The Statesman. — London, England, 1824-02-05 00:00:00

t. • ;•: • • the proclamation issued on the entrance of the French army into Spain for the purpose of stating that none of the assurances held forth in th at proclamation have been violated. And it was but justice to say, still, however, retaining all the opinions and feelings he declared last year upon the French aggression, yet that aggression having been made, and the French army having entered . Spain, itj was but justice to say, that the conduct of that army was as unexceptionable, as the conduct of any ar my could be which was placed in cir ciiinstatices of so much difficulty and perplexity.— Hoivever, lie would not have it supposed, though uttering these sentiments, that he had changed his opinion of the vice of the aggression. He bad tr - in , answered two of the Hon. Member's questions distinctly. While he admitted the right of Spain, be denied the right of any Foreign Power to interfere for the recovery of the South American colonies ; but with tl:e possible or imaginary cases of the Hon. Member he had nothing to do. He was also satisfied that there was no danger of the permanent occupation of Spain, and he would only say, that if the question were put to him, not in reference to France, but Spain herself, whe ther the French troops should evacuate Spain to-morrow, be, as the friend of humanity, would say no. As the Hon. l (lentleman addressed another question to him, relative to to the Proclamation of Sir Thomas Maitland, and as he seemed concerned to know how the case stood, be would take the liberty of informing him. He bad now present to Lis mind the precise passage of • the Proclamation to which the lion. Gent. referred ; but as to Alavrocordato, without any intention of disparagement to him, he believed his name was mentioned with' the correct title, and the one by which he was generally known in his own country. The 113 n. Gentleman asked to what the outrage adverted to in the proclamation referred ? Now he would tell him. A squadron of the Greeks pursued the Turks, who fled to Ithaca, an island of sacred neutrality. The Turks land the °reeks pursue them, and out of a crew of 120 they mas sacre 90 in cold blood, and this on a neutral islind ; and even the Hon. Gentleman himself admitted that remon strance was necessary in this case. lie was satisfied with that instance ; for instances could he shown in which both the Greeks and Turks were treated with equal attention ; and that no occasion could be adduced in which the con duct of the lonian government was not marked by the strictest impartiality, ever since a system of neutrality had been resolved on. No doubt outrages could be cited on both sides, but it was impossible, lie knew, to bring for ward any . serious instance which would fix upon the British flag the imputation of hawing violated its neutrality, or fa voured one side more than the other. Mr. WESTERN rase (but the Hon. Member spoke in so low a tone, that he was scarcely audible in the Gallery). Ile said, as well as we could collect, that objecting to many parts of the Address, it was his intention last night to have moved an Amendment, if he had not been advised to the contrary by some of his Honourable Friends. lie was astonished to bear the Right Honourable Gentleman say, that as a friend to humanity, he would not wish the French troops to evecnate Spain ; for what must the situa tion of this country be, when one of the Ministers of the Crown found it necessary to declare, in that house, that he preferred the occupation of Spain by a French army? lie could not but condemn the policy of this country as it re ferred to that contest, because, in his mind, such policy was a sacrifice of its honour, and an abandonment of, all those principles which guided England in the former periods of her history in her conduct towards foreign rowers. Much as he was disposed to value the blessings of peace, for which every possible sacrifice ought to be made, he still valued the honour and character of the country more, which, as well as our own future safety, •sere disregarded when we allowed the free nations of Europe to be trampled upon. In allowing one country to interfere with the right of another to legislate for itself, v.at abandoned those princieles wide,' heretofore guided the policy el this country, and salads should be the invariable nle of its comfort rn its intercourse with foreign Powers. The lion. Member then adverted to the Confress of Lay barb, the import of which we could not catch ; and con cluded by saving that Le would not longer press Isis senti ments upon the house, as another opportunity would soon pres.