The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-03-26 00:00:00

e IN Go Ir: - li -~ :1--- .1 . ` ~ , , NUMBER 5C30. F .-- •• HAM OF ENGLAND, MARCH 20. • TIE GOVERNOR and COMPANY of the BANK. of ENGLAND giro notice, That a GENERAL COURT will be neld at the Bank, on Thersday, the 27th •;. inst. from ten o'clock in the forenoon till font In the after- wen, to take • BALLOT In pursuance of the foiloSialf bensand, 14.: " We. the undersigned Proprietors of more their Fire . Plindred Pounds Bank Stock, demand a Ballot on the Amend ment for a Dividend of bleeper Cent.•• NATHANIEL GUNDRY. IP. LAURIE. JAMES NISBET'''. W. lIORTON. WM. TUWAYTES. THOMAS COURTNEY. 3 AMES. PARKINNON. THOMAS BUTTS. GEO. REV.ELEY. R. BERT, Secretary. • . DREADFUL. NBA AT C t*ITON IN CUINA. ' A N linnamase quantity of TEA and other property . • • • baying been . destroved by that awful calamity, there 1 h no deuht: of TEAS beteg dearer, as the East IndiaGees ,i pair have not a suMeieet essortmer.t for next Sale. F. and i . .. IL IsPARMOW and C 0.40 aammtneing to the Friends** . 1,,, jesnoval . of their nrigh ns at itusekoe /rota No. 8, telbose :, vary rxftinsive Prtmeises, No. S. I.UDLIATE-H ILL, feel g *sea pleasuie in stating. that at the East India Company's k Self, which ended the 13 th - inat , " here was a emelt greater , 4 !.." proporti so than liStlai of STRONG ii'll LI. FLAVOURED • . TE.1.8. which, seltina at meet favourable prices, induced ' • . them to perchave very largely, ther;by enabling them to *Err upon moat advantageous terms, biota either of their . 'Warehouses. in London, er through the medium of their ; . country A f rents, GOOD GENUINE TEAS Cheaper end of :....., , better rpottities at their respective prices than any other lonise in the Kingdom. At the same thee they request their ...Friends to be particular In their direction—sir. No. 8, 7 . . LUDGATE-HILL, Pearly opposite the Retie Sausage; •:' '..; No. PIS, OXFORII-STRKET. between Holler-street and • 4Ad cam 'ash-street ; and No.l, CHARING-CROSS, the ' . teecoodhourw frouiNorthumbeilaild-honse ; and to see that I all TEAS from dabs* iVareheuses are wrapped in printed , .:. repent, With' name. address, and price per pound thereon. and these for ;:te Country in le id, free of expense. Country '... Agents. Dealers. Families, Proprietors of inns. Taverns,. Coffee-houies, and large Establishments, supplied upon , worst favooreble terns. by appl)ing or addressing to F. and 1 • g. SPARROW and CO., at their principal Warehouse. 1 No:S, LUDGATEAITLL. enclosin.• rash notes, Bankers' • bil IS: Orordes ttp..en London for payment, when the mange, , • if any, shall he enclosed lot the Goods. N.?. Two urifieree clever tihoputen and Porters wanted. . . .. . ..__.. ......_ EXTRAORDINARY ADVANTAGE FOR CASH. ... A WAR STOLio•and COMPANY, patronized by the ...4 11, e h.l,ty A nd Chtutrf,. allow greater advantages upon Vaas,..than • any Es.teblishofent in the lletropolis.—The :V . .* Vair INOSA . C.ONIvAzy's Tares upon all Cheats. One ounce it • . layer:single pound. And bait a pound allowed in every six . "shit : 113 Mist • • • mi NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK TEA WAREHOUSE, • • i SS. TATTLE BELL ALLEY , ' .". • .. At the Beek of the Bank. • SMI TeolLoo4ll l this Establishment are of the c ho i cest T Tdesda;vrerraded.Genuine. selected and tasted by the most afatektens'egt Rit'oheilt. The saves advantage allowed upon . • Markey, Javbi ..adobYest India Cofteee. Suga'rs kept for the puhtic. 'No unpaid Letters received. sinless conraltdog stn Outer With a rensittauce for I'2 and upwards. If any 'respectable Person arfahes to sell for this Establishment. 'in . Town or CoMory ; a *rim en order for any quantity. speri ' . fving thg,paido. with i gemittance, will be sent hum.diately ;, • , ..„.. _. A__—o.