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I i ~''~~~ 1I • I li I r. f I t I WEST OF ENGLAND FIRE AND LIFE OFFICE, BRIDGE STREET, BLACKFRIARS. PERSONS Insuring against Fire in this ( - Alice, are en titled to half the Profits. Life Insurances are also effected on the Plan of giving to the Insurer a participation in the Profits. Rates and Conditions may be had at the Olin, or of any of the Agents In the principal Towns. JAMES ANDERSON. PARTIES AND FACTIONS. Thh day was published, price La. 6d. PARTIES and FACTIONS in ENGLAND, at the ACCESSION of WILLIAM IV. CONTEXTS: Ultra Tories, Ultra Whigs, Liberals. The King and the Ministers. London : Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green. LICENSED BY HIS MAEXCIJESTSE.Y'S COMMISSIONERS OF - - --- TRANSPARENT PAINTINGS, and IMITATIONS of STAINED GLASS, by WILLIAM &cox, No. 40, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, who begs leave most respectfully to sc• quaint the Nobility, Gentry, and the Public, that he has prepared, and is now ready to submit to their inspection, a New and Elegant Assortment of transparent Paintings, consisting of Architectural Subjects, and Italian and Swiss Scenery; the correctness of which, as regards Drawing, Colouring, and general Effect, renders them particu larly Elegant, Ornamental, and Useful Appendages to Drawing-Room Windows. He has also many Minn, from Grecian and Gothic De signs, in Imitation of Stained Glass, admirably adapted to Cburch, Chapel, Library, or Staircase Windows. Gentlemen residing in the Country ma; be supplied with Blinds painted to any design, mounted and complete for fixing, by sending the Dimensions of their Windows to No. 40, Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, sear the British Museum. N. B.—Heraldry, elegantly emblazoned on Vellum, Silk, /cc. PLATE. A. B. SAVORY, 14, Cornhill, 1,011d014 OPPOSITE THE DANZ OT ENGLAND, The best wrought Fiddle Pattern Silver Spoons and per os. Forks Ditto King's Pattern ditto The following are the weights in general use, but the artibles may be had lighter or heavier at the same price per ounce. Average weights of Fiddle pattern. os. at X. a. d. 12 Table Spoons 12 Dessert ditto .. 20 7 3 4 12 Table Forks 12 Dessert ditto 2O 7 3 4 2 Gravy Spoons 1 Soup Ladle 4 Sauce ditto .... 4 Salt ditto gilt . ...... 1 0 0 I Fish Slice, pierced 2 10 0 - - 12 Tes Spoons 1 Pair Sugaz Tongs, strong , 0 15 0 Average weights of King's pattern. ca. at S. a. d. 12 Table Spoons .. 4O 78.6 d. 15 0 0 12 Dessert ditto. 12 Table Forks 12 Dessert ditto.. 2 Gravy Spoons l2 410 0 1 Soup Ladle 4 Sauce ditto l2 Bs. Od. 4 16 0 4 Salt ditto gilt, strong •• • • •• •• 2 5 0 1 Fish Slice 3 10 0 12 Tea Spoons I Pair Sugar Tongs 1 5 THE GENUINE SYRUP or DE VELNOS.— The Dep& for this useful Spring and Autumnal Alterative is No. 52, Berners-street, Oxford-street, where it is prepared according to the genuine recipe of the late Mr. Isaac &Mason, by his niece, Mrs. Margaret Canham, alone, to whom he bequeathed it. Above all the medicines of this denomination, the VEGETABLE SYRUP of DE VELNOS has obtained a distinction which its efficacy alone can support. It corrects and purifies the blood; and, to persons who are *filleted with scrofula, leprosy, scurvy, and many of those melancholy diseases, arising from impurity of the blood and juices; to those also who suffer from diseased liver, or from the indiscretions of their youth, or whose constitutions are broken down by mercurial, antimonial, or arsenic medicines, a course of the Vegetable Syrup is particularly recommended. It not only dissipates glandular tumors, eruptions, and ulcers, whatever be their nature, but those debilities, consumptions, sad feminine obstructions, which are too often attended with fatal consequences. The effect of this medicine is such, as not to interrupt either business or pleasure, and requires only common moderation in diet. The Genuine Syrup of De Velnos is prepared and sold by Mrs. Caoham, late Miss Swainson, at 52, Bernen-street at 135. a bottle. By her appointment, it may be had at Mr. ILales's, 196, Bishopsgate-street Without; at Butler's, Chemists, Cheapside, corner of St. Paul's ; 73, Princes -street. Edinburgh ; and 54, Sackville street, Dublin; at Mr. Rooe's, High-street, Stamford ; at most of the respectable Medicine Venders in London, and at her Agents in Leery considerable town in the United Kingdom. " Domus et placens uzor."