•nt itself, farther than to protest against the supposi tion that he approved of the policy which euided the rondsct of Ministers in its relations with foreign Powers, in which they abandoned the honour and character of this country, and totally renounced any regard fur the state of Europe. - - Colonel PALMER stated, that he rose under the strong. est feelings of shame and indignation, at the conduct o the Government; for although he had not opposed the Mares' against the general sense of the - house, yet believ ing from the bottom of his heart, that not only Europe, butt the world at large, had never yet been reduced to such a state of actual and prospective misery as at the present moment, and that such state was to be imputed solely to the conduct of the British Government, he considered it to be a duty to Goo and his country, as a Member of that house, to declare his opinion upon the subject. If it were true, as the Ministers hail tali! them both in and out of Parliament, and more especially in a late Sp •ech of the Right Honourable Secretary, that the country had been so long prepared for war, they bail sacrificed its honour and most vital interests, by suffering France to conquer Spain; if it were false, they had equally betrayed their duty, by deceiving the country, to support the system of their Government. But whatever was the real state of the nation, the conliort of the. Ministers towards Spain had been wholly izkdriro.ible. as looking to the avoweJ inten tions of France and the Holy Alliance. Neutrality on the part of England was impossible, and could Lot bemaiutaiu e ; for what had bNal the late measure of the Ministers in sending Cousuls to South America, but an act k , f hosti lity to those powers, which,i not resented, ti as hut a farther proof, if any were wanting, that if England had acted with firmness at the Congress, and declared herself the ally of Spain, France would not have dared to invade her? lc on the other hand, after abandoning Spain, the country was to be involved in war for the independence of her Colonies, what excuse was to be made for the Minis ters, who might have secured the liberties of both at a less expense to the nation than had already been . incurred by the active measures to which their crooked and incon sistent policy had at last compelled them ? The Ministers, in the last Session, to cool the ardour of the people in the cause of Spain, declared that any interference in her be half would involve all the expenses of the former contest. But he (Col. P.) then stated to the Right Hon. Gent. that no such expense was necessary. All that honour and policy required of England was, to render Spain the assistance hich, her means afforded; and such means were more than adequate to the object: for to have sent but half the force of our naval peace establishment, lying ready in our ports, to the defence of Cadiz, would have prevented all the disasters to the cause of Spanish liberty, which the folly or treachery of the British Government necessarily led to. Yet this straight and prudent policy, which every consideration for the honour and interests of the nation demanded, bad been termed Quixotism by the Right Hon. Gentleman. Would that his conduct as Minister could bear the same comparison! but, unfortunately, it had be trayed all the insauity of the character, without a spark of that chivalrous' Idling, which, however romantic in its origin, or . thankless in the end to the mind of the. Right Honourable Gentleman, was the beat foundation of a great or good. name, either for States or individuals. Th e Alps Honourable Gentleman, too, in his late speech,. further to mark the distinction between his' Q u i x ati„; iniponenni and himself, hail openly declared, as Minister of England, that "in the conduct of political affairs, the grand object of his contempt.