each, from Dominica, Berbice, St. Lucia, STATE OF TRADE. Montserrat, &c. Of the Jamaica fleet about Lloyd's Coffee House, Oct. 20, 1807. 14 arrived in safety off Gravesend; those vesThe same gloom which in our last we sels which composed the remainder of each stated to have pervaded the commercial fleet, parted company off the Land's end, horizon, has not hitherto dispersed, Portugal, and have since reached their destined ports, it would seem, is destined to become the such as Bristol, Liverpool, &c. The quantity prey of the French despot; and the news of sugar brought home by these fleets is very brought by every vessel coming from that great. What effect the fresh importation of quarter, increases the anxiety of the mer. this article will have upon the trade may chants of our island who are connected readily be judged, when we state op undoubted with Portuguese houses. At Lisbon and authority, that, previous to the last arrivals, Oporto every exetion is used as well by the En- the retail dealers were actually selling loaf glish as by the native merchants, to send their sugar under prime cost: and the sugar bakers property out of the devoted country. With re- are at present almost the only purchasers. gard to moveables, there is every prospect of We are sorry to find, that the American these exertions being successful; but we are papers in general teem with hostile paragraphs grieved to reflect on the loss which must be susin regard to this country, but we are confident tained, not only by the English Factory that neither nation's rulers will be influenced established at Oporto, but by the other mer- by any thing that falls from the pens of such chants residing in that port, and at Lisbon. inconsiderate newsmongers. The Prussian -The factory, it is well known, has laid out ports are shut against British shipping.-Inimmense sums upon warehouses and other structions, we understand, have been sent buildings; and a certain individual, a native out to India, to impose an additional duty of of this country, has within the last four years 10 per cent. on neutral vessels trading to all erected dwelling house, offices, &c. the parts of that country within the British jurisexpences attending the building of which diction. We have received letters through amounted to no less than £20,000 sterling.- an eel-schoot, which arrived in the river on In one respect, the termination of our inter- the 7th inst. from Holland, stating positivecourse with Portugal may have a beneficially that none of the vessels detained at Amtendency the duties paid on the wines of that country imported into England, have been immense, as the sums expended in the actual purchase of the commodity; a tolerably correct idea may be formed upon this subject, by having reference to last year's Porto shipping list, now before us; from it we find, that 32,000 pipes of port wine were shipped thence within the said period for the British Dominions. Upon an average the cost of each pipe of this wine, is about £30; and the duty and charges say £52-thus making the value of a pipe of port, at the Custom House of London, £72, which multiplied by 32,000 will render £2,204,000 sterling; of which sum the kingdom is annually deprived, for the sake of obtaining a luxury, which, if not entirely, might in a great measure be dispensed with.-It is true, that our manufactures in the north will suffer materially by Portugal being deprived of her neutrality; but on the whole, it were better that individuals should be sacrificed to public interest. A fleet consisting of 12 vessels arrived towards the latter end of last month from Malta; this fleet brings home large quantities of Italian commodities, which we are happy to find come to an uncommonly good market. A large Leeward Island, and a considerable Jamaica, fleet, have also lately arrived; of the former there anchored at Gravesend 16 vessels froin Surinam, 8 from Grenada, 6 from St Vincents, 5 from Tobago, 4 from Antigua, 4 from St. Kitts, 3 from Trinidad, 3 from Barb does, 2 from Nevis, and one

sterdam and Rotterdam in consequence of the Dutch decree, have yet been condemned; but, the condemnation is expected soon to take place, namely, of such of the cargoes as are conceived to be English property. The shipping, however, being considered as neutral, is said to be perfectly secure from confiscation.

At the Ballinasloe sheep fair in Ireland, the prices were rather higher, and the demand much quicker, than last year. The wool of these sheep is excellently adapted for the making of coarse cloths and baizes.The number of sheep sold at the fair, amounted to 70611. Canterbury hop-market Oct. 3. was very full of samples; but the sales were dull, and prices drooping on the 7th, sevcral excellent samples of pockets, and bags, were produced; but no buyers being present, prices were merely nominal. At the weekly sale of copper ore at Swansea, 80 tons of Ross Island mine, sold for £30. 1.—and 68 tons of ditto sold at £26. 2 6. per ton.-The East-India Company will put up to sale at their September sale, on Monday 7th December 1807, Prompt 4th March 1808, Tea Bohea

Congou and Campoi
Souchong and Pekoe
Singlo and Twankey
Hyson Skin
Hyson

500,000 lb. 4,300,000

200,000

700,000

100,000

300,000

Total including Private Trade 6,100,000

16

3 8 39

1 10 1 101

Os. 11
0 11
0 11
0114

19 20

42

58 52

,25 26

Fair

51 64 55 29,89 29

Fair

Those marked thus *, are taken at the highest Price of the market.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE-Aug. 20.

