The National Register.
London, England, 1819-02-15 00:00:00

OF SKIRBECI.

This rail' had very singular feateree.lin Forman, the
legal father of the children, proved, what was not disputed,
14s having gained a settlement in Spalding ; and further de—
posed, that the reputed mother of these children, Prudence
Forman whose maiden liaise was Sharp), was his wife ; that
he sold her, ab.ut 17 years ago, to a mall of the name of J.
Holmes, for jive guinea, 'a tolerable wire for curb a caw
modity ; lint perhaps wives sold better then than they do
now !) and that he had not sines cohabited with her, or
hardly seen her. The three children wet e all in Conti ; the
eldest was little more than 12 year, of age. Aitilletitirate4
registers of bahtieui of these eltilelreit were produced ; front
which it appeared, that they hail hero halitised be different
names ; the eldest, .t Boston Church, Ili the son of Joseph
and Ps oftener Holmes, alias Forman ; the second, at the
',Arne (horns, as the son of Prudence Forman ; and the
this d, at Ski riseck Church, as the son of Joseph and Prudence
Holmes. Evidence was adduced of these child' en living
with, and living considered from their in ranee, as the chil-
dren of the said Prudence Furman ; and of their also I;ving
with, and frequently being yelled, Holmes, as well as the.r
being celled Sharp. These (without going formally into tai
evidence) were the leading facts of the case; and
Mr. Carter, of Spa/dine, who appeared for the appellonm,
insisted, that Forman having sold hit wife, nod CCAS.'d to
have intercourse with her, long anteretkitt to the birth of
any of theme children, essitilleil with she to her eis us:At:lnc. n
of the ease. Ilif.le CONN be no pretence for eoliodeviii2 them
has his children; but that they thsi.t rallies be i.,lsea to tse
the children of Holmes, the porchasei or the wife, his
name they were babticed and frequichtlz. went. The Learned
Advocate, though lie talked of calling ecideace that would
very HMOs' Sirenglhell the ease, uncloiled by sod Mg, that Ito
fell it sufficiently strong will t sushi so ; and. therefore
would not take up tise time of the Court by calling any.
On the part of thr respond. sits, the j 'er Mt. Hollway
appeared, and ably argued their ease. lie gaoled from
Blarkstone, from other established antliorities, and from the
dicta of. Judge* in cases that hail come [rehire them, te skew
that children born in wedlock wont be taken to he thoce cf
their iegif parent•, unless ciremnsunees coold he *hewn that
rendered that impossible to his the ruse; that tbrlass pie.
suimee actress between man and wife ; that the sale of the wire
by the husband was a scantlrilinvi artion, And deft iinental to
the umlaut of :society, and could slut he set hp ass 11011' against
the childi eau.' sight of settlement; sold chit it would tie
monstrous,. to admit of a husband's cuusius foiwaid w custard'
its the igene of his own wife.
Os Jer of resole% 14,1 confirmed.

At the Derby Seseions, Eloz.both Wow!, convirted
being the mootiot-r to( six uao.tool as sir tcred t•
the aconite er Correction, to third 141/0111 for tse.ve moron •.
HORRIBLE DEPRAVITY.—The felt. w 11l pit a4rdpi., Isom
• Batts Paper refers Ito rt,ueities, tior revit4l of wh.rh, a• it
s Italy rrooukrd, one.t make human ty t--•• A
llloo4llt, IR frilime 411.116 e, low. bran CO ..•1111It.J.for 'Rani of
• 1.4..11, to ono.ov an inJtctmrut, tr•acnig hro ~.tit is—eloorie a
b atbri ut tie 11,,eriptoun. 'Fists re. 1,1.1 on is
Gigot, .it.s.tie it. 4 4.t: tie . to the Parish of Widemithe.
tat.g. if opi••. t.llltltail Fre r% , 11. sr aeo, Idi y
t0,,,0e.i eir•.t.o. hair brre tv tee ite:oit ut tak t g

.ou Yr. .ul tt mfr. )t.ll - for 111 mot 114.4.14,firb0l practioo,
h • s• Wily UMW{ di," • rr 111. 4•411.0•• tit of
...1 .: •cu upplyitt4 to t.to oharstrut to It t redress.'

