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. , , ,fir • ~ 4' rtA 1111 4( .16 At ar. :' , -1 / 4 > . S. / /.9.-11 . . A "...s .Pet Cent. . 4 . . • i ..,- . . ,- .:,:-]"... .' .: 4, fri, e.,r . ( di . ~..._ • - ~ 4 ' 0 ; .`'N. , . , -,,, f ~ ii . . Ai.. V - 4. kit Tr/.. :KA egad. 'in 's...‘ s zazywr - ......* !o r , : op • / - :STermas I 1,677.1 EAST-INDIA HOUSE, Ji'y 14, 1824. /UNE COURT 0 DIRECTORS of Me UNITED COMPAAT .f MERCIIA.NTS v. ENGLAND, train to the EAST INDIES, do hereby gine Notice, That a GENERAL COURT of the said Company will be held et their House, to Lea denhall-street, on FRIDAY, the 234 instant, Eleven u'Cloelt in the Forenoon, at the desire of nine Proprietors, .agreeably to the following Requisition, viz. " July 9th. 18'24. a We the undersigned Proprietors of East India Stock, being duly qualified, request you will call a General Court of Proprietors, for the purpose of taking into consideration the present state of the Press in India, and the late Proceedings which have led to the banishment from India of the Editors of the Calcutta Journal. " CHAS. Fours, " DOUGLAS KUINAISD, " Mon Coon, " JAMES PASSZSON, " Jogs. Birsurrast. " J. Yount), EDWALD B. Lawns, " Wlll. GOWAN, " W. Masnessa." JOSEPH DART, Seertiary. EDUCATION. fR. BATH, one of the Masters of Reading School, ,I*.IL respectfully inform% Parents and Guardians ' that, under t he patronage of the Rev. Dr. Vacrr, he receives Y oung Gentle-. men 23 Boarders for that Establishment. *„• The House is airy. commodious, and contiguous to the School and Play-ground.—The Pupils are subject to the same re gulations, and experience the same liberal treatment, as those who are under the immediate care of Dr. VAUT. The terms may be known by applying to Mr. BATH, in the Foa- Drat Reading; or to Mr. V.strr, Red Tion•court, Fleet -street, London. ALL IN ONE DAY. GCARROLL hopes he shall have the pleasure ofl • adding the FOUR Prizes of aCt.:O,OOO in the present Scheme (to he Drawn in One Day, sth October) to the Four Prizes of £20,000 sold at Ins Offices in the short space of Four ),lonths ; and as he is now selling under the Last and Concluding Grant of Parliament for Lotteries, he trusts his Friends and Customers will tirt suffer the Lotteries to expire without taking a Farewell Chance t las fortunate Offices ; 19, Cornhill. 26, Oxford -street, and 7, Chz.ring-cross, in the present Scheme, which contains Four Prizes Jc21,000, and other Capitals, as under, viz. 2 £20,050 4 . £5lO 2 .20,000 10 • 300 2 2,050 14 200 4 1,000 20 lOO The whi.le of which, together with the smaller Prizes, must be Drawn on the Sth October, when the fate of every Number will be decided. The greatest Novelty in the Scheme is, that it does not contain a Smote th.t'.z, for every Number must receive Five Pounds at least ! DORSET HOUSE, MANCHiSTER-STREET, MANCHESTER-SQUARE. Elegant FURNITURE, Upright GRAND PIANO-PORTE, BUHL and OR-MOLU PARISIAN CLOCKS, CABL NETS, a Double and two Single-barrelled GUNS, and a BLUN DERBUSS, CHOICE COLLECTION of PAINTINGS, MARBLE BUSTS, and other Effects. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick-House, Regent-street) On the Premises, Dorset House, top of Manchester-street, Manchester-square, To.xoaaow, July 22, and following day, at Twelve o'o°6, by direction of the Proprietor, who is removed to Old Burlington. street, HL ELEGANT FURNITURE: comprising capi - Ttal Four-post, Tent, and other Bedsteads, with Silk, Da mask, Chintz, Cotton, and Dimity Purnitures ; prime seasoned Feather-beds and Bedding ; excellent well-made Mahogany Ward robes, Chests of Drawers, Dressing-tables, and Japanned Tray-top and other Tables; Drawing-room Suites, in Crimson Damask, I and Chintz Cotton; Rosewood Chairs and Conches in ditto; tie gsnt Pier-tables, with Statuary Marble Slabs; Pembroke, Occa sional, and Card Tables, in Rosewood, Satinwood, and Mahogany; an Upright Grand Piano-forte; handsome Plate Glass; Grecian Lamps • brilliant Plate Pier and Chimney Glasses ; Or-molu and Buhl