Star. — London, England, 1830-07-14 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS. Ti stn.—Sir Robert Peel last night made some very just remarks in answer to a sort of application of the Irish landlords for a grant of public money towards relieving the Irish poor. It is, indeed, quite time that the Irish aristocracy should be compelled to support their own poor. The account which the Right Hon. Secretary quoted re specting the infant settlement at the Swan River, affords an addition to the numerous illustrations which the last twenty years have sup plied of the inefficient, clumsy, and injurious mode in which the emigration-system has been conducted. Is it reasonable to expect that the idle and unenterprising, who, with all the appliances of civi lired employment about them, have neither skill nor energy to ob. lain a comfortable subsistence, should, by the mere act of deporta tion, succeed in conquering diffieul, les often times the magnitude of those which beset them at home? Colonization, to be beneficial, requires considerable wealth, invincible firmness and perseverance, And great mental activity. We fear, amidst the swarms of emigrants 'who have of late years poured into our colonies, it would be vain to look for many persons distinguished by those necessary characteristics • Tratzs.—lt ought to gratify the friends of Ministers, that the only fixed and definite ground on which the electors throughout England are openly canvassed in opposition to them, is their sup. port of the cause of religious liberty in the session of 1829. We have not seen amongst the political publications addressed to the constituent body in the present instance, an attempt to depreciate the existing Government on any but that single charge. And by whom, and on behalf of what party in the kingdom, have such ap peals been circulated ? By and for a set of men, we answer, who boast of no distinction or pretension but a certain dogged and un. reasoning attachment to the material of the Church of England, representing as that establishment does in their eyes, the principle of hostility to all change in the system of human politics,—an utter contempt for all efforts at improve- 1 ment—an absolute consecration of all inconveniences, and abuses, provided only that they bear the chronic type, and have' operated in favour of partial interests, and in detriment to the public welfare, for a given series of centuries or generations. This party, characterized throughout the United Kingdom as " Tories," consist of the ancient, inveterate placeholders—the most narrow-minded, servile, and thorough-going courtiers—the most insolent and exclusive advocates of every shade and form of mono poly, whether game-laws, alehouse licence laws, anti-Catholic penal laws, anti. Christian corn laws. No matter what modification of monopoly the grievance complained of may assume, it only it be complaisant enough to the wealthier classes, and sufficiently op pressive to the poor, these men are sure to be its supporters, with a zeal and pertinacity worthy of the noblest ends, but by them pa. verted to the most iniquitous. Yet, will it be believed that a faction so constituted and so actuated has had the front to proclaim itself, in the language of other times, the " country party ?" The deuce take such country parties! Why, their true character is that of a band of desperadoes,—old, possibly, in a gnmter proportion than young,—incapable of conceiving any object of high or generous ambition, tied together by resentment at their fall from power, and condescending to cringe to the people, simply because the Court has rejected them. This faction might as well hope to re-ignite a burnt. out volcano as to inflame the country over again by the old war-ay of "No Popery."—lt is of value, however, to the community, that such incendiary pretexts should be now brought forward. In no case can "Protestant Ascendancy" be resorted to here or in Ireland by candidates or their agents, without fixing the mark of the beast upon their cause. In no case henceforth can a public man seek to revive the heart.burnings of the crisis which preceded emancipation, without avotoing that his motives are factious, not honest, unless he has ingenuity enough to persuade himself or his auditors that by his getting into Parliament the Catholic bill may be repealed. But the truth is, that the knot of " ultra Tories, " being the sole organized foe to Ministers, confers on them the solid advantage of a disposi tion to approximate towards the more estimable and distinguished o the tl'higs. This we take to be the union with which, if any should take place, the constituent body will be beat contented, and which they may conscientiously encourage, by at once deciding to vote against any man who rails at religious tolerance, or invokes their suffrages in the name of the " Protestant cause." As for in fluence being used over electors, the modes of such influence arc innumerable, and one or other of them will never cease to be employed by superiors, by neighbours, by friends, through hopes, and fears, and prejudices, and arguments drawn sometimes from praiseworthy, at other times from less pure sources. An intelligent constituency will best know the characters and qualifications of pub lic men—a virtuous constituency will act upon such knowledge ; but, coterie paribus, the most numerous body of electors, if we do not descend to the mere brute mob (ace in Ireland before the abo lition of the 40s. freeholds), must be that over which the least pro- 1 bability can exist of acting successfully, whether by corruption or delusion, upon the well-meaning or the shrewd. A pledge, there. fore, might be sought from candidates in favour of a more extended infusion of democracy into the elective power. To this, if we mis take not, the "country party" will lend but a languid support. HERALD.