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Harman and the directors before the Parliamentary Committee. The management of this great establishment, at the particular period referred to, has been in fact a subject of universal reprobation by the monied interest, who do not at all relish the idea of a possibility of a recurrence of such misconduct in the interval prior to the termination of the existing charter. An opinion is entertained, but we do not say universally, that enough has already been shewn to justify, on the part of the Legislature, an interference in the affairs of the Bank, before the arrival of the time when its license or charter expires.

THE BANK OF ENGLAND.-The Bank Committee has given in its report-we defy any one to tell what they recommend: The general opinion seems to he, that the Charter will be renewed with certain modifications.

The Revenue of this quarter has improved. The principal improvement is in the customs; and the good harvest has had its own influence.

THE CUSTOMS.-A late important regulation has been made in the Customs, simplifying many branches, and making important reductions of duty in others. The hemp duty, reduced from 4s Sd to Id per cwt., is now only nominal. The duty on the provision trade would have been done away entirely but for the clamour of our good friends in Ireland, who are occasionally a little unreasonable. They take a false and shortsighted view of the subject.

THE CHURCH,-One of the very first and most important acts of the Reformed Parliament must be to legislate for the Established Church. There can be no longer any doubt, that in important change must be effected, both in the distribution of the Church revenues and in the method of raising them, if the Establishment is to be preserved as an appendage to the State. In all parts of the country, the strongest aversion is hewn to the payment of every ecclesiastical exaction, and there tre sufficient indications that if they be not speedily got rid of, he example of Ireland will be follo ed. Birmingham, WakeGeid, Huddersfield, Birstal, Lambeth, Bristol, Stanton, Drew, Colchester, and other large and influential places, have begun to nove: and the spirit which animates them is spreading itself hroughout the length and breadth of the land. At Colchester, o one could be found to purchase the goods of the Quakers, hat had been seized for tithes and church rates; and at Preston, where the goods of seven persons have been seized for the Vicar's emand of sixpence halfpenny upon each, for Easter dues, such the state of public feeling that no sale has been ventured upon, Ithough three weeks have elapsed since the goods were taken. These events are ominous of what awaits the Church, if prompt

nd efficient measures be not taken to remove the more obnoxius features in her character-the compulsory contributions for er support, and the striking inequality in the condition of her lergy. True Sun. A Committee of Inquiry into Church levenue is appointed. One of the members is Sir H. Parnell. COBBETTA discussion, between Messrs. Attwood and ones on the one side, and Mr. Cobbett on the other, took place t Birmingham, and was continued by adjournment, on the pective merits of a paper and gold currency, as these are proosed to be applied to the distresses of the nation by their repective partisans. The interest excited in the neighbourhood y this extraordinary contest was proved by the fact, that, alhough only three days' notice had been given, great numbers f gentlemen came from Worcester, and other distant towns, or the purpose of hearing the controversy. The meeting deided in favour of Mr. Attwood's plan by an immense majority. The speeches are very long; and the speakers seem to succeed etter in demolishing each other's plans than in establishing heir own. The controversy, and the decision of the meeting pon it, have settled nothing; nor was it to be expected. Mr. Edward Irving and his disciples have taken premises in lewman Street, Oxford Street, which, when fitted up with a allery, will contain upwards of 1,300 persons. This new place f worship will, it is expected, be opened immediately. SOMERVILLE.-The Standard, noticing the discharge of omerville, gives the following memorandum, by which it was ccompanied :

"Lord Hill makes Somerville an exception to the regulation hich limits the grant of discharge to the well-conducted oldier, from a wish to rid the Army of a man whose habits nd principles are calculated to foment dissatisfaction in its

anks."

Our contemporary remarks, that this sets the character of jomerville in its true light. We think it sets the character of Lord Hill in its true light also. His "habits and principles" ave been complained of quite as much as those of the poor

man, whom he cannot dismiss without a pitiful attempt to add insult to injustice; and we are much deceived if he do not in a few months receive his discharge from the office he holds, with the same recommendation from the People of England that he gives to Major Wyndham's victim. clemency. All who read the circumstances detailed on the trial COLLINS has very properly been made an object of the Royal were convinced of the propriety of such a course-indeed, no one could in our times have contemplated the possibility of the sentence being carried into effect. The offender is like Margaret Nicholson and others, to be confined for life; and we are not quite certain, however strange it may seem, that the commission of the highest crime known to our laws will not materially better the man's condition, and enable him to spend the remainder of his days in comparative comfort. To the poor destitute sailor, even if he be treated according to his rank, the ordinary allowances served will be a great addition to his animal enjoy ments.

QUAKER CANDIDATE.-Among the candidates for a seat in the reformed Parliament, we find for the first time, as far as our reading and recollection go, a member of the society of Friends. The gentleman to whom we allude is Mr. Joseph Pease, junior, who stands for the southern division of Durham. We need not say to what class of politicians Mr. Pease belongs. There are no illiberals in the society of which he is a member, although of all existing societies it pre-eminently deserves the title of Conservative.

It appears, from the Report of the Select Committee on secondary punishments, that in the last two years no less than 172,159 persons, including those committed on summary convictions, but exclusive of debtors, have passed through the different gaols in England and Wales.

