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- THE JUR liE 1;:. Ma. goeroz—permit a plain and unlettered man, advocating the cause of humanity. to occupy a small apiece in your excellent paper. Haying heard touch of the proposed feastings and rejoicings on account of the approaching Jubilee, I was tu ditced to tura to the Bible, to inform myself of its oriel and its purport ; and, on perusing the g5lll chapter of the book of Leviticus, 1 !Mood it to be a soleinn and dignified festival, ordained by Gad himself, and founded on the principles of humanity, charity and benevolence; an tin of good works, and an acquittal of a sacred debt of grati tude, due from man to his Creator. The troth verse of this chapter particularly arrested my attention, as by it I see, that, not ouly the Rich are to rejoice, but the sweets of liberty are to be Proclaimed throughout the land ; the poor un toppy prisoner, victim to the malicious ;semen tier% of an obdurate and merciless creditor, .who, month after month, has lingered • in misery, torn 'iron his home, end separated from every connec sion dear to man—he is to b= restored to the 'bosom of his family, sod to return to those autistic comforts, deprived of which, life itself is a islaiskl—Glorious emanation of Divine Mercy ! that lightens up the countenance of the wretched, and makes the hopeless prisoner sing for joy !—On whose heart, Mr. Editor, will these f.a.lings take more effect, than on that of our aged, respected, and hi-loved Munareli, to celebrate whose religious reign this Jubilee is to be kept ? I bare beard of intended city frostings; I have beard of intended city ; but, Sir, it is not either by feasting or illumination, hut by good works only, that the J iihilee COX be kept, if kept it is to lie. s to the spirit of the Divine Institutor. Ilelieve the wretidtel, and set the prisoner free ! let eve* man Worn to the bosom of his family ! For, if these acts of huinalli/Y , so expressly ordained in the very words of Scripture. are neglected ; then is this Jubilee tie Jubilee of man, and not as ordained of Cod. The Illu.trious Predecessors of His present Ma jesty. Edward the Intl. and Henry the II Id.. whose length of reign affonled their happy subjects the felicity of celebrating similar Jubilees to the ap proaching one, evidently viewed it in this light ; us on each of those occasions the prisons wave thrown open, the prisoners released. and (as God ordained) " every 1111111 re: urntvl unto Iris family." Where, then, is the 1111411 chsloyal enough to wish this Jubilee of His present Majesty to he deprived of such glorious ornaufent., as the disponsation of mercy, and the relief of the distressed ? or where the man who would not forward and advise so be nevolent a measure ? It is possible, that, through the medium of tour excellent Pape!, these hints may be taken up by these who have the ear of Ma jesty, and the paw& of recommending them to practice.-1 am, Sir, your's, Ike. e A LOYAL SUBJECT. . _ EAST INDIES. _al 1 , 11111011 or w a LON nt•9o. •I<l6 9. Capt. Turnbull, in the Ike letter of marque. has fallen is wish a merchantmen, bound to Batavia, froit the Isle of France. with a valuable mirgu, which he took puseesoiou of; she is uid to be the ittitistret. The Cirrieur, (late Grappler). Muni. Peroud, which, for upwards. of three moults. aufekted the West coast, (six weeks of which she lay off Tappa nuoly Bay), captured several vessels; lllnote4 which were the Admiral Rainier. Miller, from Bengal; Lit* Dappah. Anderson, from Negaputaro • a ketch, belongiog to Chittajong, Prier ; an 4 a ior. tugnese bri 4 , which had been a long while on the temait. It appears, from inforruatioo received, that the privateer had been seine in expectation of am Arab vessel, said to contain immense tre.isure.— Capt. Anderson. upon some business, haring pre viously left the yawl. Mr. Kin mill,. the Chief Officer, Croglit the C'arieux nearly two hours. and Wes obliged to surrender from want of powder.