The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1824-07-10 00:00:00

EAST INDIA HOUSE. . . yesterdays Gel ern! Meeting of the Pnwrietorsirat held at the rAg India iHouse, pursuant to the following public notice. " East India House, Ju 2, In 4. t. The Court of Directors of the United Company of Merchants d England trading to the East Indies do hereby give Notice, that a timers; Court of the mid Coreany will be uld at their H ou se, in Leatlenhallstreet. on Friday, the Vdt first. at Eleven o'Clock in the fon nowt, at thedesire of nine Proprietors, agreeably to the following letter, vit.:— " To the Ho:towable the Chsimian of the Court of Directors of; the East India Comynivr, London. " we. the nrd,rsigned Proprietors of East 'lndia Stock, duly cv aifi e d, reque.t a General Court of Proprietor. may he sum moned, for rue pnrpo.e of taking into con.ideration the state of the Public Proi.. in India, the Regulations that are row in force gexpecting it at the %vv.:rat Presidencies in India. and abut the pro. ceeittuet whi..!l have attended the suppression of Pito Calcutta Journal. and the banishment of Mr. Buckingham and Mr. Arnot, two of eta rritors. ." P. I..tu ore, " DOUGLAS Keffli•DlD, " WM. TMOIIIITOR. " eDAA. roasts, "J. Anniwri.t., " H. Kern, " EDWARD HOWORTII, "H. HOWORTIL." " JOSIJPH Hyatt The minutes of the•lasi Meeting were read over. when Mr. 8. DIXON rose to ask if any time had yet been filed for dis tributing the Deccan booty ? The Cftenesterr said, that he could net -answer the question of the Honourable I'metcor, as the matter had been referred to Com rnissiovers. ore of whotn war the Duke of Wellington. Mr. 8. ow —I think l'have read somewhere in the works of Dean wtift at a certain char of persons then known by the name Uf " Flappers:* and whose duty was to remind persons of their duty. On this ocrision he said a similar part, and he hoped the Ginumlssiovers would be reminded of the number of persons now twcitinp tboir-decision. The l.:l4.testeme informed•the Ceurt that two ships had been Takeo up by the Directors to proceed to China, and thence direct to , C,ertada. The ship at 401.1 h. &1., and the ship Julianne, lW les. rzTATE 07 'ME PREWei (Hear, hear.) The truth was, that inquiry on this subject was evaded lxith here and elsewhere. Il'hen men got up into the higher offices they said the proem was severally good for them, and as for the humbler, let then) suffer. or manage as they best could. .tr. Adam also talked of the Seezetanes of (invert:rent not being competent to exercise an (minion like the other forbidden Cl/MICA ; and lie (51e. Kinneird) asked, did life. Adam consider himself cx. elusively as the (imperilment whilo 0..1y exercising the tor.ctions of a servant? The absurdity of this was more provoking than im madness. Judge Mac Naghtess was at complete Issue with Mr. Adam on the state of mind and aneietr at Calcutta, fcr the Judge said he never knew any society mere fete, or more fterlesa hi thee'. recision of their sentiments than that very sceit:y. The system of licensing. however, was to take place it was gravely sail not to be at variance with English 11111 Of manners, inasmuch as all trades were more or less licensed in England: aye, thnt doctors, that barristers were licensed, and that men could nor let out hackney coaches without a licence. (Youghter.) Surely it was high time. that some legislative evermore should be instituted for the hotter ain!. miser itovsmnicnt of iodise The retanitesto of Mr. Adam next repaired some obsereationr - and a document betraying more want of head and heart was never before see!' or 'erased it was tilled with slanders and with folly. If .11e. tanning had considered the regulation. permitted by the Marquis of /lastinqs ro be viewed as new laws. he would not have acted as he wisely bad. Neither would the lints:tors themselves ; they wished at oneefor the padlock . 11 .•r'..narrn,hht. [lcor.) 11, and the bons— they were for the ( . Isorship. (Hear.) lie wish. ed that the disunion of this day wo u ld go where it might do good, and not be contoted either to these walls, er to circulate throughrt England ; if he thought it would he would not have taken the in. term in the sub*t which he now did. However, after ruining Mr. Buckingham, lffr. Adam published a pamphlet of 50 pagts—atlee shutting the months of every friend of Mr. B.'s, and banishing Me. Amot for ri.shing to convert the library or Mr. B. into a cir. culating library. Here the Hon. Proprietor proc e eded to mad the difibrent letters and answers which passed between Mr. Admit anti Mr. Buckingham, relative to the charges against the latter, trge. tiler with a latidatorr address got up by Mr. Adam amongst his friends after the banuMenent of Mr. B. Mr. Adobes answer to this address gave a diftbrent picture of the society of Calcutta to all his previous statementa. There he thanked them for th e ir indepen pendent:a, public spirit, and cultivated information ; and that eante from a moo who hat before said three was no European pubic in The Clio naive thh Special Cuurt was.called at —oisweeiii.