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London, England, 1828-09-27 00:00:00

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An holies journey froiMumiii, in tulgarig,
lies the little town -offiletidara, itiliabited solely
by women, Whose prefligacy has become pro-
verbial in Turkey. They arc in number 'about
2000, and form a sort of community :.: they are
free from all imposts and taxes, and thepacknow-
ledge themselves to be MahoinedainV biwthey
seldom or never wear veils Madam is a sort of
city of refuge for those unfortunate beauties who
wish to withdraw from the vengeance of their
husbands; or the anger of their relatives and
Women :of all ranks and stations iti
"fet'lntd from all parts,•of the Ottoman domi-
"i°lls ate to be met with ~.here. As soon as a
traveller "P pears among. them, a body of them
4dvancg dahcing towards him, clothed- in the
lightest foamier, and invite him, with the most
voluptuotia gestures' and motions into their
houses. This does not cease until he gives one
of them the preference, and accompanies her
into her dwelling, when nets scenes of fea,t.,
ing commence,: which, perhaps, as, they
often
6, last severed days, All who -are wrlling ft*
pass a pleasant' season with them are received
with joy ; the laws of hospitality are per fo rm _
ed- in the most extended sense, and with the
greatest naivete ; but the traveller who is con.
tent with merely satisfying, his curiosity, and
is unwilling to join in the amusements of the
place, or to take the- tote of the company, is
treated, in the greossest-mkinner, • and is driven
.out of theplace, with the greatest insults being
Reaped on hinm. The Dere Bey chooses from
theillulgarian women of Madara his Guvindae
(a body- of dancing girls, who perform the most.
laSciviOus dances), who not, only serve for the
diversions of their Lord,. but also arc conipletelv
aimed- and serve as. a body-guard, and are in
time of peace provided with -the swiftest war-
lierSes. The • COloniStS of Madara refuSe to
achnit any, woman among them to enjoy: the pti-
vilegespf the place, who is either old or ugly ;
there -appears to have been a beciety similar to
thv present at this place at a very remote period;
this, perhaps has given rise to the c,mrious and
wonderful stories of the ancient Amazons.

DUTCII LEGISLATURE.-FREE TRADE 7

The representation is far too much removed
from popular controulto serve in any way tit- the•
efficient. guardian of the interest of the people.
The Upper House is wholly nominated tty the
King, and must; therefore, be deemed little better
than a. Council of State. Tlie Lower House,
consisting of the representatives of the Provin-
vial States—themselves the aristocracy of the
country—has no bond of union with the mass of
society. The Provincial States consist of the
Equestrian or Patrician orders, there by right-,
and the representatives of the towns and of the
open. country ; but the manner which the
elections are conducted,' by calling froih door to
doom, is a most unsatisfactory (me. The general
feeling-, as !far as I can ascertain it, is rather
a confidentt in the personal character of
the' King than in the States-General. How
little part they really take in legislation ma-,, be
guessed from the fact which one of the repre-
sentatives mentioned to that "a Member was
never known to propose a new law, though the
initiation is not necessarily,' as it is supposed to
be, with"- the King: The -Ministers have seats
but* votes in the State's, and-cut but a poor
tignre there, as any Member'may abruptly inter-
rupt them while they are speaking, though they
exercise no such privilege for the correction of
the mistakes Of Members. The whole number
of the Lower House is 110, being 55 for flan-
deis.and 55 for Holland, Who- may be consider-
ed as two masses of opposition. The present
Government undoubtedly deserves the credit of
haVing conciliated interests which were most vio-
lently opposed to one another, far more than could
haYe beeirealoulated-on. Yet the Views of the
1341giakis,and• the ifollanders'are essehtially dif-
ferent.; and; hi' as far as -a stranger 'can under-
stand them; the -Dutch are far more instructed,
more philosophical,. and long-sighted 'than the
'Flemings.' • Flanders, in fact, which so long
formed an integral- part of the French empire,
was thoroughly poisoned by that narrow natio-
nality which Napoleon cherished. He cla-
moured for restriction upon restriction ; taught
that all sacrifices were patriotic., which injured
those he called rivals, and built up a baseless
sys-
tem -of commerce, out of hatred, pride,
and folly. To such of the Flemings as were
manufacturers- he opened an extensive market ;
but to the manufacturing few he offered up
the consuming many—taking large sums
out of the pockets of the majority in order
that small sums should go into those of the
minority.
This'
hi
a few'
wocorodudolvbfausyici theirihs
cheapest
interdictory exploit.. But the diseased notions,
great-
peoplet h
e ir;
fNrvehei while tmh e Dutch,of
whoseness
oafp.bdt.i;vilinogsewhg
he introduced :setliorcerkyvesrlpiktriuelenygthe plague, to the
pFlenemdeiisilcei
trade—their sys-
tem
house du
and selling wherever they could sell dearest---
had
in
had generally learnt higher lessons from ex-
perience. They found • that their Custom-
ties were a profitless. and pernicious
source of revenue—costly in collectionbane-
operation--,and they never looked to
them- as among the .resources of the State.
There is a noble document-in their annals, the re-
presentation of the Stadtholder William IV. to the
States-General, dated in 1751, on the subject of
free trade.- It shows how well he- understood the
true commercial interests- of the country over
which -he presided. •
aeizt
morality
tros ofilrna tel
mercial discussions is
ion."
There is, perhaps, no law-made.for the protec.
tipof •commerce which- ;cannot- be proved- ft,
bnedstb'eruuelevoiciedt,:thei:::::i;;;cal.toihsosaati:
Trailhee:
have done vaetly-more'
" Let as:many.snen,-,as possible be your friends
and, customers, as. few -men as possible your
enemies.

jf Mr. THOMAS Mooni: has
not b:eeii bhp
self successful' in his. late poetic effusion from ‘! Lord BEL-
zazars
to the Brunswick Club," he has certaiolybeen the
cause of much poetry in others. Wa Lave several hundred
parodies and imitations upon the . subject from Corres-
pondents of every sex and description.—Dfaili!t Evening
Mail.

STATE OF
business done in tThelthAomn
The demand for home trade
daring
i itahse klaei-iaLra .pfecteir
expected to continue so sent weeks.
that some latr.
A great number of buyers from London and
the Country have been in town; but their purchases have
not been sufficiently large to afftCr the. prices of goods.
taritibonoccoontmiitilaueeys
spire to interrupt it. We are sorry to find by the last au-
qonnts from Brasil, that the demand for goods there had
politics)
.rarneclntsmacyohnt.:
greatly Airainished. As the shipments to that quarter have
speculations will not prove fortunate. The demand for
the low numbers. of yarn for exportation Continues to be
good. It is chiefly'svantod for Russia; and as the season
bees great dniiiig the present year, we fear
•
for exporting. thither will soon expire, ,a considerable di-
rithaution in the demand may be expected. The prices of
all descriptions of cotton goods are as low at this moment
as we remember them ever to have been.....Munchesto-
Perak'.