North Wales Gazette

ROMAN CATHOLIC FESTIVALS. Or all the absurd-feasts by which thl Romish church/was debased, there was none niore ridi- culous than the Feast of Asses," which, as if to render it a complete burlesque on Christianity, was Celebrated bn the bii th-day of our Saviour. The following account of it is abstracted from the Missal of an Archbishop of Sens, who died in |t>22:—" On the eve of the day appointed to ce- lebrate it, before the of vespers, the clergy, went in procession to the door of the ca- thedral, where were two choristers singing in a minor key, or rather with squeaking voices, Liix hoôie; 1tix htiliæ, mejudice, tristis, &c. Light to-day, t'e light of joy-l baish every sorrow; Wherever found, be it eYipelled from our solem- nities t0-m0!T0\v> Away be strife, and grief and care, from every anxious breast, And all the joy and glee in those who Jceep the As*. i:s Feast. ( After this anthem, two canons weie deputed to fetch the ass, and' to conduct him to the table, which was the place where the great chanter sat, to read the order of the ceremonies-; alld thenallws of those who were to take any part in them. The animni was clad with precious priestly ornaments, and.in this array was solemnly conducted to the middle of the choir, during which procession the following hymn was sung in a major key. The first and last stanzas of it were, Oiietitis partlbus, &e. From the country of the east, Came this strong and haudsome beast, This able Ass—beyond compare, Heavy loads and packs to bear. liuzza, Seignoi- Ass, Huzza I Amen bray, most honoured Ass, Sated now with grain and grass, Amen repeat, Amen reply, And disregard antiquity., HujExa, Seignor Ass, Huzza After this, the office began by an anthem in the same style, sung purposely in the most discordant manner possible;-The office Itself lasted the whole of the night, and part of the next day: it was a rhapsody of whatsoever wis sung in the course of the year at the appropriated festivltls,) forming altogether the strangest and most ridi- culous medley that can he conceived. As it was natural to suppose that the choristers and con- gregation should feel thirsty, in so long a perform- ance. wine was distributed in no sparing manner. The signal for that part of the ceremony was an anthem, commencing Conductus ad poculum, &c. Brought to the glass, &c. The first evening, after vespers the grand clianter of Sens headed tin joily hand in the streets, pre- ceded by an enormous lantern. A vust theatre was prepared for their reception before the church, where they performed not the most decent inter- j ludes. The singing and dancing were concluded by throwing a pail of water onlhe head of-the grand chanter. They then returned to the chui ch, to begin the morning óffiee; afldton that oeca- sion several recei ved on their naked bodies a rmin- rier of pails of water. Attbe divisions of the service, great-care was taken to supply the ass with drink and provehder. In the middle of it, a signal was given by an anthem, Condtiettis ad ludos, &e. Brought to play, &c. and the ass was conducted into the nave of the church, where the people, mixed with the clergy, danced round him, and strove to imitate his bra- ing. When the dancing was over, the ass was brought hack again into the choir, where the clergy terminated the festival. The vespers of the second day concluded with an invitation to dinner, in tbu form of an an them like the rest, Conductus ad prandium, &c. Brought to dinner, &e. And the festival ended by a repetition of similar theatricals to those which had taken place the day before."

