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1 dated as above. . HOSPITAL STAFF. NEVI EiV o► IteOutwit, t• be Captain of • Company, •ies William Hill, who exchanges—dated as above. Ed ditto—Lieutenant Edward Richard Mardonnell, from the half-pay of the Royal Scots, to be Lieutenant, vice James Evart, who exclusive, receiving the difference— dated as above. Seib ditto—Amiataat Swipes to the Forces %Valium Wil- hams, from half-pay, to be Assistant-Sertown, ewe Na pier, appointed Supernumerary Assistant-Sorrels in In dia—dated as above. 911th ditto--Corsset James Spence, from the 6th Dragoon Guards, to lie Resign, vice Battier, who exchanges—dated April 1, 11110. • Rifle Lirigade—Lieutenant William Henry Douglas, from the ball-ply of the Seth Foot li to be Lieutenant. vim Ralph Thompson, who exchanges—tdated April tit, IWiS. 3d West India Regiment—Ensign Alexander Tunic, bi be Lieuteuaut, vice Hodgkinaon, deceased-41atrd as above. Geutleman Catkt Frederick Scargill, from dm Royal Nishiary College, to be Ensign, vies Terser, proAsyted--deod alrive. `4th ditto—Second Lieutenant John Senior, froiXtheliklf-Pay of the 3d Ceylon Regiment, to be Ensign. sic* Malted Williams, who exchanges, receiviag the iliiferencet—dited as above. Royal York Rangers—Lieutenant Tudor, from the ball-pay of the Sid Foot,, to be Lieutenant, vice Chariot William Stewart, who exchanges—dated as above. 'Royal West India Raugers—i.limitimant William Alexander Anderson, from the half-pay of the York Light Infantry Volunteers to be Lieutenant, vice Thomas Swayne, who trarhangeoLdated as above. York Chasaeurs—Lieutenant John knirson, from half-pay of the Royal Scots, to be Lientimant, vice Joseph lours, who - Surgeon Jobs Gideon Yes Millragen, M D. Irmo half-pey, to be Sureeue to the Purees vies Jelin MeweN, who retiree spun haltpay-4sted as above. STAFF. Awietaut-Wtoribeeper-Ceserel 'Mamas Atexaniler Soot:well to be Deputy-iterekeeper-Geneeal—r.:ateta February 13, 1818. Corromiertmis to the Royal Reeler. of CliesliireYromanry, sigeed by the ford Detsteleast of the County of Cheiter. Corset Robert Holbrook' to be Liestenaut, vice Higgiasou, doer.i.ed—dittil April 10, HRS. Comm) George Wallace, Gent. to he Cornet, vice R. Hol brook', pronroieil--itated as above. ibr reamitodlir •f Gazette ire Idtt Paige THE COPYRIGHT QUESTION. tExtraeted frost the Literary Gazette, No. GB.) But, say the advocates/or this burden—lt is not so oppressive, fur it 'amounts to no more than the price of the pkper on which these works are printed, and it is easy to add eleven to the number thich it is calculated will be sold. We shall not dilate upon the argaments aaduced in reply to this from the estahlished Mode of printing being charged by two hundred and fifties (i. e. if above 250, 300 is paid for, &c.) ; from paper being previously tax ed 13 or 20 per cent.; from the abstraction, not only of these public bodies who receive the copies from she probable list of purchasers, but from the loss of many other purchasers who would buy the works for their private use, if they had not access to them its these public libraries ; and from the enormity of the levy, amounting in 1816 to 8,66-2/, 6s. 4d.1 we 'shall not, we say, dwell on these objections, strong and irrefragable oa they are, bat we would press on the attention of Parliament the gross inequality with which this tax falls on diffe rent parties. The author of a sixpenny pamphlet, which circulates 10,000, pays five sliding' and six. pence ; the author of • learned work, of the cost of fifty pounds, rendered worthy of the arts and coun try by beautiful and ekpensive illustrations, and of which only 30 copies are circulated, pays five hon. dred and fifty pounds 1 The forme► is charged five and sixpence on 2501.; the latter, 5501. on 14601. : the former two shillings and some pence; the lat ter above 30 pounds per cent. !! Although we have but slightly touched upon the other grounds of objection, we are sure they can not be felt as of • slight nature. That of paying fur printing by the large numbers specified *heti. ever a frirlion of 250 occurs mulit in many 'cameo amount almost to a prohibition of the work. The high duty upon paper adds largely to the intrinsic value of the extra copies, even were the 'position one moment tenable, that nothing more than the Torre coat of materials, and not the selling price, is the sum total of this imposition; that it is easy to print eleven copies more than aYe wanted ; and at any rate it is but ►elieving the publikher's ware lmuse from so mnch lumber. it is not easy to eon. ceive any argnment more hat& than this : as if any sophistry would deprive an article of trade of it► value. Let one of the Senators who urge it, or one of the University Syndics, be told, Sir, of the dozen of chairs in your drriving-rooni, or of the four virus in your wardrobe, I will take one; your t:omp•ny rarely exceeds ten persons, or you can only wear one dress at • time, and it is but the ►aw material, a