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from funnel- experience, that their attestation to his ups i ht acts and impartiality could not be obtained, and that it would, therefore, be indiscreet to call them into Council ? How is it to be accounted for that three of the Magistrates present, whose names are not to he jininil in this unanimous Resolution, happen to be Magistrates in the neighbourhood o f Cttoxeter, and, frotn this circumstance, better informed than all the rest, of the facts of the case ? Ilow coons it that their approving testimony is withheld? The conclusion to be drawn from it is obvious. They disclaim all fellow ship with such proceedings, and the disavowal does them honour. It may, further, appear a little surprising, to those who are not in the 'secret, that so many Magistrates should have been gathered together at the Sessions on IVednewlay, Me feet day, when no business is ever done but that of mere routine, such as passing vagrants, discharging insolvent debtors, &c., when neither Jury nor Counsel attend, and when it is very rare that more than lieu or three Magis trates assemble ! 11'hat could base thus carried things out of their ordinary course? This attendance of Magistrates was no doubt solicited ; but the affair has been ill-managed. It is fortunately, however, not the first instance in which those who have attempted to impose spun Me public have ended in exposing themselves. We find by the last I)ublin papers, that the rule for a Criminal Information against the humane and lihrral Lord Farnham—the Colonel Barry of last Session, has peen made absolute in the Court of King's Bench, in Dublin and his Lordship will now have to stand at the bar as a criminal, and meet the verdict of a Jury, as to whether he was thefitgellator of the wretched boy Lynch or not. What a tale to come before a Court of Justice ! exhibiting a Peer and a Magistrate as the whip-beggar of a poor starving boy, torturing him with his own hands, without either legal investigation or conviction. If the story be true, it is sufficient to brand any man, who could be rogian enough to perpetrate the vile act, with indelible infamy. Such are the advocates of the Orange party—the clients in Parliament of Messrs. Browniow, Dawson, and others! Can they now raise their heads in such a cause, without the burning blush of shame, after a tale of abominable atro city such u thi► bas been recorded in the Irish Court of King's Bench, of a man who has been their _Aims Achilles? Yesterday afternoon the Duke of York, as Commander in -Chief, held a Levee, at his office in the horse Guards. LS it said, that General the Marquis of Hastings, K.G.G.C.B. and will succeed t r the high appoint ments which were held by the late Lieut.-General Sir T. Maitland.—/Ifinielerial Paper. Baron Gifford, we believe, confidently looks to the Seals, when Lord Eldon retires. In answer to a question from Lord Holland, the Chancellor stated on Monday night that the new Baron had been named Deputy Speaker of the House of Peers. This arrangeme lit will probably enable Lord Eldon to keep his place for some time to come. Lord Viscount Alexander, Lord A. Chichester, Lord 11. Chichester, Colonel Sir Colin Campbell, K.C.8., and Major and Mrs. Lake, have sailed fur England.—Potriof. Mr. Iluakiation has, we karn, re•.igned his situation of Agent for Ceylon. Mr. Penn, Agent for the Mauritius, is to be his successor. We hear that the Rev. Mr. Coleridge, better known as Poet than Divine, is to be the new Bishop of Barbadoes.— Star. It is rumoured in the City that Messrs. Raring are in treaty with the Greek Deputies for the new Loan. . Al e have been favourer) with the perusal of letters from Demerara, which speak in very positive terms of the pre parations making in the French colony of Martinique. for the invasion, as it is supposed, of South America. The tinvernor of Martinique, M. 1)onzelot, has indeed said that nothing of the sort was intended. The French may say, that in the disturbed state of their Colonies, they require a large military and naval force. The following is an ex ams (non osse of the letters, dated Demerara, Dee-IHr. “ Since the aitcom' ofthe French in Spain, they do not he- Mate to avow opeoPy their designs upon South America, awl tbr this purpose they have got together from to to 13t004 men in Martinique and I :usslaloupe, who have been brniglit there by degrees, in a single frigate or so, to pre int suspicion. Their naval force in that quarter is also cossiderablt ; it consists of thirteen frigates, and lour ships tithe line. We suspect the number of troops here men -IMed to be exaggerated.--Erroiog Paper... _ __ COLONIAL BCAveay.—Petitons to both Houses of Par- Minent, praying for an amelioration in the condition of tie Stave Population in his Majesty's Colonies, have been prepared, and will this week be handed about for vigils- Ines in this city.—Woure.der Jon rnal. It is with regret we announce the death of John Fane, Lq. of Warmesley, in Oxfordshire, M.P. for that county, the died on Monday morning, at his house in ;reat George beet, Westminster, in the 74th year of his age. Ile was tausin-gerinan to the late John Fane, Earl of Westmor land (the father of the present Earl), and married the Lady Elizabeth l'a,ker (daughter of the late, and sister of the present, Earl of !Macclesfield). Ile is succeeded in his states by his eldest son, John Fane, Esq. We are authorised to say that Lieut.-Colonel Rochfort intends offering himself to succeed his much-respected and lamented father, sa Itepresentative of this county. There , a every reason to believe that, under existing circum stances, h;s return will not be opposed.— Westmeath Jour ssl. Sir Frisleriek Flood, Bart. has loft no other family than - .Jessup, to whom his whole property deseviids.—lrish .r. r. Ouilaey's relations in the neighbourhood of this city received letters from him, dated from liornou, as late .dye last. He expects to return to England in less titan year from that 'late.