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THE 'LON DON ibUII.NALS. AILY. EXTRACTS FROM T 111: 31ORNING PAPERS, January 10, 1821-. [MORNING cnaosicr,E.] The Petition of Mr. Loveday, (sec THE SUN Of . y eSiCi'day), to vhich we: call the attention of our readers, throws a, valuable light on the sort, of practices which under .the name of religion are encouraged by the Ultras of France, and the Successor to the Throne of that country.—Super- , stition and debasement are now in great vogue viith most of the Sovereigns of Europe-. The Missionaries -who oppose themselves to the edu cation of the people, and who endeavour to de lude Them -in the -grossest manner, are warmly patronised by the French- Princes and the Ul tras. The Jesuits, who now play a great part every where on the Continent, are not more anxious. to -debase than they are - Co demoralize the :people. The circulation of obscene books and prints-is - rather encouraged than prohibited, wherever they -have any. influence•;- but against' moral, political and religious improvement all their ,zeal.-is directed..,. The Puritans of Italy, who endeavoured to raise, the tone of morality, and to diminish the general confidence in super stitions, usages, as asuccedatieum for pure and fervent religion, and, pure inorals, and who ac tliallY succeeded in working a most . 'wonderful reformation with respect to crimes, in many, places, were proscribed by Governments and: Priests without mercy. [NEW TIMES.] It is certainly a deep and serious - regettion 'en the jurisprudence. 4 this country, that an indivi dual can dare to insult alt laws, divine -and human ; so audaciously as is done at Carlile's shop in .Fleet-street. —ln the window has been - fixed, a placard, containing the words— . " This is the Mart for Sedition and Blas phemy !" Within the,.. shop is.' inscribed. in large letters, 44 The Temple of Reason," and beneath tids inscription _is placed a box for con veying blasphemous and seditious works to the purchasers, without the appearance of any ven dor. It has beets, stated that among other aw fully impious expressions publicly exposed in this shopis'the phrase- 7 " the factious Jesus"— and We have 'before us an Address to the. Re formers, sold at this shop, and dated " year 18'!... 1 .10f the Era of the Carpenter's Wife's Son! !" fhis Address is the following detestable pas saft :--‘ 4 I t is surprising to me that man, rational man, ..should be led away, by the tales of Priests, .resting on no better, founda tion than the book which is called the Bible" ! ! If we had not the .testimony of our - own senses to these facts, we could hardly believe that they could occur in the centre of this Christrian me tropolis, under our Christian _King and Govern rnent.. Why is not the nuisance put down ? Why do not. the Magistrates interfere ? Mr. Waith inan:iS:the Alderman of the Ward, why does he not interpose his authority ? The Times lately , reviled the Constitutional Association, for inter fering.-With what should be the objects of pre sentrtient by a Grand Jury. Why do not the GraitePtirTof London then present this intoler able nuisance, thisdariug and unprecedented insult on the laws of the land, and the Law of God ? .Theie js one,. and only one, decided resistance made to this systematic defiance of all law. The kononrible and eXcellent Association of which - have just„ spoken has resolved to put down this daring offender by the strong arm of the taw:L . -And what is the consequence ? The vir titans IVler4bers ,of the Association are day after day assailed with the most violent, rancorous, and scurrilous personal slanders by The Times, whose Billingsgate invectives are re-echoed by all the_Radical Press. [BRITISH PRESS.] The Address of the ,Farming Society of Ire land to the Marquis Wellesley, and his Lord ship's' answer, are given in our extracts from the Dublin Papers (see our Paper of yesterday.) The latter document derives peculiar ,inte 7 rest' from the light which it throws upon leis Fxcellency's future government. His first public document cannot be Considered as com mon. place : it may be presumed to have been prepared with care, and that the principles which it professes:aye those which he is resolved to maintain. It is ther.efore satisfactory to find him declare that it is' not less his inclination than his hounden duty to ,give every aid to the pro gres:of " that wise and necessary system of ge nerattetreitchment which has been adopted by his Majesty's Government and by Parliament, and Uhich. iS as essential to the- true dignity of thett•own, as necessary for the security of , the State; arid • fdr the interest and welfare of the people. " This pledge would have been still mote satisfactory were the system of retrenchment more' general: The retrnClitrient adopted by Government would be more complete if it ex tended to the heads of Officf ,l and the salaries of great place-holders were reduced in the sante proportion with those of their inferiors.