we “ have written to the Prince Royal.” agreed with Countess Finck to propuse it 10
“ I cannot conceive," added she, " who the Queen, and to bind her by her word of
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sions ; yet the boldness of some of them, Ye wounded waniors, say, on Egypt's plain, and the energy they manifest, with the Whom the “ drugg'd posset" sent to join the satirical turn of the whole, has given this
slain. book considerable celebrity.
And art thou also on this subject mute? The original appeared at Brunswick, in Who couldst bis claims to greatness best confute, 1810. There are two copies of it in circu- Lamented Palm !-there still remains a Press lation on the Continent. There is also Thy fate to publish, and thy name to bless; a MS. copy, which differs from it in many Though scaffolds with judicial murder bleed, places, including also the introduction of And laws perverted authorise the deed ; additional anecdotes, and even of whole Though passive justice drop an iran tear, chapters. On the other hand, the printed
Her ermine still, though stain'd, compell’d to copies have great advantage in beginning
wear, earlier and ending later. The work,
And re-assume, though trampled on the ground, however, in them all, is imperfect; and the
Her robes polluted, while a Despot frown'd. continuation is eagerly sought after. One
But may this pesi, ambition's vilest slave, of the editions is announced as possessing
Though neither great, nur good, be titled brare! still greater interest from containing the
Is not the darksome cavern of his breast papers of M. Sekendorff, the Imperial
Of one poor solitary gem possessid? minister at the Court of Prussia.
If courage lend the gloom a transient ray, 'Tis the storm's lighıning, not the blaze of day,
When on his hopes the cloud of battle low'rs, Napoleon : a Poem, with an Address to And frowns the vengeance of insulted pow'ss,
France, &c. By the Rer. C. Colton. Svo. When Vict'ry trembles in the doubtfal scale, pp. 32. Egerton, London, 1812.
And Death deals thick and fast his iron hail, The author of " Hypocrisy, a Satire,”
When ALL is stak'd, and the dread hazard from which we extracted a few of the
known, notes, * has put the following lines hastily
A rising scaffold! and a falling throne ! together, with design to delineate a like
Created Europe's brightest hopes to mar, ness of Napoleon, not that the tyrant
A blight in peace, a hurricane in war, sal to him, but that he has ventured at
Can treaties bind his vast ambivon down? an ol-hand likeness, drawn à la san
for ev'ry head this Hydra claims a crown; guine. In bis preface he desires French
Can haru-fought fields his lust of pow'r restraina men to ask what they are fighting for?
These are his harvest, havoc all his gain. ma question that no man dare put to his
His battles and intrigues by turns uofold brother. He says also, that his “little
Th’o'erwhelming force of iron, and of gold ; poetical effort" will be read in Paris, in a
Both weapons skill’d, with left or right to wield,
One rules the Cabinet, and one the Field. translation by the Marquis de Sy. That it may “lower Buonaparte in the opinion
Say, Tragi-comic Harlequin of Fate !
What mad, yet mournfnl pranks, the world of the French nation," is the author's
await? highest hopes: his most powerful auxi- Drew Pantomimic Proteus of the age ! liary will be Buonaparte hiinself, who
Strui thy poor hour on Europe's bloody stage; perhaps may ere long be quoted as marked
Kings and their armies for chine actors have, among the gilded shuttlecocks of Fortune.
And Fortune for thy Cymbeline and Slave; The following are some of the traits in Then wield awhile her all-subduing wand, our author's picture of the Corsican. Decree this throne to fall, and that to stand ; Nor must the talents we deny not, sate
Change with a frown or smile, the face of things, This crammid, yet craving child of Fortune,
Make Monarchs Mendicants, Adventurers Kings.
Proud Cities Ruins, Wealth and Property, Great souls to mean expedients ne'er descend,
A sipless, rooiless, shorn, transplaated [ree. Nor seek, through crooked paths, a selfish end;
Trinmph, a lit le space, by ciast and crime, Revenge, that Paradise of little minds,
Two fors thou canst noi cunquer–TRUTH and In their's a dignified denial finds;
TIME. Napoleon's greatness froin it's fruits we know;
Mr. Colton's notes will be thought not Say, shade of gallant Pichegru, say, Murcau ! When did he save a friend, or spare a foe ?
the least interesting pages of his book. We
quote one of them, because á passage Compare Panoramna, Vol. XI. pp. 876, in Di. Clark's “ Travels," importing that 1088.
when he was at Jaffa nobody related ibe
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Chung-sec says, Worship was at first pa. , ed a rural scene around, for the sake of ternal. To worship the Supreme Being, is gratifying it. It then proceeds to say, that to worship him WITHOUT, i. e. every where, by this tortoise the vain knowledge of prenot in the temple merely. The first and dicting future events was attempted. We chief thing in worship, is, that it be with rather understand it, as importing, that filial veneration : worship the deity with reverential fear. The sage says, I, the un
however grateful a real scene of cool rewortlıy one, say this. The disciples remem
treat might have been to a tortoise, yet a bered the sage's perfect idea of worship. painted scene was nugatory; such are some
The sage describes how a nian ought 10 kinds of knowledge, apparently pleasing, act in worship. Some have hindrances and but really unserviceable to any good pur cannot be present; and therefore send others pose. instead of theinselves. But they cannot thus perform real worship: for although one
Chee says, In discharging the bow, strike worship in his own person and his heart be is not equal. This is the ancient way.
not through the target. The strength of all absent, it is the same as though he did not worship.
The comment says, in explanation, So it appears that the refinement of By this figure Koong-chee illustrates the na worship by representative is known in ture of [Ly] reason or propriety When China! is practised in China ! but it is they use the bow, they hang op a piece of not approved there :--are there no Chris- leather, as a target, for the sake of trying tians whom this censure, the language of their skill in the exercise. Formerly they
did this to discover the skill of a man, a heathen, might put to the blush?
whether he could strike the leather or target Especially as the sage was ridiculed for
in the middle, without driving the arrow his precise notions, his primness and pu- through. This erinced both a mau's strengih, ritanism." Wong-suen-ka, enquiring, and his skill io com inanding it said, devote your attention to the ou.* Your obsequiously regarding the chhou, explanation, adds in a note, “ the idea of
Mr. Marshman, not satisfied with this what is it?"-", Chee replies, I do not the sage in this passage, seems to be, that thuis. Offending against heaven, there of exhorting men to observe the golden is no supplication that [can be accep:able]." Such were the doctrines of Con- should lose their nature, by being carried
mean ; and to be careful lest their viriues ficius; and such are the explanations of beyond due bounds." them preserved by his disciples, and pre
beyond due bounds." To us, the simile valent among them.
seems to refer to reproof. When a man Let us not suppose, howerer, that
is smarting under misfortunes, the consethe mode of coinmunicating ideas by sym- not with excessive severity: do not break
quences of his errors, ador.opish bim ; but bolical characters is free from an biguity: his heart. Strike the right cause of bis The commentator, though troly learned and ingenious, has sometimes, as we con
griefs as accurately as possible ; but do not jecture, missed ihe intention of his master.
pierce him through with violent reproaches. The following may be adduced asimstances.
Not a few of the sayings of the sage
will remind the reader of those of the Chce sais, Cheng-mun.chong, placing a torioise in his honge, bas pourtrayed a noun.
Wise man of the Hebrews : we can find tain scene on the roof, and aquatic plants on
room only for the following. the brams : 1391 is the value of his know- Chee sars, Knowledge produces pleasure ledge ?
clear as water : Compleie Viriue [produces] This man, observes the comment, placed happiness solid as a mountain ; Rnowledge a large tortoise in his bouse, and pourtray- pervades all things : Virtue is tranquil and
happy : Knowledge is delight : Virtue is * Ou denotes the corners of the Pagoda, long life. where the Chinese present fowls, pies, gotse, The Knowledge of this passage, seems &c. ready dressed, 10 the souls of their
to be related to Wisdom, of which, says ancestors, after presenting them before the
Solomon,
“ her ways are pleasantness ; deity. The Chou means the utensils used in common to contain fire for cooking, &c.
her paths are peace. Length of days is in which a kind of worship is also paid, at in her right hand; in ber left hand are eerrain periodis. To worship either the ou,
riches and honours," or she chou, instead of heaven, the supreme Chee being upon a river, sars. In this man. intelligence, is acting against conscience and ner does the river perpetually' How: it stays reason ; . 6. sinfully,
not day or night,
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that he is compiling for their use: conTreatise on the acknowledged Superiority taining other * useful information." Of of the French over the English Officer in
this wiformation, we presume, he gives the field. Extract from an intended Pub.
us a specimen in a note, in which he
says, lication, called Campaigning made Easy, of Spain and Portugal, more correct than
The Editor will be able to publish a inap recom nended to Officers going to Spain those generally used," being taken from recent and Portugal. A Farewell Letter to the
There is an excellent chari of Spain Officers of the Welch Fusiliers, and an and Portugal in the possession of Capı. More Essay on Happiness. London, for the Au. riset, of the 481h regiment, in this country, thor, Sold by Egerton.
found in the pochet of a French General kila All these subjects has the veteran
led at the battle of Albuera, and, bowever Paymaster Bromley, of the Royal Welch
proper and manly the exercise of fox bunting
may be in our country, I think, if our Quara Fusileers discussed, adding occasional
ter master Generals would einploy themselves memoirs of his own life, also, in the short, in taking a copy of it, instead of breaking compass of 24 octavo pages. A wel! their bones on the seat of war, when we are practised book maker would have made deciding the sale of nations, their uime would at least four volumes of them. We can- be boller employed. It is truls distressing to not possibly complain of any trial of our
find our detachments losing their way every patience in reading these tracts: they day for wunt of proper routs and maps io might, nevertheless have been shorter guide them; and if the roads were traced out, stil. To enable British officers to equal General, it would be very livile trouble ; it
on a piece of paper, by the Quarter master the French, he advises then to study
may be also necessary to observe, that no their profession; to seek general know- country in the world has more cross roads, Jedye, and to rise from the mess-table for nol one of which has a post or stone to guide this purpose in good time. To make the traveller. Would it not be desirable for campaigning easy, he advies the young our government to recommend this 10 the officer to take money with him, 200 dol
consideration of the Spaniards and Porlu. lars
, at least ; and failing in that, to guese? surely the expence would be nothing ; draw no money in advance while in Eng- horized to do it, I see no difficul;y whatever.
or if our Quarter muster Generals were auland; but to use that privilege at Lis
It is a remarkable fac:, ihat the intaliitanis bon. This supposes that he is ordered frequently come to the British officers 10 en. to the Peninsula ;-but how to make "quire the roads, por cau many of them tirect campaigning easy eliewhere? These you inre leagues from their own homes, counsels hi wever, are good; they are and when they do, they are quite indifferent the result of observation. They coin
whether you lose your way, not having cide wish our own opinion, given long themselves ofien experienced this shocking
le
inconvenience. ago. Our Hero is a., honest man.