SINGULAR STORY. THE Gazette of Genoa, contains the following article,which will not fail to excite conjectures Count L- J. a Frenchinaik by birth, ha Velling in Italy in 1773, stepped with his wife at Modigliavra, a small place in Toscaity, that she might be delivered. He wished to have an heir, .and,vp to that time his wishes had been disap- pointed. He was resolved, if his wife gave birth to k daughter, to change the infant fot a bov; and he proposfed to the gaoler of the place, a titaii i named Chiappini, to make such an exchange. The Countess was brought to bed of a girl, and the wite of the gaoler of ason, about the same period, arid the eXchafige was accomplished, thfc gaoler receiving a considerable sufli of money. The girl was accordingly baptised as\j.ie daughter of the gaoler, under the name of Maria Stella, in April t 1773* At four years of age she was carried to Florence, and Chiappini received a certain sum. annually for her education fhrough the hands of a Count and Countess B of Faenza, the friends of Count J-—• She was instructed in music at the age of tw'elve, she was obliged to go on the stage, and obtained great success. Lord Newborough, travelling in Ityly, heard her at Florence,, fell in love with her, and married her. fie gave her suppcfSed father 10^)00 crowns, a country house, and two farms. Some time after he went to England, carrying his wife With him, who bore him two sons, still living. He died in pi few years, and she then married Baron Ungem Sternberg, a Russian, by whom she had another son. Desiring to revisit her native country, after so long an absence, she returned to- Florence, where' she was. somewhat astonished to find her father receive her with more respect th^n tender- ness, giving her the name of benefactress, and not of daughter. Some months afterwards, in De- cember, IS22, an apoplectic stroke deprived Mon- sieur Chiappini of the use of speech. Madame Sternberg hastened to visit him, and while she was expressing her sorrow for his misfortune, he seized her hand ami kissed it he then wished to tell her of the exchange, but was only able to mutter the words baratto, baratlo, (exchange), e the meaning of which the lady could not compre- hend. The following day Chiappini recovered j the use of his speech, but one of his sons, who knew of his intention, to avow the secret to Ma- dame Sternberg, prevented her from seeing him, anfl saying the sick 6ian was in a state ot stupor. Chiappini died soon afterwards, and Madame Steinberg was at the.expenceofhis funeral, and of putting up a monument to his memory. She then went from Florence to Vienna. Three months afterwards she received by the post a. tetter writ- ten by the daceased. containing a declaration, that she was not his daughter, but the daughter of a man of high rank, whose name he concealed from her. The hand-writing Was proved, and wit- nesses sought after as to the exchange: two per- sons found were present,, artd several others who were well acquainted w¡Ü) the whole business, Madame Steinberg then made a reclamation to the magistrates of Faenza, in whose district Mo- digliana is, requiring thatthe register of her birth should be corrected after a solemn debate, the Judge decided, that Maria Stella was in fact the daughter of Count Louis de J——;—and the Counless'de J-, natives of France; that the register in which she was inscribed as the daughter of Lorenzo Chiappini. and Vincenza Diligente should,be corrected, and that her bap- tism should be again celebrated, which accord- ingly took place." Madame de Steinberg being now at Genoa, has sent us the following notice. Lady U. Sternberg exchanged in April. J773, at Modigliana, in Tuscany, for a bov, the son of Lorenzo Chiappini, the gaoler of that town, in- forms the public; that in consequence of the con- fession made by the said Chiappini in the last mo- ipents of his life, and of the decision pronounced in this matter after a solemn hearing by the au- thority of Faenza, dated May 29, IS2t, sh > was declared to be a daughter of Count Louis J—— and the Countess J-, natives of France; the register of hrbirth was, in consequence, modi- 1 fied, and she was baptised again, If any persons, j however, possess proofs or letters bfher parents, proving still stronger the'exchange of wnich she j was the object, they are requested to apply to the Director of the Gazette de Gfnroi ami if rhe in- us 1-i 11 i t I I I formation is correct, those who bring it. shall re- ceive a reward in proportion to its importance.— (Cmstilvtionnet)i

