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i I NAVAL EVTELLIVENCE. FALMOUTH, JUNE 25. ni .ho )n- .n ) on nd t of Lich int. im ttle ria, rine of by Ige. Sir heir the ord vith ded yal, Ind Friday, 9. 4 t —Wind ll".N.W.—Arrived the Alchymist Wills, from St. Johu's (N. 13.) 31 days, and his Nlajesty's packet Frolic, Lieut. Green, from Buenos Ayres,withmails. Sailed (torn Buenos Ayres sth April, Monte Video 9th, tad from Rio de Janeiro 27th April, in lat. 38. N. long. :16. 50. W. spoke the brig Lochiel, of Liverpool, from Pernambuco for Trieste, out 36 days. Off this port the Hannah, of Dar:mouth, from Newfoundland, out 36 days, and Danish ship Giant, Warming, master, from St. Croix !or Copenhagen ; sailed 21st May. Sailed his Majesty's packet Magnet, Porteous, for Lisbon, and his Majesty's packet Eclipse, Crrifriii, for Buenos Ayres, both with mails 22d inst. Saturday, 25th—Wind N.'%'.—arrived his Majesty's racket Briseis, Lieut. Downey, from America, with mails. Sailed from Bcrmada 13t1t May, and from Halifax Bth June; sth June saw his Majesty's packet Tyrian, going out of Halifax for Bermuda. No ;tailings. V1:11, !6 Ju Ns. Veaterday. at two o'clock, His blajesty the Emperor of the Brazils (travelling under the title of the Duke of Brt ganza) attended by the Marquis of Reseada, Lc flevalior de Pinto and Silva, and suite, arrived in the Crusader, Post-office packet, Captain Lyne, from Calais. The airi val of His Maj...ty being unexpected, the usual government order to the colond commandant of the garrison for a corn plimentary'salute was not received ; but the collector of His Majesty's Customs, Mr. Ward, with his wonted tact and judgment, immediately supplied the absence of the govern ment instruction., by going on board the packet, and offering all those respectful attentions which he knew were due, and would be accepted, to so distinguished a personage. The Emperor on landing proceeded in a carriage with the Marquis Kesetala end Mr. \l'ard to ‘Vright's Hotel, where he was soon waited upon by the Mayor, Mr. Hemhaw La. than, who, with the Collector, had the honor to dine with His Majesty. TM% morniog, at six o'clock, Major Webster, attached to the King's household, arrivt d from London with r n order to the colonel commandant, Colorel Arnold, that all military honours should be itnmeaiatJy paid to the ihopzror, and a salute was thereon fired, and a guard of honour appointed. After breakfast, all the officers of the Rifle Brigade were introduced to Ills 31rjesiy, who received them in a most courteous manner ; soon after which the Emperor and party left Dover for London. The Emperor is about 33 years of age. 5 feet 7or 8 inches stature, haA n p! , :asing face, though a little pitted with the small pox : he is very affable and agreeable in manner, and speaks French fluently ; but knows only a few worth of English. ANOTHER LITTER. JcNs 26. ft having been reported that the es-Emperor Don Mr°, and suite, were expected to land here yesterday, as the trail packet Crusader, Captain Lyne, hove in sight, gr t numbers of elegantly-dressed fernalt3 and other fashion. al.les crowded the pier, to witness the landing of the Royal party. At half-past one o'clock, the ex-Emperor, accompa nied by the Marquis de Resenda, le Chevalier Pinto, &c• &c. stepped on shore, and most gracefully bowed to the as sembled crowds, when they went to Wright's Ship Hotel, where John %rani, Esq. collector of Customs, and Henshaw Latham, Esq. (Mayor) had the honour of dining with the x-Emperor. This morning Major iVebster arrived from London, and instantly orders were issued to pay every possible honour in consequence. The Commandant and Officers of the garri son waited on the Emperor, salutes were fired, and a guard of honour placed at the hotel. At eleven o'clock the party started for town In three car riages and four ; the very handsome equipment of postilions and horses elicited the admiration of the Ex-Emperor and Lis suite. Nothing could exceed the style so liberally shown by Mr. Wright on the occasion. We regret to observe, in a letter from Antwerp' that the cholera has broken out at Hamburgh. If such be .he elute, the precautions lately used with respect to vessel coming from that port arc more than justified. The Deputies from Belgium had an interview ith Prince Leopold last evening, and received a communi cation from his Royal Highness. Immediately after the receipt of which, Mews. Sylvain, Van de Weyer, Vilain XIV. and the other Deputies, left town, on their return to Br owls. His Majesty Don Pedro, Duke of Braganza, ac companied by the Marquis d'Arenze, Major Webster, Mr. P•nto, and Mr. Gomez de Silva, arrived at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond -street, on Sunday evening, at six o'clock. Prince Talleyrand is said to have selected Lord Lyndhurst's late residence in George-street, for his ambassa. dot isi mansion, as being the only one in London capable of af!