J- Xt nflFK. K K r Cv SCOTTISH UNION FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. CAPITAL, FIVE MILLION'S STERLING. Governor, Sir WALTER SCOTT, of ABEOTSI ORO, HART. Dejtltiy- GmHHtor, JOHN HOPE, Esi. Solicitor- General of Scotland. THE unprecedented support which tins Company continues to receive from the community in every part o1 • Scotland, affords unequivocal proof of the public approbation aud success of this National Establishment. The extent of Assurances which the numerous Proprietary of the Scottish Cniou have obtained, is » mply sufficient tor the safety of the Institution, while tlie magnitude of its Capital [ iresenU the most unquestionable security to the Assured, and frees them from all risk (, r responsibility, IN THE FIUF. DEPARTMENT, tlie Company have male the following Redaction ( with some ex- ceptions) ou the three ordinary classes of Insurance: — 1st Class is reduced l'rom 2s. to Is. tkl. per Cent. 2d Class , : 1s. to 2s. { id, Sd Claw *> » • • » **• « *'• , . Pnniertvof » A *< iption wvuk : « ^ a » Wth » B onhuary haJstrdwiH be Insured'at such a rate of Premium as experience demonstrates to be commensurate with the risk. IN THE LIFE DEPARTMENT, the Rates of Premium either for short . periods, or tor the whole term of Life, are considerably lower than the rates exacted by nearly all the other offices. The difference between the Reduced Rates of this Company, ar. il the rates usually required, is fully equivalent to an annual bonus, giving Immediately to the Assured, upon the beat and most equit- able footing, that share of the profits, which is only prospectively held forth fev Societies acting on the Return System. The Piaii of the Life Department is fully explained in the Com- panv's Prows ils, of which Copies may lie had at their Office. NOTICE,!* hereby given, lhat Fire Assurances, which expire at Whhtu'., i> y Term, should be renewed within fifteen days there- after, or t\ cy become void. Receipt- for such Renewals are now ready for delivery at the Head Offic. • North Bridge Buildings, corner of Prince's Street, Edinburgh ; - or with the following Agents in the Country : — Abbrdees, JAMES M HARDY, Adfocate. Arbroath, William Johusfon. Banff, Walter B% gar. Brechin, William Gordon. Culleu, Thomas Raunie. Elgin, Alexander Brander. Forres, John Cumming. Inverness, John M'Kenzie. Peteilerd, John Elriek, Stonehaven, John Murray. SUTIID. MACKENZIE, MANAGES. N. B Policies for accepted orders in Fire or Lite Assurance will henceforth be regularly issued at this Office within the week in which tlie mifn are received ; or even on the following day, if particularly requested. > aie on iftontas* SALE or HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, AT SUNNY BANK. On Monday the 22d curt, there will be sold by public auction, at Kunnyiiaitk, AN Assortment of HOUSEHOLD FURNI- TURE, ic consisting of a Cabinet Grand Piano, Music . Stool and Canterbury— Rosewood, Loo, and Card Tables— Chests of Drawers— Bureaus and Book Cases— Mirror Door— Dining Room Couch— Mahogany and other Fire Screens— an elegant Hall r « blr— K. luipOBy Night Table* snd- ftwin Stood*— sar* iegan£ Pier | Glass-— Oman - y Mirror*— Cheval and Dressing Glasses— Venetian Lustre— Bronze and Brass Pillar Lamps— a pair of Globes— a Telescope— a pail of Alabaster Vases— an elegant Time- Piece on Bronze. Abo, an extensive and superior assortment of Crystal— Dessert, Breakfast, and Tea China— Ornamental China— French and English Stoneware— a variety of plated article*, Dishes, Wait- ers, Candlesticks, 8tc.— Books, Maps, anil Prints— a set of Double Brass- mounted Harness. Also, a large assortment of Kitchen Cteuala—\\ ashing Tubs— empty Barrels, & c. Male to begin at 11 o'clock forenoon. W. MOSS. Tlie Furniture may be viewed on Saturday the 20th cuvt. from 11 to 4 o'clock afternoon, and on that day only. SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. On Monday the S3th curt, therewill he sold, by public auction, in that House at Newbridge, formerly occupied by the late Mr. JAMES KAT, rpHE whole HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE JL therein— consisting of an excellent Mahogany Pedestal Side- board a Set of Dining Tables— Tea, Card, and Dressing Tables Mahogany, Rush- seated and other Chairs— on Eight- day Clock, and Mahogany Case— a Chimney Mirror— Dressing Glasses— Four- ] MSIted and Tent Bedsteads, with Moreen and Printed Cnrtains— Feather Beds— Mattresses— Blankets— Bed and Table Linens— t ' arpets— Grates, Fenders and Fire Irons— China, Glass, and Stoneware— Kitchen Furniture— and a number of other articles. At same time will be sold a small collection of BOOKS. Sale to begin at 11 o'clock forenoon. w. it oss. BOOKS, tfc. BY A UCTION. On Wednesday the 1st June next, there will be sold by auction, within the Subscriber's sale rooms, Upperkirkgate, THE whole Library of BOOKS, SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, and ottar effects, which belonged to the lute Dr. GSOKOE KKRU. Catalogues will be ready for delivery at the Sale- rooms. auy day after Friday the Stith inst. Sale u, begin each dav at 12 o'clock noon. W. ROSS. 6, Upperkirkgate, May 17, V83C. <£!> eap anft <£ omfortai) lc CraMlhtg. LEITll AND ABERDEEN STEAM PACKETS. The VELOCITY, Captain BEVERLY, SAILS FROM ABERDEEN, EVERY MONDAY AND FRIDAY AND FROM IiEITH, FIERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. The BRILLIANT, Captain CRANE, SAIIiS FROM 3LEITH, EVERY MONDAY AND FRIDAY, AND FROM? ABERDEEN, EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY. These Strain Packets start precise.!;/ at t, o'clock in the Morn- ing ; and call regularly off. Stonehaven, Johushaven, Montrose, Arbroath, Crail, Anstruther, and Elie, to land and receive Passcn- ; and arrive at Leiih and Alierdeeii, about •* o'clock afternoon. COACHES, C> II. S, aud LIGHT Goons, carried as usual. Abinlecv, Lfith, $ uut Clyde Shipping t'w.' s Office. I 33, gu. lv, AUnkeu, I9," l « '.' b. j GINGER AND SPRUCE BEER. Mrs. JAMES J AFFRAY, Evan's Court, Gallowgate, BEGS to intimate, that she will have on hand, during the summer, a Stock of GINGER BEER, inexcel- Irat condition for immediate use. She will likewise have SPRUCE BEER ready for sale in a few days, which she can confidently re- commend us lieing of superior quality—. Families and dealers sup- plied with the above on the mo » t moderate terms. Mrs. J. takes this opportunity of returning thanks for the exten- sive patronage she has hitherto received ; and respectfully solicits a . continuance of the same, which it shall be ever her study to merit. Aberdeen, May 17, 162f>. TO BE LET, ENTRY AT 1st JUNE, fTIHAT convenient HOUSE and GARDEN in the X Hiirdgaie, lately possessed by Lieutenant Wn. i. ox, 11. A. Apply to A. Smith, Advocate, 9. i, Uninu Street. " SUPERIOR SUNDERLAND NUT COAL, FOR SALE. A Ci. rgo, just hmUg, suifihle ft P. Ucksmitks, and A Very thrifty for J ' rivate Families. Apply to Price moderate. PETER ABEL, •' Cvul Broker. PREMIUMS FOR CHEESE. IN order to improve the Manufacture of CHEESE in the COUNTY of ABI( » HE « S, the lligldaud Society of Scotland offer the following PREMIUMS, viz. For the First quality, 10 For the - Second do. —-~(> For the Third do 4 Under the following conditions : The Cheese is to lie made to resemble North Wiltshire or Stilton ; and the whole quantity to be made by each Competitor must not he less than 10 Stones, during this season. A Certificate, on oath, must be produced, along with the com- peting Cheeses, certifying the quantity, aud that those sent are a fair average sample of the kind competing, made in this year by the competitor. The Competing Specimens to be about a Stone weight, in not moie than Three Cheeses '; and one Cheese from each successful Competitor is to he sent to the Society in Edinburgh ; all the other specimens sent will be returned on demand, not later than 2 months after the determination of the Premiums. Intending competitors will please to transmit their names and places of residence to Mr. Horn Elphiustone ofLogie Elphinstone, by Keith- hall; or Mr. Thomson of Banchory, by Aberdeen, on oi- before the first day of August next, in order that their Dairies may be inspected according to the Regulations of the Society. All competing specimens to be sent to the warehouse of Alexander Eraser, Esq. Quay, Aberdeen, on or before Saturday, 18th Nov. in order that they may be inspected, and the Premiums decided by the Committee, and the Judges appointed by them. Aberdeen, May 16, 1826. : ak on ItXon& aij. EXTENSIVE SALE OF CLOTHIERY, HABERDASHERY, 4 SILK MERCERY GOODS. Upon Monday the 22d May curt., and following days, there will be sold by auction, in BROWN & SON'S SALE ROOM, 29, UNION STREET, AValuable Assortment of CLOTHIERY, HA- BERDASHERY, and SILK MERCERY, consisting of superfine Broad and Narrow Ctoths- rfCassime « es— Plaidings— Flannels— Waistcuatings— Corduroys and Moleskins— Printed Cot- tuna and Muslins— Caoibrics— Alusiiii Dresses— BombaMsttes, Bombaxeens, aud Crapes, Striped and Plain— Linen and Cotton Shirtings— Diapers and Slieetings— an elegant selection of best Gros de Naples, Levantines, and other Silks— Cyprus Crape, Windsor and other Dresses— Silk Shawls, Plaiiis, and Tippets— Silk and Cotton Handkerchiefs— Silk, Cotton, and Worsted Stockings— Gloves and Ribbons— Lace, Veils, & c. & c. Also, a great variety of Fur Tippets and Muffs, of superior qualities. Sale to begin each day at 11 o'clock forenoon. ggf Brown and Son can assure the public, that the above contains Goods of the nave. st and most fashionable description; and as the whole is under the necessity of being immediately sold, there will be no reserve. SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. Upon Tuesday the 23d Slay curt, there will be sold by auction, in in that house, No. 60, Gallowgate, presently occupied by Mrs. I) AUN', iHE whole HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE T therein, consisting of Dining and Drawing Room Chairs— a large Set of Mahogany Dining Tallies— Tea and Card ditto— a Sofa and Cover— a large Wardrobe— Chests of Drawers— a fine toned Pianoforte, with additional Keys— Carpets— Grates, Fenders, and Fire Irons— a Set of Blue Table Stoneware— Bedsteads and Cur- tains-— Feather Beds— a Set of Library Shelves— Kitchen Furni- ture, & c. The sale to begin at 11 o'clock forenoon. BROWN & SON, Auctioneers. SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. Upon Thursday the 35tli May curt, there will be sold by auction, in that Cottage at Broadford, nearly opposite the Distillery, pre- sently occupied bv Mrs. Major GORDON, NNHE whole HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE be- JL longing to her, consisting of Dining, Tea, and Sofa Tables— Mahogany aud other Chairs— a Sofa— Carpets— Grates, Fenders, and Fire Irons— Dressing Glasses— Bedsteads and Curtains— Fea- ther Beds— a lot of fine Prints and Views— Kitchen Furniture, kc. The sale to begin at 11 o'clock forenoon. BROWN & SON, Auctioneers. 27 117 Do. Do. MEMEL OAK AND FIR TIMBER, & c. FOR SALE, BY PRIVATE BARGAIN", The Entire CARGO of the Brig EMPEROR ALEXANDER, Capt. M'ki s N\\\ Just now landing from MKMKL, viz 375 Pieces Squared OAK TIMBER, consisting of Stem and Stem Post Pieces, Beatns, Knees, and Framing Timber. CROWN OAK LOGS, 20 to 10 feet in length. Do. OAK PLANK, S, 4, 41, 5, and 6 Inches thick. Do. WAINSCOT LOGS, 19 to 21 feet in length. Do. FIR LOGS, 27 to 49 f.- et in length. MIDDLING Do. Do- 2t) to 44 feet in do. CROWN 3 In. DEALS, 14 to 21 ft. in do. Do. 2i In. BATTENS, 14 to 21 do. do. Do. ; f In. DEAL ENDS. Do. PIPE STAVES. OAK TRENAILS, 15 to 18 inches in length; The different articles in the above Cargo will be found on in- spection to be of the best quality, aud will be sold on reasonable terms. Apply to JOHN LUMSDEN. 16, Marischal Street, May 10, 1826. 10 Do. 38 40 184 50 360 660 4900 Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. FOR PRESERVING THE TEETH AND GUMS. BUTLER'S VEGETABLE TOOTH POW- DER has so long been in general use that it is almost un- necessary to offer any'further recommendation of it. Composed ot Vegetables, without the admixture of any mineral or pernicious in- gredient whatever, it is free from the usual objection against the use of other Dentrifices. Its detersive power is just sufficient to an- nihilate those destructive particles which adhere to the Gums and the Interstices of the Teeth; healing injuries in the former, and promoting a new Enamel ( where it has been injured or corroded) on the latter. It likewise imparts a firmness and healthy redness to the Gums ; aud if regularly used will preserve the Teeth in asoutul state to old age. Sold in Boxes, at 2s. 9d. by Butler k Stone, Chemists, 73, Princes- street, ( opposite the Mound), Edinburgh, and the prin- cipal Mediciue Venders throughout the United Kingdom. Of whom maybe had BUTLER'S superior SILVER WIRED TOOTH BRUSHES, Is. each ; and BUTLER s very fragrant LAVENDER WATER, in half piuts, at : 1s. till. lie careful to ask foe HI RI. NU'S VT OKTAKII; TOOTH VOW I. M. NORTH BRITISH FIRE ANI) LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. RENEWAL Receipts are in the hands of the Agents ; and Premiums falling due at Whitsunday, ( 15 May) require to be paid within 15 days. The Tenns on which this Company effect Insurances on Lives are particularly deserving of attention. WILLIAM STUART, Advocate, Agent far Aberdeen. NEW AND SELECT STOCK OF CLOTHIERY HABERDASHERY GOODS. AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. WILLIAM ANDERSON, BANFF, respectfully intimates to his friends and tiie public, that he has just now returned from London, Manchester, mid other Manufacturing places in the South, where he has, by the very depressed rfote of the manufacturing interest, been enabled to purchase goods far ciieaper than was ever seen at any former period; and will be most happy to supply his customers with genuine articles, lit such low price* as will be found on inspection to un,- v. vr their most sanguine ex- pectations. ' 1 W. A. cannot omit the present opportmuty of making offer of his sincere thanks to hie friends and the public, for the blier. il share of their favour he has already experienced ; and . begs leave tn state, that no exertion on his part shall be wanting to merit u, continuance of their confidence. Banff, May 1( 5, 1826. PAIR OF CAPITAL CARRIAGE HORSES TO BE SOLD, APAIR of well- bred, thoroughly broke, CARRIAGE HORSES, ( BAYS.) These were recently purchased by one of the best judges in London, are young, in high condition, and have done little or no work. They step well together, are perfectly free of vice, and parted with by the present owner for no fault. They are steady both in double and single harness ; and any Gentleman wanting a pair of handsome well broke Carriage Horses, may seldom meet with such an opportunity of supplying himself. Mr. Campbell, Shoe Lane, will inform as to price and other particulars ; and, as the owsor resides at a short distance from Aberdeen, the Horses can he brought in and shewn when required. on mtiim% Ua} u SALE OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. There will be sold by public roup, on Wednesday the S4th curt, in one of Mr. Skene's houses, Union Place, presently occupied by Mrs. BLACK, AN Assortment of HOUSEHOLD FURNI- TURK belonging to her— consisting of MahogaHy'Dining and other Tables; Dining Room and other Chairs ; a Sofa ; a Sideboard ; Bedsteads and Curtains; Carpets ; Feather Beds and Blankets; Register and other Grates; Fenders and Fire Irons ; Dinner and Breakfast Stone asid China Setts; Glass Ware, and an excellent assortment of Kitchen Furniture, & c. & c. The Sale to begin at 11 o'clock forenoon. JOHN SMITH, Yost. AUCTIONEER. I3ay of gale ^ Itcrcfc. SALE OF FARM STOCKING. There will be Sold by publicroup, at WESTEIELD of AUCHMACOY, ' nearly opposite the Church of Logie, on Saturday the 27th instant, TWO Work Horses ; one thorough- bred Horse, fit for Carriage or Draught— four Cows, with their Calves— and all the Young Cattle. Also, Carts, Ploughs, Harrows, Turnip Machine, with all the Horse Harness. A neat Gig, with the Har- ness— and all the Farming Implements. As also, all- the Farm HOUSEHOLD - FURNITURE, IV^ n^ isl Bed- Room Furniture, Tables, Chairs, & c. The Farming Utensils are good, not having been long in use. The roup will begin at ten o'clock forenoon; and six months credit will be given. [ Not to be repeated.] Aberdeen, May 16, 1826. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. nnHOSE having claims against WM. CH APMAN, sometime merchant in Union Street of Aberdeen, who have not already lodged the same, are desired to give them in to Alexander Webster, advocate in Aberdeen, against the 1st June next; and those failing to comply ivith this intimation will not be entitled to any share of the proceeds of the said Win. Chapman's t.& cts, which will be immediately divided after said day. Aberdeen, May 16, 182G. NOTICE To the CREDITORS of WM. ROSS, Auctioneer in Aberdeen, IT is requested that all those who have claims against the said WM. ROSS, will lodge the same with Alexander Gheyne, 30, Marischal Street, within 14- days from this date, that a state of his affairs may be made out, and thereby enable the Trustees to pay his Creditors a dividend. Those indebted to the said Wm. Ross are requested to order pay- ment of their accounts as above. Aberdeen, May 10, 1826. BISH'S FAREWELL! TO THE PUBLIC* IN addressing you, M my best Friends," for the last time, as Contractor, I do feel various sensations not to be des- cribed ; inexpressible gratitude for years of unbounded preference and favors bestowed for a long series of years, not merely on myself, but on my late Father. We have, it is true, as Dispensers of the favors of the Blind Goddess, been most eminently successful in dis- tributing an unprecedented List of Capitals, amounting in the aggre- gate to many Millions ; and, as Lotteries increased in number, my fame for the distribution of its wealth increased also; it. is, therefore, with the sincerest regret I announce that the Legislature lias come to what I consider a very unwise decision, viz. to abolish Lotteries. And for what reason ? only to please a few persons, who have not examined tfheir merits, but have confounded illegal transactions with the legitimate. I may be considered to take a partial view of the case ; but where a system has gone on without intermission e%' er since the reign of Queen Anne, aud brought annually nearly Haifa Million into the Treasury, I cannof but agree With an eminent writer, who says " Surely the present is not the best period for experiments ;" and it would, in my humble opinion, have been morevwise to have done away with several obnoxious and paltry Taxes ( vexatious in their collection) than to ^ annihilate t| ie Lottery, which, let it be well borne in mind, is a voluntary Tax : and, by its continuance, not only might those obnoxious Taxes be removed, but hundreds of persons kept in employment who must now be dis- charged ; and is this a time to add to the number of those who want support? It is, however, useless to repine— the Government have decided that it shall be so-— and all that can be now done is to make the most of the short time allowed before the\ system is abolished. As one of ihe Last Contractors, I have arranged, with my collea- gues, such a Scheme as must, I think, give universal satislictioii; it contains the very unprecedented number of SIX Grand Prizes of .£ 30,000, Money - ( no former Lottery ever contained more than Four,) and my lame for sale of <£ S0, Q00 Prizes is proverbial-— I sold first, the last, and more than half of all that have ever been drawn !— No Blanks— all Sterling Money— and all to be decided in One Dav, 18th JULY, being the very Last Drawing of all. Tickets and Shares are on Sale at my Offices, where Schemes mav be had, graiis. The Price will rise considerably ou Monday, ,27th instant. ' I have the honour t6 be Your devoted Servant, T. BISH; Stack- Broker. 4, ComhW, and 9, Charing Cross, London. ' lUr In the Drawing which took place ou Wednesday, the 3d inst. T sf, M 1 £ 21,000 S, 925 C& ss1 A l} 000 And Four Minor Capitais. Tickets and Shares are Selling by my Agents-— D. WYLL1E, JJookwller, Aberdeen. A. Stew,- right, South Bridge, -— ^ Edinburgh. 11. Davidson, Post Office,*— ™ ™ ~~~* KPerth. It. Tullis, Bookseller, — ' upar Fife. .1. Chalmers, Bookseller, Castle Street,^ Du . dee. T. Ogilvic, Bookseller, .^ Glasgow. ('. Sid. y. iW Office, — ,„~ lVrth. J. - Brvec, Loo!:* iler, w. Stii'Ji » ". SUMMER FASHIONS. JT| 1SSES GOVE, in intimating the arrival of Miss E. G. i. YJ! from Londox, desire to say, that she has made a Svhctlm of S1R, TAW tuid LEGHORN BOXNKTS, MILLINERY and D « ESSES, suitable for the Skasox, which they flatter themselves will ' merit the approbation of their Friends, whose visits, on WkjjXF. sda y first, i, will be h ighly appreciated, as- the Goods will thm be ready for'inspection. _ Wanted, a few ArriiEXTJCJfs or Soilolahs to the Dress- making Rusii/ esx. No. 61, THOMSON'S COURT,. Bmd Street, 2Oth Mav, , DiS rHeSBTWG CASH. ALEXANDER PROCTOR:, Journeyman House Carpenter, while employed yesterday in driving piles for the foundation of the new buildings aboitt to be ci- ected ,-. f. the back of the New Inn, had the misfortune to come in fern tact with the Driv- ing Machine,, and thereby lost three of iris . finger*. Jle is now confined in the Infirmary, and has a Wife and Family in destitute cireoirwtance*, who must remain in tlmt state for u eonswhtfubie time, unless provide, I for by rLe liberality - of tte- InmwSe. His case, and that of his family, is therefore humbly submitted to a generous public, hoping; something may be done for their relief. The smallest donations will he thankfully received at Mr. Robert- son's, . Bookseller, Broad Street; or at Mr. Win, Adam's Shop, Well of Spa ; aud at the North Star Office. Aberdeen, May 17, lS8d. TO THE LORD PROVOST OF ABERDEEN. MY Loan, It was with feelings of no ordinary satisfaction that I read a pamphlet which was lately circulated by the Harbour Trustees, in aUMVer to a " Statement'' published by certain individuals who had had some correspondence with them regarding the proposed new Harbour Bill. To say that the Trustees' pamphlet was alilv and temperately drawn np, is to acknowledge no more than the truth, but even if it had been the reverse of this, it was most gra- tifying to perceive that the Magistrates are not now insensible to public opinion. This is one very material item of reform in our burgh system ; and so manifest an improvement in the manage- ment of burgh aitairs cannot fail to give satisfaction to all parties. It is not to he supposed that the gentlemen, in the Magistracy can have any pleasure in having the voice of the public against them, and I am very certain that they might have the opinion of all the rational part of the population in their favour, without the slightest dereliction of their magisterial duties. It is not. my inteution at present to enter into any lengthened detail respecting the Harbour question. That has been done al- ready. My design. is to make a few observations on the principal point in dispute, viz. who are the most proper persons to be ap- pointed as Harbour Trustees ?— hut before proceeding, to this, I tlAnk it advisable to take notice of an omission iu the pamphlet which was published last week by Mr. Bannennan-— an omission which appears to me at least to be of no small importance. It is stated at page 29th of the pamphlet referred to, that Mr. Bannerman and some of his friends having become lessees of the Shore Dues, at the annual rent of jtioo 1U, they lost, no Jess a sum than ifc' 501 lis. 7d. by the transaction; but that the Harbour Trustees having, the very next year, taken the collection into their own hands, the Shore Dues yielded upwards of .