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PE PRINCIPAL FFICE RS and COM , MISS lONE RS of HIS AIAJES TY'S NAVY do 7 ).e5 P give Notice, th a t o n TVED.VESDAr, the ISti , Fe bruary '`e't, at Ono o'Clock, they will be ready to treat with Peron as may be willing to Contract for supplying 1 11 ajesfy's several Doct Yards with .8-I ' II TISH caniisting of BOLTSTAVES, FLITS, SHORT BROJDS, and PLeirES. V I Form of the Tender ?nay be seen at this Office. 4yo ; n der, will. be received after One O'Clock, on-the day of A: " . t Y , nor any noticed, unless' the party, or' an dgent for mt, attends. etY Tender must be accompanied by a Letter ad ' ; n ed to the' Navy Board, and signed by , two responsible engaging to become bound With the Person tender ," in the Sum of . 3003/. for the due performance ,t the . . Al t a GENERAL MEETING of the PRO PRIETORS of • the PfitENIX _FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, held the t7tb - inst„ at their house in Lombard-. street, fo llowing elven %sere ,_ end DIRECTORS for the ctirrent.year pattbias Attwood, Esq. M. P. 47" Del), Esq. vic i l n i .C° o 6e, Esq. Gil Curtis, E ham D a ri s Esq . s•;irraw C. DttviSon, : E n Flowt!r., Bart: and Aid. 4 _ atittel Gondlitut, Esq. v11IleY;11 Hawes, Esq. 'gite, Esq. Atd. & M.P. R. Henbliaere , Laws•ence, Esq. ,Tulin Petty Muskat!, Esq. Tlininas Rawcroft, ESti • MJor floh , le, Esq. - • William Samler, Esq. George Shum, Esq. C. Hampden Turner, Esq. Nlafthew Whiting, Esq. • Matthew Wilson ' Esq. Tlunuas Wilson, Esq. 1 % catered out at the Custutn-House t and will sail early iu F'"~-~ THE fast-sailing River-built SHIP • -1-100GH LY,' A. 1., JAMES THOS. LAMB, Commander, Burthen 465 Tons. Lying in the City Canal.. Has excellent accommoda tions fur Passengers. 11 _ or Freight, or Passage, apply to Messrs. JOSEPH MAR- Xll and %‘("):,:, Lawrence Pnuntucy-lane ;.. Messrs. AN , GIBBS and Sons, Great Winchester-street ; or to BAGSTER, and • 3. Ma k-lane. to . r v , To be dispatched , on or before 26 th inst. AN DIEM EN'S LAND and NEW SOUTH WALES, With Liberty to call at Coil, THE fine fast-iailing new-eOppered SHIP •MACCLESFIELD, JOHN MOORE, Commander. Burthen 285 tons, , lying in the London Dook. Has only accommoda .tions for two Cabin Passengers. zo. E r''r which B , or for Freight, apply to 'BUCKLES, BAG- aud UCHAIsIAN, 33, Mark-lane., . 1 " -- .1— \ „ .. THE-well-known, fast-sai l ing, cop '... $\ pered SHIP BOMBAY .MERCHANT, A. t, ~1 4144 ; 2r ' , ..N JOHN CLARKSON, Commander, Burthen ' ~, , :v., 432 tons, lying in the City Canal. Has ex cellent Accommodations for passengers, and ta mrien a Sorzeon. „ For F re i ght or P assage apply to the Commander, at No. 3, - ;";nliall-hoildings ; to Messrs. BART-.'! 1, 'FARQUHAR, `,,AAUFQR,I), Wild Co. No. 71, Old Broad-street tit; CKLES, BAGSTER, and BUCHAN,rVN, 33, Mark Lane. MILLARD'S PATENT TWINE CLOTH. N:P_ cant Frt T)t. pas de lin mais et poss4dent les ;tremens. 1 -1 11 E NOBILITY, FAMILIES, and MER.- itPitablHe CANTS, arc respectfully ititormto ed, health the above Cloth, for its peculiar conduciveness to wear in t t ile East ac id West Indies, as well as in this chatreable and ~•,'e , l ll 01 ' cold climates, for its great economy, an d being 6 1114 :ale to ail te purposes for hich the fine India Long nt il 9 , b as weßas h Linens, are used, w and at half the price, is i' i 'lll in entire Cases of 30 to 60 Pieces, for Exportation ; and 3 7 the piece of 26 to 52 yards each ,, at led .--- 25.-2s. 6d.- 3 s '-and Ss. fid. per yard, stamped, MILLARD'S PATENT s i ZINE CLOTH, &c. at the Warehouse, No. 16, CHEAP t,,uE3 and no where else whatever; and which it is necessary. f„ - . 40 :1ce, various Imitations having been prodoted, and sold „"; , 0 - •The Pieces for Sheeting contain from two to four pair 4 - i''n. Fainilies scrAng orders will have them executed as i e Fresent ; and whore t he greatest variety of British and Fo 'gn Goods are constantly on sale. ..- This Day.was published, In Three Volumes, 12ino. price 10s. 6d., . 