Governments, in future England will transmit a copy of every According to a convention between the French and English work published in this country to the Bibliotheque du Roi at Paris; and France, on her part, will also send to the British Museum a copy of every work published in France. held on Thursday, Mr. Wakefield observed that Mr. Spalding THE BALLOT. At a meeting of the National Political Union, had assured him," that his father-in-law, (step-father) the Lord Chancellor, had changed his opinion respecting the ballot, life a lie,' as he had formerly asserted. It was a conversation no longer considering that it would inake the whole of a man's with the late Mr. Jeremy Bentham that had changed his Lordship." This, if it be true, which we have no reason to doubt, seeing that it is put forth on respectable authority, is a piece of intelligence not less important than gratifying. Jeremy Benthe present Lord Chancellor of England.—Sun.-Lord Joha tham has made many converts, but never so illustrious a one as

Russell has declared for the ballot.

day, 31st instant, the regular mails for Hamburgh and Hol"GENERAL POST OFFICE, August 28.-On and from Friland, will be despatched by steam vessels from the Thames, &c, will be made up every Friday night. The mails for Holinstead of from Harwich. The mails for Hamburgh, Hanover, land on Tuesday and Friday nights. The steam vessels will proceed in all practicable cases, to Hamburgh and Rotterdam, respectively."

LUNATICS AND IDIOTS IN ENGLAND. From a report made in 1829, it appears, that there were at that time in England, in 1314 female lunatics, or idiots; in private lunatic asylums, confinement in public lunatic establishments, 1189 male, and 1770 males, and 1964 females; in workhouses, &c., 36 males, and 52 females; making in the whole, 6325 persons in conlunatics or idiots, who were at large or with their relations, at large, of 6222. was 3029 males, and 3193 females; making a total of persons The total number of lunatics was 6806, and

finement. The number of individuals in the condition of

of idiots 5741; making together 12,549 insane persons.

TRANSPORTATION OF FEMALE CONVICTS.-It is intended to where there is a great dearth of the fair sex. send a great number of female convicts to Van Diemen's Land, Several large ships have been taken up for this purpose.

In England the present condition of trade in general is languid. The woollen trade has been very much so for some months past, but there is some appearance of a speedy revival. The cloth markets at Leeds and Huddersfield last Tuesday were perhaps a shade better, but still there was comparatively very little business done, and the prices realized prevent us from noting an improvement.

The wools received from Australia and Van Diemen's Land are rapidly improving in quality.

In one district of Liverpool, there are at present nine hun dred houses to let!

IRELAND.

pal branch of the Derwent to flow, and near the Frenchmar Cap, there are millions of acres of the finest land, watere abundantly, and possessing many other important advantage to new settlers. Mr. Sharland also discovered a beautiful aår of large extent."

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The tithe war is raging in Ireland. There have been assemblies of the people, riots and bloodshed in several places where tithes were attempted to be valued or collected. In one place hay seized for tithe, which was to be bought for the The advices from Sydney give some interesting particules of use of the mounted troops, was salted, as they call it, with ar- Major Mitchel's expedition into the interior. It appears the a senic! This is horrible, but only too likely to be true. The man named Clark, apprehended for cattle stealing, had report sooner the legislature set about preventing the tithe from find-ed that he had fallen in with a large river in a remote part e ing its way into the pockets of the absentee, and great land- the country, which the blacks had informed him ran many holders, the better, for never again can it be attained for the miles to the north-west. In consequence of this the Govers State Church. O'Connell is organizing a rent for the tithe- ment determined to send an expedition, and Major Mitches, the martyrs. Surveyor-General, volunteered his services, which were accep Dr. Doyle has addressed a long letter to the Marquis of ed, and in November last he set out with sufficient assistan Anglesey, on the doctrine advanced by the Marquis, not for the on this interesting task. After penetrating upwards of first time, that all opposition to an existing law must be sup- miles in the interior, the Major fell in with the river describes pressed, without consideration of the nature of the law that is by Clarke, which he states to be at the place he described, forty resisted. The Reverend Doctor quotes from the evidence on yards wide, and six fathoms deep, abounding with fish of a the Tithe Committee, to show that the operation of the tithe-large size, some being a yard long. The river was found to ren laws has been such as must have necessarily called forth resis- N.W. The Major had returned to Segunhoo, and was expecttance; and he vindicates, with much power of argument, the ed by the way Sydney, when the full particulars of his discovery combinations that have been entered into for that purpose. would be published. The letter is written, like all that have emanated from the same quarter, with great temper and talent. He says:-"We give to the tithe-law the obedience which is due to it, and which, if we withheld, it would be your Excellency's duty to enforce; we permit the agents of it to enforce its penalties against us, but we appeal to Heaven and to our neighbours to witness the injustice done to us, and to manifest their indignation at the wrongs we suffer. We bless those who sympathize with us; we shun those who co-operate in the enforcement of an odious law against us; but if any one resort to violence or intimidation whilst our goods are taken from us, him do we disown. Unless your Excellency can change our nature you will not alter our purpose-it it fixed and immovable. When the Dervise was asked by Alexander what he thought of the conquest, by that warrior, of India. he took the dried sheepskin from his shoulders, spread it on the floor of Alexander's tent, and, having walked upon it-the skin yielded to the pressure of the foot, and rising when the foot was removed-he said, 'such will be your conquest of India.' The allegory may be instructive also to your Excellency. With horse, foot, and artillery, you will collect the Tithe, because we have not the power or the will to resist you, but remove the pressure and our passive resistance will immediately arise."

