The National Register. — London, England, 1817-06-09 00:00:00

.I . J '3 SPEAKER of the lIGUSE of COMMONS.' Mr. Manners Sutton has had the high distinction of being raised to the great station he now fills, by ranch the largest majority that any Speaker ever had. There have hoca bot six divisions in the choice of a Speaker within the last century. The numbers were as fellow : MS Mr. Smith • 243 Mr. Bromley 203 Majority -- 43 1170 Sir Flowlicr Norton 237 Mr. T. Townaliend 121 Alajority ---- 116 1780 Mr. Cornwall 203 Sit F. Norton 134 Majority - (39 17x'1Mr. (Lord) Grenville 213 Sir Gil. Elliott 144 Majority 71 1790 Mr. Adtlowton 213 Sir. G. Elliott 112 Majority --- 73 1817 Mr. Simon 312 Mr. IN , ynne 132 Majority 160 !! ! Mr. Beckett, the Under Secretary of State in the Home Department, is to succeed Mr. Manners Sutton in the important office of Judge Advocate. Tuesday at noon, the flue peal of bells of St. Mar pro's, Westminser, were rang as an ushering com pliment to Mr. Sutton, on being appointed Speaker of the House of Commons. It is a curious circumstance that there arc now in the H. use of Lords no less than flair Peers who have sue cesively filled the chair of the House of Commons, namely, Lord Grenville, Lord Viscount Sidumuth, Lord hedesdale, and Lord Colchester. Lord Colchester has two wets. The eldest is Lieutenant in the navy, now on board the Alcute frigate with Lord Amherst ; the second is at %Vcstminster School. The Peerage of Col chester, which has been so worthily conferred on. the • late excellent Speaker of the I louse of Commons, was lust held by a branch of the ancient and respectable family of Lucas, as a Viscounty, and became extinct in 1728.—1 t was on the monument of one of those Peers, Lucas, Viscount Colchester, that the celebrated inscription, referred to by Addison, in one of his num bers of the Spectator, was recorded, viz.—" He was of a finally of which all the sons were brace, and all the daughters virtuort.r.'" The late Speaker is in his sixty second year. He was educated at Christ Church, 9xfOrd, and afterwards practised at the bar as a Chan cery pleader. He first came into the Parliament in 1790 for Heistone, was re-elected for the none place in 1796; but in 1801 sat for Woodstock, and was chosen Speaker. In 1.805 he offered himself for the University of Oxford, on which occasion he was op posed by Richard teber, Esq. M. A. of Brazennze College, but gained his election by a majority of I 29. His complaint is confined entirely to the eyes and optic nerves,, his medical attendants at. length predicted a speedy extinction of vision altogether, if he continued night after night to expose himself to the blaze of light, and the strong exercise of the faculty of sighs which his place in the House of Commons required. ANN7FERSARIES. OPENING or TFIE NEw BUILDING 017 TUE BRSTISII •ND FortrioN ScitooL SOCIETY, BOROUGIIIIOAD. Wednesd.sy being the Anoiversary of the Birth (If our gracious Sovereign, the sperial Patron of this Institu tion, and who had so often expressed a wish " that even• child in his dominions should be taught to read ;" that particular day was expressly set apart fhr opening this great school, capable of containing nearly 3000 children ! His Royal Highness the Deke of Sussex entered the old school at eleven o'clock, attended by the Committee, Lord Mayor, the American Minister and Charge d'Atliiires, Sir Thomas Bell, the Tartar Chief, Colottei Downie, Doctor Hamel, of Petersburgh, Rae IVilson, Esq. Prot'e.ssor Prevost, of Geneva, General Fannin(,, and a crowd of foreigners from France, Swe den, Russia, Prus:ia, and a number of elegantly dressed funnies. The boys and girls went through their several tasks and the rel•ttive evolutions, with u remarkable pre ci•:ion and royi- I .ity. His Royal Highness and the Meet iNg then wa:;.:::1 to the new school, attended by the girls and boys, which they entered in procession from their old apartments, :tad on taking possession of their Feats, gave three bit I cheers to the picture of hi( Ma jesty, placed at t:). , top of each apartment. Never was there a more gratifying spectacle. On We.lncsday l:,st, the Corporation of 8..