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tothrrui. lm LAST SAratgoArs GAZETTE.).

P. m:rchants.

BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.

Pcct,Basinghltall Street, merchant.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

LONDON

MONDAY, FEBRUARY, 13, 1819.

—dew-
DIVIDENDS.
Amen, Careba'too. Surrey, paper make:, Feb. 27.
G. Enos. soot and G. Eroas, Jou. High Street, Southwark, bop

merchants. !Hank fa _ -
T• Hornsby. Cornbill. earl broker, Feb. 23.
5. Morand. Dean Street. Finsbury Stowe, merchant, Feb. rl.
J. and :I. Mikhail, Morpeth. NoribuinberLsoil, inn keepers.

March 2. -
C. Wickm.to, and R. Beckwith, Newcastle-upon Tyne nrachants,

March 10.
Albetp. Louth, Lincoln, draper, March t 3.
M. and J. Clifford. Kiugston-upun.flull, merchants, Feb. 27.
Heynea, Cheltenham, Glouceste►, wine merchant, March 10.
T. Wag horn. Chatham. butcher, Feb. 27-
R. Chial. Molyneux Street. Bryeastone Square. linen draper,

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Feb. 23. -
.1„, Low-atter. Miehaers Grove. Brampton, Inerlant. Feb. 10.
W. Wart., 1..0.v.v Mordon, Futrre,t, firmer, Feb. it; .
ft. F...‘ye2t. St. hLargures Hill. South nark. hop merchant,

March 9.
J. . Laeaur. Brewer Street, Golden Square. golarnith. Feb .
Barrow. Kratl.d, Wcumorlaral. lineadrapr. March 6.
IL Suckland. Bayswater. victualler, Feb. .7.
S. Rogers. Chepstow. Monmouth. stationer, March 13.
J. Hill. Rothernithe. merchant May 1.
G. Tx;lot, Bilhopsommouth. Durham, coal fitter, Feb. '27.
CERT' P4CATES—Peb. 27.
.M. Itl'Dosiselk, M•Denneal, andJ. Bushell. Broad Strcct, mer
shams.
W. Sla:k, Liverpool, wooletapler.
W. Love. iltaltlentield, York. shopkeeper.
J. Rchbeck, Bradford. Wilts. clothier.
J. Stott. Witham. Esser, scrivener.
H. S. Man. Calmat'. F...tit Indies.
A. Arley. Wary Stmt. St. Mary-axe, vrarehotue keeper.
T. Taylor, Oxford. gr oeer.
W. and 3J Wright, Aldermanbury,
Fro* the LONDON GAZETTE, 3.ltitrday, Feb. IS.

BANKRUPTS.
3. Randall. Pancras Street. Tottenham Court Road, arctionea.
Ana. illis and Co. Warnford Court.
A. Crosse. Ellesmere Salop, grocer. Atta. Roca and Son. Bar-
tlett's buildinp. Holborn.
J. W. Atkinson, late of Mitcham, Surrey, farmer. Att. Mr. Net-

tlefortt, Norfolk- Street, Strand.
J. Gale, Paternoster Row, stxtioner. Att. Mr. Hurst, Milk Street.
1. RafilLid, Lis-Jr.l Stnyt, Cavendish S deaLr. Aut.
Drapes and Co. Royal Exchange.
G. Upton. flown Street, oil m2rthant. Atts. Lee and Co. Three
Clown Sq.rue, Southwark.
R. Star'oack, Gravesend, boat tnaksr. Att. Mr. Ledgwieh, College

