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Lciiiion,
Lciiiion, SATURDAY, MARCH 4. Accounts from Bayonne this morning positively state that the Spanish have granted the French a free trade to the Havamiabj which is supposed to hara been the object of the late Privy Coun- cil held by our Government. Private letters from Smyrna of the 15th January state, that the greatest vigilance was still used by the Tuikish soldiery there, as rumours were afloat that the Greeks would make another attempt at coup de main cn that, city. No outrages had been committed by the Turks on the Greeks or Franks at bmyrna, but this tranquillity was chiefly ascribed to the vigilance of the Pacha, who shaking off the natural indolence of the Turkish ha. bit, had patrolled the streets with his guards, and repressed every attempt to anarchise the place. The rabble of Smyrna are however stated to express great in- dignation at the late attempt of the Greeks, and many of the higher orders ascribed it to the incapacity of the au- thorities of Smyrna, as well as of the Ot- toman Government at Constantinople. It gives us pleasure in reading over the debates of Friday night, that the House of Commons are at length beginning to consider the propriety of selling the ma- terials of the old palaces and with the proceeds, together with a grant of public money, to build the King a palace fit for the King of England to hold his Court in. We hope whenever such is resolved on, that the Palace will be built on a high commanding ground, instead of being placed in such a swampy situation as Carlton House and Buckingham Palace. No wonder that the King should have been so afflicted with the rheumatic gout, when he has resided for so many years in Carlton House, which we hear is in a very decayed state, owing to the marshy na- ture of the gardens behind it. The Gen- tlemen who seemed most to dislike the contemplated meosure, were Lord Milton and Mr. Bright. We put it, therefore, to Gentlemen, whether it be not better to expend a million in building a magnificent palace on Primrose or Hampstead-hill, than in spending 1,000 millions in giving the Neapolitans, the Genoese, the Spa- niards, '(or the Greeks, Major Cartwright's constitutions. The one measure we are of opinion would draw foreigners to this country, but the other might increase the increased emigration at present going on. Some of the taxes which the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposes to repeal, seem to threaten as much opposition as if the question related to the imposition, and not to the removal of a burden. The alarm of the Silk weavers appears from the petition in Thursday night's debate and in the Leeds Intelligencer of Thurs- day, we find a series of resolutions, adopted by the persons engaged in the woollen trade, indicative of the most se- rious apprehensions, from the proposed repeal, of the export duty on long wool. Were the matter to be considered only with regard to the general question of the freedom of trade, or even with regard to that injury to particular interests embarked in the silk and woollen trades, which must follow every alteration of system however beneficial,-the remonstrances of the silk weavers and wool dealers might not carry much weight. But the ques- tion is in truth one rather of manner than of substance, and it is one therefore in which the opinions of those practically concerned, are entitled to the utmost at- tention. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the debate upon Mr. Hobhonse's motion, said with great truth and felicity. H We cannot do every thing at once; and if we could, and should exercise the power, we would throw every thing into con- fusion." It were well, perhaps, if the llight Honourable Gentleman vvould carry this principle into his proposed arrange- ments for the benefit of the Silk and Wool Trades. For example, were he, instead of taking off the duty on raw silks, and the prohibition against manufactured silks at the same time, 10 give the fir,! measure a few year's precedence, in the course of which the British manufacturer might es- tablish his superiority upon a firm foun- dation, file modification of the Wool! Duties might proceed with the same de- liberation aiiii as there is no reason for precipitancy alleged in either case, there seems to he no reasonable ground for re- fnsino so much concession to the teirs of ';> the parties, even though those fears should prove groundless. The communic:-tions with France and