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VOTICE is hereby given, That the next GENE 11.1L ASSEMBLY of the COMPANY of PROPRIE IV'S of the GRAND UNION CANAL will be held at the Crown aid Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, London, on MON DAY, the 3d day of June next, at Eleven &Clock in the Pore ,ll, and that the Chair will be taken at Twelve &Clock pre- It. C. SALE, Clerk to the Company. Caral Office, 30, Arundel -street, Strand, 13th May, 1822. GRAND JUNCTION CANAL "VOTICE is hereby given, That the next GENE -11.11. ASSEMBLY of the COMPANY of PROPRIE TORS of the GRAND JUNCTION CANAL will be held the Crown and Anchor Tavern, in the Strand, London, en TUESDAY, the 4th day of June next, at Eleven o'Cloek in the Forenoon, and that the Chair will be taken at Twelve &Clock preci.elY• R. C. SALE, Clerk to the Company. Canal Office, Surrey-street, Strand, May, 1822. This day was published, In Svo. price 13$. 6d. the Third Edition of A TREATISE on the DISEASES of the URF.e THRA, VESICA, URINA RM. PROSTATE, and ItECTIJM. By CHARLES BELL, F.R.S. Surgeon to the Middlesex Hospital, and Lecturer on Anatomy in the School of Great Windmill-street. With Criticisms of the Editors of the Foreign Editions, and the Opinions of Foreign Authors on these Diseases. By JOHN SHAW, of Anatomy in the School of Great S.Jrgeoe• Printed for Longman, hlurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, London. Of whom may be had, recently published, Illustrations of the Great Operations of Surgery, Trepan, Iltr: 11, Atnputatioo, Aneurism, and Lithotomy. By Charles Bell, F.R.S.E. Ste. In large 4to. containing Twenty-one Plates, with Letter-press, price £3 15s. plain, or £5 ss. coloured. Just published, in royal Bvo. price £ls. boards, TAKINGS; or, The LIFE of a COLLEGIAN. Illus trated by Twenty-six Etchings, from Designs. By R. DACIAV'. 6' Perhaps it may turn out a song, " Perhaps turn out a sermon."— BURN& Printed for G. and W. B. Whittaker. Ave -Maria -lane. NEW NOVEL. This day was published, in Three Vols. 12mo. price 211. L.ANGILEATH.-A TALE .- By . .`.lrf. NATHAN. AA , This is a well constructed Novel, commanding a high degree of interest from its accurate description of Cambrian Manners and Scenery, the contrasted display of passions in the principal charac ten, and its unalloyed moral tendency."—Monthly Magazine, March, 11122. Printed for G. and W. B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-lane. NEW ROMANCE. This day was publiahed, price 18s. boards, L EMMA OF LORRAINE.-A ROMANCE.- In Three Volumes, 12mo. Printed for G. and W. B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-lane. " The Romance now before us is a pleasing narrative of inci e-ras, well calculated to awaken and reward attention : and narrative is clothed in correct and often forcible and elegant Ll:gu.v."—Monthly Review, March, 1822. This day was published, In medium 4to. price 255. neatly coloured, and half-bound, riiHE IMPERIAL SCHOOL ATLAS; containing L distinct Maps of the Empires, Kingdoms, and States of the World with the Boundaries of Europe, as settled by the Treaty of Paris and Congress of Vienna : to which are added, the most usciul Maps of Ancient Geography, &c. &c. By JAMES MILLAR, M.D. Editor of the Encyclopaedia Edinensis &c. Engraved from original Drawings, made expre ssly for the Work, by W. and D. LAZAR% Edinburgh. Printed for G. and W. B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-lane, Lon ; and Peter Hill and Co. Edinburgh. 10 CHURCHWARDENS AND OVERSEERS, Etc..." This day Wa% published, price Ss. 6d. sewed, The Fourth Edition of THE CHURCHWARDEN'S and OVERSEER'S GUIDE and DIRECTOR, written and arranged fer the tse of Perish Officers and others, desirous of acquiring Pamcbial Information; on an entirAy new system, in which every branch of Parish Business, and other matters relatill thereto, and the various Duties of Parish Officers, are familiarly and minutely explained. By J. ASIIDOW NE, Member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn. Printed for G. and W. B. Whittaker, Ave-Maria-lane. Also, by the same Author, 2. The Parish Officer's Alphabetical Register, *hewing the mines of Paupers receiving occasional or permanent Parochial Relief, whether residing in their own Parishes or elsewhere, price 2s. 6d. sewed. Z. The Parish Poors'-Rate Book, for Overseers of the Poor; being an approved and convenient Plan for