The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-04-27 00:00:00

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01.1 r v 1.11.4 3114. Old Preening-, 365.
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V CRAIG briii;oi-folieit Wits mnd Families
I • to the fulluwing SELECTION of LINEN URA.
PF.RY (Wing part of an extensive Stuck), which is SELL.
ING at the under-uamed Prices. Please to bring the Acker,
tisernent, as it will cun•iiire those who have filar faith in
them, that every Article is sold as it is specified Moil, and
likewise warrants-4 of the best fabrics :

Real Damask Table Cloths, 3 yards long and f: cll.'.
21 wide - - - 0 1.8. 6. ,
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4 yards ditto, 22 wide - - -0 32 0 ,
6 yanls ditto, 21- wide . - -0 63 ii
Tea Napkins, pi r dozen - - - 0 12 6
Real Damask' ditto - - - 0 I 4 0
}'reach Catnbricks, per piece - .0 31 0
Valeisciennca make, ditto - - - 0 40 0
Real Russia Sisettiugs, yard and quarter wide,
per piece . - - 5 15 6
Irish Linen, fur Gentlemen's wear,got up with-
oat dress of the last improved bleach, per
. yard - . - 0 3 6
Miirctlla Quilts, 3 yards square - - 0 28 0
Comiterpaues, 2 yards square - - 0 7 0
Ditto, 21 long - . 0 10 0
Ditto, 1 loug - - - . 0 15 0
Stoat Cambric Muslin', per piece .. 0 12 0
Jacconuts, or the finest quality, for cravats, per
yard - . - 0 2 0
Real Irish Tabbinets - - - 0 3 6
Rumbatiner of every shade - 0 2 3
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Silk Striper, 26 inches wide - - 0 1 10
Sot) Cohurg Dresses - - - 0 b 6
Welsh Whittles, yard and half square - 0 7 6
Ditto, II yards square - 0 10 6
- - Ditto, 2 yards square - 0 12 8
Elegant Imitation Scarfs, 3 yards long - 0 28 0
Superb Cashmere, yard autl half wide, and
3 yards loom - . 0 63 0
Mout Furniture Prints - - - 0 1 0
The newest Desigiis of various Colours, on the
floral Cambric Cloth (regular price 25.) - 0 1 6
Furniture Linters, in every colons., perfectly
fast - - 0 1 0
Foie Scotch Muslin,. (of 10 yards) . - 0 9 6
Town Prints, Spriug Pancras, on the finest
Cloth, per yard - - 0 2 4
The Mater Articles will be sold off; they consist of Pe-
isse Cloths, Blankets, stair., Ape &c.
PS. Luxe Purchaser.' will find one of the largest Stocks
of Goods at this House in the Metropolis.—lrish Rank Notts
takeu is payment fur Irish Linen.—.7III,OXFORD.SfR Err,
opposite the Pantheon.

FROM SATURDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.

• •MILITARY PROMOTIONS.

,

• • War-Qffiee, April 24, 1818.
Royal Regiment •of nurse Guard.—Cornet Custom'',
Brander to be Lieateuant, by purchase, vice Brooke, pro.
muted in the 17th Light Dragoons--Cummissioat dated
March 28, 1818.
Stafford Hotslain, Gent. to be Cornet, by purchase, vice
Breeder—dated aa above.
241 Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Fergus James
Graham, from the half pay of the Regiment, to he Lieu-
tenant, vice John George Green, who exchauges—dated
as above.
4th ditto—Lienteuant James Chatterton, from the 12th
Light Dragoons, to be Captains of a Troop, by purchase,
vice White, who retires—dated as above.
18th Regiment of Light Dragoons--James Yorke Searlett,
Gent. to be Comet, by purchase, vice Delapasture, pro.
muted—dated as above.
let or Grenadier Regiment of Foot Goards—Lieutenant-
Colonel William C. Eustace, from half pay of the late
Chasseurs Britanaiques, to he Captain of a Company and
Lieutenant-Colonel, vice J. H. Davies, who axe henget--
dated March 26, 1818.
Captain Lord James Hay to he Captain of a Company and
Lieutenant-Colonel. by purchase, vice Cooke, who retires
—dated March 26, 1818.
Royal Scots—Captsin William Henry Butler, from half pay
of the Bth West ludia Regiment, to be Captain of a
Company, vice William Gordon, who exchanges, receiv-
lug the deffereace--dated as above.
sth Regiment of Foot—Ensigu Edward Eustace Hill, from
half-pay of the Regiment, to be F.nricn, vice Bishop,
appointed Quarter-Master--dated March 25, 11410.
&wigs Henry Bishop to be Quarter-Mastec, vice John Witt.
eon, who retires upon the half-pay--ilated March 28,
IRIS.
10th ditto—Captain George Chandler, from the half-pay of
the late 1.1 Greek Light Infantry, to be Captain of a
Compauy, vire Thomas Foulierzill, who exchangev, re.
ceiviug the difference--datril as &huge.
Surgeon William 1./Douel, from the half pay of the late

