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I ();,7,-11u.701,1",if 111 „ Ad/ NUMBER 9911 EAST INDIA HOUSE, June 23, 1824. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG LAND TRADING to the EAST INDIES, do hereby g ive Notice, , That a GENERAL COURT of the said Company will he held at thOr House in Leadenhall-street on FRIDAY, the id July next, from Eleven o'Clock in the forenoon until Six In the evening, at. the desire of the under-mentioned Pro irietore, Randle Jackson Douglas Kinnaird Addinell Joseph Hume Wm. Thornton Henry Gahagan James Paterson J. Doyle Jos. Maddox C. J. Doyle Thomas Lowndes, to Ballot on the following - question, viz. s— " That this Court confirm their Resolution of the 26th iiithno, approving the Resolution of the Court of Direc iectors of the 28th of January last, granting to the Carnatic Commissioners, so long as they shall be employed in the double duty of investigating Claims upon the Carnatic and Claims upon Tanjore, a special Allowance of 8001. per an tsum etach, from the Company, in addition to the allowance of .45601. per annum, at present enjoyed by them under Lhe tarnatic Deed, and fixing their allowance from the period when either Commission shall cease, at 1,5001. per annum, to continue so long as they may be employed, under the re. Omitting Commission, and to be paid should the remaining Commission he the Carnatic Commission, as at present, and should it be the Tanjore Commission, from the Company's taith." JOSEPH DART. Secretary. PROPOSED SHIP CANAL f HANNErom the ENGLISH to the BRISTOL CL. A T a Numerous and Respectable MEETING XX. of LANDOWNERS, MERCHANTS, BANKERS, and Others, held the 9th Day of June, 1824, at the LONDON TAVERN, Bishopsgate-Street, Sir THOMAS B. LEVI BRIDGE, Bart., M.P., in the Chair, , Resolved unanimously, That it is the opinion of this Meet lag that a Junction of the English and Bristol Channels, by means of a Ship Canal, will be of essential Advantage to the 'Commercial Interests of the Country, and, at the same time, Promises an ample Remuneration for the Expence of its execution. That the Capital of the Company be for the present limited In One Million, and the same be divided into Shares of 1001. each. That a Subscription be now entered into, and the Books, be afterwards left at the Banking-House of Messrs, Bosanquet and Company, Lombard-street, for the purpose of receiving future Subscriptions, and that a Deposit of 11. be paid upon each Share at the time of subscribing. That the Subscription-Book be headed as follows, viz.:— " We whose Names are hereunto subscribed, authorize the ap plication of the several Sums subscribed by us, in defraying the Expences already incurred, and to be incurred, in the Sur veys, Plans, Engineering Estimates, and other Charges neces sary for preparing to apply to Parliament for an Act for mak ing a Ship Canal from the English to the Bristol Channel, and the further Expences to be incurred in such application to Par . Lament ; and that in case we shall decline to take the Shares set opposite to our respective Names, the residue of the Deposit now paid by us shall be forfeited to the C om p an y . " That whenever One Thousand Shares shall be subscribed for, Mr. Telford be employed to Survey and Report his Opi nion upon the best Line and probable Expence of a Ship-Canal from the Bristol to the English Channel at Seaton Bay, capable of navigating Vessels of all descriptions, of 120 tons and of 200 tons burthen, Register measurement. That, SirT.B.Lethbridge,Bart.M.P. William Henning, Esq. Sir Cli ristoph erCole, B art.M. P. Richard Pemberton, Esq. Captain-Bastard, M.P. Samuel Bosanquet, Esq. Chas. K.K.Tynte, Esq., M.P. Robert Colnier, Esq. Wyndham Lewis, Esq., M.P. John Lee Nanning, Esq. John Bent, Esq., 111. P. George Elwall, Esq. TheVeryßev.theDean of York John Burridge, Esq. David Pollock, Esq. I George Browne, Esq. Rev. Dr. Palmer I George Redman, Esq. be a Committee, with power to add to their numbers, from Sub seriptions of five Shares and upwards, for the purpose of dis charging expences already incurred, and to be incurred, and of superintending the survey, and defraying the expences thereof, out of the monies subscnbed, and that three be a quorum. That when the Survey shall be complete, and Mr. Telford's Report delivered, the Committee, now appointed, do call a General Meeting of the Subscribers, in order that the same may be considered ; and that such General Meeting may then adopt such ulterior measures as may then appear proper. That the Books do remain open till the 30th day of June instant. That the Resolutions of this day be inserted in such News papers, in town and country, as the Committee shall think fit. THOMAS B. LETHBRIDGE, Chairman. Resolved unanimously, That the thanks of this Meeting be given to Sir Thomas B. Lethbridge, for his able and impartial conduct in the Chair. At a Meeting of the Committee, held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern on Saturday, the 12th June instant, the following Statement was agreed to be published : The Committee beg to submit for the information of the i Public a short Statement, founded upon the best data which they have been able to collect from the most authentic sources o'f information, for. the purpose of exhibiting the probable re turns to the Proprietors upon the execution of the Canal, and Which will clearly demonstrate that a most ample remunera tion cannot fail to result to those who embark their capital in the undertaking. The length of the Canal, according to the plan laid down by the late Mr. Rennie, was 41 miles, and it is not probable that any variation of the line, in consequence of the Sarvey about to be made by Mr. Telford, can make a "material alteration in that respect. Taking also Mr. Rennie's estimate as a basis, and adverting to the difference of prices, and to the proposal to substitute a Canal for Ships of 200 tons, instead of 120 tons, as formerly suggested, the expense of the execution of the Canal is estimated at about 1,200,000/., upon a calculation which the Committee believe to be not only fully adequate to meet all exigencies, but to be made upon a liberal scale ; the charges of Wear and Tear, Repairs, Management, and other incidents, when the Canal shall be complete, are taken at 1,000/. per mile per annum, making an annual expen diture of about 42,0001. From local and other information collected at various times and at several periods, and particularly when a Boat Canal was in agitation in the year 18 22 , the Committee are of o p inion that this amount would be more than provided for by the Ton nage upon Lime, Lime-stone, Culm, Stone, Bricks , Tiles , and general Merchandize for the internal trade which will be car ried on by means of the Canal. The annual expenditure being thus provided for, there will remain for the benefit of the Sub scribers the amount founded upon the following estimate From Returns made to the House of Commons in the present Session, upon the motion of Sir T. B. Lethbridge, it appears that the amount of Tonnage which passed round the Land's End in 1822 was 1,030,430 tons, of which it further appears, that had the Canal existed, 554,000 tons would almost of neces sity have passed through the Canal, and probably great part of the residue from interest, convenience, or other causes. From local and other information collected in the Southern Posta of England, it appears that there was a consumption of Coals in 1811, amounting to 1,400,000 tons per annum, which has since considerably increased, but of which the Committee are satisfied with assuming that only 500,000 tons will pass the Canal. Besides these, the tonnage upon Copper, Iron, and sundries, not otherwise included, may be taken on a moderate scale at 100,000 tons. From these sources a tonnage of 1,154,000 tons would use the Canal, which, at ld. per ton per mile, upon the average, would produce an Annual Revenue of 201,9501. applicable to a Dividend among the Proprietors, and amounting toabove 16# per cent. The-charge of one penny per ton per mile would fall so f ar short of the expenditure necessary in navigating round the Land's End, as to make it a matter of certainty that the Canal would be preferred. In these remarks the Committee contemplate that the Country is in a state of peace ; but it is obvious, that should war at any time take place, the traffic upon the Canal would be increased in a very considerable degree. A Prospectus, and further particulars, may be had at the Bankers, and the several Share and Canal Brokers' Offices in the City ; of Messrs. King and Lukin, solicitors, 5, Gray's-inn square ; and of Mr. Clarke, solicitor, Chard, Somerset. „//;, ROYAL ACADEMY, SOMERiET PLACE. THE EXHIBITION of the ROYAL,,ACA. DEMY is nom OPEN, - Admission (from Eight o'Clock till Seven), Is. Catalogue, ts. HENRY• HOWARD, R.A. Sec WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY do hereby give No_ lice, that an HALF YEARLY COURT' or GENERAL MEETING will be held, pursuant to the Act of Parliament, at the West India Dock House, No. 8, Billiter-square, on FRIDAY, the 9th day of July next, at One o Clock in the Afternoon, for the purpose of choosing and appointing Fire Directors of the said Company, to succeed those going out by rotation, at which Meeting a Dividend will be de clared for the Half year ending the 30th instant. By Order of the Court, H. LONGLANDS, Sec. West India Dock House, June IS, 1824. N.B. 'llse Chair will be taken at 'lwo oClock precisely. EQUITABLE WAN BANK COMPANY. AT a MEETING of the SUB-COMMITTEE of MANAGEMENT of this INSTITUTION, held June 2.1, lEl'l4 Sir WILLIAM CONGREVE, Bart. M.P. in the Chair ; It having been reported,—That, notwithstanding the pre ciously triumphant progress of the Bill fur establishing - this COmpany through both Houses of Parliament, and the most flattering prospects of complete success, the Opponents to the Bill had, by calling a great number of 'Witnesses before the Committee of the House of Lords, prevented that Com mittee from making a Report within due time before the Prorogation of Parliament ; and that thereby the passing of the Bill during this Session was prevented. Resolved,—That the Sub•Comlmittee receive that Report with regret, since, although such delay cannot frustrate, it may retard the operations of this Company, as the Commit tee are convinced, by all the investigations t hat have occurred, that those operations would afford to the Proprietary ample security and compensation for their Capital, and yet produce incalculable and much-needed public good. WILLIAM CONGREVE, Chairman, PROTECTOR LIFE ASSURANCE SO CIETY. Capital—THßEE MILLIONS STERLING. PRESIDENW—The Most Noble the Marquis of LANSDOWN. VICE•PItESIDENTS. Right Honourable Lord R. Edward Somerset, M.P. Honourable James Abercromby, M.P. Rear_Admiral Sir John Gore. Stephen R. Lushington, Esq. M.P. • DIRECTORS. Charles Babbage,Esq. F.R.S. George Jackson, Esq. Robert Campbell, Esq. Major-General Sir Edw. Ker. Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Co- rison, Bart, M.P. drington, F.R.S. • Captain William L. Maberly, Henry Thomas Coltbrooke, M.P. Esq. F.R.S. George T. Nicholson, Esq. Sir Alexander Crichton, M.D. Alexander L, Prevost, Esq. F.R.S. George Raikes, Esq, Francis Gore Currie, Esq. George Ranking, Esq. Thomas Curtis, Esq. Peter M. Ruget, M.D. F.R.S. Richard Hart Davis,Esq. M.P. James Scott, Esq. M.P. John Harvey, Esq. Major - tigneral Sir Henry Nathaniel Hilsbert, Esq. Torrens. AUDlTO.s—George Hathorn, Esq. Lancelot Holland, Esq. Charles Saville On!ey, Esq. BANKERS.