The Sun. — London, England, 1828-03-17 00:00:00

SWICt SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE--(THIS DAY.) ' THE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) * FROM LLOYD'S. . CORN-EXCHANGE. 3 DAY.) DEAL, MARCH 16.--Wind W.-Arrived the . During last week there were moderate arrivals of all f li, G as ra i i m a m ex en ce s p e. t Oa ts, ected wit h Repulse, Gribble, from China. The Waterloo, Icrineldasndo m orning t t h h e er ci e ua i n s t I resume' Partridge, had her bowsprit damaged by tbe*Repulse fresh supply of most dsscriptions of Corn from the surround iaty short fwm as applied in Dover. Roads, and is putting back. . . lug counties, and several.S still a disposition more vessels in the Wheat with Oats , chiefly r the iron : ' MARcH'IS.--Wind variable.---Arrived from. from Ireland. There I . I ' ~ • trade to advance, and th e b es t d escript i ons may aga i n b e ently ern- Lond on , t h e 'C oronet, .Daniel, for Van Dieman's , repor t e d l s . p er qr. higher than on this daysennight.- gthroof he s l atted Land; Sie , W. Wallace, Tilly, for Bermuda ; Zeno, Barley s ells more freely, and may be quoted Is. per qr, I dearer ‘ than last Monday. B eans an d p ease t h at are d ry ut of Oc- Lawson; and Waterloo, Partridge, for Jamaica; and o not support last quotations, and damp samples are apossible, Newton; Rising, for Jamaica. - • - almost entirely neglected.. There is so little inclination on uld cow. the the part of our buyers to purchase Oats, as the supply is • FALMOUTH, MARCH 15.-Wind S.--Sailed were put . 'so overwhelming, that this article may be ' - reported ls. per i m , ,k ip .. Huskisson, Mitchell, for Newfoundland.' qr• cheaper than on this day se'nnight. There is no de termination yet as . PORTSMOUTH, MARCH IS and 1 6.-A rri ved his termination yet come to as to the top price of flour, but t was not Majesty's ship, Briton, from Lisbon, with Sir W. it is fully expected to advan ce . [ailfor - A'COurt and the . French and Portugueie Ambas- PRICES ON BOARD OF SHIP. of be t ng - A Wheat, Red (old) -s. -s. Beans, Small (new)... 448. 465. tteDilance sadors. White (old) las had a GUERNSEY, MARC? . ' 14.-Arrived the Dolphin, - Itet ir (, l c B27) ''' n: t. - Tick (781)::::grt: g i Os s , of rested Tongeau, from Rio Janeiro. --- Superfine.. 61s. 435. .- Harrow (new) 40s. 425. ,r. ' ' The --White (1827). 545. 575. cause it --ii. JERSEY, MARCH 13.-Arri ve d th e T wo B ro th e rs, ----Fine 'sBs. 635, B ran k 32s 345. Superfine. 645. 675. Oats, Feed -8. -8. that the Lefevre, from Bilboa. -..-Foreign, Old 565. 688. ---. New I6s. 20s. 30s. 34s Poland -s se, which LIVERPOOL, MARCH .15.-Arrived the Scotia,' gg iey New 275. 30s New IB.s. 255. sere was 31s. 325. - Potatoe Gilehrist, from Pernambuco; Governor Fenner, ......"-- Fine e-beanis, - Superfine or four from New Orleans ; Hyperion Forbes, from Cherie- Malt.... , -- line .., 48s. 548. -scotch 263. 28s. 555. 60s. - Irish l7s. 20s. 235. intinued ston ; Huskisson, Parry, from . St. John's, N. B. ; Pease, Grey 153. 37s Flour (per sack) 48s. 50s. oof, and Fair y Queen, -, from Gibraltar; Ellen, Jen- --.... Maple ..... ..... 38 s s . . 40 425: ---, i e ci c r c 't i ltoun try 4 4 t 8 s: 2: ne off, as le - _ Boilers 43s. 455. Brao lns. 11 s. inson, from Lisbon; Brothers, Jarvis, from Gijon; [le other Helen, F raser , f rom Bordeaux; Frederick, Binning, ARRIVALS OF GRAIN IN LONDON DURING LAST WEEK. try that from Morlaix. Off the Port, the John, Amond, for t° to c:) g i - ...., i. i. ii -, 5 oof was From Whence. 0 ~,-; :-.-:-•• ✓ 7 6 , g Oporto; Dalhousie Castle, for New York. led, but - . . . ANTWERP, nitwit 14.-The Clarence, Kennedy, - put out Qrs. Qr.,. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Silks. wished. from Rio Janeiro; ran on shore near Terninsen, got Aldboreugh 4I. 1012 - - 96 29 120 of the Alemouth off after,discharging 2,400 bags of coffee and hides, Boston - - 300 - - - 1413 - - 3090 41 - 20 and re- . - 15 - - - ~.. 494 and arrived here t o- d ay . ; the vessel is much damaged, a a h, - - 2,1 - 10 - 300 rily un as been and the sugar supposed to be entirely washed out. • Colchester l4l 512 542 , 1) 217 53 361 ri Harwich - 36 25 472 slaters. WHITERAVEN, MARCH 15.-The Union, Wal- A' Lei t i dn e... ‘,4 3 272; 2151 214 C as nan ner lace, from Li ver p oo l, arr i ve d h ere t hi s d ay, a f ter being Gainsllrgugb ..- '- - -. ,-- - 40 terms- on 141 ... .... 260 ~.- - - id was on shor e a t Digg. Hastings ...... - - - - Hull - - - - - 97 e. In The Duke of York, Lock, from China, and the Ipswich 95 165 1002 - 119 - W 6 ,ctorily 888 373 174 220 292 200 1833 Mary, B e achcroft, f rom B om b ay, h ave arr i ved off benttu n ie 3:10 - ~-. . - --- - from Portland. Lynn l2 1195 '1483 996 52 -. 120 Poole ly Mr. The Isabella, Clarkson, from the Mauritius • souniwold . ..... ' - - 1150 .- - - - ' ' look- - 370 - .- - 150 1 Alexander the Great, from Port-au-Prince, and the l v v e is il e s eaeti ..... - - ,-, ' 514 "`" 1.211 ritness 3ourt- Charles Henry, from Charleston, have arrived off Woodbridge ariioiii - 471 :: .35 - 45 ; t re .-... I Penzance. ' Ab e rd eenff - I ever Ban - 3154 - - - - -....--. -..... I Extract of a letter from the Agents t o Lloyd's, at -_- of . 4789 4527 5747 9015 1356 CIS 6 5 / 3 I 2 the sth Genoa, dated March 6 :-The N. S. d e l B orc h etto, IRBIL ... - 547 - - - 1 Mr. arrived here f r o m M a l ta , sa il e d t h e 20 t h u l t., when Alf a : t - - - ..,.. - -.- 1 busi- there were no English or French ships of war in that V o l, - - - - - 12690 - i-,.. !.- a riding harbour, Du ca mati: but ten Russian ships of war were refitting. - ' 7 - 7 --. 2 r ig -- ---_ = c going The Kilrusii 4remita arrived from Tgiedos, left 30th Jan., - - 2092 - - - ? car with arid reports that she sailed in company with eight Limerick - - - 360 28 -1 , Londonderry- - - - 133 - - - '' what Austria n vessels, Newry - - - 3015 - - - 1 laden with grain, bound to Syra, slieo had - - - 4021 - - - ii Zante, and Leghorn, and three English vessels in Th wat ie er e rord - - '77,8 - - - tons b .-- - - 7741 - - - I) e 2 ,- - 6543 - night allasti bound to Malta, having been obliged to land Wexford l Mr. their cargoes of grain at Constantinople. The Ere- Youghall 3l ... - 4881 - -- " I 3ever d he meta fell i n w i t h an Austr i an vessel, and was informed Hariti°gßerniGN. 1 that ten sail of merchant vessels had been lost during Nantes . ... .-- -- -- -- 300 -- -- I t h e , a violen t Rotterdam . -. .