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NEW SOUTH MILES. terday we received a file of Sydney Gazettes to the' of August. An Exchange is about to be established dney. The following are extracts : SYDNEY, Jun 217.11124. Itlf new Criminal Court the Attorney-General exhibits the ,ation, sod conducts the prosecution ; heretofore the Judge :ite was Public Prosecutor, ea well as a Juror. The Chief has no voice in the verdict ; baring all, but nothing mom he powers of one of the English Judges vested in him; in juence of which the Jury retire without the Chief Justice. e, the verdict was carried by • majoritynum b s we are iamb , hrppy to announce, the members (seven in ) be uminimous in their verdict. JULY 87 e are happy to state, that the first stone oft he Presbyterian ch was lad on Thursday last. The site selected for this reli. structure is nearly in the rear of St. Philip's Church, Char. place, and adjoining the North-gate of Barrack-square; and the eligibility of the spot, the ckurch, when finished, will a moat commanding appearance. His Excellency the 00. rr.in-Cbief. attended by his Beef was parent; as well as most e Naval, Civil, and 31ilitary Officers in lawn. The Rev. Mr. e., A.M. delivered an appeepiate anima on the auspicious aon ; which he concluded by inveleis the Divine blessing on irdertakingi The Rev. Gentlemen dm thanked his Excel , foe the poseur of his attendance. Jets 15. gay std tea, we me aseinereed *say, is agate tlas•nnns to rice that will make isoymee ked—unksa $ canal Tome the liberal views er the Pitombanweto time mollies of timption. Common tea is ahem* fl end brim die IX a t ; and sugar is rising hi prapeeties. The Gamy wet ant, prebend, he regularly supplied *di web isedi at a. fair equitable price, till some two er Meet hems MNltee* put these designing fluctuations. We think kW.* IPA afillete a pany to engage to supply the Colonies with as* sedate in any we, and coffee. Or, in the event come of serrallsail emea its entering into sn wise ■ 11111111111011, is inset impeobabk bat the East India Company eteg Wee min woe lase einsideraties, or iint an agent factor here, 104 poi ek* the ket in this respect, to the COMM JULY 22. by Australian Bu s 47ll6W arr almost r'fresit antral. The • • berme( Mid Gentlemen, i di the td, vis. : W entweedt. a have make to riesnento tines gpMelemen te be by birth an tallatasmeli beleg ems Ise Peke .m s Remo eeselmanas. Copia W. B. Lambe, ar -let HalbataTisra an the Id Inessis, Ism England, with 55 engerelie Siseeeolonles. She sailed from London on the 29th any, and assidsed at Bahia on her way out. The following is numerating of the passengers by this vessel :--J. Hone, Esq. ter in Chancery, for Van Diemen's Land, Mrs. Hone, Miss e, Miss H. Hone, and Miss 211. Hone; W. Carter, Esq. ter in Chancery, for New South Wales; Mrs. Caner, and Miss er; J. Stephens, Esq. Solieitor-(interval and Commissioner of ;oat of Requests, foe New South Wake, and Mrs. Stephens. Jo LT 29. as of the actions that cams beast the Supreme Court, en the I Side, oil Tuesday laic, was brought byte Attorney-General he plaintiff. This is the first times Barrister ever pleaded in Law Courts of this Colony. We haus now, at !laid-quarters, : Barristers and six Solicitors. At• o. 5. tither intelligence from the Bathurst country furnishes a distressing aspect from the continued atrocities of the black 'en. 31r. Lawson, who is a Magistrate ' while holding the mandancy of the Settlement of Bathurst, behaved in the most and conciliatory way towards the mountain tribes, and wassup d, in return, to enjoy their good will, and be without the reach ,stir ingratitude and treachery ; but recent lamentable instances mutate the calvary. Mr. Lawson, some time ago, lost four , who were cut off by the saver' ; and, very lately, three is have also fallen victims to aboriginal barbarity. They are insceusinted with the horrible art of scalping, for the skins of I: poor men were completely torn over the free, and the bodies :wise exhibited a most frightful sight. Two hundred and fifty dim were then killed. the property of a gentleman who had proverbially kind to them. Owing to those successive ntroci the immense stock upon the other side of the mountains is be mg scattered otter the whole country ; the shepherds and stock ers have neelesorily abandoned their charge to the rapacity of unites ; and dins the strength and wealth of the Colony is, for moment, mead to destruction. Several settlers, we are ibly informed, we contemplating a removal from that part of :country, name effectual osseausa be promptly adopted to stop let outragm. 's are most Wm Is bll _a IS Intsesnmunicate to our readers, the long-exgesasd Puss, with a large supply of s, and other mettuials, Are an the way out on the laenmark —having been skipped on booed that vessel in February last.— are rather modem for this arrival, as it is our ambition to turn tome Weil Literary Work*, now lying by, which shall be isgysat loAlbumarlastreee. Perhaps modesty, at this crisis, 11 as well beesme us; hut It is known, that we have not a t desire to be buensible to passing events. he Countess ef Harcourt, Captain Bunn, we are informed, has taken up by Government, to convey the troops and stores to Sew Settlement that is to be established on the north-west part it island. The spot fixed upon for this extension of the British Fire, is in lat. 19. S. and In tong. about 130. in the vicinitnef. :Ale Island. As fa as we have been able te ascertain, the ob. if the Government in this expedition principally is, to open preserve an intercourse between the Malay Coast, so as to encou. and facilitate the spice trade. he Sydney Gazette of the 12th August contains the following :limation by his Excellency Sir Thomas Brisbane, Captain. era! and Governor of the territory of New South Wales and its rdencies : Whereas, his Majesty has been graciously pleased, by warrant et the sign manual, to constitute and appoint a Legislative inell for New South Wales and its dependencies, in pursuance Se Act of Psi liament in such cue made, to consist, for the pre , and during his 31niesty's pleasure, of William Stewart, Esq. a/rant-Governor; Francis Forbes, Esq. Chief Justice ; Frede- Goulburn, EN. Colonial