docks ; Parisian Cabinets; ornamental China; capital Maho gany Sideboard; Set of Dining-tables; a Library Wing Book-case; Mahogany Chairs, in Leather; Turkey, Brussels, and Kiddermin ster Carpets and Draggets ; Hall Lamp, Floor Cloth, a variety of Kitchen Requisites, and other Effects; a double and two single= barrelled Guns, and a Blunderbuss; also, A CHOICE COLLECTION OF PAINTINGS, From the Pencils of Vasscurz, WZICNIX, VANDISTZLD, and other esteemed . Masters ; A few Prints and Drawings, Marble Busts, Ste. To be viewed two days previous to the Sale, when Catalogues may be had on the l'remises, at One ShMing each; and of Mr. Robins, 110, Regent•street. THE METROPOLITAN LOAN AND INVESTMENT COMPANY. For the investing of CA PITAL on SECURITIES, producing au uniform Rate of Interest. TRUSTERS: Sir THOMAS Baum L=MAILD, Bart. Mr. Serjeant Gaston', M.P. JWIN TOY/GOOD, Esq. WILLIAM WINGs awn, Esq. ORS: Wilkinson Matbmrs, William Lor.ince Rogers, Esq. William Taylor, Esq. William Henry Tinney, Esq. George Digby Wingfield, Esq. Broome Philip Witts, Esq. John Wrottesley, Esq. Benjamin Ansley, Esq. Edward George Barnard, Esq. John Bourdieu, Esq. Colonel Archibald Campbell Edward Clarke, Esq. Thomas Barrett Leonard, Esq. M. P. George Barrett Leonard, Emk. Messrs. Roctss, Towaoop, s and Co. 29, CieMetles.laOC, THE recent Discussions in Parliament respecting, Commercial Companies which have a KOMINAL Capital he. yoad the actual amount subscribed, and where a responsibility ne cessarily attaches on the Members, make it important to observe % that the Shareholders in the present Company incur no re osibility whatsoever ; and that the nature and object of the Institution render it totally unnecessary to appll either to the Crown or Parliament for a Charter or for any ex. elusive powers, the whole of the Instalments as called for being immediately invested in the names of the Trustees, either eat Mortgage, Annuities, in the purchase of Ground-rents or Rever sionary Property ; and the principal object •in view being to make a fixed and regular half-yearly dividend considerably exceeding tie general rate of interest obtained on Public Securities, and at the tame time to preserve the Capital from any possible hazard or climbed's. The previons Instalments having been already advantageously invested, and there being numerous eligible Securities still ramie. ins to be completed, a Requisition has just been made for the payment of the third Instalment of Ten Pounds per Share into the Zankers' of the Company, on or before the 14th of Augut. It will readily be perceived that white this Company holds out no inducement whatever to the mere speculatist, it affords an ex cellent opportunity to individuals possessing funded or other pro perty, for making permanent. Investments With advantage and se curity to the Fund-holders particularly. in so far as the present prices of the Public Funds would enable them at once to increase their Capital and their Income. Proposals for advances, by way of Mortgage or Annuity, and for sale of Life Interests, Ground-Rents, and Reversionary Property, are requested to be addressed, rose Tam, to the Secretary, at the Office of the Company, lc. 5, Verulam-buildings, Gray's Inn, where attendance is given from Ten to Four daily, and every re quisite information may be obtained. By order of the Directors, WILLIAM BROMLEY, Secretary. July 1 .5,.111Q4. GENERAL COACH-OFFICE, BOLT-IN-TUN AND SUSSEX HOTEL, FLEET-STREET. THE following !LOYAL MAILS and POST COACHES, on the Improved Principle for Safety set oat Daily: HASTINGS, TUNBRIDGE-WELLS, RYE, PORTShIOUTH, AND Herm. Aan.s. ISLE OF WIGHT - BRISTOL - BATH, - DEVIZES, r2t any Reduced Fares) CAERNIARTHEN, AIILFOILDHAVEN, SW A N SEA, - GLOUCESTER, CHP.I.TENHA NI, - OXFORD - CHICHESTER M I DHU RST, PETWORTII - FROME, TROWBRIDGE, MARLBO ROUGH, (New Day Cuacia, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays) - nOVEIZ, NIA ItGATE, RAMSGATE - PORT3MOUTH, ISLE 01: WIGHT - 4)X FORD, fII NLY (Oki Bell Cx:c.) :fey Bar' ttehe Ono's) • HASTINGS, BAWLS - RYE, lIA WK HURST, LA MBERII ensT 1;: , ; IMIDGIC WELLS - * - ILEA DING, MAI ORNHEAD - WINDSOR, ETON, SLOUGH GODALMING, GUILDFORD CID:I:TUT, SUNBURY, WALTON - HAMPTON COURT, TWICKENHAM !,..I.VF.NDAKS, RI VERHEA D ' 4II ERs DITTON, KINGSTON I Morning. torfore'el Alterno. past 4 *before 7-x++9 i Past. 7 I past 7 }its 10 past 11 7.