The Sun.
London, England, 1837-05-11 00:00:00

LITERATURE.

THE EDINBURGH REVIEW. No. C XXXL
Longman and Co.
The present Number affords a fair specimen of the
talent with which the Edinburgh Review has of late
Years been conducted. If we do not find the bril-
liancy
and the science which characterised the earlier
period of its
existence, there is still a combination of
variety with utility, such as is nowhere else to be
found
in our periodical literature. The first article
,I° the Number before us is a review of Mr. Buck-
Bridangewater Treatise, entitled, " Geology and
lineralogy considered, in reference to Natural Theo-
V." The writer, before entering upon the more
immediate subject of his labours, takes a rapid and
Interesting view of the progress which geology has
made, and the triumph which it has gained since
klutton broached those doctrines respecting the prime-
val state of this our globe, which kindled the fury of
Ignorant fanaticism when, to use the appropriate
Words of the Reviewer " the reigning faction of the
1.a3,.• grasped with eagerness the new weapon that fana-
leism had placed in their hands ; and, but for circum-
stances too recent to be detailed, Scotland might have
had to bewail her scientific as well as her political
raartyrs. The geology of the Deluge, and of the six
tlaYs, thus became an article in their political creed ;
and these watchmen of the temple, who had surren-
dered
all the peculiar doctrines of their own faith,
;hind not abate one jot of its spurious chronology."
_ geologiSt is not now dragged "to the bar of some
has
inquisition," because the discoveries which he
has been enabled to make have been more dispassion-
ately considered, and have been found, instead of
econttadicting, to harmonize with, and corroborate,
the testimony derived from the sacred writings. The
ge,o,log
ista, observes the Reviewer—
per;!lave made all antiquity modern, by carrying us back to
ped ‘,i4ethat preceded its commencement—they
.have
eviden first
outstrip-
of tho theologian by discovering the true interpretation
Page of sacreteetherit—and have proved, by infallible
that, previous
vwears
whehted by races of animals that were successiveyo
Nees ed. by great and destructive convulsions ; and that nevi
new_ iff rent from those that preceded, and
. which
. now. ?c-
-ot di,?ar globe, were created by the immediate interposition
-Ine Power.
tit:. The pre-occupancy of the earth by the animal world
by titre eYeles of long endurance, and its present joint tenancy
,VolTnauntatnodutshe lower creation, are two striking facts which
sent is doubtl unequivocal indications' of the future. The pre-
of the , ess the first cycle of the intellectual occupiantioitns
buriedgi4e; and when we consult the past,. we read
this monuments that this also must terminate. May nothe
ezistr_ea be the first of a series of cycles, at whose closoef
nt
tioeitiT races of living beings, and the gorgeous fabrics
desol aanY, shall yield their haughty relics to the sport and
ation of the elements ?"
The latter portion of the article consists in a great
me•
asure of extracts from Mr. Buckland's work, which
Very highlyr eulooised, though not more than it de-
tiel to be. The illustrative observations which form
e Connecting links between 'the extracts are always
pert'nent an
passd often striking. We select the following
a c„ e
which may also serve as an illustration of the
truth, that « in the midst of life we are in death ;"
d..." Extraordinary as these phenomena must appear, the recent
iPeeveries of Ehrenberg, made since the publication of Dr.
.„I,ll,Vtiand,
s work, are still more marvellous
. and instructive.
t_
esisa. eminent naturalist, whose discoveries respeheting.
ehoe
feted Ling infusorial animals we have already noticed,
. disand-
„e fossil animakules, or infusorial organic remains ,
but °,IIIY has he discovered their existence by the microscope,
nh Ue has found that they form extensive strata of tripoli,
. or
esehiefer (polishing slate) at Franzenbad in Bohemia—a
-vurtanee supposed tohave been formed from sediments of fit
eanic ashes in quiet waters. These animals belong to the
tnt▪ ee!".Bac.cillaria, and inhabit siliceous shells, the
size
rt of which form the strata of polishing.s slate. The of
ngle individual of these animalcules about 1-288th of a
t%) or the 3-400th part of an inch. In the polishing slate
;real Ellin in which there seems no extraneous matter, and no
,„"aeaities ; cubic line contains, in round numbers, twenty-three
Of these animals, and a cubic inch forty-one thousand
,„-Tli9ns of them. The weight of a cubic inch of the tripoli
"I'leh contains them is 270 grains. Hence there are 187
millions of these animalcules in a single grain ; or the siliceous
e°4t of one of these animals is the 18 millionth part of a grain !
" Since this strange discovery was made, Mr. Ehrenberg.
fsas detected the same fossil animals in the sem/v.4 which is
iPiad along with the polishing slate in the tertiary strata o
„„I",a--in the chalk fiints, and even in the semiopal olr. noble
ef the porphyritick rocks. What a singular
.app icoartld
While our habitations are sometimes built of the solid aggre-
gat
e of 15 millions of microscopic shells—while, as we have seen,
k„„ apartments are heated and lighted with the wreck of
• tY forests that covered the primeval valleys--the chaplet
s
of njatity shines with the very sepulchres in whichthmelhalonnd-
nlaiditnals are entombed I Thus has death become
ins, and the ornament of life. Would that it were also its
trnetor and its guide I"
Article
beings
11. is a very sensible review of Mr.
e Journal of a Residence in Norway," a book which
w°,ll,tains the best account of that interesting country
the has yet appeared. The estimable qualities of
Constitution
Norwegians, and the excellence of their political
4wonstitution, are justly appreciated. The Reviewer
wile.% with particular pleasure on the great advantages
leh have resulted from the re-construction of the
‘i,b().vegian Parliament on a more deniocratic basis,
„rich took place in 1814, when Norway was so un-
Atn'°oiously transferred from Denmark to Sweden.
tio a time like the present, when the mushroom por-
e, 11. (unfortunately the great majority) of our Peer-
be is obstructing all beneficial legislation, it cannot be
t,u enerally known, nor too constantly borne in mind,
finer g
the prosperity of Norway has rapidly and solidly
constituted
since she abolished titles of nobility, and
cer-
tain
her second Legislative Chamber of a cer-
b Proportion of the Representative Assembly selected
Y the Representatives themselves, and consequently
tge• ttally responsible to the people. The King has a
0." on bills which have passed both Chambers, but
a:IY to a certain extent. If a Bill has passed both as-
thnThlies in two successive Parliaments, it becomes in
doors
third the law of the land. Here we see at our very
°ors the admirable working of a Constitution which
(11spenses with hereditary legislation and regal s' avi%
;eras. ,