The French always place a concludes his two-page
hnard, or some other mark, on the cross
Essay on Hap- routs, but we never see this in our service. piness," by observing that,
In this world, happiness to man is a stranger, he must consequently endeavour to ob
Memoir of Rev. J T. Van der Kemp, late lain it in die next by walking in the pains of virtue and godliness, taking, as his only and
Missionary in South Africa. Price is. true guide, the Holy Scriprures, as in them
Williams, London ; 1812. he will find comfort, in all his utilicions and DR. VAN DER KEMP was a remarkable
instance of a mind perverted by the mad Our author recommends young oslio principles of Revolutionary Fiance; recers to maintain a "polite and affable stored to the way of truth by an awful prodemeanor to all the inhabitants of the vidence. He wa, sailing on the river near Peninsala on wh:m'they may be quar. Dort, June 27, 1791, with his w te nd tered," -obierving, very justly, ihat iheir daughter, wlico a water spont broke over Suiferings from ine enemy mai not allow the boal, which was instant y overset; them to offer sach hospitality as they they perished: he escaprd by clinging to Were torinerly in the habit of shewnug, the boat; and afterwards devoted himself of my now really incline to slen, u to nissionary labours. He was born in their British guests.--He also, slyly re- 1748, died Dec. 7, 1811. A portrait of commends a new " Vocabulary of the Dr K. is prefixed. Purtugueze and Spanish Language,”
X 3
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hall, Cambridge. London, Chapple, 1812, DIDASCALIA.
Price 2s, 60, This theatre has produced another Aimsy Scene. --The Bay of Naples, witli the disopera entitled, The Spanish Patriots a tant Mountains of Campania. Enter, Thousund Years ago ; in whuch an atļempt
from a Felucca, the Hon. George Squander, is rery awkwardly made to apply to the pre
Mr. Pliant, and il Roony. sent times. The Spaniards are represented as Squand. Confound all aquatic excur. fahung against the Saracens, by wiiom their sions ! -The ocean is no element for parties King is supposed to be held in captivitym of pleasure. Nothing but squalls, wei jackalys, alas, if the Spaniards do not conduct lets, fears, and sea sickness. their affairs beller for themselves than this au
* Pli. Ha, ha, how droll you are! Your thor has done for them, they will find them wit, Mr. Squander, is selves in a sorry plight. We present our readers with a speci nen of the poeiry--in these sen- marks.]. Nothing but pitch and ear.
11: Ruony, [not listening to priani's re
The timents we cordully join as well as in many ocean is a mighty pretty fish-market, for cere others interspersed ihroughout the opera : tain ; bu give mic the green-market-a fine they are so numerous as to appear what are
field of pralees. vulgarly called clap-traps, particularly in a Pli. You are coniical, M.Roony: you piece so médiocre !
and yourwasier are the lise of Naples SONG-Ramira, Mr. Pyne.
Squund. Pliant, you must dine with me Though keen is the sorrow, and sad is the tear, to-day, for you are a connoisseur, an amaieur, From the scene of our joys when we part,
and an epicure. And turn a las: look on the friends who are dear, M• Rony. Three very hungry gentlemen! Or che still deares girl of our heart ;
-[uside.] Yet Owbat a desert the bosomi must prove,
Squand, [10 M' Roony.] Have you taken I Lat knows not the feelings of friendship and care of the curiosities which I bought, in our love!
excursion round the coast ? The dew drop of night, though in darkness it lie, M•Roony. Cu--ri--0s--ities diddill you Gives a gem to tie lustre of moin;
say? was it curiosities you were asking alier? Aniso, in our griefs, sensibility's sigh
Pli. Yes, a phial of medicinal vapours The heart whence it springs can adorn, from the hot springs of Baiæ ; a fragmeni of Bu O what a desert the bosomn must prove, That knows not the fee ings of friendship and
a rock on which Nero såt and played ihc fidlove!
dle; a piece of wood, supposed to be part of
the bridge on which Caligula marched in POLACCA - Alonzo. Ms. PHILLIPS.
triumphi from Puteoli to Baia. Whep for our laws and native land
M'Roony. Houid, hould I don't number We brave th'emiattled field,
them so fast. I have been scarching in the By freedo.n fir'd, a generous band, No foe shall make us yield,
corner cupboards of my coat and waistcoat, Then let the angry tyrant boas',
but the devil an article can I find there. And saunt his furtunes high,
Squand. Where are they? Tell me inHim and all his slavish host
sianily. We'll conquer, or we'll die.
M' Roony. Now don't be after rufiling, What tho' domestic jars divide,
your sweet disposition.- Poli! boiher! now And fancied ills alarm,
I remember.' That they might not be picked 'Twas ever yet the patriot's pride
from my pockets, or stole out of my hands, I - 'Gainst foreign foes tv arm!
lesi them at the bottom of the boat. Then let the angry tyrant boast,
Squand. Which has sailed out of sight! Aad vaunt his fortunes high,
And this, you careless rascal, is your dili. Him and all his slavish host
gence in oslice. Begone, I disciage you We'll conquer, or we'li dic'!
from my service of secretary.
M'loony. Oh, very well : I shall leave HAYMARKET THEATRE.
it, as I came into it, poor, but honest. I Among the most successful new pieces that
wish thai every secretary may retire from have been produced lately at the Has market office as honovably as Dennis Al•Roony. theatre, is “ Look at Home,” which want of
Pli. My honourable friend was hasiy:room prevented us from noticing in our last. The loss of your antique tarities shall be sup., it has just been published : we shall there: plied from n.y valuable repository. Give him fore extract a scene from it as a specimen.
his place again.
Squand. Well, at your request I restore Look at Home; a Play, in three Acts, as hiin to fi.vour. performed at the Theatre Royal Hayırar. MI'Roony. Good luck to you, sir.-Och, ket, By E. J. Eyre, formerly of Pembroke. I'in in power ngain, and shall now have alí
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trumpet " blew an aspiring air ibat dale and to the wood retorns a wooden sound." Ex. thichci rung." In this condition they were asperated by jealousy and rage, Alr. Punci, met by the crowd that came out to greet
at lengih, seizes another bludgeon, soon them; the joy of the latter was excessive, vanquishes bis already weakened foe, and and so unrestrained, that several attenipis lies ber prostrate at his feet; then seizing were inade to move patient Neddy froin the the murdered infant and the expiring mother, shafts, and to diuw Mr. Punch and his at- he flings them buth out of the window into iendants in triumph into the town, like a
The street. popular candidate or a liberated libeller. The street being par'd with rough Scotch stones,
Reason, however, intervened, and inforin. Quite broke the rest of Judy's bones. ed them that it was far beneath mein and
Althis most awful stage of the performance their wooden idol 10 submit to such unworthy tie auditors uttered a piercing shriek, for it degradation. The vehicle therefore proceeded, was plain that such inhuman barbarity was cheered by the shouis of the multitude; the too terrific for representation in this polished, treble squeak of the women and children, refined, and enlightened age. The dead bothe tenor plaudits of the boys, and the base dies having been found in the str-et, police luzzas of the men forming a most harmo. officers enter the dwelling of Mr. Punch; nious and delighiful chorus.
who flies for his life, moun's his steed, and The cavalcade proceeded through the High- the author neglecting, like other great poets, street, towards the church, and rested in an the confining unities of time and place, con. open space, just before that edifice. The veys his hero into Spain, where, however, crowd was great, and every win low was he is arrested by an officer of the terrible tilled, in expectation of the performance. Inquisition. After enduring the most cruel The wubounded joy with which the people toriures with incredible fortitude, Mr. beheld the stage removed from the cast, and Punch, by means of a golden key [a beauplaced upon the ground, ready for action, tiful and novel allegory], opens his prison beggars descriprion; imagination can scarce
door and escapes.
The conclusion of the ly streich so far; the spectators sent up affecting story is satirical, allegorical, and " A shout that rent Hell's concave, and beyond
poetical. The hero is first orertaken by “ Frighted the reign of Chaos and Old Night."
ivealiness and laziness, in the shape of a
black dog, which tre fighis and conquers; while the brazen trumpet shrilly sounded at disease in the disguise of a physician next intervals, like flashes of lightning in a storm. arrests him, but Punch " sees ihrough the The manager having arranged the properties thin presence," and dismisses the doctor with and arraved Mir. Purch, his wife, and the a few derogatory kicks by way of à pose other characters, in their various costumes, teriori arguinents. Death at length visits the performance began. Perhaps some of our the fiigitive, but Punch lays about his skele. readers have witnessed this wonderful specia- ion Carcase so lustily, and makes the bones cle,
" which was received throughout wiihe. of his antagonist raiile so musically with a “ iterated bursis of laughter and unbounded | bastinudo, that “ Death his death's blow
applause by a brilliani and overflowing an- then received." Last of all comes ihe Devil; “ dience." The greater portion, however, we first under the appearance of a lovely female, feel convinced, never had the glorious oppors but afterwards in his own natural shape, to tunity, and for their gratification we will at drag the offender 10 the infernal regions i. e. tempt a slight sketch of the plot of the piece. purgatory, to expiate his dreadful crimes
. The wit of the dialogue, scarcely equulled Even this alieinpt' fails, and Punch is left by Congreve, and the exquisite management triumphal over the Docior, Death, and the of the fable, note: celled by Johusoil, trust Daril. The curtain falls amid the shouts of be left untouched until the publication of the the conqueror, who, on his victorious staff, entire performance shall band down to pos. lins on high his vanquished foe. terity the name of the author, with those of We are aware that objections, and plausi-. Shakspeare, Beaumont, Massinger, and Dry: ble objections too, may be urged against the den.
grand n:oral which this play holds out, siuce Mr. Punch, a gentleinan of great personal it appears to justify crime by allowing
10, attraction, is married to Mrs. Judy, by whom go unpunished. We have neither time, he has a lovely daughter, but to whom no space, nor inclination coldly 10 argue this name is given in this piece, the infanı being dificult point; we leave it to the author's 100 young to be christened. In a fit of horrid preface, when he gives to an anxious, and, and demoniac jealousy, Alr. Punch, like a admiring world the perfect copy of this wonsecond Zeluco, strangles his beauteous off derful performance--it is sufficient for us spring. Just as he loas completed his dreadlo merely to add that we think it superior 10 ful purpose, Mrs. Judy enters, wiinesses the many of our modern productions, eminently bruial havoc, and exits screaming; she soon ļ osses ing the advantage of some of our fareturns, bo vever, arned with a bludgeon, shionable German plavs, viz. that of passing and applies il io her husband's head, which 'either for a tragedy or comedy.