--1 0 ROBERT GRAY and Co. Froprictors. Nntrce.—No Parcel or Passenger's Luggage will be as fur, if Loot or - Ijantagekl, doove the Value of ilea Touted!, euttrtd as such, and paid (or s‘cuitliugly. part 6 past 7 3 past past 1 past 1 2,3, 4 past 2 3 3 3 WEDNESDAY, JULY 21. 1h24. DIVIDENDS ON £4649 I4s. 241. THREE PER CENT. CONSOLS, REVERSION OF £7O lAYNG ANNUITIES, /MD Tilt REVRIISMN OF £6,4011 9s. 7d. THREE PER CENT. CONSOLS, TO BB SOLD DY AUCTION, By Mr. ROBINS, (Of Warwick House, Regent-street), At Garraway's Coffee-House, 'clinege Alley. Cornhill, To.stomtow, the itSd of July, 11114, at Twelve o'Clock, IN THREE LOTS, I HE DIVIDENDS OF £2,649 14s. 2d. THREE -AL PER CENT. CONSOLS, Standing in the name of the Accountant-General of the Court 0 11 Chancery, payable during the Life of a married Lady, Fifty-levee Years of Are. The REVERSION of £7O, LONG ANNUITIES, Standing in the Names of three Trustee% transferabk on the death of the same Lady. And, The REVERSION of £6,2011 Ds. 7d. TintEß PER CENT. CONSOLS, Standing in the !Mies of the same Trustees, transferable on the death of the same Lady. Particulars may be had of Messrs. Blake, White, Aim, ' sad Blake, Solicitors, 14, Bases-street, Strand ; at Garraway's ; and of Itlr. Robins, No. 170, Regent -Street. ALL Persons having any claims or demands on the Enute of the Rev. THOMAS SI AURICH, deceased, late Assistant Litwarlen of the British Museum, are requested to send In the Prticulars thereof, forthwith, to Mr. 31aberly, Solicitor, This day was published, price 41. THE CZAR, an Hi stor ic a l T ra gedy.--By JOSEPH CR :MOCK, Esq. M.A. F.S.A. This Tragedy forms the commencement of a Publication that may extend to four octavo volumes. AU Original Papers and het tars are consigned to Executors, as the Author is at an advancrd age, and it is his chief wish that nothing unanthenticated may be stvea to the Public after his decease. Printed for the Author, by John Nichols and Son, QS, Parlia ment-street ; and sold by Payne and Foss, Pall-mall; T. Cadell, Strand; Ridgway and Son. Recadißy j Budd and Catkin, Pa tna ; and all ocher Booksellers. DEMERAItY AND B.SSEQUEDO. THE Undersigned, in capacity as Deputy First Mar shal of the United Colony of Denserary and Essequeho, ad vertises by these Presents, for the first, second, and third time, that be will, by virtue of certain Sentences of the Honourable Court of Criminal and Civil Justice of said United Colony. Expose and Sell, at Public Execution Sale, the following Plantations, with their Cultivation, Buildings, Slaves, and further Appurtenances, viz. Firstly—ln the month of April:lll2s, the SUGAR PLANTA TION GREENFIELD. situated on the East Sea Coast of Deme rary, the property of Paul and Samuel Messiah. Secondly—ln the same month of April, 1825, the SUGAR PLANTATION WATERLOO, situated on Lenan Island, Br sequebo, the property of Joseph and Edward Alleyne. Tbirdiy—ln the month of June, 1826, the SU G AR PLANTA- 1 TION HERMITAGE, situated on the West sank of the River Demerary, the property of George Gill and Louisa Mathews Cells. The Judicium of Prix et Conturrentis on the net proceeds of the above Sales will be held by the said Honourable Court of Justice three months after the respective days of sale; for which reason, all those who may pretend to have any right, title, or interest to the net proceeds of said Plantations, are herewith. by him, the under signed Deputy First Marshal of said United Coloay, Summoned to appear in person, or by their Attornies, to lay their claims fin due form before the Honourable Court of Justice of said United Co hay of Demeter/ and Essequebo, at their respective