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DISTILLERY LAWS.
THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS.

St a,--I beg to ad the sondes of tbe Nobs Bienessere sew
aitation, be Ode sf Aid, ties. sid ss mar wea-
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the
diet die see et Ihrley he die amide's of
oessw, upset is • pest Magni ems. es even do
is his theory ;mot be dads' ss dump as the best
histes fhelles of hide la di but the bast
eileild lee far ; and, . the paw of
Vt.
I:ll2isehetseed Sven the OW exit soil, awd In
4 outtntry, is enhanced by oflisis ipersaos the cast
I se* wasterial, and by serene ' isimesay for the col-
i*of a lop testes, which 1%4 the idea of necessity
inatig
A 011111111111 se Wm odds ought to be loam into oompe-
.fit• 1 witli It la the market, without Delos to a fair roue-
tereallror
fatty, equal to the militia! Mot of production at
, undoubtedly, Is. 3d. 011 ge etc Indeed. I
Jse teitalature will pause sod 01101111* t seriously before
euthirlse the use of Rums fbr es any terms • •
which heretofore has always bees sessidtesd as extremely
I am, Sir, yours, Re.
Middlesex. A CONSTANT READER.
--...rS32EIIMMENNN
FOREIGN TRADE.
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The following curious catalogue of the mercantile produc-
of every state in Europe in the year 1430, is taken
an account, written by HA yr, a poet, in poor
r, but with much good sense; the intent of the Poem
to inculcate the absolute necessity of England's keep;
ie sot, and its title, " The Process of English Policy.
a brief state of the productions and manufactures
different states of Europe, at the period to which it
, and affords the means of contemplating the ex-
Inary progress of commerce, as well as the altered
ition of the several states in the interval between that
od and the present:—
From SrAtx come wines, figs, raisins, dates, liquorice, oil,
soap, wax, iron, wool, wadmol, red skin, saffron, and
Irer ; all which are transported to anspea, the then em-
,cn of Flanders, by her haven of Sluys, wheelies, many fair
large ships; but then, says our past, they mum ail pees be.
Dover and Calais.
:tom FLANDERS, the Spanish slip Ms Immersed iso doh
pres and of Courtray, of all colleen. week fustian, and also
a cloth. Thus (says he) if we be mosnases sr sea, both Spain
Flanders, who depend so mutually se eash other, must neees-
keep measures with us ; and if &shed should think fit to
o Flanders her wool and tin, and-shaeld aim prewar the
wool (which they work up withl English rad) Owe ruing
Flanders, the last-named small country would mom M atramd.
3. PORTCOAL is our friend': it sends much enrebeedliss 1111
England, and our people resort thither for mis. They ham
osey, wax, grain, raisins, data, honey, Cardamom leather,
&c., all which are carried in great quantities us Flanders
ich our author terms the then staple fru all Christendom) and,
Portugal is counted changeable, they are in our power, whilst
e masters of the narrow Peas.
IRETAGX E supplies Flanders with salt, wines, linm, and
The Britons, especially, those of Sc. Males (whom their
who were generally friends to England, could seldom keep
due subjection), have been great robbers, and have often
much hurt on our coasts, landing, killing, and burning to our
; whereas, would we keep well the narrow seas, they durst
to our foes.
SCOTLAND'S commodities aril wools, woolsels, and hides ;
wool is sent to Flanders to be draped, though not so good an
English wool, with which it is there worked up. 'like Soots
must pass by the English coast In their way to Flanders, and may
therefore be easily intercepted. Scotland brings from Flanders
mercery (which, In those times, meant many kinds of small
and haberdashery wares in great quantities. Moreover, one
if the !Sands) ships are generally laden home bons Flanders,
eart-wheels and ohrd-berrows.
445,.T ~!Lactraric==emamellltilllalmorr: end tots
orspravibeerrehrre
wool.amrds,
...rise SUMS, iitiltaglikniK 1-81;: back from
kusdam skim piers. and wedges of silver, ieh come to Flanders
gem Ilgerstity him Belmsia and Hungary, shown-lien cloth of'
Mom. They alao (mays our author) venture greatly into the
(of Amyl for salt, Is necessary for them. All which they
nee do Mbar mr_perroisaion if we kept the narrow sem.
