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'~- _- . ~°~'-~e 1 .. - • the present Bill, a vast number of absent Proprietors would be created. The happiness of all these unhappy beings would be put into a state of mortmain—(The House bere mani fested some impatience). He (Mr. Brougham) was aware that nothing was so uninteresting as the lives, the limbs, and the happi ness of 100,000 of our fellow-creatures, in comparison of a Joint l Stock Company. Where there was a respectable Proprietor he had his character to look to; in the cue of one unknown there was no such security. Mr. BARING said, this Bill would not authorise the purchase of West India Estates ; it was only to justify mortgage. The Bill had been resisted on grounds with which it had nothing to do ; at all events it would not tend to encourage the traffic in slaves. However, now there was a half-starved master, and that was calsulated to produce a half starved servant ; yet this Bill, which was. culeoluted to remedy such a state of things, was resisted. Mr. J. SMITH strongly resisted the Bill, as the vain attempt to bolster up a loose and vicious syrem ; and as only calculated to put off those reforms that must come. He lamented the support the Bill ,experienced from his Honourable Friend (Mr. Baring) who was one of the most Adept opponents on that side of the House to all measures for anielloratiog the condition of the slaves. Respecting his (Mr. Baring's) character and person, be lamented that he felt himself bound to express this opinion. Mr. R. ELLIS said, he was as anxious, as lay man could be to ameliorate the condition of the Slaves, to improve their state, and to promote the general tranquillity and comfort of the Negroes. He saw nothing in the Bill that would militate against these objects. It was to empower the Company to lend money to the holders of estates ; but they did not thereby become the owners in possession. The House divided—For the Motion 103 ; against it, 25. The Bill was then read a third time and pas sed. Mr. Secretary CANNING presesited Papers relative to the Treaty between his Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, relative to the Right of Search. Also, Papers between his Majesty's Government and the Emperor of Russia. Also, a Treaty of Commerce between his Majesty's Government and he United States of liio de h Plata. Sir it. Wit-SON felt great pleasure at the last Treaty which had Leen brought up by the Right Honourable Secretary. The United States of Rio de la Plata were particularly deserving of being acknowledged by freemen, haVlng nobly Conquered their liberty in the first instance, and subsequently declared as free every individual who drew breat h upon their soil. A Petition was presented from the Coachmakers of Bath, praying that the Combination Laws might not be revived. Mr. W. SMITH presented a Petition from a Congregation of Dissenters in Exeter, in favour of the Catholics. Mr. H 0 B /10 USE presented a Petition from the master cotton spinners of Manchester, in favour of the Bill for regulating the tours of work. Mr. HUME presented a Petition from the boot and shoe makers ref Newcastle upon-Tyne, praying that the Combination' Laws might not be revived. JUDGES SALARIES. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in moving the Order of the Day for the House resolving itself into a Committee upon the Judges' Salaries, ob sess?. d, that the Parliament, upon all occasions, had ex erted itself to support the dignity of the Bench, and to preserve its integrity iu the administration of justice. He had no intention of saying one word as to the Welch Judges; one of his principal objects was to prevent the sale of otlices in the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, and thereby to remove the unfavourable impression which their sale might be apt to create upon the public mind. The sale of those offices was a source of consider able emolument to the Judge. In the gift of the Chief Justice were three i , ffices of considerable emolument— those of Fdazers of Outlaws, Chief Clerk, and Chief Cl.ik • f Cost' s Brevios. If it was impossi ble that the Chief ..ist:ce should hive the power of selling offices, it would be evident'y improp?r that a similar power should be exeici,ed by any infetior officeri of the Court. He litti also an objection to suf fering the emolum •nts of the Jude to depend in any measure upon the fees from suitors in the Courts. There was another important circumstance in the case of the Judges, which also required the correcting hand of re• form—namely, that which made their salaries depend on the fees tloffice—(llear).