The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1818-07-09 00:00:00

I ~~ rot In its 'Pfister, as seat from the Stationms' Company soh. segued to the expiration of that Act;" but it is probable !lilt this delivery was by no mean. general, an there are no tarn of it at Stationers 11811, and as Hearne, is the prrf..ce to the Iluilleiame," printed in 1703, presses (or Inmefactimit to that library as peculiarly desirable, " since the Art of Parliament for sending' , copies of Moths, printed by the London booksellers, is expired, and there are divers II Anting for several years past " ntirme this period, the claim of anilines and psiblisbers to she perpetual Copy richt of their publications, rested iipou what was *hero...dm itt !remitted to hove beets the com mon law, by a majority of nine to three of the Jokes, un the of Millar and Taylor in 17 6 9. and Donaldson and It. ckrt to 1774. Large estates hail been vested in Cioy oglits ; Ouse l'opyri4ht• hail here assigned from hmid to hand, had biro the subject of family settleniesits, lead in pow. instances WV'S primes had been infest for the 'purchase of diem (relation being hail Si. the eminparatiyr 'aloe of money) than at say time subsegoent to the Acta the fhb of Queen Atom. ry this Act. which is the lard of these two cm..., basaltic* been determiarl to have destroyed the fer nier perpetual Copyright, sad to have solnitituted otte fur a more limited periol, but protected by additional penalties sill those who should infritite it. it is directed, that nine copies of each book that shall be printed or published, or trpi ;uteri and published with additioor.shall. by the printer. 100 delivered to the warehouse-keeper of the Company of - St ssss cis, before such publication iniarie, for the vie oi she Itri)al binary, the libraries of the Universities of Oxford sold Constwirler, she libraries of she four Uoirreisities of Scotland, the library of Rion College ih Lumina, mid she 4•tsrary helirogiog to the Fetidly of Advocates at Eribabssrgh. 'Front the passing of this Art until the decision of she own 'of Reckf.ord and Hood, in 1798, and of the University of Cambridge and Bryn-, in 1613, it was universally muter flood. that Neither the 'emersion of Copyright, nor the obli mot to deliver the eleven copies attached to the publica tion of any book, milers it Vss registered al Stationers' Hall, an Art which was conaidend as purely optional and wioirressery, where it was intended to abandoo the claim fur Copyright ; and in renfornsity to this coartructims. the Act of 41 Geu. 111. expressly entitled the libraries of Trinity College, ■nd the king's los. Dublin, to copies of such books trollies should be mitered at Steamier.' Hall. In 11-ckfurd Tetsuo Hood, she (tort of Knifes Bench de co:col, Hod she omission of the entry only perorate.' a pro. ►ee..tion foe the penalties inflected by the Statutes, but it did snot ioo any degree impede the recovery of a satisfaction for tbe s iolation of the Copyright. The same Court further de troisio.e.l, in the case of the University of Cambridge against Boyer ins 1612, that she eleven copies were equally claimable by the public libraries, where books had sot been entered at Shot ion's s' Hall as whore !be) had. The bouden oof the delivery, which by the latter decision was for she fir.t time established to be obligatory upon pub. produced in die folios iug year a great variety of P. lit ions to for House of CoMmosta fo.r redrew. which were veferord to a Commuter, whose Iteport will he found in time A prendix; slid in 1814 the last Act on this subject was pass. rol. which directed the inoliseriminate delivery of one large rime copy of every honk which should be published (at the tube s f Its being entered at Siatiouera . Hall) to the British Moo rim, but limited the claim of the either ten libraries to ►uch hooks as they should demand in writing within twelve mouth. aft.' publication ; sod directed that a copy of the brt of hooks entered al Stationers' Hall sliiiiild be trans. 11 , 111111 to tie librarians once in three months, if not required aft user it P pray., so far as yonr Committee have been enabkd to procure information ► that there is no other country in aloe', a demand eir this nature Is carried to a similar ex tent. In America, Prussia, Sammy, and Bavaria, one copy only is required to be deposited ; in France and gastrin too, and in the Netherlands three; but in several of these countries this is not necessary, enkas Copyright is in truded to be claimed. Th► Committer having directed a statement to hr pre. Land by our. of the witutsees, tin rxperi.