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The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-01-04

SUICIDE.

Vestry* afternoon, about half.past thrie o'clock, a poor
man of the name of Wilcox. 68 yews .1 age, lodging by
himself in • back room at the house or Dasin, a elorom y-
sweeer, In Drury-court, near the New Church, Stettid, bk as
found itainzirg to bin room. At one Mr.. Darts (he
twing a poor nun out of emplo) took .It,to some victuals;
about halfintst three his toutherratted to are him. hot re.
eeiving no emitter to the many calls he made, and finding
the door lucked, end the key in the onside, he ntopected that
something wrong was Ike matter, he furred open the .11O.t.
on which the body fell lifeless to tie Stow, it he to: suspended
beltiud it by a tope, one end of which was ilituwo over the
dour, a knot being on the end outside to prevent it slipping.
Surgeon Stanton, of the Strand, who was seat for, attended,
but all humuu aid was unavailing, he licit% quite dead.

• f•The Bank of Englaud, it is solid, refined on Fri.
day to discount bills accepted by the first Bankers.
'The circumstance, it is added, his occasiune4l a
good deal of sensation in the City. and us looked
upon as • strong indication of an approaching re-
turn to rash payments, in anticipation of which
the Bank, it is supposed. feel it necessary to restrain
111(.4 issues.

Governor MAITLAND, On opening the Session or
the. Legislature of Upper Ontario, recommended
that measures should he taken to prevent the meet.
ing of Delegates for obtaining their reform in Up•
per Canada. Accounts from Quebec and Montreal;
dated the end of November, state, dud in pursuance
of this recommendation, the Legitfatale, on one of
the first days of its meeting, eppointed a Committee
to inquire into the subject, who almost thatiiiitly
came to the following htrolntion
" Iteautve4-.-That it is the opiuloo of this Cosnmittee, that
some such legislative provision should be averted. us this
wisdom of the Imperial Parliassteot has fousid it proper to
provide, to meet similar occasions. to.piitit out of the power
of any stringent' penises to °remiss/ do.evolcut."
lUPORTATION OF W GEAT.—The price of Wheat
is, by this week's return, only one farihing in the
quarter above the price at shit li importation is
prohibited. The ports will. therefore. retain..
open for foreign importation till the period arrive
for striking another average of the prices.
Letters from Ireland announce the demise of tl4
Hon. MONTAGU NIATNEW, the b:utlwr of the Eat/
of LI.ANDAIF. and M.P. ittr Tipperary. The Ile_
ceased bad been long declining iu lwahh, although
only in his 44th year. Last season le. was ;tiltnic.'ll
by a paralysis—he was carried off by an spoplelic ht,
to the great ntzret of ins friends. who were &away~
highly au used by /its good toque* and social qua..

Burslsm Church, StairmdshiN, was Aiscoveted
on tire on Saturday se'tanight M tnidutest. Lt
bower's. subdued, after destroying the rtv►r...•
stud several taws. It was ocesstoued by• acs okik4
XV wawa the clank.

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London, England, 1819-01-04

PRICES OF CORN

Average Pricer of Corn of England and Walel, by Ibe
Qom.ler of Winchester liti:Lele, of I hllltivai Iwr
boll of 1401bs, ay.iiriitt pulse, from the ret tiro!, ecziveill lit t toe
week ended the 28th of Detembe

Wheat. nye. ' Bat le% Oats.
e. 4. s. d. a s. d.
78 5 CO Bffts 1 35 5

Beans. Peaty. I I Win, •I. Beer ur Ric.
S. d. s. d. T. d s. d.
72 11 73 3 38 18 ..- ••••••

FOREICH INTELLIGENCE.

PARIS PAPERS.

PARIS. DECEMBER 30.

His Excellency the Duke of lliclitheu has been
cont:ned to his room these Live days by a painful
mat dy, which is likely to prove of ltbq coml.
nuance.

The Duke of Gloucester has paid o visit to the
Duke of Odeon..

MojesiF yesterday transacted business with
M. Roy, Alinister of Finance.

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES.

BITTING OF DECEMBER t 29.

M. Breton, in the name of the first Bureau,
made a report on the nomination of M. Camille
Jordan by the department of the Ain and !new,.
Ills rights of eligibility being perfectly establish. d,
the Bureau !imposed his admittance, saving to Al.
Camille Jordan to make his eltrt,on tvolon •t
month, us is authorised by the law of the i4ut
March last.

The Sieur Alains trangnittet! the ~
veral Mayors of the South, for t ct
equalizing the los► sustained by the by tit, :to)
of a tax, to be called the Hail-Tar.
Referred to the Minister of Finance.

The Order of the Day requires the discussion of
the project of the Law of Finance, relative to the
receipt of the first six-twelfths of the direct taxes
for the year 1819.
[The paper of the Chamber announced the com-
munication of another project of a law, censor_
financial year to commence on the INt of July if
each year. It was, however, not pi, -••,oted.j
M. Dupont (of the Eure)—" Unhappily the
extraordinary circumstances which, since 1,115, pew
on France, have reduced the Chambers to tile lip.
cessity of recurring to provisionary and precipitate
measures, for the receipt of direct and indirect
taxes ; to vote them almost without inquiry; and
to tioroduce into our financial legislation an order
of thins so contrary to the true spirit of the
Charter, to the rules of a good responsibility to
interests, and to the wishes of the cont►ibutors.
At length these deplorable circumstances have
ceased to exist, and hopes were entertained that
with them would disappear these provisional laws
which, even by the acknowledgment of the Mini-
ster who presents the project, caused much Meitner•
nience, and have already lasted too long.
" But, Gentlemen, is it indispensable to extend
tl,i. provisional system for the six mouth. ui this
yeui ? I am far from thinking Pn. I have then
the honour of proposing that the project of the lam
be adopted in the following terrors:"—

[This project wiis that of the Government, °illy
reducing three•twelfths of the direct contributims‘
London, England, 1819-01-04

SOUTHAMPTON, J _•NOART 2.

