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1- u cf ;al ...- by ef ri- cn !et sr, r at the Ceti to the House the opinia tif t*o etsfinguished physicians' Dr. Munro and Sir George Tuthill, relative to the unfor tunate Mr. Gourley, now in close custody for the persanal outrage on Mr. Brougham on Friday ever ing. Both these eminent physicians state their having had repeated conver sations with the unhappy man, and give it as their opinion that he has exhibited proofs of a disordered intellect, and that his mind, in their opinion, was unsound when he committed the outrage on a Member of the House on Fri day, and continues so still. Mr. Secretary Canning then rose and said, that after hearing the letter read from the Chair, there could be but one opinion in the House as to the state of the unfortunate man's mind. The Right lion. Secretary added, that in consequence of such a feeling, he should not make any motion on the subject, but that he thought it right that Mr. Gourley should remain in cus tody until his friends had been consulted with. We feat the unhappy man has now few friends— " The world has not been his friend, Or the world's law." He has been humanely dealt with by the House. But every precaution should be adopted to prevent the future repetition of outrages au flagrant. Lord Althorp's Bill for the appointment of County Courts in England and Wales, was last night lost, for at least the present Session, in the Upper House. On the second reading having been moved by Lard Redesdalas Lord Ellcnborough strongly objected to the measure, ob serving, that if it were thought desirable to make a new law on this subject, Ministers, in his opinion, ought to propose that a Commission be instituted for the purpose of inquiry. The expensive machinery of Commissions is now the rage on all questions: but what purpose could a Commission answer on the present subject? To give the people IJ large cheap and expeditious justice in all minor civil MCP, was the leading of of Lord Althorp's Bill, which was, considerably modified in its progress through the Lower House ; and does it need the report of a Commission to show the necessity of such a measure, and the be nefits it would confer on a large portion of the corn; munity ? The Bill in question received great attention from Mr. reel, and had his full support in its mo dined state. Lord Elknborough, who -opposed it, was one of the principal claimants for large remuneration, in consequence of the losses anticipated in his office from the' athninistration of cheap justice. The Noble Lord claimed', an indemnity, we believe, to the amount of 1,6J01. a year. The lucrative office be holds was settled on him by his father, while Lord Chief Justice'of the Court of King's Bench, and some doubts may be entertained ar,to the de licacy and disinterestedness of Lord-Ellenbarough's marked opposition to the Bill under such "peculiar circumstances. The Lord Chancellor thought it impossible the Bill could pars during the present SCIIiOD, for there were 'natty parts of it that required mature consideration. What, we beg to ask, was thereto prevent aufliciest consideration being given to this useful measure during the period Parliament has yet to sit? It was most fully considered and discussed in the Lower House, and was latterly in the hands altogether of tl:e Home Secretary, kr. Peel, who bestowed great care upon it. The Bill would have given considerable le gal patronage to the Crown, but it would have. been most teneficial also to the great -mass of the rople. The ex pense cf justice in civil eases of property has been for years a loud and general complaint throughout this country, and it was the leading object of the Bill in question to remedy that grievance. Constant Courts under this statute would have been held in every cottity, for the hea;:ng and de cision of all claims to a rertain amount, not involving title to lands. The proceedings in these Courts were cal cuiated to be equally cheap and expeditious. We regret sincerely that this useful Bill has been loot even for this Session ; but, we hope it will be renewed by the Right lion. Secretary for the Home Department early in the next. It ought not to be rejected on any personal grounds, such as influenad its defeat last night in the Upper House. IVIr aye*, Jew s 14.—Soon after one o'clock this after noo:t the King rode ont in his phaeton, in the various drives of the Park, and alighted at the Royal Lodge, and re united to the Castle to dinner. The Ri ,, ht Hon. Sir Charlet Long arrived at the Castle this morning, on a visit to his Majesty. The King is expected to attend the races to-morrow. On Sunday the Duke and Duchess of Clarence gave a grand dinner party, to meet his Royal Ilighness on his re turn from his aquatic excursion on the coast. Among the distinguished persons present were—the Duchess of Kent, Prince Leopold, the l'rince of Leiningen, Princess Feo dore, the Prince and Princess Reus d'Ebersdorf, Loben stein and Gera, and the Marchioness of Westmeath. In the evening the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, and Princess Auvsta, went to tea, &c. The Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Gloucester, and the Princess Feodore, visited the Duke and Duchess of Clarence. On Sunday the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester at tended divine service at St.. George's Church, Hanover