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TIM LONDON - JOURNALS. • .DMIX Extraetfrom the MbrningPapei's,March 9, 1825. • [BRITLSII. PRESS.] I.).ll.tither confirmation of the , important intel ligence frorn - Peru 'has been' received, Since the conimunicatiotilive published on Saturday, from oar .o.orrespondent at Liverpool,, we -could have 13 0 Aoubt of the authenticity of the dispatches to General Scpublette. In another column we have givenfait .abstract of the dOcuments, de tailing the successes of the Patriots, The con test with the-combined Royalist forces continued doing three successive days, the • . ,7th, Bth, and 9th of December. The result our readers al ready knour- 77 the, entire and a flail subversion of the Spanish power in every -part-of South America. Gen. Sucre had the honour of completing the de liverance of that immense continent„by a victoryas brilliant in its military character to the arms of the Patriots, as it is beneficial in its consequences, immediate and remote, to the. permanent welfare of mankind. On the 7th of December, a division of the Liberating Army entered Lima, com manded by Bolivar iu person. In two days after -wards all the Royalist Chiefs were his prisoners. The confirmation of this news, in all other re spects so gratifying, is accompanied by the pain ful intelligence of the sudden death of Mr. Row croft, who was killed accidentally by a sentinel of the Independent Army occupying Lima. The conduct of Mr. Row . croft, in this melancholy transaction, appears to have been marked by some of that eccentricity for which he was occasionally remarkable in his native country. However deeply we may lament the result, we cannot pre tend to doubt . the extreme imprudence of leaving a garrison, like Callao, almost in a state of siege, and disregarding the challenges he received from the advanced post of the blockading forces. 1t appears also, as if to have invited the catastrophe, that the unfortunate gentleman was dressed in military uniform, and followed by his carriage, - which was mistaken by the sentinel for two pieces of artillery, known to be stationed at the enemy's advanced post. It is consolatory to learn, that every attention was shown to Mr. Rowcroft by the authorities of both the hostile parties ; and that, whatever private calamity may have ensued from this lamentable event, it is not calculated to give rise in the slightest degree to any unpleasant feelings between. this country and the South Ame rican States. the Indemnity Law, without any appearance of having approached the end of the amendments proposed. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] It is rather curious that two Petitions have been presented against the County Courts' Bill, the one by a party whom it is extremely'difficult to suppose in any way interested in the measure, or at all informed about the matter, and the other by persons whose immediate interest in it explains their opposition, which opposition strongly recommends the proposed enactment. The Dowager Duchess of Buccleugh and the Attornies are the Petitioners we allude to. How tl►e Dowager Duchess of Buccleugh can be concerned in the County Courts'-Bill surpasses our comprehension, and we should feel grateful to any old Lady who will satisfy our curiosity and make us easy on this head. Perhaps the Lord Chancellor, who is growing as chatty as old Nes tor, will clear up the mystery. The hostility of the Attornies is as easy of comprehension as the Dowager's is difficult, and would of itself give rise to the very strongest presumption that there must be some great good in Lord Althorp's Bill. The public weal and the private interests of these gentlemen are like the two buckets of a well— when one is up the other is down, consequently when they cry out, having the fear of sinking before their eyes, we may be assured that the public have especial reason to rejoice. A Petition from the Attornies against a Bill to facilitate the Re covery of Debts, is much the same sort of thing as a Petition from the Smugglers against the re duction of high duties, or from the Thief-takers against any amendment of our criminal code. [MORNING HERALD.] Mr. Hume continues his opposition to the in crease of the Army—we are glad so few Mem bers go with him. It also pleases us that Sir Robert Wilson is in opposition to him. We al lude to what Sir Robert said respecting