The Sun.
London, England, 1821-04-04 00:00:00

AGRICULTURE, &c.

MONTHLY REPORT FOR MArrcn.—Crops or
every description have a healthful appearance,
and only wait for the refreshing showers and
mild temperature of spring to burst into Fuxi.
uriance. Considering all circumstances, the
lands have been generally well tilled, and.
vast stocks of cattle reared and fed. The
'seeds have been got in early. Much wheat
was sown in the bean planting season
in various parts, and barley ; and in few seasohs
has so little of sernination remained to be com-
pleted, as in the present. Out-door stock has
done well, and such continues to be the rat
with the lambs, of which the fall is great and
successful for the most part.

FRom TRu LONDON GAZETTE, Apßir, 3.

Commission in the Northern Regiment of Local NHlrtia'of
Northumberland.—William Orde, Esq. to be Lieut.-Colonel
Commandant, vice St. Paul, deceased. • •
Commissions signed by the Lea Lieutenant of the County
of Norfolk.--Thomas Caltho7e..Blofeld, clerk, to be Dcputx
Lieutenant; Jeremiah Ives, Esq.. to be ditto; John Johns*
Tuck, Esq: to be ditto.
Commission in the lstßegiment of Royal Surrey
John W. Shelton, Esq. Adjutant, to be Captain by Brevet..

BANKRUPTS.
MaheiTy, Welbmk-street, Marylebone, coaeli-manuf:.c-
turer, to surrender April 7, 14, and May 15, at twelve,.a4
Guildhall. Attornics, Messrs. Barlett end BettlOrne,'Nich.).
las-lane.

J..Bigsby,'De'ptford, brewer, April 14, at ten,_ and May ,
15, at eleven, at Guildhall, London. Attornies, 'Messrs. Os.
baldeston and :11urrav; Londotistreet, Venchilich-street.' • ;-'"
C. Coupland; jun. It. Copland-, F. Coupland,,Leeds,- York's
shire, ano. E. C.ouplar.d, Salford,.Larcashire, spirit-merchant,s4
April 7, 21, and Alay 15; at' one, at Guildhall, London. 'At
torney, Mr.' Wiglosivofth,
P. Dewsbury, Altrincham, Clieshie, corn-dealer, April ,7; 9;
mid May..ls, at two, at the
_Star Inn, Manchester.-A ttartut
Messts. Bitindrett; Spinks, -anti Reddish, Teniple, Lcriunn ; "
an&Mr. Altrincham. • . ' • -•• • •-'• •
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P. Cape, Britignorth, Shropshire,
.grocer, .4:.n11 17, at five,
18, and May 15, at ten, at' the Crown Inn, ,Dritignorth. 'At- •
tornies, Messrs. Benbow and Alban,' Lincoln's inn; Lor.&v.t•
and Mr.'llidding„C'oalbrook Dale, Shropshire. .
- W. Holding, DeVonshire-street, queen-square, ma:
April lb,•and May. ir), •at one, at Gillian:ll. fat`totiges,
3.lessrs..lVatleson and Son, Austin-friars. • • • • •
B. Troughton„se»ior, and .1. Troughton. Wood-stxeet, sak,
throWsters; April 7, 21, and May 'l5, elvien;. at
Attorney, Mr. James, Backlersbuty.,•Cheapside., •• .•
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street,.woolstapiers--Arirr. S, • George and R. Webb, Briao
tol,- sugar re4iiwt.s--i4ay..„.5, T. 'iVorth, Talbot-c9n,rt, Glace;
church-street,:hab"esdasher—Aiidr .t. Rains, VCAPt'i:l4- ;
thercharlL---As-;141"14;`•?: Atistin4 Gregor}, . arid
.11tisson,..Bath,,irabetdashers,-- April 26, •T•.-.Story,„Huuwozz',l,•-•
Norfok, miller—April 26, S. Copland, Holt, Norfolk,.miller—
April ..?5, Pisilop Wreamiouth griad
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buriiei-April A. 'KOtyi•Colonnade, jeiteller
and
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A.n express from Italy arrived in the course of
-ye,es:erd'ay• throngh Paris. The intelligence from.
ii aria p4Sesses considerable interest, and pre-
sents another
_order of the Day, issued by the
'War Minister,. calling upon the., Piedmontese
soldieri-to defend their country from foreign
aggression. A private letter. from Paris. states
'that the Provisional Junta at Turin have declared
-the Prince.of CARIGNANO, and all the other mem-
,
hers of the Royal Family, incapable of reigning,
and that they are making great preparations for
marching on Milan, -Whether they have been in-
vited. The convention for the occupation of the
city of Naples and its fortsis said to have been
signed on the 23d at Capua; by the first article
of which it is stipulated that the kingdom shall
be occupied by the Austrian army, and that a
commissioner shaltreside in each fortress on be-
half of the King of NAPLES. Two days after its
signature the Austrians took -possession of the
Neapolitan Capital.

