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FOR THE SUN. dom e who is compelled to satisfy the urgent.de- ONE DAY To DRAW.—NEXT TUESDAY. Qw 'FT and Co. are Selling the Tick ets and KY Shares for the 23d of the present Mouth, being the Last Day of Drawing, when TWO PRIZES of £20,000 ! and Twenty other Capitals are Sure to be Drawn, and Not Two 'Blanks to a Prize. Two of the Capitals of the Last Lottery were Shared and Sold by SWIFT and Co. at their Offices, No. 11, Poultry 13, Charing-Cross; and3l, Aldgate High-street. ( From a Correspondent.) AGRICULTURAL DISTRESS. MR. EDITOR—As notwithstanding all that has manas made upon him by a sacrifice of his only remaining property at any price he can obtain. The demands too above stated, as pressing upon this party, are considerably increased to fanners " Yorn. VALIANT BRITONS HAVE THEIR WISHES IN IT.". Little more than two years have elapsed since I said, speak ing of the progressive strength of the Independents in South of been said by the •writer of certain letters ad dressed to the Public through 'the channel of - - - occupying the lands of others; as they have rents to pay in addition, which he• has ncic, the whole of the land in his hands being freehold. If he then finds those measures necessary, what must those who pay rents, which in these times of Amertea—" The day must come, hoiecocr it might be retard- ed, when a final period would be put to the usurpation of their . , your valuab le Paper, on the subject of. Demand just rights." This auspicious day, thank Heaven, has arrived ! The brave Colunibians are independent and free. Their rights, and Supply, it is still strongly insisted upon as the ground of argument, that the supply of grain for the moment being greater than the de mand, a depression of prices becomes the ne cessary consequence, and that when they were equalized, things must necessarily find their level, and, as they say, come round. The main tainers of that opinion adduce, as instances, the general pressure are perhaps more eagerly and threateningly called for than all the others in I tit.. per In the press, anti speedily will be publisheri, Dedicated, by permission, to her Royal Highness the Prin cess Angusta, THE NARRATIVE of a JOURNEY un-, dertaken in the years 1819, 1820, 'SW. 1821, through FRANCE, I I'ALY, SAVOY, SWITZERLAND, parts of GERMANY bordering on the Rhine, HOLLAND, and the NETHERLANDS. By JAMES HOLMAN, R.N. and K.W. The above t 4 ork will comprise incidents that occurred to the Author, who has long since suffered a total depriation of sighT, with carious points of information collected on his Tour. " Ccecus itcr monstrarc relit: tamen aspice si quid " Et not, good cures proprinm fecisse loquamur.' —Host. as a sovereign people, are acknowledged. And it ought never to be forgotten, that it was in a very main degree owing, to the ;he aggregate ; as without them the landlord eat, Of r) generous efforts of a few noble-minded Britons, that this great work of political emancipation was so happily effectuated. Most promising in her internal means and resources, the new Government have commenced a brilliant career by paying cannot support his existences and naturally looks to the only resource in his power, as a man•of 101. or 15,0001, per annum may not be able to command a single guinea in the world but what * • Od s Od s the off instanter the old debt, which altogether does not amount to the sum of 500,0001. sterling. For this purpose—as well as to 04 3 011 od Ls Od best d all pep may ly Hey, a. -...s a 223 a 17* a --s a 36$ -8 od 9 od Is Od —s Od sack from 6 10d or Od 3i 4d s Od ; i, N., 555; I9s; sack, k rley,, ;heti i g OS sl 11 10s 4s Y 2(• BISH has already Shared and Sold TWENTY-THREE Capitals in the present Lottery. ALL MUST BE DRAWN LAST AND ONLY DAY, NEXT T UESDAY, THE 23d OF APRIL. TMIL of the OLD STATE LOTTER Y • OFFICES, 4, Cornhill, and 9, Chariug Cross, Lou don, calls the attention of his best. Friends, the Public, to the present Rich State of the WOFheel, which contains TWO PRIZES .E 20,000 And 90 other Capitals of £l,OOO, £5OO, &c. &c. All of which must be drawn on Tuesday. the 23d Instant, when the Lottery will entirely finish. Tickets and Shares, NVarranted Undrawn, are one at BISH's Offices in London, and by his Agents in the Coountry. Every Ticket—Every Share—Every Capital—and every other Prize must be drawn NEXT' TUESDAY. CHEAP TRAVELLING TO DOVER, DEAL. RAMS GATE. MARGATE AND CANTERBURY. FOUR INSIDE COACHES, AND KEEP GOOD TIME, By S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. SARACEN'S HEAD INN, SKINNER-STREET, SNOW HILL, LONDON. 