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tiOnat taititt Afr,„_ 7 ,- /T .4413 No. 1,260.—V0L. XIII.] Our Sin, eottiltitution, anb IL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 18.‘20. 4. Q-- [Plicz 9id. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. REPORT FROM THZ DELLCT COMMITTEE OX THE STATE OF LOVIDOS-BRIDGE. The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the present elate of London-bridge, and to consider If any. and what. altera tions and improvements are necessary or proper to be mad* tisensin.. ita•• existing circumstances, and to report their obesevations thereupon; and to whom the several Petitions which werepretenta to the House upon the Ist and 4th darer May last, relating to London-bride;and the several Reports made from the Select Committees, in the years MR and MOO, and 1801, on that subject, were referred, have inquired acese. dingly, and have agreed upon the following Report:— Your Committee have proceeded in the examination of evidenc in support of the petitions referred to them; from which it sp* pears that much inconvenience and damage are occasioned to the craft navigating the river, from the construction of London bridge ; but they have not had time to complite their inquiry. and to report whether any or what remedy it may be to recommend : your Committee, therefore, trust that the House will re-appoint them early in the next sestion, when they will bet able to give the subject that full consideration which its import ance demands. 24th July. 1840. - RETORT OF THE COMMIESIONZEI POR 1N401111.11/41 COX- CERNING To the King's most excellent Mluelgy- We, the Commissioners named and appointed by your Mae - ty's commission, under the great seal, bearing date the 16th day of July,in the 59th year of your Majesty's reign, issued in pursu ance of two several acts of parliament, the one made and passed in the 54th year of your Majesty's reign, entitled '1 An Act for appointing commissioners to inquire concerning chanties in England for the education of the poor ;" and the other made and passed in the 59th year of your Majesty's reign. entitled. " An Act to amend an Act oldie last session of Parliounent, for appointing commissioners to inquire concerning charities in England for die education of the poor. and to extend the powers thereof to other charities in England and Wale."— Do humbly report as follows: In pursuance of the powers vested in us Ly these sets, five boards were formed, each consisting of two amimissioners, acre of which boards proceeded into Somersetshire, another into Devon shire, a third into Yorkshire, a fourth into Lancashire and Cum. berland, and the fifth into Mitre sad Staffordshire. A few examinatioha hale also taken i n Oxfordshire and Notting hamshire. but no awe from e ither of the last-mentienod QUM= is contained in the present report. Some further wipes here been made in the examination of charities in the leseesjohle awl its neighbourhood;- and we are enabled to include ht this mere the cases in Sussex. which were wanting to complete the haul& gaition of the charities for education in that county. The irrestigation of many charities, in addition to those now reported, has been nearly completed, btu, for want of further information, they are reserved for a future report. Where there are sever.l chat itics in the same parish. and the inquiry into ens or more of the principal of them is incomplete, it has in some instances been thought advisable to keep back the whole till an entire view could be given of the charitable funds in that plea. It is for this reason that none of the charities examined in Staf fordshire or Oxfordshire are contained in this report. We think it our duty to observe, that the irregularity which frequently occurs in filling up the places of deceased trustees is productive of great inconvenience, the management of charitable funds being in many instances, by this omission, thrown into the bands of persons who are invested with no legal authority. In the case of the small charities, the formal appointment of new trustees. by regular instruments, is often prevented by the want of funds to defray the expense. It seems, therefore highly desirable that some easier and leas expensive mode .should be de vised of perpetuating such trusts. We have found muck mischief resulting from the practice of placing money destined to charitable uses upon private security, and still more from leaving it in private hands at interest. with • out any security. By referring to the cases reported numerous instances will be seen of charitable funds lost by these - means. and it appears to us much to be wished that some power should exist, under due modifications, of eulorcing the invcstrunt of such funds upon proper security. The observations which have arisen upon the individual chui ties will be found in the separate reports of each place. January 13, 1820. The frame work and flooringfor the new galleries in the House of Lords are preparing in a yar.l near the House. They will be so constructed as to be wholly independent of the walls ; the breaking of the sides of the House, or the removal or damage of any portion of the tapestry, will thus be rendered unnecessary. To guard the tapestry from risk of in.. jury, there will be back-boards or temporary wain. acoting reaching above any height at which the tapestry might be affected by the passing and repass. ing of the Peers to their seats. The fronts of the galleries will be open, with light cross barred iron work, surmounted by a hand rail, covered with scarlet cloth, to accord with the other decoratioas of the House. At each end of the