Gibral tar—that we had not near men enough stationed [TIFF. TIM ELT A Report by the Society for the Conversion, Religious Instruction, and Education of Negroes in the British West India Islands, has come to our hands. We have no doubt that an inter course with the slave population of those islands, for the purpose of conversion, is also highly bene ficial to tkeir present state and condition. The Fostcript of the Report conveys the technical in forniation as to the tneans of subscribing, which we therefore subjoin : :"rhe Governors beg leave to suggest that the views of the Society will be most effectually promoted by the formation of Colonial Associations in union with the Incorporated Society ins London, and for the promotion of its objects, by the collet _ thin and remittance of subscriptions and donations. In return for which, assistance may be expected, according to the So ciety's means, in as additional supply of Ministers, and of suit able books of religious and moral instruction.-14, Duke street, Westminster." there. Mr. Hume said that 86,000 men are too many for the British Isles and their dependencies. We, on the contrary, think that there ought to be at least 100,000 men. England requires 30,000 ; Ireland, '20,000 ; the East Indies (con sidering their present uncertain state), 30,000 ; and surely twenty thousand men for Canada, the West Indies, Africa, New South Wales, and our other scattered Islands, are not too many. The population we have under our controul is about 150 millions ; and yet Mr. Hume says that we should only have 60,000 men to protect it. The population of China is three hundred millions, and she has above one million of men to protect her. Her population is only double ours, but according to Mr. Ilu►ne's calcu lation, she would have a military force to protect her, in comparison with the protection he would afford us, in the proportion of twenty to one. It -is very well for the country that every body does not agree with Mr. Hume, or we should soon have war at our doors. The Spartans and Athe nians, in the days of their greatness, took care to keep up a large force in proportion to their population—the consequence was they were respected by their enemies ; and while they confined themselves to the resisting of at tack, they were invulnerable. It was only when they attacked distant nations that they showed themselves weak—or when they quarreled with each other. For a nation to command the re spect of the world, it ought to command its fear, and that can only be, done by keeping up such a defensive force as shall strike a terror into the breasts of those who might be disposed to be come its enemies. A Member, on Monday A card, which has been transmitted to us, in dicates that the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Scciety for the Suppression of Mendicity will take place on Thursday next, at Freemasons' Mall, " when a Report of the Society's proceed- - " ings will be read, and officers appointed for the " ensuing year." We may, probably, attend to this - report, if other more important business does not occupy our Mime. in the mean white, we cannot help remarking upon the present state of the streets as to beggars. It is welt known that rat-catchers encourage the breed of those ani mals which they are paid to destroy. We should think that the agents of the Mendicity Society are actuated by some. similar principle ; ex cept that the rat-catchers, though they will not allow the race to become extinct, will not suffer it to abound ; whereas the beggar-catchers do permit our streets . to be infested to a degree which we have never kiiowli before. The doors of some of the pastrycooks are nuisances. We now and then see a beadle give a sturdy beggar boy plying there a . stripe on the back, but who ever observed an agent of the Aiendicity Society clear the street It is some time ago since we denounced the celebrated Bridge street Gang ; and it will hae been recently noticed with what enery the more respecta ble members of Administration repelled from themselves any charge of belonging to that notorious " AssociaGon." It would be a happy thing if we could set the members of the Beg gar Society to catch the members of the •Con stitutionel Society, and, vice versa, the Cousti tptional Society to catch the Beggar Society-men, so that we might be rid of them both, and have the laws left to their just