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TILE LONDON. JOURNALS. DAILY- • it.ziratilfroiu the Moriung Papers,Juoe 22,1825. . . . [Tit E TIMES.] The certificates -. prepared for facilitating the cricnleting of the new French 3 per cent. stock `ii4;:sktostden• 'have. arrived.:frorn Paris. They aye IG:forrifitroost exactly as we at first described Iftiicri, being made transferable to bearer, with sAtvOirarliwarrante payable either by a house in LOniinn oria the usual manner at Paris, accord inf, to the option of the holder. An English trisitsiatims of the terms of the .certificate is also •The . act is in all its parts that of the Preach Government, whose guarantee is alike OrtenAlOct, both for the amount of stock -re presented by the certificate, and for the regular payment of the dividends. The proceeding is considered by respectable merchants as deroga tory to the character of the French Government, and a further proof, if any were wanted, of their inability to carry the great measure for atte ,-, reduction 'of the interest of the -deht..--, _Pm objection, therefore, naturally arises to the ..eircolation of the new certificates here, which .can:ecarcely acquire the character of a safe in vestment when, they are obviously rejected by the country whose debt they represent, than which, perhaps, a better test of real value could' not be obtained. It is the rate of interest in France, of which the inhabitants must be• per fectly competent to judge, which determines their value; but they reject the certificates at their present rate, and they are now to try their for. tune in a country where capital is more abundant, and the rate of interest lower, in the hope, appa rently, that these circumstances will blind En glish capitalists to the danger of an investment in them. This is a danger of which we think- it right to warn them. NVe are prepared to expect every species Of mancevvring for the purpose of gaining circulation here for the certificates, and the first operation is clearly developed' by the letters received yesterday from Paris, which show that the French Minister is at this moment endeavouring to enhance the price of the new stock in Paris, by creating an artificial abun:. dance of capital in that city, and to enable hiin by this false appearance of prosperity, to force upon England that which France rejects. — All pulilic bodies, in any Manner subject to the influence of the French Government, are invited to place their "disposable. capital in the new stock ; it is studiOusly announced that the Receivers-General of the Revetiu-e will lend a-large juin - on that security ;-:apd lastly, notice is given by the Bank ofigrance, in substance, that every facility will be given to loans of money in that stock, and that the period of repayment may be almost indefinitely.extend ed as-the -pleasure of the holder. - These Opera lions, the amount of new stock in circulation be ing extremely small, must raise its vain() •by Greeting a demand for it greater thin the supplyi; and this may give an impulse to the spirit:of spe culation in the English market, which may esta blish a much larger amount of certificates amongst rif than prudence wnuld justify... Mhe'.li the 'aim of the- French Minister however, is; , aoswered, like a certain black potentate Wbo'lS' said :always to: desert' .Mends . when they stand most in need of hini, his:aapport will be withdrawn, and capitalists—What'hasftequentty hthp pened before—will not only lose. their money, Lunt get. heartily ridiculed fo'r , their credulity-. • ." [MEW TIS1E1:1 The Bill brought in by . Lord Li'le'rpool, fOr the :melioration of the Law relating to Factors and Agents, having passed the -House of Lords, it may be expected that we should give-some ac .kount of its enaetmeifts , -A t . •is , described as an Act to alter and amend the Act of 189.3 (Stat. 4'. Geo. IV. c. , 834, - by Which* as. our •readers ,know," parties who -adtrancekl money on goods shipped in the name of any individull were : fll titled- to consider that iudividual_as, owner,, and were protected accordinglyi- , The present •Bill ekes further. It proVides gene . l , •ally that ' Fac tors or Agents, haying lii"!'d - s' . , - rn their - posses- Sinn, shall he . . deemeir th e trite owners, _ 'so._ as to give validity to contracts ;with persons- deal ing bona fide upon the 'faith of such • pro. perty. Norrdoes 'it stop at the _actual posses sion of the goods,- tut considers . tbe holding of the symbol of property as equivalent to rho-hold ing of the 'property itself;: §o ' that if per Sons 'in possession of a 11111 . of Lading, India Warrant, Dock Warrant, or 411 - like, pledge the goods so .represented, the pledger shall