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" I ‘ • Il i ' , ) , I ---- • , 1 , l k, . , 2 0eA) lAi /4 iVkt ,4 7/17 S U N 0 (f" Y 4 WY.=-~.z,~yy~ NUMBER 9750. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1823 PatCE SMOTIYPERCE.i NOTICE TO MARINERS. Trinity House, London, Nov. 20, 1023. NOTICE is hereby given, That conforma • bly to the Notice issued on the 7th instant, a BUOY, striped Black and White from the Nozzle to the Head, White Circle upon the Head, and a Black Centre, with the words " KENTISH KNOCK" in White Letters upon it, carrying a Beacon or Stair, on the top of which is a Globe quartered perpendicularly, Black and White, has been placed on the KENTISH KNOCK, in Si fathoms at Low Water, bearing N.E. from.the North Foreland Light•house, distant 18 miles. In a faw Days will ba published, InTwo Volunges, tivo, with the laps, price 4454 A Second Edition of Franklin's voyage to the North Pole, with his account of the consolation the sailors derived, in their greatest perils, from reading the Scriptures. These .sailors. had encountered and overcome the greatest obstacles and dangers.„ therefore it ought not to be said that an acquaintance with the Bible interfered with the avocations of life. Ile was fully persuaded that those who best serve their God, will best serve their,Aing and FOR THE SUN A JOURNEY from the SHORES of HUD SON'S BAY, to the Mouth of the COPPER MINE RIVER; and from thence, in Canoes, upwards of Five Hun dred Miles, and of the Return of the Expedition, Overland, to Hudson's Bay; By Captain JOHN FRANKLIN, R.N• Printed for JOHN MURRAY, Albemarle-street, London. art France is a mere bravado, unrematiogly called forth in th e i ntox i cation produced by its success in Spain. The daugerS.attendant upon a. trans- atlantic expedition are so manifest; the impro.; liability of eventual success MI apparent, and the consequences of directly and openly attacking the interests of this country, SO serious, that. hopes may still be reasonably entertained that the Cabinet of the Tuileries will not turn a deaf ear to the remonstrances of the British Ministry.' It is well, however, to be prepared for the worst, Infinitely desirables as peace certainly is, the nour and the interest of the country must be, maintained. That there exists abroad a spirit of hostility against the British nation twit scarcely admit of a doubt; nor is it difficult to trac e th e origin of thi s dis pos i tion to jealousy of the high rank which Britain holds among nations, to the farce, and power, and energy, uhich she dis played during the course of her long Contest with 'France, nay, to the very heavy debt of gratitude which some of the Continental Powers have in-. curred, an unpleasant hurthen, from which they wonld gladly h e relieved, by the destruction of their benefactor. DOMEsTIC ECONOMY. THE PATENT PREPARED BARLEY and PREPARED GROATS, for making BARLEY IVATER or GRUEL, in Ten Minutes; and ate highly es• teemed as nutritious Food for Infants and Invalids ; the Barley makes a delicious Pudding, and is superior for thick ening Broths, &c...-These Articles having gained t'he highest approbation of numerous Medical Gentlemen of the first eminence, MATTIDAS ROBINSON, Sole Inventor, has obtained for the manufacture of them "liis Majesty's Royal Letters Patent," in order to protect the Public from spurious imitations, as the celebrity 'of his Preparations bare induced ttnarincipled persons to pirate his " Directions for use," and rentl.Arict is falsely denominated Prepared, hat which are totally devoid of the superior and efficacious qualities of the Paten Preparations. Sold in t lb. Packages at ad. and Canisters at 21. each, which have under t he Royal Arms the word Patent, and the Signature of Matt;. Robinson. They are warranted to keep in any Climate, and are therefore well worth the attention of Merchants Captains of Ships, and others trading to the East and West Indies, &c. At the time the BUOY was laid the weather was so thick and hazy that no other Bearings could be ascertained :—fur. t a nker er notice will be g i ven as soon as they can be accurately t. CLERGY ORPHAN CORPORATION, St. John's Wood, Mary.le-hone. In—THE President--The RighPtatro Honourable K a l nd G Right Reverend the Lori( Bishop of LONDON. Vi eePresident—Th e Right Hon. L or d KENYON. • NOTICE is hereby given, that a QUAL. T R Enly GENERAL MEETING o f this INCOR PORATED SOCIETY for CLOTHING, MAINTAINING, and EDUCATING POOR ORPHAN CHILDREN of CLER GYNIEN of the ESTABLISHED CHURCH