1 1 11 IE BLUE MOUNTAINS, a West Indian Tale. J * ' the Author of " Romantic Fact*," . " My Old Cousin," 6' Veronica," &c. Printed fur A. K. Newman and Co. Leadenhall-street. The following will appear this Spring : ceentricit a Novel, 2d Edition, by Mrs. Mac Nally, 3 t lntes. 0 - egends Of Scotland, (First. Series). Fair Helen of Kirk-. by Ronald M‘ChioniCle,'Esq. 3 volumes. Wizard Priest and the Witch, a Romance, by Quentin , { . lnet, Esq. 3 volumes. ' 3 ,ingularity ! by Jane Harvey, 3 volumes. or Fashion and Feeling, by Mary Anne Hedge, 3 • ' o' l iicar of Lanedown, by Regina Maria Roche, 8d Edition, 4 4nhltaeg. -•-Alysteries of the Forest, by, Miss Houghton, 2d Edition, v olumes. .What shall be, shall be, by Mrs. Meeke, 4 volumes. BEAUTIFUL HAIR. ITHE effect of a beautiful Head of Hair on the.Coontenance has been at all times fitheme'tif ad ` bitr ation, and the Proprietor of the following wide has the ..,,,isfaction to appeal to most of the Nobility tor the truth of , assertion, that ATKINSON'S wat..ING FLUID, or VE ., -ye' HAIR OIL, is the greatest beautifier of the Hair — ye' invented. Is clears the Dander from Children's heads, batch or. and gives their Hair a peculiar beauty. It makes the Hair, if dry, soft and glossy as 'silk, Ana gives.it such strength 74 1, 1 elasticity .that it retains the CIO tinting exercise in the "co Or Promenade. or in damp. weather. It prevents its ? r uing grey or failing off,. and is well known to Medical Men, ..L Its superiority in regenerating its groivt 11.—Pt ice 3s. 611. ,;•Caution.—As. it has, been counterfeited. and imitated by "Merous needy speculators, the Public ' wilt please to oh !erre the Proprietor's Name and Address distinct on the Label. 4 „ 14 . , • B.—This Caution particularly applies to the Country, to Foreign Merchants. ° Also, ATKINSON'S VEGETABLE DYE, which ch a ng es I. ”' or Red Hair to a permanent Brown or Bla c k ; price ss. And ATKINSON'S AMBROSIAL SOAP, made by a new V r neess.—lt is much milder than the common Soaps. It !!)tatiteracts their pernicious effects on the Skin. and tnalies " l uxuriously soft, white, and even; price Is. „ by the Proprietor, Mr. Atkinson, Perfumer, 44, Ger ;P.:l-street, Soho-square ;- Gattic, 57; Smith, I Ifs; 35, 1 3 U 1 0-street, ; G range , 126 ; F r i t h an d L ang l e y, 45, Oxford reel' Bayley and Bl e w, Cockspur-street ; Johnston, 65, , 'oruhill, and most Perfumers. . NORWICH UNION LIFE INSURANCE SOCIETY. AT a PUBLIC MEETING of MEMBERS of this Sf)CIETY, residing within the London Dis trict, convened by Advertisement, and held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, on Monday, the 14th day of Ja nuary, 1822, for the. purpose of receiving a Report of the Affairs of the Society, CHAS. RIVINGTON BROUGHTON, - Esq. in the Chair, It was resolved unanimously, That the Meeting have received with great satisfaction the Report which - has been made to them this day, of the very prosperous state of the affairs of this Society, and request that the Directors will cause this resolution to be published in such a manner as they shall think proper. The unanimous thanks of the Meeting were also voted to the Chairman, for his very aide and impartial conduct in the Chair this day.. By ("trier of the Directors, ROBF:ItT JOHN BIJNYON, Secretary for the London District. NORWICH UNION LI Y FE INSURANCE PATRONS. The Mtnt Noble the Duke of BEAUFORT, The Most Noble the Duke of ARGYLE, The Right Hon. Earl CRAVEN. The Rigltt Hots. the Earl of ROSEBERRY, The Right . Hon, Lord SALTOUN. TRUSTEES. . - The very Reverend G. H. Baird, P.D. Principal of the Uni, versify of Edinburgh. Henry Jardine , Esq. King's Renicinhrancer for Scotland. 4. Henry Esq. Governor of the Bank of Ireland. . Sir George Jerningliant,, Baronet. Samuel Horrocks, Esquire, M.P. 'lke Reverend Henry Pal leson, &c. &c. Pc.v.slDENT.—Jolin Patteson, Esquire. TaEasuitEas.—Charles Tompson,. Charles Barclay, and • Jeremiah Ices, Esquires, Bankers, Norwich. ACTUARY.