C Hopper. Little Trinity Lane, lace dealer. Att. Mr. Alfred,
Cleanser inn.
T. Read, and .1. Middlernas, Newcastle upon Tyne, merchants.
Atts. Knight and Co. aubwisall Stmt.
C. Tricker. It!: of Stoke Newington. marchant. Mt. Mr. Maugham,

- Great St. Helam.
J.Pucher, Upper Thames Shoos, carpenter. Atts. Godmsnd and
CA Earl wait, IlLskfziars.
Wilkinson, lam of Liverpool. merchant
dog's Bench Walk,Ternple.
D. Cawood, Wel York, merchant. Aus. Messrs. Foljambe,
• Wake6eld.
W. Martin, Lasdenhall Market, ebeeemoonger. Att. Mr. Russell,
Lent Street, Southwark.
G. Prosy, and R. Thompson, Mincing Lane , broker. Atte. Knight
and Co. ftssinghall Street.
Watkinioa, late of the Strand, boot maker. Att. Mr. Jones'
New lm.
[Dividends and Cestiiicatea in our next.]

Att3. Taylor arid Co.

YINTIMDAY was the day of nomination for a Re-
presentative for the City of Westminster, in the
room of Sir Samuel Romilly. For some time John
Cam Hohhouse, Esq. seemed to be the Lord of the
.As.vndant, and it was supposed would come in under
the wing of Sir Francis Burden without a competi-
tor. But of late a Candidate has started up, nue:.
pntedly, in the person of the Hon. George Lamb--
whose political principles, we believe, are those of
the Opposition.

Extract of n letter from the Agent to Lloyd's at
Ft.enos Ayres. dated November 22. " By en epress
u__lved from St. Jago de Chili, we have accour.ts of
ca2ture of the Spanish frigate, La Reyua Maria Isu.
L, 1, amounting 30 guns, in the port of Talcahuano, 11
tie Patriot vessels General San Nlartin and Lautaio. It
likewise reported that four of the transports o'F the
.Expedition from Cadiz to Lima, under the convoy of
that ft-Otte, had been taken.
A respectable Gentleman, of much farming experi-
reeomnlends, for feeding geese, turnips cut into
upon wlach, he says,they feed with great avi-
atty. This food also improves their plumage.
Ragland Castle, in Monmouthshire, once the beau-
tiful and romantic residence of the Earls of Glamor-
n and Marquisscs cf Worcester, now the property of
the Duke of Beaufort, appears to be going fast to de.
day, the beauty of its tracry-work is no longer to be
seen—its venerable towers hays long been in ruins, and
its aerated gouts ate A voila thickly coveted with

THE N'A 7uNAL REGISTER.

VETI*-SA f ists7T

The business for the election of a Burgess to serve in
Parliament for the City of Westminster began this
morning. The erection of the hustings having only
commenced at a late h-mr last night, a temporary stage
was fixed for the acanumodation of the Candidates and
their friends, and a numerous body of constables were
stationed to preserve order. 'The High Bailiff read
the Speaker's Warrant, and the Act relative so Elec-
tions After which Mr. Hobhonse came forward, sup-
ported by Sir Francis Burdett and the Hon. Douglas
Ki • _ _

