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harps, shortly be able to lay the whole machinery
open to the world. We may record, for the be-
befit of admiring posterity, how an individual—
a very• humble individual!—in Deptford-yard,
'as enabled, from a small salary, little exceed-
ing 3001. a year, to amass a fortune of between
60,000/. and 70,000!. Proceeding into the sane-
tu sanctorum of the Victualling Board, we may,
with profane hand, tear away the veil that covers its
deepest mysteries, and follow, and account for the
Manges of opinion with regard to the respective me-
rits of Baltic or of Canada produce." A s far as this
question is concerned, The Tunes may, we
"'lnk, reserve its profaneness for some other oc-
casion : at least we are not aware of any thing
Particularly mysterious in the political and com-
raercial state of Europe during the late war, a
'44 which furnished abundant cause for the
changes adverted to, and leaves nothing to be
accounted for in the mind of any candid_inquirer,
na supposition of concealed or sinister motives.
We may trace the transactions of the Commis-
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k Esters with a certain Canada house," The Times
continues, " to name any partner of which at
Present would be idle. We may advert to one
t.flutract of such magnitude, and the terms to the
ti°atractors so beneficial (kind-hearted gentlemen
,
i!'w much you are the object of your own care!)
not less than a quarter of a million sterling
‘,113. calculated as a profit upon it. The day on
1,44,141 it was concluded was a day of festivity,
hoi` the agent or negociator, the humble place-
4(les in. Deptford-yard above-mentioned, (oh,
fatal indiscretion !) got drunk, and blabbed the
,3 se of his exhilaration to his son. This young
-n reported the affair that very evening to
t;l°thes Canada merchant, who had no share in
good things so liberally showering down.
with a lip as long as that offthe savage war-
:r now exhibiting in Bond-street, hastened
t; One of the Commissioners, and remonstrated
hat he had thus been unfairly excluded from
ivc°ntsact which ought to have been public.
this e cannot say what was the result of
complaint,—whether the contract was an-
,tlllled, or the remonstrant suffered to partici-
x;ate. How these unlucky transactions were be-
`r4-Yed out of the circle where every motive for
eterecy existed, we can barely guess at. Yet the
on of the leading agent, the go-between of the
contracts, is now in England. He has been an
and has known the suffering of poverty ;
4141 he, it is possible, may be the person who has
4',ade Sir GEORGE COCKBURN acquainted with
the above secret proceedings of the Board, on
‘ilich Sir GEORGE has acted."—The substance of
this story, then, as far as the combined ignorance
and precaution of the narrator will admit of our
rillecting it, is, that some contract of vast mag-
nitude was entered into with a nameless Canada
"ause—that the chief negociator (although not
)`°°°g in iniquity, if we believe the present
4atement) was indiscreet enough to get drunk,
NI reveal something to his son, which the son,
it may be charitable to suppose, had also
tC'eacuse of drunkenness, could not sleep till
!eihad divutged to another nameless person ; that
individual, the very last, it seems, who ought
ria have been trusted with the news, immediately
t-iNained to a Commissioner, not named ; and
or °ot
the contract was eventually either annulled
°ot annulled, but the informant " cannot say"
es which. And this is the specific fact, by force
1 which individuals of the greatest respec-
tability are to be involved in a charge of such
I,aiscaliduct as would endanger their fortunes and
2nsian their characters to infamy. We shall
"at imitate the oracular style of The Times, or
„4treets after its example, the "ambiguous givings
of " Well, well, we know ;—or, We
c°°l(l, an if we would ;—or, If we list to speak;
;---Ors There be an if they might :" we shall only
atice, by way of comment upon the stpry, one
fact Which we believe is no secret to the mercan-
tilel World ; that contracts with the Victualling
°ard are always made by public -tender, and
that the tenders are preserved- and remain open
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inspection as public documents, so that any
'llasive or grossly partial dealing of which the
'oar(' might he guilty in this particular, would
1.)- out against them from their own files, and
4‘vould find a ready way to notoriety without
I°Y tearing of veils or laying open of machinery.
Should seem that the authority from which
hite Times has either immediately or ultimately
tatived its information is that prodigal son, the
tentleman who " has been an exile and has
Baste
the suffering of poverty," who made such
father,
to divulge the words of his intoxicated
and who at length," it is possible," corn-
-I'nlnicated the secret proceedings of the Board
t°l Sir GEORGE COCKBURN. "It is possible too"
this same individual may have reported the
Wins by which his father " was enabled,Trom a
:nail salary, little exceeding 300/. a year, to
amass a fortune of between 60,000 pounds
and,; 70,000 pounds." An imputation thrown
at in this vague manner admits of neither
'l.°of nor refutation ; and it is highly probable,
I:°nsiderhos the authority from which it seems to
i? derived and the kind or" statements by which
}` is accompanied, that if this charge were
l'enttlit forward in a distinct form, we should
bud either that the sum :accumulated had been
itsalailes, or the lawful profits of the place greater,
The Times alleges ; and perhaps that the
individualii in question was as much wronged by
Islis accusation, as we have good reason to be-
sieve the Commissieners are by the story of the
preptitions contracts. It is a pity that The
notice
should have felt itself called upon to
atice these supposed transactions at a period
,""en " it would be idle to name" one of the
principal parties; when the writer " cannot say"
'What finally became of the contract, and when he
can " barely guess at " " how these unlucky
transactions were betrayed." No public end is
attained by such imperfect disclosures ; they
serve only to stimulate a malevolent curiosity,
to Propagate a scandal among those who under-
"and the allusions, and, by the studied indirect-
ness of accusation, to withhold 'from the aggrieved
party all pretence for formally defending himself.
he prospect held out of a full explanation here-
after is merely delusive. The object has already
tieen securely and conveniently accomplished by
, that 'segue and affectedly mysterious style of
4artatise which farms the best cloak fors imper-

fect knowledge and incorrect assert;on ; conjec-
ture has been duly awakened, prejudice sufficiently
inflamed, and perhaps relief has been afforded to
the spleen of some individuals more peculiarly
interested than other friends of The Times "in
the changes of opinion" to which we have already
adverted, " with regard to the respective merits
of Baltic or of Canada produce."
It is only fair however to state, that the indi-
vidual to whom The Times alluded has endea-
voured, in a letter inserted yesterday in that
Paper, to vindicate himself from the suspicion of
conduct so odious as that attributed to him, but
we confess that we cannot perceive in this letter
so distinct. and unequivocal a disavowal of it as
we could have wished.

