The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-06-28 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—FRIDAY. The Royal Assent was given by Commission to the Barilla Duties Bill, the Registry of Vessels Bill, the Brimstone Drawback Bill, the Recognizance , Bill, the Scotch Linen Manufactures Bill, the Irish Commercial Credit Bill. the Irish Law Officers Compensation Bill, the Irish Grand Juries Presentments Bill, the Irish Joint Tenancy Bill, and several Private Bills. The Commis sioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and the Earl Bathurst. AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS. Lord DACRE presented a petition from several per sons, forming a society for promoting the interest of agricultural labourers in the Counties of Middlesex and Surrey, in which the petitioners prayed that they might be allowed to give evidence at the bar of the House, in order to show the utility of a plan formed by them fur supplying small portions of ground to the poor, who should cultivate the same. The petitioners also prayed that during the recess their Lordships would turd their attention to exciseable articles consumed by the poor. MESSAGE FROM THE KING. The Earl of LIVERPOOL presented the following Message from his Majesty, which was read by the LORD CHANCELLOR— " His Majesty having taken notice of the Act of Par liament for settling a pension on the late Earl of St. Vincent, and the heirs male of leis body lawfully be-. gotten; and being desirous that the seine should be extended to the present Viscount St. Vincent, his Ma-. jestv recommends to this House the consideration of the sithiect." The Earl of LIVERPOOL moved, that the Message be taken into consideration on Mishday next, and that the Lords be summoned for that .lay.—Orderetl. CHEAP BEER. On the motion of the Earl of LIVERPOOL, the Se cond Reading of the Beer Bill was put off to Tuesday. IR ISII DISTILLERIES. The Marquess of LANSDOWNE said, he thought fit to take that opportunity of calling the attention of their Lordships to a Bill, which was now before the other House of Parliatnesit, and the.eifect of which would he, to render spirits distilled in Ireland very cheap. This measure had crested a great alarm among the brewers of Ireland, who considered that their trade would he injur ed by it ; and he conceived that the best plan their Lord ships could pursue, in order to prevent the brewers from suffering any injury, would be to lower the Duties on Malt.—Adjourned to Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS --FRI DAY. The House was summoned to the House of Lords to heir the Royal Assent given, by Commission, to cer tain private and public Bills. On his return, the SPEAKER communicated their names to the House (for which see Lords' report.) SLAVERY, • Mr. WILBERFORCE presented petitions from vari ons Religious Associations against Slavery.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. GRA !TAN presented a petition from the House holders of Dublin, expressing their regret that no pro r-edings were originated by Government with respect to the Report of the Commissioners of in q uiry relating to the Accounts of the Corporation of Dublin.--Ordered to be printed. SPECIAL JURIES. Mr. BORHOUSE presented a petition from an indivi dusi named Jones, of Water-lane, Fleet-street, who had been prosecuted by one of the Societies for a libel, com plaining of the mode of striking Special Juries.—Order ed to be printed. MESSAGE FROM THE KING. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ought rap a Message from the King, which *was read by the SPEAKER. It was to the following effect:— " His Majesty taking notice of an Act of Parliament granting a pension to the late Earl of St. Vincent, and anxious that the same should be extended to the present Viscount St. Vincent, recommends it to the consideration of Parliament." On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX CIIEQU Ell, the Message was ordered to be further con• sidered on 31onday next. Mr. EVANS presented two petitions from the Asso ciated Congregations of Edinburgh anti Inverkeithiog, upinst Stavrry.—Both ordered to be printed. Mr. F. PALMER presented a petition from the Inha bitants of Reading, praying for a Free' Trade in Beer. and a similar petition from the Labourers of Waltham.' Stowe. After a few words from Mr. MOXCK, who concurred in the prayer of the petitions, the petition was ordered to lie printed. RECIPROCITY OF DUTIES' BILL. Mr. RU LI) presented a petition from the Ship. owners of Great Yarmouth against the Reciprocity of Duties' Bill. Mr. ROBERTSON said he would feel it his duty tn oppose the Bill as injurious to the mercantile interest Mr. ill/ ME advocated the policy of the Bill. and eon ten led that it would serve rather to increase than ditnin 'sit the nierc - mtile navy. After a few words from Sir ISAAC COFFIN and Mr. BERN AL, the petition was laid on the Table and ordered to be printed. POOR LAWS. Mr. HUME moved that a petition, which he had pre sented a few days ago, on the Poor Laws be printed, as it contained some important facts. —Agreed to. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER. for going into a Committee on the East India Half pay Bill, Sir C. BURRELL moved. as an amendment, that the Moose now , go into a Committee on the Poor Laws Bill. — This Bill was so long before the House, it ought to be no loneer postponed. Toe House divided on the amendment—For the amend ment, au—Against it, 32 —Majority, 01 our re-ndmiision into the gallery, we found the House in t Committee on the Bill. 'rasa amendment being agreed to, the House resumed. The Report , was then brought up, and ordered to be taken into teener consideration that day three months. PETITION OF MR. ROWAN. Mr. BROUGHAM called the attention of the House to a petition , which he had presented yesterday, from Mr. Rowan, reflecting on the conduct of an Hon. Member of that House. He had, upon that occasion, consented to the petition being withdrawn, in consequence of the representation of the facts made by the lion. Gentleman in question. Ilowever, from what he had learned since yesterday. he was disposed to take gaits a different view of the subject, as It assumed altoge ther a new character. The Petitioner had referred him to an Hon. Member of that House for all the circumstances of the case, rind that Gentleman, in a letter which he had ad dressed to him (Mr. Brougham), spoke of Mr. Rowan in the following termst—" I know Mr. George Rowan intimately ; he is related to me, and otherwise respectably connected. I have never heard any imputation on his character tillthe s e chargee we re urged against him, which, w hether the true or false, were most basely and treacherously prosecuted. Ile is a clever and cautious man."—(Here Mr. Brougham was called upon to name the writer Of the letandter.) H ed thee beg ged to be excus ed from giving the name, hop House would be satisfied when he declared on his word and honour, that he had received it from an Honourable Mem ber. At present it was not his intention to submit any mo tion on the subject. He wished to take two or three days to consider what course it might be b. st to pursue • but he cer tainly meant to bring the sub j ect again under the considera tion of the House. IRISH TITHES. Mr. GOULBURN moved the Order of the Day for the House to relve itself into a Committee on the furthe con sideration so of the Report on the Irish Tithes Comp r osi - tion B U. THE STATESMAN. 111 r. KEIINSDY wished the Right Hon. Gentleman weeld give precedence to the third reading of the Scotch Juries' Bill. Mr. GOULBURN said he could not comply with the re quest of the It o',. Member. Mr. KENNEDY then moved an amendment upon the point, sod the gAlery was cleared for a division. How- Sever, no division took place, and on our admission, we found tae 'House in a Committee on the Bill. On the clause for enabling the Commissioners to increase the tithe one-third, Mr. CALCRAFT moved, that the power of the Commis sion• rs be restricted to increase the tithe one-fifth. Mr. GOULBURN said, he was not disposed to resit the Amendment, if the sense of the House should appear to be in favour of it. After a few words from Mr. Secretary PEEL. Colonel BARRY, Sir JOHN NFWPORT, Mr. CALCRAFT, Mr. RICE. Mr. RIG RI)O, Mr. R. SMITH, Mr. DALY, Mr. V. FITZGERALD, and Mr. WETHERELL, the Amend ment was tweed to, and " a fifth " - was substituted for " a third." Mr. R. SMITH moved a proviso, that the sum agreed to be received by the Clergyman, .to be taken on the average of seven years, should be the basis of a composition in any case wherein the sum could not be ascertained by other means. Mr. WETHERELL objected to the proviso. A conversation followed between Mr. GOULBURN, Mr. ft. SMITH, Mr. MONCK, Mr. V. FITZGERALD, and Dr. PH ILLIMORE, and the proviso was agreed to. The other clauses of the Bill were then separately dis cussed and agreed to, and the House having resumed, the Report was CHIEF ordered to be ri O'ceGRADY ived on Tuesday next. BARON . Mr. WYNN having moved the Order of the Day for going into a Committee on the Half-pay East India Bill, Mr. DALY fitid that a question affecting so high an in dividual as the Chief Baron of the Court of FAchequer, ought not to be allowed to remain longer undecided. Mr. S. RICE said he acknowledged the hardship nn. der which the Chief Baron must labour in consequence of a question so deeply affecting him remaining so long undecided, but whatever might be the hardship which this delay threw upon that high individual, he (Mr. It.) was not the cause of it, for so far from wishing to throw any impediment in the way of hastening it to a decision, the House was aware that lie was on every occasion most anxious to bring it on. lie was completely under the guidance of the House, and he was most desirous that the investigation should take place whenever it suited their convenience. Mr. DALY asked if it were decorous that a question involtio; the conduct of so high an individual should re main in its present state of indecision. Such a charge should be determined one way or the other without de lay or suspense. Th e CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that as the motions which stood for Wednesday were not likely to occupy much delay, he suggested that as a con venient