On Thursday evening the Lady of Walter Ra-
leigh Smith, E•q. Collector of the Customs at this
port, gave a grand ball and supper, which were
attended by upwards of 300 of the Nobility and
Gentry.

Notwithstanding the season of the year, France
has still her attractions, several passengers having
sailed his week for Havre de Grace, in the Prince
Coburg and Chesterfield packets.
Au open boat arrived here early on Friday morn-
in., with five passengers, whom they took out of
a small vessel off St. litlens, hired by the party at
Havre to bring them to Southampton ; they had
been three days on board, when the boat fell in
with them, in a thick fog and calm.
A melancholy accident happened here on Thurs-
day to on old and very respectable Lady of this
town, &Vim Jacobs, widow of the late Mr. Edward
Jacobs, formely of the White Hart Inn, whose
clothes caught tire, and being in a room by herself,
it was sonic time before assistance arrived, when she
was enveloped in flames. Chirurgical assistance was
immediately procured. and every means resorted
to; bit she lingered in most excruciating agonies
until yesterday afternoon, when she expired.

Among the late arrivals at BNtil
are—
Tlb Lord &gimp of St. Ilavid's and family; lady E. Fanr,
Mon. MISS RI/Ifllei, Huu.l, Coventry, Sir F. Burdett, Sir F.
Ford, Ste G Paul, Dr. Donce,ter, fir. Pope; General Sir J.
Hamilton, Greeral Kerstetuan, Majut..Geueral Mahon, Col.
/turtle, sad Colonel hue Coffin.

Mr. and Lady MART FLUDYER'S annual don--
lion of beef, bread, and money, t. every poor fa-
mily us •I'histleton, Aystoit, and Wardley,-LineCki-
shire, was given to them on the 24th alt.
The Rev. W. SMITH, of Horsham, last week en-
tenni:n-11 hi of the snost aged poor mess iu the pa-
rish with a dimmer of roast beef and plum-pudding.
The united ages of the men amounted to 991 years.
The eldest iu the emnpauy was a soldier, who was,
mu the battle of Minden, the Ist of August, 1759.
Ttiostaa TURTOI., Esq. Chief Magistrate at the
Hutton-Garden Police Office, has resigned, and
Mr. Setjetot 5E1.1.0:4 has been appointed to fill his
biloatmo : on Friday he took possession of the late
M. LEACH'S apartments in the office.
We're often wished that we hrd dear,
Fur life, Owe hundred pounds a year:
All thie we may °Maio, and mere,
Ard odd some thousand, to oar store,
If now to CAltfiol.L'S we repair.
And bny • Thirty Thousand there."
The Third and Last Day of Drawing will Woo TDS2DAY,
January 11, when BOTII the Prizes of £30,000 'hide still re-
alism in the Whirl Must he drawurs.No. 2,387, which was
drawn on the Rer I Dmy, December 23,• Prise of mon,
wu sold by G. CARROLL, at his New itsrtsisass tiller,
No. IS, Cerubill.
We widerstand that a notch for 100 pions will
be run 011 Becton Welt, ou Thursday, botwerst
Mr. A. JoNEw's Little Thy, :Ind Mr. Pictga-
G'S iaittle Charley.
London, England, 1819-01-04

CHANGEABLE FACES.

A box of Changeable Faces is among the most
favourite Christmas presents in the juvenile circles.
The kaleidoscope appears to have suggested the
idea of this invention to Mr. ACKERMANN. The
box contains several portraits, each consisting of
three distinct pieces, the head, the neck, and
the bust so formed, that any one piece will har-
monize with any other two, thus constituting an
immense number of changes of face and cos-
tume. One great source of interest is produced
by the expectation of discovering in the suc-
cession of changes, a likeness to some distinguished
personage, fasourite, or friend. In all those changes,
however, we do not find sin old friend with a new
face, nor two faces under a hood. There are two
boxes. one of male and the other of female facts—
both beautifully coloured.
London, England, 1819-01-04

GOAT ISLAND.

This liesiitifel 10141111, which divides the Fans of
Niagara, steins to have been rent from the Amer'.
ern ►ide by some violent convulsion of nature ; the
strata of rocks, the soil, •ud tha growth of the
timber curreeposiding with those upon the maul
land.

The difficulties of approach to this island have,
iu all probability, increased witl► lime, and as the
fall has receded, for we are informed that it Whil
once a place of frequent reso►t fur the officers of the
French garrisons of Niagara and Schlemmer, soul of
the Briti•li who succeeded them. There are WI.
memos inscriptions upon the truhks of the trer4
some of which ale obliterated ; the earliest now
legible is of the ear 1769. The only mode of
access in those day., waii to drop down the current
from Schlosser upon the point of the island, and
great ,are and eircuinsprctiou were um roily. by
avoiding the draught of the current. to escape being
earned over the tremendous precipice. But in
later timer, although the vtiriosity of some sur-
mounted the dread of danger, few were hardy
enough to sell/ensure.
A bridge was built last fall, by the lion. Judge
Putter, sad saiigoine hopes were entertained that it
would have withstood the torrent; bat an unusual
collection of ice in the spring occasioned it to be
carried sway. The perseverance of that enter-
prisii,g gentleman, however, was not to be dis-
couraged, and a new bridge has been eton•tructed
in a more favourable position, which bide fair to
brave the dangers which proved fatal to the drat.
By means of ibis stractiire, which few would
have designed or executed, Goat Island is become
the moot interesting spot that fancy can depict ; u
it afford• the best and uw•t varied views of that
stupesidons cataract, which " enchants the world."
The view from Table Rock, on the British side,
has hitherto been much admired ; but that specta-
cle is infinitely surpatoed by the grandeur of the
views from several points of the island, which exhi-
bit the majeatic (all 1.1141 the sorroundiog scenery
►u unrivalled splendour. Front the same polio the
eye embraces the rapids above, dashing with untie.
tunas fury, as if madly hasteuing to precipitate
themselves into the yawning gulf, the tremen-
stuns volume of water which sends its spray to the
heavens, and the winditig of the foattiiiig torrent
below the preciPice; no imagination can conceive,
no language can describe the wildness and subli-
mity of the acetic; and scarcely cast we forbear
ejaculating •••••
" These we thy glorious works, parent of good,
Almighty. Moe this 'who real frame,
Thus woodmen fair; thyself how wondrous
London, England, 1819-01-04

REPRESENT ITItiN OP PT ESTMINSTER.