square. Prince Leopold gave another grand and numerous as sembly last night at Mariboreugh House. It is reported that the Queen of Portugal will go into Austria, and that Don Miguel will inhabit the chateau Compeigne. It is said that M. de Filial° will keep the portefolio of Foreign Affairs till after the sitting of the Chambers 61 closed. The Infant Don Miguel left Brest on the Bth, and we are assured that he is gouc to Nantes—Journal de J'aris. Another Frincli journal says the Infant has arrived at Paris. We understand from authority, that accounts have been received from Lord Cochrane, by his brother in London, stating that his Lordship had at length brought all his alit*. fcreuces with the Brazilian Government to an amicable adjustment; the prizes which he had taken from the Por tuguese having been condemned, anti orders given for their sale. It is added, that Lord Cochrane had been offered the treasurership of the marine department, wl for the present, however, he had declined. In an interview be tween him and the Emperor, the latter, on being rather warmly reproathe 1 for his arbitrary conduct, assured Lord Coatane t tat he had acted solely from necessity, anti that i w. s impossible for any man to feel more warmly dis pt seal towards the constitution than himself.—Edinburgh Obsertv r. A letter frcm Zanv, dated April 23, states, that, after great preparat ons had been made for conveying the body of Lord Byron so England, Lord Sydney Osborne, whose opinion on this stO ject was to decide the conduct of those who intend, d to chow this respect to the ;lumina of an illustrious man, had expressed in the most positive manner an objection to the plan, and a wish, w hi c h in suc h case be came a law, for the interment of the body at Zante. The followingi is from the Argslrargh Gazette:— " Letters of the 12th ult. from Corfu state that an English vessel has been attacked in the Gulf of Nlissolonghi by four ships of the Barbary States, and would have been captured, but for the sudden appearance of three Greek vessels, which immediately afforded her succour, and made themselves masters of an Algerine veas4.4. The others took refuse at Lepanto." . . _ M 'ICA N • En BA SM.—An eminent mercantile house in the City received a letter yt at rilay from the Ilavannah, dated the 20th April, containing the following intelli gence :—" Mr. Miehelena, the Ambassador to the English Court, and Mr. Itoccaftterte, Secretary of Legation, have embarked on board a British ship of war, and are on their passage to England. 'The ship is to touch at this place on her passage. Yesterday the dispatches for Bengal and Bencoolen, by the chartered ship Layton, were closed at the East India How, and delivered to the waster of that ship. P4SIIIOIV-41in INTRLLII:ENCE. The Archbishop of Ciunerbury had a grand dirner Tarty yes. terday, at Lambeth Pslace. ' The Archbishop of York entertained the Earl and Countess of ' Lonsdale and a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house In Brost•enor-srare. The Duke 01 Beaufort gave a grand dinner yesterday, at his hothse in I irosvenor-squale. The Dowager 31archinness of Salisbury entertained a select circle of habits:tables yesterday evening, at her house in Arlington. street. The Dowager Marchioness of Exeter entertained an elegant party at dinner yesterday, at her house in Privy-ganlens. The Honourable Mr. and Mm. Agar Ellis have issued cards of invitation to a large party, to meet Prince Leopold, on the 22d inst. at their house in Spring-gardens. The Duke of Rutland has issued cards of invitation for a grand entertainment on the 21st instant, at his house in .trlingtou-street. The Earl of Aberdeen had a large party at dinner yesterday, at his house in Argyle-street. The Duke of York has left town for Frogmore. Earl and Countess Fortescue left town yesterday for the Duke of Buckingham's seat, Stowe, Buckinghamshire. Lord and Lady .Inson left the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street, yesterday. for Brighton. Dowager Lady Glynn left town yesterday for Stowe. Sir George `Wombwell, Bart. left town yesterday fact his seat in Yorkshire. Fox, Esq. DI.P., arrived in town yesterday, from his scat, Bromism Park. The Hon. and Rev. George and Lady ('harlotte Neville left town yesterday for Stowe. J. H. Allen, Esq. 31. P. left town yesterday, for his seat South Wides. C. thenfell, Esq. left town yesterday, for the Earl of Sefton's sett, Stoke Farm. _ _ . Lord Dyne's.r arrived in town yesterday from his seat in Wales. Arrivals at the Hayti/ Hotel, St. Janica's.street:—Capt. Pryce, R.N., from Portsmouth; Dalai. Esq. from Lincolnshire; Hew. J. Swann, from York; Her. Noel Ellison, from Sunderland; Mr. and Mrs. Hammond and family, from Southampton ; and Earl Hort, from Ireland. 11Ir. and Mrs Daahwooli and family left the British Hotel, yer tardily, for their seat, West Wycombe. Mr. and Mrs. French and family arrived yesterday at the Wa terloo Hotel, Jennyn-strect, from Ireland. W. 0. Sakaost, Esq. has arrived in Parliaaleat-street, from Bombay. . Departures from Gould's Hotel, Jermyn.street :—Wm. and Warren Meridiem, Esqrs. for their seat. Men Hall, Yorkshire; Sir Thomas Wilson Bart:for his seat, Charlton, Kent; and Col. Blake, for Clieltenhirii. , Arrivals at Fladong's Hotel. fhfnrd-street .-.