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It appears that Sung-Tajin, the aged companion of Lord Macartney, is still in the enjoyment of health, sufficient to enable him to undertake an im perial commission to the province of Shan-se. His situation as President of the Board of Rites is filled up by another person during his absence. This day was publiAhed, in fivo. pricy 6s. 6d. HISTORICAL INQUIRIES respecting the Character of EDWARD HYDE, Earl of Clarendon, Lord Chancellor of England. Ry the Hon. GEORGE AGAR ELLIS. Printed for John Murray, Albemarle -street. In the island of Formosa there has been an in surrection of the inhabitants, or an inroad of the natives, for the final suppression or repelling of which the local officers are rewarded by his Majesty. An Yu-She (or censor) has written largely to the Emperor against the practice fast creeping in, of neglecting to store up rice in the public granaries for the supply of the people in times of scarcity.— Ile speaks of some recent cases in which all that Government possessed was totally insufficient to afford the least relief. In Keang-nan province, it is said, that at the autumnal execution, when the death-warrant from Pekin arrived, the local officers, or their inferiors, decapitated one prisoner instead of another by mis take ! The Emperor, in his censure, says, that of late years, in many of the provinces, similar mistakes have taken place. He directs that the superior officers exert themselves niore to distinguish the prisoners, and trust less to their inferiors. Also, that more troops be drawn out, to prevent confusion from the crowd. INSOLVENTS APPLYING TO BR DISCHARGED, Petitions to be heard at Portugal-stun:it, Lincoln's his Ylelids, JUNE 0, AT Alms. 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THE (To be continued weekly,) NEW LONDON LITERARY pAc, GAZETTE, and JOURNAL of SCIENCE and ' l. ° ll lON. sp,,temer agendo." b. In order that the Criticisms in this Paper may be Itn- T! W ",-. a. Y nal Interest of the Publisher in N . Vorks, C. smith will for the future confine his Publications to Edit All communications to b e addressed, post-paid, to the r 36, St. James's -street. Advertisements, and Notices of Works preparing for publication, will be received. Valuable assistance will be adequately remunerated. Printed and published by T. C. Smith, 36, St. James's ,i,treet, and sold by all Booksellers in the Kingdom. NATIONAL SIL K WEAVERS' SO CIETY, rs ti i blish e d for the tole pu r p ose of giving constant Em• p oyment to thu rp poor Wea vers and their Families, oi HElltSpitalfields. 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A FASHIONABLE STOCK of Carriage, Curricle, Tandem, Phaeton, Stanhope aad Chaise HARNESS, with every description of Saddlery, &c. &e. for home use, East and West Indies, and South America, which merit inspec tion from their excellent quality, first style of workman ship, and moderate prices. All the Articles in this Establishment are warranted, and the excellent plan of fifty years standing is still strictly adhered to, of asking one Ready Money Price, but from which no abatement will'be made. PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT AND STATE OF THE COUNTRY. One would suppose from the way in which affairs are conducted here, that the groat object of the Government is to make the people detest the Constitution. They have been made to taste all the evils of a change of system, without any, or at best, but a few of the advantages. The citizens are quite harrassed with military duty. There are no regular troops in the capital, ex cept a few cavalry, who patrol the streets day and night, in small bodies, and the militia have all the rest of the duty to perform. This is no trifle, for the attendance of military is so common, at every sort of ceremony, both civil and religious, that nearly one half of those registered arc on duty every other day. Shopkeepers, respectable tradesmen, mechanics—all are obliged to leave their business, and serve as common soldiers, with only two vintems (24d.) a day of pay. Some of them are constantly patrolling the streets, others attend in the churches, when any cere mony the least extraordinary takes place—others are placed as sentinels at every public office, and at many of the churches—even " Nossa Sen hors da Barracca" (Our Lady of the Cave), has a guard to attend her, and a poor tradesman must leave his family unprovided for, to wait on a small clay image, about four inches high. This image of the Virgin, as is well known, was found in a rabbit-hole, four years ago, and on account of the. miracle which she performed, has obtained one of the principal places in the Cathedral. Candles are constantly burning on the altar where she is placed. Crowds of people, at every hour of the day, are kneeling before her ; a centinel is at her