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the 17, , • :011 the ;*ol- Iviiefleeet tout, 0111W,I 1111,e , (11 by , o n, I. Lml M t 1 tl.l,ir:4lty. y %h. te th,. Id‘ri aru 144. war. , lAre 111 UrcerP, • 1,41 tll. uroop s I be block :I•!, le. Imt , ilvd wale mri ' Penlti.. verate ■ clover. Turks of that Andra with his .hulltralle . 9 the agent hwt i• HOS h:}l•i•n ui .ich It not P,•fte eupwwest. ! t 1 , 11:1•11.11111.g, or rnlisidmit.le Pitchue will theiti to their it I. smutl in aiiiiimener rl.ll or the .tier proopeet Ala has teihet t ads, to .4.1 h t . Notrith. the laid three , tempt of "Vidor% tom e arty e‘itauttull Korcrn ol will mit fail ttylete the who.ti the war NVltt.te ,oitl not I ?ten I to wake pr t it a point, that r the lireek, ; qua realest scaldal e Porte. ii, APRIL R. Tel 414. r of ( . 111.0f1 .111: Mill .4 Fe. row' engineers, vent forams vi Divine Pal had hrourht I only live dart taltintl t v.... L 1 avg., warlike ivy e t Alt:ten : •r :•.trditsien co. but the Largo in •ha of BO of N td. stimspie, bring. were toilet bask. of rho :s mauls for the r l'ru:h, cum. illat the latter, xis, (tea. wool .1 ut troops which dl be listed tor dI he grantra. ouisle to tusk lot 1 of 11111 deter. the allows r la sf the Buwtan• r Cents. (poled :4 litnk Stock. un swath, M lintio_27. rum tite lornrn inland a,l 1.11 a. d line attissk.d n taken. The Wed is the re. to Puree. Whit new reinforce. I in Mace !onto. the Podia of 10,1100 trim newt that the Meta to atatch. prongs thejrn. end the Alba- 11 int.,' H. r she Moos of ght. It went. ipdago. 11 ass •ry imptiftetly MANCH 2%. • of 'he Ent . on th. line of .Aeett.l4. o the lung, it► I. Albert lint. Leith/try 01 the erne of which letil Of Envoy wax introatteed 01 the Hord .Imiosethlcere r. Arm:. R. Ord Stsiiturpe. ■ • directing the th ro much se.* ✓ out-works of 1.1 thnn.•tses rertilgrft wish •rrrnl Barbary inision of the ng papers to ; letter. dated Turkey and untsrourable I,.lrmit. S. real from the ri.l4.rt d - 0 which h &p. for Cov increased their h as •e.h I not to .ICit• c left hank of the same time AIM kr. w Mat wrial:%abshirir. . tint Nn ttsi this awe cornier.. with LiprOlNl4 to by 11. If who war which we Cabinet will p. t.ost in aulft nti -st pacalyisary that the Porte Jimmie ahicl) which intend t:t the Black nU atteotioo to to 1 on this l'he only con. k the recent Porte and the 1 winthl ern. fear of being nap'« with as ler will allow. "! at 1110.011110 bits/ In pra t difficrit part lrgetcs, and THE CW,UNIES. to compose ?him ienced sailors capable of contending viith the GreAa. It i. generillv ...I.; I -red u (main that Al. de 31inciacky has entirely faIIILA oh . . it of Ilia Illinslllll. HMV 491F.1.% APRIL 13. The Jot,' na/ "!' (,h..,l•%tatro, that hi. 31ajoity'h I)Lcree, cs:a -b!1•11:4: :••0-0•1, ..r 13 It h niri, lia" hero reccivell • gT,lgt I. . it,. .11 by the "Ascription ,i, y , ff ~nay loe fore rvo . 111.14 tltc that 3to . y 1161111.i11e 1 . 11,1114 the e m..emre In favour of maritime c :r, .a.• u'a •!•rwillture, without lot mit.i,rt t o O w ai r "... 3 ea ibr I;irt-rvisirtit, how 1,t31 ittly apprrriatell 1, ▪ el o oir ,sit 'lO scc in dill a centre of i.ctivi awl • source Qi IVArma 9. I.I:fOA.ATIV!: ( N( •ii.. re.... day, at three o ' rlotek, bis Es.cellteey the r ;overt:or-M-11de( nn „ d„.4. n , Sl.llo Mimi: Chaoilwr, and is. tug eared on VI:• of the !ILIA 1t ,, , was sinn lit Co :.funtlli s r act the lii. pLas,tl to give the !royal woseht to the se veral hills. Iris then lahlreased huth litmus in the ftllewini; sme:s - 11: • G - oaf" , • • rimed, •.l J ~ 0 . 0' I/O lon.• 01' .1 ,Jr loth' 11, " I 11011 1 • Ch . , ..... ui the Parliament, the rsoult of .alMle I stn ::!at.'„ will prow to he or little pahlic advan. the •.•i r t!Ilit•, yO.l, and lotairious ....telelenrc is en. tekj to my b, .o 14a .Ls t but Iwtore I prorogue t:ii• ran ,*mint, I !, kit imp m ant a tili• country, that I simuld hire, a„, his ;;;,.,. •n • , se, espies% toy seatiments NMI. the go - lie:al re nil: Of sc . ..r during the several sessitue. in which 1 lure ,„,-, •eutiiitents in at earnest desire to silme; , :0n.11.11 11 i or racy In this l'alliaaand, of every 11:3;; v \ .!. ,, s OW I .ll”.:,Ctily of made; alai I trust l krany Imo a. II .hr it ripkvol I tie itritish C.e.stitutme to express inr,ol Ia anyr,•l'"% t en t .jth Own rt,;ttl which um Irate!' ot the I. WWI, to Allt/iNcr, or with those righl (..v.r . ges wh a 1..1 , ...,4 to each respectively. •• .1 doh , . has been made to an tmlionittd right in one branch of hf...T.h.rfory s Al•,:r.ii.riait the wind:. fyiniihe of the province, ae. intdita; w i.) itasure, inclusling out may that part of it heretofore gnrrtut to I. Ma j esty, bud whicti Is appyriote4 by acts or the I me b.ciol rah:uncut to bprel:ic purposes, - and subject to such dia. tribut:on an Cat Kiag.rnay arc tit, ha: even that portion also of the re , Cl.lit whirl, i traist4 by ter autliori• y of ttic Parlia meta. appropraltal to deters the expanses of the administration of juatior, and of tois 31Ajestyl tiail government in this province, and ilmetetl by an art pi.soal to 111,4 British Parliament 1,.i. before the randolisliment or the proteett conatitothm in this provmee, to h. 31.1.1ir01, tinder Ili? authority or the Lank COnntil..niontroo or his . ' 11“.. sty . 1% rcasury : ibis cls i w Dank by oirre, lons been hirinully druusi ley the other two broodier...l ' the lb ovoidal Perliemeot ; toe% eta:awns it inn bon . .. r•lniinleil in, nial rectum., has burn bed h. the rinitsual preeeeding or writ...ol4lm; Illy supplies, except :mon entalotonns 'Mei. would lUtiount to an acknowle,tgottent of its con stitutional " This subject has nreilliktl evere ren.ii,ll from the first to the Led , end IS l . ow iram.ua n tsl la those %Moll shall roll It lies rousted int:shill-a& macho,, to the Triunity ; And nos It - eves it to Ineuglole urakr otilicolttea, whir every .or it must nee that me encnoraging aid ....Me I..gif.l.iniffy is alone wanting to arouse powerful CllOlllOll, au.l Mew Foch resources, l aw n, tint :114, now, in a 411. d Illeasa , , he thorn clut and ,r, t 'to, wnhm its reW4+.. Itut 1....1W0:1in, I !Cc aide itai,.itr nidinfacnon, Cots elistenthug dii-' ittoravintranle Cif pint .1 errUlP,Atlranet.g in improvement, and that the difference:, which I cortinoc to tlnotirb its legislature Live not initrrupted in the small. : est Chfgret Ilia. Ten. 'al ecntetititient which Ire people enjoy under the pat.i.