Secretary; James Bowman, Esq. tcipsl Surgeon, and John Oxley, FA. Surrepot-General. he Governor, do hereby issue this my proclamation, giving ce of the appointment cat the Legislative Council aforesaid." Honaar Towx, JULY IG. re have the satisfaction to announce the safe return to this port, n open boat, of that enterprising individual, 31r. James Hobbs, ran absence of MOM than five months, during which he corn. ely circumnavigated this island. The object of this undertaking to discover some eligible spot for the formation of a new set sent ; and, although we are not at present acquainted with the dealers of Mr. Hobbs' remarks on the advantages attachable to portion of the hitherto-unknown coast, which he so laudably traversed ; yet, even now new, we may congratulate the public a discovery of very considerable import, viz. that of a superior I strata at the South Cape. This excursion was, sa well as tht be expected, attended with much danger, privation, and ficulty. It is Mr. Hobbs' intention to proceed immediately for rie specimens of the war ; and we certainly think his discovery I be found of very extensive value, as not only is fire-wood be lling scarce in town, but coal would realise a decided preference, lush employment to our numerous sma'l craft (a large proportion which is at present inactive,) and rove an article of beneficial JCL 2J. With considerable Satisfaction we announce the apprehension of more of the 14 bush-rangers, who, it may be remembered, mai eel ne weeks ago from Macquarie harbour ; and with inereated awe we are enables' to state, that one of the two is James Craw. d, their no . trious leader. The following particulars of this im am occurrence we derive from unquestionable authority : About night-fall on Thionday se'nnight, the rernainirg seven of s Melees pmg, after robbing widow Smith, at the Macquarie W. and loading three of lwr servants with their booty, Pert7P ily ordered diem to walk before on the road to Mr. Taylor s re ace, at the Penny-royal Creek. lln their way there, they fell with one of Mr. Taylor's sons, who was grazing sheep, and not, after loading him with their baggage, they compelled to vetic them to his father's. In the interim, their movements ring been observed by that gentleman, he very prudently armed family and domestics, to act on the defensive. When his son r what he.did, from a fear of not being recognised, and there. e of being shot, M vied out... Father, don't fire r So that in Mr. Taylor's anxiety to avoid injuring his son, the ruffians re allowed to go close to the house, when one of the domestics id. the son disengaged himself, and joined his father's party ; ier firing took place, and a general Conflict followed. Soon after I. one of the villains levelled his piece at Mr. Taylor's head, but a prevented from effecting his murderous design by the son. who ippled him by the throat, and threw him; alien one of the set shot him in the breast, but without inflicting a dangerous 4lrd, as his clothing was remarkably thick. This fallen bri ad was :hr Imiler, to whose assistance another of the gang 'm ei:emir came up; a servant also came in aid of his young toter. l,nt In attempting to shoot his opponents, by some interven e) of lamentable fate, he missed his aim, and mortally pierced e belcc. - cti object of his seal ! Shortly after this dreadful ac lent, a second bush-ranger was secured, after being twice knocked Ewa w:th a musket ; a third had an eye shot out, but escaped th font of his cotopanionw—leaving behind them all their ammu- Um, stores, Ice. and, though last not least, the murderal both Mr. Taylor's carpenter, whom one of them had run through ith a bayoret. winch instantly caused death ! When our inf rmant, who was an eyc-witneu of these horrible in sactions, left !lie Maequarle„ Mr. rarlor's son was ti..t dead, re regret giiit e.:...erling sorrow that rot even the faintest hope entertainerbf his recovery. Weems hope to tz. soon enabled to announce the speedy appre. !talon of the other four murderers, who are without. arms or nmunitioo, and u na, we trust, will remain so until they are ken. he Olive Branch alin:lied from the Cape of Good I cPe ; which settlement she left on the 30th October. ao letttn only are yet landed; their contents arc not loam. Yesterday the despatches for Bengal arid China, by the up General Kyd, were closed at the East India House, A delivered to the Purser of that ship. Petitions are preparing in Bath for a repeal of the win te and inhabited house duty. SLAVE TRADE. [From a New York Paper of Dec. ii 1 THE 13 PRESS. I now transmit from him. A copy of my answer to it., dated to day. is enclosed. . • _ . tt may be proper for me to state, Oat s , whilst Mr. Canning, in the interview I had with him on thetas of Auguat...was assigning the reasons of thin Government, ai they will now be seen in his ante, for not acceding to the treaty. took occasion to remark, that Great Britain would be willing to gire to the omitted words a mean ing that would restrict their operation to the southern portion of North America, as proximate to the British West Indies. exclud ing the range of coast which comprehended the middle and northern states, if I thought that such a plan would be acceprahle to my Go vernment. I immediately and most decidedly discountenanced such a proposition. u objectionable 'soder every view. He replied, that, having no other object in making the intimation than that of preventing the treaty from falling through, and not knowhig him self in what light it might be received, he had of course nothing :non to say, after learning from me that it would be objectionable. I avail myself of this opportunity to forward to you a cdpy of the Act of the last Session of Parliament for consolidating the laws of this realm for the abolition of the slave trade, as requested in your communication of the 29th of May. I bare the honour to remain, &c. RICHARD RUSH. The Hon. John Quincy Adams; Secretary of State. GWOMOZ C•WZIAG TO MR. MUSA. Foreign ()dke, Aug. 27, 11)24. Six—ln pursuance of what I stated to you in our late confer ence, I have now the honour to address you on the subject of the qualified ratification, on the part of your Government, of the treaty foe the