A new field hay been opeori fee exertion among the
Electors of Westminster, in COll...garnet! of 11,4 event %%loch
many conaitler as a iroanipli, lint which, to whatever can .e
it he attributed, was sal anticipated--we
ri sigrig3.loa ass the mot of Sir Moriav Maxwell or his pre-
trti:•flas to repres,ut 11w city of Westminster in Parliament.
The filament this determination was made known, the
minwerial party entrred into a diliresssion so to whom it
woott.l ..c proper n, seleet as a successor in their favour, null
in whime f,apipiri the funds which they have Fdr.ifly tot-
-10111.,1 are to by totroileil. We have not learnt that they
ho,, yet snail,. up their stimilti all this Wino'. song antiji et.
Cuomo.. Staler, thu adi potation of nor cit;zi us iv again
to wait upon 111 r %Vrth•rell, the halt ivier, who di feinted
tVatoot, 10 II (Ors( lon, to pi root 11;s name to tic put in
Domination as Wit of the Caudidatese—rObvineer
London, England, 1819-01-04

THE KING'S rIEALTIL

Ott,katurtlay, at little before twelve o'clock, the
Colwell of the late Quote, who have the care and
superintendence of the KING'S person, agreeably
to th.- directions of the Regency Act, assembled at
the Upper Lodge, IV►ndsor, where they received
the Report of the dee Doctors, as to the state'
m►nd and health of the KING during the past
month ; and the Doctors hawing been sworn to the
correctness of it by hit Grace the Archbishop of
CANTURBURT, the President of the Councils the
members present adjourned to the Castle to vis►t
his Mowry.
Soon after one o'clock the Council broke up.
The Duke of MoNTROSE remained to be in waiting
ou the BM during the ensuing month, and to
have the care of the Royal Persia,.
Thu being a Quarterly Meeting, the Archbishop
of CANTERBURY proceeded to London, and left
the Report at the Privy Cattail Office. agreeably
to the directions of the Regency Act.
Yesterday the following Bulletin. for the in-
formation of the Nobility and the public. was exhi-
bited at St. James's Palace, by Lord ARDEN and
Sir HENRY CAMPBELL, the KING', Lord and
Groom iu waiting, sod other Gentlemen in uncoil_
ante :--

" Windsor Castle, lionsary 2.
His Majesty's ilianrder realism iinalwed: Uis Majody
essitauttes cheerful sud so good gelier.tl lit alai.
" HENRY HA I.FORD, "J. %mug.
BAILLIE, " WILLIS."
" W. HEBERDEN,
London, England, 1819-01-04

MR. WA Li

A critique in a New York Paper upon Mr.
WALLacat's performance of Juflier, has producttl
from that gentleman the following letter:—

TO TOO EDITOR OF " THE NEW YORK EVENING
POST."

SlR—Having to-clay been looking over for the Snit time
your paper of Thursday last, it was with infinite astonish.
merit I perceived a charge against me of want of delicacy
in nut having curtailed the part ..f Pyfier in the objection-
able points; with au assertion, that I played it sa It stands
in the text, with all its gm -auras. If the performance
iu your memory, and lon will take thr trouble to refer to
the text, you will at once perceive that you are in error. I
I pledge my honour, that I curtailed the points alluded to
much more thaw is the cu►tom on the London hoards, and
spoke infinitely less of them than ever before, when act.
ing the same character with Min O'N FILL, in various parte
of Scotland. Rut, notwithstanding, had I receired the
.lightest intimation of 11w regular mode of curtailing used
on this stage, I should most certainly have adopted it.
I have to remark, that no gentleman, whether in or out
or toy proftssi 111 l , would be more tenacious of wounding the
ear of delicacy than myself; but it is evident there is nabbing
portico of ill-nature, and extreme injustice. in the phrase
" bad conduct," imputed to theactor oo this occasion.
I have the honour to he, Sir,
Your obedient humble Servant,
JAMES WILLIAM WALLACK.
16, Park-plate, Norember2, ISIS.

MR. BRA DRURY.
London, England, 1819-01-04

MR. wEsrs EXHIBITION.

THE GREAT PICTURE. DEATH ON
THE PALE HORSE, cmusT REJECTED, ST.
PETER'S FIRST SERMON, PAUL 111111 BARNABAS
receiving the GENTILES, the. BRAZEN SERPENT, the
CRUCIFIXION of OUR SAVIOUR, with oilier plc_
TURES and SKETCHES, are now Exhibiting snider the
immediate Patioaage of his Royal Highness tte• PRINCE
REGENT, at No. ItS, uear Curltua•Hoase,
every any from Tess till duck.
By Order,
CHARLES SMART. Secretary.
London, England, 1819-01-04

THE DIPLOMATIC RIVALS.

