The National Register.
London, England, 1817-02-24 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

I an innisfaeOtt.ce, Abe rol end and object of their scheme
' being a resutuiptistpufaß property not unlawfully with-
held from them. -To this system the Agrarian Law, so
long and Obstinats4y contended for in the time of the
Roman Commonwealth, was child's play here is a
plan fin. the direct cutting of thnrats! for man rising
against man, and butchering his more opulent neighbour
without mercy.
Could Utopia or Bedlam produce a more compendi-
ous system of robbery and murder ? and yet men have
been found base and wicked enough to lend themselves
to the distresses of the times, to the failure of the sea-'
sons, to the temporary calamity of the country, in order
to propagate amongst the lowest and least instructed
orders of the people, smarting under the present imme-
diate pressure, and on this account less able to discri-
minute or judge impartially, these monstrous doctrines,
at which the sober mind recoils with disgust and abhor-
rence. With a view to disseminate those odious plans by
means of cheap tracts, and publications, funds have
heen created, and a system of communication organized.
Happily for the country these several schemes, souse
more seene less formidable, are now clearly developed,
and in possession of the collected wisdom of the legisla-
turc.
What steps will ultimately be taken on the occasion,
it would ill become us to conjecture or anticipate. We
arc free to confess we deprecate the suspension of the
labeas Corpus, that bulwark of the liberties of English-
men. We should be sorry to see the constitutional pri-
vileges of the people endangered, or for one hour sus-
pended, in consequence of the folly or madness of a few
misguided individuals. We still hope that the heart of
the people is sound at bottom, that they love and re-
vere the laws and constitution of their country, and that
in despight of their artful and malignant adversaries,
they are not to be seduced from their allegiance.--
Notwithstanding this well-grounded, hope, as we
trust it is, it would be unpardonable folly, when the
Spirit of mischief stalks abroad, not to take measures of
precaution. Common prudence suggests the necessity of
opposing an active and unprincipled enemy whose
designs are now made apparent, and who spares no
pains to disseminate his principles with the most ener-
getic and malignant industry. This is due to the sound
and loyal part of the community. When they sec the
Rulers of the State vigilant at their posts, deluding the
sophistry and exposing the absurdiiy of these persons
terming themselves Reformers—repressing acts of se-
dition, and preventing their recurrence by wise provi-
sions—when added to this, they see them seriously en-
gaged in plans of retrenchment, and setting the example
by voluntarily imposing on themselves a tax on their
own incomes, they must consider them in no other light,
than that of faithful stewards anxious to perform their
duty to the public, and giving a pledge of what may be
expected front them, which ought to be hailed with
gratitude, and accepted with confidence.
SUNDAY AMUSEMENTS.

OBSERVATIONS ON THE RETURN OF "THE AGE or
REASON," AND ON CERTAIN LATE BLASPHEMOUS
PARODIES OF THE CHURCH sERVICk.
The Age of Reason appears to be returning upon ue ;
and another attempt is making to laugh us out of our
Religion. It is almost dangerous to speak of the great
truths of Christianity, lest some disgusting and bias-
phemous parody should be cast in our teeth. The'
Litany ?four Church, concerning which even the unbe-
lieving Hume spoke with respect ; and which has been
copied, more or less into the religious services of almost
every denomination of Christians, not even excepting
the Unitarians themselves, is held up to public scorn
and derision, by the new-fangled RefOrmers of the pre-
sent day. The grand and truly eloquent language of
the Te Deem, has been tortured to the purposes of
faction, rebellion, and infidelity. An attempt to mur-
der the first Magistrate of the State, or at least the
Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf
of the lira Magistrate, our venerable and afflicted Mo-
narch, has been made the subject of a blasphemous
joke, in a miserable two-penny pamphlet, entitled The
Bullet Te Deum. These wretches 'probably do not
no-
derstnnd the meaning of the word they have, in this',
title so profimely prostituted : but if they had under-
stood it, they would not have restrained their licen.
tiousness. That incomparable " form of sound words,"•!
The Lord's Prayec, has not escaped the ridicule of
these Reforraers:—.even this sacred address, -taught us
by the Son of God himself,—an address which not even
the " Free Thinking Christians"—no, not even the.
renerend and doubly licensed dedlers in gin, have hi-
therto ventured to ridicule, at least, we presume it has
not yet become the subject of a Sunduy debate at the
" Church" behind Jewin-street, whatever it may have
been at the Chapel of Ease in Holborri--Yes: even this
form of prayer, aoknowledged and used by all sects and
all parties throughout Christendom—which we have
taught our children as soon as they could lisp the words
" Oar Father"—even this has been travestied, panxliLd,
and treated with derision. The hallowed tables of the.
Dtwalootte also have been touched by the profane hands
of the ;dvoeutes of Hunt and Cobbett ; and by those
who, while they lift their rebellious weapons against the
venerable fabric of the Constitution, are devoting a por-
tion of their energies to the destruction of the sacred

