Star. — London, England, 1829-08-07 00:00:00

STATEMENT OF BRITISH AND FOREIGN IRON. No. I. AN ACCOUNT of the Quantity in Tons Weight of Fo- reign BAR IROiV, Imported into, Re-exported from, & retained for Home Coosomption in GREAT BRITAIN ; the Amount of Customs Duty paid on the same ; and the Lowest and Highest Selling Price thereof V' Ton, in each of the 61 Years 1805-1108. „!r in t;cl exper ße i . ed 1803 27,232 4,219 23,041 93,416 . 15 021 0 6 32,116 4,717 27,401 112,536 ri 15 10 20 10 7 Ant 6,637 17,191 66,390 14 10 20 10 8 21,000 6,319 14,378 54,951 sa 14 10 20110 9 24,480 8,603 16,877 66,896 .1 14 10 19/10 1810 90,184 11,368 8,716 56,792 3./ 14 10 19 10 11 27,936 8,104 19,652 61,819 xk. 14 10 18110 12 17,429 9,939 7,460 43,393 14 10 19 10 13 14 10 19 10 14 21,909 10,273 11,831 73,571 819 12 10 17110 15 21,379 14,106 7,271 63,481 1,709 12 10 16 10 16 8,400 8,624 - 42,077 1,500 12 10 17 10 17 10,139 4,057 6,082 32,886 1,015 12 10 21 10 Is 16,013 4,977 11,626 70,871 669 13 10 *2 0 19 13416 3,900 10,060 30,006 1,812 16 10 24 0 160 8 , 18 1 1 3,618 6,241 43,484 760 14 10 21 0 1 10,166 4,003 6,133 50,668 1,007 14 10 20 0 2 12,709 3,903 8,776 59,341 1,191 14 10 18 10 3 13,457 SAIL 10,124 68,094 1,170 14 021 10 4 14,216 4,037 10,209 73,304 1,7611 13 10 10 10 5 23,182 6,7 14,476 27,707 3,748 13 020 10 ' 6 12,933 2,262 10,601 17,580 880 13 020 10 7 18,478 3,454 15,024 23,223 803 14 0 18 10 8 13 9 0 5 1 2,991 t 12,060 19,&19 13 10 18 10 e I' " ^ "" 14, ./ I *"" ' 1 41%i •••+.•44 , ,04PN.." 1 46./ car 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. '.* The Accounts for the Year 1813, were destroyed by Fire at the Custom House in London, on the 14th. Febru. ary 1814. The Rate of Duty on Foreign Iron in Bard. From 1782, up to 1796, was' X 2 16 2 4tir Ton In 1796 it was 3 1 9 • In 1797 • 3 4 7 • From 1798 to 1802 • 315 3 • In 1803 • 44 4i • In 1804 • 417 1 • In 1805 • 5 1 0 • From 1806 to 1808 • 5 7 la • From 1809 to 1812 • 5 910 • From 1811 to 1818 • 6 910 • From 1819 to INOY alO 0 •if Imported in British Ships and 718 6 •if Imported in Foreign Ships, and from, the 3th. Ju ly. 1925,the Duty was reduced to 301 4' Ton, without dis crimination of Ships; and by the General Customs Act of the 6th. Geo. IV. cap. CXI. which took effect on the sth. of January 1896., the following Rates of Duty on other kinds of Iron were established. Viz.—On Iron Ore 5/ V Ton; on Old do. 12/ Ton •on Pig do. 1W V Ton if Imported from any Foreign Countiy, and 1/3 V Ton, if Imported from any British Possession ; Bar Iron, also, if Imported from any British Possession, instead of 90/ is admitted at a Duty of 2/6 V Ton. Cast Iron from all parts at 10V Cent on the Va lue, and unwrougbt Steel, and Iron and Steel Manufactu res not otherways enumerated, at 20 4P Cent. on the Va lue. Slit or hammered Iron into Rods, and Iron drawn or hammered less than of an Inch Square £5 V Ton ; Iron Wire £2O V Ton ; and Hoops £23 13 0 V Ton • the principal portion of the Duty in Col. No. 5.,10f the ibove Statement, in the 4 Years 1926-1828.. has been on Iron and Steel Manufactures, the Value of which Imported. tic on which Duties have been charged, having been as fol lows, chiefly from France and the Netherlands, Viz. In 1823 £1,974 19 7 In 1827 2,742 14 10 In 1826 2,173 18 4 In 1828 2,008 7 8 Amount of Duty . paid on Bar Iron in each of the Years, more particularly since 1814, will be' seen correspond with the quantity left for Home Con sumption in the respective Years ; the reason is, that on Importation the Iron was allowed to be landed without payment of Duty, until required for Conaunption, and the heavy Importations of the earlier Years having led to an accumulation of Stock, accounts for the amount of Duty paid in 1818, although the quantity Exported exceeded the quantity Imported. The heavy Exportation of 1814, was principally to Holland and the Netherlands, and in 1813. to the United States of North America, the quotation of Prices up to 1822, have been taken from Mr. Tooke, Book on High and Low Prices, and for the subsequent Years from the Price Currents ; the variation in Price, in each Year, implying a variation in quality, more than in fluctua tion. elh See stasequent Notes relating to Prices of British Iron. THE ARMY. The OS* Regiment of Foot bas received orders to proceed from Malta to Corfu. The 29tb Regiment of infantry, now stationed at Corfu, ha re ceived orders, on being relieved by the 95th Foot, to proceed to Ireland. Detachments belonging to the 118th and 85d Regiments of In fantry arrived in town, this morning, from Chatham, on route to GM) ort• A detachment belonging to the 75d Regiment of Foot arrived in town, this morning, from Chatham, on route to Cork. Detachments belonging to the 934 Regiment of Infantry em barked, yesterday evening, on board a vessel in the river, for In verness, on route to Wick, Fortes, and Tain. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. YAKS Ammo Tun DAY—Dubdn I—Waterford I—Ham burgh I—Flanders I—France 1. Poarsuotrru, Atm. 6.—Wind &W.—Tbe money brought home by the Robert Finnic, from Rio Janeiro, has this day been landed, and conveyed to London. Sailed his Majesty's ship Athol, for Africa. PLYIWITIII, Am. s.—Wind W.N. W.—Arrived the Breakwater, Newman, from Prince Edward's Island. Sailed the Bolivar, Hensel, or St. John's. FALMOUTH, AIM. s.—Wind W.N.W.—Tbe American brig James Noble, Capt. Lewis, arrived off this port on the 29th ult. from Buenos Ayres, bound to Antwerp. She sailed on the Ist of June from the outer Roads, at which time the civil war was con tinuing, and no prospect of any accommodation being entered into with the contending factions. This vessel briny the important intelligence that the French Consul had bad a quarrel with the existing Government, demanded and obtained his passport, and bad left Buena Ayres. A part of the French fleet bad subse quently arrived there, and in the course of one night they took, burnt, or otherwise destroyed, the entire flotilla of the Republican Davy in the inner and outward Roads. The Camden and Osborne packets were both at Buenos Ayres, and the former may be hourly expected. Tomer, Ave. s.—Sailed the Lady Flora, Fayrer, for Cal cutta, and Union, Bunt, for Gallipoli. Assassins. Apo. 4.—Wind N.K.—Since last night we have had a great flood in the river, and many vessels broke from the moor ings, but have yet recei v ed to damage. At low tide, the water has een as high as the highest stream tides. Great quantities of hay, some cattle, sheep, and various other articles, have comedown the river, and gone to sea. Id:venom, Auo. s.—Arrived the Diana, Walker, from Trieste; James, Runkin, from Riga; and Francis and Mary, Grundy,from Qbebec. The Pioneer, Nanbery , for Virginia, and Julian, Yates, for Pillau, got on Pluckington Bank this morning, and are dis charging. The Pyramus, bound to Jamaica, has been got off, and gore into dock to discharge. The Robert Kerr, bound to East port, has discharged part of her cargo, and is expected to be got off to morrow morning. Information was received at the Stamp-office, two or three days since, that a large parcel of stamps. ordered to be sent to the distributor at Bath, bad not reached their destination, and it was discovered that the parcel referred to bad been stolen. It appears that the parcel was sent to the Saracen's Head coach-office, trona Somerset-house, to be forwarded to the distributor at Bath, Mr. R. CRUTWILI., but that it was entirely lost sight of after passing out of the coach-dice. It appears that our City bankers have also experienced' a great stagnation in business, as they have balances in hand to a very considerable amount, which at present they cannot employ, owing to good bills being so scarce. Private letters from Holland state that the Bank of the Netherlands have reduced their interest on discount of bills from 21 to 2 per cent. Information was received at Amsterdam, from Hamburgh, on Saturday, of an im provement there of the Foreign Funds. Accounts received from Falmouth this morning bring the important intelligence of the James Noble, which sailed from Buenos Ayres the Ist of June, that in conse quence of the quarrel of the French Consul with the Government of Buenos Ayres, he demanded his passport. The French fleet subsequently arrived, and took and destroyed the whole of the Buenos Ayres flotilla, which were lying in the roads. The civil war continues, and there is no prospect of aiwkecoeunods The above not to MEXICO. TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAR. It has been whispered to me, from a quarter which I