—Hos. Thy house, and (in the cup of life, That honey-drop) thy pleasing wife. HAPPINESS " the gay to-morrow of the mind" is ensured by marriage ; " the strictest tie of perpetual friend ship," is a gift from Heaven, cementing pleasure with reason, by which, says Johnson, " we approach in some degree of association with celestial intelligence." Previous, however, to entering into the hallowed obligation of marriage, it becomes an impressive duty, not only to regulate the passions, but to cleanse the grosser nature from those impurities which the freedom of unrestricted pleasure may have entailed upon it. To the neglect of such attention,are attributable many of those hapless instances which, while they excite the commiseration of the beholder, shoulr also impress him with the fear of self-reproach. Luxurious habits will effeminise the body —a residence in the tropics will relax the elastic fibre—but more especially does the pre. mature infatuation of youth, too frequently compromise the natural dignity into a state of inanition, from whence the agonised suffered more than doubts the chance of relief. To all such then, we address ourselves, offering bope—er,etzy—muscular strength—felicity; nor will our adVal ces appear questionable, sanctioned as they are by the multiplied proofs of twenty years' successful experience. The easy cares ut married life are sometimes disturbed by the sus pension of those blessings which concentrate the nuptial wreath—for the female habit is often constitutionally weak—yet it can be strength. tried, and deficient energy improved into functional power. In every case of syphilitic intrusion, as well as in every relaxation of the generative economy, we pledge oar ability to cure speedily, and with effect. Earnestly solicitous to expel the unfeeling empyric from the position so presumptuously taken up, we deviate from general principles with less hesitation ; and confident in our own honour ible integrity ;:s Members of the College of Surgeons. we refer the suffer ing community of either Sex especially those entering into matrimonial life) at once to our house, where daily attendance is given for per sonal consultation , and letters from the country are immediately an. swered ; these must contain a remittance for Advice and Medicine, describing minutely the case, which can be forwarded to any part of the world, however distint. No difficulty can occur, as the Medicine will be securely packed, :.nd carefully protected from observation. GOSS ..nd Co. (11.1.R.C. Surgeons.) 11, kiouverie-street, Pleet-street, London. Just published (Twentieth Edition). I. THE AEGIS OF LIFE, a familiar Commentary on the above Diseases.-24. HYGEIANA, addressed exclusively to the Female Sex.-3d. The SYPHILIS?, a Treatise on Lees Venerea, Gonorrhoea, &e. May be had at 23, Paternoster.mw ; 59, Pall-mall; 4. Catherine. Aiwa, &rand, London ; Porter, 75, Gratton.street, Dublin ; 1111, Troop* Glasgow; 9, Calton-street, Edinburgh; Wrightson, Bir abgbam; Duffield, Bath; Reid, Bristol; Weller, Clseltenbam ; lad e s, Brighton Wood. Huntingdon ; Hatt, Cambridge; ?lawman, ltamar ; Dec?, Ipswich; Hobson; Leeds; Gore and Sow, Liver pool ; Sowler, Manchester; Platt and Todd, Sheffield; Beam mod Co. Norwich; Haldon and Lowndes, and Matter. Oxford; Brodie and Dowding, Salisbury ; and of all liookeellers.—Price ss. mi. IJ b N°. 13,612. o PI V SATURDAY EVENING, OCT. 23, IS3O. Niel: 7 . PROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, Ont. 19. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. SasTsai. Hulas, jun. Roadies, Duos, WILLIAM How, 111/1111111111Marett, Eustaa.square, in3iter =riser. ►rokrr. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. ILISDLNY, WILLIAM. Birmingham, wholesale saddler, from Oct. 26 to Nov. 26. at eleven, at the Royal Hotel. Birmingham. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. Wooelow, Wrussas, West Coker. Somerset&hire, draper. BANKRUPT& Arens, Gmaciz, ClerkenwellGreen,;litttaller, to surrender Oct. 29, Nev. S. at two, and Dec. 3, at three, at the Court of Commission ers. Attorney, Mr. Wright, Bucklersbury. &smear, Josru, Stre.atreet, Bedford-square, butcher. Oct. 29, at eleven. Nov. 5, at twelve, and Dec. 3, at one, at the Court of Coat- Wilmer& Attorney, Mr. Pollock, BuinghalLatreet. Memtzsz, Joss, Sture-street, Bedford-square, builder. Oct. 26. Nov. 2, and Dec. 5, at tee, at the Court of Commisdoweee. Attorney, Mr. E. K. Randall. Walbrook. WZIPTEILIT, MOUSE', Brotherton, Yorkshire, limeburner. Nov. 1, at six, 2, at nine, and Dec. 3, at eleven, at the Star Inn, Pontefract, Yorkshire. Attorneys, Mr. Lake, Cateaton-street ; and Messrs. Clough, and Horton, Pontetract and Huddersfield. La &ear, Macau.' Paiute's. litiuol, wine merchant, Nov. 9,10. and Dec. 3, at one, at the Commercial Rooms, Bristll. Attorneys, Messrs. Vizard and Blower, Lincoln's Inn-fields ; and Messrs. Gregory and Smith, Bristol. Ass. Hgxav, Bulwell, Nottinghamshire, grocer, Nov. 2, at two, 5, and Dec. 3, at eleven, at the Punch Bowl, Nottingham. Attor neys, Messrs. Holme, Frampton, and Loftus, New Inn; and Mr. C. Swann, Nottingham. DIVIDENDS. Nov. 12, J. Jump and T. Hargroves, Fore-street, hat manufac turers, at one, at the Court of Commissioners—Nov. 5, G. Fall, Bread -street, factor, at twelve at the Court of Commissioners— __ Nov. 19, C. Nunn, Old Change, Cheapside, gingham manufacturer, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners—Nov. 12 ' T. Ellis, Sid ney-street, Commercial-road, victualler, at one, at th e Court of Com missioners—Noy. 12, J. Packer, Newbury, Berkshire, carrier, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners—Nov. 12, J. Nicol, Corshill, merchant, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners—Nov. 12, J. Clirismas, Rye, Sus s ex , shopkeeper, at eleven, at the Court of int niluioners—Nov. 12, T. Wood, Birchin-lane, merchant, at eleven, at the Court of Commissioners—Nov. 13, W. Ford, Exeter,_nursery- man, at eleven, at the New London Inn, Exeter— Nov. IS, J. Evans, Manchester, timber merchant, at two, at the York Hotel, Manchester —Nov. 16, J. J. Lightfoot, Liverpool, merchant, at twelve, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool—Nov. 13, R. Ridgway, /Manchester, brewer, at nine, at Hayward's Hotel, Blanchester. CERTIFICATES, Nov. 1 3. G. IL Magnus, Sutton, Cheshire, dealer—T. W. Bennett, High. street, Marylebone, carpenter—J. Charley, Little TkU-alley, London. wall, woollen draper—W. Ward, Coventry, ribbon manufacturer_ G. Lanza, Chesterfield -street, Pancras New-road, publisher of music —F. Hawkins, Camberwell New-road, Lambeth, builder, J. C Powell, Chiswell-street, surgeon--T. Baley, 111arsham-street. West minster, corn dealer—W. Skimter, Wilmington-square, surgeon— E. Tidman, Birmingham, victualler—W. Spurway, Market-street, Finsbury, builder. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. H. bfillikin and Co. Glasgow, soap makers—G. Ritchie and J. W. Miller, Gracechurch.street, hosiers—S. Pierce and W. Read, Ton. bridge, pawnbrokers—S. and J. Coombs, PMgwenlly, Monmouth shire, coal merchants— H. Sheen and H. I. Lewis, olywell-street, tallow chandlers—R. Canticle and Co. Thong's ridge, Yorkshire, dyers—J. Morrison and J. B. Dawes, Harp-lane, Tower-street—G. Vaughan and J. B. Lloyd, Mitcham Common, Surrey, grocers —M. and R. H. Ilarford and J. Cox, Russell -street, Bermondsey, glue makers—T. Davenport and Co. Denby, Derbyshire, colliers—G. Owen and Co. Liverpool, brewers--J. Clarkson and J. Foster Kings ton-upon-Hull, ship brokers—J. Rowley and Co. Dewsbury, York shire, worsted manufacturers—P. Marley and J. France, John-street, Blackfriars-road.--S. IL Grant and J. B. Peters, Bristol, hat makers— W. Bulk and W. Hughes, Lichfield, curriers—W. and W. Hill, ten. and jun. Birmingham, turners. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICE OF BRITISII CORN, (wants SOVIIINI DIPOILTATION) For the Week ended Oct. 15,1830, 'wade op from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wake. Imperial General Weekly Average. Wheat... 625. 64. I Oats .. 245. 4cL I Beans... 40s. Od. Barley.. 2.55. 71 Rye... 345. 6d. Peas .. 41s. 4d. Aggregate Average of Siz Weeks which governs Duty. Wheat.. Cs. 84. I Oats.. 246. 94. I Beans.. 395. lid. Barley .. 34‘. Od. Rye— 335. 74. Peas ... 