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- .R .7 7 '' • • . • 1 •1 . ko Mr. 0144 details; but why not select what was *ldly and avowedly good, and so get rid gradually ofthe terrible scourge of the Poor-rates?—(Applause.) Mr. GALT bore his testimony in favour of the prin. ciples and feelings which induced Mr..owen to adopt IA; plan ; and he quoted the list of subscriptions as a proof of the sincerity which actuated those who were interested in the establishment of the present Society. Among them were—Clo,ooo from Mr. Owen, of La mark; £5,000 from Mt. Henry Jones, of Devon; £5OOO from Mr. Morrison, and many smaller sums, amounting to a very large aggregate; £15,000 had, le said, been already subscribed from Edinburgh, :Manchester, Liverpool, and Birmingham (Applause). Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE said, that he had fully considered the plan of this Society, and although he was aware it had to encounter a variety of opposing circumstances before it could expect to be generally adopted, still he thought experience justified the at • tempt to give it a wider diffusion. He remembered when the proposers of gas-lights, now so universally a.lopted, wire treated as visionary specullkers ; and he had no dotibt the result of the present plan would prove equally illustrative of the principles upon which It was formed. He lamented deeply the existing state of agricultural distress, and the very severe pressure whias exclusively affected the landed interest—a dis 4.ress And pressure which.,, admitted, perhaps, of no direct relief ; and, therefore, that he approved both in, t)Fory and practice of a plan which had a tender)cy to mitigate these evils. He concluded by moving the appointment of provisional officers to this Society. Dr. PINCKARD seconded this motion ; he defended :Mr. Owen from any imputation of indifference to religious instruction. On the contrary,. Mr. Owen contended for general toleration—that each should pursue his own particular religious faith without in terference or being interfered with—(Applaute).— Such was the practice at New Lanark. Mr. OWEN was then announced to the Meeting, and received with great applause. He disclaimed the compliments paid him by his friends. After urging the necessity of vigorous measures to relieve the general distress, the worthy Gentleman then en 'forced the superior efficacy of his plan of working by communities, its more certain security of supply, at a cheaper rate, and a more economical distribution of labour. It had been said that his plan would lower the state of society, and work evil rather than good. It' the early culture of good habits in the young mind tended to produce evil, then he avowed , himself the author of that evil ? If carrying forward their early instructions, and nurturing them to man hood in successful industry, and the application of useful knowledge to the attainment of individual in dependence, be to promote evil, then he was an evil doer—(Hear, hear).—lf devising and securing the means of a regular, healthy, and beneficial system of employment for the labouring classes, be to injure society, then he was the author of that injury—. (Cheers). —In conclusion, Mr. Owen remarked upon the impelicy of that system which went to crush the industry of artisans at home, and to punish them for attempting to earn a subsistence abroad ; and pointed out how his plan wouid remedy the evil and abolish pauperism. He then proposed the appointment of Treasurers. Mr.Toozz proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Owen, • which vas seconded by Mr. Crooke, and acknow ledged by the Gentleman upon whom the thanks were conferred. Thanks were then voted to the Noble Chairman and the Meeting adjourned at half-past four o'clock' . T IHE EAENING S'l'Aß. LONDON. MONDAY, JUNE 3, 1822. THE riNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. i . 1 I 1 r, ~II~M , 1 :4 1 liiii i shore, and . perry is minutely is the fore at first labourers mu small, drove water's edge, when they = surprisedof the frigate, intended to ewer the retsentet die drew. The natives took to their heels, when they saw additional numbers of seamen, armed with aniesees. limit to oolliant their compa nions. The latter plumed them to thdr Allege, where, infu riated with previous rapistiase, sod useametealsd by the pre- Set of their 011icers,vbey commkted disgraceful outrages and ..s' O .,."'naeiiss, wounding or ending down all who came In tinge way; 'vies pulling down hove* that they might rood ihe poor efestares whom they sheltered. Only two were killed, but