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London, England, 1821-12-27 00:00:00

that pure Religion which the Supreme Being has
vouchsafed to impart to his creatures, to prepare

em for a better state.

Extract of a Letter front Halifax, Dec. 8.

64 It was stated some time since, i❑ a Montreal
Paper, that the' Commissioners appointed to settle

the boundary line could not agree—we can now
state that the above information is not correct.
The Commissioners came down by the last steam
boat as far as West Point, and from the infor-
mation we have received there is no doubt of the

,wo parties agreeing : it is of great importance to
,he inhabitants of the frontiers on both sides that

the boundary line should be known ; at present
considerable excitement exists on the Northern
frontier ; in one instance, an island in the river
St. Lawrence, called Carleton Island, had been
leased to Mr. CHARLES SMITH, and the Post-
master-General had established a Post-office on

le island, of which Mr. J. was Postmaster. Ile

had erected a number of buildings on the island,
and made considerable improvements in agricul-
ture, Scc. A short time ago, Mr. llAGEnm.ts, the
Collector of the Customs at Kingston, went to
Carleton Island with a party of officers, and
took from Mr. SMITH a large quantity of mer-
chandize, seizing it on behalf of the Crown, on

the ground that the Island belonged to Great
Britain."

Extract of a Letter from Rio de la Hacke, Nov.l'2.
64 Now the Republic of Columbia has esta-
blished its independence, things begin to wear a
most favourable aspect, and the New World will
offer great advantages to the industrious of all
nations who may be induced to traffic on its soil,
which no doubt will cause thousands to flock to

its shores. The country is beautiful, and wvtl
adapted for the culture of sugar, indigo, coffee,
&c. Although the town is not yet re-built since
the last fire, there still remain ample resources
and protection for those persons who may will
to settle there."

Lord STANHOPE, like the Earl of LlvEnpoor.,
the King of FRANCE, and the Agricultural Re-
port, makes allusion to the ez.,il of abundance,
but, unlike these other high authorities, he ex-
presses a just surprise that in these times, unlike
all former ages of the world, the possession of
plenty should be considered as a misfortune by fi
nation, and, unlike them, he does not despair of
a remedy for the difficulties and distresses 01
Agriculture, by the exertion of legislative wig'
dom and power. On this broad and intelligibl°
basis, we are forced to acknowledge our agree
ment with his Lordship; whilst from his opinion
as to the causes of the agricultural distress, and
the nature of the precise remedy which he re'
commends, we are compelled to expreSs
ont
decided dissent. His Lordship thinks that
taxation is the cause of the agricultural dis"
tress ; and that the distress will be relieve('
by a reduction of taxes. Let us examine the
grounds of this opinion. In France, where 11'4
only taxes, but rents, are much lower than i°
England, and where there are no poor's Tates9
'4 the agricultural interests of the departments
of the east, the west, and the south, are in the
greatest distress," and in this distress, the coW
sequence, according to the declaration of the
King of France, '6 of a redundant harvest," all
Europe at this moment participates. In Britisn
America, where a very great proportion of the
agriculturists cultivate their own lands, payin4
no rents, few taxes, and no poor's rates, the dig'
tress is so great, that, according to the declarn'
tions and resolutions of numerous public meeting"
these colonies must be utterly ruined, unlessi
they are permitted to send their supplies °
corn and flour into the United Kingdom for con'
sumption. In the British Colony of New South
Wales, where few, if any, of the cultivators poi
rent for their lands, where there are no poor'
rates, where the Colonists, instead of being btlf#
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thened and oppressed by State imposts,
ceive numerous advantages from the Governrnevt,
and where the price of agricultural produce is oliel
third higher than it is in England, the agricultit
interest is in great distress!! In England itself
five or six years ago, when the taxes were twe° e
millions per annum more than they are now' he
agriculture of the country was in a most flow' e
in; condition !!!—Whatever, therefore, maY
st
the effects of heavy taxation upon the countrf
large, and whatever may be its effects upoo s°°
tbe
particular branches of industry, we have
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evidence of incontestible facts, that taxat'°.,
0
not the cause of the severe distress so gene°.
ele
experienced at this moment, throughout
world, by the cultivators of the soil.

'
BRIGHTON, DEC. 25.—Divine Service, c",0d
mencing as early as ten o'clock, was perfor°,lle
this morning at the Palace, in the presence of the
KING and family, by the Dean of 111:1101:c
and Dr. Huou PEARSON. His MAJESTY 3`
wards received the Sacrament.,