98 To the Editor of the British flmerican

MR. Eorron,

It is highly gratifying to sse that our pre- dictions as to the success of your intended Paper before it was published, are each day rapidly verified,l sent an humble con- tribution to your first number under my present signature, it was headed with part of Jack Cade’s address to the mob in Hen- ry VI. I took that signature in opposition to some false teachers, and expressed my fears that a mania had been encouraged if not promoted, among the ignorant, by such persons; the event has shewn that those fears were too well founded,—some weeks ago Mr. John Collings, a sheriff’s oflicer went to Lot 1, with a view of executing processes for rent, against some of the tenants of that Township, they resisted him in a large armed body at Tignish Bridge and obliged him to return. Several of Lord James Townsend’s reforming tenants being indebted for their rents, the same sheriff’s officer was sent with processes against them, and on his return with his assistant they hired a boat to ferry them over a river, the boatman rowed about half way over, and then tried to upset the boat in deep water, using the most abUSive lan- guage towards them ; his name is Aitkin, and he lamented that he had not taken out an axe and scuttled or chopped the boat, * * *

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s ‘ Iunderstand that a tenant of that estate, Lot 56, told some of the tenants that ifthey killed two or three sheriffs they would not be troubled with any more such visits. It may possibly be in my power to publish this persons name. though ifmy intelligence is correct it will be published elsewhere.—Such Mr. Editor is the “march ofintellect” among us, and the escheating committees are raisiug sub- scriptions to send agents to England on the subject, and bonds or agreements to resist the payment ofrents have been en- tered into in different plaCes ; there can be no doubt but such conspiracies is not only actionable but indictable, of which I sup- pose we shall soon have ample testimony. Setjeant Hawkins has no doubt as to the common law. and the Statute 33, Edward I. is explicit. Conspirators are among other descriptions, “ those who falsely move or maintain pleas.” And now as to riots or combinations to interrupt a sheriff’s officer, they are combinations in direct

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able by heavy fine and imprisonment, and at this time it may not be amiss to describe some features of a riot—The show of ar- mour, threatening speeches, or turbulent gestures,—if any riot assembly or root of people against the law be made, the Justices, rec, or two of them at the least,

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and the Sheriff or Under-sheriff shall come with the power of the county, if need be, and the King’s liege people, being sufficient to travel, shall be assistant on pain of im- prisonment, and to make fine and ransom to the King. Any Justice, or the Sheriff may take of the power of the county, any number that he shall think meet to pursue, arrest, or imprison, such as do break, or go about to break, or disturb the King’s peace, and every man being required, ought to assist and aid them, on pain of fine and im- prisonment, and the Sheriff having this power, cannot to an exeCUtion against the person, return that he was rescued, and if he does he is liable to an action for an escape. The sheriff’s oflicer should have called on some of the rioters at Lot 1, (whose names he knew) to assist him, and if they refused the Supreme Court would take care of them.

The mischiefs which have been already done among the landfanciers, by their false teachers has been already great I fear, and may soon become incalculable.—Go to the English, we say, for they are feels, and what will the English say? “Go back again, for you are rogues. The moans of the families of those victims, seduced by such false teachers already assail our feel- ings, and what will be the ruin which a few weeks will produce ? False teachers is entirely too mild a name forthem, the horrid character of incendiary is branded on their brow -—the murderer concludes his business, and it is soon over, but the task ofthe incendiary is endless and unlimited, the different languages from whence the name is derived, vie with each other for an appropriate explanation, incendium in the Latinlanguage, means a fire, as when an house or a town is On fire, a vehemence of any passion, but I think the French come nearer to it,—boute-feu, a make bate, quarrel, dispute. The first sentence ofthe learned and eloquent Hooker’s Ecclesias- tical Polity, contains a trite and valuable remark, “ He that goeth about to persuade a multitude that they are not so well go- verned as they ought to be, shallnever want attentive and favourable hearers.” Ishall be much surprised if we fail to get a hold of more than one of those pests, and then pull, honest men pull !

