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The Aberdeen Chronicle

Date of Article: 07/12/1822
Printer / Publisher: J. Booth, jun. 
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JYo. 844.] Printed for J. BOOTH, J u « . Chronicle Lane.- Oo+ x, nc>:>} rcr > SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1822; [ Price 7d. BBHESSHBt • S3ST33RS TO BE SOLD, THE SHEDS and CELLARS, rear the back of the Weigh House, presently occupied by Messrs. Bourne and Cormie, which were formerly used as a Boil House, and were lately possessed by Mr. Williams and Mr. Srronach, Coopers. The Sheds are inclosed by a strong thick stone and lime waif, and measure along the Street, on the south side, nearly 47 feet, and extend backwards to the north, 42 feet or thereby. There is a Draw Well in the premises of excellent water, not far from the surface, and which, consequently, is easily brought up by a pump, The premises are now in com- plete repair, and although they are set op lease, the purchaser by it can get access at any Whitsunday, on giving three months notice to the tenants. Apply to Mr. John Buchan, Slater, who has full power to conclude a bargain. ftattrie'sf Circulating ILtljrarg. \\ r LAURIE begs leave to return thank? to his T T • Friends ant] the Public, for the liberal support he has experienced since he commenced the above Establishment, and has to intimate, he has this day published a SECOND J* ART to hie CATALOGUE, containing a choice seleo turn of History, 1 Voyages. Travels, Novels. Romances, and Miscellaneous Literature, embracing the rapst New aiul. l'o- polar Works oi tbe present ( Jay. W. L. begs farther to state, it shall be his study to continue to add the most approved and interesting Works as they ap- pear, which, he Istyns, will continue to merit the approbation of his Subscribers. BOOKBINDING carried on in all its Branches. Public library, Gallowgute. bHOW OF FAT STOCK IN EDINBURGH, 1822. q^ HE DIRECTORS of the HIGHLAND SO- A CIJBTY of SCOTLAND hereby intimate, that the SHOW of FAT STOCK for the PREMIUMS offered by the Society in the currentyear. isfixed to be held oti Thursday the 26th December inst. in the Inclosed Area at QUEENSBERRY HOUSE, immediately behind the Barracks. The certificates, regarding the cattle to be Shown, must be lodged at the Society's Chambers, before 12 o'clock noon, of Tuesday the 24th December, and a responsible person for each Jot will attend there at same time, to receive the necessary ex- planations in matters of derail. The stock will be at the Show Yard, by 10 o'clock A. M. on the day of competition. By order of the Directors, LEWIS GORDON. ? CHARLES GORDON, 5 u p ° Highland Society Chambers, 7 Edinburgh, 2d Dec. 1822. j LONDON SNUFF SHOP. CHARLES FYFE AND COMPANY BEG leave lo intimate, that they have on Sale, the greatest variety of FOREIGN and BRITISH SNUFFS, TOBACCOS, & c. ever offered for sale in Scotland— among which are the following : — Masulipatam Martinique Real Spanish Amsterdam Vansittart's Mixture Lord Petersham's ditto Tabac de Maccouba Maccotiba, No. 1 and 2 Prince's Mixture Strasburg Tonqtiin Mixture Dr. Ruddiman's do. French Carote Paris Rappee Tabac de Bureau Hardham's No. 37 Imperial Black Imperial Brown Cobourg Mixture Plain John Bull Dutch Bran Cephalic Cordial Black Rappee ( Scottish) Brown do. No. 1 and 2 do. Lundy- foot's genuine Irish Wellington Mixture Blocker's Mixture English Gentlemen St. Omer's Mixture Dutch Carote Celebrated do. Congreve Mixture Tab ic d'Etrenne Capt, Rennet's Mixture Brazil do. Cuba, genuine Bolongaro Mixture MacCallummore do. Dunkirk do. SEGARS. Fine Havannall St. Domingo Virginia Straw TOBACCOS. Oroonoko Barina Cannaster Super Returns Sup. Shag, lb. papers Common Shag, Cut, & c. All sorts of Scottish Tobaccos, Snuffs, & c. SALE OF UNREDEEMED GOODS, IN THE EXCHANGE COURT SALE- ROOM, Union Street, On Tuesday, I Oth December curt, and following Evenings. rpHE UNREDEEMED PROPERTY, pledged JL with Wir. Lr. M HI1 Co N AC it ZE Pawnbroker, Guestrow, from 12th June, so 30th November, 1821, consisting of a very fine SPRING CLOCK, by Lunan ; MEN and WOMENS' WEARING APPAREL ; BOOKS j BEDDING ; WATCHES; JEWELLERY, & c. Sale to comence each evening at six o'clock. P. M'LEOD, Auctioneer. Exchange Court, Dec. 4, 1822. SALE OF DERBYSHIRE SPAR ORNAMENTS. There will be sold by Auction, upon Monday 9th December curt, in that Shop, lately occupied by Win. Chapman, Union Street, ALARGE and elegant Assortment of DERBY- SHIRE SPAR ORNAMENTS, consisting of com- plete Sets for Mantle Pieces, for Rooms of every description ; Essence Jars ; a great variety of Candlesticks, Basons, Butter Coolers. Sugar, Honey, and Flower Jars; Tobacco Preser- vers; Salvers, and Egt; Cups ; Watch Cases; Inkstands ; Or- namental Fruit, and Fruit Baskets; with a variety of other Goods, at once Attractive and Ornamental— which, on inspec- tion, will be found highly superior to any thing of the kind < ver offered for sale iu this part of the country, and will be sold w ithout reserve. Sale to begin at 14 o'clock forenoon, and 6 in the evening, and will continue till the whole be sold off. BROWN & SON, AUCTIONEERS. NOTICE. JOHN BLACK requests that those due him for LIME, COALS. & c. got last or preceding years, will pay their accounts before the Jstof next month, otherwise they will be put into the hands of a Law Agent for prosecu- tion. J. B. is landing, just now, a CARGO of TIMBER from QUEBEC, consisiing of YELLOW PINE and OAK— and has on hand, some fine Scotch ASH, ELM, BEECH, and CART SPOKES; all which, he will sell on moderate t. rms. Those wishing their Timber cut into Plank, can have it done on the spot. N. B.— A great variety of French and English Snuff" Boies ; Snuff Hums, plain or mounted Pipes, ; with every arti- cle in the Snuff antl Tobacco line. ,* » Gentlemen residing iu the Country may have any of these Snuffs, Tobaccos, & c. sent them in Pound, Half Pound, or Quarter Pound Canisters. IRISH LINENS. Now on Sale, at the Commission Warehouse, Union Street, ( formerly the Agency Office.) A Large Quantity of IRISH LINENS, direct from the Manufacturers in Ireland, all of the present season's Grass Bleaching, of superior qualities— will be sold very cheap. Also, for Sale, in same Warehouse, a splendid assortment of CUT GLASS; SHEFFIELD PLATED GOODS; BRONZE GOODS; GENTLEMENS' WRITING DESKS; LADIES' WORK BOXES; UMBRELLAS, & e.— These Goods, being consigned under particular circum- stances, must be sold immediately, and great bargains will be given. The goods will be shewn, and particulars given, by CHAS FYFE, & CO. ( One Concern.) ( KARA, GEORGE BOURNE & CO. ( Formerly Bourne 4' Cormie) RETURN their Thanks to the Public, for the very ' lifieral Support they have met with since they came to Aberdeen. They have now REMOVED from their Old Shop in Broad Street, to those very Extensive Premises in the GALLOWGATE. formerly occupied by Messrs. ADDISON, FALCONER, & Co. where G. B. & Co. have made very consider- able Improvements ; and trust lo merit a continuance of past favours, in the CHIN A, GLASS, and STONEWARE Line. G. B. & Co. have lately been making very considerable ad- ditions to their Stock, of the Newest and roost Fashionable CHINA DINNER, DESERT, TEA, and BliEAK- FAS 1' SERVICES, all of the best Quality made. G. B. fit Co. aretheoulv Makers and Agents in Scotland, for V1TRIOUS STONE BOTTLES, warranted not to absorb Liquid Acids— for Ale, Porter, Beer, Spruce and Ginger Beer, Soda Water, Ink, Blacking, & c. ; also JARS, for Pickling, Preserving, & c. Black GLASS BOTLES, « Stec-, for Ale, Porter, Beer. & e. CUT GLASS matched to any Pattnn, CHINA, STONEWARE, and G LASS, to any Pattern, and in any Quantitv. Having been Manufaoturerso/ CHINA, STONEWARE, c. upwards of Thirty Years, can with confidence recom- mend their Goods as being of the first Quality. An Elegant and most Fashionable Assortment of TEA TRAYS, WAITERS, & C. N. B.— All Orders, by Letter, will bo carefully attended to. Gallowgate, Aberdeen. NOW SELLING BY AUCTION, CHINA, STONEWARE, AND GLASS, In that SHor in the BROAD STREET, lately occupied by Messrs. BOVRNE $ CORMIE, The remaining part of that very extensive Stock of Messrs. ADDISON, FALCONER, & Co.— consisting of CHINA Dinner, Desert, Tea, and Breakfast SETS, all of the newest and most fashionable patterns and shapes— Ricn Burnished CHINA SETS— an assortment of Rich CUT GLASS, & c.— a variety of PLAIN GLASS, with every other article in the line. The Stock is all new. W. THOMSON, & CO. AUCTIONEERS. W. THOMSON & Co. have just received from one of the first Manufacturers in England, a large assortment of the above Articles, which will be sold without reserve. A quami'- flf TEA TRAYS, & c. ALSO, A large quantity of the real DERBYSHIRE SPAR, di- rect from the Manufacturers. Sale at 11 o'clock forenoon, and 6 o'clock evening. All debts due to Messrs. A. F. & Co. are requested to be paid immediately, as attendance will be given every day at the Shop in Broad Street, to receive the same. EXCHEQUER CHAMBERS, EDINBURGH, November 29, 1822. NOTICE is hereby given to all concerned, that GEORGE SILVER, Esq. of Netherlay and Balnagub3, has presented a Petition to the Right Honourable the I. ords Com- missioners of his Majesty's Treasury, praying their Lord- ships to recommend his Majesty to grant him a Right of SAL- MON FISHING in the sea adjacent to bisown Lands and Barony of Muchals, lying within the parish of Fetteresso, ex- tending along the shore of the German Ocean'about two miles; and that the said Petition has been transmitted to the Right Honourable Jhe Barons for their consideration and report. SALE OF PROPERTY IN ABERDEEN AND STONEHAVEN, BY PRIVATE BARGAIN. 1 st. rptlAT PIECE of GROUND in the Hard- - A gate of Aberdeen, near the end of Windmillbrae, measuring about 159 feet along tbe south side of the Hardgate road, and 69 feet along the cast side of Bon Accord Street, and extendiirg, in a square direction, about .146 feet in depth vastward fiom that Street : — Together with the STABLES, HAY and CORN LOFTS, aud SHEDS, formerly used try Mr. GORDON, Mail Contractor in Aberdeen, and at pre- lum by Mr. Dempster. 2d. ' Hi at PROPERTY in the Town of STONEHAVEN, oil the south side of the Water of Carron, with the whole buildings thereon, formerly a Brewery, and lately used by Mr. GORDON for the Mail Coach Horse-, See. If these subjects are not sold before the first of January next, they will be set for such number pf years as may be agreed on. , Apply to Mr. Gordon the Proprietor, in Union Street, or to Charles and Alex. Gordon, Advocates in Aberdeen. • SLOOP FOR SALE. There will be exposed to sale by public roup, upon Friday the 13th day of December current, betwixt the hours of six and seven afiernoon, within the Lemon Tree Tavern, Aberdeen, A new Sloop, presently lying in the Harbour of Aberdeen, called the SIR DAVID M ON CRIEFF, . Admeasuring, per Register," 41' 9- 94th Tons. The vessel was built only a lew months ago, of the best mate- rials, is well found, and may be sent to sea at" a trifling expense. She is well adapted for the north country or coasting trade. For farther particulars, application may be made to Captain Mitchell, Bi rth- master ; pr Alex, Webster, Advocate. THE VEGETABLE TOOTH- POWDER. fT^ HIS Dentifrice has so long been in general use, and -*- an appendage to the fashionable toilet, that it is almost unnecessary to offer any further recommendation of it. Com- posed of Vegetables, without the admixture of any Mineral or pernicious ingredient whatever, it ib free from the usual ob- jection so justly formed against the use of other Dentifrices.— Jts detersive power is just sufficient to annihilate those destruc tive particles which adhere to the Gum and in the Interstices of the Teeth ; and, if used regularly, will preserve them in a sound state even to old age. The Astringent Tincture, which may be used with advan tage at the same time as the Powder, possesses the property of sweetening the breath ; and by persons who object to the use of a Powder, or who, from various causes, require a frequent ablution of tbe mouth, it will be found pleasant and effiea- c'ous. These Preparations are sold by Messrs. BUTLER, Che- mists, Cheapside, LONDON, and No. 20, Waterloo Place, EDINBURGH; and, for them, by all the Principal Perfumers, and most Chemists and Druggists, throughout Scotland. It should be observed, that Messrs. BUTLER'S Name and Ad- dress are printed in'the bills and labels attached to the above, when genuine. THE London Genuine Tea Co. No. 23, LUDGATE HILL, ESTABLISHED FOR THE SALE OF THE East India Company's Teas, PACKED IN LEAD CASES, ( The only Undertaking of the kind in the Kingdom.) nPHESE TEAS have stood the test of Public appro- J- bation since the commencement in 18 18, being now inva- riably preferred throughout the Kingdom ; the best possible proof of which is their unparalleled Sale, which, averages Two Thousand Five Hundred Pounds Weight daily, And which has so long placed the Tea Company at the head of tbe Trade. The Company, therefore, beg to caution their Friends against the deceptions of the host of insignificant imitators of their Establishment, and especially those persons who are imposing upon the Public Bohea, and other inferior Teas, in tiff canis- ters and packages, made up to imitate, externally, those sold by the Company and their Agents. Families are particulnrlv requested to see that No. 23, Lud gate Hill, is printed on the Wrappers, and the Teas secured in Lead Cases, which are sold in Pounds, Halves, and Quarters; and they may depend upon having the Genuine Teas ofthe East India Company, pure as imported, by applying to any of the following AUTHORIZED AGENTS OF TIIE London Genuinue Tea Company. D. WYLLIE, BOOKSELLEH, ABERDEEN. G. M'DONALD, DHUGCIST, OLD ABEBDEEN. Warden and Co. Greenock W. Davfdson, Annuity Office, SHOP and WARER00M in UNION STREET TO LET, ENTRY AT IVHITSUNDAY. THAT Large SHOP, with the WAREROOM behind, presently occupied by Messrs. James Mowat & Co. Merchant Tailors, These premises, being both centrical and extensive, are well adapted for any business requiring much accommodation, particularly that of a Merchant Tailor, having been occupied in that line for the last ten years, there being a Work- shop for Tailors above the Ware- room. The Ware- room behind is large and well lighted, to which there is access from the Shop. There is also a large Cellar below the Shop, which is perfectly dry. ALSO, That SHOP, possessed by Mr. William Cushny, Haber- dasher. Apply to Alex. Duncan, Quill Manufacturer. SHOP IN BROAD STREET ~ TO BE I. ET, ENTRY AT WHITSUNDAY, rI', H AT large and commodious SHOP, lately made A out, now possessed by Messrs, Bourne and Cormie, • i. . i'. ... i - hants, with Cellars under it. Applvto PATRICK SIMPSON. Cfjcatrc liojwl, SECOND NIGHT OF SIGNORAS FERZIS' astonishing and faeinating Performances. THIS PRESENT EVENING, Dec. 7. 1822, For the accommodation of the Juvenile Branches of Society, the Entertainments of the Evening will commence with The wonderful Performances of THE SIGNORAS FERZI, Which last night were honoured by the most rapturous and undivided applause. ( Particulars in the hand bills.) After which, Cumberland's excellent Comedy of THE JEW; Or, A PEEP INTO THE HUMAN HEART, Revived the other evening with decided success. The whole to conclude, with a Comic Ballet Dance, called HURRY SCURRY. The SIGNORAS FERZI will continue their Perfor- mances on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the last day being appointed for their Benefit, and positively the close of the Theatre. N. B.— After the above Engagement, the House will remain shut until the Races in tbe ensuing year. EXCELLENT OPENING FOR A DRUGGIST. TO BE SOLD BY PRIVATE BARGAIN, THE whole STOCK in TRADE which belong- ed to the deceased ANDREW CRAIG, late Druggist and Grocer in Fraserburgh. The articles are of best qualities, and the Shop was well frequented; tbe person who enters the concern will receive respectable introductions. Apply to Leslie Clark, Merchant; or to George Simpson, Jun. Druggist, Aberdeen; if by letter, pent- paid. Aberdeen. Nov. 14, 1822. Those indebted to tbe said ATINUTW CRAIG, willfilease pay the amount to Mr. John Officer, Merchant, Fraserburgh, who has authority to receive the same. PROPERTY IN BRO AD STREET FOR SALE. Upon Friday the 20th day of December next, betwixt the hours of six and seven afternoon, there will be exposed to sale, by public roup, within the Lemon- tree Tavern, Aber- deen, n^ HAT Large TENEMENT of FORE and A BACK LAND, with the Pertinents, lying on the West side ofthe Broad Street of Aberdeen, and extending to the Guestrow, presently occupied by Mr, WILLIAM ROBERTSON, Bookseller, and others. • The property at present rents £ 153 10s. Sterling, and is not burdened with any Feu Duty. Part of the price will be allowed to remain in the hands ofthe purchaser, if wished for. For farther particulars, application may be made to Alex. Webster, Advocate, Aberdeen, in whose hands are the title deeds. Aberdeen, Nov. 26, 1S22. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, PURSUANT to the Act 58th GEO. III. that the Quarterly stated General Meeting of the Commissioners of Police is to be held, in their Committee Room, Court House, on Tuesday the LOILI inst. at 12 o'clock. By Appointment ofthe Board. JOHN CHALMERS, CLERK. Police Office, Aberdeen, Dec. 5, 1822. AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. npHE SUBSCRIBERS who have omitted the pay- A. ment of their Subscriptions due 20th June last, are par- ticularly requested to order payment within ten days, to the Treasurer, Charles Chalmers, Advocate, Adelphi Court. Aberdeen, Dee. 3, 1822. TO BE FEUED, rpiIAT valuable PIECE of GROUND, having - L three fronts, viz— Virginia Street on the South, Com- merce Street on the East, and the Road leading between the Hills on the North. It will be feued in cumulo, at the low yearly Feu- duty of Thirty Pounds. ALSO. TO LET, OR FEU, That TWO RIGS of LAND lately possessed by the de- ceased John Martin, Gardener, lying at the north end of Foot- dee Church, and extending from the road to the Links. Apply to Al. Knowles, Dee Street. J. Gray, Aberdour J. Sturrock, Arbroath W. Williams, Auchtermuchty R. Davidson, Ayr A. Harper. Banff D. M'Keniie, Brechin W. Gregor, Cromarty J. Lamb, Cumiuestown 11. Nicol, Cupar J, Chalmers, Bookseller, 4, Castle Street, Dundee R. Bell. Post Office, Do. A. Si'evwright, 102, South Bridge, Edinburgh A. Sivewright, Elgin J. Glass Errol J. Adam, Forfar A. Macallan, Fraserburgh W. Blytbt & Son, Gatehouse of Fleet J. Lnudoun, 14, Ilutcheson Street, Glasgow Huntly J. Graham, Invergordon J. Gray and Co. Inverness J. Thompson, Keiili J. Hutton, Kincardine J. Wotherspoi n, Kiikcaldy D. Warren, Kirkwall G. Patersgn, Lerwick G, Shepherd, Seedsman, Mon- trose D, Fraser,: itfairn L. Douglas, Oban C. Sideyand Son, Booksellers, Perth W. Harper, Portsoy J. Beattie, Stonehaven A. Davidson, Stroinness H. Cowan, Thurso D. M'Lachlan, Toberutory A. Bruce, Wick Post- paid applications for other T. wns immodiately answered. RUSSIA OIL. rpiIE ROYAL FAMILY, NOBILITY, GEN- JL TRY, and LADIES and GENTLEMEN may rely on it, they will not have ahair fall off* or turn grey, by now using PRINCE'S celebrated RUSSIA OIL, as it is so im- proved with an extra valuable ingredient, through which it has made the Russia Oil the greatest nourisherand preserver to the hair in the universe, will make it grow thick and long, and prevent its falling off or ever turning grey ; and is such a nourisher to the roots of the hair, that if it even has began to turn grey, will restore it again to its natural colour, and, if used often, it will never turn grey again, and is sure to clear tbe scurf, from infancy to old age, and will always keep the head and hair clean and beautiful. Gentlemen who have lost their hair, and have the least sign of roots of hair remaining, by using regularly, for a few months. Prince's Improved Russia Oil, with the extra valuable ingredient, will be sure to res- tore it, and produce a fine head of hair, which hundreds have experienced. Even Medical Gentlemen have published, the Gazette of Health, that Prince's Russia Oil is superior to any Oil for the hair, and will do, in cases of balduess and weak hair, what can possibly be done. ' L dies will find Prince's Russia Oil preferable to any other Oil for dressing their own or false hair, a$ it gives it a natural gloss, softens and curls it. Gentlemen wearing powder ought to use it instead of pomatum: it also produces eyebrows, whiskers, -& c. and through the extra ingredient, it will now always keep pleasant in all climates/ - Ask for Prince's Improved Russia Oil, with the extra in- gredient, and observe " Prince" on the Wrapper and seals ; and his address, " A. Prince, 9, Poland- street, Oxford- street, near the Pantheon, London/*' is on the cover of each bottle}; without, it is not geuuine, and cannot answer the purpose,— The ounce bottle 5s. or a large bottle, containing five ounces, 11. which is a saving ; or six large bottles for 51. which is yet a greater saving, Proved by affidavit, the 24th of November, 1814, before the Lord Mayor of London, that A. Prince is the Original Pioprietor in the Universe of the Russia Oil; and therefore if any Perfumer, Medicine Vender, Hair Dresser, or any one else, sell Russia Oil, that is not Prince's, they are imposters, as they sell counterfeits to their customers. Sold, wholesale, retail, and for exportation, by the sole Proprietor, A. Prince, removed to No. 9, Poland- street, Oxford street, near the Pantheon ; and by Mr. Smyth, Perfumer to his Majesty, New Bond- street; Hentirie, Tichborne- street, Lon- don ; Messrs. Butler, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, and by most principal Perfumers and Medicine Venders. It is no wonder that Ladies and Gentlemen have complain- ed of late of the Russia Oil not being of service to the hair, as they have found out that unprincipled persons have sold them counterfeits. *•#* Ladies and Gentlemen will be particular, as impostors have made the covers of the counterfeit Russia Oil so much like the Genuine, and even imitated the Original Proprietor's Name, and also copied the Affidavit ofthe Original Proprie- tor, made before tiie Lord Mayor ; therefore purchasers should be cautious, and have it of the Proprietor, or of a respectable Vender. Ladies and Gentlemen residing in the country, may be cer- tain of having the genuine Russia Oil by sending a remittance to the Proprietor, it will be forwarded immediately by coach. It keeps in al 1. climates ; the older the better.