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lam most desirous to maintain." His Majesty further wrote on the same day (last Friday) in terms of kindness to Lord Lansdowne, desiring to see him, in order to represent to him the great embarrassment which his Lordship's re tirement from the Ministry would produce, both at home and abroad. It was in the interim made clear to Lord Lansdowne, that had I;een misinformed as to the political sentiments of Mr. Herries. That Right Hon. Gentleman pro duced certain written communications with Mr. Canning, which proved that he entirely concur red in the present policy of the Government that he had quitted the Treasury on the ground of health alone, and was to have returned to it under Mr. Canning in another office. Both Jon objections on which the Whigs had acted being thus explained, the question fee:the coun try is, whether Lord Lansdowne arid his friends would have been justified in abandoning the King's Government, in the teeth of his Ma jesty's expres se d so li c it u d e t o re t a i n th em , a nd at the risk of all those consequences which would result from a Tory Administration.— Times. The absence of Lord Lansdowne, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Tierney, who may be considered the Whig part of the Ministry, feom the King's Court on Monday, roust necessarily have a very strange appearance to the country, and indicates, we imagine, any thing but a very cordial and solid state of the Ministry. A Morning Paper, indeed, which is said to represent Lord Lans downe's movements and sentiments, asserts that the Noble Marquis actually resigned the Seals of the Home Office on Saturday, lint, at his Majesty's reqnest, was kind enough to keep them. Another Paper tells us that the people at the Mint were actually employed in making up their accounts preparatory to Mr. Tierney's departure ; and a certain paid Commissioner at the India Board, we know, made no secret that he was staying in town preparatory to the sur render of , his keys and stationery, on following the fortunes of his chief. All this seems to us a mighty silly, childish way of acting on the part of Statesmen, from whom the world are wont to expect something more dignified and consistent than this kind of alternate pouting and bo-peep. —What is there, may we ask, in the actual state of affairs, or the avowed principles of the Go vernment, different from what they both were at the time the Whigs came into office, or at the time of Mr. Canning's death ? It is true that by that event they may feel that they have lost the loadstone which drew them into the Cabinet, and the principal link which maintained them there ; but their true policy surely would be, not, as on a former memorable occasion, to build a wall to run their own heads against, but to throw both the necessity 'and the odium of their quit ting the Government upon their political oppo nents. At any rate, if the apparent breach is healed, and they continue to hold office, surely it would be better to do so cordially and openly, and not by absenting themselves from a Court held for the purpose of inaugurating their col leagues, show the world that there is something rankling in their minds, to which they cannot or dare not give vent. Again and again we would deprecate these little narrow selfish views among public men, in whatever quarter they are to be found. Though Statesmen are but men, and are subject to the common infirmities of our na ture, still the world is apt to look up to them as men possessing minds above the ordinary stamp ; and though there may be often more of imagina tion than of reality in the grounds of the homage which is thus paid them, yet they themselves should be among the last to withdraw the veil. If men looked to their country more, and less to themselves, the grounds for such observations as these would not so often arise.—Morning Herald. The Gazette of last night announces the ap pointments of Mr. Huskisson and Mr. Grant— the former to the War and Colonial Secretary ship, the latter to the Presidentship of the Board of Trade. The appointments of Lord Gode rich and Mr. Herries, respectively, as First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exche quer, though they have both entered upon their Important official duties, could not at the same time be publicly announced, as the Letters Pa tent for constituting the new Board of Treasury had not then passed the Great Seal. All the necessary forms, however, have propably by this time taken place ; and there is no doubt of the follovvi:ig announcement appearing in the Lon don Gazette of Friday next : The King has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, constituting aid appointing the Right Hon. Frederick John Viscount Goderich ; the Right Hon. James Charles Herries ; Francis Nathaniel Conyng ham, Esq. (commonly called Earl of Mount Charles) ; Frances Leveson Gower, Esq. (commonly called Lord Francis Leveson Gower) ; Edward Granville Elliot, Esq. (commonly called Lord Elliot) ; and the Right Hen. Maurice Fitzgerald ; and also Edmund Alexander M'Nagh. ten, Esq., to be Commissioners for executing the offices of Treasurer of the Exchequer of Great Britain and Lord High Treasurer of Ireland. And the King has also been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, granting to the Right Hon. James Charles Herries the offices of Chancellor and Under Treasurer of his Majesty's Exchequer. 