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- f ,,..,, .74. _ . . L . ,...\ ,.,. :1; , , ,, i i . • '‘,";-'.,1,..t*5..!,--,'. 1): ) . - 1 7 \ 4 • , . . r 4 •! 444 V 4 S r GU • I /1 4,7 Zja W 441 Y •14 . , II.•nlmi•••••hlnr.o••...e•Immm.••••••••••••.... N. ~, ,_,;. .0. NuamEn_ 9695. FRIDAY, SERTEMI3ER.I9, 1823. PRICE StVENPENCIi. VICTUALLING-OFFICE, Augw# 7, 1821, HE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL LINO 7lis MAJESTY'S NAVYrdo hereby give No tice, That on Thursday, the 25th of September next, they will be' ready to receive 7'enders in writing (sealed up), and treat for ?he Supply, on separate Contracts, of sisch.quantity of PRIME , IRISH BEEF. and PORK, in Navy Tierces,: of the ensuing Season's cure, as may be demanded for the use of his Majesty's Troops at GIBRALTAR GRENADA ANTIGUA TOBAGO • BARBADOES TRINIDAD • BERBICE ST. LUCIA DENIERARA ST. KITT'S • DOMINICA ST. VINCENT • for Twelve Months certain, from,the 24111 June, 1824. ft is estimated that the quantity whiCh may probasly be re :piked 'may le equal to about 3,300 Tierces of Beef, and 8,15t1 Pork; but information will-be hereafter givers to the Contractors :of the actual quantities to be sent out r and the Terms of theCantrnets , may be seers at this Qgce, or by op. plying to . r.. J. 17,Dunsterville, Agent for the Victualling at Ilaullsowltne.' ' In the event, however, of no Tender being receivedfor the delivery of this Meat at the seitral Stations which the Board may deem proper to accept, they will be read,,, on the follow , ing day, viz. the 26th September, at One o'clock, to receive Tenders and treat for the supply of an equal quantity ,of Beef and Pork respectively, to be delivered into their Stores at Deptford. between Me Ist February and 80th I 594. Na regard will..be had to any Tender is which Me Price -shall not be inserted in words at length, or that shall not he delivered to the Board before One o'Clock on the said Thursday, the 25th of September next, nor unless the Person who who makei the ?'ender, or some Person on his behalf, attends to answer when collator. Bach .Tender must be accompanied by a Letter signed by two responsible Persons, engaging to !meow bound.with Me Party tendering, in Me Penal Sum of 381. 6s. Sd. per rent. on•the whole amount of each Contract, • ' for the due perform ance of the same. 41 I'F.,ILLER CLIFTON. PICTU.iILINO-UFFIUI3, Se.Pr• 3b, 1828, %ME COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL -11- LING His AMJESTrS NriPY,4 - c. do hereby give Notice, that on Tuesday, the 30th Instant, they will be remiy le receive 7'enders in writing (sealed up), and treat For the,usulernientioned Articles, to be delivered into his. jetty!: Victualling Stores at Deptford, vit.:— Articles. Quantities. Periods of Delivery. 50,000 Ga110n1.... in October RUM 25,000 / 400 Sacks .... by October.ls FLOUR (Kiln-dried) .. - 300 300 OATMEAL 25 lons in November PEASE f 500Quartcrs .... October 15 1 500 . . . 25 Tons in October MUSCOVADO SUGAR 25 . November 15 {:: , . 500 Sacks.. October- 7 BISCUIT bIEAL . . 500 ------. 20 500 ' November e 50 0 • ....---..., 10 (Sansjiles of the Sugar, of not less than two pounds weight each; will be required to be produced with the Tenders ; and thepachagee ig which-that article and the Rum may he deli.. vered are to remain in .this Department as the property of the Crown.) dftd. the Board will also treat for the Re-manufacturing of all such quantities of OLD IKON HOOPS as are now -Witt at, and as may arise in, the Victualling Yard at Dept- Mut, fur One Year certain, and further until Three MOnths notia,shall be giuenfor the termination of the contract. , The Conditions of the Contracts :nay be seen at this. Office. Each Tender must specify the Price in Words at length, and be delivered before One o t Cloth. on the. day .appointed j . and the Person who intshes the Tender,. or some Person on his behalf, must attend to answer when called fur. Bach.Tenderfor the Re-manufacture of /loops must also hr.accompanicd.by a Letter signed by tiro responsible Persona, engaging to become bound wills the PartY. tendering, in the penal Suns ofl,oool.for the due performance of the Contraci. hi. ;FALLER eIIIFTON. - . . NEXT' 'l'l-IIjRSbiY. . T.E..."1-10USAND PbeNDS FOR THE-FIRST-DRAWN PRIZ4. tir DISH is desirous that all iii,s.Vriends chould .A. • avail theniselres of probably the Last Opportunity that. may he afforded them CO buy _English !;tate Lottery Tickets, at- price nearly.One-thirit lower than usual, and in a 'Scheme combining so many advantages.--With 3 ' Capitals of 'l_ 10,000 3 } SI,OQQ. 4 And 47 ot btrt 0f.