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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1817.

EAST INDIA HOUSE, Oct. 49, 1817.
THE COU UT of DI RECTORS of the UNIT-
ED COMPANY of. MEItCHANTS of ENGLAND
tO the EAST 'INDIES-, do hereby give Notice,
That a CRIARTERLY GENERAL 'COURT of the said
COMPANY will he held at their House in Leadenhall-street,
on WEDNESDAY, the 17th of Decemher next, at Eleven
o'clock iii the'rorenoon, fOr the purpose of declaring. a DI-
MEM/froth Midstionskr last to Christmas next.

JAMES COBB, Secretary:

EAST INDIA HOUSE,. Or.T. 29, • Isl 7.

H E coutur of DIRECTORS of the
UNITED COMPANY of MERU] ANtS of ENGLAND
TRADING to the FAST INDIES, de hereby give Notice,
That the TRANSFER BOOKS of the said (X)MPANY's
STOCK will be shut oo Thursday, the 4th December next,
at Two o'Clock, and Opened again on Thursday, the 22d Ja-,
nutry-following.
And that the DIVIDEND WARRANTS On the said Stock,
line on the sth January, will be ready to be delivered ,cn
Wednesday, the 7th of the sanre Month.
JAMES COBB, Secretaiy.

UNCOMMON GOOD TRAVELLING, from the SARA-
CEN'S HEAD INN,. SNOW-HILL. To YORK, LEEDS,
EDINBURGH, and all PARTS of the NORTH;
Four Inside Coaches,the Best Horses, and-keep ex-et:Refit Time,
By B. NV. MOUNTAIN and CO.-
SXRACEN'S HEAD INN, SNOW-HILL, LONDON.
T
HE following
POST-COACHES, MML-
COACHES, &c. set out from the Saracen's Head Ihn,
The UMPIRE, a New LIVERPOOL Light Coach, only one
Night on the Road, carrying Four Insides and Four Oetsides,
sets out every Day at One o'clock, arrives at Liverpoid next
'Afternoon at Six o'clock, through Dunstable,. Woburn,
Lathbnry, Northampton, Welford, Lutterworth, Hinckley,
Atherstone, Lichfield, Stone, Itugely, Newcastle, Knutsford,
Warrington and Prescot.
SOUTHAMPTON, -Lymington, .Winchester, and, Basing.
stoke New Four Inside Coach at half-past Seven o'clock
the Morning, arrives at the Dolphin Inn, Southampton,'
' Five o'clock.—This is a most delightful . Conveyance to
the Isle of Wight, Jersey, Guernsey, St. Maloesaliavre de
Grace, Cherburgh, &c.
SHREWSBURY, Wellington, and Shiffnal, Post-Coach,
every Evening at Five o'clock.—Guarded.
WEYMOUTH, Dorchester, Biaadford; Salisbury, Andover,
and Basingstoke, new l'ost Coach, every Afternoon. The
Weymouth Packets Sc Guernsey, Jersey, Cherbarg, St. Ma-
loe's, Zac.
EXETER, Plymouth, Weymouth, Dorchester, Falmouth,
Dartmouth; anal Silislaory, New Post Coach, every Morning,
at Seven o'clock, tlit'ough Honitou, Axminster, Bridport,
Bland ford, Basingstoke, and 13agshot.
BOSTON, Spalding, Peterborough, Stilton, and 'Hunting.
don, Royal Mail Coach, sets Out every Eveniog •to Spilsby,
Louth, drirashy, and Hull.
BATH and BRISTOL Flying Post-Coaches, through Chip.
penhain, Caine, and Marlborough, every Afternoon ; arriv:
at Mx. May's, the Greyhound Inn, Batla and the London.
Taverns Thornas-street, and the Swann, Bristol, next Morn.
ing.—Coaches to Wells, Bridgewater, Taunton, Exeter, Ply.
mouth, &c:
LEEDS new light Coach, called The Roctiogharn, sets out
every Morning, at' Eight o'Clock; carries Four amides only,
and goes remarkably easy, with a Guard throughout.. Passes
through Stamford, Newark, itetfo,4, Doncaster, and Ferry-
bridge, to the Golden Lion, Leeds, next morning. Not-
withstanding tho uncommon Expedition of this Coach, it is
allowed to be the most magi eatable and complete Public Con-
veyance on the North Road, being unequalled in Accommoda-
tion by any other. ,
GLASGOW, Longtown, Gretna-green, Annan, Dumfries,
