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circumstance sent them up to 52, from which maximum t h e y gradually declined to 50i St. There was nothing oc curred beyond the purchase in question to agitate the ma ke', inasmuch as there was a total absence of any t hing like transatlantic information. Colombian are sta tionary at 33} 31, and excited little interest. It is fair to su ppose that the Dividends due are not expected at present. It certainly is somewhat extraordinary that no communica tion has been made from Mr. 11t:ar.too since the one which was forced from him the day after the Dividends be came due. Spanish Bonds have been done rather lower to day : at the close they were from 9h to 10; but it does not appear that there was any thing known to affect them. Loolieg, however, at Spain, as to her relative situation with m ighbooring States, as well as to her own internal condition, in all human probability it will not he long be fore some change takes place. Whatever that change may be, it is not to be apprehended that it can be detrimental to the S turities in question. In S'iares there is nothing doing. Anglo-Mexican are inclined to a further descent in the scale of discount; and Brazilian do not realize beyond 9 premium. I NDI 4. [From the Bowsbny Courier Extraordinary.] ttlwinmr, Aran. 24. We publish, from the Colodt4 &not-rumen, Gaztite Ertroordi. nary, the billowing intelligence relative to the peace with the Government of Ara, and the latest proceedings iu the Burmese territories: — PEACE Willi ANA. At a . .ite hour last night the Entcrptise reached Calcutta, having or. hoard his Excellency Sir Archibald Campbell, Mr. R o b er t so n, and tie. 31angles, the return of whom to Calcutta is the conse quence of a conclusion of peace with the Bonner. The p dic d e spatches announcing the istibli-ssion of Lint Treaty were forwat ded by Colonel Tidy s od (Aram Snodgrass on board the Alligator, winch let Rangoon a week before the Enterprise arrived, and may be therefore hourly expected. The Angeline sailed at the same time for Madras. We lam been favoured with the following par. ticulars of this important and satisfactory event : Aft e r le e ring Pagahmcinme„ Sir Archibald Campbell was met by repeated memengers of the King, offering terms short of those drnanded, which offers were of course rejected. At last, however, when the army was within four days' march of the capital, Mr. Price again made his appeerance, bringing who him the Treaty ratified by the King, and paid down the stipulated sum of twenty. five lam the remainder to be paid in the manner previously deter mined on. The Owners were given up, and amongst them was AIL Gouger. In addition to the southern provinces of Tavoi anti Newai, we are to retain Martaban, to the east of the Sanloon or Manahan River. The ratification of the Treaty took place in the end of February. The troops commenced their return on the Sth of March by water, anti had all arrived at Rangoon. Six European regiments lad tam embarked, besides the Bengal artillery, when the Enter prise lett. Some of the transports, with his hlajery's 13th, 38th, anl4lo, had sailed, and it was expected that they would be with drawn by the middle of May. • Since writing the above, we bare been favoured with the follow. lag additional details : Tae treaty wu confirmed on the 24th of February. The trea. sure. consisting of rupees, anti gold and silver bars, is on board the Alligator. A party from the camp road a visit to the capital. and were re. (rind by the King with every honour. Mr. Crawford had gone to Al rtgbain in the Diens steam.vessel. _ . _ A Walton, with all the elephants, and attended by two Bur mese Chiefs, have proceeded from Jembewghewn to Aracan, via Aen : the road is now acknowledged to be a very good one. Another detachment had proceeded from proms to Sandoway. INDIA GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, Aram 5. An cxproa which left Calcutta on ilie 9th instant reached Bom. bay early yesterday morning. The following General Order was consequently published, announcing the conclusion of peace with Asa : tiIiXERAL ORDER BY OOrTRNMENT. NO. 129. OF 1826. DEATH OF THE. BISHOP OF CALCUTTA. ler eh In- in- we tug Bombay Castle, 2:141 April, 1824. Tuffs order announced the conclusion of the peace, and ordered a royal salute and three volleys to be fired at all the military stations. EFI EACT FROM TUE BOMBAY COURIER OF 220 OF APRIL, 1826. thir readers th►oughout ii;;cliaWillrive with an universal senti nut of grief the intelligence that the earthly career dour beloved and rented Ilkhop terminated at Trichinopoly on the morning of Monday the 341 inatant (April). Hia Lordship had reached that pl,:e on Saturday morning, and on the following day hod preached, and held a confirmation in the evening: after which he delivered wilds disrotirae, concluding with a solemn and affecting farewell to t he congregation. . _ _ On Monday, at an early hour, his Lordship visited a congrega ton cf Native Christians, and, on his return, went into a bath, as he had done on the neeceding days. He was there seized with an &triplet-tic tit : sad w en his servant, alarmed at the length of be way, en'e•'t' the bat ing-room, he found that life was extinct. l a .! was immediately neoeured. hut wholly unavailing. Ye t day afternoon, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was 1 eld at the Secretary of State. Office fur Foreign AEir. It is stated in the British Press that the intelligence of the saccess of Sir A. Campbell in Ava, received by way of the United States, was first announced in that paper. We do not doubt the assertion, though we have not at present the means of ascertaining it ; but the intelligence in question must have been placed among some. American extracts, where it escaped us, as well as others of our contemporaries. be. A Morning Paper exhibits an amusing instance of the discrepancy which so often exists between precept ari prsctice. In an article of some length it inveighs bitterly *ant several of its contemporaries, for adopting its intel h;ence without noticing the Paper from which they de r.sol it; and, side by side with this remonstrance, we find the news from India, which we gave exclusively last night, inserted without acknowledgnrient. " Yes, ma'am," said the servant girl to her mistress, " you can see the hoot in my eye, but you can't see the large in your own."