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altars of our God. The Psalms of David—" the sweet
singer of Israel' *—The Calechim of the Church—the
Benedictions of the author Red Ministers of Religion—
the concluding Doxologies of our public prayers, bor-
rowed front the inspired writings thentselves—are all
enlisted into the ignoble services of sedition and infide-
lity. The Creed ?Rh Apadlex—the very attributes of
ROOVAII himself—the heavenly titles of the SON of
Gon—Nay, whatever our forefathers have held sacred,
whatever constitutes the hope of the heavenly-minded,
the consolation of the distressed and the wretched, the
joy and the comfort of the wise and the good—all, all, is
turned into ridicule, and made the subject of indecent
sneer and sarcasm.

Oh ! but we must not say a word about all this—
" No harm is meant, no mischief is intended ; the writers
have the most profound regard tier the institutions of
religion : they are all good church-people ; quiet in.
offensive Christians; and all they seek is Retiorm—the
correction of :Anises in Government. They seek only
Magna Charta and the Bill of Rights, Saxon laws an 4
Saxon institutions, Atmual Parliaments and liniver.
sal Suffrage !"—" MI fiiir and above board here."--
" Fair play's a jewel." Yes, yes ; this is all they want,
if we believe them. But are we to be thus duped out
of our religion under the mask of Reform? If this is,
indeed, all they want, let them seek it by other means
than that of blasphemy and profaneness. Let them
meet—let them make long speeches—let them indulge as
much as they please, in what Mr. Brougham so aptly
called their " little nostrums and big blunders ;" but,
even as friends to a rational constitutional reform of
actual abuses in the government of the state ourselves,
we entreat these men to tbrbear to debauch the minds
of our servants and children, by their sacrilegious at-
tempts to bring the institutions of religion and ino•
rality into contempt by their " cheap publications."
Mr. Cobbett, in his " pamphlet" of yesterday, harp
with evident chagrin,but with themost pettrile childish-
ness, upon the word "cheap" In the Report of the Secret
Committee, as applied to the "inflammatory and reditiout
works" " the end and intention of which is to root out
all feelings of Religion and Morality"—lnstead of either
himself promising to refraim from uttering his own
" seditious" publications, or of, at least, entering his so.
lemn protest against the " /eliminatory" cheap publics.
tions which it is the object of this article to reprobate,
he chooses to dwell upon the word cheap, as if any one
could possibly be stupid enough to believe, that the
Committee objected to these publications merely on the
ground of their cheapness. In the compass of little more
than half a column, he introduces this word cheap, with
an inviduons sneer at its application, nearly half a score
of ti...ies---what eggregious trifling ! what contemptible
sophistry ! " If," says he, " a law were passed to make
lay writings of high price, the people would club their
Iwo-pen ces to get at them." We have heard of a poor
drunkard, whose wishing that ale were a guinea a
quart, replied, if so, the first guinea he could lay his
hands upon, he would buy a quart with it. Pm-
bably some such feeling as this may inspire the refined.
taste of " the people," who read " Cobbett's weekly
Political pamphlet," of which he boasts that " more
than a MILLION have been sold within the last silt
months; and though," he adds "the people are tortured
with the gnawings of starvation, (which surely cannot
be the case with those who have money to spare for the
purchase of this same book of Cobbett's), though this is
acknowledged and proclaimed in parliament as well as
out, not one riot, not a single breach of the peace, has
occurred. at any one of those numerous multitudinous
( where did Mr. Cobbett pick up this hard u ord
asseniblages where the principles if my little book- have
been held forth and acted upon !" Oh ! the consummate
iinpadelace of this man ! It is -a Let worthy .of par-
ticular observation, that Cobbett's Register has
been translated into the Welsh language cad sent down
for distribution among the "multit odinous assemblages"
at Myrther Tydvil. And has there been uo breach of the
peacethere? Doubtless Mr. Cobbett will reply, and with
just about as much truth, too, as Macbeth did to this
ghost of Banco,
Tbsu eanst not eay I did it
In the next " pamphlet" it seems, Mr. C. will " cor-
rect an error as to the enure of the diAturbonces in
Wales." The press waits, and the latter part of this ar-
ticle bears ample internal evidence of its having been
drawn up •.vi!ltout much previous conSideration : Cob-
bett himself is but just out.