— Merchants and Captains will receive a liberal allowance for exportation. Observe— There are trash Counterfeits selling in petty shops for any small price, but the Genuine is only sold in two sizes, in 5s. and 2.0?. bip'. tlcs. On the Claims of Dr. COPLAND, as being u the first who brought into Britain the discovery of bleaching by the oxymu- riatic acid." To the EDITOR of the ABERDEEN CHRONICLE. SIR, IN your paper of the 24th ult. you had occasion to notice the lamented death of a distinguished member of our Univer- sity. On the abilities and genius of Dr. COPLAND, both as a Professor and a Man of Science, it is unnecessary for me to offer any eulogium. The Lectures which he delivered in the University for upwards of 50 years, and the high and improv- ed state in which he has left the apparatus belonging to the College, bear honourable testimony to his zeal a « d industry in the promotion of Philosophical Science. In your observations on the character of Dr. COPLA ND, you have said, that " he was the first who brought into Britain the discovery of bleaching by the oxymuriatic acid, which had been shewn him merely as a curious chemical experiment, by the celebrated Professor SAUSSURE of Geneva ; and which has be- nefited this country so much." Now, Mr. Editor, although, lam the last person who would abate an iota from the well earned reputation of Dr. COPLAND, yet, when an assertion so much at variance with accredited his- torical evidence in favour of others, is coupled with the name of Dr. COPLAND, I cannot for the honour of my country, and the honour of the individual to whose exertions, I conceive, the introduction of this invaluable discovery into Britain was owing, allow the present remark to pass unnoticed. In tbe observations alluded to, we are told that Dr. COPLAND was not only the first who brought into this country the discovery of bleaching by the oxymuriatic acid, but it is insinuated that he has also the merit of being the first who thought of applying this acid to that use : Professor SAUSSURE having shown him the discovery merely as a curious chemical experiment. That Dr. COPLAND may have been the first who brought into this country the discovery of the oxymuriatic acid, in its bleaching properties, is very possible ; but that he was the first that sug- gested a thought of its application to the general process of bleaching, is contrary to the testimony ofthe best chemical writers. It is to the illustrious SCHEELE, the discoverer of the oxymu- riatic acid, and M. BERTHOLETT, that we owe all that is known relative to the properties of the oxymuriatic acid, in the process of bleaching. The former has ascertained, that vegetable co- lours were expelled by this new acid, but it was the sagacity of the latter that first pointed out its application to the purposes of bleaching. As to the first introduction of the oxymurialic acid in the practice of bleaching, in this or any other country, it is a fact not generally known, that we are indebted neither to M. BERTHOLETT, Professor SAUSSURE, nor Dr. COPLAND. The honour of this national benefit is due to the celebrated Mr. WATT, the improver of the Steam Engine ; a man to whose genius this country lies under infinite obligations— for, as the late Dr. COPLAND frequently remarked in his Lectures, " it is to the accumulated power of this wonderful machine, as modelled and improved by Mr. WATT, that Great Britain isindebted for those resources which enabled her to prosecute the late long and arduous war with France." In proof of my assertion, I adduce the authority of Dr, BLACK, the friend and intimate of Mr. WATT. Thefirst trial of bleaching by the oxymuriatic acid, in the great way. says he, was made in Scotland, with the assistance, and under the direc- tion of Mr. Watty who had been at Paris, and had conversed with M. BERTHOLETT, and immediatelformed the design to try if the powers of this acid could be employed" in' practice ; for Mr. Bertholett had only considered it as a project in speculation. Mr. Watt had an opportunity soon after to make his experiments in the Bleachjield of a friend at Glasgow ) and since that time, the process has been applied to this purpose in many other Bleach fields." AH authors agree in ascribing to M. BER- THOLETT, the first idea of employing this acid in the process of bleaching; but it is to Mr. WATT that we are indebted for being " the first who brought this discovery into Britain." Mr. WATT too, has the honour of being the first who actually '' tried whether the powers of this acid could be employed in practice," for hitherto even *' M. BERTJIOLETT had only tonsi- dered it as a project in speculation." To the claims of Dr. COPLAND then, or any other competitor, ( for I have not heard of any other)* you will attach ihat degree of importance which they deserve. I do not, I repeat it, wish to detract from the merits of our much lamented Professor, but I consider it palpable injustice, to impute lo him the honour of being " the fiist who brought into Britain, a discovery which has benefited this country somuch," when in fact it was owing to the zeai and patriotic exertions of another. If Dr COPLAND j has benefited his country by his discoveries, let him enjoy the honour which ought and will be awarded to superior taient ; ! but let us not sully his memory, by attaching to it claims which : are tbe propeity of another. That " Dr. COPLAND was the first who brought into this : part" of Britain the discovery cf bleaching by the oxymuriatic i ac- id" is very probable ; for it is well known to all who had the honour of his acquaintance, that he took a particular in erest in promoting the arts and manufactures" in this part ofthe country, both by commu- aicating the discoveries of others, and suggesting improvements of his own. It is to be remembered also, that at the period of the first introduction of bleaching by the new process, our manufacturers here were particularly averse to its adoption in their practice, from the belief that it was accompanied with destructive effects to the staple of the goods. That Dr. COPLAND may have used his influence in correcting this mistake is more than pnobable, but it were absurd to infer from hence, that " he the first who" brought the discovery of bleaching by the- Cxym- uriatic acid in'. o Britain" I Aberdeen, Dec: \ Wf. ' 1). To the EDITOR of the ABERDEEN CHRONICLE, ST R, YOU have lately received several letters on subjects Con- nected with St. Paul's Chapel; and I am happy tn see that? you, as a Member of that Chapel, have shewn great imparti- ality, as well as great kindness, in inserting them, jo your last paper I have read a letter, in which the author has given an extract from the primary Charge ofthe Archbishop of c. a- shel. This extract, it would seem, is designed to fix a sti< rnv£ on those Clergymen ofthe united Church of England and Ire- land, who hold those doctrines which, in modern times, have been denominated evangelical, or, as his Lordship has uninten- tionally expressed them. Calvinistic. Now, Mr. Editor, for the information of some of your readers, I beg leave to assure them, that the Evangelicals, under consideration, are nbt alt CaWioists; some of them are decided ARMINIANS, and strenu- ously oppose the peculiarities of Calvinism— WIUTFIEI I5 and WESI. EV, for instance, who were both Clergymen ofthe Church of England, were, in the modern acceptation of the word, evangelical; but the former was a Oalvinist and the latter an Arminian. But suppose that this class of preachers were alt Calvinists, even in respect to predestination and election— Sty they hold opinions different from those which are contaiiterf in the 17th Article of aur Church ? Now do, Mr. Editor, ope- i your eyes, and, through spectacles even larger than those wbicti My Conscience recommends, do say, what you think ofthe 17th Article? Ian no slkkler for tlie; dogmsta* of ; but I would put it to the candour, or rather to the conscience of any unprejudiced person, to declare, whether this article is, or is not, Calvinistic T I am confident that he would pronounce it CALVINISTIC, according to the received import of die term. Hence, I conceive, that the invectives ofthe Archbishop of Cashel against the Calvinistic Evangelicals, proceed either from entire ignorance of the plain grammatical meaning of tlie 17th Article of his own Church ; or from a belief, that the said Ar- ticle, though confessedly Calvinistic, is repugnant to Scripture. " '(), quam Indignum ho mine I"— But I find, Mr.. Editor, that I am treading on very delicate^ ground, and am approach- ing a* subject on which various opinions have existed among great and good men in different ages of the Church—- a subject, which ought always to be approached with awe and reverence. All that I would say to you at present is, that a Calvinist can subscribe to the Articles ofthe Church of England as consci- entiously as an Arminian, and perhaps rftore so : and conse- quently that those individuals who rail against their brethren, for their Calvinistic tenets, evince a most deplorable ignorance of the articles of their own Church, and expose themselves to the charge of gross inconsistency and eternal contradiction.— A The less such persons interfere with these subjects, the better, unless called upon through imperious necessity; for I assure them, that they will derive much more solid benefit in reading their Bible, and praying with their families, than in poring over the most celebrated volumes of polemical Divinity. I am afraidi Mr. Editor, that I have occupied too much of your paper; but, by your permission, I shall beg leave, in a short time, to re- sume the subject, and to enter upon some important particu- lars which " My Conscience" in his last letter has started. lis the meantime, I beg to subscribe myself, Your sincere friend and humble servant, AN ENGLISH EPISCOPALIAN. December 4, 1822. LITERARY NOTICE- The Liric and ADVENTURES of JOHN Nicoi., Mariner. Black- wood, Edinburgh ; and T. Cadell, London. 1822. Those who read this little volume to the end, will dis- cover one strong reason for our taking notice of it.— John Nicol has here established such claims on tlie sympathy of the public as cannot be defeated. He has " twice circumnavigated the globe, been three times iu China, twice in Egypt, rejicatedly in ( lie Pacific : he has been seven vears at sea itr thepuhhc scrviee ; lie is old, poor, and without a pension : and, lastly, bv the aid of a tenacious memory, he has been able to present the public with a narrative, which will be read by the young with interest, and which, to all classes,- may afford some amusement." It is brought out under the auspices of the same ingenious person, to whom we are indebted for " The Soldier's Journal." By him it was taken down from the lips of John Nicol, and nobody can read it, we should think, without being satisfied of its being genuine. As a true story, it cannot hare the fascinations ofa work of imagination. A Defoe' has not been at work here on the narrative of a Selkiik. Neither, as it is complied from memory, can we look for that sort of value which arises from minuteness of de- tail ; but the work reads easily, keeps the reader bustr while persuing it, and will not occupy imtch of his time ; and it presents us with a striking instance of the love of adventure, patient exertion, and almost uusuliduable spirit, so often exemplified in our countrymen. No one can think of criticising the work ; and from a fear of misleading, we have perhaps spoken of it as of a more humble order than it really is ; but we subjoin one or two specimens :— Our author made a voyage lo New South Wales in a female convict ship. One of these, he says, " a Scottish girl, broke her heart, and diet! in the river. She was buried at Dartmouth. Pour were pardoned on account of his Majesty's recovery. The poor young Scottish girl I have never got out of my mind ; she was young, and beautiful even in the convict dress, but pale as death and her eyes red with Weeping. She never' spoke to anv ofthe other women, or came on deck. She was constantly seen sitting in the same cofneT from mor- nimr to night; even the time of her mea. ls roused her not. My heart bled for her. She was a countrywoman in misfortune. I offered her consolation, but her hopes and heart had sunk. When I sjxike she heeded me not, or only answered with sighs and tears ; if I spoke of Scot- land, she would w ring her hands and sob, until I thought her heart would burst. I endeavoured to get her sad story from her lips, but she was silent as the grave t< r which she hastened. 1 lent Iter my Bible to cotnfort her, but she read it not; she laid it on her lap, often kissing it, and only bedewed it with her tears. At length shu sunk into the grave, of no disease hut a broken heart." He was in the glorious battle at which Lord St Vin- cent gained such an important victory. " Towards tin* close of tho action ( says otjr narrative) the men wer « verv weary. One lad put his head out of life port- hole, savin", ' D— n them, are they not going to strike yet For us to strike was out ofthe tjtiestion.' The anecdote which follows relates to the battle of the Nrle. " One lad was st'itioned by a salt- hot, on which he sat to give out cartridges, and keep the lid close— it is a trying birth— when asked for a cartridge he gave none, yet he sat up- right ; his eyes were open. One ofthe men gave him a push ; he fell all his length on the deck. There was not a blemish on Ins body, yet he was quite dead, and was thrown overboard.'"—" Another lad had the ' match'in his hand to fire his gun. In the act cf applying it, a shot took off his arm ; it hung by a small piece of skin. Tha match fell to the deck, lie looked to his arm, and seeing what had happened, seized the match in It'ia left hand, and fired off the gun before he went to the cAck pit to have his wound dressed."—" Fellows like these are inva- luable— they cannot have too rout- It of the gratitude of their country— antl shall one of them, at the age of sixty- seven, be allowed, with t'. e view ot keeping soul anil body togetlier, to pick up bits of coal or » the streets of Edinburgh ? We have in this city a number of young men honourably associated for the relief of poor and distressed old men. If one of tiie members see the nar- rative of John Nicol, or this notice of it, his first act, we are sure, will be, to have the narrator placed on the. list of the society, but we art deceived if other a; Si- JC- atice v. ill LOW be. wanting.— Seotzna*. MISCFJJ. A gvar- N. LAW APPOINTMENTS. We understand 1V. 1t Mr. J. ihn Mope is to be appointed So- licitor CJeneraJT. T > teotiatid, in room of the late . Tames Wedder- btirn. E q anil it said that, consequent on that appointment, Mr. William Menzies nil! lie one of tbe Depute- Advocates.— 1 • is fartb- r reported, ibat Mr. Hope Cullen i> to be tile Sherifif- Deptitf of Linlithgowshire. in room of J II. Mackenzie, Esq. . now one of the . fudges of tlie Court of Session— Caledonian JiJercurt/, A're. 30. We have heaid it rumoured that Mr. John Hope's appoint- ment as Solicitor- General, is already in Edinburgh. We re- gret tl, is deeply, because we consider this appointment— if it has taken place—** an outrage on all that is decent and be- coming in the conduct of public affairs. We impute 110 mo- tives, ei'her to him or those Ministers who may have appointed him. Wo are willing to suppose, that in subscribing the Bea- con Bond, and in every thing which he did respecting that in- famous publication, he believed himself doing God and his country good service. We shall hold, that in those elaborate productions, for the writing of which, by kis Cleric, the sum of £ 4 Hs. Od. is now claimed from tire public of Edinburgh, and in all bis exertions against the rights and privileges of his feliow- citizetls in police mature, not forgetting ( lis more spe- cial labours for the late Super| ntendant, he struggled for noth- ing but the good government of tbe city, Ard we shall take it tor granted, that he really thought Mr. W. M. Borthwick guilty of a crime which ought to be pronounced upon by a jury, at the expense ofthe imprisonment, privations, and sufferings to which be consigned him. But, in being driven to suppose, hold, and grant so much as this, we were also constrained to think, that of all other men, Mr John Hope was ihe least qua- lified, by temper, judgment, and knowledge of constitutional law, to hold the office even of Senior Advocate Depute. And our conviction was rivetted iiv tbe manner and terms of his Letter to a Member of the Legislature, who had felt it his duty to living some part of Mr. Hope's proceedings under the notice <- f Parliament. We did not think. that the House of Com- mons saw the affair of Sir. Borthwick in its proper light, but our understanding was that Ministers themselves had conceded that it would de- erve further consideration ill another shape ; and we never doubted, after what took place at the close ofthe last session, that the descendant of Sir Ralph Abeicromby stood pledged, in the face of the w hole country, again to bring forward the affair of Mr. Borthwick, for which Mr. Hope had declared himself responsible in a manner equally public and decisive. Mr. Hope bad al- o complained of the proceedings in Parliament, while his conduct respecting the Press was under discussion in our courts of law. And believing that the real nature of his connection wi lt the Beacon would come out, in the course of the proceedings at the instance of Mr. Gibson of logliston, we never dreaded of its being possible that any Ministry would so trample 011 public opinion, as to advance Mr. Hope to the second office under the Crown in Scotland, until the issue both- of the action at law, and the discussion in Parliament. For Mr. Hope's own sake we should think delay at least a preferable course ; and for Ministers, infinitely more so ; since we really cannot, with the utmost stretch of imagi- nation, fancy a measure more calculated to throw ihe country into a flame, or more likely to produce all sorts of mischief, than the appointment of Mr. Hope to be Solicitor- General under existing circumstances. We have spoken thus freely, lest, from the various reasons we have for thinking Mr. Hope a per- sonal enemy, it should be thought that silence implied pusilla- nimity. But we fear nothing while discharging our duty to the public— not even misrepresentation, from which, however, the ploa- ure we expressed at another recent appointment, though that of a Tory, should protect us. It gratified us cer- tainly, to see an able lawyer, and a worthy man, promoted to a situation which he must till with honour to himself and benefit to his country .; but we are not ashamed to say, that we re- joiced most because in that appointment we thought we saw a compliment paid to public opinion, while the interests of the - country were attended to. Mr. Mackenzie we believed, was a staunch Tory ; but he had done none of the dirty work of patty, nor in ariy shape compromised that character of which every aspirant for the Bench should be in possession. We looked upon his appointment, therefore, as a reproof to all those who had carried or assisted in carrying party contentions to the extreme of violence— as an earnest of better days for the country — but alas for poor Scotland, if a line of conduct like that pursued by Mr. Hope since the commencement of the Beacon newspaper is not sufficient to keep family influence ill abeyance. We ought also to add, that our information is ex- ceedingly inaccurate, if a Letter will not soon appear, ac- companied by various documents, which would have deserved the attention of Ministers before they appointed Mr. Hope So- licitor- General. It has been considered, it seems, that a cer- tain publication— very like Mr. Hope's Letter to Mr. Aber- cromby, in its style and manner— has rendered some explana- tion to the public necessary.