Star. — London, England, 1831-05-31 00:00:00

I • Al i , . • f-; e „. ..- C 4 • .~ - t~ ~~J •%1 A NEW WORK, Which will be Published, And which has been announced in the London Papers of the past sod present Month : headed ADI ERTISEMENT EXTRAORDINARY !!!" kx Speedily after the present momentous BILL shall be accepted nr rejected, this Unique and FAITHFUL RECORD WILL APPEAL If the People prevail, it will be free from all disguise, when detailing matters of consequence ; and Particulars at length will be given. If the Aristecrscy prevail, Initials must suffice in many cases, as Truth may be punished as Libel ; yet if even the latter should be the mi. ,erable Result, this Work shall be faithful; for what the mould is to the .nodel, the print to the picture, and the engraver to the painter, each .hall be these RECORDS ! !! It is presumed that this faint outline of the fottbcoming Volume will Je sufficient to recommend it to every enquiring and intelligent mind. Further announcement as when to be published will be made. PATRONISED BY THE HONOURABLE BOARD 0 ORDNANCE. CARSON'S ANTI-CORROSION PAINT.- WALTER CARSON, 6, Great Winchester Street, Old Broad.street (Successor to Thomas John Golding), Manufacturer of .9NTI-CORROSION PAINT, by Appointment, to his Majesty's Honourable Board of Ordnance, (who have used it for a period of nearly Thirty Years) the Honourable East India Company, the Lon- Jon and East India Dock Companies, &c. begs respectfully to draw the attention of Noblemen, Gentlemen, and Public Companies, to the merits of this Composition, fur the protection and preservation of Iron and Wooden Buildings, Wind and Water Mills, Iron and 11 (soden Bridges, Iron Railing, Park Paling, Lead, Copper, and for every other description of rough out-door work. It is also admirably calculated for Cornpo and Plaster Fronts, and Ships' Decks or Bottoms, eud will be found an economical acquisition where durability is re quired, as it will last more than double the length of time of any other Pzil.t. It can be had in all colours, and in any quantity. The m. , st flattering Certificates can be seen in favour of the Anti- Corrosion l'aint, at W. Carson', Office. W. C. b.gs to Futte that he has the en at this Paint!" •'te above Public Boar(Is, as can be proved by documents in his pos ,es,inn. BUTLER'S FLUID EXTRACT OF SARSAPARILLA. SARSA PAR ILLA has of late years been used as an altera tive in Scrofulous Affections, Scurvy, and other cutaneous Diseases, and is considered by the most eminent Surgeons of the pre sent days the very hest Medicine for re-establishing the constitution after it has undergone the effects of Mercury. or has been injured by what is denominated Secondary Symptoms. Tills Fluid Extract con. tains ail tit: prop.rties of .lic Root, in a concentrated state, will keep for :Iny length of time, and the Detection is made in one minute. Sold in bottles at 4s Gd. 'is 6d, and 20s, by 3i cssrs. Butler, Chemists Chcapside, corner of St. Paul's, and the principal Druggists and Booksellers. Of whom may be had . BUTLER'S COMPOUND }:SSENCE OF CUBEBS.—This Preparation is recommended for those affections arising from diseases of the Kidneys, Bladder, &c. and that class of diseases genQrally in which the use of the Cobebs has been found so serviceable. It bottles at Is 6d, 8s Gd, and 20s. fir Ask for Butler's Fluid Extract of Sarsaparilla. BRIfISII COLLEGE OF HEALTH. NEW ROAD, KING'S CROSS, LONDON. THE grand desideratum of a cheap, easy, and certain Remedy to all Disoases, having been at length discovered upon a simple and natural proceq., by Mr. MOFt !SON, the Hygeiv, the VEUETABLE UNIVERSAL MEDICINES are presented to the attention of the afflicted, in ANY COMPLAINT WHATEVER, as their .ur: reliance of a certain cute. 'festituoniAls of the great benefits re. reived are constantly arriving. REFORM IN MEDICINE. Briti•h College of Health, New Road, King's Cross. The adherents of the Ifygeian Theory, the friends of humanity, and those too who are friends to themselves, and anxious to preserve their health, cure their diseases, and enjoy life, are now earnestly entreated to unite their efforts and petition the Legislature, so as to bring about a Reform in Medical Knowledge—the most necessary of all science to the wel'are and happiness of mankird, and which heretofore has never iitcn understood. The exclusive Charters, granted so as to bestow on t body of men the monopoly of all their fellow-mLn, arc highly detti tilental to our best interests, and require correcting. The BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH has uniformly been acting with this view, and that endeavours have been crowned with the greatest succe's. The Third Edition of MORLSONIANA is now on Sale, comprising " Origin of Life and Causes of Diseases explained," with a great variety of cases of cure in all kinds of diseases, throws a new light on medical science and the functions of the body, and places this new theory and practice beyond a suvicion of doubt. The Hygcian Agents throughout the coat:try are instructed to receive ‘ignattires, and tr.insnlit them to the College. lan n1:I eaviitg, " Tell the truth aad fear nobtalv."