am not disposed to question, and which, indeed, appears perfectly conversant with the affairs of Mexico, that if the present President, GUERRERO, should succeed in repelling the hostile invasion of the Spaniards, he may probably attempt to revive the first act of the political drama performed by the unfortunate ITURRIDE, by placing the imperial diadem on his own head. It would be premature to judge, supposing this were to be the case, whether the act would be productive of the happi ness of the Mexican people, or be the signal of plunging it into the horrors of a civil war. From what I have heard of the character of GUERRERO, coupled with the events which we hive witnessed of late years in that distracted country, I should almost be inclined to think, that a Constitutional Emperor, if such can be found, would as much tend to promote the prosperity of Mex ico, as a sui-disant republican federation, violated at lei sure by military chiefs. PHILO-MEXICAN. The Courrier Francais says ' " As soon as the marriage of the Empreu of Brazil shall have been celebrated at Munich, the Marquis de Barbacena will return to Loodou to decide whether Queen l Donna Maria (who is that ?) is to embark at Portsmouth to proceed to Rio laneiro with her mother-in-law. or whether she is to remain longer in England." The Currier Fraley* says, that . 1 the latter supposition 1.1 the most probable!" Why, or where fore, it is not pleased to add. I think the former supposition the most probable, and I will add my reasons. Pint, her papa "is "dying to see her ;" second, she " is dying to see her papa ;" " her papa.does net like to trust • her with those.who are about her ;" fourth, " she is very unhappy ;" fifth, " Don Miguel will not marry her ;" and sixth, " she thinks it is high time to return like a ' bad penny.' "—Morning Journal. Which secret spy of the Portuguese bloodhound has favoured the Morning Journal with this worthy comment on the French Csurrier ? As Miguel copies Robespierre in his se d ans, It is but in keeping that his advocates imitate the style in which the friends of the French hero were wont to support his monstrosities. Sen. timents in favour :of the "formes acedtes," couched in the language of the " being well appreciated in France, meet there with but a sorry reception ; and it is a subject of much congratulation to know that sea commentators have but few channels for their philanthropic thoughts even with the venal press of London. It is somewhat more than impudent to ask through an ff,nglish journal, who is the Queen of Portugal?—that august personage now under British protection having been formally received and acknowledged as Queen of Portugal by the Sovereign of these realms; and that upon the simple grounds of her being the rightful heir to the crown of her fathers. That his Imperial Majesty of the Brazils should desire to recover his daughter from the insecure asylum which she has chosen, would not in the least surprise us ; or that she should long to return to the protection of her parent, after having been insulted and outraged by villain hirelings, who, if they dared in these times, and in this country, would as lief stab with the pais nard as the pen. That she is unhappy, is melancholy information, as it disgraces the hospitality of Old England,—until now, the kind fostering friend of the persecuted. That her ratites cannot trust those about her we believe ; her present position, and the sinister language held by some of our Journals, must awaken muck solleitude, and necessarily 11l the friends near her person with no small anxiety for her health. That the parricide, perjured traitor , and assassin, who sheds blood and desobtien around her usurped throne, will not marry her, inspires us with as much pleasure as to learn that she had escaped from one of those marriages celebrated is the French revolution during the massacre of Nantes, under the direction of one worthy of being a MigueUte--the trusty Car rier. Oh! the arms of Miguel must afford sweet repose—en viable as the embraces of the tiger :—this model of a King has, perchance, set his mind upon souse higher alliance, and can have no dillietdry to obtain a consort to share the honours of his blessed reign ! What, ho !an Agrippina for a Miguel / Where, in these times, can one be found worthy of him : She must have a fear less soul indeed, and nine lives, like a cat. Come, come, be explicit—certain of ye London joarnalists— throw aside the mantle—the inuendo—the dark givings-out—the side-wind—end the sneer. Advocate, with frank audacity, the cause ye have, like F.nglishmen, so honestly taken up; and write in eapttab at once, Loog live Tyranny ! Down with Constitutions! Murder for ever ! ••• • • MIGUEL AND THE INQUISITION.