'THE following POST-COACHES, MAM- A. COACHES, &c. set out from the above Inn:- - The " Telegraph," DOVER, Deal, Ramsgate, • Margate, Canterbury, Feversham, and Sandwich, new Post-Coach — every Morning at a quarter past 7 o' Clock.—ln consegnerice of the decided preference given to the above Coach, the Pro prietors are determined no expence shall be spared to render ittlie first conveyance on the Kent road. BROMPTON, Chatham, Rochester, Gravesend, Stroud, Sittinhourne, and Rainhatn, every Morning at a quarter past 7, and Afternoon. FALMOUTH, Plymouth, Exeter, Truro, Bodmin, Pen ryn, :Ashburton, Totness, Weymouth, Dorchester, Dart mouth, and Salisbury, every morning at Seven ; through Honiton, Axminster, Bridport, Blandford, Stockbridge, Ba singstoke, Hartford Bridge, Blacitwater, and Bagshot. The " Union," SOUTHAMPTON, Lytuington, Winches ter, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Black water, and Bagshot, New Four Inside Coach, every Morning at Eight ; arrives at the Coach and Horses, Southampton, by Five.—This is a most delightful Conveyance to the Isle of Wight, Jersey, Guernsey, St. Maloes, Havre tie Grace, Cherburgh, Sec.— The Proprietors of the above Coach hope to receive a con tinuance of that support which has hitherto been experienced since the commencement of the " Union."—No -racing with other Coaches. - - BATH and BRISTOL Flying Post-Coaches, through Chip penham, Caine, Marlborough, Newbury, and Reading, every Afternoon at one ; arrive at Mr. May's, the Greyhound Inn, Bath, and the London Tavern, Thomas-street, and Swan, Bristol, neat Morning.—Coaches to Wells, Bridgewater, Taunton, and Plymouth. The UMPIRE, a New LIVERPOOL Light Coach, only one Night on the Road, carrying Four Inside, sets out Daily at One ; arrives at Liverpool next afternoon at Seven, through Woburn, Latlibur 5 , , Northampton, We!ford, Lutterworth, Hinckley, Atherstone, Lichfield, Stone, Newcastle, Knots ford, Warrington, and Preston. SHREWSBURY, Wellington, and Shiffnal, Post-Coach, every Afternoon.—Guarded. The UNION, WEYMOUTH,Dorchester,.Blandford,Salis bury,Andover,Overton, Basingstoke, Hartford Bridge, Black- Water, end Bagshot, new Post Coach, every Afternoon. — The Weymouth Packets to Guernsey, Jersey, Cherbourg, St. Maloes, &c. - BARNSTAPLE and Southmolton Post Coach, every Mon day, Wednesday, and Friday Mornings at Seven o'Clock. The " Rockingham," LEEDS light Post Coach, sets out every Afternoon at Four; and passes through Baldock, Big gleswade, Eaton, Silton, Greetbam, Grantham, Bawtrv, Stamford, Markham Moor, Newark, Retfot d, Doncaster, and Ferrybridge, to the Golden Lion, Leeds, next Afternoon. — Luggage and Packages only id per lb.—Notwithstanding the uncommon Expedition of this Coach, it is allowed to be the most agteeable and complete Public Conveyance on the North Road, being unequalled by any other. HARROWGATE and Ripon new Light Post Coach, every Afternoon at Four. GLASGOW, Longtown, Gretna-iTreen, Annan, Dumfries, Brownhill, Thornhill, Santpthar-Kiln, Canntoek, Kingswell, and all Parts of Scotland, a Post Coach daily. YORK, Scarborough, Whitby, Shields, Sunderland, New castle, and Edinburgh, New Post Coach, with a Guard throughout ; sets out every Morning, by way of Newark, Retford, Doncaster, Ferrybridge, Tadcaster, Darlington, Northallerton, Durham, Mot petit, and Berwick. Passengers finding . themselves fatigued on the journey , may rest wh at time they please, and then proceed without any additional Fare. - MARLBOROUGH and Swindon, new four-inside Coach, through Aldboorn, Reading, Lambourn, Parton, Lydington, Pewsey, Wootton Basset, ltan►sbury, Hungerford, Newbury, and Maidenhead ; every Morning. BRIDGENORTH, Walsal, Shrewsbury, Salop, and Holy head Four Inside Coach, every Afternoon. BOSTON, Spalding, Petet borough, Stilton, and Hunting don Royal Mail Coach, every Evening, to Spilsby, Louth, Gaimsby, and Hull, Afternoon at a Quarter before Six. CARLISLE, Penrith, and Whitehaven Post Coach, goes with Four Horses, and a Guard all the way, passes through Brough, Appleby, Grata-bridge, Richmond, Catterick, Bo roughbr►dge, IVotherby, Aberford, F►errybridge, Newark, Doncaster, Grantlra.m, Stamford, Bawtry, Greetham, and Stilton. Sets out every