-Sir Wm. Burdett, from a tour; Nancy, Esq. from a tour; and the Hon. and Rev. A. Cathcart. from Ferrybtidge. Departures :—The Hon. T. Rev., to Suffolk; J. A. Houblon, Mn. floublon and fa mily', to Welford Park, Newbury ; Colonel and /gra. Fitzgerald, to Deal gaodiford. On a tour; Miss Kyomoon, en a tour ; W. Hill, Esq. and Mn. Hill, on ditto; T. N. Cis:gavot, Es 9 for rorquay; R. Ileatheote, Esq. for Staffordshire; W. R. Neale, Esq. for Maidstone; and Captain Warrington, for ditto. It was not, as has been erroneously stated, the portrait of her late Majesty, Queen Caroline, that was rescued from' '' the fire at Carlton Palace, but that of Caroline, the consort of George 11. DLVONPORT, JuNC is currently reported thathis Majesty, should his health permit, intends to honour this port with a visit in August next. Early on IVednestlay evening, the 23d, is the time fixed for the celebration of the nuptials of Mr. IVombwell and Miss Orby Hunter ; we understand his Royal Highness the Duke of York gives away the lovely bride. MISTAKEN Piero.—Some passengers were chatting idle nonsense to a parrot, hung out at a window when a devout old lady came up: "0 wickedness !" exclaim ed she; " why do you not teach him his creed ?" Co wes, JUNE 13.—(Extract of a private letter.)—(furl annual regatta and sailing match will take place on August isth and 19th, and will far surpass any former one, for besides the sailing match, free for any vessel within a cer tain tonnage, there will be a sweepstakes for yachts be 'oKing to members of the Royal Yacht Club, which will no doubt excite the greatest interest, as it is very generally known ;hat some of them are the fastest vessels in the world, and for neatness in their rigging, spars, sails, &c. cannot -Le exceeded. Lord Yarborough arrived on Friday evening, cad on Saturday set off for his seat, Appulder combe Paik, for a few days. His Lordship's yatcht, the ship Falcon, is completely ready for sea, and had she a pendant flying, would certainly be taken for a small sloop of war. The town is filling fast with fashionable visitors, and it promises to be a vet) , gay season. HASTINGS, JUNE 11.—(FrOM a Correspondent.)—Our town is beginning to brighten up for the summer season. The number of new houses erected on every inch of eli gible ground are pushing forward to a finish, to embrace the first letting, and from the number of noble and gentle men's families who now reside with us during the year, lodgings will be found in the height of the season scarce: the poorest expect to rate at a guinea per bed per week. Several of the delightful seats have received orders to be in readiness to receive their welcome masters. The winter season ha exceeded that bf former years, and has been enliven( d lay gay balls, "Outs, and parties. The Visitation of the Clergy will take place on Tuesday next, after which they dine at the Swan Hotel. 011ANOT SIG xs.—At a meeting of the Catholic Associa tion on IrtAnestlay, Mr. O'Connell gated, that " in con sequence of the rspose of the Orange system, as given by him a few days since, the Orangemen had found it neces sary to change their sign of recognition, and have adopted what they term a distress skn, which is made by holding the left hand a little distance from the face, tbe back out wards, and knocking it quickly three times against the palm of the right hand. IVlteti they change their present sign of recognition, he (Mr.O'Connell) would be able to in form the Association of it." A private letter from the French capital says, that the King is iw a constant state of lethargy. Letters from Madrid say that the Royal Family will return to that capital about the middle of this month. Letters "froni Gibraltar, dated 21th ult., state the ar rival of his Netherlandish Majesty's ship Holland, Rear- Admiral Wolterbeck, on the 22d, in 12 days from the 'fexel ; she sailed immediately to join the English squadron off Algiers. The Pandorc French Paper of the 21st June contains the following paragraph After a calculation made by an English journal from the Ist January to the Ist May, there were only eighty-eight women sold in the public market-places in Londoh, though last year, during the same period, there were five hundred. It is true," adds the journalist, " that seventeen did not find purchasers, and the husbands had to pay all expenses." It is not ne cessary to observe, that the name of the English journal is not quoted, and it is not credible that any English editor would venture to publish so base a calumny on the laws of ' his country. This article may therefore be considered u having been given gratis by La Pandore, to amuse the cre- ' dulous part of its readers at the expense of a sarcasm on English gallantry. A Correspondent says—" The wife of A lapidary in Pole, who has been married twenty-three years, and lived with her husband, the other day took French !care to quit het house and family, and went off with a gay Lothario, not forgetting to take as much money as fell in her power to defray the expenses of her elopement. This lady may be said to have sold her husband, but more than five hundred similar examples occur in every six months in Paris." Monsieur C'hateaubriand, on Saturday the etb, had in vited a numerous party of his friends to dinner. The fires in the kitchen were all covered with casserole ; baked, roast, and boiled meats were in profusson. The visitors were about to arrive, when the Ifotel des "(Fares Ethangeres suddenly into other hands. 