—'lltit mode of payment was inconsistent with the dignity of die judicial station, and with the simplicity of the Btitish juridical system. If the litigants reiuseti to pay the fees, the Judge could certainly use legal measures to compel him ; but then was it not lowering of his dignity to oblige him to x •ct his official salary by such an unseemly colli sion with the suitors of his Court?—(hear). —He (the ChancAlor of the Exchequer) did not, however, mean to propose that no fees should be collected ; he only meant that they should not be paid to the Judges.— They may be.collected by the present clerks, the ex pense of collecting may be deducted from them, and the remain .ler may he paid into the Treasury, and used in lessening any additional expense which a new method of paying the Judges may create. The Puisne Judges were also placed in awkward circumstances, their salaries amounted to 4,0001. a year, arising pattly fir m the Civil List, and partly from fees. ii the annuli sum of the fees was Ira sufficient to make up the dif ference between the grant from the Civil List and the 4,0001. they were obliged to call on the Cimsolidited Fund for it ; and before they received it, to make oath of the precise amount of the fees which they had received ; thus they were, in fact, made public ac comptants—(Hear, hear). These were the points recommended in the Report of the Commission.— His proposed arrangement, relative to the abolition of the sale of those offices, would of course tend to deprive the two Chief Justices of considerable emoluments.— He was of opinion, then, that the regulation of the mode of paying them ought to be founded on sonic s usid general principle—(Near). It was impossible to fix the precise sum of the value of those valuable offices.— However, he had thought of a scheme for the payment of the Chief Justice's salary, which he trusted would 11! found suitable to the rank of that great Officer.— . The Chief Justice of the King's Bench had at present 4,001`1. from the Civil List ; this sum was lessened by • the payMent of the Land•tax and ether charges sanc tioned by ancient custom; the remainder of his salary consisted of fees; and the collective sum amounted to 9,2001. a year, which being reduced by the subtraction of 5001. Land-tax, left him something less than 9,0001. Now he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) thc ught that the annual salary of that Officer ought not to be less than 10,0001. (Near) —particularly when he recollected the exalted dignity and importance of the office itself, the high professional rank and character .of its oc cupant, and the eminent talent and great labour which were necessary for the adequate execution of its duties. Next came the Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. This office was certainly Much is ferior to that of the Chief of the King's Bench, in rank, importance, and emoluments. He thought that the distinction between them ought to be still kept up ; but the Chief of the Common Pleas would also be affected in his emoluments by the aboli tion of the sale of the .places in his Court. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) was of opinion that the salary of that officer ought not to be less than 8,0001. as year. but there was another pllsce still higher than that of Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, namely, the Master of the Rolls, the salary of which was not in. creased when an addition was being made to the etno laments of the other Judges; and that in consequence of the delicacy of the Gentleman who then held the office—he al uded to Sir William Gant. Now the salary of that officer ought to be placed att•ris parttsts on a si milar footing with those of the other Judges—(Hear).— His present salary arose in part from fees, partly from the Civil List, and partly from the rental of an estate belonging to the Master of the Rolls. The total rarely exceeded 4,0001. and sometimes fell short of it, and was in fact less than that of an inferior officer, the Vice- Chancellor. He would lay no stress on the additional duty which the Master of the Rolls may have to undergo, as Member of the Privy Council, and of a 'Peer, as Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords ; the present salary was inadequate to his rank and duties as Master of the Rolls. He (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) proposed to raise it to 7,0001. a year—to the Chief Baron he would propose the same salary. The office had no sale of places attached to it, and required eminent ability and great labour from the person who may happen to hold it. The Vice-Chancellor would be alone wronged if he were omitted amid the general increase—the present salary was 5,0001. — He wauld propose to raise it to 6,00:1. As to the Puisne Judges, there were circumstances connected with their situation of considetab'e importance. The system of promotion applied to them as to others; their situation ought, on that account, to be such as to enable Gentle