— IT There are Ladies and Gentlemen in Great Britain, as well as on the Continent, will have been humbugged by various pretenders ; som e prepare Pastes or Powders; others Tinctures, &c. for Dying the 11. it. Tue Pastes and Powders are generally prepared with lime, white lead, mercury, or other such slow poisons, which are injurious to health, and troublesome to use, as they are obliged for hours to hz.te cabbage leaves or wet skins on their head, to prevent burning the Lie, and at last it does not answer the purpose, as several gentlemen who have used it to their whiskers have been obliged to have them shaved off, as it made them dark at the tips and white at the roots, which made them look like a magpie, and those who used tinctures, which are generally prepared with lunar caustic, silver, &c. which generally :urns the hair purple; but the IMPROVED RUSSIA ' DIE, with the extra gold ingredient, is now proved to be the only article that w:11 change red or grey hair to brown black in a few mi nutes, and is quite innocent, and changes grey hair as quick as ink does paper ; and when the roots of the whiskers, when they grow, and naturally be grey, are painted with a pencil with some Russia Dye, they will immediately turn dark, which is a great ornament to g ntlemen ; and also when gentlemen have thin grey whiskers, the Im proved Russia Dye.withthe extra gold ingredient, makes them not only dark, but also makes them look nearly double the quantity, which the Pit prietor will convince Gentlemen who call upon him. And still further to convince Gentlemen, if they call at the Proprietor's, No. 9, Poland-streer, Oxford-street, every Wednesday, front Twelve till Three, they will see a Gentleman, above 65 years of age, with whiskers of a beautiful brown black, like a Young Gentleman of 59. The Proprietor will thank Venders, who have arty Russia Dye on hand before it was imps oved with the extra gold ingredient, to send it him, and he will change it, as the Proprietor wishes none to be sold unless prepared with the extra ingredient, as the Proprietor must con lass they were a little humbugged also. Ask for Prince's Improved Russia Dye, Half-a-Guinea a Bottle, Two Bottles for One Pound, or a L'ozen for 51. Also, ro WEARERS OF FALSE HA 111.—A Valuable Discosery to Ladies and Gentlemen who wear false hair, as by putting a little of that valuable discovery, the GOLDEN CEMENT, inside the' false hair, it will stick tight on the bead, and not move, as if it had grown there, without having occasion for any fastening. The Faculty have, of late, found out that persons who wear false hair fastened by spring., strings, or any other tightness, makes a mark round the bead, and prevents the blood from circulating, and subjects the wearers to head aches. giddiness, apoplexy, and other complaints; but by using that great discovery, the Golden Cement, the false hair will he worn comfortably (and is as pure and innocent as gold), and the wearer will not be subject to the above complaints. There are several hair-denser. who fasten the false hair with paste, gums, &c. which, when plaistered on the bead, are also unhealthy, as they stop the circulation isf the pores; and besides, it is not safe, for if a gentleman takes his hat off, he has a chance to take the false hair with it, as they do not keep the false hair tight to the head ; but when the false hair is fa,..ered with the Golden Cement, nothing will remove it from the tead, uttle,s taken off purposely. P-rticulais are in the direction, so as any lady or gentleman may it themselves with ease in a moment; and if any gentleman will -ar the Proprietor with a call, he will show him how to fasten the hair, and will convince bins that the &.olden Cement is the most e.luabie article fur the purpose. Also, persons wearing artificial teeth, by putting a little of the Golden Cement on the toji of the false teeth, they will stick to the guns without any other fastening. There are several ladies and gentlemen who wear whole top sets of artificial teeth, with no other testing hut a little Golden Cement. AA for Prince's Golden Cement, Half-a-Guinea a Bottle. Two Bottles for One found, or a Dozen for 51. Sold by the Pr, i4ittor, Mr. Prince, 9, Poland-street, Oxford-street; Sanger, 130, Oxford -street, opposite New Bond-street ' • Prout, 226, 'itrand ; Johnson, 68, CornIall; or of the principal Perfumers and Medicine Venders. Keep in all donates—the older the better. Merchants and Captains till receive lihtral allowance for exportation. I*. Forwarded to any part of the Country, or to the Continent, by ~ e nding a remittance. Direct to the l'roprietor, Mr. Prince, 9, Poland sareet. Oxford -street, Landon. C.wriox.