a. relating to South America ha f • I been represented to Parliament They comprise a memorandum of a conference held on the'6th of last October between I' the Prince de Poiignac and Àlr. Canning —a letter of the 30th of December from | Sir \Y.A'Court, ,ith its enclosures—and a letter of the 30th of January from Mr. Canning to Sir William. On the part of France, the most im- portant feature of the conference is. ;i precise declaration that the French Go vernment abjured, in any case, any de- sign of acting against the Colonies by force of arms. She also formally disclaims ai»y desire to appropriate any part of them to herself; and regards as hopeless, the idea of reducing Spanish America to the state of its former relation to Spain. On the part of Spain, an earnest de- sire is expressed that all the Allies would agree to a conference at Paris, to devise means of adjusting the affairs of South America; and King Ferdinand declares his willingness to consider of the altera- tions which events have produced in his American Provinces, and of the relations which during the disorders have been formed with commercial nations. On the part of England, it is declared, as a matter of opinion, that the recog. nition of such of the new States as have established de facto their separate politi- cal existence, rannot be much longer de- layed/the British Government has no desire to anticipate Spain in that recog- nition but even before mamj months elapse, the desire of leaving the prece- dency to the latter may be overborne by considerations of a more comprehensive nature. Any attempt by foreigners to subdue any part of South America, or any pre- tence on the part of Spain herself to re- vive her old restrictions upon the trade of that Continent, shall, it is said, be fol- lowed by an instant recognition. Should Spain determine on recognising any of the new States, Great Britain would willingly afford its countenance to a re- cognition on that basis. She asks no ex- clusive privilege of trade for herself, but merely a free trade for all, allowing Spain herself to preserve superior commercial advantages. After these explicit decla- rations, a conference with the other Allied Powers on the subject appears useless, and is, therefore, decliued by his Ma- jesty. A discussion took place Wednesday night in the House of Commons, on the subject of taxes, which may be considered of some importance, on account of a con- cession which the Chancellor of the Kx- chequer made to the voice of public opinion, by consenting to make a reduc- tion to the amount of B200,000 in the charges on Law proceedings. It may be recollected that, at the time when those taxes were imposed, one principal argu- ment which the then Chancellor of the Exchequer advanced in favour of them, was, that they would tend in some de- gree to prevent litigation. Whether he was sincere in that declaration or not, it is evident that the present Chancellor of the Exchequer professes to entertain a different opinion; for Wednesday night he observed that the prevention of liti- gation was not so much a good, as the denial of justice war, an evil. That a con- siderable reduction of taxes ought to taka place, and that such reduction would tend greatly to relieve the people from the pressure under which they have Neen long suffering, is a proposition generally ad- mitted on both sides of the House I)ut a great difference of opinion prevails as to the particular kind of taxes that ought to ba taken off. Some Hon. Members say that the Leather Tax is the most oppres- sive, and that of course it should he re- pealed before all others some cry out against the tax on malt, and others against those on windows. Among the latter is Mr. Ilobhouse, who brought forward his promised motion Wednesday evening it was on this occasion that the Chancel- lor of the Exchequer, while he resisted the proposition, informed the House that it was his intention to reduce the revenue heretofore derived from the stamns on legal proceedings in Great Britain an i Ireland, to the amount of that one half of this sum should be made good by certaiu savings intended to take place in the expenses of collection, and the other half by a revenue nii-i.t; out 0f the Crown lands, which had hiti»,-rto diverted to other purposes. This an- nouncement of the Slight Hon. Gentle- man was loudly cheered in most parts oi the House: and there are many persons I who will coasider it as an important 10 the country.
Advertising