--wa....a... ..a.c.i.i.r- SW tiablislifiesip ttTlil h ' ram ustard, preferred by t• . .17 cootbined superiority of its strength. f[stttir, alq.turaUtifelvolour, at only :It. per pound, made up in hind Pir tits Country:. Waarmat • 'Lad Mitt V/101.K TILL Wjaalooas. 2l. LITTLE. MAST •up rakeahouse- yard , at me Back of th e Bank , . at fathom, Lade n. I I t • PAILSONS' 4100 PING COTJUII POWDERS. VIEW Diseases have been found more perplexing .111: theft the Hopping Courth, and the Mediffines usually administered for this alarming Complaint having proved to tally ineffectual, Mr. PARSONS is induced, after several years • experience of its efficacy, to offer his Medicine to the Public as a safe aid certain Remedy. ThePatieot will soon pe relieved from that convulsive affection termed !looping; and by persevering strictly ac cording to the Directions, two or three Packets have almost invariably been found sufficient to efftet a certain cure.— It rosy be administered with perfect safety to children of the most tender age, as well as to those at a more advanced period. Prepared by Mr. Parsons, Surgeon, West Mailing, Kent, and sold in Packets, at2s. fld. each, by Messrs. Butler, che nrists, No. 4, Cheapslde, St. Paul's, and 220, Regent - street , 0 ear the Argyle Roosw), London; 90, ‘Vaterloo - place , rainhur g h ; and fie, Sackville-street, Dublin; and by the principal Medicine Venders throughout the United King dom. N.B. Re careful to ask for Parsons' !looping Cough Pow ders, and to observe the Government stamp hai the words '* Roller, 4. Clea;iside." engraved on it. • HADY reepectfully calls the attention of those .11 afflicted, to las peculiar and clfectit.tl method of cure, and although he 'will not presume to pledge infallibility in every description of case. yet as far as human aid, assist ed by medical and surgical experience can be appaed, he rondo*, a speedy and permanent restorstion. l --Dr. E. is xonsultsd daily at No. 38, Dean-street, Soho, by patients of 'both sexes. Country letters meet respectable attention by veturstof second post, 1114.1' his Majesty's Royal Letters Patent. — L EAKE'S .13 'Pilola Saltstavia. One small Pill is a Dose ; and the taking of pite box, iu a recent ease, will soon convince the Patient of the certainty of his speedy recovery. No thing can he better contrived, more safe, or more convenient 'than this remedy, for such as are obliged to go journies or to sea,.as it needs no confinement or restraint of Diet: and . 110 )ears expertetiee (in an extensive practice) has proved that it Will .Cettt A Care, when all other methods avail no thing. tor AIM . Scurvy and other chronical disorders, •ibis Mediebte has not its pantile!. Upwards of 40,0(K) per emus, of both sexes, hive been radically cured within the last eight years. Prepared and sold by the sole Proprietors, N.TaY SOIL and Son, Surgeons,* at their house, No. 9, New .ptinge-street, in boxes of only 2s. 9d. em:11, duty included. They are also sold by their appointment, with copious direr sioae.at Mr. ilepiturn'sToy-aitup, 102. Oxford-street: Mr. Dishorough's,7, Fish-street Dill, nearly opposite the Monti . mut • at Mr. Baxter's, Edinburgh ; Mr. Newbery's , Dublin : and by one person in every considerable Town in Great Britain and Ireland. Advice gratis to persons taking the above, or other of the. Proprietors medicines. • Nee the published list. by the Royal College of London. •, NO PECI FI C was ever broutrbt into use by the 4.3 Professors of Medicine, to equal PEEDF,'S Celenrated mid Incomparable FILUNCIi PiLis, for the speedy, safe, and Arsenal CURE of a certain disorder. In all its Insinuating forms, and the maligaant and destructive Refuges it daily makes on the Human Frame; but, happily, these Pills Cure in so short a time, aid in an safe and easy a manner, as to warrant him 10 Mal full confidence of success, that NO Spark of Dlseasa shall be left In the system. These Pills are sold in 89xes, at 2s. 9d., at 43, Liquorpond-street, Lon don; hut should it be preferred, the Doctor engages to Cure the