-Theteee- -- - - . . lad a w ho were eliketifonu an opinion on a public Mcoolfa. (Heir. the maneeliest of cenain Hem y ucca for the Perigee of talc. hear.) There resit were no teens of reprobation and contempt maitient to eheract ...neze "nth emitittet. Wale. hew.) The am. eng into caulalamion the stale of medic press in India. toe eupprentem he ['skulks Jaffna,, and the conduct , geed Prorietor next ttetefittl thweeethouleeheefees Prtferreg teellteh lilt * ma ma am tits hut BMW. a Ilnekinglant. Eirstgto osiserkorged with attacking the eladias Government, wheress he merely remnestrated egainst his news The fjow. Pommes timeline said. dim In rising to speak oe this isepertant subject, heshould not feel it his duty to call for Pere" being stoepedat Ganjam, when the double r o em er e h a d been paid ter them. An unnecomin g a p o l og y was as k e d fo r t hi s luny farther own, which, under ether eireenistances, he would and refused, and the Marquis of H as tin gs found that he could not certainly hare done. But ifeertain ether repent were now granted, themessey od- holding so many Special C arol wood be leste _ rely more upon the feelings of the Gentlemen of the Peen, than upon those of hie own Coun c il— w hile t o hi s h onour h e was natty asoided. It wu Miceli to bring a euloget so important as and es t h e same pleading with the puss for the general good and improve that before the Court within a moderate compare, mum of the human see-cies. Another charge was for the intention tene with the it Aire Each pert of the ease he felt, how_ of a letter signed " Emulous"; a pr o s e c u ti o n was th rea t ene d an d ever, to bean wrong, that it afforded sufficient grounds for the con. abandoned. Another, vas for th e insertion o f a l et t er , s i gne d " A sideradoe of this many other assembly. This (recession could not rebus( so vast a subjeete, en the contrary, he hoped it weer only Young Officer"; the author, at his n e west, w a s given up (Captain the oom ee mencemen a - series of dimussimn hem and elsewhere, Frill, and he received a mild admorition from the linesmen of -Hinting% Another sae for sonic remarks on the Joh:: Rai wri. which must end in paying more attention to our establishments. in India. Ile knew be was now addressing himself to East India ten, never retracted, and not prosecuted. Another fur the i•- sertion of a letter si;,n.ed, " The Friend of a Lade om her 'Proprietors, but he knew -at the same time that be was addressing himself' to the citizen of • free money—an enviable situation, Death Bed." The object of this letter wait to have the Chaplains m ew, mix oieher, could L ew erten, if they h a d n e t t h e benefit of under some better regulation, and not be allowed to leave a *free prem. (Hear, hear.) The Proprietors of East India Stock large garrison without Divine Service for several Sundays ; or had a wide discretion *card in them—they had avant authority in I the Euro - spears, in a sickly season, without dying consolations ; a legislative capacity elsewhere. end it was as sochindieduals and merely because the Chapliin could earn considerable sum el et merely as a b o d y ,f• imae l mata i s , emperate d b y l aw, t he, h e money by going up the country several hurdle-el miles to marry tow aildiesped then. If thee trued all meet nwietitutionauy loge.. some young couple. The Bishop of Calcutta took of once this, I and complained to the Go vernment . 31 e . Ada m ca lled retch a titer to reward and approve, lOU net less useful at tinter to meet for the purpose of eensure and reproof. This discussion would be letter " indecent": a correspondence ensued upon the subject be. Canned berme the opintou to England, and it therefore would be. twcen the Government and 31r. 7tuckirgham, and the result was. that the justness of the complaint wee admitted, and orders given ease the ('oust of Directors new to say, if they considered the hinny of the erns in India tribe safe, or wise, or just ? The circum. to have the evil remedied. 'the next charge was the insertion of a stances he hod to disclose would leave them no alternative, fen they letter, dated October 25. let I, and s*ened " Sam Sobersides," re. must either make thaeadmimion, or petweed to justify the oetrageous, lative to the conduct of the Secreteries of the Government ; upon despotic, and illegal conduct of their late temporary Governor or this charge three etercts were Made to obtain criminal informations, (ablate, Mr. Adam. The, were bound to notice his proceedings which were refused by Jute Mae Naghten, as gross, illegal, and in the case of Mr. Buckingham, a gentleman who, as an English. oppressive : ( !leer, hear). Ir. Adam. in Preferring thews dark man, was entitled td consideration ; much mote when it was con. let out a little too much ; he violated the secrecy Umpteen! upon the petered whist injuries he was made to erdure. Bt we he (31r. Council, and he (Mr. Kinnatel) distinctly charged hum with having! Kluane) proceeded to lay the general state of the Indian press be. done so ; though he trusted that some Food might result front h.! fore the Court. lie felt it necessary to animadvert upon the manner In the letter written by Mr. Adam, which proteseed to be a rinai. in which .Me. Adam had eorducted himself while acting Governor cation of his conduct, and of the Indian Oovernment„ the several of India. It might be saki, that in what he had done, 3lr. Adam charges were stated and accdmpanied with an explanation tithe was guided by his Alenthers of Council; but that would avail reasons why they were preferred. Some of these charges were hem bide, as he had given his own reasons, and statesman. strange, and (he reasons alleged for preferring them still more so. like vices. in a minted pamphlet to the world. He first banished One of the complaints against 31r. Buckingham was the insertion Mr. Buckingham, and then ; and not until then, he stated why he of a letter of Col. Robinson, eh° hurt been 30 years in the public eel so; arts ! by. that -Statement he was to be bound. En hint service, and who had been tried by a Court-Martial in coesequence (31releinnairdenot be elm told that Mr. Buckingham had his of a Etta addressed by him to the Commprideren-Chief. lie had aCtiOLII4:I4IO4 UT. Adam ;it was all a farce—it was Impossible to been convicted at the Court-31attial, his sentence was aecompaniel succeed, mikes .malice could be -proved, and to prure malice with a