TITHES. We have conversed with some intelligent gentlemen who passed through the most populous part of England within a few days. They represent the hostility to tithes as deep-rooted among the people of that country as in Ireland, and that it only wants a stimulant from Irish agitation to rouse it into action. Every hour the ties between the democracy of England and of Ireland draw closer. Their interests are the same, and their efforts should and shall shortly be in unison.Dublin Morning Register.

COLONIAL.

Great distress, according to the latest letters, prevails in Demerara. Up to that date, few estates had more than a fourth part of their usual crop of sugar; and planters and merchants were in an equal state of embarrassment. The exchange was at the enormous rate of 40 per cent.

THE BAPTISTS IN JAMAICA-At a public meeting of a body calling itself the Colonial Union, it was resolved:"We, the undersigned, most solemnly declare, that we are resolved, at the hazard of our lives, not to suffer any Baptist or other Sectarian preacher or teacher, or any person professedly be longing to those sects, to preach or to teach in any house in towns, or in any districts of the country where the influence of the Colonial Union extends; and this we do-maintaining the purest loyalty to his Majesty, King William the Fourth, as well as the highest veneration for the Established religion, in defence of social order, and in strict conformity with the laws for the preservation of the public peace-to shield this portion of his Majesty's island of Jamaica against insurrection and future destruction."- Madness is short of the term adequately to describe their conduct. The Earl of Mulgrave, the new governor, has arrived in Jamaica.

VAN DIEMEN'S LAND-IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.-A file of

the Tasmanian (Van Diemen's Land) newspaper to the 4th of April last, has Leen received. An important discovery of millions of fertile acres, watered abundantly, has been made by Mr. Shailand, who succeeded in passing from I och Echo to the western coast of the island. He discovered that to the westward of the ninteen lagoons, cut of which he found the princi

NEW SOUTH WALES-The Sydney Herald, dated to the end of February, gives a favourable account of the state of affairs in the colony of New South Wales. The disputes which have se long existed between the authorities and the settlers appear to have been amicably arranged, and some important concessions have been made to the colonists. Australian wool has been much improved, and has enabled the growers to reap advantas from their attention. The communication between Sydney and Newcastle was much facilitated, several new steam-bor's having been built, and various new sources had been opened for the employment of labour and capital.

FOREIGN.

FRANCE. The Carlist faction continue to cause disturbances in the west of France, where the Duchess de Berri is said to be lurking. Louis Philippe becomes every dis more odious to his subjects. He continues his prosecu tions of the public press, but juries will not always cœvict. One Republican Journal has been prosecuted 60

times.

THE EX-ROYAL FAMILY OF FRANCE have just lef Edinburgh for Germany. Various reasons are assigned for their departure, which following on the death of young Napoleon, and being simultaneous with insurrections in France, obtains importance as a political movement to which it is not entitled. Their residence is to be Gratz As probable a reason as any is, money. Their living in the country was expensive with a limited revenue, and a good deal of their income arises from estates left the Duchess de Angouleme by one of her aunts, an Archduchess of Austria -She has been received in Holland with royal honours

HOLLAND AND BELGIUM.-The scenes acted last year between these rival states, are again repeating. War is even apprehended. Both are making a show of prepar tion. Marshal Gerard has left Paris to take command e the army for the protection of Belgium.

POLAND AND RUSSIA. The accounts which Lord Pa merston, the Foreign Secretary, has received from Lar Durham, are said to be "quite as satisfactory as he e pected." His Lordship must have been in the blessed sta of those, who expecting nothing, cannot be disappointed. A nothing more will be gained by this mission, Lerd D.ham is about to return home,—the better of the sea air hope. The Emperor Nicholas continues the pink of cr tesy, and prays for William IV. every night—but ve the subject of Poland, the worthy successor of the Cras inmovable as ever, and says that the attempted medate is insulting to him. It is calculated that already 100 Poles have been carried off by the Russians, and the tak away of the children still continues. Suicide contin -takes place, and numbers poison themselves in prefere being carried off to Siberia. The information from Fo states that two new camps are about being formed in 15unfortunate country by the Russians; one at Hales. J the other at Lewicz ; also large magazines of provisions am forage were providing at several points. A Russian de has been framed, though not promulgated, by which the estates of all Poles who are out of the kingdom are se

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trated, and all sales of any such estates made since the Re-work, L. 100; plasterer, L.90; painter, L.60; sawing timber, volution, by persons out of the country, and not included in the amnesty, annulled.

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL.-Those amiable brothers, Don Pedro and Don Miguel are still threatening to demolish each other, but reluctant to come up to the scratch. Don Pedro holds Oporto, which he has strongly fortified. It was believed that if Don Miguel is seriously menaced, Ferdinand would step in and turn the scale. Though Pedro is a few degrees less obnoxious than Miguel, the British public take wonderfully little interest in this fraternal contest. Sir R. Wilson was offered the command, it is said, of Pedro's army, but declined from respect to the Duke of Wellington, the friend of Don Miguel.

GERMANY. In conformity with the general resolutions of the German Diet, the two popular Baden journals, the Liberal and the Sentinel of the Rhine, have been suppressed.

EGYPT.-The Egyptain army, under Ibrahim Pacha, has advanced from Acre to Damascus, which it has captured, and bids fair to subdue all Syria. The Egyptian Pacha has also a well-equipped fleet.

