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Commercial Police.—Regulations of the port ofLondon, and instructions to Reve Constables, by P.Colquhoun. A packet from Jeremy Bentham Esq. to Mr. Eddy.—Mr. Eddy will see that Mr. Bentham has read his workon the New York state prison. List of papers inclosed—also pamphlets.—1. A state-ment or summary view of the prisoners committedto Newgate for trial in the year 1802, with thevarious results. 2. Introductory letter to the fourthvolume of the reports of the Society for Bettering theCondition of the Poor. 3. Extracts from DoctorWilliams' publication on the effects of dram-drinking,three copies. 4. Extracts of cases of the typhusfever, recovered by affusion in cold water. 5. Hintsfor making straw hats, &;c. The letter, to which the annexed is an answer, ismissing. It related to the agency here spoken of,respecting the Constable estate. New-York, 5th mo. 22d, 1803. ESTEEMED FRIEND, Almost immediately after receiving thy esteemedfavour, of the 10th February last, business called mefrom the city, from which I have been absent severalweeks. This must be my apology for not soonerreplying to thy letter. During my absence, I havebeen to Philadelphia, and have made some inquiriesconcerning the matters to which thou hast requested my attention. It would afford me very sincere pleasure to be ofservice to one, for whom, though personally un-known, I cherish the highest respect and esteem, andwhose benevolent and active exertions, to diminishthe evils of civil society, claims the gratitude of every citizen of the world. In consenting to take upon me the agency of thy lands here, it is proper for me to state, that, having