New Brunswick Fencih'es. to be Sorgeon, vice Ociaeius
Fritchanl, who eachatige.--.daiad as iiNiVe.
14th ditto—Captain William 'tumor, tr,.4,, the hatt.psy
eke Regiment, to be Captain of a C posy, vice Hens,
Nuoth, who exchanges--dated as abuse
29th ditto-.l.ientenant Arthur Richardsnn, from the tin's:
pay of the Kegiuseut, Iv be Lieutesiaiit„ vice *lionsias
Hamilton, who earhangta, receiving the difference--dstia
as above.
32d ditto—Lieutenant-Colonel lionourab!e Jolla M Witt -
land (luipeetiag Field Octi:.er of the Militia in the
Islands), to be Lieutenant-Culotte!, vice Maitland, who
exchanges—doted as above.
41th ditto.-. Ensign John Newman; from the half pay of the
lith Foot, to be Ensign, vice Heury Stunt Napier, who
exchanges-.dated as above.
48th ditto—Lieutenant Edward James O'Brien, from the
Rifle Brigade, to be Lieutenaut, vice Gibson, who ex-
cliangen.-alated as above.
49th dittc—Lieutenant yenrY Maltwell,•from the liatf-pal
of the Regiment; to he Lieutenant, vire James
who eiteltauges, receiving the dificrence--il wed at abut...
51st ditto—Lieutenant Joseph Julies, from the halt piv of
the 61st Foul, to be Laintenant, vice Henry Itru.l, wins
itaisanges, receiving the difference -dated as above.
I:o4th slittu...Lieutetians Charts Highgate Potts, from the
ko].;•al York Rangers, to be Lieutenant, vice Joseph
Henry Putts, who exchanges-related as above.
58th ditto—Lieutenant Warburtou Grey, from the half pay
of the Regiment, to he Lieutenant, vice 1). Dundar, wi..•
exchanges, receiving the alifferencr—dated as abuer.
lieutenant William Woulds to be Adjutant, vice Lands*,
who resigns the Ailjthaotcy only—dated as above.
62d,ditto— &taiga John Higginbotham, to be Lieutenant,
vice Heyland, ilea:wed—dated as above.
John Lane, Gent. to be F.osign, vice Higginbotham—date.t
as above. . . .
75th ditto--Ptlotaater Merles Cog, from the half-pay of
the late Rolle's Regiment, to be Paymaster, vice Henry
Tiddintaa, who retires ern half-pay--gated as shove.
81st ditto—Captain Thomas Coleman, from the 96th row.
to be Captain of * Company, vice DOR, who exchanges
—dated as above.
87th ditto—Lieutenant Josepla,Tunter, to be Captain of a
Company, vice Fits-rlareace, deca:sed—dated as ahoy,.
68th ditta—Captaih William Mackie, (rain the half pay of
the Regiment, to be Captain of a Company, vice Jaisivs
Paula Oster, who exchanges--dateal as shove.
98th Ciphin Robert Dulf, (ruin tbe gist Foot, to be Col,
lain of a Cuisipauy, vice Colesilau, who exthauges—dsts.l
as above.
Rifle Brigade--Lientenatit Edward Gibson, from the 48th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice O'Brien, who exchanges--.
dated as above.
Royal York Rangers—Lieutenant Joseph Henry Potts, front
the 54th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Putts, who ix-
changes—dated as above.
Royal African Corps—Hospital-Assistant John Mal often,
to be Amistatit-Suageon, vice Armstrong, placed upuu
halt pay--dated January 25, 1818.
STA FF.
Lieutenant-Colonel James Maitland, from the 324 Font, to
be Inspecting Field Oateer of the Militia in the Lutists
islands, vice Hun. J. M. Maitlaud, who exchanges—dated
March 28, 1616.

War-fyßre, April 23, IBIS.
311 Regiment of Dragouu Guards--Ricbar4 Martin, Gent.
to be Cornet, without purehme—dated April!, Isle.
thttMa-Lieutenant Thomas Matthews, to be Captain of
a Troup, by purchase, Huoglttoo, who retires—datr.t
as above.

Cornet Hairy Higiabotbani, to be Lieutenant, hy purchase,
vice Matthews--dated as above.
Ensign William Battier, from the 98th Foot, to he Cut act,
•ice Spence, who exchanges—dated April 1, 1818.
Gentleman Cadet Ramsay, from the Royal Military
College, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Higiubutham—
dated April 9, 1818.
nib Regiment of Light Dragoons--Lieutenant Edward
John Henry Briaeu, film half-pay of the 40th Font, to
be Lieutenant, vice Myles Sandr, who exchanges, re.
ceiving the difference—dated as above.
15th ditto--Sir Frederick Henniker, Bart. to be Cornet, by
purchase, vice Douglas, promoted—dated as above.
19th ditto—Lieutenant John Hatunteraley, to be Captain of
a Troop, by purchase, vice Anderson, who retiree—dated
as above.

Francis John Swaine Hepburn, Gent. to be Cornet, by pur.
chase, vice Sauad, promoted—dated as above.
22d ditto—Surgeon Anthony Cesar Colclough, from the
5616 Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Francis Edwards, who re-
tires upon half-pay of the 96th Foot—dated as above.
25th ditto—Lieuteuaot John hfacQueen, float the 60th Foot,
to be Lieutenant, vice Williams, who exchauges—dated
as above.
3d Regiment of Foot Guards—Captain Charles Talbot to
be Captain of a Company and Lituteoant-Colonel, with-
out purchase, vice Home, who retires—dated as above.
Lienteuant Digby Murray to be Lieutenant and Captain,
by purchase, vice Talbot, promoted—dated as above.
Phillips Cosby, Gent. to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Murray—dated as above.
sth Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Robert Wallace, from
the half-pay of the Regiment, to be Lientenaut. vice Mi-
chael Grestheed Hamer, who cachaages, receiving the dif-
ference...dated as 'above.
11th ditto—Surgeon William Chermaide, 51. D. from the
North Cork Militia, to be Assistaut•Sui•geois, vice Feeds.
rick Dix, who retires un half-pay as Assistaut•Surgeon to
the Forces, in the room of Assistant-Surgeon Williams...
dated as above.
12th ditto--Lieutenent Bickerton asamberlayne, from half.
pay of the Regiment, to be Lieuteuant, vice Thomas
Gale, who exchauges, receiving the differeure--dated as
above.
28th ditto—Ensign John Borthwick, from the half-pay of
the 10tb Fout, to be Romig°, vice Wm. Lynam, who cx.
*ogee—dated as above.
35th ditto—Ensign Edward lagram, from half-pay of the
Regiment, to be Ensign, vice Autbuny Joseph Mecdouell,
whoCaptaii"Georgcbaulteell ed assf—odualtsun. above.
Captain half-pay of the Regi-
ment, to be Paymaster, vice David Home, who retires
upon half-pay—dated as above.
53d ditto—Brevet Lieur.-Coloisel Oliver George Fehrszen,
from half-pay of the Regimeut, to be Major, vice Massed,
pruinuted—dated February 12, 1818.
55th ditto—Captain Frederick W. Ivb, from the half-pay of
the York Light infantry Volunteers, to be Captaiu of a
Company, vice John Campbell, who eocitaugas--dated
April 2, 1818.
5611 i ditto—Surgeon Henry William Markham, from half.
pay of the 26th Font, to be Surgeon, vice C:olckstrgb„aii.
pointed to the 224 light Dragoons--dated as above.
61st Jbitotothlioistogio.... be Lieutenant,Henryrrg rice
anßandajlohl, hn
alf-upaylius-f
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Elli-
son, who eacbmiges, receiving the difermice—dated as
above.
gad ditto—Lieut. William Clone, from the half pay of the
late sth %Vest India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice
War. Cushy, who exchanges—dated as above.
'flat ditto—Easigu John Francis Woodward, from the 73d
Foot, to be Ensign, vice Spalding, who eachangcs—dater
ar above.
73.1 ditto-.. Ensign John Spalding, from the 71st Foot, to be
Ensign, vice %Woodward, who eat:haws—dated as :mime.
th dittu--Lieol. Andrew Williams, frum the 25th Light
SODraguoss, to be Lieutenant, vice Mai:Queen, who as-
diallers—timid as above.
th ditto--Lieut. Henry Windham Desbarres, from the
87halt.pay of the Regiment, to be Lieuteuaut, vice Turuct,
promoted—dated as above.