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OF THE DESCRIPTION AND STRENGTH OF
MEMORANDUM BELLA! HORRIDA BELLA! A few pages we dedicate to War. Though THE WHOLE FRENCH ARMY. averse to the operations of eniniry among mankind, and though we regret exceedingly [Taken from the “ Emplacement de l'Armée Imthe calamities inflicted on our race by
periale," printed by order of BUONAPARTE, for what the French revolutionists thought pro
the use of the Generals of his Army, 1811.] per to call “ the natural state of man,” yet GENERAL STATEMENT OF THE we cannot refrain from contemplasing from time to time the military powers and prepa
Men. rations of nations. In a late number we stated the reported aggregates of the Russian 122 Regiments of five battalions each,
and each battalion about 600 men; army, and of the Swedish arıny: the num.
each regiment will amount bers of our own army have repeatedly occu- 3,000, and 122 regiineuts to ......366,000 pied our pages ; as have those of others, when we conceived that the authority on which we depended was adequate to the information. 32 Regiments, which estimated at The present circumstances of Europe,
similar strength............. 96,000 though temporary, are so important, that they justify our attention to this awsal sub
462,000 ject. We therefore present in the first instance an analysis of the military power of
2 Regs. Carabineers of 4 squadrons, France, as stated by herself; parıly, as pro
8 squads 1,600
13 do. Cuirassiers of do., 52 do.... 10,400 per matter of record ; partly, as evidence that
30 do. Dragoons of do., 120 do.... 24,000 we conjecture will be appealed 10, 'ere long, 28 do. Chasseurs of do., 112 do.... 22,400 when the consequences of the present san- 10 do. Hussars of do., 40 do.... 8,000 guinary conflicts are more apparent, or ra.. ther, more notorious to the world, and to the
332 do. 65,400 French nation, than they now can be. The second paper we present, contains a
528,400 reference to the state of the French army acting in Spain, principally. The interest- 8 Regs. foot artillery, of 22 companies each, ing events passing in the peninsula, give to
176 companies. the third paper an importance beyond that of 6 Do. horse artillery, of 7 squadrons cach, the moment. It is political as well as mili
42 squadrons. tary; and we believe it is an authentic des. 26 Do. train of artillery, of 6 comps. each,
156 ditio cription of the French resources in that coun
2 Battalions of Pontonpiers, of 16 comps. try, as they were late in the month of May lasl. What alteration has since taken place 16 Comps. of Artificers, and 4 of Armourers,
16 companies. our readers can estimate without difficulty.
20 - ditio This article first appeared in the Times news
2 Battalions of Miners, of 5 comps. each, paper, from which very partial extracts
10 ditto have been circulated in several provincial 9 Battalions of Sappers, as 9 comps. each, journals. We may deduct 30,000 men from
81 dicto the then power of France engaged in the at. tempt to subjugate Spain. The whole esti. maled loss of French subjects that has occur.
1. Swiss Infantry. red in the prosecution of that nefarious mea- 4 Regiments of 4 battalions each 16 Battalions. sure, as marked in this paper agrees with Battalion of Prince Neufchatel i do. what we have at various times snbmitted to Battalion Valaisan .........
do. our readers. What a prodigious waste of human life to gratify the insane and insatiate
18 Battalions. ambition of an individual originally obscure ! And 1 company of artillery.
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2. Ilalian Troops. ' Chasseurs des Montagnes.........6 do.
do.
Legion du Midi. 2 Regiments of Light Infantry,
Chasseurs of 2 battalions 4 Battalions.
...................4 Squadrons, 5 Regiments of the Line of ...11 do.
Legion of the Vistula, 4 Regts ..8 Battalions. Lancemen
...4 Squadrons. 15 Battalions. Portuguese Legion, 5 Regts.... 10 Battalions. i Demi-Brigade
..3 3 Squadrons Dragoons.
Chasseurs
..4 Squadrons. 3 Ditto Chasseurs.
Ionian and Seven Islands Batts., 2 Battalions. Albanians
.6 do. 6 Squadrons.
Irish
do.
2 Illyrians
do. 1 Regiment of Foot Artillery. 1 Squadron of Horse Artillery.
Croats, 6 Regiments.............12 do. 5 Companies of the Train Artillery.
10. Troupes Etrangères. 3. Neapolitan Troops.
Regt. de la Tour D'Auvergne...4 Battalions 1 Regiment of Light Infantry.. 2 Battalions. Regiment d'Y sembourg...... do. 2 Regis. of Infantry of the Line +
do. Prussian Regiment..... ....3 do. 2 Regis. of Chasseurs à Cheval...4 Squadrons. Spanish Regiment..... ...5
Militaires Etrangers
..4 do. 4. Troops of the Grand Duchy of Warsaw.
Colonial Battalions
.4 do. 3 Regiments of Infantry ......6 Battalions. Regiment of Pioneers..... ..17 Comps. i Battalion of Foot Ariillery..... 3 Comps.
Besides the above, there are 1 Company of Sappers ...........1 do.
109 Comps. of Cannoniers Gardes Coles. 5. Confederation of the Rhine.
28 do.
of Cannoniers Gardes Côtes
sedentaires. Regiment of the Grand Duke of
12 Battalions of Equipages Militaires. Baden
.2 Battalions.
10 Companies of Infirmiers Militaires. i Company of Foot Artillery...Company. 10 Demi-brigades of Veterans en Activité. Train of Artillery.. ........1 do.
18 Companies of Cannoniers Veterans. Regiment of Hesse Darmstadt...2 Battalions.
30 Legions of the Gendarmerie Imperiale. Foot Artillery .....
.1 Company.
also, the Compagnies de Réserve Départe. 2 Regiments of Nassau ............4 Battalions. mentales. Nassau Chasseurs à Cheval ......1 Squadron. Bailalion of the Prince Primate...1 Battalion. 3 Regiments of Saxony....... 6 Battalions. Estimate of the Numbers, allowing lo cack Regt. of the Duke of Wurtzburg, 2 Battalions.
Battalion 600 Men, and lo eack Squa. Independent Comps. of Infantry, 6 Comps.
dren 200. 6. Dutch Troops.
Inf. of the line, 610 Batts., 366,400 2 Regiments of the Line .........2 Regts.
Light Infantry, 160 do. 97,000 Squadron of Hussars......
į Squadron. Cavalry
332 Squads. 66,400 Light Artillery ..2 Comps.
528,400 Train of Artillery
..1 Company. Miners.......
....... do.
Auriliaries, &c. &c.
Inf. of the line, 162 Batts., 97,200 7. Westphalian Troops.
4,200
Light Infantry, 7 do. 3 Regiments of the Line ......... .3 Battalions. Cavalry
87 Squads. 5,400 1 Battalion Light Infantry 3 Comps.
106,800 Foot Artillery
.......... Company. Light Horse .....3 Squadron.
635,800 8. Troops of the Grand Duchy of Berg. Exclusive of the troops in 8 Regiments of Infantry 6 Battalions.
the Artillery and Engineer
Departments, of which 9. Corps Hors du Ligne.
there are French 501
Companies, which taken Light Infantry of Corsica 4 Battalions.
al 100 men each
50,100 Battalion of the Island Elba... 1 do.
Auxiliaries 19 comps.......... 1,900 Regiment of the Mediterranean, 5 do.
52,000 Corsican Riflemen.......
1 do. Riflemen of the Po .... ..1 do,
Men...687,200 Municipal Guard of Paris....... do.
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village called Boussa, near the river's side. pendence on witchcraft and augury, had made There is before this village a rock across the due allowances for the rermination of life, by whole treadth of the river. One part or the
the weakness of old age, by disease, or by rock is very high : there is there a large opening in that rock, in the forin of a door, casualty :--that they did not suppose them. which is the only passage for the water to
selves called by duty to avenge on the innocent pass through: the tide current is here rery
the removal of their friends ; but, after pro. strong. The army wear and took possession per enquiries made by proper officers, comof the top of this opening. Mr. Park came mitled to the dust from whence it was taken, here after the army had posted itself: he,
the morial reinains of their relations or towns. Devertheless, attempted to pass. The people began to attack him, throwing lances, pikes,
We suppose, chat among the last of ariows, and stones. Mr. Park defended their superstitions to which they will adhere, himself for a long time : iwo of his slaves, is that of attributing to certain individuals the at the stern of the canoe, were killed. They possessiori of supernatural faculties : it is not threw every thing they had in the canoe into the river, and kept firing; but being over
yet wholly extinct among the Ainericans, as po:rered by numbers and fatigue, and unable
our readers may see in the article referred to to keep up the canoe against the current, and [p. 705] which is a close counterpart to what no probability of escaping, Mr. Park took we have now to relale.. Yet the circumstances hold of one of the whiie men, and jumped of the story before us, possess more of the
Martin did the same; and horrible than usual :-since the persons sacrithey were drowned in the stream in attempt. ficed to this guilty folly are no other than the ing to escape. The only slave remaining in the boat, seeing the natives persist in throw- uncle and the father of the deceased. Who ing weapons at the canoe, stood up and said can be safe among such people? Who will to them, Stop throwing, now you see not concur with the pious wishes of the as.. nothing in the canoe, and nobody but myself ; tonished beholder, himself an African by
Take me and the canoe, but birth and country, that the light of knowledge don't kill me.' They took possession of the canoe and the man, and carried them to the and piety may soon arise, and dissipate the king.
darkness which enshrouds the miods of these ." I was kept in irons three months. The dreadfully benighted heathen !–The Ordeale king then released me, and gave me a feinale of other kinds will be duly noticed by our slare. I inmediately went to the slave taken readers. in the canoe, who iold me in what manner Mr. Park and all of them had died, and what I have related above."