recommendstion to merce, which was not, however, attended . a:Vest a Governer-Galena of lodia—why it was idle to talk of to ; mud after his long services abroad, he was sent to England, but it. Up to the Governorship of Lord Wellesley there •w no re. he unfortunately died in the Channel before he reached this court. relate, relative to the press in India. Then, a cens w up was try. Into the cam of Colonel Robinson he(Mr. K.) was unwilling e e tiese•hoi ; and if tyranny were to be established, he M. Kin. to enter. Time letter which wag complained of related to local and naini) wished tette be complete, and that its victims should have brevet ranks. Mr. Buckingham had offered to give up the name of! only o suffer from the caprice of one individual. The worst the 311010 T, but this would not satisfy the Government, and in the species of tyranny was that, where men were as if en.rapped into, printed letter which let out the sagacious reasons which regulated sets in order to be alierwards punished for them. Lord Welles- the Council In their conduct, it was merely complained of - against It y, in establishing the censorship, issued certalo regulations by Air. Buckingham that he had commented on this letter bf ,which.he washed dte,prosa to be guided; but these regulations e 1 Robinson, after be bad known, forsooth , that it! never for a moment could be construed into laws. When dm Mee, excited the displeasure 'of Government. Another Jeannette' in ours of Hastings went Out, he thought the laws M England ware whose sewed it was eedeavoured to constme the Mean of Mr. eserph , to ranlate tweentrol the Indium prosy sod that the me- Buckingham into disrespect for the established authorities in Indio duct of a jury would afford every rieorewery protection trim its was Dr. Bryse. This gentleman was a clergyman, who united In Yeeedousecsa, end relieve the Indian Goverment from the don- his pennon the situations of superintendent of the Native School, serous and !navy responsibility they iscarred, by licensing what Secretat to the Medical Board, and other offices which it was in.' was to appear in the efferent jeurnels. The Marquis of - Haat. • le with the duties appertaining to them, that they should legs, however, keowiug the pre:odic° vltieh prevailed here, and be entrusted to one person. All that Mr. B u ckingham did in re. that the removal of all restrictions was considered to be dan. mud to this gemlnuan was, to write as he (Mr. Kinnainl) thought gerous by „persons in India, was willing to conciliate both ; a very dg and good.humoured article upon the duties of them 'but I'm (Mr. Kionsied) defied any man to say that the seneal situations. He described Dr. Bryse the Secretary kneel'. instructions acquiesced ln, or issued by the Marquis of Hastings, ing at the door of Dr. Brest the Supeeintendant. (A ii tvt) .. were ever regarded by him as laws—as such, in point of fact, they Again, Dr. Bryse the Supenntendant puma the accounts w, re nothing better than waste paps. However, the instructions proved of the conduct of Dr. Wyse the Set:Warr. If a pupil win& bring issued , the a ziak minds were relieved. The Marquis of Has, to be dismissed for idleness or any other muse, diem was a cancan tinge, amid not be charged with any inconsistency of conduct, for' concert and concurrence of opinion between the !Me►►ntary Mid he vas siteiged to adapt means to ends; he have the children site. Superintendent. (Much laughter.) In this inateutedle rounding him a rattle to play with, eyed they were satisfied. The ended, in perfect good hummer, to compare this cabe Which °deferred whole couttoct cf the Marque of Hastings proved, that he consider. some time ago in the person of a Mr. Illanany, who had been sp. et('.be regulations mere as waste paper than as law; and it teas one pointed in ano th er part of India Secretary of Triode, sad who, at of the charges male by .Mr. Man against lilt. Buckingham, that toe nate time, was peentitted to trade on hie own aecouet. He very Mr. B. bed publicly so stated The Directors here cried out for dexttiousty contrived to have some important fluslligence to corn. tae censorship attain.; hat Mr. Canning treated their despatch on municate, when no ship could be employed but one of his own, and that subject silt deserved be nun opeued it. But after Ave years consequently when the charges &c. were necessarily high ' • yet so bad elsperd, during which period no censorship existed , a sudden good was the understanding that eublisted between Mr. Manassy, storm threw up Mr. Adam into eminence, and be acted like a des- the Secretory, and Mr. Manaav, the Magistrate, that all chances pee What was there to jentify . his conduct towards the Press ? were easily adjustor. The Government was praised and upheld as Abase, riot, etivate or public injury P—No such thing; or the a very good Goremment, and no difference arm bestrenn the mete sembl, to anent, here formed the preamble to his regulations , lf chant and Secretary in the settlement of their seennits. (A laugh.) such emsteuenees remitted fund the Press, why were not their au- Of Doctor Bryse, the Court might form scene "Minn, tram the this brought before the Courts? In fact, the only action brought manner in winch he carried on his bostiliv again* Mr. Bucking hefore them was by lieu, against the six Secretaries of ham. In the -Indian Johu Bull, in which he sue a writer, he W eimer:mint—the editors of the Indian 1.) , . Bud ; and Mr. Buck. mined the power and iefluence of Mr. Buckingham's talents and; foveae) obtained.all the damages he sought. 11r. Adam's regula- writings ; and he broached this horrible doctrine—that in order to ems nucleic penal in any pawn se twee to view, to vend, or lend destroy that power it was necessary to destroy his character.