of ENGLAND. "thi of AGE to be put APPRENTICE, will he holden at FREENIASONS' TAVERN, Great Queen•street, Lincoln's J !th-firlds, on THURSDAY, the 27th Instant, at Two o Cluck in the Afternoon Precisely' For the Secretary, H. STRETTON, Collector. Sold wholesale, Retail, and for Exportation, by the Paten tee, Matthias Robinson, tid, Red Lion-street, Holborn, the cor of Eagle-street ; Butler's, Druggists, 4, Cheapside, and 240,Regent-street, London; Waterloo-place, Edinburgh; and Sackeille-street, Dublin; and Retail by all the principal Druggists, Grocers, &c. &c. throughout the Kingdom. A. P. P. S. Some of thes e reflections m ay be severs, but how mild will tii.y appear if compared to thli violent and unjustifiable attack of one of the French Journals upon Mr. Canning. WIDOW WELCH'S FEMALE PILLS hare obtained the sanction and approbation of Grit. RU YAL.EXCHANGE ASSURANCE OFFICE. Novenits, TIRE COU RT of DIRECTORS er of M the ~J 1 ROYAL EXCOANGE ASSURANCE do hereby give ,70tice, that their TRANSFER BOOKS will he sheet, from I ' I 'SAY, th e 16th of December next, to TEI the stho January following, and that the ANNUAL GENERAL t) lii 11Ppuinted by Iheir Charter, will be , holden at their - I V °n the text,l Exchange, on WEDNESDAY, the 17th '' " e mber at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon, and that a Dividend will he considered of at the said Court. SANIUEI. FENNING, Jun. Secretary, 7,, T he Chair ss'il be taken arTwelve o'Clock precisely. —. 41. At tend-le: l e is iven, daily, at the said Office's, and at their °dice in Pall c Mall, g for the Asiuranee of Buildings, ""ilte Merchandise and Ships, in Harbour, in D o ck, o r tjwhile. buil ding, from' Loss or Damage by Fire; and also fur ue Assurance of, and granting Annuities on, Lives. L n rnLONDO NI-MECHA7NICSTINgtITUTION. It PUBLIC MEETING held at the A- ,re wn filth of ~a vea nd Anchor Tavern Strand, on Tuesday, th e IN nber ' of MECHANICS and FRIENDS of I AIECHA NICS Dr. BIRKBECK in the Chair, e 4 It was s unanimously resolved, 1 1 . That the establishment of Institutions for the Instruc. 0, 414 0 it Meeha' at a cheap rate, in the principles of the 'arts j' e Y Practise, as i w'ell as in all other branches of useful know. t ile, ix a measure snll calcul . ated to improve extensively e le habits and condition, to advance the Arts and Scifnces, - itt to add largely to the power, resources, and prosperity of the country. That such Institutions are likely t o b e most sta bl e an d 11:‘'trt1 2, 1 when emselv es entirely . or chiefly supported and m a n age d by ' th i' 3 . That the Meeting acknowledge with approbation the ilttnple which the Mechanics of Glasgow have set their Mtethren at large, in being the first to establish, on this prin. tu ° , t i'„, ll- ipport and exertion, an Institution for their own ~ 4. hat' 1 i rt te e r i t r b t i s l m ew l bSiciisehnecdes a In stitution, London Mechanics' u 6. That the London Mechanics' Institution shall, in the tilt instance, co 9 40 00 0 their nammePs Yen in th t it to the re as hend all those persons who have already Members, as well as all those whomay r efore the 2d of December next, on their conform tkn , st. e laws to be hereafter adopted for the constitution of r„,fn, ttution ; and that after the said 2d December persons OA !e admitted that on such conditions and in such barjut these laws shalt provide. 14,,litutThat among the objects which the London Mechanics' h ,..,, tor n shall have especially in view, shall be the establish ,i,;;i4ree for the Benefit of the Members, of Lectureships on the 14 0 e nt Arts and Sciences, a Library of Reference and Circu- N. h a Re ading Room, , a Museum of Models, a School of lkinyff% and an Experimental.' Workshop and Laboratory, ~,,.et,i,vith all necessary instruments and apparatus. qi j I hat th e annual subscription to admit a Mechanic to kid"hle.illenefits of t h e I nstitution shall not exceed one guinea, it a:"P, be payable at once, or by instalments. jp, i ,_, that the Friends of' Knowledge and Improvement be efQtell;o contribute towards the accomplithment of all the 4 141 4 7 ht Purposes by donations of money, books, specimens, i:Parat us .,, fo, p rta nittee was then app o: thei,'e government of the In Zlorilecellottetnb to next. aMeeting of er M inted to prepare a Draft of Laws Istitution, and directed to make r the Members to be held on the .TIONS, Eighth Resolution. Messrs. W. and D. £ S. Bayley - is 0 Messrs. Robertson and Hodgkin - 6 5 B. Bevan, Esq., in in struments, &c. to the value of - . 