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a wo rieelainsed, with holy zeal, most passionately against the Wupositions ; his voice was drowned by murmurs, when he talked of the Negroes forcibly emancipating themselves. We are astonished that both these ceaseleos advocates of ruin throughout the Colonies, can still, in defiance of all they have reen and heard, persist in their wild cusade. Bat Mr. Wilberforce is insane on this subject ; be has brooded over the ideal wrongs of the African race , until his whole nature has b come intermixed with the repro horrors. The propositions of last night are the first decided step taken to ameliorate the condition of the Negrees in the West Indies ; and where is the man of any judg ment or reflection who will not say, that it the adoption of any such measure the greatest calmness and circumspec fon were necessary ? Let the late agitated state of the West Indies, and the insurrections breaking out in , ahnost every island, form an answer to those who' , would unfetter the African race at once. But neither Mr. 'Wilberforce nor Mr. Buxton possess a single sugar cane in these Islands ; they can therefore afford to be very philanthropic at the expense of others. It is needless to say, that the propositions of Minister's on this interesting '-object met the decided support of a large majority of both Houses. They will, we are sure, be equally approved by ail that is reflecting and unprejudiced throughout the cotretri. Once passed, we . hopeito seelhem honestly acted upset and adopted by the different Colonial Legislatures. Sat-le slavery, we are persuaded, cannot be perpetual in the West Indies ; and every reasonable measure fur itn }roving the condition of the Negroes, and preparing them fur ultimate emancipation, will have our support. But the wild seal of Mr. Wilberforce and his followers, if suc cessful, would bring down ruin on our Western Colonies, involve the lives and properties of thousands throughout these Islands, and be a course pregnant with misery and dertruction to the majority of the wretched Negroes than se. VI:S. Tile KING.—We regret to state that his Majesty is slightly indisposed with an attack of gum. It was partially felt on Saturday, and on Sunday it presented his 3lajesty Luna coming down stairs. His Majesty uintd up stairs. Yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock, the Duke of York arrived at his Office, in the Home Guards, and in a short time afterwards, his Royal Highness proceeded to hold his weekly Levee, which was attended by Lieut.-General Sir W. Anson, Lieut.-General Stevenson, Major-General Sir James Lyon, Lord htirchill, the Duke of Athol, Sir George ‘Varrender, and about thirty others. Yesterday morning, between liana 12 o'clock, the Duke of CI voice mile to town from Bushy. Tlie Duchess of Gloucester and the Princess Sophia eisits4 the Duke of York yesterday, at two o'clock, and partook of a .'r sr. Yesterday, at half-past two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, which was attended by the EAT' of Liverpool, the Earl of Ilarrowby, the Earl of West morland, 31r. Peel, Earl Bathurst, the Chancellor of the Exche quer, the fluke of Wellington, Mr. Huskisson, Mr. Wynn, &c. ite Cabinet continued sitting till near four o'clock. Mr. Secretary Canning was closely engaged in business, at his private residence, during the whole of yesterday ; so much so, that he was not able to attend the Cabinet Council which was summoned to meet at Me Office. At an early hour yesterday morning, Mr. Williams, the Kirg's Messenger, arrived in Downing -street, in a post-chaise, with despatches from Ancona. Rome, and other places. The Messengir was much impded by the severity of the weather ahead, particularly from the hoary fall of snow in awe parts ; it was ,o deep, and the frost so severe, that his carriage was obliged to be dug out of thc snow sad ice, before he could proceed. By *deices from Mexico, in the Havannah papers, to the middle of January, we learn that the British l'omnitasioners had returned from Mesiso to Vera Cruz, with the intelligence that they had settled the businers which was the rriecial objxt of their - - N petition, we understand, has yet been presented at Han Department respecting Ilr. Conolly. Nor Posv-Or:teL.—The work of excavation is gcing on rely rapidly. tor the new Puet-Office in St. Martin's-lc-grand, ea that in the course of a few days the bricklayers are expected to ley the that course of Wicks. The first stone will be hill with grist ceremony on the 'AI of April (St. Georges Day), in honour of the celsbration of his Nlajeszy • birth-day. ROYAL NE Orrice as.—The Lords of the Mmi ratty have obtainer'. the King's permission to grant to the corps of Bard Marines a similar indulgence to that which was last year Sara ed to the artillery, vin to allow a certain number of field offi ten and captains so sell their commissions at the regulation price. 'rite number is said to be limited to five Licut.-Colonels, four Ma and eiFht t'aptairs ; the officers not to be of less than twenty years standing in the service. (This restriction, indeed, is quite unnecessary, as even the sailor Lieutenants meet* twenty. for years' staudit.g.) The applications are to be made before the 4th of April text. Promotions will take place in the corps, to fill up the vacancies occasioned by these sales. The purchasers must be ofteere of the army, s' , o will be placed on the Unattached List. Gitnetal Iturbitle, Ex-Einveror of the kingdom of :11lexicu, has taken up his reside ice in Bath. Fd. Hl INABLE INTELLIGENCE. M' Or 1- .! LA WASTE R ASSIZES, SATURDAY. MARCH 13. 1.0 EMI Easily, Marchioness of Londonderry, gave another rout on Mon day evening, at ha residence in St James's-square. The two princi pal draw ing.rounia were brilliantly illuminated. There were pre :snit upwarla of ISt distinguished fashionatiles, aiming whom were --the Duke of Wellington. the Dowager :Marchioness of Hertford, We Countess of Sotton and the Ladies iliolyneux, the Earl and Con %ea of Rea, bray, their Excellencies Count j.seven and Ba ron Pawl, the Earl of Wasonorland and Lady Beorgins Pane, the Laths Bathurst, Countess Si. Antonio, the Ladies Pratt, the Ea! aid Countess of Verulcin, Mrs. Watson Taylor, Tae Earl of .anari entertained a distinguished party at dinner, SO Mcmeny. at lily Ituese in Duva-street, among whom were—the Lachre, of Dorset, the Dowager Marchioness of :.•alisbury. the Ballot Ancrain, Lord St. Helen's, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. and Mrs. Stanhope • and in the evening her Ladyship had a party of stout St inshimbles, including the Duchess of Leeds, Ike. 