—It is confidently said by the 31 inisterial papers that Government will be strengthened by the result of the ensuing elec tions. Why it should be so we cannot tell, seeing that Government was daily losing ground in the Session now expiring, and, at last, had nearly come to a stand-still. It would, perhaps, be difficult to point out any preceding Session, since England first had a Parliament, in which both houses sat so many hours, and in which so little public ha. siness was done. In fact, the historian will have nothing more to re cord than a series of abortive measures as the result of the sitting of the great council of the nation from the beginning of February to the middle ofJuly. Even with respect to that most pressing and essential business of State—the Supplies—Government was see checked and embarrassed, that, had it not been for the melancholy event which gave them an excuse for proposing a vote of credit, it smnis ex cZedingly doubtful that the Administration could have outlived the session. A new reign is always a season of promise and hope. The commencement of the present reign has opportunely happened to enable the existing Administration to take ineasitres to protract its existence. The vote of credit gives a new impetus to die wheels of Government, which had nearly stopped, and allows Ministers Id. sure, from the fatigues of the Parliamentary campaign, to endea. rout to repair their shattered resources by secret manoeuvres and political tactics. Such expedients may prolong the existence of their power for a time, but the difficulties of the empire arc still ac. cumulating, and nothing can save the country but the honest arts of political wisdom and public virtue. ‘l'e care not what the names of Ministers are - we look but to their actions. We judge I them not by what they profess, but by what they perform. How magnificent were the promises which they gave to the public at the commencement of the present session in the speech from the throne l How have the anticipations which they excited been disappointed ! They pledged themselves to retrenchment and economy ;.—they made a show of saving the public money in small things, but they were as reckless and profuse as any of their pre decessors in great matters. They pledged titans, lets to a thorough reform of the administration of justice ; they have done nothing of the sort. They have, indeed, pressed on a measure which increases their patronage in Westminster-hall, but they have left the fountains of justice as turbid and as impure as if they never pretended to cleanse them. They promised great reduction of taxes; yet every interest in the country still groans beneath the weight of intolerable taxation. We care not what changes may take place in any departments of the present Administration it there be not a change of measures;—such • change, we mean, as may relieve the country front the pressure of its great and increasing difficulties, by cutting away all extravaAant expen diture, and thus enabling the taxes to be so reduced as to give the energies of the people an opportunity of rallying ; for confident we are that the energies of England are still as great as ever, and that they only want the aid of a judicious policy to excite once more the admiration of the world. of what consequence is it to the public whether this or that renegade Tory or recreant Whig barters his principles for place or pelf ? The country is in that state that no Administration caa long sus:ain itself which does not rely for its claim to support on rigorously and honestly reforming the whole system of our finances, and enabling the indurry of the people to become as productive as under the genial prot.ction of a wise goverrattent it assuredly would be. It is absurd in the extreme to talk i.f tice-tradc systems while the industry of the people is shackled by au enormous weight of taxation. Nt'here industry is net free, trade. which is but the result of industry, cannot be free either. Taxation, by destroying the industry and tire comforts of the people, is not only impoverishing the country,but producing at the same tune the most demoralising effects. Let the elections turn out as they will an Administration w hi c h re li eves t h e i n d ustry o f t h e peop l e from the burden of a war taxation, and introduces salutary reforms into all the branches of the State, can alone obtain that confidence and support of the public which is stronger than the votes of ob sequious majorities. TIMES.