119;-11 ditto—Captain Roger Sheehy, from the baltpay of the

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IteOutwit, t• be Captain of • Company, •ies William
Hill, who exchanges—dated as above.
Ed ditto—Lieutenant Edward Richard Mardonnell, from
the half-pay of the Royal Scots, to be Lieutenant, vice
James Evart, who exclusive, receiving the difference—
dated as above.
Seib ditto—Amiataat Swipes to the Forces %Valium Wil-

hams, from half-pay, to be Assistant-Sertown, ewe Na-
pier, appointed Supernumerary Assistant-Sorrels in In-
dia—dated as above.
911th ditto--Corsset James Spence, from the 6th Dragoon
Guards, to lie Resign, vice Battier, who exchanges—dated
April 1, 11110. •
Rifle Lirigade—Lieutenant William Henry Douglas, from
the ball-ply of the Seth Footli to be Lieutenant. vim
Ralph Thompson, who exchanges—tdated April tit, IWiS.
3d West India Regiment—Ensign Alexander Tunic, bi be
Lieuteuaut, vice Hodgkinaon, deceased-41atrd as above.
Geutleman Catkt Frederick Scargill, from dm Royal Nishiary
College, to be Ensign, vies Terser, proAsyted--deod
alrive.
`4th ditto—Second Lieutenant John Senior, froiXtheliklf-Pay
of the 3d Ceylon Regiment, to be Ensign. sic* Malted
Williams, who exchanges, receiviag the iliiferencet—dited
as above.
Royal York Rangers—Lieutenant Tudor, from the
ball-pay of the Sid Foot,, to be Lieutenant, vice Chariot
William Stewart, who exchanges—dated as above.
'Royal West India Raugers—i.limitimant William Alexander
Anderson, from the half-pay of the York Light Infantry
Volunteers to be Lieutenant, vice Thomas Swayne, who
trarhangeoLdated as above.
York Chasaeurs—Lieutenant John knirson, from half-pay
of the Royal Scots, to be Lientimant, vice Joseph lours,
who -

Surgeon Jobs Gideon Yes Millragen, M D. Irmo half-pey,
to be Sureeue to the Purees vies Jelin MeweN, who retiree
spun haltpay-4sted as above.
STAFF.
Awietaut-Wtoribeeper-Ceserel 'Mamas Atexaniler Soot:well
to be Deputy-iterekeeper-Geneeal—r.:ateta February 13,
1818.

Corromiertmis to the Royal Reeler. of CliesliireYromanry,
sigeed by the ford Detsteleast of the County of Cheiter.
Corset Robert Holbrook' to be Liestenaut, vice Higgiasou,
doer.i.ed—dittil April 10, HRS.
Comm) George Wallace, Gent. to he Cornet, vice R. Hol-
brook', pronroieil--itated as above.

ibr reamitodlir •f Gazette ire Idtt Paige

THE COPYRIGHT QUESTION.

tExtraeted frost the Literary Gazette, No. GB.)

But, say the advocates/or this burden—lt is
not so oppressive, fur it 'amounts to no more than
the price of the pkper on which these works are
printed, and it is easy to add eleven to the number
thich it is calculated will be sold. We shall not
dilate upon the argaments aaduced in reply to this
from the estahlished Mode of printing being charged
by two hundred and fifties (i. e. if above 250, 300
is paid for, &c.) ; from paper being previously tax-
ed 13 or 20 per cent.; from the abstraction, not
only of these public bodies who receive the copies
from she probable list of purchasers, but from the
loss of many other purchasers who would buy the
works for their private use, if they had not access
to them its these public libraries ; and from the
enormity of the levy, amounting in 1816 to
8,66-2/, 6s. 4d.1 we 'shall not, we say, dwell on these
objections, strong and irrefragable oa they are, bat
we would press on the attention of Parliament the
gross inequality with which this tax falls on diffe-
rent parties. The author of a sixpenny pamphlet,
which circulates 10,000, pays five sliding' and six.
pence ; the author of • learned work, of the cost of
fifty pounds, rendered worthy of the arts and coun-
try by beautiful and ekpensive illustrations, and of
which only 30 copies are circulated, pays five hon.
dred and fifty pounds 1 The forme► is charged five
and sixpence on 2501.; the latter, 5501. on 14601. :
the former two shillings and some pence; the lat-
ter above 30 pounds per cent. !!
Although we have but slightly touched upon the
other grounds of objection, we are sure they can-
not be felt as of • slight nature. That of paying
fur printing by the large numbers specified *heti.
ever a frirlion of 250 occurs mulit in many 'cameo
amount almost to a prohibition of the work. The
high duty upon paper adds largely to the intrinsic
value of the extra copies, even were the 'position
one moment tenable, that nothing more than the
Torre coat of materials, and not the selling price,
is the sum total of this imposition; that it is easy
to print eleven copies more than aYe wanted ; and
at any rate it is but ►elieving the publikher's ware-
lmuse from so mnch lumber. it is not easy to eon.
ceive any argnment more hat& than this : as if
any sophistry would deprive an article of trade of
it► value. Let one of the Senators who urge it, or
one of the University Syndics, be told, Sir, of the
dozen of chairs in your drriving-rooni, or of the
four virus in your wardrobe, I will take one; your
t:omp•ny rarely exceeds ten persons, or you can
only wear one dress at • time, and it is but the
►aw material, a little Iron-hair and mahogany, or
the entrails of an insect, that you yield after &H—
-and let us hear what these gentlemen would answer?
—Theta add to this the further Monsideratiou, that
the parties supplied gratis are ptecisely those who
are, it may be said, or ought to be. the natural
purchsseis, who should forth not only as the first
buyers in mart ass stem of calculation of consi-
derable pecuniary importance, but whose choice and
sanction should stamp the merit of new productions,
and by honouring the /unseat ambition of autlioi-
ship encourage and incite to further exertions—
throw these reasons also into the scale, said it be-
comes impossible not to be penetrated with the
grievousness of the cuse which converts the t►a-
ssral patrons of literature into its Mane and M-
etals'. It is true that wherever they ptiochass-
cif book., these being made common through
the inediuni of their public libraries, would pro-
duce the necessary consequence of vatisfyisig many
crashers, who would otherwise procure the works
for themselves : but this could not be impugned ;
the evil felt ir where all bunk,, of whatsoever kind,
are not bought bat demanded ; slut taken as that,..a
*wiled for ►he ostensible purposes of these public
bodies, but collected en recur. and rill *tied to
common 'woad as in a circulatiog library ; thus
distinctly depriving authors and publishers of a
market for commodities, which perhaps have no
►re datum hot such 1111 temporary curiosity
communicates to them. mud which cannot Ise said
to he sirratil for the encoula4ement of l►arnislg.
There is . tiler view connected with this branch
of the cluet,tioli, which is nut to he lost sight ol.—
the miscellaneous reading with which the libratiea