General Francis Dundas ie .appointed Governor of
Dumbarton Castle, in the mom of General Drum-
mond, decease,l ; and Lieutenant General B. Leighton
succeeds General Dundas as Governor of ( ar.id-
fergus.
The Duke of Marlborough, in consequern e being
elected High Steward of Oxford, gave a hand o en-
tertainment to the Freemen of that city ; 4s public
houses were opened for their aecommodulion, and y 0
persons partook of Grace'slibemliLy.

I NNOCITLA T 1 ON son TIIF: .—A German 11.,..-
siciaa, kDe Ro;enC2.l.), is stated in the French ps,,,,rs
to have hem recently innoculatea with the ping,' at
C-nstuntinnple, and to have subsequently exposed
sell to all the contagion of that disease without being 3:1
the least affected by it.

FEBRUARY `8477,---
THE DRAMA.
--re•--

A Mr. Booth, who has lately been performing on
the Brighton and Worthing boards, made his first ap-
pearance at Covent Garden Theatre the early part of
last week, in the well-known character of Richard the
Third. In voice, in figure, and in features, Mr. Booth
so exactly similar to Mr. Kean, that he might be
almost taken for the latter gentleman ; added to which,
his acting of the character was in many parts a close
imitation of Mr. Kean's performance. Altough in
some measure subject to the imputation of being a co.
pyist, yet Mr. Booth shewed considerable symptoms of
genius and excellence, and by the audience he was so
warmly applauded that the play was called for
repetition on the next evening, when his success was
still greater than on the first performance, and he was,
by his friends, hailed as the rival of Kean. The next
morning he applied to the Manager for an engagement,
when he required " fifteen pounds a wcek for three
years certain ;" he was offered a rising salary, com-
mencing at five pounds a week, and to be iuncased in
a full proportion to his success afterwards ; •Itt this be
declined, and Mr. Kean hearing of the difference b..
t ween the Actor and the Manager, introdu:ed Death to
the Drury-lane Committee, who engaged him at eight.
nine, and ten pounds per week, ftr three years.
On Thursday night the most numerous attendance
we have witnessed this season, was drawn to Drury-
lane, to see Pooth's first appearance—the character he
chose was lago—Othello, Mr. Kean. With respect to
the performance of Mr. Booth, he certainly displayed
much talent in some passages, but in others he failed,
and was on the whole left by Kean at a considerable
distance.—The applause on both actors was excessive.
Mr. BOOTIL-Our readers will be surprized to learn,
that this promising performer, who was announced for
his second appearance as /ago, at Drury Lane last
night, disappointed a very full house, and the public
generally, by one of those stale dramatic tricks, known
by the word indisposition. We have no time for parti-
culars, and must content ourselves with stating, that
the audience was informed by Mr. Rae, that he had
received a note from Mr. Booth, stating, that he (Mr.
B.) was so much hasrassed by the past week's proceed-
ings, #hat he was gone into the country a little way to
recruit himself. After Mr. Rae had read this unplea-
sant note, he informed the audience, that. upon the re-
ceipt of Mr. B's letter, he proceeded to his house, and
that on his way, he met an intimate friend of Mr.
Booth's, who informed him, that at 12 o'clock he had
met Mr. Booth, in perfect health. Mr. Rae proceeded
to Mrs. Booth, who stated, that her husband was gone
into the country—that in fact she did not know where
was.—Gar readers will judge of the feelings of the
House on the receipt of this intelligence. A loud and
universal expression of disapprobation burst forth, and
there w..s an impetuous cry for Mr. Kean as logo from
one party, and an almost equal one for that gentleman
at Othello fr nn another. The lagoites, however pre-
vailed, anti on uu appeal by Mr. Kean to the house, he
was permitted to proceed in that character. Mr. Rae