— The'rreemivt Journal in its comments upon the answer to the •Address,_says—" Let means not incompatible .with the laudable economy now - enforced be suggested for extending, and perfeVting our agricultural knowledge-,-let land lords' be.taught, if they have not already learn ed,: 'that, their, true interests - must consist, not in tire nominal amount of their rent-roll, but in, the d'iff'usion' of comforts among_ their tenantry throtighthe medium of Moderate rents—let the impoverished cultivator of the soil be relieved from the harassing - annoyance* of tithe farmers and ecclesiastical stilts—let the laws be enforced by an upright and active Magistracy and an efficient police—and let a good system of moral educatiodbe diffused . amongst the poor, and we canna hesitate in answering for the permanent tranquillity and future prosperity ,of Ireland. We - trust, it has been reserved for the Noble Marquis to accomplish a " consummation . ,so de- vouttrto — be `wisheit,"*. We cannot but augur favdarabiy both:frotin,bi§ Weil,es,tablished charac ter a's a statesman, and from the responsibility under Which he lies to hiSl i Ki e ng ity.d his country:. trYt . the dark clouds *e - trust are dispersing, and The dawn of happiness and.peace about to open upon Ireland." ETII E TIMES.] The folloWing extract of a letter from Pernam buco, dated June 9, 1821, furnishes one among N a thou - sand proofs of the activity and atrocity with which (in spite of treaties) the slave trade is still carried on by foreign states :-44 We have lately had many arrivals of slaves—three ships last week, and one- this morning. The market is now. so overstocked, that the latter is to proceed to Maranbam. Two of the ships have •been. out a long time, and the morta lity on board has been immense. One sailed from Angola with a cargo. of 485 slaves, and 180 died. The other had 360, and about half died. It will be a losing 'concern for the ships, as the contract is, that they are to receive about 101. per head for all they land. It is horrible work. The profits are usually very great. An acquaintance of mine, a Portuguese, sometimes employs his spare cash in speculating in slaves ;. and he told me yesterday, at dinner, that it had always yielded him above 100• per cent. profit. One to-day was to have been- executed for the murder of 'his master, mistress, and infant child. The Deputies, however, having been chosen to day, they begged the fellow might be reprieved, and he is to be sent to the coast of Africa. I de test the traffic, and those who are employed in it." We are sorry to learn that so useful an insti tution as the London Orphan Asylum is com pelled to a very limited exercise of its charitable purposes, for want of funds. it has long been the intention of the Committee who manage. the charity, to erect a plain building as the only effectual mode of realizing the benefits contem plated by the original subscribers. For this purpose they invited an additional subscription, and to the honour of our fellow-citizens be it re corded, a sum of. 6,0004 was raised., The, entire expeuces, however, of the proposed establishweiit are estimated at 15,0001. and there .is little doubt that, considerable as the sum is, the bene volence of Englishmen will be equal to the-occa sion. The fatherless can never appeal in vain in a country not more remarkable for ' its wealth, than its hurnanity.--abid.) [MORNING POST.] The French Papers which arrived yesterday to the 7th lust, have brought . no decisive infor mation respecting the acceptance or rejection• of the Russian Ultimatum. Had 'the report which was said to have reached Vienna been correct, the intelligence would have been. officially com municated by this time to all the European Courts. .The same remark will equally apply to the op posite rumour, that the Ultimatum had been re jected. The fact would have been.too important. not to r be transmitted in an authentic shape, and in the . most.expeditious mode , possible to the Allies of 'Austria.. An . event . which. might -ulti mately involve them all in .its results, would cer tainly, not be suffered to linger ,on the road.