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ally wonder how any ignorance or indiscretion should venture to publish it. Observe the words military aspect they scem to us to be introduced to give a color to the hint about the Elatmajer, and to lead us to suppose that Pergami was a military man. A private soldier, for aught we know, he may have been but from the lence of these very memoirs, we venture to predict, that it will be found that he never was Officer. His manners are unaffected and graceful, and his attentions to the Queen were respectful. He dined at the same table with her Majesty, and took a strong interest in all the affairs of household.

lie is about forty years of age." "Her Majesty treats the charges of her supposed impure connexion with this man with proper feeling of indignation, but, at She the main- same time, with ridicule and contempt. tains the greatest confidence that she shall able to prove her innocence, and make the machinations of her enemies recoil upon themselves. Her Majesty has written to upwards hundred respectable individuals of the first rank Italy, to request their attendance during the approaching investigation." Again; we have here an exposion of the Queen's sensations, feelings, and private actions, which could only come from herself, and which seems to establish her connexion with this unhappy defence. The accusers of her Majesty have not been less active in their preparations. Couriers have been constantly passing through Calais on their Italy; and on Thursday, eleven or twelve foreignere of beggarly appearance landed at Dover, who were stated to be witnessed against Queen." beggarly appearance of the witnesses, true, would tend to shew, that these poor people were not suborned; and, let it be observed, that if the witnesses are foreigners, it is, because the crimes are alledged been committed in foreign parts and, because the Queen, avowedly, had none but foreigners about her and they are poor, it may be, because, by associating herself with the Pergamis, she effectually exclu.

ded from her society all the wealthy and the ble. Nay, before these poor witnesses haye pened their mouths, the very circumstances their being the witnesses, is of some weight gainst the Queen. Over and over again, in our criminal proceedings at home, we have seen the strongest impression created against a prisoner, by showing that he had taken pains to remove persons would have been the fittest, the most natural, most trust-worthy witnesses his conduct; and we hardly recollect a Con. case, in which the facts have not been proved by persons in a low station of life. All the better class of the offender's society are generally sent out of the way, and the trial, of course, turns on the evidences of persons of inferior stations.

We made this observation generally, and meaning to assert (for we know nothing about it) that the witnesses are all poor Italians. From the nature of the case it is likely to be so but by accident it may happen, that persons of higher rank and credit may also have some information to give but whether this be so or not, the question must finally be, not the person, but the evidence; not the man, but the fact; and certainly none of those witnesses can he poorer or meaner, or more Italian, than Pergami himself, the hero of the whole transaction. "The inhaditants of Dover assembled round them, and began to hiss and groan great vi olence. The wreiched party were with difficalty placed in post chaises, and to avoid interruption, which was anticipated ou tke road, they took the route through Folkstone, Hythe, and Maidstone. Other witnesses have arrived in town, remained the whole of Friday at the Blossom's Inn, Lawrence lane They are of the lowest order, and said they were waiting for Mr.

Cooke. It said, that an attorney of Milan was with them he assisted Mr. Cooke, and Mr. Powell, And was a man in low circumstances: but since the Mllan commission, drives a carriage." Observe the inconsistency of this defence.Some of the witnesses are wretches, incredible on account of their poverty, and here is another of them incredible on account of his affluence. His affluence may be sudden, but is it more andden than Pergami's Such insinuations come with a bad grace from Pergami's admirers and defenders.

But this Milanese attorney has been heard say, "that he had the Crown of England in pocket," an expression not very complimentary to our national character, it must be admitted yet it may be true, and ifit be true, who put the crown in this man's pocket? He frequently went about Milan, saying had the of England in his pocket." "We have reason to believe, that when the charge against her Majesty comes to be investigated, that it will appear perfectly absurd. Rumors are publicly afloat on this subject, to which we cannot properly allude, but which it is generally supposed are not without foundation." We know not to what this can allude, unless he to the filthy supposition before mentioned, in this very defence, already refuted. Weshall not soil our paper with any inquiries into such subject -what justice requires, we must hear but shame be to those who stretch their curiosity, or open their ears, beyond what the severity of legal intestigation adsolutely requires. It seems to us as if this concluding paragraph was not by the same hand which wrote the rest of the memoir. We have now completed our examination this paper, and we are much deceived if we have not shown, out of its own expressions, that it mast have been written by the queen, or some person in her immediate confidence, and in this case, will venture to add, that it contains a body presumptive proof against that unfortunate lady, on which any jury would find a verdict the court of king's bench.