There is much ceremony about the dead.
If the husband dies, all his wife's family, ♡ It is intended speedily to publish, her sisters and brothers, cousins and secund under the directions of the African Instilii, cousins [not her mother and father], are tion, The Journals of Mr. Mungo Park and called together. They smear themselves Isaac, the profits accruing from the sale to be froin head to foot with ashes mixed with applied to ihe benefit of Mr. Purk's Widow. water ; this makes then look very bad. If
you ask, why they do this? They will tell STATE OF AFRICAN MANNERS AND SENTI: you, when he was alive he used lo clothe NENTS: PUBLIC AND DOMESTIC.
ihem, and they ate of his goods; but now In our tenth volume, page 696, we re
they must cry for him. This supposes him
to hare been a man of note. While this is lated the change of. manners which is taking going on, they erect a shed, where all the place among our red brethren in Ainerica, Family coine, and set up such a cry as would in particular 'the Cherokee and Wyandot send 'the heart of almost any man. AU his nations. A striking part of that change con- people will cut themselves so bad, that the sists in the remission of private revenge to
blood will run down. When they are going the hands of the community at large.--" All
lo begin the cry, they carry the dead boily incriminal accusations must be established by
to the house before day; then they continue
to fire guns, to beat the drums, and to dance testimony; and no more executions must be
and cry all the day; at the same time drink. made by the avenger of blood; the infiction ing run and taking snuff. During this time of punishment is made a govern inental trany. the old men are employed in the adjoining action." Happy should we be, to report that
wood; for they will have it, that no man a step so considerable toward civilization had
dies a natural death, but that some body must been taken by our black brethren in Africa :
Compare also Panorama, Vol. XI. p. That they, also, forbearing from their de- 1093.
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salt w nich the women have made, to sell for the other, and his connections sufficiently cloth or slaves.
uumerous to secure his victims. Their town has no regular street in it; the houses are built close together.
NATURAL ELOQUENCE.
They are made with strong rods of bamboo fixed in
They will sometimes talk a palaver so well, the ground, which are tied together at the that you would be both pleased and astonished top with string: they use no nails; they lie
with them. If you were to hear two of them all with string, and then waitle it and cover
speaking, and how ably they open a cause it with grass, when the women plaster it over
before they begin to enter into an argument with mud. Their doors consist of mats
about it, you would be surprised.
In their hung at the opening which is left; sometimes
palavers [councils or courts], they use a great they are made of small bamboos tied together.
deal of ceremony, at the first presenting There are no locks to their doors. They will
mats, kola, or palm wine, to ihe old men. not steal from each other. They are fund of They then relate their story ; the old men and presents from strangers.
the women sitting down to listen. A' man There are vast swarois of musketoes here in
stands by him who speaks, and repeats 'what their season. They come iwice a year; in he says as lond, as he can; indeed, both speak the fall, and in the spring. When the wa.
very
loud. When he has finished his speech ter rises over the low lands it drives all the he sits down. His adversary then gets up, snakes out of the grass into the trees : you
and begins, as before, with much ceremony, will then see plenty of snakes on the trees by
thanking the man who spoke against him for the river side, soinetimes len in one tree.
what he said. Having told his story, all the Sometimes the snakes will go into the houses, old men get up and say, they inost retire and the towns being surrounded with bushy and
consider the matter before they give an large trees The men are very idle. In the
If the party losing the cause is un. dry season they will often sit all day playing
willing to give it up, then the other will ask with a bone or a nut, which they twirl about:
hiin, if he will go before the king to talk the this is a species of amusement they are very
palaver? If he says, Yes, then they must go fond of: some will go for palın wine. I say
to the king with iheir people. they might live happy, if it was not for the king, with their approbation, appoints *
The old men are inuch respected: the Slave Trade ; their wants are few, and they are content with what they have.
time to hear the palaver ; but before it begins, both parties must deposit a like sum [lwenty, thirty, or forty bars] to await the
king's sentence. Then the two men are called They are fond of presents, yet the king on, and all the old men and the women'sit gels but liule of any that are made to hiin;
as before, while the accuser relates his comif he is old, they will sometimes tell him he
plaint; another man repeating all he says has long eaien of the country, and it is time
after him. Every thing he says looks like for the young people to eat as he has done.
truth, and very clear. But when he has If the present consists ot' ruin, they all must
done, the other party will get up and deny have a laste of it, if there is not more than
all that has been said, and give to things a a table-spoon full for each ; if tobacco, and
very different appearance. They have no there it not enough to give every one a leaf, jury, as we have their old men seitle all. it must be cut so that all inay have a piece ; Having heard all the pleadings, the old men if it is a jug of rum, the king gets one boitle
go out in what is called the devil's bush, * and full.
determine who is in the righe. If the king happens to have no people of
Sometimes, when they see that the party his own, and he wishes to go to a distance, who is in the wrong is the strongest, they he must beg his people to convey bim. The will not give justice, being afraid of the coupeople do not contribute to his support ; if
sequences. he has no slaves or children uf his own, he must work himself; if he has children, they
PRODUCTIONS AND CAPABILITIES OF THE * will do all his work for hiin. All the land · is said to belong to the king; but if a native chooses to clear a spot, and erect a lown, he
INDIGO, may: the land is free for any of the people. Mr. Dawes, on his return to England,
The right of making slaves seems for presented to the Board a variety of specimens merly to to have been confined to the kings of African produce and manufacture. The or chiefs; but on the west coast of Africa, Indigo manufactured at Sierra Leone, by one where power is so diffused that it is difficult of the black settlers; is found to be quite as to say with whom any tolerable share rests, good in its quality as that which was first the constant practice at present is, for the brought from the East-Indies when its culture people in general 10 kidnap each other, wherever one party is personally stronger than
• A kind of consecrated grove.
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exertion to remove the present rulers, and to from the Brazils, that several establishments place others in their situations, in whom we had been erected there for the spinning of can have sufficient confidence as to believe cotton by machinery. that they will, free from selfish motives, protect our liberty, our property, our lives, and all that is sacred to the true letter and
Poll Tar; Assistance lo Buonaparle.meaning of our constitution.”
Vienna, Aug. 11. Our Gazelle contains the The inbabitants of Hampshire, Massa- following circular :-" To cover ine extrachusetts, met in Convention, and adopted ordinary expences which the armaments, beseveral resolutions on the impolicy of the come necessary in consequence of treaties conwar ; also a memorial to the President of the cluded for the good of the country, demand, United States, praying him to put an inine and to prevent measures adopted for that pure diate end to the war, and to send Envoys pose being in the end attended with fatal efExtraordinary to negociate a treaty with Eng. fects upon the state of the finances, his Ma. land.
jesty has ordered a contribution of a forin • AMERICA, SOUTH.
per head upon all the population of the Gere 'Royal Death. By letters from the Brazils,
man provinces.” we learn the death of the Prince Don Pedro, on the 4th of July last. He married the Banco at Copenhagen was 1200 per cent. Prince Regent's daughter, and his issue will discount, at the end of August. succeed to the throne of Portugal.
Cullure of Indigo.--Cacao was exclusive ly cultivated in the provinces of Caraccas till
Fall of Aerolites, near Toulouse. The a very recent period. In 1774, Don Pablo following relation was lately laid before the Orendain, a priest, and Don Antonio Ar- Imperial Institute by Senator Chaptal : roide applied themselves, to the astonishment
“Do the 10th of April, 1812, at six miof their fellow-citizens, to the culture of
nutes past eight in the evening, the night indigo, which had previously been attemplo sudden illuminated by a whitish light, suffie
being very dark, the atmosphere was on a ed and abandoned. All their firmness was requisite to brave the sarcasms of prejudice, cient to see to read by, which lasted about which could perceive only folly in requiring minutes and a half afterwards, a considerable
15 seconds, and disappeared gradually. Two indigo from à soil accustomed 10 yield no other produce than cacao.
detonation was heard, resembling the exploThe first essay was severely censured, the son of a nine, and followed by a cominus E second experienced less severity; and after a
tion so strong that several persons thought it short time this pretended madness found nu.
was an earthquake. Ai Gailloe and at Alby merous apologists. The force of prejudice Toulouse had blown up. Some minutes af
it was supposed that the powder magazine at could not wiihsiand the test of experience ; and it was speedily ascerlained that the indi
ter this explosion, the sky cleared up and the go of Terra Firma was not inferior in quality known'at Toulouse that meieoric stones had
stars appeared. Two days afterwards it was so that of Guatimala, the invariable price of fallen, six leagues from that city, in the which [eighty dollars per hundred] is more than the indigo of any other part of ihe globe the Upper Garonne, and in that of Savenes,
commune of Burgau, the department of will command. All new plantations were from that time ing to the account of M. Filhol, a distinguish;
department of Tarn and Garonne. Accordo prepared for indigo, and the vallies of Aragoa, chosen for this new species of culture, ex
ed physician at Grenade, near Burgau, and
that of the Curate of Savenes, it appears that perienced an unexampled aud astonishing rapidity of increase. Immense plains, till
a great brighiness was seen, like that of a iben uncultivated, were covered, as if by
rocket, and a number of explosions heard enchantment, with plantations of indigo. several minutes, gradually died away, and were
like rolling fire of muskelry, which lasted The concourse of culiivators and the protits resulting from the indigo, occasioned many
followed by a confused noise from the North villages to spring froin nothing, and gave 10
Soon after was heard a whistling of others which were in a state of ruin, as
bodies passing through the air, like stones Maracay, Tulmero, and Vicioria, the smil
thrown from a sling; the detonation and ing aspect and substantial consistence of ci
rolling noise from ile south-west to the ties. The culture of indigo has extended north-west. Several of these aerolites tell at from the vallies of Arazoa to the south-west Pechmeja, ai a farın on the side of a wood; as far as Varinal: on the coast none of ic is
one of them upon the house, breaking through ken, nor eastward of Caraccas to the gulph
the tiles, and bending ihe lath that supported of Paria, nor southward to the Oronokó.
