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London, England, 1821-09-14 00:00:00

DOVER, SRPTEMBES 12.

Sailed yesterday the Lord Sidneouth and Poll
pessarr-vresels with parsengers Ns Calais ; also the
Iris French packet.
!Weil this day the Rob Roy steam-vessel for
Calais with his Excellency Prince Esterliny and
suite. The Prince was received with the usual
military honours on his arrival, and the guns at the
Heights fired a salute when he embarked. Sailed
also this day the Chichester packet with the mail
and passengers for Calais ; and the Lord Duncan
packet with the mail and pawiengers for Ostend.
Arrived this day the &lizabeili passage-vessel
from Boulogne.
Arrived ,off here this% morning the Danish ship
Antoinette, Captain Duntzfelt, last from the Isle,
of France; alter taking some supplies from here
she proceeded on her voyage tot Copenhagen.
The Desire Freud' picket. is just strived with
the until.

We are informed that the Di,ectors of the Bank
of England have iiitimared to the Manchester
bunkers, that they may he supplied with POW,
reigns to any amount, and free from the charge of
carriage, in exchange fur one pound notes..--(Li-
reepool Advertiser.l
CLERJCAL NIuOENTY.—The Clergyman who
preached ut Winterbourne, a village in lite west
of England, a few Sundays ago, had read the Li-
turgy, and was about to ascend the pulpit, but lie
found that lie had left ill, german at home. He
whispered the Clerk for un when, on re-
collecting himself, lie addrcsspri his parishioners in
this monster :—" 1 have not my tension with me
to-day, but I will read you a chapter out of the
Book of Job, which is worth two of my discourses !"
He did so, and gave general satis&ction.
The Carnarvonsliire Agricultural Meeting was
held at the Hotel, Cantarvon, on the 24th ult.
T. Joss, Esq in the Chair, in the absence of the
President, W. Onaisay Gotta, Esq. A premium
/if 4gs. was adjudged to GRIFFITH JONAH, for the
hest ploughing of half an acre in four hours, with
horses abreast; also 10gs. to J. THom An, of Liao-
gy bi. for improving 30 actes of rough lund ; 10gs.
to Mr. EVANS, of Abereirch, for turnips ; 10gs. to
W. ROBERTS, of Llaiirvist, and B. PARRY, of An-
lesey for agricultural stallions ; lOgs. to the Rev.
. OWES, for 200 roods of slime wall, near Pen-
morfir. Twenty oilier premiums were adjudged for
improved rains, and to meritorious cottager., uod
agricultural arrYauts.

RETRENCHMENT.
lIITILACi OW TILEASUIT MINUTE, DATED AUGUST 10, MI.

REDUCTION AND ALTERATION IN THE
ESTABLISHMENT. • .
My Lords, in calling upon the Heads of the other Dr-
' partments of his Majesty's Civil Government to enter span
• revision of their respective F.stablishments, with • view
to sock Economical Reductions as may fulfil the illl,llliolll
of his Majesty, expressed in his AnswersaA the Addresses
of both Houses of Parliament, think it right to state Ilse
principles upon which they hive proceeded, and the course
they hays followed iu the revision of the E4ablisitnient of
the Treasury under their immediate direction.
They have thought that they should best carry into
tion the intentions expeemed in the Addresses of Parhantent,
by keeping in view the fo!lowing general Rules :-
Ist. That every Ake was to be restored to the sitivation
io respect to the number of persons employed, and of their
respective emoluments, in which it stood in 1797, unless
some adequate cause continued to exist which rendered some
alteration necessary in future, and that the mode of 'regula.
tine which seems in all respects must eligible, is, to requite
that the iudividuals themselves who may hereafter enjoy the '
benefit of soperatinuatio• allowances, should be called upon
to contribute to a superationation fund, to be administered
under the direction of their Lordships, and according to the
ful !violist Regulations, videlicet :-
Ist. AU persons bolding offices, the salaries or pecuniary
emoluments of which, after revision, amount together to
100/. a )ear, or upward/, sod who_ are entitled to super-
annuatiou under the Act 50 Gro. 111. c. 117, to contribute
5 per cent. of such *stories or emoluments, to a fund to be
called •• The General Superannuation Fund "—(M Lords
will have ander further consideration what directions shall
be given with respect to officio not aniuuoting to 1001. •
year)
2d. My Lords are of opinion that in addition to the shove
• rate, which" insv be considered as a fair contribution to Se
required from the iudividusls who maybe entitled to super-
annustioo under the Act of the 50th Gro. 111. c. 117, in aid
of the charge incurred by the public in respect thereof,
a further contribution may justly be required from those
who are in possession of emoluments which have been increas-
ed since 1797, and which are greater thao it is intended
hereafter permanently to attach so their respective situations.
They therigure think that persons holding armee, the sala-
ries of which are hereafter to be reduced, should be called
upon to pay an additional coutribotion of two-and-a half ire
cent. upon all offices exceeding 100/. a-year, and not exceed-
ing 5001. Five per ceut- from 500/. and not exceeding 1,0001.
Aud ten per cent. exceeding 1,000/. Provided that the iu-
crease of such respective salaries since 1797 shall have been
nut less than double the anima of the additional contribu-
tion hereby required. Such additional custributiens se-
spectively to cease isbeoever the parties paging the same
shall be promoted to • situation entitled, under the new
regulations, to • salary equal to that which they now posses
3d. This mustribution to be collected as often as the sale- !
ries are payable, and to be paid within Neves days after such
collection into the Natioaal Debt Office, by which the
amount shall be forthwith vested in Esebetpser Bills, or such
ottier security as their Lordships may from time to time
direct.

