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. . - . . . . , .. • 34, , ,, ,,, tr. --.), ..,.. ab..,_ E. )titc.) . t , kW: 4 c 9.1 . 4; YO .' . f.., 1 .. It ' l ' .. . . - . .t, . D. 14k- - - - -- , :r •••'-' 5 :,,,,_,: , ..,,,...4. 7/ 1,..„ ..t . 4 ,, i c:-., ,,i,, :rt -4 : \ 4 1 ::: -.' :-. ) ,• ''''.-, • * I . _ -.........._______. „ 1 " V 1 a ivtik,4-77-9 ‘l, NUMBER 9894. TH URSDA Y, MAY 27, 1824. PRICE SEVENPENCE. LLEpTFORD 6'1GT17.11.1,1N6-Y.41Z11, May ?2, 1824. T H ES F. arc to give Notice, That an Tuesday, the 15th of Next Month, at Ten o'Clock in the Morn at Hl. Majesty's 's of the following lying in the said will be put up to PUBLIC 5. , 11,1 Victualling Yard, Deptford, sundry 1,0 . Surplus and Unserviceable Stores, now Yard, viz.:— Staves. Puncheon Hogsbrasd Barrel Kilderkin &c. &c. Heading 'fight and Dry Wine Pipes Ntiine Hogsheads Irish Tierce% Irish Barrels &c. &c. &c. per cent. in Cash or Notes of the Bank of England, is to be made upon the amount of each List at the time of Sale, and the remainder of the pur,hase mancy to be paid before the Stores are removed, for which parpose a period of fourteen working days will be allowed from the day of Sale; the Boyers particularly observinli lea* not _less than one half of the quantity is to be tothen away within the first serer* days, and the remainder in the seven following days, otheru•tse the Deposit Money will be fo"rfeiled,r and the Stores remain the property of the Croton, 44 no extension of tune will; on (MI/ account, be granted. The Stores may be viewed during the working hours of the • Yard, on the three days immediately preceding the day of Stale. Catalogues may be had on application at thel•mitl JOHN HILL, Comptroller. Bread Bread Dust . ;lour Fiour Sweepings Pease Pease Screenings Oatmeal Haisi us calarances Bakehouse Sweep- Vinegar Butter Cocoa Wine Beef Pork Suet Bags and Rags Cocoa Bags Waxed Bags Stavei. iugs Preserved Meats lea Chests di Deposit of 45 Leafier Butt A IWO WSON. ANTED to — i'EiRCIIASE the PERPE . W MAL ADVOWSON of a LIVING of the Annual Table of from £6OO to £900• There must he a good Parso u'agv House, and the IncuMbent a Young Life. Particulars are to he sent (post paid) to Messrs. Pember ton, Fiske,. and Hayward, Cambridge. • • EAST INDIA HOUSE, May 26, 1824. THE COURT of DIRECTORS 'of the • UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of JiNG .. LA;SID TRADING to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give Tbat the QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of. the said Company appoitite.d. to be held at their House in Leaden hall -street on WEDNESDAY, the sad June next, it Eleven in the forenoon, is made !IPECIAL, for the purpose of ‘submitting for . confirmation the Resolution of the General co„ rt of thi s Day, approving the Resolution of the Court of Direators,of the 45th January last, granting to the Carnatie C?osruissiopers, so long as they shall he employed in the double duty of jnoestigating Claims upon the Carnatie and Clainis upon Tanjore, / a Special Allowance of 3001. per an- num each, from the Company, in addition to the allowance of 1,5G0L per annum, at present enjoyed by them under the Carnatic Deed, and fixing their allowance from the period when either Commission shall cease, at t,sool. par annum,- to continue so long as they may be employed under the re.. waining Commission, and to be paid should the remaining Commission he the Carnatic Commission, as at present, and' should it he the Tanjore Commission, from the Company's_ crash. • Copy of the said Resolution is open at this House for tho Perusal of the Proprietors. JOSEPH DART. Secretary. EAST INDIA HOUSE, May 26, 1824. . COURT of DIRECTORS of the ry UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG. • LAND TRADING to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give Notice, That the Committee of House will he ready to receive Proposals in writing, sealed up, and addressed to them, on or ' before the sd of June next, from such Persons a• maybe - willing to supply the Company at their House and Ware houses, &c. with SIX HUNDRED CHALDRONS of the HEST COALS, of the following descriptions, viz. : WILLINGTON, HEATON MAIN, • KILLINGWORTH, and lIEBBURN MAIN, London Wharf Measure, with the usual ingrain, the whole t . O be delivered before the cud of August next, as may be re• 'l 4l red.; . thouo),.if it he the wish of the Contractor., the Whole tnay be sent in immediately, by applying to the Clerk to the Committee for such instructions as may be necessary for the delivery of the same. They will be paid for as they delivered. The Tenders are to specify the price at which it is proposed to deliver each sort of Coal, including all charges and ex- Pence' whatsoever. No Tender will be received but from Coal Merchants pos. sensing Wharfs and Establishments of their own in or near tanclon; neither will any Tender be taken into consideration unless the address of the Party making it be mentioned there and be, or an Agent on his behalf, he in attendance upon the said Committee on the day and hour above-mentioned. Further Particulars may be known On application to the Clerk of the Committee, at his Office, in this House, with Whom the Proposals most be left before Twelve o'Clock at Noon, on the day specified, after which hour no Tender can be received. JOSEPH DART, Secretary. I LK I NS 0 N'S ANTI-CORROSION PAINT.