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f t, 40 , 0 - 0 - r: 4 Irl'% 4,1;i _477 1 1t SUN - . NUIIIIIER 10,179. WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 27, 1825. PRICE SEVENPENCE. A RTISTS GENERAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—The Subscribers and Friends are respectfully informed that the ELEVENTH ANNIVER SARY of this Institution will be celebrated in Freemason's Hall, on FRIDAY, the 29th instant, on which occasion his Royal Highness the DUKE of YORK and ALBANY has graciously condescended to preside. EAST INDIA HOUSE. April :26, 1325. T HE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG LAND TRADING to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give Notice, THE LONDON JOURNALS. Pledge of continued toleration, in its most en arged sense, to excite fears (for the Honourable Member assures us that " he is no lover of dis cord ") of " future convulsions and endless dis. order ?" Was there auy ground for thinking " the stability of the Monarchy, as by law esta blished," in danger ? But the fact is, that Mr. Brougham felt, and justly felt, that the declara tion of the Duke of York had thrown a decisive weight into the scale in which the fates of Pro testantism and Popery were suspended, and had made the latter fly up as a thing of worthlessness and nought. The debate lasted till three o'clock this morning, when the second reading of the Bill was carried by a majority of 48—the num. bers being, for it 233, against it 185. of the present day, for they have twice passed the Catholic Bill. All the Bishops, except three, voted with James Duke of York. All the Bishops, except one, have hitherto voted with Frederick Duke of York. There is a third resemblance pretended to exist, which we mention only to expose its fallacy. James Duke of York was opposed to the spirit of the age and the inclination of the times ; be abstained front inquiring into principles, both from conscience and incapacity, but pertinaciouiltattached him self to that state of things which had long beets established. But, in all these respects, Frede rick Duke of York maintains a different cha racter. Those who would say he is opposed to " the spirit of the age" are themselves opposed to him ; and to such claimants of exclusive alli ance with " the spirit of the age" we would re turn an answer similar to that given by Bishop Warburton to a Peer, who indignantly asked, " What is orthodoxy ? What-heterodoxy ?" " Orthodoxy," replied the Learned Prelate, " is my doxy—heterodoxy is your dory, my Lord." So to all claimants of exclusive community, " in the spirit of the age," we would say—" It is we who agree with the spirit of the age ; and you are against it." Let it be remembered too, that if James was a bigot, it was for innovation, for Protestantism was fully established then in Eng land. To resist innovation is quite another thing. In fact, to set the two illustrious names in entire contrast, the one was a Roman Catholic, the other is a Protestant of the Church of England. DAILY Extracts from the Morning P a p ers , A April 27, 1825. That a QUARTERLY GENERAL COURT of the said Company will be held at their House in Leadenly'll-street on WEDNESDAY, the 23d June next, at Eleven o'Clock.in the Forenoon, for the purpose of declaring a DIVIDEND from CHRISTMAS last to MIDSUMMER next. That the TRANSFER BOOTS of the said COMPANY'S STOCK will be SHUT on THURSDAY the 2d of June next, at Three o'Clock, and OPENED again on THURS DAY, the 14th July following. And that the DIVIDEND WARRANTS on the said Com pany's Stock, due on the sth July, will be ready to be deli vered on WEDNESDAY, the 6th of July next. [MORNING CIIRONICLE.I Mercantile letters were yesterday received from Port-au-Prince and Jaquemet (Hayti) to the Bth of March, at which time every thing was tranquil in the Island. The coffee crop had turned out short. The most perfect un animity prevailed among the Haytians, and every thing was in the most efficient state to repel any aggression their old enemies and ag gressors might be arrogant enough to attempt against them. Having had so 'Many opportunities of knowing the faithless conduct. or the Paris Cabinet, by a long series of fruitless negociations on the subject of the forMat*uowledgment of their independence, the Government of Hayti had come to the determjnatien of never again sending Commissoners over to the French Court, however earnestly they might be Solicited ; as the disrepectful and treacherous manner in which their last mission had been treated, although