- - -- -. - fi -gale in the Archipelago, and among the .5. Ausg number a Swedish ship, laden with wheat, the ssa to thi s p or t. from Total ... ,5052 4527 5747 63473 1684 808 651,1 t( ms. AGGREGATE QUANTITY OF OTHER KINDS OF PULSE. Ode in vo 7,1 'Tn.,. -,,,' T Irlonc.ll n---Thlnnsona 11....Itrnnlr In_ d 4527 •Linse, O—HE 5052 I QUAY ;, 557 s tar], 163473 lER ICI .Rapese 5747 1 F OTH 0--' 80S i 6 PULSE. ,Brank, Rye, 370—Tai ed, 0- 210. W INTELLIGENCE. --(THIS DAY.) SMITHFIELD MARKET. T its day's supply having been limited throughout, and the salesmen consequently stiff for an advance, Mutton and prime small Beef went off tardily, the former at an ad vance of 4d., the latter 2d. per atone, but with other kinds of meat except prime small Lamb, which sold briskly, `the''trade was depre§siegly,dull,. at barely Friday's prices. • PRICES PER STONE .0K Sass. TO SINK THE OPPALS. s. d. toy. 4. a. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts 2lO 3 2 Large Lambs ..... 0 0 0 0 Second quality ditto 3 4 3 8 .Prime small ditto... 7 0 8 0 Prime large Oxen 4 0 4 6 Large coarse Calves 4 8 5 2 Prime Scots, 4 (3 410 Prime small ditto... 6 0 0 4 Inferior Sheep '3 10 4 2 Large Hogs 4lO 5 2 Second quality ditto 4 4 4 8 Small Porkers 5 6 510 CoarSe.woolled ditto 410 5 21 Suckling Calves 12s to 42A. cacb. Southdown Wethers i 0 5 41 Quarter old Pigs 12s to Ns, each. COURT OF CHANCERY. SWEET V. Mr. SUGDEN s t a t e d, th at this. ARCHBOLD was . an application to discharge an order made by his Honour, the -Vice- Chancellor. The bill bad been filed in this case by gentlemen of the name of Sweet and Pheney, highly respectable publishers, against Mr. Archbold, who is a barrister, for the specific performance of a contract, and for an injunction in the mean time. In 1825 Messrs. Sweet and Pheney purchased from Mr. Archbold the second edition of his work, entitled " A Summary relative to Pleadings and Evidence in Criminal Cases;" that edition was to consist of 2,250 copies, for whiclithey agreed to pay the sum ' of 2 ,000 guineas ; before any of the of purchasers`tha edition were ready to be delivered to the the defendant proposed to treat with Messrs. Sweet and Co. for the absolute. purchase of the copyright ; it was ultimately agreed to sell it for four hundred P oun ds, and fifty pounds each for editing the two next edition s; shortly after this Mr. Peel's Act coming out, the pl a i nt i f f s t h ought i t would be necessary to have ""ettth „ ,--e next edition materially a l tere d, an d t h ey '' on Mr. Archbold to request him to do so; this he refused, alleging that the alterations would ne "arily be so considerable that he was deter mined not to make them, unless he was paid 2001. in additi on to w h at ha d already been agreed on. The plaintiffs had no 'objection to any reasonable vgnPensatio n , t h oug h t h ey thought, according to the gTeeparpt, they were entitled to such alterations witho u t it, but as to giving such a preposterous sum as 2001. they never would. In the course of last "lamer an advortisement appeared, stating the in.. telition of the defendant to publish Peel's Acts, with f orms of indictment, &c.; this alarmed the plaintiffs, and Mr. Sweet waited on Mr. Bening, who he un derstood was to be the publisher, and informed him he should consider any publication of this kind an infringement upon the copyright he had purchased, and that if he persisted he should h e under the necessity of app l y i ng to t h e Court of Chancery for an injunction t o restra i n suc h publica .on. The publication appeared, and the Learned ounsel submllidd both publications were nearly th e s ame, the alterations.being merely colourable, Archbold had, in his affidavits, denied that he , 4 41 entered into any such contracts as cou ld bi nd tim in the manner contended for. Mr. Sugden con lidered the affidavits on the part of the plaintiff s perfectly ample to make roDt a strong case. He sub taitted, that the defendant having spld the copyright ! of this work was not at liberty to enter the market Ivith another publication, calculated to destroy the sale of the former. He was sure the principles of this Court would enable the Lord Chancellor to reach the case, and was quite at a loss to conjecture 1904 . oat ground his Honour the Vice-Chancellor could 'have refused with costs the motion made to him. A more honest and clear case could not be presented for the Court's interference. aide. Messr s . T wiss and HOYANDON were o n th e same SUPPLY, AS PPR CLERIC'S STATEMENT. Beasts. (Sheep and Lambs.' Calves. \ Pigs. 2,230 11,950 '7B 130 About 150 of the beasts c ame - u p the different .Jorth Roads ; about 350 from the western and midland districts ; a b ou t 1100 f rom Norfolk, Suffblk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire; about 200 from Kent and Sussex ; and most of the remainder from the marshes, &c., in the neighbourhood of London. NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL MARKETS. At per stone, by the Carcass. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d Beef 3 4 4 6 Veal 4 4 6 0 Slutton 3 2 4 4 Pork Me,ssrs. P EPYS, noSE, an d CoE appeared for the defendant, and we left the arguments proceeding. Nothing of th e s li g h test pu bli c interest came on in this Court up to the time of our going to press. PREROGATIVE COURT. There Who no case of any public interest up to the moment of our going to press. The. D uke of CLARENCE left town on Sa turday rn " 44 %, in his carriage and four, and proceeded to Nek-yard, where the Royal Duke Was occu pied a elmn'iderable time. His Royal Highness returned to bis residence in the Admiralty in the afternoon. A mess n eger arrived at the residence of P r i nce . Portland-ol ace on Saturday morning, with Ide'P t ateu S o eB I° ' his Excellency' from the French Govern. wo unuerstood Me • ter the arrival of the intelligence, which 4- be of an important nature, the Prince p u ke f d w to 4 "' the Treasury, and bad a conference with the ° txua ToN , whick lasted above two hours. Prigcace`'neY had al so an interview with Earl DUDLEY, at the offi ce of the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. The 1, o f Cimouß, ii Re- • rILPOTTS has been appointed ND gARRI E l ) . --On the 14th instant, W. H. loos. PALMEa, Esq., eldest son of Sir WI 1.1.1 AM HENRY 4 : 41 0"' ' , art, of C ast l e L ac k len, county o f Mayo, to kat(' Y"ngest daughter of the late Jonx MAI-rums, k i ., of PI" )3c/doe, and co-heiress of the late F. MAT.. tkElfSt E 99., OEYerth, in the county of Denbigh, North ;JO COUNTRY CORN MARKETS. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, March 15. We had a small supply of Wheat from the farmers, and not much coastwise, at this (lay's market; the sale was in consequence brisk at is. per quarter advance. The arrivals of Barley this week have been about equal to the demand, and sales have been made at last Saturday's prices. We have not had any further arrivals of Oats from Ireland, and there being a good many buyers for seed to-day, prices advanced about Is. per quarter. __ Wheat, South country, red l9s. 57 Ne Old. s. Us. Us.' --- North country, white 42s 565. ~40s. 5.4. 48s. r -- 7 Dan t zig —s. —s. ...... 58s. 655. Wismar, Rostock, &c. s. 4-s. Rye, Norfolk and Suffolx Barley, —s Norfolk and Suffhlks. Malt, Norfolk and Sufiblk 56. tiOs. —s. —s. Oats, Potatoe ' l 2B. 26s Cemmon I ts. 228. —s. —s. --Foreign Feed 14 s. 22 5. —s }leans 3Bs. 425. —s. —s. Pease, White 465. 43%. . ..... —s. —s. Gray . —s. —s . Flour, Fine (per sack) —s. 425. —s. —s. MANCHESTER CORN MARKET.-11Iarch 15. Since this day week we have had very little alteration in the prices or demand for any article in the Corn Trade.— We have had but a slender attendance of country dealers at market to-day. English Wheat was held at a trifling advance on last Saturday's rates. Irish is offering without any alteration in price. There is very little inquiry for Barley. Oats were in better demand; therefore the holders are asking higher prices. Boiling Pease and Beans are as last noted. The Malt trade remains dull, having many sellers on the market. There was more inquiry for fresh Flour, but no improvement in price. Oatmeal remains dull at the quotations subjoined., Cnst(7olomary Thalia Quar. of Imr Wheat b.) e s. 11. to e.. (1. s. 0 . to s. d. English, Fine Whit „8 3 8459 4 60 0 0 8 3 57 0 59 4 — Second Run 5.,,,,,, 7 7 16 7 9 31 0 55 9 Scotch & Welch '7 3 8052 2 57 7 Irish, Fine 50 '7 52 9 18 Z 52 9 1 2 46 9 4 .59 Bush. a§ - ,c , ifle Qld New. Inferior 7 0 7 9 9 7 4 60 6 6 Foreign, Free 710 0 Barley (601 b ) English, Fine 5 0 5 Irish Inferior for grinding 4 0 4 Oats (451 b.) English, Fine Poland 4 0 4 Scotch, Potatoe* . 3 9 4 Irish, for Mealing . 3 I Provender... . 3 0 Foreign, Old 2 10 Pease (Imp. Rush.) . Blue, ( boiler :;) 4 0 '1 6 156 0 60 0 White (ditto) limns (Imp. Qr.) s. d. to s. d. (Per Sack 2801b5.) s. d. to s. d. English, Fine.-- 56 0 60 0 Flour ' Norfolk alai Inferior— 47 0 48 0 Suffblk,Fine 41 0 Irish, Old., 40 0 41, 0 Yorks.,Flne 31 Foreign 42 0 :it 0 Seconds 32 0 Malt (per lOad of 6 Imp. Bush.) —lrish, Fine-- 3 0 0 Nottingham, fine— 43 0 45 0 Superfine 42 0 Yorkshire 40 042 0 I —Heated or stale 35 0 Irish and Inferior— 32 0 38 Per load of 2401 b. Per Sack of 2801 b. Imp. ''Oatmcol,Englisa— 26 0 Flour,Notts. Fine 41 0" 42 0) O - & Irish 25 0 Sup. 45 0 46 0 Foeding 21 0 tt7l.: E V g• • 31 8 36 4 28 10 29 5 27 8 28 10. 30 4 0 c•tto. Pr,'P 29 10 35 5 2S U 19 10 23 (1 2t 3 22 4 23 7 21 1 23 0. 43 0 40 0 34 0 40 0 43 0 ZZ 0 C ORNWALL MARKETS. TilUtto.,,Wheat (average) 20.4.0d.—Itarley, 10s-Oats, Bs. N. HELs•rox, , Wheat, IA NI - -S. 0,1 .-.—Barley, 9s. tid. ST. AUSTELL —. aheat, 19s. to 23s.—Barley, 9s. to IN.—Oats, Bs. to 95. BonmiN—Wheat (average) 21 9. 6 , 1. Barley, 9s.—Oats 75. Od. L AU NCESTON—Wheat (averag e ) 20s. 6d. Barley, 10s.011.—Oats, 7s. CO.—Reef, M.—Mutton, s;d. LtsicrAao--Wheat, 18 s. to 20s. 6 d. —Barley, 9s. 6 t l,—Oats, 7s. to Ss. 6d. ST. COLUMB.--.Wheat, 20s. to 22 5.--Barley, ss. to 99.—Beef, and Mutton, Std.. to 6el.—Veal and Lamb, Ott to Od. PENZANCE-.-Wheat, 19s. to 21.3.--,Barl a , Its . to 129.--Oats,Os. to 7 8 . 6cl.—Beel and Mutton, 4sl. to --Pork, 4d. to Oa. — Butter, 12d. per lb. . Our readers would observe the other night that Lord LaNsoowiqE presented a petition from some Medical Prdetitioners respecting the dearth of dead bodies, for the purposes of dissection. We have not yet seen the Petition ; when it is printed, if it he not too long, we shall probably publish it. Medical men should suggest to the, Legislature what dead 'subjects it might be proper for a new Act of Parliament to afford them. We think the following are among the fair subjects of dissection after death :—those who commit suicide--those who die in duels —and those who are hanged...--Morniny Paper. the ould ton's Is re ,COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. . , • LIVERPOOL, MARCH 15.---Our market continuing to be barely supplied with good grocery Sugar, the sales this week are confined to 600 hhds, which brought full prices; the brown description may ue quoted rather lower. Nothing done in other kinds; there is some inquiry for Brazil Sugar, but at lower rates than the owners are willing to •accept. West India Molasses are in :more request : 600 casks De .merara. have been sold at 275. to 275. 6d. per cwt. The demand for Coffee is still confined to the home trade, and the business done consists of about 50 tes. Jamaica, and 120 brls, Trinidad (by public and pri vate), which in some instances went Is. to 2s. per cwt. lower. Cocoa, Pimento, and Ginger remain in the . same dull state. About 200 punchs. Rum ,have been disposed of during the week, consisting chiefly of Demerara 4 0. P. at 2s. 3d. and strong qualities suitable for the home trade at 3s. 9d. per gallon. We have experienced a good demand for Cotton this week, particularly for American descriptions, which have fully maintained our last quotations, and in some instances a shade advance has been obtained on them, but other. kinds are dull, and without altera tion. Of 2,470 Surat offered by auction yesterday, only 60 bales were sold at 3d. for very ordinary to 41d. per lb. for fair quality, the rest being withdrawn for want of buyers. The sales by private contract consist of 5590 Bowed at sd. to 6P. (55 at 7d.) chiefly at sid. to 6P. for middling fair to good fair. 2290 Orleans at 6 4 rd. to 70. (122 at 74d. to Bid.) 3160 Alabama and Mobile at sd. to 61d. (90 at 60.) 400 Sea Island at Did. to 19d. 10 Stained ditto at '7d. to led. 380 Pernambuco at 74d. to 81d. (26 at Erid.) 20 900 Maranham at 7id. to Id. (40 at lid.) ;) 650 Bahia at lid. to 7P. 494 140 Egyptian at lid, to BP, chiefly at 7141. to Id. 50 Demerara at 7.id. „ Li 10 West India at 4-44. 30 140 Carthagena at 4d. 9 40 10 420 Surat at 41d, to 4 . 0. - 10 Bengal at 4d. Making a total, including those sold by auction, of 14,450 bags. The arrivals are 10,279 bags. The Tobacco market haS exhibited rather more WO life than we have recently witnessed, the trade hay : in g been purchasing more freely, and about 90 hhds. Iso ordinary Virginia Leaf haying been taken for export - at 2d. per lb.;-Carolina Rice has been more in qiiired for, about 70 tees, have been sold at 18s. to 18s. 6d. per cwt.