men to discharge the duties of the office with ability and independence, from the first moment of their coming o it. Their present salary of 4,000/. was too little ; he would.propme that it should be increased to 6,0001. not, however, because they lost anything by deduction, but on the principle of procuring for the situation, men of diameter, talent, and learning, while their years and health permitted them to transact the business of it with credit to themselves and advantage to the Public— (Hear, hear). He wz s glad that the House appeared to receive his proposals so favourably. He had no motive in making them but to introduce such a method of remunerating those great public officers as may be con sistent with the public importance of the official trust, with the &gray of the social station, and long-celebrated character of English laws and English Judges (Cheers). He could anticipate no objection on the score of ex pense ; he could prove that even in point of economy, the plan was batter than the existing one: but looking at its principle of inducing able and eminent lawyers to take the judicial situations, and of rewarding them in a ratio adequate to their ability and their character, he would feel happy if his system contributed to the distinction and elevation of those respectable Gentle 'men who so ably filled the office of Judges of the country—(Cheers). Before he sat down, he should add, that he proposed to abolish immediately the power of selling the offices which were in the disposal of the two Chief Justices, and leaving the places which were in the hands of the clerks, to the present holders during their life, as they had purchased them on that condition. Mr. DENMAN thought, that with respect to the Judges of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, they ought to be temtmerated for the extent of their loss in consequence of the sale of offices being repealed, and the taking awl' of the fees, but no more. He was also of opinion, that upon a comparison r.f duties, the proposed salaty to the Chief Justice of Common Pleas was ton large, when compared with that of the Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench. Ile also contended, that no case had been made out for increasing the salaries of the Puisne Judges, who had now a larger income thad they ever had befote. At all events he thought it preposterous to givean addi rional salary to the Judges of the Common Peas and Exchequer merely because they increased the salary of the Judges of the Court of King's Bench, tor, in fact, the latter had an immense accumulation of labour, while the former were enabled to leave their respective Courts generally by twelve or one o'clock. He thought there would be little difficulty in pro curing eminent Counsel who would accept the situation of a Puisne Judge ; for lie never knew more than two instances in which the situation had been rejected. With regard to the two Chief Justices and the Master of the liolls he was willing to acquiesce, but he felt compelled to oppose the grant to the other Judges, unless a clear case of necessity or expediency were made out. Dr. LUSHINGTON should concede the 10,0001, per annum to the Chief Justice of the King's Bench, on the principle that it was only a fair remuneration for his losses, in consequence of taking from him the emoluments arising from the sale of offices wu.l fees. He was also of opinion, that the present salaries of the Judges were by no means adequate to the n ..essary increase of expenditure attendant upon the extens've exercise of hospitality incidental to the office. The pittance was, in fact, miserable, and the nation were bound toincrease it in accordance with the principles of common justice. He should, therefore, support the motion of the Right Honourable Gentleman, which he thought was rather an act of justice than of generosity. The business at the Old Bailey lasted twice as long now as it did 15 years ago, and the third Assize, he believed, would be found indispen sable. Under these circumstances he should vote for the proposed increase of salaries. Mr. J. WILLIAMS thou 4 ht the Right Honourable Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Excheluer) had made out no case of expediency for raising any sala iies except those of the two Chief Jiistices. Ue thought the most important part of the question was the sala ries of the Pui.ne Judges, and he would be inclined to support that part if an instance could be shewn in which any Member of the Bar had refused to accept the situation on the ground of inadequate salary. He was of opinion that the Judges were too old for their arduous duties at the time o! their election to the Bench, the average age being 60 years. Mr. Secretary PEEL considered that his Right Hon. Friend the Chancellcr of the Exchequer, was indebted to the