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THE LONDON JOURNALS. DAILY acls from the i'vers,Feb. 10, 1825 [mottNING POST.] Mr. Whitmore has given notice of a motion of great importance. his object is to obtain an amendment of the existing Corn Laws ; and though we are far from believing he will he able to carry it, we think a better time than the pre seut to discuss the subject could scarcely be chosen. Land produce now yields a price which gives the immediate cultivator , a large profit, after paying the landlord a fair, in many instances, a high rent. There is 4t the same time, owing to a succession of good harvests, and the easy circumstances of all the classes of the community, no clamour either respecting the scarcity or ex orbitant rate of provisions. Hence the agricul tural and every other interest have their judg ments and feelings so coolly balanced, as to come to the consideration of the Corn Laws at this moment in a peculiarly happy temper, to perceive the truth and act on it. At such a calm period only is Parliament qualified to legislate permanently on a question liable to every variety of accidental influence. As a corollary from this position, we may pronounce the existingCornLaw to be necessarily temporary, even if time unsound ness of the principles on which they are founded did not dictate their revision. They were passed ' in 1823, in the very height and crisis of the severest agricultural distress which the country perhaps ever experienced ; and the object of the late Marquis of Londonderry, who principally framed them, (and who by the way was wound to death by the sufferings of the landed interest' at the time) was to appease the prevailing alarm, and pacify the Country Gentlemen. Circum stances being now so essentially changed, and the prosperity of the nation requiring wise and provident enactments respecting the import and export of foreign grain, we wish Mr. Whitmore's motion the amplest discussion. The inevitable consequences of opening or shutting the Ports according to the price exhibited by the returns of averages is, that first, before importation be al lowed, a great and continued enhancement must. have taken place; and next, that before importa tion be again prohibited, a monstrous glut of corn may be introduced into the country, which nil! cause an unnatural depression of the market for a long period subsequently. There can, in short, under the actual system he no steadiness of price, nor can the agriculturists by possibility calculate his profits, except for the limited, but yet most uncertain, most capricious interval, while foreign grain shall be excluded. [THE TIMES.] The motion made by Dr. Lushington on Tues day last was on a subject of great interest to the peace of Ireland—if Ireland is ever so be a can didate for the blessing of peace. On a calm re view of the Irish Statute Book, one might sup pose that the entire business of the Legislature whose performance it exhibited, had been to make work for themselves and their successors, —to enhance, instead of reducing, the difficulties of governing a rude and unsettled country, by rousing rather than assuaging those passions which are every where the scourges of society, the breakers of repose, amid the natural enemies of ordinary legislators. Among the old laws for hunting down Papists in Ireland, was that re ferred to by Dr. Lushington, which made a priest hangable for marrying any but people of his own persuasion, and which made the parties on whose application he had thus exposed him self to be hanged, liable to three years' imprison ment for refusing to give evidence against hire ! We chnllange the whole world toexceed thissimple of Irish state policy. Being brought into action some short time ago in the county of Derry, by the committal of certain recusant witnesses, after wards liberated by the Goverment, Dr. Lush ington moved for a copy of the warrant issued by the Magistrates, whose names he considerately suppressed. It appears that the chiefs of the Catholic Association had, with no very creditable candour, or in gross ignorance of the statute, which left no discretion to the Magistrates, made a furious attack upon their conduct, and held them up to the popular hatred as persecutors of the parties on the above occasion. On Dr. Lush ington's moving for the paper, however, Sir George Hill and Mr. Dawson paid off the justices by a p.inegpric as headlong as the worst abuse of the Catholics had been, and, carrying the war into the enemy's quarters in return, launched out against the Association and its partisans.— This it is to make bad laws, which serve but to inflame revengeful passions. The Catholics lay hold of a tyrannical law, as an engine of com plaint and contumely against those who enforce it ; the opposite faction wreak their animosity on the unjust assailants of the unfortunate law-offi cers, and the ball of discord is kept up for ever. This vile statute will be repealed of course, if were only for the vicious excite ment to which it ministers. The marriage state, we are well aware, ought to be fenced round by the most valid securities. The ceremony which the law calls essential to marriage ought, in all cases, to be clearly defined by law— the functionaries who may perform it, well discriminated—their responsibility full and per feet—the record of th e f ac t unques ti ona bl e , that the rights of lig,itimacy and of property may be protected but no suck laws as this terrible statute are productive of any wholesome fruits. They are thorns in the flesh of society, and per petuate the malignant spirit by which they were first implanted. [NEW TIMES.] We are somewhat surprised to see that the Parliamentary friends of the Catholics (at least those on the Opposition side of each house) stand forward as defenderi of the Catholic Association, which has certainly done more harm to the Catholic cause in England than any measure adopted for the last ten years. It is can didly confessed indeed that " there is muc h to object to in the conduct of the members, both in their individu a l and collectiv e ca p ac ity;" but th e n it i s added, that persons under the political disabilities which the Irish Catholics have to sus tain must naturally be expected to express them selves warmly. For that very reason, we say, the Catholic Association is the more injurious. If a large class of persons are actually suffer ing any inconvenience, whether from their own fault or their misfortune ; if they are, as they naturally will he in such a case, impatient, irritable, and apt to give the rein to the angry passions ; why surely it becomes necessary for their own sakes that their guides and advisers should be doubly cautious and reserved. And here it is that we blame the Catholic Aristo cracy of Ireland. They have voluntarily with= drawn from the station to which they were born, for which they are fitted by education and cha racter, and in which, whilst they give weight to the claims, they might have prevented the ex cesses of their countrymen. Nay, they have done worse; they have lent their names to an Associ tion in which they are less than ciphers. They have spredd their ermine over the shoulders of the Demagogue, and crouched before him as foot stools. There stand their names, but the Noble men themselves do not venture to attend, or if they come to a Meeting, it is to sit silent while insult and contempt are hurled on the Aristocracy. Meanwhile, what do the real leaders of the Association ? They are for the most part Barristers in search of Briefs; and they know that popularity is a good road to business ; and violence is a good road to popularity. here we must notice a specious argument of Dr. Lush ington's. " You assert," says he in sub stance, " that the Magistrates who committed Quigley to prison under the law against illegal marriages were previously %veil esteemed by their Roman Catholic neighbours, but that after this event they became objects of hatred to these same neighbours : what, then, must be the nature of a law which could operate such a baneful effect ?" To this we answer, the particular law in clues lion may be a bad one ; it may require revision, or repeal, hut it had existed for a century with out producing this effect : it was as much in force when these Magistrates were beloved as when they were persecuted ; and the Magi strates themselves (lid nothing which by any fair construction could render them unpopular. What was it, then, that took away from the Magi stracy the respect so essential to the good order of society ? It was the misrepresentations, the violence, the brief-hunting, lucre-seeking, base, selfish violence of the Lawyer Demagogues of the Catholic Association. See the consistency of the gentlemen who a few years sgo declaimed against the Constitutional Association ! They said it was monstrous that a Society should col lect from two or three hundred Noblemen or Gentlemen six or seven thousand pounds, and with that sum should legally institute prosecu tions against notorious disturbers of the public peace. They said this was usurping the func tions of Government, and rendering that popular and useful Public Officer, the Attorney-General, a mere cipher ; nay, in their zeal, they went so far as to move the old prosecutions instituted by the Constitutional Association, right 'or wrong, should be quashed, and that the Constitution it self should be wounded in the tenderest part, by taking away from the subject the right of appealing to the criminal justice of his country,and by vesting it exclusively in the Attorney-General! Now, they say, pray don't interfere with this pleasant, harm less, Body, the Catholic Association. Suffer them to collect a thousand pounds a week, by pence at a time from the starving peasantry : allow them to enlist the whole Catholic Priesthood on their side; and thus to engage six millions of people, to remove at the beck of half a dozen agitators in Dublin : permit these agitators to hold public meetings, to deliver inflammatory speeches, to point out individual Magistrates as objects of scorn, to direct party prosecutions, to interfere in private disputes, to stimulate religious bigotry to rage, and finally to consecrate the hatred of Catholic against Protestant as a fundamental principle of their Union !—And then we are gravely told, we are not to mind what Mr. O'Connell, or Mr. Spiel, says or does—they are merely private Members of the Association. But we should like to know what would have been said in Par liament if the Constitutional Association had held public meetings, and if Sir John Sewell, or any other leading Member of the Society, had made in flammatory harangues at them, and designated six Whig Justices by name as the tyrants and oppressors of their neighbourhood. We beg to ask what one prosecution was instituted by the Constitutional Association on party grounds; what libel on a private individual did they pro secute ; what appeal did they ever make to fac tion or bigotry ; when did they ever call upon one class of men in the State to hate another class ?—And yet the same men who condemned the Constitutional Association are now found defending the Catholic Association. [BRITISH PRESS.) In the German Papers received yesterday, we observe a statement which tends strongly to cor roborate the opinion that the policy of England, with respect to the new American States, will in suhstance he followed by the maritime Powers of Europe. The Government of the Netherlands has sent out Commissioners, who are now in America making the requisite inquiries prepara tory to the act of recognition ; and notwithstand ing the doubts we have seen expressed by some who ought to know the character of the French Government well, we believe that NI. tie Villele will take the first opportunity of disengaging himself from the trammels of his connexion with Spain and the Holy Alliance, in order that h e may promote the commercial inte rests of the country over which he presides.— He inclines decidedly to a pacific syst em , an d it is easy to discern, that in hi s late fi nancial mea sures a principal object was to restra i n t h e war like propensity of the ultras by whom he is surrounded and embarrassed. But if the state ment to which we have above alluded be true, one of the leading members of the Holy Alliance has also committed the scandalous of fence of suffering the interests of his subjects to preponderate over the sacred principles of legitimacy. It was rumoured some time ago that the Cabinet of Berlin was disposed to follow the example of England, and it is now annonnced that the Prussian Government has resolved to establish a commercial intercourse with the new States ; and that for that purpose a Prussian Consul has been appointed at Buenos Ayres. It is in this quiet but effectual mode that we expect the wise and temperate policy of Mr. Canning will operate. The chief danger he had to avoid, in accomplishing his object, was that of giving to the violent party on the Conti nent a pretext for being offended. The Right Honourable Secretary had steered safely and successfully through all the difficulties of his course, and peace being thus e►►sured, the mer cantile and manufacturing interests in each State are left quite free to urge, on their respective Goveruments, as we may be sure they will not fail to do, the propriety and justice of protect ing them, by the usual arrangements with the independent Colonies of Spain. 'fills question will probably lead to the virtual dissolution of that mischievous compact of Princes which most indecently arrogated to itself the title of the Holy Alliance. [MORNING II ERALD.II, There is one thing belonging to the Catholic question that we did not before consider ; it is this—the large weekly amount subscribed by the Catholics of Ireland, and the statements that have been put forth respecting the great wealth of the Catholics, particularly those living in Dublin. We recollect having seen a statement in some newspapers, that the amount of wealth of a certain portion only of the trading Catholics of Dublin amounted to the sum of between 4 and 5 millions. We had always understood that Ireland was a poor country, AO that Dublin was is a state of comparative wretchedness ; that almost all her traders were ruined—that, in fact, trade and commerce had left Dublin ; that the absence of the Parliament had brought about all these evils, to;!ether with the absence of the great land holders. Now here, in the face of these com plaints, we have a statement that certain Catholic merchants of Dublin are possessed of nearly five millions of property ; and further, that there is a weekly meeting of the Catholics to take an account of the sums subscribed in the name of the Rent ; and that those weekly sums amount to from OW. to 10001. a-week. If we strike the ave rage, and take it at 7001. a week throughout the year—here is a subscription going on in Ireland, on the part of the Catholics only, of 36,0001. a-year. And this is the country that our Mi nisters said was so poor, that they took off its Assessed Taxes. We do not know what was the amount of the Assessed Taxes collected the year before last in Ireland, but we should not be sur prised if the amount of the Catholic Rent, pro vided it be carried on throughout the year as it began, and has continued, would not be equal to what has been abandoned in the shape of Assessed Taxes. It is a question whether the Assessed Taxes hind not better be again laid on time people of Ireland, seeing that they have the ability to meet them, and seeing that the Ministers were so grossly deceived ? We are no friends to the expected measure of the Mini sters to put down the Catholic Rent Association, because we cannot see that hitherto it has bee❑ productive of harm. What may come out to alter our opinion, when the correspondence with Lord Wellesley is produced, we cannot say ; but hitherto we have seen no bad effects to arise from this Association, but, on the contrary, inasmuch as it has exposed the falsities which have been circulated respecting the poverty of Ireland, more especially Dublin. It is said that Mr. O'Connell is making eight thousand pounds a year by his profession as a barrister, and that Mr. Sidel is realising 1,0001. a-year. These are the only gentlemen whose speeches can be called inflammatory. Now, is it likely that either would run the risk of losing such handsome in comes for the sake of bringing about a separation of Ireland from England ; or of setting up an Irish Parliament, to be independent of our Par liament ? Would they risk, thee one his 8,0001. and the other his 1,0001. a-year ? Except the Ministers can show better grounds than are before us for stopping this tax inflicted by the Catho lics on themselves, we hope that in both Houses their measures for putting an end to such volun tary taxation will be opposed,and in the Commons we hope that the restrictive measures contem plated will be defeated by a considerable ma jority, except, however, the Marquis Welles ley's correspondence proves that there is more in the back-ground with regard to this Catholic Rent Association than meets the eye. In Mr. O'Connell's speech last week there was one part we highly disapproved. It was this speak ing of emancipation, he said that if that boon was conceded, he hoped the next would he the re storation of the Parliament. Now, we should be very sorry to see it restored. One Parliament is surely enough for a population of only twenty millions. As well might Scotland, Wales, or, in deed, the counties of York and Lancaster, have a separate Parliament. [THE PUBLIC LEDGER.] We have seen a letter from Naples by the last post, written by a person of great respectability, in which he expresses himself, in the most sanguine terms, with regard to the benefits he thinks are likely to accrue from the rule of the new Sove reign. The writer touches upon a topic, which may have great influence upon the affairs, not of that kingdom alone, but of all Italy—we mean the strong repugnance of the King to the military occupation of his States by the Austrians. The letter ascribes to him an earnest desire to throw off this badge of de pendence ; the more so as he wish e s t o in troduce i i t n , which he must forego, as long as the Austrians remain in the kingdom. The signs of profound tranquillity which the country has ex hibited for some time will give a great weight to any proceedings he may institute for the attain meat of this most desirable object; and we trust they will receive the cordial support of our own Government. In fact, there is a fine opening at this moment for establishing, British influence in that country, which would be the more desirable as, besides incalculably benefitting the Neapoli tans, it would have a decided tendency to alleviate the sufferings of the rest of Italy. It is really a heart-rending sight to behold the ab ject and wretched state to which that fine coun try has been reduced by the jealousy of Austria ; and the pain is aggravated by the contrast of her former wealth and renown. Italy probably af fords the best illustration of the effects of liberty and misgovernment on the condition of nations. When she was free, her cities were the emporium of the trade of the world ; and with. her free dom only may be dated the resurrection of letters and the revival of the arts. What a moral lesson is conveyed in the vicissitudes she has un dergone ; and such nations as possess the blessings that flow from a state of freedom, may see in the present situation of that country, as in a mirror, the fate that awaits them, if they ever suffer that freedom to be wrested from them. In the mean time, we have not much fear of the cause of liberty retrograding ; on the contrary, there is every prospect that it will make rapid progress ; and the imperious necessity, which exists on the part of England of cultivating libe ral principles, converts this hope into almost an absolute certainty. A liberal course of policy is indispensible to the preservation, and particular ly to the augmentation, of her present prosperity. To retain her pre-eminence, she must strive to promote freedom throughout the world, in the same systematic manner in which the Holy Alliance endeavour to put it down. Where ever we make a conquest in this way, there our influence obtains a firm footing ; and our trade, superior facilities. In every country, from which our political principles are excluded, our commerce is subjected to studied difficulties, and our alliance scornfully rejected. To obviate these evils, we have only to encourage such signs as are said to be exhibited at this time by the Neapolitan Government to improve the con dition of its subjects. Here is a noble field for the labours of our diplomacy ; and the encouragement to cultivate it is incredibly stimulated by the reflection, that, whilst it promises to yield to this country a rich harvest of wealth and power, it has a cer tain tendency to promote the happiness of other nations. As we are upon this important subject, we cannot omit noticing the advantages that might be secured for this country, as well as for the cause with which her own interests are identified, were her Government to mix more directly than it has done of late, in the affairs of Switzerland. That country might throw ten times the weight into the political balance of Europe which she pos sesses at present. But we have, most unaccoun tably neglected her concerns ; and were the patriotic feelings and martial spirit by which her people were formerly distinguished, to be brought forth again by the fostering care of England, it would constitute one of the noblest victories which our Diplomacy has to boast of. We understand, from good authority, that there is not the slightest truth in the report which has appeared in the French Papers, stat ing that Prince Metternich was expected shortly in Paris. Therefore it is unnecessary to notice the speculations, to which his expected arrival in that capital has given rise ; and his Highness we presume, has business enough on his hands in the affairs of Turkey, without subjecting himself to the additional trouble, which the politicians of Paris have thought proper to carve out for him. The progress of the Greeks appears to give' great annoyance to the Austrian Court, which becomes more keen when it reflects on the insuperable difficulties that oppose every scheme for arresting it. Could even an Austrian army be brought in contact with the Greeks, it would be a problem, whether it could re duce to submission a people, who have uni formly triumphed over the military force of an empire that has made Austria more than once feel the effects of its strength. Even in our own time, that power has received proofs that the Turks are not contemptible enemies; and it would be therefore downright presumption on its part, if it calculated upon an easy triumph over the victors of those very Turks.—ln the mean time the presumption of Austria is not likely to be put to the test, as it would be necessary to march her armies over the ruins of the Ottoman Empire, to be able to approach the Greeks. — (Mid.) [MORNING CHRONICLE.] We have received the Paris Papers of Mon day, and the Etoile of Tuesday. The latter con tinues its tone of satisfaction, and refers the hostile Journals to the Speeches of Lord Liverpool and Mr. Canning, as affording a proof that England bears no ill-will to France. The Ultra Royal Papers seem to be inspired by a different spirit, and allude with complacency to the Congress of the Holy Alliance,which is about to be held in Paris. There is a report in circulation, that M inisters, not withsanding all these favourable appearances, are not altogether at their ease ; and that the late frequent Cabinet Meetings have not been of the most harmonious character. However, we have gained a triumph in Portugal, and what is rather singular, that triumph has converted the Minis terial Journals of France into English partizans. Amidst all this benevolence, we have reason to believe that some of the largest Protestant Land holders of Ireland, hitherto hostile to Emancipa tion, begin to wish that question fairly at rest. There were no arrivals yesterday by express some ( I . o x vi t e e n v e s t r y , e at sal e s, a theles, and close from the Continent, and the market was steady. Consols for the Account, however, were much d fe e l p i r t e o s s 9 e 3 d i 1. . owing l to of the day, 93426,1 n the F ()reign Ma r k et a ll the Securities were steady. The South A mer i can Bonds were rather higher than on Tuesday, b u t any great rise is of course prevented by the N ew ieywee , Mexican Loan, which w as eagerly b oug h t up at at 31 to 4 premium. The applications to the Contractors have exceeded in amount forty-seven m illi ons , although the loan is only for three mil lions two hundred thousand. The loan will be apportioned this day. The list for the new Greek Loan closed yesterday at twelve o'clock, the applications having been very numerous. The particulars of this loan are not yet made public ; but it is supposed that a co i • th dt• rabic portion of the last loan will be redeemed by it, and under this impression there are many purchasers of the Bonds now upon the market. Some extensive purchases of Spanish Bonds were made yesterday morning, and the price rose to 23 ; but when it was ascertained that the purchases were not caused by any satisfactory intelligence from Spain, the Bonds went back again to the opening price of the market.—(/bid.) CANTERBURY, FEB. 9. OPENING OF THE NEW CORN MARKET. The opening of the New Corn Market took place on Saturday. About one o'clock, a number of Gentle men having assembled, the Mayor (Osuons SNot7t.TE:f, Esq.), took his station at the upper end of the Room, and ad dressed them nearly as follows; " Gentlemen, the Corporation have redeemed their pledge by opening this large and commodious Room, as a market toll-free for the sale of agricultural produce. Resolutions for that purpose have been agreed to, which, upon their being for mally sanctioned, will be made known to you, and to the pub lic. In order also to carry these resolutions into effect, regula tions will be framed by the Corporation, in conjunction with the Committee of Country Gentlemen. The Market, Gentle. , men, is now open for business, upon which circumstance I hope you will allow me to congratulate you, and I trust it will re dound to the honour of our ancient City." Mr. DEANE PARKER, then shortly addressed the assembly to the following effect : " Gentlemen - , for the opening of this noble, convenient, and excellent room as a market, you ar e indebted, in the first in stance, to a munificent subscription from the Nobility, Clergy, and Gentry of the County. Their offer was met in the most liberal manner by the Corporation, and thus has arisen that ac commodation which you now enjoy, and which was so much wanted. The Mayor has already informed you, that this mar ket is opened toll-free ; and on the part of the Committee I have now to state, that the stands have been let without the slightest partiality, those who agreed to take double stands, it was con sidered were entitled to a preference for the other stands, appli cations were indiscriminately received, and it has been deter mined by lot, to whom they should be let. The proceedings. therefore, in this respect, have been perfectly impartial, and there are still some stands (nine it was understood), for which application may be made; when the regulations arc framed as stated by the Mayor, they will be made known to you, as also the resolutions. The market, Gentlemen, is now open for business, and allow me likewise to congratulate you upon the acquisition of so commodious a room for the transaction of business. I trust the new Market will prove equally advan tageous to both buyers and sellers, that it will redound to the honour of our ancient City, and be found a great public con venience." Business, which had previously commenced, was then re sumed in the usual way. The room is admirably well adapt ed for the purpose for which it appropriated ;it is capacious, very commodiously fitted up, and possessing the means of good ventilation, and of having a free circulation of air. There is also a well contrived stove, which on Saturday rendered the temperature of the room very comfortable. It is a corn-market which certainly does honour to the city of Canterbury. We cannot conclude this article without paying a tribute of praise, which is most justly due to the agricultural gentlemen of the county, who first set on foot the project for establishing this market, and whose very liberal subscription, amounting u 1,7001., gave an impulse of so impressive a character, that to it, the new corn-market may be said to be indebted for its exis tence, whilst the liberality of the Corporation essentially contri buted to bring it to maturity.—( Kentish Gazette.) ANOTHER COACH ROBBERY.-011 Tuesday in• formation was received at the Mansion-House, that two parcels, containing 2,0-101. in Bank-notes, had been stolen on the pre ceding day, out of Newman's Gravesend coach. Notwith. standing the great losses sustained by the carelessness of ban kers, the plans of the London gangs are still as profitable as ever, to the speculators of stage-coach robberies. In this case there was no blame attributable to those who transmitted the notes. They exactly followed the directions of the bankers, whose notes are thus probably thrown into a second circulation. At a little after one o'clock on Monday, a parcel directed to Messrs. Benchley and Co., Gravesend, containing 1,4031. in country notes, was delivered to the coachman of the Gravesend coach, and another parcel, directed to Messrs. Milian, Twiss, and Company, Gravesend, containing 640/., also in country notes, was likewise put into his care, with orders perso nally to give them into the custody of the two houses. The first parcel was transmitted by the house of Williams and Co., of Birchin-lane, the second by that of Sir John Perring. The coachman at the same time was well acquainted with the contents of both parcels. He immediately proceeded to the yard of the Bull Inn, Leadenhall-street, where his coach was, and deposited the parcels in a box constructed as the de pository of valuable property, tinder his own seat. He then double-locked the box, and put a padlock over the first lock ; so that he fancied all the efibrts of the thieves, particularly as he had to go so short a journey, would b 3 ineffectual. Having thus prepared himself for the worst, I e went into the inn to have a little refreshment, after which he collected his passengers, and drove offto Gravesend, supposing that all was safe. Upon his arrival, when he went to open his box, he fbund that some good-natured fellow had saved him th e t rou bl e. Both locks had been wrenched open, and both parcels had been removed. The coachman, upon putting in his hand, found nothing but the padlock, which the thief left in order to prevent any un necessary expenee, as the repair of the old article would cost less that a new one. When the houses at Gravesend heard of the robbery, they immediately sent off intelligence to London, and as the numbers of the stolen notes were kno wn , an d hand bills were immediately put in circulation in Gravesend and its neighbourhood, there are some hopes entertained of the recovery of the property. On Thursday last a most respectable Meeting of Hop Planters and Gentlemen interested in the trade, dined at the SVoolpack, in Chilham, to compliment Mr. Jeremiah Chittenden on the very spirited and liberal manner in which he came forward as a purchaser of Canterbury and Fine East Kent Hops. On Mr. Chittenden's health being drank, he returned thanks in a very impressive speech, when he took occasion to congratulate the planters on th e p rospect of the ensuing crop, at the same time giving them an assurance he should continue to be a much larger purchaser than he hitherto had been. After which several songs, &c. were sung, and the company departed highly delighted at an early hour.—(Kentish Gazette.) • COAL AM RICET, FED. 9. Ships at Market. Ships sold 751 Newcastle - 20 221 Sunderland - . Price. 30s Od to 363 6d 293 6d to 39s 6d BITHS. On the Bth i nst., in Harley ß -street, the lady of R. W. Hall Dare, Esq., of a son. On the sth inst., at Wandsworth, the lady of T. Chapman, Esq., accoucheur, of a son and heir. At Paris, on the 16th ult., the lady of James Arthur Wil son, 11. D., of a daughter. Yesterday, the Oth inst., the wife of Mr. B. L. Slater, of Hart -street, Bloomsbury-square, solicitor, of a son. MARRIED. On the Bth inst., at Hurley, in the county of Berks, by the lion. and Rev. A. F. Irby, the lion. Captain Charles Leonard Irby, R.N., to Frances, daughter of John Mangles', Esq. On the Bth inst., at Lewisham, Lieutenant Charles Goulier, R.N., youngest son of the late Peter Goullet, of licavicree; Devon, Esq., to Emma, fifth daughter of the late Thomas. Britten, of Forest-hill, in the county of Kent, Esq. At Alarylebone new church Walter Parker, son o H f Wilharu Mynn, Esq., of Wouldlini , , Kent, to Susanna annah, . youngest daughter of NI Howard, Esq., of Park -street, Grosvenor-square. DIED. On Friday, the 4th inst., at Cheltenham, in her 58th year s Mr. Haldane, relict of the late John Haldane, Esq., of Calcutta. On Wednesday, the 2(1 inst., Ann, the wife of Mr. Leonard Eden, of Park -street, Islington. On Friday, the 4th inst., at the age of 53 years, Mr. Thomas Linn, of Newington, Surrey, tobacco -manufacturer. On the 7th inst., at Islington, aged 26, Miss Christiana Browning, second daughter of Mr. Robert Browning. On the morning of the 7th inst., at his father's Major-Gen. N. Forbes's house, Sloane-stre e t, C aptain Charles Forbes, half, pay 56th regiment. On the 6th inst., aged 25, in Surrey, Mr. G. Oliver, late of St. Mary's, in the island of J ama i ca. On the th inst., Elizabeth, third daughter of Samuel Wilde, Esq., of New Palace-yard. On the 7th inst., G. P. C arr , E sq., of Lower Edmonton, aged 70. Yesterday, in Upper Phillimore-place, Kensington, Mrs. Hartle, relict of the late Colonel Hartle. Printed and Published for the PROPRIETORS, at the SYN. OFFICE, NO. /12, Strand, by J. B. CARSTAIRS.