40s. 9d. PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Beams or Moorman° Sous, computed from the Returns made in the Week ending the 19th day of October, 1830, is 255. iofd. per cwt. exclusive of the Dudes of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation theteof into Great Britain %BB TURF. NEWMARKET SECOND OCTOBER MEETING. Nrwmattzwr, Friday Oct. 22. Renewal of the Prendergast Stakes of 60 soya each, h ft. for twoqn old colts, Bst 61b. and fillies, Bst 31b. T. V. C. Captain Rous's b e Zany Mr. ()Wife b I by Lottery Sir M. N% ood's b by Reveller . . . - I - - 2 . - 3 Mr. Henry s eh c Tam O'Shanter, Mr. Hunter's b c by Gustavus, M. Cooper's b fby Gulliver, Mr. S. Stonehewer's Sister to the Lion, Mr. Lumley's fby Muley, also started. Twenty-three paid. Match 100, Prat :half of AL M. Lord Tavistock's Taurus beat Lord Exeter's Father Longlegs, Bat each. Sir M• Wood's Bask, 6 yrs Bat. received from Sir Sandford Gra ham's 'laugh Robin, 5 yrs. Bst 71b. D. M. 1086 R. Mr. Paynes Turk, list 91b agst Lord Tavistock's Sedan, Bst lib. T C. 200 h ft. off by consent. Mr. 11. Scott's Carmine, Bat paid to Mr. S. Stonehewer's Variation, Bst 71b. A. F. 200, h ft. Id Rant lath's Donegan' beat Mr. Goddard's Sketch-book, Bat bib each. DM. 100 h ft. 51r. F. Mills's Villager, Bst 21b. received from 111 Chesterfield's Car thusian, fist. 21b. T.Y.C. 200, h. it. Mr. Payne's Turk, Bst. Mb. and Colonel Russell's f. by Mustachio, Bst. 21b._ T.T.C. 100, ran a dud heat. A Gold Cup, value 00 %ors. and 60 sots. in specie. Ab. M. IA Lowther's Harold, 4 yrs, Ust. 91b. - 1 Mr. Stonthewer's Variation, 3 yrs . - 2 Several o thers started. Sweepstakes of 5 SOTS each, for which Ilaji Baba and Coroner were entered, was not run. The betting upon the Race for the Town Plate of 501. which was yesterday won by Mr. Huntres Christina, was as follows s-20 to I apt Christina-4 to 1 apt Sir M. Wood's Haji Baba-6 to 1 apt his Majesty's b c Vanloo, by Waterlco-8 to 1 apt Mr. Sowerhy's Gas -8 to 1 agst Mr. Scott Stonehewer a eh f The Fairy. Upon the Handicap Plate of 1001. the betting was—lo to I apt I.d Grosvenor's Ebury-5 to 1 apt Nlr•Sowerby's Coroner.-3 to 1 apt Sir M. Wood's laccua--3 to 1 apt D. of Richmond's /Bodo°. HOLVWELL HUNT RACES, OCT. 20. The Pengwern Stakes, a Sweeptakes of 20 soya. each, 10 ft. The Hon. E. Cl. Stanley's b. h. Felt, 4 yrs, Oat. olb. 1 Sir E. P. Lloyd names b. f. Regina,3 yrs, 7t.t. 01b. .. 2' A Match for 50 sous. each. Halt' a mile.—F. R. Price's ladybird beat Sir T. Illostyn's Regina. A Gold Cup, value 100 soya. by subscription of 10 son. each. The Hon. E. G. Stanley's b. I. Felt, 4 yrs, Bsa. Vlb. 1 Sir T. Mostyn's eh. g. Mona's Pride. 4 yrs, B a. 91b. •• • ... 2 PRDESTRIANISBI. Mrs. M'Mullan, the celebrated pedestrian, commenced the arduous task of walking forty miles in nine successive , hours, on the York road, near Leeds, on Monday morning last.' She pe►formed the took within the given time, and repeated it on Tuesday. She originally intruded to walk the same distance every day this week, but was induced to deviate from her intention in consequence of having experienced some interrup. Wm.—Leeds haelligenter. MR. BURTON AND THE. NEW POLICE. TO 1118 EDITOR OF TII F. STAR. respectfully request the favour of !our inserting the following statement respecting the conduct of the New Police. whoa.. efficiency you have been endeavouring to prove. I was remitting home late on ll'etlnesday night, the 13th instant, acenmpettied by gentleman. and, pausing up Tottenham-court-road, we rem by a Pint of "In" whose intentions no doubt were either to rob or maltreat us. perhaps both, their expressions and conduct fully justifying this opinion ; we claimed the assistance of a policeman, who witnessed the attack made upon us. The fellows then moved off; but on our passing the end of NVarren-street. we were pounced upon again by the same gang, one of whom. with an oath, said, there was no policeman nigh then, and that they, meshing the gang, would do for us ; I was severely struck by oce of them, and much injured in the face and side: we called for the police, and succeeded in securing two of these ruffians, who were con ducted to the station-house in Oeorge.street, Bloomsbury; when there I Informed the Inspector, or officer of the night, what had occurred, and pressed W.y charge, particularly against the prisoner who had inflicted upon the the iniurim above named, which were still apparent to every one. Judge of my astonishment, Mr. Editor, when title sapient guardian of our fives and properties, replied that he" would not take the chatge," and assigned as his reason that