'The list of the Cabinet a' at present consti tuted, given in our Paper of yesterday, was per fectly correct. Even with the desirable intro duction of Mr. Herries, our readers will with us have perceived, with feelings of painful appre hension, that the advocates of the Catholic Claim s form a majority of at least two thirds of its Members. This appalling fact, so directly contrary to the wish, and so obviously repugnant to the feeling s of the Monarch as well as of the Nation, the friends of the Constitution in Church and State will not fail duly and most seriously to consider. No time is to be lost in conveying the loyal and dutiful sentiments of the people to his Majesty upon this most important of all national subjects. — Morning Post. Of all the monuments which the admiration of posterity can rear to a departed genius, were he, to whom they are consecrated, free to choose there can be little doubt that he would say— ', Honour and observe my principles." There is, indeed, something in such honour and obser vance, that makes us live in death, and bestows activity upon that state, in which it has been emphatically said, there is no device nor working. The dreams of ambition go no farther than tins, to influence the destinies cif our fellow men, even when we have ceased to sojourn among them.— Some Divines have supposed, that even in the purity of a higher state of being, the spirit may derive gratification from such a contemplation, but whether this be more than a phantasy, there can be no doubt that the anticipation, not of posthu'nous renown merely, but of what may be called p oituntno us power, is the highest stimu lus to virt tious action that can be presented'• to man. Sorne t w I like that stimulus we doubt N not the great Mini s t er who lately left us must have felt, and what was due to the wisdom and benevolence of his pl ans has not, in the event, been denied to his memory. In the Ministry, con6olidation we announced as early as last Saturday, we do not look for the mere form, the,dry bones, of Mr. Canning's system, but for its livin g , b rea thin g q inni,', W.s plans for the good of o';Aniry, and for the exclusion litld protection of civilization every where, will henceforth be carried forward with all the zeal, and all the sincerity, which they so well merit ; and they will be carried forward by those very men whom he himself iud S:ileeted as best fitted for . and most 'Worthy sUch a task. Not withstanding the hopes entertained by the ene mies Of constitutional freedom abroad, that the policy of England would 'change with her Minis ter, and the ill-d t .sguised joy with which they welecyt'ed the intelligence of his death, England Will pursue, without any deviation, the path which he traced for her future tonatiet. His mighty spirit is still her guide. ills system, as we stated it the beginning of those discussions \Mich have now terminated to the satisfaction of the whole country, had cast too kep a root to be shaken, still, len 'overturned. It was not founded on. - wild theories—it sprung from prac tirti wisdom. It did not rest for continued ex istence on popular applause ; it lived and grevv on the progress made by the nation in all that secttre het greatness and pros could pernlahehtly perity, It did Hot take its stand with a party — its field was the universe, and its throne the breast of his Monarch. There, had friends deserted, factious assailed; and the world risen in arms, it ;mulct have found a shelter, nay a fortress and a home. There it now flourishes as vigorously as when first implanted by its author. For this we are not the only surety. The following state ment, which we copy from last night's Courier, will show how firmly his Majesty has adhered to _ _ the system established by his favourite Minister —how sincerely that system is maintained by his present servants—and how zealously, actively and unanimously, it will be carried into effect, both to gratify the Monarch, and to forward the best interests of the country : . . " In all the discussions which have arisen, as to the best mode of supplying the loss occasioned by the death of Mr. Canning, there has never, for a single moment, been blended with those discussions, a thought of change or mo dification in the principles of the Government as established by that Statesman. Not only was it the fixed desire of his Majesty that there should be no departure from those principles, but it has been equally the earnest wish of his confidential servants and advisers to disturb nothing, either in our foreign or domestic policy, which had been determined upon by their lamented colleague. Although it was not permitted to Mr. Canning to see the completion of much that he bad begun, he happily lived long enough to trace out the course he meant to pursue, with sufficient distinctness to remove all future doubt and uncertainty. " We have the satisfaction of knowing that the utmost cordiality now subsists between the members of his Ma jesty's Government, and a sincere desire to co-operate in the promotion of every measure which may tend to conso lidate the internal resources of the empire, as well as to uphold its dignity and influence abroad. The Noble Lord at the head of the Government, by his conciliatory de portment, and by that ascendancy which inflexible inte grity of character gives to a man, has powerfully contri buted towards that final arrangement, which will inspire so much confidence throughout the country. " Among the causes of that confidence may justly be reckoned the return of the Duke of Wellington to the coin- mand of the Army. His Grace may have found those who disputed his discretion, and the general soundness of his views as a politician ; but there is not a man, we firmly believe, however tainted or warped his judgment may he by party feelings, who is not ready to avow his satisfaction at seeing the illustrious hero entrusted with the interests of that army which he had so often led to vic tory. When, indeed, we couple with this appointment the office of Lord High Admiral, so efficiently adminis tered by the Heir Presumptive to the Throne, it is impos sible not to feel grateful for an arrangement which secures to the two great services of the country, a vigilant and enlightened superintendence, free from the most remote suspicion of that. sinister influence, which, however un founded it might be, would inevitably have attached to a different organisation of those departments. 