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banks will not give them out in exchange for those that it will cost him to finish his business at Sandy of Philadelphia and New-York; and no doubt, paper| Hill.

is "received in the land office at Jeffersonville," The bank of Chenango, N. Y. has suspended paywhich is from 25 to 50 per cent, discount in exchange ment. A full belief is entertained that it will refor Baltimore paper, in this city-except that only deem all its notes, and pay off all its debts. of the "City Bank," which, we suppose, will wind up its business and be a bank no more!

The City Bank. The following scolding letter, from Ohio, was received on Thursday last, and cost me venty-five cents:

Xenia, Ohio, June 28th, 1819. SIR-Your paper reached here yesterday--and, let me tell you, sir, that your conduct in receiving the depreciated bank notes of the City bank, merits the severest animadversion. You have declaimed very severely, and I think very properly, against the pernicious effects of banking-but now, (I blush to name it) have determined, by your conduct, to support the rotten fabrick.

Tennessee banks. In our last paper we stated that the Farmers and Mechanics bank of Nashville had failed-adding, it was positively asserted that the rest of the banks in that state would continue to pay specie. The sheet was hardly worked off before the news reached us that the bank of Nashville had also suspended specie payments. The directors have published a long address to the public to shew the expediency of the procedure-speak of the pressure upon them, and attributing it chiefly, as we understand it, to "emissaries" of the bank of the United States-whose object is to "destroy every state bank." This may partially be the case; but the pressure on banks in general, is because things are seeking their natural level.

It appears that you are moved by a regard for the interest of your subscribers, in taking the notes of The bank of Nashville has five branches, and in the City bank. This veil is too weak and thin--it the whole exhibits a capital of nearly a million; speevidently appears to me, that you are actuated by cie on hand 264,744; notes of other banks 43,188; a selfish and contaminated desire to prop the sink-real estate 17,578; amount of notes discounted, ing credit of a few cursed speculators.

If you have any thing to say in defence, I should be glad to hear it. A SUBSCRIBEN.

Mr. Niles.

1,596,751; deposits 213,955; notes in circulation 667,116.

Yet-Tennessee bank notes are not taken by the brokers of Baltimore, at a discount of less than fifty per cent!

The Canadian editors are cautioning their readers against the receipt of paper of any of the banks in the United States!

Toasts about banks. The two following toasts were given among others at Hager's-town, on the late anniversary.

The delinquent cashiers and mad speculators of the United States-A breach of trust is no robbery in law; in moral turpitude it is worse-O! tempora, () mores.

Now, the "subscriber," no doubt, is honest, and might also be just, if I had ever advocated a resuscitation of the City bank, which must pay the forfeit of its mismanagement, and die. As I did not make any "veil," I cannot pretend to say whether it is thin" or thick--but my purpose in saying that Í would, for the time being, receive the bills of the City bank in payment of debts due to me, was because I could pay off an accruing debt of my own to a gentleman who had some dealings with that bank; and who, with his accustomed liberality, was willing to receive of me any bills of the broken bank to a certain amount, which I should obtain in the usual course of my business, though he might buy them of the brokers at 15 per cent, or more, discount, because I myself have to pay heavy discounts in exchange for the paper generally received, to make my common payments to him. If there is any SIN in stimulating my customers to pay their debts We shall see the result of Mr. Cheves' policy to me that it may discharge my own, I cannot dis-before long, and feel it. We can then better judge cover it; and think that the hint about it is not worth it than at present.] the 25 cents that it cost me.

"BANKS. Our oppressors-the national mammoth our destroyer a speedy end to their charters, and no renewal.-3 groans.'

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Langdon Cheves-The Hercules of the national bank, he has cleansed the Augean stables, and received an equivalent for the tenth part, the plaudits of every honest man.

At Winchester, Va.-.

The pressure of the times-let the evil correct

By gen. Tucker, A speedy return to republican simplicity and manners.

New Hampshire banks. In our last paper we pubfished the report of a committee to whom was re-itself. ferred the returns of the several banks in this state. That report was afterwards re-committed, and on consideration the committee expunged that part of the report which related to the Coos and Cheshire banks. The Coos and Cheshire banks, had $634,000 in circulation, and had$130,914 specie in their vaults. All the other banks of the state had $264,000 in circulation, and $95,774 specie in their vaults. So that although the two former had more bills in circulation, they had at least a proportionable ability to meet their bills with specie.-N. H. Pat.