little Iron-hair and mahogany, or the entrails of an insect, that you yield after &H— -and let us hear what these gentlemen would answer? —Theta add to this the further Monsideratiou, that the parties supplied gratis are ptecisely those who are, it may be said, or ought to be. the natural purchsseis, who should forth not only as the first buyers in mart ass stem of calculation of consi derable pecuniary importance, but whose choice and sanction should stamp the merit of new productions, and by honouring the /unseat ambition of autlioi ship encourage and incite to further exertions— throw these reasons also into the scale, said it be comes impossible not to be penetrated with the grievousness of the cuse which converts the t►a ssral patrons of literature into its Mane and M etals'. It is true that wherever they ptiochass cif book., these being made common through the inediuni of their public libraries, would pro duce the necessary consequence of vatisfyisig many crashers, who would otherwise procure the works for themselves : but this could not be impugned ; the evil felt ir where all bunk,, of whatsoever kind, are not bought bat demanded ; slut taken as that,..a *wi l e d for ►he ostensible purposes of these public bodies, but collected en recur. and rill *tied to common 'woad as in a circulatiog library ; thus distinctly depriving authors and publishers of a market for commodities, which perhaps have no ►re datum hot such 1111 temporary curiosity communicates to them. mud which cannot Ise said to he sirratil for the encoula4ement of l►arnislg. There is . tiler view connected with this branch of the cluet , tioli, which is nut to he lost sight ol.— the miscellaneous reading with which the libratiea of bodies 'Were youth are stsetabled to study are thus deluged, is fatal to learning. It may make coxcombs, but must mar schblars. It Meat send forth from the Universities prating superficial meth and is rninoos to that depth of erudition and kuowleslge, which in former riassos molted from an academical education. Light reading, as it is call ed, is the very poison to the ,Oevere application which alone can produce the ornaments to litera ture and science looktd for from our national in stitutions for the instruction of those whb are to be our lights in philosophy, our sages iu jurisprudence, our legislators iu politics, and our guide, in reli gion. It is abominable to see, as if it were to dis tract young minds from their proper pursuits, all the flippancy, the folly, the pruriency 4 the teem ins press required, and forced into those shelves whence they are so likely to push the dry reasoner. of antiquity, the ponderous experience of ages, and the harsh uninviting discourses which do n•t aim at amusement but at information. Looking et this point in its strong moral lean jug. we will not waste • word upon it in en crone). - mica' sense. It is enough to suggest that the ex. pence of housing, preserving, and attending an universal promiscuous collection, such as must accumulate in a very short time where all publics. lion. are garnered, must be as heavy and onerous as the annual ptirchase of all publications which can be useful to siudeuts and beneficial to the establishments. It is said that the Acts of 1710, &c. were bargains made, and that the price of copies is given for the protection against piracy. This we have already answered.—Literary property has as much • right to untaxed protection from the laws, as freehold, or any other species of property. Nay, the prodgc. Lion of the mind is snore essentially the property of the individual, than any other thing in the universe. Unlike other articles, it is his own creation, and one can hardly imagine how the mere publication of his conceptions should divide a twin from his right to his poem or essay, or scientific discovery. An invention in mechanics is guarded to the inventor at the trifling expense of a patent ; but the invention am bard. • statist, a philosopher, must pay at the enormous rate we have specified. But the ground of a bargain is abandoned*, and we ore told that it is for the promotion of the general interest of learning that these sacrifices are required. Ve deny the fact. Learning is dis couraged by the oppression of writers. If learning needs this supply of books to the public bodies in whose favour the statute has confirmed what it alienates from all other authors and publisher*, then we say it is for a national good, and • na. tional good ought not to be supported by a par. tial tax. Let the grants to the Universities. Am be made out of the Ways and Means of the year. and not out of the pockets of those who labour in the too barren field of literature. None could more rejoice than we would in the generous profu sion of such grants. Not a volume which Oxford, Cambridge. Scotland, or Ireland, could desire for the improvement of youth, should they be destitute of, for want of wherewithal to purchase it. This indeed would be to encourage learning