Extract of a Letter from Net:. Providence, 26th
Dec.—" I have to inform you that not less than
twenty vessels, some of which were very large,
were on the coast of Guinea, between the months
of July and October, loading their holds with
slaves : in five of these vessels not less than 3500
of these unhappy victims were conveyed from
their native soil to be sold in foreign lands, and
among these poor sufferers :iundreds have been
torn from their husbands, and many children
for ever separated from their parents by the hand
of unfeeling avarice !"

PORT 01;- NEW BEDFORD, DEC. 26.—8 y the
arrival of the brig Elizabeth from Bonavista, we
have the disagreeable intelligence of a mutiny
of the crew of the brig Cornelia, of this port, who
sailed on a sealing voyage to New Shetland
Islands. It appears that two days alter the ves-
sel left this port, the crew took possession of the
quarter-deck, and altered her course. They
were not driven from the quarter-deck for two
hours, and not till force had been used by the
Captain and Officers, and many of the crew were
knocked down. On the 22d of October the
Cornelia arrived at Bonavista, and the live ring-
leaders were given up to the American Consul.

The Mayor and Corporation of Cork have pre-
sented the freedom of that City in a gold box to
the Marquis WELLESLEY, and in a silver box to
W. GouLßuttN, Esq., a promptness of attention
which is highly creditable to the loyal character
of that City.

BRIGHTON, JAN. 27.-7-The KING, attended by
the Dukes of WELLINGTON and DEVONSHIRE,
Royal Suite, and Household, was present at Di-
vine Service, this morning, in the Palace Chapel,
when the officiating Ministers were the Dean of
HEREFORD and Dr. H. PEARSON. A great num-
ber of nate families, by tickets, were present.
His MAJESTY entered his pew about five minutes
after the commencement of the service.

WINDSOR, JAN. 26.—0 n Thursday, their
Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of
GLOUCESTER and suite passed through here, and
changed horses at the Castle Inn, on their way
to the Earl and Countess of BRIDGEWATER'S, at
their seat in Hertfordshire, where the Royal
Visitors are to spend a few days.
We have received Newfoundland Papers to
the 2d inst., but they are barren of all intelligence
of interest or importance.

We have received Gibraltar Papers to the Bth
instant. The intelligence they contain from
Spain has been anticipated through other channels.
Preparations are making at Carlton Palace for
the reception of his MAJESTY, who is expected
to arrive on Thursday or Friday aext.
His MAJESTY has been pleased to direct the
sum of 500/. to be paid from his privy purse, in
aid of completing the structure of the new Church
at Eg ham .

It is reported in the political circles, that the
Marquis of WATERFORD is to be created an I rish
Duke.

One of the most considerable commercial
houses at Vienna (in the silk trade), which has
been established nearly sixty years, suspended
payment on the sth instant.
Mr. TnnonottE HomEa, the Greek Merchant
at Marseilles, Iras been obliged to pay a ransom
of 200,000 francs (8,000!. sterling) for his fa-
ther, who was carried off from Smyrna by the
Turks.

In the district of Melle, in the Kingdom of
Hanover, a daring band of robbers have shewn
themselves lately ; some, however, have been
apprehended, but the Magistrates, dreading a
rescue, have called in military aid to guard the
prisons.

On the 21st ultimo PL 'WERT, a journeyman
Carpenter, was executed at Weimar for the mur-
der of his Step-mother. The awful ceremony
was performed amidst a vast crowd of people.
The students at Jena attended on the occasion,
and in right of an old law, formed the inward
part of the circle that composed the guard.
Yesterday the LORD MAYOR went in state to
open the Sessions for the Town and Borough of
Southwark. The procession passed over the
Southwark-Bridge, where the principal officers
of Southwark were assembled to receive his
Lordship, who is the first Lord Mayor that ever
passed in state over that bridge. A great num-
ber of his Lordship's private friends accompanied
him in their carriages.
The Lord Chief Justice DOWNES has resumed
his seat in the King's Bench, Dublin. It is con-
sidered certain, however, that his Lordship will
close his judicial labours with the present Term.
It is known that Mr. Serjeant Joy has more than
once declined any appointment beneath a Chief
Judgeship. Report now states that the Learned
Serjeant accepts the seat vacated by Judge
DALY, with a positive promise of Lord NOR..
BUR Y'S place, whenever that becomes vacant.
Government have established a large steam
packet at Bristol, which is to be attached to the
War Office Department in that city. Iris called
the George the Fourth.
Another District Meeting of the landed inte-
rest has been held in Sussex (at Steyning) at
which a petition has been agreed to, complaining
of the return to Cash Payments, and praying for
duties on the. importation of foreign produce.
We have pleasure in stating that the Magis-
tracy at Newcastle-upon-Tyne have set on foot
a subscription in aid of the mother and sisters of
JAMES MILLER, who had the misfortune to lose
his life last week, by a ball feom a gun ; and
there is every reason to believe that a .handsome
'sum will be raised for this truly charitable purpose.