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FRENCH PAPERS. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. Last night we received by express the Paris jourtals of Monday, with the Etuile and Journal des Debuts of Tues day. The following are extracts:— (Front the Eteik.l PARIS, FEN. 17. The King has just conferred the Grand Cross of the Royal and Military Order of St. Louis upon the Count d'Arnarante, a I ieneral officer in the service of Portugal ; and the Cross of Commander of the same Order upon the Count de Villa-Heal Souza. The public will recollect the glorious part which these two General officers tu..k in the restoration of legitimate authority in Portugal. [from the Jostrual An Drlvits of Monday.) On Saturday the King received, in a private audience, the Mar shal Duke of Ragusa. NT'RE ',BERG, Nov. 9. The Correspondent of this day contains the following article : CORFU. JAN. 6. We have this instant received the agreeable news that the descent projected by the Greeks upon the Isle of Mitylene has been coin. pletely successful. The (.reeks, to the number of froil seven to eight thousand men, have everywhere hoisted the standard of the Cross, and on their approach their barbarous adversaries were forced to take refuge in some forts. It is probable that the Turks will be compelled, in a very short time, entirely to evacuate the Isle. Other letters state, that the Turkish gammon of I'atraa, being infomied of the preparations making to invest that fortress and take it by assault, thought it expedient to evacuate it, and retire to Lepanto. . . . . . . _ . on the above intelligence (which is copied by the 'Nile of the following day with:nit comment) the Jourmal des Debuts has the following now :—" It appears to us that these advice' ought pre viously to have been received in France. The evacuation of Patras is doubtless probable; that of the descent in the Isle of 3litylene is much less to. and we think it premature." FRENCH FUNDS, VEIL 10.—Five per Vents. opened at 9W. Mk.; for the end of the month, 99f. 90e.; Neapolitan, 1151. ; Spanish, .If FREE TRADE WITH SOUTH A3IERIC.I. From the Journal deo Dam ls of Tuesday.l PARIS, Few. In. We cannot refrain from fixing the attention of our readers upon the recent decree issued by the King of Spain, in favour of freedom of commerce in the Spanish Colonies. It detaches the question of commercial interests from that of the independence of the Colonies; it places on a distinct basis the interests of commercial nations, at the same time that it creates or re-unites in the colonies A numerous party to the parent state; it announces the return of practical and reasonable ideas, and paves the way for subsequent ameliorations. The principle upon which this decree is founded is comprehen sive, and in accordance with the enlightened policy of the age. The ships of the Allied and United Powers, admitted into the ports of the Spanish colonies, will pay import and export duties Nowt the Aging ophe Nmaiity between the subjects of these powers. In vain will it be said. that Spain concedes nothing, because she does not retain her Colonies. lksitles that this view is not correct, seeing that she still . several Colonies of great importance, and that others are ar from being entirely separated and pacified, Spiln has on WY side the right; and the right, even without means of action , constitutes an immense passive force. When the prejudices of all dames of Spaniards, upon the question of authority ovcrthe Colonies, are remembered—when it is recol lected that the Cortes obstinately determined to adopt, with respect to their trans-Atlantic possessions, the notions of Charles V. and Philip IL, we can hardly persuade ourselves that this Decree, so salutary to Spain, has, in fact, been promulgated. Every thing nay now be hoped for. Spain has placed herself in the most favourable position for listening to arrangements with her colonies, and after such a con cession, she may and ought to calculate upon a general feeling of gcod will towards her. Haring, in exercise of a right, opened the American Colonies and the Spanish Islands to the ships of all nations, a great and memorable revolution in the commercial cod the political world has been accomplished ; 'it is one of the most auspicious results of our enterprise in Spain, and upon which we cannot too warmly congratulate the Government. This result will be the more duly appreciated by all parties and by all interests, because France has stipulated for no exclu sive advantages for herself; she has considered only the interests of Spain, and included herself modestly and generously among the crowd of nations invited to partake of these new sources of wealth. I From the Afforiterir of Monday, Feb. 16.1 The official pan contains a Royal Ordinance, appointing the Marquis de Talaru Knight Commander of the Orders, to wear the insignia till his reception, as a testimony of his Majesty 's satis faction, add a recompense for his good and loyal services. (Non Official Part.) Settayertarstx, FED. 7. The surveillance of foreigners still continues in Switzerland, and occasions frequent reports. In the frontier cantons, however, meant are found to unite equity with the strict formalities which have been prescribed. Much more rigour is shown on the northern frontiers of Lombardy towards all strangers coining front Switzer land, who are again subjected to a rigorous examination, even when their passports are in order. Those who have not passports countersigned by the Austrian :Minister in Switzerland tae obliged to return to Berne to have than done, even when they are persons well known, and bearing passports delivered by their own Govern- Meat. F AAAAA ORT, FEB. 9. Proceedings on account of political misdemeanours have com menced fur some time past in various parts of Germany. The real object of these proceedings is not known, and there arc different re ports on the suhject. We have learnt nothing new respecting the persons arrested in several parts of Bava►ia. A central committee it seems has been appointed at Munich, to which all magistrates employed in the proceedings are bound to report all the circumstances that come to their knowledge. The Bavarian government has required of the Court of Prussia that Gen. Lestocq shall be given up: after quitting the service of Wirtemberg, he had fixed his abode at Doug-ponts, the tribunal of which city contlenined him to a long imprisoment. De Lestocq had art out for the North of Germany. lle has been given up, and conveyed to Deux-ponts. Rowc, FEB. I. The Authorities of Ancona have received news that Jusistiff Pacha. Governor of Patras, had at length succeeded in opening negotiations for the surrender of that place with Prince Illaurricordsto, who