he could not take notice of assaults, " in consequence of their very frequent occurrence in the neigh. bourhood of Tottenham-court-read. Asa palliative, however, to my injured feelings, he told me he would take the name and address of the assailant, and I might apply to a Magistrate. I urged the fallacy of such a proceeding, and stated that the accused might easily evade the consequences due to his conduct by giving a false address, or a fictitious name. My arguments, however, availed me nothing: the miscreant was released. On the following meriting I applied for and obtained a warrant for the apprehension of the delinquent, but my only due being the name and address taken at the Station-house, you may easily guess that much trouble was the :consequence, the fellow having naturally enough given a wrong name; by dint of great perse verance, however, on the part of the officer who held the warrant, the ag gressor was secured, and dealt with by the Magistrat e s according to his deserts. Now, Sir, if Inspectors, &c. of this new system of police are to be tolerated in refusing to take charges of the above description, where are we to look for protection ? With what safety can we, or our families, pass through the streets of the metropolis if we are thus to he exposed to the brutal attacks of a set of lawless ruffians, who, upon being given in charge at the Station-house, are suffered to escape with impunity. So' much for the excellency and efficiency of the New Police. 1 have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient Servant, _ FRANCIS BURTON. _ 7b, Great George-strect, Ettston-square, October, 22, 1830. VERBAL AND GRA3IIIATICAL DISCUSSION. LETTERS TN ♦ iIOIIIING !APB& Sir,—four L.,,,cspondent C. tells you. in answer to my letter of yes. terday, that if any one were to inquire " When did Anglus leave Brighton ?" It would be correct to answer "Anglus left yesterday." This is settling the point at isssue by a bare assertion. The object of my letter to you was to put down this very vulgarism in which C. discovers no harm. The public must now decide: C. and I being of di. rectly opposite opinions, we have no definitive jurisdiction in this case. He next says that I am in error in substituting the expressions " St. Dunstan's Church is pulling down," "the road into St. James's-park is making," for the ungrammatical ones "is being pulled down." " is being made ;" for, argues he," St. Dunstan's Church," is the predicate, and " pulling down" is " the copula of an imperfect proposition, the subject of which is wanting." Although I difer as to this view of the case (for the verbs " to pull down" and " make" are not always transi tive in their construction,) I will not dwell on it, because it is not the point mooted by me yesterday. What I objected to was, making the verb to be an auxiliary to itself in such phrases as "is being pulled down," "is being built :" it is that barbarism I want to get rid of. C. says he has no objection to the verb "compete." unless the sub. stantive "competition" be also objectionable. I admit that both might be English ; but my objection is that both are not English. " Coop.. tition" is used by Bacon, Milton, Locke, Dryden, and Johnson. The verb "compete" is not to be found in any one of these authors. John. son does not admit it into his dictionary. Ainsworth does not translate the verb " competo" by it, nor is it used by any English writer of the leart reputation before the beginning of this innnovating century. I am, &A. Oct. 20. ANGLUS. &fond 1411er. Sta,—ln your paper of to-day you notice a work on English gram. mar, by Mr. Booth. I have not The Tinws at present by me, and I write from memory. You quote from his book a passage, where be finds fault with the use of the participle present " being :" and a COT respondent, who dates from the Atheneum, is also offended by the same cause. Now, from a man who writes on grammar cow amore, or from a member of a literary club, who quarrels with our vernacular, we are justified in expecting accuracy. If we are wrong, set us right by all, or any means; but if the blind lead the blind, der I have never seen Mr. Booth's book, and I only take the liberty of obsening on the extract which graced your paper to-day. It is there said that the phrases, " The road is being made," " The church is being