operation, at rats and weasels destroy each other for the good of the houest farmer.s-7-- night, said that we were going to increase our force because of circumstances, which had arisen on the part of the Burmese and the A shantees, and that there were no particular details before the House respecting those powers. The Member therefore blamed the - Ministers for withholding such information. Now we think that that Mem ber should have rather praised the Ministers for keeping back information, which could not be of any use for the British public to know—but which might do England great harm if it were known to our enemies, the Russians, the Aus. trians, and the French. [NEw TIMES.] We would call attention to the genuine libe rality of principle shewn in Mr. Peel's speech 01 the Game Lau s Amendment Bill. The High Hon. Secretary supported that Bill on grounds alike of humanity and of policy; and from the decided majority for the second reading, we augur that the Bill will will be successful. It is not that we join in the usual clamour against the Game Laws as of unprecedented cruelty. They are not so. On the contrary, looking back to the ancient state of our laws, and more particularly of the Scottish laws on this subject, we find en actments of a character infinitely more sangui nary. Still that is no reason why laws of unne cessary harshness should continue to disgrace our Statute Book. Let the Country Gentleman have every reasonable inducement to reside on his estate. We see by the example of Ireland, how deadly a national evil the non-residence of the IEI 01tNt NG POT.] Gentry must of necessity become. But in or- French Papers to the 7th inst., with the Etuile der to induce Gentlemen to reside with their Monday, arrived last night by express. They families for several months in the country it . cer are • almost entirely filled with a trinslatiOn of tainty is not necessary that they should have the the debates of our noose of Commons on the means of slaying a thousand pheasants in two or Catholic Question; which seem to• have excited three day's sport. It has been justly observed, great interest in Fran Ce. The .icizirnul des D - that the system of field sports has changed within hats taking u`p the distinction made in the course the, last 30 Or 40 years; and we cannot open a ,the discussion between " Catholics in Newspaper at the cornriteticernent of the sporting Religion, and Catholics in politic'," avails itself season without seeing statements of shooting of that opportunity to vent forth its just indig- parties at which the destruction of several nation againSt the l a tt er , w h o , it appears, are hundred head of game takes place. This not unknown or inactive. even under a Catito- sort of amusement, from its very nature, lic Government. " The fi r st," says that paper, cannot last long ; and, therefore, so far from " wish Gil- the reign of piety, virtue; and liberty ; drawing the Nobility and Gentry to reside they are faithful to tile Constitution of their in the country, its direct 'tendency is to drive coitntry, whether it be monarchical or republican, then) 'from it atter the first week's sport is over. , are as good subjects in France as in the Another es s ential evil in this s y stem is the mut. United States. The latter are hypocr i tes, whO tiplication of preserve's, which are in other words turn their pretended zeal for Catholicity into an magazines for poi Ching, p o achers therefore have en4ine of politi6al, ambition and Court intrigue, become faimore numerrius than they ever were;and and preach absolute powor and intolerance in the poa chin g , it is well knoW tinly the intr oduction *.e..„Qf Him who said, My kingdom is not of to sintiggling,robbetry;iind tOO often murd th er. As gr the so e ow- DeputieS are still eng,asici On p?eieriteifurnith a•Constaut ing wealth of the nation creates as constant a de mand for game : and in the present state of things the poacher is a necessary link between the sup ply and the demand. It is impossible, said Mr. Peel, to prevent the Three per Cent. Consols from eating pheasant s . In .other words, where there' is wealth there wilt be luxury ; and as pheasants are a luxurious food, they will be sought after; and the' more so, because the prohibition enhances their value. As to the other anomalies and inconsistencies of the Game Laws, we have not time to enter into a twentieth part of them ; but from what we have already said, our Readers we think will see abundant cause to conclude with Mr. Peel, that it is abso lutely necessary those laws should be revised, and settled upon some reasonable principle. [THE PUBLIC LEDGER.] In a subsequent column will be found a confir mation of the important intelligence we' published some days since, of the complete triumph of the Independent cause in Peru. Nothing could be more decisive than the battle, which has over thrown, we trust for ever, the sovereignty which Spain had exercised so long and so vexatiously over that fine country.