'flits accident did not, r i e s :4er, prevent the repast. The fires were put out, the hot dinner packed in MKS, and removed with despatch to his house, Faubourg St. Germaie. L'Amphytrion wrote to several of his friends at the same moment, the following note :—" Je change de Logement et je vais diner a ma maison de la Rue St. • • • Qui maitne me suive." It . . may be supposed this was only To his Annie de Ccuur, and not to his Antis de Ventre. le former obeyed the in vitation, and dined with a good appetite.—Die. Bulks:. Captain O'Callaghan was tried yesterday at the Surrey Sessions, for an assault on the Rev. Mr. Saurin, son of the Bishop of promote. He was found guilty, and sentenced to a month's imprisonment, and to pay a fine of 201. The gallant officer is not, nor Itus he been, in the British service. It appeared on the trial that he lately had an engagement at ot.o of the minor theatres. Thutstlay the Faculty of Glasgow College unanimously 'elected the Rev. Robert Buchanan, A. 31., min . cer of Peebles, to be assistant and successor in the• Chair of Logc and Rhetoric to th nu:table Proassor Jartlinc.—GNvoto Heruisf. H;iTMARKET THEATRE. This elegant place of Summer amusement was opened last night for the season. The interior of the Theatre has undergone a course of improvement, pad now appears to considerable advantage. The audience was lirllhant and crowded. Before the curtain rose scarcely a seat could be obtained in the boxes. The performances cononenced with a farcical interlude, called Come if you Can. We suppose it was intended only for a few nights; but we fear it will never see the length of days to which its author hoped to extend its duration. It was interrupted several times with no equivocal marks of the unfavourable opinion of the audience. The Lord of the Manor. followed, in which Liston and Madame Vestriv made their appearance, and were welcomed most cordially. Fish Out td Water concluded the entertainments. Among the p e rfo rmers who made their delmi at this Theatre were Messrs. Wilkin son, Melrose, and Hocken, who were severally received as their previous merits entitled them to expect. A prosperous season, we think, may be anticipated. KING'S C'O.VCERT ROOMS, lIANOVER-IMUARE. Last night, that musical phenominon, Master Aspull, had his benefit concert at these rooms. Exclusive of his own singular efforts . on the piano -forte, he enlisted into his service the first vocal talent in this country, foreign as well as native : Madame Ronal de Begnis, Madame Pasta, Miss Paton, Miss Melville, and Miss Stephens, exhibited in their most prominent songs; and Garcia, Curioni, and Kellner, contributed their powerful exertions to aid the general effect. Mr. Chatterton played a fantasia on the harp, and displayed a delicacy of touch and power of execution, which proves to us, that however high we must value the powers of a Boclisa, we arc still convinced of the opinion we have so often expressed—that we need not yield in native talent to any thing which our foreign friends can introduce amongst us. Within the last week we were enabled to inform our readers of the peculiar improvisitdre power of Master Aspull on the piano-forte, and we can 119 w add nothing to the praise which we then bestowed on his astonishing performance. We were happy to find that Madame Ronal de Begnis had recovered from the indisposition which deprived the public of her per formance on Saturday evening, at the Opera House; and we must say, it is highly creditable to the medicinal art in this country, that it can so speedily produce such desirable results. Signor Benelli would do well to engage some eminent practitioner in the healing art, in order to secure the frequenters of the Opera with the healthy appearance of the artists whom he engages at so prodigal an ex pense, before the title and other patrons of his Theatre. Rossini 's music was tastefully selected on the occa sion of this benefit, and associated with choice Mur ceaux of Bishop, the treat was really intellectual.— The King's concert-room has think assetiations in music which were not forgotten ; and altogether we had " a feast of reason and a flow of soul" The auditory were, as they ever are and have been at the King's Concert-room, highly respectable, and we have to regret that they were not so numerous as our wishes led us to anticipate. We have a very strong objection to the mode of receiving the foreign and English singers ; but by-and-bye, we hope, the thing will right itself. This taste is altogether capricious, and directed by fashion. Fashion, however, only confers an ' ephemeral fame—a fame not to be cavesed by those whose merits really deserve preserving. Our English artists, we mean Miss Stephens, Miss Melville, and Miss l'aton can afford to suffer, u they have done on this occasion, but their talents must place them where they ought to be. Be nefit nights are not the o:rasions on which criticism can, or ought fairly to interfere ; but while we pay a deserved tri bute of applause to imported talent, it would be unmanly, un-English, superior not to pay to such artists (for so we must p hrase it), as Miss Stephens, Miss Melville, and Miss Paton, the feeble requital of our humble approval. Ma dame Pasta was deservedly encored in Di (anti pal j uili, which she executed with a power peculiarly her own. Kele ner was in fine voice, and gave the 11Ianiac with the most felicitous effect. The