•3l cure .4,1 prole,..thill of his Majesty. '• Ir, darner :ars, abcn the auppllla nec.saary for the support of his tlajiatv '- . frov.runient afar fly: honour of the Crown in this Prot...see, we e r 1..11 goatiteJ, I avatc4l the unhappy consequences who!, must La...resulted Gam a stnet adhereoce to the Inter rt ii7V law,au,l I told Mat toy eoliduct on the occasion aAI be justified and appreved when . :aide I Atli responsible ; but an eloy ads lee ham learn imavailit•g to los 'real this resin, at the present period, I shall interro etolnitinr. .Idherieg now ill the letter nr the law, I Omit hic...rts of the Eatcuti ye Gover 1111 l ent by that risk% and tnsioali..g to toy 1R'7.1 :011,01 ,1 ; ; lamenting that the piohlte. must 1. , I :;.ose rol.eaut•mrs •1114:11 have Inn bug inapeeeled over it, and I.lllet. I fall .1 tq.-•.,eu o/'fhr eaan.it, • " I '4' it II I v.,•11 . i.ekiyiveleiixe the ealnh, firm, and hr us yinsr deliiwutiors and COII4IIIII in the i!ise.i sms u t the pu'lie lyisioess ; and I La:ie it upon nue in a acne of du. v to t taw isi his nunic fur the support you hula: Una:Orally gill.° :0 OW 014.11,01,1.1 111..1't trail Cto time Len:nil In you the g00411.1111k . province. `• I f • rat oily peie that the wt. mu Of your pniyeedii.gs may make& C pin the keel it.ha i itmds ..r die ifie.d lea. them Iu Cat tympanic boa coneibiitisig vli.isr.ition, which is elan). hest eitleillstist ai give enerNy to public spit it, to promote public hirrlintly, and maitre 111111 lie 111111i01., , 01: thexe are the great advantages shads result fruit a wise eseicise oldie putters and pri bileges ut . Parliament." ric folks ing an extract from a letter received from Canalt Ir, dated gsth Starch ; it appears, however, to nerd COldisapatioo :rim Spaniards hav•wwile peace with AlKier.' thioneh F•remeh intrigue, hot Adwiiral Ntilit• has giv:m them a bosun tbr endeavouring to break the line of Woe:: Ay.' Am*Our Lishou Mail arrived this morning, wish papers to the tib inst. tic of Lisbon, from 19.11 March to April inclusive, is lined with t,tratus from Spanish, English, MI Fre1:01 J 01111126, and also f the Bahia paper, call d ls:eu da Adria. The Gazrite of the :tutli I%larch, " to slew what insirtimenta the revolution uses to pro ((((( te its iniquitous obj, cis," gives an account of ion! Cochrane; and by way of illustration, quotes from the Peso oh: Patois: a highly gatterivg and complimentary s p os h, inlrlre.stsl to his Lordship on the sth October, I AV:I. at Rio de Janeiro, in the mow of the inhabitants : and subjoins au extrin't from an English paper, of 21st June, Ist 1, containing an account of the proceedings against his Lordship in the Kin's Bench, for the plot in Which be r...s (vomited with Mr. Butt and Mints. The bite William raltlerbead, Kai. merchant in Glas gow, by his later will, left the following liatalsome legaetes to charitable institutions in this city, siz. :--To Royal In firmary Soo]; N.irth Parish Church Smision ; Len nns'si Mum!, North Parish hall. ; Lunatic Ary him 111411. ; 11.2411 - and Dumb histitUtion 11101.; and Itla;;delette Asy lum Free 'FHA WEATIII. a.-- The weather, of late, has been re markably inclement for the %.11, 011 of the year. (he Sun day evening a liail•F term burst over the town, arcompaniol by thunder and vivid lightning. The hailatones were uncommonly large. some of Ili, measitring two inches and a half in cirritinterenee. Many skylight windows were broken by their violence ; unit we Ivor wine thousands of squares of glass in the nci;llbouring hot-houses have shared the same late. (he Monday nif,ht there was a :all of snow. Li , e704. 1 'torrirr. NI.:: FUNIVNE•—SoiMEItSPT ASClZl:S.—Arrdeni. n" . rore and /,oreorrh. v. Sler.—This was .is +ictioit of eject , niiii comiderable interst, it having been brouaht for recur' ry of property valued at 2namol. lately belonging to tiler, lswl. of Ihnitister, deeiased. ytte:ittow to he trit if was. who were the own. rs of the pro petty as heirs at law of the deceased? After the had establislwil their claim on the clearest evidi lice. the counsel for the defendant expresses' his corn id * of the satisfactory manner in which they bed proved their title, and obsarvetl, it would be only wasting the titre of the court to occupy its attention more en the subject. The plaintiffs arc persons in advanced life, and very humble situations. INQUEST ON R. Rtm Brtustorr Esia.—lt has been g stated that this enthrnan dui d on Tuesday Int, in conse quence of Ira/liana reoriced in hunting with the Farley hounds in tie preceding week. It turned out, upon this inquiry, that the accident happened in clearing a six feet bank, with a wide doh it on the other side ; and the de ceased met his bin:tines (compound) in the kg and the arin, b .sides I H ing otherwise notch hurt. It has been ttatcd that Mr. Mat:mom was a bold rids , between fifty and sixty yi•are of op% It was not until Saturday last that he was intorined amputation of the I.g would be necessary, hnt he declined the opera , and trusted to chance. The v..nlict was accidental death A inelaticlioly instance of sudden death took place on Thursday, anal which treat e d a earßiderable actssation in the City. air. Mukinto.ll, a 'bendier of the. stork Ex change, anal in the full vigour of manhood, suddenly fell down and expin.il in an apopleelie tit, while adjusting an account in his ecutiting-house. The story of Mr. Wa l .7taff, who reeeirol sentence of death tor forgery on Thur•alay, is melancholy :—When only fifleen trots of age, behold 15,11t11/. bequeathal to him by a distant vela nrc, sod. on coming of age, 1w married a young Lady possessed 14 4 vary eouuderalda fortune. lle embarked in boldness with every prospect of sucetwa, but winiehow or other a wart of fatality seemed to atter.tl him. Ile not only bait all his own and his wife's property. lost also borrowed large suns of money from his own relatituut, Ouch ray weedily disappeared. It has heels tom to us by a per. son of respectability, who has known loan from. infant", that upon a moderate raleulaticn lie 'moo base thpsipated at total mo,ttoOl• within eight yew. Ile is saw only twenty-weven 'cant of age; when sentence of tlemh was paved 'limn him, he appeased deeply olketed ; his situation emit, it 3 goad dral of sympathy, his man ner bring very rropeasesshig, his appearance altogether that ut a Orntleman. POE - RY. The works of the elder poets arc full of beauties. Justice as yet has not been done to those of the days of the first ('harks. Th..• works of ('arew in particular are a rich. tna*ury of the ims.t delicious p oory. Where can a sweeter pastoral he found thau the followini4 sylvan dialogue, hetwz.am a Sltepikril and a nymph, extracted from his works ?- Merp. This tummy hank they peeled. Nynt. That aged oak Ihd canopy the hap .y Late All right trom the damp air. Cho. Here It nil sit and sing the won!, they spoke, Till the day breaking their en:Marts broke. Ship. Sot., love, t ! te 6lushrs of the loom appear, And now she hangs M r pea-ly Mort, (Itobli'd trim the er.tern short.) tli' cos •I p's bell, and to:sea tar : Swe.t, 1 maxi slay ru hnt,,e: here. Nyor, l'hme .r.nk. of tloohtfill light tither not day, 'hit Oita• my min intist ax ; nu wont ..t.int• till thin, r. turn; The Why, ; d the gray Ilawa, shall anel4l thee on thy way. Step. If thine rye. gild my paths. they may forbear Tht ir witless shine. N uts. 11y wan. a 111 quits Extinguish their taint 1.