" State of the Currency" shows a decided partiality
-kto the Bank of England. The writer thinks it abso-
tely necessary that legislative steps should be taken
libmediately to regulate Joint Stock Banks, and to con-
the issue of notes to one single Banking Esta-
I'Llianent. The paper is ably written, and deserves
ue attention of the commercial classes.
The same may be said of articles 4,5, 6,7, which
are headed respectively, gc Senor de Angelis's Histori-
eal
on the Rio de la Plata," " Cane
Sugar and Beet Root Sugar," The Practicability of
ieam Communication with America," " Modern
gYPt and the Modern Egyptians."
in the article on " Recent English Romances,"
/A°!tiee is done to the talents of Mr. James and Mr.
t''lnsworth. Mr. Ainsworth is allowed to possess, in
is° ordinary degree, the power of exciting interest which
e:1„; fact, the greatest of all powers ; he is, however,
111 -cit'"ed against the danger of forming himself on the
el of the French school.
has" The Reviewer of " Prior's Life of Goldsmith"
fault
The
himself with drawing poor Goldy's
Qlults and frailties " from their dread abode," and
writer them up to public abhorrence. The
rtees
ingermity- is taxed to the utmost to distort.
cEtelleircinnstanee in Goldsmith's conduct, which is
of! °f beirbvY misrepresented, to the disadvantage
feel' 'floral character. So obvious is this malevolent
fouNigththat it completely defeats itself. We have of ten
delh, e undue severity of the Edinburgh Review on
quents "`"e de brought to its bar, redeemed, at least in
of wit °or ee, by the graces of style and the fafascinationsterria in the review of Goldsmith there is nothing
li:_lnitt of space
but dulness and malignity.
4n
Portu • Pace compels us to leave to another op-
gc y the remarks which we had intended to make
sand Hamilton's Letters on the Houses of Parliament,"
and Plans-of National Education for England
:Oct orfeland." Onione latter of these articles, the sub-
which is so portant, we shall only at present

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TURSDd r.
THE DERBY.

observe, that while we agree with the writer in the
immense advantages to be derived from infant schools,
and in his views generally, we think he conceals from
himself, or under-rates, the sectarian difficulties which
lie in the way of the plan of general education which
he so powerfully advocates.