-- It is amusing as well as gratifying to observe wish what fretdum the French journals now discuss the military opera tions of their countrymen, and the plans of their Commander at Al- Fiers. Had this been one of Buonaparte's expeditions, they would have no more dared to say any thing respecting it but what he had dictated, than to face the Ste of the troops to which the place has been surrendered. But being a triumph purely French, and spring ing from a Bourbon, it is obvious that it gives pain, and is offensive to the old Jacobins, the obsequious or trembling slaves of a Cor. l sican. The National, a paper set up lately, actually regrets that the place has be e n surren d ere d w i t h so l i tt l e bloodshed • and would attribute the fi n a l success to t h e i nterpos i t i on of the for eign consuls, ) and their representations to the Dey, or to the barbarian's apprehen sion of internal revolt. So much for the patriodem and loyalty French Jacobins. But now, Algiers bel!tg taken,. what is to be done with it ? We should s" What the eawleetwral please." Bat, in so raying , we app ag—a that we dithr kw the British Government in opinion. The Duke of Wellington rosy probably view with suspicion such an aggrandisanseat of a rival • . :-r nation as the acquisition of a large settlement on the Anion: emit and if it can be shown to affect materially the balance, or, as we called it yesterday, the distribution of power is Europe, his Grace would be right to resist the permanent assignment of Algiers to France. But if France gain that country as an appendage, shall we and the rest of Europe gain nothing by its civilisation and improve ment ? We answer, Yes; almost as much as France by the sove reignty of it. Had the conquest, indeed been made by a Power •Itat possessed no other poets in the Mediterranean, the case would have been widely different ; but of what great use are the ports of Algiers to the fleets of France, who has already a line of coast abounding with havens of every description on the same sea, extend ing from the third to nearly the eighth degree of east longitude, from the eastern Pyrenees to the maritime Alps of Savoy The acces sion of the ports of Algiers would but serve tai divide and sever the naval armaments of France. On the other hand, the improvement of Algiers would unquestionably tend to increase our corn. mem : the cants of a barbarous race would be multiplied, and the desire of European inventions communicated to their neigh. hours. The nations of Africa to the north of the Great Desert must of necessity turn their attention to agriculture instead of piracy, and we should be able to import from thence many commodities which we are now obliged to seek from beyond the Atlantic. It is an illiberal policy, as we think, to prevent the civilization of a barbarous people, and to insist upon their being cast back into their previous state of grossness, lest the new posses sors of their country should expet knee un increase of power. Be sides, France upbraids us with the misgovernment and oppression of India: we should be curious to know how she would govern Al. gicra. We give the above merely as our own view of the subject, and at present on imperfect information. If France has pledged herself to the other Powers of Europe not to retain or colonize Al giers in case she conquered it, she will, no doubt, fulfil her engage ment. If she be free and unfettered by any such obligation, it is still undoubtedly competent to any of those Powers to protest, in the only effectual way amongst great nations, against her retaining the acquisition. But we doubt the policy of such a tneasurc. The injury to other States is of so problematic a nature, that it cannot be worth the while to make it the subject of a war. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. Hamburgh papers to the 10th inst. and other German papers,' to a late date, arrived yesterday. We give the following extract l respecting that hopeful youth, the Duke of Brunswick. HAN OV Ea, JUNE 22.—The differences between our Court and 'the Duke of Brunswick do not seem to be wholly adjusted, as the Duke has not revoked the first edict complained of in the form required of him, and has not affixed his signature to it.— There have been some debates on the subject in the Diet, and se. veral of the members are said to have required that the prods. mation enjoined by the Diet shall be drawn up in the most precise and positive terms, and that only those edicts shall be men. tioned in it which refer to Hanover, it being considered as improper to join to the revocation of the offensive edict decisions respecting things of no importance. But the Duke is said to have declared that he will not condescend to make any more concessions, and is firmly resolved to make no change in the terms of the ordinance.) We are here very anxious for the termination of this affair. Should liinF of England recover, the negotiationsmust begin again ; should he sink under the disorder with which he is attacked, it is pobable that all parties will endeavour to bury the affair in oblivion as soon possible. It is said that Prince William, who is a major in the Prussian service, intends to leave the army, and has with that view obtained a furlough. HANOVER, JuLT 3. On the lit inst. a Proclamation was issued in the name of his Majesty William IV. announcing the death of our late most Gracious Sovereign George IV. and