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- -r -.~..~~ ••• - • •14; 'tat Le:.^..;. . „ • i I :1 . :. e: ' • ~..? 0 3 • 8 :11 * 4: 1 ' ' 1 1. . 4 -...:,- 4 / .. ''', Tnn figv . - =k • . elaurt ~..... • ,4 ) . 21 , Dis viANAarcti, 0 I -2.0 s'n'ar•"l2l-c—r2:ll. 1788. - CONTRACT FOR COALS FOR GIBRALTAR AND MALTA. NAVY-OFFICE, Fan. 25, 1831. THE Principal Officers and Commissioners of his Ma jesty's Navy do hereby give Notice, that on WEDNESDAY ;he Mb of March next, at One o'Clock, they will be ready to treat with .n 6 Persons as may be willing to contract for Supplying and Deliver. at GIBRALTAR, a CARGO of about FOUR HUNDRED CH A LDRONS of FORDEL MAIN, WYLAM. IN VERKEITHING, ELGIN, LLANGENNICK, EUBLY HEATON MAIN, or FIERY VEIN COALS; And also for Supplying end delivering a like CARGO at MALTA. Forma of the Tenders may be seen at this Mice. No Tender will he received after One o'Clock, on the Day of Treaty, nor any noticed, unless the Party or an Agent for him attends. During his residence at Paris he was particularly in his endeavours to acquire all the knowledge requisite for the warrior and the statesman ; he formed connexions tumidl to him in the prosecution of his inquiries ; he became ft,: friend of Humboldt and of Bompland, from whom he profound and enlightened views ou political economy and in ternal administration. He also acquired a decided taste for tli.e study of languages and history, ancient and modern. Active, temperate, frugal, devoting the night to labour, whenev er part of the day had been passed in pleasure, the saviour of America silently formed himself for the awful work of the de struction of Spanish power in America. The coronation of Napoleon Buonaparte, as Emperor of France, at which Bolivar was present, appeared to him to threaten an approaching, re volution in the political affairs of Europe, the consequences of which must necessarily extend to America. Under the influ ence of this vague presentiment, he set out for Spain, when, having learnt, at Bordeaux, that General Miranda was in the United States, forming an expedition for the deliverance of his country from the Spanish yoke, he hastened to share the perils of the glorious enterprize, and to place himself under the ban ners of the independent chief. He arrived too late : the expedition had sailed when he reached the United States, and, in a few days, he heard that it had failed in its attempt. As, however, the real object of his voyage to the United States had escaped the inquisitorial eye of the Spanish po lice, he was at liberty to return to South America. This he accordingly did, just at the moment when the successes of Madrid and Bayonne, the abdication of Ferdinand and of Charles, and the occupation of the Peninsula by French troops, occasioned the first interruption of the customary re lations between the metropolis of Spain and her colonies, and caused the general insurrection of the New World . General Miranda made a new attempt, which failed. Bo livar served under him. Miranda was treacherously seized, and died in the prisons of Cadiz. From that period Bolivar became the chief warrior of his country, to the service of it hich he gave the whole of his immense wealth. We have not space to follow him through all his military exploits.- career, however, was most brilliant. His successes an nihilated the power of Spain. As Dictator, some inconsisten cies might be laid to his charge, but his ambition was always governed by a sincere love of his country. N°. 13,720. MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1831. PRICE 7D. 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As a Dinner Pill they will be found highly beneficial, affording speedy and effectual assistance to the Digestive Organs.—Sold in Boxes, at Is. led ; 2s. 9d; 41. 6d; tie ; and 225. Observe, the Stamp on each Box, is signed by the Proprietor. Larriut FROM CANADA. My dear brother—l have been eng.ged since my arrival la Upper Canada, in a thorough examination of the country, with a view tower. tan whether it affords such prospects of future comfort and Indepen. u to induce me to remain and establish myselrand family in it. Having by this time gained a general knowledge of the soil and cll. mate—of the system of the government—of the state of society and re. ligion throughout the province, and made wyself more particularly ac quainted with this neighbourhood. by excursions into the different townships, I am now enabled to give you my opinions on these points with some confidence. After a passage of parly eight weeks, which, patting from friends and relations, and !caving the land of our birth, must always render gloomy and dispiritifig, I landed at Quebec, and made a stay there up wards of a month ; but, not liking the appaaeance of the country, which is very mountainous and sterile, I rdltsed several offers of land in the townships of Inverness and Leeds, and came to Montreal, 180 miles higher up the River S'. Loreto*, by steam-packet. At Montreal I remained another month, determined to give every part a fair trial, and to form no opinion without good grounds for It. The lead here, al. thooskbomoo-dort tiot at Quollocoroo still not Mist Dud beatiott to expect. I, therefore, again set out, end finally reached York, the or pital of Upper Canada, situated on Lake Ontario, about 900 mlles from Montreal. 