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31/12/1823

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The Salopian Journal

Date of Article: 31/12/1823
Printer / Publisher: William Eddowes 
Address: Corn-Market, Shrewsbury
Volume Number: 30    Issue Number: 1561
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This Paper is circulated in the most expeditious Manner through the adjoining Counties of ENGLAND- ynd WALES. Advertisements not exceeiliutj Ten Lines, inserted at Six Shillings each WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 182 m bt a « t, AND ENTERED ON IMMEDIATELY, ADWELLING HOUSE, situate in CORVE STREET, in the healthful and greatly- admired Town of LUDLOW ; comprising-, on the Ground Floor, a Dining- Room, Breakfast Parlour, Kitchen, Pantry $ Dairy, Brewhouse, Scullery, find Laundry ; 011 the first Story, a 1} rawing-' Room and two good Bed Rooms; on the second Story; five Bed Rooms with convenient Closets ; and under- neath the Whole are excellent Wine' and Beer Cellars, arched ; and adjoining- is a g- ood Stable, a Yard, and large fertile Garden, walled, and commanding pleasing- Views , over neighbouring- Gardens and Lands. N. B. These Premises have lately undergone thorough Repair, and contain numerous useful Fixtures. Application may be made to Mr. JOHN HUGHES, at Henley, near Ludlow • or to Mr. W. HAND, in Ludlow, tbe latter of whom will shew the Premises. FREEHOLD) COTTAGES 8c GARDENS, And also TIMBER, NEAII PONTESFORD HILL. BY MR. MATTHEW GRIFFITHS, At the Red Lion Inn, iu Pontesbury, in tbe County of Salop, on Friday, tbe 9th Day of January, 1824, at four o'Clock in tlie Afternoon ( unless previously disposed of by Private Contract, of which due Notice will be given), in the following, or such other Lots as shall be agreed upon at the Time of Sale : LOT I. rpwo COTTAGES, with the GAR- JL DENS and LAND thereto adjoining, con, taining hy Estimation 2A. 2R. OP. or thereabouts, more or less, situate near Pontesford Hill, in the Parish of Pontesbury, now in the Occupation of Thomas Maddox and his Undertenants. LOT II. TWO COTTAGES and GARDENS, near Pontesford Hill aforesaid, in the several Occu- pations of Joseph Williams and William Little, hales. TIMBER. LOT III. 40 OAK Trees, marked with Whiffs Paint No. I to 40 inclusive. LOT IV. 40 Ditto, ditto No. 41 to 80 ditto.. LOT V. 40 Ditto, ditto No. 81 to 120 ditto. LOT VI. 26 ASH Trees, ditto No. 1 to 26 ditto. LOT VII. 14 LIME Trees, ditto No. 1 to 14ditto. LOT VIII. 10 WYCH ELMS, ditto No. 1 to 10 ditto. The above Timber is growing on Lands adjoining the Lvde Hole, near the Foot of Pontesford Hill, iu the several Occupations of the Reverend John Jones and John Randle, and is of a very superior Quality, of large Dimensions, and worthy the Attention of Builders. For, further Particulars, and to treat for the same by Private Contract, apply to WILLIAM JACKSON, Esq. Pulverbatch, as to the Timber; and to Mr. COOPER, Solicitor, Shrewsbury, as to'the pottages. CAPITAL OAIC COPPICE TIMBER. BY MR. WYLEY, At the Elephant and Castle Inn, Shawbnry, in the County of Salop, on Thursday, the 15th Day of January, 1824, at five o'Clock in the Afternoon ; OAK TREES, growing in ACTON LISA II I COPPICE, iu the Parish of Shavvhury aforesaid, in the following Lots"* viz. LOT I. 70 Oak Trees, commencing No. 1, and ending No. 70. LOT II. 130 Ditto Ditto, No. 71, and ending No. 200. LOT III. 150 Ditto Ditto, No. 201, and ending- No. 350. LOT IV. 150 Ditto Ditto, No. 351, and ending No. 500. The above Timber is of good Dimensions, and excellent Quality ; situate near to Turnpike Roads, about 7 Miles from Shrewsbury, 5 from Went, 6 from llodnct, and 10 from Wellington. THOMAS SNAPE, of Besford Wood, will shew the same; and further Particulars may he had of Blr. WVLEY, Admaston, near Wellington, Salop. AIN I liiJ to Kent, I t orn L: i< Iy- L) ay * » next, a FARM about 200 Acres. — Letters addressed to A. B. at THE PRINTER'S, will have immediate Attention. fee Het, And entered upon at Lady- Day next., ADESIRABLE and compact FARM, containing 256 Ac res, or thereabouts, with a substantial House and Outbuifding- s thereon. The above Premises are situate within two Miles of Coals, and four from Lime, at a convenient Distance from good Markets. For Particulars apply to THE PRINTER if by- Letter, Post- paid. : AND MAY BP ENTERED UPON IMMEDIATELY, Or at Lady~ day next, MONTGOMERYSHIRE T^ TOTICE is hereby given, That the L Nl TOLLS arising and to be collected at the several Toll Gates and Side Bars hereinafter men- tioned, namely, at Buttington and Loighton Gales, Pool Upper Gate, Llanfair Lower Gate, and Ceu- nant Gate, Trefnant Gate, Pool Church Gate, Tyddyn Bar, and Groes Pluan Gate, and Llany- mynech Gates, aiid at the several Side Bars and Side Gates attached thereto, will be LET BY AUCTION, for One Year, to commence from the 1st Day of May next, to the best Bidder, at the Town Hall, in Pool, ou Friday, t| ie Ninth Day ef January next, between the Hours of Eleven and Twelve in the Forenoon, in the Manner directed by the Act passed in the third Year of the Reign of his Majesty George the Fourth, " For regulating Turnpike Roads;" which Tolls produced the last Year the following Sums, viz.: Butting- ton and Leighton Gates £ 501 1 Pool Upper Gate, Ceunant Gate, and Llanfair Lower Gate '. 312 Trefnant Gate 20 Pool Church Gate, Tyddyn Bar, and Groes Pluan Gate 51 Llanytnynech and Newbridge Gates, witfi the several Side Bars aud Side Gates attached thereto.:....'. 286 above the Expenses of collecting them, and will be put up at those Sums. Whoever happens to be the best Bidder must, at the same Time, pay one Mouth in Advance ( if required) of the Rent at which such Tolls may be Let; and give Security, with suffi- cient Sureties to the Satisfaction of tlie Trustees of Ihe said Turnpike Roads, for Payment of the Rest ofthe Money Monthly. R. GRIFFITHES, Clerk to the Trustees ofthe said Roads. POOL, DEC. 8, 1823. NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. Imposture Unmasked. THE progress of MERIT, although frequently assailed, is not impeded by Envy and Detraction. The aggression of ambuscade terminates in defeat; and conscious rectitude ultimately triumphs in the attainment of the grand object— public approbation. The test of experi- ence is the guarantee of favor, and has established WARREN'S BLACKING in ge- neral estimation ; of which there exists not a stronger proof than the tacit acknow- ledgment of a host of servile imitators, who surreptitiously obtrude on the unwary a spurious preparation as the genuine article, to the great disappointment of the unguarded purchaser, and manifest injury of WARREN, whose character and interest by this iniquitous system are equally subject to detriment. It becomes there- fore an indispensable duty to CAUTION THE PUBLIC against the manoeuvres of UNPRINCIPLED VENDERS, who having- no character to lose, and stimulated by avarice in their nefarious pursuits, aim at the acquisition of money through any medium than that of honor! The original and matchless BLACKING bears on each bottle a short direction, with tlie signature fSTUIE PROPRIETORS of THE SALOP J. FIRE OFFICE, fully impressed will) a Sense of the distinguished Patronage and Preference given them by their Friends and the Public at large, through litis and the adjoining Counties, for 40 Years past, beg to return their grateful Acknowledgments; and trust that the Liberality of theirTerms of Insurance, together with their prompt Maimer of adjust ing and paying the Amount, of ail Lp'& s and Damages sustained on Property insured by them, will merit a Continuance thereof. Prinied Receipts, for ihe Annual Premiums payable at CHRISTMAS, are ready for De- livery at the Office, and by their respective Agents, of whom the Proposals of this Office may be had. farming Slock at the reduced Premium of 2s. per ( e'it, N. B Policies insuring £ 300 and upwards, are issued free of Expellee. The Proprietors of this Office have always pledged themselves to make good Loss or Damage on Property insured by Ihem, which has beeu set on Fire by Lightning. Corn- Market, Shrewsbury, Dec. 22, 1823. NEWPORT, DEC. 17, 1823, TURNPIKE TOLLS. \ ROTICE is hereby given, that the L. * TOLLS arising at the Gates erected on the Turnpike Roads leading from Oswestry through Selattyn to Corwen, called Craignant and Llan- saintfi'raid Gates; the TOLLS arising- at the Gate on the Road from Oswestry to Knockin, called the Maesbury Gate, with Weston Chain ; the TOLLS arising- at Church Street Gate, in Oswestry, Coed- v- goe Gate, and Wood- hill Bar; the TOLLS arising atTyrawr, and Pont- y- cysyllte Gates; the TOLLS arising at Croeshir and Bryn- y- groes Gates; the TOLLS arising at Rhyd- y- croesau Gate and Launt Cliain ; the TOLLS arising at Llanforda Gate and Chaiqs ; and also the TOLLS arising at Fernhill Gate, will be. LET by AUC- TION, to the best Bidders, at the House of Mr. Thomas Hunt, known by the Sijjn of the Cross Keys Inn, ill Oswestry, on Friday, the 30th of January next, at twelve o'clock at Noon, for one or three Years, as shall he then and there agreed upon, in the Manner directed hy the Act passed in the third Year of the Reign of bis Majesty King Georg'e tlje Fourth, " For regulating Turnpike Roads ;',' which Tolls respectively produced in the current. Year the following- Sums, namely : £. s. d. Craignant and Llansaintffraid Gates 5- 1 0 0 Maesbury Gate, and Weston Chain Church- street Gate.;. 311 0 0 Coed-. v- goe Gate, and Bar to Wood- hill 63 0 0 Tvrawr and Pont- y- cysyllte Gate 62 0 0 Rhyd- y- croesau Gate, and Launt Chain 86 0 0 Croeshir and Brvn- y- g- roes Gates 52 10 0 Llanforda Gate..". 151 0 0 Fernhill Gate i) Q 0 0 Above tbe Expense of collecting them, and they will be put up at those Sums respectively. Whoever happens to be the best Bidders, must, at tbe same Time, pay one Mouth in Advance ( if required) of the. Rent at which such Tolls may oe Let, and give Security, with sufficient Sureties ( who shall personally attend), to the Satisfaction of the Trustees- of the said Turnpike Roads, for Pay- ment of th. 1 Rest of tbe Money Monthly, or the Rent agreed for, at such Times as they shall direct. And Notice is also hereby given, That tbe Trustees of the said Turnpike Roads will, at the Time and Place aforesaid, consult about erecting a Toll Gate on the intended New Line of Road, leading out of the Holyhead Road, from or near a Bridge ( called the Irishman's Bridge) to New Bridge, in the Parish of Chirk, in the County of Denbigh ; and that the same will be Let by Auction, conformable to the afore- mentioued Re- gulations, at the Time and Place above- named. Dated the 16th Day of December, 1823. LEWIS JONES, Clei k to the Trustees of the said Turnpike Roads. safest of CngianD FIRE £ LIFE I NS U ll \ N C E CO M PA N Y, EXETER. ( BY ACT OF PARLIAMENT). CAPITAL £ 600,000. For Gout, Rheumatism, Nervous Complaints, < j- c. OXLEY'S CONCENTRATED ESSENCE OF JAMAICA GINGER. All others are counterfeits; and in many instances the imposition labels are art- fully interlined with a different address, in very small characters, between the more conspicuous ones of " No. 30," and " STRAND." It is earnestly recom- mended to Shopkeepers and others who are deceived by base fabrications of WAR- REN'S BLACKING, to return the detected trash to the source from whence it canie, ; tn, d expose the machinations of rascality to merited obloquy. WARREN's BLACKING is sur- passingly brilliant;— it excludes damp ; gives pliancy to the leather; retains its pristine virtue in all. climates ; and, com- bining- elegance with comfort, is an article equally of indispensable fashion and utility. Sold by every respectable Vender in Town and Country, in bottles, at'id. lOd. 12d. and lSd. each. SOLD AT' Stireiosburii, hj EDDOWES, Drayton,... RIDGWAY. ROGERSSCCO. Newport... JONES, BKATTON, LOWE. STATHAM, Shiff'na',.... HARDING. DRURV, Wellington, I1OUI. STON& . MORGAN and SMITH. ASTE. RLEY, Irqnbridge, GI. AZEEROOK. JONES, llangor HUGHES, •' DAVIES, : GRIFFITH. NBVETT, Ih'la DAVIES. — HU. MPHIIE. YS. Carnarvon, OWEN, I Vein, KYNASTON. — WILLIAMS. Oswestri/,... EDWARD'S. /) oIge/ iy, WII. LIAMS& SoN Eliesmere,.. BAUGH, Holyhead,.. JONES, I-' URMSTON. RICHARDS. U elshpool, EVANS, at. Asaph, OWEN. OWEN, Abergely,.. DAVIES. JONES, Amlwch,... ROBERTS. - GRIFFITHS. Conway,.... ROBERTS. Wenlock .. CLIVELY. Ilarmouth,. GBIFFIT*. liodnet, PACE, Beaumaris, ALLEN. Ilucuss. I ^ gluts useful Medicine is recommended H. hy several eminent Medical Men, and is in constant Use with many Persons of tbe highest Rank and Respectability. It relieves and shortens tbe Duration of Fits of tbe Gout, confining them lo ibe Extremities and mitigating the Paroxysms; iu Nervous Complaints it warms aud invigorates the Stomach, removes Flatulency, assists Digestion, and thereby strengthens the whole System. Prepared from the original Recipe of SAMUEL OX LEY, Her Majesty's Chemist, l> y Ills Widow, Mrs. S. OXLPY, PontelVact, Yorkshire ; and sold by EDDOWES, and Watton, Shrewsbury ; Edwards, Os- westry; Painter, Wrexham; Brosier, Bangor; and most Medicine Venders throughout tbe United King- dom; in Bottles at 10s. 6( 1. 4s. fid. and 2s. 9< 1. each. TRUSTEES. Right Hon. Earl FORTESCUE, Lord Lieutenant of the County ot' Devon. Right Hon. Earl of M011LF. Y. Right Hon. Lord CLIFFORD. Sir THOMAS DYKE ACLAND, Bart. / Members EPMUND POI. LEXFEN BASTARD, Esq. S for Devon. SAMUEL FREDERICK MILFORD, Esq. PRESIDENT. Sjr ROBERT GIFFORD, Knt. His Majesty's Attorney- General. VICE- PRESIDENTS. Sir T. D. Act. AHn. Bart. M. P. SAMUEL FREDERICK MILFOKD, Esq. EDMUND GRANGER, E-. q. WEARMAN GIFFORD, Esq. PERSONS INSURED AGAINST FIRE in this Office, are entitled to ONE- FOURTH PART of the PROFITS of the Whole Establishment, to he ascertained and divided at the Expiration ol' EVERY FIFTH YEAR. The im- portant Advantages of this Plan have heen already realized, two Divisions of Profit hating been made to the Insured against Fire; aud there is every Appearance of a progressive' Augmentation of Dividend to a considerable Amount. LIFE INSURANCES are effected on Terms most favourable to the Insured, the Premiums required have been REDUCED TEN PER CENT, both on the FIRST AND SUBSEQUENT ANNUAL PAY- MENTS: The Directors can attribute. the uniformly increas- ing Business of'this Establishment ( as proved by the Returns to Government) to no other Cause hut the strong ..' and very extensive Conviction which is felt of the Advantages it holds out to the Public. ANNUITIES are granted and purchased upon Under the Protection of Government, BY ROYAL LETTERS PATENT, Granted to Robert Ford, for his Medicine universally known, by the Title of Pectoral B A LS A M OF H O R K H O O N D, And Great Restorative Medicine, fNVENTED and published by tlie Patentee in; 1794,.' which is patronized by the Nobility, and by the Faculty generally recommended throughout the United Kingdom and on the Conti- nent, as the most efficacious and safe Remedy for Coughs, Colds, Asthmas, Hooping Cough, ami all Obstructions of the Breast and Lungs— The high estimation it has obtained over every other Prepara- tion, and the extensive Demand, snfficienty prove its superiority, which may be ascertained at any of the principal Venders of Medicines in the United King- dom.— Prepared only aud sold by'the Patentee, No. 9j Eden Grove, Hol. loway ; also by all the principal Dealers in Medicine in Town and Country, iu BotfMs at 10s. 6d — 4s. 6d.~ 2s, 9d.— and Is. 9d.' each - The Public will please to observe, that' each Bottle is ! enclosed in Wrappers printed in Red Ink, and signed { iri the Hand- writing of'the Patentee, without which it cannot be genuine. | Sold by W. EDDOWES, Shrewsbury. W. COOPER, Solicitor, Agent for Shrewsbury J. M ROBINSON, Ditto, Leicester; VY. P. FOS BROOK., Ditto, Loughborough. wmmuo TO BE IET, And entered upon at Lady- Day next, I AMOST ELIGIBLE FARM, called BODYNFOL, containing 412A. 3R. 18P. or thereabouts, situate in the Parish of LLANFECHAN, J in the County of Montgomery, 8 Miles from Os- westry, and four from Llanfyllin, late in the Occu- pation of Mr. Morris Davies. Also, an excellent DAIRY FARM, called VARCIIWELL HALL, containing 213 Acres or thereabouts, situate in the Parish of GUILDSFIELD, I in the said County of Montgomery, 3 Miles from I Welsh Pool, now iu tbe Occupation of Mr. Richard I Behb. N. B. The Possession ofthe Tillage Lands of j Bodynfol Farm may be had immediately.— The | respective Tenants will shew the Premises ; and for further Particulars apply to Mr. LONGUEVILLE, Solicitor, Oswestry. Oswestry, Dec. 13th, 1823. F BE JUST, AND FEAR NOT." i*. On the 1st of January will be published, PART I. I Price 2s. 6d. ( TO BE CONTINUED MONTHLY), Of a New Work, entitled htoilh ® Comprising MEMpiRS of all the EMINENT PERSONAGES NOW LIVING, Who are distinguished by RANK, FAME, OR TALENT. BY EDWARD NEWTON, Esa. EMBELLISHED WITH PORTRAITS. 00 - ADBHE8S. IN our Announcement of these MEMOIRS OF PUBLIC CHARACTERS, we deem it necessary j to state, shortly, the leading Features that will distinguish them : these are, Fidelity in Execution, and firm but temperate Conduct in our Strictures, to accomplish the first of these Objects, much Pains have been taken, and long Preparation made; and for tbe second, our own Security against wounded Feelings will be the best Pledge we can giyefor keeping within the Bounds of proper but free discussion. How far tbe Work will meet with a favourable Reception from the Public must be left to Time ; ail we can say is, that we shall study to deserve its Favour, by devoting our best Atten- tion to the Objects of it. London : Printed for A. WHELI. IER, Mitre Court, Ely Place, llolborn ; aud sold by all Booksellers in the United Kingdom. TRUSTEES P Hon. Colonel WODEIJOUSF.,' M P. Lieutenant of the County of Norfolk. Sir Jacob Astley, Bart. ' I R. 11. Gurnev, Esq. M. P. T. W. Coke, Esq. M. P. Henry 11. Henley, Esq. J. C, Curwen, Esq. M. P. | George Cubitt, Esq. I DIRECTORS. JEREMIAH IVES, Esq. Norwich, Banker, President. J. BROWNE, Esq. Alderman, Norwich, Vice- | President. J E T. Booth, Esq. Aid. j A. Hudson, Esq. Banker T. S. Day, Esq. Aid. J. S. Patteson, Esq. Aid. Hammond Fisk, Esq. | J. W. Robherds, Esq. Aid | John Harvey, Esq. Aid. I William Simpson, Esq. Will. Herring, Esq Aid. | Samuel Stone, Esq. PERSONS insured with this Institu- tion are free from all Responsibility, and will I receive hack 60 per Cent on all Prolits at the End I of every three or five Years. The Rates are the same as at other Offices. Ill Proof of the Public Confidence in the Principles and Conduct of this Establishment, it will suffice to I state, that the Duty paid for one Year, ending the j 24th Day of December last, amounted to £ 63,060. I 10s. lid'. at| d that the total Business of the Society now exceeds 43 Millions. By Order of tbe Directors, SAM, BIGNOLD, Secretary. UNION OFFICE, NORWICH, Dec. 10, 1823. AGENTS. Shrewsbury - . Mr. J. Birch. Welshpool - Mr. William Evans. Market Draylon - - Mr. William Fur her. Oswestry - - - Mr. Edward Pugli. Ellesmere - r - Mr. R. Walford. Lloyds aiid SbirTnal - Mr. W. Smith. Newport - M » . James Icke. Wellington - - - Mr. B. Smith. Whitchurch - - - Mr. Welsh. Bridgnorth - Mr. Thomas Crumpton. Chilblains, Rheumatisms, Palsies, <$ c. CHILBLAINS^" prevented from breakinw, and their tormenting Itching in- I sinntly removed by WHITEHEAD'S ESSENCE OF MUSTARD, universally esteemed for ils extraor- j diriary Efficacy in Rheumatism, Palsies, Gouty I Affections, and Complaints of the Stomach ; hut where this certain Remedy has been unknown, or I neglected, and the Chilblains have actually broke, I WHITEHEAD'S FAMILY CERATE will ease the Pain, and very speedily heal them. This Cerateii equally efficacious for all ill- conditioned Sores, Sore 1 Legs, Scorbutic Eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Ring- j worms, Shingles, Breakings- onion the Face, Nose,! Ears, aud Eyelids, Sore and Inflamed Eyes, Sore 1 Heads, and " other Scorbutic Humours, the ES- I SENCE OF MUSTARD is perhaps the most active, penetrating, and efficacious Remedy in the World, I curing Ihe severest SPRAINS AND BRUISES in less than J Half the Time usually token bv any other Liniment I or Embrocation, it also heals Cuts, Punctures from Sharp Instruments, Nails, Thorns, Splinters, I w ith incredible Facility, without Smart or Pain, J preventing Inflammation and Festering, and is I equally useful in ibe various Accidents nf Afiimals— I in short it is a domestic Remedy of such uncommon I Excellence and Utility, lhat no Family sensible to I ils own Comfort should ever be without it. Prepared I only, and sold hy R. JOHNSTON, Apothecary, 15,1 Oreek- Street, Soho, London. The Essence and Pills I at 2s. 9d. each ; Ibe Cerate at Is. 1 id. and -.' s. Pd. I They are also sold by W. EDDOWHS, Shrewsbury, and may be had of every Medicine Vender in tbe United Kingdom. *** The Genuine has a Black Ink Stamp, with j the Xame of It. JOHNSTON, inserted on it. TURNPIKE TOLLS. NOTICE is hereby given, that at a MEETING of the Trustees, to be bolden at the Guildhall, in Shrewsbury, on Monday, tbe fifth Day of January next, at Eleven o'Clock. in the Forenoon, the TOLLS arising at the Gates ano Weighing- Machines undermentioned, will be LET BY AUCTION, for one or more Years commencing I at Lady- Day next, as may be agreed upon, in the Manner directed by the Act passed in tbe third Y'ear of his Majesty King George the Fourth, " For regulating the Turnpike Roads;" which Tolls ( including the Weighing Machines) now produce the following Sums, above the Expenses of collect- ing them, and will be put up at such Sums respect ively.— Whoever happens to he the best Bidder, must at the same Time pay one Month's Rent in Advance ( if required) of tbe Rent at which such Tolls may be Let, and give Security with sufficient Sureties to the Satisfaction of the Trustees of tbe said Turnpike Roads, for the Payment of tbe Rest of tbe Money Monthly. JOHN JONES, Clerk to the said Trustees. £. s. d. The Tfern and Emstrey Gates on the Shrewsbury District of the Watling Street Road, with the Bye Gates at Crqnkhill Lane and Wroxeter 955 Q 0 Frodesley Turnpike Gate, on the said District 20 3 3 The MeoleGate and Weighing Machine on the Road leading to Church Stret. ton, and the Check Gates at the End of Sutton Lane and at Bayston Hill 475 0 0 the Nobold Gate & Weighing- Machine on tbe Road leading to Longden and Bishop's Castle, together with the Bye Gates belonging to the said Road 225 0 0 The Gate and Weighing Machine at SHELTON, together with a Gate near the eighth Mile Stone on the Road to Pool 630 p 0 The Trewern and Middletpwn Gates on the new Branch of Road to Pool, also l the Rose and Crown Gates on the Old Road 294 0 0 I The Copthorn Gate and Weighing Ma- chine on the Road leading to Westbury 301 0 0 The Gates and Weighing Machine oil the Road leading- to Minsterley 440 0 0 The Cotton Hill and Prescot Gates on the Road leading- to Baschurch .'