--.J. R. WILKINSON, Sole Manufacturer ;° the Hon. Board of Ordnance, and the Hon. Corporation London, No. 69, Upper Thames-street, near the South bark Bodge, and at tha Works, Surrey Canal Bridge, Kent -1440, begs particularly, at this season, to recommend this '' , Quabd e and economical Article, which is patronized by the Nincipal Nobility, Gentry, and Public Bodies, as the most tu tiNsitual Covering for all exterior purposes of P a i n ti n g on 1 ‘,"; 04 1. Iron, Copper, Lead, Stucco, Roman Cement, and - 'ung. to represent Slates, or any other substance, being _ltleal to Stone when dry. It resists every species' of d am p, Zter, or marine acid, preventing iron from rusting, not blis- V 4l i ng With the sun, nor can it be rubbed . This Paint 1 so rer equally well on rough boards as sm off ooth, therehy Z l ,yenting the expence of planing; awl will bad,onsider ,l4l longer than any other paint. It may be in Casks ~.4 4 1bs, or 100 lb with the prepared Oil, proper Brushes, Zwdirtetions for use on e ac h Cask (which are so simple th a t cZPerson can use it.) Fine and Olive Greens, and all, other v,,,j u nts. The Public are particularly cautioned against any 46 Ours that may he imposed upon them for the genuine it Z'Curiosion. - Exterior and interior Painting and Dem: gut ''ns executed by the best artihccrs, and upon terms parti "ll advantageous. NATIoNAL ,ScHoot..—Yesterday the Annual Examination of the Children eduCated at the above. School took place at the School House in •Baldwin's - Gardens, Oray'S-inri.. lane. His Grace the Archbishop of CANT": nnunr . presided. There were also present the Bishops of London, Oxford, Ely, and St. Asaph, a great number of Clergymen, and several other persons of distinction. The' different classes' of the children first read a chapter in the Bible', and were asked by the Head Master a variety of questions as to the meaning of what they had read, to which' they gave very satisfactory answers.. They were next examined as to their proficiency in arithmetic, and were - asked several questions in some of the more difficult rules, which they answered with the greatest accuracy: The Girls afterwards exhibited to the Ladies several 'specimens of their needlework; and-the Boys•of- their writing, both of which ap. peared -to give great pleasure to their distinguished Patrons. — The Children then sung an • *inn and repeated the Lord's Prayer, after which the Company separated highly gratified with the proceedings of the day. Toner ffective ffeative ffestt"• (4 pti• . ~.,_.! r. sivo- 'ate Esq., 0; George Pancras, to seen., 3t' 31e0." onck led 110- rev" forth entleoleti ck-street. e Bengal inf ant ford-row, he Bcord .~-~''; the $IIN• KING'S THEATRE. THE Nobility and Gentry, Subscribers to the Opera, and the Public, are respectfully informed, that MADAME RONZI DE BEGNIS' BENEFIT NIGHT is fixed for THURSDAY, June 17, on which occasion, and in consequence of a special agreement with the Management of this Theatre, will be presented, positively for this Night only, during the present season, the favourite Heroic Opera, in Two Acts, by Signor Rossini, entitled LA DONNA DEL LAGO, produced under the immediate superintendence and direction of Signor Rossini. - Ellen; the Lady of the Lake - Mad. Roxzx DE BEOMIS. Roderic Dhu - Signor Galicia. James V., King of Scotland, un_) the nameof Hubert, Knight .Signor CuRIONt. of Snowdon - Malcolm Grieme - - Madame VESTAIS. Douglas, of Angus, Father of Ellen Signor Po al' (). Albina - - - Sig. GRAwati. . Sereno - - - • - Between the Acts of the Opera, a DIVERTISSEMENT; after the Opera, a FAVOURITE BALLET. Applications for Bdxes and Tickets to be made to Madathe Ronzi de Begnis, 37, Golden-square ; and to Mr. Seguin, Opera Box Office, 10, Quadrant, Regent-street. • BRITISH INSTITUTION, PALL-MALL r ir uf E GALLERY, with a SELECTION, of IL- the WORKS of the ITALIAN, SPANISH, FLE MISH, .DUTCH, and ENGLISH SCHOOLS. IS OPEN DAILY, from Ten in the Morning until Six in the Evening. By Order, JOHN YOUNG, Keeper. Admit-ion' I,.