combination of vocal and instru mental music is gratifying in the extreme, and as we have just remarked, the only drawback to our enjoyment was, that the rooms were not se entirely filled as Master Aspull, with the aid of his friendi, justified us in expecting. COSMORAMA. We have hail frequentpportunities of bearing testi mony to the extraordinary degree of perfection, to which the effect of pictorial illusion has been carried, as displayed in this very admirable and ingenious exhibition. Nor is the merit of the exhibition confined to the excellence of the representations; there is an ever-changing succession of scenery, selected with much taste and discrimination. A 1 variety of several new scenes has been introduced within the last week. The principal are, the Island of St. Helena, as seen at sea; an ancient Convent of Dervisea, near Tripoli; the Valley of Stoubach, in Switzerland; and the Gallery of Raphael. Of these the Gallery of Raphael is the best and molt elaborate performance ; it is one of the most com plete specimens of deception in the perspective that we have seen in any exhibition of the kind, not yielding even to the ingenuity with which this admirable artifice of paint ing is managed in the representation of Canterbury Cathe. dral, at the Moraine. 'Phis Gallery is painted in fresco on the walls; his orabasques are seen on the pillars; designs taken from the Scriptures are on the ceiling ; that repre senting the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Par ad ise, may be seen with perfect clearness over the second arch. There is some negligence manifested by the artist in the scenery of which the Gallery commands a view ; a little more attention to this part of the picture would have made it quite a masterpiece. The Fall of the Stoubach, and the country surrounding it, is a very correct represen tation of Swiss scenery. This cascade is formed by the junction of several rivulets, which, uniting at some dis tance from the top of the rock, rush down with such velo city, and (lash against the bottom with such force, that they are dissolved into a thin mist, of which the winds constantly change the form and direction. This mass of water assumes the shape of a curved column, and is so completely detached from the side of the cliff, that any one may stand between it and the foot of the rock, without any other danger than that of a slight wetting. In the representation of the Convent of Ikevises, an opportunity is taken of introducing some very beautiful Syrian scenery. The cite on which the Convent stands is an enchanting spot. Tl•e Turks, during the fervor of Islamism, erected the hionastery ; he imposing structures are seen on the right, surrounded by half-ruined edifices and cottages ; which seem suspended from the thick foliage; a beautiful forest of varied trees extends its shade to the banks of a torrent, which descends fiom the glaciers of Lebanon. The other representations are in a (style of corresponding beauty, and abound in the display of rare and pieturesqfie scenery. Mrs. ()pie, the bright-eyed, iiacchante-like Mrs. Opie, the highly-gifted authoress of poems, novels, and songs, has actually turned Quaker.—Dublin Paper. LEGACY PORESTAI.I.LI).—A French peer, a man of wit, was making his testament : he had remembered all his do mestics, except his steward ; " I shall leave him nothing," said he; " because he has served me these twenty years. FASHIONAIIit EeoresiENT.-Mrs. F—, the wife of Mr. F—, nephew of the cel e brated Mrs. F—, eloped from her husband at Paris, with Lord It—, who in turn' has deserted his wife. The Parisian saloons and coteries ; are much Amused with this elopement. They say, with ' reason, that the English have nothing to boast of their ma-' rality.—Dublia Paper. Deayti or Carat. Lorry.—We have to announce the I death of that veteran in politics and literature, Cape! Loff. Esq. lie died on the :Nth of May, at Montcallier, near Turin, Few have distinguished themselves for such a length of time in so many various branches of our liter.iry history. Mathematics, classics, law, poetry, music, cri ticism, all by turns occupied his pen, from an early period; to the latest hour, as his separate works, as well as itunter- ; ous connibutions to periodical publications, will amply testify. He was a sound scholar; an] to the office of critic, he brought-great judgment, excellent taste, and a ; mind stored with an amazing share snit variety of human knowledge. Asa Poet, he was an enthusiast, and per haps too fastidious and refitted, but certainly not without genii's and power of versification. Unwearied in his own literary pursuits, he was not less so in assisting and foster ing those of other,. The encouragement he gave to Illoomfiekl, and the labour he bestowed on the " Farmer's Hey," may serve as one instance of many which might be a dd u c e d, to prove the amiable d'sposit'.en of his nature. EAST INDIA HOUSE. A Special General Court of Proprietnes of East India Stock was held yastertlav at the Company's house in Leadenhall street, for I t h e purpose of considering the draft of a Bill now before Parlia ment, for transferring to the East Indi a C om p an y certa in posses *ions newly acquired in the East Indies, under the late treaty wilh the King of the Netherlands. SI'GAR DUTIES. The minutes of the last Court having been read, The Cu AIaMA N (W. Astell. I:sq.) begged to