The very best that could be said of the conduct therein described is, that it was highly suspicious and clearly indelicate, derogatory, and indefensible, either with regard to private or to public station. If, on the other hand, the facts stated in this document are false; if the deductions are boauthorised by the Queen; in short, ifshe denies truth, and disavows its publication -then, we have only to lament, that some malevolent enemy has so artfully constructed this fabrication, that it bears every internal mark of coming from her. Our observations are solely directed gainst that Paper, and if it be not what it so boldly, and yet so artfully, affects to be, then it and this reply will fall into the same oblivion and neglect; but if it be genuine, we must leave the public to judge, whether it does not deserve the character we have given it and whether, what is there admitted be proved before the House of Lords, there will be much difficulty in passing the Divorce Bill. This is certain, that there is not a session in which both Houses Parliament do not pass Bills of this nature on circumstantial evidence, much less cogent than that which this defence so injudiciously furnishes. the ill policy of concealing the first cain the bopes that they should be able to arses, rest the further progress of the disease, it has been suffered to acquire a head, which now threatens a large portion of the city.

HEALTH OFFICE, Philadelphia, Aug. 27. Four cases of malignant fever, on east side next Front-street, above Walnut street, have been reported to the Board of Health, for the last 24 hours, ending this day at o'clock, P. M. all in the infected district.

One of the above cases has been sent to the city hospital. The Board of Health resolved, that where one or more physicians attend on any patient, whose case it is necessary to report, that they severally sign the certificate. Sloop Flag, Skidmore, 48 hours from Norfolks, with tobacco shingles, bee wax, 4c, to the captain. BELOW. Brig Sampson, Robinson Taber, 54 days from Lisbon, with salt, to Co, and Wan.

Hartshorue. Brig Levant, 41 days from Greenock, to order. Brig Helicon, Macy, 50 days fiom Eiverpoot, with solt, coal, lec. to the captain. WILMINGTON, (N.

August ed, ship Hazard, Child, for Liverpool; brig Hero, Aldrich, for New York; schr Post Boy, Smack, for Halifax. BALTIMORE, Aug. ship Plato, Packard, 59 days from Amsterdam. Brig Fair Trader, Hancock, 14 days, from Matauzas, Left the brig Agenora, Bristol, R. schr Nancy Ann, of Boston, Washington, of Baltimore.

Brig Margaret, Coffin, 49 days from Amster. damn. New Deip, ships Concord, Storer, for Boston days; Jason, Cox, for Gottenburg in 8 or 10: North Point, Sherrington, for India, in 4 or Union, Cook, of Boston, for London and India in 3 days. Spoke, lat 37, lon 46 30, ship South Carolina, of and for Charleston, from Liverpool, out 28 days; lat 36 29, long 70, Lea. der, Smith, of Nantucket, on a whalirg voyage, out two and a half mouths, had bols of sperm oil---capt.

S. gave accouuts of several o- ther vessels that were whaling viz: schr. Susanna, Swain, had 30 bbi-. Schr Good Return, Bliss, 16 days from Agud. dilla, (P.

The schr. Lottery, Eagleston, called in and sailed for St. Domingo. On the 7th August, saw from the shore a pirate under a black flag, boarded a Spanish schr. under Danish colors, within three hundred yards of the shore, and instantly drove the crew overboard at the point of the bayonet, and carried off the schr.

towards the Island of Moona- -all the Spanish crew reached the shore alive. Cleared, brig Laura, Holiman, Rio Janeiro; schr Joseph Despeaux, Parrot, St. 'Thomas; Port au Prince. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. -Arrived, brig Gustavus, Martin, from Orleans via Boston.

Brig Adeline, Wingate, 34 days from Cadiz. Ship Neptune, Place, 38 days from Liverpool. Brig Floreuzo, Kitson, from Philadelphia. Ship Resolution, Jewitt, 45 days from Liver. pool.

Brig Lucy, Shackford, 47 days from July 8, -hip Mentor, Gardner, of A York, for St. Blas, California. August -Arrived, brig James Monroe, Rhodes, Providence, R. I. 18 days, Schr Charleston Packet, Vail, New- York, 12 davs.

Cleared, schr Martha, Dodd, Havana. SAVANVAN, Aug. Arrived ship Emily, Babcock, 49 days from Liverpool, (sailed 25th June.) RICHMOND, Aug. ship des, Lincoln, isoston. Sloop Traveler, Moss, York.