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35-5 Genoa

45

34-9 Venice, n. C.

52

Rotterdam c.f.

Hamburgh
Altona

Paris liv.

Ditto 2 us.

Bourdeaux

Cadiz Madrid Bilboa

Leghorn

Naples

-

--

24-10
24.10

104

11

The Average Prices of Navigable Canal Shares, Dock
Stock, Fire Office Shares, &c., in Sept. 1807, at
the Office of Mr. Scott, 25, New Bridge Street,
Blackfriars, London.

Grand Junction Canal, £90 per share.-Grand Surrey £47 to 45.-Ellesmere £55.-Rochdale £40. Kennett and Avon original £20.Ashby de la Zouch £24.-Lancaster £19.—West India Dock stock £148 per cent.-East India ditto £120 45. dividend of £2 10s. net. for the last half year.-London Dock £112 per cent. Commercial Road£120 per cent.--Globe Assurance £112.-Rock Life Assurance 7s. per share premium.-East London Water Works £50 to £49 per share premium £. West Middlesex ditto £12, 10s. to £12 premium - Southwark Brewery £2 per share premium. Tavistock Agio,B.of Holland pc.,5 | Mineral Canal at par.

PRICES OF BULLION.

Portugal gold in L. s. d.
coin&bars, per oz. 0 0 0
New dollars 055
0 0 0

40

39

50

Silver in bars

42

In Commission........

THE

LITERARY PANORAMA.

FOR DECEMBER, 1807.

ESTABLISHED CHURCH IN IRELAND.

PAPERS RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHED
CHURCH IN IRELAND, PRESENTED ΤΟ
THE HONOURABLE THE HOUSE OF COM-
MONS, PURSUANT TO ADDRESS OF 6TH
JULY 1807.-Ordered to be printed 29th
July, 1807. Pp. 380 close print.
[Compare Panorama, Vol. III. page 236.]
The very notion of a Religious Establish-
ment resting on the basis of law, implies
a distinction, which, unless it be sanc-
tioned by the opinion and voice of a de-
cided majority of a nation, is not unattend-
ed by danger.

But, besides the moderate yet constant stipend paid to the clergy yearly, there are incidental expences which the zeal of the people should be forewarned to expect, and be induced to provide against, particularly the erection and repair of strucwhence should zeal originate? From those tures dedicated to divine worship. But, of opposite sentiments, from rivals? None acquainted with human nature, will be forward to depend on assistance from such: nor, indeed, can it be expected from them that they should improve those opportu nities of benefiting their opponents, which Providence sometimes places within the reach of such as are heartily disposed to turn them to advantage.

That institution which reckons ten enemies, constantly on the watch for These remarks are but too strongly conits injury, to one friend, intent on pro- firmed by the state of the Church in Iremoting its prosperity, cannot but be in a land, as evidenced by these reports. The precarious state. It is in vain to attempt incomes of many districts, called parishes, to conceal the disparity of numbers, of are so insufficient for the support of a repower, of wealth, of assiduity, or of in-sident clergyman, that several of them fluence. These are so obvious and prominent that no eye can fail of perceiving them.

are united under one cure, and the duties of the pastoral office are performed, not so well as might be wished, but, as well as circumstances admit. Some of these unions are of long standing: some have been formed by authority of the Bishop: others by authority of the Privy Council; over these the Bishop has no power.

We are not, therefore, to be surprised, if we find the Protestant Church of Ireland, existing under difficulties of various descriptions. The regular income of the incumbent clergy, when demanded against the opinion of those who pay We are also to include in our conside. it, will have in their estimation the air of ration that several districts of Ireland are an exaction. They have no inducement mountainous, that a very thin population is arising from personal considerations, or feel- the whole which is scattered over them, ings, to the exercise of liberality: to add, is and these of course present additional out of the question; as well might a quaker difficulties to a regular and prosperous es add to his annual sufferings: the temp-tablishment of a description not favoured tation is to diminution, and this being a by the nation at large. general disposition, the individual extenuates his guilt, by considering it as no more than what is practiced by all around him.

VOL. III. [Lit. Pan, Dec. 1807.]

We might add, that there are never wanting busy spirits who recollect, and enforce the recollection on others, that the Protestant is not the elder religion of the