Sir F Burdett said, that, in compliance with the
general wishes tithe Electors of Westminster, he pre-
sented himself to discharge his duty towards them. It
was not his intention to tresspass upon their time ; but
should wait till he heard what other Candidates ( fur
they were to eepect several) might advance. For his
own part, his principles and professions had long been
known to them, and had met with their support. After
the arduous strut ale in which they had lately tri-
umphed, when so many artifices had been put in faire
to promote schism among the friends of freedom, he had
entertained the hope, that when a meeting was pro.
posed to ceusult upon the measures necessary to secure
' the end tier which they laboured, no person would have
interfered to me berme the cause so worthy of their efforts
Radical Reform. That object embraced their rights;
and it had been generally admitted that Mr. Hobhouse
was, beyond all others, the most efficient man to
labour for their interests, and to him their votes had
been, he might say, almost universally pledges'-. (Con-
fused shouts.) Every measure that prudence could
dictate, and energy pursue, had met with their co-
operation to secure his return. The Electors of IVest.
minter had had every opportunity of knowing his
character and his principles. It was now too late to
risk the independence of their city upon any precarious
grounds, or to encourage delay in securiag the cause
they had in view ; already a Whig Candidate had
started up; he supposed he was inimical to the estab-
lishment of what alone would rescue them from thral-
dom, Radical Reform ; it might be expected, that on
Monday a Court Candidate would be declared. Now
was the time for them to shove the real spirit by which
they were animated ; for he could not but admit, that
they had suffered their firmness to be shaken during
the late contest. He fully anticipated a completo
victory in the struggle they were ow the eve of com-
mencing ; and that they would evince how dear their
liberties were to them, by returning else nan who knew
how to guard them, and whom he had the honour to
propose to their suffrages.
The Hon. Douglas Kinnaird said, he cc* forward
agreeably to long established form ; for a Candidate
must be seconded as well us nominated, anti he had
been requested by a numerous body of the Electors of
Westminster to second Mr. Fitobliou•e. In ho-
nouriheing himwith their wishes hewas coevinced they
were aware that he could advance nothing which could
add strength to their animation in the great cause of
freedom ; but they knew that he (the Hon. D. Kin-
naird) would be gratified and proud to have his services
enlisted in the contest, He would say, that as a firm
friend to Radical Reform, he would vote for Mr. Hobe
house ; for he was a Radical and intelligible Reformer ;
eel .nch w.s his entire cenfidence in his principles,
that he would inhesitatieely subscribe his name to the
pruteip es u which he knew he would act. He
concluded by seconding the nomination of J. C Hub•
house, EMI
Mr. Hohhouse next addressed the assemblige. He
had come, he said, to redeem a pledge made three
months ago to the Electors of Westminster. He had
then declared to them, that he would hr limed et the
post which had so often witnessed thCr tai amphs ; there
he was, and he know it world never Le sullied by his
presence. Sir Murray Maxwell had also redeemed his
pledge ; be had told theta he would not again teeseer
there, and he (Mr. II.) undercood ti,..:: he was reida r
there personsdly nor represented by proxy.
whu had been misled at the late straegle, we et: pet--
bees congratulate themselves upon his absence, and he
took renne credit to himself that his own ceertioas bed
eeu instrumental in inducing hint to relircelish the
field. The accomplishment of this victory, he was
aware, belonged to them ; it had been partially elm.
mene: 01, and their free and manly efforts would triumph.
as beretofore. Adverting to his mover and seconder.
Mr. H. observed, that he was proud of his associates;
their aid was powerful, and their principles t:ied and
known to all: with the blessing of Providence upon
their exertions, they could not fail. He trusted it was
no arrogance in him to say, that he bad been chosen by
the people, was one of the people, aid stood there to do
the work of the people. The cause of liberty was atave
the horizon, and every thing predicted success. He had
said, that when he appeared upon the hustings, he
would enquire of them whether they thought him
competent.—(Cheers, mixed with cries of No ! No !)
—On Tuesday last, he had inked the same question ;
there were then present upwards of 1300—and, with
the exception of about 12, they unanimously declared
in 10 foyouis Wm it that gmungticm is brat to ap-