4th The annual amount of superannuation payable to
refired servants of the public who may contribute to this
Fund, at so time to exceed ten per cent. of the aggregate
Amount of the salaries and pecuniary emoluments of all the
calkers ao contributing. •
Oth. Our-half of every superannuation allowance granted
So such contributors to be assigned upon this Fund, and
the usher half to be pond by the Public, and to be charged
4o the contingent Fund of the Departmeat to which the con-
tributor belonged prior to his superannuation.
Mb. No superannuation to be granted to any such contri-
butor, except by the Treasury, sad by, that Board only, at
Emir periods to be fixed its each year (except in eases of im-
illefliate urge/icy), when a Special Board or Boards shall be
heist fur the purpose of consialreing all applicatioas received
in the preceding quarter • notice of which Board shall lie
given to the Heads of the ilepartments recommending such
applications, from each of which some proper officer shall,
it acquired, attend to answer all such questions as the Board
of Treasury may pot, in order to enable them to decide upon
the fitness, or relative urgency of each •pplicatten ; sad to
distribute the disposable amount of the food, or so mach of
it, as may be requisite, is such manner no, upon an earnest-.
nation of all the
ducive to justice and the public interest.
7th. The interest accrumg upon the contributions to be
applied in the first instance to the expense of management
of the Fund, and the l'elllailldef to accumulate fur the beuefil
of it.

Bth. If the •ggregste sem now paid in ruperannuation
allowances to public servants who hold offices coming within
the descrlptiou of the first article, shall be found to exceed
one-tenth of the •ggrrttate •111011111 of the salaries sad pecu-
niary emoluments of all the said offices, the new superanisna.
turns to be grouted is any utu• year shad nut exceed one-half
of Inc saving arising from such of those allowance, as may
have lapsed in the preceding year, lentil the whole sum so
granted shall be reduced to tea per cent. or under that
amount, in confus mit, to the 4th article.
My lards are further of opinion, that it will be proper to
propose to Parliament to repeal the several rates of allow-
ance enacted by the 50th Geo. 111. cap. 117, and to bullets.
lute the following in lies thereof, videlicet,
Above 10 yeses service, and nut exceeding 15, 4.l2tbs of
the salary; above IS, mud nut exceeding 20, 5-12tlis; above
90, and not exceeding 25, 6,1211 w; above 25, mud nut ex-
ceeding 3U, 7.121h5; above 30, and nut exceeding 35,
8-12ths; •buee 35, and not exceeding 40. 9 12th.; above
40, and not exceeding 45, 10.1tths; above 4s, and nos ex.
reeding 60, 11-12th.; and exceeding 50, the whole. Such
respective allowances to lie calculated upon the salary and
pecuniary emoluments of the office, as chargid to the pay.
meat made to the Contribution Fund; and in no case to ex.
reed the net sum received by the Officer after the deduction
of such payment.

My Ltiriir are aware that notwithstanding the extreme im.
portance of adhering to this scale as much as possible, thine
may arise special cases which it witakt be difficult to foresee'
or enumerate, with respect to which some departure from
this scale may become indispensable, and that authority to
provide accordingly should be reserved to their Lordships;
they are of opinion, however, chat it should be enacted, that
in all such instances the rases should be laid before Parlia-
ment, together with a report of the circumstance. which
bare led their Lordships to make the exception.

The Tyne is still detained •t Cants by adverse
winds, having on board Lord AUCKLAND, for 80111-
&aux ; and Mr. BENT, M.P., for Demerara.