took -the part of Odic
Po.
Mr. Booth is re-engaged at Covent Garden Theatre.
His conduct has excitedr' a very strong and very general
feeling of indignation and surprise. These cabals be-
tween the Managers, we fear will prove injurious to
the interests of both houses.

CPLERRATION OF THE QUEEN'S BIRTH DAT ON
Tocasnay.—Some months ago, the Prince Regent,
with a view to relieve the distresses of the manufactur-
ing classes, by affording them employment, gave direc-
tions in the Gazette for the public celebration of the
Queen's Birth-day, and of his own ; and, in order to
make the relief more effixtual, notice was given, that it
was expected that on both occcasions all those who
should attend the Court, would appear in dresses
entirly of British manufacture. In further pursuance
of this plan, his Royal Highness ordered all his state
and household officers to wear costly dresses of home
fabrication, and those dresses were directed to be made
into three classes of uniforms, according to the respec-
tive ranks of those officers. All the company present
complied with the laudable directions of wearing Bri-
tish dresses.

The day was announced, as usual, by the ringing of
bells and the salute of artillery•. About two o'clock
the scene became very magnificent. The perpetual
succession of state-carriages and splendid liveries affiin•ded
a rich tviat thr those who are fond of showy spectacle.
The company began to arrive at the Queen's Palace
about one, and continued to do so till half past three.
Her Majesty entered the drawing-rom about two
o'clock, and first received the congratulations of the
firdgn Ambassadors, of the Cabinet Ministers, and of
all who had the privilege of entre. The Grand Duke
Nicholas was, fitr the first time intraxiiieol with the
usual court-formalities to the Queen. It was the first
drawing-room which his Imperial Highness had seen,
and he seemed delighted. As soon as the privilegssl
persons had been presented to the Queen, her Maje.:ty
pi%)eeeded to receive the respects of the general com-
pany, which, as well as the presentations, was very hu-
mereus.


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Fran the LONDON GAZETTE, Titetday, Feb. 18.
—or—