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pear before them ? (some interraption) there he would
remain, ant remain firm to the last moment. If dis.
union prevailed, it was not imputable to him—the fault
was not his—if so, he shout, t! in himself a traitor to
thair liberties; he was incajable of sacrificing the Li-
Wrest of those fr•ieads who should place hint in the
proud situation of their representative. He eatertaimi
no unworthy wish to be popular; he would do his duty,
It was to be lamented that feuds had ken foitezes
and were now to be brought into action ; but he ag►in
declared it was not his fault. Another Candidate, ha
understood, would be immediately proposal ; and•per_
haps after his example, several others; the cry with .:11
of them will doubtless he—no corruption ! no bribery !
His own intention was, to labour in the cause of WO.
cal Neform.A person inquired what he meant by Midi.
cal Reform ? He thanked his friend fur making thr.4
inquiry; he called him friend, for be would Ycont
onswer an enemy. He thought the question of Sa-
fi-age was the second consideration for the people to look
to ; (hisses) it was his idea, that an extension might he
made of the right of Sulr, wlihout melting, rt inn.
vernal ; and it would be bjneficial to the people in the
preservation of their rights, an•l that would lead to
Reform. 110 was not so absurd as to entertain the
idea of Annual Parliaments; but he declared he saw
no utility in loan' Parliaments ; and in his view they
might be shortened with advantage. He belonged to.
no party whatever; (cheers) but he hoped he should
merit their favour, as he would labour earnestly to
restore to them the share they had lost in the direction
of their own affairs.

On Mr. Hohhouse retiring, Hunt abruptly jumped
upon the hustings. He was greeted with general his..
ses and cries of—O6 I off! you have deserted vo,w
colours ! The Deputy Bailiff inquired if he was there
as a Candidate, or if he intended to move for, or mond,
the nomination of any Candidive ? On his reply,
which we did not hear, the Deputy Bailiff signified to
him that he must quit the stage ; which the Orator
complied with. _ _

Mr. Nicholson- came forward and pmpotcd Major
Cartwright—aud was seconded by a Mr. Bowie,
Mr. lamb then ciund• forward, supported by Mr.
M•Donald and Mr. Evans. They were received with
cries of No Whigs L and some applause. Mr. Nl'l ionald
in addressing the rneetimg said, they would find in the
man he had the honour to prorie (Mr. Lamb) one
who was in every respect worthy of their .sutfrages.
Mr. Evans, after the manner in which Mr: Lamb.
had been proposed by his Honourable Friend, felt that
he bad bet little to do. Every one felt that Westmiti.
ster, in Clic death of Sir S. Romilly, hat sustained a
loss which it was impossible to remedy, but which then.
were.now to do their best to diminish. Three Ceindi-
dates had this day been put in nomination—ant he
had expected a tburth to present himself is the person
of Mr. hunt—rand had this happened, the Fdecturs
would not have failed to prove to that worthy person
in what estimation his merits were held. Major Cart..
wright was not there. One of his frierelq had given
him credit fora new gealiflcation for a .41. P. They had
been told that the Nltt.;or could walk 20 miles in a day
(Laughter)—but though he .could perthrm this task,
be had not been able to walk to those hustice,es. He
wiahed the Electors of Westminster to look at the situa-
tion in which thia country would have been placed, if
the ideas of that Gentleman had been acted upon. They
would then see what delusions he had laboured under,
and of what serious importance it would have been to
the people of England had be been attended to. They
all knew how much the country had suffered flenn
most grieding impost, the Property ['ax. V:; ten a meet-
iug called in Palace-yard, to petition agetinst it,
Major Cartwright, instead of Lrin,rtirring the ge-
neral voice, held it weless to take the courac propass.al,
and exclaimed. " stud' and nanselse—pay your taxes,
stud seek relief in a Iladioal Rethrm of the House oe
Ilea his opinion been acted upon, tifty-nne
millions.of money would have been deawa from ti..
herd earrtis of his countrymen, awl they would hava
Le en mulated at their weekly pay-tables to satisfy that
old and silly politiarian.
They had been told of Mr. flobhouse's splendid ta-
leenellut, how, he would ask, had th:e.: talents been
csorcised ? He had used them but to detract from the
glory of his countrymen. Nothing would have brought
him ;Mr. (;vans) foravalq Clis day hut the Ereneh—
the Itevolu.ionary principles, of whi.ll he (Mr. Hob-
house) Led appeared the advocate. All those whom
he heal the honour to address, an all L• n,; must,
admired the glory won by the battle of Waterloo. All
the nations of the Continent, even the French theru.
selves, admired the conduct of the Duke of Wellington
on that great day ; and the humanity with which the
victors treated the wounded who fell into their hands,.
had been the subject of general praise; yet for that
brilliant triumph, Mr. Hobhouse had been able to find
no better name than " the carnage of St:John."