'Flie Duke's( (clout aster had a grand dinner party yesterday at Giouoisiter Huy_ Park Lure. The Earl of Darnley had a dinner party yesterday, at his house in Berkeley-awake. iii Cease Wanzrder, Bart. had a select party of friends to dinner yesterday , at his house. 'Whitehall-place. kles. Brrnett entertained his Excelloncy, Baron Fagel, and a' 4 , ,Anguuthed party, to Owner on Monday, at her house in Privy I ! ( delis. 'a be Right Hon. W. Iltakis,on will have a grand dinner party tail day, at has house, Santereet-place, Somerset House. hard Carrington will have a grand dinner party on Saturday, at lint Meuse, Whitehall. Earl Bathurst will have two large dinner parties, on the 21.ith and `37th instant. at his lima in Sun:hope-street, fair. Sa ilietouct Borrough, Bart., has arrived at nit house in Port land-place, am Brighton. Ths Hon. John and Lady Harriet Sullivan hare arrived at their I'OGIr in Harley-street, unit their seat, lliellings Lodge, Bucks. Lard mil Lady Gauge Lama hove arrived at Lady E. Tolle nianlieli, in Piccadilly, trom their seat in Sussex. Captain and Lady Charlotte Berkeley have left Cheltenham for lrondehister Park, Gloaceeterabire. Mr. and Lady Jane Port hays left Munster House, Fulham, for Sit K. Peel's seat, Propos Park, Stalardsblre. _ _ -rivals at the Banish Hotel, jennin 4:eet to—Dra. Besturoy a :d Lire 31.icgregot% front their twat in llama ; and Mr. and Me,. Auswipuon aril tinnily. Iran Brighton. The Earl or Falmouth has arrived at his house in St. James's. square, from his,. at. Trtguthan, Cornwall. I. T. (hake, 31. 1 ?.. and Jlrs. and Miss Drake, have arrived at the 1....wd0n lio el, Albeuiark.atreet, kesu their *cat in Bucks. Diforturev fremt the Brunswick.house Hotel, Hanover-equare: Si: Iriol,tr a:ti lady Crewe, for Situ twat, Caulk Abbe:s, Derby -it. Sir !lit 1.34 tor tikir seat, Duffield Palk. Arrivals at 1:13.1. ,. * ilat Jrnnynoureei :—The Earl of tiuolord runt hisseat is Soltdk. I'. W. Stewart, Eity. hoot his scat, SLID. iugdaie, Berk, I k • i'' 1 a ' ROXE v. — OLLtEil. This wag in action for the breach >< a pr.nnise of marriage. 11r. Daouctixat op heal the pirailimr, and Mr. SCARLIETT slaw the care. The young Isa:y was about IV yeas of age, the ..z. p l i f tater of Mr. 3licali Rose, a retired tradesman of great respee. ; I , y, law resided at Norther., about seven mile. from Manche.- ie.. 'lke defeur.ant WS* a clerk in the Skunp.uttice at illenzhe.ter, ' ,L ou t m yes.. ut Ile. and in tlte tee,ipt of A votary of rho.:t 3fitl/. per 111:10t14.1. Tile parties had known each other for some years, akd le, cause was a...isnot tot the conduct of the defendant in doer ' g to fulfil hie in.J:to.e. except that the match was not altogether sp- j.roved of ny the .I...enfant . . family. I . Illr. A I.Drixsos, far the defence, ably crews-examined the plain.. it 1 tit'. siu.roc., and coin:need. in la. &dares. to the Jury, that though at proplwil of marriage had Len nAde by his dicta to Ming arab Rose, there was. r.o mule !cc whatever to slew - that such oiler ! . I . i. ad M.. I . ca llok rou I b y th r eY' Su gt t l ifm i l up, Y. end the Jury having eon. ...edited fur about ten miautes, fogad a verdict fm the plaintid— . .Innue;es four kuk.ited pounds. Th. Court VIM crowded with ladles diming the trial of this mute; alto-h. It appears. ha for the last three months driven every other e p... run. t•t:tupia at Maadmt.r ski its ntiglitiourhood. ~~i FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRANKFORT PAPERS. Yesterday we received a file of Frankfort Papers to the lt.th inst. The following is the only article of interest TRIESTE, FEB. 26. The communication by ses with Salonichi hoe been fur some time oven again. Several k:uropean vessels have entered that port ; there is no longer any Greek squadron in the Gulph, and it seems that the Greeks no longer consider Salonichi as in a state of block ade for they have not opposed the leant obstacle to the Austrian ante French vessels, which, after having s cope there for a consider able time, have sailed for the Archipe • o. The communication with that plate is highly important to the Levant, and attempts were lor.g ago made to induce the Greek Admiralty to consider it as neater, but hitherto they never would agree. We know from good authority, that no Turkish reinforcements have arrived in Thessaly. The troops raised tor this expected in April. It is now affirmed that the Janissarieshave are not received orders to join the *my. Probably it has been deemed most prudent not to attempt to execute this measure, which was at first intended. Negropont still bolds out, and is said to be well provisioned. DUTCH MAIL. Mails arrived yesterday from Holland and Hambnrgh, with papers to the 13th instant. The following are ex tracts : VIENNA. FEN. 29. Our Government has received important despatches from Trieste. It is affirmed that great complaints have been made of the Com manders of the Greek armed vessels which are at the entrance of the Gulf of Patna, and have captured several Dalmatian and other vessels belonging to Austrian subjects. These vessels attempted to enter the Gott or Patras, and were not only hindered io this, but declared lawful pprises. Remonstrances were immediately made to Prince 'Mau o, who has the command of the Greek squa drons in those seas, but they have not been of any use. Mauro cordato has answered, that the vessels attempted to convey ammu nition and provisions into the blockaded fortress of Patna, and that therefore he bad a right to capture them. AUGSNUNON, MANCH & The despatches sent from St. Poten;iurgh to Viet;mt, respecting the affairs fit Turkey, were of such importanCe that they caused extraordinary activity In the office of Prince Metternich, and an extraordinary courier was shortly afterwards sent to Constantinople with despattbes for the Imperial Internuncio, Count Ottenfels. CONSTANTINOPLIE, JAN. S. Six frigates have sailed from this port, and joined tie squadron in the Dardanelles. Twelve frigates and corvettes, and about eight gun-boats, are ready there to proceed to the Archipelago. Samoa has declared itself independent, and will not recognize either the Turkish or the Greek Governments. A Tartar who arrived this morning has brought to the Porte the news, that hostilities have recommenced between the Turks and the Persians; the latter bat. invested Bagdad, and were advancing. STOCILHOLX, VEIL 27. Lieutenant-Colonel Rolle has brought the Address of the Stor thing to his Majesty, returning thanks fur the gracious communi- Cition of his Majesty respecting the nomination of his Royal Highness the Crown Prince to the post of Viceroy. As his Royal Highness irs now been declared in a forma Swedish and Norwegian Council Viceroy of Norway, so keg as his Atjesty shall think fit to govern that kingdom by a Viceroy, it is understood that the Prince and Princess, with their suite, will set out for Christiania next month. Her Majesty the Queen has recovered from her indisposition. ST. FETERSIVIIGH, FEB. U. On the 19th appeared an Imperial Manifesto, announcing the marriage of the Grand Duke Michael and the Grand Duchess Ilellena. On the 21st their Imperial Highnesses received the feli citation of the Court. Among the persons enumerated as having offered their compliments on the occasion, were the Queens of lmiretta and 31ingrelia, and the Princesses of Georgia. The navigation of the Port of Riga commenced this year (un precedentedly early) as the 7th instant, with the arrival of the Emily, from JlenteL EXCHANGES. ..... H•xnunGtt, MARCH 9.