— ' perusal, sty beuhk Of printing, containing any strictures tending It should be remembered that this came five a Minister to brir g thelimanntent into contrept;—terttling todo so !--that of of the Gospel. and it was for the squib which Mr. Buck ets-3f was a pretty stretch of audietity ; but that was exceeded ; for ingharn h, d written against him, that a letter was addressed two evades, though only clusen for a month, had absolute autho. Ito him, intimating that he had ferment his claim to the city te pantie such an offence. Line of prices, of arrivals, accounts support of Government. and that his licence was withdrawn from of firths sad inarriagrs, did not come urder these regulations. I the 11th of April. 'What ! was this a ground of necessity for die (Hear, stud heeleer.) Well might such aregulation excite laugh- banishment- of Mr. Beekinghem and the ruin of his property ? ter; and it &Tetley reminded hen of the soliloquy of ligero upon I Was India in danger because a squib of this kind had been fired the Brest j.egree of liberty enjoyed at 31adrid, which was. all books against a man who directed far heavier attacks against his political might be puteielird, excret they treated of religion. ( laughter.). opponents ? Or-sould it be said that Or. !tryst had a right to say So, theeght figam, ".1 shall become a publisher." Ile did and write what he pleased and against whom he plena!, bat •s o; for lee published his " Useless - Journal." When such' should not 'be replied to. or his cooduct animadverted upon. This nmiletiots were sent to 31r. C a nnin g , n o wond e r that I 'mild put an end to all freeeiscuseion and to the expression of all be should also have laughed nt them. His great mind was th en opinem, except opinion on one side . Useful and important as were employed to nun advantage in the affairs of Europe; and as to die animedversions of a free moss on the conduct of government at the Marquis of linstirgs, tie only slimed then to go forth as play. home, Pell it was more used and necessary on the conduct of the elerep. to amuse the throng's children who were about him. administration—here tin la views of government were entered el r. Adam never on:. thought them diesel-ante:oms to free or fsir into, and the ineuenceof the me press was not so sensibly Ith upon elliseuesion; anti yet he prohibited the sale, sue even th e permed I them, hut there, where the aertunistration waslond, and coalescing .(what reedete.), of all books er journals containing any strictures mottle in puttiog ( eto execution designs formed in this country. the I teent i mgeettlituel!)--to being the Goverment into contempt-I . 11as a most Rswerful engine in correcting the obese. that were I nvineast e regalvione through the Supreme Court her tie I invariably insarable from local and delegated governments. The Bangs of Calcutta, dice. came the general risculeseions for the / exertions of lily. liaeidngham in India may be regarded its highly Pica throughout all India. First th ere must be a licence to have i important. But even the treatment of Mr. Buckingham hal been, .a printing pries, under she penally of Lein rupees, or imprison- he had almost said, exceeded by that which 31r. Arnot cape. semi tur sir m00d,., and the OtiZtlit Of all books and Mehl fussed rienoed. -Oppressive*. had been the conduct of Mr. Adam, there an the premises. Would a good Guvernment e require all thit , wait little reason to th ink that that oppressive spasm would be mi. Wm tins to reenter the satinet° of the proprietors here? The tigatel by the eresenceof turd Amherst, wase conduct had area =ern:, t that weld have prompted this was scarcely credible. If dy disgustea his own geometry. gulaueses of Mr. Admire or his treinium as justifying them. Ur. Die.ox here rose to order. Tee question before the Chair wove sanctioecel here, it *oak' shoe at oat* that a freeman could related to the case of Mr. Buckler:ham ; to introduce the fus els:it exist in belie. Several of the meat enlightened of giallo natives ton of land Amherses conduct was extraneous and irregular. A"mriAled sllghtet them, and their memorial in every letter foist- The CII•IIISIAN we. or opinion , that the requisition embraced fled he charges irAinuateel against their loyalty to the British ! the confederation of Mr. ArnoCe case, and the state of the Press .T'ernoe, as motairseel is the regulations of Mr. Alan. In point generally in India. 4f is "' be (air . Einnlinl) bad ne hesitation in erring , that this Mr. Krt.:N*lllD inettled.—The care of Mr. Atilt* was, if carmany would vanish Mes ter if it were riot that the natives of posaible still more cruel and oppressive ; he had been Ole !ndia were impressed with the keine:, nay the conviction, that gaily aimed anti emprisoneti in the first instance, afterward, justim would be do them. The :demo t ed concluded by may- he had been dismissed in consequence of the illegality of his ting fur the maintenance of Civil rights, which could hot exist if conneitment, and retired to Sennepore where he wets gime the au of thintentneeing knowledge through the agency of a free' op by the French Grovernor, and taken to Beni:mien, Mors were ahullished, or toe narrowly restricted. Judge :Mac i where-by his arrival in this country had been delayed thine ! essehhan rounder& these regulations of 31r. Aden& as contrary to' months; and where he would now Le, were it Dot for tie oil em and die defiant charters of the Company. Mr. Admit, I persecution that thus mersued him. What marked the oppression e neeeete, boldly same there was no maths in India — that no one of Mr. Arrest with segrevated cruelty was, that be was one.