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• • a•ll,' NuiIBER :9165.1 EAST INDIA HOUSE, Jan. 2, 1822. THE COURT OF DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG LAND TRADING to the EAST INDIES do hereby give Notice to all PRIZE AGENTS or other Persons who are di tected •by the Act of Ist and 2d George IV. Cap. 61, to pay aver to the East India Company in London, the amount of ; JN CLAINIED PRIZE MONEY rema i n i n g i n t h e i r h an d s be to Offi cers an d S o ldi ers b e ing, or h av in g be e n, in th e t ervic e of the East India Company, and to Commanders Of tee's, Seamen, , an d o th er p e rs o ns, s e rving, o r wh o _may 4 te served, on board of any Slip or Vessel in the Service of the said: Company, that the period limited by the said Act, 1 : 111 ' i ti which the payments were to be made, expired on the December last : And the Court hereby require all Per -4s to whom the said Act may apply forthwith to deliver to the n . Seeretaty, at the East India House, Lists of the Co t4ll4ed Pri ze M oney so rema i n i ng i n ' the i r h an d s , an d pay he amount thereof into the Company's Treasury. ri„Fortes of the statements required from the several parties 'Y be seen on application at the Secretary's Office at this 'louse. JOSEPH DART, Secretary. .•EAST' INDIA HOUSE, December 20, 1821. TUE COURT of DIRECTORS of the t. UNITED COMP A NY' of MERCHANTS of ENG `IND-TRADING to the EAST INDIES, rio hereby g ive Nutice; That a GENERAL COURT of the said Company will be l 'eld at their House in Leadeuhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, 16 9th January next, from Pleven o'Clock is the forenoon 111 1 Six in the Evening, at the desire of the undermen• 11'ned Proprietors, Joseph Hume, Samuel Dixon, John Addurell, Gahugen, t T. T. Rigby, b allot on the following question, viz.:- 4 That this Court confirm the Resolution of the 26th Sep , :ember last,. approving the Resoluti on o f th e C our t o f Direc -7s 01 the sth . o f t h at mont h , grant i ng to Mr. JOHN HINDE 1 1:1 •LY; of the Bombay Civil Establishment, the sum' of ' 2 ‘'°o o Upon the grounds therein slatcd•' . ' e °Pies of the Papers relating to the case of Mr. belly are vren ftu the perusal of the Proprietors; at this House. JOSEPH DART, Secretary John Ledger, Edward Ledger, Richard Stephens, John Davison, l' ( ll % . \ () . N C y rs A S s, t rn o r t: f MILDEW in every KIND of HF\I I', FLAX, or COTTON. MESSRS. BROWELL and CO.. 23, Alder . - th,,,,,, vl rnanburv, having had their Invention honoured by a i e xamination of the Society of Ship Owners of Great ()n a b a " Mr. LUCK, its Secretary, having on the I Irh ,}`; i'"t acquainted them, " That the Committee (from " th: e r vidt uee laid before them) are perfectly satisfied that in d possesses the valuable quality ascribed to it, `. 6 • , n " n sequeritly' that it is of great .iinp9rtatice to Ship Merl/4 " genera! ;" beg leave to Atquaint the Shipping est, that cl f L'ods which have under „' Ot 1 0 1,1,1 lolls , heir i r , Pr"e c c ., may be had of Messrs. (halite's and luoi-lano'. Tower -street. Each Bolt is marked by a 11 ,7'Isloip with a Crown surrounding the letter B.—The low of ss. per Bolt (or lid. per yard) occasions an expence ex.ceeding in any ease 5 per cent., for every Ship . of what. s ' 2 ‘', upon the whole cost of the Sails. TIT BEAUTIFUL HAIR. "E effect of a beautiful Head of Hair on ptir : the Cou n t enance h as b een a t all ti mes atheme of ad trttsdt°'', and the Proprietor of the following article has th e ti e iaet.i.rot. to appeal t o mos t o f the N o bility rme the truth of ( 4:p s ertion, that ATKINSON'S CURLING FLUID, or VE titi, fIBLE HAIR. OIL, is the greatest beautifier 44 the Hair I .nrent rd. It clears the Dander from Children's heads, k t , res.their Hair a peculiar beauty. It makes the 17a r, if r dry, soft and glossy as silk,and gi ves it suc h s t rengt h r idgt tre' astieity that it retains the Curl doling exercise in the or Promenade, or in d a mp weath er . It prevents i ts fiP i ; , nK grey or falling off, and is well known to Medical Men, s uperiority, in regenerating its growth.