£590, £3OO, &c. In short,, there has not been. a, tottery for Thirty Years so peculiarly advantageons for Clubs'Oe Thrlividual. Purchasers, because, in the first instance, there is a Sireing of - One Pound in Three in the Moneyy, laid out, and Treble the usualreturn in Prize Money, as Sere than Half of all . the Ti, hes as Sure to lie Prizes. • ' ' • Tickets•and Shares on Sale at DISH'S Old and Fortunate Offices, 4, CORISHILL, and 9, CHA4INP-(.3 1 .055, and where TwentrAve Capitals Were sold Last Lottery. . ST. MATTHEW, BETHNAL-OREEN, AIIDDLESEX, CONTRACT FOR BUTCHERS' MEAT. THE SELECT VESTRYMEN; GO VER.. NORS, and DIRECTORS, of the POOR, will meet at their Committee-room, No. 50 Hare-street, in this Parish, on WEDNESDAY, the ls!. Octoiof next, at Twelve o'clock at Noon precisely, to receive P ro p osals for the Suppy of BUTCHERS' ..11IEAT, for the use of the Poor In th e (wherein between 500 and 600 Persons are, on an average, resident] from that pericid until Wedneiday next atter Michaelmas, 1024 ; such Meat to consist, of the. following Pieces of Ox-Beef and Mutton; to be delivered at the 'House by Eight o'Clock in the Morning, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, a nd Saturdayi, Weekly,—Vii. Fore-Quarters of good Ox- Beef, cut Market-fashion, without the Fore . -Rib, commonly called . the Short Quarter, Thin Flank ineluded, ther- and Mwithu tton out, the Mouse-BUttock; and Carcase of goodWe, w ithout the Head, and w ithou t Suet; of. not less than Ten Stone Weight ;-=at Christmas,' one Lot of Buttocks and Thick Flanks, with good Ox-Beef Suet, at Co ntract-Price onl y . Like wise Legs of - Beef when required, at Prices to be stipulated per Stone; and the ,taster's Table to be supplied during the Yftt also at Contract-Price.—The whole of the abe-ention use;ed P rov i s ions to be delivered, free of ExPenee; at the W m orkho at the Times specified, and to, he in every respect satisfactory • to the Guardians of the POor. - Proposals to he in Writing, and left at my Office before Ten o'Cloek . in the Forenoon of the Ist October next, or they will not he Opened ; and the Party whtise Tender is accepted will be required to appear at the Board, with the means of Two approved Indi victuals as Sureties, to be bound in the Penal Sum or 200/. each, for due Performance or Contract, ivhich is to be pre pare:l and perfecto' by the Vestry-Clerk, at the sole Expenee ofContractor.. The Form of the Contract and Bond may be:inspected; and. any further InformatiOn - obtained. hy cation at my Office, m viously to the ht October next. By Order of the GOvernots, 11013E113 BRUTTON, Vestry-Clerk. Wilmot-squaw, and 55, Old Broad-street, 11th . 44r.teinher, 1623. • BANK MEETING. Yesterday a Court of• Bank ,Proprietors was, held for the purpose of declaring a dividend for the next halt' year. The Court was fully attended. The Clerk having read the minutes of the last Court, The CITAIRMAIT stated. to the Proprietors that the Court of Directors having duly considered the present state of the af fairs of the , Bank,•thought proper to- recominend that a divi dend of four per cent. should be declared for the half year next ensuing. ' A Itisolution to this. effect.was then read to the Court. Mr. GUNDRY said he then considered it his duty to ask a few questions • but before he did so, he should hand a docu ment to the dairman, which he desired should be read., [The paper, which was in substance a demand that the ac counts of the profits of the Company, and the expences of ma nagement should be submitted by the Court of Directors to the Proprietors, was then read. It was signed by Mr. Grundy and Mr. Selwyn. At the request of Mr. Grundy, the bye-law and the 63d section of the Act of the 7th of Queen Anne, respecting the Courts of Proprietors . , were then read, but in so indistinct a voice, as scarcely to be intelligible. We understood, how ever, that they declared that the half-yearly Courts should be 'held for the purpose of examining the state of the affairs of the Bank, and upon those affairs stating a dividend.] Mr. OUNDRY contended both upon the authority of the bye. law and that of the Section,. that the Court of Directors were bound to make to the Proprietors a statement of the affairs of the Ccnnpany, 'and that it wee for the purpose of " examining into" those affairs that the Court was, now assembled according to the Charter. Every Proprietor present sat there as a part- - ner, and as such had a right to examine those accounts in. which his interests were involved. They were not there for the purpose of hearing the, Chairman say,' " Sic cola, sic jubco, stat pro rations voluntas ;" declare a dividend, and then disperse them. No, they.met:not there for the performance of any such farce, but to exercise their judgments on their own affairs, which they had a right -to examine. He, therefore, called on the 6ourt of Directors to give to the Court of Pro prietors not a minute detail' or exposure of their transactions, but a balance sheet, which would enable, them to judge of the state of their affairs, and to declare such a divid e nd as they should think proper, after an examination