galleries there will be a light staircase, to enable the Lords to proceed to their seats. It is said the house of Sir T. Tyrwhitt,. in Cotton Garden—an open space behind the House of Lords—will be set apart for the exclusive use of her Majesty. The Queen has engaged a Barrister of eminence, who has - held a high judicial si . .uatioa abroad, to pro ceed to Italy and obtain flit. testimony of persons to the conduct of her Majesty in all the places that she visited. and during ail the time that ,Le had been absent from England. This gentleman is pe cuiiarly qualified for the business, as he is familiarly acquainted with ti a Italian language, and with the . practice of the Ceuta of Jue.::,.i.t4r.c that . • .. • ••• NAPLES. -m e w— The following is an extract of a letter from Nsples, dated July 14 _ _ _ " A few days ago, in the midst of the ferment occasioned by the sudden and extraordinary change n our Government, a line of battle-ship, and asveral vessels of war, appeared in the harbour ; and a re port was immediately in current circulation that the King meditated embarking his treasure on board those vessels, and even the design of escaping in person. This suspicion, however, was removed by an embargo which was laid on all the vessels in the port, which was enforced so strictly that all their sails were taken away, or lowered to prevent any possibility of the order being infringed. Yesterday, after the King, the hereditary Prince, and his brother, had sworn to the Constitution, a circumstance oc curred which is much to be lamented, though it had not the smallest connexion with politics:—About 300 men of the Famese regiment, which was ordered into garrison at Gaeta (the principal fortress in the kingdom), refused to go, ran confusedly with their arms through the city, and advanced a short dist ance out of town. Some officers of rank followed and overtook them, and a regiment of dragoons, with some infantry, were ordered to attack' them ; but the officers succeeded in persuading them to return to their duty, on which the troops were drawn off,and again came back to their quarters. A party of the deserters, however, as they were passing the quarters of the dragoons, wantonly and wickedly fired among them. The Colonel of the regiment came out un armed, and received two wounds ; but they fortu nately were not mortal. The dragoons, irritated by this insult, naturally sallied out, and attackite , the deserters with fury, soon put an end to th e whole business. About 50 of the deserters were killed, and a number wounded. Some of them rushed into the sea, the affair occurring close to the shore. The rest were either made prisoners or returned to their quarters, with the exception of 20 or 30, who got off. I hear they confined their officers before deserting. One of their Captains, who got among them with the view of persuading them to return to their duty, was unfortunately cut down in the confusion by the dragoons, and lost his life. A considerable number of the people keep guard where the priest Minchino lives, and came to assist the dragoons. The priest himself, I under stand, came also, but the unhappy business termi nated before his arrival. The contest did not last much more than half an hour. None of the dragoons were killed or wounded ; only two or three of the militia, and one of the armed peasantry, lost their lives. The city remained perfectly tranquil the whole night. I came home at 11, and found the streets as tranquil as usual. The enemies of of liberty will no doubt magnify this much-to-be- I imentea mutiny into a complete massacre and a counter-revolution, but my opinion is that the happy c range will be perfectly consolinated. With regard to Sicily, it is certain that they de test their forced union with this country, and wish to be separated again, as an independent kingdom. A Sicilian nobleman is lately gone from hence to Palermo with despatches. who, it is most confidently said, carries the Printe's declararion that they shall have such a constitution as is wished by the country at large. The benefits already conferred oil Sicily by the Prince have done him infinite credit. The useless office of Captain-General is abolished. An order is posted up at the Custom-house, that any merchants having reason to complain of any of the Custom-house officers, are requested to go imme diately to the Director-General for redress. The land -tax, it is said, will be diminished, and tlie government monopoly of salt and tebacco thrown open." Extract of another letter, dated Palermo, July 15: " Yesterday evening, in the promenade near the cathedral, which was brilliantly illuminated in honour of the festival of St. Losalia, the people spontaneously moutited the uoclzade of Naples, which consists of the three colours—blacL, ;ky-blue, and red. This morning yellow has been added to the cockade, to denote the independence of Sicily There is an unanimous desire to adopt the Constitu tion of Spain, on condition of this kingdom being separated from that of Naples, and gos :Tried by a King which it shall tbox.e for itself out of the Roral, Family. All classes of the people call out for inde pendence. At the cathedral this morning nothing was heard but cries of" Viva 1' Inikpendenza !" All, however, is tranquil ; and we hope to see these changes terminate with the oaks good order and moderation with which they -emssotenowl. The people parade the streets in gtoupi s and oblige all I persons who have not already mounted the cockade to wear it, together with the yellow decoration, in token of independence. The following is an extract otsabtter dated Al lona, July 25 :—" According to }.venal private letters from Copenhagen, a pretendirto the Crown of Denmark has suddenly presente4ltimself in the capital, under the pretext that he i• the legitimate son of the reigning King. He allps that at the time of his birth, his mother, then the Crown Prin cess, was deceived ; that a still-born• thild was sub stituted for him ; and that he waf Oivered over to the care of a Swiss servant belongust to the palace. Some accounts describe him as a rOll-made young man, of good education, about SO Oily of age, and holding the rank They add, that Nlinister of Justice, birth, and delivered ments necessary to state, that this pretended than a journeyman and that he has confined in the HE whatever the truth general interest. and conversation throughout IMP ADDRNSIILD IT THk SPANISH INTHISSEN EUSSIA. 