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Doke of Clarence, " &fur the ("Lath without issue of Sir Ed. '• t.,nd Earl of Richmond, was Earl of Warwick by his lady." The Duke of Surrey was never Earl of Warwick ; and Edmond of Had ham (who is presumed to be meant), half.brother of King Henry the sixth, and Earl of Richmond, never was Earl of Warwick. On the forfeiture of the Earldom of Warwick by Richard Neville, in 1471. George Duke of Clarence. who had married the Earl's eldest 'taught( r and co-heir, was created Earl of Warwick. No weight an be attached to the omissions or assertions of such a writer. Colonel Berkeley's opponent thus desaibes himself in the awn_ parative degree :—" Sir John Shelley Sidney, hart. sole heir of Margaret, Countess of Shrewsbury, and eldest co-heir of the Barony of Berkeley created by the writ of 23d Edw. I." THE JEWS. The following is the Petition of Mr. Owen, which was presented by Mr. Robert Grant, on Monday night, in fa our of the Jews : To the Honourable the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Iteland, in Parliament assembled, THE HUMBLE PETITION OF ROBERT OWEN, PIIIEWETII,—That your Petitioner is anxious that the Jews and all men should be relieved from the injustice of suffering for their con. ,cien tious belief. That your Petitioner is most desirous the British Government should set an example of justice to the world, and declare by a Le. gislative Act, that as man has not been formed with power of himself to change the convictions prematurely forced into his mind in early life, or at any time to resist the influence of the strongest evidence, none ought to Suffer for his conscientious opinion, or be prevented from honestly stating them. That the contrary practice, through ignorance, has generally pre. vailed in most nations of the world, to the great injury of the cha racter of man, intellectually and morally. That this error has necessarily engendered uncharitableness, unkindness, hatred, anger, revenge, and the greatest injustice among mankind. That your Petitioner therefore prays that all disabilities on ac count of their belief may be removed from the Jews. And your Petitioner shall ever pray. ROBERT OWEN. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS-WEDNESDAT. Viscount LORTON presented a petition from a parish in the colnty of Wexford, complaining of unjust assessments. Sir A. GRANT, and others, brought up several bills from the Commons. These bills, as well as several others, were advanced a stage. The house then adjourned till Friday. HOUSE OF LORDS. This being Ascension Day, tlTe lli rruse has adjourned over this day. HOUSE OF COMMONS-.-TIIIB DAY. NOTICES Olr .MOTIONS. Mr. Alderman Wood—to move to refer petition of Francis Roe, and others, to the Select Committee on H a ckn e y Co a ch e s, a nd to move that Counsel be heard thereupon. Mr. Henry Maxwell—to apply for leave to bring in a Bill to re. gulate the Applotment of County Rate and Ceases in Ireland in certain cases. Mr. Huskisson—to present a petition from Liverpool, with re ference to the trade of this country with Mexico. Mr. Benson—to submit a motion on the conduct of Mr. Eyre Lee, of Birmingham. Mr. Attwood —to submit a motion on the State of the Currency. Mr. O'Connell —to move for leave to bring a Bill to declare and enact that the publication of Truth shall not be construed or deemed to be a Libel. Sir M. W. Ridley—to apply for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the 20th Geo. 11. c. 38, relating to tha 3lerchant Seamen's Fund. Lord,. L. Gower—to move the appointment of a Select Com mittee on the Tolls and Customs in Ireland. The Chancellor of the Exchequer—to apply for leave to bring in a hill to amend the Courch Building Act. The Attorney-General—to move for leave to bring in a bill to re peal so much of to Geo. 111. c. 8, as subjects persons upon the se cond Conviction for (Political) Libel to Banishment; to increase the Securities given by those who may hereafter commence News- 1 papers; and to provide some further remedy against the abuse o f publishing Libels. Mr. O'Connell—to move for various Returns respecting the num. bers of persona killed by the constabulary force, and of the police killed by the populace. ORDERS OF THE DAY. Embankment. Ireland, Bill—Committee thereon. Clyde Navigation Bill—Report thereon to be taken into further consideration. Deserted Children, Ireland, Bill—lt:Tort thereon do. Constabulary Act in Ireland Bill— to be mad a second tine. Sheriff's In Ireland Bill—Committee thereon. Subletting Act Amendment Bill, Ireland—Report thereon to be taken into further consideration. Usury Laws Bill... Report thereon do. Half.pay Apprentices --Bill to prevent the taking and employ. meat of Apprentices usually denominated Ilalt.pay Apprentices— to be read a second time. Common Law Fees Bill—to be read a t.econd time. Birmingham and London Junction Canal Bill—Debate thereon to be resumed. Birmingham and London Junction Canal Bill—Report from Committee on petitions respecting the non-compliance with