Brownhill, Thornhill, hanquhar-Kiln, Canmock, Kingswell ,
and all Parts of Scotland, a Post Coach (daily).
YORK, Scarborough, Whitby, Shields, Sunderland, New-
castle, and Edinburgh, New Four Inside Coach, with a Guard
throughout; sets out every Morning by way of Newark, Rel.-
ford, Tadcaster, Darlington, Northallerton, Durham, Mor -
pall, and Berwick. Passengers finding themselves fatigued
front the length of the journey,. may test what time they
please, and then proceed on witbout any additional Fare.
MARLBOROUGH, Swindon, Rarnsbury, Hungerford, and
Newbury Post Coach, at Seven, Morning.
BRIDGENORTH and Walsal NeW -Post Coach, ever y
Evening.
' CARLISLE, Penrith, and Whitehaven, Four Inside Post-
Coach, and a Guard all- the way, passes through [trough,
ApplobyaGreatabridge, Richmond, Catterick,Boroughbridge,
Wetherby, Aberford, Doncaster, and , Grantham. Sets out
every Morning, and performs the journey with the greatest
facility. Passengers detained on the Road by bustneS4 or
pleasure, have the peculiar advantage of their Seats tieing 'se-
cured in the next Coach.
KENDAL, Lancaster, Preston, Kirby-LonSdale, Bolton,
Chorleas Ottuskirk, and Garstang Post-Coaches, every After-
noon, at Five o'clocla—Gitarded.
LIVERPOOL, Warrington; Knutsford, Stone, and Litch-
field, Post Coach, called The Regulator, every Evening. at
Five o'clock, to the Saracen's Head lan, Dale.street, Liver-
pool.—Guarded throughout.
WAKEFIELD Post-Coach. every Morning, at Half-past
Six o'clock.
CHESTER, Newport, Whitcharch, Tarporley, Natitwich,
Northwich, and Middlewich Post-Coach, every Evening, at
Five o'clock.
SUNDERLAND, Stockton, and Yarm, new teach every
Morning, to the Georaaslnn, Sunderland.
aIs'aNCHESTF.R, Winslow, Congleton, Newca'stl'e, Walsal,
and Worverharopton, Post-Coach, every Afternoon. Guarded.
SHEFFIELD and Itotherham Post-Coach, called the Rock-
ingham, every I`.4orning.
BIRNIINGHAM Post Coach, wait a Guard, sets out every
Afternoon, and reaches Birmingham neat day at Noon.-a
Passes by OilOrd, • Euston and Shipatone, to tbe Saracen's
Head, Bull-Street, Birmingham.
FULL, North-cave; Hosvden, Thorn, and Doncaster, Post
Coach, every Morainal at half-past Six, to the Cross Keys,
Market-piece, Hull.
DOVER, Deal, Margate, Sandwich, Ratusgate,Catil erbury,
Feversham, Chatham, Rochester, and Stroud, New Post-
Coaches, Moruin", Noun, and Night.
' HERTFORD, Ware, Holdesdou, and Chcshunt Correll,
every Morning.
TOTTENHAM and EdmOnton Coach (daily), at Half-past
Two, Five, and Eight o'Clock.
.R. CLAY's Original ,Waggons and Coaches, to Newbury,
Swindon, Aldhottru, Wootton-Basset, Lamhonen. Hunger-
ford, Chilton, Reading, _ and all Places adjacent, daily.
WAGGONS.
To HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, Watford and Stanmore,Three
Times a Week.
DISS, Beccles, Bungay, Bury, and all Parts of Suffolk,
every Monday.
CIRENCESTER, Abingdon; Henley, ,Bristol, and Glou-
cester, Three Times a Week.
SOUTIIINIPTON, Winchester, Ramsey, Lyndhurst, Ly-
mington Christchurch, Ringwood, Fordingbridge, Wimborn,
Poole, Isle' of Wight, Jersey, and Guernsey Waggons
SUNBURY, Hampton, and Twickenham, Twice a Week.
GREENWICH and Woolwich, every DSY-
TorrEmi AM and Edmonton, every Day.
B. W. mousTAIN and Co. respectfully acquaint their
Friends and the Public, that they, will not be accountable for
any Parcels, Passenger's Luggage, Writings, Plate, eze. of
more than Five Pounds Valor, if stolen, lost, or damaged, un7.
less ent,red as such, the Insurance paid for accordiegly;
at. the Sat aiMi's llcad Suow-Lill, Leadua•

