fler Cent No. 908] Printed for J. BOOTH, Jun. Chronicle Court, Queen Street. RIVER WEAR LIME TRADE. HPHE LIME BURNERS on the River Wear rcs- J- spectfully inform the Public, that, on account of the ap- parent early demand for lime, they intend to light their Kilns this season on the 26tb of February inst. They at same time beg leave to mention, that in consequence of the seti lis losses they hive sustained during tbe last tbree years, they" must, in justice to themselves, raise their prices this season ; the nrt » - e especially, owing to the improved demand for Shipping ai. d the advance of labour. Mmheeannouth, Fib. 16, 1924. CORDAGE FOR SALE, FOR BEHOOF OF UNDERWRITERS. There will be sold by public auction, upon Monday first, tbe I t day < V March at CA' 1' TO, THOMSON, & CO.' s ItOPKWO RK, A QUANTITY of JUNK, TWO HAWSERS, UX two WARPS, some pieces of Old Whale Lines, ia Sale to comu- ence at H o'clock, forenoon. \\\ ROSS. Vppcduigate, February 27, 1824. PORTER DEALER'S STOCK, AND LEASE OF PREMISES, TO BE DISPOSED OF. To be disposed of by private bargain, rHE whole STOCK which belonged to JAMES l'ERRIER, Porter Dealer, Broad Street; consisting of Barclay. Perkins, & Co's. and Trueman, Hanburv, & Go's, best qualities of Porter; and Edinburgh Ales from the most approved brewers. ALSO, The REMAINDER of the LEASE of these commodious and long established Premises, in the above line of business, presently occupied by the said James Ferrier, fitted up with every conveniency which the bottling of liquors requires. To on attive person, with a small capital, this will be found a very- eligible opening. Apply to John Stewart, General Agent, Crown Court, or to Robert Ramsay, Advocate, Broad Street. Aberdeen. Feb. ST, 1824. SALE OF WOOD. Upon Monday the 8th of March, there will be sold by public roup, at MIDMAR CASTLE, at 10 o'clock forenoon, OAi] A " OEET of FIR WOOD of the very best JL quality, well grown and of good size, to be exposed in such lots as intending purchasers may incline, Credit will be given ou Security. Just Published, And to be bad of all the Bonksllers in Aberdeen, in one volume, i 2mo. price 7s. in hoards, TALES AND SKETCHES OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND ; viz— « • MARY OGILVIE. a Tale. The LOVE MATCH, a Tale. A SKETCH of CHANGES in Saciety and Manners, in tile West of Scotland, during the last half century. By CHRISTOPHER KEEI. IVINE. " No- ie of your reflections, Mrs Quickly, if you love tne. Tell me your history at once,— I love stories, but hate reasoning." GOLDSMI I'M. WANTS A SITUATION, IN a Batik, Mercantile House, or Compting Room, a young man bred in Gordon's Hospirir^ and who, be- sides tlit usual curse of instruction given there, has acquired a knowledge of book- keeping, and is at present attending one ot the Mathematical'Classes iu Marischal College. He will have no objections to Cuter into an Indenture for a feft' yeats, on payment ut moderate board wages. Apply to the Publisher. SAI. E OF CLOTHIERY AND HABERDASHERY GOODS IN BANFF; AND MEETING OF CREDITORS. rpiIE STOCK of GOODS, as formerly advertised, JL belonging to the estate of JAMES TAYLOR, late Merchant in Banff', will be sold by public roup, in one Lot* upon Wed- nesday the 3d day of March next, in a Meeting of the said James Taylor's Creditors, to be held within tbe " house of J James Allan, Vintner in Banff. This Stock is well worth the attention of those in the above line— and to a person wishing to commence business, such an opening is seldom to be met with* An inventory and valuation of the said Stock will be seen in the hands of Messrs. Alexander Iladden and Sons, Manufac turers, Aberdeen; and John Watt, Merchant in BanH'fc. to ^ - . v. er c.: wi. c'r-, or to ;? ames Rose. Writer In Banif, applica- tion may be made for farther particulars. The Trustees particularly request a full attendance oj' Cre- ditors on the above day. Ban if, Feb. 16, 1824. GROUND FOR FELtING, IS THE VICINITY OF THE TOWN. THERE are to be Fened, several excellent BUILD- ING STANCES on Lot Fourth of the Lands of PI T- 3V1UXTON, on both sides of the great South lioad, immedi- ately adjoining to Holburn Street. The Ground is situated in an airy and agreeable part of the Country, in the immediate vicinity of the Town, and within 20 minutes walk of the Cross, and commands a fine view of the River Dee and adjacent Country. There is some capital back Ground attached to cacli Feu for a Garden. There are also some other excellent Building Stances to Feu lying betwixt the above ground and Windyhills ; and a fine situation for a Villa, Bleachfield, or other Manufactory re- quiring fine water and a level surface. For farther particulars, application may be made- to Ewing and Robertson, Advocates, Aberdeen, in whose hands a build- ing plan of the Ground may be seen ; or to John Lyon. \ Vrigbt, Holburn Street, who will point out the Ground to Intending offerers. Marischal Street, Feb. 16,1824. IMPOSTURE UNMASKED. THE progress of MERIT, although frequently as- sailed, is not impeded by Envy and Detraction. The aggression of ambuscade terminates in defeat; and conscious rectitude ultimately triumphs iu the attainment of the grand t& jeet— public approbation. The tost of experience is the guarantee of fa'vour, and has established WARREN'S BLACKING in general estimation : of which there exists not a stronger f roof than the tacit acknowledgment of a host of servile imiia tors, who surreptitiously obtrude on the unwary a spurious pre- paration as the genuine article, to the great disappointment of I the unguarded purchaser, and manifest Injury of WARREN, whose character and interest by this iniquitous system ate equally subject to determent. It becomes therefore an indis pensable duty to CAUTION THE PUBLIC against the manoeuvres of Unprincipled Venders, who having no character to lose, and stimulated by avarice iu their nefarious pursuits, aim at the acquisition of money through any medium than that of honour ! The original and matchless BLACKING bear on each bottle a shoit direction, with the signature W A N T E D, ASober, Steady, Industrious YOUNG MAN, to go out to- America as a Farm Servant. Information as to terms will be given by Messrs. limes and Thomson, Drug- gists, Broad Street, Aberdeen. JAMES GORDON, NTfRSERY AND SEEDSMAN, GAL1.0WGATE, RETURNS his sincere thanks to his Customers, and ihe Public in general, for the very great support he lias received since he entered to his present business— aud begs leave to assure them, that nothing shall be wanting 011 bis part to merit a continuance of their favours. J. G. takes thisopportunity of informing them, that he has got to hand an excellent assortment of Kitchen Garden SEEDS; Annual, Biennial, and Perennial FLOWER SEEDS ; tbe qualities of which may be depended on as being good; Red and White CLOVER SEEDS, both Dutch and English ; English SPRING TARES; Dutch 1, INT- SEED; Perennial RYE GRASS; Globe. Red, and Yel- low TURNIP SEEDS, warranted true kinds. N. B.— Has alwaysa good Stock of FOREST TREES in Nur- sery, both Seedling and Transplanted, GOOSEBERRY and Cu.' i- RA* T Bosrtns, FRUIT TREE^ and FLOWERING SHRUBS ; all the above will he sold on rcaasonable terms. Aberdeen. Feb. 16, 1824. SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. Upon Wednesday next, th* Sd March, there will be sold by auction, in that House, Union Street, entry from Crown Court, formerly occupied by Mr. SOUTER* 5MIE Whole HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE L therein— consisting of several Sets of Mahogany and other Chairs— a Set of handsome Dining Tables— Tea and Toilet Ditto— Chests of Drawers — an Eight- day Clock — two Sofas— a Piano Fort:, with Additional Keys — Tent Bedsteads, and Curtains— Feather Beds— Blankets, and Mattresses— several excellent Carpets — Grates— Fenders, and Fire Irons— Glass and Stoneware— Kitchen Furniture, & c. & c. Sale to begin at 11 o'clock forwinotl. BROWN & SON, Auctioneers. ilOUSKS AND iiROuND FOR SAL IT. There will be sold by public roup, within the Lemon Tree Tavern, Aberdeen, on Monday the 1st day of March next, at six o'clock afternoon, r SMI AT HOUSE and GROUND in Chapel Lane, JL possessed by David Wilson and William Sang, Wrights. ALSO. The SMALL HOUSE and GROUND adjoining to the east of the last mentioned ground, and presently occupied by Wm. Mackie and others, The firot mentioned subjects are well adapted for a Wright, and other houses might be crected on both pieces of ground.— The Feu- duty is modeVate. Apply to Wm. Smith, Advocate, Long Acrci T THE CLUB MEETS in the PUBLIC ROOMS, on FRIDAY the 5th of March next. Business and Ballot at") : Dinner at 5 o'clock. Aberdeen. Feb. 24, 1824. THO. BURNETT, SEC. T NORTHERN UNITED SERVICE 1JB meets in the PUBLIC ROOMS, on SATL- R- 6th March. Ballot at half- past 4 : Dinner at 5 DA V th o'clock Aberdeen, Feb. 24, 1.124. ARTISANS' INSTIfUT. ION7. AGENERAL MEETING of the Members and Friends of the Artisans' Institution will be held, in Mclvin's Hall, Queen Street, on Monday evening, Ist day of March next, at half past seven o'clock, when a draft of the Rules will be laid before them. FLOOR,^ TO LET, AND CROfWD Tu F, EU. npi- IESE Two FLOORS in Hroad Street, at pre- sent occupied by Mr. George Angus, W- itclunaker, and John Angus, E-- q. Advocate, opposite to the College Gate. .• lnd the following I. ots of Ground lo Feu .- — Several STANCES in Bon Accord Street. This Street is on the west side of the city, and contiguous to Union Street, and the Areis have a great depth of ground, in a pleasant situation, aud good neighbourhood. ALSO. A Piece of G ROUND at the Gallowgatehead, contiguous to the Canal. The situation is well adapted for a Distillery or Brewery, ALSO, A Lot of G ROUND, situated upon the east end of Prince's Street, and fronting Prince's Street and Park Street. Feu- duties moderate. For particulars, apply to Convener James Rjbb, present Box master to the Wright and Cooper Trade. a, gilmtotm Mil. VANDENHpFPS BENEFIT, AND POSITIVELY THE LAST NIGHT OF IIIS PERFORMANCE, This present Saturday, February 28, Shakespeare's Tragedy of H A M L E T. The part of HAMLET, by Mr. VANDENHOFF. With CATHERINE and PETRUCHIO. PETRUCHIO, HV Mr. VANDENHOFF. On Mondav next, the 1st March, the Musical Play of THE FOUNDLING OF THE FORES!'. De Valmont, by Mr. JOHNSON. Bertran. d, by Mr. BELI Eugenia, by Mrs. BELL. ( From the Theatre- Royal, Manchester. J WITH THE SLEEP WALKER— BEING A TICKET NIGHT £ OIT THE SERVANTS OF THE THEATRE. NO PERFORM AXLE OX TUESDAY. On Wednesday first, March 3. a popular Play and other Entertainments, being a A TICKET NIGHT For those Performers that do not take Benefits. On Thursday, ROB ROY, for the laat time this season. And on Friday, March 6, a new and highly interesting Melo- Drama, called ST. SYVITHIN'S CHAIR, " Will be produced, with additional new Scenery, & c. C&& J* yfh oaaw^ SMALL FARM ON DEE- SIDE. To be let, for such a period of years as may be agreed upon, and entered to at Whitsunday next, PHE FARM of GALLOYVBURN of PARK, as presently occupied by Widow Murray. It contains iibout 32 acres all arable, lying along the banks of the river. The soil and situation early ati( l well exposed, with a comfor- table Dwelling House and other accommodations. The dis- tance from Aberdeen does not exceed 12 miles by the Dee- side turnpike road. Suitable encouragement will be given to a good tenant. Application may he made to William More, Esq. of Park, Aberdeen, or Mr. Burnett, Belmont Street, Aberdeen ; and offers ttill be received at the Park Inn, ou Monday the 22d March next, at 12 o'clock forenoon. ADJOURNED SALE, Upset Prices Reduced. LTpon Friday the 5th of March next, at six o'clock afternoon, there will be exposed to sate, within the Lemon Tree Tavern, " TrK rgMIE FOLLOWING SHIPPING ' CONCERNS, belonging to the ' ABERDEEN COMMERCIAL COM- i^ Jjgr-. PANY, viz. ONE SHARK of the GREENLAND WHALE FISH- ING COMPANY- ONE SIXTEENTH SHARE of the Brig EUPHE- MIA, of Aberdeen^ how chartered from Hamburgh to Bueuos Avres, and fioin thence to Brazil and Britain. A LSO, FIVE SHARES of the FARMER LIME CO. Credit will be given of the price, for six months, ou securi- ty ; and as the Company are about to dissolve, and must there- fore sell, bargains may he expected. Apply to William Stuart, Advocate in Aberdeen. TO LET, FOURTH JUNE, r| MIE HOUSE in Dee Street, presently occupied JL by Mr, Watson— consisting of Dining Room, Drawing Room, three Bed Rooms, and Bed Closet. In the sunk storey— Kitchen, Laundry, Servants' Bed RuOm, and Coal and Beer Cellats. At the back of the house, there is a considerable Garden, with Wash Huuse, Drying Garret, & c. Apply to Charles Donaldson, Advocate. ^ TMIE PUBLIC are hereby warned agitinst giving JL any credit to my Wife, M A RG A RET MACKENZIE 8lias KAY, as I can no longer be accountable for any debts she may contract, from and after this date, in consequence of her extravagant and improper conduct in different respects. JAMES DRUMMOND. Aberdeen, Feb. 28, 1824. All others are counterfeits; and in many instances the imposi- tion labels are artfully interlined with a different address, ia, very small characters, between the more conspicuous ones of ' No 30," and " STRAND." It is earnestly recommend- ed to Shopkeepers and others who are deceived by base fabrica- tions of W ARREN'S BLACKING, to return the detected trash to tbe source whence it came, and expose Ihe machina- tions of rascaliiy to merited obliquy. WARREN'S BLACKING is surpassingly brilliant it excludes damp ; gives pliancy to the leather; retains its pris- tine virtue in all climates ; and combining elegance with com- fort, is an article equally of indispensable fashion and utility. Sold by every respectable Vendor in Town aud Country, in bottles, at 6d. lOd. 12d. and I8d. each. SOLD IN ABERDEEN BY FOR HALIFAX, PICTOU, and MIRAMICHI, r- £~ 2" V. 7 he Bn" L 0 UIS A • •' AMES OSWALD, MASTER, tec? i^ tei? ^ n'* w ' ''' for Goads and Passengers for the above Ports, aud sail on the 5th Match. Fur Freight or Passage, apply to the Master on Board, or GEO. ALLAN. Union Street, Jan. 24, 1824. Fyfe & Co. Union Street Smith, Union Street Davidson, Broad Street lleid, Castle Street Bretnner & Co. Union St, Brantingham, Gallowgate Fraser. Union Street Duguid, Noith Street. Warrack, Union Street. Simpson, druggist, Green. John Pratt, Broad Street. Allan, Greer.. P. Craik, Catto's Square. A. Simpson & Co. Green Forrest, Castle Street Gunn, Perfumer, Do. Lumsden, Broad Street A. Young, Netherkirkgate Clark, King Street Rohh, Ditto W. Mortimer, Gnestrow L. Crtrickshank, Gallowgate. A. Cruickshank, ditto. Winiavv, ditto. Tnnes, do. do. Dyce, Broad Street Anderson, Castle Street Esson, Gallowgate Affleck, Union Street Wm. Duncan, Castle Street Wiiliamsom. druggist, ditto M'Kay, Gallowgate Ja- mes Temple, Castle Street. FOR SALE. Upon Friday, the 5! h day of March next, there will he expos- ed for sale, by public roup, within the Lemon Tree Tavern, Aberdeen, betwixt the hours of six and seven afternoon, ONE- SIXTEENTH SHARE OP THE IIRIGAXTINE W1L LIA MINA, OF ABERDEEN, As she presently lies iu this Port. For farther particulars, apply to Alex, Webster. Advocate in Aberdeen. Trustee on the sequestrated estate of Anthony Wilson, Shipowner. BRIG FOR SALE. FARMS ON CAIItNB ANNA, Parishes af New Deer and Monquhitter. To LET, on FRIDAY the 5th of MARCH next, BMIE Farm of NORTH MAINS of ASLEED, Jfl- as formerly occupied by James Leask— consisting of about .58 Acres. The Farm is in good order ; and the ten. mt ivill get access so as to lay down the ensuing crop. ALSO. The Farm of A BBOTSH A UGH, as possesed' by James Gibb— consisting of 41 Acres Arable. Entry at Whitsunday. The POSSESSION of BACKSLACKS, as possessed by Robert Barron— consisting of about 16 Acres. Entiy at Whitsunday. AND, WEST'MAINS of AUCHMUNZIEL, as possessed by George Taylor— consisting of about 100 Acres. This farm will lie divided into three or fotfr Possessions. Entry at Whitsunday. In the meantime, offers may be lodged with John Cocker, Ground Officer, who will point out the boundariesof the ( dif. fercnt possessions to intending offerers. THE FOLLOWING SMALL POSSESSIONS AND CROFTS, IN THE BARONY OF DYCE, viz. : In New Machar. POSSESSIONS. PRESENT TENANTS, ITTLE GOVEL, Win lough - J LOCH EYE, ... Alex, Robeitson LOCH END, Jatne. s Gray WEST CORSE HILL, Wtn. Forties MAINS Joseph Eliick FOWLER'S IlILL, ... Janet Wyness D. May Wyness Do. Alex. Duncan Do. Isohel Stephen G A R D E NE R- S C R O FT, Janet Shepherd A LI. AS I'Eit'S CROFT, James Ciiesser BACKHI1. I James Singer SKATE CROFT, Late Andvv. Milne I. i Dyce. BUTLER, John Gordon FARBURN, ... G. orge Giil 11 A UGH HE AD. James Smith BLACKSMITH S CROFT, James Mdue lit Old Mucin BICKERHARD, Alex. Vass HAREH1LL, Alex. Rae DUB FORD, .. lit hen. Black HPHE SUBSCRIBER has Oil sale, a large quant. i- A- tv of very superior MALT WHISKY, which he can particularly recommend, and will be sold very reasonably. ALSO, Warranted of vt- ry best quality, PORT. j TENERIFFE. SHERRY, I CAPE MADEIRA, Either in Wood or Bottles. GROCERIES as usual, Wholesale and Retail. LESLIE CLARK, BROAO ST 1( 1,1: 1, ABERIJEES*. WHEREAS, on the Night between the 2 » d and 24th Day of February curl.' the HOUSE of FE R R V - nil.!., near Aberdeen, occupied bv GEORGE STOREY, ESQ, was BROKEN' into and ENTERED, and the following Articles stolen therefrom, viz. 11 S'lver Table Spoons, ... 5 Do. Tea Spoons, ... 7 Do. Do. Do, 6 Egg Spoons, Plated or Gilded. 6 Stiver Egg Spoons, ... And there being reason td suspect that Robert Simpson, alias Smart. and Ann Durrant, under described, and who left their lodgings in Windmill- brae, Aberdeen, abruptly, on tbe night above- mentioned, committed the said crimes—^ t is re- quested, that these persons ( who are supposed to have gone South), may be detained and searched ; and if any of the above articles are found with them, that they may be imprisoned, and mmediate notice thereof sent to Mr. SIMPSON, Procurator iscal of the County of Aberdeen. Aberdeen, Feb. 27, 1824. ROBERT SIMPSON, alias ROBERT SMART— aged about 50— slender made— five feet nine or ten inches high— rather pale- faced— brown hair— fair complexion— has a large gap in his front teeth, upper jaw— lisps a little in speak- ing. Wore a dark green short coat, a hat, blue trow& ersi, and a white coloured great- coat. He has often a little brown dog with him. ANN DURRANT— about 50 years of age— middle- sized — a good deal pock- pitted— dark eyes, dark hair, and dark complexion. Wore a straw bonnet, with tartan ribbons ; and light- coloured mantle, With pink^ coloured lining iu the hood. UPSET PRICE, £ 350. To be sold by public roup, within the Lemcn Tree Tavern of Aberdeen, ou Wednesd iy the 3d of March Dext, at G o'clock, evening, The BRIG MAR Y, OF ABERDEEN 138 Tons per Register, ' With her Float Boat, Tackle, and Apparel, t including- a new hemp aud new chain Cable, as • she - wicsenilv Ik's in this Harbour. Apply to GILORGK ALLAN, UKION STREET. Are to be Let, for such number of years as can be agreed on, at Parkhill, on Wednesday the 24ih March next, at 11 o'cioc forenoon. ' 1 hey are well knov^ n to be of an early and productive soil aud lying so near Aberdeen, command the highest prices foi tiie produce. Written sealed offers may be lodged before the day of set with the Proprietor, General Gordon ; or with Mr. Fo. be his Factor. The Ground 0Acer will shew the boundaries'of each Possession. PurkhiU; Feb. 21, 1824. GENUINE MALT WHISKY, AND FOREIGN WINES. HOUSEBREAKING AND TIIEFT. Marked G J. S. G I S G. J. S. Marked W. D. 1 Do. Tea Pot ( Black Handle) and Silver Stand, G. J. S. 1 Do. Coflee Pot. large s'ze, Biack Handle and Pedestal Foot, G. J. S, 6 Do. Tody Ladles, G. J. S. 9 Do. Table Forks, of a massy sii?. G. J. S. 1 Do. Castor, 5 Bottles, with Silver Do. Tops. 6 Dessert Spoons, ... ... Marked G. J. S. 2 Do. Salts ( with 3 feet) and 6 Silver Salt Spoons, — G. J. S. 1 Do. Mustard Pot, ... ... A. T. 1 Do. Pepper Box. 2 Do. Salvers, Oval,, Marked G. J S. I Do. Fish Trowel, ... ... G. J. S. 1 Do. Soup Ladle. 6 Plated Egg Cups. 1 Small Silver Bread Basket, Wires Plated. 1 Gentleman's Blue Great Coat, with Black Velvet Col- lar. and lined with Black Silk. 1 Pair of Gentleman's Shoes, almost new. 1 Do. of Do. Gloves, of light Beaver Colour. 