of bodies 'Were youth are stsetabled to study are
thus deluged, is fatal to learning. It may make
coxcombs, but must mar schblars. It Meat send
forth from the Universities prating superficial meth
and is rninoos to that depth of erudition and
kuowleslge, which in former riassos molted from an
academical education. Light reading, as it is call-
ed, is the very poison to the ,Oevere application
which alone can produce the ornaments to litera-
ture and science looktd for from our national in-
stitutions for the instruction of those whb are to be
our lights in philosophy, our sages iu jurisprudence,
our legislators iu politics, and our guide, in reli-
gion. It is abominable to see, as if it were to dis-
tract young minds from their proper pursuits, all
the flippancy, the folly, the pruriency 4 the teem-
ins press required, and forced into those shelves
whence they are so likely to push the dry reasoner.
of antiquity, the ponderous experience of ages, and
the harsh uninviting discourses which do n•t aim at
amusement but at information.

Looking et this point in its strong moral lean-
jug. we will not waste • word upon it in en crone).
-mica' sense. It is enough to suggest that the ex.
pence of housing, preserving, and attending an
universal promiscuous collection, such as must
accumulate in a very short time where all publics.
lion. are garnered, must be as heavy and onerous
as the annual ptirchase of all publications which
can be useful to siudeuts and beneficial to the
establishments.

It is said that the Acts of 1710, &c. were bargains
made, and that the price of copies is given for the
protection against piracy. This we have already
answered.—Literary property has as much • right
to untaxed protection from the laws, as freehold, or
any other species of property. Nay, the prodgc.
Lion of the mind is snore essentially the property of
the individual, than any other thing in the universe.
Unlike other articles, it is his own creation, and
one can hardly imagine how the mere publication of
his conceptions should divide a twin from his right
to his poem or essay, or scientific discovery. An
invention in mechanics is guarded to the inventor at
the trifling expense of a patent ; but the invention
am bard. • statist, a philosopher, must pay at the
enormous rate we have specified.
But the ground of a bargain is abandoned*, and
we ore told that it is for the promotion of the
general interest of learning that these sacrifices are
required. Ve deny the fact. Learning is dis-
couraged by the oppression of writers. If learning
needs this supply of books to the public bodies in
whose favour the statute has confirmed what
it alienates from all other authors and publisher*,
then we say it is for a national good, and • na.
tional good ought not to be supported by a par.
tial tax. Let the grants to the Universities. Am
be made out of the Ways and Means of the year.
and not out of the pockets of those who labour in
the too barren field of literature. None could
more rejoice than we would in the generous profu-
sion of such grants. Not a volume which Oxford,
Cambridge. Scotland, or Ireland, could desire for
the improvement of youth, should they be destitute
of, for want of wherewithal to purchase it. This
indeed would be to encourage learning on both
hands, and not robbing Peter to pay Paul, as is the
case •t present.

In France two copies, in America one copy is
token as • national deposit. Why should eleven be
levied in Great Britain ? Do we not fear the dan-
ger of foreign competition t. where learning is
'thus truly cherished, independent of the absence of
taxation, which with us weighs heavily on publics-
' lion ? Do we not perceive the mighty difference
between the productions of the press now and in
the time of Anne ? Let us but look at the spirit
and great efforts of individuals among our pub-
lishers, to bring out works, a nursery for the fine
arts, and an honour to literature and the country.
Not to mention Boydell's Shakspeare, there are
Valpy's Thesaurus, and Delphin Classics (works
which Governments have failed in on the Cott.
tinent) ; there are the immense national publica-
tions of Messrs. Longman and Co. the admiration
and wonder of foreigners, who have no idea of what
private enterprise does in England ; the same
might be said of many others of our chief publish-
ers—of Messrs. Nicol, Cadell, Murray, Lacking.
ton, Baldwin, Black and Parry Black, Celburn,
Taylor, Rodwell, Mae/maul Arch, Harding, Payne,
Britton, Ackermann. But to cut short the enume-
ration, we shall only note down eleven worksl and
the amount of the impost upon them in the shape
of eleven topics, and put it to Parliament—if it be
wise or just thus to levy contributions on indivi-
dual exertion under the false assumption, that by
so doing learning in encouraged ?
11 of Hee". Cyriopreilia £l,ooo
British Gallery of P.tigravitigs 1,085
Oriental Scenery (11 series). S?10
▪ The Philosophical Transactions abridged 1105
Stephens' Greek Thesaurus, about 5OO
Valpy's Delphiu Classics, about 1,500
1/opiate's 'Honest icon 1,500
▪ Portraits of Illustrious Persons . 830
Costumes of the Mt lit 530
-- Wood's Athena. I ikoniensea B3O
Nichols History of Leicestershire ..