(This Guette announces that the French and Dutch Ambassa-
dors had audiences of the Prince Regent, to convey W his Royal
Highness the sincere congratulations of their respective Courts, on
his escape from the late atrocious attack. made upon his sacred per-
son.]
BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.
R. C. Powatt, of Warrington. Lancashire. publican.
W. SMITH, of Leominster, Herefordshire, fanner.
BANKRUPTS.
ADAMS .1. of Holyweft-street, Shoreditch, druggist, Feb. 22, March
8, April I, at Guildhall. At Mr. Griffith,- Featherstone-build.
BRAITHWAITE J. of Leeds, cloth-merchant, Feb. 27, 28, April 1,
at Leeds. Att. Mr. Wilson, Greville-street.
CHADWICK R. jun. late of Richmond, Yorkshire, grocer, Feb. 22,
March 8, April I, at Guildhall Att. Mr. Egerton, Gray's-ins-sq.
CoxoN, E. of Birchwood Park, in the parish of Norbury, Derby-
shire, limeburrier, Feb. 27, 28, April 1, at Derby. Atta. Alex-
ander and Co. New Inn.
CUNNINGHAM J. Market-street, Derbyshire, Feb. 25, March 4,
April 1, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Coleman, Furnivars-inn.
REWARD, J. of Bridlington Quay, in the parish of Bridlington,
Yorkshire, ship-builder, March 4,5, April 1, at Bridlington Quay.
Att. Mr. Eyre, Gray's-inn-square.
JORDAN .1. of I oundsditcl.. liquor-dealer, Feb. 25, March 11, April
1, at Guildhall. Att,. tVliarton and Co. Temple.
KEsitate T. of St. James's-street. Piccadilly, tailor, Feb.2s, March
11, April 1, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Punton, Wine-office-court.
MASS HER G. H. of the city of Chester, carpenter, March 4,5, April
at Chester. Ans. Philpot and Co. Temple.
;METHUEN. H. of Nlanclicsrer, inarmfacturer. March 7,8, April 1,
at Manchester. Att. Mr. Ellis, Chancery-lane.
Muanisom W. late of NewcaFtle-upon-Tyne, rope-maker, March
it, 15, April I, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Att. Mr. Forster,
Nes castle upon-Tyne.
SCOTT A. of West Smithfield, toy-merchant, Feb. 22, March 4,
Apil 1, at Guildhall. Att. Mr. Croft, Chancery-lane.
S tr.r 11, L. of Stanwix, perish of Stanwix, Cumberland. lead-miner,
March 6,7, April I, at Carlisle. Att. Mr. 13attye, Chancery-Line.
VoLt arts J. of Leeds, earpent,T, boat-builder, Feh. 28, March 1,
April I, at Leeds. Acts. l'ottie and Co. Poultry.
WALL G. of North Shields, s.,ip-builder. March 8, 12, April 1, at
North Shields. Acts. Meggison and Co. Hatton-garden.
WATSON W. of Wak..fiAd, *lm-dealer, March 7,8, April 1, at
Wakefield. Att. Mr. Evaus, Hatton-garden.
WHITE W. of Coventry, victualler, Mardi 4,5, April 1, at Coven-
try. Atts. Woodcocks awl Co. Coventry.
DI vinENDs AT GUILDHALL.
H. Mancur, of Maiden-lane, laceman, March 11.
.1. Sharp, of Phoenix-sweet, St. Pancras, paper-hanger, March 11.
T. Brame. of Lowestoft, herring,-merchant, Feb. 25.
.1. 'nalliunter, of London, merchant, March 11.
T. Leonard, of Euston-square, builder, March i 1.
T. Feaver, of Nither Compton, linen-manufacturer, March 15.
W. of Chesharn. carpenter, March 11.
G. and C. Coles, of Tower-street. brokers, March

