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I CAPE OF GOOD HOPE SETTLERS. By the arrivals from the Cape of Good Hope, we have received the Report of the Committee of the So ciety formed at that Settlement for the relief of dis tressed settlers, together with the Resolutions passed at a General Meeting. Among the names of the persons forming the Committee, we observe some of the most respectable inhabitants of Cape Town.—The Report oc cupies no less than eight octavo pages, and enters into an explanation of the manner in which the sobscriptions raised for the relief of the distressed settlers had been appropriated, and notices many cases of extreme dis tress. It appears, that a particular kind of wheat, called Bengal wheat, has succeeJed remarkably well in several districts, during the three years which have proved so fatal to other kinds of wheat. The distribution of this grain among the settlers has been an object of great importance. A considerable sum had also been ex pended for the relief of the widows and families of de ceased settlers, being a principal object for which the Society was originally instituted. The last article of expense noticed in the Report, is for the support of settlers at Cape Town ; a part had been returned by the individuals who had received it. The Report closes' with several extracts from authentic sources, in order that a correct view might be formed as to the actual condition of the settlers. PARLIA MEN LA it Y PriuCEEDIGNS. HOUSE OF LORDS, FEBRUARY 9. The Loan Cuarces.t.oa, with the Bishop of EIMER and Earl of &tarn:sanity, sat to hear appeals this morning, it being the first day of Sitting according to the new arrangements. Their Lord ships proceeded, as had been previously announced, with the great cause respecting the estates of the late Duke of Queensberry. Mr. SuonaN opened the case on the part of the appellant, the present Duke of Buccleugh. He stated, that the only question which now remained to be decided, after the last decision (their Lord ships being in possession of all the facts antecedent to that) was, whether or no the tenants of the estate were to pay the persons to . . whom the estates bad been adjudged really to belong, the fruits of the estates from the time the title of those persons accrued? —lf they were in bona fide possession, they were not liable to pal ; but hr contended they held ntalafide: if not originally so, still dup ing the continuance of their possession, having had full knowledge of certain acts, which shewed the illegal title of their lessor. The Learned Gentleman went into the case at great length, stating fully the Scotch law upon the subject, which he said had always been laid down in the House in a way which met with the approbation of all classes of people. It was their pure abstract love of deciding points on Scotch law, which had brought the other side here so re-, peatedly ; but he contended, that upon every principle of equity and justice, the law of England was the sound and practical rule. Mr..lrerstiv, the celebrated Scotch Barrister, followed on the same skit:. lie made a very able and argumentative speech upon' the law and authorities applying to the subject, which we should not be able to do justice to by a short account. The Learned Gentle span possesses a clear and distinct delivery, and excited much in terest among the Barristers of the different Courts, a number of whom were present during the whole of the day. The argument of the two Learned Counsel lasted till neatly four o'clock, when their Lordships adjourned the cause till Wednesday. The Bishops of LIMERICK and Ramos took the prescribed oaths, and afterwards their seats. The Earl of SIIA FTESBURY (in the absence of the Duke of • Idontrost) reported that his Majesty had been waited upon by the Lords with White Staves, who had presented their Lordships Ad dress of the 33 instant, is which his 111ajcsty had returned the fol lowing most gracious Answer : " My Loans, " I have received your very loyal and dutiful Address. I am deeply sensible of your regret at my unavoidable absence, and of your congratulations upon the prosperous condition of the country. " You may rely on my continued endeavours to advance the wel fare of all parts of my dominions, by every means in my power." Its Majesty's most gracious Answer was then ordered to be in serted on the Journals of this House. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY next moved, that no Petitions for Private Bills should be received by their Lordships after Wed nesday, the 24th day of March next ; and also that no Reports from the Judges should be received in relation to such Bills after Wednesday, the 28th day of April next.