on both hands, and not robbing Peter to pay Paul, as is the case •t present. In France two copies, in America one copy is token as • national deposit. Why should eleven be levied in Great Britain ? Do we not fear the dan ger of foreign competition t. where learning is 'thus truly cherished, independent of the absence of taxation, which with us weighs heavily on publics ' lion ? Do we not perceive the mighty difference between the productions of the press now and in the time of Anne ? Let us but look at the spirit and great efforts of individuals among our pub lishers, to bring out works, a nursery for the fine arts, and an honour to literature and the country. Not to mention Boydell's Shakspeare, there are Valpy's Thesaurus, and Delphin Classics (works which Governments have failed in on the Cott. tinent) ; there are the immense national publica tions of Messrs. Longman and Co. the admiration and wonder of foreigners, who have no idea of what private enterprise does in England ; the same might be said of many others of our chief publish ers—of Messrs. Nicol, Cadell, Murray, Lacking. ton, Baldwin, Black and Parry Black, Celburn, Taylor, Rodwell, Mae/mau l Arch, Harding, Payne, Britton, Ackermann. But to cut short the enume ration, we shall only note down eleven works l and the amount of the impost upon them in the shape of eleven topics, and put it to Parliament—if it be wise or just thus to levy contributions on indivi dual exertion under the false assumption, that by so doing learning in encouraged ? 11 of Hee". Cyriopreilia £l,ooo British Gallery of P.tigravitigs 1,085 Oriental Scenery (11 series). S?10 ▪ The Philosophical Transactions abridged 1105 Stephens' Greek Thesaurus, about 5OO Valpy's Delphiu Classics, about 1,500 1/opiate's 'Honest icon 1,500 ▪ Portraits of Illustrious Persons . 830 Costumes of the Mt lit 530 -- Wood's Athena. I ikoniensea B3O Nichols History of Leicestershire .. L 10,959 We will only subjoin, that many works of simi lar magnitude and value have nut been undertaken, beatnik the proprietors could not afford to pay the tax laid upon them. Humboldt's Nondescript Plaids of South America is one instance of this tact, and we know of several others. • If not abauiduned, it at least can he shewn that it had but our contracting party! Of twenty conditions which Authors and Publishers urged as just, equitable, and ne cessary fur their interests is; it, ercenteen were rejected. t In Ensure, a work, price 600 guineas, hits been pro duced. Who could runt it in Great Britain, where the tax lipoid it, fur the encouragement of kayoing, wuuld be 8,600 guineas? POOR ItAtEL—From the last Report of the Se.. lert Committee on the Poor Law., it appears that the average of the Poor, iii 11w three years ending in 1756, was only 730,135/. And that the average of three years ending oil 1715. amounted to the enormous sum of tk,164,496/. 'llw Committee further State, that the average I manumit of y expended in reit/ 0 ?/ . icor, expanse of parish (Akers and removals, is J27,57:4/. or one twenty-fifth part of the whole looney raised! Theseducuntents foriu a melancholy and striking proof of the almost incredible increase of the pour In the worse of the present reign. SCOTTISH HOSPITAL ANA CORPORATION. On Saturday hot the Spring Meeting of the Scottish Hospital and Corporation ill London, was held at the Freemaaona• Tayeroi, Great Queen-street; Lord Visioned MELVILLE ill the Chair. At seven o'clock his Lordship entered the room, accompanied by Gellert! Balfour, Sir Thoturt4 Bell, Admiral Ha!keit, and some other of the most distin guished 'friends and patron), of the Institution, mud preceded by Macgregor, the Scottish piper, playing a national air ou the national instrument, the bag pipes. The company consisted of about two hundred and forty persons. Messrs. Tudor, Broadhurst, Collyer, Tyrrel, Clarke, and Hignian attended, and contributed largely to the pleasure and convi viality of the Meeting. A sumpthous dinner having been partaken of, and the cloth removed, " Non Nebis Do:nine" was sung by the professional gentlemen present with fine effect. The Noble CHAIRMAN proposed the following toasts : The Xing," in silence.—Air (hy the band)," God taw tRe Kinf."—Sohlt." God sure tie neg." " The Priace Regent."—Three times three.—Air, " The Prince Repents Yetreh."—Song, " The Prinse Regent's March." " The Queen, and the female branches of the Royal Family"...—Tkre e tisoee three.—Air, 44 The Highland Queen"—Boor, " "tarp Scot, fee/ lower." " The Duke of York sad the Army."—Three times three. —Air9 " The Duke of York's March."