OBSERVATIONS ON THE PRESERVATION
OF HEALTH. Br J. H. CURTIS, Ese.
London, Renshaw, 1837.

This is a very useful little treatise for families ; and
we can safely recommend it to such of our readers as
wish to learn the most simple and efficacious means of
preserving health. The author wisely supports his
opinions by the authority of the most eminent physi-
cians who have written on the various subjects of which
he treats.

NEWMARKET SECOND SPRING MEETING.

YESTERDAY.
Handicap Plate of 50/. A.F.
Mr. Thornhill's Mendizabal, 4 yrs, Bst. 21b Conelly I
Mr. Wilson's f. by Emilius, out of Maria, 3 yrs, 7st. llb .. 2
Mr. Sowerby's St. Luke, 4 yrs, 9st 3
The following were not placed :—Mr. Bird's Redshank, 4 yrs,
Bst. 71b; Mr. Smith's Mozart, 5 yrs, Bst; Mr. Houldsworth's
Dan, 3 yrs, 7st. Sib ; Sir M. Wood's f. by Langar, out of Isabel,
3 yrs, ist ; Mr. Ellis's Miss Sophia, 3 yrs, 6st. 71b ; and General
Grosvenor's Laodice, 3 yrs, 6st. 41b.
Betting-2 to 1 agst Mendizabal, 4to 1 agst Isabel, sto 1 agst
St. Luke (taken), and 6to 1 agst Redshank. Mendizabal made
all the running, and won by a length cleverly.
Lord Exeter's horses left for Epsom this morning, viz. :—Hy-
biscus, Dardanelles, Troilus, Adrian, Corban, Velure, Cornate f.,
out of Salute, 2 yrs ; and Gauntlet.
Lord Suffield's Caravan, Pupil, Newlight, and Alfred, left on
Monday. Several others are on the move.
Newmarket, Tuesday Night.
The only race this afternoon was the Rowley Mile Plate, of
which our account sent from the Heath contained all essential par-
ticulars. The only effect produced by it on the Derby was to send
Slight to the right about, and raised Phosphorous to 10 to 1. The
ring was so small that not half a dozen bets were made.
Arrivals.—Duke of Rutland, Lord Stradhroke, Lord Jersey,
Lord G. H. Bentinek, Lord J. Fitzroy, Lord C. Manners, Sir C.
Watson, Sir S. and Lady Graham, Hon. General Grosvenor, Co-
lonel Peel, Mr. C. Wilson, Mr. Worrall, Mr. Walker, Mr. Irby,
Mr. J. Hunter, Mr. Newton, Mr. Hawker, Mr. Thornhill, Mr.
Stonehewer, Mr. Thornhill, jun., Mr. Fitzroy, &c.
Lord Suflield's horses left yesterday for Epsom, and to-morrow
Lord Exeter's start; by the end of the week most of the Derby
nags will have taken their departure.
Entry for the Two-Year-Old Stakes on Thursday.
Duke of Rutland's f. by Hawker, dam by Pan ; Mr. Walker s
Constance, Mr. W. Edwards's Hurricane, and Mr. Bond's Brother
to Rioter. . _

Newmarket, Wednesday Night.
DERBY BETTING.
7 to 2 agst Mr. S. Stanley's Rat-trap—taken
7 to 2 agst Wintonian and Caravan—taken
10 to 1 agst Lord Berner's Phosphorus—taken
20 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wisdom—Victoria colt—taken
25 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Jerecd
THE OAKS.

10 to 6 agst Mr. J. Day's Chapeau d'Espagne—taken
4 to 1 agst Mr. Thornhill's Egeria—taken
The Plates and Sweepstakes entries for to-morrow closed as
follows :
The Jockey Club Plate.—Pussy, 6 yrs; Calmuck, 4 yrs; and
Mendizabal, -4
yrs.
Fifty Pound Plate. T. M.M.—Amesbury, aged ; The Glama,
5 yrs ; Mozart, 5 yrs ; Professor, 4 yrs ; Champion, 3 yrs ; Alge-
bra, 3 yrs ; Dan, 3 yrs ; c. by Shakspeare, out of Mervinia, 3 yrs ;
Brother to Florestan, 3 yrs ; and Anvil, 3 yrs.
Handicap Sweepstakes.—The Glama, 5 yrs, fist. 41b ; Ginsey,
5 yrs, Bst. 61b ; Haveldar, 4 yrs, ist. 21b ; Mynas, 4 yrs, 7st. I.olb ;
c. by Catton, out of Slight, 3 yrs, 7st. 1 Ilb ; Avon, 3 yrs, 6st. 21b ;
and Puppy, 3 yra, 6st. 121 b.