B=ona IMMO le Ungland, in her bags ships named Car.
wee was crormlldes t IBIBb of gold, silk, paper,
woos (01 Spasm probably) cotton, rack, allum, and
4. ern. od they being from us wool and woollen cloth,
, with oar own woos; they often go from England to Flanders,
their thief staple is. So that the Genoese we bare likewise
f power.
The VENETIANS and FLORENTINES, in their great Follies,
all sorts of spiceries and grocery wares, sweet wines, and a
t variety of small wares, trifles, drugs, sugar, &c. And from
they carry home wool, cloth, tin, and oar gold coins. They
deal much In usury both in England and Flanders. (This
the balance was against sir with those Italian republics.)
2o the Bennis T marts (which we call fairs) we send Eng-
, cloth ; and bring back mercury, haberdashery, and grocery.
To those marts repair the English, French, Catalans, Lombards,
Genoese, Scots, Spaniards; and the Irish also live there, and deal
- great quantities of hides, de. lie also adds, the English buy
we goods at those marts than all the other nations together.
.tiherefore (says he) let us keep the sea well, and they must be our
friends.
10. BRABANT, HOLLAND, and ZEALAND, afforded little mer-
chandise ploperly of their own, but madder and woad for dyers,
,rlicS, onions, and salt-fish ; for the other rich merchandise
the English buy at the said marts, come in carts over land,
a Burgundy. Cologne, de.
11. IRELAND'S commodities are hides and fish, as salmon,
herrings, and hake-wool, linen-cloth, and skins of wild beasts.
we may reauuk the antiquity of the linen manufacture in Ire-
keep InELAND in obrdirsee to us is of great importsnce, and
sot bas Jose without our being master: at sea. And the like may
said as to CALAIS.

PROGRESS OF TUC LONDON MECHAM& INSTITU•
eiox.—lt must be truly gratifying to the philanthropic
observer, to mark the rapid steps by which this taluable,
Institution is advancing to maturity, and by every advance)
falsifying theitlie predictions of its enemies. The number
members daily increases, and the library has recently
considerably augmented by several advantageous pure'
chases, among which is a complete copy of the Thew
actions of the Royal Society, from its origin to the woad
,in a hundred and eleven volumes. The arithmetical
mathematical schools, for the instruction of the mem -
in arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry, algebra, &c.
been in operation for a considerable time, and have
numerously attended by the pupils. A drawing
master is now engaged, and the school of perspective and
architecture will be opened in a few days. To these ele-
tnentary schools, which are specified in the rules and regu-
lations, may be added the French schools, in which so
large a proportion of the members continue to derive in-
structi m in the French language, upon Mr. Black's system,
and undo- the able superintendence of that gentleman,
together with Messrs. Reynolds and Jones.—Afechanic;
•

irgister.
The late celebrated penurious Jennings, Esq. of
,cton-place, who was reported to be the richest commoner
England, when at the age of ninety:two, was applied to
one of his tenants, then in the erglirkth year of his
age, to renew his lease for a further term of fourteen years,
'hen, after some general observations, Mr. Jennings coolly
lid, " 'fake a lease for twenty-one years, or you will be
troubling me again !" and this was accordingly granted.
Among other proofs of civililation in Australasia, the
' Papers from Van Diemen's Land present us with a
of trim. con. which occupied the Supreme Court four-
n days, during which time the Court frequently NM
eight, ten, and fourteen hours, without adjourning for the
2 urpose of refreshment. The parties were Edward Lord.
. plaintiff, and Charles Rowcroft, Esq. defendant. The
• ended in a verdict of 100/. damages for the plaintiff.
Thursday an Inquest was taken by Peter Layng, En.,
. the body of Henry Taunton, who died on Wednesday lossolleal
prtreding, from the injury he received from being pushed dash Ad
- 'at the bottom of 14a/cot Parade by his wife. Thus have wet
in the N paco of one short math. had to record the marriage of
-.a couple, at the youthful ages of 95 and 57. and the brill 'I
death iniiicted bz the violvnre of his wife. The vc lee use
“ bleaelwagtoor ; and the Coraswe accordingly ccianadelad 111111
11 illadr 0 gilliptian Mallet Gaol, to take her trial Se thitagilf
=si ms. yr die Omens of the parish being bound over le flOOPIlto
hcr.—Bath tiered.