duke a fete ob servations with respect to the 11111 consiik-red b the last General Courts for continuing the existing duties on East India sugar. Ile had then stated that the object of the Bill was to continue for one year more the Acts at present in force, exciting only as to sugar the growth of the 31auritius. on which the duty would be reduced. An Honourable Proprietor (Mr. S. Iliion) whom he did not tee :n his place, seemed to consider his information to be incorrect. He had, therefore, made Inquiry as to the pmvisions of the Bill, and * found that the wools relating to the alterattin of duty on the Mauritius sugar had been taken out on the report. The Ibll was reported on an unusual day (Saturday), and it had therctire es. caped his attention. Iletrus•ed that no blame would att.uili to the curative body or himself, for the nairstatepient male, and which he was desirous of correcting on the first opportunity that had since occurred.. The words, he Laderstowl, had been struck Mot of the Bill because Government at that time thought it expedient to legislate fur the Mauritius in a separate Bill, but that intention hc.a. had . since abandoned. The fact was, ther efore, that the tame duty would be continued for another year on all sugar, the wittiest' of the Hatt Indies. Mr. It. JACKSON said he understood, from what the Chairman now rioted. that sugar the growth of the Mauritius would remabs subject td the same duty as other East India solar. The Cuktaarstr stated that the duty on sugar Blom the Maui- this would continue the same as on sugar from t:te continent of India. All sugar grown within the limits of are Company'a char ter was subject to a dory of forty shillings per wit. It was origi nally inter.ded by the Bilinow before Parliament to have reduced that duty on Mauritius sugar to twenty-seven shillings per cent., but for une_year longer it would remain at forty shillings. - I General Timm NTON asked whether the intention of introawring, a separate ISill for the reduction of the duty on Mauritius sugar was abandoned for this session ?, The CUAIRMAN replied that it VII. EAST INDIA POSSESSIONS BILL. The CHAIIIMAN then calla' the attention of the Court to the purpose for which it had been made specter, that of considering a Bill for carrying into e ff ect certain exchanges of territory in the East Indies. The Bill had arisen out of A negodation which hnd been rending some years, and was concluderl by a treaty signed on the l,th of March last, in London, by the Plenipotentiaries of his Majesty, and those of the King of the Netherlands, The object of the treaty was to make certain mutual cessions of the possasions of the two countries in the East. 'l'he Island of Sincapore, of great importance in the Eastern Archipelago, was retained in full sovereignty by the Crown of Great Britain. On the other hand, Bencoolen was transfered to the Dutch. Inasmuch as the Com, pany had rights in the possession of Bencoolen which conld not be given away without their consent ; a communication had been made to them in 1820, respecting the negociation which was then commenced, and at the request of Mr. Canning, then President of the Board of Control, the Court, of Directors had deputed several gentlemen as a Secret Committee to consider how far it would be expedient to make the proposed alterations in the territories of die Company. After a considerable delay, arising from the nature of their duty, the Secret Committee closed their report in February last. The matters on which their judgment was founded were obviously of too delicate a character to be discussed even by the general body of the executive, and the Court of Directors had therefore sanctioned the report on the general statement made by the Secret t'oinniittee. The Bill now before Parliament was to live effect to such part of the recent treaty as affected the East ndia Company. Sincapore, which was ceded to them Britain, was by his Majesty given to the Company, in consequence of Bencoolen being ceded to the Dutch. After this statesnent, he did not consider it necessary to make any observations to induce the Court to agree to the Bill, but he trusted they would confirm the motion submitted to them. lie moved that *the Bill be ap proved. The DEPUTY-CHAIRMAN (C. Marjoribauks, Esq.) seconded the motion. Mr. R. JACKSON wished to know whether the Court of Di rectors were apprised of the intended emsions in an early stage of the uegociation before the English and Dutch governments had agreed upon them ; whether, in fact, Government had in any de gree committed the interests or territory of the Company before the Court of Diree:ors were consulted ? The CHATINAN--quite the contrary ; they consulted us be fore they took a step in the negotiation. The Governor-General wrote to the Court of Directors, that, in his opinion, the exchange was desirable ; and, on a comprehensive view of the Company's interests, at the suggestion of Mr. Canning, the Court of Directors appointed the Secret Committee to consider the subject. No step was taken without the concurrence and full consent of the Court of Directors. Mr. R. JAeamow then entered upon a general review of the his [dry of the English and Dutch possessions in the EastentAnhl pelago. He expatiated at great length on there/tie and import ance of Sincapore to the Company. The object of the treaty was to do justice, and lay the foundation of