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~'`' r 777. 2 1, 77777.5... ~-:~ •-, . . t ••• • • Sri G ••••• - . e ; 4: 5 :V4)' l " fh74l; ( Vb _4‘ tedtt' s 4 11 '41114 0 • ate - • TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1b24. NUMBER 1115:/8 [PRICB SEVBIT-101114C :. GRANTHAM CANAL NAVIGATION. - THE GENERAL ANNUAL ASSEMBLY OR -a- MEETING of the PROPRIETORS of this. Undertaking, Win be held at the BLACEDOOR'S HEAD INN, Nottingham, on THURSDAY, the 6th day of May next, at Eleven o'Clock in the Morning, for carrying the Acts of Parliament relating to the said 4 Canal into execution, and transacting such business as may be then Itecessan. Black Proxies, to be granted by Proprietors who cannot attend, Away be had at my Office, or at the Bat of the Blackmoor's Head, 'Nottingham. WM. OSTLER, Clerk to the Company. Grantham, 14th April, 1824. FOR ROTTERDAM, WITH A BAG OF LETTERS FROM THE POST OFFICE. THE KING of the NETHERLANDS, Captain JOHN SLATER, will proceed front oft the Custom-house every SATURDAY Morning at Eight o'Clock, returning from Rotter dam every Wzormsnar Morning with Passengers, Carriages, and Luggage.--The Proprietors beg to announce to the Public they are now building a second Vessel, which will be got ready with all possible dispatch to afford the accommodation .4 a conveyance twice in every week, between London and Rotterdam. For further particulars and to secure places, application to be made at lie General Packet Office, 358, Strand ; No. 36, Regent Circus, Piccadilly ;ortoN. W. Symonds, Crutched-friars. I TRIAL OF REV. JOHN SMITH, DEMERARA. ----- THIS important Trial, from the Copy in the posses sion of the Directors of the London Missionary Society, pointing out the variations from the Copy printed for the use of the House of Commops, and containing the questions as put by the Court, is in preparation, and will be published with all possible expedition. This day was published, in post Bvo. price 10s. 6d. rIrHE HISTORY of MATTHEW WALD. — By the -IL Author of " Volerius," " Adam Blair," and •• Reginald Dalton." " We talked with open heart and tongue, Affectionate and - true— A pair of friends,thengh I was young, And Matt►ew severity-two r—Woaoswoara. Printed far W. Blackwood, Bdinburgh ; and T. Caddll, Strand, London. This day was published, In One large Volume, Sao. prke 10s. 6d. in boards, A - SUMMARY VIEW of AMERICA; comprising a Description of the Face of the Country, and of several of the Principal Cities ; and Remarks on the Sochi, Moral, and Po litical Character of the People: being, the result of Observations end Inquiries during a Journey in the United States. By an ENGLISHMAN. Printed for I'. Cadell, in the Strand, London; and W. Maar-, wood, Edinburgh. SYRIA. MR. ARROWSMITH has lately completed a new and accurate Map of this interesting Country, in two Sheets, *hewing the very great additions lately made to its Geo- graphy ; on which the ancient as well as the modern names are pointed out, and the routes of the most scientific travellers inserted. Price 41. ls. Mr. A. has also recently published a large four-sheet Map of AFRICA, whereon the courses of the Nik, Gambia, and Senegal, the Kingdoms of die interior, the colony of tile ape .f Good Hope, and the coast outline arc delineated with all their new fea tures. Price se'S. To be bad at Arrowsmith's, No. in, Sigioseptare- TRULY INTERESTING MODE OF !SMARTING FOREIGN LANGUAGES. MR. W. Author of a highly-approved French Gearn mar, and patronised by the most distinguished Families, begs leave to inform Ladies and Gentlemen desirous-of acquiring a speedy knowledge of Foreign Languages, that he has discovered a stew and easy mode of imparting them, by which he pledges him -self toleach Persons of either sex to speak French or German in 'Three Months; to Read, Translate, and Write correctly in Twelve 'Lessons, Apply personally at his residence, or by Letter, post paid, 4t 148, Suund, opposite Ezeter-Thange. Affidavit from D. P. Esq. RN. EEddlesez to wit t D— I'—, of the Royal Navy, and now residing at nsaketh oath and saith, that under the Tuition of Mr. W. he was enabled, without the slightest previous knowledge of the German Langetge. to Translate with ease, in the short space of Five Les. sons,- "tßurgher's" celebrated Poem, entitled " Leonora." Severn at the Guildhall of London, this nth day of February, .1822,*before me MAGNAY, Mayor. Testimonial of .I— , T.-- Esq. Barrister at Law. 1, J--- T—, of tl. e Inner 'Temple, certify,that under Mr. W.'s Tuition, I was enabled, without the slightest-previou_s knowledge of the French Language, to Translat e, in rourteen *Lesson not only French Prose, but ancient Poetry, and die rrencVNewspapers. EVER ANXIOUS TO PREVENT IMPOSITION, DAY and MARTIN respectfully' inform the Public' they have, after mach labour and at a very considerable ex pense, brought to perfection a Label of such singular consiration and extreme difficulty of execution, that they treat will effictually prevent the many Frauds that are . daily practised al the Tisbik.