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the ezilitibee of the which had abated for many years, in spite of • its Oactatouts. -That. the Pope had' spiritual authority in this totentry Wahl not be coutfaditttd. Foe instance, if the Pope were to teeth& bins a Print-(ails ), and the King were to appoint bite to th e. Bishopric of. Duliall—(another laugh), one of the most tostradee appointments, by the bye, in his gift, and the best trade all ppm. going—(laughter), he would be entitled to become a Bishop per Whn, and would not require ordination from any Oman qualified to cooler it in the English Church. As a proof that be was not indulging In mere idle assertion upon this point, he 11%dd:remind the House of a cue of recent occurrence in Ireland. Dr. O'Beirne, the late Protestant Bishop of Meath, was originally ordained a Priest by the Pope at Rome.. He was then a Catholic, but afterwards becoming a Proteitant, be was made a Bishop without any farther ordination—(Hear). He would offer no fur ther akunient In addition to those which he had already advanced on the subject of securities. He saw no danger, and therefore could nut adttait the necessity of securities. tip Sedretary PEEL said, that as the authority of Bishop Horsley had been referred to in the course of the debate, he could wish that Hon. Gentlemen would reel; to the Reverend Bishop's speech for the arguments contained in it. The Rev. Prelate drew a distinction be tween the different authorities exercised by the Pope of Reme,which well deserved the attention of the House. He admitted the. Pope was Bishop of Rome, and that he had liberty to confer degrees within his own jurisdiction; but be denied that the Pope had any liberty to do so in this country, and upon that principle refused to remote the disabilities under which the Catholics laboured. He would only Say a few words on the provisions which this clause introduced into the Bill. He declai ei with the utmost candour, that it would be a great satisfaction to his mind if the Hon. and Learned Gentleman would leave these provisions entirely out of the Bill. He made that declarationmotwith anysinister intention of thereby defeating the El:II, but from a full conviction that such provisions were worse than nugatory. No objection which he felt to the removal of the Catholic disabilities would be removed by the existence of such securitie. They were very different from those which had for merly been proposed by his Right lion. Friend, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; and such as they were, they were disclaimed by the Honourable and Learned Gentleman opposite, who said that they did not come from him, but were framed out of pure de ference to the scruples of those Gentlemen with whom Ile (Mr. Peel) had the honour of acting. It was re xriarked by the fabulist, that 44 The child, whom many fathers share, 4 ' But seldom boasts a father's care;' and his remark seemed verified in the present instance. This clause appeared to have no legitimate father. The Hon. and Learned Mem ber disclaimed the securities it contained; and be was obliged to folloW his example. They were not required, the lien. and Learned Genilestian said, by the Catholics ; are he would add, that they were not at all wanted by the Protestants. if any Gentleman would get up and say that these securities would be effectual occu r tiesto the Protestant Church in Ireland. he would wave the objection which be now felt to them; but if no person should be found anxious to support them, be hoped that the Honourable and . Learned Gentleman would consider whether the Bill would not be better calculated to conciliate the people of Ireland with out these securities, than it would be with them. lie objected to them on this ground—that they imposed on the Crown an obligation to appoint two permanent commissions, composed exclusively of ecclesiastics. Besides, they provided that if the bull. dispensation, or other document received from Rome were of an Innocent nature, it should be sent to the parties to whom it was directed, but did not provide for what was to be done with it, in ease it should appear to be of a dangerous description. There WAS likewise no penalty attached to any Bishop who should exer cise episcopal functions without having received such a certificate as was mentioned in the present clause. Add to this, that no Com. anissioner would like to impeach of disloyalty a man who had not been convicted of some disloyal act. There was nothing more vague than the tdeas attached to the words loyal and disloyal; and he would therefore wish to know what construction the Hon. and Learned Gentleman intended to put upon them?