-,-- ,In the absence or decisive intelligence, we find that anticipations of success to. the Greek cause. become. every day more confident and more . ge neral. The Nuremberg Guzetie of December 3.0, says, while speaking on this subject :—" The, cause of the Greeks has taken, within a short time, a very, favourable turn; .and they un doubtedly owe their greatest:advantages to the folly of their enemies, which has brought, things: to such a pass, that European. Diplomatists ,have found occasion to repent their having taken. so much .trouble for Barbarians, who. knew the laws of prudence no better than those of .justice. They wished, without hurting, to have, taught dancing to a Bear., But the Bear remained a Bear, and only became the more intractable and le rocious.„ Another highly favourable .event for the Greeks. has been the irruption of the Per-. scans into the Asiatic Provinces of Turkey.,--. Taken in the rear by a people who has made, a rapid progress in military discipline and tactics —alarmed, on: all sides by the desperate attacks of the Greeks,, who .triumph at sea, .ancLwere only overpowered, in Moldavia.and Wallachia by numbers and treachery -- menaced o.n , the banks of the Danpbe by,an enemy who, single,handed, is of strength far superior. to. their own—in a word, a prey amongst. themselves, to Anarchy .and. Des potism, ,the :Turks„are in a situation Ahnost as hopeless as was that of the Greek Empire at the period of its ruin. [MORNING HERALD.I We have already mentioned the scandalous .advantage taken at a boarding-school at Paris to, ,convert the daughters :and niece of an English .Protestant Gentleman to the Church of Rome. it appears to be a flagrant instance of breach of trust. The father and guardian had received so letmL assurances that their religious impressions should not be interfered with. Instead of that, it appears that their imaginations had been terrified by a revival of 'antiquated juggleries into a fana ticism which at once produced in them a shocking disregard of the relation between parent and child, and initiated them in the,Jesuitical.spirit,of lying by mental ~reservation : and equivocating. The petition of Mr. Loveday states the whole trans. ! action at . length. ..It p resen t s a strong p i cture of .bigotry and knavery in some of the parties—and insinuates that Church Dignitaries and persons near • the Throne are implicated. The petition, however, is drawn up in the worst manner. Instead of a clear and fair statement of facts, it is a pladoyer in ,the very worst taste of the French bar7-de clarriatory,,confused, and running into irrelevant politics and water-coloured pathos. lt cannot, we are sure, be the composition of M. Dupiii, whom Mr. Loveday, is said • to have consulted.. Tie conduct of this gentlernan,pn his own sheav ing, appears somewhat inconsiderate ; and, if the evil he has suffered shall be repaired, we must say we . sh ou ld . h ar dl y regret such a lesson to, others, who have been equally imprudent in the same way. Since the peace,:English people have been. but' too generally 'seized with the idea of educating' their children in France. We believe a more .false and pernicious notion could not be entertained. Nothing . can be more mean than - national or religious ,refie,ctions-- 7 - we wholly disclaim both ; • but we l at the, same . 'time, must express the fullest conviction that a French education is pernicious to English youth of either sex. They may make good French men and women, but they are spoiled for English society in morals, usages, and principles. We disdain the vulgar and unfounded imputations which pass current in this country upon the ge neral conduct of French women ; but their code of delicacy; and propriety is so very different from . ours, that their early training would destroy a littl e of the graces of female demeanour in the society of England. The eclucatiorrof boys there is equal ly injurious ;—it is an education of mere scraps in literary knowledge, combined with notions, manners, and habits, in utter discord with the character of our people, with whom they are to live, and with our political institutions. An English school is the proper, and the only pro. per one for an Englishman, who is to to perform his duty to his country in a public or a private character. POTATO ES- [FRO4 ". THE CORK ADVERTISER, " JAN. 5.] It is with great concern we state, that accord - - ing. to information received froM every part of the country, there. is much reason to fear that'the quantity of Potatoes—the main article of- food for 'our dense population in this part of Ireland— will be inadequate to their support until the supplies of the next season are available for that purpose. Three causes seem to have conspired to producer this,-alarming deficiency.