—Catalog ue Is. . . The Subscribers to the Print' from Mr. Wect's Picture of " Our Sitviotir . Healing . the Sick in the Temple," who hriv• •Isrit already icceived their Impressions., may reoeive them apon payment of the Remainder of their Subscriptions, at the British Institution daily. N 0 Remedy has hitherto been discovered which proves so generally beneficial in Disorders of the Nervous System and of the Digestive Oman. as DR. SOLOMON'S CORDIAL BALM OF GILEAD.. In Trembling of the Limbs, Palpitation of.the.Hrart, Ver tigo, Flatulence, Lowness of Spirits and: General Debility, and in the Symptoms of a Cold, Bilious, and Consumptive Habit, its efficacy is very great. NVltether used to give re lief to those *lin have reason to repent an .excessive indul gence of the Passioni or the Habits of fashionable Life, too great httention to Business, or Juvenile Indiscretions,' that strike at the Iteiot of Healt-h and Vigour, it will be. found au invaluable bracer and invigorant. • .. It is Sold by Mr. Jonstone, 68, Corobill; Mr. Sanger,_ 140,. Oxfor&street Wood, Holborn; and Mr. Stradling, Royal Exchange ; and all Medicine Venders ; price I Is. and 335. per bottle.. Of ,wborn may be bad, price 3s. DR. SOLOMON'S GUIDE to HEALTH, which may be consulted as the silent friend hi all Cases of Debility; IP „Fire Pound Cuss may be had at Gilead-HiSusoa r as hertufore. LONDON REPOSITORY for the CABINET MAKERS' . SOCIETY, for every Description of - CABINET FURNI TURE, FEATHER „BED and MATTRESS MANU FACTORY, No.- 71, Corner - "of LEADENIIALL STREET, London, opposite Aldgate Piamp.--Ready Money Only. . . • 11H E Society of Cabinet-Makers respectfully inform the Public that they still, continue the Above Establishment, for the Benefit of - Indlistridus Mechanics who have large Familes, by offering them Manufactured Articles In the Cabinet Line, of the best Workmanship; ‘4O Cheaper than any . house can do in London by twenty-44'e r,,eent., there' being no other profit required on the (I-Oods.Wilie bare hotise expences ; at the same time will be sOfficie.atly satisfied with haying constant Employment for themselves analaini4i.• This Society-was Established in June, 1821 - , ecnasisting of 90 Mechanics, adding,the number of their Wives and Fami lies, amounted to 66"; in June, -1819; five - more were added to the Society; in June, iB2O, 10; and in June 1821, 8. The total Number how 'receiving Support through the ..Bleans of thiiEStablishMent is 191. . . The Society and their Families beg leave to return their sincere thanks to those Ladies -and Gentlemen who have hitherto honoured them with their Orders and •Reconn-nenda • tioris, and shall always feel happy' in their endeavours to, gii.., - cuture satisfaction; at the same time solicit a Continuaric,e their Benevolence, whereby they may be enabled to increase the Number of the Society. . The following Articles are inserted as a Specimen of the very • Low Priced, all warranted.---lleatly Money only. • • -Fall size Mahogany four-post Bedstead, lath bottom 31. 153: -Full size tent Bedstead -11. 65.-Alordered hair Mattress to fit 11. ls.-Mahogany Drawer; solid ends 31. 35.-Feather Bed 21. 10s.-Ditto, free from dust and smell, full size 31. 10s,- Six japanned Chairs of any description in oil 11. 6s-B es t do. Wash-hand-stand 165.-Ditto, Dressing Table 165.--1-learth Rugs 14s. -L-3-ft. 6 inches Chest of Drawers 41. 45.-Three-foot mahogany Pembroke Table IL Ms.-Three-foot ditto on pil lars and claws 31. 155.-Mahogany Dressing Table' 11.--Ditto ilidott, best 11. 45.-Ditto Bedstepa 11. Bs.--Ditto-ditto 11. 12s. -Ditto ditto 21. 2s -Ditto Box Glass, 2 drawers, best British Plate lirs. , --Ditto. ditto Is: 65.--Ditto ditto 11. 18s. -Ditto Swing Glass, large size, commode 35.-Ditto ditto 55.-Dittu ditto Bs.-Ditto ditto 125.-Sea Bed and Pillow ss. 6e dittolis.--Ditto ditto 75.-Tray Stand . 75.-Long Mahogany Tray 145.-Japanned Book Shelf 75.-Tea Caddy 10s.----Porta ble Desk 215.-Desk covers in number 14i:---Mtisic Chairs any pattern Bs. 6d.-Eight Mahogany Chairs, covered with horse hair, brass nailed 61. 65.- 1 1 ditto ditto 61. 155.,-8 ditto ditto 71. 75.-8 Trafalgar ditto 91.95.-Mahogany Sofa to,match 71. 10s.-=Ditto Couch 71.10 x.-ditto ditto 81. 10s.-Ditto, with Bedstead 71.,105,- Set of .Mahogany Card and Sofa Tables, on turned legs,' handed in rose-wood 81. 155.---Set of Mahogany Tabled, two Caid and Sofa, on pillars and claws 121. 125.-- Ditto, the best that can be made-to order or pattern 161. 103. --Handsome 7 foot G pedestal, Sideboard, with, carved back, 171.-Ditto 7 foot 161.-Ditto 6 foot six 151.-Set of Dining Tables, of the last pattern, 4 foot by 10 foot 61 11.- Ditto.-4 foot Tby 11 foot 6, 151.-Ditto, 4 foot 6by 12 foot 6, 161. 165.-If Spanish, an advance of 31.) Os.-Straw Palliasse 11. ls.-:--Tent Bedstead and furniture 31. 