permanent peace between, both the countries. In the opinion of the late Governor-General' (the Marquis of Hastings), the possessions acquired by this treaty it would have been wise to babe purchased, even at a great price. Bencoolen, which the Company had lust, was companitively of lit tle value to them. It had been taken by a single frigate ; and the appearance of a pirate would at all times throw it into a state of alarm and confusion. l'nder the present treaty, the likelihood of future disagreements between the Dutch and English Was greatly diminished. All their settlements now lay on one aide of the Straits of Malacca, and ours on the other, whilst, whoever pos. ,messed Sincapore, might put a padlock on those straits. Way-, ing, therefore, the constitutiOnel point, that the General Court ought to have been consulted before the Company's territories were finally ceded away, the Honourable and Learned Proprietor termi nated his speech with giving his cordial assent to the Bill, and his thanks to the King's Government, and to the Court of Directors and their predecessors, during this negotiation. A riot debt of Public gratitude was due to them, and to that servant of the Com pany (die Marquis of Hastings), who had pointed out to them the inestimable advantages of the acquisitions they had now so happily accomplished. 31r. WEEDING asked whether, by this treaty, the Company would be relieved from the annual payment made under a former treaty, to buy off the competition of the Dutch in opium ? By the 11th article of the present treaty, he perceived that the King of the Netherlands renounced an rights, privileges, and exemptions to him belonging by virtue of those possessions. The CHAIRMAN said, that, undoubtedly, under the words of the treaty, every payment or pretension arising from the possession of the ceded territory. would be virtually abolished by its surren der. All rights and privileges whatsoever belonging to the Dutch, in consequence of the possession of the forts mid factories ceded by this treaty, were expressly renounced. 31r. IVES:DINO was satisfied with the explanation he had received. Mr. It. JACKSON begged to ask, whether a counterpart to the supplementary pipet delivered by the English Plenipmentinzies had been received from the Dutch Plenipotentiaries? The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative. Ile said it was highly gratifying to did that the conduct of the Coin of Directors with regard to this negociation had met with 50 much approbation. There was one objection, however, rather hinted than stated, by the I lonourable and Learned Proprietor (Mr. R. Jackson) on which P roprietor seemed would touch lightly. The Honourable and Learned seemed to consider the Court of Directors somewhat deficient in their duty, in not taking the opinion of the General Court at an earlier stage in the negotiation. The extreme delicacy of the ques tion had alone prevented them front applying to the General Court before the conclusion of the treaty. '1 he Iluneurable and Learned Proprietor had in fact admitted, that the result might have been endangered by a premature discussion by the General Court. The executive body had acted under advice in taking the course they had followed. By the statute of King William the Court of Di rectors was authorised to make acquisitions and exchanges of ter ritory. It could hardly be contended that this Act was obsolete : certainly it had not been repealed. The by-laws of the Company required bills of this description to be laid before the General Court, and this had not been delayed a moment. On Wednesday last, the President of the Board of Control had intimated to him that it was intended to bring in a Bill for tarrying the treaty inter effect. Ile had requested a copy, which was immediately forwarded to them. On Friday last the Bill was brought in, and on the day previous, the General Court was summoned. This was, he believed, the first instance of a Court of Proprietors being held on a Trinity Monday. Mr. GAIIAGAN said, there could be no doubt as to the right of the Crown to make any cession of the C'ompany's territories, even Bengal itself. In their Charter the King reserved to himself the right of sovereignty over India, which, of course, included the right of cession. In exercising that right, however, not future pros. pats alone should be considered, but the present rights of indivi duals; and he was apprehensive that many of thoec now about to be transferred to the Dutch, would suffer materially by the change There had been former instances of similar neglect with respect to individuals. Ile thought it not enough merely to give them six years to pack up their property and make their departure. rile. TRANT hoped, that, on the principle of this treaty, arrange. ments would be made with the other European Powers, the Danes, the French, end the Portugpese, for the cession of their settlements on the Continent of India, so that England might remain in the exclusive possession of those vast regions. The motion was then carried unanimously, and the Court adjourned. MAJORITY AND MINORITY - - ---- - - CM Mr.. Brougham's motion, " That an humid. Address button.. sented to his Majesty, representing that this Howse hating taken into their oust serious consideration the papers 1,4 hero these relating to the trial and condemnation of, the Res. John Smith, a Missionary in the Colony of Denierara, deem it their duty now to declare, thatlhey contemplate with serious alarm yid dims sor row die violation of law and justice. which .In otaiiilest an thew unexampled proceedings, and nuat earnestly praying that his Majesty •will be graciously pleuritic adopt suds nteentres as tat his Royal * Ogden may seem meet tor saunas such a just and Itunnine administration of the hat ia that Colony as may protect the voluntary instructors of the Ilegmen, µ well 1114 the neve* themselves, awl the rest of his Majesty's subjects, front %Tarty situ"_,dune 11. MAJORITY. A'Court. E. 11. Fane, V. • Peel, W. Apiary, Lord Grant, F. W. • Pennant, C. ILI). Arbuthnnt, Itt.lln.C.Grant, Rt. Hen. C. Palmerston, t'iect. Alexander, J. 