abolished, as they enable persons having no interest in the river to cut off almost entirely the supply of fish; for salmon do not go far out into the sea, and always return along the coast, scenting out, as it were, their own river: and a strong net put across an estuary might destroy, in one year, the whole fishery of a river.

No cruives or wears preventing the running up of fish should be allowed; that is to say, no close ones, but there should be a free passage for fish, so that early fish may go up as well as late fish.

No burning should be allowed in a river by which all spawning fish may be killed.

Nets should be limited to a certain size, so as to render it impossible to sweep a river.

No angling should be allowed in salmon rivers till May, and not after October.

47. Pandora.

May 8, 1824.

H. DAVY.

49. Zeno.

50. Flora.

51. Venus.

10. Demosthenes, in a sitting posture.

69. Marcus Brutus.

11. Trajan,

do.

do.

12. Posidippus,

13. Menander.

70. Junius Brutus, in bronze.

71. A Sarcophagus, with figures of the Nine Muses, in bas relief.

73. A Candelabra, with intaglios.

Paintings.

1. The Transfiguration, by Raphael.
2. A Madonna of Voligno, by do.
3. St Petronilla, by Guercino.
4. St Jerome, by Domenichino.

5. A dead Christ, carrying to the sepulchre, by Caravaggio.

6. A dead Christ, from the Church of St Francisco Aripa, by Caracci.

7. St Erasmus, by Poussin.
8. The Martyrs, by Valentino.

9. The Ladder of St Benedict, by Andrea Sacchi.

10. The Miracle of the Corporal, by do. 11. Fortuna, by Guido.

12. St Gregory, by Caracci.

13. The Descent from the Cross, by Bo

by L. Caracci. &c. &c. &c.

PAPERS RELATING TO THE ANGERSTEIN COLLECTION OF PICTURES.

Copy-Treasury Minute, dated 23d March, 1824.

The Earl of Liverpool acquaints the Board, that his Majesty's Government having deemed it to be highly expedient that an opportunity which presented itself of purchasing the choice collection of pictures belonging to the late Mr Angerstein, for the use of the public, should not be lost, he has entered into a negotiation with the executors and representatives of that gentleman, and has concluded an agreement for the purchase of the whole collection, of which he delivered a catalogue to the Board, for the sum of 57,000l.

Lord Liverpool farther states to the Board, that he has made an arrangement with the executors, and with Mr J. J. Angerstein, for the occupation of the house in Pall-Mall, where the pictures now are, during the remainder of the term for which it is held by Angerstein, at the rent which he pays for it.

His lordship farther states, that he found, after a careful inquiry, that in order to provide for the security and due conservation of the pictures, and for giving access to the public to view them, whilst they remain in their present situation, the following establishment will be necessary.

A keeper of the gallery, at a salary of 2001. per annum. To have the charge of the collection, and to attend particularly to the preservation of the pictures; to superintend the arrangements for admission, and to be present occasionally in the gallery: and Lord Liverpool is of opinion, that the person to be appointed to this office, should be competent to value, and (if called upon) to negotiate the purchase of, any pictures that may in future be added to the collection, &c. &c.

An assistant keeper or secretary, at 150l. per annum. To attend in the gallery on the public days during the hours of admission; to issue the tickets of admission; to superintend under the direction of the keeper any arrangement which it may be necessary to make respecting the artists who may be permitted to study in the gallery; and, to act as secretary at all meetings of the trustees or other managers of the gallery, &c.

A respectable person to attend in the two principal rooms during the time of public view, to prevent persons touching or injuring the pictures, may receive two guineas per week.

A person to attend the lower room

containing the English pictures, two guineas per week.

A porter to attend in the hall to receive the tickets of admission, and to take charge of sticks and umbrellas: this person to reside in the house, at a salary of 80l. per annum.

A housemaid to attend the fires, and to clean the apartments; to reside in the house, at a yearly salary of 40%.

It will be requisite to have coals, candles, and a small quantity of sta tionery.

He recommends, therefore, that an estimate be prepared, to be laid before Parliament, for a vote to defray the purchase of the pictures, and for the charge of the above establishment, and to cover the exigences thereof for one year.

My lords concur in opinion with Lord Liverpool as to the expediency of this purchase, and as to the establishment required under the present circumstances, for the care of them, and the custody of the gallery, and desire that an estimate be prepared and laid before Parliament accordingly.

List of the Pictures of the late J. J. Angerstein, Esq. in Pall-Mall.

1. The Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba-Claude.

2. The Marriage of Rebecca-Claude. 3. Ganymede-Titian.

4. The Rape of the Sabines-Rubens. 5. The Emperor Theodosius expelled

the Church by St Ambrose-Vandyke.

6. St John in the Wilderness-A. Caracci.

7. Susannah and the Elders-Lud. Caracci.

8. A Bacchanalian Triumph-N. Pous

sin.

9. Ermenia with the Shepherds-Domenichino.

TRIAL OF JOHN SMITH, MISSIONARY AT DEMERARA.

last, and on divers other days and times theretofore preceding, advised, consulted, and corresponded, with a

tial, October 13.

The President, Lieutenant-General Stephen Arthur Goodman, half-pay 48th regiment, and commandant of the George Town brigade of militia.

The Court was duly sworn, and proceeded to the trial of John Smith, a missionary, on the following charges.

1. That he, the said John Smith long previous to, and up to, the 18th of August now last past, did promote, as far as in him lay, discontent and dissatisfaction in the minds of the negro slaves towards their lawful masters, managers, and overseers, he, the said John Smith, thereby intending to excite the said negroes to break out in such open revolt and rebellion against the authority of their lawful masters, managers, and overseers, contrary to his allegiance, &c.

2. That he, the said John Smith, having, about the 17th day of August

ing and concerning a certain intended revolt and rebellion of the negro slaves within these colonies of Ďemerara and Essequibo; and, further, after such revolt and rebellion had actually commenced, and was in a course of prosecution, he, the said John Smith, did further aid and assist in rebellion, by advising, consulting, and corresponding, touching the same, with the said negro Quamina,

&C.

These charges were varied in two other counts.

The prisoner pleaded not guilty.

SECOND DAY.

The Court having met, the JudgeAdvocate addressed the Court, and then proceeded to call evidence in support of the charges.

John Stewart having been sworn, deposed that he knew the prisoner, and that a book then produced was in his handwriting. The prosecutor