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The Aberdeen Chronicle

Date of Article: 02/10/1824
Printer / Publisher: J. Booth, jun. 
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1324, Printed for J. BOOTH, Jan. Chronicle Court, Queen Street, THE ALTLANCE BRITISH AND FOREIGN LIFE AND FIRE ASSURANCE COMPANY, 4, NEW COURT, ST. SWITHINS LANE, 1.0XI) OX. WILLIAM COOPER, GRATEFUL for the sup^ irt experienced since lie began business, begs respectfully < 4o intimate, that, in addition to his usual assortment of TEAS. GROCERIES. & e. he now holds a S'I'SCK ofiil kind, of FOREIGN and BRI TISH SPIRITS, which, upoo trial, be flatters himself wiil give satisfaction. VV. C( has just got to hand, a supply of LOCH FINE HERRINGS, in small Casks, for Family p, e. » , « London PORTER. Edinbai" h and Alloa ALES, in Wood or Bottles. 138, UNION STREET, Sept. 28, 1824. MIDWIFERY. may he committed upon the public in jrcnernl, and nothing better than downright robbery n; on the honest tradesman. One or two intelligent aciVe Officers ought, weekly, without the least previous notice. t » rail at the ft ikes' Shop"., and occasionally at those of the Rvbdh rs— carry weight* ulong with them — weigh the bread— and it found deficient, report accordingly. If in a retailer'* shop, the maker can ! e ea dly discovered, and in either ease, the name of rite delinquent, to- gether with the fine imposed, ought to be published, that thfc public may be upon their guard against stich impositions it't future, I am aware that oppressions are prevalent in every trade, but when we apprehend a manifest intention to c'leut^ nothing ought to be iuft undone to detect and couuteiact it. The Magistrates, it is certain, need only, to be made acquaint*, ed ukh any measure euleulatefJ for the public g6< xl. to u u the - power with winch they * re vested to promote it. It h therefore hoped,, that they who are the proper persons t;> take cognizance of this matter will he more uptyr their gu? ud iu future, and adopt measures calculated,- to leave no fnoiii llr any. auspii.' ioiis of this kind ; and at the same time to suppr". s « , if io^ mltvf. i^, U; at which would be- so des: r- tictf*" e to the tuir dealer, aiid t> o iuiamefuf mi imposition upon the public. A. 33, CASTLE STREET, EESPECTB OLLT intimates to his Customers am] the Pol, lie. thai he has commenced dealing in FOREIGX and BRITISH SPIRITS, and tilists, that by keeping them j- vriuine, nr. i idling them at a moderate profit, bo will receive the same encouragement as be has hitherto experienced in the Grocery Business, and for which iie returus his most grateful thanks. J. K. can recommend to his Friends the following Articles, an being worthy of their attention : Old and Mali flavoured JAMAICA RUM. 1UM. LAND GIN. COGNIAC BRANDY. Rich ltUM SHRUB. MALT and GRAIN WHISKY. Birchiy, I'erkins, & C. i ' s LONDON PORTER- Truman, Hanbury, & Co.' s Ditto Ditto. EDINBURGH and A LLO A ALE, TEAS, RAW & REFINED SUGAR, GROCERIES, ike, as usual, * of good qualities, attd at the lowest prices. IX the first week of November, Mr. JAMIESON, ( Surgeon to the Aberdeen Lying- in- nifpensargj will com- mence a COURSE of INSTRUCTIONS to WOMEN on the PRINCIPLES and PRACTICE of MIDWIF- ERY, and DISEASES of CHILDREN. Particulars may be known, on applying at his House, No. 2, Long Acre. This Day is published, price 2s. 6d. bds. THE FORMS OF PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS OF SCOTLAND: VithafullstatementoftI procedure which took place before the Presbytery, in Ihe election of a Clergyman for Union Chapel of Ease, Aberdeen.; aud the ; leadings at the Bar of the Gen- eral Assembly, for antl against the present incumbent of said Chapel, with observations on these ; leadings : also, a detail of the interesting Process, at ( he Author's instance, against the Managers of said Chapel, Sec. before the Sheriff of Aberdeen ; together with an account of the Managers' Administration of the Gbopel Affairs. BY ALEXANDER EDWARD, WRITER, ABERDEEN, Projector, and one of the Managers of said Chapel. The attention of the public in general, the Clergy, the Mem- bers of Kirk Sessions, and the Members of Chapels of Ease in particular, are most respectfully solicited to the above publica- tion, in which they wiil find certain laws relative to the Go- vernment of the Church, which have hitherto been much kept in petto. As a limited number of copies have been allotted for Aber- deen and its vicinity, ( a considerable part of which have been already disposed of), an early application wiil be necessary. To be had of Thomas Moir, Bookseller, Green, Aberdeen ; Alex. Sangster, Peterhead ; Alex. Macredie, Edinburgh ; Chalmers and Collins, Glasgow ; Lackingtons, London ; and all the other principal Booksellers in Scotland. WEST OF ENGLAND & itt amtf Xsgutanct © ampanjj, EXETER. • ( EMPOWERED BY ACT OF PA ML TAME XT.) ORIGINAL CAPITAL, € 000,000, SURPL US CAPITAL, ext. di... • £ 50,000. TR USTEES, Right Hon. EAKL FOKTESCUE, Lord Lieutenant of the County of Devon. Right Hon. EARL of MORLET. Right Hon. LORD CLIFFORD. Sir THOMAS DI KE ACKLAND, Bart. 7 Members for EBMUND P. BASTARD, Esq. J Devon. SAMUEL FREDK. MILFORD, of Exeter, Ksq. PRESIDENT. Sir HENRY CAllEW, of Haccombe, Bart. COUNTY FIRE OFFJCE. HZGENT STREET, LONDON. ATTAINTED PEER AGES. Ttit, Premiums required are as favourable to the Insured, as in other Offices, with the peculiar advantage of a RETURN of ONE FOURTH PART of the Surplus, to those who insure against Fire, at the end of every FIFTH YEAR. THREE DIVIDENDS have been paid to the Insured, accord- ing to the above plan, being equivalent to a REDUCTION of the Premiums. LIFE INSURANCES are effected, on terms favourable to tbe public, the Premiums iiaving been reduced by this Company, TEN PER CENT, both on the first and subsequent Annual Payments. ANNUITIES are granted and purchased. BY ORDER, A. 4- J. CADES HEAD, Advocates, AGENTS for ABEHDEEN. Sept. 1824. ESTABLISHED, MARCH 1824. Persons effecting either Life or Fire Policies with the Alliance Company, will enjoy the following important and striking ad- vantages. 1. Perfect security. The Capital of P. 5 000.000, under the immediate management of the above Board of Direction, is pledg- ed for the security of the assured. 2. Honour and Liberality in the settlement of Losses. The well known character of the Members of the Direction affords on this head every possible security.- 3. Moderate Premiums of Assurance. The Rates of the Premiums of Assurance, for the greater part of Life, will be found lower than those in use in most respectable offices. The Premiums of Assurance on Fire are the same as those which are demanded by the first class of Assurance Companies. 4. Participation of Profits by the Assured, both in Life and Fire. The Profits of the Life Department, appropriated to the Assured, will be applied either to the reduction of the rate of the" future premium to be paid on the Policy, or to the in- crease of the sum Assured on the Life, as shall be most agree- able to the Assured, the party to make his choice at the time tbe proposition forassurance is made. The profits of the Fire De- partment, appropriated to the Assured, will be distributed at the close of each successive period of five years, in the form of a per centage on the premiums which have been paid. 5. Parties who obtain the settlement of Losses from Fire are not thereby deprived of their right to participate in the profits of the Company. 6. Tlie extended scale on which the Society is formed, gives rise to the expectation that the profits to be divided will be large. The following is a copy ofa Letter which the Author has re- ceived from a Clergyman, highly respected by his Parishioners, and by all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance — " SIR— I have perused your Form of Proceedings before tbe Church Courts, and beg to assure you, that they entirely meet my approbation. I do not flatter you, when I say, that the work is worlh its weight of Gold. I have recommended it to the Members of the Ki'k Ses- sion, and am desired by them to request, that you will cause your Bookseller forward to me, per Coach, eight copies for the Session. lie may also send four copies for my friends " 1 trust that the Members of Church Courts will not ne- glect to furnisfi themselves with copies, as it will be the means of obviating difficulties, which daily occur in the administra- tion of Church Government. " As to the second part of the publication, I have not had time to go over the whole of it, but from what I have read, I must say, that it appears to me, you have been extremely ill used. Take courage, and be assured, the . day will come, when oppressors will cease from troubling, and the weary be attest." " I am respectfully, Sir, yours," & c. TO THE HOLDERS OF BONDS AND BILLS OF THE TREASURER OF ABERDEEN. AT a Meeting of the Trustees for the Creditors and Treasury of the City of Aberdeen, held upon 14th day of September, 1824, there was produced a letter addressed to them by the Lord Provost, relative to the present improved condition of the funds and other property belonging to the Community, and stating that the Treasurer will be in a situa- tion to settle and pay off all demands against him, upon the 20th day of December next. The said letter having been re- mitted by the Trustees to the consideration of a Committee of their own number, they Unanimously Reported, 1st, That they have no hesitation in stating that, in their opinion, the property and funds belonging to the Treasurer are more than adequate to the discharge of all the debts due by tbe Community. yd, T': i: it therefore appcais to them tiwtia. efwarv'WtSm- tinue the trust, and that it would afford much gratificatio nto those who undertook the charge to surrender it to the Trea- surer of the City, how soon the necessary measures for enabling them to do so, can be carried into execution. — And, 3d, That upon the Creditors either receiving payment or accepting new Bills from the Treasurer to the extent of their several claims, including all arrears of interest, as standing on the books of the Trust, the Trustees should denude themselves of the funds and other property in which they are at present vested, and re- convey the same to the Treasurer. And the said Report having been laid before, and deliber- ately considered by, a General Meeting of the Trustees, held upon the 20th day ol September inst. they unanimously ap- proved thereof, and ordered an extract of the same to be forth- with transmitted to tiie Lord Provost, The Treasurer of Aberdeen therefore hereby gives notice, that all Bonds and Bills due by him will be retired, at the office oj the City Chamberlain, in the Town House, upon the ' 20th day oj December next; but that such tf the Creditors as maybe desirous to allow their money to remain in the hands of the Treasurer, will receive new Vouchers for the same, bearing interest at the rate of 4 per cent front and after that date. COUNCIL CHAMBEH, ABERDEEN, Sept. 21, 1824. UNION SHIPPING COMPANY OF ABERDEEN. Preparing for the Press, and speedily will be published, As promised in page 145 of the above publication, Tie Individual Qutlificaiions, or Charactets, of the MANAGERS OF UNION BIMPSI,, ( An Eye for an Eye, aud a Tooth for a Tooth.) AS ALSO, The Copy of a PROTEST taken against their Proceedings, Oil the Evening of Saturday the 25th ult. being the first Meet- ing to which the Author has been summoned to attend, since his exclusion from the Management oftbe Chapel Affairs: TOGETHER N With certain oilier curious Steps, which have been adopted by the Managers, since the above Work was published. AGENTS AT ABERDEEN. JAMES BLACK, MERCHANT. ALEX. STRONACH, ADVOCATE. JAMES MOIR, M. D. CONSULTING PHYSICIAN. OFFICE, No. 40, UNION STREET. Aberdeen, Sept. 24, 1824. ELEGANT TREBLE- DISTILLED LAVENDER WATER, OR CONCENTRATED Prepared by a new mode of distillation peculiar to themselves ; imparts a fragrant, permanent, and genuine Perfume of the much admired English Lavender Flowers, entirely free from any empyreuma or unpleasant combination, and in a slate of purity and concentration never before known. Its superiority over any other preparation of Lavender is obvious, as one ,7s. fid. bottle contains more aroma than a lis, bottle of the best Lavender Water in general use. To Persons residing abroad, or for Merchants, Captains, & c. it is peculiarly adapted. Price 3s. 6: 1. 5s. 7s. 6d. and 10*. 6d. per bottle. * » * Liberal allowance for Exportation, on application to Messrs. PtucE and GOSNELL. Perfumers to his Majesty, at their Wholesale Perfumery Warehouse, ( established nearly a cen- tury), No. 12, Three King Court, Lombard Street, London; or to MRS. LA IMG, PERFL ? MERT Aberdeen, HPHE Public are respectfully informed, that, for JL their better accommodation, HOUSE AND GARDEN FOR SALE, IN INVERURY, BY AD JO URNMEXT. To be sold, by public roup, within the Town Hall of Inverurv, upon Friday the eighth day of October next, at two o'clock, CAPT. CRANE, Will, for the remainder of this Season, SAIL from ABERDEEN TO LEITH, EVERY MONDAY AND FRIDAY; AND FRONf LEITH TO ABERDEEN, Every WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY, At Six o'C/ ock in the Morning ; Calling regularly at all the intermediate Ports, as usual, %* Light Goods aud Parccls carried, as usual. Aberdeen, Leith, and Clyde Shipp. Co.' s Office,! Aberdeen, July 2, 1 824. ' } MI AT large DWELLING HOUSE GGR NEXT TUESDAY. Four Grand Pri^ s of ,£ 20,000, AND 34 OTHER CAPITALS, Must be Drawn ALL IS USE DAY !! ! BRILL! WITH TWO ENGINES OF EIGHTY HORSES POWER, SAILS from A B E R D E E N TO L E 1T II, EVERY WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY-, LEITH TO ABERDEEN, EVERY MONDAY and FRIDAY, AT SIX O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, Calling off the following Ports, to land and receive Passen- gers, Goods, Carriages, & c. viz. STONEHAVEN, I CRAIL. JOHNSHAVEN, j ANSTRUTHER, MONTROSE. | AND ARBROATH. j ELIE, And arriving at LEITH about Six in the Afternoon, First Cabin Fire, from Aberdeen to Leitb, 21s. Second Cabin Fare, Ditto, 12s. With a proportionate Scale of Fares for all intermediate dis- tances. D. MACKAIN. Manager, 22, Bernard Street. LEITH. W. BIGG AII, Agent, 47, Marisehal Street, ABERDEEN. N. Ii.— Mrs. DOUGLAS'S kindest attentions arc always at the service of the LADIES iu the Slate Rooms. A DEATH OF MAJOR CARTWRIGHT. Died, on Thursday the 23d instant, at half- past six o'clock, the well known Major JOHN CinrwniaBT. Heleft his lodgings at Hampstead about a fortnight ago on account of the illness which terminated iu his dissolution. The taper of life might in him be said to hare hujrned to tlie socket; his disease was old age. Jf he had lived to the 24th, he would have completed his S4th year. The Major has been before the world as an author and public character upwards of fifty years, and whatever opinion may be entertained with respect to the particular opinions which he consistently maintained through good and evil report, there was but one voice with regard to his private character, which was excellent. He was a Gentleman in the best sense of the word, and we believe lie has left the world without putting it in the power of any man to say that during his long life he ever deviated from the most straight forward course. The Major's family is of great antiquity in the county of Nottingham. — By the mother's side he was related to the Kingston and Portland families, and several of his paternal ancestors have sat in tlie House of Commons. What is of more consequence, his brother is one of the most distinguished mechanical inventors in the island. The country is, we be- lieve, indebted to him for the Power Loom. The Major entered the navy, in 1758, umler Lord Howe, at ihe age of IS ; was present, in 1758. at the siege of Cher- Imurjr, and, in 1759. he was in the action in which Sir E Hawke defeated Conftans. His generous ardour displayed itself by leaping from a 74, under sail, to save the * ife of a young gentleman who had fallen overboard. He was made a Lieutenant in 1762, under Sir Hugh Palliser and Admiral Hymn ; be was five years employed in administering justice to Newfoundland. In 1771, be <| uitted his ship for tire re- covery uf his health. and. during his illness wrote a pamphlet on the Rights and Interests of the Adventurers in ( he New- foundland Fishery against the Neglects of the Legislature. He drew up also a plan for the supplying oak to the Navy, by cultivating the Royal Forests; but Dr. Douglas. Bishop of Salisbury, • friend of the Minister, candidly told him, - We are not honest enough for such plans as t! iese."_ In 1774, his feelings were roused against the projects for subduing America, and he published his first Treatise mi Poli- tics. His first Essays were a series of Letters n a Newspaper, in the spring of 1774, which he published with additions as a pamphlet in J mtiary. 