„;lit. Ship. Those ilropci will make their beams more clear, i:311101 will shine in ey'ry tear. ('lw. They w , .•pt ; and from their lips and eyes, In a 11,10 i clew of twiny sestet, 'fiseir joys 54.41.WT15W% meet ; But she cries out. Nyws. Shepherd, arise, The loin betrays us tlsc to spits. Shep. The wiowil hours Nye fast, whilst we embrace; lint when we want their help to meet, They inov, wills leaden feet. ../Tyne. Then let us piiiiirii time, and chase The day for veer trona tine 'dace. She/. llsrk ! Nyrn. Ay, me, stay She,. Fur ever. ,r,m. No, arise, V. e most be g.sic. Sher. My nest of spice. N.n.. My soul. Kiel,. 51y paradise. Chu. Neittur could say farewell, hut tl.ough their eyes Grief interrupted speech with team supplies." CII ELTENII.I.II, Aram 15. The Duke of %Wellington arrived here last night, at half psst nine o'clock, from 1, leo ;it is very much the regret 44 the inhabitants that his ;race's tines pected visit is not for ph usury, but from irdiapcsiti )))) . Thr Duke wa ' at the early 1 of eight o'clock this morning, at the Royal, or I nil 11 cll, to drink the water. His (:race has taken the house called Suliblk Lodge, where Dr. Cowley attended the Ibike this tttttt Th:: Earl and eoulite , s of Darlington, accompanied by 1.341 v Arabella Valle, as rive 41 Ince on Monday ; they also drink the water at tl:c Royal or Old Well. We arc now extremely gay fur the season of the year, and we me looking forward fur a very full and gay ' au ttttt r. A great many alterations and improvements arc making; among them ix a Promenade to Hay's Hill Lodge, the man i.eelipb,..l by the late King, and by most of the Royal Family, when they honour us with their presence. Se nal v Ti: r..—We have been favoured with a sight of this pleieant I:111111W, theatre, which has untie,- gone a course of embellishment beautiful and unique, pre paratory to the Easter opening. The first tier of boxes presents a rose-volumed fluted velvet, richly ornamented a ith stilt., frames, mouldings, and pilastres, in burnished gold ; the second tier has a pink ground, tastefully *dorms! with gold mount &c. ; the twee:num is supported by two massy pillars, with capitals, in the composite order, and a brilliant st;:r in the centee ; doers, panels, cor- Mees, amid untuldlogs, burnish' d gold °manicotti, &c. ; the ceiling a 5111111 M r sky, eiouds and Cupids; an in-inense cut-glass chandelier, suspended from the top centre, with ititete of light that iilumiuvs the whole house. The q::ge is equally iltleutlitl. Pardi,e and the from Wort 's billa /114/1 is, :11111 the 1101/itetAr Itrnrua b ot h f rom Ow pencil of young 'retains, must b.: viewed to be duly appree;atill. S‘l/I.E 11 . 11 Wl.:res THE...TltE.—This scene of rummer amusement has undergone a thorough repair and taste ful embellishment, which renders its appearance very beautiful. The d.p:h of the stage is about 100 feet; the soliery is finely plinks! ; the audience part of the house is very attractive ; the ground-work of the box ornaments is,_anibei colour, with burnished gold stiles, mouldings, and pillars ; the front of the boxes is fluted velvet and gold ; the interior of the private boxes blue and gold paper of the richest kind ; ott the front centre box the Luse is set with gold devic-s ; the right :stage box tha shamrock, aad the one 0:. the left the thistle ; the proscenium is variously and tastefully ornamented ; the orchestra it enlarged so as to aditt it of a double hand ; the new drop scene is a correct view of 1 igligate-bill and the surrounding country, by Green wood. Tbe exterior is also rendered effective by the re moval oi the old balcony, anti a large covered way substi tuted to receive carriage visitors, and protect the audience from the weather previous to the opening of the doors ; added to all this, there is an extensive company embracing good eta ps de ballet ; and the house will open with great spirit. Miss M. Tree took her benefit, at the Manchester Thea tre, on Saturday last. This lady had delighted the inha bitants during the week, and in return she was honoured with a splendid and overflowing audience. The receipts of the house we re nearly '2001., and in addition Alias Tree re ceived a letter, at the conclusion of the second act, con taining 101/1., as a tribute due to merit.—BloeLhern if ail• The following extract from the Bath Ilendd of last we k leads us to exp-et a considerable accession of strength to one or ether—we know not yet which—of our London theatres:— •• ()may's tragedy of reale,- I.rrvrreJ was performed on iVel ne•day last, for the purpose of ininshansig to a Bath audience a )0111Ig taut in the character of heit i.kr.s. The hills of the dev haring announced it as her first appearance on any stage, it wiralal be unfair to rritici■e such an attempt too rigidly ; and we confess, upon the whoie, we tel. notch pleased at the chaste manner in which the character was personated. 's'he first Nicene was feeble, owing to an excusable timidity generally attendant upon a first appearance. In her sec I scram she displayed very considerable talents; and het exit in the last scene b u t one was marked with three distinct round s o f applause. 'flits pmbat hammy efliwt ass (we arc informed) what it professed to h., a,/i , d uttenirt, recommended by a proprie tor of one of our metropolitan theatres, as a preparatory step to a bolder enterprise before a London audience after Easter:" —We have reason to believe that the female whose debut is lit re alluded to, is of a Spanish family ; report speaka highly of her anti amiable manners. . • •• A paragraph having appeartil in some of the public prints, that one of the Directors of the Equitable Loan Dank had obtained a very large proportion of the shares of that institution, ice the names of his coachman, groom, and ethers of his servants, which he had sold at a prentimn, we arc enabled isasitively to state, that some suspicion of this sort l aving attached to the applications forwarded by one of the Directors, the Committee of Managetnent oho. /way r.jimil every recommendation coming from Mitt ipso , ter. (;0411) FR ID .—VPlitCra2y, being Good Friday, the Commemoration of die Crucifixion was celebrated at the various Catholic Chapels with relig' splendor. The most conspicuous in their devotion were the Itavarian, Portuguese, St. Patrick's, Nloortields, and St. George's in the Fields Chapels. which were so excessively crowded during the service, that hundreds of persons were obliged to attend to their duties in the svenms of the chapels. This partly originatAi tram the numerous attztulance of the i.lle and curious a other persursions, who were at tract,-1 thither in the eN14:0111i011 el witnessing peculiar ceremouh.s. 