had at first required that the Turkish garrison should surrender at discretion. I From the ConstitortionneL 1 SS, II NA, JAN. 10. Fur the last three weeks we have experienced the most serious uneasiness. The Greeks are Masters of the Gulf, and the greatest part of the trading vessels have suspended their embarkations, because there is no longer any safety in the Archipelago. The news of the loss of the fleet in the beginning of December, which went to succour Smyrna, has made a very serious impression among the Mussulmen: they regard it as a chastisement front Heaven. This news, if it should be confirmed, will be a new blow, that will serve to increase the courage of the Greeks, and tender our nuaticm most dangerous. _ _ MADRID, Frit. A. It was said that the French Body Guards would leave Madrid on the bth ; the Swiss on the ftth ; and that the remainder of the army would very soon follow them. The departure of the Ambassador of France was also spoken of; the difficulties seemed to accumulate between France and Spain; the principal one bting, the refusal on the part of the Spanish Government to acknowledge a debt of 34 millions. for pm-1 visions made to the soldiers, and equipments furnished to the Army of the Faith, from the time of their retreat upon the French tern. I rit wy, to the return of the King to Madrid. c are assured that an agreement is at length concluded on ; the French enaids will renoun at Madrid; the Spanish Government has acknowledged the debt of thirty-four millions, ard has promised to publish the decree cf amnesty within two months. It is added that there are other conditions, but which will not yet transpire. Sic learn from various places that much hearthorning has been displayed between the Kiyalists and Constitutional parties ; so much so, as to have productd in several instances open acts of outrage. _ [From the Comrrier Francais.] Pants, Fmn. 16. M. let chlin was restored this morning to the society of his cu. memos hands. Ile came out of the prison of Saint Pelagic be tween eight and nine o'clock, af.er a confinement of six months, during whiel he was annoyed by many things to which a prisoner ought not to be exposed. On the Ilth of this month Prince d'Anglona arrived at Bayonne, from Madrid, with his family and suite, composed of about thirty persons, and accompanied by the Count .llntallorida ; these two Noblemen are exiled Irons Spain. The Prince d'A..glona pro ceeds to Italy. We are informed that a gnat number of other persons of flitinetion have lately arrived In trance. (fermi Ouilleininot is making preparations ter his departure for Omsnintirsople. Ile leaves Paris early in the month of !Bomb, with his son, a youth about eighteen yearn of age. 31adame liuil lemiuot, whoat lint was to have accompanied them, dues not leave Paris, which leads ton supposition that the absence of her husband will not be of long duration. _ _ PEnric.x.sw, FEB. It It is reported that Damn d'Eroles has rectited orders to repair to liladrid. This order is supposed ro have been caused by the con duct which the Baron has lately displayed towards Gen. Ilaringone sal the French troops. .!rt speaking of the conduct of the 'llinisterialists and Oppo rhonists, with reference to the present electioneering contests, the Jusetal des Debate observes—•• Both parties are now seeking to " 41 1 m the ‘ietnry ; and they ha v e an in c onte s table right to use vim utmost skill in directing the suffrages of the electors, for the Promotion of their respective Daterests. la representative flovern. Inents the elections are the periods when the denaocratical part of t i*Constisurou exercises its power. Nothing is more natural than !ma popular feelings should be excited on such occasions. In Eng "'A, at the time of the parliamentary elections, every one ranks himself under the twiner of his party ; the 31:nister has his a. well a the Oppositionist. They publicly expend on both sides enormous "Too. a n n '. - at length end the contest by actually fighting on the bust. In gs• CePt. Id as well,all inisterial Candidate, was seriously wounded mrtueitars sinpe at the Westminster election. Our manners, hap. poly rot us, do nut admit of such electioneering madness; but still we here gazettes, pamphlets, and declamations. When the popular .. ,Porrer sets, it is impossible that it should not carry with it its own 'not*, and express itself in its own proper language. It Is noonsalry, therefore, that this power should not be called into action too often, as it would lead to a ftate of &touchy. This is the ha- 1 st4e why annual elections are so dangerous." The Mouiteur, in its official part, confirms the intelligence we announced on Tuesday, upon the authority of a private letter, that the King of Spain had signed a decree, which grants the liberty of a free trade with South America to all nations, on the footing of an equality of duties. This decree, as we learn from as erratum of the Journal des Debuts of 3londay, has been obtained by the inter_- Vosition of France ; probably one of the f ru i ts o f t h e mission of the iscount filarcellus. The following is the correction to which we allude : " I rnporlant Errala. —fn our number of yesterday, under the head l'aris, we said, 'it (the telegraphic despatch) announced that Ferdinand VII.. at the solicitation of SptliN,. for which read, 'at the solicitation of France, had issued a decree, &c.' " We learn from these parrs also, that the convention which re gulates the occupation of ;wain by French troops had been signed, together with the treaty respecting naval prises, and the recognition of a debt of 34 millions. These." observes the Journal der De hats," terminate all our private affairs with Spain." larNctr Ft, ns.— Pa la, FE it. 10—Five per Cents. 99f. Kw. Loan of 1823, Hank Stock, 1.730. Neapolitan Five per Cent 1. 