— Scotsman, Nov. 50. THE FIARS. A It tier has been published from a Committee of tlie General Assembly, ant! signed by Dr. Nicoll, addressed to the Conveners of Counties, regarding the present mode of striking the Fiars. The following is the plan which the Committee recommend for procuring an amendment of the system : !. That the Jury being impannelled, and upon oath, shall in this, as in all other cases give a verdict according to the evidence laid before them, without taking into their view any other consideration. 2. That in ihe examination ofthe witnesses, the Jury shall reject all evidence respecting damaged grain, and, in making up their verdict, shall take into consideration the quantity as well as price in each particular sale. 3. That during the examination of the witnesses, and the whole proceedings, one or more individuals from each class of those interested iii the result shall have a right to be present, and to suggest such questions to be put to the witnesses as may be judged proper. 4. Provision shall be made, that in bringing forward the evidence, tlie necessary attention shall be given to select pro- per witnesses, and from the different districts of the county; and that the agents of the several parlies interested, after in- specting the list, may recommend additional witnesses, it be- ing understood that the Sheriff has the power of affixing limits to such recommendations. 5. That ihe fiars shall be struck in the last week of March yearly, and shall include all sales, being of the growth of the county, made from tlie separation of the crop up to the day of striking the fiars. 6. That different fiars shall be struck in every county for each kind of grain, corresponding to its different qualities, and regulated as may be agreed on by the several parties hav- ing an interest. ( If the counties having but one fiars at present shall gene- rally object to this,) let it run thus : That in those counties where more ftars than cue are already struck for each kind of grain, the practice of doing so shall be continued and proper- ty regulated. It appears, however, that some entertain a notion that in recommending the above plan for striking the Fiars, the Clergy arc endeavouring to procure an in- crease of their stipends at an unseasonable time. Re- garding this Dr. Nicoll says—• « . As to the present being an unseasonable time for such a dis- cussion, that is a matter of opinion ; aud for myself T can say, that it appears to me to be the most seasonable of any period which has occurred for half a century. Until within these two years, tbe tenantry of this country were, in general, un- accountably averse to grain rents. They now begin to see and to feel their error, and in so far as my knowledgeand experi- ence go, the far greater number of leases granted within these twelve rownths have been with reference to the value of grain, and not a few money rents have been altered so as to bear the same reference. If the present low value of agricultural pro- duce continue but for a few years, the greater part of the corn land in Scotland may be expected to be let for a grain rent, or a reference to tbeprice of grain. Here then is a new era, in the Commencement of which, as it appears to me, nothing is more desirable than to place the fiars, by which the payment of rents is to be regulated, on a footing liable to no reasonable objec- tion ; thus giving confidence to all parties, and encouraging the adoption of the only plan which can remove and prevent tbe recurrence of the embarrassing situation, in which the iandiord and tenant are at present placed towards each other. was tried £> r this offence, and found Guilty ! This Criminal had been Concerned in a great number of robberies: and an innocent Irian, who happened unfortunately to resemble him in person and the colour of his hair ( deep red), was fried last Ses- sions for an offence which he had committed. The prosecutor in the case swore ' c that he was almost certain the innocent person was the man," but a most satisfactory alibi was proved, and, at the suggestion of Mr. Wontner, the governor of New- 1 gate, Greenwoood was brought into Court, and the prosecutor was so staggered at the sight of him, that he could not say which was the robber. The prisoner was acquitted, and Green- wood has since admitted that he did the robbery ! j Edward M'Williams. for a burglary in the premises of a jeweller, in Bloomsbury, and stealing property, value £ 300, part of which was found at his lodgings, and a pair of ear- rings were found in the ears ofthe woman h^ lived with. Tuesday, the wretched men took leave of their friends and relations. The parting scene between Purdom and the woman he lived with, and his three children, was distressing beyond description ; the very gaolers could not bear to witness it with- out weeping like children. Last night, Mr. Sheriff Thomson, who has. in the most generous manner, endeavoured to slay the execution of Pur- dom, Corbett, and Roberts, informed them, that he bad re- ceived a final communication upon the subject from the Se- cretary of State's Office, and that they must give up all hope, forthe answer received was, that there appeared no grounds for staying the execution." Heading, being a Catholic, was attended hy a Priest (' he Rev. Mr. Devereux) of that persua- sion, who administered to him this morning the last sacrament. The other convicts received the sacrament at the hands of Mr. Cotton, They sat up the greater part of the night, sing- ing and praying. At half- past seven o'clock this morning the Sheriffs, Thom- son aud Lucas, with the Under Sheriffs were announced. They were conducted by Mr. Wontner to the press- room, where sat Reading, conversing in a very calm manner with Mr. Dever- eux. He held a religious hook in his hand, to which he oc- casionally referred. He was dressed in black, was a good- looking man, and had moved in a respectable sphere of life. Frank Purdom was then brought from his cell to the press- room. He walked to the anvil, ami assisted in taking off his irons. He appeared quite resigned to his fate. While the j assistant executioner was tying his arm-, he said that he wish- ed to speak to Mr. Sheriff'Thomson. It was thought that, at that awful crisis, he was about to confess that he was concern- ed in the robbery, which to that moment he had denied all knowledge of in the most positive terms. The Sheriff went up to him, and Purdom addressed him as follows :—" Sir, I am greatly obliged to you, and to the other humane gentlemen who have so kindly interested themselves in investigating my case, and endeavouring to save my life. At this moment I am going to die, aud may be considered a dead man. 1 now most solemnly declare, that I am altogether innocent of the robbery for which I atn about to suffer. This I assert to be the truth, so help me God ! I am innocent, and you, Mr. Sheriff", having investigated the matter, know it." Sheriff"— You have acknowledged committing other crimes equally criminal ; and if you are innocent, do net let that cir- cumstance draw your mind from your devotions. Purdom.— I have been a sad fellow, and I hope my death will be an atonement for my offences. I have lived with a woman and have had three children by her ; she is not my wife — that was a sin. but I trust God will forgive me, and assist her and the children in their unprotected state, as he has pro- mised to be a father to the fatherless, I beg to observe that I do not blame the Magistrate who committed me or the Jud^ e and Jury who tried me, and those that I do blame I forgive with all my heart, and I pray that God will forgive them also. He then sat down. William Corbett, alias Watson, was the next brought into the yard. He was considerably agitated. He admitted that although he was not concerned in executing the robbery for whieh he was to die, yet he knew of its being planned, and was in the public house when the robbery was committed. Greenwood was dreadfully agitated while his irons were being taken off': hi% frame shook, and he could scarcely support him- self. Roberts was next brought from the condemned cell. He uttered a terrific shriek when placed by the anvil to be relieved of his iions. This youth had excited grjat interest in his fa- vour. He was not an old offender, and his behavi- ur ever since his arrival in the gaol was most exemplary. After being pinioned he appeared more resigned than any of his compa- nions. He said " God has been good to me in this hour of trouble. He has shown mercy to me ; I am happy, and would not wish to live long. I shall soon be with Christ in glory." M'Williams came into the room last ; he was very firm, and asked one ofthe Sheriffs to assist his wife and children, which he promised to do. The criminals then walked in procession to the Dock, at the foot of tbe scaffold, which they ascended singly, and were tied up. Just before Corbett ascended the scaffold, he called to Sheriff Thomson, and stated to him that he had a disclosure to make, which weighed heavily upon his mind, aud that it was impossible for him to die happy till he had disburdened himself of it. He then said " I am the person who committ- ed the robbery in the premises of Messrs. Smith and Keppell, merchants, in East Cheap. I stole a chest of tea ; tills;, my dying declaration, I beg you will communicate to those Cien- tlemen ; because an innocent man has been accused of the robbery, and he may be punished for my crime. I shall not depart this world in peace unless you promise to perform what I request." The Sheriff" solemnly promised to do so. At half- past eight o'clock, the executioner having declared that all was ready. Dr. Cotton read the service on the scaffold, in front ofthe criminals. At the words, " in the midst of life we are in death," he gave the fatal ssgnal and the drop fell.— Two of the men struggled for some time, the others appeared to die almost instantly. At half- past nine they were cut down, and given to their relations. a very hearty nourishing liquor, suitable to porters " and other working people, whence it obtained the name of porter. HISTORICAL DOUBTS.— An auctioneer, at a late sale of antiques, put up a helmet, with the following candid observation : " This, ladies and gemmen, is a helmet of Romulus, the Roman Founder; but whether he was a brass or iron founder, I cannot teli. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. EXECUTION. On the 27th Nov. at an early hour, an unusually large assem- blage congregated at the Old Bailey, to w itness the shocking spectacle, the execution of six persons, in front of Newgate— The following are the names and offences of the wretched culprits : — William Reading, aged 30 years, for a daring burglary in tbe premises of Mr. Westwood. jeweller, in Prince's Street, Soho Square, atid. stealing property value £ 2000. Frank Purdom, and William Corbett alias Watson, for an extensive robbery in a public house, in White's Court, Rose- mary Lane, of which crime they protested their complete inno- cence to tbe last. John Roberts, aged 19 years, for a burg'ary, in the house of a gentleman, in the Commercial Road, Limehouse. Samuel Greenwood, for a highway rohhery on Towerhill, which he committed upon tfie person of a sailor, having only been discharged from Newgate the same morning for a similar offence, of which he was acquitted, and two days afterwards FONTHILL ABBEY.— Nothing is definitely arranged respecting the sale of the splendid furniture and books lately belonging to Mr. Beckford, now by purchase be- come the property of Mr. Farquhar, who has been re- siding at the Abbey, together with his solicitor, auc tioneer, various artists and appraisers, for nearly one month. Had the whole of tlie furnituie contained in the published catalogue been sold at the tune it was ori- ginally intended, the amount of the money which the sale was expected to produce, even by the most san- guine calculators, was about 25,0001. In addition to the contents of the catalogue, there are many rooms splendidly furnished, which were not shewn, and a noble library of books and prints, nearly unequalled in point of condition and rarity, and which alone have been valued at forty- seven thousand pounds. Mr. Farquhar's great love for literature and science, which, with all his pecu- liarities, no man is betterable toappreciate, occasions him to deliberate before he resolves to disperse these vene- rable and at the same time splendid relics. It is said that a treaty is now pending between him and the late proprietor, to permit Mr. Beckford to retain a certain portion of the books, and all the prints, but the matter is not yet settled. All the stories relating to the embar- rassments of Mr. Bcckford are unfounded. One single mortgage of eighty thousand pounds is the extent of the incumbrance, and Mr. Beckford's other estates, in ad- dition to Fonthill Abbey and the borough of Hindon, are very considerable. The Abbey itself is indeed a grand, and in that style of building, magnificent edifice, remain a splendid monument of the fine taste of its founder, and it will be a subject of deep regret to all lovers of art, if it should become the property of any person unable to keep it up in its present highly embellished and decorated state, or that the grounds should be divided and sold off peacemeal. A very respectable Presbyterian minister, who was in the constant habit of taking a glass of spirits before going to the pulpit, asked one of his children, one day after dinner, if she would take a dram ? She said, " Na, na, papa, it would gar me preach." BEER AGD PORTER.— The Egyptians have the credit of being the first inventors of beer ; they called it tile Peiusian liquor, because it was first made at Pelus- um, a city near the mouth of the Nile, about 1200 vears before the Christian era. The porter, for which London has become so distinguished, was first introduc- ed about the year 1730. Previous to that time, the malt liquors in general use were, ale, beer, and two- pennv; or else a pint, or tankard, of three threads, meaning a third of ale, beer, and two- penny. Then the publican was obliged to draw from three casks to serve one customer. To avoid this trouble and waste, a brewer, whose name was Harwood, conceived the idea of making a liquor, which should partake of the united flavours of ale, beer, and two- penny ; this he called en- tire, or entire butt beer, meaning that it was drawn entire- ly from one cask or butt. It was soon discovered to be L A W IN T E LLIG E N C E. COURT OF KING'S 13ENCIT, Nov. 2\. TIIE KING V. WILLIAMS. Mr. Scarlett moved for the judgment of the Court on this defendant, who, it. will lie recollected, was found guilty, on an information, charging him with having published in the Durham l'aper, of which he is proprietor, a libel on the Clergy of that diocese. Mr. Justice Best read the notes taken by the Learned Judge at the trial. Mr. Brougham said, he had to apply to their Lordships, first for an arrest of judgment; and, if fie should fail on that ground, for a new trial, in this case. Upon the courts in the indictment thedefendant was charged with printing and publish- ing a libel of and concerning the religion of the Kstablished Church, and of and concerning the United Church of England and Ireland, and the Clergy residing in and near the City of Durham, and the suburbs thereof. The Jury found forthe defendant as regarded the Established Church am! the Clergy thereof, but found him guilty of a libel on the Clergy of the City of Durham aud the suburbs thereof. Now il was upon this point that he had to apply to their Lordships for an arrest of judgment. The offence of which the defendant had been found guilty was different to that described in the information ; this was his first ground for arrest of judgment. His second ground was, that the offence, as set out, was too uncertain for the Court to proceed to judgment on the verdict. The Learn- ed Counsel then proceeded to contend, that to support this verdict there should have been a separate averment as regarded the Clergy of Durham, which there was not, the words " of and concerning" not being inserted. He, therefore, con- tended, that the Clergy of Durham must be taken as forming a part ofthe Clergy of the Established Church, and the Jury having found a verdict of not guilty on that count, could not find a verdict of guilty on a part of it. These were the grounds of motion for an arrest of judgment, and they embraced much of what he had to urge for a new trial; on that ground, how- ever, lie would submit to their Lordships lhat the information was for a libel on the whole Clergy of the Established Church ; hut the Jury had found the defendant guilty of another and distinct offence, which formed no part of the ground on which their Lordships granted the original rule Ou this point alone hi; thought their Lordships would grant the defendant a new trial, or put him in the same situation as lie would have been had this been stated as the ground on which the rule was ap- plied for. The next ground on which lie had to apply for a new trial was, that the verdict was against evidence. The counts charged die defendant with being the printer and pub- lisher of the paper in which the libel appeared ; whereas, it was proved at the trial that he ditl not print the paper— that it was printed hy a man named Walker. Mr. Justice Baylev.— Did not the affidavit state who was tbe printer and publisher ? Mr. Brougham. — I do not recollect; but we proved that Wi'liams was not the printer. The Chief Justice.— It is of little consequence. If proved, it will only go to narrow the verdict to the second count, in which he is only charged as being the publisher. Mr. Brougham said, the next point on which he moved for a new trial was, that of amis- direction of Ihe Learned Judge, Mr. Baron Wood. The Learned Baron, in his address to the Jury, said, the Court of King's Bench had already declared their opinion that the publication was a libel, by granting the information. — This he ought not to have done. Mr. Justice Bayley.— Did the Learned Baron tell the Jury what his own opinion was ? ( Mr. Brougham.— k'es, my Lord ; and of that I also com- plain. I object to his having done so. The Chief Justice.— Then in every case of libel almost which has occurred since the passing of the Libel B II, Judges have done wrong ; for it has been an invariable rule for a Judge to tell the Jury, " This is my opinion ; but you will exercise your own judgment," Mr. Justice Best— The Learned Judge, in adverting to the Couit of King's Bench having granted the information, said no more than this—" The Grand Jury have found a bill." Mr. Brougham.— I do not object to a Judge saying—" This is my opinion ;" but the Learned Judge went farther in this case. He observed—" Gentlemen, I am required by law to give you my opinion ; and 1 say this is a very gross libel." A Judge may say, " I am expected," but uot, I am required by law to give you niy opinion. Mr. Justice Bavley.