his own succession to the Throne, according to the order of succession in the Royal house. His Majesty relies with entire confidence in the readiness of all his subjects to pay him the due obedience, and at all times to share their attachment to him. On the other hand, he assures them l of his favour and protection, and that it shall be his constant object , to promote the happiness and welfare of the subjects whont DIVINE' PItOVIDENCE has intrusted to his care. His Majesty is also pleased to order, that till further notice everyl thing shall remain in the kingdom of Hanover on the same footing as hitherto. The Proclamation is signed by his special command. ADOLPHUS FREDERICK. BREMER MELLING STRALENHEIM. The Cabinet Ministry has, at the same time, given notice that all public diversions are suspended till further orders. A L0E111:12 ExrE ut TION-IVe have been five days masters of Algiers. The Dey has quitted the town, leaving every thing in the greatest disorder, and, as it is said, taking the road of Constan tine. He has taken with him all the troops he could collect, for the purpose of carrying on a species of guerilla warfare. His ca valry seems to have facilitated his retreat. On the first of this month the fore of the Emperor was battered in breach, and carried on the same day. On the 2d the operations commenced against the town itself, which, as is already known, surrendered on the fr.h. at noon. The particulars, which reached Paris previous to the sur render of Algiers, go no further than the 2d of July. They will be published at the saute time as the detailed despatch respecting the capture of the town in the .11onileur of !Holiday orTuesday at farthest. It is alrea ty known that several very sharp engagements had taken place during the :19th June and the 2d July.—The squadron will innuctliatrly make diversion against Dona and afterwards against ()ran.- G.l). Bourniont returns, during use course of the present month, to Paris. Gen. Alaison had solicited to replace him ; but the contilautt or the army of Africa will be given to Marshal Mar. wont, who will still have a fine task to perform.—The question of the final result of our expedition, and of the future fate of the African coast, present* itself anew, and it is there that the diplomatic campaign must commence, which is, unfortunately for France, intrusted to M. de Polignac.—Never, for the last 15 years. has the situation of Europe been more favourable than at the present moment for permitting us to profit by our conquest in rendering it available for the gene ral interest. The whole Continent desires the destruction of piracy, and will be glad to see the Mediterranean commerce delivered from so disgraceful a snare. kngland alone is inclined to raise difficul ties. But her present position compels her to waive her disquiet, jealous, and domineering spirit. She must yield to public opinion in this cause, the success of which so strongly interests the whole Continent. But perhaps it will become necessary to display some energy with respect to England, who will not fail to assume a threatening attitude, because she believes her interests compromised. What can be expected from M. de Polignac In such a moment, whose incapacity is such, that it may not only disturb the tranquil. !ity of a kingdom, but also occasion us to lose ;be fruits of a conH quest ?—NoCussol. THE ELEC'fluNs IN Fit % C r.—(Vre:n the Letter of "0. P. Q." in the Chronicle this morning.) -Let us look . at how the present elections stand with reference to the last Chamber. You remember that 221 voted for the Address, and 181 again.t.it. N ow of those 221, up to the present time. 130 have been re-elected, and only 91 natal!' to be returned. Of the 2:1 only 16 have been re jected by the electors who formerly named them, and of thote 16 at least five will be returned at the elections which have not ye: token place. Thus the 91 remaining to be elected are reduaed cn tm, and of these 86, 1 feel no doubt that 60 will be re-elec-rtl, having ret more than 26 of the 221 not returned to the new than,lter. Ilitt how different is the position on the other side of the - of the 181 who voted against the address, only 90 have be. r. r.,tottd. and 91 remain to be re-elected. Of the 181 also, 50 have been re jected by the electors who formerly elected them, and none of those -so rejected will be returned elsewhere. Of the 91 remaining to be eleett.d who formed part of the 181, certainly not more than 25 will be returned at the approaching elections ; and, therefore, 80 of thou, 181 who %vitd against the address will be rejected by the electors, whilst only 26 of the 221 will not be re-returned. Now let us for a moment look forward. On Monday the eke- Itiorot will re-commence in the arrondissements, and sixty-seven Dc. puties will be returned. Ot those sixty-seven, it we give seventeen to the Ministers, we shall give more than they would venture to claim for themselves. But let it be so. After the elections of Mon day, the numbers will be—for Ministers, 189; against M inlet**, 228—0 r a majority of G'J against Ministers. On Monday week the final elections wiU take place in the depart ments: The Grand Colleges will return 43 Deputies of which let us present 26 to the Minister, and take 18 for the Liberals. The finale will then be--for 31inisten, 184; against Ministen, 248 and the majority will be 62 In this calculation I have made al. lowance for the news from Algiers, for the effect which such news may produce in certain Grand Colleges where the result is doubtful, and in every cam have given to Ministers the benefit of all the chances. . THE INDIAN ARMY. NAVAA INTELLIGENCH. BRISTOL, JULY 13.