—Price 3 s . 6d. t lir i , ki ti o n.--As it has been counterfeited and imit a t e d by ItrZ'"os needy speculators, the Public will pl e as e t o ob lahel Proprietor's '' Name and Address distinct on the , n '. 4 cr t - •his Caution particularly applies t o th e C oun t r y, Ain "-T For eiYu Merchants. (4tvs°). ATKINSON'S VEGETABLE DYE, which changes Hair to a permanent Brown or Black; price ss. Nee A rKINSON'S AMBROSIAL SOAP, made by a new is .much rnikier than the common Soaps. It 11,1'‘`'racts their pernicious effects on the Skin, and makes S4rieUsly soft, white, and even ; price Is. IN_ the Proprietor, Mr. Atkinson, Perfumer, 44, Ger sosquare ; Gattie, 57; Smith, 116; Itiege, 35 , tr eet ltr , e rt Grange, 126; Frith and Langley. 45, Oxford t'ayley an'd BleW, Cockspur-street ; - Johnston, 68, \ ._ , 4 2", and most Perfumers. tt e: (3 . II DON MISSIONARY SOClETY.—Yesterday h it c, l ng a Meeting was held in Freemasons' p y Sir G. KEITH, Bart. in the Chair, for the il l !se of f orm i ng a soc i e t y to b e d enom i nate d it..." Northern Division of the Home Mission ‘4Societ for London and its Vicinity. ,, — Nr Hon. Prayers had been read, the Chairman of t , 4 ssed the Meeting, and stated the objects 4 1) Lle Society, which he considered of the highest Por Lance. It had been truly observed that lili 4 l 4l ber of places of worship had been esta ci le d in London, but th e y were s till insuf ptoe4t to afford religious instruction t o a ll. M any Olt: i gnorant individuals went to ch urc h f rom llo t ' r lit motives ; and he would ask, were there kl 4 ,g e ntlemen in the metropolis, who would be N e ttl ed at seeing the unwashed hand of the ar so.,: on their pew door, and l a di es w h o wou ld:b e %p t `'•ed by the coarse thread-bare gown coming in i t i l 4e t with their silk d re ss e s ? Th e i ntent i on th e e Society was to obviate this, and to preach \Ag, °B l3el at their own doors.—(Loud applause.) vo ti ,;ter some further observations, Sir G. KEITH the tided by again expressing his conviction bf ; I , °o d that might be effected by the Society. Ip tr e ted ot h er spea k ers f ollowed, some resolutions t agreed to, and a subscription was opened. In are sorry to learn that the wet weather thid e stroyed the potatoes very generally in Ire °f Cind that great a pp re h ens i ons are enterta i ne d 41 04 . "1ne in that country. From the hand to 4 4 14 way in which the wretched population %P A ' when a calamity of this kind occurs, they Or absolutely without resource, having no means n tehasing supplies elsewhere, . _ , „1/4„,..).5,,i11::,,,;:e' lk, ~•;/ i t , . .. i - 4 ~... '7 l —774.-- "0.1 -7:77. ---- Z - j. i..i . 0 R 4 ' '': 7 V :- • —Aao. -. i ti! • , - . „.. ~—... ' i . ~., . .. ~.„.....,....,, . '' : , 1 C.l _____ i/± i, /.. _ dak sist7 • - . ' ... ~ b WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 9, 1822. FOR THE SUN. ATHEISM.—(LETTER Ma. EDITOR-However considerably man may be exalted above the rest of sublunary beings, he is still very far from perfect, and the faculties of his mind partake therefore, of the imperfections of his nature. Great and important to himself, and of ,no mean 'consequence to society, is the part he is destined to act in the - varied drama of life. He is not born to grow, to, fade and to die like the plants, nor to spend his lire in mere sen sual enjoyments, like the brute creation. He comes into the world to fulfil the various and important duties of child, of brother, of husband, of father, of Mend, and of member of .5 ociety.