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To the WORTHY and INDEPRNDENT BURGESSES oil the Borough of BERWICK UPON TWEED. 4 THE. London Committee of Sir FRANCIS BLARE, I Ban. M.P. have seen an address put forth by a resident Burgess, in reply to their's of the 9th instant, in which the writer states that six Jed* called upon to ask, " how Sir F. BLASS has rvineed that he is in every way better qualified, to maintain your dignity and rights, than an individual who is an entire stranger to you, and utterly ignorant of the best interests of the Borough," and i whether such qualifications have been evinced by his "petitioning against your rights." and thin asserts, " that on the last scrutiny, he (Sir FRANCIS) petitioned the House of Commons to take away Iron the younger Sons, Non-resident Burgesses, and such as did not ray Poor's Kates, their privilege of voting at Elections for Members of Parliament." The Committee happily have it in their power to repel this asser tion, by an express denial. The Honourable Baronet never did " petition the House of Commons to take away from the younger Sons, Non-resident Burgesses, and such as did not pay Poor's Rates. their privileges for voting at Elections for Members of Parliament." The Petition against the return of Mr. OLADSTOWZ, to which the Writer alludes, was not presented by Sir Disney; BLags, or in his name, but by some of the Electors; nor can the Baronet be in 'any manner charged or allied with the measures which they, or their legal advisers, thought proper to adopt and pursue, in order to .unseat that Gentleman. If any further refutation of so grossly ease an assertion, that Sir FRANCIS " petitioned against your Rights," were required from us at the present moment, we could most triumphantly appeal to the long-tried integrity and consistency by which your Representative has ever been distinguished in his public conduct, and to the anxious desire manifested by him on every occasion, to promote and protect alike the local and general objects and interests of his constituents. We therefore beg once more, respectfully, yet, confidently to assert, " That from the worthy Baronet's long connection with you, and his intimate know ledge of the true interests of his constituents, combined with the fact of his extensive Estates lying immediately contiguous to your Borough, which he has so faithfully represented, he is in every way better qualified to maintain your rights, than an Individual who is an entire Stranger to the Fr --en of Barwick, and utterly ignorant of the best Interests of the Borough." The Committee of Sir Faawcis BLAKZ are unwilling at to provoke unnecessary discussion ; nor do they feel it requt present e en to t resort to the Public Prints or Hand-bills, to bolster up the Cause of the Worthy Baronet : but disclaiming all feelings of personal hos tility, they cannot help observing that it would have tended more to your dignity, and that of your Borough, and certainly been more con ducive to the Interest of the Gentleman whose cause the above Writer has so prcminently and, no doubt, gratuitously, come for ward to support, had be kept not only•rds sentiments but his nesse out of print. White Hatt Tavern, Chancery Lane, 20th July, 1830. A letter has just been received from Sir FRANCIS BLARE, an nouncing his intention of being in Town to-morrow, or on Friday next, for the purpose of paying his respects personally to his Brother Burgesses resident in London, and its vicinity. The Committee are empowered to state, that theWcethy Baronet's reception and canvass in Berwick, and elsewhere, have been highly flattering, and most successful. White Hart Tavern, Chancery-lane, 21st July, 1830. PRICE OF STOCKS ft3nk Stock 2201 201 1 3 per Cent. Red. 931 per Ct. Cons. 921 1 2 31 per Ct. 191 R, 11 per Ct. Red. 1001 1 1 4 per Cent. 1011 1 4 per Ct. 1826, 1031 Long Ann. 191 9.16 Do.3oYran,AptClet.l9 6461 1 Do. July. Jan. 18 15.16 AT TWO O'CLOCK. India Bonds 88 India Stock, New Annuities £lOOO Each. Bills' SS 83 £5OO Ditto 82 3 .1100 and 41200 De. Mt 3 Commerdal Advertised India for Acct. Cons. for Ace. (Aug.) 311 I FOREIGN FUNDS. TWO O'CLOCK. Brasil Bds. spr Ct. . Danish Ms. sp. Ct. 746 Ditto Ace. 736 Greek Bonds, 5 p Ct. Colons. Bds. 6 per Ct. 21 Do. B. 182 $ , 5 p Ct. 576 Do. Bds. 1824, 213 1 Pmts. Bonds, 5 p Ct. 1021 Do. Ace. 226 Russ. Bds. 1522 Ct. 1116 TIIE EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, JULY 22. We have received a file of the Bengal Chronicle to the 3d March. Some speculation had been caused by the departure of the Chief Justice to Delhi and Simlah ; and it was thought to precede some change of policy in the interior. The intelligence in the Native papers states, that RVNGZTT SING II was