•ucrd bookseller, of the retail price of one copy of every book entered at Sta .l/0 Hall, between the 301111•Iy11114, and the 141 of April 1817. find that it amounts in the whole to 1,4101. 34, ..hich w,Il give an average 05321 4s. per annum ; lust the prier of the books recrited into the, Cambridge University Library. from July ISIS is) !imp Iftlf, mutest. 161,1451. 10s. qtr average of which is 31111 Ida. Sd. per annum. In the coorse of the inquiry committed to them, the Com mittee bare p.oecrdcd to examine ■ variety of evidence, which, as it is already laid before the (louse, they think it unt-misery here to recapitulate; but upon a full considera tion of the subject, they have come to the following Resolu tions:— ..... 1. Resolved—That it is the opinion of this Committee, shat it is desirable that en winch of the Copyright Act as re givers the gratuitous delivery of eleven copies shoeld be re. jostled, except in au far as relates to the British Museum, ond that it is desirable that • fixed allowance shook, be granted, iii lien Oho refit, to son h of the other public libra iies, es may he thought expedient. 2. R.a•dvrd—Thal it is the opinion of this Committee, that if it abo•ld not be thought expedient by the House to a comply with the above recommendation, it is desirable that the number of libraries entitled to claim such delivery should be ro-btsicted to the British llusenne, and She Libra r ie s o f ()sterol, ('anstoricloze, Edinburgh snot Dublin Universities. 3. Resolved—That it is the opinion of this Committee, 'Plat all books of prints. wherein the feller-press shall nut acct..' a certain very small proportion to each plate, skull be exempted from delivery, except to the Museum, with an ryes pt tugs of all books of mathematics. 4. Resolved—That it is the opinion of this C.onsatittee, that all books in reopert of which claim to Copyright shall bet a pressly and effectually abandoned, be also exempted. b Resolved—That it is the opinion of this Committee, ilia the uhligatiou imposed on printers to retain one copy oof each work printed by them, shall cease, and the copy of the Museum be made tvidruce in lieu of it. June 6, 18113. APPENDIX, No.l. Books and Music entered at Slationere Hall, from Hie pus. in of tlw Act Bth Attar, 1710, to 1818 April 1710 to April 1720„...(10 yeara).......872 1730 (do) 483 1740 (du) 343 1750 (do.) 618 1780 (do.) 417 17;0 (do.) 433 1780 (do.) 1 033 17110 (lu.) 2,606 1800..... (do.). 5,386 1510 (do.) 3, 070 .._ 1814. (4 d0').......1 7 ,235 1818 (do.) . . 4,353 Very little if any Music was entered at Stationers' Hall till 1776 7, alien some legal dispel. arose respecting the Copyright of Music; awl single Soup do not appear to have been i.s.te.ed till April, 1783: since that period Music, par. tirularly single Songs, ban formed a considerable portion of the articles catered. GEO GREENHILL, Warchouse.kreper of the Company of Statiunen. etutioners' !fall, Jane 3, 1818. APPENDIX, No. 2. Report from the Committee (in June, 1413) on the Copy right of Printed Hooks The Committee appointed to examine several Acts passed in the Bth year of Queen Anne, aiul in the 16th and 41st )ears of his present Majesty, for the encouragement of learning, by vesting the copies of printed books in the authors or purchasers of such copies, and fire other purposes therein mentioned ; and to report, whether auy and what alterations are requisite to be made therein, together with their oheervations thereon. to the House—have, pursuant to the Order of the House, proceeded to consider the said Arta; and have received va r ious statements, and miantiued several persons connected with the printing, the publishing, air with the sale of hooks; and after much attention be. mowed on the subject, they beg leave to observe : That although great atones have taken place in the hasty syatesus of this country, since the gust of the laws referred to them was enacted, un which the others depeud; yet they conceive that i.et suh , lasee of those laws is prom to be lad it purist - War that, wet inning the very of all 'g m" waits, sod iss certain eases of subsennerit editions, Iu She Isbrerws sow entitled to receive them, will trod to 114 advalicrissent of lenroi/i . mud to the diffusing Of knowirsinr, without isnp,oussif coy harden on the &Olson, ►winters, or publislwra of rush eut t s: h e t tbat it will be eitiwdwat to modify some of the e%e-i oar pro viiiicna. As to she plaid, of the paper, which oscov lately be reduced (non she Garai sort and lai gest tore, to lib I w•rd jut the greater part of an edstiow—by automation a delivery ow demand, after doe and proper cosset hut be. u civ.a the pahlwation, to a destribut 0000 i.. the first inane—wool •ffeeslisse an alternators with respect to slain sisseist eds. lines to reels's' rases. ToirCuitititter iritil4. 