TURIN, MARtH 2EI.

" Tranquillity and order prevail'in this capi-
tal. If disorders and misfortunes have occurred
in the provinces as well as at Genoa, it is to the
*inconceivable conduct of the Prince Regent
"alone they must be attributed. The streets of
Turin are filled with soldiers. Numerous con-
tingents are arriving from all the provinces of the
kingdom. Count Santa' Rosa, Minister of War
and Marine, has addressed an Order of the Day
to them, which I subjoin. The Russian Mini*
stet had taken his departure. It is to be hoped
that the great Powers will not consent to any at-
tempt of Austria to occupy Piedmont as well- as
Naples, as that would be to give up to her the
whole of Italy. A Patriotic Club, composed of
Advocates, Merchants, Professors and Students
of the University, has for these six days past held
public sittings in the coffee-house called Caffe
Nuovb, The Advocate's and the Members of the
University display the greatest zeal for Constitu-
tfunal Government.
" ORDER OF THE DAY.

" " Soldiers of the Brigade Contingents ! You have given sa-
tieffction to your country.
• ." On the first notice ofdanger, at the first call of the Govern-
ment, you have left your homes and repaired to your posts--
And this you have done whetethe difficulties cr.' the crisis would
Perhaps have prevented the Government from compelling the
lanVilling to march, and when the timid or the disloyal might
have co` nssllled delay.
" Young warriors, I can truly call you the tower of the na-
tion. To you it owes every thing ; the dons6ousneas of its
streng•tLe, its hopes of defence and security.
" The standards around which you are gathering, and un-
6er which which you will be formed into battalions to march
rapidly on the frontiers, are not rebel colours. Rebels will only
be fJund if facilities are afforded for. the entrance of foreigners
on the Pilmontese territory. Ours is the royal ensign ; it
bears the generous eagle of Savoy, and we follow no other.
" In the fourteenth century, that eagle was displayed in
Lombardy to protect that country from a horde of adventurers
sine were the terror-of the north of Italy. Your valour being
agtio appealed to, you re-appear to give freedom to fraternal
ro,tisr,-, and to revive the glory and the virtues of Italians.
GUY gate= aze•those of the Kim:, thcrigh, however, it
• ha 4: plerseci Providence to put our courage to the extreme proof.
by affileting.its with the double ruisfurtune of the abdication of
a Zing dear to his people, and the absence cif his successer, in
whem our hopes were so confidently placed, but who is now
*smog our enemies, and.obliged to arak a language which we
can never reregnize as that of his heark. We will always, in
gee or in bad fortune, remember that our t.d.elity to the
freiri,n3 of Savoy ought to- correspond with our attachment to
from which-our famles have to expect Sc-