GREECE. On the 21st of July a Protocol was signed at Constantinople, by which the Porte gives its formal assent to the extension of the Greek frontier, as required by the London Conference, viz. from the Gulf of Arta to that of Vola, and again recognises the independence of the Greek state. The New Tariff has at length passed both houses of the American Congress. By it, the duty on woollen goods is reduced to 5 per cent., which is a douceur to the southern planters, who purchase the lowest kinds of woollens for negro clothing. This reduction of duty will no doubt greatly increase the exportation of paddings, and the lowest qualities of woollens, of which already a very considerable quantity is sent from Eng

land to the United States.

On woollens above 35 cents. in value, there was a duty by the Old Tariff of at least 45 per cent., but which, by the system of minimums above mentioned, rose to 70, 80, or 100 per cent. on goods of certain prices, so as to become quite prohibitory. Another regulation, which required the addition of 10 or 12 per cent. to the cost of any goods imported, had the effect of raising the duty from 45 up to 55 per cent. By the New Tariff, all woollens above 35 cents. in value, (with the exception of blankets, flannels, baizes, carpets, &c.) are chargeable with an ad valorem duty of 50 per cent. The new duty will, therefore, be lower than the old, and it will, in other respects, be of advantage. The sheep-farmer of Skye and Kintail, will speedily feel benefitted by it. So sympathetic is a free commerce. ABOLITION OF SUTTEES.-Counsel has been heard at length on both sides of the question. On the 11th July the matter was decided in favour of humanity, and the petition was dismissed. The final blow is thus struck to the continuance of those heathenish rites of burning widows.

MISCELLANEOUS.

AMERICA. The President has refused his consent to the renewal of the charter of the United States Bank. The people of South Carolina have spoken out, the wish long entertained by the Southern States to separate from those of the Middle and North, and put an end to an Union, they believed, detrimental to their interests.

MINISTERS TURNING THE PENNY.-We see by advertisement that ministers, encouraged by the success of their Penny Magazine, are about to start another penny publication, the Penny Cyclopædia. We wish them leisure for the management and pushing of their new speculation.

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L.65; flagging, plumbing, smithwork, slating, digging, carting, &c., L.210. It hence appears that the expenditure for labour is about 36 per cent., for taxes, 10 per cent., and for materials 54 per cent, of the cost of the house. official value of the hemp, flax, and linen yarn imported into From documents submitted to Parliament, it appears that the this country from foreign parts, in the year ending 5th Jan. 1831, was 2.494,171. More than three-fourths of it was imported from Russia, and a large proportion of the residue from Prussia and the Netherlands. The quantity imported in future years, in consequence of the duty having been taken off, will be much increased.

The declared value of the hardware and cutlery exported for the last year from Great Britain to foreign countries was 1,620,6341. Far the greatest portion of this was to the United States of America.

PAPER MILLS.-There are in Great Britain about 550 paper-mills, making paper to the amount of 2,500,000l, yearly. In France there are about 250 paper-mills, mostly small.

The increase of members in the Methodist connexion, during the past year, amounts to upwards of 8,000.

In the year 1794, there were 22,351,000 of waste acres in this country, which, if cultivated and enclosed, would, at 3 rents of 9s. per acre only, produce L.30,173,850 worth of corn and other produce. Allowing that one third of this land has been enclosed during and since the war-and allowing that one-third was not worth enclosing, the remainder is enough to convince and satisfy any one that upwards of L. 10,000,000 might be derived, say only L.6,000,000 (which is the amount of the poor's-rate for the support of all the paupers in England,) from this cultivation of our own wastes-thereby saving this country an equal sum of money in the importation of foreign corn. of Commons on this subject have presented their report, dated the 1st instant; it is as follows:-"Your Committee have examined several witnesses, upon whose testimony they are satisfied that numerous and wanton cruelties are practised, to the great and needless increase of the sufferings of dumb animals, and to the demoralization of the people. Your Committee are of opinion that some further legislative enactments are necessary to prevent, as far as possible, the continuance of the cruel and improper treatment of animals; but being unable to conclude their inquires into the subject, they now lay the evidence taken by them before the House, and recommend a renewal of the investigation early in the ensuing Session of Parliament."

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.-The Select Committee of the House

From the 25th of March, 1823, to the same day of the present year, 13,586 Irish poor have been passed by sea from Bristol, at an expense of L.5472 1s. The number in 1823, was 999; in 1827, 1643; in 1830, 2105; in 1831, 3548; exhibiting a very considerable increasing ratio. The whole of these are supposed to have been brought from London.

At the last Assizes of the county of Hereford, there were 52 prisoners for trial; of these 19 only could read, 12 only could write, so that out of 52 prisoners 33 could not read, 40 could not write; of 30 prisoners tried at Abingdon, 6 only could read and write, 11 only could read, and that imperfectly, so that out of 30 prisoners 24 could not write, and 19 could not read; of 138 prisoners committed to Reading Gaol, 25 only could write.

ACCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.

On Tuesday evening, about eight o'clock, David Blackie, wright, in Holborn Street, Aberdeen, was found lying on the road, having been stabbed in the belly by a knife, the blade of which was found sticking in the wound. He was carried to his home, and the Sheriff and Procurator Fiscal were immediately sent for, who instantly repaired thither; but the unfortunate man expired a few minutes before their arrival. George Mathieson, a shoemaker, has been committed to goal, charged with the crime.—Aberdeen Observer.