— Then we ave to grant lit" defendant a new trial, because Mr. Baron Wood used the word required instead of expected. Is the Learned Judje dissatisfied with the term he used, or with the verdict. Mr. Brougham said, he had not heard so much from the Learned Judge ; but lie had to object to other parts- of the Learned Judge's summing up. The Learned Judge event on to state that any publication intended to bring our establish- ments into contempt was a libel. This, he submitted, was too large an interpretation, and should not have been put to the Jury. He had known many instances of attempts made to disparge establishments, but never heard such an interpreta- tion put upon them. The Small- pox Hospital, for instance, was established by Act of Parliament, and highly patronized previous to vaccination being discovered, but since that disco- very he remembered to have heard Lord Ellenborough call it a pest, and declare it might in time become a nuisance. He could cite many instances of establishments which had been so discussed as lo turn them into ridicule. The office of Third Secretary of State, for instance. Such liberties had been taken with that; it had been ridiculed with some intention, perhaps, of bringing it into contempt, but no one ever pronounced such ridicule a subject of prosecution for a libel. The Chief J ustice— I am not prepared to say an attempt to bring that establishment into contempt would not be a libel ; it would depend on the manner in which the merits ofthe es tablishment were dismissed. Mr. Brougham— Certainly, my Lord, on the manner and feeling. Mr. Justice Best— This opinion was expressed by the Learn- ed Judge; he said, to attempt to bring establishments into con- tempt. Mr. Brougham submitted, that to bring some establishments into contempt was not libellous. If Popery, for Instance, had not been brought into contempt, the Established Church would never have risen on its ruins. The Chief Justice— Do you mean to say, Mr. Brougham, that the Learned Judge did not leave it to the Jury to say, whether this was a libel or not ? Mr, Brougham— Ceitainly not, my Lord ; I do not mean to impute that to the Learned Judge. The Chief Justice— Yon may take a rule to show cause why the judgment should not be arrested, but we see no gtounds for a new trial. Mr. Justice Bayley— To constitute the defendant, theprinter, it is not necessary lhat his should be the hand which sets the press in motion, or composes the matter ; it is sufficient that it is done by others for him. Rule to show cause granted. MONDAY, Nov. 2.5. TIIE KING..!'. WILLIAM CLARKE. This morning Mr. Gurney moved for the judgment of the Court on William Clarke, who had been convicted of publish- ing Shelly's blasphemous poem, entitled, " Queen Mali." The defendant appeared before the Court last Monday, to receive its sentence, when the Lord Chief Justice told him, that if he would deliver up the remaining copies of the work, and the name of the printer, they would be circumstances greatly in his favour. The defendant now produced twenty- five copies, which he stated in an affidavit to be all in his or the printer's hands ; but, that lie was bound in honour not to disclose the printer's name. Mr. Justice Bayley then passed the following sentence on him ; that he should be confined in the House of Correction, in Cold Bath Fields, for four calendar months, and at the end of that period, find security for his good behaviour, for five years, himself in £- 10, and two sureties in £ 20 each. COURT OF CHANCERY, Nov. 20. THE MERMAID. ELLERY AGAINST DARItlTY. Mr. Hart, this morning moved for an injunction to re- strain the defendant from removing or disposing of a certain marine animal, called a Mermaid, or a specimen of a dried marine animal supposed lo be a Mermaid. It appeared upon the affidavits that the defendant had been commander of a ship in which he was interested jointly with the plaintiff. He had sold this vessel at South America, and his Lord- hip would be surprised to hear that lie afterwards, with 12001. part of the money, had purchased ihe mermaid at Batavia. He was making great profit, by exhibiting it, but refused to let the plaintiff participate in them. The ground of the motion was, that the defendant h id purchased it with part of the proceeds of a ship in which the plaintiff and defendant were jointly in- terested. The Lord Chancellor said, that upon the ground stated of Its having been purchased with joint property, the plaintiff might take his injunction. FROM FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, NOV. 2K— It is said that orders have been sent to prevent all communication on our frontiers with the Spanish rebels, and not to receive aiiv fugitive with- out the greatest precaution ; because it is proved, by the confession of the Chiefs themselves, that there are in the Army of the Faith a great number of traitors and conspirators. It was yesterday announced as positive fact, that very active n'egociations were going on between the Eng- lish . and Spanish Governments for a new treaty of com- merce, according to which English manufactures will obtain, in importation, a considerable preference over those of other nations. If this news should unfortunate- ly prove true, our trade will owe the serious injury it must experience to the absurd and anti- national fury of the fanatical party. But what signifies our commerce or our manufactures ? The cause of the Inquisition and absolute power in Spain is far more important to the prosperity of France. PARIS, Nov. 25.— Yesterday the King heard mass in his apartments, and afterwards received the Princes, the Dignitaries, the Ministers, and many Peers and Deputies. Among the persons received were Prince Talleyrand- Perigord, the Papal Nuncio, and the Nea- politan Ambassador. The select gendarmerie of the Uoval Guard yesterday received on the parade the standard which has been embroidered for them by Madame the Duchess d'An- I gouleme. Her Royal Highness condescended to add to j this favour bv tying on the flag with her own hands.— j It afterwards received the benediction of the almoner of i the district. The famous Trappist has abandoned the Army of the Faith. He arrived on the 19th, in the morning, at Toulouse ; and it is stated that before his departure from Urgel he discovered a great conspiracy as follows : The day after his arrival lie went to visit the fort, and wished to have the artillery exercised ; but on examining one of the batteries, he found most part of the cannon loaded with sand, and others with balls put in before the powder. A great number of emigrants have arrived at Toulouse within these few days. Foix, Nov. 20.—" The famous Trappist has passed through this city on the way from Puycerdato Toulouse. The arrival of this quondam General in his cassock was a sort of event for us. All the inhabitants, from differ- ent motives, wished to see the man who has been preach- ed up by his party. Some expected lo see a giant, but they were grievously disappointed. He was in the Trappist habit ; but he carried neither sword nor pistols, as in the days of his glory. All our devout la- dies kissed his hands and wished him prosperity. The Trappist stopped only two hours, during which he visit- ed the Prefect. " This journey of the Trappist has dismayed all his partizans. They can no longer doubt the defeat and complete destruction of the Army of the Faith in Cata- lonia. They still rested their hopes on Baron d'Eroles ; but in a few hours after, the arrival at the inn of his family and baggage, on their way to Toulouse, was an- nounced. " We are assured that the Regency is completely dis- solved, and that the army no longer exists. Monks and other personages are every moment arriving from Puycerda." this not to extend beyond the 20th of November next. " 7. The present order, accompanied by tny Proclamation of this day to the troops, shall he read as ihe Order of the Day Copies are to be given to the General Commandant of tte dis- trict residing at Barcelona, and to those of the provinces of hernia, Tarragona, and Gironne. as well as to the Political Chiefs of the four provinces, in order to their being immediately published, and the foregoing regulations acted on. " llead quarters, where Castelfollit stood, Oct. 24, 1822. " MINA." PROCLAMATION. " Soldiers of the Army of Operation of the Seventh Dis- trict ! " You will be made acquainted with my orders of this day, addressed to the inhabitants of this district, and the measures by which they ate terminated. 1 have commanded lhat both shall be read to you. " I must express my gratitude to the valiant corps and the individuals who accompanied me in the siege and occupation of Castelfollit, and bestow public eulogiums on their brave conduct. Yes ! Comrades in arms, your sufferings, your courage, your constancy, have triumphed overall the difficulties, have surmounted the great obstacles. You have surpassed my wishes ; you have made me shed a hundred times tears of joy and of gratitude. " Let the nation know it ! let the whole of Europe know it: but let them at the same time know that with Chiefs, Officers, and Soldiers, as brave as those who now compose the Spanish Army, there is 110 fear either of foreign or domestic enemies. As the latter will soon have to renounce their absurd enterprise, and the former will never sully w ith impunity the honour of our country. " To obtain these results, soldiers of my division, he ya faithful to our noble union. Behave as you have hitherto doiie, do not forget what I have said in Article 4 of my Order of the Day. Subordination and discipline are the soul of armies, as tbe respcct of persons and property should form the character of just and well- intentioned men. Be ye sure that the highest glory to which I aspire is to die in the middle of your ranks, to preserve our liberty and national independence, which are guaranteed by the Political Constitution of the Spanish Mo- narchy. to obey which we have all taken a solemn oath. " Head- quarters where Castelfollit stood, Oct. 24, 1322. " MINA." SPAIN. MA DRED, Nov. 17.— Ihe ordinary courier from Spain has brought news to- day ofthe 10th, consequent- ly ten days anterior to that which we published yesterday. Our correspondent informs ns, that the enthusiasm of the Spaniards is carried to the highest pitch. The Generals have sometimes a difficult? in restraining their soldiers within certain bounds, and to prevent acts of violence always too frequent in civil wars. It seems that the armed Monks are those who have most to fear from the indignation of the conquerors, and some foreigners whom orie is astonished to find in the ranks of the Ser- viies, where nothings seems to require them to come. Here is General Mina's Proclamation, of which we said a few words yesterday :— " Inhabitants of ihe Seventh District ! — You know the me- lancholy fate of the impregnable Castelfollit, and the imprudent and unhappy men who shut themselves up there. Their de- fence was long, firm, and obstinate, and displayed much valour. I have been astonished myself at acts as grand as the most heroic which history transmits to us ; but every thing was obliged to give way to the enthusiasm, constancy, and intre- pidity, ofthe Spanish army. The houses in flimc- s— the ramparts beat down— the fortifications ill ruins— all the build- ings, offensive and defensive, levelled; such is now the state of a fortress on which the enemies of order founded so many hopes, and which they endeavoured to make the multitude share in. " Miserable wretches ! come and contemplate the unfortu- nate spot formerly occupied by the people whom you deceived! Yoti will only find ruins and ashes, antl a terrible inscription which records what those may expect who dare to imitate Cas- telfollit. Return to yourselves at this sight, poor abused Ca- talonians. Know the infamous wretches who have never, and who never will labour, but for their own interests— who only demand the re- establishinent of abuses that they may subsist— who desire to retain you in the depths of ignorance and slavery, and who at length, as you have seen, abandon you in the flour of danger. " Have you not seen, scarcely a moment passed, the im- prudent Itomanillo separate himself from a town, which is also his, at a critical moment, and with a promise to return to your succour ? Have you not seen him remain six tlays in the presence of my works, though be had collected all the su.' cours he could find, and was accompanied by his worthy companions Romagosa, Eroles, and others, and not dare to advance one step, or ever trouble for a single moment the siege, which has terminated in your destruction ? Do you need other proofs, unfortunate victims? You have seen them with arms in their hands, can you require any tiling more to convince you ? " Do you still doubt the weakness, the impotence, the cow- ardice of those who abandon you when you are besieged, and remain idle when they ought to fight ? Where are those foieign armies so frequently announced to blind and ruiu- you ? Un- deceive yourselves; hasten and receive the welcome of recon- ciliation, which your country, full of pity, is impaiient to grant you ; or fear the prompt punishment which she will inflict 011 her criminal children, the enemies of her repose and her hap- piness. In order to promote as much as I can the cortlial re conciliation or the exemplary punishment alluded to, I order, III consequence of the powers vested in me, what follows : — " Ait. I. Every town or village which surrenders 10 an armed band of factious, less in number than one thiid of the inhabitants, shall be sacked and burnt. " 2. Every town or village obliged to surrender by a greater number of factious than one- third of its inhabitants, and in which the greater part of the latter join them and combat in their ranks, shall also be sacked and burnt; but if only a small number of inhabitants have joined the factious, only the houses of the rebels shall be pillaged and burnt, without their being therefore exempt from the punishment pronounced against them by the taw. " 3. E veiy town or village in which subsistence or other succours shall be given to the factious, not being io gjeater force than one- third ofthe inhabitants, shall he condemned to pay a fine of at least. 1000 livres Catalan, or more if necessary, and the members of the Municipality shall be shot; it being at the same time understood, that when a superior force of the factious shall force the town or village to supply them, the na- t'on w ill not take any notice of it. " 4. Every isolated house situated in the country, or in a low 11 or village which shall have been abandoned by its inha- bitant's at the approach of the National troops, whose discipline, subordination, and excellent conduct are well known, shall be plundered and pulled down, or burnt. The people may be cer- tain that when property is to he protected, and persons secured, 1 shall always be d sposed, as I ever have bpen, to punish with the greatest rigour the least fault committed; by my subalterns. " 5. The M unieipal Councillors and justices of Peace, Clergymen of the villages, situated at the distance of three leagues from my head quarters, or from the spot where some superior officer is, who shall neglect to give! me information from day to day, and even several times a day, jf necessary, of the movements of the factious in their vicinity, s( ull be fined. If any important disadvantage results from their negligence, they will be punished with dealh. " 6. Every individual belonging to the class of soldiers in the ranks of the factious, who shall surrender to me or to any General of divisions of the army 1 command, with bis anils, shall be pardoned for hts crime of rebellion, tlie power of doing PORTUGAL. LlSBoy, Nov. 5.— Last sitting of the General, Ex- traordinary, and Constituent Cortes, 011 the 4th of November 1822. The sitting having been opened at a quarter past eleven o'clock, and the Deputation prepared to receive the King in the usual form, his Majesty entered the hall at half- past eleven preceded by the Deputation, and accompanied by the Ministers, Secretaries of State, and the chief officers of his household. I Iavino" seated him- self on the throne, he delivered the following speech : " GESTtx. MEN — At the moment when you are going to close your labours in this Legislature, I come to congratulate myself with you and the nation, 011 Ihe wisdom of legislative measures which you have adopted for the reformation of the social edifice. " My attention is naturally fixed on ihe political constitution or fundamental 1 aw ot the State, which I swore to voluntarily and deliberately and which receives this day the sacred pro- mise of all the citizens, " Yes, Gentlemen, they must feel a virtuous pride in be- holding the rights of man as a member of society, established on principles us solid and desirable as eternal morality. The throne, built upon the Law, and the prosperity of social insti- tutions, supported by the sublime power ofthe divine religion which we profess ; the safety of individuals and ptoperty, com- bined with toe interest and security of the Sta'e : the agree- ment, the harmony between the rights of the citizen and his duties; the civil liberty of the individual, and the well- being of society guaranteed by the responsibility of the public func- tionaries, and by the just liberty of the press. All, Gentle- men, what a sum of happy results do the conditions of our social compact promise i " Faithful Representatives of the nation you embraced tbe whole extent of the wants of the people. While research an, I meditation prepare 1 the work of the Constitutional Code your care provided a remedy for the evils that most urgently required it. Thus, the administration of justice and finance the restoration of public credit, commerce, navigation, agricul- ture, manufacture*, public instruction, and philanthropy, receive the impulse of wisdom antl patriotic zeal, which cha- racterise and distinguish the regenerators of a nation in an en- lightened age. " To this spirit of justice and order, with which the plan of the political regeneration of the monarchy was conceived we owe Ihe relations of friendship and interest, which happily subsist with Foreign powers ; antl very particularly with ihe Constitutional and Representative Governments of both worlds- and 1 lKive particular satisfaction in being able to announce to you the most positive declarations of tlie Governments of France and England, have fully secured us a.' ainst the fears of any attack upon our independence. " To this same wisdom, and to the measures of conciliation, with which you have endeavoured to maintain the integrity of the United Kingdom, and 10 strengthen the fraternal ties which bind us to the Portuguese of Brazil, the dissenting provinces will owe, I hope, the return of the tranquillity, and of the blessings, which they cannot expect, but from the union with the Portuguese of Europe. This subject, gentlemen awaken- ed recollections, which deeply afflict my heart. I would uot touch Oil it, Wtre it not so intimately connected with the march of your labours, aud witli the right it gives you to the national acknowledgements, and to my particular gratitude. " The glory of Kings is inseparable from the happiness of their subjects; and he who presides over a free nation is * « happy as those are miserable who rule over slaves ; this is the measure ofthe satisfaction which vonr iliustrious antl useful labours give me. Tin y open a boundless career of prosperity and glory to the noble Portuguese nation whose fate is essenti- ally united with mine. " You are going, gentlemen, to receive from your consti- tuents, the congratulations and the benediction's to which your services entitle you. Carry to them, at the same time, the certainty that my care and solicitude continue to bedevot d to the welfare of the nation. Assure them of the sinceritv of my intentions and the consistency of my proceedings, of which you have been eye witnesses ; and if it should be necessary, in- spire them with true love of their country which binds them to sacrifice every thing for it; and teach them that sincere aiHie- rence to the constitutional system, essentially consists in obedi- ence to the laws, and in luve of order and justice, without which the best institutions cannot prosper. In this manner, continuing to instruct and to edify, you will enjoy, in the pub- lic gratitude, the just reward of your glorious labours, ami the generous nation to which you have consecrated them, by following she course which you have triced 1 ut for it. will be- come by the perfection of its social institutions, the model and the envy of other people." " His Majesty having concluded his speech, the Pre- sident rose to reply in the name of the Assembly, and in a long and eloquent discourse, developed the hopes which the nation might justly conceive from a constitu- tion so fortunately established, without any of those in- ternal convulsions which have afflicted other States, and and with the most perfect concurrence of all cl. isscs. He touched on the affairs of Brazil, winch he s'. ill hoped might be finally arranged to the satisfaction and interest of all parties. His Excellency dwelt on the gratitude due to his Majesty, for his sincere and steady co- opera- tion in their labours, observing, that they would " have gladly proclaimed him the father of the" country, had not. that noble title been prostituted by fottery, and conferred, to the horror of humanity, even on die ty- rants of Rome. " He concluded with ' Long live King John VI. the House of Braganza, the Catholic and Apostolic Reli- gion, and the Portuguese Nation. The King, rising said ' Long live the Sovereign Congress.' All the° e* exclamations were repeated with enthusiasm, both", by the Deputies and the citizens, who crowded tlie galleries. " At fifty minutes past eleven, the King withdrew in the same manner as he entered ; and the deputation that accompanied . him having returned, M. Fehmeiras the Secretary, stated, in the name of the deputation) that his Majesty, on taking leave, had desired that they would assure the Congress of the Constituent Cortes of his particular thanks formal! the delicate attentions which they had shewn him, and that he would at all times^ be the first defender of the social compact wh the Cortes had decreed, and in co- operating, with power, in the prosperity ofthe Portuguese nation* This called forth fresh acclamations from the Depu- ties, and from tin; galleries. " At five minutes past twelve, the minutes were read and approved, and the President closed the session, say- nig,—'• Ihe General, Extraordinary, and Constituent Cortes of the Portuguese nation, closed their session, this day, the 4th of November, 1822,' ch all mo. V GERM A Si PAPERS. VERONA, NOV. 10.