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-~ P4RLIdtMENTARr PROCREDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, JUNE 211. The came of Whillas v. Lorimer heard. In Col. dough v. Bolger. judgment of the Court below re• versed. Cause of Majendie T) • Caruthers affirmed as to the point of legitimacy; remitted as to the rest. REGIMTPS CANAL. The third reading of. the Regeat's Canal Bill being Moved, Earl STANHOPE stated, that he was friendly • to this project—that it was bis interest to be so, as be had £5,000 embarked in it. He only insisted that a prudent and proper plan of management should IVe followed. If this was done, they could not ruin him, but they might ruin themselves. Adverting to the sp%ch of the Lord Chancellor the other night on the subject of the law as In Canal Companies, he characterised it as an admirable, exquisite, and prin cipal speech ; And tiff repeated p in of that speech as to the plan and estimate requi►ed to be laid before Parliament. Unless such Companies kept within their Plans and Estimates, they might dig ditches, and leave them full of stagnaut water on the property of individuals, without doing any good, or being able to carry their plan into execution. This Com pany might in that manner dig such ditches on the property of a Noble Marquis (Camden) who was very much interested in this matter. But the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack had pointed out how they were to be dealt with; and had stated, that unless they could spew upon their oaths, when called upon, that they had sufficient funds to com plete the work from Paddington to Limebouse, the Noble Marquis, or any other Proprietor in the line of their operations, might have an injunction against - them, and prevent their making these stagnant ditches. The Noble Earl, after some further obser. rations on their proceedings, repeated, that he wish ed well to the work ; but if they began their foolish and expensive operations, be would consult with the big wigs, and bring them. into the Court of Chancery. After a few words from the Marquis of CAMDEN, Lord SHEFFIELD, and the Earl of Moarow, the Bill was read a third time. Earl STANHOPE then proposed an Amendment 'relative to the Locks, which he conceived to be for the advantage of the undertaking. That Amend ment was negatived. His Lordship said that he had at any rate no objection to the passing of the Bill, as he had it in his power to get the work stopped by the Court of Chancery, unless the Managers pro ceeded in a proper manner. The Bill was then passed. WEST INDIA RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION.. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY solicited the indulgence of the House for a few moments, while he adverted to some part of the statement of a Noble Baron (1101,tad) on the subject of the diffusion of Religious Instruction among the Black Population of the \Vest Indian Elands. The whole subject had been troited by the Noble Baron with his usual elo quence and ability, and he had ascribed to the matter of religious instruction that importance which it de served : but the Noble Baron had said, that the dif fusion of Religious Instruction among the Black Po pulation had been neglected by the Church of Eng land, or at least that the Church of England had not done every thing in furtherance of that object which it might have done, and which the Public had a right to expect from it. As far, however, as his information ex:eaded, the charge of the Noble Baron against the Church of England was not correct.— The matter had been generally understood as falling within the jurisdiction of the Bishop of London. It bad at one time been subjected to the jurisdiction of a particular Bishop of London : but that authority had ceased with the life of that particular Bishop ; and since that time the West Indies had not belong ed to the jurisdiction of any particular See. The object of communicating Religions instruction to the Black Population of the West Indies had not, however, been neglected. The only fund they had for sending out Missionaries to the West Indies was that which was left by the will of Mr. Boyle, or l Boyd; and they had kept a Missionary at Barba-1 does, another at Antigua, and a third at Nevis.-- 1 The Barbadoes Missionary was dead, and they had only two out at present. The stipend allowed for each was 8800. But from the manner in which the Missionaries had been received, or some other causes, they had found very considerable difficulty in pro curing fit persons for that duty. The fund, at pre sent, amounted to £2,000 a-year. The Church had not neglected thjs part of its duty, and would cer tainly give it all proper attention. Lord HOLLAND disclaimed all intention of casting any imputation of neglect upon the Clergy of the Church of England as a body, or any parti cular member of that body. He himself had known some eminent men Bishops of London, who had paid great attention to the religious instruction of the black population of the West Indies, especially Bi shop Pot teus. The way in which he had introduced that subject was this—he had been pointing out the importance of having religious instruction communi cated to fhe negroes in the shape or form in which the Christian religion was professed by the master; and on that account he thought that the Church of England Missionaries