- et"' of persons, no. nor every class of pennies in India, were qua- I nor even alleged to be, the Editor of the paper. He was (wily ateteed eeriest t exercise a nieh.nuent upon the conduct of the iovernment. i tohe an assistant to the Editor. the was made a victim only because Jf eulti toe lion. Gentlemen here tools y agree to this sweeping I the veal object of peestuation was not within their reach, and the chine Cl . incapacity ? Many of tbe Gentlemen bitting here Council resolved to oppress him merely because they had the power ited been in Indio, now tied aid could t h ey h ear w i f e seats in the British Senate, to tin so. ( hear, hear., lie (Mr. K.) was unwilling to enter into patience, that the European am- the case of this gentleman fully, as he had not yet arrived in Eng.l "Denny in India were under such control of the Government land, but adverting to the calumnies winch had been industrious))) there, that they were incapable f I In e • n Deming any opinion or rends- cire-alattel in the country { against Mr. ehickingham, he would is say Judgment ?or would they jute(' the regulation by wid th vert to the character winch had been given of him by Mr. Palmer, *neon, of Mem could be lien home without the slightest reason a name well known and mpected in thatiCourt, and who would sot hung assigned fur such an mintage ? (Herr. hear.) 31r. Atilllll[ be looked ern as an inrandiary, or suspected of countenancing this.velten tuded in hi s p r i nte d statement, t h at the military could form DO fOrbfOlfo. n a letter of introduction stitch he gave him to an ap4tion, merchants none; me as to the lower grades in India. I Honourable B a ronet (Sir C. Forbes) he " recommended Min they Wray:tit by t hi s statesman not to have an y opinion at all. for in the warmest terms to his notice , and expressed a confideue ! thee war hourly guilt} of a eniademeanoe. C ), horoivei shading that he would find him worthy of his pod opinion ;be bore testi. ifefit those people Vert never to look ep at all. He (lilt. many to the services he Ned rendered by Ms discussion of public ue_ e nesire) asked them if the Coen of Proprietors -sere prepared to 'flan' in h°din• and of the persenel regard he enttrtsunesl towards et*, tat description of their people in India ? Mr. Adam tells him. Mr. Palmer, In cormlismou, %wee of an action which had 1 ,7 It s nil" a prople.of slaves, and was that to uncoatra- been tried the day before, in a ease of hbel r.gainst lily. Bucking. ded ? Ile (31r. Niemand) sincerely hoped n would not, and ham, which went in his bootee but in witch tritting dunes runner hoped, that Commissioners would be immediately lOW . awarded, as Mr. Buckingham was anxious of 'Morelli% the hi °Lee aseetaie the real cued:tem of the people of loathe defeedents an eppertunity of proving the truth of their ow's,. NL►IA. ' tions. The Jude:. however, epoke of their predict with a horror." He (Mr. leteraird) knew Ms ltuckingliads and was h a ppy to confirm this opinion,d se lay, that trap his • ecqtaaintante a Omit ) . i m p re ,, e ,e o a •teth wade in his mind tossed* him, Mr. Buckingham's ent ml, eght under singulft disadvantages. He bad no sooner publiebothis book of travels than he was accused of having purloined many peisser *MU the journal of Mr. Banks. Thin created a veins/se spinet-bine He (Mr. Kinnainls was satietied this charge was ttefountleele As aciaci had ban instituted lot the purpose of elaprovitig the betisutation. which was only de e l e yee from t h e co ur t s 4 Itr.fe. Hanlon basing granted perminioin to take the denosinims et certain Mehemet who was in Egret. The rokatto Jaunted wits an extensive propene s ; it was at one period, under the management of Mr. Backinghans. worth 40,(100/., as was shown by the eircuSeruree of his having dialysed of a one tinirth share for itetteei. 'Costly previous to his banishment friss Indic, it was made inde4ensitsle that the ownership should be transferred, or its reference altottethee euppreued. A notice of sale was armed- given by Magna Alexander and Co. and three penons were actunliy tiastoiekted M tenelidates for the edit/ashy I one of them was a p.m of a mealier pf Council, and it was evident tbat an exertion would at all events be trade to have it given _hp sore ' potion who was in the click of the Goverment. fete (Mr. K.l Ishould regret if this free'disnesion were thus extirgulthed. It enabled us at home to heospiainted with the real sate of our floe vernmem in India. WWII theistical for the renewal of the Coin pany's Charier arrived, liwoidd be esteatined, net wily how the 'tech of the Cor,pany lead been philltable to the proler.etors, hut how the Company had si • • • other great interests ea trusted to its char •e. Ti ‘,„ • press the Milos of their Sa vant. abroad wouhl he made • its influence would be sa il tinguishal, that spirit di. petty hip, and tine heal in trigue, which surneueded and e 1 ern; Chit Cormier going out to India. In erne eee , ' s r. e -Adam, he speke of him only in his public character. ee" .ed any intently! of per. • aural allustam ; but in 'meek ''gels government in India, be e would say. that although he eel of its harshness. yet -Ire hoped great hens its weuld be derived from the temeasary clews, non of that iolituated pentad. by plecuykT fir a suborner importhe ant as that Mahe freedom of the pass in Italia, that full cousidersal to which it wesentided. He *AO condo& by moving, " That there be laid before this t•ciute ' 4 Mimes of Council of Calcutta, land all correspondence and ee that passed between the Council I thee:met of Directors. and 1 7 cootereul. retettn to the press in India. since May, j , ether istrzy (a Hareems.) was o °phi.