Slope Astrior, Pryor, 7 days from York. Aug. Arrived, ship Reaper, Steel, from Liverpool, 60 days. 220, lat 38, Lou 46, spoke brig Equice, Place, of Boston, 103 days from Sumatra for Amsterdam.Aug. 10th, brig Union, from York for Madeira.

in lat 38, lon 60, Brig Vancoure, 'Kenzie, St. Ubes, 49 dayr. Brig Isabella, Bau-h. London, 48 days. Schr Black Eyed Susan, Fuller, Swansborough, 8 days.

BOSTON, Anugst Anrived, brig Becket, Girafion, Ann, 109 days Wellman, from loading Padang. brig Left Wild ship Goose, Rice, do Eng ship Malabar, Ascough, of London, from Batavia, disch. Spoke, June 9, lat 29 5. lon 35, 40, brig Franklin, White, 40 days from Batavia, and 7 from Isle of France for Salem. Capt 1 informed that ship Midas, Podicott: Columbus, Robbins and brig Hinder, Leach, were at Samarang 28th loading and on the 30th of April he spoke in the Streightof Sunda, brig Elizabeth, Treadwell, from Amsterdam for Batavia, He also informed, that ship Marmion, Brown, put into Lie of France 28th May, in distress.

Aug 18, lat 30, lon. 64 46, spoke brig Francis, Davis, 6 days from Ken, nebunk. Brig Paragon, Bangs, 55 days from Stockholm, and 48 from Elsineur. Left at Stockholm, 1st July, brigs Leo, Drink water, for Portland, nest day Samoset, Bartlett, just commenced loading. Sailed from Elsineur July 9, in co.

with brig Syren, Nichols, from Stockholm for Newburyport or Boston; and brig St. Clair, Hooper, for Newburyport. Brig Geo. Little, South wick, from Rotterdam for Stockholm, and Helen, Pelham, from Boston for Copenhagen, passed Elsineur 8th July. Spoke, 29d, lat 42, long 63 1-9, schr Prince Groves, Grover, 2 days from Cartine for Madeira.

26th, Cape Cod, W6 leagues, schr Union, Sheafe, 4 days from Bermuda. Schr Wm. Penn, Foster, from Philadelphia, Schr Mexican, Whiton, from Philadelphia. Sloop Superb, from Fredericksburg. Schr Jane, from Havana.

that we resorted to, were bat too well founded. minder descended to the lower part of the with cotton goods, silks, to Loomis and RI. for him barony in Sicily. feilow, but one who speaks so plainly, re- building, where Mr. Moore, who was indispos- Dunham Auchincloss.

For the Erening Post. ANSWER TO CUPID'S VISIT." matter's settled; agreed That Cupid has engag'd his rooms the Pavilion, and indeed At The air of one at home aestimes. 2 That he is blind, all will confess But that he knows, none will deny, Those spots where Beauty deigns to bless With happiness, and charm the eye. 3. Thither he is by instinct led; Indeed his senses all conspire Him to direct, for it is said Beauty alone can light the fire.1 4 And where so much can there be found As here Where powerful it dwells, Here Delia" is, and all are bound By her soft, sweet, enchanting spells.

5 Not all the belles that grace this place, United, can with her compare; Her mildness, dignity, and grace, Have left--full many a stricken deer 6 Why the Pavilion should the mind (as needle by the magnet drawn) Of him3 attract, altho he's blind, No mystery is--so ends my song. Pavilion, August, 1820. 1 Of Love, 2 Pavilion. 3 Cupid. For the Erening Post.

THE STRICKEN DEER," Addressed to Miss at the Pavilion. Gaily I roam'd the world of late, In careless freedom saunter'd here; But who can hold the arm of fate, go, alas! a stricken deer! 2 How'er unus'd to love's alarme, Since ev'ry heart would sink with fear, To view the maid of matchless charms, Who sends me hence a stricken deer 3 Her eyes as bright as ray Are soft as Dian's silvery sphere: Her every action seems to say Though mildly, Go thou stricken deer! 4 "I would not now prolong thy grief, T'were better thou hadst not come here; Then seek in absence for relief, I cannot love thee, stricken deer 5 would the fair enchantress frown, Nor gaze with looks so soft, so dear Soon could I put my passion down, Nor go from hence a stricken deer! 6 Yet though on earth I've rov'd so long Thro' climes where loveliest charms appear, And pass'd unwounded thro' the throng Now go I hence a stricken deer 7 Will terrors still oppress my heart, Nor flope approach its gloom to cheer; And must must I then depart A poor, forlorn, and stricken deer! 8 I go, to view that face no more, Yet still t'will be to memory dear; Where mountains rise, where oceans roar, Wandering will grieve thy stricken deer Parilion, Saratoga Springs, August, 1320. From the London Courier of July 14. 66 MEMOIRS OF THE QUEEN, anecdotes of Bartolomo Pergami, her majesty's late chamberlain." (Conciuded.) The honourable marriages of M. Pergami's three sisters, prove, at least, that he was not of the low station" which has been averred." Who has averred it? Amongst others, the Queen herself, or her advocate, in this very defence-4 he entered her service in an humble capacity." Observe, it is not even comparatively humble," but absolutely and positively humble -humble even to the bass string of bumility." "The first was married to Count Oldi; the second to M.

