THE COLCHESTER GAZETTE, % flnd General Advertiser for Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, and Herts. No. 174. Printed and Published ( for the Proprietors) by E. LANCASTER, No. 151, High- Street, Colchester. Price lih Price 7d. or in Quarterly } Payments, at Si. per Quarter. J SATURDAY, April 26, 1817. 5 This Peijtvr is filed dt Garraway's, Peek's, and John's Coffee- houses; at Newton And Co.' s Warwick- Square; Mr. White's, 33, Flett- Street; and at the Auction Mart. COLCHESTER. THE CORN MARKET of this Place will con- tinue to be held every Saturday, from One till Three o'clock; at which time those concerned are re- quested to attend. WILLIAM ARGENT, Mayor. Colchester, April 8, 1SI7. COLCHESTER AND EAST ESSEX CHURCH MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION, In Aid of the Church Missionary Society. THE MEMBERS and FRIENDS of this SO- CIETY, residing in Colchester, and the Eastern Division of the County of Essex, are respectfully in- formed, that the FIRST ANNIVERSARY of the COL- CHESTER AND EAST ESSEX CHURCH MISSIONARY AS- SOCIATION will be held on Tuesday, the 29th < lav of April instant, at the NEW ROOM iu the Lion Walk, Colchester The Chair will be taken at Twelve o'clock precisely. SERMONS will hnr. tcached i. i Colchester, in aid of the above Society, on Sunday, the 27tli instant, and others on the Evenings of the two following Days. The Rev. Basil Woodd, the Rev. Edward Bickersteth, Assistant Secretary to the Parent Society, ( and who is ruC" iitly returned from visiting the Society's Settlements in Western Africa,) and other Gentlemen connected with the Society, will attend the Meeting, and give information of its Proceedings. The Committee will be happy to receive any informa- tion relative to the Association, particularly respecting the Establishment of New Associations, addressed to their Secretary, Mr. F. H. Newell, No. 9, Head- street, Col- chester; and will also be obliged to their Friends to pay their Annual Subscriptions before the day of Meeting. Colchester, April I HA, 1S17. ELMSTEAD AND THORRINGTON ASSO- CIATION. AT a MEETING held at the Lion Inn, Great Bentley, Essex, on Monday, the 24th of March, 1HI7, it was unanimously resolved, by the Members then present, to continue the' ASSOCIATION upon the Plan and Articles then agreed upon, in prosecuting Felons of all descriptions, upon either the Person or Property of the undermentioned Members:— ALRESFORD. John Hazell Peter Conway John Simson John Malby BROMLEY, LITTLE. James Cansdale George Day BENTLEY, GREAT. ELMSTEAD. Mrs. Ann Thompson Robert Kingsbury John Thompson Hugh Simons John Sizer Thurston Brady BENTLEY, LITTLE. James Brown Thomas Houlding John Smith Robinson Phillips Bromley TENDRING. Robert Gull John Finer BRIGHTLINGSEA. THORRINGTON. Mrs. Sarah Harris Joseph Newstead Samuel Bloomfield John Richardson BROMLEY, GREAT. Michaiah Brown. William Jacobs WILLIAM JACOBS, J Tpcasnrcr, JOSEPH NEWSTEAD, i" ™ 1" ' HARWICH ROYAL MAIL AND TELEGRAPH COACHES, TO AND FROM THE SPREAD- EAGLE INN, GRACECHURCH- STREET, LONDON, DAILY. Places and Parcels booked at the Plough, Bradfield; Thorn Inn, Mistley; Packet, Manningtree, and Three Cups Inn, Colchester. WILLIAM COLLEN, impressed with Grati- tude for the Favours he has for the last twenty years received, begs to inform his Friends and the Public that he has taken the above Concern, and earnestly so- licits the continuance of their Countenance aud Support. The serious Losses which an extraordinary change in the ' iines has produced, together with an Obligation to pay a lar^ e Sum, for which, to serve others, he became bound, aud on account whereof his Property was made answer- able at the moment of the greatest depression in price, have reduced him to the necessity of beginning the world again; an undertaking which, while it calls for every exertion, he should want the courage to attempt, if he did rot relv on such assistance from the kindness of his Friends aud the Public, as his future punctuality aud at- tention may appear to merit. Harwich, April 12,1817. ' 1' erVoz. THE finest full- bodied PORT WINE, > JL Vintage of 1916 J1,1 J) itto ditto ditto ditto oflNl- 2 42s. ]) illtl ditto ditto of 1808 4Gs. Curious fine Old Crusted Port, Five Years iu Bottle 54s. Ditto Old Koriz ditto, Four Years in ditto... ( ills. Cape White Wine .' 10 s. Ditto high flavoured Madeira i) 4s. Ditto Red l'ontac 3lis. Fine Old Dry Cadiz Sherry 40s. Ditto Bncellas from the Hock Grape - His. French Frontiguiac, dclicious litis. Sauturne, or Via de Crave Otis. Curious Old West India Madeira, of the Vintage of 1S02 Ditto, ditto, East India ditto, of the Vintage of 1704 90s Champagne, the finest Creaming aud Sparkling , that can be imported 12Gs. Claret, the finest Lalitte, Chantilly, or Chateau Margott 100". Also the most delicious Liqueurs, consisting of Pine Apple Rum Shrub, SGs. per Dozen ; Brandy Shrub, of the finest Flavour, Sis. per Dozen ; Noyeau, GGs. per Dozen. The above French, Spanish, Hock, Rhenish,& c. and every other Description of Wines, Spirits, and Liqueurs, may be had, by applying to THE COMMERCIAL HALL WINE COMPANY, No. 10, Skinner street, or 340, Oxford- street, London. Or of the following Gentlemen, who are appointed Agents for the Places they reside in, and all other Places ad- jacent. Mr. J. WING, Braintree. Mr. W. BARNES, Saffron Walden. Mr. W. CATCHPOLE, Ipswich. Mr. J. L TERRY, Hadleigh. RICHARDSON, GOODLUCK, and Co. ( al- JlV1 though not this time the Contractors) arc happy in acquainting their Country Friends, that they highly approve of the Scheme of the New Lottery, which begins • the : lnth of this Month ( April) There are more than TWO PRIZES to a Blank. ' Tickets 51. cheaper than for many years. Sixteenths only Twenty- six Shillings. Four Prizes at £' 20,000 in Money and Consols. & c. & e. There are 14,000 ' Tickets, amongst which are 8,000 thai may be received cither as £ 12 Prizes, or will be entitled to a Second Chance; for the holders of such Tickets may either receive f 12 iu Money, ( if brought iu on or before the 111st of May,) or may have their Chance in another or succeeding Lottery, to he drawn on the 4th of June. It is almost impossible, in the narrow compass of an Advertisement, to stale fully the particulars of all [ he novelty; suffice it to say, that the features are totally different from any preceding Lottery. Schemes, with every elucidation, maybe had gratis. ' Tickets and Shares are on Sale at COLCHESTER, by U. W. MATTACKS, Bookseller, Wyre- street; CHELMSFORD, MEGGY and CHALK, Printers; WOODBRIDGE, S. LODER, Bookseller; For RICHARDSON, GOODLUCK, & Co. London. COLCHESTER BARRACKS. SALE BY AUCTION. THE Public are informed, that the CENTRE BARRACKS, and the HOSPITAL, at the above Establishment, WILL BE SOLD BY AUCTION, with- out Reserve, together with their Equipments, about the middle of May next ; some time previous to which the Particulars will be fully advertised. Barrack- Office, Colchester, 23d April, 1817. TWO HUNDRED POUNDS REWARD. WHEREAS, on Saturday Night, the 12th of April iust. the Premises iu the occupation of Messrs. Lungley aud Brewer, at Abbot's Hall, iu the Parish of Wigborough, in Essex, were discovered to be ON FIRE, aud Property to a large Amount was consumed thereby; and whereas there is strong reason to believe that the same were wiifully SET ON FIRE, by some evil- minded Person or Persons, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a Reward of ONE HUNDRED POUNDS will be paid upon the Discovery and Conviction of the Person or Persons who were guilty of the said Outrage, upon application to the Agents of the following Insurance Offices ; vfa. Sun, Royal Exchange, Phoenix, and Essex and Suffolk Equitable. And for the better bringing to justice of the Offender or Offenders therein, his Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been graciously pleased to promise a PAR- DON to any One Person concerned in such Felony, who shall discover his or her Accomplice or Accomplices, so that he, she, or they may be apprehended and convicted thereof. And whereas many attempts are making in various Places to set Fire to ' Thrashing Machines, Stacks, Barns, and other Agricultural Property, and in many instances the Owners of such Property have received Letters, threatening to burn the same, Notice is hereby further Given, That a Reward of ONE HUNDRED POUNDS will be paid for the Discovery and Conviction of all Offenders of the above description ; aud that application will be made for his Majesty's Pardon lo any Person or Persons concerned in such Outrages, who may discover his Accomplices, so that he, she, or they may be brought to condign punishment. Colchester. April 23, 1817. ARMY CONTRACTS. Commissariat Department, Treasury- Chambers, % 2d of April, 1817. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all Persons XT desirous of contracting to supply the following Articles for the Use of the Army, viz. BREAD, To his Majesty's Land Forces iu Cantonments, Quarters, and Barracks, iu the under- mentioned Counties aud Islands:— Alderney, Montgomery, Anglesea, Norfolk, Bedford, Northampton, Berks ( including the Town Nottingham, of Hungerford,) Oxford, Berwick, Pembroke, Brecon, Radnor, Cardigan, Rutland, Carmarthen, Suffolk, Carnarvon, Surry, Cornwall ( including Scilly,) Sussex, Denbigh, Warwick, Devon, I Westmoreland, Dorset, York, Durham, City of F. ly and its Vicinity Essex, Carlisle and ditto Flint, Chester and ditto Glamorgan, Town of Taunton and ditto Gloster ( including the City Newcastle- upon- of Bristol,) " Tyue and ditto Guernsey, — Shrewsbury & do. Hants, Trowbridge & do. Hereford, Leicester aud ditto Hertford, — Dudley and ditto Hunts, Derby and ditto Isle of Man, Slough and ditto Isle of Wight, Wolverhampton & Jersey, ditto Kent, And in the several Counties Lancaster, iu North Britain. Lincoln, As also Bread tothe House- Merioneth, bold ' Troops in London Middlesex, aud its Vicinity. Monmouth, OATS, To his Majesty's Cavalry in Cantonments and Quarters, in the under- mentioned Counties and Islands:— Anglesea, Lincoln, Bedford, Merioneth, Berwick, Monmouth, Brecon, Montgomery, Cardigan, Oxford, Carmarthen, Pembroke, Carnarvon, Radnor, Chester, Rutland, Denbigh, Westmoreland, Derby, Worcester, Durham, City of F. ly and its Vicinity, Flint, : Carlisle aud ditto Glamorgan, Town of Shrewsbury & do. Gloster, Wolverhampton & Hereford, ditto Hertford, Leicester and ditto Hunts, Slough aud ditto. FORAGE, viz. Oats, Hay, and Straw, to his Majesty's Cavalry in Bar- racks, and Oats iu Cantonments and Quarters, iu the - under- mentioned Counties iu South Britain Berks, Wilts, Cornwall, York, Devon, Ordnance Barracks, at New- Dorset, castle- upon- Tyne, & Oats Essex, iu the County of North- Hants ( including the Isle of umberland. Wight,) Town of Taunton aud its Kent, Vicinity. Lancaster, And in the several Counties Middlesex, in North Britain. Norfolk, Asalso Forage to all Horses Northampton, kept for his Majesty's Nottingham, Service in the Island of Suffolk, Guernsey, Surry, Jersey, Sussex, Alderney. Warwick, That tlie Deliveries are to commence on and for the Twenty- fifth Day of June next; that Proposalsin Writing, sealed up and marked Tender for Army Supplies, will be received at this Office, on of before Tuesday, the 27th day of May, ( but none will be received after Twelve o'clock on " that Day); and, if sent by Post, the Postage must be paid. Proposals must be made separately for each County and- Island, or Place, except for the Counties comprising North and South Wales, all of which must be included in one Tender; as also must the several Counties of North Britain; and the Proposal for the Supply of Forage in Guernsey must include Alderney, and each Proposal must have the Letter which is annexed to the Tender properly filled up by Two Persons ofknown Property, engaging to become bound with the Party tendering in the Amount stated in the printed Particulars, for the due performance of the Contract; and 110 Proposal w ill be noticed unless made on a printed Tender, and the Prices expressed in Words at Length ; aud should it so happen that during the continuance of the Contract, no ' Troops should be supplied under the Contract, the Expence ot the Contract and Bond, paid, in the first instance, by the Contractor, shall be refunded to him. Particulars of the Contracts may be had upon applica- tion at No. 35. Great George- street, Westminster, between tl. e Hours of Eleven and Five; ar.. i at the Office of Deputy Commissary General Young, Edinburgh. NOTE.— It is to be clearly understood by the Parties tendering, that all Claims under the Contracts must be preferred within Six Mouths after tlie termination thereof, or the same shall be null aud void. TO GROCERS AND DRAPERS. AYOUNG MAN, who has been Apprentice in the GENERAL TRADE, artd can have an unex- ceptionable Character from his preseut Employer, with whom he has lived a year since his time was out, wants a SITUATION as ASSISTANT.— Letters addressed to A- B Post- Office, W'oodbridge, will be duly attended to. CANCER. MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERY FOR THE CURE OF CANCER. MR. OLIVER, SURGEON, Late of the Royal York Hospital, Chelsea, HAVING, from great Practice, discovered a REMEDY for the above dangerous Disease, and also for dispersing all T . n. ojrs or Swellings iu the Breast, begs to inform the Puunc^ that he may be consulted by Letter, post- paid, inclo mja Fee, directed to him, No. 11, Belgrove Terrace, Pimlico, London, when the Remedy will be sent to auy part of the Kingdom N. B, Two more Ladies of the highest respectability, who have been cured by Mr. O fully impressed with the blessing of such a Discovery, and" anxious that every Person so afflicted might have no doubts as to the Cure, have kindly given permission of Reference. MRS. WHITE'S BANKRUPTCY. MESSRS. HAWES and FENTON respectfully inform the Public.. th » y will offer bv AUCTION, sometime next Month, all the ESTATES, MACHINERY, Part of the STOCK in TRADE, various other useful Articles, & c. & c. of Mrs White, Great Coggeshall, Essex. Particulars in future Papers. Colchester, 23d April, K17. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, BY JAMES THORN, On Thursday the 8th Day of May, at the Griffin Inn, Colchester, at Four o'clock iu the Afternoon, FOURsubstantialFREEHOLD TENEMENTS, si. uate in Aloor I. aue, iu Colchester aforesaid, ad- joining the Marlborough's Head public- house. And also a FREEHOLD BRICK- BUILT MESSUAGE iu Culver- street, in Colchester, iu the occupation of Caddy, Baker, and the Outbuildings adjoining the same. Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be had, in due time, of Messrs. Sarjeant and Perry, Solicitors, Culver- street, and of the Auctioneer, Crouch- street, Colchester. Household Furniture, Five capital young Cows, excel- lent Stack of Upland Hay, aud other Effects, at the Rectory, Stanway. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, BY JOHN TAYLOR, By Ol der of the Executors, on the Premises, on Monday, the f> th of May, aud following Day, THE major Part, of the HOUSEHOLD FUR- i NITURE, aud other Effects, of the late Rev. Dr. Deacle, deceased, at the Rectory, Stanway. Particulars iu a future Paper. TO BE SOLI) BY AUCTION, BY ROBERT GOODWIN, On Tuesday, the Gtli DayofMay, lsl7, at the Crown Inn, Coddenham, in the County ot Suffolk, at Twelve o'clock iu the Forenoon, in the following Lots: ADesirable and valuable FREEHOLD and CO- PYHOLD ESTATE, situate in the several Pa- rish-' of Hemingstone, Henley, -. mi Barham, in the County of Suffolk, now in the occupation of Mr. John Easter, held under a Lease, Four Years of \ Vhich arc unexpired, at the auuual rent of lftOl. Lot 1 Consists of a good FARM HOUSE, Barn, Sta- bles, and other Out- buildings; aud Fifty- three Acres, by estimation, of Arable, und a small Portion of Pasture Laud. Also a COTTAGE, newly erected, adjoining the Land. Lot 2. All that COTTAGE, or TENEMENT, and Garden; aud a Piece or Parcel of Arable Land, contain- ing, by estimation, Twelve Acres, Tittle more or less. Lot 3. All that PIECE or PARCEL of ARABLE LAND, containing, by estimation, One Acre aud Three Roods, little more or less. Lot 4. All that PIECE or PARCEL of ARABLE LAND, containing, by estimation, Two Acres and Three Roods, little more or less. ' Lot. 5. All that PIECE or PARCEL of ARABLE LAND, containing, by estimation, Three Acres and Two Roods, little more or less. Also a PIECE of LAND, ad- joining thereto, used as a Right of Way, containing Two Roods, or thereabouts. The above Estate is all in a high state of cultivation; and the Farm- House and Buildings are in good repair, having been recently erected. Hemingstone is distant about six miles from Ipswich, and eight from Woodbridge, excellent Market Towns... For leave to view the Premises, apply to the Tenant; and for further particulars apply to Mr Hitchcock, Solicitor, Manningtree, Essex, or the Auctioneer. Valuable- Household Furniture, and other Effects, West Bergholt, near Colchester, Essex. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, BY WILLIAM JACKSON, On Wednesday, May 7th, 1817, and following Dav, ALL the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, PLATE, LINEN, CHINA, GLASS, PRINTS, and other valuable Effects, of the Rev. Joseph Fisher, late of West Bergholt, deceased ; comprising seven four- post, tent, aud other bedsteads,' with various hangings; flock aud hair mattresses ; very excellent well- seasoned goose feather- beds,- bolsters, and pillows; superfine blankets, counterpanes, aud qnilts; good Brussels aud Wilton carpets, bedside and stair ditto, and hearth rugs; set of mahogany patent dining tables, very good; pair of card ditto ; Pembroke. and dressing ditto; mahogany single and double chests of drawers; elegant mahogany bookcases, glazed fronts; mahogany wardrobe; a set of mahogany dining- room chairs, and two elbows to match ; other mahogany and- chamber chairs; mahogany side- hoard; mahogany brass- bound wine cooler; elegant pier and dressing glasses ; mahogany night table; gentleman's mahogany dressing ditto ; mahogany knee- hole writing desk; capital brass- bound portable ditto; gentleman's box of working tools; a very, capital double- barrelled gun, with wainscot case aud apparatus complete ; a very good single ditto," iuid two brace of good pistojs ; a tele- scope, -& c. - The PLATE consists of elegant waiters, tea pots, mustard ditto, four salts, fish slice, marrow spoon, egg slice, butter knives, tweuty- two table spoous, twelve dessert, and two gravy ditto, - three dozen silver forks, punch ladle, & c. The Plated Articles are very good, and consist of a pair of handsome table branches for caudles, set of large cut- gksg castors, bread basket, candlesticks, & C.& C. The LINEN consists of thirteen pair of sheets, two dozen damask napkins, ten damask and diaper table- cloths, pillow- cases, towels, & c.'& c. CHINA ( fine okl),- iu dishes, plates, tureens, sauce boats, cups anil saucers, bowls, & c. & c.— Good Cut Glass, iu decanters, pints aud quarts; wine, jelly, ale, aud fiuger glasses, salvers, & c. PRINTS, framed anS glazed; about thirty very good engravings, by esteemed artists ; excellent ivory- handled knives and forks; two mahogany cases, with silver- han- dled ditto; patent mangle; fiulfiug nets; sweet seasoned beer casks, mash and guile tubs ; good kitchen aud culi- nary articles ; four good young milch cows, two with calves by their sides, and two in calf; a black riding mare, five years old ; a useful bay gig horse ; a bay browu geld- ing, " three years old; strong tumbrel, garden rolls, a row boat, and a variety of other articles, as will be expressed in Catalogues, to be had at the White Halt, Bergholt; Place of Sale; and of the Auctioneer, Colchester. N. B. The Furniture may be viewed on the day preced- ing the Sale, fron\ Eleven o'Clock till Four.— The Sale to begin each Day at Ten o'Clstk. The valuable Library of Books and the Cellar of choice i Wiucs, are aut to be disrated at. At Pond Hall Farm, Wix, near Maningtree, Essex. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, BY B. BARNARD AND J. G. FENN, On Friday, May 9, 1817, by Order of the Executors of the late Mr. John Skinner, THREE useful working HORSES, Fifteen well- JL bred riding and Cart COLTS, one, two, and three years old, Ten horned HEIFERS, and some SWINE; also a various Assortment of good HOUSEHOLD FUR- NITURE, consisting of bedsteads and bedding, maho- gany sideboard, mahogany dining aud Pembroke tables, painted bamboo and other chairs, mahogany dumb waiter, mahogany swing dressing- glasses, Brussels carpet, deal wardrobe, fenders, and fire- irons; some brewing aud dairy utensils, kitchen and culinary articles; all of which will be expressed in Catalogues, to be had iu due time. Sale to begin at Teu o'Clock. NEXT WEDNESDAY, the 30th of APRIL, LOTTERY BEGINS. J. SIVEWRIGHT, THE CONTRACTOR, REQUESTS the near approach of the Drawing may not be overlooked, for be finds, by the rapidly increasing demand for Tickets and Shares, it is really doubtful whether there will be sufficient to supply all who wish to adventure ; this, though an unusual occurrence, will not surprise those who reflect on the effect of the great reduction of Price. A TICKET IS NOW ONLY EIGHTEEN GUINEAS! A Half. £ 9 19 0 I En Eighth...£ 2 11 6 A Quarter 5 1 0 | A Sixteenth ... 1 6 0 This evidently brings the purchase of a Ticket or Share within the reach of many thousands who have lately been excluded, and has conciliated those who, from the late high prices, had ceased to adventure. If, therefore, there were no other cause, the increase of Purchasers is natu- rally accounted fur; but, when it is considered that the intrinsic average Value of Tickets is above £ 4 more than in late Lotteries, which an examination of the Scheme will clearly demonstrate, it could only excite surprise if there was not an increased demand. Scheme contains 2 of. £- 20,000 Money 2 of £ 2,000 Money 2 20.0iK) Consols 4 1,000 Consols 2 2,000 Ditto 0 .500 Ditto With others of £ 200, £ 100, £ 50, & c. & c. making 10,098 Prizes, and only 4,502 Blanks. The Prizes of Stock were contracted for at the low Price of therefore, all ad- vance beyond that Price, even if it should be 20 per cent, w ill be so much Additional Profit. In short, it is obvious that by the risk of less than £ 5 the Purchaser of a ' Ticket has the chance of gaining the whole amount of any of the Capitals in the Scheme. Tickets aud Shares are now on Sale at J. Sivewright's, ( the Contractor's) Offices, No. 37, Cornhill, No. lis, Hay- market, No. 11, Holborn, and No. 141, Oxford- street; and at his Agents, Mr. W. BETTS, for Colchester. Mr. R. DECK, for Ipswich. FRAUD PREVENTED. counteract the many attempts that are daily JL made to impose 011 the unwary a spurious Composi- tion instead of the GENUINE BLACKING prepared by DAY and MARTIN, they are induced to adopt a uew Label, in which their Signature aud Address. 97, HIGH HOLBORN, Is placed so conspicuously in the centre of the Label, that they trust an attention to this, and the difference of the Type, which is unlike all Letter- press, will enable Pur- chasers at once to detect the Imposition. The Real Japan BLACKING is made, and cold whole- sale, by DAY and MARTIN, 07, High Holborn, aud re- tailed by the principal Grocers, Druggists, Booksellers, Ironmongers, Perfumers, Boot- Makers, & c. in the United Kingdom, In Bottles, at Gd. 1.?. and Is. Gd. each. A Copy of the Label will be left with all Venders. FISHER'S PREPARED STRAMONIUM AND OXYMEL. THESE REMEDIES are well known for their Efficacy in cases of Asthma, Wheezing, and Winter- Coagli. The Fume of the prepared Herb inhaled during smoking, effectually allays the morbid Irritation, and feverish action iu the Lungs; while the Oxymel promotes gentle Expectoration.—' These combined Operations have restored Asthmatic Invalids to perfect health, whose Cases had been pronounced hopeless ; witness those of Mrs. Kitson, Miss Leigh, Sir William Altham, and others, which are published in the last Edition of '' Surgeon Fisher's Familiar Treatise 011 the Causes and Cure of Asthma, & c." After such Cures, 110 Asthmatic Patient should despair, however advanced the disease may be. As a distinction against the common unprepared Herb, and spurious Imitations, the Public are requested to in- quire for " Surgeon Fisher's prepared Stramonium and Oxymel," and to observe that the name of" Butler, No. 4, Cheapside." is engraved iu the Government Stamp affixed to every Packet aud Bottle.— R. Butler and Sons, No. 4, Cheapside, London, having been appointed the Venders. Price 4s. Oil. and Ss. 6d. each May also he procured of Chaplin, Goose, Marker, and Harris and Firmin, Col- chester; Goose, Manningtree; Deck, Harwich; Fitch, Ipswich; . Stow, Hadleigh; Gosling, Witham; Holroyd, Maldon; Baker, Chelmsford; and Agents in every Town. CONSPIRACY IN SWEDEN. HAMBURG, April 12.— We have received from a good source the following confirmation relative to the late events at Stockholm; we cannot, how- ever, pretend to warrant the correctness of it in every particular. A party of malcontents among the Swedish Nobility, whose chief seat ( or focus, as it were) was in Gothea, had for a longtime at- tracted the attention of the Government, and the Prince Royal latterly doubled his exertions to gain more and more for himself and his son the affection of the nation, by making great sacrifices to the advantage of several classes, and particularly the military. Nevertheless, a part of the Nobility, among which were some officers of the Guard, persevered in its discontents. The reason seemed lo be, that the officers' commissions, and the more important civil offices, are not given exclusively to the Nobility; and there was formed against the existing Government, a conspiracy nearly similar to that of which King Gustavus III. was the victim twenty- four years ago. As the conspirators of that day had gained a part of the officers of the Guard, and the heads . of the party assembled at a masked ball, where Captain Ankerstroom mortally wounded the King, which was discovered the same night by the pistol which the assassin had let fall, iu the same manner the present conspirators had resolved to assassinate the Prince Royal at a public masquerade, to seize King Charles XIII. and Prince Oscar, and then by the aid of some officers of the Guard, who were in the plot, to proclaim the son of Gustavus Adolphus King of Sweden. The imprudent expressions of an officer of the, Guard, who, when in a state of intoxication, had cried, " Long live King Gustavus Adolphus V.".— and an anonymous letter, warned the Prince Royal of the danger on the evening of the 13th of March, which was fixed for the execution ; lie showed himself more prudent than Gustavus III. svho neglected a similar warning. The Prince Royal immediately ordered the guard of the Palace to be doubled, by troops on whom he could depend : he summoned the same evening the Council of State, and the corps of officers of the regiments stationed at Stockholm and in the environs, unveiled to them the whole plan, called to their remembrance the frequent, conspiracies of a similar nature, formed by the Nobility against the Government, particu- larly that ag; ainst Gustavus III. he enumerated the services which he had done to Sweden, the sacri- fice of a great part of his private fortune, to restore the prosperity of the country, and to raise the public- credit, the conquest of a whole kingdom, the revival of the warlike rt --.:!,- » ' i( in of ihe army, and the advantageous situa'j .1 in which he had placed the military. The speech excited the live- liest enthusiasm among the officers, who are de- rated to him— they swore to sacrifice their fortunes and their blood to defend him aud his son. The Council of State remained sitting till two o'clock in the morning, but hitherto nothing certain hag transpired respecting the resolutions which it adoped. Two officers only of the Guard have been arrested. The number of the conspirators is not exactly known ; there are several in the Provinces, whither expresses were dispatched in the night of the 13th of March. If we may credit public report, a Conn- cillor of State, known for his diplomatic missions, and the son of a high functionary of the State, discontented at the loss of an office which he held very lately, were, at the head of this conspiracy, but they are not yet arrested. However, several arrests have been made. It is not yet proved whether the old King, Gustavus Adolphus, was in" formed of the plan. Lieutenant Natt Och Dag, who has been condemned to death by the High Court of Justice, is supposed to have served the conspirators as negociator. It is said that some Swedish ladies of the No- bility have taken part iri the conspiracy. This event has uot troubled the repose of the capital. The people os well as the military shew, with'the same eagerness as at the time of the conspiracy against Gustavus ill. their devotion to the Prince Royal, and their indignation against ti e Nobility. It is believed at Stockholm, that this event will have great influence on the Constitution which IK to be proposed to the approaching Diet, that the Nobility will very likely be deprived of a great many prerogatives which they now enjoy, and th& t the Government will be secured by a great in- crease of power, against similar attacks for the future. A report has been spread that the Prince Royal designed to go to Norway, and having himself declared King of Norway, seperstMigf that countrv from Sweden, but no credit is given to it. The money advanced by the Prince to the merchants has had a very favourable influence on credit, but it is feared that the reimbursement in June will be very difficult. To the EDITOR of THE COLCHESTER GAZETTE. SIR— The distressing circumstances occasioned by the destruction of the steam- boat at Norwich, of which you gave a melancholy account in your paper of the 12th 111st. together with several other incident* of a similar kind, which have recently occurred iiv different parts of the world, one might naturally sup- pose, would be sufficient to deter any rational person* from venturing their lives in those dangerous vehicles. But such is the predilection of mankind in general, for every fashionable or popular scheme, that no failure of effect, however destructive, is sufficient to convince them of the folly of their attachment. The pertinacity with which multitudes adhere to the use of the steam- engine, is an instance of Ibis kind. The nalural elements of wind and water, given by the beneficent Creator for our use, seem to be de^ spised ; while the factitious element of steam is pre- ferred before them, even where the former could be employed with equal or superior advantage. To discountenance this fashionable folly, ridicule has projected her pointed arrows iu vain ; aud it is to be feared that the destructive consequences recently exhibited will produce but little better effect. The enormous expence that is necessarily incurred by the application of steam, would be sufficient to prevent all prudent persons from engaging in so hazardous a speculation, if their conduct were n » t unduly influenced by the fashion of the day; but when the danger of the application is taken into the account, such conduct verges towards insanity. Speculations of this kind, in the vicinity of the me- tropolis, have, in many instances, disappointed the expectations of their supporters; and others might easily be adduced sufficient to show the fallibility of such expensive schemes. But the greatest objection to steam- engines is the danger to which, not only their immediate conductors, but all who are situated iu their neighbourhood, are exposed. Of all the purposes, however, to which the steam- engine has been applied, that of navigating boats and vessels seems the most preposterous; especially as this mode of navigation is chiefly adopted for pas- sage- boats. Many persons there are who reluctantly venture their lives upon the water in any case ; how, then, any such persons can hazard their lives iu a steam- boat, and actually place themselves between fire and water, is uot easily accounted for. Nothing but the folly of complying with the reigning fashion, could introduce the steam- engine for purposes which might be much better effected by other means. The navigation of boats, upon rivers especially, might be conducted, with equal expedition, at less expence, and without any danger, except what is in- cidental to boats in general, by means which the writer of this letter could easily point out. And in other eases, where wind and water are not imme- diately applicable, two horses could be made to pro- duce an effect equal to that of a steam- engine of whal is pompously called a four- horse power. It is, however, to be wished, that the calamitous accidents which have lately taken place may, in some . degree, check the rage for steam- engines; audi at the same time, introduce other means of producing the desired effects, without danger, at less expence, and consequently, with more advantage to the proprietors, as well as to society in general. I am, Sir, your obedient servant, Colchester, April 2.2, 1S17. OBSERVATOR. • SKfe IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. MONDAY, April, 21. Lord Sidmonth laid on the table a copy of the Cir- cular Letter Which had been transmitted by his Lordship to the Lords Lieutenants of the several counties, relative to the suppression of blasphemous mid seditious libels. Lord Holland was not prepared Or disposed to enter sit large into tile subject at present; neither was he apprised whether it was the intention of his Noble Friend ( Earl Grey). on that day to move for the pro- duel ion of the document to which, on a recent occasion, lie had adverted; but he could not help remarking that the Letter of the Noble Secretary was in itself a most extraordinary proceeding, an obstruction to the ordinary and established administration of justice, and at direct variance with the Toleration Act, which had been previously honoured with the sanction of the Noble Viscount. In contravention of that salutary Act, persons had recently been arrested in the very exercise of their religious functions, and that, as it appeared, under the sanction of the Circular Letter Of the Secretary. He wished to know whether there Was any objection to produce the opinion of the Crown Lawyers, together with the statement on which that opinion had been founded ? Lord Sidmonth observed. Unit the present was not the proper occasion for entering on the discussion of the subjects alluded to by the Noble Baron. But whenever that Noble Lord should choose to bring the question forward iu a regular Parliamentary shape, ho should be ready to reply to him; first, as to the point of constitutional law ; secondly, as to the opi- nion passed on that ground by the Law Officers of the Crown ; and thirdly, as lo the discrctiuuaiy part which he felt it incumbent on him to take iu the issuing of the Circular Letter, tie had indeed under- stood that some differences existed respecting the right interpretation of the meaning of the letter; but but until he heard what the Noble Baron had stated, he never entertained a thought of its having operated to the disturbance of religious worship. Me was anxious for availing himself of the earliest opportunity Of