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t e a late for the attack, and the writer, in a feller of July ?, returns God thank% eltat the battle was er before he got I There f an o 2 —The Hon. Rai'ollet w ov ent into a further detail of lie commits of the "eaten, all tending to Ace, the peimemlieoeil all arks of the North-West Company on the ertilerneet of the Red Rives. Lord Selkirk was at Montreal when be received information of those attacks un his settle. I 'stilt at the Red Riser, and he immediately eel out fur Ilk:et p l ac e; his berdship applied fur legal nsteistauce i and the : rE „,. which he this night read were seised under the moth°. ,;ey of a Magistrate. it ever there was a ease (said the Hoe. Baronet) that called for solemn,, inquiry, it wee chi.— if ever there wits a case where the Merle course uf juice ; should he permed, it was this. He bored that Almisters wee ! errand toren.* why the most atrocious of the assail. were rot brought over to be tried in England, or why 1 C o inisiissism was nut sent over to America to try ahem, le &nada trit-ting to the slow forms of the Courts uf America, I whose proceedings were certainly not likely to prevent the I „.,, vcc ,, nee of these crimes. Plot one-North of those who were indicted had been tried, and utter Lord Selkirk hael lerooeht witnesse% more than two Owosso(' m il es d is t ance , suit efter they were detained at his expeeme fur upwards of I three year', no procerdine% were hail. liettead of haring ! she proceeding% at Montreal. where impartial and udelli greet Juries might be found, York, a small town under the Maurine , of Government, was *elected ; and here, on the Steals that were the Counsel for Lord Selkirk were not allowed to put one single question to the witnesses. His Lordship applied to the Governor for permission that his Counsel urea be &those., iis examine those wiUresses, but • vain The consequence was, that some were acquitted— Mat where, even !fume who were the leaders in the murder, erre mellowed to v not i• 11 'nil, and sailed eriumple ily hone in the Wee Meals of the North-We at Company, a ra gmen:mace which went to establish the doctrine already I la, eructed, that the influence of the N or th.erest e inn y w y is ralbeieut to screen their servants from any attacks. Rut occasion In compinin of the partiality *hewn to jorooos, he hail mill greater cause so complam of Ilse ce truireliertry manner in whirls the unfortunate Petilioure (Mierliard; was treated. Ile was Wit We leis trial, on two i &firmed c-cesium., for the alleged murder uf one of the lull-hoe! men who was killed in the •tiack oti the set. :lenient at the Red River. On this occasion the Attor nil-G..lmm% claimed as his privilege to lie closeted with the Grind Jury, and he absolutely remained in the room of that Jury who were to decide on the. case of the mss Iliraiillt whom he conduieled a prosecution. The law of C.musela was the same as the law of Logland, and if II:e Aiteirriey.Geweral there had legally this power, the At ney.Generot in this country must have the same. He now adcerl, had the Attorney-General its this country %reek pewee; did he ever attempt to exercise it! The 11 mouiable Baronet submitted to the Homer, that this ea. 3 time breach of duty on the part of the Attoruey- Criieral. He alluded to oilier casts of precisely a similar mime:, *here eio sorb power was ever even sought to he mistimed by that Law Officer. The Honourable Ba rone', after some other observations, in which he took memoitie again to allude to what he described the enur- Inoue eineities committed at the Red River, concluded by moving for copies of all official commune:mime% be. twerp the Smeretary of Stale for the Gil Depart ment% mid the Governors of Upper mod Lower Canada, re epreiong 11w disturbances in the settlements on the Red Bever and the promedings in the Comes of Law thereon. He said that one great cause uf those disturbances was, the Mimed jos-Wiest 0000 of the Iludsoser Ray Company. lie %sunk! her un this point to read one of many leteere published by the agent of the Reel River Company, a letter which be greatly lamented the Colonial Goeertement did mot nteend to, because that early attention would have prevented all the viitlener, all the effieeimt of Blood which they all deploord—that letter asked to have the ben udaries of the Hil•lsisli'S Ray Company ascertained—mud in prophetic autietpated the melancholy occuriences which tuuk place. Mr. Emig said, that no one more than himself could ht. oleo' the luokuce which took place in the I 'an countries; it was painful, he said, So follow the Right Hon. Baronet is hie aatement. He gave coedit to the Noble Lord for his rows le firming the original settlement, but at the time he (Mr. drelared that he would resist his ch•ins °flora. dation, because lie considered that the Hudson's Bay Com- r my