— offiritr. Miewrz, Aug. 15.—Ilis Highness Prince Metternich arrived at Joh.ennisherg on the 12th inst. Since the arrival of the Prince, the splendid equipages and the many per sons of distinction, who arrive from all quarters, have given to this country seat the appearance of a royal real m-ace. Among the reports relative to the subjects that may perhaps he discussed there, none appear to deserve relit except that a reso!ution may probably he taken con ci ming the free navigation of the Rhine. The Members of the Commission of the Navigation of the Rhine have had the honour of paying their respects to his Highness. NAVAL WA *FA IL L.—STOCKHOLM, Ave. 11.—Among the objects of the last mentioned expedition, it was pro posed to make experiments of the comparative advantages of employing gan-boats, or little armed yolks, in a sea fight. Th: result of these experiments was, that it was possible by means of oars to make gun-boats move along as fast as the yolks. From the nature of these little Istunlis, which are scarce any thing but a floating gun-carriage, the fire mast lit were rapid than that of boats. Yet the difference of both in a given time was only 20 per minute, the gun ingt bavkg Creel GO shots in that time, and the yolk I ally SO. 1 'l , e 1 1nderstand an order has been sent to :Vent° Video from Rio dc Janeiro, to permit ineechandisc to be bonded lucre fa twelve months, paying a duty of 1 per cent. 'lbis lioi greatly facilitate veatels going there with goods for Buenos Ayres. lb aIIAN Loss:, negotiated by Mr. N. 111. Rothschild, ITO teendqn.—The llalf-yearly Dividend on the above Loan, which become: due on Friday, the Ist of Soptember next, will Ee paid by Mr. N. M. Rothschild, on that and every 11 !meetling day, between the hours of Ten and Two, at Lis Counting-house, No. 2, New-court. The Dividend mains, with a list thereof, in numerical order, must be left one day previous to payment, for the purpose of being examined. lw NAZI! JAN LOAn of 2,000,0001. sterling, negotiated by Mr. N. N. Rothschild, in London, in 18.25.—The Half- Yearly Dividend on the above Loan, which becomes due on I of October next, will be paid by Mr. N. M. 'Ulm oil Monday, the 2d October, and every sucoeedireg 'wen the hours of Ten and Two, at his Count , No. '2, New -court, St. Swithin'a-lane. The warrants, with a list thereof, in numerical order, "ft one day previous, for examination. N LOAN, IIe:SAWA ' by Mr. N. N. Rothschild, in POS.—The Half-yearly Dividend on the Loan, which becomes due on the Ist of October %ill be paid by Mr. N. M. Rothschild on Monday, October, and every succeeding day, between dm Ten and Two, at his Counting-house. No. 2, .court, St. Swithin'a.lane. The Dividend warrants, t thereof, in numerical order, must be left one Bons, for examination. _ ".,,u ell .11 4 Y, betw, the mg-bouse, I ren you be let OA PRUSSIA en , ut London lea- above Loa b eXt, u 2(.1 vld %um of •J rn- Xor-court his ki th a list `"! resio, GREET DEPUTIES. The following particulars respecting the Greek Drynties will be found interesting at the present time, when the affairs of the Greeks engross so large a share of the public attention, and when it is consideted that to them is con fided the financial administration of those sums, upon the prompt and prudent application of which the ultimate success of the Greek cause so materially depends. The three gentlemen who first came over to this country in the above capacity were Messrs. Orlando, Lurinitis, and Zaimis. The former of these is a merchant of consith r able note at Hydra: he is brother-in-law to Conduriottis, formerly President, and was himself President at the time lie consented to come to England as one of the Greek De puties._ _ Mr: Luriottis was a junior partner in the house of 'Mo spignotti, one of the longest established and most opulent Greek houses in that city. He no sooner heard that the Greeks had resolved to emancipate themselves from the desolating dominion of the Turks, than he equirr-d a ves sel, and went over with Mavrocordato to Nlisstdonglii, from thence to Patras, and from there to Argos, where the first Greek Government was established, and we believe we are correct in stating that lie was among the first who orga nized that Government; which being effected, he was en treated to go to Spain, to procure aid from Nladrid, which he did ; and after pleading the cause of emancipation in that capital, lie proceeded from thence to Portugal, to Lon don, to Paris, and to Italy ; after which he returned again to Greece, for whose regeneration he so ardently laboured, and whose independence he had so warmly at heart. At this time Alavromicali was the President of the Exe cutive, and Otlando of the Legislative. It being proposed that a deputation should be sent to London, the latter (Orlando) was made choice of, but he th clintd to under take the mission alone. It was then agreed that Zaimis should be joined with him in the deputation, which was accordingly done. Zaimla is the younger brother of Andreas Zaimis, and is a native of the Morca. Ile left this country immediately after the loan was contracted with Messrs. Ricardo, and re turned to Greece. Upon his return it was proposed to send Spaniolacki to England, who accordingly came over at that period to supply his place. This gentleman has latterly excited some interest, and we shall shortly lay before the public some particulars of a similar nature respecting this gen tleman. mn. ORLANDO. TO THE EDITOR OF TILE BRITISH PRESS. 