— An attention to the following description of the Labe. will ensure the genuine Blacking - prepared by them. A pattern like Lace of a pink colour covers the principal part of eke 1. 1 abe1,.. the names of Day and Martin are printed in white Iptters edked witlijoink and black, and placed on a white ground, the addrrss, 97, HIGH - H OLBORN, is alto white letters edged with pink and black, but placed on the lace pattern, the signature and price at foot are black on 4 white ground, the preamble and directions for use are printed as before, black letters on white ground. 97, High-Holborn, September,lBZ. Demo it platens Men ----•-•Hott. Thy house, and (in the cup of life, That honey-drop) thy pleasing wife. SOCRATES, by his 4iscoffirke on Marriage, so enrap tared his auditors with the subject, that the married men new to their wives, and the bachelors hastened to be wedded ; and " The Spectator" has afiirrned, that the word" wife" is the most agreeable end delightful name in nature. The sacred institution, then, of marriage, compasses the deside ratum of our enjoyment; teeming not only with happiness on earth, but disposing the soul itself to harmonize with bliss hereafter. Previous, however, to entering into this hallowed obligation, it 'becomes an imperative duty, not only to regulate the pas3ions, but to cleanse the grosser nature from those impurities which the free dom of unrestricted pleasure may have entailed upon it. To the neglect of such attention are attributable many of those hapless in stances, which, while they excite the commiseration of the be holder, should also impress hint with the fear of self-reproach. Luxurious habits will effeminize the body—a residence in the tro pics will relax the elastic fibre—but more especially duet the pre 'suture infatuation of youth too frequently compromise the natural dignity into a state .of inanition, from whence the agonized suf ferer more than doubts the chance of relief. Tu all such, then, we address nurselvea, offering hope--energy—muscular strength— felicity ; nor will our advances appear questionable, sanctioned as they are by the multiplied proofs of 20 years successful experience. The easy cares of married life are sometimes disturbed by the sus pension of those blessings which concentrate the nuptial wreath s-for the female habit is ofttn: constitutionally weak—yet it can be etrengthened,ar.d delieiettt energy improved into functional power. In every case of syphilitic intrusion, as well as in every relaxa title 'of the generative economy, we pltsige our ability to cure spee dily, and with effect. Earnestly solicitous to expel the unfeeling Vritpyric from the position so presumptuously taken up, we de sviate from general principles with less hesitation; and confident in 'our own honourable integrity as Members of the College of Sur .geoas, we refer the suffering conimunity of either sex (especially those entering into matrimonial life) at once to our house, where daily attendance is given for personal consultation; and letters from the country are immediately answered ; these must contain. a remittance for :Idvice and Medicine, which can be forwarded to any part of the world, however distant. GOSS and Co. M. R. C. Surgeons, No.ll, Bouvene-street, Fleet - street, london. Just published (Sixteenth Edition), 1. The .e4, , es of Life a fami liar commentary on the above Diseases . —End, liggetatia, a ddressed ' exclusively to the Female Sea. May be bad at 20, Paternoster-row; 59, Pall-mall ; 16, Princes -street, Soho ; 174, Fleet-street, London ; Porter,.79, Grafton-street, Dublin; Jones, 117, Trongate,Glasgew ; Stewart, 61, South Wide-street, Edinburgh, and of all Boatel lea. Price is. IMPORTANT INFORMATION. THE most invaluable Discoveries ate frequently op posed, in their progress to celebrity, by prejudice and un belief. The Amateurs of Personal Attraction are earnestly inviied to a proof of unparalleled excellence, by the use of ROW LAND'S KALYDOR, A Cosmetic of vital importance to the support of female loveliness. Powerful of effect, yet mild of influence, this admirabl? Specific possesses balsamic properties of surprising energy. It eradicates Freckles, Pimples. Spots, Redness, and all Cutaneous Eruptions, gradually producing a delicately cleat soft Skin; transforms even the most sallow Complexion into radiant Whiteness; resists the scorching rays of the sun ; successfully ,opposes the attack of in clement