-- The manner in which he shall perform the duties attached to each of these characters, Is not left at his option, because it is not a matter of indifference to the welfare of society. Man is not born to live for himself, because the happi ness and comfort of the vast social body depend 1 in a great measure, if not indeed principally, upon. the joint action of every one of its members individually, and of the whole of them collec.: tively. The faculties with which he is endowed' are such as will not only enable him to fulfil his destiny ; they may likewise prove eminently conducive to his own personal happiness and comfort. They are, indeed, fully adequate to answer all the demands society can make upon him : but how far this • may contribute to his in dividual happiness, depends solely upon the manner in which he shall employ them. They are bestowed upon him for the good of his fellow creatures as well as for his own: they are excel- ' lent in themselves; if they produce not the in tended effect, the fault must lie therefore wholly with himself. He is well acquainted with the substantial charms of virtue ; he is not ignorant of the real misery that vice ever carries in its train. Ills reason must assuredly point out to him which he should pursue. It warns him that the apparently rugged path of the former leads to happiness, whilst the alluring ways of the latter end in perdition and misery. Thus warned of what he has to hope from the one, and to dread from the other, he is left wholly at liberty to make his own election. 'Born in igno rance, and living amidst uncertainty and doubt, be falls an easy Prey to error. The senses that minister to his wants and to his comforts, give him impressions that are often fallacious ; whilst - his passions too ,frequently.extibit things to his mind's eye, only through the medium of his pre judices. It was in order that . he might steer clear from the dangerous and fatal shoals of error, that rea son was given to him as a trusty. pilot. it is by his mental powers that lie is emiuentl3• distinguished from the brute creation. What experience some times teaclies":thern,lie can always learn by means of his reason. It enables him to arrive at the most elevated cOticeptions, and to attain a know ledge of the most sublime truths; but it may' likewise- lead him to the most absurd conclusions, and plunge hint into an abyss of error. It ele vates him far above the brute creation ; and yet, when he suffers it to be obscured by ignorance and prejudice, it is less certain in its operations than their instinct. His superiority over them, therefore, depends only on his making a proper use of his reason. However incomprehensible in itself may be the idea of Gocl reason alone will point out the ab solute necessity of . his existence ; an existence, the certainty of whichis of infinite importance to mankind: Yet, in our times, have sae seen a daring and impious sect openly propagate the dangerous doctrines of atheism, and render to reason the homage they refuse to God.. Beneath the pestilential influence of their pernicious maxims the social virtues withered and died ; and yet they have presumed to style themselves the , regenerators a( mankind! '-Exhibiting, however, reason, or rather their reason, to the eyes of man kind, they have impiously exclaimed, " Behold your God ! Worship none other : follow its pre cepts ; believe only what it teaches !" With them we will say—Follow its precepts, and you will tread in the path of virtue—believe what it teaches, and you will adore the God. that made you. It will point out to you that there is a con. tingent and a dependent being, and demoestrate the existence of a Beingnecessary and independent. Very far from being inconsistent with reason, the idea of a God is one to which it leads, and which it readily admits, because alone it can 'solve the mysteries, and explain the wonders by which man is surrounded. It is the most firm basis of our knowledge, because it points out the great First Cause from which all others are neces sarily derived. It is the foundation of virtue, and the source of religion, which every Legisla tor has ever considered as essential to the very existence of society. In a neighbouring country ... this divine institution was abolished, by a set of A young lady having purchased an assortment criminal or infatuated demagogues, who polluted of music at a warehouse, situate in the western the Altars of the only true God, by the incens e pa r t o f th e me t ro polis, on returning to her car they there offered to reason, the divinity of the riage recollected it pieCe which she had neglected new and impious worship they introduced. What to buy.