..„.... 236 0 0 SHREWSBURY, DEC. 1, 18- 23. thsenix Tire- OJ/ tce. TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS. Matthias Attwood, Esq. M. P. Jnmes Bell, Esq. John Coope, Esq. William Curtis, Esq. William Davis, Esq. Crawford Davison, Esq. Sir Charles Flower, Bart. and Alderman. Emanuel Goodhart, Esq. John Hawes, Esq. Wm. Heygale, Esq. Alderman nnd M. P. Thomas Hodgson, jun. Esq. Richard Henshaw LaWrence, Esq. John Petty Muspratt, Esq. Major Bolide, Esq. Thomas Row croft, Esq. William Sander, Esq. George Shorn Storey, Esq. Charles Hampden Turner, Esq. Matthew Whiting, Esq. Matthew Wilson, Esq. Thomas Wilson, Esq. M. P. rt SjJSEXKWAL Receipts for ^ SBK^ JL « X Policies falling due at ^ L Christmas, are now in the Hands of the several Agenis O^ fiii^ lijs^' i| "^ i10 general Rates of the Phce- luan'x Company are as lovy and moderate as the nature of llie s dift'pi- put risks will admit; and the Company are enabled to appeal to the Expe- rience of the Public, in a Period of more than h'ortv Years, for the Promptitude and Liberality with which Claims of Loss to the Amount of upwards of Three Millions Sterling, have been adjusted and paid. Applications for Insurances may be made to tlie Agents of the Company, and all Persons having Claims are desired lo send in the same to tbe Agents through whom Ihey are insured, who will Iranst'nit them directly to the Board of Directors for Adjust- ment and Payment without Delay. The Agents for this Company for the County of Salop are Mr. William Morris - Shrewsbury. Mr. Gilbert Browne - - Shift'nal. Messrs. Lakin and Sons - 7 Whitchurch. Mr. Thouias Evans - - - Oswestry. Mr. Benjamin Partridge - - Bridgnorth. Mr. James Bach ... Ludlow. Mr. Richard Price - , - - Ellesmere. iss n ir^ i t ^ d^ ja^ oi E House consists of a spacious En- H trance Ilall, a Dining and Drawing- Room, small Sitting Room, Study, Housekeeper's Room, Butler's Pantry; also Kitchens and Servants' Apartments, and ten Bed Rooms. The Outbuildings are Coach House, two Stables, Barn, Cow- houses, Pigeon- house, Ste. & c. An excellent Garden and Orchard abundantly itocked with choice Fruit Trees, Lawn and Shrub- beries, about four Statute Acres; and, if required, Forty Acres of Pasture and Arable LAND, of the finest Quality, surrounding the Premises. EYTON HALL is a most desirable Residence for a genteel Family, pleasantly situated witlifri 50 Yards of the River Dee, near the Turnpike Road between Chester and Shrewsbury ; distant live Miles from Wrexham and seven from Ellestnere. Further Particulars, and Terms of Letting, may he known on Application to Mr. LAWTON, Overton Lodge, Flintshire. In the Trust Affairs of Thomas Corbett, of Cleobury Mortimer, Millwright. riHHE Outstanding Creditors of the Jl above- named THOMAS CORBETT are re quired to come in under tbe Trust Deed executed by him, for the Benefit of his Creditors, on or before the 6, th of January next, and to signify their Deter- mination lo us on or before that Day, in Order that the Trust Affairs may be brought to a Conclusion ; and all Creditors outstanding- after that Time will lose the Benefit of tbe said Trust Deed. ROBINSON ani COWBURN, Attornies for the Representative of the Deceased Trustee. TENBUEY, DEC. 10, 1823. Turnpike Tolls— Shiffnal District. MOTICE is hereby given, That the 1/ N TOLLS arising at the Toll Gates erected on the Shiffnal Division ofthe Watl. ing Street Turnpike Road, connnonlv called by tbe Names ofthe Prior's Lee and Red Hill Gales, will be LET ( separately) BY AUCTION, to the best Bidder, at the House of William Morris, known by the Sign ofthe Jerning- liam Arms Inn, in Shiffiial, in the County of Salop, ou Tuesday, tbe 20th Day of January next," between the Hours of Eleven in ibe Forenoon and one in the Afternoon, for one Year from the 2d Day of Febru- . ary next, in Manner directed by ah Act passed in the 48th Year or me itcign of Lii. " For tbe more eflecti. ally repairing- a certain Road " called The Watling- Street Road, and other Roads " therein mentioned, in tbe Counties of Salop and " Stafford ;" by another Act passed in the Island 2d Years of the' present Reign, intituled " An Act for further improving the Roads between London " and Holyhead, by Coventry, Birmingham, and " Shrewsbury;" and also by the General Turnpike Act passed iu the 3d Y'ear of the present Reign.— Tbe Bidders for the Tolls arising at the Prior's Lee Gate must make two distinct Biddings for the said Tolls, viz. one Bidding for the Tolls collected under Authority of the first- mentioned Act, and another Bidding for the additional Tolls. collected under Authority ofthe second- mentioned Act ( of which a separate Account is to be kept). The best Bidder must give Security, with suffi- cient Sureties to the Satisfaction ofthe Trustees, for Payment of the Rent agreed for at such Times as they shall direct; and no Person will be allowed to bid who does not produce bis Sureties at the Auction. The Tolls produced, the last Year, Prior's fee Gate J 01d Tolls £ 550 I s Lee Gate ? Additiona) TolIs ] 50 £ £ 700 Red Hill Gate... £ 100 R. FISHER, ^ ales bp auction. MONTGOMERYSHIRE. At the Lion Inn, in Llanidloes, on Saturday, the 10th Day of January, 1S2- I, at four o'clock in the Afternoon, in the following, or such other Lots as shall be agreed Upon at the Time of Sale : LOT I. ADRSIRABLE FREEHOLD ESTATE, - consisting of a substantial and convenient Farm House vvith suitable Outbuildings, & Eighty- six Acres of excellent Arable, Meadow, and Pasture Land, called THE VILLAGE FARM, situate in the Village and Parish of TREFEGLWTS, in the County of Montgomery, now in the Occupation of Mrs. Savage, the Proprietor. LOT II. Al! those TWO DWELLING HOUSES and Garden, called STONE BRIDGE, situate in the said Village of Trefeghvvs. Lor III. FOUR ALLOTMENTS of COMMON LAND, containing together 55A. 1R. 36P. lately allotted under the Arustlev Inclosure Act, and situate in the said Parish of'Trefegl'wvs. ( CT* For Particulars apply to the said Mrs. SAVAGE; or Mr. T. E. MARSH, Solicitor, Llanid- loes, at whose Office a Pjan ofthe Eslale may be seen. VALUABLE FRESHOIiD PROPERTY, IN THE STotun of © stocstrp. BY MRTHOWELL, At the Wynnstav Arms Inn, in the Town of Oswes- try, in the County of Salop, ou Wednesday, tbe 28th Day of January, 1S2- 1, between the Hours of four and seven in the Afternoon, subject to Con- ditions, aud in one or more Lot or Lots, as shall be determined upon by the Vendor at the Time of Sale : ^ everal DWELLING MOUSES, KT » with the Outbuildings, Barn, Yards, Gardens, and Appurtenances thereunto belonging or adjoin- ing, situate in LOWER BROOK- STREET, iu the town of OSWESTRY aforesaid, and now in the several Occupations of William Howell, Miss " Bather, Joseph Smith, Richard Clayton, Edward Hayes, Mrs. Hauler, William Lawrence, and William Leigh, or their Undertenants. For Particulars apply at the Office of Mr. GRIF- FITHES, Solicitor, or to Mr. HOWELL, the Auction- eer, in Welshpool. CORDIAL BALM OF ZURA, PREPARED BY THE PROPRIETOR, DR. LAMERT, fSon of Dr. I. LAMERT, of the Old Medical Kstab- lishment, 10, Church Street, Spitalfields, London, where he has resided above 60 Years J, CONDUCTOR OF THE MEDICAL ESTABLISHMENT, 54, QUEEN- SQUARE, BRISTOL. ^ TUJE sa'utary Effects of the CORDIAL - I- BALM OF ZUKA, or, PHCGNIX OF LIFE, . cannot be better exemplified than hy the iiuthbei-' of persons from all parts of the country, who are restored to health, a^ ter every other means proved ineffectual; many hundreds who \ Vere lately labouring- under infirmities, which rendered life iusnpporiable, are how enjoying perfect health and renewed vigour. The weak, the languid, the relaxed, the emaciated, and those who have. impaired their Constitution hy excess or immoderate indulgence, or by long resid- ence in unhealthy climates, may rest assured of a perfect and effectual cure in n « hori time. TO DR. LAMERT. Sir?,— It is with infinite pleasure and gratitude, that 1 have to acquaint you With the success of your truly invaluable Cordial Balm ofZura, in a ease of extreme and confirmed debility. I had but little faith 1 must candidly confess in any thing, having tried for the space of three years almost every remedy that I have seen advertised, aii- d without the least effect, but nothing can exceed the delight, nay rapture that overwhelmed me, on experiencing such an instantaneous effect, as followed the very first dose of your invaluable medicine; and long before I had finished two of the lis. bottles, I felt ^' com- pletely renovated, r. s to excite the wonder'aiid asto- nishment of all my friends. I absolutely appeared to then) as one who rose'from the grave by miracu- lous interposition. But to attempt to paint the state of my feelings, would be utterly impossible • words cannot convey an idea of them, when I review th,* dreadful past, the grateful present, and anticipate the blissful'future prospects of my rescued life. Never, my dear Sir, can I hope to make any returns to you for the health ( through the blessing of Pro- vidence) conferred upon me, but if a living reporter of your estimable name, and transcendant s. kiil in the discovery and application of the Cordial Balm of Zura to Cases of ' such distressing and confirmed debility as mipe, can be of any service, you hre at liberty to make'uSe of my name and address, for the benefit of others, and, " though last not least," accept, respected Sir, the humble tribute of a heart deeply imbued with gratitude, and abounding with everv o'ond wish far von here mid berpsiftpr St. John's College, Cambridge. TO DR. LAMENT. DEAR SIR,— I am happy to infohn you, that your Medicrhe is doing Wonders with my old Gouty Limbs. At first 1 . was afrapl I shoiild'be disap- pointed, as I had been before in the Trial of innu- merable Medicines, but I was soon convinced I was " Reckoning without my Host," my Knees began to look less and less inflamed, and the Swelling greatly subsided ; but O ! what a Relief did I experience in my Ancles: sometimes tliey felt as though they were pressed together with Wedges; now, t'hey swell but very little, and the Pain is a Heaven to the Tortures T used to fee!. The Perspiration used to roll in Torrents from my Forehead, from the excessive Agonies I felt; but now, if I am afraid of a slight Return, I immediately have Recourse to your truly divine Zura! when, like the Angel of Mercy, it immediately either wards off the detestable Enemy entirely, or mitigates its Attacks. You know it is but " Young Days" with ns yet, and 1 cannot expect to get well all at once, but if I improve as I have these last three Weeks, I feel quite assured tliat the Monster of now nearly twenty- two Years, standing, almost incessant in its Visitation, will be totally destroyed. So many Friends have been to visit me jn Consequence of what we all call a won- derful Recovery, that I am sure yon will not want for any Recommendation ; and believe me, my dear Sir, that the first Journey I make from my House, these last six Years, shall he to thank you for the Blessing you have conferred on, Deav Sir, vour% J. W. WILKINSON, Circus, Bath. The CORDIAL BALM OF ZCRA is prepared onlv l> v the sole Proprietor, Dr. LAM it) RT, and Sold, Whole- sale and Retail, at his House, No. 54, Queeu- sqnari1, Bristol; also, by FDDOWI- S. Watton, and Howell, Shrewsbury; Partridge, Biidgnorth; Procter, Dray- ton; Baugh, Kllesmere; Smiih, Ironbridge; ' Felton-, Ludlow ; Price. Oswestry ; Houlston, Wellington ; Trevor, Wenlock ; Stevens, Newport; Seavrott, Shift- nal; Parker, Whitchurch; Waidson, Welsh Pool; Painter, Wrexham ; Bangh,„ Leominster : Meachem, Ledbury; and by the principal Medicine Venders in this aud the surrounding Counties, In Bottles at 4s. 6d.; lis ; and £ l.: one lis. Bottle contains three at 4s. 6d. and that at a Pound six Times as much, whereby is a Saving of seven Shillings, Duty included. { t^ r1 Beware of Impositions, as none are genuine but where the sole Proprietor's Name is blown on the Bottle; with the Initial of the Doctor's Name, on the Cork, enveloped iu the Asiatic Anns am? Directions. Sir KolKTt Gifford has received the appointment of Chief Justice of the Court of Common Picas; and William Alexander, Esq. one of the Masters of Chancery, that of Chief Baron of the Exchequer. The Monitear of Thursday and other French papers have been received. The fotnicr contains the expected ordonnance tor the dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies, signed on the preceding day. The ultra royalists have beeu deprived of their leading men in that chamber by a manoeuvre of Ibe Ministers, who have called most of them to the peerage. The number of new creations is ' 13^ of whom two are ecclesiastics, and thirteen hue members uf the lower chamber. T he Journal ties Debuts contains an article from Semlin, dated December 1, which announces that one of the greatest persecutors of the Greeks, Aboliabat, Pacha of Salonioa, who had caused 5,000 Christian families to be massacred in cold blood Inst year in the neighbourhood of tbat city bad been put to death by order of live Sultan, who longed for the immense wealth which he had ac- cumulated. Aware of his master's designs, he had long frustrated them by remaining within the walls of Saiouica, surrounded by a numerous and faithful guard- He w as not pioof, however, against the temptations yf ambit ion, and fell into a snare with w hitch the Porte sometimes entraps Ihe most cau- tious. A new military appointment led him to venture out of his strong hold, aud lie suffered by the bow string within two days journey of its walls. A Jamaica Mail has arrived, with intelligence tothe 81 It of November, from which we learn that tbe House of Assembly met by proclamation on the • 28th of October, w hen the Governor addressed them in a speech, in which he expressed his satis- faction that nothing had rendered it necessary for him to call them together sooner than ordinary. He then proceeds to recommend to their consider- ation, a careful revision of the Consolidated Slave Law, in conformity v. itli the disposition which the Assembly bad ever shown to improve the condition of the slave population ; and is persuaded that the same liberality will be displayed in the promotion of their comfort, upon principles best adapted for their improvement, and the promotion of their dutiful attachment to their natural protectors. It appears, therefore, both by this speech and by the general contents of the papers just received, that nothing has occurred to sanction the strong alarm produced by the receipt of Lord Bathurst's circular- Letters were received on Thursday from De- merara, dated the 20th of October. The Court Martial on Smith, the Missionary, had been ad- journed, in order to afford him time to prepare for his defence. tivity and success. In one District alone between three and four hundred fine young men wele raised in the course of a fe< v days. It is a matter of peculiar satisfaction, that such facility is experi- enced in restoring, at a small comparative expense, the military force of the kinudo'm to a proper standard. Rert oiling parties are to be immedi- ately employed for completing the Establishment of the Royal Artillery, and we have been informed that the recruiting for tbe Maiines is to be con- ducted on the new system. BEKF AGAINST BREAD.— TheanaouutofGrain sold at Mark- lane during the week ending Saturday, December 20, was £ 59,731. 18s. lBd.; and that of Meat sold at Smithfield, the same week, exclu- sive of the prize stock, most of which was sold in the yard where it was exhibited, upuaids of £ 170,000! It is announced, on the" best possible authority,"' that the eiWirecollectioi) of Pictures of Ihe late John Julius Angerstein, Esq, were purchased on Monday of his executors by Lord Liverpool, bv desire of his Majesty, for the country, anil will be the foundation of a National Gallery " of the Old Masters. The purchase money is said to belittle short of £ 60.000, The arrivals this year in tbe port of Liverpool alone of Cotton, are lo the extent of one hundred thousand bags more than were imported io the same time last year, and yet last year's importa- tion was reckoned excessive. BANKRUPTS, DECEMBER 27.— James Durant, form- rly of New Nicholl- slreet, Bethnal- green,. and late of Montagu- street,, Spitalfields, Middlesex, silk- uianu- factnrer..- Charles Niven, of llnlhorn- bridge, London oil- broker and oilman.— William Bryant, of Bristol tailor and haberdasher.-— John tlassell, of Little Guildford. street, Surrey, timber- dealer.-— William Bates, of Oldham, Lancashire, collou- ioanufaclu — Edward Blunt, of Cprnliill, Loudon, optician and mathematical instrument- maker.— Josiah Thomas, of Leicester, linen- draper. UNITED STATES. The President's Message to Congress. The Message of the American President delivered on the 2d inst. arrived yesterday. It is of great length, conformably to the Constitution and prac- tice of the United States, which enjoin, that every individual of the community; shall have, an oppor- tunity of reviewing every act of the Executive. Though much of this document is necessarily unin- teresting to the European reader, there is also much to which the. present relations of the Old World, and of the New, give an extraordinary im- portance. After a long preliminary explanation of the necessity of minute detail, the Message adverts lo the differences existing with Great Britain in the construction of that article of the Treaty of Ghent relating to the adjustment of the Canadian bound- ary. The Message states that a negoeiatiou opon this and other topics, arising out of the same treaty, has been undertaken under favourable auspices, ' and without reference to any third Power. The negotiations with tbe French Government on the subject of the " unjustifiable confiscations" of American property during the late war, are said not to have yet arrived at a satisfactory termination. A negociation has been opened with Russia, upon tbe question of that Power's claim to the North- west Coast of the American Continent; and a similar negociation has been opened with Great Britain. The President professes to have been particularly desirous of cultivating the Russian Emperor's good will. In allusion, however, to the Russian claim, it is significantly observed, that the American Continent is no longer a proper field for' European colonization. In winding uj> the detail of Foreign) relations, as observation is made Upon the insult offered to the American flag by the French squad- ron blockading Cadiz, for which the President professes to demand satisfaction ; and it is stated that American Ministers would be sent to all the South American Republics. The first object of domestic interest is the Reve- nue. The Finances, it appears, are in a most flourishing condition, and more than realize the favourable anticipations that were entertained at tbe opening of the last Session. On the 1st of January there was a balance in the Treasury of 4,237,427 dollars. From that time to the 30th Sf September, the receipts amounted to upwards of 16,100,000 dollars, and the expenditure to only 11,400,000 dollars, and as the receipts for the remaining quarter are estimated to equal the ex- penditure at least, the balance in the Treasury on the 1st of Jaauttry next will be nearly nine millions of dollars. In tbe course of ten years, should the United States enjoy peace, the debt will be nearly paid off. The Militia is said not to be completed up to its legal establishment, difficulties in distributing arms having arisen from the neglect of the different States to furnish the necessary returns. The efficiency and success of the Naval Power of the States, as manifested in tbe suppression of piracy in the West Indies, is highly spoken of, and a suggestion is thrown out, that the institution of higher " Grades" in the naval service might be advantageous. A Report of tbe Postmaster- General is referred to, which proves tbe Post- office department to be considerably iu arrear. New checks upon th department are proposed. A revision of the Tariff' is also proposed, in order to afford still further protection to native manufactures. A scheme for the connection of the Waters of the Ohio and the Chesapeake is recommended ; and the most ardent wishes for the filial triumph of the Greek Patriots are avowed. That part of the Message, however, which will command the most attention is, the unequivocal declaration of the President in favour of the neigh bouring Republics of South America. Not con tented with the promise of sending- Ministers to all tbe New States, Mr. Monroe does not hesitate to declare, tbat, though the United States will not interfere in the war which Spain carries on against ber Colonies, they will not permit the interposition of any other Power ; retorting with great success upon the Holy Alliance, the argument drawn from Ihe danger to which particular forms of Government are exposed, from the contiguity of dissimilar ones. " We owe it," says he, " tocandour, and to the amicable relations existing between the United States and those Powers, to declare that toe should consider ant/ attempt o » their part to extend their system to any portion of this hemisphere, as dangerous to our peace and safety. With the existing colonies or independencies of any European Power we have not interfered, and shall not interfere. But, with the Governments who have declared their independ- ence, and maintained it, and whose independence we have, on great consideration, and on just prin eiples, acknowledged, we could not view any in terpositiou for the purpose of oppressing them, o controlling in any other manner their destiny, by nny European Power, in any other light than as the manifestation of an unfriendly disposition to wards the United States." Such a declaration, at the present moment, must tie of vast weight in determining the course which the Allied Sovereigns shall take with respect to South America. This Message may therefore very probably decide the question of peace or war; but should it not, the co- operation of England and America will bring the affair to a speedy termin- ation. Whatever may be tbe result, however, we hail the tone of the Message as the harbinger Of permanent friendship between States which never should have been enemies— We mean Great Britai" aud the United States of America. A Dutch smuggling cutler was taken off Robin Mood's Bay, oil Tuesday morning, by ( lie Lap wing revenue cutter. The prize is of . great value, consisting of brandy, gin, tea, & c. SIR Iu your Journal of tbe 15th of October last, after paying a passing and deserved compliment to those lio have Superintended the recent improvements made in the town, and hinting that a similar atten- tion to the state of the streets ( still dreadfully filthy mid very much neglected) was much wanted, I took tlie opportunity of warning my townsmen against sacrificing " the interests of the anxious and striving tradesman" to tbe blandishments of ny showy scheme, which might be brought forward for the farther improvement of the town, and which must inevitably entail upon it an overwhelming and eternal load of debt.