be considered_ to be the owner. Of course in all these cases actual notice that the possea.ser of the good., or holder of the representative symbol, has .not authority. to contract, must takeaway his power 'of contracting .respecting them. BY the present ,Sct, no person can acquire a security upon goods - in the Itandi .of an agent, for an_ antecedent - debt beyond the -amount of the agent's interest in the goodS; 13ut 'persons • may contract with -known- agents* , in the ordinary course , of butinesN, - ;,. Air ; - thlt.' . Cinttlit course, if within theogetit!soutbority.. -Again, persons may accept •ond take goods in.pled-gd from those avowedly acting as agents; hot in such ease they can . .acqUite no-further interest than was possessed I#7 . the, attit . '`nt . 'oe• time of: .- the pledge. These . prthriiions" for pro; tecting the pledgee are not 'meant to• lessen ' in any degree the •liability''jnf " the. agent' to his principal ; but :tile owner. may follow, the goods in his Agent's hands, orin the.hands of his . Agent's assignee, or in those of a third person in:'these cases, however % he must pay .the ad vances secured on them.. In case of the hank-' ruistrcy of a-fat:ter, the owners t4goods sopOdg'; .34.-find redeemed is held to have•-4iSchargrkpro talio, the debt . due - freni'him to , thktranlq,Or. At pfd 4 rision• WhiCh harlong - tieti,iiiintillgiiiGgard to tlie'criininality of a frit'adtilebtliti'dge: IV 'ifaittorl, t pretending to be the - Ovrneoiiin a p 'ti 'witlet adthority than he. htstif . a'6l;i4here sq ' ietr:,7l.le °Wender is liable tb' IA year?' tririikrtnltort tnt tudtfpunishmentis'nOt tii'exte - iid'iocales *Here Wei agent has kit Made' tile triodsqt Oeiettiify lip. yotid thelOcient'of his' oitn lieV. 4: 'TlCO`titeelii once of bills',:bOweier, 'by the agent,' does 'not . : create a lien, unless the bills are paid when due —Such are the-principal provisions of the Bill, as it now stands ; and -we trust that it will be found in-practice to meet all the evils complain ed of in the previous system. At all events, great praise is due to the Gentlemen who carried through the Bill, in spite of a decided opposition from persons of much weight and influence. [TIIE PUBLIC LEDGER.I We stated yesterday that the Meeting at Milan had no political character, properly speaking ; and we find in a German Paper, which has since reached us, a confirmation of this opinion. Speak ing of the affairs of Greece, it has the following remarks, which concur with what we have said ourselves :—" It becomes daily more and more doubtful, whether the affairs of Greece will be discussed at Milan. It is probable enough that they are often mentioned incidentally ; but it is still affirmed by many persons that they will not be the subject of formal conferences till after the return of the Emperor Alexander to St. Peters burgh, and the arrival of Lord Strangford in that city. With respect to the last of these assertions, we can only say, that Lord Strangford is appa rently in no hurry to- set out on his Embassy ; and that there does not seem to be any great de sire on either side to accelerate the period of formal discussions. It is probable that in the affairs of Greece no diplomatic arrangement will be attempted until the fate of the pre sent campaign be ascertained, as neither of the Belligerents would, in its present stage, be found _very tractable. It is from the Porte that the greatest opposition is apprehended ; and it would be wholly useless to attempt to subdue her ob stinacy, as long as her fleets keep the sea, and her armies remain unbroken. But if that Power were to sustain on both elements reverses similar to those which she suffered on former occasions, it is possible, and even probable, that her pride would not urge any further resistance to the me - diatory offices of the two Powers. Moreover, the issue of this campaign will decide whether the Greeks are really capable of asserting their in dependence, on not ; and, in the former case, neither England nor Russia would try to per suade them to resume a yoke, which, by dint of courage and perseverance, they had thrown off. It therefore strikes us as highly probable that the formal discussion of this subject, as regards time, has not been settled -as yet. If it be true, as has been stated in the Petersburgh Papers, that the Emperor, on his return to that capital, will set out almost immediately for Moscow, where the Court, it is said, is to remain a considerable time, it is pretty clear that no arrangement will be at tempted in the interval. From these circum stances it may be reasonably inferred that the leading Powers have come to an agreement that they will not interfere between the