•ording the suite of rooms necessary to his infirm state of health. There are seven chambers on a floor in this house, which was formerly the residence of Copley the artist (father to Lord Lyndhurst), whose painting.room forms the ban quetdog hall. His Lordship, while Chancellor, purchased an adjoining house from Mr. Delafons, the dentist, which Low completes this splendid habitation. ANNIVERSARY OF THE KING'S ACCESSION ro TII E TII RON E......YeIaCITLIy, our Most Gracious Sove. roign, King lVilliarn IV. completed the first year of his re•gn, having ascended the throne on the 26th of June, IMO. The morning was ushered in with the usual demonstrations, the ringing of the church bells, which was continued through. tut the day, except during the hours of divine service. The national standard was hoisted on the Government buildings, and several church spires, and the shipping in the river hoisted the unison jack, while numerous vessels displayed the colours of all nations. At one o'clock, the Park and Tower guns fired a double royal salute, in honour of the day, and at Woolwich the same ceremony took place. The venerable Earl of Fingall appeared at the Levee on Wednesday, to kiss bands on receiving his English Peerage. His Majesty, whose courteous good. nature is on all occasions so conspicuous, laid his particular injunctions on Lord Fingal' not to kneel low—an amiable trait of kind attention in the Monarch. His Lordship was attended by his son, Lord Killeen, and Str J. Dillon.— Court Journal. The Commissioners from Belgium and Viscount Pahnerston had a conference with Prince Leopold on Friday, and were occupied with his Hoyal Highness upwards of four hours. Viscount Palmerston visited the Prince again on Saturday. Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the Foreign Office, which was attended by the Marquis of Lansdowne, Earl Grey, Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Pal merston, Viscount Goderich, the Earl of Carlisle, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, Lord Holland, Lord J. Russell, the ke of Richmond, and Mr. Stanley. The 51inisters remained In deliberation three hours. After the conclusion of the Cabinet Council, the Ministers of the lice great Powers assembled at the Foreign Office, 4nd held a conference on the affairs of Belgium. There ~were present the Russian, Austrian, and French Ambassa dors, Count Matuschevitz, the Russian Earcy Extraordi nary, the Baron de Wessenberg, Austrian Envoy &tram- ! :i;nary, the Prussian Minister, and Viscount Palmerston. The conference lasted seven hours. rot concluding till near twelve o'clock at night. The Foreign Ministers, &comps ed by Viscount Palmerston, then went from the Foreign 'Mice, and waited on Prince Leopold, at Marlborough louse, and were introduced to His Royal Highness, with hour they were engaged for near two hours. The Deputies from Belgium had an interview 4 Earl Grey yesterday morning at the Treasury. Prince Lcoi.old also visittd Earl Grey yesterday morning. Another cabinet Council was held at the residence of Earl Grey in 4)o/fling-street, yesterday afternoon, which was attended by Lord ChancelL r, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscounts Melbourne, Palmerston, Cioderich, and Abhor!) ; the Earl of Carlisle ' the Right Hon. Charles Grant, Si r J ames itraharn, Lord Holland, the Duke of Richmond, Lord John /Nue_ ,11 and Mr. Stanley. The Ministers assembled at 2 o. dock, and sat about an hour and a half in deliberation. THE HORRIBLE MASSACRE AT NEWTOWSBARRI. Most important evidence has been reported in this horrible case. The justification pleaded was, that a yeoman was the first person shot. This is totally disproved. Let no man with a blush in his cheek assert it again. Sergeant King of the police, swore he himself shot the man who levelled at Rogan, and by whom in his opinion Rogan fell He swears more—that there were best few shots fired after that; and he swears that there was much firing before. Tbz Special Reporter of the Freeman says, " On Thursday morning, 9 o'clock, you might easily trace out every spot where either the dead or the dying lay, by the impression of their bo dies on the grass or by the blood which is yet quite visible. The stones on the road side were in many places all covered with it, for the unfortunate creatures were lying inside and outside the ditch, so that many of them were shot wilhin a yard of the muzzles of the guns. Three fell in the field at the other side between the road and the wozd, one of whom was a woman, the mother of 5 children ! NVltere she fell was covered with blood. The son of Doyle, from whose head I before mentioned a ball was extracted, fell beside her. I was particularly anxious to see the gap in which Myles Doyle fell, for there were two victims of that name—the former is not yet dead, but I believe there are but faint hopes of his