New discovery! A quizzical writer in Federal Republican, announces the discovery of an insect, to be administered in the form of a tincture, two bottles of which will give a quietus to those tormentcd "with the stings and arrows of outrageous fortune"

price ten dollars per bottle. To prevent imposition, each bottle wrapped up in a twenty dollar note of the City Bank of Baltimore.

From the Federal Republican.-A communication, The Sandy-Hill bank-alias Washington and War-addressed to the editor of the Register: ren, or Jacob Barker's, N. Y. The Boston papers Mr. Niles. You want, I find, some information publish a letter from a person who went to Sandy-relative to "the book" and do you expect to get Hill to get get money for a parcel of notes of this it? No sir, unless some sharp-eared jockey hapbank. He applied every day from Monday the 21st of June, till Saturday the 26th, both inclusive, and received the first day 420 dollars, the last $110, in the six days, $1660 in all, in various sorts of specie. The promptitude of paying the specie is very much applauded by the writer, who thinks he might take a trip to Mackinaw in about the time

pens to be near enough to overhear some of the knowing ones:" wealth constitutes knowledge frequently. No sir-neither you, or myself, are sufficiently great (great as this world goes) to obtain that information.

These are precious secrets, retained among the powerful few, who dare not, or will not so far da

342 NILES' REGISTER-JULY 17, 1819--MITIGATION OF SLAVERY.

charge their duty as to unfold the budget of iniqui-[
ty to an indignant and abused public. No, Mr.
Niles, you and I are destined to remain in the dark,
at least until honester days succeed the present.
Yours,
CRITO.

of commons; inasmuch as the dangerous doctrine of
a perpetual paper currency
ed. The time and the manner recommended in the
by it completely discard
Crito" is right. We never expect to know any adopted. The delay for four years was necessary
report for the resumption of our ancient currency,
any thing more of "the book," but in the contin- on two grounds;-first, because it was indispensible
Mr. Peel thought were the best which could be
gency stated. However, we believe that honesty that a large sum, perhaps ten millions, should be
will become more fashionable than it was; and paid by the government to the bank, to enable them
think it also possible, that the wide ruin of specula- to adopt the proposed measures, which payinent
tors and extensive robberies of widows and orphans could not be made in a very short time; and second.
for the last two or three years by banks, may gene-ly, because if any sudden contraction of the bank
rally suffice for five or six years to come! There issues, or diminution of their discounts should take
has been enough of such things.
out the country.
place,extreme distress would be occasioned through,

English sovereigns. In the debate in the house of lords, May 21, on the subject of the bank restric tion, lord Lauderdale said, it was undeniable that those who are most benefitted by the paper system 1.6,000,000 of British gold had very recently been in England, staring us in the face, there are yet With such acknowledgements, even from exported to France; and the minister of finance at many persons in the United States who advocate the Paris had admitted that French gold had been issu-establishment of such a system here, to enchain the ed to about that amount, coined from English sove- people, and give to half a dozen irresponsible men reigns. property of the whole country!!! the vast power of assessing the value the labor and

paper.

Cash flies from the presence of irredeemable

The bank of England. The report of the bank committee was discussed at great length, in the British parliament, on the 24th and 25th of May. The discussion terminated in the adoption of a number of resolutions conformable to the spirit of that report, The bank is made liable from the 20th of February next, to redeem its notes in gold bars of not less than sixty ounces, at the rate of 41. 1s. per ounce. The bars are to be assayed and stamped at the royal mint. The redemption of the notes of the bank in the coin of the realm is to commence within the period of four years.

Mitigation of Slavery-No. 6,

PROPOSITION THE THIRD.

"On the proper means of checking the propaga tion of the slave-species-Among others, by nar rowing the extent of country in which they shall be permitted to exist, with a notice of the late debates, &c. in congress about allowing the introduction of slavery into the regions west of the Mississippi."

Lord Grenville, in the house of peers, declared, great importance to the final accomplishment of The considerations involved in this proposition that he now regretted supporting the restriction that which we believe is the desire of every man's are exceedingly difficult and very delicate; yet of act in 1797. He observed that the facilities which heart in America-the final abolition of slavery and it afforded to ministers towards the continuance of the extinction of the slave species, as we designate the late war, were more than counterbalanced by the people of color-for such they are in the United the distresses it had brought on the country; and States. We have no hope that the person is now

that no urgency, could, in his mind, sanction the expe-living who will see either of these come to pass;
dent of putting into the hands of the bank directors but the humane and patriotic mind would be satis,
the power of changing at their pleasure the value of fied in observing the progress of a project certainly
all property, and the price of all commodities, by the ex-leading to them.
ressive issue of their inconvertible paper at one moment,
and the contraction of it in the next. This power,
which was not given to the throne, parliament would
no longer confide in the direction of a company of
bankers; and all connection between them and the
government must be dissolved,