£ 7200 ! This is a statement which, without explanation, one would think, should have silenced Mr. B. and his friends for ever. They, in- deed, would make admirable Harbour Trustees who couW make the Dues worth only i' 6000, while the present Trustees male them, the very following year, produce upwards of •£"! 200. But this matter cim be very satisfactorily explained. Before tlie collec- tion was undertaken by the Trustees, no Dues were charged on , goofls when re- shipped in the some package in \ vhich thev had been imported. But mnr^- drif* the system i* . » > sompiuuily changed, that when a vessel arrives with goods to be re- shipped for another port, although the goods lie transferred from the one ves- sel to the other without even being landed on the Quay, they are charged with double Shore Dues. Nay, so determined were the Trustees to make the Shore Dues pay, that when they first became collectors they wished to charge dues on empty returned packages ; and if I am not much mistaken, a gentleman, now resident in New South Wales, was under the necessity of petitioning the Council before he was allowed to ship a quantity of empty vitriol ' bottles, without paying the same Shore Dues as would have been exigible if they had been full. I have to apologize to your Lordship for dwelling on a subject with which you are no doubt perfectly acquainted. 1 come now to the main question iu dispute, which is, Who are the proper, per- sons to whom the'future management of the Harbour ou"- ht to be intrusted ? The present Harbour Trustees tell us that they ought to form a majority ci the Trustees, under a future act of Parlia- ment, because they raised the money for carrying on the Shore Works, and because they are creditors for the public on the Shore Master to a considerable amount. If these are the only reasons that can be adduced, I have great doubts, my Lord, if they are powerful enough to satisfy yourself, although the Harbour Trus- tees tell us that they conceive them to be^ Unanswerable. If the circumstance of raising the money were a good reason, then on! v those Members of the Town Council who raised the money ought to Ire Trustees. But this, my Lord, would never answer with you ; for jthe Council is in a great degree composed of a different set of individuals, from those who raised the money by which the Harbour works were carried on. As to the other reason assigned ' ( viz. that of their being creditors to a large amount) if that be ad- mitted as valid, then none but creditors ought to be appointed as Trustees. But farther, since it is for the public tliat they are creditors, would there be any thing unreasonable in permitting the public to manage tbeir own atiairs ? I am sure your Lordship does not think that the Members of the Town Council are the only per- sons in Aberdeen who are qualified to manage the Harbour trust; and, although the Merchants and Ship- owners of Aberdeen had the election of the whole, I do not think there is much reason to apprehend that they would not be aide to appoint individuals to the task as well qualified as any Town Council that ever existed iu Aberdeen. The present Trustees tell us that fheJr proposal to allow nine of the Trustees under a new act of Parliament to be elected by the public is liberal on their part; and I must confess that, is far more liberal than any thing to which we have hitherto been accustomed. But why, my Lord,.. is this proposal unsatisfactory? Whv, be- cause it is conceived, that if the Town Council wished to carry any measure, the Members who were Harbour Trustees Would meet and arrange how they would proceed, previously to a general meeting of the Trustees. Aye, but you will say, may not the same ob- jection be nrged against allowing the publicly elected Trustees to have the majority?. I answer that it . eannot, and i think I shall be able to prove my assertion pretty satisfactorily. The- Trustees elected by tile public would be a body of men who would have nothing in common binding them together as the Members of ' the Town Council have. Your Lordship, I think, will admit that, as ' the. Council is presently constituted, if any of its Members should, in any matter of importance, presume to vote in opposition to the wishes of the dominant party, such member or members ( if a plurality could be conceived possible) would certainly be relieved of, the duties of office at the very first Michaelmas. Now, as al- most all those who . are Counsellors are desirous of continuing such " for the honour of the thing," aud as few men care about giving a vote which is merely conscientious without some prospect of suc- cess, tlie Town Council may in tact be considered as- owe man.— On the other hand, Trustees elected by the public, having uo such bond of union as that'- which I have attempted to describe, could not be expected to act otherwise thau independently of each other, and conscientiously lor the public good, without having regard to the opinion* of any. other man or set of men. 1 am certain your Lordship does riot enLrt iin so bad an opinion of your lei low- citizens as to belieye, tin t, there are twelve Merchants or . Ship- owners iu Aberdeen who would oppose measures proposed by the Magistrates, merely because tlxe proposers are Magistrates. If any farther proof wero necessary that publicly elected Trustees would act independently of each other, 1 might ivter to the conduct of the police. Board as it is now constituted. If my information is c ; rrect, the conduct of that body forms an exact case iu point. At the Police Board, I am told, there are no Magistrate and Anti- Magistrate partii- s-~ nay, there . is uo party- work whatever. Each Member considers himself individually called upon to act according to his own opinions, and every measure which is there introduced is decided according to its own merits, without the least regard being paid to whether it was proposed by one of the gentlemen iu the Magistracy, or by one of those elected by the public. Now, my Lord, when such is the 0; ise at. the Police Board, where there uie thirteen individuals elected by the public, and only three who are Members ex oUiciis as Magistrates, 1 think you . have extremely lit lie to fear from a Harbour Byard, of wh'ch a bare majrrstv would be elected by the Merchants ; n « d Ship- owners of Aberdeen. But hi what, mv Lord, do . til these disputes about the Harboiw Bill originate I - lhey originate m waut of confidence in the I'ou u Council, and this want of confidence arises from the self. fclecr. iv* system, which, with ail its faults— all its acknowledged faults slid deficiencies, is still adhered to with such pertinacity. Mv Lorrt, this letter ( such as it is) is net written by what is called a Hadical Reformer. I aKvavs hated Universal Suffrage, Annual Parlia- ments, and Na'poienn Bonaparte; so that 1 think 1 may pass for a tolerably faithful subject. 1 had no sympathy with those who became Burgh HufViriners, upon no better principle than a wis), t„ be thereby raised to tiie rank of Provosts Bullies, or Counsellors ; and 1 laughed to the widest extent of my mouth at the squabbles between the Guildry and the Trades, respecting tin: quantify of Trades' Cdtinseliors and Trades' Baillifs who were to he admitted into the Town Council. 1 always believed that Mi improvement in the Bfirgh system was to be desired for its men sake. To an im- provement iu this system yo. it, my Lord, A » B,- rir. i cut), and uutil that improvement take place, that pledge w- miredeemnt. f. am no admirer of change merely Iftcause it iscjtuiigv, ami 1 think that all changes, the fwianjuwces oi which are. in any degree dinibtfo!, ought to be gradually made. All parties « re agreed that the pr.-- switilurgh. system itJM, « uid that it might to Iw cKunyvl. The only d. fl'erewv of opiffiTiSyhich *? « ( « , rupects the ext, ut of rtuuge which ought to be marie. Now, my Lord, I shall take the lib. rty ot suggesting a change, to which I cannot see the shadow of a ra- tional objection, aud which I am certain Vould meet with the ap- probation of all parties in the city, of Aberdeen. it was said, iu the cuta- se of lust- winter, that yottr Lordship, Jilld the very respectable gentleman who at present holds ( lie ouife of Dean of Guild, were disposed to. Countenance arid pathftmc a So- ciety, ( he members of'whieh were to be Btu- gesscs of Guild of th'ri city. But, my Lord, might you not go a step farther ? Might you not consent to an application being made to the Convention of Burghs, to allow the eh ction of the Dean ami the management of the Guildry Fund to be put into the hands of the habile liurgrsses '/ This arrangement would not interfere with your authority in the Town Council in the slightest degree, while it would give the Bur- gesses a status in society which at present they do not pusse- s. I have extended this letter to a greater length than I designed when it was begun, but I hope your Lordship will have patience to read it to ; ni end. I can assure you that in writing it I had no wish tu ult'nd any individual, aud I am certain that 1 would sin- cerely regret doing any thing which could injure the pcaee or pros- perity of my native city. I am, my Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient servant, A Bt KOKSS.* * " A Burgess" will see, that we have used softie liberties with his manuscript. Although friends to free discussion, we are de- sirous that it he conducted not only temperately, bat with perfect courtesy towards those whose opinions may lie opposed to our own or those of our Correspondents. We do not, however, charge " A Burgess" with any lack of either of the qualities we have hint- ed at; and admit that, to cithers equally scrupulous with ourselves, the alteration might appear \ mcalled for. COURT OF KING'S BENCH. Important Decision on Scotch Marriages. Birtichistle v. Veriiict This was an action of ejectment to re- cover the possession of certain lands ill Yorkshire, as heir at law to his ancle, William Birtwhistle, the person last seised. At the trial at York, the jury found u special verdict. That William Birt - whistle, the intestate, had several brothers, all of whom died with- out issue, previous tn tifc decease of the intestate in 1919. That Alexander Birtwhi'stle, one- of the. brothers of tiie intestate, in the year 1790, went from England to Scotkml, where he became do- miciled, and remained till the period of his death, which occurred in 1810. That Mary Purdie the mother of the tawor of the plaintiff, accompanied A. Birtwlpstle t » Sootland, where she became domiciled, and remained til! the death of said Birtwhistle, with wlium she cohabit- ed, and til* lessor of . the plaintiff was the issue nf this connection, and was born on the Idth of May 17911. ' flat: on the bth ofMay, IM> r>, Mary Purdie and Alexander Birtwhistle were mjrrried in Scotland, according to the law of that country, whereby all their children horn in Scotland before that marriage were iniidb legiti- mate, and consequently the lessor of the plaintiff was heir to ail the property iu Scotland of which lira father died seised The question, therefore, tor the opinion of the Court was, whether the lessor of tilt! plaintiff, Johu Birtwhistle, could take as lair to his uncle William's lauds iu England ; or in other words; if Alexander Birt- whistle had survived his brother William, and died seised of lands in England, whether his son John, born under such circumstances, \:~ vjd inherit those lands, as lieir to his father. Mr. Tindal, ou behalf of the lessor of the plaintiff contended, that as John Birtwhistle was by the law of Scotland legitimate where he was born, so he must be held to be so all over the world, that legitimacy being a question oi status, if once impressed on a pernio in the land of his birth, lie must be considered legitimate in all other nations. Mr. Courtney was heard at a considerable length for. the defend- ant. The Lord Chief Justice said, the question here was, who WAS heir to the lands situated in England'/ And although it might be true, that by the general rnle of law personal property was regulat- ed by the lex tfpmirflii of the owner, and not bv the / e. c tori where such property was, he had never heard or read of any thing which would countenance the doctrine, that the inheritance of leal pro- perty iu lands was governed by the same rule. That land in ling- land followed the law of its situation, was evident from the nature ot the several tenures in England. In some places tiie youngest son inherited the land ; whilst in Kent and part of Sussex the lands of the father were divided equally amongst his sons ; and that was done according to the laws of England. There was, therefore, no authority for saying that the laws of foreign countries were adopted for regulating the inheritance of the lands of England ; hut there was authority to the contrary to he met with in the Statute of'Mer- tou. Ou thafoccasiou the prelate required the temporal lords to al- low. tht; course of inheritance which was now- contended for OA be- half of tlie lessor of the plaintiff ; but the proposition was rejected by the words which were constantly repeated, NiJumus Icije* Anr, ho mutari. It is said that that must, be considered as confined to births and marriages in England ; but he did not think himself warranted in saying the Barons so intended it; for at thi « time there were possessions abroad belonging to the Crown of England ; and iu Normandy, where the persons born were not aliens, but owed their allegiance to the clown oi' England, the law of inheritance which the prelates wished to introduce at ± hit day prevailed as well as in Scotland. Having that authority, and not finding any tiling in the law books or text- writers to the contrary, it did not follow that be- cause we admitted the validity of the marriage*, we were to adopt all the consequences of it. It was not part of the law of Englaud to declare a marriage in foreign parts invalid : hut became we admit- ted the validity, it did not follow, that the law of England would admit the results of that man iag » —- fJntt a child born before mar- riage shall inherit lands in England- The judgment must, there- fore, he for the defendant. The other learned judges delivered their opinion* seriatim to the same effect. SCOTS ENTAILS. The following statement, from an article in the last, published number ol the Edinburgh Review, shows the itute if. Ian e. l propeit/ in this country : — It appears that, previously to the year 16S5, only 21 entails had been executed in all Scotland. There fan he. no better evidence than how iitt. le people relied iqxin their validity at common law But immediately after the statute passed the mania began • ami the result has been, that. no fewer than loHl emails have since been fastened on the country. TMr gradual progre- s may be ex- hibited by dividing the time which has elapsed since lti!< o into l> eriods of 20 years, anil stating the number of deeds which have been recorded during these respective p riods. From KiWo fo 17() j Vro'. n 171J5 to 1725 From 1 72;' i to 171. i From 171b to 17tj. i From 1765 to 17S. i From ! 7Mj. to ISO.' i From ISO,) t. i Ifiij 79 entails 12b entails 1 entails l.' io entails 272 ei. t lis 3U0 entVds • lii 9 uitui.' n - D, 91 It might have liern supposed ih it tiie number of entails must always have diminished as the practice of entailing went on ; because the less free property tlut was left there shunld apparently lie the greater desire, and the greater interest, td preserve vhat remained in that condition, lint the fact has been very different. With tlie exception of the period front 1745 to 17ti5, when entails were slightly checked, tiie tendency seems to have been uniformly and rapidly upon the increase * aud the strongest pos„ ib! c evidence ol! this arises out of the proceedings of the last few years. It is stated above, that 459 entail, were recorded between the years 1805 and JKV5. Bui of these irr, ft t: l' hait ; M have b en put upon rei orii situ1!' the vt- ar 1. UNITED ASSOCIATE SYNOD. Monday, April 24. The members of the Associate Synod met in the Reverend Dr. Hall's clmreh, Broughton Place, this daV, when a sermon was preached by tbe Reverend Dr. Mitchell of Glasgow, the l, i* t mo- derator. The Rev, Dr. Dick of Glasgow was uuanimously chosen moderator. The Synod then proceeded to the appointment of the committee on bills, which, with other routine business, occupied the court till 10 p. m. when they adjourned. Tuesday, April 26, The Synod met at K o'clock, and, after being constituted, the minutes of last Synod . were read hy the clerk. Dr. Pringte of Perth, suggested tbe propriety of appointing a eonnnittce for the pm- pose of sending, in as economical a form as possible, unemployed preachers to districts where their services might be of great advantage. It was suggested, however, that it should first he ascertained bow many preachers were, for the time being, unemployed ; and after some observations from several mem- bers, the subject was allowed to lie over. The roll being called over, several committees were appointed : after which, a letter was read from M. Melan of Geneva, concern- ing whom Some proceeding hail taken place at last synod, expres- sive of his gratitude and joy in being received under its protection, and of being enrolled as one of its members. Several of the mem- bers expressed th « deep sympathy they felt fur the situation or M. Melan. That gentleman, however, did not ,- cek for pecuuiary assi- tance, all he asked was, to he received as a member of synod, aud it was distressing to learn, that he hail not reaped all the ad- vantages, from this recognition which he had reason to expert, and tliat, being regarded merely ns a simple citizen, he was still liable to serve in the militia of his country. Dr. Pcddie gave some in- teresting tietVds with respect to his present situation, and, among others, mentioned that he never at any time received above I.. 10 of yearly stipend ; and that his church being situated without the walls; his congregation; which consisted of the poorer class of ci- tizens, were obliged to pay toll every time they attended worship, which prevented them from giving move t. lian the sum he hail nam- ed. A committee was accordingly appointed to correspond with hkn. 1 The Synod then proceeded to* i. ike into consideration the protest of a member of the congregation of Tillycoultrv against the Preshy- , terv of Stirling and Falkirk, for refusing to receive a petition against the moderation of u call to the Rev. Robert Allan, on the ground that he had preached at Tillycoultry without any regular appointment ; and . because, among other tilings, he had some lii,; hrs in his sermon, which, in the opinion of the protester, were not calculated to benefit a Christian congregation. The Presbytery, as stated by some of" its members, so far as we understood the subject, had refused to receive the petition, on the ground that it was written iu the pltiral number. Some names, cl- o, which had once been affixed to the petition being erased, and bail merely been put down bv the petitioner himself, as being per- sons whom he understood to be against the appointment of Mr. Allan, The parties were then heard. Dr. Stark of Denny, and Dr. Belfrage, explained the circumstances by which Mr. Allan had been induced to preach at Tillycoultry. The latter, who was clerk of presbvtery, on tlie person tailing sick who had been appointed to preach at Tillycoultry, had written to Mr. Allan on the subject. Mr. Allan, before the receipt of the letter, it appeared, had, at the earnest request of the session and the wishes of the congregation preached three sermons there. After which a cidl by the congrega- tion hail immediately followed. There was surely little irregularity in this. Mr. M'Kerrow of Donne said, it was somewhat strange that a young preacher, in the course of three or four sermons, should lie objected In t'ur on' jliijh'. The protester himself, as the Synod had seen, had been guilty of three or four, aud it was surely too much to find fault with Mr. Allan for one. . Mr. Kidston would suggest, that as some mutual apologies had been made, the appellant should withdraw liis protest. This being refused, Mr. Kidston then moved that the. Synod should dismiss the protest. Some animated discussion then followed, in which Mr. Ritchie of Potterrow, Air. ileugh of Glasgow, Mr. Ellis of Salt- coats, Mr. Johnston of Limekilns, aud others took a part, after which the Synod, withou t a yote, agreed ty dismiss the protest. The Synod then adjourned. Wednesday, April 26. The principal business before Synod on Wednesday, was a com- peted call from the congregations of Kilwinning and Tillycoultry, in favour of . Mr. Robert Allan. The usual papers having been read from both congregations, and their respective commissioners fully heard, the Court proceeded to decide as to which had the prefer- able claim. After a discussion, which oecupied several hours, the roll was called, when 67 members voted for . sending Mr. Allan to Tilly coultry, and 41 for Kilwinning. A great number declined voting. Another call from the congregation of St. Andrew's, in favour of Mr. Halley, of Patrick, was then taken into consideration; when, after hearing commissioners from both of these congregations, tlie Svnod, without a vote, agreed to Send Sir. Halley to St. An- drew's Adjourned. Thursday, April 27. The Synod resumed the consideration of the system of Theolo eic- d Tuition, which had been delayed from the meeting in Septem- ber lust. The minutes relative to this business, together with the report of the committee having been read, Dr. Hall proposed that a cimimitttee be now appointed, immediately to retire, and to con- sider of, and projiose to the Synod, a plaai for conducting the re- spective departments of both professors. Dr. Mitchell then rose and said, that he would not be doini* justice, either to tlie Synod or himself, if he did not. state the , i*£- termination to which lie had come, and the reasons for that deter- mination. The feeling which he had at last meeting when he win elected to fill the professor's chair, he still in a great measure en- tertained. But from all the circumstances which had attended his election, and the steps which had been taken since to induce him to comply with the Synod's decision, he must say that that he felt it to be his duty to bow to the will of tiie Court. . Having paid a well merited compliment to the present professor, Dr. Dick, for his zeal and assiduity in promoting the benefit of the students, he sail thought there was sufficient employment for them both ; and the department which was to be allotted to himself he thought he could attend to without any injury arising to his flock. Dr. Hall's motion was then agreed to ; and the committee, con- sisting ofthe two professors, and six members of Synod, retired, Mr Meikle of Beith then moved that the salary of the present professor ( LI 03) he continued, and that the same sum be given to the new professor. Mr. Brown of Whitburn opposed the motion. While he agreed that the salaries of both professors should be equal, the Association was far from being an opulent body, and the sum now proposed would be attended with much inconvenience to many poor congrega- tions. It was but lately comparatively that any alary had been given, and w hen that to Dr. Dick was raised at the period of the union from L50 to L100, it was solely in consequence ofthe exten- sion oflabour, a labour which was now alioiit to be reduced. 