undertaken by virtue of a special invitation, had excited the utmost indignation among the Islanders, long accustomed to the finer feelings and high notions of free men. STEWARDS. Sir M. WHITE RIDLEY, Bart., M. P. Hon. GEO. AGAR ELLIS, M. P. W. Behnes, Esq. James Lahee, Esq. John Blades, Esq. Lerton, Esq. Charles M. Clarke, Esq. John Meheux, Esq. W. Clowes, Esq. George Morant, Esq. W. Collins, Esq. R. A. Wm. Nicol, Esq. D. Colnaghi, Esq. R. Noble, Esq. John Dickenson, Esq. Rhodes, Esq. John Galsworthy, Esq. R. D. Richards, Esq. J. H. Green, Esq. P. F. Robinson, • Esq. Josh. Guilt, Esq. Geo. Tippen, Esq. George llibbert, Esq. Samuel Woodburn, Esq. The Musical Departments under the arrangement of Mr. treadhurst, assisted by his Royal Highness the Duke of Glou tester's Military Band.—Dinner on Table at Five o'Clock. Tickets (with Wine included) at 11. Is. each, may be had Of the Honorary Secretary's, 39, Jermyn-street ; of Mr. Roper, Assistant Secretary, 14, Duke-street, Portland-place ; at the Tavern ; and of the Stewards. PETER AUBER, Assistant Secretary. [NEW TIMES.] The business in the House of Commons last. night had not so wide and extensive a range as was anticipated, anti instead of embracing the whole of the proposed scheme of Catholic Eman cipation, and entering upon the discussion of Sir Francis Burdett's Roman Catholic Relief Bill in a Committee, in connection with Mr. Little ton's Elective Franchise Bill, the consideration of the former was postponed, and nearly the whole of the night was devoted solely to the debate on the second reading of Mr. Little ton's Bill. This led to a very animated and lengthened discussion, which was signalized, in the early part of the evening, by the vehement and intemperate outpouring of Mr. Brougham's elo quence, whose thinly disguised allusions to what had been said elsewhere, created no small tumult in the House, and called down upon the Learned Gentleman a keen and bitter philippic from Mr. Plunkett, whose talent for invective, and keen and biting sarcasm, was never more happily called forth. Sir Francis Burdett spoke in fa vour of the Bill, and expressiql himself in terms of unqualified praise of Mr. Plunkett. Mr. Peel and many other Members participated in the debate, which was prolonged to a late hour, and of which, therefore, it is impracticable, at present, to offer any analysis. DR. JAMES'S POWDER. THE celebrity of this Medicine, and its de cided efficacy-is more than ever established, by the the greatly increased introduction of it into the prescriptions of the most eminent Physicians at the present time. Fur the guidance of those persons who are out of the reach of medi cal advice, each Packet is enclosed with full directions fur ils use. In cases of Fever it will often effect a cure in a few hours. especially when freely given, and at the outset of the Disease. It is administered with equal success in all attacks of Measles, St• Anthony's Fire, Sore Throat, Pleurisy, and Rheumatism ; but as dolds and Catarrhs partake more or elss of inflammatory symptoms, this Powder is peculiarly ef ficacious in cutting ikon their duration ; which, however harmless they may be thought, often terminate in Pulmonary Affections. the fatal consequences of which are but too welt known. As an Alterative in Chronic Diseases, it is usod with peculiar success. Dr. JAMES'S POWDER continues to be prepared by Messrs. NEWBERRY, and is sold by them, at the ORIGI NAL WAREHOUSE, No. 45, St. Paul's Church-yard ; and, by their appointment, by J Sanger, 150, Oxford-street.— Packets 2s. 9d., bottles 245. and 335. each. •The Genuine is distinguished by kaying the name, " F. Newberry," engraved in the Government Stamp. R IO DE LA PLATA AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. DIRECTORS. J. T. Barber Beaumont, Esq., Chairman. Sir John E. lia.rington, Bart. • James Brittain, Esq. Sit Geo. Duckett, Ban. A. J. Freire Marrero, Esq. Admiral Sir It. King, Bart., Jose A. de Lizaur, Esq. K.C.B. William Judd, Esq. Sir W. Ingilby, Bart., M.P. Alfred Phillips, Esq. Don Felix de Castro G. D. Beaumont, Esq. Don Sebastian de Lezica * Directors, reside: TRUSTEES. Sfr John E. Harrington, Bart. lir George Duckett, Bart. •' • T. Barber Beaumont, Esq. [THE PUBLIC LEDGER.) The Paris Papers of Sunday contain scarcely a paragraph worth noticing. An article under the head Vienna .announces the departure of se veral Alembers of the Diplomatic Body from that capital for Milan ; but we do not see the name of Sir , Henry Wellesley in the list. It would be hazardous, however, to infer from this omission, that he does not mean to follow the movements of the Imperial Court, or that he is restrained by political causes. The Ministers who have already set out for that destination are the French and Russian ; and the Prussian was to follow in a day or two.