—Sutig, " O'er the HWs and far awn? The three preceding toasts were drunk with rap turous applause. The ruble President said, he would next beg leave to propose the health of the illustrious indi vidual, the Royal President of the Corporation— who, though unavoidably absent on this day, had so powerfully contributed, by his bounty. his liberal example, his strenuous and zealous labours, to the support and prosperity of their Institution. In giving this health, he would be allowed to cou ple with it that of the part of the service his Royal Highness had chosen as the theatre of his exertions, actively to manifest his love to his country, a ser vice which he himself (Lord Melville) had ever viewed, and to the end of his life would view with the eye of partiality and affection—and on the well being and flourishing state of which, the safety and greatness of the British Empire so much depended. ( Loud applause.)—He would propose " The health of the Duke of Qum* and St. Andrews, the loyal President of the Corporation, and the Navy." His Royal Highness's health was drunk with enthu siastic applause—three timer three.—Air, /tale Britannia—song, Kale Britannia. The health of the' Duke of Rent and the Royal Scots," was then drunk with three times three.— Air, March of the Regiment—Song, a glee. The Noble CHAIRMAN then said, he rose to pro pose the health of another illustrious individual, to whom, though they had not the satisfaction of see ing him this day among them. the Hospital was deeply indebted for his bountiful patronage, and the promotion of its ends by his presence on many former occasions. He meant to propose the health of " His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex."— The health was drunk with three times three. and the strongest marks of applause.—Air, A free and accepted Manus—Son, ■ glee. The President next rose to give the health of an illustrious personage, whose name would be sure to excite feelings of melancholy and regret in all whom he addressed, who, during the time of his residence in this country, had, by his honourable and meritorious conduct, entirely gained the appro bation and esteem of every person in it, from the highest to the lowest.—(Applause.)--He would propose the health of "Prince Leopold of Saxe Coburg."—This was drunk in silence. Air—" Farowdi to Loclealer."—Song, " Ye boob and broil of bossy Doom" Toast-- , . The Princess Elizabeth and he Prince at Hesse Honsbourg "—Three limn three.—Air, " Wood an' mar ried ma' a'."--Glee—" here's a health to GU rood lame." The Noble President now addressed the Meet ing, and observed, that he was conscious the toast he was about to give would meet with the hearty concurrence and perfect cordiality of every Gentle man in the room. In drinking " Success to the Scottish Corporation," he knew it to be quite un. necessary to use any words to recommend it to any one present ; it would come home to their own feelings. Equally unnecessary was it on such an occasion to enter into ■ny detail of the objects of the Establishment they were met together to ►up port. It held out no encouragement to the idle or profligate. Its funds were employed exclusively in aid of the virtuous and deserving Scotch poor ; in affording temporary assistance to the distressed in dustrious, who might hope again to benefit society by their labours ; or in granting regular and per manent pensions here ; or conveying immediately to their native hind, when they desire it, the unfortu nate, aged, and infirm, who have outlived their powers of exertion. He felt assured that Scotch men would give their poor and aged countrymen the opportunity to boast, when they returned to their Highland home, that they were not forgotten or neglected in a strange land.—(Applaase.)— The Secretary of the Corporation would, when he sat down, read an abstract of the history of the Cor poration, and a statement of its present condition. He would, therefore, at once, propose, " Success to the Scottish corporation." This was drunk with long and vehement acclamations.—Air, Gits I had a kixpence under my thumb. The Secretary then read a concise nccount of the rise, progress, and present condition of the Scottish Hospital, of which the following is the substance : In the year 1567, there were but 58 Scots in London. The accession of James I. caused a great influx of people of that country lino the Metropolis; of these, XIMICe however great their industry and economy, acco►ding to the natural cons.• of things, were reduced to poverty and distress. To relieve the wants of their countrymen, unnoticed and unkuown, un entitled, too, to parochial assistance, the more fortunate form ed • society, denominated the &offish llos, to which the existing Hospital owes its of igin. The 6rst charter was ob tained from Charles 11. in the year 1645, so that the charier ed Corporation hat existed above 150 years. A mecumd charter was obtained in the year 1676, enlarging the Corpo ration's numbers, powers, and privileges ; but so pressing were the rails un its benevolence, that in the year 1775, when the Sutiely was re-incorporated by his present Majesty, the loads were little more limo sufficient to defray the chai ge of sisiog out the letters patent. A by-law was afterwards made, whereby it is the practice, in order to the formation of a . . lasting prorlectire ratite!, to invest in the public funds one-half