11 therefore thought L50 sufficient to be given to each professor, Sir. Johnstone concurred with Mr. Brown. Mr. Richardson of Freuohi said, many of their brethren who had large families were labouring throughout the country with a stipend of only L70 or L& 0, and was it either equitable or just to give 1,100 for only a few week's employment ? Mr. Brown of Dalkeith entered upon a history of the salaries of professors in the secession church since the period when they were fir> t given. The first was to Mr. Bruce, from the General Asso- ciate Synod, which was only L80. When he. ceased to be a mem- ber of the body, Mr. Paxton followed, and received first LI 50, ami theu from the Dick was mule about the salary, and there was no more given than what was paid to I) r.-' Lawson, namely L50. After the union, in 1820, when it was agreed, us an experiment, that Dr. Diek should take the whole busint- ssof - ching the students, the salary was raised to 1,100. But lie begged me Court to look at the way in which that motion was carried. It was made on the Thursday of the second week of its sitting, in a very thin ' house ; and though the money was not their own, it' was complimented awayMjy perhaps ten, or twelve, or sixteen members. The sum proposed was objectionable ou many accounts The session was only held for ten weeks, which would lie a. tbe rate of Lit) a- week ; and calculating at the same ratio, they would say that the work of a professor merited L60 a- year ; whereas, when t. lic ledtures are prepared, the, delivering of them is a mere pastime— which he himself would take delight in doing. Looking at the University of Edinburgh, the Professor of Divinity had only LltiO ; that of Church History only 1,119, both of whom . augllt five or six months, and that too in a wealthy church. Tbe rev. gentleman concluded by moving that the salaries of both professtirs ne L70 emh. Dr. Peddie said, sonic members appeared to think LI 00 a very large sum indeed, and the last speaker in particular hail treated a professor as lie would have done a day lubolfrer, by estimating his time, his labour, and his wages, in a manner that was ex1 rcniely offensive to liis ears. The rev. Doctor proposed tliat the salary of each professor should Is* I.. 100. Mr. Young of Perth highly disapproved of the arguments of Mr. Brown, and severely censtired his estimating the work of a profes- sor by the time he'was actually employed inliolditig his session. Mr. Thomson of Coldstream thought Mr. Brown's speech cal- culated to make an unfavourable and unfounded impression on the public mind. Tiie professors of the church of Scotland iu Edin- burgh, instead of having only the salaries which have been mention- ed, have in addition, 1.500 or L6C0 for their congregations., Several other members delivered their opinions. The vote being called for, considerable discussion took place as to the proper words in which it should he stated. At length it was agreed to put if simply, continue the present salary or not, it. being understood tlui if curried continue.' both professors were to have 1,100 each, when the voir stood as follows \ y<"=, 9C ; Noes, 15. Majority, 81. A ntfmbei' of members declined voting. The Committee then brought in their report, which was com- prised in the following words—" That the students, for the two first years, should be exclusively under the care ofthe Professor of Biblical Literature, and for the ia » i three years under the carc of the Professsor of Theology. The report having been unanimously agreed to, at the sugges- tion of the moderator, Dr. Mitchell's sef- sion was ^- pointed to be opened on the 21st of August, nearly three weeks after the opening of the session of Dr. Dick Adjourned. Friday, April 23. The Synod to day considered, as a Committee of the whole hquse, the representations of Dr. M'Culloch from Pictou, Nova Scotia, respecting the state of tho College there, and of religion in that part of the world. After particular inquiry and the most'respectable recommendations, tiie Synod agreed to recominetd the case to. the religious public at large, and especially to the Congregations of the Secession Church, for pecuniary aid to further the operations of the College and of ministers in preaching the gospel, throughout the various districts of Nova Scotia. The nextbusiness before the Court, was a case of discipline from the presbytery of Wigton, which is to be resumed iu the sederunt of Tuesday next. j The Clerk of the Presbvtery of Annan and Carlisle, gave in the report of the nroceedings of the United Presbyteries of Carlisle and Annan und Dumfries, in the case of the Rev. Joseph Taylor of J. ockerby, when the Synod approved of the Presbytery's decision. At the close of this day's sederunt a petition was read- from a medical gentleman in Duiliblatte, a member of one of the Congregations there, requesting the Synod to review their proceedings regarding the late case of the Rev. Alexander Fletcher of London. After the petitioner was fully heard, the Synod uuanimously agreed that it was not expedient fur the Court to do any thing father ill that matter, and the Synod then adjourned till Tuesday first, when the Court resumes its business lit 11 o'clock. Tuesday, May 2. The Associate Synod met this day, and after some regulations in regard to missions to be sent into Shetland and Orkney, aud some other business of no public importance, adjourned to the month of ^- September next. I^ LLSCTIIANCOUIS XC& SU SHIPS AND TONNAGE. An Account of tlie number of Ships, with their Tonnage and men, v.- hich have entered the Ports of Scotland during the year 1825 ; specifying the Ports ot Entry, and distinguishing the British Ships from the Foreign. Ports. British. Foreign. Ships, Tns. Men. Ships. Tons. Men. Aberdeen 140 24,304 1,986 39 4,612 204 Ayr 24- 2,131 130 — — — Alloa 4- 491 29 13 1,310 79 Anstruther 4- 546, 28 12 884- 66 Banff 6 455' 31 7 491 85 Borrowstounness. 12 2,264 215 24 • 2,041 126 Campbeltown.... 8 1,054 62 — — — Dumfries.. 14- 2,755 149 — — — Dunbar 8 1,416 72 9 941 61 Dundee 203 28,015 1,882 SO 3,338 206 Fort William — Nil. Nil. — — Glasgow 43 4,426 294 15 1,716 106 Grangemouth.... 91 18,274 914 110 17,135 910 Greenock 201 51,249 2,952 21 6,229 209 Inverness 18 2,008 120 1 50 6 Irvine 75 5,601 408 — — — Kirkaldy 32 5,698 405 30 2,603 175 Kirkcudbright... 7 812 47 — — Kirkwall 5 1,288 90 • 1 48 5 Leith v. 336 57,230 3,118 273 55,276 1925 Lerwick 5 193 21 — — — Montrose 117 13,180 954 82 3,037 187 — Nil. Nil. — — Perth 11 1,627 87 19 1,994 125 Port Glasgow.... 68 20,8 lo 1,033 . 8 574 25 Port Patrick — — Nil. Nil. — — Prestoopans 13 1,623 90 27 1,554 152 Rothsav 1 269 14 — — — Stornowuy 5 608 36 — — — Stranraer 5 832 4- 6 — — — Thurso 1 140 8 — — — Tobermory — — Nil. Nil. — — Wick 285 16 8 542 81 Wigtown 9 1,000 63 — — — Total Scotland.. 1,466 ' 200,595' 15,201 674 84,459 1 4715 wmra- h its column* 01 HUtfMe, the pedestals for statutes, with their inscriptions 5 it is surrounded hy the temples oT Jupiter, \ enus and Mercury, and by a grand basilica or court of justice; tlie statues, and tripods, the altars, the incense dishes ; and the ensigns of magistracy have been removed to Naples. Further 011 you see the ground plan of a circular temple, called the Pantheon, which seems to have been once destroyed by an earthquake, and to be in the course of re- erection : several other temples are found in the same state, aud it cannot be doubted that they had been destroyed by the earthquake which is recorded to have done much damage here in the year- 63 A. D. Enter next the tragic and comic theatres ; ob- serve their semi- circular form, their ranges of seats rising from tiie ground to the top of the building, the seats of the pro- consul, the senators, the knights, tlie plebeians, and the women ; remark the. orchestra, the stage, the proscenium, and postcenium. Then visit the small but curious Temple of Isis, where the worship of the Egyptian goddess was carried on ; her statue and the implements of the temple are at Naples, but- you may rejnark the altars, the contrivance for delivering oracles so that they may appear to oome from the goddess, when in reality they are pronounced by the priest concealed under her seat, and the shell and columns of the building which are very entire. Then walk over the yet buried part of the city to the - other extremity, where you see the fine and spacious amphitheatre almost uninsured, the seats divided as in the other theatres, the arena with the conduits for bringing water to wash oif the blood spilt there, the dens for the wild beasts, and the apart- ments for the gladiators. Returning-, view more" particularly the fruit of the recent excavations, which you will not find described in your books, but which are amongst the most interesting we have made— the house ofthe tragic poet, so named from the various poetical subjects painted on the walls, one of the most complete habitations, and adorned with some ofthe best " frescos hitherto dis- covered ; and the public baths, forming a suite of warm, cold, and vapour baths, the most completeto: be seen any where, with large and handsome rooms, arched and stuccoed, and painted, and con- taining niches where statues were found. Examine these interest- ing objects attentively, impress them upon your mind, and theu. boast that tor three hours of vonr life, you have been ' contemporary with Plinv and Titus." In such language as this you are, or might be, addressed by a Pompem cicerone. Let me add one or two ge- neral observations. The manners and modes of living ofthe an- cient do not differ so mueh as might be expected from those of the modern Italians j many of the domestic utensils remain unaltered,; the ancient shops are'jike th^ e of the present day, open in front, " rt'ith a- marble slab for a counter ; in the construction o? the houses, the great object seems to have been' to guard against heat, with little care for excluding cold, and thus it is at present. The houses were low, as was the' case with most Roman habitations, even in countries less exposed to danger from earthquakes ; the rooms are also small, but numerous. . Glass was Used not only in bottles and dishes, . but in windows, though seldom for the latter purpose, and of a thick and dim kind. It has been imagined that the eruption of Vesuvius which overwhelmed Pompeii was the first of any conse- quence, but this is completely disproved by the fact that the houses and walls of the city are principally built of lava, and the streets in some parts paved with that material, indicating its existence in very great quantities. This city has been covered by foUr several layers of ashes and mud, but not by lava ; it is believed that the inhabi- tants dug into their houses as soon as they were able, after the great eruption, and removed the most valuable articles, but many houses are found evidently undisturbed. The covering of Pompeii is only a few yards in thickness, just rising above the tops of the houses, yet the the place was not known till the year 1750, when i* was accidentally discovered by some peasants. No wood has been found and no papyri, . both being reduced to ashes. Only one side of the city has hitherto been disentombed, and at least three- fourths are still under ground. Pompeii " is about thirteen miles distant from Naples, at the foot of Vesuvius, 011 south- western side. Leeds Mercury. I'll share7011 for nothing and give ywfsr/ rxie driuk." The'. traveller went in, and sat down " to IK1 shaved. Under the operation, he in- quired into'the state of trade, and was answered, that it was rather flat. He then adverted to the address in the window, and asked if he really acted upon it, and shaved lor. nothing. " No, no," replied tl\ e biirber, „" people never « read" it right, it. should be read thus ;"— 4 What!!! do you think 1' U shave you for nothing and give yon some drink?" The traveller laughed heartily, paid for the opera- tion, and commended his ingenuity. itmjpirtal - SjJarliamciu. TOTALS. Poits. British. Foreign. Ships. Tons. Men. Ships. Tons. Men. England. Scotland Ireland.. 11,389 1,4- 68 1 710 1,776,874 250,595 117,211 101504- 15200 6416 5997 674 • 1- 06 809,146 84,455 65,449 44,229 4,715 3,687 Total Urn] ' |' Kingdom 13,517 2,144,680 123120 6967 958,050 52,680 POMPEII. It is impossible, I think, to find in the " world any antiquarian object comparable in interest to the city of Pompeii ;. so completed aud so admirable an illustration does it afford of the manners and customs of the ancients, as displayed in their habitations all stocked with domestic furniture, in their, pictures, in their temples, thea- tres, baths, forums, shops, manufactories, and tombs, that I suspect many an antiquary has rejoiced in his heart at the catas- trophe which overwhelmed it, and which thus preserved, beyond the power of Egyptian emb dining the " very form and features of the age" for the contemplation of distant posterity. Here there is no mixture of ancient and modern, no confusion of styles, no doubt as to the genuineness of any object ; you walk through the streets, and are confident that here, on this very Appian roan, between these very houses, shops, and temples, looking 011 these very signs and inscriptions, and visiting in these very habitations their friends and countrymen, were many of the most illustrious men of antiquity— Cicero and C^ sar, Brutus and Lueullus, Horace and Virgil, Maecenas and PJin. y,-— for they had all villas almost within sight of the city. Pompeii does not indeed yemain in the state in which it was found, the moveable contents of the houses and temples having been transferred to the museums of Naples and Portici, where they are not only safer, but where they can be more deliberately inspected ; but the skeleton of the town remains, and when you go over it, the guide points out the situations of all the principal objects which have been removed, so as to give you a lively idea of the furnished and inhabited city. " Here," you are informed, " was the villa of Diomedes, which affords a- complete- specimen of the habitation of a wealthy Roman; this was the portico, this was the entrance hall, this the- quadrangle, round which was an arcade supported by columns and into which opened all the prin- cipal rooms ; this was the bath, this the dressing- room, this the stove ; here was the dining- room and here the sleeping apartments; I own this corridor you find the kitchen, along that you proceed to VARIETIES!. A lady having gone into a bookseller's shop, in the North Rid- ing of Yorkshire, to order a book, entered into conversation with the master of the shop, and, among other things, observed, that " she had got Critbbe's Tales, and thought them excellent,' 1 A lady, who was present, and heard the observation with evident astonishment, 011 the departure of the speaker, went up to the bookseller, and, with a very . grave / ace, asked, " if he could tell her how the crab's tails were, dressed, as she was very desirous of tasting them."— Leeds Mercury. Target Shooting,— William Allan, barber in Forfar, a supe- rior marksman, betted a sovereign that he would put more balls into a thirty inch target, at ninety- two yards distance out of twenty shots, than William Adamson, Wright, would. The bet was de- cided near Forfar, on Thursday, the 6th current, when Allan, the vaunted shot, only put in twelve of twenty bulls into the target; while Adamson, a man of seventy- five, very near- sighted, and obliged to use a double set of spectacles, put in the whole of his twenty balls, the most distant of wliish were not above three inches from the bull's eye ; and what is remarkable, the last shot of the old man fairly knocked tho bull's eve; out. Before the bet was half decided, the pluck was taken tat of Allan; he lost nerve, anil al- though he had ffecourse to a tobacco pipe, with the evident inten- tion of seeming cool and easy, yet he came to the scratch hesitat- ingly. Adamson throughout was cool and firm in nerve ; remark- ably modest; vaunted none of his victory, with the exception of a significant shake of his head, and peculiar quiver of his nether lip after hitting the bull's eye. Another William Allan a piano- forte tuner, put in 69 bulls out of 70 . shots, into a target of the same dimensions, and at the like distance, and gained two bets. Many of his shots were into the bull's eye, and the others very near it. Tonson and Lintott, the rival booksellers, were both candidates for printing a work of Dr. YOUNG'S, The poet answered both let- ters the same morning but, unfortunately, misdirected them. I11 u L200, but it was in cousequenec of bis being obliged, j the garden, in the midst of which is the fish pond, and at one end le state of liis health, to give up his charge. When Dr." t a pillared portico ; underneath tfe garden, in these long arched as chosen by the Associate Synod, there was no mention I cellars, the amphora are ranged against the walls, but instead of wine, they are uow filled with ashes ; in this subterranean vault was found, the skull of the unfortunate lady of the mansion, and tlie impression of her body in the mud and ashes which deluged even this retreat ; her ornaments of gold lay at her feet, and no less than seventeen skeletons were discovered near her; iu that other apartment was found her husband grasping in one hand a key and in the other a quantity of gold coins, his sei- vaut was also near him ; observe the fresco paintings of these walls, representing subjects of heathen mythology or of poetry ; do not doubt that we are right in assigning these uses to the sespeetive apartments, or this name to the owner, . for vou may read his name inscrilied on the door, and in the museum of Naples you may see the culinary utensils found in the kitchen, the lamps iu the hall, the grate taken out of the stove, the instruments for scraping the . body in ( lie bath, the apparatus of the lady's toilet— her rihgs, bracelets, hair- skewers, and mirrors of polished metal, discovered in her chamber. Quitting this inter- esting villa, which was out of the walls of the city, you must puss those rows of tombs and monuments, where are the riches for the cinerary urns. Approach the city gate, and observe the wall; which are three miles and a half in circumference. Enter— do you not doubt, amidst all these symptoms of life and activity, whether the city be actually dead ?— at least does it not resemble a body, from which the soul has only just departed, and where corruption has not yet begun ? observe that postiug house, where were found several appendages of horses ; look at this baker's oven, with his mill, it exactly resembles those now in use at Naples, and the pans, the measures, the corn, and the bread may be seen iu the museum ; here was an oil- shop, here a wine- merchant's, here a custom- house, whence were taken weights and measures, balances and steel- yards, flanks and stills : observe the sign of Esculapias, which indicates the resilience of a surgeon, wluire were found a complete assortment of cliirurgieal instruments, with drugs and bottles. Now leave tlie Appian way, which though only about four yards in width, was spacious enough for the small cars of the ancients, whose wheel marks maybe traced 011 the massive pavement; turn into- this still narrower street, and see the large space where tlie washerwomen cleansed their linen in public, as- they do still ill many towns of Italy >. ud Switzerland. Theu advance towards that ^'-. eiou:- Forum, these epistles he complained ofthe rascally cupidity of each. Thus he told Tonson that Lintott was so great a scoundrel, that printing with him was out of the question; to the. latter, decided that Tonson was au old rascal, but, & o, ; and then makes his election in his favour. Italian Opera in America By the American Papers received last night, we find that a public meeting was held at New York, for the purpose of establishing an Italian Opera in that city, by- subscription. The following Resolutions were entered into :• " Resolved, Tliat the Subscribers, with a view to the permanent establishment of an Italian Opera in the City of New York, on a liberal scale, do hereby enter into an Association, to be styled, ' The New York Opera Company.' " Resolved, That an application for an Act of Incorporation to the Legislature, be made at the earliest opportunity. " Resolved That the stock or capital of the Company shall be 100,000 dollars, to be divided into shares of 250 dollars each, pay- able by the subscribers at such times as the interest of the Company may require." The mealy potatoe 1 had just alighted at a village inn, and made my way to the public room, my appetite in a most ravenous state, having been out from an early hour exposed to the keen north- wester. On the table Were some fine potatoes and steak: . intended for a gentleman about setting out. I was Extremely hun- gry, the potatoes were very tempting, fain would I have made them miue own, but as they were for another I did not like to touch them. No 1 my sense of moral duty forbade this. But then I was very hungry;— there stood the steaming potatoes! I drew a little nearer, and put a fork into one. There can surely be 110 harm in taking one, only one! said I ; but conscience checked me— I laid it down was a fine mealy potatoe. I resumed my chair. I began to rea- son with myself 1— What 1 said I, is my resolution so weak as not to be alile to resist from such a slight temptation ? Shall T, for the sake of gratifying my appetite a few minutes sooner than I other- wise should, bieik. through - the law » « f- morality ? Nirl far belt from me'; it shall never lie said that I, Sempolous Magnus, gave up lify character for striet integrity for the sake of this paltry potatoe. — Here I again took hold of the fork in tlie petatoe; it really was was a nice, white, mealy potatoe.— No, 110, Sempolous Magnus, you know better than to do such a foolish thing as this ; you kuow better than to destroy your fair fame by one munch.— I threw myse back into my chair, quite pleased with my victory ; but 110 sooner had I finished my inward reasoning, than I discovered, that while resolving not even to touch the potatoe, I had eaten it up— eaten up the nice, white, warm, mealy potatoe.—- Header, learu from this the moral, that lie who begins to reason himself from a gratification has half lost tbe battle : to overcome temptation, fly from it. Kaleidoscope. GreHt. Men !— S df- approhntlon is a. very proper feeling, if kept within its proper 1 ou ids. If Rossini, however, was to be purchas- ed at his own valu; tio i, he would sell at a very high price indeed for at a conversazione at the Marchioness of S's. he observed Lady L. leaning on the arm of the " great Captain of the age," upou which Rossini placed himself on the other side of her Ladyship, and said that her situation was a most happy one, she being then between the two greatest men in Europe ! M It is said the Duke of Wellington thought it no joke.— Morning Paper The late Dr. II. of D., when going his ministerial rounds of visi- tation, a few years ago, called ou one of his hearers, who was tailor to business, whom he knew to be mutch given to tippling ; the Dr. took the opportunity of stating to Snip, the unhappy consequence attending the course lie had carried on so long, but hoped he would think seriously on what be had now said to him, and requested him not to exceed a glass in the day, and if he found that injurious, to confine himself to half a glass or even a- thimlde- full. " Oh! deed, Sir," quoth Snip, " I thank ye for your guid advice, but my thuin- mel wants- thebottom." The Last Man A lady, a few evenings ago, after having for some time attentively read Mrs. Shelley's novel, entitled The Last Man, threw down the book, and emphatically exclaimed, " The last man i Bless me 1 if such a thing ever were to happen, what would become of the Women ?" Punctnation.