—As there are spurious in circulation, be particular and tmare, each Bottle has Prirce on the Cover and Seal, and the Pro prietor's name, A. Prince, 9, Poland-street, Oxfotd-gteet, London ; without it, is not genuine, and to imitate it, is felony. Fur the convenience of Merchants and Captains in the City, who tare not any particular Wholesale Perfumer or Nledicine Vender, who lures them, and it is not convenient to come to Mr. Prince, 9, Poland street, by giving their order to Mr. Johnson, tits , Cornball, it will be •xtru.d, as Mr. J. has it in his power to give the same Discount as Poi rivtor allows. tabt 1---th ' Y DIS , ,,... N°. 13,797. SIR JAMES SCARLETT AND SIR J. GRAHAM. Letter of Sir Robert Wilson to Sty J. Scarlett. My dear Sir James—ln conformity with my promise made to you on the 12th inst. I addressed myself to Sir James Graham, in that amicable spirit and tone with which I informed you I could only conduct the communicatloc, to ascertain the accuracy of the expres sions reported in The Times newspaper of the 10th inst. Bir James Graham, I am gratified to be enabled to state to you, has met my feelings, wishes, and expectations, by representing ver. bally to me, that several of the expressions noticed were inaccurately reported particularly the term " infamous," which to the hest of his meollsotisa be never used, and certainly never intended to use, as well las oeh naming his own sense of propriety ; and that he only re gretted be should have made any comments upon your political con duct in your absence; but he has assured me that he spoke under the strong excitement of the moment, without premeditation, in conse quence of your name being mentioned in the crowd. I consider this statement of Sir James Graham—made under the be. forementioned circumstances of a friendly intervention, and accom panied, as it has been, with observations and proofs afforded me, in the course of the conversation I had with him, that be could have no design to tag saydderg that mold dist yaw boson character—to be per fectly satisfactory, both as to the objectionable expressions and Riess/- slue of the comments upon the occasion ; and as be has met your feel ings in the must cordial and handsome manner, I trust the subject will not he allowed to dwell any longer upon your mind to the prejudice of the personal good understanding which pre-existed. Yours, very faithfully, (Signed) It. WILSON. Regent-street, May 14. LETTER OF SIR JAMES SCAILETT IN ANSWER TO SIR ROBERT WILSON. " New-street, lay 1.. My dear Sir Hobert,_l have received your letter communicating the result of your application to Sir James Graham. Having placed my honour entirely in your hands, and entertainirg as I do an implicit confidence in your correct judgment and good feeling, I cannot hesitate to accept the explanation which you consider to be sufficient and satisfactory. I can only add, that I am n:uch more gratified than surprised to find that the words of Sir James Graham's speech, as far as they re. garded me, have been misreported. I am, Ike. (Signed) J. SCARLETT. 0 11 . 11 8. # I V \ 0 viriconkunnb 1788. TUESDAY EV EN I OCCULTATION OF THE PLANET JUPITER. On the night following Wednesday nn e t, June 1, there willbe visi. ble, if the weather should prove fair, a phenomenon of very unusual occurrence, namely—au occultation of the planet Jupiter by the Moon, which will take place about one hour and two minutes after midnight. To this phenomenon we would call the particular attention of our read. ers, and should there be among them any astronomers, we would advise them to be ready shit their telescopes and note hooks, in order to ob. serve and note down whatever particular appearances it may present.— Discussions respecting the alledgrd atmosphere of the Moon being well known, it may tend either to elucidate or to refute this opinion : to observe whether there be any projection of the disk of the planet on that of the Moon. The fact that some of the fixed stars have been projected by some refractive power, either terrestrial or lunar, on the disk of the Moon is well known. In a paper printril in the Philosophical .hlayaaine, for 1824, Dr. Forster adduced many experiments and observations to prove that this remarkable plieboniction was produced by a difference in the refrangibility of the respective light of the two bodies, which accounts for the red stars, as Aldebaran for instance, being projected, while the white anti the blue cats were not. Several astronomers have dosed this projectiull ; Mr. Lae, however, and Mr. Babbage have asserted it, and Dr. Forcer has himself witnessed it, on an occasion when he was unprepared thr it, an I was taken by surprise by its singular appear ance. From the more similar composition of the light of Jupiter to that of the Moon, it is not probable it will occur ; but still should th^ atmosphere happen to be in a condition favourable to refraction, it might be worth while to pay particular attention to this circumstance. CHOLERA :%1 ORBUS. The article in the STAR of Friday, on the pestilential cholera morbus, having excited the attention of a medical correspondent, we have received and subjoin the following obsprvations On Pestilential Epidemics.