many were severely hats. and the lives of several were despaired of. A poor man wax Cat down while -protecting his wife in his arms, and a woman had. her Angers lopped off." The Gnws* of Canton demands, as the only peace offering, that•two of the sailors, whom he ac cuses as the murderers of his countrymen, should be given up, claiming from Captain AICHARDsON, the Commander of the TOPAZE, the observance of a law which he declares he would enforce against Chinese subjects, and which, in similar circumstances, he would allow • foreigners to enforce against them. — Now as the execution of this law would occasion the capital punishment of two individuals not conscious of having committed a capital crime, the British Captain refuses to comply, on the ground that such a sentence does not; by the law of England, follow an offence like that of which hironen have been guilty. While the parties are thus at issue on a point to dif ficult to be reconciled, it is to be feared that the in terruption to the British trade may be longer and more serious than it has been for many years. The Market this morning is exceedingly heavy, owing, it is supposed, to the closing of Consols to-morrow, which causes a great scarcity of money ; and, with the idea of a great many that Russia is on the eve of striking a blow against the Turks, causes a great stagnation in the operations of the Market. Some prig sate letters from Paris this morning, again assert that hostilities will take place with the Ottoman Porte. Consols for the Ac count 791 1, and for Money 79 (sellers). FoaveN FUNDS.—The now Russian Loan is scarcely men- , t ioned or sought after In the Market, owing, it is said, to some', snanceuvre having been played off on the Brokers, and the gene ral opinion is, that it will soon experience a great depression : scarcely a bargain has been done in the above Stock this morn ing. The Chili Loan is still in demand and much sought after. % In other foreign Securities there is but little transacting, with a very heavy market. New Russian Loan 81 (no buyers); New Chili 76; Prussian 86 ; Danish 85; Spanish Old 61 ; New 61i; Colombian 101 ; New STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. The Market seems to improve within the last hour, but the business doing is confined to the Jobbers.—Current prices : • Bank Stock 259 1 / 4 1 / 4 -8 per Cent.Red.7B 1 / 4 S per Cent. Cons. 79 1 / 4 79 1 / 4 -3 1 / 4 per Cents. 89 4 per Cents. 94% 1 / 4 sic Bank Long Annuities 19 7 A 15-16 India Stock 259 1 / 4 —lndia Bonds 41s. pr. South Sea Stock 89 Excheq. Bills of El ,000, ls. dis. par, 2s.,dis. Ditto Small 2s. ss. prem. par Cons. for Account 80 1 / 4 79 %. ROYAL EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. The only business ,- doing is in the Chinas and Colombia' Bonds, which are improving withiw the last hour. The French Papers of Thursday and Friday give very contradictory accounti of the irate of the nego ciation between Russia and Tutkey ; and the only thing really certain is, that nothing positive is known on the subject. The following are extracts : PARIS, MAY 31. _ _ The Augsburg Gazette announces that the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, Sir Thos. Maitland, passed through Inspruck, on the 17th May, on his way from Italy to Constance. Letters from Frankfort of the 24th of May say, " Whilst letters from Vienna, of hood authority, an nounce the evacuation of Wallachia and Moldavia by the Turks, and of the nomination of the new Christian Hospodars iti those Principalities (the Aus trian Observer has not spoken of this last circum stance) as very near ; whilst the Austrian Govern ment seems to share the conviction that the differ ences between Russia and the Porte are upon the eve of being accommodated, letters direct from Con stantinople maintain that it is only after the repres sion of the insurrection in Greece and the Morel that, the Porte will really consent to make any conces sions to Russia. It is possible, add the letters direct from Constantinople, that the Porte has politicly given some hopes of satisfying the demands of Rus sia; but the question of peace or war still remains doubtful." Will the evacuation of the Principalities satisfy the ambition of Russia, after exhausting its treasury, and maintaining nearly a million of men in arms ? Cosutitutionnel.• FRENCH FUNDS.