- - First,.the low prices -of this -article, during the preceding years, not having remunerated the farmer for the labour and cost of producing it, the cultiva tion of the- crop was discouraged and a much- less quantity- of land was- planted- than usual ; se condly,' it is. too well known, that the :arable productiveness of the last was considerably be lovi.the average of other-years; - and, thirdly, the extreme wetness of the season has-destroyed a great portion of the otherwise defective produce by causing them to. rot, partly in the ground, before they were dug, but principally in the pits -after- that' operation. It should- be added that, in some parts of the .country, especially in land naturally wet,-no. inconsiderable portion.re, mains andug, withiittle-prospect now of any value. It has never been our wish to excite unnecessary alarm on a topic so important and delicate as.the supply of food for the people. On the contrary, when a scarcity was felt or appre hended, we have always endeavoured to keep up the -public-spirits on - this- - point, if it could be done with propriety, by asfavourable &represen tation as truth-would. warrant. Least of all should we be disposed at this period to augment the gloom, which the ‘disturbed" stateof the coun-- try has -so. generally diffused,: But-according to our present views, we feel.it • our duty to call the public attention• to this subjectovithout .disguis ing the real state of .the case,- - for the purpose of suggesting-the means of- alleviating, as - much-- as possible, the distress which is,to: be apprehended from the deficiency of an article which contri butes so materially to the sustenance of the - lower orders. To attain this end it is.necessary that as much-economy as possible-should be immedi ately and perseveringly practised in the con sumption of potatoes; that _other articles of food, such as wheaten bread, of which there is no prospect of a dearth, in opulent families, and rice, a cheap, nourishing, and wholesome food, in those of a middle rank,: should be Substituted ; and that no Potatoes, fit for human consumption, should be given to swine or cattle. Thechief source,-however, of lessening , the amount„, and shortening the duration 'of the public- distress, will be- found in a prompt- and extensive-culture of early,Potatoes,. by which the resources of.the ensuing-season will-be sooner- brought in- aid of the last, and—,-a most important. consideration= the arrival of plenty will be accelerated by at -least a month.' This is not only the principal -source-from which a speedy relief may _be de, -rived, •but it is the most likely_to be effectual, as it will -obviously. appear -to -be the interest of far mers --to. have recourse to it, when they reflect on the present scarcity of -Potatoes, and -the con sequent certainty of a high price -for those which shall be brought early to market-. The _story of the amputation of Mr. IV A LLA CFCS leg, which has appeared in some Papers,: turns out to be-unfounded in fact: He was expected to: recover from his accident so completely, as to. be ;able to. continue- to perform• the duties of his occupation., LONGEVITY OF A HORS E.—.—ShadraCk a small Highland .pony, became the property'of AJAX. LEITH, Esq. of Freefield, when only ten days old, and was supported • for five months on cow's milk. Although subjected to the greatest fa tigues on the road, he was always in good health and spirits, and possessed all the good- qualities esteemed in the horse. Being in the fortieth year of his age, and symptoms of old age becom ing apparent, Mr. LEITH gave, orders that his,ex isteuce should be terminated in -the easiest and speediest manner that coubcl be devised, which order was executed on the 266:September last. • UNFORTLY ATE A Cell) ENT.--ExETBR, JAN• B . In, e the forenoon of Monday snnight,"two females, named Maria Roleston and Martha Crispin,- the former about 28, and the latter 12 years -of age, set out from Christow to go .to Chudleigh. In their way -they had to cross -a wooden •bridge over the Teign • but the railing- of the bridge having be e n washed away •by - the late flood; they' lost their footing, and were.both carried down the stream and drowned. -- It appeared on the inquest, from the evidence of a carpenteri- who •was ern. ployed to repair the bridge, that he had left the spot about ten minutes to procure poles, and on his- re-- turn found a basket and umbrella on the Chud leigh side of the river, near his tool-bag, but had not seen -any- one deposit them.; from this cir cumstance it should seem that one of the unfor tuuate sufferers had crossed the bridge in safety, and had returned to help her companion. The melancholy event was not known -to their friends until Tuesday afternoon, when