133;. ltentcs d'Espagne, opened at 271 ; closed at 211. Ex change on Loodon--one month, 2sf. 43c.; three months, 23f. 33c. FASHIONABLE INTIsLLICENCE. laird George Beresforil has arrived at Ms house in Gloucester place. from his /WM, Gillingham Hall, Suffolk. Lord and Lady Gage have left Grillon's Hotel, Albemarle street, for their seat, yirle, Sussex. Ear' Burford ha; left town for • tour. W. R. Cartwright. Esq.. 111. P., has arrived at CouLson's Hotel, Lower Drunk -street, front Northamptonshire. Robert Russell, Esq., arrived on Tuesday, at the Earl of Dar lington• in St. James's-square, from Raby Castle. Colonel Craddock left town yesterday, fur the Earl of Darling ton's seat. Raby Castle. Thomas Wane, Esq. has arrived at his house in Stratford-place, from West Cliff , Ramsgate. Lord Alvanley entertained a party of friends at dinner yesterday, at his house in Park-place. W. Blake, Esq. had a diner party yesterday, at his house in Portload-place. The Honourable J. Abereromby, M.P. entertained a Moths f(uished party to dinner yesterday, at his house in New -street, spring-gardens. Alexander Adair, Esq. had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in St. James's-square. The Dowager iountess of Stamford had a select party yester day evening, at her house in Charles -street, Berkeley-square. Arrivals at Itlake's Wed. Jermyn-street:— Ilanley, Esq. Mr. and 3lnt. Kennedy, and 11Irs. and Miss Lister, from Burwell Palk, Lincolnshire. trnvids at tiould's Hotel, Jermyn-street James Saurin, Esq. from Ireland; and W. 11. Shaft, Esq. from a tour. Arrivals at the British Hotel, Jennyn-street :—Mr. end Mrs. Dixon, from Oxford ; (lenge Greenland, Esq. front Brighton ; the Rev. h. bee, from Oxford; and G. Harropp, Es q . M.P. Arrivals at the Royal hotel, St. James's-strcet :—Colonel Scott, from Staines; W. Burrell, Esq from a tour; J. J. Guest, Esq. from his !tear in Wales ; .1. W. Hunter, Esq. from Bath ; and the Rev. J. Millington. Arrivals at Bates Hotel, Dover-stmt :—The Rev. J. Sumner,: and Mr.. Saumarex, from Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. Turner, from Paris; J. Martinez, Esq. from ditto; and Rev. 1-....Claston. De partures :—The Earl and Countess of linden. fur Tunbritlge-oells; Earl O'Neill. for Cheltenham ; John Baldwin, Esq. fcr Clifton ; and Mr. and .3lrs. Williams, for Gloucester. ARMY ESTIMATES. The Army Estimates for the present par have been laid upon the table of the House of Commons. The total force to be provided for, amounts to 73,011, exclusively of, '20,900 for service in the territorial possessions of the East India Company. The proposed distribution of this force is as follows: For Great Britain, (including reliefs) 22,019 Stations abroad, (excepting India) - - 30.793 Ireland . 20,229 Total 73,041 The above force includes the 9Sth Regiment, newly raised, and the 96th, 97th, 98th, and 99th, making an in crease of 3,250 men and non-commissioned oflice rs. The charge for the 95th Regiment is estimated from the 2sth of last December ; that of the 96th from the 25th of the pre sent month ; and that of the remaining three, from the 25th of March. The additional expense created will be between eighty and ninety thousand pounds. . , By an Estimate laid before Parliament, it aprears that 620,0001. will be wanted to defray the extraordinary ex penditure of the forces at ham and abroad for the year Is‘2 t. THE AR MT. Orders have been issued for discontinuing the recruiting for the 96th regiment of Infantry, the establi s hment of that corps being already completed. The 75th regiment of Foot will arrive in two divisions at iVindsor, from Gosport, on Saturday and Monday next. Detachments marched yesterday morning from the Re cruiting lhpartment at Westminster, for Windsor, Ports mouth, and the Isle of Wight. The 3ith (or ('umberland) rer.,iment of Foot will march on Monday next from Windsor to Portsmouth. A troop . of the 15th Light lhagoons (Hussars) arrived on Tuatlay at Canterbury frnu Ipawich. PORTSMOUTH, FEL 17. The 75t regiment, in Ilaslar Barracks, will march to Windsor, to replace the s3th, which regiment will march for Plymouth. The 3tth ngiment is ordered for Portsmouth Garrison. The newly-raised regiment (95th) at Winchester will occupy Fort Cumberland during the ensuing Assizes: the regiment will then return to Winchester. 'it is at length decided that the Royal Marine Artillery Battalion, commanded by Sir Richard Williams, K.C.B. is to be s:ationtd at Fort Cumberland and South Sea Castle, into which quarters the battalion will march early in the spring. ROMAN CATHOLICS. At a meeting of the Dublin Catholic Association, held in that city on Saturday last, the Secretary read the following letter, which has been addressed by Lord Killeen to Mr. David Lynch, Chairman of the Committee appointed to make arrangements for the Aggregate Meeting:— " corbalton Hall, Feb. 7, 1021. " DE•R SIR—I bad the honour to receive Jour letter yesterday evening, and led flattered at having been called upon by your Com mittee to preside at the Aggregate Meeting of the Roman Catho- lics, fixed for Friday next. " Not having for some months past, in consequence of my ab sence from Ireland, taken any part in the Catholic affairs, and being ignorant to this moment of the line of proceedings about to be adopted by toe Catholic body, I do not feel myself qualified on the pliant occasion to accept the very distinguished honour offered me ; I must, therefore, beg of you to convey to the Gentlemen of the Committee my regret at being, under such circumstances, unable to comply with their request, and in, warmest acknowledgments fur the very nattering manner in which the communication was made to me. " I have the honour to be, " Your very faithful and obedient Servant. " To David Lynch, Esq. " KILLEEN." The Lonls of the Admiralty visited Chatham Yard on Saturday (I kb inst.), and, after inspecting the works car rying on there, returned to Roebester.—Keatish Guzette. Ks A x.—The unrivalled powers of our great tragedian are, we understand, to be called into immediate action, in a new tragedy of gnat interest, accepted at Drury-lane. The conduct of the Manager, on this occasion, we hear, has been worthy of his princely establishment. Ste understand that Madame ('atalani makes her first appearance on Saturday at the Opera. The new Tragedy which was intended to be brought out at Covent-garden Theatre has been withdrawn, the new Licenser baying refused to sanction its representation. Tits Svaci..—A practical illustration of the effect of Turn and Jurry occurred alter the representation of that piece, on Friday night, which had been attended with one of the fullest houses this season. Several persona, attempt ing to carry the lessons they had learned into practice, sallied forth after midnight, and began a row, by assault ing the watchmen, one of whom was dreadfully bruised about the head. Six of the party, some of them respect able humors front the country, were taken into custody, and lodged in the House of Correction for the night. On Tuesday, they all appeared before the Magistrates, when four of them were convicted in the penalty of 10s. each and costs, for assaulting watchmen in the execution of their duty ; and the other two entered into rccognizances to ap per at the next Sessions, to answer a similar charge.— Hat Advertiser. The fall of snow to the eastward has been so great as to retard the arrival of coaches to this city in a very consider able degree. Persons who have travelled by them inform us that mountains of snow impeded their prowess. The Defiance, which should have reached Exeter on Saturday afternoon, did not arrive until Sunday morning one o'clock ; and the subscription coaches have had similar difficulties to encounter.