—(Hear). Mr. I'LUNKETI' thought- the securities good and necessary accompanintentsb and-agreed with Mr. Grat tan respecting them in 1812 ; but if he thought them less serviceable than he really believed them to be, he should support them, as most likely to make the mea sure before the Committee succeed, and make it m re palatable to the people at large. When he recollected cite .securities that wore formerly proposed, and :hat somewhat of a similar nature was considered necessary in 1798 and 1821, on these grounds he did think the vcOrities necessary. The House was about to admit the Catholics to the privileges of the Constitution, and they were under the influence of Priests, and in con nection with the See of Rome; and, therefore, he thought it most essential that the priesthood should be brought in unison with the State, and that their loyalty ought to be proved. His Right Honourable Friend had said that loyalty was an undefined term. He admitted that it was so, if the inquiry were to be acted upon with all the precision of a Court of Justice. If a man were to be charged with the crime of disloyalty, it might not be brought home to him by the operation of tbis clause so as to satisfy a Court ; but he thought a man's disaffection of loyalty might be notwithstanding plainly deducible. In 1821 laymen were to be admit ted-, but it was now proposed to admit none but Catho lic Bishops. One great reason for adopting the sectP rides was, that no objection to them existed in the minds of the Catholics of Ireland. Here was a mea sure calculated to give tranquillity to Ireland, with which the Ca tholics were satisfied, and it was the first time they were shit to say so - and; therefore, he did think it desirable not to disturb die' securities. He never supposed that this clause would gaud spinet she Catholics being bad subjects. If ni lt somositted any crime' against the State, they would be pu art any ether subject ; het the object of it was to guard against them as Catholics; and the clause foundsecurities according to the circumstances of the (Whelks. The security showed that the Bishop was not only a loyal person, but that he procured his appointment by a domestic sassnination. He had said in late to Mr. Grattan; that security MINK be bad, whether . of veto or domestic nomination. Now the People of Ireland were ready to grant the domestic nomination, and it was not objected to by the See of Rome. In conclusion, he would observe, that if the Bill were not to pass, this measure •would be good for the country. Mr. BANKES objected to she securitiesprovided by this dugs. 'llse original clause was then agreed to without a division. - On the clause respecting the oath to be taken by tbe Reclesiu deal Commission being read, Mr. Sectetary PEEL said, that in his opinion a Commission was more necessary in England than in Ireland. Mr. PLUNKKTT could not agree in opinion with his Right illsosorable Friend . , in conceiving the danger greater, and that k would therefore be more necessary to have a Commission in England than in Ireland. Mr. BROUGHAM concurred in the opinion of his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Plunkett).—The clause was then agreed to. On the clause for regulating the spiritual commuuicatii Church of Rome, Ste FRANCIS OMMANNEY complained that the homage pate to these bulls (eight not to be encouraged—it ,was contrary to the second Commandntent,which prohibited idolatry—(A laugh). Mr. BROUGHAM assured the Hon. Gentleman that he might satire to, or rather coutinue his night's rest — (A lewg 4 ) , without any fear ' s upon that head—for these bulls were not the animals with horns, that were sometimes calculated to scare a man, but quiet and inoffensive bulls upon paper—(A laugh)—which were merely received by the Catholics with "some pious token of ado- ration and respect. The CHAIRMAN then said, that the clauses of the Bin hai ing been all gone through, the time had arrived for adding any others. Lord EN NISMORE thought that the Bill fur granting An nuities to the Roman Catholic Clergy, ought to be disposed of before the third reading of this Bill, because there were many :Members whtswould only vote for this Bill in consequence of its being accompanied by the other measure. Sir J. NEWPORT said, it woad be impricticable so to do. Mr. BROUti HA 11l entreated the Noble Lord to consider that of the that clause would render the pasint at the Bill contingent Upon the passing of another Act which at present did not even exist. The Forty Shilling Freeholders' Act