immediate search nTi w l nv a ebh s aeutirri m eess d a , h d asr aiyei river _ e ftnrb and .eeolaetrbr i t u e i booty t the v o o flt miles k re s . w Crispin belowsi n t ot the a fvoaus found-'on- Thursday found: - d n .ienxge,rt-ethdofuogrhth-eavtepruyrpporsaec.t_ie,able THE COLONIES. CANADA, ' [From the Q LTE BE C GAZETTE.I QUEnEC, Nov. 22, 1821. CORONATION DINNIER. At sit d'clock on Monday evening; at the Union MO, near two hundred gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous and splen did subscription- dinner, consisting of the elioleeSt of Viands- and the best of wines.. His Excellency presided,. who s e nt hi s pl ate, as did other gentlemen theiit, to givefiill cited to the banquet. At the head of the room were formed five arches, with a lamp suspended from thei r cen t res . Th e Pill ars were deccirated with moss, and small-variegated lamps, having a very lively effect: Under the' centre arch, which was larger than the side ones, sat his Excellency,•behind whom was a full length traniparency of his Majesty. The room was otherwise decorated with trans parencies; arms, colours; &c. The whole range of ups windows of the Hotel was brilliant ly illuminated in pyraniids. • Lewis Foy; Esq. was called on by his Excellency - for a song, when he gave the following one : Air to Anacreon in Heoben: As Jove one Olympus' enthron'd sat in state. • • And the full circled Synod in silence attend, At the- thunderer's nod et: the fiat of Fate, The gods, like us mort a l s , submissively bend : Says - Jove,learn froni'me, 'tis Jove's fix't decree,. fle's truly .a King whose subjects are free. And the sons of Britannia that rule o'er the Waves, : Inspired by Jove,• shall never be Slaves. Apollo shall seize the bright Chariot of Day: And, with godlike effulgence, mount the dread steep of heav'n All clouds swift•dispell'd by Sol's genial ray ; The full tide of gladness to Britannia be „,(riven ; Let the Wide Welkin 'ring w ith s'louts while we sing; The image of Jove is a Patriot King.; For the Sons of Britannia that rule o'er theiVaves, Inspired by Jove, shall-never be Slaves, • The gay circling hours in Sol's track sweep along, And the full blaze of Phoebus illumes our blest Isles ; Loud shouts rend the skies and gods join in song, While Jove on great George propitiously smiles; See !. see ! on his brow, the diadem glow, That Jove on a Patriot King loth bestow ; The pledge to brave• Britons who rale o'er the waves, That, inspir'd by Jove, they shall never be Slaves. Several other appropriate songs were sung by other gentle. men, in English and French; among others the following, by A Campbell,.Esq. GEORGE THE FOURTH. As sparkling Glasses fast are potted, To George the Fourth this night ; Each loyal bosom' round the board, Beats high with warm delight, Then . fill brim up the sparkling cup, While cannon thunders roll, To wish the Reign may long remain, Of George, of noble Soul. ! His Father'S Vatties long rever'd;' . • • May they to Him descend ! Long may he live to be endeat'd As ev'ry Briton's friend Thus may this toast be England's boast, While time shall o'er us-roll, • That not in vain has been the Reign Of George; of noble Soul ! ! 'The fallowing are the-Toasts which were given in the course of the evening :- Ist—His Majesty George the Fourth, m a y th e un p ara ll e l ed ; splendour and joy on his Coronation, prove an assurance of the loyal affections of his people through a long -and happy 'reign: ' 2d—The revered memory of his late Majesty George 111., the father of his 'people. • 3d—The. Duke of. York and the Royal Family. 4tliThe Governor in Chief. - - 'oth--;The United Kingdom of Great Britain•and 6th—The British COlonies all over the world: 7th—His Majesty's Ministers. Bth—The Duke of Clarence and . the British Navy. 9th—The Duke of York and the Amy. • •10th—May the Royal Sons of England be ever seen as now, commanding her fleets and armies: 11th—The British Constitution. • • 12th.:-The Provincial Parliament.tif•LoWer . Canada.. 13th—All-public Institutions Which have for their object the welfareand prosperity of his Majeitylristibjects'.' 14th—The Garrison of quebec.• 15th—The Militia of British America. 16th—The Agricultural and Commercial Interests of British America. 17th=-The .Fisheries on• our coasts; and the brave Men who devote their time to that industrious and dangerous pursuit. 18th. The land we' live in—The Province of Lower Ca nada-, 19th—Sir P:.Aliitland and the 'Province of Upper Canada. Nr - in o c f e l\ o -r o f % N •a e S w co t ti r a u . ns. wick. - ' - • . 2 20 1s th t James a General mes K S em P in t y an th d a t n h d e° t P h l e ° l 3vm ro ce v . 