Stand ing Orders to be taken into further consideration. King's 3les.age as to the Administration of Justice—Resolutions of Committee thereon to be reported. Lower Canada Legislature Bill—to be read a third time. Parish Vestries Bill—to be read a second time. Irish and Scotch Poor Removal Bill—to be read a second time. Poor Law Amendment Bill—to be tead a third time. Liability of Landlords for Poor Rates Bill—ditto. Ctimit•.al Returns Bill—ditto. Labouring Poor Bill—Report thereon to be further considered. Administration of Justice Bill—ditto. Welsh Judges' Compensation—Report of Committee thereon to be presented, containing Resolution for Compensation to the Judges.' Galway Franchise Bill—Report thereon, with amendments, and question of third reading. to be further considered, on postpone ment from yesterday. Ecclesiastical Leases, Ireland, Bill—Report thereon to be further considered. THE EVENING STAR. HOUSE OF COMMONS-WEDNESDAY. 4 'alonel Evaxs took the oaths and his seat, as member for Rye. Wallace's divorce bill was read a third time and passed. Mr. BROWNLOW presented a petition from certain labourers in Ireland, praying for the establishment of a system of poor rates in Ireland. Lord MILTON presented a petition from Leeds, against the pu. nishment of death in cases of forgery. Mr. ASHURST presented a petition from Henley-on-Thames, against the beer bill. Sir T. ACLAND presented three petitions against the punish. meat of death in cases of forgery, and one against the renewal of the East India charter. Mr. CAREW presented a petition from New Ross, against the proposed increase of the Irish stamp, spirit, and tobacco duties. Mr. J. SMITH presented a petition from the London Literary and Scientific Institution, praying for a reduction of the duty on rewspapers. Mr. RUM BOLD presented a petition from barley-dealers in Norfolk and Suffolk, against the proposed increase of duty on British spirits. Other petitions were presented by Mr. KNOX, from the managers of the provincial bank of Coleraine, against the punishment of death in cases of forgery ; by Lord CLivz ' front Mr. Thomas Eyre Lee, solicitor to the Birmingham and London canal bill, ea. pressing his desire that his conduct should receive the fullest loves. tigation and declaring that he was unaware that any deceit had been practised on the house with respect to the list of subscriptions ;—by Mr. Baoww, cow, from the managers of the provincial bank of Ireland, against the punishment of death in cases of forgery ' ;—by Mr. TamiT, from the bank of Ballina, to the same effect;—an d by Sir G. CLzax, from the candle-makers in Edinburgh, against the duty on candles. Mr. Aid. THOMPSON moved for leave to bring in a bill to de. dare in what cases the possessions of charitable institutions shall be liable to the payment of rates for local purposes. Mr. SYKES said he would not oppose the introduction of the bill, but he could not at present see any reason for confining its object to Royal charities alone. Lame was given to bring in the bill, which was shortly afterwards introduced by Mr. Alderman THOMPSON, read the first time, or. tiered to be read the second time on Monday, and to be printed. Lord LOWTHER moved for leave to bring in a bill for endow ing the parish church of Newborough, in the county of Southamp ton, and for other purposes &are was given. The bill was afterwards brought in by Lord Lowruxa, read the first time, ordered to be read the second time on Tuesday, and to be printed. Mr. O'CONNELL moved for a return of the number of persons who had lost their lives In affrays or otherwise with the police in Ireland, since the establishment of that body ; together with the names of the places where they lost their lives. Also a return of the number of policemen tried for wounding or killing any indi viduals, and the result of ,the trials; and if any, what warrant the police force was called on to execute when individuals lost their' lives'. Mr. DOHERTY said there was no objection on the part of go vernment to granting such documents as would enable tke honour. able and learned gentleman to effect the object which he sought to attain, but he thought that the returns called for were not calculated to give a fair and correct view of the case. He suggested to the hon. and learned gentleman that it would be proper to include in his motion a return of individuals belonging to the constabulary force who were killed or wounded in these affrays with the people. Mr. O'CONNELL said as he understood that government wished to meet the facts fairly and explicitly, he would withdraw his mo don, and, having framed the return according to the suggestion of the hon. and learned gentleman, he would move for it to-morrow, when presenting certain petitione—Alotion withdrawn. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the house resolved itself into a comndttee on the Welsh Judges' compensation. In the committee, the right hon. gent. moved, " that it is the opinion of this committee that compensation shall be made out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom to the judges of the court of the county Palatine of Chester, and to the judges of the several courts of great session in the principality of Wales, whose fees or emoluments shall be abolished by the bill for altering the administration of justice." After a few words from Sir C. Wetherell, Sir C. Cole, the Chan. cellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. W. W. Wynn, the resolution was agreed to.—Report to-morrow. Mr. S. RICE brought up the report of the Galway franchise bill. Mr. J. DALY objected to the bill being proceeded with in so ex tremely thin a house, and on an evening when the general under standing was that no business of importance should be brought on. Mr. S. RICE said, as the counsel and solicitor were now in wait. in he would certainly proceed with the bill, and be would move— " Tint counsel be now called in." Mr. J. DALY said that be felt himself bound, considering the thin state of the house, and knowing that the attendance of members was not likely to be greater during the evening, to oppose the calling is of counsel. iheislkey was eland, but no division took place. Counsel having been pled in, Mr. ADM( was heard for the petitioner against the bill. Mr. RICE moved that the amendment be read and agreed to. Mr. DALY remonstrated against proceeding in such a thin house, and upon so inconvenient a day. Mr. RICE said if the hon. member wished to oppose the bill, he could do so upon the third reading Mr. O'CONNELL supported the bill; but Mr. DALY persisting la his tion, the further consideration of the amendments was postponanti the house adjourned. From the indisposition of Colonel SIBTEIORPL, the modes sheet granting better accommodation to the Reporters of the Moen i% Papers, in the House of Comatose, has been postpassd. We learn that there is a smog feeling in favour of the mottos. Among the sapportas of the meek" will be found Mr. Hairnet. ilium Mai/mum Mr. Holm Kr. O'Cowsztx, and many seer leamseslik s.J Wanda sembees. Wets the reporters pro. =WI POOR wifilfilialsdas, should sot find so many be. *mosabas istenaleg ass dity what they are represented to have StaNd, in dealt plass, ibe pesilreseetlay. LON DON. THURSDAY, MAY 20. THE KING. "WINDSOR CASTLE, MAT 20, 1830. " The KING has passed a good night. His MAJESTY'S symptoms continue to improve. (Signed) " HENRY HALFORD. " MATTHEW J. TIERNEY." The French expedition against Algiers, sailed from Toulon on the 16th inst. The Commander-in-Chief, in his Address to the army on this occasion, tells his soldiers its object is to redress the insult offered to the French flag. This is an offence which the Day has been long in the habit of committing; and, therefore, to account for this chivalrous spirit, which it has now called into action, there must be some auxiliary cause of excitement, besides the slap of the fan. A little glory would now work wonders for M. DE POLION AC. It would serve Ito secure his tottering seat, and have a favourable influ ence upon the general election. The language of the Commander-in-Chief, although confident, as it should be, prepares his soldiers for some severe service. He holds up to their view the heat of the climate, the fa tigue of marches, the privations of the desert, and the inhospitable countries whither they are going to fight ; to balance which, all the local advantages which he pro mises, is a hope that the Arabs will receive them as liberators, and supply the French camps with the produce of their soil. If this language, then, be sincere, there is no expectation of taking Algiers by a coup-de.main— it must be won by a regular and protracted siege. Of a successful result, the people of France do not appear to be very sanguine. Indeed, if they consult history, it will require all their love of glory to overcome the re luctance it is calculated to produce. The French and Spaniards have severally attacked Algiers at various times, but never with complete success ; and its present situation renders it an enterprize of infinitely greater dif ficulty than it has hitherto presented. Lord Ex MOUTH states in his despatch, that the Day, preparatory to the attack made upon him by the English fleet, had ordered 40,000 men from the interior, and all the Janissaries were called in from distant garrisons. Hu the barba rian been less remiss on the present occasion, when he has received so much longer previous notice, and is threatened with the two-fold danger of an attack both by land and sea ?