L 10,959
We will only subjoin, that many works of simi-
lar magnitude and value have nut been undertaken,
beatnik the proprietors could not afford to pay the
tax laid upon them. Humboldt's Nondescript
Plaids of South America is one instance of this tact,
and we know of several others.

• If not abauiduned, it at least can he shewn that it had
but our contracting party! Of twenty conditions which
Authors and Publishers urged as just, equitable, and ne-
cessary fur their interests is; it, ercenteen were rejected.
t In Ensure, a work, price 600 guineas, hits been pro-
duced. Who could runt it in Great Britain, where the tax
lipoid it, fur the encouragement of kayoing, wuuld be 8,600
guineas?

POOR ItAtEL—From the last Report of the Se..
lert Committee on the Poor Law., it appears that
the average
of the Poor, iii 11w three years ending in 1756, was
only 730,135/. And that the average of three years
ending oil 1715. amounted to the enormous sum of
tk,164,496/. 'llw Committee further State, that the
average I manumit of y expended in reit/
0?/. icor, expanse of parish (Akers and removals, is
J27,57:4/. or one twenty-fifth part of the whole
looney raised! Theseducuntents foriu a melancholy
and striking proof of the almost incredible increase
of the pour In the worse of the present reign.

SCOTTISH HOSPITAL ANA
CORPORATION.

On Saturday hot the Spring Meeting of the
Scottish Hospital and Corporation ill London, was
held at the Freemaaona• Tayeroi, Great Queen-street;
Lord Visioned MELVILLE ill the Chair.

At seven o'clock his Lordship entered the room,
accompanied by Gellert! Balfour, Sir Thoturt4 Bell,
Admiral Ha!keit, and some other of the most distin-
guished 'friends and patron), of the Institution, mud
preceded by Macgregor, the Scottish piper, playing
a national air ou the national instrument, the bag-
pipes.
The company consisted of about two hundred
and forty persons. Messrs. Tudor, Broadhurst,
Collyer, Tyrrel, Clarke, and Hignian attended,
and contributed largely to the pleasure and convi-
viality of the Meeting.
A sumpthous dinner having been partaken of,
and the cloth removed, " Non Nebis Do:nine" was
sung by the professional gentlemen present with
fine effect.

The Noble CHAIRMAN proposed the following
toasts :

The Xing," in silence.—Air (hy the band)," God taw
tRe Kinf."—Sohlt." God sure tie neg."
" The Priace Regent."—Three times three.—Air, " The
Prince Repents Yetreh."—Song, " The Prinse Regent's
March."

" The Queen, and the female branches of the Royal
Family"...—Tkree tisoee three.—Air, 44 The Highland
Queen"—Boor, " "tarp Scot, fee/ lower."
" The Duke of York sad the Army."—Three times three.
—Air9 " The Duke of York's March."—Sutig, " O'er the
HWs and far awn?

The three preceding toasts were drunk with rap-
turous applause.
The ruble President said, he would next beg
leave to propose the health of the illustrious indi-
vidual, the Royal President of the Corporation—
who, though unavoidably absent on this day, had so
powerfully contributed, by his bounty. his liberal
example, his strenuous and zealous labours, to the
support and prosperity of their Institution. In
giving this health, he would be allowed to cou-
ple with it that of the part of the service his Royal
Highness had chosen as the theatre of his exertions,
actively to manifest his love to his country, a ser-
vice which he himself (Lord Melville) had ever
viewed, and to the end of his life would view with
the eye of partiality and affection—and on the well-
being and flourishing state of which, the safety and
greatness of the British Empire so much depended.
( Loud applause.)—He would propose
" The health of the Duke of Qum* and St. Andrews, the
loyal President of the Corporation, and the Navy."
His Royal Highness's health was drunk with enthu-
siastic applause—three timer three.—Air, /tale
Britannia—song, Kale Britannia.
The health of the' Duke of Rent and the Royal
Scots," was then drunk with three times three.—
Air, March of the Regiment—Song, a glee.

The Noble CHAIRMAN then said, he rose to pro-
pose the health of another illustrious individual, to
whom, though they had not the satisfaction of see-
ing him this day among them. the Hospital was
deeply indebted for his bountiful patronage, and
the promotion of its ends by his presence on many
former occasions. He meant to propose the health
of " His Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex."—
The health was drunk with three times three. and
the strongest marks of applause.—Air, A free and
accepted Manus—Son, ■ glee.
The President next rose to give the health of an
illustrious personage, whose name would be sure
to excite feelings of melancholy and regret in all
whom he addressed, who, during the time of his
residence in this country, had, by his honourable
and meritorious conduct, entirely gained the appro-
bation and esteem of every person in it, from the
highest to the lowest.—(Applause.)--He would
propose the health of "Prince Leopold of Saxe
Coburg."—This was drunk in silence.

Air—" Farowdi to Loclealer."—Song, " Ye boob and
broil of bossy Doom"
Toast--,. The Princess Elizabeth and he Prince at Hesse
Honsbourg "—Three limn three.—Air, " Wood an' mar-
ried ma' a'."--Glee—" here's a health to GU rood lame."