portation of slaves from foreign parts. The intro-
duction of a man should be certain death to the of
The primary work should be to prevent the im-
fender, on conviction; but to this penalty, on the im-
portation of a woman, should be added the confisca
The debate above alluded to, produced a great a fund for some colonization society, whose chief
panic on the stock exchange-the idea that the bank purpose should be the purchase and transport of
tion of the whole property of the criminal, to make
might be compelled to pay its debts, and thereby female slaves. In the next place, the introduction of
be divested of the power of regulating the price of a slave from any state north of the Potomac, for in-
stocks, &c. caused great fluctuations in their rates stance, into another state south of that river, should
even the four per cents were as low as 79.
London, May 31. The debate in a committee of such slave, and a severe imprisonment; and such in-
The whole of the house of commons, on Mr. Peel's troduction of free persons, or persons held to ser
be punished by a fine equal to twice the value of
motion, occupied the house two nights, and termi-vice for a term of years, with an attempt to treat
ated in the almost unanimous
f resolutions founded on the repo. of the secret to death, with proclamation also that any person
on of a string them as slaves, should surely subject the offender
ommittee. The debate was opened by Mr. Peel, or persons kidnapped would stand justified by law
-ho, in a very able and candid speech advocated in taking the life of the man-stealer.
e plan recommended in the report for resuming
sh payments. He first established the point that
was of the utmost importance to the welfare of the
intry, that cash payments should be resumed by the
nk of England, at as early a period as possible,
nsistent with a proper allowance of time for the
parations necessary in so weighty a matter,
ome consolation to hear this principle constantly
down and unanimously agreed to in the house
It

to stop a traffic in blood; and perhaps, the only case in which, except for murder or treason, that we This may be considered a bloody code, but it is could feel willing to support capital punishments. Congress may legislate on the importation of slaves from foreign countries; but the laws respecting the ther, we suppose, must rest with the states respec tively; and though all might not agree at once, transport of persons of color, from one state to ano

Suppose the people, of a certain state in which there are 100,000 slaves, are desirous to relieve themselves of this population, though unwilling to sacrifice their present property in it, at once, by emancipation which in the existing condition of our slaves we cannot believe is expedient. Of the 100,000, about 51,000 are females and 49,000 males

some of them would, and the good effects of their by the returns of 1790 and 1810. But as many were proceedings would finally overcome the opposi-imported during this period, we may believe it will tion of the rest. We apprehend that every man require them 30 years to double their population, believes there must be an end to the present system though the whites may do it in about 23. Here is of slavery. All have calculated upon it-and it will one advantage that we naturally possess to reduce come, peaceably or violently-the choice of these the comparative amounts; but which may be greatly only is left to us. improved by lessening the number of female slaves If measures can be adopted simply to keep the in all parts of our country wherein the race is excolored population stationary, a great point will be cessive, and scattering them in other parts where gained-for the natural increase of the white they will be lost in the common mass of the people, people would soon swallow them up, as it were; and, as to general effects. Let us attempt to estimate the by adventitious mixtures, the effect of common associa-operation of a system that might to be adopted. tion with the whites, and the operation of climate, the dark complextion might in time be nearly removed if not wholly eradicated. Their color, prejudiced as we are, is the grand objection to their admission into society; for we take it for granted, that by two or three generations of improvement they might be fitted to adorn the most honorable stations. This is evident from an observance of the progress of ma--and the supply and increase of the stock depends ny of those who emigrate to the United States from upon an average on about 20,000 women; who, with Europe; who are very little,if in any respect, superior their own increase and that of their children, will in intelligence to a large number of our blacks. But duplicate the whole population in 30 years, and this happily, they are not impeded on account of their perhaps, may be esteemned as a generation of slaves complexions, and this advantage is so improved, that-though, if we recollect aright, 33 years are allowwe have seen children of as rough and rude men ased, "by authority," for a generation of freemen, on we ever met with, filling high and honorable ranks the average of the world. Then, each of these in society-who, if their parents had continued in 20,000 women (the whole amount capable of child. the land of their fathers, would hardly have known bearing that belongs to the stock, at the commence. "B. from a bull's foot,” and ever have remained fitment of a period of 30 years) must be the means subjects for kings. of furnishing by themselves and through their offNo census of the United States shews us the sex-spring, 200,000 persons to keep the stock full at the es of the slaves. It is to be presumed, however, that the females are the most numerous,-and hence it is, that notwithstanding all the checks to population which slavery causes, the number is continually increasing. We have calculated that the slaves in the states south of Delaware, will amount to about 1,800,000 in 1820, and it seems pretty well ascertained that they have duplicated in 26 years,