of existing circum stances. Those who with him before came forward, would now support the measure, and it would now. be with the ma jority fo say whether the system should continue any longer. Mr. Y'OU'NG said, that the last position .of the Hon. Proprie tor, that the exposition of their affairs depended upon the, will of the }majority, was certainly correct: * It 'would depend on the good sense of the majority whether thejwould or would not support the motion before them. The majority had gone on in a system of confidence which was equally , honourable to the Proprietors And the Directors, and he thought it was for the interest of the Company, as well as of the public, that they Should still continue to act on this honourable basis. But he, for one, mustdeclare that his confidence had been considerably' shaken by occurrences of the last twelve months. He alluded, to the diminution of their dividend, and the ronduct of the Court of.Directers on that occasion. From the reduction of the rate of discount, a diminution of their profits might be ex pected, but he considered. that measures of so. important a. character ought not to have been taken without some,previous notice, or. some reason given that would justify the confidence reposed in the Directors., lie had, when the . important. measure of the reduction of the rate of • discoant was pro posed, ,put a 'Question to the Chairman whether this reduc tion of their profits was made up by an increase of business, and he received for answer, that the Court of Directors, upon a cow& deration of these matters, and of the whole of their affairs, thought proper to recommend a dividend of 3 .per cent. The Honour. able Proprietor then complained of the refusal which he said the Proprietors met with whenever they sought information of such vital importance. Unless the practice was altered, the confidence placed by the Proprietors InDirectors, which had hitherto been an complete, must be shaken. He wished to know whether the dividends were declared upon the present profit, or whether ,from a consideration of their. future, as well as piCOOnt, C1T,M1L•J5A616,...1 11. 11. a 41. ••• to, the. Directors:; it-was, in muliitanie, that all the Minutes of the Court of Directors, or the Substance of every Resolution entered into by the Directors for the declaration of dividends for the two years, last past, should be laid before the Court of Proprietors. He was quite willing to wait for their production till the next Court, but if it should appear from them that the Directors last year, when he put the question to them—whether the decrease.ot - their profite.wai made up by an increase of their business ? had it in contemplation to reduce their dividend, his confidence (we understood the Hon. Proprietor to say) would be greatly diminished. The only mode of restoring that confi dence would be the production of the Minutes, ILO clear answers as to their real situation.: Mr. Ginwity insisted upon the right of the Court #Q inspect their accounts. The terms Of the advertisement calling them togetherhad lately been =rowed, They, were formerly ~ to con Sider the state and condition of the Company's alfairs . ;" now it ran 44 19 consider of a. dividend." The Court Were ol way; treated with contempt and hauteur, and not made ac, quainted with'the changes that took`place. one DirectOr,:Mr. Turner, had resigned t and for a halt yearn° intimation of that was riven to the ProprietOrs. The Ci.i.tp.stax. said, Mr. Turner had gone out by rotation. Mi. G i: s nit - i said, he" had then been iiiisinformed ; but on the most important occasions, there was:a lack 'of. infornia:: tion on the part of the Proprietors, who were treated with in in- tolerablecontempt. What was the totnWet of 'other . COmpa- nies on similar occasions ? Hi was formerly a Proprietor. of., India Stock, but he hold it, because he was so pestered by ap- plications resP,Sqing his vote and! interest. —(Laughter, and cries of "hear !")—lt was noW necehietry to 'make a stand against the conduct of the Directors. He understood, that in a work writtefihy one 'Chantillon, the author,' in speaking of the affairs of. the Dank of •liiigland; mentioned, that it was their custom to' examine their accounts at each lialf.Vearly Conn.— ! Surely, an author of credit would not have made such an as , tertion if it, were not notoriously true. The,lionourable Pro !. prietorheiought the Proprienni present to consider the interest of those who were absent. The number ,of Proprietors had. been estimated at five thousand—some were in Yorkshire, many ' were foreigners; others were widows and- spinsceri, and none of these could be brought there to vote, or the present system could not stand. ' Mr. S. Dicizsoli said that every elucidation of their affairs that Could be given with propriety ought to be given.