A Lady of high distinction, long admired in the
diplomaiic circles. visited the Hotel of the British
Ambassador, in her late journey through Paris.
There was a brilliant circle, of which her Ladyship
displayed a manifest disposition to shine the centre.
The Lady of the mansion was not, however, to be
thus shorn of bee beams, and driven Prow her proper
sphere. All the minor planets of the fashionable
and diplomatic circles congregating together,
moved around the hostess, obedient to her will, and
cheerfully acknowledging het superior sway. The
intrusive star, thus no longer 'lustre,' of the Wien-
dant, and disdaining to move au attendant luminary
in the splendid galaxy, soon shot her fires, and
withdrew her Sovereign beauties, veiled in the
clouds of night.
London, England, 1819-12-10

This day is published, in royal e.g. price it. Is. in hoards,
fir HE 'HS WRY, PRINCIPLES, and
PRACTICE (ancient and modern) of the LEGAL
REMEDY by EJECTMENT, and the resulting Action for
Meese Profits; the Evidence in general necessary to vitamin
and defend them; with an Appendix, illustrative of the
subiett.
By CHARLES RUNNINGTON, Esq. Serjeatit-at. law.
The Second Edition. considerably enlarged and improved,
By W3I DALLANTIN P., Esq. of the tuner Temple,
Barrister.at.l.nw.
London: Printed far Henry Botteroortb. Law Bookseller,
No. 7, Fleetistreet, between the Temple Cat* s.
London, England, 1819-12-10

In the press, awl shortly will he published, in one vol. nee.
MANUAL 0. LI I.IIO(iIi.APHY; or. Nle.
moir on the Lithographical Experiments made in
Paris at the Royal School of the Roada and Bridges ; clearly I
explaining Doe whole Art. as well na all the ACCidfillik that
may happen in Printing. and the different methods ut avoid. ;
ing them. Translated from the French.
Hv C. HULLMAN DEL.
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By Walter Scott, E.q.
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with the same pisoctimlity.
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AlmAsir. SOCIETY. FOR INSURANCF. OF LIVES,
SCIL.16101'18•INII, rt.reT•STaetT, 1.0111130 N,
Incorporated by Queen Am, 1708.
HE DI itEcrolis have now to offer to 'the
attrition of the Public TABLES of RATES, which
have been lately completed, fur the INSURANCE of
I.II'ES, at the vartons Ares from 8 to 12; either fur the
whole Life, any sprealie slumber of Years, she continzeney
ot one person elbrtiving another, or lur the joint cooing*.
intent the Lives of two Persona, the Insurance payable on
the Death of either .
I me in this Office are effected, in certain rases, at
a reduction of nearly 20 per irtut. and, on the whole, on
terms greatly favourable to the Insured.
162+.raigires may be effected front 2001. to 8000/. and
every kiutl of Insurance, however shuns the period of conti-
nuance, is entitled so a psrticipstion in the pecuniary ad-
vantages 'certin les the Corporation. These advantage*
are wholly appropriated to the benefit of the lowered, iu
proportion to she smisonnt of each Justuassee, an ciremll-
- arise in the year in which the death happens.
Of the Claims upon this Soddy which Imeraine payable
10 respect of losurences on the Livra of Persona who dirt'
111 the last year, 73 Shares, 1.11 which fourteen yearly pay-
ments or nsure have hern made, receive additions amoont-
itig to 33 per cent.; 3 Shares having made thirteen yearly
p+)meats, 25 per cent.; 8 Shares having made eleven yearly
piyments, 17 per cost.; 25 Share* having made able,
2 Shares having made eight, and 2 Share* baring made
.et ea yeasty paymenss, receive 11 per cent. in addition to
time stains originally *nomad.
Abstracts of the Charters and cy Laws, with Tables of
the Premiums, may he had at the Office. slier* attendance
sti gtveu daily from !Salle 1111 Three a'Clock.
By Order of the Court of Direetuss,
J. PENSAM, Registrar.

Q 1 AYS.-I(CAINSON and VISTIRIN %ob-
i:7 mit fur lathe,' inimection Numerous Patterns in
tURSETS, adapted spit entire new principles to the Ira.
'Nimes of figure, which they envie,u. fii not wily well,
hot in a style of superior rieciince and fashion. STAYS
rl IMACF.S 'stibnite kir crorinc Ladies and Childress.
fi.wily-invented STAYS ter uupturir•e the shape, relieving.
.hurl weakling, aria hie the ease, impport, and cure of
peisi,liis awry, by which they make Lobes appear perfectly
a.iaight, without any lwrsimiutta steel, p4daiiig. ur !lemur,.
Their improved EILASI le Fit EN(:II BELTS reduce cur-
pulrury, give comfortable gupport afire actrolitheinieiit„ anti
ace highly bentlieial seal for superior w km{ Siam in all
tsn wf abdominal a reit nese t r enirrzeiiresit.
Cosestry Lad:es itisaucted to teammsit eitirasuerr..--He
• partrealar unfurls 304 'lumber of tits horse--
) WI, Great Aomori etil it Blounistiniy.
London, England, 1819-12-10

ROYAL COBURG THEATRE,
Under the Nironare of hi• Royal Hughnese
Prose, LEOPOLD of SAXE COBURG.

PHIS EV EN I NG, FRIDAY. Drermber 10,
and To•morrow, Saturday, at Hell past Siz o'Clisek
precisely, will be prtsnited, fur the tifth time, a new Comie
Lirgatellc, altered from the French, called,
MORE WAYS THAN ONE;
OR, TAKEN IN AT LAST.

The principal Characters by Mr. Stanley and Miss Cope-
land.
.A.lrr which will be p►oducrd, a orw grand Melodramatic

Tale of Enchantment, in two act., called
lIF.ACTY and THE BEAST: or, THE MAGIC ROSE.
The *bole to conclude with, fifth time at this Theatre, the
highly popular Roadie, in two acts, of
'IIS HIM ! TIM!
London, England, 1819-12-10

This day is published, handsomely poialeil inn convenient
sole fur the Pocket, price 4s. 6.1. sewed, or hound in roan
as a Pocket Book, 7s. and its 'morocco, 9s. fur 1820, being
Bissextile or Leap Year;
THE CLERGYMAN'S ALMANAC K: con.
(aiming the proper Lessons for every Day in the Year ;
the Names of the Archbishops and Bishops, and other Dig-
nitsrics of the United Church of England and Ireland; the
Bishops of the Episcopal Church in Scot land, and the United
States of America; the Bishops, Archdeacons, and Clisolains
at Foreign Establishments, British Colonies, and Islands.
The Heads of Houses, Professors, &c. of the two L'inversi-
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schools in England —Names of the Archbishops cod Bi-
shops at his Majesty's Accession to the Throne, and their
Suecemora.—An Epitome of Ecclesiastical LeiwonTether
with an Abstract from the Acts passed in 1819, relatin4 to
the Clergy.—An Account of the Religions and Charitable
Institutions in connexion with the Established Chinch, &e.
The Peers and Baronets of England. Scotland, and Ireland;
with the Titles usually borne by the eldest X. 1114 of Peers.
Lists of the House of Common% Officers of State, Summary
of Taxes, &e. tie.
By RICHARD GILBERT,
i Accountant to the Society for Prumutiog Christian
knowledge;