Severgrini, of an ancient family at Cremona and the third to M. Martinide de Lodi, brother of the Ex-Secretary General of the Captaincy of Padua, when commanded by his Excellency the Baron de Goez. M. Pergami, the eldest son, soaring beyond his bad fortune, and recollecting the past honourable condition of his family. embraced a military life, and was attached to the etat-major of the troops commanded hy his Excellency the General Count Piuo, in the campaign of 1812, 1813 and 1814, as attested by the following declaration of General Major Galimberti: -4 I declare that M.

le Baron Bar. tolomo Pergami, of Cremona, Keight of Malta, has served in the etat major of the troops, commanded by his Excellency Count Pino, Lieutenant General, to whom I was the chief of the etat-major in the late campaigns of 1312, 1813, and 1814. (Signed,) Le General-Major GALIMBERTI. Milan, Nor. 1, 1816.

Seen and certified by me, Lieut. General Count All this, even if true and genuine, proves too much. If Pergami was so lately a Nobleman, how did he so suddenly become a courier? If he served in the staff of the army 1814, how came he in 1815 to ride postillion! If he held a distinguished rank in the Austrian army, how came he in a few weeks to hire with the Princess in an humble If the account here insinuated, and the certificate produced, were true, we must conclude that Pergami had been dismissed and degraded for some dishonourable cooduct-but we suspect that the whole of this passage, certificate and all, is a mere equivocation. The certificate refers to the years 1812, 1813, and 1314: but it is dated in the latter end of 1814; and we are told in the next sentence, that it was the Queen who obtained the title of Baron for Pergami, after 1815; it follows, therefore, that the title Baron in the certificate, must refer to the rank assumed by Pergami ai the time when the certificate was given, and not as to his having been a Baron when he served with the Austrian army, three years before. Again- -it is not stated that he served as an officer, th the Etat but that he served in, the EtatMajor now, every Etat.

Major must have couriers, messengers, and postillions: and the omission of any rank or title, or distinct employment in the certificate, leaves as to suppose, that he served in this Etat-Major, in the same humble capacity" in which the Queen found hm, and that therefore this boasted certificate is good for nothing but to show what mean shifts, what miserable equivocations, what detestable hoods have been employed to give this Pergami some colour of gentility and station. Her Majesty soon above the discovered situation in M. in Perga- which mi an intelligence he was placed, and as the reward of his faithful services, she gradually raised him to the rank of her Equerry, and from thence to that of her Chamberlain." 4 hired in an humble capacity," -and within a few months, created, a bamade equerry, and soon after chamberlain; chamberlain-Jord chamberlain to the queen of England! Such he was, up to the parting at St. Omer's-and this is a gradual" rise in the workt. She was acquainted with the misfortures of his limits and lung experience lacreased for himher estongi.

She became particularly interested: in his decorated faror, him with procured several orders, of knighthood a and in fact did every thing in her power to mark her sense of the repeated proofs which he bad afforded of his attachment to her person and interests during her long and fatiguing tour." This is one of the most extraordinary passages which, by way of a defence, we have ever met with. And let us here recall to the reader's serious attention the repeated evidences which a- rise that this defence comes from the queen herself, or from some one in her intimate confidence. She became particularly interested 1D him long increased her esteem." Who experience could tell that, but the queen herself? The resulls of her esteem, any one could tell, but its secret motive none could tell but the heart which had felt it. She did every thing in her power to mark her sense of his attachment." Who could talk or write thus but the queen herself? to her and interests." We stop in a- person mazement at these avewals, and leave them, without a comment, to the judgment of the reader. 66 On her retarn to Italy, too, she took two of his brothers as well as his sister into her service.