had no power to make the giant—he did not rest on ji his owls opinion; hr took, on this questimo, the first legal erpinuuts iii the country, nod high as the names that the Hun. Baronet mectioneol, float opinions,einougst which lie I tricot ono ol the late AtttrneyoGeneral, all concurred in &cid.. • tog, that time Company of Hudson's Bey hold aro power to • soaks that grans The dispute commenced with a proelatna. soot silt forth by Mr. Miles M'l)onnell, the Secretary to Lord Srlki,k, commanding the individuals, at elle Or the set. too meats of the North-West Curnpauy to oh part from thence, a• Loorol Selkirk claimed this territory, wider a grant front the II otok.oo Ilay. Company. This proclamation was hotted over the whole country; atitl thus individuals, who had 1 bolos peaerably relaying the immunities which they derived i her the Canadian Governinetit, were directed to abandon their rizht. The next extraordiosary step taken by Mr. 111 4 Donnell was, as he had tint, from particular circum stances, the means of supporting the persons at the Roil Rorer settlement, to order that the provisions laid up in the avitkrisent of the North-West Company, should he enartiolered, oto the ground that they were the prodnee of the soil le longing to Lord Selkirk. Many arts of hostility emoted, mod iu omit of these, Governor Semple, and emu ; of his party, lost their lives. An attempt was next made by the Hoolsoil Bay Company (for lie could never olisconneet ' them from !lase trau s aetiuns) to put down the NorasWest Compels) , altogether. With this view, a gunoboat was fitted out her a Lieutenant Holt, who fell in one of the skit , Plilkhtd that took place fur the purpose of intercepting rota- •iotsis. The armed adherents of the Company took two fork, whirl, woe hunted sod raw ii to the eroutsol, with the ex. eeptiols of some limbo r, which was word, and made use of by the attacking parties to construct Fort Dingle!, where , Governor Semple after% sok look post. An attack was also I made out another fort, but the commander successfully re- i.i.trol the efforts made acacia it. The. Gentlemen by whom it was do Gilded, finding a riallieolty 111 supplying the persons CUIIIIC4II,II with the North -We.' Company with provisions, ! sent a windier of half-bred bulimia, with horses And carts, to o ffeet this object, directiog them to keep as far 1111111 Ilse nee iyorott•triteted fort as possible. G Semple, how. I ever, discovered and pursued dom. The cousequence was, that the melauchuly rmalict took place in which Governor i Semple was killed, and which was described with so strong aim effect by the lion. Baronet. When the North-West COll3. pasty found their provisionoposts attacked, they were put on the alo rt—atiol, of comm., they used every miens in their power to preserve their properly at the different ' The valor of that prom-sty was tar from inconsiderable—fur, in Fort Williams. which had been surprised, commodities to the amount of 80,000/• were 'wised. It was said that Lind S- colony was to be knocked on the bead by the North- tfoo•I Compmy—bull, whet, Foot William was taken, Lord I Selkirk Set-sine posee.sed of all the private documents of the Cutup my, mud if 'hue were any design of destroying the lies cutout, it was strange that he amild not, anions& those Joo.tinieuts. Cud matter to support the allegatioss The t eutivau, he admi I lea, was 'tie of the most cauolitl witnesses examined tin the trials that hail taken place in Canada. He party to the conflitt in which Governor Semple fell— sod stated, that be knew not by whom the Ara s h ut was bred. • ilia he was sorry that the Petitioner slated 'himself to be an • iztturast settler—true who had recently proceeded to the v e p. r Country, and knew nothing of its situation : the fart ~!,e well knew the state in which the country was at that , III" uluegeol. With respect tor Lord Selkirk, he meld say, I that hr yard hieroggressiuna beyond any thing ever before h vre """" t " IC lef rills country. When he was at Fort Mary, ""t's ho"" Id have acted but wisely, and bonealy for the w l ert m° °risk. 're if he had sent to Governor Gower, in Csot"iso endeavoured, through him to obtain re. &roll if injury h'lr been committed. lie did not do Otis. Fort Mary was Wp acted, the property of the North-West Cura e""Y .64" i" d a ;maul it appropriated to 1111111.111 use. Flit individuals fun'fun' ad as that nest of murderers," as t he Lord 4-knoe Molded it, line seat, is the must igtoi no: Moos manner, t u Montreel. Ausougst these was air. M-Goilieray, a m aim who, bit Lordihip must have know'', • bu'l nothing lu 00 • tub the tramiserine of which he runt. P ilinsd—and 211 Ina rd who was, he believed, as crepe 14ble as 111. ti4/14. " . rd himself. Agedist his he never rue ~., M • atiluted any proceeding trlntreer. With respect to the ge neral circumstances of ti'e case, it Was nuttily of rentetiti that those who had the power, had placed, in the situstnru of Jude's, erfIAUVII, nod other ind cial officers, i pert-ons whir were ra•nt deeply ie 'ft...siert in the "veal of this dispute. 