oL•riti end !;•.,7errpi,•;em.
Yout'iSt.itsc,:d.l2:s i seize with joy and conr_dence the arms
-consigned to you by the oountzy. None of you will fail to ap-
pear In the day of honourable danger. You will have skilful
dicers to give you instruction. Yost .97i1,1 see men advanced to
military honours according to their.merit„.not by favor. Those
zers will set you examples of military discipline and firm.
&less. You will see them in the foremost ranks in the 'UT of
cattle. That day i; near at hand. Piedenontese warriors! you
rejoice at the thmight. You will be acknowledged the true acne
ot the defender; of Cesserl whose utriautaxi courage excited
the wonder of Napoleon tieir_aparta, and who would pe7haps
Leve then prevented thieOnquest of ItS,lthad we not had Aus-
trians for allies. Ault you, Genoese I on seeing the ne,nie of
Citrica inscribed on the standard of your legion, our enemies,
at-tick with terror, will exclaim..—' jehold the raeo of 1743
Givm at Turin, karch
Cri',Lfccd) " Cdtzat SANTCRIIE D SANTA ROSA,
" Repr.t of 'the Vizi-in-7 of War and. Marige.."

GENOA, Peanda 24.
[EXTRAC7 or A PRIVATE Lt-r7E.2..1

" Tr= ILiaturiAy tilakihyuwity"
,proclamations ooatinued
=ten from Turix, naMing the 1.-eiribei-s of the Oiunta, tor,e-
eva with the <fel taken by it ,a:•h the Prince itw.r.t to the

Epanish Constitution. Din-ers, at which both ritieens and
soldiers joined, were given here to celebrate the event ; and no-
thing was heard in the streets but the cries of the itinerary
venders of the Proclamations, and also of copies of the Spanish
Constitution. Thus all appeared to be going on well, and an
order was momentarily expected from Turin for the Autho-
rities here to take the oath ; but on Tuesday night, about
mi4reight, the drams beat to arms at the different barracks,
the soldiers: were mustered, and a promise was made them of
an advance of 4 soldi per day fo each soldier, and 20 to 30
livres per month to the officers, according to their ranks..—
Nothing, however, of this was known until the following morn-
ing, when coupling it with the events then about to be
wade public, the object of that spontaneous generosity to the
troops could not be mistaken. It created great alarm, and
induced a belief that the constitutional cause had been betrayed.
The public was not left long in doubt ; for a proclamation was
issued by the Governor, annexing to it the declaration of the
King Charles pours, wherein he not only refuses to acknovi-
ledge any innovation upon the Government *that existed pre-
Tious to his brother's abdication ; but declares all those, with-
out exception, who havestiileered, or shall adhere, to such inno-
vation, or who have arrogated, or shall arrogate, a Constitution,
or any encroachment whatever upon the fulness of the Royal au.:
thority, rebels. In the Governor's Proclamation that accom-
panied the above.declaration, he says, that the Prince Regent
has signified to him Ms adherence to that declaration ; but this
is difficult to reconcile ; for if he had done so, he surely would
have signified it hiniself to the public, since he had so far lent
himself to lead theme' astray by, his previous proclamations' in
favour of the constitution. For these reasons, the Genoese are
not willing :to crfal,it . the, clause, and say they have been be-
trayed to the AustrianS; and many are of opinion that the
whole affair, has been planned in order to give a pretext for the!
Austrians occupying
,the strong places in Piedmont and here,
which the soldiers would not before hear of. Exclusive of this,
a circumstance has occurred, which goes far to prove that the
Giunta at Turin were ignorant of what was about to occur;.
for,' on the 20th, they. named M. Emmanuel Ealbi and M.
Maximilian Spinola, deputies to the Giants ; and the latter.is
said to have gone there to-day.
" Wednesday morning the whole city was in great confusion ;
and, in the afternoon, large parties were parading the streets,
crying out Viva la Coatituzione.' This continued increasing,.
and at last the numbers were so great, that in two'or three in.
stances they actually attacked the guard and took away from
them their arms. Wednesday night several people were killed
and wounded ; and Thursday all the shops were shut."

[ANOTHERI:ETTER OF THE.SAME DATE.]