V. Louis Pergami presided over her household, Mr. Sicard having returned England; and Vollotti Pergami, formerly under at Cremona, was the comptroller of her Add these circumstances to the rest, and see how they strengthen the mass of presumptive proof: one Pergami might be hired, promoted, ennobled, decorated; but one, two, three, four Pergamis! fob! 44 it smells to heaven The minion Somerset did less, and the minion ingham did no more, for their families, who were at least British gentlemen and ladies; and there is nothing uncommon, forsooth, in this promiscu- ous promotion of every thing that bears the name of Pergami! Such appear to be the real state of the facts with regard to this individual; and if nothing more be proved, we confess that we can see nothing in her majesty's conduct which is not consistent with every day's occurrences. All she has done has been to bestow just rewards upon a faithful and honorable servant." 64 Erery day's occurrences We believe that, since the world began, such a series of occurrences never before took place. Have the most infamous favorites whom history records advanced themselves and their families so suddenly, so generally Did the guilty, Dorothea do any thing like this for Konigsmark Did the unhappy Mary confer dignities and orders on the Italian Rizzio, and did she surround herself with his family to the exclusion of her own subjects? Did the imprudent Matilda lavish such lity of favor on Struenzee and his Whatever motive may hereafter be shown to have actuated the queen, let not her, or her advocate, persuade themselves that her conduct has been every day's occurrence." Her majesty's travels embraced a route of great extent and variety.

From Genoa, she repaired to the isle of Elba: from thence to Sicily. She there crossed over to Barbary, and subsequently visited Palestine, Jerusalem, Carthage, Utica, and Athens. She went to Malta, and landed on several of the islands in the Archipelago; she returned by Rhodes and Syracuse to Naples, and proceeded from Naples to Rome.During the whele of this journey, her course was marked by a series of the most generous and lone humane her actions, by dignity, which but she maintained supported the not high a- character of the nation with which she was so intimately connected." We trust we shall he excused for saying that we never heard hefore of any generous and humane action, performed by the queen, either a- broad or at home, We never heard ef any poverty but that of the Pergamis; never heard of any merit rewarded, but that of the Pergamis; never heard of any generosity shown, but to the Perramis--and so far from her having in her travels maintained the high character of land, we happen to know from own experience, that she has lowered and degraded it in the eyes of Europe. wan do not say whether her actions were such as ought to have that fect: we only speak as to the fact asserted by this defence, which fact is notoriously false! The opinion of the world may be just or unjust; we are not now arguing that; but that in point of fact, of the the national world, we character repeat, has and every suffered in English- the eyes man who has been lately in Italy, or the Levant, will corroborate our assertion. But let us ask why the writer conceals the queen's strange visits to the Barbary Courts, and with a cautious and designed falsehood, endeavors to excuse the expedition, the introduction of the classical names of Carthage and Utica? This suppression of a well known truth, gives countenance to the rumours which have been circulated relative to these extraordinary visits.

One cannot help smiling in the midst of all this dis- gusting trash, at the notion of a lady so smit with admiration of the severe and moral Cato, as to make a pilgramage to Utica, and so unlucky as to find, instead of Utica and Cato, only the Dey of Algiers! In the psalms of that very sacred day, on which this defence was published, are to be found these two remarkable verses: 66 Thou makest us to be rebuked of orir neighbours; to be laughed to scorn, and had in derision of them that are round about us." 66 Thou makest us to be a by word among the heathen, and that the people shake their heads at 44. We shall now pass over all the circumstances which occurred alter her majesty's return in Europe, with the intention of reverting' to the subject in our next publication. We shall only add, that M. Pergami continued in her majesty's service down to her departure from St. Omer's, the particuiars of which we have long since stated.

He travelled with her majesty from Pesaro, leaving behind him his wife and sisters, but bringing with him his daughter an amiable child seven years of age, whom her majesty had adopted, and to whom she was particularly partial from its extraordinary acquirements at so early a an age." The Oid Tunes asserted, that the supposed connexion with Pergami would produce more laughter throughout all Europe than any thing which has occurred since the beginning of the French revolution and other advocates have enlarged upon this hint, as if Pergami were physically incable of committing the alledged crime. This filthy insinuation would, if true, have made the matter more disgusting, but would hardly, have white- washed the delicacy of the parties; but it is now formally disavowed -Pergami is married and has a daughter, who naturally shares in the favour with which the queen regards that entire family. This interesting protege of her majesty was perfect mistress of French and Italian, and had no inconsiderable skill in music and other fashion- able accomplishments. Such was her natural attachment to her parent, however, that she could not be induced to accompany her majesty to England, and returned with her father to Italy." It was surmised that the former communications to the paper which published this defence, were made by Mr. Alderman Wood, and if so, we have little doubt that he has al-o been the channel of publishing present article.