44 We are apt, looking back upon a period of doubt and difficulty, through which we have successfully passed, to magnify our sense of security. We feel assured, however, that the political agitations of the last eight months, produced by a series of unforeseen national calamities, have now permanently subsided. We know what followed upon the awful visitation experienced by the Earl of Liver pool. Scarcely had Mr. Canning composed into peace the strife that ensued upon that event—scarcely had he sub dued the clamours of a violent, but fortunately an impo tent faction—when he too was snatched from us ; and again the work of pacification was to be performed. That task has been once more achieved, and under circumstances, we are warranted in affirming, which guarantee a cordial union of counsels and of action, most auspicious for the interests of the State. In the calm and repose which will now prevail, we may calculate upon that vigorous adminis tration of national affairs, which will promote in every direction, the advancement of national prosperity."—New Times. The only Ministerial appointments which ap peared in the Gazette last night, were those of Mr. Huskisson, as Secretary of State for the Colonial Department, and Mr. C. Grant, as President of the Board of Trade and Treasurer of the Navy. Mr. Herries, though he took his seat yesterday at the Treasury Board as Chan cellor of the Exchequer, has not yet been Ga zetted. he reason of this is simple. The ap pointment of the Right Hon. Gentleman will not appear in the Gazette till the whole of the Lords of the Treasury are Gazetted. Viscount Goderich, though First Lord, has not yet been ; and as dare is now one Lord too many, in con ' sequence of the double office held by the late Mr. Canning being divided between Lord Gode rich and Mr. Herries, it is necessary to wait till an arrangement is made respecting the extra one, before the six (the regular number) are Gazetted. —lbid. We rejoice exceedingly that the management of our Colonies has devolved on Mr. Hus kisson ; for in no department of Government are clearness of head and firmness of purpose so much required as in the Colonial. The system is vicious in the extreme, and must in many things be departed from. The interest of the Colonies and the interest of the Mother Country equally demand a change ; for the circumstances which cause their expensiveness to Great Britain, are at the same time the means of obstructing the improvement of the respectiv e Colonies. Though the principles of a true Colonial policy are exceedingly obvious, we do not disguise from ourselves the difficulty of reducing them to prac tice in a country like this, in which the Govern ment is so much dep e ndent for support on the means of abuse placed at the disposal of the higher orders, " The world," as was happily observed by a writer in The Edinburgh Review for March last, « never yet saw so extravagant a Government as the Government of Eng land. Not only is economy not practised, but it is despised ; and the idea of it is connected with disaffection, Jacobinism, and Joseph tune. Every roc k i n the ocean, where a cormorant call perch, is occupied H by our troops—has a Governor, Deputy- Governor, Storekeeper, and Deputy-Storekeeper —and will soon have an A rc hd eacon an d a Bishop, Military Colleges, with thi r ty-four Pro lessors, educating seventee n Ensigns per annum , being half an Ensign for each professor, with every species of n onsense, athletic, sartorial, and plumigerous." That hitherto the object of the Colonial Government at home has heen to perpetuate abuse, rather than create powerful enemies, is hardly to be wondered at. How far Mr. Huskisson will dare to abandon the system of the King Log, who chose to leave -his- King and country in the birch, on, the political death LLierpOoi, and add to the number of interested enemies his consistency and ho nesty have already procured him, remains to be seen. If we wished to benefit our Colonies, we should above all things avoid the evil of over-governing; We should alwayo bear in mind what BUrke observed with regard to olirOondam Colonies of North Anierica :—" When I know that the Colonies in general olVe little or nothing to any ,care of Ottri, and that they are not ' squeezed into this happy form by the constraints of watchful and suspicious government, but that through a wise Wand salutary neglect, a generous nature has been suffered to take her own way to p6-feEticiri ; When I reflect upon these effects, when I see how profitable they have been to us, I feel all the pride of power sitik, and all pre sUmption in the wisdom of human contrivances melt and die away within me." They old Co lonies flourished because they were allowed " to take their own way to perfection ;" the Colonies now possessed by Britain are prevented from flourishing, because the money of the m other country is expended in supporting the spawn of our aristocracy and their creatures in their plans for promoting their interests, by means which impede the progress of enterprise and improve ment. Wherever we turn our eyes we see the same arbitrary system adopted—the same jea lousy of the colonists—the same pains taken to satisfy them, that connection with the mother country is not cemented by the only secure means, reciprocal benefit, baby the sacrifice of the interests of the Colonists. Possessing as we do the command of the seas, we need hardly dread any danger to our Colonies from a foreign enemy ; and the dependence created by a bene ficial commercial intercourse between the parent State and the Colonies, is more to be relied on than that created by military coercion. But so do not think the Lord Charleses, and the trihe of military Lords who are placed over our Colonies to punish the inhabitants for their sins. Whether we look at Southern Africa or North America, we see the same vicious system of coercion in operation.