more effectual suppression of the slave trade, which was concluded and signed in the month of March bat, by you and his Mejesty's Plenipotentiaries. His filajestv's Government have given tht most enxidus and de liberate consideration to this subject, and if the result tff that con. sideration has been to decide that they cannot advise h!fi Majesty to accept the American ratification (notwithstanding the argil. !toots alleged by you, in the name of your (iovernthent, in favour of such acceptance). I entreat you to believe it is riot from any ' diminished sense of the importance of the matter to which that treaty relates. Nor do thiy underrate the desire which, as you have assured me, and as thermally believe, wait felt by the President of the United Stun, to adopt the provisiona of the treaty, such as it was transmitted to America. But the result is not the less incon venient. '• " •... A treaty, of which the base watt laid in propositions framed by the American Government, was considered here as so little likely to be made a subject of renewed discussion In America, that not • moment was lent in ratifying it, on the past of his Majesty ; and his Majesty's ratification was ready to be exchanged against that of the United States when the treaty came back ; not as it had been sent to America ; but with material variations—variations not confined to those stipulations, or parts of stipulations, which had been engrafted upon the original project, but extending to that part of the original projeet itself which had passed unchanged through the negotiation. The knowledge that the Constitution of the United States ren ders all their diplomatic compacts liable to this sort of revision, undoubtedly precludes the possibility of taking exceptions at any particular instance in which that revision is nernsed ; but the repetition of such instances does not serve to reconcile to the practice the feelings of the other contracting party, whose solemn ratification Is thus rendered of no avail, and whose conceisions in negotiation having been made (as all such concessions must be understood to be made) conditionally, are thus accepted as positive and absolute, while what may have been the stipulated price of those concessions is withdrawn. In the instance before us, the e question is not merely of form. A substantial change is made in the Treaty ; and, as I have said, on a point originally proposed by yourself, tiir, as the Ameri can Plenipotentiary, and understood td be proposed by the special direction of your Government. The right of visiting vessels suspected of slave trading: when ex tended alike to the M eat Indies and to the coast of America, im plied an equality of tigilance, and did dot necessarily imply the existence of grounds of suspicion on either side. The removal of this right, as to the coast of America, and its continuance to the West Indies, cannot but appear to imply the existence, on one side, and not on the other, of a just ground either of suspicion of misconduct, or for apprehension of an abuse of authority. To such an equality, leading to such an inference, his Majesty's Government can never advise his Majesty to consent. It would have been rejected, if proposed in the course of negotiation. It can still less be admitted as a new demand, after the conclusion of the treaty. With the exception of this proposed omission, there is nothing in the alterations made by the Senate of the United States, in the treaty (better satis fi ed as his Majesty's Government undoubtedly would have been if they had not been made) which his Majesty's Government would not rather agree to adopt, than ruffet the hopes of good, to which this arrangement had given rise, to be dia. , appointed. Upon this omission, they most the Senate of the United States will, on another consideration of the subject, see that it is not equitable to insist. A full power will therefore be sent to Mr. Addington, his Ma jesty's Charge d'Affaires, at Washington, to conclude and sign, with any Plenipotentiary to be appointed by the American Go vernment, a treaty, verbatim the same its the rett tried treaty would be, with all the alterations introduced into it by the Senate, excepting only the proposed omission of the words " and Ame rica," in the first article; which treaty, if transmitted to England, lt the ratification of the Government of the United States, his riat Majesty 'will be ready- to reeky. ' - Rut 1 am to apprise you, Sly, that his Majesty will not be ad seed to appoint Plenipotentiaries to conclude and sign the like Unity here, to be, as before, ratified by his Majesty, and to be again subjected, after ratification by his Majesty, to alterations by the Senate of the United States. I am confident that you will sec in this distinction, nothing more than a reasonable safeguard for his Majesty's dignity, and a just desire to ascertain, before his Majesty again ratifies a diplo matic instrument, to what conditions that ratification is affixed. I have the honour to be, with the highest consideration, Sir, Your most obedient Servant, To Richard Rash, Esq. ec. GEORGE CANNING. [The New York Paper, from which we have extracted the above, promises the conclusion of the correspondence in its next publication.] DUTCH PAPERS. --.•.--- CRoirsTADT (THANsYLVANIA). DEC. DO. _ . Dr. 1024. 18th September. To cash ba. lances due to customers ail per tooter ba. . o. d. lance sheet 383,170 210 To claims for non-in rested Stock and Er. chequer Bills, as per former 9 balance sheet 168,978 IS I To claims ex pected to be mods by the *ilk of Eng. but re. shaidfor Stock ooM out by forged powers 24,000 0 0 The finances of Turkey are in the most exhausted state; and after the extraordinary expenses caused by the war, the vexatious measures which the Divan has ordered, to meet the new ex penses of the war, seem to prepare a complete disorganization of the Mussulman dominion in all its European provinces, which, from Vardare to the Danube, are oppressed by excw. bitant contributions. A great many inhabitants of 31acedonia have in consequence abandoned their homes, and gone to .fount Agrapha, to emigrate to Lived& and the Mores. Travellers who have just passed through the provinces beyond the Danube, say that most of the inhabitants have fled to the mountains. From Adrianople to Rodschuk there are only deserted villages. As they passed through Bulgaria, whole troops of men, women, and children tvictimi to famine and the inclemency of the season), came out of the forests to ask alms. Disap pointed in their hopes of aid from Russia, the Scla►onian popu lation turn their eyes to Greece. These financial embarrassments have led the Divan to impose a contribution of thirteen millions of piastm on 'Wallachia and ,Molclavis, which being contrary to the Treaties with Russia, the Authorities of IVallachia have refused payment, hoping they shall be supported by Russia. Another measure, which may have serious consequences, is, that the Grand Vizier has cow derably augmented the tribute of Servia. The inhabitants are highly incensed at this, and symptoms of insurrection have ap peared in some parts. 