---Hut he, as a Proprietor, would strenuously oppose any full expesition• of the state of thiir affairs being . made public. He theught, however, there were some expositions which might be safely': Made to the proprietors at large. For instance, how easy would it have been, when the half-yearly: dividend, at the last Court, was reduced to 4 per cent. to have stated, as theround of the measure, the decrease: of .the profits, 'by' the reduction of the rate of discount from 5 per cent, to 4 ; the state of Zxcitequer Dills, the necessity which the Company had beenunder to keep their promise. with the public, by the return to cash payments; the arnuigementirmide with regard to the payment Ofpetilioni ; and other matters by'which the profits of the COlPPaity had been materially . diMinislied. Information of this nature would give general satisfaction. .. . 'The CllAlnm.sk said, that the reduction of the rate of dis count, the price of Exchequer Bills, which were now at !Wit premium, sliewing so great a want of employment for money, were really things - so notorious and so obvious, that the Direc tors consul it quite unnecessary to make any such statements. The ination 'that 4 per cent:' Should be the dividend for the next half-year was about to be put, when Mr. 61:1;Dlir again rose, and asked the proprietors whether they would be content to declare a reduced dividend without any explanation or ' knewledge of their ' accounts ? To resist this he would now move, as an amendment, that the dividend for the next half-year should be 5 per cent. This Motion was'sedonded by a Proprietor, whose name we could not learn. -Mi. !VoliSto, pressed an answer to the questain, which he had put„ , as to the declaration of the dividends. C The HAIRMAN said, he could only state that the Court of Directors thought Proper, after a mature ednsideration of the pr ese nt state of their affairs, to - propose a dividend of 4 per cent . The Coast of Directors undoubtedly had not the power oflookinginto futurity. Ail% Y00).f0 asked, whether there were no minutes orreso- Intions entered into by, the Directors before they undertook so imertitin a, measure 7 . • • ! • • Ste CIIAIIINAN repeated his former answer. Mr. GuNDItY addressed - the Milt,. upon 'his last motion, and besought them, for the sake of humanity, to defend those who were absent to protect 'theinterests'of orphans and widows who perhaps had. only 501.' a:lear,! which stun the Court bad,' Without an account or ex p lanation, reduced last half year to 401. 0 4 which might herafter be TetitiOM to 30/. Mir' mintier equally arbitrary and unjustifiable. lie regretted that the re. gulations would 'not permit Counsel to be heard in their behalf, of he could have given special retainers to the first lawyers in the kingdom. A PROPRIETOR asked the Chairman, whether' the Resolu tion for the 'proposal of the dividend of four . per cent. to the Proprietors had been agreed to. unanimously in . the Court.of Directors ? A DIRECTOR here rose, and protested against such ques tions. He had no h es it at i on i n answer i ng , th a t this dividend had been agreed to unanimously, but he must object that such questions strictly ought not to be put.—(General cries of 44 cer tainly not.") Mr. YOUNG said he was perfectly willin to waive his re quest for the producti on o f t h e Mi nutes o f t he Court of Direc tors until the next Court day. The CHAIRMAN again declared that the Dividends were proposed only after the most mature consideration. Mr. YOUNG said he only wished to know whether the Di rectors, when they made the reduction in the rate of discount, contemplated a reduction of their dividends. The Citaiitma.N, we believe, answered in the negative. A PROPRIETOR objected to this colloquial mode of con ducting the business of the Court: Another PROPRIETOIt defended. it as a means of obtaining information. With respect to the Court of Directors, he must . say, that he for one would never surrender his judgment to any set of men. The most serious injuries were suffered from the present system, and inquiry ought not to be given up , with out a struggle. He would mention as an instance of the injury 'often done to those who.had no advocates, the case of tenants for life, who .by a decision upon the appeal to, the House of Lords---a decision which all lawyers regretted as erroneous, were deprived of the benefit of Lowly; to which it was de dared they were not entitled. His mouth should never be shut whenever an attempt waimade to stifle inquiry. The CHAIRMAN denied that there was any wish to stifle inquiry. Another PnovnIETOR rose, and 'deprecated the practice of rendering inquiry useless by withholding proper information. The Proprietors were not assembled there like a flock of sheep to be driven or intimidated by any one who said " Bali" to them. It was now time to consider whether this close system of " hugger mugger" ought to be continued. The