—Excler I'ujr•r. PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE OF WM. COWPER, ESQ. TO SEVERII. OF HIS MOST INTIMATE FRIENDS, NOW FIRST PUBLISHED FROM THE ORICDNALS IX THE POSSESSION OF HIS KINSMAN, JOHN JOHNSON, LL.D. RECTOR OF TAIHAII WITH WELIORNE, IN NORFOLK. Man has been said to be, in his most uncultivated state, the creature of feeling and of passion. The remark is just ; but it is not exclusively in this early stage of his intellec tual condition that his reason is thus overniled. It is th e peculiar character of Genius that it is subjected to the same powerful influence ; but, in the latter case, the enthusiasm of feeling is enlightened, and the energy of passion refined, by all those higher endowments of mind and character which elevate the individual in the scale of his species, and make him at once an object of envy and of admiration to the rest of his race. It was said of Gray that he was never a boy; and the same may be said with equal truth of Cowper: his mind, like that of all men of genius, was cast in a mould of its own. The description which Alas" in his Paradise Regained, gives of himself in his earliest days, may be quoted as a delineation of character equally applicable to the poet of The Tuck:— "When I was yet a child, nn childish play To me was pleasing : all my mind was set Serious to learn and know, and thence to do What might be public good; myself I thought Born to that end—born to jitomote ill truth, All righteous things." It is somewhat extraordinary that, With Cowper's consti tutional melancholy, his letters should bear the stamp of an imagination remarkably lively, and of a mind always at ease. We execpt, of course, those occasional intervals when he was manifestly under the influence of religious melancholy, which, from whatever cause it might arise, must have been a source of the deepest regret to his friends, and the most unutterable misery to himself. We know that this pitiable depreabn of mind has been, by many, attributed to his religious opinions. We should be much inclined to doubt the truth of that metaphysical system which would trace it to this cause. The imagination of Cowper was encased, if we may so express it, in a frame of peculiar sensibility ; the enchanted visions of his poeti cal fancy were of a peculiar cast, and his loftiest thoughts sere, at times, tinted with a peculiar gloom : but this hap pened only when his nerves were unbraced ; and we sin cerely believe, that whatever might have been his religious creed, his nervous temperament would have been too power ful to have been subdued by the strength of his faith. It mattered not whether his impressions were true or false ; for they were not, at such times, the impression of his rea son, but of his fancy, front which no just inference cou ld be drawn as to the influence of his opinions. There, per haps, never was a mind in which so much solidity and se riournesa was blended with so much sprightliness and humour. These Letters, now first printed, the puLlic will gladly receive as a valuable addition to those already published by Mr. Hayley. Every fragment from such a mind as ('ow per's is valuable. Such relics have furnished these vo lumes with matter that is full of interest. The gayest effusions of humour are interwoven with the most striking reflections, and with reasoning the most acute. A man, never so fully develops his own character, as in the light-. hearted and careless moments of epistolary intercourse ; it is then that he unfolds his sentiments with freedom, and puts his seal to the honest transcript of his opinions. We know of no letters hitherto published in our language, that are superior in interest, or that give a livelier delight to the reader, than Cowper's. The roost beautiful speci mens of eloquence are scattered throuhout, and they unite the weight of sterling wisdom wit h the vivacity of the I most polished wit. We present the following specimens, without selection : To Joseph Hill, Esq. April—l fancy the 20th 1777. My Dear Friend,—Thanks for a turbot, a l o b s t er , an d Captain Rrydone; a gentleman who relates his travels so agreeably, that be deserves always to travel with an agreeable companion. I have been reading Gray's Works, and think hint the only poet since Shakspeare entitled to the character of sublime. Perhaps you will remember that I once had a different opinion of hint. I was pre judiced. He did not belong to our Thursday society, and was an Eton man, which lowered him prodigiously in our esteem. I once thought Swift's Letters the best that could be written, but I like Gray's better. His humour, or his wit, or whatever it is to be called, Is never ill-natured or offensive and yet, I think, equally poigr.ant with the Dean's. I am yours affectionately, W. C. To Joseph HiU, Esq. May 23, 1777. My Dear Friend,—We differ not much in our opinion of Mr. Gray. When I wrote last, I was in the middle of the book. His later epistles, I think, are worth little, as such, but might be turned to excellent account by a young student of taste and judg ment. An to Mr. West's letters, I think I could easily bring your opinion of them to square with mine. They are elegant and sen. Ade, but have nothing in them that is characteristic, or that diseri minates them from the letters of any other young man of taste and learning. As to the book you mention, lam In doubt whether to ' read it or not. I should like the philosophical part of it ; but the political, which I suppose is a detail of intrigues carried on between the Company and their servants, a history of rising and falling nabobs, I should have no appetite to at all. I will not, therefore, give you the trouble of sending it at present. ]ours affectionately, W. C. To the Rev. John Newton. _ _ _ Feb. 18, 1781. My Dear Friend,-1 send you Tabk Talk. It is a medley of many things, some that may be useful, and some that, for aught I know. may be very diverting. lam merry, that I may decoy people into my company; and grave, that they may be the better for it. Now and then I put on the garb of a philosopher, and take I the opportunity that disguise procures me. to drop a word in favour of religion. fn short, there is some froth, and here sod there a bit of sweet-meat, which seems to entitle it jui.tly to the name of a certain dish the ladies call a trifle. I did not choose to be more facetious, lest I should consult the taste of my readers at the ex pense of my own approbation ; nor more serious than I have been, lest I should forfeit theirs. A poet in my circumstances has a dif. licult part to ac:; one minute obliged to bridle his humour, if he has any, and the next, to clap a spur to the skies of it; now