'CONTAGIOUS FEVERS.

• We regret that we had, not an earlier oppor-
tunity Of 'inserting the following Letter, as, from
the high and merited reputation Of'ihe Author,
we are persuaded that he has been induced to pub—
.his.tset)iimem's by, a regard to the welfare of
the People, and not with a view to coult popu-
larity v•-• •

7 TO THE' EDITOit OF THE ''SUN. ,
gives use much pleasure to find, in 'the
example. of other Physicians, an apology for
ad-
dressing the public on the present State of Health •
in the MetrOrniliS. As early as the year 1809, when
the town, was pm-ticularly healthy, took some
polo
,to show the importance of providing agairtst.
suck A4lrent as had occurred at the beginning
of the present century. There was then no, ap-
pearance of danger ; and though it might .'seen)
to require no foree of rhetoric tOlifove that a
fever, Originating from the distressed,condition of
the lkboliringpoor,'ltad ceased with its cause, yet
a general opinion Prevailed that the lever had not
Ceased, and, consegnently, might be exterminated
by the exertions of theyever Society: It is not
to to wondered , t mi., if the Saving Banks, 'which
VVere proposedin the'same publication, attracted
no notice till the 'real distress of that part of the
eommanity showed the necessity of, improving
their condition and of faciliating every means
..
by whlch they 'learn to provide

selves. .
Happily, however, we are still in time; and,
as in most other instances, we liave that warning,
which, if we isvail ourselves of, may not only
avert *sent danger, but serve as an example to
be, gradually improved by 'experience. it is 'first
absolutely necessary That we should Use a lan-
guage intelligible to flinSe we address: For this
reason; I shall say nothing about Typhus, inas-
inuch as it is an undefined term ; another Word
may seem too common to require, deAnition—
mean contagion. We must, definition--JTr, admit 'tin
the word has various meanings, or else that