Morning, and performs the journey with the greatest facility. Passengers detained on the Road by business or pleasure, have the peculiar advantage of their Seats he►ng secured in the next Coach. KENDAL, Lancaster, Preston, Kirby-Lonsdale, Bolton, Chorley, Otmsltirk, and Garstang Post Coaches, every After noon. LIVERPOOL, Warrington, Knutsford, Stone, Stafford, and Litchfield new light Four Inside Post Coach, (only One Night on the Road ), every Afternoon at Three o'Clock ; arrives at the Saracen's Head Inn, Dale-street, Liverpool, next Evening. WAKEFIELD Post-Coach, every Morning. CHESTER, Newport, Whitechurch, Tarporley, Nampt. wich, Northwich, and Middlewich Post-Coach, every After noon. SUNDERLAND, Stockton, and Yarm Coach, every Morning, to the George Inn, Sunderland. MANCHESTER, Winslow, Congleton, Newcastle, Walsal, and Wolverhampton new Four Inside Post-Coach, every Af tcrnoon.—Only One Night on the Road. SHEFFIELD and Rotherham Post-Coach, called the " Nel -sou," every Morning. BIRMINGHAM Post Coach, sets out every Afternoon at Three o'Clock, carrying Four Inside only; and passes through Warwick, Leamington, Sontham, and Daventry, to the Sa racen's Head, Bull-street, Birmingham, next Morning at Half-past Seven. HULL, Lincoln,Northeave, Howden, and Doncaster, Post Coach, every -Morning, to the Cross Keys, Market -place, Hull. HERTFORD, Ware, Holdesdon, and Cheshunt Coach, every Morning. TOTTENHAM and Edmonton Coaches daily, at Eleven, Half-past Two - , Five, and Eight. * * *Luggage and Packages to Leeds, Doncaster, and Ferry bridge, at only 2d per pound. S. A. MOUNTAIN and Co. respectfully acquaint their Frieuds and the Public, that they will not be accountable for any Parcels, Passenger's Luggage, Writingi. Plate, &c. of mete than• Five Pon ods Value, Most, stolen, or damaged, un less entered as such, and the Insurance paid for accordingly, at the Stu socta's Head Inn, Snow-hill, London. )ato, stir their yens; per ; ts is p well meat other 8s od I$ od od ;Ss Oti ;9s od Cum- Bar- Hog Oat -39s is 143 s iheat with whisht cwt. ;. logk- EXTRAORDINARY DOCUMENT. [FROH THE IRISH PAPERS.] At ten o'clock on the night of Friday, the sth instant, W. Nam, Esq. Chief Officer of the Police, stationed at Roscrea, having heard some shots near that town, proceeded immediately with a party to the quarter whence they were fired. At the distance of about a mile from Roscrea, he met two men on one horse ; he challenged, arrested, and searched them. In the breeches pocket of one, the son of a very reputable man, was found a manuscript book, written with great cleverness, emblazoned with various devices, and containing the oath, pass-word, and a complete system of insurrectionary organi zation, the object of which is truly diabolical. It would ap pear from this document that a general union and consolidation of the several systems which have for years back distracted various parts of Ireland, have been effected. The Prisoner was forwarded on Saturday to Capt: WILSON, the Magistrate at Thurles, who awaits the directions of Government relative to him. For this discovery the public are indebted to the prompt exertions of Mr. NASH, whose ability and activity have been conspicuous since his appointment. About a week before the above occurrence, he succeeded by a well-laid plan, in apprehending Henry Martin a principal in the cruel murder of Joseph Hoey, a meritorious constable of Shinrone, in the King's County, about a year ago, ever since which Martin had eluded every attempt to arrest him. The following is a co7)y of this extraordinary document which is signed by the delegate to Captain Rock:- 1. I do voluntarily swear to keep secret the test of my oath, which I made before my Committee.* 2. Never to come as evidence against my Committee, or the man who brought me in, or any of my brother Unitedmen, oft any account whatever, through spite or malice, or at the per suasion of any persons.* 3. Any man who turns out contrary to his oath to be brought to trial, and, if found guilty, to be either hanged, drowned, or burned, dead or alive.* 4th. Not to stand by and see my brother Unitedmen struck or ill used, without assisting him in some manner ; and not to hear him ridiculed or run upon without letting him know ; and not to hear any thing concerning United business, or our brotherly combination, without reporting to your Committee. sth. To contribute to the support of my brother Unitedmen when in prison or sickness ; in that case not to have one shil ling without dividing it with him, if he wants it, and to know him to be in the United bonds; and to lodge the money in the hands of the Treasurer or Committee.