1. is from this place lam now writing, and you will understand that the following remarks have reference to this neigh bourhood. The climate appears to tue very similar to that of England, but drier, and without those violent storms of wind and rain so often experienced there. The summer is warmer, and the winter, perhaps, colder ; but the air is always clear and bracing, and there is scarcely a day's work in the year lost from bad weather. For my own part, although I have beetaa good deal exposed on my frequent journeys, I have never en joyed better health, nor felt myself in better spirits The land is generany level, watered by fine streams, and covered with timber—oak, beech, birch, elm, ash, maple—from which excel lent sugar is made—bass, pine, hemlock, spruce, and several kinds of nut, grow to a vast size, and form the principal cause of the difference of appearance between this country and England. Every description of soil can be found, so that a man, If he Understands the cultivation of one kind better than another, may salt himself here, without difficulty. On the surface is always a coat of vegetable mould, which has been formed by the leaves of the trees, and the decayed wood, and which causes all sorts of grain and grass to grow with the most astonishing luxuriance. In the township of Toronto, I saw a crop of oats, estimated to produce five quarters to the acre, and was assured by the proprietor that it was the ninth crop of grain which had been grown on the same ground with out any kind of manure. The price of land varies from five shil. lings to 25 shillings per ac e ; but the medium price in the town ships in this neighbourhood, is 15 shillings, equal to 13s. 6d. sterling money—part is payable in cash at the time of purchase, and the re. mainder generally in four or five yearly Instalments, with interest at six per cent. The expense of bringing an acre into cultivation—that is, cutting down and burning the timber, is from 21 10s. to 31. 10s. where the wood is of the hard kinds, and not unusually thick. After this process, the only thing that remains to do, is, to sow and harrow in the seed, which is generally wheat—one bushel to the acre. The surface Is naturally loose, and is rendered more so by the trampling of the men and cattle, so that there is no occasion for ploughing. The crop is gene rally from twenty-five to thirty—five bushels per acre, and is worth, at the present price in York, sre a bushel, equal to 365. sterling; per qr. from 51. to 81. 15s. A second crop, equally good, may often be taken ; and the land, then sown with grass.seed, will produce excellent hay and pasture. Barley is not much cultivated ; the produce is equal to that of wheat, but it is not worth more than 2s. 6d. per bushel. Oats are also a good crop, and sell for Is. 6d. a bushel. And the white pease equal any thing that I have seen, both in quantity and quality. Ve getables of all kinds are abundanr, and bear good prices: potatoes, tur nips, carrots, and cabbage, in particular, grow to perfection. Hones cost from 201. to 401. a pair. Some of them are very good, but they might be much improved; and it would be well worth a man's while to bting out a stout compact English stud with him. Oxen, from their being better adapted for the work of a new country, are more used than horses, and of course better attended to. They are well-formed. thrifty beasts but not equal in size or appearance to the short horns in Yorkshire. From 101. to 151. a pair is the price for working oxen, wording to size and age. Cows ate sold at from 41. to 61. each, and young beasts in proportion. Very little trouble or labour is required in the raising of cattle in this country, as they are left to browse in the woods, where they find plenty of food, and thrive remarkably welL Sheep are not yet numerous, the wooded lands not being adapted for them; but as the country becomes more cleared, they will increase. Some manufac tories of cloth are already established, and wool is in good demand at