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74) TIIR El EC7Y)liq or TUE BOROUGH OF .'uf'T7/1V.41t6. GrNIT.IIII VN—The guetrfeelo Nerier hiss mekiowledrd et. uu.tutrrne iii 4. and the object of my late Adder.' lee yuo is, Ili( ref. rr s ore, 'Vied to my utmost wishes. That Writer. lio t,, b. log convicted of false hood its suer 111%Ini.te, has te , esrlud to Ile chariot , nee bete gewoola, folan!ed alike on to ...le tirct.ciitietain and dote ppointtd malice. He illts sEr" 4 3". 1 , rewaseen that 1 Mould nos be thchneel In o. rpetunte 11. i• coott,t tills him; host if Oda expos. (Lod .rt(rosofessed I thrl'er tlmnld leave too credo, el In bee Gdl curs he dui p..,,tor any OM' sit 1011 Its think that Isis petwot illoerveitioset rue it titled In MOT. console ration than Ibe former, 1 slo.ll he Lnpl.ytn list i•ciorr stimis 111111% sohJal 111 I lir ofllnnl OW, • eslttbli.i.ot.g the Joatsce ami aCCUriall) of my Wogival 111,- is the ntilv way in which, for the Itatnie, 1 shall r. rit.r In dr! vr6irlu of nun . Quarlerlry Hertl .% I 100. , Out honour • o br,Gesolrenilo, Yon** most obedient and crate hal Servant. K. 11 11...50N, Charles-slreci, libruary 5, 1819. 70 THE EDITOR OP THE nftilystr TRUSS• Sin—Observing in TIli: 14111T1141 vss, onto. Ist inalant, siiine vainalilc remarks isnot. I In. snIT ci of the Rae k lion Act, ike permit me to offer to you slim. - add al uh o.rrlono.S Itol 1110V0111311 . 11 Wah it, and, If disiavitig, for to e, .lion in your Pa pit,. Paper (or a Ilaiik now), from its first existilice or Memo tioo, timid mils br intruded a, a saki/dote for that which if it a• permitted 10 ft piesent, and for pm pos., of prneral en”renirnrr. It hen •u iociraseil issue of it, in lien of the 'reciting sio tali, was hist sanctioticil by an Art of the la gialattire s in t was not for the . ifttrlArrr roirrnirner of the piddle, Ind fur ,bat of the NI sei•ter, etigageal jnd and necestatlt 'inn winch caused repented mid extraordinary dem:mils upou tit. - Irristarr ; and which, so long as the weermsity fJ Lc/ Ni, a n d for the attainment of greet national lw oats, or for 1110 . 1111611C•31..1, SO 1011 K might the credit of the paper con cury he' kept up. .1 hat mrissity le., long ceased ; the credit, theiefore, of -Ili. s t d.., ;lute otll , l in', 0111114. r.tw•ideratily ows Ihr ilechile, anti if the out shortly irstyrrel, politic fulfill w i ll al!aken 1,. tie I;itilidalloos—.l• the ncrri.der for it, eosin onaiice no lutigir 1%100. or that to c...sity most he outwit, and not Cie I IPCI Of Cori Option and 1111%1 on,:nct. Our Rulers Ouforhu,nta fy that if they lan COll - to pereiol rut the peoide to live it pou paper they may still make use of the gold ; not daring, as it would seem, to look at 110 elkets Itl attemptiog to perpetuate this glaring 1100.1 Illerr.o.llllC • VII. 1, may be asked, if timing a time Of peace we are thus driven Iw a par r eirtuluting medium, op..:ilitit .4. 1.. i l l iy ',pain all the necessaries mot comforts of life, what most we here recourse In tip another ace, whirl. no donli., by Oa would lie d 4 c h ord lull as just moil nrtersary as any that priced...l it ? we moist then look for twenther sitbsti lute for die preiwat, and * pronie-e to pay, iu /tank soles ! II is said miiple will never krep a conera whin racy can get twenty-tire shilliugs for st elsewhere; withdraw the p•iner and they mud keep it for their Hall ...no elixir daily 111)1 to he supplied by cap other mrnis ; for having ti•. 11 . C.111 repressillative, it must appear itself w the market, rind Wlllllll 04)011 be rolllld to putebase its value in itini as Ise". as any other etinotry. Fur public enneeirienee there would still hi• hills of ew• ffrunce, and, if necessary, IlLiuk notes, hut out for tel. than pounds. From the ark nowledgril convenience of a riper currency, we have hero too Nit to lute sight of it. cltl tendency, it 4 the deriraor of ill value ; or, which is the same thing, the to rprioal b•;11. prier,, and the decline of the public eiedit. The Act of liialrielion ...a+, 111 furl, little short of coin lug paper moose, fur how, nonsumpt ion, while Nlintstirs made use of the piecions melds for other purpos• 51, ill all Which transactions Ilw Gov. now and Conine. , y of tlw Bank of England, mi will be MVO by 51r. Grilifelro statements, haeeini (rifting interest. From three obserentione, Sir, you will clearly perceive that 1 am not au admirer of A PAPER CURRENCY. cof7BSI NG. -...