— At that time, much as I dreaded the projects of civil engineers ( who, from their connection with immense public works, think 110 more of tens of thousands of pounds than they do of putting down tbe single strokes and multiply- ing ciphers by which such sums are designated), I bad no conception tbat the scheme for wholesale destruction since promulgated would have been offered.- Why, Sir, such a plan, if carried into effect, would ruin some, and greatly injure many, of tbe most respectable tradesmen in tbe town ; md I cannot but express my astonishment at find- , ng on reading your report of the proceedings of the meeting at tile Town Hall ou the 23d inst. that, although one of the Members of our Managing Committee candidly stated, that when their present contracts were finished, they should have spent their whole income, expeuded the £ 800n which the Act empowered them to raise, and involved them- selves £ 800 in debt more than they had absolute warranty to contract— for such was the real extent of the admission ;— I cannot, I say, but express my astonishment at finding that one person, who ought POSTSCRIPT. LONDON, Monday MIGHT, Dec. 29, 1833. PRICE OF FUNDS AT THE CLOSE. Red. 3 per Cts. 85* per Ct. Cons. — mperial 3 per Cts. — \ per Cents. 98| 4 per Cent. Cons. 100g New 4 per Cents. — Bank Stock 229 Long A nit.- 21 4 India Stock — India Bonds 81 Ex. Bills (£ 1000) 50 Cons, for Acc. S6| It is stated, in a Morning Paper, that " there is reason lo believe the Harlequin sloop of war. Captain Weekes, has been lost in the late gales on the western coast of Ireland." We are happy iu being able to announce, tbat accounts have eached the Admiralty of the safety of the Untie quin; but it is with regret we add, that the Arab is supposed to be lost. The East India Company have determined to aise two new Regiments for immediate service, in order to replace the same number of the King" troops ordered home from India. By the Leeward Island Mail which arrived lo. day, very alarming accounts have been received from the Island of Trinidad, where it appears some disturbances had taken place. Apprehensions were entertained, that on the arrival of the Christinas holidays, something more serious would occur. We have been favoured wilh a perusal of Ihe officiaVeorrespondence between Admiral Owen and the Authorities of Colombia, respecting the attack of the forts of Carthagena upon tbe British sloop of war Carnation. The Government of Colombia very promptly, and much to the credit of that infant Republic, has disavowed the act, and made ample provision for the relatives of the seamen killed on board the English ship. The Duke of York went yesterday to LuHvorth Castle, the residence of Mr. Secretary Peel, on visit to the Right Hon. Secretary for a few days, I meet a shooting party. violent and ruinous efforts ; but the proposed enor- mous project will, it is to be lioped, be strenuously and effectually opposed by every well- wisher to the Town of Shrewsbury. Your's, DEC. 30, 1823. MILES. * Vide the Chart of St. George's Channel, by the late Lewis Morris, Esq. At the opening of the New Organ at St. Alk- mond's Church, in this town, on the 21st inst. the collections amounted to £ 36. 7s. According to his custom for several years past, the Rev. E. Nevile, Vicar of Prees, in this county, on the - 22d instant ( being the day after St. Thomas's), distributed the beef of a fat cow among the poor of that parish; he also gave an excellent Christmas dinner to more than 200 children belonging to the Parochial School.— The collection made at the church, towards clothing these children, after the annual sermon this year, amounted to nearly £ 15. Last week, Joseph Pryce, Esq. of Dorrington, ill this county, gave to the poor in that neighbour, hood upwards of lOOOIbs. weight of prime beef; and on Sunday last he gave 3d. each to upwards of 100 children at the Sunday School. Commutation of tlie Assessed Taxes.— Our readers may remember, that in a very recent paper we invited their attention to the present conduct of the tax- collectors, in so augmenting the rate of the House Tax, as totally to nullify the proposed intention of Ministers in removing the half of the to p^ ess^ od infection on the subject, said'he I Window Tax. We proceeded in that article upon thought the town could, " without much difficulty," the authority of a provincial paper, which com- . aise an additional £ 500 per annum on the present assessment, which might be available for the Quix- otic scheme that, is to turn onr tradesmen out of doors and convert the sites of their dwellings into a modern Arcadia f Really, Mr. Editor, we live in wonderful times. Eggs ( alas! we have no golden ones) are hatched by steam, and over- loaded stomachs, may be clean pumped out — but sure I am tbat if $ ncb projects for improvement are entertained, there will be no necessity for pumping out either the stomachs or the pockets of those who once boasted the title of " Proud Salopians." If tbe Arcadia scheme were adopted, tbe additional £ 500 per annum, to be raised " without much difficulty," would barely pay the salaries of the surveyor and clerks of the works — but, from such works, Good Lord, deliver us ! If, indeed, we must either resign the Holyhead Road, or form a road through Shrewsbury tbat shall avoid the steep declivity of the Wyle Cop, there is certainly no direction so well calculated for sucb new line as along the Town Walls. From the English Bridge to St. Chad's Church, the only premises of considerable value that would require removal are an evident encroachment on the ancient, highway; and from St. Chad's Church to the Welsh Bridge, by filling up a'hollow garden, taking down a few dilapidated houses, and forming tbe road in the direction of premises formerly occupied as timber- yards, a road ( nearly straight) to the bridge could be made with a very slight declination ; and tbe whole of this line could be effected without removing a single tradesman, and at a compara- tively small expense ; while an excellent road, and improved sites for buildi ng, would, thus he formed along a most eligible part of the town. I am, Sir, See. OBSERVER. Dec. 30, 1823. TO PARENTS AND GUARDIANS. ARESPECTABLE Youth wanted as an APPRENTICE to the LINEN and WOOLLEN DRAPERY BUSINESS.- One that speaks the Welsh Language will be preferred .— Apply ( if by Letter, Post- paid) to Mr. P. HARRIS, Draper and Flannel Merchant, Newtowu. This Advertisement will not be repeated. WANTED immediately, in a Gentle, man's Family in the Country, a FOOT- MAN, where a Butler is kept, and likewise s Servant in the Capacity of COACHMAN and GROOM.— An undeniable Character is required. Apply to THE PRINTIR. ALL PERSONS having any Demand against the Estate of WILLIAM PRISSICK, of SHREWSBURY, in the County of Salop, Esquire, deceased, are required forthwith to send an Account thereof to Mr. BURLEY, Solicitor, Shrewsbury ; and all Persons whostood indebted tothe said WILLIAM PRISSICK, are requested to pay the same to the said Mr. BURLEY, who is authorized to receive the same. Shrewsbury, Dec. 30th, 1823. rg^ HE Public are most respectfully R formed, that the LONDON and DUBLIN VAN is REMOVED from Messrs. Crowley and Co.' s Warehouse, Mardol, to Messrs. BROWN, WALLIXG- TON, St Co's Van Office, and General Carriers' Warehouse, Corner of HIGH- STREET, opposite Milk- street, Shrewsbury. DEC. 31ST, 1823. ISS DAVIES returns her grateful Thanks to the kind Friends who honoured her Ball with their Company on Monday last. Oswestry. Dec. 26,1833. M1 BELMONT BANK. THE Misses COOK respectfully in- form their Friends, that they intend to re- open their SCHOOL on Tuesday, the 20th of January. Shrewsbury, Dec. 30th, 1823. To the Editor of the Salopian Journal. SIR, Allow me to offer a few remarks on a subject at presentof great interest— the intended improvement of the streets of Shrewsbury, ostensibly to facilitate the passage of the mail to and from Holyhead. It is surprising to see what importance is attached to a similar object by some interested individuals of the city of Chester also, as well as of the town of Shrewsbury. It is amusing to see the jealous com- petition of those persons, and what amazing sacri fices they seem disposed to make to secure a pre. ferenee to their respective roads. The Chester partizan will construct doeks And basons at the mouth of the Dee, for a packet station ; the Salo- pian will destroy property to a vast amount, and entail on the town a debt of £ 60,000. This may fairly be assumed ; since experience shews, that rough estimates are generally, at least, one- third below the actual expense. " But, Sir, the great question is,— Shall we, for a comparatively insig- nificant object, submit to toll- gates at*> ur bridges_ to heavy assessments, or other vexatious imposts^ for the benefit, chiefly, of a few interested indivi- duals and wild projectors? Where,'- Sir, is the reasonable proportion between the benefit proposed and the expense to be incurred ? To tax the public or general traveller for a local improvement, is now, I believe, an exploded principle. After all the money expended, what security can be given. ^ 0ton4ft= © lun0lants g> c!) fJ0l, OPENS JAN. 12, 1824. MRS. TENCH returns her humble Thanks to a generous Publick for their Favours, aud informs them she hath procured proper Assistants, and trusts by her Assiduity to merit their Favours aiid Support. She teaches Reading, Grammar, Writing, and Arithmetic, with all Sorts of Useful and Ornamental Needlework.— Terms to he knowa at the School. SHREWSBURY. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1S23. MARRIED. Ou Tuesday, December 30th, at St. Alkmorid's, in this town, " by the Rev. J. Richards, Mr. Edward Nicholls, of Bold Place, Liverpool, to Jane Pughe, eldest daughter of John Marston, Esq. of Afeott, in this county. Same day, at Wroxeter, by the Rev. Thomas Vaughan, M. A. the Rev. Thomas Rowley, M. A. Rector of Middleton Scriveu, and Head- Master of the Free Grammar School, Bridgnorth, to Mary Ann, only daughter of James Farmer, Esq. of Dryton, in this county. On the 22d inst. at Colwich, by the Rev. J. Pitchford, Mr. Dunfe£, of Weston- uader- Lizard, to Miss Vickars, only daughter of the late Mr. Vickars, of Great Haywood, Staffordshire. On the 12th inst. at Ellesmere, Mr. John Rhodes, butcher, to Miss Hannah Bickley, both of that place. DIED. On the 27th of October last, at Wiuefield, Jamaica, Elizabeth, wife of James Austin, Esq. and daughter of Mr. Hazledine, of this town. On the 25th inst. Katharine, eldest daughter of the late Richard Hatchett, Esq. of Peutreheylin, iu this county. On the 15th inst. at Sutton, near Newport, Mr. Whitmore, aged 75. On Tuesday, the 23d inst. John Briscoe, Esq. of Calvington, in this county. On Friday last, sincerely regretted by his family and friends, Mr. Samuel Driver, of St. Alkmond's Square, in this town, aired 72. Ou Friday last, at Mr. Andrew Jones's, in this town, Mr. William Buft'ery, draper, of Wellington, in this county, deeply regretted by his relatives and acquaintance. On Friday last, in the 26th year of his age, after a long and, painful illness borne with christian patierme, William, third son of Mr. Timothy Oakley, of Pride- Hill, in this town ; whose amiable dis- position, and strict integrity, endeared him to all who knew hint, and whose death will be long and deservedly lamented by his relatives and friends. On the 27th inst Mrs. Sarah Stevens, relict of the late Mr. John Stevens, shoemaker, Pride Hill, in this town. On the 27th inst. Mr. Eyton, of Kempton, near Walcot, in this county. Ou the 9th inst. Mr. Milner, of Callaughton, in this county, a respectable farmer— whose worthy and benevolent character obtained tbe esteem, aud whose death excites the, regret, of all who were acquainted with him. Additional Contributions to the Good Samaritan Society, at St. John's Chapel. Mrs. Burton, Longner £ 1 0 0 Mrs. Edwardes, Quarry Place 10 0 Mrs. Harries, Cruekton 1 0 0 Miss II. Loxdale, Belmont 0 8 0 The Trustees of Princeton College, New Jersey, America, at their annual commencement, in Octo ber last, unanimously conferred ou the Rev. James' Townley, Methodist Preacher, Warrington, Lanca- shire, the honorary degree of D. D. plained loudly, and as we thought most justly, of this oppressive proceeding in the district in which that Paper is published, and in the towns of its vicinity. We have great regret in adding, that we have since seen accounts from other parts of the country, that this system of oppressive augmenta- tion has since extended itself into other places The cause of this conduct in the tax- collectors is the same through all districts. The collectors of the House and Window Tax have no salary, but are paid by a per- centage of sixpence in the pound opon the amount of their collection. I: pin) the removal of half the Window Tax, they thus lost about one- third of their annual income. They naturally desire therefore to supply this deficiency from other means. It is manifest, that if they can increase the estimated value of houses in the same proportion by which the Window Tax has been reduced, their per centage upon this augmented estimate would necessarily supply what they have lost by the former reduction. It is upon this principle tbat they are now proceeding, and we say again, that it is to the collectors, and not to any instructions from Government, that this evil is to be imputed.— Bell's Messenger. How far the allegations in the above paragraph as to the conduct of the collectors may be correct, we cannot say. The unexpected increase under the Inhabited House and other duties has, how- ever, we are informed from a variety of sources, caused general dissatisfaction and complaints in the town and neighbourhood of Shrewsbury— tbe number of surcharges being almost incredible, and many of them ( as we are told) totally unwarrant- able— the charge for House Duty being ( as is alleged) laid in some instances at above one half more than tbe actual rent. At this period, when it is so well known that the exigencies of Govern ment are otherwise abundantly provided for,— when we are labouring under no slight pressure of local taxation,— and when we are threatened with an additional taxation for local improvement,— it is no time to submit quietly to these exactions. A public meeting of the inhabitants of Cheltenham is called for Monday next, to take the effects of such augmentations into consideration, and to determine the propriety, if necessary, of petitioning Parliament for a reduction of the Duty on Inha bited Houses.— It is hoped that Shrewsbury, and every other town, will follow the example. MILITIA EXEMPTIONS !— A Correspondent informs us, that in the Constables' Returns placed gainst the church of St. Chad, many individuals are returned as " two short," " on fit for service,' " iu is Majesty's service," & c.— Another Corre- spondent, observing some spectators laughing at the lists exhibited in another direction of the town, found that their tittering arose from the constable having placed the words " too short, 1 not in the column " Ground of exemption," but in ludicrous array within the column beaded " Whether any child," & c, Committed to our County Gaol, Richard Adney, charged with stealing a piece of oak timber, the HUNTING. Sir B. Graham's Hounds will meet ( For the Shropshire Hunt Week) Monday, Jan. 5 Pitchfnrd Tuesday, 6th Shawbury White Gates Thursday, 8tli Fox at Albrighton Friday, 9th Atcham Bridge At Eleven o'Clock each Morning. Sir Richard Pulestou, s Hounds will meet This day, Wednesday, Dec. 31st.... Emral Saturday, Jan. 3d Gallantry Bauk Tuesday, 6th Twemlows Friday, 9th Duckington At Eleven. The Ludlow Subscription Fox Hounds WILL MEET AT Kyrewood Friday, Jan. 2 ( at 10) Powksmore Tuesday, Jan. 6 ( at 10) Munslow Common Friday, Jan. 9 ( at 10) Mr. Hay's Fox Hounds will meet Thursday, Jan. 1st,.... Adbaston Saturday, 3d Blackhrook At half past leu. The Cheshire Hounds will meet Thursday, Jan. 1st Hartford Bridge I Saturday, 3d Barr Bridge Monday, 5th Dutton Hall Tuesday, 6th High Legh Thursday, 8th Oulton Lodge Saturday, 10th Beeston Hall At half past ten. On Monday week, the Duke of Beaufort's well- conducted pack of Oxfordshire fox- hounds had a fine run of upwards of twenty miles. They broke cover at Wortou Wood, in gallant style; the fox made for Ilbnry Gorse, then up the vale hy Dun- stew lo North Aston, after which he ran to Taekley Wood, thence by Old Woodstock to Blenheim Park and Tar Wood, and was at length, after a chase of four hours, killed at Combe Wood. AT a MEETING of the SUfi. COMMITTEE appointed to consider of tbe IMPROVEMENTS of the IRISH ROAD as respects the TOWN of SHREWSBURY ; Present— The Hon. CECIL JENKINSON, ROWLANI HILL, Esq. M. P. J. C. PELHAM, Esq. M. P. E. BURTON, Esq. THOMAS LLOYD, Esq. THOMAS PBMBERTON, Esq. J. WINGFIEID, Esq. JOSEPH SUTTON, Esq. W. GOOCH, Esq. THOMAS LOXDALB, Esq, Mr. HARLBY, Mr. HAYCOCK, and Mr. BIRCH: Resolved, 1st. That, several Plans having been suggested to the Consideration of the Sub- Committee, it is the Opinion of this Sub- Committee, that Plans and Estimates should be prepared of the Road up the Wyle Cop and along the High- Street, and also of that round the Walls, in Order that, at a Meeting of this Sub- Committee, to be held at the Town Hall, at Twel ve o'Clock, on Saturday, January 10th, the Plans and Estimates may be more maturely considered. 2dly. That this Sub- Committee will be ready to receive any further Plans and Estimates at the Meeting of January 10th. 3dly. That Mr. HARLEY, Mr, HAYCOCK, and Mr. BIRCH be requested to procure Plans and Estimates of these Two Lines, distinguishing;, as much an possible tbe Details of Expense applicable to the Completion of tbe different Parts ot each Plan. 4thly. That these Resolutions be printed in each of the Shrewsbury Papers. On the Motion of ROWLAND HILL, Esq. M. P. That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Hon. CECIL JENKINSON, for his Conduct in the Chair. LATHE, ~ By Holzapffel and Co. London. TO BE SOLD, ALATHE, with Oval and Eccentric Apparatus, very eompleat and in excellent Order, with Three Cases of Tools.— Apply to THB PRINTER of this Paper. I ALDERSEY COWS. F SPRING AND LANGAN.— The match between these two pugilists for the Championship, will be decided in the course of three weeks, 100 miles from the Metropolis. Spring is in excellent con- dition, and tracked at two to one, in London; but in the country, Langan is the favourite. At Birmingham, tbe odds are for the Irishman. Brummies say, that Spring, on this occasion, must fight for it,— as, if he should attempt lo practise his wrestling system, Pat will kick his legs off! The Irish Packets will probably have sharp work in the course of the next fortnight, for half the City of Cork, at least, may be expected in this country, to witness the tight. What a picture of I civilization do not these things exhibit! that the Government Dispatches shall continue to 1 property of the Earl of Craven; Thomas Eostock, Shrewsbury ? I charged with stealing a nnautitv of r. o. l tl,,. be sent through Shrewsbury? There is another and a better line of communicatioa, which, sooner or later, will no doubt be established. The public good ought ever to prevail over partial interests. When we consider the feverish state of the sister kingdom, its immense importance in a political aud geographical view, that its revenue boards are consolidated with those of England, and that there is now but one common legislature, it is obvious, the communication between Loudon and Dublin ought to be as rapid and direct as possible. Nay more, towns ought, as far as convenience will admit, to be avoided. For, in the language of us military men, every town is a pass; or, in other words, it. offers some obstructions to a free passage. There are frequently narrow aud crooked streets encumbered with carriages, rubbish _ in heaps, children running about incautiously, infirm per- sons unable to get out of the way of our modern Jehus, and droves of swine and cattle to encounter. To be sure this last obstruction happens oiily. twenty- four times a- year in the town of Shrewsbury ! Let oyr town- improvers advert to this last circum- stance, which is really interesting to the comfort and safety of the community, and let the Postmasters- General and the Government regulate the mails. But I may observe, for their satisfaction, that our townsmen need not fear their Chester rivals. Many years a « - o, J sailed from their packet- station at Daw pool, below J'arkg. Hte, for Dublin, through the Hoyle Sands and over tbe Bar, and passing- the great Orme- Head had tbe rock- bound unsheltered coast of Anglesey'oil tMIeft. Having passed Point Elian, a gale came on, iti consequence of which we had the greatest difficulty to clear those, detached clusters, the Mice- Rocks" an. d the Skerries,* near to which so many lives were Jost last year. This part of the passage is really dangerous ; and had the foul weather come On in. the night, the lives of the passengers would not have been worth six hours' purchase. It should be remenohered, also, tbat the distance from Dawpool to Dubh', u is nearly double of that from Holyhead. We may remark, that Chester, from its local position, must . always command tbe posting business to the Head, by way of Conway, from tbe north and east parts of the kingdom; and Shrewsbury, for the like '. reason, wilt have its due proportion from tbe south- east quarters. Let each party then be content with his own. But, if the measure of widening the streets, & c. be seriously pursued, I would, Sir, with deference, offer a substitute. This is, to continue the Oswes- try road iu a direct line from Shelton to Riiigsland, thence by the Boar's Head over Meole Brook in the direction of Lord Hill's Column. The distance I suppose to be nearly the same as through the centre of the town ; but the advantage is, to nave a direct road without impediments ; few or no build- ings to purchase, but such as are of a mean descrip- tion ; and tbe expense can be ascertained with accuracy, as persons may he found who will execute the whole by contract. Fearing to occupy too much of your valuable space, I will not enlarge on the destructive plan contemplated by the Com- mittee. The catacombs proposed near the East Bridge, will not be found receptacles for the dead, but conveniences for the filth and obscenities of the living. But I will venture to make a bold asser. tion : Shrewsbury is incapable of improvement, according to modern ideas. If you require its streets to have parallel lines and right angles, you destroy the town. But is it less interesting be- cause of its irregularities ? No. The state of the arts, the modes of building, and of domestic arrangement of the people of the " olden time," are more interesting, to the curious observer, than the dull uniformity of the present fashion, where every house is the counter- part of its opposite neighbour— where the streets, like sawn planks, resemble each other— and when you have seen one, you have in effect seen all. Let us, Sir, confide all useful and practicable alterations to the taste and sober judgment of the worthy Commissioners of the present Street- Act. What improvements they will quantity coal, the property of John Bell, of Wellington; Maria Darby, charged with having stolen eighteen sbil lings iu silver from the person of William Sherry, at the parish of St. Chad. CAUTION.