'flit !licit Mass eo 11111 l enecd at eleven o'clock, after the usual Low Mass s Lad been gone through. At the right hand side of thy chapels, it temporary altar was erected, covered with white, and bestrewed over with odoriferous flowers, which, together with the many wax lights which surrounded the neat little erection, had a most interesting aprarance. The regular altar was hung in black, and furnished with its usual decorations, which, together with the almost general mourning of the auditory, threw a eletra•u•ristic mt•lancholy over the scene. The c, moony of the !lost having Swam gone through, &pro prte i.erlllolllo weer delivered, at the conclusion of which, according to Catholic custom on Coot! Friday, a grand tmicession took place of the Priests and Acolytes, each bearing some emblem in remembrance of the P as sion of the Redeemer, round the body of the chapel, while the con gregation remained in fervent devotion. This being gone through, the Host was deposited in its usual sanctuary, and the sold' • ' , mice conciuded. The chapels at the wet end of site town were attended by the Catholic nobility and get:try. MEMOIRS OF MRS. P. SHERIDAN. These Memoirs arc written by -Mrs. I.efanu, grand daughter of the lady who is the wive( of them. Although Mrs. F. Sheridan was a lady of emisiii-raiile literary at tai,„„e„te, an d we wou ld ev; n RAJ of very superios natural talents, as her Swdaey Bit/./ a / 4 4, and miter works of merit trwily, yet doubtless the volume before us 41:rivta its prin cipal *median from the circumstance of her being the parent of • Thamator, dramatist, minstrel, who ran • Thrtrigh each waded the lyre, and was 'luster of all." It is wellAnown that Mr. Sheridan's falter was a person of very high literary repute in his day ; the following anecdote Is equally botiourahle to lila character and his talents:— . _ _ Though them distinguished by the Doke of Dorset in private, air. tilsevidast, as a public character, hot always preserved that prudent medium which alone became a man wholly unesnnected with politics. 31r. Doswell is there re wholly untintaled in the NOM iOll (VOL I. p. 3118.71), that the palatal which was granted nestral years afterwards to Mr. Sheridan, and respecting which Johnson exposed himself so engrarionsly, was given to lan "as • sot it the ears( of Goverrop,rmi, when he was ma. eager of the re Royal in Ireland, where parties ran high l in 1753." fact was _quite otherwise, and the anecdote tel l s I equally to t our of Mr. Sheridan, and of the friendly aside. man who so sly stepped forward to his assistance, in the hour of his d The Duke on learning Mr. Sheridsn's theatrical mis fimune, mado an offer, in the handsomest terms, of a pension of three hat a ds • year, as some compensation for the losses he had ow that oansiott. This offer 31r. Sheridan, however, te e y declined, alleging, that such a &vont from flovernment w confirm all the unitise reports to his disadvuu I tag, and cut Whom all future hopes of the patronage of the public; w hen if he persiattst in refusing all remuneration, it was his trust belief that his conduct would soon be viewed in a I proper light, that it would yet be in his power, by means of the Theatre. to a Omuta for his foully. The pension two hundred a year, which was granted him above ' eight years of wee solely en the ground of his literary 1 1 merits. _ _ We have Ana mill dal 16 mai of R. B. Sheridan throws the moat attractive charm around this volume. Every circumstance that relates to the life of that extras,- divary man naturally excites a deep curiosity. lle was constantly engaged in the bustling scents of life ; and whe ther in illustrating principles of leglidation in the great courcil of the nation, or administering to the &menu of the people in the theatre, it would seem as if Nature had peculiarly formed him for a public man. In the book before us there are many interesting anecdotes cf his life, which the near family intimacy of the writer enabled her to arrive at, and which would probably have been lust, hail they not been preserved to the world by the present publi cation. The literary world are therefore in no small de gree indebted to Mrs. Lefanu for this work, which is written in a light, pleasing, and agreeable style of narrative. We shall take an opportunity of returning to our iwtice of it, and fur the present lay before our readers one or two enter taining anecdotes that arrested our attention on a perusal of the volume. The following is a somewhat humorous account of a singular London acquaintance of Mrs. She rielan's One tuner London acquaintance of Mrs. ilieridan's I shall in. traduce to the reader; this was Mrs., or (as she liked to be dis. tingsmislted) Catherine hlacriuley. Mrs. Leann, of I)ublin, then a fine Intelligent girl of between nine and ten years of age, used to give a humumus account of the tint interview between these literary ladles. Mrs Macauley introduced herself ty complimenting Mrs. Sheridan upon her novel; Mrs. liheridaii, - r in duty hound, re plied by complimenting Mn. klacauley upon her history ; and ' the manner of both gave Miss Sheridan the idea that neither of them had read the works of the other. Mrs. Mscaulcy did not ' appear to her to have any of those charms so profusely ascribed to I her by a female biographer ;• neither was there anything of that levity or extravagance of dress imputed to her by one of the other alni. hlscauley struck Miss Sheridan as a plain woman, pale, tall, cold, and formal, with nothing renrehensiblz in her manners, nor anything peculiarly fascinating in her address. At a subsequent period, Mra. klacauley is said to have given occasion fur remark, by the luxury and estraragance of her esta.. hhahment, by the affected form of her cards of invitation, •• Oahe ,: rine Macauley At Home to the Literati ;" and by a degree of gaiety, and coquetry of the toilette, that was deeme.l inconsistent s ith republican simplicity. But let us be just to the memory of a very uncommon female, who ruse above. the disadvantage-% and tle ficiencits of education, at a time t 'lst literature was not cultivated among women as it is at present. Small could not be the industry and perseverance of a woman, who, under the-se circumstances, was able to raise herself to rank with the historians of her country ; nor was the merit inconsiderable of that person, who was summed by Cowper, and quoted with approbation by Mr. Fox. The irascibility of authors is