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London, England, 1820-12-27 00:00:00

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FROM LAST .NIGHT . .IS GAZETTE.- • • • ---•
I.This Caline contains i.oyal Addresses to his Majesty from "It is only from the literature of a nation that a
i correct idea of the limguage can be formed ; for the
the Inhafiiiiiits or the Pirish of Kensington ; frdm the Clergy,
Churchwardens, Overseers, and Inhabitants of the Parish of St.
Jamesattsl St. John, Clerkenwell; from the Capital Burgesses, - conversation of any class of socie,y vein, not be,a
Burgesses, Magistrates, Clergy, Gentlemen, and Yeomanry of the sufficient criterion. In the warmth or carelessness
of friendly dialogue, words are Used which the better
Town and Neighbourhood ot Wisbech ; from the lithahltants
of the Town of Knuteford, in Cheshire; from the Provost, I
judgment of a writer in the retirement of his* closet
Magistrates, and Town Council of the Royal Burgh of Dun-
dee ; from the Inhabitants of the Pa`rish of Weimer, in Kent; would reject; and there is no class which is exempt
from the Mayor, Recorder, Justices, and Capital Burgesses of- from a certain slang, either, of fashion or :vulgarity.
the Borough and Foreign of Walsall, in Staffordshire; from the The "Lancashire dialect" would not afford.a ver
accurate specimen of the En rash language; and it
inhabitaars of the Borough of Stamford, in Lincolnshire, and
Stamford Baron, in NOrthamptoushire; from the Mayor, Re- .
corder, Aldermen, and Inhabitants of the Borough of Newark-
wanot therefore be just to Insist on certain repre-
upon-Trent ; froth the Mayor, Bailiffs, Chief Burgesses, and, seritations which. some travellers have given of the
other Inhalsisants of the Borough of Beaumaris, in Anglesey ; conversational language of America. The dialogues
which Mr. Fearon has recorded, are certainly very
and from the Mayor, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the Burgh
of Kirkby-iu-Kendall. facetious, but an American would collect, without
'much difficulty, in almost any county in England',
sentences equally ridiculous. In England, however,
oar anthers seldom fail to produce what may be fairly
termed English ; but rate language of the Americau
writers is not always entitled to the same denomina-
tion, The use /of words by some persons in a parti-
cular sense, to which others attach a different mean
ing, has sometimes a very ludicrous effect. In this
manner the word awful is used in America to signify
anything wl:icji.creates surprise; and we rather think
that in the Scotch dialect a similar meaning is at,
tached ter. it. Pickering, in his Vocabulary, tells us,
that in New England many people would call a
disagreeable medicine awful; an ugly woman, an
awful-looking woman; 4 perverse child that die-
obeys his parents would also be said to behave are-
- fay. Indeed, everythill that creates surprise is
awful. What ar awful wind awful hill ! awful
mouth! 'awful nose! In a similar manner they per-
vert the.word balance, (and, if we are to believe their
commercial rivals, the thing itself), using it for re-
mainder: thus they would say, " I spent a part of
the evening at a friend's house, and the balance at
home. Half the enethy were killed, and the balance
taken prisoners." What a specimen is this last sen-
tence of the attachment of the Americans to com-
merce! Besides giving a new seise to old words,
the Americans have been very ingenious in the in-
vention of new ones, some of them • formed on the
basis of old words, and others of a completely novel
nature. Thos, for diminish, Mr. Jefferson uses be-
little; an author is called a composuist; instead of
a country being compromised, it -is compromitted ;
so we find Christianization, constitutionality, con-
sternated, customable, governmental, dutize, guber-
natorial, happKying, ngthy, and a thousand other
similar improvements. At the meaning of these
.Ivords, however,, we can make a tolerable guess, for
we hear something like them at home; but when we
hear of reluct, and scow, and slangtahangeP, and
squiggle, and dusk, and sguiam, it certainty makes
us look very awful, Anglice, we feel somewhat sat.-
prised."—Nett Monthly Magazine, Dec. 1820.