—ln the Number of The Westminster Review just pub lished, there is an able article on Canada, by a writer who declares that " experience and not hearsay is his guide," which is well deserving of the attention of those who wish to understand the nature of the machinery by which England is impoverished, for the sake of producing dis tress and discontent in our Colonies. The pub lic of this country, we know, hate to be troubled with the Colonies, partly, no doubt, from a con viction, derived from a pretty extensive experi ence, of the difficulty of interfering with any effect. But the evil must be grappled with ; for, from the nature of it, if we do not look the difficulty fairly in the face, the burden must con tinually increase. With respect to. Canada, for instance, its cost to this country is enormous. " What the expellees are (says the writer in The Westminster Review), it is almost impos sible to discover; it being the constant endeavour of our Government to keep from the public all knowledge of the real evils attendant on main taining the Colonies of this country. We can, however, lay before our readers an account of some portion of our enormous expenditure in Canada ; well aware, indeed, that the account is far from complete : " It appears from papers laid before Parliament in 1826, that in 1824-5, there were disbursed on account of the extraordinaries of the army at the different military posts in Canada £118,214 15 4i That in consequence of Josses sustained • - • " in the last war with the Vnited'Statea, by individuals in the two provinces, this country paid , 68,441 5 9 That there were also paid for regimental subsistence 32,333 3 3 For the Commissariat and Account De partments Half-Pay Ditto For Ordnance Department °6,732 15 7 Retired Allowances and Pensions Naval Department 19,421 14 3 Arrears to Militia £308,342 11 8i Also for Military Works, paid in the • same years, the enormous sum of ... 51,475 0 " Of these works many are not yet finished ; still more expences must therefore be incurred. For the Citadel of Quebec it is stated that 78,000/. more are required to place it in a state of defence. A sum, we believe, exceed ing 50,000/. was this year voted for this purpose. Of the works erected during the last war many are in ruins, while the navies on the Lakes, which were built at an incredible expence, will, in a very few years, be utterly useless& I/ another war is at any time to be carried on, these expellees must be again incurred, and our burdens be again renewed." " We maintain," observes the Reviewer, " at our own expence, a large military force, for the purpose of defending the Colony. Defending the Colony means keeping it under our domi nion ; and keeping it under our dominion, a.s we have already seen, means subjecting it to 'pis rule." The Reviewer does not content himself by general and sweeping allegations of misrule, but p rocee ds, step by step, in tracing the various evils to which the Colony is subjected, and which ar e unknown in the neighbouring Sections of the United States, to the machinery established by and supported by England. It appears that the Canadas have a House of Assembly popularly represented, and in addition a Legislative Coun cil, or Upper House, the members of which are nominated by the Governor. As the Governors are merely sojourners in the country for a few years, and enter on office destitute of what rulers ought to know, a permanent body has been es tablished to guide and instruct the temporary rulers under the title of an Executive Council. This Executive Council is, it seems, one and the same in reality with the Legislative Council ; the former having found the means of havin g them selves chosen members of the latter in sufficient numbers to constitute a majority.. But we will allow the Reviewer to state, in his own language, the mode in which thi s contrivance of G overnor , Executive Council, and Legislative Council, ope rates to the disadvantage of the Colony ;-- " At the commencemen t of the English dominion, a Council was formed under the direction of the then Go vernor and the Ministry at home. This Governor in time left the country ; but the Councillors remained, pos sessed of all that knowledge of the affairs of Government which it was requisite for a succeeding Governor to ac quire, and which it was almost impossible for him to ac quire without their assistance. As a connectin g link be tween successive Governors, the Ministers at home soon discovered their utility, and the established rule of Colo nial Government was henceforth adopted ; should a Go vernor and his Council quarrel, the Governor is to be re called, it being easy to find another Governo r ; impos sible, without disturbing the whole scheme of Government, to create another Council. Such being the power of the Connell, it was not wonderful that they should turn it to their own account ; that they Should successively instil into the minds of Governors opinions favourable to their private views ; and that they s hould possess themselves of the lucrative offices of the State. The interests of the Governors and Councillors are thus far the same—that both have an interest in extracting from the people all the • money the people can be induced to grant ; their interests, however, are in s o much different, as that each is sepa rately desirous of engrossing the spoils. But it has been found that more was to be obtained by coalescing than by . quarrelling ; they, accordingly, have coalesced, and ami cably divided the profits ; the profitable places being shared w9pg the Goverim and his frivide, and the Ccuiicil ;vat' their friends. .neprehension or punishment, from those at home, they little dreaded; and, could they obtain a ma jority in the Provincial Legislature, they would like wise escape all datigei• of censure from the people of the Colony. They possesssed no poWer Over the House of Assembly ; but, happily, the Legislative Council was at their disposal; The Governor, having authority to nomi nate the Members of that Council, the Executive Coun cillors soon found means of having themselves chosen in sufficient numbers to constitute a majority. And thus it happeng that the two Councils, Executive and Legislative, are in reality composed of the same persons, acting in dif ferent Characters. The interest and ignorance of succes sive Goveinors led t 6 this eonstimMation ; their interest, which compelled them to be on friendly tering Itiith the Executive council ; and their ignorance of the country and its inhabitants, which enabled the Council to impose upon their fears with exaggerated descriptions of the factious and dangerous disposition of the Canadian people; which dispositions, if not counteracted in one of the Legislative bodies, might lead, they said, to the disruption of the Colony from the Parent State are the character and situation of the persons composing that portion of the Canadian Government which is supplied by the superintending care of England. They arc pos sessed of unbounded rapacity, and enjoy something very like impunity in its gratification." We wish our limits would allow us to follow this intelligent writer through the various details of the system of abuse, the result of the impunity granted to the Governor and the Legislature and Executive Councils ; but we must refer our readers to the Review itself. We may observe, however, that in Canada there is a large perma nent revenue, composed of Scignoral dues, the produce of the estates of the Jesuits, revenues derived from permanent Acts of the Imperial Legislature, and from permanent Acts of Pro vincial Legislature ; but that this permanent revenue not being sufficient to defray the ex pences of Government, the House of Assembly have hitherto made up the deficiency by tem porary Acts, and have thus maintained some controul over the Government. "To preserve their controul (says the Reviewer) over this fixed revenue free from the unhallowed gaze of a po pular Assembly, has been the object of the most strenuous exertions on the part of the Executive Council ; and they have not failed to deprecate all cognizance of the House of Assembly on this point, as being an insult to the Crown, and a breach of the Constitution. The following details may, perhaps, suggest some other reasons for shutting out the light : " The Jesuits, previous to our conquest of Canada, were possessed of immense and flourishing estates in that coun try. The revenues derived from these estates were for the most part expended in the education of the people ; and their College at Quebec (which, in its dimensions, would bear a comparison with almost any edifice in England de dicated to the purpose of instruction) is a striking proof of their industry and usefulness. These estates, when the body of Jesuits became extinct, devolved to the Crown ; their extensive College was converted into a barrack; and their revenues, before spent in instructing the inhabitants of the country, were transferred to the pockets of the Exe cutive. Certain commissioners were appointed to admini ster these estates, and the disposal of the revenues arising from these has from that time to the present been shrouded in the most profound obscurity. Some years since, in deed, when the House of Assembly deemed it advisable to investigate the manner in which the money had been ex pended, they met with a refusal on the part of the Commis sioners to answer any of the inquiries. The Commis sioners were servants of the Crown, and, it appeared,would answer no questions that did not proceed from officers of the Crown, lest they should derogate from the dignity of his Majesty. Of these Commissioners, some were Execu tive Counsellors, others persons appointed by them. " Another person entrusted with public money is the Receiver-General of the Provinces; an officer appointed by the Treasury in this country, and a Member of the Le gislative Council. This officer, like his brethren, had a dislike to investigation At length, the House refusing to impose new duties on the subject, the Executive could no longer shield the Receiver-General, but were compelled, by pressing exigencies, to draw upon him to defray their current expences. The event proved the wisdom of the 'House of .A.ssembly. 'ln 1824 (we quote from the publication at the head of one article) the, defalca tion in the Receiver-Generar* chest, amounting to four hundred thousand dollars, was officially communicated by Message from the Government to the Assembly; and one of the Receiver- General's accounts was, for the first time since the establishment of the present Constitution, laid before the House. It appeared on investigation that the former Receiver-General had long owed a large balance, which was stated to be about one hundred and sixty thou sand dollars, when he was succeeded by his son, in 1809, and that accounts stating that this large balance, frequently rapidly increasing, though occasionally less than the balance stated by the Colonial Administration to be in the Receiver-General's hands, at the disposal of the Legislature, had been, by the. Receiver-General, regularly laid before the Colonial Government, and after being reported on by the Executive Council, transmitted to the Treasury in England.' That is to sa.,v, these Executive Councillors, knowing that one of their body was daily spending the money of the people, not only permitted him to remain in office, but shielded him from all inquiry. The Reviewer shows that had the Government been entirely in the hands of the colonists them selves, this embezzlement could not have taken place, or it would have been followed by punish ment ; but that owing obedience only to the authorities in England, supported by English arms, and paid often with English money, these men not only brave the representatives of the people, but