—ltichard Morgan, Esq. LONDON DISTRICT commtrrEE. CHAIRMAN. Charles Harvey, Esq.M.P. Great George-street,Westminst er Jnbn Wright, Esq., Henrietta-street. Willneaoßirners, Esquire., Queen Ann-street, West. James Harding, Eq., Gower-street, Surgeon. SEcRETARY.—Mr. R. J. Runyon. OFFicEs.— Waterloo-Place, Pall-Mall, and Birchin-lane et"' tl f 5 Va° "S. 1 tb e t• tile mo d, t 0 1 ' Et l . , sc ve 01. ; FR I DAY, JANUARY 18, 1822. FOREIGN LITERATURE. (N o. LV.) MODES FRANCAISES, &c. ; i. e. French•FashionB, their Origin and Variations up tp'the Present Dayy, Bvo. Paris, :)tihy have the .bistorians of France, even the most esteemed, attached so little importance to its fashions, their origin and chanzes ? hit diS-• dais on their part, or inditference In 'either case. they are inexcusable, for it is very, strange they should think of writing the history of their coun try without speaking of its fashions. Yet what useless things these historians tell. us ! They will give you, when you want it, the precise date of yan.,edict of the good king Dagobert; but if yon ask them, What every reader, in search of solid instruction; would like to know, in what year hoofis were worn, or who introduced the fashion of whiskers, they , cannot inigrrnY;ou,; for though they treat •al.,Jkngth on the ancient laws of France, they do not say a single word of its ancient fashions. Do they think' hen that the Capitularies of Chartemagne possess as much interest as the dresses of the ladies in his time ? Again, what a'number of discoveries, some of little utility and others of injurious consequences, are mentioned by these historians ; while they observe the strictest silence on the most agreeable inventions, on that of the furbelow for instance, which formerly effected a complete re volution in thetoilei ! But what is still worse, the head-dress, so worthy of -their meditations and researches, has been treated by them with equal'indifFerence and slight: I have read attentively some of their works, and what will scarcely be believed, I could not discover in them the origin of the curl .behind the ear. This is, however, their way -of writing history ; and be it observed, the history of a country w here fashion exercises so great, an empire, not only over the toilet, but also over more serious matters, and where political opinions are frequently subject to its laws. Too long did the French ladies neglect their dress. Nothing could be more plain than their clothes : nothing less studied than their head dress. This remark has ,not escaped the notice of the author of French Fashions; and if the his torians had maturely considered it, they would have given a more correct: idea of theflrst periods of the French Monarchy when-Society, like the toilet, was in its infancy ; for men of reflection do not require to be told that we may always judge of the civilization of an age by its bonnets and caps. o j, It was very late, and not till the fourteenth century, that ladies of. quality thought proper to adorn their robes with their own coats'of arms and those of their husbands. We may think,of it what we please ; but it must be admitted, that those escutcheoned robes had something im posing in their appearance which inspired re spect ; and truly, it was no very prudent thing to offer them an insult: Besides, at a time when family titles were preserved with difficulty, theie heraldic robes were very useful, since they might, in case of necessity, be produced instead of the Keeper of the Patents of Nobility. It would be enough for the Nobleman whose origin was disputed, to shew the wardrobe of his great giandrnother, and his proofs would be as good and as valid as if , Sir George Nayler had affixed his seal of office to it ; yet this invention has not found favour with the author of French Fashions, to whom it appears highly ridiculous. Yes, doubtless, now that robes and ranks are confounded, now that a notary's wife dresses like the Judge's Lady, and the wife of a mem= ber of Parliament for some