—The news of this de cisive victory over the Spanish forces must make a profound impressi.-a on such Cabinets as had taken umbrage at the recognition of the New States by this country. They cannot now call the measure a precipitate one, as' the ques tion of their independence 'had been previously and irrevocably decided. Neither can they at tach to it the name of selfishness, for any inte rests that we have in the political existence of those vast regions, were before secured ; but we had a duty to discharge towards them, which could not be longer deferred without exposing this country to the charge of injustice or pusillani mity. This charge Ministers have avoided, without incurring the slightest censure, as far as Spain is concerned ; for she can have sus tained no injury, where no practical right has been assailed. Her incapacity to recover her sovereignty had been long before made manifest ; and, as she had stubbornly and haughtily rejected our mediation, by which she could have made the best arrangement that was possible in her si tuation, she has only to blame her own pririe and unwarrantable suspicions for the decisive course which events have taken. Next in point of folly to this, would be her conduct, if she pre tended that this country should respect her absurd pretensions,after the experience which she has had herself of their ridiculous and impotent character. Let us hope, therefore, that she will be induced at last to yield to this, as she has been compelled to do on many other occasions, to the imperious law of necessity ; and that, as she cannot con troul fortune, she will bear its frowns with her characteristic fortitude. Instead of blaming this country for what has happened, she has only to blame her own Government, whose outrageous misrule has been the chief cause of this, in addi tion to her other calamities. As the French Govern met pretends to entertain the most ardent, and at the same time disinterested, wishes for the welfare of the Spanish Monarchy, we are only surprised that it does not direct its attention to the master evil, which is notoriously the cause of its present weakness. This would be a more holiest and friendly course than to insinuate that it has ori ginated in any proceeding of the English Go vernment. Until it proceeds earnestly to cor rect the horrible despotism, which paralyzes all the energies of the Spanish nation, it must incur the suvicion, that this tyranny, with all its enfeebling consequences, is far dearer to it than the regeneration of the Alonarchy. Therefore, as it has made its election, it must stand to it, and take the burden upon its own shoulders, instead of unjustly and meanly at tempting to shift it upon those of this country. — [t beholds the grand cause of the miserable and disgraceful part which Spain is acting, without making the slightest effort to remove that cause. On the contrary, it appears to use all its influence with the view of consolidating it ; and therefore it should be the very last to complain of the effects. The remarks we made above with respect to the French Go vernment, apply almost with equal force to any other power that may have interfesed for the purpose of restoring the despotism which has ren dered Spain as feeble as she is wretched. Such of them as wished she would retain her rank and influence in the world, should have exerted themselves to repair the breaches which had been made in her political system ; but in stead of this, when a hasty attempt was made to repair them, they denounced it as a most dangerous and rash innovation, and insisted that every thing should be replaced as it was. 