the Assessment for the Iteliet of the Poor ; and containing proper directions for I::lnlpleting the Assessment, the adjustit.g of Disputes, and the manner of proceeding to recover the A:liount of the Rate by Diztress, &c. In post ito. price 3s. in red sheep. • Just pulilialed, Ey G. and W. B. Win , Ave-hlaiia-lane, price 9d. each, New Editions of P • INNOCICS CATECIIISMS of the ARTS and' SCIENCES, price Nincpenee each, are intended to form :Le basis of every branch of useful knowledge, and are of them selves, in fact, "an Epitome of the Arts and Sciences." The 1:yle in which they are written is at once clear and simple, con e•iinc instruction to the youthful mind in a manner unattainable the use of more elaborate and comprehensive Works. In short, -. :iilc they fix on the mind the leading facts in History, and the i. !:darnental principles of Science, the memory is relieved from tie burden of retaining a mass of minutia with which brger books necessarily abound. They consist of separate Catechisms on the folldtving subjects: Arithmetic First Catechism Mineralogy Ancient Illatory General Knowledge Modern History Aatrtmorny Geography Morality Architecture Geometry Music Apiculture Heraldry Mythology Algebra History of England Natural History llible and Gospel ----- Scotland Navigation Botany ---- Ireland Ornithology British Geography ---- France Painting in Oil British Biography .----- Rome Perspective Greece Poetry America, Religion I Parts Religious Dermatitis - - 4runology ---- the Jews pions :hawing Ichthyology Rhetoric Duty of Children to Italian Grammar Sacred Geography Parents Land Surveying Scrip , ure History 71:ctricity Latin Grammar Trade an d Commerce 3- . .utomalogy Logic Universal History } . r.gl6h Grammar Medicine U se of the Globes. I rench Grammar Mental Philosophy " Bring led to look into these works, we have heed pleasingly carprised at the variety and accuracy of the information they contain, within se small a compass, and in so excellent a form • and we must say, that more convenient, accurate, well-arranged: : od proper publications, were submitted to general aloe tratiom. —Literary Gazette, Na E Classical Biography CLumibtry I'4ll' - 1 SOUTH SEA HOUSE, mar 15, ter 2. . DATRESS 'Ai. titaLAND. AT a GENERAL COURT of PROPRIETORS y . held this day, in pursuance of Public Advertisement, the The following extract of a Wow costa* the West . following Resolutions were severally put and carried : news from Clare • • 1. That the South Sea Company are ready to undertake, upon 4 , .411- : .- adequate conditions, the Payments "Wiled in 'the paper deli- is no human calamity exempt :lhesiondstiona ones of 1 Vered by Lord Liverpool, at the Treasury, on the 7th instant, insurrection and,crime, of which the-we/Ached people here are ; t not the vlCtims. riunine, and the tnimidever, and death, make 't for the purposes stated In the Resolutions of the House of Com mune on the 4th instant; and that the Sub and Deputy-Cover tango too *wale to be describet :the wail of the funeral 1 nor and Court of Directors be empowered to treat and contract with the Lords of his Majesty's Treasury accordingly. cry is heard from the Cabins wberevet you pass. They who have 1. That for this purpose an additional capital be raised, not a scanty *oh Tor seed remaining" in their hands, are in this I exceeding the amount of the present capstan dreadful situation—if they sow it, they immediately starve—if" i they use it while it lasts, they but put off for a little the evil day. I 1 3. That every Proprietot of South Sea Stock be at liberty to subscribe his present capital at par, for the purpose of such un- 4 „,, , dertaking, and to take a share of the additional capital not ex- /I not is Preparing we know not: but if relief be net given, or I ceeding the amount of his present capital; or to take such addi- if it even be deferred, , the sickness of the heart' will give place 1 clonal capital without subscribing his p capitaL to desperation. What hold has moral feeling or the dread of law 4. That every Proprietor so intending scribe shall de- upon human action when famine is riving the body to death r' Blare his intention in writing, before eleven i 3 on Wedn es- day next, and shall pay a deposit of 10 per cent. on the addi- COIL, MAY 7.