i ANNIVERSARY OF ST. DAViD'S DAY IN EDINBURGH. .1 A large party of Welshmen, and of the friends of the principality, met on Tuesday 1st, March, to celebrate St. David's dny, at Oman's Jl<»;e!, Wa- terloo Place, E; E. Meyrick, Esq. in the chair; llenry Williams, Vice-President. After the cuitomary loval toik-its had been drank the Rev. Mr. Williams,;{Rectorof the New Aca- demy.) rose, and having, in a very eloquent man- ner, stated the origin and objects of theinsUuuion, proposed Prosperity {o the Cyinmrodoriou So- ciety, or. Royal Cambrian Institution, for the ell- couragement of Welsh Literature," which was received with the greatest enthusiasm and ap- plause, and followeti- bv- an appropriate song In the ancient British language, by Mr. Williams, Vice-President. The Vicf-Prfsidfnt next rose, and having in an elegant nianner premised some suitable observations, proposed—" His Majesty •George the Fourth, as Patron of the Cymmrodo- rion Society." This was followed by the health of the President oftheCyminrodorion Society, Sir Watkin Williams Wynne. Th health of the wor- thy baronet was drank with loud cheers. The following toafts were a given :— The Memory of.the Tutelar Saint-Caledonja- Sir Robert Vaughan—The Marquis of Anglesey The Emerald [Sle, &c.rlie health of Mr. Hughes, President of the meeting of last year. Mr. Hughes in returning thanks, took an oppor- tunity of mentioning, that the ef'Vctsof that meet- ing and the preceding, had 'already become con- spicuous, in the patriotic feelings which they had awakened, and in the greater intimacy which pre- vails amongst Cambrians, resident in this city; than had formerly •fubsisted. He siocerely trusted that these meetings will he perpetuated—that the example set will be followed up'and hoped that the amor palrias beats too strong in the asamuniwTi ■viTa»w ajrggaEfltaflttftygg .aaM uu bosom of every Welshman, to sufier these meet- ings once commenced, to dwindle away to nought •• The Eisjeddfod". was prefaced by a speech of considerable length by Mr. Lucas. Numerous other loyal and patriotic toasts-were given in the course of the evening. The company separated ut a late hour, with marty ardent wishes that every subsequent festival be celebrated in this city with the same spirit, and with the same sentiments which characterized thh present. >

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. The second reading of the Pasco Peruvian Mining Company Bill, again brought a thronged attendance to the gallery; and though no busi- ness of public importance was on the orders, there was a considerable number of Members present. Mr. HOBI-IOUSK opposed the Bil) at great length contending, that as it was the first measure brou^b,' before the Ilouse of- sk aerie, of stock obbing and gambling speculations, the House ought to resist it, ana tnereoy show an opinion against nil such pernicious schemes, and the language held forth to work up the market. To get two steam engines from the port to the moun- tains. 3,000 mules and i,000 Indians had been re- quired. However, it w said there were 360 mines possessed 0) the present Company, granted i'y au fxpatt iatfd Patriot and a runaway Royalist: whereas, according to the official returns, there wf re only 130 worked and unvvorked mines in Pasco f and the neighbouring district. Every shaft was called a mine; and in a prospectus it was de- clared that when the mines >C £ >u!<J! fee forked there would be torrents" pf silver pro- duced. Mr. I ,m, id that a Bill was not ne- cessary to enabie the Company to proceed it could only be useful in raising t.he shares on the Stock Exchange. The mor# honest course to pursue would be, to do as Mr. J- Smith under- took to act regarding the Mexican mines—to send out agents te ascertain the accuracy of the re- presentations- Mr. F. Buxton supported the Bill, declarillg that Mr. Hobhouse's statements that had gone forth against the speculation, and that lie (Mr. D) had then offered to let the truth be known, if the Company would make him a present of twenty shares. Mr. B. said that the Company rejected the offer, and that within the laot two days Mr. Dubois had offered for ten or five shares to suspend his hostility, and the Hon Member Undertook to prove all these facts before a Committee. He further stated, on the authority •of a letter from Sir Robert Wilson's son, Aide- de-Camp to Boiivar, that so plentiful is silver. that the meanest utensils" of the peasants are J .