149. New Bond-street, Ault. 30, 11126. Sta,—Under ordinary circumstances I should not have considered it either necessary or becoming in nre, as a public man, to notice any anonymous publication respecting me, whether appearing in a newspaper or elsewhere. But as you have thought it right to make the letter which appeared in your Paper of Monday last the sulject of some remarks of your own, touching the propriety and expediency of my quitting England at this particular moment ; and as those remarks are couched in terms which 1 cannot regard as intended to be personally offensive to me, or as springing from any other than honourable motives, I willingly state to you my reasons for persisting in returning to Greece at this time, in opposition to the views and suggestions of those persons who take the trouble of understanding my duties and interests (to say nothing of the interests of my country) better than Ido myself. Allow me to say, then, in the first place, that my determination to quit England is a measure of my own entirely, and has no reference what ever to the rem! which is said to have beta issued by the new Government of Greece, but which has not been re ceived by me in my capacity of Deputy. St condly, that measure was definitively taken (as all my friends here well know) snore than fire months alto; and the execution of it has been delaytd literally from week to week, during the whole of that period, solely by the fatal delay in the execution of certain contracts, to which I need not do more than allude. It was considered by my friend Lord Cochrane, as well as by myself, parti cularly desirable, on many accounts, that I should have quitted England with him ; but I was so strongly and confidently assured of the immediate completion of the contracts I have alluded to above, even up to the very time of their uuhappy and unaccountable failure, that I persuaded myself to let all other interests, personal as well as public, give way to my desire of watching over and wit nessing hat completion. There is now mulling to detain me in England, and every thing to call me home to my family and country ; and I go thither in the confident belief that I leave behind me friends who are both able and willing to defend my character and conduct on every fit occasion, but who assuredly will not find any such oc casion in the anonymous attacks or insinuations of ignorant or interested persons. With respect to the public accounts of the Deputation (to which you allude in connexion with my departure tram this country), it is evident that they must and will speak for themselves; and nothing that I could say on such a point vcould be, or ought to be, available, in either chang ing or ccmcealitt_ their real aspect. At any rate, the Eng lish public, and its representative and organ, the English press, are, I trust, too just, as well as too generous, to adopt or express any adverse or injurious opinion on such a subject until they have before them the due means of forming a fair and correct judgment. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient humble Servant, J. ORLANDO. EARL GREY Revenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long, back on itsflit recoils. So would say the Whigs, would they honestly speak their sentiments. The unmanly tevenge they attempted to take on Mr. Beaumont has recoiled upon themselves with overwhelming effect. Throughout tho county but one opi nion obtains, that Lord Grey and his friends have emu pletely disgraced themselves. Was it for Lord Grey to treasure up for three:years, and then to publish, a letter which, whatever may be thought of it, had been virtually retracted and even apologized for? As respects the writer, the publication was most unwarrantable; but when we con sider there were other persons whose feelings were to be wounded by the publication—persons who seem to have been entirely disregarded on the occasion—it would be dif ficult to find terms strong enough in which to reprobate an act of so much turpitude and folly. The friends of Lord Grey know well that his conduct is utterly indefensible, and hence no endeavour on their part to justify the pub lication. The unblushing attempt of the Chronick to im picate Sir John Swinburne in a proceeding which must have told an much to his disadvantage, has served only to bring upon that Journal the ridicule of the public. An ar ticle a t very weak, ill-written, and sophistical, as that which appeared in the Chronicle of last Saturday, in reply to the very concise and clear letter of Sir John Swinburne, we do not recollect having ever before read. if the editor of that Paper knew any thing of the private letter rect ived by Sir John previously to the publication of the correspondence, he must have known that it was written merely to prepare the family at Capheaton for the shock which they might be expected to receive from the extraordinary publication which Lord Grey bad determined on putting forth. In stating that Sir John had been " formally appriztll" of the intention of publishing, the editor of the Chronicle showed, what we have long suspected, that he is but little in the confidence of tile Whig party. A few buzzing people about him prevail upon him to say ahnost any thing they wish.—Tyne Mercury. Extract of a letter, dated New York, August 1, received per packet ship James Cropp-r :—" We have had dread - NI work with some of the Banks and Fire Company in this city. Numbers of persons have been ruined. One person lost, by the Life and Fire Company, 20 to 30,000 dollars. anatlicr many thoasands, and others also in consi derable amounts. It is supposed this Company has one million of dollars in bonds, and will not pay any thing. Some persons have lost every dollar they were worth. It has also done much barns to some of the banks, who have advanced 7, per cent. on these bonds. When they will get any part of this, God only knows. It is fortunate we have had the row now ; if it had gone on for a few months longer it would have cut up half the city, as they would have got large amounts out of the different bankers, on their ditlbrent bonds. As it is, the explosion is prevented." THE BRITISH PRESS. MOVEMENTS. The Princess Augusta is expected to anise at Fiogmore this day, from a visit to the Earl and Countess of Arran, at their seat, Bogner Lodge, Sussex. The Marquis and Marchioness of Lanadown and family have arrival at their seat, Boword Park, Wilts ' from Ireland. The Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury arrived yesterday, at her house in Arlington -street, from Hatfield. The Countess of Harrowhy has left her twat, Sandon Hall, Staf fordshire, for Wortley Ball. near