still at Lapore ; and that SYND AMIIUD, and his followers, continued to offer a formidable front of opposition, avowing his resolution to try his strength against the Sikh army. The usual state of disorder and discontent existed at Leuknow. These papers contain an account of the murder of Captain BaEssLaw, his wife, and child. This Officer had, on the alarm of the late insurrection at Mirgue, escaped in a schooner, which, in the Straits of Papra, was seized by the crew ; who having first, as before stated, murdered the Captain and family, then ran the schooner stators and burnt her. These Papers also contain the very interesting account of a meeting of certain deputations of the inha bitants of Malacca, which we bare before had occa ►ion to mention, having for its object the emancipation of the slaves, at which it wail determined :—" That shivery shall not be recognized in the town and territory of Malacca, after the 31st Dec. 1841." This was signed by the Dutch and Portuguese inhabitants, as well as by 5 Chulias, 5 Malays, and 5 Chinese, on behalf of their respective castes. The following is an extract from a commercial letter, dated Carthagena, June 2 :—" From the interior no buyers have arrived for several days past, without doubt, on account of the political events and convulsions which all the towns are experiencing, from the result of the course taken by Venezuela. The people in general are not in favour of levying war against that department. Many fear that the LIBERATOR will remain in this de partment, and that our Government will view this with distrust ; and this is one of the reasons that business is paralyzed in this place." Mr. BuxToN, on delivering last night two Petitions to Parliament against West India Slavery, made some observations, we presume, as a kind of final delivery of his sentiments on the subject previous to the dissolution, which.ealled for a reply from Sir ARCHIBALD GRANT, in some degree, in vindication of the West India pro prietors. Advocating, as we have done, and *shall ever continue to do, the abolition of Negro Slavery, we are not without apprehensions that the breach between the West India Proprietors and the Abolitionists, is made wider than necessary, by the latter not understanding clearly, and to their full extent, the real difficulties with which the West India Proprietors are at present labour ing. We were, therefore, happy to hear Mr. Bvx- tow—whose voice, we presume, may be considered that of the Abolitionists in the House—declare, that compen sation to the West India Proprietors for such losses as the Proprietors might incur, by the measure, formed one part of his proposed resolutions on the subject. We are happy to find that Sir A. GIANT was satisfied by what occurred ; because we are of opinion, that to make the abo lition of slavery successful, it can be accomplished in no way so well as obviating, as far as possible, the positive evils which the West India proprietors may suffer by the change. We are of opinion that no class of appellants for pro tection to the British Parliament, have their situation so little understood by the public, generally, as the West India interest. They are at present suffering from such a combination of circumstances, that their interests have become complicated to a degree, that requires actual study and patient application of mind, fully to compre hend. When we speak thus, we speak from experience; for we have only gradually become possessed of any thing approximating to correct views on the subject. In using the word correct, we, of course, mean such views as can be substantiated by facts. Reluctant to touch upon any subject of which we feel that our knowledge is imperfect, we have lately been reading much upon Colonial Policy,and the present situation of the West India posiessions, in particular. As is always the cue with those open to conviction, the more we investigate, the more we hue" been surprised at our own previous imperfect information; We have just perused a small tract, published, we be lieve, two or three months ago, which contains a most clear, and at the same time succinct, account of the present position of the West India Proprio tors ; and on some open day—to borrow' a phrase from the Courts of Law—we shall think it our duty to give an analysis of its contents. At present we have only space to mention its title; and to recommend it to those who are interested in understanding the subject of which it treats. It is entitled, " Some considerations on the present state of our West India Colonies, and on the regulations which influence their industry and trade, by a West Indian Proprietor." RILYIEW OP THE HOUSEHOLD TROOPS BY THE ROYAL. FAMILY. Two O'CLOCK THIS DAY.