Belligerents till these have fully tried their strength again. [MORNING CHRONICLE. Our readers will see, from our Parliamentary Report, that a copy. of Mr. Cantor's Petition, and an order of the House that it be taken into consideration on Friday, is to . be communicated to. Mr. Kendrick, and that Mr. Kendrick has Liberty to attend the House on Friday next, either personally or by Counsel. . The proceed ings against this individual are considerably faci litated by his plurality of situations. It seemed to be generally allowed, that a Petition con taining charges against a Justice of the Peace, was a sufficient foundation for an inquiry into the conduct of such Justice.' The -promulga tion of this position will be attended, we should think, with very beneficial effects on the Magistracy, as• it is hardly possible that they should DOI hereafter look to the pos.,. sibility of a criminating.• petition findin g its way into the ' House of' Commons. •If this point had been generally understood, we have not the smallest doubt that the two Dissenting, Clergymen lately committed by •one• Clerical', Magistrate, on the oath of another, for collecting money to. build a chapel, construed raising money on-false pretences, would never have been•touched.' The investigation having then taken place with respect to the conduct of the Justice, " then .(said Mr. Tierney) would • arise the question, whether the House would come to some resolu tion as to Mr. Kendrick, as a Magistrate, and that being decided in the affirmative,, a question would - arise whether a man, unfit to be a Justice ,Of the Peace, could avoid an address for his re moval from his office as a Judge. [IIII.ITISU PRESS. The Annual Report of the Select Committee on the Poor Rate Returns has been publish- ed. It appears that the sum levied on ac :count of Poor Rates for the year ending on the 25th of March, 1824, was 64,5231. less than the previous year, and 2,486,810/. less than the previous year 1817-18, when the rates were at their highest amount. This decrease has taken place too, it should be observed, while the price of food "has been advancing. The average price of, wheat in 1822-3 -was 41s. 11d, a guar ter ; in: ;4823-4 it was 565. Sc!. The diminu tion of the pressure is therefore greater than it appeq . r.i ; - and it holds forth' a consolatory prospect,. (hat the evil is in a gradual course of abatement. In some agricultural counties, hOWeverir, 'rates have conSiderahly in creased, '. F rhese -,are the districts in which the abuses of the , Ptior Rates are carried to the greatest extent. the : . Manufacturing counties the de l . crease is general, and even in some of- the others it has begun to take•lilace. In Sussex, where the 'charge is , heaviest, it being 20s. ahead, there was daring the last - year a di - ruination of two per Cent. ' - The three counties next in point of ex penditure 'to Sussex, in reference to theirpopultt tion, are Suffolk, EsSexe, and 'Kent, in which the rents are 18, 17, and - 16 shillings a-head, while in Lancashire they are only four shillings a-head. TheVecreate that has 'beetiefietted'in some of the - eotinties , vrarrantiius iti.etkpressibg our opinion, that by judicious reforms'in the'system of relief, aided bYthe : improved circumstances of the country, "the btirddn'of - Poor RateS may be peogressivelyreiluC7 , 7 ed - to (he' lowest possible 'degree Within which We :Cab 'reasonably•hope to: confineTl)e attention of-the public ; --as We'll as of 'Parliamtntj, is now directed to the subject, and the general spread of information on topics , of this nature will tend greatly to facilitate the desirable object of rais ing- the labouring classes'above the degradatiop of depending on the Poor Rates as part of the ordinary means of subhistente. The mischief has not long been thoroughly understood, and the proper remedies have been but recently sug gested. They are now in a course of application ; and considering the favourable opportunity that presents itself for that purpose, we have no he sitation in looking forward to results much more satisfactory next year. [MORNING POST.] In moving the Second Reading of the Quaran tine Laws Bill last night, in the House of Lords, the Earl of Liverpool stated the real objects of the measure, which till that moment had not been generally understood. No alterations what ever are to be made in what may be called the sanatory or protecting regulations, though a power to extend or to curtail them is to be vest ed in the King in Council. The only changes regard two , objects : one the expences of Qua rantine, which had hitherto been borne by the ships subjected to its operation, and which are in future to be defrayed by the