Sheffield. It The lion. Cherie, Drentell left town yesterday, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of Sefton, at their seat, Stoke Farm, Berks. James Murray, Esq. hit town yesterday for Chins Cottage, Brighton. Arrival at Fenton'* hotel, St. James'*-street:—Dytle Parker, Esq. from his peat in Berks. Departure:—Captain Haskins., for Ireland. Arrival at Thomas's Hotel. Berkeley-souare:—Mr. and Mrs. Robinson and family, from Srodand. Arrivals at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork streets :—Lord Strangford, from Clifton ; G. Steward, Esq. from Weymouth ; Captain George Mildtvay, from the Isle of Wight. Departures :—Sir A. Campbell, Bart. for Exeter; Major Pratt, for Norfolk; 11. Nide'', Esq. on a tour; Captain and Mrs. Harri son, for Essex; Messrs. Forteacuc, for ditto; A. Bradshaw, Esq. for his seat in Kent. Arrivals at Kirkham's Hotel, Lower Brook street r—The Earl of Buckinghamshire, from the Continent; Lord and Ludy Chet. writ. ft...rn Cheltenham; Mr. and Mrs. Itering and family, from Stiffidk. Depvtures:—MY. and Mrs. Wentworth and family, • • for their ecnt in Yorkshire; HißMrn. EN. and —Dastiaii Esq. for ;..uffolk ; Captain Hortikt,,,44".l4toiteanham. NEWEST LONDON FASMON& (From the Word qf Fzildote.) SEcostn POLISH Coal - trsit.—ln a preceding number we gave, with a splendid Polish dress, an account of the ladles of Pelland, with their general habits and mode of costume. The en graving, with which we now present our readers, is that of a female on the borders of Lithuania ; which, though it hears a characteristic feature to the general dress of Poland, differs materially in some points. ' ()e'er a petticoat of rich yellow satin. bordered with the fur of the I Russian black fox, is a short robe of blue satin, edged round the border in the same manner : the corsage of this dress is open in front, so as to display, in a stomacher form, • large portion of a whin satin body watt long sleeves, of the same: over these fall pointed mancherons of blue satin, with a double row of gold lace; and a broad pointed cuff of the some, finished in a similar manner, is affixed to ;be *tics, turning back on the white sleeve, which has a lively and pleioing effect a narrow gold bracelet is placed next the hand. The waist is beautifully marked out by a belt of black velvet, with • gold buckle in front. A very narrow kind of apron ornament is worn of yellow satin crossed in diamonds with narrow blue velvet. A head-dress, something like a hat cap, is worn oo the hair, placed very backward, arid is of black velvet or satin, with very long string., each terminated by a small tassel: bows of ribbon ornament this simple aid becoming coiffure, to which Is sometimes added on the right side, that is elevated much higher than the left. a small puff fewlier of white marabout. Black satin boots, the upper part trimmed with the black fox, complete the costume. %VALUING DRESS.—Dress of rose colour Italian net over white, with two flounces, scalloped and edged with a narrow roulesu bind ing of a bright rose satin, spencer of white muslin, superbly trimmed with lace : the sleeves en gi,gnt, with the old English points of lace at the wrist., confined by a broad gold bracelet, fastened by a white cornelian brooch. Alancheron formed of a vandyked urns. meet of muslin trimmed with Lice, with a falling collevette of the same, fastened in front with a variegated ribbon. Ilto same as that used in trimming the hat, which is of Leghorn. ornamented at the crown with a trimming en Gateau, of the same material; and bows of ribbon of lively colours, checquered, on a light ground : strings of the same, in a long Imp. A SEA-SIDE I/It ESS.—Pelißse robe of plaited Organdy on im. proved leno, made partially low with the sleeves en gigot, with a plain mancheron, edged with Lire. A fichu, the 'tame as the robe, is likewise edged with lyre, and terminates, while it is confined by the sash, which has a rosef e in front; this sash is of shaded rib bon. Small bonnet of whit! chip, trimmed with ribbon the same a. the sash, and fastened under the chin, with a bow on the left side. A very lung white veil of embroidered tulle is worn over the bonnet. A %% ASKING DnEss.—A dream of pink utility or grog de Naples, figured with diamord cheapen of black; the border ornamented with two flounces in pointed scallops edged with black ; and between the two flounces, end surmounting the upper one, I s an ornament formed of a very narrow rouleau, or beetling. in zig-zag, of black. The sleeves of this dress are sometimes white, sometimes of the same material as the gown, artd are en gigot. with a small mancheron trimmed with a doable raw of lace. A pelerine of fine India clear muslin, with long ends, is trimmed round with fluted lace, as is a double collerette cape. A large chip bonnet is ornamented with white g.tuze. and ribbons to correspond with the colour of the dress ; the stri , ge of the bonnet tie under the chin, over a cornerte frill of blond. Broad bracelets of dark hair, fastened with an antique cameo, encircle the wrists. The health of the Duke of York has greatly improved of late. The account yesterday was very favourable. " Hia Royal Highness has passed an excellent night, and is better to-day." Hia Royal Highness, after transacting military business in the morning with different official gentlemen, and being visited by his usual medical attendants, left the Duke of ltutland's residence, in Arlington-street, in an open harouche and pair, and took an airing through Pimlico, &c. for upwards of two hours. The Right Honourable the Earl and Countess of Airly and family arrived last week at Airly Castle. On his way to the north, Lord Lynedoch and suits stopped and dined at the Tontine, Greenock, on Thursday. We understand that Sir H. Davy, Bart. is at present enjoying the sports of the field at Ardgowan, the scat of his relation, Sir M.S. Stewart. Mr. iSFilberforce, with his wife and daughter, Miss Van sittart, Mrs. Fry, Captain Young, R.N., &c., paid a visit on Tuenday to the convict ships Sir Charles Forbes and Granada. The ladies of the British Prison Committee left Kbles and other books and tracts, with some stationery, to he distributed among the prisoners. Mr. Turner and his daughter passed through Liverpool on Wednesday, on their return from Lancaster. A number of persons assembled at the King's Arms whilst they changed horses. Mr. Kean, on his way to Montreal, played at Rochester, without compensation. He drew a crowded house at double prices. Mr. Maywood and Mr. Hamblin have also been playing there. Mr. Macready, the tragedian, has taken his passage in the Canada, Capt. Rodgers, which will sail on Friday for New York. He will be accompanied by his family. Miss Stephens took her benefit on Friday night at Li verpool, which terminated her engagement. The house was crowded in every part with a most fashionable audience. Mr. Yates is engaged this week to give "his Remini scences," which are said to have been so popular in Lon. don. SCARBOROUGH, AUG. 28.