1 Lady's Blue Cloth Pelisse, tiimmed with Blue Velvet, and lined with Black Silk. 4 One Pound Notes of the Commercial Banking Co. of Scotland. TO CARTERS. WANTED, BY THE COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE, CONTRACTORS FOR CARTING THE DUNG from the Streets to the Public Dung Hills, for One Year, from the 31st March, 1824, to the 31st March, 1825. Specifications may be seen, by applying to William Chalmers, Clerk of Police; with whom sealed Estimates must be lodged, on or before Saturday the 13th March next. Police Office, Feb. 23, 1824. NOTICE TO THE DEBTORS AND CREDITORS OF WILLIAM WILSON. Brewer. Aberileen. THE said WILLIAM WILSON having granted a Conveyance of his Property to Trustees, for behoof of his Creditors, all those indebted to him, are requested to make payment of the amount to John Angus, or Ewing and Robi- son, Advocates in Aberdeen, within 14 days from this date ; And such of the Creditors as have not already lodged their claims, are requested to do so within the same period. Persons having Ankers Or L ittles belonging to the Brewery in their possession, are requested to return the same within a week* otherwise a prosecution will be raised against them. Aberdeen, Feb. 24, 1824. * #* Subscription Papers are placed In the Banks and PiibH. OJfices, where Contributions will be received. Aberdeen, Feb. 24, 1824. HUDSON'S BOTANIC TOOTH POWDER AND TINCTURE. j^ HESE Dentifrices are a discovery, \ vhich ifattend- - ed to, bids fair to supersede the necessity of a Dentist; they are remedies for all disorders of the Mouth, they not merely cleanse and beautify the Teeth, but preserve them from decay to the latest period of life; they make the Teeth white, fasten such as are loose, arrest the progress of decay, eradicate the sCurvey and tartar from the Gums, sweeten the Breath ; aud th'fe Tincture is an infallible reixVedy and antidote for the Tooth- ache, and though so powei fully antiseptic they are sO innocent, that a child may take the contents of a box of the Powder, and the Tincture is an excellent stomachic. Price 2s. 9d. CA U'l'lON The' Genuine has this Signature, * 4 Hud- son & Co." and countersigned " J. Atkinson." Sold by the Proprietors Agent, JAMES ATKTNSON, Per- fumer, 44, Gerrard Street, Soho Square, London, and by apppointment, by Mrs. LAING, Perfumer, Aberdeen ; And most Perfumers and Medicine Venders. STATUE OR MONUMENT, TO THE MEMORY OF THE LATE JOHN FORBES, ESQ. OF NEW. rgMIE Munificent Bequest of L' 10,000 to the LUNA- it TIC ASYLUM of this City, and of =£ 1000 to the INFIR- MARY. made by the late Mr. FORBES of New, must be fresh in the recollection of every Member of the Community, and can- not fail to lender his memory dear, in all succeeding ages, to the Inhabitants Af Aberdeen, and the extensive District receiv. ing benefit from these most useful Chari. ies. Deeply impres- sed with gratitude to the highly icsp'. Cted Individual who has conferred sncb signal marks of his regard upon this City and District, and desirous to perpetuate the memory of a Man, whose whole life exhibited tho most splendid example of pure ami disinterested Beneficence, the Managers of these Institu- tions, who have had a more immediate opportunity of estimat- ing the value of such Bequests, propose that there shall be erected in Aberdeen, a STATUE or MONUMENT, to the memory of Mr. FORBES, in such a stfle and situation as a Com- mittee of Subscribers, to be named at a General Meeting, may fix upon and determine. Satisfied that, in making this proposal, they merely give expression lo the general- feelrog, and solicitous that all Classes o ihe Community and District may have an opportunity to unite ia recording their sense of ihe lasting obligations they lie under to Mr. FORBES they would only further suggest, that no single Subscription shall exceed the Sum of Two GUI- NEAS; and that the saute be paid at such time as the CuimhitH- e, to be named as abuve, may determine. It EC EI < Foroei, El) TO THIS DATF — SUBSCRIPTIONS Right Hon. Lord Provost Brown, — — Mrs. Brown, -— — Mr. Wm.' Brown, — "•— Baillie Miltni, — — Mrs. Milne, — — Mr. Forbes of Blackford, — Sir Niven of Thornton, — — Mr Harvey of Braco, — — Mr F' rbes of Batgownie, — Mr Thomas Burnett. Advocate, — Mr Ha- lden, Graudholm Cottage, Mrs Madden, — — Mr Madden, Union Grove, -— Mr Lumsden of Beihelvie, — Mr Lttmsden of Titwhilly. — Mr Luinsden of Hatton, — Mrs Lumsden, — —; Mr Farpivbarson of Wbiiehause., Mr Davidson Of TittycbeUy, Mrs Davidtjoti, — — Master P. Davidson, — — D. Davidson, — — • C. F. Davidson, — — ••' Jaitiss Davidson, — ——— Alex. Davidson, — Miss Frances M. Davidson, — Miss M. Davidson, — — Mr Chalmers, Printer, —. — Rev. Dr. Ross, — — Rev. George Morrison, — — Mr Storey, Ferryhill, — — Mr Wm Carnegie, Town Clerk, — Dr Davidson, M. C. — —> Bafilie Brebner, •— — Mrs Brebner, —- — Baillie Brown, — — Mr Wales, President of Shipmasters Mr Wm Mackie, Merchant. — Mr Alex. Gibbon, do. — — Mr John Whyte, do. — — Rev. Alex. Thom. — — Right Rev. Win Skinner, — Mr Alex. Stewart, Merchant, — Mr Stratton, Union Place, — Principal Jack, K. C. — — Dr Henderson, — — Mr Kilgour of Tullos, — — Mr Kilgour of Wobdside, — Mr A. Smith Advocate, — — Mrs Smith, — — Mr R. Duthie, Merchant, — Mr Crombie of Phesdo, — —- Mr Blaikie, Advocate, — — Mr P. Bannerman, do. — — Mr Bannerman of Crimonmogate,— Mr Kinlocb of Altries, — — Mr Forbes of Boyndlie, — — Mr George Bannerman, Merchant, Mr DalgartiO, do. — — Mr Wm Johnston, do. — — Baillie Duthie, — — Mr Wm Lumsden, — — Mr Webster, Advocate, — — Mr Alex. Duncan, jun.— — j\ lr Brand, Aberdeen Bank, — Mr Morrice,,' do. — — Mr Leith of Freefield, — — Mr Grant of Tiilyfour, — — Mr Arthur Gibbon, Merchant, — Rev John Bryce, — — Dr Skene, — Dr Kerr, — — Mr Still of Milden, — — Mr R. Garden, Merchant, •— Mr l'ellatt, Manufacturer, — Mr Anderson, Old Aberdeen, — Mr Alex. Mackenzie, — — Mr Jahies Robb, — — Mr Annand of Belmont,— — Mr Ewing, Advocate, — — Dr Dyce, — — Mr M- Combie of Easter Skene, — Mr Lartiond of Stranduff, — Mr Latnond of Pitmurcl. io, —- Dr Knight, — — Rev. It. Shepherd, Davrot, — Mrs Shepherd, —• — Mr James Shepherd, W. S. — Captain John Shepherd, E. I. C. — Mrs Shepherd, — — Captain Thomas Shepherd, of the Ilat Indiatnan, — — Mr Robert Shephetd, Writer, Abort! Mr Shepherd Leith, Aidie, — Rev. George Middielon, Midmar, — Rev. Wm Mid. Ileum, — Mr Innes of Pilmedden, — Capt. M'lnnes, Old Aberdeen, — Mr Grant ol Druminner, — Miss Grant Do. — Mrs Capt. Fouerton, — Mr Mofice, Advocate, — Mr Forbes of I nverernan, — Mr James Gibbon, Merchant, — Mr Tower of Kinadie, — Mr Alex. I'irie, Merchant, — Mr William Pirie, Do. — Mr Patrick Pirie, Do. — Mr Dingwall of Arilo, — Mr Forte, of Echt, — Mr Alex. Eraser, Merchant, — Mr Farquharson of llaughton, — Mr Farquharson, yr. of Maughlon,— Mai > r Dunbar, —• Mr Farquharson of Monahrie, — Mr Lewis Gordon, — Mr George Hendry, Merchant, — Dr Morison of Elsick, — — ,' Mjss Morrison, Easter Ardo, — Rev. Dr. Gleunie, — — Mr. Reid, Academy, — — Miss Stewart, Belial, eg. — — Lieut; Ch. Shepherd Stewart, E. I. C. S. Rev. Robert Doig, — — Capt. Cumming, Lessembum, — Mr Henry of Corse, — — Mr G irioch of Heathcot, — Mr Alex. Forbes, Merchant, Mr J. Gibb. Engineer, — Mr Gilbert More, Kaira, E. I. — Mr George Thomson, Merchant, Mr Win Jamieson, Jeweller, — Mr Anderson of Dee Bank, — Mr Glennie, May Bank, — Colonel David Forbes, ? 8th Regt.— Mrs Forbes, — — Mr Charles Forbes, — .. Mr George Forbes, — — Miss Johanna Forbes, —- Mr William Catto, Merchant, Miss Catto, — — Mr J. Catto, Jun. - ... — Mr Farquhar of J ihnstoii, Professor Ciuh'ksbaiik, Mr J. Chalmers, ... ... , Mr Frederick S. C. Chalmers, Mr George A. Chalmers, Mr Duncan,- Quill, Manufacluiei, Mr Frost, Bookseller, Mr Andrew Jopp. Advocate, Mr Know lea ol Kiikville, Mr Hogarth of VVoodluil, ... Mr Chalmers, Advocate, ... Mr A. Low, Merchant, Mr R. Low, M HSIOII house Place, 1 ondon, Mrs Kiuloch, . Aberdeen, IV. r James Melhs. ! To be continued.) 1 X 1 t 1 I 1 1 1 I I 1 1 I 2 2 o 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ety, 2 2 2 St 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 I 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 • 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 o 1 1 2 2 2 2 I 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 I o y 1 1 2 2 J 1 1 1 - o g 1 1 I 1 CI 2 2 2 I 1 2 2 o 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 i East 2 1 1 O " 1 I o o < 2, ' A o < 2 2 o 1 1 2 2 1 1 < 2 2 2 i 2 i, 2 2 o 2 2 2 2 o 1 i 2 2 1 I 1 1. 2 o 2 cf 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 i 1 t 1 l 2 - 1 t 2 2 1 1 2 2 I 1* _ PROCEEDINGS TIIE HONOURABLE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY or JAMAICA, In relation to those wbifh took place in the British House of Commons, on the 15th of May last, in consequence of Mr. Buxton's Motion for the GRADUAL ABOLITION OF SI. AVERY THROUGHOUT THESE COLONIES. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY— Jovis, 11 die Decerning, 1823. The House, according to order, resolved itself into a Com- mittee of the whole House, to inquire into and take further into consideration the State of the Island : Mr. Speaker left the chair. Mr. Robertson took the chair of the Committee. Mr. Speaker resumed the chair. Mr. Robertson, from the Committee, reported thirty- three Resolutions, which he read in his place, and delivered in at the table; where the first twenty- six Resolutions, being again read, were agreed unto by the House; and the twenty- sixth is a* follows : That it be recommended to the House to agree to the re- port from the Committee, presented on the 28th November last, on the proceedings of the House of Commons in respect to Slavery, altered and amended as follows: Mr. Speaker, Your Committee, appointed to inquire into and report to the House what steps are necessary to be taken in conse- quence of information, received from the Agent of this Island, of proceedings " adopted by the House of Commons and his Majesty's Ministers, In respect to Slavery in the British Colo- nies in the West Indies, report that, on the 15th May last, Mr. Canning, one of his Majesty's Secretaries of Sate. pro- po\ ed the following Resolutions, which were agreed to by the House, em con. videlicet: That it is expedient to adopt effectual and decisive mea- sures for meliorating the condition of tbe Slave Population in his Majesty's Colonies. That, through a determined and persevering, but at the same lime judicious and temperate, enforcement of such measures, this House looks forward to progressive improve- ments in the character of the Slave Population, such as may prepare them for a participation in those civil rights and pri- vileges which are enjoyed by other classes of his Majesty's subjects. That this House is anxious for the accomplishment of this purpose at the earliest period that shall be compatible with the well- being of the Slaves themselves, with the safety of the Colonies, and with a fair and equitable consideration of the interests of private property." That your Committee observe with surprise and regret that his Majesty's Ministers have, by the above Resolutions, sanctioned the principles laid down by our enemies in the Mother. Country, and pledged themselves to enforce such measures as shall tend ultimately to the final extinction of Slavery in the British Colonies; and your Committee have also learnt from the Agent, that in his conferences wilh Ministers it has been refused to acknowledge our claim to compensa- tion for the injuries the Colonies must sustain, in the mere endeavour to carry the scheme of Emancipation into effect, by which refusal the Ministers have shewn an inclination not only to dispose of our property without our consent, but even jto violate those common rules of honesty which ought to go- Tern nations as well as private persons. Tiie Committee cannot forbear to express their decided opinion, that the proceedings of the House of Commons and the conduct of his Majesty's Ministers are a direct attempt to violate the Constitution of this Colony ; and they recommend to the House to adopt the most firm, strong, and constitu- tional measures to resist such attempt, and to preserve to the inhabitants of this Colony those rights which have been trans- mitted to them from their ancestors. Atid the twenty- seventh, twenty- eighth, twenty- ninth, thirtieth, and thirty- first Resolutions, being again severally read, were agreed to by the House, nem- con. and are as fol- low : 27. That the patient endurance, with which the people of this Island have for years past struggled against pecuniary difficulties, proves ow much they are disposed to submit to, when the evil arises from inevitable causes, or from circum- stances affecting the general interest of the Empire; but this House would be unmindful of their duty, were they not to protest most solemnly against the continuance of heavy and ruinous taxation on the produce of their soil, at a time when the demands of a state of warfare can no longer be urged in its defence, and the blessings of restored tranquillity have been extended to their fellow- subjects in the mother- country, 28. That this House eannot contemplate, without sensa- tions of astonishment and the most serious apprehension, the measures which have been adopted by the Commons House of Parliament in their unanimous vote of the 15th May last: as if the machinations of a powerful and interested party were not sufficiently active for the work of destruction, the sanction of Ministerial authority has been made subservient to their views, and a decree has gone forth whereby the inhabitants of this once valuable Colony ( hitherto esteemed the trighest jewel in the British crown) are destined to be offered a propi tiatory sacrifice at the altar of fanaticism. 29. That this House, composed of the Representatives of the People, are bound to guard the rights of their Constitu- ents against every endeavour that may be made to infringe upon them : they pause in awful expectation of the conse- quences which must result from the threatened innovation; and, whilst they wait the event, they are prepared to meet it: the blood which flows in their veins is British blood, and their hearts are animated with the same fearless determination, which enabled their ancestors to resist with success every encroach- ment of despotic power. 30. That the enactment of laws for the internal regulation of the Island is exclusively the province of the local Legisla- tion, subject to the sanction and approval of his Majesty : this House, however, will at all times receive with attention and respc- ct any suggestion of his Majesty's Ministers relat- ing to legislation, when offered in a consistent and becoming manner, and will be ready to adopt such regulations as can be introduced without hazard, and may appear likely to pro- mote the welfare of the Island ; but the House cannot yield to any measure proposed for their consideration, when the unqualified right of rejection is denied, however specious tbe object may he, or however high the authority from which it emanates. 31. That this House, impressed with a due sense of their own dignity, and the integrity of the colonial character, set at nought the malicious and unfounded aspersions which have been cast upon the inhabitants of Jamaica. Proud of their attachment to his Majesty, his Family, and Government, de- voted to the interest of those they represent, and alive to the impulse of humanity, the House need no Pharisaical Dicta- tor to prompt them to the discharge of their duty, but will, if left to their own guidance, steadily pursue that line of con duct which comports with the loyalty of their feelings, their regard to the safety, honour, and welfare of the island, and the peace and happiness of their fellow- subjects and de- pendents. And the thirty second Resolution, being again read, was agreed to by the House, and is as follows : 32. That it be recommended to the House to send & e following Message to his Grace : 11 MAY IT I'LEASE TOUR. GRACE, " We are ordered by the House to wait on your Grace, io acquaint you that, in compliance with their answer to the speech your Grace was pleased to make at the opening of the present Session, they have proceeded to a deliberate and care- ful revision of the Consolidated Slave Law, and find it complete in all its enactments, as the nature of circum- stances will admit, to render the Slave population as happy and comfortable iu every respect as the labouring class of any part of the world. The House most solemnly assure your Grace, that they will at all times be ready ( if left to themselves) to watch and lake advantage of every opportu- nity of promoting the religious and moral improvement of the Slaves, and to make such meliorating enactments as may be consistent with their happiness, and the general safety of the Colony; but under tlie critical circumstances, in which the Colony is now placed by reason of the late proceedings in the British Parliament, the House think the present mo- ment peculiarly unfavourable for discussions, which may have a tendency to unsettle the min is of the Negro Population, which the House have the greatest reason to believe is at present perfectly quiet and contented." Then the thirty- third Resolution, being taken up and again read, is as follows : 53. That it be recommended to the House to agree to the Report from the Committee, appointed to draw up a Peti- tion and Memorial to the King, altered and amended as fol- lows : We, your Majesty's dutiful and loyal subjects, the As- sembly of Jamaica, have of late years frequently prayed your Majesty to take our oppressed state into your Royal consi- deration. It is with pain that we once more remind your Majesty of our grievances: our fellow- subjects in Great Biitain and Ireland have been relieved of their burthens ; but the suffer- ings of this Colony have even increased since our last Address was presented to your Majesty. Instead of repealing the war duties on our produce, which have reduced our constituents to the condition of bailiffs on their own lands, the protecting duty on East India Sugar has been lowered, and our situation in consequence made worse than before. We^ re aware of the vast debt that was incurred during the late war, and that a great revenue is necessary for the wants of tho Empire ; but your Majesty's Ministers should assess your subjects equally, and not confiscate the wealth of a few. who are weak and at a distance, to lighten the contribution of the remainder, who are powerful, and who surround the seat of Government. And this unjust measure of taxation is loss partially borne by us, since it is a fact riot fo be disputed, that the wealth and resources of Gre^ t Britain multiplied during the war, and that her agriculture, manufactures, and commerce wonderfully flourished, while w « , your Majesty's West India subjects, suf- fered throughout the contest all its disadvantages, in the in- creased difficulties of navigation, in the higher price of British goods, and the reduced value of our own. The conquest of the hostile Colonies by your Majesty's arms caused the British market to be overstocked with our commo- dities, and the splendid triumphs of your Royal Navy, which gave birth to the Decrees of the French Ruler, and to the re- taliatory Orders of your Majesty's Council, closed every Con- tinental port against us : Thus, for a considerable period, Sugar did not repay the cost of production, and Coffee could not find purchasers at any price. Hitherto our complaints have been confined to tbe injustice of seizing on the entire revenue of the Colony : but we are now threatened with a new calamity, which, if it overtake us. will destroy even the hope we have always reposed iu the beneficence of your Majt sty. Resolutions have been moved by one of your Majesty's Ministers and agieed to in the Lower House of Parliament, falsely assuming that the labouring Population of this Island are^ ill treated and unhappy, and voluntarily pledging that House to interpose iu their behalf with a view to their Eman- cipation. It is our duty humbly to represent to your Majesty that we have taken no oath of allegiance to the Imperial Parliament, and that we cannot submit to the degradation of having our in- ternal interests regulated by the Commons of Great Britain, whose powers within that realm are not superior to those which we, the Assembly, have ever exercised within the Island of Jamaica. Should your Majesty's Parliament prbceed in their attempt to subvert our Constitution, and offer for the Royal Assent any act that arrogates an authority over the iuterior of our Island, we beseech your Majesty to reject the act, and, by that timely interposition of your Royal Prerogative, to save us from utter ruin. We need not point out to your Majesty's wisdom the certain destruction that awaits the Colony, should the Negroes be taught that in us, their natural protectors, are to be found their enemies, and in the distant country of Great Britain their friends and liberators : When this new light bursts on their un- informed minds, Jamaica will soon be as lost to the Mother- Country as St. Domingo is to France. But, if this Island is to be the scene of a dreadful experi. ment, we claim that we may not be involved in the awful con sequences. If Slavery be an offence to God, so are anarchy, desolation, and blood. Let your Royal Parliament become the lawful owners of our property by purchase, and we will re- tire from the Island, and leave it a free field for Modern Phil- anthropy'to work upon. The Deity, who sees into the heart, is not to be propitiated by laying on his shrine the possessions of our Brethren, but only by the sacrifice of what is our own to offer. And a motion being made, to amend the said Report, by inserting the following paragraph in the said Petition and Me- morial : It cannot surprise your Majesty that we attribute to the im- becility of your Royal Ministers many of the evils that are fast hurrying this once prosperous land to desolation and anarchy ; and particularly wechargc them with Submitting to the dictation of our avowed* enemies and rivals ; so that, when we have rea- son to expect relief from a . part of our unmerited sufferings, ou: claims are constantly met with additional exaction-, and insults and injuiiesare headed upon us, as though we were at enmity with your Majesty's Government, instead of being amongst the most faithful and devoted of your Subjects. A debate thereon arising ; and the question being put, the House divided : AYES, 15.