pulled down, are ungrammatical, and that presently we shall hear such phrases as " The man is being dead," &c. I have not an English Grammar by me • but in a little book by C. Bradley, A.M. Master of Wallingford School, verbs transitive are de. fined as those which denote an action that passes from the agent to some object, and verbs passive, as those which express passion or suf fering. This last definition I think a wrong one • and it is ig norance of English verbs, as they are used and underst o od, which prduced the letter from the Atheneum. Is it correct to call any English verb a verb passive 11 It is with submission I ask. Auto, amor ( Or. phil.o, philinesai,) I love, lam loved : here are verbs, ac tive and passive, in the Latin and Greek lan guages, and which impress their meanings on the mind through the eye or ear by their terminations only, without the use of the substantive verb to be ; but what verb in our nguage can be proved passive per se ? We have no passive form. We do with our auxiliary verbs what the ancients did with their passive and middle terminations. To die, is a neuter verb, the verb substantive is called to assist: I am dying, he is dying, he is being dead ; this conjunction of the parti- ' ciple and the noun adjective is incorrect; but how will it be proved that the junction of the auxiliary verb to be with the participle past is wrong g. The man is dying, The man is deadening. The man is being deadened, seem to be equivalent phrases. Grammar, particular and philosophical, is a lengthy subject; but, to be short, Mr. Booth And your correspondent from the Athenaeum, would quarrel with the expression, " The man is being killed," u they do with the expreuion, " The road is being made," " The church is being pulled down." Make similar changes in all—" The road is making," we can under. stand—but "The man is killing," quite alters the sense. The use of the junction of the indicative mood of the substantive verb to a verb active, makes the church and road agents instead of bodies acted upon. We cannot predicate (except metaphorically) active agency to sticks and stones. We all know about "thirsty spears," &c. but in figu rative expressions the sailor (I am a piece orate) has the advantage ; he can say " his ship sails," as I can say " this letter goer by the two. penny post ;" but, " the road is making," " the church is pulling down," eahnot pass muster. The road is sinking, and the church is falling, will do: the cause here is not expressed, because unknown or unseen. But enough : the classification of verbs, and the proper ways of expressing time and agency, requires more astute intellects than I can boast. Oct. 19. S. GILES. A T hir Sir—We verbal critics are a loquacious and irritable tribe, and I fear I should bt trespassing too much on your disposition to oblige your cor respondents, were I to solicit &little room for the following remarks in your columns, which, I mans are usually filled with matter more in teresting to the public. Your correspondent " Anglus" is perfectly right when he exposes to just ridicule the namby-pamby and 0 fugitive cant" of fashionable gos sips. He is wrong, however, uto the epithet trivial: he would con fine it to its primitive signification of " worthless," " vulgar," atc. If be will look again Into Johnson, he will find that our hest authors frequently employ the word trivial to denote what is light, trfilkeg, un impolmst —a sense srhkh he condemns. And your other vontepoodent, "C." in to-day's Times, is also manifestly wrong, whets be to the preenst participle as improperly used in a positive The soma i , the great law of language is the prudes of ibt majority of the bat and most approved writers sal spoken tot the time being. The passive voice is formed by uniting participles with the auxiliary verb So be, and in all tenses imitates the Latin verb, in marking the . / ... ; 1: P . . ) ..5_ .,. ..i'*•:• . ; , • • : istinctiokbolween the pkrfket ...ld lir pule:, mare of as sett ..• •litips`fi:_. ~ : .I : .' • ouse is building" (domtiA clificatua). •• the house is built, ' fistarril• . • o r . ; i (Meals eat) fit..c. See Picktou iri fat Mt Eapii.,b Verb. ''' : -r. - rn'''...` . ' '' - • " The Indian was buret:fp," •• Plu:str:,'s Likes are ar-pi ' -- , 1 :!.51 4 14 0 4f,r. ift.c —Murray. 0 4 ...1„. _.• '• The fields are pbughing," &c.