'We are not sur prized therefore to hear, that they have one and 11 declared that the recognition of the late Spa nish Colonies shall not interrupt the good under standing that had previously existed between them and this country ; though, we are told, they have coupled with this assurance an expression, of their deep regret that the proceeding has taken place. There are letters in town from Odessa to the 11th February. The quotation of the price of Wheat is the same as by the last advices. The Sheriff of Stirlingshire's interference to quell the disorderly conduct of the men at the Redding and Brighton collieries, has not pro duced all the good results that were anticipated. The proprietors have not yet had recourse to the execution of the ejectments issued against them ; but in many instances the workmen have voluntarily removed with their families. The chief cause of discontent is now alleged to be the employment of those labourers who were merely engaged in the absence of the regular opera tives. The labourers have been repeatedly at tacked, but they fearlessly continue to persevere, and during their first week they wrought, each man, nearly a ton of coal a day, or as much as brought them c2s.-6. 1 - rd. daily wages, which has in - . duced many labourers to abandon their scanty pay, and uncertain employment and join the coal workers. Nor do they require to worlc- extra ordinary long hours to earn this s uit), as they g them o rpingy apd down about. sev e n. or e ight in . come up h -X four or live in the .afternoon. METROPOLITAN LAW SOCIETY. A. numerous Meeting of the Members of this Society was held on Saturday last at New Furnival's Inn Hall, for the purpose of presenting three pieces of Plate to Mr. JAMES ANDERTO X, their Honorary Secretary. The Plate is of a most superb description, and consists of a large silver Salver , and two smaller ones, and does infinite credit to the makers, Messrs. RUNDELL, BIIIDGE, and RUNDELL, goldsmiths to the King. The larger one bears the following inscription on its face : Presented, with two smaller Salvers, by the MEMBERS of the METROPOLITAN LAW SOCIETY, to JAMES ANDERTON, Esquire, their much respected Secretary, as a sincere, though inadequate, token of the sense entertained by them, of the zeal he has displayed, and the unwearied, judicious, and effective exertions which he has gratuitously rendered, in promoting the objects of the Society, and the interests and respectability of the Profession. 1625. On the back of the Salver is inscribed a list of 140 of the most respectable members of the profession, and the three Salvers have most exquisitely engraved on them the Arms of the Society, and those of the Secretary. In the absence of the Principal, NATH. ATCHESON, Esq., who was unavoidably prevented attending the Meeting, the Plate was presented to Mr. ANDEATON in the name of the Subscribers, by WILLIAM YOUNG KNIGHT, Esq. their former Principal, who, in a neat and appropriate speech ob served, that he had long admired the zeal and ability which he, 12r. A NDERTON, had displayed in furthering the objects of the Society, which objects he had no difficulty in declaring to be more beneficial to the country at large, than to the profession of the Law in particular, though both were interested in its pro sperity ; the public in being protected against the prac tices of needy and unprincipled practitioners, and the profession in the protection of their rights and privileges, and their genera 1 character and respectability. He (Mr. K.) had long regretted that the infant state of the Society would not permit a more substantial reward to be given to Mr. Anderton for his un wearied exertions ; but he fully anticipated that as the objects of the Society became more generally known so its Members would considerably increase, and that the period was not far distant when the wishes, not only of himself but of all who were acquainted with his (Mr. Anderton's) merits, would be realized. In the mean time the present plan was adopted as a testimony of the regard the Members had for him, and a token of their approbation of his professional conduct; and it gave him heartfelt satisfaction in being able to say, that not one per. son who had been spoken to on the subject had expressed a feeling differing from his own, and, he hoped, that he (Mr. Anderton) would long live to enjoy the reward which his pro fessional Brethren had that day bestowed upon him, and which he had so well earned. Mr. ANDERTON, in a feeling and expressive manner, re turned thanks for the honour which had that day been con ferred upon him. Proud as he was of the articles presented to him, he was still more so of the feeling which had been ma nifested to him by his Professional Brethren, whose good opi nion he hoped he should never do any thing to forfeit.