—Arrived the limes from Newfoundland. Livearoot., Juts' 14.—Arrived the Ann, Mackenzie (late, Kintbley), from Jamaica ; Autwick, Rich, from New Orleans; and Leda, Pickett, front Charleston. Ymixouvs, JULY O.—Arrived in the Roads, the Spring, Brock, and Rapid, Dye, from at. Petersburgb. Pornsmooni. Jars 15.—Arrived from London, the !Cairns, Goodwin, for New South Wales. _ _ . Conic, JYLY 10.—Sailed the Hope transport. fur Jersey. with l l troops. • l'sxmourn,Jutr 12.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Curlew. from Portsmouth for the Cape. • • • 1 1 meeting of the Directors and Proprietors of Waterloo Bridge wt.% held yesterday morning at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Sir Jo seph Yorke, M.P. took the chair at one o'clock. Ile then read to the meeting the resolutions which were intended to be adopted fur the means of opening a street to run from the Strand, opposite Waterloo Bridge, to Charles -street, Covent-garden, .40 as to join the north-west part of the metropolis. The sum required to carry this great undertaking into effect would be 43,000 L-25,0001. of which the Government had offered to the Directors and the Duke of Bedford 4.0001. The object of the meeting was for the Company to raise the sum of 5,0001. on bonds. The hon. Chairman then read a letter which he had received from the Duke of Bedford, dated Woburn Abbey, July 1, in which his Grace states that nothing could give him greater pleasure than to forward so benefi. cial an undertaking, and that if the company could get through the lestates of the Marquis of Exeter, every facility should be afforded to carry the whole into effect, and if it was necessary to have any o the houses on his estate pulled down for the completion, it should be Idone. The Chairman. observed, that something should be immediately done, to prevent the rebuilding of the English Opera.house on the old 'site. Several propriatorsopposed the voting of the 5,0001. till It was certain Government would lend Its further aid. After some discus. cuuion as to the possibility of carrying the line of street, beyond Charles.street so as to join Tottenham.court.road, the Chairman WATER LOO 1111 IDC STREET.—A public lobserved, that although the Government and the Duke of Welling. ton were for rigid economy, he felt persuaded that when once the undertaking was begun they would not be backward in affording any pecuniary assistance for its completion. The vote for raising 5,0001. was carried by a great majority, and a Petition will be pre sented to Parliament next Session. COPY OP GARRISON onmfas, NY COLOXXL N. L. wrestles, BARRI) MASULIPATAS4 DM 12, len. The lit European Regiment Ming abate to eommace lts march from this place to Nqfpme, the Ofscm commandleg avails himself of the opportunity &Forded of expressing, in Garrison Orders, the high sense he entertains of its present efficient Mate, not only as to its internal economy, but its discipline and tersest movements in the field, which reflect much to the credit of thoollosr In charge, as well is every other grade of the corps. It would be foreign to the limits of a Garrison Order to comment on the 'past services of this distinguished Regiments and the Colonel will, there/are, only add a best adieu to the officers, Non.tommissioned Olken, ate. with him sincere wishes for their future prosperity and happiness, and further advance in the path of honour. . .•, ST. KATHAR/NE DOCKS.—A half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the St. Katharine docks took place yesterday at the Dock-house, T. Tooke, Esq. In the chair, when a dividend of l 6 per cent. was &missed upon the capital stock of the company for the half. year ended the 30th of June last. The Chairman stated to the meeting that although the dock act required that an annual account only of the 'receipts and disbursements should be laid before the proprietors at the annual meetings in January in each year, the directors consi dered_ it due them to furnish a statement for the half year. copies of which were upon the table ; and he had the pleasure to announce, that notwithstanding the diminution which had taken place in the foreign trade of the port during the first six months of this year. as compared with a corresponding period of the year pre ceding, the business of the docks had progressively increased. After some observations from one of the proprietors respecting the accom. modation afforded at the steam-boat wharf, which led to a very strong expression of approbation of the arrangements adopted by the Company, the directors for the past year were unanimously re-elected for the year ensuing. IMPERIAL PARLI.4.4IENT. HOUSE OF LORDS, JULY 13. MESSAGE TlO) THE COMMONS. Sir A. Grant, and other members, presented copies of the reports of the select committee of the House of Commons on the *fairs of India. Mr. S. Rice, and other members, brought up the Madras registrar bill.