Is. Bd. a pound. The new Leicester breed, and its crosses, will be dee kind required, and, if imported, would soon repay their cost and expenses. Religion in this country, is ertirely freed from restraint. Every man is allowed, in t is respect, to think as be pleases, and to attend what minister and what place of worship he may choose to prefer. So long as he conducts himself in obedience to the laws, which are precisely the same as those of England, he is at liberty to act as his conscience may direct. Our persuasion is very numerous, and I have been happy to learn that some of the most industrious and respectable settlers belong to it. Wherever my burial= has led me, I have found friends and ac quaintances; and it has been a great satisfaction to meet many of my old neighbours, whom I had known long and intimately, before either they or I had thought of crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Old country people form a great proportion of the inhabitants, and their numbers are daily increasing. It is with gratitude A mention the kindness shown me in every part of the country through which I have travelled. 1 have been made welcome in all places, and have never wanted a meal or a lodging. On the contrary, I feel confident that every Ito* and industrious man, however poor he may be, on arriving here, w i ll, in the course of aft* years, find himself in coriifort and independence, if not in affiu ence. I have met with persons who came from England ten fears igos without a shilling, and who now pones, Farms with seventy or eighty acres cleared, eight or ten stacks of corn, besides well-filled barns, horses, horned cattle, sheep, hogs, and poultry ; every thing that is wanted to make them contented and happy. 1 have, on the contrary„ ' met with men who, whatever they may have had originally, are beggars now and ever will be beggars. Bet these are characters whose disgust. ing intemperance. makes them a disgrace to themselves as well as to their country, and who must be despised and shunned by all sober men. Many incoevtniences must be suffered, many difficulties overcome, both in the voyage from England and in the first se. aktnent on hinds here. But these once over, an establishment once effected, and I have little dnutat that, with prudence and ecotto•ny. the emigrant will re ceive a fair return for his toil and privation. I remain. dear brother, yours, affectionately, RICHARD BEILBY, York, Upper Canada, 9th Nov. 111'30, To Mr. J. Beilby. Benton, near Burlington, Yorkshire. P. 8. 11th November, 11130. Since writing the foregoing letter, try time has been occupied in examining a tract of land belonging to the Canada Company, and which I find to be one in every way likely to answer nay views. It contains twelve hundred acres, being conning. ti of six ordinary sized lots, and is situated in the jconing townships of Vaughan, within tweet, oils San *WOKE: ii 46 et litirober, a fine clear stream, passes through the centre, and °Bees the advantage of water-power for mills or machinery of any kind. On its banks are ex tensive flats, of the richest alluvial soil, and, beyond these, the land rises to an elevation of sixty or eighty feet, in part covered with hard wood, and part with very fine pine. The soil of this elevation being dry, it affords excellent building sites, and the situation appears to be very healthy. Tile settlements are within a short distance on all sides, and very little rued-setting will be required. After so favourable a description of this spot, you will be anxious to know the terms on which it may be secured. The price is what I stated as the average price of land in this neighbourhood, 15s or 13a 6d sterling per acre. One. fifth of the money only is required to be paid down ; the remainder Is divided into five parts, and one of these parts made payable yearly. These terms tee sufficiently reasonable; and I should have concluded a bargain immediately, because it would be a great advantage to begin upon land at this season, and base houses built, and a part ready for crop, by the spring, but, as you know, Ism yet uncertain whether you, and my other relations are to join me, and my property is still In F.ngland, and will require son* time before it can be couverted into money,. I will now give you some directiwps for your guidance in coming out. Hull is the best pert to embark at ; and if the ship Westmoreland should mil for Quebec, I would advise you to take passage in her ; sh e is a fine staunch vessel, and Captain Neil Is an excellent obliging man, willing to do every thing in his power for the comfort and convenience of his passengers. On reaching Quebec, you shall _proceed immedi ately, by steatn.packet. to Mornteal ; from theca to Prescott, you will travel partly by land, and 'Partly hi boats on the river St. Law. rence ; but, in all cases, prefer the fastest mode of' conveyance not. withstanding the increased expense. From Prescott, a steam locket will bring you direct to York, where you will hear of me. My expenses from Montreal to this place, with my daughter, amounted to 41. 