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r 4 success. He repeated, that looking at the Address of his Hon. Friend as a political document, he should certainly hate required modifications of same para graphs. But as a moral appeal to the people of other cou*ries, he should not object to let it pass as it was proposed. Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH rose, chiefly because a motion like the present afforded an opportunity for the manifestation of opinions which it was desirable should go forth to the world. It was only by reiterated appeals to the feelings of nations that opinion could have its due weight upon society. The Hon. and Learned Member then went into a history of the conduct of Portugal, with regard to the abolition of the Slave Trade, and contended that irvias shameless and atro cious in the extreme. The Hon. and Learned Gen tleman did not consider the Slave Trade productive of any distress under which the country might suffer; but they had a right to call on France to abolish a traffic which had appeared to that nation in the most odious point of view. After France had entered into a Treaty to abolish it, was it not most extraordinary that no penal law was passed to punish what he con sidered the greatest of crimes? At the same time, he did not delusively attach reproach to the French Legislative Assembly. The support of the Slave Trade was to be attributed to some of the supporters of the Government; that was the real state of the case; and all who read the speeches of his venerable and valued friend, M. de la Fayette, would find that the warmest partizans of the Government of France, were the greatest friends and supporters of the Slave Trade. It teas not the feeling of the French people which up held the Slave Trade, but the unwillingness of the Girwernment to stop it. Why did not the Govern tr-mt inquire into the case of Le Rodeur? There was another act of atrocity which had been traced to the French flag, and which would furnish a sub ject fit for the muse of Dante : a living Poet could not do justice to the horrific subject—(Hear, hear). He alluded to the monstrous barbarity of putting the blind in casks and throwing-them overboard. The admirable dispatches of Sir George Collyer pointed oat the glaring fact of 50,000 blacks having been car ried off annually in French ships. Then he looked at all the charges, he wished the French Govern ment would exculpate themselves. Unfortunately, he found some disposed to favour the abominable' traffic upon the most hypocritical and worst of ex..' cases, attention to interest, and French commerce. He was convinced that the French people, brave and enlightened as they are, would consent to abolish the trade, upon a just representation of the base and hy pocritical policy upon which it is founded. The American Government, faithful to their ancient cha racter, their blood, and liberty, had for ever denied the right to carry on that nefarious trade. It was worthy of remark, that two nations, having the same origin, had, in the same year, abolished that crime, which other Powers of Europe had continued with so much immoral indifference. The Tunisians and Algerines were accused of - piracy for stealing men from Italy ; were not the Portuguese equally pirates for stealing men from Congo? In his situation as a Judge in India, he formerly had occasion to consider the case of two Portugese vessels, being found with slaves on board, between the Mozambique and Goa; and of all the dreadful misery, cruelty, and wretched ness he had ever known, those cases presented the worst. It was really astonishing that the Arab rowers should have abolished this crime, and France omit to do it, after a treaty in which they pledged 'I themselves to procure the abolition. Considering that all Europe had consented to abolish the trade, and considering the wretched arts which nations had resorted to for the purpose cf supporting these frauds, he did not despair of the result of the efforts made by this country and the United States in the cause of reason, justice, and liberty. Ile believed this coup• try would diffuse knowledge throughout the svoild, which would bury this prime in oblivion, and leave no trace behind. Lord MILTON was desirous of saying only a few words on this subject so ably introduced. There was one point which had not been noticed, even by his Learned Friend. The Americans had done honour to themselves by making this traffic piracy; but.with respect to France, he considered the obstacles which interfered between that Government and the Slave Trade, to arise solely from the effect of religion. Be fore they could expect from France any co-operation in the abolition of the Slave Trade, they must see Christianity restored. Dr. LUSHINGTON said, it would be useless to snake the Slave Trade piracy, unless cruizers were stationed on the coast of Africa to search every Br i tish vessel. If America did not appoint cruizers to search, their law would be a dead letter. With re spect to Portugal, it was not true