L?arned Gentleman who last addressed the Com mittee for the efficient support he had given the propo sition in his very candid speech. On a review of the last` .L. 5 years, said the Learned Gentleman(Mr.Williams), we have seen no Judge raised to the Bench before he had reached the age of sixty. Why ? It was because professional men were not disposed to leave high pro fessional practice at an earlier period of life, and rest satisfied with the existing remuneration—(Hear, hear). The very admission of the fact was a conclusive argu ment in favour of the proposition of his Right Hon. Friend. It was because the present system denied to them the latera and viria to which the Learned Gentle man adverted. But then, said the Learned Gentleman, there is no indieidual Barrister in the enjoyment of professional practice, who ever refused the promotion to , the Bench. He (Mr. Peel) would take the general practice as stated by himself, and considered it conclu sive. Another Hon. and Learned Gentleman (Mr. Den man) contended that no man should be promoted to the Bench until he bad acquired a large fortune by his pro fessional exertions. That was an aristocratic feeling to which he (Mr. Peel) could not subscribe. He viewed the 'station of a Judge as one of high dignity, and a suffi cknt maintenance to sustain that dignity should be af forded, without any rererence whatever to his acquired fortune. If a man duly qualified to discharge the duty could be found, even though he were not in possession of 5,0001. he was, in his judgment, entitled to the ap pointment—(Hear).—Tne Learned Gentleman (Mr. Williams) complained that his Right Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, had not entered into a detailed statement of the whole of the improvements intended. The House, it would be recollected, was in Committee—that was not the proper time. It would be au immediate consequence of the present measore, tf adopted, to allow ulterior improvement. While private interests interfered, it was impossible to adopt the ne cessary reforms. These interests interfered, and, there fore, *hen compensation was granted, that difficulty was removed. With respect to what had fallen from the Learned Civilian (Dr. Lushingtou) who had spoken so ably in support of the Resolution, as to the promo tion of Puisne Judges, in seven or eight successive in stances, he must be allowed to say, that it occurred, he believed, from the necessity of the case under ex isting circumstances, and from no wish on the part of the Government to exercise an undue influence Over the Judges. In situations of such immense importance as those of the Chief Justices of the Courts of Law, he did not think that the principle of compen sation was to be measured by the same rule as in minor cases ; such for instance, as was adopted in the County Cout ts' Bill. Ten thousand a year was a just remu neration to tlio•-e high and important offices. As to any difference in the salaries to the Judges, in reference to the Courts in which they sat, he could not consider it expedient. He could appeal to an Honourable Friend near him, that it was for a long time his intention to endeavour to reduce the great business of the Court of King's Bench by open ng the Court of Exchequer, and rendering it unnecessary for Solicitors to proceed through the instrumentality of theoprivileged Clerks. As to the Common Pleas, he was not prepared to say that he could interfere with that objection, and open that Court to the rank and file of the bar (a laugh). Mr. SCARLETT thought that 10,000 i. per annum was not too much for the Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, but he could give no opinion as to the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas. The Puisne Judges, he thought, ought to have a liberal salary, and 'he was of opinion that their present income was not sufficient to induce any Attorney-General, in good practice, to accept the situation ; nor, indeed, would any Counsel in extensive practice wish to sacrifice bis income for that annexed to the office. of Puisne Judge. He thought the salary proposed for the Lord Chief Justice not at all too much, considering the arduous nature of bis duties. Perhaps the salaries to the Puisne Judges were too large. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, the Gov:rn ment had for some time been occupied in consider ing these alterations in the Court of Exchequer, to which his Honourable and L!arned Friend (Mr. J. Williams) had alluded ; but at the same time he thought his Honourable and Learned Friend had not quite fairly stated the business done by the Court of Exchequer. He thought it was a little hard upon the Judges to complain that they did not sit at Chambers in the even ing, when they had, for the last twelve years, volun tarily sat out of Term, day after drub to hear a•gu ments. The emoluments of the Chief Justice had been stated at about 9,0001. a year, and the offize of Chief Clerk, in th • appointment of the Chief Justice, was raid to be worth 7,0001. a year ; and Lord Ellenborough re ceived, in fact, 16,0001. a year, and lie g4ve the office to his son, so that he enjoyed more than his share of the emoluments; and the present Chief Justice was receiv ing less. The same argument applied also to the Chief Jucticestlip of the Common Picas. As to the proper salaries for the Volute Judges, he thought it was erro neous to suppose that persons raised to the Bench had made any great pecuniary advantages before their ele vation. He thought the salaries proposed were moderate, and such as the H •use ought to agree to. As this was not an augmentation r.f the salary of the Chief Justce, but merely an arrangement, he anticipated almost. the unanimous approintiou of the Cotnmittee to the proposal of his Right Hon. Friend. Mr. HUME thought no ground had been laid for the proposed alteration ; it had - not even been stated that any of the Judges were dissatisfied ; and on the prin ciples of this augmentation, he thought all the Officers of the Crown should receive an increase of their salaries, and, as opening the door to that gent ral system of increase, he should oppose this measure. Mr. DENNIAN said, he should propose an amend ment, which would embrace the points of giving corn pensatinn to the Chief Justices for what was saken away from them, and plating the Master of the Rolls on the same foo.ing with tl.e Vice-Chancellor in point of salary, for to that extent he thought a case had been made out. After sonie observations on the arguments of the Solicitor-General, he concluded by moving an amendment to the effect above stated. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, there might be good grounds for applying this measure to the Scotch Judges, but he had not pointed his atten tion to that part of the subject. His object had always been to apportion the salaries to the duties performed for the public ; and on that principle he should propose to regulate the salaries of the Chief Clerks, as soon as the present interest in those offices expired. S f F. BURDETT thought that all the arguments wet not for an increase of salaries, but for an increase of the number of Judges; since it seemed the present Judges had more business thrown upon them than thpy could perform. If it could be made out that this in crease would prevent the system of translations, which had of late taken place in a way similar to the transla tions in the Bench of Bishops, and thus making the Judges dependent on the Crown—if it would have that effect, he would most readily give it his assent ; but, with the scanty information before the Committee, be could not concur in going further than the amendment of his Honourable and Learned Friend, the Member for Nottingham, and for that amend ment he should give his vote. Tne CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, there was already a great mass of information on the subject before the House, in two or three reports of Commissioners, and this arrangement a to the Chief Justices, eras recommended hithose repents. Mr. SCARLETT proposed, as an amendment on the amend ment, that the salaries of the Chief Justices should be fixed &um the average emoluments of the last twenty years. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER objected to that mode. He had thought it the better way to fix such a sum as that which was proper for the office ; and in doing that he had not com municated (on that point), from motives of delicacy, with the emi nent person who at present held the office. After some further-discussion, in which Mr. Scanuorr, Mr. W. Sams, Mr. MINIMAX, Mr. Hosnousa, Mr. T. Wiratm, and Mr. D. GILIZAT, took part, the amendments were put, and negatived-with out a division ; and the original resolution was then agreed to. Sir J. WROTTESLEY moved £5,000 instead of £6 000 for the salary of the Puisne Judges, but would not divide the House. The Amendment was negatived without a division. Colonel BAGWELL hoped that the salary of the Chief Justices of Ireland would be taken into consideration. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER bad not pre cluded himself from taking into consideration the Irish Judges. Mr. S. RICE observed, that the case of the Irish Judges bad been before the . Howe within the last four years. Sir C. FORBES thought that the Scotch Judges were also en. titled to the consideration of the House—(A laugh). The Re =olution *as thin agieed to, and the Rtiort oiderid to be ceived to-morrow. The Cotton Mills Regulation Bill Was read a second time, committed for Friday. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and ti.; Hbtue adjourned at Ilacr-rasi OWE O'CLOCK. -- • CONVENTION UTWEEN HIS MAJESTY AND THE EMPEROR OF RDSSI) -1 RESPECTING THE FREE NAVIGATION, COMMERCE, ASO . , . FISHERIES IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. AND THE LIIIIIs ON THE NORTH-WEST COAST OF AMERICA, SIGNED Ae ST. PETERSBUROH, FE8.28 (16), 1825. In the Name of the Most Holy and Undivided Taierrv. 1-lis Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and his Majesty the Etnpe. ror of All the Russias, being desirous c.f drawing still closer the ties of good understanding and friendshic • which unite them, by means of an agreement which may settle, upon the basis of reciprocal convenience, different points connected with the commerce, naviga. , tion, and fisheries of their subjects on the Pacific Ocean, as well as the limits of their respective posses. sions on the North-west Coast of America, have named . Plenipotentiaries to conclude a Convention for this pur. pose, that is to say :—His Majesty the King ot the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Hon. Stratford Canning, a Member of his said Majesty's Most Hon. Privy Council, &c. and his Ma. jesty the Emperor of All the Russias, the Sieur Charles Robert Count de Nesselrode, his Imperial Majeay's Privy Councillor, a Member of the Council of the Ens. pire, Secretary of State for the Department of Foreign Affair=, Sec. and the Sieur Pierre de Poletica, iris Int. perial Majesty's Councillor of State, &c. Who, after It tying communicated to each other their respective, full p , :wers, found in go-d and due lorm, have agreed upon and signed the folinwin4 Articles: Article 1. It is agreed that the respective subjects of the high contracting parties shall not be troubled or molested iu any part of the Ocean, commonly called the Pacific Ocean, either in navigating the same, in fishing therein, or in landing at such part. of the coat as shall not have been already occupied, in order to trade with the - natives, under the restrictions and conditions specified in the fol. lowing articles : 9. In order to prevent the right of navigating and fishing, exer cited upon the Ocean by the subjects of the high contracting psi, ties, from becoming the pretext for an illicit commerce, it is agreed that the subjects of his Britannic Majesty shall not land at place where there may be a Russian Establishment, without th e permission of the Governor or Commandant ; and on the other hand, that Russian subjects shall not land, without permissios, at any British Establishment on the North West Coast. 3. The line of demarcation between the possessions of the high contracting parties upon the Coast of the Continent, and the Island, of America to the North West, shall be drawn in the manner ee lowing : Commencing from the Southernmost point of the Island called Prince of Wales Island, which point lies in the parallel of 54 deg. 40 min. North latitude, and bet Ween the 131st and the 133 d de. of West longitude (meridian of Greenwich), the *aid line she ascend to the North along the Channel called Portland Channel, far as the point of the Continent where it strikes the 58th -a of North latitude; from this last mentioned point, the line marcation shall follow the summit of the mountains parallel to the coast, as far as the point of intersection of the 'degree of West longitude (of the same meridian); and, fir,. from the said point of intersection, the said meridian line of 141st degree, in its prolongation as far as the Frozen Ocean, form the limit between the Russian and British possessions co Continent of America to the North West. 4. With reference to the line of demarcation laid down in liteterfing Article, it is understood — First,—That the island called . Prince of Wales Island shall wholly to Russia. Second,—That wherever the summit of the mountains, extend in a direction parallel to the coast, from the 56th dele North latitude to the point of intersection of the 141st West longitude, shall prove to be at the distance of snore . marine leagues from the ocean ' the limit between the tickets sessions and the line of coast w hich is to belong to Russia, as mentioned, shall be formed by a line parallel to the wite • the coast, and which shall never exceed the distance of ten leagues therefrom. 5. It is moreover agreed, that no Establishment shall be by either of the two parties within the limits assigned by preceding Articles to the possessions of the other; consequently British subjects shall not form any Establishment, either upon tt coast or upon the border of the Continent comprised retain th limits of the ltussian Possessidus, as designated in the two pree Articles; and, in like manner, no Establishment shaU be by Russian subjects beyond the said limits. 