end of the generation, or expiration of the 30 yearsthat is, ten to each woman of the original number. Then, let us remove 500 girls a year from this state, and spread them in those states where their services are wanted, and the increase of a colored population is not dreaded--and see what the effect will be; which, if we take 15 years as the equated time, will positively reduce the population to 50,000 persons at the expiration of our period: but as a sufficiency of *By "common associations with the whites," we girls, just arrived at a state of puberty, could not be mean to express the idea, that a family of colored found during its whole continuance, younger perpeople, insulated by white persons, and having no sons would have to be taken, and the operation be communication with others of a darker race, by the so retarded that the stock might ultimately consist force of certain laws whose principles we do not un- of 75,000 colored people. In the interim, if the derstand, but whose effects are manifest through-white population of this state had at the commenceout the works of animated nature, would in timement of the period consisted of the like wamber of lose a very considerable part of their darkness of 100,000 persons, its amount at the end of it would complexion, without sexual intercourse with the be about 225,000, and the comparative number so whites, and we are entirely of opinion that the ori-great as to quiet all fears of the blacks. ginal color of the negroes is the effect of climate. But the hasty reader may think that this process The different shades which mark nations from the would not reduce the aggregate of colored persons north of Europe to the "burning line" in Africa, in the United States. We agree that it would not give us abundant proof of this; and the Hottentots, appear to do it rapidly at the beginning the negre though the most brutal and beastly of all men, the women would still bear children, though settled connecting link between man and the ourang-out-among white persons-but not half so rapidly; and ang, are of much brighter complexions than the their posterity in three or four generations would more polished people of the centre of Africa. The lose the offensive color, and have a tint that is not same latitudes in America have not produce quite disagreeable, because it nearly belongs to millions the same effects as in Africa, but the caribs of the of those who are called white men in Southern EuWest Indies, and about the shores of the Oronoco,rope, the West Indies, &c. and then shortly be lost &c. are nearly as deeply colored-the difference is in the common mass of society. caused by the difference of climate; Africa being This scheme is liable to objections-it may be scorched by burning sands-whilst America is moist by her numerous rivers, or more general proximity to the sea. We see also, that different professions affect the complexion;-vat-men, in our paper mills, for instance, are very fair; and the inhabitants of islands are generally fairer than the people of the adjacent continent, though the space between them is inconsiderable, as between England and France. This is supposed to be the effect of the moisture of the atmostphere.

said that we have no right to separate the female negroes from the males for such purposes, even though they get their freedom by it, and are happier from it; or to deprive the males of suitable companions. It may also be urged that the safety of the white women would be hazarded by the superabundance of black men.

As to the former, it must be right to do that which is good-the object is to raise an oppressed and despised race to freedom and respectability, though

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a partial denial of the gratification of the passions, from the east;-another at the Falls of St. Marie, only, without an act of cruelty-such as extermi-which is the communication between lakes Huron. nation, or maiming, as was the practice in old times and Superior; and on one of the islands in the latter, to destroy a race of people. Our purpose is to save we may expect to hear of a navy-yard, five or six ourselves and them, not to destroy nor suffer de years hence! "Unconquered steam" has triumphstruction. And as to the latter, the effect would be ed over distance, and united the most remote parts so gradual that the male slaves would naturally Ac-in friendly intercourse. quire habits of restraint, and probably be no worse in this respect than they are now.

What a river is the MISSOURI!—the following table of distances is taken from Lewis and Clark's

Whole

Miles, distance.