of every donation of ten guineas and upwards, to twenty ; and the n hole of every donation of this last amount or upwards. By the operation of this by-law, the Corpora tion are enabled, from the interest of their stock, to defray the expenses of management, hot to do this only. It is On the bounty annually received that they are to rely for carry ing the great purposes of the Institution into effect. '11:lie end of the incorporation is--tty voluntary emitrihnti 111 l to create a fund fur the relief and assistadee of poet teut: peo ple, who have not aerprired a right to any . parochisl provi sion in England, and who have serviigd tlw pow of labour ing, or are disabled tiy ciasualty and disease to earn a hood; ur who, desirous to return to their native coustry, are destitute of the means. With a view to counteract any ten dency to regular pauperism, and to keep up a spirit of inde pendence in the Scottish poor resident in Louiloo, none are held entitled to permanent relief, but such as from age, sick ness, blindness, or other causes, are disabled from maintaitt ing themselves by their own labour. In the years 11115 and 1819 the money distrihnted ex ceeded by the o u r of 3161. the amount of donati 111 l s and subscriptions in the same period, and so great was the ilia. tress during these two years, that the General Court uf Go vernors on St. Andrew's Day, 1910, determined to appor tion a sum of 1,5001. to the calls of the next year. How ever, the liberality of their Patron during the tast year has enabled them them to preserve their engagements to the poor. Last St. Audrew's Day the sum was entitled by the Conrt to 1,61)01. in a strong dependance on your liberally to put them in a state to meet their engagements ; while they may at the same lime preserve inviolate the terms of the by-law. From the Spring Meeting of 1816 to that of 1817, the average number of monthly applications. for assistance was24B, making a total at the end of the year of 2,954. From the last period to the present Meeting, the number has increased to 270, making a total of 3,247, being an in crease of 293, of whom very few have been sent away with out relief, and never without due inquiry and investiga tion. Each iudividual case is ex. 11l ill ed either at the habi tation of the applicant ur the Hall of the Corporation, which is open fur that purpose on the second Weirlineoay of every month. To every Governor, and Gentleman be. coming so, the hooks of the Corporation are open at all Courts, and the Secretary is always happy to render any in formation that may be desired. Subscriptions at the Spring Meeting, 1816.... f 401 9 0 'Unpaid lO 10 9 £390 ID St. Andrew's Day Meeting ....f355 6 6 Unpaid 343 15 6 Spring Meeting, 1317 754 17 6 St. Andrew's Day, dittu 407 7 0 Total paid E 1,8 N; 19 0 The account was heard with the Ptrungest marks of approbation, slid the Secretary proceeded to col lect Pubscriptions. Taaat—A , The Land o' Cakes." After the air, " (*meld Knil in Aberdeen" was played, the Noble President begged leave to call oh Mr. Robinson for a song. Mr. Rubinson gave the sweet, yet irresistibly powerful song of " Seals tcha Rae te Wandee b/ed," ill fine style ; which was received with re iterated peals of applause. Upon this the President said, he was sure he spoke the sentiments of the room, when he request ed Mr. Rubinson to repeat the grand national song he had given so well. Mr. Robinson compiled. The President then proposed " The Health of Mr. Robinson." This being drunk, Mr. Romnets rose to return the Noble President and the Meeting his sincere thanks for the honour they had done him. It was the spirit of ardent, yet deliberate valour which pervaded the composition of the song, he was proud to hear applauded, that enabled the Scots to op pose, with success, the attacks of imperial Rome, and which secured the existence and ProSperity of Scotland now, when Rome had passed away. He hoped his humble efforts to contribute to the coit= vivinlity of the Meeting would call forth the more splendid talOnts of other Gentlemen in the room.— Vehement plaudits.) Tosst—" The Duke of Montrose, the former President or this Corporation."—Air," Wife."—Sung," Beret a Amlth to Air Mat's cara'." Admiral Hs ',KETT ►hen proposed the heal►h of " Their present President, Lord Viscount Melville, and the Noble and Huitourable the Vice•Presideats of th►s Cul•. punitive)." This was received and drunk with loud and re pealed applause. Air—" The Flower. of Rdinbargh."—Song, " The birhs of A borgobtie." " The memory of General Melville, the Institutor of tke Spring Meeting." wail drunk iii deuce. On the health of the Standing Committee for Relief and the Management of the Charity being drunk— Mr. PETER LAURIE felt an honest pride that the labours of himself and his brothers of the Cot►►- mittee were deemed worthy the distinguished ho nour they had just received—an honour he felt deeply, though he might express himself weakly. He entreated the Noble Chairman and the coin. puny to accept the sincere expression of his thanks. There were some who would discountenance such meetings as the present—they would have them looked upon as effects of ostentation. Their maxim was, " Let nut the right hand know what the left does." A good maxim certainly for them, for nei ther right hand nor left knew what their charitable deeds were.