-The Corn market has been on the whole dull, with the exception of Oats, of which large sales have been effected at an advance of ld. per 451bs. Wheat and other descriptions of Grain have remained stationary. Indian Corn is neglected, and our quotations nominal. Several public sales of Clover•seed have been brought forward this week, but the demand is at present so dull that but little business has been done; the holders have ap peared anxious to press sales, and the consequence has been a reduction of 3s. to 4s. per cwt. on the previous prices. The sales are 220 bags old Ger man at 295. 3d. to 295. 9d. ; 110 bags new red Dutch at 6jis. 9d. down to 585..6d.; 35 bags good French at 60s. 3d. to 625., with small lots of white Dutch at 755. to 775. 6d. ; and 30 casks old and in ferior American -at 35i. 6d. to 365, Od, per cwt.- Sowing Flax-seed has been in limited demand; 150 In I tees. New York have been sold at 475.; 90 Phila delphia rt 435. 6d, to 445,; and 20 Dutch at 605.; some parcels of New York (old seed) have also been sold for crushing at 365. to 435. per hhd.- The sales in Qtiercitron Bark are 24 hlids. middling Philadelphia at 11e. 9d. to Its. ; and 30, good qua lity, at 15s. 6d. per cwt.-No sales in Turpentine or Tar worth notice- The market for Ashes has been dull, and the total sales are only about 270 brls., of which 210 brls. were New Yerk Pot at 3ls. 9d. to 325„ and the remainder Montreal Pot at 30s. 6d. for new, and 28s. to 295. per cwt. for old, Nothing has been done in Pearl Ashes. Our market for DvEwoons has been dull s Of Logwood the sales are about 300 tons Campeachy, 250 of which were taken for export at a price equal to about 71. 15s. duty paid, and the remainder for home use at 71, 15s. per ton, Fustie has been par r tially inquired for, and 75 tons good Spanish sold at 7/. 10s. per ton. Nicaragua wood is neglected, and prices are barely supported. Some sales have been made in Cochineal, but in Lae Dye and Safflower nothing has been done.--Indigo remains dull of sale, and the few orders which have appeared have been executed on fully as good terms as last week.— Sales of Sicily Shumac continue to be made freely at 103. 6d. but all other descriptions go off slowly at our quotations. There has been some demand for French Madder Roots, and about 150 bales have been sold at 41s. 6d. to 425. per cwt.—Madders are steady.—A few small sales have been made in Brim. stone at Si. 15s. to 61. per ton, and abmit 200 bags Salt petre have been taken at 243. to 255. 6d. with a small lot of fine quality at 275. 6d. per cwt.—There has been rather more disposition on the part of holders to sell Olive Oil, and several sales of Gallipoli are reported to have been made a little below our quo tations; small parcels of this description find buyers at 37/. to 38/., and the price of Malaga and Sicily is maintained at 35/. to 351. 10s. per tun.—Tallow continues steady, with a further tendency to ad vance.—The sales reported in Hides are about 3000 dry :Valparaiso cow and ox at Bd. to Ild.; 1,200 North American salted at sd. to 54d.; 150 West India salted at 7d., and 150 dry salted Brazil at 7d. per lb. CONFESSION AND EXECUTION OF MOSES SHEPHERD. This unhappy young man, although he evinced considerable firmness during his protracted trial, im mediately on leaving the bar appeared much affec ted, and on being visited- by the chaplain, shortly after his return to the gaol, be was greatly agitated, and generally acknowledged his guilt. On the fol lowing morning he entered into particulars, and stated that je a l ous y was t h e on ly mot i ve w hi c l ac tuated him, and that he had meditated the crime a very short time before he perpetrated it. On the evening of the murder he accompanied Harmsworth from Brockhurst, having a case-knife in his pocket. The evidence of the witnesses' tracing him within a short distance of the fatal spot was true. He first knocked down his victim with a large stick, and in stantly accomplished his purpose with the knife he had previously prepared. After the murder he proceeded to his sister's, whom he did not see, and left the yarn in the shed, as stated on the trial. He next went to the public-house at Elson, and then returned to his father's house, and whilst his father was gone to Gosport, on Sunday morning, he washed and wrung out the sleeves of his' coat and shirt, both of which were stained with blood. He expressed the greatest contrition for his crime, and was frequently overwhelmed with agony. He atten ded the chapel on Sunday afternoon with the other convict under sentence, when the Rev. Chaplain preached from Psalm 51, 14 v. " Deliver me from my blood-guiltiness, 0 God, the God of my salva tion." The discourse seemed to make a very deep impression on all jiresent, After divine service, Shepherd took an affecting leave of his brothers and sinters. Early on Monday morning he was visited by the Chaplain, and his conduct was such as be came. his situation. Shortly after eight the bell sounded, and the wretched criminal was conducted to the platform, attended by the usual officers. He said nothing but appeared to join fervently in prayer. In a few minutes the signal was given, the fatal bolt was drawn, and life was extinct after two or three convulsive struggles. The body, after hanging the usual time, was delivered to the surgeon of the gaol, for dissection.—Hants Chronicle. CAUTION TO PERSONS LEAVING GOODS . EXPOSED AT CrI.LAR WINDOWS.-This morning, between three and four o'clock, the cellar window of the house of Mr. R. G. SMITH, Ann-street, Waterloo-road, Was forced open, and a quantity of clothes drawn through the window, (although protected by an iron grating,) by means of a hook, supposed to have been attached to a stick. FASHIONABLE AND MISCELLANEOUS. THE EX-SELECT VESTRY OF ST. PAUL COVENT-GARDEN. • A Cabinet Council was summoned to meet at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, at three o'clock. The Ministers met about that time, and had a very long sitting, not breaking up till half past six o'clock. The Ministers present were the Duke of WELLINGTON, Earls BATHURST, DUDLEY, and ABERDEEN, Viscounts MELVILLE and PAL MERSTON,' Lord ELLENBOROUGH, Mr. Secretary PEEL, Mr. Secretary Husiussorr, Mr. CHARLES GRANT, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, and Mr. HERRIES. After the breaking up of the Cabinet Council on Saturday, summonses were issued from the Foreign office, for holding another Council at four o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Ministers accordingly met at the Foreign office about that time ; thOse present were —the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Duke of WELLINGTON, Earls BA THURST, DUDLEY, and ABERDEEN, Viscounts MELVILLE, and PALMERSTON, Lord ELLENBOROUGH, Mr. Secretary PEEL, Mr. secretary HusiassoN, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, and Mr. CHARLES GRANT. The Ministers sat in deliberation till about six o'clock. The Duke of GORDON and Mr. KErrii DOUGLAS had interviews with the Duke of WELLINGTON on Saturday at the Treasury. The LORD CHAMBERLAIN transacted busi ness on Saturday at the Treasury. I(From the News.) One of the consequences of the routing of this body from their strong holds has been the appointment of competent I auditors, fairly chosen from the body of the parishioners to examine and report on the parish expenditure. Thee auditors entered upon their duties on Wednesday last, and one of the first items which attracted their attention was the following :- 1826—August ht.