The National Register. — London, England, 1817-06-02 00:00:00

'l7O The Earl of I.tit:npool. could net ifve Oil lamination desired by the None B.tron. The Bills on the table were then forwArtlF-.1 in tlnir rt. 14h:cave sta;es, Oar liuu,e adjourned to Monday. HOUSE OF COMNIONs, Fitiu.%%, NIA% .:9. At abnet four o'clock, (lieut. twin', a I irge attendanee of Members, Mr. Lty,on, the Cirri: of the liotive, informed them. that Le had that day received a letter from the Speakci, At hid>, pith their ple : onrc,.he would mud to tlicni. lir 110.11 read -the letter, whirl' %%itS as follow• Palate-yard, 3nth May, I ntl• fltst—lt with sincere it concern and regret that I feel my self obliged to rctowst that yol will idonn the Home of Commons at their 'fleeting this day, of my inability, from co:Mnued illness, to attend any longer upon their service. •' After holding the high office to which I have been raised by ibeir favour in five succes,iv , :ty Parlianients, it is inip - ts:,ible that I should resigns° lionotinia: and dibtiLguithed a situation witl:out feeling tbedeeptit gratitude tar the constant kindness with which they bare been pleased to accept and assist my humble endeavours to di,titarge its varu.us find anluous dutiev. " It my eanie,t wish and hope to have continued longer in the servic. , of the Voter, if such were their pleasure. But the in terruption of public buiincsi which has Leen already occoioned by my state of health, and the apprehension of the same cause recurring, which might again expose the House to the like inconvenience, have made me deem it necessary that I should retire at this time, and have left me now no Bother duty to perform than to return my heartfelt acknowledgments to the House fur all the favour.; they have bestowed upon me, and to express toy fervent wishes for the perpetual 'maintenance and preservation of its rights, its privileges, wad its independence." " I am. Sir, Always most truly yours. CIiAItLESABBOT. s' To Jerokiiall Dyson. Esq. Doputy Clerk, llou.e of Cornruons." Loid Castlereagh expressed the highest opinion of the services winch the House had received from their late Speaker, and he was sure that in &dug so, he was sprakiing the sentiments of the House. After the eomninnicatiou which they had heard, and when they considered the distinguished merits of the person who had made it, he was sure he was right in saying that the duly they would now have to perform WAS Weft difficult and important. Under such considerations, he thought it Isis duty to propose that the Honse should ad journ till Windily, on wh.ch day they no aid receive a message front the illustrious Pt rsou at the at the head of the Govern ment, which would enable them to proceed immediately to the election of a new Slit Aker. The question that the House should adjourn till Monday was then put and carried, and the House immediately ad joarued. COURT OF CO.ll$lON COUNCIL. A Court of Common Council of the City of London was held on Thursday, pursuant to requisition, to take into con sideration the alarming intimation of the intention of Minis ters to propose the farther Suspension of the I laheas Corpus Act.—tioine preliminary business was transacted ; in the course of which, the question was put, of discharging H. citizen and stationer, (ions his nomination as She riff for the ensiling year, upon his petition, representing that he had served the office for the county of E.sex for the year 1815, and that lie Wai a resident Magistrate for the county of hliddlesex.—The prayer of the petition was supported by Aldorinen Sir J. Shaw and Heygate, sod opposed by Messrs. Dixon and Harvey ; after which the question was pot, and carried in the negative_ The reqiiistion respecting the Habeas Corpus Act basing been mad— _ _ - Mr. Werth:llan rose, and descanted at considerable length on the intention of Ministers to combine the suspension of that palladium of our liberties, a measure ehich he viewed MI having no other object than to protect existing abuses, and to fortify the corruptions of the (lovernineut„ by stifling the voice of the nation, and contriving to pass the session without affording any snbstantial relief to its necessities. He contended that no sufficient ground hod or could be given for suspending the kW, and pat it to the Court, whether, iu the present situation ut the country, whilst nothing was to be observed on the port of the people, but trampiilitv, calm ness, and resignation, they would silently behold Ministers, in order to entri