them. Another fell on the thrashing floor,
and was picked up by the furnier; apoiher Spinning Cotton. It is asserted, in letters fell by the side of Gourdas, and several ou
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from the entrance to the grand hall of Carl- y unfortunate persons amounts to above afteen ton-house to Piccadilly, where there is to be thousand. a small circus; from ihence it is to no north
Purseis' Salaries. — The Admiralty have ward into a square on the site of Brewer. I fixed the salaries of the Pursers of the smalstreet, &c.; it is then to lead on north-westward to the top of King.street and Swallow. brizs] at L:50 per annum, and put every
Test class of sloops of war [lately called guit. street, and then in a right line to Portland description of stores on board into their place. The improvement likewise embraces
charge. the opening a street from the east end of Pull-ajall to St. Martin's church, a square
Appropriate complimentary Donation in the King's-mews, the opening of Jermyn- Twenty opulent graziers of Buckitighamshike street at the east end, and that of Charles. and Northamptonshire, who occasiopally astreet into the Haymarket, and King-street tend Smithfield market, dined together as into St. James's-street.
bout a fortnight ago, in honour of the ricroAlso, the Building Committee of the City ry gained over the enemy at Salamanca ; when of London bave marked out the ground for the
each gentleman resolved to send one of his
fattest oxen to the Marquis of Wellington new square, intended to be built in Moor. fields ; and this extensive work is ordered to
and his brave arıy in Spain, as a testimonial be carried into-iminediate execution.
of their gratitude for his and their exertions Departure of the Guards.- Tuesday, Sept. since so large a shoal of that luxurions fish,
Remarkal!e take of Fish. A few dayt 8. At five o'clock in the morning, the first division began to form at Knigh'sbridge Bar.
the red mullet, drore from the sea up the racks; at half past six they were all assem
river Exe to Topsham, that they were sold bled, and at a little before seven they march
at two shillings per dozen, and under. ed out of the barracks, which were suround.
SCOTLAND. ed by hundreds of spectators, who gave Subscription : lale Harvest. The Citizens three cheers, and accompanied the guards a of Edinburgh, contemplativg the lateness of few miles out of town ; ihey halıed opposite the harvest, and the high price of provisions, Sloane-street, where they gave three cheers have commenced a subscription for the assistto the spectators, and then divided, four
ance of the labouring classes, and £500 was companies taking the road to Kingston, and bestowed in a few hours. Lord Prorost the others that to Hounslow. Colonel Rains.
Creech has given £21, and the Banks of ford marched with the first division, and Co- Ramsay, and Sir William Forbes, hare conlonel Upton marched with the second yester- tributed £52 10s, each. day morning. Four women, haring no children, in each company, are allowed 10 go
Fruit Sold by Auction.--The fruit in se with them : in the centre of the division se.
veral of the orchards on ibe Clyde has with. veral of the female heroines were observed
in these few days been sold by public auction marching in quick time, with the firclock in The crop is considered this season to be very their hands.
good. The prices at which the following
were sold:Sept. 17, at four o'clock in the morning, Camnethan orchard...... 2802 the last detachment of the foot Guards, con
Milion do ......... 303 sisting of 100 of the 201h regiment, and 150 Brownlie
200 of the 3d regiment, with officers, amounting to 300 me!, marched from the parade in Si.
Commerce to the West. Indies, via Ja. James's Park, along Westminstes, for Wool
maica. From the manifest of the Margaret wich, there to embark for Spain. The troops
Bogle, Hunter, cleared out from the Clide were in high spirits, and as they passed, re.
for Jamaica, it appears, she has on board peatedly gave and received several cheering upwards of 1,108,000 yards of cotion and huzzas.
linen goods, besides considerable quantities of Honorary distinction.- Captain Talbot, of
beots, shoes, hosiery, woollens, silks, &c. the Victorious, 74, has been presented by the Many a Lillle makes a Michle.- The Board of Admirally with a gold medal, to be peany per week association of the ladies of worn with his full uniform, suspended by a Glasgow, hare remitted £90 to Mr. Faller, tibband from the fourth button.hole, on ilie of Kettering, to assist the Oriental TranslaJeft side of the lappel, for his gallant conduct
lations of the Scriptures. in capturing the Rivoli, of 80 guns, in the New Light House in the Clyde.-Glasgow, Gulph of Venice.
Sept. 7.-Notice to Mariners—The trustees British Prisoners in France. The Com• for carrying into effect an Act of Parliament, mittee appointed to conduct the subscription for rendering the navigation in the Frith and for the relief of the British Prisoners in River of Clyde more safe and commodious, France, have just published a Report, by have erected 'a Light House on the Point of which it appears, that the number of those Toward, a low rocky situation, near the ea
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7091 ih
Poetry.-- Prologue to " Look at Home."
[710 trance to Rothesay Bay, on the west side of the Frith; the same will be lighted on the ist of November next.-Its bearing, coming
POETRY. in Channel from the Cumray licht house, is PROLOGUE TO " LOOK AT HOME." by the compass, N. N E ; E. distance 9 miles ;, and from the Clough light-house,
Wrillen ly 11. Harper, Esq. and Spoken lt
Mr. Grant. W.S. W. I S. distance 63 miles. --To distingush the Toward Lighi froin the other in
As, oft, the sorry Sign-board of an Inn the Frith it is constructed to revolve hori- | [Sad promise of the sorrier fare within] zontally, presenting a bright and dim light, Swings to the Traveller those words of course, alternately, in every direction, except on the “Good Entertainment here for Man and Horse,"North-East side, where so much of it is 10- E'vn so our Prologue is hung out, to-day, tally darkened as to prevent its being seen To catch [if catch we can] attention to our Play from the rocks called the Captains Bridge's, Still, somewhat varied from the Inn our plan ;off loellan, and the Gautnck, off Denoon;
We may have Entertainment for the Man, 80 that vessels navigating along the shore to But, 'midst the Entertainment which we proffer the northward of this light, by being careful For, or from Horses, we have none to offer. to keep it in sight, will avoid any risk from these rocks.
Of late, [Logicians chopping different ways,]
Some thought, as Plays were Sports, all Sports Silpet Coins discovered. The old Parlia
were Plays : mens-house of Perth was lately taken down Thus, cager to attract, by something new, to make room for a new house. Last week They gave their Field-Sports to the Public View; the workmen, who were employed in dig. And, on those boards where Writers hunt for fame, ging a vault for the intended structure, dis. covered a large quantity of silver coins, a.
Pranc'd real hunters, to pursue the game, bout eighteen inches below the surface of Can it be wonder’d that the Hunters won ?the street. They were in a state of oxydation, Poor Human Nature could no longer run, and many of them adhering together in a And, distanced by the Nags, was quite undone. lamp, They seem to be chiefy English and Yet why with Cynick brow condemn the Rage Scoich pennies of the 13th ceniury. Among For Horse-Performers :-~" All the World's a them is a coin of Jokn Baliol.
Stage ;"
Therefore, the World, to prove the maxim true, Destructive wantonness.-During the illu. Our's is no Horse-Play ;-so, we humbly trust,
Has follow'd Horses ;--as all Slages do. mination, in Belfası, for the victory of the Marquis of Wellington, a squib was tossed All Horse-Play censures may be deem'd unjust. through a merchant's window, which set fire As for our Bard - to Critics be it known, to the premises, and a loss of goods, to the The ground work of his Plot is not his own. amount of £580 easued.
Ils leading features, from Italia's land
Long since a Briton trac'd with master hand, Fishermen favoured.-- Admiral Thornobo. roagh, who commands on the Cork station,
Whose page the cheek of youth will oft bedew, has suggested to the Admirally, and obtained While Elders, shuddering, own the moral true. ils sanction, to allow fishermen to provide To mould Zeluco's interesting page bogs, instead of men, for the naval service. And soften scenes too horrid for the Stage, Silver scarce.-Sn great is the scarcity of
Paint crimes with gentler touch,--and, still, silver in Dublin, that it is cominon to pay To interweave the playful, comic scene,
between, Len-pence for the change of a pound note.
Has been the author's task ;-be you, to-night,
The candid Judges, whether wrong or right. PRICE OF GOLD AND SILVER.
LINES
To the Editor of the Lilerary Panorama.
Sir,-Gold rose one shilling per ounce, July 9; also, one shilling per ounce, Sept. 2; To thee, fair Freedom, I retire, one snilling, Sept. 7, and two shillings, Sept.
From flattery, cards and dice and din; 12.
Nor ait thou found in mansionis higher, Silver rose two pence per ounce, Sept. 2.
Then the low cor or humble Inn. The price now charged by the London re- 'Tis here with boundless power I reign, finers is, fine gold per vouce, L5. 148. ; finc And every Health which I begin, ailer do. 75.3d.
Converts dull Port to bright Champaigne; B, S. Such freedom crowns it at an Ins.
WRITTEN AT AN INN AT HENLEY.
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of Dalhousie and hon. W. Stewart to be Lieut. UNIVERSITY PROCEEDINGS AND generals in the army serving in Spain and Portugal PROMOTIONS.
Sept. 8.-His Royal Highness the Prince Rea
gent has been pleased to appoint Colonel his August 29.-Mr. W. B. Lee is admitted fellow Serene Highness William Frederic Henry, hero of New college ; and Mr. Cyril Lipscombe a dirary Prince of Orange, to be an aide-de-camp scholar of that society.
to his royal highness.
MILITARY PROMOTIONS. BREVET.
BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS,
War Office, August 25.-Maj. Rob.Catton John Lord Clinton, 41 sifnot, to be licut. col. in the army.
BETWEEN THE 20TH OF AUGUST, AND 20TH OF August 29.-25th. Regt. Light Dragoons, Lieut.