— Mr. W. Bayly, Mr. Lunan, Mr. Berry, Mr. Minto, Mr. Cox, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Hodgson, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Barrett, Mr. Brown, Mr. M Williams, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Wrigh). NOES, 20— Mr. Passley, Mr. Burke, Mr. Lambie, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Farqubarson, Mr. Dick, Mr. Holmes, Mr. Macpherson, Mr. Heath, Mr. Barnes, Sir M. B. Clare, Mr. Ilyslop, Mr. IiennaHs, Mr. J. Williams, Mr. Aikman, Mr. Mitchel, Mr. Mais, Mr. Iliggin, Mr. Gri^ non, and Mr, Townshend. It passed in Ihe negative. And another motion being made, to amend the said Report, by inserting the following paragraph in the said Petition and Memorial : We pray your Majesty, ere it be too late, to displace from your Majesty's Councils the bad Advisers, who are the authors of our present distress : Above all, we beseech your ^ VJajesty to dismiss from the Office of your Colonial Secretary of State the Earl Bathurst, who, from error of judgment or natural in- capacity, has used the influence'of his high station, rather for the introduction of revolutionary principles amongst us, than to confirm the quietand content that have distinguished Jamaica, whilst countries, boasting of more liberal institutions, have been agitated with conspiracies aud civil war. A debate thereon- arising ; and the question being put, the House divided : AYES, 12.— Mr. W. Bayly, Mr. Lunan, Mr. Berry, Mr. Cox, Mr. Minto, Mr. Marshall, Mr, Hodgson, Mr. Jackson Mr. Barrett, Mr. Lynch, Mr. M. Williams, and Mr. Ha- milton. NOES, 23. — Mr. Passley, Mr. Burke, Mr. Lambie, Mr. Robertson, Mr. Farquharson, Mr. Dick, Mr. Holmes, Mr, Macpherson, Mr. Heath, Mr. Barnes, Sir M. B. Clare, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Hyslop, Mr. Wright, Mr. Rennalls. Mr. J. Williams, Mr. Aikman, Mr. Mitchel Mr. Grignon. Mr. Townshend, and Mr. Brown, It passed in the negative. Then the said thirty- three Resolutions were agreed unto by the House. Ordered, That the said Petition and Memorial as amended be en- grossed. Veneris, 12o die Dccembris. The engrossed Petition and Memorial fo the King was read : Resolve I, That the said Petition and Memorial do pass. ( To be concluded in our next. J abundance of the and the enjoyment Of field sports, were inducements to the country gentlemen to reside on their estates ; but the residence of country gentlemen would become aluable only when it should be effected by some other cause than by amusements procured for them by most oppressive en- actments. There was another and a stronger obligation on country gentlemen, the preservation of the morals, and the peace of their neighbourhood. The consequence of the Game ws was a great moral injury lo the peasantry. The subject merited the anxious attention of the House, and he trusted it would be finally settled, satisfactorily to the wishes and happily to the interests of the community.— Adjourned. Imperial iparhaimttt. HOUSE OF LORDS. Monday, Feb. 16. The LORD CHANCE f. LOR in formes) the House, that Sir George Henry Rose wished that his son should, with their Lordships' permission, act as his . substitute as clerk, instead of Mr. Birch, who hitherto discharged the duty. The Noble and Learned Lord then highly commending the manner which Mr. Birch had executed the duties of the office, moved that the request of Sir George Rose be complied with. The motion being agreed to, Air. Rose took his place at the table. IRELAND. The Marquis of L A NSDOH'N movedfor a variety of papers relating tu Ireland, as the composition of tithes, operation of the insurrection act, & c. These papers, he observed, had at- ready been ordered to be laid before the House of Commons, anil he wished them to be on the table of their Lordships' House previous to the discussion of the motion of which a Noble Earl ( Dtrnley). not then in his place, had given notice. The papers were ordered.— Adjourned. Tuesday, Feb. 1 ?. The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE of the King's Bench presented a Writ of Error ill the usual form. No business standing for to- day, the house adjourned. Wednesday, Feb. 18. The LORD CH ANCELLOR sat on Appeals to- day At the termination of the arguments of Counsel, bis Lordship staled that he should delay the decision of the Queensberry cause no longer than would he necessary for the due considera- tion of it; and that he should give notice to the several agents, of the time when he intended to pronounce judgment. T » o Peers, Lord Erskine and Yarborouglr, took the oaths aud their seats. — Adjourned. Thursday, Feb. 19. Lord GIFFORD sat as Deputy Speaker on Appeals this day for the first time. GAME LAWS. Lord GROSVENOR had received a Petition against the Game Laws, which, from the impropriety of its composition he did not wish to present. The subject was one which merited attention, as it involved the liberty of two- thirds of the per- sons now confined in the several gaols ; it was taken up in another place by a gentleman more competent thau himself; lie hoped it would he carried through, as it deserved the sup- port of this House and the Ministry. It is argued that the HOUSE OF COMMONS. Monday, Feb. 16. USURY LAWS' REPEAL BILL. Ou the motion that this bill be read a second time, Mr. DAVENPORT rose to give to it his most decided op- position. The country had grown great and flourished under the present system of law— where, then, was the necessity of altering it? Besides, the alteration proposed would be parti- cularly disastrous to persons with small landed estates, and would absolutely ruin all those who had bought them ten years ago when land was high, and when there was no objection to leaving part of the purchase money unpaid upon it. Thisbill might raise, hut could n it lower, the present rate of interest ; and as he felt more for the borrower thin he did for the lender, he could do no less than move, as an amendment, that the bill be read a second time this day six months. Mr. BRANSBY COOPER seconded the amendment. Mr. HUME contended that this bill was quite as much to the advantage of him who borrowed as of him who lent money. He could see no leason whatsoever for postponing the second reading of the bill. Mr. J. WROTTF. SLEY supported the amendment. Mr. G RENFELL said, the chief argument against the bill was. that the effect of the repeal of tbe usury laws would be to raise the interest of money. Now. in Holland, there never was any restraint oil money dealings ; and he could state it from his own experience, as well as from history, that there was no country in Europe where the rate of interest has been and is so low as in the United Provinces.—( Hear.) Mr. IIUSKISSON said, lie had been a member, of the Committee to whom this subject, was referred in 1818, and who had reported their sentiments to the House. Tlie opi- nion he had formed in that committee he still entertained — Indeed he had never varied from it. He need hardly say that it was entirely in unisou with the object of tbe Learned Ser- jeant. lie considered those laws as only calculated to create difficulties. ( Hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER supported the bill. The house then divided, when the numbers were— For the Bill, 120. Against it, 25. Majority for the second reading, 79. Mr. B A RING wished to call the attention of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to an office which he had understood would have been abolished— he meant the office of King's Ren-. em- biancer. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, it W'RS perfectly true, that oil the death of Mr. Steele the Lords of the Treasury appointed Mr. Vincent his successor. The law did not provide for the abolition of the office ; it only re- quired that the Treasury should take effectual measures for re- gulating the discharge of its dtltirs. The Lords of the Trea- sury lost no time, accordingly, iu calling on the Barons of tbe Exchequer and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in their Ministerial capacities, to make a complete statement of the manner iu which the duties might be best administered. ' A minute of tbe treasury was passed, on 22d of December, ap- pointing Mr. Vincent to the office ; the Minute stated, that he must perform the duties of the office personally, and not by deputy ; that he was to receive all the fees legally due, not for himself, but to be paid into the Consolidated Fund, and that the Lords of the Treasury were to make him some compensa- tion instead. Mr. BARING professed himself satisfied ' with the Right Honourable Gentleman's explanation ; and trusted that the new arrangement would amount to a complete remodelling of the Exchequer. It was high time that the country got rid of a system of keeping accounts so cumbrous and so inefficient, that it might almost disgrace a tribe of Indian savages. The report of Ways and Means was brought up, and there- solutions read. To the pension duty Mr. HUME objected as partial and unproductive. The whole sum produced by this duty was L; 300,000 a year ; for the Treasury had power to relieve any persons or classes from it that they might think fit. As it seem- ed to him, the tax ought to be re- model led, or entirely aboli- shed ; and he should take a further opportunity ( as we under- stood the Right Hon. Gentleman) of adverting to the subject. The resolutions were then agreed to. NAVY ESTIMATES. Sir GEORGE CLERK rose to bring forward the Navy Estimates for the present year ; and, after the great reductions which bad already taken place in our naval department, did not apprehend that any further ones were likely to be proposed. The vote called for this year was L 320,000 tnore than had been taken last, because it was necessary to make some small addi- tion to our present force. The unsettled state of some parts of the world to which the commerce of England was now, with every prospect of advantage, extending itself, would fully ex cuse the trifling additional expense which was contemplated ; and in addition to this consideration, there was the probability that the piratical depredations in the West Indies, which now were entirely stopped, would recommence, if our strength in that quarter was withdrawn ; and the nececsity for maintaining our power in the Mediterranean, as long as the present dis- putes existed between Turkey and her Greek dependencies.— The Hon. Baronet concluded by stating, that the extra charge of L. 320,000 incurred, was to meet the cost of4000 additional seamen ( raising our establishment from 25,000 men to 29,000, including a force of 2000 marines), together with certain , ex- penses arising out of the increased price of provisions ; and by moving that ~ a sum not exceeding L. 885 950 should be granted for wages for the navy, for the year commencing January 1824. Mr. II UME asked what necessity could there be for 29,000 men this year ? He* remembererf very well that a Noble Lord, now no more, had held out hopes in 1817 and 1818 that they were to have the navy reduced to the limits of its establishment in 1792, at which time, and before, it did not exceed 16 or 17,000. That Nobleman justified the continuance of the then establishment by the state of the world, which was not settled down into that permanent and unquestionable tranquillity which they had good reason to expect. Since then all the measures which he and his coadjutors had in hand were completed.— Never was the state of the world more entirely settled and at rest. The war was at an end in Spain. The American Pre- sident had set at rest all questions respecting the independence of the South American colonies. Thanks to him, and uoi to us ; his manly behaviour had done that which the dastardly fear of speaking out to the potentates of Europe had hindered us from doing. There ought to be some good reason assigned for the present augmentation. The navy of England, both in ships and men, exceeded the navies of all other Powers.— What was wanted with more ? They ought not to be voted, unless it could be shown that there was danger imminent,— To render the navy efficient, however, much more . ras ne- cessary besides men. There were defects in the whole of the arrangements of the naval service, which were inimical to its strength and welfare. How came it then, in a time of pro- found peace, the Captains of the few ships which were com- missioned found ad Acuity injuaking up the complements of their crews? To comc to the radical defect: formerly it was the pride of the service that the son of any man, however low his condition or rank, might, by entering into the navy, open to himself a sure way to the highest honours of thfe profession ; and this facility of advancement in the service used to be vaunt- ingly contrasted with the naval services of France or Spain, in which no one can hope for a command, except he were a cadetofsome branch of the Royal Family, orwas at least distin- guished by his armorial qua r tori tigs. Upon the whole he could see no reason for augmenting the naval force ; and un- less he heard some better reason than had been advanced, he would persist in dividing the House upon an amendment which he would now submit—- rthat, instead of 29.000 men, the num- ber 25,000 should be substituted. in the vote. Sir G. CLERK said, the difficulty of getting men was only imaginery— no ship had suffered any considerable delay on that account. As to the impressment which bound men to the service for life, the Hon. member must be ignorant of the re- gulation which limited the period of service in time of peace to three years. When the exigencies of the state required it, men must be compelled to serve in the navy even by force. Sir GEORGE COCKBURN said, that while the road of promotion was kept ' open to merit and enterprise, however ob- scure the station and origin of the parties, the navy would feel m> jealousy whatever at seeing persons of rank and condition promoted among them. They were of use wherever they were placed. They were of use to the navy. They were of great use in that house. ( Loud Cheers from the Opposition Benches), The ships were as capable, and the officers, he would contend, were more capable, than at any former period. There was a mischievous practice of those good old times to which the Hon. Member alluded, which now existed no longer, of boys in their mothers' drawing rooms being put on a ship's b © oks, and thus serving their time without ever being at sea; and it was in the memory of many persons, that in the American warr we had post- captains of 17 years of age; but now no man could be made post till he was of proper age. Captain M ABERLY said, that when we are assured by his Majesty's speech thai our fVe'gii delations were hever in a more pacific state, and when it was apparent that the late Spa- nish colonies of South America could not be reconquered by the mother country without foreign assistance, he could not see with what face any Hon. Gentleman could justify the augmen- tation proposed on that ground. Mr. H UM E said, he had heard nothing t6 justify the aug- mentation, if a proper distribution of the existing force wpre made. The speech which the gallant Officer delivered last vear was certainly calculated to create dissatisfaction in the breast of every officer in the navy ; and from every communica- tion which lie ( Mr. Hume) had had with offljers, it appeared to have produced that effect, and surely nothing el.-> e could have been expected from the gallant officer's declaration that the sons of nobleman and gentlemen were, as of course, to be promoted after serving their time. ( No, no, from the Minis- terial benches). Sir G. COCKBURN said it was impossible for any one to suppose that he could have said that the son of every noble- man and man of fortune should be made directly he had served his time. AM his arguments was, that provided proper atten- tion was paid to meiit and services, tlie navy did not feel jeal- ous that a proportion of noblemen should belong to their pro- fession. Mr. Secretary CANNING said he perfectly remembered the speech of the gallant office alluded to by the Hon. Mem- ber for Aberdeen, and the proposition contained in it was cer- tainly very different from that delivered from the opposite side of the House. Indeed, it was impossible that any man in his senses, in this free country, could say that rank or birth had any claim to be promoted as a matter of course. The propo- sition he made was, that, for the good of the whole profession, it was desirable that the general respectability of it should be maintained by an intermixture of men of rank and birth with those ofmei. it and service ; and this intermixture was necessary even for the good of those whose merits and services were all they had to rely upon. They might feel disappointment at be- ing passed over, but they would be convinced that the interest of the whole profession was be, 5t promoted by the mixture of self- created merit with hereditary claims. He would take this op- portunity to say, in explanation of a passage of his' Majesty's speech which had been alluded to, that there never was a period in which this country might with greater certainty ex- pect a continuance of peace ; but it must be clearly seen, that thftre never was a period in which there was so much agitation ; and it was necessary, not only that we should ourselves l) e sa- tisfied, but that the conviction should prevail in all parts of the world, that the country would be ready to maintain its rights. He might, therefore, without making any disclosure, say, that in the. three great stations, the Mediterranean, the West Indies, and now South America, it was necessary to have an increased force, as those quarters could not be considered with- out seeing the possibility of events arising w- hich might require our interference, not only with a strong hand, but with promp- titude and vigour. Mr. HUME expressed his intention not to divide the Com- mittee. The amendment was then put, and negatived without a division. The resolutions were agreed to, and the report ordered to be brought up on Wednesday next. Tuesday, Feb. 17* THE NAVY. Mr. HUME moved for a return of the number of midship- men promoted to lieutenants, of lieutenants promoted to com- manders, and so on through the various grades of service in the navy, to the rank of Admiral, from the lst of January 1823to the Ist of January 1824. THE GAME LAWS. Mr. S. WORTLEY rose, in pursuance of his notice, to move for leave to bring in a bill to amend the laws for the pre- servation of game, It was madness to suppose that, whatever laws they might make, game would not be sold, and that the market would not in some way or other be supplied, in point of fact, abundantly. ( Hear.) The purchase of game was, as had been declared of the sale of seals in that House, as open as the suit at noon day, and no blame whatever attached to the persons who pursued a practice so legalised by custom. God forbid that it should be otherwise, for a great number of their most respectable friends in the manufacturing towns were supplied in this way. His bill would make ;; ame ttie property of those who were owners of the land ; his intention, however, was, that no persons should kill it but those who had licences to do so.