—Ednibureh Paper. We understand it is the intention of the Spanish Com to present the illustrious General Mina with a sword, which is now preparing. It is to be ae yaniol by an address, in English and Spanish, bali ng the high admiration which the Spanish Committee .1 long entertained fur the hero, and expressing an ear hope that he will yet he restored to his country, and his country will be again free and independent. The , naph in an evening paper, which observes that a sing eift is to benremented to Geni•ral Quiroga, is incorrect. (''toast Fc Monday evening, the musical 'r, called the Choral Fund, hail their annual benefit; en at the English Opera-house, Strand. The singers j itistruinental perform-a were composed principally of • t• of the Italian Opera-house, the Ancient Music, Philharmonic Bands. From various causes neither Salmon, Miss Stephens, Mr. Braliam, nor Mr. Sin were prevent. Miss Paton, Mr. Bellamy, and Mr. , exerted themselves to the utmost, and were raptur "enred• Miss M. Tree attended at much inconve after the rehearsal of the new opera. Two of tile it treats of the evening were the cantata "Aferiss Stpio, accompanied on the violoncello by Mr. v, in which he 1 , 41 pre-eminently excels, and a eon s the harp by Miss Sharp. The choruses were eery effective. The band was ably led by Mr. Cramer, whole conducted by Mr. tlreatori. ' 1 new matrimoni a l fi les pus has recently occurred in 'ho. The hero a erg/seed son of Mars—the holy a ',and the wife of a respectable man of business. The Il ia probably afford employment to the gentlemen of 1 01/C.—Co r k Paper. Depots of the TM (Royal Welch Fusileera), the (East Middlesex), and the 931 (Highland) ltegi I a Infantry hav e rece i ve d orders to e mbark from 111)1 . o i st boardthe Joseph Green, transport for the Isle W Siluidton of the fttla (the King's Royal Irish Light 5 Z Hussars) received orders to march, on 3Jondav, "kit to Ipswich, where it will arrive on the 11th • of the 15th (or the King's) Regiment of (Humana) has received orders, on the ar :ccB9undron of the Bth Hussars, at Ipswich, to final the • t station to Canterbury, where it is to arrive 1 4 hat istant. 'crier, Dr. OUi Ve July Lu year fro' We and ittee to id t opaniol ing the ye long t hope I his e t i iagraph gift it I ll:uosat ietY, taJ t at imam t I l'hilh et. Salmi tt, were Po, exa earn, ' aft test tin Mr. s it on th and en the w n ew blio. het, and Rid p long to The Re t h (Ea" :ts of 4 tul, It late i kt Mt tr. al 0 67 eh frnn tlj. I;ti FASHIONA OLE INTkLLIGENCE. Lady Smith entertained a distinguished patty at dinner on 3100- day, at her house in Piccadilly. The lion. Agar Ellis, M. P. will have a grand dinner on Fri day, at his house in Spring flanlens. Mrs. Tighe will have a dinner and evening party this day, at her house in St..latnes's-plare. John Wcyland. Esq. had a dinner party yesterday, a• his house in Cork-street, Bond-street. The Duke of Grafton has left town fur his seat, Wakefield lAidge, Stony Stratford. 11: - 411 Riven left town yesterday, for Ina seat, flare Park, New. market. 11'ilbrahani Egerton, E,.q. 31. P. arrived yesterday, at his house in St..larnea'a Square, from hi. seat, Tatum Park, 'hexhire. John Calvert, Esq. M. P. hw. arrived at his bowie in Upper Win - yule-street, from his seat, Albury llall , Itishops' Storttord, Hens. Lord Suffield has arrived at his house in Park-place, from his lest, Gunton Ilall, Norfolk. The Hun. ('apt. Frederick Spencer, left town yesterday, for Chatham. J. l'recrey, E•q M. P. has arrived at his house in Vork-atrcet, from Northumberland. FAq. has arrived at Fenton's hotel, St. James's street, from Ireland. Col. Ti.tes left flould's lintel , Jermyn-street, yesterday, for Iferts. Arrivals at Jordan's lintel, St. Jamen's-strce :--.sir Thomas M'inningron, Hart. 31. I'., from M'oreentershir • ; 31r.. Mrs. and the Misses Evans. from their seat near Cheltenham ; John Taylor, Esq. from Worcester : —1 kipartures, lien. and Mrs. Slade, and Miss Dawson. for Suffiilk; T. Gooch, Esq. M.l'. for his seat in SOWS: Mr. and Mrs. 31oriand, and Mrs. Ilenry 3lorland, tne their seat in Kent; Mr. !lodges, fur his seat in Kent ; Smith Marriott, Esq. for his sear in E.sex. Col. Edwards left lake's Hotel, Jennyn-street, yesterday, for Herts. The Bishop of Limerick has arrived at his house, in Curton street, from Ireland. Captain Mills. R.N. has left town for Portsmouth. Arrivals at Fladong's Hotel, Hs:ford-street :—lieneral Moly- Deux, from Cheltenham; Edward Prothertie„ Esq. from Bristo l; Mr. and Miss l'ywien. front Narborough, Norfolk; Capt. Fox, R.N. from a tour: Nicholas, Esq. from a tour; John Hodgson, Esq. from Chigwell; Peers, Esq. from a tour. 11cpartures— Mr. and Mrs. Broughton and family ; IMuhigny , E sq . on a tour; Lady St. Lawrence. to Hampstead ; the Rev. T. Nash, to Brighton; P. N. Roberta, Esq. to Esher; the 11ev. 11. Gordon, to 11'uotistook; and the Hon. Mrs. Green, to Sudbury. PARIS. IFICOM OUR CoItRESPONDENT.] PARIS, FEB. B. The Carnival has commenced at Paris. The d e n ,, ureau l,: s grin with masks, and the tuagazins display a countless variety of dominos and grotesque dresses. This world is but one great masquerade, in which all play their parts of folly and deception, until the curtain drops, and there is an end of the drama. The Parisi*" are allowed this year ir whole mouth to amuse their evenings at masked balls, which are announced in every quarter of this light land lively metropolis. At these comical meetings it fre quently happens that discoveries arc made which might furnish a subject for the tragic muse. But the general masking of the rarsailk is restricted to the three days pre ceding Ash Wednesday. A short compensation this for the scanty portion of liberty that is doled out to them for the rest of the year ! . . . _ On Sunday night last, the shop of M. Megret, watch maker, in the Rue Royale, St. Martin, was broke open, and the thieves, who were adepts in their vocations, succeeded in getting clear off with watches, seals, chains, &c. to the amount of W,nno francs. The police are on the alert, and every exertion is making to discover the depredators; as the watches are numbered and have the makers' names, it is hoped the search will be ultimately successful. All who have visited Paris are aware that mid-day is announced at the Valais lksal on sassy days by the report of a small cannon, the priming of which is ignited by means of a lens, which concentrates the solar rays on the centre of the touch-hole. Yesterday the morning was very tine. the sun shot forth his beams, and an immense crowd of liadmils, that class of simpletons which in London you call ( 'ockiecus ' were asaembled to adjust th e ir wat c h es , w h en the splendid luminary, on a sudden, covered his face with a cloud, and the brazen Monitor, sleeping on his post, gave no e::plosive warning, as was expected, in the ear of old Time, to the great vexation of the gaping throng, who ex pressed their disappointment in terms as bitter as if their future fate hung within a nail's breadth of the meridian. You arc all mightily act, I perceive. on emancipating the negrocs, and are preparing, though not with much wisdom or moderation, to abolish the slave trade. The Saints are playing a deeper game than the generality of people seem to be aware of. I would ask Mr. Wilberforce whether the West India colonies ever exhibited anything like such a trandior of human brings as TwoNi EZ ET WAOKANII• have recently monied ? for such is the barbarous