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i / 1 I I [conclu.led from our Pap e r of Feb. xB.] As ties- island has rectit!y been add-4 to - the tri utnt-hs ot British valour, tke follf.tv , tug sketch ot its inli4h - va , t, of ,Which we are incleoted to the last number ot The Quarterly Review, will doubtless be acceptable to our Readers. ' The Javanese women are generally marriageable at eleven or twelve years of age, fill which time they go nearly n ,ked, wearing only a belt round the waist. with a metal plate in front, rings round the wrist, coaies about the neck, and flowers in their black hair, shieing tvith cocoa-nut oil. Not only all the Dutch inhabitants of Batavia, from the Go vernor General downwards, but every description of persons an the whole-island, are firmly persuaded that inany e of these women, besides a knowledge of herbs of wonderful virtues and efficacy in the cure of diseases, possess great skill in philtres and frsci nation. Ifempiricism is found to thrive In the midst of regular and well educated, praaitioners, we cannot aionder that it should succeed where diseases are itequenearrel dangerous, and physicians ignorant and few. Men of sound understanding, in other reapects, are the dupes of JaVanese fascination. Mr. Titsingh is a person whose name has been brought forward by Sir William Jones and others in the re cords of literature; he long ago announced his in tention .of publishing a history of Japan, where for many years he was chief of the fa&ory ;' he was subsequently Dueclor General of the Dutch posses sions in the East, and ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentetry to the Emperor of China. Thls Gentleman who, we believe, is now in Paris, com municated to us, orally, the following anecdotes, the truth which was, ,in his mind, incontrovertible.— Fie had an amour, he said, with a lady of Batavia,. who was passionately fond of him, and ,who was equally the object of his affection. After some time however, she imagined that the warmth of his pas sion was on the wane, and began to suspect a possibi lity.ot tosine him. To provide against the worst, she had recourse to a Javanese woman, who furnish ed her with a charm which was to render her lover incapable of transferring those attentions, of which she once fancied nerself the sole possessor, to a new mistress. The spell completely succeeded to her wishes; and it was not till after long and, earnest Intreaties, that Mr. Titsingh (who was sufficiently sensible of its operation) prevailed upon herto relieve him. Application was again made to the Javanese Sybil, who pre,cribed certain medical cottons, of which he thinks lime-water was a principal ingre dients, for fourteen days, at the end of which he found himself completely cured, and determined never to put it into her power to repeathr'r charm. These spells ate not confined to the Javanese. The neighbouring islands have similar pretensions ; and Mr. Titsn,eli assured us, from his own knowledge, that the Japanese operate still more extraordinary effects hy means of a powder, which relaxes every fibre of the living frame, and preserves thedead from rigidity, and, by its antiseptic virtues, wards off pu trefaction. The practitioner put.; a Small quantity of this powder into the eyes and ears of the dead body. In a few minutes the joints regain their flex ibility, the whole frame becomes soft and yielding, every muscle cor tra&s with ease, and the body is placed in whatever attitude or posture the friends or relationsbf the defunct may determine. Of the ef ficacy of this powder he was fully convinced, having tried it on a Dutch sailor. Two days after his death, when the body was quite rigid, and signs of putre faction had appeared, the powder was put into the eyes and eats ; in a few minutes it became soft and flexible, the progress of putrefaction was arrested, and Mr. Titsingh saw the body in a cave many days afterwards in a recumbent position, quite pliant, and without further masks of corruption. - He pur chased, at a considerable price, a small quantity of this wonderful powder, but never made any use of it himself ; he was even afraid to touch it, dreading, that if it had such extraordinary power over the dead fiLres, it might act with still greater force upon the living ones, and be followed by more disastrous and perm inent effects than those which he had already -experienced from Javanese fascination. We leave our readers to form their own conclu sions on - Mr. Titsingli's amusing stories. That the Javanese are well