— His intention also was, to do away with all qualifications, or rather to reduce the law respecting them, as nearly as possible, to the state of the law in Scotland, which he had never heard complained of by any one connected with that country. In Scotland every man who had a ploughTgate of land had a right to give other persons leave to come and shoot on it. He should not now enter into the inquiry what quantity of land should give this right, He concluded by moving for leave to bring in a bill to amend the laws relating to the preservation of game. ( Hear, hear.) Sir JOHN SHELLEY said, he did not rise to oppose the motion, or object to the bringing; in the bill, but, as lie conceived that the effect of it would be to destroy all field sports, he wished to take the sense of the Honseon the second reading of it. Leave given. NEUTRALITY TOWARDS SPAIN. Lord NUGENT rose, and spoke to the following effect: — The last Session came to a close without any opportunity being afforded to the House ofjudging fairly of the character of the neutral policy which his Majesty's Ministers had adopted.— Unanimous as we were at the time in the expression of our detestation of the unjust and violent aggression then meditated by France, it was impossible for us to be prepared for the con- duct which his Majesty's Ministers have actually pursued. It is now evident that all the lamentation which we had last Ses- sion from the other side of the House, about the cruel fate of Spain, was nothing but affected sympathy for misloritines which Ministers had themselves mainly contributed to produce — a mere flimsy expedient and hypocritical pretext to disguise - their concurrence in the unprincipled spoliation meditated by France, and their surrenders of all those commercial advan- tages which might have been secured to this country. It was said, that the basis of our neutrality was the absence of all views of conquest on the part of France ; and that, if the sub- jugation of Spain appeared to be her object, the interference of this country would become inevitable. Let us see, then, whether, upon this admitted principle, the conduct of France did not justify our interference. No sooner was the Duke of Angouletne made acquainted with the increasing difficulties which he was likely to encounter iu his advance through Spain ; no sooner was he aware of the impolitic conduct of that body which he himself had constituted— the Regency of Spain — than he published an edict, in which he declared that he would himself take the government of Spain into his own hand. This was the edict of Andajar, which he issued in the month of August, and in which he declared the power of the Regency at Madrid to be at an end, and ail the civil and military authori- ty of the Government to be vested in himself. No sooner was theedictof Andujarissued than the realobjectsof the war became apparent, and the Duke of Angouleme became, in effect, the Viceroy of Spain, under the government of France. The British cabinet, however, ha. 1 declared, in that famous Note of Instructions from the Right Honourable Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, which was so much discussed in the last Ses- sion, that, come what may," his Majesty would not take part in any interference iu tne struggle in Spain. This must be admitted to be a tolerably strong phrase, and I well rememem- ber the cheers with which this memorable declaration was re- ceived, when the Right Honourable Secretary of State read it as a part of his instructions to the Duke of Wellington. In less than a month after this declaration what must have been the surprise of the betrayed, sacrificed, people of Spain, to see our minister throwing himself into the hands of the Duke of Angoulemo. From the moment of Sir W. A'Court withdraw- ing himself from the Spanish government of Seville, a hostile declaration wasin effect made by this country against the Consti- tutional Government of Spain. I will not say that this conduct Of the British minister amounted to a formal declaration of v* ar against Constitutional Spain, but it was undoubtedly a strong indication of a hostile feeling. I ask whether Sir W. A'Court withdrew himself from the Spanish Government in conse- quence of instructions from home? If he acted without instruc- tions from home, and withdrew himself from the Spanish Go- vernment at a moment when the fate of Spain might have hing- ed upon his conduct, why, I will ask, was not Sir W. A.' Court recalled ? Why was be not superseded ? Why has he not been even impeached by his Majesty's ministers ? If he acted in consequence of instructions from home, then has this go- vernment, in violation of its avowed declarations, shown a hos- tile feeling to tbe Constitutional Government, upon no other ground than that the Cortes, in the legal exercise of its autho- rity, declared the king, for a time, incapable of exercising his Royal functions, appointing a Regency for the special purpose of changing the seat of government, and providing, at the same time, for the restoration of the King to iiis full powers as soon as that object should be effected. In this act the Cortes only exercised their legal and undoubted authority. Let me a* k whether any man would question, the right of our own Parlia- ment to exercise such an authority, and whether the apj> oint- ment of a Regency in the year 1810 does not, in point of fact, furnish an instance of such an exercise of authority ? They merely declared the King to be, for a time, incapable of exor- cising his Royal functions, appointed a Regency for the sole purpose of changing the seat of Government, and at the same time provided for the King's immediate restoration to the throne as soon as that object should be effected. L'pon this. Sir W. A'Court abandoned ihe Spanish Government; in a short time after came the famous Notes of the three allied powers, in whos> e train we find- the English Minister following at an li limbic distance, though their principles had been disavowed* and their conduct arraigned," by his Government. When he remained at Sevi'le with the Army of the Faith he must havo known the full effect of the countenance thus given by his presence to the servile parly. The advantage of his presence was so well understood and appreciated by the servile party, that an infatuated and sanguinary mob, headed by priests, actually made him no less extraordin ary a proposition than that he would consent to be made governor of Seville, in the nam* of the absolute King of Spain. Why did Sir William A'Court not leave Seville? The necessary effect of his presence was t< » produce an impression that this country was taking a decidoci part against the Constitutional Government of Spain. And this is what was called neutrality ; this was the result of all our professions and our pretended anxiety to- come forward with offers of mediation in a friendly spirit towards Spain. The traitor Morillo, in a public proclamation, stated the conduci of Sir W. A'Court as the ground of his defection, and as a vindication of his own treason to his country. His base de- sertion of the cause of his country was justified in this procla-' mation by the conduct of the British Minister. There is one part of the conduct of Sir W. A'Court to which I cannot bu& advert— I allude to a communication which took place between him and General Alava, a man to whose gallantry and unim- peachable integrity any tribute of mine would be superfluous. Attempts were made to induce him to assist in the overthrow of the independence of Spain, and finally a proposition was. made to him to save his own valuable life from the wreck of* his wretched country; but Alava withstood all the tempM * lions and all the propositions which were betfdf out to hint. And who was the person who endeavoured to persuade Gene- ral Alava to save his own life, by secretly withdrawing himself from Cadiz? It was Sir Wm A.' Court. To say the least of tbe whole previous conduct of Sir W. A'Court, he had kept steadily aloof from all co- operation with the Constitutional Government of Spain ; he was the silent, non- conducting me- dium between the last si< rhs of ekoiring Spain and the sympa- thies of this country. I believe I may assert, without being, liable to contradiction from his Majesty's Minister, that over- tures were made at Madrid to Sir W. A'Court on the part of the Cortes and Constitutional Government of Spain, offering to recognise the independence of South America, on term* most favourable to Great Britain. The Cortes had repealed the ancient laws imposing restrictions upon foreign commerce, and they acknowledged in the mailt { frank and liberal manner the claims of British merchant* upon their Government, and their readiness to liquidate these claims was announced last year in the King's Speech at the openingof the Session. These proceedings afforded ati earnest of the desire of Spain to make the mediation of this country not an object of humanity and justice, but indubitable advantage to ourselves. We have neglected all iheseauvantageous overtures, aad for what purposcj? For what but to enable the absolute King Ferdinand to gratify- all those helish, murderous passions, which were unkennelled when he was suffered to leave Cadiz ? We have allowed her to exercise such a right of blockade, as we in the height of our maritime power never attempted to claim. The right of search, not justified either by necessity or precaution, was allowed with- out remonstrance. English merchant- vessels were allowed to he boarded and detained under eyerv circumstance of violence and insult. I cannot tell what this House may feel ; but I shall never forget my own feelings, when a circum- stance occurred which I shall now relate lo the House. Mr. Appelton, the American Charge cf Affaires, was preparing a protest to the Duke d'Angouleme, in the case of some Ameri- can vessels which were detained at Cadiz ; two English Cap- tains, who had entered the port previous to the commencement of the blockade, who had taken in their cargo, and were lying there to receive orders, were subjected to restraint, and prevent- ed from leaving the port. They, seeing no authorities on the spot to wham they could apply for relief, went tO the Ame- rican Minister, and entreated him to include their case in his Protest.—( Hear.)— So here we find an example of the humi-> liation to which we are reduced when the British flag is couw pelled to seek protection from America, against the arms of France—( Hear, hear.) — Sir, for the result of this inglorious policy ( for inglorious I think it is- to England), we need only look to the ports of Spain, and we shall find that all the com- merce of that country is in the bands of France. I have been informed that all French vessels are admitted duty free into the Spanish ports, whilst English ships are subjected to heavy duties.— ( Cheers.)— I shall now beg leave to propose, " That an humble Address be presented to his Majesty, praying that he would be'graciously pleased to direct to be laid before the House copies of all instructions given to his Majesty'a Pleni- potentiary at the Court of Spain, with a vie . v to his conduct during the war between that country and France," & e. Mr. Secretary C ANN ING merely rose to answer one or two questions which had been put to him by the Noble Lord opposite, before the debate went any farther. Looking from the period at which the Spanish Government left Seville, to the surrender of Cadiz, the Noble Lord asked whether Sir W. A'Court, during that time, had acted upon instructions, or upon his own personal discretion ? The answer wa--, that Sir W. A'Court. had acted, in some degree, upon both. Govern- ment had endeavoured to foresee every case which was likely to arise and had furnished Sir W. A'Court with instructions, in every such case how to act; but that gentleman hid also been made aware, thaj if circumstances should arise which the cau- tion of Ministers had not enabled them to foresee, the greatest confidence was placed upon his personal discretion, and appris- ed that supposing any case of a new and unprecedented nature lo occur, the safest course for him would be to repair fo Gib- raltar, and either remain there until he should receive instruc- tions, or proceed to any other spot at which his services might seem to be required. It so happened, that none of the cases foreseen by Government did occur, and that. a case did occur — upon which he should not dwell now, because he did not mean in the present stage at all to argue the question. A case did occur, which no wisdom of man could have foreseen, viz.—; the deposition, for a limited period, of the King. Sir W*- A'Court, certainly, had not been perpared for this event ; and it would be rather a high demand upon the sagacity of Minis- ters to say that they should have anticipated it; under such circumstances he of course acted for the time upon his own dis- cretion. It was true that Sir W. A'Court's, continuance for a. a short period at Seville had been misconstrued by a factious party at that place, and that they attempted to make him an instrument in their hands; but, when the Noble Lord stated this, he ought to have added, that he had refused to become the desired instrument. On quitting Seville Sir W. A'Court had made it known to Government that be should remain as near Cadiz, as he could. He had gone to Sin Lucar, aud from thence to Gibraltar; an. d had at once intimated athome, on his leaving the seat of ( Spanish) Government, that there were two cases in which, if he had no instructions, he should act forthwith upon his own view ; that, if he received any no- tice tli- at his presence in Cadiz would conduce to the personal- safety of the King, he should proceed there ; and that he shouMi take the same course, unless he was instructed to the contrary, if he heard that the King was restored to the functions ot* government. Instructionhowever, had reached Sir W. A'Court; and w hen the proper time camej he ( Mr. Canning) and his colleagues should be read to ready to justify, that in- struction, which forbade Sir W. A'Court to put, himself into a blockaded place. The blame of that course, if it was blame- able, belonged to himself and his friends. The course, such, as it was, they were, ready fo sustain and to justify. But he- thought that, before the debate went any fuitbjr, it was right Sir Wm. A'Court should upon that point, he entirely exone- rated. Mr. STURGES BOURNE said it was not his intent ton to contrast the condition of this country now with what it might have been, had we been opposed to all the Allied Powers- of Europe. In the first place, let us consider with whom we - should have been compelled to act ; why, with such men as Abisbal, Morillo, and BaJ.' astcros—"( Hear.) Would Great Britain have been contented'ibat her armies should have fought under such Generals-—( loud cheers)— or would these men have fought under that consummate general whom we might again have siiit into the field if necessary?—( Hear, hear.) He should now come to the charges brought by the Noble Lord against his Majesty's Government and Sir William A'Court. The first charge was, that Sir Win. A'Court had not proceeded aft once to'Cadiz, and this was considered at once a violation of neutrality. But let the House consider Sir Win, A'Court was accredited to the King of Spain, at Seville ; there he ceased to be King, and there consequently his credentials fell to the ground. — ( Hear, hear.) I'his rather appeared to him the very reverse of the suspicion which was charged upon hurt oca The King was deposed for a time, and dmkig that period Sir- W. A'Couit had no authority; for whilst the one ceased tel. be King, the other ceased to be accredited.. - ( Hear, hear.) I& appeared to him that nothing could have been more wise tharti for Sir W. A'Court to have gone to Gibraltar. The nex??. charge was the advice given by Sir Wm. A'Court to a ' disiin— guished Spanish officer, Gen. Alava ; but he could not seer with What justice that could be made an accusation; for, even* according to the Noble Lord's own shewing, that advice wa* given privately in a private capacity, and not as a Minister of Great Britain, The Noble Lord had asserted that the Eng- lish Government should not have allowed ihe blockade of" Cadiz; but lie should be glad to know by what principle a neutral uation could interfere wilh the light of the Belligerent. Power to blockade. He moved, as an amendment— That this House is duly sensible of the advantages deiivcd to this, country from that neutrality, in the war between 1- Vance and Spain, wbichbis Majesty, at its commencement, had declared his determination to pursue: end it appears to this House,, that, under circutnsianses of peculiar difficulty, it has been most scrupulously and inviolably maintained./' ( Loud, cheers- from the Treasury Benches.) Lord NUGENT replug. - j rrhe House divided— For tlie Amendment, 171— Against l'j 30— Majority, 141. SUPPLY. ' The report of the Committee of Supply was brought up. Sir G. COCKBURN, inobservance of the suggestion of •' i< Hon. Member for Aberdeen, given last night, had brought V: ty vn the papers relative to the promotion of masters in the tia' y; and though it would be seen from the papers that he ' a ! been right in his statement ofthe fact, he was bound iu lean idour lo admit, that w ith the information which the Hon. * 3tv .' mber had then before him, he could come to no other than ak at erroneous conclusion which he had furmed. The fact was, S1 . at the papers on the table upon which the Hon. Gentleman " had proceeded were incomplete, and to perfect the'm another order in council, which he now held in his hand, dated August 15, 1803, must be added, Mr. HUME claimed the benefit of the admission now so " honourably made by the gallant admiral. Wednesday, Feb. 18. Mr. Wallace, the Master of the Mint, took the oaths and • liis seat. SMALL DEBTS. Lord ALTHORPE said that creditors below L. lOwere, in t^ act, denied justice, and obliged to trust entirely to the honour •.. f their debtors. The Small Debt Bill which he would bring • ill would be exactly the same as that which had been before tlie IlKute last year. The plan was to appoint Assessors to Sheriffs. . Mr. J. SMITH stated tbe case of a servant in his family who ofc- ed 31. 8s. and had to pay, wilh costs, 171. 8s. I. eave was given. BANKRUPT LAWS. Mr. W. COURTENAY moved for leave to bring in a bill 1o amend the Bankruptcy Law. One object was lo invest in the Court the power of giving a certificate, although one cre- ditor should refuse his consent. Mr. ABERCROMBY said, if the object was to print in one form all the Acts » ti the subject, it would be unnecessary and useless. If the object was to amend the whole system, it was an extremely difficult one, and would impose on his Laiarn- . ed Friend the most arduous labour. To strip the act of bank- ruptcy of every appearance of treating bankruptcy as a crime would be a great improvement. — Leave given. ISLE OF MAN. Mr. CURWEN rose to bring before the House a motion re- lative to certain instructions given to the Duke of Athol with - regard to the Government of tbe Isle of Man. The object of • his present motion was to prove that the constitutional rights • « fthe Island had been violated by tbe instructions in question, fur the production of which he was about to move. After some remarks, the Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving an Ad- dress to the Crown, praying that the House might be furnish- ed w ith a copy of the instructions sent by I is Majesty to the Duke of Athol, as Governor- General of tbe Isle of Man, re- ' l itive to the Court of Gaol Delivery of the Island ; and a copy of the Memorial presented to the Governor- General, complaining or the non- residence of the Attorney- General oi the Island. Mr. COURTENAY opposed the motion, on the ground that there was a remedy open for redressing any alleged griev- ance by an appeal to the Privy Council. After some observations from Mr. Peel, Sir James Mackin- tosh, & c. the House divided, when there appeared— fur the motion, 28 ; against it, 20 ; majority for the motion, 2. Thursday, February 19. Mr. HUME presented a petition from the journeymen printers of the city of London against the combination laws.