proverbiaL In the follow ing instance it is carried beyond the boundary of innocent wrath. It spews some weakness on the part of Garrick too, who treated with anger what iw should have regarded only with pity Janis* Ralph, the political writer, bad a most unfortunate , mania fur the drama, and wait continually teasing liarrick to give Lint encouragement to write for the stage ; this Gornek, having already experienced his incapacity, would not do; but having a real friendship lie the irascible author, he prevailed upon the Mi nister, Mr. Pelham, to settle a pension upon hint of two hundred pounds per annum. Such cantina, it should be supposed, ought to have insured Ralph's eternal rethink; but the effect was so much the contrary, that in a subsequent publication, entitled the Caw of Authors icy Proftulim, he attacked him benefactor with the moot Illiberal abuse, sparing neither his moral our dramatic cha racter. The wolf MIMI for this that could be surmised, was the Manager's refusing some (salmi!? or farce which Mr. Ralph was minions should be represented. he consequence was what might naturally have been expected ; Mr. Garrick never spoke to him afterwards, and refused to be in any company where he might have the chance of meeting him. Being invited to dinner by Lord ('am den, he accepted the invitation with pleasure, bu: when he was told Mr. Ralph was to be one of the guests, Mr. Garrick beg ged to be excused, fur he declared he would not sit is company with i t/w must angrotrissi mu in the kingdom. lu our next notice we shall advert to those passages which more immediate!) , refer to Mrs. Sheridan and ht r gifted son. We regret to sr• NIT:. L:•fanu elndeseend to notice Dr. Watkins's 3letno:rs of Sheridan, which every one who has read it must pronounce to be little else than a libel on his memory. • Mary Ilayea'a Biographical Dictionary of Celebrated M'otnen. t Boswell'a Johnson. The Indian arrived yesterday (Tuesday, the 13th inst.) at this port, front Iluenos .lyres. She sailed on the 21st of January ; hut has hot, we understand, brought any tiews.—Liverpool Clistricr. 'fits Exiles' rioss o►• 'tl►:xtco.—There has not been for many yarn an exhibition in the metropolis so well calculated to inspire the rising generation with a proper idea of the superiority of the Christian religion, or interest and improve them in their h 4• hwiewl researches, ►s those of Ancient and %Intlern 3lexico. The former shows, in all Its deformity, the horrible atrocities connected with ancient klexiesn worship, which sacrificed thousand,* annually to !heir monstrous idols; and the hater illustrates triodleffectively all the beautiful objects of natural history, comprising the quadru peds, birds, fishes, reptiles, fruits, and other extraordinary produc.. tiona of that delightful country, while the panoramic view of the city and v:illey of 3lexicu ilipsrts rn interest to the exhibition which is equalled by no otlit rin the town. The exhibitior was lest week, during the tine weather, crowded by distinguished fashionables. Eart.osiox or CAa.—Atotatav morning; (12th inst.) about ten o'clock, the gamily r f Mr. Tarred, of I'apel.sircet. was thrown into nonsiderahle akrin 'iv a quantity of gas being ignited. The stneU, during the intoning, hail been so great as to cause an inspection of the pipes on the premises. A gentleman lodging in the house proceeded to the lower part in examine, and having un. locked the door of a cellar, the coatincil gas became ignited by means of a lighted candle, which he eat ried in his hand. The' Haines hurst through the top of the partition into an adjoining kitchen, tore away the ceiling, and forced ,iff the d oor ,f apress . The gentleman who tiro discovortd the origin of the mischief, has' been severely burned. Ile maid 114.1 incautimialy in bringing a' light to the cellar before lie *nosed the :;as to escape. It is to he hoped this accident will si7eti :IA a warning to others to be more' careful. We are happy to say, no other member of the family was Jokruul. , I Assaf 1.1.—A must nittrsteous n - sauit was oninmittett on ; Saturday night at DOTCT, IVllliain ritephen Wright, a gentleman who has been for sin is year , in the habit of attenili-ig bliss Iwo, I the miniature painter; a person called at his lodgings and inquired for 3lr. Wright, who, on beans , the inquiry, invited him up stairs ; the door was instantly shut and bolted • nothing was heard by the people in the house hut a loud lumbering noise, end the vole of the person who entered speaking very loudly ; after he had left the house the landlord and others went op stairs, and found that gyros personal violence had been used towards Mr. Wright ; lie wa s sitting with his head loaning on his lia ti t i ol, h i e n ad an s a w lni l izt . se a n n se d ! h ear . state, bleeding profusely at the mouth, l features altogether in disfigured that his neural acquaintance could scarcely recognize hint. the rent was besprinkled with blood. An examination was taken yesterday, and it bein . g a ti pa te p o e p r in uma i,m v o . f two medical gentleman that there is considerable danger, the Ma.' gistratca issued their warrant, and a Mr. P facturer, has been committed to prison. —Kentish Gazrilr. FATAL ACCIDFNT.—Uron the afternoon of Tuesday bat a moat tragical accident occurred in Duncan-street. A line boy, of six year. of ago, the son of Mr. %clown, the builder, hap petted to look out of a window in his father's house, four storica from the round, Lid haring made an attempt to catch hold of a woodcut ticket projecting from the window, he lost his balance, brought away the ticket with his descending weight, and fell ution tl• outer stair-case, and from thence mllc4l on to the parem:nt. When sued, life was found to be cstinct.—Gbwme Fi fe pc:, cni...lß LAKE, SITUATED TO THE N.N.E. or MABULITATAM, .