% that with napeet to thin' case of,ooe Arsor—whose name was latrodured antonget wary other took , touched upon in the very long special of the lion. MI ember, theeelas.fir2 of that individual demi hi be • reason why the Court !doubt abet* , from the consideration of his case new. Mit were now to be coneietered,, it would be a r artinl line of tone duet to investigate the airless complained of beset° they were sup plied with the justification of oleic I rovernment in India, which watt texused. (Hear.) As neither Mr. Arnot, nor the esplana tMn of Government, bad yet reached this country, he was satisfied the Court would feel the unfairness of entering into the subject. (Hear, hear.) With respect to Mr. Buckingham, he had made an appeal front the decision of the elevernment in India to the faint of Directors, and secondly to the Board of Coss traul. Hy both, she conduct of the local government was ap proved, and both refused to disturb their decision. If Mr. Bucking ham had- any cause of complaint against the Council of Calcutta fur any injury he sustained in his property, a court of justice was the proper tribunal to which to appeal. if he were aggrieved, a jury would no doubt award him ample damages--that was a case for :ie own coneirleretian—but was one which as brought before this Court should be considered as tomes twat jadice. This he should consider a complete and decisive answer to the Honour. able Geralsman, but as the legality of the procreedings in re ' specs to Mr. Bucki-lhatn, and also the policy of the Govern mem in not upholding a free press had been called into . ques. I Lion , as well as the character of Mr. Adams severely ammad. I vetted upon, he would trespass a few observations on these points. The Honourable Gentleman here proceeded to read the several provisions of the statutes, which pointed out the nature and extent of the powers to exercised by Governots.General and the Courted its India, with a view of establishing the legality of the authority which the Governor and Council exercisel Much reliance had been placed upon the suspeneion of the censor ship of the press In ledia, and the substitute n of the restrictions in its stead, as though it were• ireensled by this substitution to establish a free press in India. Such was tot th?. intention of the change, and the restrictions which prohibited any offensive com mentary. on the conduct of the Government in India ; any R i o b a l Z attoo disrespectful to the C Court of Directors or the of Cordele and which contained various other prole. bleary regulations, fell far short of the idea we formed iss this court. try of what constituted a free press. It was not es be eriendered at, therefore, that Mr. Canning, In the House of Common., laughed at the idea of considering these regulations as the esiebbehment of a free press in India. Such was as remote hom the intention with which tha censorship was removed, as it would be inconsistent with the state of die population of India. Mr. Buckingham had not to °Dolphin of any exercise of hush or arbitrary power. The first infraftion of the restrictions instituted by the Ma is of Wellesley, was in libel written by Mr. leuckineham en the Go vernor of Modems, in 1149. This rolled flir the marked expression of the censure of Government. whereupon Mr. Buckingham made an ample apology, and accompanied his expression of regret witbs promise that the offence should not be repeated : but a short period wee scarcely permitted to elapee, before a similar attack wan made at the seine Governor, and this attack was followed up be turner. ous attacks on many other peso's connected with the Indian Go vernmmr. The Marquis of Hastings himself, in his rapacity of Conttander-to*Chis‘-abe Bbdirp offs/Imnd and the Ckm—die whole Adminfefriton wefe mine tibieets of general and indis criminate moron. He really was not Jeeed to admire the for. • • • which Iliduced the Marstuis di l asting' not to have ex seised the iser vested in gfm, which he was at length obliged to resort to, the min de fi ance of Goverment by ,Mr. Bucking- bons. But e woos maintain, that an far from Lord Hastings I not agreeing It, opinion with the enured (as had been asserted), he exposited in a letter, which was to be found In his own hand-writing, the necessity . of suppressing the, publication of this paper. if it persisted in the coarse I it had adopted. The strongest warning on this subject, was to be found in this document, which esdiblished the eo.opera non of the Marquis of Hinting% and his full concurrence in the proceedings of the rest of the Government. With nepect to the conduct of Mr. Adam daring his aeministradon, he had been fur nished since he carne into Court with three testimonials highly Ismottrable to the ability with which lie discharged the duties of .the situation to which he had been called. These acknowledge ments of his services were to be found in a letter of the Governor of Bombay to a near relative, dated the lath of .tugust, 11123, which Still/11 the general sentiment of respect and admiration that prevailed towards him throughout all India. The second acknowledgment was contained in the approbation of a get.