— Referred U) the Committee. STATE OF THE BANK. Mr. GRENFELL moved for an account of the balances of public money in the hands of the Bank of England, and of thecharges of management, & c. which, after some conver- sation, was agreed to. IMPANNELLING OF JURIES. Mr. Secretary PEEL rose for the purpose of moving for leave to bring in a bill to consolidate the laws relating to the impannelling of Juries. When he informed the House that there were fifty statutes on the books, all regulating the chal- lenging of Jurors, it would see the necessity of some alteration. If any per- on asked the question, " Who was or was not to be si Juror," there were twenty statutes to refer to, each hearing - upon the qualifications of a Juror. These alone were good reasons to consolidate the laws. He found the regulation for serving on Juries in the same act with receiving small tithes ; others combined with the vagrant act ; others in the same act with regulations for exporting leather; other statutes combined Jury laws aud enactments for settling seamen's wages ; tor preventing clandestine running away, and effectively prevent- ing the mixture of stuff and silk; and another contained special regulation for the appoinmeiu of Juries, aud for exempt- ing apothecaries from serving as scavengers. ( Loud laughing.) It would he better, in his opinion, to postpone discussion on any amendments until he brought iu the bill, as then there could be no doubts or misconceptions. The Right Hon. Gentleman then moved for leave to bring in " A bill to consolidate tbe laws respecting the Impannellingof Juries."— Agreed to. APPOINTMENTS IN IRELAND. Mr. GRATTAN did not know that any opposition would lie made to the motion which he was about to tnake for a re- turn of the names and religious persuasions of persona holding certain situations in Ireland. He then moved for— " A return ofthe names ami religious persuasions of persons connected w ith the general administration of justice, receipt and management of the revenue, the general manufacture, and education of Ireland." The question being put on the proposed return of the Bar- listers' Bankrupt Commissioners. Mr. GOULBURN opposed the motion, on the ground it would set up an inquisitorial examination into the religion ot all persons holding offices in Ireland. He denied that there was any desire on ihe part of Government to make any dis- tinction between the candidates for office on the ground of re- ligious belief. The House divided, when there appeared, for the motion, 11 — Against it, 38— Majority, 27. Friday, Feb. 20. This was the last day for receiving petitions for leave to bring in private bills; a number of such petitions were pre- sented. ARMY ESTAMATES. The House then went into a Committee of Supply, and J. ord Palrnerston proceeded to propose the army estimates, and, in doing this, he observed, be should have to state to the House, that Government had it in contemplation to add six new regiments to the army, and a certain number of men to each battalion. The whole increase would be 4560 men. and the additional expence would be about L. 103,000. If « t'ked upon what ground this addition was to be made to our army, he would say it was not in consequence of any appre- hension of war with foreign powers, nor was it from any ap- prehension of disturbance at home, but the grounds of the in- crease was the state of our West India colonies, lint having stated this cause generally, he should refrain from going into farther particulars on the West India question. Whilst this addition had been considered as necessary, every attention had been paid to economy. Not a single officer would be appoint- ed to these new regiments who was not on the half pay ; and ttie whole additional expencc would not exceed L. 172.000, a a great portion of which wotdd be saved by the diminution on several othar heads of service, namely, the half pay, the medi- cine department, the foreign half pay, the Ivilniainham and other heads on which diminution was to be made. The Noble Lord proceeded to detail the several items upon which diminutions were to be made. The total increased cxpence would be only L. 43.000, fur the 4500 men additional. The Tsoble Lord concluded his statement by moving a resolution, that there be raised, for tile service of the present year, 73; 341 men, including marines. Mr. HUME could not agree wilh the Noble Lord in the statement he had made. He could not look upon this increase of force of upwards of 4500 witli so much unconcern as the Noble Lord did. The House had, on more occasions than one, been told from the Throne, and by his Majesty's Minis- lei's, that never was the country in a state of greater tranquillity •— never had we less reason to apprehend any rupture with foreign powers. Yet now the Noble Lord came down to pro- pose an addition of 4500 men to our standing army, and thai at a time when there was a land force of no less than 230,000 luen ready to be called into action on a moment's notice. ' Die Right Hon. Secretary for Foreign Affairs had, on a former night, said, that all was peace abroad and tranquillity at home ; but he had stated some good reasons for putting our navy on a more respectable footing. These reasons might be sufficient to justify an increase on our naval estimates, but the same rea- sons would not apply to our army. On ihe contrary, he thought all which had been said in the speech from the 1 lirnne, and all the declarations of Ministers, operated to induce the House to adopt a different conclusion. Ireland, in his opi- nion, had already a larger military establishment than was ne- cessary. Indeed, he was convinced that to attempt to preserve jieace in Ireland by military force would never succeed, though it would have the effect of irritating the minds of that people. East year it was urged that the unsettled slate of the country called on us to keep up a powerful military force ; and he be- lieved 10.000 men more than would otherwise have been grant- ed were voted on that ground. Now the House were repeat edly told that peace was established on the Continent ; but, . » iid the Noble Lord, this additional force of 4500 was wanted on account of the state of the colonies. Hedenied that any in- crease was wanting on that account. There was already a dis- posable force sufficient for all lliuse purposes. Indeed, no greater force than that at present there would be required in the colonies. If Ministers could only state what their intentions were, they ought at once to declare they did not intend to break faith with the colonies. They ought to state at once, either that they did, or did not, intend to emancipate the negroes, and not by thus acting without decision give room for every interested individual lo excite discontent and disturbance for their own purposes. He could not agree that the Noble Lord had stated any reason for adding to'our present military force. On the contrary, he thought we ought, histoid of increasing our numbers, to reduce the number to 63,000. which would be fully sufficient for our defence, including colonies and every branch of service. lie was one of those individuals who was decidedly hostile to our pretending lo be a military power. lie trusted he should never again see a British soldier landed on the Continent. We had already inflicted a fatal stab in our cons- titution and finances by our continental policy ; and he trusted the House would not now encourage, by granting so large a military establishment, a continuance of that system. Our present naval, military, ordnance, and extraordinaries, now amounted to the establishment of L. 14,000,000. Was the House prepared to say this was to be our peace establishment ? Instead of a peace and plenty, quiet and concord establishment, this was a full war establishment. There were now 20,000 disposable men in England, a much larger force than was ne cessary. Let 5000 of these be taken to the West Indies.— They would be required but for a time ; for, if this was to be a permanent measure, we had better give up the colonies at once than keep them under such circumstances. In 1793. the establishment was only 33,000 men ; now it was proposed to vote 73.000. This was an increase of 40,000. It was enor- mous, and he should at least propose a reduction of 10,000. After a long conversation, in which Members on both sides of the House look part, Mr. HUME replied, that the ground upon which he had proposed his rtiouou remained unshaken by any thing lie had heard from the Noble Lord. He regretted that upon this oc- casion the beaches below him were empty, and that he was de- prived of the support he looked for from those Hon. Members who had usually advocated the same side of similar questions. He, however, hl't the motion with the Committee; satisfied that he had done bis duty. Mr. C A LCR AFT, having formerly voted for tbe reduction of the Military Force with those of his Honourable Friends Whose absence his Hon. Friend ( Mr. Hume) had just regrett- ed, felt himself called upon to say that he did not think the proposed addition for the service of the Colonies could be oppos- ed upon the same grounds. He had in concert with those Hon. Friends voted for reduction until the force of the coun try had been reduced to such an amount that he thought it could not be brought lower. Beyond this he was not prepared to go ; and this he thought sufficiently accounted for the absence of those Honourable Members. The Committee then divided ; the numbers were— For the amendment, 10— against it, 102— majority, 92. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. the debt which was Contracted by the Constitutional Go- vernment. We learn from Madrid, that although tfie Spanish Government have promised to publish the amnesty with- in two months, anifto convoke the ancient Cortes, the proscriptions continue with unabated cruelty, I he Duke of Medina Cce'. i has left Madrid for 1- ranee, and the Prince of Anglona is already arrived at Bayonne with his family. Many other persons of distinction are ex- pected thtre daily. FROM FRENCH PAPERS. MADRID, Feb. 12,— On the 9th the King issued the following decree : " By my preceding decrees I have abolished in my States bevoud sea the so- called Constitutional Regime, and established my Government on the footing on which it stood before the 7th March- 1820, in the same man net- as iu the Peninsula. These dispositions concern only the internal government. In respect to commer- cial relations, I had caused to be signified to the res- pective authorities, by my ordinance ottlie 4th January, that they were to maintain such relations as eSisted by consent of the loeal chiefs. Having since that time heard my Council of the Indies, and mv Council of Mi- nisters, I have determined to order as follows : - 1. A direct commerce shall be maintained in my Ameri- can States wish foreigners, subjects of the Powers allied, or friendly with Spain ; and the merchant vessels of the Powers shall be admitted to traffic in these ports in the same manner asihcyare in those of tny States in Europe. ;> 2. A decree or law shall be issued, in order to regulate this commerce, and to determine the ports iu which it shall take place, as well iu the Gulph of Mexico and the Islands, as in the Pacific Ocean. There shall be established custom- houses, where duties on importation and exportation shall be imposed, on the footing of equality among the subjects of tha said Powers. ' 3. There shall, in like manner, be determined by regul tions on this matter, what advantages, preferences and fran- chises should be granted to Spanish trade, navigation, agricul ture, anil industry. 4. Till the two foregoing Articles can receive their per- fect execution, there shall bo nothing innovated in the actual state of the commerce of America, and it shall be assimilated in other points to what is practisod with regard to the island of Cuba. " The American Spaniards will see in these measures a fresh proof of my strong desire to increase their pro sperity ; the European Spaniards, the firm resolution to secure to them the franchises and preferences to which they have aright; tile bonajule traders of all countries the intention of preserving and favouring existing mer- cantile relations and the advantageous employment of their capitals; nnd, lastly, friendly and allied States and Sovereigns, a public testimony of the price I attach to the preservation of the harmony and good under standing which unite us." PA RIS, Feb. 19.— It is on the solicitation of France that Spain has issued the Decree which opens the- free trade of the two Americas to all nations. This act of French diplomacy is certainly the most important of tii present era, and the most fertile in results for the future. Under the ancient system of prohibition, followed without alteration or modification since Philip II. the vast continent of South America, and rich Mexico, hermetically were scaled against foreign commerce. No country, however, offers more food for activity, more resources and means of exchange between different na- tions. In consequence of the events which have interrupted the relations between the Mother Country and the Co Ionics, France found herself in a very disadvantageous position with respect to the latter. The ties which unit- ed them to Spain, the principles of the French Govern ment proclaimed in the face ofthe world, did not permit her to recognize, evert tacitly, the independence of sub- jects revolted against their legitimate Sovereigns. How ever, other nations were not retained by the same ties, the same principles, and had rushed with eagerness into new markets. In consequence of the Decree ofthe Kiug of Splin, the markets of the two Americas are open de jure as de facia, to French industry arid commerce. This is a new benefit from a Government, which an opposition in bad faith, continually accuses of doing nothing for their interests. But this Decree will have more general re- sults tr— by disencumliering the political question from the commercial interests which made it complicated, it dissipates the clouds which the discussion of those in- terests might have raised; by suppressing the prohibi- tive system which pressed like a yoke of lead on Spa nish America, it breaks in the hands ofthe Revolution- ists the instrument of which thev have availed themselves to raise and to maintain in revolt countries which are united by manners, language, recollections, and religi- on, to the mother country. ' Thus a reconciliation founded on bases new and advantageous to both countries. becomes possible. Let us remark, moreover, that the relation of Spain and her colonies, with relation to other trading nations is now changed. The latter would naturally offer up wishes for America, so long as the question of emanci- pation was confounded with that of liberty of trade which alone is interesting to them. Now, their interests and their wishes must be to see order and peace revived in those countries, which are torn by civil war and an- archy ; and it is very evident that stable older will never be better fixed in that country than when it shall Ire the result of amicable negociations with the Mother Country.— l-. toile. PEHPIGNAN, Feb. 9.— A courier, which arrived on the 6th, from Barcelona, announces to the merchants of this city, the taking of the Spanish frigate l'Etoile, by the English. This frigate had a million and a half of piastres on board. It is thought that the English had in view, bv this measure, the securing to themselves FROM GERMAN PAPERS. BRUSSELS, Feb. 13.— Is is again stated that M. de Talclt is definitively appointed Ambassador to the Court of London ; it is added that Baron Van Cappellen, Governor General of the East Indies, will leave his Government in the course of next June, and that on his arrival in the mother country ho will take the depart- liierit of Foreign Affairs. STOCKHOLM, Jan. 27.— Our winter has hitherto been a mixture of spring and autumn ; we have no cold, no snow, and fresh vegetables are cried about the stl- eets. ft appears by the accounts from the tountry, that nu- merous wolves issued from the forests at the close of the autumn, and with extraordinary fury and boldness ex- tended their depredations to w ithin less than two leagues of Stockholm, so that if the winter had been severe we should have been exposed to great danger from their ra- vages. We regret to learn, by letters from Switzerland, that the devastation occasioned this year by the avalanches from the Alps, has been particularly great. The valleys of Hasti, Gadmen, and Guttanen, have suffered se- verely. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 10;— The events which iave passed near Smyrna have awakened attention in this capital. The European Consuls sent a remonst- rance on the 10th of Dec. td the Senate of Ipsara, to require it to desist from the attack. The Primates re- plied on Dee. 18, and their letter contains tbe following passage :—" We even feel ourselves obliged to adj, that, agreeably to the laws of war, we will never neg- lect any opportunity of pursuing the Turks on every part of the coast under their dominion. If irritated against us, they then persecute the Christian subjects of the Porte, and the Europeans, this will arise from their own barbarity, which tramples under foot all the laws of humanity and of civilized Europe, which might, if it pleased, piotect by force the life and honour of every Christian, and we are persuaded that it will do so without asking any sacrifices from us, who are the avowed enemies of the Turks." The Primates then de- mand an annual tribute of the town of Smyrna, if its inhabitants desire that the town and the gt) lf of Smyrna shall not be molested. The peace with Persia is not yet ratified. The Sultan has ordered the Pacha of Bagdad to continue the war. The Greeks have established themselves in the islands of Mitylene and Cliio, and dis play everywhere great energy. mpn good of His People, and being persuaded that the establishing, the general use of tho said book may tend to the prevention of such deceits in the making and compounding medicines, wherein the lives and health of His Majesty's subjects are Sd highly concerned, liath, therefore, thought fit, by and with the advice of His Privy Cotincil, hereby to notify to all apothecaries and others concerned, to the intent they may not pretend ignorance thereof, that the said book, called Piiarma- copcSia Cdllegii Regalis Medicorum Londinensis, is per- fected and ready to be published ; and His Majesty doth, therefore, strictly require, charge, and command all dnd singular apothecaries and others, whose business it is to compound medicines, or distil oils or waters, or make other extracts, within anv part of His Majesty's Kingdom of Great Britain called England, dominion of Wales, and town of Berwick- upon- Tweed, that they and every of them, immediately after the said Pharma- copoeia Collegii Regalis Medicorum Loridinensis shall be printed aud published, do not compound or make any medicine or medicinal receipt or prescription, or distil any oil or waters, or make other extracts that are or shall be in the said Pharmacopoeia Coljegii Regalis Me- dicorum Londinensis mentioned or named, in any other manner or form than is or shall be directed, prescribed, and set down by the said book, and according to the weights and measures that are or shall be therein limited, except it shall be bv the special direction or prescription of some learned physician in that behalf. And His Ma- jesty doth hereby declare, that the offenders- to the contrary shall not only incur His Majesty's . juSt dis- pleasure, but be proceeded against for such their con- tempt and offences according to the utmost severity of law. JAMES BULLEP.. GREECE. Advices were received on Thursday, dated in Mis- solonghi on the 31st Dec. which are of great importance. Capt. P. an Englishman, and an eminent engineer, had been intrusted by the Prince Maurocordato and General Colocotroni, with the siege of the castle of Lepanto, and also with that of the fortress of Patras. A sum- mons to surrender had been forwarded to the Governor of the former, and it was supported by the Prince in person, and 2000 Suliots. Captain P. had promised to reduce it iu a few days, if the Barbarians did not in the meantime submit, for he possessed all the means necessar) to batter the castle, and to effect breaches w hich would render the success of an assault certain. Patras was neither supplied with provisions, nor with any of the necessaries for a protracted siege, arid its fall was certain. This conquest will clear the Gulph of Le panto of the enemies of civiliicd society, and will enable the Christians to directxheil- atfention to Thessaly; where the Mahomedans are most vulnerable, for even at the latest advices from this distridt, they with difficulty kept it in subjection. In January, it was intended to pub- lish in Missolonghi the Grecian Chronicle, and in fi: ture, therefore, the information from Greece will be more regular and more to be depended on. In Eng land, the Cause of Greece is daily gaining ground, and any who venture to oppose it, do so " with down- cast evts, because they know that their purposes are wrong." GREEK" LOAN OF =£ 800,000 STOCK. After a struggle of three years, distinguished by Series triumphant success, the independence of the Greek Nation has been established, and there is every probabi lity of its speedy recognition by the different Powers of Europe. The Public, therefore, will not be surprised that the State of Greece should have determined to raise a Loan, to assist in bringing the pending contest to just and happy conclusion. The Executive Power has, in consequence, bv virtue of their authority, appointed Messrs. Joannes Orlaiidus and Andreas Luriottis, Com- missioners, with full powers to carry this important ob- ject into effect, and the terms, conditions, and security as are undermentioned. A Loan, not exceeding 800,0001. Stock, is to be raised for the service of the Greek Government, at an interest of five per cent, per annum, to lie paid half- yearly in London, free of all expence, at the house of Messrs. Loughnan, Son, and O'Bried, and to commence from the 1st of January last. A Sinking Fund, of 80001. sterling per annum, will be established under the controul of the following Gen- tlemen, as Commissioners, v- iz.