—" Sir,,' said she, on re-entering'the shop, were the immediate effects of this criminal act ? " there is .yet one thing which I had:forgotten, A system of general demoralization ensued. and which I now' require you to give." l -s" And Every established idea was .reversed. Virtue what is that ?" -inquired the young music-seller. became a crime; crimes were considered as vir- " It is, Sir, ' One kind' kiss before we part.'— tues. The linkspf society, the ties of nature, ail The gay yoUth vaulted instantaneously over the were rent asunder; and every possible vice being table, and saluted the fair stranger. at once let loose upon the face of the country, .1 3 AlustAst PLEA3ANTRY.—Not many days ago, changed it into a vast charn e l h ou s e , an d t r a n s- a ill a d e n,o.selle - La Rose ‘vi-4 to have been mar formed a people hitherto celebrated for the ur- ried in Paris, but the ceremony was_ put off by banity of its manners, into a band of ferocious the gentleman, who, on one of his . visits; dirco cannibals. vered symptoms of premature buddbicr: - A wit. In vain does the Atheist uphold his irreligious observed, on this occasion, by the way b'f-I>xcuse, principles, and invoke the testimony of reason "that itcwas a striking proof' of the'extraVrdioary in support of his opinions : reason cannot corn- 'mildness cy'the season." THE REVENUE. No. I. • ,• AESTRACT of the NET PRODUCE Of the REVENUE Of GREAT BIZITAIN 7 in the lears ended sth January, 1821, and sth January, 1822, distinguishing the Quarters.; and also the Total Produce of the Consolidated Fund the Annual Duties, raid War TILT,-g ; as also the Total. Produce of the. Customs and Excise. REVENUE, distin guishing. the Con solidated Fund, the ; Annual Duties, and the War. Taxes. Quarto ended Ygar ended Jan. 5, IS2I. Quarter rserlded I Year end. 'sth April, 182.0. sth July 1820. 10th Oct. 190. sth Jan. 18'21. sth April, 501 July, 1821. 1821. 106-0 c 18A. sth Jan. 1821 Jim. 5, 1822. Customs ... Excise Stamps Post Office Assessed Taxes Land Taxes, Miscellaneous UnappropriatedWai 171t►es I £ 1,792,576 801,934 1 5,090,931 6,694,224 1,467,799 1,518,493 350,000 318,000 842,531, 2,328,040 137,427, 445,363 57,573 1 , 64,97'2 ..,8,1;2 1 Hereditary Revenue reserved out of Eicis? ...X39,322? Post Office-38,813S Total Consolidated Annual Duties to pay off Bill 3 : Customs . Ezcise Total Annual Duties, Permanent and An nual Duties War Taxes. Excise Customs .... Total War Taxes Total Revenue, dis tinguishing the Co nsolidated Fund, the Annual Duties, and War Taxes Revenue,distingnish ing the Customs & Excise. Total Produce of Customs, as parti cularized above .. Total Produce of Ex cise, as ditto Stamps, Post Office, Assessed Property, and Land Taxes, Miscellaneous, and Unappropriated Duties and Pen sions, &c. as ditto. Total Revenue, dis tinguishing the Cus toms and Excise Deduct the Receipt upon Property and Unappropriated War D uties . .. Total Revenue, .ex elusive of Property and Unappropriat ed War Duties 1,878,412, 5.165,663 1,453,2`34 30 4 2,186 873,716 149,409 48,860 8,544 9,880,014 ;3,13: 9,958,1451 89.,291 82,'291 10,040,4401 671,35 671,351 10;711, a`9o 1,960,703 j 5,876,335 2,874,75' 10,711,790 10,703,2461 .841472 6;003,687 1,581,445 '34000 2,343,380 440,744 1)9449 5,31 11,630,399 10,91i5,166; 12,276,5391 9;739;818 11,630,594 1,038,074 1,038,0741 12,6 GS ,6GBI 616,92 616,921 586,264' 13,285,f 1,882,846; 6,G20,609 4,782,135: 19,199,962 2,670,GP,3 7,552,021 2,977,5551 13,167,9181 2,117,659 6,315,73 4,734,5221 10,469,177 1,905,2761 5,707,590, 2,856,311 13,285,590 13,280,213 13,185,648, 50,934,480 1 I. - 12,872,98 C 11,022,9121 12,568,21'r 50,931,705 1a:77,921. 