" The sudden 'announcement of so rapid a transition from
the constitutional system to the ancient order of things was like;
a dap of thunder. All minds were agitated by it, but espe-
cially those of enthusiastic youngmen attached to
,the new in-
stitutions, the establishment of whith they had celebrated only
two days before: To' many the affair appeared incredible ;
they examined the tenour of the proclamation; the expressions
relative to the Prince appeared equivocal, and its authenticity
was doubted. Many groups of peclle were formed : they
united together, and sent a deputation to the palace of the Go-
vernor. He granted an interview to some of the leaders, and at-
tempted to allay their fears ; but_they still remained unsatisfied.
Towards evening the tumult increased ; some posts of the guard
were disarmed, and the crowd again repaired with those arms
to Banchi. In the mean time the principal posts were occu-
pied by strong detachments of troops, and two cannons were
placed on the wall which commands the street leading towards
Banchi, where stands the entrance to the Governor's palace.
The attitude of the troops, and two discharges of cannon,
loaded with powder only, were sufficient for the dispersion of
the crowd ; and the rest of the night (Wednesday) passed off
quietly. The following day was tranquil though gloomy ;
in the averting-the peace was interrupted by a discharge of grape.
shot—no one knew how from the military post above named,
which wounded two soldiers, and, as I am informed, two other per-
sons. This greatly exasperated the minds of the people, wio were
heard to utter loud, complaints during the night, and till the
dawn of Friday. On that day the news arrived from Turin of the
preservation of tranquillity there, and of the formation of the
Constitutional Government under the Prince Regent. It was
then concluded that the Proclamation was not genuine. The
troops received the information, and mixed confusedly with the
multitude, calling out 4 The Constitution.' The crowd then
entered the palace, and became masters of the person of the
Governor, on whom they would have committed some outrage
had he not been rescued by General d'lson, and some friends
to good order. He immediately after issued a Proclamation,
in which he declared that he resigned the government of the city
into the hands of 12 individuals. Their names are—General
rison, Francisco Fehr°, Emanuele Palbi, Carlo Barratta,
Giacomo Chiappa, GirolamoCattanco, Cirolamo and Giachirno
Serra, Matted Molf.no, Luigi Morro, Andrea Toilet, Giacomo
S ciaccaluga."

[From the " Pixlmontese Gaz:tt2" of the 27th March.]

Letters from Monaco of the 20th instant contain the follow-
ing :—" The population of Mer.tone being assembled in the
Church, this day,, at the invitation of the Governor, the Secre-
tary of State, the Judges, and Consuls of the principality of
Monaco, it was determined that the Constitution of Spain should
be proclaimed as a fundamental law of the State, saving the
modification that may be deemed necessary by a Commission to
be appointed for that purpose."

• [Franz the " Florence Gazette" of March 24.1
BULLETIN OF THE AUSTRIAN ARMY.
" Hcad-quarters, San Genr.ano, Mart 19.

" Our edvanzed guard is at Calvi, near Capra.
" AccOrding to concurring and certain accounts, the Neapo-
lit* divisions stationed in that fortress under the orders cf
Generals Carascosa, Ambrosio, and Filangieri, may be con-
sidered entirely disbanded,-as the Royn.l Guards, and, after their
example, other military corps, have declared that they will rot:
fight contrary to the orders of the Rinr.
" The fort of Monte Casiino was occupied by the troops, of
the Royal Guard,- under the command of a Neapolitan Colonel.
The-General-in-Chief summoned the said Colonel, in the name
of his Majogy, to surrender the place. WhiF- the negpeintion
was going on; the soldiers within the castle revolted, and, pro-
fiting by this circumstance, the enemy's entrenchments were
surprised Ind occupied partly by force And partly without re-
sistance.

" The Militia are disarmed, s.:11 treated as prisoners of war.
The guards, rho had already been disarmed, have had their
arms and decOrations restored. As a testimony of their Ade-
lity„ they will-be in the meantime joined to the grenather
gade of the Art.strian army;
" General Count Fienzelmont has this day gems to Capua to
intimate to the commandant of that fortress that he most sur-
render. In cash! of refusal, the place will be attacked the day
after to,:morrow, March 21.
(A true•Ozrpy.) " Count di LIOMBELLES."