-- The sreond Meeting of the Pradwell and Tillingharn Coursing Club, no Walmirsabsy and Thunklay week. aa. flit. v.•ar'brld tN ftwistbulinater, Ibo►e marshrs con.nlo preferable for the derision of lbe pirrypstAtel. The tine weather caused an unspoilly lame aterusluner of Gentlemen pvrtisl to the lung dup. The hares ran particularly swot, and slue courses were lnu and severe. The mists hes, bring well rontested, afforded two d.tts' sport, pope' our to any the eldest coarser. present rvrr tents tither In have notarised sweepstak , s was decided to fiennr of Mr. Evans's blue dug, Fop. Only eleven hracc of hares were killed. _ SWEEPSTAKES. 1,111152 DAV. Mr. Marriolte, , Emperor, beat MI Ml. T. Ry./rivi'. Aiir, Leat Mr J. Itydravit; Drake. Mr. C. Paikre:: Como', lw.o Mr. Mons 'take. Trot. Eraii.'s Pup, beat Sir H. Pale Macbeth. SW.CON tl ItAV. Mr. C. Parkrt.% Corolla. brat Mr. Thor , Bygrase's Adelaide. Eratt.'. top. tort Ur. Marriott'. Corpt•rur. Mr. f.raus's fop, twat Mr. C. Parker's Comas. 0.1 Friday. the tf . nh instant. the I.qt inatalment oo toe Melt pry resit., heroines Otte. The limo. 4.2010twl Cut:Tv:vat) STAPY ETON ir aappletiotiii (me of t h e Cosnino%l. n 4 of the Navy, in the room of the lion. EDWARD STEWART. removed ti the Board of to,toiiia; moil Sir J•pans COCK PURSE is slips.ii)oli Kivinieder of the Royal NIA, Ow the room of Colonel STAPT LION. CouRsING —Thr Nlaltroi Meetiog. whit Is is tlw Ivo the aro m m, w ezreted to begin oo the Yid NV • I EFIE I.D.— A new Asylum fur Lunatic Vi le 'tern. no • very superior plan, WS just been com pleted in this towsi, of which the Gentlemen and Magistrates of the West Riding have signified their *probation. Ti.- i i t r reasin+t continuance of the Quarter ties tint., in every different county isabservable by every body. The litisitieiii which need to occupy the space of two clays is now extruded to a week, and r. in 11011 W Of Ihnsr Milt the itieticipuion to ten days. But this may lie etsoily aceutii.tril for, I.y the known increase of population is every town awl village, and by the multiplication of inhabitant., from the difficulty of finding employment mid su•teliance. About seven o'clock ms 'Monday night, a German gentle. man, olio w. 'intern ding along the New tut, I.• ualall., au lintel by tire or via ritaiasia, one of *how wait* him It, m i the throat, 244.1 held him whiki the mitres Innis bits. to n most iuhittnin manure. The villains non rubbed Item ..t . his Imr kat-hook. eons ; Inf. in Rank nukes, and maze nitanoran flu Mr, anJ aftertrai J- threw his burly Minn the 'sults 44 1 c.• of Lair of the old Loadings, seems it remained tilt littieeen 11 . 1 , 4 1 11 4,414 4 4. k, 4,14.41 Lill et 03116 altrarttil the indite of a 1 . 1.1415i1e . a b.) th. 63% g assing. and alit alarmed the watchman, .0a... till thr asaist• nee tit some other peranita, carried the inanimate gentleman to the Anchor Nisol Hui.. puhlie-huu‘e, where. Jr. was Mitstrietl by three Iliireviotts, 41411 • eery titbit :ti tao wad to hint Ile it •It rdai attended 411 I ' ll sssss Mall, -ran. ...., and in tiled the 1111114111d.are. of 1;44 robbery to the Magi.- Nt. "Ititrialle, Littlee. s etakiakFire. up ileacei g itou t.t . the thine. tie NA • vanish/a:AM tehratiliali at the 141111 . , when ercaptJ Niece ittitise.- s -• i • • % NORFOLK .I(witictiLTUß.4l: REPORT. The singeslar mildness of the weather continnes tr he, as it has been th r eh the winter, a subject of astonishment to ail. We are now entering on the th of February ; dares' the there peecreling mouths we have had 1)111 a very slight pm time of fro.i, scarcely rain enough to enable UR 10 plOll2ll on some sod., and, with the exception of one short half-day, no 'mow at all'. The Wheals., and other plants, troth in fields and 'soden:, not leasing sustained check, hare thriven 'aloud all former precedents, wed, in some seimstime.. are (novae .1, amid look as : r eev e , as, in c ertain seasemse, they are us April or Ilay. Nevertheless. it most he confessed, sleet the same cat,:e which has produced so 111a111 ill at a growth of corn and vegetables, has also pro duces' si most appalling ynantity of weed. of every descrip tion; and toeless