—- In one of the large towns of England, a traveller pus.- iug a barhei' - - Imp. aw on the winilov.", '' Wbawinyuu think, HOUSE OF LORDS. Monday, May 8. Lord KING said he had to mention something to their Lord- ships which related to their privileges. He had to call their Lord- ships' attention to Jacob's report, No. 9, on the corn laws, and to other documents in print before the house. In them it was assert- ed that the facilities extended to commerce were not to be bestow- ed on the corn t?- ade, and that the influence of the members of that house was at a variance with the community at large, and would prevail. Now, whether it was their Lordship's wish that the printer should be called to their bar or not, he did not know, but he thought it a most scandalous, libel. The Noble Lord then, in a istyle of irony and sarcasm which occasioned some laughter, proceed*- ed to allude to- the conferences between the Lords and Commons, in Oliver Cromwell's time, when upon one occasion they proceeded to blows; ' mid " expressed his opinion that tliis was a case which called for a real conference with the Commons, but left it to sense of the J louse tp determine. Lord LlMERICK" considered the parts of the documents allud- ed to by the noble Lord as libellous, but thought it improper to bring the subject forward at this moment. The subject th& h dropt, Lord King not having any specific mo- tion to propose to the house. • - Lord WALTON presented a petition from Lancashire, praying a free importation of com. Lord LAUDERDALE presented petitions from Culm*, Ipswich, and other parishes in the county of Suffolk, against any alteration in the corn laws. The noble Lord also presented a petition from the Norfolk Agricultural Society, to the like effect. Loni TYNEHAM teaid a few words in favour of the petitions. Tlie petitions were then laid on the table. Tuesday, May 3. The Duke of MONTROSE, after a strong eulogium on the Medical School of the University of Glasgow, presented a, petition from the School of Medicine there, against a clause in the* B ® / or regulating prisons in Ireland, and gave notice that he would move in the Committee, that those who have taken degrees in Medicine or Surgery in Scotland should be eligible for Medical Offices in the prisons of Ireland. Lord LAUDERDALE said, that in the Apothecaries' Bill and others, there - was a systematic attempt to run down the Medical men who were educated in Scotland. The object of the petitioners was to do away with the provisions of the Bill which required that none should be eligible but those who were members of the Royal College of Surgeons, & c. of London. After discussing some other business, the House adjourned. Wednesday, May 10. The Earl of LAUDERDALE* complained of the absence of all the King's ministers, when information was wanted against the impor- tant debate of to- morrow. No return was on the table of the barley, oats, peas, or beans in bond, which might be. material. The quan- tity of wheat indeed was known. The deficiency of information af- forded one further argument for enquiry before the existing law was altered. — Adjourned. Thursday, May 11. Mr. Anderson, writer to the signet, presented the return of the Scottish Judges to the ol der of the House, for examining the aged witnesses in Scotland, relative to the Lovat Peerage. Lord KING presented a petition from the journeymen cotton spin- ners of Manchester, praying their Lordships to release the foreign corn now in bond, aud also to give his Majesty's Government a dis- cretionary power, of admitting foreign grain. His Lordship said, that lie agreed with the petitioners in thinking that sucli measures • Quid lower the prices of food, and that they would also create a emand in foreign countries for the manufactures of England. His Lordship then presented a petition from the freemen of Worcester, raying for an alteration in the corn laws. CORN LAWS. The Earl of MALMESBURY rose for the purpose ofimoving the resolution of which'he hud given notice, anil iu doing so he assured their Lordships, that he had undertaken the task with great pain and embarrassment., It was most painful to him to differ 011 that occasion from some Noble Friends with whose opinions he had gene- rally coincided, and his embarrassment arose from the necessity of discussing the important aud delicate question of the corn laws, at period such as the present, when distress prevailed in the country. The Noble Earl then entered into the subject at considerable length,, and in a speech of great moderation. He learned from the master manufacturers that the present distress was occasioned by combina- tion ; from the workmen that it arose from machinery. Old fashion- eul people like himself thought that it might proceed from the new commercial policy adopted, and the unprincipled speculations to which it had given rise. Others ascribed it to the currency. Was it not proper, therefore, when there was so many different opinions, to ascertain what was its real cause, instead of fastening at once on the corn laws, which he was convinced had nothing whatever to do with it ? And ought not inquiry to lie conceded when the mea- sures of his Majesty's Ministers were of a nature to confirm the un- founded outcry which had prevailed ? He would pledge himself that in a week, and - by the examination of only six honest and in- telligent manufacturers, lie would prove that the corn laws had nothing whatever to do with the present distress, and that the dread of a famine price during the recess was totally unfounded aud un- justified. The Noble Earl concluded by moving a resolution, which was to . the following cffect-: " That the House, although sincerely anxious to contribute to the fullest extent of its power to the relief of the suffering classes, thought it not expedient to pass any measures for the alteration of the corn laws without a previous inquiry into the alleged necessity for such an alteration or suspension, and into the effect which they might produce on the relative interests of the growers aud consumers of British corn." Earl BATIIURST opposed the resolution, as ambiguous and unnecessary; and contended that if an inquiry were once instituted instead of a week, it would occupy mouths after months, and yet lead to uo satisfactory result. The Noble Earl then vindicated, the course followed by his Majesty's Ministers,, as most consistent with their duty and the Constitution; and concluded with moving that the House should now adjourn. The resolution of Lord Malinesbnry was supported by the Marquis of Salisbury, the Earl of Limerick, Lord Ellenboroogh, Earl Grosveuor, Lord Falmouth, Earl Darnley; Lord Mansfield ; and opposed by Lord Harewood, Earl Roseberv, the Earl of Aberdeen, the Earl of Westmorland, Lord King, Lord Carnarvon, fie. Their Lordships then divided, when there appeared— For the motion, 1- 9—- Proxies, 18 67 Against it, 96— Proxies, 70 166 Majority against the motion, 99 Friday, May 12. A message from the Commons brought up a great number private bills. The Duke of MONTROSE presented a petition from the plan- ters and others, inhabitants of Glasgow, connected with property in the West Indies, complaining of the deterioration thereof, and de- preciating any interference with the property of slaves— Laid on the table. - The lord CHANCELLOR Said^ le^ Ead also two petitions to pre- sent to the same effect ( one of them, we believe, was from Edin- burgh). He was one of those who thought the abolition of slavery should lie brought aboat by gradual and temperate means. He be- lieved that those who had advocated immediate abolition, only added to the difficulties which were in the way.— Laid on the table. A person presented tlie second report of the Commissioners for Building Churches in the Highlands of Scotland.'— Laid on the table. Adjourned till. Wednesday. Mr. HE ITIIf. OTn asked ivhethe v the Right Hull. Gen), intend- to press his motion on the subject nf British shipping. Mr. HUSKISSON said, if the discussion ou the corn laws dossed, so as to afford him the opportunity, he should bring for- ward his motion. _ y Mr. H. SUMNER observed that the landed interest had been so completely taken hy surprise, that they ought to throw every obsta- cle in the way of the measures now proposed. ( Hear)— Petition ordered to lie printed. Mr. BEAUMONT presented a petition from- Mr. Bishop- Burnett, conlpl, lining erf Lord C. Somerset. The petitioned requested that Col. Bird should be examined before the bar of the house, and that he might lie allowed to return to the Colony to eoik'Ct witnesses fir substantiate charges against C. Somerset. Mr. W. Horton deemed- the petition premature. Tbe report of the commissioners sent out to investigate the muttfer would soon lit in the hands of. members. They had done the matter full justice. Mr. Hume thought Lor,! C. Somerset wished to evade justice. Eo? d & Somerset wan con- vinced his noble relative Wished the master fully investigated: was certain that the more this was done, the more would it redonnd to hi s honour. He hourly expected his arrival. ') he Speaker thought the petition could not he received, as it adverted to what had takOn- place in the House, and the jietition was withdrawn. ' BRANCH BANKS. Mr. P. GRENFELL asked whether there were likely to Se esta- blished anv Branch Banks by the Bank of England ? The CHANCELLOR ofthe EXCHEQUER replied in the af- firmative ; the Bank hid now resolved on establishing Branch Banks, and were now considering the best means of'carrymg such plan iuto effect. CORN LAWS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that tho re- port on the Corn Act be received. Mr. IIEATJJCOTE opposed it; He had no objection to admit bonded (' orn, lint the other measure was a plan ti get rid by a side- wind of the Corn Laws. Nothing had arisen, except the distur- bances. and he would not give way to violence. It ' was one of those half way measures which never did any good. Mr. CALCRAFT, was against'the measure, but denied that it pre- judged the question of the Corn Laws. The government said, they wanted the measure to prevent the famine pried of corn, and ou their responsibility be it granted. He however hail to complain of the Ministers in the way in which tltey brought forward this question, in setting up the agriculturists as standing between the manufacturers and snlisisteuec. He said a protecting duty ought to be established. He did not wish the present question**!' be putted to a division, lie wished to wait to see tbe details of the measure. There W; us a most serious responsibility on Minister*—. to admit corn or not, as they pleased. Mr. B ANKS, Mr. JONES, and some other hrembtes confessed, that they had been in some degree reconciled to the measure by the arguments they bad heard, anil still more by the modifications it had undergone, but decliued pledging themselves to support it throughout. Lord BELGRAVE and Mr. H. SUMNER opposed the motion as injurious to the lauded interest. Mr. STANLEY supported it with great- animation and eloquence, as necessary to save the unemployed manufacturers from ' famine. Mr: Frankland Lewis, Mr. Irving, Mr. J. • Smith awl Mr. C. Wilson supjiorted the motion. Mr. BARING opposed it ou the ground that the whole question of the Corn Laws ought to- lie opened. The Hon. Member charg- ed Ministers with having produced the distress by their injudicious and most unseasonable tampering with the currency. Mr: HUSKISSON said, when his Hon. Friend, the member' for Taunton, said that a duty ought to lie permanently fried of fifteen or eighteen shillings, and that we ought to feel our way, so as to modify accordingly as we might lie inclined by the experience of a year— when the Hon. Gentleman quarrelled with the measures brought forward by ministers, and proposed others which he called simple, although they appeared to him ( Mr. Huskisson) the most difficult possible, means in which all were to agree within and out of doors, and by which every man might pay his rent— he was sure that the Hon. Gentleman deceived lumself. If lie thought, that by going back into the committee his suggestions would be adopted, ^ without ally opposition either in or out of doors, that the tlung could be all arranged in half an hour, he would find himself much disappointed in his Utopian expectation. An Hon. Member had Stated as the greatest of the evils which he apprehended would lie' the result of this measure, that it would creute alarm among the growers of corn, and that - there would be a great and sudden de- pression in the pvires of grayj^ He agreed with him that such a depression would bo an evil. But there were grounds for an alarm of a different Rind—— an alarm that there- n/ ight be a deficiency of ly. The member for Newcastle that very evening called upon sters to go forward with the measure, because, from many private communications which he had received, there was reason to' apprehend the ajiproach of scarcity. Now, it was impossible that grounds of alarm so totally opposed to each other could so exist; if of HOUSE OF COMMONS. Monday, May 8. Mr. DAVENPORT presented a petition from Congleton, pray ing that a certain quantity of the bonded corn might be issued duty free, to the Committees for the - relief of the distressed manufac- turers.— Ordered to be printed. Mr. HUME presented a petition from certain ship owners and seamen, complaining of impressment. He considered it disgrace- ful to the country, fraught with cruelty and injustice. He entir concurred in the sentiments of the petitioners. He hoped the nex Parliament would not be allowed to pass away without removing this stain upon our national character. Ordered to be printed. Sir T. LETHBR1DGE presented a petition from the Committee ofthe Norfolk Agricultural Society, against these corn law measures now on the table of the house. They had sent the petition to lihiii because they agreed in his views on this subject, aud they took what?, he deemed a very sound view of the question. The petitioner prayed that no measures might 1m? introduced to facilitate the intro- duction of foreign com, except, there was a reduction of taxation to the full extent of 50 per cent. ( Hear.) He considered the peti- tion to be supported by a good deal of sound reasoning. He did noi go to the full extent of 50 per cent, but if they were to iiirquiri into the, high prices, they ought to ascertain the causes of such high prices ;— they - occasioned the high prices of labour, and were earn ed by taxation ( hear. ) He could only say, if he were in anothe parliament, ami if there were this paring down of agrieultar, prices, he should support eve; y proposition made tp pare down the establishments and the taxes. Mr; BENXET observe*?- that, labour had ri.- eu. onh- :) per < while the taxation luui incvea- x- d pei, ' eexjt... there was a deficiency of home jwoduce, corn would naturally have a- tandencyto rise; otherwise it must in the nature of things, have a1 tendency to fall. He was quite surprised that Hon. Members should' countenance an opinion that tiie introduction of - so inconsiderable a ( Jrlantity as 300,000 qrs. Xfi corn ( which was all that wan uow Ml bond)- could materially depress the corn markets of this country. He h id stated, on a former occasion, that during the last vear, under circumstances something like the present, although the mar- ket was not then as it was now, rising, the iutroduetctioii of a much larger quantity of corn did not materially interfere with the price- of corn ; but he understood that the alarm was occasioned princi- pally by the introduction of the 500,000 quarters which might be brought into the country i » the course of the next six months, ( hear, hear. ) WiS any man say that, although there might lie now corn enough iu the counfry, provided the harvest ( Which was probable) should- come in at the usual time, the circumstances of an- opposite- character might not arise? ( Hear, hear). Had the hoose no ex- perience in that respect ? Did Hon. Gentlemen forget what occur- red in the year 1916? What was the state of things iu that year, when the harvest was extremely deficient, and backcncd by wet weather ? The ports were not opened until the I5th of November,' although the price of corn h^ d exceeded 100s. from the month of August up to the month of November. It was impossible to open the ports sooner, in order to procure foreign corn, although there was almost a certainty of a deficiency; and although other countries were,, during those three months, in competition with this country in drawing the corn out of the foreign markets. Unless the Gentle- men were prepared to say, tliait Kit was impossible another short. harvest could occur, they ought n. vfc to refuse the discretionary power now asked, iu order to avert a similar calamity. He chal- lenged the greatest advocate for those laws to soy, that this country might, he safely allowed to go on for sixteen weeks with the price of - corn above SOs.—( cheers)— and yet iu that situation the present system of the corn laws might leave the country, if Parliament did not interfere. ( The Right Hon. Gentleman sat down amid loud chedrs.) Mr. CANNING said, if any Hon. Gentleman m the House in- tends to maintain that the present corn laws may lie safely suffered' to go into operation, between that Gentleman and me,, there is a fail- issue ; but until that proposition is maintained ( and after the chal - lenge so often given by my Right Hon. Friend, aitn- l not accepted, I think I may assume that it will not lie maintained), I any a case has bee ® made out, by the arguments ofthe Gentlemen on the other siile of the question, that something is to lie done. ( War, hear,. bear). Why, Sir, even the Bon. Member for Brecimshin* ( Colo- nel Worn!) has varied in his proposals, for he has risen 5s. since the last debate in the price at which he would allow the opening of the- ports. When the Hon.. Member stated, that he would be satisfied ' if tlui price were fixed ijt 65s, I told him that I would consider it. I did consider it, and having done so, I told the Hon. Gentleman that my objection was that a compromise was vicious in principle ; but when the Hon. Gentleman Qipro^ glieiimc tyili. Jnconsutaiicy, " he fuok that opportunity' of sliding in his own inconsistency in the shape of 70s. ( hear, hear). I luive this morning received by post n note from the Hon. Gentleman, in which he says, - I truqt vou will- come into my proposition, and say 79s. is the price," ( hear and laughter),..,- T, Sir; upon seeing the figures 70, taxed my recollec- tion ; I took no note of what occurred at the time, hut 1 referred to- others who were present at the time, and they, I found, agreed with me that tbe 70s. was the result, of the Hon. Gentleman's- recollection, bat of his reflection. The Hon. Gentleman liod ma. tured the proposition made by him liefore he went out of town. Ii dare say that in his rambles through his green fields, or upon - con- templating the contents of his granaries, he thought 70 shilHn-. » looked better than 65, and theu his recollection came to his assur- ance. ( hear.) Wlien the Hon. Gentleman charges me with incoa. sistencv be ought to have remembered his own inconsistency, and that, in the course of a night or two, 65 was changed to 70. { hear and laughter.) . This, theu, is the whole question. There is •% law, which if allowed to remain in full operation as the general ai d- permanent law of tbe country, would lie fraught not only will,- much inconvenience, but with great mischief, ( hear.) And here are( hvo modes of preventing that opinion; ono a complete. alteratjilg^ of the law, which, under existing circumstances, v.- o. llfl.- ej.' C^ jfldite - a fair and full discussion, and another which iujt' 4tatvd ajl the nifty cuUies which existed i) i flu- former,. We pwfe!- the present mode-. — the road through.- parliament to the royal road of discretion.. Thin., is our case, and oiv this case we confidently apjieal to paniunient foe', - support, ( loud uW'eontimieil cheering-.) On a diviaiou the motion was carried bya majority of' 185 to 58. Tuesday, May 9. Mr. HUME moved for a return- of military officers promoted for - the lust six years, which promotions could have- been prevented had 1 the vacancies been filled up from the half- pay list. Ordered. Sir T. LEYlrDRHX- iE presented a petition from Sir John Sin- clair, praying that tile waste laud ' might be brought uuder cult;/*., tion. Lord JOHN Rl'SSEL said he hud a petition to preset from Mr. Buckingham, complaining of ihe conduct of the Govttt'nmcnt of India, by which lie had been deprived of his property. Mr. WV'NN said, Mr. Buckingham's Journal, endangered the- aJ.- tv of the Indian Government, In fact, a free pije* s and absolute- Government could not e. vi- t lu- etlu- i ; and ' fully eonrtirrcd in the opinion that tlie Wia i j i absolute Government; anil if the allegation':. Jfi. " SCARLETT J Government was an srated in the petition were true, justice could only be done to tli ; petitioner by the interference of the House. The Government of India not only banished the petitioner but destroyed his property. If this statement were well founded, it appeared a most oppressive, act. Mr. JOHN SMITII said, the conduct of the Indian Govern- ment was reprehensible, as it not only deprived Mr. Buckingham of his property, but also left him considerably in debt, and under thete circumstances he would support a motion for enquiry. Mr. ASTELL said, Mr. Buckingham's punishment was the re- sult of his own misconduct. It was in vaiu to suppose that a free press could be permitted to exist in India. The petition having lieen brought up and read. Lord J. Rt'SSELL moved that the petition be referred to a Se- lect Committee to examine the allegations and report thereon to the 3 louse. Alter some discussion, the House divided— For tiie motion, —• 13 - Against it, .— — Majority, — 3- SLAVERY IN THE MAURITIUS. His Majesty's Ministers consented to Mr. Buxton's motion for a Select committee to inquire into the state of the Slave Trade pi the Mauritius, Mr. Ginning being . of opinion that it would have a bad effect in Foreign Countries, if Parliament manifested a disposition to refuse inquiry on this subject, after the public accusations made ataiust the local government of one of our own possessions. BONDED CORN. On the motion for the second reading of tlio Bonded Corn Bill, Mr. II. Sumner moved, and Mr. Tr- muvne seconded, an amend- ment for an adjournment j but there lieing no other Ultra Patriots, ill Grain, this Bill was read by a majority of 171 to 2 ! 1 In answer to a question put by Lord Milton, whether it was the intention of Government to propose or agree to a Public Grant for the relief of the distressed Districts, . Mr. CANNING sttl d, that when the motion of Mr. II. Moore which had been at his request, postponed, should be brought forward, lie would be prepared to give an answer.— Adjourned. Wednesday, May 10. At 4 o'clock there being only 27 member* present, the further proceedings of the House were adjourned till to- morrow. Thursday, May 11. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Oilonel Bradley, complain- ing of the arbitrary manner in which he had been deprived of his commission, as lieutenant- colonel uf the Sd West India regiment, than in the Honduras. After some observations from the Chancellor of Exchequer, Lord Pidmerstim, Mr. Brougham, and the Attorney- General, the petition was withdrawn. Lord JOHN RUSSELL moved that the select committee, ap- pointed to take into consideration Mr. Buckingham's case, should be empowered to send for persons, papers, and records. After a desultory conversation, iu which Mr. Scarlett, Mr. Trent, Lord Milton, Mr. Hume, and the Attorney- General, took part, the motion was agreed to. CORN IMPORTATION BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the Order of the Dav tin- the second reading of the Corn Importation Bill. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE said he must oppose the Bill, because he thought that any provision for the introduction of so large a por- tion of foreign corn was altogether premature and unwise. He must, once for all, protest against the agitation of this question at the present period, after the pledge that had been given by Minis- ters. He should take the sense of the House on the subject. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would not trouble the House at any length, because the objections principally urged, were not so much against the measure itself, as against the cause by which it was proposed to carry it into effoct, and the time at which it had been introduced. Ministers did not ask for this power in order to beat down the price of corn, but to prevent its rising ( Hear !)— He begged them to look to the state of the unfortunate men who were now the chief objects of the measure proposed, and he was convinced that no person could say that there was an atom of bad feeling in the outrages to which they were driven ; they were driven into them by want, anil by the extremity of privation; and knowing this to lie the case, he thought it would have been the most miserable cowardice in the Government to have refrained from adoptiug measures for their relief, merely because it might be said that they were influenced in doing so by a dread of the desperation of these " deluded people.—( Hear, hear.)— He was convinced, too, that the landed interest could not take any course more likely to injure the general discussion of the Corn Laws, than that which he was sorry to see they were disposed to take on the present occasion. Lord MILTON said, that if any one thought the present mea- sures could be carried without affecting the principles of the corn law they were mistaken. These measures proclaimed to all the world that the corn laws could not stand as a permanent system, aud declared them only fit for fair weather, and' that if any storm arose they must be suspended or relaxed. Although the corn laws were certainly not the immediate cause of the distress, they might be one of its more remote causes, by intrrrujiflng our intercourse with foreign nations. The corn laws must at last fall tinder the principle of free trade, whether with limitations or not he could not say. But he would acknowledge that his own opinion went a great . way towards perfect commercial freedom on this subject. He gave Ministers credit for their professions as to the corn laws, but he hoped they did not consider the present measure as perfectly de- tached ami insulated. He did not agree that it would have a small effect upon rents. The rents which had lieen raised within the last four or five years, must again be reduced, and this he consider- ed to be no great hardship. With respect to the comparative burdens upon different interests, he thought that of all classes the country gentlemen had the least reason to complain. ( No, no ) His Hon. Friend the Member for Beverley might say no, no ; but lie would tell him why he said aye, aye. Who were the great sup- porters of the late war ? The landed interest, amongst whom he might include his own family. They were the life and fortune men of the day. Now that 2s. an acre were to be taken off tlicir rents, they were the life and fortune men no longer— 2s. per acre difference of rent would make ten shillings per quarter- difference in the price of wheat, and if the whole consumption of England amounted to 14 millions of quarters, this would give a taxation of 7,000,0001. levied upon the people of England for the benefit of the landed interest. The evil of the corn laws was not, however, confined to the imposition of a heavy duty; it operated also as a non- intercourse law, not only in respect to the North of Europe, but te the countries across the Atlantic. With these views, when- ever \ he general question came before the House, be should vote for • a very low duty, and as he considered the present measure of a si miliar tendency, he slioiild give it his support. Mr. PEEL regretted the allusion to the general question, con- tained in the speech of the Noble Lord, as also liis undeserved at- tack on the Landed Gentlemen—( Hear, hear.) o— There were two amendments suggested to this measure— the first, that Ministers should not exercise the power unless corn should rise to 65s. This lie conceived would render the measures liable to all the objections • which lay to the first proposition—( Hear, hear.)— The second, that of the Hon. Meinlier opposite ( Mr. Stanley), was also liable to much objection ; one that it was giving a premium to the Local Committee for purchasing from their original holders; but a much greater mischief likely to arise was, tliat it would stigmatise all corn duties generally. On every fjiture pressure this would be quoted as a precedent. He contended against the ridicule which was sought to be cast by the Hon. Member (. Mr. Banks) ou what he cidled the solemn nonseuse pf the moral effect of these measures. Was it solemn nonsense to let the desperate men of those districts know that these sufferings met the compassion of the Legislature ? Was it solemn nonsense ( to Use the wortls of Dr. Johnson) " to still the flutter of innumerable bosoms," and to allay the feverish influence which at present drove tlietii to violence and outrage ? Mr. 11. SUMNER row amidst loud cries of " Question," and, after many ineffectual attempts to gain a hearing, said, that if he could not claim the attention of the House he would sit down— ( Cries of " No, no 1 go on !")— No case of distress had been made gut which might fairly be seen by the state of the market. He would persist ugainst the second reading of this measure. Mr. WHARTON ( amid loud cries of " Question!) denied the charge made against country gentlemen us having been the instiga- tors of the last war—(" Question, question.")' A division then took place, when there appeared— For the bin, ... 189 Against itj ... ... ... 65 Majority, ... — 124 Friday, May, 13. On tlie motion of the LORD ADVOCATE, the report of the Scots hanks copartnerships was presented anil agreed to. < > u the motion that it be read a third time, Mr. J. P. GRANT expressed his disapprobation of the bill, in its present form. It was at complete variance with the law ou the subject in England. It would. be waste of time to divide the House on it. .. . The LORD ADVOCATE defended the principle of tlie bill. After some remarks from Mr. P. MOORE, tlie third reading * vas ordered to lie on Thursday next. ' Hie report of the alehouses licencing bill was presented and figreed to. Mr. I1UME presented a petition from an individual, named Walker, complaining of the conduct of Government in not nt- ginj adequately his claim nri the Portuguese Government, for lite loss of his vessel.— Petition ordered to lie on the table. CORN LAWS; The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved a com- mittee of the House on the bill for the importation of corn. After some observations from Colonel Wood, Lord Milton, Mr. Cab- raft, Air. Bright, Mr. Irving, Sir Win. Ingilby, the Chancel- lor of the Exchequer, Air. MalierTy, and Mr. Berkeley Porlinan, the douses ive^ e agreed to, aud the report ordered to lie re. elved on W,- uliesil. lv. BOXDF. O CORN litl. T., . Tk 6ITANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER move 1 tlat the oLmded corn and importation of corn bill should be committed. Mr. BENNETT moved as an amendment, that the bill should be referred to a committee of the whole House, in order to consider of the amount of duty to be levied on the corn now in bond. After some remarks by Mr. Huskisson, Mr. Baring, Mr. Ellice, and Mr. J. Wilson, the gallery was cleared amidst cries of " Ques- tion ;" the House, however, did not divide. Mr. STANLEY rose to propose, the amendment of which he had given notice on a former evening—" That on a certificate sign- ed by three members of committee, acting for the relief of the pre- sent distress, that any bonded corn had been bought by tKem for that purpose, the corn so bought, should be, on application to his Majesty's. Treasury, exempted from all duty w- hatever, and the sum so saved by the remission of duty, should be applied to the further relief of distress in these districts. Mr. Huskissson, Mr. Peel, Mr. Baring and other members, opposed the amendment. Mr. Stanley finding that the sense of the committee was against him, did not press his motion to a division. The clause was negatived. The House then resumed, the report was brought up, and ordered to be taken into further consideration on Wednesday next. Mr. HUSklSSON. moved, that . the House at its rising do ad- ourn till Wednesday next. FOREIGN CORN. Mr. HUSKISSON moved for a return of the quantities of foreign grain of even- description imported into this country up to tlie 1st of May 1826'. BRITTISH SHIPPING. Mr. HUSKISSON moved for returns of the numbers of ships built since 1814, the amount of their tonnage, & c. In doing so, he took a review of the general principles of our navigation laws, and. of the alteration that had been effected, contending that the in- terests of our shipping were of so much importance, that even those of commerce ought to give way, if they interfered. The old naviga- tion laws, as far as they regarded the fisheries and our coasting trade, remained so far untouched as not to require any comments from him 611 the present occasion. The Third point, and one of the most importance, was tlic European trade, the law heretofore allow- ing the imports in British- built ships, or in those of the country whence the goods came. In such parts of the law, many impor- tant alterations were necessarily introduced. The changes in the colonies also had produced great alterations. Tlie severe enforce- ment of the navigation Ifws had frequently been of most prejudicial effects, particularly with the colonies of America; New Eng- land having resisted these things iu such a way, as to cause final separation. The train was undoubtedly laid before 1765, but tile enforcement of our system of navigation laws had added to such a train, and it was not till the general congress of 1789 that there was a more relaxed system ; but the conduct of America was severe 011 the shipping of England. All sorts of expedients were resorted to for the purpose of counteracting the American system, but in vain, for we wanted the raw materials of that country ; and even- tually we were obliged to resort to the system now existing, of equa- lity of regulations and duties. The change, however, had operated favourably on America, by too rigid an adherence to our navigation laws. Next came that dreadful war which lasted for a quarter of a century, and which deranged all the principles of intercourse ; and as tlie American shipping was the only safe shipping, and hence ne- cessarily became much encouraged, till the restoration of peace, there was no opportunity of remedying evils. At the close of the war— rbesides the fact of having admitted other flags into the trade of the Mediterranean, there were many circumstances that pressed heavily on the shipping. There were at such periods transports, & c., paid off to the extent of 273,000 tons, and employing 16,000 men - being more then one- fourth of the commercial marine of 1792, and those vessels were sent to get what employment they could, and where'they could. Since 1815, very few ships had been em- ployed in the corn trade, and such chiefly foreign. At the breaking out of the war, 1793, there were 14,073 vessels, and 1,540,145 tons. Last year there were 24,174 vessels, and 2,543,000 tons, being au increase of two- fifths. At the close of the war, 1815, the number was 24,860 ; of tonnage 2,680,000. There was a diminution of shipping since 1815, but at that period it was greatly in excess. As to the building of ships, that of last year ex- ceeded any since 1789. In 1814, the number built was 818, in 1825 the number was 1,312, the tonnage, however, being nearly double. But it had been said there was a greater increase and ad- vantage to foreign shipping It was not true.- In the comparison of last year, the occupation of foreign shipping had increas- ed 197,000 tons, but that of British was 422) 100 tons. He intended to move for all these papers. The alterations that were made in the law as to assortments of cargoes, and the articles that might be carried, were requisite, and the results showed that erro- neous calculations had not been formed. The changes indeed had become absolutely imperative. And those with the New World, Brazil, Columbia, & c. This brought liim to the gravamen of the • harges, that of giving to the crown the power of putting an end to discriminating duties That change he declared to be defensible on all general principles; especially as we exported largely manufac- tured articles that occupied small space. It wpu'd have been pre- judicial to our interests to have carried on a v.- ar of reciprocity of duties. The - American Revolution had iu fact produced many change, and there were - Yet more to come, growing otit of that event—( Hear, hear.) Had we attempted a system of commercial hostility, this country would have repented of it. He concluded with moving for Accounts of British Shipping, & c. Mr. ROBERTSON contended that the statements of the Right Honourable President of the Board of Trade were at variance with the statements winch had - been laid upon the table of the House for the last six years. He had taken the coasting trade of this country into his calculations, while that of other countries have been left out. He contended that the reciprocity system was ruinous to our best interests. It had destroyed the efforts we had been making to create an emporium in this country for the commerce of the world. The short sighted policy of the Right Honourable President of the Board of Trade had opened the eyes of other countries to their own interests at a time when they had shown no symptoms of perceiving that they were committed into our hands. Every species of this labour in this country was entitled to protection ; and upon this system alone could we maintain our greatness and power; The shipping interest was entitled to protection equally with the rest, but that had been selected as the first to be sacrificed. He confessed that he found himself obliged to lay much blame upon the shoulders of the Right Honourable Gentleman for this destruction of the main strength and ground of our national prosperity. The woollens abroad were driving the British out of the foreign market. If the labour of this country was left unprotected, what would be the con- sequence ? This country must have a system of its own, but that system must be protected. Mr. ELLICE said, the distress of the shipping interest was all to be drawn from the alteration of the navigation laws. The Right Hon. Gentleman fold but one mode, of relieving British shipping, namely, by taking off all the taxes and duties which disabled British ships from competing with foreigners. They could not follow a system of taxation and free trade at the same time. He did not say the present state of the country was to be attributed to the Right Honourable Gentleman, but he called on Parliament to come for ward and provide for the interest of the country. Mr. HUME was not of opinion with the Right Honourable Gentleman that there was ground to congratulate the country 011 the state of shipping. All the evils arose from taxation. The tax 011 ships was 10 per cent. Looking at the additional charges 011 ship- ping it was impossible to make the shipping interest prosper. The Right Honourable Gentleman deceived himself if he thought he could go ou with excessive taxation. Mr. C. GRANT thought it would be better if no allusion were made to accounts before the same were printed. It was said the reciprocity act had been the cause of distress iu the shipping interest, The reciprocity act had. not been passed two years. Foreign ships coultj navigate cheaper than the vessels of this country, yet there were other circumstances which gave British ships superiority. Ili: Right Honourable Friend h; ul been called upon to explain the policy of the measures he had adduced, and which had been explained to the satisfaction of the country. The returns were then ordered. The House adjourned till Wednesday. he the wish of liirir Cliitfc to put a period to hostilities aud that x Minister had arrived from Ava, with full powers to'troat an, T rati- fy, and requesting a lrfecting'for that purpose. Lieut. Col. Tidy and Lieu*. Smith, of the navy, were accordingly dispatched to ar- range a conference to be held in a boat on tlie centre of the river, moored between Malloon and Putauagoli, Accordingly the com- mander of the forces and the second commissioner, Mr. Robertson, attended by myself and most of the brigadiers, lnet the ' two- Bur- mese commissioners, Ivelien Menjee and the Keo Woonjee, on the 30th ultimo, and I am most happy to state thai the result of the conferences of that day and yesterday, lias been a satisfactory ad- justment, as far as regards territory and money, between the British and Burmese nations. The'ratification by the commissioners of the treaty takes place this day at two o'clock, and the terms of peace are as follows :— " The four provinces of Arracan to be celled in perpetuity to the Honourable Company. " Ae provinces of Mergui, Tavoy, and 5£ ea to be ceded to the Honourable Company in perpetuity.- ' . " The Burmese Government engage to pay the Honourable Com- pany one c. i'ore of rupees, by instalments, the periods for the pay- ment of which to be settled this day. " The provinces or kingdoms of Assam, Caelinr, Zeatung, and Manipore* to be placed under Princes to be named by the British Government " Residents, with an escort of fifty men, to be at each Court; British ships tohe admitted into Burmese ports, to land their car- goes free of duty, not to unship their rudders or land their guns ; Burmese ships to have the same privilege in British ports; no per- son to be molested for their opinions or conduct during the war hereafter. " The Siamese nation to be included in the peace." Thus, I hope, has terminated a war which has been, most ex- pensive in its prosecution, not only in money, but also by the effects of climate, very destructive to both European and native - troops ; but I hope the Hon. the Governor in Council will here permit me to express the unanimous grateful feeling of the Madras army for the considerate comforts the Madras Government have, upon every occasion, forwarded to tlieir army here, comforts which have been the means of saving many valuable lives, awl which will be ever most gratefully acknowledged by every officer and man. It will of course take a long period to arrange the move of the troops from hence to Rangoon, with the material and stores. The ratification of ihe treaty by the King oi' Jfvil, and the Eng- lish prisoners now at Amitrupobrah, ire to'arrive at'PtttarEtgoh iu fifteen days ( 15th January), on the receipt of which, we shall im- mediately retrograde to Prome. The roads across thte Arracan mountains present difficulties which will oblige the Bengal army to retire by Rangoon. P. S.— JANUARY 3.— Owing to prolonged discussions the treaty was not signed until this day, January 3, at four r. m. From the LONDON GAZETTE, May 13. Colonial Office, May 12. The King; lias been pleased to appoint Major General Sir Neil Campbell, Knt. C. B. to be Captain General and Governor in Chief of tlie Colony' of Sierra Leone and its dependencies, in Africa. Whitehall, May 11. The King has been pleased to appoint Sir James Wemyss Mac- kenzie, Bart, to be Lieutenant and Sheriff Principal of the. Shire of Ross, in the room of Sir Hector Mackenzie, Bart deceased. India Board, May 13. PEACE WITH THE BURMESE. A dispatch, dated the 17th of January 1826, has been this day received at the East India House from the Secretary to the Go- vernment at Fort St. George, enclosing a copy of a dispatch from Brigadier Gen." Willoughby Cotton to that Government, of which the following is an extract: ' * PATANAGOII, JAN. 1, 1S2G I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of the Hon. the Governor in Council, that the pursuit of the scattered columns of the enemy was continued from Meaday to Patanagoli, by forced marches, bv the Madras division, accompanied by the " bod y guard and a troop of horse artillery, and the commander of the forces; on reaching Neaungla,' five miles below this place, we as- certained the enemy had crossed their whole force to the right bank of the river, and that they occupied the position of Malloon,' con sisting of a series of strong fortified heights and a formidable stock- ade, with from 10 to .12,000 men. It was also ascertained the King's brother- in- law, and most of the men of rank who had .- insist- ed at Zonhengaish, were at Malloon: they dispatched a V\ 7 doole on the : 18th, with a flag of tr. ure and a Liurr, slating ! . pa LONDON, May 15. By the Turkey Mail of this morning, we have accounts from Smyrna to the 4th, and from Constantinople to. the., 13th ultimo. The negociations with Russia had assumed great interest, aud the interchange of notes with the English Ambassador was also fre- quent. It was, however, understood that six weeks would be given to the Porte for the final answer. The news from the Morea affords no additional intelligence from that quarter, if we exeept the contradictory news which has lately appeared in the French Papers. No dispatches from the deputa- tion lately sent from Constantinople to the Morea had been received on the 12th ult. His Majesty's ships Cambrian, Zebra, and Alacrity, were lying iu Smyrna Bay on the 4th ult. German Papers to the Sd of May, contains the following— " SMYRNA, April 3.— r- Sir Hudson Lowe, who is here on his way to India, was near falling by the hand of a fanatic Frenchman, who probably meant, according to his notions, to avenge his country. The French consular agent Perry got; into the house where Sir Hudson Lowe resided, and finding the doors of the apartments shut, he broke them open, and destroyed all the effects of Sir Hudson Lowe, who was fortunately absent on board a ship. Perry was armed with a dagger, and, in his blood- thirsty rage, declared aloud that he should find means to get at the murderer of Napoleon, his former master. He was arrested, and is now kept in strict confinement in the consulate. Since this event Sir Hud- son has remained on board the English ship." COMMON COUNCIL.— A Court of Common Council was held on Monday to consider of a contribution in aid of the subscription rais- ing in London for the relief of the distressed manufacturers of the country— the Lord Mayor in the chair. The requisition being read, Mr. Deputy Oldham, after a few remarks, moved that the Cham- berlain do subscribe the sum of <£ 1000 as tile gift of the Court, which was seconded by Mr. Favell, and unanimously agreed to. Departure of the Duke of Devonshire Mn Smith, the King's Messenger, who was sent off about , three o'cl6ck on Tuesday after- noon, from the Foreign Office, with dispatches for the Duke of Devonshire, arrived at Sheerness on Tuesday evenings and proceed- ed in a boat to meet his Grace, and came up with his Excellency, ' just as he was going on board the King's ship, the ( Gloucester, ,74 guns, to proceed on his embassy to the Emjieror of Russia, and immediately delivered his dispatches to his Office. The Gloucester, with his Excellency and suite on board, set sail oil Wednesday mor- ning with a fair wind. Mr. Hushisson.