recovery. blyles Doyle was, I am told, a fine young man of twenty-five year* of age—he fell by the shot that had been aimed for another. It was his unhappy 'ether who was my conduc tor. The gap where he received :he fatal ball was full of thick clotted blood. On receiving the wound he staggered forward to the distance of a yard and fell dead. The fa ther trembled all over him, as he lifted up a stone that was besprinkled with his son's blood, and then suddenly let it drop unable to behold it. He then spewed me the exact spot he lay on, but I confess my feelings became over. powered when the unhappy father, with a deep sigh ex claimed, "It was litre poor blyley fell !" After this I immediately quitted the ground. It is introssible to describe the scenes that here every day present themselves to the eye, and to recount the tales of individual affliction which are detailed with painful minuteness. Yesterday, on quitting the Coroner's court, we met the body of one of the killed, a young man 19 years of age, after being disinterred, for the purpose of being invected on the in. quest.—His aged mother, and relatives, and friends, accom panied it to the court, whence they cenveyed it back again a• the jury were dismissed. 'There was no complaint, no cries, but on the contrary, a deep silence pervaded the entire assemblage. The mother only now and then would "cacti' , beat her breast, while the tears trickled down in silence. I have made it my business minutely to study the looks of those men. I have walked amongst those crowds with an air of assumed indifi'ererce and studied carelessness. I have laboured to scrutinize the inward workings of their minds as far as the calm and settled, but unnatural exterior they have put on, would allow me ; and my decided conviction in con. sequence is, that those men are evidently struggling with excited feelings, with which they are labouring to keep clown for no other reason but in the hope that impartial justice and the laws of the land will not reduce them to the horrid alternative of being the avengers in their own cause. I make this assertion fearlessly, in the spirit of sincerity and honest conviction, that the government of the country may profit by it before it is too late, for if those men are disappointed in that hope which at present so happily Influences them to listen to reason and be submissive, it is not difficult to guess how soon there will be another as 1 a greater effusion of blood. Many circumstances are elicited from day to day which tend to display still more forcibly the remarkable spirit with which the yeomanry acted during their attack on the people.l They did not fire in the directions only where it is alleged they were menaced, but in every spot within view where human beings could be discerned. The Rev. Mr. Walsh, who was in a grove, very narrowly escaped, as the branches were shot off the trees near him, and the marks of the bullets are to be seen in many of the trunks. He saved himself by lying down on the ground behind a hillock. This is the place where it is sworn the firing by the people proceeded from ; but no person in the wood fired. Young Doyle, the son of the man whose cattle were in the pound. is still alive, but cannot survive. The ball entered at one temple, and lodged in the cellular membrane at the other, having passed through the brain and skull at both sides. Vision is quite lost by him, but as is not unusual in injuries of the brain, he possesses perfect consciousness on all subjects but his own hurt, and he can give details of the circumstances that preceded it. I have just learnt with great astonishment that the en. tire yeomanry concerned in the bloodshed of Saturday have been allowed to depart at an early hour this morning. It will be asked, why were they detained at all? and if by legal authority, why have they been now permitted to go at large? They went off before daylight, and not a single individual , involved in the transaction is now in custody. Thursday night last, the Special Reporter of the .horning Register writes thus: I told you in the letter forwarded by me at an early hour I this morning that the yeomanry had been permitted to depart from this place, free from any restraint or responsibility ! ' Their being at large before the termination of the inquest, is regarded by the country people here, who are in a frightful slate of excitement, as a proof that they are not to be punished for any act they do. Such an opinion must originate more in passion than in reason—but it does pre vail; and it is owing to the strenuous efforts of the Roman Catholic clergy that the people have not before this broken into outrage. The town of Newtownbarry would have been sacked, and every individual suspected of participation in the yeomanry outrage sacrificed to the intense fury of the people, had the Clergy not controuled them by their appeals to their better sense