1775, under the title of" American Independence the Interest and Glory of Great Britain." In August, 1775, he received a commission as Major of the Not- tingftamshire Militia. The same year he publssh. d a Letterto Edmund Burke, Esq. controverting the principles of American Government, laid down in bis speech of April 19, 1774. In spring, I77o\ he was invited by Lord Howe to accompany him on service— an invitation which implied rank and command, and probably wealth ; but he refused to draw his sword against the cause of liberty. The Major continued during the American War to pttblish various tracts on constitutional subjects : discharging, at the same time, his duties as a militia officer with exemplar? assi- duity. In 1780 be was the original mover of a general meet- ing of the county of Nottingham for Parliamentary Reform, which vr « very well attended, atid at which a Petition to Par. ( lament, and a Committee of Correspondence were voted. The Duke of Portland presided at this Committee, and Lord E'lw. Boo thick, his brother, was afterwards delegated to assist at the Convention of Deputies from the petitioning Counties and Towns. Hie Major, with the late Mr. Cspel Lofft aflJ Dr. John Jt! bis effected the formation of the famous Society for Con- s'i'iiriena! Information in 1780. We have before u fbe two volumes of Tracts published by that Society in [ 7R3 and 17£ 4, in which is contained their Address to. the Public, which is dated April, 1780. Jt commences with a historical mistake to which ( he worthy M ijor clung to the last. '• In the venerable Constitution lianded down to us. through a long succession of ages, from our Saxon snd British ancestors, this is the basts and the vital principle— Cnw, to bind atl, must be assented t< t by nil." Into the question what ought to make Law binding we do not now mean to enter; but we n ay observe in passing, that our Saxon and British Ancestors were « omt of them bound by law, and some by the chain. In fact every mar, who, by force or fraud, could obtain slaves to work for him, lived on tlwir lalxiur without the least scrapie; like other savages, they cared little either tor their wwn liberty or the liberty of others; for Tames informs us that fet* mci* nt Germans ( of whom our Saxon ancestors were a ( wiWh) to stake their liberty on the chance < f a die. The tVielwls of good government ought to lie very causiotis how they appeal on antiquity, the know- ledge of which is of use instruct us in the progress of man towards civiSi rattoit, than a? furnishing with rules for our guidance in the present day. However, t' r- Major was not alone ia his *, wship of our Saxon ancestors. Politics have ( heir superstition cw well as religion ; afid the frieiKIs of liberty have sometimes thought tint the reverence for antiquity— which we suppose has existed itt the world ever since it was old enough to contain people, who never saw some of the.- e who preceded them ( allowing * « rope to the imagination) — might be advantageously br- night in aid of their particular views. At that time Annua! Parliaments and Universal Suffrage were advocated by the fir~ t Peers of trie Realm, and several < » f the tr. o* t distinguished individuals tor wealth and talents in Kr. glaod.— The list of the Members prefixed « o the volumes aheady referred to sufficiently establishes this. Tw Resolu- tiotisof the Westminster Committee, March 20 1780, signed hy Mr. Fox. and the Report of the Sub- Committee, March 19. 1780, signed by M . Sheridan, se-. . n » r » < fo far as even the Dukeof RtdMKwdaml Major Catrtw > ht ever went. The very first Resolution, subscribed hy V Fox, commences with sitting, « • that Annual Parliaments • « « Ui » " ' ubted right of the people of England."— When sre depart from w5i* t exists and claim as a right that which existed before, merely because it existed before, we build on a loose foundation.— Triennial Parliaments uo doubt preceded Septennial Parlia- ments, and Triennial Parliaments were preceded by Annual parliaments; but Annual Parliaments » ere also nod. iubtpre- ceded by something in their turn. But our politicians have too often treated politics iike lawyers ; and they have the. eh* exposed themselves to the objections to which questionable titles are liable. What ami. may not he expcui.- nt now ; what is exiiedieoi now, ougiit to be adopted, without reference to pre- existeoce. About the year 1783 the Major embarked in the manufacture of woad, oa a considerable scale, and he purchased an estate in Lincoln- l ife, where be shortly after fixed his residence. In 1783 be declared himself, on invitation from a majority of the voters, a candidate to represent Retford ; but liis views being Reform, and their views being the sale of their votes, the parties came to an understanding which | » recluded bis standing. On the 14th July. I79E, be celebrated at the Crown and Anchor ihe fall of the Bastile. and soo< afterwards was in- formed l> y the Duke of Newcastle, Lord Lieutenant of Not- tingham, that be could not be promoted to a Lieutenant- Colonelcy of tlie Militia, and this being the case, he presumed he would resijiO immediately. The Major, however, would not take this expressive hint. lit the month of Septemtier that year lie wis dismissed. He wax thanked ' y the Deputy Lieutenants. About the time of the State Trials in 1794. he began to write bis CnHimoiuocaUi ia Danger, which was published tu 1705. Between that period, down to wirt » « a afaart. tunoJuCun-, bU death, the Major was an incessant author, and took a lively interest in all public occurrences. He wis also, till very lately, a constant attender of all Public Meetings for pur- poses connected with Indepead.- nce ant. • f- focm. The active part he took in Westminster for many yeas, ge- nerally following Sir Francis Burdett an the hustings, is well know n. The part he took in procuring the numerous signa- tures to petitions for Annual Parliaments and Universal Suf- frage, which a few years ago agitated so intensely the House of Commons, and the trial in which lie was involved witli Mr. Wooler and and others, for the part they took in a Meeting at Birmingham, must be fresh in the recollection of all our readers. The Court had the tact to punish tire veaerable old roan only a fine of a hundred p onds, which heesultiugly paid, and w alked Kit of Court a free man. Major Cartwrigirt was rather a cwisisteot politician than an acme or profound ( fainter. He was tenacious of what beeon- crived to lie right; but he could with difficulty be brought to co- operate with otlier people. In abort, it was uecessary to adopt his views, ai d nothing but his views. Times and sea sons, too, were nothing to him. It was of no use to tell him that by adopting a certain r. mtw at any particular time, he would injure the cause; his answer was always •' I never con- cede any thing to e* pediencjr." His style was peculiar— from his stern countenance and his Republican air, one would have expected that his manner of writing would be plain aud unadorned. On the contrary, be never, perhaps, wraie a, single sentence which did not contain an image of saa- e kind or other. Similies spun otst to a mer ciless length, and leaving no part of the parallel to be supplied by the imagination of ihe reader, found their way even into his Petitions and Resolutions. His speeches and writings were oo lliat account a hard trial, at least ( o us. But let us not dwell on the weaknesses of this worthy, warm hearted mutt. To the poor unfortunate exiles whom the tyranny of the Holy Alliacce drove first from Italy, and after- waios from Spain to cur shores, his house was always open. He had little of the cold indifference with which Englishmen are generally charged by Foreigners, and we suspect with some justice. ' Ihe Major was ~ au enthusiast, and therefore a liappv man, for when we cease to interest curse'vea ill what sur- rounds us, when our feelings are exhausted, and we cease to look forward to some object or other with eagerness or anxiety, life is but a sorry business at best. The Major adopted a niece several years ago, who, it was understood, would inherit his property. A meeting of his friends is, we learn, to take place this day, for the purpose of arranging how the last honours shall be paid to his memory.— Morn. Chroh. Sept. 24. UNITED SECESSION SYNOD* TUESDAY, SEPT. 21. After the minutes of last sederunt were read, Mr. Harlan of Dunfermline suggested a plan hy which the Synod would he enabled in Future years to conclude its sittings in the coure of a week. He suggested that the Synod should assemble on the Monday afternoon at four o'clock, iu place of " Tuesday as at present, by which one entire day would be saved. After some remarks by ditFerent members, it wa& agreed that the Synod should next meet in Broughton Place Chapel, upon Monday the 18th oF April 1823, at six o'clock, P X. The report of a Committee as to new preaching stations was then read. It proposed that certain specified queries should be sent to the different Presbyteries, hy them to be answered. Dr. Belfrage of Falkirk strongly objected to one query re- quiring the number of persons attending the Churches of the Establishment, on account of its indelicacy ;- and the same view seemed to be adopted by the majority of the Court; but others thought that there was nothing in the query to excite odium or alarm, as the object was to ascertain the number of persons in particular districts who did not usually attend any place of worship whatever. One member recalled the attention of the Court to the purpose of instituting the inquiry. A charitable individual, he said had offered to place L. 500 at the disposal of die Synod for establishing a preaching station where it was most needed; and all that they meant was, to ascertain the district which most required religious instruction. It was at length agreed to expunge the obnoxious words, and to substi- tute in their place the Following, 44 what may be supposed the number of those who attend no places of worship and upon the \ motion of Dr. Hall, the whole report was remitted to a Sub- Committee. Mr. Aitcbesoti of Leith craved leave to enter upon the minutes, his reasons for dissenting from the decision of the Court in the case- of Mr. Fletcher of London; but added that he concurred in the opinion of his brethren as to the impropriety of Mr. Fletcher's conduct, though he thought the punishment too severe. After much discussion, it was decided that it was altogether unconstitutional for any member who had not been present at the wholfe of the discussion, as was Mr. Aitcheson's case, to enter his dissent, Mr. Brown of Dalkeith and Dr. Hill then successively offered their reasons of dissent From that judgment. Dr. Ferrier besought them not to persist in their intentions, as doing so could lead to no possible good. Dr. Hall observed, that the church in London could not possibly be ignorant that a difference of opinion had existed among them respecting the extent of the censure to be inflicted, though there had been no division ; it was right they should know this, and it was right also that Mr. Fletcher should not be led to sup- pose that he was regarded by one and all as a mere outcast. Mr. Brown followed on the same side. The reasons of dissent hy Dr. Hall aud Mr. Brown were then giveu in, and ordered to be entered on the minutes. It was next resolved to take into consideration the question oF establishing a new Professorship, but with the understand- ing that, as the meeting was so very thin, they should not come to a decision upon it. A report by a Committee was read, which recommended a Professorship of Biblical Litera- ture, in addition to that of Systematic Theology. Dr. Hall observed, that he should ever suppose the aid oF their congregations as necessary to give effect to the proposed scheme ; and he could wish that the congregations, in place of expending their liberality upon all the societies who sent them deputations, would bestow it upon objects peculiarly their own. He concluded by supporting the scheme. Mr. Brown of Dalkeith was of opinion that in the work of innovation thej should he guided entirely by experience. The Established Church which lias long had for leaders many great and good men, had prescribed a course of education for its members, which comprised theology, church history, and oriental languages ; ami it would give him great pleasure to see the same oian adopted by the Secession. His friend Dr. Jamie- son bad stated in a pumphlet, that it would be as reasonable to talk of emptying Dud dings! on Loch with a tea- spoon, as of conveying a perfect knowledge of church history by means of lectures. As much might be said of any science ; hut still it was possible by a synopsis to give such a view of church history as aught be sufficient for the student. Mr. Brown explained bis views At great length in an eloquent speech. Mr. Young of Perth observed, that, availing himself of ex- perience. he would be for shunning the example of the Esta- blished1 Church, for it was known to himself, and better known to many others, that her education in theology was mostlneffi- cient. To give a perfect education; he could wish four or even five professorships to he established : and should they he mul- tiplied beyond that number, he would have no objection, as they would find a department for each. But though he could not hope to see live professorships still he should be glad to see four or even three, since it would be an advance towards what he considered most desirable. Mr. Ritchie said, such was the magnitude of the subject he s afraid to speak upon it. In this country there was no scjt. i » ce so uusystematically and inefficiently taught as that of theoiogy ;— the learning of it was a mere bye- job ; and when a person was so stupid as to be unfit for any thing else, the com- mon advice was, *' make a minister of him." With respect to the education of the Established Church, he thought the system the feeblest and mo- t inefficient possible. He knew it personally ; and he bad seen during the reading of a lecture a group of students discoursing about a last night's row, one reading a comedy, and perhaps another a tragedy ; and often did the students get their sermon composed for them by others. All that was required of the student was the delivery of one discourse ia a session, and answering every day to the call of the roll : many came to town by the coach at night, delivered their discourse next morning, and returned by the coach at night to t& e family in the country where they happened to be tutors— this was a session, and six such sessions qualified for being licensed. There was a feeling among the people that the esidowments of their preachers were not what they ought to lie nor their doctrines so sound ; and it was not now, as for- merly, that the preachers threw out a thought which served their Suck to ruminate upon for a week. If they did. not re- solve upon a change, it would he forced upon them from with- out. Dr. Hall reproved this mode of speaking, this threatening them with the people The fault found by the people now with tbeir preachers was that they were too learned, and had uo little r> f the savour of the school of Erskine. Mr, M'Laren said his friend Mr. Ritchie had been impru- dent iu his remarks upon the course of education prescribed by die Established Church, which had produced so many eminent in literature. Several other members having stated their opinions, it was understood to. he ibe sense of the meeting, that it is expedient that at feast one additional Professor be elected, with the vi iw to promote the study of subjects connected with divinity. With this understanding the discussion terminated, and the meeting adjourned. RCPTRMRSH QQ. Tire Synod took into consideration a number of applications for aid from its funds from various congregations and mission- ary stations in Scotland and England, when L 5 were granted to the congregation at Rosehearty, and L 10 to that of Moffat; L. 20 to_ the Presbytery of Annan and Carlisle, to aid them in extending the boundaries of the church in that quarter ; L. 5 to the Presbytery of Cupar ; L 20 to that of Elgin ; to Forfar L. IO; and the same sum respectively to Newcastle and Man Chester. As? application for aid from the congregation at Mu irk irk was, after a long conversation, refused. A petition, craving aid from the Synod, was presented from Mr. Walter Graham, preacher at Forgue. It was stated by one of the members^ that Mr. Graham had been for a con. siderable time preaching to a congregation, who would other- wise have been destitute, for a sum less than L. 50 per annum : but it was generally objected that his connection with the con- gregation was irregular and quite nominal. The Synod, after some conversation* agreed to give L- 10 to Mr. Graham, but at the same time enjoined the Presbytery of Stewart6eld to mnfc< e inquiry into the nature of the connexion between him aawf the congregation, and to report to the Svnnd in April next. Dr. Peedie then called . the attention of the Synod to the case of Monsieur Malan of Geneva, who, he said, had been persecuted in various ways in that country, and latterly denu- ded of his character of clergyman altogether. Monsieur Malan, the Rev. Doctor stated, was Calvinistic in his doctrines and sentiments, and eminently pious. He had been solicited to connect himself with the church of England, which he had declined on conscien1 sous. motives. He had since intimated a wish to be taken into connexion with the United Associate Synod ; and he ( Dr. P.) had expected that a regular applica- tion for his acknowledgment as a bro'her, holding the same faith and doctrines with them, would have been made to the present meeting ; but as it had not come forward, he would propose that the. Synod should authorise the Presbytery of Edinburgh, in case of the application coming before them, to act in it as they should see cause. A short couversa; ion ensued, after which Dr. Peddie's pro- position wasageeed to, with the understanding that the recog;- nition of the Presbyter) should go no farther than that of ao knowledging Monsieur Malun as A minister, and his congre- gation as a sister church, with which the churches in connexion with the Synod might hold communion, or it with them. It was stated in the course of the conversation, that Monsieur M.' s recognition as a minister by any of the Protestant, esta- blishments in this country would have the effect of relieving him from service as a militiaman, and thus prevent him from being dragged away from his congregation. After some routine business, the meeting was closed by prayer, and the next Synod appointed to meet on the 18th of April 1825. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. DONCASTER RACES, SEPT. 20. The Great St. Leger Slakes of Twenty- five Guineas each— For three year old colts, 8, t 2lb. ; fillies, 8st. St, Leger Course. Seventy. seven subscribers. Mr. Gascoigne's bl. c. Jerry, by Smolensko, out of Louisa, ( B. Smith.) ... ... ... ... I Lord Sligo's b. c. Canteen, by Waxy Pope, out of Castanea, by Johanna, ( T. Shepherd,) .. ... 2 The following horses started, but were not placed :— Mr. Ferguson's- Equity ; Mr. Ferguson's Mountaineer ; Lord Scarborough's Young Cattoi ; Mr. Watt's Brntendorf; Mr. Wigful's Enchanter; Lonl Kelburn's Filho du Puta colt; Mr. T. O. Powlet's ch. f by Blacklock ; Sir John Byng's Ina ; Lord Milton's b. f. Hannah ; Mr. Houldsworth's Ele- phant ; Mr. Houldsworth's Miller of Mansfield; M -. Tail- ton's bl. c, Streatham ; Mr. Claridge's Cadiz ; Mr. Batson's Serab ; Mr. Udny's Taraadus ; Mr. C. Day's Emilius ; Mr. Armstong's Alfred ; Mr. Sascoigne's Trolla ; Mr. Mytton's Oswestry ; Lord Londonderry's b. c. Ebor, Mr. Lumley's Boresthenes. Betting 17 to 4 against Streatliein ; 6 to 1 against Brulen- dorf ; 9 to 1 against Jerry; 1 2 to 1 against Mr. Powletl'scll. f. by Blacklock ; 12 to I ugainst Helenus ; 12tol against Boresthenes; 13 to 1 against Canteen ; 25 to 1 against Alfred. All the horses went off at the first start very closely toge- ther. Stieathem, soon afier Starting, took the lead, followed by Tarandns and Helenus. and made very severe running, being atone time * wo lengths a- head of the other horses. After passing the Red- house, Canteen challenged Streatham, and soon defeated him, when the Miller of Mansfield, Brutendort',, and Jerry, came together to the - llsrance, when Jtrry'took the lead, and won by a length. St- eathath was third, Miller of Mansfield fourth, and Brutendotf fifth. Run in three mi- nutes 29 seconds. Immense sums were won and lost on this race. Among the fortunates of the north country, Lord Kelburue betted 22 0001.; Lord Kennedy 14001. It is worthy of remark, that the winner of the York Spring St. Leger for the lastjtliree years has won the I) oleaster St. Leger also. There is lauvt'i - r ciftcii'iistance vvell woiiti record- ing, which is. that the throe ft 1 favourites .: ve been . ill beat, viz. Streatham was beat hv Jerry for the Y - rk Spring Sr. Leger; Bruteudorf, by Whiskerandos. for the Produce Stakes at York August Meeting ; Jerry, the inner, hy Canteen ( the second for the l.> ; « r) for the OM Stakes at Catterick ; and Canteen was beat Streatham for the 30gs. Stakes at York. TUESDAY, Sept. 21. — Produce Stakes of One Hundred Guineas each, h. ft. For two years 8•; 21S,. Fillies Sst. Mr. Latnbton's ch. f. bv Election, M. Noble, 1 Mr. Croft's ch. c by Selim ... ... ... 2 Mr Houldsworth's b. c. Es. ape, ... ... ... 3 This, without exception, was one " f the prettiest races ever run. The despised one won, and so unexpectedly that the knowing ones were completely floored. * SAME DA Y. J— The Doncaster Stakes of Ten Guineas each, with Twenty Guineas added by the Corporation. Two Miles. Tweniy- tbree subscribers. Lord Scarnorougli's Fair Charlotte, by Catton, G. Nelson, 5 years old, ... ... ... ... 1 Lord Milton's Whiskerandos, 3 years old, ... 2 Mr. Latnbton's Carnival, 4 years old, .., ... 5 Mr. Watt's Dnpont, by Cerberus, 5 years old, ... 4 Mr. Armstrong's b. c. Alfred, 3 years old, ... 5 5 to 2 on Whiskerandos, 4 lo I against Fair Charlotte, 4 to 1 against Carnival, 4 to 1 againt Dupont. Won easy. The result of this race creoted a great sensation, and it is impossible to describe the length of the faces, and ihe consternation of the knowing ones, at the defeat of die favourite, on whose suc- cess calculations to a certainty were made, and heavy bets laid and lost. FIFE RACES. 182*. THURSDAY, Sept 23. — A Gold Cup, value 100 So- vereigns each. p. p. the remainder, if any in specie ( 15 subs- cribers.) Mr MauleVchi h. Ledston. ( Wakefield) ... ... I Mr Grant names Sir D. Moncrieffe's b. c Patimure, bolted. Mr Carnegie's br. Ba! main ... ... ... 2 Mr Balfour names Mr Ken u- dy's br h. The Lancer 3 Mr Faiquharson's ch. c. North Star 4 Won ea- y. SAME DAY.— V Sweepst kes of 10 S overeigns each, with 20 Sovereigns h. f' a,! led from t • Funds of the Hunt— Gentlemen riders— Two mile'. Mr Grant's Harlequin ... walked over. SAME D AY.— A Sweep s of 20 Sovereigns each, h. ft. with 20 Sovereigns aJdeG e- the Funds, for three and four years old— Twice round. Sir David Moncricffe's Pamnure, ( Shepherd) ... 1 Mr Maule's br. h. ProsoJy .. ... ... 2 Won by a head. SAME DAY.— Fifty Sovereigns for all ages— Two mile heats. Mr Maule's Prosody ... ... ... 12 2 Sir David Moncrieffe's'). h. SliuSor ... 4 11 Mr Farquharson's b. ui. Me'. ta ... ... 2 dr. Mr Thomas Fender's b. b. Stingo 3 dr. A capital race. FRIDAY, Sept. 24. — A Sweep- eakesof Ten Sovereigns each, with 25 Sovereigns added from the Hunt Funds, for all ages. Twice round. Mr Maule's Ledsmne ... ... ... t 1 Sir David Moncrieffe's Shuffler ... ... 2 Mr Farquharson's North Star ... ... dr. SAME DAY A Sweepstakes of Ten Sovereigns each, h. ft. for horses not thorough bred. One mile and a distance. Mr Maule names Mr Grant's Harlequin ... ... 1 Mr Rigg's b. c. by Kutusoff ... ... ... 2 Sir David Moncrieffe names Sir Alex, Don's br. c. by Fitzorville ... ... ... ... dr. A good race. Fifty Pounds, given by the Hunt for all ages. Mr Farquharson's North Star ... ... I Mr Fender's Stingo ... ... ... 2 dr. Mr. Manle's Prosody and Sir D. Monet ieffe's Shuffler were entered but did riot start. SEDITIOUS PUBLICATIONS. CHARGE OF DISTRIBUTING THEM AMONGST THE SOLDIERY AT WOOLWICH. On Monday Mr. G. Hale, of Lambeth, formerly a respec- table tradesman in the Strand, was charged before Sir j. Webb and the Rev. J. Messitcr, at the police office, Woolwich, with distributing to the solders in those barracks a number of sediti- ous publications, tending to excite them to mutiny and discon- tent. The prisoner does not appear to be more than 30, and nls dress resemoteri - WOTTI try me Q T^ cis About eighteen pamphlets were produced, and several btindlesofsimilar publications unopened, which had been taken from the accused on his apprehension. The bundles were marked" Chatham," " Maidstone," Canterbury," " Sand- gate." " Dover," and " Deal." Mr Messitcr told the accused, that lie was fearful he was the tool or agent of a society of persons in . London ; and asked him if it was not his intention to have distributed the contents of the several parcels to the soldiery at the different places written on each envelope ? Mr. Hale replied that there was nothing secret about his conduct, and he did not hesitate to admit that such was his intention. The Magistrates now called on Mr. Hale to find bail'. Mr. Hale said he should not find bail, for ho had commit- ted no offence, either legal or moral. The Christian religion was said to be part of the law of the land ; and what lie had written was entirely from Scripture, and therefore part of the law of the land. Sir J. Welib told him government was inclined to act to- wards him with lenity, and the only object was to stop him in so illegal and dangerous a course. He wished hitn ( Mr. Hale) to say, whether he would desist from publishing these pamph- lets if he were st11. at liberty. Mr. Hale.—" If I were set at liberty now, I would distri- bute them again, and am ready to answer for what I have done before any tribunal. Answer me by arguments, and not by threats." The Magistrates informed him that they should not send him to prison, but he should remain in custody of a constable at a tavern, as it was far from their wish to place a man of re- spectable appearance amongst the wretched creatures in a cage. Mr. Hale thanked the Magistrates for their gentlemanly conduct, Wednesday Mr. George Hale was taken by Keeble, the constable, to the police- office at Woolwich, before Sir John Webb, physician to the garrison, the Rev. John Messiter, chaplain to the garrison, and Mr, Marsh, door- keeper of the Royal Arsenal of Woolwich, magistrates acting in that division, for final examination, charged with submitting libellous pamph- lets, entitled " The Two Opinions," to the soldiers in the Woolwich Barracks, intending to incite them to acts of insu- bordination, & c. Mr. Hale was attended by a gentleman, who Conducted his defence, to whom the, magistrates expressed their thauks for bis endeavours, though unsuccessful, to persuade Mr, Hale to desist from a further distribution of the obnoxious pamph- lets. Sir John Webb said the charge was, that he had unlawfully distributed publications amongst the soldiery, calculated to excite insubordination and discontent in their minds, and to induce them to throw down their arms. Mr. Hale.— In the pamphlet I have published, there is not one word but what is taken from God's word ; the Bible is the foundation of the Christian religion, and I can have done no more wrong than if I had distributed the Bible amongst the soldiers. Mr. Hay having read the pamphlet from beginning to end ; Mr Messiter observed, that the most offensive passage was the following :—" Each of you have souls, and never- dying souls, too ; and if you . live and die in opposition to the com- mandments of Christ, you are undone to all eternity! If your fellow- creatures teach and command you to hate and light against your enemies, they by so doing, are leading you on, in the most wicked and wilful opposition to Ihe holy religion which they themselves profess to believe in and defend, and in a manner . that must end in your own inevitable and eternal ruin ! « If any man hath an ear, let him hear. He that leads eth into captivity, shall go into captivity; he that killeth with the sword, must be killed with the sword.' It is your duly, your interest, and your privilege to obey God rather than man ; and while you are fighting, or even learning to fight against your fellow- creatures, you are acting contrary to the Christian religion, and disobeying the commands of the only Saviour of sinners! Whatever engagements or obligations you may be under to your fellow- creatures, remember that will not excuse you at the last and terrible day offreckoning ! It is your plain duty to obey God in preference to man ! and where God com- mands you to love and pray for your enemies, and your fellow, creatures teach you to hale and fight against them, it is your duty to obey God and not man ! * For all they that take the sword, shall perish with the sword !" Mr. Hale said. th, ere was notwing in the above illegal, or that- couldhe charged. as libellous. Mr, Hale's friend| said that life was satisfied as to the purity of Mr Hale's intentions, though he differed wilh him as to the propriety ofhis conduct ; lie, however, must confess that he could not see any thing libellous in the pamphlet which Mr. Hale had published. Sir John Webb said that the folly of his noiions were appar- ent, adding, " a pretty doctrine, trgly ! You must not liglit, even if the Prussians, Russians, or French, were to invade the country, but trust only to Faith in God ! If a Frenchman was close behind you with his'bayonet, and you trusted only to faith, you would find it afundamental error."—( Laughter)—- Mr. Hale expressed his surprise to hear a Magistrate ridicule the promise of God.— Sir John said, there was too mocb quackery in his religion. He however urged Mr. Hale to put in bail, as he was much disinclined to send him to jail. Mr. TIale said he was convinced no Jury would find him guilty of what they charged him with ; be was ready to go to prison or to take his trial, but he would not find bail. His commitment was then inade out for Maidstone jail, the Magistrates telling him that a few days imprisonment might alter his tone. CORRESPONDENCE BF. TWEEV JOSEPH HUME. EsQnias, M. P. AND THE WEAVERS OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND. To Mr. JOHX EDMONSTONE and COMMITTEE of the Operative Weavers of Glasgow. SIB, London, 14th Sept. 1824. I was only yesterday favoured with your letter of the 7th inst. and. as you request to know my sentiments, after an at- tentive consideration of the statements contained in your let- ter, I lose no time to comply with your request. I do not intend to express the least doubt of the correctness of the statement of suffering, which the operative weavers have so long borne, nor do I dispute the statement which your let- ter just received contains; but I would attribute the lo-. v wages to some other causes than those which you have as- signed; and it may be from our differing as to the causes, that we differ as to the remedy. I believe that the first lowering of weavers* and other wage*!, was an act, on the part of the masters, of necessity ; and that the combination laws, together wilh a surplus of workmen, have prevented you from obtaining that fair rise which ought to have taken place in the changed stale of our manufactories. It would have been unreasonable to expect that effects, arising from these united and long continued causes, should all at once have been removed by the removal of only one of the causes; but I did expect that great benefit would be de- rived by the operatives being at liberty to protect themscdves against the acts of the very few masters who bad availed them- selves of the power which the combination laws gave them. I still do expect, that great benefit will he derived by the re- peal of the combination laws, if the imprudent conduct of the operatives do not urge the masters to obtain a renewal of the power they formerly had to oppress. in many parts of the country an increase of wages has laken place, and a better feeling between masters and men has been gradually taking place; but I dan scarcely anticipate such results from the Course the operatives in Glasgow are fol- lowing. You are now in a situation to work on your own terms, or to remain idle if you please ; nd you may, at a public or private meeting, come to resoluiions, that you, who are pre- sent, and as many others as may agree in opinion with you, will not work at lower rates than you may fix upon ; and you may, farther, publish such a table of rates, and any resolu- tions you may come to, to abide by them. I consider the power of doing so, to be very important, and sufficient, to an- swer your purpose, as far as, by such means, you fan do so. But, to proscribe Mr. Hutchison, or any other master, and forbid others to work for him, you are guilty of an offence contemplated in the 5th and 6th sections of the Act, as quoted in the Glasgow Free Press of the 7th inst. It does not ap- pear necessary for you actually to lay violent bands, or to threaten individuals with personal violence, who might be dis- posed to work for Mr. Hutchison ; the publication of his name, as you have done, would. I fear, be held sufficient by the Justices, in many parts of the country, to bring you under the lash of the law. If Sir. Hutchison pays 6![ d. for work, for which other ma- nufacturers pay 7d. or 3d. you may obtain your object by publicly declaring that you will not work under 7d. or Sd. for any man— and you will be safe in doing so. In the competition that exists amongst masters, in every line of busines, you must expect that every one will extend his business, by holding out inducement to his customers, as much as possible, by reducing the prices of his goods ; and that reduction may be effected by the command of capital, making lower purchases of the raw material, or by better and improved machinery, and by reduction of wages. It ia de- sirable for our foreign commerce, that all these should beat- tended to by manufacturers, and it must be evident to you, that as the consumers will buy the cheapest articles of equal quality, so will the masters buy the cheapest labour they can purchase. Ifthercare more cloths made than the demand will take away at fair prices, the competition, of jhe master* to set rta or tnetr good -., will ' reduce the prices, as we have seen, often to make them for a time to sell at a great loss. If, in the same way, there is more labour to be sold than the mas- ters are disposed or able to puiehase at the ordinary rates, the labourers, in order to exist, must compete and offer their labour at prices that will scarcely support them under the greatest privations. Both of these supposed cases are ruinous for the parties, but the remedies are not equally easy for both. The masters may, and will immediately cease to manufacture what lie cannot sell to a profit; but the labourers cannot cease to eat, and will take brown if they cannot get white bread, and must suffer long and great privation until the number of hands are somewhat equal to the work to be done. I endeavour to make myself understood by the companion I have made, and by that, I think it will appear, that the change in the situation of the opeiatives, which you expect to take place, cannot be forced ill the way you are attempting. As I consider the spirit of competition that exists amongst the merchants in the London market, to be the best means of im- proving your situation, I cannot agiee with you that it should be put down, On the conirary. I am confident, that if the spirit of competition was put down, and the trade kept in the hands of a few houses, it would then be in the poyverof the masters, as is now the case in the type- founder and other trades in London, to agree amongst each other, aud fix your wages at their own rate. You seem to he aware, that the numbers of your trade are too great to admit of all obtaining a proper livelihood, anil you are very right to adopt such measures as you can for prevent- ing a farther increase; but, if you will apply the principle which you admit, properly lo yonr own situation, I feel con- fident that you will not think it possible, by the steps you have taken respecting Mr. Hutchison, to obtain your object. In general, 1 think, the hour, of labour of the operatives are too many, and the wages- too low ; but it will require time, under the operation of il free market for labour, to bring these round to their proper level ; and I would urge you not to at- tempt to force by violent means, what you can only obtain by acting steadily oil the principles I have endeavoured to explain. You request me not to desert you in your efforts to improve your wiua'. iyn, which X most certainly shall not do. And » ! i 1 ask of you is. not to desert yourselves l. y measures that all your friends will not be able to counteract. I have candidly, and. I hope, clearly stated my opinions. I am, your obedient servant, JOSEPH HUME. TO JOSEPH HUME. ESQ. M. P. S< R. Glasgow, Sept. 18, 1824. We are honoured by the kind and warm interest you take in our welfare. We cannot, however, but feel astonished at some material portion of your letter. You say, " As I con- sider the spirit of competition that exists amongst the Mer. chants in the London market to be the best means of improv- ing your situation, I cannot agree with you that it should bu put down; on the contrary, I am confident, that, if the spirit of competition was put down, and the trade kept in the hands ofafew houses, it would then be in the power of the master*, as is now the case with the type- founder and other trades iu London, to agree amongst each other and fix your wages at their own rate." Now, our chief object has been to cajsaxe, not to destroy competition. [ Here follows a history of the m inner by which the Weavers consider Mr. Hutchison had attempted to monopolize the trade. 