insignificant borough like a Peeress ; now, indeed, when we cannot easily distinguish, especially on• Sundays, a Du chess from her dress-maker, escutcheoned robes would no longer be deemed in good taste ; and I can easily believe, that if a lady were to ap pear thus habited in a drawing-room or on the pub lic promenades, we could scarcely help laughing in her face, and our Curiosity would go to work to ascertain the name and address of her jnilliner. You may laugh at the dresses of your grandmo thers ; but believe me they would pay you off in return if they were to see yours, and particularly, if they observed respectable Dowagers dressed like a girl of fifteen, and their heads u la Ninon. These robes of former days had, however, one imperfection, and that was a very serious one : they covered every thing from the feet to the chin ; but a woman, whom this invention has im mortalized, conceived the happy idea of sloping off the upper part,,which discovered at least the throat and shoulders. We know what has since taken place; but you• must allow this was very well. for a beginning. Necklaces and frills were the con sequence of this novelty. Then. Agnes Sorel (do not imagine that:l think of praising her now for having contributed to the safety of Frimce, by rousing Charles VII. from his shameful indo lence; it is a more brilliant service I point out to the national gratitude), Agnes Sorel, never forget it, brought into fashion bracelets and ear rings. From that moment, the taste for dress made rapid progress in France, and fashion resolved to make it her favourite residence ; and what could she do better ? Where could she have found a people more disposed-to listen to her instrections and follow her caprice ? Moralists have exclaim ed against-duels these many years, but' do not, attend to them. They condemn our most esteem ed fashions, our most amiable follie's. To please them we must always be wise and prudent : so there is no chance of their becoming fashionable among us. The head-dress has pr'►ncipally' moved the bile of these censors; but their vain declamations have not discomposed a single curl, nor a single tress. The head-dross has resisted all their attacks ; and let not that surprise you, for in its defence, beauty was defending its principal ornament. For this reason the wisest legislators never at tempted to reform it. Solon himself respected it, and he did well, for he would soon have suf fered the punishment of his temerity. " All the Athenian ladies, with their heads full dressed, would have instantly assembled in the public square, and there, communicating their rage to the multitude, would have raised an insurrection against the impious reformer who dared to med dle with sacred things. Solon, for having wished to overturn the edifice of their hair, would have then seen the edifice of his laws shaken to the ground. I have 'not space left to enumerate here the revolutions of the head-dress. It seems, how ever, that the art has now exhausted. all its re sources, and that }he circle of ideas and peruques is run mit, for we see the ladies retracing their steps, at all events in Paris, where I understand their heads are again dressed a la Grecque. Fashion, however, has not only subjeeted to its laws the heads of the ladies, but she has done with those of the men, which, we fancy much wiser, almost whatever she pleased. Gon knows in what a variety of ways she has curled their hair ! As for bags, IL is all over.with them. T, be sure they are to be seen on court-days, but at other times not a single one is 'visible. The taste of the town is decidedly against them, and we must conform unlesi we wish to appear ridi culous. Therefore, farewell to bags. This history of 'French fashions contains a number of useful hints, to which,,every man of the world ought to attend. The author, after treating•on the head-dress of women 'and its dif ferent ornaments, passes in review all the cos metic preparations which render to beauty itself those