certainly did in some measure de pendupon the present Act, but -the circumstances were not ana logous. They were now called upon to insert a clause which would repeal all they had hitherto done.e-troeld overthrow all the labours of the Committee, and render insll the most important steps that had ever been taken in Parliament on this most important question. He looked upon that proposal as nothing more nor less than saying they would vote against this Bill—(Hear, bear). It would indeed, perhaps, have been better for them all had they voted at first agaidst the measure, as it would have saved them all this trouble. He hoped the Noble Lord would consider them as bound to bring for ward a Bill in pursuance of the Resolution. This Resolution did Dot bind them to bring it forward immediately, but at a proper sea son, which would certainly be after the present BiR was passed. Mr. H. SUMNER thought that the delay had been a mere trifling with the House. Lord ENNISMORE consented to withdraw the clause. He begged, however, to rectify what seemed to•be an impression of the Honourable and Learned Gentleman opposite (Mr. Brougham); viz. that he (Lord Ennismore) bad voted against the second reading ; he had voted for it. After some further discussion, it was agreed that the Report should be now brought up, with the understanding that any Hon. Member should be competent to move the recommitment on. Mon day, and the third reading to take place on Tuesday. Mr. LITTLETON, in consideration of the lateness of the hour, proposed that the Committee on the Elective Franchise Bill, should be postponed till Monday next; which was agreed to. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Qua arza TO Oar. 01, TliE EVEN EN G STAR LON DON. SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1825. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened at 91 for the Account ; but soon after some be came sellers at 90k to 91, but little was done. It is reported there is a failure in the Foreign House this morning, of a person of some In the Foreign Market scarce anything is doing. Current Prices: New Spanish 181, Old Spanish 231 1, Rus sian 951 1, Merican 761 77, Austrian 961, Colombian New 881, Brazil Scrip 1/ 1 Mexican Scrip 11 / disc. Greek Scrip 5 4/ disc. Danish Scrip 21 2 dia. Pit ICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 229 1 ,4 3 per Cent. lied. 90 1 / 4 3 per Cent. Cons. 90% 3 / 4 91 90% Si per Cent. 97% 3 / 8 4 per Cent. New 104 7 / 8 105 101% Long Ann. 21% 22 India Bonds 72 71 121,000 Excheq. Bills 44 42 45 A:500 ditto 44 42 45 Commercial 45 • Cons. for Acct. 90 7 4 91 FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Austrian &Is S p Ct. Mex. Bonds, 5 p Ct. 761 7 85 Brasillan Bonds Ditto Acc. Ditto Scrip, 5 per Cent. Ditto Scrip 1825, Ditto Scrip 1825, Ditto Acct. ij 2 if dis Buenos Ayres Bonds, 91 Neapolitan Bonds, 1824, Ditto Acc. 91* Peruv.Bonds, 6 per Ct. 785 Milian Bonds, 6 p Ct. Portuguese Bonds Colombian Bonds, 6pC. 86 Prussian Bendel 822, S p o.looj Ditto Ace. Ditto for Ace. 1001 5 Ditto Bonds, 1824, 885 Ditto 1822, 1015 2 Ditto Acct. Russ.Bonds,lB22, 6 p Ct. 955 5 Danish Bonds, 5 per Ct. Spanish sp. Ct. C. 235 1 Ditto Acct. Ditto Acct. 231 Greek Bonds Span. 5 p. et C. 1823, 19 Ditto Acct. Ditto Bonds, 1820, 22 Ditto Scrip, 1825, French Rentes, 5 per Cc. 1015 f. 'Ditto Acct. Exchange 251.10 c. BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK. MINES SHAUL PAID. rates vas WAIL Anglo Mexican • sCIOO £2O isa. £5 pm. £B7l Brazilian . . - 100 •5 - -IS 141 15 Chilian • - 100 5 - 11 Pasco Peruvian - 100 - 5 - •16 151 Potosi. La Paz, & Pervv. 50 5 91 Welch Iron & Coal 25 - 10 - 101 11 ASSURANCE COMPANY. Alliance &kith & For. 100 10 Marine Alliance 100 S IKON RAILWAYS. Manchester & Liverpowl 100 3 M tsC ELL A N lOUS. 1$ 63 i .....-..----_____ MARK. PAID. PSI= PEI DRAWL Atlantic and Pacific - £lOO - £lO • d British Rock and Patent Salt 50 5 Si Brunswick and Nova Scotia 50 3 5 1 1 1 Canada Company - 100 •10 - 52 351 Sinkable Loan Bank - 50 - I - 11 Gas Engine Carriage - 100 • 1 - 6 General Steam Navigation 100 5 • • Imperial Plate Glass .100 II 5 Imperial Distillery so S 51 4 Mexican Company 100 10 101 II Provincial Bank of Ireland 100 6 91 West India Company lO O 6 51 t We have received the French Papers of Thursday, and the Etoik of yesterday by Express; but they con tain little news. Accounts from Madrid of the Weis ult. notice the departure of Prince MAXIMILIAN, Of Saxony, and his daughter, for Bourdeax, where they ate expected to remain • some time. The King of SPAIN has issued a decree, permitting the importation of foreign grain into the ports of Cadiz, Algesiras, Se vale, Almeira, and Malaga. By another decree, the KING declares unjust and arbitrary the arrest and all the proc cedings instituted against Marshal Da LA CRUZ, Brigadier-General Avcrusns LLANO, and Don FRAN- Z liberty. By AGUILA r COND, and they are all set at By another Decree, the KING rewards Ds LA Cays with the appointment of General of his Armies. 