and feelings as Christians. It has been discovered to day that a poor man and woman, who were missirg since Saturday, have been drowned in the Slaney, ftotn portions of their dress having been found in &Stream. These make the number of dead already amount to nineken, and every day may be expected to add others to the list. The Freeman's Journal of Friday says—" We yesterday received most important reports from Newtownbarry. The previous accounts given in this journal are completely borne out. The peace able di.. position of the people is established. The fact that no provocation was given is established— the bloodthirstiness of the yeomanry is esta blished, which not even the orders of their offi cers could check; and all this is established on their own evidence—on the evidence of policemen, of yeomen and magistrates ! ! Never was there a more wanton, causeless, unprovoked rnsuutacre. We have hazarded no word lightly. We have thrust huma nity aside, and read the evidence with the coldest caution. As to the disposition of the people, what is the evidence ? Mr. Fetus, a magistrate sad yeomanry commander on that day, says, " When I first appeared amongst the people, they were peaceable; there was nothing in their conduct which was calculated to excite fear ; there was only one little boy who had a stick ! I addressed them, seeing them rational and peaceable men. ThWtwo gentlemen who were appointed as arbitrators by the people were Protestants. Mr. M'Cliutock requested of me to return, and tell the people so. I said. 'twill have a better effect from yoorself. Come up with me now, for yon are perfectly safe. I then took his arm and walked off quietly towards the pound. We proceeded to the last house on on the left-hand side near the pound, when we heard a shot. Mr M'Clintock exclaimed, "Oh ! my God, what is that?" I imagined it to be a piece discharged by accident. A man rather tall ran to the side of the road and took up atones, and said if the people of the town were of any good, they should resent the loss of tha lives of their friends. I caught him in my arms, and be g ged of him not to rush open mouthed on men with arms in their hands. He became quiet." So much for the demeanour of the people. There are two species of provocation al. leged.—The throwing of stones, and the shooting of a yeoman, before any firing whatever commenced. As to the first it is no justification whatever. It is not shown, no, not asserted, that any one man was snuck by a stone. Lieutenant Noun, of the yeo manry, "saw four or live stones thrown," but not a man struck ; but stnely even the striking of one of such an immense force could be no adliaticn whatever of the dreadful slaughter that was made. As to the second, it rests only on the extraordi nary evidence of Nunn, whodoes not even swear posi tively to the fact—he thit.ks V) —lie, u person impli cated; but it is disproved by the gross improbability of the thing—by the proved peaceable demeanour of the people—and set at rest by ;he evident—of Webb; o policeman, by Sergeuat King a policeman. King swears " a number of' shots were fired before that yeoman fell, and numbers of lives lost." Webb swears the same. The filet is, the yeoman ran out of the ranks before the guns of his comrades, and was shot by them. Mr. Nunn's evidence is singular in more than that particular. He speaks of the crowd rushing towards the yeomanry, but it afterwards seemed they were '' rushing not towards them, but in a parallel direction." De seems, however, to have felt a horror on the occasion—that should weigh for him. Major Campbell, of the Fusileers, was called up by the yeomanry to prove that their con duct under the circumstances was justifiable ! But this brave man would swear to no such monstrous purport. On the contrary, he fully and unequivo cally condemned them. He said' had he been there no lives would have been lost.' Mr. Feints swears he said to his men, " My men, shall I rely on your steadiness. If stones are thrown don't mind them. On no account pull a trigger." From the direc tions I gave the men, i should consider them quite unjustifiable if a shot was 6, ed, unless in absolute defence of their lives." But that necessity he plainly saw could not exist. There were 37 po licemed. meek from 150 to 200 veamen present!— But the most conclusive of all is Lieutenant Noun's evidence. He swears that in his opinion no orders to fire were given whatever ! ! ! That they fired and massacted without the alders of a magistrate or officer ! ! ! and he swears, positively, they persisted in firing after he had ordered them to cease. It is unnecessary to say more. No riot act, as far as appears, was read.