are now endeavouring to foment a quarrel between England and the Colony, in the hope of thereby acquiring foi themselves the happy license and impunity they have so long enjoyed, and for the colonists the unalloyed bles sings of English dominion. He shows that the connection with England has led to an oppo sition to the, progress of education in the pro vince, the mal-administration of justice, &c. We cannot conclude without quoting the following pithy passage " Notwithstanding the outward demonstrations of good will manifested by the Canadians towards the English people, they bitterly hate every thing connected with the English name ; distrust and oppose every thing supported by English interest. They are themselves neglected and abused ; their priesthood slighted, their manners, laws, and customs, the subjects of daily scorn and contempt. The people are evidently tired of English dominion ; they se cretly pray for release from our thraldom, an 4 wistfully turn their eyes towards America, where they behold a na tion under the dominion of a frugal Government, ap pointed by themselves, rapidly improving in arts, in litera ture, and in wealth, extending their commerce to every part of the inhabited world, and rivalling in the extent and wisdom of their undertakings the most civilized and wealthy communities of Europe."—Morning Chronicle. Sr. JAMES'S PA RK.—The workmen arc n ow employed erecting a brick building on the north side of the canal, next to the Horse Guards, for the purpose of fixing a steam-engine to pump out all the water in the canal, to enable the workmen to remove the banks, &c. left them between the old canal and the new basins Which are now forming. A ridiculous paragraph has appeared in the Journal du Commerce, of a cruiser having chased a vessel off Portland, and then went in pursuit of two vessels off Cape Finisterre. LONDON AND PORTSMOUTH GRA ND SHIP CANAL.—A public Meeting will be held at Portsmouth on Friday, to consider the different r eports which have been made on this stupendous undertaking, by the engineers employed to sur vey the line. Another Meeting will be held this week at Arundel, by which town the proposed pass, or from which a Branch Canal w be cut to A ru ndel Bay. The projector Canalill will (Mr. Cundy) will attend the different Meetings, to explain the plan which has been selectld to be carried into execution. Subscription books will be opened at the Bank of England in a; few days. ALDERSGATI WARD. The Seventh Adjourned Wardinote met yesterday at the Dispensary, for the purpose of entering on the scrutiny demanded by Mr. Goodman. The inha bitants of the Ward have been kept in a continued state of agitation by the measures taken by the candidates for the purpose of securing ultimate suc cess, although it was not thought the losing can didate, considering the near approach of St. Thomas's Day, and the great majority against which he had to contend, would have resorted to so un popular a method of attaining the object of his am bition. Rumours, squibs, &c., one of which, drawn up in the form of a play-bill, and intitled " Der Scru tiny, or Tyranny attempted," in which the active supporters of Mr. Goodman were unsparingly caricatured, caused a considerable sensation. Mr. Goodman, at the last Wardmote, delivered objections to 100 of the 123 votes against him, and Mr. Mottram, in order to make no invidious dis tinction, challenged all the 103 votes of Mr. G. At eleven o'clock the candidates entered the room, attended by their friends and legal advisers. Mr. Ryland„ at present a candidate for the:office of City Pleader, and Mr. Pickering, solicitor, and who had been engaged in the scrutiny in Vintry Ward, were retained for Mr. Mottram; and Mr. Earnshaw, Ward Clerk of Cripplegate-without, on behalf of Mr. Goodman. . On opening the Wardmote, Mr. Deputy Larkin stated that he had thought it prudent to engage a gentleman conversant with the business about to be entered on, and he therefore appointed Mr. T. N. Williams of Walbroek, as his Assessor. The business then commenced by each candidate objecting alternately to a vote. The principal ob jections were, having been excused payment of rates, not having resided twelve months in the Ward, and itceipt of inquest money. The numbers struck off were— From Mr. Goodman l2, Front Mr. Mottram The Wardrnote adjourned till eleven o'clock to morrow. The following is one of the squibs alluded to : CIVIC THEATRE, ALDERSGATE-STREET. This splendid Theatre will be Opened for. a few days, on SATURDAY, August IS. The performances will con sist of an entire new, deceptive, vindictive, and ma licious Melo-drama, called DER SCRUTINY, or TYRANNY ATTEMPTED. Principal Characters. Necromancer (possessed of an Evil Spirit), Mr. Lickspittle. His Protegee (a man without a head. By the power of the Necromancer, a block will be substituted), Mr. Lignuin Bohea (Keeper of the Enchanted Golden Canister), Mr. Fig. Batch (fond of Pariah Pudding, and changed into a May Flower), Old Harry. Chaff (in possession of a curious tin box), Mr. Bean. Coalheaver (with the song of " Taffy was a Welshinat and Taffy was a Thief,") 111. Petit-Or. in the course of the Play (by particular desire of several Butchers of distinction), the Man without a Head will sing the " Ghost of a Grim Scrag of Mutton ;" and Mr. Lickspittle will sing the " Ghost of a 5001. cheque." After which will be produced, a new Burletta, full of illusions, called the FLYING GOOD MAN, or the PHANTOM COUNCIL CHAMBER. Principal Characters. Tunbelly Clumsy (who will attempt to fly with mahogany wings from Bishopsgate Steeple to the theatre). Noodle, refreshing him with wine. Doodle, recommending a plumb. Batch, Oh ! he's a Dead Man. Dick Malt, taking Notes. The following New Scenery, painted for the occasion, will be introduced : Bishopsgate Church and Steeple ; Exterior of the Albion ; Interior of the Committee-room, Clumsy, Noodle, and Doodle, in consultation. Question--“ Whether Qos. in the pound obtained by industry, or the appearance of having it, makes ' Men of Consideration ?' " Entrance tot the Hall of Statues ; the two beautiful statues of Justice and Industry demolished ; Hall of Statuu, in possession of, and decorated by Tunbelly, Noodle, and Doodle, with statues of Impudence, Arrogance, Vengeance, Hatred, Malice, Jealousy, and the Ghost of Charity. To conclude with an ALLEGORICAL PROCESSION of Justice and Honour protecting and rewarding Industry and Integrity. DEATH.