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together. At one time the French wines were the common drink in this country, and were sold at Cal. a gallon, and 200 ships used to out together to Bourdeaux, for the purpose of bringing wines to England. (Hear.) Thus it appeared that this country had been compelled to give up good and wholesome wine for the purpose of receiving . - .oxiotts trash, with the additional mortification of knowing that they made the sacrifice only for the purpose of supporting an odious, tyrannical, and oppressive monopoly, which in return glaringly insulted our national dignity, and put the most mor tifying slights upon our national vanity. France had the best wines in the world, and would always continue to be the first wine country in the world ; and abounding, as she did, with commodious harbours, both in the Meditterraucan and on the Wes tern Coast, she offered to us a better market for our manufactures than even India or the New World. He fully subscribed to an ()pinion, expressed by Mr. Pitt, that no sacrifice scarcely could he too great on the part of this country, if it should lead to a more ex it asive commercial intercourse with France. He had brought this subject forward without the slightest wish to censure any one, ,r to throw any embarrassment upon his Majesty's Ministers; his my object being to draw the attention of the house to a subject of deep importance to the empire at large. The hon. member then eneluded by moving for a variety of papers relative to the treaties and commercial negotiations between this country and Portugal.— (lluch cheering.) Mr. COURTENAY said, in the present state of the business of the house he could not attempt to follow the hon. member through all the topics of his spnch. He trusted he could satisfy the hon. member by saying, that it was perfectly competent to this country 'a revise the Methuen Treaty, and there was every disposition to do as soon as it could be done consistently with the present state of !i.e arrangements with Portugal. He would not object to the pro. duction of the greater part of the papers moved for, and he trusted the hon. member would not compel him to oppose his motion, by persisting in requiring the production of those documents which re ferred altogether to political negotiations. Mr. ROBINSON said it was evident that the 'speech of the hon. .ember had made an impression on the house, though in small par ticulars he was not perfectly correct. He could not concur with him that the Methuen Treaty was a disadvantageous one, and he should further maintain that our connection with Portugal was of greater advantage and greater importance to this country than was our commercial relations with any other country in Europe. He thought the present diminished consumption of British goods in Portugal was rather to be attributed to the distracted state of pa Mks, and of parties in that country, rather than to a want of ca pacity on their part to become extensive consumers of our ma nufactures. lie would remind the house that Newfoundland ac tually existed by the fish which that colony sent to Portugal, upon which an abatement of duty was allowed 11 per cent. greater than on fish of other nations. Ale. lIUSRISSON said that the woollens of other nations had been prohibited in Portugal for the purpose of giving a preference to those of Britain, and this was the only benefit this country de rived from the Methuen treaty, though, even then, the rate of duty was not specified. He (Mr. Huskisson) was not friendly to treaties of commerce, except they were founded on principles of recipro city. That was not the case as regarded this subject. The Oporto Company was a monopoly, acting on the most tyrannical princi. pies, and producing the most injurious effects, as far as this country was concerned. It had the effect of adding 101. or 151. to the price of each pipe of wine, as far as this country was peculiarly con cerned. (hear, hear, nt.) Besides that, the company deter mined what quantities should be exported, and afterwards se lected the pipes for exportion. Then they acted as traders, and selected from such pipes as many of them as they pleased for themselves leaving the remainder for the English merchants.— England was not treated as well as Denmark, Swedes, or America ; our merchants had no choice whatever—they must take what was set apart for them or none. He and Mr. Canning had negotiated for a correction of these evils in 1825 ; but the negotiation, which was nearly concluded, was interrupted by the political events that arose in that country. Had that negotiation proceeded, he doubted not that it would have materially altered the prejudicial character of the Oporto monopoly. Should the opportunity return for reviving that negotiation, he trusted it would be resumed ; but for its successful termination we must be prepared to adopt as its basis the principles of equality and reciprocity. He should have no fears about the results. Alr. SLANEY said, that it was most important that our go. ♦•eroment should direct attention to every opportunity of increasing the export trade of this country: and that thanks were due to the hon. member for the manner in which he had brought forward this motion. The motion was