—We have now established, on the evidence of the yeomanry and police, the enor mous guilt of the former. We will see what will be the result. The Morning Register says—We have devoted a large portion of our space this day to the awfully important inquiry now in progress at Newtown harry. We cannot refrain from pointing attention to one of the yeomanry officers, Capt. Feltus. This gentleman, who commanded a party of the yeo manry, admitted on his cross examination, that— " when lie appeared amongst the people (to ascer tain the nature of their grievance) they were peace able; there was nothing in their conduct calculated to excite fear ; there was only one little boy who had a stick ; lie add, eased them, seeing they were rational and peaceable men." And what was the effect of the interference of Captain Feltus with these peaceable, rational, and unarmed people ? He himself describes it. They told him that they had been called upon to pay three half-year's tithe within the year—that they cheerfully adopted his advice to refer the dispute to arbitration—that they forthwith appointed TWO PILOTZSTANT GENTLE aI Ex as arbitrators—that he (Captain Feltis) then proceeded in search of the Reverend Mr. M'Clin tock, to communicate the offer of the people, after entreating of the yeomanry to refrain from firing —that the Rev. Mr. M'Clintock, after stating his preference of a reference to lawyets, at length con sented to an arbitration composed of country gentle men—that Captain Feltus induced Mr. Nl'Clintock to accompany him back to the people, in order to communicate his approval of the mode of arrange ment suggested ; but that whilst on theirreturn, shots we; e fired—the work of desti action had comnienced —and the life's blood oftlie "peaceable and unarmed" people (including the female and the child), was shed without mercy or compunction !! ! This is a plain statement of facts. if provocation were given to the yeomanry—and great, indeed, must have been the provocation that would warrant a tesult so ap palling and disastrous—let it appear by the verdict of the jury, founded upon the evidence of both sides, deliberately compared and honestly con sidered ; but in the name of justice and humanity, let our contemporaries, whose habit it is to defend every abuse of the tithe system, and the direful ef fects of that system, refrain from adding unpro voked insult to deadly injury. Let the Evening Packet cease its effotts to mar the course of public justice, by an anticipated acquittal of the " loyal" yeomen who committed the homicides; %%Mist it represents the hap!ese victims of this sanguinary affair, as " rebels and ruthless assassins." The fact regarding the departure of the yeomen, (none of whom are in custody), should receive the prompt attention of the Government. Field-Marshal Paskewitch, a Lithuanian by birth, served Poland in the war of 1792, under the orders of Prince Joseph Poniatowski, and af terwards in 1794. at the time of the struggle for national independence, under Kosciusko. Being without fortune, and unable to join the Polish Legion, commanJed by General Dombrowski, in Italy, Captain Paskewitch took service in Russia, where he arrived to the rank he' now occupies. It was intended, at the commencement of the hostilities with Poland, to appoint him Commandar in-Chief of the Russian forces, but it was said at the time that he had positively declared. that he was ready to take a command against Persia and Turkey, but that he would not accept one against Poland. W 0 are anxious to know will he decline, or yield to the Autocrat's insinuations. THE REFORM RILL. The following trill be found a pretty accurate summary of the other alterations now introduced into the bill : "'the right of votiog in counties is extended to lease holders for 7 years, and whether deienninable on lives or nut. " In caw of property mortgaged, the mortgagor in pos session is to have the vote. Thiel is so now AS to freehold. The period of possession for a freeholder or copyhulder is to be six months. instead of 30 days, as in the former bill ; and for leaseholders, one year instead of two years. " The period of possession to be dispensed with in the case of property coming by descent, will, See. This is the law at present. " BOROUGH VOTEIL—Land occupied in conjunction with a house, watehouse, or countitv-house (held under the same landlord), and amounting altogether to the annual va. hue or rent of 101. shall confer a vote " No vote to be acquired by a tenant, if his rent is pay able more frequently than once in every half year, or if his landlord compounds for the poor rates ; but where, under any local act, the landlord is li tblc for the rates, the tenant may claim to pay the rates, and thus @quite a vote. " Parliamentary Commissioners to be substituted for Com mittees of Privy Councillors. " torsTaartox.