15.-13amboo Bed stead and French elyptic top, with drapery and fringe, 81. 10s. -Five-foof mahogany four post Bedstead and furniture. with French draperies, lined all through, complete, . 151. 10e.- Five-foot ditto, ditto 16s. 10s.-Ditto ditto, with cornice, of a superior make, 181. 10s,-Ditto ditto, ,with gold corn i ce, ele gant drapery 201.-LDrawing-room Curtains, of, the best Mo. rine and ^ Chintz, fitted for windoW, 61. 6d.--Ditto ditto 71-7 s. ---,Ditto, of a superior and elegant style of work, 181. 10s.- Drawing-room rosewood-Drawing room 'Trafalgar Chairs Ditto; inlaid with buhl. 201.-Table, 2 Covers, and Sofa, 181. 18s.-Ditto 11. 18:-Drawing-room Sofa 61. 65.-Ditto, 71. 7s. -Ditto 81. Bs.-Horse-hair Cushions, each ss. 61-Covered ditto 4L W. TH URN ELL, Agent. coux'snr DEALERS SUPPLIED. Ooods packed free of expence, except the materials, and sent so all parts of Great Britain, and to the East and West In diea.--Captains fitted out, and merchants supplied with Ca binet Goods for Exportation. _ _ •.* Apartments Furnished as a few hours' ;lasi:m g and Houses two or four days. };AST INDIA HOUSE. A Special General Coutt of Proprietors of East India Stock was held yesterday. LATE RA:AIi - OF TANJORE. The CitAinmArr (W. Istell, Esq.) stated, that the Court was made special for the purpose of laying before the Pro prietors the draught of a lilt now pending in Parliament, en. titled " Bill for enabling the Commissioners acting in execu tion of an agreement male between the East India Company and the private creditors W. his late Highness Ameer Sing, for merly Rajah of Tanjore, eceased, the better to carry the same into effect. The bill was then read awn. The CHAIRMAN said, the next matter which he had to in troduce to the notice of t ie C ourt was a ques ti on o f mone y, which would be explainel by the resolution of the Court of Directors of the 28th of JiA llar y l as t The resolution was then reed. It set forth, that in the event of the proposed arrangement between the creditors of the late Rajah of Tanjore and the Company being carried into effect, Sir Benjamin Hobhouse and other Carnatic Commissioners should be apppinted Commibsioners to investigate the claims of the creditors ; and it granted to the said Carnatic Commis sioners, so long as they should be employed in the double duty of investigating claims upon the Carnatieand claims upon Tan jore, a special allowance of 3001. per annum each, from the Company, in addition to the alhwance of 1,5001. per annum at present enjoyed by them under the Carnatic deed; and fixed their allowance from the period when either commission should cease, at 1,5001. per annum, to continue so long as they might be employed under the remaining commission, and to be paid, should the remaining commission be the Carnatic Commission, as at present ; and should it be the Tanjore Commission, from the Comyany's cash. The CHAIRMAN then moved, " That the Court approve of the said resolution, subject to the confirmation of another Ge neral Court." Mr. CRAWFORD said that the Carnatic deed had been signed .by a great number of creditors ; but the Tanjore deed of agree ment, on which this bill was founded,wat signed by no more than five,creditors. He had no interest whatever in the matter ; but, as the administrator of a deceased general officer, and actuated by a sense of public-duty, he could not avoid expressing his dis approbation of the present deed. He had heard that the Tan jore,deed was to proceed, pari pessu, with the Carnatic deed. But he had yesterday examined the latter, and he found that those parts of the Tanjore deed which were most objectionable were those which alterations had been made from the Car nide deed. The Hon. Proprietor then proceeded to' point out the different alterations, which were, he contended,' of such a nature as interposed very, considerable difficulties in the way of parties who might endeavour to -prove their debt*. It was, in . fact, a mockery of justice, and, as such he took that oppor tunity to state his opinion of it. The Cita instaat said, the object of the Hon. Proprietor seemed to be, to state his.reason for not signing this deed as administrator to one of the creditors. 'Now the Hon. PrOprie ,.tor must be aware that those who did not sign the deed would not be in a worse situation after the Bill was passed, than they they,*ere at present. It would be still open to him' and others , who objected to the deed, to adopt any other mode of arrange , ment they niight Chink , fit. The Hon. Proprietor complain ed that the deed was signed by only five creditors; but that was a fair proportion, acc the -European . creditors were no 'more than 38. - • . - - • - Mr. Lows - nEs expressed his surprise at the Carnatic Com. mission ,being -still -kept up, Sir Benjamin Hobliouse having demanded of the Directors, some years ago, through the me diem of a friend in that Court, when they meant to put an end to it. One would think, from the manner in which the busi ness was protracted, that the Commissioners were'running a race with the Court of- Chancery in slowness.