discussing w hat the existing law was, of shewing that the Law Officers had done their duty, and of giving the utmost publicity to his own conduct and moires in the circulation of the letter alluded to. Lord Holland repeated substantially his former ob- jections, and staled that a religious functionary, a . Mr. Wright, at Liverpool, had been brought before a Magistrate, and held to bail contrary to the spirit und meaning of the Toleration Act; and he could not but deprecate the operation of any legislative measure which should afford to Ministers the means of tam- pering with Magistrates employed iu administering the civil justice of the country. The Bishop of Chester had no desire to enter into a discussion of the question theii, but he felt it incum- bent on liiin to make a short observation on what the Noble Baron had adverted to, iu a part of his speech respecting the apprehension and bringing before a Magistrate a person charged with the promulgation of outrageous and blasphemous doctrines, lie held in his hand a letter, which he had received from a most respectable and intelligent person iu Liverpool and from which it must appear that the act complained of did not proceed from any supposed suggestion ( he Circular Letter, hut from a violation of the law established, and which it was the duty of a Magistrate to take notice of. The person alluded to had said publicly, that the idea of the soul s surviving after its separation from the bod v, was a gross mental delusion and that the doctrine which supposed a future state lor human beings was equally absurd. On the Order of the Day for the third reading the Irish Arms Bill being moved, Lord Holland said, it was not his purpose then to enter into a discussion of the merits, utility, or pro- priety of the Bill. He should content himself with deelaring, that it was directly contrary to the Bill of Bights. He had hoped, even by the conduct and ad- mission of Ministers, that Ireland, which had been deemed as not requiring llie application of the late suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act, would not re- quire a measure so violent as the present Bill. The Peace Preservation Bill, indeed, was one which lie thought seasonable, salutary, and proper, and it re- ceived his support. The Earl of Liverpool was unwilling to go at length into topics which were not properly before the House. Willi respect to the present Hill, it was no novelty. It differed from the Hill in 1796 only in its more guarded moderation and lenity. The former Bill authorized the searching for arms upon any informa- tion laid before a Magistrate; the present Bill re- quired that the information should be in writing, and laid before two Magistrates. He had, indeed, at the time referred to, hoped, with llie Noble Lord, that uo further coersive measures would be required respect- ing Ireland. The fact was, that the evils which ufHicled the neighbour and sister country arose out of the defects or abuses of her civil policy. In the way of removing those defects great difficulties occurred; difficulties, felt alike by llie existing Governments of both countries. It was gratifying, however, to per- ceive, that those difficulties were decreasing gradually every year, li was clear to every diligent and in- telligent observer, that the distresses and the discon tents in Ireland grew and subsisted on grounds en tirely unconnected with politics. That spirit, traced lo Us right source, was to be appeased and reconciled by means which happily were in active and hopeful operation, and which lie doubled not would soon effect and secure the peace and tranquillity of Ireland. Lord Darnley, agreeing as he did with his Noble Friend ( Lord Holland) in his general observations, must yet express his satisfaction at the object and ap- plication of the present Hill, which, from his own knowledge and conviction of the state of Ireland, was essential to the preservation of peace and tranquillity there. The Bill was then read the third time aud passed ; aud the House adjourned lo Thursday. of LONDON. An article ill the Brussels papers, dated Vienna, April 4, says—" According to letters from Con- stantinople the Turkish army is going to be put on the war establishment, and great activity pre vails in the military preparations und armaments. If these accounts should be continued, there will remain no douhl of the object of these dispositions. The Russian army is not yet put on the peace establishment; and according to llie last accounts considerable levies are making in Poland. These circumstances seem to indicate a misunderstanding between Russia and the Sublime Porte, which it would liol be easy to adjust it the Porte does not resolve on some sacrifice. It is well known that iu 1813 Russia, iu order to be able to employ all its military force without division against the French armies, was obliged to conclude a disad- vantageous peace with Turkey, the results of which were, the sacrifice of the fruits of several years ex- pensive war, and it restored about 4,( 100 square leagues of conquered country.— It is difficult to believe that Russia will acquiesce during peace in conditions extorted from it by the force of imperious circumstances, ami the more, as it has renewed ils alliance with all the European Powers, or is on friendly terms with them. England and France are equally unable to do any tiling for the Turks, aud Austria aud Prussia interest themselves too little in tlie existence of this barbarous Power to quarrel With Russia on thai account.— We may then see tlie period approach w hen the ancient Greek Empire, which has become a desert under tlie oppression of Oriental despotism, would return under the dominion of a Christian 1' oWer. What- ever may he said, the existence of the Ottoman Power iu Europe is a itionuntent of the narrow policy of the European Powers iu former times. It is au outrage to Christianity, and to the laws of nations introduced into the civilised world. It is the duty of Christian Princes to extend the empire of truth, knowledge, and justice. lloW can they suffer a Power to exist in the midst of them, which despises the laws of nations, imposes oil millions of wretches the iron yoke of despotism, and which considers the Christians as its natural enemies; a State which encourages and protects pirates, whose weakness converts its provinces into theatres of bloodshed, where civil war exercises all its hor- rors; a State which affords its subjects no security for their persons or property, and which, in fine, cannot be any longer protected by Christian Powers. Let it he abandoned to its fate, and millions of wretches will be delivered from the chains of ty- ranny." A letter from Smyrna of the 28th February says " The arrival of several foreign Couriers at Con stantinople, the frequent assemblies of the Divan, and the activity that reigns in the organization of the Ottoman troops, excite tlie public curiosity, more particularly as among the neighbouring Powers every thing is tranquil." A letter from Grand Cairo, dated Dec. 28, states, that the plague, which had raged with great fury had considerably abated, but the son of the Pacha had fallen a victim to this pestilence, lie was young man of distinguished abilities and attain- ments, and admired by the people and the soldiery Some other relatives of the Pacha had also died of the plague, and a great number of his subjects.— At Cairo they had experienced a circumstance not remembered by the oldest Egyptian— four days of successive torrents of rain, which had nearly de- stroyed whole villages. The houses being built of unbaked clay, scarcely a dwelling escaped without injury; and had the rain continued a few days longer, half the city of Cairo must inevitably have been washed away.— The Turkish merchants re- ported, that the Princess of Wales might be ex- pected at Cairo in the course of the summer, and state, that her reception at Constantinople, last summer,- was of the most distinguished description. The Vizier himself, attended by a numerous suite, came to the sea shore to meet her, when landing, under a discharge of 100 guns ; after which, illu- minations and the greatest rejoicings took place in the city. She is said to have had twenty Officers in her train, each of whom was provided by the Porte with a separate set of attendants.— The Pacha of Egypt continued to pay the greatest attention to the English, and had recently presented the British Consul aud his Secretary each with a beautiful Arabian horse, richly caparisoned, and upon all occasions treated them with marked civility. Letters from Madrid, of the 3d instant, state, that hands of robbers now infest the environs of that city ; and that the adjacent villages are occupied by detachments of troops, whose sole employment is to repress the disorders which are so frequently committed. The criminal tribunals, or the hall of the Alcades of the Court, whose especial care con- sists in securing the safety of the public by causing > due obedience to the laws, are actively engaged iu putting au end to this brigandage, which, till now, at least appeared to respect the residence of Kings. Orders of the severest kind have been issued to this effect to all the Justices of the principal districts. A recent letter from Gibraltar states, that an affray had unfortunately occurred at the outposts between some English and Spanish troops, in which several of the latter were killed. The Spanish Governor or Commander at Algesiras, interfering to quell the tumult, was stabbed. Subsequently an investigation had taken place, and two English soldiers, who were ring- leaders in the disturbance, had been tried at. Gibraltar and executed. The Paris Papers of Friday give a more favour- able account of the King's health than heretofore, which is stated to be so much improved, that pre parations are making for him to resume his accus- tomed airings. The estate of Valencay is erected into a Majorat, ill favour of the Prince of Talleyrand, ( to whom it belongs,) with the title of Duke. He will, how- ever, preserve the style of Prince ; aud his brother, his heir apparent, to whom there is remainder of the title of Duke, will be now called Duke of Va- lencay. Most of the morning papers of Monday, an- nounce that accounts have been received, that Buenos Ayres aud Montevideo have Settled their difference, and that peace was completely esta- blished between them on the 8th of December last. In answer to this we can state, that letters have been received at Lloyd's from Bahia to the 15th of February, from Rio Janeiro to the 28th of January, and from Pernambuco to the 5th of February, all on the coast of Brazil, and they are equally silent on the subject; and farther, that a letter from . Monte Video itself, of the 24th of December, has been received at Lloyd's, which is sixteen days after the event is said to have hap- pened. This letter, too, is silent on this subject.— Courier. Advices were on Saturday received from the United States, which communicate the following notice, issued from the Office of the British Consul at New York, relating to the distressed state of the Emigrants from Great Britain :— " NOTICE TO BRITISH SUBJECTS. Steam boats are coming' fa « t into tise on the | Continent. One of these vessels arrived' on tile 8th at Hamburgh, with passengers from Berlin. Saturdays Gazette contains a notification from the Speaker of the House of Commons, pursuant to the 37th Gem III. that till and after the 2d of next month, the Bank will pay cash for all notes of one and two pounds value, dated prior to the 1st of January, 1816. At the Anniversary Dinner of the Marine So- ciety, on Thursday se'nnight, the Duke of Clarence, among other observations, stated, that when he commanded a 28 gun frigate on the Cork station, he landed iu that city. The guard of honour of the 58th regiment, by which he was received, was commanded by a Lieutenant.' That Lieutenant was the present Duke of Wellington, and, strange to tell, the first time his Royal Highness met him afterwards, was at dinner with the Queen, when he had become a Knight of the Garter, a Duke, and the greatest General of the age. This circum- stance his Royal Highness mentioned to show, that in this country merit would carry individuals to the highest stations , and iu the course of his own professional services, lie had known many other proofs of the same truth. It is stated that measures have been taken to prevent Lord Cochrane from proceeding to Spanish America, in a ship of the force which he had pur chased, aud iu the formidable way which he in- tended. Thursday se'nnight, two persons belonging to Manchester were taken into custody at Dover, on suspicion of being concerned in treasonable prac- tices. They were endeavouring to procure a pas- sage to the opposite coast. It is now understood that Watson, Preston, Hooper, and Keene, the persons charged with high treason, will, without further delay, be brought to trial. In about a week, bills of indictment will it is said, be preferred against them ; and, as the law in this case requires, a copy of such indict- ment will be furnished to each prisoner, with the names of witnesses intended to be brought forward on behalf of the prosecution. The prisoners are then entitled lo ten clear days after the delivery of the indictment, before they can be brought to trial;' aud, as soon after this period as possible, they will be tried at bar, before the Court of King's Bench, at Westminster. MANCHESTER. CONSPIRATORS.— On Tuesday another examination of the persons in custody from Manchester and its neighbourhood, charged with treason and political offences, took place at the Secretary of State's Office for the Home De partment, before Lord Viscount Sidmouth, the Law Officers, Sir Nathaniel Conant, & c. The persons examined were, James Leach and John Plant, who - vere brought to London on the 9th inst. by Mr. Parsons, the King's Messenger; Samuel Barford, the delegate to London some months since, when he was the antagonist of Cob bett at a general meeting; Richard Flitcroft, who was brought to London by the Manchester Police Officers on the 15th instant; and also Bradbury, who was brought to London by the mail on the 10th inst. from Manchester, by the Police Officers of that place. Their examinations lasted a consider able time, after which they were remanded to their former places of confinement. On Thursday se'nnight, a bookseller of the name of Reddish, who has not long ago re- crossed the Atlantic to his native country, and since kept a shop in the new opening into the Old Church- yard, was summoned lo the New Bayley, upon an infor- mation for vending inflammatory and seditious publications. He was held to bail, and sufficient sureties required, for his appearance at the ap- proaching Quarter Sessions, to answer to the charge.— Manchester Express. As the Justices of the Peace for the county of Monmouth, assembled at the Quarter Sessions on the 14th inst. requested, through the Lord Lieu- tenant of the county, to be informed by the Secre- tary of State for the Home Department, " on what Act of Parliament" the Law Officers of the Crown grounded their opinion, as announced in Lord Sidmouth's late circular letter, as to the power of the Magistrates to grant warrants against per- sons publishing and selling blasphemous and se- ditious libels, before the Grand Jury has found a bill against such offenders, it may not be amiss to state the positions on which the legality of such warrants are founded:— First, Then, as to jurisdiction, libels are indictable be- fore Justices of the Peace—( 2 Hawkins' Pleas of the Crown, p. 40, and stat 31 Edward 111. sect. 3, cap. 1.) Secondly, A warrant is grantable by any Justice of tlie Peace against any one, not only for so atrocious an otfence as a blasphemous, immoral, treasonable, schismatical, or seditious libel, which Is amongst the most atrocious of- fcnces against the public peace—( 4 Blackstone Com. p. 151.)— but even for any " other misdemeanour" within I heir jurisdiction, before auy Bill has beeu found agaiusl the ofteuder by the Grand Jury. ( 2 Hawkins, 85.) And upon the same authority, as well as that of Sir Matthew Hale, ( 2 Hist. Placit. Coron. p. 107— 110.) such a warrant is grautahle, not merely upou oath of the otfence being; committed, but upon bare suspicion. Thirdly, It is necessary to observe the distinction as to the two kinds of libels, namely, seditious libels aud those which are merely scandalous or defamatory of individual private persons, as the former in the eye of the law are much more atrocious than the latter; for it would seem that it is only where a scandalous libel against an indi- vidual has a direct aud immediate tendency to a breach of the peace, that a Justice of the Peace can issue a warrant ( 2 Hawk. p. 40.) As to blasphemous libels the case is clearly defined by the Slat. 9 and to of William aud Mary, C- 32, which gives the Justice of Peace a summary power ovtf such offenders. It is to bo noticed, however, that the part of this Statute which relates lo persons Impugning tbv doctrine of the Holy Trinity, and that part of it alone, has been repealed by the Act of the & 4tb Geo. III. for that purpose. Last week a Hon, exhibited at Gainsborough Mart, escaped from its den, the door not being properly secured, and ran about the square in which the Mart is held; but was soon secured by the keeper; to the great satisfaction of the terrified persons present; A SHORT HONEYMOON.— Mr. John Christall, Elizabeth Warren, and Mary Simons, were on Friday taken to the Shadwell Police Office, upon a warrant issued at tile instance of Mrs. Mary Chris- tall, under the following singular circumstances.