—The cholera morbus of the present I season, which has been so long devastating the Eastern parts of the world, only resembles the Sorts Diud, or Black Death of 1348, it the circumstance of its origin and particular course; the symptoms are very diff, rent. Dr. Forster, in his Essay recently published. 1.. (hi the Atmospherical Origin of Epidemics," has ',town that neither of these disorders are contagious; but, that all disorders of this kind proceed from a specijic Malaria. a fact rather confirmed by the observations of Dr. 3l'Culloch, in his book "On Bad Air." I The precise origin of this vitiated state of the air cannot perhaps Le accurately ascertained ; but that the Lucretian doctrine of their might is true, can he proved by an immense variety of correspond ing facts. The long and very unusual prevalence of the late dry easterly winds, is probably connected with the spread of the pre sent evil, which seems. like many electrical Influences, 8/ extend over vast tracts of country in the direction of the prevailing wind, producing a more severe form of disease under its central part, while a milder though similar complaint prevails in its outskirts, or follows in its train. This remarkable fact is also observed of the true plague, the yellow fever, and other epidemics. The quarantine regulations may be proper as additional precautions, but they are utterly incapable to prevent that which comes in the air itself; and to a change of weather we must look, for the averting of this dread ful pestilence front Europe. The plan which Dr. Forster has re. commended, for the keeping of a medical register of epidemic dis orders in all our colonies and distant possessions, as well as in England, and comparing the medical journal daily with a diary of .he wind and weather, and other natural phenomena; the success of different modes of cure, &c. might be attended with great success, and ought to merit time attention of our Government, now that we have got a Cabinet composed of scientific and patriotic statesmen. hitherto, the erroneous views taken of contagion, together with the slovenly manner in which physical improvement has been over looked, in the pursuit of moral or political objects, has been the cause why so little improvement has been made in this most im portant branch of medical knowledge; while the frightful and de vastating character of these disorders would seem to demand that particular attention should be paid to the subject. It seems that previous habit of abstemiousness, vegetable diet, and all those things which nourish the body without overstimulating it, are the best preparatory safeguards against pestilence of any kind, and give a double effect to any counter-stimulants which may be employed during its continuance. Opening the bowels is also a very important preparation, when epidemics are expected. Next Friday's Gazette will announce the Lord Mayor a Baronet. Sir Chapman Nisi-shall, Knt. sheriff. has been solicited to become a caudidate for the n of Portsoken Ward, should the Judges confirm the decision cf the Court of Aid, raten agai.:st the admission of Mr. ScalLF, It is itl, that in future the Master-Generalship of the Ordnance and the C, tionaridership.imChief of the Forces are not to be separate appuitioilents, but will be united in one and the same person. His Majesty, it is said, has announced his intention of presenting a pair of kettle-drums to the first regiment of Life Guards, on its return to the Windsor duty. Thus, though the second received their's first, the first will be equally honoured at last. Another party of medical gentlemen, who have volun teered their services in the cause of the Polish patriots, sailed for Warsaw, from the Thames, on Friday last, on board of the steam packet, by way of Hamburg. They expect to reach the scene of action in about fourteen days. They have letters of introduction to General Diebitach, soliciting his protection in the event of their falling into the power of the Russians. It is believed that ail the King's 8303 and daughter, are to be ennobled, and that four Dukes will be created—Anglesey Duke of Mona ; Stafford ; Cleveland ; and Grosvenor ; Lord Sefton a Mar quis ; and Lord Foley an EarL It is also said that Lord Hertford is to be the Duke of Suffolk, and the Duke of Buccleueh Duke of Mon. mouth, and both to Nippon fioverutnem Lord Munster, the King's son, gives his proxy to Lord Grey. There is no fear of the Peers going against Reform. Four or five Scottish lord, w ill b e ma d e Bri tish Peers; hut no addition to the is at present contemplated.