—Messrs. Omits and Co. Strand, and Messrs. Cur ries, Raikes, and Co. Coruhill. ACTUARY—CharIes Bahhage, Esq. CONSULTING PHYSICIAN—Sir Alex. Crichton, M.O. F.R S. PilTsicta‘—Peter M. Roget, M.D. F.R.S. COUNSF.I.—Robert Grant, E-q. SouctTorts—Messrs. Meyrick and Cox, Red Lion-square. The Office, No. 1, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry, will be opened on the 30th instant, when the Prospectus and Terms of Insurance will be ready for dulivery: Among the advantages resulting to the Assured with this Society, the following may he enumerated ; but they are more fully explained in.the Prospectus : Those who are assured for short periods, and even for a single year, as well as for the wholo term of life, will parti cipate in the profits, and at shorter intervals than have hi therto been usual. Hazardous lives will be assured at adequate premiums, and will participate in their separate profits. Facilities will be afforded for the change or sale of poli cies, and a definite mode adopted for ascertaining their va lue; and loans will he made upon them, st, as to prevent the necessity of forced iales. Frederick's place, Old Jewry, :lime q 3. FOR lUll' I'ERDAM. . 1 21i.1 BAG of LEVLERs' from the POST-OFFICE. THE KlNGof u the NETH EItJ,ANDS Steam Packet, Capta•n JOHN SLATER, will proceed from off the Custom Arou se every Saturday Morning, at Eigh o'Cloch, returning from R otter d am ever y W e dnesday lortt ing, with Passengers, Carria ges , an d L u ggage- The Proprietors beg to announce to the Public they are now haling a Second Ve , sel, which will he got ready with' all possible dispatch to afford the accommodation of a con veyance twice in every week between London and Rot. terdarn. For further particulars, and to secure places, application to be made at the General Packet Office, a 53, Strand; or at No. 37, Crotched Fri ars . the Steam Packet Office, INTEBES lING TO Tl-1 E LADIES. . ELEONOR A.'S SANO OILS and PASTE, and FINE LAVO CREAM. The Recipe fin• the above most v.sluable and well-known Articles having lain dormant for s:o time, through the Death of the Proprietor, and, front the many applications made by Nobility and Gentry to the Grand Daughter of the above, has induced her to revive them. Sano Oils and Paste, for eradicating and preventing the growth of Superfluous Hair, sold in packets, containing Di rections, and Depilatory, at 55.—Elconora's Pine UM) Cream, 'for beautifying the skin, at ss. each, may be had of the Pro. prietor ,, , 54, Gloucester street, Queen-square, Holborn; also, att 57, New Bond-street ; 76 and 150, Oxford-street; 21, Pic cadilly ; Stradling, Royal Exchange Gate; His, front of Royal Exchange; and of all the respectable Medicine Vett. ders and Pet fumers. TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION, By Mr. SOTHEBY, at his House, No. 3, WELLINGTON STREET, STRAND, on TUESDAY, July Gth, and Four teen following Days (Sundays excepted), AMost Choic e a nd V a l ua bl e COLLECTION of GREEK, ROMAN. ENGLISH, and FOREIGN COINS and N1 . E.D,11.5, in Gold, Silver, and Copper, the Pro perty of a late Highly-respected and Eminent COLLECTOR; including The fine Syracusae Medallion ; a most choice Series of Greek Cities and Kings ; the famous Petition Crown, by Thomas Simon ; Ramage% and Blondeau's Patterns ; a very fine Collection of Medals by those celebrated Artists, Abra ban► and Thomas Simons, Stephens of Holland, the Hetet tiers, Hedlinger,Scc &c. Amonz the Coins will be found that interesting Piece, the Oxford Crown of Charles 1., with a View of the City under the Horse; also, chic Oxford Penny of Chitties 1., and a most interesting Collection of Siege and other local Coins, struck during the Troubles of that unfor tunate Monarch ; together with many others of the greatest rarity and interest. Admission to view (with Catalogues only) on Friday, July q, to the time of Sale. This Pay was published, price Cs. sewed, ASUPPLEMENT to PAL/EOROMAICA, with Remarks on the Strictures made on that Work by the Bishop of ST. DAVID'S; the J. CONYBEA RE, A.M. Prebendary of Yank. &c. ; the BRITISH CRITIC; also be the Rev. W. G. BROUGHTON, M.A.; and by 1)1.. FALCON ER. This Pamphlet, besides presenting a full view of the Pa heoromaic Hypothesis, gives an account of a German Con. trovery on the original language of the New Testament. It contains also many emendations, and some Strictures on the merits of Parson as a Critic. Printed for Situlikin and R. Mar•hall, Stationers' Ha" Cvurt, Ludgate-street. 06 NY\ X, k W : ; ;SY ii: 0 6' dtgliMLl VI C t. .. - •• ~ A .... 41 1,..1 .• ..'''..•'-' 'D 4): • , A Pt ' n . ,.„,,,,,iii //..e 1 _ 4 `'' - - - -L--' e t---- /''' - ,,-, ‘.! A ____,...... 4.1_„ ...... Fll I DAY, JUNE 25, 1824. SOUTH AMERICA.. MESSAGE of the VICE-PRESIDENT of COLOMBIA, Charged with the GOVERNMENT, to the CONGRESS of 1824. Fellow Citizens of the Senate and of the Chamber of Representatives. The present Congress meets under more favourable auspices than the former. Last year the enemy etilloccepied some im portant posts in the Republic, from whence, spreading alarm to the neighbouring departments, he redoubled the efforts of his power to gain a fortunate blow, to which the machinations of the disaffected, whom we _generously tolerate in our terri tory, might contribute. Happily their enterprizes were • checked, and their projects have only served to consolidate the public opinion, and to - give additional lustre to the glory of Colombia. You come to deliberate • for the benefit of our Constituents, in the • tranquil days which Providence has granted us, by the constant