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I I i PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF LORDS, JULY 9. 'he Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a Petition from Barnstaple against Taxation. Lord AUCKLAND rose to move that the Bankrupt Laws' Amendment Bill, and the Bill for regulating Commissions of Bankruptcy, should be read a second time this day three months. These Bills, he observed, had unfortunately come before their Lordships at a period when it was impossible to give sufficient attention to them. The objects were, however, of great impor tance, and had engaged the attention of the late Sir S. Readily, and other persons of great talents and respectability. The Bills had been brought in upon the Reports of Committees of the House of Commons, and he regretted that ose thing which had been recommended by that authority had not been adopted, tamely, the reducing all the Bankrupt Laws to one Act. As some of the clauses in the present Bills were considered objec tionable, it was nut to be expected that the objections could tow be removed, but he trusted that an early opportunity would be afforded for the discussion of a comprehensive measure in the taurse of the next Session. _ _ The LORD CHANCELLOR observed, that it was impos sible their Lordships could discuss Bills which came up within ten days or a fortnight of the close of the Session, notwithstand ing that they proposed to alter laws which had subsisted for cen turies. There were several clauses in the Bill for amending the Bankrupt Laws which appeared very objectionable ; and, were it necessary now to discuu them, he was confident he could easily convince their Lordships that they ought not to be agreed to. He joined the Noble Lord in his regret that no attempt to consolidate the Bankrupt Laws into one Act bad been made: An Act of that description would be an object of great im portance. On wintiins successively made by Lord AUCiLAND, the Bills were ordered to be read a second time this day three months. Lord A UCK LAND moved, that a Message be sent to the Commons to request Copies of the Reports of that House on the Bankrupt Laws.—Ordered. After some conversation between the Ear'. of ROSSLTN and the Loan CIiANCZLLOI4 the Charitable Foundations 1.411 went through a Committee. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE observed, that he had last Session moved for an Account of the State of the Prisons of the United Kingdom, which account had been referred to a Com mittee. It was now impossible that any measure could be ?ee sorted to on this subject in the present Session, but he was anxi ous that their Lordships should on their next meeting have an ac- . count of the prisons, at least, to the end of the present year. Ile therefore moved that an humble Address be presented to the Prince Regent, praying that his Royal Highness would be I pleased to order to be laid before their Lordships, in the Meeting of the next Session of Parliament, an account of the number of person, confined in the different prisons of the United Kingdom, to the latest possible date, distinguishing the males and females, description of crimes, &c. i T 1 AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE rose, pursuant to the notice he had given, to move an Address to the Prince Regent, for the more effectual abolition of the Slave-trade. It was hardly necessary for him to tell their Lordships, that, notwithstanding the hopes entertained by this country that the measures adopted for putting an end to the Slave trade would be suc cessful, their hopes were as yet far from being rea lized. It was still carried on not only under the flag of those two Powers who had not yet agreed to abolish it, but under the flags of those by which that detestable traffic was completely renounced. It was carried on to a very great extent under the flag of France, the Government of which country had declared against the trade, and taken means to sup press it. This state of things, which their Lordships must seriously lament, could not but convince them of the necessity of presevering in their efforts to 'ob tain the complete abolition of this trade. What they Irtd alroaclr done would sci v e cu encourage them. to proceed. The manner in which the selfish opposi tion of the individuals in this country who were in terestedin the trade had been got the better of, gave their Lordships reason to hope, that if they exerted the same perseverance to overcome the obstacles which presented themselves in other parts of the world, they would be successful. As to the