- Edward EHice, M. P. Joseph Hume, Esq. M. P. and Andrew Loughnan, Esq. The number ofthe Bonds cancelled will be duly advertised in ' i'he London Gazette. The National Property of Greece, generally, and the Custom- house Revenues, the Produce ofthe Saltworks and Fisheries, specially, are pledged for the Payment of this Loan. The Powers, nnd other official Documents, will be deposited in the Bank of England, and until they are so deposited, they may be seen bv any of the Holders of Scrip, upon application at the Counting- house of Messrs Lougluian, Son, and O'Brien, No. 19, Coieinan- street. From the LONDON GAZETTE, Feb, 17. At a Court at Brighton, the 19th of January, 1824, present the King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Whereas there was this day read at the Board, the humble Memorial of Sir Henry Halfbrd, Baronet, Physician to his MajCsty, and President of the Col- lege or Commonalty ofthe Fac'uky of Physic in Lon- don, setting forth, that tbe said President and College have, with great care, pains, and industry, revised, corrected, and reformed a book by tlietn formerly pub- lished, intituled, Pharmacopeia Collegii Regalis Medi- corutn Londinefisis, prescribing and directing the man- ner of preparing all sorts of medicines therein contain- ed, together with the true weights ami measures by which they ought to be made ; which book is now per- fected and ready to be published, and it is conceived will contribute to the public good of his Majesty's sub- jects by preventing all deceits, differences, and uncer- tainties in making or compounding of medicines,' if for the ( inure tire manner and form prescribed therein should be practised bv apothecaries and others ill their compo- sitions of medicines ; the Memorialist, therefore, most liumblv prays, that his Majesty will be graciously pleas- ed to enforce the observance thereof, iu such manner as to His Majesty shall seem meet : His Majesty this day took tlie said Memorial into liis Royal consideration, and being desirous to provide, it; alleases, for tlie coin- From tlie LONDON GAZETTE, Feb. 21. Admiralty Office, Feb. 21. Dispatches, dated the 21st of last month and 1st inst. have, this morning been received at this Olllee from the Hon. Captain Spencer, of his Majesty's ship Naiad ( who had been directed to proceed to Algiers to make, in conjunction with his Majesty's Consul at that Re- gency, a remonstrance against some late proceedings of the Dey), stating that his negociation had ended unsa- tisfactorily, and that the Consul was obliged to strike the British flag, and embark on board his Majesty's ship. Captain Spencer further reports, that haviug met an Algerine corvette)- 4 » e- ffit it, under his instructions, his duty to attack her, and that she was laid on board, and captured in the most handsome manner, bv his Ma- jesty s brig Camelion, when Captain Spencer had tiie satisfaction to find that he had rescued seventeen Spa ards, whom the Algerines was Carrying into slavery. This is to give notice, that the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty will immediately appoint convoys, to afford protection to the trade through the Straits of of Gibraltar, and within the Mediterranean, until the differences with the Regency of Algiers shall be ar- ranged. J,' W. C KOK ER. LONDON, Feb. 23. The following letters have been received this niorning from the Mediterranean, which, under the circumstance announced in Saturday's Gazette, of the declaration of hostilities against Algiers, are interesting ! " AI. ICANT, Jan. 23— The master of a Swedish vessel, arrived here from Algiers two or three days back, has declared that he left that port the 14th inst. and that four days previous to his departure, three frigates, a brig, and a schooner sailed to eruize against the Spa- niards, and that two other frigates were preparing with all possible dispatch to follow them." " GIBRALTAR, Feb. 5— The master ofthe Town schooner, M'Donald, from Oran, reports that an A1 gerine squadron has been off that Port. Some of them having put into that port, he learnt that they had been on a cruize as for as Cadiz, where they experienced a severe gale, and, in consequence, were returning to Algiers to refit. They had in company five Spanish vessels ( four brigs and a schooner), which they had cap- tured. A ship from the eastward, apparently a frigate, passed the Straits yesterday; she showed no colours. Are you aware that the Algerinrs have a fleet at sea against the Spaniards ? The Town schooner, M'Donald, lour days from Oran, reports they have already captured five vessels, three of which were from Galicia, bound to Catalonia." 1 he King has been pleased to remit the sentence elf death of the Court Martial on Missionary Smith, in Dcmerara, ( which sentence had been accompanied by a recommendation for merCv on the part of the Court.) and to direct that he should be dismissed from the Colony, and be called upon to enter into recognizances not to re- side within any of his Majesty's colonial possessions in the West Indies. Mr. 15. Sh aw has succeeded the late Mr. Marrvatt as Cliai rman ofthe Committee of Lloyd's. INCREASE OF THE AMERICAN NAVV.— A Bill has been reported in the Senate of the United States, for building ten sloops of war of the first class, to carry not less than 20 guns each, and appropriating 850,000 dollars for the purpose. By a recent regulation ofthe Lords of the Admiral', v, all Master's Mates and Midshipmen, belonging t. x. ships paving oil', who passed for Lieutenants prim- to the ve.-. i- 182Q-. are eligible to receive appointment's from the i- Lordships as Admiralty Midshipmen. The former re- gulations only extended to MiJshipnien who had passe.! priortothe Ist of Janiiary 1819.. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 14.— Sir Humphry Davy willha here on Monday, to superintend the coppering of tha Royal George yacht, Samarang frigate, and Martial gun- brig, which vessels were taken into dock this alter-', noon. The process, we understand, is simply nailino ,- t strip of, thin lead Or tin. or composition metal, under the dges of each sheet, and that metal lieing of a different nature from the copper, produces a species oFgalvatiisnl, which prevents tlie salt water from decomposing the copper. iV.- l VA L REGTSTER. FROM LLOYD'S MARINE LIST, FEB, 17. FAT. MoirTH. February 14.— Tbe Qneensberry packet, arrived from Jamaica, fell in with on 3d February, in iat. 42. 47. N. long. 35. 6'. W. a brig of about 250 tons, with only one mast standing, no rudder, and the stern completely open, which showed a round- house abaft, and a passage to it from the deck, the wheel painted green ; she had a yellow side, With a black ribbon at the lower part, and a worked moulding on the upper part, painted light blue ; her name could not be seen, and she appeared to have been abandoned. The Mariner, Douglas, sailed from New South Wales on the 11th March last, for Rio Janeiro and England, called at the Bay of Islands, New Zealand, in April, left that place 2d May, and has not since been heard of. FEB. HO.— WHITEHAVEN, Feb. IS,— A great quantity of wreck was picked up between this port and St. Bees Head, dur- ing the last week, amongst which was a cask of oil, and part of a figure head. On Friday night and Saturday morning, the wreck of a Vessel was cast ou shore at Maryport and iu the neighbourhood. A large mast, some deck plank, seamen's chests, hen coops, Sic. have been picked up. The Aurora, White, which was driven on shore near Allonby ou the 8th inst. was got off ou Saturday with trifling damage, aud arrived here yesterday morning. NEW YORK, Jan. 23.— The 1' eder. o George, Davis, from Philadelphia to Boston, was totally wrecked 20lh instant, near Scilitate Lighthouse. Crew and part of the cargo saved. VESSELS SPOKEN WITIJ. Pomona, , Clyde to Jamaica, lat. 12. long, 34. out 35 days. Peru, Rutter, from Rio Janeiro, 27th Dec. lat. 2. long. 26, Eiizibetb, from lierbice,' 3d iusr. | at. 40. long. 30. by the Sprightly, Brown, arrived at Cowcs. EAST 1NBIA SHIPPING. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 16— Arrived and remains the Duke of Bedford, for Madras, waiting for passengers. STIEIIRNESS, Feb. 1,5.— The Thames, Liston, bound to Ceylon, has been got off the Middle Ground, and sailed to- day for Portsmouth. ST. HELENA.— Arrived the Duke of Glocester, Anim, from the Cape of Good Hope. SINCAFORE, Sept. 14— Arrived the Bridge'water, Mitchell, from London, St. Helena, and Bombay, bound to China. MARKETS, 4c. AVERAGE P. IUCES OF CORN The following is the. Ueuer. il Average which governs Im- portation. taken froni the Weekly Returns of the - quanti- ies arid Pricb of British Corn, Winchester measure, in England and Wales, for the week ended hill. Feb. VV heat, Rye, Barley, Oats, 67- 7d 39- 4u 37s 6d 24s lOd Beans, Peas, Oatmeal, Bear or EM 40 s 7d 40s Id OOs Od OOs OOd The Average Price of Brown Or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from the Returns made iu the weeli ended the 18: 1s Feb. is 34s. - f£ d. pur cvvt. duly exclusive. CORN EXCHANGE, Feb. 23. The quality and condiiion of nearly all the new Wheat on sale this morning ( which on the whole was not extensive), proved so very inferior as to militate much against tho sale, anil the purchases might have been effected ou lower- tcruis by. say 2s. per quarter. Very little businesj was got through—- Fine dry old Wheat was not offered any cheaper; even this was not taken off wilh avidity. Barley and . Malt remain tins same— Oats, Beans, and Grey I* ease, each Is. to 2s. lower. ' The. Flour trade . very dull. Cl'KKEN'F' PRICES OF GRAIN, s. s. d. Wheat, Do. superfine Wheat, red Barley ... , Do. line Rye ... , Malt ... , Oats Potatce , Do. Poland 65 to 68 0 — to — o -— to — o 36 to 40 0 — rn — 0 40 to 45 0 60 to 62 0 31 to 32 O 25 to 37 0 Flour, COs. to 65s. s. s. d. Do. Feed . 21 to 26 () Beans, small . . 42 to 44 ti Do. Tick . 38 to 42 o Beans, harrow — to — () Pease, Maple . . — to — i) Do. White . 26 to 36 0 Do. Boilers . 36 lo 40 D Pease I log . . — to — 0 — Seconds, — s. — s. HADDINGTON CORN MARKET, Feb. 20. Ifl: eal. I Hurley. I flats,- I Pease. I Beans. I « irgt 38s 0( 1 I 30s Od | 26s Od | 25s OJ | 24s 0.1 Second 33s Od j 27s Od j 24s Od I 22s Od I 22s Od Third ,28s Od | 24s Od j 22s Od | 20s Od | 20i Od This day there were 449 bolls of Oatmeal in Edinburgh Market, which sold at Is. 5d. per peck. EntNBURr. n CATTI. E MARKET, F. b. 18.— There were 1024 sheep to- day in the market, a supply considered small. Wed- ders white- faced 33s.; average from ! 8s. to 24s. Black- faced 18s. to 24s. Price per stone, sinking the offal, 6s. 6d. to 7 » . 6d. Ewes, Cheviot,, 15s. to 22s. Black- faced 14s. to 22s. ; and from 5s. 3J. to 6s. 6d. per stone, sinking offals. Iu the Grassmarket there were 285 fat cattle. Best 7s ; inferior, 4-\ 6d. to 6s. 3d. per stone, sinking offals. The state of the market Was much Ihe same as last week. High prices Were asEed at the commencement, but not given. GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET. Feb. 16 The number of black cattle in our nraikct to- dav was 286, which were all disposed of early at an advance in prices. Cow beef sold from 6s. 9d. to 7s. 6d ; and slots from 8s. to gs. a stone. There was a large advance in the price of sheep, the number was only 348 ; one lot of wedders from Fifeshire . brought 26s. 6d. and a few of. another lot were sold at 28s. There was only one small lot of ewes brought forward, which were of an inferior description ; they were sold at lis.; there were a few white- faced sheep, the best of which were sold as high as 45s. a bead. MOBI- ETII, Feb. 18.— At our market this day there wa. it very great supply of cattle and sheep ; although many buyers, they met with a dull sale, prices much the same as last week.— Beef, from 4s. 9d. to 5s. 6d. per stone, sinking offal. Mutton, 5s. 3d. to 6s. FA I RS. The Rochefort, 80, Vice- Admiral Sir Graham Moore, was lying in Naples Bay on the 21- th ult. taking on board presents and Canova's Statues, & e. for the Kin- J.- - FEBRUARY Dornoch, Callau's Fair, 1st Wednesday Monymusk, 2d Wednesday Charleston of Aboyne, 3d Wednesday Ruthrieston, ditto Nairn, 18th day Abergeldie, last Friday Inverness, Wed. after 24th ( Old Stile.) Banff, Candlemas, 1st Tiles. Rattray, ditto Forres, Candlemas, 1st Wed. Dingwall, ditto Stonehaven, the Thursday be- fore Candlemas Banchory Tertian, day before Mintlaw, 3d Tuesday — fNern Stile.) New Pitsligo, 3d Tuesday and Wednesday Cornhill, ( Newton of ParkJ Ist Thursday after Caud. Botriphnie, Fumack, 15th day Old Deer, 3,1 Thur- day Huntly, last Tuesday Alftjrd, ditto Strichen, do. and Wednesday Tarland, last Wednesday Redcastle, ditto Oldmeldrum, day before Fyvie Fyvie, Fasteti's even, i st Tuesday and Wednesday after New Moon next after Candlemas Elgin, ditto. SMITH FIELD MARKET, To sink the Offal, per stone of 81bs. Beef, 3s Od to 4s Oit I Veal, ' 3s 4d to 5s 01 Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s Od | Pork, 2s 4d to 4s 4 I Beasts, 2S74 — Sheep, & c. 1 8,030— Calves. 120— Pigs, 20o NEWGATE AND L KA DEN HALL MARKETS. Beef, 2s 6d to 3s 6d j Veal, 4s 4; 1 to 6s 0,( Mutton, 2s 9d to 3s 6d | Pork, 8s 9d to 5s 4, f PRICE OF LEATHER, Butts, 50 to 561 bs. each, Ditto, 56 to 66lbs. each, Dressing I fill's. Fine Coach Hides, Crop Hides 35 to 40lbs. for cutting, Ditto 45 to 50lbs Calf Skins 30 to 40lbs Ditto ~ 50 to 701bs. ... Ditto 70 to 80lbs Small Seals ( Greenland) , - ... 21 £ d to 23d per lb. 23d lo 25d to 19.1 to 21.1 to 18? d to 22d to 22: 1 to 29d to — d t.) — d 18d 20d 17d 2!) d I8d 20' d — d - d PRICE OF TALLOW, To vn Talfttw, 39s to — s Graves, . 16s to 0< Yellow Russia, 37s to — s Good Dregs, 6s to Os White ditto, — s to — s Yellow Soap, 72s to , Soap ditto, — s to — s Mottled, - 80s to — s Melting Stuff, COs to —- s . Curd, 94s to — s' Ditto ron^- lr, 18s to — s Palm. 000s to — J PRICE OF lit) PS. POCKETS. J Kent, 91 Os to 131 Os j Kfflit, Sussex, 81 8s to 101 Os | Sussex, Essex, 91 Oslo 121 Os ( Essex, BAGS. ' 81 8s to 121 00 Jf 71 7s to 91 lo t 81 8s to 101 10 ( Farnham, tine, Ol Os to Ol Os— Seconds, 01 OCfe to Ol Od 3 perC. Red. .3 p'erCt. C. 3\ Cents. 4 per Cents. India Stock, PRICF. OK STOCKS. 95$} I India Bonds, . 70 81 SO pr. S'Hii I Ex. B- 100?> l. 51 52 49 p.- lor;- Lottery Tickets, — I. — lO-' fii I Cons, for Ac. . StHl? EDINBURGH,- Feb. 24. We understand that the managers of the Royal Infir- mary have elected Dr. James Buehan physician to that institution, in place of Dr. Hamilton, senior, resigned. It is said to be arranged that there is to be a music;.! festival in this city, to commence in the last week of Oc- tober next. The parishioners of Gask ( Perthshire) have given to' their minister, the Rev. Thomas Young, a present of silver plate, with the following inscription ; " A tribn'tft of sincere affection froni the Parishioners of Gask, to their much loved Minister, the Rev. Thomas Young, in memory of disinterested attachment to a grateful peo- ple, 1 1824." Wcdncsd.- rv, Thomas Hav, recently convicted iVf assaulting and stabbing, with intent to murder, Mr. William Moffat, vvright in Leith, underwent that part of his sentence which adjudged him to be publicly w hipp- ed through the streets of Leith, previous to' transporta- tion for fourteen years. Hay Was conveyed from the Caltoa'hill jail in' a chaise, by tire Boiini- untyri rOi'td, to King* Street, Leith, where he mrrnerlv resided, and l ei,..; lii'ted from tlie. carviaoe hy force, and made fast on a cart having; absolutely refused to use his legs, he re- ceived tl'fc first part of his punishment, about 15 lashes. He was then carried to the front of the jail, and from thence along the quav, through Bernard Street and Con- stitution Street, ami having received in all fifty stripes, vias reconveved in a carriage to the city jail. An ltrt- irrens" concourse of jieople attended, who were kept off bv a strong body of constables and policemen, " i he Sheriff, who was present, then assembled the Magis- trates and constables of Leith, under the archway ofthe church vard, and in a neat speech complimented them fur the manner in which thev had conducted that part of the sentence, and on the orderly and peaceable behaviour ofthe crowd. Monday the Greenland ships in the river Tyne began refitting for their respective voyages. Last week, while a butcher iu Forfar was dissecting a pig, he found a steel- ringed purse in its stomach, con- taining the remains of q five pound note, two pieces of gold and some silver coin. On tlie f.? t! i tilt, the first Associate Conoiegation of Sunderland gave a most harmonious call to Mr. Alex. Shaw, preacher. The Rev. Henry Lawson, of South Shi,' ids, preached and presided on tlie occasion. On Monday se'ennight, the Rev. Hugh Ralph j M. A. of London, was elected Minister of the Scotch Church, Oldham Street, Liverpool. The nomination MHS crrried unanimously. To tlu R; U! ROTT of the ABERDEEN CHRONICLE. SIR, A Meeting of the Managers and Members of Trinity Chapel, in opposition to the absuid proposal of erecting said Chapel into a Parish Church, was held on Thursday the 19sh inst. in Melvin's Ilall, Queen Street, which funned a fine contrast ill respect to the conductors of the Meeting lately held in the Tri- nity Church, Mete, thee were no sophistical arts or arguments made use of : o influence the minds of those more immediately concerned — a plain, clear, and unequivocal statement of facts, so far as they knew, were all that was deemed necessary, and every one left to Ihe unbiassed freedom of his own will atitl judgment, to do iu this affair as he pleased. Such proceedings reflect great honour on the good sense and moderation of those managers, who conducted this Meeting; and must certainly say much lor their cause, in any court of justice, before which, in all likelihood, it must soon appear: the very intrigues of its op- posers wt re not so much as publicly alluded to by any member. Such calm, end dispassionate proceedings always distinguish a good cause, where its intrinsic merits speak for themselves, and always carry conviction, without ihe adventitious trappings of far- fe. tiled reasons, quite foteign tothe purpose in view. A great many votes, to the amount I believe of about ISO, were in- tantlv and spontaneously obtained, from a very numer- ous meeting of the Trinity Chapel's constituent Members, which, bv this time, I suppose, must be considerably increased : and though it. n ay ultimately turn out that a new and more re- gular pole of votes may be appointed by the civil authorities, ( the present being only imposed by the unwarrantable proceed- ingsot the opposite party), yet it is pleasing to see so many, who have Iiju. st and proper sense of their privileges, so forward and readv to oppose eveiy infringement on their unalienable rights. I am, Sir, yours, & c. AN OBSERVER. Aberdeen, Feb. 20, 1R24. To tie EDITOR aftb AAEUDEEK CHRONICLE. Sift, HAPPENING to peruse, this morning, an Address to llie Students of Marischal College on the subject ofthe Rectorship, I observed a note relative to the Professorship of Civil Law in King's College. Perhaps the writer was not aware, tint the objects of the Professorship in King's College and the Lecture- ship in Marischal College are quite distinct.; that of the for- mer being the Roman Law, and of the latter, Scotch Law and Conveyancing. And as to the probability of obtaining an au- dience for Leclu es cm Roman Law, 1 may mention that I happen to know, that tlie Lectures ofthe Edinburgh Professor ot Roman Law are frequently attended by two or three gentle- men only. Yet these Lectures haVe much merit, an. 1 attend- ance on them is an indispensable qualification c » f all candidates for admission lo Ihe Scotch Bar. There is. I think, no com- pulsory attendance on the Professor of Kirig'a College. Aberdeen, Feb. 20, 1 824. 11. N. To the EDITOR of th* ABERDEEN CHRONICLE. SIR, ' 1 N vcur paper of 14th iust. I observed two Letters in regard to the approaching election of the Rector of Marischal College. These b Iters seem to cot two ways— written, we may say. cnum manendi, el causa minandi. The first of these Letters or Edicts, or Bolls if you will, has for its author a person who assumes the title of " The Students' Friend :" and I believe that, in one :,- use l e dcseives it ; for the composition, though neither ele- git,:, nor even grammatical if you have done him justice, smells a little of the College. The second letter, of which imme- diate!'., is subscribed, " Stiidens in Quarta Ctasse." After reading these smart acc-' idetnical < omposiiions, I perceived that " Tbe ' students' Friend" wrote, or perhaps dictated, both;. The V, el I known Siblxdelh appears in almost every period of the letter; aud in the Postscript, lor it is nothing else, although ail at- tempt is made to vary the style, the same distinguishing mark is very observable. 1 shall hike no notice of the many silly things mentioned in OK Utter of" ' the Students' Friend" They may pass among I, is admirers, if any he lias, fur fine ideas and cleverly express- ed. But there are two tilings in his letter, which, I think, must attract general notice. The first is the half enunciated threat that should the Students dare to elect Mr. HHIIE, or any other, in preference to their present noble Rector, their Instructors will withhold fioro them lhat on which their fuloie success in the world depends : haec in memoria teneantparentes, ttncr. nt que que Jilii. The oilier thing noticeable in the letter of" The Students' Friend'' is what is expressed very forcibly and coriectly in the following words, or words at least of the same import—'• Have the Students any grievances which their present Rector cannot or will not redress, and which requires the reforming hand of Mr. IIFMC ? By the laws of this happy country, it is per- fectly consistent for the greate t criminal to plead not guilty. But to this bravado by The Students' Friend," I shall assume, at present, the liberty of replying in name of the Students, and, without hesitatien, I spy. the Students have many grievances to con, plain of which their present Rector will never redress, because he will not inquire into the past nor present state of the University. And, for tlie information of " The Students' Friend," I will t . kethe trouble to classthe grievances complain- ed of under the following heads, viz. Distiplina, Doctrina. Tril'iita ; in diseipliua pauca in doctrina non pauca sunt emen- danda, ct de tributis mulla", et ea multis gravissima, sunt omnino tollenda. And I can assure " The Students' Friend," that if the Students of Marischal College shall, on the present occa- sion, elect MR. HUMS, be will examine thoroughly both ac- counts aud vouchers ; and if ibis should be the case, I am not certain that " The Students' Friend" would not be among the first that would wait upon him with his humble peccari. I was preparing a Pos seri I. when the bearer called for my letter. QGONDAU STUDENS IN QUANTA CLASSIC, M. N. Xunc autern Iluiru Cutter. Fool of Bennuchis, Thursday, ane o'clock. To the EDITOR < f the ABERDEEN CHRONICLE. SIR, DO you know who " The Students' Friend" is, whose letter appealed in your last Chronicle ? is lie a. i elector, or a can- didate in the election, which is soon to take place at Marischal College? Ifhe is neither, friend though he be, he might have known, that he had no right to interfere in a matter which interests him not. He accuses of fickleness the Magistraud, whose address to liis fellow students, through you, was published in a former ' paper; and he hehls out that, ieU'e'mt rrtpcct lo persons, the fickleness he- speaks of consists in the simple proposal to change the Lord Rector. Now, for my part, I cannot see where the fickle point lies. For firstly, there are many men, of talent and worth in the kingdom, who all dtserve a share of respeel from our young men. It is. proper that that respect ought to I e shewn as universally as possible ; and a better means of doing so, cannot be found than by offering to th- s alternately whom they esteem, the Rectorship of the Univeisity, the only honorary gift in ihe power of the Studeuts. Secondly, the office is only annual— and this f. ct alone shews, that the donor, by whom the patronage was conferred ou the Students, fore saw the propriety of frequent changes. Thirdly, if the Stu- dents were to act differently, the office would become burden- some to a Rector, who was frequently re- elected. Foil I til ly, it has been the practice for a long period to have a change of Rector every other year. A practice which was introduced and sanctioned by the Professors, who saw the propriety of it; and the same practice has taken place at every other University.— Fifthly and lastly, the Students iu proposing a change of Rector, cannot very properly be accused of fickleness, when they have before 1 he IU the example of every other corpoiate body— ol every Royal Burgh, and of the Reverend Assembly of our Church itself, who each choose and change annually their Head-. The unfortunate Magistrand is also accused of having an independent spirit. But ifhe has a right why shall he not use it ? The plain matter is— the Students have the right to choose a Rector. ' 1 hey possess that right exclusive of every one. even of the Professors— and they are bound in duty to uphuld their right. Nothing would shew a more fickle and unworthy disposition than to relinquish a right entrusted lo them, or to act under It upon the direction of any one but their t wnselves, unless they were exercising it to a bad end. Of course, as no lia'd purpose is, or can be ascribed to the Maeistrand, bis independence cannot be blamed, Such I conceive a just- view of this matter. And as I do not see any thing ridiculous in changing an old Rector for a new ,- our Correspondent's joke about the feathers in his bonnet is inapplicable. Yours, & c. H1C. II - l! c. HOC. To the EDITOR of the ABERDEEN CHRONICLE. Sill, I had no doubt the Letter, signed the Student's Friend, which appeared in your Paper of the 14lh inst. would attract the public attention, and, at the same time, call forth severe animadversion. The writer of that letter does nut deny the right of the Students to chuse their Rector, but he reprobates the exercise of that right, and accuses the Students of petu- lance ami a spirit of insubordination, because last year they proposed to elect a Gentleman in whom they bad confidence, aud who was eminently well qualified for the situation. Let us bri'. fly consider the merits of the case. When, upon the revival of learning. Universities were estab- lished iu Europe, it was for the purpose of completing the education of young men past the age of mere school boys— minors indeed, but minors who had arrived at that age which entitles them io a voice in the choice of their Curators, and the treatment of Gentlemen. A possible case was aUo con- templated, t - at abuses might occur in these Uifivcisiiies, and that'the Students might have just cause of complaint against their teachers— and therefore Hectors were appointed lo watch oyer the discipline ofthe establishments, and particularly to at- tend to the con- plaints ofthe Students— to redress them if real — and censure those which should prove unfounded, accord- ing to circumslanccs. Marischal College, that noble monument of the genero- sity and public spirit of the KEITHS, was ihiefided by the Founder to be regulated in all matteis of disiipliue in the manner just mentioned, and the Foundation Ch- aiier. ex- pressly describing the powers and mode of election of the Lord Rector, was approved of first by the General As- sembly of the Church of Scotland, held at Dundee in IS93, and ratified hy the Scottish Pailian. ent iu ihe ensuing Session. It has been said, lhat Marischal College owes its existence to certain abuses that had crept into a neighbouiing University, to which the noble founder had resolved not to send his sons; hut however that may be, we have ample evidence that dis- cipline was kept up in the Establishment, until the forfeiture of the last Earl Marischal, in the commencement of the last century. Until that period, no person in office in the Univer- sity would have dared : o accuse the Students ol petulance, while in the regular exercise of the right conferred upon tbein by the foundation charter; for, until that period. Rectors were not personages existing only in name. Since that period, a very great change indeed h is taken place. The patronage of tiie University fell into the hands of Government— the exami- nation of Professor-, previously to their admission, was dis- continued— attachment to the House of Brunswick being at first the most indlsi- ensible requisite in a candidate, as at. this day subserviency to Ministers and their connections, let them be who they may. The right of the Family of Brunswick to the throne of these kingdoms being long since fully acknowledged, when the Students of our Scottish Universities cannot possibly chuse as Rectors, men disaffected to his Majesty's person and Go- vernment, ( for at one time, the chance of this may have been contemplated)— it is rather amusing to hear Gentlemen talk of the exercise of the Students' right to choose their Rector, as a blamable introduction of politics into a Literary Estab lishment. That political patronage has degraded our Scottish Universities is very true ; but with that the Students had nothing lo do, nor can they be held in any respect accountable for the consequences. But the Student's Friend argues, that the Students would have done a foolish thing last year, had they elected Mr. - HI KE This gratuitous insult to our worthy Representative is calculated to excite a little indignation and much contempt. But it is in reality, an indirect compliment, and so it cannot fail to be understood ; Mr. HUME'S- indepen- dent spirit and activity render him formidable, for other qua- lities would, in the opinions of some, be more desirable in a Lord Rectorcf Marisehal College. The Rectors appointed in this University for many years have been good sot t of men, respectable in rank, and in pri- vate life, Lut without the most distant suspicion that they would prove. troublesome on the . score of abuses. In fact, I understand that an idea has been promulgated among some of the Students, that Rectors' Courts are really something to be dreaded, and if possible counteracted; but it can produce no effect wiib young men intelligent enough to understand their rights, and independent enough to assert iheui. MARCUS. Aberdeen, Feb. 27, 1824. SALE OF WHISKY. On Tuesday the 2t! March, there will be sold by public roup, at the Excise Office. Upperkiilegate, AQuantity of excellent HIGHLAND WHISKY, in lots to accommodate purchasers, for ready money, and for private it- e only. Sale to begin at 11 o'clock forenoon. SEEDS AND GENEVA FOR SALE. Q/ k OOGSHEADS DUTCH am) A M ERI- CAN FLAX SEED, warranted by certificates to be of best qualify, and crop 1S2J. 12 Tons very ( ine DUTCH and ENGLISH CLOVER SEEDS, both lied and White: these Seeds having been bought early at the best markets, and well selected, will he found worth the attention of merchants and fanners: the Sub- scriber will have a constant supply throughout the season, ALSO, four puncheons GENEVA, American proof; and fine new blood- red and Strasburg. ONION SEED, direct from Rotterdam: all which will be suld on moderate terms. JOHN TIIOM. N. B.— As usual, the highest current price will be allowed for Scots Yarn in payment for Seeds. Aberdeen, Feb. 23, 1824. ABERDEEN: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 182k To the EDITOR of the ABERDEEN CHRONICLE. SIR, HAVING observed in yonr Chronicle ofthe 10 th ult. an account of a Society established at Bridgestock, Northampton, for the purpose of relieving the pooler Classes, I was struck with the resemblance it bore to one instituted here more than twenty years ago, by the Proprietor of this place, for tiie same laudable design. The Rules for the Government of this So- ciety were formed on the principles of the British Constitution, and were intended to balance tiie di$ erent powers of its admi- nistrators, so as to prevent or counteract, as far as possible, every abuse in the management and disposal of its funds. Soon after its fiist establishment, it sustained a great loss in the death of its charitable and benevolent lustitu. or and Patron, the la; e Mr. ERASER, of Strichen. Still it has been productive of much good. Several little cabals have indeed been formed, and some intrigues employed, to divert the funds from their oii- gitval destination, with a view to consult the interest of the middling classes to the prejudice of their poorer fellow mem- bers, v ho stand in most need of assistance, aud for whose be- nefit the Society was principally established. These attempts have, however, been happily frustrated, hy our mode of eltcl- ing the Oliice- bearers, and our Society still continues in a flou- rishing state. If you should deem these particulars worthy of public notice, you may insert the above in your useful paper. Pli] LOPE NES. Slrichen, Feb. 10, 1821. JOHN MOW AT, CABINET MAKER, AND UPHOLSTERER, CASTLE STREET, ^ i^ AIvES leave to lecowmcnd to the notice of his JL. friends and the J'ubiic. his present Stock of CAKVKTS, of which he has on hand a large assortment ol Scots ana Eng- lish Manufacture* which he can recommend as of superior qualities. J. AI. has also on . hand, a large and elegant assortment of Moy. Ej5* isof various colours, and of all dlhU kinds ofUpijoistery, and Cabinet Furniture. N .13. — iOrders from the Cmnlry carefully attended to. SUMMARY OF POLITICS. THE measures of the British Government, certainly more popular, because more just antl liberal than tfiev have been for many years back, are not at all agreeable to the Holy Alliance ; who affirm, that Britain lins de- tached herself from the family of Eurojie, adopting u policy altogether anomalous, and we may conclude, that in their eyes it is inconsistent with the interests and re- pose of the Continent. Onr reception of Spanish re- fugees they hold to be a high offence, fur according to their ideas, those who have, given offence tothe ac- tual government tinder which they live, have no right to leave their country and claim protection in another, how- well soever thev may have. conducted themselves, as good and peaceable subjects, of the state to which they may have attached themselves. " America," say they, " is the common receptacle of bad characters from all coun- tries, and we cannot help it; but when a nation form- ing a considerable power in Europe nets in that manner, such conduct calls for severe animadversion, even if that country should call itself/ ice." The observation occurs in the Austrian Observer, the official organ of I'rince METTEBNICH, the friend ofthe Marquis of LONDON- i> EhRY; and similar observations have been published at Petersburgh and Berlin ; so that should the powers of Austria, Russia, and Prussia, think it expedient I to go to war with Britain upon the present occasion, j we have no doubt they could make out a Manifesto quite satisfactory to all the ultra legitimates of Europe. In one respect tve already experience their hostility, in the restrictions ami duties imposed upon our produce and manufactures, which in fact exclude us from the markets ofthe Continent. Tliis is particularly the case with re- gard to Russia, each successive tariff imposing higher duties upon British goods ; while the laws, already se- vere against smuoglino, are more ri- jidlv enforced than r> ao n ever. In such a state of affairs, an alliance between Britain and the United States appears almost indispen- sibly necescary, and we trust that anothef friendly al- liance may take place, between our Government and the Independent States of South America. Our safety must now lie sought in the cultivation ofthe friendship of free men, for it is evident, tliat the despots of Europe to- wards us entertain no amicable dispositions. The de- claration of war against the Dey of Algiers imports, in the opinions of some, more than meets the ear. We Inive several times corrected the piratical state of Algiers, without any formal declaration of war; but it is believed that a strong British fleet in the Mediterranean may be necessary, in the way of observation of other powers than Algiers. Never for a moment did we conceive, that the repose of Europe could be maintained by the results of the French war. Had our rulers cultivated the friend- ship of France when great- ami powerful, and giving law to the Continent, we should have had nothing to ap- prehend at the present day from Northern Barbarians, hut other councils prevailed, and Mr. CANNING now informs us— that in the midst ofthe most profound tran- quillity, there never was a. season of greater agitation Should this country be farced into war, that war will probably be confined to operations by Sea, and the tie- fence- of our colonies. We shall have no armies to main- tain abroad at a ruinous expence, and no subsidies to be pud to powers who might hoard up our specie for the purpose of our future annoyance. Paper money will uftice for the pay of soldiers and sailors within our own dominions ; and as it has been agreed that paper cur- ency shall still be supported, no immediate shock is ap- prehended to affect our finances, file reduction of in- terest has raised the value of government securities be- yond any recent example, and for the time every thing goes on well. It has been proved most satisfactorily, that by the reduction of taxation the public revenue has been considerably increased ; and it is probable, that farther reductions may be made during the present Session. Were the duties on wines reduced to one- third of their present amount, we have 110 doubt that these duties would in fact produce double the sum now paid into the Exchequer. What an illustration is this ot false policy, tliat directed the measures of PITT and CASTLEREAGH in the home department !