411

110

521

695

1,216

280

1,496

290

1,786

719

2,710

260

2,756

207

2,263

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The Gates of the Rocky Mountains 411
Great Falls
Yellow Stone river
Fort Mandan
Chyenne river
Platte river
Kanzas river
Osage river
Mississippi river
Gulf of Mexico

The following are the lengths of some of its triba. tary streams, considering the Mississippi as one of them

Red River
Arkansaw-
White River
Ohio
Mississippi
Osage
Grand-

Our plan is rude and indigested, yet its outlines Travels. appear worthy of some consideration. Our coloni- From the extreme point of navigation, in Lon. zation societies propose the transport of free ne-111. 44. W. Lat. 43. Si. N. to groes to Africa. Three girls may be purchased for less cost than the establishment of one man in that country will amount to." We thus relieve the future population of the EFFECT of thirty slaves in one generation, instead of sending off one freeman. Respectable places may easily be found for these girls to the eastward. The housekeepers of Pennsylvania would gladly take some thousands of them every year-give them instruction in reading and writing, and make them useful members of society. The people of other states would do the same; and it appears to us, that these things might be effected so at least that the increase of slaves should be checked, more certainly and at much less cost, by our project, than by any other reasonable plan that we have heard of, provided it is not obstructed by the desire to breed slaves. Knowing that they were to be free and well treated, the negro mothers would readily part with some of their female children, and the transfer of about 12,000 per annum of these from the slave-holding states to those which do not hold slaves, would, in our opinion, keep the colored population from advancing in the southern states; which would of itself be a great thing. And this must be more than any colonization society, with a view to a foreign settlement, can do at the cost of many millions of dollars a year; and the scheme, if judiciously managed, might be effected for 100,000 dollars per annum; for many would give half the purchase money of such girls for their services until they became of age, as well as to forward the grand purpose intended; and thou sands of female children would be given away bying their masters to promote it--for it would not seem The eastern extremity of the waters of this river as if they parted with things of much value, provided are 100 miles from Philadelphia, the western 540 assurance was made that they would be kindly mites from the Pacific ocean-distance between taken care of. An asylum that would rear a thou-them, in a right line, about 1700 miles: and consisand of them, until they arrived at such ages as to be useful, might be supported at a trifling expense, under the direction of persons interested in the work of humanity.

Other means of checking, or dispersing the black population, with a view to their final emancipation and amalgamation, will be adverted to hereafter.

Progress Westward,

1,500

2,170

1,200

1,350

1,620

600

600

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dered as watering about 1,429,700 square miles: Mr. Darby estimates that it discharges into the sea about 4,600 millions of gallons of water, every hour! It is difficult to comprehend this mighty numberthe mind cannot easily compass it—we know of nothing to compare it with.

These are among the astonishing things that have occurred since war was declared against England, in 1812

The western parts of New York and the northern districts of Ohio and Pennsylvania, then nearly in a state of nature, or very partially settled, now teem with men, and abound with large towns, villages and ports, and are furnished with many fine roads, splendid bridges, &c.!

Buffalo and Erie, and Sackett's Harbor, remote points beyond the "back woods," with Rochester and other places not then upon the map, are celebrated for their shipping and commerce!

We have laughed at certain British geographers who charged us with hostile designs" upon the Ohio; a river which as indisputably belongs to us, as the Thames does to England. But what may they sv now?—a sirong post is to be established on the Missouri river, at the mouth of the Yellow Stone, Chres thousand two hundred and seventy-five miles from The sea-and which last named river, runs a further course of about eleven hundred miles;—another on the Miss ssippi, at the Falls of St. Anthony, to which Detroit and Michilimackinac, then far distant vessels of forty tons may ascend, more than two posts, and rarely heard from, now seem close to us thousand miles from the sea;-another on Green-there is a semi-weekly communication with the Bay, a large sheet of water on the western side of former, and frequent opportunities to and from the Jake Michigan, and communicating therewith, which latter, as well as with Green Bay, still further on. ake is the fourth in the great chain of inland seas The REGISTL is transmittted in considerable num

bers to Detroit, and we have a subscriber or two at the other places.

exceedingly fine specimen of diamond crystallised has been found in the sand of a small stream in the St. Louis, now a port on the Missisippi, then north of Ireland. It is of the species called by laat about the extreme point of the emigrant's voy-pidaries the yellow diamond, of extreme beauty, age in that direction-is turned into a starting place, and remarkable size. A discovery of this kind, and the REGISTER is received 3 or 400 miles further should it lead to further similar results, will be enough to change the distinguishing title of the emerald isle.

west.

We have also the "Port of Franklin." As this town containing nearly 1000 inhabitants, is not yet even laid down upon any of our own maps, and the lord Sheffields will be bothered to find out where it is, we may tell them that it is at a place called Boon's Lick, which is situated somewhere on the Missouri, 3 or 400 miles up.

Foreign Articles.

GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

The British are lucky of late-the duchess of Kent has lately had a little baby that may be a mistress for them!

FRANCE.

The king has refused to permit marshals Soult and Grouchy, gen. Pire, Mr. Real and col. Millinet to return to France. Their petition is said to have been drawn up injudiciously—a little too free, pcrhaps.