title of an advertisement which appeared the other day in one of the Ft-anti:Mel Journals, which gives notice to the public, that the pulars seigneue ies of 'l'wonicz and Yt'rokanka, situ ated in Austria, are to be disposed of by lottery. The principal prize consists of the first of these seignories, near Lemberg, in Gallicia, containing a population of 2,000 persons, who are to lee delivered over, hand and pot, to the possessor of lhr hrteennte ticket. The subjects of the se io tie uric of Wrokanka are less numerous. The price of the tickets is twenty francs each ; the drawing is fixed for the loth of June next; and subscriptions received by Messrs. Reiganhum, at Franch:prt-sue-lc-Mein. In this enlightened age such lowliest are publicly announced and publicly drawn ! No doubt it will be thought advis able to ship oft' a cargo of missionaries to this land of pro mise, to convert the lottery-office keepers to the true faith. It is infinitely a safer and better field for their labours than Jamaica or Rarbadoes, and offers at least quite as good a harvest. Their spiritual sickles, if put in lustily among these tares, might do wonders. An eminent French preacher of the last century has affirmed, in a panegyrical sermon on XA VI vs, that this Apostle of the Pope spread the light of the Goapel through more than three thousand leagues of country, and subjected no less than fifty-two kingdoms to the true faith ! If any one had asked of this pious Orator, where is that country? and where are those kingdoms? he would have been puzzled for an answer. The emit' • us zealots with which this age abounds, have left much deeper traces of conquest than of conversion in the course of their labours ; and a much wore fruitful crop of pride, intolerance, violence, and faction, than of any good seed which they professedly went forth to culti vate. The West Indian proprietors seem to be pretty well on their guard against these sort of spiritual ambassadors, land they are in the right ; they have good reason. I have just opened a letter from Dole, in the late pro vince of Franche Comte, which relates a melancholy act of suicide which took place there last week, in the house of the person by whom the letter is written. A young man of very handsome person and of very distinguished talents, but of a strongly pensive turn of mind, appeared, on re turning from a long walk, which he had taken, to be greatly dejecteel, and entering his apartments, he after a i short time took up a pen and began a letter to his sister in these words:—" My Love, I AM tired of life,"—(Ma Cheer, je seas las de lee vie). Ile wrote no further, but retired to his bed-room, where, placing a fowling-piece to his mouth, he literally blew his head to pieces. My friend instantly ran up stairs on hearing the report of a gun, and was u hastily followed by the mother antd two sisters of the un fortunate youth, whose horror and anguish it were• a vain attempt to describe. No cause whatever can be assigned for this dreadful act. It is reported that the two divisions of the French army, which was left on the frontiers, have returned into Spain, and that a new corps of reserve is forming. By the last advices from Zante, we learn that Lord By.. ron has several literary and military gentlemen near him, who are rendering g►eat services to the Greeks. llis Lord ship, however, supports them entirely from his own purse. It is his intention to establish one or two newspapers in the most populous parts of Greece. The case of Smith, the Alissionary, who was recently tried by a Court-martial at Demerara, still remains under the consideration of Government. _ _ _ Although there hu been some misapprehension of what the Minister said respecting the tliteesnauaree of Lotteries., when he brought in the last Lottery Bill, he certainly announced offici ally that Government did not intend to apply to Parliament for another; this some People miseonstrned,and imagined the Lottery then ensuing would be the Last, whereat the 10,iklif Tickets now on Sale formed Put of those allowed by the previous Year's Ac:. But this is the last Part, and it seems, from the eagerness with which People buy, they arc fully aware of the few opportimitie, which remain, and a brisk Sale would probably have occurred with one of the usual Schemes, but when we consider the irresistible at traction of SEVEN 410,000 Prima which Mr. SiVEW NIGHT has introduced, being more than tioul.le the number in the last, it would really be surprising if there was hut a brisk sale. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. This Theatre presented the town last night with a new Opera, in three acts, under the title of Active Land, or the Return from Slavery. The scene of this piece lies in Genoa, and the music is partly composed by Mr. Bishop and partly selected from Rossini. The drumai:s 'Persona' and their representatives were as follow : Aurelio di Montalto (s noble Genoese) Mr. Si Ituiseppo (a Senator) - Mr. FARNEN. Tanrredi (a Naval Uouinlander) - Mr. toorr R. 31arcelk Mr. DURVVIET. ......._... -......-....... Prrogritto (Valet to Aurelio) - Mr. FAwetzTr. Jacomo - - . Air. ItAlums. Plerro - - Mr. M [AIM . Pantocchl - - - . Mr. EVANS. Boom° - - - - Dlr. ATLINS. I xidru . Luigi Rocco - Mr. litinaEllow. M►. HENRY. M►. HYALS. bl yrtillo (Pace to ('lymante) - bih;si: Wu; Ew. nyinante ()014)111rd to Aurelio) - bliss l'awon. Iliondina (disguised under the name of (:/elio) - - - bliss TREE. Lavinia (Sitter to Aurelio) - bliss Brat; mowT. Zonina ( her woman) . - Alin LAVE. Britlemaid - - - bliss HENRY. In the 'scenes of this production separately considered, there is • good deal of really dramatis and truly diective merit, though its plot presents, on the whole, little that materially differs front the generality of our operatics' pieces. Single ladies and wives lore for a time the presentee of their lovers and husbands, by the necessity and results of a foreign war. Though hostilities, carried by the Genoese into the Turkish territories, are ultimately success. ful, a 'minion of the consequences is, the capture and slavery of a part of the Christian army ; and the principal of these, who being afterwards released, return home in safety, are .barlio ' Mur. ello, and Po...grim,. Of the former attachment of Aurelio and etystoste the author makes an interesting use by creating in the mind of Aurelio an ill-grounded jealousy of Cceile, who in the end is discovered to be i OHM= ' • and he also turns to very good account the return of Peeereido, the hus band of Zambia, who, after yielding to the flirtation of Riomdiaa, as a man, and learning that Peregri NO is so seriously wounded as to have become only the tetunant of a husband, iapotOW* alkeinind ' at Ms ten-appearance ; and ii very slowly reconciled to his return. As considerable interesting pathos is extracted from the situa tions in which Aurelia and Clyritanle are thrown, so • good deal of wit that is nut very new, and of humour that we have often witnessed before, is drawn from the character of who is a lively copy of the numerous ladies' women, by whom she has long since been preceded. It is almost needless to say, that after a variety of incidents suitable to the several characters, and natural to the occasion Out of which they are made to grow, the jealousy of Amer& is pardoned, and a union follows between hint and eimatautc, while Zamfira, on finding that I'ercgt iso's wounds and mutilations have been feigned, by way of trying her sincerity and constancy, feels the mews! of all her past affection, forgets the attractions of ('a lio, and rushes into his arms. On these events the opera of Native Lard is founded ; and ; I t'iough, without the aid of excellent music, it would perhaps have had - but a slender chance of success, Mr. Bishop's talents have thrown over its materials a gloss, which, aided by much truly ex quisite singing, has procured it a highly favoureble reception. tilany of the airs are of tint-rate description, both In point of melody and character. The accompaniments are arranged with no trivial degree of skill, and in mad instances are productive of all the intended effect. The selections from Rossini are judicious, and were executed by Sinclair and Miss Paton (to whom they were exclusively assigned) with a taste and an expression particu larly adapted to the style of the compositions. Miss Tree gave the air, let art, I pray, or wataire? with great freedom and sim plicity, and was deservedly encored. Fawcett sang, Oh brave rub. u-dub! with all his accustomed humour and spirit. Miss Paton de livered Julio told try ?rhea rue ported, in her sweetest style, and accompanied herself on the harp in a manner that evinced her proficiency as a practitioner on that instrument. The castanet dance, with which the first act closed, was performed with agility, grace, and elegance, and its repetition vehemently de mended. The ballad, Yes blur, beauteous sky is with tears sparklitie o'er, called forth Sinclair's best powers ; its performance was chaste, impressive, and sweet; as was the succeeding trio, Miss Paton, Sinclair, and Miss Tree. The bravura, Ilai joyous day, from Rossini, was executed with striking spirit, almost wonderful flexibility, by Miss Paton; and Miss Tree threw great beauty of style and tone into There's as Isle clasped by waves. The overture, though we really discovered in it little else than the address of sprinkling between loud burets of the combined instruments, certain little galas, the subject-matter of which was but feebly conceived. anti which greatly tailed in originality, was fa vourably received by the audience, and encored by the composer's friends. That this opera will, foe sonic time, maintain itself on the boards, we have no doubt ; but we question whether, notwith standing its various claims to the kindness and candour with which it has been received on its first appearance, it is of a cast to grow on the public taste. In our opinion, it fails in that singleness and strength of character on which continued favour depends, and with out which no piece can edited to lose the support of that novelty to which, in Its infancy, it owed no inconsiderable portion of its success. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. Last night we received by express the Paris journals of Sunday, with the Flab of Monday's date:— I From the /:'hfrife of Monday.] MADRID, PER. 2. The King of Spain has signed an Act, by which he acknow ledges a debt to France of 34 millions, and he assigns as a security the Salt Factories of .trragon, and the Customs of Aliranda. The departure of the Body Guard is sus nded. Government has published the f ollowing official article in an Exfranrilinury Gazette of to-day:— " Ideutenant-Coloncl Ramada, who was despatched to Cuba to carry intelligence of the deliverance of the King. and to re-establish the authority of his 3iajesty, has returned, having completely sue (welled in his mission ; and from the Bay of Cadiz, where he per forms quarantine, he has sent to the First Secretary of State the following communication " I arrived at Ilavanna the 9th December, and I immediately transmitted my dispatches to the Captain-Oeneral. Ile coni menced by dissolving the Revolutionary Assembly, and broke the Constitutional Stone. The following day 7e Dram was sung. I must give great praise to the justice and loyalty of the Captain. General." To this dispatch is annexed a proclamation of the Captain-Ge neral of the Islc of I Ih3n Francis Vises:— " The castle of St. Juan I'lloa, it is said, continues to brave all the efforts of the Insurgents, and reliance can be placed on the zeal r of General Piece. His artillery is immense." A Royal Decree announces that his Majesty has recommended to all his Ministers, and particularly to the II ar Minister, to ob serve the strictest economy is their respective departments. PARIS, FEM. R. llis Majesty heard mass in his apartments. After mass his Majesty received the Ambassadors, Peers of France, Minis ters, &c. It is said that the opening of the Chambers is fixed for the 7th of April, the day on which the Ititiaasoa was pasaed. On the Nth, in the morning, General Sarsfield made his entry into Barcelona. From the lifoniteur of Sunday, Feb. 8.1 The non-official part contains an extract from the register, of the deliberations of the Royal Council of Public Instruction, relative to the late disturbances in the College of Louis le (irand, which states that the Council, considering that it is necessary to take a decisive resolution respecting the pupils who have been sent home; that the shortness of the time does not admit of collecting infor mation to determine the tierce of culpability of each of the ex cluded individuals; that it is impossible to allow them to return to the College; that it is necessary to take front the pupils, in the Colleges of the capital, the idea of considering an exclusion merely as • means of removal to another establishment, decrees what Ist. None of the pupils of the Royal College of Louis le Grand, sent hack to their families on account of the bate disorders, can be admitted as an inmate, or as an out-boarder in that college. fld. The list of the royal pupils comprehended in the preceding article, shall be sent to his Excellency the Minister of the Interior, with the notes of the Administrateur of the College. 