services she knows so well how to appre . - ciate. He then speaks of the fan, the sash, and garters, and finally, of the shoes, &c. There is no subject, however hacknied, from which ta lent cannot extract novelty ; and the author has proved it, especially in hiS chapter on shoes, slippers, &c. which will not appear less agreeable to delicate minds than to pretty feet. The ladies will also be delighted to find in this work several historic anecdotes, the fruit of a galant erudition, which they will in cases of need make use' of to justify the expences which are rendered indispensable by a refined toilet, the object 'of which is besides so noble that these expences ought never to be the subject of the slightest discussion. How many husbands find fault with the extravagance of their wives, and exclaim that they shall be ruined in jewels, dia monds, . .. as if they ought not to esteem themselves very happy—to—be ruined in such a good cause ? No matter, let them complain, the ladies will know 'what answer to make.' They will remind their husbands that, according to the testimony of Seneca, the Roman ladies, who are not equal to ours,, often wore two or three patrimonies suspended from each ear. They will add, - but only to frighten their • husbands, that the Queen of Cake, the Princesses of her, blood, and the Duchesses of her Court, have their ears loaded, with an enormous weight of precious stones, which acquire, in a short time, an immeasurable length. At Calicut long ears are considered a great ornament ; but we do not envy them, and every thing indicates that with us the fashion of long ears will never take,thotigh we occasionally see a few succeed very well., " The taste in dress, for which we arc famous in France" says the author, " renders all the world our tributaries. At London, Vienna, Petersburgh', and Philadelphia, all wait with im patience for the last fashions front Paris." This was the case, .but -is now no longer so. Yes, thanks to our P —ms, our B-------sls,OUTS'k—s, Lon don has long taken the lead in costume, and Paris has ceased to enjoy " the glorious supre macy" in Fashion, which for centuries has been her boast. C. 'REDUCTION IN TITHES AND RENTS.—The re preSentatives of the late Duchess of Not'fork have reduced the rents of the tenants, in this county, 20 per cent. The Earl of CO'Ontry has kindly intimated his intention of allow-• . lng his tenants 15 per cent. on their rents due at. Michaelmas last, and also on those due at Lady-day next. On Monday, ,at the tithe,audit of the Reverend J. F. S.. F. St. John, held at the Rectory, Severn - Stoke, Worcestershire'. the Reverend Gentle Man very kindly returned his tenants a part of .their paymentS, in such - proportions as .appeared most just,. according to the value of, the several' estates. This is the second abatement Mr. St. John has made. At the Rev. Mr. Ingram's tithe.:audit, fdr the parish of Sc. Peter's,. in Omit 'with,_a considerable deduction was made out of the compositions paid in lieu of tithes. T. Whit more, Esti,,Of Apley Park ) has liberally allowed the occupiers of lands in the parish of Claverly, Salop, 10 per cent. on the amount of their year's 'tithes. Thomas NV ILK INSON, Esq., of London, returned 20 per cent. during the last year, to his tenants upon the Gatten estates, in Shropshire . . 'the Rev. PrObyn, Rector of Longhope, Gloucestershire, at his tithe-audit on Tuesday last, returned to his tenants 20 percent. upon. their respktive tithes.