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Buxton, T. F. Fitzgerald, Rt.lln. 31. Poyntz, W. J. Lushingtoo, Dr, Fananti. R. Parnell, Sir H. rAIIED orT. el Tr t. W. (Norf.) Price, E. 3lostyn, iir T. (irenfell, P. Portman, E. sE.uncy. Lord Homey, H. Taylor. M. A. Hamilton. Lord i 4 Milton, Vivi. Tarisiock, Marquis Browne, D. Ncwport, Sir J. Ku itehboU. Sk E. hope, Sir Ir. Legge, 800. F. Oa*copse, Gaunt I It TO TIM EDITOR OF TUE Brims!' PRESS. Sts.—restcrday I read a letter in tour Paper. on the subject of the Equitable Loan Bank, slimed " Pawnbroker," wherein he said that pawnbrokers charged only . la pee cent. on sums above 3!. This brought to my recollection a circumstance, in which I Mr, stet what a pretty trick a pawnbroker played off; it occurred in the country. _ You'must know, Sir, that I had a payment to make, and was very much distre ssed to make up the amount. As the most ready resource, I took what portable property I could muster, tea listing of wesiring.appnrcl, bed.linen, plate, die. to a pawnbroltzw's, and had, I think, on the whole ten guineas. The articles were all ' examined, and the fetal named in a lamp. The amount, however, was not put on one ticket ; but several tickets were given ; and. if I remember right, none exceeded 2/., on all of which the articles were named in a law, without being detailed. On paying interest he charged 20 per Cent. I being ignorant, did not know hut all was right. I found it was not convenient, however, when I took out any article, because their was not any specific value attached but Mr. Moses chose to continue that ;laps; and I have, through painful necessity, been obliged to pay such ir.tereat for three or tout years. Ilia giving so many tickets, I now see, was entirely for the purpose of charging 20 per cent ; but I have my doubts whethet he acted legally ; indeed I think otherwise, and that he may now be brought to his knuckles fur the transaction. It; through ilk medium of your Paper, I can get a word of adviec, I shall lest thankful, and am, . _ _ Sir, your humble Savant., June 10, MI. EQUITAIIILUS, Spring has made about seven hundred guineas by last Tuesday's job. DUE•DEL'L ATTACC.—On Sunday night last, eight or nine armed ruffians attacked the honor of John Lalione. as Mogn •-- -• • wry, in the parish of 3lognwry, and barony of Mnitifethird. The Act establishin g a Supreme Court at Bombay. we endeavouring to get into the house to 1 - rce La arty and family - are informed, has pa s s e d und er th e titl e of th e Ea s t India abandon it. - With this intent they tired ten shots int, , the WillaelPi t t Half-pay Bill.-31adrus Courier, January 13. and door, declaring that the family should meet the fate of the un -14111.1.5.-IVind-mills were intioduced here after the fortunate Shea., and then set the house in flames; hut Wale alarm crusades. Before that time hand- m ill s were use d. having been given to them, and th e police being at a small distance s the p eop le were saved, thoug h pan of the roof full in before the Alusteat. Con eon:Rm.—The Germans are considered The dwelling- house house has consuninl, as ell the best composers of Instrumental Music, the Italians of t h e villainsfled. entire of the effects sod property of the family, with thee% as Vocal, and both are frequently valued for the number of their non of a few small articles. The only cause that can be assigned productions. In Ireland, Sir John Stevenson's, A 1.1.). songs, for this attack, is that Lallans took part of those lands from Wm. Latham, Ea+ in May last. After the Petit bessioral of Pethard, eeca, choruses , and symphonies are above 1,000. In Eng land, the late ('harles Dibdin wrote and composed above ::;:a3„!°:lSynittle ei chard r i gr n ,,a % : ! L i . i rs. l4 `7: l ;„rd a l e S c t t; 1,09 u excellent songs, but he spent a long life in the pro- have taken informations. None of the assassin wretches fession. Mr. Bishop, the present composer to Covent- tacked Labarte's were disguised. We understand two fell been taken already, charged with being concern e d in t h e 1 garden, successfully compo se d SW/ original s o n g s , m ore h to be feared the murd e ri ng s y s t em i s not put d own , b ur than 300 ductts, glees, and choruses ; yet he is now in the strength. . 11 . 'hat may the winter nights produce, venci sr vigour of youth, and in all likelihood will treble the „„ set gams daring t h e „,,,,,,, that es no a. .,, 1. . ,), nigubtr. Yet folks say tv.: 2re rte; a Mitsical Natien. the Woody deeds of the assassin '.—C'e•i, P.l•er, .; 1 H. Wad. he &trail., aril Eche% wbo at. v fellows have be offence. It but is gaining such horrors LIPS tO COV4 I. N I ; 1