3d. That the pupils belonging to the Communes shall be sent to the Prefect of the Seine, with the notes concerning them. Ith. The free boarders may be admitted into the establish ments of Paris, if, conformably to the existing regulations, the chiefs of those establishments consent to receive them. sth. In future, no pupil excluded from our college in Paris on account of revolt or preconcerted disobedience, can be admitted as a house-hoarder or an out-boarder in any public or private esta blishment in this city. The Grand Muter, (Signed) I). Bishop of Ilermopolis. The t'oubsellor ierretary General, (Signed) PETITOT. [Front the ConstiltifieetteL] COURT OF ASSIZES. _ _ • PALMS, FIGIL 7. Madame Chauret was this day tried for being concerned, as the act of accusation states, in the late conspiracy against the French I iovernment. the actors of which were Sicur Sauguaire Soulive, 31. 31erilhon, M. Phillips, the Spanish Revolutionists, the Radi cals of England, and the French Refugees in London, where Mr. Mitring is represented to have acted as agent in all their intrigues, which were concerted at l'aris, at the house of M. D'Oliveira, the Portuguese Ambassador. The accused, upon being interrogated, denied all knowledge of the contents of the treasonable letters found in her possession, and which were addressed to differ.:nt suspicious persons resident at London, to whom she had been cominisaioneal to deliver them. And, after the exar lination of six witnes•es on the part of the Crown. amongst whom were M. de Lafayette, the father, and M. de Lafayette the son, Madame Chauvet was acquitted. The six other persons who were accused, were condemned to death for contumacy. There is no foundation whatever for the paragraph in a Sunday Paper, stating that Mr. Rowland Stephenson is to be united to Miss Stephens. WEST INDIA. PLANTERS. A General Meeting of the West Indi a . Planters, Merchants, An. nuitants, and others concerned in the British West India Colonies, was held yesterday, at the City of Litodon Tavern, on important business, connected with their intetepts. The Meeting was ad vertised for one o'clock ; but the Nylons did not commence till half pant one. The names and residtrices of the persons present were taken down at the door, and so rigidly was this regulation carried into effect, that admission was refused to every one who de. dined to comply with it. The Great Room was filled by a very respectable assemblage of gentlemen i AMOngSt Whale , we e tW e eW ea Charles Rose Ellis, Esq. 31. P.; Win. Manning, Esq. M.P..; 1 Thomas Pares. Esq. 31. P. • John frying, Esq. M.P. JiwePh Birch, Esq. M.P. • W. R. * Keith Douglas, Esq. 31. P. ; Alex. Cray Grant, Esq. 111. P. ; Wm. Helmet'. E aq. M.P.; James H. Massey Dawson, Esq. M.P. ; Joseph 3larrvatt, Esq. ; Lett, Esq.; and many other eminent West India merchants and pro prietors. Before the business of the day was begun, an officious clerk of servant of the Committee, stating that he acted by their directions, very offensively required the gentlemen who were present for the purpose of reporting the proceedings for the daily press, to with draw from the seats they bad taken at the table, where, at all other meetings, it has been customary to accommodate them. We men tion the circumstance, in order to account for the onrhsion of some parts of the addresses, of the speakers, which could not be heard in the place to which the rere porters withdrew. Mr. R. ELLis,as Chairman .1 the Standing Committee of West India Merchants, having taken the chair, said, that before he pro ceeded to the important business which they were convened to take into their consideration, it would be more convenient to go through some business which it was equally necessary to despatch. It had been proposed to add a certain number of gentlemen to the Com mittee, and he would therefore read over the names and take the opinion of the meeting as to their election. The CHAI NADI then read the following names, who were seve rally declared to be elected unanimously :—The F.arl of Harewood; the Hon. Wm. Lascelles; Lord Viscount St. Vincent; Lord Sil urian ; the Right Hon. Sir G. H. Rose, Ban.; Joseph Birch, Esq. 31. P.; W. R. Keith l)ouglas, Esq. M . P.; and W. 11. Irving, Esq.— The Chairman then observed, that if it was intended to prop.rse the addition of any other names to the Committee, that would be the proper opportunity for nominating them. The following gentlemen were then severally nominated by dif ferent persons, and unanimously elec t ed by the meeting :—John Irving. Esq. M.P.; I.lneas Berdeley, Esq.; Samuel Ilibbert, Esq.; John Gladstone Esq. M.P. • Spence Mackay, Esq.; Henry Side, ley, Esq.; Robert Robertson, Esq.; George Hibbert, jun. Esq.; Alex. Kitstune, Esq.; James Lawson, Esq.; Josiah Martin, E s q.; Philip . John Miles, sq. 81.1'.; James Johnston, Esq.; Neil Mal colm, jun. Esq.; iVni. Wilson, Esq. • J. B. Pares, Esq. ; Rev. John Broom; Edward Sharp, Esq.; S amuel • Taylor, Esq.; James Cooler East, Esq.; Jos. Illarryatt, Esq.; Edw. Ellice, Esq. 111. P.; Geo. Shedden, 1.15 q.; Edw. Clarke, Esq.; Chas. Simpson, Esq.; Henry Pearce, Esq.; Jas. L. Bailey, Esq.; Thos. Mulkey, Esq.; Edw. Davison, jun. Esq. • and Jas. Laing, Esq. The CHAI a MAN then proceeded to address the meeting on the subject for which they were specially . called together. t:onsider ing, he said, that a very general opinion appeared to prevail that the present alarming and critical state of the West 11,dies called for a general meeting of all those who are interested in the Colonies, I felt it to be my duty, in the exercise of the discretion which you have been pleased to vest in n.e, when you called me to the chair, to direct the advertisements to be published for convening this meeting. In the exercise of the same discretion, I considered it my duty alto to convene the standin g committee, for the purpose of previously taking into their consideration what would be proper measures to offer for your adoption, when the assembly should take place. It has appeared to the committee clearly that attempts have been made to misrepresent the condition of the negrots, and calumniate the character of their masters, and by those means to raise a fame in the public mind that may urge the Parliament and Government to adopt measures involving a violation of our pro perty; and it has appeared nodes, clearly to the Committee that we ought to make a public and solemn protest against such pro ceedings. kor this purpose, it has been judged advisable to make a full and distinct exposure of the various modes in which the property thus attacked has been treated by the Colonial Legis ilatures, in acts which, having received the approval of the Crown, have acquired the validity of law, and in various other legislative details, regulating its management. It has been recognir.ed also by Acts of the British Parliament, permed not only to afford