* 6th. Not to have carnal knowledge of my brother United man's wife, sister, or mother, without l a wful permission.* 7th. Not to rob, ,or steal, or keep company with a robber, and know him to be - one, without liberty of your Committee.* Bth. To rise out upon all lawful occasions, when called upon, by getting proper notice, as by letter, or word of mouth, from the Committee ; and, also, not to commit any act concerning United business, without liberty ; and, also, to be upright to all regulations issued out by your Committee.*** 9th. To fight knee-deep in Orange blood—the crying of children, the mourning of women, or the groaning of men, not to daunt me, for the restoration and continuation of the long promised liberty to the Catholic Church. Signed by the Delegate, Of THE PASS WORDS. XIN. The first or general pass word is A.P:M., which signifies Almighty Powerful Maker, who was the first, and will be the last: THE GENERAL UNITED TOAST. May we, poor Erin's far degraded race, Rise and live to see a peace, And all our bondage o'er ! May the prevailing• Church of heresy, Like a lucid star from the firmament, Fall to rise no more ! - - - - - But we, tiVelllllislan.s .-- thitill, and wandered o'er and o'er, Like the radiant Aries in the East, rise to fall no more ! THE FOLLOWING ARE CORRECT EXTRACTS FROM THE CATECHISM ACCOMPANYING THE OATH. Q. What are you ? A Christian.—Q. Who made you a Christian ? St. Peter, the Rock.—Q. How do you prove your self a Christian ? By being baptized, and openly professing and .adhering to the Catholic Church and the sign of the Cross until death.—Q. What school were you brought up in ? In the school of St. Patrick.—Q. How are you known to be a Christian ? By my charity and good works, and love to Gov and my brother.— Q. What is your Brother All good fellows of the name of I. A. B.—Q. What is your name ? My name is told in letters three, W well I will make known to thee, And is—l. A. B. Q. What signifies I. A. B? I and my brother.—Q. Are you up Yes.—Q. What are you up to ? The Union.—Q. Where did this united business come from ? This glorious scene came from France, to enlighten Christian nations.—Q. Were you up early ? I was.—Q. What did you first see ? Clear air and a bright star.—Q. Did you meet any one ? I did ; a carman from the North.—Q. What kind of loading had he ? A load of par cels and small primers. —Q. Did he give you one ? He did.— Q. What to do with ? To teach the alphabet to my younger brother.—Q. What is the alphabet ? L. E. F. M.—Q. What is L. E. F. M ? Lord Edward Fitzgerald's memory.—Q. Who comes there ? A friend.—Q. What friend ? A friend to the Knight.—Q. What Knight ? The Knight of St. Patrick.—Q. What do you think of the sun ? I think it will shine as bright in the year 1823 as it did in the years 1316 and 17, when it shone without interruption, and before llenry.—Q. What signifies the three L's ? Love, loyalty, and liberty.---Q. When will the three L's shine? The three L's will shine When heresy will decline ; And Henry's usurping train Will weep and bewail That Luther ever began the Reformation ; But I, A. B. will join, And in union will combine, To vanish the heretical legion ; And A. P.M. well knows They are the Church's foes, And will be awaked in the pit Of desolation ! How far do you travel ? As far as the sea. Boast.—What to do ? To aid the boys from Orleans—to clic down heresy from shore to shore.—Where is the hardest ground you ever stood upon ? -Upon the firm rock where I was tested.—When will we have full moon ? When ,the two ends meet. for Liberty or Death. (Here a figure of a pike in the original.) What is that in your hand ? The rod of correction.—Where did it grow ? In the wood of Orleans, in France—What do you call it ? Rue—What does it shew ? Terror and destruc tion.—How does it show it ? With fire in one end, and steel in the other.—How long is it ? Three feet two inches, or the length of St. Patrick's cross. (Here a figure of a musket in the original.) THE CARAVAT TEST. By AX no. • Ist. This oath being voluntary, I do swear to be true to my Captain Caravat. 2d. Not to come as evidence against my Captain, or Caravat, until death. 