—L0bd0n,36.104--two months, 36.7 i. ST. PETERSBURGH, Fan. 21.—London, 9 5-16—Paris, 99. 11E9LIN, 31sactl 6.--London, three months-71. LEIPSIC, MARCH 6.—London, two months, 6 194. AFFAIRY OF PERU. A letter from the highest authority in Peru to an official person age in this country, dated biota, October 30, brings intelligence, wh ch, though not of so late a date as some private letters that have tea hed this country, is valuable ; for it shows that, in the opinion o the most competent judge, the looses which Santa Cruz has sur fe al cannot have any material influence on the fate of Pent. The following is en extract from the letter alluded to :— The Constitutional Congress of Peru is about to terminate its public labours, as it has already put the finishing stroke to the po je:t of the Constitution, which will cestainly be confirmed. This co le is only provisional, as the permanent political Constitution of the Republic will be the work of the Representatives of all the Fpeople of Peru, who will assemble as won as they shall be entirely reed from the Spanish domination. This country, its truth, not only improves in its military . establishment, but also enlarges at the fame time its civil institut ions. •• The Spaniards occupy the whole of the Sierra, and part of 17pper Pt ru ; but Gen01:111101iftif, who has taken the direction of the war, is supported by General Lanza, with 1,600 men. Gen ial Bolivar also maintains 2,0110 men in Aloquebus, under the orders of General Sawa Cruz ; 6,000 Colombians, 2,000 front Buenos Ayres, and 1,000 Chilians, between Liens sad Pisa*. 2.600 Chinon' are hourly expected, who were to leave Valparaiso on the 15th inNtaLt : 3,000 Colombians, from Panama, are already on their passage. Associated with these forces are the 3,000 Pe ruvians who arc in 'fruxillo, with Rive Aguerro (he not having been able to resist the powerful mediation of General Bolivar in his disagreement with the Congress). Thus Peru will have in action an effective force of 21,000 men, and the Spaniards must disap pear. It is expected that the influence of this force will lead to an armistice of eighteen months between the contending powers in Peru Lut if the Spaniards refuse to give way, or this Government should object to the armistice, General Bolivar if quite prepared to free Peru from the enapty. FROM LAST NIGHTS GAZETTE. Forcipt-Ojfice, March 16. The King has been pleased to appoint Henry Newnan. EM- be his 31ajesty's Consul - for the States of North and South 1 to reside at Charleston. .- 13A N K RUPVMLAEOED. J. Perkins, Upper Thames-street, stationer, from Mardi 2s, May 11, at eleven, at the Bankrupts' Court. 11A N KR U P TCY SUPERSEDED. T. Freethy, Acton, Middlesex, carpenter. BANKRUPTS. T. Boswell, Surrey-street, Strand, hider, to surrender, Illareitlk 30, and Aril 27, at twelve. at the Bankrupts' Court. Suliehoq Mr. W. Rtchardson, %Valbrook. J. Underwood, Bloxwieh, Stafford, malt:ter, April 6,7, and 27, at eleven, at the Fox Inn, Shrewsbury, Salop. Solicitors, Mr. J. Fester, Liverpool ; and Messrs. Watson, Bower, and Wil. ha. Tokenhouse.yard. %V. C. Corrie, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, lace-dealer, . . March 24, at six, 23, aid Apa 17, at davit, at the Mod lea, Wellingborough. '6oheitors, Illetas. Hodson and Bambara, IVellingborough ; and Messrs. Bridges and Quitter, Red Lion. square. J. Keele, Waterloo-road, Surrey, stationer, March 23, and April 10, and 27, at devils. at the Bankrupts' l'ourt. Solicitors, Mesars. (hid and Leader, Wormwood -street, Ilishopegate-street. DIVIDENDS. April 10. J. Pettit and S. R. Burch, Southwark, hop-factors, at eleven, at the Bankrupts Court. April lir. J. Barker, Stratford, Esse:, common-brewer, at eleven, at the Bankrupts' Court. April 9. T. Davis, Great Barr. Aldridge. Stafford, maltster, at eleven, at the Three Tune Inn, Sutton Coltitield, Warwick. April & W. IValker, Wortley, Leeds, York, merchant, at eleven, at the Court-house, heeds. April 3. H. Clark., Swallowtiehl, Wilts, grocer, at eleven, at the Bear Inn. Reading, Berks. April 7. E. Chittentlen, Ashford, Kent. ironmonger, at twelve, at the Royal Hotel, CERTIFICATES.—Arta. S. J. Lincoln, Norwich, miller—J. Antrobus, Liverpool, draper— E. Davies, Higla-sireet. Sootbsark--J. Fletcher, Plunilsnd, Cum. berhuid, limeborner—l'. Dowse, Chancery-lane, law-stationer— J. Rawlins, Milton, Sliiptor-tinder-Whichwoo , l, Oxford, druggist —W. 31errer, Packer's-court, Coleinan-street, wine-merchant—lL Hodge, Wilkes's-place, Holton Old Town, and of Duval's-lane, Islington, brick.maktr. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. G. Lovatt and W. Ilarvey. Comptou-street, Clerkenwell, ma ichine -sawyers—J.. W. 11., 11. art: H. Franks. It and E. Jones, and J. and M. Bourne, Snedshill, Shiffirel, Salop, shopkeepers— H. Feghsr, R. Cox, and D. Hewlett, Stroud, Gloucestershire, Standen and B. Lea, Long-lane, Aldersgate-street, tailors—J. Moore and A. East, New Bor.d.atreet, brecches.makers --J. Thomson and .1. Yorshaw, Liverpool, coopers—J. R a y and J. Hammy, Perth —T. Plowman. W. Hammond. and J. Moore, Bungay. Suffolk, euschmiasterr--J. G. Smith and R. Rhead, jun. New castle-untlai-Lyme paper.manufacsuren—D. Glad. atone, J. Foster. and T. Dove, Liverpool. iron-founders (an fur as regards the said T. Dsve)—J. Foster and J. Erman, Manchester, bricklayers—R. E. lleatboote, Esq. lessen Hall, Stafford, and C. B. Heathcote, Esq. Leamington, Warwick, common-brewers— E. Mason and I. Hobley, South:au, Warwick, plumbers—E. Priestley, S. Norris, and J. Sykes, Huddersfield mid 31araden, York, merchants. The first pile of the new Loudon-bridge was sunk yes- 1 tcrday morning, amidst the cheers of a great number of persons who had collected on both sides of the water, and on the west side of London-bridge, to witness the com mencement of this great undertaking. Wox Dens NEVER CZAME.