--(A laugh.)— lie objected to .giving Commissioners such very large salaries. It was the sure way of,causing business to be delayed. Mr. RIGBY said, the difference between-the situation' of the Carnatic and Tanjore creditors probably rendered necessary the alterations in the deed of which the' Honourable Proprietor complained. 'With respect to the addition which was about to be made to the- : salary of ,the 'Commissioners, he wished to know whether, their labour s were as great in settlingthe debts of the. Nabob of- the Carnatic as they formerly Were ? If such were .the fact, it certainly was proper. when an additional burden was unposed on them, tional remuneration. that they should receive addi , , . Mr. T RANT defended the manner in which the agreement ,deed was drawn up. W ith W--.. respect to the salary of the Car. optic Commissioners, it had been fixed by Act of Parliament, and they could not be called on to perform an additional duty . for'nothing. . , In answer to a question from i• , OM Mr. . u OWNDES, = , The Criaxitatms• said, the European creditors were 38; 'the nativ.creditors„ 54. ,The principal demand On . the revenue of Tanjore amounted to 370,0001. The gross sum which might be awarded, including all dema n d s , was about'l,ooo,ooo/. The Carnatic Commissioners' bad been "employed most beneficially for the public. The claims,made by the 'creditors of the Na bob a mounted to 29,000,0001., of which the Commissioners had ' from peculiar circum s tances, lasted for 18 or 19 year ; but by a 'summary process which had been adopted by Parliament,that in a short-time. s te io s n oh w it o io u n ld w 7m l inate 8 Lien agreed to. • Olr IdASTIN64. The CHAIRMAN stated, that in conformity with the resolu THE ai.sitguts of March hit ; - calling'for the pro duction of certain papers illustrative of the administration of the Marquis of Hastings, the Cottit' of Directorsliad selected. t C ion Tmi t i : le f -li t li iiat Court of the 3d - and arranged all the documents which' appeared . to them tahe - Those documents had been the • was' now placed " in . the Else list ft b tt i ifee. Lrn Proprietors ; and if, 'on , look ing over that list, the mover or seconder of the original propo sition, or any of the friends of the Noble .Marquis, perceived any ms any Paper was produced which w a s un neee°ssarig,i7ri or dw t o h i a would dstate the fact, the Court of Directors would 'suggestion . , and announce at the nextogeniveeradu l & w ur e t ig t h h to e t de t t hi:ion, they had come to. The list, was rather voluminous, as , the' parties referred - to a period of. nine or tenears. They were cla sse d un d er th e f o ll ow in g heads : y .--1, The Nepaul and -Pindarree war. 2. The Illahratta war. 3. The transactions between the house of Palmer and Com pany, and the Nizam'of Hydrabad; and, 4. Respecting the. Finance of India. To , these were added; the proceedings of the Directors of the 3d of 'July and 4th Of October last, re-, lative tb a peoposition for granting:a pension' to the Marquis of Hastings. Some papers relative to the Nepaul and hlahratta wars had been laid before -the Pri?prietors', when thanks were voted to the Marquis of Hastings in 1819, but these were con siderably enlarged by the -addition Of papert which had since reached the Directors. - With.'resnect•to the proceedings be tween the Nizam of Hydrabad and 'the 'hoisse of Palmer and Co., all the documents would , be forthcoming. That matter the Directors considered as,-now, cloted;- the Government of India having transmitted the papers repecting it-to this country. No delay had taken place in arlauging the p a p e rs, whi c h, as he before observed, we re very volumi n o us , amou n t i ng to no less than 2,000 pages.' It 'would therefore require a good deal of attention on the part of the Proprietors to make themselves , masters of the subject.' At present, he coald „not say when they would be laid before the Court. • OBTAINING A cobt1115510;/_ CORRUPTLY. The .CIIAIRSIAN said, a trial had lattely taken place - in the Court of Ring's-Bench; in -WhicHt.wo..persons of the names of Taggart and.Bascombe were prosecuted for taking the sum of 100/. from an individual named Btmnett, on condition that they would procure him a commission in 'the Company's forces.