Court was assembled to consider the interests of all, of whom many were orphans and widows. The Act of Anne and the by-laws had been treated as obsolete, but they never could become so any more than justice' and humanity. He liked a bonus of 25 per cent. very well, but he objected to the principle 'of the listribu. tion, because in the same manner they might have a thaliii or a whim. He treated the infallibility of Directors as he did the infallibilty of the Pope, with:contempt. Until some ground was shewn for the acquiescence of Proprietors, he should oppose the mere 'dicta of the Court'of Directors. The CHAIRMAN said, he believed it was never known that the accounts were submitted to the Court of Proprietors. The Governor and Court Of Directors were determined in their pro ceedings by the ballot, which had invariably sanctioned their practice. Mr. GURNEY (the Barrister) observed, that the Court of Directors said, " 'We in our discretion think' that; this dividend ought to be declared." This discretioti has been sanctioned by numerous Courts, and was not yet questioned by a decision upon-any measure. So long -as the dividends were large, the Proprietors were content and merry, but when they were re duced; the Proprietors began to change the posture of their features, and to grumble. .He bad the same confidence as be fore in the Directors. • The Amendment that the dividend should bellper cent. was then negatived by a large majority, and the original motion vas carried.—The Court then broke up. DEATH BY LAU DA N UM. The attention of Mr. TEILLING 7 the Coroner • was occupied on Wednesday evening last, at the King's Arms Tavern, NVoorlatock.street, Marylebone, inquiring 'by what means Martin Jordan, Esq. aged 70, came by his death. ,or ri Xt e §iSrita v i;Aga t inVP4 inde Mie t fgninaN •he enjoyed every coMfOrt.' " 14° ' • The first witness examined was John Keenan, Esq. of No. 1.5, Charles-street, illarichester-square, who deposed as follows : That he had known deceased upwards of 30years. The nightpre ceding his death, which was Illonday night; he saw deceasedat his apartment in Westmoreland-street; he was at the time apparently pretty well- He had been in the habit of visiting deceased lately when he was ninth afflicted with. the gout ; 'that, combined with medicines taken for the purpose, he considered had operated Upon the deceased's mind, and produced a kind of nervous ar fection Deceased had for some years been afflicted with that dreadful malady the gout, and more particularly (hiring the last twelve months, when he has suffered a great deal in the limbs, and been scarcely able to go out. Deceased had, for his recovery, taken mediemes yarioux kinds ; sometimes one person' prescribed one thing, and then another person something different. These; In his opinion, had an clfeet of disturbit% the nervous system. Ile'laboured under great affliction in consequence of his complaint, an d which; in witness's opinion, might 'have operated upon his mind ; this has been' more par ticularly during the last mix months; but several medical gen tlemen have attended him, and he has also had the best advice. Some short time sinee the witness was afflicted - with illness, and the 'deceased inquired what he then did to'obtain rest. - The witness replied, he had for the Tuesday morning witness was sent or, being informed deceased was taken very ill. He instantly went, when, upon Inquiry , pur pose taken opium. On. he found the deceased had taken laudanum, the effects of which he was then labouring unilei. It was then considered, that by some means lie had got out, unknown to his friends, and pur chased the laudanum which he took in the night. The wit ness remained with him until, half-past four in the after noon, when he died. The witness further said, that for kind ness, good care, and comfort, it was impossible for deceased to reeftve more than he did from his wife and family. . . . . ..._ ..___ . _ . A Juror inquirc'd whether 'he' he had any eonVersatAM with the deceased While he remained with him on Tuesday. The witness replied in the negative, alleging he was quite insensible, and in the agonies of death. '' Mr. Parker, of 14, Edward-street,Portman - square, surgeon and apothecary, said, 'lie had attended the -deceased for some time before his death ; he was suffering much from gout, but otherwise enjoyed , excellent health. Abort two days before his death he attended deceased p t 'Ofosionally, but admi n i stere d more to his mind thin his body. Nis mind occasionally seeme d much affected ; it did not actually approach to derangement, but a total loss of 'mind. a despondency which was ne x t to derangement.—Witnesi was not at all surprised th at d ecease d am had taken laudanum, fl o' previous knoWledge of his state of mind. On Tuesday meriting, about ten o'clock, he was called to attend the deceated. 