LOSS OF SHIPS.-A correspondent of the Boston Gazette furnishes the following remarkable facts:-" From an examination of Lloyd's List, from the year 1793 to the commencement of 1829, it has appeared that the number of British ves- The Aberdeen Journal gives the following exemplification, sels alone, lost during that period, amounted, on an average, to out of hundreds that might be given, of carelessness and inatno less than one and a half daily. We learn from Moreau's tention in the use of fire-arms working their deserved effectstables, that the number of merchant vessels employed at one time" At Williamston House, on the afternoon of the 10th instant, in the navigation of England and Scotland amounted to about 20,000, having one with another a burden of 120 tons. Out of 551 ships of the royal navy of England lost to the country during the period above mentioned, only 160 were taken by the enemy; the rest having either stranded or foundered, or been burnt by accident.

TAXES ON BUILDING, &c.-A report on certain proposed improvements in Westminster, gives the following estimate of the duty on materials for a " first rate house," 24 feet front by 45 in depth, the cost price of which would be L.2500:-stone

Alexander Castells, the butler, went out with a double-barrelled detonating gun, to amuse himself in shooting wild-fowl in the plantations on the river-side surrounding the lawn. Having discharged one barrel and reloaded, he incautiously forgot to uncock the other; and on returning home, in leaping a fence within a short distance from the house, the gun came in contact with it; when, melancholy to relate, it went off, and lodg ed the whole contents in his bowels. Medical aid was got without loss of time, but was of no avail; for after suffering two hours' most excruciating agony, he expired."

The brig Acorn, Skirving, arrived in Dundee harbour from Riga, having on board Captain Davy, of the Shannon of Hull, whale-ship, and three of her unfortunate crew. Captain Davy gives a most distressing narrative of the privations and sufferings which they experienced before being picked up by two Danish vessels; from one of which they were taken on board the Acorn, in the North Sea, on Friday. Two of the poor fellows are lame, and all of them have a most emaciated and distressing appearance. Five of the crew have been landed at Orkney.

DEATH BY STARVATION.-On Thursday week, Mrs. Collier, (daughter of John Palmer, the celebrated actor, and widow of the late T. Collier, Esq. of Lloyd's,) expired, having been upwards of five days without food. She resided in an obscure lodging along with her sister, Mrs. Upsdell, whose husband lately died of the cholera, and left her at an advanced age, about seventy, without a shilling in the world, or the slightest means of procuring subsistence. Those unfortunate ladies have subsisted for days together on a small quantity of bread and water-even this they could not always procure.

PORTREE, Sept. 1.-A melancholy occurrence happened here on the morning of Tuesday last. A boat's crew, consisting of four, went out on Monday night to the sound between Portree and Rasay to fish for herrings; when raising their nets on Tuesday morning and about to return home, they were overtaker by a sudden squall of wind; the boat upset, and three of the men were drowned. The fourth was saved by a boat passing shortly

after the accident.

The woman M'Ansh, mentioned last month as accused of the murder of her own daughter, has been tried before the Circuit Court at Stirling. The libel was, by a majority of voices, found not proven.

MARKETS.

CATTLE AND SHEEP MARKETS.-At the second Falkirk Tryst, held on the 11th and 12th, the shew of black cattle was large, but the demand slow, at a decline in price of L. per head on the average. The heavy cattle were particularly unsaleable; and so dull a market has not been known since 1826. The reduction on the small Highland beasts was from 10s. to 15s. per head. The scarcity of fodder in the south of England was one alleged cause. Many of the dealers having a stock on hand from Barnet Fair, did not come north. Sheep are maintaining prices better, though there is a decline from the corresponding Tryst of last year of from 1s. 6d. to 2s. 6d. a-head. The average price of the best wedders, 22s. 6d. Ewes from 6s. to 11s. per head.

PROVISION MARKETS IN EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW.Edinburgh, quartern loaf 9d; beef per Ib. 4d to 6d; mutton 5d to 6d; lamb 3d to 4d, per quarter 1s 6d to 3s; potatoes per peck 4d butter, fresh, 1 hd to 1s, 2d; salt Sd to 10d; eggs Sd to 9d; Dunlop cheese 43s to 48s per cwt; oatmeal, best, Is. per peck of 7 lbs., second quality, 11d; barley-meal 10d. The herring fishers having returned, white fish are again appearing in the market, and are getting cheap. Glasgow markets-best stot beef 8s. 94 per stone, ordinary 8s; cow beef 7s 6d; cheese in the bazaar, best new, 8s 8d a stone, inferior 7s 6d, old 11s 6d to 12s 6d. Wheat is falling, but bread still remains at the prices quoted last month.

APPOINTMENTS.

On Thursday week, the Rev. Jas. Robertson was ordained to the pastoral charge of the parish of Ellon. The Rev. Mr. Dunn, of Slains, preached and presided on the occasion.

On Wednesday, the 29th ult., Mr. James M'Gown, preacher, was ordained to the pastoral charge of the Associate Burgher Congregation, Midmar. The Rev. John Cochrane of Kennoway preached, and the Rev. William Primrose of Aberdeen presided on the occasion.