6,352,987 1,581,934 375,000 760,576 174,52'2 71,642 14,314 10,938,166 1,562,76? 112,770 2,92,244 15,446 247,6921 .1,675,5321 12,613,698 586,264 13,199,9621 14,314 50,365,260 30,780 . 1,885,4151 5,656,602 1,35,474 - 821,000 2,333,674 427,582 114,187 2,6051 12,276,55'91 12,524,23' 9,852,518 19,901.4161 12,551,411 643,68 643,6871 2,518,22; 13,157,91 E 13,165,311 5,716,520 23,678,939 6,151,317 1,350,186 6,311,346 1,192,257 295,938 30 ,18C} 44,725,5131 78,12 ,503,44 8 2,915,371 128,218 3,043,5891 112,700 1,096,765] 1,562,405 1,269,9101 4,041,784 47.847,03 2,518,2231 50,365,2601 8,631,891 26,964,7021 15,368,667 • 11. ABSTRACT of the NET PRODUCE•Of GREAT BRITAIN (exclus2 Property) in the Years and Quarters ended sth January, or Decrease on' each head thereq: -- (Appeared yesterday.) An ACCOUNT' of the PROD( the War Duty on Malt,, or Decrease on each hea, ucE of the ) in the Ye, sd theregf. EXCISE DUTIES CY:GREAT BRI IS and Quarters ended sth Jam T. 11 1 ,1 (e - celasive of any ,irrears. received of nary, 1821 and 1822, sheping the Increase . . . .... . 1 ears emir, sth Jan. • Q.oirlers rod, 614 Jan. : • De- - • 1821. 1822. Increase. Decrease. - 1821. - . 1822. ' lncrease. crea.e.• . ---------,-- Auctions Beer Bricks and Tiles. - I,‘:,>'l7' 125.046 • .• • • 97,171 Candles 310.043 332.188 22,145 68.720 67.815 • , 875 Coffee and Cocoa 387,5 5 1 361.445 23,109 94.276 93.708 568. Cider, Perry and Verjnice ... 56,831 31,119' 22,765 9.408 5,746 ' 3.662 Glass.. Hides and Skins 574,012 569,217 4.795 127.813 • 126.491 . • 13 Hops 394,425 221.373 173.u52 ' 72 , 2 02 38,636 33.55 66, 66 Licenses , 698,788 683.811 • 14,974 . 482,711 7470511 - ' ' Matt ' 4.782,073 - 5,013.697 231,624 - 985,712 1 ; 0' , 8917 103.235 Paper Pepper 141,062 140.839 223 .41,56( • 40.916 - - 1.311 Printed Goods . 577,699 569.820 7,879 . 241,136 45,279 - 197,157 Salt -• 1,529.862 .1,536.311 26,479 323.027 33,1,955 7,928 Soap.. ,• ' 928.602 1.021.030 92,428. ' 258,747 953,828 - 4919 Britili ,358 104,201 . Spirits Forei gn • ' 2 349.975 2,247,669 102,306 589.571 659,962 70.391 . • Starch 50,013 54.098 4,085 11.544 19,926 1,382 Stone Bottles 2.117 . 2,557 440 • - • 809 •• 661 148 Sweets. .940 . 889 51 Tea Tobacco and Snuff .9,488,876 2,360,625 128,251 5;;0.067 555 038 - 5,099 Vinegar. 40.315 43,348 3,233 15,,37958 897. Wine ,944.501 935,881 8,680 2438 286.69-1 43,216 Wire 10,319 10,325 6 2 ,311 •• - 2,541 1149 .- -.-- _ -- . ----•- . 26,364.703 126,546,115 ' 713.707 531,995 6,315,737 . 6.390.789 436,053 361,001 Deduct Decrea se 531,995 — 7 ---- -- ......-----. i Deduct Decrease...:.... 361,001 .- • • . Increase on the Year . 181,712 — • 1 Increase on the Qoartee.. 75.052 • ---- - • Iv. ... INCOME and G IIARGE of the CONSOLID ATED F UND i n th e Quarter ended sth Jan. 1822.—(Appeared yesterday.) PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE, result of these events, is the perfect tranquillity —x i ...—. which prevails h ere • in Madrid, wh ere no t th e MADRID, DEC. 24.—You will see in the Jour- slightest symptom of fermentation is perceptible. nals the result of the important discussion which . All is quiet in: .Gailicia ; and as for the Insur for two days past occupied the Cortes. The gents of Navarre, they do not excite any anxiety, for the Governfflent has- sent hnposing forces t o conduct of that assembly ha s b een suc h as it ought to be ; but its firmness Would not be so that province : the troops put in motion are don useful, if the decision could not be sup Ported by ble the number necessary to exterminate the In force, if necessary. Provision is accordingly surgents.—W ith regard to the Ministry, it is re ps i ts ported that th e Ki ng w ill not di sm i ss any o f them making for that purpose, by assem bli ng troops the Sierra Morena. The Government has sent until his' authority has been every where re-esta- . orders to call out the militi a un d er arms ,- and it blished, and the officers appointed by hi m ad s resolved at all rises to make the - illegal autho- mitted to the exercise .of their functions. lie - rities submit.