Sessions in the &dewing months, viz. in the month of June, 1825, for Plantations Gennsficld and Waterloo; and in the month of August, for Plantation Hermitage, under a penalty that against the non.appearers will be proceeded as the law directs. The Inventories of the above-stated Plantations are daily to be seen at the Counting-houses of Mews. Hall, MiGarel, and Co. No. 7, Austin Friars, London ; and P. J. Le Jolie, Esq. Amsterdam. Demerary and Essequebo, this nth May, 1524. J. D. HALEY, Deputy First Marshal. HIGHWOOD HILL. HENDON. TO BE SOLD, AN ELIGIBLE FREEHOLD COTTAGE RE SIDENCE detached, with Coach-house Stabling, and other Offices ; Pleasure and Kitchen Gardens, wit h about SIX ACRES OF LAND, And an adjoining Meadow of FIVE ACRES, held on Lease. The Residence, which is in the most finished state of repair, is Inclosed in front by an ornamental and thriving Plantation, and commands delightful and extensive Views. It comprises tiro Par lours, six Bed-rooms (with the addition of two over the Coach , house), Kitchen, Wash-house, Dairy, nd good Cellaring. Immediate possession can be given, and the Furniture, In whole, or part, may, if desired, be taken at i Valuation. For further Particulars and Titbits to view, apply to Mr. Olding, 71, Fleet-sweet. 1101.11)A Y PRESENTS. Published this day, by Kalov: and Lacer, 55 ' niternoster-row, rice 2s. 6d. in ex tr a Nardi, embellished with bratty Forty Engravings, ATIONAL RECREATIONS.—Our Rational Re useALSoons, boys and girls too, are published for your partictdrr and bend* and are intended to indulge you with The mast marvellous Sclentilic Experiments— The most astounding Feats of Legerdemshr-.. The most puzating Numerical Exertions. And a thousand other superlative excellencies, which a perusal alone can sufEciently explain. Almost every page of the work will be adorned with an !putts. tire Engraving; and the whole got up with a rapid to literalness and amusement never exceeded. _ _ _ flincrarrx. a Tale, by the Author of " Basket," Ste. 12mo. price Ss. boar& 3. A Morasses Polvaare, sketched soon after her decease for the Study of her Children. By their Surviving Parent. In one vol. Ismo. with a beautiful Plate, price 4s. 6d. boards. 4. A HELP to the SCIENCES of MECHANICS, OPTICS, A5E1%0:1103E7, ace. By Alexander Simpson, M.A. price Is. 6d. sewed. 5. Brace Hannay ; or, Scripture hs own Interpreter. By Mrs. Sherwood. Author of Little Henry and his Bearer, &c. price 2i. ed. half-bound, roan. 6. The Cistres Macsarmr, Vol. I. by Mrs. Sherwood, half bound roan, price Is. 6d. London : Knight and Lacey, Publishers, 55, Paternoster-rove : Sold by all Booksellers and Newsmen. GUNS-DETONATING AND FLINT. JCOLLINS begs to inform the Nobility and Gentry, • that WILSON'S OLD-ESTABLISHED CONCERN is still carried on by hint at No. IS, VIGO-LANE, thefortner Shop being required for the New Street Improvements, where be has on sale the same extensive variety of DETONATING and FLINT GUNS, by all the principal London Makers, for which this Esta blishment has been so long unequalled. He has also on sale a large and elegant assortment of PLATE and SHEFFIELD PLATED GOODS, at the most approved patterns. He trusts, from the length of time he conducted the business for the lute Proprietor, and the consequent experience he has gained, the Public will be induced to favour Wm with that support which th.s Establishment has so long enjoyed. Town-made Gans and Second•haud Plate purchased or Ex changed. —z-- - 'fwotoors from Regent -street. THE PATENT SIADLITZ POWDERS, Prepered as usual by S ara RY%, MOORE, and DAVIDIIOI4 136, New 'Bond-street, London. Tidentify their Preparation, in future, a Label, on which the Arms of the Inventor are engraved, will be placed on each Box and Bottle; and as a farther security, his Majesty's Comrnissioners have, in their new Stamps, (affixed to each Box soil Bottle; listened :hc uanies of " &tease, blouse, and Davussolf." in place of the late firm of Paytherus and Co. The Medicine may also be obtained