1 With regard to your remarks on the Combination Act, and the benefits to be derived from the liepeal Bill, we have hitherto acted, according to our apprehension, with the spirit of the New Law ; but, as the power of tleciding on questions under that law is solely vested in the Justices presiding on. these occasions, and from whose sentence there is no appeal, we are at a loss to know the full extent of our liberties, as tliey may, in some cases, be determined according to the pe- culiar opinions of the Judge; but we would be willing, Sir. to be put in a proper understanding of these laws, that wo may not inadvertently incur the penalties annexed. As an instance of what has been staled, we may mention the case of John Allan, and, John M'Beth, who were tried under the New Act, before a Justice of Peace Court in Glasgow, on Thurs- day hist. They were accused in the complaint at the instanco- of Mr. Peter Hutchison, for illegal combination and con- spiracy, and wilfully and maliciously endeavouring to inti- midate, by threats and violence, the weavers employed by the pursuer, for the purpose of causing them to leave Mr. Peter Hutchison. In this case, the pursuer had cited against the pannels nearly a hundred witnesses, and almost alFthose » lro were active in forming the Association. After 4 long arid painful investigation of tile case, ihe' pannels were sentenced to thirty days imprisonment in , the Jail of Glasgow. Not- withstanding this cloud of witnesses. Mr. Sinclair. Agept for the Defendants, declared, both in his public pleading and bis private conversation, that the judgment was given in the facte of all the evidence produced against the pamiels. We here give Ml', Sinclair's opinion, as we cannot pretend to any know- ledge in the rimificafotis of the law ourselves. Nut » , $ ir, what can we do, iu tins case, if Where is justice to be found ? It was the opinion of our Agent, that, if the case had bee a tried before a Jury, the defendants would have been fully ac- quitted. With respect to foreign competition, mentioned in your letter, we beg to reim. ik that, in the particular branch of manufaeloay in which iVIr. Peter Hutchison and others are en- gaged, namely, the lignt muslin, there exists no foreign com- petition, nor can a single piece be exposed for sale, in the markets of London and Manchester, that is not finished in tne Shires of Lanark and Renfrew. It is our intention, in compliance with your advice, to pro- ceed, in future, wilh such measures as shall be according to law— and rescind, or explain, whatever resolutions nave been passed obnoxious to law ; as the Secretary, in writing the Minutes, has, in some cases, misunderstood the sense <> f the General Committee. The re-. tit of the trial alluded to lias, increased and consolidated tlie Union more than ever, and we are still determined to willjd aw from those who we consider have and are injuring our trade. We are much indebted to you. Sir, for the anxiety displny-- ed by you for the public good, and for the weaving body in particular; and again return our most hearty thanks fur the interest you take in our concern-. ; and. from the above simnle- stute ne. uts, you will see that we have much need of advice and assistance from you, and others actuated by the same inde- pendent and benevolent principles Should you take the trouble of making any further commu- nications, be pleased; to address to John Tut, as Secretary to the Association, at No. 24, Clyde Street, Calton. X beg. therefore, to subscribe myself. Your most obedient humble servant, JOHN EDMONSl'ONE. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FROM FRENCH PAPERS. The Paris papers are filled with details relative to the King's death, and the proceedings and policy of his suc- cessor, who appears disposed to change nothing of what was established bv his predecessor. ST. CLOUD, Sept. 20— This morning, before mass, his Majesty gave audience to those members of the fa- culty who at'ended the late King, and to those who embalmed the body. The King being in the IlnB of the Throne, w here the bed of honour of the late ting is pl. iced, fell on his knees, as well as all the assistants,, at the feet of his au- gust predecessor. His M jesty, arte the mi sere, tnrew holy water on the coffin ; this example was followed iiy all who were present, and hy the Diplomatic Body who had been invited to the cereinonv. PARIS, Sept, 20.— I'he translation of the remains of Louis XVIII. will, it is said, take place on Thurs- day next. Some days before the death of the King there was presented to him a list relative to various commutations of pun aliment. Mis Majesty acceded to all, adding, " For the first time it is painful to me to sign acts of grace and favour. I slwuld wish to reserve all for my brother; for it is thus that the reign of a Bourbon ought to commence." The august Prince, whom the privileges of birth have have just called to the Throne of the Lilies, is the 56tli King of the Capet dynasty, aud the , i., Jth, if we reckon the Kings Eudes and R.) bcrt, grandfather and urtele of Hugues Capet, who be! > t » g to the second race. From, the accession of the fouiider of the third dvnastv. until that of the new King, descendant of that Monarch, there have elapsed 837 years. Charles Philip, Comte d'Artois, who now reigns under the title of Charles tiie 10th, was born on til ® 9th of October 1757, and is the fifth son of ti e Dau- phin, son of Louis l,? th, and of Maria Jo . ph Princess of Saxony, l iis brothers were tire Dukes of Burgundy and Aquitain, who died in infancy, Ljuis 16th and Louis^ tbc JSth., From the year 1574, that is to say, for 2.50' years, France has had no King named Charles; from the ac- cession of Louis XIII. ( 214- years) ojjr Kings have always borne the title of Louis. The Duke d'Angouleme, son and onlv heir of rtrorles X. assumes by right the title of Dauphin, winch none of our Princes have borne since the august aud unfor- tunate son . of Louis XVI. who died in chains under the name of Louis XVJ I. The Duchesse d'Angouleme is the first daughter of a King of France who has borue the title of Dauphiness. The Countess of Balmain, daughter- in- law of Sir Hudson Lowe, died recently at St. Pvtersbtirgh. The Count of Balmain is Aide de- Catnp of the Emperor Alexander, and was his Majesty's Commissioner at St. Helena. THE DISINTERMENT OF JAMES IL PARIS, Sept. 10.- Yesterday the CJ/ JJ of Paris emptied! themselves into St- Germains, which was thronged at at » early hour, for the purpose of witnessing ihe atnuist ceremony of removing the remains of James IL King of England, which were unexpectedly discovered, a short time since, by the workmen employed in Jigging the foundation of the new church which is building upon the site of the old edifice, which was found to t> e in so ruin- ous a state as to be utterly incapable of repair. The road was thronged with carriages of all descriptions and pedestrians of all classes. Thfc ceremony, which was conducted with great solemnity, began with a procession of priests, in their sacerdotal vestments, who, entering the chapel built for the temporary purposes of religious ' worship, on a spot closely adjo ni 11 r the ctiurch, per- formed the service of Mass in a most imoressive manner. The spectators, who were very numerous, Seemed great ly affected by the whole scene, winch was strikingly grand, and replete with moral associations. The en- trance to the chapel was hung with a canopy of black Vloth, as was the interior. The coffin, containing the royal remains, was placed upon a stage in the shape of a magnificent mausoleum, hung round with tesselated dra- pery of the deepest mourning. The whole was surmount- ed with the roval diadem of goll, placed on a rich cushion of crimson velvet; over the whole of which was thrown a veil of black crape, which softened, without conceal- ing, their splendour.— Towards the close of the service the remains of the Royal Sovereign were removed in great state to the altar, beneath which the attendants proceeded to deposit it with all those solemnities, so powerful in their effect, which distinguish the Catholic Church service. The whole ceremony closed about two o'clock. On a plain black tablet in the front of the altar, is the following inscription :— " D. O. M. JussuGeorgii IV. Magnie Britannise et Hibernias, Regis et Curante Equite exc. Carolo Stuart Regis Britannia gato. Coeteris antea rite peraclis et quo decet honore in stirpem fe" iam hie nuper tffos- se reconditas sunt reliquiae. Jacobi II. quo in secundo civitatis gradu Claris triumphis in primo irifeli- cior post rarios fortyn• casus in spem melioris vita cet beatar resurrecionis hie quievit in Domino anno MDCCI. v. idus Sep- tembris. Mix'ccxnv," Immediately under the above tablet, and within the rails of the communion table, is a plain neat altar with the following inscription :— " Ces Depouilles Uoyales sont ici deposees en attendant qu'elles soient placees dans un monument plus convenable, qiiand la Nouvelle Eglise sera construite." When the new church will be in a condition to receive " Ce* Depnuilles Roya/ es" is very doubtful, as it is now fifty years since it~ was begun, and it is not yet advanced bevond the construction of about half a dozen pillars and aside wall. FROM GERMAN PAPERS. AUGSBURG, Sept. 12.— We have received to- day news from Constantinople of 17th August, which are therefore a week later than those published by the Austrian Observer, in it3 numlier of the 4th of this month. At the above- mentioned date the Captain Pa- cha had not made any attempt upon Samos, or if he had tiie result was not known at Constantinople ; but it ap- pears certain that the Admiral has heen under the dis- agreeable necessity of deferring his expedition, because the Asiatic troops assembled at Scala Nuova, who were to be employed in the landing on Samos, have mutinied, their leaders having declared that they would not join in any expedition against the islands of the Archipelago.— The Ottoman Government considers this event as so serious that it has sent to Scala Nuova the corps which has been long encamped near Scutari, to reduce the mutineers to order. All these circumstances render the situation of the Captain Pacha very critical, since the execution of the orders of the Sultan to attack Sa- mos is thus deferred. News has been received in the Turkish capital that the famous Canaris has sailed with a strong division of the Greek fleet, and a great many fire- ships, with a view to burn the fleet of the Captain Paeha. But this will be a difficult task, the Commanders of the Turkish vessels having taken everv precaution to secure them- selves against the fire- ships. They have English sailors on board, whom they are said to have obtained through the intervention of Lord Strangford. The Smyrnean contains some particulars relative to the taking of Ipsara by the Turks, which are said to have been furnished bv a Mussulman, who was an eye- witness of this event. According to this account, the Ipsariots behaved with great courage. The Turks estimate that 3000 or 4000 men perished by the explo- sion of fort Nicolo. BRUSSELS, Sept. 21.— Lieutenant- General Count Ozarofski, Aid- de- Camp to the Emperor of Russia, on his wav from St. Petersburgh to London, with dis- patches, arrived here to- day with his family and suit. FRANKFORT, Sept. 16.— Baron Stragenoff, Privy Councillor to his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, and Count Ottermann Tolstoi, General of Infantry, have arrived at Frankfort. GHENT, Sept 21 On the 16th the Steam Packet Tnlbot, from London, landed at Ostend the Ex- Em- press of Havti ( the widow of Christophe), with two of her daughters, and her suite. They set out on the 18th, as it is said, for Italy. ZANTE, Aug. 20.- Harmony is perfectly re- established in Greece. ' Concord,' says the Friend of the Law, ( a paper published at Hydra), the most unanimous, has succeeded to the agitation which had disturbed the tran- quillity of the Peloponnesus. The same spirit and the same sentiments prevail throughout Greece, and you may now be certain of establishing the independence of the country United, victory has always crowned your exertions, and concord will disconcert the enemy, who counted on vour division for success.' The President Ciinduriottis is hi JM- praised for the firmness he has dis- played. One mailt' agj the money arising from the loan contracted for n London was sent to Napoli di lio- roani, and it has . cached there in safety, and has been deposited in the fcands of the Government. This Money will enable it to carry on its operations, and provide for the expense ofthe fourth campaign. It is confirmed that Dervisch Pacha has been defeated in Livadia. His plan was to effect a junction with the Turkish troops of Ne- grcpont. and from there go towards Corinth to make a diversion in favour of the Egyptian expedition, which, tinder the command of Ibrahim Pacha, was to land on the western part of the Peloponnesus. This plan has been broken up. The Egyptian fleet has left Alexandria, having on board ten thousand troops. The transports are either Austrian or Spanish vessels; the English and French Captains refused the advantageous offers made them by M liiemed Ali Pacha, to engage in this ser- vice. The Greek fleet has been divided into two divisions- one to look after the Captain Pacha, on tire coast of Asia Minor, the otlier to meet the Egyptian fleet. The Government has taken precautions to prevent any evil front the landing to be attempted from the latter on the coasts ofthe Peloponnesus; 8,000 men are collect ed in the plain ol Gastourie, 3,000 are going under the command of Londos, to reinforce the army before Patras, These two corps can easily act- together, not being far apart; 4,000 men occupy the strong positions between Coron and Mrtdon. The Commandant of the Mainotes, with 3,000 men, is marching towards Phoeides. July 19th, the Greek Government at Napoli di Romani caused Te / > evm to be sung for the capture of Ipsara by Admiral Miaullis; all the Authorities assisted at this religious ceremony. ' AMERICA, Sfc. Friday morning the siio Janeiro Gazettes have been received, bv way of Guernsey, to the 8th of August. They were brought to that island by the Two Brothers w hich left Rio 15 days later than the packet. Tlie papers announce that the Empress was safely de livered of a daughter on the preceding day. On the same day Lord Cochrane sailed from Rio for Pernambuco, with a division ot the Brazilian fleet, carrv jug 2000 troops, under the command of Gen. Moraes, destined to act against Carvalho, the Republican Gover- nor of Pernambnco. " AUGUST 7— Since the 2$ th ult. an embargo has been laid on all the shipping in port, in consequence of an expedition fitting out against Pernambuco. The quadron sailed on the 2d inst. and is commanded by Lord Cochrane, who seems confident of success. A further force of 500 men for the same quarter will take its de- parture on the 10th. His Majesty's brig Sparrowhawk arrived on the 3d inst. and has brought in specie to the amount of £ 300,000 sterling, reported to be on account of the load contracted for in your city for the use of this country. The arrival of this money is most opportune, and will do more for the Emperor than all his fine peeches. We have no accounts from Peru." Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at Rio Janeiro, dated 7th August :—" The Pedro Primeiro, of 74 guns, Admiral Lord Cochrane, Captain Crosbie ; Carioca corvette, Maranham brig of war, Harmonic and Caridade transports, sailed from hence the 2( 1 inst. and, after landing detachments of troops ( about 2000 men) to reinforce the Imperialists in the province of Pernam- buco, will proceed to blockade the port. The following British men of war have arrived here, viz.— July 19, his Majesty's ship Tweed, from Cork ; July 23, his Majesty's ship Doris, from Bahia; and, August 2, his Majesty's ship Sparrowhawk, from Portsmouth." From the LONDON GAZETTE, Sept. 21. Whitehall, Sept. 20. The King has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for granting the dignity of a Baronet of the said United Kingdom to John Lowther, of Swillington, in the west riding ofthe county of Yoik, Esq. and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten. LONDON, Sept. 27. A Messenger was sent off on Thursday afternoon from the Foreign Office, with letter? ami dispatches for Holyhead, where he was ordered to await the arrival of Mr. Canning. Mr. Canning is expected to arrive at Glocester Lodge this evening ( Saturday). His return has been a little hastened by the necessity of his presence at the Foreign Office.— Courier. DUBLIN, Sept. 17.— Mr. Canning yesterday visited Kingston, and inspected the new pier and the works carrying on there, of which, as well as the beauty of the scenery and the neighbouring country, he expressed much admiration. Mr. Canning leaves Dublin to- morrow. He would have sailed this day for England, but at the request of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, he has been in- duced to prolong his visit to Dublin for one day. This alteration in the intentions of Mr. C. who had contem- plated remaining in Ireland a week or ten days, or more, las occurred in consequence of the expected demise of the King of France, and the change in our continental arrangements necessarily involved in that event, which will require the presence of the Foreign Secretary in the English Metropolis. Thus, from an unlooked- for cir- cumstance, the visit of a Cabinet Minister to Ireland, and all the great objects connected therewith, becomes futile, vain, and nugatory. One of the most recent acts " of benevolence of his Majesty is an orderthat Mr. Sadler, the veteran aeronaut, should be enrolled amongst the brethren of Charter House ; which secures to that enterprising man a com- fortable asylum for the remainder of his days. A notice was yesterday issued from the Post- office, that mails will, in future, be regularly made up on the first Wednesday in each month, for Carthagenq, in Colombia, and for Vera Cruz or Alvarado, in Mexico, to be taken out by the Jamaica packet ; and that on the third Wednesday in every month a mail will be made up for Lagtiavra, in Colombia, to go from Falmouth by the Leeward Islands. Yesterday afternoon Sir Charles Bagot, the late Ambassador to the Court of St. Petersburgh, arrived in town, accompanied by his Lady, the whole of his fa mily, and his suite, from St. Petersburg. Soon after his arrival, Sir Charles, attended by some of his suite, proceeded to the Foreign Office, Downing- street. It is understood that Sir Charles has returned to England by the frigate that took to Russia Mr. Stratford Can- Dispatches, dated the 8th of August, have been re- ceived at the Colonial Office, from Governor the Earl of Chatham, at Gibraltar. The garrison continued healthy. Charles Kemhle, whose assiduity in catering for the gratification of the lovers of the drama is always on the alert, is reported to have engaged that eminent French Tragedian Talma, at an enormous salary, for twelve nights as an experiment. Talma was born in Dean Street, Soho, and left England at a very early age— His pronunciation of his native language has been con- sidered most perfect. Miss Paton and Mr. Sinclair are again to be the hero and heroine of the musical department at Covent Gar- den. Elliston has engaged Kean for twenty- eight nights at the enormous salary of L' 48 per night. ST. LEGER.— In the morning of Tuesday, as men- tioned in a former part of this paper, the sporting gentle- men were busy settling their winnings and losings on the St. Leger. We have the pleasure to announce that no ilefaulter has been declared of any consequence, although it is conjectured the money sported on the St. Leger of this year exceeded that of any former, in the proportion of at least five to one. One man practised a new mode of swindling, by betting and giving his name alternately, Brown, Green, Yellow, & c. for it appears he bore a near resemblance to the cameleon. A Noble Scotch Lord pockets £ 30,000, and the member of an ancient city £ 10,000, by the event of the race. Several large sums were also won by various individuals, and the legs on this occasion are the great sufferers. Much dissatis- faction has arisen in consequence of a favourite horse hav- ing been bought, and not started for the race. We hear his owner has been " pulled up," account fo « - hi* « <• » - duct. PARLIAMENTARY ELOQUENCE. MR. WILBERFORCE. Except upon the subject of the slave trade, and upon those verv few topics of a religious nature which can ever come before the House of Commons ( such as the encouragement of Indian Missions), Mr. Wilberforce in Parliament is alisolutely nothing. True, he is generally eloquent; he has had more experience than almost any other member ; lie is, we believe, perfectly sincere upon all questions ; yet there never perhaps was any man who had less reputation as a statesman. To us it appears that, with the best intentions in the world, his political views arc extremely narrow ; he looks at each parliamen- tary topic separately, without observing its connection with any other ; he comes to the discussion like a man stored with individual abstract principles, but without any system whatever. Hence most of the inconsistency so generally laid to his charge. Besides, we rather think him deficient in political firmness : for a Whig or a Re- former he is too soon dauuted by the cry of innovation, for a Tory he is affected too sensibly by popular opi- On the 2d also arrived at Rio the Brazilian frigates . • • , Nitherhohy and Piranga, and the brig Bahia, all from His great excellence, unquestionably, and his principal Bahia; and the British sloop of war Sparrowhawk, from claim to the attention ofthe House, is to be found in that Portsmouth. 1most beautiful and flowing eloquence which he sometimes Extract of a letter from Rio Janeiro, dated July 26 : I displays. No man is more irregular in his speeches; at " The accounts from Pernambiico are most tmsatisfac- j times, Mr. Henry Banks himself, ( who has a great talent tory. They serve, however, to rouse the Government this way) cannot be more dull; at other times, he will to " a sense of impending danger : and it is determined to produce an impression which no man in the house can send up immediately 1800 soldiers. Lord Cochrane is , equal. Perhaps he does not convince, but on such oc- and affects. He rises— without exception, the most ungainly man in the assembly ; old, feeble, half paralytic, shrivelled, pale, and excessively ugly. He begins in a low and tremulous voice ; bv and by, if the subject is a serious one, he warms, though never so much as to be- come impassioned in his manner ; his tones, still some- what tremulous, are only just eivnigh so to give the idea of deep emotion. Mis fluency at such times is wholly unparalleled, his imagery incessant, beautiful, and chaste, his arguments well put and better illustrated. He is indeed, " the old man eloquent." It is to the credit of the House that he is almost always heard with profound attention. He stills the tumult of impatience when it is at the highest, and Nestor himself could not sooner have brought the Greek chiefs to silence and admiration, by that impressive eloquence which the poetimputes to hiin, than Mr Wilberforce can tranquillize a noisy and restless House of Commons. We believe the friends of this gentleman doubt whether he will ever be able to resume his seat in parliament. He came from a bed of sickness to attend the late dis- cussion upon the proceedings against Mr. Smith, of De- merara, a subject which is said to have agitated him ex- tremely. Since that time his health, we are afraid, has been most precarious. HEAD OFFICE, DUBLIN. Some singular cases were brought before the sitting magistrates at this office on Tuesday. A dapper little souhrette, in a frize roquelaure, appeared with anger in her eyes, unmitigated resentment on her lips, and with the indignant glance of frigid chastity, accused a man with having wickedly dared to assail it. The accused— she never could have fancied such a man— was passing tall, passing thin, passing ungraceful, and surpassingly ugly. He was the very opposite to the Apollo Belvi- dere, and had transcended the grand climacteric; his countenance bore the cadaverous hue of woumled pride and unrequited affection ; to render it still more void of expression, one eye had vanislied, but whether in the celestial or terrestrial warfare cannot be declared. The name of the female was Mistress Juliet O'firien. The defendant was Mister Archibald Maccuiloughmore, of Kevin- street, ci- devant of Aberdeenshire, and possessed not, as appeared by the lady s tale, either the discern- ment or prudence of most North Britons. They enter- ed the board- room in high altercation—" It's a lie," said Archibald, " gang your gait, it's nae true." The enraged Juliet stepped gently forward, but not " on Love's light wings." and removing the hood of her ro- quelaure, detailed the assault which the said Archy had made, with intent, as she thought, to become too inter- esting— he wanted her " To couple but ' ove and dove." She repelled the ungracious Romeo's advances, and an altercation ensued : Archibald, screwing up his mouth at this accusation, looked round the board- room for wit- nesses to contradict this charge, hut none appeared. He then said, " Please you, my Lor J, she's an abusive wee thing— she quarrelled with me for icligion— for keeping my ain creed, and called me Antichrnt." " What! call- ed you Antichrist?" asked the aston'shed Magistrate. Archibald thought this would turn the tjbles on his ac- cuser, and vociferated " Yes, your worsHp, she did call me mair than that, for she called me a cutsed old Anti- christ !"— The parties were dismissed, with a recom- mendation to cultivate amity, and avoid using nick- names. Much surprise has been expressed that not onesolitary epistle in the hand- writing of George II. whom we may be permitted to stile the Great- Grandfather of his Ptople, is known to exist. This wonderment reminds us of the story of a worthy gentleman, who called in the aid of the most skilful Oculists, stating, that, though his sight was, in other respects, particularly strong and good, yet he could not read the largest print. The defect was re- garded as most extraordinary ; and after the patient had been subjected to every species of treatment, the Doctors wrote folios on so remarablc a casej, and established a thousand and one new theories of vision. At last, how- ever, some dull dog asked the gintleman, one d , whether he had ever learned to read?— when he simplv replying, " No; I never thought of that"— at once solved the problem, and demolisheda world of ingenions systems. It would be well to be assured that George'II. could write a letter before we m. ir'el at no specimens of his clerkly acquirements being extait. NAVAL REGISTER. don to Madras and Bengal on the 29th June, in lat. 5. 30. N. Ion. 22. , .. v . , The Portland, from Leith to New South Wales, ar- rived at Rio de Janeiro on the 30th June, ali well. The Skene of Leith, Skene, from St. Petersburgh to London, was totally lost on the 22d or 23d ult. on the Island of Rottum, near Groningen. . • The following; is an extract of a letter from tlie Agents to Lloyd's at Genoa, dated September 11 :—.- : " The Master ofa Spanish craft arrived here this morning from Mahon, whence he sailed the 4th inst. and reports that the D itch fleet had arrived there from Algiers, and states that an Algerine squadron was ready to go to sea, and it was said to cruise against the Spaniards, and some Italian Bag." The R ussian vessel Helena has sailed from Cronstadt on a voyage of discovery round the world. She is commanded by Lieut. Tschistakolf. The following particulars have been received from Jamaica respecting the loss of the Shannon : " Narrative of the crew ofthelaunch Caron, and more particularly that of the Mulatto Carthagenas, alias Ca- vanero, who arrived from the bar of St. Pedro on the evening of the 8th inst. :— " CAMPECHE, June 23 That on the 18th of May, off the bar of St. Pedro, they fell in with the pilot- boat schooner belonging to Yalafar, owned by Sr. Molas, under the command of Juan el Valenciano, second in command, known by the name of Ramon with the cut face, having a complement of 36 men, one gun ( an eight pounder), and 40 muskets and blunderbusses ; that a countryman of Carthagena's told him that on tlie Tues- day preceding, in seven fathoms water, in front of the Lagoon of Termina, they took an English ship called the Shannon ; that they boarded her and killed the whole of the crew ; that they cut off the head ofthe Captain and stuck it on a pole on the shore ; that the trunks and bedding of the ship were taken on shore ; and that the new Captain, Juan, was wearing the white hat and trowsers of the Captain ; and that thev also took the boat belonging to the narrator's launch. The pirates afterwards burnt the Shannon, having first removed the guns, tackle, & c. out of her into the piratical vessel." PIRACY AND MURDER— For some time past much anxiety has heen felt in Greenock, regarding the fate of thebrig Pilgrim, Wilson, ofthatport. It was known that she sailed on the 15th of May last, from Campeachy, ill company with the barque Shannon, Peart, of London, the former for Bristol and the latter for Cork, and both vessels being since amissing, the melancholy, but natu- ral conjecture arose that they, with their crews, had fallen a sacrifice to the pirates infesting their homeward track. This conjecture has been fatally confirmed by the arrival of his Majesty's ship Parthian at Plymouth, cor- roborated by other sources of intelligence, from which it appears that the above vessels were captured and burnt by pirates at Laguna de ! os Terininos, and all on board savagely murdered. Oil the 18th June the Parthian took a piratical schooner, armed with two long guns, fourteen pounders, which she afterwards sent to Vera Cruz, and had fitted out to cruise for the protection of the trade. When captured, there were found on board this vessel several articles, supposed to have been plundered from the Pilgrim and Shannon, consisting of flags, spy- glasses, sextants, wearing apparel, papers, & c. On one of the glasses the name " Peart" was engraved, and the initials of Captain Wilson's name ( J. VV.) were marked on the apparel; among the papers were a pilot certificate ofthe Pilgrim, and a list of the crew of the Shannon.— There was also aletter- bag, inscribed " Pilgrim of Gree- nock," found on board. Unfortunately, the crew of the schooner, into whose merciless hands there can be ittle doubt those of the Pilgrim and Shannon had pre- viously fallen, succeeded in escaping on shore when their vessel was captured by the Parthian, and consequently, for the present, all farther traces of the horrid deed are lost, and the particulars of the mournful tragedy are en- veloped in doubt. We understand that the Pilgrim had about twelve Wands on board, nine of whom belong- ed to Greenock. Captaw Wilson was a young man, and this was, his firat voyag^ Jjugic h^ nli'ty <?" f master. to be actively employed off that'port." I casions as we haye last described, he always delights I good her defeats FROM LLOYD'S MARINE LIST, Sept. 21. PEHNAMECCO, Aug. 9.— A British vessel, said to be the Venus, from Palermo, has been ordered to Rio Janeiro also the American schooner S partan, without any communication from the commander of the squadron to any of the consuls. PARIS, Sept. 15.— The Cybele, arrived at Havre from Se- negal. advises the total loss of the Hose Virginie, with her cargo. Crew saved. WEXFORD, Sept. 15.— The Generows Planter, Chambers, of London, from St. John's, N. B. to Liverpool, was strand- ed at Kilmore, near this port, 14th rnst. SEPT. 17— The James, M'Kirdy, arrived in the Thames from Jamaica, sailed 1st ult. in company with the Trelawney, for Glasgow, and parted on the 11th off Cape Antonio. On the 20th in the Gulf, the Florida shore in sight, spoke a Vene- zuela squadron of twobrigsand two schooners, which soonafter took a very suspicious small craft, that had chased the James for four hours. EAST INDIA SIIirPING. DEAL, Sep. 20.— Sailed, the Florenta, Wimble, for Bombay, and Sophia, Barclay, for Bengal. TENERIFFE, July'| 26.— Arrived the Mangles, Cogill, from London, and expected to sail next day. Sail- ed the Astell, Levy, for Bengal. BENGAL, May 5.— Sailed, the Marquis of Hast- ngs, M'Lean, for Sincapore and Batavia.— 27. Arriv- ed the Mar, Harleston, Proudfoot, from Madras. The Andromeda, Muddle, has arrived off the Liz ard ; she sailed from New South Wales 4th September, Calcutta 29th March, and Sands Head 14th April : she experienced very bad weather off the Cape, 7th July, but she did not touch at either the Cape or St. Helena, Ships spoken with—' Vfie TJdney, llokle. il, from Madras to Ceylon and London, on tiie 29th May, in lat. 23. S. Ion. 58. E. The Exmouth, Owen, from London to Madras and Bengal, in lat. 7. 