—The French liberal Journals have recently inserted some heavy charges against in dividuals of the Clerical Body; and, true or false, they prove at least one thing, that the Govern ment is not so intolerant as it is generally repre sented. It also shows that the Press enjoys much greater liberty in that country than it is the fashion to allow ; and, if Charles X. has forfeited the popularity which he enjoyed at the beginning of his reign, we apprehend that it would be another proof of the ieviky of the na tional character, and not of any change in the conduct or sentiments of the Monarch. it at Buenos Ayres. AUDITORS. John Bowring, Esq. William Ewart, Esq. James Morgan, Esq. CAPITA', ONE MILLION STERLING. One of the objects of this Association is to remove part of the unemployed agricultural labourers of Great Britain and Ireland,. to the settlements of the Association in South America, and to e'stablish them there as independent farmers. For this purpose a sufficient capital is raised, and prepara tions and arrangements are making to enable the settlers to enter upon their work, free from the impediments and hard -1411,6 to which emigrants, without proper organization, are "Posed. COURT OF KING'S BENCII—(Tnis DAT.) I3YRNE V. PARKINS. Mr. BitotroitAm moved for a second new trial, which the Court refused. This motion was at tended with several extraordinaries ;—first, the groundlessness of it, next, and not the least ex traordinary, Mr. Parkins did not interrupt his Counsel, or make any disturbance; and, thirdly, which is the most extraordinary of all, he ex pressed himself perfectly satisfied with the deci sion of the Court. The first removals will be the settlements in the province of Entre Rios ; which commence within a few miles from the Villa de la Concepcion, and at about 120 miles in a direct line hart the city of Buenos Ayres, and 200 miles from the city of 4'1°4 4 Video. These settlements occupy a considerable por ti of the finest part of the peninsula. They are inclosed by tts ° great branches of the Rio de la Plata, viz. the Uruguay middle Parana, which effectually protect. the province from the depredatory incursions of the Indians. Vessels of 150 tons burthen, navigate both these rivers to the shores of the settle ments- The country is undulating and diversified with wood, the soil is a rich black mould, of which the association possess upwards of a million of acres ready to receive the plough with• out any preparation. The climate is similar to that of the south of France. Both soil and climate are favourable for the growth of wheat and other grain, but the natives are averse to agricultural labour, and procure their supplies of flour princi pally from distant countries. A certain number of young farming men, of good character, if healthy and strong, with their wives, if married, and not ex ceeding one child with each couple (unless at their own cost), will be conveyed to the Settlements, and the expences of their voyag e will be advanced by the Association. Each family will be put in possession of an enclosed farm of fifty acres, and they will be supplied from the stores of the As sociation with good and sufficient food and clothing, and with necessary building materials, and agricultural stock. These advances will be continued or three years, should the Settlers be unable to provide for themselves out of their own resources for so long a period. The produce of the farms may be sold by the individuals themselves, or by the agents of the Association, whose duty it is to convey , such produce to the best markets, and to account faithfully for the proceeds. This engagement the Association guarantees. The Settlers will be conveyed in ships fitted up expressly for the conveyance of passengers. The expence of the voyage and provisions varies, but averages about 181. for each adult. Children under 14 years of age, are charged one half ; and un der seven, one third the price of adults. The voyage out is ge nerally performed with a fair wind in two months. Families who are taken out and established at the expcnce of the Association, will bold their lands on lease ; each family for so long as the man, his wife and children, and the survivor of them, shall live. Families who pay for their passage out, and