— Some quidnuncs in the city who regard all innovation with terror, and particularly those arising' out of Mr. Huskisson's principles of free trade, have offered to subscribe the sum of 100,0001., to be presented to that right hon. gentlemen, on condition that he should emigrate to America. The proposition has even, it is said, reached Mr. Huskisson, and caused him, with- out doubt, much amusement. STATE OF TRADE.— For several weeks past we have forborne to say any thing of the state of trade in this town and neighbour- hood, because our report would have been but a monotony of " evil jtidings." We are happy, however, this week to announce a change for the better. The market at Manchester being more brisk on Tuesday week, produced a corresponding effect in the warehouses here. More work has been delivered out to. the weavers, at, in some instances, better prices, and some of the printing establish- ments in the neighbourhood have received, during the last week, large orders, and have therefore begun again to employ their work- men. Notwithstanding this there are a great number out of em- ploy, and should a renewed demand for manufactures continue, it must be some time before the condition of our labouring classes can be effectually ameliorated.— Blackburn Mailr We have great pleasure in saying- that tranquillity is now com- pletely restored throughout the whole of Lancashire - Manchester Journal. New potatoes are selling in Covent Garden Market at from Is. to 2s. per lb. Old potatoes from 3s. to 7s. per cwt. which is 1 s. lOd. to 4s. 9d. per Winchester bushel. There are green pease, strawberries, and cauliflowers in the market, but their prices can- not be ascertained. BANK COMMITTEE. We were never in any great alarm on account of the Scotch Banks, though the composition of the Committee seemed rather to alarm the people of Scotland. It is understood that several of the Members of the Committee, most determined on interference with them, had been led by the force of evidence to change their minds, and, indeed, for some days, the question has generally been considered as good as settled. Still, as. the late Lord Londonderry used to say, it is as well not to halloo, till w6 are out of the wood. We find, to our great Surprise, that the Committee have begun to vacillate, and that yester\ lay they were keenly debating this question, whether Scotland should be put, with respect to its currency, on the same footing as England ? Of the fact we are certain, but we are left to conjecture the reason for opening up a question which every body thought settled. Is it a manoeuvre on the part of the advocates of the old paper system in England, encouraged by the feeling which now begins to prevail, ' that Ministers, iq refusing to issue more stamps, added to the discredit of the circulation of the Country Bankers, and thereby to the distresses of the industrious, classes ? In such a case it might be deemed good policy, to force so powerful a body as the Scotch Bankers to make common cause with their brethern in England, as their only chance of being allowed to continue their present system. We still remain of opinion, that the circulation of Scotland will be allowed to remain on its present footing ; but whether the Scotch will be forced to vary their tactics or not, is a question which we are not in a condition to resolve. As no people have a clearer understanding of their interests, we may safely leave the choice of moans for attaining the wished for end to themselves.— Morn. Chron. May 13. We alluded on Saturday to an altered feeling in the Committee of Scotch Banks. We understand, after it had been agreed on that the Committee should report the evidence already received, it was'urged by some of the Members, that the evidence was all on one side; that all who had been examined were either connected with the Banks, or Bank. Proprietors; several names were mentioned of persons ready to give evidence on the other side; and that, und :. r these circumstances, the Committee could not, without receiving further evidence, agree on a final Report. Messrs. Huskisson and Robin- son, we understand, took this view of the matter. The subject i: to be discussed in the Committee on Wednesday, when it will be decided whether the investigation which has taken place shall be deemed complete or partial Morning Chrtnicle, May 15. LONDON HIBERNIAN SOCIETY. On Saturday the Gfch inst. this Society held its twentieth, anni- versary. The Meeting assembled in. Freemasons' Hall, and was very respectably attended— Lord Gambier in the Chair. A very Satisfactory Report of the proceedings of the Society was read, and agreed to. Several Resolutions, prefaced by appropriate speeches, were adopted, but the most remarkable proceeding occurred when the business of the day was about to close. The Rev. E. IRVING, Minister of the Caledonian Chapel, re- 1 ' quested the attention of the Meeting for a few minutes, while he addressed them on the scheme of education brought forward by the Commissioners of Irish Education in the Report they had lately pre- sented to the House of Commons. It was probable that pub • vlux>!." of gejieral instruction should be established in each boueh m V, i, LL education should hi a! IW< U io the t hildivr all religions. Two teachers were to be appointed to each • thool, one a Roman Catholic and the other a Presbyterian ; two days in the week were to be set apart for religious exercises ; on the one the Catholic children were to receive instruction from their Priests, and on the otlier the. Protestants from their Clergymen, but the instruction given in the school at • other times was not to interfere with the peculiar tenets of either party. In his opinion the plan would never- answer the end proposed, which w; ts to conciliate both parties. Wherever the Catholics were most numerous, and gained the upper hand, there would be a contention of blood and murder, which would disturb the peace of the land. After some farther Observations, the Rev. Gentleman concluded in the following extraordinary language :—" Silver and gold I have none, but what I have I give thee." I have no money but from two sources— from my church, and by that I must live, for " they that partake of the* altar Should live by the altar ;" aud I make it a principle not to lay by a farthing of my receipts from that source. The other is from rny books, and the produce of these I devote conscientiously to religipus charities. I give you now ( having no money) the dying gift of a dear brother, who breathed his last in India, and who died, I hope, in the faith of Christ, which he received through a Minister of the Establishment—( here Mr. Irving handed to the Secretary a gold watch), and I pledge myself to redeem that, to me, precious gift, out of the first produce of the sale of my last book." He then laid on the table a handsome gold watch. The Chairman requested he would take it back again, and repeatedly offered it to him, but lie refused, saying, that so great an interest did lie feel in the welfare of the society, that no power on eaith should induce him to accept it. This extraordinary scene excited considerable sensation in the meeting. The Rev. Mr. CUNNINGHAM then spoke ; and thanks were voted to Lord Gambier. His Lordship, in acknowledging the compliment, expressed his warm approbation of the nature and objects of the Society, after which the meeting separated. THE RECORDER'S REPORT— The Recorder of London on Wed- nesday attended the Council, and made his report to the King, of the prisoners who were remaining under sentence of death in New- gate, whou the law was left to take its course upon Peter Neadon, William Leech, and William Jonc*, who wore ordered for execu- tion on Tuesday next. _ A report made by the Recorder of London to the King in Coun- cil, on Wednesday, contains the names o?" Capital convicts, and there remained 8 others not yet reported— making altogether the appalling number of 50 individuals, whose lives are declared for- feited to the laws of their country ; and this is the harvest of a single session ! Now supposing the laws were to be carried into full effect, what a . spectacle of terror would be the sweeping exter- mination of so many lives at once ? And why are they not carried into effect? Because the feelings of the Sovereign, and the very Judge who sentenced those unhappy people, revolt at the idea of so sanguinary a vindication of our criminal code. The code is there- fore impracticable and uncertain— two of the worst defects that a system of law could have.— Morning Herald. as those-. wli'j can bold their sf . fks without In? oriv< » iI « rtici- rdi. tin from coming, to- market- j there ary' inquiries, however, for inu- • nt.; i\ rv of this- grain, but - even at the1 highest quotation the >^: r.~>" are n: fused by the holders; The supplies of barley have entirely ceased, and we; do not think there is much of. this grain left in the country. Oats of good weight are particularly scarce, and consequently many English, orders remain unexecuted. Present quotation as follows : Wjieat Its. to 23s. Barley 9s. Bd. to lis. lOd. Oats 7*. to 8s » 6( 1.. pel1 quarter on ]> oard. DUNDEE MANUFACTURES. Markets GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OP CORN. The following is the General Average which governs Importa- tion, taken from the Weekly Returns of the quantities and prices of BRITISH CORN, Winchester Measure, in England aud Wales, for the week ending 6th May. Wheat. Parley. Oats. 1lye. Beans. Pease. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 60 5 30 1 24 2 85 0 38 5 37 9 AVERAGE by the Imperial Quarter. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Rye. Beans. Pease. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 62 3 31 0 24 11 36 5 38 10 40 8 The AVERAGE PRICE of BROWN or MuscovAno SUGAR, com- puted from the Returns made in the week ending the 3d May, is 29s. 5id. per Handred Weight, duty exclusive. CORN EXCHANGE, . May 15. The arrivals of Wheat since this day se'ennight have been short, and at the decline which then took place, there appeared a better demand this morning ; of spring grain of every kind the supply is unusually scanty, and most articles have experienced a freer sale at rather improving prices. Barley is Is. per quarter dearer, and- the advance on oats is not less than 2s. per quarter; malt Is. per quar- ter higher. Flour as last week. Current Prices of Grain, s. s. d. s. s. d. Wheat, . 48 to 52 0 Oats, Feed, .... ... 21 to 23 0 Ditto superfine, . . 56 to 60 0 Beans, small, .. ... 39 to 43 0 Wheat, red, .... . — to Ditto Tick, ... 32 to 26 0 Barley, . 22 to 26 0 Beans, harrow, ... 36 to 40 0 Ditto, fine, . 26 to 28 0 Pease, Maple, . ... 38 to 40 0 Rye, . 28 to 32 0 Ditto, White, . ... 37 to 40 0 Malt, . 44 to SO 0 Ditto, Boilers, ... 41 to 43 0 Oats Petatoe, ... . 22 to 25 0 Ditto, Hog, ... ... 35 to 37 0 Ditto Poland, .... .. 22 to 24 0 Flour, ... 50 to 55 o HADDINGTON CORN MARKET, May 13. A small supply of Wheat in market, which met with a heavy sale, prices considerably lower than last day. Barley Is. and Oats Is. 6d. lower than last day. Jfleans. 18s. Od. 16s. Oil. 1 Is. Od. Wheat Barley. Oats. Pec se. I First.... .. 29s. Od. 23s. Od. 19s. Od. 18s. Od. Second. .. 27s. Od. 19s. Od. 16s. Od. 16s. Od. Third... .. 24s. - Od. 15s. Od. 14s. Od. 14s. Od. FAIRS. MAY—( New Stile.) Slateford, Ist Monday ( Old Stile.) Muchals Tryst, 1st Tuesday Ellon, Rood Fair, 1st Tuesday Rosarty, 1st Tuesday Kildrummy, 1st Tuesday Aberldur, 1st Thursday Byth, ditto Durris, 2d Tuesday Dunsmuir, Tuesday before 1st Potarch, the day following Wednesday Findon, 2d Wednesday Oreenburn, 2d Tuesday Cornhill of Park, 2d Thur. Broadstraik, Thursday after Bei- vie, ditto Auchinblae, the day after Turriff Rood Fair, 2d Friday Ballater, 1st Tnt- sday Beauly Holy O ross, 14th day, or Stnchen, 2d Tues. & Wednes. Wednesday after Drumblude, Sd Wednesday Rora, 1st Wednesday after 19th Kincardine O'Neil, 2d Thurs. Oldmeldrum, Thurs. before 19th Stonehaven, the Thurs. before Oldrain, Monday before 22d Whitsunday Culleu, Sd Friday Montrose, 1st Friday after Newdeer, Thursday after 26th ; Peterhead, 8il Tuesday or on that day, if, a Thursday Rothiemay, ditto Tarland, Wed. before 26th New Pitsiigo, 3d Tuesday and Echt, Friday before 26th Wednesday Inverury, day before Wartle Insch, ditto Blackburn, Monday before Iu- Fochabers, last Wednesday but verury one Wartle Tryst, Thurs. before 26th Contin, 23d or Wed. after Insch, Friday before 26th Udny, 4th Tuesday Banff, Brandon Fair, the Tues- Elgin, Trinity- Fair, last Tues- day before 26tli, or that day, day and Wednesday if Tuesday Byth, ditto Turriff, 26th, or Saturday be- Hawkliall, St. Margaret's, Thurs. fore Glammis, Wednesday before last Saturday after 26th Auchterless, Donah Fair, Fri- Huntly, Thurs. after 26th, or day before ditto on that day if a Thursday Aucliindoir, last Friday Oldmeldrum, Saturday after the Turriff, last Saturday term Oldmeldrum, Thurs. after do. 31b. lint handsp. — Sib. mill- spun, 2s. - Id. a 2s. Sd. 41b. ditto, . 2s. Sd. to 2s Bd. £> 11). ditto, . 3s. fid. to 3s 6il. Cl'o. ditto, . 4s. Oil. to Is Oil. Edinburgh Cattle Market, May 10 . The supply of sheep in the market to- day was less than last week (- 1- 00) Wedders, white faced, from 25s. to 33s. black- faced, from 21s. to 31s. A num- ber of Lambs which sold from 16s. to 21s. A quick sale.— There were 280 fat cattle; best from 7s. to 8s. ; interior from 6s. to 7s. per stone ; the sale was the dullest this season. A few winterings, which, on an average, brought 20s. to 30s. less than they cost at Hallow Fair. Prices of Hay and Straw. May 9. Oat Straw, 10s. Gd.; Wheat do. 9s.; Barley do. 8s. to 8s. ( id. per kemple. Glasgow Cattle Market, May 9 There were 364- fat Cattle in the market yesterday of which fully two hundred were fine heavy stots from Angus. The remainder of the supply was composed of cattle from the east country, anil a few from dUtiileries The best Angus stots brought 10s. a stone, beef and t. illmv. Beef, in tolerable condition, brought from 8s. Od. to- 9s. and bulls and small cows sold considerably cheaper. There were nnlv 210 sheep and lambs Black- faced wedJers sold from 25s. to 30s. A lot of ex- cellent Cheviots brought 45s. The few Cheviot lambs brought for- ward sold at 19s. Dumfries Cattle- Market, May 3— This day's show was pretty gool, and it gives us much pleasure to announce that prices are now beginning to improve. Dealing was brisker to- day than it has yet been this season, and the greater part of the stock - which was shown found purchasers. Best heavy Galloways sold at 11 guineas; the next best at .£ 10, and from that tliev varied to ,£ 9. One very fine lot of two- year- olds sold at £ 9 ; the rest varied from 7 guineas to .£ 8. Morjieth, May 10 At our market to- day there was - t great supply of cattle and sheep ; being a good m iny buyers, fat sold readily at last week's prices ; interior met with dull sale, and part of both not sold.— Beef fis. to 6s. 9d. per stone, sinking od'a!.— Mutton 7s. 6il. to 8s. 9d. FOREIGN MARKETS. Hamburgh, April 21. — Nothing very interesting has occurred since, our last. The fre. h arrivals of wheat are trifling confined to that of the last crop, anil fh,.- se s impU- s are neither line i, i qualily, nor of In,, eoru, wliii h ;; perhaps bo'ascribed t, j . the low pru',.', Peters!). 12hd. Ditto, 9 ditto, . Riga Thieseuh.' ius, Drujana cut, . . Pe torsi IU rgh clean, Ditto lialt- cl. Riga Rhine, £ 32 a £ 33 27 a 0 37 a 38 31 a 0 in £ 12 a £ 0 31a 0 44 a 0 71b. lint do. . . 61b. tow do. p. lb. 71b. tow do. do. 81b. . tow do. do. 10 and 121b. do. I'L. AX. . Risfen, 3 Brand, f. iebau, . . , Archangel, Flemish, . . . HEMP, Drujana rass, Common ra* s, . Codiila, Ss. 7d. a .-•• s. 2s. 7d. .< a 3s. a ;> d. Is. 9d. 4- d. £ 26 30 2ti 0 £;< 3 a £(> a o a x; 7 a 0 a £ « J a O a <) SMITHFIELD MARKET. Beef, 4s. 4d. to 5s, Od. Pork, 4s. 9d. to 5s. S. I, Veal, ...... 5s. 4: il. to ( is. 2d. Lamb, 4s. Od. to Us.- 8d. Mutton, ... 4s. Od. to is. 9d. Beasts,; S82— Calves, 242— Sheep and Lambs, 8870—- Pigs, ISO. India Bonds Exch. Bills, 10001. Lottery Tickets Bank for Acc. Cons, for Acc. 8 10 9 10 pi-. 7BU KM £ Ugtgttr. FROM LLOYD'S LIST, MAY 9. Harwich, May 7,— The Weare Packet, Major, from Stiml r- land to- London, , was last auilw Shipwa* li Sand this mornin ;. Crew- and passengers saved. MAY 12— Margate, May 11. The after part of ® quart*. • deck, rudder- head, with tiller quite new, primal lead colour, two single i 0- inch blocks, and a main- boom, washtld ou shore on the 8th inst. near the ReculVers, supposed to have belonged to a brig of about 150 tons, steered with a wheel, and from a Spread ' Eagle roughly painted, was probably Prussian. Part of .' the stern- frum.; of a small vessel, with " Four, Brothers of Anstruther, Scotland," on it, came on shore also between the lleculvers und this place. There are, in the whole, up to this time, SO pieces of timber, 50 deals, with 23 pieces oflatbwood, collected here. MAILS ARRIVED. 1 Hamburgh, 1 Dutch, l' Flanders, and 2 French. DUE. 1 Gottenburgh, 1 Lisbon, 1 American, and 1 Brazils. EAST INDIA SHIRI'ING. Deal, May 7. — Yesterday sailed the City of Edinburgh, Milne, for Bengal, and this day the Emulous, ( Steamer) for I'almouth and Bengal, aud Penelope, Christie, for the Cape of Good 1 lopi; and the Mauritius. The arrival of the undermentioned ships has been delayed by the prevalence of north- easterly winds.— The Atlas, from China anil the Cape of Good Hope, with Lord Charles Somerset on board ; the Vansittart from China ; the Mellish and Royal George, ' from Bengal; the Cambrian, from Bombay; and the Minstrel iroui Batavia. On Monday, the dispatches for Madras end Bengal, by the ship Prince Regent, Captain Henry Hosmer, were closed at the. East India House, and delivered to the Purser of that ship. Deal, May 11:— Sailed the Timandra, Wrav, for Bengal; the Harriet, Fulcher, sailed on the 8tli, also for Bengal. The Vansittart, Dalrymple, arrived off the Start ou the 9th inst. from China; sailed 6th Jan. and from St. Helena loth of March. Tlie Atlas arrived off Weymouth on Friday, from China aud the Cape of Good Hope, and the Cambrian, from Bombay. Plymouth, May 9.— Put in for provisions the Laura, BocV- pitt, from the Mauritius for London. Has thrown 16 tons of sugar overboard. Bristol, May 9.— Arrived ( he Cauda, Walton, from the Car ; of Good Hope ; sailed 7th Feb. The Coldstream, Albion, Guildford, Thalia, and Child- Har- old, arrived at Madras previous to the 17th January. The Pandora, 18, Captain Jervoise, for the East Indies, put into Port Praya, St. Jago,. to get water, on the 6th of January. B^ ing heavily laden with stores, she made rather a bad passage. On the 11th of December the ship was caught in a white squall, which laid her down and tilled the waist with vtatel, when the' gunner with great presence of mind, cut away thij fore- sheet, and let fiy the main anil mizzen topsail- sheets, and she righted. On the 19th Dec. in lat. 46.51. N. and long. 8. 17. V. she ex- perienced a'dreadful gale from S. W. From 3 till 11 p. M. their fate was doubtful; but on cutting away two anchors from the bows, and throwing two guns overboard, the ship was relieved. The Duke of Richmond, from the Clyde to Detnerara, was spoken with on the 27th ult. in lilt. 45. ion. 10. ( with loss, of the second mate) by the Anne, Henderson, arrived off the Starr. DEVONPORT, May 5 A Court Martial was held on Thursday, on board the Britannia, to try John Fox, a seaman belonging to the Blonde frigate, on a charge of striking Mr. Charles Hopkins,' Admiralty Mate, oh board the Diadem hulk, on the morning of the 25th of April last. The charge being fully proved, he was sentenced to suffer death at the yard- arm of such ship as the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty should direct; but from the excel- lent character of the prisoner, which was given him by Lieutenant Ball ( first of the Blonde) and other officers of that ship, we have reason to hope that mercy will be extended to him. Immediate. 7 afterwards Mr. Hopkins was tried on a charge of striking the s, , i man, to which he was induced by some irritating behaviour u'n the part of Fox. The charge being proved, he was severely repri- nlanded and admonished. The character and conduct of Mr' Hopkins as an oflicer and a gentleman, who his been in rlie service for more than 15 years, was highly spoken of by Capt. Pym, C. II. Capt. Pasco, Capt. Lord W. Paget, Lieut. Ball, and Lieut, the Hon. W. Keith— Capt. W. D. King, PFT- sident. EDINBURGH, May 16. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY. Yesterday the Court met, for the first time after the Circuits, when the whole of their Lordships were present. Three prisoner;, in certified eases from Circuit Courts were placed at the Bar, v::-. Duncan Clark, accused of the murder of his illegitimate child ei tilled from Perth,— and James Reid anil Margaret Shcrrijfn, for housebreaking and theft, certified from Aberdeen. The objection to the relevancy of the Indictment in the case of Clark was argued by Mr. Smythe, on the ground that he found that part of the Indictment served on the prisoner at the Bar— p. irti.- n larly that part descriptive of the lotus delicti— was written on an erasure ; and on comparing this with the document- on the Porfeom Roll, of which it should have been a literfil copy, the part alluded to was totally different. The Learned Gentleman at some length contended for the sufficiency of the objection, but, after a few no-- ' rations • from Mr. Aliscui, their Lordships . repelled if The di, t was deserted pro loco ct tempore, and the prisoner was recom - mitted. The objection in the case of Held and Sherriffs was stated bv Mr. Cosmo limes ; it was founded ou the inventory of stolen p>- « perty accompanying the Criminal Letters not having heeu signed by the Clerk of Court, but by the Ailvocate- De; uite. After " hearing Mr. Alison and the Solicitor- General against the objection, and Mr. Menzies in reply, the Court ordered a Report of what had been the practice to be given iu, and tlie njiean time the diet to be continued against the prisoners.— The Court then adjourned. Donation of One Thousand Pounds by Jeis Mojestu We have the highest gratification in communicating to the public the following Letter from Mr. Peel, his Majesty's Secretary of State for the Home Department, to the Lord Provost of Glasgow, pon- veying. hu Majosy's most liberal donation of One Thousand Pounds, in aid of the local subscriptions now making for the relief oT the operatives at present suffering iu that city au, l neighbourhood from want of employment:— Whitehall, !\ lay9, 1S26. " MY Loan— I am commanded by rile King to acquaint von;- Lordship, that it has not escaped his Majesty's observation, that the manufacturing poor of Glasgow and its vicinity have hitherto borne with exemplary patience the severe distress to which they have been exposed through Want of employment. " In the firm confidence that they will continue to evince that peaceable demeanour and submission to the law, which give them so strong a claim on the benevolent exertions that have linen made, and will no doubt still be made, for their relief, the King desires that his liable may be added to the list of subscriptions at (. llast'o-. v for the sum of One. Thousand Pounds 1 have the honour to be, My- Lord, your Lordship's most obedient Servant, " ROBERT PEEL." " The Hon. the Lord Provost, & c. of Glasgow." His Majesty, in addition to the 1.