that she carried on this abominable trade under humane restrictions ; on the contrary, he knew it was carried on with all pos sible cruelty. In the case of a Portuguese vessel, captured off the Cape of Good Hope, the slaves were confined in a place which was no more than two feet ten inches in height. There they remained during the voyage, and there they were found by our cruizers which captured the ship, and carried her to the Cape of Good Hope, where the slaves were set at liberty. It was proved that a great mortality had happened among the unfortunate blacks, in the short space of seventeen days, in consequence of their inhuman con finement. It was contended ou behalf of the Portu guese on that occasion, that they had a right to carry on the trade in any manner, and that they were en titled to costs and damages. The French Govern ment, in 1815, undertook to abolish the trade, but they took no steps until 1817. Then the Minister being applied to on the subject by Sir Charles Stuart, produced a Decree which had not been signed more than four days previous to thejepresentation. Mr. BERNAL said the country had paid nearly one million to prevail on Portugal to abolish the Slave Trade north of the line, yet the trade was still carried on without restriction. The Hon. Member stated the case of a Portuguese vessel captured by a British cruizer, and sent to a port for adjudication. The Portuguese crew, however, rose on the Prize master, murdered him and his men, and actually l a nded the slaves. This assassination was never made the subject of inquiry by the Portuguese Government at Bahia. The case of the Governor of Prince's Island was notorious. Slaves were also carried by Dutch ships to Surinam. Mr. MARRYATT adverted to a statement made by the Hon.and Learned Member fur Knarebborough, in which the condition of slaves in the East Indies was represented to be much better than that of West India slaves. Dr. Buchanan, who was sent by the Marquis Wellesley to make a tour in the Indian Pro. vinces, however, gave an account which contradicted the statement of the Hon. and Learned Member.— The slaves in India cultivated the cane, and were treated in some instances worse than the West India slaves. The Hon. Member had heard much of the indifference of European Powers to the abolition of the Slave Trade, but the circumstance of the Em peror of Russia giving a preference in his dominions to the sugar of Spain and Portugal, which encout aged the Slave Trade most, had not been mentioned. This was most injurious to the commerce of the country. Mr. MONEY said, he was satisfied that the shame. ful traffic had been carried on for many years by the Portuguese on the African coast. He had a great respect for the opinion of Dr. Buchanan, but he pre ferred that of his Hon. Friend (Sir J. Mackintosh). Mr. H. GURNEY wished to know whether the proposed Address was to be considered as holding out a pledge to support it by hostility ? Mr. BROUGHAM said, that had he thought the Address capable of such an interpretation he would never have been induced to second it. He was sorry that America had left its good work so incomplete. It had done much • but much remained to be done. It had declared the practice equal to the crime of piracy ; but he thought the intention of that Govern ment could not be carried into effect without a qua-, lified concession of the right of search. The Hon. and Learned Member here proceeded to shew that America might grant the right of search without compromise of her national honour ; and in support of his argument he drew a distinction between a state of peace and that of war. He trusted the good sense of the American people and Government would in duce them to take that step, without which all their intentions and all their efforts would prove abortive. To shew the change which had taken place in public opinion on this very subject, he had only to remind the House of the difficulty with which the Abolition Bill was carried in 1807, and the facility with which the Felony Bill was passed four years afterwards, when the principle of the Bill was once established. Mr.W.SNIITH trusted that America would volun tarily concede the right of search. Mr. WILBERFORCE replied very shortly. Sir R. FERGUSON stated an instance within his own knowledge, of the extensive traffic in slaves by Portuguese subjects.—Motion agreed to. IRISH COURTS OF JUSTICR. 