—In Petersham, Mrs. Lydia, wife of Mr. Israel Houghton. Mr. Houghton had just returned from Meeting, went to the closet (Ur refreshments, and, while eating became choked. After recovering, he returned to his wife, and said, « If that violent cough had continued one moment longer, you would have been a widow." " Then," said she, " we should have both gone together," and immediately expired.—Netu York Paper. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—On Monday after noon, as a female named Wisendcn was w a lking along the Southwark-bridge-road, not far from Union-street, a valuable silk shawl was forcibly taken from her neck by two young men, who seized it, and then ran off towards the Mint. She immediately gave information of the rob bery at Union-hall, and from the description given of the thieves to Grossmith and Read, two individuals, named Allen and Jones, were apprehended at a public-house in Kent-street the same afternoon, on suspicion of being the parties implicated in the affair. As the officers were conducting them to the police-office, a des perate attack was made by a strong party to res cue Allen and Jones, and a struggle, which might have been of serious consequences, ensued. The officers were necessitated, in their own de fence, to have recourse to their weapons, and ultimately succeeded in carrying away, from at least fifty people, the prisoners. Having lodged them in a place of security, they returned into Kent-street, and apprehended Robert Morris, John M'Carthy, and Charles Harris, three of the ringleaders in the attempt at the rescue. All of the prisoners underwent an examination before the Sitting Magistrate on Monday evening at Union-hall, and were committed for further exa mination. THE THAMES TUNNEL.—From particular inquiry made at the works, we are happy to state that the confident anticipations of Mr. Brunel are now considered certain of realization. Since the last general meeting of the company, the steps taken have been principally directed to prepare the shield for being moved. All the boxes have been cleared out, and it is said that in the course of the next week the shield will be moved on ward. This step, though but a single inch, will determine the success of the late.attempt at stop ping up the hole made by the water's irruption. In order to inspire a greater degree of c onfidence into the workmen, a strong bulwark, formdd of fence boards, has been erected in front of the shield, which will afford an additional security, should it be required, against the water. This measure has been adopted entirely with the view here mentioned and not from the least doubt of the success of Mr. Brunei's proceedings. Per haps no stronger proof could be adduced of the great anxiety and interest entertained by the pub lic generally in the success of this great under taking, than the fact that 621. was received dur ing the last week, as admission money, from vi sitors, great numbers of whom were scientific fo reigners, whose visits are made almost weekly. By the clauses of the act incorporating the com pany, they are not (unfortunately, as it now ap pears) auth orised to raise a suminanadddaitdi6opnostiot that already subscri bed (e i g ht calls of 21., making in the whole 421. out of 501.) to complete the undertaking. Under these circum stances, au application for a Treasury grant is in c ontemplation, and little doubt is e ntertained that , it will meet with success. LONDON MARKETS, (Flom the London New Price Current of Tuesday)• WEST INDIA AoLassEs.—The stock of West India Molasses is now 1712 casks ; the deliveries last week were 168. Fine Molasses have sold at 341., good 325., and ord. at 30s. HEMP, FLAX AND TALLOW.—The accounts from St. Petersburgh are to the 19th Aug., the Exchange waa higher 10)id. a 10d. 15-32. Tallow 100 rubles. This statement appears to have some effect on the market; the price of Tallow, which last week was heavy about 365. 6d. has become brisk at an advanced quotation.—ln Hemp or Flax there is little alteration. TOBACCO.—The purchases by private contract consist of a cargo of Virginia at 20s. per 1001 b. manifest iveight, low strips in parcels at Qd. a 3d., low Virginia for ex port 2id. By public sale on Thursday last St hhds. Leaf and and Stemmed Virginia, ord. Leaf and Stemmed taken in 2Ad. a 21d., better 2.0. a 3id., since chiefly sold at. these rates.-46 hhds. Marylands sold ord. at 21d. a go., better and coloury to yellow 50. a 6d., 10d. a 12d. INDIGO.-There are few or no sales of East India Indi go. The market is rather heavy, and more indigo de clared for sale 3d prox. By public sale !nit week, 184, serons Caracca indigo sold 6d a 9d. under the prices of the late sales at Liverpool, the prices were 3s. 10d. a 10s. 9d. ; the fine nearly supported the late currency. By public sale this day 210 serons Guatemala and 44 , serons Caraccas Indigo ; a great portion was taken in ; the quantity sold went at very uneven prices. Guatemala a half sold at mai ket prices ; Caracca 6d. higher than last sale. Ous.—There is more doing in Fish Oils, and the prices are lOs. to 20s. per tun higher. The accounts from the Fisheries are unfavourable, and the season is now far ad vanced. Hors.—Two or three parcels of the new Hops have ap peared at market, of which some Kent in pockets sold at 11. 