—The lists to be published on two Sundays iesteral of three, on or near the church-doors. " Lists to be kept by the overseers for public inspection gratis.. " Time for revision of lists enlarged ; the period now allowed is from the 10th of October to the 25111 of November. More than one barrister may be appointed in large counties. " In boroughs the town clerk h to turnish the overseers wi h the list of freemen. " Power of inspecting tart assessments and rates, for the purpose of ascertaining the value and occupancy of property. " The voter, at the time of pulling, may be required to swear that his qualification I 3 still subsisting. •. Form of oath as to qualification, identity, and the fact of his not having previously polled. " Scrutiny before the returning office► expressly taken away. " POLLING IN COUNTIVL.—COUIItieN to be divided by Sessions into districts, and a central polling.place to be ap. point (1 for each district. " Booths to be allotted fur the sevetal parishes in each district, and no man to vote except at the booth allotted for the parish in which his qualification is. " Peralty for personating an elector, and for voting twice at the same election. " Chambers in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge not to give a right of voting for the city of Oxford or the town of Cambridge." GREAT DOINGS OF THE OPPOSITION-AND WHAT NEXT ? A fiery amendment of the Lords' Address, abusing the tri-coloured Ministry and the jacobin Reform Bill, were the least with which we were threatened. The King was to have been al 'ruled, the Whigs displaced by the Feebles, the Refoiru Biil burnt, the press gagged, the habeas corpus suspended, the soldiers called out, and the whole colintry conservatively convulsed for the preser vation of boroughniongering. How have these mighty promises been fulfilled ? With what arms did the new opposition attack the great measure ? These questions will be answered by the following notice of the important topics which occupi e d the House of Lords for 12 consecutive hours following the delivery of the King's speech : LOUD RLLEINBNKOUGH Objected to the King's speech being read until arter the reading of " some bill." The first reading of the select vestries bill moved, and the bill read a first time sword. ingly ; spoke against the formal commencement of the Ad. dress, insisting on the third instead of the first person plural; objected to the address being at once voted by the house, without the previous sanction of a committee ; repeated the objection ; again repeated the objection ; spoke at length on the same subject (rose gad spoke sir times. ) 7116 EMIL OF WINCHILIII4I Explained at length, why, being a Tory, he bad become a Whig, and was now once more a lory ; the main reason of the last change being some • toasts' drunk at some dinner somewhere north of London. TAR ill•auutsOT LONDONDERRY Rose and spoke live times--four times on points of reform and order, and at great length on his broken windows. THE DUKE or CUMBERLAND On his Royal Highness's attachment to freedom. Tun Duna or GLOCESTZR Yawned. THE RAIL or FALMOUTH On one of his ancestors, w whom allusion is made In Bubb Duddington't Diary. LORD WRAINCLIFFE On the conduct of the last House of Commons in " refusing the supplies"—on the dissolution, the Lord Mayor, the IL luminations. and Mr. Coblrett's broken windows in 1814. I'he EARL or MANSFIELD (th e intended Premier of the Feeble,) On the illuminations, the dissolution, the Lord Mayor, Mr. O'Connell, and the difference between stopping and re fusing the supplies. LORD FARNHAM On the connexion ‘if the Government with The Tim newspaper and Mr. O'Connell, and the interference of the Government in the Irish elections. THE EARL Or EODEN On the personal character of Lord Farnham, and the state of Clare, which his Lordship likened to " the tranquillity of soupowder."—Speciator. The same Ministers who were present at the con ference on the affairs of Belgium on Saturday afternoon, again as.embltd yesterday afternoon, and Itel.i a coils:renew at the Foreign Office with Viscount Palmerston, after the breaking up of the Cabinet Council. The - SPani ,h Minister transacted business at the Foreign Office on Saturday. 1 he Princess Augusta entertained the Duke and Dueness of Gloucester, the Landgravine of Hesse Hum. burgh, and • select party at dinner yesierday, at her resi. sider.cc,in St. James's Palace. St. James's Palace is, we understand, to be en tirely reinstated, and the ground on which that part of the building stood which was burnt down is again to be built upon. Buckingham Palace is for the present entirely given up as a Royal resi dence. Their Majesties and the large suite ap pended to the Court want more accommodation, both for domestic purpose and those of state, that. is afforded by the Palace as it now stands ; and the King, with a kind feeling towards economy, suggests only such additions to it as are likely to answer the end, and be least expensive to the country.