Disease for a stipulated 811111, or return the Money; so 4WD If there be No Cure, there will be No PAY. IC U. The Itch Cured without washing or anointing, by smelling only, price 21.9 d. ;~~~ e IN, to l te, ng ett. ker- Ste? • - )• . L 1 CZ Vit4 .._; ,' ~ LONDON, WEDNEISift MARCH 26, 1828.. end SYDNEY diev ois the Scaffold r '-4.oameswood and I. Haw* New-road, SI. George's in tobacconists—J. and W: llatiliatn, Bath, tailors — J. Albla and J. lieodall, Nottingham, lace maaufacturers— T. Jultion, Betutford, and J. A. Gee, Salisbury-street, Straad. solicitors—W. Sutcliffe, Millwood. and T. Lee, jua.Stanslield Mill,' Halifax, corn dealers—J. and W. Ro berts, Bramley. Rralthwell, Yorkshire. alone-masons—J. Hope and J. MOW, Bristol. potters—W. and B. Stubbing. Laadenball-market. salesmen—N. Cresswill and W. Moore. Hamer-pliee, Rochdale, woollen-manufacturers—B. Colley, W. Matgrearea, and 11. Colley, Shetßeld, merchants (so far as relates to B. Colley)—C. l e e Tavernier and M. L. 11111, hlcsagt-street, Grosvenor-square, wine-merchants—S. Brom ridge!, T. Tanitew. and R. Linningtoa„ Barnstaple, Devon wine-merchants (so far as reapects T. Tardrew)-3. Woolly) and J. Wand, Commercial-road, auctioneers. (Promotion, tke. To-morrow.) for which HAMPDEN Abil tier "7e C SURRY INSTITUTION. Mitch HMS. THE PROPRIETORS are respectfully infocuand,' that at a Special General Meeting, held on tbf 14th Instant, It was Resolved, that the LIBRARY and EFFECTS of the INSTITUTION. should be SOLD BY Alit: LION IN LOTS; and that the consideration of tue subject of the GRATUITIES RE POSTPONED till after slick Sale shall hare been made, and the amount of the proceeds ascertained. In pursuance of the above Resole...- Lion, the Committee have appointed Mr. SAUNDERS hi Sell 11* Litigator and EFrICTS of the litsrrrutinx. sad due motico milli* given of the same. By Order of the Committee, t • KNIGHT SPENCER, Reeratary T a IiIEETINO bold MARCH 24, 182.3, A. The EARL, of ABERDEEN is the Chair, it was resolved, That a MONUMENT be erected to the MEMORY of the late JOHN PHILIP KEMBLE. Esq. in Testimony' of the sense entertained of his Talents, Charseter, - end Virtues; 'of the Services rend. red to gm Daiwa by his Taste and illearni4; and of the effect or his example in exalting th e stioeni Stage in the estimation of the Public. That a Subscription be opened for this purpose; and that in consequence of the great number of -thrlivideals who may probably be desirous of uniting in a last Tribute to the Memory of one, Irma whose exertions they have so [ often experienced instruction and delight, it is proposed, [ with the view of rendering this concurrence as general as pos- [ sible , that the amount of each Subscription should be as low as may be consistent with the attir.nment of the object. 'Phut it is Wended that the Monument should be placed 'either in St. Paul's Cathedral, or in Westtulnster•Abbm. That the fo lowing Gentlemen be appointed,* Committee : for directing the progress of the Work. and for cirrying the preceding Resolutions into execution : The fluke of Bedford, I Sir Thus. Lawreuc- The Dote of Devonshire I It. ocher, Esq. M.P. The Duke of Norihumber- I W. R. Spencer. Esq. • land. K.O. R. P. Knight, Esq. The Marquess of Hertford, / S. Rogers. Esq. K.G. I W. Sotheby, Esq. The Earl of Aberdeen' K.T. R. Sharpe, Esq. The Lerd Holland, J. Fawcett, Esq. Rt. lion. G. Canning, M.P. Edmund Kean, Esq. Kt. lion. Sir C. Long, M.P. Charles Young, Esq. SirU. Beaumont, Bart. , W. C. Alacready, Esq. Sir Jas. klackiutosb. M.P. Subscriptions, a I.ist of whl inserted in the iublic Papers,, Strand; and nt Messrs. Drum! irk, from time to time, will be are received at Messrs.Coutt's, mood's, Charing-Cron, FLGUR MILLS. FAltii ES, 49, Feneburcli - street , Lon- IL don, begs to call the attention of tbe public in general (more particularly of Farmer., and persons emigrating 1 4 ) the Cape of Wood Hope, Van Dieman's Lead, &c. & -.lle his, IMPROVED II AND Si' II EAT 'IR and FLOUR' DRESSING MACH INVI, as superior lb any thing alba kind 'ever arrest to their notier; nod at the same time cheaper and more durable; they miy be seen in Aaily use. at the niannfactory , • Also, hand Mills for grinding Malt, Roans, Peas, Oda, Barley. C. , ffee, Pepper, Rice. Almonds, Cocoa. Drugs, itc.. itc. Mills sold at this Manufactory werrante.i. Large dills. for water, steam, or horse power: •Old'li repaired. • . 