right hand, and what is more important than all, a plate to receive the offerings of the pious is always before her. This delusion is by no means at an end, particularly among the lower classes, if one may judge from the number of vintems that are every day cast into her trea sury, and the fervour with which she is adored. A Portuguese devotee is the most fervent of all worshippers. He kneels down nail the utmost solemnity, goes over the string of beads, and at the conclusion, raises his out-stretched arms to wards the object of his worship, and seems so wrapped in ecstatic devotion, that a troop of cavalry might pass without attracting his notice. The foundation of a church has been laid on the spot where this image was discovered, but the work proceeds so slowly, that it probably will never be finished, as those who receive the contribu tions find other ways of spending them. The sum collected at present amounts in all to about 10,0001. To return, however, to the blessings of the Constitution—the inhabitants, particu larly those in the country, are liable to have English officers and soldiers billetted on them, they are often obliged to resign their best apart ments to foreigners, and to submit to great in convenience and deprivations in order to esta blish a mode of Government, of which they have not the least idea, except from its bad effects.— Young men are pressed for the army, and when they attempt to evade their pursuers, they are arrested like felons, marched through the streets, under a guard of soldiers with drawn swords, and hurried off the first opportunity to sonic military depot. They are ill fed, ill clothed, and not unfrequently are without pay for months. It is really pitiful to see the tattered patched gar ments with which some of the poor fellows are covered that perform duty even in the capital, and what adds to their misery, and that of the country in general, is their future prospects, for no one can foresee how long such a state of things may continue. One would suppose that the first object of the Government ought to have been, to get the great body of the people over to their side, by conferring on them some imme diate advantages ; but this appears never to have occurred to them. The wonder is, not that many of the people should prefer Don Miguel and the old system, but that any of them should adhere to a Government which shows so little concern for their real interests. The character and conduct of this Prince have been the cause of great calamity to Portugal. But from a well grounded dread of his tyranny and violent pas sions, I am inclined to think that little or no re sistance would have been made to his party. Puttin g his claims out of the question (which, by the bye, are not slight, and which are every day more spoken of), the advantages which might result f r om his being placed at the head provided he chose to act for the good of his country, would induce many to join him. Inc contrast between the Government of a Prince in the prime of life, and the regency of a weakly woman, with a divided Ministry, and the prospect often years' minority, occurs to every one. The conduct of Don Pedro, too, has offended many. He abdicates the Crown, and gives it to his daughter, who certainly has no more claims to it than the Princess Victoria of England, for ad mitting that the Sovereign power is still vested in him, he cannot alter the line of succession, and deprive his son of a kingdom, which must come to him by right. When he comes of age, is it to be supposed that he will remain Prince Royal of Brazil, rather than become King of Portugal ? The probability is, that as soon as he is able to act for himself, he will make his escape, and excite a second civil war. The fact is, there will be no end of discontent and com motion, till some regular Government is fixed. Long before that time, however, a most impor tant crisis must arrive. On the 26th of Oct. next, Don Miguel will reach the age, at which, according to the Charter, he may fill the Re gency, and as none has such a good right to it, his partizans will then acquire new force, and in case of his claims being refused, proclaim him anew. Even at present, notwithstanding the presence of the British troops, and all the promised blessings of the Charter, there is a strong party in his favour. According to accounts which I have received from Elvas, the great body of the inhabitants took part with the mutineers, by join ing them in cries for Don Miguel, waving of handkerchiefs, and other tokens of approbation. At the re-opening of the theatre here, last even ing too, when the house was crowded to excess, and the Constitutional Hymn was called for, the feelings evinced in favour of the new Government were at best equivocal. One would have sup posed that on such an occasion, the first public token of the Regent's