— lie is now in the king of Ac;teea's service; eecoud in minuend of has navy. A dreadful fire hid occurred at Pedang, which consumed upwards of 30 houses of different de. seriptions; the loss is cakulated 50,000 dollars. The San Ja:e, a Spanish prize, isarrired from the Pellew Islands, under rh.irge of Mr. Cottrell. Mr. SHERIDAN Nor:it the whole of Monday after.. noon with Lord llot.t.ae D. ad Hollandrhouse. He has also hall several conferences with the rattstAt • since the recent convulsion to the Cabinet. The following extract of a letter from a gentle► man in a high official situation at Flushing, doted last Thursday, forcibly impresses the necessity of the inimediate evacuation of Walcheren, unless we are determined to persevere in the tempo. vary retention of an unprofitable conquest, at the earns. of every consideretion that ought to be dear to us as men and Britons. Alter de tvling to his correspniuleat the deaths of many friends in the British army, he concludes thus— •• The few survivors who remain in th:s devastating clitnite, are now in a state of confirmed de*Pou• (limey. and can only be saved by the immediate aw. rival tif an order to evacuate this accursed Island, which they have on Ion:: and so noxiously expected. The return Of sick this day is Kant: TIiuMIAND, out nr fifteen, ■ltd, 1 understand, that this pw:ku•t ear strong representation from head-csarters of the oilnolotte impossibility of ►elniuiag the Isle of . _ _ _ The NASTIER wird Il'Arnoses of the Bakers' Company anittrl on the LOUD 3d AllOll, yesterday, to set the assize and price of bread. IhsLordelup. atler exausiniog the Mcolocighene report, war pfsnowd to order the priers of breed to be raised to Is. 411. the quarter loaf. wheaten. sod Is. did. household ; to take place up-morrow, Daring the tight, on Wonder, in Oxford-street, between the two Uxbridge coachmen, i Geuile seen dropped his pocket-book, contiiiitiog a 51. a n d Bank of England notes, which Mate puked op by a wan belooging to a fishosou:zer JertnY l, - street. On being "troweled to give it up, he re fused, and was followed to his wisster's house, Who coml,elled his tnau to give up his prise. The pilchard fishery hes been very 'emerald • this last week, at St. Alaimo, Gemini-, Coverack. and Ced;sith; shoot three thousdnd hogsheads have been tekeu et their places. r. ~. COURT Or eo.vmoy com\cm, sg,t. so. JUBILEE. The Court assembled about II o'clock, sad con tinued transacting private bulginess. reading the minutes of the last Court, and debating the goes few' of the right of Mr. Dance, clerk of the works, to alienate his office, till nearly two o'clock. Mr. Alderman WOOD then brought up the Re port of the C nittee, uitpoiated het Court, , 6 to consider of the best weans of celebrating the ap proaching nmeiversary of His Majesty's accessioa to the thruue, on the Yetis day of October next, being the day oil which His Majesty ewers the 50th year of his reign." This Report stated, that the Commhtee were of opinion, that the Corpora tion al Id attend divine service at St. Paul's, to return thanks to Alinigrey God, for lengtheniag the reign of our Sovereign ; that they should pre sent a congratulatory Address to His Majesty on the occasion ; that the fmut of the Guildhall should be illurnivated in the reciting ; but that they considered a Corporation dinner es neither expedient nor necessary. (LetrAkter.) Mr. Alder man Wood then stated, that he had signed the Report, as President of the Committee, coustideriog it his duty te adopt any act of theirs, without pledg ing himself to hold the same I:trillions. Indeed, there were two of the mottoes contained in it which he did not mewl to support. Ile west to the Com mittee with the intention to oppose their dining to gether ; but, being culled to the Chair as senior Alderman, had not delivered his objections so fully as he would otherwise have done. He had no ols jection to their going to Church to return thanks to God. nor to t`e! Addreat, even though palate:it matter might he mixed on its it. which he couiJ Dot think called fur. But he protested against d. laminations, a hich militated against the first ob ject of their hate item, the peace of the City. If the front of Guildhall was illuminated, it would be a signal for general illumination throughout the City ; and vet such, he knew, was not the universal wish of its inhabitants. He would also ask if the City could set such au example to the country, amid the general mourning with which it was filled? While mothers, sisters, and wives, were weeping for their dearest connexions, lost on foreign shores, however much they might respect His Majesty, such demonstrations of their attachment could not be expected. Mr. GRIFFITH, rose to order, as there was no mo tion before the Court. Mr. %VOOO said, it was usual for gentlemen to preface muttons with half-hour's or hour's obser vations. Mr. Merßlor•r declared, that the lino. Alder man *booth' not be diaterbed is Ina