4 INDIk NOUSE.• • eat 10w4t111044144 0610 . 1 9. 1 4 4110 ** 11 A the imed ac list Sat. of the Etat India Gammas, a r e now offered to the Public In their NATIVE PURITY. at 91, CR BAPiI DE, end 33, IRONMO?IDER-LANE, LON DON. In calling your attention to this Establishment we shall briefly remark that where the Teas are of the hest quality. and the Price the lowest that itossibly can be token, further comment is unnecessary. We solicit a single trial, and on that we rest our zlaiou to your future patronage and support, • We are, (with grateful thanks for favours received) the Pub lic's obedient, bumble Server— .. iIITRIGGE and COMPANY. BLACK. a. d. GREEN. a. d. Good Congou. .6.: 4& 6 8 Fine Tasokay ' 7 0 Strong Congou Fine Congou ... ..... 0 0 Good Hyman lO 0 Good Souchong Fine Souchong Superior Souchong ..10 0 Gunpowder .... 1,11 & , 14 0 Respectable Persons wishing to become AGENTS for this Warehouse, will be supplied on liberal Terms.—Shopkeepers and Dealers supplied at a very small advance on Cost Price. —Proprietors of Taverns, Coffee Houses, Boarding Houses, &c., may purchase to a great advantage at this Establish meet. Pains TAMED TEA, 4. 4d. FROM TUESDAY'S GAZETTE. ANKI — tUPTS. J. Carpenter, Wellington. Sommelshire, banker, to sur render April 7,5, and May 6, at the Bush Tavern, Bristol. Attorneys, Mr. Pearson; Pump-court, Temple; and Messrs.. Daniel, Bristol. J. Colvin, Atschurch-lane and the Jerusalem Coffee-house, merchant, April 12, 19, and May 6, at Basingkall-Street,— Attorneys, Messrs. Lane and Bennett, Lawrgnce Pountoey place. D. Graham, Lothbury, London. cotton manufacturer, April 8, V, nod May 6, at Itasingllall 7 street. Attorney,llr. Lawledge. 'Temple Chambers, Fleet-street. J. and H. Bird, Poultry and Bartlett's-buildings, jewel lers and silversmiths. April S. V, and May 0, at Basingliall street. Attorneys, Messrs. Keursey and Spurr, Imtlibury. M. Barry, NI inories, chart-seller and stationer. April 1,8, and May 6, at Basingball-street. Attorney, Mi. Thomas, Fen-court, enchurch-street. DIVIDENDS. April 15, W. Reynolds, late of the Aid Orient, master mariner—April 15, J. S. Smith, Brighthelmstnne. druggist —April IS, J. Whilebrook, Chester, sline-oaken—April 10, , 1 D. Gerrard, Old Cat endish-street, St. Mary-la-bonne. mil liner—April 15, R. Lee. Great Winchester-street, under writer—April Id, J. James, Wood-street, Cheapside, tea dealer—April 19, 'F. Asquith (otherwise T. O. Asquith), D. Asquith, Bermondsey, and T. Mellish, New Kent-road, ship-owners—April 15, F. 'Fisher, jun. Leicester-square, sargeon—April 12, E. Brown, tiaracen's.llead, Vriday street, corn-dealer—April 16. J. Liosley,jun. Leeds, mar chant—April 5, D. Jermyn, Great Yarmouth, merchant— Apr,l 15, J. knock, Birmingham, brush-maker—April Bk. W. Baker, Ticebarat, Sussex, blacksmith—April IS, J. Mo reira de Queires, Slat-lane, Bucklersburv, uterchaut—April 17, W. 11. Tollervey, Portico. brewer—April 10, 11 . Beams, Lirdship-lane. Sydenham. stock-brokrer—,April 17, - G. C. Staples, Halifax, woolstapler—April 14, W. Vitrraston, Worcester, hop-merchant—April 19. S. Hardwick, Bir mingham, builder—April 10, G. Bramwell, ShAield, tart clisi.t. CERTIFICATES-lunit. lA. - A. Shiell.lligh-street, Wapping . . baker—C. E. Gsdderer. Liniestreet-smare, mud Cannon-street-road. insurance-two- , ker—J. Ilaughtun, Liverpool, merchant—lL Ctibbunii, is liugton, dealer. PARTNERSUIPS DISSOLVED. M. and A. Sedum) nr, Selby. Yorkshire, milliners—H.. and