--(Hereford Journal.) • Ploughing and seed-sowing have very gene rally commenced in this neighbourhood, and the country people seem anxiously engaged in their several avocations, which is certainly a strong indication of returning, coiet, and is a very pleixs ing circumstance,(Linicreck Poper.) • RivE SEVEN .OPaNC:q, ` THE KING'S COURT, &c. Yesterday niornirig; at- eight o'clock, `skis M:A= jESTY left his Palace at Brighton, in his traVel - carriage, and 'arrived et -his. Palace iu Pall= mall ; London, at about twenty' minutes before one. At twO o'clock • the KING held a Conk, which Was attended by— _ The Lord Chancellor, the FirSt Lord of the-Treasury,. the Chancellor of the Exthequer, the Secretaries of State forth:: Home, k'oreign, ancl,Oolenial Departments, the First Lord p( the AcliUirilty, the Master Ocneral of 'the Ordnandi; )Che Dtil:e of Perset (first time) as Master of • the Ilor4e, - .the Duke of - Montrose, (first time) as LOrd Chamberlain, the Mitt quis of Copyugliam (first time) as the Lorcl..Stevard, the 'Free- Surer of the Household, the Vice-Chamberlain the Lord Cirief Justice of the Court of King's Bench, the -Recorder 0f,41n. don, Mr. R.. Peel, Air. C. Wynne:- The KING received the'Recerder of LondOr."l;s Report in Council of the convicts: capitally con victed at Justice Hall, in the Old Bailey, at the last December Sessions.—On the conclusion of the : Report, -his Majesty held a Privy Council, at whiCh Charles Watkin Wy"nne, Esq. M:P. was introdOced and'sworn in' a Privy 'Connell, lor,,a.nd took his seat at the Board accordingly. , WilliaM Henry Fremantle, Esq. M. P. was also introduced and sworn in. Privy Councillor-, and took his seat at the Board.—Lord ViscourrtSid ,mouth had a closet audience'of his Majesty, end resigne'd his.spals of Office as Secretary of State for the Home, Department. The Right Hononr able Robert Peel was introduced to his Majesty, received the • appointment as Secretary of State for the Horne Department, kissed hands, and his Majesty was_ graciously pleased to invest . frirn with the seals of office.—The Right Hon. ChOes W,atkin W. Wynne ‘was introduced to his Ma jesty, kissed hands, and received the appOrut -ment of President- of the Board of, ContrOul.— The Earl of Liverpool, the Marquess of Loadpn derry, and the ; Duke of Montrose, had audiences of the King. Lord St. Helens ;was the Lord in Waiting. The-President of 'the Board of Trade was also at Court. COrobill. Appearances for the London District most he made before the Committee, who sit every Friday at the office in Waterloo PlaeicrOin twelve till two o'clock. . . . 4 ••••., •• •-•••• •• Thii Society was established in 1808, on the principle of the Equitable Assurance Society, except that the Rates under 45. are nearly 101. percent. lower. A Bonus of 201. per cent. on the Premiums paid was de clared in June, 1316, and a further Bonus will be declared next year. The auto insured in tie course of the last year by this So ciety amoduting to about 600,0001. upon upwards of 800 new Policies granted during.that time. • .Year ending at March, 1815 435,441 5 . 11 'Yeir ending at March, 1818 .... 66,2i6 8 Year 'ending at June, 1821 .... 99.2,0 16 7 The principal Office is in Surrey-street, Norwich; and the Society has a,so Offices in Princes•street, Edinburgh, and in Capel-street, Dublin; and Agents in all the principal towns fin Great Britain and Ireland. N ORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE SOCIETY. Capital 558,000.—Instituted 1821. TRUSTEES. J. C. Curvren, Eig.'lll.P. J. Wright, 14!eq. Henrietta street. Hon. Col. Wodehense, M.P. I T. W. Coke, Esq. M P. R. H. Gurney, Esq. M.P. C. Harvey, Esq. M.P. and Recorder of Norwich DIREC President—Jeremiah Ives - Vice- Pre.ident—Julin Brl E. T. Booth, E•q. Alderman T. S. Day, Esq. Alderman, Banker H. Fisk, Esq. J. Harvey, Esq. Alderman W. Herring, Esq. Alderman.. &c. &c. &c. ;TORS. s, Esq. Norwich, Banker. •own ' Esq. Alderman. lA. Hudson, Esq. Banker J. S. Pattesun, Esq. Alderma J. W. Itobuerds, Esq. Aide, • , man W, Simpson, Esq. S. Stone, Esq. LONDON BOARD. Ghairman—C. Harvey, Esquire, M,P t creat George-street. John Wright, Esquire, Henriett,street. William terriers, Esquire, Queen Alin-street, IV est. Secretary—Mr. IL J. Bunyou. - Surveyor—Mr. C. Howell. Offices—Waterloo-placa,Pal 141141, and Bit chindane,Curnhill. This Society grants Insurances in the cities of London and Westminster. The insured are free from all responsibility, and will receive back 3-fif'Jis of the aorplus premiums Atthe