'The Marquis of LONDONDERRY begged to call the at. tention of the House to the motion founded upon the Report of the Committee of Inquiry respecting Irish Courts of Justice. — He thought it would be better that a Select Committee be appointed to consider the Report and examine all the cir cumstances, which necessarily went into considerable detail-- The Noble Marquis moved accordingly. Mr. S. RICE said, he had ne wish to offer the sli ' ehtmt oppo sition to the motion. In the outset he had stated that, as to ulterior proceedings, he was in the hands of the House. This, however, was an inquiry of a similar character, and he thought the motion should be couched in guarded terms, lest it might be drawn into a mischievous precedent. Mr. O'GRADY said, that as the obje:t of the motion was to promote investigation, be should cheerfully assent to it. The motion was then agreed to. POOR LAWS. Mr. SCA RLETT moved, that the Order of the Day for the third reading of the Poor Laws Regulation B;11 should be post poned until Thursday next. It was not his intention to press the Lill this Session; and on Thursday he would state his rea sons for withdrawing it. The motion was agreed tu. The Revenue Relief Bill was postponed until this day, after a few words from Mr. Hums:, the CHANCLI.L.OR of the Vacua- Glitsa, and CREEVET. The House adjourned at Two &Clock this morning. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, IS2I. THE FUNDS. PRICES OF STOCKS Tills DAY AT AKE O . CLOOK 3 per Ct. Reduced 73 1 / 4 4 / 1 l/s-5 per Ct. Cons. shut 3 1 / 2 per Cent. 86 V s —4 per Cent. 94. 1 / 3 94. 5 per Cent. shut—Long Anns. 19 1-16 Vs Imp. 3 per Cent. 75—India Bonds 465. 41s. pre. Each. Bills.2s.dis. Is. pr. Is/ dis.—Do. Small ss. pr. Cons. for Acct. 77 3 / 4 1/2 A proposition was last night submitted to the House of Commons by Mr. MAXWELL, for an Ad dress to the Throne, praying that a Commission might he appointed to examine into the System of Society which Mr. Own; has created at New La nark, and which he is desirous of seeing universally established thoughout the country. Among the Mem bers who opposed the motion, and who, of course, dis approve of Mr. OWEN% System, we find some of the most active and enlightened philanthropists of the day —Mr. WILBERFORCE, MT. MIXT° N, Mr.GURNEY, &C. It is impossible to view an opposition which com bines such names as otherwise than founded on many sound considerations; and yet when we find the state of society existing at New Lanark allowed on all hands to be a sort of earthly Paradise, we are sorry to see any attempt frustrated which had for its object to ascertain the practicability of extending the bless ings of this Paradise over a country so sunk in misery as ours, unhappily, now is. Mr. OWEN'S System may be fallacious as a national one ; but it would not have been the less so for a thorough and dispassionate inquiry into its merits. Mr.MAxwELL did not choose to divide the house on the subject, and the motion was negatived. Mr. WILBERFORCE afterwards moved an Addrbss to his *STY on the subject of the Slave Trade. It was agreed to unanimously. The speech of the Hon. Member, as also that of Sir JAMES MACKIN TOSH, will be read with much interest. The friends .of " the Constitutional Association will, no doubt, be delighted to learn that one trades man has, by the number of true bills which have been found against him, through the active and dis interested agency of Messrs. Orton and Co. been ruined before bcing brought to trial ! The p.or devil lies in prison for want of bail !--llis shop is shut up, and advertised for sale!—He is ruined, ruined, ruined!! These are our constitutional" doings— these our works of justice, humanity, loyalty, and Old English feeling!! Talk indeed of the inutility of our Association! What Officer of Government, incommoded by respon sibility, and troubled with a character to preserve, would have dared to attempt such an admirable pro cess of summary vengeance as this? A process by which there is no fear—no chance of acquittal:— no honest Juries to persuade—no upright Judges to perplex ; nothing of all the old and idle formalities of legal proceeding 1 We fix on our victim, and without Judge or Jury we crush, exterminate him at at once. How Loyal, how Christian, how truly Constitutional an Association ! Why should any one blush to be a Member of so praiseworthy a body?— Who is there that dare say the mark of "Oppressor" is on thy f orehead ? Wehave received to-day authentic intelligence from Constantinople to the 26th of May, and some additional particulars respecting the events at Smyrna, alluded to in the letters from that place, from which we yesterday gave extracts. In the Turkish capital tranquillity was completely restored, and, with the exception of the. Greeks, Eu ropeans, particularly the English, had no recent cause of complaint. The latter are held in the highest regard, not by the Government alone, but by the populace, who consider the English as friendly to their interests. A striking instance of this occurred on the 22d ult. when the Ambassador had an au dience of the GRAND SEIGNIOR. His Excellency went in great state; and, notwithstanding the temper of the public mind, not the slightest mark of disrespect was shewn by the populace. The Ambassador's Lady, dressed in Male attire, was present at the ceremony. On the 19th, Lord STRANGFORD had an audience of the Vizier, and the best understanding prevailed between the two Governments. In every other part of the Turkish Empire we understand that similar marks of regard and confidence were shewn to Bri tish subjects. At the date of our information a great deal of bu siness was done, particularly by-the retail dealers. On the 15th ult. an embargo was laid at Constanti nople on all corn vessels. This measure appears to have been dictated by policy more than necessity. It was done to incommode the Insurgents, and im pede their operations, as they were in want of torn. Thirty cargoes were already seized ; but the Govern ment, instead of giving the market price, which was ten piastres the kilo or bushel, would only allow six or at most eight.