%YD LAST or E1.1.011E. The Colair is a fresh-water lake of great magnitude, anl of the highest importance to agriculture. It is situated at the N.E. p . :tejecting corner of the tondapillv Circler, and is somewhat of the shape of an oval, occupying a natural hollow spsee of country in the interior, where several streams hasten to elh:char; e themselves into it. These streams would run off' ieto the Ooptitair,' if they were not held in on the S.E. by fifteen small detached embankments, ' extending ia a line over a apace of fire miles. The breadth of the lake varies from .:even to t Ire miles, while its extreme length me). be reckoned' at twenty-two, and it Ines sures its cireumfereme no leeer than sixty miles, covering 'an err,. of nearly Zvi swum, miles. Within its bosom are no less than fifteens isiatabi of various sires, with forty-four hamlets on them, te hich wet e originally inhabited by Pa riahs, or men of the lowest 6a..e aittelig the !lindens ; but at prtsent they ate mere than half el, serval, with the ex ception of the su.ail elevated hpOtY it 110 C the habitations are ti see!. The whole of de se islands are inintereed when the lake is full, which happens about a month previous to the breaking ep of the rains in a very good season: but as that is of short duration, the more el, vated parts soon begin to appear above water, and are immediately and very sue ce.ssfully cultivated with paddy, which, in a vet y little time, spreads throughout the a bole extort of e ads of the islands, presenting one great and uninterrupted expanse a verdure. °need' the casterimiest of the ishuale wes aaciently a Once of strong deti.ece, which the reiseems of a circular fortifi cation, called Colaity-cotta, serve to chew. It ix the only place of the forty four villages on the leke that is inhabited by Remits* at d the higher orders of Soodras. On a failure of the annual sur;plies, owing either to a dry season or to other cruses, the lake soon dries throughout, and the great est scarcity of drinkable water prevails ; ea much so as not even to serve the inhabitants of the islands, who arc, upon such occasion:, coinpdh tl to 110,0 t their p!acsa of abode, or to supply theitiwlves from the villages situated In the cushy of the lake.. When this happens, and it vias the case during the years Ist t; and 1817, it he: considered as an evil equivalent to a famine, shire it reduces to great straits 1 1 thousands of the peasantry belongieg to the sarrouneling dixtricts ' who are supperLd, in a great mea s ure, by th e fruit of their labours in the culture of rice on the islands and banks of the lake. The tittintie r of ti , het men also, who reside there and find a ha odsence livelihood by fish ing, suff'er much upon sushi failures, and are in cause. quence constrained to 0 sort to other !slava, till such time as circumstances favour a return. Not to mention the finny inhabitants of this lake, which, he a good season, re port states it to abound with, in great variety of sorts and sizes, it likewise produe..s a few speeies of shell-fish, which furnish the inhabitant% with heal and lime. The islands and borders of the lake prodne two species of grass, one calleelJetinhoo, and the other l'orak, used for various purposes, and, among others, for thatching houses. It also preduees abundance of certain species of routs, eaten by the lower class of pe. Gide ; and which is sometimes made a siteestitute fur bread by bruising them into powder, and preparing the Nader in the same manner as they are accustomed to do meal or dour producad from grain.— Coteee no Journal. • The (Mpii Lair. which divides the tirear of Condapilly front that of Ellore and Itajahnittintry, is a saltiwater liver, which contributes very largely to the revenue of the Colicetorate. It is visited by the dood.tielsi as far up as the Cobalt ; and is navigated by small boats, which carry grain, fuel, he. This river produces plenty of fish, and furnishes employiii.ut fur a number of pour indigent families who reside near its banks, aril are wholly devoted to fishing. It carries away any surplus water frimi the lake. Front lhinnapooraui, a hamlet in the neighlnarhuoil of the Like. the lloputair, which is deep and muddy, and about tiny yardsiu breadth, flows winding in a southvtly direction, till it arnica at a ferry much freir..ented, lying betwcvn Culdetnly,and Valoorpaud, whence it shapes its pro. gress eastward, till it is joined by another little salt-rater river front the other district, which river is likewise visited by the fiend tides. Thence the t Mputair goes southerly with several windings, passing by Mullagoonta am! l'addalunka, where it again runs cut, a small distance Ss fore it shape* itself south-easterly. A river from rinnailoor of the same ilmription Whirl with it here, and widens its channel to 120 yards; *inch, however, is rapidly anil greatly augmented in its progress to juin the tut between Sainsidatig and llollapollam, after performing many consii:;:rable wir.ilings and flowings over a flat swampy country, overgrown in its immediate iteighhourhood wish a species of low wend peculiar to marshy grounds. Cindy pinnt 1111 l Pantipauil, and lasitra, iu suer:a:slim, stand contiguous to its north bank, a few miler before it throws n inth into the sea; which part of its mum is daily:l:fully diversified with wood and other objects of interest. COI.OIIIPIA.—The ruhultbiano o f the 48th of , 01- nuary states, that fortifications were about to be construct vi at Maracaibo, for the more complete defence of that plane. A decree had been issu.al for the establishan.:nt of public schools on the Lancasterian plan. General Vigo, be lat.. Governor of Corunna, has arrive.' in London. lie is about to present a memorial to the French Government for the recovery of his pro perty, which has . ben confiscated by the Spanish Go vernment. The name of the French General who deli vered him up to the Spaniards, in violation of the con vention, is ('anoel. It is understood that his conduct is disapproved of by his own Government, and that the me moral of Central Vigo, therefore, is likely to receive at tention. There is at Ta!arms a European lady, residing with her husband, a native of Persia, to whom she was married during his residence in England, whither he had been sent for his education by Abbas Mirza. He is a gunsmith, an excellent workman, and in other respects a man of con siderable merit. The celebrated Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, Nicholas Saunderson, though quite blind, was so fasci nated with the chase, that he continued to hunt until a very advanced period of his life. His horse was aecus- Mined to follow that of his servant: the delight of ti.iun- 1 derson was extreme when he heard the cry of the hounds and the huntanen, and he used to express his raptures with all the eagerness of those who possessed them sigh;. The following fact is worthy of honourable record : A widow lady, now living in the parish of tiebergbant, whose deceased husband had been unfortunate in trade, and left her with two children dependent on her exertions, began busintss, after his d.ath, upon a small scale; tmd, attar twenty years' perset aim.; industty, finding herself in a situation to dischargo her late partner's deba, she privately waited on every creditor, many of whom were in reduced eircurnstancts, and paid the whole in full, to their no little surprise and admiration. •• The writer of this (says our informant), who was a creditor of the latt..l description, thinks it his duty to make so incritot ions an action public." lid riot. We were informed that there had been a marriage tither in this town or m ighbourbood. and that from some cause the bride refusisl to at...mop:my her spouse to his residence, instead of which she insist, d upon returning to her own patents' mansion, and did so. Such was her ailletion for' this ancient domicile, that it surpassed her love for her lord and master; and not all his eloquence, alternately used in the imperative as well as the potential mood, moved her one jot, and in tact declamation was to her u though it ne'er had been. " Site was at hcme," and determined to city their.. Thus the matter remained until Friday, when the husband, unable longer to bear the pangs of s; paration, procured a carriage, and wi th the assistance of his friends kidnapped his better half, tearing her away from her fire sideand household gods.