'J'he 'Chief Judge WIA. 310 Oilier resole. than Mr. Miler M , Etimilell, whine. !NW lainalitm directing the North.%Vest Company to ab:tiolon't h.- territory which they irld, mitely to tl.• traii%action on the Real River. '!'.,rely it wag rot iii; sly that the earls of justice wool,' be eittaisied by no minating to jinbctal mrtners, individuals who wvre evidently torerested iu the event of theme proceedings. The Hee stourable Baronet said, the Noble Lund ens most tttt • to bare this business >a tiled by a judicial detisitio. Ile be. hewed it would be most diffiridt, if slot impossible, lo have it so settled. He augges fed, as the only means by whit 6 the Tights of the wi l lies crud.' he defined, a prneredinc either by Ware Aries', or quo war route—int, he believed, their rev a delicacy, 1111 the port oS the Law Ofticers of the Crown, In submit to the derision of a Court of Law, rights, which were nearly eutistected with the inters sin seed privileges of the Crown itself. He (nr. E) had, when the disputes first eonimeneed—when Mm. Stsllonnell seised on the provisiusis oT the North. West Company—advised an action to Ire !nought against him—but his advice wits not fol. lowed. the this subject, he had corresponded at great length with the Colonial Department. In one of thswe communications, he adverted to the probability of her-- Witte% being produced by the ',imputes between the parties—but, he hoped it would nut be supposed that he, in the must distant degree, contemplated the unit*. innate event that had taken place. A civil action bad been instituted in the Cum t of King's bench against Lord Selkirk, since Iris arrival in dna (-wintry, which was now pending—and the decision of which would be of very con siderable importance to the settlement of the disputes. A Commission, he believed, bed been sent nut by the Coloolial Department to tovestieale the rights of the hostile parties— tied alien the Report of that Commission was made, he hoped oneli proceedings would be adopted as would tend to restore amity between them. It was most desirable that the controversy ebonld be settled, since it had already placed the country in a state almost bantering ou civil war. ble etARLIETT said, the conduct of his Noble Friend (Lord Selkirk) hash, he conceived, been rather unfairly repre sented. He was not privy to the comfort of Mr. WHoti etell—and expressed very great regret that lie hail PI acted. It was most extraordinay that Mr. MiDunnell should have been prosecuted as a felon—when, at must, his conduct could only he considered as arising from an erroneous esti mate of the powers he legally possessed. The colony on the Red River was to have a eertaiojuriseliction—and, if the pro per boundary had been overstepped, i t wasevidently through mistake. The grant to Lord Selkirk gave him jurisdiction over certain territories, which were einimerated, and con cluded with the words, " el cetera;" which were very int. ;mama in this ease. All that had been done by the Noble Lord arose from a feeling, that, if he had surietidereal, his life would have been satriAned, and not from any desire to avoid paying due obedience to legal and properly constituted a tut horitles. ‘ , Mr. WM V. SITR said, I.ord Selkirk had, he firmly believed, entered on this project with no other stew but that of esta blishing a colony, wit out intending to interfere with any set of men. 'He apprised hie Majesty's Government—he apprised the Colonial Department—of his intent' . die heard ne kind of objection from them—but, from that hour to the peesent, be was not informed by diem of their opininu, as to the legality and validity of hie proceeding, eu which the prosperity of the speculation and the success of the enterprise altogether depended. This was not a, question between Lord Selkirk mid any set of individuals. The ques tion was this, whether Canada, a country much larger than Eng;aml, and the soil of part of which was equally fertile with that of England, should remain an uncultivated waste, or he advantageously employed by industrious men ? The question was, whether oppußitiou should be manifested against these who wished to dispossess the animals of the chase, and to introduce a spirit of civilisation where savage lute tit relent prevailed? Sir A.Mickensie, who had resided its Canada, who might be considered the second founder of the North-West Company, in hie wink on the fur-trade, had described the situation of those who ap selves en tirely to such a traffic. He observed tI a difficult to bring rat o back from civilisation to 'age life, than to introduce the blessingsof civilised° get savages. This fact he proved by a recoriencito