—The piastre is about 7id. Several meetings of the Meichants took place in conse lquence ; and it was resolved to address the Ministers of the European Powers to induce them to remon- strate with the Divan on the subject. Much speculation prevailed to know how Russia would bear this outrage ; and it appears to have been the general opinion that war would break out be tween the two Powers. One letter says—" We sus , pect that everything is not right between the Turks and Russians. We expect a war between them soon." The additional accounts from Smyrna state, that the Greek fleet, which is chiefly fitted out from the Islands of Idia, Spezia, and Ipsera, consists of 60 vessels, many of which are extremely well manned and armed, and is crnizing in the Archipelago. The crews of all the Turkish vessels they capture are massacred, l and it is calculated that between two thousand and' three thousand Turks have been sacrificed in this . manner. One large boat, with 200 Turks on board, ' was scuttled and sunk off Smyrna. So little able were the Turks, at the date of these advices, to cope with the Greeks at sea, that a body of troops from Asiatic Turkey, consisting of 5000 men, and destined for an expedition against the Morea, disembarked from the vessels in which they had been placed, and entered Smyrna. _ _ The residence - of so large a force, ill disciplined, and in a state of extreme irritation at the proceed ings of the Greeks, was regarded with much alarm in that city. The authorities had lost all command over them: they roamed through the city, and plun dered the shops with impunity, causing the inhabit ants, in their defence, to close their houses and to suspend all manner of business. Greeks of every class, if met in the streets, were murdered, and many of the Christian families took shelter on board of the vessels in the harbour. Meetings of the Foreign Con suls were held, and remonstrances made to the autho rities of the place, but without effect. In this state the inhabitants were gratified by the arrival of two British ships of war, the RACEHORSE and SPEY; and it being understood that the CAMBRIAN frigate, and the Roar roax,74, with Admiral Sir GRAHAM MOORILMETE also expected, tranquillity was in some measure restored. The Turks were overawed, and the Christian popu lation, to their very great joi, felt assured of an asy lum from danger. A Pacha also arrived, who had been appointed to the command of the Turkish troops in Smyrna, and his presence tended still more to re store order. An embargo was laid on all vessels in the harbour of Smyrna, for the purpbse of preventing the escape of Greeks and the conveyance of supplies to the Insurgents. It was thought, however, that it would be taken off in a few days, on condition of allowing the Turks to search the vessels for suspected Greeks. When the SPEY approached Smyrna, a party of Turks, from one of the forts, saluted her with a discharge of musketry, and a ball from one of then passed through the hat of a Midshipman, but the act was disclaimed by the Governor of Smyrna, %rh o made an humble apology, and promised to deliver up the offender. The Commander of the Greek fleet had issued Proclamation, strictly forbidding his vessels to my. lest, in any way, Europeanl ships or property ; an d this order had hitherto been strictly obeyed. Th e French Government, however, is tqually on the alert with our own, in the protection of their subjects a n d their commerce in Turkey and the Archipelago. A fleet, consisting of two ships of the line and five fn. gates, sailed from Toulon for that destination, in the first week of the present month. We learn from respectable authority, that the idea of a Turkish war is extremely unpopular in Russia, particularly amongst the Nobles and in the A rmy. We also understand that the late proceedings of the Russian Government have given great umbrage in Russia, where it is commonly said that the ENtra. ROR has enough to do at home, instead of interfering in the concerns of other States. The Paris Papers of Sunday arrived this forenoon. Their contents are without interest. The King of PRUSSIA passed through Thionvile and Iloitzonri!:e on the 23d, on his way to Luxembourg. His Xs. MTV travels incognito, under the name of Count REPSIN. An article from Frankfurt of the ISzh ef June, says— ,, Some vague reports are in citciila;inn here, respecting a discovery which has been -made. is Prussia, of plots against the safety of the State." French Five per Cents. Saturday, 86 1. 