sacrifices of the Colombian people and army. As uncertain as may be the continuation of the present calm, the Executive feels itself animated with the most lively pleasure, to present to you a faithful picture of the Re public, and to offer you the ideas which experience has fur nished, persuaded that you will never 'have a greater field than in-this session, to employ, with success, your patriotism and talents. - The Government of his Catholic Majesty persists in its an -cient scheme of disavowing the justice of our emancipation, and the power which has placed its Republic upon the level of Independent States. The Cortes of Cadiz, in its last gasp, denied the recognition of the new .American States, insisting upon the measure of sending Commissioners out, who might hear our petition. The Executive had no knowledge of the Commission relative to Colombia, and attributes it to the ex plicit declaration made to Congress in the former meseage, not to hear or admit any negotiation on the part of the Government of Spain, which should not have for its basis the firm acknow ledgment of our national sovereignty. Notwithstanding, the executive has not let pass an occasion or favourable jancture to persuade the Spanish Government that we are ready to forget our grievances, to put an end to the war, and to promote the happiness and prosperity of both nations; but the ca tastrophe which the present regime in the Peninsula has just suffered, reduces us to the extremity of not expecting any thing, but by the force of arms, The King (Ferdinand) has been restored to absolute power, by the aid of a French army, to which the Spaniards- themselves afforded assistance. His official acts, as far as regard the new American States, show clearly that he intends to renew the war—to subject us to the ancient odious servitude of Spain. If the Executive does not ' doubt the views of the Cabinet of Madrid, neither does it doubt that the forces which the Republic will oppose to it will be of such a nature as, in the end, to save its independence, its government, and its laws. Congress has a very essential study in completing our defence, by ,granting. to the Executive the means of 'preserving the external and internal tranquillity of the Republic; and I hope that your first labours will forward so important an object; and for that purpose I refer to my Communication of the 9th May last. Our relations with the Government of America have taken growth and consistency. The military situation of Peru has carried our warriors to that country, and the President— the Liberator, using the permission of Congress, has under taken the task of leading them on to victory. The presence of the Liberator in Peru has constributed strongly to save the State from the terrible calamities of civil war. The confidence which the Peruvian Government and people have reposed in the Liberator is a happy presage of their liberty, and there is no doubt, if, on our part, we furnish other auxiliaries, the war of Peru will terminate favourably, and - the fate of South Ame rica remain secured. The succour which the Republic has granted to Peru exceeds its obligation by the Treaty of Al. liance which the Executive, with your consent and approbation, ratified ; but as the geographical position of that State iden tifies itself with the lot of Colombia, prudence tells us that in. Peru we are acting in our own defence. The• Peruvian Con gress has ratified, without alteration, the Treaty of Alliance and Amity with the Republic, and the Chilian Congress will have ratified theirs with the same modifications. The Treaty entered into with the Government of Buenos Ayres will he pre sented for your examination and approval, along with that which has been made with the Government of Mexico, if, in proper time, they arrive in the capital. All these Treaties have completed the - American Confederation which the Government of Colombia undertook to form, to give stability to the inde pendence of the New World ; and as such an important 'pro ject has commenced, to produce in Europe the effects which we foresaw, the Executive will not rest until it sees united the Con gress of Plenipotentiaries of the new American Government. The political situation of Mexienis.very.different to what it was last year.. The Mexican people and army, excited against the administration of their chief, Iturbide, re-established. the authority of the Congress—dethroned and banished that per sonage to Europe. This event may have eradicated all the monarchical principles which had been proclaimed, and will ' serve as the basis of a popular Representative Goverement.— The New Mexican Government marches along this path with energy and firmness—its measures to re-unite the Congress, prohibit trade with subjects of the Spanish Government, blockade the fortress of San Juan de Ulloa, and expel the disaffected from its territories, sufficiently demonstrate it. — The provinces of the old Captain-Generalship of Guatimala have organized 11.11 Independent State s and, for its first act, it is known that it has adopted the popular representative systeM. Some people of its jurisdiction have sought refuge in Colombia, in the epoch of the agitation of the Imperial Government; but as the Executive ought not to countenance the disorganization of the other - States, or to extend the ter ritory of the Republic against its fundamental law, I limited myself to interpose our good offices with the . Uovernitient of Mexico in their favour, and 1 offered an inviolable asylum to persecuted patriots. This occasion appears to me favour able, to declare that the Government of Colombia never has adopted the pernicious doctrine of interfering in the internal affairs of