could dtamost good. He had stated his opinion, that neither the Legislatures nor the Church had done all in this point of view which might have been done—certainly not meaning to cast any particular imputation on the Church. He was happy that the Learned and Venerable Lord had communicated to the House the circumstances which bad been stated ; and he was glad that the fund was in a state which would enable the Church to do a great deal Of good in the important particular of communicating religious instruction to the negroes in the West Indies in the form best calculated to render it highly beneficial. He again disclaimed all inten tion of imputing any particular blame to the body or any individual of the Church of England Clergy. OAS MOTS. On bringing up the Report, The Earl of LAUDERDALE opposed the Bill, on the ground that the capital of the Company was to be augmented with i 8200.000, when they had not given any account of £lBO,OOO already spent; and also, that it would be highly improper to proceed in a measure so detrinstntal to the whale fisheries, with• out considering the evidence more attentively.. The Eatl of LIMERICK thought the evidence ___ ~. • had beersafficieatly esoldered already,..ad preiled the third reading to-morrow. The Earl of, LAUDERDALE said, that it the Bill should be read a third time, be should move for the insertion of a dame, preventing the Company. from raising their prices above the rite of a certain schedule to be inserted in the Bill. ' After a few words from Lord HARROWIT. Lord Lusatia( consented to postpone the thiN reading till Monday. LEE'S PATENT FOR WORKING FLAX. On the Report being brought up, the Earl of LAU DERDALE objected to the Bill on public grounds, be cause it was virtually an infraction of the Act of George I. the' patentee being released from the obli gation of giving a public specification, and because the evidence shewed that the invention was not so useful as the common method of working flax. Lord REDESDALE stated, that the specifica tion was only to be withheld a limited time, and read evidence in proof of the utility of the invention. Earl STANHOPE then moved, that the Bill be read this 'day week. On the House dividing, the numbers were—Contents, 4—Non-Contents, 4. The Loan CHANCELLOR being among those who voted for Earl STANHOPE'S Motion, the Bill was lost. A Petition was presented against the Irish Clerk of the Pleas Bill, when Lord SIDMOUTH explained the nature of the fees in that Court, asserting that they were four times as great as that House would allow of. By the pre sent Bill, the fees were to be in the custody of the Court till some decision was come to : he considered the measure very necessary. Lord REDESDALE opposed the Bill, as it went to destroy vested interests; and, though it took away the fees for the present, stated no time or mode of restoration. The Petition was then rejected, and the Bill went through. the Committee. The Beer and Malt Drawback, Clermont Estate, Criminal Returns, Irish Militia, Hertford College, Loan Charges, Small Coal, Scotch Distillery, Navy PAy, and Exchequer Consolidation Bills, were read a third time and pa.sed.—Adjourned. ROCHESTER ELECTION. Wednesday morning the MAYOR signified his in tention of closing the Poll on the following day, Thursday, at five o'clock, thereby giving two clear days for the unpolled voters to get up, it being fifteen days from the issuing of the writ, and the eighth day of the Election, one vote only having been tendered within the three last hours of the preceding day; but at the particular request of Sir THOMAS THOMP. hON, he postponed making it generally known till the opening of the Hall this day, at ten o'clock, when he gave notice from the hustings that it would be finally closed at five o'clock. On casting up the votes the Town Clerk stated the numbers to be—Fer•Sir T. 13 THoMPSON, 406 ; for Mr. JAMBS BARNZTT, 408. Making the majority of two in favour of Mr. BARYErT t upont which the NIAYOR declared Mr. BARNCTT duly elected. Mr. Bansurr then spoke as follows : $ll-1 rejoice that the Majority of Oltr pre the Freemen of Rochester the opportunity of again asserting and confirming their freedom; and that the Majority of Two in di: Hall, and on this day, has gloriously seconded the efforts and votes of the virtuous Sisrpnine of the House of Commons, and thereby, I trust, se cured their independence for ever. " BROTULIL r.',ITILCNS••••I feel myself exalted beyond any pre cedent ever given betore, in the City of Rochester, but still do consider myself as your servant, and will at all time+, and in all instances, consult you on every point, where the interest of the United Kingdom, your unconquered country, or your City, is in question, and, if required, will obey your instructions; consi dering iat the best way of representing a Free City, will be to take their opinion, and act upon their decision. " Gerrcuastax—l feel dignified by being the servant of such a free and respectable body of men u the Independent Freemen of Rochester, and will be vigilant and watchful, against all place men and all corruption, a zealous advocate for retorm, and a de- termined enemy to overbearing, corrupt, and profligate Ministers. " I will always be alive to every exertion you make in the cause of Independence, and my best endeavours, and every energy of my mind, shall be devoted to the interest and welfare of the Freemen; and I will study and put into action every effort to maintain your rights and privileges to the end of my existence.