— court Journal. On the subject of " l'rivate Bills," the House of Lords, on Friday, adopted Resolutions similar to those previously sanctioned by the House of Commons—namely, to permit the progress of those Bills brought forward last Session, slime no altera tion in theta had taken place. At the same time, their Lordships ordered to be prepared for them an account of the number of all the Private Bills which were in progress :n their House on the 22d of April last, distinguishing them by classes, and specifying the stages to which they had sevelally, advanced ; and also of such Bills as had passe d, but not received the Royal assent. The King of Sardinia has dismissed his General Staff, and abolished the Royal Guards ; by which measures he will effect a saving of nearly two hundred thousand pounds a-year in his expendi ture. A few days after his accession, Taffiuo, the director of the police, handed his Majesty a long list 'of names of Carbonari, and other suspected per sons. This Charles Albert immediately tore to pieces in Taffiao's presence, and then turned his back upon him, exclaiming angrily—" How dare you, Sir, attempt to play the fool with me ?" CHANCERY SUITS IN DOMINICA. The following corresniaCerwe tat. en place with the Colonial-othce on the o f the exorbitant charges incurred for procec:lis in Chancery in the island of Dominica. Of dudr kind, the facts stated are, we should Lope, quite unique, and they perfectly justify foe remark of Lord Goderich, that " the continuance of such it state of things most entirely destroy the pro sperity and exhaust the resutircen of the colony:" " DOMINICA, JAN. 25, 1331. "My Lord.-1 am again impellzd by dire nee.:ssil to trespass on your valuabk time. to imptirc the intertsraire of His Majesty's Government in putting an tint to the in ert:sq.% cells of the pi e,ent 'lac! ice of the Court o: Chan cery in this. Ward. `` Although I have not been heard in my defence, 1 have been again cotnpelld to par an enormous attm, antonntini to 1.5171. ss. 34. as complabant's cost., in a cause recently Wont:fed by the Attemey.General, in the name of to lega tees of the late Thomas .Sirrpson, agafmc a Sir. Willi:tin Anderson and myself. tw t e the executors of the will of ha deceased, a copy of which bill-I have now the honour to transmit, numbered 5. " In the alrence of a decker of fees for counsel in Chan. eery, the blaster tatei costa at his own pleasure, and in every succeeding suit the amount considerably weeds the preced ing: in proof of which I brg leave to refer to crp'ea at of costs, taxed in five several suits. Nod. I. to 5, and stilt herewith, by • &ch it will be perceive I that the costs aa‘e increased within the last twenty years nearly threefold. " I therefore most respectfully. but earnestly, entreat your Lordsb . p to take this came into comeekration, and adopt such measures as may appear best calculated to attain the objat desired I have the hanout to be my lewd, your most obedient humble servant.. "CHARLES COURT. " I'o the :tight Um. Lord Viscount tioderieh, dm." k s. 11. No. 1.-1809 w 1812. J. A. Corlet and R. A. lit 'Oman v. George Metcalfe - 633 0 104 2.-1820 to 1826. Rover v. Flourillons 971 10 3 3.-11122 to 1828, J. C. Larticux v. Frs. Sin on - - - - 939 9 6 4.-1829, P. dineau v. Atkinson and Gil son and Court . - 1.107 12 0 5.-1828 to 1830. Rumbold ar4 others v. Court and Andtroon - 1,547 5 3 " Downing.street, April I. 1831. " S r.—T hare had the honour to receive your &spate)), dated the 26 h t•fJ nu. - try Etat. No. 6, enclosing a letter. ad- Mowed to nit/pelf. by Alr. Court, respecting the exhorbitant fees d •mantled by the officers of the Colonial Court of Chancery. and eapeeially reerring to a rcetnt suit, in which he has been compelled to pay coats, amountirg to 1,5471. ba. 3d. 1 - I entirely concur with you in thinking that the con tinuance of such a state of things must entirely destroy the prosperity and exhaust the resources of the colony; no rtn.sdy which ;I is within the power of his Slajerty's tiovernment to apply. or to recommend to Parliament, frr the redress of so intolerable a grievance will be un. attempted. •• The two first ch•rges in the Fist bill of costs transmit. led by Mr. Court appear altog thcr extravagatt : 661. are charged as a counsel's retaining fee, and 491. 10s. for draw. ing nil engrossing the bill. The same counsel then charges 61. 12.. for signing the bill which he has thus en:ans....it and drawn. I observe in other parts of the same bill, that the san•e coun44 charges 331. for arguing the • cause,' and no lest than 1271. lOs. for five copies of this document I am informed, that according to the me allowed in this country for making copits ot similar instruments. this ek rge should not have exceeded 101. " In the next bill of costs I find the Attorney -General. Mr. Blanc. demanding the sums of $6l. for his retaining f e e ; 6ttl. for drawing a bill ; 161. 10s. for perusing, settling, and signing the bill, which lie himself had thus drawn ; 91. 18s. for engrossing the same draught ; and 61. 