motions ! Mr. MAID thea staled hi* motion to be, "That the Court should egret with the Report of their Committee." Mr. Heim animadverted on the impropriety of aepoiating Committees, which, like the present, were, and shelved themselves to be, averse to the resolutions they recommended, or the general wish of the body appointing them. These 0w... 0 "m" would neither go to church, nor to tit. James s; and, if the Corpoes6oll adopted the Ineastleet they pro. posed, would it not be to throw a slight upon His Majesty Would it be said, that the Corporation of London, so fond of eating and drinking, could he so mean and parsimonious, on that day, (the 50th anniversary), as to go home mid eat their mottos, chops by themselves ?—(Laughter.) For the honour and dignity of the Corporation, he trusted, they would meet, dine together, and drink His Majesty's health, and rather forego a dinner ou Lord Mayor's day, thaw on the present occasion. Sir Jou* EAU! La expressed his regard fur hip fellow-citizens, and attachment to His Majesty. The Committee had neglected to prepare an Ad dress ; and if no one more chic took up that tmk, he would have the honour of submitting one. Mr. °stencils said, he never saw the last speaker but our at St. Paul's ; and as he never went there, he Mai surprised he could assert who did, or who did not, attend. Mr. Hulas—" This is asserting a falsehood." Mr. Deputy Kunsan, to order, called on the Lord Mayor to put a stop to persoanliiies, which were too frequent among them. Mr. GRIP VIII" observed, that the last speaker would toot have noticed this matter, had he known the birth and education of the person he reproved. Loud cries of order!) The Report, in his opinion, would do honour to the city, as, instead of what was before called the sin* qua new of their pro ceediugs•—a dinner—it recommended to return thanks to God for preserving the life of the best of Sovereigns : and to pray that those who succeeded him might have as much good in their breasts, as he had displayed for forty-nine years. Mr. S. Dixon prOpused, that the different parts of the Report should be put separately : lit. With respect to going to church. Idly. On the propriety of un Address ; and so on as to the illumination and dinner. He was free to confess, he was not one of those new reformers. who thought a good dinner, and a cheerful glass or wine, offensive to the Al mighty. He then moved, " That the Report should be read, clause by claque, and the .opinion of the Court be taken on each." This question being post, was carried ; and, on the first minion, that the Corporation shoold go to Church, to return thanks to Almighty God, &c. Mr. W A trim A N said, he had attended the Com mittee, and subscribed the Report, although he did not think it inch as the Court ought to approve ; bat he considered himself as only one of a number there, and reserved his opposition toll Coe matter came to he discussed in th Court. A gentleman (Nlr. Herne) had asserted, that the Committee was composed of persons iuitnical to the opinions of the Court. For hi► port. he thotiltht four out of five of them were-friendly to the nieasnre of the dinner and as for that gentleman himself, he sat in the Committee, apparently in a state of couvnlsieu,'s ml saw those resolutions carried unaaimonsly. That there should be no dinner, was proposed by a very respechible uealleinau, who generally differed in opinion frinn hitn.and it was then very extraordinary, that he (Mr. Ileriie) should °flir no opposition. Why did not the Hot. Bernnet (Sir W. Curtis) who set this business on foot, attend and give it his sup port ? Ills cowluet she.*ed bow far his loyalty carried hint. In the kat Court he (Mr. W.) had reviewed the stairs of the prevent reign, to 0r.... that there was little subject of congratulation. In this review he ,Aa•lm• bad necessarily onsittoi many tbii:go, which would have added to Isis arguments. He had told his friends lie would take this him of coittluct, and they had tried to ilissaade liiin from it, 0.4 because they did out agree with hitn, but because they thought the question was only agitated for the purpooe of raising a name of Isyalty, and casting an odious oa such us might oppose it. They told him. be would thereby be subject to the elairge of dislisj ally, and lie retulered unpopular; but lie did not care one farthing for popitlarity, mid would uuly consent to wear it if be wen it. He congretuloted himself us having brought many great and