means, their Lordships must be aware that it was only by allowing a flag, common for this purpose to the great maritime powers, to be exerted against the common enemies of mankind, that the selfish interests which supported this nefarious traffic could be completely put down. In calling their Lordships' attention to this subject, it was impossible not to consider the different state in which the powers of Europe stood, with regard to the abolition. All except two rowers (Portugal and Spain) had put an end to it, and the former of these Powers had as yet fixed no period for the final termination of the trade. Some Powers, which had acknowledged the justness of the principle of the abolition, yet had adopted no active measures for enforcing it. With regard to France, the Go vernment had sincerely concurred in the abolition— but unfortunately, in the colonies of that country, and particularly in those which had been restored on the peace, the trade had been renewed by selfish indivi duals, and carried on under circumstances of great atrocity. In Senegal in particuiar, it appeared that' certain persons, regardless of the means by which they forwarded their selfish ends, had succeeded in stifling innocent and useful sources of commerce with the natives, in order that they might be enabled to carry on this wicked but more profitable trade.— He could not but entertain a hope that the French Government would renounce that policy which gave its subjects the opportunity of thus acting in a way inconsistent with its views. A Government profes sing such liberal principles as the French monarchy now did, would not from any narrow views refuse toconcur in measures calculated to secure an object acknowledged to be alike called for by "policy end humanity. In never could be the wish of that Go vernment to see the same vessels which carried out the Proclamation for the abolition of the traffice, con veying at the same time the means of maintaining it. But if he was sanguine with regard to the dispo sition of France, still more sanguine vas he in his anticipation of the future conduct of the United States of America. Within these few months the Congress had passed an act for the purpose of enforcing their abolition laws, by which heavy penalties were im posed on all persons found in any way implicated in this iniquitous traffic. It was obvious, however, as long as there remained a flag not liable to be searched, even though it should be the flag of a Power which had agreed to the abolition, that wicked and selfish persons would take shelter under that flag, and avail themselves of the facility it could not afford them.-- With regard more particularly to the United States of America, it should be recollected that they had unfortunately decried this traffic, but decrying alio at the same time those noble institutions and princi ples of freedom which so mainly contributed to their greatness -and prosperity, they had acted upon the impulses of humanity, and had agreed to abolish this traffic ; they had also passed additional laws for the purpose of more effectually preventing the importa tion of Slaves. Under these circumstances, he could not readily bring himself to believe that they would refuse to concur in those means which could alone render the abolition generally and completely effec tual. His Lordship concluded by moving an Ad dress to the Prince Regent, praying the entering into negotiations for the purposes stated (similar to that lately agreed to in the House of Commons), which was agreed to. —Adjourned till to-morrow (this day). THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. SATURDAY, JULY 10, 1819. THE FUNDS. PRICE OE STOOKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Bank Stock 219 218 k 3 per Cent. Reduced 6811 3 per Cent. Consols 67if er. div. S per Cent. 771-4 per Cent. 86 87 5 per Cent. Navy 102flf Bank Long Annuities 17f 18 India Bonds 8 9 pre.. Exchequer Bills (2d.) 2 3 1 2 dis. COmmercial 27 discount Omnium dis. Consols for Acct. 69131. Preparations were begun yesterday to be made at the House of Lords, to receive the PRINCE REGENT, who is expected to go in State, on Tuesday next, to prorogue the Parliament. A number of the Bills will be passed by Commission on Monday, that only a few may be left to receive the Royal Assent in per son. The House of Lords will, of course, be graced by the presence of Ladies. German Papers to late dates arrived last night We extract from the Allgenicine Zeitung a rather in. teresting account of the emigration of a number of the inhabitants of Wirtemburg, on account of reli gious scruples: DIiESDEN. JUNE 17. We had yesterday a sight which awoke various snits:aloft. among our Citizens, that of a caravan of people from Old Wir ternburg emigrating to Georgia and Mount Caucasus, who halted with s their waggons in an open spot out of the city. 