-Iford Levol held their Aanttal Weitsuntitle Meeting. which was more numerously and respectably attended than has been known since the first estalaishment of the Corporation, in the 15th Charles H. Amongst the Nobility and G,ntleasen present were, Tile Duke of liziford. the :tiargnirs of Tav's'o:k, the 11 of airdwicke, I.n I Miltn.s. Lord Eardley. Sir ('!::tics Morgan, fte }ion. Mr. W. li. Fclinwes. Esq. M. P. W. G. AJain, Owsley thrslty , It. G. Townley, J. T. During, Esgra. Five gentlemen were nominated to supply the three vneuncies in . the Board, and the election fell on Jona than Page, lssa. of Ely ; John Fry, jun. Esq. of Chat teris ; uAt'i Witfiam FM. of Lincoln's Inn. The Weynunoth Educotinst Society have held their third auttiversnry, :tt t'ir Jelin Mur.. TIIV. NATIONAL REGISTER.. ray, Bart. M.P. the Patron of the institution, in the chair. The scholars were examineJ, and their progress in .learning was snob, as while it reflected honour on themselves and their master (Mr. Thomas Harvey), atliirded much gratification to the subscribers and friends of this establishment. By the report it appeared that, during the last year, the number of scholars had considerably increased ; hut, owing to the pressure of the times, the subscrip tions had rather decreased ; still, however, the sub scriptions and donations were sufficient, not only to pay the current expenses of the year, but such as enabled the Society to appropriat e one hundred pounds towards the liquidation of the debt incurred by the building erected for the use of the Institution. The building cost i,SOOI. ; and the debt upon it is now reduced to 4001. Short but .apprepriat,e addresses were deli vered on the occasion by the chairman, the Rev. G. Chamberlain, the Rev. Dr. CraLnell, &c. Sze. SOUTH AMERICA. .• The following is one of a series of letters recently reeeieed from Venezuela. which evinces the tient reliaece felt by the insurgent Chiefs of ultimate success: — Letter from Genrral Parz, commanding the army of New Granada, operating in the ,Pravinere of Venezuela. to General Bolivar. .. When I learned that Tour Excellency bad appeared on the coast of Venezuela, with abundant resources to continue the war against the Spaniards. my hopes were increased when I considered the liberty of Venezuela and New Granada so near at hand. which were coithrrecil by the receipt of your Eicidlency ' s letter of the Inth ultimo. My anxious wish, Most Excellent Sir. and that• of my army. is contribute to the freedom of my country. With this ob.. jeet, 4,000 warriors., who have voluntarily taken arms, combat tin der her banners, and have fought with unequalled bravery and per severance against the tyrants who oppress Venezuela. We have had 13 actions in the field.. and, in all of them our Anna have tri umphed. Patriotism, constancy, and' valour. are the virtues of these Republicans. They have no other interest than that of Willi; their country. Troops of this description are warthy of every emu denttion, and have a just claim to the high opiniend our maven ons in anus. The army under my command is mace than liutficient to ensure the liberty or Venezuela. if I receive early supplies of arms arid ammenition. I have collected all the horses in the Savannahs ; the enemy is totally deprived of these means, ntd while we posses, them we shall be invincible. If Roves destroyed the Republic sea late period, it was because he was master of the cavalry. .. The circumstances which induced your Excellency to invite me to quit my pen t positions, and to form a junction with your army, it appears , have vaned. The pomp with which Morillo's coming with his troops was announced by the Spaniards, probably gave rise to your recommendation of the measure; but this barbarian scarcely brought more from New Granada than tote) infantry (the greater part recruits), and 800 cavalry. Not , .:thstending. I repeat, the pomp with which he announced his coining, and counted on the destruction of my army. I taught hint, on the zed) of danuery, the difference between his troops and mine. The very boast that he ex pressed. that he eras Llelling to destroy is, infused new courage, and we prepared for defence. Having received information that Briga diers Latorre and Calzada had occupied temegitalito, and that Mo rillo in perann conducted the army, I pm iitysi !fin motion. and took the proper steps for destroying the enemy. although I did not pos sess the necessary elements for a decisive battle. My troop*, which had been besieging San Fernando de Apure, were already on their march to join me, when, having completely mounted the right wing of my . army. composed of 1,300 cavalry. I advanced to mee t the enemy in the plains of Mocuritas, Banco-Largos there he offered bode, with 1000 infantry, and 1500 horse. The action lasted from nine in the morning