30. N. long. 16. 40. W. per the Porteus, arrived at Liverpool, from Bahia. On Wednesday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the following ships were thus timed, viz :— The Charles Grant, Bombay : Lowther Castle, Warren Hastings, and Buckinghamshire, for China di- rect, to be afloat on the 17th February 1825, sail to Gravesend the 4th of March, stay there thirty davs, and be in the Downs on the 9th April. The Scaleby Castle for Bengal and China, to be afloat on the 20th of December 1824, sail to Gravesend the 4th of Janu- ary 1825, stay there thirty days, and be in the Downs the 9th of February. ST. HELENA, July. 31.— Sailed the Cumbrian, Birk- bcck, for the Cape of Good Hope— Arrived the Me dina, Brown, from Batavia ; Commodore Hayes, Mon- erieff, from Bengal and the Mauritius ; and Albion Best, from the Mauritius. Rio . JANEIRO, July 23.- Arrived the Ulysses, Yiana from Bengal. Vessels spoken with.— The Mexbro", arrived at St, Helena on the 25th July from Bengal and Madras, spoke the Mary Ardlie. She is hourly expected there ; as is also the George IV. Pressick, from the Mauritius which she left on o- r about the 30th Julie. The Mex- bro', in lat. ' 31. Ion. 39. experienced a severe squall, in which, she lost a new set of sails, and is now making known fact, that wool always becomes coarse, though increased in weight, from sheep being fed on strong land. Hence it is that a South Down ewe produces a ff- ece full a third heavier^ though much coarser, the year she is fattened, than in-^ ny outt that preceded it. MARKETS, Sfc. AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN The following is the General Average'which governs Im- portation. taken from the Weekly Returns of the quanti- ties arid Pi ice of British Corn, Winchester measure, in England and Wales, for the week ended 18th Sept. V, heat, Rye, . Barley, Oats, 55* lid 29 7d 31s 10d 2ls lid Beans, Peas, Oatmeal, Bear or Big, 35s 4d 34s ^ d 00s Od 00s OOd The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com- puted from the Returns made in the week ended the 22d Sept. is 30s. 3d. per cwt. duty exclusive. CORN EXCHANGE. Sept. 27. The supply of Foreign Oats is increased, but. a great many people were in attendance to- day, in the expectation of laying in a stock at a low rate, which induced the factors not to give way in their demands from Friday last, so the dealers were obliged to a certain extent to come to their terms, and a good deal of business was done in the course of the day at a reduc- tion of Is. to 2s. per quarter on the prices of Monday last. HADDINGTON CORN MARKRT, Sept. 24. A good supply of Wheat in market, which met with a ready sale. Prices nearly the same as last day— Top price of aid Barley 6d. higher and top price of old Oats Is. lower than last day. Wheat. I Barley. I Oats. I P- ise. j Beans first 30s Od J 25s fid | 21s Od | 20s Od j 20s Cfa Second 27s Od I — s Oti j lis Od j ISs Od | 13s Od Third ISs Od | — s Od I 17s Od j 16s Od | 16s Ori This day there were 4.37 boils of Oatmeal in Edinburgh Market, which sold, at Is. 2d. FA I SFPTEMltl. il Kingttsle. 1st Tuesday Abeilrmr, lst Thursday Falkirk, 2d Tuesday Bervie, 2d Thursday Inverness', tVed. after 18th Trinity m. u ir. Tuesday preced- ing last Wednesday Durris, last Wednesday Forfar, ditto Nairn, 29th day, and Friday fortnight after. ( Oh! Stile.) 1 Coldstone, lst Tuesday lnverilry, ditto St. Rtifus, Keith, lst Tees. \ Vednesday and Thursday Rhynie. Friday£ fter ditto Huntly. Charles pair, 2d Tuesday and Wednesday RS, — INe- JL Stile.) Turves. 2d Tuesday, and Wed- • nesdfly ' St. Cuthjjert's, Ccrnhill; Thursday after ditto A Word, Friday .- ifier ditto Bolster. 2d Monday ami. Tm-% lay Fraserhtlrgb,' 2d Friday Grantovvn, .3,1 Tuesday Ktaemar. ditto Hawkhall, Michael Fair, do, Greenburn, do, And Wed. Cullen. last Tuesday Kcht Tiyst.- ditto KihkellV Michael Fair, ditte and Wednesday Broadstraik, the day. after Ntfwuiills, ditto New PHsligo, ditto. OCrOtiER— Slatefnrd, lst Monday Rosartv, lst Tuesday Macduff, 1st Wed. & Thurs. Fa'kirk, id Tuesday Dingwall, Martha Fair, do. Drumlithie, Michael Fair, 2d Thursday Beauly, 10th day, or Wed. after Perth, 20th day Tain, Michael Fair, 3< f- Tues. Mil town, Ross- sh i re, last Tues. Culbockie. last Wednesday Findon, ditto Meigle, ditto. ( Old Stile.) Aboyne. lst Tuesday Turrill'. Cu. wan .. Fair,' 1st. Tue'i. and Wednesday * Elgin, Michael Fair, ditto Rothiemay, lst Thursday Birse, Michael Fair, Ist ditto after Aboyne f New, Stile: I Culfork of Breda, Mondnjt before Kinethmont Kepple - Tryst, 2d Tuesday Kinetlmumt. Si Rule's, do. liliynie.' day after Kineihinotit New Deer, 2( 1 Tues. X- Weih Lossiemouth, 2d Wednes. iav Cornhilh 2d Thursday Greenburn, 3d Tuesday Insch, ditto Whiremyres, day before DM Aberdeen Old Aberdeen, 3d Tues. and Wednesday Byih, ditto Davirtt, ditto. Turriff. Thursday after do. Fochabers, last Wed. hut oW Tarves, Tanglari Fair, 4iH Tuefday and Wednesday Inverury, Wednesday after do Fuidyce, Hallow Fair, last ' Tuesday'and Wednesday. NEWGATE AND LKA DKNHA1. L MARKETS. Beef, 2s 4d to 3s 4d j Veal, 3s Od to Mutton, 3s Od to 3s lOd j Pork, 3s Od to 5s 4d SMITH Ft ELD MARKET, To sink the OlCil, per stone of 8lbs. Beef, 3s Od to 4s 4d I Veal, 3s Od to 4 s 41 Mutton, 3s Od to 4s 4d | Pork, : 3s. 4d to 5s 4d Beasts, 3243— Sheep. & c. 21,970— Calves. 212— Pigs, loo 3 pcrCt. C. New Fours, New 4 Cents. 4 per Cents. Ass. India Stock, PRICK OF STOCKS. 951 941 J India Bonds. 83 83 |> r. Ex. B. 10001. 47 pr. Lottery Tickets 191- 19s. Cons for Ac 951 o3 EniNBURGH CATTLE MARKET, Sept. 22. — This day there were 4515 sheep and lambs in the market. White- faced Sheep sold from ISs, to 23s, Od. ; black- faced Wedders l(? s. to 22s. Ewes 16s. Lambs, white- faced, 6s. to 9s. 3d. ; black- faced, 4s. 9d. to 7s. 3d.. Ready sale for sheep and lambs In the Grassmarket there were 173 fat cattle, which sold at from 6s. to 7s. per stone, sinking the offals. Prices of liny and Straw. Oat Straw, 8s.; Wheat, do. 6s. 6d. ; Barley, do. 6s." per kerttple. New Hay, lOd. per stone. GI. ASCOW CATTLE MARKET Sept. 20.— Owing to the de mand for Cattle at Falkirk Tryst, the supply in Our'market this morning was only 136; of these there wis only one lot of !',..>••' I-. ,.,, u. t rtmninUc, ticlnj; <'..,, ..., a , n general in poor condition. Prices similar to what they have been for so: r, c weeks. There were 2320 Sheep and Lambs Black- faced Wedders sold at from lis to 18s.; Ditto Ewes at from 3s. to 12s. ; Lambs at from 3s. to 8s. u- head ; 110 White- faced Sheep 111 the market. MORTETH, Sept. 22 At our Market, to- day, there was a short supply of Cattle, Sheep, and Lambs ; there being a great demand, prices continue much the same as last week.— Beef, 5s. to 5s. 6d, per stone, sinking offal. Mutton, 5s. 3d, to 6s.— Lamb, 5s. to 5s. lod. DUMFRIES CATTLE MARKET, Sept. 15.— This day might al- most be called a blank in our register of the markets— in so far at least as regards the heavier kinds of cattle. There were only two lots of three year old Galloways to whieh the term good was at ail applicable ; and these sold somewhere about 9 gui- neas. The show of two year olds was equally bad ;' the most we know given for any of that description was 7 guinea-,, and this probably was the highest lot on the Sands. Their prices varied from that downwards according to quality, and their average was about L. 3 : 15s. or L 6. It is owing s- olely to the inferiority of the cattle that the average of. fchi* week's mar- ket falls any thing below those of several preceding weeks ; for dealing went on pretty briskly* and there was by no means stock sufficient to meet the demand— a fact which speaks for itself without any comment WOOL.— So great an eftect has the most trifling change of soil and herbage on the growth of woo), Chat on two farms, adjoining each other, on the South Downs of Sussex, there is annually a difference in the value of iheir respective growths of from os. to 4s. per tod. even though the ewes from which it > was shorn should have been originally equally good as to breed and staple. This experiment has been tried tor several suc- ceeding years, by the occupants ofthe farms alluded to, bay- ing exchanged, each year, 50 ewes of the same age a vtf quality, and the effect ascertained, by the wool of one of the ' fjarceis of ewes invariably improving, the other invariably deg'.- ueruUGg. Thin chalky land, covered with a fine texture'! <, '', inter- EDINBURGH, Sept. 28. On Friday the eighteenth annual general meetina of the trustees and delegates for the management and regu- lation of the burgh and parochial schoolmasters' widows' fund was held in the High " School. " A numerous and respectable number of delegates from the different Pres- byteries. including some of the most remote, attended ; and it gives us pleasure to add, that the report ofthe state ofthe funds laid before the meeting was highly sa- tisfactory. After the meeting, between forty and fifty gentlemen, we understand, sat down to dinner, and spent the evening in the greatest harmony. On Thursday the 16th inst. on the ' presentation of his Grace the Duke of Portland, Mr. Geor » e Smith, son ofthe late Rev. Dr. Smith of Gals ton, was ordained minister of the second charge of the Low Church parisii, Kilmarnock. The other night, all tlft' onions in a garden at the Bridge of Earn were completely carried off by thieves* and three 20 shilling notes were found lying on the ground they occupied. This has given some reason to suppose their labours in the south, and that while sttSfing'" t}": onions they had thus dropt the fruits of their honest toil. We regret to learn, that scarlet fever is prevalent in several parts of this city at present. Within these ten days one family in the southern districts has lost three' children from this fatal disease. In the course of last week a vast number of seals have made their appearance in thb Frith of Forth, . particularly in the neighbourhood of Leith. At times ten or a dozen of their black noses might be seen at once above tlie sur- face of the water, within a gun- shot of the pier- head, and several had the boldness to enter tlie harbour. On Saturday a young one was Shot, and brought ashore.— These animals have not been so very numerous in the Fritji for a series of years. When, about two months ago, we announced that the hard- won franchises of the burgesses of this town were to' be attacked in the courts of law, by certain persons as* suming the title of Officers of State, we put it as a pos- sible case, that the legal guardians of tho3e franchises might '' betray their trust, and act in collision with the common enemy." The spirit of prophecy had been upon lis. It begins to transpire, tli. it the defence of the action is to be abandoned ; and that, unless other parties ofthe Town- Council, having interest in the result, sist them- selves as defenders in the process of declarator, a " decreet in terms of the libel" will be allowed to pass in absence. . The reason to be put forward for this abaildon- me it of'dutv, is the Town's poverty— the burdened state of the finances ! Yes, the poverty of the Town ! And this in the face of the money vote of hist week ; jt vote which, under all the circumstances, surpasses in impu- dence every thing ofthe kind that has been attempted in •' ouncil since the public had the. means of being made acquainted with the proceedings of that assembly. One half of the sum, given away, without claim or equiva- lent, to Town- Clerk Kerr, would have sufficed fur the defence; and there is to be no defence, not only because the Self- elected Junto ha: e tiie popular franchises whiclt their townsmen have acquired, but because the money ie wanted to ro- s- urd services, whicl), in so far as they are before the public, need no gratuitous or extra recom pense— and if they are private, u. iavowed, and unseen, oti^ ht to paid for out of the pockets of tiie individuals who need them.— Dundee Advertiser. n — spersed with wild thyme, small wild clover, and eyeoright, is ~ j? yramus, Br& die, from Lon- j that which produces the finest wool. It is, indeed, a nell BIRTHS. At Florence, on llle 3d nil. the Lady of John Craufo d, Esq. of Atrrhenames, of a son. Ai Kucbill, near Gla JJOW, oi) the 15th inst. the Lady of Major Stephenson, 6th Lh-. tgeron Guards, of a son. On'lhe 23d inst, Mrs. Patrick Robertson, of a daughter. At 16, Nicolson Street, on the 20th inst. Mrs. Huie, ofa son. MARRIAGE. At St. Andrews, on the 2ist instant, Mr. . fobn Tiuclian, wriier, St. Andrew's, to Anne, daughter of Mr. Alexauder Thomson merchant there. DEATHS. In. Baker Street, Loadon. oil the 16th inst. Lieut... General Andrew Anderson,, ofthe Hon. East India Company's service, on their establishment at Iltfrabay. In. Dublin, the Rev. lieiijii mn M'Dowal, D. D. senior jVIin ster o: ihe Scots Church, . Mary's Abbey. At Edinburgh, on ihe 18th inst Mi. John Finlayson, sen, Buchanan'? Court, Lawnmarket. At Blackht- aih, on the 13th ult. Stephen Robert, second son of Captiiin R. II Barclay, Royal Navy, At Fauxblauc near Lausanne, Switzerland, on the 10th rust, the infa nt son ol the ILighl Hon. Lord Sinclair. . At his seat, near Southampton, oit tlie 12th instant, the Rev. Sir Charle » Rich, Batft. in I i, 73d year. At Bath, on the !} 3< 1 inst. Captain Brathwaite ChrUti*, late- of the 5th Dragoon Guards, third suu of the late Admiral Christie of Baberton.. At Aui. htertool Manse, on the 16th inst. Mrs. Moffat, Kirkcaldy. .. At Edinburgh, on the 14th inst. Mr. Charles II, Si. nson, sun of the late Mr, Ales. Simeon, Dundee. STRIKING LIKENESSES Cut with Common Scissors, in a few Seconds ! Without either Drawing, or ( hat School Hoy auxiliary, a Ma- chine, but by a mere glance of tbe eye ! •! ! BY ~% JU ' las t, le l' 0" 01"" to announce to the Nobility, V » Gentry, anj Inhabitants of Aberdeen and vicinity, that he lias engaged a Room, adjoining the Exchange News Rooms, Union SA eet, for a short time only. ' Plain Profiles, Is. or two of the same person, Is. 6d. ele- gantly Jironzed, Is each extra ; Animals, and full length Fi- gures, cut in any altitude, 5s. each ; or two of the same 6s. Gd. bronzed, 2s. each extra. Miniature Frames, in treat variety, on Sale. Hoars of attendance from 11 forenoon till 3 afternoon, and from 6 till 9o'clock in the evening. STFK" IIIPE .#. SPTJBJ STCE SOCIETY, CO A' N MIL /., L ON DOS. CH API MA S'AOBBS. ES POr. K. ESQ. CHAIRMAN, Hon. W. HttsgissoN, M. P. FEI. IX CALVERT I. ADIIROKE, Eq. HENRY LADBUOKE E- q. OH.'. S SHAW LEEKVRE, Esq. Hon. Hcuti LINDSAY, M. P. CHARLES LLTTI. EDAI E. ESQ. UNNKV LITTLEDALE, Esq. JOHN I'EARSE. Esq. M. P. BRICE PEAKSE. E q. JAMBS TROTTER,' Esq. T FREDERICK BOOTH E- q. IHNRV BOUITON. Est}. < IIARI. ISS LIEET. TNM I'- q. Hop. I' H 111 E PLEYDELL PoevriiiE. ' tVlLMAM BtlRKlE. E q. J. UN t o.' Krui : t, l'' ij. ' J'iiO. MAS PoilSISN, Esq. THOMAS Doe HI IN Jnn E'- q t* HAIII. ES I: l i t. FORD. Esq, V » , I, r. IAM iJ A:, mi ON. E- q. : EEWAI'. O HAUMAN, Esq. JOSHUA MILNE. ArroAKT. P1IE Managers having had Premiums calculated proportionable in the values of the risks at the different periods of Life, which, under 45 years of age, when the As- surance is for the whole of Life, and under 55 for shorter periods, are considerably lower than are generally required. Nf. w Rules, with the Conditions of Assurance, may be had at the SUN LIFE OFFICE, in CarnltiUj A NO AT TIIE RUN FIRE OFFICE, fit'Croix's Court London. Abo, of any of the Agents for the SUN FIRE OFFICE. AGENTS IN SCOTLAND. ROBERT MO RICE. ( IT A RI BS OGILVIE. ROBERT ALLAN & SONS. JOHN FERGUSON, t ALEX. B ALLANTYNE— And I GEORGE JORDAN. Tables rf the Aberdeen, Bfirhin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Kelso, •|(> BRICKLAYERS. Wanted immediately to engage for Colombia in South America, ONE experienced STONE MASON and BRICK- LAYER : liberal encouragement will tie given to a person well recommended, on applying to Alex. Stronach, Advocate, on o before Tuesday first, when the successful Can- didate most be in readiiuss to etiibark foi London. v& gfnrn CiHcc, So, Onion Street SALE (' F WEST OF ENGLAND SUPERFINE BROAD CLOTHS, JtY PRIYATE BARGAIN, • ji-.^' f*""' r-. c fPWA'ltriK OP Qftto " VTARDS— chieflv BLACKS & BLUES, i,\ J\ P j[ of a veiy superior quality, and warranted not above six weeks from t! e Manofaeturers. They will be sold at very reduced price*, and credit will he given for all sums above Ten Pounds H MAC- WHIM whirs to inform those who bought West of En aland Cloths /' ore hi in in December 1821, that the above a, e of the sume Manufacture. " REAL JVJTSEY BLANKETS. II. Macswein teu's leave tf ii ilirm tf » e Public, that lie has haa in; itr- aiion of an < x'cnsm> Cwnvi^ nmcnt of ENGLISH liLANKT/ rS from WITNEY, which will be Incupl. t to public pale a* s. on as they arrive. The tiav of bale wiil he named ir. a future advcrtihcu » eiu. The retr> aVni;< j,* part of the ITALIAN ALABAS'/ Ell VASF. S, S; c. Will be sold by Auction, III IS DAY', at Twelve o'Clock. Fer side, by private Bargain, a very largo WILTON C A R1' F. !'. in good order. y on t'and, a general assortment of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, MOREENS. FURNITURE PRINTS, and w. ll seasoned FEATHERS. At present, an extensive Stmk of, that. CARPETING, which has obtained so decided a preference for iis strength of fabric and richness of colour, will ( notwithstanding the recent advance on that article), he sold at the prices Inrmerly ad- vertised, viz 3s. 6d. — 2s. 6d.