MI Wheatley. Great Garden-street, Wlsitechapel-road. silk-dyers—J. Baxendale and J.llohi'lison, Hot , t-le-Vloors, co:ton-manufacturers—J. IL and P. Foxwell, and T. Wil bams, Dye-house Mills, Oloueester-hire. c othien (so far as regards J. R. Folivell)—J. (1. A Ries, Stourport, Worcester shire. and J. A. "Ames, Bristol, wilartingers—W. and T. Wand, miry St: Edmund's, tailors—J. Perrin and J: V. Sweeting-alley—M. and E. Sparks. Atherstone,War wiekshire, milliners—T. Stant and J. !laniard, Weilin*to• - Mete% Gomeell-street, d)ers—ll. Edes and J. Soathall. Rlm• kinan-street, Southwark, linen-draprrs —J. Adam and , L. Schweitzer, Orowalow-strect, Drurl-lane, case-maktrs .*J4IPERIAL MMtLFAIIENT. RjSF. OF UMNlFL.or—Tcsaval. osTioslittriesnef NOKTIIII.II4OItIMMIND presented a pe tition from Newcastk•upon-Tyne, against the Insolvent Debtirrn* Act. Mr. Walpole from - the Treurtry, presented Accounts of the Seeded nail Unfunded Debt. Lora KINOWIVN moved fur a Return of the , Number gfl'oucic'tit•us under the Insurrection Act, in Ireland.— thilorcti:—Atijoorited. -';r~ HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Toriiiitme. The Inspector-General of Exports anti Imports pre sented the Anneal Accounts. Mr. KTundel, from the Office nt Chief Secretary for Ireland, presented the Annual Accounts. A Clerk, from the Treasury, presented Excise Returns. A new Writ was issued for tlo Borough of Leaming ton, in the room of Sir IL Neill, vitro has accepted the ' Chiltern linudreds. Col. WOOD adjourned his motion rrlAtice to the Game Laws to {he 30th of April. Lord STANLEY presented a petition from the Inn keepers and Publicans of Buckwood, county of Lancas t •r, complAining of the extreme difficulties of obtaining Liceuses.-,-Ordered to be printed. Mr, CRI PPS obtained ledve to bring in a Bill for in creasing the power of Magistrates in cases of apprentice ship—Bead a first tithe.—To be read a pecouil time the 14th April. Mr. bI:VgNING presented a petition from the Mayor of Leamington, against the Coal Ditty. •I•he lion. Mem ber presented another from the Isl rn.cof Antigua,ageinst the Sugar Ditties.—Both ordered to he piiUtid. Mr. URENFELL gave notice that he e °Act move, on Wednesday, the 16th of April, for taunts of papers rela tive the Bank of Ireland. Mr. DAWSON noted for copies of Reports of Com alitteee relative.to Gas•Lights.—Agreed to. PITITION FROM CAPE BRETON. Mr. HUME quid that be ruse to present a petition from the Freeholders of Cape Breton, which he conceived to be of the gtea'elit importance, not only .as it related to the Culont of Cape Breton, but all other British Colo uiem He regeetted that i; had not falleu into the bands of Ida ltightlion. Priem', the Member for Knareslio roads. as 'ma bgen orig inally intendeklAhO could hare • tliden-ise was expel& of. 61;63 the Cote of CeDe darns. was ceded to this country, and wasp • d under the Gaye' nment of the Governor- General of Nova Scotia. hut will a Leei-lature of its own, in the saute manner us the Islands of Dominica liarhadoes were under the controul of the tiovernor-tie nerd! of Grenada, but with Legislatures of their own to regulate their intermit affair's. , On the cession 'of Cape Breton, it received a distinct and independent Legisla ture from his Majesty, and when ogee his Majesty di vested himself of his prerogative in ioterfering in the in terne! concerns of a Colony, by granting it an indepeod eut Legislature, it was held by Lord Mansfield that be bad no power to make any alteration without the sanction of Parliament. Cape Breton was ceded tons in Oct. 1 . 