London: Printed fur the Company of Stationers, and gobld
by George Gres. obit', Ludgate-81ml ; and all
London, England, 1819-12-10

terieessles 'the ensstry.—r Apphotte.)--irith
respect to the rreusniiirmlatiou to their MtNi•
leis to abstain from further Parliamentary attead-
'ince. perhaps St would be as well that the matter
should be left Lb their discretion—though,liis opi-
nion was, that A would be as well to let Ministers
tamp up au Opposition of their own born among
thei► old borough stagers.— (LavgAter.)--The
Mon. and Gallant General cossclistied an aide and
eloquent speriAi, of which we regret our limits will
only enable us to give a brief outline, by empha-
tically expressing his holm, that whatever fate
awaited Englishmen in the times its which they now
heed. they would never forget they had once a
constitution, or reliisquissis their fixed determination
to regain it; that they stem would desert the samara
cause for which Hampden cited in the tield, and
Sydney on the scaffold.--(Lorid Otters"
Alter Some exioheerstitrots belweeis Mr. C•II.IISRT
end Sir Rossay Wtt.som, the eighth Resolution
was withdraw., and the motion of thanks to Sir
Francis. Burdett was extended to the other Mem-
hers of the Opposition. for their parliameistary
services. The other Resolutions were carried una-
nimously.
Mr. ARROWSNITH anti Mr. BRANDS severally
addressed to the meeting interesting speeches.
which they forcibly cosidenissed the Bills now peal!-
tug in Parliament, and urged the immediate urces-
sity of the removal of Miiiistere.

Tile following minion was then pat. and nimbi-
misualv egrrrd :••••••
10. That Ike Theisiks of this Meeting are eminently due,
■ad are hereby gives, to our worthy Representatives, Charles
Calvert, Empire, and Sir lt..brrt Wilson, for their constant
slid unwearied exertions in favour of the rights and liberties
of the people, and particularly tit Sir Robert Wilson, for bin
bold and manly speech iu 41t4euce of the last wreck of the
Constitution.

The Hon. Members returned thanks, as also did
the High Bailiff in acknowledging • motion of
similar compliment.
Petitions to both Houses of Parliament were
then agreed to, end ordered to be left in the Town-
Hall fur signatures until Nlonclay morning welt.
11'e regret that the length of time which this
meeting occupied, and the pressure of the debates
in Parliament, compel us to reduce the limits
which we should have otherwise telt ',leisure in
allowing to a meeting of the Independent Electors
of Southwark.
London, England, 1819-12-10

EXCH AN'

ROYAL ASSURANCE OFFICE,
Nommen, 1819.
THE COURT of UIREC FORS of the
ROYAL EXCHANGE ASBURANCE, do hereby
Notice.
That their Trassferammita will be shut front Tuesday, the
14th of December mot, to Tumidity, the 1 Ith of January
Eilliming, awl that the ANNUAL GENERAL CO eirr
appointed by their Charter «ill be Mildew at their Office, on
the Royal Exchange, on WEDNESDAY, the 12t1 of Do
(ember next. at Eleven o'Clack in the Forenoon, and that a
Dividend will be considered of as the said Nur,.
SAMUEL FENNING, Jun. Seereiriti.
The Chair will be taken ai Twelve &Clock precisely.
N.B.—Attendance is given, daily, at the and Ofirc, and
at thus °See in for the Assurance of Buildings,
Goods, Meirbaoilims, sad Ships, in Harbour, is Dick, iir
while Building, hum 'dim ur Dainige by Fire; and also fur
the Asssrance of, and grouting Anoint" on, Lives.
London, England, 1819-12-10

STATE OF THE COUNTRY.

The Earl of STILATHMOILE said, that he had
postponed a statement which he had to make to their
Lordships, relative to that part of the country where
he was Inure immediately interested, until that hour,
in hopes of seeing a Noble Earl (Grey) in his place,
who It.id promised him, if he was nut prevented
he indiqursition, that he would be in his place,
and read a letter he bad received from his brother,
the lion. and Rev. Mr. Grey, in contradiction of
the statement that he had made to their Lordships
Aim a former night, relative to the state of the coun-
try in the neighbourhood of Newcastle. He had
also received u letter front the. Honourable and
Reverend Mr. Grey, and also from another Rev.
Gentleman and a Magistrate, the chaplain of the
the Noble Earl, which he had received that morn-
ing, denying that they were obliged to take re-
fuge in the town of Newcastle or account of the
part of the country where they resided being in a
state of disturbance, as he had stated to their Lord-
ships on a former night, from information he had
rectived..-.Adjouraed.

HOUSE OF COMMONS, TituasDAT, DRUMMER 9.

A great number of Petitions for leave to bring
in private Bills were presented.
London, England, 1819-10-22

A good race.

A Sweepstakes of Ten Guineas each, p. p. for half bred
buries, bona fide the property or an hurter, being ■ sub.
ember. To u.mile beats. ltst. each. Gentlemeu riders.
Mr. Arnuld'a b. b. Citric of Gust rie 1 1
Mr. Trollops b. C.
Mr. ill's Cremona ....
Lord T. Crell's Coniac
The Huu. Mr. Watsuu'it Financier 5 dr.
Lord Julio Hemlock's b. m 8 dr.

%Von espy.

A match between Mr. Campbell of Shawfield and Mr. P.
Sit wart, our mile, was &Oleg-wards run fur, and won by the
tatter; it was well contested.
The lumber of carriages at liir races on Saturday was not
so gleai a. on the orecellistc' day; but there were many
6... atrium ou horseback, anal au immense number of pedes-
trians.