Public, as Quarantine is not imposed for the benefit of trade but for the safety of the country. The other object is the mitigation of penalties, which were so severe as in some cases to render it im possible to exact them, but which now will be so far reduced as to be easily enforced. The County Courts Bill met with such opposition, that by a kind of general understanding it was ordered to be recommitted that day three months, which of course puts an end to the measure for the present Session. In the Commons the Uni versity Police Bill was read a third time passed without any observations. The petition of Mr. Camfor against Mr. Kenrick, the Welsh Judge, was then ordered to be communicated to that Gentleman, and both the accused and the ac cuser to attend at the Bar of the House on Fri day next. Mr. Martin's Bill against the cruel treatment of Cattle was thrown out on a second reading by a majority of 27 to 18 ; whilst the • Spring Guns Abolition Bill was read a second time by a majority 39 to 27. 7 MORNING TIERALD.I The practice which has grown up of late years, of postponing so much of the business brought before Parliament till towards the end of the Session, and then either forcing it un matured through the. House of Lords, or else compelling that House to throw out the Bills, is become a very serious evil, and one which we are surprised some means have not been taken to remedy. One cause of it is the lateness of the period at which Parliament now meets, leaving them not sufficient time to get through the business which comes before them. To this is to be added, the time occupied in Bills which fail, as well as the still greater portion en gaged in motions and other matters, which have no reference to Acts at all. But, besides actual I want of time, we apprehend that much of that which is occupied might be much better arranged and economised than it is. If Bills, emanating from Public Offices, were prepared during the recess, ready to lay before the House at its meet ing, touch of the evil would be remedied both as to- time, as well as the crude and undigested state in which they sometimes appear. The highly useful and important Bills, for instance, which 1 11-. Peel has brought in this Session, some of which are still before the House, might have been all disposed of some months ago, and time there by be given to the Lords for their full considera tion. In the multifarious concerns of the coun try, however, embracing its domestic, foreign, colonial, and mercantile relations, nothing will effectually remedy the evil, but reverting to the old practice of Parliament assembling before Christmas, which will possess, also, the advantage of enabling those who are suitors before the ap pellant jurisdiction of the Peers to have their causes decided with less delay. From the LONDON GAZETTE, June 21. BANKRUPTS. J. Street, Manchester, commission-agent, to surrender July 6,7, and August 2, at three, at the King's Arms Inn, Man chester. Attornies, Messrs. Ilurd and Johnson, Temple, Lon don ; and Mr. Lawler, Manchester. T. Perkins, Melton-terrace, Borough-road, baker, June 28, July 5, and August 2, 'at twelve, at the Court of Commis sioners, London. Attorney, Mr. Chester, jun. Parsonage-row, Newington, Butts, Surrey. G. Norton, White's-yard, Rosemary-lane, Middlesex, builder, June 28, July 5, and August 2, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. Attorney, Mr. Donne, Princes street, Spital-fields. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. Yesterday 9 between two and three o'clock, a most destructive fire broke out at Messrs. Stodart's pianoforte manufactory and timber-yard, at Wells-street, Marylebone, which gained such ascendancy as to create the greatest alarm for the whole of the surrounding houses. The premises occupied a considerable portion of the area at the back of the houses in the square formed by Wells-street, Great Titehfield-street, Mortimer-street, and Margaret-street,' and the fire soon spread in all directions with amazing rapidity, so that nearly the whole of the houses within that section were at one time on fire. For upwards of two hours the fire continued to increase; and al though there was abundance of water In all directions, and hun dreals of people hastened to offer their assistance, yet very few fire-engines had arrived at half-past four o'clock. By this time not fewer than fifteen houses were gutted, and many others were on fire ; but intelligence having reached the more distant stations, the engines continued to arrive with great ra pidity, and it was astonishing to witness the effect pro duced by their combined powers ; the flames in many of the houses, which were on fire in every floor, were