day to resume this subject. Mr. S. BICE said he was perfectly willing to bring it on on that day, and therefore considered Wednesday as definitively fixed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQI . ER said that, on consideration, Thursday might be a snore convenient day, the moion on Foreign Policy, which was to have come on oa that day, being postponed. Mr. S. RICE, as we understood, acquiesced. EAST INDIA lIALF-PAY BILL. The East India Half-pay Bill went through a Corn- mittee. The House having resumed, the Bill was reported. The Report to he further considered on Monday next. Mr. J. SMITH moved the second reading of the Fac tor and Agents Bill. The object of the Bill was to en able commercial factors to raise money in this country on goods consigned to them from abroad. The lion. Metta• ber e numerated several instances in which great injustice would arise to factors, unless a lien on all such goods was given to them by the Legislature. Mr. HUSK ISSON said be should not oppose the pre sent reading of the Bill, yet he regretted that all the necessary evidence on the subject had not been laid be fore the House. He admitted tbat souse alteration of the law as expedient ; but at the same time care was to be taken w that the contingent rights of parties should not be injured. The ATTORNEY GENERAL thought that a sub ject of so much importance ought not to he gone into in the absence of the proper evidence, and at so late a period of the Session. The LORD MAYOR supported the Bill, and it was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Tuesday next. USURY %W S. Mr- Sergeant ONSLOW moved the Order of the Day for bringing up the Report on the Repeal of the Usury Laws. An Hon. Member, whose name we could not hear, opposed the ;notion, and moved as an Amendment that the Repo; t be brought up that day three months. The LORI) MAYOR seconded the Amendment. Mr. GOOCH was, of opinion that this was too late a perimlto bring forward a Bill of so much importance. 111 r. F. PA IMER said a few words to the s ame effect. Mr. J. SMITH supported the Bill. Mr. CALCRA FT opposed it. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he did not see, in the evidence before the Committee on the Usury Laws, any proof of any practical griev ances arising from the present laws; nor did he, on the other hand, see that they did any good. At this late pe riod of the Session, lie thought he should best discharge his duty by supporting the - Amendment. Mr. KleA IWO supported the Bill. After a few words from Sir J. SEBIUGHT, in support of the Bill, Mr. Sergeant ONSLOW said he would persevere in taking the sense of the House on the motion. Mr. F. PALMER said a few words in support of the Amendm nt. Time House then divided.—The numbers were — For the Bill, V.—Against it, 26—Majority against the 8i11,5. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at half-past Two o'clock this tnornirg. COLONIAL TRADE. WASHINGTON, May, t. , Sir, —!lacing reason to bslieve that an iminediate re moval of the alien duties on tonnage and imports note le vied on British vessels entering the ports of this country, from his Majesty's possessions in the IVest Indies, is ge nerally expected, in pursuance of a late act of Congress regulating the trade between certain of those colonies and the United States. I embrace the earliest opportunity, permitted by the state of the Correspondence on this sub ject with the American Government, to inform you, and 1 1 through you to inform his Majesty's Consuls at the out ports, that the act of Congress is considered to require not only that the corresponding duties, in the largest' sense as they affect the United States, should actually cease to co-operate on the side of Great Britain, but also that on goods lawfully imported into any of the open colonial ports in any Ameriran vessel, no higher duty should be charged than the like articles imported "from elsewhere." 'rite term elsewhere being understood to comprehend the British territories themselves, it is wholly out of my power to make a declaration on this point satisfactory to the American Government ; and, however to be - regretted' it is therefore manifest that the prevailing expectation is not likely to be realised under the p r esent circumstances. I am, &c. (Signed) STRATFORD CANNING. To his Majesty's Consul-General in the United State PORTUGAL. Intelligence has been received from Lisbon, to the -4th inst. three days later than the accounts in the papers brought by the last mail. It is stated that Lisbon, at that date, still exhibited an air of the greatest sadness, that the shops were shut up, the Exchange deserted, and that the cry of rice el Rey absoltdo proceeded only from the soldiers, who commenced their return to their old qnar ters only on the 3d. They are represented to have been in a state of indiscipline, and to have dismissed three of their Colonels. It is also asserted that henersl Sepnl 'veda is expected to die in consequence of wounds he re ceived from some of his troops. On the 2d the Cortes held their last sitting. On that day Bores Carneiro moved that the sittings be suspended' until the Permanent Deputation again convoked the Cortes, they not considering themselves to be dissolved, and that they should now make a protest, and have it en tered on the journals. Several deputies spoke in support of this motion, which was adopted, and the protest was signed by all the members present. Votes of thanks to all the volunteer corps who lt.ol remained faithful to their oaths, and adhered to the coniti ration to the last, were passed, and the Cortes finally broke up.