10e. bu• I have since learned that I could some up for half that sum. The Canada Company have contracted with the pro prietors of the packets and river boats, to have their settlers forwarded at very low rates.; and any person is allowed the advantage of this ar. rangement on depositing with the agent, at Quebec, a sum sufficient to cover the expenses incurred by the Company. Besides the saving of expense, the passengers, by this means, are secured from all risk of being imposed upon along the route. 1 annex a more particular statement of the present prices of farm produce in this town, and also, of the common rate of wages tor jour neymen of different trades. You will see by these that very great en. couragement is offered to industrious men generally, and to mechanics in particular. As the expenses of living are not much greater here than in England, and as there are no taxes whatever, I feel confi. dent of the correctness of my former statement, that ho man, if honestly inclined, can fall in securing a comfortable livelihood and in. dependence fcr himself and his family. RICHARD HEMET. MARKET PRICts.--Wheat 4s Od to be per bushel. Barley Si 2d per bushel. Rye 3s 9d bushel. Oats Is Gd per bushel. Indian Corn 33 9d per bushel. )ease& 2d per bushel. Fkur 253 per bar mier Me posted& Salad per pound. Mutton 31d per pound. Pork 3d per pound. Tallow 44d per pound. Lard bd per pound. Buttes 9d per pound Fresh, 71d Salt. Cheese lid per pound. Eggs 9d per dozen. Geese 3s 9d per couple. Ducks Is 10d per couple. Fowls is 3d per couple. Turkeys 3s 2d per couple. Hay £2 10s per ton. WAGES—Board not found.—Stone masons earn from 8s 3d to 7s6d a day. Bricklayers, 7s Gd to 84 9d a day. Brickmakers, 5s to 7s Ild per day. Plasterers, 7s Gd a day. Carpenters and joiners, fis 3d a day. Cabinet-makers, 7s 6d a day. Sawyers, 7s Gd a day. Painters and Glaziers, 5s a day. Coopers, Gs 3d to 7s Gd a day. Shipwrights, 7s 6d to 10e a day. Waggon-makers, he a day. Saddlers, bs a day. Curriers, 5s a day. Tailors, 11 for making a coat, frs trainers, and Ss waistcoat. Shoemakers, 224 6d for making a pair of top boots, 13s &I for a pair of Hessian boots, and 12s 6d Wellington boots. Labourers and farm servants, 3s 9d a day. In harvest time, 6s 3J aday. Reap ing an acre of wheat 12s 6d. Cradling an ace of Wheat, 6s 3d. Mow. ing an ace of Hay, ss. Ploughing an acre of land, Os 3d. Harrowing an acre of Land, 2s &I. BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR OF BOLIVAR. Don Simon Bolivar was burn in the city of Caraccas, io the year 1785, of Don Juan Vincente Bolivar, and Donna Conception Palacio. The noble origin of the family of Bo livar is authenticated in the history of Oviedo, and Banos, as one of the most illustrious in Venezuela, and by the circum stance of one of the ancestors of Bolivar being chosen, in the year 1589, to represent that province as Procurador-General at the court of Madrid. Bolivar was very young when death deprived him of his father and mother. Don Feliciano Pa lacio, his maternal uncle, was intrusted with the guardian ship of the orphan, and with the administration of an immense fortune which his parents bad bequeathed to him. Tenderly beloved by his uncle, youngßolivar received from his paternal care the best education America could then afford to a child of his rank. The first years of his life were devoted to the elements of the mathematical sciences, to history, geography, ' and the humanities. His early studies were not Marked by, any striking progress, except in history, which appeared to absorb all his attention. It was, however, neither from want of energy, nor from a love of the amusements of his age, that young Bolivar neglected the study of literature and the fine arts. On the contrary, he was indifferent to all the sports and pleasures of childhood, and constantly absorbed in re flection ; he exhibited a maturity, the grave and melancholy cast of which was singularly contrasted with his youthful appearance. " I know not what is the reason," said his uncle, one day, " but that child is not happy, it seems as if the air of his native country was too heavy for him, and oppressed his soul :"—prophetic words, which revealed that loftiness of spirit, and that innate love of liberty, which already agitated the childhood of Bolivar, and promised the world one of the most illustrious defenders of the in dependence of nations ! Bolivar soon obtained from the Spanish government the permission so rarely granted, to proceed to Europe for the completion of his studies. A young Spanish lady, of noble birth and extraordinary beauty, made a deep itupression upon that heart which had hitherto beat for glory and liberty ; she was the daughter of the Marquis (VI/titans, a country man of Bolivar, and a broCier of the Marquis del Toro.