weather, and renders harsh and rough skin beautifully soft, smooth, and even; imparts to the Neck, Face, and Arms a healthy and juvenile bloom ; diffuses a pleasant coolness, and, by due perseverance in the application of ROWLAND'S lA LY DO ft, promotes a free and uninterrupted exercise of those important func tions of the skin which are of the utmost necessity for the preserva tion of health, and attainment and continuance of a beautiful Com plexion. The KALYDOR is equally indispensable in the Nursery as at the Toilet. Perfectly innoxious, it may be used by the most deli tate Lady, with the assurance of safety and efficacy. To Mothers nursing their offspring, it gives ' in all cases of incidental inflamma tion, immediate relief; cools the mouth of the Infant, and en hances internal pleasure in the act of administering alimentary nourishment. To Gentlemen whose faces are tender after shaving. A great infelicity which attends the operation of shaving, is the irritation of the skin; many Gentlemen suffer greatly from this cause.-11.0W LAND'S KALYDOR will be found excellent beyond precedent in ameliorating and allaying that most unpleasant sensation. ft re moves unpleasant harshness of the Skin, occasioned by intense solar heat or cold winds; and thus to the Traveller, whose avocations expose him to various change of weather, proves an infallible spe cific—a prompt resource—and as conducing to comfort, a pleasing appendage sad invaluable acquisition.—Patronized by the Princess Esterhaty, the Persian Ambassador, and recommended by the most Eminent of the Faculty. Finally It is the most beneficial preparation of any extant, and should be a Vade Mecum for every family. Sold in Half.pints, at 4s. 6d. and Pints, at Bs. 6d. each, duty In cluded, by the sole Pnetprietors. A. ROWLAND and SON, No. 20, 'Hatton-garden, Holborn, London ; and, by appointment, by 'Mr. Hendrie, Perfumer to his Majesty, 'fichborne-st. Smith, 117, Gattie and Pierce, 57, D. Rigge 35, New Bond-st. Del eroix, Old Bond-st. Bayley and Blew, bockspur-st. Sanger, 150, 'Okford-st. Berry and Ca 17, Johnson, 15, Greek-st. Butlers, 4, .Cheapside, and 220, Regent-st.. Rowney, 106, Hatton-garden; J. T. ltigge, 65, Cbeapside ; Take 41, Johnson, 68, Cornhill ; Ed wards, 66, StPaul's Church-yard; Burgess, 63, Holborn-hill; Low, S3O, Prout, 229, Strand ; Barclay and Sons, 95, Fleet-market ; Stradling and Nix, Royal Exchange; and by most Perfumers and Medicine Vendors who vend their celebrated Macassar Oil. Observe, none are genuine without the denture — A. ROWLAND AND SON. PARISIAN CARNIVAL. PARIS, APRIL 15. Nothing having transpired here for the last week of any interest, further than what you find recorded in the Paris Journals, I have deferred writing, for the purpose , of sending you an account of the Fete of Longcharnps, which is kept up annually for three days in the Holy Week, and is considered one of the must magnificent in the year. Yesterday was the first day ; at an early hour all was in motion in the Champs Elysees ; thousands of chairs were arranged in lines on each side the road, from the. Place Louis XV. to the Barrier de l'Etoile ; hundreds of tables were also prepared by gingerbread merchants, sellers of bonbons, fryers of sausages, charla tans, and games.of chance. About twelve the Duchess de Berry, with les Enfans di Prance, passed through the Champs Elysees. The Duc de Bourdeaux• is a beautiful' child, and the rosy bloom :of infancy, which animates his features renders 'himisiculiaily interesting; he is always placed at the carnage window, and his little hands are in constant 'motion in Saluting the people. His sister is a pretty child, but excites less sympathy. About two o'clock the beau monde began to file off from the Boulevards and Chaussee d'Antin, and fall into the procession to Longehatiips. A strong detachment ;Of gens d'armes, d cheval et a pied, formed a line, in open order, from the Tuillenes to the entrance of Long champs, to preserve regularity and good order among the numerous vehiCles,Trom the landau and four to the humble one-horse chair, which covered the road ; the right side of which was preserved for those proceeding to, and the left for those returning from, the Bois de Boulogne, and the centre for the equestrians. From three till five the scene was particularly animated.