SEPTEMBER, 1812. Alexander Campbell to be Captain of a troop, by purchase, vice Perring, who retires.-26th Regi. Foot, Lieut, Roderick Murchison to be Capt. of
Of Sons.-On Friday, August 28, at Davlish, a company, by purchase, vice Farewell, who lady Frances Ley.-In Blackheath road, the lady retires.-40th Ditto, Lieut. George Crompton, of Wm. Bailey, Esq. R.N-At Culham House, the from the 66th Foot, to be Capt. of a company, lady of John Phillips, Esq.-At Brompton, the by purchase, vice Leary, who retires.-41st Ditto, lady of Col. Henry Edward Bunbury. At Roche Lieut. Hedges Craddock, Hugh Bowen, from Court, Hants, the lady of Sir J. W. S. Gardiner. 89th Foot; and James L. Hill, from 92Poot, At Portsea, Mrs. Oglesby, wife of Mr. Oglesby, to be Captains of companies, without purchase of his Majesiy's ship Plantagenet.-Mrs
. Smith, -46th Ditto, Lieut-col. John Brown, from the
wife of Mr. J. Smith, of York-buildings, New Portuguese service, to be Lieut.-col, without pur
road. The lady of Rev. J. W. Burford, of Strate chase.--56th Ditto, Capt. Juhn Warren, from
ford-grove, Essex.-Mrs. D. S. Munton, of Aylese the 33d Foot, to be Capt. of a company, vice bury: --At Egglefield-house, near Brentford, Mrs Knight, who exchanges.- 60th Ditto, Capt. J.
J. Morris.-At her father's, Commissioner Sir W. Harrison, from the 67th Foot, vice Macken.
Robert Barlow, Chatham, the lady of Captain zie, who exchanges; and the hon. E, Stuart Er- | Byng, of bis Majesty's ship Warrior, of a son śkine, from the 15th Light Dragoons, rice Dun- and a daughter.-In Upper Seymour street, the das, who exchanges, to be captains of companies. lady of Lieui.-Col. Oiway.-The lady of Joha -630 Dirto, Brevet Lieut.-col. Colin Campbell, Winter, jun. Esq. from the 70th Foot, to be Major, vice M Gregor: the lady of William Drummond Delap, Esq.
Of Daughters. In Queen Ann-street, West, who exchanges.-67th Ditto, Capt. A W. Mackenzie, from the 60th Foot, to be Capt. of a
The lady of Captain John Stevens, of the Hon. company, vice Harrison, who exchanges.-70th Company's chartered ship Maitland.-At ClapDitto, Major Charles M'Gregor, from the ham, Mrs. A. Boriadaile. In Woburn-place, 63d Frot, to be Major, rice Campbell, who ex
the lady of Samuel Sheen, Esq. barrister-ai-law. changes. - 73d Dirto, Lieutenants Join Pike, - In Upper Harley-street, the lady of George Wm. Cochrane, from 40th Fooi, Morgan Carroll, Smith, Esq. M.P.-In Bruton-street, the lady of from 87th Fort, and Wm. Wharton, from 85th Robt. Gordon, Esq.—The lady of W. Haltoa, Fovi, to be Captains of companies, without puro Esq. of Hulton-park.–At Shepherd's Bush, the chase.-3d west-India Regiment, Brevet Col. lady of Charles Fauquier, Esq.- At Everton-bouse, Dugald Campbell, from 46th Foot, to be Lieut, Bedfordshire, the lady of Wm. Astell, Esq. M. P. col. without purchase, vice Lord Petersham,
--At Sydenham, Kent, the lady of Major Hodge, placed on half-pay.-5th Ditro, Lieut. R. Woods, of 7th Hussars. The lady of Wm. Bragg, Esą. from 3d Foot, to be Capt. of a company without of Norib-cottage, Teddington, Middleses, of tteo purchase, vice Spunner, appointed to 89th Foot,
daughters.-The lady of Sir H. Fitz-Herberi, Bart.
- At Nassau, New Providence, January 15, the STAFF. Major E. M'Gregor Murray, of the 8th Light ham, Mrs. Henry Wilkinson. Ratcliffe, Mrs.
lady of the Hon. Alexander Murray. At ClapDragoons, to be Deputy Quarter-master-general Patten.-In Bentinck-street, Manchester-squate, to his majesty's forces serving in the East-Indies the lady of Charles Courtail, Esq.—Mrs. De Lisle
, [with the rank of Lieut.-col. in the army], vice of Devonshire-square. – In Turkey-street, EnMajor Johnson, who resigas; Lieut.-col. Jasper field, Mrs. Tho. Windus.-In Great OrmondNicholls, of the 14th Fooi, to be Quarter-master- street, Mrs. T. Langston. general to the king's troops serving in the EastIndies, vire Major-gen. Skinner, Licui.-col. Peter Carey, of the 84th Foot. to be Adj.-gen, to the At St. George's, Hanover-square, James Palmer forces serving in Ireland, vicc Lieut. col. Nicholls. Hobbs, Esq. late of Bond-street, to Miss Walker, HOSPITAL STAFF.
of Hampton - court - palace, sister to General James Patrick, George S. Jenks, Joseph Ma- Walker. - At Broomfield, Essex, Capt
. J. R. grath, WiHiam Gracie, Lucius 'Kenny, and Wright, of the Royal Engineers, to Sarati
, eldest Christian A. Rentghausen, gents. to be hospital daughter of Charles Porter,
Esq
. of Broomfield. mates for general service.
- Ai Enfield, Joseph Benwell, Esq. jun. to Sophia, PROMOTIONS.
youngest daughter of the laté Alex. Hune, Esq. of Wimpole-street.--Ac Bury St. Edmunds, Jiho
Cors bie, Esq. of Artillery-place, to Anine, younge War Office, Sepi. 5.---Maj.-gen. George Earl est daughter of William Buck, Esq, of that place.
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Wood, w. T. Smith, A. Smittr; and * Stein Working
ton, Cumberland, bankers. Att: Palmer and Co. Cop Bankrupts and Certificates, in the order of their thall Court, Throgmorton Street. dates, with the Attornies. Extracted correctly
CERTIFICATES.-Sept. 15
J. Ward, Birmingham, factor.R. Noctiham - Oldt Broad from the London Gazette.
Street, auctioncer.T. Houlden, Spitsby, malster, BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.- August 19.
W. Noker, Norwich, merchant.-J. Kinnear. Liverpool, Baynes, B. Lea Bridge, coal merchant.
merchant.-H. Penberthy, Helston, Cornwall, mercer.
-J. Braham, Manchester, broker.-R. Peppan, DulverBANKRUPTS. Brown, W. Sackville Street, laceman. Ath. Richardson
ton, Somerselshire, shopkeeper.-J. Knott, W. Smith, and Co, Bury Street, St. James's.
and J. Clarke, Duke Street, Southwark, bat manufacDaniel, F. Worcester, baker. All, Edmund's, Lincoln's- turers. — G. Evans, Westhoughton, Lancashire, coal Ing.
merchant.-J. Buckeridge, Hare Street, Lambeth, barge Hartop, J. Silkstone, Yorkshire, woad-mercbant. Att. Bartlett, Bartholomew Close.
builderJ. Louthis, High Holborn, harness manufacHillier, J. Bristol, tailor. Att. Vizard and Co. Lincoln's- turer.-D], Maitland, Sherborne Lane, wine merchant. Ina.
G. Cooper, Prestwich, Lancashire joiner.-T. Hule, Jacobs, S. Manchester, jeweller. Alt. Huxley, Temple. Lamb, W. Manchester, grocer. Att. Edge, Inner Tem
Worcester, glover.-H. W. Lawson, Liverpool, deale ple. Morgan, W. Portsmouth, linen-draper. Att. Adams,
BANKRUPTS. August 29, Old Jewry.
Dickinson, O. South Shields, Durham, linen-draperAll CERTIFICATES to be granted on or before Sept. 8.
Bell and Co. How Lane, Cheapside. E. Thomas, Denmark Court, Golden Lane, printer.-J.
Field, H. Northampton Square, Islington, jeweller. Att.
Broughton, Greville Street, Huitton Garden Crow, jun. Cambridge Place, Hackney Road, paper
Hall, I. Basinghall Street, warehouseinan, 4'1. Kibble hanger.-J. Hotson, Old City Chambers, merchant.-- white and Co. Gray's-Inn Place. J. Johnson, Manchester, merchant.-G. Lane, Grange Johnson, J. Bury St. Edmund's, Suffolk, boot and shoo
maker. Ail. Brace, Symond's Inn. Road, dry-salter.- E. Powell, Bristol, sitrerimith.
Miliengen, J. Van, Hereford Place, Commercial Hall, S. and J. Jackson, Kearsiey, Lancashire, paper-makers. jeweller. Alt. Harris, Castle Street, Hounsditch, -C. Cole, Kidderminster, cabinet-maker.
Minton, c. fate of Church Stretton, Saip, inn-holder. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.-August 29.
Att. Johnston, Hall-staircase, Inner Temple Panuell, M. Bosham, Sussexig
, farmer. Alth. Clark, St. Mozley, M. L. late of 'Threadneedle Street, mercbant. Pani's College. BANKRUPTS.
Pattisort, G, Strand, wine-merchant. Att. Carden, John
Street, Adelphi.
Dean, D. Stockport, Chester, bookseller.' And Turner, Red Lion Square.
Peacock, T. late of King Street, Southwark, coal-mer.
chant. Hayunod, F. 'Liverpool, merchant. A1. Blakelock and
Alle Chapman and Co. Little St. Thomas
Apostle. Mackinson, Serjeant's Inn
Reed, W. Camberwell, carpenter. Att. Sherwood, Can. Hipkins. R. L. late of Deronshire Placo, St. Mary-Je-bone,
terbury Square, Sonthwack. Middlesex. merchant. All. Stevenson, New Square,
Williams. D. Jate of Tortenham Court Road, linen-draper. Lincoln's Ion.
Ali. Kibblewbite and Co. Gray's lon Place. Ledger, Eriward, King Street, Cheapside, warehouseman. · Aut. Lloyd, Broad Street.
CERTIFICATES.-September 19. Lure, J. Chard, Somerset, ironmonger. Att. Blandford,
Ezekiel Timberlake, Great Mary.le-Bune Street, ponta King's Bench Walks, Temple. Nirman, T. Uxbridge, Middlesex. draper, 'Alt. Meddow. terer. -Benjamin Precce, Grafton Street, Sobo, haber. croft, Holbarn Court, Gray's Inn.
dasher. - John Hymill, Shipton-upon.Stour, Worces. Sister, C Leeds, York, wuolstapler. Alt Lake, Dowgate ter, currier. --Thomas Fowler, Tiverton, Derne, shop
Hill.