—' Bolivar loved her to idolsttry : he obtained her hand, and hastened to enjoy his happiness in his native land. But, alas ! a blow as sudden as terrible awaited him—a fever of a few days swept off the friend and companion to whom he hoped to consecrate his whole life. To a young man of twenty-two, under the influence of the most pure and ar dent passion, such a loss is overwhelming. Bolivar was stunned, heart-broken, but his courage did not forsake him. No new ties could replace those which fate had broken . ; the love of his country took entire possession of a heart closed against all other attachments ; and that passion for, berty which he seemed to , inherit from nature, qc quired_ new force and activity 'from his priVate calamity. He set out a second time for Europe, and visited successively Spain,-France, Italy, England, and a great part of Germany. PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. The accommodating politics of the QUARTERLY REV I Lw have long been too well known to the world; but, to add to its services, a number has been brought out before its due time, for the purpose of publishing a sort of party mani festo against Parliamentary Refonu. We had intended to bestow some notice on it, but the debates and events of the week have better filled our columns. The CA LEDON lA N MERCURY, a paper remarkable for its discreet politics and good writing, has, however, anticipated us, and as the opi nions of the writer exactly accord with our own, we give it place, with immediate reference to the great topic of the week. " The phillippic against Parliamentary Reform, is said, but we cah oot believe it, to be regarded an the manifesto tithe Wellington and Peel party, for the appearance of which prior to the Ist of March, the publication of this namlxT has been precipitated. Making every allow. anise for a political adversary, who may conscientiously entertain opi. Mons different from our own, we are Jim to say that we have seldom met a paper so abundant in hardy and unblushing perversions of faet, and such a tissue of lame, inconclusive, stale, and exploded reasoning as it presents. Taking the very first position with which he sets out, the sudden unanimity in favour of relent), was ever any thing niece absurd than the cause to which he auributes it ?—namely, the dread of physical force. We, hi common with other ordinary oh,treers, should have attributed it to the fact of the reins of government hoe Pig suddenly and unexpectedly fallen into the hands of a set of titer. .;:o had most of them, during a longer or shorter in rind uf their lives. sd vocatcd the cause of reform, anti who could net, wither' the grossest inconsistency, abandon its principles the moment they got into pow: r. " Parliamentary refute:Nis. we suppose, not different from many ot':cr subjects which have futnished waiter for discussion during the last halt century; the conviction of its necessity has been silently pro l :r and only waiting for a favourable opportunity of making its vote,. e heard. That opportunity has arrived sooner than was expected, .and is a great degree owing to the folly of its enemies—or at least its pirte.md enemies—for it is difficult to believe that the tame great man who effected Catholic emancipation can be at heart an enemy to Parlismen. tray reform. The Duke of Wellington's Tory enemies to least die not believe him sincere; for, recollecting the letter sent to Dr. Ce . tis, and what so soon followed, they had some reason for acing to each other, when he made his famous declaration against Warm. 