BANKRUPTS.
Floury Fell, Walbreok,,merchant, to surrender January*, 6,
end Fehr*" 6, at twelve, at Ouildhall. Anomie', Messrs.
Clitrit&o..Little St. Thomas Apostle.
Henry Harrison, Farnslield, Nottinghamshire, victual-
ler, January 4,5, and February 6, at eleven, at the Ram
Inn, Nottingham. Anomie', Mr. Stevenson, Lincoln's Inn;
or Mr. Risley, Nottingham.
Robert Offer, lsathwick, SGniersetsliire, plaisterer and tiler,

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January 0, 10, and Febrthity 6, at twelve, at the Greyhound.
Inn, Bath. Attoruies, Messrs. Nethersole and Burron, Es-
sex-street, Strand; or Messrs. Evill and Else, Bath.
Thomas Edwards, late of Alton, Southampton, ironmonger,
January 16, at two; 17, at.ten, and February 6, at two, at.
the Swan Inn, Alton. Attornies, Mr. Dyne, Lincoln's Inn-

fields; or Mr. Trimmer, Alton.
William Kidd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, linen-draper, January
15, 16, and February 6, at, eleten, at the George Inn, New-
castle. Attornies, Mersrs. Bell and Brodtick, Bow Church-
yard; or Mr, Seymour, Newcastle.
Thomas Courtney, of the Oxford Coffee-house, Strand, victual-
ler, December 50, and January 16, at twelve, and February
6, at eleien, at Guildhall. AttorMes, Meant. Dennett and
Co. King's Arms-yard, Coleman-street.
`Matthew Holt, Stoke, Coventry, watch-maker, January 10,
11, and February 6, at eleven, at the Castle Inn, Coventry.
.Attorifies, Mr. Edmunds, Exchequer Office of Pleas, Lin-
coln's Inn; or Mr. Carter, Coventry.
DIVIDENDS to be made at G UILDIIALL.

Feb. 13, J. Peacock, Ball-alley, Lombard-street, merchant,
at ten. Jan. 16, T.. Clark and C. Gray, Keswick, Cumber-
land, nurserymen, at twelve.. Jan. 16, E. Cane, Battle, Sus-
sex. saddler, at ten. Jan. 16, J. and J. Silver, Size-lane, mer-
chants, at ten. Jan. 27, W. Longhnrst, Tunbridge' konniur.-,
ger, at eleven. Jan. 16, C. Battye and T. Pilgrim, Lawrence-
Pountney.hill, brokers, at ten. Feb. 6, J. J. Watt, late of
Ratcliffe-Highway, stugeon, at eleven. Jan. 20, S. Amhurst,l
late of Market-street,
_Westminster, brewer, at ten. Jan. 20,
J. Hardwick, Mill-street, Lambeth, engineer, at twelve. Jan.
6, C. A. Ansell, Carsha;tun, paper-maker, at twelve. Jan. 16,
W. Atßeck, Berwick-upon-Tweed, grocer, at one. Jan. 1.3, R.
Coleus, Maidstone, dealer in hops, at ten. Jan. 13; L. Wil-
liams, late of •Nkholas-lane Lombard-street, merchant, at
eleven. Feb. 6, C. Hunt, Aark-lane. merchant, at eleven.—
Feb. 6, B. Cohen, Bishopszate-street, merchant, at eleven. Jan.
20, W. Hancock, Bury St. Edmunds, cabinet-maker, at eleven:'
Jan. 27, T. Warwick, Ilitchin, Hens, draper, at eleven.