PURSU ANT to a Decree of the Court of Chancery, of the Great Sessions, for the •al counties of Anglesey, Carnarvon, atid Merioneth, bearing date the 20th _Aay of August, made in a Cause between Jane Jones, Widow, and Richard Jones, Comj^nants and William Williams, and Robert WSiiams, De- *l thP Creditors of the above nwned Cout- fendants,the Cred! Venture of Assignment, bearing date tlTl^ dy f S]: arc to come in before JUe, "llham Î'tlce PooVcl'Esq0 the ttegistraar of the said Court, and prove their debts at my Office, situate m Carnar- von, in the county of Carnarvon, on or before the 15th day of March next, arid before they are Emitted thereto, they must contribute to the and Expences of the said Suit, otherwise Jw will be peremptorily excluded from the be- nefit of the said Decree. POOLE, Regwr Robert Williams, Complainant's Solicitor. ^^iullaen Turnpike Road. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, z, TuaT the TOLLS arising at the several •T 11 Gates, upon the First District of the .wiinllaen Turnpike Road, called or known ^or^dinllaei Lijdi,u.{ y Yspytty, Criccieth, Sn^Groes, Pwllheli, Efail newydd, and Tan r i"- Gates, situate in the several parishes of Vnvscvnhaiarn, Criccieth, Llanystyndwy, Denio, t lonnnr and Bodvean, in the county of Carnal WILL BE LET BY AUCTION, to the Z°^ bidder, at the Town Hall, in the Town of Pwllheli, in the said county of Carnarvon, on Wednesday, the 21th day of March next, between the hours of twelve and two in the afternoon of of the same day, in the manner directed by the Acts, passed in the 3d and 4th years of the reign of his Majesty King G eorge the Fourth, for re- gulating Turnpike Roads, which several Tolls produced the last year, viz. JJidiartyspytty and Criccieth Ci-ates. X96 pen y Groes. 70 pwllheli, Efailnewydd side Gate,and > 214, Tan y graig f above the expences of collecting them, and will be put up at those sums. Whoever happens to be the best bidder, must „t the same time give security, with sufficient sureties, to the satisfaction of the Trustees of the S Turnpike Road, for payment of the Rent, in «nch proportions, and at such times as the said Trusses shall direct. LRU JOIL-V ELLIS, Clerk to the Trustees of the said Road. Pwllheli, 23d Feb. 1824. tolls to be let. SHREWSBURY AND HOLYHEAD TURNPIKE ROAD. notice IS hereby given, Tit \T the TOLLS arising at the under-men- •Turnpike Gates and Weighing Ma- viui^s,'erected on the said Road, Will be Let by Auction, TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER OR BIDDERS, active Times and Places under-men- At the respu tioned, viz. rr„PSday, the Sixth day of April next, at twelve 'Jade at noon, at Cemioge Inn, near Cerriy-y- druidion, in the county of Denbigh, Will be Let by Auction, The Tolls of the following Gates which Tolls produced the last Year the different Sums an- nexed to each, over and above the Expence of collecting the same, viz.— I. 1. S. D. Lonissa Gate and Weighing Machine 219 0 0 Tyn Twr Gate. 183 0 0 Tyn y Lon Gate 73 0 0 Bettws Gate 244 0 0 Hendreissa C-ate I. ISO 0 0 Ornioge Gate the last eight months.. 189 0 0 Druid Gate ..304 0 0 A°™» Weiihtaii 495 0 0 Machine • • Mso on Wednesday, the Seventh of April next, at 1" o'clock at noon, at the Cross Keys Inn, in the Town of Oswestry, in the county of Salop, Will be Let by Auction, The TOLLS of the following Gates which Tolls produced the last Year the different Sums annexed to each, over and above the Expence of collecting live same, viz.— g Llangollen Gate 141 0 0 Whitehurst's Gate. • • • i Klack Park Toll Bar, and *.• > 192 0 0 Chirk Gate and Weighing Machined the last S months Ivwyn Gate, 253 0 Queen's Head Gate, and ) Gallows Tree Bank Gates, the last V 333 0 0 eight months. SheltonGate } Montford Bridge Gale,' and. i 510 0 0 Wolf's Head Gate ) And wltl be put, up by Auction to be Let for One ear from the First day of June next, under 'such Covenants and Conditions as shall then be declared. K?'* Each Person, at his first Bidding, will be rt'<jujred to produce or naiiie his Suretv, which if sa isi'ac'oiy, his Bidding will not be t ken whoever happens to be flu. best Bidder or •adders, must at the same Time give Secu iry suiiicient Smeries, for the due Payment of ftwt -by Monthly Instalments, and'a'so fn-r Performance of such Covenants and Conditions be declared at the Time of the Auction. A'.r P. Clerk to the Commissioners. j p To be Sold by Auction, At "the HOTEL, Ut the Town of Carnarvon, on Saturday, the 13th day of March, 18^4, be- tweed the hours of three and five o'clock in the afternoon, unless disposed of in the mean time by Private Contract, of which due notice will be given- THE following SLOOPS or VESSELS be- longing to the Port of Carnarvon, which are constantly employed, and well found in Sails and Rigging. Names. Masters. Burthen per Register. Miss Smith. Abraham Owen. 62 Tons. Union. William Williams.. 