- lion was the interest of his own country;" and what had been the result of this most wise and prudent polity but to combine the u hole world against her? Fur 1 1;, ' 1 J t THE STATESMAN where was the nation wherein, both with the Government and people, and the name of England was not held in de testation? She was necessarily hated by the Govern ments of Europe, as the only nation wherein that liberty of the press existed, which, if not destroyed itself, must eventually destroy their tyranny; and equally hated by all other nations, because, in every instance of a struggle for liberty—whether in France, from the commencement of her Revolution, or latterly in South America, in Greece, in Italy, or in Spain—the British Government had inva riably opposed it. Thus England, through the system of its Min'sters, was the enemy of the human race ; and whilst the Iti4ht Hon. Gentleman had been exhibiting himself about the kingdom, trumpettitig in all directions the praises of himself and colleagues, there was not a na tion but abhorred them, not a power in Europe that was not pledged to destroy the liberties of the country com mitted to their hands. And after all his fine speeches, what, in fact, had been the measures of the Right Hon. Gentleman to oppose France and the Holy Alliance up to the total destruction of Spanish liberty by the fall of Ca diz? Nothing whatever hut intemperate abuse of their con. duct, with a positive declaration of strict neutrality. This was not Quixotism, certainly, nor did the Honourable Member know a para Del to such conduct in history or romance. The only resemblance he could find to it was the case of the late atrocious murder, wherein the Holy Alliance was the bold villain who was straight to his purpose, whilst the Right Honourable Gentleman was the humane and consistent accomplice, who, aftec fur. nishing the rope and sack, resolved, " come what might, to have no share in the transaction ;" for precisely with the same feelings that this miscreant hung back whilst the deed was perpetrating, so the Ministers of England, who had gone hand in hand with their accomplices in their plot against liberty for the last thirty years, now stood aloof whilst their victim was expiring under the blows of its as sassins. As to their accomplices, compared with themselves, they were honourable, upright characters, for their conduct had been consistent throughout; and whilst the Hon. 31ember detested their policy, in justice to their private. characters, and what be believed and knew upon the sub ject, he could not agree in all the odium cast on persons, so u horn every allowance was to be made for those pre judices and impressions, which, however hostile to the li berties of mankind, were inseparable from human nature, and would be felt equally by others under similar circum stances. For the same reason lie could excuse the Minis ters of these despotic powers, who were in fact their slaves; butihe could find no excuse for the Ministers of Eng land, who were not the slaves, but the tyrants of the. Crown and the people, and of all others the most base and cruel that ever infested the earth. Even the King of Spain, madman and monster that lie was, had been less base and inhuman; for his conduct had been consistent with the feeling of Bigotry and Divine right; but where was the consistency or the humanity of Ministers? For at once to have declared against Spain would have prevented a strug gle equally disgraceful and deplorable in its consequences to the victors and the vanyiished. Bat what had been time refined policy of Englanu's Minister, and of that heart which, by its own account, beat so high for the interests of huinauity, but to create this confusion of horrors in Spain by means of treacherous neutrality, and having so ' far succeeded, it was still to perpetuate the miseries of that wretched country to prevent France from rraping the fruits of her victory. So much for the humanity of the Right Hon. Gentleman. As for consietency, let him reconcile his prayers for the Spanish Constitution, sod his con temptuous answer to the Regency, with his subsequent congratulations to Ferdinaad on his success, and the treatment of the unhappy Patriots who sought refuge in Gibraltar; and when he had answered the charge of apos tacy from Radicalism to Divine Right, let him answer the charge of Ultra apostacy from Divine Right hack to Ra dicalism, in now declaring for the Patriots of South Ame rica, in the teeth of the Foreign Enlistment Bill, expressly enacted against them. As to the real situation of the country, the llonoorahle Member recollected, long since, upon a question of the same nature in the house, they were told by an Honourable and Leading Member of the Landed Interest that it was time to speak out, and look the danger in the !face. If such was his opinion then, what did he think now ?