— It appeared, froiu the statement of the fair com- plainant, who is young, and of respectable appear- ance, that after a courtship of many years, even from childhood, she became the wife of Mr. Chris- tall on the Thursday preceding. He is a young man of good connexions, agreeable manners, to- lerable person, and handsome property, and on the morning of the marriage was possessed of 12001. in cash. The father of his dear enslaver is a trades- man of moderate income, who had agreed to give his daughter some furniture towards the com- mencement of housekeeping, which he did, to the amount of about 2( M. On the ensuing morning, however, from some unaccountable misunderstand- ing which had arisen during the night, Mr. Chris- tall was induced to quit home, and go iu search of other pleasures than those which were to be found in the arms of his youthful bride. The lady, in- dignant and alarmed at such a slight, lost no time in going in pursuit of her mate, when, after a diligent search, she found him most agreeably situated with the two female prisoners. The bride vented her feelings in strong language, and was assaulted by the women. Mrs. Christall in conse- quence obtained a warrant. The parties being brought before Mr. Storey, that gentleman en- deavoured to produce a reconciliation between those most interested ; his kind efforts, however, were fruitless, and it was at length agreed by Mr. Christall, who threw out some indirect hints of the experience which he had had, in one short night, of his wife's temper and tongue, to deposit 501. iu the hands of a professional man, to draw up regular articles of separation. lie also agreed to pay 201. for the furniture which he had received with his rib. This done, he took a very unceremonious leave of Mrs. Christall. His fair companions were dis- missed with a suitable admonition.— Mr. Christall, it appears, has been the mate of a vessel, and has spent much of his time at sea. " His Britannic Majesty's Consulate, New York, 28th Feb). 1817. " Having laid before my Government the distressed state of the numerous emigrants who arrived at this port during the last year, and made application to this office for aid to return to Great Britain or Ireland, or to his Majesty's Colonics iu Upper Canada, and having promised to give public notice lo them of the result,! hereby inform such British subjects as can produce satisfactory evidence of good conduct and industrious habits, that I am au- thorized to place all such iu a situation whereby they may obtain the important privileges of settlement in his Ma- jesty's provinces of Upper Canada or Nova Scotia. ( Signed) " JAMES BUCHANAN " N. B. Passports have already beeu granted at this Office for 3411 parsons to proceed to Upper Canada." The following is au extract of a letter from an American Officer on board the Washington, of 74 guns :— " PORT MAHON, Jan. 21.— We have made another treaty with that troublesome fellow, the Dey of Algiers. He told Mr. Shaler that treaties were of uo importance unit ss entered into by the parties with sincerity ; therefore, as he did not do so, we are to conclude he intends to come out upon us, whenever he thinks he is able to contend with advantage. He is a wonderful man : his batteries are in heller order now than they were ever known to be, and his works materially strengthened." Barnet, the veteran hero, started ou Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, on his arduous task of 2000 mites in forty- five days, at Lower Tooting. EXTRAORDINARY CASE.— At the Mansion- House, on Tuesday, F. W. Bankes underwent second examination, on a charge of having com mitted extensive depredations in the house of Si John Perring and Co. bankers. Virtue Dye, young woman with whom the prisoner cohabited was also examined as a party in the robbery Bankes had been some years a clerk in the esta blishment; and one of his relatives hearing that he had given himself up to the most dissolute habits, wrote him a letter of remonstrance. Tli bearer of this communication met with a sudden death upon the way, and the letter found upon her led to a discovery of the mal- practices of the prisoner. The latter being apprised of the circumstance in stantly decamped to France, taking with him the female prisoner. The parties, however, for waut of a passport, were unable to proceed beyond Calais and being pursued thence by two of the city of- ficers, they were retraced to Dover, and secured the Ship Inn in that place. Virtue Dye has been admitted an evidence, ;> ml entered into recognizances for her appearance against the prisoner, who stands remanded. An inquisition was taken on Monday morning at the Ship Tavern, Camden- street, Islington, on the body of Mr. Peter Heron, of No. 4, Camden- street, Islington, cashier to the Imperial Fire Office, Cornhill, for many years, who put an end to his existence oil Saturday morning, by cutting his belly open with a razor.— Elizabeth Boyens, o! Camden- street, stated, that on Saturday morning, between eleven and twelve, the servant of Mrs. Heron came lo her house, aud said that her master hud destroyed himself. She went to Mr. Heron's house, and saw Mrs. Heron; she said, " Oh, Mrs. Boyens, I have witnessed the most dreadful scene that was ever exhibited." She ( witness), went to the wash- house, and saw the deceased with a co- loured apron over him, and his intestines far pro- truding the skin : he was quite dead.—- Mr. Bur- rows, Assistant Surgeon to Mr. W. Hole, Islington- green, being sworn, said, that on Saturday, between eleven and twelve o'clock, he was sent for to come- to the deceased ; he went to him immediately, and found him in the wash- house iu the situation de- scribed by the above witness. He got instruments and sewed up the belly, aud put him on the bed, Mrs. Heron was quite distracted, aud went lo the bed on which he was laid and said, " Why did you do so ? What do you lie there for r" and appeared quite deranged. The deceased had been lately very low, and appeared desponding, and was, about seven years ago, in a place of confinement, being de- ranged in his intellects. He had no doubt but lie as insane at the time he committed the act.— The Jury viewed the body, aud returned a verdict of— Died by his own hand in a state of insanity. Another inquest was held at the same time and place, on the body of Margaret Bond, wife of Mr. Bond, butler to Mrs. Lambert, of Euston- place, New- road, who was found drowned on Friday, in the New River, Islington.— Mary Webb, cook to Mrs. Lambert, deposed, that the deceased was a companion to Mrs. Lambert. On Wednesday she went to see her child, which was at nurse, and did not return ; but a letter was received by her hus- band, which she had written at the nurse's house, stating that he would see her no more, for she had resolved to destroy herself. Hand- bills were posted, offering a reward lor her discovery, on the. following day. On the Friday morning she . vas found in the New River. She had been low and desponding for a considerable time. In her pocket were found three one pound notes, ten shillings in silver, aud some jewellery. Verdict— Insanity. An inquisition was taken on Friday, at the George and Dragon, Isleworth, Brentford End, on the body of Sarah Wilkinson, a young woman about eighteen years of age, daughter of Mr. Wilkinson, a fish- monger, at Kensington. John Lamb, watchman, Isleworth, Brentford End, stated, that on Monday last the deceased called at the house of a Mr. Black- ford, of Isleworth, and inquired for a young man who lived there. Mr. Blackford informed her that he was not at home, and requested her to take sutiie refreshment, and by that time he probably would return. She refused, and left the house. It was then about three o'clock iu the afternoon ; and he saw no more of her till about two o'clock the follow- ing morning, when he met her near Isleworth Bridge, and asked her where she was going. She replied that she was waiting for a person, who lived at Mr. Blackford's. He went with her there, and knocked at the door, but could not make any person hear. He then turned round to speak to the de- ceased, but she had gone from his side towards the bridge. He went after her, and when he came tip to her she stood on the rails of the bridge, audsaid, " Is he coming ?" He said that he could not tnake any one hear him. She then threw herself off the bridge into the water. lie gave an alarm, and another watchman came to him, and, with the as- sistance of some boys belonging lo a barge, they got her out; but near an hour had elapsed before they succeeded. She was then quite dead. Ver- dict— Drowned herself in a state of insanity. A man, named Thomas Davis, was on Tuesday brought to Hatton Garden Office by two gentlemen, who prevented him from hanging himself from the branch of a tree, near Canonbury House, Islington. It appeared that his only motive for attempting to commit suicide was, a persuasion that lie was con- stancy haunted by the ghost of his wife's mother. The Magistrate having reasoned with him at con- siderable length ou the nature of the intended crime and the absurdity of the cause, lie acknow- ledged his infatuation, and was conducted to his lodging in Whitechapel. Letters and papers have been received from New South Wales to the 1st of August. They give a favourable report of the improvement of that colony . They have their theatre, thkir races, aud every description of amusement. Strawberries- sold iu Covent- garden market, otv Saturday last, at half a crown the " Alderman> Thumb" pottle; middle sized asparagus at 20s. the hundred; and pea gooseberries at 5s. the pint- pottle. A MAD CAT.— Mr. Kerry, of Old Bond- street,^ was attacked by a cat which he bad kept some' tittle, with all the fierceness of a tiger; it seized him with its teeth by the back of his hand, and he could not possibly get its jaws opeu till he had jumped oil it and killed it: while it was dying, if held fast its hold. It was supposed the cat was mad; Mr. Kerry had surgical assistance directly, ^ and had the part cut, and no dangerous symptuuii have yet appeared, or are supposed likely to result^ At the Old Bailey, on Friday, Jane Wild wr. j indicted for the wilful murder of her bastard child. It appeared by the statement of Mary Walsing- ham, who resided in the same house with the pri- soner, that the latter was supposed to be pregnant, but she had always denied it. On the 23d of February it was suspected that she had been de- livered, and on being interrogated, she confessed she had delivered herself, and she took the witness' ' into her loom, and shewed the corpse of the child in bed, with a handkerchief round the head.— She told the parish officers of St. Andrew's, Holborn, that- she had tied the handkerchief round the child to keep the jaw close. It was stated on the cross- examination of the witnesses, that the pri- soner had always been considered a discreet and prudent woman until this affair.— Mr. Taylor; the parish surgeon, having minntely inspected the child, was of opinion that it was not born alive, and he was corroborated iu his opinion by Mr.' Vincent, surgeon of Bartholomew's Hospital, who stated that there we're no external marks ol violence; BO alteration of features, except those which na- tural death Would produce. The opinions of the surgeons were decisive, that from the state of the lungs the child never had breath when it tame into the world.— Mr. Baron Wood, iu summing itp to the Jury, remarked, that by the statute 21st James I. it was enacted, that, although the child ( could not be proved to be born alive, and the mother concealed the child, she would be equally guilty of a capital offence, unless the prisoner could, by one witness, prove the child to have bt. en born dead. The Legislature, however, wisely con- sidering this law lo be too oppressive, repealed llie statute thirteen years ago; and, in its stead, ex- acted that it ought to be lawful for a Jury to find, in case it should appear in evidence that the infant was secreted, either by burying it or otherwise, the prisoner guilty of concealing the child, there- by subjecting her to a discretionary punishment. in the power of the Court, not exceeding two years* imprisonment. In order to convict the prisoner of murdering the infant, the Jury must be satisfied of two things: first, that the child was horn alive ; and if this be distinctly proved, then, secondly, whether, after it was so horn alive, she wilfully murdered it. The Learned Judge gave it as liis opinion, that neither of these facts had been made out; and as to the point of concealment, it was for Jury to judge whether the birth of the child was wilfully secreted.— After a short consideration, the Jury acquitted llie prisoner of the whole charge.—•• During the trial the prisoner seemed much affec ted, and the Court allowed her a chair, in consequence. John Byron was capitally convicted at the Old Bailey ou Tuesday, for having extorted 201. from a gentleman named M'Garel, under a threat of" charging him with having attempted to commit au unnatural crime. At Carmarthen, where the Assizes commenced on Monday, there were eight, prisoners for trial.—• Rees Thomas Rees, of Gellyhant, charged with the murder of E. Jones, by administering poisonous drugs for the purpose of occasioning abortion, re- ceived sentence of death, and was ordered tor exe- cution on Saturday. The death of the unfortunate female took place in June last; in consequence of which the prisoner absconded, and remained at large until Wednesday preceding his trial, when he surrendered himself into the hands of justice. Saturday, John Hardy and Thomas Langslow were executed at Hereford. Hardy was only twenty years of age, and was condemned for robbing the . house of J. J. Holford, Esq. of Kilgwin, near Llandovery, ( with whom lie had formerly lived,) . of plate to the value of 3001. which he carried off on a valuable horse belonging to Mr. H. He had. then recently escaped out of Newgate, where lie was under sentence of transportation, having pre- viously been capitally convicted for horse- stealing. Langslow was twenty- five years old, of dissolute. habits, a professed pugilist, and often engaged as a second, or a ring- keeper. In one of his combats he deliberately placed a knife in his hand, and in- flicted many desperate wounds on his antagonist. Surgical aid saved the life of his intended victim, but the offended laws of God and his country re- quired the sacrifice of his own. Both of these criminals died penitents. BANKRUPTS. Samuel Butler, Bristol, tallow- chandler. — William Saunders, Bristol, mercer.— Richard EHand, Lower- street, Islington, Middlesex, coach- master. — Josias Johnson, jun. Haydon, Essex, corn- dealer. Attorney, Mr Hore, jun. Hatton- garden, London — Samuel Winter, Lichfield, victualler.— Thomas Sheppard, Portsmouth, shoemaker — Isaac Grunhough, Bolton, York, worsted- yarn manufac- turer.— John- Rimmer, Liverpool, brewer.— Samuel Mil- bourn, Skerne, York, flax- spinner.— Emanuel Cohen, Broad- street, London, merchant.— Barter Reynolds, Wey- mouth. Dorset, ship- joiner.— Munton Dow, Aston Fur- nace, Birmingham, paper- maker.— Peter Lecouut, Charles- place, City- road, Middlesex, watch- maker— John Jones, Blackmail- Street, Southwark, wine- merchant— James Jer- vis, Wincanton, Somerset, draper.— John Paul Herman' Hagedorn, Old Broad- street, London, merchant.— James Collett, Bishopsgate- street Within, London, merchant.— John Horder, Haydon- square, Minories, London, music- seller.— David Newbold, Birmingham, brazier.— John Boardman, jun. and George Alsop, Manchester, twist- dealers.— Jacob Neale, Wapping- wall, London, anchor- smith.— Thomas Steward, Brandon, Suffolk, grocer. At. tornies, Mr. Wayman, Bury St. Edmunds; and Messrs. Blagrave and Walter, Symond's- Inn, Chancery- lane, London— John Steel, Sheffield, grocer.— James Reiley, Manchester, merchant.— Samuel Phillips Lady, Gerrard- street, Soho, Middlesex, druggist. — Robert Jackson, Stockport, Chester, druggist.— Stephen George Burridge, Prince Regent Public- house, Butt- lane, Deptford, Kent- victualler.— William Collins, Ellen- street, St. George- in the- East. Middlesex, lime- merchant.— John Phillips, Llan- gattock Vibon, Avel, timber- dealer.— John Wibberley, Manchester, draper — St. John Alder, and James Alder, Liverpool, merchants — John Bedford, Bath, pastry- cook. — Elizabeth Beale, Tolldowii- House, Dirham, Gloucester- shire, innholder— William Ashley, Bristol, wheelwright. — Henry Crockett, Hampdon iu" Arden, Warwickshire, farmer — Abraham Jenkins, Marshfield, Gloucester, che. mist.— James Farenden,- Chichester, timber- merchant — Charles Clay, Aston, Warwick, coach- maker — Henry Solomon, Charing- cross, Middlesex, silversmith.— John Shaw, Bond- street. Middlesex, carpet- manufacturer. DIVIDENDS.— May 6, John Morley, of Sewardstone, Essex,, miller.