,s improperly applied on the present occasion. We
are told, " the fever is doubtless contagious,
but chiefly, gluiest exchiiively so, in the close and
crowded habitations Of ind;gent; atfthe„pub-
lic may be assured the contagion cannot be com-
municated in the open air or in well ventilated
apari mews, being rendered perfectly harmless by
dilution in the atmosphere, a security, the credit
of which •may,be allowably claimed by the inno-
cent camphor bag."
To show the looseness of this language; I 'need
only ask any of your:readers (the writer, I ani
sure, haS already anticipated my, opinion), whe-
ther the contagion of the sinall-pox, or measles,.
or scarlet-fever, is thus confined ; ‘vhether any
dilution which can lie ascertained is a sufficient
security, and whether, when those diseases in-
vade a village, they do not spread with more cer-
tainty than in the confined air of the Metropolis ?
The answer May be, " all that iS asserted is the
difference in the degree of.contagion." But such
is not the case. It is the different Manner in which
the contagion spreads, and, consequently ,in which
we are to provide against it when theSe two
subjects ere duly attended to, we shill find that
the opinion given .by the above writer is dan-
gerous, and his supposed 'security altogether in-
adequate.
• So far from the contagion not spreading in the
open , atmosphere, it is 'certain, tha/ }elopers
brought from jails, or front the dwellings of ex-
treme wretchednesS, rendered still wore confined
by the conscious guilt of some one of the inhabit-
ants, have, by the effluvia froth their Clothes and
bodies,, induced a mortal fever on those wile 'only
saw them in open apartments. In the Black
Assi,es; us it was called, in the year When the
prisoners at the '01:1 Bailey were well enough to
attend their trials, near twenty of the, 'Court died
from the effects of the effluvia brought by those
prisoners and so far was that 4.‘ contagion," tb
continue the expression, " rendered perfectly
harmless by dilution," that 'it is well known the
greatest sufferers Were seated near to an open
window:
These unfortunate victims, however, infected
none of those by whom they were-neesed and vi-
sited in their own open apartments. There is
therefore every physical certainty that tke disease
may he received ;ti the freest atmosphere from a
person just arrived from an infeCtious qttarter,yet
that it cannot afterwards be condoned by aclean
person in a well ventilated apartment.
The infer'ence from all this is, that .no one can
with safety eXpose Under any eircutn-
stanc'es; to a Mendicant, or prisoner, -who in-
habits an infectious dwelling, or who arrives from
an infectious 'quarter, with clothes and skin
long impregnated with such an attnospliere.
2dl , That no clean person thus actidentally
exposed and infected, if nutted in a Well venti-.
lated apartment, is' in.any respeet contagious. It
is necessary to be aware of this, .beettuse the fever,
though principally (nand, and'spread only in the
resorts of the indigent, appears also amotig,those
of better condition, from causes which, if you and
the public will Permit, I shall gladly explain in a
future letter. At present it may be enough to
remark, that as there Can be no necessity for re-
moving a servant from a well regulated house,
there is the'greatest impropriety in sending them
to the fever house. Should that asylum become
crowded, there is a greater certainty that the
fectious atmosphere will be formed within its
walls, nod thus the ‘vhole intentions of the Esta-
blishment be frustated,, and the building prove
worse than useless.
•

I urn, sir, yonr obedient servant,
iiitton-Gardoi, Oct. 25. JOSEPH ADAMS
•

'EPILIC SEVENPENCP.

THE lONIAN ISLANDS-.

It may be in the recaection of our readers,
that the turkish''Govertittlent consented to ac.
knowledge the independence of the foul an IsLandS, - •
upon condition of 'the Surrender of the little city
of Parga; situated on the shores of antient.
TheSprotia., by 'Great Britain.: We will not en.
vire into the tight to deliver a free people, who
had
,plaCeel„ theinselves‘ under British
_protection,
into the hands of its even y; but we think 'srOme
account of the ‘stt'uggleS of the brave Pargotes
to
maintain• themseitic.s indeiamlent,,-,an,Lfsee front
thetYrannioltheltirks, will not be unacceptable to
'our readers, for we feel'well assured-, That no min_
who is &co. ttainted with the Turkish historNi, or
the faithlesi cliara'ceer Of, the Titrks,-.ran.-Vdnt em
williotit tYainfirl anxiety, ths.'.surrender of..
a Christian ,Commonity to such 'inveterate -arid
barbarous enemies of thechriSt:an name.
Parga is built on a .rock on the shores of antient
Thesprotla„, now called Albania, on the sound
corner of the Glykyslinien, or Port of Sweet
Waters. It is fortified, and has two purts ;
contains, about :eight thousand inhabitants, who
are chiefly Christians of the (ireek or Lati:x
Churches. Parga, as well indeed as every part'
of these beautiful. countries, is highly interesting
to the scholar and the politician, as having ufford-•
.ed an agreeable retreat from the fatigues of public.
life to many of the most distinguished characters
in the antient World, and as it opens a wide fief
for the sPeenlatintis of those who delight in con-,
the changes in tl:e fortune of different
nations. This neighboitrbood may perhaps claim.
our respectful attention, as the enlightened Atti-'
cus here possessed en' estate and villa, Nithieli he
'called Amalthea, but 'no vestiges of it , or of the,
antient Cities whiChfoiMerty stood iii this vicinity-,
are now 'to be "Seen. however, we will now re.
turn to the Indre Immediate object of these