Stoll, G. P. Ratcliffe Highway, rictualler. An. Cancanen,
keeper. William Reynolds, Walsall, Stafford, grucer. Great Prescott Street, Goodmin's Fields,
-Heary Lee, Halbei ton, Deron, shopkeeper.-James Tarbart, H. Exeter, spirit merchant. Ath. Jones, Tem- Knight, Calne, Wilts, clothier,--John Burchall, Hind. ple.
ley, Lancaster, cotton-spinifer. Alexander Gordon, lale Wicon, J. Jare of Ludlow, Srlop, mpe maker. ell.
of Wormwood Street, merchant.--William Rowley, Dawes, Angel Court,?hrogmorion Street. CERTIFICATES.Sept. 12.
Cleveland Sireet, Fitzroy Square, engine maken. --Jamea William John Donne, Great Ruissell Street, Covent Gar.
Meeres, Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, victualler.John den, haberdasher.-Thomas Pinks, Aston, near Birining.
Hugies, George Street. Adelpli, woelleu-draper.James ham, brass founder. John Mason, Liverpool, merchants
H tchinson, Leeds, York, ship.carpenter. Jobą Gallen, Lucas Ward Spilsonry; l'ester Lane, grocer.-George
.Portsea, Southamptoa, drape:.-William Llewellyn, Hayley Bynon, Piyunnuth Dock, grocer,
Fenchurcb street, merchant. Thomas Catchpool, Ips. BANKRUPTS.-Aurust $3.
wich, -Saffolk, maltster-Robert Marsh, laie of Old
Broad Street, sill-broker.--3ohn Plowman, Kensington, Blachford. D. Leadenhai! Sireet, cold and silver laceman. 10. Few and Co. Henrietta Sorce, Cosent Garden.
builder. Comes, J. and. J. Wuod. Padlington, coachmakers.
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. -- Sept. 1.
Att. Sweet and Co. Basin, hall Street.
Eberhardt, D. Sedgley, Stafford, iron-dealer. Att. Eger.
Macdonald, W. late of York Street, Covent Garden, boat ton, Grar's lon.
and shoe-maker. Fidler, C. Ewell, Surrey, corn-dealer. Att. Parnther,
BANKRUPTS. London Street Fenchurch Street. Guicbenet, P. Iute of Langhnurn Chambers, Fenchurch Allsop, S. St. Anstle, Cornwall, bcer-brewer. Ail, Wil. Street. Att. Hackett, Old Bethlem.
lims and Darke, Price's Street, Bedford Row, Lacev, J. Red Lion Streer, Holborn, stationer. 44. Buimer. R. and J. South Shields, Durhuin, ship-bilder Castle, Cursitor Street, Chancery Lane.
Alt, Bed and Brodick, Bow Lane, Chonpside. Pearce, w. Liverpool. liquor-merchant. An. Windle, Clark, S. Inte of Clare. Suffolk, commun-carrier. Air. John Street, Bedford Row.
B. and J. Br dgcs, Red Lion Square, Reed, J. Kood Lane, warehouseman. At. Dodd. Billiter Davids, J. Hanover Street, Porisoa, Southampton, auc. Lane.
tioneer. Al. Isaacs, Devis Marks, St. Mary Axe. Roberts, J. Cranbourn Street, L-icester Squire, sik-mer. Hovill. R. jun. now or la cal th New koad,' s. Gcorgocer. All. W. N. Johnson, Charlotte Siteet, Bitzroy Micidlesex, couper. All, shave, Broad Sireet, London Square.
Docks. Roberts, J. late of Russia Row, Milk Street, Cheapside, Jameson, J. Mabledon Place, Tavistock Square, mariner, baze factor. Alt. Harrison, Lambeth Rol, Surre
411. Nind, Toriginorton Street, Tedsoll, T. Tyldeslev Lancaster, calicu-printct. Aul. Knowler, J. Steicup, kent, schoolmaster and stationer Shepherd and Co. Bedford Row.
Au. Poplin, Dean Street, Soh welch, w lute of Manchester, butcher. An. Hurd, Lear, P. Bristol, butcher. Att. Hurd, King's Bench King's deach Walks, Temple.
Walks. Te pple. Wilson, W. and W. Goodair, Stcpney, dyera. Att. Fair. Mountain, C. Kingston upon Hull, architect. At. Rossel banks and Co. Secthing Lane, Tower Birces,
Bartlett's Doudings, Holborn.
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The Select Committee appointed to consider sists of " the pensions and allowances of the
of the Charge upon the Civil List Revenue ; ROYAL FAMILY.” The estimate was £222,500, and 10 report the same, have, pursuant to
but there has been a small saving upon the the Order of the House, considered the the deaths of their royal. bighnesses the
charge in the latter years, in consequence of maller referred to them, and agreed to the Dutchess of Cumberland, and the Princess following Report.
Amelia. The accounts referred to the Committee,
II. The second class, namely, “ the sacontain a statement of the charge upon his laries of the lord high chancellor of Great Majesty's civil list for the period of seven years,
Britain, lord keeper or lords commissioners of from the 5th of July, 1804 [being the day the great seal, the speaker of the house of on which the additional annuity of £60,000 commons, and judges of the courts of king's beconie payable under the act passed in that bench and common pleas, and barons of the year]: and the 5th of July, 1811, being the exchequer, the chief justice of Chester, and termination of the year preceding the present
the justices of the courts of great session in session ; according io the mode in which the the principality of Wales," consists of fixed accounts of the civil list are now made up.
salaries, correcily stated in the estimate at On a comparison of this charge with the therefore only affected by occasional vacan,
L32,955 per annum, and the amount is estimate laid before the house, by his Majes. cies, which has produced a saving of small ty's conniand, on the 7ih of July, 1804, in
amount. appears to have exceeded the estimate in the whole period of seven years, by the sum of
III. The third class consists of " the sala£808,000, being upon an average, £124,000 ries of the ministers to foreign courts, being
resident at such courts.". And it is remarkable, that an excess, io a very considerable exteni, appears
The charge of the three years, 1800, 1802, even in those years of the period which im
and 1803, was upon an average, £88,000.
But it is obvious that neither the actual esmediately followed the formation of ihe estimate.
tablishment, nor the previous expense during The services defrayed out of the revenues of years of war, can be adopted as a basis of the civil list are of many different kinds, af- foreign courts are liable to perpetual fluctu
comparison, inasmuch as our relations with a great variely of considerations,
ations. some of them connected with the political
Our intercourse with most foreign courts state of the country, and others dependent has been so much interrupted during the last only on the discretion of the crown and its ministers.
seven years, as to have produced a reduction The reports of the Committees of 1802, | £200,000.
of expense in the whole period, of more than 1803, and 1804, contain a detailed history
It appears that in all cases of one minister of the progress of the civil list expenses, for succeeding another, the predecessor continues a period of eighteen years, from 1786 to to receive the salary annexed to the appoint. 1801, and comparing the average of the first inent, for some time after that of the successor three years with the average of the last three has commenced ; so that frequent changes years of that period, there appears to have tend to an increase of charge. This remark heen an increase upon the expenditure of the applies particularly 10 the court of Peterscivil list, of £238,000, viz. from £903,000 burgh, in consequence, probably, of the dis10 £1,141,000. The annual excess was, for
tance of that court, and the occasional diffi. the ruosi part, in the opinion of the Commit- culty of coinmunication. · lees, obviously to be accounter" for by the
The same causes, iogether with that of advance of price which had taken place on all occasional appointarents of acting ministers, articles in which the establishment of the appear to have occasioned a variation in the household is concerned ; and, in the other charges at Constantinople, Vienna, Lisbon, branches of a more public nature, by neces- and in America. sary additions to various articles of charge ; However useful it may be ou many occa. and they were also of opinion, that the re- sions to the public service, that the stay or venue applicable to the charge of the civil list the former minister should be prolonged for expenditure, was become inadequate to the some time after the arrival of his successor, various services which, in the estimate of 1786, yet' as this additional charge admits of en. it was calculated to meet, they accordingly croachment, it is the duty of the secretary of recommended “ that a new estimale, more state, and lords coininissioners of the treasury, adapted to present circumstances, should be
to take care that it is kept within due bounds. prepared and laid before parliament."
A considerable excess appears to have oc
curred at the court of Naples, now removed 1. The first class of payments, according to the island of Sicily. A retrospective ad. no the act 22 Geo. III. cap. 82, sec 31, con dition was made in 1810, to the allowance of
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3. Sundry small allowances, by way of 5th. Various other charges, mostly of annual bounty and compensations paid within a public nature, and particu. the four departments of the house hold. These larized in an Analysis 39,600 have uniformly fallen short of the estimate of
The second, third, and fourth of these 1804, and appear to be rather decreasing.
charges ought not, as the committee colle VII.-The sevenih class contains - The ceive, to be stated as special service. Salaries of all other places payable out of the Of the miscellaneous charges included in Civil List Revenues.”
the 5th head, many, are annual payınents The estimate being formed upon the actual
and others not of the nature of special service. rate of those salaries, was correctly taken at
Under the head of “ Royal Bounty," are about £55,000 or £387,000 in seven years.
included several advances marle by his MajesThere has been a small diminution of charge. {y's command to the Duke of Gloucester's
family, at the period of the provision made VIII.-The eighth class consists of “ The for that branch of the royal family, upon the Salaries and Pensions of the High Treasurer decease of the late duke his Majesty's brother: or Commissioners of the Treasury, and Chan
An advance was also made to the Duchess cellor of the Exchequer." This class admits of Brunswick out of the revenue of the Civil of no increase, nor any diminution, except List, which was inentioned in his Majesty's in the case of occasional vacancies.
most gracions message to this house of both In the seven years, there has been a saving May 1808, and an advance to her Majesty of of £3,500 ; but this has been principally oc- £10,250 which took place in 1810. casioned by the circumstance of the late 3d. Extruordinury Disbursements of Fo. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Perceval, reign Ministers. This service was estimated declining to receive the salary attached 10 that in 1804, al £10,000 or £70,000 in the office froin the period at which he became seven years.