neh themselves in corruption, and to carry on the same syetent in another Porliament, inflict a death blow on the Constitution. lie concluded with moving Reso lutions, embodying these 'eatiments, arid also Petitions to both Houses, praying they would not sanction so unconstitu tional a ateasnre. . . . . Mr. S. Dixon oppose I the Resolutions, and defended the conduct of Ministers in suspending the Act, nit the sante grounds as have en oiled been advanced in Parliament. The eonasty, he said, was now tranquil. because the wretches who plotted disturbauce and mischief dared not attempt any of their mischievous schemes ; but if the suspension w ill ., r c . tuovcd, those wretches would be at their dirty work again. Sir W. Citrus also opposed them, as premature. Sir J. Shaw SAO, he could sec 110 C,111114! on earth fur 'eliding the Habeas Corpus Act. Alderson GJ0111.11:110/V expressed the same opinion, with touch energy. Alderinau Hcyrate said, it was an extraoidiaary circum stance, that though it wits some months since Ministers had got the suspension, there Wit.; not yet a single fact disclosed to justify the meastire ; tau solid ground had been found, and never should they find any solid groan , ' ter putting the Con stitut hm in danger by the stispesedmi. The worthy .11der wan, however, actpniteil Tilintstem of any intention in sub. •erting our liberties, and establishing a rlcsp4A ism. If their whole conduct were viewed, Kitteir private characters carte consid.red, he must believe them to he incapable id' aiming a deadly blow at the Constitiitioli of the Con wry. —There was no Worse friend limo an iiipiklivions advocate. If the Hon. tientleman (Mr. Waithinan) wooll ienve out this part, Cie Resolutions would pass tusaiiiinously, or almost unani• monsly. sew , „a ** b ee m e mbers of the Cutirt delivered their sen- Inenta, and alter Mr. Waith non's reply. in which he refused to comply with the wish of Alderman Heyeate, the question was put on the Resolutions, and carried by a very great ma jority.—There was no division, bin they were counted, and o w ,. were Is against. and 110 fur the Resolutions. 1/••••i-)us to Isoth Homes of Parliament, founded on the were 41144) agrose4l to. THE NATIONAL RiGISTEIL COMMON Friday a Common Mill wa4 held for the pnrpofe of petiti oning lagiiinst the thrtlitr sullen/tin of the Habeas Corpn• Art. • The Lind Mayor addressed this Meeting and stated the object for winch it was asseh.bled, requestiog that 4 p 'tient hearing might Ise given to every i.ersou who NS . 4•111'd to deli ver his setutimmii , , be tbev on wiiat side they might. Mt. limit, (alter Sir. Favrlt heti atenk end said, lie felt great pleasure in al.peariug be tote his fellowscdiaeas acre ioute• lie should not feel like. lie did his thity it I.: e did nut dgdjii enter his protest tigaie:4 the arbitrary proceedings of the Government. The tneasure, he had no doubt, wont', pass ; but if it pass, the first rivet would be pm. in the choice that was to enslave the people. The general feelings of the pen. plc were so much against the Ministers that they dated not parstie their plans without the Suspension. is was supposed Icy many that misery and distress were confined to the metro polis and to a tew towns in the Northern part of the country, but want and E . :minic were, in reality, stalking about in every direction, from John O'Goimts to the Lands End. Noise of these evils would have occurred, hail there been a Reform in Puiliiement. 'flee only sedition which the Aliuis ters dreaded, was that which endangered tae lots of their places, and the only blasphemy which touched them was that which exposed their hypocrisy • The public meetings in Hampshire and Wiltshire, did fleet give lilt' 14!11Se of the coun try. In the former an amendment had been moved Air the dismissal of Alinisters, the Sheriff had declared agNiust the 41111:11tillit tit , althongli the majority were clearly in favour of it, and is the latter the Sheriff, finding the upiuion of the majority Intfavotirithle to the Government propositions, dis solved the Alerting and read the Riot Act. lie was ready to lead, to be in the (t out or the rear, or in any place that might be allotted to him, to recover fur the people their lost rights. He always th otight that every one who paid taxes should have a share in the representation, and this was his opiiiion still, and on a general election, notwithstanding the additional powers which corruption would obtain by the proposed sus pension, he should oppose