11• Ii T Drc. 27 . We have positive irformation that all the Officers of the S;iss regiment of Ritz presenteti to the French General commanding at Bayonne. a protest against the sending of these troops to Spain. —The Spanish Government is going to propose to the Swiss Cantons to conclude new military capitulations. There is every reason to suppose that those proposals will be rejected. Fo reign service becomes more and more unpopular here, and the Swiss, besides, dislike serving in Spain. A Spanish Minister Plenipotentiary is expected shortly in Switzerland, who will reside at Lucerne or Soleure. SIERRA LEO.VE PAPERS. ROYAL OA7.F.TTE. inEZTOWN, Nov. 13, 18!4. By the pocket that arrived here on the bth instant from Cape Coast, which place she left on the 6th of October, we have advices stating the arrival of the A shantee army at Coomassie, having suc ceeded in escaping the vengeance of the Ackimo, who, from want of ammunition, were incapable of impeding their pmgress. It is to be hoped that the knowledge of this circumstance will show us the necessity of taking each measures to present our enemies from supplying themselves at d'iiimins, or elsewhere. with the means of carrying on an internal war, to the great injury of our trade. and to the liberties of the other native powers in amity with us, as will, at least, place them on equal terms with their neighbours. If the Ihttch Colonial Government (for themselves, and u agents for American traders.) for the sake of gain, do not scruple to entail misery and ruin on the unfortunate natives of this Continent, by supplying one Power with the means of destroying another, still we feel that it is Britain'a duty, anti, as far as it lies in our power, we ought to prevent it. We will also add. tbat, from the reispccta-, bility of our force upon the coast. and the present rood feeling of the whole of the Fantees towards us (the d'Elmusas alone ex cepted), added to the efficiency of our naval squadron, there can be no obstacles in the wsy of doing so. Cape Coast has been very gay. in consequence of a visit from Colonel Last, the Governor of d'Elmina, and suite. We hope this may lead thesis authorities to entertain „hisser views toward. UP, and induce them no longer to disgrace the flag of their country, by al. fording its protection ar.d suipoTt to a race of savages in an attempt to destroy the very men whose hospitality they have so very lately been sharing. Provisions of all kinds were in abundance at the Cape ; so much so. that we understand frets beef and perk would not fetch London prices, and rice was whim; for half • dollar a bushel. We regret to observe, iv these papers, evidence that the Slave Trade is still carried on to a considerable extent, under the Portu- Gutse and Graailian flags. f /2 — vrimigrop ..e TO Tlfe EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. SI R—Sin ce the puhlicatiou of the pamphlet, entitled " The Bank of England Cue," the partners of the house in Berners-street have concluded, that it no longer can serve the interest of their creditors to withhold their avowal, that they have participated both in the proceeds of the forgeries, and of the other frauds of their partner Fauntleroy. They assert, however (and it is but justice to them to admit that this was their original ground of defence), that they had no knowledge of such participation, nor even of the receipt of such monies into the house, until after it had stopped payment; when a more careful examination of the books convinced them that their designing partner had made the- -^masciously on their parts—not only par- takers in the produce of his frauds, bid parties even to the process by which these frauds were effected. Under this new view of the case, the following " balance sheet" has been privately submitted to consideration ; but it is not yet determined whether it will be expedient to produce it to the creditors at large at the final meeting:— THE ESTATE OF 3IESSRS. MARSH, STRACEY, AM) CO. By available as sets as rer for mer balance a. I. sheet . 393,933 13 4 By bad debts, as per former ba lance sheet - 163,790 • 4 By interest car ried to the cre dit of the par ties, on Stock sold out by forged powers, and on now-in. vested Stock, and on Bache- - quer Bilkowli without con sent haw 1.313 to the itestat time - . 160,213 911 By loss on sundry Stock tnnsac. tiows . - 30,101 10 0 .£762,9311 13 7 Deficiency aris ing from the private appro. ration of Fauntleroy . 