DIVIDENDS to be made in the COUNTRY.
Jan. 18, W. Blackburn, late of Blackburn, shopkeeper, at
eleven, at the New Inn, Blackburn. Feb. 3, W. Johnson, Illr-
mingbatn, tarpauling-maker, at one, at the Royal Hotel, Mr-
mingham. Jan. r. 3, J. Collyer, Gosport, painter, at twelve, at
the Office of Mr. Weddell, Cold Harbour, Gosport. Feb. 1,
T. Clarke, West Pennard, Somersetshire, cheese-dialer, at
' eleven, at thiSomerset Hotel, Wells. Jan. 17, C. Reynolds,
Norwich, woollen-draper, at four, at the Maid's Head Inn,
Norwich. Jan. 27, W. Davies; Birmingham, brass-founder,
at eleven, at the Royal Hotel, Birmingham.

CERTIFICATES-JAm:ARY 13.

J. Purcell, late of George-street, Upper Marsh, Lambeth,
victualler. It. J. Appleton, Sculcoates, plumber. A. Wilkin,
son, Liverpool, wine-merchant. C. W. Daniel, Bath, jewel-
ler. F. F. Wragge, Parish of St. George, Gloucestershire-
dealer. J. Robinson, late of Dorking, baker. A. Scott, John
street, Commercial-road.
JANUARY IC.—R. Lincoln, St. James's-street, hatter. T.
Budden, Rochester, grocer. J. Batters, Southamptonygrocer.
J. Bird, jun. Hull, corn-factor.
DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIPS.

FOREIGN IN'TELLIGENCE.

BRUSSELS, DECEMBER 21.
Her Royal Highness the Princess Marianne, who
has been seriously indisposed for several days, is
now recovering.
• FRANKFORT DECEMBER 15
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In our Diplomatic Circle a chief subject of con-
versation is an intimate alliance which is now form-
ing between France and Great Britain ; and it is
hoped that this great alliance between these two
great Powers, which have been hitherto enemies and
rivals, will exercise the happiest influence for the
maintenance of peace, and to prevent ambitious-pro-
jects. For if we may believe the reports of all kinds
which have been for some time in ch.-ciliation, the
political horizon is not free from clouds : but the wise
policy and energy of some Cabinets will find meanslo
avert the evil with which we seem to be threatened.
DECEMBER 16.—1 t is asserted that the late events
•at the Escurial, and the energy with which the Con-
stitutional Authorities of Spain have addressed their
remonstrances, King Ferdinand has caused the Em-
peror of Russia to Change his views of the Constitu-
tion of the Cortes, which is adOpted by the kingdoar
of the Two Sicilies. This Monarch now considers if--
as entirely incompatible with the Monarchical Sys-
tem, and it is said, that the object of the second and
last Message sent to Naples, is to demand that mo-
difications of the highest importance should be made
in it. It is generally believed, that the Neaportins
will not have laws imposed upon them by foreigners,
-and that if they must yield they will yield only to -
force, after having made honourable efforts to assert
their independence.
VIENNA, DECEMBER 10.
General Fri mont,Commander-in-Chief of the Army
of Italy, has received authority to appoint his own'
Staff for service.

Springford and Wainwright, Bath, woollen-drapers. New-
ton and Company, Dukinfield, Cheshire, cotton-spinners.—
Jlihnson and Astley, Mumford-court, Milk-street, warehouse-
men. Deaner and Co. Nottingham and Grantham, pawn-
brokers. F. and T. P. Swanwick, Drayton-in-Hales, Salop,
mercers. Oliver and Bourne, Cobridge, Staffordshire, potters.
D. and R. Howard, Stayley, Cheshire, cotton-spinners. Scud-
amore and Hinks, Birii.ingham, gun makers. S. and A. Da-