7s. The quality of the new flops (as we have stated would be the case), proves to be of very fine quality : there are no sales of old Hops ; the Duty is now 120,0001. The picking commenced this, and will be general next week. SricEs.—There are more inquiries after East India Spices, but the purchases are still inconsiderable ; 190 bags Pepper by public sale last week, half heavy nnsifted, a little mixed Std. a 3d. We believe chiefly taken in. Pimento is about per lb. higher. This forenoon some Nutmegs of second quality sold at 3s. 6d..—By public sale 363 bags mid. shot nnsiftei Pepper aid. a 3id., taken in. Rua, BRANDY, AND HOLIANDS.--.-The Government Contrdet being taken at 2s. 21d. had a favourable effect; the holders also are beginning to speculate upon a short supply, on account of the failure of the Sugar crop. The purchases have been Leewards under-proofs and .proofs 2s. 2d. and 2s. 27id. and 2s. 3d., few parcels now offer under the latter, 8 over 2s. 4d., and fine quality 2s. 6d. ; fine Jamaica favourite mark 4s. 6d., 27 to 29 over Ss. 10d. a 3s. 11 d.---Brandy is also held with more firmness, and several parcels for shipping have realised an advance. Two or three large orders bare been returneA France unexecuted, the limits being too low.—Geneva is without variation. _ Corrox.—The Cotton Market continues heavy, but with little variation in the currency. The total sales for the week ending last night inclusive, are 1,000 bags at the previous prices. PaevisloNs.—Small parcels of Irish Provisions have been sold for shipping. , Bacon is in demand, but lower prices are submitted to on account of the supplies being :.ather large ; 1,200 bales were imported last week. The demand for Butter has been brisk ; the supplies of Irish last week 14,600 firkins, and of Foreign 4,900. In the Foreign Provisions at this Market there have been no sales. SALTEETEE.--By Public Sale last week WO bags Saltpetre 235. and 235. 6d. TEA SaLz.—The India House sale commenced yes terday, Boheas in 1 chests, Is. Sid. a is. 9d. ; in I chests Is. 74d. a ls. Sfd. ; large Is. 50. a le. 6d., they are Id. to 2d. cheaper than in June sale. This afternoon the sale of Congoa commenced, only a small proportion sold. Congou, common 2s. 2d. a 2e. 24d. but middling 2e. 21d. a 2s. Sid. Sold about ld. under last sale. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DUIUNG THE WEEK Wheat. Per Quarter. s. to s. Poston . 47 61 Grantham 54 64 Grimsby 59 63 Florncastle 53 OW Hull 56 60 Lincoln . 56 61 Maidstone *MWONOW 52 et Spilsby— 56 60 Stamford 53 64 s. to s. L to s. 21 27 bl 56 28 b 7 • , 34 46 48 • 'sß 56 50 23 33 30 36 58 80 22 " 37 50 56 60 30 36 ,50 64 Barley. I Oats. Beans. a. to 0. 32 38 35 37 29 90 32 35 36 40 :34 :37 36 38 35 38 CANTERBURY, Sept. I Having still a short supply of Wheat upon our market, we had a good demand this day, and our millers became eager purchasers upon rather better terms than on this day week. We have a few samples of New Spring Corn of fering at the prices annexed. Wheat, white 6oa. to 655. - red Ws. to 60s. Barley 32s. to 34a. Oats Beans 4os. to 445. Pease 4os. to 424. COTTON WOOL.. LIST OF IMPORTS AND RXFOUTS. PORTED. Frevious. ly this y ear . Bags, &c. Bags, &c. 120 15,591 910 32,015 90 ~ 48,126. IMPORTED. Same pe- This riod last year. year. Bags, &c . 400,495 53,127 19,514 Bags, &c. Liverpool 598,920 52,471 L ondon Glasgo 50,775 w Total exported in 1827 . Some robbers, • the other day, stole from a library in the rue rOdeon, the four first volumes of the Annals of Crime. Another robber, who was seized in the shop of a tobacconist, by way of excusing himself, exclaimed, that he never heard of a law which forbade a man to take snuff I—French Paper. BIRTHS. On the 26th of last month, at Elmham-hall, Norfolk, the Hon. Mrs. Milles, of a daughter. On the Ist inst. the lady of John Barfield, Esq. of Thatcham, in the county of Berks, of a son and heir. On the 4th inst. in Clarence-terrace, Regent's-park, the lady of Lieut.-Colonel Tod, of a son. On the 4th inst. Mrs. Atkins, of Fox-ordinary-court, Nicholas-lane, of a daughter. MARRIED. On the 4th inst. at St. George's, Bloomsbury, by the Rev. S. Wynn, Colin M'Kenzie Fraser, Esq. Edinburgh, to Eliza, third daughter of the late R. Willis, Esq. Martha Brae, Island of Jamaica. On the 4th inst. in London, Wm. Smalivroxl, Esq. o f Edgbaston, Warwickshire, to Miss Catherine Holland, of Monmouth. DIED. On the 26th of May last, at Philadelphia, Mr. Charles Ivliddlemist, aged 38, and on the 29th of June, at St. Francisville, State of Louisiana, Mr. John Middlemist, aged 36, sons of Mrs. Middlemist, of Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury. On the 4th inst. Thomas Woodley Brocklesby, son of William Brocklesby, Esq. Newman-street On the 2d inst. at Hastings, Mrs. William Pinckard. On the 24th ►►lt. in Paris, William Young, Esq. late Secretary to the Lords Commissioners for confirming sales of Ecclesiastical Estates for Redemption of Land-Tax. On the Sd'inst. at Maidstone, in his 26th year, Robert, second son of •Mr. John Fowler, of St. John-street, Clerkenwell. _ _ _ On the 22d ult. at Kilburn, Caroline, the wife of Angelo Benedetto Ventura, Esq. of Shenley-hill, Herts, aged 4S. On the let inst. at Beughton-house, in the county of Worcester, aged 35, Georgians, the wife of Chnrlee Bab bage, Er,q. of Devonshire-street, On the let inst. in his 85th year, Thomas Simpson, Esq, eldest son of the late John Simpson, of Stratford, in the county of Essex. At Beaumont, Berks, on the 2d inst. aged 17, the Hon. Harriet Elizabeth Flower, third daughter of the Right Hon. the Lord Viscount Ashbrook. At Ramsgate, on the Slat ult. the Rev. Henry Hale, youngest son of Wm. Hale, Esq. of King's Walden, Herts. On the Ist inst. at his residence, in the Strand, Mr. Samuel Hanam, aged 51. At Valparaiso, on the 16th of March last, Catharine Penelope, the infant daughter of C. R. Nugent, Esq., his Majesty's Consul- General, aged ten months. 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