Your’s 8w. .QLITER.

Funeral of the Rev. Dr Adam Clarke—This vene- rable and eminent Divine was on Wednesday commit- ted to the tomb. A few minutes before one. the body. accompanied by the two sons of the deceased. and se- veral friends, as mourners. arrived at the City-road Chapel, at the door of which it was received by the Rev. Mr. Entwistle. and all the other ministers of the metropolis belonging to the Methodist. denomination. The former Rev Gentleman read the funeral service. and delivered an appropriate address in an impressive manner ; after which the coffin was taken to the grave prepared for it in the yard. followed by the mourners and ministers. It was intended to have buried him in the vault of the Rev. John Wesley; but this was ob- jected to by the Board of Health.in consequence of the

deceased having died of the Cholera.

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Slate of Trade.-With much pleasure we no. two that the demand for the fall trade is begin. oing to increase the sales both in our cloth. halls and warehouses, and to revive the droo ing spirits of our merchants. The protracted period of stagnation is, we would fain lmpe, a: an end.For two or three weeks past the sales“ the Leeds and Huddersfiel markets have been large, and at Bradford and Halilax the market; are also improved. The manufacturer has still to struggle with an adVanced price of foreign wool, and an advanced rate of wage.; and as he finds himself unable to obtain a pro. portionate advance in the price of his goods, he is compelled to diminish the quantity made, and to supply himself as it were from hand to mouth. ’I he commencement of the fall demand will, however, inevitably increase the quantity manufactured, and call again into employment some ofthe many hands which are now reluc. antlyzidle. It is universally agreed thatstock. are low, both in the hands ofthe merchant and the ratail dealer; and this, combined with the prospect of an abundant harvest and a low price 01 food, is an encouraging symptom to those who have to supply the nation with clothing. There is no immediate prospect of animprovement in the foreign trade, whichI from a great variety ofcauses, is decidedly bad; but an amelioration of the internal state of the country may, we think, he confidently looked for.-—Leed: .Mcrcury.

Reh’ring .Members of Parliament. A consi. derable number. including Sun“: of the oldest Members of Parliament, will retire from their duties into private life at the ensuing election We may instance Mr. Coke, the father of the house, Mr. Pearse. of Devizes, the venerable Sir John Newport, the Marquis of Tavistoclt, Lord Stanley, Mr. Brownlow, Mr. Lamber, Galway, Sir Chas. Wethcrell, Sir John Nichol' and others.

Recruiting for Don Pedro‘s Army in Portu- gal. Since Monday the agents for Don Pedr in this country have been most actively em. ployed in obtaining recruits for his army Some hundreds have already enrolled them selves; each man when he enrolls his name eceivcs 18d. which is paid to him daily until he can be sent off to Oporto : and as soon as he is embarked, he is to receive 21. 10:. per month besides provisions. Yesterday hundreds o

ersnns were at the house oer. Hcttinger. the old Star and Crown, in the Broadway. Westminster, applying to be enrolled, and each man receiving his 18d. There appeared to be no want of money, and the recruits are to embark in a day or two, in steamboats pr vided for the oceasion. The recruits willg out under the command ofan officer of great bravery and experience, who ha.- sold his com mission in the British army for the purposeo aiding the cause of Don Pedro in Portug a number of other houses in the metropolis Don Pedro’s agents are recruiting with gm success, and arms and equipments for the men are already provided—Morning Herald.

Profits of the Bank of England. The Baal was first established in It)“ on a capital of 1,200,000 increased from time to time. from that date to I? ' to ll.686.800l.. at which amount it stood up to 18! From 1746 to 1780. a dividend of five per cent per» num was paid on this amount: in the seven years. 17l- six per cent.; in the nineteen years. 1788—1806. ven per cent; and. in addition thereto. from Jun! 1799. to October, 1806. 3,783,780 was divided men; the shareholders in the way of bonus. ln

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