then agreed to, and the papers ordered. SIERRA LEONE. itlr. 111 1 311; then brought forward his motion respecting Sierra Leone. This was not, with him, a subject of yesterday; he had called attention to it in 1825 ; and he was then induced to move for papers only,expecting that government would have adopted some measures respecting the colony. This colony was peculiarly cir cumstanced. It was established, he admitted, from the purest motives ; and though commenced 41 years ago, for 20 years it might be considered to have been a private colony. It was esta blished, undoubtedly, from the most benevolent motives; but it must be considered to have entirely failed, either to carry into effect the objects for which it was originally established, or the new ob jects arising out of the conclusion of the slave trade. Had he spoken on the subject after its establishment for ten years, even then he should have proclaimed it to hate failed. His object now was, the removal of the colony. He did not wish to indulge in ex. aggerated statements ; but it was difficult to avoid strong state ments, even if the truth were ever so mildly stated. It was estab lished in 1787, by Granville Sharpe, and other individuals, for the purpose of opening the door to the civilization of, at all events, such part of Africa. It was, however, fated to lie calamitous from its commencement. At first four bun. died and forty persons went out, the next year the number we. reduced to 250, and the year after to 180. At subsequent pe riods efforts were made to renovate the colony ; however, in several instances one half the whites died in one year; and now he did not consider that there were more than 600 families left, after all the yearly shipments that had taken place. The unhealthiness of the climate had invariably been most fatal to the whites. With per sons less sanguine than the projectors and supporters of the colony, the place must have been abandoned years ago. The originators of it, however, after twenty years' trial gave it up, on inducing the Government to adopt it. The Government did so most liberally; and never had any colony been so patronized by our navy and mo ney as Sierra Leone.—(Hear, hear.)—lf, after a second twenty years' trial, it was still found to be an expensive failure—had not the time arrived for asking the question, whether it was requisite to continue the establishment any longer ?—(Hear.) If experience proved any thing, the idea of forming a prosperous settlement of whites, for the purpose of disseminating civilization, must be aban doned. The " African Reports." however, were always of the most promising and sanguine character; and yet what was the state of I the colony ?—(iiear.) They made it out that commerce increased, and civilization extended, and education advanced ; while others— and supported by facts—gave contrary testimony : respecting the colony, in fact, there had been the most contradictory evidence. Laing gave any thing but a flattering description of the colony ; his accounts were most deplorable. General Turner also gave very deplorable accounts, and he regretted that all that gentle. man's accounts and letters were not printed and before the house.... He was ready to admit that the present colonial secretary had done much to remedy complaints as to this colony; and above all things, that he had brought the expenditure within a limited amount — (Hear. hear.) However, the liberated Africans were increasing in number in such colony ; and as the soil was bad and sandy, refusing to yield anything after the third year, some few of the liberated Africans had been sent to the ambia, but not enough to relieve the colony. As to the soil, at Sierra Lcnne, there could only be raised rice, and that sufficient for their own consump. tion ;—sugar, coffee, and cotton, could not be raised. Then with this ircreasing population of liberated Africans, what was the go vernment to do ? It became a matter of serious import. The ex pense had been enormous. The cost of the colony had been to this country upwards of 3,000,0001.; the yearly coat now was 25,0001. ; and perhaps it would be still more reduced, as the bounty on slave capture was to be diminished. As to the present population there were 11,000 blacks, upwards of 3,600 whites, and, with the military the population was 17,000, including vessels that were off the coast, there had been 26,000; but the number had decreased to 17,000. The objects of theestablishment having failed,ought the colony to be continued? What was to become of the liberated Africans When he looked to the sacrifice of European life, and the loss, he must submit that the liberated Africans could not be put in competition with those sacr;fices. It was indisputable that the place was unfit fur the purpose. A surgeon, named Boyle, stated that Sierra Leone was the most unwholesome place on the coast ; and he men. tioned that during several years two thirds of the persons who , landed titre died. Mr. Ferguson, another medical gentleman, declared that the deaths were annually 75 per cent. Such was not only the loss u: property, but the loss of life, that it became an act of humanity to require the removal of the colony. The mar ;laity was dreadful—whole ships' companies were often carried