124. for making a copy of it for his own use. Thus, above 1701. were charged to the client before the suit ha d advanerd it. first stage. In the very same cause the Attotney.Oeneral. for abridging his own work, and drawing up a summary of the OM, demanded 821. 10a.; and, inereditable as it might seem. has charged 331. for assigning the reasons with which the case thus drawn up concludes. The same gentleman has demanded 33L for attending the printer, and correcting the press. on the printing of this case; and then (as though it had been Mr. Blane's purpose to render the administra tion of justice at once a subject of burlesque, and a ground of the most just indignation) he has charpd 261. 2s. for the printer's MI1; 661. for making copies of the awe (as though it had not been printed): 131. 4s. for a copy of the same ease for his own use (as though it had not been in print); and 661. for arguing the cue itself. " It la Impassible to pursue any further the details of this D°ll; but I am bound to say, that had I not received the rap from yer•rself. I should have considered it as utterly inet-411hle that such charges had been made by the members of a liheral itroemshtn, and sanctioned by any et an of justice. " Fees even vet more extraordinary appear in some other ems This I find 2591. charged tin a retaining fee ; 1321. for drawing a bill ; and 1001. fee arguing the cause in the ca‘e of • Lerrirux and Simon.' " In the ease of • Bedincatt; charges amounting to 1.071. Ms. and In the awe of • Rumhold and Court, charges, amounting to 1,8341. 13' Ad. are preferred, although them 'teems no reasou to think that in either any queadoo of nn. usual difficulty or importance occurred. " I have entered thus largely into the particulars of some of th-se demands. partly in the hone that the gentlemen of the legal pi ofeasion in the island of Demititca may he it•duced to think that an enlightened regard to dt. ,r own rnuetent interests, a-d, I 111111. , be pereitted to add, a proper consider ation of their own poemsl character*, should lead them to the practice or greater moderation. •t But my chief it•ulteceunent has been the hope that the Council and Asicemiily of Dominic.' will interpose to rescind the colonist,' from demands wiici• mutt very shortly ol.aruct the administration of justice altogether. I write ad 1114.1.1 k, when I •av the services which appear to have been rend.rcti to the suitors in these melt would have be e n amply eimp.- 1 1. sated by row-sixth part of the Aunts wo , ich they have beep compelled to p..y. Even that allowance I should estrum as very littoral. •• You will transmit to the Council and Assembly a eal ,y of this despatch. and you will assure then, of the moat cor dial co.operation of ills Majesty's blovethon nt in any .ffit.t they may make for the aupprussieta of their abuses. I at aware of no season why a moderate table of ftes should not be established. nor why any rerane•.a making a di/nand, or receiving a fee not expressly a riaed by tiff table should not be subject to a prompt and lisrmivable penalty. I sot, Indeed, aware that acne are ti any private tottittes opposed to this essential refine,. end to at Cite persons wt o profit most largely by the abuse eNercise a very powerful influence in ohs colonial legislature. I cannot, h w.ver, peinsit ntyself to believe that this it fluent. would be earned to protect such a system as that witch their bills of cal (Nodose; GI that if. unfortunately. such at avenipt should be made, there would not be public spirit at d resolution chivith autongm the other members of the legislature to trims ph over any such opposition. It is fit, at haat. that the tsperimout ►hou'd be made, slid tlw result ascer.ai; lid " Vou will transmit to \. r. Court a copy of thir dotsfisteh and assure him that it is with very sit etre rtgrit I lad my. self unable to administer a more immediate at.d tactual relit( against the grievance which be has most properly brought under my my notice.— I nave dir honour to be, Sir, your most obedwut servant, (Signe) .• COPERIC H. (A true copy.) (Signed) J. W PATTLN, '• bresident's Si.ert•ary." " The Officer edministerlog the Gortrnment, Duniii.ita. "WI ATION OF TIIF. QVARAN FINE LA IFS.••••• Captrin Stride, of Eiiitg, near Southampton, bee for this offence been fined 50C1. an.: to le impti. soned for six rr.o the, or until the Gee be Maid. Net , is master of a brig jt.st a►rived from Rip', lad•* with reheat. Witl.out stopping to perform tine at the At ott.ertool., lie sailed (Stec' into South.nui ton reads, and allowed part of his crew to go ashore. . . Ex PFAISII.NTAI. V Lsst . —Two experimental ♦essels are at present building in the dock* at Slimi ness, a steamer, to be called the Salansander, and a frigate, to•be ranted the t 411eups. The Sciki. slander is intended for a ship of wag, twa is to bf: made sufficiently strong to carry a mortar. She ib 176 feet in the keel, and 200 feet aloft, and %it mount 32 guns. j 1 ' All 3ed not