DIVIDENDS IN THE COUNTRY.
R. Strong, of Whitehaven. mercer. March 14.
S. Jones. of Peterchurch. grocer. ',larch 15.
S. Marsdcr. jun. of Portsmouth, coal-merchant, March 6.
W. Hartland, jun. of Bri.tol, carp.nter. March It.
t. Stoke... of Graft Malvern, hop-merchant. March 17.
J. Gibson, of Newcastle upon Tyne, merchant, March 11.
W. P. Peale. of Newport. saddler, March 11.
.1. I. eigoe, of Liverpool. timber-merehant, March 17.
T. Millichap, of Whistonei, wheelwright, Aug. 14.
J. Kembell, of Monks Eleigh, miller, March 13.
W. t.arside, of Stockport, grocer, March 18.
C. Stokes. of Newport, shoemaker, Mardi 12.
G. Wood and .1. Jackson, of Broughton, calico-printers, March 12.
C. Logan, S. Lenox, P. Stubs, and W. Welsh, of Liverpool, mer-
chants, March 17.
W. Lowman, of Newcartle upon Tyne, tailor, March 11.
CERTIFICATES, Hansa lI—D. Pullen, Spread Eagle court,
Threadneedle-Amer, bill-broker—W. Watson, Abingdon-row. Gos-
well-street-road, merchant—N. Bell. Boroham Park, near Elatree,
hay-jobber—W. Booth. Hanley. potter—J. Smith, Radderstield,
cooper—J. H. Whittaker, Manchester. calico-dealer—W. Binh,
N'albrook. snip-chandler—G. Roberts, liodden Down, schoolnuister
—W. I. Newman. Norton, horsedealer—.l. Court and J. L. niggles,
Savage-gardens, merchants—J. Mockett. Isse of Thanct, farmer—
W. Mr-Knight, Westward. floar-dealer—W. Brierleg, Halifax,
grocer.
PARTNERSHIPS IMSSOLVh:D.-
K eats and Thredder, St. Pas Church-yard, hatters,
Jore2s and ('o. Liverpool, carters.
Purle raid Spice, Oxtord-street, tavern-keepers.
Ycaden and Co. Otley, scribbling-millers.
Barton and Harvey, Stanhope-street. Ciare-market.letter-founders.
Whitaker and Shn..eve. Halifax, painters.
Gallloll and Gibbs, Aldetsgatc.street, goldsmiths
T. and W. T. Mitchell, Woolwich, builders.
Hailers and Creseick, Slieffickl, factors.
Jackson and Co. Warrington, glass-rnanufacturcrs.
Lancaster and Burgess, Nlancheuer, calico-pritants.
Fix•ter and Longley, Hastings, brickmakeri.
Paterson and Nicol, Paddington. seedsmen.
Cuckbain and Ogden, S:lford, eottoa-manufacturers.
Dennistoun and Co. Glasgow and Liverpool.

OMITTED FRO\I 1..151' SATURDAY'S GAZETTE.
DIVIDEND'', AT GUILDHALL.
W. Hill, of Cock-hill. Rateliff-highway, grocer, March I.
G. Cowen& of Gray's-inn-lane, dealer.
1 March 8.
J. 1. Keighly, of London, merchant, .March 8.
.1. Muorhouse. of Sloane-street, wine-merchant, Feb. 25.
W. Snell. of Upper North-row, Park-lone, caul-di:4er, Feb. 25."
A. Freeman, otCheshatn, grocer, Mardi 8.
S. Warwick, of Old Cavendish-street, linen-draper, March 8.
J. Mwtenuan, of !Hatton-garden, music-seller„ Mcreh 8.
SV. 31•Quoid. of Leadenhall-street. merchant, Mardi S.
D. Barnard, of She/fill. merchant. Feb. 2g.
R. 11. T. Staveley, Bartholonicw-close. druggist, March 8.
J. Bland and .1. Satterthwaite Fen-co. insurance-brokers, Feb.lB.
I. Ahlehe.rt, C. C. Becher, and J. llorgreaves, of Copthall-buildings,
mzrchants. March 18.
K. H. F. \S'illianis & M. Wilson, of Liverpool, merchants, March 8..
E. Tebuy. of Ilestinga, in/moms:cr. March B.
C. Gilbert, of St. George's-fields, back-maker, March R.
E. Cook, of Eon-street, Alanclie,:ter-wmare, grocer, March 11.
R. Badman, of Alderigate-street. eheesemonger, March 11.
R. \ I'llrair, of Fen-court, broker, Feb. 22.
M. Coale, of Thorney-,treet, tailor, March S.
DI\II)ENDS IN 'filE COUNTRY.
T. Gilbert. of Leicester, grocer, Ntaruls 19.
W. Trentloa, of SN'innington. drug-vender. March 11.
H. ltudkin and T. Johnson, of Coggasitall. worsts-I-ma/Mt March 21.
G. M'allett. of Great Malvern, druggist. March 19.
J. Jo:manna', of Liverpool, ineretuutt, Mardi is:.
CERTIFIC \TES, Nl.snest s --J. llowett, of St. Martin's-lane.
builder—L. Itic2, of Ashby.de-la-Ziruch, porter merch-int —IL
Ilughes, of Manchester. grocer—W. Dawson, of Waki.fichl, scrive-
ner— I. Luke, of F,oter. tronmossger—lt. Coplar.il, of the Borough,
linen drajitr—G. Franks. of Redcross-street, hatter—E. Resford.
of Brook s-moss. Hanover-square, hackncyinan—J. Fay, of Upper
George-street, chikl-bed-linen manutictur:r—T. Kendle, of Great
Yarmouth, woollen dtaper—W.. Carter,. of Sulgrave, hiiker—J.
Glyde. of Chard, grocer—l.:. Shahs*, of Bristol, grocer—W. flaw.
of Bristol, plane maker—M. Smith, of Bristol, coal merchant—J.
Firth. juts. of Wltitley Lower, cluthia-..W. flue, of Bibton, brick
nuke:.