11e Was first informed by Mrs. Jordan that he had taken laudanum, and afterwards by, de ceased, that he had taken one ounce and a half, and. that any assistance the witness might attraiipt to render him would be useless. This was proved in 'the result. deceased dying de cidedly from the effects of the opium: He also informed the witness that he had procured the laudanum on Thursday last, in the neighbourhood, and since that time had kept it in total ' ignorance from his family. • • ' ' y l 7 , imseif. deceased took a Juror.—Can you say what was the state of his mind on A Juror inquired - if 31r. parker was aware what medicines ' the deceased luul been in the habit of taking ? Mr. Parker replied, he different w as in the habi t 'of ta ki n qu s a i e n k li nlaierdqiucianlietsy but what eftbct that would' have upon the ;.'Wilson's tincture fur th e . gout, and others of a nervous aystem h i e was not awar e, not knowing the different coMpOsitions. .. French A ° i ro ued r observed, e a c n l, ,,i iihleatthien nearlyafewe ar k s ill s ed inc Thursday last, when he purchased the laudanum ? Mr. Parker said, he could npt. Juror..-It 'seetiis to me as though it were preconcerted or, premeditated. Mr. Parker stated he had 'spoken of his'state of mind in ge neral; and which he cdtisidered tO be ati he hail stated. , The laudanutn he hail takinlwas sufficient to kill three persons. Another Juryman suggested he might probably - have taken it with a view to obtain rest. Mr. Parker replied. OW want of rest would occasion delirum, but his nerves were quite shook . m it jury, utiou drill; took ii'view of the body ; and on their return— . The COUONER said, there the seems to be nod ou b t the deceased took the laudanum himself.; oplyqu ; 'c'ti Was, the state of mind he was in. Th e J ury were of opinion he labonted 'under delirtint, and returned the following, verdict i.---" ,That the deceased, Martin Johlan,- Esq.,' thellin 'consequence of taking latidantiminteis:. tionally to ;destroy hi mse lf;. but that lielaboured under. a state oftbental deratigenient at" the time." ROBERT BATHURST, JuN. Q. (Prom tht Cawnpore Advcrther.) The information given in the Advertiser of the 29th of A pril,of the demise of ROBERT BATUURST, jun. Esq., has caused a sensation of surprise and regret, at Futtelighur, not easily to be described; for there the deceased had passed nearly one half of his short exi!tence, respected by all ranks of inhabitants, European and Native. To have known Mr. R, Bathurst on friendly terms , was to admire, respect, and esteem him ; his powers of mind were commanding and bril litmt—his manners open and engaging —his heart generous, liberal, and sincere; intense applica tion, greatly to the detriment of his health, had so amply stored his vigorous and retentive me mory with ancient and modern literature, that few topics arose In the course of conversation which he could not with facility illustrate and adorn. He was skilled in the European lan guages, and had paid grea t a ttention to the Persian and Ilindostanee, as more particularly connected with his business. tie had studied algebra with suc cess, and had perused the standard works relat ing to that abstruse branch of learning with great assiduity ; and, what will surpise many, was deeply rend in all the novels of the day. Gene ral science, philosophy, history, poetry, and romances found, in their turn ,the object of his severe attention or playful amusement. Of the respectability of his family his name was a sufficient guarantee ; he estimated fully the great advantage of high birth and illustrious connexions ; but having made a fortune by his own exertion, he thoroughly knew the intrinsic value of Burns's truly moral and poetical obser• ration " The rank is but the guinea's stamp, " The man's the gold for all that." Ile disdained the consideration that birth or rank, either local or hereditary, could be plead ed In extenuation of culpable conduct. The wealthy Bankers of . Funuckabad, resting upon this governing principle, and fully appreciating the soundness'of it, had therefore as much faith in his commercial word of honour as in the bonds of other men. Hence the wealth of the city was at Mr. Bathurst's command, and his success seems to demonstrate, if demonstration be necessary, that not only government is founded on opinion, but that in India every,man's fortune will be found to have the same basit. That taste for elegant hospitality, for which his family had been ad mired, was agreeably displayed by Mr. Bathurst during the first years of his residence at Futteh ghur. His house was the centre . 9 . 