— A fellow calling himself Williams, recently visited Cheltenham as a picture- dealer, and succeeded in getting possession of three valuable paintings to clean, with which he ab- sconded, and has not since been beard of. A reward is offered for bis detection. Salisbury, December 19.— Ou Thursday, Mr. Bolster, surgeon and apothecary, was married to Miss Blatcb, of Winterbourne. The young lady was not discovered lo have taken leave of her pater nal mansion till breakfast time. Search was made, but in vain. Mr. Blatch immediately mounted his horse and rode to St. Edmund's, which is the nearest church, and on entering saw an assemblage of persons round Ihe altar. He called out to the Reverend Doctor Hawes to stop, and made his way up to the altar of Hymen. On the Doctor desiring to know the cause of the intrusion and interrup tion, he said the lady wa? his daughter, and he would not allow her to be married to Mr. Bolster The Doctor then informed him that Mr. Bolster had just handed out his daughter as his lawful wife, at the one door, as he entered at the other, and that the pair be was then marrying were persons with whom he bad no connection. Mr. Biatch left the church iu great chargrin, and the second couple were married without further interruption.— South ampton Chronicle. CARMEN WATALE. ' TIS come— the fulness of that promis'd hour, When Woman's seed shall break the Serpent': pow'r ; ' Tis come— ihe time by prophecies foretold, When HE, " whose goings forth were from of old, Should leave his Throne of Majesty on high, With Man to sojourn, and for Man to die !— Hark ! the glad hour attesting Seraphs hail, And songs of triumph swell the midnight gale ; fjeaven's choral host to human sight appears, An. d strains angelic burst on human ears ! See. ! in the East his herald Star arise ! Type ot" that light desired by Israel's eyes : Led bv this guide, their gifts the Magi bring, And, Heav'ti instructed, hail their infant King ! What though a manger is bis earthly throne, Yet, strong in faith, the Godhead veil'd they own There, at EMMAiVUEL's feet is incense pour'd, And there the INCARNATE GOD is first ador'd What precious gifts attend the God- born Child Opposing claims in him are. reconciled ; Through Him each jarring, attribute shall meet, In perfect love— in harmony complete ! Mercy and Truth are kriit in firm embrace; Justice, appeas'd, now shares her throne with Grace On Him the iniquity of all is laid ; By Him the price of our redemption paid ; By Him the fetter'd Captive is unchain'd, Deliverance won, and Paradise regain'd. Rejoice, ye ransom'd ! You your God hath'freed From pains pronounced, from penalties decreed ; The Grave he vanquished with exulting wing, And wrung from Death its triumph and its sting-. Pour fourth your notes of praise ; be glad, O Earth Aud tell the blessings of a Saviour's birth ! By every nation and by every tongue, The joyful song of the Redeeui'd be sung. Oh, if the choral melodies above Peal the loud anthem of forgiving Love, To " Man forgiven" belongs a grateful strain, Which guiltless Seraphs may attempt in vain , No pardoning love awaits that spotless host,— He who is most forgiven, should love and praise the most. J. S TO BE SOLD, ' OUR thorough- bred ALDERNEY COWS ; to calve early, and likely to make very good Milkers.— Apply to THE PRINTER ot" I this Paper. CAPITAL WINDMILL, & c. ro tie act, AND ENTERED UPON AT LADY- DAY NEXT,- ANewly- erected HOUSE, WIND- MILL, and MALTHOUSE, with Walled Garden, and about Fifteen Acres of LAND, called HARLEY TOWER, situate at Harley, near Weil- lock, and now in the Occupation of Mr. Richard Cross. The Premises are excellently situated for Busi- ness, and in complete Repair. Application for further Particulars to be made to Mr. CROSS, on the Premises ; or Mr. COOPER, Solicitor, Shrewsbury. MONTGOMERYSHIRE. Co IJC Uet, And entered upon at Lady- Day next, ADesirable FARM, containing 250 Acres of Arable Meadow, and Pasture LAND, called TRELYDAN, in the Parish of GUILDSFIELD, within two Miles of Welshpool, and nearly adjoining the Montgomeryshire Canal. For Particulars enquire of Mr. R. GRIFFITHES, Bishop's Castle.— A Person at Trelydan Hall will shew the Premises, 29TH DECEMBER, 1823. YALE OF LLANGOLLEN. WAIIES. MARRIED. On the 19th inst. at Llansilin, by the Rev. D. Richards, Mr. J. Thomas, of Llangadwaladr, to Aline, the eldest daughter of Thomas Lloyd, Esq, of Moelfre. On the 25th inst. at St. Anne's Church, Liverpool, Mr. R. Williams, grocer, to Miss Jane Hughes, both of Llaurhaiadr, Denbighshire. On the 19th inst. Mr. Richard Jones, master of the sloop John, and Ann, to Margaret, eldest daughter of Mr. John Griffiths, both of Aberystwith. On Monday last, at St. John's, Chester, by the Rev. William Richardson, Mr. Swettenham, of Buckley Mill, Flintshire, to Miss Swettenham, daughter of Mr. Swettenham, of Chester, brewer DIED. On the 11th inst. at her residence in King- street, Carmarthen, in the 83d year of her age, Mrs. Mary Lloyd, relict of the late William Llovd, Esq. of Maes- annod, Denbighshire. On the 18th inst. at Carnarvon, aged 78, Richard Maddocks, Esq. uncle tothe Dowager Marchioness of Lansdowne. Lately, Mr. Waring, of Llanrwst, in the county of Denbigh. The King has been pleased to grant his Royal license and authority, that Thomas Browne Jones, eldest son of Piyce Jones, of Coffronydd, in tbe county of Montgomery, Esquire, may henceforth, in compliance with the last will and testament of Thomas Browne, late of Mellington Hall, in the said county of Montgomery, Esquire, bear the surname and arms of Browne, instead of those of Jones, such license, arms, & c. being first duly recorded and exemplified iu the Heralds' College. • Gazette. DINAS MOWDDWY— The Birth of a Son and Heir to the House of Halston was celebrated on the extensive estate of Mr. Mytton, at Dinas Mowddy, oil the 11th inst. by that gentleman's numerous friends and tenants in the vicinity.— A liberal subscription had been made, aud two fine sheep ( roasted), with plenty of cwrw da, & c. were distributed to the poor. Seventy respectable in- dividuals dined together at the Lion Inn, and sent the glass merrily round to the health and prosperity of the Heir and other branches of the Halston Family.— The festivities terminated with a Ball, which was kept up wilh true Cambrian spirit till four o'clock next morning. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant nf Cardiganshire.— Witliani Bonsall, and Edward Vaughan, Esqrs. to be Deputy Lieutenants. Cardigan Militia.— William Edward Powell, Esq. to be Lieutenant- Colonel Commandant; John William Lewis, Esq. to be Major. Upper Tivy Local Militia.— Edward Warren Jo ins, Esq. to be Lieutenant- Colonel Commandant; Thomas Jones Gwynne, Esq. to be Lieutenant- Colonel ; J. Nathaniel Williams, Esq. to be Major. TO BE LET, And entered upon on the 2d Day of February, and the 1st Day of May, 1824 ; THE MANSION HOUSE of DINBREN, suitable for the Residence of a Family of Distinction, situate in the beautiful Vale of Llan- gollen, in tbe County of Denbigh, with commodious and convenient attached and detached Offices, a Walled Garden, and upwards of One Hundred Acres of Arable, Meadow, and Pasture LAND, upon which are Three Cottages. The House comprises an elegant Drawing Room, 3 Feet by 19 § Feet, opening into ail Anti- Room, Feet by 14 ; a spacious Diuing Room, 30 Feet by 20 Feet, and 15 Feet high ; Entrance Ilall ; handsome Staircase; Breakfast Room, 16 Feet square; and Library, 15 Feet by 13. The attached Offices consist of a Kitchen, Scul- lery, Servants' Hall, Housekeeper's Room, Butler's Pantry, and two Larders, with Back Staircase ; and detached is a Dairy, Brewhouse, Bakehouse, and Laundry. The Chamber Story contains three spacious Bed Rooms, and two Dressing Rooms over the principal Rooms, each 12 Feet high ; Family Bed Room, with two Dressing Rooms; three Bed Rooms, and one Dressing Room; a Bath Room, and two Water Closets ; and there are seven Servants' Rooms in. the Attics. The Outbuildings are situated at a convenient Distance from the House, and consist of a double Coach- House, and Harness Room, two capital Stables containing- seven Stalls, two Barns, a Cart Stable, Cow- Houses for 26 Cows, Granary, Poultry House, aud Piggery, with several other convenient Buildings. The Scenery of the Vale of Llangollen is so generally known, that any Description would be useless. The House commands the most romantic- aud picturesque Views of this much- admired Vale, and is well sheltered with extensive and thriving Plantations. It is distant one Mile from Llangollen, through which Town the London and Holyhead Mail and two London Coaches pass daily. For further Particulars apply to Mr. JOHN JONES, Brook- Street, Oswestry ; or Mr. RICHARD JONES, Draper, Llangollen, who will appoint a Person to shew the Premises. Montgomeryshire Bridge Act. TO CONSTABLES AND OTHERS. THE County Treasurer will not receive any Money, under the above Act, short of the exact Amount of the Orders of Sessions, which Orders must bo produced at the Time of making the Payment. Officers of Parishes, & c. are advised to attend to the Conduct of the High Constables, as, in Cases of Non- payment by the latter, the Orders will be renewed by the Court, and re- levied upon the District. T. JOHNES, County Treasurer. Welshpool, 30th December, 1823. DISTRICTS IN ARREAR. Caurse Hundred— For Kilkewydd, Mil- brook, and Buttington Bridges £ 66 14 0 Deythur and Pool — For Llansaintfraid Bridge Llanfyllin, Pool, and Mathrafal— For New C. rereinion Bridge Llanfyllin and Mathrafal— For Pont Robert ap Oliver Llanfyllin, Pool, and Mathrafai — For New Median Bridge Llanidloes ( Lower)— For Ponldolgoch, Caersws, Carno, si Llandiuam Bridges 361 14 Newtown— For Newtown and Bryuder- wen Bridges 127 4 Pool— For Pontiscowrhydd Bridge 58 15 MARKET ISERAIID. SHREWSBURY. In our Market, 011 Saturday last, the price of Hides was 4£ d. per lb.— Calf'Skins 5d— Tallow 3d. I11 our Market, 011 Saturday last, Old Wheat sold at from 10s. Od. to 10s. 3d. ; and New Wheat at from 8s. 8d. to 9s. $ d. per bushel of 38 quarts- Barley from 5s. 2d. to 5s. lOd. per bushel of 38 qts. Old Oats sold at from 6s. 8d. to 7s. 2d.; New Oats froin 5s. 4d. to 6s. Od. per bushel of 57 quarts.— Peas 5s. 8d. to 6s. Od. CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 29. The abundance of our supplies this morning, and the open appearance of the weather, have consider- ably affected our market, as the finest samples of old Wheat with difficulty obtained the prices realized at the close of last Monday's market, while the ordi- nary qualities seem to remaia on band. Fine Malting Barley does not partake of tbe like dullness, as 34s, per quarter were obtained for this kind. Beans and Peas of both kinds are very heavy, but not cheaper. The Oat trade is a sbade lower, ihe supply being large, and tbe great arrivals tn be expected as soon as the wind veers about to the north. Flour, from the magnitude of the supply, is very dull sale at 55s. per sack. Current Price of Grain per Quarter, as under : Wheat 50s to 69s I White Peas 34s to 36s, 33 4 13 8 0 6 Barley., MalJ 28s to 34s 52s to 60s I Beans 34s to 36s Oats ..., 24s lo 30s Fine Flour 50s to 55s per sack ; Seconds 45s to 50s SMITHFIELD (- per st. ofSlb. sinking offal). Beef.... 3s 2d to 4s Od I Veal 4s 2d to 5s 2d. Mutton 3s 6d to 4s 4d | Pork 4s Od to 5s Od. Lamb 0s Od to 0s Od CORN EXCHANGE. 9s. 9d. lo 10s. 6d. per 701hs. 5s. 3d. to 5s, 6d. per60lbs. 3s. 5d. lo 3s. 8d. per 45lbs. Od. to 9s. Oil. per36qts. 18 17 8 LIVERPOOL Wheat 9 Barley Oats Mall . FineFlour 47s. Od. to 49s. 0d. per2401 bs BRISTOL CORN EXCHANGE. Spring price nf Wheat, per sack s. ri. of 331 lbs Foreign Wheat per bush, of 8 gall. English Wheat, ditto Malting Barley, ditto Mall, ditto..... Flour, Fine, per sack of 2c. 2q. 51 bs 48 Secondsditto 44 Oats," Old, per 8 gall 2 39 3 6 3 5 0 to 44 3 to 4 6 to 8 9 to 4 9 to 7 0 to 50 0 to 48 6 to 3 OF FORTY HOGSHEADS OF EARTHEN- WARE and Patent IRON- STOKE CHINA, Being a select Part of the Stock of the Patentees ( declining Business):. ^( D MM OTIMD AAKTOSNDW* BY MR. PERRY, On Mondav, the 19th of January, 1824, and Five following Days, in the Great Room at the lion Inn, Shrewsbury. rriHE above STOCK consists of fine TABLE and DESSERT SETS; a large 1 Assortment of VASES and TRIPODS, with a few choice JARS, exact Comes from FONTHJO. Originals; together with a great Variety of antique JUGS, MUGS, and STATE BED- ROOM SVheSEAUTHEN- wARE Part of the Stock embraces TABLE SETS, DESSERT SETS, Breakfast and Tea Ware, Jugs, Mugs, Bakers, Plates, Dishes, Tureens, Ewers and Basins, Soap Boxes, Brush Trays, Foot and sfop Pails, Basins ofall Sizes, Tea Pots, Sugar Boxes, & c. & c. & « .; and every other Article usually made of that Body. . . , . . . , The three first Days' Sale will commence precisely at Eleven, and continue till the Articles inserted in the Catalogues are disposed of.- The three last Days' Sale will be from Eleven till Two, aud from Five iu the Afternoon till Eight in the Evening. . , „ ... . A n . • n Mr PERRY- respectfully solicits Attention to this Sale; assuring the Publick the Property is well deserving Notice, and is wholly for actual Sale without Exception or Reserve of any Kind. NOTICE is hereby given, that th& TOLLS arising at the Toll Gates upon the Turnpike Road leading from Shrewsbury to Much Wenlock, called or known by tbe Names of Weep. • Cross, Cressage, and Harley Gates, will be IT BY AUCTION to the best Bidder, at the House of Robert Thomas, at Cound Lane Inn, on Friday, the 30th Day of January, 1824, between the Hours of Eleven aud One o'Cloek, in the Manner directed by the Act passed in the Third Year of his Majesty King George the Fourth, for regulating- Turnpike Roads;. which Tolls produced last Year the Sums hereafter mentioned : Whoever happens to be tbe best Bidder, must at the same Time give Security, with sufficient Sureties to the: Satisfaction of the Trustees, for Payment of the same as they shall direct. WM. WHALLEY, Clerk to the Trustees. Shrewsbury, Dec. 30, 1823. Weeping Cross £ 202 10 Cressage 121 0 Ilarley 121 0 T a M EETING of the Commissiori- * XjL'ers for Repairing the Bridge in BRIDG- NORTH, held the 23d Day of December, 1823 : IT WAS UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED, That the Thanks of tbe Meeting he presented to CHARLES H ANBURY TRACY, Esquire, for Ins prompt aud ready Compliance with the Solicitation of the Coihmissioners, in gratuitously presenting them with such Portion of the Bull Inn Premises as may be required for Widening the Bridge Street. IT WAS ALSO ORDERED, That the above Resolution shall be inserted in each of the Shrewsbury Newspapers. £> fftce of^ Coroner. WE; the undersigned Magistrates, act- ing in the Hundreds of MUNSLOW, STOTES- DON, and OVERS, are of Opinion that the Situation of Coroner for tbe above District would be most eligible in tbe Town of CI. EOBURY MORTIMER, where lie will be residing within four Miles of Iron Works, and within six of" the Coal and Lime Works and of Stotesdon ; and we also are of Opinion that the above Office should he held by a LEGAL Profes- sional Man. Patcd this 22d Day of November, 1823. THOMAS WHITMORE, W. DAVENPORT, E. S. DAVENPORT, JOHN M. WOOD, THOS. MYTTON, CHARLES POWELL, THOS. H. LOWE, WM. OTTER, JOHN WALCOT, GEO. RUSHOUT BOWLES. To the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, and Freeholders OF THE COUNTY OF SALOP. MY LORDS, AND GENTLEMEN, RI^ H E Situation of one of the CORONERS J. of this County being about to become vacant by the Resignation of Mr. WIIITCOMHE, I beg Leave most respectfully to ofler myself as a Candi- date for the important Office. and to solicit the Honour of your ATTENDANCE Al TIIE POLL. Since the Division was made of the Hales Owen District,' the whole of the Inquests have keen held within 22 Miles of this Town, and which has been the Residence of the Coroner ( or within eight Miles of the Place) for upwards of 60 Years last past. It you appoint your Coroner at Bridgnorth ( which has already got'one for the Liberties), it will be at- tended' with a great and serious Expense to tbe County, as I find that, out of the whole Seventy- i! ve Inquests that have been held by Mr. WHITCOMBE during his Coronership, only Seven have been held on the other Side of Bridgnorth, and which were in the Parishes of Rudge, Claverley, and Morville. It will be needless to point out the Impropriety of appointing the Coroner resident at Shiffnal, in which Case the Hundreds of Stotesdon, Overs, and Munslow, must npply to Mr. WOLLASTON, of Bishop's Castle, which is 27 Miles from this Place. These and various other Reasons point out the Necessity of having one of the Coroners resident in the Town of CLEOBURY MORTIMEB, and have in- duced me to offer myself as a Candidate for the Situation ; and should I obtain' the Honour of your Support on the present Occasion, and be so for- tunate as to succeed, I shall endeavour to discharge the Duty of the Office with all that Attention which its Importance to the County demands. I have the Honour to remain, MY LORDS, AND GENTLEMEN, Your very obedient humble Servant, S. P. SOUTHAM, DEC. 10, 1823. Solicitor, Cleobury Mortimer. To the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy,, and Freeeholders OF THE COUNTY OF SAW}.! 3. MY LORDS, AND GENTLEMEN, rriHE great Success I have met with in JL canvassing for the Situation of Coroner for this County, vacant by the Abdication of Mr. WHITCOMBE, has impressed me with a deep Sense of the most heartfelt Gratitude ; and I beg you all to accept my unfeigned Thanks for the kind Liberality and Support I have experienced, and which fully authorizes ine to conclude that a triumphant Success awaits my Cause at the Day of Poll. I am aware that a public Declaration of several Magistrates has appeared, that they consider Cleo- bury Mortimer ( being on the Confines of the County) the most eligible Residence for a Coroner, and that they are likewise of Opinion that the Office of Coroner should be held by a Legal Professional Man ; it must obviously imply that they consider my Opponent, Mr. SOUTHAM, should be elected in Preference to myself; but, with due Deference to the Opinions of those Gentlemen, and in Vindica- tion of tbe Pretensions I have for the Attainment of that Appointment, I must beg Leave to appeal to your impartial Judgment, whether my PROFESSION and RESIDENCE do not both constitute my Eligi- bility and Qualification to fulfil and discharge the Duty of Coroner as accurately, and with ( at least) equal Advantage to this populous Countv in gene- ral ? and I beg to submit, that I may, with the same Consistency, urge the Necessity of Magistrates being Legal Practitioners, as Coroners, if every Day's Experience did not evince the contrary by the able Discharge of their Public Duty in adminis- tering Justice founded upon Law. As regards my Residence, I beg to remark that BRIDGNORTH, as you well know, is the most Central Part of the District, besides which it is locally much more populous than Cleobury, and consequently would be attended with less Expense to the County, Mv Opponent, Mr. BROWN, too ( resident on the Borders of Staffordshire), urges his ADROITNESS as a Lawyer* as a parauiouut. Qualification for the Office of Coroner ; hut I beg to propound to you, whether there is any Thing so abstruse or intricate in the Duty of Coroner, which may not be with the freatest Facility acquired without possessing the agacity which the Practice of the Law may require ? and if either the Profession of a Lawyer or a Surgeon be necessary for tbe Qualification of Coroner, I must beg your Consideration in deter- mining which you think should preponderate, as I presume that generally throughout the Kingdom the Number of Coroners of the latter Profession much exceeds the former, and that they are in numberless Instances of much greater Utility. I am now certainly entitled to augur a favourable Issue in the Contest in which I am engaged, and I do confidently look forward to ultimate Success, in my Appointment; and should I be the Object of yotir Choice, I shall endeavour to prove myself worthy of so honourable a Distinction, by a faithful and diligent. Discharge of the Duties of that i portant Office. I have the Honour to remain, MY LORDS, AND GENTLEMEN, Your very obedient humble Servant G. JONES, Bridgnorth, Dec. 16,1823. Surgeon * He speaks of the numerous Writs and Processes to be executed herein. He must have adduced this from reading some old Law Books ( of Waste Paper Value) rather than from Practical Information, I" there aWril returned by the Coroner in 20 Years by auction• Valuable Farming Stock Sr Household Furniture, Dairy Sr Brewing Vessels. ( W0O. LLY WITHOUT EXCEPTION OR RESERVE.) BY MBJPERRY, On Monday and Tuesday, the 12jh and 13th of January," 1824, on the Premises at RHANDRE- GYNWEN, in the Parish of Llandisilio ( 6 Miles from Oswestry and 9 from Pool) : rg^ HE entire LIVE STOCK, GRAIN, 1 HAY, IMPLEMENTS of HUSBANDRY, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, Dairy and Brewing- Utensils, belonging to Mr. WILLIAM THOMAS ( about to quit the Farm): consisting of Twenty- six capital DAIRY COWS, Heifers, Bull, Bullock, & Calves ; Team of excellent Draught HORSES, ti COLTS ; STORE PIGS; SHEEP; STACKS of GRAIN and HAY; WAGGONS, TUMBRELS, Ploughs, Rollers, Winnowing Machine, and numerous other Implements; also Three Stone Cheese Presses, Two Furnaces, and Dairy Vessels of every Descrip- tion ; together with the Whole of the Household Goods and Furniture. Particulars will be stated in Catalogues, and dispersed in the Neighbourhood, and will further appear in next Shrewsbury Papers. VALUABLE IFmHHMlLD HOTMTm NEAR BRIDGNORTH, WHEREAS sevet • al Persons, within the last few Months, have HAWKED and VENDED SPIIIITOUS LIQUORS in the Name of GEO. D. OWEN : This, is to give NOTICE, that the said GEO. D, GIVEN has never I liroiundal snt! iftfociUaniott- g. SrxF. nESTRVCT. lOM — Dukinfield, Dec. 25, 1823.