such weeds %Ire Cheek ed in tone, it is 110 great Welch of prophecy to assert, that Curer so infested wish ruble*, will *eagerly he worth reaping. By cluck:tie them in lime, we mean, setting the hoes to work as soon as the land is dry a gh to hear them. This most de press' on the natore of the soil; if light and gravelly, they stnuelel have been bream in January—at any rate, front this tinw et cannot he wrong to begin to hue the very first opportu n ity; becanse, the smaller the weeds arc during the hoeing purses, the greater will he the num ber destroyed and boiled up: and beside., the Wheat, at this early stage of its growth, will receive less injury from treading on and beaming the plants, than if inure advanced m vegetal . In sonic eases, uwan, probAly to dirt:ace ssiee mildness of the aeaant, the wire-wssein is making sail havoc among the Wheats. A week or two of frost wools' perhaps do more be check these its :IN than any thine vat the power of the farmer ran do to put a stop to them. Iliirowisig, especially on light lands, has been resorted toe but this loosens the plants, and actually destroys many of them, Sit shat it Clllllll/t tee rec.ernmeorlcel to. a general vac tier. The l'ca lands are already looter the ploesgh, and be fore the next reyesort, it is prsdeahle that plantiog them will have 'wean to a considerable ektesit. The farmers will com mence their spring operations the earlier ; as, 11W lag to the great failme in the layria front the sutniutr's heat, a larger breadth of Wool thee oamal will hr thrown intoaration,either fur Prase or brans. The Tornio, as observed in last Re. port, fall abort of no a,veraxe slop, bolt) in quality and quantity ; and, as both Cake sod Corn are too dear so ploy na aohshlnlM, Not folk will not Shuls in beef this season. The ',casts, however. are d • g better 111,111 they dos' when fine ill the yard:, having generally been put to Swedes, which far exceed the whites, as to their fattening powers. 31URDER 0!' ill?. TIUGG. The me r•ler of Mr. T 1 Berrien, has been again re vived The sitelllllo2llelm under which that I • crime look place acre as folluw—Mr. Trip; had received upon premisu s, a few slays previous to the lamentable event, a great quantity of leather, and the object of the robbers was 11, catty it off, with other property, which it was ws 41 known he puss•-sseil; soil they brougot a horse and cart atilt them, to enable them better to accomplish their pur pine. They succeeded its breaking into the premises with out alarming the fanuly, and had loaded the cart, when Mr. Trigg was awaked by some 11011 t ; he rats down %sates, soil being • courageous tams, he endeavoured to prevent the villains fano taking away 1119 property: He newel one of thrust, whit immediately put a pistol to his head, and snapped the luck, lint it dashed its the past; another of the pug who stood hehind him, r esented n wood pistol, which he fired, and the contents lodged in Mr. Trigg', heart. He fell down nod expired instantly. The thieves immediately drove off mil escaped ; but eircumstanco9 anon led to the 'ppm-lien- SiOil of Point and Turner, two of the gang they were bled at the ensuing Essex Assizes, convicted, stud hanged. tine of them, previous to undergoing his seuteuce, denied that he was implicated in the murder and rohbevy, and per. misted in that declaration to the momeut he was turned off; the other acknowledged that he was one of the gang that committed Ilse murder, but termed to make any further dins closure. A fen months airu, three men, named John Corby. John Danes. viol Timothy Ilitiumusid, were •ppreheutled upon n charge of earrytog mph-merit for poaching upon the grounds of Lord lirayhrooke. These men were trUeol last Se•SjIM , for the offence, and being convicted, Hanes was sentenced to be transported for seven years, and the other two to imprisonment, fur different terms. During their cumin,. win a lion sospirion arose that they weir the part is. caoterined nitli Pratt and Turner, in the murder of Mr. Trigg. The Magistrates of this division exerted themselves to ;loam evidence as to the guilt or Moo- CCIWC of t h e accused. The only rircumetance allowed to transpire, i denote to the guilt of thr parties, is the evi dence of the time of Ha n es. It appears that he resided at Aiketalen, near Clavernig, anti