off at once. Then, was it not time to ask, what was to be done ? The soil was bad ; then ought not the settlement to be removed ? Fernando Po, with one year's exception, had been healthy ; and by clearing the woods, it might be made more healthy. Besides the soil was good, then he thought every induce ment would lead to the removal of the colony ; and if Fernando Po were not :approved he thought the Africans might be liberated and usetully located on the tree lands in Hayti. lie thought as it had been so unsuccessful, that he could not consider it to be useful or humane to continue the colony. If he saw any chance of success lie would not propose the present motion; but he must conclade with moving, " that it is expedient to adopt measures for the re moval of the colony of Sierra Leone." blr. F. BUXTON observed that the question bad been fairly I brought forward without any attempts to exaggerate painful facts ; but he bolieved the fault was greatly our own, in constantly em ploying white officers and soldiets. He knew all did not agree with him ; but ha must contend that the differences between the whites and blacks were imaginary, and that orr prejudices prevented us from employing the blacks as they irre worthy of being employed. As to the climate, the West Indies wera often is unhealthy.(No, no.) It was matter of fact—it was capable of proof. The proofs of success were great, as well as those of failure ; and he suggested the propriety of referring the whole matter to a Committee.— (Hear.) He repeated, the failure was greatly attributable to our selves, in our lavish expenditure and in our bad system. There ought to have been locations—and persons engaged for the offices who never had been selected—and, he repeatcdt, the fault was greatly attributable to ourselves. Mr. BERNAL said, he quite concurred in what had fallen front the member for " Buxton."—(loud lAghter.) He admitted that the best system for • proper experiment had not been tried. There must, however, be some settlement, as we had bound our. selves by treaties as to the liberating of Africans. He denied that the West Indies were by any means as unhealthy as Sierra Leone. Had six succetwive Governors fallen sacrifices to the climate ? Had successive Secretaries fallen victims to the atmosphere of Ja maica P_ (hear.) Then he thought the allusion far-fetched and unkind ; and he could not but think that the hon. member on con sideration would regret having made the allusion. It was not re quired to fortify the case. Mr. S. WORTLEY thought the hon. gent. who made the mo tion had stated the case very fairly, but he also thought it impossible for the house to agree to withdraw their protection from the settlers and liberated Africans at Sierra Leone without enquiry in a com mittee. The mortality amongst the troops had been dreadful, but the colony was now defended by black troops, and that portion of the mortality was no longer felt. He was perfectly willing that the whole subject should be fully inquired into. Mr. W. SMITH wished to know whether his hon. friend was willing to change his motion as was suggested, for a committee... He was confident the mortality, both at Sierra Leone and the West Indies, was great even beyond what the public were aware of. He had never heard the colonly of Sierra Leone spoken fairly of by the West India interest before that night. Sir G. MURRAY said nothing could be more proper than the manner in which the motion had been introduced by the hon. mem ber for Aberdeen. It was to be considered whether there was a necessity for continuing the colony for the purposes of humanity.— (hear). He was sorry to say that this country had not met with co. operation in the course of humanity it had undertaken ; but if that course was to be persevered in, it was necessary that there should be some station kept up on the coast of Africa, and there was no evi dence that any could be found better than Sierra Leone. The reports of medical men did not warrant the conclusion that the climate was unhealthy for natives, or that a more healthy station for Europeans could be found on the coast. The troops that had been sent to Sierra Leone were ill-conducted men, sent there as a place of punishment, from which they were never to return • and their despair and habits of intoxication led to the great mortality that had occurred. There were no longer European troops employed, and, of course, that source of mortality did not exist. The liberated Africans were industrious, healthy, and happy. The establish. ment was already reduced, and every possible reduction would continue to be made; and it was his intention that all the civil situations should be filled by persona of colour, who would not suffer from the climate. (Hear, hear.) At present the King's Advo cate was a man of colour ; and he entertained the hope that in a few years it would be possible to form Sierra Leone into a free African State--(Hear, hear.)—With this prospect before us, he thought it would not be advisable to withdraw the settlement; and by its transference to any other part of the coast, nothing would be gained, as the whole coast was equally unhealthy. The abandon. ment of the 16,000 or 17,000 liberated Africans, before they were competent to provide for themselves, would be an act of the greatest barbarity.