— The beauty of this morning re-announced the spring : the sun rose in all his splendour, and invited hundreds abroad who had feared to expose their summer dresses to the uncertain weather of yesterday, and the number of carriages with rich liveries were much more nume rous: the equestrians were increased in proportion, and die thousands of well-dressed females who occupied the chairs on each side the road, presented an agreeable amp d'ced of the richly variegated assemblage, as silks are the mode at this season, and bonnets of all colours. The day continued remai kably fine, and the Champs Elysees at two o'clock resembled an immense fair : roundabouts, rumble-tumbles, jugglers, Punch and Judy, and every amusement that "tun and frolic" could in vent, were displayed along each side of the road : all bore the outward and visible sign" of gaiety and con tent. One object particularly excited my astonishment., We have ceased to be surprised at men swallowing knives, forks, swords, &c. but I yesterday saw a man introduce into his body a solid bar of iron, 18 inches long, an inch and a half diameter, and weighing 151 b. this phenomenon serves as a subject for the students at CF.cok de lifedkcine, and other establishments of surgery in Paris. Another individual raised the enormous weight of 32 fifty pound weights by the strength of his loins. So perfect was the order and regularity pursued by the gens d'armes and the police throughout both days, that in a crowd of at least a hundred thousand persons, I have not heard of a single accident, excepting the in voluntary dismounting of a gay cavalier, who wished to figure before the belled on a prancing steed, when oh a sudden be lost his seat, but escaped witho ut any wound but that which his vanity received from the bursts of reiterated laughter which assailed his ears from the convulsed crowd that surrounded him. SATURDAY.—The pilgrimage concluded yesterday , but owing to th e ra i n , which poured in torrents during Thursday night, and the heavy and unwelcome showers of yesterday, there were only a few solitary carriages, whose owners must have conformed with the custom 1 .a•..ler as a penance than a pleasure. The beautiful weather on the first day gave promise of enjoyment which the two next days destroyed ; an event common enough in aff.rirs of more impoi tauce than a procession. There was no display of equipages, no blazonry of beauty and fashion, no saunterers—an expression, by the way, derived from going a pilgrimage a la Santa Terra, or the Holy Land—nothing, in fact, for the lover oi merriment and rejoicing to feast upon. All of this cl.iss were, of course, put upon short allowance ; I pitied them heartily, for I have a great affection for the whole order. Shakspeare cautions us against i‘ the man that bath no music in his soul." lam equally on my guard against the man whose soul bath no mirth in it; and I join issue with our immortal bard in saying, " Let no such man be trusted." In my estimate even of female charms, the best beauty of the cheek is a dimple. If the mind sits entlnoned in a smile, I don't care about the brains ; for the half of mankind, as to the use they make of them, are, for aught I see, as well without them as with them. As to her roseate lips, they are worth nothing till some good joke shews you her teeth, and a hearty laugh has to me more of eloquence And persuasion than all the logic of the schools. Adieu.--I am summoned to the Boulevards. In Paris a man need have all his strength centered in his health ; the demand upon one's idleness and curio sity is perpetual. DECREE or rits KING or rift NETHERLANDS. We, William, by the Grace of GOD, King of the Ne therlands, Prince of Orange Nassau, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, &c. Ike. having taken into our considera tion that, since our accession to the Throne, Commerce has not acquired that extension, and been carried on with such vigour as the re-establishment of a general peace and our amicable relations with all the world had promised; that, consequently, the trade of ship-building and the equipment of ships, and our home manufac tures, have not reached the state of prosperity of which they are susceptible; that the trifling success of our shipping interest, and our trade beyond sea, but above all 'our Indian trade, may be imputed to these circum stances ; that commerce and navigation have not in every respect answered our expectations, nor acquired the stability to be desired by commercial men ; that hitherto they have been in a great measure supported by our Government, but even this support has been found insufficient to some of the merchants; the re sult shews that the mother country has not reaped the advantages of navigation and commerce established on a proper basis, at the same time that our transmarine 'possessions have been exposed to great deprivations.