ready to weep, from a sense of the importance of his subject, and on a sudden constrained to laugh, lest his gravity should be mis aken for dullness. If this be not violent exercise for the mind, I know not what is, and if any man doubt it let hint try. Whether all this management and contrivance be nee, :soy do not know, but am inclined to suspect, th a t if m y muse was t o go forth c lad in Quaker colour, without one bit of ribbon to enliven her appear ance, she might walk from one end of London to the other, as little noticed as if she were one of the sisterhood indeed. As to the word you mention, I a little suspected that you would object to it. • • • • • • • • • • I ant no friend to the use of words taken from what an uncle of mine called the diabolical dictionary ; but it happens sometimes, that a coarse expression is almost necessary to do justice to the indignation excited by an abominable subject- lam obliged to you, however, foe your opiniorwand, though poetry Is apt to betray one into a warmth that one is not sensible of in writing prose, shall always desire to be set down by it. 3lr. Scott told Mr. Wilson yesterday or the day before, that he had again asked Mr. It whether or not he intended to continue his speaking, and that 31r. H— would give him no demninate answer. This I had from Mr. %Vilma hiniself. It will be well if that 'nasiness ends peaceably. Nothing could be more tenderly cogent than your latter to his colleague, aed he, for aught I know, may be properly influenced by it ; but it seems plain that either the beforementioncd had not seen it, or that, if lie had, he had not I felt it.—fleary Ball has lost his wile: she was buried un day : having left her friends a comfortable hope of her welfare. You had been married thirty-one years last 31onday. you married I was eighteen years of age, and had just left West. mincer school. At that time I valued a nun according to his pro ficiency and taste in classic literature, and had the meanest opinion of all other accomplishments unaccompanied by that. I lived to see the vanity of what I had made my pride, and in a few years found that there were other attainments which would carry a man more handsomely through life, than a mere knowledge of what Homer and Virgil bad left behind them. In measure as my at tachment to these gentry wore off; I found a more welcome reception among those whose acquaintance it aas more my interest to culti. rate. Hut all this time was spent in painting a piece of wood that had no life in it. At length I began to think indeed ; I found my. self in possession of many baubles, but not one grain of solidity in all mv treasures. Then I learned the truth, and then I lost it ; and there ends my history. I would, no more than you, wish to live such a life over again, but for one reason: he that is carried to execution, though through the roughest road, when he aliases at the destined spot, would be glad, notwithstanding the many jolts he met with, to repeat his journey. Yours, my dear Sir, with our joint love, 'w. C. Although the events are long since past, to which Mr. Cowper's political letters advert, they are interspersed with reflections which can never be revived but with advantage. Of this description are the following:— To Joseph Hill, Esq. Jan. 31, 17172. 3ly Dear Friend,—Having thanked you for a barrel of very fine oysters, I should have nothing more to say, if I did nut determine to say every, thing that may happen to occur. The political world affords us no very agreeable subjects at present, nor am I mini. ciently conversant with it to do justice to so magnificent a theme if I did. A man that lives as I do, whose chief occupation, at this season of the year, is to walk ten times in a day from the tire-side to his cucumber frame and back again, cannot show his wisdom more, if be has any wisdom to show, than by leaving the mysteries of government to the management of persons, in point of situation and informaticn, much better qualified for the business. Suppose not, however, that I ant perfectle an or:evince:ned spectator, or that I take no interest at all in the affairs of my country: far from it-- I read the news—l *ea that things go wrong in every quarter. I meet, now and then, with an account of some disaster, that seems to be the indisputable progeny of treachery, cowardice, or a spirit of faction. I recollect, that in those happier days, when you and I could spend our evening in enumerating victoria and acquisitions, that seemed to follow each other in a continued 'erica, there was some pleasure in hearing a politician, and a man might talk away upon so entertaining a subject, without danger of becoming tire some to others, or incurring weariness himself. IVlten poor Bob White brought me the news of lloseawen's success off the corm of Portugal. how did I leap for joy ! When Make demo. lished (...onflans I was still more transported—but nothing could express my rapture when Wolfe made the conquest of quebee. I ant not, therefore, I suppose, destitute of true patn,taisni, but the course of public events has, of late, afforded me no opportunity to exert it. I cannot rejoice, because I can find no reason, and I will not murmur, because I can find no good one: land let me add, he that has seen both sides of fifty, has lived to little purpose, if he has not other views of the world than he had when he was much rour!ger. Be finds, if he reflects at all, that it will be to the end what it has been from the beginning, a shifting. uncertain, fluctuating scene—that nations, as well as individuals, have their seasons of infancy, youth, and and age. If he be an Englishman, he will observe that oust, in particular, is affected with every symptom of decay, and is already sunk into a state of decrepitude. I ant reading Mrs. 1111•Aulay's History. I am not quite such a superannuated simpleton as to suppose that mankind were wiser or much better when I was young than they are now but I may venture to assert, without exposing myself to the charge of dotage, that tile men whose integrity, courage, and wisdom, bands of tysianny, established our constitution upon its true basis, and gave • people overwhelmed with the scorn of all countriLs an opportunity to emerge into a state of the highest respect and esti. Illation make a better figure in history than any of the pr es ent d a y are likely do, when their petty harangues are forgotten, and noshing shall survive but the remembrance of the views and motives with which they made them. My dear friend I have written at random in every sense, neither knowing what sentiments I should broach when I began, nor whe. ther they would accord with yours. Excuse a rusti c if he errs on such a subject, and believe me sincerely yours, W. C. To the Rev. John Newton. Dec. 27. 