-L. The Commis s i on - was procure d ; a nd B ennet ' was now an ensign on. the B enga l -establishment. -On the facts being - examined, Taggart was acquitted, and Baseombe - found guilty. The ap pointment, it appeared,' was conferred through the nomination of.an /lon. Director, on whose conduct;! however, no imputa tion could be cast. lie was, : notwithstanding, incist anxious that the matter should beinvestigated by the Proprietors. In consequence of his wish, the trial would be laid before them, and a motion wou l d be made on t h e su bj ect at the next General Couit. The resoluti on of the Court of Directors of the 2iith of May, relative to th e ' tronsaction, was t h en r e ad. The chiefpoint it contained \Yak a d eclaration, that, as Mr. Bennett, to whom the commission had b een given, was ignorant of the manner in which it had been obtained, the order which subjected persons procuring situation s improperly to removal and prosecution, should be suspended in his favour, he not being a fit subject for penalties.—Adjourned. FOR THE SUN. 4 , - A.SHANTEES. . • Ma; XJDlToit—liatiring sent to you some day 4 s since artaccount of the Ashantees, I tiow for ward a,,brief sketch: of their first war with the British, which occurred in 1806. This account is chiefiy,copit!td from ALEREDITICS Gold Coast it was an. attack of , the 'Ashantees upon the Fantees anti their Allies, that brought the former for the . first time in contact -wit-11 the-Engliih at Anamaboe. The progress of the Ashantees as far as Ahralt.,, capital of the. Fantees, -and only 20 miles from the sea, induced the Governor of Cape Coast Castle to provide for the security of the place. The Ashantees having succeeded in capturing the Dutch fort of Amsterdam, felt so much elated with this success, that their Gene ral .treated. the message of the Governor with great haughtiness ; saying, that when, the Go verner,,. Mr. White, would send him W barrels of gun-powder and 100 muskets, he would . be told what the designs of the King were. Mr: White, feeling no inclination to comply with this demand, treated the messengers with politeness,. but in formed them candidly, that if the Anamaboes, against which the • Ashantees were then march ing, should seek his protection it would be grant ed, and that if the King's army came near the fort with hostile intentions, it should be :fired upon. • Meanwhile, the people of the town began to be alarmed, and eagerly sought the protection of the Governor, which he not only • readily promised them, but, moreover, gavoiltent useful directious for their defence, .and offered to take in as . many of the old men, women, and children, as the fort would hold, and to place the rest close to the walls,. under protection of- the gUns. At this time, -neither Mr. White nor the inhabitants of the town had correct ideas, either of the actual force of the Ashantees, nor of their courage and ietrepidity . in war. It vraa.supposed, that in the latter respect they resembled the natives of the coast, and that far from seeking conquest, even at the very muzzles of guns, they would dis perse upon the first regular discharge of - artillery. A better and a more Correet 'opinion: of their 'brivery, was soon formed, by shewiug .from the fort how a .party of them, greatly inferior in number, sustained an attack of the town's .people. This encounter was soon followed by an unex pected attack of the King of Ashantee• upon the town, which the blameable confidence of the Anamaboes enabled him to make. Alarm and confusion now prevailed, and the fort was soon filled with women and children. The contest was maintained for souse time with ob stinacy, but, even though some of the great guns of the fort were- fired, in the hopes of• in timidating the assailants, they entered the town, - and not only 'pursued the Anamaboes to the - sea shore, 1,, here they made a great slaughter of them, but even tookall the women and children outside of •the fort prisoners, notwithstanding a brisk. fire of grape-shot wits opened upon them. The Governor, one officer and ten men, were wounded, but only one ,was killers . . .• It. became soot) evident that ,the enemy was bent upon the. capture of the fort, the garrison of which was 'now reduced to less than thirty men, whose situation appeared desperate - in the ex treme. The • precision .with which the enemy fired, soon reduced . the, e ff ective force of it ; the contest was continued with singular bravery and perseverance, until night put an end to the at tack, . This moment of respite was employed by the garrison, in preparing for a renewal of the contest; and ,more time was a ff orded for this purpose', by the Ashantees, who employed themselves in completing the destruction of the Anamaboes. But no sooner was this accomplish ed, than, with loud shouts and amazing determi nation, They advanced against the fort