—A landlady in IVorksop ap plied to the worthy Vicar for a Herne! to be married to her grAndrion. It is understood the application was refused with Incoming indignation. The lady is upwards of rizty, and the intended bridegroom in his 'went: l V:Jilt year. This reminds us of the poem of Moore, beginning— "l think 1 onc,: hcsal of an animus youth," &c. &c. THE BACHELOR'S WIFE, A SELECTION or CURIOUS AND I • INO EXTRACTS, WITH CURSORY OBSERVATIONS. By JOHN HALT, Eq. When this work was announced from the pen of Mr. Galt, we tuck it for grata' el that the Bachelor's Wife was the mysterious heroine of a novel, and that the title would be unriddled in the ultimate disclosure of the plot. Being previously well acquainted with the talents of this great rival of the Northern Novelist, we had prepared our minds to meet with Scottish characters, drawn whh great shrewd ness of perception, and Scottish manners delineated with great acuteness, and described with much humour; when, behold ! inste•ad of this Scotus liediricus which we had ex pected, we found a volume of Selections, extremely modest in its pretensions, but at the same time having infinitely greater interest than productions of this sort usually pos sess. The nymph Egeria, the Bachelor's wife, in her ori ginal observations, which accompany the different extracts, displays, we were going to say, a masculine vigour of mind— but perhaps our sex hardly deserve this compliment: we I will therefore say, a capacity well cultivated by reflection, and which shows that she must have often trimmed the midnight lamp, while poring over the recondite treasures of literature, and collating the gems, " rich and rare," which are here spread before us. The Bachelor himself { seems to be an unwearied investigator, and—which is no light praise—to be well able to appreciate the value of what he discovers. _ _ _ _ If men of taste and judgment, who read much, and who in the course of their reading occasionally come across topics of deep interest, and fall unexpectedly upon curious matter, buried amidst discussions which few regard, or brightening the pages of works long since forgotten : if such persons would , - as Mr. Galt has done, extract them for the amusement of the public, and thus restore to usi many precious relies which had otherwise been lost, they would perform a most acceptable service. The contents of this volume present so ample a store from which to select, that we scarcely know which speci man to prefer. We will take the curious illustration of national history, which is given us by Harrison, a writer of Queen Elizabeth's time, who, speaking of the additional splendor of gentlemen's houses in that age (about 1360), has the following remarks on " Tur GROWTH or Loxunr.—in times past the costlie furniture staled there, whereas now it is descended yet lower, even unto manic farmers, who, by venue of their old and not of their new leases, have for the MOM part learned also to garnish their cup. bores with plate, their ioined beds with tapistrie and alike hangings, and their tables with carpets and fine naperie, whereby the wealth of our countrie (God be praised therefore, and give us grace to im ploie it well!) duoth infinitlie ampere. Neither doo I speske this in !Troth of anie man, God is my Judge, but to .hew that I do re pute rather, to see how God bath blessed us with his good gifts ; and wildest I 'behold how that in a time wherein all things are growen to most excessive prices, and what commotlitie so ever is to be had, is daily plucked from the commonaltie by such as looke in to everie trade, we don yet find the means to obtain and archive such furniture as here to fore bath beene Whpossible. There are old men yet dwelling in the village where I Temaine, which have noted three things to be marvellouslie altered in England within their sound remembrance ; and other three things too too much en. creased. Owe is, the multitude of chininies latelie erected, whereas' in their yoong dales there were not above two or three, if so manic, in most uplandish towns of the resbue, (the religious houses and manor places of their lords alwaies excepted, and peradventure some great personages) but ech one made his tire against a rere dosse in the hall, where he dined and dressed his meat. " The second is the great (although not general]) amendment of lodging, for (said they) our fathers (yea and wee ourselves also) have lien full oft upon straw pallets, on rough mats covered onlie with a sheet, under coverlets made ofdagswain or hop . harlots ( I use their owne termes) and a good round log under the ir heads in stead of a bolster or pillow. If it were so that our fathers, or the good man of the house, had within seven yeares after his marriage purchased a meatus sr thwke-be), and thereto a melte of chaffs to rest his head upon, he thought himselfe to be as well lodged as the lord of the towne, :hat peruiventure laic seltlonte in a bed of downe or whole (ethers ; so well were they contented, and with such base kind of furniture: which also is not eerie much amended as yet in some parts of Bedfordshire, and elsewhere further off from our southcrne parts. Pillowes (said they) were thought mkt onelie for women in child bed. As for servants, if they had anie sheet above them it was well, for seldom had they anie under their bodies, to keepe then: front the pricking straws that ran oft through the Moral of the pallet, and rased their hardened hides. " The third thing they tell of, is the exchange of vessell, as of dame platters into pewter, and wodden spumes into silver or tin. For so common was all sorts of trams stun is iiht time, that a man should hardlie find four preen of pewter (of which one was paodventure a salt) in a good farmer's house, and yet for all this frugalitie (if it may so be justly called) they were sauce able to live and paie their rents at their dales without selling of a cow, or an home, or more, although they paid but (owe pounds at the uttermost by the yeare. Seth also was their povenie, that if some one oil tamer or husbandman bad bieue at the alehouse, a thing .aldn reed in those dates, amongst eta or seven of his neigh. re, tr and there in a braverie to chew what store he had, did cast downe his purse, and therein a noble or six shillings in silver unto them Oa few such men then eared for gold, because it was not so radio paiment, and they were oft inforced to give • penie for the exchange of an angel]) it was retie likelie that all the rest could not late downe so much against it : whereas in ray time, although peradventure foure pounds of old rent be improved to fortie, or an hundred pounds, yet will the farmer as another pekoe or data re thinke his gaines verie small toward the end of his terme, if he have not six oe seven years rent living by him, therewith to purchase a new lease, beside a faire garnish of pewter on his cup- WM, with so much in od remit going about the house, duke or foure feather beds, so manic coverlids and carpets of tapistrie, a silver salt, • bowie foe wine (irtiot an whole neast) and a doszen of spoones to furnish up the tote." 