ormous standing army in time of, to me. It is, in fact, making less peace; seized with an ague-fit at account of the reader's time than the very sound of war: trammel- of the writer's paper; which is led by Six Acts and a thousand neither justice nor good manners. other things, the bare sight of The practice is of female origin; which, were our fathers to rise but then women have so much to from the grave, would drive them say, that really hardly any dimenback to hide their heads for sions of paper can suffice; and shame; and, while the world is besides, they have so much time pointing the finger of scorn at her, to read in. So that, though I she, amidst a series of convulsions am, I trust, amongst the last of and of miseries, is making sacri- all mankind to rebel against their fices the most cruel, with the vain sovereignty, or to set at nought hope of disguising her feebleness their example, this is, I humbly and her fears! But enough, presume, a case of exception: and more than enough; for, if nay, would not my Corresponthere be NOW one man, who dent do well to consider, whether does not see, that our choice lies this be not an encroachment on a between immediate exertion and privilege, rather than an act of lasting ruin and degradation, to humble imitation. Women like that man all appeals from reason to restrict their own waists, so as and public spirit are in vain. to obtain what they deem (and very justly) an enchanting contrast; but writers across the page WM. COBBETT. TO CORRESPONDENTS.may be assured, that (unless I am greatly out in my philosophy) I AM much obliged to a Cor- there is nothing that they more respondent, who notices the omis-loathe than the stays-wearing, sion of a "NOT," in the fourth rump-padded, pigeon - breasted line from the bottom of page 26 thing, though game-cocks' spurs of the last Register; but I beseech kim not to write ACROSS HIS WRITING, if he should favour me again; for his letter escaped by mere accident from being thrown into the fire unread; the usual fate of all such letters sent garnish its heels and Hanoverian whiskers encircle the ever-open hole in its empty head. I dare say, that Mr. BURRIDGE may be right about the dry rot in the ships of the Navy, which, he says, has brought home CAP TAIN WILLIAM PITT CAN-1 Godfrey Wentworth Wentworth, NING (what AGE?) and his crew. But, he may be assured, that that rot (if it exist) and all the 'rots, not forgetting the borough-rot, will all remain until ANOTHER ROTTEN THING shall have been completely put an end to. Robt. Chaloner, Thomas Rishworth, Thomas Rishworth, jun. and John Hartley, York, Bank ers. Nathaniel Cavenagh, William "PROSPERITY." FROM THE MORNING CHRONICLE, AMERICAN TREES. Gentlemen are informed, that we send away their orders as fast as possible, but not always so soon as we could wish, and much later than they wish. Further, I have, at once, the pleasure and the pain to state, that the orders for Locusts and some other trees have already exceeded my powers of supply; pleasure, that my earnest endeavours to introduce these trees have been crowned with such success; and pain, to reflect on the disap-" pointment that my correspondents must have experienced, a sort of disappointment which no man on earth is more impatient under than I am. I will, however, next year, take care, that, if the demand exceed the supply, Eng-" land shall be pretty well stocked with these trees. There are many orders which cannot be fully, and can be partly, executed. In such cases, I do not know very well what to do. I have, however, resolved to complete the orders as far as I can, thinking that the most likely way to please gentlemen in" general. BANKRUPTS "We yesterday copied from à Sunday Paper a Table of the "Allowances to the Poor of the "Ilminster Division of the County "of Somerset, according to which, "when the quartern loaf is 6d., the allowance to a labouring man is 1s. 4d.; to a woman, boy, or girl, upwards of fourteen years of age, 1s.; and to a boy or girl under nine years, 7d. The allowance rises gradually "with the price. For instance, "when the quartern loaf is 9d., "Sd., or 7d., the allowance to the 66 66 6. man, woman, and boy, is 28., "1s. 6d., and 10d.-THIS WEEKLY allowance in"cludes their earnings." The remedy of Dr. BLACK is, not to put down the paper-money and the taxes; but, to check the In Gazette of 31st Dec. 1825. breeding of the women! This is Scotch" poleeteecal eecoonemy.' Wm. Sikes, Henry Sikes, and There will soon come something Thomas Wilkinson, London, to sweep this trash, and its impudent preachers, to the devil. Bankers. MARKETS. Friday, Dec. 30.-The supplies of this week are tolerably good, and of Flour excessively large. The buyers chiefly are disposed to wait till Monday, when the new measures come into use, and scarcely any sales were Average Prices of CORN through-made to-day, so that prices are no minal. Monday, Jan. 2.-The supply of Grain last week was tolerably good, and of Barley and Oats very large. This morning the arrivals are moderate of Wheat, Barley, Beans, and Pease, from Essex, Kent, and Suffolk; but there are several more vessels in from the North, with Oats. All the sales to-day are subject to the new measure; but the market for most articles has been so dull, that the difference in price could be obtained of the buyers in very few instances. Prime samples of White Wheat being scarce, have obtained prices adequate to the difference in measure, and are therefore quoted 1s. to 2s. higher than last Monday, but all other sorts are very dull, and may be considered rather cheaper. Malting Barley supports our quotations; but Grinding and inferior sorts are excessively dull, and rather cheaper; the ports continue open for Barley to the end of the quarter. Beans, particularly new, are is. to 25. per quarter lower. Boiling Pease are 2s, and Grey Pease are 1s. per. qr. cheaper: the ports are closed for these articles. Oats are here in abundance, and although no sales could be made last week, yet the demand to-day hás been so limited, that to make pregress 1s. to 2s. per quarter reduction has been submitted to, which, allowing for the difference in measure, makes Oats nearly 3s. per quarter. cheaper during the last fortnight. Common Red..0 0 HAY and STRAW, per Load. Smithfield.-Hay....70s. to 95s. Straw...34s. to 35s. Clover.. 84s. to 115s. Onions Os. Od.-Os. Od. per bush. St. James's.-Hay.... 65s. to 105s. By the QUARTER, excepting where otherwise named; from Wednesday to Saturday last, inclusive. The Scotch Markets are the Returns of the Week before. * Dalkeith and Haddington are given by the boll.-The Scotch boll for Wheat, Rye, Pease, and Beans, is three per cent. more than 4 bushels. The boll of Barley and Oats, is about 6 bushels Winchester, or as 6 to 8 compared with the English quarter. |