10 10 Morning Chronicle Newspaper - 105 0 Observer Newspaper 21 0 Mr. J. Morrison, Fore street - - 20 0 Hon. Jas. Abercrom bie, M.P. - 10 0 Mr. Henry Elder 3 11 James 111111, Esq. 6 0 Mr. Charles Willich 2 2 Proprietors of the Me chanics' Magazine, to the value of 10 10 DONA li r In pursuance of the 11.1)0aghan Esq. s Al t • hr, . 20 0 "'h eck 20 0 C.44141141,_ Kei 10 0 „ 0 Liouse, : sq. trel'c. 10 0 4,Ynentliam,Esq. 10 0 girt Taylor and is..44artinea ' r - 10 0 ` l ol4 l ' v er lfr Laurie 0 Ilt titmice 11r: Ir4 ncis Pi sq. 5 0 () 44111)0o.4i arc°arrens 5 let It t „c 5 5 r a . Lac e ' l ng.h; and Obbett 5 0 4/„:e"lh n 4 and sr. 41,;ch arci to 10 i)041 4 Ylor 6 5 Pers on e s 1 1 14 Ha nsard 5 5 t tl/4h4 o e ngaged in the Arts or M a nuf ac t ures , or al . ktio n. - kechanical Pursuits, are invited to join the 'natl. „ k _ tic:_for the insert' of Names will remain °pan till the 1 .. f D e _ e 1 . ton ~ 24, 1 :: n ber next, at the shop of Messrs. Knight and 11,1,4040 r aternoster.row • Messrs. I`. and G. Underwood, Ni s b eet Meaux. W hitmore and Fenn, Channgcr sr , kf th e et, 21, Berners-street, Oxford-street; and at t he B ar at and Anchor Tavern. k l i t 'l ll t i ss il ; e l t °oB of llloney will be received by Mr. Alderman __ Key, sr O t ill P a Pro "P. also at the Banking -houses of Me . s s s r . tt p o l,, , Yn ir e, and Smiths, George.strect,lansion.house. line, art. and Co., 1, Bartholomew -lane; Messrs ; icjr tl,4lo;tey, 14.1 57, Pall.mall ; and Messrs. Everett, Wa l ker, art.l fin$ At ol d la, and Co., 9, Mansion-house-street ; and '`'nehn'T Tavern jailtlitTran.Byooks, Sp . eeirnens and Apparatus, may be of the Booksellers, with whom Books are anion of the Names of Meinbers. tit111.41.44:5, V VAIGiiT, Wine Merchant to ,the H A. 0Y lamily next to the KING' S , I ON -01)% IiVNIARKET ' THEATRE, OPERA CO t,y OLD and opposite 44Chilti,:r.AYAIAIIICET, has now on SALE the f ines: lo o ze l-d n u ; 46,%per iczn; superior SHER It ~i .r , , w 3 0 6 , 13 0 . 2 p e e rn of eachrrr 4,11 s ibo;,fok.DE IRA -, lila. per dozen : 4, I;oltriine will be well packed . in an excellent She t,z`,,tkintit .es Included, by a remittance 0f)9 . 1_.,.._0r ha f f1t;,:504,10/tT hamper, • for 5L .MADEI ItA, voNTA, vi, ju,,t4'.:_iipt, LISBON, MOUNTAIN : &c. 425 . . 0 ce 6 r , 01414 Justly (G. Pris), CHAMPAGNE, vinta ge 41ki, . pir)aws,rranted, 4/. 4s. per dozen ; MARASC HINO, , _ ... _ eases IlliTtly itiM--Just ported im, FLORENCE 0.11 , 1 kit a zi bl , sz,,x, 21. 21. or I.Oil. per flask.—Old COGNAC • per:lor e !. 6 d• Pl' gallon ; RU3I, 15s. 6d. ; C IDER , . 1 4, 441 0 ii) 14 ' ta th. 1 Ist be paid, end no Credit. French Empty Pipes, tiemen of the Medical Profession, as a safe and valuable Medicine, in removing obstructions, and relieving other inconveniences to which the female frame is liable, especially those which at an early period of life frequently arise from want of exercise, a► u l general debility of the system. They create an appetite, correct indigestion, remove giddiness and nervous head ache, and are eminently useful in windy dis orders, pains in the stomach, shortness of breath, and palpi tations of the heart. Purchasers are requested to remark, that, as a testimony of authenticity, %itch Bill of Directions is signed with the name of 4ca t•Yr`i in writing Sold wholesale and Retail, in London, by Wright, No. 46, Fleet-street ; Barclay and SOW, Fleet Market ; New bery and Sons, St. PAUrS Church Yard; Sutton and Co. Bow Church Yard ; Sanger, MO, Oxford-street, opposite Bond street; Evans and Son, Long Lane, Smithfield; Johnston, Greek -street, Soho ; Butler and Sons, Cheapside; Godfrey and Windt's, Bishopsgate•street t and by all CountryVenders, at 21. 9d per Box. **• It is necessary to inform the public that KEARSLErS is the only original and gentnne Medicine, and has been pre pared by them for more than thirty years. AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY. The CAMBRIDGE AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY held its twelfth anniversary Meeting at the. Theatre, on Tues day ; the Earl of HARDWICEE in the Chair, supported on the right by Earl Do La WARR, and on the left by the VICE. CHANCELLOR. There were also present several Magistrates and other county gentlemen, as well as many Members of the Senate, and a numerous assemblage of other highly respectable individuals. The Noble CHAIRMAN, before commencing the business of the Meeting, said he would detain them fora moment, to men tion a circumstance that had been