11710. My dear Friend,—Thanks to the patriotic junto, whose efforts have staved o ff the expected dissolution, franks have not yet lost their currency. Ignorant as they were that my writing by this post depended upon the existence of the present Parliament, they have conducted their deliberations with a sturdiness and magna. Dimity that would almost tempt one to suppose that they had known it. ho true it is that the actions of men are connected with conse quences they are little aware of; and that events, comparatively trivial in themselves, may give birth to the must important. My thoughts of ministers and men in power are nearly a-kin to yours. It is well for the public, when the rulers of a state arc actuated by principles that may happen to coincide with its in terests. The ambition of an individual has often been made sub servient to the general good; and many a man has served his country. merely for the sake of immortalizing himself by doing it : so far it seems to me, the naturtd man is to be trusted, and no' farther. Self is at the bottom of all his conduct. If self can be pleased, flattered, enriched, exalted by his exertions,and his talents' . are such as qualify hint for great usefulness, his country shall be the better for him. And this, perhaps, is ail the patriotism we have a right to look fur. In the mean time, however, I can not but think such a man, in some degree • respectable character, and am willing, at least, to do him honour, so far as I feel myself benefited by hint. Ambition and the hive of fame are certainly no Christian principles, but they are such as com monly belong to men of superior minds, and the fruits they produce may often plead their apology. The great men of the world are of a Mete with the world to which they belong; they are raised up to govern it, and in the government of it are prompted by worldly motives : but it prospers, perhaps, under their manage ment, and when it does, the Christian world, which is totally a dis tinct creation, partaking of the advantage, has cause to be thank. ful. The sun is a eater's creature; he does much good, but without intending it: I, however, who am conscious of the good he does, though I know not what religion he is of, or whether he has any or none, rejoice in his effects, admire him, and ant' , sensible that it is every man's duty to be thankful for him. In this sentiment I know you agree with me, for I believe he has not a! warmer votary than yourself. We say the King can do no strong ; and it is well for poor George the Third that he cannot. In my opinion, however, he has lately been within a hair's breadth of that predicament. His ad visers, indeed. are guilty, and not he : but he will probably find, however herd it may seem, that if he can do no wrong, he may yet suffer the consequences of the wrong he cannot do. Ile has dis missed his servants, but not disgraced them ; they triumph in their degradation, and no man is willing to supply their places. Must their officer remain unoccupied, or must they be courted to resume them ? Never was such a distracted state of things within my re membrance and I much fear that this is but the beginning of sorrows. It is not a time of day fora King to take liberties with the people; there is a spirit In the Commons that will not endure it; and his Mrjesty's advisers must be less acquainted with the temper of the times than it is possible to suppose them, if they imagine that such strides of prerogative will not be resented. The Address will gall him. lam sorry that he has exposes' himself to such a reprehension. but I think it warranted by the occasion.. I pity him ; but, King as he is, and much as I have always honour. ed him. had I been a Member I should have voted for it. I am obliged to Mr. Bacon for thinking of me. That expression, however, does not do justice to my feelings. Even with the little knowledge I have of him, I should love him, had I no reason to suppose ml ler at any time an object of his attention ; but knowing that I am KO happy as to have a share in his remembrance, I rer. tainly love him the more. Truly lam not in hit debt: I cannot say wherefore it Is so, but certainly few days pass in which I do not remember him. The print, indeed, with which he favoured me, and which is always in my view, must often suggest the recol lection of him ; but though I greatly value it, I do not believe it is my only prompter. I finish with what I wish may make you laugh, as it did me. Mr. Scott, exhorting the people to frequent prayer , closed hls ad dress thus :—" You have nothing to do but to ask, and you will ever find Him ready to bestow. Open your wide mouths, and he will all them." Mrs. Corm is well. Accept an old but a true conclusion—our united love to you and your's, and believe me, my dear friend, Your ever affectionate, W. C. IVe consider the whole of these letters as a valuable ac ccsvion to our epistolary stores : they are rich in variety, both in subject and manner, and may be classed with the very best productions we can boast m this department of English literature. NEWOATE MARKET.—lmproved alterations are about to be made in the poultry matket in Newgate Market, for the benefit of the public, ;rho have been greatly inconve nienced by the condition of the market for many years. The Committee of City Lands represented at the last Com mon Council, that the City's tenants in the poultry mar ket having sustained great damage in consequence of the want of covering over the area of the market, the Clerk of the City's works was directed to prepare a design for erect ing a penthouse over it, and for the general improvement of the market. Mr. Ilurcotnhe, who, under the direction of the Committee, superintended the alterations in the car case market, has already, in conjunction with Mr. Mon tague, the City Surveyor, submitted a plan which has re ceived the approbation and sanction of the Committee, and a contract is about to be entered into for the erection of the covering, and for paving the area ; and the remainder of the design, is to be carried into execution at such times and in such manner as the circumstances and business of the mar ket, and the convenience of the public will permit. ANTIQUITY OF 111 E Fresmls:tvasNE.--The invention of this stupendous machine has now been traced to a period prior to the Christian era. This curious fact was satisfac torily demonstrated by Mr. Partington, in a lecture on the steam-engine, delivered in the theatre of the London In stitution, on Monday, the gd inst., when Mr. I'. exhibited a working model of an apparatus, in which steam was etn pioyed as a prime mover by Hero, of Alexandria, more than two thousand yews ago.—Meehanie's Afogfejne. Palace: Mesizt sore.