establish them selves free of expence to the Association, will have the land conveyed to them and their representatives for ever, in the manner of freehold. In either case, however, they will be s ubject to a reserved rent, varying from 6d. to 2s. per acre, teeording to the situation. The land is free from tythes and (ax es . As their returns arise, the Settlers will be required to repay t he above ad vances by easy instalments, and with 5/. per cent. interest thereon, or the value of the advances and rent will be received from them in produce or labour. The Farms will be sold as Freeholds, free from rent, for 15 l is e ars' purchase of the annual rent requir on lease, provided Purchase be made before the letting ; ed but it, after a man lied rented a farm he be desirous of buying it as a freehold, he may do so within seven years, at twenty years' purchase of the annual rent. G razing Farms, varying in extent from o ne thousand to ' teemY thousand acres, properly enclosed and water ed, ' will also be,_lefl to persons who pay their passage out, and show that the y have the means to stock such farms. Shareholders in the Capital of the Association may receive P o ssession of three hundred acres of land, and fitly head of cattle, and fifty sheep, on credit of each share paid up, and may , hold such land on lease, at an annual rent, until a g eneral divi- E don of th e l an d take place. Artificers of every kind may establish themselves advantage- C u l;,„Y on these Settlements • but at first, those in the line of "umg, farming, and preparing and working leather, will be ost useful. Other tradesmen must be cautious not to go out Prematurely. th9entlemen of small income may find an acceptable abode in anqeSettlensents. The cheapness of provisions, and of horses Th e " fi cir heep, the profusion and variety of game and fish ; rn...cheerfulness of the scenery, and the salubrity of the cli ati4vte, offer materials which they may avail themselves of with tusir ta ,ge, and upon which, aided by a library and other insti soci us intended to be stablislied, they may form an agreeable Officers, Surveyor's, - and Workmen, are gone out to make_ ,0-81;Ttions for those who are to follow ; but it is not intended p url or other settlers out to the above destination until p u rl r September next. As that period approaches, the timeke,e,:unattitahren of sailing ma be learnt at the Temporary Of northwest corner of the Royal Exchange, opposite n otna rance to the Bank of England ; or of the Agents, Mr. kr. . L ., 1 . 1 Young, Merchant, 12, South Albion-street, Glasgow ; R e C. Knubley, Solicitor, Whitehaven ; Mr. William Yaold , •, Jun., County Fire-Office, Castle-street, Liverpool ; „. and A - olagee, Aberistwyth ; Mr. Black, Merchant, Sligo; huts. Burke and Henan, Merchant C k Merchant or . MERCANTILE SHIPPING. DEAL, APRIL 26.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived and sailed for the River, the Fortitude, Butcher, from Barbadoes ; Lang, Lusk, from the Isle of France ; Resolution, Parker, from do., and Cornelia, Veer, from Batavia. Sailed the Hawke, for Valparaiso ; Betty, Wells, for Fayal; also the Columbus, with the whole of the outward..bound, got away about 10 a. m. with a steady breeze from E.N.E., which has every appearance of continuing. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 20.—Wind E.—Sailed the Numa transport, for the Mediterranean ; and his Majesty's ship Cal liope, on a cruize. FALMOUTH, APRIL 25—Wind S.—Arrived the Cygnet packet, from the Mediterranean ; sailed from Corfu the 13th March, Malta the 23d, Gibraltar the Bth inst., and Cadiz the 9th ditto. Sailed the Duke of York packet, for Buenos Ayres ; Margaret, Bowman, for Lisbon ; Belus, Gibbs, for Charente ; and Melantlw, Baynton, for Carthagena. LIVERPOOL, Aram 25.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived the Jane, Pae, from Nassau, N. P., sailed the 20th ult. ; Emily, God frey, from Virginia, sailed the 25th March ; William Tell, Haldridge, from New Orleans. Arrived oft' the Port the Ben coolen, Kirkwood ; Princess Charlotte, Kean ; and Persever ance, Brown, from Calcutta. CORK, APRIL 23.—Arrived the Lonash, —, from London, to take convicts to New South Wales ; also the Reso lution, Albion, Amity, Brunswick, Regulus, and Star, from London, to take on board Emigrants to Quebec. DOVER, APRIL 26.—The outward-bound ships got under weigh in the Downs this morning, and, with the Columbus in company, passed this port to the westward about noon. There is every appearance of the east wind continuing, and that the Columbus may get clear of the Channel.