The Noble President now addressed the Meet-
ing, and observed, that he was conscious the toast
he was about to give would meet with the hearty
concurrence and perfect cordiality of every Gentle-
man in the room. In drinking " Success to the
Scottish Corporation," he knew it to be quite un.
necessary to use any words to recommend it to any
one present ; it would come home to their own
feelings. Equally unnecessary was it on such an
occasion to enter into ■ny detail of the objects of
the Establishment they were met together to ►up-
port. It held out no encouragement to the idle or
profligate. Its funds were employed exclusively in
aid of the virtuous and deserving Scotch poor ; in
affording temporary assistance to the distressed in-
dustrious, who might hope again to benefit society
by their labours ; or in granting regular and per-
manent pensions here ; or conveying immediately to
their native hind, when they desire it, the unfortu-
nate, aged, and infirm, who have outlived their
powers of exertion. He felt assured that Scotch-
men would give their poor and aged countrymen
the opportunity to boast, when they returned to
their Highland home, that they were not forgotten
or neglected in a strange land.—(Applaase.)—
The Secretary of the Corporation would, when he
sat down, read an abstract of the history of the Cor-
poration, and a statement of its present condition.
He would, therefore, at once, propose, " Success to
the Scottish corporation." This was drunk with
long and vehement acclamations.—Air, Gits I had
a kixpence under my thumb.
The Secretary then read a concise nccount of the
rise, progress, and present condition of the Scottish
Hospital, of which the following is the substance :
In the year 1567, there were but 58 Scots in London. The
accession of James I. caused a great influx of people of that
country lino the Metropolis; of these, XIMICe however great
their industry and economy, acco►ding to the natural cons.•
of things, were reduced to poverty and distress. To relieve
the wants of their countrymen, unnoticed and unkuown, un-
entitled, too, to parochial assistance, the more fortunate form-
ed • society, denominated the &offish llos, to which the
existing Hospital owes its of igin. The 6rst charter was ob-
tained from Charles 11. in the year 1645, so that the charier-
ed Corporation hat existed above 150 years. A mecumd
charter was obtained in the year 1676, enlarging the Corpo-
ration's numbers, powers, and privileges ; but so pressing
were the rails un its benevolence, that in the year 1775, when
the Sutiely was re-incorporated by his present Majesty, the
loads were little more limo sufficient to defray the chai ge of
sisiog out the letters patent. A by-law was afterwards made,
whereby it is the practice, in order to the formation of a

. .
lasting prorlectire ratite!, to invest in the public funds
one-half of every donation of ten guineas and upwards, to
twenty ; and the n hole of every donation of this last amount
or upwards. By the operation of this by-law, the Corpora-
tion are enabled, from the interest of their stock, to defray
the expenses of management, hot to do this only. It is On
the bounty annually received that they are to rely for carry-
ing the great purposes of the Institution into effect. '11:lie
end of the incorporation is--tty voluntary emitrihnti 111 l to
create a fund fur the relief and assistadee of poet teut: peo-
ple, who have not aerprired a right to any .parochisl provi-
sion in England, and who have serviigd tlw pow of labour-
ing, or are disabled tiy ciasualty and disease to earn a
hood; ur who, desirous to return to their native coustry, are
destitute of the means. With a view to counteract any ten-
dency to regular pauperism, and to keep up a spirit of inde-
pendence in the Scottish poor resident in Louiloo, none are
held entitled to permanent relief, but such as from age, sick-
ness, blindness, or other causes, are disabled from maintaitt-
ing themselves by their own labour.
In the years 11115 and 1819 the money distrihnted ex-
ceeded by the our of 3161. the amount of donati 111 l s and
subscriptions in the same period, and so great was the ilia.
tress during these two years, that the General Court uf Go-
vernors on St. Andrew's Day, 1910, determined to appor-
tion a sum of 1,5001. to the calls of the next year. How-
ever, the liberality of their Patron during the tast year has
enabled them them to preserve their engagements to the
poor. Last St. Audrew's Day the sum was entitled by the
Conrt to 1,61)01. in a strong dependance on your liberally to
put them in a state to meet their engagements ; while they
may at the same lime preserve inviolate the terms of the
by-law. From the Spring Meeting of 1816 to that of 1817,
the average number of monthly applications. for assistance
was24B, making a total at the end of the year of 2,954.
From the last period to the present Meeting, the number
has increased to 270, making a total of 3,247, being an in-
crease of 293, of whom very few have been sent away with-
out relief, and never without due inquiry and investiga-
tion. Each iudividual case is ex. 11l ill ed either at the habi-
tation of the applicant ur the Hall of the Corporation,
which is open fur that purpose on the second Weirlineoay
of every month. To every Governor, and Gentleman be.
coming so, the hooks of the Corporation are open at all
Courts, and the Secretary is always happy to render any in-
formation that may be desired.
Subscriptions at the Spring Meeting, 1816.... f 401 9 0
'Unpaid lO 10 9

£390 ID
St. Andrew's Day Meeting ....f355 6 6
Unpaid

343 15 6
Spring Meeting, 1317 754 17 6
St. Andrew's Day, dittu 407 7 0

Total paid E 1,8 N; 19 0
The account was heard with the Ptrungest marks
of approbation, slid the Secretary proceeded to col-
lect Pubscriptions.
Taaat—A, The Land o' Cakes."

After the air, " (*meld Knil in Aberdeen" was
played, the Noble President begged leave to call
oh Mr. Robinson for a song.
Mr. Rubinson gave the sweet, yet irresistibly
powerful song of " Seals tcha Rae te Wandee
b/ed," ill fine style ; which was received with re-
iterated peals of applause.
Upon this the President said, he was sure he
spoke the sentiments of the room, when he request-
ed Mr. Rubinson to repeat the grand national song
he had given so well. Mr. Robinson compiled.
The President then proposed " The Health of
Mr. Robinson."

This being drunk, Mr. Romnets rose to return
the Noble President and the Meeting his sincere
thanks for the honour they had done him. It was
the spirit of ardent, yet deliberate valour which
pervaded the composition of the song, he was proud
to hear applauded, that enabled the Scots to op-
pose, with success, the attacks of imperial Rome,
and which secured the existence and ProSperity of
Scotland now, when Rome had passed away. He
hoped his humble efforts to contribute to the coit=
vivinlity of the Meeting would call forth the more
splendid talOnts of other Gentlemen in the room.—
Vehement plaudits.)

Tosst—" The Duke of Montrose, the former President
or this Corporation."—Air," Wife."—Sung," Beret
a Amlth to Air Mat's cara'."

Admiral Hs ',KETT ►hen proposed the heal►h of
" Their present President, Lord Viscount Melville, and
the Noble and Huitourable the Vice•Presideats of th►s Cul•.
punitive)."
This was received and drunk with loud and re-
pealed applause.
Air—" The Flower. of Rdinbargh."—Song, " The birhs
of A borgobtie."