'An Envoy Extraordinary has arrived in Paiis from the Bey of Tunis. A detachment of the Royal Gendarmerie is to set out for Rheims on the 19th inst. Advises from Trieste state, that the Captain Paeha was to sal with his Seer, and B or 10,000 troops, in the first ballot April, slid that instead of attacking Samos, his first attempt would be splint Hydra, in the hope of destroying, at one decisive blow, the ad aavai establishment of the Greeks. The accounts of the progress at the Egyptians landed in the Mores, are various and contradictory. .—Actording to some, barium Pavan* had already conquered all the West of the Peloponuesuss and raised the blockade of Patna. According to other accounts, however, which were more generally , credited, be had indeed commenced his march towards that place with the greater part of his troops; but having engaged himself in the dangerous defiles which lead into Arcadia, had been attacked on his way by a Greek corps, and driven back to Modon, with the loss of many men, and what was of still greater importance to him, of a part of his artillery." MAT s..—:Rentes for Money,loll. 65e. For the end of the month, 101 f. Ode. After 'Changes they were at 102 f. for time. Frankfort Papers to the Istnstant. reached us this morning ; but they contain no political news. _ _ _ 'this forenoon we received Piedmontese Gazettes to the 26th tilt. They notice the an ival et Alexandria of an Envoy from the King of WintiaelilinGil with pre sents of two poi traits of his MAJESTY, and four Euro- pears carriage horses, to . the Picha of Foam.; hs mural for his allowing th e f r ee expo r t of some-Arabian bad* last year. The Duke of BCACAS t the French Ambilsi c4 , dor at N4ples, had set out . for MilaA.. ' We have received the Diasio of Bahis td thegth oI March. A Liverpool vessel had arrived with the news of our efforts to induce Portugal to recognize the inde pendence of Brazil, which it was stated, prematurely, Our Government had done. This intelligence excited the greatest joy, as will be seen by the following extracts from these papers: " BAHIA, FEBRUARY 28. " The Brigadier-General Governor of Pernambuco, having by letters of the 18th inst. announced the arrival in that port of a large ship from Liverpool, with the agreeable news that the independence and sovereign ty of the Empire of Brazil have been recognizei by his Britannic Majesty, I am certain you will be much gratified by the communication of this intelligence, so favourable, not only to the secusity but to the pro - perity of this empire, and am persuaied that the most decisive pooh of pitblic rejoicing on so anipicilus an occasion will be manifested. " GOD preserve you. " Bahia, 24th Februsry, 1825. " The Most Illustriousand Reverend Vicar of the Chapter of the Archbishopric." " Most Illustrious and Most Excellent Sir, " By an English ship arrived to-day, we have received the agreeable news that Great Britain has recognized the independence of Brazil, and sent Sir C. Stuart to Portugal; with proposals to do the same, receiving from Brazil an indemnity of two millions of pounds. Sir Charles Stuart is the Ambassador appointed to his Majesty the Emperor. 1 therefore hasten to transmit to your Excellency this agreeable news, knowing that, as a good Brazilian, you will appreciate it.' I congra-, tulate your Excellency on this even., so propitious to the happiness of Brazil, and the glory of our adored Emperor, to whom we owe everything. 1 repeat the assurance of esteem for the person of your Excellency, whom GOD preserve. " Palace of the Government, at Pernambuco, 18th of Feb. 1825, " FRANCISCO DE LIMA A SILVA." " To the Most Illustrious and Excellent Senor Francisco Vicento Vianna, President of the Province of Bahia. It appears from Official Papers laid before the House of Commons relating to the Slave Trade, that after all the labours of this country, and •f its most virtuous and distinguished citizens, for abolishing the above unna tural and unholy traffic, and after we have set an up right and humane example to mankind, we have not diminished by one jot the mass of human guilt or of human suffering. The Slave Trade flourishes with as much horrible activity as at any former