— I congratulate you upon this glorious triumph, and trust, if the Ministers ever presume again to vex Rozhester with a single ' contest, that the present virtuous Majoray will aga.ii convince them it will be only fruitless, unavailing, aid hugutory." Sir T. B. Titomrsox then came fart art, and said, " If l bad been fairly beaten, I sebuld have been well content. I pretest against the decision of the Mayor, aguiu and again in closing the Poll. At the outset I pledged myself that it should not be closed till Leery Freeman bad polled, and I have been pre vented from redeeming that pledge. The Mayor has acted par tially." Here load and continued hisses prevented his being distinctly heard by all persons; but he insisted that the Hall should be cleared, being sure that the noise and disapprobation proceeded from the non-freemen only. On silence being restored, Mr. LARKIN said, 66 Sir T. B. Thompson wishes the Hall to be cleared of every non-freeman, I therefore request you will comply with his wishes, as every man, free or not free, is satisfied that the Mayer has acted on all points fairly, honourably, and Impartially, and you ought not to stop one moment for the purpose only of seeing him insulted by a set of interested men; but before you do leave this place ) , move, that the thanks of the Freemen be given to the Mayor for his upright conduct (which was seconded and carried, nth the exception of a few , of Sir T. B. Thompson's friends), and he further requested that, for the repose of the City, as almost every one was worn d own by the ezertions, of so pro tracted a Poll, Mr. Barnett would not be chaired tW Friday morning at eleven o'cleek." On hearing this, every one expressed great dissa tisfactinn, and determined that he should be chaired' immediately. Tke ceremony took place in about an hour after wards : a plain, but elegantly neat car, covered with blue silk and ornamented with laurel, was piepared, aka he made a circuit of the three towns, attended by his friends on horseback and in carriages, and about 5000 persons. The procession closed without the lent accident , and dispersed to their homes in quietness, gaiety, good humour and regularity. BLACKHEATH PEDUTRIAN, (25TH DAY).—EATON this morning was going or. with every confidence of success, and shortly after nine o'clock he completed his 589th mile. OSBORN'S Family Hotel), Adelphi•buildings, Lon don.—Msay HALL, niece, and many years sole ma nager for the late Mrs. Osman, having succeeded to the whole establishment, returns thanks to the nume. tons highly respectable friends se long frequenters of these Hotels. She begs to solicit the honour of their future favours and continued patronage; and hopes, by attention, exertion, and care, to merit the usual kindness and support which, upon all occasions, have been so manifestly given to all ha predecessors. . Of AMERICA. Letters and Papers from Washington to the 90th of last imosith contain most deplorable accounts el the commercial distresses of the country. Failures are daily taking place as in England; but of the commercial embarrassments of this country, the Americans arelittle aware. On the contrary, it is the opinion of our Trans-Atlantic brethren, that ' England had profited by the folly of America.— ! By accounts from Detroit we learn, that on the 10th of April, Colonel JAMICS, the British Commandant, was arrested in that territory at the suit of Captain M‘Dorstrat.t.. He had given bail, General M'Costa and Mr. W. M'Cosiz, in the suns of two thousand dollars, to take his trial at the Supreme Court in next September Term. The suit is brought for defamation of character. It will be recollected that Colonel TAMES handcuffed and imprisoned Captain M'Doiiwzu. last summer, for having became a na turalized citizen of the 'United States, and for hiving taken an active part in the lace war, thereby violating his fteriedual alfrgianee to hi: Projetty's Government. Tile Colonel's disappointment was so great at the escape of his victim, that it appears he has undertaken to defame the character of Captain WEL with the view, as it is supposed, of prejudicing him in the eyes of the American people, inasmuch as having accused him of the crime of murder, for which Captain M'D. brings his suit. It appears that the Colonel came over on an invitation to dine with General M'Cosen ; and, as soon as he touched the shore, was arrested. The General was greatly mortified at the occurrence happening upon such an occasion. Captain M.D. was equally so, on accodnt of the General's unplea. cant feeling; but it appears that Colonel JAMBS would not come to the American side on any other occasion, and Captain M'D. thought that the injury he received justified the proceeding. GERMAN PAPERS. • VIENNA, JUNE 4. The four imperial patents with regard to the ' finances, have now made their appearance. The first, which ordains that no new paper.money having a forced circulation shall be issued, and sets forth the mode in which the old paper money shall be extinguished, has the following introduction : " The severe shocks which, for the last twenty-five years assailed Europe, have compelled us, since the very commencement of our reign, to take part in un interrupted desolating