The actual charge has been First Commissioner of the Treasury.
more than £383,000 or £54,000 annually. “ Occasional Payinents.” The estimate
It must be obvious that this charge is not has been exceeded by £330,000 in the seven
reducible to an estimate that can approach to years; annual average, £47,000.
accuracy. .
Several sums, amennting to £45,000 apAfter making allowance for the charges, pear to have been issued to various ministers, amounting in the years 1807, 1802, and 1803, on account of losses sustained by their being to £246,000 which were taken from the under the necessity of suddenly quirting the Civil List by the arrangement of 1804, the courts at which they were resident ; and average of occasional payment for the three there are indeed many other issues which ap. years preceding 1804, was £217,000.-exceed.
pear to have been parily composed of similar ing the estimate adopted, by £77,000. The compensations, the amount of which, how. result therefore is that instead of an excess of ever, is not in those instances distinguished £330,000 upon the head of " Occasional from the expenses in general. Payments," there appears by this comparison
The sum of £99,000 appears to have been to have been a diminution of expenditure, of more than £200,000 in favour of this period. the sum of £12,997, 10 Mr. Frere, and
expended on Special Missions," including Ist. Home Secret Service. Is limited by £14,134 to the Marquis Welleslev, for the act of 1782, to £10,000 and has not varied. expenses of their Special Missions io Spain.
Twenty-five thousand pounds appears to 2d. Special Service and Royal Bounty.The estimate is £12,000 or £84,000 for Constantinople, and £11,000 applied to the
have been expended on the British palace at seven years; the actual charge has been near
establishment of the Persian ambassador in ly double that sum, being at the rate of more
this countiy than £23,000 annually.
One less considerable article your commitee It may be thus stated for the seven years : think it right to notice, because it does not Ist. Royal bounty........ ...... £58,900 appear to them properly to belong to this par.
ticular head of charge, namely, £1,060 pair] gud. Allowances to various officers of
to the Duke of Manchester, for “ the houses of parliament, and
Expenses
of his outfit as Governor of Jainaica." others, for business performed for the Treasury, for returns of
4th. Presents to Foreign Ministers.-These average prices of corn, &c. &c. 45,000 were estimated at £10,000 or £70,000 in
the whole period. The actual charge has 3d. Allowances 10 the magistrates of
been £99,000 or £14,000 annually. Middlesex and Wesiminster... 8,800
The former average was really £14,000 : 4th. Taxes and fees ......
...................... 13,500 this average is scarcely exceeded as present,
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most of his brethren. Britain is indebted tion, also, as being the original of many. to no foreign importation for the skill of which have succeeded it, and which never her engineers : they rose to influence would have been thought practicable, had from the impulse of naiive abilities and not Smeaton shewn what might be done. * national demand. They were, if not In 1764, Mr. S. was chosen one of the created, yet masured under the protection receivers, of the Derwentwater estates, of a people become great in his depart. which he greatly improved for the benefit meni, from the industry and steadiness of of Greenwich ho pital. They contained their inanufacturing workmen, and their mines of lead, with silver, &c. He held superior knowledge in practical che:nistry, this situation till 1779, when bis business niechanics, natural philosophy, and other was so greatly increased as to render him useful accomplishments.
incapable of attending to the duties it reAmong the first of the profession in quired. In 1785 Mr. Smealon's health time, as well as in rank, was Mr. John began to decline ; and he determined to Smeaton ; who was born May 28, 1724, prepare his works for publication : but be at Austhorpe, near Leeds, in Yorkshire completed only the history of the Eddywhere also he died, October 1792, aged stone. He engaged on the great work at 68. From a short account of him prefix- Ramsgate; but is known to have said ed to these volumes, we learn, that he was
that he suffered more from a tedious at. bord an engineer. His playthings were tendance on parliament about this time, constructions of mechanic art; his early to promote a canal from Birmingham to delight was in observing artificers at work; Worcester, than from any business he had and bis amusements were imitations of
ever undertaken. Sept. 16, 1792, he what he had seen them construct, whether
was struck with the palsy, which termi. wind mills or water pumps. He made nated fatally, Oct. 28, following. his own fools; and this, we presume
A principal incident in Mr. Smeaton's think, was the best of all qualifications life, including an instance of the prompfor bis future eminence : bereby, be ac
titude and independance of his mind, is quired practical information without for. related in these memoirs, and deserves mal study; he obtained a sort of intuitive insertion : it shews what may be effected conviction of the possibilities and powers by men of sense, even in opposition to of engines, and learned in all probability, fashion itself. Let no man bereafter ass as much to guide his determinations in cribe bis ruin by card-playing to the im. after life, from his failures as from his mobile establishments of custom ;-on.
less he be a fool, or his company be successes:
knaves. His father was an attorney, and intend. ed his son for his own profession; but law the late Duke and Duchess of Queensbury,
Early in life Mr. S. attracted the notice of was not his delight; neither were the from a strong resemblance to their favorite courts at Westmiuster “ suited to the Gay, the poet. The commencement of this bent of his genius.” About 1750 he acquaintance was singular, but the continu. commenced philosophical instrument ma. ance of their esteem and partiality lasted! ker in London. He now communicated through life. Their first meeting was at Raseveral valuable papers to the Royal So- -clagi, where, walking with Mrs. s., he obciety, of which body he was elected a
served an elderly lady and gentleman fix an
evident and marked attention on him. After member in 1753. The next year he visited Holland, in order to inspect the the Duchess [oreccentric mewory] said, “- Sir,
some time, they at last stopped him, and curious works of art which then adorned " I don't know who you are, or what you that country. In December, 1755, the “ are, but so strongly do you resemble my Eddystone Lighthouse was burnt down ; poor dear Gay, that we must be acquainted: when the Earl of Macclesfield recom- you
shall home and sup with us; and mended Mr. S. to the office of rebuilding
" if the minds of the two men accord, as do it : this he completed in 1759. He pub
" the countenance, you will find two cheer lished an ample account of bis proceed. ings in that duty in 1791 ; folio, with
• For an account of the Eddystone Light
House, vide Panorama, Vol. IV. p. 339 plates. A truly interesting work, dis. For the Light House on the Bell Rock, playing the resolution of genius, together which is nearly allied to the Eddystone, with its resources. It deserves distinc, vide Vol. II. p. 649. XI. p. 311,
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fication equal to what the author intended, less ferible the more we are previously afo' or to what we take for granted, it may
fected. furnish. If we rightly unders!and Mr.
Now, it is always observed, that on alarm, F.'s hypothesis the mind is, in the body, a
or deap occupancy, if any sense fail, a man's strong resemblance to those quicksilver- mode of intelligence thai fails him : the like
presence of inind or memory is the very first ed globes which we see banging in the happens under vielent anger, or any other windows of the op icians' shops, in our
passion, and equally so under sensual pain. public streets in the city of London. On It is not less true, inat in e.rlreme cases esen ihese, the images of all that passes, good, our cxlernal sen ses fail: and the weakest bad and indifferent, rough or smooth, always first. pleasant or unpleasant, frightful or at- I once knew a brave man, who, with se. tractive, are received ; and were it fexi- veral others, was left on board a captured ble like a blown bladder, they might be slip, the hostile crew of which were Indians, s:id to impress this pendent expansion.
a party of whom, during the removal of the We are not conscious of intending any
prisoners, had secreled ihemselves below, in slight 10 the author of this hypothesis, purpose they assaulted the captors, at night;
the hope of retaking their vessel. With this when we affirm that some minds of our Their attack was most sudden, sanguinari, acquaintance are aptly illustrated by the and dismal; and this man, [who with only comparison. They receive ideas of ob- one or two others survived] assured ine, that jects while the objects themselves are at the moment of surprise his sight faired before them ; but whether they be per
him, though it was in a fine moonlight : but' sous or things, professions, promises, quickly recovering himself, he fought viacknowledgements, duties, or obligations, gorously, and escaped. I knew the inan to no sooner are the causes of these appear
possess both courage and veracity; and I have
no doubt of the truth of his statement ances removed, than a new set of figures
This case I explain, agreeably to my suboccupy their place, and float over the sur
ject, by supposing ihai sudden fear had face, a thousand times a day. This
strained his mind so as to expel his vision by spherule is inflexible : it therefore cannot preventing those minute motions of mental be expected that it should possess all the surface which vision occasions.-And here I properties of that to which our author has to observe, that the expulsion did not directed his a.tention, and on which he
arise from his a:lending to other objects, expatiates. His train of argument may
because his eyes were strained toward his enebe best understood from his own Jan- intelligence. Here no foreign cerebrol Vilra.
mies, though they, [al one time,] conveyed no guage ; for who can state his sentiments
lion could orcrcome his sighi, whilst his eyes 60 well as himself ?
and whole mind were bent upon his dreadful Of various Cases explained by the Hypothesis assailants, of a Spherule Mind.
I have been told of persons who lost vision
whilst a horse ran away with them ; and of Sensation being considered as occasioned by a wounded person, in agony, riding some proper Motions, producing Flexures in the miles on a horse without noting any thing: surface of the iniud, I shall, further on, | More ihan this I have heard it said, that a have occasion to argue, upon physical grounds, man of cultivated mind has been known, in that cach of our five external senses displays the presence of an augast assembly, to be Flexures of different natural Magnitudes.-- so confused, as to see a written paper as a I shall, also, have to argue that sensual ideas blank. [resembling sensations,] are accompanied by Perhaps alınost every man of experience similar motions, producing H'lerures in this and observation has narkell memberless intsurface of the mind : and, ina1 Plexures ap- Slunces wherein mere bashfulness, shame, or posited with sensual mere ideas, are smaller oiber such affection has, for the moment, ihan the Flexures apposited with our finest prevented a susceptible person's eyes, and sensalions.
ears, from conveying inielligence from the This being for the present supposed, i objicis before them. lo short it would be should follow, on the I1ypothesis of a Sphes endless to recount the variety of cases in rule, that if a man be in distress, or passion,
which a strong affection prevents not only he will lose his ideas, [that is, lose memory inemory, but also vision ; and, in extreme or presence of mind,] before he will lose the cases, overrules almost all sensaliuns, at least weakest of his five external senses : for it is for the moment. evident, that as the Tension of the Spherule It is however well known, that such e.r. always increases with increase of any un.
treme distensions of the mind cannol, [or pleasant interest, the surface must beconie never do] last, any length of lime, if ilic