—(Hear, hear.).—lt did not appear to him that the subject required investigation by a committee, to which, however, if it was the wish of the house, be should not object. (Hear.) General GASCOYNE said no subject deserved more the coml. deration of the house. The settlement had already cost the country two millions, and not a word had been said to disprove the necessity of inquiry. The only argument of the Right Honourable Secretary was, that for the abolition of the slave trade it was necessary to have a settlement on the coast of Africa. There were a few persons under delusion on the subject of abolishing the slave trade-- a attain party who called themselves " Saints," only because they had no claim to the tide. (Loud laughter.) Why should they be allowed to delude the whole Parliament ? The whole system had failed through the neglect of successive administrations. He thought no time should be lost in entering on inquiry, and if the hon. member for Aberdeen did not alter his motion, be would him. self move for a committee before the end of the week. The mor. tality of the navy had not been alluded to, though there were many instances in which vessels had been detained on the coast for want of hands to bring them home. Dr. LUSHINOTON was not surprised that the gallant general should show such a marked hostility to the existence of the Colony of Sierra Leone, when he considered that, through the whole of his parliamentary life, he was the most strenuous persevering advocate for inflicting on this country the horrible disgrace of the slave trade. True it was that we had not been successful to the full extent of our desires or expectations in the great endeavour to abolish the slave trade, which had so exalted our character in the whole civi lised world. But when was it that a return from long prac tised iniquity was not attended with difficulty ? The gallant gene. ral said the settlement was only supported by a party who called themselves Saints ; but the whole house, with the exception of about 20 Members, united in delivering the country from the horrible guilt of the slave trade, which was universally condemned by the feel ings of the whole people of this counoxy. He perfectly agreed in every thing that had been said by the Secretary for the Colonies, and would consider it the greatest calamity to abandon the colony, which was necessary to abolish both the slave trade and piracy, which existed on the African coast to a dreadful extent. He re joiced to hear from the tight hon. secretary that he meant to fill all the offices with men of colour, and was confident that the libe rated Africans, with the assistance of a few coloured soldiers, would be sufficient for their own defence, and that the continuance of the station would be of the greatest benefit to justice and hums nity.—(hear, hear.) Sir It. INGLISS thought the reports of the mortality were ex aggerated in the public mind, and that it was necessary for the In. tercets of humanity that the settlement should be continued. Mr. HUME said he was perfectly willing to meet the suggestion for a committee, and was satisfied that a very short time would be sufficient to come to a determination whether the settlement should be continued. The honourable gentleman moved that a select corn mittee be appointed to inquire into the present state of Sierra Leone and Fernando Po. The motion was agreed to, and the committee appointed. Lord MILTON postponed his motion on the corn laws to Tuesday, the 22nd. Sir R. PEEL said, it would be very desirable if they could re sume the adjourned debate on the additional judge in the Court of Chancery on Thursday, and to devote the whole of Friday to the discussion of the bills for the administration of justice. Col. SIBTHORPE said, he had a motion for the 22d, which he thought as important as any that would be brought before the house, as it affected the rights of the people and the dignity of Parliament —and he could not give up his day, without another being appointed. (Laughter.) Sir R. PEEL said, nothing could more strongly prove the diffi. cultics of proceeding with business during the present Session, than that the measures recommended by his Majesty, at the opening of the Session, were not yet passed thro.igh their stages in that house. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQULR said Thursday was fixed for the discussion on the Beer Bill, which bad been so often postponed. He was most anxious to bring it on, and gave notice that if the debete on the Court of Chancery should be finished in any reasonable time, he should bring on the Beer Bill. A long conversation took place, in which a great many members took part, each pressing for a day for a motion of which he had given notice, which excited frequent laughter ; at length Sir R. PEEL said it was necessary that some extraordinary means should be taken to get through the public business, and he for one should have no objection to the house meeting, as they had done one day before this session, at 12 o'clock on Saturday, when the ad. journed debate on the additional Judge in the Court of Chancery might be taken. Mr. BROUGHAM thought it would be very desirable to take that debate on Saturday, when all who chose to submit to the ope ration might attend. He wished to mention, that the bill he had obtained leave to bring in for the establishment pf local jurisdic tions was now matured, and he proposed to bring it :on on Thurs day, when he would move that it should be read a first time and printed, which would afford an opportunity of becoming fully ac quainted with the details previous to the second reading. MAD DOGS. Mr. Alderman WOOD moved the second reading of the bill to prevent the spreading of canine madness. Sir it. PE h.L said the bill appeared to require much amendment ; there were sonic of the clauses that would not be effectual, and some that it aright he difficult to execute.