— That he fully agreed in the opinion delivered by Mr. Knight, that the public were as much interested in the prospe rity of the Society as the Members were themselves.— That it must be admitted that to the Attornies was entrusted the private concerns of most mens' lives—that to them was con fided the fortunes and property of thousands—that before them was placed greater temptations to commit evil than before any other class of persons, with a less chance of detection • Thus it was that the public had a great stake in the prosperity of the Society, for the more the profession advanced to respect ability and independence the greater was the security possessed in them by the public. That since the institution of the So ciety many of the prejudices which formerly existed against Attornies had been removed, and he had had no doubt but through its means that what little prejudice was yet remaining would soon be done away- That it should likewise be recol lected that the Attornies had certain rights and privileges to maintain, and in the support of which they were themselves personally interested ; that for the want of a Society like this some of those privileges had been lost, and others would no doubt have followed. He hoped, however, that by the exer tions of the Society the privileges left would be perma nently secured, and he was not without expectation that some of those which had been taken from them would be again restored. That the Clergy were protected in their pri vileges by wise and salutary laws, and the Medical Profes sion by the same means. That the only profession not protected was that of which he was a Member. That the At tornies were trespassed upon on all sides,_ and he was sorry to observe by none more than by those who ought rather to have protected them : he meant the Four Inns of Court, who, to add a trifling sum to their already rich resources, were in the habit of admitting all descriptions of . persons as members of their Inns, for the purpose of practising as Certificated Con veyancers. It was notorious that among the persons so ad mitted were to be found auctioneers, schoolmasters, tradesmen, money-brokers, and sheriffs' officers ; men unfit either by edu cation or knowledge for so important a branch of the profes sion, and of which required years of study to obtain a knowledge. Thus it was that scandal and disrepute had been broughtupon the profession ; besides, Certificated Conveyancers are not like the Attornies under the summary controul or jurisdiction of the Courts of Law, and the only remedy t hose who em p lo y such men have against them is by an action at law, the expences of which when recovered, most of them are too poor to pay, and on that account they remain unfinished —it was his exertions to put a stop to this evil that first introduced him, Mr. Anderton, to the friendship of their worthy Principal, Mr. Atcheson, and to many of the members of the Society ; it was to put astop to this evil that caused the institution of this Society, and until that object had been accomplished,he should never think that he had done his duty either to the profession, the Society or the Public. Mr. Anderton, after paying some just compliments to Mr. Atcheson, whose absence he in common with the Members present much re. gretted, and also to their former principals Mr. Leake and Mr. Knight, to whose aus p ices and support the Society was indebted. much He co ncluded by assuring the Members of the high sense he entertained of the honour they had that day conferred upon him, that whatever his future destiny in life might be, he would never part with the reward they had so generously be stowed upon him, and when that period arrived when by de.ith he could himself no longer retain them, he hoped to have them placed in those hands where they would for future ages remain a memorial of their kindness and their attachment to the profession, and of his (Mr. Anderton's) honour; and he hoped that the view of them would be the means of inducing many others to aid the Society in the objects it had in view, viz. those of promoting fair and honourable practice, preventing