communicated to him, re specting the manner in which Bibles had been distributed by some Members of the Society, in a neighbouring county. Some persons, in the excess of their zeal, had given Bibles to families who were unable to read, which were afterwards sold. He thought it right that this fact should be known, and it ought to be inquired into. He conchided by desiring the Report to be read. The Rev. JAMES ScnoLErtrt.n read the Report of the proceedings during the last year, which, though it showed a trifling decrease in their funds, was, on the whole, satisfactory. The Rev. Gentleman also stated that, in addition to the sums mentioned in the Report, 42/. had been since received from the undergraduates of the university.—Our limits will only admit the following brief extract from the Report : ""Your Committee have been enabled to transmit to the Parent Society the sum of 5001. making a total since the esta. blishment in 1811 of 7,630. " The demand for the Holy Scriptures within the sphere of this Society's operations continues with very little fluctuation. There have been issued from the Depository within the year 476 Bibles, and 411 Testaments,—total 887. The whole number circulated from the commencement of the Institution is 16,368. " In resigning the important trust which has been commit ted to them, your Committee would anxiously urge upon all the friends of the Bible and the Bible Society, the necessity of increased exertions and more liberal contributions. Thou sands are perishing for the want of the Bread of Life; and it is only by the multiplied and combined labours of institutions like this that the necessities of the world can be eventually supplied." Earl DE LA ,%V*ltk, in moving the first resolution, for the adoption and circulation of the report, said, that had he had any doubt of the sentiments of the meeting, or had it been necessary to produce arguments in support of this resolution, he should not have undertaken the task; but being confident that the meeting would give their concurrence, he felt no dif. ficulty in offering it to them. it was one of the privileges of a society like the present that they might depend upon having the unanimous concurrence of those they addressed. Differ. ence of opinion would generally exist in regard to other sub jects of discussion, but all mttst agree in thinking the died button of Bibles beneficial. The knowledge of the Scriptures was far from being universally diffused, and it frequently hap pened that, where families were possessed of Bibles, they were thrown aside, either from idleness or scepticism ; it was there fore necessary for those engaged in forwarding the objects of this society, to inquire if a proper use was made of the Bibles they distributed. Such was the dearth of the word of God, that the society had a boundless field for the exercise of their labours; and it was gratifying to know that the gospel was al. ready sent into every quarter of the world. The noble Earl said he had been particularly struck, in the perusal of Capt. country. Professor LEE, in seconding the resolution,- observed that, notwithstanding the difficulties this Society had had to encoun ter, it had triumphed over them all. It had-distributed Bibles Into places, and translated diem into languages, if which the sacred writings had never before appeared. It was an institu tion which must do good, and could not possibly do evil. As the effects hitherto produced by this Society had been benefi cial, they ought to support it in a manner deserving of such success ; and he had no doubt the blessing of God would be given to their efforts, and that finally they, would succeed.— The Learned Professor stated several' tets which had come under his knowledge, in private communications from friends of the Society abroad, particularly . a letter he had lately re ceived from the Syrian Metropolitan, expressive of the grati tude of the Syrian Church to the late excellent Dr. Buchanan, and their earnest prayers for blessings on his family. The VICE-CHANCELLOR, in moving the second resolution " that the cordial thanks of this Meeting be given to the con• ductors of the Branch Societies and Associeties, for their un wearied and successful exertions," &c. said, that if the merits of an institution were to be judged of by its success, this was one pre-eminently meritorious, and had proved itself to be of God. It was originally established for the object of publishing Bibles in the W e l s h l anguage , f or t h e benefit of the people