was frequently visited by his companions in iniquity. One night, during a carousal, Dane'. sneer overhi:ird the intoxicated party congratulating *nub lathes upon their (intonate escape from the fate of Tur ns., and Pratt, ilts it companions in the horrid Mime at Ree der Sias slit-closed hue word, which she overheard to some person, by whom they acre communicated to the Magic. teary of the county. The latter were hence induced to inves tigate the affair, and at the final examination sits Tuesday work, the Primmer. were brought op to the Shire-hall, before Sir Jim Tyrell, Hart. and other Magistrates for the county, :tiol the evidence being read, it was of ouch a conclusive description, that it but the Magistrates to folly tu rnout the parties to take 'her trial, for the murder at the next Assizes --(Chelmsford Paler.) NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PURTPNIOVTI., V TIM L'AIRV 4. Arrived the Princes. %fury, Best. from Leedom fur rotted lit■• Horn; ;tea sr.rral (abets, untwarsi-bound, (rum the 1.4 • _ Sailed 11w Neptune, Ituall; Nancy, ; and Jane, for I widow Put hark ii,, Givrtmor Harrow!, -, Gar I).mrrara. %Volt art Itm.hon. Abnma , Importer. RI sr, Elia:11).1h, lii.satin, and bait irtnaports, vnd anclawal at Spithead. TI.YMOVTII. rrartuaay 3. tow in thy Siorkt lit, 3, (.0111 1.1.11d1111 (Or Criktltil, and fume ICIIIIIIII %.111.1-114.111/1. HARWICH, TIUREARV 4. Th . *. I.irrlc, 11.ilol.ny, fount Loudon to got oil Alor Ihr Got , tirt t Saud hoit blight, at seven o'clock. The cross orrived lirri this morning, but bun siuce ►rlNlllsll In the o.ip wok assodnoro. . _ Aimed the Prince of Mange packet, with a mail, &c. fs um Holland. BRIIVTIA?4, TEIRVARY 3. Arriv,tl the lteriu►r, British Arany, Earl Moira, and Thmis.ts and isaiisputts, and anchored with the wind at west. DIAL, YfIRUARY 4. - - Arrived and 9Atie4l Al. the River, the Lord Cathcart, 1470W11. rum. Iteueril—sitileil the 17th Srptemlter, hot lunched nowhere on her pa.saee home : she landed at Pen zance tlw erect of the smack Betsey, Cogziti, from Bristol for St. Mictimrs, ishieli ves.4.l was dismasted nn the 30th ult. 1 I learguea %I'.S W. of Reilly—the Cathcart fell in with li.r the suite day, ned lowest her until Ilw morning of the 31st, oheo the hawser pa►ted; the wind then blowing smote from the east, the crew hft her, and went on board the Cathcart. Also a►rive.) the —, front the Brazils; Cm fr o m binalca ; Conco►d, Lontheig, from Waterford ; sod Minerva, Brunton, from Clworr l'ot hack the Nert or, Tlrreker, fur Nirdras and Bengal ; Aim, Soot.), for Hrwroorla ; ■od sereral utiotas, Rama sukuuwit. The body of a young. man, who was drowned three week• since near Westinioster.bridge, from being blown nut of s punt during the high wind. was found early last morning by some fishermen, and immediately conveyed uu shore at Lansbeth stair►. BOSTON SEISIONN. lievov,tr..—.4ppeal by the Parish of Spalding against an ffrrfer of !femoral of three clabbers feint the Pwilb of Nleirheek.—l b is com had vi.ny singular features. John Forinall, the legal Wiwi' of the children, provrid, what wars not disputed, his having gained a settlement in Spalding, and fin tier deposed, that the reputed mother of these children, Prurience Forman (hut Wlltalat wtaldru II:One wig .Sharp), was his wife ; that he sold her, aboui. sea - ell teell year% ago. 10 a Mat of the Millie at Joseph llolines, for five gturreas (Is tolerable pi ice for such a commodity ; but perhaps wives sold iiiitter then than they du now !) and that he had alit since cohabited with her, or hardly seen her. The three children were all in Court ; the eldest Was 1 : 11ie tunic 111311 twelve years of age. Authenticated registers of baptism of these children were produced. from winch it appeared that they had been bloused by dillerent mimes; the eldest, at Boston church, as the von of Joseph and Prudence Holmes, alias Forman; the second, at the same church, as the son of Prudence Furman ; and the third, at Skirbeck church, as the sun of Joseph and Prudence flohnes. Etidence was adduced of these children living wills, and being considered from their ilifinicy as the children uf, the said Ptudence Formats, and Of their also living will) and frequently being called I loblies, as well us ttw being called Sharp. These (without