genuine of their Agents Messrs. . Norirhery, 45, and Mr. gacards, 67, Sc. Paul's Chute-yard; Messrs. Barclay, Fleet.utarket ; Messrs. Yoder, 4, Cheapdde ; Messrs. Simon and Co. Bow Cnureh-yard ; Mr. Sanger, 150 i Oxford - street; Mr. lindsen, 27, lisymarket ; Mr. Richar ds, 11, St. James's-street; Mr. Johnston ;6, Greek - street; R. Johnston, U, Coruhiti; Mr. MackrilL ' 33, Whheehapel; Messrs. Ward and Cn. SQ4, Iltd bnrn ; Mr. White, tr, Haymarket; Mr. Besieger, 4, Strand; and Mr. KidrHr, 64, 11uwell-atreet, Covent-garden Likewise, at one or more re.prctable Houses in every principal Town. FROM LAST NIGHTS GAZETTE. [This Gazette states that the King has been pleased to present the Rev. John Hume Spry, M. A. to the District Church in Lang ham-place, in the parish of St. Mary-la-bonne, in the county of Middlesex and diocese of London]. 1013111611 111121:1:ILD TO SEMI 111 THIS TRIM= TAILLIAMINT. Shire of °schwa-man—Captain the Honourable George Raph Abereromby. of the 3d Regiment of Dragoon Guards, in the room of Robert Bruce, Esq. who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. George Paul Tode, &gent-street, watchmaker, from July 27 to ,September 14, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Baslnghall.street. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. John Perkins, Upper Thames•atreet, stationer. BANKRUPTS. James Wintle, North.street, City-road, alversmith, to surrender, July s 4, 51sind August SI, at twelve, at the Court of Conunis sinners of Bankrupts, Basingbali- stree t. AttornstAltlr. Towers, Castle -street, Falcon-square. A Windover Fry, late of Typastreet, letter-founder, July 3t, at twelve August 7, at eleven, and 3I at ten, a . t .:A Wurt of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Ba street: y, Mr. Walker, Hatton-garden. Richard Nicholson, Plymouth, wine -merchant, July 24, August . _ 3 and 31, at ten, at the Court of Commissioners of Bankrupts, Basinghall-street. Attorney, Mr. Scargill, Hatton -court, Thread needle-street. Richard Rooks, Halifax, merchant, August 16, at six, 1?, and 31, at eleven, at the Union Cross Inn, Halifax. Actor s, Messrs.Wiglesworth and Ridsdale,Gray's Inn-square; or MONS. • Thompson and Co. Hat/as. Tohn hi`Rae, Liverpool, grocer, July 30, 31, and August St at one, at the George Inn, Edeestreet, Liverpool . Attornlest Messrs. AcUington and Co. Bedford-row ; or Mr. Houghton,' Liverpool. James Watson, Brontsgrove, Worcesterddre, draper, August 6b 7, and 31, at eleven; at the White Hart Inn, Hattlebury. At tornies, Messrs. Benbow and Co. Lincoln's Inn ; or Mr. Ver non, Bromsgrove. Joseph Swindells, late of Brinnington, Cheshire, builder, August 3,4, and 31, at ten, at the Dog and Partridge, Sto c kport.— Anomie., Mr. Greville-street, Hattoss- A rden; ;or Mr. Faulden, &ockport. DIV WENDS to be made in BASINGHALL-STRRET. Aug. 14, T. W. /Mum, Great Marlow. Bucks, brieklayar, at eleven. July 24, J. W. Hone, Brixton. draper, at ten. DIVIDENDS to be made In the COUNTRY. Aug. 17, W. L. Houghton, Hull, stationer, at eleven, at the Dog and Duck Tavern, HulL Aug. 17, J. Angel, Scelcoates, Yorkshire, block-maker, at eleven, at the Dog and Durk Tavern, Hull. Aug. lit, J. Nathan, Liverpool, watch.manufacturer, at one, at the George Inn, Dale-street, Liverpool. Aug. 13, R. S. Roach, late of Bishop's Waltham, Hants, tanner, at two, at the White Hart Inn, Winchester. CERTIFICATES.--Ausun 10. B. and G. Crawshaw, Brea& Yorkshire, carpetinanufacto ren. W. Whineup, late of York, spirit-merchant. B. 0. Cor bett, Friday-street, linen-draper. B. M. Scholebeid, Bradford, Yorkshire, manufacturer. DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIPS. Benham and Rawlins, High-street, Sonthwark,furnishing•iron. mongers. Roberts and Edmans. Bradshave and Padley, Ardwick, Lancashire, hackney-coachmen Wood and Co. Red Lion-court, Watling-street, flannel•manufacturers. Burdy and West, Liver. poolonerchants. Meyer and Hazard, Great St. Helens, merchants. England and Hughes, Shadwell, coopers. Turner and