—wlien, during eight years of peace establishment, no reduction whatever had been made of the burden of the public debt—when, in spite of all the retrenchment which. Session after Session, had been forced upon the Ministers, the load of taxation still pressed too heavily upon all classes to admit of any increase—when such was our state of real weakness, that the Ministers, who in the last war expended millions to deliver Spain front the power of France, had nine suffered her to fall without even an attempt to save her—when France herself, whom so lately, in conjunction with our allies. we bad humbled to the dust, was now ae,nin on foot, more great, more powerful, and more inveterately our enemy than ever— awl lastly, when these same Allies, who first combined with us against her liberties, were now combined with France against the liberties of England, and time storm, lone gathering around, was now at last ready at one mo ment to burst upon its head. If, in such a state of things,, so bumble an individual as himself might presume to speak out, and look the danger in the face, the Ron. Member thought he could explain the cause and the only means to remove it; but having already trespassed too long upon the' attention of the house, he should defer to a future °imports's nits what he had to say upon time subject. air. HUME was desirous of saying one word in answer to the Right Hon. Secretary, respecting the proclamation of Sir T. Maitland. He had received a letter from Ithaca, and lie could assure the Rigid lion. Gentleman, that so far from the fault being in the first instance with the Greeks, it was the Turks who first fired. What the friends of the Greeks la mented and complains: of was, that this was the only viola tion of neutral ground which had been noticed, and that the Turks lied frequently violated it with impunity. lie must pro test against its being called a massacre in cold blood, for the whole took place in the heat of action. He could but consider tne transaction as one more instance of Sir Thomas Maitland's endeavour to crush men struggling for their freedom and their lives, and he should be amongst the last to throw impediments in the way of such a cause, for when he was in that house, there was no man who was a greater friend to revolutionary prin. ciples. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE expressed his satisfaction at that part of his Majesty's Speech which alluded to the state of the agricultural interest. He bad every reason to hope that the improvement in that great branch of industry was not casual, but owing to steady and permanent causes.—He must dissent from the declaration of the Hon. Member who spoke last, that this country was detested by others. On the contrary, he be lieved that other nations looked up to England as the Saviour of their liberties in the lite glorious struggle, and that the British character never stood so high as at the present moment. He could not withhold this strong expression of his applause to his Majesty's Nlinisters for their conduct in keeping this. country out of the Spanish war. If they had gone into it, it would have been the moat fatal determination that ever was taken. He thought it the duty of every man to support them while they so acted for the true benefit of the country. Mr. W. SMITH hoped that no negotiations would ever lead to en amicable termination of the differences between the Porte and Russia, if they did not leave the Greeks in a better condition that than in which they found them. The Report was then brought up, agreed to; and order_ ed to be presented to his Majesty by such Members of th e house as were Members of his Majesty's Privy Council. EMIGRATION OF ARTISANS. ---............ ___ Mr. lIUME gave notice that on the 12th instant, he would move for a Conimittee to take into consieteration the state of the law respecting the Exportation of Machinery, and the Emigration of Artisans; also, that on the 19th, he would bring before the house a motion respecting the Impressment of Seamen, and moved for re turns thereon. Mr. WAItItE moved fot Returns of the Quantity of Foreign Wines imported into the several Ports of the Vaud Kingdom fur the last year. Ordered. POLICE OF IRELAND. Mr. GRATTAN gave notice of a motion for to•morrow, for Returns of the number of Constables and Sub-Consta bles, who had been appointed in Ireland under the Ari of 1822, together with the number of persons committed under the Insurrection Act. Ordered. _ Mr. WESTERN moved for Returns of the Numbers of Persons committed to the several Gaols of England and Wales, and those remaining for trial on or before the 12th of December last, distinguishing those charged with Misdemeanors from Felons.—Ordered. EXPENCES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW FOUNDLAND. _ Mr. HUME moved for Returns of the Salary, Allow. anre, &c. of the Governor of Newfoundland, the Expences of that Colony, the Receipt of Customs there, &o.