—He at that time had only to fear a bom bardment, a temporary chastisement, which would cease with some promises on his part, to be broken on the first convenient opportunity ; but he has now to apprehend the actual capture of his capital, perhaps with a view to the total extinction of his power. It may, therefore, be confidently presumed, that every possible preparation has been made to meet the approaching storm, and that Al giers, in the coming struggle, will display energies and resources with which none of its assailants had ever to contend. We have already given a detailed account of the quarrel, and proved, from the evidence of French writers, that so far as the question of right and justice is cos• 1 ' cerned, it is all on the side of the barbarians. How far this fact will influence the fate of the contest, or prompt the interference of the European Powers, remains to be seen. From the ambiguous and undecided character of that fo reign policy which has marked the present Administra tion, it is very difficult to conjecture what course our Government will pursue. We imagine, however, it would be somewhat jealous of seeing French colonies on the southern coast of the ►Mediterranean. Be this as it may, we are bound to assemble a strong squadron of ob servation on the coast, for the protection of our com merce and merchants. It is also of importance, that we should not lose any of our influence among the barba rians, by appearing to side with their assailants. As we yesterday said, the fate of the Bourbons hangs on the success or failure of this armament. A postscriptum to the Pacquete de Portugal, informs us that, according to the last accounts from Terceira, no thing could exceed the unanimity which prevailed be tween the garrison and inhabitants. A newspaper en titled Chronica da Terceira, had been established with out any censorship ; also, a school for the study of ma thematics and fortification. The Count Ft c mio lad sailed for Rio on the 26th ult. on a special mission to the Emperor. A very extraordinary report prevailed in the City yes terday, relative to the charter having been abandoned by the Regency. It is needless to say that we repel it as a vile calumny. If we have so strenously advocated the cause of DON NA MARIA and the Portuguese Patriots, it is from a conviction that they were contending for a Constitution. We shall now exclaim in the language of Our MAIO :--" NOTHING MORE, ♦ID NOTHING LESS!" Pursuant to our promise of yesterday, we resume our analysis of the excellent pamphlet attributed to Admiral PEw aosE, and we trust the high importance of the subject will be a sufficient excuse for entering into some additional details. Having proved, by a series of well authenticated the paramount object of keeping pace with our neigh hours and rivals in the models and classes of our ships, the gallant Author proceeds to examine those measures which have been adopted to presene the discipline, efficiency, and activity of our ships in commission. He laments that the good old system of assemblingour guard ships at Spithead in the Spring, for the purpose of being exercised, has not been followed up, and that, " our ships of war, when fitted out for foreign service, proceed to their respective stations without any previous inspection or review, and almost always singly, encumbered with passengers, and overloaded with provisions and stores, resembling too often a merchant ship with a full cargo making all haste to its port of discharge, rather than a' British man-of-war in perfect trim and equipment, and carefully preserving, during peace, that complete state of order and preparation which can alone secure superiority in war." The neglect of our artillery practice is next passed in review. We cannot resist giving another quotation from this portion of the pamphlet before us, as strongly illustrative of the indifference with which the suggestions of our Officers are so often treated : " In 1817 Sir H. Douglas, an officer who combines an hereditary interest in the welfare of that service which owes so much to his father, with all that science and experience in war can afford, laid before the Board of Admiralty a most valuable work, containing a series of suggestions on this subject, which, if they had been pro perly attended to and acted upon, must have placed our system of artillery exercise on a very different footing from that on which it at present stands. It does not however appear that between 1817, when he first offered his manuscript to the Board of Admiralty, and 1819, when he requested their permission to publish it, any at. tendon was paid to the valuable suggestions: with which it abounds, beyond Issuing by authority a sort of uniform manual exercise for the great guns; and until 1827, when His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence became Lord High Admiral of England, I was not able to observe that any effectual steps were taken to introduce or enforce such a regular system of artillery practice, especially amongst our ships on the home stations, as might enable us to keep pace with the improvements rapidly intro. dueing amongst our maritime rivals. During His Royal High. ness's short administration, much wu undoubtedly accomplished by his own frequent personal inspection of the ships in commission, and the attention he paid to every thing which respected their artillary ; but he was unfortunately too short a time in office to establish any material or permanent improvements in this part of our system." After a long extract from the pamphlet of Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS, in