— May 6, W. Harris. of Rendham, Suffolk, pot ash manufacturer — May M. J Jones, Norwich, hatter. — May 13, B. Tyler, Woodford, Essex, innkeeper THE COLCHESTER GAZETTE. The last week has been completely barren of political intelligence. The foreign journals are • without interest, with the exception of a reported negotiation . between Russia hnd Spain ; by which the latter is' to cede tlie island of Minorca, in con- sideration of the friendly interference of the former Power relative to the South American Colonies.' This we are not disposed to credit for two reasons : first, the remote influence which Russia possesses to forward the Royal catise in the revolted colonics; for, however numerous her armies, or extensive her fleets, the transportatioir of force, if her arms are to preponderate, is but little suited to the feeble * tate of her finances; if her councils are to mediate, she can in no way be successful but through her diplomacy at St. James's ; and we should suppose, in that attempt the second obstacle would arise— xiur objection to " the rumoured equivalent. We must view with jealousy the cession of such a valuable port, iu the Mediterranean as Minorca to a great and increasing maritime Power; it would be, in fact, the means of uniting the fleets of France, Spain, and Russia, at the very commencement of any future confederacy against our maritime pre- eminence, and subject us to evils which, in the present position of the naval power of Europe, could not be accomplished. We therefore notice the rumour as the mere fab! « of the day, and, ii^ fact, introduce it only front the want of a more in- teresting topic. In our domestic concerns all is tranquil; the. public peace has been secured, and, we believe, the various conspiracies exposed, and their dreadful consequences prevented. The indisposition of the Speaker being removed, the House of Commons met 011 Thursday, pursuant to the last adjournment. The public mind looks with great anxiety to its deliberations. Subjects of the' greatest magnitude will be discussed— Reform in Parliament, the Catholic Question, and the State of the Nation; either of which, at the present moment, is of sufficient importance to keep iihve that anxiety. We principally look to the last, to the debate on the state of the nation. We wish not only to see a plain unvarnished exposition xif our finances, but the proof that the crisis of our difficulties is past, and that there is rational ground to hope we are returning towards prosperity. An article from Trieste, of the 2d instant, speaks of an immense quantity of wheat having been accu- mulated there from different quarters, which it is found difficult to sell ; and apprehensions are ex- pressed, that, should the approaching harvest be good, the large stock on hand will cause a great number of bankruptcies. The Gazette of Venice says, that a Venetian pre- tends to have discovered the means of impelling a vessel at sea, without the assistance of sails, steam, or oars, lie also declares that the machine, of which he is the inventor, will . have the advantage, not less great than the tirist, of securing the vessel from shipwreck; Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's, at Havre, dated April 17: —" We regret to have to communicate the loss of the English brig Royal George, Captain Hewitt, ( presumed from l. ynn) with corn, bound to Rouen. This vessel in ascend- ing the Seine, took the ground and upset; nothing but the mast and an inconsiderable part of the rigging are saved, according to the report which lius just reached us. At the same time eight other English vessels, laden with corn, bad nearly shared the same fate, and owe their safety only to the accidental circumstance of the wind chopping round, which obliged them to lack. The Fame, Jones, with corn from Lynn to Rouen, took the ground near Hoafleur, but was got off next tide, il is much to be regretted, that vessels drawing more than nine feet water should venture up this river. The Insurance Companies her* and at Rouen will not take risks on vessels of greater draught." In article from Berlin, in a German paper, it is said—" Ou this side the Elbe, the prosperity of all classes is oil the increase — public and private credit improve, and rents of houses are rising; the wages of labour are 33 per cent, higher than they were before the war in 1806." Ail article, dated Lausanne, April 11, contains the following melancholy information :—" The annual meeti. ig of the General Benevolent Society will lake place at Zurich on the 22d and ' 23d iust. Never since ils institution have there been such multiplied and urgent calls for its assistance. In several of the eastern Cantons of Switzerland want i, at its height; and scarcity, joined with un- wholesomeness of food, have caused a great number ol deaths. Measures for restraining the exporta- tion . if corn and potatoes from one Canton to another have become general; and Government's which we re for a long time averse to recognise piiuciplus contrary to a free commerce stipulated in the federal act, have been forced to follow that t xaiiiple set them by others, of which they hud disapproved. ' 1 lie Government of Zurich is iu such circumstances as to be obliged to refuse to their neighbours of St, Gall, Thurgovia, Glaris, ami Zugg, the exportation of potatoes. It was per- mitted till now, but several parts of the Canton < have not a sufficient supply for planting their fields. — The frightful slate to which the Canton of Glaris is reduced, which only lately displayed industry, comfort, and happiness, is described in the work of the Minister fleer. At the present time no labouring person, however industrious, can earn nnirethan four krentzers a day. It is frightful to see with what avidity skeletons of men devour the most disgusting aliments— dead bodies, nettles, and food which they dispute with the brute creation. In this dreadful destitution, the inhabitants cannot secure themselves from humidity or cold. In some houses twenty persons occupy one room, and labour willi hollow and half- extinguished eyes in a con- tagious atmosphere. Beds are out ol the question; a wretched sac k of dried leaves is the best couch of these wretched persons. Those old men, de- prived of consolation, and bereft of the attention of friends, left a prey to famine and sorrow, have no Other resource but fears ; or, falling into sickness, and uruder the agonies'of a hurtling fever, pant for a drop of whey, which they cannot always obtain." The birth of the Prince Regent, which has hitherto been celebrated on the 12tl) of August, was observed on Wednesday, it being St. George's day, on which it will also in. future, be observed. In consequence, hoivever, of the sudden indisposi- tion of the Queen, which Occurred in the course of the preceding night, a Drawing Room was not held, as Intended.— Her Majesty has not left her palace since she came to town on Saturday, but enjoyed good health up to the . time of her retiring to rest on Tuesday night. Her Majesty is now ititich better. The Vienna Gazette, of the 14th April, says— " The Princess of Wales arrived here on ihe 9tll, under the title of Duchess of Cornwall. She alighted at the hotel called the, Empress of Austria, and keeps the strictest incognito. She will set oil' to- morrow for her hdtise on the Lake of Co mo, by Ley back, Trieste, and Venice." Both Houses of Parliament met on Thursday.— in the House of Commons, a message from the Lords announced their Lotdships' concurrence to the Irish Fire- Arins Registry Bill, and to the Irish Peace Preservation Bill; without any amendments. Some other routine business was, gone through, when the Chancellor of the Exchequer stated, that he should move, on Monday next; for a Committee of the whole House to consider of enabling his Majesty to authorize the issue of Exchequer Bills for the focal and temporary relief of the poor* Oa Tuesday Mr. Baron Richards was sworn in the private room « . ljoiuitig the Court of Chancery, Lincoln's Inn Hall, as Chief Baron of tile Court of Exchequer, instead of the lute Chief Baron Thomp- son. ' , Mr, Platt, who was wounded by a pistol shot in Mr. Beckwith's shop, in Skinner- street, Snow- hill, Ihe day of the first Spa- fields Meeting, the 2d of December last, we are concerned to find, is not expected ever to recover from the effects of thai wound. The ball has not been extracted, nor is he able to walk about the house without considerable pain. He cannot stand upright, nor is it ex- pected he ever will. Thursday afternoon one of the most shocking attempts at suicide took place facing Mr. Bullock's Mona Marble works, in Oxford- street. A respect- able man, about fifty years of age, was observed to be walking up and down that part of the street for nearly an hour iu a contemplative mood, with sudden starts, as if he was rehearsing part of a play. However, on the passing of a coal- waggon, he threw himself prostrate before the near fore wheel, when both passed over the middle of his thighs and ground them to atoms. In this shocking condition lie was carried to the Middlesex Hospital, without the smallest hope of recovery. Ou Monday morning, a young man and woman took a boat at Cuper's- bridge to cross the Thames. When about the middle of the river, the latter got up in the boat, and being in a state of intoxication, clasped the young man round the neck, and pre- cipitated both into the water. The man was saved by the boatman, but the woman was drowned. COLCHESTER, SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1817. Sir John Seabright lias adopted an excellent plan, in the village of Flamstead, Herts, where he resides. He has apportioned certain plots of waste ground for the poor, for gardens, and he gives va- rious premiums to those who best cultivated them, so as to secure the best crops. We should be happy to bear that this patriotic example was to biv'ome general. The novel circumstance has occurred of a robin's nest being found in the lining of a hat, which had been placed on a stick, in the garden, of the Ship Inn, in this town, for the purpose of pre- venting the depredations of birds. The process of incubation having proceeded without interrup- tion, the nest now contains several young robins, approaching towards a state of maturity. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY.— A girl, who has not attained her eleventh year, was on Wednesday morning taken into custody on a charge of having purloined from a box, in the dwelling- house of Mr. Woods, shoemaker, of Maidenburg- street, in this town, a promissory note for 401. and Bank of England notes to the amount of 701.— The theft, in ihe perpetration of which much artifice had been displayed, was discovered through the means of a girl being stmt, by the prisoner, with a 101. note to a linen- draper's shop, for the purchase of a frock, which was accordingly procured, and the note ex- changed ; the girl who was employed on this com- mission having been instructed to say, on being questioned as to the manner in which she became possessed of il, that it was the property of her father, who wished to obtain smaller notes as a matter ofconveniency;— Contradictory stories being told by the prisoner, respecting the way in which the frock had been obtained, led to a suspicion of her dishonesty and further inquiry, when the above circumstances were ascertained, on her own con- fession, and the corresponding avowal of the other girl ; but she could not be prevailed upon to ex- plain what had become of the change she had re- ceived. The payment of the 401. note has been stopped, a'ud great part of the property fortunately recovered. A 101. and all. note were found in a privy, where she acknowledged to have thrown theni ; four 101. notes were picked Up in a field, rolled up together, by a woman named Sandal, in which, by the girl's account, they had been con- cealed at the foot of a walnut- tree, whence they are supposed to have been driven by the wind. These have been restored, together with a small sum ill silver, which had been hid under the paling of a garden.— The youthful delinquent remains in custody for further examination. Abraham Balls, another of the deperadoes who lately escaped from Chelmsford gaol, was appre bended a few evenings since, in Carnaby Market, by Halls and Goff, two of the Police officers. He was taken before the Magistrates at Union Hall, and his identity being established, he has been re. conducted to his old quarters. Claffy is now the only man at large, out of the eleven who escaped. The 2d battalion of the 73d Regiment was dis- embodied at Chelmsford, on Thursday. The able, bodied men are to be drafted into the first battalion, and the remainder discharged. The men, out of respect for their officers, chaired them through the streets with drums and fifes, the chairs being deco- rated with laurel and ribands. This regiment, will be remembered, was present at the ever- me- morable battle of Waterloo, where it suffered most severely in officers and men. On Wednesday se'nnight, about eight o'clock ill the morning, a fire broke out at the Plough public- house, Radwinter, occupied by Mr. John Chapman; which, burning furiously, in a short time, con- sumed the whole of the premises, except a wheel- wright's shop, which received but little injury. At the General Quarter Sessions of ibe Peace, ' for the town of Saffron Waldon, held before the Mayor and Aldermen yesterday se'nnight, James Wilson was indicted for obtaining money under false pretences..— Mr. Robert Browne, Vestry clerk, slated, that, on the 3d day of January last, the pri- soner came to a parish meeting, in Saffron Waldon, and asked for assistance; stating, that he was wholly out of employ, and unable to maintain lliih- self, and, under such pretences; obtained from him the sum of two shillings ; and lie also stated, that the prisoner had, at several other meetings, ob- tained money under the same pretence.— Mr. Tho- mas Bradfield proved, that the prisoner was in con- stant employ in his service, oil the day stated in the indictment, and had been so for several months previous, receiving wages sufficient to maintain himself; and this witness also stated, that on charging the prisoner with having committed the offence, and asking him why he did it, he said, be- cause others bad done the same. Upon this evi- dence, the prisoner was . found guilty, and sen- tenced to be publicly whipped at the market- cross, in Saffron Waldon, oil the following. day, and dis- charged.— Aim Whitby was indicted for stealing a quantity of top- wood, the property of the Right Hon. Lord Braybrooke; and Tabitha Krarey was indicted for a similar offence. Both these pri soners were found guilty, and sentenced to be im- prisoned. in the House of Correction for fourteen days. At the Quarter Sessions for this County, held at Chelmsford last week, John Whipps, a farmer, Mid tithe- tenant of Mr. Western, the Member ToMUfci coifnfy, was indicted for assaulting another tenant of that gentleman, named Richard Abbott, on account of a dispute re- specting the purchase of some coriander seed, when llie prosecutor received a blow upon the nose.— The Jury toulid the defendant guilty, and he was fined 40s, William Ayley was'iudicted for stealing three quar- ters of wheat, three quarters of oats, and three sacks, the property of Mr. J. Hughes, of Marden Ash.—' The' prisoner in this case w is in the serviOe of the prose- cutor, and the circumstances to implicate him, were, merely the possession of three quarters of wheat re- scinding some in the | wssession of the prosecutor. The proof with respect to the oats was abandoned, and the sacks were not clearly proved to have been ill the possession of the prisoner. On his first exami- nation, before the Magistrates, be a Hedged that he had purchased the wheat of a man named Daniel Collier. Collier, on being called, contradicted this statement. Tile Chairman directed the Jury to dis- charge the oats and sacks from their attention, and remarked, thai the evideuce, with respect to the wheat, merely established a strong suspicion. He left it to them, however, to determine on the circoinstances, whether the prisoner was guilty or innocent Not guilty. Samuel Deale, convicted of stealing a bushel of potatoes, value 2s. the property of his master, Mr. Thompson, of liford, on the ISlh of March, was order- ed to be confined in the House of Correction three months. John Allen, for stealing 7lbs. weight of leaden shot, the property of Mr. Jackson, pf Rochford, being re- commended, on the part of the prosecutor, to mercy, as he was intoxicated at the time of the theft, and had evinced symptoms of the greatest contrition, was sen- tenced to only one week's imprisonment, having been already confined one month. William Lawrence, for stealing a sheet, Ihe property of John Warner, the landlord of the Marlborough Head, at Dedham, where he had slept on the night of the 23d of January, and which, on his being appre- hended, was found in his possession, received sentence of six months' imprisonment. George Dawe convicted of simple larceney, was ordered three mouths' iaip* ttct. i.. fc » it in Halstead House of Correction. Thomas Williams, for stealing a pair of breeches, a handkerchief, and otherarticles, at the Green Dragon, Sheiifield; and being also convicted, on another in- dictment, of grand larceny, Ihe Court sentenced him to be transported for seven years. Thomas Alefounder was tried for stealing, in a ready- furnished lodging, described in the indictment to have been let by contract to him by William Poole, a sheet, value five shillings, the property of the said William Poole.— In this case it appeared, that the prisoner, who was a casual pauper, was sent to the landlord of the Swan Inu, at Sible Hedingham, with an order from a parish officer, named Spurgeon, to provide him with board and lodging for the night, for which Spurgeon engaged to pay, in the above- mcu- lioued order. The prisoner stole one of the sheets of the bed on which be lav, which was found in his pos- session, after he had quitted the house in the morning. The Court ruled, that the indictment was vicious, in stating that the lodging we$; let by contract to the prisoner; for, in truth and in fact, the order of the parish constable was a written contract between him and Pooie. The prisoner was accordingly acquitted. Thomas Ford, convicted of petit larceny, was sen- tenced lo six months' imprisonment in Halsted House of Correction. Peter Devile, for stealing four pieces of wood, value 6d. to be imprisoned one mouth in Halsted House of Correction. James Matthews, found guilty of stealing Gibs, weight DIED. Saturday last, in this town, aged St years, Mrs. Doro- thy Harvey, only daughter of John Morley, Esq. late of Blue Bridge House. ' • Thursday se'unighti after a lingering illness, aged Ifi, Samuel, eldest 90u of Mr. S. Ray, carpenter, of South- gate- sireet, Bury. Saturday, at tfu advanced age, Mrs. Sarah Strutt, of Sloane- street. London. She was sister to the late John Strutt, Esq. of Terling Place, in thin county, and aunt lo Colonel Strutt, Member of Parliament. Tuesday, in the 80th year of his itfei much respected, Mr. Thomas Turner, blacksmith, of Chipping Ongar. " Gold!