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PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
Peters and Sowerby, of Bristol,. grocers.
Nehon and Wenunore, of Quality-court, anomie*.
Tosialtins and Andrews, of Wandsworth. glaziers.
H. and H. Lanham. of Horsham, grocers.
T. and H. Edmondson, of Lancaster,.gsocers.
and looker, of Thee.
Rieltastis aqloilres, of Warwick.court, Holborn, fugiers.
Clads stag of Rye. sail makers.
Connor and Liverpool, whitesmiths.
Bailey sad Wan, of Nottingham, spirit merchants.
.1. and W. R. Eamon, of Leeds, tobocconifits.
T. and J. Eittlewood. of Rochdale, woollen manufacturers.
Iff•Lea and Co. of Greenock.
Stanley and Weston. of Lower Thames street, ironmongers.
Eadon and Co of Sheffield, razor strop manufacturers.
Deacon and Bedfard,.ed Lad-lane, warehomemen.

EAST INDIA HOUSE.

On Thursday the Court of Proprietors met, pursuant ter
notice, for the purpose of resoimisog the adjourned debate on
' the snbjeet of Hertford College.
Mr. Robert Grant opened the discussion. He spoke for
more than three hours. Of course, it is impossible, within
our limits, to present twen an adequate abstract of his very
eloquent speech. He began by answering some of the general
observations which had been mad! by Mr. Randle Jackson,
at the former meeting, in disparagement of the Hertford in-
stitution. He then entered into a long and very able deft•nce
if the objects, order, dist•ipline, and students of that College,
going over the various charges which fir. Jackson and semis.
of the public prints had preferred against them, ins most
animated strain of eleqnence.
Mr. lmpey praised the College for the choice of theirodvo-
code, who had delivered so eloquenta speech: it was time
the discussion was at an end ; and he should move the previous
question on so unreasonable a proposition. After defending
the conduct of the College, and censuring those who had, as
if " afflicted with Nature's plague to spy out abuses,* had •
assailed every thing respecting the College as folly and ea-
travagance, lie moved the previous question.
Mr. Donets! Kinnairl said, that four or five hours •or
speeches, displaying various talents, had left them yet tonnes
quainted with the merits of the question. The Hon. and-
Learned Proprietor partially defended the motives and con-
duct of those who had censured the Collect.. He, and otht•rs,
wished to petition Parliament to be relieved from this Col-
leves and desired the Court to reconsider their constrict. As-
ses the equipment of caps and gowns, be might read from a
little book. published in 1632, a description of a mere learned
man :--" He is dressed in black, he speaks more sentences
than st•nse, he respects antiquity more than usefulness, he is
never so creat a stranger as at home, he tries to make a great•t
deal of small stories. At first lie looks to be a graduate ; when •
he gets a fellowship he is without a fellow: he is ready to •
swear that•a citizen and a cuckold arc convertible terms,
even though his mother might have been an Alderman's
danghter. (Laughter.) He (Mr. K.) did not apply this to •
the historian forilltiling to Mr. Melthus, who has written an
account of this institution], but lie thought some mere scholar
had something to do with the business. (Hear.) This coml.
try was too full of institutions to have it said in 1803 that we-
must establish this Utopia of education. Retire they com-
pelled a man to send his son there, they should show its
snperiority. Mr. K. then went into various details, and stated,
that the °oily advantage to be ascribed to the College, was is
the oriental languages. He then reviewed the origin of ii e
public semi .au les tot Oxford and Cambridge, West:Moot,
and Eton, and ritli;•ided the college appearance given to if •
new school. The. French hail been compared to in. ,ets
and tigers. Su here was the apishness of the nniversities,
with the principal—an addition showing that a Scotch') as..
bad a flogs riu the pie. Souse merely teamed moo w. aat
the bottom of the Hertford regulations. He strongly con-
demned the power of the council to expel by the votes of 3
to 2 ; their -power of dismissing after one term ; and the
wnole system of exclusion, which operated ou any who might
have been expelled elsewhere. After many other conserva-
tions he contended, dud the various public institutions here
wen-sufficient. and desired that compulsion to enter this new
college should be done away.
After a conversation between the Chairman, Mr. R. Jack-
son, do c. the debate was adjourned at 6 teeloisk till Tuesday
next.