acquainted with the medicinal qualities of the native plants, there can be no doubt. Two vegetable poisons, whose strength and activity on the human frame are probably exceeded only by the Woorara of Guiana have recently been discover ed by a French naturalist, who has published a very curious and interesting account of them in the "An pales du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle." The natural history of Java presents a wide and unexplored field. No cothitry in the old world, lying under the same 'parallels of latitude, has yet been explored :—an additional incitemennt to those who may hereafter prosecute their researches in the Ulterior of this island. An Antiquarian of great renown has sent us the - • • - following account of that celebrated place Stratford upon-Avon. It was originally called Rat-Ford, in consequence of a tremendous Rat that continually crossed the Ford close to the town, committing de predations on the bread and cheese of its peaceable inhabitants. Vide Ephemerides Cancellaria Majis torum, lib. vi. But the following curious circum stance which occurred Anno Doinini 1124, gave rise to its present name : a person called Francis Paul Stratford (remarkable for his urbanity of man ners) atter frightening to death 7342 children, and eating up 94.5 Solicitors' Clerks, hailed in a cockle shell across Rat-ford, said Cleiks occasionally peep ins out of " Man Mountain's" pocket, and sudden ly disappearing, as if terrified, to the no small diver sion, but great astonishment of the multitude that saw the fact.—Ex prima editione histnrix Impera- Wris Paulini, tom. 13. A pool woman, in returning last week to Cot- - terstock, near Onndle; was met by • a sailor in crutches, who demanded her money', and assaulted and robbed her of ninepence. On the woman calling murder, a shepherd ran to her assistance, when the sailor shrew down his ,crutches and ran away. On examining the crutches two one-pound notes w ere found concealed in the head of one of hem. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. VACCINATLON. MR. EDITOR, A.' letter 'was lately imerted in your Paper from the Boaid of toe Nation N 7 '. , ccine.Establisnrent to the Governors of the Western Dispensary, recom mending them to take into - consideration the pro, 4,64 of allowing Small Pox Inoculation to be ,pratArsed at the Dispensary. The importance of the disc fission drew together a numernua and re, s'pedable body of the Governors, who argued the question with great moderation and good sense.— The shocking_ etfeas of propagating a mortal ids-• ease in the heart of 'Westminster, was proved by many well attested facts, and it was - -clearly strewn that by permitting the InocrilatiOn of Sarah Pox to be pra6tised at the Dispensary, rurae lives would be lost than could be saved by the efforts of the Medi cal Gentlemen in curing other distempers. A motion was th&:n made, and carried unani mously, to suspend immediately Small Pox Inocu lation, which was all that the Assembly were em powered to do; and it is intended at the next Ge neral Court, to prohibit definitively, Small Pox Inoculation, and establish Vaccination in its stead. This judicious measure has already been _adopted at the Small Pox Hospital, aria at the other Charities of the Metropolis. It is much to be regretted that there are still any Medical Prglitioners who can be induced .by gain, to inoculate the Small Pox, since it is openly con demned by all the Professors of the science of Me dicine in Europe. It is wonderful that there are still among the Faculty opponents of the Vaccine Sys tem; as the hue of condua which they adopt only tends to degrade them io the lowest order of the pro,. fession. Feb. 29, 1812. HUMANITA% Letters from Constantinople, of the Qd of Ja nuary, state, that official intelligence had been re ceived of the overthrow of the Wechabites, by the Egyptian forces under the son of MAHOMED ALY• PACHA ; 'and that the latter had marched for Mecca, which had declared for the Grand Seignior, to chace from thence the Enemies of the Faith. This had diffused joy at Constantinople—prayers were offered in the mosques ; and the [mans and Doctors had declared; that the expulsion of the Wechabites from Mecca, coupled with the birth of an heir to the throne, must be considered indica tions that Ditine wrath was removed, and that Pro vidence would bless the arms of the Faithful against Infidels, and restore the Empire to its former splendour. So anxious were all classes for advises of the re-occupation of Mecca, and so certain of-its