— A very melancholy instance of self- destruc- tion took place on Friday, the 19th instant, at Dukinfield.— Mr- Joseph'Moss, Mine Agent to F. D. Astlgy, Esq. precipitated himself into a authorized any Person or Persons to hawk Spirits coal- pit which had ceased being worked, and was :... I. M " ... L .1 . .-. R , , ,, ....... L„ ^ -. 1. . .. _ -. I- in his Name, and that it has been done without his Knowledge or Consent. Bailey Street, Oswestry, 29th Dec. 1823 wholly WW. SMITH, AUCTIONEER, begs to * y inform his Friends and the Agricultural Gentlemen of this and the adjacent Counties, of I his Intention in future to commence all Sales at the Time mentioned in the Advertisements, in Order to obviate the great Inconvenience so generally com- plained of, particularly to Gentlemen attending from a Distance. And at tbe sauje Time he most respectfully returns Thanks for tbe very distin- guished Favours conferred upon him, for the last TenYears, in the Sale of Live Stock, and he hopes, by the same punctual Discharge of his Duty, to merit and Share a Continuance of their Patronage aud Support. KLJ* WEBSCOT SALE will commence at Eleven o'Ciock to a Minute. Shrewsbury, Dec. 30, 1823. BY MESSRS. TUDOR AND LAWRENCE, On Saturday, the 3d Day of January, 1824, at the Talbot Inn, in Shrewsbury, precisely, at four o'Clock in the Afternoon, in the following-, or such other Lots as shall be agreed upon at the Time of Sale, subject to Conditions then to be produced : LOT I. npH E LYE MILL and LANDS, con. M taining about 27 Acres of rich Grazing Laud, in the Holding- of Mr. William Humphreys, as Tenant at Will. LOT II. The LYE MILL FARM, with House and convenient Outbuiidiugs, containing 8$ Acres of rich Arable, Meadow, and Pasture Land, in the Holding of Mr. William Corser, as Tenant at Will. LOT III. UNDERTON FARM, with capital Farm House and Outbuildings, together with aoout 112 Acres of rich Arable, Meadow, and Pasture Land, in the Holding of Mr. William Corser.— Also, TWO COTTAGES, in the Possession of John Wall and William Bowdler. The above Lots of valuable Land lie near to Morville, within three Miles of Bridgnorth, five of Wenlock, six of Ironbridge, and about four of Broseiey, all capital Markets, in the Neighbourhood of Lime and Coal, which are to he had at moderate Prices. ftif* The respective Tenants will shew the Lots ; and further Particulars may be known on Applica tion to V. VICKERS, Esq. Cr; » mnere Hall, near Bridgnorth ; Mr. COOPER, Solicitor, or of THE AUCTIONEERS, Shrewsbury, where Maps of the Estates may be seen. hp auction. LI¥£ STOCK, Grain, Hay, Implements, and Furniture. BY MRTSMITH, On Wednesday and Thursday, the 7th and 8th Days of January," 1824 ( by Order of the Sheriff), on the Premises at WEBSCOT, iu the Parish of Middle, in the County of Salop : H^ HE entire excellent. DAIRY COWS, - E. and other LIVE STOCK, IMPLEMENTS, Grain, Hay, FURNITURE, and Effects, belonging to Mr. HENRY KENT. LIVE STOCK. 20 capital Cows and Heifers in- calf, 6 two- years old Heifers, 2 Ditto Bullocks, 5 Yearlings, good three- years old Bull, twO- years old Ditto; 7 useful I) ranght Mares and Geldings, capital three- years old Draught Gelding, two- years old Ditto, and Yearling; 6 Sows and Gilts in- pig, 18 Stores, Fat Pig, and Brawn. IMPLEMENTS. Threshing Machine, 2 Waggons, new Waggon Chest, 3 Tumbrels, 2 Land Rollers,- Double Plough, Wheel and 2 Hand Ploughs, Pair of Twins, 6 Pair of Harrows, Winnowing Machine, Scales and Weights, 24 Bag- s, Kibbling Mill, 8 Sets of Horses' Gears, 3 Stack Frames, and the small Implements customary upon a Farm. GRAIN, & e. The Tenant's Going, off Share of 40 Acrc- s of Growing Corn, 3 Stacks of Corn in Stack l ard, 2 Ditto of Barley, Ditto of Oats, Stack, of Seed Clover, 2 Ditto of Hay ; Quantity of Turnips ana Potatoes. The Hay, Straw, and Turnips to be eaten on the Premises. FURNITURE, Fourpost and Tent Bedsteads with Furniture, Servants' Ditto, excellent Feather Beds, Blankets, Coverlids, Bed and Table Linen, Dressing Tables, Bason Stand, Night Chair, excellent Mahogany Bureau, Linen Chest, Oak Beaufet, excellent Oak Dining Tables, Dresser and Shelves, Eight- day Clock, with a Variety of other good Furniture ; togetherwithall the Dairy Utensils, Cheese Presses, Furnace and Boiler, Hogsheads, Casks, Brewing TJlensils, icc.; Particulars of which are published n Catalogues, Sale each Day at Eleven o'Clock to a Minute. r This Dai/ is Published, BY W. EDDOWES, PRINTER OF THIS PAPER., And may he had of the Booksellers in the County, and of the Newsmen, ( PRICE TWO SHILLINGS), THE SHROPSHIRE, Cheshire, fy North Wales ALMANACK OR, « , Ijrctt) i5lmrt> Intclligcncer, FOR THE YEAR 1824, ( PRINTED IN RED AND BLACK), CONTAINING A general List of Mail and other Coaches, Water Conveyances, and Carriers, to and from Shrewsbury, the neighbouring Towns, and North Wales; THE FAIRS In Shropshire, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Hereford- shire, Worcestershire, Montgomeryshire, Merionethshire, Radnorshire, Denbighshire, and Flintshire; THE IRONMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETINGS ; The Bankers in Shropshire and Montgomeryshire ; a Table of Stamps, Table of Terms, & c. W. EDDOWES has also on Sale THE ROYAL EKGAGEMENT POCKET ATLAS, SOUVENIR ( or Pocket Tablet), POLITE REPOSITORY, ROYAL REPOSITORY, & c. iu a Variety of Cases, COURT KALENDARS; LADIES'and GENTLEMEN'S POCKET BOOKS ofall Kinds ; WHITE'S EPIIEMERIS ; and an extensive Assortment of Moore's, Partridge's, Clerical, and every other Almanack published by the Company . of Stationers. ALSO, BOOKS FOR REGISTERING BANNS OF MARRIAGE, Agreeably to the late Act of Parliament: AND The Supplement to the late General Turnpike Act, WITH NOTES, BY BATEHJAN. CONTRACT. TO BUTCHERS, & C. NY Persons willing to supply the Poor of ELLESMERE HOUSE OF INDUSTRY with BUTCHER'S MEAT, for Six Months ensu. iug, to commence on the 6th Day of January next, are requested lo send in their Proposals to the Directors of the United Parishes of Ellesmere, & c. at the Board Room iu the Poor House of the said Parishes, on or before the 5th Day of January, 1824. N. B. The Quality of the Article required, aud further Particulars, may be known by Application to Mr. RICHARD BOND, Ellesmere, Clerk to the said Directors: the Proposals to be sent in en- dorsed " To tbe Directors of the Parishes of Elles- niere— Proposal for supplying the Poor of the House of Industry, Ellesmere, with Meat." GUARDIAN Fire and Life Assurance Company, At No. 11, LOM BAR II- STREET, LONDON, ( The Entrance qfthe Post Office. J THE Principles upon which Office of the Court for Relief of Insolvent Debtors, No. 33, LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS. 1PETITIONS of Insolvent Debtors, to be heard at the Adjourned General Quarter Sessions of tlj. e Peace, to be holilen at the Shirehnll, Shrewsbury, in and for the County of Salop, on Thursday, the 22 d D. ay of January, 1824, at the Hour of Eleven o'Cloek in the Morning : — EDWARD WILLIAMS, late of WELLINGTON, in the County of Salop, Shopkeeper. RICHARD STOCKING, late of BISHOP'S CASTI. E, in the County of Salop, Horsebreaker. The Petitions and Schedules are filed, aud may be inspected at this Office every Monday, Wednes- day, aud Friday, between the Honrs of Ten and Four.— Two Days' Notice of any Intention to op- pose any Prisoner's Discharge must be given to such Prisoner to entitle any Creditor to oppose tbe same. J. TAYLOR, 6, Clement's Inn, For ASTEHLEY, Shrewsbury, T this Institution founded, have been adopted after a nia- turelnvestigationof tbe Practice of other Offices, ami will be found to combine Advantages not hi therto offered by any other Insurance Company, The Assured of a certain Standing participate in ihe . Profits every seven Years. A subscribed Capital, amounting to Two Millions, secures the Assured from the Responsibility attached to Societies for mutual Assurance. Claimants may have their Demands on the Com- pany submitted to Reference. No Charge made for Policies when the Sum assured amounts lo £ 300 and upwards. DIRECTORS. RICHARD MEE RAIKBS, Esq. Chairman. GEORGE LYALL, Esq. Deputy Chairman. W. C. Brand ram, Esq. SMarjoribanks, Esq. M. P. William Copland, Esq. William I). Dowson, Esq. Sir T. Harvie Farqukar, Bart. John Garratt, Esq. Alder- man Nicholas Garry, Esq William Haldiuiand, Esq. M. P. John Harvey, Esq. George Jenner, Esq. John Loch, Esq. AUDITORS. Lewis Loyd, Esq. I William Ward, Esq. A. W. Ro harts, Esq. M. P. | Thomas Wilson, Esq. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That Assurances which expire at Christinas should be renewed within fifteen Days thereafter, or they become void; and lhat Ihe Receipts for su Renewals are now ready for Delivery with tlie respective Agents for the Company throughout the United Kingdom. WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary iFweljolt* fastatt, WITH DESISABIIE RESIDENCE. BY W. CLIURTON, At the Corbet Arms, Drayton- in- Hales, in the County of Salon, on Wednesday, the 14th of January, 1824, between the Honrs of four and six in the Afternoon ( unless previously disposed of by Private Contract, of which duo Notice will be given), and subject to Conditions: ALL that handsome and substantial- built Messuage or DWELLING HOUSE, with Sashed Front, consisting- of good- sized Dining and Drawing Rooms, commodious Kitchen, Brew- house, Pantries, and Cellaring, good Bed Rooms and Atticks ; together with excellent Outbuildings, consisting of Barns, Stabi'es, Cowhouses, Piggeries, & c. a spacious Fold Yard, g' 00.'! Garden tastefully laid out, and planted with a Variety of Fruit Trees in a choice Aspect, and Seventy Acres', or there abouts, of excellent Aiable, Meadow, and Pastor LAND, situate and being at WISTANSWiCK, in tbe Parish of Stoke- upon- Tern, in the said County of Salop, and now in the Occupation of the Pro prietor, and his Undertenant Mr. Lester. The above Estate is most eligibly situated in beautiful and fine Sporting Country, within Half- a. Mile of the Great Road from Chester to Birulin It is and eight of Newport, and a convenient Distance from Lime and Coal. The House and the whole of the Outbuildings are good Brick aud Tile, most substantially built, and in complete Repair. The Lands are of an excellent Quality, chiefly calculated for the Barley and Turnip System, but Part capable of growing'excel- ient Wheat. Upon the Whole, tbe. Estate is as desirable to a Person wishing to realize as any that has been offered for many Years. ( CS* For a View of the House, Outbuildings, and Land surrounding the House, apply to the Pro- prietor on the Premises; and of the remaining Lands to the Tenant, Mr. LESTER, at Wistanswick aforesaid ; aud for any further Particulars, to Mr. BELL, Chetwynd, near Newport, or at the Office of Messrs. WARREN & SON, Solicitors, Drayton- in- Hales aforesaid. bam, to which Places a Coach passes daily, also situate within four MiTes of Draytoji, partly rijii. up, and filled with water to within about njne feet of the surface; the water, however, was 23 feet deep.— The unhappy man was got out in a. quarter of an hour, but life did not return, notwithstanding- the very persevering efforts of Dr. Miljigan and Mr. Kay ® , of Ashtoulunder- lyne. — This melancholy event was attended by peculiar circumstances, and, as ij. is feared, - was brought on by indulgence in a vei; y prevailing and destructive habit, jt may be well that they are generally known.- Mi;. Astley left Diikiafjeid about six weeks ago, leaving Mr. Moss in charge of a number of workmen, of the hooks of the various concerns, and with di lections, to collect several sums of money to a considerable amount. Unfortunately, the de- ceased, during his employee's absence,' gave him- self entirely up to the destructive habit alluded to, and being almost altogether under the effects of drinking, totally neglected his business; and on the Tuesday preceding his death, Mr. Astley re- turned, and found that not one single entry had been made in the books of any description, and that his Agent had in fact absented himself from his duties ever since he had left home.— Mr. Astley sent for the deceased on the Wednesday, hut he Could not be found; on Thursday, to the like effect; ami on the Friday lie dispatched one of his servants I to find him wherever he might be, and persuade him to accompany him to Dukinfield Lodge. He found him in bed, at about twelye o'clock at noon, at. a public- house in Stayley Bridg- e, having left his home early on the preceding day, and with difficulty persuaded him to go with him : at length, however, he did so, and after rambling about quite in contrary directions to his destination, he entered tbe plantations belonging to Dnkinfield Lodge about two o'clock.— He had conversed in an unconnected way, in variably, about coal- mines, stone- quarries, &. c. with his companion on the road: on his arriyal in the wood, he entered a dilapidated summer- bouse, and after having sat down, apparently ab- sorbed in deep thought, for a few minutes, he suddenly rose, and walked rapidly through Schorah Wood until he came to two coal- pits which were partly run up, and partly filled with water : he regarded both pits attentively, and remarking that one was a very dangerous place ( it had been'filled up, upon some timber across the pit, as it was thought it might be useful again; hut the timber bad decayed, and it bad fallen in), walked forward, towards the house, but at the end of the wood he suddenly turned back, and reaching the pit again, rushed down the declivity leading into the pit, crying oat to his companion, who was but a few y.; rds off, " George, I must. got" who immediately said " For GOD'S sake; Mr. Moss, think of your poor children!" The deceased paused for a'nio- meiit, and retraced a step or two, hut upon the man's running towards him to prevent him, cried His Majesty, at the request of the Inhabitants of Plymouth Dock, has assented to the town being, from the lst of January next, called and known by the name of Dcvonport, and has given his com- mands tp all. public departments accordingly. TRIALS AT HERTFORD.— The Observer of Sunday, Jan. 11, will of necessity be two sheets. No Advertisements in either. The price of the two sheets will be Fourteen- pence. They will contain a very copious Report of the Trials of Thnrtell and Huui, illustrated with, Seven En- gravings, viz.: 1. The Representation of the. Court House, at Hertford, drawn during the time of ihe Trials, 2. The Scene of the Murder, with the Gig in the Lane. 3. The Pond in the Gaiden, into which Mr. VVeare was first thrown. 4. The Pond at Elstree, in which the body was found. 5. The Stable, with the Deceased placed across Ihe horse. 6. View from the Collage- window, from which the Deceased is seen being drawn along the path of the Garden. 7. A Ground Plan, taken by order of Ihe Magistrates. These Two Sheets of The Observer will be kept Oil Sale until the last day of January, at the Office, No. 169, Strand, London, where franks can be had to send then) to any pari of Ihe United Kingdom, free of charge. John Martin, Esq. M. P. Rowland Mitchell, Esq. Robert Milford, Esq. . John G. Ravenshaiv, Esq Robert Rickards, Esq. John Shore, Esq. Edward Stewart, Esq. Andrew Henry Thomson, Esq. John Thornton, Esq. John Tiilloch, Esq. James Tulloch, Esq. The Company's Agents in the County of Salop are as undermentioned : Shrewsbury, Mr. William Jeffreys Bridgnorth, Mr James Sliipmau i Wellington, Mr. William Nock Oswestry, Mr. John Beutley. HIGHLY- DESIRABLE AND VALUABLE FREEHQJLD ^ PROPERTY. BY MR. R. JONES, At the Harp Inn, in Corwen, in the County of Merioneth, ou Thursday, the 29th of January, 1824, between the Hours of four and five o'Clock in the Afternoon, in one or more Lots as shall he then agreed upon, and subject to such Conditions as shall be there and then produced L. L that desirable and commodious INN above- mentioned, called the HARP INN, late the Property and in the Possession of Mr. Edward Edwards, deceased, with a Yard ( in which is a Pump that supplies excellent Water for Brewing and all other Purposes), Garden, Brew- house, Stabling for 40 Horses; a capital MALT- KILN, with its Appurtenances, Calculated to Malt 28 Measures; together with 14 xicres of MEADOW LAND contiguous thereto. SEVEN DWELLING HOUSES, adjoining the 5 » bove Premises, in the several Occupations of Hugh Jones, Henry Jones ( Saddler), John Peters, John Hughes, Hugh Roberts, Elizabeth Evans, and Daniel Davies. Also, an ALLOTMENT of COMMON LAND, within Half- a- Mile of the Town of Corwen, con- taining by Admeasurement 21 Acres, more or less. The above Property offers a most eligible Oppor- tunity to any Parson desirous of investing Money to great Advantage. There is only one other Inn in the Town of CORWEN, which Place is, in every Respect, particularly well situated for that Line of Business, it being on the great Irish Road from London to Holyhead, and many Coaches are daily passing through, one of which stops at the above Inn. It is only 10 Miles from Llangollen, and 13 from Cernioge. The whole Line of ftoad present- ing such beautiful and attractive Scenery, that it is the constant Resort of Travellers, and there is no Question that, with some few Alterations, the HARP INN might be put in Competition with any Inn upon the Road. *** Mr. ERASMUS JONES, of Corwen, will shew the Premises ; and further Particulars may be had of him, or by applying at thf Office of Mr. CLOJJGH, FREEHOLD PR OPE LI FY, AT ® S1 « AN' 3 GREEW, In the Parish of lianmer, and County of flint. • BY MRTTDAMS, At the Hand Inn, in Hanmer aforesaid, on Wednes day, the 14th Day of January, 1824, at Three o'clock in the Afternoon precisely ; FOUR several Fiec- es of LAND. here, tofore called PALM'S'GROUNDS or FIELDS and now known by the several Names, and contain ing the several Quantities following. LOT I. The Barn Field, now a Wheat Stubble, containing Eight Acres or thereabouts. LOT II. The Well Field, now also a Wheat Stub hie, containing' Seven Acres or thereabouts. LOT HI. The Mill Meadow, now in Pasture, containing Three Acres or thereabouts. LOT IV. Tbe Mill Field, now in Pasture, con tabling Eight and a Half Acres or thereabouts. This Property abounds with good Marl, is free from all Incumbrances, the Land Tax is Redeemed, and a Modus is paid for Tythe Hay.— Two- thirds of the Purchase- Money may remain secured on the Premises, at Four and a Half per Cent. Further Particulars may be had on Applica- tion at the Office of Messrs. WATSON and HARPER Sol icitors, W h i tcb ureh. VALUABLE UNDERWOOD, BY THOMAS JONES, ( Unless previously disposed of by Private Contract, of which due Notice- will be given), at the White Hart I ( in, iu Much Wenlock, on Thursday, the 15th Day of January next, at Two o'clock ' in the Afternoon precisely, IN TWO LOTS, subject to .. such Conditions as ivill be there & then produced : LOT I. 4 BOUT 27 Acres of UNDERWOOD / a ( be the same more or less), of 22 Years' Growth, of various Sorts and excellent Quality, principally consisting of Ash Poles of great Size and Length, well- Worthy the Attention of Coopers aiid others for the manufacture of lloops, situate on WENLOCK EDGE, iu the Parish of ilughlcy. LOT II,- About 195 Acres of UNDERWOOD, of 21 Years'- Qrowth, also situate in the said Parish of Hughlev, growing in Three separate Coppices called FINNALS. The above Lots are distant about 3 Miles from Much Wenlock, lOfroin Shrewsbury, 10 from Bridg- north, alt-! 