till four p. tn. when, his cavalry being totally annihilated. and having suffered a considerable loss in his infantry. he retired in solid column to the mountains of Apure, under whose shelter he saved the remai oder ; leaving in our hands upwards ofeee trained !mews, three drums with their flies, twocues olnannuntitien. some muskets and carbines, a large quantity of pikes. as soultioade of prisoners, and the field covered with dead bodies. Th. primers unanimously assured ree, that the force that has been beaus is the whole that came fmin New Granada under Morillo's ereirsped, who remained with only a guard of 40 torn at a breeding-pea (er hate), seven leagues distant from the field of battle. Two days rierrwands ' the, coward repaesed the Apure, and joined his army at ate Pass of Trio, from whcnee lie dire, ted his march towards San Peirmardo, by the banks of the rivers Apure and Apunto. without my troops being able to prevent him, being composed of cavalry alone. This is the result of Motillo's first campaign in Venezaele. I have promised these towns not to abandon them. but to defend them with my ca valry. until I receive the supplies I have requested of your Excel lency; and we mist prevent Morillo, Calznla, Latorre, and Gorrin, who are shut up in SAD rereflOtlo, fro:n getting hold of the few use fel horses on the ~ihcr side of the Apure, in the neighbourhood of I Calaboaa and Sin Seyene, which we must occupy immediately. My remaireng in thess departments is indispensible. as I have 10,000 horses celltete& besides those with which my army is completely mounted, and other 10.000 or more, which 1 ficcp in the Smannutie of these plains. pr itteeed by my troops, and wlecli I death, not col lect with the short notice necessary, if 1 were to march for the ren &sinus which your Excellency points out ; rind the enemy, in such cote. world male: hitn , elf master of Nan. and the. advantages, which arc now ours, wiatid be his. 1 have no doubt that your Excel lence, who is so anxious for the liberty of Venezuela , will inane. diately dispatch the supply of eitekets'and enummition which I ask, and that the Rep stele sill he free in a leas snort time; for I am certain I can des,roy the enemy in San Ferreirelo. which is the only one that remains. I have tem° mules collected helonMeg to the state. and ready to be applied to the service of it, whenever the: ate riseitred. The Cheplitie-General of this army, ( iiizen P. V. Benaneio Bi. cern. is dispatched to your Excelh ncy. to inform you verbally of the circumstances and details restive-wag it, which your Excellency may desire to kern. Jose ANTONIO P.ari. Head-quarters, Cano del Rowell, Ecb. le, tut ;. New York Papers have been received to the "Ist of April. The intelli.,,;ence .of the insurrecth na: Per nzunbco had reached that city, but it is not of so late a (late an that communicated in our last Peper. Ac...^.rcliag to recent tulvices from Leghorn, and (tif f:rent parts of Italy, several EngliA ships have been obiig►etl to return wi;11 their cargoes, in emiscquenee of the new duties lr.•ing .. , t) heavy, that they are equiva lent to a prohibi•ion on English merchandixe. The Diet of Frankfort have refuned the boon solicited by the Jews, of enjoying the same commercial privilres an the Chri.;tiaw:. A letter from Switzerland, 'speaking of a religious Congrens of the (7atliolic Cant,ms, de scribes it tr.; e7thibiting a tore liberal spirit, it having inn froat t:te Protestants to assist at :t. . r:,r ~~ ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN AMERICA. The friends of African •freeions in this country Will peruse with pleasure the following Resolutions, were passed by the Congress of the United States of America, on the 11th Feb. lust : • " Resolved by the senate and Howe of Represcntatlllea of the States of America in Congress assembled, that Ole President he, and he is hereby authot;sed, to consult and ne gotiate ith all the Governments where Ministers oldie United States arc, or shall be, accredited, on the means of effeeding an entire arid immediate Abolition of Rae Traffic is Slaves; and also to enter into a Convention with the Government of Great lit itain for receiving into the colony of Sierra Leone, such of the free people of colour of the naked Stetea,as, nitts their own consent, shall be carried thither, stipoutiri t aura terms as shall be most beneficial to the rolooists„ while It promotes the peaceful interests of Great Britain and the CfsiteJ States : and should