11,219 3 0 - Rum: Jamaica Leeward, Tallow . Turpentine Ashes : itates Pot Ditto Pearl Canada Pot Ditto Pearl £804,148 It; 71 £804,14816 7 Against this deficiency of 41,210/. Si. Od. the creditors will have the advantage arising awn the sale of the pri vate assets of Fauntleroy, amounting by estimate to about 30,0001. It will be seen from this statement that the available assets of the house amount to one half of the claims upon it, even including the very doubtful one of the Bank of England, and that consequently, under the most unfa vourable view, the creditors may fairly expect •a dividend of ten shillings in the pound. The author of the pamphlet which has produced this statement, very justly observes, that the unfottunate gentlemen in this finn became, in perfect ignorance and linnocence, the dupes of their partner ; such, indeed, was the consummate art with which he conducted his frauds, that in order to evade all suspicion, he made them the in struments of uttering his forged powers—directed them to employ in those negotiations the very broker of the house to pay the proceeds of the forgeries into the house of Martin and Stone—to withdraw them from thence into the treasury in Berner's-street, and even to record the receipt of these sums with their own hands in the " Book of Knowledge." It will probably appear to superficial readers, that these ulterior proceedings are somewhat incompatible with that entire igndrance and innocence of the partners, so forcibly insisted upon by the author of the pamphlet; nor is this ob scurity entirely removed by the hypothesis, that they might not be able to read, because he has just proved, and with great success, that they were perfectly able to try ite. It is obvious, however, that the author had in his mind's eye the apothegm of the profound Dogberry, that " to write and read comes by nature ;" and as he may have observed, in common life, that nature has frequently be stowed the faculty of reading on an individual from whom she has withheld that of penmanqiip, he concludes, very reasonably, that she may occasionally have acted con versely, and for reasons hest known to herself, have be stowed the faculty of writing, where she has altogether denied that of reading. The exhortation of honest Dogberry is, indeed, an authority for this ground of defence so directly in point, that it leads to a suspicion that he must have intended to convey an oblique insinuation against some banker at Mes sina, of whom he had not a good opinion ; and this con jecture is further strengthened by the subsequent part of the charge, where his regard for the interests of his com rades so entirely supersedes his usual caution, that he ex horts them without any equivocation " to hare is care that their SILLS be not stolen. -I am Sir, Your most humble Servant, VERA:ICE. Cotton: Sea Islands Bowed* - Orleans Pernarns • Maniaham - Bahia . Egyptian . West India Surats - H 4105 - '-\ i ,k., LIVERPOOL, SUNDAY Erin KG. Wind, W.N.W.—fligh Water, 12 minutes past 2. Arrived the Sally and Aun, from Westport ; Norval, from Belfast; Eleanor, Anm Belfast; Ann, foolu Sligo Garland, from. Newry ; Ellen, from Westport ; Srutly ;n Jane, from Westport ; Venus, from Dublin '• , Poll/ Blanch,. from Dartmouth ; Jl•tsey, from Ipswirb; Hero, from Limerick; John, runt Drogheda; Resolation, from Dublin; Edward, from Strangford; Roger and Barbara, front Strangford; Liverpool, from Glasgow; Alcyone, from. St. John's, New Brunswick ; Liffey, from Dublin ; Henry Bell, from Glazgow • Clyde, from Glasgow; En deavour, from Limerick ; Barton from Newry ; Dis patch, from Whitehaven ; Eleanor , Newry; Duchess of Athol, from the Isle of Mau. Annexed you have the Comparative Prices of Produce for leigt and 1824; also the Imports of one Week in January. A C,omt:arative View of the Prices of Produce--1825 and 1824. • Sugar, B. P. per cwt. Molasses 31st Dee. 1831 s. d. s. d. 52 0 o 73 0 25 0 a 27 0 70 0 a 120 0 ptr per con Isogwood : Jamatee Honduras Catripeachy Fustie: Cabs Spaoish Buenos Ayres, Dry Ox and Cow per lb. Ditto Salted Kest India, Dry Ditto Salted Palm Oil 1 8 0 1 2. a 1 4 180 0 a IRS 0 180 0 170 0 MO 0 a 11. 1 0 0 a 19S 0 130 0 a 170 0 pawn per cut. Slit Dee. MI. i. d. o• 0. 52 0 a 3 28 aY O 0 93 0 • MO U - _ Rice: Carolina - East India Pine Timber per foot 0 8 t . ll O 6 a 4 • 7 id 41%4 O 54 a 0 64 540 0 a 5111 II MI 0 • 750 0 12 6 a 14 0 per lb. 47 0 a 48 a 4 4 7 1 oaa 2 41 0 ati4 16 0 a 21 16 0 a 10 0 1 11 a 0 7 4 e a I 145 0 a 150 0 155 U a leo 175 0 r 1110 V 110 0 a 223 :60 0 a 1130 O t a 011 i 0 if a 0 C. • 7 • 0 tS • 1;,1 a 0 I *l 500 0 a 620 0 780 0 • 800 8 6 a 11 V 39 0 a 10 0 39 0 a 39 ▪ a 35 V 0 0 a 59 1./ • 11 6 a 20 0 16 0 a 16 0 II 8 a 111 - 1 4 • 2.3 • ei • • 14, • 9 • 011.4 111 • 1 1 10 a 0 11A 10 a 0111 18, a 0 11. e 11 10 6 a 0 6a 0 7 1a 1 8 to 7. a 0 94 • 4 011 011 a 1,0 O 101 4 011 O 101 a 91 II 00a 0 0 0 8i a 0 10i G 0 a 0 7} 064 0 7 Imported into Liverpool from the Ist to the 7th Jan. inclusive. 310111%5es - 10 p uncheons. Ashes - - - 148 IBarrels. Logwood . . 228 Tons. CottOn—Egypt - - 1,401 Bales. Orleans - . 193 Bales. Other American 2.014 Bales. Brazils - 1.688 Bales. 6.333 Turpentine . - 500 Barreli. Shuman . . 434 Bags. Tobacco - - 4420 Hogsneadi. II ides--Cow and Ox 21.820 Salted 2,017 PAlm Oil - - 1,668 Casks. Gum - - 310 Casks. Elephants' Teeth - 1.633 Clover Seed - - 63 Casks. Brimstone - - 34.1 Tons. Oak Bark ~ . . . 60 Tons. Total . LOSS OF THE DUTCH SCIIOO2VE CALYPSO. We have received some particulars of the loss of his Majesty's colonial schooner Calypso, which sailed for Amboyna on the ltith of April with despatches for Java. After struggling for several days ivith contrary winds, it struck on the slnth, at midnight, on a reef, called by the natives Passeleurang, about five miles S.W. by W. from the island of Ilosagalet. The ship filling rapidly with -stater, it was resolved to abandou.it ; part of the crew got on board, and part in a raft which they put together, but the latter not being able to keep the raft afloat, returned to the ship; and those on board the long-boat (which was too crowded to receive any more) promised to send it back and feels them off. This, however, they were nnablc to do. After driving about for four liars, withotit food and very little water, and asasiled by the inhabitants of several small islands with shot and darts, the long-boat was sur rounded near the island Lusuratlie by Ave vessels of the natives, and the crew, being without arms and completely exhausted, taken prisoners by a hundred of the natives. After having remaii e I 12 days in slavery in the island, they were set at liberty by the intercession of the Rejait of onerate, except three Europeans and six Javanese. Those released, to the number of ten or twelve Europeans and three Javanese, arrived at Macassar the 21st of June. We have no account of those who remained on the wreck, but Vessels and agents have been sent to endeavour to save them. It is said the numerous and important despatches which were saved from the wreck were burnt by the natives.—Humburgh Pepin Dtar LED tOUMIS ASYLUM.