'there were; about 3C03 of all ages, and both sexes, neatly dressed persons, with good waggons and horses, and nothing of poverty In their appearance. They had chosen front among their own body two judges, or leaders, who maintained strict order, and to whom punctual obedience was paid. One of them, who bad been!' schoolmaster In his own country, being requested to explain the cause of their emigration, at last said, that their consciences had been wounded by violations of the ancient Lutheran doc trine, by forcing upon them changes in the Belief and !liturgy —Their aversion to this constraint was shown, he said, by a thousand families, who were also on the point of emigrating . This complaint, made with unsuspicious frankness, appeared to many persons quite irconcei'rahle, considering the well-known orthodox sentiments and firmness of many distinguished Divines of Tubingen and Stutgard, and the liberality of the kin g of Wir temburg ; and it was, therefore, resolved, by giving publicity to this circumstance, to obtain, if possible, some more utisfactery information. [This is contained in the following article] : " Wiresstanao, Jeer 23.—We have a new Liturgy. Only this is true ; it was substituted for one which was truly colt of date, and which could no longer satisfy the greater part even of the less enlightened. Not that we have a new Liturgy, but that we did not have it till about ten years ago, may perhaps be a re proach to the Heads of our Evengelical Church. It was, in truth, received with approbation. Of above 800,000 Protestants in the Kingdom of Wirternburg, there were scarcely 4C03 who be. longed to the class of gloomy Pietist., who, soon after the ap pearance of the new Liturgy, joined to excite dislike to it. They complained, that in the Order of Baptism no mention was made of the Devil ! Accustomed to indulge the consciences of the weak, our King, in concert with the opinions of the Evangelic Conaistory, has permitted that, whenevor individuals desire it, use may be made in Baptism of the question of the old Liturgy where the Devil is mentioned. Can thii be called oppression of the conscience and religious constraint? But these gloomy devotees were not satisfied with this indulgence : they went fur ther, and demanded the entire restoration of the old Liturgy. —When they found that the better part would not be given up, for the sake of a few misled men, they threatened to emi• grate, unless they were allowed to form separate politico-religi ous communities. Here too the Government remained true to the,principle of leaving the conscience free, permitted the for mation of such societies, and made them concessions which take away every pretext for emigration on account of religious con straint. May the Government not experience in the Hinton nians (so the new sect - call themselves) that the internal light, as it is called, in matters of faith, easily degenerates into poli tical enthusiasm, and disturbs the peace of society. We have received to-day Haraburgh Papers to the 21 instant, from which we extract the following Notices : HISSE.—The Elector is said, somewhat mysteri ously, to have taken, out of love and precaution for the welfare of his subjects, such steps as are calcu lated fully to secure the country against future acts of violence. WIRTEMBERGIL—The calling together of the States has every where produced the greatest satis faction, and it is confidently expected that the Con stitution promulgated by the King, will be this time agreed to. SWEDEN.—The seamen in the Royal service have received orders to repair to their respective places of rendezvouz ; a circumstance which has served to re vive the late rumours of war. The King has sent by sea 70,000 dollars in silver to Lubec, for the purpose, it is said, of counteracting the operations of certain jobbers in the Swedish Course of Exchange with Hamburgb. The cloth manufactory of Mr. Tillan der, at Stockholm, the first in the kingdom, with all its machinery, a large quantity of wool, oil, &c. was entirely consumed by a fire, which broke out on the night of the 19th ult.—Mr. St. George, the Secretary to the English Legation, has gone from Stockholm, with dispatches, to the Camp at Scania. Loncx.