-hil meeting af the inhabitants cf Calcutta, at the expiration .es the period administration, in which approbation the very Mr. Palmer, whose recommendation of Mr. Ettekingham had been so strongly relied upon by his advocate, that day concurred, as did also the golden: en (Mr. Fergesn) who had been his Counsel in (Lered cries of hear, hear.) The third ard last testimony in favour of Mr. Adam's conduct was that of Lord Amherst, who accompanied the exprersion of the satisfactory manner in which he !pd admir e istered the affairs of India, with an expression of regret that 'literate of health was such as would deprive him of his future assurance—as, by losing that assistance. he Mt that he had lost " the staff on which he had principally leant." This he thought was a satisfactory vindication of Mr..itlem against the imputa tions thrown out againet hint. As to a free press in India, it should he remembered that all institittione in society were relative to the degree in which they promoted the happiness of the j community into which they were introduced. And as one insthution may be well calculated fa: a people in an advanced sate of civilie Cotton, so it may he vet r unfit for the well-being of a people who were not an. (Hear.) This was a consideration peculiarly appli• cable to the state of the press in this country and in India. A free press was well suited to a free country, but was inconsistent with ' such a despotic government as prevailed in India. It would only tench the people there that a foreign yoke ought to be shaken °free Ithat every country had a right to its own peculiar form of laws and government, sand would terminate in stimulating a slave popula tion to submit the present Government, and establish a dominion of their own, and enrich themselves wish the plunder and rapine of the India) empire. The Honourable Gentleman proceeded to point out the incompatibility of the present situation of society in India with the establishment of scree pees.; and concluded a very I I able speech. by proposing an amen dm ent " to adjourn generally," which lie sit. beequentlr withdrew, as lie thought it would be the better way ,erectly to negative the proposition of the Honourable Mover. _ . _ Sir J. 31a.3.n0n sr knew 111 r. Adam for thirty years, mid felt it his duty to vindicate his character form the aspersions which had been thrown upon it. He never met a man of more round judge meet, calm temper, and deliberate wivdoin. Front a knowledge formed by experience. he was of opinion, that a free press was a dangerous and unnecessary institution to establish there. There, Was net in India, as in Lngland, a public formed of artisans, merchants, and other such classes. The Europeara were mostly cipher in the military or civil service. This was not ivhat was meant by the public in 8141,414 For such persons a free pram was unnecessary. And for the natives it was dangerous to introduce, as it supplied them with notions of government and law, which, from the nature of our connexion, it was impossible they could practically enjoy. The Hen. Baronet went into an in ' termini: detail of the state of aoeie.y in India ; and although he admiral .he talent and industry of Mr. Buckingham, yet he ap. inured et* the conduct of Government in discourtenancing the estaLlisl mint of a free press, which was not suited to the infant state of swi etc there. Mr. I) rx )x never heard his Honourable Friend (Mr. Kinnaird) under nx re distressing circumstances than on the present occasion. Notwitlis theingenuity with which he had endeavoured to disentangle the Alarquis of Hastings from the conduct of the In. dian Gomm:nem towards Mr. Buckingham, it satisfactorily ap peared he was 16 party to those proceedings.--" Keep me frum my friends" was an edage of which they had that day a specimen in the advoc.tcy of the Honourable Gentleman. Mr. Buckingham went out as a free mariner : he was heard of only, however, as a political W3it.T on public affairs ; he was adverse to the establish. I ...went of a free press in India, on the grounds stated, as unnecessary and dangerouri. C. Fun era was formerly of opinion, which he still retained. fast India ran no Mauch a state as to render it advisable to eats. Mist' there a ree press. The press there ought to be surrounded by restrictioas.4 which may not be necessary to regulate it in more civilised cow- tries. Nevertheless, he was of opinion, that Mr. Burlingham , tad been most harshly and oppressively dealt with. Ile would net er go so fur as is say, that nothing but the very safety of 'nail...itself could :;us:ify or excuse the oppr ession with which he was ri sitcti. If it were necessary that 3 r. Bucking. ham staiulti bet moved, it might have been done without injustice; his property sta .ald have teen protected ; his feelings should not lace beet: outrat tad a they l:al Leer.. iii. Duainghtm had, it was true, acted with Imprudence—he bad hem shamefully &wet e ds s ynTer. by those oa wfwee hehtlf, and for whose Berries Met; and Ist. Sit C. Ferhci, Wee at a loss an know how le wer:Net for the pethlic meeting which toot place after the departure of Jdr. Buckingham, and ;h. presenee at it of Mr. Palmer and Buckingham's counsel. orally filled him with astonishment, after the- retruunsendation he MAO, en him, to him (Sir C. Forbes) , std of which recommendation as fat as be could ohserre, he moved himacif in every respect *call. Ile supported the original main tine. • aloha! Raevrx and Mr. TRAWT briefly opposed it. Mr. firma moved an amendment, tlatt the Court do now ad journ until this day week. in mitt that the subject may receive 'bar full diacusaine to which i . wa entiOed. A foes and desultory disciiiisino took plate on this smut:lomat sib Nth tea iinail, negatived a it hoot a div The twipinal question wu then put. Mr. llu caIIICHA Ye, who sat In Court during the whole of the disetweirra, hoped that the question would not he homily disposed ef. Man Proprietors were prevent who were prevented, by the - . discussion that had - . the sts wabilowaga with attwes from the whole of them. They aodlbiags, plantains, bread fruit, cloth, net parsquets, demi, of die iron hoops, and knive s mad l from t het . 