the situation of the half-bred Indians, who followed the fur-trade. The moment their traffic was at au end, they spent the produce of it, and lieu returned to the Isarbarons employments of the chase. The seine author gave a succinct account of the establishment of the North-West Company—in the course of which, it appeared, considerable violence was trade Use d. H had been asserted that no complaints ha" been made respect ing the administration of justice is Camilla, but to his uwu knowledge he could assert, that not tinge years had passed fur the last 20 years in which suture complaint of that nature had not been tussle. The violent character and con duct of the North-West Company were exemplified by a cir cumstance narrated by Lient. Hall, in his amusing travels in Canada, respecting an attack made by their agents upon a party of honest fishermen, who its no respect had merited this mite:tee, and who in no degrie interfered with those " us chartered monopolists." He argued, from various docu ments, stoat the grata made to die Carl of Selkirk could in in degree interfere with the claims of the Company, and that even this impression was originally entertained by the ag.111. 1 of she Company themselves. Lord Selkirk was ac cused of having constituted himself Judge in his own cause; but let the couthiet of a man, named Norman M'Cleod, be exandned, who acted in every respect as a Magistrate, com mitting persons in prison, and perfus ening other acts of power, and then signed himself " Agent to the North-West Company." Was such conduct to be permitted in him, and ehutild Lord Selkirk, in much shove him in rank, and far shove him, as far as the sitspicton of performing an ille gal act was considered, be charged with an improper ex• tsetse of anthoi ity, if he aulwermently seised upon persons who had been guilty of the moss atrocious prat-mimes ? It appeated to him that the neglect of the Colonial Depart ment to all the representatious winch had been made on be half of either party, was the cause of all the misfortunes (het had occurred. Mr. E,.t.ts explained. Mr lisise LT? said that the present Petitioner was a highly respectable mass, and one who would nut put his signature to any statement which he did not know, or conscientiously believe to be hue. The question before the 110USI . was not bruited in interest to the quarrels of commercial companies which might be anxious to destroy each other's trade, but was, in fact, whether his Majesty's Government had adminis. tered the affairs of the colony as they eight to have done. The lion. Gentleman opposite would Nye to make oat a strong case that ow lathes meld be attributed to the Colonial Department. He referred to the stature of the evidence that had been brought forward on the opposite side, and said, it came from a source so suspicions that he could attach no credit to it. He detailed some eiteumstances of she law proceedings contiected with this rase, YAW', sbewed that ins itarttal jnetice had not been administered; and concluded by raying a high compliment to the character of General Sir .'eregrise Maitland, the Governor of the pruviuce of Upeer Canada. Mr. Gotildiulte lamented the lateness of the hour at which it was necessary fur lam to offer himself to the atter* lion of the House ; but he was at the same time pleased that an opportunity bad been given to the friends of either side to expires their sentiments its Ibis transaction. It was not his intention to cousider *hitt of those parties was the original aggressor, nor whether the fords ade was valuab!e or not ; the charge against Ilse Government was the most important part of the question, and to this he should astifitie himself. When Lend Selkirk first inti mated to the Colonial Department his intention of pro ceeding to North America, no idea was entertained that the appearance of the Noble Lord in that quarter of the world would be •tlentted with ally circumstances iiijonietes to the tranquillity of the coludy. It was merely supposed list the Noble Lord would eidablish in Upper C.ossct a colony simtlar to that which he had already found ed in the month of the Gulf cif Si. Lawrence. He doubled not that if a military force lied tutu II stationed there at the first founding of this vilest', 1111.1111, of those melauelsoly twills *OlO4 have folluarrel ahitl, would he long deigored. Orders 5.1 shot effort had been sent out to the lovee of Canada, but nitfoilenidt ly Lis means Were so limilid al to render obedience 10 this order itnpnasible. A co 00000000 pier lion however had been made by the Agents of the seteement, addreased to the Adjutant-General of the province, awing their belief th rt Sir Gordon Drummond, the Own Governor, could tint have urierl with more dierre.. lion than be hail done udder his peculiar circumstances. The y.ir 1816 however unforturratcly opened with the . storming of forts, and regular battles between the p011ee..., IMI receiving information of these circumstances, the Goveruur-Gearral immediately proceeded to obtain e perfect knowledge of the state of affairs; but the mili tary convol.iims were not the only difficulties with which he had to contend. The Ceidlersion who beaded ' the military parties gin either side, on laying dowri the 'morel, were enabled fo @same llw enhigus of civil power.. Tlwy were Justices of the Peace, and proceeded with all the fence in their power to enforeP warrants under their own sig natures. l'he first art .of the Gusortoor's was to put an end to Crew legal outrages, and nil thole Magistrates were shawl( off the Commi•sion —(//ent, hear, hear.)