—After Peter the Great had con quered Ingria, he conferred the government of that pro vince on his favourite, Prince Menzikoff; the pride and prejudice of other courtiers might find fault with a sove reign for raising a pastry-cook's boy to the post of Gent ral and governor of a province, with the dignity of Prince: i but Peter had accustomed his subjects not to be surprised at seeing him prefer men of abilities to persons who had nothing to recommend them but their high birth. Men zikoif happened by a lucky accident to emerge from his original obscurity when he wan very young, and to be placed in the Czar's family, where he learned several lan guages. and qualified himself both for the cabinet and the field. Ile had the art of ingratiating himself with his was ter by his wit and humour, but he strengthened his interest by more important services. Menzikofrs family were vas sals of the Convent of ('osmopoli. At the sge of thirteen he went to Moscow, and was taken into the service of a pastry-cook: his employment was singing ballads, and cry ing puffs and cakes about the streets. One day, as he was following this occupation, the Czar happening to hear him, and to be diverted with one of his songs, sent for him, and asked him if he would sell his pies and his basket? The boy answered, his business was to sell his pies, bet he must ask his master leave to sell the basket ; yet as every thing belonged to his prince, he needed only to lay his commands upon him. This answer was so agreeable to the Czar, that he entered him immediately to come to court, where at first he gave him a mean employment ; but being every day more pleased with his wit, he thought fit to place him about his person, and to snake him groom of his bedcham ber, from whence he raised him to the 14hest preferment. SUGGESTED IMPROfrEMENTS IN THE ark: TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Sin—As the eithtens of London are at this moment &axial* witching the proceedings of the Corporation with regard to the new bridge prtmited to be substituted f or the present Landes bridge, I wish to call their attention. and that of the public, to the other no less important improvements, suggested in a Letter ad dressed to the Merchants, Rankers. apd Citizens of London, by Mr. John 'trilliums : and I do not think I c a n d o i t so eft/Nally, as by giefng the substance of that gerdernan's plan in his own words. " Find, then, I propose that from the Southwark bridge toll gate on the city side. a Hit arch be thrown over Thames-street, high enough to admit of any loadtd waggont passing beneath, which would make the road level from the toll-gate to Uloak-hoie, get rid of a narrow steep hill, and prevent the constant difficulty of passing the carts, &c. In cro,ing Thames-street. " east side of Queen-strcet should be widened up to Wit ling-street, dle north slue of Watling-ittreel. from Queen-street to Paul's, taken down, and from the Mansion-house to Queen-alseet, a line hold crescent should be formed ; to effect which improve ments, the purthasc of the hillowing houses would be required : " 13 how*, on the emit side of Qiteen-street " 44 ditto, and one smell church, on the north side of Wading. street " 32 ditto, to form crescent from Queen-neon to Mansion-house. " —sq houses and 1 church. " NOW,lunders;and the city will have to take down more than 130 honses, leaving the expcnae of the bridge itself totally out of the neat ion ; and when accomplished, it Will only obtain one in.- pro% ed thoroughfare instead of fi ve. " These changes made. Prince's-strcet should then be widened, and carried in a straight l'nr to Moorgste, so that from Finsbury square a noble view would he presented of the Alansion-house and Crescent, to Watling -street, meal by this means that most important and much desired object would be acquired--namely, a double north atol south communication. —the one from Queen-street, along the Cement, to Mourgaite • and the other from Queen-street s along Watling -street, and by the New Post-otfice, to Aldenigate-stren whilst this l rescent and iniprovement in the width of Watling street would he most convenient for persons and caniages passing from Comhill to Temple-bar. and the mouth-west cu of the town thereby hoeing Chearside almost exclusively for the population going to the north-west end of London." /I the first pan of the project I will only say, that until sane such plan is adopted, we shall never enjoy the full advantages of that elegant and useful outlet into Surrey : but the necessity of some other opening between the west end of the town and the east ern part of the city, than that through Chcarside, which at present is the only means of communication, must be apparent to every person who frequents the metropolis. The stoppages occasioned by the immense numbers of carts and which now are com pelled to make their slow progress throug this crust ded thorough fare, would necessarily be obviated by the proposed opening; and thus at once secure the coniftirt and convenjuict of the concourse of persons whose avocations draw them daily to this scene of bustle and confusiUn. A CITIZEN. SHIPPIXO INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, Fell. 18. ENTERED litwAnni. Zoncruldigheid, Sareter (De Ric, broker), from Ostend. Union, Broecke(De Die, broker), from Antwerp. Francis and Henrietta, Dickinson (Hopkins, broker), from Neil Charming Molly, Farrier (Simon, broker), from Calais. Princess Royal, Sherwood (Simon, broker), from Antwerp. Peter, Atkins (Spins, broker), from t'alats. 1110 AI LIATI'D'S LIST. Fa tatourn. Frs. M.-Arrived the Sprightly, Newton, from London for Lisbon; and litaccesa, Bowie, front ditto. Sailed his Majesty's packet Dove for Jamaica. PORTAVIOETH, Ft.a. 17.—Arrived the Vigilant, Christie, from tialipoli, last from Ireland, under quarantine ; Quatre Sews, Pictors from London; Lonl ulgrave, Tankerley, from M a L tga ; Richmond, Eddicott, from linemen; Dumfries, Elliott, from Bremen; Eliza, Scott, from London; and Bacchus, Hodgson, from Myth: Remain the Duke of Bedford, for Madras. DEAL, Era. 17.—The following outward-bound passed through last night, viz. :—BOns Amigos, Joane Maria, Scotia and June. Five p.m. The Thames Linton, for Ceylon, is now passing. listavEsExu, FEB. 17.- -Arrived the William, Nazeby, from Harlingen. Sailed the Fruit Preserver, Edwards, for Terceira; Hero, Morris, for St. Michael's; Atlantic, Holiday, for Boston ; Speculation, flarth, for Faro. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 16.