inspnrt aut points forward fur their consideratiou, before they came to a vote ou this quest . As to going to chinoli, he cools' see nu objection, nor even to the Athlrewit were such a tint)/ isecessury to lista Is htar their loyalty ; or were it requisite to give an proof of it ; or if they could discover any theme hie con,, , ratulatiou. It appeared to him a puzzling teak to do so, without carrying to the Ropil ear. gross nod infamous Falsehoods ; or in 'kite:. their Address appear iu the light of ridicule. In his former 011ie. went, lie had taken a view of the situation of. the country, from His Majesty's acerssion to the present meisteot. At the former part of that period, we were guided by the greatest Minister the cautery ever saw, the 'rumen»! Chathatn ! We were at peace with all he world. Soon after, however, squabbles took place. which nieiettled the country. Thou followed Wilkes's time, which surely afforded no sub. ject for congratulation. He had then token a rapid view of intervening events, and 'Mewed that there were no causes for rejoicing, previous to the Anse ricsis War. As they could not congratidate OD any occasion previous to that period, so neither could they ou the subject of that most unprincipled and calamitous war, which was the Pewee of all they now suffered. In their own times, what was there to dwell oil with liatisfuction ? What slid the lust 16 years furnish of food for coogratulatien ? How, and in what manner could they perform this task, w ithont offering am insult to the King cud to the people ? He would ask, if they could cougratulate on the fre quent suspensions of the ilabros Corpora Act, and of the Constitution ?—[Here Mr. W. was called to Order, as wandering from the question before the Court, which was, simply, is to the propriety of the Corporation going to Church.)---Tbey were to go to Church to thank God—for what ? For no thing that he could see, save and except for pro longing the life of His Mojesty. He could not tell in whet manner to draw up an Address...(i 'Very possible," exclaimed Mr. Dioan).-11 a Gentle titan, who was very feud r f poetical illustrations, (Mr. Alderman Birch), had been present, he, perhaps, might have hero able to assist them. Could they address on the treason and sedi two bills, which sent many innocent men to gaols, and to transportation, for saying what had since been said, in much stronger language, by Ministers of the Crown ? Could they congratulate hits Mojesty for not being heavily bodily ialtlieted (crier of order!) Or could they congratulate him on the state: of his family? Were our foreign tears . subject for complacency, by which this nation was plunged into infamous perils and expense; and the War-Minister declared he could sot tell for what ?—A war which had cost us snore than all our wars since the Revolution, and in which, though we had won battles, we had lost every object for which we fought. They must, therefore, pass over all these things in the Address —all that period of scandalous waste of money, and of lives. They would then rouse to the present time —and, instead of finding matter furexisltation, they would discover, that, if ever there was a moment which called for inquiry • and investigation tato the hares of miscarriages, this was that period. Yet this subtle contrivance was substituted, for the purpose of defeating this object; as they could not go up to the Throne with a cougrutnlation in one band, and a call for inquiry in the other. •Could they praise the Convention of Centro P They must his " duller than the dull weed that rots en Lethe's bank," if they could amuse themselves on such in oecasion. The blood of Britons was thrown away by one stroke of the pen. There was enough in this rt*ection to make any matt grave. Could they congratulate on the answer His Ma jesty was on that occasion advised to return to their Address ? If they did, it would be to pass a censure on themselves, for acting as became mess and Bri tons, if inquiry bad then been instituted, as they required, they would never have had to lament such an expedition as that to Hullauil. They would never have heard of the rapid Malta of' Lord Talavera into Spain, and his as rapid re. treat. The honours of the nation would not have been lavished as they lied beets. If the people gave tivir money liberally, they had a right to have it uccoated for. Every object of the war was lost ; and, above all, the lest expedition was most cats t ous. and even a more