1 attraction for who delighted to mark, in the play of a vivid itria ginntion, wit withotit guile, and wisdom void of pedantry. During the latter years of his stay in India, be had, for reasons that cannot be explained, estranged himself from society, and by a seclu sion that was 'considered as extraordinary in a Man so young, so agreeable, and so wealthy, he Probably laid.the foundation of that disorder which - prematurely terminated', his' valuable life. The vanity of .human Wishes is fully exeniplitied in the fate of this lamented Gentleman. By birth he was entitled to rank with the must respectable of leis Coutitrymeo, Ms abilities were allowed to be greet. Ile was accomplished and affluent. lle had, by the fruits of 'las Mercantile talenti, purchased an estate in . the most beautiful part of Gloucestershire, where he lived but a few month*, and where, to the great regret of his friends and relations, he .died at the early. age of 34years! If we are desirous of making,a true estimate of earthly distinctioni, Gray will teach us : ," The hoaat of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, "And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, " Await alike the inevitable hour, " The paths of glory lead but to the grave." • • LONGEVITY.—A female, upon whose memory • events were recorded, which are only known to the ,present age through the history of the times in which they occurred, bad just taken her departure from a world in which she had witnessed more extraordinary changes than it has often fallen to the lot of humanity to _Juirvive. This aged female, whose name was ELICANOIL JOB, died on Wednesday even ing last, in Churchourt, in the parish "of Saint Giles, at the'very advanced age of 105 years. In the first contest between this country . and America, she accompanied her !flathead, who was a soldier Of artillery; to the latter country, where she attended with 'the army in every campaign that took place, as principal nurse in what was called at that time the flying hospital. Her intrepidity and hUmanity were equally pro. verbial with the army ; for she has been often known to rush forward at the cannon's mouth, in the field of battle, to assist In the dressing of the wounded soldier, with whom she was held in such an affectionate regard, that she was familiarly known among, them by' the name of " Good Mother Job." . At the battle •of Quebec she was 'particidarly conspicuous in her heroic exertion* . to relieVe the wounded, and was the perion se lected on that occasion to prepare for embalmment, the remains Of the brave, gallant, and lamented Wolfe. She it was that on that melancholy occasion performed the necessary ablu tions of the internal parts of the body. 'Her husband having been killed in battle, she returned at the close of the war to this her native country, without any _adequate provi s io n f or h er support; and for the last 50 years slie has been a pauper in the parish of St. Giles. It is but justice to the different overseers, and other officers of this parish, to say, that they have for, several years past done avery thing in their power to render the close of sutha 'life . as:conifortable as such eircunistancea could allow. Shehas been, until within the last eight months, able to attend in person at the board-rtiom to receive her weekly allowance, and since that time she has been regularly visited, and her want* . attended to' by Mr. Whitcher _ the overseer, a nd M r . Biggs the assistant t the former o f whom has const an tly supplied her with extra funds froni his own private purse. She continued' perfectly rational to the last moment, and a few days' before her death was conversing familiarly about the building' f St. 0 iles's church in the year 1733, of which she had a perfect recollection. Her features were remarkably fine and prominent of the Reman O r d er . M r . B urgess geon 'of-Si: Giles's, on hearing of her death, had cast of the face immediately 40 :en . ' The daughter, aged 53, the grand. daughter,aged 40, and the the parish sur grea t-gra n d ti a Lighter, aged 15, are now in atCentliince, Paying the laxt tri hut,: of respect and affection to the remains of weir: venerable parent. Although the fititilly are *tin prior tireurristanco, nano of the survivo.s are in the receipt of palish relief; ' • I'M t_IS 11, — VI ItT Uto VS — A :1'1Z)N.5.. In the account of the sitting of the . French Academy on the.2sth tilt., (St, Louie.day,)* we mentioned, that five prizes (the, foundation of Baron deMontyou) were awarded to five indivi4 duals of the . lower classes of society, for acts or' -• habits of virtue. The task of .deciding • case is new, we believe, to any literary: body acting in its corporate capacity and probably from this cause it may not be uninteresting to an nounce on what indiViduals, and what actions,, the choice of the Academy fell. The accounvor report of the President has not yet foulid its way into any of the daily papers, and may therefore be unknown ,to most_of our readers. Four of these virtuous persons are-Of the softer sex. They are : called Dame Jacquemin, and Demoiselles Adele Cuillet, Marie