— Yellow, Glittering; Precious Gold!",. AS it is now become a custom with most Shop- keepers to weigh all Ihe Gold tendered to them iu payment for their Goods, and to reject the light Pieces, by which means the holders become losers of from - five to sevev per cent, they are respectfully informed, that BUTLER, having long endeavoured ( but iu vain) to lay by a lew hundred Guineas, conceives it possible that the present may prove to him a golden opportunity. Having a Stock of Goody far superior to any other Shopkeeper in the same Business iu Colchester, lie flatters himself that few Persons applying to him will go unserved ; and as lie is willing to take ull the Gold he cau get, whether light or heavy, and his Profits being so small that he caiuiot afford to lose eveu two aud a half per cent, by disposing of it, it follows, of course, that he must hoard all he takes until such time us Government is prepared to issue a new Golden Coinage. Butler's Plan of doing Business is, uot to give any Credit; not to make any Abatement of the Price asked ; and to repair all Goods which become uu- sewed, free of Expeuce. H is Prices are as follow:— LONDON MARKETS. MARK- LANE, MONDAY, APRIL21, 1817. Iu consequence of. the Market having been very scan- tily supplied with grain since this day se'nnight, fine W heat, iu the early part of the morning, met an advante of 2s. per quarter, but the prices afterwards declined to the average of last week. l ine Barleys, which had ad. vanced about 4s. per quarter since last Monday, were full 2a. per quarter cheaper; but the middling qualities much the same, for which there was a brisk sale. Fine Malt fully supported the former price, but there was little duuc in ordinary kinds. New Beans, ot, which there wus a short supply, were about 2s. per quarter dearer; Old Beans remained much as before. Oats Were rather cheaper for all but llie finer kinds. In other articles uo alteration was observable. WEDNESDAY, APRIL23. The Market was very scantily supplied with fine Wheat this morning; for which description the demand conti- nued brisk at Monday's prices. Barley was 2s. per quar- ter cheaper. Oats were also rather cheaper, and heavy in sale. In Pease aud Beans, aud generally iu other articles, there - was uo alteration. ALL. LANDON- MADE : X id Gentlemen's Jockey Boots 1 8 0 Hessian ditto 1 8 0 Wellington ditto 1 1 0 Waterloo ditto 0 15 0 Elegant Dress Shoes, 0 8 ti ( Good Walking ditto, > 7 li Pumps, & c. from V 5 0 Long Kerseymere Gaiters at 0 5 ti Short ditto 0 1 ti Commission Boot and Shoe- Warehouse, 1V0. 10, Hiak street. s. d. 3 ti Morroco Slippers .... 0 Women's Jean and Nankeen Boots 0 6 0 Spanish Leather Slip- pers 0 3 6 Common ditto 0 3 3 Jean ditto 0 3 0 Children'sSlioes fromO 1 4 N. B. A few soiled Boots and Shoes to he almost given FRIDAY, APRIL 25. The Corn Market this day remains nearly the same as oil Monday ; the arrivals siuce that day have been limited. Good Wheats are in request, and ia some few instances - more money has been obtained. PRICE OF GRAIN, PER QUARTER. MONDAY, April. 21. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Wheat, mealing Red, 56 aim) Pine 10S altii White ; UO ALUO Fine..' 11(> a 124 Black 5d a 82 ALL Persons having an- y Claim or Demand upon 7tiic Estate and Effects el' Mr. JOHN RUDKIN, lute of Great Wigborough, iu the County of Essex, Farmer, are requested to deliver alt Account of the same to his Trustees, Messrs. Samuel Tracy, Daniel Rudkin, and Samuel Pettican, within two months from. the date hereof;, at ihe expiration of which time a Dividend of the said Effects is intended to be made. Aud NOTICE IS HERE- BY GIVEN, That those Creditors who make no Claim before the Dividend is declared, will be excluded from the Benefit thereof. DANIELL AND SEWELL, Solicitors to the Trustees. Head- Gate, Colchester, 17th April, 1817. . Genteel Residence, East- Hill, Colchester. Rivets Rye While Pease Boilers 30 a 74 | Barley . Grey Pease Horse Beans,..... Tick Beuus Broad Beaus..,.. Long Pods .32 a 58 . 28 a 00 24 a 5ti 42 a 51) 41) a - 18 & d a 5.) Oats... Poland & Brew Malt 22 a 68 12 a 37 lo ix 44 05 a y i PRICE OF SEEDS, & c. Turnip; White, p. bl. 30 a 35 Red X Gr. eeu uitio . a 42 Mustard, Iirowu ... 10 a 21 white 7 u 10 Canary, per quarter 811 a 88 Rape Seed, per last 48i'a50.' Linseed, 48 a 72 Clover, red, p. cwt. white s. e. 84 I1III8 00 a 100 Foreign, red 84 a L'li Trefoil 10 a 411 Carraway 50 a 55 Coriander 12 a 14 Rye Glass, per qr... u:> a 50 TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE CONTRACT, A Good substantial FREEHOLD DWELLING- XIL. HOUSE, Brick Front, Land- tax redeemed ; com- prising two parlours, large halt, four front and three back chambers, kitchen, warehouse, and other suitable offices, | Coach- house and Stables, with a very good Gardeu, walled round. Also a large Timber- built BUILDING, 45 feet long, and 24 feet w ide, adjoining to the above, lately used as a manufactory. The Premises may be viewed, and further particulars had, on application to Mr. C. Heath, No 12, East- Hill. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, BY HAWES AND FENTON, On Friday, the 2d Day of May, 1817, ALL the HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, & c. of Mr. Jeggins, near the Flag, St. Osyth, Essex, ( under an execution,) comprising four- post, tent, and other bedsteads, feather- beds, and bedding: mahogany circular- front chests of drawers; dining, Pembroke,- and other tables, Windsor and cottage chairs; pier and dressing- glasses ; eight- day clock, iu mahogany case; china, glass, books,- brewing and dairy utensils, & e. as wHPappear iu Catalogues, to be had at the Flag, St. Osyth, aud of the Auctioneers, Colchester— Sale to begin at Ten o'Clock. N. B. The Vessel called the Two Brothers, upwards of.' il tons burthen, with all her Rigging, Tackle, & c. will also be positively Sold on the same Day. PRICE OF FLOUR. Fine English Flour 100a. a litis.— Second ditto !! o>. a 100s. AVERAGE PRICE OF CORN PER QUARTER, For the Week ending April 12. England aud Wales. s. d. Wheat .103 8 Rye 59 10 Barley 51 3 Oats 32 » England and Wales. Beans .... Pease .... Oatmeal. Big 51 54 40 . 0 d. 0 ti ti o PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW. Smithfietd. Hay Straw Hay. £. s. —£. s. . 4 10 toti ti ti 10 to 7 It) l id lo 2 5 St. James. 3 0 to 6 1 Clover 0 OtoO 11 Straw 1 19 to 2 8 Whitechapel. Hay . :.. 5 0 to 0 II Clover ti 10 to 7 10 Straw 1 18 10 2 t> of hay, Llie property of Mr. Isaac Cole; of Clavering, a month's confinement in Halsted House of Correction. John Beecroft, for stealing two fowls, the property of John Ward, of Arkesdon, tq be confined three mouths. Thomas Frost, for stealing a quantity of potatoes, the property of Mr. Gowlett Baines, ef Henham; fined Is. aud ordered to be imprisoned otic month in Chelmsford House of Correction. James Byford, Samue Byford and Robert Sim- mo nils, were indicted for assaulting Bryant Webster, Thomas Brown, ami " Henry Frelich.— fu this case it appeared that the defendants W'erc^ comiiiiltiiig a vio- lent disturbance at the Swan, at Brentwood, at about eleven o'clock on tlie'uigljt of the 1st of February; iu consequence of whichL Mr. French, the landlord, called in the assistance of the other prosecutors, who were constables, and iu the attempt to clear the house, they wefe all assaulted.-^- The Jury found all the de- fendants guilty, and Ihe Chairman, after deprecating the conduct of French, the landlord, for permitting tippling at so late an hour in bis bouse, sentenced James Byford to one month's imprisonment, and the other prisoners to two months' each. Joseph Giffen was indicted for a riot, and assaulting Joseph Phipps, at Manewdcn, on Easter Sunday last. This was also a public- house affray, iu which the prosecutor was assaulted by the defendant and several others. The prisoner was found guilty, and again in- dicted for another assault, at the same time and place, upon another person, convicted, and sentenced to lie imprisoned three months iu the Chelmsford House of Correction, TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, BY HAWES AND FENTON, On Wednesday, the 30th Day of April, 1817, ALL the STOCK IN TRADE, HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, and other Effects, of Mr. T. Mills, Breeches- Maker and Glover, High- street, Colchester, under a Deed of Assignment for the Benefit of his Cre- ditors ; comprising teut and other bedsteads and furniture, feather- beds and bedding, chests of drawers, mahogany bureau, mahogany dining, pillar, aud other tables, aud chairs ; wheel barometer, fire- irons and fenders, brewing and washing coppers, iron- bound casks, tubs, & c. & c. I11 the STOCK are wash- leather and tanned skins, lea- ther buskins, gaiters, and gloves ; three dozen pair of silk, leather, and cotton braces; glass- case, nest of drawers, & c. as will appear in Catalogues, to be had of the Auctioneers.— Sale to begin at Ten o'Clock. Also, at One o'Clock 011 the same Day, the LEASE of the PREMISES, Two Years of which are unexpired j under sjach Conditions as will be there produced. NEWGATE AND LEADEN HALL. Per Stone of Sib. by the Carcase. s. d. — s. d. I s. d. — s. d* Beef 3 0 lo 4 0 j Veal 3 0 to 5 4 Mutton 3 4 to 4 0 | Pork 4 0 lo 5 0 Lamb, 4s. 8d. to lis. Od. PRICE OF MEAT AT SMITH FIELD, Exclusive of the Olfal, which consists of Head, Entrails, & Hide, aud is worth about Id. per lb— PerStone of 8lb. Monday, April 21. I Friday, April 25. s. d. — s. d s. d. — s. d. Beef. 3 4 to 4 ti Beef. 3 8 to 1 ti Mutton 3 8 to 4 4 Mutton 4 0 10 5 II Veal 4 0 lo 5 li Pork 1 II to 5 ti Pork 4 0 to 5 0 Veal .5 0 to ti 0 Head of Cattle at Smithfield. MONDAY Beasts 2,145 Sheep... 18.150 Pigs 24 tl Calves... KiO FRIDAY -.. Beasts tiS'i Slieep.... ti, 820 Pigs 240 Calves .. l< ji> PRICE OF HOPS IN THE BOROUGH. New Bags. £. s — £. s. Kent 12 0 to 14 14 Sussex 11 0 lo 13 0 FarnhamPock 18 0 to 25 C New- Pockets £. » .— £. » . Kent 13 0 10 17 17 Sussex 12 10 iu It; 0 Essex 12 0 lo Hi o COLCHESTER. TO GROCERS, TALLOW- CHANDLERS, & c. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, BY HAWES AND FENTON, On Tuesday, the 6th Day of May, 1817, at Five o'Clock in the Afternoon, at the Plough, in St. Botolph's, ONE of the most eligible SITUATIONS in the Town of Colchester, iu the County of Essex, ( with immediate Possession) where the Businesses of a Grocer aud Tallow- Chandler have been carried ou very exten- sively for a great number of Years. The Premises arc situate opposite the Place of Sale, and consist of a spacious and well- built FREEHOLD HOUSE, the lower part of which has of lute been used as a Shop, Counting- house, and Warehouses. The. Shop is 90 feet in front, and til) feet in depth, and will admit of being converted into Three Shops at a moderate Expeucc. Over the Shop are three good Rooms, and a large Ware- house. Under the Counting- house is a good Cellar, with a Well of excellent Spring Water therein. A convenient Stable for three horses; a large Cartlodge adjoining, With a good Room and Hay- chamber over the same. For further particulars apply to the Auctioneers, or . to Messrs. Daniell aud Sewell, Solicitors, Headgate, Col- chester. Valuable Lice and Dead Farming Stock, Abbot's Halt, Mistley, Fssex. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, BY R. GOODWIN, Without Reserve, on Wednesday, April 30, 1817, " HE remaining valuable FARMING LIVE aud DEAD STOCK, and other Effects, of Samuel George, Esq. Abbot's Hall, Mistley, Essex. The LIVE STOCK consists of seven young fresh horses and mares; cart and plough harness ;* one set of plated gig ditto; one brindled four- year- old cow, in calf, fifteen Welch heifers, one pair of year- old buds, four score dans and hoggets, fit for the butcher; 120 wethers. The FARMING STOCK comprises one road- waggon, two harvest ditto, two gangs of harrows, one tumbrel, 120 sawn hurdles, & c— Sale to begin at Eleven o'Clock. FOR PRESERVING AND BEAUTIFYING THE TEETH. AVERAGE PRICE OF BROWN SUGAR. £ 2. 6s. lid. per cwt. Exclusive of the Duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on Importation thereofiuto Great Britain. PRICE OF TALLOW IN LONDON, APRIL. 18 s. d. Whitechapel Market... 3 1 ~ " • — .0 0 0 0 St. James's Market... Clare Market Average 3 1 3 1 s. d. Town Tallow p. cwt 57 6 Russia- ditto Caudle... 58 O White ditto — 0 Soap ditto 57 O Melted stutt 40 0 Rough ditto 3i) 0 Greaves 14 0 Good Dregs 7 0 Curd Soap 98 0 Mottled 94 0 Yellow ditto 86 0 CURRENT PRICES OF SPIRITS AND W INES SPIRITS, per Gallon. Excl. of Duty. a. d. s. d. Brandy Cognac 6 6 a 6 9 Bordeaux 5 ti a 5 9 Spanish 4 9 a 5 0 Geneva Holland 3 11) a 4 0 Rum, Jamaica 3 3 a 4 3 - L. Islands' 2 4 a 2 10 WINE, Dealers' Price. Claret, per H 35 a 63 Lisbon, per P 40 a 48 Port 45 a 54 Madeira 60 a 70 Sherry, per Bt 28 a ti4 Mountain 28 a 35 T PRICES OF SUGAR, COFFEE, COCOA, & GINGER SUGAR, s. s. Raw ( Barbad.) 72 a 80 Do. very fine 1) 0 a 92 Powder Loaves... 107 a 120 Single do. Br 100 a 107 Molasses... 27s. lid. a Os. Od. COFFEE. Dominica and Surinam. Good Ordinary Jamaica, fine , Good Ordinary 90 82 a 70 a 88 a SO a . 63 a Triage ...,„,..'... 50 a 63 Mocha.,...::;. 100 a 112 Bourbon 76 a 86 St. Domingo 68 a 72 Java 75 a tit; COCOA. Trinidad 105 a 110 Carraccas 112 a 120 Marauharn 78 a 84 GINGER. Jamaica white 2H0a3ti3 black 105 a — Barbadoes 147 a 160 MARRIED. Tuesday, at St. Andrew's, Holborn, the Rev. Thomas Wilkinson, Rector of Bulvan, iu this county, to Mrs. Mason, of Doughty- street, Loudon. Monday se'nnight, at Dedham, Lieut W. E. Bishop, R. N. to Miss Coyte, daughter of the late Rev. James Coyte, Minister of St. Nicholas, Ipswich, and Rector of Cantley, Norfolk- Tuesday se'nnight, at Saffron Walden, Mr. Whittaker, late of London, but now of Saffron Walden, liuen- drapcr, & c. to Miss Barton, of the same place. Same day, the Rev. John Longe, Rector of Codden- ham, Suffolk, to Miss Ward. Wednesday sernul° ht',' at Beccles, Mr. Utting, of Bun- gay, proprietor of the Old Yarmouth Coach, to Miss Oswald, of Beccles. BUTLER'S VEGETABLE TOOTH- POW- DER has so long been the Appendage of every Toilette of rauk aud fashion, that it unnecessary to offer ady further recommendation of it. Being composed of Vegetables, aud without the assistance of any Mineral or pernicious Ingredient whatever, it is free from the usual objection against the use of other Dentifrices. Its detersive power is just sufficient to annihilate those de- structive corroding particles which generally adhere to the Gums and in the interstices of the Teeth, without injuring the surface of cither; healing Soreness iu the former, aiid promoting a new Enamel of pearly whiteness, where it has been injured, or corroded, on the latter. It likewise i01 parts a firmness and beautiful redness to the Gums; to the Breath the most delectable sweetness ; and if used constantly, as directed, will preserve the Teeth in a sound state, even to old age. Sold iu Boxes, at 8s. 9d. by R. Butler aud Sons, Che- mists, No. 4, Cheapside, London; also bv Chaplin, Goose, Marker, and Harris and Firmin, Colchester; Goose, Manningtree; Deck. Harwich ; Fitch,- Ipswich; Stow, Hadleigh; Gosling, Witham; Holroyd, Maldon; Baker, Chelmsford; and Agents iu every Town. PRICE OF LEATHER AT LEADEN HALL. Crop Hides to 501 bs. 17 to 19 Call Skins lo 40lbs. 17 to 19 Ditto • fto701bs 20to25 Ditto to S01bs. 20 to 23 Small Seals( Greend.) 24 lo28 Large do. p. doz. 80s lo 110* Tanned H. Hides — to — Butts, to 501 bs. each 20 to 22^ Ditto, to Otilbs. each 23 to 24* Merchants' Backs — to •—- Dressing Hides... 13 to 15 Fine Coach Hides 15 to 17 Crop Hidcs, 35to40! bs. for cutting 14 ^ to 16' COURSE OF EXCHANGE. Amsterdam 39 0 B. 2Us. Dilto, at Sight. 38 6 Amsterdam 11 19 C. F. Ditto, at Sight. 