end of every three or fire years. The first return will be at Michaelmas, 1824.. PROVIDENT LIFE OFFICE, REGENT-STREET. PRESIDENT. The Right Honourable Earl GREY. VICE-PRESIDENTS. The Niarqui‘ of Salisbury,K.C.4. Earl Of Hardwickc; K.G. Earl of Carnarvons TRUS IViscount Bupteley, Viscount Dinicttnnon, Lord ilrayttrooke.. TEES. William Praed, E6q. George Duchett, Esq. F.R.S Lord King, Lord Braybrooke, Sir S. B. Mortaiid, Bart. M.P. DIREC' John Alexanfier, Esq. Francis Const, Esq. ColOnel Thos. Parker, William Praerj, Hon. Washington Shirley, IteriDr. Sheath, Dr. Abraham Wilkinson, Thomas Wyatt, Esq. William Dawson, Esq. William Je►dd { Esq. John Marshall, Esq. Sir S. B. Nlorland, Bart. NI.P, Edward Nugent, Esq. I - J. T. BARBER BEAUMONT, Esq,' F.A.S. • Managing Director. NOTICE is hereby given, that permission is granted to all Persons whose Lives are Insured at this Office (lint being Mariners in the exercise of their profes sion), to pass by sea in whole dkched vessels or stram-boats from vne part of the United Kingdom to another, and also in time of peace from British to the Foreign Ports hetween the Texel and .Brest inclusive without License and extra. Premium, as is generally required. Military Men insured a this Office •are not charged with any additional premium unless called into actual service. No Admission Fees are required, nor is any charge made -for Policies, except the stamp duty. Persons insured for Life in this Office share the Profits Sep tennially with the Original Members, according to their respective Contributions. Thus, by the specific sinus insured, and Contingent - Profits, they have the fullest Va lue for , their payments. in a manner ne4rly similar to that until lately adopted in the Equitable Office, but with presumed improvement, viz. that as. the Ori ginal Members have raised a permanent Fund, 'deemed amply sufficient for the purpose of indemnity, it is provided, that no personal responsibility shall attach to the Policy Holders. Hence those who seek protection are secured from uncertainty and risk of loss as in a Proprietary Office, having a large inheritable capital, and are'entitled to a participation in the profits, as in a Union society.. Bonuses of 131. Bs. anti WO. 12s. per cent. have been di sided during the last fourteen years, Advantages thias extensive and substantial have been con stanaly realized . during : a period of sixteen years, under the plan and manage mentiof this Office. The Public will readily Nioreciate the difference between the valUe of,Policies issued by this OtEce and by others. 'WItS. LORD 'JOHN RUSSELL. Lord JoHN RUSSELL has addressed a letter, dated Woburn•abbey, January 14, to the Yeo manry And Farmers of Huntingdonshire, on the subject of a proposed Petition to Parliament for relief of agricultural distress. Ills Lordship says-- " It being impossible by means of a Corn Bill to restore the , war prices, I beg of you seriously to consider whether a new Corn Bill is likely to do you at present any - good whatever.— Supposing you were allowed to frame it yourselves, or Putt the Legislature should enact a prohibition at all times t 6 import ar. article% the produce of the soil of Great Britain; would your dis tress be at all relieved ? I think not. I think also, if you agr.e, thus far, you must also agree with me that any efforts in this direction are not likely to be attended with benefit to yourselves. For the truth of. this, I appeal to . the best* all tests--the perienee of last year. By active petitioning, you obtained a Committee 'on the state of Agriculture. And what was the result ? Evidence proving the distress beyond all doubt, and a Report suggesting no relief but.time and patience. Time he s not yet brought you any consolation ; and as - for patience, yua surely did not require 21 Gentlemen to sit three months for the • purse of recommending that well-known virtue. " But the committee have also advised an alteration of the Corn Bill. That is to say, they recommend a lower