22d—Governor Smyth and Prince Edward's Island. 23d-:-Prosperity •to the Cities of Quebec' and Montreal.' 24th—The Happy Mothers in our families With their fair and modest Daughters. 25th—The Land of my Fathers, the Land O' Cakes: 26th—Honour and Honesty in all stations in life. 26th-:-The parting :recommendation of our SOVereign to .his Irish subjects : Harmony,. Union and Good Fellowship. ILLulutflaTiorr.—Last evening this City. was generally and brilliantly illuminated in honour of his Majesty's Corona: lion.. The illumination • extended' to every part of the:Uppet and'Lowor , Town, St. •Rock,:St. John; and St. 'Lewis Suburbs, and s even partially to Pointe Levi. The Castle and the Court .house, the Jesuit Barracks" the Bishop's P a la c e,* the'Senfinary, ' and All the Public buildings on this occasion.participated in • the general brilliancy. At many private houses there were exhi bited handsome transparencies, 'chiefly" consisting' of a CrOwn, G. R. IV. God save t h e ' King; and Vive le Rok . - The building occupied as Military Offices in •St. •Lewis-street, was. partial: larly distinguished by,a well-executed transparency of this de scription, and the Chief Justice's house in the 'same street 'wars' generally admired for a display of variegated lamps represent ing a Crown and the letters G. R. At eight o'clock, the time fixed for the commencement of the illinination, there was a displayof fire=works on the parade, in front of the-Chateau, • which - continued about an hour, and at: tracted an immense concourse.of people. The sky rockets were of thc.finest description. The frost which commenced on Wed: nesclarevening having dried up the streets; they were crowded during the ,whole evenin g w ith th e population of the city and Suburbs, enjoying -the novelty and beauty of th e s p ectac l e , w hi c h , .upon the whole, we think, surpassed every thing of th e ki n d which. has be e n witnessed' in this City. Much' ificonventmee' was however felt, particularly by females, 'from thd firing of muskets, pistols, crack:is and squibs, all of which are nui sances prohibited by the Police Regulations, which were never so ill observed or enforced as on the present occasion. THE SEASON. —For a. week past the groundin this City has been partially covere d w i t h snow, part i cu l ar l y i n high situa tions, the low . grounds remaining perfectly bare. At the foot of the Mount a i ns ' t h e snow is between it foot and a halt and two feet deep. Till yesterday, 'there has hardly been any frost since the 2ath of last month. There is yet noappearance of a. . speedy interruption of the navigation, by the formation of ice on ,the river. -.....••-• - PORT OF 'QUEBEC. Nov. 2 2 d.—Schooner Sword-Fish, returned, having sprung her foremast and bowsprit. Total number of Vessels arrived this Season', 420. Settlers - do. 8050. Several of the Steam Boats have made their last trip to this port, for the season, and the communication by water with Montreal will be entirely closed by the middle of next week. The vessels remaining at present m this harbour, are ships Sterling, London, Countess of Dalhousie, and St. Lawrence brigs Love, Clarkestone, Saguen a y, S t . Lawrence and Earl Dalhousie. The brig Fame, lying at Three Rivers, and hourly expected down for sea. The vessels wintering here are—Ship Loyal Sam, at Munn's ways, and ship 'Active, and brig'FindlaY, at Bell's yard. t blaattiEn. On Saturday . last; by the Rev: Dr. Harkness, Alexander M'Alister, Esq. to .Miss Mary Tennant, 'both of this City. On Tuesday morning, by the . Rev. Mr. Signay, J a mes Prendergast, Esq. of his Majesty's Customs, to .11114's The resa, eldest daughter of Roger, Lelievro, E;q. both of this city. YORK, (U. C.) Nov. B.—By a Gentleman from Niagara, ;jea r Canoe with one m an a nd sma ll b oat tnelanchOly accident which occurred gobservectrn! the'gallery t'..f a tavern near llivvaiesithl week e f al ou r l, th mat e e f nt o h, ll e o F wi alis were. fro n the Palls, to. be caught in the current immediately above the rapids, • and notwithstanding vier) , exertion of the poor' men, were soon whirled into the rapids, and thence: hurried down the precipice., Had the-time admitted-of the 'spectators-reaching the shore, all assistance was utterly impossible. In the begin - ningof their misfortune,had they endeavoured to'grtin the shote,' instead of strug4ling against ,the direct foree,pf the tytirrnt„,:a.s„ i „ they did,-th ere was then- a possibility of their' getting Atli)" less rapid . ,water,, where, their.liyea could, then save , shattered 'remains of the boats werefound next morning oz the shore below, but we cbuld not learn that the 'bodies Were discovered. DzEr..