11 16 Rotterdam 12 0 12 Us. Hamburgh 35 1021 Us. Altona 35 11 8$ Us. Paris, 3 day's sight 25 0 I s. Ditto 25 20 2 Us Bourdeaux ditto 25 20 Madrid Effective. Cadiz .35 Effective. Bilt> oa35£— Barcelona — St. Sebastian's — Seville 34^ Gibraltar 31 £ Leghorn 47i Genoa 44^— Venice 27 — Malta 4b— Naples otiA Palermo 116 per Oz. Lisbon 57— Oporto 57^ Rio Janeiro 59 Dublin 114 Cork 11 \ per ct. Agio of the Bank on Holl. 2 PRICE OF STOCKS, APRIL 25. Bank Stock 251 i 3 per Cent. Red. 71 i 3 per Cent. C. 72| Omnium p . * . Ditto for Payt. Exchequer bills 12 20 20 p 4 per Cent 88^ 5 per Cent. Navy 1C2| Long Ann. 18j Cons, for Ace. 72J Soath Sea Old Aunnitiea SECOND REPORT OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. Ate have proceeded to investigate the principal Establishments of Hie country, beginning with the Army. In this department, the first object that presents itself is the numerical amount of force. Your Committee are deeply sensible of the extreme di& culty of ascertaining the precise point at which our Military Establishments should be fixed, or, ac- count of political considerations, and others of a still more delicate nature; which must necessarily involve themselves in the question: In taking into conside- ration the Peace Establishments of the country, it must be remembered, that if, on the one hand, they are proposed to be kept in a state of complete prepa- ration, Willi a view of affording entire security to the nation both at home and abroad, the continued ex- pence must bear so heavily upon the resources of the country, as to preclude all hope of relief from the burdens of taxation and the load of debt incurred during a long series Of protracted hostilities; on the other hand, if they should be reduced too low, the temporary gain, in point of economy, might be more than counterbalanced by the hazardous situation in Which this kingdom, together with its numerous and distant dependencies, might eventually be placed upon the breaking out of an unforeseen or sudden War; for which such a state of deficient military pre- paration might possibly offer no small temptation. It is rather, therefore, for the Executive Govern- ment, acting On their responsibility, to propose, and for the wisdom of the House to judge, of a matter of this high importance, than for your Committee to offer an opinion; but they observe, in the mean time, with satisfaction, that upon a comparison between the estimates of the two last years, and those for the pre- sent year, much will appear to have been effected in the way of reduction, both as to numbers and as to expence; and they entertain a confident hope that such further reductions will continue to be made, as may be found consistent with all the true interests of the country, neither erring on the side of absolute confidence on the long duration of peace, nor giving way to unwarrantable apprehensions of danger and aggression. And your Committee further submit, that as the duration and magnitude of the astonishing exertions made by this kingdom during the late war, must mainly be attributed to the pecuniary resources then brought into operation, which could never be more justly deemed the sinews of war than during the whole course of that eventful contest; so these can be renovated and strengthened in no other way than by retrenchment and economy during the opportu- nity afforded by a return of peace. At the same time, this most important consideration must always be kept in view, that if our Military Establishments should once be suffered to fall below the standard of efficiency and discipline, to which they are now raised by great exertions founded on experience, it will not be possible to restore them again to the same height without great waste of time, however urgently their best services may be required. LAND FORCES. The first of the Returns which follow, compares the numerical force maintained in the year 1816, with that intended to be maintained in 1817; both as to the difference of actual establishments in those two years, and of the force on account of which a charge is incurred by the public, distinguished from the force in France and in India. The second gives the comparison of the total num- bers in the years 1814 and 1817. The third shows the comparative expence in the years 1810 and 1817, and also the expence incurred in the year 1815. The reduction of that great esta- blishment which the war had occasioned was begun in 1816, and has been carried considerably further in the present Estimates; the difference amounts to no less a sum than 1,738,4901. upon the net balance, al- though several charges, such as half- pay, the com- passionate list, and other allowances of a similar kind, are necessarily augmented by the termination of the war, and a diminution of the numbers maintained on active service. Besides the mere numerical reduction, a principle of economy has been applied to the cavalry, by a diminution of the number of horses kept for the ser- vice of each regiment, to the extent of twenty in each troop; in the last year there were only ten men dis mounted in each troop, and that number is now doubled, by which a considerable charge is saved, without loo far breaking down the efficiency of the regiments. The particulars of the charge of a regiment of infantry in the years 1702 and 1817 are annexed, for the purpose 0f showing the general establishment of each separate regiment, which prevailed at that period compared with the present, and also for giving at one view the relative charge of maintaining the same numerical force in the two periods, which bears the proportions of very nearly two to three; being 245,0911. in 1792, and 331,9741. in 1817, for 8000 infantry. A comparison is also given of the expence of re- gimenting a force of 8000 infantry into battalions of 400 rank and file each, ( the establishment existing in 1792,) and into battalions of 800 rank and file each; by which judicious arrangement an annual saving of 74,3261. as well as a more efficient Staff, by the pre- sent mode of forming this amount of force upon the same number, is secured to the Public. The pay of the army, with regard to rank and file, has been exactly doubled since 1792, with the addi- tional allowances after seven years of service; but the augmentation of pay and daily allowance has been made upon a much lower scale to the officers; and the Colonel still stands upon the footing as in 1792. In the cavalry no addition has been made to the pay of any rank superior to that of Lieutenant, which has been increased from 8s. 5d. to 9s. per day; the dragoon soldiers, whose daily pay was 8d. in 1792, now receive 1s. 3d. with the addition of id. after ten years, and 2d. after seventeen years of service. The rate of agency remains precisely the same as in 1792 for corps of infantry; for corps of cavalry the rate of agency appears to have been reduced one- fourth, from the 25th of July, 1809. It is remarkable, that no augmentation has ever been made to the al- lowances for clothing and appointments of either cavalry or infantry. The rate of off- reckonings were first fixed in the reign of Queen Anne, and they re- main the same at the present day; but in consequence of the great increase in the price of leather during the early part of the late war, an allowance of 15 per cent, upon the off- reckonings was granted to Colonels of cavalry regiments from July, 1799, after deducting therefrom 11. 16s. per annum, for every man wanting to complete the full establishment. This allowance has been issued every two years, upon a memorial from the respective Colonels, showing that no dimi- nution had taken place in the price of appointments, With the exception of two years, from the 25th of December, 1803, to the 24th of December, 1805, for which the Colonels did not claim it. The difference which appears in the present and in former estimates, between the expence of clothing, some of them being upon the British and some upon the Irish establishment, which, for a cavalry regiment of 464 rank and file, amounts, upon the British esta- blishment, to 28451. and upon the Irish ( in Irish currency) to 55001. or 32301. British. This is stated to be a very old regulation, in which no alteration has Leon made of late years. [ Here follows the comparison alluded, to, by which it appears, that in 1816, the total number in the abstract of the estimates, Omitting the corps ordered for reduction in 1810, and the corps for service in India and in France, but including 21,401 officers and men of foreign corps in British pay, was 133,& 05 In 1817, total number, omitting the corps ordered home from India, and the corps for reduction in 1816, and also omitting the corps tor service in India and in France ..' 92,606 Difference or diminution in 1817, upon the force chargeable to the United Kingdom 40,899 Next follows a comparison between the establishments of the army in 1814, and in 1817, from which It appears that, in 1814, we had, in cavalry, infautry, foreign corps, and embodied militia, a force of 341,746 In 1817, a force of ...... 122,952 Decrease in 1817, as compared with 1814 521,794 We have then a comparative view of the sums voted for army services in 1815 and 1816, with the sums estimated for 1817. The votes for 1815 were, 13,435,3921.; in 1816, 8,727,2941.; in 1817, 6,989,4981. making a decrease for 1817 of 1,738,4961. This comparative view is succeeded by the particulars of the charge of a regiment of infantry for 1792 and 1817, and it appears, that by forming ten battalions of 800 rank and tile each, the present ordinary establishment, instead of 20 Battalions of 400 rank and file, as in 1792, a saving- is effected of 74,3201] Your Committee, in making a reference to the year 1792, desire to call the notice of the House to the low establishments of the latter part of that year, which were deemed sufficient for all national purposes at that time, in the contemplation of a long continuance of peace; and although many circumstances are ma- terially changed by events which have subsequently taken place, so as to prevent any exact parallel from being drawn between the two cases, especially in the amount of pecuniary charge, yet they submit that as near an approximation to that low scale of establish- ment and expence as may be found consistent with our more extended possessions, and with the aug- mented rates of various fixed disbursements, would be highly advantageous, in relieving the burdens, and in supporting the public credit of the country. The difference in numbers between the estimate of 1792 and the present estimate, is, for Great Britain, 14,011. Of these, 3000 are on account of reliefs for the Foreign Service, which is very considerably in- creased by the distant possessions acquired during the war. The difference for Ireland is 12,000. The numbers estimated to be kept up in the Colo- nies and Foreign Dependencies, for the last six months of the year 1792, amounted to 12,650 rank and file. The numbers allotted in the estimate for the current year, for the same Foreign Service, amount to 20,416. The numbers maintained in the Foreign Possessions newly annexed to the Crown, amounted, for the last year, to 18,200 rank and file ; and they are for the current year 12,600. It is observable that this last number is almost exactly the same numerrical force as was spread over the whole Colonies and Foreign Possessions of the Crown of Great Britain previous to the war. It may be further remarked, that in the estimates for the year 1816, these newly acquired possessions bore the proportion of two- thirds to the force em- ployed in the old Colonies; but in the estimates for the current year, the force in the former is intended to be 12,600, and in the latter 20,416, so that the force in the former is relatively somewhat more reduced than the latter. [ Comparative views of the Staff in 1815, 1816, and 1817 follow, by which it appears, that in 1815 there were 329; in 1810, 141 ; and in 1817, 111.] PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS. Under this head the Committee take a view of the various establishments connected with the Army. In the Commander in Chief's Office they state, that some retrenchment may reasonably be expected in the number of persons employed, whenever the temporary pressure of business shall cease. They submit, that the augmented rate of allowance to the Secretary of the Commander in Chief, which was to commence after three years' service, shall not commence till after seven. In the Adjutant General's and Quarter Master Ge- neral's Departments, at head- quarters, there have been considerable reductions. The number of persons now employed in the last Offices exceeds only by one the number employed in 1792 The charge of the Adjutant General's Department for 1815 was 10,3831.; and for 1816, 95281.; the estimate for the present year is 83091.; being a dimi- nution of 20741. compared with 1815. The charge of Quarter Master General's Department for 1815 was 86951.; and for 1816,98491- Estimate for the present year, 59811. In the Pay Office the business has in some respects necessarily increased by the cessation of the war, which occasions a very considerable augmentation of the number of claimants for half- pay and other retired allowances. The Deputy and Assistant Deputy Pay- masters General abroad are to be abolished during peace, and the duties to devolve upon the Commis- sariat Department. The saving of expence on this head will be, for the present year, as compared with the last, 85281. The Committee observe, in the department of the Pay Office, that not only the current accounts made up under the 48th of the King have been regularly rendered to the Audit Office, but that all the arrear accounts prior to that period, viz. from 1782 to 1807, have been delivered to the same Board, and nearly the whole of them audited and declared. And they add, that the state of the accounts of the Paymaster General affords an example of regularity and dispatch very fit to be imitated in all other departments of account. WAR OFFICE.— The Committee submit, that a sa- lary of 15001. a year, with an increase of 5001. after ten years' service, will be sufficient for the Deputy Secretary at War. They remark upon the improvement in the trans- acting of the business of this office, stating, that " In the current accounts the arrear is inconsiderable, and by the more modern and judicious arrangement, a considerable portion of the establishment has been transferred ( without any interruption of the current business) to the examination of the periods in arrear; by which means nearly the whole of the outstanding accounts, from the year 1784 to 1797, have been set- tled; and the Committee have reason to expect that the settlement of those now outstanding for the pe- riod between the years 1797 and 1810, will take place with as much expedition as the difficulty of investi- gating accounts, which have remained so long unex amined, will permit." Lord Palmerston, in his memorandum of March 17, says, " It may fairly be stated, that, as far as the War Office is concerned, no arrear exists in the ex- amination and settlement of the army accounts of the last six years, although very considerable reductions have been made in the number of persons allotted to the current business, nor is there any reasonable ground for apprehension that an arrear will ever again accumulate." The Committee recommend the abolition of extra allowance for preparing the annual estimates. They consider as unfit to be continued the retired allow- ances of two clerks in this office, who have been pri- vate Secretaries, especially as they retain their situa tions in the office. They conceive, that in any future ap- pointment of Deputy Secretary at War, 10001. a year, with an increase of 5001. a year after ten years service, is sufficient, and recommend lbooi. a year for the first And principal clerks. The number of clerks employed on March 15, 1817, was 86, and the salaries, of these on the current accounts was IS, 4901. and of those in the arrear ac- counts 10,5451. In offices of which the duties are less liable to fluctuation than other, the Committee recommended a daily attendance of seven hours, be- ginning at nine in the morning instead of ten'. The charge of medicines and surgical materials, in Great Britain and Ireland, for 1816, was 60,2661. which is reduced in the current year to 20,4461, VOLUNTEER CORPS.— Your Committee would not hive thought it requisite to make any remark on the estimate for pay and contingent allowances to volun- teer corps of yeomanry, Were they not desirous of bearing their testimony to the great utility and im- portance of that species of force, for the maintenance of order and protection of property; supported as it is by a comparatively small expence, and calculated to keep alive the ancient spirit of the nation iu the quarter where it is most desirable and most useful. They therefore highly approve of the addition of 11. to each individul of this body, the allowances having been previously reduced from 41. a year to 21. TROOPS IN FRANCE.— It does not appear to your Committee that their duty calls upon them to enter into any detail respecting the army stationed in France. The estimate points out a diminution of the expence ; the numbers of this army will soon be reduced by a fifth, viz. from SO to 24,000 men, ami it is under- stood that all practicable retrenchments are now making in every thing not essential to the well- being of the troops. Your Committee have great satisfaction in stating that no part of the charges of this force have hitherto fallen on this country; and they are enabled to add a confident and well- grounded expectation that the whole will continue to be defrayed out of the sums contributed by the Government of France, according to the provisions of the Treaty of Paris of 20th No- vember, 1815, in addition to the 25 millions of francs ( one million sterling) recently bestowed by the Prince Regent on the gallant army which conquered at Waterloo and captured Paris. The Committee state, that the return of the troops ordered from India will reduce the force stationed in the Company's territories to nearly 20,000 ; the Com- pany to pay all expences up to their landing. They question the expediency of keeping up the Royal Military College on its present extensive scale, and observe, that if the whole number on the establish- ment obtained commissions, it would operate nearly to the exclusion of all other classes from the army. The expence of 1816 was S3,8191. This year's estimate 28,1551. making a diminution of 56641.