—Or dered. Mr. HUME also moved for Returns of the number of persons who had been summoned by the Sheriffs of Mid dlesex to serve on Juries for the last three years, distin gui,hiue• the Commons from Special Jtirors.—Orderel Adjourned at a quarter past six o'clock. FOREIGN INTE L LI ENCE. The French Papers of Monday are totally silent respect ing the affairs of Spain ; but they contain intelligence from Greece which continues to be of a most cheering descrip tion. The disasters experienced by the Ottoman Maisie, are confessed by the Turks themselves; and even their steady friend and defender, the Austrian Observer, admits that their failure before Mis.olungiti and Anatolica" is a reverse which is not indifferent to the Porte, and the con sequence of which may be very fatal, particularly on ac count of the doubtful disposition of the Albanian tribes." That this disposition is no longer donhtful,however, seems to he established by the fact that eight thousand Alba nians had quitted the standard of Jussuff Yacht and dis persed themselves in one day, leaving him in great help lessness and danger. This defection is represented as hav ing decided the fate of the campaign. the conclusion of which was hastened by the unusually early appearance of winter, which covered all the fields with snow at the com mencement of November. It does not seem, however, to have checked the activity of the Greeks, for according to letters from Corfu, of December 27th. " the garrison of Patras, seeing the troops which were collected before the place, and the preparations for an assault, had evacuated the fortress and taken refuge in Lepanto." If this be true, the 'forks have lost the place which they considered as the key of the Mores, if not of all Greece. It appears that there has been some serious disturbance in the College of Louis le Grand in Paris. The Alonitcur calls it " a plot" and " a rebellion," and states that it was prevented from breaking out by the expulsion of one and forty young men, before the signal for action was given. All that is certainly known is, that the number of Stu dents expelled, amounted on the whole to 115, and that the dissatisfaction hitherto confined within the walls of the College, had extended itself to numerous families, forming a large and wealthy portion of the community. The 111onitcur contains the following ordinances of the King :- 1. An ordinrnce, ordering to be received and published ' in the kingdom in the usual form, seven Papal bolls, live issued at Rome on the 15th of the calends of December, 1823, and two on the Bth of the calends of the saute month, ordering the canonical institution of— f. Gustavus Maximilian Justus, Prince of Crov, and Bishop of Spasburg, Grand Almoner, and Peer of France, for the archtothoprie of Rouen. 2. Of Gilbert Paul Aragonoe Donal, for the bishopric of Langres. 3. Of Maria Joseph Francais Victor Monyes-Prilly, for the bishopric of Chalons-sur-Marne. 4. Of Jean Francois de Sauntrac Belcastel, for the bish opric of Perpignan. 5. Of Jacques Alexis Jacquemin, for the bishopric of St. Die. 6. Of Jacques Francais Besson, for the bishopric of .Nets. _ _ _ _ . . 7. Of Claude Maria Paul Tharim, for the bishopric of Strasburg. 11. Relatea to the publication of a !umber of bolls for the canonical instituting of Louis Silvestre de la Chat, e, as Bishop of nseria in paylibus. Art. 2. of each of these ordinances says, The said bulls of canonical institutions are received without appro bation of the douses, found, or expression which they contain, and which are, and may be contrsry to the constitutional charter, to the laws of the kingdom, to the franchise, liberties, and maxims, of the Ballican church." . . The 3d article orders the bulls to be transcribed and registered in French and Latin ; and the 4th charges the Keeper of the Seals and the Minister of the Interior with execution of the ordinances, each as far as he is con cerned. 111. Relates to the meeting of the Electoral College at Maubeuge. IV. Orders the appointment of an Inspector of the arsenals, for the construction of the artillery, to. be clioAen by the War Minister among the Major Generals of that arm who are in active service. V. Orders that seamen taken prisoners of war shall have the time of their captivity counted as actual service. The non-official part of the Abeaenr contains a very long report (about two pages) on the affairs of the Bank of France, by the Governor, the Duke of Gaeta, and the report of the Censors in the General Meeting of the Pro prietors on the 29th of Jan. Faloica Fusing, PARIS, FlEll.2.