CURRAGII OCTOBER MEETING.

wrnsrinAr, °meant 13.

Chilirpze ilia. Ku wane, 100 g .p. p. 10p. ft.
Mr. Pal, g.. c. Walkuver, 3 yrs old
Mr. 0. Ity:taa'm cla. h. !Autolce, 6 mold.
2 to 1 ou thewinner.—A capital race.

The King's Piste of 1004 s. for Irish bre.l horses; weight for
a ..e Three miles.

Marquis of Sligo's h. a Prendergast, 3 yrs old 1
Mr. Daly's eh. r. Rub Roy, 3 yrs old
Mr. Prendergast's eb. f. Letitia, 3 yrs old
Culoud Lames b. e. Surrey, 3 yrs old 4
Errs belting —A* excellent race.
The Gore Stakes of 50gs. 30 ft. Two yr old Course.
Mr Gore's f. by Fits.F.inily walked over
The 'Mild Class 44 the Jockey Hall Slakes, 50s. b. ft.
Mr. Gore's f. by Fit;-Emily 1
Mr. Prendergast's 1. by liugstiliao
Mr. Daly 's eh. b. Rogantiwo 3
Fire paid furftit.—t sad 3 to 1 on the winner.—Won easy.
London, England, 1819-10-22

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ANTIQUITIES.

A few days ago, in digging to make gas tanks at the Low
Lights, user North Shields, in a place called Salt Marsh, in
Pow Dean, at the di.tauce of 12 fret 6 inches from the sur-
face, the workmen came to a framing of large oak beams,
black as ebony, pinned together with wooden pins or trem
nails the whole remaibliag • wharf or pier, whither ships
drawing 9 or 19 feet water had come. Muscle shells lay
under an artificial spread or coating of fine clay, as in the
bed of a river. Julius Agricola, about the 83.1 year of the
Christian era, had bit. fleet in the Tyue; hut tradition says,
he moored theta in the brook Hon, near where Jarrow Church
now stands; lie mayhem also moored some of them in this
place (opposite to the komau station, near South Shields),
as it has been a seam estuary at the mouth of the Pow
Bourne, guarded from the sea by a penincula of clay and
sandy laud, now celled the Prior's Point, whereon Clifford's
Fort was built is 1812. Large oak trees were also found,
hollowed out as if to convey water. Had there been found
any scorimior calcined stunes,conjecturc might have pointed
to salt weighs having been hen; hut, on the contrary, few
slum, were found, wily sandy black in 0d,12 or 13 feet deep,
and one free-stone, squared out in the middle, to hold the
foot of a wooden pillar: hammer marks were visible in the
aides of the square bole. On the aide of the peninsula above
seferred to, meat to the estuary, salt pans were working in
the time of the Priory at Tynemuntli; probably as early as
the year 890, and so to the dissolution in 1539; and ac-
cording to Brand, and oilier records belonging to the Duke
of Northomlierland, the Pow NOa were making salt in the
reign of Elizabeth; and in 1834 the Corporatioa of the
Trinity House, Newcastle, bought land ewer Tolland's,
Delaware, and Selby's Pants, to erect their Low Lights upon.
Much of the oak 'smokier, away on bring exposed to the
open air; but some beams and planks are p d, out of
which it is intended to make chairs, &c. The Danes often
moored fleets iu the Tyne, during their excursions, in the
Muth, tenth, and eleventhcenturies.—(Durkam Ackertiscr.)

NESTINGS OP CREDITORN AT GUILDHALL

TO-MORROW.

M. 11.

T. Little, !tailbone, Sussex, groeer 0 10
T. Sargent, M Mask-row, timber-merchant 3 It
J. Fuller, late u( Billericay, hurse-desler
W. H. Campbell, Wood-street, purter-mescbaat It
G. Cuming,Rueliampion. carpenter
N. Edmunds, Parliament-street, hailer
81. Bull, late of Flenrielta-street,
J. Iles, Bishopsgate-street, Marrauce-bruki r .. 1 it

• •
I'. *Nue, (411 Mo-square, inerchaot
T. Glower, Fulttaw, vietwaller
K. Araniruug,Suutisrark, hat-tuattufacturer .
London, England, 1819-10-22

BRIGHTON, Ocrossa 19.

The Prince Regent was so *copied itt State
dflairs and !mailers, examining and signing papers,
that his Royal Highness, excepting in a short walk
on the Palace lawn towards the evening, did not
esve his residence in Marlborough-row throughout
he day. At half-past one o'clock this afternoon
iris Royal Highness was on horseback. accompanied
by General Sir B. Bloomfield, pursuing his favour.
ite ride about the Downs westwards, and returning
by the Cliff route towards four o'clock. It is almost
superfluous to observe, that the most affectionate
salutations met him in all 'quarters.
The Earl of Arran left Marlborough-row to re-
turn to Bognor yesterday.
Lord Lowther, from London, joined the Royal
suite here this afternoon.
The Marquis of Conyngliam arriverl in Bedford.
row last night. and has the honour of dining with
the Prince Regent to-day.
London, England, 1819-10-22

PARIS PAPERS.

PARIS. OCTOBER 19.

Yesterday the Minister of the Marine had the ho-
nour of transacting business with the King.
We are assured that the Princess of Wales ar-
rived yesterday in Paris.--(Gozette de France.)
Letters from Naples state, that Captain-General
Count Nugent has commenced the works at Castel-
Volturno, near the mouth of the Volturno, for the
purpose of draining the marshes, restoring the land
to cultivation, and ameliorating the air. He has
already made some excavations near the ancient
Minturnte, in which were found some beautiful
fragments of Greek statues, which have been in-
trusted to the sculptor Schweigel, for the purpose
of endeavouring to restore them.
taus, OCTOBER 4.
Yesterday morning, at eight o'clock, our august
Sovereign. Maria-Josephine-Amelia, left this town
for Tolosa, where her Majesty will sleep. It has
been remarked with great satisfaction, that this
young Princess has replied in the Casti lan-
guage to the diffe►ent harangues that have been
addressed to her by the public functionaries.
London, England, 1819-12-28

BAKING TRADE.