="- j made of it; but the writer further mentioned. that the difficulty of forwarding any such articles to this country would render exchanges to pro- cure them profitless transactions. ill i,. T. Wi [son also supported the Bill, as one the parties to I which really meant what they professed and lie declared that Mr. Hobhouse had very imperfect knowledge of the subject. HirF. Burdett thought I the House wtnild not do its duty in-lending its sanction to the Bill; after which much further desultory discussion took place, a¡ wi!1 be seen by the Report, on the (lucstioll tltat. the Bill is to be referred to a Coii!iiiitt(!ei A new writ was last night ordered for Dartmouth. Colonel Trench brought ill his Bill for building a quay and terrace carriage road on the nor- them shore of the River Thames, froni Oiaven- strejet, in the Strand, or near thereunto, to Blackfriars-bridge." It was read a flrst, tilll after Mr. Calcraft had said that it would be,much better to postpone the measure till the next Ses- j sion x We are highly pleased that Colonel Trench is likely- to succeed in his Bill. Such an. improve? I ment has been long wanted, as that of throwing open to public view the hanks of the Thames. Besides, the measure will put an. end to those nuisances, Scotland Yard, Hunger ford Market, and various other dens of disagreeableness that we could name if we chose. Lord Palmersfdii, Sir R. W'ilson, Mr. Baring, and others who sup- port the Colonel, merit the tiianks of all those witosedoom it is frequently to pass up anddown the Strand and fieet.street. We are surprised that Mr. Calcraft, Mr.Hobhouse, Mr. Croker, and Mr. Peel oppose a Bill that is likely to effert. ziii at teration of so beneficial a nature but it is not improbable butJhoit" gentlemen are plagued bv Dr. Kitchiner and others to oppose it, whose pe- cuniary interests are likely to suffer by this im- provement We hope, however, that the Gallant Colmel win follow up his present victory, and that he will not be daunted with the opposition from either the Ministerial or the patriotic Benches. As for the mortification of the coal mer- chants in Scotland-yard, we hope that the Colonel Will not heed it. We think that the Colonel is out in his calculation when he asserts that,. not more thin 600,0001..are wanted for <he contem- plated improvement. Weshouldguess4,000,000J. as being nearer the mark but what are 4,000,0 :0/. J to John Bull when he can, comparati vely without a thought, subscribe 1,000,0001. to such a thing 11 of a schema as that to which some projectors have put Col. Hurtado's lis,ne-namely, the agricul- tural improvement of Colombia If schemes are to prevail, rather let them be such schemes as those of the Colonel's, where we can see the effect of the schemes, than schemes at a distance.

In the House of Lords on Friday— Lord Carberry moved an Address for certain j returns, upon which he declared that IIL- Wotittl found some measure for the lelief of the aged and infirm poor of Ireland. Lord Clifden and Earl Darnley, deprecating in. the stronges manner the introduction of the Eng- lish Poor Laws into Ireland, supported the mo- tion. which was carried. The Spring-guns Abolition BiU was reported. Several Petitions were presented—among others, one from Beverley, against the demands of the Roman Catholics. In the House of Commons — The St. Andrew's Holborn Rales' Bill \vas read a second time, after a short debate, and a division, in which the Ayes were "86. and the JVoes 23. Mr. Hobhouse read a letter from Mr. James Dubois, colitradictiilg in the rijostliositiveinaiiner. and with the least possible regard to courtesy, the statements of the Hon. Member of Weymouth,, respecting his (Mr. Dubois's) transaêtions wHhthe Pasco-Peruvian Company. Mr. Buxton reiterated all his former charges against Mr. Dubois, and vouched as hisau,thti- nties two respectable merchants and a military Gentleman, who he said, were present when the alleged transactions occurred. Mr. T. Wilson presented a Petition from 400 dairymen of London, against the establishment of Milk Companies. Mr. Grenfell expressed his surprise, that the measure for the correction of the nuisance of Joint Stock Companies, which the Lord Chan- cellor had promised at the commencement of the Session, had not yet appeared. Mr. Huskisson alluded to the difficulty of le- gislating upon such a subject; and professed to entertain an opinion that the evil would cure itself. itself. Mr. Huskisson next gave an explanation of the circumstances connected with the fabricated Ipswich Corn return; in which he acquitted the local inspector ofevery thing, but culpable neg- ligence. The House then went into a Committee on the Irish Miscellaneous Estimates. Mr. Goulburn, in reply to a question by Mr. Hume, explained that thesums usually demanded for the different estatilisinents for educating the Irish poor, would not be taken in full, but only a part taken on account, in consideration that, the Commissioners of Education had not yet made their report. The Estimated were then read. and all agreed