—The news of the formation of several Russian camps in Finland has produced some sensa-, tion, especially since it has been known that the Grand Duke Nicholas will review these troops, and that the Emperor Alexander is to repair in person to Finland. However, no conjecture can be as yerformed as to any rupture taking place between Sweden and Rus sia. Both parties pursue a pacific system, and there is not even any apparent motive for war, since the matters which were in dispute at the Court of Stock holm have all been adjusted. • The Paris Papers of Wednesday arrived this fore-, noon.—The Chamber of Deputies have at last arrived at the end of their long-protracted labours on the Budget. When, on Tuesday, the Piik.siDENT an nounced that he was about to proceed to take the vote on the whole law, the liveliest acclamations of joy burst forth from all parts of the Assembly. The result of a scrutiny was the adoption of the law by a majority of 170 to 5. The PRESIDENT then presented in succession six projects of law, which still remained to be discussed, and observed, that by beginning business early each day, the Chamber might expect to finish the labours of the Session by Saturday (to -day) at the farthest. The school of Law continues shut, and a criminal' prosecution has Leen instituted by the Arronx EY-GE NERA L against Professor BavEux, from whose prelec , Lions the disturbances among the scholars originated. An Envoy from President BOYF.R, of Hayti, is stated to have arrived at Paris with conciliatory pro positions relative to that part of the Island which is under his controul; amongst others, that the amount of property taken from . the Ex-Colonists shall be re paid to them by instalments in the course of 20 years. It is added, that on the part of King HENRY the ne gociations do not appear to be so far advanced. An account of a melancholy accident which has befallen the celebrated zronaut Madame Br. A NC Ira RD, will be found in another part of our Paper. Five per Cents. Tuesday, 70 fr. 20 c. ISLAND or ST. cinusTornr. GOVERNMENT Housr.—ln answer to the Memo rial Address of the Council and Assembly of the Island of St. Christophe, to his Royal Highness the YntrvcE REGENT, praying that the 41 per Cent. Island Duty may be withdrawn, and an intercourse with America allowed ; Lord BATHURST acquaints them, that his Royal Highness had graciously received the same, but has nevertheless not been pleased to signify any commands thereupon.—Halifax Paper. Yesterday the Duke of YORK visited the PRINCE REGENT. Yesterday Viscount CASTLEREAGH had an audience of the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton House. .Prince LEOPOLD returned to town from Windsor on Thursday night. Yesterday his Royal Highness visited the Duke and Duchess of KENT, at Kensing ton Palace. In the evening his Royal Highness had a numerous party to dinner at Marlborough House. The Marquis and Marchioness of BATit have left town on a visit to Lord and Lady GRENVILLE, at their seat, Dropmore. The Marquis of SALISBURY has left his seat, Hat field, for Bath. The Emperor of Mortocco (according to a letter from Gibraltar, dated June 19), is about to take the field with an immense army against a large tribe of Arabs who lately defeated and wounded one of his sons, and succeeded in making one of his wives a prisoner. Trade at Gibraltar continues in a most dis tressed state, and no demand for any kind of produce. 'HAYMARKET THEATRE.—HIS Royal Highness the Duke of SUSSEX honoured this Theatre with his pre sence last night. After Inhie and Yarico, a musical Melange was presented. '1 he Afterpiece of Lock and Key followed. At the end of it, God save the King was sung in chorus, and received with enthusiasm by the audience; and his Royal Highness and party appeared highly gratified with the entertainments of the evening. • ENGLISH OPERA.—Last night the very amusing Opera of the Jovial Crew, or the Merry Beggars, was performed at this Theatre to a genteel audience, who were equally delighted with the performance and performers. SURREY THEATRE.