going formally into the evidence) were the leading facts of the case, and _ _ . . Nir. CARTER. of Spalding, who appeared for the Appellants, iusi•ted that Furman h.tvilig sold his wife, and ceased to have intercourse with her long antecedent to the both of any of these children, coupled with the other circumstances of the case, there could Le Ho pretence for cousidering them as Ins children, but that they must rather be taken to be the children of [Wines, the purchaser of the wife. by whose name they were baptised and fre quently went. The Learned Advocate, though be talked of calling evidence that would very much strengthen his case, concluded by sayilig that he felt it to ire sufficiently strung without doing so, aid therefore would not take up the time of the Court by calling any. On the part of the Respifildents, the juuior Mr. llollway appeared, and very ably argued their case. Ile quoted from Blackstone, from other established authorities, and from the dicta of Judges in cases that had come before them, tq *hew that children bu•it iu wedlock must be taken to be those of their legs. parents, unites eireurnstances could be •hewn that rendered that impossible to be the case ; that the law presumes access between man and wife; that the sale of the wife by the husband was a scan dalous action, and detrimental to the morals of society, and could not be set up as a bar against the children's right of settlement; and that it would be monstrous to admit of a husband's roma tug forward to bastardize the issue of his owls wife. Order of removal confirmed. FI It C. About four o'clock on Sunday morning last, Rhumba* Church, near Wrexham, was discovered to be on fire. The inhabitants of the village were immediately appt ized of the calamity, and used every rxertiou to extiugnisli the flames. However, the pulpit and desks and two of the pews were entirely consumed.. 'flee beautiful organ was very cousider ably injured : all the metal pipes on the exterior, were melt ed,llllll the wood-work and carving of the case much injured. The tablets its front of the altar, and those on the walls of the sooth-side of the Church, were defaced. We have area a letter from a respectable resident of flhuabon, stating the particulars of this fire About twelve mouths since (he says), double flues, with hot air flues 011 each side, were carried through the moldy aisle, front east to west, for warm ing the ( hurch, the fire place being fixed in an arched vault, under the chancel. 'I he sexton, who has the care of the tire and flues, being over anxious to heat the Church suffi ciently, made Ilse fire ou !Saturday, at test o'clock to the murutiog, and continued adding coals until the same hour at night. The fart is, he made the flags which were over the flue red hot. It is supposed, the loose benches in this •isle took fire, whit h communicated to the pulpit and di..40. The fire was discovered shout four o'clock 111 the tworniug; but by the exertions of the inhabitants of the village. who had previously procured Sir W. W. tVytitt's engines, it was soon got uuder, and at half.past six all was perfectly safe." MEETINGS OF CREDITORS AT GUILDHALL, THIS DAY. M. 11. W. Peet, Basinghall-street, merchant 3 1 W. Dun, Threadneedle-street, Misr-merchant S. Leases, Kennington, exchange.bruker A. Hurt, Deamstreel, IMICIMit 'l 12 J. J. Pidding, High Holborn, stock-broker 2 11 A. Hardie, Uniomtuurt. merchant 2 10 T. M. Keats, Poultry, hat-manufacturer R. Swan, Gainsboriiugh, merchant J. Carver and Cu. late of Basingliall•street, merchants 2 12 W. Hudson, late of Upper Tbanies-street, earthen. wareman .1. ILA, ('hunch-street, bismhagine.manufacturer H. Richards, Beaconsfield, carpenter. 2 11 J. Knout, Castle-street, druggist N. Davis, Gloucester-Terrace, merchant J. Still, Brixton, merchant T. Lloyd and Cu. Blue Ball-yard, wine-merchants R. Allum, Climb:to', builder. J. Burgas, Southampton-street, ornamental paper mannfacturer J. Barker, Stratford, oniimbrewer J. %Vaitley, Covvistry•strect, cheesenionger G. and 1-. Wardle, Milosßow's-wharf, oil-crushers J. Morgan and Cu. Belle Sausagelard, wholesale stationers DIVIDENDS. T. Houlbrunke, late of High Holborn, linen-draper .. 10 J. Walker,Sluireilitch, furniture-broker ItI S. Shaw, Bfutidwick-square, underwriter .1 Headlam, Skinner-street, warehouseman . W. Moven, Church street, silk-manutacturec I'. Earringt ~,,, Wood -street, stlk.manuract II ter . 