—In perfect keep ing with every other feature of his character, the attempted mar. darer of a father and a sister—the violater of his oaths, the traitor to his allegiance—and the usurper of his neices rights—meditates, we are told, and its said upon good authority, superadding the Malatya the Zosinsisition--thejegs of the Rack. and glories of Auto dale's, to the enormous debt of gratitude which the inhabitants of Lusitania owe him for the incarcerations, tragedies, comedies and farces with which he has entertained the good people of Lisbon sine* his arrival there. The only difficulty in the way of his bene volent intentions, is a little obstacle in the shape of a Treaty with England, by which the abolition of this Holy Tribunal was ex pressly provided for in the year 111111.—As far as Don Mount is concened we do not apprehend much hindrance to his beneficent projects from this obstacle, fur we have already seen that his diges tion rivals that of the ostrich, to which iron bars are as calipask to an Alderman ; but unfortunately the stomach of our Noble Secre tary for the Foreign Department, may not equal that of the bene factor of Portugal, nor Eft should—are the Knso—tbe Parliament —and the nation of England likely to digest without remonstrance so gross a violation of a solemn compact.—Pfyinoisth Journal. Th. Russian army having opened the campaign with victorious success, Si listria fallen—Siaeboli gathering increasing force— fdiumla closely invested—a reserve laden with everylmaterial fact closing the rear, while an advance guard has doubtless, ere this, forced the defiles of the Balkan, and quarters on the spoils of Sepia or Romania,—and Torkey discomfited with her late reverses on every side, ezhaasted in resources—weakeued in her influence over her Asiatic possessiosts, and goaded to the last fatal stage of reckless desperation,—the worthy Cabinets of. civilised Europe now think It high time effectually to interfere precisely when thAr interference can be of DO avail ; and by some diplomatic farce at Constantinople, now propose to frighten the Russian victor to forego the fruits of conquest, and recross the Danube. satisfied with some uncertain indemnity, and that salvo so precious—reparation of honour. Greece, by the same wonder- fill means, is cheerfully to consent to the loss of her brightest hopes, about to be secured by seven years of unheard-of engrain, and sacrifice ; and Turkey, grateful at being saved from instant ruin, in a state of irreparable beggary, is to content herself with the shadow for the substance, and from the wreck of her fallen fortunes and dismembered empire, form a force capable of sustaining herself against the growing fortunes of Russia and Greece. Wmtuorrox and Marreasuce are wonderful men, we own;--and nothing they can perform astonishes us. And yet, if some comfortable means of raising the necessary money could be discovered by those two great men—and same ex traordinary mode of collecting an adequate Army and Navy— transported in time, and commanded by the miUtary Minister in person, could be put in execution, we should be more confident of effecting all that is proposed than through a waste of Mk and di plomatic palaver. Russia has the bird in the hand, and is not likely, from a little cajolery she herself understands so well, or an idle menace at which she can laugh. to allow bee prise, so Meek to catch, onee more to regain the bush. We expect to seethe wise Men, deputed to effect the great business at Constantinople, will be left soon to whistle on their Angers. ••• • • All the Scotch Ilanks have given notice that after the is a proximo their rate of interest on deposits wilt be reduced from three to two pet cent. pet moat. LITERATURE. It is very common to accuse courtiers with having. the heart steeled against every impression, and