70.3 f and in the same month his then Majesty addressed a pro clamation; livestilig himself of the prerogative of inter feripg is the affairs of that country, in violation of which it was • now deprived of its independence, sod made a county of Nova Scotia. But when first it was ceded, the number of its inhabitants being only 1100, though it was pieced under the superintendence of the Governor-Gene ral of Nova Scotia, yet it was particularly stipulated that in any regalation which the Government of Nova Scotia were to adopt towards Cape Breton, they were not to in terfere in any way in the internal regulations of Cape Breton, ell of which should be cOnsonant to the laws of Engles:it, while in Nova Scotia there were many laws founded upon ancient custom, and quite dissimilar to the laws of this country. By such regulations the population of this colony so increased, that it now amounted to xO,OOO inhabitants; but to the r great a,stonistiment, they found that, in IS-20, General Kemp, the Governor-General of No va Scotia, issued a Proclamation for annexing Cape Bre t.. to, hat colony, and tanking an integral part of it, and fl ambe that this was done by the advice of his Majesty's .Council, lie contended, that in with commission sent to the Governor-General, or other authority, there was a distinct and separate recognition of Cape Breton, clearly proving that Government then acted upon the principle that this Colony had a Legislature to make laws. impose du , tiee..endmanege its Internal affairs distiuct from that of Novi/ Retitle. Be particularly instanced the Commission 'to Mr. Gibhon, the Chief Judge of the Island, in which it was stated, that he should see justice administered ace cording to the laws of England, and those enacted by the Legislature of the Colony. But what must the astonish ment of the inhabitants of Cape Breton have been, en see ing all the regulations of Nova Scotia extended to thetn• sieves, and a complete studiedly of legislation instituted ; that all questions relating to the revenue, laws ' and usage of the island should he decided according to th e principles already established in I c iova Scotia I The laws retaiing to remedy werepar icularly severe upon tile inhabitants of Ceps Breton. In that island, they have hither:o been founded u p on the principle of primogeniture. as in En gland; hut now, being assimilated to those of Nova Sco tia, there is a general division of property, as in France, which has so much decreased its value, that a property for merly worth 10,00i1. wee now worth only 3,000 f. If Par liament could possibly sanction such a violation of their rights, they at least hopod that its justice will alford them some reutuueratlon for their losses, and enable them to re move to the United Stater, where they may live under more fixed and determined laws. This annexation of Cape Melee to Nova Scatla was even injurious to the interests of this country. for in DIV a tie of git per cent. was im posed on British goods exported to Nova Scotia, whims was got only extended to Cape Breton, bps even increased to Sf per cent. This, ho maintained, was contrary to the pledge of his Maj sly to that 'stead, It was ro flit Hint. ter that our innitu!settires shoal! be thus excluded, whim the colony was treated with manife • injustice. Time lion. Member then adderted to the Royal Proclamation of the 7th October, 1763, whirl annexed Cape Breton to the blo vernee-seneralship•of Nuts Scotia, but with separate law, and distinct interests 'Mere was a considerable debt in the Province of Nova Scotia, and the Government there issued paper money to the amount of 30,0001. which was ant to be redeetaed for a certain number of years. The consequence of this oleasure'wai, that act the bullion was taken out of the Colony of Cape Bret The Petitioners were reduce I to a shuation by which they themselves were degraded, smith& !Toady detemrsted. The only plea iu supped of this grievance was, that upon groonds of ecnerony It would he extiedleat t Noya Scotia and Cape Ureton-stiotitt -be-under Ow system of adasinistra- • PRICE SEVEN PENCE. lion. But We plea was not tenahlei at the petitioners had ample feeds to support their own Weal Government: — The Hoe. lifeMber concluded by moving for leave to bring up the