—The situation of the poor of this tional capital he takes within three days from the execution of county is becoming alarmingly•bad. It is beyond all the contract, and that the payments on the additional capital be doubt *et' the scarcity of their principal article of completed at the periods following: • 30 per cent. on 14th January, 1823. subsistence is much greater than was originally sup -30 per cent. en 12th July, 1823. posed : there is a consequent advance iu the price, 30 per cent. on 12th January, 1824. which is by no means bounded by the utter inability 5. That the Court of Directors be authorised immediately to of the people to purchase. Want is felt in some dis open Books for the Subscription of Parties not Proprietors of South Sea Stock, for the amount of One million ; and that if tricts to such a degree, that the seed potatoes which more than One Million be subscribed therein, the subscribers shall were set have been dug up and consumed: it must be entitled thereto, pro rata, In proportion to their subscriptions. be extreme pressure indeed which could have driven 6. That the Court of Directors be empowered to admit Trus- the unfortunate beings to this step. It appears that tees and distant Proprietors to subscribe their old Stock, within s ome vessels laden with potatoes arrived in our river, such period as from the circumstances of the case may to them appear reasonable. and commenced selling on Friday, to the great relief 7. Teat Proprietors net subscribing their present capital, not of the labouring poor. In the course of that day taking additional capital, do retain all their immunities, rights, they sold from five'hundred to six hundred 'weights, and privileges, and the dividends now secured to them. at ninepence a weight. On Saturday morning, when 8. That the above Resolutions be printed and circulated. 9. That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the Sub-Go- there were about two hundred weights sold, the vernor, Deputy-Governor, and Directors, for the ability and Mayor placed his weighers on these vessels—a set of seal they have displayed on behalf of the interests of the Pro- women, who, in the market, ate paid for weighing. - Irietors. NATH. SIMPSON, Secretary. The Gentleman to whom the potatoes were consigned declined to pay these persons, on the ground that, as the potatoes were not sold in the market, they were not subject to the charge of the superintendence.— Each party insisting, the sale was given up ; and the consequence was an immediate rise in the market, of from 2d. to 3d. a weight. Yesterday, as we have been given to understand, his Worship relaxed, and the sales recommenced, which, in the course of the day, amounted to 758 weights. This day, however, while the market priceof the article is 10 d. a weight, the weighers have been re-instated ; and though the sales have been continued, as the bulk was once broken, the price has been advanced to 10d. and the Captains of the vessels declare they will not again return to this port, in consequence,of the delays and .obstructions they have received. We understand the Harbour Commissioners, who have an undisputed right to a tonnage due on potatoes, are to meet to morrow, for the purpose of issuing an order for, its suspension for the present. This day was published, price ts. R EMARKS on the present defective state of the NAUTICAL ALMANAC. By FRANCIS DAILY, F.R.S. and L.S. Sold by John Richardson, Royal Exchange. • This day was published, In !vo. price 13s. in boards, the Eighth Edition, revised and corrected of AKEY to the OLD TESTAMENT and APO CRYPHA; or, An Account of their several Books, their contents, and Authors, and of the times in which they were respectively written. By the Rev. ROBERT GRAY, D.D. • Prebendary of Durham and of Chichester, and Rector of Bishop Wearmouth. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivington, 62, St. Paul's Church yard; and 5, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall. Of whom may be had, by the same Author, The Connection between the Sacred Writings and the Litera ture of Jewish and Heathen Authors, particularly that of the Classical Ages, illustrated, principally with a view to Evidence in collimation of the Truth of Revealed Religion. Second Edition, 2 vols. Bvo. I/. ls.—Also, his Volume of Bamptou Lectures and other Works. ST. DOMINGO. Price Bd. orfree by Post, Is. THE MU SEU M; No. 111. publibhed 11 th May, and continued Weekly, contains 1. Biography of Sir H. Englefield. By W. Sotheby. 2. The Literary Botanist. 