speedily checked, and by half-past six, from the abundant supply of water, the fire was so far subdued as greatly to relieve the apprehensions of the neighbourhood. Among the buildings destroyed, we regret to have to enumerate St. Margaret's chapel, belonging to that worthy man and eminent preacher Mr. Hazlewood ; Mr. Varley's picture gallery, in which were many very fine works of art ; Hardy and Son's card manufactory; Messer's coach factory ; and, we are informed, that at Crouzet's gilding manufactory a great number of the beautiful carvings and works of art, intended for Belvoir Castle, have been destroyed in this extensive conflagration. We regret to say that many of the sufferers are uninsured, but we have not heard of any lives being lost. [ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Yesterday afternoon, at three o'clock, a dreadful alarm was given on the premises and back workshops of Mr. Crouzet, carver and gilder, in consequence of a' sudden explosion of flame, which, catching some combustibles, spread instantly upwards, and the workmen had only time to make A hasty retreat before the flames spread throughout the floors of workshops, and communicated in fact to the entire build ing, extending left and right, back and front, through the range of Mr. Crouzet's building, and the hay-loft and stables of Mr. Woolley, the livery-stable-keeper, in the rear of Titchfield street. From the suddenness of the alarm, great apprehension for the valuable stud of Mr. Woolley took place, but by great exertion and personal risk, they were all rescued and taken off. —The flames having evidently no check, burned onwards with irresistible violence in a direction north-north-east by north west, the wind from the first quarter favouring the element.— Plenty of water was obtained, but the flames unfortunately obtained no check from that element in consequence of the absence of the engines, which did not arrive for half an hour, after which they came in great numbers ; but the conflagration had obtained that awful ascendancy which in less than one hour effected the destruction of nearly the whole of the neigh bourhood, spreading its fearful powers over the houses on the right of Margaret-street, in Mortimer-street, Titchfield-street, and Great Portland -street, and a mews behind, including in the immense ruin the houses of Mr. G. R. Wales, Mr. Turner, Messrs. King, the card-makers, the factory of Mr. Stodart, the pianoforte manufacturer, the house of Messrs. Hunt, nearly the entire of the timber-yard of Mr. Stout, who is absent at Hastings, Mr. Fisher, Mr. Wyatt, Mr.'Pinnells, Mr. Pears, perfumer, Mr. Reads, and others, in Well-street. At four o'clock the fire burnt with tremendous fury, although the powers of nearly 30 engines were in full play upon the burn ing pile. Unfortunately, most of the houses being in the rear, it was impossible to work with any effect for a length of time, until the hose was introduced through the buildings, and the firemen, with the most praiseworthy daring, risking their lives under the burning ruins. At a short time before tour o'clock the most distressing scenes were witnessed in the streets in which the houses on fire werp situated, by persons appearing with bedding, furniture, apparel, &c., rushing to and fro; some of them with infant children, endeavouring to save them selves and little property, and the immense crowds collected on all sides added to the general confusion and distress caused by this calamity. Some active individuals and con stables collected together, and formed avenues through the crowd to assist in the escape of the inmates of the houses,. and save their property; but the immense body of flames actually extending across the street, formed an awful and fearful canopy, which created such universal terror that the rush of the popu lace from the (we may say) burning street was tremendous; fortunately, at that moment a strong detachment of the 2d re giment of Foot Guards, under the command of Captain Po W y s, arrived on the spot, and under the direction of Mr. Conant t Mr. Dyer, and other Magistrates, were so placed, that the firemen continued their exertions.without much interruption, and the detachment being formed in line, cleared Mortimer, Margaret, and part of \Veils-street, and forming a kind of square, firmly kept a position that was not broken during the conti nuance of the disastrous catastrophe, and added much to the saving of the adjoining houses. In the rear of the hotises we have above-named, the fire raged with tremendous fury, and soon caught the back of Margaret-street.chapel, and four other houses, including the Bear and Drummer public-house, and the remainder of Mr. Stout's