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his medical attendant rendered the operation suc-
cessful, in spite of his old age, and the rigours of
confinement; and Mr. CANNING contends, that
OGDEN ought to be grateful for his cure, itiorad
of complaining of a course of tteatment which re-
moved an old disease, put his life in the utmost
danger, and reduced him to the torture of the
knife. to which, under other circuimtances, he

might reasonably have hoped never to have heel'
subjected. We have often heard of good resulting
f►om evil, but never before heard it contend,
that the causal result rendered the foregoing prQ-
cets an object of esteem end veneration.
The Treasury Prints argue, that because OGDEN
had for years been afflicted with this malady, there-
fore his imprisonment and " ponderous irons were
not the cause of the rupture." This is a specimen
either of their extreme imbecility, or of the uncandid
mode of their resuming. No one had asserted float
the imprisonment or ponderous irons were the cense
of OnnEts's malady; but it cannot be denied that
they might, and did considerably aggravate the
distemper, and rendered the subsequent operation
necessary. This is quite independent of the ex-
treme cruelty of loading an infirm man of 74 years
with heavy iron*, not only on his journey, but hit
some time alter his commitment, while, by the
papers laid before Parliament, it appears, that tlid
man had not been accused of high tret.aon, but
was merely detained on suspicion. It is right that
such circumstances should be blazoned abroad—
that they should be rung in the ears of the people
of Eugland, as the consequences of surrendering
the Constitution to the discretion of the Ministers,
who will so fa► abuse their power as to punish met►
. without the form ere* of sus accusation, will then
ridicule the sufferings of their victims, and laugh/
at the sympathy expressed by others at thy story of
their anguish.

On Thursday Baron O'NAGHTER had nn en-
thence of the PRINCE REGENT, at Clrltun.nout•e;
afterwards the Baron left town for Wind•or, with
some dispatches for the Prince of I liSsE Hou-
g/UR°. The Baron returned at a late hour at
night.—Last evening. soon after six o'clock, the
Prince of Hesse Hownouso returned to Sr.
James's Palace from Windsor. when Marshal
httA!!t and Marilial GERNINO, who have lately al.
rived from Hesse Hombourg. and B trots O'NAGIA-
TEN. dined with his Serene Highness.
The late Captain HENRY FITZCLARENCE, we
understand, shed of a fever hrought on by a wet-
hug in consequence of a call into the river Ging...,
and imprudence in continuing Isis journey without
changing his wet clothes.
Letters received from Canada, we regret to find,
mention the death of Sir ROBERT I-I A LI., Bart.
Commander-in-Chief of his Maje*t3's Nail! Fork**
that station.
• An article from Madrid, dated the loth instant.
states. that Mr. MEAD. the American tommi at
vritttu prison.

Arlinind Sir JOHN Gotta is uppoiisted to II e
command at Sheeriseba and Chatham, in the wens
of Sir CHARLES ROW LEY.

The ships fo► the North Pole do not Nod from
Deptford until Monday. The office's and men me
to receive two mouthe' pay in advance. in the
event of the ships returning, they are in bring home
each a cargo of blubber for the owners, in 1..„,
tanks, by which a solving to Government on the hire
of the vessels to nearly 10,0001. will be effected.

From the long continuance of open we.ther mid
of cold westerly winds, it is supposed that there
are still i tttttt ruse manses of ice floating in tl.e
Atlantic. This may be cmaidered favourable in
the Northern Expedition, of the success of whirl.
public expectation is so sanguine. Thefe are,
however, many persons who doubt of its suctess.
and among them several of the best informed. p.n.
ticularly the ingenious Captudi BURNEY. who h:os
had the candour and manliness to pot his dont).*
fairly on record, by a letter to the Roy.ul Soctty.

By the laat advice' received from Ni.w Smtli
Wales. we learn, that some of the principal
wits of that settlement have lately formed lilt us-
selves into a banking company, and have obtaintd
for that purpose, from Goveruor•(ieneral NI c-
QUARIE, a charte► of incorporation. with the act-is--
towed rights, privileges, and itutuurittie* usually
bestowed upon such u body. •

There are letters in town which mention, that
the Society to promote the interests of Emigraots
from this country, formed at New York willur the
auspices of THOMAS ADDIS EMMETT, an,' uth,•r
distinguished Irishmen, is likely to succeed in ii•e
application to Congress for a grant of lard., toptis
which to form au extensive Irish Settlement. All
agent from the Society has been for some time at
Washington negociating this desirable messuie, awl
the piospect of the object being ittained is
cheering. The Parent Society, at New Yolk is
nbly supported by one at Philadelphia. au 11. y
similar Associiitions iii different parts of the I/.
EraiNg Past.)
The Honourable Member for St. Alban's, wt..,
sow fills the metropolitan Civic Chair, lots debit;-,1
a most ingenious and liberal mode of mak II •
retum.courteous to the independent Fre-eon-it
St. Albans resident in London, by citing thesis to
come themselves, or scud their wives, with a haslet:,
to fetch away the broken victuals from the Nliiii.i••ll
house, the remains of the festivities of Easter Alon-
day Perhaps tome of our readers may not
aware, that the crumbs which tinatiolly fall hoot
the LORD MATott's table, have been iminemorislly
till now distributed amongst the needy pi isoocis of
the city gaols..—(Morning Paper./
On Saturday, the 14th instant, as Geotmc.
Davy, gamekeeper to Miss WENYETC, of Eta t-
tetiliain Halt, Suffolk, was in the act of taiki,,g on
a spring-gun set by liiinstlf, from touching the
wire too roughly he spruaig the lock, and tile con-
tents of the gun lodged in various part. of his owl,
body, front head to foot. This goo as charg,,l
with three pipes of powder and three of shot, Nu 3.