other Independent States. . • The residence in this capital of the Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States, will afford us the means of strengthen ing the relations of amity which exist between the two Govern ments, and to favour the interests of the Republic. The Mi nister of Colombia was received in Washington with the consi deration which his character, and the identity of principles of both nations, ought to exact. The President - of the United States has signalized his administration with an act eminently just and worthy of the classic land of liberty. In his last mes sage to Congress, he has declared that he looks upon any inter ference of any European Power, directed to oppress or violate the destinies o f th e Independent Governments of America, as a manifestation of hostile dispositions towards the United States. That Government considers any attempt on the part of the Allied Powers to extend their system to any portion of the-American hemisphere, as dangeroue to the peace and secu rity of the before-mentioned State. A similar policy of the human race might give to Celombia a powerful alliance, in case its independence and liberty were threatened by the Allied Powers. The Executive cannot be indifferent to the turn which the politics of the United States have taken, is occupied efficaciously in reducing the question to defihitive and decisive points. The republic of Colombia cannot be accused of any thing by the Allied Powers; she and her Government have highly respected the rights of Sovereigns, and those of their subjects. Ready to open to all nations the fountain of her na tional righte, she does not require any other obligation than that they respect her independence and he r institutions. But if an evil geni us s ho u ld r a i se u p new enemie s , ti me w ill prove that the Government and the Colombians have sufficient pa triotism to make the most costly sacrifices for our independence a" liberty. In a mercantile view, I haVe managed to clear of difficulties our relations with the United States, and the pro tection of our Commerce, by means of• tile appointment of Con suls and Agents, and publishing and observing scrupulously our laws and statutes. The Executive had directed its relations to Europe—with Great Britain particularly, whose politics appear favourable to the cause of South A meric a, and whose commercial relatiohs have been more extensive and active. The sympathy of the opinion of the British public and its Government, inspire the Executive with the most flattering hopes, lam sorry that I cannot communicate to you what may be the ultimate resolu tion of' the Government of his Britannic Majesty, with respect to the Republic. A Commission from the English Government is now actually in this capital, from whom we have received sa tisfactory proofs of the interest with which our State inspires the mind of the m agnan i mous p e ople of E ng l and. , The security us against which it has gi ven the rumour th a t F rance w ill ass i s t in the war whi c h S pa i n i nten d s to begin an ew, to reduce us to her obedience, places u s i n a situation of not f ear i ng suc h en occur rence. The Executive, as well as the Republic, have highly es timated their declarations, and I can assure the Congress that in the progress cf the negotiation which may come on the carpet, UN. I will not lose sight of the dignity of the Government, nor of the interests of the Colombian people. If the union of the physical and moral. power of the Independent States of Ame rica, the order and regularity of our association, respect to the law, uniformity of opinion, the progress of learning, and the adherence of the Government to the .path prescribed by our fundamental laws, ought to weigh in the political balance of nations, we ought. to hope, with entire confidence, that neither Great Britain nor the other Powers will disavow ie power and moral force which the Republic of Colombia has acquired, to put herself upon a level with them. I am determined to take advantage of any favourable opportunity, to extend our rela tions with other Powers, whose friendship can be of sufficient interest and utility to the Republic. The negociations with the Apustolical Chair being still de, pending-, the Executive continues to experience the difficulties which I announced to Congress last Session and I have to beg you anew some certain regulations to avoid the prejudices which we suffer. It is probable that the Apostolical Chair may accede to the solicitations of the Executive, for the benefit of the spiritual necessities of the Republic. I feel the greatest satisfitction in informing Congress,.that the Republic is extended to all the territory which the funda mental law fixed. In all its vast extension there does not re main even a relict of the expeditionary Spanish army, and the Constitution and the Laws have fixed in it their Empire. Only a few men of the canton of Pasto hiive wished to live by disorder, and the Government has been obliged to resort, with pain, to employ arms to crush this bud of disunion. Public education has had an increase this year in the esta blishment of new Schools and Colleges. That this important branch of common felicity may be extended, it is necessary to leave it to the work of time, for neither can the people support the amount of contribution for education, having still to con tribute towards the stability of their independence. nor have we sufficient preceptors. If the Congress authorizes the Executive to appropriate a sum from the Public Treasury for the purpose, and sanctions the general plan of studies that I presented last session, according to its wisdom it may deem applicable to the circumstances, I. believe