—Every thing, how-ever, seems to will then, probably, change two or three of the Ministers. indicate that these prepa ra ti ons - w ill b e nonaces- MADRID, DEC. 24.—You will see in the Jour nals the result of the important discussion which for two days past occupied the Cortes. The conduct of that assembly has been such as it ought to be ; but its firmness Would not be so useful, if the decision could not be sup Ported by force, if necessary. Provision is accordingly making for that purpose, by assembling troops in the Sierra Morena. The Government has sent orders to call out the militia under arms, and it s resolved at all ris4irs to make the - illegal autho rities submit.—Every thing, however, seems to indicate that these preparations -will be unneces sary. We are this evening assured that the Au thorities of Seville, finding they had no support to rely on, have,. written to the Authorities ap pointed in their place, that they are ready to surrender to them the command of the province. What Seville does, Cadiz will do; fur it is the same faction that has set the proceedings ageing at both places. It even appears that the people of Cadiz are weary of .the men who . have occa sioned all these troubles; and what contributes to remove all apprehension respecting the final Extract of a Letter from Deal, Jan. 7:—" I understand the Comet brig, Captain BE %LES, which left this yesterday for Smyrna, is loaded with ammunition for the Turks, and that she carries 30,000 shot, and 'a variety of articles of the first necessity. I cannot but hope that the Greek cruisers may fall in with this brig, and that the British flag will not be allowed to cover these war supplies to the Turks against our Christian brethren in G reece." 11,179,203] 1,096,765 1,269,g27 1 293,082 971,791 298,1,19 3,150,583 591,201 12,275,9681 721,006; 47,881,313 2,761,503 323,123 604,584 516,25 , 39.3,12 601,584 1,E39,37 V:14,006 3,054,62 G 12,880,5521 1,895,69 G,59,9,810 4',683,0431 13,575,417, 2,1g5,8PG1 .6,59 0 ,76'9 '4,697,7321 15,5;5,417 12,880,552 . 14,040,793 2,844,331 8,149,2261 3,047,3:6 .11,010,;"2 17,881 L 0,965,939 9,135,102 26,546,415 15,284,422 50,965,939 31,234 1,251,781 7,039,890 1,625= 242,000 7 93 ,53 2 207,•81 61,222 17,88 11;339,00 11,581,501 5;6:;1,395 23,19'3,711 6,103,640 1,313,000 6,256,811 1,263,274. 303,463 34,234 4 3 , 839 ;529 1.515,T05 5,368,064 1,497428 • 308,000 2,`x'9,9 - ,708 4;3,000 119;690 7,2 . 001 11,581,501 9,739,813 11,179,203, 11,339.0071 43,839,529 112,7001 616,659' 616,6591 10,469,177 10,465,1961 of the Arrears Clf War Duty on Malt and and sth JanuarN, 1822 , sheicing. the :Increase o'k • prehend that the universe-and its imau:rtsiiv, that nature and.its wonders, are effects prodliced only by, an accidental cause. What the Infidel terms reason is .an •ignis falaus, .generated ,from the stagnani pool of, human passions, whose faint light *must lead the ignorant or unwaryjilr from the paths of 'truth. SOund reason, on the con trary, is an emanation of the Divine essence, that elevates man far above the gross materials of which his 'frame is composed, and points out to him the immortal source of his existence. Can huMan reason,:and its wonderful iroiversyte, in -1 deed, 'an effect without a cause? 