Mr. Hebhouse denied the tr,;ih of this ststcment_

Mr. Lambe said, no man could be more sensible-
of the importance of those duties which the electors
were now assembled to pertbrm; and none could more
highly appreciate the splendid talents and spotkss in-
terity ef their let Berreseatetive. It was rcisiails

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able, that he was the first man of eminence, on whom
when the writ was moved for electing a Member to
supply his place on his deceive, no euhvgium hat beea
pronounced ►n s'arli,►uicnt. His (\lr. Lamb's) opinions
lie could prove had ever been friendly to liberty, which
he had favourA to the extent of his limited means;
,ad his chums, he therefore thought, were cgual to
those of Mr. Holihouse. For himself lie would only
say, in the language addressed to them by Sir Samuel
Homily, that he was a friend to the more equal repre-
sentation of the, people, and to the shorter duration of
Parliaments.
The names of the CanZidates were then put in suc-
cession. The High Bailiff decided the choice of the
Electors to have fallen on Mr. Hubhouse.
Mr. Ilobltutise returned thanks.
The business of the day being terminated,
Mr. Hunt addressed the Meting in favour of Major
Cartwright.

TO TILE EDITOR OF THR NATIONAL REGISTER.

ON THE MANNERS OF THE RISING GENERA-

TION..

- Sin—Every feeling mini must with regret perceive
the daring and rebellions spirit that prevails in the youth
not only of this country, bat a'so those on the Conti-
neot. The consequences of this spirit unless subdued,
must inevitably prove of a very serious nature. Tre-
mendous must be the fate of the youth who thews this
untoward and refractory disposition. He begins his
career by flying in Cie Ewe of his masters ; he continues
it by doing the same to his parents ; he then proceeds
to offend the laws of his country, and concludes by
violating the laws and commandments of his God.—
The principle is the same, though it varies in its object
and is directed to different ends.
This want of subordiation is sufficient to excite a
general alarm particularly when we contemplate and
shudder at the dreadful increase of crimes of every
description, and chiefly that of forgery. The Sessions
in the Metropolis, end the Assizes in our different
countries, exhibit a melancholy list of juvenile, nay
offinnlers.
But by tho-e of a well-regulated mind, musters,
tutors, and governesses, if conscientious in the discharge
of their duty. will be regarded with esteem, and justly
considered as beuefactoes to their country ; for by their
patient and persevering exertions, the inundation of
the future happiness of their pupils is laid. They are
in fact, loco purenavn ; and any grateful youth will
view them as such. It is a narrow and contracted no-
tion, told false in its principle, to assert, that when
tractors are paid by the parents of the children, all
oliligation muses on their part, gal that of their off-
-spring, Payment by no means cancels the obligation ;
the debt of gratitude can never be sufficiently paid
to those w:to have toiled and laboured in the arduous
and too of.en thankless task of endeavouring to.en-
lighten the rising generation, and reseae it from bar-
barism and ignorance. I know not a more irksome
profession than, that of a school-master, whether public
cr private. It is Oat which is (as has been remarked
on a late -trial by an eminent Counsel) perhaps pro-
d nave of most bereft to the Public a id of least benefit
t the professor ; for he has to s.rig3le agninst pride,
obstinacy, and ignorance, withont any material pro.
tyect.of fortune or of fame. Had the school-master and
5...i1001-mistress merely to attend to instruction alone,
thoir labour would be greatly diminished, brit they are
anfortunately doomed to sustain the aggravating insults
of daring and refractory spi-its, which spurn their au-
thority, and treat them with contempt. Audacity and
eillontory are urriverl at albrmidable pitch, and I um
des-ply concerned to say it, even among young females,
f. ern whom wo naturally expect mildness aa:l gentle-
r:es:4, the pr.itsT characteristic of their sex. Of these-
vi:agos, or manlike ladies (as they are very aptly
rill-
edl the [Leman poet has, with just and pointed satire,