We are the rather of this opinion, forthe word prolege" instead of protegee," savours of that knowledge of French which induced the Alderman to put on his visiting cards at Paris "feu Lord Mayor de Londres." The Alderman at least has not, like Pergami, the gift of sereral Janguages. In person, M. Pergami is a man of ahont five feet eleven inches in height, of a military aspect, mustachios and whiskers, dark complexion and eyes, of bold, but agrecable countenance, and of robust form." Not a bad geudrick description of this sort of ed, war lying: it then passed out of two wina trough was placed, dows ou the east side, immediately, under which the house. where the horses were eating at the time. The understand that the Corps of Cadets now encamped at Newark, N.

Jersey, will march early this morning to Jersey City. from whence they will cross to this city at 12 o'clock, and parade and in the Park until and then partake of a collation provided for them at Tammany Hall. la the course of the evening, they will embark on board the Steam Boat Richmond, (politely offered to them for that purpose by the North River Steam Boat Company,) ou their returu to West Point. Her. Adr.

Extract from the minutes. JOSEPH PRYOR, Clerk of the Board of Health. PHILADELPHIA, August 28. Two new cases of yellow fever have been reported to the board of health this morning, and one other case, not yet known to exist, all in the infected district. Mr.

Noahis in error in supposing that the sident physician designated the disease of Williams as yellow fever. It was sufficient for that officer to koow that the man was sick of fever, was a stranger, and, as stated by Williams himself, that he bad come from Philadelphia, and had grossly violated the law. In that case Dr. Hosack consulted the security of the city, which is committed to his care, by sending Williams to the Quarantine, as we understand he has done several others, without waiting for the developement of the disease, or the causes from which it may have proceeded. Long experience has taught us that delays are dangerous; we have no idea that a resident physician should stand speculating on the precise nature of the disease, when his duty imperatively requires he should act promptly.

Rates of Monday erening next, Sept. 4, it is understood the corporation are to consider and establish the rates of cartage; and in the mean time we have seen published by a committee, the proposed reduction of prices: on which, at the request of several of that numerous body of citizens, we make a few remarks, and submit them to the consideration of the Board. I. take it, the professed intention of the respectable committee, who have the subject under consideration, was to reduce present the prices, which were established in 1817, and which mostly were advanced tor the purpose of meeting the extraordinary state of the currency at that time, to the sums at which they stood antecedent to that period. But, if so, the present report so far deviates from that object, that in many important items, the reduction extend: beyond what the old prices were, as well as far beyond what is reasonable or just.

Cotton, for instance, is reduced to 25 cents for 3 bales or: a load, but the old price was 3s. Household niture to 44 cents a load; but it was always 49 and dearly earned. Hoops in bundles 2s, and hoop poles 2s Gd, but formerly (by which mean 1 previously to 1817) there was no distmction between these two items, and 3s was the price allowed for each. For every 2000 cypress shingles, 22 inches, 3s. Here one quarter is added to the common load.

Fifteen hundred always considered a fair load. In the same manner, 2s only is allowed for a load of heading or staves, whereas 3s was always the customary price. Some persons, indeed, have fancied, that in this attempt to reduce the cartage on lumber they saw the hand of the chairman of the committee, who is a large dealer in that article, and consequently has a direct interest in reducing the cartage: but far be such suspicions from my mind respecting any honorable member of the common council of this renowned city. And when envious and jealous persons have sometimes talked of an ordinance making it unlawful for any members to be concerned, either ly. or indirectly, in any contract, bargain or speculation, relating to the city or streets or buildinge, I have always repelled the idea with per indignation, because I was sure no ble individual of so honorable a body would be concerned in such a mercenary, dirty job.

But to proceed: Every 3 barrels of oil and potash is put at 2s, formerly it was le, a barrel. A load of paints, beef, pork, tar, pitch or pentine, 2s, but it was always 2s 6d. That of a pipe of gin, wine or brandy, is now proposed to be reduced to 39, it was always 4s. There is a sweeping clause to the report, that in all not enumerated 2s is to be the allowance. would oblige the carman to take a load of sails or timber or large millstone or grindstone or an anchor, for less than it would cost the carman himself for extra labor.

In short, without further enumeration, the report will be found to be in several particulars disproportionate and tial; and will, we hope, be recommitted and reconsidered, before it is finally adopted. P. 8. The rates of chimney sweepers also want revising and reducing. Two slight shocks of fan earthquake were felt at Lancaster, Pa.

on Monday, 21st inst. between 10 and 11 o'clock, A. M. COMMUNICATION. Answer to the question of half yearly rate, 2 73956, or ab.