—The Caledonian Romance, called Montrose, and the Serious Melodrame of the Bride of Lannermuir, continue to attract splendid and overflowing audiences to this Theatre. Among the recent visitors were— The Duke of Susie , the Duchess of Bedford, the Prussian Ambassador, the Earl of Yarmouth, the Earl and Countess of Mountnorris Lady Campbell, Sir Rose and Lady Price, Lady Cockerel!, Lady Torrens, Lady Scovel, Lady F. Vane, Lady N. Stanley, Lady Stewart, Lady Orr, the Hon. Miss Welles ley, Sir Lumley Skeffingten, Genera ls Cameron, Orr, Major Cadogan, Captain Wilday, &e. Vauxhall Gardens were, last night, extremely well attended. Long before the fire-works and ascent of Madame SAQW, there were at least five thousand persons assembled. Many of these were of the bout ten. The Duke of WELLINGTON and the PERSIAN AMBASSADOR were expected. but have delayed their visit till Monday, when the Duke will visit the Gar dens, on his return from the Surrey Theatre. Monday evening Love in a Village and the Quaker were performed at the Theatre, Crow -street, Dublin, for the purpose of introducing our old favourite, Mr. INcr.tuori, in the parts of Hawthorn and Steady. His 1 1 reception was very flattering. For some minutes previous to his appearance, his name resounded from all quarters, and on his entrance he was greeted with cheers and several distinct rottnds of applause. He was in excellent health and voice, and went through the entire performance with great spirit. The encores were very general, and given-with a characteristic willingness to please. QUEENSBERRY AND BUCCLEUGII APPEALS.—TIIC House of Lords concluded, this day, the discussion on these Appeals, but the definitive judgment is de ferred till Monday, when it will be delivered by the LORD CHANCELLOR. THE ARMY. The Right Hon. Colonel BAGWELL has appr,i rr ,,, l B. BAciveu., Esq. late Second Lietitenant•C: of the Tipperary Militia, to be Lieutenant -Cole; . , _, that 'Regiment, in the room of Lieutenant-Coloncj PENNEFEATHER, deceased. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE_. Fautoura, JULY 7.—Wind from N. to S.—Arrived off I L . , port the Pomona, Hut, from Mlramichi, in twenty.four for Teignrnouth. On the 22d ul•imo, in lat. 46.10. 10ng.47„ she spoke the Elizabeth, from Waterford for Philadelphiz. PLY - 340E7N, JULY B.—Arrived the Bideford, Knots~, fre t St. John's, New Brunswick, in twenty-one days ; his :11.!'„, ! ,, ship Lar, from a cruize; Weymouth store-ship, from ti,„ ward; and Orange Grove, Tast.ox, from Messina. Channel the Julius Casar, Lucius:, from Demerara for lAA, Cowles, JULY 9.—Arrived the Maria Tufton, lora New Orleans, in ifty.one days; and the Minerva, 550v.,1:,3 Charleston, in forty-three days. Pmerssiourti JULY S.—Arrived the Susannah , Wartis, the Downs fo r Rio Janeiro; his Alajesty's ship from the East Indies; Elizabeth transport, front the V.', • dies; Juno transport, William and ‘lary, Demerara Packet, Vzisaturs, front London : the V. 1.:, Mary is leaky, and must discharge. Passed up Chat,: Dart, from New Providence.—Wind W. DEAr., Jviv ft.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived and . Ricer, the Planet, WayNsoN, and Somersetsbire, San Jamaica; Indian, Swans, from the Month Sea s; S t . throws, from Grenada; Alexander, Biscuit, from Qu. Hull; Defence transport, from Portsmouth; A, AC, ..LL transports, from the Eastward. Came down from the the Cathe'rine llormaN, for Cadiz ; Charles llamilton, Nauseam, for Lisbon ; Agenoria, Lists, ter gather ; arid It,. roes, PEsse, for Mt. Ches. • _ eItATIIAM: it to 7.—The ()Meek* and Clerk* of the 1 . ), - yard, were paid a quarter's salary on Monday lest ; the ordinary will also shortly be paid the wages up to Midst mer. The 3lrNai is completely ready, and will sail fre:n in a day or two. Cerrost horse, JOLT 9.—Entered Inwards: Marshal Mud —, Flits, from Rotterdam; Good Insect, Wright, from Ann:,:- dam ; Urania, Le Coeg, from Guernsey ; Lennie, Pramp! from New York ; Ell-. tbeth, Rusher, from Harlergen ; Cook, Calais; Nichols, Pitcher, from Riga George, from Amsterdam ; Waterloo, Warren, from Ilarlengen ; t!.e Adriatic, Patrick, from Dantzic ; Alfred, Wilson, from Gila d rar ; Saxe Coboorg, Ladd, from Rotterdam ; Kingston, hone.!, from Cuba; Ikpe, Clarke, from Cette ; Mentor, Irvine, a:at Treore, Crozier, from Petersburgh.—Entered Outwards: L-.- dustry, Ormeston, for Flsineur and Petersbargh ; Royal Sove reign, Wren, for Ostend; !Resurrection, Leath, for ILusiburgh; Sirene, Prragen,for Calais; Raven, Pay, for Ilamburgh ; the Alidar, Leming, for Amsterdam; Three Ilrothera„ Marchart, for Rotterdam; and Eliza, Parkin, from ditto. Friday ce'nnight, upwards of 40 fine young fa lows of Galway, marched for Dublin to join the Et triot Regiment, commanded by Colonel M‘Dettmur, and about to pmbark for South America. Lieutenant ItAYNIOND ELAN; has received his Commission for his Majesty's ship OIVi:N GLcN DOWER, fitting for Sea at Chatham. Captain MONTAGUE, Lieutenants LAW and MAT.. HARD, are appointed to the BRISK, of /0 guns, at Sheerness; and Captain MORP:SBY, Lieutenants Bin- DULPH, HAY, and WEATHERLEY, to the MExat, of 28 guns, at Chatham. A semaphore Telegraph is about to be erected at