—The town is now filled with highly distinguished families; we never saw so varied and splendid a display of equipages as this season affords—the four-in-band, the tandem, the carriage and four and its gay appendage of out-riders, and as on, down to the pony and lowly donkey set-outs—all conspire to enliven the place, and keep up the spirit of the season. On Monday week, Lady Cayley patronized the performances at the theatre, when a splendid assemblage was there witnessed to see the admirable comedy of Ihe School fur Scandal, and the laughable farce of Fish out of Water. NAVAL. INTELLIGENCE.—Tbe Navy Board has issued a series of new regulations, to be observed for the messing of officers and soldiers on board transports, which must add considerably to the comfort of such a valuable branch of his ,Majesty's service. The master of a transport is to keep a sufficient and respectable table, including breakfast, din-, ner, tea, and supper, and a pint of good wine per day for each officer. The entire charge for the mess is not to be paid until the termination of the voyage, when the master must produce a certificate from the commanding officer, 1 , stating that he treated the gentlemen of the mess well, and the transports must not sail for their destination until both tlie agent of transports and commanding officers of troops embarked are satisfied that the stock laid in is good and sufficient. The mess of an officer to the following stations , is rated as follows, three-fourths of which the Commis sioners of the Navy will discharge: — New South Wales, 781.; Ceylon, 70/.; Mauritius, 551.; Cape of Good Hope, 40/. ; St. Helena. 401. ; Rio de Janeiro, 30/. ; Ja maica, 32/. ; !Reward Islands ' 2111. ; Bermudas and Ncrth Ame rica, tyd. ; Gibraltar, 15/. ; M alts and lonian Islands, 251. ; Coast of Africa, 30!. Amount to be paid by . the of fi cer on embarkation , the remainder to he paid by the Conurnsioners of the Navy :—New South Wales, 201. ; Ceylon, 201. ; Mauritius, 15/. ; Cape of Good Hope and St. Heleca, 101.; Rio de Janeiro, V. ; Jamaica, a: Igewicil Islands, 111. ; Bermuda and North America. 0/. ; Gibraltar, 4/. ; Malta and the lonian Islands, 0/.; Coast of Africa, 81.—In addition to the shove the master is to receive Is. a-day. rA - 81 ; /). 'St - • ( I ' . NT :1.1. 1 CS ` l-- _4- WEST OF FA'GLAND. (FROM 0 1 .15 OWN IMPOlrnill.) liming recently visited the principal nsahtifacturing towns in the West of England, I am enabled to send you a comparatively satisfactory account of the state of those districts. It is tru e th e y have suffered, and still continue to suffer in common with every other part of the kingdom, from that universal stagnation which produesd such la mentable effects in the City during the last winter, and has lately extended itself with aggravated severity to the ma nufacturing districts; but yet the condition of that part of the population engaged in manufacturing industry in the western part of England presents a striking and instruc tive contrast to the situation of the opeentives in the North, where intense distress has occasioned discontent, which has already produced much alarm, and it is to be feared has afforded an opportunity for artful and designing men to inflame the ignorant, and render the victims of misery the instruments of outrage and crime. The West of Eng ' land has happily escaped from this infliction of evil and ' misery. In almost every town through which I passed the working people appeared to be fully employed, and in no instance did I observe any considerable number of hands wanting employment. The manufacturing labourers complain that they are poorly paid, and have been obliged to abridge many comforts, being enabled to earn little mote than the means of actual subsistence; but the great mass of the operatives seem fully impressed with the conviction that the reduction of wages is the natural and inevitable consequence of the depressed state of business, and is not to be imputed in any degree to the cupidity or hard-heart edness of their masters. Though there is some grumbling, I therefore, there have been uo indications of a restless or tur bulent spirit. There have been no meetings of the work ing people, no riots, no infractions of the law by the de struction of machinery; and the poor -rates, which afford by no means the worst test of the state of the country, have not undergone any material augmentation, except in a few inconsiderable districts. Under those circumstances, lam justified in stating the condition of the working classes in the West of England as decidedly prosperous, compared with the condition of the ope ratives in Lancashire and Yorkshire. Now th a t t rade begins to recover from the compete stagnation which was the proximate cause of the manufacturing distress, and that brighter prospects are dawning, it may not be unwise for practical men to turn their attention to the com bination of circumstances which has created such a striking disparity in the condition of the working people in different parts of the kingdom. Many of those lie so much on the surface that it req dies no extraordinary penetration to discover them. They may be divided into differences arising from the peculiar nature of the employ ment, and those which have their origin io the local situation of those districts in which manufactures have been established. Both