—One of the former was, con. fining a mad dog in the parish in which it was found ; one of the second description was, authorising any person to seize a mad dog and deliver it to the custody of ally constablc.—(A laugh.) He would advise that the bill be referred to a committee up stairs. Mr. Alderman WOOD said he had no objection to the mode pointed out. The bill was then read a second time, and referred to a com. mince. On the appointment of the committee, there was a laugh at the mention of every name, amongst which were the ministers and law officers. - _ _ After a few words from Mr. O'Comrstr. and Sir C. Wzruza. ILL, the Law of Libel bill was read a second time, and Gartered to be corn mated on Friday next. On the motion of Sir C. WICTHERELL, that the further con sideration of the report on the Usury Laws be adjourned, the house divided, when there appeared— For an adjournment of the question Against it Majority .. 41 After a desultory conversation, the amendments were read a se cond time, and the bill, with the amendments, were ordered to be engrossed, and read a third time on Monday next. he other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned at Two o'Clock. LAW REPORTS. COURT OF CHANCERY, Jtrxr 15. SIX 1/.. 11/LL, AX ALLEOND LUNATIC. The Souctroa•Gzxsaar. applied to the Court on behalf of the younger son of a person named Hill, for a writ de: lunatic° inqui. rendo, against his father, who, it was alleged, was a person of un. sound mind. Mr. JEMMETT said he was instructed by the elder son to move the Court that the order might be issued to his client, and to op. pose the granting of it to the younger, on the ground that the latter was incompetent to manage his own affairs, and therefore unfit to prosecute Commission. The SoLicyron.Ozwzaar. said that he must beg that his mo. tion be allowed to stand over, if that was the ground on which it was opposed, as the next step would be, if his client was refused the order on that account, that a commission of lunacy would be taken out against him, and he must, therefore, have time to answer the imputation. The Loan CHANCELLOR allowed the motion to stand over. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jolts 15. STRANGE V. WIGNEY.This cause was tried at the last Sit. tinge at Guildhall, before the Chief Justice, when a verdict was given for the plaintiff. The facts of the case were these :—The plaintiff; a female, and the owner of an Inn at Tonbridge Wells, came up to town on the 16th of last September. On her arrival she took a coach in Bridge street, Blackfriars, and drove to Smithfield. After the coach had ~,:r one away, she missed her reticule, in which was a 1001. Bank of En g land note, which she recollected was upon the seat of the ye hi e. She instantly repaired to the office of the Commissioners of Hackney-coaches, where she stated her loss, and gave a description of the Bank note in question. She also had bills printed and dis. tributed at the various watering-houses in town. Subsequently, on the 26th of September, she had an advertisement put in a Morning Paper relative to the loss of the note, cautioning individuals against giving cash for it. The same day the defendant, a banker, residing at Brighton, called upon the plaintiff and informed her tha t the note in question was changed at his bank by a person who gave the name of Wilson, and his residence at 16, Queen-street, Lincoln's Inn. fields. The person who changed the note stated at the time that he was going to the Isle of Wight. The defendant, In reply to the plaintiff, said that he could not think of giving up the note, and the result was the bringing of this action. Mr. Serjeant TADDY moved to set the verdict aside, upon the ground that there had not been sufficient care taken by the plaintiff to Inform the mercantile world of her loss, and also that there was no want of caution on the part of the defendant when he cashed the lost bank note. The Learned Serjeant, in support of this position, cited cases, and commented upon the evidence given at the trial. The Court were of opinion that there was no ground advanced to justify the disturbing the verdict given. They considered that the plaintiff took every necessary means to inform the mercantile world of her loss. They were also of opinion that there had not been pro per caution used by the defendant—more care ought to have been taken to ascertain who and what the person was that applied to have the Bank note changed—Rule refused. COURT OF EXCHRQUER, JUNE 15 LOADER V. THONAS.