'We cannot believe him—he his probably a plan of parliamentary re. form in his pocket at this moment.' It is possible that Sir 'Cohen Peel. who has dor.c so much to reform the ahems of, and introduced so many changes, in our legal and municipal institutions, can with any cunsis tettcy oppose that refenn in the constitution of the !louse .f Comm , . which ,is necessary to comet abuses springing fr ont the same causes as those to wnich he has himself applied a cleansing hard. Finally, although there might be no immediate question about Parliamentary Reform in the country, the manner in which the Duke of Wellington's declaration %pin" it was received, the burst of surprise and indignation which it excited theoughout the country,; and his consequent utmopu. larity and speedy retirement from efllce, were all circumstances to afford an impressive lesson to any ministry that should attempt to carry on the I government without yielding to the wishes and feelings of the country, thus dearly pronounced. " When the writer states, that however unanimous may be the voce of the country in favour of reform, the change after all is merely on the surface, and that of opinion, properly speaking, there has scarcely been any, be must be either morally and physically blind arid deaf, or wil , fully so. When be says that the parliament as now constituted, has al. ready proceeded nearly as far in the work of retrenchment as it is pessi. Me—that a reformed one would have little more to do—that the clamour against sinecure placemen and pensioners is all • infiarnmatory and wicked delusion'—that a reformed parliament would not be mote ecoro. mical than the present, and not less likely to engage in foreign quarrels. which has always been a main Muse of the increase of the public bur. dens—that we are the best governed and the happiest people on the face of the earth, &c. &e. he certairly affords us a measure by which to weigh his own opinions, and at the same time evinces a most so. vereign contempt for all fact and experience, and for the opinions of the great mass of the community who have come to opposite conclusions. " We shall only say, that with the experience of the last fifty years before us. of the benefits we have derived from our House of Itepre. aentatives, the hundred and twenty millions of debt which it entailed upon us, to support the principle of taxing our unrepresented colonists in America, and the thousand and odd millions to prevent our French neigi.ltours from governing themselves as they bad a mind to— lthh our guns laws—our poor laws—and our corn laws, which have increased the vice, misery, and wretchedness of the lower classes to an extent never before witnessed in any Christian or civilised state t we think with these results staring him in the face, he must be a bold man, in deed, who would leave the guidance of this great nation, and the count less millions of her dependencies, to such an assembly, for the half century that is to come. If the "demon of p u blic op inion," (one of whose bumble satellites se reckon ourselves) has latterly somewhat eon trouled the operations of " the demon of corruption," under whose bon nets the Quarterly Reviewer most certainly lights, we we alkaid the odds would be yet fearfully against him, if we had net some other se curities for our liberties and property. The Reviewer cannot conceive how, even under the most moderate reform, " the Allister is to find places in the House even for the olllcial organs of his administeados, or how he Is to conduct the business of the Government without them. He may assure himself that his fears on this had are entirely gr oun d. Whatever is done, the Ministry will be sure to take measures to seams itself. When be quotes with approbation, some maws of an article in the Edinburgh Review, supposed to have been written by the Lord Chan cellor 24 or 28 years ago, by way of contrasting the opinions then en tertabsed by that distinguished person with those he now professes, we would ask him if a quarter of a century is not likely to make some , material changes in the state of a man's opinions, and if it is not pew bah!e that these changes will be for the better. The ChaoreatLatt, we think, return the compliment, by referringwith equal to an article in the 83d No. of the Quarterly Review, public 177 w as December 12211, in which the House of Commons was not treated exactly as the very epitome of all excellencies which it is Dow discos vexed to be. The writer of that article (be cannot, of course, be the author of the present) ventured to talk of its ineffidency—its want of independence.—its versatility, and its change of character fot dm worse, aid even went so far as to recommend alterations in it, which we, in * GUT simplicity, thought amounted to something like Parliamentary Refoim. Which of the two exhibits the greatest inconaisseney.—eb a yowl% Edinburgh Reviewer and the grave Lord Chancellor, (allowing the" lobe ow and the awwW—al a quarter of a century dims/tee or the Quarterly Review at hums months interval ? If the Lord Chancel. for were now to follow the present *titer's advice, and to recant the opinions which he avowed just before his elevation, and equally avowed from the woolsack after at, what would be his reward, but to be pointed