2 79 per cent, which in mercantile calculation may be estimated 5 58 per cent per ann. payable half yearly. Mathematically the yearly rate is 5 58125-- Carrying the rates to five places in decimals, makes it a small fraction less than 2 and 5 58. The difference, however, will be oply 56 cents per half year on the whole loan of 150,000. From an English Paper A very superb and unique specimen of Cutlery, has just been completed at the manufactory of Messes.

Joseph Rodgers Sons, Sheffield, viz: a knife, value one hundred guineas, containing one thousand blades and different instruments. WILMINGTON, (N. Aug. 19. A small brick house, owned by gen.

w. W. Jones, aud occupied by a man of the name of Vose, in the suburbs of the town, was struck by lightning on Thursday evening last. A man by the name of Williamson Moore, a brick-layer by trade, belonging to Petersburg, Va. and but few days from that place, was killed, together with 4 horses, a colt, and a pig.

The entered the house at the extreme point of the north gavel end; a part of fluid passed thro' an upper window in the gavel end, and the re- PROCLAMATION. By Cadwaliader D. Colden, Mayor of the City of New-York. Whereas by the 8th section of an Act of provide againrt Infectious and Pestilential Diseases, passed the 4th April, 1820, the Mayor of the City of New. York is authorised to prohibit or regulate the intercourse by land and by ferries between the City and County of New-York, and any place in which he shall have reason to believe any pestilential or infectious fever exists: And whereas the said Mayor, did by proctamation, dated and published the 18th day of August inst.

declare that such fever did exist in the City of Philadelphia, and did regulate the intercourse between the said City of Philadelphia and the City and Conuty of New- York, so that all persons and things which had been the City of Philadelphia within thirty days previously to the date of the said proclamation, were thereby hibited from entering or being brought into the City of New- York: And whereas it is believed that a modification of the regulation established by the said proclamation may be made, consistently with a due regard to the preservation of the health of the City. I do therefore, by and with the advice of the Board of Health of the said City, revoke the said prociamation, sofar as the same respects the term of 30 days therein prescribed, and no farther and I do hereby prohibit any person or thing from henceforth, and long as this proclamation shall remain in force, which have been in the said City Philadelphia within 10 days from the arrival of such person or thing st the City of New- -York, from entering or being brought into the said City, under the pain of fine and imprisonment. Given nader my hand, at the City Hall of the said City of New- -York, this 28th day of CADWALLADER D. COLDON. Coroner's office, Aug.

28. An inquest was held this day on the body of Anu Douglass, aged about 22 years place of nativity unknown; found dead in one of those dens of misery, in an alley, No. 64 Bancker-st. Verdict of the jurors, came to her death suddenly, by an intemperate habit of life. 'The city inspector reports the death of 110 persons, from the 19th to the 26th day of August, 1820.

Casualty 1, cholera morbus 2, consumption 6, convulsions contusion 1, cramp stomach 1, diarrhea dropsy 3, dropsy in the head 1, dysentery 26, fever 5, inflammatory 1, remittent fever 1, typhus fever 7, infantile flux 16, hemorchage 1, brain jaundice 2, infanticide inflammation of the 1, inflammation of the chest 2, measles 1, old age 2, palsy 2, peripneumony 1, rupture 1, scrofula or king's evil 1, sprue 1, still born 4, tabes inesenterica 6, teething 1, unknown 1, whooping cough 3. GEORGE CUMING, city inspector. MARRIED, On Friday afternoon, 18th instant, in the Farish Church, Princess Anne, E. 5. Maryland, by the Revd.

William Wickes, the Kevd. Heary R. Judah, of Fairfield, (Con.) to Miss Mary Jane L. Reece, daughter of the late Revd. Joshua deceased, DIED, At West Point, on the 28th inst.

Andrew Elli- cott, professor of Mathematics at the Military Academy, aged 67. He was one of the few men of our country, who at the period of his youth, had any considerable advances in the Mathematical sciences. These, he continued to admire, and cultivate during life; but to no ticular branch was he In so much he devoted, as tel practical Astronomy. this, was preemiuent, both the expert use of Instruments, and the accuracy of bis calculations, which were the results of his observations. The which he gained for those rare, and peculiar quirements, was evinced by the number and frequency ofhis appointments, both by individual states, and the United Stater, for the purpose of adjusting such boundary lines as depended on the most nice Astronomical observations.

While engaged in these, he did not fail to improve the advantages which his traveis presented, of adding to the general stock of natural The Geography of our country, in particular, is indebted to him for many interesting details, and descriptions of its unfrequented parts, as well as for the most accurate adjustment of the relative situation of particular places. By his death, science is deprived of a devoted admirer -the military acaden of one of its best friends and most distinguished professors -socieof a benevolent and useful member, and his family of a tender husband, and a kind and atiectionate parent. In Virginia, 17th inst. gen. Edward Stevens, a distingnished officer of the revolutionary army.