abuses in the profes sion, and protecting the rights and privileges of its members, al ways recollecting that the character and respectability of an At torney is best promoted by his protecting the just rights and in terests of his clients, and assisting in the general goOd of his country. Mr. Anderton was loudly cheered by the members and tine scene was evidently ; grateful to his feelings. Every gentleman p m r .r es i e t n s. t a l py h e e a c r o ed mp t a o ny de a l f i t g e h rvi t airndsthdeinecod in themplim spent a joyous and festive evening Mr. Kni g ht presiding as the Chairman, and Mr. James as the Deputy. Several of the w ai h d ere to theyhiii Members addressed the Meeting, an d some excellent songs were sung. The conviviality of th e piny was kept up to a late hour, when every One separated with s atiSfa c tion -at the plea compliment sure he had experienced. It is but justice to say that the wineS were of the best quality, and did great cre dit, to Mr. Wilkes who furniihed them. • From the LONDON GAZETTE, March 8. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. W. Draper, Ma'don, watchmaker. BANKRUPTS; E. Stanley, Old Kent-road, linen-draper, to surrender March 22, 29, April 19, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Jones, Sise-lane. _ . S. Gregory and J. Bowdon, Manchester, merchants, March 24, 26, April 19, at the Star Inn, Manchester. Solicitors, Messis. Appleby and Charnock, Gray's Inn-square. W. and P. Charters, Merthyr-Tydvil, tea-dealers, March 34, 26, April 19, at the Jerningham Arms, Shiffnal, Shropshire. Solicitor, Mr. Rushbury, Carthusian-street, Charterhouse square. Henry Ousey, Stayley.bridge, Lancashire, cabinet-maker, March 21, 22, April 19, at the White Bear Inn, Manchester. Solicitors, Messrs. Ellis, Sons, Walmsley, and Gorton, Chan cery-lane. Samuel Stafford, Manchester, common-brewer, March 23, 24, April 19, at the Star Inn, Manchester. Solicitors, Messrs. Adlington, GregorY, and Faulkner, Bedford-road. William Garth, Ballgrove, Lancashire cotton-spinner, March 23, 24, April 19, at the King's Head Inn, Colne. Soli citor, Mr. Beverley, Garden-walk, Temple. David Tudor, Newport, Monmouthshire, ship. builder, March 23, 24, April 19, at the Angel Inn, Abergavenny. Solicitor, Mr. Williams, Red Lion-square. John Greenwood, Little Gomersall, Yorkshire, joiner, March 18, 19, April 19, at the Court-house, Leeds. Solicitor, Mr. Makinson, Middle Temple. Benjamin Dove Collons, Bristol, hatter, March 17, 21, April 19, at the Commercial-rooms, Bristol. Solicitors, Messrs. King and Lukin, Gray's-inn-square. Henry Jay, Kilburn, carpenter, March 12, 26, April 19, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basmghall-street. Solicitors, Messrs. Saunders and Bailey, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square. DIVIDENDS. March 29, A Springweller, Duke-street, West Smithfield,- cabinet-maker—March 29, W. Stevens, Northumberland -street, Strand, baker—April 5, W. Berry, Alphington, Devonshire, tanner—March 29, G. Evans, Hastings, jeweller—March 19, J. and W. Lush, High Holborn, distillers—March 29, J. Curwen, Great East-cheap, tea-broker—March 30, S.Wilkin, Taverham, Norfolk, paper-manufacturer—March 29, R. A. Cox, Little Bri tain, banker—March 26, E. Clively, Woolwich, draper—March 22,J. Robertson, Old Broad-street, merchant—April 5, G. Bard well, Rungay, linen-draper—March 19, J. G. Barnard, Skinner street, Snowhill, printer—April 16, W. Hyatt, Dorset -street, Manchester-square, upholsterer—April 9, M.4lleek, Knaresbro', linen-merchant—March 30, J. Hill, Carlisle, mercer—March 29, J. Huntington, Skinner-street, Snowhill, jeweller—April 19, J. Frost, sen., Bridlington-quay, Yorkshire, corn-merchant. CERTIFICATES, 111Ancit 29. A. Craddock, Albany-road, Camberwell, carpenter--W. Rowe, Plymouth, jeweller--a Anderson, Dalby-terrace, City-road, warhouseman—G. and T. Holgate, Burnley, I,an cashire, bankers---J. Palmer, Commercial-road, Lambeth, tailor—T. Barmby, Ossett-common, Yorkshire—J. Hill, Car lisle, mercer---31. Arnsby, Staverton-row, Walworth-road, baker. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. H. Abbott and F. Slaney—J. Hammond and B. Scott—B. Steuart and A. Panton, Cheapside, booksellers—S. White anti W. Emblin, Bristol, linen-drapers--J. and H. Hogs flesh, Tottenham-court-road, grocers—A. R. Bowes and R. Stevenson, Gateshead, Durham, linen-drapers—lf. T. and C. Smith, Blackman-street, Newington, haberdashers—J. J. Pur chase and E. Wensley, Bath, tea-men—W. Roberts and W. Butlin, Kidderminster and Daventry, mercers—lt. Paul and S. Hart, Harlesston, Norfolk, patent wood-spring-makers—C. Morrall and 'l'. W. IVntson, Liverpool and Tachynlleth, Montgomeryshire—B. Healey and J. Robinson, Sheffield, fender-makers—R. King and C. Stopforth, Little (2..!een street, Holborn, schoolmistresses—J. J. Dovey and G. Pad more, New Bond -street, linen-drapers—H. J. Water and H: Self, Greenwich, corn-dealers—J. Firth and W. Kilner, Hud dersfield, dealers in oil—S. Beastall and J. Harvey, Bidwell, Nottinghamshire, dealers in gimp or linen thread—R. and C. Green, Marylebone-street, haberdashers—F. Charl ton, It. Davison, and T. Charlton, Blyth, Northumberland, spirt-merchants—ll. Mulleneux, E. Laurence, T. liar rison, and J. Lawrence, Liverpool, common-brewers ; so far as regards T. Harrison—J. Eden and J. Dyer, Wotton-under edge, Glocestershire, solicitors—H. Roberts, J. Lloyd, end J. Davies, Llanfwrog, Denbighshire, tanners--IL and H. P. Lowther, Gerrard-street, Soho, gold-lacemen--T. Ilearson, J. T. Swanwick, and J. Bassano, Nottingham, bobbin-manu fa,cturers—J. S. March and W. P. Linsell, London-road, Southwark, linen-drapers—J. Mannouch, J. It. J. Fourre, and Z. Warren, Feversham, coal-merchants. A short time since, a young couple agreed to be married, appointed the time, and to avoid observation, a greed to go to the church (not far from Faversham) by different routes. In this manner the intended bride, her maid, and the father arrived, but no appearance. of a bridegroom ; at length, however, a messenger arrived—a little boy (not Cupid) with the melancholy tidings, that the inconstant swain had changed his mind !—(Kentish Chronicle.) :A large tom-cat, about 13 years old, which had left Hunting tower Bleachtield about four months ago, with one of the work men, who at that time removed to the neighbourhood of Glas gow, has lately returned to its old quarters. It is upwards ,of 2 months since it left Glasgow on its return.—( Perth Courier.) COURSE OF EXCHANGE, March 8. mstei dans Ditto, at Sight l2 19 Rotterdam l2 3 Antwerp Hamburgh 36 11 24 Us. Altona Paris,3 Day's sight Ditto 25 45 0 ( llourdeaux, ditto Berlin 7 5 Frankfort on the Main Peteisburgh . 9 0 Vienna lO 2 Trieste lO 2 Madrid Cadiz . Bilboa 354 Effective Barcelona Zeville Gibraltar 3l Leghorn Genoa 444-Venice, Ital.Lic. 27 Malta Palermo Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro Bahia . 50 Dublin .... 9} Cork 9} Nei Cent. I BULL/ON. Portugal Gold,i ii Coin I .0 0 0 per 01. Foreign Gold, in Bars 3 17 9 New Doubloons , .... 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 10i Silre? Standard in Bars, 0 0 0 BIRTHS. On the 7th inst., at Blackheath, the lady of Capt. S. Beadle, of a son. On the 6th inst., in South-street, West-square, Mrs. Wm• Hedger, of a son. MARRIED. On Monday, the 7th inst., atEnfield, Mr. William Thotrip son, jun., of Watling-street, to Ann, eldest daughter of Jciho. Baylis, Esq., of Ponder's-end. DIED. On Sunday, the 27th ult., in the 77th year of her age, at the house of her son-in-law, George Gravener, Esq., Dover, France , Johnson, wife of John Waller, Esq., of Somerfieldrcourt, anti late of Chapel-house, near Fevershani, Kent. On the 28th of February last, Mr. J. H. Sherwood, of Bar , tholomew-close, auctioneer, aged 57. On the 25th ult., in Bath, at the house of his grandfatbet , John Butler Butler, Commissary-General, John James Franck" lin, eldest son of the late Captain John Robinson Francklin , of the lion. East India Company's service, aged 16. On the 4th inst., at Haresfield, the Rev. Thomas Rnd - ge, 8.D., Archdeacon of Gloucester and Chancellor of Hereford , uncle of the Rev. Dr. Rudge, oflimehouse. Last week, Mr. Peter Planck, of Margaret-street, Caven dish-square. On the Ist inst, at Paris, Samuel Fyler, Esq., of Twicken ham, Middlesex. SUDDEN DEATH.—.Mr. Christopher Dunkin, of Shad' Thames, Horsleydown, arose on Sunday morning last, apP 3- rently in good health and spirits. He sat down with his family to breakfast, and whilst reading the nevispaper he fell back jo his chair, and expired without a groan. Gout, to which 1 1 was occasionally subject, it is supposed, had reached some vita' part, and was the cause of this melancholy event. 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