— News We just come to kind, that in consequence of a finnan of the Grand Seignor, all the Ottoman troops on the Danube are obliged to re- 1 main under arms during nest winter, and consequently will not return home as, under other circumstances, they would have done. This decision has produced some dis- content among the Asiatics, but there is every appear- ance they will submit to it. We learn besides, that the Turkish troops on the Danube will shortly be placed in winter quarters. There is no more talk of sending some corps to Thessaly. P. S.— We cannot vet positively say whether Aus- tria intends taking part in any new war either on tlie side of Turkey or Spain. Letters from Frankfort, by the Dutch and Flanders mail, announce several heavy failures there, up to the 24th instant, in consequence of losses by speculations, chiefly in Spanish stock. It had risen to 59, notwith- standing the prevalent notion that a war against Spain would ultimately be declared by France. At Amsterdam, on the 25th inst. the Spanish stock was at 58. There also some failures had occurred, but not of much importance. From St. Petersburgh, the commercial letters announce a considerable decline in the exchange, which was as low as 9d. 27- 32. The speculators in tallow still keep up the price to from 110 to 120 roubles, by means of ex- presses from London, announcing a rise there. The freights of vessels at Cronstadt had, in consequence of these speculations, risen from 50s. to 70s. per ton— The weather was again open on the 7th inst. but some severe frost had been felt, which had impeded the navi- gation. TURKEY AND GREECE. FRANKFORT, NOV. 17.— Letters from Vienna say that the Provisional Government ot'Greece has thought fit to accede to the proposal of an armistice made by Chourschid Pacha, but on condition that he shall evacu- ate Thessalv, and that those fortresses in the Morea which have still Turkish garrisons, r. s well as Arta and Prevesa, shall be immediately given up to the Greeks.— When this is done, the Greek Government consents to a suspension of hostilities for six months. It remains to be seen whether Choursch'd has powers sufficiently ex- tensive to subscribe to the conditions ; meantime it is af- firmed that he has feat a Tartar to Constantinople, to inform the Porte of the state of things. The Pacha has thought it pindent to retreat with the remains of his army towards Macedonia. The defection of the Albanians who were with the Turkish troops, and have now joined the Greets, has given the last blow to Chourschid, who has no nu ans to resume offensive operations unless the Povte sends him another army. TIUESTE, NOV. 5.— Three vessels from Smyrna, that have made the passage in seventeen, thirteen, and ten days respectively, bring the news that Canea, the capi- tal of Candia, has capitulated to the Greeks ; and. when the last vessel sailed ( 25th October,) a French frigate, with part of the garrison, was entering the port of Smyr- na. Another vessel from Alexandria, which met the Egyptian flotilla near Candia, confirms this news, and affirms that many of the Turkish inhabitants refused to leave Canea, and declared they would embrace the Chris- tian religion. Accounts from Arta of 19th October have been re- ceived at Corfu. Odysseus had reconciled himself with all the Thessalian captains, and was at Demago, seven leacrues from Larissa. The Albanians are again in in- surrection against the Turks. As usual, they join the victorious party, but at present they decide the campaign of this year. VERONA, NOV. 12.— Cardinal Spina, the represen- tative of his Holiness, has interested himself warmly in favour of the deputation frowthe provisional Greek Go vernment, which has lately arrived at Ancona. It would appear that his endeavours have been in some degree successful; for itis confidently stated that the Congress lias ietermined to ap| ioint the town of Uovoredo, four leagnes distance from here, for the provisional abode of the Greek Deputies. From that place they will send to the Sovereigns ofthe Holy Alliance a circumstantial me- morial on the actual state of affairs in their country. If this news he confirmed, it is already a great point gain- ed : and it is not doubted that after the arrival of Count Capo d'Istria, Minister of State, and Baron Strogonoff, the former Ambassador from l'ussiato Constantinople, the- e Deputies will obtain permission to proceed to the Congress to give the necessary information to guide the diplomatists in their deliberations on the affairs of Turkey and GeeeCe. TRIESTE, NOV. 8 — The arrival of the Deputies from Greece, in the environs of Verona, is now publicly announced. The town of Rovoredo has, we are assured, been just assigned them for their residence. It is added that his Holiness the Pope has warmly interested himself for them with the Sovereigns assembled at Verona, that their demands shall be taken into consideration. TRIESTE, Nov. 9.— The Greeks have seized seve- ral vessels under the Austrian flag, while endeavouring to enter the port of Napoli di Romania, for the purpose of carrying provisions and stores to the Turks. Captain A. Gagrisa, commander of the brig Bien Aimee, which has just entered this port from Smyrna, in nineteen days, annonnces that two Austrian frigates have sailed from Smyrna for Hydra and Spezzia, to demand satisfaction and reparation for the capture of two vessels, the Pale- iron and llsinaro, laden with corn for the Turkish gar- rison of Napoli di Romania. This Captain confirms also the news of the surrender of the important town and for- tress of Canea, which capitulated. The Turkish vessels w hich were in the roads took refuge at Suda, another small port of the island. The Captain of the Sardinian brig Constanzia, also arrived from Smyrna in 12 days, confirms the above mentioned news, and adds, that the Greeks had seized a French ship laden with grain, and conducted it to Spez- zia, but that a French frigate entered the roads, deliver- ed the captured vessel, and forced the Captain to pay, by way of atonement, the stun of 82,000 piastres. By other accounts, the Austrian Legation at Con- stantinople has sent a courier to Smyrna, where the armed flotilla was stationed, with orders to the Comman- der to use every effort, even force, to preserve the Aus- trian flaw from insult, and that without paying any regard to the declarations of blockading certain ports, or the re- sistance of the Greeks, of whatever nature it may be. Captain N. Dahussowic'n, Commander ofthe Aus- trian brig, La Ville de Kuzzola, which entered the port of Trieste the 4th of this month, and left Kalamata 25 days ago, gives a most favourable account of the Greek affairs HI the Morea. The Tu'kish fleet has been forc- ed to renounce all hope of provisioning Napoli di Roma- nia, and has left those shore some time, after having suf- fered considerable losses in their different combats with the Greeks. News has been received from Corfu, as well as from several other ports of the Archipelago, that the Greeks have made a most important capture at Damicta, in - Egypt. They took, even in the harbour of that town, forty Turkish merchant vessels, the cargoes of which are valued at 260,000 Spanish piastres. Thev have, be- sides, taken near Milo, a brig, loaded with arms and ammunition, destined for Constantinople. The news of the admission of the Greek Deputies, Metaxa and Tcbelo, aud of the designation of the town ' of Rovoredo, as the place of their residence during the sitting ofthe Congress of Verona, has been confirmed. The Greeks living in this town conceive great hopes on this account. The Algemeine Zeitung ofthe 14th instant, contains the following statement, under date Trieste, November 3 " Letters just received from Ancona says, that the Pope no longer permits the Greeks who have fled from Russia to embark here for the Morea, to combat for the Christian faith. They are to go back to Venice, but they will not be received there either. Most of them will at length perish miserably through their continued wanderings." From the LONDON GAZETTE, Nov. 26. Whitehall, Nov. 26. The King has been pleased to appoint Doctor Wil- liam Knight to lie one ofthe Regents or Professors of Philosophy in the Marischal College, in the University of Aberdeen, in the room of Doctor Patrick Copland, deceased. The King has also been pleased to appoint Charles Skene, M. D. to be Professor of Medicine iu the Ma- rischal College, in the University of Aberdeen, in the room of Doctor William Livingston, deceased. The King has also been pleased to appoint the Rev. John Wallace to the church and parish of Abbav Saint Bathans, in the presbytery of Dunse, and county of Berwick, in the room of the Rev. Alexander Anderson, deceased. The King has also been pleased to appoint George Ballingall, M. D. to be Professor of Military Surgery in the University of Edinburgh. The Saturday Gazette announces that— The King has been pleased to grant the office of Solicitor General for Scotland to John Hope, Esq. Advocate, in room of James Wedderburn, Esq. deceased. regret to say, the greater part of the advantage has been lost. Those ships, however, wliicii have been engag- ed in this business have been uncommonly successful, far exceeding even their most sanguine expectations The ship Vansittart and the brig Woodlark, which arrived a few days ago at Port Jackson from tne Sperm Whale Fishery, had a large supply of oil on board; the former having 175 tons, and tlie latter 86 tons. They had put into Port Jackson to obtain refreshments. The Seringapatam, which is now engaged at the fishery, has caught no less than nine whales, some of them very prolific; and, inconsequence of this success, she is nearly filled with a valuable cargo." MARKETS, £> e. AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN. The following is the General Average which governs Im- portation, taken from the Weekly Returns of the quanti- ties and Price of British Corn, Winchester measure, in England and Wales, for the week ended 23d Nov. VV heat, Rye, Barley, Oats, . 39s 19- 28s 19s Od 7d 9d 4d Beans, Peas, Oatmeal, Bear or Big, 26s 2d 2Ss lid 00s Od 00s OOd LONDON, Nov. 30. The Spanish charge d'affaires has within the last few days had frequent conferences in Downing. street with Mr. Canning. This is tU" settling day in the Foreign Funds. The fall during the present account, is we believe, without precedent:—. Spanish, highest price, 73; lowest, 52; present, 58J-— Columbian, highest price 96 ; lowest, 70; present 72. The other descriptions are too nu- merous to insert, and the depreciation in value has not been so great, but still very considerable, generally from 5 to 15 per cent. The differences to be paid are so great that a large proportion of the brokers and jobbers are ruined. We have seen a list of nearly 40, in which are five or six houses of some eminence, whose credit could not be doubted before the introduction of these Foreign Funds. The number of persons indirectly af- fected, and who will also not be able to fulfil their en- gagements, it is impossible to calculate— it must be very great.— Courier. The. Money Market was very much depressed towards the afternoon of this day, the gloom pervading the Fo- reign market appearing to spread its influence over the British Securities.— The foreign bubble, which has so long eccupied the attention of the speculators, maybe considered as broken for ever, as the defaulters are nu- merous, and the losses to many individuals must occa- sion their ultimate ruin. In the dangerous speculations which have been lately carried on in the Foreign Securi- ties to an immense extent, a few individuals have been benefited, while the interest of a number of persons must fall a sacrifice to the infatuation A couple of asses found their way on Thursday fore- noon into the Roval Exchange, and made straight for the corner where the transactions in Foreign Stocks are carried on. A sort of competition for a hearing im- mediately took place between the dealers in the above commodity aud their long- ear'd visitors, in which the hitter seemed rather to have the advantage. They were, however, shown out rather unceremoniously. The ins- tinct which led them to that particular corner, as well as the fervency with which thev seemed at once to give vent to their feelings on reaching it, was a subject of no little amazement. Thursday, at two o'clock, the Cabinet Ministers as- sembled at the Foreign Office, Downing Street, which was an adjournment ofthe Cabinet Council which was held last Tuesday. The Cabinet Ministers were the same as on Tuesday, with the addition of Lord Mary- borough. They continued in deliberation till half- past four. The Earl of Liverpool came to town this morn- ing to attend the Cabinet, from Coombe Wood, and returned at the breaking up ofthe Cabinet. Captain Franklin, the intrepid traveller to the Copper Mine River, on the northern shores of America, is promoted to the rank of Post Captain. The Lords of the Treasury have it in contemplation to issue warrants to the Customs, and Excise, authoris- ing them to permit samples of spirits to be imported in phials, not exceeding half a pint each ; coffee, cocoa nuts, and pepper, in packages, not exceeding a quarter of i a pound each ; tobacco, in packages, not exceeding two pounds each, and snuff one pound each ; provided mas- ters of vessels specify in their manifests and reports the several packages and kinds of goods contained in each and describe them as samples ; the importation of samples of tobacco and snuff being also confined to the ports at which tobacco is allowed to be imported. It is currently reported in the City, that an eminent house of agency received, on Wednesday, by the way of Bombay, letters from the interior of Bengal, dated on the 4th July stating, that the Ganges had overflowed its banks, and that an immense number of lives had been consequently lost. They were estimated at 100,000 persons. All the crops had been swept away, and in- digo, in particular, had risen enormously in value.— Such is the rumour circulated amongst the East India merchants. CAMBRIOOE, Nov. 23.— At ten o'clock precisely last night, the balloting closed, and at about a quarter before twelve the Vicr- Chancellor announced the state of the poll as follows : For Mr. Bankes 419 For Lord Hervey 281 For Mr. Scarlett 219 When young Mr. Bankes was pronounced elected for Cambridge University, whose chief support it was understood was the Parsons, it was observed, that Mr. Scarlett had the Lata on his side, and Mr. Bankes the Gospel. It is said that there are no less than six English Noblemen and Dignitaries of the Established Church, j now resident in Paris, who have left this country for \ ever, because the climate is not congenial to their tastes. The keelmen ofthe river Tyne are still off work; but the collieries above bridge are daily enabled to send down about 50 keels to the ships, under the active and inde fatigable protection of Captains Nicholas ar. d Bochefort, of the Royal Navy, aud the seamen and marines under their command. Since Friday last we have not heard of any interruption to their operations. On that day, a riotous assemblage, chiefly of women and boys, in front of the North Shore Glasshouses, pelted with stones, not only the people in the keels, but the men of war's boats which were convoying them, in so audacious a manner, that two shots were fired bv the marines in terrorem. One of the balls rebounded from a wall, aud hit one of the rioters, a boy of about 15, named Aaron Marr, the son of a keelman, on the thigh, the skin of which it dis- coloured, but did not penetrate. This boy has since been apprehended, ar. d committed to prison by the Mayor, to answer for the riot at the Quarter Sessions.— Neivcastle Courant. NEW SOUTH WALES' WHALE FISHERY. Extract of a letter from Port Dalrymple, dated June 30 •• — " It was thought that, during the two preceding whale seasons, the whale fishery here was failing ; and, in consequence the vessels also began to decrease in number, so much so indeed, that this season there are comparatively few. It so happens that the present has turned out the most plentiful one we have had ever since the first fishery here; and the number of whales seen exceeds that remembered by the oldest Colonist. Very few vessels have been employed ; and consequently, we The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com- puted from the Returns made in the week ended the 27th Nov. is 28s. 5Id per cwt. duty exclusive. CORN EXCHANGE, Dec. 2. The supply of Wheat and Flour is moderate, and the for- mer is brisk sale at our last quotations.— Very few Oats are in the market, and some business has been done at last week's advance, which is kept up.— Scarce any Barley is in the mar- ket, and it is much sought after, at an advance of Is. per quar- ter— In Beans and Peas there is also anadvance of Is, and upon the whole the market is brisk, the expected supplies being still kept back by the winds. CURRENT PRICES OE GRAIN. Wheat s. s. d. White ( new) 40 to 46 0 Do. Fin Do. Old Red Do. Fine Do. Old Rve Barley ... Do. Old Malt Do. Fine Pease Hog — to — 0 — to -- 0 35 to 42 0 — to — 0 — to — 0 20 to 22 O 20 to 26 0 — ro — 0 40 to 55 0 — to — 0 26 to 29 0 Pease, Maple Do. White Do. Boilers Small Beans Do Old Do. Tick Do. Fine Oats Feed Fine Do. Poland Do. Potatoe Do. Fine t.. s. s. d. 28 to 30 0 28 to 31 0 30 to 3S o 25 to 32 0 — to — o 21 to 28 0 — to — 0 18 lo 22 0 — to — 0 18 to 25 0 20 to 27 0 — to — 0 Flour, 40s. to 45s. — Seconds, 30s. 32s. HADDINGTON CORN MARKET, Nov. 29. A good supply of Wheat in market, which met with a ready sale. Prices nearly the same as last day. Best old, 25s. 6d. Best new, 22s. Current prices of new from 19s. to 21s Top price of Barley 2s. 6d. lower than last day. Best, 19s. Current prices from 15s. 6d. to 18s. 6d Top price of Oats 6d. lower than last day. Best 15s. 6d. Current prices from I2s. to 15s.— Peas and Beans from I Is. to 14s. 6d. Wheat. Rarley. Oats. Pease. Reans. Hrst 22s 0( 1 19s 6d 15s Od 14s Od 14s Od Second 21s Od 17s Od 13s Od 13s Od 13s Od Third 19s Od 15s Od 1 Is Od lis Od lis Od This day there were 392 bo fs of Oatmeal in Edinburgh Market— Retail price per peck of best oatmeal. Is. Id. MORPETH, Nov. 27.— At our market this day, there was a good supply of cattle ; fat sold readily, prices much the same as last week. Being a short supply of sheep and lambs. good sheep met wilh a ready sale. — Beef, 3s. 6d. to 4s. Mutton, 4s. to 4s. 6d.— Lamb, 3s. 6d. to 4s. per stone, sink- ing offals. There was a short supply of cattle at Doune market, on Tuesday, which had the effect of improving prices generally. Fat stock sold Is. per stone higher than last fair— the lean cattle were all sold, although not at prices much higher.— Sheep were Is to Is. fid. in advance; and on one fine lot from Glenartney, 2s. was obtained more than could be got before. KELSO, Dec. 2.— Friday was the first for the season of our monthly markets, established by the Agricultural Society, and the quantity of cattle and sheep brought to market, though not very great, was more than sufficient for the demand, the sale of both kinds of stock being very dull; and we are sorry to add, that the prices, low as they have of late been, are still on the decline ; in fact they, in many cases, leave less than nothing for the feeder, affording a miserable prospect for agri- culture. On Wednesday, being old Martinmas Wednesday, although the morning was very stormy and unfavourable, Glasgow was thronged with country people from an early hour. Some farmers who have attended all the fairs for a long time, de- clared that they never saw such a number of servants on any similar occasion. Fees were very dull for both men and women, but more particularly for men. Stout women, able for any sort of country work, got from 21. to 31. Young lads got from 31. to 41. and the best ploughmen hired did not get above six guineas. The wages of the dairy maids keep higher than those of any other class of servants. Those hired got from 51. 