—Mr. GURNEY appeared to show MSC against a rule obtained In this cause, calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why the Master should not review his taxation of the costs. It was an action against a coal merchant, to recover several penalties for having delivered coals short of measure, at the House of Correction, at Brixton, in the county of Surrey. There had been two Weis in the cause ; at the first, the jury found for the plaintiff a penalty of 201; this verdict was subsequently set aside by this Court, and a new trial granted. Upon the second trial the jury again found for the plaintiff; but they increased the penalty to 401. The Master in taxing the costs had allowed the double costs on both trials, and he (Mr. G.) submitted that the Master was clearly correct, in allowing the double costs under the Act of Par. liament, the words of which expressly ordered double costs to be given. Mr. TIIEBIIIOEI contra argued, that as the Court by granting a new trial had completely nullified the first, the plaintiff was not entitled to have penal costs upon that trial ; all be was entitled to was the indemnifying costs, which were the single costs. Mr. Baron Gannow said he could not agree with the learned counsel (Mr. Thessiger) that the Court by granting a new trial nullified the first ; there were many reasons which might induct their Lordships to send a cause for further investigation, without impugning the former verdict. In the present case both verdicts were similar, and therefore the master was quite right in allowing the double costs of the first trial. The rest of their Lordships concurred, and the rule was ordered to be discharged. POLICE REPORTS. GuILDHALL.—Just as Sir JOHN Pienntstcs was leaving the Hall, yesterday, a gentleman named Wardell came in a coach, much injured, in consequence of a very atrocious assault having been committed on him in the Fleet Prison. He stated that having called in the morning in the Fleet, on a person residen there, he went, by his desire, into the room of another person, whose sister, who was present, immediately said, " I have a revenge against you ; I recollect you some time time ago ; and if I could I would knock you down ;" on which her brother said, " I will :save you that trouble ;" and immediately knocked Mr. Wardell down ; and the lady afterwards asisted in striking him down the Court, through the staircase, eight or ten steps. He lay in the yard and called out " Murder r and on time Governor being called, he recom mended him to go to the Magistrate at Guildhall ; where, on being sworn, and stating the case, warrants against the parties were urns mediately issued. EATTOX-GARDEN.—Yesterday, Michael John Dories was re. examined, charged with obtaining a chronometer, value 571. and a sextant, value 141. from Captain Cater. The prosecutor, in Au gust 1828, was arrested at Gravesend for a debt of 281. and the de fendant introduced himself as an attorney, and under pretence of getting him bail, obtained the articles in question, which he after. wards disposed of, leaving the Captain in a lock-up house. The defendant subsequently took the benefit of the Insolvent Act, and the Captain opposed him, when he stated that he had sold the property for 401. Under these circumstances, the Magistrate coin. matted the defendant for fraud, with liberty to put in bail for his appearance at the Sessions, himself in 2001. and two sureties in 1001. each. LANDITR-11TREET..—Yesterday, Mr. Vounghusband, the box check taker at the Pavilion Theatre, appeared before the sitting Magistrates, to show cause why he interrup ted in the execution of his duty a Mr. Colville, an inspector to the British Gas Company. The complainant stated that on Friday night last he went to the Theatre to inspect the lights ; but on presenting himself at the en trance to the boxes, he was refused admittance by the defendant; conceiving, however, that he had a right to go in, lie forced his way, but was ultimately expelled in a forcible manner by the defendant. He here read extracts from an Act of Parliament, by which the Company is incorporated, which imposes a penalty of 51. on any Iverson interrupting the servants of the Company in the execution of their duty, as well as the agreement of Mr. Farrell to abide by those regulations. The defendant said that be was first assaulted by the complainant, who affected to be much offended on being refused admittance, on account of its being a benefit night, and his object was, he could assure their Worships, to witness the performance, and not inspect the lights, as he stated. The Magistrates thought that, under the circumstances, the com plainant had no right to force his way into the Theatre, and dis missed the complaint. THAMES POLICE.