--Hie Majesty reviewed the First and Second Regiments of Life Guards this day, in the yard of the Regent's Park barracks. Her Majesty, the Dukes of Sussex and Cum berland, Princes George and Leopold, with the whole of the Royal Family arrived about ten o'clock. The two bands, in their state uniforms, received the Royal Party with " God save the King." His Ma jesty, having conversed for a short time with Lord Hill and the General Officers, proceeded to put the regiments through their evolutions, which gave the highest satis faction, and called forth the most enthusiastic applause. Shortly after 11 o'clock the Royal Party left the barracks. It being generally rumoured that a public breakfast would be given by his Grace the Duke Wellington to the Cabinet Ministers this day, at Apsley House, at which his Majesty had been pleased to signify his intention of being present, an immense number of the Nobility and Gentry, in carriages, open landaus, phaetons, and on horseback, assembled at Hyde Park corner, the entrance to which was rendered nearly impassable. A military band entered the lawn shortly after ten o'clnck, and played during the morning some favourite airs. The balcony was thronged with ladies, and the Duke of Wellington and Prince Esterhazy repeatedly came forward and received the cheers of the assemblage. About 12 o'clock the royal retinue entered the Park from Ox ford-street, and in one minute the fact was conveyed by deafening acclamation. The Generals and other mili tary Of core had previously passed, as had two of the Royal carriages. General Lord Hill passed in a cabriolet, as did General Baird. At length the Royal carriages passed Apsley House ; the Queen was in the first, the Duke of Cumberland followed immediately. The carriage in which his Majesty sat, contained the Duke of Sussex. On inquiry, we found that the time occupied in reviewing the troops prevented his Majesty stopping at Apsley-house, as it would interfere with the Levee. LEVEE TO-DAY.—In consequence of an erroneous announcement in some of our contempoiaries of yester day, a considerable number of spectators were collected in the Park this morning, expecting that the Guards would be inspected by his MAJESTY. Though baulked in their expectations, the large assemblage bore the dis appointment with great good humour. His MAJESTY holds a Levee to-day, at the Palace of St. James's, at four o'clock, and has deferred the inspection of the re maining battalion of Foot-guards till to-morrow morning, at same hour and place, as on the two former days. Considerable amusement was created at the review yes terday by the itinerant venders of fruit hawking their pears and apples about the park, under the imposing title of " ROYAL WILLIAMS! your honour!—six • PENNY." CITY. TIVELYtO•MOCK. This being settling-day in Consols, the chief business going forward at present is the settling •of accounts, which at present is going off well, • . Consols, which left off yesterday 9311 for the count, opened at the same price ; and for Atigust Account 921 1 ; for Money. 921. There is a great scarcity of arrivals; minsequently we are without political information. = Et. The Foreign Market is very inactive, and most of the. prices are nominal. Calcutta Papers to the 27th February, and Port-au- Prince to the 14th June, have been . received at the North and South American Coffee-house. From the Calcutta Price Current :—ln Cotton no sales hare been reported• since our last quotation ;- prices almost nominal. In Indigo we have heard of no transactions during the past week, with the exception of a few auction sales, widish have been going off very heavily. The Hon. have ceased purchasing. Shipments to Eng e l:re some extent, are in progress. Country piece go ods have have fallen 10 to 15 per cent. during the past week. In Opium no transactions have been reported ,giuce the Hon. Company's sale on Friday last, which went of with l apirit; at prices rather lower than the December sale. has been in active demand during the week, and ileices still looking up. In Cotton piece -good!, boa rigida= are in fair demand, at low rates. Freights le Leneou, 4/. 19i. to 81.8 s. The-Port-an-Prines papers art void of Wore' st. Then was will: a report there of a Spanish expedition of 8,000 men, oA tlieir way. to' the east part of the meet of Hayti; to make a landing there LIYZAPOOL, JULY 19.