with being always un grateful. I have more than once had occasion to show the truth of this assertion in the course of these Memoirs. It is but just, however, to state that there are exceptions. Genera! Rapp bad been 111(1.de-camp to the Emperor before he became Gentleman of the King's Bedchamber. When he !runt the death of his old master, he shed tears abundantly, and indulged in the greatest lamentations. Of this the King was immediately informed : was this communication well-meant or not? Louis XVIII. immedi ately sent for him : Rapp arrived with his eyes quite inflamed. " I know you are greatly afflicted," said the King to him, " at the intelligence I have received. It does honour to your heart : I love and esteem you all the better." " Sire," answered the General, " I owe every thing to Napo leon ; even the esteem and kindness with which I am honoured by your Majesty's august family." This reply was as honourable as weStimed. Rapp did not lung survive his benefactor; some months affrr he ceased to exist.—Memetres dine Femme de Qualite sus Louie XVIII. so Corr et son Reins. At the time of the birth of the King of Rome, Ma dame de Stasi was pressed to make her peace with the Emperor. " This is a fine opportunity," was remarked to her, " you need only express some kind wishes for the son of the great man." " What can I say?" was her reply : " I wish him a good nurse." Madame de Stael might have added, " and a good go- veraor." In France it is believed that it is not difficult to be presented to the Duke of Reichstadt : it is even asserted that he receives Frenchmen with particular distinction : of all this, nothing is true. The policy of France, as well as that of Austria, are equally op posed to a stranger, and pankularly a Frenchman, being presented to the Prince. The strictest orders are given in this respect. This measure, far front being the caprice of the nionient, is In fact the consequence of a system invariably adopted by the two Courts : and the real motives of this severity is the apprehension of an attempt being made na the life of the Prince. But, it may be observed, a similar attempt is always to be feared, fur the Duke of Reichstadt is not surrounded by guards. A resolute man might always come near him, and a second would be sufficient to ac complish the crime. On the other hand, it is hardly possible to prevent the same communications to be nude to him, either by petitions ur letters, such as were intended to be made to him on the promenade, at the theatre, or any other place ; and yet, this at tempt would be in vain, for the strictest surveillance is observed : and, in order to obviate the possibility of a chance of this nature, the Prince has been accustomed to deliver every thing into the hands of his Governor before he takes any cognisance of it himself ; so that, without being exactly a prisoner, the Duke of Reicbstadt finds himself in a singular situation : re port, however, says, that be is happy without ambition, and that is as it should be. His career quite traced out, will prevent his ever approaching France. and probably be will never entertain the idea. Of the general history he knows as much as he ought to know, that is, dates and names. As to that of France, care Las been taken to suit it conformably to his circumstances, by putting into his hands books in which the reign of his father ha, not even been mentioned, such as the classical works of the Jesuits. Notwithstanding all these precautions, the surveillance has never theless been once off its guard, for it is told that one day the Duke of Reicbstadt, absorbed in thought, which prevented him Irons at tending to his lesson, struck his forehead as If impatient, and uttered the following words, which are worthy of being recorded : " Best what do they then want to do with me? Do they think I have the bead of my father ?" He must then have known who his father was, and what head he had. I learnt some of these par denims from Louis XVIII. himself ; others reached me after kis death. Such is the future life which the ambition of Napoleon prepared for his son ! A diplomatic prison—the worst of all perhaps. The question arose to make hint enter into Holy Orders. At the Con gress of Vienna it was serioully discussed, whether, with a view to stop more effectually in hint the re-production of the Bonaparte race, it would not be expedient to make him a eunuch? Unhappy youth ! his education is already calculated to reduce him to a moral impotency this seems to be quite enough.