'We have here an instructive lesson on the wealth of nations. Those who trace the progress of poverty, and the prevalence of distress, to exorbitant rents, the high price of commodities, and the vast amount of the public debt, must be struck with the fact that, three hundred years ago, when farmers "paid but lialre pounds at the uttermost by the pare," and when the money price of all agricultural pro duce must hare been low in proportion, "they we re scarce able to live and pair their rent, without selling a cow, or a horse, or mote r About this period (1b40) meadow and pasture land of the best quality let at a shilling an acre. We have sufficient evidence of this upon record. Two hundred acres of land, viz. one hundred acres of meadow and one hundred of pasture, at Aladdingly in Cambridge shire, are declared by Act of Parliament "to be in the whole of the yearly value of ten pninds, and so lett unto farm, to the use and intent, that the profits thereof should be for the _fees and wages ef the Knights (in Parliament) for the county of Cambric/4re ; and this land was therefore called the Shire-Hancr, and was now actually let to John Ilinde, Serjeant at Law, for that sum yearly. " While the landholders found it so difficult to get their rents—as, from this distressed state of their tenantry they must have done I —ve may be sure that there was complaining enough I among th; poorer classes as to the price or previsions; and vet at this period the price of meat was regulated by law. Ry an Act of the 24,th Henry VIII. c. 3 (A.D. 1333), beef, pork, mutton, and veal, were directed to be sold fp weight (for the first time) ; and that no person should takeabove one lsalfpennya pound for beef or pork, nor above three, farthings for mutton or veal. Those low rents and low prices show that there was but little wealth in the country !L and that the silver'of America had not got into circulation. Indeed the mines of Peen had been but re cently discovered, and the precious metals had as yet no influence on prices. paper was .4 material not knowu : it hail not then, as now, •• Lent corruption lighter wirgl to fly ;" and yet all the ncemarics of life are cheaper at present than they were then, and all the contihrts more within the reach of the cutiogct• in t/.:•sc days, than of Me Corot in those. We have lan led to a length of remark on this first extract, which leaves us no room for others, of considerable interest, which we bad intended to make. We must there fore content ourselves with recommending The Bachelor's Wiji as an admirable fire-side companion: in truth, it fail:rarely to the lot of man to find a connubial partner at once so quiet and so entertaining. THE ARMY. The Commissioners of the Colonels that sre to he appointed to the tt7th, With, and IsUth (to be raised) regiments of foot, sill be dated the 26th instant. The 71;t 7 Highland light infantry) regiment, has ex:rived orders to hold itself in readiness to embark at Cork for Canada. A detachment of recruits will arrive, on the 15th instant, at Manchester from I.llwisow, as volunteers for the 96th regiment of foot. The Ist battalion of the GOth (Royal American) rifle corps,! has nicely& orders, on being relieved by the 71st light infantry) regiment, at Kingston, in Canada, to embark for England. A detachment of the 40th (Second Sornervetshire) regiment of! foot, has embarked at Deptford, as guards, on board the Chap.! man, convict ship, which is ordered round to Portsmouth, to the purpose of conveying from thence 180 convicts to New South Wales. EAST INDIA SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.. 1 ___......- -....0..--- We have to announce the following arrival in the Dcwns, from 1 ( From the London Near Price Current.] India. viz :- - The Norfolk, Greig from Bengal, sailed the 11th October, and I, COTTON.-The purchases of Cotton during the ev :tc k hate from St. Helena the 11 e h January. been inemeiderahle, yet the market looks firm. and eo redo-. . The Morley, Holliday, from Bengal, • sailed the lath September, whatever in the prices has beet: submitted to. 4 an t i h o e un n t n to c" : 4l and from the Cape the Ist Januaary. la vearooe, 31sacii 13. The Ann and Amelia, Short, from Bengal, sailed the 3d Oc- ! Th e arrival, of Cotton this week have bent h eat ... , an tit tober ; from eladras the 19th October and from St. Helena, the 32.1;48 bags ; we have weverhekv s had a very .t heavy, and fur ;; ,, lhh Jaruary. d le e s s t cri tw pt o io d n a s ys ar ra c t f l u ie l r ly a n br ia i i s i k :Lai d n em ed .e , n an d fdortthlitee sales amount The Alexander, Rabe, from the Mauritius., sailed front thence the let of December, and the Cape Ist January. ' bag*. • See Arrival at Madras :-The Kingston, Bowen, from London, and ! COFFEE.-The public sales brought forward last week wee,: o f sailed on the 111th Oct. for Bergal. , . without briskness ; a great proportion of the uantity Lrought t ev The Abberton, Potion, and Florentia, were in Pierserang Reach, ward was taken in, on account of the languid state of th e :f .,4,. for St. Domingo, of fair quality, t3Je. was only efFereei , aed th e on the eth October, I 3 miles below Calcutta, on their paggage to Calcutta. whole 2110 bags taken in at We. :A. There was a partial inque, The Keine, Cunningham, from Madras, was loading wines et for tine Coffee, but there were no parcels offering. There wpi the Cape on the eth January. Passengers- 3111- Bobtail. Mrs. V. I 6 tl;r i ee cu pu k b s l ; ic t sal he e w s h o u c e eoff wes ee t oti this he f a o ‘ ren .ily elin t , he al ord l Ja in nem uy ea an d a rscript tank a s a l: further decline of 2s. per cwt., good ordinary rank 64e. a feise. gee! Hall, 3lr. W. /Wham, surgeon; Capt. E. Hibgame, Lieut. T. P. L li im . t rein his m7 3l , e L jett ie t tl y t is o l torge 3th D l r ‘ a ,i g i t i t i o ani ns4 L L i iz t t l E i. . J l K b en bi n n e , y L ; i t cu n t.. ordi Airy 68„, fine ordinary 725. a 745. ; a large ► parcel oicin part of which a short time ago seld 975. • 985., was withal /eau g i ; sign J. C. Hawes, Mr. J. Gore, two Misses Stratton, blaster Stratton, and two Masters Atkinson. 93e. ; there were offers at Ws. ; the market is exceedingly eeat, 4 Passengers per the Ann and Amelia, from Madras:-Mrs Reid, the reduction we have stated. Capt. lenwick, 31r. Reid, Mr. W. G. Goddard, Mr. R. C. Colet SUGAR.-The market last week remained in the mute largeid surgeon ; and Master G. Stewart. state which we have late reported ; the business done wet pou r BENGAL. inconsiderable, and the purchasers only bought for their immeai we Ships loading at Bengal for London direct, Pith October, 1823:- wenn, anticipating lower prices front the very small weekly d e e, The Eliza, Pilot, Lady Flora, Sophia, Cadiuus, Elizabeth, Lord eerie' from the West India warehouses ' and the conseq uent am. Suffield, and Madras. i mutation of the stork : there was no alteration whatever in the Fur die Mauritius and London :-The Lady East, and Penchi's. I prices. There has been much interest excited in the market this Ships spoken with-The Palmyra, Lamb, from London to 1 forenoon, by the first houses withdrasieg their Sugars front market, Bengal, lath Oct. lat. 14. N. long. 87. E.; the Rockingham, and as they are connected with the leading West-India interests in Waugh, from London to Bengal, 9th Oct. lat. 18. N. long 88. E.; ; Parliament, it is surmised something very favourable for Sugars wia the Barkworth, Cotgrave, front London to Bombay, Jan. 3, transpire in the House of Uomn,onsthisevening ; the report to-day q lat. 11. 30. S. long. 28. W. that the distillers will have the option of using Sugars when the NEW SOUTH WALES. average price of Barley reaches 385.; several other rumour a te the ng Ex t e n l e teq d u n er pn , ta r t em in p n ee n t f inr using fien ß i e l ia nning m as has arr i ve d 1 alsoin th e e nce ch il a ti c o e n li , or res ot pecti The Lusitania, Langdon, from New South Wales, in the Downs • sailed front Sydney the 10th August, from Hobart ' upo n Town the eth'October, and hurl Rio Janeiro the 18th January. a raw sp irit. In consequence of these reports, the first of white, Passengers per Lusitania :-31r. Buastell and family, and Mr. we believe, is well founded, there have been few or no sales el P urce ll. Muscovades this forenoon ; the quotations are n o minally t h e sons other um-uprisen . Passengers per Regalia, Collins, from New South Wales, ft- as last week. In the Relined market the purchase s were v prisen tine eendy arrived :- Messrs . John Heine, John Rickards, and Henry trivial i several large parcel of unshed Setters. were e frse'me-- ss - w , Dan might be purchased on lower terms ; all oth er vers. The Active, Charlton, from the South Seas and Otaheite, has th wi ere th " are t whe acatterd raWww w - y 3 s t a w i l ev imen thta w f ere drea n ao % ; l t n ha th p w ria tefinad art Li m yariei milt arrived in the Doerr s. blolasene 275. in Foreign Sugars no purchases were reported. The Urania, Newton, was loading at Timor the 13th October, WOOL.-There are no sales making, nor is it probable the for the Mauritius. there will be until the question as to the return of duties paid is wt Ships . spokrii with-The Hibernia, Gillies, from London to V .k an Diemen ' s Land, January 2. lat. 20. S. long. De N at rest; the deputation yesterday to the President and Bo oe d of ea. N'- - i -.', ; and i e Vol returned without any definitive arrangement being made. Heroine; Oeder, from London to Ne w Sm ith aw l ' anger, ' "i INDIGO.-The premium of the last East India sale remain lat. 18. S. long. 26. W. nearly Is. 6d. per lb.: one or two parcels have been sold at dunk CHINA. vance of Is. Bd. and Is. ltd. SILK-There arc no purchases of Silk ; the trade remains it the late convulsed state; the prices are nominal upiCEs.-Pepper continues in some request, good heavy Cane pity's Seek a lid.-Cinnamon sells at a premium of 2d.a 34 on the last public sale.-Pimento has given way; by public sale en Fri. day, 120 bags sold, good quality nd. and Red.; to.day 30 bags i die good quality Bed. TEA.-11te Tea sale finished at the India House on Friday last ; towards the close of the sale, the trade was much agitated by repine, of a misunderstanding with the Chinese: the Teas, ef whi t e there is a small stock here, advanced materially, Twankay 2d. pee lb. ; common llysons were also !Mitt in demand. Since the sale, low Congous have advanced ed. per lb. The news yesterday natal all the differences wilt the Chinese were adjusted. HEMP, FLAX, and TALLOW-Tallow continua heavy; bet week the holders were all inclined to sell at 31s. ; to-day tine Is no alteration, but the sellers are not aster to effect sales ; tbsy look now for some improvement. -Hemp has lately been declining, *whit chiefly to a rumour, which at one time gained Yoe grated, that the duty would be lessened ; this report is, hoe. ever, again giving way.-In Flax thee, is no alteration.-TaL low fur April and Slay delivery, 345. &L ; for July and August shipment, 381. did. OILS.-The demand for Fish Oils for home consumption eau. sinues steady, but the pr.ces must be quoted a shaded loser. ea/ Oils arc very heavy. ASHES.-Ashes are very dull, and the inserted prices can only with difficulty be obtained. RUM, BRANDY, and HOLLANDS.-The prices of Ron base l a t e ly been quite nominal; about 40 puncheons strong Ja. males. were list week forced off 2d. • 3d. below the t o.ninal qua. ration ; with this exception, there were no sales effected; proof Leeward' were quoted nontinally la. Bbd. Brandy was also very ti. try; parcels f.:, .ear WWI/ to arrive tarring at 2a. 10d. a 26.111. bed t .ere were to, vales effected. Pale Geneva Is. 1 Id. Theme. tract for Rum, 100.000 gallons, has been taken to-day so low as la. 40.; the last contract was at Is. lied. NAVAL STORES.-The request file Naval Stores is limited; there are no arrivals of rough Turpentine. Spirits are 3s. highe. In Tar, Pitch, or Rosen, there is little variation; the market k heavy. PROVISIONS -Beef and Pork heavy, but we cannot note any material change of priess. Butters, tine qualities are he:haul more scarce; Dutch particularly so. Bacon newly stationary. iLIRKETS. A ship has arrived at Liverpool which spoke the William Salary, Captain Phillips, trout Canton to Philadelphia, and has brought letters from the Windsor, Captain liftyiside, d..lted the Mat Om, 18'23, and the following is an extract • We are now making the land at China, and hear that the trade is now open. The recent dispute with the Chinese, relative to the affair of his Majesty's ship Topue, has been amicably settled." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. CUSTOM-ROUSE. MANCE IL ENTERED INWARDS. Three Brothers, Brown (Burnett, broker), from Lisbon. Jane, Taylor ([Kill), trot') di:to. Cobham, Duncan (Adam), from Terceira. Regalia, Collins (Grey), froin New South Wales. William, Stewart (Spirts), from Calais. Emelie. Bemeval (Redhead), from Rouen. Earl Morley, Starers (Wolcott), from the South Sea Fishery. Isacn 15. ENTERED OUTWARDS.—'I'he Samuel, for Gibraltar; London, for Hamburg!' ; Piggott, for Jamaica; Nile, for Cape Hayden ; Ruby, fur St. Micluters ; Albion, for Quebec ; and Catherine, fur Mane. CLEARING OUTWARDS—The Dart, for Ostend; Lady Com. bennere, for Trinidid ; Belle Alliance, for Antwerp; Lonach, for the Isle of France; Bch, for Rio Janeiro; Albinia, fur Demerara; and Cottinghain, for Llsineur. POLICE. HATT - a7 -- GARDEN. - - ...... COURTSHIP AND JEALOUSY LlT?.