5. On the Abuse of Poetic Talent. 4. Sirach, a Romance. 5. An Album. 6. The Supetficialist. 7. Observations on The Exhibition, Drury-Lane, Covent-Gar den, Concerts, Mathews at ome, &e.—A List of Places of Amusement open ; continued regularly. S. Reviews of The Duke of Rutland's Tour through part of Bel gium and the Rhenish Provinces--Roscoe 's Illustrations of the Life of Lorenzo de' Medici—The Renegade of M. Vi comte d'Arlincourt—CaPt. 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Sold by Butlers, Chemists, No. 4, Cheapside, St. Paul's ; and 9110, Regent-street (near t h e Argyle Rooms), Loudon • SO, Waterloo place, Editibutgb; and 34, Sackville-street, Dublin; rat: principal Medicine Vendsai throughout the' Visited ROYAL WESTMINSTER INFIRMARY FOR CURING DISEASES OF THE EYE. AGENERAL MEETING of the FRIENDS and SUPPORTERS of this INSTITUTION will be held at the Thatched House Tavern, St. Janirs's-street, TO-MOR ROW, the 15th instant, at One o'Clock precisely, to consider of the means necessary to be adopted for procuring a permanent Duilding for the Charity. His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON in the Chair. _ - . . however, he could assure them, have the immediate The last accounts from St. Pierre, dated February 14, mention, that en the preceding day, a ship of the line, three frigates, three transports, four brigs, and four schooners, having on board two thousand men, and fifty pieces of field artillery, had left that port for Samana, with an intention to take the Spanish part of St. Domingo. This expedition is said to have been fitted out at the invitation of some of the French co lonists of St. Domingo to the French Admiral at Martinique, offering him the allegiance ofthe country. Accounts from Kingston, in Jamaica, of the 23d and 24th March, state that Boyer had obtained quiet possession of the Spanish part of the island, when the French Admiral with his fleet arrived off St. Do mingo, to whom the Haytian Chief sent a message, informing him, - that if he landed a single man on the island in enmity, he would order a general massacre of all the French Whites in the island; and some ac counts state that the Whites of other countries were also included in the threat, and that he had also pro hibited them from holding property in the island. The French Admiral bore up, and, it is said, sailed for Porto Rico; but it is strongly suspected that his intention was to go through the Mona Passage and land at Samana, a peninsula, and not a detached island, as is generally thought. The French /V/oniteur of Saturday contains an ex planation respecting this affair. The Paper states the tact of the case to be, that some of the French vessels, stationed in the West Indies, repaired, at the request of the French residents in Samana, to assist them in their escape, and afford them an asylum in case of need. It is positively denied that troops were landed, the white flag hoisted, or any hostile act whatever committed. The latest accounts from Vera Cruz state, that the first Congress met at Mexico on the 21th February. Perfect harmony subsisted throughout the Empire.— An Ambassador had been sent to Spain, for the pur pose of soliciting one of the Royal Family as Empe ror. It was, however, expected, that Dun Augustin de Iturbide, a Chief of the Independents' would be elected. The Royalists had pretty much emigrated to Spain and her provinces, with their valuables and other property. Letters from St. Thomas's, dated the 29th of March, state, that in consequence of the appearance of the French squadron in the bay of Samana, Presi dent Boyer had issued orders for laying an em bargo on all foreign vessels, with the intention, as was supposed, of preventing the exportation of the pro perty belonging to French merchants. Boyer had also sent a vessel to Martinique, to demand of the Gover nor what were the objects of the expedition to Sa mana, and to declare, that unless a satisfactory an swer was returned, all the French property in.his do minions would be confiscated. The Coroner's Jury that sat at Weymouth on the body of W Lewis, of the sloop 'Active (a unuggkr), who died of a wound received by a musket shot fired from the Proxy, has returned the following verdict :—" That the said \Valiant Lewis was ' mortally wounded by a ball, wantonly and maliciously tired by some person on board his Majesty's schooner Pigmy, and we do Last weak • therefore return our verdict of Wilful Murder eadesathe °fuer at itautaan c ove , then in command of his /dejesty's saidschoosar t ' itt Co 4 saddle had been d Martial is ordered to be held at POTollilairilL. 