—/Applause.)—lie hod ever consider ed public rltablishinents for purposes of charity as a window through which you might discern the be neficence said philanthropy of their promoters and friends. Their Institution had no tendency to pro duce systematic pauperism ; such a tendency would be at vasiance with the wise policy of their ci,un try. Scotland had no poor-rates—education was the provision she made for her poor.—(Applause.) —lie trusted the present Meeting would recollect and act on the precept, " Blessed are the merciful, far they shall obtain mercy.—/applause) Toast—" The Thistle, the Rose, and the Shamrock, and may they ever entwine the Crown of Great Britaiu."—Sii, "St. Patrick's Day in the +morning" " The health (1 the Sle►cards of the day, with thanks fur their services," having beet' drunk. Mr. J. FRAZER jun. returned thanks oil behalf of hiw self mud brother Stewards. Toast—" The Stewards Elect "—Air, " One bottle more." —Song, a Good night and joy 14 a•i you a'." Shortly uricr this toast, and a lsuut eleven Lord Melville retired in the wine manlier lie had entered the room. Sir THOM AV fita.t. was then called to the Choir, and, with a few other Gentlemen, protracted, fur a little time, the pleasures of the social and convivial hour. lii the course of the evening, Mr. Em ERY enli vened the meeting with r couple of humorous songs, which " set the table in a roar." The sum collected in subscription•, se under• stand, amounted to tint/. • , • 1 4 Peglomat, to be Captain of • Company, vies William ' or bodies where yo 1 Hill, who exchanges dated as above. i thus deluged, is fa Ed ditto—Lieutememt Edward Richard Mcdonnell, from , coxcombs, but mu e J the sesc ria s t E f ra 7 rt. °f who the est o lts ya liges, i Sco reee t" i ‘ v i receiving the itlaewisdleiffuenrain " difference— forth f ro m . the Ut4 dated as above. anti is rottioOs to ' 1 . 9hlh ditto—Assistant Surgeon to the Forces Williams Wil- kisowledgr ' which i hams, from half-pay, to be Assistant -Sale" vire Ns- sicademicaleducatil pier, appointed Superuunserary Assistant.Surgets in in- ed, i s the . sery pc ' dim—Haled as above. 98th ditto—Conwl James &pewee, from the bth Dragoon which alone can pr Guards, to he Resign, vice Battier, who exettanges--dated t hire and science lot April 1, 1810. 1 stitulinox for the in Rifle itriaute—Lieinenant William Henry Douglas, from our lights in philose the ball-pay or the "'l' F°6l, to be Lieuteual ' i • '" our legislators in 1. Ralph Thompson, who exchamges—.dated April 8., UM . 3d West ludia Regimseet.--Emsigo Alexander ?emu A„ be gion. It is about', , Lieuteusoi, vice Hodgkinson, deceased-41MM as shove. Inset young minds Geutleman Cadet Frederick korai% hum its. Royal Military the flippancy, the I • College, to bo Ensign, vie. Tante% proAsytml—dldwl ill iss press required, above. whence they are so tath ditto—Second Lieutenant Joha Senior, frointheliklf-Oay , . . or antiquity. the po of the 3d Ceylon Regiment, to be Ensign. vice lielwaiil Williams, wbu exchanges, receiving the tliijerenees-ahitest the harsh tininvitini • as above. amusement but at i Royal York Rangers—Lieuteesot William Tudor, from the L oo ki ng at t h is 1 half-pay of the lII3A Fuot,, to be Lieutemout, vice Chariot ing, we will not Mai William Stewart, who exchanges—dated as above. 'Royal West India Rmugers—Liemtewant William Alexander litte° l seutt• I t is Muldoon, from the half-pay of the York Light Infantry peace of housing, i Volunteer% to be Lietiteasni, Title Thomas Swope, who universal promisee whinges—dated as above. accumulate in a vet I 'York Chasseurs—Lieutenant Jo'ho if obsess, from half-pay . lions are garnere d, of the Royal Scots, to be Liestessot, cite JuSePh Issues, as the annual pstr who exchanges—elated as above. cast be useful to 1 HOSPITAL STAFF. i . Smrsena Jobs Gideon Von Milimeen, M D. Imes half-pay, establishments. mu be Swans to the Tomes, vice Jelin Iltiwell, who retires It is said that the mum Isaltpsy-.4ated as above• made, and that the STAFF. protection against . Assistant-MorikorperZewerst Tbnaew Alexander wonstm,li sitswered.—Literarl ! to be Delealf 4 terae•F.T - G•t— ' to untaxed protectit 4 NM . .....= any other species c Commiettmor eta the Royal Reiter. of Chesliire,Teontoney, tton of the mind is . ripen/ by the hoed Detitearrat of the County of Cheater. the individual, than Cornet Robert Holbrook, to he Liestenaut, vice Higgiewsu, Unlike other articl I deerased—ditf.l April 10, VIM one can hardly intag • / Comm) George Wallace, Gent. to he Corset, vice R. Hot- his conceptions shoi brook', prossoted--itated as mbUve. to or r ibr rmaatarld e Gazette ire tart Page) invention his in me ear -- • the trifling expense RETIE* , of a bard. a statist, Go enormous rate we h: THE COPYRIGHT QUESTION. But the ground i we ore told that . --.. w w w ,...