-=At - SandWich; on Stindity the 14th tilL after and painful illness, Mr. Joseph, Parent, a ge d . fo r ty-thatfe, years, liaving an affeetionate wife and four children td larnefa his loss. MO.tirTiiiAT.,,'Nov..l7.—The sudden' e iange from rain to -snow, which the last week afforded,• has4(iven the country,. the . ' appearance of winter, and'in a measure checked the exertions of those coneerned in public. works. The Contractors tor the La-Chine Canal are still making the greatest efforts to pursue 'their undertaking ; but at present; the Milo expeiience we pOs seas, induces us to presume it must be to, *rear The immense quantity of water tliat•troWds upon theni;lnight . be supposed to entirely cheek their pursuit; illy , continue to imisfer 300 men on the line. The unilivourableness of the season:is, ,in thiv respect, a cause of rcptt, shokild they not be able to continue their operations durin g the Winter, which certainly admit s of a dOubtat :present; it will be . tevetely7.:, felt by that class of people employed by them, as there is no other • emplOyinent likely to offer them - the Means of subsNterfee. - ' for the winter ; and it is more than probable , they would be- cOme a lidaVy chargre upon our charitable ' PROFITS, AND COMFORTS OF AMERICAN SLAVE-HOLDERS. The following is:extracted from a curious stateMent'publistieti by Judge Washington, a Nephew.of the late president Washington,' in explanation of some reflection in the News.; papers, relating to a sale whi c h h e h a d ma d e of the Negroes on his Estate 1. That I had struggled for about 20 years to pay the ex ! " pences of my farm, and to afford a comfortable support t o th ose who cultivated it, from 'the p r odb c e of ;their. labour. :In this way to have balanced that account, would have satisfied me. But I alWayS had to draw upon ;My other resources: lot' those objects, ' and I would state, upon my best ; jAidgment it that the . produce of the f a r m hi s in g e ne r a l fa l le n shbri'dflasupp - bii ' 'hem 500 to 1000 dollars, annually. To the hest of my..recnilge... Lion I have during the above peiiod, (two years excepted); had to buy eon' for the-Dep. - oes, for which 1 have sounetinaes 6, and 7 ,dollars the barrel. ~Last. year commenced the purchase of this article for' 90 negroes in the month Of May, and so continued to the end of it. 2d. The insubordinati on of my neiroet, i ttnittheli total regard, of all authority, rendered .them worse, than useless to - ine.--Southein gentlemen understand, 'and Well knoW . how to ' appreciAte tile force of this motive, .and I therefore forbear to enlarge upon it. But if it should be asked; as it .yell. - may be, Whi - thi's temper was more observable at Mount Vernon, than upon other plan tations neighbourhood, 1 answer, that that place has at . times been visited by some unworthy persons,, who have eonde-, . scended to • hold conversations with my negroes, and to impress' ' 'upon their minds the belief that, as the nephew of Gen. '1,5, ash- , ington, or as Presideni of the' Colonization Society, or 'for other reasons, I Cotad.hot hold them--iri bondage, and particularly that . they would be free at my death. That such conversations haVe • pasSed, I have evidence satisfactory 'to myself ;• arid that such impressions had been made upon the minds of the negroes, was imparted tnnie'by a friend,' w ho had no; reastin• doubt the fact. •In consequence of infonnation, so truly alarming,. I.ealled the negrOeS toy ether Maidh 'last,' and after stating icy them what I had heard, and that: they: had been deceiv e d by t h ose. whO had neither their 'or my goo d in vieW, I assured them Most • solemnly •that I':had nointention to give-Irdeddni to any of them, and „that nothing but a voluntary act of mine could make' them so. .That' the , disappointment caused by this de , , claration should lead. to the consequences which follo we d, an d which will' be rociitibriect'under 'the 'next:head; Was tic) . be•e±- , Pected.. • 3. The last motive Which Y deeM it necessary' to askigfi l was, that I had good wason foranticipatiog the escape of all the la- •. bouringmen:;of any vane to.the northern states so soon as • I should leave borne. * During my last circuit;' and soon aftbrmy return, three of them eloped without the pretence of a cause-- one of them, a 'valuable cook; is' at this time a fugitive in one of the northern states ; .the other two were retaken on their way to Perinsylvania-:but I . had to pay • abciut 1.: 1 250'; on thEse''' accounts. • I conclude' by stating,' that th`e Side of the' 54 negrees was made:ba Mr. Sprigg and Mr. W.illiains, two gentlem en on the Red River, who meant to place 'them upon their own tstate, and to keep 'them :together. Prom - such;:puichasers,: I was inthiced to take D 2500 less than . the price which I had at first fixed:upon.