—Grant. VIM Sir. l ii 1 i " The prisoner was burniog," &c.--Ctonibie. Groin:tie remarks —" ll'lletha lb: pr..., nt parti•ipic expresses e,:. ins or passion, esti be ascertained only by inquiring whether the subject be acting or suffering." And riekbotun add.—•• When we say ' the house is building," the patents are preparing,' the participles budding and preparing must nemssarily he understood in a passiv.r arise, like...suss neither the house nor the p.itcats are capable of action." I 3111, Sir, yout's respcifully, Fourth Deter. T. IL Ste— I have been much (Med by the profound observations of yoar correspondent Anglin." Certainir none hut th, must suhtle spirits, or our trans-As!4lstic friends, could guess :nuts witencc the departures occurred. I ant then:lox the more .oliprised that Ins has nut also "e -venly animadverted on the indefinite heath:loo oil, ki,:,l of new - s, beg to suggest that its future it should he arrivals at this place and <lepacturea from this place, and others here specified, of the nottilsty, gentry, &c. undcnnanioned." Von ACC there could theit be tiry Itt.le, if any, miscontxptitm about the n•ltrer. I mast also return my thatik, for t'oo information green testier .ag churches, &c. I always undeostotid, that tormerly edifices wen: built ; but it appears that now (probably owing to the march of intellect) they dis dain the passive state, and arc actually building, although I must c..ntt -.3 I am unable to form any idea lihlt a can be, unlcsa your cotrespot alludes to the contractor's founts:li. As he appears to have such ho! ror at leaving any thing to the imagination, I make no dent,: be will it iv.eu to relieve conjecture on the subject. I am, dear Sir, your great admirer avaliumblt servant, Oct. 19. dEMI MI es CAUSTIC. A Fifth Letter. Sig,—Fermit me to ask " Angina" if there i. u s difference betve.ti ass being shaved (by my barber), and 1 ant *haring (myself ?)-.. The first Is exactly the same tense pa..sive, as the seent , d is active—l, express an unfinished action. If we can understand any thing n, ' is pullin_g down," " is making," " Anglus" must mean '• The church it pulling - ZOwn," cr fo Tfie atl is making . " In this case, 'there is :Le arrusatirell Is the church pulling itself down? Is the road mak;,i.• itself ? " The church," " the road," can be the only accusatives. ted subjects must be given to the verbs, therefore se sty passively, " The church is being pulled down" (by men)—" The road is being niro!e" (by men.) In another article it is said, '• We shall nem he brouAlit to say. ' ti stone is beingfalkn.' " Of this there is no (I:taws, ti,r t 11l l thly will attempt to make a neuter verb a passive. There is no mote dzii i n.r our saying " the man is being dead, " than, "the man beimy o;iee," not only on account of the verb being neuter, but because dca no the participle of the verb to die, but an adjective. " The house is building," forms a present tense active, and is no better Engli,ll titan the house builds, either of which I should think would be in iat.ll " downs edifteat," which has just as much sense as the In the mode of speech, " the house is being built, " the a:eut, with Th. preposition, is understood ; ass ith " donnas eclifiratur;" in French. " On habit la waison." SON PITTOtt ANCIPIO. A Sr rota Lcucr. Anglus" docs not yet seem to have h.id his lull measure of =section. He refers to Johnson's Dictionary for the trealting of the um,t " Trivial ;" there, it is found to import, - 4 worthle.a. inconsitierahle " I fancy that he is also incorrect in his derivation of the word, hue. " Trivia." Johnson's meaning doss not however, bear him out in t" assertion. Oct. 20. Yours obediently, t:.1% • . • • We have received a number of other letters on the same web , tc. • hut here we must put an ei.cl to the discussion, which, perhaps. 11 occupied to much space already. f 4. 7 ): • 111 ' ii, l 110 0 . igIIDNIFAILDro . DAVIS' STRAITS IVHALE FISHERY. The William and Ann, Smith (dean), from Davis Straits li*hr , (one of the ships said to have been lost), came into Leith harbour ‘1 ..t • nesday. Captain Smith left the Straits on the 30th ult. and made 1.1.. land in the uncommonly short period of 10days ; he, however. dots bring any additional particulars of importance. He siates that whet: he came away, he was only aware of five or six vr**els bring left. Cop. Marv, of the Baffin, which was lost, came hon:e in the William .1 Ann, together with 14 or 15 seamen. belonging :o some of the vessels. The number of shipwrecked seamen on board of different .1;!