—Read a first time. Lord SHELMERSDALE presented petitions against such parts of the administration of justice bill as abolish the separate judica ture of Wales and Cheshire, from Congleton, in the county of Cheshire ; from the attornies and solicitots of Liverpool and M a n. cheater; from the traders and other inhabitants of Al iddlewleh and Stockport; from the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses of Marches. Held ; from the grand juries at the lut quarter sessions and the last assizes for the county palatine of Chester ; and from the justices of the peace of the same county ; and from several places, against the Oalway franchise bill. On the motion for the commitment of the C an ada bill, Viscount GODERICII expressed his anxiety that some explana tion should be afforded to the house, of the nature and object of this measure. The Duke of WELLINGTON said that the sole olieet of the bill was to facilitate the naturalization of fureignas in Canada. _ _ The Dukc of WE by command of his Alaj2sty,l said upon the table certain communications received frum UppcV and Lower Canada, in compliance with the address of the house. Lord WHARNCLIFFE understorxl that the second reading of the Bast Retford Bill was appointed for Monday next. He now gave notice of his intention to move as an amendment, that the right of returning members to the House of Commons be transferred to Birmingham, camber than to Bassetlaw. Lord HOLIAND presented a petition from the Clergymen of several parishes in the county of Bucks, against the punishment of death in any case for the crime of forgery. Lord WYNFORD moved for a great variety of returns relating to the state of business in all the Courts of the kingdom for the last ten yen's. Earl BATHURST, in reference to the arrears of causes before the Privy Council, stated that many causes were standing over, in con‘ciptence of the neglect of the parties who had interested them. selves with the presentation of their appeal without appointing agents to conduct the *ll.g:quoit pmexedings. Thz I.olt IX!Il A \Ct.:IA.OR said that the motion of the noble and I:arited lard would occasion a great loss of time, trouble, and exper.se, and that all the information It sought was already before the they hour. 'rho Earl of ELTION remarked that the observr ion of the noble earl ( listhttf4t) tri.h respect to the neglect of suitors before the Privy Cott:wil, would apply also to the Court of Chancery. lost W V \PORI) contended that the information he lough: could be obishged in *complete and authoritative loon, only by means of push a motion as he proposed.—Agreed to. ' . • ADMIXISTRATIM 011 31111TICE SILL. i The LORD OH A NIT LLOit, nu our re.iteln:ismor to the Ho u s e , The Malvlns, Mitch e ll, from Dintsic, arrived at Helvoet on the was addressing their lordships& in suppor t of i bi s hill. I'.. : i.t.b).: 10th inst. leaky, with f ou r f e at w a ter in h e r hold, bound to Loudon. 1 and learned lord concluded hi ))))) vitig, that t!.' bill b: re a d A }VAN: Dist, Jinx 13.—Wind S.W. to W.S. W.—Arrived from Lon- . tune. Agreed to, and ordered in be committed its a committee of the don, the Sea Nymph. B urroug h s , f o r Naples ; St. Leonard, itu- i therford, for Quebec ; Lion, Punchard, for Gibraltar ; Shakspeare, t whole„ linune on Friday next. Robertson, for Sierra Leone; Paragon, Whitwell, for Spain;l "' several hills ent their l'w`lialtP*; taste were Livanctni one George and Mary, Thompson, for Tri e ste ; Heise, Weller, fur stage. Honduras; Dorothy Foster, Henderson, for Quebec ; Sarah, Candy, for Trieste; and Sandwich, M• Gowan, for St. Lucia, and remain. AM JONAH BARRINGTON. The Duke of WELLINCITON 'no% ad the o-Arr er the day fur ,the further consideration of the case of Sit Jonah liartio.tion. Sit Jonah Barrington, from below the bar, tuni he hud only just leat.ted that his case was to be called on that . vening, tied Itz was therefore wholly unprepared to go into his dett.....;, H i e t,,v i d th e 'indulge. sec of their lordships by allowing hint Lahr time. The Duke of WELLIY%OTt IN said the Mouse were anxious to give every Gritty to Sir Jonah Barrington, but he thought their lordships would do no injustice by receiving such parts of the evi dence as would not touch on those points on which S:r 3 °Lull Bar tington said he was unprepared. I. vent were then put in which• passed between Sir .1 , .: :h Bar rington and Mr. amid Pineau, the Registrar of the A.hltiralty Court in Ireland. which closed the case t"r tile Gown. Sir Jonah Barrington then matte the same applic.ttion for an ex tension of time, which was conceded. wish the understanding that the further consideration of the case slould he roumed to-morrow (this Jay), and their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF (231310 NA, Jinx 13. The Registrar of Madras Bill passed sl:roug'• a committee, and if engrossed, will be read a third tine this evening. The Report upon Sierra Leone was Inovglit up and ordered to he printed. Mr. R. GRANT brought in a bill to amend a rat+ ty of Acts passed in the prearnt sesaton. The bill we it through all its stag nt and was passed. Ur. H. GRATTAN procnted a petition from John Hugh..s, a Chclra