'sneerer, enlr•.t one exception tit Ilene roles. to Grotto , of site Kritt.h Itl..a•nlw : due no bowel sfe s a bsi a l s or o s. ancesentine eVely liar isi Ishii!! rod imporisser. tangle, In the opinion of your he furnelmil with every snelthentioss that is.wea fruit the pins, is it. most rylradsJ form Havisg promised to advise certain reenl.slionr. with A. view cif lighteirisg as mach as pooribte Ilse ',manor. ever way be ins ainossiol, on all lb se connected with the poblirsiimm of booko, your Cooormilier would hi. wanting is the discharge of their sleety, w• re they mot lo rev...mend a arid emforcersorat of bark obligations, as for ~lot loot. purses remains to be iliarlowtoil ; by annexing soitobir penalties In the neglect of twrlsoolistoog them ; wool pro Imp. in some cases by addict the foifriiirre sof Copyright. The attention of inter Committee hal tosturally b it,. di meted to She late derisiou iw the Omit of King's Reneh, meemaiiiing the true isiterprelation of the Shiloh , Qaren Aurae; and they And, that, previno.lv to Hod rlceivoin, an universal miupperheitosin existed as to the vs al gleta• of the lan; and that work* w. re undertaken and contra. is made on the faith of hog establivlird 111.11(1. Von t I uninsiti. are tally aware, that, in riiiumitding the law, no all roe be paid by Courts of Justice to the I.mrel•luese 110.1 may laeidstilally be produced; bus it will deserve the arrwoa cle. liberatioa of Parliament, whether all erlnoperlier effort 41111111111 tout be lakes. away 61,1111 a 0.111.1flIC,11)11. which snieht be thought to hear hardly use those who have eelril uu a dif ferent understanding of the law. Lastly; lour t'ommittee have taken into their ronvidi•es. the atihject of Copyriehl ; which retrial* at pre., tot to fourteen rats remain. 111411110.11 to a arrows rrival ..gnat duration, provided the author happens to survive the Asst. They are turbo. il is. thank, lint nu ushinule rewmot emi he Riven for this contingent rrversi ..... and that a Axed I , eel should be avaigited beyond the existing pei iud of fourteen yearam—Jaae 17, 1813. MEETING OF THE FRIENDS OF MR. WAIT::M.-IN. Waterslse II inviperom. owl M ost r esp ec t :l lo r Meetimg of the Friend. of Mr. Wpiithomm rook place at the Lando, raven", to celelinite. 11/‘ a politic dinner, his electtoo 114 our of the Mem berm iu Parliament fur the City al London. At half.posa five o'clock Mr. Aldermen COOD BEHERS took 111 t Cho r, I.lipluortql by Mr. 11 of Middleitex, Mr. Alderman .Inalptia Jonathan Smith, Mr. IVaitliman, Mr. Forvell, Mr. Wl3linft, and a number of oilier patriotic charm tern. As soon the dolls was removed the Cu AIRM A N proposed use Ilrolik of the King. Ile said, one ►um a n d iitilnititnee or tin it Mre•ung t 4 44 to reit.- !plate the triumph of 1,01)18c olsoii.ot ;out authority. Thrt• were, Iliereftite, hrculiarlt nillyd upon to drink e The !/call!: ty' the King."—Three limits three. The next tone— " The Miner Revlit—ettay he tierce forget Ina own spontaneous declaration, that the Croats was held for the benefit a Iles Pcosile."—Thrire times thirr, and great ap plause*. " The Queen, and the rest the fiord family;" The CHAIRMAN then iortipsiactl the health of • eery large family— " the People of England, and silly they et-cr adhere to the Constitution shich Nave theme right., meld have always spin it enough to Oefeed these."—(Gnat applatoe The CHAIRMAN then vome to iinnwer— "The health of Mr. Waithmon, and That hr may long mo tions the guardian of his Frilow.cilisetis' Tights is the Commons Moose of Parliament." describe the qualities of such a man Wei 1/110 necessary—he consigned such a consillerati 0000 In the feelings of the Mretiug.—(App/niece. ) Mr. WAITHMAN, in rettor 1111 l g thanks to the Meeting, said, that it were vain for lino to attempt to dot justice. to his feeling , . The present was a great triumph of princtplr—lie a as indebted to his priuciirles and his friends for the proud situation in which he st I, and he knew full aril that this defeat of influence and power siro , e from public feeling, nut individual attachment—it sprang from their veneratum of public libert.--(Ap plause.)—'They had now overthrown, and lie limpid for ever, the machinery of that spotlit which Leer dirt w and oppresiied them. Ile recollected the efforts during the American war—the attempt at taxation without representation ; lie tecullected the late war against Frasier, and that lie was one of the first individuals in the country ant of Parlimmeot to petition against it ; so lie was both 144 awl last in the question of the infamous Inconie Tort.