—There has been a very fair demand for pins timber this nook, and although no se- teal improvement has taken place in the price, there is evidently more j confidence in the market, and an advance seems to be anticipated. All the cargoes that have ar rived have been sold: the St. John's cargoes at 181 d. to 18fd. per foot; Richebucto at 19d. per foot. The de mand for Baltic timber continues steady. CITY, HALF-PAST ONX. We do not hear, to the present time, of any express from Paris ; therefore there cannot be any great altera tions in the French funds, or news of consequence. Consols may be quoted 93f to 94 for Money, and 931 for the August Account; without the dividend, 9211. There ban been a fluctuation, during the present Ac. count, of about 21 per cent. Owing to the great abun dance of money, it is not exactly known whether it is a Bull or Bear Account. In the French Market little or nothing doing. In Shares nothing doing. South Metropolitan Gas 2f prem. Phoenix 7 to 71 prem. ....mvommwenswesei COURT INTELLIGENCE. His MAJ &STY, accompanied by the Duke and h._ George of Cumberland, Prince Frederick of Prussia, and attended by a numerous Staff, inspected the two battalions of the third Regiment of Foot Guards, on the Parade in St. James's Park, yesterday morning, under the command of the Duke of Gloucester as Colonel of the Regiment. The King afterwards went to join the Queen at the residence of Earl Bathurst, in Downing street. Her Majesty, accompanied by the Duchess of Cumberland, the Princess Augusta, the Duchess of Gloucester, and attended by the Marchioness of Ely, Earl Howe (Chamberlain), the Earl of Errol (Master of the Horse), Countess of Errol, Miss Fitz clarence, and Colonel M‘Donell, had witnessed the in spection from the noble Earl's residence, which commands a view of the Parade. The Queen was recognised by the dense crowds assembled on the Parade, and was greeted in an enthusiastic manner. The King and Queen, the Members of the Royal Family, their Majesties' Househould, and the Officers of the King's Staff, sat down to a public breakfast given by the Earl and Countess. The King and Queen,' the Members of the Royal Family, and nearly the whole of the party, went in carriages to Somerset House, for the purpose of viewing the exhibition of the Royal Academy. Mr. Shee (the President), Sir William Beechey, and other Members of the Council, Mr. Hilton (the Keeper), and Mr. Howard (the Secretary of the Academy), received their Majesties, and had the honour of conducting them through the various schools. Their Majesties were occu pied about an hour and a half in viewing the exhibition. On leaving the exhibition, their Majesties were received with the loudest acclamationsby the multitude. The Prin cess Augusta and a select party dined with the King and Queen in the evening at the Palace, St. James's. Mr. W. Chipman, Judge of the Supreme Court of New Bruns wick, had the honour of being presented to his Ma jesty on Monday, at the Court of St. James's, by Sir Geo. Murray, Secretary of State for the Colonies, on his return to New Brunswick. Their Majesties en tertained Prince Leopold and a select party to dinner on Monday evening, at the Palace, in St. James's. Prince Leopold left town yesterday for his residence at Claremont. Prince Frederick of Prussia visited Sir Robert and Lady Peel at their residence in Privy Gardens. His Royal Highness viewed the collection of pictures of the Right Honorable Secretary in the Picture Gallery and in other parts of his residence. Colonel Fitzclarence returned to town on Monday night from the Continent. The Colonel was, (it is understood) the bearer of an invitation from his Majesty to the King of Wirtemberg at Boulogne. The King of Wirtemberg has accepted the invitation, and some of his Majesty's Household have received orders to embark in a vessel which was to sail at four o'clock this morning, to con vey the King from Boulogne. The French Ambassador had a long conference with the Earl of Aberdeen yester day at the Foreign Office. The Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and the Earl of Mountcharles, had inter views with the Duke of Wellington yesterday at the Trea sury. Some lawyers of eminence, it is said, deterred from offering themselves for seats in Parliament, as their suc cess would shut them out from any share in the profitable harvest to be obtained as Counsel on Petitions. The history of the spurs worn by the Herald at the proclamation of his Majesty at Exeter is somewhat cu rious, Mr. Baker, an ironmonger in the High-street, of that city, having purchased them in a lot of old iron by weight at one farthing per pound ; and on their being polished for the ceremony, they proved to be a pair of genuine Knight's spurs, decorated with a 13eur-de-lis, and worth, as old silver, upwards of 31. His Majesty,quite unattended, walked up St. James's street on Monday afternoon ; he was attired in a black coat and white trousers. He appeared in excellent health. It is calculated that the return of the Court to London, together with the holding of drawing-rooms, dz. will