36 Aurora Evan Williams. 32 And also One-half of the American Brig AL- SOP, now lying in the Port of Carnarvon, which is to be immediately cut up, and the materials di- vided between the Purchaser and the Owner of the other half. For further particulars, apply to Mr. ROBERT WILLIAMS, Solicitor, Bangor-street, Carnarvon. HAYMAN"S GENUINL ORIGINAL MAREDANT'S ANTISCORBUTIC DROPS HA VE always held the highest reputation iii, the class of Antiscorbutics; insomuch that they have, during half a century, been an article of extensive commerce; the Scorbutic Diseases oj all climates yielding to their alterative vit-titey.- This medicine entei-s the circulation in a delibera- tive and congenial manner, blending itsefj with the fluids without occasioning the least excitement in- jurious to the animal system. The Scurvy, Evil, Leprosy, Piles, Rheumatism, Contracted Joints, While Swellings, Hard Tumours, and Carious Bones, give way to its influence. Its operation is so exceedingly easif, regular and progressive, that the Patient attending to the Directions can never be at a loss how to manage or proceed and from the examples given with each bottle, the affiicted nlilyjlulge how far their diseases will yield to Us use. BARCLAY & SONS, Fleet Market, London, hav- ing purchased the original recipe and entire pro- perty in this valuable medicine, do hereby give no- tice-, that, as a certain criterion of authenticity, a Label, iiyitlt their name and address, superadded to the Stamp with the name of" I J. HAYMAN, Golden ,Square, )vill in jistitre be affixed to each bottle, Price4s. (id., lis., and 22s. each, duty included. Upwards of One Hundred instances of Cures may be seen at the Proprietors, (C§* Sold Retail by POOLE & HARDING, Car- narvon. NERVOTO COMPLAINTS AND DEAFNESS. The Institution for the Sale oj the Reme- medy for DEAFNESS, and Dr. Smith's Restorative Nervous Drops 63, Edgeware Road, near Queen-street London. DR. SMITH'S RESTORATIVE NER- VOUS DROPS. These Drops are a most excellent Remedy for Nervous Complaints nar ticularly LOWNESS OF SPIRITS TREM- BLING, DEBILITY, GIDDINESS, an OP- PRESSION or sense of weight at the STO- MACH, INDIGESTION, and WIND, succeed- ed by NERVOUS HEAD-ACHE, PALPITA- TION of the HEART, FEAR, DIFFIDENCE LOSS OF APPETITE, and the whole tribe of NERVOUS AFFECTIONS, which in many instances renders life truly miserable. This ce- lebrated Medicine acts as a most powerful strengthener of the system, and will, to the no small surprise of the patient, soon restore the un- happy sufferer to a perfect state of health, by removing the cause of the disease. Ladies of extreme sensibility of constitution and delicate habits, will derive the greatest benefit by a few doses of these valuable drops, which is also highly recommended to persons lately recovered from any illness, as they will be found to strengthen the constitution more than bark or any other medicine, without the least danger of taking cold, or the smallest injury to the constitution. These drops are very pleasant to the taste, and are universally allowed to be the cheapest and most efficacious remedy for NERVOUS and DEBILITATED HABITS ever discovered.— Sold only at 63, Edgeware Road, near Qurtm- street, London, in bottles 4s. 6d. and I Is. this size contains the quantity of three 4s. 6d. ones laniily ones 22s. and 33s. by which there is a con- siderable saving. Also the Remedy for DEAFNESS ,C. joc. An effectual cure for Deafness has hitherto been unknown to medical science. The proprie- wr»« £ REiyIEDY FOR DEAFNESS, win lVhe HEAD, and DISEASES of the are, however, happy to announce that nu- Bierous instances of its pre-eminent effects are to be een, in restonng persons who had been af- fllClCd from 10 to 20 years, and near 70 years of age, after having been given over as incurable by tjle mos. eminent Surgeons and Aurists and for the satisfaction of the public, references, to per- sons ot rank and the highest respectability, can be given. The Medicine does not occasion the least pain or inconvenience. In bottles, lis.22s. and 33s. This size contains the quantity of four small ones, by which there is