10 D. C. Marque F., Queen-street, merchant lO Yt'. Buchanan, (hi mlnmstreet, merchant 3. &Ault, Wuml-atreet, ailk.mattufacturar CERTIFICATF.S. D. Homer, late of Leeds, York, merchant —J. Mackay. of Warwick-si ren I, Goldesi.square, Aliddlowx, saddler.— W. Erviley, of Alanchester, Fisch, of Hisb gsle, Middlesex, butcher.-11/. Itaildall, of Vizi, Holborn, Middlesex, grocer —F. Strobe, of Castle.lsso, SVesinatuatte. dealer —IL of Great Eel-lesion, Lino-asser tan ner.—J. Burch, of Jewry-street, Aldgate, London, whole sale-siationer—C. A. Pollan. stow or Isle of Levis, York, nierchans—N. Dirkinstusw, of the Ootwoods, Derby, rim ber.uierehant.—P. Lear, of the Strand, Aliddltses, brush maker.—J. Mite, of Portland-strret, Purtlaud.placs, Mid dlesex, merebaul. The • Dnke of PoRTI.AND has purchased the late Lord ELIANBuROUtIieg hour in St. Janteit.. minute for ..;2,tinul. Ilse lets :Noble oucuot r bought it fu; ictibut 0671:V1A rol SOCIE ry. The efforts of this Society, in a valeeictory address uu the °crown, of thr close of the last year (awl which was then read at Stoke Park, and loss since, mutates mutandis, formed the introductory plat of a lecture ill tow ), reminded u., by the narrative straits which the orator Adopted, of the Eloges prom - flowed formerly by those whO became members 01 an iiistitution, now nu more--the late French Academy. The Lecturer, in detailing the ceircts and "intrudes of his Society, founded in the Leo tear (IBIS), as the hundredth after the death of the celebrated iVilliam Penh, thus ex presses himself With regard to the ori7,in of this Society, and of these Lectures, I have to observe, that they have been instituted by their worthy and enlightened founder, alter much reflection, ou the necessity of some such medium, from a total previous want of it, to cotivey many interesting sorts of knowledge fit to guard mankind front the evils of deceit ; and one consequence of that reflection is, that, ar was I purposely meant, they commenced in the very year when just 0 century had passed since the death of his celebrated ancestor, the great and good Win. Peon. It was iu the year 1718 that the public character mention, and whose actions history has now de. 13Clibed in all the principal languages of Europe, 6 put off this mortal coil ;' and it is in the preseut year, 1818, distinguished by the general pacifica. lion of the world at the Congress of Aix-la-Cha pelle (an event inspiring sentiments congeoial with that Legislator's prominent qnalities), that his grandson Hod representative thus deliberately form ed, and promulgated in its execution, a pion of a society, which, I truly believe, not only those who belong to it, but thousands and ten thousands besides, have hailed with the heartfelt salutation of e.sto perpetua. A Society, whicll proposes to Instil into the mind more promptly, through more fami liar media, the knowledge of cei tam atibordiiiiice duties, which the grave dignity of pulpit eloquence, with all its unmatched plenitude of general power, must less readily, because more circuitously, loco'. cate. So well kno-en is the history of the celebrated founder of Pennsylvania, that I should add nothing to the printed narrative of his actions, front which you have necessarily obtained information concern. nig him, were it not for a mistake that will be found in the ' 1 Life of Dr, Franklin," published last year ; and which seems to attribute (by a judgineot of character worthier of those common talents, ever deceived by appearance., and of such us belonged to the eminent deceased American who formed it), a sacrifice of worldly reputation at the shrine of religi ous duty, to a failure of natural Nod moral firmness: for this may be iliferred from that part of the nar rative contemplated with the reference subjoined to the Memoirs. It is said that Frankliti heard front James Logan, the secretary of William Penn, that when a battle was expected, in sailing front England to America, Logati's own principles ;al !owed him to join the fighting men ; but that Wil liam Penn himself not only retired with the other Quakers to avail himself nf the arrangement made to place them in a secure raft of the ship; but when Logan joined