7to 2 is the highest offer in the field; 7to 1 has been taken
upon Caravan ; the Duke of Rutland's Slight colt was backed freely
at 20 to 1, and since at 18, in one or two good quarters; he is evi-
dently to be made a better favourite ; Critic is also inquired after
as on outsider, but no blows struck.
The Oaks is not named.
LIVERPOOL TRADE cup. P.P.
6 to 4 agst Sir J. Boswell's General Chasse—taken
5 to 1 agst Mr. Orde's Beeswing—offered
5 to 1 agst Mr. Robinson's Stockport—taken
8 to 1 agst Mr. Peel's Tamworth—taken
9 to I agst Mr. Skipsey's The Bard—taken
11 to 1 agst Mr. T. 0. Powlett's Wentworth—offered
11 to 1 agst Mr. Fox's The Carpenter—offered
14 to 1 agst Mr. Cooke's Red Rover—offered
20 to 1 agst Mr. K. Peck's Theano

The following horses, amongst others, have reached the stables
at Aintree, for the meeting now at hand :—General Chasse, Tam-
worth, Bee's Wing, Red Rover, Black Diamond, Stockport, The
Bard. The Carpenter, Wentworth, Sunbeam, Theano, Pammon,
Abraham Newland, The Doctor, Prime Warden, Flora, The Early
Bird, Fair Play, Despatch colt, Sir Walter Scott, the Loo Choo
colt, Brecongill, Bishopsgate, Pantomime, Bollington, Trapball,
Sadek, Sunbeam, Friar Tuck, Amurath, Violet, &c.

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1837

INSTITUTION of CIVIL ENGINEERS.

(From the Atkenceuni.)
APRIL 11.—The President in the Chair. Mr. Brunel gave
an account of the Thames Tunnel. He explained the nature
of the former operations of Vazie and Trevethick, by whom a
tunnel 5 feet in height, 2 feet 6 inches in breadth at the top,
and 3 feet at the bottom, had been carried more than 1,000
feet. But in 1808 the river broke in upon it, and the work
was irretrievably lost. It was from the data furnished by this
operation, that his opinion of the practicability of the present
undertaking was formed. The present excavation is 38 feet
in breadth, and 22 feet in height, and the support which is re-
quisite for the ground is furnished by the shield. The shield
consists of twelve parallel frames ranged side by side, each
frame being divided into three cells or partitions, by two floors.
Mr. Erunel explained, by reference to drawings, the adjust-
ment of the floors, the contrivances by which each frame was
made to derive support from, or assist in supporting, its neigh-
bour, as necessity might require ; and the manner in which it
was advanced. Each frame stands on two legs, and advances,
as it were, by short steps; having, for this purpose, an articu-
lation very like that of the human body. The advantage of the
system of building by rings, which he had adopted, had been
fully demonstrated by the fact of the brick-work baring sus-
tained two irruptions, and yet exhibited no symptoms of rup-
ture. The chasm formed at the last irruption absorbed more
than 80,000 cubic feet of clay bags, before the workmen could
re-enter the works. The greatest inconvenience under which
they laboured was the want of a drain : they had attempted to
make one—but, getting into the stratum of quicksand, 50 feet
thick, which is at a small depth below them, were obliged to
abandon the project. The land springs were a great source of
annoyance; many of these were extremely offensive, and pro-
duced cutaneous eruptions, and were a great source of annoy-
ance to the workmen. The difficulties of the work are vast,
but there could be no doubt but that in time they would be
surmounted. The progress at the present point is necessarily
exceedingly slow.
APRIL 18.—The President in the Chair. Mr. Thomas
Page, of Rotherhithe, was transf7aTed from the class of Asso-
ciates to the class of Members ; and Mr. Noah Coward, of
Redruth, was elected a Corresponding Member.
The minutes of the last conversation being read, Mr. Brunel
explained those points on which individuals present wished for
information. The increase of the water informs them of what
is going on above, and they guard against it accordingly. They
had been much troubled by the unusually high tides of the pre-
sent spring; the change from low to high water is exceedingly
trying ; in the natural ground it is usually attended with an
increase of water, but in the ground made with clay bags, with'
a diminution. The works had advanced 127 feet since the in-
troduction of the new shield. Some inquiries were made on
the means adopted for ventilating the works, and considerable
discussion took place on the methods of ventilation by rarefac-
tion and condensation—that is, by drawing out or forcing in
air. Mr. Brunel stated, that respiration and the pulse were
slower in the diving bell, where condensed air was breathed,
than under other circumstances.
A paper was then read, descriptive of a new levelling
machine, invented by Mr. Harrison, of Edinburgh. This
machine is to be drawn along by horses, and is intended, by
registering the rise and fall of the roads, and the space passed
over, to make at once a section of the country.
APRIL 25.—The President in the Chair. Major H. D.
Jones, Royal Engineers, of Dublin, and Mr. Drury, of Ghent,
were elected Corresponding Members. Mr. Paine, of Lin-
coln's Inn Fields ; Lieut. H. D. Harness, of the Royal Engi-
neers ; Mr. Renton, of Bradford, and Mr. Newton, of Chan-
cery-lane, were elected Associates.
A paper by Mr. Beamish, relating to the Thames Tunnel,
was read.