On Thursday the 6th inst., the Rev. John Innes, late of Ordiquhil, was inducted into the charge of the church and parish of Fordyce, vacant by the death of the Rev. Alex. Humphry. On Friday, the 7th inst., the Rev. John Paton, Jun. minister of Lasswade, was inducted into the church and parish of Ancrum, in the Presbytery of Jedburgh.

The King has been pleased to appoint the Rev. John Gifford, preacher of the gospel, to be assistant and successor to the Rev. Gavin Wallace, minister of Nenthorn.

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William Steel, writer, insurance-broker, grazier, and cattledealer in Glasgow.

James Tennent Miller, lint-dealer and grazier at Croft Foot,
in the parish of Cadder and county of Lanark.
M'Niven & Crawford, acid manufacturers at Green Vale, ser
Glasgow, and David M'Niven, as an individual partner.
Robert Waugh, firmer, cattle-dealer, and builder, lately a
North Mains of Fala, now residing in Edinburgh.
James Thomson, senior, dairyman, Cupar-Fife.
David Harley and Co. merchants, spirit and victual dealers in
Edinburgh.

David Houston, writer and builder in Edinburgh.
Robert Meldram, potato merchant at Cleish, near Kinra.
George Gillespie, flesher and cattle dealer, Cupar, in the
county of Fife.

James Davie, grocer and spirit dealer, Paisley.
OBITUARY.

DEATH OF THE MOTHER OF NAPOLEON.-Paris, Sept. 16.-A letter is said to have arrived in Paris, this morning, announcing the death of Madame Letitia, the great Napoleon's mother. This event, if true, has long been expected, and especially since the decease of the Dur de Reichstadt, on whom all her hopes and affections were

fixed.

Esq., agent to the British Linen Company's Bank, in Glasgow, It is with regret we announce the death of William M'Gavin, and author of "The Protestant," and other able works. He died of apoplexy on Thursday evening, after about four hours' illness. Mr. M'Gavin was a man of very powerful literary talents, and of great natural shrewdness and sagacity.

Sir Everard Home, whose death took place a short time bark in Chelsea College, was one of the most eminent medical men of his day. He was of Scottish lineage.

THE LATE REV. DR. ROBERTSON.-It is our melancholy duty to announce that cholera has numbered amongst its vie tims one who was long known and deservedly esteemed as as able preacher and a zealous and affectionate pastor-we allade to the Rev. Dr. Robertson, one of the ministers of South Leith, who was carried off by it after an illness of twenty-four hours, in the 75th year of his age, and the 50th of his ministry. He had gone to the neighbourhood of Stirling to reside for a very short time, and but a few weeks ago he preached his last sermo, at his former parish, Gargunnock, in his usual health and spirits. He had engaged to preach at Kippen, on Sabbath last, and spent the greater part of Thursday in preparing a discourse, o that text, "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life." He was seized that afternoon, at six s'ebek, and, on the following afternoon, about the same hour, his suf ferings were at an end. His remains were interred in the Church-yard of Logie, on Saturday.

DEATH OF THE REV. DR. ADAM CLARKE.-This well known and justly celebrated individual left his home at Easteet, on Saturday, 25th August, intending to preach an anniversary sermon at Bayswater on the following day. Lodging at the house of his friend, Mr. Hobbs, he was taken ill during the night, and early in the morning requested to be carried home. A chaise was accordingly procured, but on its arrival he was much worse as to be unable to proceed. Medical assistance was immediately called in, when strong symptoms of cholera were discovered; but although Dr. Wilson Philip, T. Clarke, Esq., surgeon, R. N., (nephew of the deceased,) and two others, were in attendance, and the most powerful medicines were administered, all their efforts proved unavailing. He continued to sink under the dreadful malady until balf past three o'clock on Sunday morning. He was conscious, from the first, that his death was approaching. Dr. Clarke was in bis 70th year, and had throughout his life been remarkably exempt from sickness. He was born at Magherafelt, county of Londonderry, Ireland, in 1763, and at a very early period devoted himself to classical learning. He was brought by letter, under the notice of the Rev. John Wesley, and became a pupil of that great man's school at Kingswood. He had not been long there, when he displayed considerable talents and great aptitude in the acqui sition of the dead languages, when Mr. Wesley intimated to him his intention to send him out as one of his itinerant preachers. Accordingly, in 1782, he commenced his labours in that character, and, though but 18 years of age, acquitted himself to the satisfaction of Mr. Wesley, a competent judge. He remain ed in this active and laborious employment, continually increas ing his stores of knowledge and adding to his reputation, and with great usefulness, till 1801, when the Methodist Conference made him a supernumerary.

SUDDEN DEATH OF CHARLES CALVERT ESQ., M.P.Accounts were received in town on Monday morning of the

awfully sudden death of Charles Calvert, Esq., the eminent -porter brewer, and M.P. for the borough of Southwark, which took place on Saturday evening, near Ipswich, of cholera, after an attack of a few hours' duration.

SIR JOHN CARR.-This gentleman died at his house in New Norfolk Street, July 17th, of an affection of the heart, after a short illness of a few hours, at the age of 60. Twenty years since, Sir John was publicly known as the author of many books of travels in various parts of Europe.