distribute not less than a million of money among the va ?lois trades immediately benefitted by it. It is said that the promised public opening from Wa terloo-place into St. James's-park will, after all, be no thing more than a narrow stair, under one of the arches, for foot-passengers. A Noble Lord is said to have purchased the rotten bo rough nearest to the metropolis, and to have disposed of the two seats at the rate of 1,5001. a year each to two nominees of a great commercial company. • We believe it is not true, as stated by some of our con-' temporaries, that the King will dispense al ether with tt.i`terrices of his late Majesty's privatL.NiM:. That it was an expensive affair to his late Majesty cannot be de nied ; inasmuch as its annual drain on the privy purse amounted to more than 8,0001. but it consisted of forty eminent performers ; so that iudividusily their emolu ments were not very excessive ; and persons, who pro fess to know all about the matter, say that his Majesty merely intends to reduce their number by about one third. According to a return, just printed, of superannuation allowances granted, in the public departments only, since 1822, &c. it appears that there now remains annually payable 202,6091. 15s. 14d. (three farthings !) or a good stride towards a quarter of a million for superan nuation*, on account of public offices alone I Here, in deed, appears to be something of the " Canine" that Sir J. Graham so powerfully spoke of. The superannuation beat the sinecures hollow in the rapidity of formation. Prince William Henry, now oar gracious Sovereign, was a brother Midshipman with Admirals Keats and Oliver, and Mr. Alderman R. Digby, of Cork, on board Admiral . Digby's flag-ship, in the celebrated engagement of Lord Rodney with the Count de Grease, in the West Indies, on the 12th of April, 1782. _ _ His Grace the Duke of teinster has, in eensiderai of his unemployed tenantry, and the Present depression of the times, opened a source of work for at least one hundred men, in the neighbourhood of Rathanpa, when they can earn from one shilling to one shilling and el:penal' Per day. The work is now going on a fort night, and will continue till the harvest is fully in. Almost all the members of the Royal Family resident upon the Continent are shortly expected to London on a congratulatory visit to their Majesties. The only object of Colonel Fitxclarence's " private mission to the Continent" is the escorting the young King of Wirtemburgh to England. Some of the papers have intimated that his Majesty has discharged all the French cooks employed by his late Majesty. But the fact is, that M. Amend Vilmet, his late Majesty's chief cook, retires of his own accord to en joy the otistrn cunt dipitate of his long labours at the Cou►t of George the Fourth; but all the others, whe ther French or English, may remain if they choose to " take office" under his present Majesty's chief cook, Mr. Mason, who was formerly a pupil of M. Amend Vil met, and studied in the Royal kitchen at Windsor. The Gazette of last night contains addresses of con gratulation from the Corporation of the City of London, from the University of Oxford, from the University of Cambridge, from the Dean and Faculty of Edinburgh, the United Incorporation of Mary's Chapel, Edinburgh, the Inhabitants of Buxham, Torbay, the ancient Royal Burgh of Ayr, from the town and neighbourhood of Blackburn, the Merchants' House of Glagow, the Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow, and the City of Brechin, in Scotland ; to each of which his Majesty gave a most gracious answer. The Earl of Errol, who has been appointed Master of the Horse to her Majesty, is Hereditary Lord High Constable and Knight Marshal of Scotland, and was united to Miss Elizabeth Fitzclarence, third daughter of his Majesty, 4th December, 1820, at which period his Lordship was a minor, having been born in the year 1801. The nuptials of the Noble Earl with Miss Fitzclarence were, however, solemnized with the sanction and approba tion of his guardians, and the issue of this marriage are two children—viz.: Lady Adelaide Augusta Hay, born October 29, 1821, and William Lord Hay, born May 3, 1823. His Lordship's eldest brother, Lord Hay, was an ensign in the let Regt. of Foot Guards, in which corps his Lordship served at the battle of Water loo, where he was unfortunately killed, in the 18th year of his age. The present Lord entered the army as an ensign in the 85th regiment, and, during the adminis tration of the Marquis of Anglesey in Ireland, his Lord ship was attached to the household of the noble Viceroy, as Aid-de-camp. The Earl is also one of the Scottish Representative Peers, and his late Majesty appointed him one of the Lords of the Bedchamber ; but the latter office his Lordship resigned some time previous to the demise of the King. His Lordship's only surviving brother, the Hon. Samuel Hay, holds a commission in the 7th Royal Fusileers. Though the Earl Marshal's official description of the Royal obsequies (published in a Supplementary Gazette on Monday) says " All the Princes of the Royal blood retired immediately after the funeral ceremony," yet did not all retire. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cum berland remained behind : and when the Chapel was en tirely cleared, not only of the official personages who took part in the procession, but of the last lingering spectator, his Royal Highness, attended by the Deputy Surveyor-General, and a few workmen, descended into the Royal vault, and took a minute survey of every thing therein contained. He passed successively from coffin to coffin, in the order in which they bad Leen consigned to the tomb, dwelling a few moments in silent contemplation upon each, until he came to that which encloses the remains of the late Duke of York ; when, suddenly turning to the Deputy Surveyor-Gene ral, he said, " Mathews, my poor brother York's coffin seems much more mildew'd than any of its predecessors!" The velvet covering the Duke of York's coffin is, in fact, much discoloured ; whilst those of George the Third and his Queen, the Princess Charlotte, the Duke of Kent, and even that of the Princess Amelia, remain as fresh in appearance as when first placed within the sepulchre. Mr. Mathews explained to his Royal Highness, that, in all probability, the discolouration of the velvet on the Duke of York's coffin was the consequence of the wood, of which the coffin was formed, not having been so well sea soned as the others. His Royal Highness made no fur ther eomment ; but, laying his hand on the coffin of his late Majesty, and pondering on the inscription for a mo ment or two, he ascended from the vault, and returned to his apartments in the Castle. PROVINCIAL INTELLIGENCE. The following placard was, on Friday morning, posted up at Moriarty's Hotel, Ennis, by Mr. Steel, who arrived from Dublin, by the mail.—" O'Connell will leave Li merick on Sunday morning on his way to Clare. Mr. Steel is going to the mountains and other districts to call the people to meet the Liberator, at Cratleo Cress...-Erin go Brag/." LID[MUCK COUNTY. Colonel Fits-Gibbon, Mr. Massy Dawson, and Colonel O'Grady, are to be again upon their country, each confident of success. The three candidates were ell through the steady friends to the emancipation of their Catholic countrymen, so that the contest, being merely one of honourable ambition, and balanced as the leading interests of the county will be, 1 4 expected to be a close push for the post of honour. LIMERICK CITY.—The friends of Mr. Rice and Mr. Dickson are equally sanguine as to the issue of the coming struggle. Mr. Rice leaves London on Friday. and will be here on Monday or Tuesday ; his friends are numerous and influential. The minor press is already at its labours. Sptibbings at dancing-masters and jugglers are but the pioneers of the campaign, which is likely to be fought with all the sinews of war. There are letters in town stating that the Honourable Major Vereker is also to stand.—Limerich Post. CLARE.—O'Gorman Mahon, whose arrival in Ireland appears in another place, will be in Clare in two or th►ee days to renew his personal application to his friends. amongst whom are a number of the most leading inte rests of the county. Mr. O'Connell has avowed himself a candidate for Drogheda, so that the contest will be be tween Mr. Lucius O'Brien, Major M‘Namara, and O'Gorman Mahon. Mr. O'Brien has powerful family interest, but O'Gorman Mahon and the Major are " the men of the people ; " added to which, Major M' Namara has the most numerous registry in the county on his own estates : it is, however, generally supposed that O'Gor man Mabon will ride the foremost hone.— Clam Sentinel. COUNTY OF LOUTH. -111* meeting of freeholder at Castle Bellingham on Thursday, was most numerous. John Henry, Esq. (nephew of Mr. Dawson), in the choir. Mr. Verdon, 'wooded by Mr. James Markey, moved a resolution declaring Mr. SW to be the popular eesedate. This was carried by acclamation. After the :=in the open air, a number of individuals m in the room of Arthur's Inn, where a scene of strong contention took place. Mr. Monition read two letters free Mr. O'Connell, which appeared not to have boss latomilod to be made public. In the latter of those that -gentimala stated that be should only stand for Louth in the event of the retirement of Mr. Shell and Mr. Bellew. .4 rikk -"- k \ e C at pp, s - • E VIC OS` , Prf i ;i E:~