0 AO': Man, whose mind 'is endowed with such singular sa gacity and 'penetration ; who can scat 'to such an elevation ; who is capable of discovering such. sublime truths, cannot owe his existence to a mere fortuitous assemblage of 'elementa r y p a rti c l es ! --1 Truly indeed doe;I4ONTES QU I EU obser‘4., that " those who advaiice that all the effects we per ceive in the world were prodtued .by" blind fatality; have advanced a very absurd doctrine : for what can possibly be more absur& than tho idea Of intelligent beings formed by a blind fata lity ? Whenever I diseover an effect, reason alone points out the necessity of• a cause: and it con vinces me equally' that the cause must be adequate to the effect produced. Hence does it discover in nature numerous proofs of the existence of its. Maker; and from this existence reason, no less naturally, deduces the tribute of homage and of respect 'due' from the creature - to the creator, and the consequent necessity,of religion. At the same time, aware that 'the nature and attributes of this Being are infinite, and therefore far above the comprehension of a finite creature, it - perceites the inconceivable rashness, and indeed impiety, of limiting the operations of infinite power, by refusing to believe what it cannot comprehend.— Incomprehensibility is a necessary attribute of God, when considered in respect to man: It is an attribute 'Which must, therefore, be•consider ed as appertaining to him by all men who admit his existence. If his nature be placed thus far above our powers of comprehension, the opera tions of his providence must be no lessinCompre !tensible. This being the case, whenever man ventures to blaine . such operations, he must evi dently blame - what he does not understand, and his decisions must therefore be repugnant even to common sense. Such a method 'employed in the common concerns of life, Weald justly 'be considered as originating in folly. firregara to divine maters, is it not then equally *absurd, though incomparably more reprehensible ? How many errors should we not avoid, were we to bear in mind the limited powers of reason, and the immensity of the works of God ! Could. 4e embrace them at one glance, then, indeed, should we be capable of appreciating their infinite per fection. Could we take a comprehensive view of the vast chain of causes and effects, brwhicii the universe is preserved, then might we . be ably to forth an adequate idea of the infinite - beauty and harmony of the stupendous fahric. As it is, we are limited' to seize some finks, and to catch a glimpse of a few others ; and be cause we occasionally diSeover'a clia!An between them, instead of attributiug the apparent: defect to the._ imperfection of our own minds,' sitell we venture to arraign infinite wisdom at tt►e kr of • human reason, and make our ignoranee the foun dation of our judgment ! Yet such is' the coo duct of the Atheist ; of the professed hO'i priest of reason, or rather of ignorance, 'of - ab'snrdity, and of pride. Beason indeed condemns his doc trine, and deprecates its pernicious effecis upon society. In the wonders and harmony of the uni verse, it perceives the power and wisdoin of its author; whilst any apparent disorder that may prevail, convinces it only of its own deficiency of comprehension. Aware' of its liability to fail into error, it is ever suspicious of its own percep tions ; and while it examines whatever comes within its reach, it humbles its pride at the shrine of faith. Such is, indeed, the importance of truth, and so prone is our mind to error', that we .should ever cautiously and closely exaMine an opinion, before we adopt it as our own. do Reli gion," observes PLUTARCH, "is placed between two rocks, which are 'equally dangerous 'to man and injurious to the Deity ; I mean superstition and impiety : the one, from affectation of free thinking, believes nothing; the other, from blind weakness, believes all things." This sentiment of the Boeotian philosopher is eminentlj , correct. A. well regulated mind, a man truly rational, will avoid both the one and the other of these extremes. When we are well assured how far. reason can safely lead us,, we are justified in taking it as our only guide ; but whenever its province or capacity terminates, then inpst we avow our ignorance and incompetency;sand sub mit to the dictates oft - faith, which then steps in to our assistance. Paddington. • ,J ' PRICE SEVENPrSCE. • 8,54 , 11 5,317 2,60:', 8.17c2 ,200 r