—Paid chaise hire, turn pikes, refreshments, and other expences, on visiting the children at nurse £34 12 6 Now the auditors, not being sufficiently select to compre hend how such a sum could be necessary for visiting a few pauper children at Norwood, called upon the Vestry Clerk for an explanation thereof, and he forthwith furnished them with a voucher, of which the following is a true copy Dinner and dessert for eighteen gentlemen ......£9 9 0 Lemon 0 1 0 Ten bottles of Bucellas 3 0 0 Two ditto of Sherry 0 12 0 Punch gJ 2 a Four bottles of Champagne Soda Rose Water Ice for wine 0 2 0 Twelve bottles of Port 3 12 0 Five bottles of Sauterne 2 0 0 Noyeau 0 18 0 Glass 0 5 6 Tea and Coffee Three servants' dinners Waiters 0 9 0 1 0 Suppose) f or coac h hi re an d turnp i keg 26 8 11 6 Grand total £34 12 6 After reading the above, our readers can no longer wonder at the pertinacity exhibited by these ex-Select gen try, in retaining their usurped situations. Such outings as the one here desoribed, fall not often to the lot of those in the middle class of life, and the seldomer, as regards their health, the better. In what a beastly condition these worthies must have returned from Norwood, after drinking two bottles of wine each man, besides twelve shillings worth of Punch, eighteen shillings worth of Noyeau, and sixteen shillings worth of soda water ! The latter, we suppose, was to cool their worships. A horse pond in our opinion, would have been far more efficacious.— No wonder that, in their merriment, they broke the wine glasses. We suppose this was done in drinking con fusion to those who were silly enough to object to have the rates burthened with the expences of these jolli fications. We most, however, before we conclude, notice one item in the bill, though it only cost a couple of shil lings —rose water, for their honours' fingers after dinner ! Common water would not suffice after such luxuries—. rose water must, therefore, be had. Sand and yellow soap, would, we think, have been far more appropriate, as approaching the nearest to what these fine gentlemen had been accustomed to at home. To be serious, how ever, for after all it is no joke for an industrious strug gling man to have his parochial rates augmented by such conduct, the above is a practical illustration of the evils of an irresponsible Select Vestry. These eighteen men would not have dared to have expended upwards of thirty guineas of other people's money on one day's excursion of only five miles, had they not been aware that they audited their own accounts, and were answerable to no one. If no other reason therefore than this existed, Select Vestries should every where be abolished. The principle of our constitu tion is that representation should accompany taxation ; and surely if the Government of the country concedes this point, it might he yielded by a few fellow parishioners who possess no more claim on the public consideration than their neighbours. . TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR--I observed a few days ago a letter in the morn ing Chronicle, from some salmon atnateur,complaining that the legal period for killing salmon, as proposed by the new Bill for the better protection of that fish, is too limited, and " the grasping Northerns" are charged with the intention of withholding the Royal fish from market for too long a period. It certainly appears not a little extraordinary, that after the ex amination of so many witnesses before a Committee of the House of Commons, so little really important information should have been acquired on the sub ject; and that, with the usual wisdom of the Legisla ture,an Act should be passed for the PAOTECTION of salmon, which allows their DESTRUCTION for a longer period, at the most important season, than is even now practised. Little as there is known of the natural history of the salmon, all parties are agreed that it instinctively pushes up the rivers in Autumn, for the purpose of spawning; and this de sire of ascending the breeding streams becomes so much stronger as Autumn advances, that the pro portion taken in July: and August is at least twenty to one in any of the preceding months. Whatever increase of time may therefore be given in the early part of Spring, it is evident that any extension beyond the present legal period (25th August) must be immensely injurious to the breed of fish. Those getting up the rivers early are sure to fall a prey to fishermen at some period before spawning, and their preservation is immaterial, since their number is comparatively small. Those at a later period have, however, a better chance of escape, and fishing in September must be as prejudicial to our rivers, as shooting partridges and pheasants in May would be destructive of field sports. In many rivers clean fish begin to run in Decem ber, and the earlier caught the more valuable they are at market; whilst, as the season advances, prices lower, and the quality becomes deteriorated. Should any foul fish be taken early, a penalty might be In flicted for those killed or sold, and their value is so small that their destruction could easily be prevented. But even allowing that a few are thus destroyed after spawning, of what consequence are they in comparison with those taken at the end of the season, then full of roe or milt, and each containing many thousand young salmon in embryo. If it is really wished to protect the breed of sal mon, let fishing commence so soon as the spawning season shall have ended (say Ist January) ; inflict a penalty for all spent fish or young fi•y destroyed, but by all possible means protect the salmon towards the end of the season, when, impelled by instinct, they ascend our firths and rivers for the purpose of propagating and increasing their species. I' am, Sir, your's, lkc. March 14, 1828. A NORTHERN. The Portuguese Ambassador and the Mexi can Minister transacted business on Saturday, at the Foreign-office, Downing •street. Count D'AGLIE, the Sardinian Minister, had a conference with the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER on Saturday at his residence in Downing -street. The Lords of his MAJESTY'S most Honour able Privy Council held a 'Meeting on Saturday morning at eleven o'clock, which was attended by the LORD PRESI DENT of the Council, the illAsrEtt of the ROLLS, the LORD CHIEF BARON Of SCOTLAND, Lord BERESFORD, Mr. ELIOT, and Mr. WILMOT Hoavox. The following ap peals came before their Lordships for a bearing.