6. It is understood that the subjects of his Britannic from whatever quarter they may arrive, whether front the r. from the interior of the Continent, shall for ever enjoy the tl navigating freely, and without any hindrance whatever, all and streams which, in their course towards the Pacific Ocean cross the line of demarcation upon the line of coast Article three of the present Convention. 7. It is also understood that, for the space of ten eeare signature of the present Convention, the vessels of the two or those belonging to their respective subjects, liberty to frequent, without any hindrance whatever, seas, the gulfs, havens and creeks on the coast mentioned . three, for the purposes of fishing and of trading with the natives. 8. The port of Sitka, or Novo Archangelsk, shall be epee ' commerce and vessels of British. subjects for the space of ten from the date of the exchange of the ratifications of the Convention. In the event of an extension of this tern years being granted to any other Power, the like extension be granted also to Great Britain. 9. The abovementioned liberty of commerce shall not apply: the trade in spirituous liquors, in fire arms, or other arms, go powder, or other warlike stores ; the high contracting pares reciprocally engaging not to permit the abovementioned eats to be sold or delivered, In any manner whatever, to the meets of the country. 10. Every British or Russian vessel navigating the Pafffic Ocean. which may be compelled by storms or by accident to take shelter in the ports of the respective parties; 'shall be at liberty to refit therein, to provide itself with all necessary stores, and to put to sea again. without paying any other than port and light-house dues, which shall be the same as those paid by national vessels. In case, however, the master of such vessel should be under the neutery of disposing of a per. of his merchandise in order to defray his es. [senses, he shall confirm himself to the regtdatioos and tariffs of de place where be may have landed. 11. In every case of complaint Cl account of an infraction ithe Articles of the present Convention, the Civil and Bliiitary Au thorities of the high contracting parties, without previously sa -1 ling or taking any forcible measure, shall make an exact and circuit suntial report of the matter to their respective Courts, who gage to settle the same in a friendly manner, and according to - principles of justice. 12. The present Convention shall be ratified, and the ratilkatie shall be exchanged at London, within the space of six weeks, e sooner if possible. In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signet the same, and haveafiked thereto the seals of their arms. Done at St. Petersburgb, the 28th (16th) day of February, in dal year of our Lord, 1825. (LS.) STRATFORD CANNING. ( L S.) The Count de NESSELRODE. PIERRE DE POLETICA. There is not, perhaps, in the whole Materia Medica, any one remedy which so effectually relieves the pain of a sufferir; patient as the AMERICAN SOOTHING Setter. Who can wail the writhing tortures into which a lovely infant is 0/eft co vulsed during the period of dentition, without feeling sympathy fa its sufferings? And who would hesitate to procure a remedy, a remedy can be found, which is obvious by the effectual eel= afforded in so many distressing cases which are daily coming to tie notice of Mrs. JortNsox? Therefore, Mothers ought never. be without the Amisarcax SOOTHING STRUT in the Nurse' for if a child awakes in the night with pain, by only ping the gurus with a few drops of the Syrup, it will but diately open the pores, heal the gums, and thereby prevent fro And convulsions ; for should it come in competition with any cr Disorder, it often destroys the mother's brightest hopes. To be I' mholesale and retail, of JO/resort and Co. 28, York-place. 6t old; and, by their appointment, ut all principal Medicine V , !era in Town and Country, at 2s. 9d. per bottle. N.B. None :enuine, unlesrsigned on the Stamp with Mrs. JoENsOes 28 , 8 • writing, as there are several spurious sorts. a l llll , • ie . !7. the said line shill ortland Channel, 35 es the 58th degree ` nt, the line of de. limuntains situatei section of the 141,1 dian); and, fir...llF, teridian line of the rozen Ocean, sh a possessions Cal thq ► laid down in tilt s Island shall bel e mountains, whi,: the 56th degree the 141st degree ce of more than ten the British R. to Russia, as a to the winding; stance of ten nure neat shall be forced assigned by the tet other; consequently cnt, either upon It )mprised wlthin t6 in the two precedi; tut shall be forms Britannic Maje►tr, er front the °cease 'er enjoy the right satever, all the tie e Pacific Ocean It coast described ' if ten yaws front! s of the two Power•. shall Mu - Wally be atever, all the in nentioned in Artie ; with the natives. shall be open tote to space of ten tions of the pr of this term of like extension .._ . 2