recovery, and in a place where none of the lower classes are to be seen, some expression of joy would have been made. Nothing of the kind, however, occurred. When the Opera was over, there was a partial call from the pit for the Constitutional Hymn, and after some delay, the curtain was at length raised. Each of the singers came forward in his turn, and sung a verse, which was applauded or ridiculed, according to the merits of the singer, but there was not the slightest allusion made either to the Princess Regent, Don Pedro, or the Constitu tion. The scene altogether was quite farcical. Some few ventured to hiss, others were laughing; and when it came to the turn of the buffo to give his version of the air, particularly at that part of it which concludes with the words " liberal con atituicao," the laugh was general. What the feel ings of the people may have been on the Pro clamation of the Charter I cannot say, from personal knowledge, but certainly, since I have had an opportunity of judging, they have evinced any thing but enthusiasm ; and, till the Government adopt some method to convince them practically of its utility, no change for the better can take place. Many who call themselves liberal rail against the present Go vernment—say they have neutralised the Con; stitution, made it quite nominal, and done every thing to render it odious. At present it hangs by a thread ; and were Don Miguel, when he comes of age, to make his escape from Vienna, and present himself to the troops, I am afraid it would not survive for a month. The only hope for the liberal party is, the arrival of Don Pedro or an efficient Ministry. The former probably may happen sooner than is supposed ; for, if all the statements current here be true, a revolution can hardly be avoided in Brazil. The Marquis of Palmella is looked to by many as the only Minister capable of saving Portugal.—Corre spondent of the Morning Herald. SINGULAR COINCIDENCE.-Itiellard Power, an honest labourer, died on Sunday se'nnight—his wife died the preceding evening, and the one grave entombed them both on Monday! The husband had been labouring under consumptive complaints these ten weeks past, during which time his wife attended him, but finding bins beyond recovery, and seeing no prospect for herself after his death but want, she laid herself down beside him, and after linger ing a short time, expired ! " RARE DOINGS AT ROXBURGIIE HALL." —The celebrated Roxburghe Club held their Anniversary at Freemasons' Tavern, last Thurs day. The Duke of Devonshire, Earl Spencer, and Lord Althorp, with nearly all the Members now in England, were present— " Quick from th' Ebetian* Club last night By secret ways I took my flight ; My precious lore slung on my back, My lustrous tomes of Letter Black, Unique and rare—a store of wealth ! Father of Type, to thee all health!" On this occasion George Watson Taylor, Esq. presented to each Member of this renowned Club, a volume of exquisite typographical beauty, printed by Mr. Nicol, consisting of the Amatory Poetry of Charles, Duke of Orleans and Milan, nephew of Charles the Sixth of France, and father to Louis the Twelfth, who was taken prisoner at the battle of Agincourt, on the 25th October, 1415, where he was found under a heap of dead bodies almost lifeless, and detained as a State prisoner in England, by the mandate of Henry the Fifth, 25 years. He was confined in a man sion, surrounded by a moat, at Groombridge, in Sussex, where he devoted much of his time to the composition of verses in English and French. This treasure is copied from a manuscript in the British Museum, which seems to have been un known to Lord Orford, who only mentions the Poems preserved in the Royal Library at Paris. With the exception of the Gower Ballads, printed from a manuscript, in his father's library, by Lord Gower, and Mr. Markland's beautiful s pec imens, and his extremely erudite Essay on the " Chester Mysteries," the books printed by the Roxburghe Club have not previously been distinguished, or considered as any remarkable accession of value to the early literature of the country. We understand it has been resolved by the members of the Roxburghe Club that all their future publications shall be printed at their joint expellee, and that " Haviloe,” an interest ing and very curious Romance, from a manu script which has recently been discovered in the British Museum, is to ,be sent to press irnn►e diately. Various minor regulations were, at this meeting, adopted by the Club. The day was spent in the utmost harmony, and the toasts pe culiar to these distinguished Bibliomaniste were drunk with enthusiasm. * Abridged from " Alphabetian," the " Preatie Childe's Boke,"—the first production imprinted under the auspices of the Club for the instruction of the juvenile members. A. naval officer, from the coast of Chekeang, writes