Mistier hinc wevimima cat.
Om illumine olio pu,tur achuovet ;
Cdniinero, sic cti:lenp, quo' vindida,
N.:rno ?nazis gautlet. uuam racmina.

It may nx.v be asked and with great propriety, from
whence this dreadful cahunity originates, and how it
may be repressed. I scruple not to say, that for the
most part of it originates in the weakness, folly, and
false indulrnee of parents' who have to thank them-
selves, and Vieniselvcs only for the miseries which they
entail upon their offspring. 1-lence arise that disregard
t) parental authority, that insubordination, and that
want of respect which are but too evidently manifested
in most familia. In former times the youths of both
sexes were kept more is the b tek ground in the nur-
sery, and nat introduced into compsuy, or. to use the
modern fashionahle phrase, brou,z4:l o'', till b irdering
on the age of eighteen or twenty. But ncr.v, Master
or Miss make their entree at the st;.re of for.rteea or.fPen,
rrhea the one can neither be treated like a boy nor the
other like u girl. Master is permitted to sit till a late
hour at the table allor the I.Alie3 hsw withdrawn,
while his father is utterly unnaindfol of the sage pre-
cept and salutary caution of the Rualaa satirist who:a I
Aare already rillgred...

THE NATIONAL REGiSTER.

Maxima debutur puero reverends, si quid
Turpe puss, nec to contempseris annos ;
S.xl pecuturo, obsi.,tat übi, tidius

Utile father is thus negligent of his duty to his son,
the t;md and foolish mother is equally so towards her
daughter, the boarding school Miss, who, too often,
has received an education far lxyend her sphere in life,
who, perhaps, ere she has reached her 17th year, is
ushered into the drawing-room, where she is taught,
to the admiration of her mama (but secret disgust of
her more discerning-friends), with unblushing confidence
to imitate the fine lady, stare every one out of count-
enance, and, as Dean Swift has humorously remarked,
actually, by her boldness and effronte►y, run down the
men.

As the education of youth was formerly too much
neglected, it is now carried to the contrary extreme- I
am by no, means an advocate for keeping the !ewer or-
ders of sOciety injurious, and suffering them to remain
without any sort of education ; but surely that educa-
tion should be given to them which is suitable to the
sphere of life in which they are likely to move, and in
which the band of Divine Providence has been pleased
to place them. Too relined an education is highly in-
jurious to those who have received it ; for it sets them
ab9ve themselves, and teaches them to despise the hum-
ble situation of their misjulgisag and ill-advised
parents. I once witnessed this absurdity at a little pub-
lic house at ivhich 1 stopped, on the road &um Rains-
oitte to Margate. Little Miss brought in my refresh-.
tnents, splendidly and elegantly dressed, with her hair
en papillate,; site then hastily ran up stairs to attend
the summons of her music-master; the door, through
the vanity of the.mother, being left open, that I might
hear the dulcet sounds of this daughter of beer and
cyder. Sounds I certainly beard, but they were not
those of harmony. To complete her accomplishments,
drawing was not omitted. Specimens of her correct-
ness in that elegant art were in profusion hung round
the room in costly gib frames: In one piece you might
be delighted with the vicot of houses resembling the
leaning tower of Pisa, with chimneys quite perpendi-
cular ; and in another the leaves of trees all hearing
the same way, which gave you en accurate idea of a
storm at sea, without the artist having been at the
trouble of representing angry and tempestuous waves.
If the results of stich an education be not absurd and
ridiculous in the extreme, it will be a matter of asto-
nishment and wonder to.