to the very . muzzle of the guns. They were received by a well. directed fi re,w hich destroyed vast numbers of them, without seeming to check their ardour : but they at length withdrew, after losing en immense number of their men. Although the fort was Completely blockaded, the enemy did not mani fest any further hostile intentions, and matters bore a snore promising aspect. In the mean time, the governor of Cape Coast Castle ,being informed of the state of affairs at Anamaboe, sent immediate assistance, and-this reinforcement was suffered to laud without any opposition by the Ashantees, who :fired, how ever, upon the canoe that had lauded the troops, • and wounded one seamen. The Governor • hav ing sent orders that a flag of truce should-be sent to the King to attempt a reconciliation, a white flag was lowered from the walls, whose appear ance was hailed, with transports of joy• by the people, who loudly praised their King, and ex pressed their joy at the prospects of peace.— The flag of truce was received with the custo. mary respect, and three of the King's tnessen gers having accompanied it at its return, a com munication was opened with the army, and upon souse concessions being made on boils sides, it w as hoped that perfect understanding would be speedily restored, and to forward this, it was agreed that a conference should take place be tween the King and Colonel Torrane, Governor of Cape Coast Castle, at Anamaboe. On the oppoieted day, 'after visiting each man of rank in succession, the Governor and his suite were introduced to the King, who received them with dignity and politeness, and soon after returned the visit. Ile was of the middle size, Well' made, perfectly black, with, regular features, and an open, pl eas i ng countenance. His dress was plain, but his manners were pleasing; After this in dicative of a goo d understanding. and conference, in which the King displayed much frankness„ every confidence was placed in hirn and in his army, a, free admission was allowed into the castle, and the King repeatedly e x . pressed his wishes to make such Arrangements as would secure the future welfare of the country, and the regulations of trade, but he pertinaciously refused to make peace with the Fantees. Hosti lities were therefore continued, and the arms of the Ashantees were still_ crowned with success / but sickness soon compelled them to bend their course ,hosnewards. In l 810;the Fantees, having greatly recovered from their losses, attacked several of their neigh. Lours, which induced the King of the Ashantees again to send his armies towards the coast, where they appeared at the beginning of 1811. The Ashantees met at first with 'some- reverses, but a more powerful force being dispatched, under• the command of A pakoo, a celebrated gerieral,their efforts were now Joore successful ; but the revolt of several of the neighbouring Kings put a• stop to their progress, and enabled the Fantees to re cover much of their former power. And it is the opinion of Mr. Meredith, that if they were not kept in awe by the Ashantees, they would prose very troublesome neighbours to the British esta blishments upon the coast. A. P. COMMON COUNCIL. A Court of Common Council was yesterday held at Guild hall, in consequence of a requisition received by the LORD MAY on, to consider the expediency of further prosecuting the Bills biought into Parliament in regard to the payment of the city bonds ; and for the disposal of other city business. MIME AND SKIN, AND SMITHFIELD MARKETS. A Petition to remove the Hide and Skin-market from itg, present situation, in consequence of the great inconvenience it occasions, by causing the thoroughfare in High-street, Ald gate, to be blocked up by carts, &c., for several hours of the day, was referred to the Committee of City Lands; as was also, after a short discussion, a PetitiOn for the enlargement of Smithfield Market. COUNTY COURTS' BILL. On the motion of Mr. Alderman Woos, a Petition vra , c ordered to be presented to the House of Lords, praying for an alteration of so much of the County Courts' Bill to affected the privilege of the Corporation respecting the appointment of the Clerk of the County Court of 3liddlesex. CITY BONDS. • Mr. FATELL brought up the report from the Financ e Com wince upon the subject of paying off the city bonds. It re -commended a reduction of the. interest from sto 4 per cent.. -allowing a month to the bondholders from the passing of the Act, either to assent to this reduction, or be repaid the princi pal. The report went into calculations to shew that the Cor poration would effect a saving by adopting this measure. 