to the Emperor, to say, that at the season for catching the hwaugyu (said to be the sturgeon) the fishing-boats were very numerous, and he was a pprehens►ve they might have other pursuits than fishing, which induced him to watch them narrowly, but he found nothing amiss. THE arnitwoN .11( TAETARIT. The Pekin Gazettes, received at Canton, contain papers issued by the Emperor, respecting the rebel lion in Western Tartary. The leader, Chang-Kih Urh, is represented as a Mahomedan, and the head of certain descendants of a former rebel. He has been joined by Tartars called, in Chinese, Poo-loo tih, and by the white-capped Mahomedans about Kasligar. According to Chinese maps in the lion. Company's library at Canton, the seat of the rebel lion lies in long. 78. east, lat. 40. north, and the surrounding territory, which the Pekin Gazette, re present as desert and thinly inhabited. However, the official documents from his Majesty indicate considerable anxiety on the subject. He has or dered 70 officers of reputation to appear before him, that he may select 30 to proceed with the greatest expedition to the seat of war. From the north west provinces of Shense and Kan-suh, he has or dered 20,000 men to advance; and Oven from Man chow Tartary troops are commanded to proceed to the westward. He has given absolute power over the army to Chang-ling, the Commander-in-chief at Ele (the Ili of d'Anvillc), who about ten years ago, was Governor of Canton. Two General Officers are united With him as a council ; but the imperial seal is given to him, which authorizes him to act indivi dually and independently in all matters, whether of life or death, or great or small. Kansuh and Shan tung provinces are ordered to supply provisions, &c., for the army in advance against the Mahomedan re bels. his Majesty commands a union of clemency and severity. The arch-rebel himself, if he will sub mit, is promised life; whilst, to every human being opposing the imperial forces total extermination is threatened, and the army instructed to inflict it.— Two officers of rank in the imperial army have already fallen, and funeral honours have been decreed. From the spirited arrangements which have been made, and the number of troops brought forward to the scene of action, his Majesty anticipates a speedy and glorious result. The people of Canton consider the late disturbances in Formosa as trivial, but the Tartar rebellion as a serious national affair. It is reported outside, that the Governor of Can ton requires, for the immediate supply of the grand army now in the field, and in motion against the rebel Ching-Kih-Urh, from the Hong merchants, 600,000 taels, the salt merchants 400,000 taels, and the country gentlemen 200,000 taels. Whether his Majesty will accept of this " benevolence" or not, is yet unknown. The daily expense of the army is said to be 70,000 teals. CANTON, 0(7. 24. THE I.ITE AFFAIR OF T;113 TOFA7 In Hog-lane, there has to-day been posted up a MS. placard, with the name of the person whose father was killed at Ling-Ting in the Topaz, saying that to revenge his father's death, he is seeking for an opportunity to murder Howqua. Under this declaration there are twelve lines of Terse, repeating what was said in prose to the Governor of Canton in the late petition—that his father and brother-in law were both killed by foreigners; that seven houses were destroyed by shot fired from the Topaz, and that ten thousand taels were plundered from the island. He then states that he had appealed to the Em peror, and received his Majesty's commands to seize the foreigner but Howqua had accepted of bribes to let him go away. He bewails his distress during six years; invokes Heaven, and announces his de termination to have his revenge satisfied; and then winds up by requesting the lovers of justice to give him 100 pieces of gold to enable him to go again to the Emperor. As he does not know the " slave" Howqua personally, he asks any one to point him out, and he will instantly rip open his bowels. The Hong-merchant Ilowqua is guilty of being rich and timid; hence he has of late been assailed, in a variety of ways, to extort money from him, which seems the malicious intention of this man, who asserts the grossest falsehoods, with the same breath that he makes appeals to justice and to Heaven ! China is a mass of moral corruption, consisting of atheism, malice, revenge, lying, fraud, and sensuality. THE CROYDON CANAL.