patakioner, complaining of beteg discharged flout that ca. tablishment. The hut. member in doing so, &halt dto the di , . tressed state of Ireland. He eon/thieved the main cause of the di , - Ism in Ireland arose (tom absenteeism. There were four millions and old acres oi" unreelaim,d laud in Ireland, and if a system were adopted by which this land were to be cultivated, much good ttoeld arise to Ireland. Mr. W. HORTON thought that the co:ily way to reclaim Ireland was by adopting a proper and cfreztive system of etni gratron. He thought that the state of the people of this country was of much more importance than that of the people of Portugal, or even those whose situation was occupying the attention of the house that night. Mr. 8. RICE thought that the cruntry wart bound by a debt of gratitude to his right honourabie friend, for the perseverance whit which he pursued his excellint plans for the amelioration of the condition of the poor of this country. The reason that money w; s not advanced to reclaim bogs in Ireland, arose from the state of the law, and not from any feeling against the principle of emigration in Ireland. Mr. HUSKISSON concurred in the compliment paid to Lis right honourable friend by the member fur Limerick ; but he did not think that some of the observations by his right ho nourable friend related to him (Mr. Iluskisson.) Although he opposed the. plan of emigration brought forward by Lis right honourable friend, it did not follow that he was an enemy to all plans of emigration. Lord KILLEEN asked if it was the intention of government to suggest any plan for the relief of Ireland ? He thought that sonic grant, by way of loan, could be made by the government with great advantage to that country. Sir It. PEEL said, it was not the intention of his :Majesty's nisters to vote any grant of money fur the relief of Ireland; but in taying this, he hoped it would not be supposed that the government lid not fed the deepest sympathy in the distress of the country. lie thought the intervention of parliament in this respect would have an advantageous effect He thought the landlords of Ireland ought to act in such a way as so alleviate the distresses of Ireland—(hear.) Here there was a tax to prevent the occurrence so much to be re gretted in Ireland. The nature of Ireland's distresses was under the consideration of the government, and seine measure would be adopted, at the earliest opportunity, for the permanent benefit of Ireland. The petition was then brought up, read, and mitred to lie on the table. After a few words from Mr. Hume, Sir R. PEEL, and Mr. W. Hon Tow, Mr. THAN f said that, in extreme cases, the government ad vanced loans ; for instance, they did so in the cue of the distress in Lancashire, some years since. Unless some course were adopted with respxt to Ireland, they would hare a constant recurrence of those scenes which had so recenily taken place in that Mr. HUME presented a petition from the attorneys of the court• of Westminster, complaining of the accommodation in the courts. roaimiv ■ILL The Earl of SILIFTE.SBURV moved that this Lill be read third lime. Lord. li OLIAND movedas an amendment, that the bill be rc. committed.—NiNstived. Lout W VN Ft /HD remarked on an inconsistency in the bill with respect to Powers of Attorney for the transfer of Stock. By the bill the forger of such an instrument was to be punished capitally, while the persons attesting it as witnesses, who must be equally criminal, and who standin the situation of accessarias before the fact, were punishable only by transportation. The LOH I) CHANCELLOR said that part of the bill was strictly copied from the Act of Parliament now in existence upon the subject. If they were to affix the puni•hoient ol death to the crime of attesting a forged Power of Attorney, they would he run. a ni contrary to the principle of the present bill, which was one of mldem. e Marquis of LANSDOWN expressed himself dissatisfied with the secondary punishments provided by our laws, and hoped that some other place than New Holland would be fixed upon for the transportation of criminals, and which might have sonic power to inspire tenor. After a few words from the Earl of lIABROWBY, the bill was read a third time, and passed. AUR/LET COAL METERS . BILL. . _ _ The Earl of BHAFTEBIIURY ntovcti the commitment of this Lord KING objected to the clause which thew the expense the bill upon the County Hates, and moved that it be omitted. Oo this amendment a conversation took place betwen Earl BATHULIT, 'the Bali of MALIMULDWILY, the Marquis of Lox- DONDEIRY, and the Duke of RIITLAIND* Strangers were ordered to withdraw, and their lordships divided on the amendment. Contents • • 17 Non Contents ... • • 26 Mejetity in favm:r Of the DUI • ..:i ` . _ . WIATE 01 , THE COLOYILS. Mr. BROUGHAM said, that in rising to address the hens • upon so important a question, he was aware that he wits liable to censure in bringing it forward at such a period of the session. ti c had been asked to wait until the next Session to bring forward his motion. His regret was that he was not able to bring it forward at an earlier period. Ilia excuse fur not doing so was, that he expected some measure would have been adopted by government on the sub