—Sailed for Calai s his Majesty's ship Fury, with the Countess of Essex, and other passengers. Arrived off Dover, the Argyle, Sprew ; and Flora, from Surinam. Yesterday the dispatches fot China, by the ship Warren Hastings, Capt. Richard Hawes, were closed at the East Indi a House, and delivered to the Purser of that ship. CORN EXCHANGE, Arum 27. The arrivals of all sorts of Corn are moderate. In conse quence of the declaration of Ministers, that no alteration will be made in the Corn Laws this season beyond the liberation of the bonded Corn, and the admission of Canada Wheat, more money is asked for nearly every article here; but our buyers do not appear willing to comply with advanced prices, so that there is not much business doing. Beans and Oats, however, are certainly rather dearer. A untvAr.s.—English Wheat, 2,150 —.Barley, I,lso—Oats, 4,Boo—lrish Oats, 3,900 qrs.—Flour, 2,00 sacks. AIVRDEIt IN MoNmouTursuißE.—On the 15th instant, an Inquest was held at Llanvihangel-Crucorney, near Abergavenny, on view of the body of Thomas Powell, whose death was the consequence of a ferocious attack made upon him the preceding day by R. Christopher. The parties were neigh? bouring farmers; and it appeared in evidence, that the pip of the latter were constant trespassers upon the clover of the deceased. This occasioned frequent ineffectual remon. stranees from Powell, who finally drove the pigs from his fi e ld, and locked them up in his fold, preparatory to their be. ing taken to the pond. Christopher, on hearing of their deten tion, instantly repaired to Powell's house, and, during a violent altercation which ensued between them, struck the deceased so conveyed to the house, and died the fol violent a blow on the back part of the head will' a stake, le Jury returned a verdict of " Wilful Tl lowing mornw6. her the Christop , moment he heard of the death of ;Murder. • der " that the absconded, and has hitherto eluded discover p0_0r.....m.a.n was his victim, a • y.— a•,, (GioucestaJourn ) [MORNING POST.] The Committee on the Ciiihnlig 'Relief Bill was postponed last night by Sir Francis Burdett, in order to make room for the debate on Mr. Littleton's useful measure to abolish certain forty-shilling freeholders in Ireland. The lion. Gentleman, in moving the second reading of his 13111 on that subject, justly stated that he was the more induced to choose the prese n t ti me f or ! urging it on the adoption of the Ilouse, because I he thought that any measure which should assi milate the exercise of the elective franchise in Ireland to the practice of England, which would ! tend to destroy the multiplication of fictitious but yet efficient voters amongst the poor, and for the most part Catholic population of Ireland, was an an indispensable accompaniment of a mea sure for restoring their rights to the higher orders of Catholics. He contended that it was not a disfranchising Bill, and showed that, without any interference on his part, the Act by which the elective franchise w as en j o y e d by forty shilling freeholders in Ireland would expire in • the course of right years from the present time. As the measure now stood it was prospective only. Ile then demonstrated the degrading consequences of the present system, and assisted by the evidence produced before the Committee on the State of Ireland, triumphantly proved the necessity and justice of putting an end to the in famous and injurious practices to which this sys tem gives birth. Although opposed by Mr. Les lie Foster, who did not think the Bill went far enough, the business would have gone smoothly on, had not Mr. Brougham, in one of hi s most unfortunate moods, thrown,every thing.into con fusion by disorderly.attempts to vent his spleen against an Illustrious Personage towards whom of gratitud e f or t h e so l emn there is but one feelin g assurances with which he yas dispelled the fears of this Protestant nation.:,, Called to order by his own fellow-soldiers in. the:cause of Popery— temperately exhorted by his opp onents, not hi ng could calm his boiling itnpethosity, till lost in visions of future disturbances and slaughters, he could behold nothing hut a . King rejecting " the unanimous vote of the house and o f t h e country, though streaming with blo n d V And what was the cause of these diseased imaginations and im plied denunciations ? The manly, frank, and temperate declaration of a Prince, that in what ever situation he may be placed, he will mai n t a i n inviolate the sanctity