of that principality; but at the present time Bibles were distribut. ed by this society in 140 languages,over every part of the earth. It was a society which could not be compared with any other, since it contained in itself the benefits of all united • and to its and to its agency th e Mi ss i onar i es were principally indebted for the success of their exertions. It was the best means of converting the Jews and the Heathens. But it had also done good among themselves, and bad repressed the evil of party. feeling in religion, and caused them to mingle in Christian con cord. The noble Chairman had mentioned that some persons had bestowed Bibles on families who could not read ; he hoped if there were any such among them, that they would carry their zeal further, and teach them to decipher the word of God, and enable them to benefit by their gift. If this were done, he was sure they would obtain forgiveness from the Noble Earl. Mr. HUGHES, one of the secretaries of the Parent Society, who seconded the resolution, spoke at considerable length in favour of the institution, and combated the prejudices against it. The amount of the receipts, during the last year, had, he said, been upwards of 97,000/. and though less than that of the preceding, the Society had been enabled to distribute 4,000 copies of the Bible more than had been issued in the foregoing year. The amount collect e d by the various Branch Societies had in creased 9,00 W. The Society had distributed 7,250 copies of the Bible in the Isle of Man, 22,000 in the Irish language, 70,000 among the Highlands, in the Erse language, 180,000 in the Welch, 2,000,000 in the English language, and since its commencement 5,000,000 copies of the Scriptures had been issued. The Continental societies had also distributed 1,000,000 copies, amounting together to one quarter of the whole number of Bibles in the world. Mr. Hughes then alluded to the pro. gress of the Bible Society abroad, and stated that the so cie ty established at Ceyl on , having been reduced to extremities, was obliged to borroiv 2,000 rix dollars of the governor of the island, which the King afterwards bestowed on the society as a donation. The third resolution, of thanks to the Patron, Vice Patron, Presidents, &c. was moved by the Rev. H. V. Elliot, and se conded by the Rev. S. Thodey. The latter gentleman, having been appointed one of the secretaries, returned hit acknow ledgments for the honour which had been conferred upon him, I', Prat, Esq. in moving the fourth Resolution, " That, in the opinion of the meeting, the continued success of the British and Foreign Bible Society, amidst all the difficulties of the times, constitutes a powerful encouragement to persevering ex.. ertions on its behalf. &c." observed, that it required little at. tention to the proceedings of the society to perceive, that there was every reason to concur in this resolution, though the full effects of the society would not be known till that day when we shall be called to the judgment - seat of Gala Half' the human race were yet in darkness therefore the society ought to perse. vere in its endeavours till the whole earth was blessed with the knowledge of the Gospel. Professor FARM seconded the Resolution. The Rev. C. SIMEON moved the fifth resolution, " that the Thanks of this Meeting be presented to the Right Hon. the Earl of Hardwicke, for his attention to the business of the day." None of the Noblemen (the Rev. Gentleman observed) who had joined this Institution were fully aware of the good they had done. It was a known fact, that religion had, within the last twenty years, taken ninst rapid strides in this and in every other kingdom ; and it was well worthy of consideration to trace this progress to its origin. This extension was in fact owing to the Nobility of the country having come forward to aid religious institutions. By this means they were brought into contact with persons from whom they heard facts with which they were previously acquainted. The distance between them and the lower orders of society was broken ; they were able to perceive the good effects arising from the perusal of the Bible, and they were willin g to encourage its circulation. The consequences of this support from the:Nobility were, that every person had come forward, and agent, were rising In every town and village, who visited the cottages of the poor, giving them religious instruction, and a flow of benevolent feeling had been produced, unequalled since the days at' the Apostles. It