Deal, to communicate with others on the line of the Coast, for the prevention of Smuggling. The following Letter from Genoa has been recei7cd at the Underwriters Room, Liverpool : " GENOA, JUNE N. " sll—We must now acquaint you, that the schooner 11:1,ns wick, of and from your place, Alexander Fencing, master, cr Tivediesterday in this port, and having learned, that during Lt.: voyage she met with a very unfortunate occurrence of a tricst lamentable and shocking nature, we hasten to communicate it to you, for the information of the ('onunittee. We think we can.. not fulfil our duty better on this occasion than in tr,dismn:iry copy of the Minutes extracted from the Journal on board of the said schooner. " COPY OF TIM Misurn.—Jess I.—Light breezes, and that pleasant weather. People employed variously. At five o'ckti several-sail in sight, Cape St. hlaria, distant abort five leagues, under all possible sail, studding sails low and aloft. At ten, saw a ship on our larboard bow ' under her topsails. At eleven p. m. hove his main-top-sail to the mast, anti fired a gun shot athwart our bow • we ran under his stern • he hailed us in English, What vess e l , and where from?' Answered, The Brunswick, of Liverpool, and from Liverpool; and several other questions ' which were all correctly answered. Il e ordered us to heave-to and to run to leeward of him.— We took in bur studding-sails, square-sails, 45cc. wore and run under his lee, on the starboard tack, distant from him a gond cable's length. Ile sent his boat along-side, when the abuse questions were repeated, which we answered as before; like wise asked the schooner's and master's name, what cargo? and was answered a general cargo for Genoa, Leg horn, and Smyrna. About five minutes after his boat left us, he bore up, and run right on board of us; his anchor taking our gun-wale before the main-rigging, and while he lay in that situation, fired a gun in the wake of the fore-rigging,which severed the body of Mr. Wa lker, passenger, and wounded two others, tamely, his servant, Alezannder M'Castle, is the right arm and hand, and likewise his face, and Charles Waterson, seaman, in the eyes, and blew several holes in the main-sail. Having severed the peak to get clear of him, they were on the point of firing two other guns, when we hailed him repeatedly, and toad him we were English. We for tunately got clear without his assistance—be 'never even sent a hand to bear off, or satisfy us at all "We got our square-sail act, and proceeding on our course, when he hailed us a second time, and ordered us to heave -to; he then sent a boat alongside with an Officer in Captain's uni form, and endeavoured to represent it as an accident. Ile ss 2; very civil, and apologized, saying, that a Patriot brig had taken a Spanish frigate with 500,100 dollars on board. He offered us every assistance, if we would lay-to till the morning. After finding the two wounded men were not in immediate danger, we refused it. Tricd the pumps, and found we made no more water than while foul of him. We carried away our buhrnis on the starboard quarter, boats, davits, and die—suffered sundry damages in the rigging and sails, stove the jolty-boat in, &e. " From the information we received from the ,boat's crew, we learned that she was a Spanish frigate, named Bronte, azd was formerly a Russian frigate. " We remain, very respectfully, • " Your most obedient humble Servar.v., .(Signed) " GAET DIAGO and WALSII. 0 John Conway, Esq. Secretary to the Committee, Underwriters' Room, LiverpooL" DUBLIN, JULY 6.—Friday evening seven young people svere upset in a small boat, near the New Pier of Dunliary, three of whom were drowned. The sur vivors owe their preservation to Francis - Farrell and his son, who left their wherry (their only property) to the mercy of the elements, close to the rocks, and risked their own in order to save the lives of their fel low-creantres. The sufferers were the son and daugh ter of Mr. CALLAGHA N, of Cabinteely, and the son of Mr. SEXTON, of Dunleary. COUNT FORBIN'S Travels in the HOLY LAND, in 1817-18, will appear on the 15th, in the . Moo* Jou. - nal of Voyages and Travels, accompanied by Eleven most interesting Engravings, and by a fine owe of Je rusalem, large enough for a furniture print. Count EcuiiiiN is Director of the Royal Museum of Paris, anti made this Tour by direction of the KING of l'itArice. Its appearance in the Journal of Voyages. where it may be had for three shillings, instead o: sixteen guineas, affords another proof of the and luxury of hat popular Monthly Work. 1 • 1 1 • s .