—• By this plain-going line of corieltic., he 11A with others kept alive that vt stein of liberty which hod now !produced such efficreut results. Their vic tory was not like that of 11'aterloo, greet ar such a victory unquestionably was for the triumph of Britieli valour—their victory was complete—it ;record freemen from thraldom, and not like the victorious battle to which lie had alluded, roil owled them to clisins.—/(rent app/ruse./--The worthy Gentleman then took a review of the de ficiency in the late representation in the Itruse of Cutursions, the hostility of that body to r very species of reform, mid the tirm hold which the Ministers thought they had corruptly gaiseril iu the City of London. But the time had at 1.4,4 conic when the City sheered itself no longer the servile instrument of the Minister of the day, arid ardrruu d its independence.—(Applasse we. a king spectacle compared a itir those days when )Mi lliliters could get a City coterie iu a corner, to trump up as they had done their own measures. These loyal meetings had stow subsided, awl given wa) to the disloyal ones which hail the 'auction of popular feeling.—(Applause.)—Dirloyal, however, as t hey were, they could inert with temperance, and with out those contemptible iqoabbles and broken glasses, which characterize the meeting. of their adversaries. The change of o in ..i.or i n the e m i t . moistly was great, and lie triune(' the public mind would catch that spark which the Citizen, of Lon don had struck in the cause of !Public !Wetly. Fur himself he had no professions to moilte—to 1.1 , infra conduct he referred, and on that alone he gr , uorled his claim to public cutilidence.—(Applanse. ) The worthy Grotlemati then import el he health of the C'hairusati, Mr. Alder man Guudtchere," on when 1 e pro•tomiera a warm ecd jast ifilmte, for his oushakesi fir two and coss-i.tettry of elivracter. Mr. Alderman GOODISF.HEUK. in n. 1411 1 .1144 Ihni,k4, culled the ottrot of the ducting to the great victory he lied olosisted. It was tit loglit fail. hr weld, to are the trammel% lorokest which bowed flown the people, HMI 10 contemplate die ail tool energy with which coostittilittovl of • were "- forced and eoaltledietl. Ile I.troeirted that such un raoreesiiiit of popular feeling hid not earlier broken out.—(Apple axe.) The next tOll6l WHS. " The 4.403 iii.lepeuttleat Electors who supported Mr. Waitluasst." The CHAIRMAN then roposid, alai • suitable comi.lintent, " The health of Mr. Alderman Thorp." The worthy ALDERMAN returned thanks, and slerlared his warm psilicupation in their triumph. rod his dteidrd iistensi )))) to support she principles of civil and religious liberty.—(Applunse) Thu CHAIRM A N hest Irropumed lice •• ilealth 1;1' INr. Byng, Ilse Member fur Midilksex."—((.reat applause.) Mr. Bs , NC., in returning thanks, eicipre.scil she crrtlial gratification he felt at being smrossiisled loy so many staunch friends of freesias's. lie was glad to see the day whets the City had opened its eyes to the unroll and slime it had suffered from those who los4, S. its Itertseistasives (a most miscalled name), 10M into giratisess at the expense of their Consti tnessts.—(Creal opplause./—The del usion was 1111 W pin—h e looked fOrwaril so better times, anti better feelings. in the cause of Isherty.—(Apphisfse.) The of Mr. Alderman J. J. Smith was tlfroi din k with applause. The worthy A Herman, in returning thanks, dr. Nre d !outsell the . trade friend of the Isbritier of the people. Oa the Widths of the Committee bring proposed-- Mr. FAVELL roar to return and allnilril iu N plain and exprrasiye SUMMIT,' 10 the uniform eariskieney of his politic eft .rts in the eatere of Ileforiii. Ile had nearly thirty years ago, MS a friend of the in 11131 fi1.,111 the ka.l t with whirl' King William was decorated, aml the standar., in lila boil which that :Motive!' rli.playerl on his lanillioz at Torbay. In conjunc t ttttt with the late S,r Witt. Junes, the late Duke of Itichinoml, and I)r. Jr 1.14 hr hail perseveringly stormed the to ark of Reform, ulwat s optioed the power of 31iiii•irrr,, and aten at ilir risk of his life, From the attack.' of 'Misguide.' men. Ile time en jot rill the triumph of seeing - the success or those o l ooioos to which he was Winched by principle and soma... --(Great ripphoure.) " T'lte Health* of Mr. Wish , grt, and the indepen dent interest y• Westminster," mid %eyelid other patriotic sentinteitts, were given tt lilt 4re it applause. The Meeting, which %vita unusually thronged to celebrate this triumph, did not separate until a lave I . lo the comae of the evening several ya m tic tongs %%ere snob by professional gentlemen and annul( UP,. FOREIGN IN PE LUG ENCE. HA SIBURGII PAI'ERS. tHEISTIANIA, JUNE 13. In the Aitm.mbly or the Otlel.t.liitiv„ on the 9th of this mot tit, Count 11'vdel Joriblierg brought forward the foll,kwiog royal propositions : 1. The pro)ibit• to print in Norway writings containing any thing dimes!, or indirectly offensive or insulting to the iinedmii nation, the LIM of administration, the laws, the classy' of cilisrua , or any other general institution of Sweden. 