wars, which endangered the safety and independence of the empire—objects of inestimable value both to Sovereigns and their people. Accordingly, for the maintenance of ours, we neither could nor might spare any efforts whatever. " The developement of the whole force of the State, however, occasioned expenses which far ex ceeded the means of the payers of taxes. We invoked the confidence of our people. Paper, having the value of gold, enabled us to meet the pressing wants of the State, and to maintain the dangerous conflict, of which the renowned termination has replaced the Monarchy in possession of those provinces that were torn from it, and has anew confirmed their security and independence. Our first care has been to restore our disordered finances ; and ever since the last ne gociations for peace we have been engaged in piepar mg the necessary means for attaining that end. " The result has corresponded to our efforts; and we experience particular satisfaction on seeing our. selves placed in a situation to be able to take measures which shall conduct us to this object, without en croaching upon the rights and lawful claims of our faithful subjects. ' " The measures which we have adopted are foun ded on the live co-operation of our good people ; and we depend on their confidence, which will of itself attach to arrangements published by us, and which will be completely justified by their result." After this introduction follow the enactments, of which the chief are as follow : 64 In future no paper-money, having a forced value and circulation, shall be created ; nor shall any in crease take place of the amount of what is already in circulation. Should extraordinary circumstances de mand expenses beyond the ordinary resources of the State, the Administration of the Finance Depart ment shall take measures for covering the expenses by new resources and extraordinary means, withoot in any case introducing a paper-money having a forced circulation. 66 The existing paper-money shall., I st, be capable of being.exchanged to the extent of two-sevenths for bank notes of the new bank to be erected, which bank notes shall, at all times, be exchangeable for conven tion money, to their full amount ; and to the extent of live-sevenths for assignments on the state debts, bearing an annual interest of one per cent. in conven tion money : or, 2dly, the said paper money may be employed for the purpose of being placed as capital in the new bank ; with this understanding, that for each share (the capital to consist of fifty thousand shares) shall be advanced two thousand florins in paper, and 200 florins in specie convention money. " The advantage of the holders of the paper-money consists in the second alternative-Ist, in the enjoy ment of the advantages which the Bank holds out ; and, 2dly, in the enjoyment of 2i per cent. interest in convention money, which shall be paid on obligations which shall be issued by the Bank for that purpose." The second patent relates to the erection of the above-mentioned National Lank. The third patent is a sort of corollary from the two preceding, and contains, as ene of the means of re storing order in the money circulation, the separation and indication of certain revenues of the State, which are to be paid excluoively in bank-notes, or,Tor smaller sums, in what is called convention money. The fourth patent relates to the maintenance of the value of the small copper money in circulation, which is to be received in payments as convention VIENNA. 'JUNE 8. The new patent respecting the finances has already produced a great effect in the four days that have elapsed since it appeared. Justice is every where done to the sagacity of the Statesman to whom we are indebted for it. It is, in fact, impossible to under take so impooant a measure with morefreedoto from constraint. The arrangements are advantageous to the State, which, with the most generous disin terestedness, make the greatest sacrifices, and to all the citizens, and as the true interest of the State can not be separated from that of the mass of the people, that is no doubt but this measure will beiu returu very profitable to the Government, , prosperity of the people will insure payment of the taxes. Contrary to these occasions, the establishment National Bank finds none to blame few persons who entertain d,u',ts His Majesty the Emperor is eleece 16th or 17th, eleven waggons, w i t ! arrived today. The arrival of the seems not 'to be so near as was expel ment of her subjects, of which the , fresh proofs, detains this Priecesa in VIENNA, JUNE I. His Imperial Highness Prince morrow attend the procession or Coi name of . the Emperor, accomp eni rial Archdukes. Archduke next day for Lubereck, to meet the an tees there on the I.sth. All his will go some stages to meet their arrive at Schoenbrunn on Sunday .1, remonies and preparations for a sol his Majesty are stated to have been FRANKFOR r, JUNI Our neighbour Mentz has hithte for a happy decision of its fate. Th, Worms, and in th 2 whole circle mains on the old footing. It is it the good people in these parts have continue to suffer, for, as far as the war continues in a time of prnfou part of the left bank of the Rhine Bavaria, things begin to assume a pearance. The inhabitants are nu their lot, and all the measures of shew that it perfectly well knows t the people, and sincerely seeks their , JUNE 16.