produced an effect also on the Nobility them selves, who were led to reflect, that, while they were advocat ing the circulation of the Bible among others, their own Bibles should not be covered with dust. The people, by this general difilision of the Bible, were able to understand the word of Clod, their Ministers were able to make a greater impression upon them, anti an extension of real religion had beets pro duced, which had received , its impulse from the Nobility of England. The Rev. JAMES ScstonErtEnn said, he had great plea. sure in seconding this resolution, and it must be a matter of congratulation to the Noble Chairman to reflect on every year of progress made by the Society, since the first time he had at tended their Meetings. There was a time, when they attended their anniversaries with some degree of painflil anxiety, lest controversional discussions should mix themselves up with thooe better and holier feelings that ought to be cherished on such occasions : but they might now look back to the objections raised against the Society with satisfaction and delight, from the character which those objections had now assumed. In one instance, at Nottingham, the ground alleged for refusing to sup. port this institution was, " that it made the poor contented in poverty." If this were an objection, it wax one he should wish never to be removed; he should wish it to constitute the cha. meter of the Society's triumphs, and he hoped those triumphs would be universal. Ile hoped the time would soon conic when the whole world would be emancipated from darkness, and be illumined with the light of truth— when the clouds of heathenism, superstition, and infidelity, which at present obscured the purity of religion, which he dis. gelled by the exertions of this Society ; and they bad reason to triumph when they considered what had bet' effected. The truths of religion were already dawning on the Heath ens , from the Hottentot s of Africa to the American Esquintaux..—. the Roman Ca- The superstitio us M a h ome d e ns were reading the translation of the Gospel not i n vain ; and among tholics half a million of Bibles had been distributed by an at,- tive member of their own body. With the infidel, It might be thought, all success was hopeless; but France, the seat of infidelity--where she had erected her temple to the God dess of Reason—was now possessed of 28 Bible Associations i n i ts m etropo li s, an d 117 Bible Institutions in other parts of the kingd om . E ven at Verney, the re s id ence of Voltaire, the high-prie s t o f i n fid e li t y, a Bible society had b een recently established. He therefore thought there was no reason to look with despondency upon the prospect before them ; and it was gratifying to consid er t h e great effects which had been produced (luring the 19 years since the commencement of the society.... The Rev. Gentlemen concluded by putting the Resolution, which was carried with acclamations. The Earl of liAnDwiext , in returning thanks, said he felt the good effects which the society had produced, and he should never cease to give it his support. The meeting- then dissolved. The collection at th e d oors amounted to 37/. 3s, 10d.—( Ca"lrider ‘ 9, ronide, Non. 21.) SPAIN AND HER COLONIES. Mr. EDITOR—If the violent line of conduct adopted by the King of Spain be a matter of sur prise, the intention, already expressed, or making an immediate attempt, with the aid of France, to recover his transatlantic colonies, is calculated - to create no less astonishment, and may lead to the most serious consequences. fn their zeal for le getimacy, and in their abhorrence of national freedom, no doubt that the members of the Holy Alliance cannot look with any thing like com placency, upon the emancipation of the Spanish Colonies. The same spirit which led the French armies into Simi!), may carry them to Peru, and to Mexico ; but will their efforts in those parts be crowned with equal success ? Will this attempt be made equally without endangering the pence of the world ? The experiment of a me. ther country arming to preserve its ascendency over its colonies is not new ; it has been more than once tried, but seldom, if ever, has it proved successful. To reduce into subjection men de. Jermined to be free, hag always been a difficult, and more generally, an impossible task, even when the insurgents were wholly within the reach of their former masters. Witness the emancipation of Switzerland and of Holland from the yoke of Austria and of Spain ; witness the noble struggles for independence recorded in the annals of the world. • But the difficulties attendant upon such a con. test are considerably increased, when wide ex tended seas separate the contending parties. In this latter case almost every chance is in favour of the colonies. A war of this nature must ne cessarily be expensive : money and men must be profusely lavished. The forces sent from the Mother. Country are at the mercy of the most fickle of elements. Should these prove favour able, no sooner are they landed than they have to contend against want, and the diseases brought on by a change of climate. These causes speedily reduce the number of able-bodied men, and before the troops become habituated to the climate, thousands have perished without re ceiving a shot from their enemy. The situation of the latter is widely different. It is in the land of their birth that they are called upon to act; the invaders of that land is the only fee they have to encounter ; and, aided by the powerful auxilliaries above mentioned, they may hope to overpower their thinned ranks long before the arrival of fresh succours from the Mother Court. try. To these obstacles and the eventual success of the latter, may be added, one not less power. fat, originatini in the different feelings by which the hostile armies are necessarily animated. The one are fighting to oppress their fellow.creatures; the other are combating to secure the possessioq of all that man holds most dear. It is however in a contest, in which the chances of success are so doubtful, that France, after an expensive war, and Spain with an ex hausted treasury, seem disposed immediately to engage. Scarcely have the French restored Fer dinand to his absolute throne, then we are told of intended preparations against the Spanish Co. lollies which have proclaimed their independ ence. This hasty declaration almost immedi ately follows, the appointment of British Con suls to these very States ; and consequently at the time when Great Britain may be said to have formally acknowledged their independence. Of the policy on the part of the British Minis. try to secure for the manufacturers of this country, the market of Spanish America, no reasonable doubt can be entertained. Such an object must ever he one of immense importance to a nation, which derives the greatest part of its wealth from its manufactures and its commerce. This is in deed an object of which no British Minister can for a moment lose sight, consistently with the duty he owes this country ; and a late Minister has been justly censured for omitting to take ad vantage of the high ground upon which he natu rally stood, to conclude a treaty of commerce with our worthy friends and allies. But if ever there was a period when the duty is more impe rious than at another, it is at present, when we cannot but perceive among the continental powers, a disposition to exclude our manufactures front every foreign market. A liberal and phil a ntitro a pie mind, whi c h loses sight of private advan• tage in the consideration of general good, cannot well blame the conduct of the sovereign who strives to render his country independent of every other, for the supply of articles of luxury and of necessity. But neither can it reprobate the at. tempts of a nation essentially commercial, to open for its maeufactures other channels, when ever a favourable opportunity of so doing oc. curs. If this be the case, the British Ministry is no doubt justified in having acknbwledged the independeke of the Spanish American Colonies. It is an act of justice as well as of sound policy. But in the event of an attack on the part of France and of Spain upon those very States, which line of conduct must our Ministers adopt ? This question is one which we dare not answer. The forbearance shewn by the British Go vernment, in the lute affairs in Spain, has met with the approbation' of every moderate and re flecting mind. Peace, and the blessings by which it is accompanied, are no doubt duly appreciat ed, and its bong continuance devoutly wished for. To preserve it every sacrifice must be made; every one save that of honour and of the best interests of the country. Even the most de sirable of things may be, however, still purchased at too high a price, and the desire of avoiding a present evil may lay the foundation of future greater misfortunes. After all, it is very possible that the threat of ANTIQUITIES. Some time ago a discovery was accidentally made of the remains of an