2. The same prohibition for Swedes.. 3. The penalty of imprisonment fur a term, to be Sited according to the circumstances of the case, not less than three months or noire than three years, against such authors as act in contravention of this prohibition, and confiscation sir tbe work. 4. Double responsibility of the editors of newspapers and public journals who admit articles of this nature, and forfeiture of the right to print newspapers its future. The Authorities of both hinted shall be bound immediately to suppress and sequestrate ths paper. 5. The penalty of banishment nx dust the authors of works containing ■ positive invitation to trouble the union concluded between both handouts, or the existing order of succession Id the throne. N. The same punishment in case the writing contains any thing which leads to restrain the ri;lits and liberties of the sister nation. 7. Punishment, according to the laws of the kingdom, or an author, who, in a wilting p•bliished in Norway, odium dates a Swedish civil or other oifieee, with regard to his conduct ill his °flier, or a Suediali private individual, •ad the same proceeding against a person residing in SweJee, who shall be guilty of such behaviour towards • Nor wegian. 8. The deed iration of a Jury whether the author .•f the writing tit questior he guilty or not, and the determination of the punishment of the competent tribistia). „These pro. positions ate shortly to be lakewitito mature consideration. 6TOLKUOI.II. JUNE 19. From the official documents published dotting this Diet, it appears that the paper cu►rency of the kingdom amounts to about 30,000,000 of Bauk dollars, which are amply secured, partly by the sinking fund of 750,000,000 Banco dollars, partly by the lauded property mortgaged by private per sons, and that there is besides a fund or 5,000,000 of Bank dollars in silver. la order to avoid consequences that might be in jurious to any class of citizens, the Dirt has resolved to defer the realisation of the paper currency till the next Diet, which will meet five years hence, and previously to take the necessary steps to pre pare it, an►nng which is the grant of a million of dollars at 33333 ally, partly to support the course of exchange, partly to augment the fund of silver; the application of which is left to his Mejesty's user cretion. The manor the paper curresicy is neither to he increased nor diminished storing this time, but what in will hr 140111 issued as loans to assist agriculture and the 'owners of mines, and by 411 exchange of all the notes in circulation, it is to be found out exactly what part of the number re• THE B RITI S H PRESS. LONDON, THURSDAY. JULY 9. ism It was reported yesterday in the City that the Government will immediately require 20,000 tons of shipping to bring home the British troops, artil lery, and stores, from France. The report iv not improbable. ‘Ve entertain but !ittle doubt, for the reasons we stated yesterday, that the mea‘ure of evacuating the French territories has been already determined by the Allied Sovereigns. We have received Pans Papers of Sunday last, from which we have made the following extracts: PARIS, JULY 5. Lord Wellington, accompanied by his Aide-de- Camp, General Cradock, went at one o'clock to the Palace of St. Cloud, to pay his court to the King, as did also their Royal Highnesses Monsieur and the Duke and Duchess of Angnuleme. His Lordship wore the Cross of the Holy Ghost. Accounts from Brest rime, that during the storm which devastated the Isle of France, the Engli.h frigate La llbigicinme was stranded and bilged. The Soli:ham Shaw, already mentioned as having been lost there, was en Arabian vessel. In consequence of the frequent rains, all the rivers of Lombardy, and of Upper and Lower Italy, especially the Po, have been unusually swelled. At Ferrara the liveliest anxiety is felt on the subject of an inundation, and the utmost pre cautions have been taken to obviate danger. The level of the Po, in Polisina, being much above that of the laud, every thing depends upon maintaining the blinks, Cur if they were destroyed the evil arising from it would be incalculable. Five per cents. 