- 1000 given to the distressed manufacturers of Glasgow, has transmitted L. 500 to Paisley for the same benevolent purpose. Friday, the Court of Session met for tl e summer session: a'l the Judges were present. The Whitsunday Term, in tire- Court uf f xchi qUer coiniliejuvil the same dav. I Iie lo' it division ol iln Court oi S, - ion lu-, su- tained the cvchl niv- e privilege of the King's Printers in ScotUrid, in opposition, to the claims of tiie Bible ' Societies f » > import Bibles from England. On Wednesday the Rev. Mr. AtKe of TeaKng. iraa appointed to the vacant charges in the Old and Sonth Church, Dundee. Tuesday the Rev. Thus. Brawn of Tonglaud was received as Mi- nister of St. John's Church, Glasgow. It. being understood that Dr. Chalmers was to intvoluce the Rev. Gentleman, the church was tilled iu every part at an early hour iu the forenoon. The Rev. Doctor preached an eloquent discourse, from Ephesians ii. 12. to- wards the conclusion of which be bore testimony to the talents, and disinterestedness of Mr. Brown in accepting the charge- passes a high . enlogium on the late Mr. Russell of Mutbit, who had also been called to it— akd highly complimented the Magistrates and Town . Council fur the judicious selection they had made, and the patience and forbearance which they had evinced in the whole business. In the afternoon Mr. Brown preached an excellent discourse, fro'ii Jer. xxvi, 2. to a crowded audience. The settlement, we under- stand, has given general satisfaction to the congr g tion, On Thursday the Associate Congregation iniiicolson Stre t gave an unatnimou. s c- Jl to Mr. Alexander Fisher, preacher, to be assistant and Successor to the Rev. Dr. Jamiesou. The Rev. Johu Brown, of Rose Street, preached and presided. On Tuesdav: last, the United Associate Congregation of Lathones, gave an unanimous call to Mr. David M'Rae, preacher ofthe gos- • pel, • to be their pastor. The Rev. George Kennedy of Kilconqu- har, preached and- presided. Natural Phifoutphy.— On Tuesday at eleven o'clock Professor • I. eslie delivered to- a crowded audience, in his class room in / the College, the first of his popular Lectures on NaturaL Philosophy. The discourse was tnfj thing that was to be expected from the acknowledger! science and splendid genius of fue author— a most felicitous intermixture of extensive principal information, with pro- found and original ' philosophy. The several doctrines delivered were, at tile same time, elegantly and Strikingly illustrated by a variety of novel and ingenious experiments. We are sorry to" understand that the general distress in the com- merced world has begun to affect the manufacturing population here ( PertS) it; a serious degree. Nun hers of the weavers are » !- MMhr paidoff, ami are without the means of subsistence for them-.; iselvt s . Ttul families. The accounts from the neighbouring county of Forfar, are of an alarming aspect. Fall in ft utter.— It was our unpleasant duty to mark in both our last publications two successive falls in our best firkin butter to the amount of the cwt. 1 he farmers could not sell their pro- duce at rhe nrii- r ami withdrew it. The hands of buyers wette al-' ready full, ami there is a stagnation in the sale* of the article in I . notion. We are undersold there, in tact, by the D- jtsh Butter. This Is no relishing intelligence, and we are sorry to add to ail this: a farther reduction in our butter market for the past week of 5s. the highest offer now being d£ 2 : lis. . Sales) since Saturday five, firkins ! Our meat market is, as usual, enormously high.— G/ r- ;..••• Post. BIRTHS. At 1' nmswick Square, London, ou the 6th inst. Lady Dalrymple Hay, lit' a daughter. At Ab » rero » iby Place, on ttie 7th infit. the Lady sf Dr. Atlol- pline- M. Hu> sr oi' a son. _ . At Gjimore Place, on the 8th inst. Mrs. W. M. Bisect of a sou. At Waidie, on the 13th inst. the Lady of Captain J. D. Bos- wall, Royal Navy, of a son. At 15, Duke Street, on the 10th inst. Mrs. Dr. Sanders, of a daughter. At 18, 11) 11 Street,. Edinburgh, on the 11th inst. Mrs. Dr. Gairdner, of a son. MARRIAGES. At Edinburgh, on the 1 Oth inst. by the Rev. Peter Brotherston of IKsart, John Wiison, Esq. advocate, to Helen, only surviving daughter of the late William Forbes, Esq. writer, Edinburgh. In St. Peter's Church, Dublin, on the 8th inst. Anthony Franks, Esq. to Sarah Louisa, only daughter of Mr. E. It. Percy, of- Dublin. ' This is the celebrated Mr. Franks, who walked for two successive Sundays at Stephen's Green, iu quest of a fair part- ner to solace his solitary hours. DEATHS. At Dum Dum, near Calcutta, on the T5th September, Ms. Samuel Guise Thomson, son of Alex. Thomson, Esq. late a Cap- tain in the 46th and 100th Regiments. At Craiguish Castle, on the 28th nit. John K. Campbell, Esq. n riter, to the sigaet, second surviving sua of Archibald Campbell, Esq. of Jura. At Mellendean, on the 5th' inst. Caroline Jamimi, infant daugh- ter of Sir Char'es Leslie, Bart. At Edinburgh, on the 4 th inst. Mr. George Stephen, founder. At Edinburgh, on the 5th inst. in his 75rh year, Mr. John Hallidav, printer, who, during the king period" of sixty- one years and three mouths, was employed as a compositor in the office uf the t aledonian Mercury. At the Manse of Muthil, on the 17th nit. the Rev. John Rus- r- 1, who for upwards of 1' ti years, ably ond faithfully disshargid rtie luboiiit. BS duties of the ministry in that intensive parish. FOR WORMS, FITS, PAFNS IN THE STOMACH, HNHE MORE usual symptoms of Wortns ore FITS - 8L PAI>' 5 IZT YUE. STOMACH, SI HE AND HEAD, J'- OSS . OK AL'L'K- RRRE, A so TALE, L- VKCCIO, AND EMACIATED AI* PEARA: « OK t. u£ B'jLTlKKT. The extraordinary efficacy of CHIN. G'S PATENT \ W> RM LOZENGES in all- such complaints, as well as obstruc- tions in the bowels, and every disorder where opening or cleansing phytic is required, is so universally known, ami ha^ been publicly acknowledged by so many persons of distinction aud'rank in society, that it is unnecessary here to enlarge on their peculiar virtus. Sold ia JWJ? S, at Js. L id. and 2-. fid. by Butler 8c Stone, Che- mists, Primes- street., ( opposite the Mound,) Edinburgh, and bv the principal Medicine Venders throughout the United Kingdom. Of whom may l « e had PERRY's ESSENCE, which has been de- clared in highly respectable Journals to be the " best thing ever dis- covered for the TOOTH AND EAR- ACHE." In Bottles, at Is. I Ad. and 2s. l> d. ROIH^ UT GORDON, WICK, * TILULTISO. THE SMACK E V PHE MIA, ROBERT P. VTON, ^ Master, Jgjr Will be on lhc Birth on Monday, and. sail for the above Port* on Saturday the 27th instant* For Freight or Passage^ apply to WALTER INGLIS, 2, James' Street. Miv 10. 182^. . THE A ECHO BO \, OR SUPERSTITION SUBDUED. Near Portsmouth ti e " Battle of Min kn" the Sign, An Ins long, senftwu'd for good cheer and old wine, A hajKtfxonie young hostess, and excellent lodging ; Art Officer lately came aver from Franee,,' No longer in idle attendance to dance, His occupants Monsieur most gladely disgorging,,.' This Officer, then, ev'ry comfort ensuring, At " Battle # f Mituien'* a lodging procuring,. And I « ema of L'se aud of. Ornament lacking; In dress pvedetarmin'd to shine all resplendent, l) ireetts3, o'w all, that his sable attendant A quantum should purchase of Wa^ reiis Jet Bidch'uig. The mild youth of Afaic the mandate obey'd, When lo! in tie Boats, by the luminous shade Ofthe Jet, h& ea Mii- n?,.. his dark features[ glaring; l? e ; g; v » ' di in amaze, long with extacv mute,. Then langh'd, aslaugh'd With Him' th « , iJhii/ J pi the Mvtt., Ami eagrf^ y'tlu'i « t4e. to his Mafcsa repairing ;--- O come Massa- Captain," he sai « l, 4' come and see Him live in de Boot—^ blacky child a as me— Much like as my poor leteel bfloder him seeiri, Him die— him come back— di& no more," and his eyes AVereglisten'd by Joy, Avheu aghast with surprize, Two u Chi- kki" he viewed in the lk) Ot\ s jetty gleam. His Massa the causa of the vision explained ~ And now in the youth was delusion restrain'd , His mind Super: 4ition no longer attacking ; -- laihanc'd theiu- e, in fame,' is the fine glossy hue ' t hat dress can improve, and dark Error subdue, Of Warrett ys res- dendent, wiirnited Bfuckhiy /' Tfas h'any Shining aruL Brilliant B LACK Li\ Preparedly R 0 B E \ L T W A R R E N, 80, STRAND, Londun ; AND SOLD IN ABKKDKEN BV Fyfe g: Co. Union Street, Smith, - do. Brmmer Co. do. I> a* Sds6e., Bn ad Street. Rvhl, Castle Street. SyiiKMt, • ( ire- en. Akdiison, St. Catherine's Wytid. Smith, ^ cn, Otis tie Street. I. aiU'xleu, Br^ Jif- Street. Branrinju. iiim, G ." ilowgate. Eraser, t'lrrrm Street. Ihi^ iiid, North Street. I^ iic, do. Sutherland, do. AVarrack, Union Street.. Jf. hu Prjtt. Broad Strwi.. Simeon, druggist, Green. JAMES LUMSDRN'S IMPBOVED FIELD TUliXIP SEEDS, CIONSl^ Tl NG of R KD and WHITE Varie^ t^ l, ^ Large Gr- en Toped WHITE, Large Green Toped YELLOW, lUi Toped YELLOW, & c. & c. are now for Sale at the Shop of Mr. HARRY LL'. MSDEN, Merchant, No. 31 « , Broad Street, Aber- deen. Owing to the greatly increased quantity of these Seeds that are now annually sold, the Grower is enabled t ® - reduce the price, Which wilt, from this date, be Fifteen in place of Eighfceen- pence as for- merly. A liberal allowance will be given to country dealers, or to those taking a quantity. j Allan, Green. I 1\ Craik, Catto's Square. L.- Cruiekshank,. ( iallowgate,. A. Cruiekshank, do. AS'udaw, do.. ' 3>' yce, Bj « oad Street. Thomson, / | A puerson, Cattle Stmt. Es.- on, GaHowgate. ! Affleck, Union Street, j Milner, l^ iperkirkgate. j V » ' u\ Duncan, Civstle Street. I Hay, do. { WiUiamson, druggist, do. ! Thomson, do. ! Wdtso'n, Netherkirkgate. MY Brodie, merchant, Newdeer. A ltd sold in evA- v Town Ih the Kingdom. LlUi'Ui)-, in Bottles, dd. iOd. 12d. aiid I'Sd. each. AW PASTE BLACKING, iu Potf, Gd. 1^ 1. aud 18.1: each. A Shilling Pot oi'Vuste \ s e^ ual to hi, Myrtles of Liquids I'AltASOLS, SILK UMBlilLLLAS, & c. ' 3 HE SPSSCKTVKRS mptvtftillt/ intimate the arrival of a ijene- ° rut assortment of London- made PARASOLS and UM- BRELLAS; Silk and Cambric B'ATHING CAPS; Gentlemen's and Youths'fine Seal Fur and Silk TRAVEL- LING CA PS, in great variety ; and will be sold on very rea- sonable terms. CIlAs. FYFE.& Co. FANCY WAREHOI- S*, 46, UNION STREET, ? May fti, ISifti. S A. WATSON, STATIONER, VW ILL REMOVE, on the first of JeieK ensuing, from ' Broad Street, to Messrs. LYALI'S New House, south side of Union Street, nearly opposite to the East and West Churches. ABERDEEN: SA TURD A Y, MA Y 20, 1826. ijirtt Jfi? S. He w. t* a yjiirir; nan of bright talvnfs and very « i- ga^ ing manners. At Newton of Skene, on the lih instant, Major WILLIAM SKTXE, aged 70. At Nheelgherrie*, on the£ 5lh of April, 1825, Major WII. I. I IM MACDOKALU ROIJEHTSON, of the 15th Keginicat Madras Native Infantry. At Peterhead, on the 98th u'. t. Mr. GEORGE GORDON, Ship- master. S U M M A R Y O F POLITIC S. ON the 12th inst. Mr. HUSKTSSON, in moving for a return of the ships built in the British dominions be- tween 1SH< and 1825, took occasion to enter into an elaborate and able defence- OF the changes introduced by Government in tiie navigation laws. We, confess we should be inclined to take up this question even on higher grounds, than those assumed by Mr. HUSKISSQN. Admitting the paramount im- portance of' the existence of a GREAT commercial marine, as the nurserv and support of our navy, we are of those who thrnk, that under the most liberal system of navi- gation that could be adopted, it. is not in the nature of things that a great . manufacturing and commercial nation, with an extensive line of coast, can be without a com- mercial marine. This however is nbt the position of Mr. IIUSKISSON. lie concedes to the shipping interest, and the naviga- tion system which he and his colleagues have introduced — concedes to that interest a monoply to a certain ex- tent of the trade of Britain ; and he only argues that, beyond this, the exelnsive and monopolizing system has, here; as in every other department of pnblie policy, a tendency to defeat its own ends, and is injurious to the general interests and prosperity of the Country. Seeing the necessity of the existence of a respectable commercial marine, there can be no question that all restrictions whatever on navigation have an injurious ef- fect on commerce, and consequently on all the great interests of the Empire: and we have no manner of donb* that, even if it could be established, that the re- cent changes should act unfavourably on the shipping interest% thev must nevertheless be on the whole pro- ductive of national adv> » tage. From the short ti'ne that has . elapsed, since tfie in - troduction of the liberal system, it can, we think, scarcely be said, that that system lias been fairly PUT to the test of experience. But this much may at least be affirmed, that from the documents alluded to by Mr. IIUSKISSON*, the calculation of British ships built last year, as compared- with those in any former year, the J> roportion employed in various branches of the foreign trade, since the restrictions were removed, and dther similar statements, there is no ground at present for alarm on the part of the shipping interest— AND on the other hand, vve feel a decided conviction that, if the extension of our commerce shall ( as we think it must) be the result of these measures, the shipping interests of Britaia cannot fad to lwve its full share of the advantage derived from that extension. We expect much collateral advantage from the agita- tion of t! lis subject, in the removal or alleviation of the many injurious imposts, direct and indirect, with which British shipping is still burdened— the revisal of the absurd and oppressive system of impressment, which has been found to have so decided an efleet on wages, and even in aiding collaterally, the grand question of the modification of the corn laws. The report of the conclusion of peace with the Bur- mese is confirmed. The. terms are in so far favourable to the East India Company, the Burmese having agreed to cedfe to the Company no less than seven provinces, nam sly, the tour provinces of Arracan, comprising a narrow slip of coastj extending from lat. 16. to and the other three maritime provinces of Mergui, Tavoy, and Zea, lying between lat. 12. and 15. The pro- vinces or kingdoms of Assam, Caehar, Zeatung, and Munnipore, are to be placed under princes named by the British government, and of course under tire con- troidof that government, and the Company are to receive a crore of rupees, or about a million sterling. If YE look at the terms of the treaty only, there can be no question that the advantage is entirely C » the side of the Companv. Bat it is another matter, whether the stipulated crore of rupees will ever be paid— aad whether, if paid, it will ge> far to indemnify the Company for the expenses of a war, which are pretty generally estimated at several crores. Our commercial relations will no doubt be extended by the cession of the maritime pro- vinces, and the commercial stipulations in the treaty. But it may here also be doubted* whether these advan- tages, and the additional revenue which the Compauy may derive from the ceded provinces, will not be coun- terbalanced by the increased dauger and expense incwr- redsbv such accessions to an Empire already so unwieldy, aud possessing so little natural strength or stability. One thing is pretty certain, namely, thai the resources and civilization of the I^ nrmese were, atthe outset of this, con- test, under- rated IN the govt- imment of India, T* « < J that the peace has been pure! ascd at an expense ol' blood . AND treasure which . was far from being anticipated. IT is gratifying to find, from the result of Lord M ALMSBUTIY'S motion on the 11th, that Govern- ment will probably experience less difficulty IN. carrying the proposed modification ofthe Corn Laws through the Upper House, than they have found in the Lower. The result of that motion does no doubt serve to shew likewise, the all powerful' influence of Government in this branch of the Legislature. But we are of course less disposed to quarrel with it, tvhen it is used for so salutary a purpose. BIRTHS. On the l$ th inst. Mrs. MACINTOSH of Holm, of a son. On the 7th curt, in Hill Street, London, the Lady of \ V. STUART. Ssq. M. P. of a son. At 10,, AberCromby Place, on the 7th curt, the Lady of Bv, AUOLPHUS M. Rnss, of a son. At Logie Elphinstone, on the 6th current, Mrs. DALRVMFLE MOKJ* Jiri'ININSROKI: was satelv delivered of a son. 1MARH1AGES. On the Jst of March last, at Malta, T. A HERS SHONE, Esq. the i. oyal artidev. y,. to MA at; A RET ANXERYILLK, eldest daughter of the late General Ross, and grand- daughter of Lord Aukerville, one of the Lords of Session ia Scotland. At Elgin, on the 23th ultimo, Jcw$ SANMMAN, Esq. sur- geon, h. p. royal artillery, to MII. BOROUGH B. SUA NO, daughter of tiie late J « hn Shand. ILsq. of Anuhall. DEATHS. At Lucea, Island of . Jamaica, after a few days illness, on the Ist of February last, in the 24th year of his age, GEORCE INNES GUNN. M. D. fourth son of Mr. A. Gunn, Teacher, Latheron, Caithness, Alter - a course of three years study at the University of Edinburgh, he ivevived th-.- dktiiigui. vhed decree of Doctor in ^ iedivl.- w, ia Au- The Treasurer of the Pauper Lunatic Fund has received a dona- tion of Two Guineas; and the Treasurer of the Genera] Dispen- sary a donation of One Guinea, from'' Mr. Smith, Footdee. On Friday ihe 12th inst. Mr. J. biF. s CORRI-. TT, late Student of Medicine here, was, after due examination, • admitted a Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in London. Sir JOHN FOKBES, Bart, of Craigievar, has presented the Rev. CII VIVLF-' S M'COMBIK to the Church and Parish ofLumphauan, va- cant by the death of the late Rev. WII. LI. UI SIIAND. In the House of Lords, on Wednesday, the Loril Chancellor took a brief view of the Tlfe case, and said that he would give final judgment at the third sitting of the House after the Whitsuntide recess. \ PUBLIC EXAMINATION OF THE STONEHAVEN SABBATH SCHOOL. Delightful task, to rear the tender heart ; To teach the young idea how to shoot ; To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind ; To breathe the enlivening spirit, and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast TJIOMSOV. On Sunday Evening, the Half- yearly Examination of the Stone- haven Sabbath School took place, within the. Burgher Meeting House, when a most impressive and appropriate prayer was offered up by the Rev. Mr. BAT> HNT;" NT: ; after which, > fr. LONGMUIR, ofthe Stonehaven Acad'emy, proceeded with the examination ofthe different classes which compo^ d the School'. The rapid improve- ment that has taken . place since the last examination must have been evinced to th6 crowded audience, who attended on this very in- teresting oecarsiaa. The clear and distinct manner la. which they repeated their versions ofthe sacred1' Scriptures,, with the numerous proofs w> uch the senior classes brought forward to several important doctrines of Christianity, must have convinced the numerous spec- tators who surrounded them, that the persevering and praise- worthy exertions! tif the Teachers, ( with the assistance ofthe Rev. and worthy Gentleman), had not " been altogether lost, while it bore testimony fo . tl^ e talents and integrity of the Teachers, must have elucidated to all present, their acquaintance With the funda- mental truths of the Gospel: and when the situation and tender age ( to which the majority of these children have arrived) is con- trasted with the'general ignorance of youth in these important truths, a more interesting display of religious instri^ ction could not have been presented to any Christian community, or an institution that commends itself more fully to the notice of every friend to the rising generation. EF. ith and Aberdeen Steam Packets VELOCITY and BMLLIANT. The former of these vessels commenced plying some weeks ago, and the latter on Monday last, It is a singular fact in this expedi- tious mode of travelling, and shows the superior safety these vessels afford, above any other conveyance, that, during the five years they have been on , the passage, not a single accident has happened to any individual journeying in them, though perhaps upwards of 200,000 persons have been conveyed by them daring that period. The situation of one of the Masters m Gordon's Hospital having become vacant by the resignation of Mr. Anderson, six candidates for the vacancy ajipeared on Monday at 10 o'clock, in consequence of an advertisement from the Governors. The trials of these Gen- tlemen in English and French Reading and. Grammar, English Composition, Arithmetic, Mathematics, and Writing, lasted the whole day ; and the Committee of Examiners having met on Tues- day morning to make up then* report, " were unanimously of opi- nion that, on tiie whole, Mr. JOHN RAMSAY was best qualified to fill the vacancy, and recommended him to the President and Go- vernors accordingly." Mr. Ramsay was thereafter unanimously elected to the vacant situation, and admitted at same time in the usual form. Mr. Ramsay is a native of Aberdeen, but has resided for several years past m England. We understand that a Commission is about to be appointed, under the sign manual for the purpose of holding, a Royal Visita- tion ofthe different Universities of Scotland— r-& measure which has been long wished for by the Members of the different Colleges. With the exception of the University of Edinburgh,- winch has re- ceived large grants from the public purse, none of these seminaries, eminent, as they are acknowledged to he, in all that relates to the character, learning, and talent^ of their Professors, possess either funds or accommodation adequate to the wants of an increased and improving population. It will therefore, we understand, be no less the object of the proposed Commission, to inquire, into their situation in these respect^ than to. investigate the plan, of study pursued at each respective College. • Our Fish Market bii, for these ten days past, been very shun*!