that its progress will not be doubtful. Few objects merit so much the attention of Congress as the administration of justice. In this branch the people suffered much, as much from the judicial districts being very extensive, the superior tribunals being placed at great distances, as the complication and contrariety of Spanish Legislation present doubts, delays, and even injustice. I know well that the absolute reform of civil and criminal legislation is not the work of one session ; but I am convinced that this present Congress can begin this important reform, separating it from the cogni zance of the Intendants and Governors, the contending parties of Justice and State, multiplying the Courts of Justice as our actual situation points out, organizing them on a more simple and economical scale than those of the three judicial districts, and approving of the penal code, which has been presented with these alterations, which your wisdom and experience believe useful to the happiness of the Colombians. The administration of justice, public order, and the welfare of the people, our constituents require a quick reform in, al though it be only provisional in the territorial division of some departments and provinces, more particularly in the south.— Although this matter supposes exact data, without which it would be difficult to accomplish a division beneficial to the people, it will not be prejudicial that Congress make an essay of what I point out. The laws relative to the naturalization of strangers, privi leges of navigation, alienation of uncultivated lands, have be gun to be executed, and offer us fundamental hopes of contri buting strongly to the prosperity of the-Republic. Four hun dred thousand fanegadas of uncultivated lands, in different provinces, have been alienated in virtue of the law of the 7th of June. The Executive will pass to the Congress the appli cations for the privilege of steam-boats in the Lake of Mara caibo, the Frith of Guayaquil, and coast of the Pacific ; and, as 1 do not doubt the good success of them, we may flatter our selves that it will be of infinite consideration to the improve ment the Republic will receive in its internal productions ani commercial relations. . _ _ ... - 'lire Constitutional organization has continued progressing . with regularity. All tke Authorities have endeavoured to ob serve the Bill of Rights of the Colombian people, and if the difficulties which war,_ in a country so fatigued with its ravages, throws in its way, have forced me to use the extraordinary prerogatives which the law grants me, I have never exercised it of my own accord, nor longer than danger warranted it.— The regularity of our political career ought to be particularly satisfactory to us and the 'respect that we profess to the Con stitution has inspired civilized nations with a very favour able idea of the Republic ; and we have still to hope for events of greater importance to our security, dignity, and power. The national fund will be for some time an object of serious meditation, and unfruitful, and perhaps, prejudicial, essays.— To create a national fund in a country impoverished by the political regimen of the old government and laws, wasted by a long anedisastrous war, cannot be the work but of peace, of experience, and the lapse of time. The Congress can infer frbm these principles, and those they heard last session, what have been the afflictions the Executive has experienced in the course of the year, and to what an extraordinary degree have been the efforts employed to drive the enemy from our terri tory, or to give solidity to the Republic. I confess, with the most lively pleasure, that without the pure patriotism of the Colombian people, and without the heroic sufferings of our warriors, we should not have come off victorious . in the struggle. Although the sources which the last Congress afforded have not yet been realized, counting upon them, I have made bold to have recourse to other means to facilitate the course of administration. I trust that the Congress will lend its authority, that the Executive may fulfil its promises, and comply with the arduous and important duties the Con stitution imposes. I esteem it for the bettering of the National Treasury to change the system of administration anti direction uf the re venue. A Chancellor of the Exchequer's Office, stationed at the seat of Government, will facilitate the administration of finance, as well as an establishment. of Departmental Exche quers, where the accounts are to be presented as early as possible for their revision, and to be audited. This regula tion contemplates the abolition of the Accomptant-General, the same offices in the Departmental Treasuries, which sav ing will be sufficient for the expence of the new offices. The Congress will receive a separate plan, which will develope this idea. I return again to recommend to Congress the organization of the Tobacco monopoly. This branch of revenue, receiving the support which may be expected, is, in my opinion, to in crease the payment of the interest of the foreign national debt, at the same time producing an acknowledged benefit to the cultivators. The Executive has issued orders to apply the product of this revenue to a considerable part of the loan, de creed by Congress ; and it only remains that the loan may he organised and its administration made uniform, leaving to the Executive sufficient authority to follow the influence of cir cumstances, which may be variable during the recess of the Legislature. The revenue of tithes, which, above providing for the clergy, affords to the Republic some resource, re quires also uniformity in its administrative regimen, and a check