the Ministerial candidate with his former vigour. He concluded by expressing his approbation ulthe Resolutions. The Lord Mayor at ienatli submitted to the Meeting a let ter from Mr. Alderman Coinbe, apedigiaing fur hi" absence usi account of ill health. Upon this, Mr. Hunt again eame forward, and proposed the following resolutions, winch, after some contest, were can : " That the thanks of this Hall be voted to Mr. Alderman Combe for his conduct in Parliament. _ " That it was highly expedient the Livery of London shonid he represented by at least une efficient Menthe*, who would attend to their interests. That Mr. Alderman Loathe, in the event of his continued disability, would yield up the trust which had been reposed 111 hill', in order that some other person might he nominated, on whom the Livery could place a dependance." A set of Resolutions similar to those proposed at the Com mon Council, on the preceding day, were also pat and car ried, and a Petition tuabuilying Mum. INSURRECTION IN S'OUTII AMERICA. The Tigris, of 44 guns, Captain Henderson, arrived at Portsmouth from the Leeward Island station, last from St. Kitt's, in forty-two days, has brought dispatches for Government from Rear-Admiral Har vey, announcing a revolution in the Brazils, which took its rise on the 7th ult. in the province of Pernam buco, but had since extended to the adjoining six pro vinces of Rio Grande, Para, Siara, Marignan, Puy caba, and Tamura. The cause of this commotion is ascribed to the uni versal discontent that had prevailed for some time both among the troops and militia, trnd among the people: the firmer from receiving no pay, nor even the means of existence; and the latter, from the heavy contribu tions and excessive conscriptions which had been rigour. ously levied for the meditated conquests in Paragon, and on the Rio de la Pluto, with which they had not only no concern, but esteemed inimical to their inte rests. It appears certain that the Court of Rio Janeiro had intelligence for seine time of conspiracies in differ ent districts of the northern provinces; and it had trans pired that, on a given day, the troops were to receive orders for the military execution of 150 leading indivi duals, civil and military, in those parts. An accident precipitated the execution of the meditated revolution. A colonel of a regiment having, for some unknown cause, accused one of his of fi ce rs on th e p a r a d e o f be.. ing a traitor, the latter, who was real!) , implicated in the conspiracy, imagined that he had been discovered, and that this was the signal for the massacre, drew his sword, and laid the colonel dead at his feet. The bells were then rung, and the population of the place, as well as the troops, rose with one consent, seized the shipping in the ricer, which they stripped of their guns and anunimition. Search was also made for arias of every kind. A strict embargo was laid on the foreign ships in the harbour, which was evaded only by the ship Rowena, an English vess e l, which effected her escape, and brought the news to the Leeward Islands. The Governor of Pernambuco at first thought of resist ance, but foetid the whole force that he could rely on consisted of his personal staff. He retired, however, to die fort, where he was compelled next day to sur render. He was not molesual in his persoa or proper ty, and tune was allowed hint to depart for Rio Janeiro, which he did. The country people of all (lasses were poured into the town of Pernambuco, enthusiastic in the cause, which it would 'seem had been previously organised with coasidarable address unl ability. A , otearcss was called, but in the mean time a committee of government, headed by Signor Domingo Martinea took charge of affairs. The intended constitution was already icroloulicated, the basis of which was, tlatt JUNE 2. these provinces should be governed like the North American States—liberty of conscience, and unbound ed freedom of trade, being the leading principles. Private letters brought by the Tigris add, that the insurrection was general throughout the whole of the Portuguese Brazilian territories; and that the inde ' pendenta had taken possession of Bahia, and St. Sal vador, and were daily gaining strength. This pit. lar commotion, it was understeel, had been produeed by the many restrictions ishich had been laid on traire —the absence of' the Portuguese troops at Monte Vi deo—and the success that had attended the efforts of the Spanish independents. The Tigris left the Antelope