security to the persona in England who have lent money on our estates, or to facilitate the recovery of their debts, but to render it • subject of taxation in every strip of its acquisition, its pos session and Its transfer, altogether constituting a sanction as solemn as the law ever did give or can give to any species of property whatsoever. (Cheers.) It has appeared to your Com initiee proper further to state, that if the property thus so lemnly recognised should be found to interfere with any great liaisons] object, the nation has a clear course in this as in every other case where private property Interferes with any public benefit, by offering a fair compensation to the owners for its sur render (cheers); and if the object required be said to be dict a t e d by a sense of high moral obligation, it is no less a duty . ; nay, On the contrary, the higher the obligation the more imperative does their duty become, to seek its accomplishment only by fair and just means (cheers), and justice requires, that if our property is to be injured, full compensation should be * afforded to us. (Cheers.) It has also appeared to your Committee, that this exposure of our titles to our property, and this statement of our claim to compen sation, could not be embodied in any shape so proper as that of a tetition to the Crown. It has been thought most advisable to ad dress the King, as the authorit in the state to which the colonists especially look up for p , as holding their lands direcdy from the King as gifts of the crown, and as enjoying them under the authority of his royal prerogative, manifested in those acts of the colonial legislatures which have acquired the validity of law through his royal will. (Cheers.) The Committee have disc thought, that in the present disturbed state of the West India Colonies it is pecu liarly proper to appeal to the King, as the authority to which alone all the inhabitants of those countries can alike look up with deference and respect, unmixed with any portion of disgust or jealousy. (Cheers.) To the King we look with confidence, knowing that if he should be graciouyly pleased to exert his royal power, his voice will compose the jarring elements, and restore tranquillity and safety where now all is alarm and danger, and we propose, therefore, to pray his Majesty so adopt such other ma. sures as nary be calculated to remove the exaggerated expectations of the negroes, and allay the well-founded lean of their masters. and at the sane time restore the value of colonial property, and again raise confidence in its security. (Cheers.) Such are the views with which the petition has been drawn up, and the substance of its contents. The Committee have considered these two objects,—first, the defence of our right to our pro perty; and secondly, the assertion of our claim to a lull and direct compensation, to be of such paramount importance as to place theni beyond comparison above all other considerations (hear, hear), and they have therefore carefully abstained from touching on any other topic (hear, hear, hear), nor that they were unaware that they were subjects that mig ht * properly form part of a petition to the Crown, but the two points appeared to be of such vital importance that the Committee believed - they should not have done justice to your claims if they had distracted the Royal attention for an in stant by mixing up any other point whatever with them. (Cheers). I will now, Gentlnnen, read you the petition which has been sane. Maned by the Standing Committee.and which, after it has been duly moved, I will submit to your consideration. The CHAIRMAN then read the following petition : " TO THE XING'S 010 , T EXCELLENT MAJESTY. " The humble Petition of she Planters and Merchant,, and others interested in the British West India Colonies. " We, your Maje.ty's most loyal subjects, Planters and Mer chants, and others interested in your :Majesty's West India Co lonies, humbly appruath your :Majesty with the expression of our loyalty and devotion to your 3lajesty's and Government. " M'e appeal to your Majesty's paternal feelings, which insure the extension of your Majesty s gracious protection equally to all your subjects, as well to the weak as to the powerful, to those in the most remote parts of your Empire as to those nearest your Ma jesty's pawl We humbly beg to lay our case at your Majesty's feet, in the confidence that it is only necessary to place it under your Majesty's view, in order to obtain protection for our just rights and security 'few our property. " We beg leave humbly to state to your Majesty, that we hold our plantations in your Majesty's Colonies by grant or purchase from the Crown. " That those grants and purchases were made, in some cases, under the stipulation—in all, upon the understanding, that the lands so acquired were to be cultivated by Negro Slaves. " That Negro Slaves were brought by your Majesty's Britith subjects from Africa to your Majesty's West India Colonies, and sold by them to the Planters, under the sanction of Acts of the British Parliament, giving to British subjects the exclusive privi lege of carrying on that trade, confining it to British ships, and prohibiting the Planters front trading with the merchants of any other country. " That in the Acts of Parliament relating to that trade, it is de scribed ' as beneficial both to the commerce of (heat Britain and to your Majesty's Plantations.' and it has been stated to be a trade PO very advantageous, that it ought to be left free and open to all your Majest)'s subjects.' That the attempts which have been made, on more than one occasion, by the Legislatures of your Majesty's Colonies, to restrict and limit that trade, have been checked by the British Go vernment. "That the Royal Assent has been refused to Bills passed with that view, by the Legislatures in the Colonies, and that it has been declared by the 3linisters of the Crown, that it would not be allowed to the Colonies to cheek or discourage, in any degree, a ' traffic so beneficial and necessary to the mother country' " That various Acts have been parsed by the Legislatures of the Colonies, and hare received the Royal approval, regulating in the most minute details the treatment of the Slaves by their mar ten, affording protection to the one, and recognising the rights of the other. " That other Acts have been passed by the same Legislatures, and have received the Royal approval, treating the Nieces in those Colonies as the property of their masters, and subjecting such Slaves and their issue to all the restrictions and conditions which at tach upon any other property ; for some purposes considering them as freehold, for others as personal property. " We beg leave further to state, that