He entered the service of his country at the commencement of the war, and held a command in the battle of Great Bridge, the first action fought in his native state, and continued in the service until the capture of Cornwallis, (at which) he was present,) gave peace and independence to his country. He was the friend and companion of Wasbington and Green, and was wounded at Court House. At Newark, on Sunday last, Mrs. Mary Taylor, aged 54 years, late of this city. Another Revolutionary Soldier in Columbus, Ohio, on the 13th ult.

Major MAHLON FORD, late of Ogdensburgh, New York, aged 64 years. in an early period of his life, he manifested his devotion to his country, by attaching himself to the Army of the Revolution. At the battle of Monmouth and Trenton, he served in the capacity of Captain. He also served in the same capacity at the defeat of St. Clair; commanded the Artillery after the fall of Major Ferguson, and providentially escaped the common fate of his brave, but unfortunate companions, being himself severely wounded three several times.

MARINE LIST. ARRIVED THIS FORENOO Schr Victory, Prescott, (mentioned in our last) 10 days from St. Georges, Bermuda, with run, to Kennedy Maitland, Robertson, Dixon Gray, Atwood, and Blount Passenger, capt. Left schrs Emerald, and Lorie, both for York, to sail in 2 or 3 days; brig Sophronia, Harding, Turks Island, in days. The brig Julia, Lincoln, of Boston, for Havana, under survey, having been ashore on the rocks 9 hours, at the north side.

She run ou on the night of the 12th inst. Aug. 23, lon 69 30, spoke brig Superb, Aymar, 5 days from New York for Bermuda. Sloop Polly Sylvia, Weeks, 7 days from Richmond, with flour and tobacco, to A Phelps, Walsh Gallagher, WA Bartow, vin Co. and Velson.

Sloop Brown, 2 days from Providence, THEATRE. kr The public are respectfully informed, that the theatre in Anthony street will be open. ed on Monday, Sept. 4th. The performances of the evening will be announced in a future advertisement.

The ladies and gentlemen attached to the company, are requested to meet in the green 24 on Friday, 1st Sept. at 12 Aug Vocal and Instrumental Concert. .0 MRS. BURKE respectfully informsher friends and the public, that her CONCERT will take place on Thursday, August 31rt, 1820, at Washington Hall, when several professors and amateurs of acknowledged talent have kindly offered their assistance. Leader of the Orchestra, Mr.

Gentil. PART 1. Overture, Full Band Song, Forget the, no composed for Mrs. Burke by Mr. Clifton, Mrs.

Burke Song, Thine am I my faithful fair, Mr. Wheatley Song, Be mine, tender passion from the opera of the Haunted Tower, Mrs. Burke Variations the Piano Forte," from the opera of Don Juan, by Gelinek, Mr. I. Wilson Song, A Highland Laddie," from the onera of the Slave, Mrs.

Burke Soldier rest," a celebrated polacca, composed expressly for Mrs. Burke, by Mr. Clifton, Mrs. Burke Finale, Full Band PART II. Overture, Full Band Song, "Wake, Maid of Lorn," Mrs.

Burke Live in the Heart, com- Wheatley posed by Mr. Charles Horn, Mr. Souz, 0 Nanny wilt thou gang Ni me," Scotch air, Mrs. Burke Variations on the clarionet, Mr. Gautier Dolce Concento," with variations, as sung by Madame CaMrs.

Burke talani, A favorite hunting song, Mrs. Burke Full Cand Finale, Tickets, 1 dollar each, to Mr. GoodDubois' music store: Washrich's library Mr ington of Mrs. 5, Burke, No. Courtlandt Doors to be opened at 7 perforaug 29 3t mance to begin at 8.

New York Chamber of Commerre. be A special mecting of this corporation inwill held at the Toutine Coffee House, tomorrow, 30th stant, at 1 o'clock M. when from the Chambers of will be submitted for Commerce of Boston and Philadelphia, on the subject of the tariff, consideration. Br order of WILLIAM HAYARD, Esq. Aug President.

29 1t JOHN PINTARD, Sec'ry. EVENING POST. TUESDAY, AUGUST 29. We finish the remarks on the Memoirs of the Queen, in this evening's paper and we shall only remark that they are, in our opinion, more calcniated to disparage her cause than any thing we bave yet seen. We perceive from the foilowing report, that the apprehensions which we lately expressed, that the yellow fever would spread in Philadelphia, at least, "till more efficient measures were.