74 fr. 90 c.—Bauk Actions 1,64,2 fr. 60 c. A Himburgli dleil has arrived, bringing Papers to the fst inst. In an article from Christiana, are contained several 'propositions submitted by com ma:id of the King of SWEDEN and NORWAY to the Legislative Assemblies, fur the purpose of re straining the Press in either country from reflect ing injuriously or offensively upon the administra tion, the laws, the authorities, and the people of the sister kingdom. This prohibition is mutual, and the offence is to be determined iu either country by the decision of a jury. We can collect from the nature of these pro. position', that the angry feelings and strong na tional antipathies which have long subsisted be tween the Swedes and Norwegians, have not been appeased by the forced union of the Crowns, which, being now among the records of history, we have no hesitation in denouncing an a most profligate outrage against the rights and independence of a free people. The hatred that among the mountains of Norway renders a Swede and an enemy synoni mous terms, has not yielded to the beneficence which induced the King of SWEDEN, according to his own Manifesto, to seize upon the country for the advantage of the people. The Norwegians feel that they have been cruelly outraged, that they have been betrayed by Denmark and subju. gated by Sweden, and they naturally give vent to the bitterness of their feelings in angry complaints and in occasional invectives against their con querors. The hatred of the two nations is mutual, and the invectives of the vanquished are not improbably met and imbittered by the taunts of the conquerors. Thus is the breach between them enlarged, and it is but prudent in the Government of both to correct a habit which mist endanger their tinian and their This proposed restraint, then, upon the liberty of the Press iii Norway and Sweden, is n measure 4•i absolute necessity, awl bears no traces 4,f that jealous timidity with which the free expression of public opinion has been watched Bad persecuted by SOW(' of the more legitimate Sovereigns of the Contint-.t. In some of our late enumerations of the crin committed against humanity, justice. and pol:cy, by the late Parliament. we hail omitted the Farr. Lion it gave to the employment of he British noes iii starving the Norwegians into n I ,6 •lt , slfier , of 11,. • liberties. This event, which ranks in the .m a ,; class with the partition of Poland, the sobjue..- tion of Venice, and the transfer of Genoa, e„ IL ever, we fear, rest as a visit) upon the charac ter of this country. It will never be forgot. ten that we not only assisted the Emperor of RUSSIA and the King of SWEDEN to rob the King of DENMARK, without Iris own consent, and by a Treaty to which he was not a party, of the largest and most populous division of his kingdom, but that the Parliament of Great Britain, by I irge majorities, decided that a brave and independ,iit people, loudly protesting against this violent traw ler of their persons and properties to a Power wleclo they held in particular abhorrence, should b , t.t by means of the British navy into suliiirs•i mi . Men who could thus have decided, would have done the same for their own country, had they lie,, commanded to it by the ,Minister. (7an we, wait the records of such facts before us, Le orprist.d at the violent indignation which some Alembers cf that Parliament have experienced from the people throughout the country ? !here was an act of cold blooded atrocity, almost unequalled even iii their own proceedings, quite unconnected wile) the m a in question of the French war, or the menus of coo. ducting it. How can such men prate about sneer in dependence, or their sincerity, or !heir consciences? Money is their sole object, and to olvain that they would sell any country, even their own, to bliiVer either foreign or domestic. The mockery of election now going on in minty parts of the cool,. try, unfortunately sends most of the miiiisteri;:l hacks to the ensuing Parliament. They must be watched with anxious jealousy, or they will make the next Parliament like the preceding—a inacl io , e too accommodating to the Minister, evert in its hist moments, when it might have been expected, ac cording to the common remark, that six years of sin would be atoned fur by one year of repentauce. We have received Madras Papers filling tip our series, but none of later date than those wlrt h had before come to hand. Of the proceediugs of the armies we learn but little that is new. Some few particulars, however, merit notice. In the tam- of the tyth of December, at .lublitdpore, when Bri gadier-General HARDYMAN defeated the