have an unquestionable influence on the condition of the labouring classes, and, perhaps, the latter is by no means the least influential. In the West of England, for instance, nature and adventitious circumstances have united to create an infinite variety of channels for the employment of human industry. The shipping trade and the fisheries afford employment to great numbers; many are engaged in extracting and preparing the mineral treasures of Cornwall and Devon ; and as a considerable proportion of the inhabitants apply themselves to agricultural pursuits, the market for manufacturing labour is seldom or never greatly overstocked. To this we may reasonably ascribe the exemption which the manu facturers in the West of England have enjoyed from those occasional visitations of distress which have caused so much calamity in the manufacturing districts in the North, where they constantly succeed to every slight fluctuation of price, and every temporary depression of trade. Nor should the nature of the employment be entirely lost sight of. The , staple trade of the West of England consists in the manu facture of woollens, which has been but little affected by the introduction of machinery. The master manufac turers too, in this part of the country, happily for them selves and others, have not indulged much in that rage for speculation which was the Alpha and Omega of what is called " the late crisis." They were satisfied with a cir cumscribed but steady burineas; and as they made no ex traordinary efforts to accelerate production, they suffered little by that re-actien which was the necessary conse quence of over-production. All those circumstances have combined to preserve the labouring classes in the part of the country which I have alluded to from the extreme misery experienced by the manufacturing population of that part of the country with which I have contrasted it. It is impossible not to perceive that a diversity of the sources of employment has contributed materially to pro duce the difference which I have pointed at, and it might be worth while to consider whether permanent advantage might not accrue, if public attention was more frequently directed to the importance of multiplying the channels of industry. EGHAM RACES. SECOND DAY-WEDNESDAY. The sport to-day was excellent, and fully justified e expectations entertained by all who were present. The company was equally numerous as yesterday, and included most of those who were then present ; in fact, every thing was favourable to the running, which will be found correct as under. [ln our account of the match between Crockery and Ilderim, the former should have been stated as the winner.] The Surrey and Middlesex stakes of 25 son. each, 13 ft. and only live. if declared, &c. Two miles and a distance. Duke of Richmond's Linkboy, 3 yrs. fist. 11b. - . I Lord Mountcharles names Crockery, 4 . yrs. List. 91b. _ - 2 . Eight paid, 16 ft., and ten'cletlared. &c., U. each. Betting-3 and 4tol on Linkboy. This was a curious and novel race to many of the spectators, who knew not of the differen msnwuvres resorted to, to make an inferior horse beat a good one. It was very evident to the knowing ones that Crockery had no chance with Linkboy, sinless he could make him bolt, a. trick he its in the habit of frequently pitying off. Dockery, whose skill in country races is well known, was the jockey allotted,to ride Crockey, and he tried his utmost to succeed, but without effect. At starting both horses came off together at a very slow canter, keeping abreast, and so they continued for a little way ; Crockery then took the lead at a brisk rate, closely followed by Linkboy for some dis tance; but all of a !sudden pulled up to a walk; his adversary did the same; they then walked at as slow apace as the could for about 100 yards, and at last off' they went at good speed, each jockey, of course, having had his orders how to make the race—Crockery in front, and so they continued, Linkhoy giving a sharp 100k -out, unto the roads at top of the Course, in this position; Crockery here made another alteration in running by slacking his pace, in conse quence of which Linkboy was forced to goup, and that he luckily did without the looked-for bole. Being now come to the straight running about a mile from home, nothing was to be done but to go it at the .isterit speed, and the race the remaining part was most beauti- My disputed unto tit: Betting Stand, when it was evident it was no go with Crockery, and Linkboy showed himself first at the lithos' Stand by several lengths. The town plate of fifty pounds, for three years olds, 70.; four, fist. 71b. ; five, 9st. ; six and aged. 9st. 41b.; mares and geldings allowed 31b.; two miles and a half heats; the winner to be sold, under the usual regulations, for 150 son. Mr. S. Smith's hr. It. Charmwood, 6 yrs. old 1 1 Captain Locke's Little Driver, aged 2 2 Mr. Smith's bl. e. Tamar, 4 yrs. old 3 3 Two drawn. Betting-6 to 4on Chartnwiw;rlra42 to I agst. Little Driver. At starting Little Driver took the lead, and kept it at a strong pace, closely followed by Charmwood, with Tamar at hand, and kept the lead unto the roads, when up came the where. Here cam. menced a neck-and-neck race between the three, end so continued until home, when Charmwood won the first heat by a head only. Ileat—Betting even, and 5 to 4on Charmwood. The running in this heat was prechwly as last, and won by a I-ngth ; the winner rode by F. Boyce, Little Driver by Dockery, and Tamar by young Buckle. The Egham Sweepstakes of 5 Ross. each, and 35 added. Heats one mile. Lord I)unwiell'a Dream - - - 4 1 1 His Royal Highness the Duke of York's Dahlia . 