Mr. Trubshaw having presented to the Institution a model
of the centre employed by him in constructing the arch of
Chester Bridge, being. the largest stone arch in the world,
considerable discussion took place respecting it. Mr. Trub-
shaw pointed out the peculiar features in the construction of
this centre, and the means which had been adopted so success-
fully in building the arch.
Mr. Macneil then exhibited the method which he had
adopted, of projecting the sections on the survey in Ireland.
On one side of the line the cutting might be represented, on
the ocher side the embankment. The scale being applied to
these, the extent, depth, and height of each would be seen. A
plan being hung up, so as to bring any particular portion of a
line nearly horizontal, the eye would see at once the amount
of each ; and on two lines being thus compared, the reasons for
adopting one and abandoning the other, would frequently be
at once apparent. He proposed also to use the term acclivity
for the ascents, on going from some chief place, and declivity
for the descents, and to mark a rate after them.

SUMMER CIRCUITS.

CIRCUITS OF THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE

RELIEF OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS.
SOUTHERN CIRCUIT.
H. R. REYNOLDS, Esq., Chief Commissioner.
Berkshire-Reading, Tuesday, June 20.
Oxfordshire-Oxford, Thursday, .June 22.
Worcestershire-Worcester and City, Saturday, June 24.
Gloucestershire-Gloucester and City, Tuesday, June 27.
Monmouthshire-Monmouth, Friday, June 30.
Brecknockshire-Brecon, Monday, July 3.
Glarnorganshire-Cardiff, Tuesday, July 4.
Glamorganshire-Swansea, Thursday, July 6.
Camarthenshire-Carmarthen and Borough, Friday, July 7.
Pembrokeshire-Haverfordwest and Town, Monday, July 10.
Cardiganshire-Cardigan, Wednesday, July 12.
Radnorshire-Presteigne, Friday, July 14.
Herefordshire-Hereford, Saturday, July 15.
At the City of Bristol, Tuesday, July 18.
Somersetshire-Bath, Friday, July 21.
Somersetshire-Wells, Saturday, July 22.
Devonshire-Exeter and City, Tuesday, July 25.
Cornwall-Bodmin, Friday, July 28.
Devonshire-Plymouth, Monday, July 31.
Dorsetshire-Dorchester, \Vednesdey, August 2.
Wiltshire-Salisbury, Friday, August 4.
At the Town of Southampton, Saturday, August 5.
Hampshire-Winchester, Monday, August 7.
NORTHERN CIRCUIT.
J. G. HARRIS, Esq., Commissioner.
Rutlandshire-Oakham, Tuesday, June 20.
Yorkshire-Sheffield, Wednesday, June 21.
Yorkshire-Wakefield, Friday, June 23.
At the town of Kingston-upon-Hull, Friday, June 30.
Yorkshire-York and City, Monday, July 3.
Yorkshire-Richmond, Thursday, July 6.
Durham-Durham, Friday, July 7.
Northumberland-Newcastle-upon-Tyne and town, Monday,
July 10.
Cumberland-Carlisle, Thursday July 13.
Westmorland-Appleby, Friday, July 14.
Westmorland-Kendal, Saturday July 15.
Lancashire-Lancaster, Monday July 17.
Lancashire-Preston, Monday, July 24.
Lancashire-Liverpool, Tuesday, July 25.
Cheshire-Chester and City, Friday, July 28.
Flintshire-Mold, Monday, July 31.
Denbighshire-Ruthin, Tuesday, Aug. 1.
Anglisey-Beaumaris, Thursday, Aug. 3.
Carnarvonshire-Carnarvon, Saturday, Aug. 5.