various Acts of the Eng lish, and subsequently of the British Parliament, have passed into law, treating the Negroes and their issue in the Colonies in various modes as property, fur securing the rights of British merchants and other persons who have lent money, taking such Negroes as their security, and 'fronting facilities against the owners of them for re covery of their debts. " That the several Courts of law in this kingdom hare, by re peated decisions, regarded and decided on the property in Negroes, ; and their issue, according to the laws and customs of this kingdom and the Colonies, which relate to inheritance, devise, settlement, corneyance, and securities for money, recognising in the pruprie. tors a vetted interest in the Sieves, and in their future Ilene tad increase. " That the property in Slaves has been made an object taKa. t on ; the acquisition of it by devise has been subjected 1111 some eases to the legacy duty, the possession of it to the prope rt y tax, and the transfer of it to the stamp duty, amungst which is that im posed upon Slaves and their issue by the Registry Act pored so recently as in the year 1819. " In a word, the title of the master to his Moises; and their issue, has been as completely and as solemnly recognized by the law, as the title of any of your Majesty's subjects to any other species of property. We humbly conceive, that in a else in which the parties are i the State on the one hand, and any other class of your Majesty's subjects on the other, it Cannot bE necessary , to prove any other tide to property than that it has been recognized bt the State itself ; land we humbly conceive that, as against the right of the State to annihilate or to injure in any degree that property, such moll* conclusive. " Il has been urged, with a view of slotting the title to such property, that in its Origin it will be found to have been vitiated by acts of injustice or violence. We might ask how muck' of the pro perty of your Majesty's subjects—property held the moat sacred— could shew a tide in its origin free from injustice or violence? Whether your Majesty:a Ode to those Cohnties, though sanctioned by treaties, and reeognued by the law of nations, could stand that test? Whether it could be shewn that the original occupation of those countries by the nations of Europe was not stained by acts of cruelty or violence towards the native inhabitants; or how much of the landed property of (heat Britain or Ireland could be retained by the prestnt if such a title were required to be shewn The gene admiation of thla principle would shake p rop erty of all descriptions throughout your 31ajesty's dominions, and against a partial application of it to the property of your Majesty's subjects in the Colonies we appeal in confidence to your Majesty, the dis penser of equal justice to all your subjects. If the State considers that the property of the West India Planters in their slaves interferes frith a great national object, it has a clear course, es in All easca where the property of individuals in terferes with a public object, by °Wentz them a lair compensation for the surrender of their property. " If that object is one which is required by a high moral shay, the same sense of duty commands that it should be accomplished by the fair . purchase of that property, rather than by a forcible violation of it. If the right to compensation be admitted in case of injury, but if it be maintained that the object can be accom plished without injury to the Planters, the State has also a clear course, by Offering a distinct ledge, and making provision for a contingent compensation; if no loss should be incurred, this will cost the State nothing; if the injury should be inflicted, it will only be satisfaction of a claim previously admitted to be just " On the other hand, a refussl to abide the issue of this teat will be considered by the Planters as a practical proof that their fears are felt to be well founded, however they may be asserted to be groundless. " We beg leave further humbly to represent to your Majesty, that the tranquillity of all your Majesty'l Colonies has been dis turbed, and the lives and ptoperties of the inhabitants of those countnee brought into inintieent danger. " That the insurrection of the Negro Slaves in your Majesty's Colony in Demerara has not been suppressed without a sacrifice of lives and valuable property. " That an impression had, as It appears, been created in the minds of the Negro Slaves in that Colony, that your Majesty and the British Parliament had granted their enfranchisement, but that their masters withheld it from them, and that they had thus been stimulated to assert their freedom by violence; In other Colonies', plans of insurrection have also been discovered, and a very dis turbed spirit has become apparent among the Negro population. " The confidence In the security of property in those countries has consequently been so much shaken, that the power of transfer . has been nearly annihilated ; th:r value of the securities on w hi t h many millions of money have been sent be your Majesty's subject* in England, has been equally dithinished ; and the credit of the planters, who had already been struggling under the pressure of long ex:tinned distress, has been so touch impaired, that it has bea come almost impossible to obtain a loan upon colonial security. " Under these circumstance*, we lay ourselves at your Illeyesty'S feet, and humbly pray that your Majesty will not, by the einem of your Royal prerogative, in any manner sanction or authorise any sets which may impair the value of property in your Mejenty's Co. lonics, so repeatedly and so solemnly retrognisa by . your Majesty, your Royal predecessors , and the Parliament of Urea Britain, unless a fund should be previously provided for fair and sufficient compensation. "We further humbly pray your Majesty to be graciously pleased to adopt such measures as to your Majesty may appear best calcu lated to remove the exaggerated expectations of the Negroes, and to allay the well-founded fears of the White Inhabitants in thee** lollies, so as to restore a tranquil and contented spirit in those Countries, and to re-establish the just value of colonial property and confidence in its security. " And your Petitioners will ever pray." CHARLES NICHOLAS PALMER, Req. then addressed the meet-. ing, but for sonic time we were unable to hear him distinctly. H. began by stating that he rooe to move that the petition should be adopted by the numerous and highly Tepee:able meeting he had the honour to address, and that hr would not trespass on their in. dulgence after the able and and forcible manner in which the lion had been introduced and explained, yet that he could