period. Eng land, is clear of the pollution, it is certain ; but the amennt of African misery has not been reduced a single particle: it has, on the contrary, if anything, been ag gravated by the abolition of the British Slave Trade. The flag of England is no longer employed to cover thisabomination, but there is scarcely another flag in Europe, or, with the exception of the United States, out of Europe, by which it is not masked from the re' searches of our men of war, or shielded from their for' cible interference. biiticasiQulrdiaisases,ooo Mara art obtord was* for bald alone ! ' T his is isrdependeridy of Cuba. - It appears by the enter earrespondente ot the drilmlealete, dot the Commandants of certain placls on the territories of the very Powers which lave toneltuled treaties with Englatiti for inlttint down the Slave Trade, are " devoted" to chat abominable Canso which their Governments have formally forsworn. There is proof in every line of the correspondence, and of Tea lumes of official writing antecedently made public, that our brave and good Officers ate doing all they tan, and that there is no want of teal or cordiality in the British Goveatirbent td stimulate and encourage them ; but we grieve deeply at the conduct of the United States, or rather of their Senate, wrought upon by the slave spirit of Virginia, in refuting to confirm the fair and honest treaty re commended by Mr. Mottling for their ratilication with Great Bri tain. We trust they will think better of it, as a precedent for white nations, and for the honour of their own : but its the meantime we ascribe no blame on this point to the counsels of England, or to those who are intrusted with their execution. Lest n;ght, the Roman Catholic Relief Bill passed through another of its stages In the House of Commons, without much opposition. The &maxim, however, availed himself of the opportunity, the House resolving Itself la a Committee, afforded bins, of delivering his sentiments, which were against the Bill.— It will be in the recollection of the Public, that it was in the Com mittee of the House that a similar Bill was formetly lost, whets the present Lord Cotenavrta, then Speaker of the House of Commons, opposed it with so much earnestness and ability. The third reading of the Bill is axed for Tuesday next, wheat Mr. Secretary Paa will divide the House on thtwimportant question. I'HE Alt Mk. This morning, at seven o'clock, the Second Battalion of the Fiht Regiment of Guards marched from the Tower, to the Tenter ground, Goodman's-fields, and had a field-day, under thecominand of Colonel JONCL It is reported in the Military Circles, that the rank of Captain• Lieutenant is to be revived, for the purpose of rewarding the oldest Lieutenants of the Army, witom it is found impossible, during a peace, to give regimental promotion to for many years. It will be very gratifying to those Officers who have Often shed their blood for, and served their country, in almost every pant of Ithe woild, for the last 20 or 50 years, to be distinguished from the juniors of the same rank, many of whom have never yet faced an enemy, or even been mat of the United Kingdoms. This measure, which has for some years past been resorted to in the service of the Hon. East India Company, if adopted, will fur nish another proof of the justice of his Royal Highness the Cost staxaaa-ss-Cusse, whose kind feelings for those under his immediate care, have always appeared united with those wise regulations 'which have made our Army superior to any other in the world. The estimate of the charge of the disembodied Militia of Great Britain. from the 25th of December, 1824, to the 24th December, 1825, is £303,459 Is. 6d. and the estimate for the Militia of Ire land for the same period, is £94,207 13s. 6d. NAVAL IN ELLWENCE. Famous, Mar S.—Wind S. to S.B.—Of the pott, the Wil liam, Ca aroma, from London for Seville. Sailed the Heroine transport, for Sierra Leone; Kahle do. for Jamaica; Henrietta, Lam, for Tarragona; and several coasters, bound round land. POILTSMOTT/L, MAT 6.—Wind S.—Arrived the Cuba, WATSON ) front the Havana', In 59 days • and Britannia. Bonnets, from London for Bombay. The Roy al George, Rginsotas, for India, has brought up again at Sr. Helen's. DAM., Mar 6.