them. on its appearing a false alarm, Penn reproved hint before them for the desertion of their cause. But the delicacy of this Legislator's situation is to he coosidered." lie then details at length a series of facts, some only partially known from the hitherto printed ac counts of the character of William Penn, and thus continues :-- " Let me now suppose (what in a work of fiction might easily he supposed, from its consistency with what the critics call poetical probability), that this Quaker, either ..yakii.g asleep, was enabled to pierce the veil of futurity, and beheld in a vision the horn► ef the ILl.rs•ratuus NeLsott, at the same time hearing the awful words " England erpecls that erery man should do his duty I" Ile could not, I believe, express himself on the occasion, in it snlil,•gny either less lohnneably or with a nicer proprtety, thaw its the following words: ' Au enemy is said to approach ; used as I am to re t et on the interests of States, and appreciate their means of success; and feeling as I do that confidence in British tailors, which I hope de motes a true Brutish heart. should it even prove an enemy (which my remark, have rather inclined me to doubt), I carioca do better than leave the defence of the ►hip. to its valiant crew, and to the loyal prorusione they are capable of mak ing. Here, meanwhile, in this remote part of it, let me foster and keep alive that conscientious spirit, th a t devotedness to the intere►ts of religion, without which all human efforts must ultimately fail in every undertakilig ; still more in one of magnitude, like that in winch 1 outs engaged. I low shall I render this peaceful band (us I have often expressed my hope to do) the seed of a na tion,' if all our wtsoloat is baffled by the florin cipled heart, that calls down too blessings out our exertions ? I will here wait toy Sectetary'a re turn to us, and in the 'parch I make to the collected asarnobly of my compautons, endeavour to produce a strong impression by what I say. Thin du I hope that Boglattol will readily allow me to be ' matt that doors his duty'.' " I venture to assure myself, that you would as sent to this conclusion its the supposed case, and that in William I'ron's whole conduct an ample share of bravery will appear to you inherited by this son of a British Admiral. Yet it proms to toe rather difficult too comeetve, at what time this appre (Romped ' L inger from naval warfare could have taken place ; fur the period when lie tailed to America with JrtilleS Logan inutt have been in the year 1699, in his teemed voyage. Not but that even his first voyage to Antrim it sod passage home, in and after 1682, were made in a time of pro found peace,. Most ver, 1.0141111 . 11 d eath h a ppeued rather neater the end than the beginning of the sue ceediog century ; and a general peace haul been „veil at Itystrick on the , 20th September, 1697. It these evils •tof war haul been titmouse(' to be threatened by the piratical 'looms of Africa, who render it always so formidable in its coo sequences, no small credit, at least fur courage, is justly to be allowed, not only to IViihltllll Penn himself, but to all his pacific followers. (To toe cotitiva.d) . A premiutu of 40/• loos heels nifereti by the PitlNcE ItLGENT, :to f)uke of Cornwall, and Lotel of the Forevt of Dartmoor, to the person who, this year, 6111,11 eulttvate the 'protest slumber of MCI Sib 111 ILLS. MARK F, TS. CORN EXCITANGE, I rtimay s Friary:tn./. 5. We have bad but few frtah arrivals of 1,1,1 of train si ft er Mutnlay, t uttsetistently Wheat trade A, t. at the priers ur that Jay. Barley and ll.ntse wv, f• ~,y ht a•y that tratle coutinues much thy %tot, as us, m„„ day; hue Fluor has advanced tu ina. per sat k, hat tit. e but few sales matte at that price. UXBRIDGE. Corn Inspector's Return, TiounsoeT, rennt•Atty Wheat, prr load Barley, pro. quarter 04. 4to 68. —d Oats 164 4 to 43.-4 Beaus title --4,1 Ito Kna Pr oNt 73. -ft t. 79. —4 Kyr —d to -a NFWB[` BERKS. Wh.at 694 to 92s Cd Oats .. 30s to 42e n 4 Ity. Barley 9os to 67s (hi Pease Bread, Is. 8d to s. 10d. per Galion. SMITH Fl F;1.1) MARKET, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY S, This day's market had nut a mood supply of the differ,t kind!' of Cato lc ; lied, Mutton, Veal, and Purk, were chr4p,, and the trade in general was not over brisk.