- - FLORENCE, MARCH 24. . .
Authentic aczourtt3 received from Rome, dated- the 20t'?,
state that Cactliauf atlet, of the staff of the A ustian army
had enter sd. .'oath,. At tlie hca of three tempanies or 1-3-ass:lra'

All ele positions of the Erilafflo, }lanai, and Itri, cerriderod
impregnable, were voluntarily abandoned by the enemy.

Major Curtis of the Neapolitan service has arrived here with
dispatches from the hereditary Prince to his august father.
A Deputation has also arrived from the 4hruzzi to lay a; the
feet of his Sitian Majesty the homage of the fidelity and the
expression of the attachment of the- province towards its

Sovereign.

General Fardella, the Dui e of Calabria's .tide-de-camp, who
arrived on the 19th, returned to Naples on Monday.

.' We have received the following document through an extra-
ordinary. channel :
" Ferdinand 1., by the grace of God, King of the Two Si-
&c.

" Lieut.-ben. Richard Church, Commandant and Inspector
of his MaYsty's foreign troops; charged, by his 3lajcsty's la-
te= patent, dated Laybach, Feb. 26, with the armament for
restoring artier in the kingdom of the Two Stellies.
" From the head-quarters at Aquila', March 15.
" ORDER OF Tar. DAY.
•

" Sent by his Majesty the King into these provinces, for the
purpose of restoring tranquillity and peace to his subjects, to
announce to them his Roytd and paternal intentions, we will
spare no care in fulfilling this sacred duty„by protecting peace-
tul citizens, and being just to all, but severe and inflexible to
those whO shall attempt to oppose the paternal views of his
i%iajcsty. To this effect ive
" OIIDER, within twenty-four hours after the arrival of the
,present order, there shall be organized in each commune a guard
of internal security, in which shall be enroned, exclusiv:-..1y, per-
sons of property, who arc theTriends of order. The, Syndics,
the Decurions, and the paris'n'Pßests, shall make the eniol-

•
ment, and shall he responsible for'the moral qualities of the in-
dividuals.

" The guard shall be under the direction of the Syndic and
the elected officers respectively. It is destined for the mainte-
nance of eternal order.

" Within 24 hours after the receipt of this order the captains
of militia and commanders of circuits ;hall collect all the
arms within their respective districts, whether they be such as arc
used by soldiers or by peasants, or to whomsoever they may be-
long. Thc same shall be done with resPect'to ammunition and
every article of war. • The said captains, and in their absence,
the lieutenants, on collecting the arms, ammunition, &c. shall
immediately convey them, with a certificate, to the chief place
of the province, and they shall be personally responsible for
the rigorous execution of this .order. All the ruraiarrns, which
are private property, if not registered, shall be ticketed with the,
name of the owner, in order that they may be restored at the
proper time.

" The same thing shall be done with military arms which
may be the private propertyof militiamen or others, which shall
be replaced at a proper :opportunity, aecording to superior
orders.

" The registers shall be triplicate. One copy shall be trans.
rnitted with the arms to the military Commandant of the pro.:
-vince ; another 51,.11 remain with the Captain of the Militia,
and the third shall be deposited in the archives of the Commune.
The Colonels and Majors of the Militia, shall superintend the
disarming, and be responsible for the conduct of the Captains.
The Captains shall employ the officers, and inferior officers of
their respective companies who have their confidence. They
shall take care to make these subalterns clearly comprehend the
provisions of this order.

, .
-'t The syndics shall apply to the military Commandant of the
Province :or the guard of security:,
militia officers of every rank shall immediately repair
to their posts, atsist in the maintenance of order, support the
guard of security, and call back those serving under them who
may still be at a distance; assuring them of the clemency and,
the paternal intentions of hi 3 Majesty. We watch their con-
duct, and will be serviceable to those who shall distinguish
themselves.

" All who compose the provincial legions shall return to their
homes, on. tranquillity being there restored.
" All the civil authorities, all the public functionaries who
may be absent, shall repair immediately to their posts, in con-
formity with the regulation of the lst of July. They shall
exert every effort to aid the paternal wish of the King for the
restoration Of order.