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived the Repress, Mawr% from Gibraltar; Lycurgus, RALIK, from Havre; and the Anne Nicholais, Tnoasow, from St. Übe's. Passed through from the River, the Hudson, Ctianrcnt, for New York; Alliance, GRIT• nuts, for Richebucto I and Salus, Nunn, for Cadiz. LITZATOOI, MAT &—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived the Frances, Gir.r.eser, from Barbadoes ; Ann, CLusawis from Bahia—sailed oth March ; Douro, BELT, from ()orto; Ca roline, Loaraa, from Dantzic ; Douglas, Davies, from Bourdeaux ; and Mary, MAIN front Guernsey. BRIGH*TON, MA Y 6. The good people here seem to have been seized all at once with a mania for Church and Chapel budding. Independently of the Parish Church and two Chapels of Rase, there has recently been opened another (St. Margaret's), and there are actually at this moment, in course of erection, St. Peter's Church. St. George's Chapel, and another on the lawn in front of the Earl of Egreniont's house t besides all which, another is talked of, at the western ex tremity of the town. - Inns. Frranzaszse and Miss Sansone are still here. The Lon don Papers have lately announced that the beautiful villa of the former Lady, on the banks of the Thames, is about to be sold by ancdon. You may rely spots it this is not true. Among the recent arrivals is Sir THOMAS Hawse, who has taken a house in Regency-square. The Duke and Duchess of Elaisu.ses (*copy a large mansion on the West Cliff; and her Grace is daily seen riding in the "streets, attended by her two Swiss- eervants ; the peculiarity of the equipage attracts much observation. The late rains have had a most wonderful effect upon agricultdre throughout the County of Sussex. France, Spain, Portugal, Holland, and Brazil, all have been, and are apparently to this hour, disgraced by the stibserviency of their national colours to the avarice of dealers in Negro blood, and by the atrocious Lted BEXLEY entertained a distinguished Party to diligence of their subjects in the work of desolation dinner, yesterday, at his house in Great George-st. Westminster. throughout Africa. The evidence before ns is not to The Earl of ANNEBLIY is seriously indisposed, at his seat, Castle Wellan in the county of Down. The loss be hasl ately be in the d e ath ' of his father and brother , . has tended be questioned, that wars are perpetually instigated forgreatly the supply of slaves, who are furnished in such abun. to impair bis health. . The Countess bee= gave the grandest ball of the season Thars dance, that the price to the slave-merchant varies only d a y evening, at Ashburn ham-house. The six drawing-moms were from half a dollar to between two•and three dollars most brilliantly illuminated, and were decorated with numerous pots of the choicest lowers. The supper and dessert embraced every a piece. delicacy, and the whole was upon the most splendid scale. What, then, becomes of the beings thus wrested The Duke of Mummer gave his first assembly for' the season, almost out of the keeping of their MAKER? They are yesterday evenhsg. at Devonshire-house. to Ze for D the tike seamu and Dachas of Rename and family have arrived in crammed—we might say potted—into the hold of a vessel, where space is assigned to them, and for a voy- %twat TATUM, E.q. Proprietor of the Opera House, died age, be it rembmbered, across the Atlantic, in the fol- on Sunday, at his apartments in Lambeth : be was burled roar. lowing proportions: day in a vault in St. Ann's, Soho; be was attended to Ms grave by Mr. D'Eovu.ca (whom he had appointed one of his executors), The ship Minerva, of 270 tons, had a passport from the Emperor of Beam for, 673 slaves, a little inure than one-third of a ton for each ! Capt. TAILOR, his nephew, Mr. SANDELL, and Mr. HAMMON The brig Cerqueira, of 304 tons, was licensed for 761 slaves ! The his Seeman'. 9 schooner Arols, 106 hien, 270 slaves! Such is the art of potting The Kentish Goedte, aftei giving an account of the Negroes for use. Upon this subject we quote the following letter honours paid to his Grace the Duke of Noarnomesauuniat Dover , from that vigilant and able Officer, Commodore BULL/14 C.B. to says- 0 We regret to add, that the reception of the representative J. W. Omega, Esq. dated on board his Majesty's ship Maidstone, of our revered Sovereign, on the other side of the water, was very flan-of-war Bay, Island of St. Thomas, 234 of September, 1824. different from that described above. Oa the arrival of the vessels (With one enclosure). at the port of Calais, not a Rag waved (except on board British 1 as I beg lease to enclose an extract of a letter from Captain Weal- ships), not a gun was fired (except by the British convoy), to eel,- i aembe. stating his baying been so fortunate as to capture the Diana, brace the arrival of him, at the mast of whose yacht the Royal with 143 slaves on board ; since which,(oo the 13th instant) be sue. Standard of England unfurled its