—Our silk trade with Lyons must greatly diminished by the Russian Tariff; sod indeed said, that several orders have hem': minded, because this place and Leipsic are eb te i antly provided with those articles. Th e dealers', wool must also be in the same embarrassment. ELECTORATE OF HE'SE, JUNE s. It is in conformity with the 69th article of the A of the Vienna Congress that Commissioners hat been appointed by Austria, Prussia and Sardinia, decide on the pretensions of the two competitors the Duchy of Bouillon (under the Sovereignty of King of the Netherlands). COLOGNE, JUNE Is. This afternoon we saw the wonderful ship a tolled in No. 94. of the Cologne Gazette, go does, river with uncommon rapidity, it having been ler this morning that the intended visit to Frank{ could not be effected without horses. MOLDAVIA, MAY 31. Private letters from Jassy say, that the ment of Moldavia has lately adopted rigorous sures to distinguish these subjects of foreign Pow residing in the country who are really entitled to protection. For this end the Prince has named t Commissioners, one sitting at Jassy, composed Boyars of the country, of which his Secretary, M Nigri, is Pre4dent. The Boyar Spat:Jr Mino isi the head of the other. which traverses the cotmt Both are employed in forming lists of the subject the several Powers, to prevent the abuses that b hitherto taken place. It is said, the main object this measure ie to put an entire stop to the tore 4 protection granted even to subjects of the Porte! an abuse %%hid) the present Sultan is resolved: longer to tolerate. r° sta Rc of Pi th rs;neethe e a more 0 usliAl cu4t . ; t of th e A • e it ; it arn‘ s p, we's ed here f b t:ft lected. Th e ,. , Som ley gi ve is 7 • VMS to the cap.... 1 ire left' Feri:nand o haie :or pits Chri sti Po nh it aby 1 .- le j contra ainer sets n, o f Ihe the EnTern r , t i es th s fajesty's ei 4 -, t , e , it Either, os h oftero-on. solemn recept, k over I n dcciir.ed. loos' t.• ding li•rto hoped ;I b There, as w e ll 4 e of Mary, lanaC , O inconceivabl e . m L ° ye suffered a m t h a t i they are corer clis U id rcace. lat: If 111 • tr ,, re much ple2s i i *an of the Coven s the disp, the teir Jtivatitagi Lynns mu st b e was ,ian T.inif; and It 43rce have Sven crwc. inan The ilmthrdant Courant of the 26th eentaist following extract of x letter from Mr. H. Mil:4J cretary to the Government on the coast of Guinn, written at the Castle of St. George Drlmina, March 15, 1$16:—" The war between the Aschiautines Fantines (Aschiantynea and Fantynen), all() t:1 1 2 the field with armies of 50 or 60,000 men, beconks here terrible. Within three or four days thousands of fugitive Panting% men, women, and cialdren,lwe arrived here. The Aschiaatines ate already rte Cape Cons, an English fi.rt, which lies in mgr and are enemies to the English. They are a and warlike nation, against whom, in our opini , ,n, the English fort will not be able to hold out. ILu war does great mischief here." By the British, brig of war Osyx, from Vera 0 1 1 we have received accounts from Mexico to the ls:t of March, which osmenu:ticitee the important evert of the Provinces of Tobasco and Chiapa having entered into the plan of Itt.•volution, wider a Ell termination to shake off the Spanish yoke. The r pearance of the affairs of the lt i dipendents in thi quarter is extremely favourable towards their ultere object; frequent actions take place, with veina l success, that they now begin to icel the effects 4141 aid and succour experienced from the people of di United States, who supply thtin with arms, rave, and other requisites, by every 11..! ans in their poxt.t. It was understood tt:at the In;urnents had taken the city of Orizava,s - tuated near Vcra Cruz. fe ill II . a fi 11 a b r Extract of a Letter dated R:,.) Janeiro, 11; ril "The total of the troops wlsi h arrived lrre Lon Lisbon since April last, is 5,000 men. The la 3,300 which arrived still remain on hoard, and hot only been on shore at a review. promised spool of FKIII7INAND VII. has landed her baggage, arl does not appear inclined to quit this place. Goner] VIGODET, who came over with Father CLutt.o to gociate the marriages, and accompany the Pt inct.E:l to Spain, has proved that he is not a better dip ! . matia than military character.—T:ie Nertoes in quarter, and particularly ia the dependencies c: Bahia and Pernambuco, have lately evii!ced stronr, symptoms of revolt. Not long ago they burnt v•veri estates, and they would have clout more inju: y, if military was not always on the alert to rvArain 11:e:r. There is great reason to believe that the dread of Oc inunense number of Negrre, wL;ch daily increwii by fresh importations, at the same time these tiny:. tunate people do not cease to manifest a resoloten to break their fetters, has been the motive tha: induced Government to assemble troops here, in ac of commotion. On the other hand, the Ponape.' seem anxious to hold a more independent rank amt nations, and be less dependent on foreign inbence. and for their ulterior views they require a concentration of their forces, so as to be al • Lo emerge from that state of vassalage nader they consider themselves. It is at the same tam. taM, that they do not cease to cast a longing eyl the eastern bank of the River Plate, nor are tho 51 any [neaps intilfertilt LO the Mil% passing Litre 1 W