— Glasgow Chronicle. NG, MAY 31, 1831. Pim'''. 7i). , 1 11 *h t o,e) ( \ xr -1.1(11,t RAILROADS VERSUS CANALS. Mr. Wood's Treatise on Railways, entitled, Comparative Per. formanees of Motive Power on Canals and Railtuads." hat' called forth a spirited reply by Thomas Grahame, R.I. in the form of a forty-page pamphlet. Mr. Wood says in his book—•• We hii;e, by the applica tion of mechanical power to rail roads, the advantage of a less invest ment of capital (for the motive power), and also a saving by the motive power, which, combined with the talent of dispatch, must prove of in. finite importance to commerce." Mr. Grahame utterly denies the first position—that relating to capital--and enters into a groat variety of cal. culations and dedectiona to bear out his denial. " A less investment of capital," he exclaims, " why, air, if Messrs. Walker and Rastrick are any thing near the truth in their report given to the Directors of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the capital required to be invested for motive power alone, on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, not Including the tunnel machinery. viz. 90,9081. 14s. 3d. sterling. wou'd, I firmly believe, purchase all the motive power presently employed on all the canals in Britain. I am, however, perfectly confident, when 1 assert that it would purchase with ease all the motive power presently employed on all the canals in Scotland, Lancashire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, and the western counties of England, and with this fact in your knowledge, and printed and stated in your volume now before me, you concha* that volume with the assertion I have just quoted. I will ally add on this subject, that as, according to your talk, one loco motive engine is equal to thirty horses working on a twital at the rate of four miles an hour, and to 175 horses working at the rate of eight miles an hour, then laying aside Messrs. Walker and Rastrick's calcu lations as erroneous, and taking for granted the calculation of Messrs. Stephenson and Locke, the engineers on the Manchester and Liverpool Railway, who contend that 93 locomotive engines, constantly working, will do the same work u Messrs. Walker and Resnick assign to 123 engines, with the aid of fixed engines at the incline; I say, taking it for granted that Messrs. Stephenson and Locke are correct, then it would require thirty times 93 horses, or 2790 horses to do the work of these engines. at the rate of four miles per hour, or 275 times 93 horses, that is, 16.275 horses to do this work at the rate of eight miles an hour. on a canal of equal length with the Liverpool Railway. Now, what is the work to be done, why to convey 4000 tons of goods a distance of 30 miles each day. And to do this work at the rate of four miles per hour, you say will require the work of 2790 hones. Now, how stands the fact ? Why, I have already proved, by actual and regular perform. ance, that eleven hones contey 80 tons of goods tpil miles in a day, at the rate of four miles an hour above mentioned, so that, instead of being able to convey only 4000 tons of goods 30 miles, the 2790 horses above mentioned would convey upwards of 20,000 tons of goods per day ; or, in short, do nearly ten times the work on a canal, of which you say they are capable, and this at an expense one half less than the price of the coke consumed in the 93 locomotive engines above mentioned. And be it observed, that this calculation, as to the power of railway per formance, is contradicted by the engineers employed by the railway con tractors to report on this subject, as being much under that really re quired." In a subsequent part of his pamphlet, Mr. Grahame adverts to the recent introduction of steam boats upon canals, combined with the use of perfectly safe engines on the locomotive principle, which will, he says, " if properly followed out, do more for the inland trade of this country than any improvement made within the last 20 years." LAWS OF VAN DIEMAN'S LAND. ' A copy of the laws and ordinances passed by the Governor and Council of Van Dieman's Land was laid before the House of Corn. mons last March, and ordered to be printed. The document affonls a curious specimen of legislation, particularly as it evinces the spirit and notions produced by our systems of education, and evinced by our countrymen whenever they sic in situations to act without the controul ' of the Government at home ; or, what is of more importance, without the controul of public opinion, set forth by the press. No great rage or itch of legislation seems to have pervaded the rulers of this Colony, fur the laws passed from 1826 to 1f.f30 amount to only twenty-six, and each act forms a perfect contrast to acts of the home legislature, with respect to brevity, and, consequently, with respect to precision