foul dishonoar thartillobat befel the country at Cintra. It was a misery, de struction, disgrace, and dishonour, not to be equal led in oar history. Could they, then, he content, and not call for trial, upon those who bud sa crificed the lives of thousands, at a time when they were an much wanted for the defence of their country ? This shallow contrivance of an Addrees, was one of those political tricks he had through life complained of, anti was meant to extinguish inquiry. Was the Income Tax a subject of congratulation ? Or could tneLapplaud the conduct of those, who, if necessary at all, had rendered it so? It would be some alleviation, were our expeditious wisely planned or conducted ; boa out of 300 . staff-officers, which was one half more than Bona parte had iii all his armies, what could be said for men who would select a Whitelocke, a Sir Hew Dalryouple--and, not warned liy failures or experieuce, even after them, a Chatham ? / Hear ! Hear . l l—Could they congratulate on such elections as thew ? Our troops were as brave as brave could Ise, but so officered, nothing rm. curredkut disaster. Look also at the Contusion nat. and they would see our array starving in Spain, and compelled to ret"eat from famine, after achieving a bloody victory. Under such alarming circumstances, what could they find for congratu lation ? Look also at our Ambassadors, of whop there were thirty. with I ,cusiona to the amount of 4,0001. per annum. and saircrly's single place in the world to send then. to, and where we cosh, thrust them, they 'knee not what to do. In America we were fooled; and in SweLleis, the only person igno rant of the Retolution which was taking place, . . si.r, . ..v.,...v :: -47 7 • . ' was the British Ambassador. Where lay t. ' • : i *. error % Our Ministers were wise in mime thitig •i -.' •• l ' ''' lii though so desperately mistaken in others, 12.;: was ruiposerle to escape th it ingenuity le tnti; 'bats arid surchaixes ; but yet, they 1:0,11 , 1 4ilt . t invest a mode of procuring good Geoceds ' Sir Atolnissarlore. Thy were throwing millions of ifia. ney away, yet could net prevent such intsaimogo ment, or tiling the guilty to justice. ft wal the same with our public arerinnts. 131 the Iteort r.l the t.:onsanatter of the Hotete of Commons, they saw, that. in the Vittuallitig-office skte, vecousge to the amount of trine millious were uhaudited. I the Nest Italics, tied sink of peculatiter and 1:44. the taxes did not pay the charge ef coilceting„ mid seven indiums were iii arrea... Our exornditute was increased lievond example. Lest yes? Ilse ad. dition was tune mahouts. What would it he it' this, when we had so many expeditions on foot ? Were they told to thank God for brill there in exineuce. after other nations had fallen No. They would nut have had that. to boast bat for the sea. 0,1114 we ineintaiii our hide's/out nitre, or even exist, if things went Ott as Ili. y did, if the taxes were rinsed, and the tiation.d debt inereosed ? In I I years the latter had shale from OS to 77 millions. Mr. Windom,' here di verged into a history of his own 'magical career.— Mao might think he Mel land II pretty time of It, fur t ast fifteen years. while he had been bunted . s a a a Lutlwtted as a ,l aca ion. Fia two years 1w Intl stood forward, when few were hardy enough to skew their faces, and divided four or - live in that Court; yet there he still stood, on comoitivioaal gueourls, from which death alone should, drive hint. --(Applause and clapping below the bar./ Ml. JACKS—" My Lord! this is not a National Assembly." Tin: LORD Mayon reproved the spettators, and admonished them to pay more regard to order. sad the decorum necessary in every public us...sn't;in Mr. WMIIIII4II observed, that it wez nat• ul nae, peeve. au!e, even in the Hone ot Ceturnows to repre i ss exprescons of public feeling. H; LE.I not court the aup:aort of the petunia heating him : and therefore was not answerable for their act Mai:. There were. however. a party. whose support he called fur; those who were helf-whigs; and thongh they might not go his length { yet he conjured there got to fly to their adversunes, with whom they could never have one idea harm/mien. It *mild be well in them to remember the advise of 3lr. Fox—‘. Let us concede soaretlinig to I friend, rather than every dates to our endows." To the other garaidernen Who heard him, he had nothing to say. He mialit as well preach to [foram. as to tio r ... opposite to him, who