Lockwood, Leigh-street, Burton -crescent, linen-drapers. GERMAN TRADE. Mr. Francis Muller, formerly a Member of the Ba varian Assembly, has published an account of the trade of Germany in 1824, which, if his report be correct, is in a very distressed situation. According to his statement, the Russian empire, with which the greater part of Poland is incorporated, has for some years past been cut off from commercial intercourse with Germany by Custom-house regulations and tolls ; and at the pre sent moment a second line of tolls is forming on the Polish frontiers. Hungary is in like manner closed against Germany. The present situation of European Turkey affords no securitp and its trade is already in the hands of the English and the French. The Lom bardo-Venetian kingdom has, since 1817, been shut against everything which isnot Austrian. The Custom- 1 house laws of the Papal States are extremely severe.— ; Tuscany, Parmab and Modena have regulations equally hostile to trade. Since the beginning of the present year, Naples and Piedmont have carried their prohibitory measures to inch an extent, that even German linen is 140 longer admitted. Spain and Portugal steno longer favourable markets, for recent events have destroyed private as well as public credit. France has, since 1790, when she removed - all inland duties, followed the same system, and will not depart from it until her agri culture, manufactures, and commerce be able to main tain an advantageous competition with all other ne- [PRA :.11 0311 Br p N, eons. Switzerland suffers like Germany, and two crip pies cannot well help each other along. In the king dons of the Netherlands strict prohibitions against the admission of German produce exist. Great Britain re jects everything, or at least admits only articles which she can manufacture better than the Germans. The commerce of Denmark and Sweden is unimportant to Germany, as much of what we could give them they already possess. it hence follows, that German com. mercy in Europe has everywhere Custom-house probi• bitions to contend with. All natural relations are dis- turbed by artificial regulations, which can only be evaded by smuggling. Having cometo this conclusion, the author nevertheless deprecates the pursuit of con traband trade, attended as it constantly is by immoral habits and endless crimes. THE FRENCH' COLONIE& In the French Chamber of Deputies; on Saturday last, the article of the Colonies formed the subject of debate. From the report, with which the papers of Sunday are nearly filled, it appears that the French planters are not only no less hostile to any suggestions for ameliorating the condition of the negroes than some of our colonists are, but that they are protected in their violence by the local Authorities and the Government at home. On the ro•e for Martinique being proposed, Benjamin Constant ob jected to the appropriation of 70,000 francs for that colony. The ground of his opposition was maladmi nistration, by which the colony was rendered of no value to France, and in the course of his speech he brought forward charges of oppression and injustice against the Courts and the Governor of that island. A few copies of a pamphlet recommending the amelioration of the condition of the West India slaves, which was published in Paris, having reached Martinique, was made a pre text for the persecution of all persons supposed to be fa vourable to the view of the subject taken by the author. The enemies of amelioration addressed a remonstrance to the Governor, in which they declared that the inha bitants of Martinique were determined at all risks to maintain the existing legislation. The Governor, in stead of indignantly rejecting this defiance, replied that the disturbers of tranquillity who had clandestinely in troduced certain pamphlets should be prosecuted. A ge neral search was ordered, and, besides the pamphlet th ready mentioned, some copies of a speech of M. Laisne de Villeveque, on coloniar slavery, which the Chamber of Deputies