15s. to 41. SMITIIFIELD MAIIKET, Dec. 2. To sink the Offal, per stone of 8lbs. Beef, 2s 6d to 5s 6d 1 Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od Mutton, 2s 6d to 5s OOd | Pork, 2s 8d to 3s 8d Beasts, 5157— Sheep, & c. 22, QoO— Calves. 180— Pigs, 500. FAIRS. NO VEMBER—( New Stile.) Forfar, 1st Wednesday Doune. ditto Dornoch, Bar's Fair, ditto Edinburgh, Hallowfair2dMon Longside, 2d Tuesday Aboyne, Hallowfair, 2d Wed. Fortrose, ditto Beauly, Ilallowmass, 12th day, or Wednesday after Macduff, 5d Wed. and Thurs. Inverness, Wednes. after 18th Beauly, Martinmas, Wednes- day after Inverness Potarch, Thursday before 22d Tarland, Tues.& Wed after 22d Glammis, ditto, after 22d day Huntly, Thursday after ditto day before the Term ( Old Stile.) Strichen, Hallowfair, 1 stTues- day and Wednesday Ellon, ditto Uuntly, Martinmass Fair, 1st Tuesday Grantown, 1st Thursday Peterhead, 2d Tuesday Methlick, St. Dennis Fair, do. and Wednesday Forres, St Leonard's, 2dWed. Stonehaven, the Thurs. before Martinmas Montrose, 1st Friday after do. Cromarty, 5d Tuesday Udny, ditto Newdeer, Thursday after do. i Lenabo, ditto and Wed. or on 22d, if a Thursday Oldmeldrum. Saturdayafterdo. Keith, Martinmas, last Tues. Abet lour, last Thursday Rorichie, Ross- shire, do. Kelso, 2d day Lithgow, 4th day Inverury Feeing Market, Tues- Rayne, Andermasfair, 4thTues Foredyce, 4ih Thursday Fettrcairn, last Tuesday Hami! ton, Carstairs, 2dThurs. Falkland, 1st day. orTues. after Ochterarder. 25th day Melrose, 22d day DECEMBER Strathdon, 1st Tuesday Kincardine, Ilovi- shire, ditto Upper Banchory Tryst, 1st Wednesday Culbockie, 2d Wednesday Tain, Tuesday before Christ- mas 1 Mortiach, Dustan- fair, 5d ) Thursday Inverness, 22d day ( Old Stile.) Uuntly Andermas- fair, 1st Tuesday —( New Stile.) Ellon, 1st Tuesday Turriff, do. and Wednesday Elgin, Andermas Fair, do. Rothiemay, 2d Tuesday Old Deer, Dustan Fair, do. and Wednesday Fochabers, Bellie Fair, 5d Wednesday Dingwall, Tuesday before Christmas Stonehaven, Thursday before ditto Turriff, Saturday before do. 3 perC. Red. 5 per Ct. C. 81, Cents. 4 per Cents. India Stock, PRICE OF I 80J 81 § 80| j 92} { ' 97 U STOCKS. India Bonds, 42 43 pr. Ex. B. 4 6 pr Lottery Tickets 251. lis. Cs. for Ac. 8lJ 82 8lJfJ NAVAL REGISTER. FROM LLOYD'S MARINE LIST, Nov. 26. The Mary, Brown, bound to the Cape of Good Hope, having struck on a sunken Ballast Lighter in going down the River, received so much damage, that she must be lighted and docked at North fleet. Plymouth, Nov. 24.— It blew a violent gale yesterday from the west, and now blows a gale at south. The shipping ride all well. The Samaritan's Hope, Stormont, from Shields to London, put back 21st inst. with damage, after having been blown as far as Leith. The Prince liegenr, Evans, from Liverpool to Cork, was totally lost with all on board, near Cork 1 1th inst. The hull of a brig of about 200 tons, apparently Cumber- land built, timber laden, water logged, and a complete wreck, was boarded 20th September in lat. 14 long. 51. by the Ann M'Kenzie, Morrison, which arrived^ at Deuierara on the 50th from Glasgow. Water ford, Nov. 21.— Arrived the George TV. Thomas, in 18 days from Quebec; before she sailed, the winter had set in with " real severity, The Hibernia, To^ ker, 6f Yarmouth, N3. bound to Bar- badoes, was water- logged 30th ult. lat. 45. Ion. 64. and the crew drowned. The Master taken olfthe wreck by the George, Unsworth. arrived at Liverpool. The brig Mary, of Dublin, foundered off the' Point of Ayr. Crew saved bv the Fullarion, Holmes, which arrived at the Isle of Man 14th inst. The , Four Brothers, Couch, from Rotterdam to London, was lost on the Cross Sand off' Yarmouth, 22d inst. The steward and two passengers saved by a fishing boat; the master, mate, and four men, took to their boat. NOV. 29. — A piratical schooner of about 250 tons, with six guns » 18- pounders and small arms, and 60 men, was taken 27th August between Mantazas and Double- headed Shot, by the barge of his Majesty's ship Iphigenia, commanded by Lieut. Stokes, in company with the Zephyr, Harrison, from Jamaica to London. The Sarah, of Nassau, which was in company, was captured by the pirate, but afterwards re- cap- tured by the Iphigenia's barge and the Zephyr, and sent on her voyage. The prize was sent to Havannah. The Cicero, Curry, of and for Newcastle, from London, was totally lost on Hasbro' Sand on Sunday night. Crew saved. The Mary, . from Skerries to Whitehaven, was drivefl on shore 23d inst. during a heavy gale at SVV. to the south- ward of St. Bees' Head, and bilged. Crew saved. PIRACY— WEST INDIA TRADE. On the 18th inst. at a General and full Meeting of the West India Planters, Merchants, and Ship Owners of Glasgow, the following Memorial was adopted, and directed to be forwarded to the Admiralty :— To the Right Hon. the Lords Commissioners of his Ma- jesty's Admiralty, the Memorial of the West India Associa- tion of Planters, Merchants, and Shipowners, in the city of Glasgow. SHEWFTH-— That your Memorialists are extensively engaged in the trade with his Majesty's Colonies in the West Indies.— That authentic accounts have lately been received, of a preda- tory warfare carried on by lawless banditti in the West India Seas— interrupting the passage of vessels to and from the Co- lonies— extending to the very shores and harbours of our Islands— endangering the persons and properly of British sub jests— and raising the premium of insurance to double the rate usually paid at this season of the year. That, in a time of profound peace, when no risk was anticipated but that of the elements ; when no preparations of defence were required against a foreign enemy ; and when confidence was reposed in the vigilance of his Majesty's cruizers, for the suppression of every piratical attempt— your Memorialists cannot but con- template, with sentiments of regret and surprise, that the vessels of Britain should thus have been exposed to insult, pillage, and barbarity. Aware, however, on the one hand, of the pru- dential policy it was expedient to observe toward Spain, and ignorant, on the other, of the instructions which may have been communicated to the Commanders on the stations, your Memorialists do not presume either to attribute blame to the administration of your Lordships or to suggest the remedy best adapted to the exigency. But feeling in the strongest manner the grievance of which thev now complain, and con- fiding at the same time, with perfect assurance, both in the care and wisdom of his Majesty's Government, they cannot permit themselves to entertain a doubt that effectual measures will immediately be adopted to remove the evil, to prevent its recurrence, and to afford the most complete protection to the trade of the country. May it therefore please your Lordships to take the premises into your consideration, and to give such redress as the nature of the case may require. Signed in name and by appointment of the Meeting, JAS. EWING. Chairman. C. D. DONALD, Secretary. Glasgow, Nov. 19, 1822. The following is in answer to the above memorial : SIB, Admiralty Office, Nov. 23, 1822. I have laid before my Lords Commissioners of the Admi- ralty, the Memorial of the West India Association of Glasgow, complaining of the Piratical depredations committed in the West India Seas ; and I am commanded to acquaint you, in reply, that my Lords are glad to observe, that the Association has not overlooked the political circumstances which have de- layed the exercise of force in the suppression of the outrages committed in that quarter. Their Lordships are satisfied that the Naval force on the station was abundantly sufficient ( if no such difficulties had occurred ( for the suppression of the de- predations alluded to ; and I am farther directed to add, that measures have, some time since, been taken by his Majesty's Government, and are still pursued, which my Lords trust will prevent a recurrence of the evil complained of, and afford the usual protection to the Commerce of hit Majesty's subjects.— I am, Sir, your most obedient Servant, J. W. CROKER. C. D. Donald, Esq. Glasgow. his survey of the eastern coast, of Africa. The roval marine garrison at Ascension, were well and much satis- fied with the increase to their comforts on the station — They supplied the Pilot with pigs ami poultry. The Pilot fell in with a Portuguese corvette, off the Western Islands, on the 6thNovember lat. 35 jo- Ng VI of Lis- bon 42 Jays looking after a pirate, which ha I fired inttf a Portuguese transport, and killed the commander. The following Officers came home in the Pilot ; Major Jones, Lieutenants Pemberton, Moleswortii, Keats;, and Doctors Macdonald and Napier, royal. artiljerv ; Lieutenant Higgins, 56th regiment ; Lieut. Drum- mond, 82d regiment ; Mr. Wilicocks, Purser of the Hyperion, invalided ; and Mr. Marshall, boatswain of the Dockyard at the Cape. EDINBURGH, Dec. 3. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 21 The Jupiter, 60, Captain Westphal, in the Sound, is ordered to be fitted to take out the lliglit Hon. Lord Amherst, Governor- General of India, to Calcutta. The Tartar, 42, Captain T. Brown, is fitted for the broad- pendant of Sir Thomas Hardy, Bart. K. C. B. on tlie South American station, to relieve tlie Creole. Tlie Gloucester of 74 guns, Captain Sir Murray Maxwell, is fitting out to proceed to cruise in the Me- diterranean. DEAL, NOV. 24.— Arrived this morning, and sailed for the River, the Brailsford, Spring, from Bombay and Cape of Good Hope. The Hindostan, arrived at Liverpool from Calcutta, whence she sailed on the 18th July. The East India Company's ship Berwickshire, sailed from Bombay for China on the 6th of June ; the Dunira and Duke of York on the 7th of July: the Bucking- hamshire and Macqueen were expected to follow about the 20th of July ; and the Orwell and Castle Huntly, the beginning of August. The Palmira, Lamb, from Bengal, passed through the Downs on Sunday night. CALCUTTA, June 25.— The ship Sherburne, had ar- rived at China ; every thing was quiet there, but no vessel with opium on board allowed to enter the ports.— The Hon. Company's ships General Harris, and Mar- quis Camden, with the ship Maitland ( for Calcutta from China), were at Penang. CAI'E OF GOOD HOPE, Sept. 24.— The captain, second mate, and three of the men of the Charles Mills, lost in the Bay of Bengal, were the only persons saved. Twelve vessels were dismasted. The Dutch ship Co lombo foundered at sea ; the captain and one man were picked up by a French ship, and landed at Bourbon. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 26.— It was formerly mentioned that the number of persons supposed to have been lost on board of the Laseelles, wrecked near Southport, was 23 or 24 ; but we since learn from the ship's papers which have floated on shore, that there were no passen- gers on board, those who had taken their passage in her when she sailed from Pernambuco having all lauded at Maranham. The following are the names of the suffer- ers, comprising the crew of the Laseelles :— William Stenhouse, captain ; Allan Kerr, mate ; John Cairns, second mate ; P. Callington, cook ; George Lang ( for- merly ofthe brig Retrieve, sold at Maranham) ; John Beard, carpenter; John Smith, Matthew Cleghorn, John Smith, Andrew Bruce, Thomas Stephenson, or Thomas- Lyne, Win. Ford, and John Weare, seamen. PORT CHARGES IN PRUSSIA INCREASED.— Ex- tract of a letter from the agent to Lloyd's at Meinel, dated November 9, 1822:—" Notwithstanding the able petitions sent to the Lower Court at Konigsberg some time ago, and afterwards to Berlin, the new extra port charges of a dollar per last, on British, Swedish, Norwe- gian, and Spanish shipping, is to take place on all ves- sels cleared out after the 7th instant ; and this not in in unison with the reduction of the port and other charges in Great Britain." The Pilot, Lieut. Williams, has arrived at Portsmouth from the Mauritius, the Cape, St. Helena, and Ascen- sion. She left the Manritus on the 25th of July, the Cape of Good Hope on the 14th of September, St. Helena on the 29th, and Ascension on the 6th of Oct. She brought two companies of royal artillery from the Mauritius and the Cape, ten invalid seamen, and several officers, passengers. Commodore Nourse was to leave the Cape, in the Andromache, for the . Mauritius, Bourbon, and Muscat, on 16th September. The Cygnet had sailed for the Mauritius, and the Heron, to look for and to ascertain the precise situation ofthe Te- lemaque Shoals to the south east ofthe t ape. The Menai, 26, Capt. F. Moresby, C. 15. sailed from the Mauritius on the 23d July, on a three months' cruise. Capt. Owen, with the Baracoulta and Tender, sailed froui the Cape on the 12th September, to commence HIGH COURT OF JUSTICIARY. James Gordon, Daniel Brown, and John Broomfiel'd, charged with theft, committed by means of housebreaking, iri the premises of Matthew I lou den, pawnbroker, ai the head of Dickson's Close, High Street, on the 23.1 of September last. The property carried off consisted of sixty- four gof 1 and silver watches, forty- three gold seals, four gold watch- chains, six gold watch- keys, ninety- four gold rings, thirty gold broaches, twelve pairs of gold ear- rings, a necklace of imitation opal, six silver snuff- boxes, seven paiis of silver sugar tongs, three dozen table- spoons, and eight dozen of silver' tea spoons, besides a great variety of silver and jewellery arti- cles : the prisoners were also charged with being habit and re- pute thieves. They pleaded not guilty, and the Jury weie sworn. The declarations of the piisonefs were admitted and read. The libel was restricted on account of llieir youth. After the examination of witnesses, the Lord Justice Clerk summed up the evidehce to the Jury at great length, and, j with his usual accuracy and discrimination, pointed out the \ bearings of the material facts of the ease, and the law respect- j ing them. His Lordship concluded at five o'clock in the I evening, when Ihe Jury, after a short consultation, unani- ! mously found the prisoner, Gord m, guilty of the crimes j libelled, and Brown and Broomfteld guilty of reset, j The Clerk of Court read the sentence as recorded, which ! was— that Gordon be transported beyond seas for 14 years, ij under the usual certification, and that Brown and Broomlield - J he confined ih Bridewell for the space of two years, to be em- ployed atthe tread- mid or other hard labour, according to the rules of that establishment. The appearance of so many unfortunate young creatures at ( he bar of our highest criminal Court, for capital offences, ( two of the prisoners being only 13 years of age, which the other did not appear greatly to exceed,) formed a truly melan- choly spectacle. GRAND LODGE OF SCOTLAND. Agreeably to ancient usage, the Grand Lodge and | Masons of Scotland assembled in Freemasons' Hall, on | Saturday 30th November, being the anniversary of St. I Andrew, the tutelar S'aint of Scotland, in order to elect t office- bearers for the ensuing ye; r. j His Majesty the King, on his accession to the Throne, having graciously condescended to continue Patron of the ancient order of St. John's Masonry for Scotland, the follbwing office- bcarcrs were unanimously elected, viz. His Grace George William, Doke of Argyll, most worship- ful Grand Master Mason of the ancient older of St. John's Masonry for Scotland. The Right Hon. John, Lord Viscount Glenorchy, right worshipful Grand Master Depute. William I nglis of MilU! 1 eton, Esq. right worshipful Grand Master Substitute; Ilis Grace the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon, right wor- shipful Fast Grand Master. Myles Angus Fletcher, Esq. advocate, right worshipful Senior Grand Warden. Walter F. Campbell of I. slay and Shawfield, Esq. M. P. right worshipful Junior Grand Warden. Sir John ( lay of Smitbfield and Hayston, Bart, right wor- shipful Grand Treasurer. Alexander Lawrie, Esq. right worshipful Grand Secretary. James Bartram, right worshipful Grand Clerk. John Maitland, Esq. Assistant. The Rev. Dr. Lee, First Minister erf Canongate, Grand Chaplain. William Cunningham, Esq. Grand Jeweller. Archibald Paterson, Esq. Grand Bible Bearer. The Right Hon. the Earl of Kinnoull was appointed Provincial Grand Master for Perthshire, in the room of Sir Patrick Murray of Qchtertyre, Bart, who has re- signed. When St. Andrew's day falls on Saturday, it has1 been the practice to celebrate the festival oil the Mon- day following ; accordingly, the Grand Lodge and u numerous assemblage of the brethren met in Freemasons' Hall last night for that purpose. David Simpson, a native of Brechin, and journeyman shoemaker in Arbroath, met. an untimely end on the night of Thursday last. He had gone from Arbroath to Aucbmithie along with some companions, and remained in a house till a late hour. On his return home, falling behind lii's acquaint- ances, he had missed the road, and gone directly over one of the rocks,- at the foot of which his lifeless corpse was found oil Friday, about three o'clock in the afternoon. Thursday the designation of the Rev. John Cooper, Jatnes Mitchell, and Alexander Crawford, three Mis- sionaries ofthe Scottish Missionary Society took place in Lady Glenorchv's Chapel. The Rev. Dr. Buchanan began with prayer, after which the Rev. HenryGrey de- livered t6' them a very solemn and impressive address ; and at the close of it presented each of them with an elegant Bible. The Chapel was crowded to excess, and the collection amounted to upwards of'L. 93.— Seldom has a more impressive ceremony taken place, or one which more strongly rivetted the attention of the congregation who conk! not but duly appreciate the importance of the undertaking in which their countrymen were about to engage. The above Missionaries set off yesterday mor- ning for London, where they will embark for Bombay. We understand that these Missionaries are the first who' have been sent to India by any Missionary Society in Scotland. Transmission of Burtnay.— Oil the afternoon of Monday, James Burtnay, whose trial and condemnation, at Edinburgh, we reported in our paper of Thursday se'ennight, arrived at Ayr, to undergo the execution of his sentence. He was conveyed in a chaise, iu the custody of Mr. Gunn, chief constable, Ayr, and es-< corted by a strong party of the Ayrshire Yeomanry Cavalry. The Sheriff- clerk- depute, in another chaise, preceded the one which contained the unfortunate indi- vidual. On Tuesday the convicts belonging to Glasgow, ten in number, vVere each presented with a Bible, ( a gift from the Glasgow Auxiliary Bible Society), a number of religious Tracts, and a Shorter Catechism, the de- livery of which, in the presence ofthe whole, was pre- faced by a most feeling and appropriate address by this Rev. James Morrison, Chaplain to the Jail, followed by Mr. Peter Ewing, one of the Elders of the parish, in the same strain ; they ail seemed deeply affected with the addresses, and several of them were shedding tears.- On taking leave of James Campbell in the morning ( ano- ther convict still in jail), he offered up a feeling a. id ap- propriate prayer for himself and them for their future welfare ; tliey entered the carriage in a quiet and or- derly manner, as they all along have conducted them- selves since receiving sentence, and went off escorted by a guard of cavalry. The idea of religions instruction to- prisoners, has been exemplified in a striking manner in- the above persons, at least their behaviour has in a great cleoree shown, that in what they have been instructed has not been lost. Bill Ills. » At Fort Augusta. Jamaica, on Ihe 31st of August, the Lady of Major Stewart, 91st regiment, of a daughter. At Madeira, on the 17th ult. the Lady of Robert Wallace, Esq. of a daughter. At Bemersyde, on tiie 25th ult. the Hon. Mrs. George Fairholtne, of a son. At Springhalt, on the 261h ult. the Lady of Capt. Douglas, R. N. of a daughter. At Albury l'aik, on the 24th ult. Lady Harriet Drum- mond, ot a son. At Cotk, on the 24; h, the Lady of Major F. dtvard Wild man, of the 6th Dragoon Guards, of a daughter. On the 23d ult. the Lady of Thomas Mackenzie Pateiso » , Esq.. of Diunicudden, of » daughter. _ T C"' iirji At. Clifton I',, rise. Si. snlsli Town. Jamaica, on the 5th October. Mr*.. William f> hm: rf of a son. MA ft 111 ARES. At S-. Pa new Middl sex. on the 27th nil. by the Rev. Dr. Moon-. William David on Pi.- dr. E- q. i f Glasgow, to Miss Jane Bruce. of Upner Cower Street, Bedford Square, only daughter of the late Dr. Bruce. At Ki'ir Street, on the 25th ult. the Rer. . Tames Mitchell, to Jessie, voonees! daughter of the tare Mr. William Kinnaird, chemist, Edinburgh. DEATHS. At his seat, Oxfordshire, Ralph She'don, Esq. M. P. At B:: h, on the 28th ult. Don Francisco Antonio Zea, Minister of the Columbian Republic. His health had been in » A.