to, notwithstanding they were all severely, cri- ticised by Messrs. Hume, ('. Grant. Sir John Newport, &c. The proposed grants for the en- couragement of commerce and, maun fact u res ,\yere objected to as repughatitto "I new PrintipLIeq." Itnd thoae for the promotion of education uninfect- ed with the obsolete taint of proselytism." Mr. Hume divided the (ortiniitt-ee Iliwll tile estimate for the linen board, and was left in a mi- nority of 11 to 76. ;r The Chancellor of the Exchequer then moved the annual duties,' bill upon which, Mr. Sykes inveighed with great warmth against the undue preference given to West Indian sugar., by which he said the people of England' Were burthened, and our eastern colonies depressed, in order to perpetuate the detestable system of negro slavery. Mr. Gordon and Mr. Robertson defended the preference given to West India sugars. Captain Maberly thought that the West India colonies were an evil, of which the<k>untry ought to wish to be rid. Mr. B. Ellis defended the West India, interest, and observed with much sarcastic point upon the inconsistency of those who would sacrifice the trade of ou; own Colonies, because it dealt in the product, of slave labour though they made no objection to the trade in cotton, which was cultivated by the Negro Slaves of Georgia and the Brazils. The debate was continued by Mr. Buxton, who objected to the preference given to West India sugars by Mr. Bright, who defended it; and by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who, without entering into the merits of the discussion, complained-that it came upon him by surprise. The motion of the Right Hon. Gentleman was carriedwithoutadivision.

TUB Diamond, 46, Captain Lord Napier, ar- rived at Devenport on Thursday afternoon, with dispatches of a very favourable nature, fl-oi-i Vei-a Cruz, which she hft on the 7tii of January, bring- ing passengers- Lionel Hervey, esq. arid suite, and Lieut. Charles Brownrigg, of the )t,h regi. ment. The Mexican Government was finnly es- tablished, but the castle of St. Juan d'Ulloa still held out, and was l kelyto do so for many months, provisions being thrown in by the Ameri- can- The place being declared in a state of strict blockade an American schooner attempting to get in with supplies was sunk a few days before the Diamond sailed, by the guns from the town of Vera Cruz. The fire Nras i,etui-ne(I fi-oiii the castle, and kept up for 39 hours, without oc- casioning much damage on either side. Two American brig-s had likewise been taken by the Mexican CiUisers. The island of Sacraficies was: in possesbion, of the Mexicans, who had fortified the place, and stationed 5f)00 men there. The Diamond left the Hussar. 46, Captain G. Harris, C. B. at Tampicd, waiting for a considerable; quantity of specie for Jamaica and England.— On the arrival of the Diamond at the Havannah oil (lie 23d of January, she found there the Pyr- a-mus and Dartmouth; the roi-mer sified oii the 30th for Vera Cruz. and,the latter the next day. for New Orleans. The Lion and Assiduousarmed schooners, 'commanded by Lieutenants of the Royal Navy, were stationed at the Ha-vannah, and the Renegade, another schooner, had ar- rived from Baiize. but brought no news. A fri- gate and some transports sailed from the Havan- nah a few. days before the arrival of the Diamond for St. Juan d' A lJorj. The Diamondhashrought home 153,000 dollars, and 230 serous of co- chineal. Theaent to Lloyd's at Lisbon, under date of the 28th nit. mentions that his Majesty's ship Lively had returned from Algiers with the Por-; tuguese Deputies, who had entirely failed in their! efforts to arrange the differences with the There was, in consequence, the greatest bustle In; fitting out a squadron to the Straits, and to, Al- giers.rhe Lively was expected to Sail, for the- West Indies. It is the determination of Government to pay; the troops in the colonies in Britisfrcoin for the; future, instead of dollars; in consequence of; which < £ 200,000. are to be transmitted to the se- verat islands and stations*:«"The Samarang ,has: already sailed with ^'OOO.OOO: for the Cape of. Good Hope and the Mauritius and upwards of be shipped on lion Captain ITobson, for conveyance to the Bahamas,' Jamaica, and Barbadoes* The India Coiiptiiiy ai,(,- -stitea tf) liii,v seit a. 4 1000 Bank-note to the Captain of the Canibua who so humanely rescued the passengers and crew or the; ship. KcJfK. Government orders were received here last week by the Commandant of the M-,irii,it-t, to supply clothing to the 31st Regiment, lescued from the Rent Indiumen, lately destroyed,by fire. Quar- termaster Little proceeded express to Falmouth to execute this desirable mission.