" We shall take care to report to his-Majesty those who per-
form their duty either well or ill. Every officer shall be re-
sponsible for the inconvenience which may arise from any delay
or want of vin Our in the exercise of his functiOns. This regu-
lation having no object but the ptiblic welfare,- we expect that
every one will joyfully assist in carrying it into effect, and zeal-
ously contribute to the benefit of his country ; and that every
citizen will resume his wonted confidence, and return-to his
usual occupations in the hoiom of his family. •
" RICHARD CHURCH, Lient.-Cieneral."

MALT. TAX.--Thera is nothing more certain
than that it requires .a 'particular talent in .a
Statesman to dispose the minds-of a -people to
approve even of -the scheMe which is the most
conducive to their interest and prosperity. His-
tory presents us with Many illustrations of the
truth ohhis observation, forthere we frequently
see examples of wise, rich, and powerful nations
languishing in inactivity, at a time when every
individual_ is animated with a quite contrary spi-
rit, merely because the remedies proposed
against the evil contradict the temper of the times.
Wn need not, hoWever, refertohistory for exam-
pies, when we May'find one more Striking, in our
own. times and in our own country. It is true,
that the national 'energies may,. in. some degree,
be depressed- by the immense debt which the
country Contracted in the course of the late war ;
but when we recollect the exertions which were
made during that war to meet all its exigencies,
we are inclined to think, that it is not so much
owing to any deficiency of means, as to the want
of a right application of thorn, founded on the
peculiar habits- and disposition Of the. people,
that the country-is now not only unable to sup-
port its present burthens, but seems to be sinking
under them every day. These 'reflections have
been suggested by the
,debate of last night on
Mr. WESTERN'S Bill for the repeal of the Malt
Tax. .We have considered that measure, calmly
and temperately and unbiassed by the views of
party; and we I'reely own, that if the Minister
could have-found any other tax, equally produc-
tive, and bearing less heavily on the lower and
middling classes or the community, we should
have been most happy to see it substituted for a
tax, wh:ch is, both in its nature and in the mode
of collection, so uncongenial to the preju-
dices and feelings of the country, -and there-
fore- so. impolitic as' the Malt Tax. We be-
lieve, however, that national prejudice is not
the only objection to this tax, but that the
Agricultural int !rest, as well as the communitrin
general, would derive a great and -real benefit

from the repeal of it,as well as of some other taxes
similar in their nature and operation. The se-
cond reading of the Bill was lost by a great and
decided majority ; but when we consider the
time and the' circumstances under which it was
introduced, we are not surprised that such should
have been the result. It may, perhaps, be
again brought forward at a more auspicious pe-
riod, when the suggestion of a modified PRo-
PER•TY Tax, the fairest and the most equal of all
taxes, shall have been duly considered, and ar-
ranged on such a plan, as would ensure a reve-
nue more than equal to all the wants of the
country, and.r•elieve the :Minister from all appre-
hension of difficulties on the repeal of this and
the other taxes to which we have alluded. At
this late hour, it is impossible for us to go into
that extended consideration of this important
and interesting subject whicl.l it merits ; but we
shall take an opportunity of submitting -to our
readers the- opinion which we have formed upon
it, with the view of sheaving that the obstacles
which we have he,,rd urged against a just modi-
fication of a Property Tax are ill-founded, and
that there is, in fact, no real impediment to pre-
vent its being made a productive tax, without
bearing heavily on those who are unecjual to the
burthen.