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I hrei did the War His Wel Asia so et I
. "jib pot tobk, OM Illi air all this le rating IV ..
▪ tercet bib aun sa east NT* altd Jungian" aid eentbine these, WI
great thithilif nrkb 11/1111kartak rain of oboortadan. *Ma, it
. We mien, as a mospitk a pet of the chapter Nodded MI!, alid
f aIA is ban," because et alba of as more se lein In- men hwe
mum, "a
A terait, that country, OW in eli thatlt. le mid se,l
k . gat to Ire orse Mem if die p- t
. ma walrtZia= Or irisesesch ef diet seteseh. per rhintatt ;
• saoatqnnd aseathyafilatib dee ellffer_ le be them'
h us Ibenia A eibinger b die last Is m=att with matt •
i. the reibita tattelat with villa min ate into emminetion men, it fa e
us eireWibettills, and with the henbane tiny our in this con
11 Am of Inborn nabs. They bees a muted NaMase saint, in
's Ada tba Mem that he Meow Wien people who an ale- gam.
i. de ailliebsig irldt ads oaks' se menus the spins er. emblity. ;am pni
• ja pasa avariesivaleoe iii Independent if ise rim loos systems m
ll SG $ aid gas AY la society is not et aid by an snide ,
• the Swam kink la them:vies (area the shlifmesi owe own tie
a it • shd ossollpol.llll Illmiever, ama nowt ar the taw
• sains• an* liras eigedsiky of this Mad, wlddi bit frcti in of
d go to it. gas dd. bet which is ammo to eon excuse
d %if Ms eletabb by Ad his rine 1 with
is loft shone le wilt ' *oft it bib, torwoili,
n ama dissemit sequin lb ail 0 Worts and inittnWs anew to home, -4
4 hf reoplehly all theNetehat. Then are within the mash true, the L
" of all ensionemos ink Vidal mil the posseries it' them ate.- they imam
le Setnidldfd= weigasaby ifilleatad isperlethy is hie so assure ~
la 1111.. they starve *blot 117 *Ohl ray 111111101 unwise i
to Milk some bask an e ateideg as Nem bows menace a/16;1in
'I/ tt, ansualliim the damp* atom ead *limdy
I, a
le atiotthisis, m
end fenders Nebo ell chary so
s. ;Feld addrs of life.' ' In Indio.," mist mods
o- - papa
~ Nona in so far as hie proriedia Is een.
The fa
re cad
_petite are sufficienq depraved to fwd evilly_
Ktime tormoloillthie noise under sue cireseetaane. tions of
* . . • vie, that the inneeinden les pecuniary
Ile and indessediest of Eu. from ao
se ' ' lt; . • . peewee a ea .n rhyme, 1
*'''' -"'" ' lila mosey, and H lobes of a differ. being to
mg mosur • end cautiOINIMINO Or 1121111111111tUrt that ' ing the a
t ; people dome aortae in &bath, have
it exhih
CI
7..cfr" be head, weakening the principles of
of the di
ao ad a asnewness of feeling which goes far
Mallon the woad liar if du* itykriess. There is nothing of relates,
the bad It team; he there use gets his money with so little treordini
or ismobe, and Crib le Muth Notably, that he puts a comparatively condition
iii soul leg= upon Is, vim aim naturally avericious. litany per- period al
sties seer use mosey tor yeses together, the business of receiving
thole eueithily beessoa oed if paying then household ex pentes, 1, Five
I Nvibtag epee their dela sr thendents. Indeed, the trouble of gram, so
= dimmed* ways sad memo, were it necessary in India, quieklii"'
Y. beaniertable. Life thee le tap fragile and =energetic in
andPwi ulamr,goe
D. ba MUM. ei- be distedted by disquieting eakeristions and- provi-
dent amities ahem the hen. To the fatigue of living it would tweet 1-r°
met ie to del shot of smoking how to live. 2. not
a• of Ypres
" DIP, 610.111116111 AO the stoat of India society opparentle is to linen clot
nt the ethassee mad Interchange of the humane affections, selfishness
eel ' a nt feature in its'
non--not that paltry r.! , Flan,.
a- when sheet itself in the effain of life, but that atir"l a°l
in which seekummenthot 'Ashen against all ties and pre. deny to
Spanish i
ferrelsim that may dam Ids thmenal eindart, Ms convenience, or
his tenoest., Tin nada= o(maanorkipt :an: suavity of beha. to Fland.