-- nil rielt 1. 11'. I. ANCIIOI V :".11111.1V II I CK.--Titesday morning, the '3d I:It. the schooner Hero, Chrismpher ttartktt. 01: , tcr, front Swansea for Mitcham, after experiencing a strong gale and a heavy sea the preceding Mght. was Initial to be water.!':;;; e it, and nearly untnanagealtle. in this state the crew endeasoured to reach Pad stow harbour, but just as she cattle to the I ntrance she sunk • and its. from the state or the wcather, no cssistance could be atil;rded, every penon nn board twrisheel. PK It T I .%0 f..—The lir:VW:it/116 tinder which thr prison ers in the felons' ward were placed. in co.wequence of their attempt to e scape, were patiently cialunst for two days. On %Vedneselay mo oing, however, when they were brought down to receive their breakfast, the made a stand, and peremptorily refused to retire to t heir cells. The Alut:istrate. were again celled, end counselled them to retire peaceably. Some o b eyed; but eight of them re. ntained firm, and threatened vengeance on any who should ap. I proach. /re of them, indicted for house breaking and theft, said that he knew he would be hanged at the Circuit; and, Christ !" he exclaimed. '• it i. as well for me to die now as upon the gallews." The. policemen were called in; but, front the threatening attitude the f•Attns had ass ttttt etl, none would attempt to, dislodge them. 'litter ur tour w...re armed with knives and mon. and the rest had large pieces of brick torn from the chimney. and put into the corners of small bags, for the purpose of fellingtheir assailants. The hlagistrates at last haul renuirse to the teimary. A party of dragoons. with Lieutenant Reid at their head, soon I arrived from the barrack.; at whore appearance the inswgrats laid down their razor.. and retired to their cell., quite content as take their chance of the gallows in prelerrice to the more summary process of the latitille or tile bayonet. in the mean tic they arc .1,- s ee cow*, ...11 to lea !',et' BEER DUTIES ACT. RESOLVTIONEI • REtOItTZJf, - I. That the several and respective Duties sad Dratrbsdts felbsw; In% shah be paid and ;Wowed on beet Ind mak; and on bor, spirit, and fixtign wine Barnes, that la to say : That for every band of beer, containing kk puller, et NS cubit inches each. which Shall, hoot and after the JRh day st Ortobtv lief, be brewed by soy brewer of. beer In threat nritaie for wile. after a rite of Ist then two kith barrels of beer for tack and every quarter of malt used in sack beeping, andip la propor tion for any Sera quantity of nab, thus OA be *voted; kvted; and paid, op excise duty of 11. as. A:.d after a rate of two and list diass three barskis.. Innis* dui of 1 . 24. . . :ind after a rate of three sod Isaa . tboo bur babe*, as Eiclaa daty of ar, Anti after a rate of four asdlost dim Are bomb, sa tidal duty of 84. And antr a rite of flee abd deb all bomb. ba dully dr/ of lc 90. And aTter d rate of de and 14t OM brio borrelii &imam duty of 41. Aral after a ra:c of seven aid is thin eight liatifik an tuiN ditty of 1% f 4.:. Aril after a rate of eight liddidligiwirda, an came ditty of 3i4 Atli to In proportion in ead Id soy lima quifittiq aim ono bra vi al beer : Aed that tor every quarter which Shag, from ,tind after the 111th day of OctiMer 184 mei or rued by . aog brewer of Lee in Groat Britain fie brewing beer, or wind% shag be fout.tl mnmaug M deer Bbi malt stack • of,4gy !Amer, and for or in reaped! the Duty dull tart be charged and paid beer therewith or therefrom brewed. there be rh , and paid, no ends. duff .of 11. 1, And IN it, proportion fur an t ytioantity or such malt. That tor every such bsnA di and of spruce beer, and rratirei uhich foam and after day of October Ind, be ported from part* beyond eh. into Oriat Beitain (not being hash beer er tenni imported y front behind), there .411 be chorind anJ levied an excise of 31. To be red.' by the iniporter the lending thereof. That fur every such band • beef er steam which from and akar the lOth day 104, be brewed he land. are'leaported dined,' Ireland Illbsdirdt Mulls, Mew shall be charged and levi midge ditty, Ater the rise to be charged. levied. and paid as albresakl, on beer brewed In Great Britain, 'evading to the certificate oldie I. reStiS di ,iSibtio afore:alit% of much beer when brewed, produced on the Imports:lw' it such ber to the proper °nicer in tires* aiz% b e p aid by the importer of such beer or mum before the lind irg dirto• . That for every such barrel of beer brewed iu (heal ',Mai* not being, in any case, of km strength than after the rate bf four eneg barrels of beer tor each and every quintet of malt Mold in lirewitT thereof, ith.ch shall, from and afar the NM day of Oc:. 11;11, I, daily ex,norted Leen threat Britain lo bare' pasha at merit endue, and fur which the duty by law im m neepec: thereof shell have been rharned end paid, there 1 be elioitel and paid an excise drawback ef el e ven shil li ngs. That fur every such barrel of beer whidt shall, froth and after tbq 10th day of October 11121, be brewed in firest Munn, and exported from (heat Iltitain to Ireiand.:..d for which the duty by law rased in respect thereof shall have• beta tba•ged god paid, tl:eivl shall be alto zed and paid an ezeite iirimbacli of the Ohnlai of angel duty. •.!. - That from and after the 10th day of October 1834, every brewer of beer in Cheat liritain , fur sale. shall annually take out an excise licence fie that purpose, and shall, tor every such licence, if the quantity of beet brevied by such brewer wobio the year coiling 10th October previous to taking out With Brener, shall not ex:sol twenty barrels, pay the sum of 101. If the same shall exceed twenty barrels, and shag not exceed tlit,y barrels. 1!. If the same shall exesed fifty barrels, and shall not exceed 1W bar . 7l?, IL les._ _ _ It flhe same stun exceod 100 beech, and AO not exceed 1,0011 barrette, If thi same shall exceed 1,000 barrels, at shall net elated ZOOG ba t rel " , 31. - - - - - - If the mime Shall eteeed 2,000 barteli, and dull so eicatal 6,000 barrels, V. 10s. If the same dull elteeed 3,090 barrels, and shall oat attend 7,514 tatrrt Is, 11/. 