There have been insidious reports in circula-
tion tending to excite a belief that his MAJESTY
has signified his approbation of farther conces-
sions to the Roman Catholics. -Et would be'
equally presumptuous and absurd in us to of-
fer any contradiction of these reports upon
alleged grounds of information, hut they are
so palpably improbable and ridictrious, that
none but the most silly and ignorant peo,
ple can yield any credit to them.---:-His MA-
JESTY, whatever his sentiments might be, is, of
course, too discreet to reveal them till after
the decision of Parliament shall be solemnly made
known. But the advoeatei for the restoration of
Popery to legislative power seem not to be
aware that a preliminary step to a measure .so
portentous of ruin to the Protestant Establish-
ment in Church and State, is a new Act
of Parliament to ALTER. THE CORONATION OATH,
fOr otherwise his MAJESTY, in conformity
to that solemn covenant' with his subjects, is
bound to exclude Papists for ever from any jar-
ticipation in. political authority. We have re-
ceived very gratifying praise for the determined
and persevering stand which we have made in sup•
porting the Proteitant Ascendancy; and, as we have
often said, our-columns shall, be open to the De-
fenders of the •National Faith, to avert the
newal of those horrors, which would assuredly
result from a Popish Ascendancy, which those
only can recommend and support who are
ignorant or regardless of the real tendency of a Re-
ligion, the professors of which deem it a duty
which they owe to the Divine Being to exter-
minate all who do not yield implicit submission
to the'lletd. of their Church, whom they hold
to Ise INFALLIBLE.

NORTH AMERICA.—The intercourse by the
River St. Lawrence with the United States and
the new settled countries in the interior of the
North American Continent, is of the utmost it-n-
-portance to the trading and manufacturing inte-
rests of Great Britain and Ireland ; therefore,
the British Government should by every means
in its power encourage it. The habits, dress,
and education of the population of these coun-
tries are, generally speaking, British, and the
utmost caution should be used not to check, in
its infancy, a trading connection so important to
the best interests of this country. We only wish
the public to look seriously to this quarter of
the globe, as the CERTAIN means of taking off
annually an increasing quantity of our manufac-
tures and produce. All the industry and talents
of the new school, aided by Lord CASTLEREAGH,
Mr. Ito otNsoN, and their new ally, Mr. WAL-
LACE, can never prove the contrary—the facts
are too stubborn, and they cannot be contra-
dicted !!

His MAJESTY certainly visits his Hanoverian
dominions after his return from Ireland, when
the Coronation is to take place. This august
ceremony is, we hear, fixed for the Anniversary of
the battle of Waterloo. The Ist of August is
mentioned as the-day when.his IVI.tsEsTY departs
for Hanover.
Admiral Sir JOIIII Coteo-vs, G-. 43.8. died •this
morning at Greenwich Hospital. A vacancy as
Governor of that asylum has therefore taken
place.

Very serious alarm is entertained respecting the
health of ti*(;: Dowager DucheskOzticANs, who
is now residing at her chateau d'hy, near Paris.

The Duchess of GLOUCESTER'S cold is much
better. Her Royal Highness received visits yes-
terday from the Princess AUGUSTA and, the
Duchess of Cbaa.xcr.—Yesterday the Princess
AUGUSTA, the Duke .of. GLOUCESTER, and the
Princess So PHIA. MATILDA, dined with the
_Duke
and Duchess of CLARENCE.—Priuce LEOPOLD
dined with the Duchess of KENT on -Monday,
and afterwards honoured Covent Garden Theatre
with his presence.
Prince LEOPOLD gave a grand dinner yeF.terday
to the Duke of Yottx, at Marlborough House.
Among the company present to meet his Royal
Highness were :--The Russian Ambassador,
Countess Lieven, the Duke of Wellington, Earl
Liverpool, Earl and Countess•Bathurst, Earl of
Yarmouth, Viscount and Viscountess Granville,
Colonel Upton, Captain Conroy, Mr. C. Greville,
&c. &c.
The Misses KENDRICK had a numerous and
elegant party last night•in Duchess-street, Port-
land-place. Music and dancing continued, till
a late hour, and beautiful specimens of the
graphic skill of one of these accomplished Ladies
added the gratification of refined t,,te to the
other enjoyments of the evening.
Ma. KEAN.—The highest compliment ever
offered to dramatic talent and genius has been
paid to Mr. K.,n_tx, in Boston. Independent of
paying the regular admission, the premiums.
which the sale of boxes produced amounted to
a considerable sum, and has been appropriated
to charitable objects. The poor. will Jong re-
member KtAx.—(New York Paper.)

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