of the Coronation Oath and the Constitution of his country 1, Had this gra tifying assurance been mingled with any feeling of bitterness towards any cl ass of opinions of men, there might have been some excuse for the misunderstanding or misrepresation of which the Learned and lion. Gentleman has been guilty. But even here he has not the 'shadow of a doubt on which to build a justificati on ._ With the same frankness with whic h he •I•en iie proclaim ed himself a staunc h and u nbending P rotestant the same Illustrious Personage decla re d_ but th always will lbe'a is a cc I am, e r.a re ticin;m any thin g i n t i l l s and Wide distinction bet ween g ra nting tole rat i on and always have been,. and granting you er. gilolursastotliel firm friend to • [BRITISH PRESS.] As we yesterday anticipated, it was deemed ne cessary last night to postpone the consideration of two of the measures connected with the proposed removal of the disabilities of the Roman Catholics. The Committee on the Relief Bill is appointed for Monday next. Mr. Secretary Peel gave no tice of his intention to take the sense of the House again on the third reading of the Bill. The light Hon. Gentleman will not offer any further opposition until that stage of the Bill ; but he re serves to himself the right of making such sugges tions in the Committee, as he may think proper, with the view of lessening the danger he appre hends from the repeal of the disqualifications to which the Roman Catholics are now subject. Lord F. L. Gower's motion respecting a provision for the Roman Catholic Clergy is postponed till Friday. After these and some other matters had been dis posed of, Mr. Littleton moved the second read ing of his Bill for regulating the Elective Fran chise in Ireland. The Hon. Member explained that his measure is not, as some of his opponents suppose, intended or calculated to disfranchise a single individual. Its object is merely to regu late the exercise of the right of suffrage pro spectively. The character of the present system of the Elective Franchise in the Irish counties he justly stigmatised, as being " pregnant with perjury and every vice," and tending only' to debase the people and injure the property " of the country. Mr. Littleton rested his arguments in favour of the Bill chiefly on the evidence given by Mr. Leslie Foster and Mr. Blake, be fore the Committee on the State of Ireland. No better support could be had to any Act of Le gislation. The extracts made by the Honourable Gentleman seem to us to be quite decisive of the justice and necessity of the measure. An animated debate, however, ensued. The opposition to the Bill proceeded entirely on that confusion of terms by which the burden of suffrage imposed upon what are called the Freeholders in Ireland, is re presented as a beneficial right, prized by the wretched individuals possessing it. Mr. Brougham availed himself of the opportunity to declaim at large on all the topics that presented themselves to his vagrant imagination, seasoning his defence of electioneering perjury by disorderly and per sonal attacks of unusual and repulsive grossness. The House continued sitting till nearly three o'clock this morning. On the division the Bill was carried by a majority of 48 votes, the num bers being, for it 9,33, against it 185. The Bill was ordered to be committed on Friday. [MORNING HERALD.] The few words uttered in the House of Peers of Monday night, by his Royal Highness the Duke of York, on the subject of the Catholic Question, cannot fail to obtain universal atten tion. The sentiments of the Heir Presumptive to the Throne, upon a question so intimately connected with the introduction of our reigning dynasty, and so eagerly canvased at the present m oment, will be regarded with 11 0 comm on inte rest. The last Duke of York who stood in the same relative position to the Throne,was the brother of Charles 11. whose open temper and liberal manners amused our most gracious Sovereign a few minutes after his Royal Brethe r had appealed to Heaven against the Roman Catholics. Fancy may devise curious resemblances in the personal circumstances of the two Dukes of York. James Duke of York was in decided opposition to the Commons of his time, for the Commons had twice passed the Exclusion Bill. Frederick Duke of York is in manifest opposition t o the Commons [THE TIMES.] The intimation that Ministers mean to propose no measures on the subject of the Corn Laws during the present Session, creates no surprise, though it gives some pain to the public. Indeed, it