1 2 2 Mr. Hornsby's Agnes 3 3 3 Mr. Jones's Crockery 2 dr Betting-5 to 4 aril Dream, 7to 4 eget Dahlia, 10 to 1 aget Crotkety--atter the Ist heat, $1 to 4 on Dream-3l best, 2 to 1 on Dream. Ist heat—Dahlia went off at a slashing rate, followed closely by Crockery and Agnes; she kept the lead all the way, and made a most admirable best. winning by two kiwi's. 2d Heat—They all went off as first heat, and made the running precisely the same unto the Betting Stand, when Dream shot ahead, and won by half a neck only. 3d Heat—Dream and DAhlia went off together, and so continued for some time, when Dahlia took the lead. and kept it unto the roads; then came up Agnes and Dream, and all made pretty close running unto the distance, when Dream got in front, and won the I race cleverly by a length. EXTRACT PROM THE FOURTEENTH REPORT OF 7HE COMMISSIONERS • roes reructetteict INTO THE ntvextic •flistwo IN fItRILAND e AND INTO CERTAIN DEPARTMENTS OT THE itEvexce ARISING IX AAAAA PRITAIst. Ewe have illetrazs advocated publicity, and we do not rove shrink from it. 'rile principal fact menthmel in the truha joined extract is not now correct; and, if it were, the pre. sent conductors of the British Press wrrild not considet themselves justified in withholding a Parliamentary docu ment on that account. There is no sacrifice Which we will not make to impartiality.] In addition to the obeervattone which have been eirgstevecl by our inquiries icto the manner of conducting the butane* of the Regis,. tear of Newspapers and Pamphlets, we bare to call your. Lord. ships* further attention to thin part of the 'abject. in coneequeeoe of the circumstance (to which Me have already adverted in our pre. ceding Report) of the Chairman of the Board being individuals ' brought into contact with this branch of the department, in his character as principal Proprietor of one of the London Newepa-wes„ During the regrets of our Inq u irie s w e h a d receive ' hem various quarters. representation!' on this subject, of such • ease racier as to render it in our opinion incumbent upon us to Invest:. gate the fees to which they referred, not only as being Importara to the general administration of th e dep artment . but alien as sn set of justice to the individual who was the object of thew ntresente. don.. The substance of this infonnation, at lease of that pert .1 it which relates to the subject now under consideratlent s Was, th it the Chairman of the Board of Stamps was well knotrn to be t' e proprietor of the British Press newmpepee although other persors were unduly. and for purposes of concealment, registered at the Stamp O ffi ce as the proprietors of diet paper, under the Sta tute to which we have above referred. The title and dames of the Act point out with so ree' clemment and precision the objects and provisimis of the law which the Corn. milestones of Starnes are thus ivecially deputed to enforce, th t we feel it to be unnecessary to oiler any exploratory obaervetions on the subject. A reference to this statute could not fail to iecreese •ie surprise, with which we had received information of the fact, that the Chairman of the Baud of Stamps was a concealed proitistor of s public newspaper. Independently - of the objection arising from any peculiar Afield duty which may be intrusted to hint, there are various grounds on which, in our opinion, the proprietorship, or even • prominent share in the conduct of' a newspaper, mutt be considered as properly compatible with the Situation of a head of one of the principal Government departments. In the present case, however, it is sufficient to advert to thine reasons which render such an en. (clement peculiarly objectionable with reference to the specie duties of the office now under consideration. That the Commissioners of Stamps are tee functionaries eperietty deputed on the part of the public to carry into effect the provisia s of this Act according to their strict and true intent (which are so clearly intimated in the title) is sufficiently apparent from the re. ference made to them in the clauses above extracted, and more par. titularly horn their being empowered to require new affidavits. to be made as to proprietorship, as often ae they shall see reasonable Cattle. After • consideration of the nature and objec is of the duty thus impor ed upon the Commissioners, it was equally apparent to us, that ro one of them could become privy to any ease of coesccalniem of the real proprietor of a newspaper, and still less that he email become a principal agent or contriver ir. effecting any such concealment, without • direct violation of that duty. Under this impression, we felt ourselves ealled,upon to put the questions to Mr. bedgwick on this subject which are contained in his examination of the 31st January, 1825, annexed to our Thirteenth Report. By reference to this examination, your Lordship' will see that Mr. Stentwick does nor deny the fact of his being the principal proprietor of th t • British Press newspaper, and admits the accuracy of the following statement as to the circumstances attending that property t—" Thet he and another gentleman are the two chief proprieters, but that it has been assigned to Mr. Haines; and under that assignment, which is a legal title, he holding the equitable title. Mr. Haines swears that he as the proprietor of the paper." In a preceding part of the examination, Mr. Sedgwick gives the following account of this transaction :—" When I was originally connected with the British Press, I had certainly every intention of parting with it. I never intended to keep it ; but having embarked a property in it, I was obliged so to do. and therefore I made • conveyance he equil, assigning the whole of my right to Mr. Haines; and cer. tainly if he could take advantage of that, I might lose the property in it," Your Lordships will observe that this extract does not agree with the preceding one in regard to the description of the conveyance mete to lllr. Haines ; and we think it right to add, that we hare had reason to doubt whether any legal assignment on a sufficient stamp was ever executed on this occasion ' • and we are the more disposed to entertain this doubt, from the fact stated to us on oath, that Air. Haines is a person employed as a reporter in the office of the paper. 