timber-yard. By much exertion, the valuable -pipes &c. of the chapel organ were sav ed, an d some plate and valuable furniture was borne- away. About five o'clock, the wind slightly varying to the N.t., the houses in Mortimer-street, five in number, soon were included in the general ruin, and the flames extended, in huge -bodies and sheets, on all sides, illuminating the horizon. for a great ex tent, and bidding defianee to every effort to check their fury. At length some of the walls fell in with a tremendous crash, and the water being had in great quantities, the two elements were opposed to each other with great effect, and that of fire was very soon in a subdued state ; but as fast As' the flarties sunk in one position, a fresh clinger 'arose in another, and it seemed impossible to check it. However, the firemen perse vered for the four following hours, and succeeded in a trifling degree in reducing the flames, and preventing any further ex= tension of this dreadful calamity, which has, upon the smallest average, caused a destruction of above 200,0001. worth of pro perty. There are between 20 and 3() buildings reduced it,o a pile of ruins, and the ruin to many is almost irretrievable. 1 , 10 life, that we heard of, was lost; but many slight accidents occurred. The engines were in full play at &quarter past ten o'clock upon the ruins. One o'clock, Wednesday morning. The fire in the interior of the square formed by Wells-street, Mortimer-street, Great Titchfield-street, and Margaret-street, still continues to burn with considerable violence. The engines are briskly employed in endeavouring to prevent the destruction of the houses forming the four sides of the quadrangle, the rear of which, in several instances, has suffered very considerably. The timber-yard, where a greatquantity of valuable mahogany was deposited, presents a most extraordinary appearance. It is one mass of brilliantly-ignited charcoal. The whole of the houses forming the centre of the square are in. ruins ; but as many of these were chiefly composed of timber, the fire has still considerable pabulum to feed on. Those best acquainted with the place, could not, this morning, state, with any degree of certainty, the extent of the damage, either with reference to the houses or the property destroyed. From our own view of the place, we think at least twenty tenements must have fallen be tore the flames, exclusive of those which have been partially, and, we may add, greatly injured. The fire is generally sup_ posed to have originated at Messrs. Stodart's, but, upon this point, much uncertainty prevails. The neighbourhood was all night in a state of great alarm. We observed at the corners of 1 all the leading streets the equipages 'of many gentlemen who were, perhaps apprehensive lest the fire might beicommuni cated to the different stables, of which there are many in the neighbourhood. We are happy to say that no accident has oc curred. Melancholy as has been the effects of the conflagration, they would unquestionably have been infinitely more deplor able had not the fire broken out in the day._( Timm) DESTRUCTIVE 1 4 IltE.— Yesterday morning, about half-past two o'clock, a fire was discovered in the upper flat of the large work-shop, in Cowan's-close, Cross-causeway, belonging to Mr. Allan, cabinet-maker. Immediate informa tion was transmitted to the p oli ce-office,short time proceeded with a ll expe di t i on to and the engines and rapid was the conflagration, a id e d by th e i n . e t sr e oy rials in the shop, that all th e e ff orts o f t h e fire aumtva firemen ithaemsnpiaatb, i l n eb fire men to subdue the flames werennavailing, and in about an hour after their arrival the floor fell in, involving in its ruins much , valuable furniture, a considerable quantity of wood, and the tools belonging to the workmen. The attention of the firemen was now directed to another shop of Mr. Allan's immediately adjoining which had also taken fire. By the active exertions of the firemen, who cut off a platform which joined it to the ruins of the shop destroyed, and the able directions of the superinten dent, the fire was prevented from extending into the interior of the shop, and the sashes of the windows were the only parts that were injured. Fortunately the shop was not attached to any dwelling-houses, otherwise the destruction would have been greater. We are sorry to state that one of the firemen, who was on the top of a wall employed in cutting down one of the joists, fell from thence, a height of two stories. and was much bruised. Another fireman was also hurt, and a boy had his hand so severely lacerated, that it was judged necessary to send him to the Royal Infirmary. It was only by the' great exertions and judicious management of Captain Robison, Mr. Braid wood, and Lieutenants Baird and Stewart, that the candle work of Messrs. Bathgate and Co. which was separated only by a brick partition from Mr. Allan's premises, and contained be sides several hogsheads of tallow about'l2,ooo stone of candles, was saved. The Sheriff; several of the Magistrates, and a num ber of constables were present, and, were most active in direct ing, lending their assistance, . and preserving order.