4 4IIf tHARNINi HAD ACCEPTED AN; STITIITION. The note which the ‘... to the ministry of Russia, has been laid before the F Constantly animated the State and the glory and flourishing together 1.. could not, without profound have occasioned the official r Even though those events should be considesid only as the deplorable consequences of the errors, which, flee the year 181.4. seemed to have presaged a catastrophe for the Peninsula, still nothing can justify the aggressions which delivers up the destinies of the country to a violent etisis. Too often lunisimilar disorders announced thy, of sorrow for empires. The future for Spain appear,' again under a sombrous and disturbed aspect. Well-founded disquietiulerseatet be awakened throughout all Europe; but the more serious these circumstances are, and the more they are capable of • fatal to that ge neral tranquillity of which the world hen tasted the first fruits, the less does it belong to the polecat pstrenteeing that universal benefit to pronounce separately, with pNnpitation. and accoruing to limited or exclusive views, a judgment on the transactions which have marked the commencement of the month of March in Spain. Not doubting but that the Cabinet of Madrid has addressed similar communications to all the Allied Courts. his Imperial Majesty readily believes that aU Europe is about to a 5, in one unanimous voice to the Spanish government the usge of truth—consequently the language of a friendship sq ually frank and well intentioned. Meanwhile the Russian ministry cannot dispense with adding some considerations on the anterior facts to which die Chevalier Zea d. Bermudez has referred in his note. Like him, the Im perial Cabinet will invoke the testimony of those facts, and, in citing them, will make known to him the principles which the Emperor proposes to follow in his tehstions with his most C hris tian Majesty. In shaking off the foreign yoke which the French revolution had im posed , Spain acquired indelible titles to the esteem and gratitude of all European powers. Russia paid her the tribute of these sentiments in the treaty of the Bth (20th) of July, 1812- Since the general pacification, Russia has, in apart with her allies, given mare than one proof of the intermit she takes in Spain. The correspondence which has taken piseehetween the different Courts of Europe attests the wish which the Emperor has always firmed, that die authority of the King might be con sslidated in both hemispheres, through the medium of pure and generous principles, and with the support of vigorous institutions. rendered sail more vigorous by the regular mode of their esta blishment. Institutions which emanate from thrones are con servatory; but it they spring up amidst roubles, they only engender a new chaos. In declaring his conviction on this ioint, the Emperor only speaks according to tt.e lessens of experience. If we look back on the plat. great examples present thesteelves for the meditation of nations and sovereigns. His Majesty persists in his opinion; his wishes are not changed; of the :)t: here gives the moat tonna! assurance. It now belongs to the government of the Pannonia to judge whether iarituttans ittipo.ed by one of those vie.ent acts—the fatal patrimony of the revohuion against which Spain had stru.l. glad slur so awe:: itonous--cis realize the benefits which bath worlds a;pect from the wisdom of his mast Cat Majesty. and the patriotism of his cotinet:s. the pub by wnich Spain shall choose to seek this important object, the measures by which she shall endeavoir to destroy the innrres ion maim-el in Eu:ope by the ei,ent of the mouth of Msrch. must detarcuie the nature of theitlations which Ids ten. yerial Majdoty 10:S.7i:save with the Spanith .1.-,vernment. and the Goofing:sc.. whim: nee Atr,ll.l always • .sn tot% anis it. : of an officer itt lite royal navy. a high Officer °Elbe State (the ice) revealed to hisibis illustrious •ed to him all the pap ers and docu- o prove it. Other ter% however, pretended Prince it. nothing more n saddler, of the nose of Paulson, been arrested by 10 Police, and fospital for Lunatic* This event, h may be, has excited a great and rod is almost the exclusive object of ughout the kirigdaie," AI PORTANT NO rx tr HE RUSSIAN OOTERSI T TO THE FR RESIDENT AT . COURT OF LIMING THAT THE,,, oor SPAIN AND moss TO NAM X THE COX- *. Petersbrugh, Apil TO. (May 2.) ! Chevalier de Zea de odes addresSed ussia, under the date of Ibis 19th of April, he Emperor. , - rd with the desiStof seengfthe prosperity of y of the Sovereign manslgktirig themselves. her in Spain, his Majtegg- the Emperor rotound affliction. leans Ow events which fflcial note of the Chervil!! Zvi, - • \ • : - • -4,.=, ) fti , Ss i N.) ' t...... 1 ) .1..1N '•' • :II ' 12 ; 1 !'° ' l 1 . It tt - 1 i i ff i i ll t , ~... I , , , 1 1 lit I, 1 , ..1