—Mernaires d'wse Penns de gualiti sur Louis XVIII. sa Cour, et sem Reggie. Show me the star in realms above, With its beam of trembling light— That pitying beam that pilg inn love, As it guides them through the night. Show me that world of brilliant fire, Su deep in its lucid sphere, And say, can the fondest wish require A planet more rich and clear? Pilgrim! yon star is bright and fair, That shines on thy weary way; Its beams may soothe thy fear or care, When left by the light of day. But brighter and clearer far than this Is the light around thee gleaming, When thy spirit feels the glow of bliss, From Beauty's eyelid streaming. Fair creature! indeed this star is thine : Rich and clear is its radiant gleam, And meekness there, from its beauteous shrine, Breathes from its lucid beam. And if thine eye be so pure and bright In the ray it sheds on earth, How chaste the spirit of stainless light Whence the beam must take its birth! Yes ! beauteous indeed is the soul within That kindles yon brilliant ray— Spotless ever from stain or sin, As fount in it. crystal spray. - - Sunday last, at his villa i n the Regent's park, the Marquis of HIRTY0111) gave one of the grandest dinners ever known in this country. The party consisted of upwards of forty persons of high distinction. There was music in the evening. CL ELT EN 11.1 m, AUG. 4.—On Saturday morning and evening, Mademoiselle Sontag visited the Montpelier promenades, and entered Into familiar conversation with tie Duke of Glos• ewer. who was on the walks wbrn she came up. With the ap pearance of the Rotunda, and indeed with the town generally, she expressed herself highly delighted. Immediately after the Con cert yesterday afternoon, she left this place for Liverpool, accom panied by her sister. ar arrivals continue more numerous than ever : among the number of those who have come in within the last day or two we may mention his Grace the Archbishop of Tuam and family, Hon. Mrs. S. Butler, Lady E. Dutton, Dow ager Lady Elcho, Sir Edward and Lady Stanhope, Sir H. and Lady Jardine, General Sir John Elly, General and Mrs. Ondow, Generals Dalrymple, Capel, MoUneux, Millar, Col. Berkeley. kc. His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester purposes, we believe, remaining with us for another fortnight. WEYMOUTH, AUG. 5. LOTd YARBOROUGH IS Commodore of the Royal Yacht Club, has arranged for the ;ha fleet to rendezvous in our Bay, previous to their complimentary excursion to the French coast. Among our late numerous arrivals is Joseph Gulston. Esq. R.Y.C. whose yacht, Nelson, brought E r in our roads on Wednesday morning last, since which Mr. Guist= has entertained Mr. and Mrs. Buxton and a select party at dinner, and the following day gave a ddelow a la fourdtette to all the beauty and fashion of Weymouth; among whom were noticed Lady and Miss Ford, Lady and the Misses Thomas, and a party of awn of that distinguished Regiment the 6th Dragoon Guards.— Arrivals : The Earl of Debater. Lord Curry, Admiral Sir Henry and Lady Barnum, Sir C. and i.ady Baynes Lady Jones Governor Penn, General Sir William and Bayne, Grant, St= and Lady Gordon, Captain Gambier. R.N. Hon. H. and Mrs. Noel. Hon. Mrs. Strangeways, Mrs. Turtoo, Lady and Miss Ford, Sir Alexander Willson, Mr. and Mrs. Walmsley, liev. Mr. and Mrs. Urquhart, Mrs. Hamilton, Mesdames Blundell, Mr. Mrs. and the Aliases Walcott, lira and Mrs. Duncumbe, Major and blrs.tnnwe bits. and the Misses Barrett, Mr. Mn. and the Mimes Norris, &e. COMMON COUNCIL. ...1.1... , A Court of Common Council was held yesterday, for the purpose of receiving various reports, and considering the report of the Secondaries' Committee, which was ordered to be printed at the last Court. The Chamberlain delivered In a statement of the attests of rent and interest due to the City to Christmas last, and the Comptroller reported his charge upon the Chamber fur the last year, which were severally ordered to be printed. Mr. Dummy rose to present a memorial from members of the inquest of Farringdon Within, appointed to inspect the markets.