On the motion of Ilse Esti of SniartllSUßlet the iLkere
negulali .... Rill was rend a srcuiid lime, and ordered to be
committed.

LIBEL BILL.

Tfe Earl of DONOUGHSIORE presented a Peti-
tion from a :t respeciable body of men, the
piinters and book-ellers of Edsihurgli, against the
passing of the Bill for the punishment of libel.
This, said the Noble Earl, bein„ostlie last night on
which the Bill would come before the House, he
should present this l'etiii 1111 l not indeed against the
particular amendments from the [louse of Coin-
mons, hot against the Bill altogether. But when
those anteochnents should come before the House,
be should best grstity the wishes of the Petitioners,
which were perfectly accordant with his own M:111.1•
mentt, by moving, the itidefiiiite postponement of
the amendment., by which the Bill would be lost.
He lamented that the illness of • dasighter of a
Noble Baum (Lord Holland), whom they all re-
species!, by prevelittiog his Noble Friend from at-
tending, bad throwu dna Petition into his bawls,
and at so late a period that it was impossible for
liim to pay the sentiments of the Petitioners the
attention they evidently merited; but has Noble
Friend rtrpoested him to inform the (louse, that
were he perinitt.il by circumstances to attend, he
should feel much pleavoire in supporting the Peti-
tion, !end giving to the Bill all the opposition of
which he was canable. _

'rite tition oas tileo read and laid on the table.
Lord Si ONOUTII moved. that tiie astteadments
the [louse of totomoos to the Libel Bill be now
taken too etoweitorAtioo. _ _ .

The Earl of DoNoutorl:otti: said, for the rea-
sons lie hod already stated, lie should move. as an
amendment, tints the amendments be taken into
consideration this thy three ha.
The original slut•,lion was put mid carried.
The uturtuluirtits were then ►evrrally read by
the Clerk. When the amendment that the word
'' tratispottation" h. tttttt 'tell. was read—
Lord F.t.t.tcsiltlntOUGH rn•e and said, that he
had oriKtuallt soled fur inflicting the penalty of
tratispattation upon persona convicted of a second
libel. from a belief vehicle he sincerely entertained.
that the 1111!..atUtt was indirprusably hrversar)• buy
London, England, 1819-12-28

W 4 rftwa IN rma-moserff.

The trout was wiseruntwonly "mew for thief days last
isr.k. At Gla•guw, shout eight tide& or Tim,..Lty night,
• tbsw c antharraced, end during Friday and AsourJay it
rained earressanill. The streams weal river. In the country
writ. three by tsollett, and swept down every thing that rasa!
Wrshuo reach of their lamella' torreute. Tie Clyde on
Stanley presented an irtiposing apretarlr, large tossers of
s.f *mad, sects. and oasts of ;railings were floating ou
she flood. Hoal• and earls were accesses y fur the tottery.
aurr of pass.-uters along the strret• near Olsr giveq.
The grert h•tglit of the Clyde, anal the huge picc.l4 of
floating err, Or.-se most total to the shipping lying at the
Itratrostirlaw. A saasher of vessels were carried away by the
were or heisting:. rarrral, and the cablre of the following str ens
boats were cut lay lite outstare of R•rattang ter, se that thry
drifted down the river, tie the Puri Glasgow, rune of the
crew on husisd—she R,,lr Roy, wills Issle looy—rnoi the. Rollo,
say Castle., with several hand.. One of Shun was to ought
up shove Bestrew. tireseal yawls were crushed to pieces by
the ice.

MLICE.

tow•sTataT.
EDARDE OF MURDER.
• •

Yesterday Joseph NhelSo* motet went a second essmina-
tinli Mfore .1. F Cousin, Esq thesi,.ing 31agistrate, charged
with the introl itioirdei of 11 Turner, who it appeared
was driving a coal waggon containing Iwo mint of coals. uu
Thursday meson( Los'. through Chemloa.strert, whew, on
Iteatfllli of the Wait:gun g g ugniust n littitt can, in the 1,114
of the Prisoner, he ran after the diereses! in a great fury,
and with horrid the. as knocked him under the coal wag-
gon, the wheels of which went over his legs and arms, and
crashed ,hem ay well as Ida hands in a shucking manner.
Ile was taken to the Westminster lofirmaiy, where no Fri-
day nesting he agreed In the imiputatiuts of his right kg,
lost died in a short time after. The Pnsoner was fully com-
mitted fur land fur the murder.
London, England, 1819-12-28

GER A N PAPERS.

FitA NiiVORT, DF.CEXISER 13.

• It is confirmed rr,,111 goartros„, that the
entire rriesda.iusi of the military sstfasos of the
German Coofetler•tiutt will he one II the chid'
subjects of discuss. sit Vientta. preliminary
cilcultstiottss &es have been foristudell as much as
possible by the lisirewitting diligence of the nub_
Lary Committee: all 111 st is stow required is to !lib.
jest these plain to a Strict itiVerilgalom, 0101 Ist take
• dual ersulusluo. 11'e hear that Iwo plans are now
.11100orti to each other. Ily one of these plans the
euntiugeasts of she several Powers, as they are tore
heed. shall be placed uu the peace ratalili.huseist,
and always. kept complete, ; seconding to the ashes
plan. oily the greater Powers should •Ittetp their
cuntitsgews ready fur service in time of pease. sod
the smaller • Powers keep merely cadres for
skeletwus, which might be completed and filled
up in cam of a war, ur whets the Coessetle.
ration should think it necessary. All she small
Posers hots desire that the rootingessis which
have Uteri fixed fur them shall be fetIOCCII. Is is
111118011 rd that the t!i•cusa at Views* will le.•11
to the adoption of Wale plass between these ton.
Geotrals Von Linen:as :nnl Writiangen, who we. e
the t active menthe rs ul the Mil tar) Comu.ilter
at Frao,klart, sill be cota•alteil Its all the nibs si•-
tintli relative to uffurs. It is
that, trout the iitaml isnisurtfs er of the s,sls.
jeeta so be discussed, the confriel,ers will enthuse
the ahole ,aatter.--(lt'arembetg Currespcnideut,
December 16.1
London, England, 1819-12-28

DICEMBEE 24.