Soubah of that place, Captain FITZCLARENCE, who had • joined the detachment but a few days before, dis tinguished himself greatly as a volunteer. Lettois tom Outaree, dated the 26th December, stair, that the whole of the troops under Brigadier-G-.. TootvE, have been exceedingly healthy. By a Government proclamation it is ordered that t e silver rupee shall in future constitute the siiiiide.d coin of the Presidency of [Madras. The coinage of the pagoda is to he discontinued. This me: , - sure will save an infinite deal of tiouble to met chants and others. who have extensive pecuniary transactions with the ditfereut Presidencies. Sir GEORGE COOPER, the new Judge at Madias, landed there on the 24th of January ; and on the 26th lie took his seat on the Bench with the usual formalities. Sir A. JOHNSTONE, Chief Jn•tu•e of Ceylon, had proceeded with Isis family to lEng'inl on board the Alexander. It was reported yesterday, but on what andowity we could not learn, that the LoaD CHANcEi.i.un is about to retire, owing to the ill state of his health; that his Lordship will he succeeded by Sir Joust LEACH, and that Mr. WETURREI.I. will be the near Vice-Chancellor.—(Evening Paper.) In contradiction to a report which was current some time since, of the loss of the Alligator, Cola. GoDDARD, with passenger from Wateptiwil lOr New York, we have the pleasure to state, from good au thority, that she was spoken with on th e 30.1‘ of May, in lat. 39. 28. long. 41.25., all well, by the Horsby,arrived at Liverpool.—( Waterford Mirror.) On Tuesday evening a fire broke out in the vd lege of Exiiing, near Newmarket, in the barn soil stables of E. W. MARTIN, Esq. which it entirely consumed. and quickly communicated to the Par sonage-house and buildings of the Rev. J. K. RA N • DELL, which were burnt to the ground. 117 toe speedy arrival of the engines, and active assistance from Newmarket, the flames were checked front spreading through the village, which was certaioly in imminent danger of falliug a sacrifice to the ravages of the element. The inhabitants of St. Lucia have discovered a most singular plant. In a cavern of that Isle, near the sea, is a large basin. from 12 to 15 fret deep, the water of which is very brackish, and the bottom composed of rucks. From these, at all tones, pro ceed certain substances, which present at first 6ight beautiful flowers, of a bright sloioiog colour, aiiil pretty nearly resembling our marigolds, only that their tint is more lively. These seeming flowers, on the approach of a hand or instrument, retire, like a snail, out of sight. On examining their substance closely, there appear, in the middle of illr disk, four brown filaments, resembling spider ' s legs, which move round a kind of petals with a pretty brisk and spontaneous motion. These legs have pincers to seize their prey ; and, upon seizing it, the yellow petals immediately close, so that it cannot escape Under this exterior of a flower is a browu stalk, of the bigness of a raven's quill, With winch appeoro to be the body of some animal. It is probable that this strange creature lives on the spawn or fish, the marine insect. tbrown by the sea into flue basin. t ►~ •` 4 • the hooka ltll3 been entirely lost by wear or accident. The regulation of the discount banks also left to the hank of the kingdom. These and the addition of a quarter of a million to the extra ordinary grants (hitherto 472 millions) fur the want of the State s are the principal resolutions lately !waled, which will lead to the expected, now very near termination of this Diet, which has been sit ting for seven months. PROM THB MAINE, JUNE 22. At Cassel not only the re-building of the old Palace is carrying on with double activity, but the Elector bus ordered a new Palace to be erected near the Catholic Chapel, which, it appears, will be very extensive. It is designed fur the reception of foreign Princes, for whom there is at present no accommodation at Cassel. The misfortune of the continued drought is increased by great fires in the woods, which burn no well in this neighbourhood as near Gottenburgh with great fury, so that it has nut been possible en tirely to extinguish them in eight days. A Jew, established here, who bad concealed jew. ellery. gold trinkets, pearls, &c. of very great value, partly in secret repositories of his travelling car riage, partly about Ins body, with which he re turned from Paris (havin4 previously made several journies without occidenbl, had this time the mis fortune to be taken with these valuable contraband goods at Sodertelze, three and • half leagues from here, and was brought in under a guard.— (Ilan burgir Papers, June 30.)