and clearness. Of these twenty-six acts, six relate to the sale of beer, wine, and spirits; one, at least, of which articles we should have supposed the colony as yet to be little troubled with. We ob,erve an act to tolerrae the Catholic religion, for the spirit of bigotry, which seems indigenous to our nature. was working its effects in this Colony. There are three acts for regulating, as it is termed, the press; for an enmity towards the press seems to be a sort of morgue aeistacratique among our coun trymen when they get clothed with a little brief authority at home, or are " provided for" in the plantations. It is amusing in these acts to see how accurately they follow the sophistry and slang, or cant, which is invariably resorted to in Parliament when sinister designs arc formed against the liberties of the Press. Lord Charles Somerset, at the Cape, annihilated the press a to Napoleon, but the Governor, of Van Dieman's Land set about the job in the true style of a rise print lawyer in the House of Commons. We Mid in the preamble to the first of these acts, that prior to the Bth of Oct. 1821, nothing was inserted in any newspaper without the "consent" of the Lieutenant- Governor ; bitt this wholesome practice having been discontinued, the ' act is passed in 1828 to bring back the good old times, or to make that law which formerly had been only practice. After a little cant about bringing the governor and administration or any public authority into comempt, an annual license is prescribed to every newspaper, to be for. felted upon any attempt to effect " any alteration in government, or the administration of the government, otherwise than by lawful means." What lawful means exist in the colony, further than a governor's fiat to alter himself, it would be difficult to discover. Heavy securities are required front newspaper proprietors (four at 4001. each), heavy fines are enacted for breaches of the act, and the pillory is prescribed for procuring a license by false representations. After this specimen of Attorney.Genetalship, we have a true touch of a Treasury or Chancellor-of-the-Exchequer-law—an act imposing a stamp duty of 3d upon " every sheet, half-sheet or other piece of paper, whereof any newspaper shall consist." with stamp duties upon licenses to print, licences to publish, &c. A line of 201. (no small sum in such a colony) is imposed for printing, publishing, or for even possessing an unstamped paper. These fines are to be levied by summary pro. ems on goods, chattels, &c. on proof before two justices of the peace. A person inclined to the " serum cognoseme causes," might inquire in what quarter of the globe is there a country which rears its edu cated classes in these arbitrary notions of despotic principles, and with such inclinations towards restricting and taxing knowledge ? But we subsequently find a still more severe law on the subject passed in 1829, the 12th section of which is as cunningly contrived as any Lord Charles in a colony could wish. ' There is an act constituting Courts of Requests, which contains some cut ious provisions. The 2d clause makes the tenure of offices in the court dependent upon the will of the governor, who is to remove or appoint all " ministerial or other officers" as he may be pleased to dil -1 reet. Considering the wretched state of our own laws with respect to courts of requests, the act of 14 George 11. cap. 10, being one of the worst upon our statute book, we are not surprised at any defects in this law of Van Dieman's Land. The last act in this code is curious. It is an act for establishing regulations to restrain the increase of dogs.' A Law of this sort is most grievously wanted in our large cities.— but we know not that the most constitutional way of abating the nui. sance would be to make every person keeping a dog take ant a licence. In the lowest depth there is a lower still, and though Van Dieman's Land is the Botany.bay of Botany-bay, we find an act for the trans portation of felons beyond the high seas. The le:lawful exportation of wool is classed among the crimes of robbery, burglary, and other felo nies. There is a very useful act in this code , which evinces that the colony lit this respect is a step before us in the march of intellect. It i is a general act for the registration of deeds, wills, judgments, and con. veyances affecting real property. Why mortgages and other property I than in fee simple should not be included, we know not. There is an important act which requires the attention of our Colonial Secretary. It is an act which empowers the superintendent of convicts to inflict punishment upon female convicts, by a summary process, without the cognizance of any justice or magistrate whatever, which had previ• ously been required. If the convict is in the service of Government, the superintendant may even dispense with any complaint or examine. tiou of witnesses upon oath, and he may inflict what is termed mode. r .te punishment. This moderate punishment may extend to se limey conhnentent upon bread and water for 14 days, or to imprisonment and hard labour for three calendar months. What Colonial Secretary would dare to justify in Parliament his sanction of a law like this ?