and Brazen at Barba does ; the Scamander and Childers at St. Kitt's. The Larne, Captain Lowe, had arrived out, with dis patches from England for Admiral Douglas. Thu Tigris being reduced from the peace establishment will be paid off. Other intelligence of great importance has arrived from South America, by the Colonel Allan, Captain M'Lennon, arrived from the North West Company's settlement on the rieer Columbia, and last from Bue nos Ayres. Letters and Gazettes to the pith of March have been received, which infOrm us, " that the Bue nos Ayres army, commanded by General San Martin, and destined to revolutionize Chili, has met with most complete success. On the Htli of February, the in. surgants mat the royalists near Chabuco, defeated them in a general action, and the result of this victory is said to be the downfal of the Spanish power in this interest ing portion of the South American Continent. A new form of government was instantly organised in the ca pital of Santiago, and the supreme directorship con tided to Don Barnardo O'Higgists, who issued a pro. donation, congratulatory of the event, to the people of Chili. On the 13th of March, three of the enemy's standards, two taken on the coast of Valparaiso and the other at Llamparues, in Upper Peru, reached Buenos Ayres.—The former Spanish Governor of Chili, Marco del Pont, had been taken by the patriots. The army of the Andes, with General San Martin at its head, was expected to recross the Andes mountains before the winter closed them, with a large body of Chilenian auxiliaries, to fall on the rear of the royalist army acting in Peru." What the conduct of our Government will be in this new state of affairs, we presume not to anticipate. But we may safely state that, guided by the principles laid down iu the important note now published, they will act in concert with the other Courts of Europe, and do every thing which equity and justice prescribe, " to preserve, as much as is in their power, the peace of the world, purchased by such great sacrifices." After the defeat of the Spanish troops, Marco, the royalist governor of Chili, was made prisoner in his flight towards Conception ; and the treasure taken on the occasion amounted to upwards of 800,000 dollars. The Governor of Valpara►so escaped in an armed vessel. General Sorna, successor to Peaeukt, was ex pected to retire immediately to Potosi. Extract of a letter from Admiral Harvey, at Barba does, dated April ‘23.—" Considerable British property was at Pernambuco when the revolution broke out : five vessel:: were nearly laden, but none were permitted to leave the port. The Rowena only obtained leave through the personal influence of Mr. Bowen. All the guns, and other arms and ammunation had been taken from the vessels of every nation in the port ; and great precautions taken to prevent the rising of the n eg ro e s, by removing all offensive weapons from their possession." A letter from Buenos Ayres, dated March 17, says : " The market is rising, and every kind of sta ple goods in cottons is in demand ; considerable pur chases have been made for Chili, great hopes being entertained that the road to Potosi and upwards will be again open. It is said that a dispatchof the Viceroy of Pcru has been found in Chili, stating that he had only 300 hit aired Eurapean troops in the capital, and it is presumed that the royal forces in upper Peru • must fall back on lieta." For scrim years past, details respecting the popula tion of Brazil h►ve been published in several French Journals, which appear to be the result of the enume ration of 1798. Aecording to these Journals the popu lation of Brazil consists of 800,000 Whites, 1,000,000 of Indians, and ,500,000 Negroes; in all 3,300,000. It to this be added the natural augmentation in a space of eleven or twelve years, we are persmulA that the actual population of Brazil must be nearly 4,000,000. Bessant, a pauper, in St. Michael'. parish, Winches. ter, gained a Ifith of' a 20,0001. in the late Lottery. The Corporation of Bristol have now a plan bcf , re them fire firming a new read from that city to London, by which the distance will be reduced full i G miles. A pumter, observing two Sheriff's officers, running after an ingenious but distressed author, remarked, that it was a new edition of the " Pursuits of Litera tam," unbound, but liot-pressed. The poor-rates of the parish of Plymstock, in Deror. shire, which three years ago did not excetd 60 ) . per annum, now exceed; 13001. fur the same puludi I