not from expressing the pleasure he felt at perceiving the nature of the petition itself. (Cheers.) He considered it to be a close and logi cal deduction of irresistible inferences from facts, defying centre diction. (Hear, hear.) As he was anxious to avoid that any angry feeling should interfere with the dispassionate consideration of the subject, he was glad to perceive**, that the language formed a proud colonist to the intempneginilifusions which had proceeded from the advocates of a 1 humanity. (Cheers.) With pleasure he also perceived that there was nothing in the petition calculated to interfere with the silence, the awful silence which the present situation of the Colonies scented to have imposed on Par liament. (Hear, hear.) He was gratified also to observe, that if it left untouched, it also left uncoinpromised, the great points con. meted with other colonial rights and interests nut directly concern ed in the present discussion. Leaving them to more auspicious pee rinds, the petition observed a judicious abstinence front all subjects calculated to create irritation of feeling and difference of opinion, where confidence and friendship wcreso desirable. (Hear, hear.) The petition, therefore, was wisely confined to those points of vital interest ; the defence of their property, or if it was to be invaded, the claim for compensation which the petition so ably set forth and so unanswerably substantiated. (Cheers.) It was altogether a calm, dispassionate, and constitutional appeal to the common sovereign of that nation, which, however it might be sometime* led astray by the jargon of liberty, never failed ultimately to manifest the equal love it possessed for justice and truth. (Cheers.) There was an other thing most satisfactory as to the petition. It read a lesson which he hoped would not be lost on those persons who were horile to the colonial interests : it was one unmingled tissue of reasoning and forbearance. (Hear, hear.) Those were the grounds, but particularly the ground of reasoning on which the l'olonists were always prepared to meet their adversaries; and (continued the hen. gentleman), while we give them that lesson, let us profit by the lesson they give us in their union and perseverance. Let us never forget that in our union consists our strength; and that, by a steady perseverance only, accompanied by unvarying forbear ance, both in public and private life, legitimate ends were always attained in the surest manner. (Bear, hear.) I have the MOTO confidence now because I was one who never desponded of the colonial interests. Overwhelmed as we are in distress—Sur rounded as we are by perils, I persuade myself that I Ste the revival of our trade in the increasing prosperity of this coun. try ; and I persuade myself that I see our protection against danger in the general knowledge of our condition spread ing among the people of this country, and gradually rendering them acquainted with the true merit. of our case. I never can despair of the Colonists—l never will despair of them while they are true to themselves Their cause is in danger only when they allow their feelings to get the better of their judgment, and suffer themselves, from any reason whate ve r, t o lie diverted from that unanimity and energy which their interest and duty unite in pre. scribing to them. ( 'beers.) Mr. Waren XTA V 1.0 a seconded the motion. When he eon* sidered the solemn pledge given in his Majesty's Speech, on open ing the present session of Parliament; and the wholesome, wise, and feeling exhortation with which it concluded, he could not but regard the present a. a happy moment to approach his Majery with their petition, to which he gave his most cordial support, in the fullest confidence that it would produce the most beneficial results. Mr. CARRINGTON commenced his address by stating the pless. sure he felt at the happy state of unanimity which pervaded the meeting ; and he hoped they would all proh by the advice and follow the example of the last worthy speaker. For himself, he was determined to follow it ; but still he would be wanting in his duty, if (withont wandering from the main object of the petition) he did not take a brief review of those causes which led to the diffi_ cultics and embarrassments with which the West India planter, had been so long surrounded. In doing this he altogether disclaimed the remotest inclination to excite any angry feeling in any quarter, hut he was induced to do so for the purpose of contrasting the for. nice and present state of our ICest India colonies. A i•reat stake, indeed, was row at is su e, an d much would depend on the conduct which they all model new pursue. It was only a short time since that an assertion was greedily received, having for its object to state. that in consequence of an ins•reased and illicit importation of slaves Imo our %Vest India Colonic., some interference was Deices arty on the pert of the British Legis lature. In the instance, how ever, to which he now alluded, no MC was made out which chewed the necessity of such an interference ; whereas, on the contrary, the moat conclusive proofs, operating to the moat complete convic tion, could he brought forward to chew it was not only not nen*. sary, but fraught with the greatest danger. Chi that °easier the consequences of such interference were not only dreaded, but too truly predicted by men of the ling practical knowledge. Their fears. hoes ever, were of little avail ' • their warning voices were dia. regarded ; and what was the re s ult? Why, that a flourishing, a beautiful, a happy and contented colony, was in one eight all in a state of contlagration--property destroyed—and the lives of all_of those of the deluded negmea themselves, exposed to the nunt no minent danger, which those acquainted with the subject knew to have ensued. And what conclusion did he draw from this ? That a too ready feeling prevailed of disregarding Use assertions and the statements of those persons beat informed • in fact. of treating them as discoing of discredit. With respect, however, to the in. surrection at Barba:lnes, the whole truth had never heen fair), and honestly stated. During the last Session of Parliament calumnies' were industriously circulates! relative to the West India Body, who were represented as indulging in imaginary fears, and speculating on imaginary mischiefa, as exaggerating every existing evil, and making statements which were false. Those calumnies were per_ Peened in, and it was added, that the insurrection did not arise be near an Hon. Friend and gallant Offices, to ;hose energy sad ' h e i t s o i f tiess ite if!e stlY tn . the O rlo t it e e o n f 'em C:n r i a n b io le ns mid. he 't haPpi t el e sed di t s ; efrionthoef 1 4i