a saving of I Is Those persons who may wish to° state their case, by enclosing a remittance (post paid) will Irive a supply of iliedicities forwarded, with every information requisite. Mechanics and working people are admitted patients by paying a small sum weekly. To preveut the public from being deceived by spurious imitations, these Medicines can be procured only at 63, as above, where all orders and letters are requested to be directed. a -f I No letters received unless post-paid. Notice is hereby Given, THAT all Persons having any claims or de- mands on the Estate and Effects of ,)OMN ROBERTS, late of this City, Esq. d. Ast«.l, or upon the late Firm of Messrs. ROB ERTS and HUGHES, Solicitors, Bangor, are requested to seM the particulars of such their demands, 'IHUGUES, Deputy Registrar, Banter, fojr.thft purpose of examination, previous to theii boitig (fiscitarged. And all Persons standing indebted to the said John Roberts individually, or to the said Firm, at the time of the death of the said John Roberts, are requested immediately to pay the amount of such debts to the said John Hughes, who is au- thorized to receive the same. Bangor, 2d March, 1824. GL
THE CAFFIZES,
THE CAFFIZES, WE extract from the last number of the En- cyclopaeiia, Metropolitana" the following account of this extraordinary people, to whose history and manners the late events in South Africa give a particular interest. In making this extract, we are anxious to re- pair an injustice which we have inadvertently committed upon the great national work from which we borrow it. Our Readers may remember an elaborate and highly valuable article upon the subject of the canals of the United States, which, a few weeks ago, appeared in this Journal, as taken from a new edition of the Encyclopedia. Britannica. This article was extracted from the Encyclo- paedia Metropolitana:" in fact, there is no new edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica;" and with all o n- habitual respect for that work, we do not wish to see one to interfere with the Encyclopedia Metropolitana," which is now in progress, and which, with at least equal talent in the execution, presents a vast superiority of plan. Such of our Readers as have not seen tne lat- ter Work may be pleased to' learn, that this new store-house of knowledge, departing from the senseless order, or rather disorder, of alphabetical arrangements,adopts a disposition strictly scienti- fic, exhibiting a practical analysis of the the en- cyclopedical tree. The advantages of such a plan for symmetry, clearness, and conciseness, must be obvious; and, indeed, compared with other works of the same general character, the "Encyclopædia Metropolitana" shows like a perfect statue amid a jumble of broken and dis- located limbs. The Caffres are, for the most part, a wandering pastoral people, but so are the North American Indians; and circumcision is practised by almost all the Negro tribes as well as the Caffres. The Cosas (Koosa or Koussa's) who live on the con- fires of the colony, are the tribe best known to the Europeans and this was the only one visited by them before Messrs. Triiter and Sommerville explored the country of the Bechwanas in 1801 to their territory therefore the name of Cafraua has been exclusively applied. Its southern and western boundary was till very lately the Great Fish River, (lie Groole Vish River;) but Fort Wiltshire, on the Keiskamma, marks the present line of demarcation, settled at the close of the Caffre war in 1819. The nothern frontier of the Cosa tribe is formed by an arm of the great eas- tern chain of mountains, which is sufficiently elevated to have low temperature in winter, so that it is covered with snow till late in spring. Beyond the river Baseh, in the same paralle as Porto do Natal (Christman Harbour) the terri- tory of the Tambukis or Matembas commences. Further north the Mambukis, Imbos, or Ham- bonas occur. On the Baseh also, more inland, there are the Abbatwanas and Madwanas these tribes differ scarcely at all in their manners, cus- toms, and language (Lichtenstem s Reise, 494,) and the two last, as the etymologist will perceive hardly even in their name. The women are sprightly, good-humoured, and active have fine eyes and white well-set teeth they are modest and chaste, though not reserved or prudish, and never importunate or troublesome notwithstanding their liveliness and curiosity.