Petition, after baling previously reed *owe extract' from It. The notion beteg weed to, the petition was then read by the clerk, and itwent oa to coutplain of the grievances itated,by the Hon. Member. • Mr. WIAIOT thrn rose and observed, that however important the lion. Member might imagine the subject to which tbe petition. referred, he bad chosen a veryin sonvenieet time fnr discussing it. if he (Mr. Wilmot) recorded Mit it's a cisnstitutional question, he would cer tainly have rinpsested that the attention of the Howie might be called to it on some future day after due no tice had been given. But in his opinion the lion. Meas lier who had introdticed it in that lig le, totally whom derstood the grnituds of his subject. The pre , ent subject might be divided into two parts. lie one involving a question of policy and the oilier a question of constitit• tonal tiglyt. When the lion. Member itatvi that the Petition as. numerously Signed, be (Mr. W.) was pre pared• to maintain that such was not the fact ; for be un derstood it contalititi only 250 names out of a population of 20.080 souls. It was also remarkable that not one n - monstrinee bail been sent to the Colonial Departinent on the subject in question. Ile was prepared to assert , ou the authority of the tioverncir, that the lru tjority of the Colonists of Cape Breton, Co far from believing them , selves injured by being subject to theinristliction of Neva Scotia, thought, on the con ran, that they were greatly benelitted by it. The present petition had been faot tip by an individual under orcumstances whichelie (11r.W.) would state to the House. TM person to whom he ar laded tried, in the first instant', to obtain signatures, but to no purpose, and then.a piper was circulated by hit& purporting to be from certain individaalenhoritered Unto his views. It was to the following effect — " te,whose names to a petition to seaarate this • Island from Neva Scotia." It was quite certain that the petition had nevelt' been drawn up iu its preient form in the Island: Tan 800. Member then referred to the order fir annexime Caps Breton to Nova Scotia. The object of the orightel Proclamation was to erect the ceded Colonies into fn•-t• thivernments. nimelv, East Florida, West Ploritta, Que. her, and Grenada. 'Nova Sc-&a was not included, for it had at the time a legislative Assembly. He neat went into some details to show that the Colonists of Cape Br.. . ton had recognised the legislative antlinrity of Cape . Bre. too, and bad, on a certain occasion, elected two duals named Gregory Townsend and John Grant to the House of Assembly, though t .e el-ct'on was afterwards declared informal in consequence of the freeholders nut bei og duly qualified. in 1;66, an Act for recovering the King's dues passed in Nova Scotia , wbieb direct ly re fered to Cape Breton and St. John's, as places subject to its provisions. lie contended Mat the Hon. Member (Mr. flume) was wrong in maintaining . -that the' Proclai,- ligation of 1;63 entitled Cape Bretob to a Logislativs s. sembly : and he was equally wrong in stating Abet the Colonists desired it, for the great majority of them .wetse influenced by a contrary feeling. ;lie aosthl now beg leave to advert to a circumstance not connected with this subject, but upon which he was - aoxions mot to understood. He was aware that suhn:epresenfatiose frra queotiy occurred,' and be ribioujLilA, the laitrguts would intrude LiaiseitTra . • rectifying them in his own case, if he did not febl himself imperiously called upon to do so by a sense of duty. .11s• reference to the lonian Islands, lie lied been made t s argue as if he questioned the polity of disarming a hos— tile population ; whereas he had never said auy tbirs4 • that could bear such a con traction. Mr. BERNAL sopported Ike petition, and said that th• inhabitants of Cape Breton were, as linglistrasee. •eatittril to the same rights as other English