L.411' INTELLIGENCE.
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COURT OF KING'S•BENCif, WEDNA.SDA E, FEB. 19.
Spain! Jurim
THE KING v. %!'001). AND Fotr

This was an indictment against the defendants for a conspiracy to
sell and procure for money au appointment in one of the offices of
Excise. The Attorney-General, without going into the liarticulass -
of the caw, awed, that he had conferred vial the learned Conns..l for
the defendants, and it had been deemed e::lwttient nut. to fifer any
evidence in support of the dame of a conspiracy, on the understand-
ing that the defendant. um to-be found guilty on the i sth count of ,
the indictment, which charged them with a misdemeanour only.

THE VINO V. I. )11'5111:TT AND HANNAH BOYD.
This was an indictment against the tl.ftnrlvnts for writit g and
publishing a scandalous and defamatory libel of imdconc...,•nit g Ito
bet Woothnas Esq.
The itetendlnts were 'nought up from the King's Binch
and appeared to answer this charge without counsel.
The affidavit in question. on which the present indi-tment was
founded. cinema into at loug sratvmt lit of circuar,titnem tit.ding to
eillify the mend character of Mr. Wool as, chwing him, among
other things, withinuing seduced one of the defendant's (Boyd's)
bisters, his present wife, whom he 11..1fir.t debauched, and afterwards
married.

When the defendants were severanc cillarl upon Air their defenoc,
they both acknoaledgcxl the aflida‘ it. but contended that the circum-
stances therein ►tat• were true. They had, however, no evident_
whatever, and the Jury returned a verdict of—Guilty against both de-
tenciants.

THERSDAV, FEB. O.

THE KING V. If. TCHAUD. .

This was an ir.llicttnimt against the defendant. a bookseller in Pic•
eadtl/y, tar haying pabtishe4 gi libel on sae We Sir James Leith's
aides-de-eunip. This libel was i:I6II7LOA ut the H.yurts of the A icon
ins:dation, and contaiaed fa:a4. :mil infamous cliaritvii of ca-tuit)
att.Mist dime 11;41.25-de-camp. fir which it did not appear that there
was the slightest aniridst.un. Tbe daendant was found Guilty.

LORD ITW RT II . —NVO understand that his Ex. •
cellency the Lord Lieutenant is advised by his physi-
cians to proceed immediately to Cheltenham for the
complete restoration of his I. alai, by the use of tht.
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waters there.