taking place, that: thousands had made vows of ab staining from all animal food, &c. until they were were received. The following is an' account of the total amount of Taxes, &c. applicable to the Public Service in the last three - years, after dedu&ing the Charges upon the Consolidated Fund, viz. The sth of January, 1810, ,e 27,748,8 07 6 51 b The sth of January, 1811, 30,415 ; 940 19_ 0 The sth of January, 1812, 26,880,591, 17 0 The Bishop of -MEATH lately preached an excel lent sermon in Bishop SANDFORD'S Chapel, in Edin burgh. His Lordship also preached in the Cow gate Chapel, in behalf of the Edinburgh House of Industry, when a large colleaion was made on that charitable occasion. The Chapel was crowded in every part. The eloquent Prelate strongly recom mended education, conneaed with religious prin ciples. Last July, James Estelow, a private in the Bom bay Artillery, was tried at that place for the mur der of one Nanoo Mdosiler, a Cooly, (a native water-carrier.) The charge being fully proved against him, he' was found guilty; and the Re corder passed sentence of death on him, observing, in a suitable address, in which the following pas sage occurs :—" To assert the majesty of human nature, underl i every form and colour, to vindicate the sacred ptinCiple of equality which is the essence of all law arid justice, it is necessary that the law of England should give a new example of resolution to avenge the death of the meanest being who has the happiness to be subjea to its beneficent autho rity. It is necessary for us to shew that there is no race of men in these extensive dominions either too high for its power, or toolow for its protection." The behaviour of Estetow in prison was at. first a shocking specimen of depravity ; but he finally be came penitent ) and owned his guilt. He was ex ecuted on the Esplanade on the 20th, before a vast multitule brought together to witness the death of the first European who had suffered capital punish ment at Bombay for 25 years, and of the first hu man being on whom it had been :inflicled for more than seven. Oue'of the merciless villains who lately robbed and wounded a soldier near Lincoln, was last week seen by a servant lad at South lilyme, in . the ad of picking the lock of a barn-dooro Mr. Parker's pre mises there, and being challenged by the youth, the fellow immediiiely fastened upon him, and with a large knife, whin he drew from a case, ' cut a deep gash across one of the poor lads thighs, and inflicted other wounds. -The cries, of the sufferer, and of a little boy who was near, induced the ruffian to run offi and he unfortunately eluded pursuit. On Friday.evening last, an elderly woman named Finch, returning from St. Ives, was assaulted on Houghton Hill, with Ina mile of the village of Houghton, by a ruffian masked, who threw her down, and with menaces of instant death in case of resistance, cut from her side a pocket con taining notes and cash to the amount of forty-three pounds, accumulated during a series of years, by honest industry. The villain, after rifling the pocket of its contents, lift it in art adjoining held, where it was found the following morning. The inhabitants of Houghton, where the unfortunate sufferer resides, and the vicinity, have generously subscribed the sum of 251. towards remunerating her for her loss. One hundred guineas found concealed under the windlass on board the Thomas and Mary smack of Weymouth, lying at Newhaven harbour, have been seized, together with the vessel. LAW REPORT. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, FEB. 29. POETRY. Trans-ITORY. THOUGHTS.ON MR. REMBLCS .ntr. MOURED EMIGRATION. Ye billows,ora,tsparent, oh !.stop KEMB,I. E'S trannt, MEL rom E N E'S husband, at home let the titan sir, Tran , cendant in London, he'd surely be frantic Himself' to it - a/sport to a l and trans. Atlantic. WILLAN V. HOPE. This was an,a(tion brought by the Mail-coach owner, and Proprietor of the Bull and Mouth Inn, against his .Coachman, who was driver of the Leeds Mail-coach, from London to Bernet. It appeared, that, on the 3d of September last, the defendao l t drove the Leeds Mail, with two in side passengers, and having passed the Manchester Mail on Highgate-hill, the two coaches again joined company on Finchley Common, where a competi tion arose which should be foremost. A race com menced, and the Leeds Mail passed the Manches ter at a furious rate, near Whetstone turnpike ; at about forty yards beyond the gate, one of the lead ers, being tons over-driven, fell, and alines( instant