jest. In this, however, be was disappointed ; but in justice to the government he must say, that he could not lay the blame at their door that the question had not been considered. But he saw no reason because he had delayed the question till this period, that be should suffer parliament to be prorogued without banging this mighty subject before the house. Ile was aware that he would be met by the statement of colonial rights, and by the power of the co lonial legislature, in answer to the position he was going to lay down. He admitted that the local legislature had rights. hut it' that legislature was so bound by local prejudice that It ceold not disencumber itself, it was the duty of the legislature of the mother country to dissipate those prejudices. Mr. Burke, while he advo cated the rights of the colonies to object to be taxed unless they as sented, upheld the right of the mother country to make laws fir the colonies. It was said that, in gran log relief to the colonies, they ought to consider the rights of property in the settlements. 110 denied holding *fellow creature in bondage was a nivel men of property. The law of nature and of Christianity wu against such a species of property. In Trinidad the slaves denominated household slaves , amounted to 16,500, of whom there were ectrunitted to prison for vs rious offences, the incredible number of 11,131, upon whom divers species of punishments were inflicted : and for what descririon of cimes were 7,644 of these punished ? Would the he use wish to be informed ? Some were punished for refusing to work, others for absconding from the plantations to which they belonged, and the remainder for insolence to their masters. Out of the whole number only 713 had been convicted of theft. He could not help alluding to the testimony as to the effects of slavery furnished by that respectable officer, the Protector-Gennal of :Awes of the is. land of Demerara. This gentleman represented the negroes to he in a state of perfect happiness, and as having no reason who:ever for being otherwise. If, however ' this slave protector had b.:en for the brief space of one hour In the situation of one of these poor negroes, he would be sickened out of his opinion, which he.(slr. Brougham) was free to admit was abundantly supported by the concurring testimony of other persons connected with the West In dies. In the year 1786, Lord Rodney was represented as having declared that he bad never seen any one instance of cruel or im proper treatment excited by slave owners towards the negroes, and to add a wish that the peasantry of this country were in as comfort able a condition as the slaves of the West Indies. Admiral Bar rington had likewise spoken in favour of the situation of slaves ; but if that officer had borne their torments for an hour, he would have deemed it worse than the wont billow over which he had ever ridden, and the feelings which would have been engendered in his mind would have been more poigeant ti an these which would have retrained after a conflict th et lad terminated i the disgrace of the British flag. Every one had I cad of the fon . and abominable atrocitiets that had been perpetrat. d by the Guinea • meat, ard yet it had been alleged that the unfostbnste victims ea board these ships were comfortably lodged, and en: even amused, nay, delighted with music :Ind dancing, and when t red with these pleasant recreations, were suffered to pass their time at games: o' chance. If such were the fact, he should not be surristd to find gen.lemen leaving she club houses 1 t St. James's, t t fo on boor these vessels, where they could be thus amused, nut only with agree able sounds, but their favourite put-RI:4. (Hear, and laughter.).— It had also been stated, that the arrival of a Guinearnan in a Wee India pert was a season of joy to the • but ceuld it be be. li , ved, that ptriors torn from their native fields, children who had been torn from their parents, or peraoni who had been deprived r f all that rendered life valuable in their estimation, could feel pada. cation in singing and dancing? The thing was as absurd as it VIP impossible. By law the slave trade bad been made a capital offence, and to show the sound policy of that law, and the dreadful consequences of slavery, be should cite only a few inettmess. A certain Rev. Mr. Brydgm bad been charged with a crime of a very deep dye, and one that ougl:t to have been sifted. This reverend gentleman ordered his servant girl to dress a turkey, and beaus* the poor creature happened to disobey his seders, he imoselliately snuck her a severe blow, and subsequently had ber tied up by the heads, sad until the space from the naps of her week to the calves of her ted one mass of laserated ileek. The matter was besught the magistrates, who, el* beads. evidence en both sldos, and the admi ssion s of the rev coeds on the he bad or. doted the punishment, decided by a division of foostsol to ten that be should not be prosecuted; and the esnotjurnos was tbs. the Rev. Thomas Wilson Brydges had not been pot spas ill trial, but had, in foot, obtained apreWen by (*educe which :ought tr have insured him in'ary. He (Mr. Bioughans) knew ibis rev. tentleutsa by his woeful; by the Medea mature which they eon . -_ ' , I _, J ~.