3d. To rise out, on all lawful occasions, when called on by my Captain, or Caravat ; 'and to assist all Caravata ; to cut and slaughter, or hang and burn, any Caravat who turns out con , trary to the Caravat Oath or Constitution. provide a fund for incipient state disbursiawrtts- r a loan of two millions sterling has just been contracted for the service of the Republic, by Mr. Zea (late Vice-President), and now Minister Plenipotentiary, at Paris. Though the loan has been nego- , ciated at Paris, it is understood that the greater part of it has been taken by English Merchants and Bankers. It bears an interest of 6 per cent. per annum, which will be payable an nually on the Ist May, and the Ist November, at the Bank ing-house of Messrs. Barclay, Tritton, BeVan, and Co., in London. The securities pledged are the following revenues of the Re public, viz.:—The Duties of Customs as recently established by the Congress ; the duty on all Tobacco produced ; and the Revenues from the mines of metal, and of salt. The bonds are to be paid off at par, in equal proportions, in twenty years, commencing in 1830, and ending in 1849, reserving to the Government the liberty of paying them off earlier at par. The existing Debentures of the Republic are received in pay ment of the loan (hence their rapid rise lately) with the accru- ing interest ; and discount allowed thereon at the rate of inte rest which they bear. As directly bearing upon the matter under discussion, I take leave to subjoin the following extract from a Circular just published :—" The Republic of Colombia consists of that part of the South American Continent nearest to Europe, and has ports both in the Atlantic and Pacific. It :com prises the State of Venezuela, New Grenada, and Quito. Af ter a contest of twelve years, it has succeeded in establishing its independence, and its ports are now open to all the world. Its Constitution, establisked by a General Congress from all the provinces, is, in all leading points, similar to that of the United States. The President and the Vice-President are elected for eight years. Its internal resources are unbounded, and require but a moderate time to organize. The Duties of Customs are from 15 to 25 per cent. on the Value of the imports. The Revenue from the Mines is considerable when theyare in full work, which it is expected they will shortly be ; and the impost on Tobacco is levied on all that is grown throughout the country. This country having.now established its Independ ence, and having no interests that can bring it in collision with any other nation, seems likely to enjoy a long course of unin terrupted tranquillity." Brief as this extract is, as far as it goes, it presents an exhilarating pictUre to the mercantile in terest of Great Britain. The energy and firmness shewn by General Bolivar (the President) during 12 years of harassing conflicts, is a sort of pledge for wisdom and moderation in the Councils, .now that the country is blessed with the halcyon days of Peace. In this happy state of things, commerce, and all the arts essential to a refined state of society, must gradually deve lope and flourish. The British Manufacturer will necessafily, come in for a large share of benefit, by reason of increased de mand. A wholesome impetus will be given to the Shipping . Interest; and the General Merchant, it may be fairly pre sumed, will find his account as well in an enlarged field for en terprize, as in more certain and steady returns, during a state of permanent tranquillity. Having thus submitted a short review of the Colombian State, and its probable affinities with this country—which I feel persuaded will not be uninteresting to a great portion of your readers—l beg to make my finale an account of a grand entertainment given at Paris, by the English party interested in South American Affairs, to his Fixceliency Mr. Zea, on the important occasion of concluding the Loan adverted to in the more early part of this letter. The far famed hotel of Robert, one of the first French restaurateurs, was destined to have the honour of serving up this rich banquet. The Salon de Minerve, one of the finest rooms in the establish ment, was set apart for the purpose. It was fitted up with equal taste and elegance : the number of Chinese lamps and wax candles, in fact, created a glare of light almost equal to that of the meridian sun. At seven o'clock J. D. Powles, Esq. of London, took the