ly died. When the animal was opened, it was dis covervd that one of the principal arteries next the heart had burst, • from over-exertion, and a vast quantity of coagulated blood was found in the cavi ty of tile stomach. It appealed, that this bad been a very fine Boise before the accident, and was va lued at from 351. to 401. The plaintitrs 'case was proved by most' respea able winesses. On the part of the defendant, it was attempted to be proved that the Leeds Mail had gone 'at no greater than the usual rate of mail-coaches in general, which, by their contrail with the Post-Oil - ice, were strictly limited to time ; and in those toads which were hilly, were obliged to make up their sloW progress up the hills by greater rapidity on the level ground; the coach in question having bten delay ed, it was necessary to go with the greatest expe dition to make up for the delay. The cross-examination, however, of the defend ant's. witness corroborated the plaiiiiiff's case, and the Jury awarded him a serdict—Damages, 301. PREROGATIVE COURT, DOCTORS' . COMMONS. TANDY AND TANDY V. TANDY AND TANDY. In this case Mr. Chard Tandy, of Sherington, in the county ofßucks,Aleceased, had made his. will, dated the Bth of April, 1808, bequeathing the prin• cipal part of- his property to his three grand-sons, and appointing their lather, Mr. William Tandy, executor; he left only a trifling legacy to his other son, Thomas, on account, a , Che observed, of his being otherwise provided f o r. O n th e .2(3th of .March, t tO, boA ever, he thought proper to make another will, disposing of his properly equally be tween his two sons, Thomas and William, omit ting all mention of his brand-children. This will being executed only a short time prior to his death,. when very ill, the grandsons doubted the testator's capacity to do so, and accordingly, in virtue of their interest under the first will,/ they instituted the present suit, to inquire into the validity of the second. The necessary evidence of the testator's capacity, execution, &c. in support of the first will, was un doubted ; and, as to the second, a variety of evidence of a similar nature was brought forward, accompa nied by that of parole declaratiims of the testator, corresponding with the effe6l of the will—from their observations upon whichohe executor's Coun sel contended, that there could be np doubt of its validity. This inference was denied by the Counsel on the other side, who from their comments upon the evi: dence, endeavoured to chew the testator's incapa city to execute the latter will, and thereby invali date the first. Sit• JOHN NicuoLL, however, concurred in the construCtion of the evidence put upon it by the executor's Counsel, and, accordingly, after recapi tulating it, with some farther Observations confir matory of his opinion, he pronounced for the vali dity of the second will. PARLIAMENTARY NOTICES. --,THIS DAY.—(or der's.) Alice Holt Forest Bill, ad. Woolmere Forest Bill, ad. Mr. Walsh to attend. Cominittee on Irish Population Bill. Committee on Irish Stills Bill. 'ComMince on Irish Ware. housing Bill. Committee of Committee of Ways and Means. Committee on Local Militia 13ill. Report Irish Court House Bill. Mutiny Bill, ad. Watch and Ward Bill, 3d.—(Notices.) Mr. Abercrombie, Return of Persons sent f ro m the Hulks to the Army and Navy, and their Of fences ; and of those to whom Pardon have been granted to their Offence. Mr. Wharton, Estimates of the Royal Mi litary College at Sandhurst, i'n Supply. TO.MOR sow, —(Order.) Embezzlement Bill,'ad.—(No tice.) Mr. Brougham, Motion respeding the Orders in Coun cil and the License Trade. WEDNESDAY.—(Order.) Sandhurst Lands' Bill. ad. Tktuason y.—(Order.) Pilots' Bill, ad —(Notices.) Mr. Wilson. Bill to Explain and Amend the Marriage Ad in cer- Cain parts, chiefly regarding the Marriages of rphans. Mr. Martin, Bill for Regulating the Office of the Registrar of the Court of Admiralty and Deputy Remembiancer of the Ex. chequer, to assimilate them in regard to the application of the Suitors' Moncy to the Office of Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery. Fit 1 DAY.—(Order.) Penitentiary House Bill, 2(1. BRITISH NAVAL FORCE.—The following is a , statement of the fo rce o f Great Britain, from au thority, up to this day :—At sea, 67 of the line, 8 fifties, 21 frigates, 25 S l oops, 6 bombs, 117 brigs, 35 cutters, 4.9 schooners—total 498. In port and tilting 188-42 of the line; guard-ships, 14-5 of the line; hosphal-ships, 35-31 of the line; in commission, 3ib —145 of ihe line; ordinary and repairing, 202-70-of the line; building, 84-38 of the line.