importa tion price with a duty. Whether such a law as a permanent system might not be better than the present, I am not - quite prepared to decide. But it is clear that lowering the importa tion price would bring you no relief for present distress. And • I am inclined to believe, that with many sugared words, the framer of the report intended to lay the foundation for.subvert ing the principle of the Corn Bill altogether, and introducing foreign corn at all times into the market ; for the principle o f admitting foreign corn when our own prices . are 'l6w, being once granted, it would be extremely difficult to counterbalance the taxes paid by the English farmer. A duty of 40 or 50 shillings a quarter upon foreign corn could hardly be enacted ; and if enacted, certainly would not be persisted in. But lam inclined to think, that if foreign \corn were admitted, .even if you had scarcely any taxes to pay, .it would not be easy for the farmers of' England, who require to,live in a certain degree of respectability and comfort, to compete with the lords of Poland and Russia, whose vassal peasantry .are unacquainted with the *ants of a civilized State. Corn. is a manufacture (to use cur new phraseology) cheaply produced in a fertile soil, by. wretch ed plctrg,lis; wretched horses, and wretched men. " There is .a party amongst us, however, distinguiShed in what is called the science of political economy, who wish, to sub stitute the corn of Poland and Russia. for our. own. Their principle is, that you ought always to buy where 'you:can buy cheapest. They repeat .with emphasis that the nation pays a :tax of 25;000,0001. yearly to the . growers of corn. They count iks nothing the value to tne country of a hardy race of farmers andllabourers. They care not . for the difference between an agricultural and•rnanufacturingpopulation,in all that concerns Morals, order, national strength, and. national tranquillity. Wealth .is the only object Of their speculation ; nor do they Much consider the two or three millions, of people who may be reduced to utter beggary in the course of their 'operations. This they call diverting capital into another, chpnel. Their reasonings.lie so much in abstract terms,.their speculations deal so ;Incipii by the gross, that they . have the same Insensibility ahout the sufferings of a people, that a Generanias 'respecting the lois of men wearied by his operations; . • „. " it is to these, men, I suspect, that. our Ministers sre about to give up the question of trade in corn : such a change would bring them nothing new. For several 3ieirithei steadily sot.- PORTED the Bank ; and the House of •.(16Mnions that day voted several falsehoods in, support of it, ..,Yet ailast they turn ed round on their old frieruls„and, joining. a*p9lltical econo mists, passed the • Apt knOwn by the rutxue.' 401,r. Peel's Bill. 21 , or many years also they opposed a reductio4pf,t4e'arroy ; but this year (owing in a great measure to thitivil,e.firkable ability ofNfr. Hume) - they base reduecd arbor -niAration was originally found 4, as you ma.y.tv.4eMber, on the cry of " No Popery !" lantiti a short time, .Ihave,rio doubt, :we,,ihall see them. emancipate,thc.Catholics..• I,4:the same w;ly t i,think I perceive that-they are:.' bout to :the farmers, and their own bill M 130, b4u4k.7 • • parid;Wit4 the po litical economists, .I, vouldoberefore„ advise you to watch , rartowly any . new measore of degiilatioi revecting ,corn: in seeking additional • protecuori, you ,n..• ay; .be „.e.k&ited into a law that will leave you worse off man yOu. are atoreaen.t.. Nor do I mean to blame the for. any di intOatiOns toward,' their . country ;..their, moan-Jig - is generally good;. but their elbinet of 15, a it beity, too. smellfar erhate„ . and.toO large fee exte :ap*toln cartieil ;.way •any,wiod that cemes p. As t wit . .Political ear namy iX e‘itt die lase j. and the farmers of Enijxnd are 1i%4C 1 Y5 if they doLot 4-ek 4309;1 lock citre to ,„ be the victims." .. ..• . ,