- IVe would not wish to lessen a single exertion of humanity in favour of the negro, but a little humane attention to other classes of sufferers is devoutly to be wished. T n -co Lot: R.—A short time since a lady made her ap pearance in a box at the theatre " Della Scala," in Milan, attired in three insuirectionary tolours--red, white, and green. The police handed her out. But the nexb day, three belies, each of whom had selected one of those colours for her dress, were seen sitting in the same box • they were receiv e d w ith l ou d a ppl ause b y t h e au di ence , an d t h en dismissed from the Inusa by the Argusrreyed minions of power. THE PRESENT SULTAN The Sultan has given to his Greek subjects in Turkey half a million of piastres to repel' their dilapidated churches, and has granted them free toleration of their religious privi lleges, which they did not enjoy berme, having been subject to many burdensome taxes. Our correspondent extracts from the Smyrna Courier an ordinance of the Sultan, dated llth February, by which all subjects of the Porte, as we!l as those protected by other powers, hie navigating under tin Turkish flag, will be entitled to a reduction of ten per cent. on the ditties imposed by the Tariff, which other no tions are subject to pay. The captain under the Turkish flag must wear an uniform prescribed by the Tarkilt govern ment ; the sailors will be exempted from the capitation and every other tax paid by subjects on shore. Merchant ves sels under the Turkish flag will be exempted from a search by officers ; the effects of the captain and the ship's stores (goads under that denomination) may be transferred freely, or sold, free from transit duties ; the names of the sailors will be enrolled in the list of the Captain Peelle. The Ray alis, that is to say, subjects of the Porte, not Turks, whether Greeks, Armenians, Armenian Catholics, or Jews, are to be considered equal in the eyes of the law ; and Turks are not to enjoy the least preference in courts of justice over their fellow subjects of other religions ; for, i the opinion of the Sultan, they all form but one family, religion being au affair of the conscience, and a matter for which each indivi dual is accountable to GOD only. fo ail those parts of Roumelia which have been ravaged by the war, the sultan intends to remit sums of money, grain, cheese, butter and other provisions, to be distributed gratis among his poor subjects; and he grants to the inhabitants of that country a complete exemption, for two years, front taxes of every description. He has also i , sued a thin:in to all the Paellas and Governors to beware that they comtuit no injustice, of however trifling a nature ; and that they pu ni-11 no Rayali or subject for breach of the la:vs, without the authority of the Primates of the jurisdiction to which the criminal belongs. Further, his emigrant subjects alay return, and be placed under the protection of the sultan, being considered as his own children. He also gives a thousand purses to the patriarch of Jerusalem, towards liquidating the enormous debt of the Greek Church at the Holy sepulchre, on condition that every Greek subject in the empire contribute one piestre each for the same object In order that this debt, accumulated through the abuses of the Turkish Pachas amid the Greek. priests, may be liquids. ated, and to provide for the expellees of the restorative of the Christian Church there, nn imperial edict nominates tivn inspectors, at the head of whom is the great Waiwode Eustachius Nicolaides de Zvoia. a Fanariot. This mo ney has been taken to Farrar by the Turkish Minister's and Dignitaries, with all the pomp so suitable to such a gift. The Sultan means to establish a policy on the European system at Constantinople, and has called upon the foreign Ministers to make nut lists of their respective subjects. On an imperfect census, they find two individuals for one with out the protection required by Turkish law from all residents in this country. This has been the cause of a thousand abuses towards the Government and the Minister.; them selves, who not having yet conylied in all minutia: with th Sultan's request thrice made. have been given to understood that his nest application will be to the Courts of the res' v e. tine Ambassadors. To the islands not included within the limits of th, Greek State, the Sultan grants the following privileges.