— , 4 FRASER v. RosE," from Berbice; " The Law-officers v. the Militia officers," from Jersey ; " Dory v. GAwNE," from the Isle of Man ; " SUTHERLAND V. PATTERSON,"fFOIII Lower Canada. The case of the " Law-officers v. the Militia officera," from Jersey, was an appeal by his MAJESTY'S Advocate-General of that Island on behalf of Colonel LE COUTEUR against the decision of the Royal Court of Jer. sey. The Colonel had been appointed by Sir Cow{ HAI - Jaw, the Lientenant,Governor of the island, to the command of the let or North West Regiment of Jersey, in the year 1824, on the death of its Colonel. The respon dents, who are officers in the !le. - b intent, sent in letters tendering th e i r res i gnat i ons, and reflecting on the LIEU TENANT-GOVERNOR for having appointed him- The LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR refused to receive their resigna tion, and the defendants absenting thernselies from the regimental drills, were fined by the Officers of the district. Proceedings werethen instituted in the Royal Court to ap ply the =mutt of the fines to the service of the Regiment. The Royal Court at Jersey decided in favour of the respon dents, and from this decision the AnvocAvit GENERAL ap pealed to the Lords of the Kum's most Honourable Privy Council. Lord BERESFORD attended the Meeting of their Lordships, in consequence of the above case coming before them, the Noble Lord being Governor of Jersey. Th e Lords continued their sitting till past five o'clock. Th e M eet i ng was held i n their Lordships' Committee-room, THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S LEVEE. The Chancellor held his last Levee on Saturday even ing, the following Noblemen and Gentlemen, amongst many others, attended : —The Dukes of Somerset and Wellington, Marquises of Camden and of Londonderry ; Earls of Aber deen, Rosalyn, Limerick, and Belfast; Viscount Sidmouth ; Bishops Chichester, Chester, Bath and Wells, Bristol, Rochester, Lanriaff ; Lords Gwydyr, Boston, Arden, Howard de Walden, and Tullamore ; the Speaker of the House of Commons; the Lord Chief Baron of Scotland ; the Knight of Kerry, M.P. ; the President of the. Royal Academy; Sirs J. Shelley, M.P., Owen, Anson, M.P., Robert Graham, I ng li s , G eo. Cockburn, M.P.,Baring, AI. P., Knatchbnll, AL P., Morland, Hastings, M.P., and Smyth, AI. P. ; Admiral Sotheron, ALP. ; Messrs. Cripps, M.P., Baring, ALP., Colonel Wood, M.P., Whitmore, M.P., Arkwright, AI. P., Atkins, AL P., Davenport, M.P., O'Neil, M. P., Norton, M. P., Percival, M.P., Pren dergast, ALP., &cc. &c. ; Mr. Under Secretary Phillips, Master Wingfield, Mr. HOrne, the Recorder of London, the Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster, Serjeant Heywood, and Sedeant Andrews, the Master of the King's Bench, Colonel Piggott, Captain Owen, the Chaplain of the House of Commons, Doctors Blake and Hoggard ; the Deputy Usher of the Black, Rod ; M essrs . Sh ep h er d, Cockrell, F ane , Best, Vasey, SimAinson, Montague, Mackenzie, Blake, &c. &c. F. 'ASHIONAULE ARRANGEMENTS for the WEEK. THIS EVENING. A Grand Dinner and Evening Party, by Mr. and the Honourable Mrs. IlorE, to the Duke and Duchess of CLARXNCE. The Countess of ESSEX'S Card Party, The Countess of ARRAN'S Card Party. Mrs. G. R. SMITH'S Quadrille Party, Great Cumberland place. TO-MORROW. Marchioness of LONDONDERRY'S Assembly, Holdernesse House. Lady FULLER'S Rout, in Bryanstone-square. wEux.rsnay. The Duke of DEVONSHIRE'S Dinner and Evening Party, at Devonshire House. Marchioness Dowager Sarasatnty's Asseru Lady GwvDYA's Card Party. THURSDAY. The Marehionsss of HRRTFOR}'s• Second Assembly, ai i• Manchester House. Countess of ARRAN'S Card Party. Countess of ESSEX'S Card Party. FRIDAY. 'lle Marchioness of LANSDOWNE'S Third Assembly, at Lansdowne House. EMILY Marchioness of LONDONDERRY'S Second Party. Lady FULLER'S Quadrille Party, Bryanstone-square. SUNDAY. Dowager Marchioness of Sarassußy's Conversazione. FASHIONABLE ARRIVALS.—EarI of Cla rondon and Lady Harriet Villiers, in South Audley-street ; Lady Emily and Miss Drummond, in Brook-street ; Lady Call, in Old Bond-street; Lady and Miss Douglas, in Somerset-street; Lord and the Misses King, in Dover street ; the Dowager Countess of Morton, in Park-street ; Dowager Lady Radstock and the Hon. Miss Waldegrave, in Park-square; Lady and Miss Scott, in Brook-street; Mr. Adair, in Pall-mall; Mrs. and Miss Astell, in Park street; Major and Mrs. Ashtoun, in South Audley-street ; Major and Mrs. Atkinson, in Clarges-street ; Colonel Aston, in Grosvenor-place ; Mr. Mrs. and Miss Montague Burgoyne, in Gloucester-place; Mrs. and Miss Myddleton Biddulph, in Stanhope-Street, May-fair; Mrs. Bowles, in Hill -street ; Miss Bagot, in Park-street ; Major and Mrs. F. Baker, in Curzon-street, May-fair ; Mrs. and Miss Berry, in Hill-street; Mr. Mrs. and Miss Browne, in Portland-place ; Mrs. and Miss Boynton, in Park-place ; the Misses Coleman, in Green7street, Park-lane; Colonel and Mrs. Campbell, in Brook-street; Capt. J. R. Craufurd, of the Grenadier Guards, in Stratton -street, Piccadilly; Mrs. Bazil Cochrane, in Portman-square ; Mrs. and Miss Caldicott, in Grosvenor-place; Mrs. and Miss Caddick, in Manchester-square; Captain and Mrs. Caldrell, in Bruton street ; Lord and Lady Ducie, and Miss Moreton, in Dover-street ; Colonel and Mrs. Draper, in Park-lane ; Major Druce, in Pall-mall ; Major and Mrs. Duff, in Pall mall; Colonel and Mrs. Dunbar, in Hertford-street; Mrs. and Miss Davenport, in Lower Brook-street ; Colonel and Mrs. Duval, in Albemarle-street; Lieut.