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DEATH OF THE KING OF THE GIPSIES.-Died. in a tent on our race ground, on Wednesday, the venerable Charles Lee, denominated the "King of the Gipsies." The age of this Monarch of the murky tribe was not correctly kuown; they called him seventy-four, but it is conjectured that he was much older. He has left about fifty children and Grandchildren behind him. Ingilby, known as the " Emperor of all conjurors," died at Enniscorthy on Saturday last.

BIRTHS.

At 79, Great King Street, on the 22d inst. the Lady of Robert Whigham, Esq., of a son.

At Stackpole Court, on the 15th inst., the Countess of Cawdor of a daughter.

At Valleyfield, parish of Kirkcolm, Wigtonshire, on the 17th curt., the Lady of John Forsyth, Esq., of a son and heir.

son.

At 13, Windsor Street, on the 19th inst., Mrs. Peddie of a son. At 3, Heriot Row, on the 17th inst. Mrs. Alexander Stevenson, of a At 11, Ainslie Place, on the 17th inst., the Lady of George Mackillop, Esq., of a son. At Queensferry, on the 16th inst, the wife of the Rev. Thomas Dimma, minister of that parish of a daughter.

At Inverary, a few days ago, the wife of Alexander M'Intosh, was safely delivered of two girls and a boy, who, along with their mother are doing well.

At Waldershare Park, on the 15th inst., the Countess of Guildford of

a son.

At 14, Atholl Crescent, on the 20th ultimo, Mrs Graham, of a daughter.

At 18, Charlotte Square, on the 24th ultimo, Mrs Robertson of a daughter.

At 15, Drummond Place, on the 23d ultimo, Mrs William Douglas, of a daughter.

At 37, Great King Street, on the 23d ultimo, Mrs Archibald Boyd,

of a son.

At Mellerstain, on the 20th ultimo, the Lady of George Baillie Esq., junior, of Jerviswood, of a son,

At 16, Atholl Crescent, on the 28th ultimo, Mrs Caddell, of a daughter,

At 32, Howard Place, on the 25th ultimo, Mrs William Napier, of a daughter.

At Auchlyne House, on the 22d ultimo, the Lady of George Andrew Campbell, Esq., of a daughter.

At No. 29, Great King Street, on the 2d inst. Mrs. M. N. Macdonald of a son.

At Blacket Place, on the 29th ult. Mrs. Turnbull, of a son.
At Minto Street, Newington, on the 1st inst. Mrs. Spittal, of a son

At 14, Shandwick Place, on the 31st ult. Mrs. Dauney, of a daughter
At 11, St John Street on the 2d inst. Mrs. Yule, of a son,

At 7, Atholl Crescent, on the 30th ult. Mrs. Hugh Dunlop, of a son. At Stevenson, near Haddington, on the 8th inst., the Lady of Sir John Gordon Sinclair, of a daughter.

At Morison's Place, Piershill, the Lady of Henry Robert Addison, Esq. 2d dragoon guards, of a son. At Pitfour Castle, on the 6th instant, Mrs Richardson of a daugh.

ter.

On the 12th inst., at 4, Heriot Row, the Lady of James Robert Hart, Esq. of Drumcrosshall, of a son and heir.

At Bighouse, on the 15th instant, the Lady of Major M'Kay, of a daughter.

At Grove House, Brompton, on the 7th inst., the Widow of Mr. David Blackie. W. S. of a daughter.

At 26, Charlotte Square, on the 17th instant, the lady of Colonel Pit. man, C.B., and of the East India Company's Service, of a son.

At 4, St. Vincent Street, on the 13th instant, Mrs. F. L. Roy of a

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At Claremont Crescent, on the 16th instant, Mrs. Stone of a daughAt Layanlie, parish of Alvie, Badenoch, on the 10th instant, Mrs. K. Cameron, of twin sons. At her mother's house, Duke Street, on the 5th instant, Mrs Watterston, of a daughter.

At 12, Windsor Street, on the 22d inst. Mrs Moule, of a daughter. At 13, George Square, on the 16th instant, Mrs John Paul, of a son. At 130, George Street, on the 22d instant, Mrs Alexander Clapperton, of a daughter.

At Darnhill, on the 21st instant, the Lady of Captain F. E. Loch, R. N., of a son.

At Goodwood, on the 24th instant, the Countess of Mountcharles, of

a son.

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At London, on the 18th ultimo, the Honourable Henry Howard, eldest son of Lord Howard of Effingham, to Eliza, only daughter of General Sir Gordon Drummond, G. C. B. At St George's, Hanover Square, London, on the 21st ultimo, F. Murray, Esq., son of the late General Murray, to Catherine Elizabeth, the daughter of Lady Caroline Dundas.

At Weymouth, on the 22d ultimo, John Muir Mackenzie, Esq., Raymond Johnston of Alva, Stirlingshire. younger of Delvin, to Sophia Matilda, fifth daughter of the late James, At Keith, on the 21st ultimo, John Wilson, Esq., Tochineal, to Helen, eldest daughter of Alexander Thorburn, Esq.

At Camperdown, Forfarshire, on the 28th ult. John James Allen, Esq. royal navy, eldest son of John Lee Allen, Esq. of Errol Park, to Camperdown. the Lady Henrietta Dundas Duncan, eldest daughter of the Earl of Here, on the 5th inst., Adam Rolland, Esq. younger of Gask, to Charlotte, daughter of the late John Craigie, Esq. of Quebec, and Niece of Lord Craigie. At Seafield, on the 4th inst. Mr. James Wilson, merchant, Edinburgh, to Elizabeth, second Daughter of the late Mr. John Clark.