4 from the River Severn at Cressage. Philip Evans, of Hughley, w ill shew the Wood ; and furtheV Particulars may be known by applying to. PETER POTTFR, 8sq. at Belton House, near Shrewsbury; who will treat for the same by Pri vate Contract, Beech, CAPITAL and other White Woods -'" BY" MR. . JAMES JONES, 4t the White Lion fun, in Oswestry, in the County of Salop, oiV ^ Thursday, the 15th Day of January, 1824, precisely at 3o'Ch> ck iii the Afternoon, iu the foHowing, or such other Lots as shall be agreed^ ftpop. at the Tii. ne of Sale, at? 4 subject to Conditions then to be produced : NLOT I INE BEECH anil 3 ELM Trees. I, or II., 9 BEECH Trees, commencing No. 10 and ending No. 18; 14 ASH; 3 ELM; aud 5 SYCAMORE Trees. Lor III. 19 BEECH, commencing No. 19 and ending No. 37 ; 2 ASH ; and 1 ELM Trees. LOT IV. 39 BEECH, commencing No. 38 ifud eliding No. 76 ; and 3 ELM Trees. LOT V. 19 BEECH, commencing No. 77 and ending No. 95 ; 3 ELM ; & 1 SYCAMORE Trees. LOT VI. 10 BEECH, commencing No. 90 and ending No. 105; 3 ASH ; & 4 SYCAMORE Trees. LOT VII. 5 B^ ECH, commencing No. 106 and ending No. 110 ;- 20 ASH ; 2 SYCAMORE ; aud 4 LIME Trees. The Trees in Lot. 1 are growing on a Field called The Town Meadow, adjoining the Turnpike Road leading- from Oswestry to Syllattyn, near lo Mount Siou. Lots 2, 3, 4, and 5, on Porkington Demesne. Lot 6 on Lands at The Fron iu the Holding of Mr. Bentley aud Mr. Richardson. Lot 7 upon Lauds called The Eagles, Pantglass, and Skyhor lssa. N. B I The Whole of the above Timber are Scribe- marked, of large Dimensions, aud within 2 Miles of Oswestry, adjoining a good Turnpike Road. Mr. RICHARDIIUGHES, Timber- Valuer, Oswestry, will appoint a Person to shew the different Lots; pud further Particulars may be known upon Appli- cation ( if by Letter, Post- paid) to liiiu, or at the Office of Mr. E. EDWARDS, Solicitor, Oswestry. out again, in a firm tone of voice, " It does not signify, George, I must go!" and plunged into the dreadful abyss!! His companion, with diffi- culty recovering from the horror he was seized with, hastened for, and procured, immediate assist- , and the body was drawn out by Dr. Milligan, who both boldly and humanely descended into the pit with a rope attached to him.— It is a very singular fact that the body was found on the top of the water.— Thus miserably perished a man who had abilities which rendered him fit for a respect- aide situation, and who might have been a very valuable servant. Conscious of his misconduct, possessed of finefeelings, and those feelings worked up to despair hv tbe debilitating effects of intem- perance, he could not face bis employer, and with a mind too broken down by excess for reflection, he rushed rashly into the presence of bis Creator! — lie has left six children ; and it is bqt justice to say i: i conclusion, that it is not considered any embez"- zlement whatever took place, but merely a thorough neglect of duty, brought on by that fata"! vice which led to so melancholy a termination.— The inquest was held upon Tuesdav, and the verdict recorded was " Derangement of mind." — He was of a re- spectable family, and his funeral, which took place at Dukinfield upon Wednesday, was numerously and very respectably attended. On the 19th instant, a Vestry Meeting took place in Ihe parish church of Cheltenham, relative lo Patens Charity. In October, 1586, Richard 1' ate, - Esq bequeathed considerable property in the parish and neighbourhood of Cheltenham, for the purpose of establishing a Free Grammar School, and likewise an Asylum for Six Poor Persons— three fourths of the property so be- queathed to he appropriated to liiese charities— the remaining fourth lo be for the use, of the. President anil Scholars of Corpus Christi College, Oxford, the ' Directors of these Institutions under the grant. The School was to give instruction to fifty boys at a time. At Mr. ' Pate's death, the property was worth annually £ 73. 19s. 6d. audio 1810 it was £ 186. 8s. 4d. Corpus College having, from 1814, abandoned the system of long leases, the property progressively increased in value, until, in 1819, the annual rents amounted to £ 500; since which period, besides the sum of £ 1025 expended in building, on that part of the estate called the Leigh, the College has paid into llie Court of Chancery not less than £ 1700 in behall of the charily. The Master's stipend was at first very small--- even now it is only £ 30,. so that on account of this inadequate salary the parent of every pupil has paid at the rate of eight guineas yearly for instruction. In consequence, a Chancery suit was instituted some years ago, praying that Ihe Master should be allowed £ 250 per annum ; and from the disposition of Ihe present learned and respected President of Corpus, there can exist no doubt of Ihe amicable adjustment of every difference. At the expiration of the existing' lease, in about 40 years, the property, it is said, will he worth £ 60,000. H is supposed, lhat al another meeting a final adjustment will ensue. DETECTION OF FORGERY.— A few days ago, a check for £ 98 was presented to the banking- house of Messrs. A. Heyvvood, Sons, and Co. of Liverpool, purporting' to be drawn by a respectable merchant in the Irish trade — It was presented by a woman ; and, no doubt being entertained of the reality of the signature, the money was counted out. The woman was, however, quite astonished al the quantity of sovereigns which were thrown upon the counter for her. She actually, strange as it may appear, took alarm at tbe glittering hoard, and ran out of the bank, protesting that if the man who had employed her wanted the money he might come for it himself, for she would have nolhing to do with it! Suspicion was immediately excited as to the authen- ficity of the check, aud measures were taken to discover the person who had sent it for payment; but, in the first instance, without effect. It is almost superfluous to add, that the check was forged, but so admirably executed, as almost to'deceive even the gentleman whose signature it purported to bear — Shortly after this occurrence, a bill was pre- sented to a respectable wholesale grocer in the above town for £ 210, in payment for a quantity of sugar, and purporting to be drawn, by a house in Dublin, upon tbe same gentleman whose name had been forged upon the check. The hill was taken the goods were delivered, and, it is understood, immediately sold again for £ 30 less than they hat cost. The person who had presented the bill which also was found to be a forgery, was imme. diately taken into custody, and after undergoing an examination before a magistrate, was committed to take his trial at the next Assizes for the county.— Upon the person of this man were found documents which develope a deep- laid scheme to deceive the Public, Last week, a young man named Goodhead employed in King- street, Bloomsbury, accidentally swallowed a halfpenny, which threatened to cause his death by stoppage and suffocation.— Sir. While, sui- oeon, LambVCouduit- street, was called in, and, with the consent of the patient, introduced into the oesophagus an instrument called a prohang, of very large size. During the operation the young mail's head was held as far back as possible The instrument was then introduced into the stomach, and, by a sudden jerk of the proban upwards, the halfpenny was brought out of the oesophagus, and the patient was instantly relieved and recovered immediately,— The probang has heretofore been generally used to propel any thing into the stomach lhat might be lodged in Ihe oesophagus, and not to extract. A Comet is now visible in the mornings— I<. vo hours and a half before sun- rise. It is situated in tbe south- east about 15 degrees from the horizon The nucleus appears small, and ill defined, but the tail is brilliant France, England, and Russia, The Journal des Di hals ^ ives an account of a work of M. Dupin, in answer lo the Parallel between England and Russia, hy the Abbe de Pradt. M. Onpin, iu reply to de EVadt's assertion, that England' cannot he happy but in doing good to others, says— " England in her commercial relations with other nations does them good, when their good agrees with her own— and evil as soon as she thinks herself interested whether for her industry or her policy. This is no reproach to her more than to an v other power- for all nations have hiiherto followed this line of conduct. They have only differed iu the shades of their selfishness a, q, d cupidity. " The interests of commerce influence also in another manner the policy of Great Britain. That nation, the views o/ lwhifh are very extensive and profound, knows perfectly that the superiority of its commerce, and its strength depends on tbe happy balance of its institutions, the full ' enjoyment oi ail its liberties. Thus, even to these, latter times, has it appeared tittle desirous to insure oil the continent the same benefit toother nations. " In a very remarkable Parliamentary inquiry on the trade of Great Britain, compared Xvith* that of different nations, Members of Parliament charged with the inquiry, asked merchants of London, 4 Do you not think that France, if she preserves her new institutions and Constitutional Government, will not ( iinl in them elements of prosperity for her com - merce, which she has hitherto been without?' ' Und uibteoly,' replied the skilful merchants. " England, then, has no pecuniary interest in the preservation by France of her present form of Government, and the liberties guaranteed by tbe Charter. She sees in them means by which we may struggle against the monopoly created by her manufacturing superiority. We do not say thence that England would help with pleasure tooverthrow this fine monument— the eternity of which is our hope. We would only say, that she has no mer- cantile interest to prevent such a subversion. Her views in this respect should not bp a motive to us to implore her Protectorship." • After having established, says the Journal des Dcbats, the absurdity of the English Protectorship of M. de Pradt, M. Dupin considers the Power of Russia iu till its relations. This is the most novel pari of his tract. M. Dupin shows how mistaken Europe is in considering Russia as barbarian. The happy condition of the peasants, the Corpora- tion rights of the towns, the incorporation of whole nations accustomed to free institutions, the taste for scicnce aud letters diffused among Ihe Russian Nobles, all lead Mons. Dupin to the conclusion that Russia is less backward in civilization than Austria; a conclusion which will surprise Some readers, but which is skilfully supported. " What appears to me to deserve deep meditation ( he says) is, the spirit of the Russian Government, viewed in its relation to the great art of assimilating to its empire the population of iiivadpd countries. Since Rome, the law s of which seemed made for the conquest of the world, no country has been framed like Russia to extend, aud above all, to preserve its conquests. Russia having seen itself destined, like ancient Ronje, to compose her Empire of a crowd nations of different religions,' customs, and languages, she has made it a rule to leave to each nation all the ideas that are dearer to it than political existence." He then shows how Russian policy conciliates all religions, preserves every where the use of national idioms, leaves old customs standing, and even lends itself, as in Poland and Finland, to constitutional ideas. In painting the defensive military power of Russia, M. Dupin has ir. ade us acquainted with a new institution which has not excited enough of attention, The Emperor Alexander has conceived tlio idea of founding iu different parts of his Empire, military colonies, or rather castes. In them all the male children are born soldiers; they pass under the standards at the age of 15; they remain enrolled till 60. In becoming soldiers they, according to the Muscovite law, cease to be slaves. Thence the military state, which iu other nations is regarded as a time of servitude, has for them the double benefit of freedom and glory. " The Monarch takes from the domains of the Crown the land necessary for the establishment and subsistence of the colonised regiments. In return for the lands thus conceded, these warriors are to support themselves and their horses, so longas ihey shall not be ordered out on any foreign expedition. By this means large armies will be kept on foot during the peace, without any expense to the Public Treasury. " The pay of these corps will commence only when they shall be called out of their respective Colonies— this pay will be moderate in proportion to tbe limited wants of a people newly colonised, not indulging iu luxury. This military population will bear arms without exception, and will be con- stantly exercised. They will maintain their warlike spirit, like the standing armies of ti e Roman Empire, at the most formidable period of their conquests. " When this project shall have been carried into execution, the empire will reckon three millions of males in its military colonies. Among these three millions the Autocrat of All the Russias will be able, by a simple Ukase, to make all individuals enter from the age of 15 to 60, that is> to say, at least one million of soldiers. te At present 40,000 horsemen are thus colonized ; a single colony not far from Petersbugh, near Novogorod, reckons70,000 fighting then. Tbe total of th. e military caste is 400,000 soldiers." These details are very curious ; but instead of refuting the opinion of M. de . Pradt on the dangers with which the power of Russia threatens Europe, they only modify it. It is as a Barbarian Power that M. de Pradt would have us fear the Empire of the Czars; it is as a civilized and politic power that this empire is worthy of all the attention, all the vigilance of Statesmen. There is one only way of maintaining the inde- pendence and the honour of European nations. It is not in a balance of power, often chimerical and always precarious, that we can find a solid gua- rantee.' Nations must henceforth hope only from their own strength, and, above all, their moral strength. We agree in this respcct with ! VI. Dupin, when he says', " Let us establish every where strong institutions which may be the reciprocal guarantee of monarchs and subjects ; let us favqur the progress of sciences aud arts, the instruction of the people, industry, and commerce. Let us render citizens happy and intelligent, tliaf they may prevent the dangers which may threaten the state, and in the time of need, die with enthusiasm iu, defence of a country which gives prosperity to their families, aud gua- rantees the continuance of that prosperity to their posterity. France may occupy the first station in the noble career, which will lie at. once the security and the glory of Western Europe ; she may cou- uiaiid by her example, and direct by her intci; geiice. This is tbe natural part she has to a, This is the sole destiny worthy of her greatness." FRAGMENT. OH ! come to me now, foe my sorrows are past, And tiie cloud on my heart is dissolved at last; Spirit of Poesy, come from above, Come, on the wings of nature and love. •, Come, while the yellow light streams thro1 the pane, And the air is fresh with the'morhing'rain-; And ihe wind is rip wills its sweet wild voice, Like a song of sorrow that bids us rejoice. Come, ' mid fancies gathering fart, ' Mid thoughts of the present, & thoughts of the past; Oh 1 come to me now ! ' tis thy chosen hour, And the spirits of evii no longer have power ! ^ Foreign an& Bomt& tic. FORGED PASSES.— Samuel Purkis, Esq. a Magistrate for the county of Middlesex, has an- nounced in the public Papers, that several women are travelling the country with printed passes, filled up in the usual form, and purporting to be signed at Brighton by Magistrates named Ben net and Harris., authorising these women and their , . . . i k children to , i> ass,; some to Wrexham and Chester, [ Since the above wasi written, accounts have been Shrewsbury and Chester.- The women received of the defeat ot Canterac by the ludepi lid- . . . f field against Generals Lascerna and Cauterac, who command the Royalist forces in Peru, the final straggle may be considered as at band, and the resulfinay be the driving of the last Spaniards from the Continent of South America, the whole of Lower Peru being now without Royalist troops, and the whole coast of Pern being already possessed by the Independents. ent forces under General St. Cruz. The remain's of Canterac's army had retreated towards Potosi.] The Spanish Government maintained in its Colo- nics, previously to the Revolution, 50,000 Regular troops ; and since the Revolution it has despatched reinforcements at different times to at least the amount of 40,000 more. Where are they now ? None have returned to the Peninsula. The contest, in which they have successively perished, has been carried on for fourteen years, and during that period the names of upwards of twenty Spanish Generals might be enumerated, who were forced to ... . - i ••• . i.... i._ i. i SOUTH AMERICA. The last advices from . Spain intimate an intention on the part of the Spanish Government. to persevere in the attempt to re- conquer Ihtir Suuth American J abandon the positious they held. What probability <> l '(•• r, i i'", I I ( I..... :.. . l. n, ...... IVii... is ... 1. i i. l. ^ n. in <*: ill imw Colli! lies, 1 he British Government, by appointing Consuls lo tile several States of South America which have declared themselves independent of Spaiu, evidently consider the designs of Spain to be futile. At such a moment, it may, especially when . the importance of the subject as it regards . British commerce is considered, be satisfactory to our readers to lay before them a summary of the stale of what are termed the Spanish South Ameri- can provinces, derived front the latesl and uiosi authentic sources. M Rxrco.— 1This province has a population of some- what above eight millions, a, id Spain has not had a single soldier, governor, commandant, or recog- nised authority, in the whole country for the last two years and a half. ' I be only semblance of possession still retained by the Mother Country, is the occupation of the Castle of St. John tie Ulloa, by^ eneral Lemour, with a force of about three hundred soldiers. This castle is situated on a small island, or rather swamp, near Vera Cruz, which city has suffered much from a bombardment of it by Leinour. ' the consequences of this hostile proceeding on the part of Leinour have been, that tlie Spanish Commissioners w ho were negotiating with tile Mexican Government for favourable con- ditions of future intercourse with the Mother Country, upon the basis of recognising the inde- pendence of Mexico, were peremptorily dismissed — all Spaniards ordered to quit the country— and the commerce of the port of Vera Cruz removed to the port of Alvarado. The last advices state that a declaration of War has also been formally declared against Spain by the Mexican Govern- ment.— The Executive Government of Mexico is composed of three Members, at the head of which is General Victoria, a man of superior powers, and whose character is described as that of a second Washington. Under his auspices Mexico is about to receive a central form of Government, with a Congress, which was to ineet on the 31st of October last, when the Constitution would be definitively settled. Victoria looks with great anxiety to England, and would eagerly embrace any oppor- tunity of establishing permanent relations with this country. The British, residents at Vera Cruz have, of course, suffered much inconvenience, and some loss, from the hostile attack of Lemour, aud at the date of the last, advices from that city ( October llth) were sending all their property into the interior. The town was almost deserted. Victoria was of opinion that it must be sacrificed, if neces- sary, for the national honour and character. It was determined not to open the port again, until the castle of St. Juhn. de Ulloa had surrendered. Victoria afforded every protection to our country- men which it was in his power to do. He was urged to conclude an armistice with Lemour, to enable the British to remove their property. He acceded to every thing that could lie reasonably asked, but Lenionr would lister to nothing but a general arrangemeui of differences.— Iturbidc, who really raised himself to temporary power and donii nion'as " Emperor of Mexico, ' hy means of i faction, was driven from his elevation by the voice of the nation at large. He was a mere adventurer, and had recommended himself so little to popular favour, that when he attempted to escape, after his deposition, ihe populace arrested his flight by cut ting the harness from the horses. The present Government of Mexico, however, honourably re cognised all the debts he incurred during his short rug n; . undertook to replace to private mdividals, the convoys of money seized by him on their way from Mexico to Vera Cruz ; and granted to Iturbide himself the yearly sum of 25,000 dollars, ou condi tion that he " should reside in Italy, whither he was subsequently conveyed, with iiis family, in au English vessel, nt the expense of the Mexican Government. - So far as a complete separation from the Mother Country— a successful renunciation of her authority, and a determined spirit to resist all attempts, if any should be made, to regain that authority, may be received as evideuces of inde- pendence, Mexico is to ail intents and purposes independent. There, is no province, city, or town, throughout that vast empire, where a Spanish party can be said to exist, and the measure which bus been adopted, according to the last accounts, of ordering out of the country all the Old Spaniards, iu consequence of the conduct of Leinour, will effectually relieve it from those partial intrigues which, although too insignificant to subvert the existing order of things, might still be potent enough to harass and agitate the Government. It appears too, that French emissaries bave been at w ork there ; but their machinations were detected, and themselves thrown into prison.— It cannot, in- deed, be said that Mexico has passed through her transition from connexion to separation, and conso- lidated all her institutions, but there is a security, in the unanimous feeling of the Mexicans them- selves, that there will be no re- action in favour of Old Spain, and there is the no less important security, in the character and talents of Victoria^ that the progress towards tranquillity and a settled form of Government will be steady and certain. COLOMBIA.— The power ofSpain in this province does not extend beyond the possession of a single fortress at Puerto Cabello; and preparations for the reduction of that fortress were making by the Colombians at the date of the last accounts.