—Five per Cents. opened at 96. 40.; closed at 97. 10 • Rank Stock, 1,660.; Nea politan Rentes, ; Spanis hl Rentes, 25. Exchange on London, one month, 25. 45.; three months. 25. 35. We have received the following from Bayonne BATONNI, Jaw. 27.—From what transpires, it seems certain that the Constitutionaal corps in Andalusia, Mar cia, Valencia, and Uallicia, began to assume an attitude 'which excites some uneasiness. Assassinations are fre quent. We have seen a letter from Biscay,whicb says that the Royalists begin to be on bad terms with the French, and that an arrangement between them cannot be wade without the retreat of the French. They will then he at liberty to treat the Libetals as they pleaaeb The nisei° of the 22d contains a most indecent article respecting the French, who are compared to dogs—the means of getting rid of them are discussed under the coarsest allegory. Same officers have been to the office of the journal, to learn the name of the author; but it was not given up. Search is making for him." PORTUGAL AND THE BRAZILS. The twoifollowing letters, it is said, were written by the King of Portugal immediately after the destruction of the Constitutional Association, and returned to him unopened, the Brazilian Uovernmeot not allowing thew to be landed : LITTER WRITTEN WITH HIS OWN HAND NT THE KING TO uts SON, HIS ROTA*. HIGHNESS THE ;mince DON rEDII,O HS •LCANTERA. " My Son—lt is time to put an end to the fatal dis sensions which have disunited the two kingdoms of Portu gal and Brasil, which have done considerable injury to their inhabitants, and so deeply afflicted my heart. The great events which have recently occurred here, by restoring to me the Crown, surrounded by the same splen dour it formerly bad, have afforded me the happy oppor tunity of inviting your with open arms, and of being ready to receive in my bosom the filial ornaments with which I am convinced you are animated. " I have already sent orders for the immediate onspensien of hostilities in bad ; 1 have removed all tLe olkstucics Thick the Congress had opposed to the reciprocal en aitinications between the two kingdoms ; I retain th e ex. elusive privileges in favour of the trade of Brazil, and r., alteration exists on my part which can produce the sm,tllest change in the forint r relations of the Portuguese of Kett hemispheres. I Om-4AT hope that you will, on your p art contribute to their e trly restestaitlislintent on Itelsalf of thr,e good people, over whom you are one tl ty to reign, to u•ho,,t we are s., touch intleh!cd, and whose prosperity ought t o h e the object of our n ishrs and of our cares, and even of Our sacrifices. " 1 trust that yen grill correspond, with pleasure anal frankness, to these urP seGtiowerits,.l , l4l that yon will coin. ply in every thing that may be beneficial to the two Joins, and conformable to the dignity dour persons, of ou r house and family, and with the true interests of all Portuguese. " God bless you.in order thnt you may continue to merit the blessing which with pleasure I now bestow on sou. as m father who dearly loves you. (Signed) " TILE KI\G. " Palace of Hemposta, July 23, 1523." LETTER OP TIIE KING TO HER HIGHNESS TILE PRINCE:s ROYAL. " My dearest Daughter,--1 have received several of your letters, which I highly prized, as they assured me yon w ere well, and that you were happily delivered of a daughter, have not answered them, because circumstances have not al• lowed me; and now that it is in my power, Ido not los e the opportunity of testifying to you my esteem and my regret at our separation. The bearer of this letter is the Count d e Rio Major. I suffer a good deal in my legs; the rest of the Royal Family are well. I hope this will find you and your family in good health, and accept the best wishes of an @free• tionate father. (Signed) "THE KIN Li. " Palace of Bemposta, July 23, 1523." MAILS. MIR. DUE. ♦RR. Dll. I.... Dublin 0 0 ...Holland 0 4....Waterford.. • ..0 I....liambro 2 0....0 at Jersey....o 1 .... France o.... Lisbon 0 0 ...Flanders .......0 0 ...Gottenberi 1 0.... Malta ..0 PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE ()CLOCK. 1 Rank Stock.. .... .`..i371 61 India Stock S per Ct. Red.. ..9J 831 9 1 1 Ditto Bonds t:2 61. 3p. Ct. Cons \ 89,1¢} Ex. ll l ll . 4 di ?66 .57 64 pm. 31per Cent ... .• .. 991 lOU I 100t1/. s 4 per Cents.... .. 1011 IC2 i --5091.... 55 57 Ups, New Fours Long Ann 12 6.15 . 7-15 Lottery Tickets. .. 