— ofthe wisdom of their policy in regard to our foreign relations enough has already been said. rights, wln- revcr that countenance might be of service. A vast number of persons of all ranks crowded the Mall to hear this speech, which was full of noble sentiments, uttered with much eloquence. According to promise we give, in this day's Chronicle, the first part of tiie proceedings of the Honourable the House ot Assertiuly of Jamaica, respecting the proposed gradual abolition of the slave trade. Bearing in mind the long space of time that has elapsed since the abolition of slavery in our colonies was resolved upon, we cannot help expressing our surprize, that full explanations had not long since taken place between our Legislature and the Colonists, as to the manner 111 which the abolition might be brought about. Our Legislators said, the traffic in human beings, and retaining them in slavery, because a price has been paid for them to those who had no right to. sell, is contrary to the first principles of justice, and the, law of nature which is paramount, and must be discontinued. The Colonists say, we gave a valuable consideration for our plantations, upon tiie ex- press stipulation that these plantations should be culti- vated bv slaves— slavery being at the time recognized as legal by the legislature of Great Britain throughout her West India colonies. If therefore you mean to vote the abolition of slavery, let an equitable compensation be made to us for loss of property. This, we believe, is a pretty fair state of the question ; and it is to be re- gretted, that long before this time it had not received due attention in Parliament. It is unquestionable that the property of the West India colonists has been sacri- ficed by excessive taxation, but surely the terms upon which slavery liiay be abolished, without ruin and the most imminent personal danger to these colonists, ought to have been long since understood and adjusted. That, 111 their present state of ignorance and irritation, the negroes in our West. India colonies could not be fully' emancipated with advantage to. themselves, or safety to the colonists, - we are well persuaded ; but we trust, that it is not yet too late for the adoption of measures calcul- ated lo ameliorate the condition of the slaves, particular- ly in regard to instruction and good treatment, provid- ing at the same time for the safety, and as far as may be for the interests of the Planters. WANTED, By the. Aberdeen, Leith, and Clyde Shipping Company, CON' ni ACTOUS for supplying their Vessels with the following Articles from Ist March 10 1st September next, viz : — CORDAGE, Patent and Common, per cwt. SAILS, per yard, made in full. BLACKSMITH WORK, of best Swedish Iron per lb. BLOCKS, by the Inch, with or without Bushes. MAST HOOI'S and GRIMM ATS, bv the Inch. II AN'DSPOKES. Ash and Hiccory, by the Piece. SHIP BREAD. Fine and Common, per cwt. QUARTERN LOAVES, of best quality, by the Piece. Sealed Tenders, with Samples of Bread, to be lodged in the Company's Office, on or before Wednesday the oil March. N. B.— Blacksmith work to be done in Footdee. Aberdeen, Leith, and Clyde Shipp. Co.' s Office, ? Quay, February 24, 1824. 5 DAY OF SALE ALTERED. HOUSES AND GROUND FOR SALE. There will he sold by public roup, within" the Lemon Tree Tavern, Aberdeen, on Thursday the 4th day of March next, at six o'clock afternoon, rjPHAT HOUSE anil GROUND in Chapel Lane, - 2- possessed by David Wilson and William Sang, Wrights. ALSO, The SMALL HOUSE and GROUND adjoining to the east of the last mentioned ground, and presently occupied by William M* ckieand others. The first mentioned subjects are well adapted for a Wright, and other houses might be erected 011 both pieces of ground. The Feu- duty is moderate. Apply to Win. Smith, Advocate, Long Acre. The cause of the Greeks continues to prosper ; and it is no longer considered as a question, whether their in- dependence shall be fully established. A loan to a very considerable extent has been effected for them in Lou- don ; and when we consider that in their warfare, a very small sum indeed sends a warrior into the field fully equipped, less than one- tvamietlv ui what would be ne- cessary in our service—- taking into account at the same time, that t!: e resources of their oppressors are now near- ly exhausted, we cannot but look forward with confi- dence to the result of the conflict in which they are still engaged. In the mean time we are happy to sec, that in many parts of the country subscriptions are still raised for their behoof. Cambridge has lately re- mitted to the London Greek Committee £ 300, and seve- ral subscriptions have been raised in the south and west of Scotland. It cannot now be said, that it is throwing money away to contribute to the support of the brave Greeks, and vve wiuld yet hope, that two hundred pounds is not to remain the- nepiuqrftrao£ Alierilonian generosity in the cause of liberty. Our noble countryman, Lord BYRON, has devoted himself to th. it great cause, and his name will long be held in grateful remembrance iu Greece ; another gallant native of our county, Mr. GORDON, was one of the earliest anil must zealous vo- lunteers in that cause, aud for the credit of Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, we trust, that something more may yet be done in the way of pecuniary assistance. By this time it is probable, that an accredited agent from the United North American States is with the Executive Government of Greece. Sometime ago Mr. WEBSTER had submitted a motion to Congress, " that provision should be made for sending an accredited agent to the Greek Republic, contending with great eloquence, that, iu the present state of the world, AMERICA owed it to her character to separate her policy as far as possible frooi that of the common oppressors of mankind, and without embroiling herself in the wars of Europe, to give her countenance to a people struggling for their The Chancellor of the Exchequer's plan of Finance for tlie year has now been laid before the House, and upon the whole has met with general approbation. The Right lion. Gentleman seents fully aware of the fact, that over taxation proves highly injurious to the revenue, and he has proposed a reduction of the taxes on Ruin, London Port Coals, Wool, and Silk, raw and manu- factured— to the amount of £ 1,062,000. The reduc- tion of the tax on Ruin of one shi'ling and three half- pence per gallon, we fear, w ill not materially relieve the distress of the Planters. A reduction of taxes on law proceedings was urged upon the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer's attention by Mr. SMITH, and he has admitted, that he has several other reductions in contemplation The recovery of a small part of the Austrian Loan is, the Chancellor of the Exchequer says, a most fortunate wint/ fal, something occurring as it were by the special interposition of Heaven, and he very naturally wishes to devote a considerable part of the sum to pious pur- poses— antl proposes to build half a million's worth of new Churches. Mr. BROUGHAM thought it would be more advisable to lay out the money in Parish Schools, that knowledge and devotion might go so far at least hand in hand ; but whether the new Church scheme mav lie abandoned, we cannot yet tell. Improvements of Windsor Castle are also proposed, to the amount of some seventy- five thousand pounds. BIRTHS. On Monday last, at Kelly, the Lady of the Hon. Col. RAMSAY was safely delivered of a son. At Cornhill, 011 the 20th inst. the Lady of DAVIO YOUNG, Esq. of a daughter. At Eskmont, Mrs. WILUAM RANKINE, of a son. MARRIAGE. On the 11th inst. at St. Pancras New Church, London, WILEIAM DuctJio. Esq. to SARAH, daughter of Robert Keel- ing, Escj. of Gibraltar. DEATHS. At Auldbar, on the 15th curt. PATRICK CIIAI. MERS, Esq. of Auldbar, in the . eighty- seventh year of his age. At Bervie, on Saturday last, Captain ILAVIN MEARNS, of the Endeavour of Montrose ; and 011 Tuesday, his brother, Mr. ANDREW MEARNS carpenter; who was taken ill during the interment of his brother there, on Monday. At Kelligray, in Harris, 00 the 2d current, Mrs. MAR- GARET MACLEOD, relict of Donald Macleod, Esq. of Bernera, aged 77. We are desired to state, that the Lord Provost has received a letter from Mr. Ht'Ms, Chairman of the Committee of the House of' Commons, for investigating the laws respecting artisans, ftc. stating that the Committee had commenced their inquiry, and were ready to receive such evidence as might be considered by the parties interested as important to be submitt- ed to ihe Committee. He at the same time requests his Lord- ship to inform him what witnesses from the city wish to attend the Committee, and the particular branch of tbe inquiry which they are to support or oppose, that such notice may be given for their at en dance as shall occupy as little of iheir time as pos- sible. We have authority to say, that the Provost will be most happy to comply with the above request, and 10 him, therefore, those who w ish to give evidence w ill apply. In the House of Commons, the Hon. Capt. Gordon, M. P. fur the county, has presented a petition for leave- to bring in the Gas Light Bill for this city, which was 011 Thursday last referred to a Committee. THE A TRE.— Mr. VANOESIIOFF made his first appearance hereon Siturday last, in the character of Coriulanus; and although we had heard much of- his transcendent talents as an actor, we do not consider the applause lie has received at Edinburgh and Liverpool as at all exaggerated. In Roman characters we have seen KEM- II. E. while in tbe full exercise of his great powers; but we can witness the representation of C. riolanus by Mr. VANDENUOFF, without any diminution of pleasure or interest on that account. Our limits will not al present admit of extended remaiks, and we shall only observe, that his IIA. MLET, which is reckoned amongst his happiest per formances, is the Tragedy for his Benefit this evening, and we have- no doubt the1 house will fie overflowing. We noticed in a late Chronicle, the Resolutions of a Meet- ing of the Managers of the Infirmary anil Lunatic . Asylum of this city, on tlie subject of erecting a Statute 01 Monument to the Memory of the late Mr. FORBES of New ; and now refer with pleasure to the numerous list of Subscribers to ibis into e.- tiiig object contained in a foregoing colnmiwas shewing witfi what eagerness tlie proposition has already been taken up by the community at large. There is not a doubt but that such a sum will be procured as will be sufficient to erect a splendid and imperishable record ofthe beneficence of ibis truly estimable man. We understand that the Magistrates of Montrose, and others interested in the settlement ofthe property ofthe late Mr. Ewen, merchant in Aberdeen, for building an hospital, & c. in Montrose, have entered an appeal to the House of Lords against the interlocutors ofthe Court of Session, setting aside the trust disposition. The Rev. Mr. COPLAND of Durris has lately given a Dona- tion of Ten Pounds Sterftn'g, to the Poor belonging to the Congregation of Ratbven and Et zie Chapel. It is in contemplation to- erect a monument on Caterthun, situate about four utiles we-. tfior. i Brechin, ill commemoration of Ihe intrepid champion of religious reform, John Knox.-— We understand that the Honourable WILIJAM MACLE, and other gentlemen of the county, are to contribute liberally to- w- ards it. 1NVERURY, Feb. 24 — We had a great supply of ca'tle here to- day of all descriptions, and plenty of dealers. The farmers expected higher- prices, w hich could not be obtained , hut it may be considered that cattle, maintained fheir font e prices. Sheep a dull sale ; and horses scarce. Little done in grain. On Monday fast. Robt M- ieleod,& c. was sent off from this pi a.- undercharge of a Messenger, lo be transmitted from Sheriff to Sheriff lo Edinburgh, there to be tried 011 the l=> t March, for the murder of a woman on the Firmonih, in the parish o! Ahoyne. The prisoner isa very robust daring fellow ; and 011 going into the carriage, iu which he was to be conveyed, be- came very refractory, tearing in pieces a good hat which had been given hicn, because it was not altogether new, and mani- festing a disposition to resistance fiad such been in his power.— As be proceeded on bis juurn. y his conduct became more violent, and ultimately so outrageous, thai it was found iiucss- sjry, for pari of the waj, to have an escort of ihagccn? Coca- sure his safe custody. During the course of last week, several persons were taken before the SittiatM igistrate, and fined, for throning- out ashes, and other mistiness, at improper hours, particularly 0: 1 Saturday evenings— a practice the Commissioners of Police are determined to check ; and for 1l1. it purpose, strict orders have been given to the Scavengets, 10 detect ever}- offender iom- mitting these acts of nuisance. On Friday forenoon, as an old man was passing up School- hill, he was met by three fellows, dressed as sailors, v- beu one of them made a snatc h at his wiilch. and got clear nil with the booty. One of Ihe three was shortly afterwards taiteri, but as Ihe property was not found on him he was suffered to es- cape. A most extensive and daring robbery was committed ou Monday night, in tiie house of Ferryhjll, in this neighbour- hood, occupied by GEORGE STORET, Esq. It would oppejir that the ihieves had entered the h - ti e hy one of the windows 011 the first floor, and so cautiously as not ttj alarm any of its inmates; ( the family bed chambers being in the Upper . loot, while the servants slept on the ground floor), and that they have carried off property to a very gieat amount. Tile articles* taken away consist chiefly of a quantity of the family plate, salvers, tea and coffee pots, spoons, & c. from which circuit!-- stance, we hope the depredators may yet be detected. A-; hve search is making for the property, in ihe usual haunts of audi' characters, which, we trust, will be successful. On Thursday evening, soon after nine o'clock, a shop in Marischal Street was broke into, by forcing open a back- door in the passage leading to ihe dwelling hou. se above. The great noise made in breaking the lock, & c. alarmed a maidservant in the house, who, on coming ihj. v 11 to ascertain the cause, an,! seeing the door open, returned to bring some other person with her— but 011 their coming back, it was found tlie depredator had escaped with the t it, containing about twelve shillings in copper, and the padlock hy which the do r was secured— being- from this unexpected visit prevented from doing any farther mischief. ABERDEEN CORN' MARKET, Feb. < 11. This day, the prices of Grain remained nearly as lo t there being only a trifling advance on cetlain qualities and d. ' i- eriptionsof Oats; but the sale was so dull, and so little bu.- iiiess done, that the quotations may be considered almost nominal. Potatoe O- tts, 19J- Od. to 21s. Oil; Seed Do. fine, i'- s. Common Oats I6s. Od. to 19s. C. I. Seed Do. line, 2- ls. Meal, 17s. Od to 18s. 0- 1. Bear, 23.. Od. 10 « 7s. f> M. PRICE OF PROVISIONS, & C. IN THE ABELLDEEJF MARKET, YESTERDAY. Quartern Loaf, — — lid Oatmeal, p. peck, 13d'a 15i Bearmeal, Od a lOd Potatoes, 12.1 a 16d Malt, _ _ 2s. 6d. a Od Beef, per lb. — Sd a ud Mutton, — — 4d a 6d Veal, — — — 4d a 7d l'ork, — —. — 2', d a 4.1 Butter. — — 14' J a 17' d Eggs, perdoz. — Sd a Hd Cheese, p. st, 5s. Od. a 5s c< i Tallow, — — 7s a 8s Ilay, — — — 7,1 a Od Raw Hides, per lb. 4d a Coals, p. boll, 3s lOd a 4s NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The sloop Aid. of this place, which sunk in Boston har- bour, as formerly mentioned, has since been weighed w> tli great difficulty and expence. The vessel will require to he caulked all over, but has not otherwi. e sustained, toappearauee, much damage. The Hazard, Smith, arrived on the 13th inst. at Hamburgh, in six days from Newcastle; experienced on the passage a heavy gale from NW. so that be was obliged to lay- to for 2- 1 hour--, and d rove to Heligoland. Two vessels, which weie following him, unfortunately went on the Vogle sand, but, it was re- ported, afterwards got off, and were carried to Cm haven in order to discharge their cargoes. The Cyrus, Roberts, passed through the Downs, 22d inst. for Babia. The Spiing, Murray, from Wick, bound for Dublin, wag put into Stromness on the lOth inst., by a stronggnle from SW. LERWICK, Jan. 31.— The Star, Donald . i-. from Wicis fi. r Belfast, has been assisted up lo Siailaway Bay, with loss of bowsprit, sails, & c. very leaky, and will discharge, BALRANALD, NO. TH Uisr. February 2. — The Joseph, Podfish, from Philadelphia to Londonderry, has been irinde- 1 here, and totally wrceked Part of the eargo expected to hi saved. There have been dreadful gales of late from S S W and S. W. ARRIVED AT ABERDEEN. Feb. 21, Search, Hogg, London, goods 23. Banff, Wat- son. Banff, grain— 24. Nimrnd, Turner, and Expert, Leslie, London, good; Guthrios, Blues, Dundee, do; Brunswick, Gayon. Rye, timber,— 25. Jean, Melon, Lei- h, goods ; Janet, Thorn, Fraserburgh, grain ; Mary, Noble, Banff, eliuo D. Moncrieff, Patcrson, Inverness, goods. One with lime SAILED. Feb. 23. Lord Huntly, Stewart, and Triumph. Findlay, London, goods; Marquis of Huntly, Norrie, Leiih, do; Alary, I'etrie, M'Duff. do; Catherine, Baxter, Wiek, ditto 2- J. Kettv and Jean, Ed ward, Arbroath, salt; Lady Saftoun, Low,- Fraserburgh, goods.— 25- Prompt, Mackie. Dundee, ditto; Juno, Blues, do. do; Margaict, M'Kay. inverkeilhing, salt ; Banff, Watson, London, grain; Glasgow Packet, Campbell, Glasgow, goods; Stranger, St liar, London, herrings; Bruns- wick, Gayon, Dundee, timber ; Countess of Filgin. Siill, Montrose, goods ; Mary, Gordon, Kiikcaldy, do; Thames, Findlav, London, grain.— 26. Charleston, Annand, Hull, Potatoes. Five with stones, aud 8 in ballast. TIDE TABLE CALCULATED FOR ABERDEEN BAR. ( APPARENT TIME.) JV. ommg Tide. 1 Evening Tide: Feb 28'. S- aturefay, - - - — II. — M. , OIL 11. VI. 29. Sunday, - - - i 0 — 27 0 _ 44 Ufar. 1. Monday, - - 1 — 1 1 _ 17 2 Tuesday, - - - r — 33 1 — 49 3. Wednesday, 1 y ,/ p 2 — 21 4. Thursday, - - 2 —- 3 » 2 5- f 5. Friday, - - - .3 — 11 3 — 30> MOON S ACJE. O New Moon, 29th day, at 1 Oh, 30m. Evening. TO CO IIR ESPONDEX TS. We have received several Letters on the subject of the ap- proaching Election of a Lord Rector ol' IMarist h. d College and several of them, among others a second letter from the Students' Friend, we cannot find room for. Ia th-' if hstu- r. had any fact or argument been ad luced. to shew that the Stu- dents have not the absolute choice'of their Hector, we shoulT have stretched a point to give it insertion— for we wish to " iv most impartially the writings on boib sides,' P O S T S CIR P 7; LONDON. The accounts from Spain are qui: e as unpleasant as cvcr„ The spirit of opposition to the Government increases, and, the French are said to be seriously alarmed. Several parries of gue- rillas fire said'to he actually io arms? and in one quarter, the- French troops, it is stated, have thought proper to retire. A Treaiy of Amity and Confederation has been conclude! between Mexico and Columbia. The leading features are a « t obligation to assist each other again> t foreign and d< mu.' sn « enemies, and to yield to no demand on the part of Sp* » « - for the cession of her supremacy, or on any other account ,, ihi> formation of a Council composed of two Deputies from caclt State, who are to endeavour 10 prevail on the other S ates of Spanish America Jo send' each the same - number of Deputies^ with a view to cement the union between all these States, by watching over and deciding on the affairs common to all. Tin* functions of this body seem to be nearly the same as those of ihu Amphictyonic Council of Greece. Accounts from Germany inform us that liberal opinions have become rather alarming throughout that great empire. Se\ er .{ public teachers have in consequence been arretted, and after an examination, have been conveyed to Berlin. A number of pi. b'io; journals have been positively instructed to abs. ain from poli- tical comments of whatever nature. BEliLIN, Feb. 14.— Sentence has been pa scd at n. esTau, on Ds.' Jahn ; he is condemned to two yeais itnpt isonrnent,, without any thing further. Ilis M; ije ty has granted 700,000 rix dollars ( 100 0001. sterling) for the creation of a museum." The Lord Mayor gave a grand dinner on Saturday to his Royul Highness the Duke of Sussex, and a hirge party ; amongst whom were General Mina, General Q. iiroga, and situe otiler foreigners, Lord JSngent, Mr Hume, l\ i. 1\ Mr. Scarlett, M. P. Mr. Denham, M P. Mr. Creevv, M. P. Mr. Ifcddhnand, M. P. Mi;. Eiffre, M. P. Colonel Palmer, M. P. Mr. Aide* man Wood, M. P. ftc. The Earl and Countess of Cassillis and family arrived rti Sa urdayat their house in Privj Gardens, London, from their h at, St. Margaret's. The Eari of Fife has left the V* ulteney Hotel, Albemarle Street, Loudon, for his seat in Scotland. Orders and Advertisements for this Paper are taken in by JS'KWTONand Co. No. 5. Warwick Square, Newgate Street, it. ii. vRKca, 53, Fleet Street, London ; and J. T. S. utr:^ l; t « iuej". s S< ju. rq, XidinhnigU.