Louaon, TUESDA Y EVEyiNG, MARCH '22 PRICE OF STOCKS; 4 itr Cent. Cons. I Cons, for. Acct. Cellt. 107 India Bonds, 99p." 3 (ff Cent. Red. Ex. Bills (2d) 56p. Ne 3 Si per THERE are letters in town from Deme- rara, dated February 4th, at which time; the island was perfectly tranquil. As. there are nP letters, we believe, of.a more recent date, the rumour of an insurrection there, which has appeared in some of the papers, must be unfounded. The Dublin Papers of Saturday., bring us the report of a meeting of tii 'e- Catholic Association, which took placp on Friday. The meeting on-Wednesday had been er- roneously respresented as the last. On Friday the Association dissolved itself, 'after entrusting the money which has been raised, to Lord Killeen, to be applied by his Lordship, to. such purposes as it was raised for, or (if any ot those purposes be now made illegal) to such of them as con- tinue to be lawful. TheAssociationnlsQ voted an Addres-s to their Catholic coun. trymen, and recommended the formation of a Society for providing education for the peasantry, "free frou "Sectarian pre- judice, or proselytising quackery. At the meeting another letter was read from Mr. G'Coimell, in reference princi- pally to the other measures respecting Ire- land with which emancipation (winch Mr. O'Connell considers to be at hand) will be accompanied. Mr. O'Connell ex- plains the plan which he supposes "will be brought forward for raising the amount of the freehold qualification necessary to give a vote in county elections in Ireland. He observes that this plan, which is but in embryo, does not take away the right of voting in any cases where the freeholder has a fee-simple estate. The Association passed a vote, declar- ing its "confidence" in Mr. O'Couffellv and its gratitude for "his splendid and disinterested exertions."

HAZARD & Co. are Selling for the Four Twen- tyThousands, all i inOneDay,12th of April. No Blanks. Every Number entitled to L£5, Shares in Pro- portion. Lotteries must entire- ly finish in this Country in a j few Months, ■ | HAZARD & Co. solicit Public Patronage at their Old Established Offices, Roval Exchange Gate 26, Corrthill and 821, Ox- ford-street, end of Iondoit; where for a Century they have been successful in Capital Prizes, and where, in the last 1 ear's teries onty, they Sold > V.; FIVE Prizes of R30,000 and £20,000 And by their following Agefcts- CA.R.\IAjftTHEN—.Mr. J. Evans, Printer, Old Established Offieei, Lower Market- ♦.eet. AN-SEA-.M,r. W. Grove, Lottery Office, .Goat-street. ■ Royal Exchange ASSURANCE,; (Established by Royal Charter, in the Reign o King George the First,) FOR ASSUMING HOUSES, BUILDINGS, GOODS, (,'OR, HAY, STOCK,$C. AMD Atso FOR THE ASSUR. ANCE OF LIVES. PERSONS whose.Annual Premiums fall due on LADY-DAY, the.25th insf, are herebV in- formed, that Receipts are now ready to be deli- vered by the Company's Agents undermentioned, and the parties assured are reqnested to apply for ft renewal pf their Policies, on or before tha 9th orApni, as the usual fifteen days allowed "Mr payment, beyond the date of