—Five per cent. Consols opened at 89f. 60c. highest, 89f. 80c. closed, 89f. 75c. Madrid Papers to the 2Sd ultimo contain an ac count of an engagement between a band of the insur gents and the Political Chiefs of Vigo and Orense, in which, after an obstinate resistance, the rebels were completely defeated, and a number of priests were killed. Some accounts state that the number of rebels killed was 200, and that the Portuguese troops fired on the fugitives, who were endeavouring to escape by crossing the river. A Dutch Mail, bringing Papers to the Ist inst. reached us this forenoon. The accounts from Peters burgh are to the 16th of May, but they are entirely silent as to any arrangement between Russia and Turkey. The Grand Duke NIOHOLAS had *left Pe tersburgh for the army. The Crown Prince of SWEDEN is about to pay a visit to Copenhagen, where the King of DENMARK is making preparations for his reception. In the sittings of the States-General on the 28th ult.'a message was presented from the King, accom panied by a Project of Law of the greatest inte rest, ,relating to the finances of the kingdom, which it is proposed to relieve by uniting the Caine el' Amor tissentent with the Syndicate of the Netherlands. The Ifollowing is an outline of his Mitntares message: By our message of the 21st of December, 1821, we signified to your High Mightinesses, that we had taken into our serious consideration the question, whether the Caine d' Amortiuentent will always be able to continue the operations for the redemption of the deferred debt in the manner last adopted? and dux it was our intention, in due time, to submit to, youtAmembly proposals tending to this end. 44 A seruptdous examination of this, interesting sub• ject has con,yinced us of the nev.ssity, at the high price of the deferred debt and the lottery tickets be longing to it, W take measures on the subject to avoid being obliged to increase the means of the Caine feAgnortistement and consequently the burdens of the contributors. . 1 In these measures the rights of the creditors of the State were to be scrupulously maintained. We 'bar*, tharefOgo• adopted the idea of the offer of a vp. We this day present our Readers with. a curious Edict, issued by the Governor of Canton, relative to the late affair of the TOPAZ', and with an extract. • from a private letter from Canton, dated January 16, which is ten days later than the latest previous ac counts, and which states that no reconciliation had at that time been effected ; the trade was still sus !, and may continua so for some time,.since. party seems likely at present to make any sa xctory concession. In addition to the statement - Governor of Canton, a private letter, dated the January. gives the following further partial• relative to this yelp- imiortunate affair While tying eft Linton, the Topa& *pt . netwithstand known &position of the natives, sent nasal panics a -,-, - "ivr•prrw" --- - "inerliipillinrmr,""K -1 . '--- . - • v ' " ,% • _• . • , - • " 'l . , 1, . . , • , , • .--, ' „ , • . -. ..• ~ - * A i - - - - , dens; it unfolds the nature of the plan proposed, and she‘‘ s that while it will greatly benefit the nation in' general by an immediate reduction of the contributions, it will not be disadvantageous to the public creditor : so that his Majesty expects a reduction of four mil lions of florins in the expenditure of 1823; and hopes that, if the States General approve of these measures, the nation will be in that happy situation which this Assembly has so often desired ; when, being easy in regard to its finances, their attention may be directed more steadily to the other subjects connected with the prosperity of the kingdom. • We have received this morning a file of Calcutta Papers to the 12th January. The following are abstracts : • Advices from Goa, to the 4th December, mention, that the.Captain-General of P6rtuguese India, Don Manuel de Camera, who had lately arrived there from Rio de Janeiro, had obtained an ascendancy in the Government, and that the five Members of the recently constituted Provisional Junta had been ar rested and confined at the moment when they were intending the same fate for his Excellency. Don Ma nuel had taken possession of the Palace at Pangim, -with the appiobition of the, inhabitants; a new Junta bad been formed, of which the Governor was President. The Calcutta Journal gives a picture of Goa two months after the revolution, by which the Viceroy was displaced, and presqous to the counter-revolu tioti; by which the authority was restored to the King's Governor. The revenues of the country amount in ordinary years to between seven and eight lacks of rupees. 