111 r. FAYE r.r. in moving that the Court do agr e e with the Committee in `their report, defended the Corporation from the charge ofbreach of faith, which bad been brought against them by the bondholders, in adopting this measure ; and contended that they were fully justified hi paying off these bonds if they could, and thereby effecting a saving . to the Corporation tcr .considerable amount. -• Sir C. S. 11 UN T aft avowed that he-was a deeply. interested party in this quegtion, and therefore regretted being obliged to speak upon it. But he could not help complaining of the mode in which the Committee had proceeded, as not being.So fair and open as he should have. expected. Ile admitted that there was some ground for an anxiety to pay off' the debt in respect of the navigation-tolls ; but he denied that there would be a saving accomplished by the payment of the debt secured upon the Orphan's Fund, or of that upon the coal-market, convinced as he was, upon good authority, that the Minister would not remit the stamp upon the new bonds ; and, conceiving as he. id, that it would be unreasonable and improper to. ask the Officers to remit their fees. Mr. JAMES suggested, that it would be better to allow the report to be agreed to, and the lion. Baronet could then bring forward his motion in whatever shape he pleased, and.avon!d be enticed to the reply. This suggestion being acted upon, the report was agreed to. Sir C. S. HUNTER then enforced his arguments against the measure, which would be an act, of great injustice to the bond holders, who were led to suppose, by the officers of the Corporation when they were about to ptirehase, that the bonds would only be paid off out of the annual sur pluses of the respective funds upon which they were charged. It would therefore be unreasonable and unjust for the sake of a future saving to the city of 4,6001., (even if it could be accomplished,) to inflict an injury upon the bond-holders to the extent of 31,0001. He concluded by moving that-the Com mittee be instructed not to proceed with the Bills before Par liament, respecting the Orphans' Fund and Coal-market debts. Mr. DixoN seconded the motion, and argued that the city would be guilty of a breach of faith in mirsuing the measure. Mr. Mc); moved an amendment—that it be referred hack to the Committee to adopt such measures respecting - the whole of the Bills as they shall be advised. Mr. ROUSE seconded the amendment. If Parliament con sidered there was. any .thing unfair in the measure, they would throw it out. Mr. Jaacts contended that the measure would he a gross vio lation of public faith on the part of the Corporation ; ; and that it would be highly impolitic to inflict a present injury upon their creditors to effect a saving 50 years hence, even ifit could be effected, which he denied ; for he insisted that it would be accompanied with a loss, and not a saving. This was not the case of an ordinary bond to secure the repayment of a.sum of money ; each of these bonds was purchased as a security for an annuity ; and the purchasers' were thereby induced -to•give a higher price for them than they otherwise would. Be atipported the original motion. t Ct' o Mr. Alderman. Lucas spoke on the same side. Mr. Alderman WOOD saidohat when he was bringing fo-.. ward this motion, he -was aware he should give offence to som e and argued that there . ruld of his friends ; and accordingly-lie was told that he would hear deter him from discharging what - he conceived a publ;e duty ; not even the risk of losing the seat' which he bad' the h of on it ou h r i that no threat should ever Alderman contended, th'at.,the measure would be attended with a saving to the city, and -great advantages to the public at large; be no injustice done to the bondh olders, . who originally W l o i r e th r y eplied, pur chased the bonds at so low a' Price as 1101., in consequence of the distant period at which they were th e n lik e l y to be ' paid off. r ds from Mr. FAVELL and Mr. JAltta qtr a few wo A , C. S. HUNTER replie d . was then put, and the amendment carried Th e questionwith out a division. About twelve o'clock on Tuesday night, n'fiie , . was discovered in one of the ro oms of Lord c A RTSFORT ' S house, in Lower Berkeley -street. glad corner of Portman-square. In a few momen s a ft e r the discovery the flames considerably creased, and serious apprehensions were enter tained for the %bole mansion ; but by the prodipt exertions of his Lordship's domestics, with - sone. neighbours and watchmen, the destructive *ele ment was confined to tl-ie apartment were it made its appearance. The whole-Of the furniture, - with some paintings and other valuables which were in the room, were destroyed. ce id er ey [ Sc ch If' :ell ts, )li, )re- tO - 1 mill ai n welf air Aid! fallets . 13. .—— . ' n . w ." . ' ' . 4 Us. TVs. -• o t ••