— The King was still at Villa Franca on the 31, on which day the following proclamation wa • issued in his name:— Portuguese.—lnstead of a constitution that might sus tain the monarchy, and instead of representatives chosen by yourselves, there appear under those sacred titles a tissue of ma%ims promulgated with the view of disguising sub versive and unstable principles, which have frir their secret purpose the destroying the reigning dynasty along with the Portuguese monarchy ; and representatives who are almost all elected by iirtifice and subornation. " The virtuous citizens have been oppressed by the yoke of the factious; and fidelity to the King was, according to the principles which corrupt men in exalted stations held, and fearlessly prosecuted, branded as a crime. " A structure composed of such materials, could not longer endure; experience condemns it, and if its authors for some time maintained their power in spite of your wishes, it was by virtue of promises which they could not realize by the course they had adopted. Recovered from their errors, they have dissolved themselves de facto — they had united themselves de facto, and I dissolve them de joie. " Solicitous for your interest, I determined to save my royal dignity by restoring the monarchy, which should be the foundation, and not the sport of every constitution. — Portuguese fidelity had shone with the brightest lustre even among those who were the authors of all these evils; since they have, in a great measure, voluntarily renounced their delusion. " Portuguese—your King. freely seated on the throne of his ancestors, is about to secure your happiness, by giving you a constitution, in which, before all things, are pro scribed, the principles which experience has proved to be incompatible with the peace of the state. Your sovereign can only consider himself happy, when lie sees all his sub jects united. lie forgets past opinions, and only requires fidelity in future conduct. (Signed) (Countersigned) " JO %QUIN PEDRO GOMEZ DE OLIVEIRA. I " Villa Franca de Xira, July 3, 1523." " JOHN. SPAIN. Seville papers to the 13th inst. have arrive], contain ing the debates in the Cortes on the removal of the King from Seville to Cadiz. They commenced on the llth of June, on the reading of the following proposition sub mitted by senor Galiano tt I pray the Cortes, that in consideration of the situ ation of the conntry, they will be pleased to make a call on the Government, to inquire of it what our situation is, and what are the measure which have been adopted to place in security the person of his Majesty and the Cortes, and that the Cortes adopted the necessary resolutions in pursuance of the reply which shall be made." Senor Argnelles moved as an addition to Senor Oa liano's motion, that the Cortes should continue in a per manent sitting until the proposed object was obtained. The proposition thus amended was agreed to. The President announced that the Searetaries of State were now present, and that the motion of Senor lialiano was about to he read to them. Senor Gallant) said, that in the first place he wished the Ministers to state the position occupied by the enemy. The Secretary of State for the War Department said, the Cortes are already acqnainted with the difficulties the military commanders experience in obtaining informa tion of the enemy's movements. The French have availed themselves of the factious by sending them two or three leagues in advance, for the purpose of disguising their intentions. The factious, treat the citizens with the great est severity. On this ground Brigadier Plasencia, of whom the Government had asked an explanation why he did not circumstantially detail the force that had entered Madrid, represented to the Government the impossibi lity of exactly knowing tne enemy's movement. — Nevertheless the Government has succeeded in obtaining an account nearly correct of the force which the French have in our territory. To obtain possession of the capital, the French divided themselves into three corps; and the Government calculates, that about 30,000 men, including, 7,000 cavalry, arrived at Madrid. As for the centre corps, it is not understood to consist of any other force than Molitor's division. Its object is to cover Arragon as far as Lerida. The troops Which have entered Catalonia under the command of Marshal Mon cey amount to from 15,000 to '241,000 men. They are di vided on three points, always concentrating themselves towards Manresa. General Mina, - at the head of his va liant troops, continues to maintain himself in advantage ous positions ; hut in his last despatches he point out the necessity of sending him reinforcements, as he has to cover the important fortresses of Figueras,Barcelona Tar ragona, and others , in whi ch dut y a g reat part of his force is employed; so that there only remains to hint a corps of 5,000 men, divided into different columns. The total force which has entered Spain, the Government estimates at upwards of eighty-thousand men, includ ing ten thousand cavalry. The enemy's force in the capital was forme d . j i pto three divisions ; one advanced upon Tllavera : soon after another marched towards Aranjuez to take the line of the Tagus. 