11'e annex In the Appendix topics of the affidavit made by Mr. Haines, dated the 7th November, 1023, and of three preceding affidavits. On all thew occasions, except the first, it will be actee that the parties swearing represent themselves to be the sole pew. prietors of the paper in question. At the time these several affi. davits were taken, Mr. Sedgwick must have been fully apprized of. the real state of the property to which they related ; and we are at a loss to discover on what principle he could reconcile it, eiders to I. e sense of deity as • Commissioner of Stamps, or to his general feeling of propriety, to permit affidavits so inconsistent with the fact to be tendered on the pert of the proprietors, or to be accel•tesl by his colleagues, and to remain on the hles of the office. Your Lordship' will observe that in the examination before re. ferred to Mr. Sedgwick appears to consider that the statute Ia suf ficiently complied with by the pr oduction of any person willing to swear to the affidavit, and to t o e upon himself the consequent re. eponsibility as proprietor. We o not think it necessary to offer any additional reasons foe our total dissent from such an interpretatioe of the law, which, although the Chairman is supported in it by the opinion of one at least of his colleagues, we are satisfied rine Lor'shipe emair with us in rejecting as beng wholly inadmle sib'el and mere peculiarly so, when urged by one of those C om . minis:osiers who are specially charged with the execution of that law according to its full intent and purport. We are aware that CAM frequently occur in which the legal ownership of newspapers, like that of other personal property, is cast upon persons rot taking any beneficial interest, such as executors, trustees, or assignees of bank. rupts ; and that tin these occasions it has iii some instances been found difficult to fix upon the parties from whom, under the pro. visions of the Act, the affidavits of ownership should be taken. It is, however, obvious that cases of this description are wholly alit. tinguisltable from those in which a division of the ownership into legal and equitable titles is made for any purpose of concealment, and that the affidavits taken tinder the ciicuinstances of those cases cannot in any respect be h ld to sanction the admission of an affi. davit of ownership by a person set up merely for the purpose of making it. We annex in the Appendix the copy of a case, with a joint opinion given by the Attorney and Solicitor-Generel, oa ;his sub. ject, in which the distinction above alluded to is dearly admitted, and in which also the conduct of the parties concerned in melting the affidavit on the foundation of a colourable ownership only, Is adverted to in ternis which show that the persons so swearing ars considered as liable to an indictment fur perjury, although a pro. ceeding for the penalty under the seventh section of the Act is recommended as a more advisable coulee. Various other rircum. stances respecting the connexion of Mr. Sedgwick and other parties with the British Press newspaper have been laid before us. t which we refrain from calling • your Lordships' attention, both be. cause these particulars relate in a great measure to matters wholly of a private character, and also because we ere given to understand that a suit is now pending in the Court of Chancery on the sub. ject of the ownership of that paper during the period tq which we have alluded. In the observations and details into which we have been ltd on this part of our subject, we have considered the transaction which has given rise to them wholly in a public view, and es emineeted ' with the due administration of that branch of the law which is under the immediate superintendence of the commissioners of Stamps, and we do not doubt that your Lordships will coeeider what we have thus submitted as sufficient to justify the opinion expressed in our preceding Report, that the proprietorship of a public newspaper is a situation wholly incompatible with that of • Chairman of the Board of Stamm, and that l'y no !towable toe , tingeney should the private interests and official duty of Cole. miesioners of' Revenue Boards be allowed to be brought into collision. In the course of our inquiries we ascertained the face, that it was considered natotious throughout the department that the Chairman was the proprietor of the paper in question ; and we cannot but feel that there is w row , ground for believing that this knowledge must have had some influence on the mode in which the several subordinate offieers have executed the various dutit; in. trusted to them, both with rest ect to the objects of ascertaining and recording the names of the real proprietors, and also of enforcing the collection of the duties incurred for atlverti-emente. , We have already referred to the evidence of Mr. Mattison, as ehowieg a want of activity and regularity in enforcing the provt. siuns of the statute under which these duties are collected ; an t your Lonlships will observe, that in alluding to the Newspapers which are generally in atrear, this officer states " that he dote rot think there is any daily Paper which is worse than the British Press." We are not prepared to show distinctly that the reason; for the indulgence granted to this Paper can be traced to the knowledge ex isting in the office s; to its real pmt rietor ; we are however sattsfr,. t that a statement of the fact; tow' it,. •-a tve adverted would very generally give Tire to such an he eenee, 'nu •• 'a 'Mind grounds for imputations materially affecting ch. ..•-thteheet mu. public sten. ' 'natio.) towards this department which it is or net'. importance to maintain. The state of proprietorship to which we have alluded , must also place the Commissioners to whom the periodical returns of arrears ought to be made in the situation either of being reed upon to enforce the law against defaulters under eircumsbrwes which must render that duty a painful one, or by the permission slowed to this perticuiar paper, of habit ua lly withholding its pa; one its beyond the appointed periods, they must in some degree tel I themselves precluded from enforcing • strict collection of the duties team any other. Ilitattonays, Auc. Vt.—This fashionable wate►inp; place is now remarkably gay, the various lodgings being respectably filled. There was a grand ball, at the Crown, on Wednesday last, which was the most spirited that has taken place this season. The quadrilles and waltzes were elegantly danced, and the music was particularly admired for its superiority and precision. N _~