—James Sanderson, a waterman, was fined 20s. and ss. cost', for an overcharge of a very gross nature. The complainant, a young man named Rubidge, stated that himself and five others engaged the defendant at Greenwich to convey them to the Tower, where on landing he demanded 6s. as his fare. He offered him 4s. which Sanderson refused to take, and after receiving great abuse, they paid him his demand. Edward Wicker, was charged with ill-using Illhabeth Jones, a woman with whom he has for several years cohabited, by knocking her down, and beating her in a cruel manner with his fist. Wilson, a Thames-police officer, rescued the poor woman, who wa.4 bleeding profusely from the nose and mouth, and lodged the defendant in the watch-house. The Magistrates convicted the defendant in the penalty of 20s. or in default, one month's imprisonment. We have just seen the act for regulating the fisheries in the Tweed, which received the royal assent on Saturday week. The annual close time is to be four months, from the 16th of Oct. to the 15th of February, and the weekly from six o'clock on &mar. day night to two o'clock on Monday morning, between the 151 h of February and the let of June, and tram six o'clock on Saturday night to six o'clock on Monday morning, between the lost of June and the 15th of October.—Berwick Advertiser. MISCELLANEA. The crops of corn on heavy soils have, it is feared, sus tained much injury from the want of warm and sun.light days. 01 seed crops, the stems near the roots have assumed a deep brows hue, and the operations of the hay harvest are retarded.—silejidi Herein. A Paris Paper says, " An Irish Captain has just ar rived here whose servant is a dwarf, of perfect proportions, and abut. , 34 inches in height. He is 24 years of age, and his weight, dressed and in his boots and spun, is only 341b5." NUPTIAL MONUMENTS . — At Rio de Janeiro et ,•tt society of foreighen has erected some public monument in honou r 0 , the recent marriage of the Emperor w►th the Princess of Bavaria._ The English residents hare raised a triumphal arch on the ►quare of Acclamations; the Portuguese, an obelisk on the square of Co. nicely.; and the French, a pillar resembling that of the Place Ven dome at Paris, though on a diminished scale, on the square of s.. Antony. At Coventry, a few days ago, a man called at the holist. of a surgeon, pretending to want his advice ; he war shewn into the surgery, and in a few minutes walked off with a case of instrument. worth 10L A curious circumstance happened on M on d ay. A sawyer in Churchstoke, Salop, married a lady at the Manutone.... In the afternoon the bride put on her bonnet, and said she wool,! take a bit of brute-cake to a neighbour, not &hundred yards off. T.. new husband asked if he should accompany her, and she replied. " No; I shall be back directly." The new husband waited unt;! 4 o'clock the next morning—but she never returned. A correspondent remarks, that, as the Duke of W e i. lington is not on terms with any of the royal parties—having di,. missed the heir apparent from the Admiralty, defied " the dread ful Duke* on the Catholic Question, and is now opposed to Print,: Leopold pecting Greece—by far the best thing he could do, exec, for himself, would be, to join the people, and with their aid to carry a Reform of Parliament, which would enable him to withstand tit. whole phalanx of courtiers and aristocrats, and to retain his Prim Ministership to the last." The Duke of Reichstadt (young Napoleon, non• abou twenty years of age) is said to be about to fix his residence at Prague. They should make him King of Greece. His grandmo ther hu left him a great deal of money, which the Greeks want , and certain pretensions would be act at rest on all sides. But then " What would Mrs. Grundy say ?"—Chat of the Week. DONAPARTE AND MADAME DE STAEL•—Respect . In Madame de Steel and her Delphine, he said some remarkable things s—" I like women," he observed, " that make men of them. selves, as little as I like effeminate men. There is a proper part for every one to play in the world. What does all this vagrancy of imagination mean ? Nothing. It is all sentimental metaphysics, and disorder of the mind. I cannot endure that woman—for one reason that I cannot bear women who make a set at me, and Got knows how often she has tried to cajole me." In one of her letters to Bonaparte, she told him that they were certainly created for each other; that it was in consequence of an error in human institutions that the mild and tranquil Josephine was united to his fate ; that Nature seemed to have destined for the adoration of a hero such as he, a soul of fire like his own. These extravagancies disgusted 80. naparte to a degree which I cannot describe. When he had finished these fine epistles, he used to throw than in the fire, or tear them with marked ill humour, and say, " Well, here is a woman whf) pretends to genius—a maker of sentiments—and she presumes t, compare herself to Josephine ! Bourrienne, I shall not reply t, such letters."—Memoirs of Bourrienne. PRICES OF TEA, COFFEE, &C. IN AMERICA.-- We perceive in the " Banner of the Constitution," a paper put lished at Washington, an article relative to the reduction of the du. ties on tea in America. The following prices will scarcely appt credible to those who have been accustomed to purchase the ball. articles in this country. At the reduced duties on tea, the rlie, per pound will be as follows : Imperial and Gunpowder . 3s. sd. to 4s. 4d. Hyson 23 71d 3s. 9d. Young Hymn .......Od. . 3s. Gd. Hyson Skin . . . . ls. Od. . 2s. 41d. Souchong Bohca . . . . Such are the prices which the Americans will have in future to la; for these articles. Every one who has bought a pound of tea in thl country must know how great the contrast is between these and the English prices.