— He stated that the inquest had felt bound to present several per sons who had offered meat for sale in the markets, unfit for the use of mac. He said threats had been wed by the parties offending, if steps were taken by the ward inquests to render them amenable to the law. The officers of tht ward war, however, -esolved to act promptly against such practices. The respectable meat sales men were most anxious to have permanent inspectors appointed. they being much injured by the practices of those men who exposed unwholesome meat. He (Mr. Duissby) said it was of the highest importance to the public health that the practice should be put down. as the poor, from their limited means, had but one alterna tive, that of purchasing. food oo the lowest possible terms, and thus these salesmen were able to sell meat which was absolutely unfit for food, and likely to engender sickness and disease. The Memorial was read. It stated the practice of vending un wholesome meat, some of which was in a st.te of putridity. It expressed a hope that permanent inspectors, whereby the public would be protected, and the health of the city preserved, world be appointed. Mr. GALLOWAY thought the subject of vital importance to the public, and the inquest had done great service in bringing some of the offenders to justice. He hoped the subject would meet the fullest attentioo.—(ileer.) Several of the Common Council addressed the Court on the im portance of this subject. Reference was made to the abolition of the great nuisances at Billingsgate since the present active officer, GOLDING, had been appointed. They impressed upon the Com mittee of City Lands to look into the subject with that attention its importance demanded. Referred to the Committee of City Lands to examine and Report. A Memorial from the City Dispensary far a donation in aid of their fund., was presented and referred to the Committee for Ge neral Purposes. PA RLIAXIXTA CT &STUMM. Mr. F presented a petitioo from Mr. Marshall. of North ampton-place, City-road, setting forth that he hid been occupied in preparing a digest of the contents of 4 to 500 volumes of accounts and papers laid before Parliament from the beginning of the war in 1793, up to the present time, the expense of printing alone if which had been to the country upwards of A`2,ooo,osto. The digest would present an abstract of all the great transactions of the country during the last half century, and would manifest the entire resources of the country. His work was patronized by the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, the Master of the Mint, the Dowd of Ad stinky. Sec. who had each requested a number of copies for official use. Copies had also been ordered by several distinguished Mem bers of both Houses of Parliament, and other eminent individuals. but still the subscriptions were very inadequate to meet the expense of publishing the work. Under these circumstances, the petitioner submitted it to the consideration of the City of London, the crntre of all financial operations in the world, as well deserving its sup port and patronage. Mr. FA VILLL. in a speech of high commendation of the interest and importance of the work. supported the prayer of the petition, and moved that it be referred to the library committee to report upon. Mr. Gatl reray. in seconding the propo.ition, bore testimony to the qualifications of Mr. Marshall to be the editor of such a work, and thought that the Court ought to bestow a very liberal patron age, as well for its own sake, as in justice to Mr. Marshall. The LOU) 31aroa thought it but due to Mr. Marshall to state that be had been acquainted with that gentleman for several year.. A lew months ago he mentioned his intention of publishing this work, and asked hint (the Lord Mayor) to put down his name as a subscriber. He complied with the request, being well persuaded of Mr. Marshall's perfect competence to bring forth so useful and important a publication As the book would contain a reference to all the great transactions of the commerce and finance of the coun try since 1793, it appeared to him to be one which the Corpora tion ought aery liberally to patronise. The petition was accordingly referred to the Library Com mittee. with the unanimous approbation of the Court. The Coen adjourned