Ir. view, oath ebenesseirtlllolllllllollo Of men in India, 3' Po'
England,
n- en Om IVA goliepsoith. - Min Intimate acquaint-
.= sem Ili' boil . ile. beasei fa! snob ether. Strong hides, .."
,11. Weida stateziet One NM, nephew make their par- "'‘'e". 0,,
nrommodown.nakaiti hasfa, in they forget and (which o
7,
hamme. le dome they Miiitlavoi, when they happen to as `act"
set bet=dl den In nO part dr ii. World is a man sooner we are M
d- is Whim after be is deed jinn is India ; and no where 4. Dm
he do midi NW Nam ed their met itedieme mistletoe with more . V33*
r- =ail andoomne-,rhamh bed
mania 11 681111gis the it thitbeis mtdkeeesra:duli,
th- well ablgesi le die madam driosasiner of Europeans in ''
maths iisei
eilLre atinam:rhasinyamik
; iligiereifel reismems
reeltoindgestriri abase
no be
0; n
the
far emy •IWat—e—sity eventually Ile never tan 6. Sc c
aid be web et is ose plan fitsicie= ethic length of their trot
Iris f/ bahessi=oll=wies. thus liable to
mthooe Et notigi
rentalt lit vie Is men He Parhar there ore
the dinanne his trawates end yesr or tiro, for
le isseisedy at work agluilliF gee as Nadi ea_ small me
the isrenemal to 61111111 i b ' Ills dustbre wares) at
x- iinilleget Inanfid all ~,, • lox- halt °I t
‘ and. . with east
the ion. .
f‘ittt 1t a I I 4 • . ' •-•'‘,
and
" * .'
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nr- be einamerbeilie r'
ear sonalier his rig Ana .iraam" lg ''4""'" -: -air -
lay. as who wit Is the amilinare Mph '
en- OM she maternal cinvmsamaces he
wlddt he litillcei to - •
i
On be is pest
• Meese, or climate h not the only thing that Arta the 11,,_141131.1,
lgit; thillier otsocial Intercourse to MeEsst, and renders it dull and on. =46"
o,
' The yeseality of the people themselves are defective in so
the 7. Oa
r..,.... iic tuna that see esoettlaiwituoitrtiinegeonta positiieodngeot'oft'ae
ticks. in
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by antir7. with, or Indeed thetelfs=est Any thing dim that is worth muett__,t°
Ford luunlavijg do saseitseasma sit et. dim that case to it are le coil
as gig gmedved, of a very inception. The cadet' made wi
hair wisp nine Oilopany's army dt actort fourteen,a cannot be where t
aq, abe sanalinted with the common and in our p
'ley, Isommibas of Msdia. Nenthably never has been fie Ti
his his either., so has read any book except bring a]
"RUT
Om= s with sea bee be embarks for India, great v'
wr they
and in the •=l,6l=l:pe beams a leading member in so-
ts of Cm taste, or general information, be ex-
al,,°° d°
.
were 101 is be amen la a thee of this kind ? It may be said that °"„,°°,„" t
The the many cadet will 'apply the deftly-oes of his original educe- „_,°-
_,"
n at timelines arriving in the East ; but this cannot be admitted. He "":' r-'°.'
fo tt
rte.], willerry seldom have the inclination, and still seldorner the means
of thing so. The aversion to intellectual pursuits, produced by the G; time*
took enennung influence of the climate, the general neglect and its- '° ilveal
lasts este= with which they are treated, and the contagious indolence more
the andisikeen of his wmpanioos, will extinguish all desire for mental . 1 1
til a iniFovement otruperiortty. -On the other hand, should be feel friends.
anise= to attalese, it will probably be out of his power. Sta. ,___ld• t
=nod, perhaps, in a smote part of the country, shut out from so- ei","ll'
; the deg., destitute of books, and irresolute, from acquired habits of ga,,d_f_a.
will inattention, his studious propensities will soon desert him beyond from'"a" j
lock, recall, and he will eventually adopt the same mode of life and B
11. I
thei, style of amusements that are followed by his young brother officers.
herring
larg- " He alone who has lived in India, and has observed the tenor
Here w
of existence usual among Europeans there, can conceive how essen-
at of land.
tial intellectual pursuits of some kind de other must be to their
7.° ko the happiness. The country furnishes no resources that are capable of
i not yieldiag constant avocation and amusement to persons who have so e°""°,‘
ding much leisure on their hands as those in the Company's service; be andla."