Mr. Editor, your humble Servant, CENson.

Posturtpt.

MONDAY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

PECUNIARY INDEMNITY BY FRANCE TO

THE ALLIED POWERS.

DEFINITIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR REGULATING THE

MODE AND TIIE PEHLODS OF PAYMENT OF TIIE
LAST 100 MILLIONS OF FRANCS, OF THE PE-
CUNIARY INDEMNITY TO BE PROVIDED EY

PRANCE.

Existing circumstances having rendered it necessary
to seek the means of diminishing as much as possible
the muss of the :oscriptlons of Rentes, on the Great
13ook of the Public I)dbt of France, which may im-
mediately be brought into the market at Paris, it has
been agreed as follows :
Art. 1. The inscription of 6,615,9-Itf. of Rentes,
made over by Fiance to the Courts of Austria, Great
Britain, Prussia, and Russin,• conformably to the 5,h
Article of the Convention of the 9th of October, ISIS,
shall remain in deposits in the hands of the Commis-
sioners of the said Courts, till the. sth of June, 1120.
In consequence, the Contract entered into between the
Courts of Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia,
and the Houses of Hope and Company, and Baring,
and Company, for the realization of the capital of the
said inscription of Rentes, is considered as null and
void.

Art. 2. In pursuance of the shave Article, the in..
scription of 2,205,31.1 f. which the four Special Com-
missioners had remitted on the 2.1 of December, 1818,
tc the houses of Hope and Co., and Baring, Brothers,
and Co., in execution of the contract of sale above
mentioned, shall be returned by these same banking-
houszs to the four Commissioners, who will return to
them in exchange their engagements for the same value.
The said inscription of 2,205,314 f. shall be transferred
by the Rqyal Treasury of Friinct:, an .l shall be united,
under the nr.nc cf the four Special Commissioners. to
the iascrii,tion Of 4,410,650 f. which remains in their
hands.
Art. 3. On the it of Jury, 1520, Franca shall
rc.ait to thc above named Courts, in exchange fur the

above-mentioned Inscription of 6,615,944 f. of Rentes,
Bons of the Royal Treasury, for the sum of 1.00,000,000
of francs; the said Bons bearing interest at 5 per
cent., payable in nine months, in equal portions, from.
day to day ; to commence the Ist of June, 1820, and.
to finish the Ist of Niareh, 1821.
The two first thirds of these Bons shall not be•
negotiable ; but the last third may be negotiated frees
the period of the Ist December, 1820.
Art. 4. The Commissioners of the Courts of Austria..
Great Britain, Prusia, and Russia, will receive the los-
rears of the said Renee of 6,615,944 f. inscribed, with.
interest from the 2:1.d of Septeutbe.r, 1818, which will
fall due from that day untill the Ist ofJume 1840, ins
elusive, on which day the successive remittances will be-
paid to the parties interested.

Art. 5. It is agreed that the above arrangements shalr
not interfere with those coneludel between the French.
Government and the above mentioned houses, Hope tk
Co., and Baring, Brothers, and Co., nor with the inn.►
diications which may be given to them by virtue of the
present arrangement.

Art. 6. It is agreed that at the period of the negoti—
ation of the last third of the Bons which shall be placed:
at the disposal of the Courts of Austria, Great Britain,
Prussia, and Russia, in pursuance of the 3d Article of
the present arrangement, (provided that these Courts
shall be disposed to make use of this power,) the French
Government shall be informed thereof, and on the same
condition shall enjoy the prJereace of negotiating such-
Bons.

Done, in five parts, at Paris, Feb 2, 1819.
(sl6.nel). I.E BARON DE VINCENT._
I.F. MARQUIS DESSOLLES.
CIARLEi STUART,.
H. 1)E GOLTZ.
POZZO DI BORGO.

E E DRAMA.