—Per sone were appointed to investigate the facts, and as their report hail not arrived in this colliery until 'toy lately, it Was impossible fur the Government to proceed in applying a reniedy In Ilse evil, No danger happily arose from this unavoidable delay, because such a degree pf tranquillity suc ceeded those disturbances atido Buford the greatest security to the people of that country during the intervening period. It , A 3. made a matter of complaint that the Government had taken measures first against Lord Selkirk, hut the cif.- comstances were these : A dispatch arrived in the year IPI7 from the Governor-General, stating that s warrant lord been issued against lord Selkirk, nod that his Lordship It I not only ranged to obey the warrant, but had erin imprisoned the officer who had served it. On stick an occurrence the course of the Government was distiort, they serif out •or ders to put Lord Selkirk on his trial.—(!/ear, hear:t— The parties were transferred to Montreal, and trite bills were found by the Grand Jury. Delay soubsconetWy occurred (ruin causes orieinating with Lord Selkirk, and it was at length ...opposed, from the agitation of the public niiud, that no impartial .I.C+y could be obtained in Montreal, the rase was therefore transferred to (Melrec. The reports of the trials had just arrived in .his country, and he was convinced anti if the reports were read, no Hon. Member would think of impriting to the Government any partiality to either party. After a few (nether observations, the Don. Gentlemo moved an addition to the original mu llion, enlarging the another of the papers which it might be necessary ill produce. Mr. BENNETT explained. Sir JAMES MONTGOMERY replied. After few remarks from Mr. ELLIS, the motions were carried, as amended. MR. MALLICON. Mr. Cnowew, on the PeriofaOHon. Ba►onet (Rir F. Burdett), postponed big motion resprcling Mr. Inanition's Petition till this day week. PROPERTY OF THE KING. The Soucivon•GxneßAL obt;ine4lleave to bring in a Bill to amrud the Acts of the 39 and 40 Ceo. 111. chap. BR, and 47 GCO. 111. chap. 24, relating to the dispositions of the real and personal properly of the King. SESSIONS OF THE PEACE (IRELAND). The Order of the Day having been read for the second reading of the General Sessions of the Peace Bill (Ireland) — Mr. CRON CR roe. on the part of a most deserving class of Gentlemen, the Assistant Barristers of Ireland, to sug gest the expediency of making an addition to their 11111Arieli, as a compensation for the additional labour imposed on them by the Bill. Mr. C. Glum said, that, agreeably to the suggestions of his Hon. Friend, it was his intention to take an opportunity shortly of proposing an addition to the salaries of the indi viduals alluded to, of 100/. a•year each. Mr. WYNN thought, that measures of so important a na ture should not be brought forward at so late a period of the Station. Mr. PEEL and Mr. R. MARTIN bore testimony to the me ritorious and respectable character of the Assistant Barris ters, and expressed their approbation of the proposed •mr mentation to their salaries. The Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday next. I'OSTAGE (IRELAND). Mr. C. G■►NT brought in a Rill to •emend StVITAI Art■ relation to the postage and conveyance of letters in Ireland. —Read a list tine, and ordered to be read a second deacon Tuesday next. The Ober Orders of the Day were deposed of, sad the House adjourned at HALF•PART Two o'CLocK. MAJORITY A NeIIINORI TY OH THE BILL TOR EXTENDING THE RIGHT OP ELECTION, AT PER IM', TO TUB NEIGHBOURING HUNDRED.. MAJORITY. Aberernmhy, Hn..l. Fitzgibbon, Ho. R. Parsons, J. Betakes, George Forbes, Lord Phillips, C. Banker, Henry Griffiths, J. W. Price, R. Barry, Colonel Hume, J. Ricardo, D. Becher, W. W. Hutchinson, Hon. RieWant, W. Burrell, W. C. 11. Sebright, Sir J. Butler, Hon. J. W. Kennedy, T. F. Smith, J. Butler, Hon. C. H. Lamb, G. Swish, Win. Calvert, C. Martin, John Stun, H.C. Calvert, N. ManatCharles, Ld. Tennyson, C. Dawson, G. R. Narmanby, Lord Wait hman, Ald. Denison, W. J. Ord; W. Williams, W. Douglas, J. Palmer, C. F. Wilson, T. Ellice, E. Pares, T. AVood, Alilermat