upon the clandestine inversion of its product. The direct contribution, although the most congenial to a liberal system, is involVed with obstacles and difficulties, which have occupied the vigilance of the Legislative Body. Its entire reform appears necessary, reducing it to terms less. confuse and odious, and more productive. I feel the same on the other laws on indirect contributions. The tax of one dollar on each mark of gold, fyr the national museum, ought not to exist : the product of this contribution, compared with the deficit which results f rom th e c l an d es tine extraction of metals in bars or dust, which it causes, is so little, that it ought to be done away with. The department of the Post-office ought to occupy the at tention of Congress. The boundaries of the Republic are immerse, and whilst the use of steam-boats and good roads shorten the distance, the posts ought to facilitat e th e com munication among all the citizens, and between them and the Government. This revenue ought not on l y to accom plish such important objects, but will be productive to the National Treasury. I think I do not deceive myself by being sure that,- by improving our actual revenue, it will be sufficient for our ordinary expenses, once we have paid. for the rudiments of war which we possess, an d the army be placed on the peace establishm en t. There is not time to know the result of the operations of the E xec utive in arrangin g an d sett li ng t h e l o an of March, 1822. The interested in it have protested against the law of the Ist of July ; but as the Executive has endeavoured to fulfil the views of Congress and the wishes of the friends of Colombia, I hope to terminate this business to the satisfaction of the parties inte rested, and to facilitate'the negociatiop of the new loan. Then we will have given a noble example of the good faith of the Go- PRICE StVENPENCE: vernment, and 'establish the credit of the Republic. Posterity will not have to blarrie us with having uselessly burthened it with a superfluous debt to satisfy fictitious necessities ; no, td posterity we will leaVe our country and liberty. I now come to speak of the glories of the army of Colombih. On the 6th August the city of Maracaibo Was restored to the Republic, after various successes to our arms, particularly in the glorious naval combat of the'24th July. The Chiefs lo whom the Executive gave the direction of the sea and land forces cm.- responded exactly well with the hopes of the Republic, and in virtue of the instructions which they had granted to the Gene ral of the enemy, a capitulation, the merit and generosity of which cannot be denied by the Spaniards themselves. ScarcelY had the Republic congratulated itself with the triumph of the army of the Zulia, when its attention was called to the acquisition of Puerto CabellO, on the Bth November,' in a man:: nez which will always reflect honour on the army of the de partment of Venezuela and its Chief. This post had constantly resisted the forces of the Republic, and in it the enemy had established a rallying point for their operations: Since Puerto • • Cabello unfurled the Colombian banner, Venezuela has been restored to tranquillity, and actual war is concluded. The Executive has not seen with indifference these successes in the Decrees which will be presented to Congress : I have preserved the recollection and approbation which they have deserved from the Republic and Government. The army of Colombia, which haS made war to conqUer peace, independence, and liberty, to whose constant and emi nent services the Republic owes its tranquillity, whose arms are the strong shield which defends the Constitution, this army, as much the friend of independence as of Derty, such sufferers in privations, as well as valorous in the field of battle, deserve _laws to preserve them froni oppression and Vexations, and to secure to thein a decent subsistence, to open the door to ho nour, to favour them with justice 'in the distribution of their rewards; and that their families may not he forgotten after death. These laws I ask from the Congress of Colombia, en-i tirely possessed with the confidence that the Legislation of the Republic feel as sensibly as the Executive the eminent services of the defenders of its independence and lihsrty. Our small force of marines—a very important part of the army, has accomplished important services, and will always achieve the like, if they are placed on the ooting once before I said they ought to be. Some obstacles have presented them selves in attaining this, but I have confidence that they will be overcome by the wisdom of your laws of organization, and the constancy of the Executive. The Secretary of Marine will in form you the use I have made of the authority granted by the law of the Ist of July. 1 hope that the Congress, bringing before them the memorials which the Secretaries of Correspond- , ence presented by my order last Sessions, may turn their at. tendon to the object therein described. They provide abun dant matter for the Representatives to employ their talents and experience in favour of the heroic people, our constituents, whose favourable votes we may be sure of, while we devote ourselves to their happiness and tranquillity. On finishing this picture, I ought to confess that my heart is full of bitterness to see that I have not been able to do all the benefit for the Republic which my conscience dictates to me. It is to your talents and to your power that it is left to fill CO. , lombia wills prosperity, and to correct the errors which I may have involuntarily made in the course of my administration. It serves me, however, as a comfort, to present you Colombia free for the first