—(Edin burgh Courant, June 20.) FOR THE SUN. CHOLERA =MORBUS, NOT -CONTAGIOUa..- Ma. EDITOIt—If any epidemic disease, Cram its phenomena, could be entitled more than an other to be considered as contagious, it: would be Cholera Morbus. This disease was alsoin the discussions which recently took place ,in House of Com Mons, so denominated by an Hon. Member, but upon what authority does not pre cisely appear. On the other hand, the official printed Report of the Bengal : Medical Board.un the subject, (p. 124.) states, that " the .wbo i le bOdy of .the Medical Officers in Bengal; who have had an opportunity.-of seeing and remark ing on the disease w,ithout a_diskeuting voice, concur in declaring that it is not contagions." They consisted of between two lion : tired and fifty and . three hundred. Among the whole of these officers, " most of whom saw .the disease largely, only three were attacked, and one death only occurred." The medical practitioner, ." in his attendance upon patients labouring under the disease, did not find himself, or his-assistants, more liable to be attacked by it than sod) per-, sons as had no communication." The Bombay Report (p. 195) states,' that " none of the hos pital .attendants at the Presidency hare bei'qs attacked with the epidemic, although they. wee in the habit of assisting the patients day and night." The same Report says (p. 105), "We have seen it affecting a particular part in one can tonment for days; without - reaching another pat.t s although a constant communication was kept up between these parts all 'the Hundredss of similar facts are detailed in these Reports yet some attempts were made to fasten upoOthis disease the - character of a- contagious malady', during its prevalence in India, in 1817, 1818, and 1819. There were, however, too 'many officers on the- medical. establishments of that Country, who, (luring ..the: period from 1808 to the date of the occurrence .of that malady, had been pupils.of.Dr.-Muclean, and had- from.coti viction imbibed ,bis principles of non-contagion in epidemic diseases, ,to. admit of the hypothesis of contagion...obtaining,- the ascendancy ; and happily _0? .Company!s territories in India. did not incur amurtality..beyoud what was incidental to the proper causes of pestilence; e. about one twentieth part'of what would have occurred under the 'superaddition of the adventitio,o causes ; the iiiincipal . of which, are the conse quences'of tte belief in contagion, and more es,- pecially of -- the operation of the Sanitary Laws. These few observations transmit to you 45 a tribute to the Cause - of - truth, and an act of jus tice towardS'DC::MaClean, whose title to be con sidered as the Original promulgator of the doctrine of non-contagion in epidemic diseases is unques - - tionable,:requesting'the favour of your early in sertion of them:- • , MEDICUS ANGLO-ASIATICLTI. • London, June 20, 1825. SPORTING. PIGEON SHOOTING,. The fled House Club met -yesterday for a day's 16)&414; when the following Sweepstakes were decided:— A Sweepstakes of 10 sovereigns each, at nipe birds, betweap Messrs. B u dd,- Dickson; and Osbaldeston, was won by Mr. Budd. A Match f or 25 s ov, was . • WO killing six out of seven, beating Captain Ross. A Match flit. 20 sov. - .ai seven birds,tetween Messrs. Maulp and Budd, was won by_ttre. former. A Sweeptakes'orio sov. edeh, at five birds, was won by - Dicksdif f heating-MeSSis. HatlSOri nd Apdet'son. A Sweepstakes of 10 sov. each, between Messrs. Ross, • baldeston, Budd, Mattle, and Dickson, was won by CaP'' Ross, 'who killed all his-birds.. . A SWeepstake; of 10 SOV. each, -between Messrs. Shoebridg' Ross, and Osbaldestone, and anotherJoetween Messrs. Pi''' . son, Budd, dud Maine, each at seven birds, were respectiv el y won by Alessrs.'ShqebT4lgo and :Dickson„who killed all th e ° birds. • There was some brisk 'bettinc on this d a y' s ma tch between Messrs. R oss an d O s b a ldestone - for 209, at evens. ,linste,dftni.t. . C),LT 111 l - OF .F.XCI - IANGIi, June 21. .... 12 2F. C. Ditto, at, S;igl i t -1 • - - ' 12 19 Rotterdam 12 3 • , . Antwerp ; - l2 3 ann1turg.11......,,,,,„; , - 36 10 ~ , . .4 the Aitomt . . - , • • . • . 36 11 2i 1 - 1 .• ,Paris,3 aly% sight - . ' - - 25 4 0 0 L i s. Ditto BourdeAni, (lilfo, ; ' 25 45 0 l Bcylin, . 7 0 FranliTort'ontlie'Nlain: ' '''' - • Petelsborgb - .-.. 91 Viehnl ' • 954 Triest; .... . ... ~.....;:...',. -.. ... ... - ... .... 954 Madrid - .164 Effectly . .Cadiz ... - - - '- . •• • :,,,-; , --30 i .-Ettectlla Bilboa ............ ... ..... ~ , . ... ...... RarCeroiiit . • • " ' ' • '. . 25 ieville Gibraltar il , Leghorn ...... . ..... ..,....".-..... ~.. 5O Genoa ..... ..... ..454-Veolce, Ital. Lir. 47 Malta ...„ . -Naples ' ' . 4l. • '.. Palermo, Lisbon - - - 5l;" Oporto " 5l, ltioJaneiro • • 48 ' Bahia ..... 58 Dublin .... 9i Colic ol pet Cent. BULLION. -','-• Portugal Golil,iii Coin 1.0 0 0 p.tr: () #• F o reign (3o1(1, in Bars . . . . . , . - 5 17 tOf New Doubloons New Dollars " 0 4 ill Silver Standard in Bars, 0 b Of MRTHS. On Monday, the 20th , inst., in Neiv-street; Spring-gardeb N. Mrs. Robert Campbell Searl s tt, of . a daughter.' On Friday, the 17th inst., at tangton-hall Yorkshire, 't"' lady of Major Nomliffe, of 4 . §on and heir.. MARRIED. On the 21st inst., at St. Peter's Church, Walworth, J° llr i Maclean, Esq., of Camberwell, to Mary, second daughtel „ John Harris, Esq., Chatham r place, Nl'al worth. Yesterday, the 21st inst:, at Paddington Church, John (;ran t ' Esq., of the Royal Artillery, to Miss Mary Anne Dann. ° Connaught-place. 0001 At _Marylebone New Church, on the 21st inst., —6- tv Campbell, Esq., younger, of Dunstaffinage, Argyleshire, , Caroline Eliza, second daughter of the late Sir W. Plower. o f On the 21st inst., at Tottenham, Gust a vus Ev a ns, EC. , • the Royal Navy, to Anna Maria, eldest daughter of .Thou Bridges, Esq., of Stamford-hill. DIED. On the 7th inst., at his father's house at Ratcliff-cross, fr consumption, Mr. William Smallnow, in the 19th xesi of ; and six days afterwards, from an inflammation a 11- bowels, ending in mortification, his brother, Mr. Henry SU now, in the 21st year of his age. On Wednesday morning last, at Castle Bromwich, near O ira mingliam, in his 130th year, Mr. Thomas Smallwood. of On Friday last, Mrs. Elizabeth Warden, aged 60, widolc the late Captain Charles Warden. T oo At West Houses, near Dalkeith, on the 14th inst., Mr.. • Porteous,' teacher of languages, Edinburgh. - - - - Printed and Publi hed for the PROPRIETORS, at the OFFicE, No. 112, Strand, by. J. B. CARSTAIIIS, DIVIDENDS. August 6, J. Kingsell, 111acitwa11, plumber—July 12, NV. W. Smith; Holborn-hill, silk-mercer July 16, E. Caton, Preston, Lancashire, milliner—July 19, J. Penn, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, merchant—July 30, W. Coates, Kidderminster, 'Worcestershire, draper—July 16, J. Dur ham Catherine-street, Strand, cabinet-maker--July 16, J. Moore,. Saint John's-Square, brandy merchant— July 12, T. Buckland, Langley, Buckinghamshire, brick maker—July 19, 11. Bracken and L. Bracken, Packer's-court, Coleman-street, baize factors—Aug. 6, J. Hurndall, Bristol, ' baberdasher—July 16, C. Styring, jun. Sheffield, Yorkshire, spade manufacturer—J u ly 14, G. Bowden, Barlbrough, Der byshire, sacking manufacturer—,July 12, A. Burgess, 'Hahne, Manchester, dyer—July 12, E. Edmunds, Oswestry, Shrop shire, scrivener. CERTIFICATES—JULY 12. J. M‘Kenzie, illanchester, draper--T. Pine, Maidstone, Kent, miller--P. Forsyth. and J. Bell, Berwick-upon Tweed, drapers—J. N. Lees, Wigan, Lancashire, linen-draper—J. sawyer, .Wynyatt-street, tioswell-street, dealer in lace--E. Williams, Alerthyr Tidvil, Glamorganshire, banker. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. C. and J. Willmott, Oxford-street, brush.makers—D„ and T. Hughe s , Creams, Lancashire, paper-makers—J. Caple ton and T. Jousiff, Bath, hatters—T. R. Shute and J. Bailey , Ivy-lane, silkm en A. Stewart, Rochdale, Lancashire, and T. M'Adam, St rou d, Gl ouces tershire, drapers—W. S. T ownsend and J. Swindells, Coventry, mercers—S. Swain and B. Holy oake, Berwick.street, Soho, corn-chandlers—E. Godson and C. Rehden, Aldersgate...street, ironmongers—W. Bond and J. Wagstaff, Denton, Lancashire, hat-manufacturers—T. H. Middleton and J. Luke, St. Dunstan's-hill, Tower-street, mer chants—.J. and F. A. Finzi, London, and C. J. Sueri, Milan, merchants—R. and J. Batten, Ellis -street, Sloane-street, Chel. sea, butchers—G. Taylor and C. Lewis, Liverpool, pianoforte. makers. A Coroner's Inquest was held yesterday even ing beforeith. Unwin, at the Gun Tavern, Wapping , on the body of John Pa w l s , aged 18, son of a respectable hatter, who was ode of The unfortunate persons drowned by the upsetting of 4 boat under'London Bridge, on Sunday evening. The Jury teturtied averdict Accidental Death." The body of the Other sufferer has not yet been found,