'They began by operations against, our troops ',Weil occupied the bridge of Arzahispo. According to the information communicated by General Castehlorrios and General Lo pez Banos, these troops of the enemy amounted to 5,000 men. Later despatches, and particularly one dated tl 4th, stated that the enemy's corps which had been at Talavera, bad obtained a reinforcement moult . - ing to other 5,000 tacit. The troops of the enemy's centre corps advanced by the way of La Mancha. The Government had difficulty in ascertaining its progress ; but under date of the 4th, it was learnt that a vanguard had arrived at Madridekos , and afterwards that -these troops belonged to the Royal Guard. The third column which forms the enemy's left, has been approximating to the Serrania de Cuenca, to repel the troops under General Ballasteros. The Minister then proceeded to describe the advance of the French towards Seville; the. main facts respecting which are already well known. In the course of his statement, he observed, that the Go vernment being sensible of the necessity of forming a second eschelon at Cordova, succeeded with difficulty in sending a battalion thither. It was fit the Cortes should know that the army of reserve, the establishment of which was 11 bittialions of infantry, was reduced to four b ittalions, and must remain in that state until the new draughts arrive, which will be slowly. In conse gnenee of the deficiency of resources, the Government applied to 'the Cortes, who have invested them with ample powers; but notwithstanding, the efforts made by the provincial deputations to meet the demands made upon them, all that is wished to be done is not yet ac- complished. On the other hand, the necessity of pH.- serving the fortreasof Ceuta has obliged the Govern ment to iervi veteran troops thither. To these Memos stances it was owing that the Government hwi not beeti able to carry into eifect,soute arrankunnents which had been contemplated. Respecting the measures to IT adopted at the present crisis, the Secretary of State, on bring further asked, stated that after ascertaining that the French were -shoat to penetrate into Andalusia, the Government had assem bled a junta of Generals, and the Council having con curred with the opinion of the Generals in the nii , Aute necessity of removing the Cortes and Government, dlr. bring solely with regard to the point to which they should remove, which the Council thought ought to be Algesiras, the Ministers, acting with their use4l frank ness, immediately notified to his Majesty the result. At that moment !;trey would say no more, except that at the time of tliei coming. his Majesty . had not taken a definitive resolution. After tuck alms vert to questions that were putt to time Secretary, Senor lialiano then made a speech in which he pointed out the necessity of the Cortes immediately ad r ssing themselves to the King, to induce him to resolve to leave Seville with the Government and Cortes. lle tuoved that a de putation should wait on his Majesty, and state to him the necessity for his removal. This motion was agreed to without discussion. Senor ALttelles moved that the isle of Leon should be fixed on f. tr the place of removal, sod tint the time of departure should, at the lid next clay at noon. After some discussion this motion was also agreed to. A message from one of the Ministers intimated that his Majesty had appointed five o'clock that evening for receiving the deputation. Soon after the deputation went forth. On the return of the deputation from time Palace, is President, Don Cayetano Valdes, said—" The depittation of the Cortes having waited on his M.jesty, represented to him that t le Cortes were in a permanent sittitar, and bad resolved on their removal to-morrow, as, according to the aczounts which had been !Tucked, and the si tuation of affairs, if the enemy made a few forced marches, the removal could not be aceomplishe I, and that it was therefore fit that his Majesty and the Cortes should proceed to the Isle of CAL: (or Leon.) His Majesty answered, that his conscience sod the interegs of his subjects did not permit him to leave this city ; that as a private individual he did not think his removal inconve nient ; but that as a King, his conscience did out permit him to accede to it." The deputat!tan representid to his Majesty that his eon* science was safe, since, though as a man he might err; as a constitutional King he was subject to no respo.tsibi lity ; that he should hearken to the advice c f his counsel lors, and the representatives of the people, on whom lay the burden of the responsibility for the salvation of the