presidential chair : the Vice-President was _____G;aham, Esq. of London. In compliment to the Colom bian Minister, several of the most distinguished individuals of the French capital were invited and attended. Of the number .were General the Marquis de la Fayette, General Foy, Mr. James Laffitte, Mr. Benjamin Constant, M. de Chauvelin, M. Bignon, M. Etienne, M. Abbey de Pompieres, DI. (asimer Perrier, M. Manuel, M. Villeveque, and M. d'Argenson, all of the Chamber If Deputies ; M. L'Abbe de Pradt, M. Alex. Von Humboldt, 111. Tal'ma M. de Jouv, M. de Lisle, M. An dre, NI. Andre fill, M. Odier, M. Arnaud, M. Davilier, and 111. B. St. Vincent. The following English Gentlemen complet ed the party :—Mr. E. 11. Campbell (of Newcastle), Mr. hams, Mr. Rudyerd, Mr. Kent, Mr. Baldwin; Mr. Richardson, Mr. Brook, Mr. C. Herring and Gen. Cortes (a Spaniard), making in l thirty-live. Tile following toasts were given from the Chair in the course of the evening :—" The free and inde pendent Republic of Columbia."—" The Ilon. President, Ge neral Bolivar."—" The late Honourable Vice-President (Mr. Zea)."—His Excellency rose and returned thanks. " The Noble Marquis, General de la Fayette, one of the first foun ders of Liberty ioAmerica."—(Great applause).—The Marquis rose, and in elegant terms made his acknowledgments for the high honour conferred upon him.—" May all nations be united in the spirit of Constitutional Liberty."—" Those public writers who have laboured in the cause of the new Republics of Ameri ca, more particularly M. de Pradt." The Abbe rose and expres sed his acknowledgments. ". Those Honourable .Members of the Chamber of Deputies who have shewn themselves the firm defenders of public Liberty."—" M. Talma, whose pre emi nent talents do so much honour to the French stage." Mr. T. rose, but observed his art taught him to deliver the sentiments of others rather than his own. He was fully sensible, how ever, of the high compliment that had been paid him, and which, he must say, f.r over-rated his humble merits.—" May the trade between ColoMbia and the great nations of France and England flourish without interruption."—" General Cortes and the Congress of ColoMbia." The General rose and ex pressed his grateful sentiments. His Excellency, Mr. Zea, rose and proposed the health of the Chairman and Mr. Camp bell—two individuals who every way deserved the thanks of the Republic (he also begged to include the Vice-Chair, and some other spirited Britons who then caught his eye) for the im portant services so generously rendered by them during the long period the Independents had to contend for liberty.—(Very great applause.--The. Chair, the Vice-Chair, and the other Gentlemen alluded to, rose : Mr. Powles addressed a few words of thanks in neat terms, which terminated in a bum per of rosy wine, on his part, and on that of 'his Co-asso ciates. This grand dinner, which was in X. Robert's usual style of superiority, both for viands and wines, took place on the 14th ult. The Hamburgh Papers of the 26th contain an elaborate report of it. And to this exotic source it is that the writer ac knowledges himself indebted for the somewhat interesting de tails just recited. "Tis true, composing is the nobler part, But good translation is a use; art." Z. G. ( Newcastle-upon. Tyne, April 12.) supposed actual state of other countries in the article of grain, and of the West Indies, in their depressed sugar markets. With regard to other countries, the writer has already said that the high prices of this country have encouraged the cultivators of others, particularly those of Russia and Poland, to extend their cultivation - much beyond its former pitch, and now hen our ports have been for some time shut against them, neces- sarily find themselves overstocked, the article de- Predated, and the prices depressed of course. In our case, nothing of that kind has or can hare occurred ; with our increased and increasing po- pulation, our demand could not have been dimi nished ; and with such harvests as we have lately experienced, and our ports shut against im portation, it is utterly impossible that our supply should have been increhsed ; with regard to our sugar markets it is perfectly known that certain of our Colonies, ceded by the Dutch in our last treaty, such as Demerara, &c. where slaves were plentiful before the Slave Restriction Acts, and Cuba in the possession of the Spaniards, where