—Ordered. Pursuant to an Order of last Session, their Lordships were called over in order to secure an attendance on Appeals. Syne were excused in cons'ileration of their advanced age; Lord Sr. HILLEKS being above 70 years old, the Bishop of limes:roars the same, the Bishop of DuaxAsi no less than 90 years of age. the Earl of kiIKAUNILOILL 74 years; and other Noble Lords pleaded sickness, ur ar&ctiens in Iriva:e life. After some emwersrtion on the pending call between Lord Ilot. LAM), the Lolls CU ANCII.I.OIt, and the Earl of Livzitroot, it was agreed that their Lordships should proceed to a ballot at four o'clock tomorrow. The Marquis of LANSDOWN (on the question for adjourn. intent being now pm) said he wished to avail himself of this oppor tunity, before the i louse separated, to advert to a topic of some im portance in the communication made by the Lords Commissioners at the opening of the Session, on behalf of his Majesty's Govern ment, respecting the Independent Provinces of S.nith America. It was upon this topic that his Majesty was stated, in the speech he referred to, to have reserved to himself an unfettered discre- ' tion, which it was devoutly to be hoped would eventually be em ployed u the interests of this country appeared to require. Upon such a topic, se complex, but so important, he had no inten tion of running a race with his Majesty's Ministers; and there fore, if, as he trteled, an early recognition of the Independent Spanish Colonies was in contemplation, be certainly should give no opposition to the course intended to be adopted. But he himself could not consent to any plea of unnecessary delay, or to any sort of political procrastination, on so important and interest ing a subject. He did not intend, at the present time, to name a precise day for bringing the subject before the house, as he col lected, front matter which was laid before the other I louse, that communications of importance might shortly be expected from the Consuls sent out from this country to South America. Under this impression, he should abstain from naming a particular day for bringing on the discussion. But he wished to intimate his inten tion, should his hopes bedisappointed, that upon some early day in March next, supposing that no satisfactory communications were before made to their Lordships, he would propose an humble Ad dress to his Majesty, entreating him to recognise the Independence of South America. Lord HOLLAND, in reference to what had passed with respect to Appeals in this House, wished to ask whether a Commission had been issued for the appointment of a " Deputy Speaker" of that House, who was authorized to sit rice the Noble and Learned Lord upon the Woolsack? If such an appointment had taken place, it might be desirable for their Lordships to be informed who that individual was. The LORD CHANCELLOR, in answer to the Noble Baron, stated that he had received a Commission from his Majesty, which authorised Baron Gifford to sit in that House, instead of the Lord High Chancellor, for the hearing of Appeals, in certain circum stances and at certain times. The Marquis of LA NSDOWN, at the rising of the Ilouse, Moved for the return of a series of Papers respecting the late un restricted commercial intercourse between Great Britain and Ire land. Their Lordships would find, among other details, that, within the last quarter, the Revenue had increased since the lower ing of the duty on Irish spirit front ss. to 2s. most productively. They would also find, that the exportation of cotton from this country had increased in nearly the sante ratio. The returns he wished to have laid upon the table were inclusive, from July 1822 to July 1823, and as corresponding with former years. When this subject should come under the consideration of the Douse, their Lordships would see, more than ever, the policy of removing those restrictions which hitherto had fettered the intercourse of Great Britain with the Sister Kingdom.—Returns ordered. Adjourned at Ilaif after Five o'Clock, till to-morrow. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Mr. DAVENPORT presented a Petition from the Tobacco Ma nufacturers of Chester, praying fur relief from the present high du ties on that article.—Ordered to be printed. Sir B. MARTIN presented a Petition front 600 Ship Owners and other Inhabitants of Plymouth, praying for a repeal of the Duty on Slates carried coastways.—Ordered to lie on the table. The same Honourable Member presented a l'etition from the same body. praying the repeal of the Duty on Coals carried coast ways.—Ordered to lie on the table. A similar Petition was presented from the Mayor and Inhabit ants of Penzance.—Ordered to lie on the table. On the Motion of Mr.J.Wu.usus, certainßeturus relative to the Rolls Court were ordered. Mr. CURTEIS presented a Petithan from certain Inhabitants of Sussex, praying the Repeal of the Coal Duty.