—Yestertlay an election of children into the above excellent Institution took place, w'Aen the following were elected into the Asylum : France% Tumey . 35tt1l William Lloyd . Wm. L. Longland . 11988 Charles Martell - MOid William Barns - lISIII 111!ham Curdy . . Richard Werth" . . 3581 Siiy.h:a Crook - - I=2 Robert Ile/me 5580 Elizabeth Tobin . '2116 Joseph Field . 5580 James Faithful - Abraham Ventleman . 3473 Joseph N6rbury - . tlOthit Mary Ann Perry - 3574 Thema% Piler - . Mit Elizabeth Pilgrim . 3574 James Ilarria - - ISA John Hall - - 3678 Thentaa Gadsden - - 111 .3lary Philips . - 3353 I - We are informed, by a letter received from en officer of his Majesty's ship Tamar, 28, Captain Gordon Bremer, C. 8., that the sudden sailing of that ship from England. with sealed orders, in February last, was occasioned by its being determined by Government to colonize Melville Island. The Tamar arrived at the ('ape of Good Hope on the Sth of June, but it being necessary to rtfit her, she did not leave that place until the 18th of July. She ar rived at Sydney (New South Wales) after an excellent passage of forty-seven days from the Cape, where Captain Bremer hired two transports, and they took on beard 801 rank and file of soldiers, and a number of the most riotous of the convicts, and sailed for Port Essington, in Melville Island, which is in the Gulph of Carpentaria, at the earth, end of New Holland. The Tamar will leave the detach ment of Royal Alarincs, which she embarked at Plymouth, as a garrison at Port Essington. The Tamar afterwards proceeds to England, calling at the Presidencies at Calcutta and Madras for despatches and mails. Melville Island is wcil situate for the encouraging of trade and communica tion with the Malays. It is proposed to erect Import and Export Docks and IVarehomes at Southampton, in order to prevent the deten tion, lasses, and shipwrecks occurring every winter bc; weer the Thames and the Isle of Wight, particularly ;n the Dawns, where the most lamentable effects are lan Ty been felt by the Underwriters at Lloyd's. Tits verge from London to Southamptoqvis as dangerous as a part of the coast, and from requiring both easterly and westerly win:l , , frequently occasions delays of menthe, which, it is on sidered, would be removed by rail-roads to Southatr.pton. Some injurious reports having been circulated calculated to affect the stability of the bask of Messrs. Garrett and Son, of this city, the inhabitants in general have thought proper to sign a declaration, that they will take the notes of the above firm, in the ordinary coin'se of busin..io ; and consequently confidence has been completely re-established. —.l/ercjiaTi //dependent. During one of those tresigndous storms that visited Edin burgh in the course of laslikeek, some sailors were passing through James's-square, when a can from a chimney -top fell among them, but fortunately did no. injury. One of them exclaimed, in a truly characteristic moaner, " illy eye, Jack, here's a pretty rig—a sejvlee of danger. It will go hard before Fru found ashore again in a gale of wind." f I DOCUMENTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE. rarras TN RELATTON TO THE .CONVENTION BETWEEN THE VETTED STATES AND GREAT RRIT•IN, • TOR THE SUPPRESSION OF THE SLATE. TRADE, COMMUNICATED, WITH THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE, TO CONGRESS, ON THE 7TH DEC-104- XE. ADAMS TO MR. BUSH. Department of State, Washington, May 29. Brl.—The Convention between the United States and Great Britain, fur the suppression of the African Slave Trade, is here with transmitted to you, with the ratification on the part of the Uuited States, under certain modifications and exceptions, an. nexed as conditions to the advice and consent of the Senate to its ratificatim. The participation of the Senate of the United States in the final conclusion."( all treaties. to which they are parties, is already well known to the British Government; and the novelty of the prin. ciplea established by the Convention. as well as their importance, and the requisite assent of two-thirds of the Senators present, to the final conclusion of every part of a ratified treaty, will explain the causes of its ratification under this form. It wifl be seen, that the great and essential principles which form the basis of the com pact arc admitted, to their full extent, in the ratified part of the Convention. The second article, and the portion of the seventh, which it is proposed to expunge, are unessential to the plan, and were not included in the project of convention transmitted to you from hence. They appear, indeed, to be, so fuss concerned the United State!, altogether imperative, since they could not confer the power of capturing slave traders under the flag of a third party —a power not claimed, tither by the United States or Grew Britain, unless by treaty. and the United States having no such treaty with any other power. It is presumed that the bearings of those articles were exclusively upon the flags of those other nations with which Great Britain low already treaties for the suppression of the slave trade, and that while they give an effective power to the officers of Great Britain, they conferred none upon those of the . Uuited Slates. The etception of the coast of America, from the sews, upon which the mutual power of capturing the vessels under the flag of either party.may be exercised, had reference, in the view; of %be - Senate,illewbtless, to the coast of the Uhited States. On no part of that coast, unless within the Gulf of Mexico, is there any pro.. bability that slave.trading vessels will ever be found. The neces sity for the exercise of the authority to capture is, therefore, no greater than it would be upon the coast of Europe. In South America, the only coast to which slave traders may be hereafter ex pected to resort, is that of Brasil, from which, it is to be hoped, they will shortly be expelled by the laws of the country. The limitation, by which each party is left at liberty to renounce the convention, by six mouths' notice to the other, may perhaps be useful in reconciling other nations to the adoption of its previsions. If the principles of the convention are to be