an active and regular Slave Trade has been con stantly carried on, have thrown their produce into our markets, even to an overflow, and thereby proportionally depressed prices beyond the power of immediate remedy. But in our case, and the article of grain, nothing of that kind has or can have been lately experienced ; but as statements have been lately made in Parliament and strong conclusions drawn from the late re turns from Mark-lane, into which a larger quan tity of grain has been lately thrown than upon almost any former occas,ion, the writer will en deavour to shew the fallacy of such conclusions, not by expressing the slightest doubts of the facts as stated, but accounting for them upon the plainest and most rational principles. A s nothing comes more home to the apprehension than illus trative instances of example in point, the writer will state what he knows to be a fact, and leave the reader to draw his conclusions.' A gentleman of the writer's intimate acquaintance, whose truth, indeed whose utter aversion to every thing b0r ..... Bering on _deception is perfectly known to all his friends and acquaintance, is at this moment thus circumstanced. He stands possessed of two con siderable estates, in different parts of the Island, amounting to several thousand acres, for is iiich he has been actually bona fide offered, within these last three years, 209,500/. which offers were declined as supposed considerably below their value, as was certainly the case at the then prices of agricultural produce ; of those he has had for some time and has at present 2,300 acres in his own occupation, the remainder let to sup posed responsible tenants. The lands in hand are not unskilfully, or till of late unprofitably cultivated, not a single acre of them that is not under growing and profitable timber, or laid down to meadow, or the best artificial grasses, and supposed worth from 21. to 31. per acre, but what is under the plough, and bearing, and further promising, the largest crops. Il is barns, granaries, and his rick yards, of which there are considerably more than 20 on the lands in hand, and of which two of the first (his barns) are by far the largest in the county where the estate is situated, are at this moment quite filled with grain of different descriptions, to the amount of several thou sand pounds. His Bailiff on one estate has lately informed him that he has as yet brought none to market on account of the lowness of prices, which at the last markets did not exceed for the best wheat ss. or (is. per bushel, and for the middling and inferior sort, not more than from 4s. to ss. His Bailiff on the other property equally reports that he has made no sales, as in fact no money is to be bad in the county, every individual buying only from hand to mouth, and all the middle-men, who were formerly the largest purchasers, wholly deserting by markets. — Thus circumstanced in property, and pressed by mortgages, as his estates are not wholly unin cumbered, though not to a fifth, a sixth, or proba bly a seventh, of their actual value, by tax gatherers, tithe owners, poor rates, labourers, and every other description of demand, neces. sarily appendant to the possession of landed pro. perty, lie has been compelled to order his Bailiffs to sell at any prices they can obtain, and that produce which he could not raise at less than Bs. 9s. or 10s. per bushel, must be sacrificed at less than a moiety of its substantial value. his case is the case of hundreds, upon a larger or or smaller scale, and must become that of every landholder in the kingdom, if not timely remedi ed. What has been done by this gentleman must be done by almost every cultivator in the king he derives from - histenantry. The writer wishes to .ask, how long such a system can be maintained without the total ►:estruction of every landed proprietor and cultivator in the Kingdom ? Will 7, or 8, or 9 millions of individuals, for the num ber of those attached to or dependant on the land are certainly not fewer, consent to 'be dri ve►► to the last extremity ? and can they, if they were inclined, thus circumstanced, continue to pay their taxes ? if those again fail, what is to become of the funded interests of the country ? Can their dividends be paid, or must every class . , of society, landed-, funded, and all, he devoted - . to absolute ruin, simply because a premature measure in the sudden change of