—Ordered to lie on the table. Sir E. KNATCHBULL presented a Petition from the Victual lers of Ramsgate, praying for a Repeal of certain Excise Duties. — Ordered to lie on the table. On the Motion of Sir J. NMVIVRT a variety of Returns connected with the Diocesan and Parish Schools of Ireland, were ordered to be laid on the table. A new Writ was ordered for the Election of a Member for the Borough of New Ross, in the room of Sir A. Mackenzie, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundred& On the Motion of the CHANCZLLOR of the &env:tura, the House went into a Committee of Supply. The &MAlrza having left the Chair, the question was put and agreed to, that a Supply be granted to his Majesty.—The Report was ordered to be received to-morrow. On the Motion of Mr. Goucsuaw, the House went into a Com mittee on the Irish Law Courts Acts. Sir J. NEWPORT wished to know whether any final arrange ment had been made as to the compensation to Prothonotaries ? Mr. GOULBURN said that the arrangement submitted to the House last Session was considered as final.—The Resolution was' then agreed to, and the Report ordered to be received to-morrow. Sir J. WROTTF.SLEY moved for an Account of the value nC the Silver and Copper Coinage now in circulation, estimated accord ing to the market price. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had no objection to the motion, but in its present form he did not see how it could be complied with. There was, he believed, no mean; of ascertaining the quantity in circulation. it was clear that it might be very different from that issued from the Mint. The motion, on the suggestion of Mr. Ifunit, was altered thus: An account of the value of the several pieces of Silver and Copper Money, &c. &c.--Ordered. Sir JOHN WHOTTESLEY gave notice that he would, on Monday next, move an Address to his Majesty, praying that he would be graciously pleased to direct that inquiries should be made how far the coinage of the country might be adapted to a de cimal calculation. Sir THOM AS ACM. A ND presented Petitions from certain in habitants of Devonshire, praying for a Herat of the Duties o❑ Coals carried coastways.—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. MADERLY said he rose to move for certain accounts re lative to the bargain made last Session with the Hank of England, respecting Half-pay and Pensions. It Was objected to in every stage by the Gentlemen on his side of the I louse, and as they then predicted, it now turned out to be a ruinous bargain for the Public. The Honourable Member concluded by moving for a variety of accounts tending to show the amount or annuities transferred at different periods under the Act of last Session ; the value of such annuities, estimated according to the prices at the Stock Exchange, &c. &c.—Ordered. On the Motion of the same Hon. Member, returns were ordered of the quantities of hemp, flax, yarn, linen, &c. &c. imported and exported from Great liritain and Ireland during the last year. Mr. BY NG presented a Petition from Linsehouse, pra)ing the repeal of the Coal Duties.—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. GRENFELL presented a similar Petition from Penrhyn. He bad, he said, presented several Petitions last Session on the same subject. He felt convinced that no existing tax operated more par tially, and he hoped it would be the very first the Right Lion. Gen tleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) would propose to repeal. Adjourned at Five o'Clock. THE EVENING STA It. LONDON. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1821. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this morning at 91k, i, and got up to i, with a good deal of business doing—for Money at 91 j. FOREIGN FUNDS. In consequence of Private Letters which have been received in town to-day Irons Paris, stating that the negociation for having the Loans of the Spanish Constitutional Government recognized, had taken a favourable turn, there were many buyers of old Spanish Bonds, which have been done as high as 25. At Paris they left off on Saturday at 26. Current Prices : New Spanish 164 to 17, Old 24/ Colombian G9i 70, Austrian 51 French Scr;p 9to Mexican Mines 26, Chilian 78/, Russian 9l a, New Pi ussian 80j, Old 92i, Mexi can .5s to PRICE OF STOCKS T ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 238% 239 1 / 2 3 per Cent. Reduced 92 1 /s IA 91% 3 per Cent. Cons. 91 V 2 1 / 2 -3 1 ,4 per Cent. 100 1 ! i 4 per Cents. Old 102',4 3 / 4 -4 per Cu. New 106 v, Bank Long Anns. 22 7.16 India Stock 2761/ 2 277—India Bonds 81s. 80s. 823. F..c11.11,11s of £l,ojo, 475. 51s.—Satall 4.7'5. 