does seem cruel to admit the foreign manufac turer by the present liberal system of commerce, and to continue the exclusion of that which can alone enable us to compete with him—foreign corn. if he must bring us his articles cheap, let him bring us also his means of producing them cheap, and then we can tell him that we fear him not. Nobody can conceive the mischief of the present system. Even the people of this nation, who feel it, such are their energies, hardly esti mate it justly ; for it will be observed, that by opening an outlet to the foreign manufactures, and keeping the corn there dammed up, we give a bonus to the foreign manufacturer at the very seat of his labours,—we create a redundancy, and oblige him to live upon low wages; whereas, did we take a part of his corn, the re mainder would be dearer to him, and our con flict would be more equal. AVe observe, and with contempt too, that there are legislators who talk of keeping the markets level by artificial means. Such men little understand the subject on which they speak. We recollect the late Duke of Bed ford—a name never to be mentioned without re spect—said, with a sigh, that the 44 melancholy truth" was now ascertained beyond a doubt, that England did not produce corn enough for the sustenance of its inhabitants. Grain of every kind was enormously dear at that time. Then comes a period of plenty, and " the melancholy truth" is ascertained, according to Lord Liver pool, with equal certainty, that England had not inhabitants sufficient to eat the grain which it produced. At present, we believe, we are gone back to the first melancholy truth—about there being too many modths for the grain. One snap of the finger we would not give for all the statements that all the wise men of Gotham cams make upon this subject ; and yet they, good sooth, will manage the whole affair which they understand so little, and nicely poise the balance between the home and foreign grower ! Let them leave the markets open, or hasten as fast as possible to that desirable result, and nature will do the work for them, much more precisely and effectually than they can do it for themselves or us. This kind of persons have never moved but to do mischief by their meddling with the growth and sale of corn. All that we can at present expect or strive for is, a modification of the existing evil, by lowering the importation price till next year, when the whole subject is to be revised. MYSTERIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE.--About 4 years since a gentleman, named Tindal, of Weymouth, was found dead, and robbed of his money and watch, on the turopike.road leading from Charmouth to Axminster. It was generally be lieved that he had been murdered, and strong suspicion fell on Loveridge, the person who first gave intelligence of his death, from his offering for sale a gold chain and some seals. Accord.. ingly he was apprehended, and examined before W. Tucker, Esq., of Coryton, but as no positive proof could be brought against him, he was discharged. A short time since Love.. ridge died ; but on his death-bed he mentioned the Clergy... span, the Rev. T. Tucker, of Up Lyme, that something lay heavy on his mind, which he wished to impart to him before his death, and if he would call again the next day, he would mention it to him, but before the clergyman came he expired. About' a fortnight since, as a person named Moore, who is living in the cottage late ly occupied by Loveride, was digging up the root of a tree in his garden, he found a gold watch between the and the root. On Saturday week he offered it for sale to Mr. Pulman, clock and watch-maker, of Axminster, who, suspect ing it to be the watch which belonged to the late Mr. Tindal, ' detained it, and gave information to Mr. Slyfield, of that town, who produced the maker's name and number, Which answered to that of the watch. A summons was granted for the appearance of Moore, by W. Tucker, Esq., and he appeared before him, when it was satisfactorily proved by Miss Tindal that it was her late father's watch, and it was ac. cordingly restored to her. Moore's son-in-law proved that he was with his father when the watch was found.—( Sherborne 411ercttry.) Friday morning, during the performance of the Farce of Dead Alive at the Alnwick..Theatre, the gallery gave way, and gradually descended in a body, with the gods and goddesses in it, most of whom were certasnly more dead than alive from fright; a few trifling bruises were, however, all the injuries which the fallen divinities sustained,: