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Of the Hon. East India Company's Service, Author of " Sketches in Canada," exc. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 8, New Burling ton-street. FEMALE FASHIONS FOR APRIL. SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. (From La Belle Assemblee.) EVENING DRESS. TO THE PROPRIETORS of EAST INDIA STOCK. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WITH reference to my address of the 16th Ballot inst., s t a ti ng my i n t ent i on o f procee di ng to t h e that the 14th of April, I now beg to a c q u aint y ou the more recent vacancy, caused by Mr. Bebb's re tirement, affords an earlier opportunity of presenting myself to your favour. Ik is therefore my resolution to go to the Ballot on TUESDAY, the 6th of April, the Election being fixed for that day, when I beg most earnestly to solicit your vote, ; and with the assurance of my heartfelt thankful zoos for the extensive encouragement I have received, Which fills me with confidence as to the result, I am, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your faithful and obliged servant, Committ ee R oom, L ondon Tavern, Mar JO HN ch 24. FORI3ES. Mr. Forhes's Committee sit daily at the London Tavern-, Bishopsgate-street. TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK. LADIES AND CIENTLEMEN, BEG leave to announce to you my deter mination to proceed to the ballot at the East India House, which will take place en WEDNESDAY, the 7th April, to supply the vacancy occasioned by the retirement of your highly respected Director Mr. Pattison. It is with sentiments of deep gratitude that I embrace this occasion of expressing my sincere acknowledgments for the many assurances of support with which I have been favoured; and by the continuance of the kind exertions of my friends, I eonfidently look forward to the attainment on the present occasion of the object of my ambition. I have the honour to be, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your obliged and obedient servant, City of London Tavern, HENRY SHANK. March 24, 1830. Mr. Shank's Committee sit daily at the City of London Tavern. TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK. LADIIS AND GENTLEMEN, S I NCE my last Add re ss of the 28th o f March, 1829, the question of my appointment to the Government of Bombay has prevented me from prosecut ing an active canvass for a seat in the direction of your affairs, and particularly from troubling you with a personal appeal for your suffrages at the present period. Although indeed the suspense in which I have been in volved is now at an end, I should have hesitated to ob trude-my name upon your notice until the termination of the three approaching Elections, did I not consider it es sential to remove the general impression, which cannot but be injurious to my interests, that I have quitted the field altogether. Permit me, therefore, again to entreat your attention to the testimonials of my services in India already sub mitted to you, and relying upon your favourable recep tion of them, and upon the unremitting exertions of my friends, to express a confident hope that I shall be enabled to proceed to the ballot on the first vacancy after the Ge neral Election of the 14th of April next. I have the honour to be, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your most obedient servant, 19, Upper Harley-street, RICHARD JENKINS. March 29, 1830. '0 THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK. LADIZS AND GENTLEMEN, HEN I last addressed you, I stated that V_V Was not my intention to offer myself as a Can didate for t the direction of your affairs on the first ballot W iliah Would occur; and conformably , witk that declara tion, I Shall abstain from coming forward at the Election fer Two Directors, caused by the retirement of Mr. I3ebb and Air. Pattison, which will take place before the General Xlection. I beg, however, to inform you, that I shall decidedly go to the ballot for the third vacancy, on the 54th of April next. I coma forward as a Merchant of this City—as one nearly related to an individual who long enjoyed your con fidence; and I am therefore naturally anxious to submit my pretensions to the consideration of the Proprietors, as soon as it can be done without presumption on my part. Such an opportunity now offers, and in asking the favour of your votes and support at the General Election on the 14th of next month, I beg to repeat the assurance, that should I be placed by your favour in the situation to which I aspire, my time, attention, and best abilities shall be de voted to the performance of say duty. I have the honour to be, Ladies and Gentlemen, Your faithful servant, THOMAS BARING. Bishopsgate-street 'Within, March 24, 1830. Mr. Baring's Committee will meet daily at the City of London Tavern. ;ourt, ; p URS to an order of the High Court of Chancery, made in a cause " WILSON against THOMAS," the next of kin of JOHN THOMAS, late of Liverpool, in th e counteceased y of L ancaster, merchant, dwhich , who were li v i ng at the time of his death ( happened in the month of January, 1828), and are still living, and also the legal personal representative of such of the said next of kin as (if any) have since died, are hereby required forthwith to come in and make out their claims, as such next of kin and personal repre sentatives, before Francis Cross, Esq., one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers, in Southampton buildings, Chancery-lane, London; or, in default thereof, they will be peremptorily excluded the benefit of the said order. OSI3ALDESTON and MURRAY, 5, London -street, ............................L._ondon 2 Solicitors for the Plaintiffs. BIRCHIN-LANE, COItNHILL. CORPORATION of the LONDON FIRSASSURANCE of HOUSES and GOODS from Established by Royal Charter in the Year 1720, for making Assurances against Loss or Damage by Fire, and for Assuring Lives, JOHN C. P OWELL, Esq. Governor. ABEL CHAPMAN, Esq. Sub-Goveor. JOHN HILLERSDON, Esq. Deputy. Governor Robert Allen, F.se EIREc"R' G eorge Barne s Abel Lewes Gower, E sq Henry Bl anshard . , 4, Edward Harnage, Esq , ~,,c , William King, Esq. J. W. norradade, tsci.-- John Ord, Esq. Edward Burniester Esq. John Plummer, Esq. Henry Chapmans , ' John Anthony Rucker, Esq. Aaron , . (I Richard Drew, E Esq, ' James Sims, Esq. Daniel Stephenson, E,q, John Fur se, Esq. s • -• Thomas Weeding, Esq. George H. Gibbs, Rso John Williams, Esq. Gabriel Gillett, Es ' L. P. Wilson, Esq. George Gooch, Es(1• Henry Woodfall, Esq. Notice is hereby given to Persons assured against Fire by this Coporation, that printed Receipts for the payments due at Lady -day are ready to he delivered at the London Assurance Ten till Four o'c House, loc whkere attendance i s g i ven d a i ly f rom Office ill clo se d at Two, ) (except on Saturdays, when the for effecting Assurances front Fire Cor oration after t h e and on Lives ; and that the fi fteen days all owe d b y t h e P Quarter -day ou Fire Assurances, will expire on th e 9th A pril. deliv Pro eredposaatls the Office.for Assurances front Fire a n d on Li ves ere I JOHN LAURENCE, Secretary, ACTUAL STATE OF ST. DOMINGO. In a few days will be published, in 2 vols. post Bvo. NOTES ON HAITI. Made during a residence in that Republic. By CHARLES MACKENZIE, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S. Late his Majesty's Consul-General at Haiti, And now his Majesty's Commissioner of Arbitration in the Havannah, &c. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 8, New Burling. :on-street. FAMILY LIBRARY. On Saturday, April 10, will be published, illustrated with numerous Wood Cuts, from designs by George Cruik shank, engraved by Thompson and Williams, complete in One Vol. ss. a New Edition, with corrections and additions, of -- THE LIFE of NELSON, By ROBERT SOUTHEY, Esq., LLD., . - Poet Laureate. Forming No. XII. of the FAMILY LIBRARY. Early in April will be published, The FAMILY LIBRARY, DRAMATIC SERIES, No. 1., containing the Works of PHILIP MASSINGER, illustrated with Explanatory Notes; and adapted to the use of Families and Young Persons, by the OMISSION of all EXCEPTIONABLE PASSAGES. John Murray, Albemarle-street. THE QUARTERLY REVIEW No. LXXXIY. was published YESTERDAY. THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL o f SCIENCE, LITERATURE, and ART, No, XIII. Edited at the ROYAL INSTITUTION, By W. T. lIRANDE, Esq. Will be published with the Magazines on the Ist of this Month. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, New Burlington• street. THE ASIATIC JOURNAL, New Series, No. IV. p r i ce 3 s . 6d. T HE ASIATIC JOURNAL for April contains some very interesting particulars respect ing the Abolition of the Suttee Practice in India. Amongst the Original Communications are, an Analysis of Count Potocki's TraNels in Astrakhan and Caucasus; and Examination of Sir J. P. Grant's Argument in the Case of Moro Ragonath; on the Hieroglyphics of Hora polio ; on Caste ; &e. &c. The Asiatic department com prehends an unusually large portion of very interesting Intelligence, including the latest accounts of the occur rences at Canton, from a correspondent on the spot. Published by Parbury, Allen, and Co., Leadenhall-street. THE NEW MONTHLY and LONDON MAGAZINE, for APRIL, 1830. Corrxxxvs—Remarks on Mr. Moore's Life of Lord Byron and on the causes of Lady Byron's separation from his Lordship. By Thomas Campbell, Esq —English Manners, or Satiric Sketches ; the Ball Room—The First Month of the Session—The Lounger, No. I.—Mr. Dick son's Narrative ; Mexican Banditti—Specimen of German Genius, No. I.—Sparrow-Shooting, or Goose Green— Recollections of a Gottingen Student, No. V.—Corre spondence of Ganganelli and Carlini—The Parisian Jour nal—Ode to the New Sovereign of Greece—Cloudesley, by the author of " Caleb Williams"—lndecision ; our First Day in Paris—A Grave Rehearsal ; Undertakers— Political Events—Critical Notices of New Publications, The Drama, Fine Arts, Varieties Domestic and Foreign, Biographical Memoirs of Persons lately deceased ; Pro vincial Occurrences, &c. &e. Henry Colburu and Richard Bentley, 8, New Burling ton-street. This day was publish e d, B LACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MA- GAZINE. No. CLXV. APRIL, 1830. CONTENTS—I. The Influence of Free Trade upon the Condition of the Labouring Classes—ll. The Veteran Tar. By Delta—lll. The Lair-le of Lonne. By the Ettrick Shepherd—lV. The Forsaken to the False One. By Thomas Haynes Bayly, Esq.—V. Triumphant Music. By Mrs. Hemans—Vl. Ode to Poverty—Vll. Verses ad dressed to one of the Human Teeth dug out of the Cairn on Airswood-Moss, May, 1828—VIII. The Port of Venasque. A Scene in the Pyrenees—lX. The Meeting of Parliament—'The State of the Country, and of Parties —X. British America. A Letter to the Right Hon. Sir Geo. Murray, Secretary of State for the Colonies—Xl. The Silent Member —The first day of the Session—Xll. The Reigning Vice. Book V.—XHI. Poetical Portraits. By a Modern Pythagorean_XlV. Mourn, Ancient Cale donial—XV. The Reform of the House of Commons— XVI. Noctes Ambrosianw. No. XLVIII. Printed for William Blackwood, No. 17, Prince's-street, Edinburgh ; and T. Cadell, Strand, London. NORWIC. March 27. The late high jril;;;lOrNViieat have produced us a bet ter supply, though it has not been large to-day. There was a general disinclination to purchase even the best qualities, and but little business was done at a decline of Is. to 2s. per quarter from last week. Barley has also receded Is. per quarter. There is but little doing in other Grain, and prices remain as last week. Wheat (per qr.) 555. 70s. 735. I Beans (per qr.) 2Bs. 3.45. Barley Oats 2ss. 30s. 325. Flour, fine (per sack) 525. 51s. PRASER'S MAGAZINE for TOWN and COUNTRY, price 2s. 6d., for APRIL. CONTENTS :-Our Bellman's Address to his Public— Aux Lecteurs—The Young Dragon, by Robert Southey, Esq.—East India Company, No. I.—A Lament —Cana dian Sketches, No. 2, by the Author of " Sir Andrew Wyllie"—Three Odes, translated from the German of Klopstock, by J A. Herand, Esq.—The State .of the Fine Arts in Russia—From the Night-shade—The Philo sophy of Pottery; Dr. Black's Culinary Lecture—Literary Characters, No. 1. James llogg_Acis and Galatea ; or, Love and Disaster—Whewell's Notation of Political Eco nomy—The Flower of Annisley, by the Ettritk Shepherd —Scene in Trinity College, Dublin, Sketches of Dr. Magee, Archbishop of Dublin, and Dr. Elrington, Bishop of Ferns—Specimens of Irish Minstrelsy, No. 11. ; Rockite Songs, by T. Crofton Croker—Fashionable Novels ; the Dominie's Legacy—Song, Gather ye Rosebuds, by Her rick—Mem Latine redditum—On the State of the Coun try. A Letter to Christopher North, Esq.—Sacred Poe try : The Descent into Hell, and Mount Sinai—Letter from Lady Byron—Mrs. M'Crie, Caarles Mathews' Old Scotch Woman—Richard Taylor's Horne Tooke—Lite rary Intelligence, New Publications, Bankrupts,Dividends, Births, Marriages, Deaths, &c. &c. &c. Published by James Fraser, 215, Regent-street, London; aad John Boyd, Edinburgh. THE UNITED SERVICE JOURNAL and NAVAL and MILITARY MAGAZINE for APRIL, price 2s. 6d. . CONTENTS :-Personal Narative of Captain Glasapoole, of the Honourable Company's ship Marquis of Ely, re lating the Captivity of that Officer amongst the Ladrones of the Chinese Sea, and describing the haunts and habits of those Pirates—Song, by John Bowring, Esq.—The Rogniat Controversy concluded—Lines by Mrs. Hemans— Two Months' Recollections of the late War in Spain and Portugal, by a private Soldier, concluded—Letters from Gibraltar, No. I. by the author of the Military Sketch Book—Biographical Sketch of the late Major laylor, of the Royal Artillery—The Story of Ja' Far, Son of the Sultan of Wadai—Extracte from a Cruiser's Log—A Commander's Petition on the present Naval Uniform— Colloquies with Folard, No. Il.—Navarino in 1825 from the unpublished Journal of a late Naval Officer—Remarks on Military Punishments, by Sir Gilbert Blane—The Marquis of Londonderry's Narrative of the late War in Germany and France.—Correspondence—Editor's Port folio—Monthly Naval Register—Courts Martial, The attention of the Public, and particularly that of the United Services, is respectfully invited to this popular Journal, which embraces subjects of such extensive variety, and of such powerful interest, as must render it scarcely less acceptable to readers in general, than to the Members of those Professions for whose use it is more peculiarly intended. Conducted by Officers in his Ma jesty's Service, who have ensured the effective co-operation of gentlemen of high professional and literary character, it will L uniformly animated by the same ardent spirit of patriotism and loyalty which achieved the triumphs of Trafalgar and Waterloo. Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 8, New Burling ton-street. IM PORTED. EX PORTED. 'Previous. ly this year. • Bags, &c. 1,839 3,215 5,83% 15,381. Same pe- This riod last year. year. Bags, &e. Bags &e. 'Bags &e. Liverpool .182,310 158,983 ' 95 London 3,177 8,6'33 100 Glasgow 13,414 7,539 Total exported in 1850 . ..... ..- Same period 1919 EXTRAORDINARY STIPULATION. -- Col. THOMPSON, on being urged to take off 20 per cent. from the rent of his land at Cottingham, on account of the pres sure of the times, has consented to it on the condition that the tenant shall give a memorandum in writing, agreeing that if any alteration shall take place in the Corn Laws, in the way of removing or diminishing the duties on foreign corn, the tenant shall, on the next following Lady-day, (not being less than six months after such alteration in the law shall have been in operation), return to the origi nal rent, or else give notice to quit. —Hull Roe/any/awn. INTOTICE is hereby given, that the GENE RAL ANNUAL MEETING of the COM MISSIONERS of the METROPOLIS TURNPIKE ROADS NORTH of the THAMES will be held at the Commissioners' Office, No. 22, Whitehall-place, on THURSDAY, the 22d day of April next, at One o'clock in the Afternoon precisely, instead of Wednesday the 21st of April, as previously advertised. By Order of the Board, J. L. PANTER, Chief Metropolis Roads' Office, "Whitehall-place, March 31, 1930. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MARKETS. (From the London New Price Current of yest‘rday.) COFFEE.-There was little variation in the Coffee. Market last week; some Batavia sold at 325., ordinary St. Domingo at 325., good ordinary Havannah at 335. In British Plantation descriptions there was no alteration ; parcels suitable for the home trade went off freely at full prices. This day by public sales 178 bales Mocha, and 120 bags East India; ordinary Batavia sold 31s. 6d. ; the Mocha chiefly taken in, good sold 104 s. a 105 s. Rum, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-The distillers of England, Scotland, and Ireland, have agreed in soliciting the Chancellor of the Exchequer, in a body, to place British spirits on the same footing as formerly with Rum ; they were joined, according to report, by the landed interest, but the application, it is stated, is as yet unsuccessful. The purchases of Rum are quite inconsiderable ; the Market is rather dull. Brandy is rather higher; several sales of second marks reported at 2s. Bd. and 2s. 7d., very ord. 2s. 6d. Geneva is without alteration. WooL.—There is little alteration in Wool. The accounts from the country respecting the manufactures are very favourable. Corrox.—The accounts from Liverpool and from the manufacturing districts continue very favourable; the re quest for Cotton is still extensive, and a further advance of -d. to 4d, is now asked. The purchases for the week ending last night inclusive consist of 250 Bengal, Sad. a ; 2,800 Surat, 4d. a sd. ; 70 Bowed, 6d. ; 30 Madras, 41d. TEA.—The demand for Boheas increases, the large chests are now at lid. per lb. premium; the delivery of all de scriptions since the sale has been very great. INDIGO.—The interest respecting the quantity of Indigo at the India House, 20th proximo, continues very great, and some of the eminent importers still keep the trade and the dealers in suspense. There is under 1,800 chests de clared, and as the buyers expect 5,000 to 6,000, they are not only anxious to inspect and report the qualities, but to convey information on these points to their correspondents, both in this country and on the Continent, and for which there is now too little time ; the suspense is very injurious to the trade. The Company's Indigo, about 800 chests, has been inspected, and chiefly consists of the middling de scriptions. The Madras Indigo 216 chests went off last week, about last sale's prices ; about half sold. The Caraccas sold rather lower. At a late hour to-day we understand 1,930 chests more are applied for; they will be declared forthwith. SUGARS.-The deliveries of British Plantation Sugars last week from the West India Docks were not above 2,780 casks, leaving a stock of 14,854 hhds. and 1,200 trcs. The transactions in the Sugar Market this morning are limited, the trade waiting the result of some extensive public sales of Mauritius, which description of Sugars continue to be pressed on the market. The delivery of Mauritius last week from the West India Docks was about 4,000 bags, and the stock there now exceeds 41,000 bags. The current quotations of brown Jamaica, St. Vincent's, and St. Kitt's, good quality, are from 51s. to 54e. ; fine qualities 66a. to 68s. ; and good 63r. to 655. per cwt. In other Sugars the quotations this morning are unvaried. The commercial letters from St. Petersburgh to-day are to the 13th inst. The Exchange on London was at 10 17-32 ; and; Tallow from 91 to 92 rubles—a few hun dred casks had been bought at these prices. The Tallow Market here is rather more firm, the price being 345. 3d. per cwt. The delivery last week was very small, viz., only 890 casks, leaving a stock yesterday of 24,650 casks. Hemp is at 441. 10s, and Flax at 351. 10s. per ton. Bristles are still heavy. OILS.—In general Oils are advancing. Linseed Oil has advanced 1/. per tun, and is in demand—the quotation is 221. Greenland is at 301. 10s., being 10s. higher per tun—is scarce, and in request. Sperm is 641. flat. Cod Oil is from 301. 10s. to 311. per tun, being U. higher.._... Pale Seal is quoted 31/. 10s., Yellow at 301. per tun. COUNTRY CORN MARKETS DURING THE WEEK. Wheat. ----- ---.. Per Quarter. a. to s. S. to 8 . 8 . to S. s. to s . Boston —,....... — 66 28 21 34 Gainsboreugh ...... 66 32 23 33 Grantham. . . 60 70 25 36 18 24 30 33 Grimsby "A 70 21 32 20 25 28 33 Horncastle . 45 52 25 32 15 20 30 48 Lincoln Spilaby . 50 64 26 30 18 22 :30 34 Stamford 54 70 24 36 20 23 31 43 York 4B 66 20 30 1 8 27 32 44 ST. DOMINGO.--A Work on this remark able portion of the Wept Indies, under the title of " Notes on Haiti" is announced for immediate publication. It is written by CHARLES MACKENZIE, Esq., late his Majesty's Consul General to that Republic, and now his Majesty's Commissioner of Arbitration in the Havanna!). This gentleman was required, it seems, to report on tha state of society and the actual condition of the new Republic in all its relations. His statements have since been laid before Parliament. From the means which he possessed, officially, of acquiring the most correct information, his work may be expected to prove of the highest value. MILITARY POLITENESS.—Our piquet -post, at the bridge, became a regular lounge for the winter, to all manner of folks. I used to be much amused at seeing our naval officers come up from Lisbon riding on mules, with huge ships' spy-glasses, like six-pounders, strapped across the hacks of their saddles. Their first question in variably was, " 'Who is that fellow there ?" (pointing to the enemy's sentry, close to us;) and, on being told that he was a Frenchman, " Then why the devil don't you shoot him ?" Repeated acts of civility passed between the French and us during this tacit suspension of hostilities. The greyhounds of an officer followed a hare, on one occa sion, into their lines, and they very politely returned them. I was one night on piquet, at the end of the bridge, when a ball eaine from the French sentry and struck the burning billet of wood round which we were sitting ; and they sent in a flag of truce, next morning, to apologize for the acci dent, and to say that it had been done by a stupid fellow of a sentry, who imagined that people were advancing upon hi m . We admitted the apology, though we knew well enough that it had been done by a malicious rather than a stupid fellow, from the situation we occupied. General JUNOT, one day reconnoitering, was severely wounded by a Sentry ; and Lord WELLINGTON, knowing that they were at that time destitute of every thing in the shape of com fort, sent to request his acceptance of any thing that Lisbon afforded that could be of any service to him ; but the French General was too much of a politician to admit the want of any thing..—Kincaid's Adventures in the Peninsula. We have heard that allusion will he made in Par liament to certain military•promotions which have taken place within no distant period. There is little doubt that officers of high rank, long experience, and distinguished services, have on many occasions expressed a very indignant feeling at the manner in which vacant regiments have been disposed of. The Colonelcy of a regiment is, in fact, the ne plus ultra of military reward for General Officers who have survived the dangers of the field, and grown old in their honourable profession. The few exceptions are of officers who have the fortune to be placed in active office under Government, and who enjoy its fixed emoluments together with tl►eir sinecure as Colonel of some particular corps. It ought, there fore, to be a rule the most inviolable, to nominate as Colonels only those men who have earned the prize by conspicuous merit,—who would carry with them the suffrages of the whole army, and be held up to the eyes of all young soldiers as examples of what might be attained to by every one of them, through the single and pure channel of devotion to the ho nour of their country. The vicious application of military patronage is among the most odious branches of corruption. It not merely filches away the ve teran's bread, but it blights and scathes his crown of laurels, and visits with unfeeling scorn the mani fold sacrifices of his personal ease, his time, his health, and blood. We can conceive no iniquity more mortifying to a gallant and successful soldier, than the sudden transfer, to some Court minion, of that distinction which for little less than half a cen tury he had himself been panting to enjoy, as the final remuneration of a life of toil and peril. What must have been, for instance, the disgust of many brave and noble-minded gentlemen who had borne, under the eyes of the Duke of Wellington, the brunt of those glorious but deathly campaigns, which ended (unworthily we acknowledge) in the restora tion of Ferdinand to the throne of his Bourbon an cestors, when they saw individuals who had never breathed the scorched air of a field of battle, nor so much as heard, throughout their whole existence, the fire of a shotted gun, Gazetted,in cold mockery of the British army, to the finest regiments in the ser vice ? Yet this has happened, and not many months ago. A correspondent, signing " writes briefly upon these matters, but pithily. He refers to some pretty smart cases of promotion in the Beau fort family ; which is indeed a "snug-borough " family; and as such, considered, about Whitehall and Downi►►g-street, to be a race of heroes. We really cannot help asking, with our corrrespondeut, what right has Lord Charles Somerset ! of all the men who ever wore red coats, to such a testimonial of military or other service to his Sovereign ? Why, it is the same personage who was for so many years Governor of the Cape of Good Hope !! ! So, his son has been given the Lieutenant-Colonelcy of the Ist or Royal Dragoons. We say nothing of Lord Edward, his brother, having been made full Colonel of the Ist .Dragoons or Royals, for Lord Edward has seen service, and is a distinguished soldier; but here be three Beauforts provided for out of the public purse, while 300 veterans are thrust by, to make way for these battle-axe Guardsmen of each succeeding Minister. It is perfectly true that the Duke of Wellington is not now at the Horse Guards, and, we have some reason for suspecting, does not meddle with the patronage of that office. But Lord Fitzroy Somerset is there, and he is a brother of the " Beauforts." What, again, we humbly ask, ever gave a regiment of dragoons to such a man as Lord George Beresford ?--a person who never saw a day's service beyond the purlieus of the King's household, of which his Lordship has the luck to have been comptroller for many years past. Such promotions as we have just alluded to are distasteful to the public, and to the army ruinous, being calcu lated to fill all officers of real merit with despair. We know what a clatter will be raised about " pre rogative," and all that, when Parliament comes to overhaul these discreditable proceedings; but as the nation pays the army, so ought the guardians of the national purse to watch that the army do not sink in value below the level of those enormous sums which arc drawn from the people to support it Our correspondent " Miles" challenges the indepen, dence of this journal. We have answered his chap lenge—is he now content ?—Times. Although Ministers have carried their point, by a strong muster of their adherents, in retaining the office of Lieut.-General of the Ordnance, they have not succeeded'in making the country believe such an office is at all necessary to the public service. It was considered useless, and its abolition recom mended by the Finance Committee, with which re commendation, however, Government did not think it expedient to comply. It is quite certain that either this office or that of Master-General of the Ordnance may be dispensed with, inasmuch as one person can perform the duties of both. Sir James Graham, who moved for the reduction of the office of Lieutenant-General, very appositely quoted the evidence of the Duke of Wellington before the Fi nance Committee, to prove that it went in effect to show the appointment was unnecessary, although the opinion of his Grace was that it should be re tained. The question put to the Noble Duke (said Sir J. Graham) was, " Did he consider the office of Lieut.-General of the Ordnance as essential to the well-being of the service ?" The answer was, " Yes, I do." As far as this went, it was altogether against his (Sir J. Graham's) argument; but then let the Duke's reasons be heard. He went on to say, " His reason for saying so was that the Lieut.- General of the Ordnance had very important duties to perform. He did not, however, mean to say that the Muster-General could not peiforni them. During his own time the Lieutenant-General had been ab sent, and during the period of that absence he per farmed the duties." If we recollect rightly, Lord Bacon advises Judges not to be forward in giving reasons for their decisions ; and certainly, if the Noble Duke had confined himself to the simple as sertion that the appointment of Lieutenant• General of the Ordnance was essential to the well-being of the service, his statement would have carried more authority with it than the reasons with which he ac companied it can allow it to possess. He asserts positively, indeed, that the office in question is ne cessary, but, when he comes to tell us why, we find it is because there are certain duties attached to it which the Master-General can perform—not only can, but did perform, we believe, during the twelve or fourteen months that Sir W. Clinton, then hold- ing that situation, was on foreign service with the troops in Portugal ; and even Sir Henry Har dingo, in his evidence, stated that " while this was the case, and while he had been at the board, lie did not know of any positive inconvenience having resulted from the Lieutenant-General's absence." This was pretty strong testimony to show the use lessness of his presence! With respect to the con stitutiono rg aiisat i o o f n t Ihveh ach i t t • d hasof O u.en r dt d e n ru a gs t o t he , e a a ar t t i d ttill t le i e w lhv m aon i r l dd i t ss a r oo y ff the Duke of Wellington, l Sir James Graham—" The Duke , in his evidence, the Surv e y or -G eneral, the the princip a l S torekeeper, o b . t y fi . c s e d a r y i s o n l f i g o should a l‘ i t t t l e ‘ t v i a t d s a v t u e r t y h e rn l3 l t o e a r r i d a . 1 had concluded the as er- eneral the CL t T h lii a ie t rukt a eß., m ifoaan i ltrtihd-taGercy,onnesr, Ordnance,as it ,e the Clerk of the Deliveries, and the Treasurer. At the time the Noble Duke gave his evidence the Lieutenant-General was in Portugal; the Surveyor- General was a navy officer, also absent on service; the Clerk of the Deliveries was die Hon. and Gallant Officer opposite (Sir H. Hardinge); and Mr. Phipps was the Clerk of the Ordnance. The consequence was that Sir Henry Hardinge was the ~rely military officer present. But the Noble Duke removed any necessity far this by selecting a Lieutenant-General, a military officer, and removing Mr. Singleton ; and now, instead of having three civilians and one military officer, directly the reverse was the case. When, then, the Board as sembled at present in full force, with the Master-- General and his Secretry, there were six military men out of eight—two full Generals, two Lieutenant- Generals, two Colonels, and only two civilians." This would appear more like a Court-martial than a Civil Board, whose business lay chiefly in the pur chaqe of timber, and pipe-clay, and jackets ! Well might civilians be " pushed from their stools" to make room for men who wear swords, when the Hon. Baronet who represents Westminster, and who once took the whole of the discontented popu lation of England under his patriot ` e wings, declared in his place in the House of Commoos that the Army was the best school for" Statesmen.'' To be sure :his was only a plagiarism upon Dean Swift, who, n his poem of " Hamilton's Bawn," gave a rnili .ary education the preference to all others,;' but it hvas suspected the Dean was only indulging the sarcastic vein, and that he was only giving a 1100 playful chastisement to the ignorance and conceit which was sometimes covered, but not concealed, by the trappings and gay decorations of the soldiership of his eye. We wish to see military men of merit promoted, as well as men in other profes sions, whose elevation may be useful to the public and creditable to the Crown ; but we wish to see them promoted to situations for which their previous habits have adapted them, and where ihey may ex cite no civil jealousy. We have described the con stitution of the Board of Ordnanee ; now let us see what a part it forms of the constitution of Parlia ment—how it is identified with that modern legis lative machinery which Mr. Canning declared, though opposed to the original principle of free representa tion, " worked well in practice." Out of eight Members of the Board, the Hon. Baronet who made the motion showed that one hat in the Upper House, and seven were Members in the House of Com mons. " Talk to me no more," said he, if truly re tedheee deaf adder, p o a f rt t m he en to t vo mitingop fo re ported, ted Newcastle.fortes s t h e v e eHn a e r r i Ae s t i o ei s a bo t er i ir c es in fl i kg u el e e n whose ear listeth not to the voice of the charmer in any speech coming from any quarter of the House save the Treasury, and blind followers of the Captain of their host, let him lead where he may." Upon this occasion certainly Sir James Graham gave the Ministers an opportunity of making some atonement to the country for their opposition to Sir R. Heron's motion the other night—he gave them an opportunity to make good some small por tion of the promises of retrenchment of which they have been so lavish and so neglectful, and he also gave them an opportunity of showing something like a sympathy for the distresses of the people. But to their old system of extravagant expenditure and profuse patronage they seem resolved to adhere with a " desperate fidelity." The Hon. Baronet emphatically said—and his words ought to be re membered—" Men will no longer look to declara tions of economy made by the Ministers of the Crown—to high-sounding resolutions recorded on the Journals of the House—and pledges forgotten as soon as made. They ask themselves how the Government acted when the superannuation of the sons of the Cabinet Ministers was concerned ? how they acted when the abolition of the offices of Lieu tenant-General of the Ordnance and Treasurer of the Navy afforded them the opportunity of dimi nishing the expenditure ? These are questions they are entitled to ask; and I assure the House of my deep conviction that these are the genuine feelings of the people, and I call on the House by their vote to join me in teaching Ministers to think a little less of their patronage, and a little more of the wishes and expectations of the people." But, as the event showed, he appealed to the House in vain ! Morning Herald. In the Lunatic Asylum at St. Petersburgh, the general cause of madness among men is found to be drunkenness—and among the women disappointment in love. It is about three years since we pleaded in support of a 'doctrine then little in vogue, that a large part of the Irish population, very imperfectly acquainted with English, should be addressed, both from the pulpit and the press, in their native language. This opinion is now gaining converts in high places; for the Arch-, bishop of TUAM has just announced, that he will not re ceive any person into Holy Orders for the province of Connaught after January, 1732, who is not able to preach to the people in Irish. We imbibed oar notions on this subject from a useful little tract pulslished by our towns man, the Rev. CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON, of which, we believe, he is now preparing a second edition..—Scotsman. INEQUALITY OF TAXATIOY.--A striking example has just occurred of the frauds generated by the exemptio❑ of Ireland from taxes which are levied in Britain. Six bales of white calicoes about to be shipped for Ireland, were seized at Liverpool a few days ago, which were reported to the Custom-house as printed cali coes, and as such, if they had not been detected, the ship per would have got a drawback of 3FI. per yard upon them, amounting in the whole to fire hundred pounds. The probability is, that after passing to Ireland, they would have been printed there, and secretly landed some where again in England, without paying the duty, and thus would have been the means of robbing the revenue to the amount of 7d. per yard.—Scotsman. The foolish story which appeared in this and other papers la't week, respecting a man at Chesham having confessed that he was instrumental in the murders of the MARRS and Wituattsows, had its origin in the most trifling circumstance imaginable; and, like the man vomiting " three black crows," was so unlike itself by the time it had received a few additionr, from certain scribes, that its parent could scarcely recognise a single feature of his own offspring. The facts are as follow : A simple fellow was examined by Mr. ifansuatr., a so licitor of Chesham, and also vestry-clerk of the parish, respecting his settlement; the man, in the course of his examination said he had once lived in a house near the Mauna and WlLLiamsouls. There was, however, some hesitation in his manner in replying to questions on this subject, and Mr. MansuaLt consequently wrote to Sir RICHARD BIRNIE to ascertain if his statement were cor rect, and also the situation of the h ouse in which he had lived, with respect to its contiguity to the dwellings of the murdered families. The man never said anything that could be construed into a confession, and there was no reason, except his own hesitation in answering the questions that were put to him for the slightest suspicion that he was concerned in the murders.—Rucks Gazette. EXTRAORDINARY ! T !—The town of Pen ' ranee and its neighbourhood have, daring the past few days, been in a state of wonder and surprise in conse quence of a series of extraordinary and strange occurrences which have taken place in the house of Mr. Maxima, a re spectable inhabitant in the parish of Ludgvan. From the information that we have been able to collect, it appears that on Friday morning last several articles of furniture and wearing apparel were discovered in a state of ignition without any 'visible cause, no fire having been pl ace d against them. The feathers in a bed-tick were b urnt, whilst the latter remained uninjured; a maul s coat t h at was hanging was burni ng soaks i is places, and not withstanding being removed from the liquid element, th e fi re again pro ceeded in its destructive work ; th e severa l articles of fur niture appeared to possess th e p owers of vitality—pokers ging up it w as and tongs walked about the rooms, the kettle jumped from the fire into the middle of the floor, and sundry articles, in making their preregrinations, were broken. But the most extraordinary of these extraordinary movements of the inanimate articles in the house were those of a beer barrel, which walked up and down stairs, following the inmates in and out of the house; and although it was sunk to the bottom of a pit in the yard, it shortly after wards recovered the power of motion, and actually stalked, on end, into the house: it first entered the kitchen, from whence it proceeded, in all gravity, to the parlour ! We have not space to relate all the strange proceedings which, it is said, have taken place in Mr. Hosliso's house : the above is but a very meagre report, but we shall probably be able in our next to give a more ample detail, and, no doubt, a solution of the cause of these things, which have excited no inconsiderable degree of astonithinent..—lat. mouth Packet. CANTERBURY, March 27. We had a fair supply of Wlmat this day, but the de mand being limited, our prices were from Is. to 2s. per quarter cheaper. Other Grain without alteration. Wheat, white Ms. to '7os ----- red sos. to 70s. Barley, Malting 2ss. to 31s. Oats Beans 22s. to 30s. Pease 32s. to 38s. EXETER MAR Beef (score) Bs. Od. 9s. Od. Mutton (16.) 0 41-0 51 Veal and Lamb 0 s—o 6i I'ork 0 4 —0 6 Geese (each) 3 6 —5 0 Ducks (coup'e) 3 6—4 6 Fowls 9 --3 6 ETS.—March 26. .i'heat (bushel) Bs. 66. 9.3.(d. Barley 3 9 —4 6 Oats 2 3 —2 9 Beans 5 6 —6 0 Butter (Ib) 1 o—l 4 Eggs (9) 0 o—l 0 Potatoes (peck) OlO —I 0 CHESTER.—Wheat, per 7511). 9s. Od. to 9s. ed. Barley, 38 q: ES. 4s. 3d. to ss. Od. ; Oats, 4911). 2s. 9d. to 3s. Od. NANTWICII.—Wheat, per 751 b. 9s. Od. to 9s. sd. ; Barley, 38 qrts. 43. 9d. to 53. Od. ; Oats, 501 b. 3s. Gd. to 53. 3d. From 27 0 14 0 14 6 12 0 6 (1 11 6 IDAY, March 26. To M. P. 43 0 36 9% 16 0 15 0 21 0 17 45i IS 6 13 4 21. 0 1 0 17 0 I 14 3j,6 20 6 to 245. Od. to 218. Od. to 17s. Oil. DUBLIN MARKET NO' 416 Wheat, per barrel 20 stone 60 Bete _ _ 17 stone 259 Barley l6 stone 1,579 Oats.- l2 stone 14,733 Cwt. Flour-- 9 stone 1,126 stone Sold to bakers only. 12,537 Cwt. Flour _ 16 0124 0 Average price of Wheat and Flour 50s. 0.1. per Firsts, from 225. Od. Receipts of Flour, 14,397 Seeen from 18s Sales of Do. 14,733 Thirds , ,.—... from . Od. 6s. Od. PRICE OF BREAD. M. I Half Quartern Quartern Loaf, COTTON WOOL. LIST OF IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. A dress of white figured blond de Cambray over white satin. The corsage sits close to the shape ; it is cut low, but by no means indelicately so, round the bust. A fulling tucker, of blond lace, is disposed nearly plain round the back and bosom, but very full on the shoulders, so as to form mancherons. A narrow-pointed blond, set on plain, forms a heading to the tucker. Gauze sleeve over a short beret one of white satin : it is very large, and somewhat of the Marino Faliero form ; but the end, instead of being rounded, hangs nearly in a point : it is looped in front of the arm with a met& of white gauze riband. The trim ming of the skirt consists of a single deep flounce, set on a little below the knee. The hair is dressed in very thick curls on the temples, and disposed behind in full but not very high bows. A full-blown white rose is placed just over the right temple, at the base of a bouquet of white fancy flowers. Another bouquet, of a smaller size, but very far back, adorns the left side. The jewellery worn with this dress should be gold and pearls. PULL DRESS. A dress of satin de Japan of a bright gold colour, the corsage made to sit close to the shape behind, and disposed acro , s the front in drapery folds; the folds confined by an agrafe of diamonds : they are drawn down a little in front, so as partially to display a chemisette of blond de Cam bray, which shades the bosom. Very short full satin sleeves, covered by a munche Orientale, of white blond de Cambray of uncommon richness and beauty. A single flounce of the same elegant material finishes the skirt round the border. The hair is disposed in cork-screw ringlets which hang very low at the sides of the face. The head dress is a gold-coloured crape Wret, profusely ornamented with long, white, curled ostrich feathers, and white gauze riband. The jewellery worn with this dress should be of mwaive gold. (From the TVorld of Fashion.) AN EVENING DRESS. A dress of white gaze de Paris, over a white satin slip. The corsage, cut low and perfectly square, is edged round the bust with very narrow-pointed blond lace, and is ornamented in the pelerine style, square behind, but pointed in front with the same material, edged with a triple fall of broad blond net, disposed in full plaits. This trimming is so arranged on the shoulders, as to form an epaulette of a singularly novel and graceful description ; beret sleeve very short and full. A knot of rose and lilac ribbon, intermingled, ornaments each shoulder. The trimming of the skirt consists of a double row of bands and knots of white, rose-colour, lilac, and straw-colour gauze ribbon, interlaced. This trimming is set on at the upper edge of the hem, and is of considerable breadth. The hair is dressed very full on the temples, and in large but not very high bows behind ; it is ornamented with bouquets of white lilac; one is placed in front, the other near the back of the head, on the left side. Necklace, ear-rings and bracelets, large pearls ; the latter with gold clasps. HATS AND BONNETS. The return of spring is announced by green for hats, bonnets, &c., which is associated or made up with white. We have seen some white clouded gros de Naples, lined with delicate green ; green ribbons have, in the middle, a wreath embroidered in white. Some carriage-hats are of emerald green gros des Indes, or watered gros de Naples ; they are trimmed with ribbons and feathers of a different shade of green. Velvet bats arc still worn by many ele gantes. The most novel are those of green velvet, lined with granite satin, and ornamented with a bouquet of short feathers, half green and half granite. BALL DRESSES. Several ball-dresses have lately been of different k inds of crape and gauze, without any trimming round the bottom of the skirt ; the corsage and sleeves of these dresses were superbly ornamented with blond lace. GENTLEMEN'S FASHIONS FOR APRIL, ;From the Gentleman's Magazine of Fashions, 6.c. 6-c. AN EVENING DRESS. A light blue superfine cloth coat made full, rich black velvet collar; the lappels are large to give a commanding appearance; the sleeves are moderately tight; gold but tons. The waistcoat is of black satin, lined with white pros de Naples, diamond buttons. White kerseymere pantaloons tight to the shape, confined to the leg by four diamond buttons. The pantaloons must not come too near the ancles, to give effect to the embroidered silk stockings. A claque or cocked opera hat. ADDITIONAL NOVELTIES IN GENTLEMEN'S DRESSES, &C. The following description of a ball dress, worn at a recent fashionable party, was stylish, but certainly somewhat outrc:—A light blue ebat, with the collar and lappels lined with black velvet, with sugar-loaf buttons of either gold or silver, ornamented with patterns in relief. Waist coat of a new white silk material, thickly embroidered in small bouquets of silver; white satin cravat; tight panta loons of black kerseymere; black silk stockings of the lace kind; glazed shoes, and elastic hat, composed of black velvet. Such is at this moment the ball dress adopted by the most elegant men in Paris. Gentlemen's shirts are now trimmed with a very short double frill, which is turned down on the right and left side of the bosom. One side of the frill is small plaited, the other is disposed in quills ; the shirt is closed by a great number of small silver buttons of the sugar-loaf form, and richly wrought. Some dandies display much taste and great expense in this last sort of ornament; we have seen these buttons composed of large brilliants, united by a small chain of diamond!' of the most precious workmanship. The shirt of a fashionable is apparently closed before by gold buttons ; the opening is, however, behind, and only large enough to pass the hand through. The crowns of hats have decidedly a conic shape, and the brims are small and turned op at tie sides. The most fashionable ball gloves are of salmon colour, glazed. Fa.shionables have their boots made of kid leather, with pointed toes and high heels. The small canes that gentlemen carry to the theatres, or to evening parties, are now of tortoiseshell fondue. A new style of clothes brush is come into use, the backs of which are elegantly painted. 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