I. a! a game of their own to play. He had nothing to hope or fear from the world. Ha would maiming) the urine.. pies for which Wl' aticeallord fought sad bled, lois yet he would ever be ready to surreteler the It,. I to those time ultuded to, whenever they chose t . take it. In his optimism, it would Le neccuiary to go up with •very difTerentAddrtt , to that now pro. posed. He then expressed fns fears that Mr. De puty Kemble had whipt retold again. since he had taken so warm a part on the subject of the Con vention of Ci u tra, and in the case of Mr. Wardle. It would be better to *hew His Majesty who were the persons woo had brought the realm into insecurity, than to lull him with untruth* meal flattery. He refuted the charge of personality, but defended the irriireiple of impairing into the selfish motives of those who endeavoured to render themselves conspicuous fir their loyalty and at tachment to the Throne. The monied ioteiest was the last to which he would look for support, in conatitutionul principles. Must of theta were llatilo Director 3, and Lid different iuterests (rout the public. They were the reerito.n , , and the pi; /die the payers. They were,hy Act of l'srliament, reveitiog five per cent. on bits of paper nut worth one far thing ; and their loyalty was so interested, that ig could have no effect on the general feeling. They were, indeed, well described by Lord Chatham, in his speech on the enestioa of the Falkland lstaarls " There is a set of own, my Lords, in the City of Lose .u, who arc known to tire in riot and toxin y upon the plunder of the ignorant, the innocent, the•belplesa—upon that put of the community which stands moot in need oc and hest tic. serves, the care awl protection of it.. Lelo'4.lore. l'o use, my Lords, whether they be tin miserable jobbms of 'Chaotic. • alley, or the lofty Asiatic plunderer. of Lewissiall-slice, they are all equally detestable. I care but Iltdb velktillef a man walks on rout, or is deatru by eight hursasow Wu horses ; If his binary hr supported by the plunder try, I de . - smite and detest hint. II) lAnds. whilst ;=1 1 : 11 1souotir of serving His Majesty, I et eel- vet/tend to look at the 'fr 1- sitry, hut it a distance ' • it is a besiorm I am unfit for si..l to which I never could have awbosittert. The little ILk 0 W Of it has not served to raise my opinion of trial, is vulgarly called tle monied interest. I mean, that blocui-suckes, that Innek.worut, which calls itself the friend of Gu.arosuerit— that pretends to serve this or that ArLatilistraitito, sad may ~. be purchased, on the same terms, ti) Ail. Administration — that atrances money to Government, and takes spacial fins of its own emoluments. Under this description I icicle& the whole rate of Commissaries, Jobbers, Cootractors, Cita thins, and ((emitters." Such was their character ; and he would add . nothing to it, out proceed to move an amendment on the Rddress--(Here the anteudinent was read : it was to leave oot the W 11513141 motion, at , r .1...- 'ward 4. , that." and echo the aenginenta co:twined in his speech, expressive of the attachment of the country to our S4rereagn, but that they would dis tinguish between his beneficent acts anal those of an isicapable Ministry.)—Under the tarcemstaiters ..f the country, to spend the day in mirth would L.n: unsuitable. A day of fasting was more appropriate I than- one of feasting; and to bid them laugh at each a time was an insulting, that he was astolosbed soy Mdisidual could ever support the motion. Mr. Haase repeated his objections to the Corn snittee. and alluded to Mr. Oration personally. as • 4 the Melt that kept the horn' ;" Mean which ISO was called to uriler by the Lord Minor, and his ectildnet animatiserted on by Mr. lieMblv, Mr. S. Disco, and others. Mr. C. Surto thought the flourishing state of mar commerce solficient matter for coograttletiosE. Mr. Maumee began by ohs •rvisig, that lto shoold it all tittles feel great deference for the Re port of is Committee, appoiiited for the purree of taking into then consideratititt any measure outlet tier, enusideration s ul this Corponermi; particulroly when it w as 30 numerous a one (thirty) as this was; aria some espeeisily when *Mit hail ;lien to their Report uniuninomay ; hut he was c onstiletably relieved from his deference Inc their epiiiianh when he had heard from nave Geartleandi of tills COOttlail. tee, oa the one hand, that their revolutions had woe .~-~-. _ - 1 'F . - -_ .. 1 1 A