— The " Republic of . Colombia" comprises the provinces of Venezuela, New Grenada, and Quito, und here, for thirteen years, a contest, has been maintained against the efforts of the Mother Country. In 1811, immediately after the return of Ferdinand, General Moritlo landed in Caraecas with ten thousand veteran troops from the Peninsula. At that time, the Spaniards held every fortress in Colombia, while Bolivar absolutely could not com- mand a thousand uiiisquets in his whole army. The war commenced— reinforcements were sent out from Spain, and every • effort that Spain could make ( under circumstances ten times more favourable for exertion than she can now command) was made; yet, one by one,' fortresses, cities, towns, and vil- lages, have renounced her domination, and formed themselves into a Republic, which has now, for years, exercised all the acts of an independent Tower. There is not, with the single exception of " Puerto Cabello, any one portion of that vast terri- tory, which extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific, under Spanish dominion, or, in any manner, di- rectly or indirectly, recognising the authority of Spain. On the contrary, a regular form of govern, incut has been established, with a representative assembly. Great and persevering efforts too, are making, to extend the benefits of education to all classes of the community, by the establishment, of schools on the Lancasterian system. In shorf, it would be impossible to name any one essential act of Sovereignty which has uot been performed by Colombia. BUENOS AVUES.— This province has been free these twelve years, and there does not exist, nor lias there existed for a very long period, a single Spanish soldier, officer, or authority of any descrip- tion, that can give even the semblance, of a connec- tion between this State and the Mother Country. Dissentions have, indeed, taken place, as in Mex- ico, upon the question of how they will govern themselves, and whether a federative or a central Government shall be established ; but in all these disputes, and in all the ministerial and other official changes to which they have, from time to time, led, no party has ever stood forth to recommend a re- union wilh Spain. CHILI. — What has been said of Mexico, Colombia, anil Buenos Ayres, may be equally affirmed of Chili. Spain is not in possession of an inch of laud throughout, that vast territory. Pegu.— This is the only part of South America where there is a Royalist force in any strength, and where there is a party desirous of supporting the •• ancient relations ; but letters very recently received from that country affirm that the Royalist Army of Peru lias no power or authority beyond the limits of its military occupation. According to the last accounts too from Colombia, Bolivar was marching upon Peru, and expected to be joined by a consider able Chilian army. When he is ready to take the then is there that any force which Spain can now send eould ever reduce these vast territories to subjection ? Cotton Goods at Leipsic Fair, FOR MICHAELMAS, 1823. In manufactured goods the competition of Scottish manufactures has, undoubtedly, particularly in the finer! soris, lessened very considerably Ihe sale of homemade cotton goods. But the principal cause of the diminished sales was the want uf purchasers from the North. The too numerous sellers consoled them- selves, however, with the hope that some modifica- tion would soon be introduced into the Russian tariff, as it was stated that the new imposts had very much diminished the revenue of the boundless Empire. Better informed persons, on the contrary, remarked, that, if the obstacles from the numerous manufactures now establishing in Russia were not so great, and the present admirable and well- informed Minister of Commerce and Finance could succeed iu changing, in establishing other regulations, yet the trade with Russia aud Poland conld not improve till the price of corn was higher. For there even the stock is prodigious, and cannot he turned into money, by which much poverty and a diminished demand for new. goods are occasioned. Even these, too, ibe powerful competition of England, strengthened bv its sovereigns of full weight, has injurious effects on Ihe trade of the Leipsic fair. As to the goodness of the English manufactures, which was formerly so much praised at this fair also, people found them- selves considerably deceived. The shoitening and the deterioration of the goods, as well as the wish to sell at any price, showed themselves in the clearest manner. The German and Swiss merchants were liged to swim with the stream. On new and fine patterns there is little to say. Even the Swiss brought very little to the fair, tempting from its novelty, although their goods were very much dis- tinguished by their fineness and strength. It is certain that all the underselling began from England, because in that country is a prodigious store of irash, which is sent to the Continent. It was the same at the Frankfort fair in the autumn, of which the Journal de Commerce remarked, that the English cottons were sold at such a price as hardly to cover the expense of making them Of some sorts of stockings, & goods connected with them, the sale was considerable, particularly in the finest sort of cotton stockings, which at present are preferred to silk. Quantities of these were sent to very distant coun- tries. A good deal of business was also done in ginghams, muslins, piques, and cotton lace, but at such low prices that nothing could be made by it, although the low rale of wages and the machines for spinning reduced the cost very much. In conse- quence of the great fall in the price of raw cotton, the manufactories of the Erzegebinge were able to supply cotton as far as No. 40 at a lower price than the English, and hence we find, which is extraordi- nary enough, that in the Saxon Erzegebinge, even in ihe present year, the large spinning machines have been increased ; and the owners of the mills have heen quarrelling on account of the water. The present low price of necessaries is of no advantage to any hody but the weavers and printers, who during the winter could not find work enough. Il must be it length evident, either that we must cease to clothe ourselves in cotton, and confine the prosperity of our manufactures to woollen and linen goods, and turn all bands to manufactures in which the raw material is furnished by ourselves, or, by sacrificing all which we have before gained, give up at length the market entirely to the English. The English inanufabtories, which in tlie present year bavr heen increased by hundreds of new spinning machines, will require so much raw material, Ihat the price of cotton must rise, and our spinning houses must want at length, want entirely what is to them the principle of life— cotton at a low price.— Allegerneine Zeilung. have falsely stated, on examination,, that their husbands had embarked on foreign service, and that they were going home. Oil enquiry, it was proved that the passes were forgeries, and that there is no Magistrate of the name either of Bennet or Harris at Brighton. MELANCHOLY CATASTROPHE.— On Sunday afternoon, about four o'clock, a party of young men iu number three, hired a wherry, and proceeded up the river from Loudon to Putney, rowing very hard, and apparently with little judgment. On their return, about eight o'clock, ihey erected a kind of sail, and proceeded down the river a short distance from the Reach. Two of the party, Benjamin Holfell aud G. Smith, being very much intoxicated, stood up iu Ihe boat, which instantly upset, aud the unfortunate young men were immersed. Smith and Holfell sunk instantly, and utver rose again. The other young man clung to the sail of ihe wherry, and loudly called for help, and lie was picked up by another boat, in which were a party of young men, who had started very soon after them, and thought some accident would occur from their had management of the boat. Every exertion was made to save the two who had sunk, but of no avail; Ihey were never seen again Smith was a married man, with one child. The Cours d'Asstzes of Paris have been occu pied wilh another dreadful case of assassination, which a mother and her son were both implicated, the latter being the accuser of the former! Their names are Leconffe— the mother, a laundress, aged 63; the son, a tailor, aged 24. The person they murdered was an old woman of 80, who was pos- sessed of a little property in the Funds, and had some articles of piate in her humble abode, which it appears the mother of Lecoufi'e pledged, as the duplicates were found upon her person. The nanr del* was committed last May. The Jury, after deliberating till one iu the morning, found the son guilty on all the counts. The mother was declared guilty of concealing the stolen property, and of being an accessary after the fart iu the murder. They were both sentenced to suffer dealh. Letters have been received from Malta, dated on the 18th of November, of which the contents are far from being unimportant. Sir Thomas Maitland had arrived there, and Commissioners had been appointed lo take a military survey of the Ionian Islands. A large naval force was likewise collecting at Malta, for the purpose of proceeding lo Tunis, to demand satisfaction for an insult which Ihat horde of pirates had committed against the British flag. Ou Friday Ihe Griper brig, Captain Claverin arrived at Woolwich, with Captain Sabine, from Greenland and the coast of Norway, where the latter Officer has been some mouths continuing his astronomical observations, similar to those he made on the African coast aud in the West Indies. During the voyages, they bad some intercourse with a tribe of Esquimaux on the coast of Green, land, who were at first extremely shy, but after- wards became familiar. Mr. Dickenson, M. P. for Somersetshire, has sold his interest in Ihe " Flat Holmes Light- house,' the Bristol Channel, for £ 14,000. It is held under a grant from Ihe Crown. SIR GIIEGOUY PAGE TURNER.— The Com mission De Lunatico Tnquirendo was opened on Friday morning, at Gray's Inn Coffee house, Holborn. After going through a considerable body of evidence, the Jury repaired to the King's Bench Prison, where they had an interview with Sir Gregory. At four o'clock they returned ; and upon the Foreman putting the question to them, the Jury unanimously decided, that Sir Gregory Page Turner was of unsound mind, unable to manage his affairs, and had been so ever since the 1st of July of the present year. The next heir is the Baronet's daughter, an infant only three years and half old. Some doubts have recently been entertained as to the slate of Richard Carlile's mind. Somecircum stances led the Visiting Magistrates to go to Dor- chester gaol, where he is still confined, on Ihe 24th ult. and on the next day the High Sheriff visited him, and soon after being in the room, he ordered Ihe turnkeys to handcuff him. This was done, aud all offensive things, knives, & c. were removed. Carlile remained in such a state some time; Ihe handcuffs have since been taken off, but other matters rest as heretofore. A mail of the name of Faivcett was, on Wednes- day se'nntghl, sentenced, at the Old Bailey, to two years' imprisonment to hard labour, for promoting a battle betwixt two young men, one of whom was killed in the fight.— The Court gave notice that in all future eases their sentence would be transportation for fourteen years. Tuesday was appointed for the final examination of the accounts relative to the bankruptcy of the Rev. C. Colton. The bankrupt was not present. The usual time having elapsed without his appear- ing, the Commissioners directed that the formal proclamation of outlawry should be made against hiui in the Hall, at the hour of midnight. ABRIDGEMENT.— A plan has been presented to the notice of the monied interest at the London Foreign- Stock Exchange, in the shape of a Joint Stock Company, for working ibe Gold and Silver Mines of Mexico.— At n meeting of Ibe members of the legal profession, in London, il has been resolved to open a subscription f, ir erecting a statue to Ihe late Lord Erskine.— The French Tribunal has de- dfcided against Colonel Thornton's will, it would appear, therefore, that the same instrument is held good in England, and bad in France.— A Yorkshire Coroner recently prevented notes being laken of nil inquest on Marv Luzeiiby, charged with child- mur- der, alleging, ou Justice Park's authority, that it was illegal.— John Anderson and. David Glen, who were convicted before the High Court of Justiciary, of ihe murder of John M'Clure, have been executed at Ayr. — It is proposed lo convert some of the unoccupied Rooms at tiie Auction Mart into Coffee, Lecture, and Rinding Rooms; an establishment of this kind being much wanted in thai part of the Metropolis. — At the last quarterly Tea Sale, at the East India House, 85,000 chests'of lea were sold, which will produce a revenue of more than £ 800,000 — At the last election for Ipswich, the sum expended by the parties amounted to fifty thousand pounds ; single votes were brought from several parts of France, find " ers from Scotland aud Ireland — At the late Essex Assiz'- s, Thomas Wakeling, for sending a letter to a Mr. Poole, threatening to burn down his premises, had sentence of dealh recorded against him.— Last week, ul Frome, a man named Joseph Stokes, being offered as many oysters as he could eat for ls. Gd. finished two baskets, making in the whole, - 250 oysters!— Two men, named Burdon, and Elgar, who were convicted at September Old Bailey Sessions of highway robbery, aud left for execution, have since received his Majesty's pardon, in consequence of liie evidence against them having been discovered to be false.— Al Ibe Earl of Lonsdale's audit, on Monday aud Tuesday week, very considerable reductions were made in ihe rents of most of the farmers.— The East India Directors have voted Ihe erection of a monument to the. late Mr. C. Grant.- At New Orleans ( in the United Slates) three licenses for gaming- houses were granted this year at 5,0( H) dollars each. The number of licenses is limited to six.— Many natives of Germany bave this year emi- grated to Brazil. ' ^ rofctndal antr i^ ttsfcUatuou^ EXECUTION.— On Monday, Thomas Webster, aged 37, found guilty at the late Maidstoir Assizes, as au accessary to the murder of Mr. Smith, at Lewisham, and Joseph Bell, aged 19, for the murder of his father at Deal ( as mentioned in our last), underwent the awful sentence, of the law on Peneuden Heath.— Webster declared his innocence when on the scaffold, but Bell made ai; i acknowledgment of his guilt. CAUTION TO PURCHASERS OF PHEASANTS; —• A correspondent confidently assures us, that poachers are frequently in the habit of obtaining this kind of game, by introdueiug arsenic or some other mineral poison into beans bored for that purpose. The food thus prepared is placed where the birds feed, and the following morning they are tafeen up dead from under the trees in which they are roosted. The legs or wings are afterwards broken, or fhe pheasants are shot, to prevent the appearance of having been taken as above described. The general knowledge of this pernicious expedient for obtaining the birds appears to us better cal culated for effectually removing this sort of poaching, than the severest game lawsj as the alarm naturally excited in the mind of the public wili put a stop to the demand for so dangerous luxury.— Leicester Jmtrnat. A melancholy event occurred in the parish of Cumbernauld on Tuesday, the 16th current. The south east or moorland district of the parish has long been infested by bands of smugglers, who distil to a considerable extent. Three young men from the village visited one of these stills on Monday, and drank rather freely. On their way home, one of them fell sick, and the other two called at a farm- house no great distance from the place, and requested the farmer to look after their Companion: this, however, appears not to have been properly attended to ; but a quantity of straw was humanely thrown over him by a servant, and in this manner lie lay in the field the whole of that stormy night. On Tuesday morning, about nine o'clock the unfortunate young man was still alive, and then the farmer had him removed to his house, where he soon after expired, in consequence of cold wGlasgow Chronicle. Wholesale Base CoinUtterer.— William Whit- taker, a resident in Manchester, was apprehended a few days since at Oldham, with his wife,, uttering base, coin. They had called at Mr. Lane's, publican in Fails worth, on their way to Oldham, and there offered a base half crown.-— Mr. Lane suspected them, and very properly caused them to ceeded, but not before the greater part of the premises, and nearly the whole of the furniture and stock of Mr. Higham, had been destroyed. The most serious apprehensions were al this time entertained for the next premises, occupied by Mr. Kaye, bookseller, part of the roof of which was at one time on fire-, but having a copious supply of j water in a cistern at the top of the house, the further progress of the tire was happily arrested. In Mr, Benson's shop there was a small quantity of gunpowder, the explosion of which caused a sud- den expansion of the $ ames^ which had an awful appearance.— Mr. Benson's stock was. estimated, previously to the fire, to be worth £ 5000. By his personal exertions and those of his servants, £ 2,500 worth of property was saved. He was insured at the sura of £ 1000, whieh will make his loss £!> 500.-^ Mr. Migham's property was not insured. A newly- thatched hovel ami large hay- rick, be- longing to Mr. Thomas Whithorn, of Tewkesbury, and situate in a field at Walton Cardiff, were maliciously burnt down on the evening of Sunday se'iinight. The fire had gained considerable head before it was discovered 3 and a brisk wind pre- vailing at the time, it burnt so rapidly, that it was utterly, impracticable to arrest its progress. OXFORDTDEC. 20. The names of those candidates who, at the close of the Public Examination this Term, were admit- ted by the Public Examiners into the First and Second Classes of Literce Human iores and Dis- cipline? Mat hematic w et Physicce„ respectively, according to the, alphabetical arrangement in each class prescribed by. the Statute, stand as follow : — In the First Class of Lit. Hum.— John C. Col- quhoun, Oiiel College ; Hon. F. Curzon, Brasenose ; J. Dayman, Corpus Christi; R. Hall, Christ Church ; J. Mylne, Balliol; A. Short, Christ Church; R. J. Wilberforee, Oriel. In the First Class ofDiscip Ma them at. et Pliys.— C. Bruce, Christ Church; Hon. F. Curzon, Brase- nose ; W. Falconer,. Oriel ; G, Riggs, Queen's ; C. R. M. Talbot, Oriel ; R. J. Wilberforce,. Oriel; C. Williams, Pembroke. In the Second Class of Liter ae Humctniorcs-.— J. C. J. H. A bra hall, and T. P. B. Abrahall, Wadham ; E Badely, Bioseriose; T. V. Bayne, Jesus; J. Sramsion, Oriel; C. D. Bruce, Christ Church ; E. F. Carrington, Queen's; S M. Colquitt, Brasenose ; Hon. H, T. L. Corry, Christ Church ; J. Hartley, St. Edmund- hall; T. Hornby, Christ Church; J. M. King, Balliol; R. LleweUin, University ; R. Maude, Brasenose; E. Rowlandson, Queen's ; R. H. Tuck, field, Oriel; R. Wickham, and J. A. Wynne, Christ Church, In the Second Class ofDiscip. Mathemat. et Phys: — R. Hall, Christ Church ; W. Irwin, Queen's; . P. P. Rendall, Exeter. Lit. Hum.— A Crowdy, Brasenose ; W. Falconer, Oriel ; E. Falls, Pembroke ; C. Fawcett, University; A. Goode, Pembroke; J. E. Gray, Christ Church C. Greaves, Queen's; C. J. Hall, Christ Church; E. Hammond, University ; J. VV. H enry, Pembroke; W. Hopton, Trinity; F. Htilme, St. Al. ban- hall; J. Jeffreys, Christ Church ; R. Irvine, Magdalen- hall; E. Millard, Exeter; J. T. Parker, Queen's; S. L. Pope, Trinity ; P. P. Rendall, Exeter; G. Riggs, Queen's ; F. Robinson, C. C. C.; R. Salwev, Christ Church; J. Thomas, Pembroke; J. Wakefield, St, Edmund- hall; R. Wildman, Christ Church; C. K. Williams, Pembroke. Public Examiners.— T. Grantham, J. A. Cramer, C. A. Ogilvie, C. G. Stocker. Wednesday, Dec. 17, the last day of Michaelmas Term, the following degrees were conferred Bachelor in Divinity..— The- Rev. J. E. Tyler, Fellow of Oriel College. Masters of Arts.-"*- Rev. J. C. Lucena, of Brase riose college ; Rev. G. W. J. Chard, Trinity college ; W. R Williams, Michel Scholar of Queen's collej and Vinerian Scholar cf Common Law. Bachelors of Arts.—- J. Langley, Magdalen- hall ; H. J. Legge, St. Albao- hall; F. Robinson, and T. Biddulph, Scholars of Corpus Christi college ;; C. K. Williams, Scliolar of Pembroke;. H. H. Wynne, Scholar of Jesus college ;" V. Monroe, University college; R. Shepherd, Queen's college. The whole number of Degrees in Michaelmas Term was, D. D. 4.; B. D. 3 ; B. M. 1; M. A. 35; B. A. 68; Matriculations, 138. agriculture, The general practice of little farmers in the county of Devon is well deserving of the attention of Agriculturists, as it provides a remedy for the difficulty occurring to those who have small dairies, in keeping their cream until they have sufficient to make into butter. The cause of that general complaint of rankucss in the Dorsetshire butter in the winter is the staleness of the cream of which it is made, which in small dairies is, under the present system, unavoidable, as few cows are in full milk at this season. In Devonshire the cream is scalded which not only renders it fitter to keep until a sufficient quantity is obtained to make butter, but also enables the owner of it to convey it in jars of half a pound weight to the market of a neigh, bouring town, where it is purchased readily as an article of luxury to be eaten with fruits and pastry, or used in tea and coffee, and will bear keeping for a fortnight. The process of scalding is extremely simple; it is merely heating the milk in a shallow vessel until it simmers, and skimming off the cream. It is best done on a charcoal fire, but a clear wood fire answers the purpose tolerably." Dorset County Chronicle. It is calculated that the supply of meat at the great Christmas cattle market held at Smithfield on Dec. 15, taking the beasts at 95, the calves at 16, and the sheep and pigs at 9st. of 81b. each, amounted, the aggregate, to the enormous weight of 5,2* 29,2801b. The Adjourned Meeting of the BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND SOCIETY for the Encou- ragement of Agriculture, Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce, was held in Bath, on Monday, the 15th inst.; and the Annual Meeting of the same Society was held on the following day. MONDAY.