— and 2s. 5d. per yard. STOCK OF GROCERIES AND SHOP FURNITURE, FOR SALE, SHOP TO RE LET, AND NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS O" Wednesday the 6th October inst. there will he sold by public roup, w ithin the Shop, in St. Nicholas Street, lately occupied bv Alexander Plowman, Grocer, rjniE whole STOCK of GROCERIES and other JL GOODS belonging to him— consisting of Teas— Su- gars, Haw and Refined— Coffee— Wine— Spirits— Porter and Ale— London and Leith Soap— Soda— Biack Beer— Clover Seeds, & e. with a variety of Miscellaneous Articles The roup to begin at 10 o'clock f. . remain, and credit wiil be given on security. BROWN & SON, ACCIIOKEEKS. GA R. N- GAD IIOUSK. HP HIS Establishment having been built for the accotn Jt modation of those unhappy beings who are deprived of the greatest blessing of mortals, comfort and security have been particularly attended to, An addition has lately been made, affording every necessary convenience for different Classes ; and the extensive enlivening prospect from the Grounds, which occupy an enclosure of Four Acres, has been peculiarly bene- ficial. The Medical and Moral treatment of the Patients is strictly attended to ; and the proportion of cures has been highly satis- factory. Admissions July 1823 to July 1824..... 21 Of these dismissed cored. Do. Do 7 The Physician to the Establishment visils three times a- week, or daily when necessary; and, in cases of urgency, the con- sulting Physician, or Surgeon, is called in. Mr. and Mrs. Drury, late of the Glasgow Lunatic Asylum, reside constantly in the House; and, from the small number received, are enabled to pay the strictest attention to the in- mates. Gam- Gad Holism, by Glasgow, ? 27ih September, 1824. $ S A L E A T II Y T H I E, PARISH OF OI. I) DEER. On Tuesday fust, 5th October, there will be sold by public root). rjPHE whole STOCK in TRADE, which belonged, iL to A « CUIUAI. O M'DONAI. O, Merchant in Hytliie, and now conveyed to Trustees for behoof of his Creditors, consisting of Grocery Goods, Hardware, Leaiher, Clothiery. & c. & c. Also, the Crop or* his Poss- ession^'^ djfiSgp and 1 Calf; Shop and Household Furniture. " Tbe roup to begin at 10 o'clock forenoon ; and credit will be given on security. . The Trustees again request, that all those indebted to tli'e said Archibald Macdonahl, will please pay the same, either to Mr. Andrew Henderson, Denend, Stridden ; or to Win. I'llomson & Co. Union Street, Aberdeen, who will receive all Claims oil the Estate. ro us'D, VALUABLE GOLD RING. Whoever can prove it to be their property, will please apply to the Publisher. TO BE DISPOSED OF, rjniiE GOODWILL of an established business in 1 the SPIRIT and GROCERY LINE, situated in a centrical part of the town, with the Fixtures and Shop Furni- ture. Entry immediately. Apply to the Publisher. Aberdeen, Oct. 1, 1321. THE CI1 HQNICIjIi ABERDEEN: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1S2L he snnn will I.,, lei • and the SHOP , hich is neatly lilted up, will be made over ( A4Wr the roup, tin FURNITURE, « H at valuation. The said Alexander Plowman having executed a Trust Disposition for behoof of his Creditors, it is requested, that those indebted 10 him will, w ithout delay, make payment of their accounts to John D. Milne, Advocate in Aberdeen; and that those having claims will immediately lodge them, ac- companied by tdfidavits. LANDS ON THE STOCKET FOR SALE. To be sold by public roup, within the Lemon Tree Tavern, on F. id . y the 22d of October curt, at 2 o'clock afternoon, rr HE LANDS of PROSPECTHILL, consisting A of about 16 acres,- confirm to plan and measurement, in six ' Enclosures; wi; h s'e. tt'tng of houses thereon. These lands lime been put into great heait by the pioprictor, and are wholly it' grass. For particulars, apply to Tbos. Saugster, Advocate, Aber- deen, p.. ] f not sold together, they will afterwards be sold or feued m Lots. FOR JAMAICA AND MADEIRA. THE FIRSTCLASS COPPERED BRIG EXPEDITION, GEOROK WATSON, Master, wm S,: il for Montego- Bav about the first No- ver. iber. and will call at Madeira to lard goods and passengers, and load Wines deliverable at Aberdeen, by which convey. aiKe the Wines will have the advantage of the West India vovaee. DrOtrs for Wines of the first quality, iu Pipes, Hhds. and Quarter Ci'ks, will he received by ti e Subscriber, and execut- ed hy a respectable House a! Matieiia, The Expedition has excellent accommodation for Passen- jcis — For Freig & c. Ajiply to Aberdeen, Sept. C8, Ii> 24. ' DAVID MILNE. SUMHASY OR POLITICS. A considerable time lias now elapsed, since certain charges against the Marquis of HASTIN'G'S were ob- scurely hinted at in the proceedings of tiie Court of Proprietors. That the charges bore reference to pe- cuniary transactions was sufficiently evident, but as thev were not specified, the public Journals confined themselves t^> a report of the speeches delivered ; the papers, however, relative to these transactions being now published, the general scope of the charges is ascer- tained. It appears, that a V\ ILLIAM PALMER & Co. had carried on business privately at Hyderabad, pre- viously to the year 18! 4. That year they became an authorised House of General Agency, and Sir Wm, RUM BOLD, who had married a Ward of the Marquis of HASTING'S, and soon after a Mr. SOTHEBY, became partners in both of them, as appears from the documents, in, embarrassed circumstances, and unacquainted with business. The House, very soon after the accession of these partners, extended its transactions so as to have the command of the iiioiw/ market at Hyderabad, bor- rawtng- Trojjj native Soucars at a very low rate of in- terest, and lending at a very high rate to government. It appears that tlie President wdio had it in his power to el. ck their improper proceedings, did not interfere, and for sometime the House was in a most flourishing con- dition as to its pecuniary concerns, and possessing at the same time great political influence. Reports how- ever reached the Supreme Government in 1818- 19, of a supposed secret connection and participation of pro- fits on the part of the Residency with the House, and became the subject of discussion at the council table ; and upon the appointment of a new Resident in 1820, Sir CHARLES METCALFE, the proceedings ofthe establishment were openly denounced on the grounds of imposition, concealment, deceit, falsehood, and treachery towards the British Government, ' i he Bengal govern- ment having ordered the production ofthe House's ac- counts, and the names ofthe public functionaries suppos- ed to have been concerned with them, in certSfn pecu- niary dealings with the NIZAM'S government, the pro- duction ofthe required documents was opposed upon va- rious pretences, which are characterized bv the Court of Directors as extravagant and futile, and the correspond- ence between the Noble Marquis and the Court will be found very interesting. His Lordship, in answer to an injunction from the Court to give peremptory notice to the firm of Messrs. WILLIAM PALMER & CO. to pro- duce the documents, and give the information required, says : * " If the number of Members composing the Honourable Court be considered, it will occur to every one as impraclieable, that they should severally haye examined so singularly volumi- nous a draft, with constant reference at each paragraph to the mass of controversial documents applying to that particular part. A sincere and adequate performance of their functions would incontestibly be fulfilled, if they satisfied themselves, on reading the draft, that its comments answered in ( he main to to what has struck them on a cursory persual ofthe papers, or on occasional agitations of the subject. Swayed by a general coirespondence of the terms in the letter with those floating remembrances, they wmiid readily assure themselves the tenor of ihe dispatch was right, without pondering the exact tone of animadversions-. No inconvenience could attend this reliance, . ti , i„,, ll,,; ln. UI. I, QllU » l » , ... . I ,_. 1J disapprobation chance to be iuappositely applied, it would nevertheless he so expressed as to call for explanation, not to convey a definitive, arid at all events an exaggerated sentence. If, on the con'rary, the writer, either through interest or pre- judice, cherished a covert disposiliou to pervert the transactions, he would have extraordinary facilities for the attempt. By lay- ing down distorted premises and reasoning regularly from them, he would present results so specious, and squaring so well with the not thoroughly distinctimpressions to which Ihave alluded, that he could easily palm those conclusions upon Members of ihe Honourable Court as their ow n. He might safely trust that tiie verily of the colouring, or the precision of the points argued from, would be overlooked, iu assent to the acutetless of the deductions. I fear this dexterity has been practised. 1 think it the more, from the many ]> etty collateral charges introduced ; which would be just the policy of one, who hoped that a inulti- plieity of accusations would furnish the appearance of their elucidating and sustaining each other. To defeat that manage- ment, 1 have declined following the li tter paragraph hy para- giaph, ihroughilsiniuorsophistries. If I prove to you, Hon. Sirs, that a fallacious ground- work has been substituted for area! case, all arguments built on such a foundation must be at once de- graeingly exposed, and my claim on the justice of my Honour- able Employers will be irrcsisiibio. " There is an artifice so alien to British feelings, that, to the credit of the nation. it has not yet fotlud a name in our language. We are obliged to use the term 4 mauvaise foi,' to designate the subminetering a view of a subject divested ofthe circumstances which constitute its true quality, in order to en- trap others into the declaration of an unwary opinion. The trick requires no skill; it demands nothing beyond mere hardihood of suppression ; a hardihood, however, to w hich few men can bring themselves; and thencethe practice is so rare with us, as not to have acquired an English denomination. The fraud being of that description, I feel that I incur a heavy engage- ment in imputing it, and letting it altach where it may. I shall redeem myseli by showing that the deception was exerted knowingly. The jias^ ages excerpted from various documents, jti older. that so divorced from their context they might afford inferences of transgrihs'on. prove those documents to have been before the compiler of the draft when he framed it, and evince that he wilfully concealed what would have decisively rebutled the crimination." His Lordship's casuistry, it appears, did not prevail with tie Directors : ii their answer, Jan. 21, 1821. they severely animadverted upon his statements, and censure him sharply for countenancing the practices of Mr. W. PALMER & Co. " Considering," they say, the deceptive affidavit voluntarily tendered by Mr. WM% PALMER and Sir WILLIAM RUMBOLD, and the de- lusive character of other statements furnished by the House, we fear that little reliance can be placed on the account current, that mav be prepared by them in com- pliance with your requisition." They tell his Lordship, " that he has assumed not nierelva discretionary power, to suspend the execution of orders from home, hut assumed a power of doing what you please, and to communicate to us, just so much of what you have done as you see fit. And upon- what ground? ' That we are not qualified to draw right conclusionsi from the information that is laid before us, but that from ignorance of all that we ought to know, it is not ot^ ly unnecessary, but unsafe to put us in possession of the materials of knowledge. We should be unworthy ofthe station we hold, if we did not strongly condemn such proceedings, defended hy such allegations." Our limits do not admit of farther extracts from the documents, which are very voluminous ; nut- can we offer anv conjecture how the affair is probably to ter- minate. The Directors have shewn a laudable anxiety for the interests of those intrusted to their care, and re- probate the conduct of PALMEIt & Co. for charging the NIZAM twenty- four per cent, for money which they themselves had borrowed at nine. The Meeting of the Cork Hibernian School Society, on the 9l1i tilt, proved highly interesting, as it gave rise to a very animated debate, concerning the propriety of allowing the Scriptures to be circulated among the people without anv commentary. The Hon. Mr. NOEL and Capt. GORDON, R. N. visitors, contending for the un- restrained promulgation of the Scriptures; and Mr, SHEIL and Mr. O'CoNSELL, Loth eminent Barris- ters, maintaining that the Bible ought not to be circu- lated amongst tiie people without explanations, bear- ing tiie authority of the Catholic Church, w hich they affirm is infallible, as the Apostles and JESUS CHRIST himself were in reality good Catholics. " St. Augus- tine ( said Mr. O'CONNELL) emphatically declares, that he would not believe the Gospel, unless upon the authority of the Catholic Church"— Loud and long continued cheers.) Bible reading, according to this zealous advocate, miretbe pernicious arid damnable, with- out the guidance ofthe Church'. " Did not CHRIST say, this is my body— andao not Bible readers say, this is not my body ?— Yes, .' t'tily. CHRIST also said, I am a door but Bible readers no more believe that he was literally a door, thsn they believe in the miracles of Prince HOHSNLOUE. It was proposed to a Catholic Priest in this place, wdio insisted upon_ the reality of transubstantiation, Vint the wafers should be chiefly com- posed of arsenic,•' to! poisonous ingredients mixed in the wine ; but Iris faith was not equal to the experiment, and he gained no proselytes." " Councils ( saj's Mr. O'CONNULL! when general, constitute the teaching part of the Church ; and it is clear that they cannot approve of error without contradicting the repeated assurances of the Redeemer, and forgetirig their claim to tiie charac- ter given bv St. PAUL ofthe Church—' That it is the Pillar , md Ground of Truth.'" Now," we . vould remind Mr. O'CONNELL of a difficulty that must be removed, before Acts of General Council can be held infallible.— Tie earliest Councils resclvcd against the Divinity of CHRIST ; more than a century after his death the sub- ject was again discussed, and by a very small majority it was voted, that he really was GOD. NOW, all these Councils, Mr. O'CONNELL says, were formed of real Catholics ; but as they directly contradicted one another, we are not to be told tirat all were in the right, and their judgments infallibly. The arguments used by Mr. SIIEIL and Mr. O'CONNELL resolve themselves into this— that the laily are not to use their reason in mat- ters of religion, but implicitly to believe the information of the Priests constituting their Church, should they assert their power to work miracles; or that they have had pemnal conferences with the Deity, on the Hill of Tarah. A story is told of a Hibernian Navigator, at a loss how to steer for his native country, who had received the necessary information and had his course shaped for him, was cautioned not to lose it, as it was directly north- west, when he expressed the greatest confidence t; iat no deviation should take place ; and in order to ensure success, nailed down his compass. According to the doctrines of these gentlemen, the Ca- tholic Creed is effectually nailed down. The Church is infallible—? o of course must every constituent member bo ; and as this infallibility must be conferred by miracle, Father O'CARRCTLL, destroying the child in casting out a devil, was not meddled with, the father of the poor child saying in court, that Ite believed the Priest could work miracles— and although the child was dead, that he could bring it to life again. Father O'CARHOLL is confined for life as a mad man— but how can the Catholics admit, that a Member of an infallible Church is liable to errors of judgment ? Mr. SIIIEL says, the Bible is not to be made a play thing for the fancy. Surely not. But if a revelation from the GOD of reason and truth be really so obscure, as to require the explanations of a priesthood rendered infallible by certain ccreaionies and impositions of hands ; if the information it contains is to be doled out to the people in such proportions as tiie Priests think fit, certain parts being withheld as improper or unneces- sary, ( Mr. SHIEL says that Ladies cannot safely read the whole)— the inference, not to be mentioned without impiety, is sufficiently obvious. Some of Mr. O'COXNELL'S sayings are certainly hard to be understood. He speaks of " differences of opinion on religious subjects unconnected with faith and morals :" we do not comprehend how religious opinions can be formed, unconnected with faith and morals. In speaking of the real presence he savs. " to those who hear the IiviflJ sjicaT; tng~; fTitIi" oritv 6i the church, " every obscurity brightens into evidence of faith." Evidence of truth, evidence of facts, we can compiehend— but what is evidence of faith? A man may believe in what is both false and absurd— but his belief cannot alter the nature of things, nor do we ever speak of evidence of credulity. The attdicuce, however, seemed to under- stand the speaker very well, for this Hibernian flower of oratory is marked as having been received with loud cheers. We readily concede, that of late years a religious craze has been conspicuous both in Englaftd and Scot- land ; we admit, that the Hon. Mr. NOEL and Capt. GORDON might have been as well employed at home, as " travelling in a post- chaise for the overturn of the Catholic religion." Thev have no right to dictate a creed to the Catholics, whose tenets, exposed to fair discussion, cannot fail to overturn themselves ; and seriously, the speeches' of Mr. SHEIL and Mr. O'CONNELL, with those who allow the best gift of GOD to man— reason to operate— will contribute much indeed to the establishment of the truth. At a subse- quent meeting upon the stuue subject at Cork, it ap- pears the proceedings terminated in a regular Irish Row; the inculcation of opinions orthodox being enforced by Apostolic blows anil knocks; a real Donnybrook fair settlement of differences. BIRTHS. On the 15th inst. at his Lordship's House at Cowes in the Isle of Wight, the Lady of Lord FRANCIS LEVESON GPWER M. P. of a son. At the Hermitage, Grenada, upon the 21st of July last, Mrs. . W& ETEK WfLUAjisoN, of » daughter. On the 23d inst, at Banchory, the Lady of Lieht.