'The military force of Goa and its dependencies is stated at 4000 men, of whom 200 only are Europeans : to this force. there are three Marshals, their pay is moderate, and the soldiers are poorly disciplined. The Clergy of Goa are estimated at 500 in number, and they are ignorant to a dis graceful degree. EXTRACT OP A LETT= FROM HAVANNA% APRIL 15. 41 The piracies in this neighbourhood are less fre quent ; the arming of our merchantmen is the cause of putting them down, and this Government are doing what they can to suppress them : every dogger or boat is obliged to have for number, in large figures, on her sails and on the bow of the vessel. You will be glad to be informed that two pirates have been executed at Matanzas, and several more are under trial. The Republic of Buenos Ayres lately ,decreed that it would not attend to the communica tions of any foreign ageht, unless he came with cre dentials as a diplomatic character." Yesterday, the Duke of YORK paid a visit to his MAJESTY. Saturday;the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER had a numerous dinner party. The LORD CHANCELLOR and the Duke of DORSET had audiences of the KING yesterday. Yesterday, Divine Service was performed to his Majesty's Household, at his Palace, in Pall-Mall, by the Rev. Dr. F. W. BLOMBERG. The Prince and Princess of DENMARK, and the Prince FREDERICK of Holstein were at the evening party given on Wednesday night by the Duke and Duchess of GLOUCESTER, in honour of the Princess SOPHIA MATILDA'S Birth-day. The Marchioness of WATERFORD wore the ancient Irish Dress and the Eagle Plume at the Irish Ball, in consequence of the Marquis of WATERFORD'S descent from the Irish Kings; one of the Barons LE Posit, his Lordship's ancestors, having espoused the daugh ter of BRIAN BOROIIME, King of Ireland. The Countess of JEnsay lost a diamond cross, worth at least £lOOO, as she was returning from the Fete at the Opera House on Thursday night—but the loss took place, we understand, after her Ladyship had left her carriage, in Berkeley-square. Thursday were landed, and immediately forwarded to his Majesty's Lion-office, in the Tower , of London, a majestic male lion, and his noble consort, a fine lioness. They were escorted by the keepers, and safely placed in dens well adapted for the health and comfort of those noble animals. The Parish of St. Giles, Cripplegate, has obtained the sum of £169, by a collection from house to house, in aid of the general subscription for the poor Irish. The cosset is now visible in the soath-west, between nee and ten o'clock in the evening. THE PARK.—The sultry unsheltered promenade, and glaring drive, of Hyde Park, were almost en-' tirely deserted yesterday, for the embowered and fresh green walks of Kensington Gardens. Nothing could be more beautiful than the scene which pre sented itself in this sequestered retreat from four to six o'clock. The crowd was at once numerous and select; and it was graced with the presence of more than a usual number of the female Nobility ; indeed, the softer sex, of whatever rank, had a majority of at least two to one. There was not any particular no velty displayed. KING'S TH EA TRE.—•Thi S shewy house was crowded, as usual, on Saturday to see The Barber of Seville, and was extremely fashionable and intemperately hot. Tate Lvcems.—Mr. MATHEWS continues in great force. On Saturday the boxes and pit were sufficiently full, and the audience were obviously much gratified. To-MORROW !—The Birth-Day of our late revered Monarch is the day fixed on for drawing the State Lottery ; and as the whole is to be decided in One Day, the Two grand Money Prizes of Twenty Thou s.tnd Pounds, and all the other Money Capitals ant. small Prizes must be an draivn that day. Dixie% Offices appear to be the favourites; perhaps this is because he sold in Share s b ot h the Two last Prizes of Twenty Thousand Pounds ever drawn. Purchases . may be made until Twelve o'Clock to•night. Fended F ueitber tisfacto • I of the 1 ` I, 6th of I lays rel Whi 4 ' tug dial • - . • .. ' • .. . • . , . and *met thihnit a partif to out krona Moen pro- .luottley cottrorskinot the tistotualitilboood. tottery' 801 1 11,111191 1 e tke TILL is minutely diciest, and thenther act Olin portion of it t i c k e t s. iii o — i deb to b ra • t ..• ras h isa i .I_.. Inc MSC' m ore valushie tisillotraore- This ll*loo l4 is was there" lationiat present exut• i lt -1 l o t i on Aso tha n sirracr or • irrrsa trots CAI a first resented. ' hub's hard+ firlssal: -'no planets sad desire • orth - e d e bt :. ~ 4 1 All British subjects-were of tern snuste44 in twee; :and as tholiaW-ht Sailors Wa• 11°I u' re t 9 ParticiPatem. ak i li s i i r ; eicope his Ka _ 'Oll the 14th , and the RirtitAi ca drove them Mini their grottoes, Pureeing them to the .