The Tartar frigate is ordered to Plymouth to be
paid off, *here the Iphigeptia is fitting out, to re-
place her ou the Alrieun station.

Extract of a letter from the agent to Lloyd's at
Constantinople, dated 10th A ttgr.t:—" My last
of 25th ult. informed you that the Baron STROGO-
NOFF Niw preparing to leave this city. He had
been detained till this day by northerly winds, but
a temporary change basing taken place, he suc-
ceeded iii clearing the channel this morning, hav-
ing previously caused the Russian arms to be
withdrawn from the Chancery. The Porte, who
hrs constantly expressed its friendly dispositions
towards that Power, continues the usual guard at
the Russian Palace, as if the representative of that
Power were still here. Our ouly hope of peace
now rests on the mediation of the other Ambassa-
dor., which, should it be uusuccessful, we fear our
safety here will be very precarious."
We understand that an Eye Institution has een
established at Winchester, under the immediate au.
perintentlence of MOW!. LYVORD and %Vtottiftst,
two surgeons of great eminence in their profession,
which promises to be extremely beneficial to the
comity.

ANOTHER EXABIINATION OP EARRATT AND
• lila WIFI, AT IHOHOATN.'
Yesterday beisg appointed for the re examistaliaa of
Barron sad his wife, limy were wits brought rp from the
House of Correction ; and at Mae o'clock their 6111.1 i•••
tie/ was resumed before the Rev. Dr. Owen, it the Justice.
room, Highgate.
The Prisoner, Barrett, appears aol st all to be affeeted
ender the heavy charge laid wins. Lie;, hot his wife appears
to be madly emba d, in enoresviroce of bee oituatios,
and was s try much altered to what she was rim the last ea-
amination on Tuesday, and she was so very weak that she
sat down during best part of the time.
On the coach which contained the Prisoners entering the
village, crowds of permit's gathered fur thepurpose of viewing
the Prisoners.
The proceedings commenced with the examonatioa of Mr.
Broughton, • publican, who, uu a former occaseuu, gave evi-
deuce of the Prisoner luing in his boom drinking on the night
of the murder. He now stated, that It was tint on the night
of the murder (Thursday) that the Prisoner was in his house,
but it was uo Tuesday, about half-past eight o'clock. vibes a
matt, named Cain, • as pre.eut.
Dr. Owen thought it strange that the witness, in his formes
statement, said the Vaunter was positively in his (witness's)
house on she ought of the murder.
Witness replied, that lie had endeaveloured to refresh Lie
memory by speaking to some persons cuntserniag the night.
Dr. Oweu thought, when be before animated the iisstiee-
room, it was %my own afieistim murder was committed, and
he must hare recollected the night on which it teas.
'Mr. Butler inquired what Widowed witness so change his
opinion of what be stated so soon after the murder ?

'The young man who came along with Barrett, on the
night allotted to, generally came to grind his scythe on
Tuesday night : young Dogherty and Kelly were with him
on the same night, mud a person who calls •ith oysters
d some to Ilse male Primmer ; the names of those per-
sons were taken down, in order that they may gise evi-
dence.

Mr. &ail% the Justice's clerk, stated, that Mr. Broughton,
in his last examination, said, he was out positive that :t was
on Thursday that the Prisuorr was at his house.

In moswer to a quratiun put by Mr. Buller to Mr. Scaiff,
the Prisoner bad nut au:availed fur where be was uu the
night of the murder.

A sate was received from Mr. Rothschild, stating, that
Miss Percival, the Governess, and too of the ether wit-
nesses could not attend.
Several of Mr. Rothschild's servants were examined, and
identified several articles produced as Mr. Rothscnitd's
property.
Mr. Butler proposed, as they could go oa no further with
evidence, in consequence of the absence of Miss Percival
and other witnesses, an adjournment for three weeks, which
was consented to by Dr. Owes.
The Prisoners were then remanded and taken from the bar.
It was suggested, after the examination, that a watch
fouod in the Prisoner's possession should be ermined, sad
Conway, the officer, was sent for it. A murder was com-
mitted I. the neighbourhood abort two years since, and it
struck the parties tbat probably something might be traced
by the examination. The Prisoner said be won the which
at a rage. It also appeared that the Prisoner Barrett, some
time ago, was in the employ of a Mr. Branton, of Iron-hill,
awl from that siltation came to the service of Mr. Rothe-
child. On searching the Prisoner's place, silver spoons mid
sugar toots were found; and from the initials of Mr.
Branton being on them, it struck Dr. Owen, &cc very for-
cibly that the Prisoner bad been concerned in auother rub-
bery on that gentleman, amid which will be inquired into,