Fitzgesald. W. V. Parnell, Sir 11. Wynn, C. W. Tgumas—Sir C. Burrell, turd Ebriugtou. MINORITY. Roswell, Alex. Hawkins, Sir J. Martin, It. Brovien, I. Holmes, W. Onamanney, F. M. Calvert, John limes, Joha Pitt, Morton Ellison, R. Long, C. Perhell, Sir J. Forbes, C. Lamb, T. Philip Sinclair, Geo. Gurney, H. Macnsghten, E.A.Sierllntr, L. Gordon, John Shinning, W. Wyndham, WO. Harvey, C. Mansfield, J. 1 TeLtmts—Coveutry, G. Holford. *•. SOMERS TOWN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS. Yesterday the Anniversary of the Somers Town Catholic Schools was held at Freemasone-liall, and attended by some of the most4tingaished Per sonages of the country. His ol Highness the Duke of SUSSEX was to have token the Choir at the dinner, but he was unavoidably absent in the earlier part of the evening attending the auspicious erre. mony of the christening of the Royal Infant of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Kent, At six o'clock the Right Hon. Lard CLIFFORD took the Chair, supported by the Hon. Hugh Clifford, the Hon. Thomas Barnewall, sir George Jerningham, Sir Richard Bedingfield, the Right Rte. Doctor Slater, Dr. Somerville, Dr. Ammo, Rev. Dr. Lindsay, Mr. Charles Butler, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Nevill, Mr. Stanley Cary, Mr. Hornyold, Mr. Molyneux Seel, Mr. ROOOll, Mr. Terrysent. jun. Mr. Jones, Mr. Kiernan. Mr. Moore, Mr. R. Butler, Mr. Barnewall, Mr. Bernard, and a number of other Gentle Men who take tin active part in the promotion or this excellent Charity. The attendance of Ladies of rank was extr4ely numerous. From their elevated and exhilarating circle this particidsr charity emanated, and with the constancy and perseverance which so peCuliarly belong to such estimable and auspicious patronage, they conferred upon the company, in addition to their valuable habottil in .giving pmctic4l effect to this Institution, the honour of their presence this day, to eiijoy the highest gratification of which good and fatuous Militia arc susceptible, the con. sciousness of the moral benefits they have conferred upon roTiety, unit to contribute still further, from porter so often opened, u liberal addition to the fowls of the Institution. .Among the iltSlingtsishrol Ladies whom we notie- I the gsllesy were—lA(ly and the Misses Redstsgfield, IL stly Somer., Ludy Tre lawny sod Misr Trelawny, Mrs. P..lward Jertsing lutm, mid the Hon. Misses ClifEnd, the lion. Miss Basset, Mrs. Lynch, Miss Coruoselc. and a num ber of other Ladies. wbo are artivple engaged in diffusing the moral benefits which tins chit-Sty is so 1111tIllrillily calculated to ctit&r. S.ton after six o'clock the company sat down to a spls•ndid dinner. I%* sormir rig the cloth was removed, Non Nobis Dotariae Will ell lig with fine efr et. Lord Cuttroon (she Chairman) regretted that the übsence of the illustrious Doke inisrised upon him the tusk of Impelling the business of their anni versary, Ile had received u letter from the Royal Duke, stating, that unavoidable business of tt very peculiar and domestic nature—(we .have Rlreudy stated the christening or the Royal Infant) —pre vented his attendance at the dinner hour, but that Ise would strain every nerve to join the company at eight or Suisse o'clock.—(Appl. eve.) The CHAIRMAN gave the tamnl lowa, of " 1 The King," "The Prince Urgent and Royal Family," loon the Chair, whirl' were received with the usual drmonstrittion• of respect and affection. Io proposing the health of his Royal llighness the Duke of Sussex, the Noble CHAIRMAN took occassoss, in eloquent terms, to advert to the eßlrA ordinary merits of the Royal Duke, who $ll , ll to have honoured them to-rilly with los presence; the name of that Illustrious Personage W 44 indeed con nected with every institution which had humanity, philanthropy, and benevolence, for its object.— (Great applause.)—Wherever the claims of charity were urged, his Royal nigliners the Duke of Sus sex was suse to be present, enforcing the appeal.— App louse.) The health of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex was then drunk with great applause. The toasts next given in succession were-- ! 4 , success to this Charity," and U The Health. of the Pro testant Friends who kindly contributed to the Schools." The children of the charity were now introduced —they consisted of a considerable number of chit 'then of both sexes, chiefly of very tender years, rind their cheerful looks and healthful appearance, furnished the most artless and unequivocal evidence of the invaluable benefits which they derived from the fostering care of this Society. y The children were led by the Stewards through the room, and the most intelligent and expert of them received appro priate rewards from the Chairman. Mr. CHARLES BUTLER then rose, when the 1 children had taken their stations in the room, to make an appropriate address to the company. He took an able and eloquent review of the great va lue of this charity, and of its effect in rescuing from vice and misery so many of the children of the poor—mid pointed out the inestimable benefit con ferred upon society by the labours of the Lady who was at the .head of this establishment, and who had relinquished all the blandishments of high rank, of ease, and luxury, to measure the di.