51s. Consols tor Account 91 X. % .4. We have received to-day, by Express, the Etoile of yesterday, from which ive extract the following itn , portant intelligence from Spain : MADRID, FEBRUARY 2. The King of Spain has signed an Act, by which he acknowledges to owe to Frances sum of thirty-four mil lions, and he a , ,signs as a payment for the above debt, die Salt Mines of Arra..;oli and the Customs of Miranda. The departure of the Body Guard is adjourned. The Government has published the following ofliz;al article in an Extraordinary Gazelle of to-day : " Lieutenant-Colonel B.irrada, who was dispatched to Cuba to convey intelligence of the deliverance of the King, and to re-establish the authotity of his Majesty. has completely succeeded in his mission. From the bay of Cadiz, where he performs quarantine, he has sent to the First Secretary of State the folio Aing communication: 1 arrived at the Havannali the 9th of DecenAer, and I immediately transmitted my dispatches to the Captain-General. Ile commenced by dissolving the Revolutionary A:,sen:hly, and broke the Constitutional stone. The following day Te Delon was chanted. I must give great praise to the justice and loyalty of the Cal:vain-General.'" To this dispatch is annexed a Pi cclamation of the Captain-General of the lde of Cuba, Don Francis Viv es. The Castle of Saint Juan de Ulloa continues to brave all the efforts of the insurgents; and reliance can be placed on the zeal of General Vives ; his artillery is immense. A Royal Decree announces, that his Majesty has re• commended to all his Ministers, and particularly to the War Minister, to observe the strictest economy in their respective departments. On the 31st ultimo we published the Proclamation is.ued by the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, and to which allusion has been made in Parlia ment, respecting the violation of territory in the islands of St. Maura and Ithaca, on the part of some armed Greek vessels. We have now to lay before our Readers the following interesting particulars of the same event, supplied by the Malta Government Gazette of the 30th December, and which do not ceutatnly tend to lessen ,the impression produced by the Proclamation, that a very flagrant breach of the established rights of nations was committed on the occasion s MALTA, DECEMBER 30, 189.5. The Proclamation of his Excellency the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, which we this day publish, will announce to our Readers a most outrageous violation of the neutrality of those States, committed by the Greeks in the islands of Ithaca and Santa Maura. The serious effects of such a breach of the Sandi; Laws are sufficiently exemplified in the Proclamation itself; and the violation of neutrality cannot fail ulti mately to fall with a heavy responsibility upon the Greeks themselves. These violations, however, of the laws of nations are trifling, when compared with the cold blooded, barbarous acts of atrocity subsequently corn mitted by the Greeks, who, in breach of all laws human or divine, landed in a neutral territory, for the sole and express purpose of murdering theexhausted remains of an enemy whom they had already conquered and plundered. It appears that, on the morning of the 10th instant a Greek fleet, consisting of seventeen sail, were seen off Ithaca, firing on a Turkish brig, which they had neatly surrounded, and which shortly afterwards was driven on shore to the southward of the island. On the Turkish brig striking on the rocks, numerous armed boats front the Greek fleet immediately pushed off, for the purpose of plundering the vessel, which they soon effected, mur dering all the a ounded they found on board; but not content with this, they afterwards lanied in pursuit of those unfortutia.e Turks ssho had stuvived the fire of their ships, and swam on shore for safe.) . aad, however disgu , ,ti-Ig the perusal of such butcheries may be, we deem it to be a most impottatit part of our duty to pub lish, lot general information, the details of scenes widths had they not been sent to us by. an eye-witness, we could not, for the credit of Christianity, have believed. We give them in our Correspondent's own worth: .‘ I have been minute is the details, but were I ta dwell upon all the circumstances, I should strike the reader with horror. The difference of killing an enemy on one piece of wound or another, mAy be only a poli tical queition ; but the manner of doing so is the thing. That hatred and revenge can be carried to such a height,' by a people whose great boast and cry for as sistance is is it mild religion !