Colonists enjoyed. In the year 1758, when the Colony was first taken, the French civil inhabitants were removed, and the Kine, by his Pro clamation, gave to the British settlers such immunities- as British subjects had a right t 3 demand. He contended that his Hon. Friend (Mr. Hume) was neither mistaken in his view of the Royal Proclamation, nor of the secret in structions sent out to the Colonial Authorities. The In habitants of Cape Breton had never aegulated in the kids"- lative jusisdiction of Nova Scotia ; fur e ithin the lett three years they had seat remonstrances to the Home of Assembly lo Nova Scotia. and petitions in IMS country. . Mr. BRIGHT followed on the same side. lie maintained that this was a question of great importance, so f..r as it regarded our colonial interests. It was a fact not to ha disputed, that the Government had sent out instructions I> its officers, on which the people had not been eon:tilted. Mr. HUME briefly replied. He said lie had given se:- 6NA notice of his intention to bring forward the subject. It was not till the Agent of the Colony had understood that nothing was to be done, that he came to him (Mr. Hume) to request he would present the petition, as the lionourahie Member for Kearesborough (Sir James Mackintosh) who had been solicited to do so in the first instance, did not Ond it convenient to comply. He hoped, however, that that lion. Member would bring forward the subject is a distinct form on some future occasion. In a meeting wt,icti was held in the Colony in the month of December, laitsl, there were two opinions, one of which was in approbsttql of presenting a petition to the King in Council. as was the ease with Grenada. The other opinion recommended a trial of the question by law. An agent was acaordingly employed in England to take the opinion of Mr. Brougham, or some other eminent lawyer on the subject. It was after wards judged more ads isa:de to apply to the Colonial Office. An indit Hunt was rismardiwrg sent over to thie country and applied at the thrice of the Colonial Depart ment, but received no satisfactory answer. lie would not then say what measure lie would take on the petition, ridt would he pledge himself to take say measure ; but in ass. no other permit in authority, or more competent than him self, took up the subject, he certainly would introduce some • motion on The petition was then ordered to be printed. BRITISH MUSEUM. Mr. CROKER gave notice, that he would to-morraw (this day) submit to the House a motion relative to the Bri tish AI b tuagram POLICY. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that in the present state of the Continent of Europe, which WAS likely to proditee a war in which this country might be ultieistelv enira ged, be cou4dercd it right that Parliament sli.itld les made to ttederstand our relations with Foreigo Powers. With that impression lie begged leave to ask the !Gila Hon. Gentleman, the Secretary of State f..r the Foreigik Department. whether there Was any stipulation,lis.whicii this country bound iteulf h. gitarautre the Cm sea of France to Louis the Eighteenth? lir. Secretary CANNING observed, that toe in tree which formed the question of the Noble was Of 1 , •1 grave a character that he should like to have some time for consideration before he should on ler fa k- to it iv , a definitive answer to it. Among the treaties wlityli,wcie conandeil between the Soveleigna of Europe and the British Government et the conclusion of doe late war, and which were all read sifteraards in that Howe, ho believed there was one which contained aetivislatioa that iu tke ergot of env attemptheing al Me be the late Cent per or its desceadaa•s to remount the crown of Free L•e% all toe Allied. Monomial were aghin 1.. be brought infra fell action to , repel owl) wtempt. He looeve of MI other N, ipulaion respecting 4o attempt on the O w es. 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