53. — lf the mune •hall exceed I,b ell barrels, and shall hot exceed 11),!Ift/ barrels, 151. If the same ;hall camel 10,01 1 0 barrels, sad shall not aced 30 0041 barrels, 30L If the same shall exceed 20,1100 bends, and *A not elated I ow) barrels. 4:d. If the .a ne 'LII erred 30,000 bards, and shall Oft faecal &OM baff-ls. Or if the sa:ue shall exceed 40,000 barrels, 74/. That every person who hltall, from and rater the loth Ocrotro ..1121, Bret beru.ne • bre err of beer in treat Britain, for sale, 03 taking Out such lieesce as aforesaid, for that purism*, shall pay tbi sum of Ills. And within ten days after the 10th day of October next of er taking out such licence, pay such further ailditional sum m the said IN. shall amount to the duly hereinbeforeonoutioned, ace carding w the number of bands of beer brewed within the preaLl: in year. S. That cony brewer of beer in Great Nita% ter Mk. wile shim remit suds ben front bin,/ter, of their brewery, to be eel. warned eberrhere than in his, MO yr their horrienepetwineukillaiK I from end after the 10th day of October 1824, annually robe set ate est:lee licence for that purpose, and shall fur every such licence pay the sum 115 i. 54. l'hat every person in Great Britain who shall be duly atithorl:4 by Justices of the Pence or Magistrates to keep a common tun. Ll.• house, nr victualling-htnew, and who shall sell beer, elder, or parry, by retail, to be drank or consumed in his. bee, or tbaii house or twentieth, shall, front anti after the said 10th day of October 1321, annually take out an excise &mei to sell beer, cider, or perry, as aforesaid, and shall fur every such licence, lithe dwelimg-house in which such person shall :wide or retail such beer, cider, or per, at the time of taking out such Henna, shall not, together with the offices, courts, yards, and gardens there. with occupied, be rated under the authority (deny Act tie Arcs of Parliament for granting duties on inhabited houses, at a neat of :2/1. per annum or upwards, pay the sum of If. Is. And If rated, as aforesaid, at 20L per annum or ihrtranla, 31. 3s. That every person in ()neat Britain who shall sell beer brewed lty any other brewer, in casks containing not less than five gallons, or io not leas than two dozen reputed quart bottles, at One tut e, to be drunk or consumed elsewhere than in his, her, or their hens, or premises, shall, front and a ft er the 10th day of October ar madly take out an excise licence for that purpose, and shad fur every such licence pay the sum of 31. 3s. That every retailer of distilled spirituous liquors, or strong waters, in Wear Britain (not being a retailer of plain aqua vita, only made or distilled from British materials in that part of (heat Britain cailed Scutlatal), shall, from anti after the 1411th day of I /ember 11124. annually take out an excise nice for that purc pose, and shall for every such licence, If the d wellingchouse in which such rend e shall reside, cr retail such distilled spirituous liquors, or strung waters, at the tune of taking out such licence, shall not, together with the offices, court., yards, and gardens therewith occupied. be rated under thr authorit V of any Act or Acts of Parliament for granting duties on inhabited houses, at a rein of 2dl. per annum or upwards, pay the sum ci' dl. I Is. If rated as aforesaid at 201. per annum or upwards, and under 231., Olen. If at 2'l per annum or upwards, and under 301. 71. 71. If at 301. per annum or upwards, and under 41111. , ,Y11. Bs. If at 4111. per annum or upward., and tinder MK, 91.91. A nd it at 301. per annuli, Or ups ards, 101. lea. And that every person who, wit Lin the limits or any royal Lurgh, burgh ot barony or regality, in any par tot Scotland, or in any place i 4 any other pan of Scotianit, other than within the H ighlands or Snot. land, limited and described in the .Icis in that ease made and pro. vidrd, shall retail any spirits made or distilled fr om halt, corn, grain, barley, beer, bigg, or other British materials, and cum. ! monly called or known by the nante of aqua rice in that part cf the United Kingdom. shall, from and after the leth day of October 102-1, annually take nut an cache licence for that purpose, and shall for every such licence to retail plain aqua vkat only, pay ths sum of 41. And that every person who shall retell such spirits within the several counties and districts of the Highlands oflikotkind, the royal hurghs, burghs of ba:ony or regality, therein excepted, don for every such licence pay. as aforesaid, the sons of 21. And that every retailer of Myelin wise in Cheat Britain who den have taken out a licence for retailing beer, ale, sad ether txtive. able liquors, but shall not have an excise licence foe retailing dis: tilled spirituous liquors or strong mama, shall,fran and after the 10111 day of October 1824. annually take out an excise licence let that varpose, and shall, for every such licence to retail foreign wine, pay the sum of 41. Is. And that every retailer of foreign wine in Great Britain who shalt have an excise licence for fel-Ili:ix distilled spirituous I strong waters. stall, for every such licer.ce to retail foreign wine, pay the sum of 21. Is. Resolutions agreed to ; BIU o►de►ed to be brought in ►y Mt. Chancellor of the Exchequer and air. titmice. TIIE FEAST or rassov:At.—This being a grand ho!i. day among the Ilehrews, is observed by most of them whit . the greatest sirieMess. EvAt those who forsake their reh. gion during the whole of the yar, make it a point to return to it during the above holidays. and partake of the mode of their living, in eating of the Passover cakes, w;th other certain ceremonies, during the eight days it lasts. On Tuesday and Wednesday, there were grand praytts at the cliff...vent Synagogues, with large offerings to the poor. In that of fluke's-place, we observed N. M. Rothschild, Est, who offered for the relief of the poor 1.501., for his lady tool., and for each of his sons a certain sum ;_other per sons also contributed according to their wealth, and the wl.ole amounted to nearly 1,0001. Ft as.—Yesterday evening, about Nova o'clock, an alarm. ing tire broke out, in the second door of a hour In Goo Fleet-street, occupied by a Mr. zenith, an oilman ait= e : r chandler, and which, from the confined situation of the premiers. I/threatened destruction to the neighbourhood. However, by t h e niely arrival of the engines and the exertions of the firmer. aided by a plentiful supply of IfIVAT, it was ultimately got under without eommuticadnit to the loser :sin of the premises Of dairtg any very ;J:tsidersbk damosc. I 4 . i 3, 1 ~~ ~` . i ■ r ~, .`, !si • *,44 I