- c'h ling stale fir more than 12 months. At Vitph'S. on the 13th October. Mr. Andrew Craigie, late of Edinburgh, stcond son of Mr. David Craigie, Leith. To the EDITOR of the ABERDEEN CHRONICLE. S. u, TAKIVO my nsual walk lo the Castle Hill, the other morn- ing, I observed some labourers in a close adjoining, busily employed digging a well tor water, a- I thought. On inquiry, titer told me. thev- were making a cess pool ( I know not if it fs properly expressed) for a water closet in the premises, which had discharged for many years under the pavement, on ( he kennel in- the street, but which was thought a nuisance hy the Commissioners of Police, and ordered to be shut up. * With the- utn ost deference to these Gentlemen, I really think that, bv. thisorder, they are making a nuisance in place of preventing one. I think, that the contents of a water closel ( Madame Cloacina is not to be trifled with) ought to go into the kennel vpon. anil not under ground, and impelled by . the current, with the assistance of the Scavengers" broom, be ! Feathers. Families and others requiring such an art. cle, sent into oblivion « ill. all speed. What do we pay the Sea. i find it il. eO inmost to make enrly purchases, venders for but to do this— to clear away daily and hourly MIL DUFF TJlEGS leave to Intimate to his Friends, that tiie r. > BALE promised to his Pupils, sometime ago, will take Place on the Evening of Friday the 15th fust, in the New Inn Assent/ ly lioim. DANCING to begin at Six o'CIock.— TICKETS ( gratisj to he had of Mr. 1) e11- only. Tickets of Admission for Strangers, 3s each. N. B — Mr. DUFF particularly requests, that those Pupils who were at the last flail, and also those who intend being at the SPRING BALL, will have the goodness to call fur Tickets auv Day after Friday next. Concert Hail. Dec. 4, 1822. GEORGE CAMPBELL <$• CO. INTIMATE, tliat tliey arc now selling tiie remnin- iuy part of their present extensive Stock of GOOSE FEATHERS, picked and free from dust, or any mixture whatever of poultry feathers, and fit for immediate use, at the following prices; Best ENGLISH WHITE GOOSE, mixed with the Down, equal to any London prepara- tion, per stone of ISlh. * £ V 18 0 Best IRISH WHITE GOOSE, mixed with Down Best ENGLISH & IRISH GREY, GOOSE, mixed with Down POULTRY FEATHERS of the first des- cription, ... ... ... These Feathers being new, and of a superior quality, free from any adulteration, and selling 4s. per stone, or 3d. per lb. elH'ajier thai! tbe common prices of the most inferior new 1 16 0 1 8 0 1 0 0 these itnpu- ri'ies ? What are the kennels made for ? What is the use of the water from these closet,— one ofthe greatest luxuries we enjoy— next to the dining room ? But by oblig- ing vcoptc to hoard up impurity in these pits, these sinks of torruption in every Court, we lay up for ourselves treasures of tilth, stink, and corruption; and may in time raise a con- tagion, and breed a pestilence, which all the water in the Burn of Cults, aft the besoms of the Commissioners, will never nvifi correct or remove, To the EDITOR of the ABERDEEN CHRONICLE. SHI, SOME years ago, Mr. MAcon. vs of the Remembrancer's Office, Visited Aberdeen, for the purpose of ascertaining what Window Tax was to be levied from the houses in town, as irregularities bad taken place in the Assessment. At that time, he was instructed to make allowance for old houses of • moderate or low rents, having many windows; and although he, . upon the whole, raised the Assessment, he reduced the Ta*. upon some such old houses, and it certainly was not understood,' that such reduction was to be temporary, the actual value of the houses daily diminishing. Of late, we find, that upon a re- survey, the whole windows in such houses are charged, and. in some instances, the taxes amount to more than one- half ofthe actual rent. I know that Surveyors are to note tbe . opening of new windows; but I wish to call ill* at- te. ntiun of the public to the late improvement upon the Assess- ment fixed by Mr. MAPCHAN, immediately employed by. and reporting to, the Court of Exchequer, on old houses, in which vol one window has been opened since his Survey- SCRUTATOR. Aberdeen, Dec. 4, 1822. Gneat bargains: of their Manufactured QUILLS may be expected. . Sliiproip,, Dec- 6 1822. PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chancery, made iii a cause " ALEXANDER against GOR- DON'." the CREDI-' IORS of ADAM GORDON, former- lv of Calcutta, in the East Indies, and of Aberdeen, iu North Britain, Major- General in his Majesty's Service, deceased, ( who died on or ajipuj the 22d day. of February, 181.)) are by themselves, or their Solicitors, forthwith to come in and prove their debts before SAMUF. L COMMON COX, Esq. one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers in Southamp- ton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, or in default there- of. they will he excluded the benefit of the said Decree. To the EDITOR ofthe ABERDEEN CHRONICLE. MY Conscience— the sporting Episcopal Parson at ******, wa » never more completely thrown out by a wrong scent of his dogs, than you have been in the person you pretend to answer in the Chronicle of last week. Let me telf you, that 4< /." neither uses, nor has occasion to use spectacles at any time, and without the, assistance of spectacles or quizzing glass, sees very clearly, that you and the Archbishop, to whom you allude, appear to have read your Bibles and the Thirty- nine Articles of the Church of England to little purpose, other- wise he would never have delivered the charge you quote, nor would you have republished an extract from it. Will any man possessed of the smallest portion of common sense— will any man that has ever given himself the trouble to read and to think, deny that the doctrine of the Chinch of England is Calvinistic ? Aye, as much so, as the Church of Scotland. Bishops are but men, and have their failings. What would the Apostle Paul have said to his beloved Timothy, had he heard of his going a- dny's journey to visit a Play House, let the object of attraction have been what it would. The less that is said in a Newspaper upon these subjects, so much the better; ' in fact, it was never my intention to have appeared in the matter, but seeing the Old Afember of St. Pmil's Otmj. rl. —, ou Atr. T-, it 1,1 r. „-,, live,,. I cox, Ml not help giving you both a slap in the by- going, I now have done, and am as before, I. Dec, ruber 5.. 1823.' SALE OF CORN AND F0DDEP, & c. On Wednesday the 11th December curt, there will be sold at Wairdmill, in the parish of Drumoak, J7GUR fucks of CORN and FODDER and a COW, TWO HORSES, and other Bestial, with FARMING UTENSILS. As also, a c « * npJete SET of UTENSILS used for the Manufacture of Soap. The roup will begin at 10 o'clock forenoon, and credit will be given on good. security* FAT CATTLE FOR SALE, On Monday the I6th December will besold, in Single Peasts, IEIGHTEEN FAT OXEN; by public roup, at Balhreadie of Durris by Banchory. These Cattle have fceen fed on oats and turnips since 1st October, and are now just ready to kill. They run from 20 to 45 stone weight. Credit given and eight days* keep. Roup to begin at 12 o'clock. NOTICE To the CREDITORS of PETER RITCHIE, late Ship Owner in Aberdeen. A GENERAL MEETING of the defunct's Cre- dtlors is to be held, within the office of Alex. Webster, Advocate, upon Thursday the 12th December current, at two o'ciock afternoon ; for the purpose of giving instructions to the Executors as to the shareof the Brig Hibernia, when all eon- Ctfrned are requested to attend. Aberdeen, Dec. 5, 1822. AT LIVERPOOL, FOK ABERDEEN, THE HANNAH MORE, A. 1. F1NLAYSON KENN, MASTER, r. Is now on the Birth, and will sail about the 10th December. Freight moderate. Apply to tbe Master on board ; or to DAVID MILNE. Aberdeen. Nov. 29, 1S22. SifyoitrnciJ. SALE AT TIIE AGENCY OFFICE, On Tuesday the 10th December current. PART ofthe BANKRUPT STOCK of Messrs. WALLACE, BRIINDES, & BROOKS, Woollen Drapers, LONDON— consisting of Superfine West of England BLACK and BLUE CLOTHS CASS I'M E RES— W AISTC O A TIN G S V EI. V E- TEENS— VELVETS— CORDUROYS, and THICK- SETTS. 500 Ready Made FRIEZE and DUFFLE MANTLES. 100 Ready Made TA ItTAN CLO A KSand MANTLES. 200 Pieces Figured BOMBAZETTS. 20 Dozen London- made UMBRELLAS. With a variety of other articles. II. M S. begs to acquaint the public, that the Goods are on he way from London, and that he has instructions from the Assignees to that Estate, to sell the whole off without reserve, for behoof of Creditors. Sale to begin at 11 o'clock forenoon each day. Agency Office, Dec. 4, 1822. To LET, till Whitsunday, a neat FAMILY HOUSE, i Concert Close, Broad Street. Enquire at H. Macswein. This Day is published, Price One Shilling, TIDE TABLES, FOR THE YEAR 1823, SHEWING THE TIME OP HIGH WATER at ABERDEEN £ LONDON ; THE SUN'S DECLINATION Every Dayt at Noon / THE ECLIPSES, $ THE MOON'S AGE. TO WHICH IS ADDED, A LIST OF THE VESSELS REGISTERED THE PORT OF ABERDEEN, JVith the Nantes of the Owners, Masters, $ c. AT BY GEORGE INNES. TO RE CONTINUED ANNUALLY. EniNWRGit— Printed by W. AITKIN, for the Author; and sold by him, and the Booksellers. THE LITTLE CLUB 71/ TEETS in Anderson's, on Saturday the 11th of X. YJL December. Dinner at 4, Business after it. J. A. SANDI LANDS, P. P. L. C. Aberdeen, Dec. 6, 1822. It is particularly requested, that those Members who intend to dine— vponS1ieeps> Head— will signify their inten- tion of doing So, before One o'CIock on the Market- day. THE CHRONICLE. ABEUDEEN: SATURDAY. DECEMBER 1822. Summatj) ef Politics. THE most extraordinary precautions are taken to keep the proceedings of the Congress at Verona a pro- found secret, until the Princes give their Manifesto to the world. The place is surrounded by a cordon of troops, amounting bv common report to forty thousand, and every stranger who approaches the place is subjected to the strictest examination of his motives for visiting it at present, aud if theseare not satisfactory, he is not ad- mitted. No Ladies have been permitted to accompany the high personages assembled, and Ministers of high rank perform the usual d otitis of Secretaries and Clerks! It thus happens, tliat the English newspapers cannot in the mean time be supplied with reports of the proceed- ings : but no doubt is entertained of the fact, that Ens- o . ,. . . ° land steadily and resolutely resists the solicitations of the 3 " rich Court to sanction foreign interference in the T UPSET PRICES REDUCED. TO BE SOLD, BY PUBLIC ROUP, Within the New Inn, Aberdeen,, on Friday the 20tb day of December first, at 2 o'clock afternoon, PIIE following HERITABLE SUBJECTS, be- longing to the Estate of the deceased John Emslie, sometime residing in Aberdeen : — I. The HOUSE on the west side of George Street, pre- sently occupied by William Taylor, John Emslie, and others, and consisting of three Floors, and Coouiceiled Storey, of four apartments each. II. Tbe HOUSE immediately adjoining, and fronting the said Street and St. Andrew's Street, presently occupied by Mr. Anderson, Druggist, and others. It consists, 1st Floor, of two Shops and Back Shop ; 2d and 3d Floors, of four, and Cootnceiled Floor, of three apartments. III. The HOUSE in St. Andrew's Street, sometime oc- cupied by Mrs. Dr. Robertson, consisting of Dining Room, Drawing Room, excellent Bed Rooms, Kitchen, and Cel- larage. IV. The HOUSE immediately adjoining the last, and sometime occupied by Mrs. James Thomson, consisting of two Public Rooms, Kitchen and Cellarage. V. The HOUSE at liroadford, fronting Hutcheon Street lately occupied by Mr. Baird, Coppersmith, and now by Mr. Barron. It contains ample accommodation for a family ; and adjoining to it, there are Washing- house, Cellars, aud Poultry- house. VI. The large INCLOSURE, immediately adjoining the last- mentioned House. It fronts George Street and Hutcheon Street, and is therefore worth the attention of Builders. VII. A HALF HOUSE in the Gallowgate, situated on the east side thereof. The four first- mentioned Houses arc most substantially built and with tiie best materials. The whole will be sold at such prices as to afford a very handsome annual . return to pur- cliasers. _ The title- deeds will be seen, and farther particulars learned on application to Charles Donaldson, Advocate in Aberdeen. affairs of Spain : and that being tiie case, the caose of Liberty has little to apprehend from the hostility of tbe continental powers. The report was, that an allied Russian and Austrian army was to be landed on the south east, while tlte Army of Observation was to pass the Pyrenees, and advance upon Madrid ; but it is easier to talk of the equipment and embarkation of armies, than to defray the unavoidable expence of fitting them out, and procuring transports for their conveyance. As to the Army of Observation, it is said, that in case of its advance. General MINA has orders not to oppose it, but to enter France immediately by another route, w here many are said to be ready to join him, to whom he is prepared to distribute tri- coloured cockades, and to display the flag under which, for so many years, the French soldiers marched to victory. In the meantime, MINA has broken up the Royalist I'egenev, and taken possession of Urgel; the Army ofthe I'aitli being now destroyed or dispersed, and the whole provinces adjoin- ing France in the hands ofthe constitutionalists: and such arc the ortceastng preparations for war, that Spain is said at this moment to resemble one vast arsenal, as France did during the revolution. That the Cortes have resort- ed to severe measure? in order to put down the insurrec- tion, and have suppressed rebellion by fire and sword, is true ; and unless the patriots had abandoned their cause, entirely resigning themselves to the vengeance and des- potism of the abettors of the ahtient regime, they had no other course to pursue. Whether the Baron J'EROLES has escaped pursuit we have not yet heard, but his house has been burned to the ground, and many residences of those who had joined in the insurrection have in a similar manner been destroyed. In all this there is nothing beyond the common usage of war ; and even in Scotland, we have many ruins to remind us, that adherence to what was called a legitimate dynasty was punished iu a similar manner. The great consideration is that Spain and Portugal, according to present probabilities, will establish their Independence let the deliberations and re- solves of the Holy Alliance be what they may. The French Ministerial Journals, and at present they are all of that . description, contradict the statement, that a commercial treaty between Britain, Spain, and Portu- gal, has actually been made ; but the truth must soon be known upon tbe Continent, however disagreeable to the Bourbon Government. Of the internal state of France we can only receive accounts to be depended upon from private letters, or the information of those who have lately been in the country ; but the suppression ofthe School of Medicine, has drawn from some of the Journalists observations which, in the present state of things, were scarcely to be exjietted. The following extract is from the Con- stitutionncl : PARIS! Nov. 28.-?- The sudden suppression of the school of medicine continues lo give rise to the most bitter complaints ; public opinion has been undoubtedly outraged by this measure, and the best and most moderatecilizens do not hesitate to express their regrets. All uien regard it as one of those violent expe- dients, from which a wise Government always abstains. Hitherto we have only considered this act ofthe Ministers, under partiiular points of view, of sufficient weight indeed in thcmseltes'; but there are other considerations of still greater importance; those of its legality, its justice, and its effect on the interests of science. The effect of exaggerating the monar- chical, principle, and of, sub- titut'n ,' a Government of ordon- nanees to a Government of law, will be to destroy the represen- tative system,- and the consequence will be. that we shall fall under theclespotisin of all irresponsible Ministry. Ii has been justly said, tltat no administration would have ventured to take such a measure under tbe ancient regime; we do not think that even the Imperial Government would have ventured to take it. and yet it is hazarded under the reign of the ehartei ! it is contrary to all the laws, and this it will not be difficult to demonstrate. The article 24 ofthe law of the 11th of Floreal, in the 10th year of the Republic, formally recognises the three existing Schools of Medicine, and that of Paris was in the number. It not only gave to the Executive Power no right of suppressing them, but it imposed upon it the duty of establishing additional schools. , The nomination of the Professors is not . left to it iu any ease ; it is the Institute which, for the first organisation, presents the candidates ; and afterwards the chairs are obtained by public competition. The regulations of the University have only confirmed this order of things; they have definitively fixed the mode of com- petition by the Statute of the 31st of October, 1809 ; they have done more, for they have solemnly declared that the Prifessors are immoveable ; that they cannot be censured or reprimanded, suspended or reformed, except by virtue of a sentence, after previous inquiry into the facts. But it is not only the authority of the Republic and of the Empire which has solemnly recognised these particulars ; the H^ val Government has formally sanctioned them since the Restoration. The Ministers of 1822 have not. perhaps, heard of a Royal Ordonnance of the 17th Feb. 1815 ; the date is certainly not suspected. We proceed to lay the preamble before them ; it stales, " that sole and absolute authority is incompatible with the paternal intentions ofthe King, and with the libera! spirit of his Government; that Professors ought not to be subjected to a dependance ill suited to the houourof their profession, and the importance of their functions ; that such a dependance rendered their condition uncertain and precarious, and was injurious to that consideration which they required, in order to devote themselves with zeal to their arduous labours ;" and after having read this declaration, so encouraging, and confor- mable to the dignity of science and literature, the Ministers w ill learn, by. Article 29 of this Ordonnance, that the Profes- sors are immoveable during their.' ives. The Editor ofthe Canstitutionnel had better be guard- ed iu his expressions. The Government of Louts cares neither for arguments drawn from facts, nor the authority of former ordonnauees, it looks to what is considered expedient for the safety of the reigning Dynasty, and holds professions made in tlie name of Royalty in 1815, as cheap as the. King of Naples holds his oaths of ad- herence to the new Constitution, made before he set out to meet the Members ofthe Holy Alliance at Lay- bach. We find that Louis can at pleasure dispense with the ordinary procedure and rule oilaw— he can cast physic to the dogs, when Doctors become Jacobins; sttreiy his Most Christian Majesty coukl not also dis- pense with the third learned profession, should his Clergy become Reformers ? In a preceding column we have inserted the Letter of one of our Correspondents, concerning the recent survey of old houses, for the purpose, as it would ap- pear, of making the window tax more productive. Whe- ther this survey has hi en made tinder the sanction ofthe Court of Exchequer we do not know, or whether it has been set about by some of our local functionaries, for the purpose of showing how useful they can make themselves in promoting the interests ofthe revenue. It is, how- ever, full time that an investigation should take place, in order that the wonderful fact shall be accounted for, viz. that Scotland, its population amounting per- haps to one- sixth of that of England and Wales, pays in assessed taxation more than both. Some months ago we published, from a Parliamentary Paper, the gross amount paid by these countries respectively ; and it is of some importance to recur to the subject again, and of- fer some observations upon the facts st ited. The coun- ty of York pays nearly as much land tax as the w hole of Scotland; and. we believe, that as many horses for carriages or riding are kept in that county as there are in Scotland— yet Scotland pays, in the name of tax on horses, £ 1,35,110 9s. Id. and all England and Wales only £ 643,421) Ss. 9d. The horse dealers tax of Scot- land amounts, bv the last year's return, ending 5th April 1822, to £ 14,710 Os. Od. and all England and Wales for the same duty pays .£ 12,029 10s. The amount of the dutv on dogs, for the sasae period in Scotland, is £ 161,914 18s. 6d.