- If, there be any person who thinks it worth Ids while to ask further explanations,' I refer 'him 'to Mr. NObl'e Her)„ :r Mr: • Maurice Ilerbert, and Mr. B. P. ,Herbert, 9f Alexandria, Mr... Bushrod Washington, - near Mobfit Vernon, 'arid to my ger, Mr: -Seal. I am, &c. very respectfully, your very obedient servant, • - . 111 . 7 5 1 1..f - WASHINOTON. - • BOXING, BETWEEN G. HOLT AND FORD/I.INI. This. match, for 40 guineas, - took place at the Mount', 'near WYcomb, on Tuesday, after it had been stopped in another plaCe. It was a renewal of the match which 'was undecided the 14th ult., and for -manliness never, was exceeded- Smn teen Lard rounds were fought,' .with reciprocal' aclwiratatTe - -;'.anti the seconds were R. -Fordham for . his brother, and Collins. for Hoit. - TtOUNT)S: 1. From the eagerness.of the inen, many Wows rrii ss , e d aim: ; in a close there'ivai inueli'irre:stling;, 'and Holt gave the throw, • 2. Lunging counter._ hits commenced thi s roun d , and told hea'vil'y; the cr.Antt'fiesi copioui;lY I ro n ) 'the OLFACTORY' organ; the rally lasted - three 'minutes, arid the execution wts great.. Both down. 3. Holt 'was rtorinin .at going 'in,: 'with . the right hand, - having missed his .left-handed blow. 4. A terrible Punishing . round, deeided/Y in • favour' of who sheaved himself. the strongest man. of the two. In rxllys . ing both were hit to istand,• and becathe complete ROARFRt. Fordham -was dropped by a neat body blow.-5 to 4on Holt. 6, and 7. But little m i sc hi e f was d ot i e, except instiug gling• for the fall, during , which, time was allowed 'for their het cla to swell frightfully. 8. A hard fonght-round; in: -which' FOrldharri' +lt Lup' his rivet... knuckles against his .adv,crsary's forehead, which sent him to. DO ftSt . ;tllt it Was Fordham's last chance after the next rotmcf. • 9. Holt, from the GROGGY state .of , his head, refeivd another blow upon the head . ; Init he knocked his adverlarir down. • . , • • After this, rordliam's lame hand prevented his raising it,, and-Heat made all the play, and did all' the mischief.- F:a the 17th round Fordharn was rr.oonEn, and could not come .Again, and - Holt was the iiett4 in 22:ininufei. A second and merry battle, -for a trifling purse, was funirht, between Mereditii and Lee - , - two little ones, whi c h was liOnly - the former in 12 minutes.• It was a game fight. SPARRING. novel exhibition took place'yesteiday at the Royal Tennis : .. Court. After a variety of sharp rencontre.s, Crawley said'Ab. Belasco ga% , e.ari - excellent'repteSentatiO* of the fight b:dweert Neate and Gas, a nd th e i m i tators did much credit to thl man- 1 line; of the Vanqiiished and tb the prowesS of Neate, aid also ' to themselves., They went Through the whole 15 rounds, and pourtrayed the battle with sir cotrectne,:s which drew fOith thtin..'•• ders of applause. .Ayres and pavis' made an excellent; set-to, as did alSo the Belascos. At Calais, on the 7th instant, the Lady of Thomas De . For: blanque; G. 0., of a-daughter. Yesterday, the Lady of Francis Eldmaun, Esq., 42, iVoburn. place, Russell-square 'of a datikhterj, ' On Tuesday, the t3th instant, Mrs. W. Ahud, Grove, High. gate, of a son: ' M A RRIED.' • , On the 2d inst.,. at St r .G-eorse's Church, Hanover,-.square,Williatit . Stanhope Bacicotik; ESq. Post Captain- in - the' , .Rtiyal. • Navy, to Selina, youngest daughter of the late SiX•HeWfliih ; , par Crewe,'Bart. and sister of the present Sl'. George, orCa/Ite Abbey .near Derby,. and grand , dauglaar of the Rightliab. - -Lady Prances Harpur. On the' st instant; the West. J. Chamberic . of • Willoughby, Warwickshire, to Eliza,, eldest daughter of Mr. .Chambers, of 'Milo:4e, - near Stratford - upon Avon. ' • Yesterday, at Charlton, :Ir. Jane, or,inge-rnerchaoYckrk... street; to Miss ,Mary Crampion, Digh-street, bOth of 'South.. wink. . . , DIAD.: • On Friday ev ening, at his house, Bourn Bank, near Upton-. on-Seiern;:Joseph'Barrtiw, Esq, formerly of the Island &f St - Vincen ts. . . , On . MondaYrast,.the 7th instant, the Rev. Maurice Phillifs;' ' of Harpenden, Herts.. On the fhb instant, Eliz a , .'the daughter of RaTlMliiinal,' Esq., M.P. of Bryanstun-square, in the Bth year 9f it her a ge . On Tuesday afterimin, tilr. Whcatly, Solicitor; reSididg tit' • .Putney, in going ouilrom his house, fell down opPosfte his door, and instantly expired. , _ Primed and , Published, for thi3 PROPF.IETOItS, .at the Su.N OFFICE, 112, Strand, by J. B. CARSTAIRS. 2