-General and Mrs. Fermor, in Upper Grosvenor-street ; Mr. Henry Elwes, in Portman-square ; Mrs. and Miss Ellison, in Park-street; Mr. J. Evelyn, in Gloucester-place; Mr. John Forbes, in Conduit-street; Mr. and Mrs. William Foley, in Harley-street; Dowager Lady Preemantle, in Clarges-street ; Major Francis, in Pall-mall ; Mrs. and Miss Fleming, in Baker-street; Mrs. Grenville, in Park street ; Colonel and Mrs. Grant, in Brook-street ; Major and Mrs. Gore, in North Audley-street ; Major and Mrs. Grainger, in Barley -street; Mrs, and Miss Hales, in Grosvenor-street; Major and Mrs. Hammond, in Albe marle-street; Mrs. and Miss Hare, in Brook-street; Colonel Harper, in Waterloo-place, from Lisbon ; Sir Edward and Lady Kerrison,-in Stanhope-street, May-fair; Mrs. and Miss King, in Upper Brook-street ; Mrs. and Miss Kingston, in Green-street, Park-lane; Major and Mrs. Kirkpatrick, in Seymour-street; Mr. and Mrs. Lawley, in Grosvenor-square; Mrs. and Miss Lowndes, in Brook-street; Captain and Mrs. F. Ludlow, in Brook street ; Mr. John Mills, in South Audley-street ; Mrs. Morier, in Upper Berkeley-street ; Captain and Mrs. Mahon, in Sackville-street ; Mrs. Mills, in Hill-street ; Lady and Miss F. Murray, in Baker-street ; Mrs. and Miss Nugent, in Park-street; Colonel and Mrs. Ogle, in Pall-mall ; Miss O'Grady, in Grosvenor-street ; Major Oliphant, in Burlington -street; Colonel and Mrs. Ottley, in Piccadilly ; Captain Owen, in Pall-mall; Mrs. and Miss Powell, in Park-place ; Captain Perceval Proctor, in Pall-mall, from Malta; Lord George Quin, in Bolton-row; Mrs. Quartile, in Park-lane; Mr. and Mrs. John Round, in George-street, Hanover-square ; Captain Rose, of the King's Hussars * in Old Palace-yard ; Major Radcliffe, in Pall-mall ; Mrs. and Miss Railton, in Grosvenor-street ; Mr. Sapte, in Bury -street ; Mrs. and Miss Shipl?y, in Dean-street, Park-lane; Mrs. Sullivan, in Hill-street; Mrs. and Miss Stracey, in Grosvenor-street ; Mr. Sheridan, in Duke-street, Manchester-square ; Mrs. and Miss F. Sargent, in Piccadilly ; Captain Saxton, in Bond-street ; M rs . an d Miss E. Tennant, in Cumberland -street; Mrs. and Miss Turton, in George-street, Hanover-square; Major Tuson, in Clarges-street ;. Lady and Miss Tyrell, in Grosvenor-place ; Hon. George Villiers, at Kent Knightsbridge; Miss Vansittart, in Great Cmnberlaud -1 !)ace • Mr. George Vi v i an , i n Charlesastreet, Berkeley square, ; Major and Mrs. Vale, in . Park-place ; Mrs. Wharton, in Grafton-street, Berkeley-square; the Misses 17, Chelsea ; Mrs. and Miss Wil braham, t l , nits r.t Brook-street Upper e k - R sst e ci c .ye t em : ; Seymour-street; ; Mrs. and Miss Went- Mrs. and Miss Wrottesley, in Brook-street; Captain Wood, in Stratton -street ; M‘Lend, Esq. and the Misses M'Leod, at the Derners Hotel, Berners-street, from Dalvey Form, in Scotland. DEPARTURES.—,The Hon. Captain Clive, from Stevens' Hotel, for Cork; Captain Dumbleton, for Winchfield House, Hants ; Captain Locke, for Farnham, Hants; Captain Sheldon, of the. 15th Hussars, for Hampton Court : Captain Bigland, fur Fareham ; Captain 15 h Graham, for Inchbrakie, North Britain; captain• Richards, Captain Montague Bere, for Chard, i; for Birmingham Soaaersetshire; Captain M. Ewer, for Dublin ; Mr. Henry Long, from Cavendish-square, for Hampton ; Capt. Andrew Nugent, for Port Ferry, Ireland ; M r . J. It. Leeds, for Ilerringfleet Hall, Yarmouth ; Major Tyler, for Somerset; Captain Berry, for Madras; Captain Fraser, from Stevens' Hotel, for Brighton ; Major Bulkeley, of the Hounslow; Captain William Perceval Sir Richard Sutton, Bart. from the Clarendon ufs: H lD : e t Hotel, for Lincoln ; W. Addison, Esq., Mrs. Addison, and the Misses Weller, from the Berners Hotel, for Great Malvern, Worcestershire; E. Weller, Esq. from ditto, for Faversham, Kent, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. RACES T Warwick Spring ........ March 19 Pytchley Hunt ................... 19 Holderness Hunt ............... '24 Anson Hunt i..... 25 Cottesmore Hunt (Stamford) 26 Mallon 27 Mostyn Hunt 31 Croxton Park April 2 Newmarket Craven Catterick Bridge 9 Bath Spring l6 Newmarket First Spring ..... Chester ' May 5 Newmarket Second Sprit:g 5 York Spring Meeting l2 Hambleton Hunt l3 Clifton and Bristol l3 Kelso l5 ' Epsom 20 Manchester 28 Ascot Heath June 3 Buxton Chel tenham 1;l; CO COME. , ) Bibtiry .June IS Haigh Park 2., Bath and Bristol ' Newmarket Jul) 7 Newcastle-on-Tyne 7 ' Stamford Knuttiford 'it York August Meeting.... Aug. F, Wolverhampton ll Goorlwood Stockton l4 Burt o n - upon-n(1 ft 'ii Warwick................... Sept. ~ L ichfield ............. Northampton Abingdon f 0 Doncaster l., Tewkesbury I;, Newmarket 21 Heaton Park - 9l, Perth Oct. 4 Newmarket 1:1 Newmarket Houghton 'Zi' HUNTING APPOINTMENTS FOR' THE 'PRESENT WEEK. The H. H., meet on Tuesday, at Matterly Cate; Tli urq day, at Medsted Green ; Saturday, at Bentley Green— at 10. The Hambledon Hounds, on Wednesday, at Southwick Park ; Friday, at St. Margaret's—half -past 10. N. F.H.—Mr. Nieholl's Hound ,, , on Thursday, at °wet- Bridge ; Saturday, at Shoe, Plaitford—half-past 10. The Vine Hounds, on Thursday; at Wolverton Church ; Saturday, at Maplederwell Hatch -10. Mr. Osbaldeston's Hounds, on Thurssday, at Harlqoae Hall; Friday, at Cold Ashby—half -past 10. The Duke of Graf eon's Hounds, on Wednesday, at Castle Thorp—half -past ten. The Oakley Hounds, on Tuesday, at. Yardley Cha>e ; Saturday, at Easton Wood—half-past 11. The Quorn Hounds, on Wednesday, at Barden Hail; Thursday, at Oakley Wood ; Friday, at Great Dalby-1 1. THE RING.—FIGHTS TO COME. March 18.—Dick, Acton and Jack Nicholls, 257. a side. March 25.-:—Harr3, , Jones and Bill Savage, 257. a side. April 2.—80 b Castles and Paddy Flynn, 25/. s;jle. April B.—Brown and Sampson, 2507. a side, half way between Birmingham and - Bridgenorth. April B.—Piefinch and Young Cas, 100/. a side —same ring. April B.—Dobell and Bailey, 1001. a side. April 14.—Ned Savage And Kirkman, 25gs. to 26/, April 15.-111‘Carthy and Ballard, 257. a ide. April 29.—Ned Neal and Baldwin, 2501. a side. May 27.