--.. general interest of tExtraeted from the Literary Gazette, No. tie.] required. IVe des couraged by the opt . But, say the advocates/or this btirden—lt is nee d s t hi s supp l y 01 nut so oppressive, fur it 'amounts to no more than whose favour the the price of the pkper on which these works are it alienates from all printed, used it is easy to add eleven to the number which it is calculated will be sold. We shall not then we soy it is ft tional good ought n dilate Olson the arguments allowed in reply to this tial tax. Let the g ; from the estahlished Mode of printing being charged b e ma d e out of tit by two hundred and fifties (i. e. if above 230. 500 and not out of the R. r is paid for, &c.) ; from paper being previously tax- the too barren fief 1. . ed is or 20 per cent.; from the abstraction, not more rejoice than wo only of these public bodies who receive the copies pion of such grants. . 1 from the probable list of purchasers, but from the Cambridge, Scotia( loss of massy other purchasers who wonld buy the the improvement of works for their private me, if they had not access of, for want of whe ' ' 1 to them its these public libraries ; and from the indeed would be ' enormity of the levy, amounting in 1816 to hands, and not robb 1i 8,662/. 6s. 4.1.1 we shall uot s we say, dwell on these awe a t p resen t. objections, strong and irrefragable as they are, bat In France two c we would press on 'the attention of Parliament the to k en as a national a gross inequality with which this tax falls on diffe- levied in Great Brit , rent parties. The author of a sixpenny pamphlet, ger of foreign cot which circulates 10,000. pays five sllilings and six' 'thus truly cherished pence; the author of • learned work, of the cost of taxation. which witl fifty pounds, rendered worthy of the arts and coon- . tion ? Do we not try by beautiful end expensive illustrations. and of between the prods . , which only 50 copies are circulated, pays five buns . the time of Anne ? 1 dred and fifty pounds ! The former is charged five and great efforts o and sixpence on 2501.; the latter, 5501. on 14301.: Where, to bring oil the former two shillings and some pence; the lot- arts, and an honour si ter above 30 pounds per cent. ! ! Not to mention B Although we have but slightly touched upon the vslpy's Thesaurus', I other grounds of objection, we are sure they can- which Government not be felt as of • slight nature. That of paying tinent) ; there are 1 fur printing by the large numbers specified *ben- l i ons of Messrs. Lo ever a frit-1101s of 250 occurs moist in many 'climb and wonder of foreil amount almost to a prohibition of the work. The private enterprise fi high duty upon paper adds largely to the intrinsic might be said of m; value of the extra copies. ecru were the 'position ers—of Messrs. Nil one moment tenable, that nothing more than the ton, Baldwin, Blue •, t Torre coat of materials, and not the selling price, Taylor, Rodwell,lll is the sum total of this imposition; that it is easy Britton. Ackerman': , to print eleveu copies more titan aYe wanted ; and ration, we shall obit at ally rate it is but relieving the publiaher's ware- the amount of the - 1 house front so mneh lumber. It is not easy to eon. of eleven copies, an , et lye any argnnient more fist& than this : as if wise or just thus t( any sophistry would deprive an article of trade of dual exertion uncle its value. Let one of the Sewers who urge it, or so doing learning iii 4 1 one of the University Syndics, be told, Sir, of the 11 of Reyes eyeiops dozen of chairs in your drawing-room. or of the British Gallery four gowns in your wardrobe, I will take one; your The Da niell'. i One; ' compauy rarely exceeds test persons, or you cats Stephens' Gre P el t only wear one dress at • time, and it is but the Valpy's Drtph raw material. a little home-hair and mahogany, or Dugdale's Moi the entrails of an insect, that yon yield after all— Portraits of 11l and let us hear what these gentlemen would answer? o . 'l'Bu:saes of ill —Theo add to this the further timisideratiou, that 7 . N U r i che a . Alhe . 1 " Is Hisao i ' the parties supplied gratis are precisely those who are, it may be said, or ought to be. the natural 4 purchAstis, who should fur& not only as the first We will only sub buyers in the mart an item of calculation of consi- ler magnitude and i r , derable pecuniary importance, but whose choice and beatnik the proprie 1 sanction should stamp the merit of new productions, tax laid upon th en and by honouring the honest ambition of sutlioi- Plants of South Art ship encourage and incite ro further exertions— and we know of see' throw these reasons also into the scale. and it be- comes impossible not to be penetrated with the • If nut abainkseed grievousness of the Ica•e which converts the nn- j but one etitilractimr p rural pal runs of literature into its bane and in- Aulhors anil Publislie .