—Yesterday a ge neral meeting of the Shareholders of the Croy don Canal was held at the George and Vulture Tavern, Thomas Coles, Esq. took the Chair. The Report presented but a gloomy prospect. The income during the last year was only 3,63-1.1. and the expenditure left them but a balance of 1961. in the hands of the Banker. Last year the balance, after the year's expenditure, was .3881., and it had been getting worse since the preceding year, when it was 500/. The Chair man said, that they had tried the addition of a Rail Road, which had been expensive, and pro duced nothing : they bad also lost much money in boring for springs, in which they had been equally unsuccessful. This year they had suc ceeded in tapping a powerful spring a t L es h urs t, which he thought would be adequate to the sup ply of water. Several Shareholders said they were quite tired of subscribing any more to the Canal ; but after considerable discussion, it was agreed that the concern should go on for a year longer, but 1 - 1 Q further expense WAS tc) be incurred. .TUESDA.Y, Just It_ ASCOT RACES.— The Oatlands Stakes closed oi Memnon, 5 yra. Sot 41b. El Dorado, el yrs, Sat. 014. Aidelira, 5 yra, Bst. Ulla. Dervise, 4 yra, fist 41b. Garcia, 4 yra, I.L. Black Swan, 4 yra, 7st. ltlb, Monarch, 4 yra, ist. 121 b. The following declared fort Double Entendre, 6 yrs, Bit. 91b. Fps Fye, 4 yrs, bat. 91b. Saturday night as follow Androssan colt, 4 yrs, ist. I2lb. Royal Oak, 4 yrs let. lUlb. Br. to Barefoot, 4 yrs, 711. 1011.). Upae, 4 yre, lit. Mb. Syntax, 3 yrs, 70.31 b. Filly by Oalnsbro', S years, Get. Mb. it by the time prescribed : Madame Poki, b yrs, 7st. FIGHT BETWEEN JONES (THE SAILOR BOY) AND RAINES, FOR 25/. A-SIDE. These men met yesterday to decide the second match which had been made between them. The first match was but for 10/. a-aide, and was to have come off in Cam bridgeshire ; but the beaks having interfered before the merits of the combatants were fully ascertained, no satis factory result was obtained en either side. As, however, the friends of each were equally sweet upon their favour ite, fresh articles were drawn up for tke increased sum of 251. a-side, and thus additional consequence was given to the event. Jones was trained in the neighbourhood of Cambridge, nnder the auspices of his backer, and Raines took his air and exercise at the Welch Harp, in the Edge ware-road. The place of fighting was to be decided by toss, and that having been won by Raines' friends, he appointed tke neighbourhood of Watford, in Hertfordshire, for the rendesvous—the Essex Arms having been named as head-quarters. At two o'clock the men entered the ring, Jones attended by Frosty Faced Fogo, and the facetious Jack Clarke ; and Raines by the Lively Kid, Ned Stockman, and Ton Woolley. On stripping, it was obvious that both men had paid proper attention to their training. Their condi tion was in fact of the first order. Betting was slack, guineas to pounds being offered en Raines, but no takers. In point of weight they were nearly equal. Tux Fnaux.—lt may be recollected, that when these men were opposed to each other in the former battle, from the caution exercised by Raines, three rounds were pro tracted to thirty-five minutes without any decisive issue. In the present instance, he adopted precisely the same course, and from his contenting himself with stopping Jones's left. handed jobs, without attempting to make a return, no lees than fifteen minutes elapsed before a blow was struck. At length Jones, who was all along anxious to draw him to a rally, succeeded in planting a blow with his right on his nob. A quick interchange of compliments followed, and at the same moment there was a cry of " first blood" from both sides ; Jones exhibiting a slight scratch on hie ear, and Raines having the claret drawn from the region of his dominoes, while Jones, who scarcely exhibited a mark ex cept a slight scratch on the ear, was declared the victor. Raines hail the worst of the fight from the beginning, and on time being galled for the thirteenth round, Raines (severely punished), prudently said " Enough." CHINESE LAmus.—At the Grand Saloon, 94, Pall-mall.—This Exhibition is the most c , :rious and interesting, that has ever appeared in Europe, and is daily visited by crowds of the Haut Ton and Cognoscenti, who invariably express themselves highly gratified with the sight of these singularly interesting Women, the only of their sex ever seen out of the Celestial Em pire, and even there as inaccessible to the sight of Foreigners as the Harama of the Grand Seignor. The very diminitive feet of the Chinese Ladies (but three inches long) have been hitherto appreciated only by the sight of their shoes in the cabinets of the curious, and only excited doubts as to their reality, which may now be proved by ocular demonstratien.—Open from 11 till 6.