—.3ftp. Broomfield, a decently clad widow, of Rae-street, in the i.ku and china line, stepped forward yesterday to the plaos of accusation, fd lowed by her daughter, holding a little child in her arms, sod ht.- ing been sworn, charged Matilda flutter with striking her list through her frutit door, which was made of glass, and touching her on the forehead. She stated the case in the following terms :—" As I wu quiet!! going to bed, your Worship, and my children had been pencesb y gone to sleep, I gut off all my clothes but my petticoat. your ►l'es. ship, when there came a loud rapping to the door. It was belt past eleven ; I cried out, •My goodness, what is this ?' I loosed nut and saw three men endeavouring to push down the shutters: I repeated, • 3ly goodness, what is this ?' when, your Worship, this woman struck her first through the glass and touched me on :he forehead." Mr. Sergeant sr.Ll.oN—Can you assign any moon for all this? Ira. Broomfield—None in the world. Mr. Sergeant SELLOX—Can you? (Looking at Miss Matildt Butter.) A person rushed forward from the surrounding crowd, and begged to be allowed to tell the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. He was sworn and said, •• We are all shornates. your Worship, and mica us, Mr. Wall, is a widower, arid is paying his addresses to this woman (Miss Matilda Rotten, and when hit. West mid is us last night, • Come, lads, ye may shut up for this night,' we went to hare a pint of beer, and Miss Butter with us. This we man's daughter then came and beckoned Mr. !falls away, so we went to her house to see whether Mr. Walls was there, and instead of Matilda Butter striking hlra. Broomfield. it was Mn. Broom field who pushed .3lutilda Butter from the door, and that is the truth, so help me (loil ! .Magistrate—Oh, it was jealousy of Walls between the accord and the daughter. Mrs. Broomfield—four Worship, Mr. Walls and my daughter were asked in church. "I deny that," cried oat the ungallant Walla. After some uncourtenus altercation about this coort,liip. the Magistrate °reefed Walls to repair the broken pans of 'Aar& and to withdraw at once with the crowd who now puss& around him. ADeLrIII THEATIE.—Amongst the amusements which are daily given in the metropolis we have seldom been more gratified than by witnessing Mr. Hen►y's performances at this Theatre. We thought the Lill of fare seemed calcu lated to please a general taste ; and indeed we cannot withhold our meed of approbation. A variety of decept io n of the most pleasing kind, experiments on hydrogen, oxygen, and carbonic acid gases, musical glasses, and a phantasmagoria, are all included in one evening's perform ance. We must refer our readers to the exhibition itself, which only occurs on the Wednesdays and Fridays in Lent, and which has hitherto been honoured with fashion able and crowded audiences. iirlcalo.eg 3 wu l din a tu:dni o scriptento r t i . t acniirt l ,nie l. :l4:.) r, antuuntire ! , eir tmandiate te.y, and for the prices a e n tat week tree ity I , ruugh: t o , to 01 the :rade ; partial inputs K. Them wee and tank at, '• 144. a Us.. reel arcel mithl3:l, t larguig done Wu Ginn all weekly gal; k •hasever m the he market market this ••• rs from market, die interests m .• for Sugars nee report to-day is dart w has the • T riletteirs are y .i • etifias waiting ;sing Rung as • fine of whit& • DT no sales of sally the saes 4 see were fere • *Sarin' g, mriptigna woe . efined make are wearied. reported. probable the • Ines paid is vet • Board of ea. rig made. sale remake sold at site wl. ele :man is • 1 heavy Can, 34 on the : sale on Fri. ).day SO togs i Ise on Friday ch agitated by teas, of lona rankay 2d. pet Since the oh, esterday natal Linear heavy ; to-day that .7t sales ; they t• peas declinuig, gained some eport is, how. erstion.—TBl. and Asps gumption am. d lower. Sal • rice' can only 9 nice, of Rom ns strong 21. • qua. lis-cted o proof • was also eery a Ifid. a SLIM f Id. Theme. day so /ow a 4 win is limited; ire 3a. highl. the market Is armor Meiny ire higher mai watior.wry. lI Ii Lass..—Ns. the iku and leCusation, fol. ems, and hr. riking her fist d touching her wu quiet!! been pewee) y at. yonr Wes- 1 It was ball- is F.. 1 loosed , the shutters: , our Worship, cached tam on 1 ei for all this? 4 Miss 31 atilt rd, and begged 1 • but the truth. Tone Worship, g his addresses West said to his night,' we us. This we- t away, 80 we re, and instead Mrs. Broom- red that is the on the accused d my daughter courtship. the and of glash now puma 'Melia which mt been more romances at tensed cake- we cannot of deceptkns n hydrogen, asses, and a ng's perform- I Fridays in with fashion- nroinshire. the mess of Aber. in DTUMMOr.d, one hour. affurdshirt. the Is, by the Rev. of Btagingt.l l3 - best of the Lute twaspiarn by the RIM e, Ur+ of 14411. gr Charles Ire* -crescent, 1: 3111. —__— • in Kest, in the formerly of his for manr Yon t. Alban t. e of her vister4 yne, of Papple- daughter ot the Dean of York. the 19th of Au- the Honourable his 310estr the 'James Giber, sun abet. N l3 " and regretted. uswimeavonli g /N-rRITIGB min. after 3. . W. Cast. TOE. • game place- FROM LLOYD'S LIST. PORTSMOUTH, 111Ancm I3.—The Dart, Cranch, sailed from Salcombe for this port, with a cargo of oxen, three weeks ago, &MI has not since been heard of. PORTSMOUTH, Maacu 15.—Arrived the Barbara, Greathead, from London for Rio Janeiro. PLYMOUTH, .31.11C1114.—.11TiTed the General Palmer, from London for 31adras. COWES, MARCH 15.—Arrived tha Marquis Camden, Larkins, from London for Bombay ; and the Eliza, Faith, from ditto for ditto. DEAL, MARCH n.—The whole of the homeward-bound sailed this morning for the River. The transport brig, No. 221, passed through to the westward; also the Times, of London. Arrived off Dover, the Galatea, Gerrit, from Bahia ; Constitution, —, from New York ; Agnes, Stewart, from Lisbon ; Rowehester, Spittall ; and Oporto, Corey, from Oporto. ORAVESEICD, MARCH 15.--Arrived the Three Brothers, Brown, from Lisbon; Jane, Taylor, from ditto; Dwells, Bermi ml, from Rouen ; Cobham, Duncan, from Terceira; Dove, Pat terson, from St. Michael's; and Mary Jane, 31• Cormack, from the Cape of Good Hope. Sailed the Symmetry, Bedwell, for Malta; Old Maid, Tully, for Sierra Leone; Hottentot. Sinclair, for the Cape of Good Hope; and the Cesimock, Connell, fur Cape Ilaytien. RA MSGAT R, MARCH 13.—The wind having veered round to the eastward, the Atalanta, Smith for Detnentra, sailed last night at ten p.m. There ft now in the Lord It'ardeo's possession here, in their wet state as when found, several bales of cotton, picked up off the North Foreland. Ilaawrcu, Aland( 110.—Two stout ship beams (11r)., upwards of 21 feet long, have been picked up off the Galloper, thud landed here. NORTH SHIELDS, MARCH 15.—Vesterday the Adamant, Stephenson, was got of the rocks near the Illaclmiddings, with loss of rudder, main-keel, stern-port damaged, bottom in a very damaged state, and towed in here by a steam-boat. LIVERPOOL, .MARCH 14.—Arrived the Brunswick, Tull'ord, from St. John's, New Brunswick, sailed the Ist of February; and Ann 3l•Kenzie, Gill, from Pernambuco, sailed 3d of February. LONDONDERRY, MARCH 3.—A vessel, Supposed to be the Battkk, from Sligo, with provisions, stc. bound for Greenock, has been totally lost at Mullin Head, on the 3d inst. All hands perished. MALTA, FEB. It—On Sunday hi s Majesty's fri os s f N a i a d. arrived here, and brought information of hostilities having com menced with Algiers ; the Admiral sailed the next day, after in forming the merchants that convoys would be appointed : he took all the men of war with him ; and as there is t.o prospect of any being here this month, the masters of the Puget, Agenoria. Friends, and New Albion. have determined on keeping company with each other. The Elizabeth sailed yesterday. Rto JANEIRO, JAN. 14.—We hope soon to obtain possession of your goods per Carvalho Cato, as an order has been issued for the release of all the prizes. PERNAMBUCO, JAN. 21.—The following vessels arrived here between the 4th and 14th inst. and are detained by the Independen cla Au Morte, Brazilian ship of war, viz.—Lord Wellington, Mi nerva, Alexandre, Domingo., Botu Fim, Regenerscao, and Bizarria Triumfo— all from Lisbon. _ _ CALCUTTA, OCT. I.—The Jla►y Ann, of Calcutta, burden 640 tons, is taken up by siovernment, to try the experiment of riding out the approaching N.E. monsoon at Blackwood'a Harbour, on the Coromandel coast, in-shore of the Arruegon Shoal. !lava:reran, FED. 7.—The Colombian privateers have been making gnat captures lately ; but since the Sabina frigate has been cruising outside, the numbers have diminished, though the Sabina has made no captures as yet. VEssELs eronEx WITH.—The Harding, Bragg. from Liver pool to Valparaiso, Nov. 30; Ilcngal Merchant. Brown, from Lon don to Madras, Jan. 2; Hibernia, front London to New South Wales, Jan. 3; Sophie, from Buenos Ayres to Ilavannah, Jan. :5; Dirkranick, from Oporto to Rio Janeiro, Jan.l4 ; and Three Daughters, from Gibraltar to Buenos Ayres—ail by the Active, arrived from the South Seas ; ar.tl Dumfries, lloilett, from Bremen to Baltimore, Feb. 26; Julia. from Rio Jantiro to Trieste, Jan. 26; and the Swiftsure, from Bahia to L.,bon, Feb. 5. The Ellett ind Mary. Gilley, from Alexander to Algiers, put into Rhoda about the 91YJt of January, with much damage and leaky. The George, Mace, is lost at Rio Grande. A Government mesas-no., having despatches in charge, arrived at Portsmouth on Tuesday morning, and mmiediateh embarked in the Camelia', 10 guns, Captain Lambert, and sailed, it is said, for South America. _ . Lattnet of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at Genoa, dated March :—" 'l%,e following letter bas been received here front Paleenne, dated Feb. Itl1.—• For some days an Algerine squadron has in% ,ted the coasts of Valencia and Catalonia, who appear to he at war with the Spaniards ; as besides eight or ten vessels cap:tired by them, they have made a landing in the Straits of Valencia, and carried away 48 men, women, and children. An Algerine corvette keeps cruistng off between Paktum and Cape Una, which has taken a Spanish brig and two felucie.' " TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. fit w,—A vast deal has been said of the labour of the tread-mill; but of the character, conduct, or crimes of the prisouas, no men. Lion is ever made—all this is lost sight of. Is it not notorious, that, whenever that dreadful calamity—A lire—happens, in or near the metropolis, well-known thieves assemble in formidable gangs (sometimes bidding defiance to the police). and cruelly and cowardly add to the distress of the poor inhabitants by plundering them ; and it' the officers succeed in securing a few of these ras cals, ran it be said that the mill is too severe for such villains? Or the daring rescue gangs and bullock -hunters--ill-trcating and knocking down and rubbing innocent and peaceable paasengen— at: such desperate characters to be pitied at the mill Are the lowest class of abandoned females (with language even worse than the men), the associates of desperate characters (for brothels, gene rally speaking, are I.ept by thieves)—are these females to be pitied at the mill ? find forbid that any one should be cruelly punished; but unless you give work to such prisoners —severe work—mere confinement is not an sd Norte or etr:ctive puniahment. Wandsworth-road, March 13. W. BIRTHS. On the 13.11 instant. at iiiingtOO House, Lincolnshire. the Counter/4f Lindsey, t a daughter. On the 13th instant, at .I.egy 11 Hooke, the Countess of Aber deen, of a son. On the 10th instant, at Perk the Lao', of John Drummond, Esq. jun. of a .on, which survived irs birth but one hour. On Sunday hut, at Thickbroom Cottage, Staffordshire. the Lfidy of . John Shelve 31anley, Esq. of a sod. MARRIED. On the lath instant,';Rt7lllari'a Lambeth, by the 80. Edwin Nudger., M.A. Gtorge *with, bq. d assist: l,ll3 ' sweet, solicitor. to Sophia glary, second daugbser of the late Christopher Foss, E.g. of Poilmatuatrect, Partonma-squere. On the 136 instant, at - the Abbey, Bath, * the Rec. Charles Ceonk, Rector of Beth, James ß. Maude, hart. of 141 0 , don, to Martha Mande, third daughter of the has Charles on . thingtoo, Esq. ofLincoLt's Inn, and of Lansdown-crescent, Bath DIED. • On Friday last, at his house at Tunbridge, in Kent, in the 1191:.1 year of his age, William •C. hloper, Esq. formerly of his Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Guards, and for manr Youl one of the Representatives for the licrough of St. Alban s. On the 3d instant, ituddady, at the house of her siger4 Royal -crescent , Bath, Catherhse Judith Fountayne, of ParPle* wich, in the county of Nottingham, youngest daughter of the Very Reverend John Fountayne, 1).l). formerly Dcan of York. At Lueknow, Bengal, of cholera niorbus, on the 19th of Au gust last, John Gibson, Esq. surgeon in the Honourable tact India Company's terrier, and Physician to his Majestr the King of (We, only meriting son of late James Gibser. FN. surgeon, in Enburgh ; and, a few hours after, Mrs. Anne Ilaillie, his wife di —both universally esteemed and regretted. 1110 H WATER Tills DAY AT 140NDON-r Morning, 35 m!n. otter & I Afternoon. 50 min. into Printed at THE BRITISH PRESS Office. by J. W. CARL TOY. 131, Strand, Published by H. CAN NON, aanu plxL .1 ~. k ; '