--ctailed the Prince of Brazil packet for Lima; Deorge,‘Wright, and Barbee], James, for Pernambuco; Unity, Thomas, for Pan; Mary and Susan, Conithoy, for Ha vannah ; Rose, Johnson, for Sierra Leone; Triton, Dixon; Blucher, Potter t and William. Thomson, foe Savannah; Colum bia. Bogen ; and Congress. Ridley, for new York. FAD/STOW, FEB. great exertions at the pumps, and after throwing part of her cargo overboard, the Po, late Billing, bast been raised and brought into this pier. COVE or Coax.—Sailed the Prince Regent, Hales New South Wales, convicts t Mary, Fain*, Jamaica, prov isions Mary, Galway, Bordeaux, ballast; Speedy, Blackman, Lisbon, provlsiona ; Samfield, fluthry, Jamaica, general cargo; Bernard, Gardner, ditto ditto I Beigenhi, Ribicro, Lisbon, butter; Hawk, Roe, Barbados', pronsions ; Isabella, Shilletne, Jamaica, ditto; 'Sugnal, Seamen, 13arbadoes and Trinidad, protium& CORONER'S INQUESTS. SUICIDE BY A BOY. An inquisition was taken yesterday evening, before J. W. Un. win, Esq. Coroner, at the Prince of Orange. Philip-einet, St. fieorge's in the East, on view of the body of Edward Day, a youth whonniniitted selfanurder. The first witness examined was Thomas Taylor, who being sworn, deposed he was a green-grocer, and resided next door to the Prince of (range. On Mimday morning. between seven and eight o'clock, the servant of that house came to him and said the deceased boy was fasterffil in the pricy, and she supposed him to be in a fit. He instantly accompanies! her, and ferixd the privy door oren tit having been fastened with a piece of offing on the inside), and dts ' covered the deceased hanging bra strong rope round his neck from !a beam. The deceased appeared to be dead, but was not quite cold. Mr. Henry Chapfleld sworn.—Witness is landlord of the Prince of Orange ; the deceased has lived with him, as pot-boy, for the last six months; he was a very wild sort of youth, end very much addicted to drinking, and whenever inebriated conducted Minitel' in a strange way ; he was fifteen last December, and there can be no doubt bat he committed the rash act himself, but what could have prompted him to the co. • mission of such a dreadful deed wit ness cannot develope; he was, generally speaking, very honest, and wan only a very trifling slum in arrear of his beer money. Mary Kelly stated she was servant at the Prince of Orange, but did not sleep there; she came to her work as usual about seven o'clock on Monday morning, and having knocked at the door. was let in by the deceased, who had then just finished taking down the shutters I she t:ien instantly repaired to discharge bet usual avoca tions, and he went out into the yard, as customary every morning, to dean his knives, &e. Thinking that he was out a long time. she went in search of Aim, and finding the privy door fastened, she became alarmed, and made the matter known to her mistress's brother, who said he could not leave the bar, and told her to call some body else, upon which she forthwith repaired to Mr. Taylor. who instantly came with her, and found the deceased as described by him. The evidence having here closed, the Comer addressed the Jure. observing, there could be no doubt that the deceased committed the act himself, and that suicide at such an age was rather rare. They had no evidence of his insar.ity, but there could be little dnubt that he destroyed himself In a fit of temporary derangement, produced by drinking; and they ought, under these circuu.stanices, to take the merciful side of the question. The Jury, after some deliberation, returned a verdict, .. That the deceased destroyed himself, being at the time of committing the act not of sound mind, memory, or understanding." Yesterday a Corinne* inquest was held over the body rf the Rev. William Soddins, who was found dead in his lodging-room. at Mr. Smith's, without Monk-her, in this city, the same morning. Three witnesses were examined, the first of whom (Mr. Matter son, a most respectable surgeon) stated, that near nine o'cleck be was sent for, and found the deceased laid lifeless, Wit warm, on his face, near the dressing-table, In his lodging-room, with a little blood on the floor, and a slight Innise over his left eye, occasioned by his fall to the ground—that he believed the decuto d had died of apoplexy, through the bursting of a blood-vessel, occasioned by violent vomiting, as appeared from the chamber utensils. The second witness was Mr. Smith, who stated, that the deceased had lodged with him seven years ; he had done duty at Stockton ! (of which parish he was the incumbent) on the meennig preceding his death. Witness and a servant being in a kitchen below the lodging.room, heard something above fall to the ground. That about ten minutes after, witness went up and knocked at dsexaseti's (door, but not receiving ar.y answer, a ladder was procured and placed to the window, when the overseer of the gas-works (also a lodger) saw the body on the floor. A boy was aftersmals introduced at the window, the door was opened, and a surgeon sent for. The body was not disturbed till the arrival of the surgeon ; it was fully clothed, but the cost seemed not quite on, which induced a belle; that the deceased had died whilst in the act of putting it on. The next witttess was Mrs. Smith, who deposed that she studded deceased while at tea the preceding evening. Co appeared very uneasy in his chair, and she obserted to hint that be was * poorly', worse than usual" (for he had been unwell some time), and alto advised him to pots-ate medical assistance. His :nurse was, that he was much troubled with a bilious and an uthmanc complaint, but he would rot procure advice, fee it mast have its entree. De ponent also stated that he ate nothing for his supper. but die' k a little milk, He often (being a atudinus ratan) sat op very late, but that evening retired to rest rather early. After 1 very short consultation, the Jury returned a vess'ict of --`• Died through the visitation of lin& by a lit of apo l de e y... Mr. Noddins was nearly fifty-seven years of agt a man of strong mental abilities, of very great acquirements as a set.clar, and of a benevolent diaposition and unassuming manners. He sets unives aally beloved by all who knew him, and his sudden death will be as generally deplored. It is very remarkable. that me beloved sister of the deceased, who lived with him, but seven months before re paired to Ilanogate for the benefit of her health. and was found in a similar situation. Her sadden demise was a snore, of great affiic tion to her affectionate brother; and the sadden and unexpected death of the deceased (who was chaplain to the present Lord Mayor) is an additional proof of the vanity of earthly pose lone, and of the uncertainty of human life.--York COlllelli of Tuesday. ~~ ii I -V f 1 411, .1, 1 • r., 11l , .. trade his CIUIC Cul- Itated ss ax some him. 5 ex.. lone y it, lints 'gig- TICIIII des- wk in -1:11, the ing sty el •• of ' do, ice us ite xt le i