— and all England and Wales, for tee same period, pays £ 156,040 7s. Od. Windows in Scotland, for the time mentioned, yielded £ 1,709,5937s. 6d. all England* nd Waits, £ 2,348,019 19s. 4Jd. Now. the population of England and Wales being at least as six to one compared with Scotland— and their real wealth in a higher proportion than ten to one compared with this country— the question recurs— why should the pressure of assessed taxation bear so heavily upon. Scotland, as if it were in fact the most po- pulous and wealthy jvo- t of the island ? It is not to be conceived fora moment that, In imposing public burthens, the legislature intends that tliey shall press unequally upon the community, far less that the poor shall contri- bute more towards the public expenditure than the rich ; but here we liiul. taxes operating partially and. most oppressively, and the cause of the evil ought to be known, in order that a remedy may be applied. Upon this subject, we shall soon be enabled to lay before our readers pretty full information ; and in the meantime, shall only observe, that the assessed taxes in EngLiif are evidently modified, the parish officers being the as- ses » ors, while with us, the assessors have frequently little feeling iu common with those who are to pav the taxes. Sometimes there are surveyors anxious to please their employers— and sometimes the assessed taxes are rented, • nd the last sixpence exigible by law is levied bv expen- sive proceedings in our courts. Before the tax upon horses employed in agriculture was repealed, it is a fact, that ScothuMl paid annually, under this head, upwards of one hundred thousand pounds— more than England and Wales conjointly At no distant period we shall re- sume this subject. probable, that France is assured of the good ' fishes of our Government in the prosecution of this holy legitimate war. In France, it is believed, that the Army of Ob- servation will be put in motion forthwith, and sixty thousand men of those liable to military service for the present year have been palied out. We rejoice that the Spanish Patriots are prepared for whatever may happen, for tve never for a moment believed, that their Liberties could be secured without bloodshed. Every thing seems to indicate that war will actually be cammenred between Russia and Turkey, as soon as the season will admit of operations in the field. IHRTIIS. — At Dublin, on the 24th u It. the Lady of Lieutenant- Colonel GORDON, of the 5th or I'rinre I. eup,, ki\ s Regiment of Dragoon Guards, of a daughter. M A RRI AGES. — At Arbroath, 25th ultimo, by the Rev. Mr. Trail, DAVID I. OUSON, Esq, town- clerk, to ANN, young- est daughter of the Rev. Mr. GEORGE GI. EIO. On the 5th inst. by the Rev. Dr. Glennie, WILLIAM ALLAR- DYCF. Esq. Wine Merchant, to JANET, Daughter of Alexander Dingwall, Esq. Postmaster. DEATH.— At Peterhead, on the 25th ult. JUIIN IIAR- LAW, Esq. aged 80. Oil Tuesday, the 26' lh ult. the Society of Advocates in Aber- deen gave an elegant Dinner, in the Public Rooms, to Mr. MOIR of Scotstown, Sheriff of the County, on the occasion of his retirement from Office. After the cloth was removed, and the health of the King, and Royal Family drank, Mr. Jopp, President of the Society, addressed Mr. Moir as follows: — " 1 have the honour of presenting to you, Resolutions of the •' Society of Advocates iu Aberdeen, expressive of the high " sense they entertain of the manner in which you have dis- charged the duties of Sheriff of this County, for the period " of twenty- eight years. And though few people could have " so good an opportunity of appretiating your merit, as the members of this Society, I am confident that every man in " the county, capable of forming an opinion, entertains the •' same sentiments of your public conduct, which these Re- " solutions express, from the Castle to the Ctfttage. With " your leave, Sir, I shall read the Resolutions.'* " At the Annual General Meeting ofthe Society of Ad- vocates in Aberdeen, held iu the IJecord Hall, on " Tuesday the 26ili November, 1822 ; *' It was Resolved. " THAT, as Mr. MOIR of Scotstown has resigned the situa- " tion of Sheriff of the County, the Society are unanimously " of opinion, that it becomes them to express, and to put upon " record, the high sense which they entertain ofthe great legal " knowledge, the ability, and the integrity which he has dis- " played in the discharge of the duties of that Honourable " Ofiiee, fora period of twenty- eight years. " That they also feel, most sensibly, the uniform politeness " and urbanity which have accompanied the discharge of these " duties— and that it is their earnest wish, that Mr. Moir " should be assured, upon his retirement from office, that he " carries along with him the gratitude and respect of a Society " who have so long experienced his worth." The Resolutions being read, Mr. Moir's health was drank with great enthusiasm. After which, he addressed the com- pany to the following effect r— " f beg leave to return you my most sincere thanks for the honour ycu have conferred on me, by the Resolutions which " have just been read. Your partiality has induced you, I fear, " to over- rate the value of my services— in the performance of " which I can claim no merit, beyond that of an earnest desire " and endeavour to act fairly and impartially in the various " matters falling under my jurisdiction. It is most gratifying " to me to reflect, thai for the long period during which 1 have " held the ofiice of Sheriff- Depute of this county, 1 have uni- " formly been oil terms of the most perfect good understand- " ing w ith all the Members of the Court, and particularly with " that learned and most respectable body who I now address. " Permit me, Gentlemen, lo take this opportunity of assur- " ' nK 5ou> that I shall ever retain a deep sense of the kind at- " tention you have on all occasions shewn me, unaccompanied, " as it has always been, on your part, with the smallest dimi- uution of that respect which was due to the ofiiee with which it pleased his Majesty to honour me. May my successor, " when his services are concluded, have the same reason lor 4- assuring you of those sentiments of regard w hich I have now 11 attempted so imperfectly to express." Nearly seventy Members ofthe Society dined on this oc- casion ; and besides a select few of Mr. Moil's particular friends, the Member for the County, the Lord Provost, the Hon. Colonel Ramsay, the Convener of the County, and Mr. Urquhart, Sheriff of the County of Banff, were guest'. ' I'he conviviality of the company was kept up to a late hour. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire. Lieut,- General Benjamin Fotlies Gordon of Balbiilmii, to be a Depaty Lieutenant—( iaAoeb District. Ensign James Ferguson, to be Lieutenant in the Aber- deenshire Militia, vice Johnston, deceased. Dated 22d Nov. 1822. Monday after loon, the Peterhead Mail Coach, in going smartly down the declivity near the Bridge of Don, was over- turned ; by which accident, the guatrl and a young girl his daughter were severely injured, while a gentleman and the driver were both somewhat bruised. The Coach was greatly damaged, but we believe proceeded with the mail, anil the parties injured are all, we learn, in a favourable way of re coverv. On Thursday evening last, soon after six o'clock, a most extraordinary Meteor was observed, almost due north from this place. When first seen, it had the appearance of a large ball of the moon's diameter ; but descending towards the horizon, it formed the shape and appearance of a luminous fiery pillar ; soon after which it ascended, and assumed its original globular form— again descended a little, and began to extend iiself as before, when it suddenly vanished. Mr. Collier has paid into the hands ofthe Rev. Mr. Burns, Ten Pounds for the poor of the parish of Breehin, as a dona, tion from the Hon. Mr. Mauie, on the occasion of his mar i iage. We understand that, in an action at the instance of the Commissioners of Police, against Charles Playfair, for having in his possession a greater quantity of Gunpowder than is al- lowed by the Statute, the Magistrates decerned against the defendant fora fine of L 15 10s.' besides forfeiture ofthe gun- powder, and the expence of process. We trust that this de- cision will operate as a caution to the dealers in gunpowder, not to keep a larger quantity of that article iban is allowed by law. A contrary practice must always be attended wuh the greatest risk to the lives and properties of many ; and. nothing can better exemplify this, than the present case of Playfair's, in w hose shop an explosion of part of his gunpow der actually took place, lo the injury of his person and property ; and, at tiie same time, he had about 36 lbs. of gunpowder beside him- a quantity sufficient to have blown the whole house aud its inhabitants to pieces. On Monday last, the following Gentlemen were elected additional Managers of the Infirmary, for the ensuing year i Rev. Robert I> oig Mr. Francis Gordon. Mr. Robert Garden. Mr. James Milne. Professor Wm Paul. Dr. Moir. physician. Mr. David Chalmers. Office - bearers of the WALLA re NOOK Socittr, for the ensuing year, chosen at the Annual Meeting, held on the 2d iust. JAMES'GREIG, MASTER; Alex. Shirres, depute master ; Alex.' Beg r, treasurer; Forbes Craighead, secretary; Alex. Gordon, Old Aberdeen, Alex. Stewart, and George Craighead, stewards ; Duncan Craigie, Alex. Smith, William Jack, George Smith, Old Aberdeen, and George Milne, counsellors ; George Anderson and Wm. Duncan, keybearers. NAVAL 1NTELTAGENCE. The schooner Fly, Duncan, of and for this port from FWffr, with a cargo of barley in bulk, and Dour in bags, in runnin" for Peterhead, where she had been driven by a gale from the southward, and bringing- to for a pilot boat, came round against the wind ; when, before she could be stayed err vVore, the vessel struck on the rocks on Boddam point, * iierc sbe immediately went to pieces— the crew, with difFfculty, saved. About 180 bags of flour have been recovered, but hardly vestige of the remaining part of the cargo. The Airmvell, Morrison, arrived here on Monday last, 50 days from Miramicht. on her passage to Grangemouth— sailed on the 2d tilt, and left the Ceres. Ilaitt, nearly loaded, and ex- pected to sail in a few days ; experienced very blowing wea- ther, and lost part of his bulwarks and stern boat in conse- quence. Spoke the Zabulon of Yarmouth, New Hampshire, from Newcastle for New York, with a general cargo, out 22 days al! werli- Jong. 15. 57. lat. 58. 18. The Prince George, Duncanson, of Alloa, was off Peter-' head on Wednesday last, 23 days from Miramichi, all well; and next day, the Helen of Dundee passed through this bayr from Quebec, but it blowing hard, the Master would not brio> » to for the pilot who spoke the vessel. On Thursday last, the Flora, Anderson, of Kirkcaldy, from Memei, and Smart, Kidd, of Dundee, from Petersburgh, wert: put in here. The Smart had sailed from Norway about ten days previous, along with the sloop Swift of Dundee, and re- ports that a large fleet of vessels left Norway, at the same time, from the Bailie, many of which that were upon this coast will, by the wind shifting to the northward, be now enabled to reach their destination. We lament to state the following rnelancholy particulars of the loss of the brig Mary Ann, Moore, of this place, on her voyage from Quebrc to London, as communicated by the sur- viving part of the crew, 12 in number, which were saved oa the 27th ult. by the great exertion of Captain Lander, and ths crew of the Lester of Poole, which was put back to that port: in consequence of being disabled on her voyage to Newfound- land, in a gale on the 20th ult. long. 58. W. The Mary A no sailed from Quebec on the 4th Nov. and after being 20days at sea experienced a heavy gale on the 2> Jd. and send kd under tins reefed fore- sail, and double reefed main- top- sail. The vessel steering wild about 5 P. M a tremendous sea broke over her quarter, which carried away her main- mast, and swept the decks . of boats, bulwarks, and every thing standing, when Capt. Moore, who was at the helm, was consigned lo a watery grave, having never afterwards appeared. The wreck ofthe main- mast being cleared away, it was found the vessel, owing to the damage done the decks, was half full of water, which gained so much on the pumps, that she became water- logged in an hour afterwards, and next day the decks broke up, when part of her cargo,, which consisted chiefly of staves, was washui out. Soon after this fatal sea broke on board, tbe vessel's decks- sunk under water, when the mate, eleven seamen, and a most promising boy ofthe nameof Davidson, hastened to the shroud > in order to gain the fore- top, the only remaining place of re- fuge for the survivors, in which all succeeded except the poor boy, who was swept away by the waves. In the top, they re- mained from the Saturday till" the Wednesday following, with* nothing to subsist on but a few biscuits, not a whole one each person, per day, and for the last 24 hours their stock was ex- hausted. Great praise is due to Captain Lander and his crew, for their humane feeling and extraordinary exertions in aflord- ing relief to those distressed fellow creatures— who, on landing at Poole, received kind attention, liberal donations being made- for their relief. The circumstances attendingthis unfortunate case a » e said to reflect the greatest credit on Capt. Lander ami his ere A', such as lo entitle them to the special notice of ihi* Royal Humane Society. Captain MOORE was an unmarried man, of about 30 years of age, active and ever attentive to the duties of his station ; his strict, regularity of conduct and zealous endeavours uniformly to- promote the interest of his employers, justly gained him their confidence and. respect, while his loss is deeply lamented, not only by them, but by all w ho knew his worth, or with whom he was more intimately acquainted. The Earl of Aberdeen, Ligertwood, arrived at Dublin, 29th, ult. after a passage of 23 days from Quebec— the weather, for the last eight days, boisterous. Charles Forbes, Choak, passed Gravesend, 30th ult. from Jamaica. Norval, Leslie, bound to New Orleans, was put back to Liverpool, 28th olt. Resolution, M Gregor, arrived at Zante 1st October, after an uncoinmonty quick passage of 43 days, from Labrador. Albueia, Borthwick, at Alexandria. ARRIVED AT ABERDEEN. Nov. 25).-— Bromby, Middleton, Hull, goods ; Eight Bro- ther*, Walker, Dundee, ditto.— Dec. 1. Sophia, Williamson, Wick, do ; Helen, Craig, Inverness, timber; Janet and AN « F Bruce, Berwick, flour ; London Packet, Williams, Leitht gooc's ; Liverpool Packect, Smart,. Liverpool, ditto ; Jeanr Wood, M Duir, grain.— 2. Newcastle, Leslie, Newcastle, goods ; Peggy, Hardie, St Petersburgh, flax.— 4. Duelled of Gordon, Ord, Guernsey, goods ; George, Ritchie, Newrv, do.— 5. Smart, Kidd, St. Petersburg, flax ; Horn, Ander- son, Mcmel, timber. Seven with coals, 2 in ballast, and 2 put back, w. B. SAILED. Nov. 29.— John, Allan ; Mansfield, Morison ; and Expert, Leslie, London, goods ; James and Margaret, Mair, and Helen* King, Arbroath, do ; Guthries, Blues, Dundee, ditto.— 50- James and Margaret, Milne, Montrose, timber ; Grampioov Sturrock, Wick, goods. — December 1. Glasgow Packet,. Campbell, Glasgow, ditto ; Marquis of Hundv, D » vid » onr Leitli, do ; Countess ot Elgin, Still, Montrose, do.— 3. Tyne„ Smart, Newcastle, goods; Helen, Craig, Newcastle, timber Angenora, Davidson, Arbroath,, timber ; Albion, Maclean, Leitlr, timber; Henry, Bain, and Regent, Turner, London, goods, — !. DucUvss of Gordon, Ord, Guernsey, do ; George,. Ritchie, Newry, do. Two with, stones, and 12 in ballast. AtLonnoN.— Lord Huntly, Philips, and Aberdeen Packet, Kerr, 26th; Triumph, Find lay. 2& th ^ Champion, Gilbert.; Nimrod, Brown"; and Cato, Davis, 30th ult. Dec. The post of last night brings the intelligence, that the Vicomte de MONTMORENCY has arrived at Paris, from the Congress at Yrerona, and brings tlte intelligence, that Austria, Prussia, and Russia, have recognized the right claimed by France of direct interference in the affairs of Spain, and of making war upon that nation, if it shall appear expedient. It appears, that the Duke of WELLINGTON, who mav he daily expected, did not sign the note on the part of Britain—. but we hear noth- ing of any serious remonstrance made by him against the tenor of the document ; and it docs not seem very im- Pre. iident of the Shipmaster Society, Rr. Rev. Bishop Skinner. Rev. James Cordiner." l) r. Davidson, physician. Deacon Thos » Bait: d. Mr. Alex Duncan. Rev. Dr. Geo, Glennie. | The Annual Meetingof the SOCIETY of ADVOCATES in Aber- deen, was held on Tuesday the 26' rff uit. when the following Gentlemen were elected OflT/ e bearers lor the ensuing year • ANDREW JOPP. Esq. President. " JAIIES CHANT, Esq. Treasurer. Committee of Funds. The President and Treasurer, j Messrs. Alexander Smith, sen. Messrs; William Kennedy. | Chailes Donaldson. William Carnegie. J John Smith, sen. Charles Gordon. j CommilUeeJbr Claimants to the Benefit of the Poors' Roll. Messrs. Thomas Sangstcr, Alex. Smith, sen. John Gill. Agents. f> r the Pour. Messrs. George Wilson, James Simpson, Alex. Gibbon. At the Annual Meeting of the Sr. Andrew's Society of this place, held on tbe 30th ult. the following Gentlemen weie elected Office- bearers for the ensuing year : Mr. JOHN WHITE, President. Messrs John Maitland, V. P.; William Mackic, Treasurer; James Hardie, Secretary. At the Annual General Meeting of the Shiprow Friendly Society, held the 2d curt, the following Office- bearers weie elected for the ensuing year, viz : — GEORGE ANDERSON, . Inn. P. WILLIAM FAIUIUHAR, Treasurer. ASSESSORS. Alex. Brown, Esq. Lord Mr. Alex. Booth. Provost. — James Barclay. David Hutcheon. Esq. — William Troup. Alex. Simpson, Esq. — Alex. Ban- on, Mr. Robert Troup. — Wm. iieiidiy. Mr. John Barron. Ou Monday die 2il December curt, the annual meeting of tbe Barber and Wiymaker Society was field, when the follow- ing were elected Office- bearers for the ensuing year : JOHN SUTHEKLAND, Preses. JOHN A HAM, re- elecud Boxmaster. John Milne, Robert Collie, Alexander Fettes, Assistants ,• John Duthie, John Garioch, Robert Laing, A'eyliearas, TIDE TA1JLE CALCULATED FOR ABERDEEN" BAR. ( APPARENT T11IE.) Morning Tide. 1 Evening Tide. 7. Saturday, - - - Sll. 5 M. i 811. 38 s. Sunday, - - - , 9— 10 B- 40 a. Monday, - 10— 8 ! io - 10. Tuesday, - - - 10 — 56 i' - IS 11- Wednesday, - 11 — 40 ! 12 - 0 12. Thursday, - - 0- 21 13. Friday, - - - Q — 41 ' - t The Neap Tide is the Morning Tide of the 7th, Depth 13 Fest, 0 Inches. MOON'S AGE. © New Moon the 13tli day, at lh. 21 in. in the Even. ~~~ Ir() li T S C II I P T. LONDON, Dec. .'!. PARIS. Dec. I. Viscnnnt Montmorency arrived from Vetona last ni^ ht at half- past eiglit o'clock, and at twenty minutes past nine waiteil upon the King. When he left Verona all the Sovereigns, were still there. The King of Prussia was to leave the same ay ( November 22) for Berlin. The Duke of Wellington was to leave for London on the 24lh. — Ilis Grace was expect- ed at Paris in two days. M. l'oznodi Borgois expected oil the 3d of December. We have no intelligence respecting the Congress, and the Issue of its deliberation -, except what is to be found in the London Courier received last night. According to the statement* contained in that paper w ar iv i) l take place between France anil Spain, with the concurrence ofthe other Continental powers, namely, Austria, Prussia, and llu., sia; Great Britain stemU ing neuter in the contest. The state of affaire, also, between Russia and Turkey "[ ap- pears by no means to have been definitively arranged by tin- Congress. The military force on the Danube has not been materially diminished ; and it is said that " the Ottoman Government has resolved to keep the whole of the Turkish for « e on the war footing during ilie winter." The Porte apprehends. • that the decision of the Congress, in accord with the policy ofthe Cabinet of Petersburgh, may be of a nature to provoke a speedy rupture between the two empires."— In what way lilts objett will be arranged is, we atetold, as yet only nutter of- conjecture. , That able officer, Commodore Sir Edward Owen, K. C. U. it is said, is to sail with a squadron of ships, on a special service. The Gloucester, 74, guard shipat Chatham, was on Monday last ordered to be equipped for active service, taking a comple- ment of cot) men. The Pharton frigate. Captain Sturt ; Forte. Sir Thomas Cochrane ; Vi. lorus, 26. Captain JaniM Murray ; Hellene, 18, fijpuin Leiib ; aud Helicon, 1<„ Captain Dawkins, are to be fitted for foreign service. Tba Tribune frigate at Chatham, the ISiiton frigate, and Ring- dove sloop of war, are to be commissioned for foreign service, Is is supposed that the next advices from the West Indies will bring the importance intelligence that the inland of CClba is a Iltitish po* essioii,.
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