•,.. amounted to between 800 and 800. The William and Ann was he ..t for some time in the ice, but the pressure being end on, site resist, crash, and has sustained oo damage. ' 'TheWilliam Tore, Dannstt. and Zephyr,Ash, -A- with h cash, 4‘. through Aberdeen Bay on Wednesday, from Davis' Straits, all 5..1;. for Hull. Ve subjoin a list of the ships lost at the Northern 11'hale Fisher, since the year 1819, when they first attempted to cross Davis* stchits - Before that time the casualties at Greenland and Das is• Straits scar, v averaged two or three skips in a season. Ships. Tonnage.' Ships. • 1819-12. 1824-1. Equestris - (Mean Prescott . Samuels - Majestic - Raid' - Royal Bounty Thomas and Ann Sisters - 31ary Anna Tay Diamond - 1820-3. Toni, • - 396 - 346 Aimwel I - - 1825_1. - 2452 - - 328 - . 398 . - 385 . - 295 . . 282 - 338 23:; - - 'Az - 333 . :03 - 304 - - - - :)G4 - 371 limbers - - - 377 II ightlya - 10 Hope' - - - 44 1821-13. Aurora - - - 368 Cervantes - 355 Harmony - - - 378 Hebei. - - - 364 Henry - - - 314 John - - 343 • Leviathan . - 409 Symmetry - - - 342 Thornton' - 262 James+ - . - 151 Dexterity - - 397 Larkin - - - 416' Elisabeth - 310 1822--8. 1 King George§ . 303 Calpso . . 304 Hero y . - 306 - 306 • Valiant - - 336 British Queen - - 362' Eliza . . 311 Lady Forbes . • 337 1823-3. Lively - &men - Estridge - Don Cicero Lively - Dexterity - Jean .18211.-.5• 1827-1. Mercury . - 1828-3. Elisabeth - Activet Enterprise 1829-4. Dauntless - Rockwood Jane Home Castle - 1830-17. • 32 • 351 • 251 • 321 - - - .21;1 - 361 - 3U • Xi .: 321 - 262 - 236 Gilder Laurel - North Briton Oxenhope Progress . - . 3117 William . - - 330 William and Anne . 38 Boffin . - . 320 Rattler - . - 349 Achilles . . . 3G; Three Brothers . - 339 Spencer . . - 240 Alexander . . 358 Letitia - • • 3I1: Middleton - - 329 Princess of Wales . . 308 Hope . - 251 Resolution - - 400 Cyrus* . - 346 Fame, burned - - 377 Mptune . - 366 t Lost on the outward age. Thehomeward. ships marked • loot in Greenland, the othr in Davis's Straits. I The King George was never heard of, and supposed to have roan dered.—Edis&urgh Courani. The general introduction of rail-roads for the purposes of mercantile conveyance, is likely to be productive of some " untoward events " Capital to an amount exceeding 14 millions, which has hero embarked in canal schemes, will be materially endangered; and the injury. which the coasung trade must sustain will be a serious blow fur our nursery for satinet." KING'S Cou.so s..—The buildings for the new King's College are proceeding very rapidly. The front of the range is nearly completed. It runs parallel with the Audit, Tax, and Privy Seal Offices. The front,a hich is of considerable extent consist of three stories and five pans—the centre two wings, and pavilion at each end. The centre is decorated in the second story with half columns of the Corin thian nrder,and the pavilions with pilasters of thesameorderbetween the windows, it is expected that the whole will be completed about Christmas, and ready shortly after for the commencement of the business of the School or College. The number of applications for the • Professorships or Mastership, has been serf peat. The romin.dioes will be made shortly after November. A number of tradesmen and apprentices in Teske as- • sctnbled lately. and having stuffed a large figure with.* Corpormift paunch, to represent the agjunei corpotation of Trale . e, they laid it on an old toll-booed, which was bogs on the shoulders of bat men ill *ohm funeral procession ; an amateur band, attended *ling I ttle " Dead Mardi." The aerie-omit effect of the scene was considerably ' heightened by a performer au a ewes Aersa,e who at lotoreals rial4,ced ktdolohl note, which, we believe, could be prodeeed on ni other instep. AIM; Having hatched through the tough the Apure was borne to the church-yard, whore it was tatogrd amide( loud 'Timings, *brew width the plaintive note of the born Oro beard ever and anon. The preuession then marched through the town playing some lively airs, and dispersal' peaceably.— Truke Mercury. ;~ " , !