each Policy will then expire, AGENTS. Bangor, Mr. RASBROC^K. Carnarvon"Mr. RoBBlit PAYNE'] Holywell Ml-. Eowo. CABXE'S-! • .W^xhaw, »• ,r. WM. KKNHICK. Oswestry.Mr. IT..HUGHES Shrewsbury, Mr. WI. JLvawsx, "ton OLIVR.R. I B. Mgnorth Mr. GOODWIN LICY#. Farming Stock isiusured,at 2s. per Cent. per Annum. N. B. Fire Policies will be allowed free of ex- pence. when the Annual Premiums amount to (5s, or upwards. This Company have invariably made good Losses by Fire, occasioned by Lightning. +.(.+ Persons assured by this Corporation, do not depend upon an uncertain fund or contribn- j lion, nor are they subject to any Covenants pf 'f Calls, to make good Losses, which may happ|\t f. to themselves or others their Capital Stock be- tng;ao,Muqueslionabli;.security to the Assured ja < case of loss. > { £ 3* ASSURANCES on UVES beii^ round; to be advantageous to persons having'Offices, Employments. Estates, or other Incomes, deter- < minable on the Life or Lives of fhemseh^.s'^r others. Tables of the Rates for such Assurances and for the granting Annuities on I.iv(..$, litav had of the said A gents. And for the greater con- venience of the Public, the Company have de- terinined to extend (by special agreement) the Aasuranees on Lives, to the age of 75 years. SAMUEL PENNING, Jan. SUCRE r UI Y.< March, 1825. BEACON Fire Insurance Company, No 8, Chatham Place, Blackfriars, No. Re- gent-street, Oxford-street, London and' No. 60, Great King-street, Edinburgh. DIRECTOR8, John Wray, Esq. Chairman Henry'Hallam, Esq. Deputy Chair«ii»n. f Benj. Ansley, Esq. John Lainson, Esq. ) H. J. Bouvene, Esq. Sir Peter Laurie James Bridges, Esq. Sir Gregory A. fa-will P. Craufurd, Esq. I T. H. Longden, Esq. Robert Ferguson. Esq. Jaines Mansfield, Esq- G. Hammersley, Esq. JamesMacK6nzie, Esq. J. Adair Hawkins,Esq. L. B. Morris, Esq. J. Adair Hawkins,Esq. L. B. Morris, ESll. Robert W. Hay, Esq. Archibald Smith, Esq- R. J. Wilmot Horton, William Sotheby, Esq- Esq M. P. Sir Patrick Walker Lieut. Gen. Hughes Abraham\Vellaud,Esq- David Laing, Esq. Managing Dii-ector-jolin Clark, Esq. Audltors-Williain P. Craufurd, Edwd. PenrhYn, and John Abel Smith, Esquires, Twentyrfive per Cent. abatement of the ordi- nary Premium of Insurance on Private Dwel- lings, a reduction proportionably liberal, on aH other description of Property and sin of t5 per Cent. in all cases on the Duty payable to Government. REDUCED RATES; > Prem. Duty. Total. s. d. s. d. s. d. Oh DwelliMg Houses ) ind Furniture, not 1 6 2 10 4 4 per X 100- hazardous. t. y On Shops or Warc- houses, and Goods 19 a 10 4 ? Q d0, therein not hazar-r dous. 7 Farming Stock. 1 9 2 10 4 7 ditto. Bankers-Messrs. Hammersleys, and Co. Pall- Mall, and Sir P. Pole, Bart. Thornton, and Co. Bartholomew Lane, London, and Messrs. Kinuear and Son, Edinburgh. AGENTS FOR WALES, BANGOR—Mr.R.M.Griffitlis, Carnarvon-Mr. Robert Owen Holyhead-Mr. Robert Roberts Aberystwith-Mr. Pharazin Cal'ditf-Mi', H. T. Williams, mercer Pembroke—Mr. H. Leach, Collector of Customs. for (hZp The Receipts for Renewals are ready delivery, by the different Agents. 7"' ¡. <i