- tresses of the poor, and only regulate the relief to their wants by the extent of their misery. (Mr. Butler did not name the Lady ; but the ex tensive sphere of her benevolence, and her uniform personal efforts, have rendered concealtneirt im possible—she is Mire Trelawny, die daughter of one of the most ancient Baronets in this country.] The Rev. Dr. LINDSAY rose to express the deep regret he felt at the absense of the Royal Duke who.was so well described as being the advocate of every thing that was noble and. good in the cause of charily.—(Hear.)—lt was a full admission of the benefit of this charity, when they tumid that a Royal Duke was one of their Patrons, and u Scotch Pres byterian one of their supporters.—( Laughter and applause.)—Their great object was evidently to.do good, to educate the poor, and in so doing to dif fuse more widely the sphere of moral obligation and religious duty. He had always Winfred that sphere of philanthropy which found no limits to its exertions than those which ignorance set and poverty demonstrated. He did not know who the Lady was who was the great founder of this charity ; he had indeed heard her name ; if alit were of the Catholic religion, all he should asy was, that the Protestants ought to envy their brethren the posses sion of so great an acquisition.—(Applause.)—The cause of charity was one common to all—it belonged to every religion. Education was a general benefit, common to‘all, and of which the great effects were felt by every class of society. If the removal of .vice, of indolence, and ignorance, were an object to society in a civilized country, every sect ought purely to concur in banishing the ba neful effects which flowed from such sources. He rejoiced there fore at seeing a charity of this kii:d rising under such auspices. The cause of charity, he repeated, was the cause of all, and like an old Scorch Pres byterian, lie rejoiced to see that men of all reli gious persousions concurred in the imperative ne cessity of enforcing it.--(AppNese. J—W hat ever differences of opinion men may con.cien tiously entertain on subjects of religion, all he should say was, that that religion could cot be inoperative to promote the great ends of all Chris tian sects which set before a mitred meeting such an assemblage. of children as they hail just Peen. The name of the Lady who founded this Society would, like that of the good Quaker Lady, Mrs. Pry, who pierced the recesses of contamination to supplant vice and snake virtue triumphant, be long enrolled in that list which recorded the great vir tues of human nature, and spited the great so domy of individual character the promotion of the good upplatt se.) Just at the conclusion eneech (about .tune o'clock) the Highness the Duke of Sussex MI al Highness soon after ceded by the Steward., must raptrirou% applati.e. Lord Clifford iiiiinedistel. was succeeded by his Royal Sussex. M r. one Diil 4111. Butltr) would preen"..' to toy, that for this the Royal Duke, not h re.iends, were to bltine; fur so long as his Royal Hi ,, hoess pursued the 'amb career of universal benevolence, so long wonld thle applause of the public "mark his course, nod long did he (Mr. Butler) hope it sliotthi bill to the lot of his Royal Highoes% to be terrified with this sort of reception.—(Laugher and applanse.) The health of his Royal Diglineol wits then drunk n second time with went applause. His Royal flightless the I)nlce nr SI:14 EX. in re turning tlunika. expreased the gratification he felt at the uutnner in Which his health had been drtiok by the Company. ilia Roril Higlinees eta.. ri, that lie hail fixed the dad• for tins Meeting ; bat . - - - that owing to the citcunietance of the chrisiriiisi t : i,l* the child of the Duke and Duchess of Kent-Y*o4rd applause)—he was obliged to be absent ti. • lie immediate period of dustier. but he had tek care to apprise the Meeting of this cit. curnstam.P. and to fulfil his pledge of being here as early the evening Si he possibly could.— (Great dilflause.)