- The Message then Peat* bringing the whole of the factor is e d ge , when t hey w ere surprised by a Ir e f r o m t he guns jeity's farther views for the relief-of the national bur- -3 ......1 Previous to their leaving, the b - r T~^l~4 .. TRADE h CHINA. lIITON I DATED JAN.I6, _ ordered to quit Canton REPULSE came down on that day, the factory and the British flags Previous to their leaving, the boats attended from all the ships, well manned and wined, and brought away a million of Spanish donors on account of the Corn • pony. All the ships from Whampoa have moved down to the second bar; and as it is not deemed saf e for any British subjects to remain on shore, either at Canton dr Macao, all the Company's establishment remain on board - ship. It h impossible to say w h eit this affair will terminate. Several letters have passed with the Viceroy : I inclose you alcopy of the trans. 1 lotion of one received from him, in answer to a petia tion from the Captains and Officers, for permission to ship off their private trade." The following is the Chinese Edict alluged to by our Correspondent: CHINESE EDICT RELATIVE TO THE FATAL AFFRAY AT LINTIN. yam Guardian of the Prince, Member of the Military B oar d, Governor of the two Kwang Province‘, Etc- hereby issues an order to the Hong merchants, requiring them to make thew selves fully acquainted there With. The Hong merchants have presented a Petition from the Er g _ Ush ship 'Captains ' a foreign language, accompanied b y a translation, in which it is said—•." We, the English ship c„p_ tains, Pa-te-shin (Patterson), Wei-le-she (Welstead), (Mortluck), Su-ke (Scot), Lich-keen (Larkin), Nero (Nairoe), ]]Cap (Cobb), Fok-sang (Cruikshank), Leen-she (Lindsay), y a she-chay (Alsager), Piet-the-lun (Mitchel), and the others, again with the various mates, writers, and surgeons, have received your Excellency's Edict sent to the ship, saying that all the Captains have been quiet, and Made no disturbance. From this, we per ceive that your F.xceUenty is very intelligent, but we can do nothing with the man-of-war Officers at Liutin. " We, the Captains, mates, writers (pursers), an d surgeons, brought hither a great many goods, which we have exchanged with the Hong merchants for tea and other commodities, and when we heard that trade was stopped, they could nut be shipped, Mt that the Company's treasure alone was allowed to be shyped, we were anxious. and sorry (or melancholy). * We now beg that your Excellency will allow the goods of the Captains, kc. to go on board. Our import goods hav e a ll been bartered for other goods, which we are not now permitted to export or deliver to the owners of the goods, and therefore we have no money to take back. ' 4 We now beg your Excellency that you will be graciously .pleased to allow the goods to be exported, and we shall feel grateful in no small degree, /cc." Thus the affair came before me, the Governor. I iod that these ship Captains have for years traded to Canton in peace and quietness, and have obeyed the laws; and I, the Governor, hare, on all occasions, in imitation of the Great Emperor, shewn to them increased compassion. But now, Richardson's cruiser has permitted the foreign man. of.war's men to beat cruelly the natives, and cause tile death of two, and the wounding of four; and since he neither delivera up immediately the foreign murderers, nor delivered the to reiguers reported to be wounded to the Chinese Officer, to wait for an inquiry or examination of them, but undeviatingly pre. sumed on a course barbarous and unreasonable. The said nation's Chief also made protests to excuse himsr'f, and evade the subject; but the Celestial Empire's laws are strict and severe, and it was indispensable to examine into former pre cedents, and to interrupt for a time the commerce. According to the Petition, the man-of-war's affairs do not con s= them ; but it is not unknown, that although this case cc. curred with the cruiser, the reason of the cruiser coming so : ar as to Canton is the protection of the trade, and as all suns of in tercourse with the said nation originates in commerce, it is im possible not to implicate the commerce in the prosecution. These ship Captains do not go to the Chief and the cruiser and reason with them, but turn to the Hong merchants, and get :11,m to present Petitions to me, the Governor, annoying by their re presentations, which may be called inverting the right order et things. In answer to the foregoing Petition, it is