'haunt, gwerty.tiou to inquire into tile' circanistarrees." - t turrive tc e;lochiseolfs ' " 3,:4,2 [SA 311! „ I „ • effect of raising their dividends from 3i to 4 per cent. and cause an advance of 10 per cent. upon their stock. It was his intention to propose that a new capital be raised, and that books be opened for new proprietors to engage for the surplus. He felt considerable diffi culty in entering into detail upon the plan, or stating the advantages he conceived would accrue to the con tractors. He could mention many things that weighed considerably in his mind, but he conceived, it would be exceedingly impolitic so to do, for it was to be recollected that if the plan was agreed to there, it was still incomplete—it must have the sanction of both Houses of Parliament ; and, therefore, the argu ments he might use to recommend it, would be used by its opponents, in the places to which he alluded, to prevent its being carried into effect. The worthy Gentleman then went into rather a long statement of a calculation that he bad made upon the subject, the principal result of which was, that were the Com pany to contract for the lo.ri at £2,809,000, the profit accruing from the whole Vvouid amount, cal, culating both the simple and compoand interest, at four per cent. to between four and five millions. A sum certainly much too little—but it should be re collected, that the bargain was not concluded ; and if the Proprietors authorised the Directors to nego elate with Government, it would, of course, be their I object to effect it upon the most favourable terms they could obtain. The /222,000 the Company w ete to receive for the management of it would, as he had before said, have the immediate effect of raking the interest of their Strick from three and a half to' four per cent—of itself no trifling advantage. He had, however, no objection to state, that the Directors would not accept so little es £2,800,000. After some further ob4rvattons, the woi thy Gentleman concluded by observing, that if any Gentleman wished to renew the motion, or were desirous of any further explana tion, he was prepared to attend to them. Mr. HIGGINS conceived the proposition before them fraught with considerable danger to the interest of Proprietors, and consequently he should oppose its adoption. If it was carried, be could see no other effect it could have but giving an advantage to the new Proprietors at the expense of the old. He should therefore move " That no engagement be entered into with reference to the proposed plan, that does not secure to the old Proprietors 4 per cent. upon their Stock, until such Stock be paid off; in con formity with the provisions of the Act of Parliament." Mr. M. MocATTo seconded the motion. Mr. JOHN THORNTON proposed, as an amendment, 44 That the South Sea Company are ready to under take the loan according to the Plan submitted to the IPublic by Lord Liverpool, on the 7th inst. in com pliance with the Resolutions of the House of Com mons of the 4th ; and that the Governors and . Cou:t of Directors be empowered to negotiate and contract for it with the Lords of the Treasury." This Amendment having been put, the Governor declared, by the show of bands, that it was carried in the affirmative. There were about twenty Gentlemen who voted f.:r, and fifteen against the Amendment ; the great majo rity of the Meeting did not hold up their hands. The CHAIRMAN then read the next lit solution, which was to the following effect:—" That fcr this purpose an additional capital shall be raised, not ex ceeding the present capind."—Carried. Ultimately all the Resolutions were carried; and,. as the amount hot subscribed.by the Proprietors o f South Sea Stock will be open to Public Companies, and to the Public generally, there is every expecta tion, that the The D tion to treat up to-rnorrm was fast inteth LE I I ae wholu will be filled up. The Deputa- and contract with Goveranient will go ow at eleven o'clock, instead of to-day, as :t mended. •. • Ca:tom-boom officer seized a horse on its !aiding o va, baviog discovered that the siding of the pack_ ern drawn, and tilled with contraband salt, weighing • 16: • . • It7i . 1 . •••-•. - • s, ed. ,"!..'Sit.LIA.V' ,-1