country. Ilia Majesty signified that he had given his an ewer. The mission of ,the deputation bring completed, they now stated to the Cortes, that his Majesty did nut think the removal convenient. Senor Gallant", after a short speech, submitted the follo*- leg proposition :—"1 pray the Cortes, that in consideration of tile refusal of his Majesty to place his Royal person arta family in safety from the invasion of the enemy, it be de dared that the provisional case has occurred fur regarding his Majesty in the situation of moral impediment contex, plated by article 187 if the constitution ; and that a provi sional regency he appointed, which, solely for the case of the removal, shall possess the faculties of executive power." The motion was opposed by Senores Vega-infanznn and Romero; and supported by Senores Arguelles and Oliver.— It was finally adopted. On the motion of Senor Infante, a commission was sita pointed to nominate the individuals who should compose the Regency. This commission reported that the Regency should consist of three members, and recommended for that purpose the following persons, viz.: Don Caveta na Vaideo. Deputy of the Cortes, to be the President • Don Gabriel de Ciscar, Councillor of State; Don Jaspar de Vigodet, Coun. eillor of State. This recommendation was adopted. and the above individuals are formally installed awl sweira as Regents. At three in the morning the President stated that a confidential person had been sent to ascertain whether the Regency had experienced opposition from any authorities, and he had the satisfaction to announce to the Cortes that the Regents had ntet with no obstacles in the exercise of their functions. Inquiry had also been made whether any inconvenience would arise to the Regency if the Cortes could for a few bouts suspend their sitting.— To this arrangement the Regency saw no Objection, and lie therefore proposed that the Cortes should adjourn un til eight in the morning. Senor Galiano observed, that besides the moral 'effect which might be produced by the continuance of the sitting. the Cortes had not yet completed the business for which they had declared themselves permanent. In ca c of their being in the mean time required to meet, that call upon then. would be for some sudden and unexpected event, and much inconvenience might arise if the Deputies had to come from their respective residences. Senores Saavedra amid Soria also spoke against time ad journment. The question being put, whether the sitting should be suspended, in order to he eau red at eight in the morn ing,,it was unanimously derided that it s hould not be suspended. Sevtt,LE, Juxe Io.—This evening arrived at Semi e, Senor Pezuela, aide-de-camp to General Ballasteros, whom he left in Chive on the 31st of May. lieneral Ilal lasteros had under Ins command, at the thine wOen Se nor Pezuela left Lim, 111,01 8 ) infantry and 100 cavalry . all well disciplined and faithful troops. lle was acti vely engaged in organizing an equal number of recruits, who manifested the best disposition. [lt was on the I I tit that Ballasteras raised the siege of Sagnntutn, in consequence of the advance of the French.] SEVILLE, JUNE 11.—General 'Lavas has been defini tively appointed commander of the fourth Alilitary Dis trict. Senor Machado, late his Majesty's Consul General is Paris, has written to our Government from London. %tat ing that he has at hie disposal in that city. 40.01:0,000 of reels, of the money wl:ich the French Government owed to Spain on account of indemnities. The head-quarters of the army of Extremadura conti nued at Truxillo on the 7th. The enemy had made H movement. The party commanded by the factious Cuesta,has beta 'defeated. Ile 1 Wednesday a Coartiof Directors was held at the East India House, when Captain Richard Glass.puole was sworn into the command of the ship Buckinghamshire , consigned to China direct. The East India Company's ship, London, arrived is the Downs onWednes.lay. She 5ai1...1 from China the 12th February, rounded the Cape the 17th April, arrived at St. IPlena the 28th April, and left St. Helena fur Eng• land the 4th Nlay. The Bridgwater, outward-head , arrived at St. Ilelena the 30th April. The following curious notice is exhibited in a shop-will . dow in this town :—" A genteel, middle-aged, country wo man wants two or three more children—for particulars es quire within; t t i o lin n . u " r - s -Zhe fact is, that the good woman receives children The mackerel season is drawing to . a close. The fishermen say that the present is a saving voyage, and a more sungsP MI one that they have experienced for several years re-' as Nineteen boats only have been employed this season,where formerly the fleet consisted of fifty. Wednesday se'nnight, Wm. 111.51ullen, brother-of tbs celebrated pedestrian of that name, undertook to walk A miles in 8 hours, on the Palace Breen, Durham, for small subscription, which he succeeded in performing 0 - quarter of an hour within time, with apparent ease. mi.m.... For p Ti BTh ♦nt. Pat Rad spec Si p 4 pm New Don! Imp. agr tfial tier firm on 1 Fre elia }'re whi Qui Spa a 1 if IN'll Th in' the doi exi yr: lit: ten iv 1 1