which that gallant Officer points out the advantages of paying more attention to artillery and general practice, as well as the great benefits that would arise from the establishment of Naval Depots, on the principle of the Army, the result of his labours are thus related : " If these arguments fail to convince my readers, none that I can offer will I am sure be more fortunate ; I will therefore only add that up to the time I write (182 4 0) I cannot discover that the slightest attention has been paid to Sir H. Douglas's resommenda dons by the Board to whom they were addressed ; but in France, on the contrary, it appears that this work having been considered by the government as of great value, has been translated, and is now used as a class book at the schools for the instruction of naval gun. never, established in some of the chief naval arsenals in that country agreeably to its suggestions." The system pursued by France and the United States, with regard to exercising their ships and seamen, is next discussed, and contrasted with our own. The probable consequences on the first new war that breaks cut, are thus predicted : Our present force, in which be it remembered nearly the whole of our best seamen are dispersed, consists e.blefiy of those objection. able classes I have already so severely censured, and being wan quently, wherever they are found, notoriously inferior to the enemy's ships in that part of the world, will in all probability be sought and attacked with all the confidence naturally resulting frees the consciousness of superiority; and even if they escape capture, will be reduced to the humiliating necessity of a purely defensive system, until reinforcements arrive; while our merchant-ships will fall an easy prey to privateers." The concluding sentence of this passage ought to sink deep into the minds of our statesmen. 14 When it is seen that enormous sums has been lavished on in. judicious and inadequate preparations, and that after seventy mil lions expended in putting our navy into what was considered a per. km maw of ognipment, we bare to throw aside the greatest part of our smaller ships, and again recommence operations ;—will not 0 , , burst of public indignation be loud and tremendous, and will it h,• admitted u a sufficient vindication to allege that, in many panic,: lars, the British Navy was far more inferior at the cornmencemen, of former hostilities ?" Among► other suggestions for remedying existing fects, the author recommends an immediate discontittnam. . of all further expenditure in these classes of ships, which he has proved to be objectionable ; to suspend the con struet;on of ,hilts of the line, except those of ninety gum on two (!cck.; ; and generally to prove the efficacy of tl:,• ships already built, by actual experiment, before any more are laid down. The importance of endeavouring to apply stcant-vessels to the purposes of war, is also strongly urged. From this, the author passes on to the subject of internal discipline in our ships of war, and throws out a number of valuable hints, well deserving the attention of the Admiralty. His suggestions for checking the powe r of excessive punishment, and limiting the number of lashes to be inflicted, without the sentence of a court martial, are truly humane and valuable. Coinciding unequivocally as we do in every part of tl:c gallant author's pamphlet, we cannot conceal our disap. pointment at the silence he observes with regard to that system of naval patronage which tended so much to break the spirit of our officers, and render hundreds of the most meritorious among them either disgusted with their pro fession, or indifferent to the service. Want of room alone prevents our stating a variety of facts on this subject, which might well excite the indignation of all those uho possess the smallest regard for impartiality or justice. The author's remarks on the marked distinction which is made between the two profesions, are, however, too int portant and striking to be overlooked. "I am far," says he, "from within& draw invidious comparisons, or to repine at the superior advantages enjoyed by our sister profes. pion, which leads to. instead of excludingfrori, the highest honours of the State; yet I cannot but see that our naval departments Sr. degenerating into political engines, and the smallest possible num. bcr of professional men permitted to take part in their deliberations. Let me only contrast this system with that pursued in our military offices. At the Horse Guards the commandcr.in.chief is a general officer; all his staff; adjutants, and quarter.master.general, an 2 their deputies, military secretary, &c. are exclusively military. The secretary.at.war is a colonel in the army ; the whole of the Board of Ordnance, master-general, lieutenam.general, surveyor-general, &c. are all military men ; not a single naval officer is admitted, a:. though all the alterations and experiments on naral ordotatice are tried at Woolwich, and (as I have heard) very great unnecessary