remarks.lt ' , •
appears, 'that early as the year 15-10,'
Parga, followi4, the .exaMple of the Corctrians;
Placed itself tinder the protect ion•of 'the Republic; .
of Venice, and it 'remained in.. the. possession of
that .State till the Venetian poverinnent ceased'
to exSist in ,1795, whet) the French took pos.=
sessiga Of the liilanishnids, and Parga, as one
of tliq.Acpcildenciss, ,sitaacd.the same destiny.
n I SO, both were occupied by the Allied armies,
who, drove: the.- French from their insular an&
Continental .pOsset•sionS. But ltsisSia, a few years-
itftertiards; by the Treaty.of -Tilsit, resigned ouce
:More .the lonian 'lsles, to France, end Parga was
again coinprehentled-in the cesSiou.
Dining this Icing' period of nearly three knit-
dred years, Parga often successfully resisted. the
attempts of the Turks to reduce it to their Powcr.
But in the year
,1813, the citizens ofr nirga de-
fended
themselves against an 'attVck of. Ali Pasha,
With braveq almost romantic, and rivalling the
heroism .nt their. forefathers. For when the de-
struction of the French army, in its retreat front
Moscow, had emboldened Ali to act on the offers-
sive that 'enterprising Chieftain assembled a con?
siderableforce to besiege Parga, trusting, thAt
as
Corfu was strictly blockaded by a division of our
deo., no relief could be sent from that island to
rescue the expected victim trout his grasp. But
appriied of his hostile intentions, and animated
by the brave spirit of their- ancestor s, the Greeks
of Parga removed, With much difficulty and danger,
all their old Men', women, and children to Corks,
and retained only those who had strength to fight.
Thus prepared, they met the enemy within their
walls, and drove himback in all his attacks, with
the loss of eight thousand men, and Ali's o'svn ne-
phew, who perished in the contest. Fresh num-
bers however poured fin to press the seige and,
cut off front all comatnnication with Corfu,
and unable to Maintain theniseives any longer,
the Pargotes applied to the Commander of the
English Fleet, gaVe,him the keys of their city,
and placed themselves under the protection of
Great Britain. Their surrender was accepted ; the.
British Fla'g was placed on the towers which'the
citizens had so bravely defended; an important
post was ,thus thrown into our hands, and Ali
Padha withdrew his troops, filled with rage and
disappointment,
It is not difficult to foretel the fate of the brave
but unhappy Pargotes, it they are delivered to the
'Forks, after such a long and spirited resistance.
Ali Pasha, ivho is celebrate for the horrible
massacres of Prevesa and Suli, and his great
treachery, is well known .for some tin. to have
meditated. revenge oti Parga, for the assistance
which it afforded to its Suliote Allies, and shell
Parga be delivered to him,.or to the Porte, wises,-
policy is nothing Omit of extermination, in older
to ,be free from the fear of any ruture revolt %Ve
will hope that it will not, and that the English
Government will not be overcome by the impor-
tunities of the Turks„ or deceived by she intrigues
of All Pasha. We have many more ob:A:rvations
to offer on this important and very interesting
topic, but our limits compel us to close them
rather abruptly; Onaome future occasion, how-
ever, we shall resume them, as we scareely know
any sub's:et to which we can more advantageous-
ly direct the attention of our readers, than to the
future independence of Greece, an event witich
our possession of the lonian isles, and the intro-
duction of education among the Greeks, will
greatly accelerate, and surely our possession of
such a place as Parga on that Continent will be
no small advantage in the means of attaining
such an important object. •

R. S. A..