—The LON, lit the Hay Market were somewhat : Ifay, Straw, :iiid Clover fetched better prices. The fulkwitig prices and numbers are a correct statement : T. pink the offal per alone of Alb. I Beef ....3s. 8.1. to St.. 4.!. Head of Cattle this flay : Itutton..4s. 4.1. to 61. 4.d. Beath Veal ....4 a . !lA. to 6.. dd. Sbetp 3 WI Pork .. 4a. S.!. to 6a, 4.1. Calve. ral Latab...os. 0.1. to Os. 0.1. I pin H AY—STA RK F.T. Hay.... Straw Clover 4l. Op. Oft to el. 10.. IA NEWGIATE AM) LEADENHALL MARKET% (Ity thP Caress.) Rrer 4a 01 In fat 0.1 Veal as Bsl to 6 4 144 11Toiton.. I 0.1 lo 54 24 Pork 5. 4.1 io 04 84 PRICES OF HAY AND STRAW. ST. JAMES''. WIIITIPCNAPPL. Hoy 61 10.041 to Al 0. 06 Hay..7l O. otl to $1 0.134 Straw 21174 04 to 31 3. 0,1 Straw 2/ 12a 0.1 to 21 14:4 04 Clovet 5110. Utl to 71 104 0.11 Clover 81 0. 0.1 to 91 0. 04 PRICE OF RAW EAT, per stone of SM. St. James's, 4s. Ad —l4l,iteeltapel, 4s. 4:4. Averagl, 4s. PRICES or TA LLOV Town Tallow 76c 6.1 11d Yellow Russia 74s White ditto...69s Od ....I. 0d Soar . 68s Od —s Melting Stuff 60s Oil --s Od Ditto rough „40s ltd Od ', SOAP, .le. per 1121 b. Yellow Soup Mottled Curd 1 IN Palm 116. Graves 51 4 ,4 Good Dregs lO. Os PRICE OF CANDLF.S, From Tallow Chandlers 11411. Price of Candles, per doses, las Od—Moulds, 15, 6d. 64.1. per iloxvii allowed for reedy money. UAW HIDES. Best Heifer. and Steen (per Ordioary..l4 10.1 to 24 01 atone)., 2. WI to 31 Otl Market Calf.. Og t.. lOs ePrh Middlings 2s 4d to 28 611 Stag. Horse Os OA to Os 04 SHEEP SKINS. Pulled, 8, OJ to las Od—Downs, 61 Od to 711 6d. PRICE OF HOPS, per Cwt. sew recs. *KW POCK PTI. Kent.... !a 8. to 61 154 Keet.• . • 61 12. to 111 5, Sussex.. 51 tis to 6/ Os Souse:.. 61 4t to 71 Os Essex ....01 Os to 01 Os Essex .. 61 10s to 71 14. Farnham, stcood, 91 Ot to 10/ 10s—fine. 111 Os to 12/. Foreign Pockets 31 15s to 41 10s. PRICE OF LEATH ER . Rolla, 50 to 56114. each 21d to 23.1 per lb. Ditto, 56 to 6611)5. each 24.1 to 25d Dressing Hides Fine Coach Hides I9J to 214 Crop Hides 35 to 411 Ms forctitting 17.1.1 to 19h4 Ditto 45 to 50 lbs lop to 210 Call Skins 30 to 40111 s 22.1 to Ditto 50 to 70 the 30.1 to 374 Ditto 70 to 801111 30.1 to 34d Small Seals (Greenland) 23.1 to 27d Large ditto Tanned Horse hides l7d to 194 pauish Horse hidr. 244 to 30.1 COAL MARKET, Feustvagy 5. Ship at Market. Slop+ Sold. Price. 27 Newcastle 4 Sonclerland PRICE OF STOC Rank Stock 269 per Cent. It( d...771i 3 per Ct. Cons. 76,i 77A1 3 y per 4 per Cent.. 5 per Ct. N. Ann. 1 OSP Bk. 1.. An. 20 5-16 3-16 YESTERDAY. Imp. 3 per Ct. A 1in..754' I lidis 80nd5...76 7$ pr. Ex. Bills, Q.. 4 10 11 pr. Lottery Tickets 191. Oitmiuni Coos. for Acc...77!-, 77 77 M COURAE OF EXCITANG Aniptcr.lam ....0 F. 111 R 4 1 :, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY :o I Venice .... Ditto at eight ll 3 Rattnthun .... 2U. 11 7 Antwerp rahargh 1!. 33 7 A Itona ..... U. 33 $ feria 3 e.sq's eight Ditto U. 23 80 Roartica.la Frankfurt en the Maim, Ex. M 140 Madrid ....effrctive ' Malta 5O Naples Palermo per uz 127 I.'shun 5 1 ,4 Oporto Rio Janeiro ........ RS 101 Cott Agio of batik on Holivold CL 1.1.10 N ... 40; "adiz .rffeciive 441( 1 Portugal liolil in € s. I. Rilboa 39 Coin, per 0z....0 V 0 Barri.lona grwille . .... .. 381 Bars OO 0 liiihraltar I.A.gburn Yi Tiew Dollars 0 S 9 firtwa 47f Silver in Bars .... 0 5 7 BIRTHS. On Thursday last, et hussOU;e;n the Clapham Nued, the Lady of Edward Pan at I, jun. Esq. of a slot on timidity, the 31,1 January, at Uutlaud-square, the Countess of Lougfortl, of a son. DEATH. On Tharaday the 299th of January, at Parlinglon, in the County of Turk, after a lung sod painful illness, %Inch she burs with the moot patient fortitude, Mts. Gl■cuigu., the Lady of litehard Oliver (jaitcolgne, Esq. Het loss sill be deeply felt In her family, sod throughout her neighbour. hood, where her charities were most !Owen' and eatsns'tt'• H. r exemplary domestic vi t iate and goodness of bear', atll lung preset ve and endear her memory. HIGH WATER THIS DAY AT LONDON-HRIDGE. slurniog 13 ante 11. I 16veuirg 56 aft, r 11. LONDON: Pointed and PO+billed at the OfGeo, N 0.127, Sir And; .here Adverherenents are received, and !Altera (1,951 -paid) must he **Wrested.— C. SVITH, Nu. I, Llemerora 100, tYttitr —1 I% til lE. tic. 117, ittried. Publariver.