permanently main tained, this limitation must undoubtedly be abandoned ; and when the public mind shall have been familiarised to the practical ope. ration of the system, it is not doubted that this reservation will, on all sides, be readily given up. In giving these explanations to the British Government, you will state that the President was fully prepared to have ratified the convention, without alteration, as it had been signed by you. He is aware that the conditional ratification leaves the British Govern. ment at liberty to concur therein, or to decline the ratification alto gether ; but he will not disguise the wish, that, such as it is, it may receive the sanction of Great Britain, and be carried into effect. When the concurrence of both Governments has been at length obtained, by exertions so long and so arxiously continued, to principles so important, and for purposes of so high and honour. able a character, It would prove a severe disappointment to the friends of freedom and of humanity, if all prospect of effective con cert between the two nations, for the extirpation of this disgrace to civilized man, should be lost by differences of sentiment, in all pro bability transient, upon unessential details. Should the convention, as ratified on the part of the Cnited States be likewise ratified on the part of Great Britain. you will exchange the ratifications, and forthwith transmit the British ra. tided copy to this place. On exchanging the ratifications, a certi ficate of that act is usually executed under the hand and seal of the persona performing it, and mutually delivered. A copy of the form of that used in exchanging the ratifications of the con vention of the 28th October, 1818, is herewith enclosed, and it appears to be the form generally used on such occasions by the British Government. You will transmit the certificate exchanged, with the British ratification. To complete the documents belong. ing to the negociation, a copy of the full power of the British Ple nipotentiaries, and of the protocol of the third conference, are yet to be forwarded to us. By the ninth article of the Convention, it is provided that copies of it. " and of the laws of both countries, actually in force, for the prohibition and suppression of the slave trade, shall be fur nished to every Commander of the National vessels of either party, charged with the execution of those laws." The fulfilment of this article will require the continued and particular attention of both I enclose, herewith, a printed pamphlet, containing all the laws of the United States on this subject, now in force. It is stated in your despatches to have been the intention of the British Government to consolidate into one act, during the present Session of Parliament, all the British laws relating to the subject; and perhaps Congress at their next Session may deem it expedient to do the same-bete. At all events, you will not fail to forward to me • copy of all the law.. in force, which come within the pur' view of the I'onvention; and although not expressly stipulated in , that instrument, you will suggest to the British Government, that copies of the Instructions relating to this object, given by Each of the parties to its own natal officers, should be commu nicated to the other, and furnished to all the officers, en either side, entrusted with the execution of the laws made by this Con vention, common to both. Lists of the vessels of either party. and of their Commanders, thus instructed, might also facilitate the ac complishment of the great purposes of both, and harmonise the practical operation of a system, not less important by the magna nimous end to be dbtained, than by the novelty of the means adopted fot its accomplishment. The conclusion of this convention has been highly satisfactory to the President, whose entire approbation of the course pursued by you in the negotiation of it, I em instructed to make known to you. He indulges tire hope that it will, even as now modified, contribute largely to two subjects of high importance—to the friend ly relations between the two countries, and to the general interests of humanity. He sees in it, with much pleasure, that spirit of mutual accommodation, so essential to the continuance and promo. ' tion of their harmony and good understanding, and welcomes it as an earnest of the same spirit. in accomplishing the adjustment of the other interesting objects in negotiation between the two parties. I ant, with great respect, Sly, your very humble and obedient Servant, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. Richard Rush, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary U.S. London. EXTRACT OF A LETTIR FROM MR. Rl'Sll TO 111. ADAMS. London, June 28, 1824. I have this day had the honour to receive your despatch, No. 79, of the 29th of :Hay, with the Convention for the Suppression of the Slave Trade, as ratified ou the part of the United States, under certain modifications and exceptions, annexed as conditions to the advice and consent of the Senate to its ratification. I shall proceed immediately to lay the Convention, as thus rati fied, before this Government, and endeavour to recommend to its acceptance, the modifications and exceptions, row a part of the in. strument, by all the suggestions anti arguments with which your despatch has supplied me. EXTRACT OF ♦ LETTER FROM MR. RCM TO MR. ADAMS. London, July 6, 11424. I hare had one interview with Mr. Secretary Canning, since the 'lkh of last month, on the business of the Convention for the Sup pression of the Slave Trade but, as yet, am not able to communi cate any of the sentiments of this Government in relation to it. You shall hear them from me at the earliest moment after I am myself apprised of them. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM Na. RUSK TO NI. ADAMS. London, Aug. 9, I have the honour to inform you that 'Mr. Secretary Canning has given meta understand, in an interview which I have this day had with him, that this Government finds itself unable to accede to the Convention for the Suppression of the Slave Trade, with the al terations and modifications that have been annexed to its ratifi cation on the part of the United States. lie said that none of these alterations and modifications would have formed insuperable ban to the consent of Great Britain, except that which had ex punged the word America from the first article, but that this was considered insuperable. The reasons which Mr. Canning assigned for this determination on the part of Great Britain, I forbear to state, as he has promised to address a communication, in writing, to me upon the subject, where they will be seen more accurately, and at large ; but to guard against any delay in my receiving that communication, I have thought it right not to lose any time in thus apprising you, for the President's information, of the result. 11/1. RUSH TO )111. ADAMS. London, Aug. 30, 1824. Sir,-1 had the honour to apprise you, in my letter of the 9th inst., that Mr. Secretary Canning had informed me, in an inter view that 1 had with him on that day, that this Government would decline acceding to the Convention for the Suppression of the Slave Tiede, as ratified in May, on the part of the United States, and that he promised to address me so official note upon this subject. This note I receives! on Saturday, the 29th inst. the delay having arisen from an attack of fever under which he has been labouring. A copy of it is herewith enclosed. I lost no time, after receiving your instructions of the 29th of May, in laying the matter of them before Mr. Canning, having, on the 3ktto of June, written hint a note to request an interview, for the purpose of executing this duty, which he grimed mc, at the Foreign OtEcc, on the Ist of July. It wait in that interview that I laid hilly tame him all the conaiclerations.and arguments for the adoption of the treaty as ratified at Washington, with which your above insfruCtions had charged me, omitting no part of them. Ile gave no opinion at that time, on the course which this Govern ment would be likely to pursue, but. afterwards, on the 11:11 of 1 August, informed me, as I have heretofore mentior.ed, that the omissicn of the words, " and America." lmm the first article of the treat*, was CORSithrtd hr Great Britain as an insuperable objec tion to its a:ceptar.ce on her part and to this ettect is the note which HIBERNIAN JOINT-STOCK BANKING COMPANY. (From the Dublin Freemen', Journel of Saturday.] Yesterday there was a numerous and respectable meeting of the Proprietors of the new Banking Company held at the Trustier room, Royal Exchange. Col. WHITE. U.P. in the Chair. The Secretary read the following Report : After affording to all the Proprietors an opportunity to mal:e known their determination as to the increase of their subscriptions, recommended in the resolution of the General 3leeting, held on the 20th November last, your Directors found that, although the re commendation was adopted, and spiritedly acted on by many, a considerable sum of your capital still remained to be subscribed for, exceeding 100,0001. The obvious importance of being enabled to commense business as early as possible, urged your Directors to adopt prompt and effectual means to place the Company in a situation to do an with out further delay. They appointed Memel. H. and J. Johnstone and Co. to be their agents in London, and through them a negocia tion was entered into with some eminent houses on the London Stock Exchange, on the part of themselves and friends, to obtain the requisite subscriptions to fill up the capital. The plan of the Company was submitted to them, and having fully met their ap probation, they entered into an agreement, on the 27th December last, with your agents, on the following terms : To guarantee a subscription for the sum necessary to complete the capital of 1:00,000/., reserving to themselves an option of taking a further subscription of 200,900 f.; such option to be declared on or before the llith January instant, the payment of TM per cent. on the stock to be divided thus :-101. per cent. (with Ris. per cent. additional for expense of outfit) on 10th January instant, and 151. pet emit. on the 10th February next—the remaining rayments to be according to the periods specified in the laws of the Company, upon the understanding, however, that transfer books should be opened in London only for the English subscriptions. That the dividends should, from time to time, be paid on them at the exchange of par ; and that the proprietors of the English subseriptions; (while re sident out of Ireland) qualified to vote, should be allowed to rose by proxy ; and in case of the transfer of any of the English subscriptions to Ireland, such proportions should not be returned to England. The option left. m above stated, to take the 200,0001., necessary to complete the 1,000,000/. capital. as originally contemplated. has since been linden of by the English subscribers without waiting for the expiration of the period they originally reserved to them selves, thus giving the most decisive proof of the opinion they en tertain of the prospects of the Company. The Directors, on entering into this arrangement, (which they now submit for the conformation of the Proprietors,) acted on the powers confided to them by the 17th Resolution of the Gem ral Meeting, held nn the 15th of July last. They are convinced it will 1•e found eminently beneficial to the t'oinpany t and the Direc tors trust that it will appear to the Proprietors that they M.ve, in this instance, exercised the powers confided to them with a sound dis crc tier . Signed on behalf of the hoard of Directors. CORNELIUS 31`1Aiti Chairman of the day. Temporary Office, eth Jan. 1025. Resolutions founded on the report were tben passed unani mously. Mr. ROBERT 51`CLwr.r.awn being called its elm Chair, thanks were voted to Col. WHITE. and the Meeting adjourned. Letters have been rtceived from Muxico, dated the 13th November, hut we find in them no notice of political events—the best evidence that the condition of the country is prosperous. Mr. Morier had reached Xnlapa, on his wa• to the capital; and Mr. Harvey, who has been re called to England, was preparing for his departure. It is raid that a contract for the Valenciana Mine has been concluded on behalf of the Anglo-Mvxican Mining As sociat i r . • , 1 .. 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