heraldic honours ; three half. needed in detaining Chdoes Amigos Brasnianos (one of the vessels ragged soldiers formed a miserable mockery of compliment, and boarded by me off &dairy, and reported to their Lordships in my the representative of the Monarch of Great Britain was escorted Met of the 22d of July) with 260 slaves, making in all 740 that to his Hotel (where princely preparations had been made at his this active and valuable (Nicer has been instrumental in liberating expense) by his own domestics, and not a shout announced his front the worst and most distressing species of slavery. In this welcome. Notwithstanding the coldness of his reception, the Noble litter be had detailed the extent of human misery experienced by Duke ordered a play, and the representation was attended by a these unfortunate beings during their passage across the Atlantic; crowded audience, principally composed of English residents." and on my visiting his last prise, on the 21st, the filthy and horrid From the 15th September, 1823, to the 7th March, state I foutsd her in beggars all description : many females were far 1824, 182,904 quartets of Wheat, and 594,590 nits. of Flour advanced in pregllancyt and several had infants of from four to were brought coastways to London ; and from the 15th September, twelve meths of age; all were crowded together in one mass of 1824, to the 7th March, 1825, the quantity thus brought was—of living corruption. and yet this vessel had not her prescribed coin- Wheat 241,115 quarters, and 792,397 cwts. of Flour. plenum by nearly one hundred." The Wellington has arrived from Bombay. She ENCLOSURE. - ' sailed from Bombay on the 26th December, and from " Extract of a Letter from Captain Vfoolleombe to -Comntodoreerts is also ßonen, dated on board his Majesty's sloop Victor, at anchor, Tellichetry on the 15th January. The Hibb Man-of-war Bay, Island of St. Thontas,2oth August,l324. arrived from Bombay, which settlement she left on the "In obedience to your otder of the 29th July last, I yesterday Bth January; The Fairlie likewise arrived yesterday arrived at this anchorage, and immediately commenced -watering, morning : she left Bengal on the 25.1 December, Madras which I shall have completed by noon, and shall proceed again to on the 11th January, and St. Helena in March.By my cruising ground, as seen as the boat returns from the town, the my takes this up and lands some Portuguese I h ave been so for innate received through these vessels, it appears that up mate as to seize in a Brazilian brigantine,with 143 slaves ou board to the 26th of December there had b-en no further mi- , at the time of seizure. •• Of all vessels I was ever en board of. this was in the most de. Mary operations in the neighbourhood of Ra ng oon. _ vr. r... condition: the stench, from the accumulation of dirt, S- '2oth Regiment from Cananore and another Ki s venal reinforcements had joined the esp edition.—The to that of so many human beings packed together in a small g epee (the men an ironed in pairs), was intolerable ; and to add to Reg iment from Ce y lon, were also daily expected. o , l this scene ot misery, the small-pox had broken out among them; advice. had been received of the advance of the troops sine had died before we took possession , and on e almost imme- At - Chittagong. . • lock, the diately after our first boat get alongside." Ti is morning, between one and two o'c Well may they calculate, that one cargo in four escaping, consti tutes a profitable trade, when the prime cost of what , accost:in t o Metropolis. was visited with several loud peals of than the odious jargon of the villains who engage in it, is termed der And vivili Rashes of lightning, which continued at " ebony," averages little more than a dollar each " log" (human body), and brings at the Hay amtah between two and three hundred. Well, also, may the slave-dealer speculate on the log of one-half'.f n tery al, for the tortured creatures by death before they reach the market, when A • ofnea_rly half an hour. The thunder storm extended in some directions fifty miles from London, and was followed by a great fall 4 rair . we have at such authority as that of Captain Woinmeoinnt, a ac. A verdict manslaughter nits yesterday returned against a «r I t of their coat eyanee thither. young woman named Matilda Hawasom. of Botwkk-street Soho, It appears, from a L unde t Captain Owen, to the Admiralty,. whose Weeniest* child was footed in the privy. She had mingled that in two ports only, under/ the dominion of Portugal the child's birthond positively declared drat dm was not pressam. . . .r. I