—The bodies on shore were mangled—pounded —cut up ! Under the eye of the Captain of the Port, a Greek killed a man, then took out Vs knife, severed his heart, ripped up his body, cut up his limbs in every direction, and then, putting his knife into his mouth, walked down to the shore exultingly. The bodies on the decks of the Turkish ves sel seemed tai be trampled—not on, but into—for the mere pleasure of the thing. " I am ready to make every allowance for people si- tuated as the Greeks are, and have been; but it is im possible to palliate for a moment such atrocious cruel- Lies—such barefaced, open defiance of the laws of an established Government, and of which they cannot plead ignorance. Even their strongest f: tends here are not sparing in their opinion upon such an open violation. •• The Turks, on the other hand, have been much more honourable with us. During the summer they have been sailing about our coasts, which are unpro tected by any resident Authority, and which, to their knowledge, had Turkish subjects or refugee Gteeks on them, yet they never presumed to land." In concluding the account of this most atrocious act, we have infinite consolation in knowing that, through the zeal and attention of the Commandant of the island of Ithaca, assisted by the Officers of Sanda and of the Police, and by a militen y guard, neatly fifty of the un fortunate Turks were saved, and secured in the Laza- - retto ; amongst these, however, seventeen had been pre viously wounded. We understaud that the Turkish vessel destroyed was a brig of 12 guns, going from Prevesa to Patras, with a crew of 75 people belonging to Jussuf Pacha, two Officers of rank were amongst them. The principal of the latter and the Captain were killed and plundered on shore. She had on board 25,000 dollars for Jussuf Pacha. The plundering of the vessel continued until the middie of the night, when the Greeks towed her into dell water and sunk her. \Ve have not yet received the particulars of the land- I . lg, at Santa Maura, but we understand it was nearly sitniiAr io its consequences to what we have above stated, Inteliigence has been received fiom Lima to the 26th of Septeather, which leaves no do:ibt as to the issue of l l the campaign. The defeat Of BALDEZ is confirmed and the army of the Patriots, consisting of the united forces of Colombia, Chili, Peru, and Buenos Ayres, amounting to upwards of 20,000 men, was in posses ' !ion of every hold in the country of importance. The three small divisitms of the Spanish army—one of 3,000 men under CANTEttAC, another of 1500 men under LA- S LENA, and the third, of 1200 men, under OLANETA, were completely cut otr, the one from the other, while superior forces were marching against each, in the dif- feient directions of Huancavilica, Pomata, and Oruro.' No doubt whatever seemed to be felt as to the speedy termination of the campaign. The following is a copy of a letter from B O LIVAR, which was received on Saturday, by the Gentleman to whom it is addressed, dated Lima, September 11 : " Sta—At the urgent request of the Congress and Magistrates of Peru, I have come here. The Sovereign Congress has granted to me, by the Decree which I have the honour to enclose, the fut.. lest possible power, and I am determined to use it for the salvation of the country. •' I have heard with pleasure that you have been empowered by this Government to negotiate a Loan in London, and with not less satisfaction I May assure you, that the military operations in Peru, will be conducted with rapidity, vigour, and system. Financial re. sources will consequently assume a different aspect, and the country will be enabled, with punctuality and exactness, to meet its engagements. 44 The occupation of the mining territory of Guanlanga, will be of infinite advantage; and this operation will be an& rtaken, on must solid bases, within thirty days from this time. It will be c o , , ducted by me in person. The happiness of the whole of Soutt America being at issue, I feel bound not to leave Peru till it shall have been completely cleared of the enemy. " Don Rafael Ravenga, Minister Plenipotentiary of Colombia,i; now in London. If you should be pleased to communicate with him, as to how he might be of use to you, he will do everything in his power for this purpose, and such communicstions might possibi f lead to the better success of your mission. But this is only to b e understood as a suggestion, which is by no means to limit the powers with which you have been invested by this Government, nor to circumscribe the independence with which you are to procve i L " I may assure you, without the fear of being deceived, that if the pecuniary aid we now require be obtained, Peru will l ei , shortly be free, and the security of her creditors complete.,[ with all consideration, Sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) " To John Parish Robertson, Esq." MEXICO. ~ BOLIVAIL A Committee of the Mexican Constituent Conte,ess, on the 20th of November, repotted a draft of a Cousti. tution, in which they propose to est:ll)nd) a National Governmeot, to embrace the province; and intendenci.s lately included in the Vice-Royany of New Sok, and modelled pretty