—lle bad determined to come here this evening, to manifest by his presence the sense lie felt for this Institutieu, uud far others founded upon the basis of the t d iicatio „ of the poor. Ile had often attended et these anniversaries, anti lie yens p , l nt io rind !Lc grmlat , ol dispersion of those 'prejudices which kid nice pre. veiled respecting general education. Ile repeated the pleasure he felt at finding those stlinola in such a state of prosperity. Isi allusion to ilie gelartl state of>a giseption connected with their fee-iiitgs, Le thought its advance vies priogre*•ive, cod that the time was not far distant is lien their hopes would be crowned with success. Moderation, 'patience, and perseverance would soon successfully establish the great principle fur which they were contending—it must triumph, for it emanated from and went di redly to the heart.—((:real applartsc.) The health@ of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Kent, itsid the Royal infant, were then drank, amid enthusiastic acclamation. The health, of the Ladies present, and several • other appropriate toasts, were drunk with great ap plause. The health of the venerable and patriotic Earl of St. 'Vincent was drunk with deserved enthusiasm. The Noble Earl, with that distinguished benevo lence for which lie bar been so proverbially remark. able, transmitted to this Charity a donation of 50/. Several other toasts were given with great eff-ct. and the conapany remained until a late hour in the enjuyinent of the utmost festivity. We rejoice to say that the suhscription for this Charity was extremely liberal. More than 400/. was collected iii the room, a large part of which was contributed by the Ladies in the gallery. THE BRITI S II Pitt S S. LONDON, kIitDAV. JUNE 25, tBl6. The Bill for regulating Madhouses was last night rejected in the House of Lords. The Howe of Commons were principally occupied in lug a Petition of Mr. JOHN PIUTCH•RD, re ptet ing the destruction of a Colony established in the year 1811, by the Earl of Sl:LRrue, iu British North America. A curious scene was presented at Guildhall yesterday, after the otdinaty Cosiness of the Com mon Hall. The LORD MAYOR,.on seeing Mr. WOOLER present himself, ordered the Crier to dis solve the Hall, and instantly withdrew. The ilvee Aldermen, Ci. •mbers, Were severally requested to take the but the request could out be complied wi, asistentlY with aficial civic eti. quette. Mr. 01. ER, however, persevered. He said it was hit .tension to have called upon the LORD MAYOR 1. give some explanation of his con duct in refusing to summon a Commoai Hall, its conformity with the Requisition oleic!' had been put into his hands by some of the most rewpectable of his fellow-citieens, in order to take into consi deration the additional taxes by winch the nation was about to be burdened. The conduct of his Lordship had rendered that intention ineff. c tual. When the Lotto MAYoR was waiter' upon with the Requisition by the Gentleman alluded to, he said, " will not call a Meeting, nor will I state my reasons for refes:ng to do so."—(Cries of " Slaan t el" and liisses.)—A hope had been entertained scat his Lordship would at any rate have tram flitted a written paper, expressive of his concurrence in or refusal of the request. He beggen to know whether the Citizens of London could endure such treatment, and concluded with moving a Resolution, " That his Lordship's refusal to call a Common Hall, when t Requisition, signed by lifty-seVen Liverytnec, was presented to him for that purpose, was u per sonal insult to thine who signed the Requisi tion," &c. &c. This vote of censure was cal real unanimously—but it must be recollected that the Hall had been previously dissolved. The Meeting then dopersed. the promotion of the good of society.-44ttaf (fancy of individual character and single effort in We hare received Washington Papers to the 221 e immediat e alt. from which w e learn that the Petitions fir Just uPP n a :t tr e ithe conclusion of the Rev. bentternen's u nnerch (about An R ne o'clock) the arrival of theßoyal assem bli ng of Congress are very ge- neral throughout the Union. The National lode& Highness the Duke of Susses was announced. His ligencer bets the following article on this implrtant Rii3 al Highness soon triter 'Meted the morn, pre- cetted by the Stewards. and was received with the sub j ect 1-"* O WA/111 1'10TO%, MA* IS must raptrirous . applatise. Lord Cli ff ord immediately vacated the Cloiir.nnd ,t The Nate of politic taroks i t at ibis time in nu respect Sussex, varied, so far a. we are informed, from that *bleb exislcd was succeeded by h is‘ Royal Highness the Dtdce of a t the thee whew Cunene adjourned, and when they re. Mr. CidAlti,as B UT L ER then rose • and said, that fund to ant i c i p ate the usual sitting of Congress, riiiriqrteir one or the unpleasant sensations 'risk's the Royal isvorised from. a highly reorrret•bl' quarter if it LH- d.- one had said lie always felt at coming into a 'sired that coogreii tio convened to motions.? the Bsaks V public %meting, arose from the applintse which hisstrettaisokarateri to **spend speeie payments, in (Warr that friends thought proper to ailect to him. Hr (Ms. every oilier monied lasiltatioa at the cinnamon, gutsy Sp