— The Committee appointed to inspect some samples of new wheat transmitted by Mr. Edmonds, of East La nib rook, reported (( that the same appears to be an improved Talavera Wheat, that the cars ( as now shewn), being- more close in the chest, will be less liable to injury from frost when in blossom, and less liable to sprout or g- row out when ripe in a wet harvest. And we consider Mr. Edmonds entitled to the pyemium, No. 2, Class 11. for his assiduity in producing a good specimen of grain." Mr. Edmonds, in aletter accompanying the samples, stated that he had found this new i » „ , ^ v,,, nn 10 1 wheat growing among his Talavera the first season be followed to Oldham. The woman was there 0f his sowing ifc He had made several experiments straight, and very strong. While other young oaks failed, or required pruning*, these oaks re- quired nothing of the kind.— Mr. Archdeacon Lilley adverted to an instance, which had been the aston- ishment of the neighbouring country, where oaks had been succeeded by larch, which grew, most rapidly,— Mr. Elwin observed that these instances, proved that oaks might be advantageously planted after firs, and larch after oak. The Chairman took occasion to advert to the • destructive; character of the quarter evil amongst calves, and thought it would be desirable if the. Society were to endeavour to ascertain whether it was not susceptible of some remedy. In his part of the world, farmers' stock had sustained- g'rievous injury from this disease. This brought on an ex tended conversation, in the course of- which it was stated that great advantage had been found from keeping calves in one particular pasture, and pre- venting them from taking their general run with cattle. Mr. Nicholls wished the premiums rescinded for fat cattle, on the ground that it gave an undue preference to the pampering system of feeding over the natural mode of fattening by vegetables, &. c.— Mr. Spooner was favourable to the continuation of this premium, as calculated to excite competition. It was wrong to suppose that the cheapest mode of feeding absolutely was that of turnips or cabbag* es ; he thought it would be ascertained that it was less expensive, and therefore more profitable, to feed cattle on corn ; and if that were so, in the present state of the markets, would not the proof of such fact be obtaining important information ? Dr. Wilkinson beg- ged to remind the Society that at certain periods ofthe year, it had been observed that cattle feeding- in pastures lying on the blue lyas beds, were not only subject to scouring*, but also to such a prostration of strength as, in a few days lo materially diminish the value of the animal. It had been estimated that from this cause the farmers in the counties of Somerset and Warwick sustained a loss of above £ 40,000 per annum. He suggested that the Society should propose to th person who should give the best, explanation, ac_ I companied by a chemical analysis, of the conditions | ofthe water, grass, and Soil, lying on the blue lyas ' beds, at the periods when observed to produce the j afore- mentioned effects, a certain premium. Some further business having* been disposed of,, the thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to Sir J. C. Hippisley , Bart, for his able conduct in the chair; and the meeting* adjourned. TUESDAY.— The Annual Meeting Jtook place.— The Marquis of Lansdowne was re- elected Presi- dent, and the other officers chosen fojc the year ensuing. The report ofthe Superintending Committee was then read. In reference to that part of it which alluded to the comforts of cottagers, Sir J„ C. Hippisley observed, he had: heard many medical men complain of the present mode of building- cottages for agricultural labourers, and they were such, that in the hour of . illness the cottager's family had every disadvantage of bad rooms to contend with.. He had built some cottag- es on an improved plan,, and he should take care that the designs be regularly laid before the public. The Judgfes of the Live Stock now made their report? which Concluded with observing, £ t that, even in defiance of the depression under which agricultural productions still labour, the exhibitors of the present season do not manifest any declension in skill or industry to improve the breeds of cattle and, sheep, which- have been shewn on the present occasion/' The Secretary read an interesting letter by. C. C. Western, Esq. M. P. On the subject of Merino Sheep.— Admiral Coffin said he had travelled a good deal, and had observed sheep in all countries; and he was persuaded climate would chang: e the nature of the wool. Take a sheep to the West Indies, its wool would turn to hair; take it to Canada, its wool would become like a goat's beard. Merinos might be encouraged, but if they remained here,, their wool would cease to be what w. e. called Merino. lie was the friend of experi- ment; but, as regarded sheep, he gave the result of his experience.— Mr. Louch bore testimony to the importance of encouraging an improved growth of wool: he questioned whether. this country grew a- s much wool as was wanted ; at the same time, he thought the fineness of our wool might be im- proved. Thai perhaps would justify greater atten- tion being* paid to the Merinos. Several other premiums haying been offered, the Marquis of Lansdowne adjourned the Meeting, stating that after dinner the plate would be pre- sented to the successful candidates for premiums. The dinner at the White Hart v^ as attendee! by a large party, the Marquis of Lansdowne in tin chair. The Noble Marquis, in returning thank; after his health had been drank, expressed his gratification at the prosperity of the Society,, which, in times prosperous and times not prosper- ous, had neither lost heart nor hope. Arts, com-, merce, and agriculture went hand in hand; and those were interests that had never yet been de- serted by the Society ; and it was, therefore, with great pleasure that he had observed it had continued to flourish, and he hoped it might continue to flou- rish to the end of timv.—( Applause.) WOOLLEN MANUFACTURE. The fullers of Winchester pay ten marks, ufirmotion of seen to go to the shops of Mr. Tetlow and Mr. Ward, and she subsequently joined her husband It appeared that she had offered base money at these shops. Mr. Lane then caused them both to be apprehended : the man attempted to secrete parcel in which were found fifty- three base half crowns. Whittaker and his wife were both taken to the Angel Inn, in Oldham, and the woman there pretended to be very ill, and to be seized with labour pains : she was put into a room, from which she escaped, thus deceiving the credulity of the Oldham Police. Intelligence of Whit taker's ap- prehension being conveyed to Manchester, Piggies of the Salford Police, with most laudable prompti- tude, instantly went to Whittaker's house in Man- chester. Upon searching, he noticed in the house part a small box, which appeared to have had a direction upon it, and to have come by a coach: this caused Diggles to be more particular in his search. At length he discovered, secreted in the roof of a small wash- house in the yard, three paper parcels containing 209 base shillings and 76 base half crowns: they were laid very neatly in rows like buttonsWWhittaker has been committed to the Sessions for trial. . FiRE. r— A most alarming fire broke out On Sunday se'nnight, in the premises of Mr. Wui, Benson, grocer, Castle- street, Liverpool; The fire had made considerable progress in the interior of the building before it was discovered ( no part of it being occupied as a dwelling house), so thai when the Haines got vent they burst forth in various parts of the premises at the same moment with the utmost fury, in a short time entirely consumed them, and communicated to the adjoining* house, occupied by Mr. George Higbam, linen- draper. Engines were speedily on the spot, and every ex ertion of the firemen was directed to prevent the fire from extending, in which they fortunately suc- sowing it*. He had made several expCr of it on various soils, sown it at different seasons, and finding it answer particularly well, and con- vinced of its good qualities, he had this season ventured on sowing nearly 100 acres with it. Mr. E^ says the blade of it is of a delicate green colour3 but the wheat, hardy in itself, stands extremely well in the land; and answers well, sown in the spring, after turnips, having last year tried ten acres with it. A letter was read, stating that a Mr. Bacon, of Mendip, finding his cattle considerably injured from drinking out of a pond in a pasture upon his farm, in which was an excellent springj but which also was infested with an immense quantity of frogs and reptiles, Mr. B. caused a large quantity of lime to be thrown in, and the water violently agitated.— About two or three days after, the pond was raked and cleaned, and between two and three wheelbarrows full of reptiles were taken out. The water was afterwards found to be ( what it had before been) the best in the district. The Chair man remarking*, that it might be valuable to the interests of agriculture to ascertain whether the salubrious quality of the water was restored by the throwing in the lime, the Rev. Mr. Phelps under- took to send some ofthe water to be analysed. The Secretary read a letter from Mr. William Rogers, of the Southampton Nursery, dated Dee. forwarding, as desired, six specimens of the earths from the plantation, where his experiment of plant- ing oaks had been made. An interesting conversa- tion ensued upon the subject of planting, and from which it was clearly shewn that a course of plant- ing, like a succession of crops, was beneficial to the growth of wood. Mr. Davis said that after divers plans to promote the growth of oak, in the New Forest, Scotch firs were planted at specified di tances, and when they had grown to the height of 12 or 14 feet, alternate rows were cut out, and young oaks, four or five feet high, planted in their stead. The remaining firs were treated as weeds, being only kept to protect the oaks ; and this they did so successfully, that the oaks grew fast, were While mankind lived under the shade of their native palm- trees in the tropical region, where tra- dition has placed their origin, they had but little occasion to provide either food or clothing: the earth spontaneously supplied the former, and the warmth rendered the latter superfluous. But in proportion as they removed from their early abode, provisions became more scarce, and the climate more rigorous ; and men then had recourse to the cruelty of killing animals, both to devour lliein as food, and to employ their skins as a shelter against the severity of the weather. Sheep came originally from Africa; but in thai country the animal bears hair instead of wool, and il is only in colder climates that its covering gradually acquires a woolly texture. It may also be imagined that many centuries must have elapsed before sheep could have been conveyed to the northern countries, and before the inhabitants, thinly scattered, subsist- ing by. the chase, and surrounded as they were by immense forests that produced in abundance all those animals which supplied the finest furs— could have been reduced to Ihe necessity of employing artificial means to supply themselves with clothing. The northern tribes therefore continued to dress themselves in skins until a very late period of ancient history, and foragrs after the arts of civilized life had been introduced among the inhabitants of the sonth. Tile origin of the arts of spinning and xoeaving is lost in the obscurity of fable. The Egyptians ascribe the invention to their Isis, and the Hindoos ( race it to the remotest period of their fabulous history ; but this applies only to, cotton and flax, for in those countries, as we have already mentioned, wool is not produced. Varro says, that the sheep was introduced into Greece by Hercules, and it is probable that the first attempts lo manufacture wool, in Europe, were made by the Athenians. Among both the Greeks and Romans, spinning was the chief employment of Ihe women ; the rites of marriage directed their attention to it; and ibe distafl'and the fleece were not only the emblems but the objects of the most important domestic duties of a wife. The machinery employed in weaving, though perluipi rude in its construction, was, in its principle, simila to that still in use; and the process of fulling and preparing the cljith seems to havp resembled the modern practice in every material point, except that of shearing the nap, with which the ancients do not appear to bave heen acquainted. The chief seat of the Homan manufacture was at Padua, and that city still retains a portion of its ancient celebrity for the superiority of its workmen. It is worthy of remark thai, although, at a late period of ihe Roman com monwealth, the domestic manufacture of wool was abandoned to persons who made that their sole employment, and that it must have been carried 011 to a vast extent, in order to supply th, e wants of an immense population clothed almost exclusively i woollen, yet we nowhere read of cloth be in., measured ; and it would appear lliat this arose from a custom of weaving no more cloth in one piece than was sufficient to form a single dress. English historians generally attribute Ihe estab lishment of the woollen manufacture in this country to the reign of Edward III.; but It has been ascer- tained by the ancient records of the Exchequer, thai there were several guild fraternities of weaver established in various parts of the kingdom so earl as Ihe middle of the twelfth century. Thus we find it mentioned that in 1140, Ihe weavers of Oxford pay a mark of gold for Iheir guild : — " The weavers of Loudon, for their guild, £ xri. " The weavers of Winchester one mark of gold, have their customs and liberties, and right lo clcc the aldermen of their guild." " The fullers of Winchester £ vi. for their guild. These notices indicate, that fraternities of weaver were not only at that time common in England, but that the manufacture of cluth must have been of considerable extent and antiquity when it had gire « i rise to guilds established by law. Iu farther confirmation of the great antiquity o£ the art of weaving in England, Gervase, of Canter- bury, who wrote, about the year 1202, savs, in his Chronicle ( col. 1349), when speaking of the inhabit- ants of Britain, that " the art of weaving seemed lo he a peculiar gift bestowed upon them by nature)'" Thus it appears, that, at a period long prior to that which modern historians assign as the time when the woollen manufacture was introduced into Britain, is was an art that had been so long practised, as to be reckoned by its own inhabitants almost indigenous to the soil. Sir Matthew Hale enables us, in some measure, to account for the origin of the modern idea on this head. For he remarks that " in the time of Henry II. and Richard 1. this kingdom greatly flourished in Ihe art of manufacturing woollen cloth; but, by the troublesome wars in ihe time of King John and Henry III. and also Edward I and Edward II. this manufacture was wholly lost, and all our trade ran in wools, and wool- fells " and leather." It is needless to observe, that a manufacture of such indispensable utility could not, in such 11 short period, be wholly lost in a country where it was once known. All that can be inferred from Ibis expres- sion is, that it declined very much ; so as, in a great measure, lo interrupt the foreign trade in cloth, which seems to have been a principal article of export from this kingdom at Ihat early period. Edward III. restored this decayed manufacture, and hence he bus come to be accounted the founder of it in England. The above remark of Sir Matthew llale perfectly agrees with the Magna Cliarta of Henry III. and there is an ordinance respecting the exportation of cloths, & c. by Edward I. The richness and comparative importance ofthe fraternity of weavers, in the period here alluded to, may he guessed at from the following circumstances " Anno 1159. The weavers of London stand charged with iij. marks of gold for the farm of Iheir guild for Ivva years; the bakers of ditto with one, mark and vj ounces of gold." " 1164. The weavers of London rendered £ xij per annum for Ihe farm of their guild ; the bakers of : tto per annum." In botu these cases the weavers pay double of hit is exacted from the bakers; hence it seems , usonahle to infer that Ihey were hy much the richest fraternity ofthe two. 1189. » r a confirmation ot their privileges." From this, itappears that the fullers of Winchester il continued ( as in the year 1140) a powerful fraternity. That the business of dyeing was also carried on in these days as a separate, honourable, and profitable employment, may be inferred from Ihe following eeord:— " Anno 1201. David, the dyer, pays one mark that iiis manor may be made a burggage." At this early period, woad seems to bave been very much employed as a material for dyeing. This plant was cultivated in Britain before'the days of " alius Cajsar; and probably the cultivation " of it ,- ould be much extended, as it came to be more lemanded for the woollen manufacture in later periods ; lint this extended culture could not supply the increasing demand for this drug, insomuch ihat was, for a great many ages, a constant article of in port, art he following instance, among many others, fully shews:— " Anno V- 13. The follow ing sums were accounted for by sundries as customs for woad imported, viz. In Kent & Sussex ( Dover excepted) £ 103 13 3 Yorkshire 98 13 4 London ] 7 13 4 Norfolk and Suffolk 53 ( i 0 Southampton 72 1 10 Essex 4 2 4 From these, and many other circumstances of the same kind that may lie collected, there can be no room to doubt that the woollen manufacture was carried 011 as a great national object for several ages before the time of Edward the Third, at which • iod our historians usually assert that it was first ntroduced into England. And it was probably owing to Ibe interruption it met with during the troublous reigns of John and his immediate succes- sors, that the manufacture came to be so firmly established in the Netherlands, as to obtain a superi- ority over the woollen manufacture of Britain, which, it retained for many ages. It was also probably owing to this superiority that onr forefathers lost the knowledge of many branches of this inanafecture, which it is evident they once possessed ; of this kind especially may be reckoned the art of dyeing and dressing cloths, which art was only revived in Britain, at a very modern period. If onr historians have been thus mistaken with regard to the manufactures of Britain, it will not appear surprising that ihey should fall into similar, mistakes in regard to the manufactures cf Ireland. It is generally believed that the woollen manufacture, was introduced into this last country at no very distant period ; but in Anderson's History of Com- merce, we find th? first dawnings uf it marked under the year 1376. The following instances will serve to shew ihe degree of perfection to which the spinning of woollen, nnd other yarn lias been brought, within Ihe last century, In the year 1745, a woman named Mary Powlis, of East Dereham, in Norfolk, spun a single pound of wool into a thread of eighty- four thousand yards in. length, wanting only eighty yards of forty- eight English miles; which was. at that period, considered as a circumstance of sufficient curiosity to merit a place in the records of the Royal Society. Since that lime, however, Miss Ives, a young lady of Norwich, lias spun a pound of combed wool, into a, thread of one hundred and sixty- eight thonsajid yards; and her wonderful success having induced her to try her talent upon cotton, she actually suc- ceeded in producing from the same weight, a thread, of two hundred and three thousand yards,- equal lOj upwards of one hundred and fifteen English miles. It has been calculated that this last thread, if woven^ would produce about twenty yards of yard- wide muslin; but it is said Ihat even this extraordinary effort of ingenuity bus been exceeded by an Irish flax- spinner iu llie county of Antrim. In our day the woollen manufacture has been brought to great perfection, and is carried on, to vast extent, for home consumption and exportation, iir various pints of the United Kingdom ; but the principal districts where the manufacture, in its different branches, is followed, are the counties of Wilts, Somerset, and York. The trade is at present ' n a very prosperous state. SEIIJUTZ PowDEits.— Last week, the validity ofa Patent for making Seidlitz Powders was tried before a special jury, in the Court of King's Bench ; and the result was, that Messrs. Savory, Moore, & Co. of New Bund- street, were 11011. suited, and their valuable patent set at nought. How any men in their senses could suppose, Ihat by the mere admixture of three simples, viz. Rochelle Sail, Carbonate of Soda, and Acid of Tartar, they had made a discovery worthy of being distinguished by the patent badge, is really sur- prising, and yet these people have thought so, and prohibitory letters have been sent lo many respect- able Druggists, threatening the institution of legal proceedings if they presumed to prepare the Seidlilz Powders. Had Messrs. Savory, Moore, & Co. been the discoverers of any one preparation which enters into the composition of these powders, then, indeed, the patent badge would have been a eal ornament to their 4s. 6d. boxes, and country agents selling ' the only genuine Seidlitz Powders,' ' gathering and disposing of other men's styff,' might have made a tolerable living by Ihe agency. But if' the ingenious patentees have not the merit ( if being original inventors, they certainly are the first who found out that 4s. 6d. was a fail* retail charge for nine powders, and but for Ihe wisdom of the Court of King's Bench, ' things would have maintained their former prices,' instead of which a more savoury verdict lias rarely heen recorded. The bubble is burst, and the public may purchase Seidlitz Powders, neither spurious nor inefficacious, at one half the patent prices. BANKRUPTS, DEC. 23.— James Holmes, of Carlisle, grocer.— Herbert Bury, of Aiistin- friarS, merchant. — Daniel Lvon, of Bolton- le. Moors, Lancashire, timber- merchant — William Lnton, of Bristol, saddler. — James Robertsnn, of Whitstnble, Kent, coal- mer- chant.— William Dotikin, of Newcastle- upon- Tyne, linen- draper.— Joseph Henderson, of Blaekfriars'- road, draper. Printed and published by IP'. 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