- The men are mild, kind-hearted, and hospitable, as well as courageous and unsuspicious. These excellent qualities were noticed by the older as well as more modern navigators. The Arabs in the dark ages, the Portuguese in the fifteen and sixteenth centuries, and other Europeans in mo- dern times, have celebrated the friendliness, hos- pitality, and intelligence of these tribes and Vasco de Gama was so well convinced of their good dispositions, that he named the coast, near the mouth of the Rio des Eeys, (Three Kings River,) Terra da boa Paz (Land of secure The Caffres, in short,approach nearer to civilis- ation than almost any other savages hitherto known. Their language," says Mr. Barrow, is soft, fluent, and harmonious." It is pecu- liarly free from the nasals and gutturals, so dis- agreeable in some European tongues and has nothing of that singular clicking of the tongue, which distinguishes the Hottentots, and made the Arabs compare their speech to the chirping of birds. Huts in the shape of bee-hives, plastered with mortar made of yellow clay and cow-dung, and neatly covered with matting, form their fixed abodes similar dwellings, constructed of twigs, boug'hs, and leaves, are their temporary habita- tions when following their flocks and herds: they become warriors whenever it is necessary to re- pel an attack. A spear called yomcontu (assagai by the Europeans) which has a slender shaft four feet long, and an iron point a foot in length, and a club (Icerr/) two feet and a half long, and nearly three inches in diameter at the broad end, are their principal offensive weapons. They sel- dom fail to hit their mark at the distance of fifty or sixty paces. An oval shield, four feet long, made of the toughest part of a bullock's hide, is theirweapon of defence. They never make covert attacks, or poison their arrows, as is constantly done by their feeble, indolent, and pusillanimous neigh- bours the Bosjesmans. Tattooingandstainingthe face with red ochre are decorations universally in fashion among the Caffres. Dress they have scarcely any, for their principal ornament, along cloak made of calf-skins, is thrown aside in warm weather but decorations they delight in, and rings of glass, ivory, iron, or copper, grace the legs and arms of all persons of taste and distinc- tion while necklaces of coloured beads or polish- ed bones, with ear-rings of copper, or porcupine's quills, are indispensable articles in the toilet of the petit imitres in Gaica's court. A cloak of skins studded with brass buttons and ret half way down the leg a sort of scull- cap with beads, shells, and bits of iron i. -copper abundance of necklaces, and the shell of a tortoise, filled with- red ochre to serve as smsr-etided in the bosom, complete the huJi t # "StLIl the vai.,f, or a sort of apron, is also used by both sexes— that of the- women being larger than the corres- ponding article of dress among the men. Their whole wealth consists of cattle; their oxen are small and strong, like OUL- highland breed. They twist the horns of their favourites, particularly of those used for riding, into various shapes. A whistle made of bone or ivory, gives the signal for the dispersion of the cattle in the morning', and their reassemblage in the evening, and would 71 7 remind a Swiss of the horn, the sounds of which are imitated by the well known air called Sans des Vaches. A third signal calls out those which are to be milked. The whole business of the dairy is intrusted to the men, while ail the drud- gery is left to the women. Besides building, digging-, sowing, reaping, and tanning, the ladies manufacture baskets of the palms and leaves of a kind of cypcrns, a strong rushy grass and earth- en pets for cooking. Their baskets are of so close a texture that they serve for holding fluids. Millet, or IIolcus Caffrorum,) a species of water melon, tobacco and hemp are the prin- cipal articles cultivated; the latter on account of their nircotic virtues. Sheep, goats, pigs, and poultry are unknown to the Caffres, whose diet consists almost entirely of curdled milk and ve- getable food; and the seeds of Strelitzia Regince, which forms so conspicuous an ornament in our e conservatories, may be mentioned as one of their resources. The pith of a palm left till it has turned sour and then baked, is a favourite dish; but they have no notion of preparing any ferjnent- edliquers.and they use their hemp only for smok- ing. Their active life and temperate diet preserve them from diseases and render them long-lived.