—Admittance One Shilling. On the afternoon of Saturday last, a tre mendous storm of rain, accompanied with loud thunder and vivid lightning, passed over the vil lage of Addingham, near Otley. The rain was mingled with hail, and descended in torrents. About a mile from the former mentioned place, the electric fluid struck a cow-shed, by pene trating the eastern wall, near the roof, eight yards of which were thrown down by the shock ; and descending through the hayloft, it penetrated the shed, in which, unfortunately, the owner, Timothy Brear, was at the time engaged, along with his son. As soon as he was discovered, after the awful visitation, he was apparently lifeless, all his clothing having been burnt and torn from his body in such a manner that he was in a state of nudity, with the exception of one shoe and stocking still remaining on his person ; even the hair on his head, as well as that on his body, was singed to the very surface, and the greater part of his person dreadfully burnt. The remains of the shattered garments were distributed in various parts ; one of the shoes was torn in pieces, and the soles were split from each other ; his hat could not be found. Mr. Duckworth, surgeon, of Addingham, promptly attended, and after ad ministering repeated applications, the unfortunate sufferer showed signs of animation. On Sunday morning he was able to speak ; his eyes are injured, though the sight is not destroyed ; and he is quite deaf. Hopes are entertained of his recovery. The son, who was standing about five yards from his father, received no other injury than that of partial dealhess. A . calf, at a short distance was killed, and a cow was nearly suffocated. Such was the force of the fluid, that large stones were thrown from 50 to 60 yards. York Herald. , A7_,,,11).4-= '------ THE BA , ..,. k. IF , _ _., dt .. .'4 . 1, ,.. --, Ad it is pretty gen 1. .. . Igo r i xtiL eial world, that the paon - tantuirtikti.tbeir ateounts with each other by a method which they call the Clearing.- The following detailed explanation of this eystem is taken from " Gil bares Practical Treatise on Banking," a work recently published :---s " Moat of those London bankers, who live in the city, transact their business with each other, at the clearing house. At this house, which is situated in Lombard -street, adjoinin g the banking-house of Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, whose property it is, and of whom it is rented by the bankers, a clerk attends from each banking-house twice a-day. First, he goes at twelve o'clock with those bills which he haa upon other bankers. He drops the bills, pay able at each house, in a separate drawer, provided for the purpose, and he enters in his book, under separate accounts, those bills that may be dropped in his drawer. At half-past twelve he returns home. He goes again at three o'clock, with a fresh quantity of bills and cheques, which he delivers in the several drawers as before. He then enters in his book those cheques that may be delivered in his drawer. From three to four ho receives further supplies of cheques, brought to him from home by other clerks; these cheques he enters in his book, and they are then de livered in the proper drawers. As soon as the clock strikes four, no further cheques are taken. He then casts up each account and strikes the balance. These balances are then trans ferred to the balance sheet. The balance sheet is a half sheet of paper, with a list of clearing bankers, printed alphabetically, in a row down the middle. On the left hand side is a . space for the debtors. On the right hand side is a space for the creditors. The clerk begins with the house at the top of the list, If this house owes him money, he places the balance on the left side of the name. If he owe:6 money to this house, he places the amount on the sigh's side. Thus he proceeds through the whole list. He then goes to the clerk of each house and ca lls the balance to him, and if they both agree, they mark it with a pen. If they differ, they examine where the error lies, and make the ac counts agree. He then casts up each side of his balanee sheet. If the total amount of debts exceeds the total amount of credits, ha will have to receive the amount of the difference. If the credits exceed the debts, he will have to pay the difference. " If a banker does not choose to pay a bill or draft brought home from the clearing house, it is sent back, and dropped in the drawer of the house by whose clerk it was presented. if tide, draft was delivered in the first instance, in tk' e morning clearing (that at twelve o'clock) it i t in all u cas su e a s ll i y t r m et t u is r t n b ed e r b et e u fo ra r l e ed fo b u e r fo o r ' e el fi o v ck , e o'clock, or PIA the banker is viseconsiitd N e v r i e ll d n t o o t I l i a e v e t taken backs it.. he clerks 6 .'one by five o'clock, when al ‘ l o y r a short time for two pur poses, one purl is to fetch the money they is Usually have to pay, and the other is to see if their balance on the sheet agrees with the balance of the books at home. At about a quarter or half-past five they return, and any clerk who has money to pay pays it to any clerk who has money to re ceive. It is common, however, for three, or