this proposition not be accepted, they obtain fume Orr at Britain and the other Mat items Powers„,n stipttlat Mu, or a formal declaration to the game elfeet. guavas teeing a permanent uo utrallity for any colony of free people of colour, 'Skil, at the exproce anti mistier the auspices of the IlTuite:l States, shad he established on the African coast. " Resolved, That adequate provisiou shall hereafter he made to defray any neesssary espences winch may be itteut red in carrying the pirePaing Itestolllllolll into edict." It is hardly possible to conceive more liberal and j 00: dicious mamas of avoiding the inconveniencieg of the - approaching emancipation of the Negroes of the United States. The departure of the Archduchess Leo's°Wine, bride of the Prince- Royal of Portugal, will be hastened, it is mid, that she may reach Brazil, before the setting in of the Equinox_ In the meantime, the Portuguese . Minister is preparing a fete, at which there arc to be 140,000 lights. Mrs..Fitzherbert's rout at her house in Tilney-street, on Monday evening, was attended by 700 fashionables, The Dukes of York and Clarence,. and twelve Mar. chioness ' were present . The Marchioness of Hertford was nut of the number. ' The Marquis of Hastings Gate Earl of Moira) has established at Calcutta, a Horticultural Association for Bengal, an establishment long much desired and want ed, and well suited to furnish many new and curious evidences of the processes of nature ip her vegetable F rowths, .and-otthe powers of cultivation, to vary and improve their productions. Lord Castlereagh was on Montle) , unanimously elected an Elder Brother of the Trinity House, in the room of the Duke of Marlborough, deceased. The, Earl of Liverpool was unanimously ro.ekosen Mantes fur the year ensuing. Tuesday the Duke de Chartres was introrlucel to the Prince Regent, at Carlton Hoge, upon his arrival in England, and had a long audience with his: Royal. Highness. The Pitt Club in town consists of one thousand three. hundred and forty members, besides having several candidates on the list for tulmission. The Pitt Club of Scotland, held at Edinburgh, consists, we understand.. , ;.of upwards of seven hundred members. His Grace the Duke of Nortiak, for the gratifica tion of the curious, has kindly given his permission for. Arundel castle, and all appertaining thereto, to be 'seen, on every Monday, until the end of October. We. hope the privilege will not be abused, as in the late. Dukes time. Lord Amherst was expected to leave China in Janu ary last. We are informed. that the National Monuments for , • Waterloo and Trafalgar will he carried into immediate execution ; although it is not intended to apply to Par liament for more than a small portion of the estimated' expence this Session. The design of Messrs. Wilkins and Gandy, ibr the Waterloo Monument, will /911ing• a longer time in building than that of Mr. Single,. which has little sculpture ; the shortest period calm- , • lated for the completion of the termer, consistently with. the precautions which experience prescribes, is test. years. M. Dubourg, Bislop of Lena/tura, left Paris. - on the 17th ult. fin- Bourdeaux, whence he will embark for America. Sonic days before his departure several. .ecclesiastics set out who I:Ve devoted themselves to. the American mission. They are all. to co-operate in ditlbsing the faith over the immense countries on the' west of the United States and Lelow the Mississip,i tux,. the Ohio. • The last dispatches from Captain Maxwell, of the Aleeste frigate, at Canton, ,:aninunieste. very itarr-. taut ga”vraphical intin-imuitat. It apts.:in+ that after the ships under his direction quitted the (;u11:11 of Pc tche-tee, they stood across the Gulph of Luttong ; &Pr the Great WOll winding uh one side of. steep =sal t:tins, and descending the other, down into the Gulp!, ; and instead of meeting \y id; tic eastern mist of Cor t e in the situation assi!.4ned it m the severacluitts, ther fell in with an :Archipelago, ithim lug of at leyst ICCO islands, amongst which woe tl . .c most comincdinns and. magnificent harLenrs ; and the r: , al mast of the (7ore t .a. Peninsula they found sittiat , 2.l at least 120 ruiks far ther to the eastward. Captain Maxwell from hence pro. ended, with the other ships, to the Leion-Kieon islands, where they met with a harinuv equally as capacious us that of Port Mellon, in Mirmrea, experiencing from the poor but kind-hearted inhabitants of tt-c:.c places the !iien•lly reception,