— Polygamy, though not prohibited, is confined to the chiefs. Wives are sometimes courted, more frequently bought. Ten or a few more cows are the common price. The bride is carried to the bridegroom's hut, and examined by the matrons of the end, (village ;) if she is approved a number of oxen are killed, and the whole party feast for four days running. On the fourth day the bride is strip naked,and carried by two of her compani- ons round the whole circle, that every one may witness her soundness and beauty. She is then presented to the chief of the clan, who exhorts her to be a good wife and mother, and faithful to her husband. The bridegroom follows and re- ceives the same injunctions on his return to his party, hi-t [-efaii-ous present a basket of milk to the brkle, reminding her whose cows produced it she drinks of it, and by that act becomes his le- gal wife. It is observable that neither uncles and nieces, nor even cousins are allowed to intermarry.— Adultery is -are it is severly punishe I on the 'P!llale' but little condemned on the male side.— The Tambukkis, to the north-east of the Cosas, al.e the tribe from which the latter take their "wives by prtference; but as these ladies are so highly priced, they are not within the reach 01 any but the wealthy. Their ceremonies with regard to the dead and dying are singular. The sick man is placed under the shady tree; Water is boiled on a neighbouring fire, and occa- sionally poured over his head to revive him; [ but he js deserted by all, except the husband or wife, when death approaches. The relations, however, remain within hearing, and as soon as hIS death is announced, purify themselves and leturn home. The wife conceals herself till J^oht, steals to be consumed—by those sacred beasts the hyenas. The mothers suckle their infants for two years, and have the exclusive management of them till they are seven or eight years old. At ten or eleven they are placed under the im- mediate orders of the head of the clan the boys to be practised in the use of arms, the girls in household business. When the boys reach the age of puberty they are fit for circumcision but that rite is usually deferred till some of the chiefs have children old enough to receive it. This peculiarity, and the age at which the rite is per- formed, seem to be borrowed from Mohommedans. A he former clothes of the boys are burnt—them- selves bathed in the river—a dinner is given, and they are presented with spears— and exhorted by one of the King's counsellors to behave them- selves like men. — A nobleman in this neighbourhood last week, received some grouse from Scotland, packed in hops, and although they were twenty-nine days in coming, yet when received, were perfectly sweet and good.—Maidstone Journal. ANECDOTE OF Mil. A—11—THY.—A gentleman some short time ago went to consult his surgeon, and when he commenced describing his case, was suddenly interrupted by the hand of A--tliv stopping his mouth, accompanied by a roar of No long stories."—Si r, replied the indignant pa- tient, I came here to consult you.—Damn con- sulting, why don't you tell me your case?—You won't let tie.-You don't know how to tell it.— Thus it went on for a minute or two, when the gentleman in a resolute tone, demanded whether he intended to listen to his mode of telling his case.—No, replied the stubborn son of Galen.—■ Then, Sir, replied the patient, I came from a great distance to consult you, and l'iii d-ti but you shall hear me. He ran to the door of the apartment, locked it, put the key in his pocket, coolly drew a chair, and began to describe his case at which Mr. A-r-y laughed heartily, and listened to what he had to say, BOXERS.— The Championship.—Spring has writ ten'another letter, in which he says Of Lan°-an I have nothing to say, but I consider him a brave fellow in the ring, and a good fellow Z, out of it; but in order to put an end to all fur- ther chaffing, and to bring our matters to a clear understanding, I have only this to observe- Langan at his own benefit publicly stated that he was ready to fight any man who called him- self Champion of England, on a stage, for from 300t. to WOOL," Now I have been pronounced the character he- describes, and I am ready to fight Langan or any other man, for 5001. in a roped ring on the turf, or for 1000i. in any way that himself or his friends may think proper to suggest—on an iron pavement if they choose. This is my final answer to all chaunts and 1 shall be at the Fives' Court on Wednesday, and come to the scratch, if called."