— The whole number entered at the College, since its commence- ment, May the 17th, 1802, are, for the regular army, 1416, for the artillery 683, and for the East India Company's service 84. On the subject of army pay of General Officers, the Committee remark on the army allowances, in reference to remuneration of past ser- vices, which amount to 2,400,0001. a very great pro- portion to 6,682,0001. the sum proposed this year for the military establishment; but they understand it is intended, in the proper department, to modify the system, by allowing the unattached pay only to a fixed number of General Officers. In the garrison estimates of this year, compared with 1792, there is a diminution of 15 or 10,0001. Several causes of the decrease are stated. The proportion of charge in the present estimate, under the head of half- pay, arising from the increased grant of 1814, may be reckoned at 100,0001.; that of Ireland is supposed at 10,0001. The half- pay of foreign officers has been at the same rate as that of British officers at the time of the grant. Under the head of the Hospitals of Chelsea and Kil- mainham, it is observed, that in 1793 the Chelsea out pension 011 20,594 nun was 157,7591.; and the annua! amount, at Michaelmas 1816, was 011 51,591 men, 884,609!. Kilmainham pension, in 1793, was, on 2550 men, 16,1601l.; it was at Michaelmas, 1816, upon 10,000 men, 159,8701. making altogether in both establishments an increase by the war of 870,7101. a year. Had the rate of pension remained the same at the beginning of the war, it would have been, for both hospitals, on 60,000 men, about 470,0001, a year, whereas it appeared to have amounted to 1,044,0001. Average rate of pensions previous to 1806, was little more than 5d. but since then nearly a shilling. The Committee propose the present pensions to remain, and new regulations as to future ones: 65,0001. are proposed to be applied to diminish the Chelsea grant for this year, from unclaimed army prize money. On the fund under the Commissioners of the Chelsea Board, there was, on the 24th of December Inst, a balance vested in public securities, liable to future claims of 424,5581. odd. Then follow lists of the pen- sioners, with their different rates, and of the several casualties. The Military Asylum is commended for its economical management. The number of chil- dren there, March 11, 1817, was 1097; in 1803 there were 123. The Committee wish for some more strict and definitive limit concerning the Compassionate List, Bounty Warrants, and Pensions for Wounds. The annuitants on the list for 1816 were 2,992. The Superannuation Allowances for 1816 were 17,9641. but has increased for this year to 25,5661. The Report concludes with the head of Exchequer Fees, saying, that " on the charge of 35,0001. Ex- chequer Fees, your Committee observe, with much satisfaction, that in consequence of the late generous and particular conduct of the distinguished Noble- man, who holds the only Tellership which continued upon the old establishment, the whole produce of those fees, with some inconsiderable exceptions, is now applicable to national purposes, in conformity to the Act for regulating the Exchequer, 23d of the King, without affording an increase of emolument to any individual whatever. " March 29, 1817." A house in India has sent home the following account of an unfortunate affair in which the com- pany of the Elphinstone had been engaged with the Malays:—" We are extremely grieved to de- tail the melancholy particulars of a fatal rencontre which took place between Capt. Heaviside and part of the officers and new of the Hon. Com- pany's ship Elphinstone, and a party of Malays, in the month of September, at Boroo, on the N. E, coast of Sumatra. Capt. H. being in need of a spar, had obtained permission from the Chief of that part of the island to cut such wood as he might require. He accordingly went on shore, accom- panied by the second officer, and the surgeon, Mr. Macdonald, and attended by a part of the crew, and commenced cutting down a tree. A number of Malays collected and remonstrated against the proceeding. The Captain persisted; declaring that he had authority from the Chief to act as he was doing. Upon this, the sanguinary wretches drew their creases, and instantly plunged them into the bosoms of every one present. Mr. Mac- donald and the second officer immediately expired, and several others were left as dead on the spot. The Captain and some of the party, although des- perately wounded, crawled to the shore, plunged into the sea, and succeeded in remaining above water, until, by making signs, they gained assist ance from the ship." A NEW COMET— MIDWOLDA; April 13.— Yesterday evening, about fifteen minutes past ten o'clock, a Comet was seen in the west, but on ac- count of the dark clouds it was not visible above three minutes. Its light outshone the other stars, so that it was not easy to determine precisely in what constellation it appeared; however, it was in or near Gemini. An unfortunate event has thrown the whole town of A th, in the Netherlands, into consternation. About noon, on the 11th of the present mouth, a dreadful storm, accompanied with lightning, broke out with great violence. A thunderbolt fell upon the steeple of the Cathedral church, and set it in- stantly on fire. In less than eight hours the whole edifice was reduced to ashes; and only for the courage and exertions of the garrison, the greatest part of the town would have fallen a prey to the flames. One brave soldier lost his life on the occasion. The garrison were underarms throughout the night. It was owing to their active zeal, and the courage with which they braved all dangers, that any of the houses which surrounded the Ca- thedral were saved. WILFUL FIRES.— On Saturday se'nnight, at eight o'clock in the evening, a fire broke out at a farm, at Weston, near Baldock, in the occupation of Mr. Farr, which raged with unabated fury, until the whole of the buildings ( with the exception of the dwelling- house) were completely destroyed; five horses, three cows, and as many calves, fell victims to the devouring element.— Unfortunately the direction of the wind was such as to carry the scattered pieces of flaming timber towards another farm, occupied by Mr. Winney, the buildings of which caught fire ; and although every assistance was given, this farm shared the same fate as the former, the whole of the buildings being burnt to the ground, except the dwelling- house. At this fire, a great quantity of corn, both in the barns and in stacks, & c. was destroyed ; no less than eleven barns stood upon these farms, and the premises altogether are said to have covered four acres of ground. There is little doubt but that this cata- strophe was the work of some villain or villains yet undiscovered. On the afternoon of Saturday se'nnight, the buildings on the farm of Highlees, Lanarkshire, the property of the Duke of Hamilton, possessed by Mr. Hamilton, as tenant, were discovered to be on fire. From the dry state of the weather for some time before, and the strong breeze at the time, the flames spread with such overwhelming rapidity, as to baffle every endeavour to extinguish them, until the whole of the buildings were in ashes. The calamity did not end here, for the flames commu- nicated with the farm- yard, and destroyed thirteen stacks of oats and wheat. The whole of the house- hold furniture, and the effects of the servants, to a large amount, with twenty stones of flax and forty bolls of potatoes, shared the same fate, as well as seven head of cattle in the byre, none of which could be saved. This farm lies about three miles from Hamilton, upon the road to Lanark. ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.— Last week a woman was observed walking in Hyde Park with an infant in her arms, close to the Serpentine River, by two labourers. They suspected she was either going to drown herself or the child, and therefore watched her. They saw her kiss the child, and lay it on the grass several times. The last time she appeared in great agony, and when she had put the child on the grass she rushed into the water. One of ( he men jumped after her ; she struggled to get from him ; he held her fast, and was in danger of being himself drowned, when the other labourer leaped in, and by assisting him got her out. She said her name was Catharine Dennett; that she had resolved to put an end to her existence, and assigned, as the cause, that she had not had any food for more than two days, and had scarcely any clothes to her back, as she had been under the necessity of pledging them to obtain food for herself and child. She was taken to St. George's Hospital, and a subscription was opened to relieve her. A few days since the Rev. John Ash Sturgis, Curate of Snargate, was fully committed to Maid- stone gaol, by Jeremiah Curteis, Esq. of Tenderden, for trial at the next Assizes for Kent, on a charge of bigamy. This gentleman was married about twelve months since to Miss Howland, of Canter- bury. DREADFUL MURDER AND SUICIDE.— On the 9th instant Capt. Miller, late Paymaster and Agent to the Stafford Militia, received a very pressing- letter from his friend, Lieutenant Fleming, of the same regiment, entreating him to come down to Fivehead- house ( a private Lunatic Asylum in which Lieut. Fleming was an inmate), alledging that he ( Lieut. F.) could not live long, and wished much to see his old friend before he died. Capt. Miller, therefore, left town on Friday, thinking to perform an additional act of kindness and humanity to one whom he had always befriended through life. The fatal catastrophe which ensued, is thus de- tailed in a letter from the Rev. Mr. Gale, dated April 13:—" Pray call immediately on the friends of Capt. Miller, and inform them of the fatal acci- dent hereunder related. Poor Captain Miller, it seems, arrived by the Subscription coach, at the Heathfield Arms, near the madhouse, at Five head, where I visit as a Magistrate. This morning he visited his old friend, Lieut. Fleming, at Fivehead- house, where they dined together in the most friendly manner, retired soon after to Lieutenant Fleming's bed- room, and in less than a quarter of an hour the explosion of pistols were heard, and those two old friends were immediately found life- less.— This is a brief relation of this horrid business. I have seen the bodies, the place, & c. this after- noon ; and, after every examination of the circum- stances, have no doubt Lieut. Fleming first mur- dered his friend, partly by a sword, and lastly by a pistol- shot, and then murdered himself."— The place where the above melancholy occurrence oc- curredis near Taunton, in Somersetshire.— Another, and, in all likelihood, the most correct account, states, that the insane man had contrived to pos- sess himself of the loaded pistols by obtaining access with his friend, Capt. Miller, to dine in the private parlour of Mr. Gillet, the keeper of the establishment. According to this account also, Capt. Miller was in the act of writing something in the parlour to soothe his unhappy friend's mind, when the latter took a deliberate aim at him, and shot him dead. He then fled to his bed- room with the other pistol, and there perpetrated the act of suicide. A distressing occurrence took place on Saturday afternoon, in the yard of the Woolpack Inn, at Warwick, A respectable and elderly tradesman, of the metropolis, while occupied in preparing his gig for departure, with an inconsiderateness in the. highest degree censurable, snapped a double- barrelled pistol, which he imagined unloaded, at an assistant ostler, which going off, lodged two balls in the shoulder of the poor man. One of them has been extracted, but the sufferer continued in a dangerous and uncertain state. A decent middle- aged woman was found drowned about six o'clock on Saturday morning, on the Surrey side of Blackfriars- bridge, by some men going to their employ. She was taken to Christ Church watch- house, and a doctor immediately sent for; but although she did not appear to have been in the water above an hour, there was not the least hopes of her recovery. Distress appeared to have been the cause. She was taken to the workhouse to be owned. On Wednesday se'nnight an inquisition was taken at the Weavers' Arms. public- house, Grub- street, upon view of Mr. John Law, a most respectable tradesman, who was found with his head nearly severed from his body on Sunday night The de- ceased was found dead, lying on his back, with a razor grasped in his right hand ; a wound was in- flicted upon the neck from ear to ear, which ren- dered it impossible the deceased could have survived many minutes. He had deliberately drawn a chair close to his bed- side, upon which he rested his head, placing between each a vessel which re- ceived the blood that flowed from the wound.— The deceased had at various times exhibited marks of despondency, and had some years ago been confined in an asylum for lunatics.— The uncle of the deceased deposed, that the latter was always of a most penurious turn of mind, and constantly ex- hibited a depression of spirits arising from the fear of being visited with want.— Verdict— Died by his own hands, while in a state of mental derange- ment. EXECUTION OF THE LUDDITES.— At six o'clock on the morning of Thursday se'nnight, Thomas Savage, William Withers, William Towle, John Amos, John Crowther, and Joshua Mitchell, Lud- dites, together with Thomas Beavinton, for wilfully setting fire to a stack of oats, were removed from the County Gaol, under a military escort, to the New Bridewell, near the Infirmary.— The High. Sheriff attended at seven o'clock, to see that the prisoners had every accommodation consistent with their situation. The Luddites were deeply impressed with the approach of the awful moment; and were very attentive to their devotion, in which they were assisted by the Chaplain, Mr. Hayton, together with the Rev. Mr. Vaughan ana Mr. Mitchell. Savage acknowledged the justice of his sentence, and expressed himself grateful for the religious instruction he had received from the Rev. Messrs. Hayton, Yaughan, and Mitchell. At half past eleven they appeared on the scaffold. After bowing to the populace, Savage addressed the multitude, cautioning them against inattention to religion, and neglect of the sabbath, to which he attributed his own ruin. Mitchell was desirous of reading a paper, which was not permitted, Amos told the people, that he and his compa- nions suffered for a crime which they never com- mitted, ( alluding to the firing at Asher,) but they all acknowledged to have been at Loughborough, and engaged in the business us proved on the trial. They all then sung an hymn, and were shortly after launched into eternity.— Their de- portment to the lust, although apparently repent- ant, savoured strongly of hardy indifference. The immense number present ( at least ten thousand) behaved with great decorum, and dispersed per- fectly quiet. Too much praise cannot be given to the civil power for the judicious arrangements adopted.— Leicester Journal. The following letter was written by John Greer, lately executed at Carrickfergus, ( Ireland), for the murder of his father, after his commitment to prison.—" MY DEAR FRIEND— Since we last parted, I have met with a world of woe! The unna- tural death of a tender father, who was inhumanly murdered, was sufficient to overwhelm any feeling mind with the most poignant agonies of grief ; but how much greater my surprise— how much more intolerable my paroxysms of misery, on finding that the venomous tongue of calumny endeavoured to saddle upon me a portion of a crime, at the idea of which humanity recoils— a crime, the perpetra- tion of which would stigmatize the very lowest of the brute creation. To have my feelings so deeply wounded, my character so basely assassinated, and my most sanguine hopes blasted in the very season of their expanding, are reflections more than suffi- cient for a mind that was only supported by the feeble dictates of reason, or the common resignation of humanity. To be taxed with the most heinous of all crimes— a crime worse even than that of Cain, whose cruelty sullies the page of Sacred History, and considered as the very detestation of humanity, is a situation that can only be supported by con- scious innocence, and a firm reliance 0n the veracity of Him who hath procured celestial joys to all those who are falsely accused, afflicted, or imprisoned. To me, therefore, all the horrors of a dungeon are unable to create a moment's terror. The clang of bolts and the noise of locks impart a more harmonious symphony to the ear of injured innocence, than all the melodious strains that the most magnificent concert can afford to the votaries of midnight revelry. If the Apostle Paul rejoiced, even when surrounded by the impenetrable gloom of a dungeon, and uttered doxologies even amidst his chains, how well may I view him as a pattern of resignation ! How noble is the ambition of pro- fiting by his example! Afflictions, even by real Christians, are both to be deprecated and avoided; but, when they do inevitably occur, it is ours to be patient and resigned. Afflictions tend to approxi- mate the human heart to its Creator, to depreciate in our eyes the vanities of earth, and enhance in our esteem the realities of heaven. The patience of a Job, amidst a complicated concatenation of afflictions, and the tranquil resignation of Joseph, under a severe and long protracted captivity, are sufficiently adequate to afford me ample consola- tion, even in this emporeum of Pluto. What then, though all the venom- toothed fangs of malice, and all the emissaries of Satan, should conspire to rob me of my character and reputation, yet, ( consoling reflection!) they are totally unable to destroy my spiritual comfort, or deprive me of the glory of God, and happiness eternal." Advertisements, Articles of Intelligence, and Orders for this Paper, are received by the following Agents.— LONDON, MESSRS. 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