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vis, Liverpool, booksell.:rs. Davis and Co. Church-street,
Horslydown, woolataplers. Thomas and Taylor, Throgmerton-
street, wine-merchants. Hudson and Co. Camberwell, builders.
Good and Dwyer, Hutton, Somerset, surgeons. Truswell and
Taylor, Nottingham, minters. Morris and Co. Westfirle,
Sussex, farmers. Heelis and Rice, Cherley, Lancashire, spirit-
merchants. Russell and Skey. Lamb's Conduit-street, book-
sellers. Grafton and Sadler, Leeds, c,hemists. Simpson and
Duncan. Woolley and Co. Nottingham, lace-manufacturers.—
Green and Hallgworth, Manchester, engravers. Clifford and

Co. North Stafford Railway Company (as regards E. Hebdin).
Robertson and Walton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, manufacturers
of silver-plate. Beloe and Basey, Norwich, hombazeen-manu-
facturers. Tookey and linckton, Birmingham, brass-founders.
Candler and Burgess, Leicester, grocers. White and Co. Brooke-
street, Hanover-square, dyers. J. and J. Dance, Wimpole-
street, fruiterers. A. and S. Grubb, Market-Deeping, Lincoln-
shire, milliners. Petty and Addison, Preston, cotton-manu-
facturers. Carter and Evans, St. James's-street, milliners.—
Steele and Whitby, Liverpool. J. and W. EviU, bankers:—
Scudamore and Harris, bkrthiam, Sussex, surgeons. R. and
L. Hawkins, Cirencest:r, grocers. Ritchie and Bigsby,
Dlill-
lane, Deptford, brewers. Donald and Stenson,,Oxford-street,
dress-makers. Cheatle and Hughes, New Kent-road, glaziers.
Scare and Cherry, Coventry, painters. IL V. and J. C. Swann;
Leeds, woolstaplers. Appleton and Co. Manchester. Stevens
and Howard, James-street, Manchester-square, bricklayers.—
J. and T. Lawes, Brussels. Bennet and Tuns, Woburn, watch-
makers.

The last accounts received from Tunis, by way of
Constantinople, announce the sailing of a squadron.
of ten ships of war, for the purpose of pursuing the
fleet of Tunis, and repelling the -hostilities which it
commits. Before the depa-..ture of this squadron; the
Bey acquainted all the Consuls of foreign Powers Of
the object of this armament, and added the positive.
assurance tlibt the Timisian squadron would not visit
or detain any E•tropean me: chantmen which it might
meet with on its course.
DECEMBER 11.—The EmperorW ill remain atTrop--
pan till the return of the answer of the King of
Naples to the proposals made to hiin. It is of timed,
that he has been invited to defer the further de.
velopement of the Constitutional System established
in his dominions till he has heard the opiniofli of the
Allied Sovereigns. Here we are in general persuaded,
that the proposed Congress will not take place- this
winter,.and there are reasons to suppose, that it will
be concerted for next Spring. It is thought that
Florence will be proposed as the place of Meeting.
It is also thought certain, that the Emperor of Rus.
sia will sewn set out on his return to St. Petersburg)),
where he intends to bp presept at thefetes usually
celebrated on New Year's Day. •

A piece of land in Nottingham, the rental of which
is only £156, has paid, during the last year, £3BB for
Poor ltates alone!

A Society for discountenancing Vice has been
formed in the Diocese of Killaloe, of which the Bi-
shop is President.
Since the fashion of Curling the Hair has become
so general both to Ladies and Gentlemen, it may not
be amiss to point out its danger in destroying that ornament—a
fine Head of Hair, The use of the irons makes the hair dry
and harsh, and it lima all, its native lustre and elasticity. To
counteract this, " ATKINSON'S CUR,LINO FLUID," bas long
stood pre-eminent; and its general adoption by the Nobi-
lity raises it above any imputation of quackery. Ily using it
after curling the hair, It makes it as soft and glossy as silk, and
lmeps the curl firm during exercise in the dance, or promenade,
or in damp weather. It also preserves it from changing colour,
or rallies off, to extreme old age; and in order to protect the
Public against the numerous imitations, the rrtiprietor it tends
mmediately to take outs Patot for the !minion.