19/. 191 I.np. 3 per Ct. 69% I 'on. for Aret...S9 /I 93' 0.0 COe *tatecitratn. THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1524. STOCK EXCHANGE, 12 otetocx.—Consols opened this morning at 89i; but soon after fell to flif ; & rose again to ig; with a.good deal of business doing in the early part of the morning.Theceuse of their fall is not exactly known. It is reported that the intentions of the French are to assist the Spaniards in recovering their South American possession; another opinion is, that the speculations in Consols hare been to too great an extent,which the public are now aware of, and that they begin to realize. Immense sales are making from all parts of the country, fearing a sudden change may take place in the politics of South America with this country, which may cum a further armament on our. part. From the present appearances of affairs, there may be a clianre of great fall in Consols to a trivial rise. Up to this hour we do not hear of any Express from Paris, although a report prevails, that Spanish Bonds were higher on Tuesday in that capital. _ Fonsmot Fustus.—Little is doing in this. market this morning. Spanish opened at 4111, at which price they remain. Mexican Bonds opened at 4n—Old Spanish, 21a-, Columbian, 66—Austrian, 43—Chili, 78—Russian, 901 — New Prussian, 891-01 d, 911--French, S to 1-- Poyais, 321. HALF PAST TWELVE OTLOCE.—Consols are DOW 90 full the account, with a strong market and a good deal doing. We understand a forgery was discovered yesterday, on the Bank, of 20,0L01. 'rhe parties have absconded with the whole of the property. The forgery was committed in the Consols, which were sold out to the above amount. PROM ONE OF HIS MAJESTY'S COMMISSIONERS. JAMAICA, Dec. 2-1, 1823 —Admiral Sir S. W. Halsted and family, and his Mapsty's Commissioners, the Consul General, and atm: of the Consuls fur Colombia, were en tertained during their stay for one day at Barbadoes, at a dejunne a la fuurchelle, by Mr. Cavan, of that island. The effect produced on the trade with the Spanish main, by the arrival of the Commissioners and Consul General at Jamaica, has been of a most favourable kind. Houses at this island are preparing to establish branches in Colom bia, and the influx of British trade through the Atlantic ports alone of Colombia is expected soon to reach dor 5 millions sterling. Lt will require upwards of thirty days for tbeeommissior ers and Consul General to get up the Maedairua., Th e s tream sets down very strong, and the boat s are beaten DP the whole way, a breeze scarcely giver prevailing on the nuts. The heat is very excessiveo ad a species of hard biting lo quito infests the river in pyramids. T he usual auietsto encap on sd banks evey nigh with mosquito eels suspended ove r portable beds r or cots. t The Consul General takes his lady and family to Bogota, and the sufferings dui will hare to encounter is the Magdalena are of no ordi nary kind. Among the signs of the times, the difference of opinion on matters of great public importance, known to prevail in the British Cabinet, is not the most auspicious omen of peace and prosperity to the country. " A House divided against itself ea nna t stand," nor can clashing Councils, among the Rulers Pf Nation, produce either union or happiness among the PenPl e • On the fi rst, day of the meeting of p arlia me n t, Messrs. Canning and Peel, two leading Cabinet Ministe rs, as if bylprovioncoa• cart, thought proper to publish to the world their respective political creeds, on the great Winne question of Cathollo Emancipation; from which it appears, they are as m uch opposed to each other, as the antipodes.--Nr• Canning declared his unaltered, and unalterable nation, to support the Catholic claim s at all times, and whatever party, that question, sha ll he brought whi e Mr, Peel, equally resolute, anno unced his fazed lion of opposing, for ever, and in all shapes, tbe 'claims. If the Influence of opi nions hold by such men, only on tliAr own individual conduct, the world could little inter, in recpri ing their differences , but where, the whole Consols, Halsted se Consul were ee- dors, at a land. lish main, 3enrral at louses at n Colon- ,ugh the xd soon ransissior - .ua. The hauled up 'the rivet. Aing go " ' mode IS to it Uitn t en h : ,: t rings they Do ow- )pInioo on ail in the peace and stunt itself Rulers O s :he people. 3 . CADOing Pions ees • a respect ive a of Glabill iC , tt ouea a 1a 1 !o, s od bl f or ward-- ized men. is Catholic 3, o peretta could bass rhere, as is r ~. ,~ ; t ,)