" The memory of General Melville, the Institutor
of tke Spring Meeting." wail drunk iii deuce.
On the health of the Standing Committee for
Relief and the Management of the Charity being
drunk—

Mr. PETER LAURIE felt an honest pride that the
labours of himself and his brothers of the Cot►►-
mittee were deemed worthy the distinguished ho-
nour they had just received—an honour he felt
deeply, though he might express himself weakly.
He entreated the Noble Chairman and the coin.
puny to accept the sincere expression of his thanks.
There were some who would discountenance such
meetings as the present—they would have them
looked upon as effects of ostentation. Their maxim
was, " Let nut the right hand know what the left
does." A good maxim certainly for them, for nei-
ther right hand nor left knew what their charitable
deeds were.—/Applause.)—lie hod ever consider-
ed public rltablishinents for purposes of charity as
a window through which you might discern the be-
neficence said philanthropy of their promoters and
friends. Their Institution had no tendency to pro-
duce systematic pauperism ; such a tendency would
be at vasiance with the wise policy of their ci,un-
try. Scotland had no poor-rates—education was
the provision she made for her poor.—(Applause.)
—lie trusted the present Meeting would recollect
and act on the precept, " Blessed are the merciful,
far they shall obtain mercy.—/applause)
Toast—" The Thistle, the Rose, and the Shamrock, and
may they ever entwine the Crown of Great Britaiu."—Sii,
"St. Patrick's Day in the +morning"

" The health (1 the Sle►cards of the day, with
thanks fur their services," having beet' drunk. Mr.
J. FRAZER jun. returned thanks oil behalf of
hiw-
self mud brother Stewards.
Toast—" The Stewards Elect "—Air, " One bottle more."
—Song, a Good night and joy 14 a•i you a'."
Shortly uricr this toast, and a lsuut eleven
Lord Melville retired in the wine manlier lie had
entered the room.

Sir THOM AV fita.t. was then called to the Choir,
and, with a few other Gentlemen, protracted, fur a
little time, the pleasures of the social and convivial
hour.

lii the course of the evening, Mr. Em ERY enli-
vened the meeting with r couple of humorous songs,
which " set the table in a roar."

The sum collected in subscription•, se under•
stand, amounted to tint/.