*- antty supplied with White Fish, Haddocks, in particular, the great quantities of which caught have literally over- loaded the fishing boats on several occasions. We have again to record, as we have so frequently of late, as well as on many former occasions, the intrepid and persevering conduct of that active officer, Mr. GILLESPIE, of the Excise, Skene. On the morning of the 19th curt, while this officer, was on sur- vey, he obtained an information, that a Band of Smugglers. were in the neighbourhood of Dyce, with an extensive smuggle ; and after a very hard and laborious search of 15 hours, he fell in with two carts, which had under conveyance lo casks, containing 150 Gallons of Whisky.. At no former period have the exertions of any Officer of the Revenue claimed such attention as those of Mr. GILLESPIE, whose extraordinary merits, alike important to the Fair Trader as to the Revenue, we hope may not lie overlooked. We understand, that on the 1.8th inst. George Law, junior, in Todlacliie, Monymusk, was fined by the Sheriff Substitute of Aberdeenshire, the sum of Twenty Pounds Scots, and Thirty Shillings sterling of expenses, ou an information at the instance of the Procurator Fiscal of the County, for having stolen wood on the estate of Monymusk. On the 5tli April, and a; few following evenings, the comedy of the Gentle Shepherd was acted by a few yoang men ofthe town of Roseh'earty, and parish of Pitsligo, for the behoof of the poor of said parish, when no less a sum than £ 1' S was collected, which was immediately distributed, and thankfully received by the indigent families. The audience were highly pleased with the performance. SUPPRESSION OF SMUGGLING. We have fallen in with a letter which is in general circulation, from the Excise Office, Edinburgh, setting forth that,, in conse- quence of the extent and audacity with which a Band of Smugglers, who liave . established themselves in GLEN- NAUGHTY, and other Glens ih that quarter of Aberdeenshire, have recently carried on their operations, and resisted the Revenue Officers, the Earls of ABOYNE arid FIFE, Sir ALEX. LEITH, and others of the Proprietors, have instructed their Agents, Bailiffs, and Ground Officers, to render every assistance to the Officers of the Revenue in destroying their smuggling ateasils, and burning the huts or bothies in which they carry en their operations and shelter themselves ; and also dismiss any Tenant who found carrying on illicit distillation upon their lands, either on his own account or by permitting others, and to t ike measures for depriving the itinerant smugglers from cutting or providing a stock of peat, and otherwise to exert themselves, by every possible means, for the suppression of this illicit traffic, with- out rendering it necessary to resort to measures of a more compulsory character for putting it down, which, should the efforts of the Proprietors and Revenue Officers be found insufficient for the pur- pose, must certainly he. done. With reference to these instructions, and in ostler that a simultaneous plan may be " acted upon through- out the " tafce shel- ter, the'' jmiYei'pa! Ofti'eeV of Excise in e'acli Collection is desired by the B6ftrd, to put himself in . immediate correspondence with the several proprietors, that by the jftint co- operation of the Landowners and the Revenue, Officers, . the total eradication of the whole body of smugglers may be effected. This is certainly a consummation which the Landowners may bring about, if they please ; and it would be well' for the smugglers to, take warning in time. We have good authority for stating, fthat in this Collection, which comprehends Nairn, Inverness, Ross, Cromarty and Sutherlandshires,. smuggling has been carried on to a greater extent for Some months back, than for a like period for a number of ^/ ears. And such has been the effect, that the legal distillers who have recently embarked in the trade, are now under the painful necessity of warehousing their spirits, from want of demand. It is therefore natural to conclude, that were smuggling'sKppressed^ there would be an ample demand for the spirits in stock, and a legitimate market lor the produce of the country. -— jpnixcrness Courier. On Tuesday, a man who had sown a field of barley in the neigh- bourhood of Dingwall, imprudently left a loaded'gan, which he had brought to the_ field for shooting, fowls, concealed under a heap of weeds, where some boys atpl'av found it; while they were amusing themselves with the gun, the shot went off", and lodged in the body of one of their number* vi; imed D'omtld Cameron,, a £ ne boy about 8 years of age, who was killed on the spot. At " a meeting ivf the Presbytery of Perth, on the 29th ult. the Minister of a country parish complaitifcd that he had been called on by the sheriff,, in a civil suit, which was depending before him,> to give ftp an extract of the proceedings of the kirk session, before which- the case had been previously discussed. He had refused, on the ground that the proceedings of a kirk session' Were only subject to the controul of a superior ecclesiastical judicatory. The Minister and Session Clerk were then summoned to tiie civil conrtras witnesses; and on their refusal to answer the questions put to them, the sheriff dec> A'd they were bound to. answer. The Presbytery took no vote on the subject, but the majority of the members present seemed to . think that the minister was justified in resisting the supposed en- croachment.. - , On Friday night, the shop possessed by Mr. John Davidson, merchant in Fecial j was- broke- uttii, and about L. lo sterling' in : uided to a Subscription One mile heat. — I cash. H ill. Kill - and < MV<* pi Ajvtfv, .. H^ K-' ing to up\ t ard* of L. 100 Were carried off. The ihieves gained ; vda> irtauce to ihe * hop by re- moving some slates from a smail back- house occupied as a ware- room, A boy, Hi years old, who lives in a house adjoining, has been ap- prehended on siwpi. eH. rn of being, if not the principal, at. least an accomplice in the theft— from the circumstance of more money than he could give a reasonable account of having been found upon his person ; and also of treating his- companions with copious quantities of liquor. , , BLACKtlALL RACES, APRIL 27. Tiie - Blackhall Stakes of Two Hundred Sovereigns each. One mile and a half. Lord Kennedy- s b. f. Crrecian Queen, 2 vrs, 1 Mr. Down's b. c. Skiff, 4 yw. ™ 3 Mr. Fartpihaivan's b. f. Adar 2 yrs. : i The match between Air. Dowbiggin's and Mr. Fan'^ uharson's mares- One Thousand Sovereigns each-— was off by consent. Match— One Hundred Sovercigus each. Six miles. Lord: Kennedy's b. h. Major 1 General M'Kctwie's b. h. Deception 2 A Silver Cup, given by Mr. Farqahnrson or Twenty- Five Sovereigns eaw- h. Loril Kennedy's Major Mfrjor Leith Hay's b. m. ^^ ' Mr. v Farquharson's Ilartz Five Sovereigns, given" by Mrs. Farquharson, for the best jumj> er of width— won by John Gow, Bal^ egno. Two Sovereigns, given by Fox Esq- for the best potter of a 241b. shot, John Davidson, Kincardine. Two Sovereigns, given by Lord Kennedy, for the best runner of two hundred yards— Jaines Lindsay, Woodend ( Cottage.. Two Sovereigns, given by' Lord Arbuthnott, for the best jumper of height— John Gow. Two Sovereigns, by Ma^ or Hay, to the best thrower of the ham- mer— John Gow, and — — Straehan. Two Sovereigns, by Mr. Farquharson, for the best runner of half a mile,— Swale, Edinburgh. GENERAL DISPENSARY, May 16, Patients under cure, per last report, .— 137 Applications since Eeceived, 131 Of whom have been Cared, - Relieved, m . Discharged and sent to Infirmaiv, . Kied, ™ Keinaiu under Cure, vv~ i ABERDEEN CORN MARKET, May 19, I82H. Oafs were' rather steady at our qiiotations, but there was not much business done. Bear is still without demand'. Potatoe O.- its, its. ( vtf.. to 20s. Common Oats, .. Itfs. Od. to ^ Ba, Od. Bear, 19s. 6d. to 22s. Wheat, -—— Meal, ....". 15s. to 17s. ( id. MEAL MARKET. OATMEAL in the Market on Thursday and" Friday., 133 sacks of 280 Imperial lbs. per sack, which sold from 23s. dd. to 32;*. Od. per sack. Oatmeal, per stone, ——-—— Is. 6d. to Ts. Bearmeal, per < 4o. —— Is. Sd. to Is. Sids,' per do. lOd. to 1 Is. Malt, per bushel, & d. 4d. PRICE OF PROVISIONS, & « . IN ABE II1) EE N M ARK E T YE S TE R DA Y. Quartern Loaf, ^—^.( id. j Butter, imp, lb. (> d » to 8d. Potatoes^ imp. peck, 4d. to ( id. • Eggs, per doz. to 7d. Beef, per lb 4d. to 7d. | Cheese, per st. 3s. Gd. to. 4s. Od. P » lutton, od. to 8d. ( Tallow, to 9s. tid. Lamb per. quarter, 3s. 6d. to5s. j Hay, ] s. Veal, to 8d. Raw Hides, per Jb. 5d. to tiAd. Pork,. Tid. to 6d. - Coals, p. bar. h » . Id to. Is. TIDE TABLE, Caleidated for Aberdeen Bar.— Mean Time. Morning Tide, J May 20. Saturday..!.. — 11. o —- SI. On. " , i 6 > 1 " 21. Sunday.';.... 0 11 1 2 22. Monday 1 2t 1 41 23. Tuesday 2 5 o 2 .5 . 24. " Wednesday.. 2 46 3 7 25. Thursday.... 3 28 3 51 26. Friday....;.. . • * 4- 13 4 37 MOON S AGE. Full Moon 2 l„ st day, at 3 a. 4> m. Evening. A'A VAL IX TELLIGES'CE. The Bliddlefon, Cargill, awived'at Stromness on the 7th inst. and having completed her crew, was ready, and only waited the turn of the tide, to sail on the I'Oth, with a favourable wind from N. E. The Gleaner, Shand, destined also for the Davis' Straits Fishery, had sailed from Stromness on the 4th insf. Bon Aecord, Brown, at London, 7th iust. after a ramrkable quick passage— hours from wharf to wharf Lord Huntly, Stewart, at do. 12 th do. Mansfield, Morrison, at do. 13th do. Norval, Leslie, at Liverpool, 10th inst from Nassau, ( New Providence), sailed from thence Sdth March : spoke the Hero, from Charleston, for the Clyde, 2>> th ult. in lat. 59: Ion. 1- 9. Louisa, Young, of and from Aberdeen, and bound for Pictou and Miramiehi, was spoke 24th ult: in lat. 4ft. 10. Ion. S2. 59. with loss of bulwarks, by the Spartan, Young; arrived at Liverpool, 8 th inst. from New Orleans. Ann of Peterhead, Hendfer* on,. off the Start, 9th inst. from Teneriffe : spoke the Duke of Richmond, from the Cryde, bound toDemerara, 27th ult. lat. 45. lung. I'd., with loss of the second mate. At RIGA.— April > 1.-— Fortune, Brown, fj- om Peterhead; Diamond, Pa- terson, from Arbroath ; Alexander; Scott, from Dundee ; Hannah, Kirkaldv, from do..; Janet; Paton, fr- ora do.; Victory, Guild, from Montrose. 17. Triton, Hunter, fmm Arbroath ; Melona, Brown, from Dundee; Caledonian, Wilson, from do* ; Ocean, Cant, from Montrose; F8-. Ann, Eraser, from Peterhead. 19. Mercury, Roger, from Montrose. 22. Rambler, Watson, from Pfctcrhead ; Laurel, Caithness, from Dundee ; Margaret, Seott,. from do,. Branch; Taylor, from do ; Ariadne, Stormonth, from Arbroath ; Jean, Brown, from do. ; Brechin Castle, Ferguson, from do. ; Venus, Gibb, from Mon- trose ; Oscar, Millar, from do; ; Endeavour, Mearns, from do. ; Fame, Strachan, from do. ; Minerva, Kinnear, from dir..; Har- mony, ? » fearns, from do. ; Ceres, Millar, from Dundee y Balfour, Urquhart, from Peterhead. At DANTZIC - April 18. Vigilant., Christie, from Peterhead. 24. Naiad, Hutchison, from do. ABB I VAL 8 A T A BE III) FEN, May 12.— Catharine, Baxter, Sunderland, coals-; Byron, Souper, d « i lime; Three Brothers, Moir, Banff, goods; May- flower, Thom, Wymess, goods ; Hero, Taylor, NewcasHe, goods ; Deveron, Duthie, Sunderland, lime; Dee, Edward, do. eeials; Newburgb, Downie, do. lime; Eclipse, Greenside, do. do; Ac- tive, Weir, do. coals; Isabella, Falconer, St. David's, dd. ; Re- gent, Kerr, London, goods-; Emperor Alexander, M'Kiunan, Memel, ballast; Euphemia, Smith, Newcastle, coals ; ITysses, Philip, Limekilns, limel— il}. Alfred, Cadenhead, Stmderland, coals; Ariadhe, Collie, do. lifnePursuit, Alexander, do. tio; Velocity, Beverly, Leith,' passengers; M'arv, Gilchrist,, Dundee, stones ; Liverpool, Gowan, Liverpool, cotton; jjJary and Marga- ret, Grr• J& y&' s, mt- 14. Switt, Alr^ rader, t'tuh h s- ton, coals; Edward, Downie, Sunderland, coals; Phuiuix, Walker do. lime; ReWard, Alexander, do. do; Confidence, Duthie, do. coals; Edinburgh Packt- t, Norrie, Leir. li, goo< ls; Superb, Smith, Sunderland, C9als ; Zealous, Dennson, do. do; Johnston, Brodie, do. lime; Liverpool Packet, Ileid, Liverpool, goods; Fowey, Wilson, Beauly, salmon— 15. Bromby, " Middle- ton, Hull, goods ; Clyde Packet, M'Gee, St. David's, coals ^ Brilliant, Crane, Leith, passengers; Expedition, Smith, Wymess, coals— 10. Charming Molly, Deans, London^ ballast; ? 4aria, Henderson, do. do ; . Helen, Branker,' do. do ; Superior, Duncan, do. goods ; . B^ issoin, Jack, Tain, salmon ; Mary, - taing1, Helms- dale, fish; Hhddlestbn, M'Hattie, . Sunderland, lime— 17,. Ve- locity, Beverly,. Leith, passengers; Guthries, Bhics, Dundee, goods— 18. Don, White, Sunderland, lime; Rebecca, Link- latter, do. coals ; Eclipse, Cumme," do. tio ; Aberdeen Packet, Bainett, J- oudon, goods. SAILED. May Crimenmogate, Young, Miramiehi, ballaft; Evan- der, Bathie, London, stones; . lean, Wattie, Archangel, ballast; Ranger, Davidson, do. do; Bell and Ami, Thom, Peterhead, goods; Betsey," Pope, Respbrid, do; Velocity, Beverly, Leith, passengers—- 13.' Janet, Chalmers, Inverness, goods; " Sir* 1). Jloncviefl^ Paters » n, do. ( lo; Favourite, Watson, Sunderland, ballast; Itub- Vj Craig, do. do ; Charleston, Annand, St. David's, do; Trinmpli,. Leslie, London, goods; RUIH-, Linklatter, do. stones ; Eliza, Greig, Sunderland ballast: Helen, Cyaigie, do. do,;- Coantess of Elgin, • Still,''. Montrose, goods; Two Sisters, Gray, Dysart, do.— 15. / Diana, Nicholson, Sunderiand, ballast; Pear}, Watson, Cape Breton, do ; Mary, Gilchrist, Dundee, do-; Fowey, Wilson, Betiuly, dw; Veloaity, Beverly, Leith, passen- gers— 16'. Charming Molly, - Deans, Spey, emptv boxes; Maria, M^ Leod, Newburgh, goods; Fox, AllcUi, Hull, do ; Marquis of Huntly, Mearns, Leith, do ; Dunrpbin Castle, John? ton, Burgh- head, do ;- Maria;. Henderson, Spey, empty boxes j Cato, Davis, London, goods— 17. Halcyon, Valentine, Bullets of Buchan, ballast ; Bee, M'Hattie, Sunderland, do; Mary, Laing, Banff, do; Blossom, Jack, Tain, do; Brilliant, Crane, Lcifh, pas- engers; Glasgo> v Packet, Smart, Glasgow, goods ; Radian Philip, Quebec, ballast ; Aim, M- Tagart, Arbroath, goods ; Lh^ rpeol, Gowan, Vuuike, dv>; Fiittuls, Uruuhayi. Frasu> htufl- Is. Code II. HnVtfa, ArgeL Cl. rifj « iaM: ai: d, g'otk , yhtee Broilkis, Maiiv Banlt; ; Labella, Falconer, Si. David's, ha List ; Dee, Edward, Archangel, do; Dispatch, M'Do& aJd. Fraserburgh, goods ; Nimrod, Philip, London, do. Au LONDON— Lord Huntly, Stewart, 1 - JTh, ami Majisftt- W, Morrison, l; itb insr- ERRATA IN OUR LAST— In the Summary, lot 44 corruption" read cmsnmptiin*' In the notice to Correspowfrtfto, ( Mr. AJams* Ilemve^), fur " nn: u. imou< h" read " anonymously." We admit, tliak the ejfpressi « « , " absmcs ofpow fows" in our Sivmuiafy last week, is not litenth ewrect. We of cu » rs « insert it in relereuCe to the material dUtiwtion between the law ot tlus country and that of England, wi the subject of the supjiort U fl. e poor. - P 0 $ T S CRIP T. LONDON. MIS. SOI. OXGHI.— W » rpgrHt to state, that certain nvoojifs havi- at length arriv.- i| of » ! « • litre of the fmms rf MiwobmgbU Tiles? lire contained in liinjAtrlies nwived. a* the CJOIMII* « Hien tVim Mojor- Genera! the Honourable Frederick Vtmsoiiky, the l. iW Higi. (. MimisiHtner pra ti- mpun b » the Imim isAin^ a. ' Tbe fate uf tbi « afetiuntely defended tortness was Iin » Hv dueled on the niifhtof tUe . inl and i3d tilt, ' l'ke follow ing puitiiialar* ui given iu the Cotiriev. It appears tlut the jitTsuion, ha- nintr berime . fespente from tfie total want of provisions, and the fail ore of tlw Greek flvet, ofltler Admiral Miaitlis, to tfi.- uw supplies iiit « the town, & UT » IUH< 1 ! » retire from the plitce. A sortie was accordingly arodo by rtflO men, under t « - o clsivftaims with the l » p » to gain p,' wwss, ion (, f one of tlio flatteries on the sea shore, which was deluded hy a Urge body of Arabs and the town was partially set ! ire to, at the same time, with tl I raw of diverting the attention ofthe ' aciiegew. It was hoped, that Ira this atta/ k, a way would In opened for the remainder of tbe garrison ; but this pbo kid been ( bsteeem hy the Turks, and their posts so strongly reinfmced, tliot, after tempting in vain tu foruc a jmvagp, by cm- tying the battery, the body, led. by , the two Chieftains-, and endeavoured t » sa\ e themselves by gaining the mountains,. The alartit ilt- iifed by feir dispersion » • » ( jiiiekTv cmrmmnirlt. il to those who were to foiW m tliia hiraiinloii- enterprize, who now- abandoned their posts, and s. iugliti s\.- ltep i » . small numbers inthe- tiiost. tenable places Iu vhe srighHniKhond ol' rite town. In the midst uf tbe cyntWoa, the T'yj ki> lo tronjn, r. mhct) on from the sen ami latfl pile, and took posmwion of the J> » rtii6eat) OM, t » nhjuli, as * I'ifmtof victory, tbey set fire. They then poured into tie town aail pat ;• » ( Ve < w- d, or mado prisoners, all who opposed them. The loss sustained by the fiiriti on tlits occifivnis not reporteil ; but the obstinacy of ihe conflict may be estimated b, tlw lact, that altltougfi between Z and.- WW Giieeks perpdued in i\ e town, and at the- tool of She mountain, only tot) a » reportisl tmha- c Wo taken alive. Of the women aud t-! » Hdrenv a- eousiih- raik; numbt- r itiosoiii to have riestroye'd themselves, or to have heea drawied. - t above 3000 have been returned as priMinem, On tU Sd of April, the tiro Commanders, U> rahFm Pachi » mi the Si- riwkier, bail, it appears, sent » s; imnions tu the town with an liter of terms, and a promise to tbe inhakitants that their live* d. i. uld be spared on giving up their or an, and that tliev shoidd be at liberty to proceed to any part of the Tiwkish dominions, but tliess proposals were peremptorily rejected. By the Mellish which brought, the Burnmwtreat?, wr- inve intelligence from Bhurtpore to the 26th Dtwemlwr. At that date all the preparation^ for attacking the fortress were complete, w itli a hirce so overwhelming that there isdittle doubt ef Its fall. The fol - lowing is a list ofthe ordnamv prepared for the siege of Bhurtpore; ( iuns— Iti 2- 1 pounde'ia, 20 I^ ditto, att- 1 112 ililto. Howitzers— 12 8 inch. Mortars-— 45 8 inch, 12 lOditto, » tii1 O ] ts illftn, total 111. Horse Artillery— 8 Kuroyeaa troops— i 12 pounders, ft b ditto, and 6 huwirzers. Hocket Troop— 1 12 pounders. 12 th Native Troop— 12 6 pounders— total 32. The late papers from India, whieh contained the intelligence of tlte termination of the Burmese war, have also brought some im- portant particulars relative to the operations- winch are earning tm against Bhurtpore, by the troops nailer t? w eonmaiwl oft, ml Com- bermere. This fi. rt is now campletely invested •' sn i t^ iey nre al- most ready to open their liatteries at a disfancv of abont iWW yards. There is a dii- parch from Lord ComUrmere, dated 23d, iu whid.- he states Siat they wilUntte^ bp an* igf t » rstaro tlie fire ofthe garrison. The British coiamaiMiey hud , » nt. i « a, fl. ag of truce requesting the Indian chief to send the women uiul child rut out of the fort in order to ajare thj useless eifnsion of blutj, ami promising' them a safe escort. No answer hail been rascivoi to this humane letter. The besiegers are exerting themselves to eomplt to their works with lafesMUIt ac! ivity,. The folit>'. ving is i return of casualities. " Return of castmlitios in thir 2( 1 division of the army, mafrr tin- command of Major- Gerieral N- icolts on the loth IX- wniber 1825 : " 11th Regiment N. 1 bounded— 3 sepoys ; 2 severely, If slightly ; missing, two. " 31st Ditto— Wounded, li severely Total, ff- " Return of killed, woonded, and missing, of the out- lpng pic- quetofhis Majesty's i'lth light dragoons, and a foraging parte of. the s't'o regiment- light cavalry, ou tile 26th and 21st December 18& S : — " H. M. 11th lrybt dragoons— woan( feI;, Sieut. Wymer, sight- ly ; 2 privates, - V horses. 4 th 1- egt. light cavalry.— W. xuuifct, t nan- k, a jwlvatcs, 4 horses— Total, 1 Lieut. } naick, privates, S h « riH? s. ( Signed) " ' M. I.. WATSON. Adf.- Gcn. " Published bj conuiutoi) of the Right Honourable the Governor- General iu Council. " SI-. ORGB SWJ'NTO^, 3ec. to tie Govt; SCOti Al'I'KAlI esr iwins, MAY 5- William RIauto, Ksq. heir male and representative of the family of I'unmure, appellant j reran* the Ilea- William Raaisaj; Maule,. of Panmure, respondent. The appellant cliii ucd from the respondent, Hy rfrtne of certain dee. l » of entail, executed iu 17: 10, in favour of tiie heirs male of the family of Panmure, the estates of Ki Sfc, BaHumbie, a. sum ofl_ 900t>, ami' certain leases, including Hie domain of i'antnure attd llrts- iwiu Tliia- daim had b. eu originally math1 by the appellant's father, who. was by judgment of the Court of Session, unsuccevsttil us to Keltic, Balinmbie, and the I.. 9000, but sKreessful t » tH the leases Before the judgment became lin. iK it wa » taken by eomyrt « ii. e- out of Court. The award sustainail 1V plea of pt- esoiiiii^ wa as l ® the leases, but gave, as- " juntaud rcaseuahle," L. S. itIO'. ' jffcetl^ i- peDantr had not lietm party to- tbe action, mil, although nirrle a party to the submissitin, was then untie;-. ags » , i nd hml rnrt given bis con- sent. After attaining majority, he challenged t.^ ie decreet arbitral, and concluded that the defenders should flit! > tid remove from the houses and parks af Brechin and' Panmure.. The Court of. Session, ussoifeied the defender. The Ifuuso. of Lord.*, < ai appeal, fitting that the allegtsl decreet arbitral, ought not to be considered as bein^- tr hirviug the efiect of a deis-' s- i: iiTbitral, and remitted. Tkc de- fender then maintained, in the f^ mrtbelow, that altlurngViirit a dis- creet arbitral, the award WH3- binding as a concluded agreement, and that, at any rate, the leases Were cut off by preseriptiott. The pursuer contended, that the question on the rai- ritveoitld n-, t be entii- taihed under the conclusion of 111. summons, ' fhe Cvnrt of ISessiun,. 1S1B-, assoilzied the defender. The House of Lotah { iftf#; rulocedtbc award' jis affecting any of the l ights of the appellant— IveW thrj « dg - Jlk'iltin.] tea seiwwi tiial as to. tb<< n » ftNtt to the- leases, atul. as tar / is the appeal sengbt a drtilaratim of jlw rights o? the appellant, to the leant^ atlirmed, " b:, t withou'. prejwlice as to, any questicm lsiiween the - parties in imy other iTetirn, rtmcbing any property, comptned in- the deetls ui' entail in ; Ue plead'nsgs me'iitiou- csl." ' • The appellant raised a new action;. cmSrae'ra" tV - Adiole qmstioui comprised, iu the judgment *~ S* intled uu this r.- s,- r\: ttt; » ii - and. referred to a first scisdl of tile House'( rf^ f. owls''. jv « lg- ita> nt, irfc which an unfavourable finding lti. tU.- appelbiafr as to tW- k* ases wet'e- struck mrt by' the ). erd (' WmvU. tv. The iti tereli,!' vytitcivieil, thac" the judgment 1819 disposed OF the- clainf HI she ibises— that tlur judgment 1782 was final ipioad attra, and had net btien ctuittcngeik by reductibn,- and tliat the declaration, without pri jgdice," lunii not the reversing virtue ascribed h> it- hy the appslfatvt. ' Phe Court of Sessrfen sustains*! thcspleaof res judicata as tu tlui Vthftle subject..' and the pursuer again apiietdetl. Ijir'l Giff^ ril, after hearing Qouns,' l— Musstn. Shadwell and llo- hertson for* appellant ; and - Messrs. Ilvougham ami Keay for the respoudeut— ordeti- d the case So stand over- On the 17th inst. a meeting of rhe inhabitant* was IjeM in tiie Ass.- mlily Roams, llditibwrgh, the l. ni ^ Pmvost in. the chair,- fitia the purpose of setting on foora subsi* ri| itio. n tin' the relief 1. V the do ' tresses whieh prevail in tiie mumrfacttaring districts. Thin is eei - taiidv a most laudi'llle object, in. whieh all classes will, we have nt> doubt, most heartily join.. Of the existence ami unparalleled extent of the distress, there are i. ufurtiiiiat.- ly too strong proofs ; and ail accounts agree as th the patience and good order, rfio sure fruits of intelligence and sound morality, which has distinguished the suUi- rei * till the present occasiun. This cudai- r of the iirliz. tfts was warntiy coninieudod by the Soiicitftr- tieseral w ho moved tiie ri-- iiltiii. ni-, aid wiio inferaierl the inert, ig, thai aniiitr Vill the lii. titi's., whicft was unparalled in point A extent, not ^ ie single act of rioi had been comtritted in any ofthe uiannJiuftwriug districts. We nniiersl jntl tliat, at tl1^- eloSle uf the meeting. upvijr. S uf 1.. l . ifK) were sul, - scrilied in the room—. t'. ul. Mvrcul'y. At a general and very full meeting of the Lis ' I'itt Club, held yestewily at the Court- house, it Mas resolved unanimously— fo- fei- ego for the pi-. -'- ut year, the usual dinner, in celebration of the blrfli-. d. of" t!; c pilot vvenlheied the stjitm,." and lo ap| iro- p.' i. u:. iii, arii. uai-.:, U. i'iipf'iou. '. u tin: i'i-! i.. f » f. r- liv cm mpl. ned poor.