Cartier, and 13arbe Ansement. The first is the wife of a water-carrier, whose husband gains no more than 35 sous, or IGd. a' day ; but on this, Dame Jacquemin received into , her house and supported a poor female neighbour; left destitute of bread or refuge. Denrioiselle.Cail., let, a milliner's.girl, has, during 12 yea/IS—main. tamed by her labour the mistress with-whom she served her. apprenticeship, and wham an incurable malady prevented from doing any thing for,her, own support. Marie Cartier has performed the same office, of charity for the last 17 ,years to •a, .female, whose house she entered.as a servant, but who has since fallen into frightful poverty. r i l last, who is a Porteress, received . ,and, snpported„ in her house a young woman frem her own pro vince, though for the support of .herself and fa mily she has only 200 francs ,or 81. a year, and, was obliged to ,pledgeher wearing apparel to perform this act of charity.' 'Each . 'of these bene volent individuals have been rewarded with 1,000, francs, and the notice of the french 'Acider4.:' The first prize of the value of 100 Q, francs was decreed to Joseph Bacard, , an old ctothes-mani,- . and the following is the account that the Bishop of Herinopolis gait. of the invincible patience and: numerous sacrifices which drew down upon hint' the award of Baron de Montyon's bonntY This man, formerly the servant of the Marquis of Steinfort, who died at Arras at the coMmence4, meat of the reVolntion,badwithessed in the prison of that city, during this disastrons period, the generous devotedness of •Mada M e. tie Chavilhac: to her tbsband, who was throwa into the same orlier husband in 181% . Madame a, ChavilhaF, came to Paris to solicit payment of some money. which was due to hint. She understood very littlei of the French language'; and not suceeedAng in the object of her journey, Was reduced fothelast degree of want, when she accidentally met 13ecartl, when), being of the saine province , and speaking' the same dialect, she communicated the account of distresC Berard 'was deeply affected with' her change of condition, and ,rendered her imme diately all the assistance in his power, by selling. for her at a profitable rate those articles which she was obliged to dispose of for'her in - mediate subsistence. This small fund wits soon exaust ed; and the unhappy lady, in 'despair, pasSed whole nighta and days in tears, struggling to ton ceal the distress which oppressed her. Becard 7 WIT - himself reduced to striiiti, endeavotired' to aid her with his feeble means; antra's . , she was ashamed to inscribe her name at - "the'betird charity, he placed his there in her.ad; eking' himself the coursevbread which he received, and buying fine bread for Madame de Chavillnic:,' wis' had become blind from the excess. Of. her tions. Nay, conquering his natural feeling's.of shame, he even submitted to 'till ahns'in street for her sake ; anti not Succeeding is his object by all the humiliations of his new calling; tried afterwards the trade of an old clothetma n . About the end of . last December, this unfortte• nate woman became ill, and Betard, after going about during the day to gain a pittance' for tier support, watched her sick:bed da ring the night oh • a chair. It was only after three months' iciitoiot that he would be prevailed Upon to accept efa'snsits tress front one of the neighbours; resisting time offlir so long nu the ground that he might . tirtis riftl asleep while his patient required his assistance. His charity did not diminish as the progres,i of Madame de Chavilhac's illness rendered his Ser, vices more painful. He never addressed her but • with the respect of a servant, executing her 'mote trifling wishes without a murmur, 'though Cini";., tinned suffering had soured her temper, and ten tiered her peevish 'amid, morose. She sometimes', complained of:his - leeving her during the day,: He only answered her by saying, that if they" conld have the means of support without his la bour, he would : never leave her bed-side. Ten days before tier death, he' In fact ceased to go mit on his usual occupation. She die,,d about the` middle of May last .Berard rendered her the last services of humanity, accompanied' her body ~ to the grave, and carried to the tare of time Oti rish five francs which remained of the succour which that Curl: , bad - sent her, for the purposes:if obtaining prayers for her soul. Faithful •to her memory, he made with • his Own hands a'small wooden cross, and nlaced it, with her name in scribed on the grave.where her remains were in terred. Such is the canna: of action 'which has secured for this faithful friend of misfortune'n i a gold medal, und an honourable mention among assembled acadeinicians. If: there is "any' tnance In the return of the five franca,' and the erection of the monument, It must be tiscrihetl the Bishop Who'gave 'the