-- The Turkish Goverment are to he directed in their de cisions by the community of primates. The inivai,it tuta of one piace cannot be judged but by their own laws and before proper Judges ; and no Turkish Governor eat punish any one without the primate's judgment and au thority.v ' The inhaLitants cl the island of Samos are to hare rid Cher Cadi nor Turkish Governors; but, if they think proper, they may choose a Govermr of dick own country men. They are allowed a partienlar flag, on which will h., the holy crass of the Christians. If, after 411 these advan tages, they refuse to submit, then, itikalourn,—a phrase im plying " Look to the consequences." All the Itlyahs are to wear a military dres-.. Tmlis have now left off their former costume, and adopted an Eurorean one in its stead ; and the Turkish soldier will bencefoAli wear an epaulette, ti distinguish hint from the Ray:ills. ;t will be seen that Reform is the order of the day, even in Turkey ; and that the Sultan Nlahenoud, no lo ,s than King William the Fourth, is labouring assidin,ll4%, and with much apparent discretion, to ameliorate the con dition of his subjects. Aruougat those aho have just received the decoration k, the Cross of July, is Mr. Shrimpton, now surgeon at the military his. pital of the Oro , ' Caillou. It will be recollec:.•d that this is the Englishman, who, during the three memorable dayv, devoted hip pro. fes•ional exertions to the relief of the vsound..l, ar.d who stir ott.d so much notice at the Ambulance of the S.ock l xenange.—tiufi.i. names 3lessenyer. LOCUSTS - ALIAS LAWYERS. T;sere R.O tipwar& of 2,•'i00 tummies in the present year's Law List, in Londol and Mid dlesex, and fun 300 or 400 who, by reason of their needy circumstances. are unable to procure their certificates in time to appear among their brethren. These are termed Black Legs, and usually practice in pot houses. Those who have practised above three years pay 121. per an r.um for their certificates. What a revenue ! A BistioP A REFORMER FIFTY YEA RS AGO. —Tile followime is an abstract from a Charge to the Clergy of the diooese t.t St. Asaph, delivered in the year 1782, by " the eloquent and patriotic Bishop Shipley;" in which every one must be struck with the croft,: resemblance to the leading features of Lord John Russell's Reform Bill now before Parliament.--Shipley's Works, flvo. vol. ii. p. I:18. " The time, perhaps, is soon approaching when you will be trusted once more with the choice of your Ittpresentatites. Whenever, it comes, give the world a proof of your own integrity, by votes and te commendations in favour of intelligent and worthy men—men of in dependent fortunes, but not raised by the plunder of the public—who have shown their love for their country by their hatred of corruption. Nor is it sufficient to choose men wise and honest ; but, consider. ing the weakness of oar common nature, we ought to employ the most just and probable methods to keep them et. We ought to favour an' support the endeavours of many worthy men, to pre serve the integrity of their Representatives, by not trusting them with power too long, by transferiing the right of election front the shameless inhabitants of small boroughs, without property or mitten. pie, to great commercial towns, or to larger districts ; and, as much as possible, to place the power of choosing our lawgivers in the hands of honest and independent men, who have an interest not to abuse it. lAbove all, we should encourage those plans which tend to restrain the expenses and lessen the profits and the frauds of Government ; and to guard against the growth of that encroaching power, front which neither we nor our fathers have been sufficiently able to secure ourselves. But some affect to be alarmed at these proceedings, as dangerous innovations and a change in the Constitution. That it is a change must be allowed ; but a change that we ought to wish and pray for ; a change from rottenness and disease, to vigour, health, and gladness. Changes and alterations are the natural steps which the mind of man makes in its progress towards improvement—they arise ftont the wisdom of experience. The Constitution itself is little more I than a collection of such changes and alterations as our forefathers thund necessary to be me i sile in the form of this Government ; and why should not we be allowed to watch over our own safety as well as they ? The order, canstancy, and beauty of the creation itself is preserve.' by those periodical and salutary changes by which th, whole frame of nature is in a manner renewed and invigorated. after all, ''avhat are.the alarmihg ,changes these men •are atiaid of ? Suppose that they were all to take place, the full cffeet of Ahem could amount to no more than 'ffi give the nation a chance tif havine more honest ;Representatives than we : Olive hitherto been blessed with. Now, if honesty was really that noxious weed which some men tei u. to think it, yet it does fith take root so deep. nor spread as fast. t' .s, we need be under any fear btits overrunnin . 4 Lull"