— We have therefore taken into our most serious consider ation, and it is the object of our constant solicitude, to .apply a remedy to this state of things, to encourage agriculture and every branch of industry, and to give Ito the kingdom, with the assistance of GOD, all the ad vantages which its rank amongst nations, its geogra ' phical position, and the importance of its Colonies de mand. For this purpose we must not, like some other • nations, have recourse to a system of prohibitions, but on the contrary, endeavour to maintain an unrestricted navigation under our flag and that of other friendly nations, and a judicious employment of capital and labour, so as to give life and vigour to the whole. That a Company in which the native and the foreigner may each contribute to the welfare of the kingdom is parti- 1 cularly adapted to these objects. That such a Company should have alone for its object commercial pin-suits, without interfering in state affairs either in this king dom or in the Colonies, and that its operations should' not be restrained by the Government, nor its connection with the Government, other than by law established, in respect to all Joint Stock Companies. It being our Royal pleasure to assist in the establishment of such a Company, and give all persons an opportunity of parti cipating in its advantages, we Decree as follows: 1. There shall be opened in the Chambers of Cens- 1 merce in the following cities, viz. Amsterdam, Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Dordrecht, Ghent, Leyden, Middle burg, Ostend, and Rotterdam, subscriptions for a Ne therland Commercial Cbmpany, which shall be esta blished for a term of twenty-five years, conformably to I the law co ncerning Joint Stock Companies, with per mission to apply for an extension of the time limited, at, the expiration of the twenty-five years. 2. The stock of the Company shall be, in the first in stance, twelve millions of guilders. However, it may be increased to twenty-four millions, should the sub scription exceed the sum limited, or should the Com pany deem it expedient. Should there be an increase in the sum limited, the first subscribers shall be at liberty to add to their sub scriptions in proportion to the original sums subscribed. S. The shares of the Company shall be for 1,000 florins each ; they may, however, be subdivided into fractional parts of 500, and 250 florins. 4. 'The sums subscribed shall be paid by instalments at the times to be hereafter mentioned; and five per cent. on each share shall be paid fifteen days after the books shall be closed. 5. The books shall be opened for subscriptions at the Chambers of Commerce a bovementioned, fifteen days after the date of the present Decree. The Chambers shall render accounts daily of the pro gress of the Subscription to the Department for Na tional Industry and the Colonies, in order that the esta blishment of the Company may be decreed and the time fixed for publishing the Subscription. Should the whole Subscription exceed the sum required, the first Subscri bers, in point of date, shall be preferred. 6. Two months after the Subscription shall be opened, or earlier, should the sun of twelve millions have been subscribed, the Colonial Department shall invite the Presidents of the Chambers of Commerce to call a Meet .. mg of the Shareholders, in order that they may depute some of their body to meet at the Hague, to concert with a Communion' which we shall appoint, a plan of operations for the said Company, which shall then be submitted for our approbation. The number of Deputies for each Chamber shall be fixed by us agreeably to the number of Subscribers. The books shall be closed on the last day ofJune,lB24. Should the subscriotions amount to more than twelve millions, the surplus shall be applied as directed in Article 2. 7. There shall not be allowed to this Company any exclusive privilege whatever. We declare, notwith standing, that we will grant every protection which an establishment of so much importance merits. 8. The Deputies will take into consideration every thing that can tend to the encouragement of commerce, navigation, the fidieties. agriculture, and the manufac turing industry of the nati , in. 9. The Company will also extend its views to the trade of the East Indies, the extension of commerce and navigation to our own pssessions and every other part of India, and the neighbouring countries, the tea trade of China, and the fisheries in the Indian Seas. 10. The Society will give the preference to the na tional manufactures, in all cases, except where they can t not be applied to the purposes required. 11. The Company shall employ for transporting goods, whether for their own account or for the account of others, national ships only, sailing under the Nether land flag, and shall give a preference to Netherland built ships. 