On the 23d of May, the French budget of expenditure was discussed. M. L. De Villeveque ascend.. ed the tribune, and he took occasion to glance at the United States, which he termed "a flourishing republic," and observed that the cession of Louisiana consolidated its power. He seemed to dread the probable effects of our power forty years hence, and asks whether France ought not to have interdicted the sale of Louisiana to the United States. He makes a grand fling at the "usurper," Bonaparte, for his conduct in this business, in sacrificing the inam-terests of the country to recruit his treasury for his own aggrandizement.

The person to whom the British nation pays about 250,000 dollars a year, because he married an English woman, has lately returned from Germany. He is called prince Leopold.

The account of the reception of the Persian bassador by the prince regent, occupies a whole column in the London newspapers, Every thing was in dandy stile.

It is reported in the fashionable circles that ladies' Leghorn hats, of the new fabric, are selling at from thirty shillings to thirty guineas each.

The holy oil,-Extract of a letter from Paris, dated 21st of May-The coronation of his majesty is at As the holy oil, length definitively fixed, for the third time, to take place on the 25th of August next.

the Sainte Empaule, which, according to tradition, A fellow has been sentenced at the Old Bailey to is absolutely essential to the ceremony, was detransportation for seven years, for stealing a child.stroyed during the revolution, a new miracle will The attorney-general has introduced into the be necessary for its production, and the missionaries house of commons, a bill to prevent the enlistment fancy they have so well prepared the credulity of of British subjects in the service of foreign states, the French nation, that they may hazard one withwithout the permission of their own government; out danger. Unfortunately the secret has escaped and a circular has been issued from the war office, too soon. One of those holy men is now instructing (under date of the 26th of May) desiring the per-a carrier-pigeon to light on the shoulder of an effigy sons to whom it was addressed, to transmit to the dressed in the grand costume of the archbishop of secretary of war, with the least possible delay, a Rheims. It already performs its task tolerably well, list of all British officers, whether on half-pay or but by mistake sometimes lights on that of its masotherwise, who are now holding any military ap-ter: however, by the 25th of August, there is no pointment in the Spanish or Portuguese service, doubt of its being quite perfect in its part, and that it will alight with the bottle of the holy oil tied or in the service of any foreign power. The earl of Camden's offices produces him about round its neck, on the archb shop, at the proper $250,000-(more than ten times the salary of the moment, unless any indiscretion in prophesying the president of the United States) a year: but what is event, make the miracle-worker change his intenmore extraordinary, he has relinquished the income tion. I am far from believing the archbishop of of them to government, and therefor received the Rheims to be capable of lending a sanction to such unanimous thanks of parliament. But this is "throw-an impious cheat; but it is not the less true that ing out a sprat to catch a mackarel," for he has had there is a priest weak enough to believe it might the most of his offices for many years. How is it possi-pass, and wicked enough to attempt it. This expoLondon paper. ble that any man's services can be worth a sum sure will, it is hoped, prevent its being carried fur like this? The earl has enough of money, but ther." wants a little fame, and he has got it cheaply,-by giving up a profit which he cannot earn, though he might possess it.

It is remarkable that gold and silver bullion are falling in value, and both very difficult of sale: the nominal price of gold is 80s. and dollars only 5s. 2d.

an ounce.

SPAIN.

Two ships of 70 guns, and a frigate of 50, were expected to sail from Cadiz for Lima, on the 10th of May. They do not take out any troops.

It is now said the expedition from Cadiz is to consist of 50,000 men, to be commanded by the marquis d'Yrujo. Has any body calculated the means needful to carry 50,000 soldiers across the Atlantic, and

The average price of wheat has been ascertained to be 7387d. so the ports will remain shut the fol-prepare them for battle? lowing quarter. Cottons remain very low-Uplands 12 1-1d. New Orleans below 13d.

PORTUGAL.

The following edict may hint wisdom to some in

American stocks. London May 29,-6 per cents the United States: 101; bank shares 24/ to 24/ 10s. British stocks,-3 per cent. consols 664; all kinds of stock low.

EDICT.-Being presented to his majesty the clamours of the owners and tenants of tillage lands, Irish Diamond.-A circumstance of a singular na-against the extraordinary and unlimited importature, and likely to attract the notice of mineralo-tion of foreign grain, preventing the sale of the nagists, especialy in Ireland, is at present the subject tional, tending to the ruin of their agriculture, the of conversation among the literati of Dublin. An justice of these complaints being veritied by a repres

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