currency hav ing been once adopted, Government feels a dis inclination to retract ? Nothing, it must be al lowed, appeared more specious and plausible than a return to metallic currency ; it was the sole, sure, and safe, circulating medium of the Kingdom previous to the Bank Restriction Acti but Mr. PITT finding himself. engaged in a war with nearly all the Powers of Europe, headed, and indeed arbitrarily governed ; by the most powerful and implacable enemy this nation ever experienced, and most clearly seeing that all the precious metals in Europe would not suffice to meet the demands of such an extended warfare, was compelled to have recourse to paper cur rency, by which he afterwards managed to-ex pend more than one hundred millions sterling in a single year, and has finally loaded us with 'a debt of SOO millions sterling, a sum in the pre cious metals not to be found in all the habitable Globe, Europe, Asia, Africa, and:America united:" This has constituted a perfect anomaly in all our system, and cannot be treated by or dinary means. Low prices and high taxes, the writer has more than once repeated, are wholly incompatible ; and if you mean to carry on your government, and do justice to your cre ditors, the same system by which your debt was created must be persevered in, or all the mis chiefs of which we now complain be continued, and involve the nation in total and irremediable ruin. There is nothing in this but what must be obvious to the meanest capacity ; the causes are perfectly plain, and the remedies proposedap plicable and immediate in their, effect. By the application of the remedies- proposed-,in the late Committee, it is true that a million or two particularly devoted to the corn-market may give it a spur for the moment, but the-re lief at best is only temporary, and other classes of the nation may think it., unjust, and particu larly injurious to their interests, that the agricul tural alone should be relieved at their expence, whereas, by reverting to that currency under which the Nation has prospered for more than 20 years past, not a single individual would have reasonable cause of complaint, whilst the most substantial class of it, the agricultural, the grand basis of all our wealth, would find instant relief. The small portion of revenue to be sacrified for the stamps on issuable 'bills becomes a mere drop of water in the ocean ; and if the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER has, as he says, five millions of surplus revenue to dispose of, that inconsiderable sacrifice must be felt as nothing. With regard to the effectual shutting of the ports against all importation of grain or other provisions from abroad, the policy is obvious and incontestible. It would prove a stimulus to agriculture in all its branches, by securing a monopoly of the home market, and, if steadily adhered to, convert every acre of productive land in the king dom into a comparative garden. The sup ply would be abundant, sufficient at all times to guard you against famine on the one hand, or too great an increase of prices on the other ; you would be at all times, and under all circumstances, a self-subsisting, opulent, and powerful country—not a nation of mere shop keepers, as your arch enemy had the insolence to term you, occasionally dependent on other countries for actual subsistence, and at all times fearful of losing a single most trivial market for your manufactures. Secure a home market for these and your landed produce, and you may set the world at defiance ; you may become exporters instead of importers, and dispose of every article you can manufacture in the different markets of the world. Your capital, yOur machinery, and your industry, will supply every deficiency, and raise you to more than an equality with every other country on the globe. Such are the writer's opinions, formed upon the deepest reflection in his power• to give to the momentous subject be fore him ; he is conscious of his own inability to place that subject in its best points of view, but •he has felt himself called upon to do his best ; and whilst he can hold a pen at all, or express a sentiment in a plain and ordinary way, he hopes to stand excused for giving his opinions freely to the public in such a form as might , be level to all apprehensions, and only requires a small.degree of attention on the part of common readers to be perfectly intelligible. J. S.