hereby ordered that the Hoag merchants make haste and command the Chief to transmit this edict to the said ship Captains; and, as before, let the Hoag merchants command the linguists to explain this edict to every ship, that originally the foreigners killing the natives did not concern them : but the Celestial Empire knows the cruisers only in the capacity of convoy to trading ships at Canton, and whilst they are tranquil the trade is permitted, but when they are not tranquil it is interdicted. Let them with even minds reflect, that " he who a man shall forfeit his life," is a gene ral law in and out of China; and shall it be that people will muskets, swords, and fire-engines, shall murderously kill others and not forfeit their lives? If this said cruiser would speedily deliver up the murderers to forfeit their lives on evidence given, the laws of that country would be seen to be strict and intelligent, and the said Chief and the Naval Officer would manage in a way creditable to them selves • but now, opposing and delaying for a l o n g t i me w i t ho ut delivering up the parties, it is apparent [tat the lawi of the King of that country are without efficacy on the Chief and Naval Officer, and the authority of the Chief and Naval Officer are without efficacy on the multitudes of foreigners, and they are not only detested by the Celestial Empire, but are objects of scant to the other nations. And as the Naval Officers' petitionary representation says that the foreigners were wounded by the natives, I, the Governor, commanded forthwith that the Local Officer should collect all the natives that were on the spot on that day, and have then( ready at hand, to forfeit their lives for any that might die (of the foreigners), or be otherwise punished for those that might be wounded; but, on the contrary, the cruiser would not obey the orders and deliver up the persons to await for the Local ()firer to examine them; the meaning of which is, that not on l y s h a ll all foreigners ki ll the natives without forfeiting their lives, hui if natives wound the foreigners, there is no occasion to examine the wounds, whether they be slight or severe, or whether they be wounded or not, but natives must be punished on the bare testimony of the paper petitionary statement of the Naval Officer. Where, in all the world, is such reason as this !! ! I, the (overnor, in not cutting off the cruiser's Compradore • and allowing port clearances to the three ships, }a-liars (Hasa . side), Piet.-skin (Patterson), and Fok-aang (Cruikshank), and the completing of their cargoes that they might leave, have shewn lenity beyond what the mark requiredond cannot again bend to grant indulgence. If they, the, Captains, &c. are now pressed by the approach of the proper time of their departure, and cannot ship their goods, and are anxious, and troubled, and melancholy, they should reject, that the Chief and the Naval Officer of the cruiser, at the distance of many thousand leagues, over an im mense ocean, received an important trust from the King of their country, but they have not known how to be careful of the com merce and protect the goods ; and when the cruiser did not re strain his men, the Chief has not been at pains to persuade the cruiser to what is tight, in all of which conduct they, in respect to those above them , turn their backs on the trust reposed in them by the King oftheir country, and, in respect of th ose beim,' them, they bely the support which they should give the Captains. I, the Governor, adhere to the laws; and whether good or evil befal them, it is of their own taking; they should criminate the Chief and the cruiser, and need not on impossible subject*, with empty words, solicit favour and annoy by requests. Having given forth this detailed Proclamation, those Captains and the others should be able to comprehend more clearly the cause of the stoppage of their trade, and that it was not I, the Governor, who desired to stop their trade. . . A tipt:ciid Edict. Year of Kaow.Kwang, lath dloon,lsth day. (Stb Jan. 18:12). Mr. GALT'S new Work, entitled The Provost, con tains an - admirable portrait of the self-elected Magii trate. The pare-royalism, the sycophantic np-settir e z, the easy, ill-concealed corruption, are all painted wi:4l a master's hand. The Work is dedicated to Mr. Dowttia, of Appin ; and if that shrewd and active Member of Parliament peruse it with attention, Ile may be expected to second the next motion of Lend ARCHIBALD HAMILTON, for making such 1114;4- . tiatts things only of Lista' y. ;i ~~ f ,~ ~~ Ir . ~~ I F"