—Jem Ward and Carter, 50/. a side. PREPOSTEROUS FASHIONS. For the benefit of our female readers we have in serted an article from the Spectator, which might al most pass for a production of the present day, were there any living writer whose style could be Mis taken for that of ADDISON. Its satire is wonder fully applicable to the modern head-dresses, vhich like " coming events, cast their shadows before"— and it shews by a reference to the days of Juvi NAL, that these monstrosities, like comets, return periodically, to alarm the pout' inhabitants" of earth. The dirtingue air of the PAGET or the BRIT DRNEus may carry off any thing; but our fair countrywomen as a body, can scarcely venture to take the same liberties, even with theie 'acknow ledged beauty. -Tanta est goirreniii Cola deco) is. Jt.v. Sat. ri. ver. 50d. So studiously their persons they adorn. • - There is not so variable a thing in nature as a lady's head-dress. Within my own memory I have known it rise and fall above thirty degrees. About ten years ago it shot up to a very great height, insomuch that the female part of our species were much taller than the men. The women were of such an enormous stature, that we appeared as grasshoppers before them. At present the whole sex is in a manner dwarfed and shrunk into a race of beauties that seem almost another species. I remember several La dies, who were once very near seven feet high, that at present want some inches of Aye. How they came to he thus curtailed I cannot learn ; whether the whole sex he at present under any penance which we know nothing of, or whether they have cast their head-dresses in order to surprise us with something in that kind whirls shall be en tirely new ; or whether some of the tallest of the sex, be ing ton cunning for the rest, have contrived this method to make themselves appear sizeable, is still a secret ; though find most are of opinion, they are at present like trees new lopped and pruned, that will certainly sprout up and flou rish with greater heads than before. For my own part, as I do not love to be insulted by women who are taller than myself, I admire the sex much snore is \ their present humiliation, which has reduced them to their natural -di mensions, than when they had extended their persons, and lengthened themselves out into, formidable and gigantio figures. lam not for adding to the beautiful edifices of nature, nor for raising any whimsical superstructure upon her plans ; I must therefore repeat it, that I am highly pleased with the coiffure now in fashion, and think it shows the good sense which at present very much reigna among the valuable part of the sex. One may observe that women in all ages have taken more pains than men to adorn the outside of their heads ; and, indeed, I very much admire, that those female architects, who raise such won derful structures out of ribands, lace, and wire, have not been recorded for their respective inventions. It is certain there has been as many orders in these kinds of building, as is those which have been made of marble. Sometime, they rise in the shape of a pyramid, sometimes like a tower .. and sometimes like a steeple. In dievegars time the build ing grew by several orders and stories, as he has very ha, asourously described it. • Tot - rem:l ordinihns, 10l adhuc compagibus fEdrficat caput : Andromachen a .fronte videbis ; Post minor est : Allan credos. • Juv. Sat. vi. ~-e r. 50i, • With curls on curls they build her head befote And mount it with a formidable tow'r : . A giantess she seems ; but look behind, And then she dwindles to the pigmy kiud.—Darrri, N. But I do not r emem b er i n any part of ,my read',„g, that the head-dress aspired to so great an extravaianee as ii, the fou r t een th century, when it was built up' in a couple appeared like a colossus upon put ting of cones or spires, which stood so excess.viely high on each crape .% s tt, , . 4e i a t rpi h ei eooi pointed aoc t osidntn h e. fteneoredndh Monsieurtaeitaniokdge-t oe s hs l r t esi.:o B tes : e f eppisies3a. an;fgealdtaiiiitanei trnosh:::;:t:iillieic:ll4 headig. That wloo: es e t t l eh l these coett o isi s l , e t oi l ; - fr. side of the head, that a Woman w l ao was but a pygmy fringed, and hung down their backs like streamers." The women might possibly have carried this grAthie building much higher, had not a famous monk, Thomas Conecte by name, attacked it with great zeal and reach,. tios. This holy man travelled from place to place to preach down this monstrous commode ; and succeeded so well in it, that as the magicians sacrificed their books to the flames upon the preaching of an apostle, many of the women threw down their head-dresses in the n.iddle of his sermon, and made a boss-fire of them within sight of the pulpit. He was so renowned, as well for the sanctity of his life as his manlier of preaching, that he had often a " The woun'in that, like con gregation of twenty thousand people ; the men placing themselves on the one side of his pulpit, and the women on the other, that appeared (to use the similitude of an Inge- • nious writer) like a forest of cedars with their heads remis ing to the clouds. He so warmed and animated the people against this monstrous ornament, that it /ay under a kind, of persecution, and, whenever it, appeared in public, vi rus pelted down by the rabble, who flung stunts at . the per aub s , that wore it. But, notwithstanding this prwilgy o au je Jed while the preacher was among them, it began to e , „ pen I. again'some months after his departure, or, v., t, L ll LH it in shot them nut time e allL observed, that of laws again as soon as the danger Was over. ' Phis extravagance of the women's head-dresses in fiat a P . e is taken notice of bs Monsieur d'Argeutre, in the his. 0 ,.., ) of Bretaone, and by other historians, as well as s A n i a o i il ls Si i C n Ur a P fri a g r h a t d , i h n a '. d s odsrma drawn o i r n d s, their i. 11,, o:4e person I have here quoted, good reign is the only o attacked the. Insist effectually when the fashion is s a against the exorbitance in the same 'manner an excessive bead-dress against it. I (10 , - b , erefore recommend this paper to myfes male readers by way of prevention. I wouisiksire the fair sex to consider how impossible it is far them to add any thing that • can he ornamental to what is already the master-piece of nature. The head has the Most li ..oantiiiil appearance, as well as the highest sta tion:in a human figure. Nature has laid out all her art in :proper p ooy l It bewre i e s r ; beautifying the face ; she has touched it with vermillion, planted in it a double row of-ivory, made it the seat of smiles and blushes, lighted it up and enlivened it with the brightness of the eye, hung it on each side with curious argana of sense, given it airs and graces that cannot be de scribed, and surrounded it with such a flowing shade of hair, as sets all its beauties in the most agreeable light. la short, sheseems to have designed the head as the cupola to the most glorious of her works; and when we load it with such a pile of supernumerary ornaments, we destroy the symmetry of the human figure, anti foolishly contrive to call off the eye from great and real tesauties, to childislk ,7eW-gaws, ribands, and bone-lace, i__