-' coils'. It is true that wherever they ptsichas- (*curl Cu,- their ' uter i' ....: tit books, these being made common through t iii rooter, a wort the medium of thei r public libraries, would pro- duce the necessary consequence of satisfyiug man ti imrt l ; t, , fur the MIMI' y readers, who would otherwise procur e the works for themselves : but this co u ld not be impugned ; guineas . duccd. Who could l in ) arrairsa the evil felt is where all books, of whatsoever kind, POOR ItAtEl.l are 110 t, INtlight bat demanded ; not taken as things lect Comusittee on wanted for the 'ostensible purposes of these public the average bodies, but collected cm moue. and sul *tied to of the Moor, its the common perusal as in a circulating hhrury ; thus only 730,1351. An tlislioctly depriving author% and publishers of a esolsog to 1715. ails . tnarket for cuunnodities, which p er h a p s h ave no 8, 164,496/. .1 be( I sec dattun but such as tempo rar y curiosity average is iiiiii /11 VIM cowninincrtes to thesis. mud which cannot b e said , 0' /ow, expense of in lie needful for the toicoula;emes,t of lear ning . I d27,37:4/. or one t There Is • titer view connected with this b ranc h I money mow,' 1. The: of the question, which is nut to he lost s ig ht u l.— : and strikin l ... proof o The miscellaneous reading with w hich th e lib rar i es 1 o f t h e pour 111 the co I i'% C v. V • .ts% IS\ V‘k 14-4 4 PARLIAMENTARY PAPER. (Ireland). ACCOUNTS RESPECTING oFficF.s DIRECTED TO BE ABOLISHED, viz.- I. An Account of all Offices in the Column Departnieut iif t 'viand, directed by the Act of the 47th Geo. 111. chap It. ,t 9 be abolished tic regulated. as the wino. Arnold hei utile vacant, *bids !awe, since ttae pc of that Act, b econo • varani, mot been abolished er regobt.ll in.eorctioxty ; to - gctlier with a Sintroirot of i•ueh of soot Olhers as are hurr held under Reveriomotry Grants of the tootle made pates- Viuus to the passing saki Act. Customers uf Belfast & Larne' Cork Limokboderry & Coltraisa Searcbers of Drogheda Abolish( a. Litnrick Taster of Wier, and Surveyor of Outs.... Comptrollers of Belfast and 1 Alsolimbed, and the Duties of Belfmit re Drogheila ? bill the polies not Dittolalk yet ptruouirtitly provided fur. Limeriek Newry KA, Sligo WAtr, ford Wexford Abolished. the 'followitte Offices are now held nnder lircervinnare Grant' made previous to the parsing of said Art : Examivator of Customs "4" jointly by Jvlos Staples l'hoso.n. Staples, Csro Itelel jointly by Hemp Bane Storekeeper of Dublin Pat fieresfoo.l, sod Juba C. li - ( reatprd, !ult. limas. 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S . 520.= F ; 2 .1 s. - . • • ; ; : : ,8 * C•C • - • . '" • • Z Z . • •-• • g • • r_ • • • • •• 3 RODEN, Auditur- lidilar.Generors Offer, 9lk April, I~tlB. BUSINESS IN TILE MOUSE OF' COMMONS. ORDERS OF THE DAY. MONDAY, APRIL 27. Slave Trade Acts Amendment Bill; second reading— Copyright Rill; Committee—Coneicti of Offend. rs Re. wards Rill; Committee—Churches Building Bill; focilier consideration of Reporl—P.isou Freo (Ireland) Bill Coin• mittee—Colton Factories Bill; Committee—Encomagc men, of Partnerships (Ireland) Bill; second readisig—L.lm cation of the Poor fill ; Committee—Houses of Cu. fectom Chaplains Bill; Conimiltee—Supply; Committee—Pardons under the Great Seal ; Report—Land Tax Assessment Bill; Committer--Purcbaie or Clllllr Bill; se I Kra lni~ —Labounvs Wages Bill; second readings—Cools of Sail Bill; third milling—Ways and Means ; Comm et tee—S.ll , l. l ; further considers. il/11 of Report (Protestant Charter 5c1....041 —Saving Baulks Act Amendment Bill; consider:it coi of Itsport —Parish Vestries Bill; I'lll'lller couside•r:u r Report—Spanish Slave Trade Treaty Bill ; Committee Innkeepers Bill; third reading—Dike of Cambridge's Dully Rill; Committee--Duchess of Cumberland's Anitu.iv Bill; Committee—Lean Bill; second reading. NOTICES (►F MOTIONS. General Hart—Further Papers regarding Fines for 11l c Distillation in the North of toehold. Mr. Spurt. uf Rrwards paid h t • tht Commiwstctu•rs of Inland Revenue for primes' iing having unlicensed dl alt in their possession—also, Ahstr ti of Contracts of the Postmaster-General (Irelaud) with the Proprietors uf Mail Coaches. Mr. Bankcs—Grant for purchase of Dr. Rurnel's (In the Committee of Supply.) PRI vATE BILLS--'Scconil Readings } St. Martin's Alietslititiscs—Chaueery Cletks—lordti, ~ Price's) Estate. THE BRITISH PRESS. f , LONDON. MONDAY. Aram Alers 31.61 aro last night from Brutiiirls to the 26th iiit•tunt, :mother iiitendril aniirriaii4e in our tioy:,l The following is uu extract :••-• FILANKFOrtr, APRIL 17. The marriage of the Priiietvm l).mitgrr of IJ his Itoy:sI I liglturi.r thr Duke of Ken!, it, act:yr:lli% to authentic accuutiti, now tilc,lol re 14.7. a C -`\\ 4 e r. 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