—Liverpool Times. DOVER CA STLE.—The antiquityof Dover Castle is un disputed. Remains of a Roman fortification still exist near its site; and when William the Conqueror was meditating the invasion of the coup. try, it was of such far famed strength, that he made it a part of Harold's oath that that unfortunate nobleman should resign it to him on his landing. Every subsequent improvement made in the art of fortification seems to have occasioned a change In the castle and its outworks. Till the reign of Charles 1. it was generally con. sidered to be unassailable on the side next the sea ; but its annals record the desperate but successful attempt of a merchant, who, with only ten or twenty men, scaled the cliff, and made himself mallet of the place for the republicans. After the termination of the ci% it war, its importance was not felt, and it was almost entirely ne. glected till the signs of an European war, and the threats of France. nein called attention to its advantageous situation.—Dr. Lardru r'. Cabinet.Cytlopiedia, Vol. VII. being the Cities and priotipa. Tow of the World, Vol.!. A CALL TO WOMEN 07 ALL RANKS IN Till: BEE TINE EMPIRE, ON THE SUBJECT OF THE NATIONAL DEBT. —Smith, Elder and Co.—To address the fair sex on so grave a question as the National Debt, is a novelty even in these days o' innovation The writer, however, is a lady, and the appeal is made not through the medium of dry, arithmetical statements, but by teresung the feelings and stimulating the patriotism of our country. women. They are here urged to curtail their expenses at certain seductive sports ; at " theatres, operas, and shops ; to keep clear of such only for one wcck, or the first of every month, and they wir be surprised at the amount of their reserves ; at the extent of their power to do good in great things u well as small.'—Let these savings form the basis of a " Voluntary National Fund," to be !deposited in the Bank of England, and reinforced by collection, irons all quarters ; " from strong boxes affixed to every chure.:. chapel, and meeting-house in the kingdom ; and front the bequet.: of philanthropic individuals."--Such is the substance of sixty pages from the pen of a fair writer ; she has put our patience to the test. but her benevolence of purpose disarm criticism of severity. Ton A C CU.—The Gardener's Magazine for this month contains a longand interesting notice of a work of Mr. llrodigar.. on the culture of the tobacco plant in Ireland; in the course o• which it is stated, that the produce in America is from 1.000 tr. 1,5001 h. per acre; in the county of Wexford, 1,2111 b. and in Altaill 1,6801 b. per English acre. In Virginia, the leaves of four plant. each occupying a square yard, give a pound of tobacco. The monet • cost of production in Ireland, Mr. Iliodigan estimates at lfa. l, acre, where the land is prepared by horse labour ; and 301. where is prepared by manual labour. The produce at 16L Bs. per hop. head of 1,35016. barely pays the expense of horse labour. The value of tobacco, as an agricultural crop, is much diminished from cc: circumstance of its producing no manure. The farmas of Vii t tinia have now ascertained that It is better to raise wheat at one &Aar pet bushel, than tobacco at eight dollars per cat. As a source c; !about however, Mr. Brodigan thinks the culture of tobacco a ti• arplot • ment for the rural population of Ireland. BIRTHS. On the 14th inst. the wife of the Rcv. J. Crombie, Bed(AT. square, Commereial.road, of a stillborn Cal in the lady of W. Gale, Esq. of Aldingham.hall, in the tour:A . :• Lancaster, of a son.—On the 14th inst. at the Priory, Old Witt,!. tor, the lady of Sivewright, Esq. of a daughter.—ln AVatcrfor.l the lady of G. Mara, of Maypark, Esq. of a son. MARRIED. In Trake, J. Primrose, jun. Esq. of Hillgrove, County Kern. to Ricarda, second daughter of the late J. O'Connor, Esq.—k. Waterford, W. Moore, Esq. Rogl Navy, to Henrietta 312tria. third daughter of J. Wallace, q. Collector of Customs.—At Passage Church, Mr. W. F. Ballard, of the Grand Parade, Cork. to Sarah, youngest daughter of the late J. Fennell, of that city. Enk—R. Evans, Esq. of kfaryborongh, to Bel l e , eldest dau g hter of Capt. Graves, of said place.--31r. P. Kelly, of Leitrim Lodge. County Clare, to Bridget, daughter of Mr. T. Gibson, of Bal. lyvoc. DIED. On the 12th inst. after a long illness, in her I Ith year, Angeline Tolbot, sixth daughter of Mr. R. Williamson, Moore-plate, cot-place, Lambeth, Surrey —On the 11th inst. in the 72d year 0. his age, J. Quick, Esq. of Newton-house. in the county of Devon. —4)n the 13th hut. Margaret, the beloved wife of Mr. J. Raven. hill, Lansdowne-place, Rackney--On the 10th inst. at Soling-hall. near Braintree, Kiwi, Capt. Dobbie, R. N.—On the 11th inst. in his 24th year, Thomas, youngest son of the late J. Scott. Esq. of St. Mildred's-court.—On the 12th inst. in his 32d year, Mr. T. H. Lancaster, of St. Mary-axe.—Mrs. Stewart, relict of the late V. Stewart, Esq, of Merrion.atrect, Dublin.—At Kilglass, county Kildare, G. TyrreH, Esq.—W. Browne, Esq. Seneschal of KU more.--At Enniskerry, R. Blacker, Esq.—At her house, Mer rion.square, Dublin, aged 61 years, Sarah Cooper, wife of A Cooper, Esq. 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