1401. he who possesses no fuad of recreation within himself, must make
life a scene of frivolity or of absolute Idleness. One of these two pat
unit extremes is adopted by many men; some devote themselves en- Tio, .
these tirely to hunting and shooting, and to rearing dogs and horses; '
others to dressing themselves and intriguing; a third class to eat-
sand oboe
in. chinking. and smoking; and no inconsiderable number to Institt
and drowsy inaction and prolonged sleep. falsify'
" Nothing can he more ill.judged than the prevalent practice of
of its t
sat a sending boys to India before they have completed their education.
with I' is generally thought to be very desirable that cadets should enter been c
a na- the service at an early age; and they ate consequently hurried from chases
t:eted home before they have bad time to acquire any of those habits, actiont
mica- tastes propansitien, anti resources, that would enable them to fur. time, i
wish themselves with means of enjoyment in all circumstances and and m
every situations, and to render their exile supportable and even agreeable. bets ;„
'der- He who has the prospect of residing twenty years in India, ought , -',
to be qualified for this long banishment by much previous mental "are '
te.--- pr t. It is a general opinion, that those persons who are been
nt of daubed for the Ems require nothing of the kind; and, in a certain mimeo
sense, It is a correct one—for a man may indeed keep alive, din. arc hit
I ere- . charge his duties, malts money, and rise in the service, without
tnenta
ober, any extroordinsry attainments ; bat he will not be capable of pot-
! and Ling to flight weariness, discontent, and ennui. It will not be in lotion:
!teen his power to render life interesting and pregnant with pleasure, in large i
reol-
situations that neither afford him society nor any other external ilatiti tl (I
li
sources of enjoyment. If, under such circumstances, his own mind n
some cannot answer the demands which he must make upon it, his con- ,„ ,I,
beets dition will be a miserable one. This is daily exemplified at out- ',,,"'ge_."
bbs's posts in India ; the officers who occupy them being sometimes en- 'leg"
that tireiy shut out from the civilized world, and quite debarred from The
truly partici?ating even in its most communicable advantages. Constant Acton
and active occupation itself would hardly secure a man so in En
I Oft' situated nom the inroad.' of ennui ; and it is easy to con. is yon
sonic pave how intolerable the abundant leisure that belongs to '
f the all the members of the Indian army would be to him, had age, t
1 at- he no favourite pursuit or avocation to which he could apply when
1 the himself. The idle man is miserable in England, but still mote so said, '
in India. In the former country, however secluded he may be,
eke, troub
he always can indulge in locomotion, and substitute =jetty of
,nner body for the exercises of the mind ; but the climate of the East will An
rows not admit of this kind of pastime ; and every European there, who last 1
, and Li edits health and personal comfort, must reconcile himself to seven cue (
Illicit ..r eight hours of daily confinement within doors. Should he have teen i
no domestic avocations or pursuits to till up this long space of time, •
'lowaeight
or no society to supply him with ideas, he will be apt to wish fora
rd to 'sit similar to that of the Seven Sleepers." virpt
o ft. ~....................
pro- The watchmen of Stockholm, like their brethren of trig
Copenhagen, cry the hour most lustily, and sing Til
I vie- antlicios altuost all night, to the no little annoyance of on thi
Ater- foreipers, who have been accustomed to confine their pee",
irden devotions to the day. Theme important p.,rsonages of the stem i
horse night perambulate the town with a curious weapon like a withir
it to pitchfork, each side of the fork having a spring barb, used this CI
eath
t the in ze.:uring a running thief by the leg. The use of it . d
Ais,
'atm• requires some skill amid practice, and constitutes no in- village
considerable part of the valuable art and mystery of thief- Mani
catehing her.—