four clerks to form a sort of club, and pay principally among themselves. Hence, when one member of the club has money to pay he will pay it to some member of the same club who has money to receive, in preference to paying it to any one else ; by this means his friend obtains his money earlier than he otherwise might, and gets off sooner. It is obvious that all the money that is to be paid must be equal to all the money. that is to be roceived. If this should not appe ar to be the case, there must be some error, an d the clearing house is then said to be wrong. Two inspectors are appointed, with salaries, to detect errors of the kind, by examining and marking off the sheets ; their signature is also necessary before any money can be paid from out clerk to another. " No gold, silver, or copper, is taken► to th clearing-house, the differences under 51. that may be left between the clerks who receive ink!, pay with each other, are carried to account a m, the following day." A CONSTANT RED:OER. ORDERS IN COUNCa. ",:re received yeetex dayTwato tOherdcerusstionmC.Tiouunevzil, w the consequences of which will be important. A short time ago the sugar•refiners addressed Government, on the sub ject of the exceedingly small supplies of Museo vades in the market, and represented the neees sity, to their operations of foreign sugars, not elayed, being admitted for sale. The prayer of this petition has been granted, on the condition that the refiners pay a duty on foreign sugar re fined by them, of 2s. per cwt. above that paid on British Plantation sugar, and that they enter into a bond to export a quantity of refined sugar cor responding with their consumption of foreign sugar. This regulation has our unqualified approbation ; it is founded on the enlight oiled principles of commerce adopted wow for several years by his 'Majesty's Ministers, It can do no injury to our own Planters, for they are at present unable to supply the raw material requisite to the execution of foreign orders for refined sugars, and it will give full employment to the extensive capital embarked in the refining sugar trade. The other Order in Council re lates to rice ; it reduces the duty on this article imported from our own possessions in India, b. per cwt., and it increases the duty imposed on rice imported from the United States of North America at Gd. per cwt. We know not what ; the citizens of America will think of this prefer ence given to the produce of our own Colonies; but we do know that their conduct has renderal the restriction not only proper, but absolutely necessary. They are as yet only en infant nation ; they have no great experience in politi cal economy, and they require to be taught that England wants no intercourse with them which is not perfectly reciprocal. We can find rice, lumber, and cotton wool, without any obligation to their agricultural labour ; and we do hope that Government will impose. some farther restrictions on American cotton, in favour of that grown in our own Asiatic and Colonial possessions, until the principles of reciprocal trade be acted on by all independent nations. To consume the pro duce of any nation is doing, and not rereiving, a favour ; and when any community solicits com mercial intercourse with us, it almuld only be granted on the principles ofrecio:ocity.—Ledger. • W e understand that a will has been found, iet i n iti a , of the late Mr. Farquhar'a, from which it appears that he has not even mentioned hie nephews or relations ; but that the principal part of his property he has left to found an Univer sity, and the remainder to people to whom he was not relate4o--111orning Paper. In 3 vole. Bre. with Port ra it s , price 3t;s. LIVES of the Right Hon. FRANCIS NORTH, BARON GUILFORD, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, under King Charles 11., and King James 11. ; the Hon. Sir DUDLEY NORTH, Commissioner of the Treasury to King Charles 11. ; and the Hon. and Rev. Dr. JOHN NORTH, Master of Trinity College, Cam bridge, and Clerk of the Closet to King Charles 11. " This work is strongly stamped with all the features of the period to which it relates we are charmed with the aappearance of c onvers i ng with the olden times, and can lmost fancy we. are among the pl ume d h a t s , s l as h e d doublets, and embroidered cloaks of the merry monarch's Court. The Lives of the North family comprise much of the private history of the Reigns of Charles and his brother j "lea• They throw much light upon contempo rar y 44t11 °'s, and we have here exhibited, as in a mirror, the secret machinations and hidden policy which actuated the great politicians and court intriguers of the period. The Work is an essential link in the chain of English history; and is indispensable to the higher classes of libraries. Gents. Mag. meted for Henry Colburn, 8, N ew Burlington-street.