expense often incurred from the want of that information which professional experience can alone afford; all the minor branches, comptrollers of army accounts, &c. are equally filled by valuable officers, whose pre. vino; habits peculiarly qualify them for the duties of their station; but when we turn our oyes towards our naval departments, what an extraordinary contrast do they present ? Our first Lord of the Ad. miralty, two out of the four junior Lords, and the two Secretaries. can lay claim to no professional knoaledge or experience whatever— thus forming a majority of five to two in the great council, where all na7al affairs are decided. if we turn to the navy.office, a similar dispro. portion will be found. A distinguished officer is, it is true, comptroller of the navy; but the depnty.comptrolkr, the joint surveyors, and the accountant-general, are all unprofessional ; and it is only at the bottom of the list that we find two captains in the navy employed a' storekeeper and superintendent of transports; although it is here that every thing which relates to building, repairing, modelling, and in abort the whole detail of the materiel of our navy, is sup. posed to be considered and arranged." After having thus called the attention of our readers to this well written pamphlet, it would afford us sincere pleasure could we indulge a hope that any of the author's suggestions would be adopted by the departments to which they more especially relate. Believing, as we do, that there is little reason to anticipate any thing so desirable from them, it remains for us to express an anxious wish that those Members of the Legislature who feel interested for the preservation of British power, will lose no oppor tunity of stating their opinions in Parliament, and thus prove to those whom it concerns, that the naval interests of the country cannot any longer be neglected with im punity. We are glad to perceive that this truly national subject has been taken up with becoming spirit by a morning Contemporary, whose influence on the public mind could not possibly be directed to a more praise worthy object. We call the attention of our readers to a letter, signed Nauticsts, correcting an involuntary error which seems to have escaped us yesterday, in our first notice of the pamphlet attributed to Admiral PEN ROSE. While we feel obliged to the writer, it affords us sincere pleasure to find, that the estimate we had formed of the august per sonage, to whom the letter refers, is fully borne out by the contents of his valuable communication. We stated yesterday our hope and belief that the GHIA arrangement was completed. We trust, though we con fess we have some misgiving, that our announce ment was not premature. Can it be true—we sincerely hope not—that the Sovereign elect is making difficulties and putting forward pretensions, as unreasonable in themselves as they are unseemly ftom him? Surely he cannot seriously maintain such propositions; it not, surely, be true that he has been indi - bad advisers to put forward pretensions with whom he has had to negotiate were 1 10 expect. We repeat, that though, from 8f public report, we are not without some very nature of the case, the principles of end common justice, make us incredulous rbability of any but one result. igloos cannot, on slight grounds, dela y don of an important treaty : he cannot, pretexts, defer his journey to Greece, wF assume those noble functions which have been committed to him for the regeneration of and ancient nation. Our respect for this person forbids such a supposition; yet we that a party, chiefly a French and stock-jobbing who call themselves his friends, boldly allege • frivolous, or worse than frivolous, for his delay. appointed to such high duties must not, cannot enced by such motives. Let him " sweep • dignity" which such rumours imply, by at for what those who elected him feel, and what no doubt he feels to be, the highest and office—the resuscitation of a horde of slaves and independent people.—Times. We have to state from unquestionable , Lord G. Beresford never said that be would Mr. Goulburn's measure, but on the contrary meet explicitly declared that he would agaixst it, if it should be persevered in.• Mail. M - - e it N4tfc , 4,7 ti .4 1 5 40 7 1 aL1e 4' l 0 Ult uur C - be true—we sincerely t is making difficulties I, as unreasonable in I fiom him? Surely propositions; it can- been induced by some tensions which those e were little prepared ;h, from the confidence it some misgiving, the iples of common sense incredulous as to the result. His Royal nds, delay the execu- te cannot, on trifling eece, where he is to have been generously 'ration of a renowned ct for this illustrious yet we must confess I stock-jobbing party, )oldly allege pretexts for his delay. A Prince t not, cannot be infla- " sweep away the in- ly, at once sailing el, and what we have et and most dignified le of slaves into a free killable authority that t be would not oppose the contrary that be would and will vote vend in.— Waterford P I