had ordered to be printed, were found. In consequence of these discoveries, 1,500 persons were ar rested, of whom thirty-seven were sentenced to trans. portation, and three to the gallies for life. The sentence was immediately executetl, without allowing the parties an appeal, their application for reference to the Court of Cassation having been refused by the clerk. One of the persons ordered to be transported was a man of seventy, who, in his despair, was on the point of com mitting suicide. His case was thought hard, and by the way of mitigation, his son was transported in his stead ! Another individual was transported instead of his bro. ther I The persons thus severely dealt with, M. B. Constant stated to be men of property, transported at the instigation of their creditors. The printing of M. B. Constant's speech was mo►ed, but opposed by M. Dudon and others. M. Dudon defended the Govern ment of Martinique. He observed, that pamphlets and speeches which were harmless in Paris, might become firebrands in the colonies. The speech alluded to, which was delivered at the close of a sitting, was scarcely heard, and was only ordered to be printed in consequence of one of those votes of courtesy which were but too common. M. Dudon further insinuated that the African Society had its instruments, not only in the Bri tish House of Commons, but in the Chamber of Deputies. The Marine Minister stated that a conspiration, the ramifications of which were very extensive, had been formed in Martinique. M. Clermont-Tonnerre contra• dieted the statement that a son had been transported in stead of a father, and a brother instead of a brother. With regard to the appeal, the parties were not entitled to it, except under the sanction of the Governor, ob tained within 24 hours after their sentence. The Gover nors of the French colonies have always had the power of banishing or transporting, not merely persons of co lour, but whites. The Government had been pleased to grant a relaxation of the law with respect to the men sentenced to the gallies, and who are now at Brest. Though they had no legal right to a reconsideration of the judgment pronounced against them, the Court of Cassation had admitted their appeal. The motion for printing M. B. Constant's speech was rejected. VAN DIEMAN'S LAND. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM 110BART 9 S TOWN, ;mamma 21, 1823. 66 We arrived here on the 22d of last month, after a tedious passage of six months and eighteen days, from Leith. Nothing can exceed the beauty of the scenery :. from the entrance of the river Derwent, till you arrive at Hobart Town, the river is upwards of two miles broad, and is one of the finest harbours I ever saw.— The town is small, but neat, and contains about 4.0 W inhabitants. The principal buildings are the Govern ment House, Church, Hospital, Tail, and extensive Commissariat Stores, there is also the foundation laid of a large Presbyterian Church, and the Wesleyan Methodists are building a large Meeting House. The New Town is a beautiful spot, about two miles firm town, and surrounded with a number of fine farms in high state of cultivation. " In going from Hobart Town to Lawrencetown, te land for the first twenty miles appeals to me but ye: y indifferent, and, with a few exceptions, muck wooded;, at twenty-eight miles from the former pace the count? y opens, and the eye is relieved by beautiful tracks of rich level land: fifty-seven miles horn Hobart Town is a beautiful track, called York Plains, but which is but in differently watered. . " We have taken a store in town for the sale of our goods, but there is nothing of any consequence doing ; we are, however, in hopes of an improvement, as there is a Bank established here which is to be opened the Istianuary next. It is called the Bank of Van Dieman's food, and is to discount bills and take in deposits of money. The capital invested in this /Link is 10,000 V 1 I i 1 i . 1 • i l I , ~. i i • o i itii i : s 4 1 A . l i ..:1 • .1