—Total 1016-253 of the line. Of this number there are in the Mediterranean,- 102 vessels 34 of the line. In the English Channel. and Coat of France 71-10 of the lino. Spain and Porttlal, 61-10 of the line. A mechanic of Birmingham has undertaken to teach a whole regimdnt to shoot point blank at 350 yards. A letter from Petersburgh says, that the importa tion of French and German cloths into the Russian Empire has been permitted, with some Modifica tions. A pearl-fishery has been established in the river Moldavia, which produces between three and four hundred pearls annually, as fine as those of the East. The territory in which the fishe r y li es i s th e property of Prince Schwartzenberg. •. A few days ago a cat, belonging to Mr. Male,- auMioneee, of Brighton, gave birth tb three kittens, each of which has two heads !—They are all alive at the present moment, and free to the inspe6tion of the curious. PRICE o SAtU Bank Stock, 23-. Navy 5 per Cent 92 4 per Ceni. 72 ,1! 3 per Cent. Red. 62 6 3 per Cent. Cons. 61 Bank L. Ann. jOi 5- 16thsi India Stock, LONDON FASMOAS. FROM LA BELLE ASSEMBLEE OF THE..PRESEt4T MONTH; MARCH,' 1812. rvionNlNO, Or HOME COSTUME,-- 7 A white cam - brit: frock, with a demi troinl Short sleeves, fa'stened up4tt front with cordon and tassels : a necklace formed of two. rows of opal ; the hair dressed in lull curls, and 'confined by a demi turban of very, fine muslin tied on the right sicle.wigt a small bow; silk stockings with lace clucks, richly bru caded, anti plain black kid slippers. DaEss FOR FASHIONABLE Priomanuine. —A purple vei l , vet pelisse, with a full standinr-up collar, worn caretessry' open over a round white dress of fine French cambric; the pelisse trimmed with a broad bordering of braided ribbon, the sainecolour as the.velvet. A Minerva bonnet 'of-amber co- Joured sarsnet, with a long white ostrich feather across the front ; the feather made round amt very full ; Tong black lacy veil a-la Wig;eute.; a chain necklace, composed of pearls, with a gold ornament depending in front, representing; thea Apollo lyre, set round with a circle of pearls ; a gold Lisbon. chain, with an eye-glass hanging below the waist:- Plain gold oval-ring pendants. Purple half boots, and York4an • in gloves. AGRICULTURE, &c. SECOND MONTHLY REPoRT.—Bean planting ifs generally finished, and that of potatoes commenced, arid of sowing oats, the lands of all good farmers being in an excel lent state of preparatinn for the usual Spring crops. The wheats look well, and not too rank in the 'grass, ill& mildness and moisture of the season considered : all the win ter cattle crops appear promising, and considerable quanfi ties of turnips yet remain unconsumed, the Swedish parti cularly in a good and sound state. Many of the cleared turnip grouiels are seeding with wheat upon light soils, stead of the usual crop, barley, upon the supposition that - barley will decline in price froth the stoppige of the distil.. !cries. Autumnal wheat chiefly is sown. Some of the Herts farmers are using linseed cake, as a top dressing fok their lands, at the expence of 141. [4s. per thousand. - The - delivery of corn from Norfolk, particularly of bailey, is said to have been SO'free, that fewer stacks are there to-be seen at this time than in former years have been counted tit the last week of April. The general stock in the country is. yet by no means so short as was at first apprehended. There are large stacks of wheat, and of all grain, on hand ; indeed, the very extensive breed of pigs is in itself a confirmation-of the existence of a considerable quantity of corii in the coun try. It is averred, there was more wheat on a late market driy at Romford, in Essex, than ever belt); e known at this season of the year. Prices howeverl'and - the fact that a fine sample of old white wheat is flow worth Gl. ios. per quarter in Mark Lane, and that coosurription is yet - in its infancy, are most powerful arguments for radcal measures with-respect to our waste lands, the trifling with which may be attended - with perilous and unlooked-for dads. Fat cattle are dearer, lean remain as before. Pigs in great plenty, and larger quantities 01 hogs'than have been know)h for sonic years ; in carcases all sons cheaper.. A general rot., in sheep, from the mildness and humility of the - autuitin and, winter, and the lambing attended with but indifkrent success. Good horses excessive dear, which consideration, and that of their expensive keep-, have induced some of the Norfolk farmers to substitute oxen for the plough—a. cir cumstance probable to operate materially in favour of hY labour, since, Norfolk is one of the last counties in which such a change might be supposed likely to •prev.4ll. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MoNfiY. • The Amazoti, for Les Amis, on Friday next, the Fa vottrite,-for the Anna Regina, and [Walla Duinthea,- on t'ol 13th init. ;at No. IS; clement's Inn,, and rec;dleci, PR EF&RMENTS.—Tbe Rdv. W. B. Rarnsden, of Christ College, admitted Bachelor in Divinity. The Rev. - John Fox, of Pembroke Hall, lames Croft, - of St. Pc.:ter's and Henry Punier, of St. lohns College, Cambridge, ad, mined Masters of Arts. The Rev. M. Alapletclt, Easington in Cleveland, and formerly Fellow of Emmanuel College, to the living of Yeddingham, in the County or York ipatron, Earl Fitzwilliam. • The Rev. john Hayter, M. A.. . of King' s C ol l ege, is admitted ad eundcin of the UM versityof Oxford. The Rev. W. G. Townley, .13.A,.0f Trinity College, was ordained Priest by the 13ishup of Lou don, in St. lames's chapel. The Rev. John Tryon, to the Rectory of Bul wick, in Northamptonshire, vacated by the cession of the Rev. T. Wingfield, who has succeeder,' the Rev. Mr. Graham in the Rectory of Seaton, Rutland. The Rev. G. Walker, M. A. to the Rectory of Ostnundeston, alias Scole, Norfolk, on the presentation of Marquis Corn , wallis. The Rev. W. Pities, B. A. formerly of Trinity College, and late under master of Macclesfield School, has been elected to the ,head mastership of the Granimar"Schbol. at Ripon, Yorkshire. 6 lATIIS. On the 25th ult. at Exeter, the Lady of Major Macgree ger, of the 88th Regiment, of a Daughter. On the 26th ult. at 'ockley.ouse, Wilts, the Hons. Mrs. F. St. John, wife o f the Hon. H LieutenantG , eneral St. 'John, of a Son. On the 27th ult. at Peckham, Mrs. William Reade, of a Daughter. On Friday last, at her hotise in Finsbury Terrace, , Mrs. March, wife of Frederick March, Esq. of a Son. The same day, in Searle street, the Lady of W. P. Gregg, Esq. Barrister at Law, of a Daughter. (fn Saturday last, Mrs. Byani Dennison, of Artiflery, place, of a Son. At his house, Devonshire.street, Portland- place, the Lady of John Tremayne Rodd, Esq. Captain in the Royal Navy, a Son and their. , MARRIED. On Saturday last, at St. Mary-le-bonne Church, Mr. %V. Underwood, to Harriet Leonard, eldest daughter of Simeon 13u11, Esq. of Holies-street, Cavendish square. DIED. LONDON : Printed by THOMAS WOOD, of No. 35, Maiden-lane, Covent-garden; and Published by IVII LIAM ARMIGER SCRII'PS, South Molton.street, Gosveror-squarei At the SUN OFFICE, No, 112, Straud, when Advertisements, Orders for the Paper, 'getters for the Editor, &c. (Post-paid), must be addressed_ On the 'it'll of - December last, in the Island of Jamaica. Esq. son of th e l ate Thomas Harrison, CEshqri.stfopornhieer Harrison, Esq. of th e sa id I sland. On the 19th of . Sevtember l ast, at Calcutta, Mr. tames Richard Martyr,' and Second Officer o 23d ttt. a 071 o: n laiN'tsl'C ship Metcalfe. On the ' Mlton e Constable, Norfolk, the seat of . a rtyr, Astley, liart. M em b er for the County, the. Mult t, ooadslo.lisb C son of sister of the late L or d Debx yan and sister.in,law to t h e late Earl of Chesterfield. On Tuesday last, at CambTiclge, , Richard-john, youngest son of the Rev. Dr. Marsh, Margaret Professor of Diviadty in that University. On Wednesday morning last, at his house at Kentish_ Town, Samuel Devis, Esq, :axed Bg, On Thutstial. List, in the 7:l3(ii year of her age, Sarah Ann, wife of Martin 1 - lopk ins; ESq. of Warworth.. On Friday., fe o morning, at St. John's Battergea Rise, Mary, the wif W..FlUtchins, Esq. aged 5-1 years. On Sunday ; at Powick,- rear Worcester, Lady Packing ton, relief of Sir Pock ippon. On the 28th ult. at the-0 Kennington, Thos. Deacori l , Esq. formerly.of the house of derdoe, Wilkinson, and Dea con Of Upper Th a M et st r eet. ...an the ailth of, January, in the Forest of Birse, James Brown, aged 163 ; also, lately, in' the same place, Christi/in *Catanach, aged toll and 'a short time after-her death, rhea ner brother, Donald Catan:Acll, aged 9t. These persons had liVed many years in the F orest,*andretained their faculties to the last. .1' STOCKS ADAY. llndia B o nds, 14s t SS. pr. EXCileq. plia, Is. 4s. pr. Omni Urn, 2 diS. Imperial 3 per Cent. Ditto Ann. 5 1 9. t6tizs Coils. for loth April, f 2 61 i. HIGH WA'rER AT IIONDUN I3RIDGE TO.MOR ROW. Morning, 6 min. after 5. Evening, 3r min. after s,