12. The Company shall have a preference in the ship ment of stores for the use of the Colonies, and for the transporting of stores and merchandize from thence to the Netherlands. For these purposes the Compaay shall communicate with the Administration. _ _ 13. To shew our desire to promote the welfare of the Company, We guarantee to the shareholders an annual interest of 4i per cent. to commence from the second year, that is to say, 1825-1826, and the profits shall be divided in such manner as to secure the stability of the Company. 14. Being desirous still further, by our example, to promote the establishment of the Company and the na tional prosperity, we put our name and that of our house at the head of the subscription, for the sum of four millions of guilders ; and should, contrary to all ex pectations, the amount not be subscribed, before the 30;h June, 1824, to the extent of twelve millions, we will subscribe for our own account to make up the deficiency. Our Minister of Public Instruction, National Indus try, and the Colonies, is charged with the execution of the present Decree. (Signed) WILLIAM. By the King, 3. G. de mey Van STREEFKERK. A true Copy.—The Secretary of State, L. H. ELIAS SCHOVEL. Given at Amsterdam, 29th March, 1824. SPAIN. --.4•—• MADRID, APRIL io. The number of Royalist volunteers of this capital will not be diminished, because it does not exceed that fixed according to the extent of population. • It is announced that General Rivaud has refused to take the command of the Army of Occupation in Spain. It is al,o stated that Viscount Dijeon will replace Bour mont, and Marshal Monten will command at Cadiz, the second brigade of the Army of Occupation. It is General Deperamons, who, at this moment, commands at Madrid. It appears that the Spanish Government has not thought it sufficient for one Agent of Finance's to go to Paris, therefore it has sent M. Burgos, whose principal mission is to examine what means of credit the Spanish Government can obtain there.—French Paper. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE. MADRID, Aran..s, 1824. The people of Madrid have for these few days past been put into a state of alarm by the report of conspi racies, of the discoveries of arms, of seditious and vio lent expressions against the King and Royal Family, dce. and a few nights ago upwards of twenty persons were taken up and conveyed to gaol. Yesterday an edict was published and stuck up, informing the public that the enemies of the tranquillity of Spain had deter mined that she should never enjoy that blessing—that they invent malignant rumours, spread odious calum nies, and that there is nothing they leave unattempted to obtain their perverse de s igns. Among other things, they have sent circulars to the Commanders of the Royalist Volunteers of the Pi ovinces, enclosing a pre tended Royal order, making it appear to be the will of the King that the Volunteers should resist the execution of the regulations lately adopted and published for these corps, and to which is forged the signature of the Ge neral Commandant of the Madrid Volunteers. The divided and subdivided. state of the Constitu tionalists, jlteir exilement from their homes and from their country, make it evident that they have no party anywhere physically strong enough, or, it ought to be supposed, =rally weak encrogh, to engage in any attempt at the present moment, or for a considerable time to come, should the French troops be withdrawn. It is, therefore, manifest that all has been a scheme—if not of the French, then of the Royalists, whether of the Government, of the Friars, or of the Police—ar ranged for the purpose of spewing the disturbed state of the country, and the necessity for the French re maining here CO keep all quiet, as according to the Convention, they should evacuate Spain in July nest, if the state of affairs would permit it. This farce has, therefore, been got up, on purpose to afford this pre text. The artillery has returned frrm Aranjuez, another French regiment has come in, and the treasury and hos pitalshave been ordered to remain in Madrid. To all residing in Spain it is apparent that the Ft cr.ch should remain in the country, for without them tnere a would be no Government at all. The WAitt of money precludes the idea of the formation o f the S p anish ar n in all parts ts thatyioarssaelisvko services rendered, c o f td l co n tent ing eie,i, aDisturbances e would be the result of ~!:eir 'fo the world, however, it is necessary to produce facts to prove it, and they are not to be had without coining. ' multi tu d e s n o a f claim ants The order impeding th e entrance of anybody into Aranjucz, without the K in g 's ex p ress p ermission, is in part a political Allia n ce, and I undo sta nd no one sees his Ma j esty but 111C3lIt C of the Ministers of the Iloly in presence of General Doutmont. They hope by Oil ..