time from her enemies, admitted into the so ciety of nations, tranquil in its interior, and rigidly adherent to the COnstitution. Under such auspices you have the most precious opportunity to open the fountains of public prosperity, and to reciprocate the 'confltlence'which the nations has placed in you. Count upon the promptitude of the Executive in the observance and perfection of your deliberations, and of its absolute consecration to the well-being and security of the Republic. FRANCISCO DE P. SANTANDER. Bogota, April 6, 1824-14. INDIA. THE CALCUTTA ACRICULTURAL AND HORTT-; CULTURAL SOCIETY. At a meeting which was held on the 19th of last November, some very interesting communications were laid before the So ciety by- the Secretary from Mr. Moorcroft. One of these, dated so far back as August 1822, describes an umbelliferous• plant called Prangos, and employed in the form of bay, as a winter fodder for sheep and neat cattle. It is a native of Drax, from whence Mr. Moorcroft sent a large quantity of the seed, and several specimens of the dried herb, to the Government. The greater part of this highly interesting dispatch has been forwarded to the Honourable Court of Directors, for the Board of Agriculture of Great Britain : the rest has been distributed by the superintendent of the Botanic 'Garden, with a view of affording every possible' chance of success in rearing the plant. Unfortunately those which were sown at the Botanic Garden did not come up, nor is it likely that any part of the present dispatch will vegetate, as the - seeds were more than a year old when teey were received. The plant is described as being highly nutritious and fattening, and what would render it invaluable in England, it destroys the liver fluke which kills so many thousands of sheep annually.. If it i s considered, that in addition to the above valuable .pro- prieties the Prangos yields a vast crop, endures through many years, and admits of being cultivated on land, r.f the most poor and unpromising quality, the . plant deserves to. be ranked among the most important in rural economy, that has • ever been disc covered. Dr. Wallich calls it Laser-pitum Provos. The other letter was dated from Kashmeer the Bth of July last, and contains a number of extremely valuable and interesting obser vations on the fruits cultivated there, which consists prin cipally of apples, pears, quinces, peaches, apricots, plums, cherries, mulberries, walnuts, pomegranates, and almonds. with their numerous varieties. With the view of introducing these riches into /lindoostan, Mr. Moorcroft recommends that a small nursery should be established in file She/hear of Pen jower, a garden which was made by a former Governor of the province of Kashmeer, -and belongs now, with the adjoining country, to Raja Ptiteeala, who, it appears, derives no revenue from it, nor ever visits it. The garden is about 23 days jour ney from Kashineer, 3 from Snbhatoo to the South, and about 9 from Delhi. The Society, concurring in the outline of this plan, have re solved to make a representation on the subject to the Su preme Government. An interesting account- is also given of the manner in which the surface of water is made available for the purposes of gardening in that fertile country, by detach ing a part of the banks of lakes and forming them into floating, flexible beds, sometimes of very considerable extent, on which cucumbers, melons, and water-melons, of a superior size and flavour, arc had in greater quantities. These singularly con structed floats are sometimes surrounded with a floating hedge made of reeds, and they are towed from one place to another as it suits the convenience of the proprietor, whose .chief risk. appears to rest on the frequency with which these moveable gardens are - stolen away, and the difficulty of recognizing pro• perty among so many others of precisely the same shape end size. lette a was la y s er a y ls i o n r g e e a n d io f u ro s m che llalp and succes s f u l met h o d, l e e Mr. D. Scott, at Gooch Behar, describingvented by him, of raising cauliflowers, peas, and potatoes, dur ing the rainy season, and applicable, probably, to most of the other sorts of vegetables. The principal feature of his plan consists in_protecting the roots of the plants from the pernicious effects of too much moisture. - A letter was read from Lord Amherst in reply to an address from the President, voted sit the last Meeting, signifyng 1118 Lordship's and Lady Amherst's compliance with the unanimous wishes of the Society to become their patron and patroness ik succession to the Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings. gis Lordship observed that he and Lady Amherst felt the warmest interest in the objects embraced by the Agricultural and llortie cultural Society, and should be proud to find themselves assoe elated with those patriotic individuals, whose pursuits are Societydi rected to the substantial and permanent improvement of the British territory in India. ' • A communication from Mr. Chinnery announced fL,at the portrait of their late patroness would be finish&L towards the close of the year. - Dr. C. Abel • e - rusunno Cumar Thakoor, The CALCirTTA MEDICAL : . AN _ PHYSICAL . R .' .SOCIETY' meet on Saturday, c.tePdeintrieel,nbEesrqs. f an t d e re' next_ at the usual place and hour. The ex perienceb.dn, so it for the short time that it has existed, flat we trust: it will continue a source of in— terest and sciere.iiic information to the profession at large, and ectm hae excite men of talent and research to favour their proeessional Ibrethren with the valuable facts elicited iteehe course of obsere , eation and practice... 4 C a l cutta 4th Dec.-143.1 of its. e