ancient building, and particularly of a curious and very handsome tessellated pavement, in a field, part of an estate lately purchased by — Wst. REENwoon, at Bramdean*, Hants. These remains have since continued to be objects of mach curiosity and speculation among antiquarians, and others who resort there to see them, and as we have seen no notice taken of the circumstance in any of the public Prints, we trust, that the following attempt at a description extracted from the letter of a friend, who visited the spot, will not be un acceptable to our readers :—He says, • " It appears to have been a building of immense size, from the number of floors and extensive foundations in various W. , rections, over a great part of the field. The floors are chittly laid with red and white bricks, about three quarters of an inch square; the workmanship of two deserves to be particularly noticed. The first is an octagon within a square of tesselated pavement elegantly wrought, and in each of the eight compart ments is a head, viz. ;—Mars, Venus, Neptune, Minerva, Mer cury, Esculapius, and two others, which are so injured by time as to prevent their being known, and in the center is the head of Medusa. The other room, which is ;square, has also an octagon in the center, within which are two figures represented as If wrestling, supposed to ha Hercules and Amens-44 the two diagonal corners of the square are caps of liberty, and in each of the other two are two hearts;-.diagonally between the octagon and the four corners of the square are tour heads which resemble each other, and are well executed, but apparently not intended to represent any particular person. In the centre of each ot' two opposite sides of the square, our the border, is 04" figure of a Dolphin, and in the same manner at each of the other two sides is an urn, The floor now described is equal in appearance to the best manufactured carpet of the pr esent day. A co n sid era bl e quant i ty of charcoal is found among the rubbish removed, and several ancient Roman coins." Our correspondent remarks that, from the cir cumstance of so much charcoal being found there, the building was probably destroyed by fire ; but quere, if it might not have been a tem ple, tout the charcoal used in sacrifices, &c.? We shall be much obliged If any of our cor. respondents can favour us with a more detailed description of these remains of Roman antiquity, or throw any light upon them as connected with the history ociour island. * Brarndean is a village about nine miles from Winchester, Len from Petersfield, and four or five from Alresfortl. In the Magdeburg papers of the 4th instant, Mr. HI PPOLITUS CARNOT (sOO of General C. who died in that city) has addressed a voiepeard, couched in the most obliging terms, to the inha bitants of Magdeburg. He states, substantively, that being about to quit that residence for his native country (France), he cannot take his de. parture without offering them his most sincere thanks for the delicate regard she wn to the misfor tunes of his revered father; and that, wherever he may be, the recollection of their noble 44nd disinterested kindness never can be effaced from his memory 1 A decision in a case of cessio lately took place in the First Division of the Court of Sips .sion, which may be of some importance to half pay officers. A Captain on half-pay, who hid obtained his commission by raising an hide. pendent company at the commvocement of the war, had become insolvent in consequence of some farming speculation. He had lost a small estate left to him by his father, and had incurred .debts to the amount of 54004 to meet which he possessed nearly 4,00 W., thus affording to his creditors about 129. or 13s. ice the pound. T woof the credi torsov hose claims amount ed to about 1301., objected to the pursuerobtsin ing the benefit of the ceateio, until he made over some part of his pay. A variety of cases Wire stated by their Counsel, in which officers in similar circumstances were called upon to give up half or a third of the government allowance. The', Court, however, found that if it had no powei to compel An °RICCI" to enter into any errtlegment of that kind, though a contrary belief had for a considerable, number of years prevailed. No imputation of fraud had been made on the pie sent occasion, and it was obServed, that the - sum craved for would scarcely amount to a •farthing in the pound to th© objecting creditors, or pay the Counsel then at the bur for his appearance,— (Edinburgh Observer.)