Merionethshire-Dolgelly, Monday, Aug. 7.
Montgorneryshire-Welch Pool, Wednesday, Aug. 9.
HOME CIRCUIT.
T. B. BOWEN, Esq., Commissioner.
Kent-Dover, Wednesday, July 12.
At the City of Canterbury, Thursday, July 13.
Kent-Maidstone, Friday July 14.
Sussex-Horsham, Friday, July 28.
Hertfordshire-Hertford, Friday, Aug. 4.
MIDLAND CIRCUIT.
W. J. LAW, Esq., Commissioner.
Essex-Chelmsford; Wednesday, July 19.
Essex-Colchester, Thursday, July 20.
Suffolk-Ipswich, Friday, July 21.
Bedfordshire-Bedford, Monday, July 24.
Huntingdonshire-Huntingdon, Tuesday, July 25.
Northamptonshire-Peterborough, same day.
Cambridgeshire-Ely, Wednesday, July 26.
Cambridgeshire-Cambridge, Thursday, July 27.
Suffolk-Bury St. Edmund's, Saturday, July 29.
Norfolk-Norwich and City, Monday, July 31.
Norfolk-Yarmouth, Wednesday, Aug. 2.
Norfolk-Lynn, Thursday, Aug. 3.
Lincolnshire-Lincoln and City, Saturday, Aug. 5.
Nottinghamshire-Nottingham and Town, Monday, /Vag. 7.
Derbyshire-Derby, Wednesday, Aug. 9.
Leicestershire-Leicester, Friday, Aug. 11.
At the City of Lichfield-Saturday, Aug. 12.
Staffordshire-Stafford, Monday, Aug. 14.
Shropshire-Shrewsbury, Wednesday, Aug. 16.
Shropshire-Oldbury, Friday, Aug. 18.
Warwickshire-Birmingham, Saturday, Aug. 19.
Warwickshire-Warwick, Monday, Aug. 21.
At the City of Coventry-Wednesday, Aug. 23:
Northamptonshire-Northampton, Thursday, Aug. 24.
Buckinghamshire-Aylesbury, Saturday, Aug. 26.

WHEAT AND FLOUR IN PARIS, COMPAREC)
WITH LONDON.
WnEaT.--.The highest price of the best Wheat in Paris is
23f. per 11 hectolitre, which is equal to 335. 3d. per En, g-
lish quarter. The highest price of the best Essex and he nt
Wheat in London being 625. per quarter, the differtnce is
a6s. 9d. per quarter dearer in London than in Paris, or 72 I ler
cent. and the same money which in London buys but cif :ht
bushels of Wheat, is in Paris the value of fourteen bushels ,-;1.
the finest quality.
Flouß.____The highest price of flour of the "first mark" 7
Paris is 46 francs per 159 kilogrammes, corresponding ni
295. per English sack of 280Ibs. The highest prig,'
best " town made" flour in London is 535. per sack, he
fine Flour to be 245. per sack dearer in Loncloh `vi "g
Paris, or 83 per cent. ; and that the .535. which' Long on
can procure but 2801b5., will in Paris purchase 51): 4 41bs.
of ,
the
finest Flour.

The Government intend to moved the House of
Commons the grant of 1,0001. to defr:y a 'portion of the cha:
of an expedition to be dispatched for to purpose of " expl
commendations of the Pori
or-
ing the north-west part of Nev. Holland," agreeably to re-
Geographical Society, to
azcertain the existence, t o contrary of any great river,'" in
the north-west portion of New Holland.
Extract of a letter, dated Stromness, the 2 6th
April, received in Leith on Sunday morning :--I have only
time to say that the Poor unfortunate aktip Dee has' ar-
rived, With only fifteen of her crew alive, and two of twel eof
the ship Thome*. They were beset the Bth October, in lat. 62, in company with the Granville Bay, Norfolk, and I t hink
the Advice,
The 4 fiOniqf wa4 wrecked on the 13th Dug); tber.