the consideration of the Reports CO the Clerk of the Peace and Registrar of the klayur's Court, which were ordered to be printed sod diAributed cache several lienthets. The Report upon the office of Coroner, after some discussion, was likewise ordered to be printed previously to being taken into consideration. The Loao MAYOR appointed a Court to be held on the Bth of September nest, for the purpose of considering the Report on the office of Secondary. Several Reports for granting Leases were read and agreed to. The City Lauds Committee presented a Report in respect of the officers required for the New Fleet Market, which was agreed to, and the Committee empowered to make the appointments ac cordingly. The Court agreed, on a Report from the Finance Committee, to subscribe ClOO to the City of London National School Society. The Committee for General Purposes presented a Report on their inquiry into the nature and practice of the Sheriffs' Courts, which WAS ordered to be printed. Mr. THOMAS UN DEILWOOD, of the firm of T. and Underwood, booksellers in Fleet-street, who died on the Ist of July last of a pulmonary consumption, ought not to be consigned to his grave without one parting word to his memory, by an old friend. He was a man of the soundest and purest integrity in all his dealings ; his word was his bond, neither of which was he ever known to violate. He first entered the London world under Mr. John Mur ray, afterwards kept a bookseller's shop near St. Bartho lomew's Hospital-gate, in West Smithfield ; and when Mr. Murray afterwards removed to his house in Albemarle street, THOMAS Us DE kW °on, in partnership with his brother GEottox, the present very respectable survivor, became his successors, and by their extreme assiduity and attention, greatly extended the business, especially in the medical department. From this shop emanated Paris on Diet, and his Plusrmacologia ; Arnot on Physics ; Forbes 'on the Diseases of the Chest ; Gray's Supplement to the PhannaAtopteia, and his Elements of Pharmacy ; Brande's Manual of Pharmacy ; Thomson's Conspectus, and his edition of Dr. Cullen's Works ; Philip on Indigestion, on the Laws of Vital Functions, and on Febrile Diseases: Daniel on Meteorology ; Smith on Forensic Medicine: Uwins on Indigestion ; Blane's Medical Logic ; Thomas on Digestive organs ; Harris on Spinal Diseases ; Hutch inson's Surgery ; Burrow's on Insanity, and Dr. James Junnson ' s various Works. Trios. Us uettADOD married the daughter of Dr. 'Waugh, the eminent Minister of the Scotch Church. He was an abstemious liver, and do mestic in his habits. He has left behind him an amiable wife and six fine children, who deeply deplore his lops. Cork is so noted for rain, that a story is told of an East India Captain, who, after remaining three weeks in Cork harbour, and never meeting a dry day, spoke a Mend at sea, as he was returning from the East. and, learning that be had left Cork harbour abort a fortnight before, shouted back an inquiry— Whether the shower was nearly over that be bad left falling there ? " CORN—EXCHANGE, MARK—LANE, AUG 7. Our market continues in nearly the same quit as on Wednesday ; very little business was transacted ; and notwithstanding the change in the weather, and a good many country buyers present, pricis" are the same as on Monday for fine Wheat, Barley, and Oats. IMTUSTA - 11011S $ll4l MONDAY. Foreign . . 1,200 Oats, Foreign . 24,950 English . • 2.05 0 Irish . . . 4,656 Flour (sacks) . . 2,500 MARKET, Aug. 7. 10,040 I Pigsl9o I Calves 340 r NA ILICII7. Veal . . 44 6d to is U Pork . 4s Oil 4s ild Wheat, English (qrs.) . 1,7.50 Irish . . Foreign Barley, English . Irish . 18,5011 600 S7JITHFIELI) Beasts 529 II Sheep and Lambs CATTLI A' Beef . . 4s o.i to 41 6d Mutton . 4. od 4s dd Lamb . 41 6d 5s 4d ` Hay per toad, tt too. co do 101. Clover £3 10s. to XS 10,. —&raw £2 Os. to £2 Ss. COAL MARKET—Tow Dar. Hair•PAllTM—Tlie Coal Exchange was very numeroody attebded by merchants to-day, and there was a plentiful supply both of Sunderland and Newcastle Coal ; 9t ships having arrived since Wednesday last, makings total on the moat►'s arrival of 203 ships. A considerable portion of business was done to-day. • Best Walbend Coals Ms. 9d. 311. Od. Other sorts £4s Od. 30e, 04. Skips at Market ... 93k. . l