It is stated in the clerical circles, that Doctor
Ryder, Bishop of Gloucester, and brother of Lord
I farrowhy, one of the Ministers, is to he translated
to the Asclidiocese of Dublin; and that the Hon.
Rev. Mr. Talbot, the Lord Lieutenant's bra-
ttier; is to be preferred to the Diocese of Glouces-
ItZ. This arrangement has disappointed the Irish
iboops not • little.
We feel happy in being enabled to state, that
rilibonenen, in the counties of Clare and Ros-
common, have discontinued their proceedings, and,
it is holed, that tranquillity in these districts will
lie restored. " The inhabitants of the baronies of
Douluore, Ballymoe, and Tysquin, county Galway,
comprising a population of 100,000, have tendered
alietr services to Government, to act as cavalry ur
it.fmitry, to resist the illegal imilociations of ribbon.
non that have coufederated themselves iu that
triatter."—( Dablin Evening Post.)

CORK, DECEMBER
_2i.

We understand, by information received from
Mallow. that William Wrixon Becher. E•q.
his fair Bride, were expected to arrive at
Ballygiblin yesterday evening, and that conga.
rl••rable preparations had been made by the
tenantry, to liciaour their arrival by every. de-
on.),.4tratlou of grateful respect and regard.—
A great body of the tenantry was to meet the car-
riage at Donets,le, from whence it was to be drawn
by them in Ballygiblia, a distance of about seven
nid e,. whilst bonfires were collected at stated utter.
vlifi 'long the road; and every proof was also to be
by the t eiglihooring gentry assembling
en the occasion, of the high mint estimable sense
than eil'ertain of the distinguislivil public and pri-
vate mines of this respectable coaracter.—(Cerk

• vnie vs,' ors ot MIS id2prltautc 5...••••••••••••—, wow...
Alercant ale Chronicle.)
Congress sill detertunie the fort'
IC Staler for many getserations.
1 .
PRICE OF IRISH sToCKS, rficervasa 23. Let us pay our merchant' the
sank Ai.w.k. — watch toe Florida frontier. TI
II 4
(I.,,veroment Debenture... 794 9 featly authorised to take pa
Chartrooms' Sloek 4,1 ..7a, provinces. if Spaiu attempts
Goswromeot Debentures
% ..
I.woil " Hut the Florida' are to us the
Gureiroment Stock
Liooonge on leaden-10ii• a to divert WI Offs 4 wore importer
. - .
..
London, England, 1819-10-25

WINDSOR. OCTOBER 23.

The KING contioues as described in the recent
Wednesday time Duchess and Princess SOPHIA
Cloucester arrived •e aas to the Pat NCESSES,
and continue at the Castle.
The Pitmans -have taken their usual airings
thin week.
The first stone of the national schools now erect-
ing in the Maith'-acre, in this town, W 35 laid on
%Awinterise last. It bears the following inscription:
I, The 'inundation of these Notional Seboolm, erected by
private onbeeriptiun, for the etincation of poor children of
Window and its neitlitionrhood, in the principles or the
Church of England, ••• laid on the Roth of October, 1619,
by Majnr•General Sir Herbert Taylor, K.C.G. and Edward
Hawke Locker, Esq."
London, England, 1819-10-25

AUDACIOUS ROIDERY.

About three o'clock on Tuesday aneurisms, Alderman
Morgan, i■ one of his owe fields at Newralb, oa which be
bad sot previously perceived say person, was easklenly
Mussed sod laid prostrate by a blow upon the back of the
seek. He quickly recovered his uudentaading, sad fount
himself kept dowse, sod his smooth kept forcibly abut by a
man who insisted uprise his wow" . To this the Aides ussu
signified consent. The fellow took a gold watch, a ftw it.,.
peouito, and • small clasp pocket-book, supposed to cur-
taio a pound mite. This happened full within sighs of per-
some who were stacking hay foe the Alderman, and who, the
snomeut they perceived their sooster doom, rim to his assist-
ance. They were too late, however, for the robber was too
expeditious in commilliag the outrage, sod in est-spin over
West Misery. He was traced ove► Kitimat.** Hill which
he passed at Graasumh. blesammees have bees dispatched
to Carrick and along the Dahlia road.--{Waterford
Mirror.)

A gourd (cucurtitej,the setd of which was
purchased from Messrs. BACILHOUSE sod Co.
York, has lately been cut from the garden of
WILLIAM FA/M:3l'ON, E-q. of Shave Hall. Lan.
esshire, the circumference of which is four feet
►even inches, slid its weight forty-four pounds and
a hvlf.

_
CURIOUS &I ireate.--On Saturday last, as three
of the young gentlemen from the grammar school,
in Broarbotreet. Bath, were amusing themselves
on the brow of Lowdown, with flying a paper kite,
made io 0000 motion of a huge lard—a large hawk was
perceived to approach it gradually, with much up-
percut caution. After having described a few cir-
cles round it at some distance. the bird suddenly
elevated itself to a considerable bright, and when
perpendicularly over the kite, pounced dowel upon
it with great rapidity. The flight of the paper kite
was immediately stopped, and falling to the ground
with the bird, it was perceived that the latter had
twanglval it, claws in the string which crossed
the hotly of the kite, and nut being able to alien-
gage iitelf, the boys ran to take it installer. Tlits,
litroevez, was round to be more difficult than ex-
pected, us the bird defended it-elf with to much
courage and rttolutiun. that their hands were severe-
ly lacerated ; nod it was only with the weistance of
a labourer who was at work in au adjacent &Id, that
it was secured. • It proved to be a large sparrow-
hawk. and is 'tow alive and well, in a garden on
Sian Bill.