• ,
•
1 4
Peglomat, to be Captain of • Company, vies William ' or bodies where yo
1 Hill, who exchanges dated as above. i thus deluged, is fa
Ed ditto—Lieutememt Edward Richard Mcdonnell, from ,
coxcombs, but mu
e
JthesescriastEfra7rt.°fwhotheestoltsyaliges,i Scoreeet"i‘v i
receiving the itlaewisdleiffuenrain "
difference— forth from .the Ut4
dated as above. anti is rottioOs to
' 1 . 9hlh ditto—Assistant Surgeon to the Forces Williams Wil- kisowledgr' which i
hams, from half-pay, to be Assistant -Sale" vire Ns- sicademicaleducatil
pier, appointed Superuunserary Assistant.Surgets in in- ed, is the .sery pc
' dim—Haled as above.
98th ditto—Conwl James &pewee, from the bth Dragoon which alone can pr
Guards, to he Resign, vice Battier, who exettanges--dated t hire and science lot
April 1, 1810. 1 stitulinox for the in
Rifle itriaute—Lieinenant William Henry Douglas, from our lights in philose
the ball-pay or the "'l' F°6l, to be Lieuteual'i• '" our legislators in 1.
Ralph Thompson, who exchamges—.dated April 8., UM .
3d West ludia Regimseet.--Emsigo Alexander ?emu A„ be gion. It is about',
,
Lieuteusoi, vice Hodgkinson, deceased-41MM as shove. Inset young minds
Geutleman Cadet Frederick korai% hum its. Royal Military the flippancy, the I
•
College, to bo Ensign, vie. Tante% proAsytml—dldwl ill iss press required,
above. whence they are so
tath ditto—Second Lieutenant Joha Senior, frointheliklf-Oay , . .
or antiquity. the po
of the 3d Ceylon Regiment, to be Ensign. vice lielwaiil
Williams, wbu exchanges, receiving the tliijerenees-ahitest the harsh tininvitini
• as above. amusement but at i
Royal York Rangers—Lieuteesot William Tudor, from the Looking at this 1
half-pay of the lII3A Fuot,, to be Lieutemout, vice Chariot ing, we will not Mai
William Stewart, who exchanges—dated as above.
'Royal West India Rmugers—Liemtewant William Alexander litte°l seutt• It is
Muldoon, from the half-pay of the York Light Infantry peace of housing,
i Volunteer% to be Lietiteasni, Title Thomas Swope, who universal promisee
whinges—dated as above. accumulate in a vet
I 'York Chasseurs—Lieutenant Jo'ho if obsess, from half-pay .
lions are garnered,
of the Royal Scots, to be Liestessot, cite JuSePh Issues,
as the annual pstr
who exchanges—elated as above.
cast be useful to 1
HOSPITAL STAFF.
i .
Smrsena Jobs Gideon Von Milimeen, M D. Imes half-pay, establishments.
mu be Swans to the Tomes, vice Jelin Iltiwell, who retires It is said that the
mum Isaltpsy-.4ated as above• made, and that the
STAFF. protection against
. Assistant-MorikorperZewerst Tbnaew Alexander wonstm,li sitswered.—Literarl
!
to be Delealf4terae•F.T-G•t— ' to untaxed protectit
4 NM
. .....= any other species c
Commiettmor eta the Royal Reiter. of Chesliire,Teontoney, tton of the mind is
.
ripen/ by the hoed Detitearrat of the County of Cheater. the individual, than
Cornet Robert Holbrook, to he Liestenaut, vice Higgiewsu, Unlike other articl
I deerased—ditf.l April 10, VIM one can hardly intag
• / Comm) George Wallace, Gent. to he Corset, vice R. Hot-
his conceptions shoi
brook', prossoted--itated as mbUve.
to or
r ibr rmaatarld e Gazette ire tart Page) inventionhis in me ear
--
• the trifling expense
RETIE* , of a bard. a statist,
Go enormous rate we h:
THE COPYRIGHT QUESTION. But the ground i
we ore told that
. --..www,...--..
general interest of
tExtraeted from the Literary Gazette, No. tie.] required. IVe des
couraged by the opt
. But, say the advocates/or this btirden—lt is needs this supply 01
nut so oppressive, fur it 'amounts to no more than whose favour the
the price of the pkper on which these works are it alienates from all
printed, used it is easy to add eleven to the number
which it is calculated will be sold. We shall not then we soy it is ft
tional good ought n
dilate Olson the arguments allowed in reply to this tial tax. Let the g
; from the estahlished Mode of printing being charged be made out of tit
by two hundred and fifties (i. e. if above 230. 500 and not out of the
R.
r is paid for, &c.) ; from paper being previously tax- the too barren fief
1. .
ed is or 20 per cent.; from the abstraction, not more rejoice than wo
only of these public bodies who receive the copies pion of such grants.
. 1 from the probable list of purchasers, but from the Cambridge, Scotia(
loss of massy other purchasers who wonld buy the the improvement of
works for their private me, if they had not access of, for want of whe
' '1
to them its these public libraries ; and from the indeed would be '
enormity of the levy, amounting in 1816 to hands, and not robb
1i 8,662/. 6s. 4.1.1 we shall uots we say, dwell on these awe at present.
objections, strong and irrefragable as they are, bat In France two c
we would press on 'the attention of Parliament the token as a national a
gross inequality with which this tax falls on diffe- levied in Great Brit
, rent parties. The author of a sixpenny pamphlet, ger of foreign cot
which circulates 10,000. pays five sllilings and six' 'thus truly cherished
pence; the author of • learned work, of the cost of taxation. which witl
fifty pounds, rendered worthy of the arts and coon- . tion ? Do we not
try by beautiful end expensive illustrations. and of between the prods
. ,
which only 50 copies are circulated, pays five buns . the time of Anne ?
1 dred and fifty pounds ! The former is charged five and great efforts o
and sixpence on 2501.; the latter, 5501. on 14301.: Where, to bring oil
the former two shillings and some pence; the lot- arts, and an honour
si ter above 30 pounds per cent. ! ! Not to mention B
Although we have but slightly touched upon the vslpy's Thesaurus',
I other grounds of objection, we are sure they can- which Government
not be felt as of • slight nature. That of paying tinent) ; there are
1 fur printing by the large numbers specified *ben- lions of Messrs. Lo
ever a frit-1101s of 250 occurs moist in many 'climb and wonder of foreil
amount almost to a prohibition of the work. The private enterprise
fi high duty upon paper adds largely to the intrinsic might be said of m;
value of the extra copies. ecru were the 'position ers—of Messrs. Nil
one moment tenable, that nothing more than the ton, Baldwin, Blue
•, t
Torre coat of materials, and not the selling price, Taylor, Rodwell,lll
is the sum total of this imposition; that it is easy Britton. Ackerman':
, to print eleveu copies more titan aYe wanted ; and ration, we shall obit
at ally rate it is but relieving the publiaher's ware- the amount of the
- 1 house front so mneh lumber. It is not easy to eon. of eleven copies, an,
et lye any argnnient more fist& than this : as if wise or just thus t(
any sophistry would deprive an article of trade of dual exertion uncle
its value. Let one of the Sewers who urge it, or so doing learning iii
41 one of the University Syndics, be told, Sir, of the 11 of Reyes eyeiops
dozen of chairs in your drawing-room. or of the British Gallery
four gowns in your wardrobe, I will take one; your
The Daniell'. i One;
' compauy rarely exceeds test persons, or you cats
Stephens' GrePel
t only wear one dress at • time, and it is but the Valpy's Drtph
raw material. a little home-hair and mahogany, or Dugdale's Moi
the entrails of an insect, that yon yield after all— Portraits of 11l
and let us hear what these gentlemen would answer? o.'l'Bu:saes of ill
—Theo add to this the further timisideratiou, that 7. NUrichea.Alhe. 1"
Is Hisao
i ' the parties supplied gratis are precisely those who
are, it may be said, or ought to be. the natural
4 purchAstis, who should fur& not only as the first We will only sub
buyers in the mart an item of calculation of consi- ler magnitude and i
r ,
derable pecuniary importance, but whose choice and beatnik the proprie
1 sanction should stamp the merit of new productions, tax laid upon then
and by honouring the honest ambition of sutlioi- Plants of South Art
ship encourage and incite ro further exertions— and we know of see'
throw these reasons also into the scale. and it be-
comes impossible not to be penetrated with the • If nut abainkseed
grievousness of the Ica•e which converts the nn- j but one etitilractimr p
rural pal runs of literature into its bane and in- Aulhors anil Publislie
.-' coils'. It is true that wherever they ptsichas- (*curl Cu,- their 'uteri'
....: tit books, these being made common through t iii rooter, a wort
the medium of their public libraries, would pro-
duce the necessary consequence of satisfyiug man ti imrt l ; t,, fur the MIMI'
y
readers, who would otherwise procure the works
for themselves : but this could not be impugned ; guineas.duccd. Who could lin
)
arrairsa
the evil felt is where all books, of whatsoever kind, POOR ItAtEl.l
are 110 t, INtlight bat demanded ; not taken as things lect Comusittee on
wanted for the 'ostensible purposes of these public the average
bodies, but collected cm moue. and sul *tied to of the Moor, its the
common perusal as in a circulating hhrury ; thus only 730,1351. An
tlislioctly depriving author% and publishers of a esolsog to 1715. ails
. tnarket for cuunnodities, which perhaps have no 8, 164,496/. .1 be(
I sec dattun but such as temporary curiosity average is iiiiii /11 VIM
cowninincrtes to thesis. mud which cannot be said , 0' /ow, expense of
in lie needful for the toicoula;emes,t of learning. I d27,37:4/. or one t
There Is • titer view connected with this branch I money mow,' 1. The:
of the question, which is nut to he lost sight ul.— : and strikinl... proof o
The miscellaneous reading with which the libraries 1 of the pour 111 the coI
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