- Colonel WOOD, of a Son. At Inverugie, on the21st curt. Mrs. STUART, of a daughter. DEATHS. On the, 20th curt. HELEN, only daughter of ALEX. I- YAEL. Esq. At Dublin, oh the 17th inst. URQUHART THOMSON, Esq. son of the la'e Rev. PATRICK THOMSON, Minister of Tough. The weather, which had been for some time mild and jiro- pitious for ihe harvest, has undergone a very unexpected change, rather unpromi- ing for its favourable conclusion. For some days, especially in the beginning of this week, W'e had such intense cold as only to he compared with the rigour of winter, while the piercing winds from the north brought sirong frosts in the night, so that ice of some thickness was formed on the pools in the mornings. The distant hills were clad with snow, which on Tuesday last, in particular, fell in the interior ; and in some places Northward, from Huntly to Elgin, Nairn, & c. lo some depth, and lay several hours,— This was succeeded on Wednesday by open mild weather from the southward, but with a daily, and occasionally a heavy fall of rain, such as to prevent nil harvest work, especially carrying the crop— a great proportion of which, in this and seine neigh- bouring districts, Is yet in the stook, and consequently expos- ed to the vicissitudes of the weather. The revenue of the Harbour of Aberdeen, for the year just ended, amounted to L. 10,600, and the clear surplus after pay- merit of interest and charges war, about L. 2000. The shore dues alone yielded L. 9155. being an excess of upwards of L. 1200 beyond tbeproduee ofthe preceding year. The s vitigs upon the guildiy, and other funds, also under the charge of the magistrates, vei, about L. 1380. A still further saving w ill arise upon the haibour funds by the reduction of the interest upon borrowed money from 5 to 4 per cent, which will take effect at Martinmas next. This pleasing statement of the im proved condition of the harbour and city revenue was com- municated'by the Lord Provost at the Head Court held prior to the recent election of magistrates, and must prove highly gratifying to every well wisher to the prosperity of the city.— Aberdeen Journal. The llev. Mr Slitting,- who was lately elected minis'erof the second Associate Congregation, Tannery Street, was on Wednesday ordained to that charge. The Uer. Messrs. Robb and Alison presided, Mr. Ryder, manager of the Aberdeen Theatre, has. we un- derstand, concludetf, or is upon the eve of concluding, an agreement for a lease ofthe Caledonian Theatre. A condition nf the bargain is, that the boxes are to be Drought forward, in addition to other extensive improvements. The act of Parliament for repealing the stamp dutieson law proceedings takes effect on the 10th October next. Stamps rendered useless may be sent to the head stamp office, and ex- changed for other stamps, within six months from that date. The duty on foreign wool was reduced to 3,1. on Saturday w- eek ; and in December it will be reduced to Id.; the new act repeals the restrictions with respect to packing, marking, or removing ; but though British wool may be exported, no- thing is said about the sheep; the prohibition against the ex- portation of them therefore, we imagine, remains in full force. ASSIZE OF BREAD, Set hy the Honourable the Magistrates ofthe City of Aber- deen, the 1st day of October, 1824 Years, for the said City and Liberties, to take place on the 4th of October curt, and to be in force till altered by the said Magistrates, viz. AVERDUPOtS. Lb. Ox. Dr. The Penny Loaf Wlieaten is to weigh - 0 7 12 Do. Household is to weigh 1- 094 The Twopenny Loaf Wheaten is to weigh 0 15 7 Do. Household is to weigh 1 2 8 The Fourpenny Loaf Wheaten is to weigh 1 14 14 Do. Household is to weigh - 2 5 0 The Sixpenny Loaf Wheaten is to weigh 2 14 5 Do. Household is to weigh - 3 7 8 The Ninepenny Loaf Wheaten is to weigh 4 5 8 Do. Household is to weigh 5 3 4 The One Shilling Loaf Wheaten is to weigh 5 12 10 Do. Household is to weigh 6 15 0 *„* No Loaves of any other description to be baked, as provided by the Acts of Parliament. N. B.— All the above Loaves to be sufficiently baked, and marked according to the quality, viz. the Wheaten Bread with a large Roman W— the Household with a large Roman H— besides the initials ofthe Baker's name— and a copy of Assize to be posted up, and kept in some conspicuous place of the Bakehouse or Shop. fr-^* The above Assize set at the rate of 9d. the Quartern Loaf. REPAIRS OF THE BUILDINGS OF KING'S COLLEGE. Additional Subscriptions received since our last : —• Mrs Principal M'Leod, Old Aberdeen, ... £ 5 5 Dr. Roderick M- Leod, Physician, London, ... 5 5 Mr W. Monro, Bookseller, Spittal 1 1 Mr_ R. Forbes, Grammer School, Aberdeen, 3 3 Rev. Or. Wass, Datton Vicarage, Yoik, ... 10 0 Mr Muil, Gordon's Hospital, 1 1 Mr Clapperton, Old Aberdeen, ...' ... 2 2 Mr G. M'Donald, Druggist, do 2 2 Alex, Blackie Esq; Banker, Aberdeen,' ... 3 3 John Thuiburn, Esq. of Murtle, ... ... 10 10 Rev. G-. Garioch,; Minister at Me id rum, ... 1 1 Charles Halkett, Esq; Aberdeen, ... ... 1 1 The Magistrates and Council of the City of 7 ^ Old Aberdeen,. ... ... $ James Hardie, Fisq; Advocate, Aberdeen, ... 5 5 Sir John Forbes, Bart of Craigievar, ... ... 1.5 15 Alexander Leith Esq. of Freefield 10 10 Lieut. General Burnett, ... ... ... 10 10 51 10 in One Day, NextToes- ( HY, HAZARD and CO. Contractors forthe Present popular Scheme, all to be decided Next Tuesday, Oct. 5, on which day FOUM Prizes of £ 20,000, and Thirty- four other Capitals, must be Drawn, and the immense Sum of Tii- o Hundred Thousand Pounds distributed to the Public in a few hours. There are no Blanks, every Number being entitled to FIVE POUNDS. HAZARD and Co. and their Agents sold Three Twenty Thousands last Lottery, and all Three in Shares.— HAZARD and Co.' s Offices, Royal Exchange Gate, 26, Corn hill, and 324s Oxford Street. Their A gents in F. OINBURGH— JAMES ANDERSON, Bookseller, Front of Royal Exchange. GLASGOW— ROBERTSON and ATKINSON, Booksellers, 156, Trongate. DUMFRIES— J. SINCLAIR. Bookseller, High Street. On Tuesday last, in removing from a damaged basket a bot- le of vitriol, which had just been landed fiotn a vessel at the quay, the bottle burst, when part of the contents were in- stantly thrown oil two of the seamen employed on the occasion. One of tlietn, on finding the destructive liquid hadjjpt into his, „.,,„., , i, j' 1-.. i itnti tnc uue, wnere tie RepfTiisTegs souie time immersed ; and, whether from this precaution, or from his being but slightly injured, is again able to go to work. The other seaman did not escape so easily, being, from the effects ofthe vitiiol both on his hands and feet, confined at home, unable to resume his wonted employment. Betwixt Monday night and Tuesday morning, the house of a gentleman, iu the vicinity of the town, was forcibly broke into, by wrenching a stauncbion from a window in the back part tif the house. The depredator was interrupted in his oper- ations hy the servants, who had occasion to he up unusually early ; but not until he had opened two desks, and taken the contents, about forty shillings in silver, and carried off a coat, containing valuable papers. He made his exit through the back door, which he had previously opened to facilitate his escape ; and the prints of his feet, without shoes, were traced to some distance from the- house. On Monday night, one of the Glasgow traders lying at the quay was broke into, and a cask of spirits, and other articles, carried off. CIRCUIT INTELLIGENCE. INVERNESS, Sept. 30 — The Circuit Court of Justiciary was opened hereon Tuesday last, by tile Right Hon. Lord Pitmilly, when Alex. Macmillati, accused of theft, was outlawed for not appearing. Katharine Mackenzie, accused of concealment of pregnancy, pled guilty. The Hon. A. L. Melville her Counsel, stated in mitigation of punishment, that this poor girl was yet scarcely 20 years of age; that she was an orphan, without father or mother to guide her, and had already suffered an imprison- ment for about six months in Ihe Jail of Tain. He himself had seen that Jail, and had examined the apartment in which the panne! was confined; and he begged to inform the Court that it was totally unfit foi- the accommodation of any hu- man being. His Lordship then said, afier what they had heard, he could not order the pantiel to be sent back tu the Jail of Tain. She was sentenced to six moinths imprisonment in the Jail of Inverness, the C< unty of Ross to indemnify this County fot the expen. ee. * Donald M Ciiminon. Archibald M'Crimmnn, and Malcolm M'Rne, Juti. from Glenelg, accused nf assault. Sentence of outlawry was pronounced against Archibald M-' Crimmoo ; a verdict of not proven with regard to M'Rae: anil Doual. L M'Crinimon, who was found guilty of the assault, although not of the aggravation charged, was sentenced to Z months imprisonment in tli? Jail of Inverness. Janet Mackillican and Christian Mackenzie, charged with theft by means of housebreaking, pled guilty to the liioft, and was sentenced lo 12 months imprisonment in the Jail of In- verness. William Rose, accused of theft, by means of breaking open loek- fast places, pled guihy, and was sentenced lo trans- portation for 7' years. The diet against Roderick M'Gregor, accused of assault, was deserted pro loco et tempore, and he was^ ecotnuiiUed on a new warrant. The whole business occupied the Court only sijt hours. ABERDEEN CORN MARKE l\ Sept. 24. Very few Farmers came in to day i the samples were taken at the prices of last week. Meal also fetched last week's piice. Not ihe least alteration can be noted in any grain. Potatoe Oats, 1 Is. Od. to 20s. Od. Common Oats, ... ... 16s. Od. to I9s. fi !. Bear 22s. Oil. to 29s. 01. Wheat 20s. Od. to 98s. Od. Meal 1 ( is. Od. to 18s. Od. Oatmeal in the Market on Thursday ami Friday, 29S hells, which sold from I5s, toISs. per boll- Retail pricA-, i,. to Is yd. Bearmeiil, 9d. to ltd.— Sids, 4d. to 6d — Malt, 2s. 6J. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. ' DAVIS' STRAITS FISHERY. The accounts from the Davis' Straits Fishery, which have for some time been eagerly looked for, have at last been re- ceived ; but by such a circuitous route, arid hearing so early a date, us not to afford such particulars as to a, certain or even calculate upon the ultiir. ate success of the fishery. Tnu i- nto '.- gence is given in two letters from the CajiUius of the ships Cicero and Mary Fiances, of Hull, via Copenh igen. They are dated the 17th of June, off Whale Island-, ' but. only give the success of a few Hull vessels. The deiaiis aie as toUuw II ILL. Andrew Marvel, Orion, 3 fish Ariel, Watson, 2 fish Brunswick, Blyth, 9 lish Cicero. Lee, 8 fish, S5 tuns Comet, Brass, 3 fish Cumbrian, Johnson. 2 fish Gilder, Bruce, 2 fish Harmony, Sawyer, 5 fish Ingria, M lnto. h, 3 fish Mary Frances, Wilkinson, 5 fish, 70 tuns Progress, Manger, 3 fish WiUiam, II aw kins, 1 fish Zephyr, Unthunk, 1 fish Seven ships were clean, and two of them said to be HuIS ships. The non- arrival of a single ship from Davis' Straits, to any British port, at a peiiod so late, beyond precedent, as the 1 sc October, 110 doubt augurs unfavourably ; but we have tne pleasure of stating, that the anxiety arising from this cm tim- stance will speedily be removed— as some of the ships from iliac fi. hery are now known lo be on. this coastt Yesterday, the smacks Expert, Leslie, and Lord Huntly, Stewart, arrived here from London ; both of which saw, and the former spoke, off the Scares, the Mary Fences, Wilkinson, of Hull, from Dav 8 Straits, which broomed 11 fish, or upwards. The James and Margaret, Milne, from London lo Quebec, was spoke the 8th ult. lat. 45. long. 36. by the Addison, Brow n, arrived in the river. The Morningfield, Bridges, at Rio de Janeiro, from Sicily, 3d August, all well. The^ St. Nicholas, Hodge, at Dunbar, from Miramichi, 25th ult. The Pearl, M'Bain, at Archangel, 29th August. Lavinia, Sim, at Rio Janeiro, 2d July, all well. Heten, Levie. at Leith, from Rotterdam. John Catto, Moore, at Elsincur, 7th inst. from Aberdeen., The schooner Rambler, Lunan, of Peteihead, from Arch- angel to Wigtoll, got ashore on the morning of the 23d nil. on the Rudder Isles, iu the Sound of Mull, and when the water left her fell over on the rocks and bilged. Cargo discharging. Columbine, Stevenson, of Peterhead, at Peruambucco, 27dl July, from Buenos Ayres. Nile, Davidson, of Peterhead, at , Qticbec, 7th August, from Bristol. Jessie, M'Donald, of Fraserburgh, at North Shields, 20ili inst. from Hamburgh. Vw. Gesina, at Stettin, 9th ult. from Banff. Calherina, Schuren, at do. 11th ult. from Macduff, Iloffnuug, Hudson, at do. 13th ult. frotn Portsoy, ARRIVED AT ABERDEEN. Sept. 24,— Brilliant. Dick, Leilh.— 25. Greyhound, South, Stonehaven, goods; Sir D. Moncriiffe, Paterson, Inverness, wool ; Janet, Stephen, Collision, fish ; Velocity, Crane, Leith. 26. Nimrod, Philip, London, goods ; Clyde Packet, Weir, Glasgow, ditto ; Edinburgh Packet, Hnssack, Leith, ditto ; Friendship, Cathness, Arbroath, do.— 27. Aid. Ross, Port- nessock, fish; Lively, RafBn, Leith, flax ; Royal Charlotte, Fortescue, fiotn a cruize.— 28. Brilliant, Dick, Leith 20. Apollo, Simpson, Carron, goods; Alexander. Alexander, Beauly, timber ; Aberdeen Packet, Bamet, and Tiiumph. Findla. v, London, goods.— 30. Fox, Allan, and Wellington, Gilbertson, Hull, do ; Forth, Hepburn, Inverness, timber ; Bon Accord, Brown, London, goods ; Hero, Gilbert son, Newcastle, do. — Oct. 1. Lord Huntly, Stewart, and Expert, Leslie, London, goods. Twenty- one w ith coals, 7 with lime, 2 with stones, and 6 iu ballast. SAILED. Sept. 24 Velocity* Crane, Leith ; Jean, Allan, Peter- head, goods ; Janet, Stephen, do. do.— 25. London Packet, Davidsoh, Leith, do ; Mansfield, Morison, and Champion, Gilbert, London, do.— 25. Velocity, Crane, Leith ; Eiiz- i. Thomson, Inverness, goods ; Mary, Alison, Lerwkk, ditto , Union, Cobban, Memel.— 27. Ceres, Anderson, Dannie; Ruby, Young, Memel. — Nancy, Law, Fraserburgh, ditto ; Brilliant, Dick, Leith ; Royal Charlotte, ForuscUe, on a cruise. — 26. Lively, RafBn, Banff, flax ; Mary, Noble, do, goods. Two with stones, 1 with coals, and 16 in ballast. At LONDON.— Superior, Duncan, and Cato, Davis, 22d ; Search, Hogg, 25th ult. Regent, Kerr, at Woolwich, 25th ult. TO CORRESPONDENTS, $ c. A Constant Reader, Z. and P Q in our uext. In the report of the Circuit proceedings in our last, in the case of Downie and Milne, for housebreaking, Milne pled Arol Guilty. POST S C Jl IP T. LONDON. By the arrival of the Lion, from Carthagena, in fifty- five days, from South America, papers to the 19th of July have been received, which confirm the news of Olanela going over to Bolivar. There are also two dispatches in them from Boli- var, to the President of the CoUwobo. ii Gov., . an. iit Onedated We 12th May, and the other the middle of that month, from Iluancho, wherein lie expresses a hope that he will be able to extirpate the Royalists in the course ol the month. The following is an extract from'a letter from Carthagenii, dated August 8 :—" Bolivar is at the head of 14,000 well ap- pointed men, and is only waiting the arrival of some troops from this and other neighbouring ports; about 4000 will sail from this place on the 4th, under the command of General Valereo." The last letters from Jamaica lead us to esj. ect that the ques- tion of recognizing tbe independence of Columbia will soon be decided. Colonel Campbell, the junior Commissioner, upon whose report this question is said to hinge, had quitted Rogou for Carthagena, and a vessel of war had been dispatched from Jamaica to convey him to that island, from whence he will proceed home iu the Grecian cutter. It is very confidently reported in the city, that the Sect o the Capitan Pacha has been completely defeated by the Greeks. SEMLIN, Sept, 8.— Strange news is rcpi rted at Belgrade, which conies direct from Constantinople, stating, that the Patriarch ( Greek) and all his Synod had been strangled, and that the Saltan had been slopped in the streets by liis Janrs- i saries, and forced back into the SeraHgu. The funeral of Major Cartwright is intended te take place oil Thursday next; his remains will he deposited in a vault belong- ing to the family at Finchley, about six miles from the metro- polis. A greit northern sporting man of rank, whose conduct at tiie late St. I. eger was very equivocal, has been " black- balled" by the Club, and he is now no lunger a member of it. Orders and Advertisements for this Paper are taken in by NEWTON and Co. No. 5. Warw ick Square, Newgate Street, R. BARKER, 33, Fleet Street, Loudon ; and J. T. SMITH, Hunter's Square, Edinburgh. Price, L. 1 10s. 6d. per annum, delivered in town— and Ll. 12s. sent by post.
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