closely after the Constitution of the United States, with the exception that the Roman C. thelic religion is to be the religion of the State, alio dl e exercise of any other religion is prohibited. r,ro. poses to leave the a,lminisration of internal concerns ts the provinces, which, to the ndmher of fifteen or 11,t,ir, shall have Republican Constitutions of their o‘k n, (A, Ithe same general principles as that of the nation. We have received to-day a file of Frankrort Papcis to the 4th instant. The following are extracts:-- FRANKFORT, FEBRUARY 2. In the Sitting of the Diet on the 15th of January, one of the questions brought forward was the basis to be finally adopted for fixing the military contingent of each State. When this contingent was fixed pro visionally for five years, in 1818, the population of the State was adopted on this basis, and Austria now pro. posed, that as the subject had been at that time fully discussed, the principle that the population should be taken as the sole basis might be still continued. Prussia and Bavaria assented to this, and the latter stated its pcpuiation at 3,560,000 persons.: The other States likewise acceded, only Oldenburg observed, that if the population afforded a good basis in some res,xects yet the less powerful States were not equal to the ex: pense of equipping and maintair;ing the contingents, and to that of the general expenses of the corps and divisions. This deserved the more consideration, as the same proportion was to be adopted for a war establish ment, in which it was evident that the small States could not be placed on the same footing as the larger ores. —lt therefore proposes to reduce the peace establish ment from 300,000 to 9.00,000 or 150,000 men : ;he Minister of Oldenburg concluded with saying, the fist years for which Oldenburg adopted the regulation pro. visionally filed in 1813, are passed, and his Highness by no means pretends to destroy at once a work which has but just been completed with so much labour ; but in voting for this Military Establithment, his Highness must add a proposal for reducing a burden which the Duchy cannot support on the scale hitherto adopted. The President proposed, that as all the votes related to the NI ilitary Establishment of the Confederation, only that of Oldenburg added an observation on the amount of its contingent, the other •otes, and the first part of the vote of Oldenburg should be referred to the Corn. mittee engaged on that subject, and the latter part to the Milit:try Committee. This was adopted by all the Votes. LAUSANNE, JANUARY 27. The Government of Berne has just issued two remark. able ordonnances. By one, the exercise of the Catho lic Religion is authorised in the r.ity of Berne, so long as there shall not result from it any abuses or disagree. able consequences; but at the same time, as well the Ecclesiastics of that religion as all other Catholics are strictly enjoined to refrain from all kinds of attempts, direct or indirect, to induce Protestants to change their religion. Every contravention will be considered as a formal infraction of the laws of the country, and as a violation of the religious peace and severely punished. By the second Ordonnance the Government of Berne forbids the Sons of foreigners, who have not obtained the rights of citizenship at Berne, from being admitted into the superior academies, destined to teach the higher branches of knowledge. Even those sons of citizens of Berne will not be admitted, who do not possess an inde pendent fortune, and whom the poverty of their parents hinders from prosecuting their studies. We have received, by his Majesty's ship CYRE NE which arrived at Spithead on Saturday, advices from the African coast dated the 14th December. The dif ferent settlements enjoyed the best state of health. Sir C. M'CARTHY sailed in the Colonial schooner Prince Regent, from Sierra Leone, on the 27th of October, but owing to calms and strong currents, did not get to Cape Coast till very early in December ; he was then actively engaged in prosecuting the Ashantee war, as well as making great and necessary improvements, and ar ranging the different establishments. He was highly esteemed and regarded by all the Europeans. He has given general satisfaction, and is stated to have done more to improve Cape Coast during the short period it has been in the Royal hands, than was effected during the previous fifty years. His arrival has alarmed the Asha::« or the tate of their capital (Comassir). We copy the following from a Morning Paper (The Post), which has been more remarkable for its generous ardour in behalf of the Spanish Constitutionalists than for either the correctness of its information or the saga city of its prophecies respecting them. 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