Here, on the 12th current, Evan Macpherson, Esq. of Glentruim,to, Helen, eldest daughter of the deceased George Birrell, Esq. late of the Hon. East India Company's service.

At Dysart on the 11th instant, Montague William Perreau, Fsq. of the Madras army, to Mary, third daughter of the late Captain John Reddie.

At 1, Buccleuch Street, on the 31st instant, by the Reverend Mr. Clason, Mr. Richard Murray, cabinetinaker, Edinburgh, to Mrs. Wilhelmina Scott Brown, daughter of the late Mr. William Brown.

At 10, Ainslie Place, Edinburgh on the 6th current, by the Rev. Archibald Allison, Dr. William Pulteney Alison, Professor of the Theory of Medicine in the University of Edinburgh, to Margaret Craufurd, eldest daughter of the late Dr. James Gregory, Professor of the Practice of Medicine in the University of Edinburgh, and first physician to his Majesty for Scotland.

At Shieldball, on the 5th current, Alexander Macfadzean, Esq., M.D., to Miss Margaret Oswald, youngest daughter of the late Alexander Oswald, Esq. of Shieldhall.

On the 3d instant, Robert Frederick Gower, Esq. London, to Lillias Miller, youngest daughter of the Rev. Dr. Stewart, of Kirkowan Wigtonshire.

At Edinburgh, on the 10th inst., by the Rev. Dr. Muir, Robert Horsburgh, Esq. accountant in Edinburgh, to Mary, second daughter of the late Alexander Marjoribanks, Esq. of Marjoribanks.

At Edinburgh, on the 18th instant, Mr. Thomas Greig, writer in Edinburgh, to Jane, eldest daughter of Mr. George Bookless.

At Montrose, on the 7th current, the Rev. Andrew Wilson, to Catherine, daughter of the late Mr. John Kinnear, merchant Mon

trose.

At South Stoneham Church, on the 20th instant, Captain Lewis Shedden, late of the 15th hussars, eldest son of Colonel Shedden of the Elms, Lymington, to Agnes, only child of the late James Eastmont, Esq. of India Street, Edinburgh.

At the Island of Trinidad, on the 31st of July last, his Excellency, Major-General Sir Jervis Grant, K.C.H. Governor of Trinidad, to Isabella Elizabeth, only daughter of the late Alexander Graut, Esq. of Tullochgrittan.

At Dollar Bank, on the 24th instant, Mr D. Scott, Fdinburgh, to Allison, second daughter of the late Adam Allan, Esq. of Bushel Hill, Berwickshire.

Here, on the 24th instant, Mr George Goldie, accountant, to Marion, eldest daughter of the late Mr James Anderson, 40, Hanover Street. At South Ronaldsay, Orkney, on the 13th instant, Mr John Brotchie of Thurso, to Ann, eldest daughter of the Rev. Theodore Rainy. At Glasgow, on the 25th instant, Mr. Archibald M'Kechnie, to Helen, eldest daughter of the late Mr. Hugh Monteath.

Dykes, Esq., writer, Port-Glasgow, to Mary, eldest daughter of John At Dumfries, on the 20th instant, by the Rev. Andrew Fyfe, James Pagan, Esq., St. Catherine's House, Dumfries.

On the 25th curt., Mr. John Orr, Glasgow, to Jane, only daughter of the late Mr. James Rigg, manufacturer, Glasgow.

At Paisley, on the 25th instant, by the Rev Robert McNair, Mr. Mr. Daniel Rayner, of the Excise, to Janet, second daughter of Thomas Wilson, merchant there.

At Campbeltown, Argyllshire, on the 17th instant, John Campbell, Esq., of the Hon. East India Company's Service, to Eliza, daughter of the late Major Robert Elder, of Bulloch.

DEATHS.

Drowned, at Stromness, on the 15th inst. Hugh Andrew Johnstone Munro, youngest son of Lieutenant Hector Munro.

At Bath, aged 80, Mr. J. Mallett, one of the few who escaped the wreck of the Royal George, Admiral Kempenfelt, off Spithead, July 28, 1782; and probably the last survivor of those who were saved.

In the Royal Infirmary, here, on the 28th ult., aged 52, George M'Culloch, Esq., apothecary to that Institution, much and deservedly regretted. He was for many years surgeon to the 1st or Berwickshire militia.

At Rothsay, on the 18th inst., Miss Ann Crawfurd M'Dougall, daughter of the late Colonel M'Dougall ot Polquhairn. At Ayr, on Friday last, William Eaton, infant son of John M'Derment, Esq., At Newmiln, on the 17th inst., of cholera, David Morton, M.D. aged 26. At Parkhill, on the 4th instant, Alexander Duncan, Esq., of Parkhill, aged 74. Lieutenant-Colonel Witherington, late of the 9th dragoons, died on Wednesday morning, in Townsend Street, Dublin, cholera hospital, after a few hours illness. He had been removed to the hospital from a hotel. Colonel Witherington was brother-in-law to the celebrated Wolfe Tone.

Death of the EARL OF CASSILLIS-At Cassillis, on the 12th inst. the Right Hon. Archibald, Earl of Cassillis. Thus has been cut off in the prime of life, and vigour of manhood, a young nobleman of high talents and great promise.

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