65 c. A Hamburgh Mail arrived this forenoon, u•'•' l Papers to the 22d of June. They contain a long r z . monstrance, addressed by the KING of SWEDEN 10 the Diet of Norway, on the subject of their !emit resolution for the abolition of the order of, Nobilly. The following is the only other article of any interest: HANOVER, JUNE 19. The preparations for the reception of his Majesty are going on with the greatest activity both i.l the capital and other parts of the country. If tht time of his 'Majesty's arrival here cannot be exactly fixed, it suffices every Hanoverian to know for certain, that I hi s Majesty, whenever occasion offers, most decidedly expresses his intention to fulfil the wishes of his subjects In a rescript lately addressed by his Majesty to the Old Town, are the words—" We look for ward with the greatest pleasure to the approaching momera when we shall receive in person the proofs of the ,o often tried attachment of our beloved Hanoverians to this our Royal House, and be witness of their love and of their happiness." THE ARMY. Sir Waaam WILLIAMS WYNN Is about to present to the .:."1 Regiment, or Welch Furlleers, an elegant harp, to be adtled the regimental Band. The worthy Baronet is an hono:./ member of the Corps. Commissions in the Regiment of Bedfordshire Yeomanry Cr ♦airy, signed by the Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire. Thomas William Coventry, Gent. to be Licutena tit ; Johd ments, Gent. to be Cornet. Joseph Hill, a private in the lit Somerset Regiment of Mii• Utia, a few days ago, was convicted at Taunton in th • c roaky d £2O, for absenting himself, without lawful excuse, from do Annual Meeting of the said Regiment, and was committed to Wilton Jail, for non-payment, for six months. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Acnve frigate, Captain Sir Limes Aezzannes Goitres, is cruizing off Brighton. Vice-Admiral,Sir B. IlazLown.t. K.C.B. will hoist his 8q on the Ist of July, at Chatham, as re, of his Majesty's ships at that port, in the room of Sir J. Gone, whole period of command has expired. J. Duns, Esq. (Purser is de Royal Navy) has been appointed his Secretary: The liveratox frigate, Captain Lizticaar, and the Gamer sloop of war, Captain Szvzz, are fitting at Sheerness for South America. The Virginia, bound to Bourdeaux, sailed from Cayenne on the 28th of January ; the next day, eiperiencetl a violent gale, and not having since been heard of, it Is feared she foundered. The Ann, Honogyr, from Bermuda to Jamaica, was ea shore on Heneaga on the 6th ultimo. The Ysselstron DR WEIRD, from Newcastle to Zwale, wso stranded on the I itth instant at the Vlie : crew saved. The Maria, Gus, from Stettin to Memel, was lost en is Island of Rugen on the 26th ultimo: crew saved. l'n-mousu, JCNC 25.—Wind East.—Arrived off the Port, the Clio, Twerr, from - Havannah for St. Petersburgh, out t 0 days; left at Havannah his Majesty's ships CONFIANCI and lingoes— spoke, on the 7th June, in lat. 47. long. 20. the Nelson, Buess, from the South Seas for London, out 32 months—a fe e l ship. Porrsmourn, Julie 26.—Wind S.E.—Arrived, the Hyperizt STaWAaT, from Dantzic. liaawsen ' Jugs 26.—Arrived, the Princess Charlotte packet, with a Mail from Cuxhaven. DIAL, Jews 26.—Wind N.E.—Came down from the flint and sailed, the Brilliant, CLAIM; for Seville • Mercury, Non, for Messina; and Charles, Foam's; for BOurdcaux.—Arrivel and remains, the Anne, Ascmcsou, from St. Domingo ; she lot an anchor and cable, and was supplied with another from Dove. GRAVESEND, Jugs 26.—Sailed, the Ro - ial George, Laws , for Bengal. Ceszost-House Jews 26.—Ships Entered Inwards: Actin , from Calais; Better Luck Still, from ditto; Atalanta, from Harlingen ; Three Sisters, from Ventura ; Nelly, from Sunk: Louise Marie, from Dunkirk; Flora, from Riga.—Entered Ott wards : Shannon, for Bahia ; John and Thomas, for Waterford; Pyrenees, for Jamaica; Velocity, for Gibraltar; Prince Gro• pold, for Genoa • Bob Roy, for Belfast .— Cleared Outtruds• Catherine, fur B elfast ; St. Patrick, for ditto ; Joseph, for An' sterdam; London Packet, for Limerick ; Union, for Gess; Stranger, for Esineur ; Industry, for Hamburgh ; Syrifid t r,' for the South Seas ; Rose, for Quebec ; Joseph Hum 0 °e, ' vine; Triton, for Buenos Ayres. His MAntsry arrived in town last night abates o'clock from his Lodge at Windsor. Yesterday the Duke of YORK held a Levee as Cap' mander in Chief, at his Office in the Horse Guards. Coast Exclusion, Maar-LAN!, JUNE We have fresh arrivals of Wheat to-day, but a cons:derable cusou. remained over from Monday's supply, which met lair; sale at that day's prices. Barley was scarce, and sold full as on Monday. The Oat trade was brisk, and rather Is prices wire obtained for fine corn, the supply being bmall Beans and Peas there is no alteration. • DIED. Tuesday last; the Stith instant, at his house, MAWlrri a r, Islington, agrd thirty-five, Hester, %Ate of Thoma s Frendliwr of Skinner-street. --=---. ----- LONDON Printed and publight.:ll3y Laval. Nutt, riektifr Piaq, Icatp.t.l3-t. ..... - NI ..... at t 1 t h e trk met tbei tot Po sit en snd des 31/ Co 111.1 Te ('h af f!5.1 dor the Cr