1 I Detil dnd favieJt4 wire 've r y **obit's to cot on e board : but, as es load had ta azcinien of their dexteri t y at s t ea li ng t h e d ay be fore, wile I Ope, when they stol e the cnolk's •te, I could not emit theki/ ns Off Pats, the man at the maikt-Itc.d counted i 240 canoes a Melt kft the ship to two hours ; and, as our distance I from the land leadarcti: int probable that any of them should have come to her twice, it wjll give sonic idea t,f the comber of shiners we had. .. These mew myrnblethe Friendly Islanders bah im enloar and Isis's and the women weaved to me to he handsome, rt. indeed. women generally are to seamen, after being rotor to is WithOlig imam any. Roth roses pal women, hewerer, !MU the delicacy ash the light complexion peculiar to the Otaheitan s . Wi t h tempes t t o igyyerincipal sham *whiting these elands, that of obtaining a 'tipsily of 'Ms, I entisely failed. not bare able to prorate more 'than a &aim or two. it weight be owing to their bcitia out of im am t bit I OM inelMed to think, that, like the Otatteltins, the ru de, - - and tier the same mascot, that roan, notorious animal. In conntria Where uniformly hod him indektit and se penurious, e usrpriving and instil.. fruit puss in these ividnds. I son of er will become an inductions envie. 'here there axe freer bread fruit-trees. Perhaps, however, my prediction May "ode's missive so rattle at Eat and ;:ra Jtabcite t for that SI,VnIOIIIIII, thou alt pencil-sing of nargattret, pnwess a The tuniusity of then le is , together al:tither stetsi ng a 4to believe slut they hete seU been small vowels frnin New Stittth.Waloi ' *sail the tatters that came to as for ,nt mote or bus of that itrtiele. „and general principle of curiosity was eressing in the highaq degree to some 'ea shore. (hoe, in particular, whose Air, forming a contrast to his fats, erg by part of his shirt an the met, A native". They exeen)nect him more caused him to think that they s !re an. ; and, as the part. exposed happens I ud the they ,were each akin-tine the same tithe, an eh* atiensirm 46(4 • offered him to eat =4 tidal', only After he listlinformed sue of his ap ., . preinusion I endeavoured to get him sent off one of flit fist .__• hut, owing to the people wh o h a d l a id a l a en to him b eing more digital. to deal with thanthe rest , h e was falikethan onc..takca down to the canoe and again brought back, shield bad no test .nee to leases his uneasiness. , . • It was impossible to be better tn. *Wee kindly trAted than t way whilst on shine, both by the admen and his wit's., _• for , thou tiny had their share of curiosity, they never OtteollOtitti to feet : pockets, or be in the &cast rude, but were in every respect the - • verse of the chief at Eras. The whole body of the poop h behaved: too, with the greatest decorum, notwithstanding their curiosity Whenever 1 stopped, they all sat down in a circle round use at sane distance, so as neither to intcmtpt the cu rent of air or otherwis incommode me; and when I walked through this ring. er prlci! them at any time, though they took that opportunity of tote a; my hands or clot hes, they did it in such a way A shewctd the they did not wish me to know it. Indred, I do net believe that ace of the natives, had he appeared in b.t netire.tmtume in Lon , den, or any Tun of England, could be , Lathiest the curiosity of the English, either gentle or siniple, at so little expense to his own feelings. At parting with the old man I felt regret. nod here no doubt: had I Conti:mid to cruise in that ncighboOthood, 1 muld harts nude this island a plasm of resort tCr refreshments, Intl hay' goer en shore safely when I pleased. lam aware that try opinton or these people differs eery widely from that cf tiPt tinfurtunare Is Pwouse ; he, however, agrees with me as respects the bounty of their village", the neatness of Ai* hoy!ses, mew. Az What he says with rel to the ferocity of their looks is not to be wondered when se consider the loss II: met with there ; for 1 be!' them are fee people that much ad. mire the edunfenances dump who hard deeply injured them Eking on shore as Captain Pe Jangle, Akers, and party did with le ft, so many things about them, al t =ich to tile uatiyet were die mends of the tint water, Was y throwing try groargr et t laden in their way. Captsie Cook else kV( into several owing to his eillewt going set idiom with lode arms, foseling.psomk g am To me it alley s appeared most Altura for an individual to land amongst any of these islansk-s aimed, or withany thing Yalu. able about his person, for Ms mow Monet yrisfely be earn, oso amongst so many, and must bee great inducement for them to at. tack him. The more homely he G dressed the infer he will be t he may promise as many floe things as be plata." to be given on his retum se the ship, by which means he makel it that interest to sere him. • They still show the same preference for lac . ids as mentioned by Paouse. I did not see them drink say sea, wed should have bele of rice they were unacquainted . wbh it, nut a canoe et °Y Th s e vl e a .hief li g P i girLi to ace ° have " min (sly on e wife. apparently of his own age " a few yen younger, and, as fee as I could judge from steeping near them, were a very bring oomph: I saw several of these people filet had the feefee, and some when it appeared to be mixed with scrofula x liiiss stasoesa• widrranning sores like the %evil, sad one or two who seemed to have lost their noses were edierwise disliffutmesprobahly by the venereal r and as all dime sores wee em pleeely steamed sr bont'phister or other eci. of they had Wady a deigned's, - biked, the mode of them throughout -them countries smuts equally calculated to show the beelines and defects of the herein holm, se that, in Waft a wife in tli•te island., the old adage of buying • pig in o palm tessild not apply. They nee has, resembling the small Indian punka, and a By bre*, dee resembling those from that I country, which induces me to think that they may have occasion. . jug ally been visited by some of the country chips on their passage from Valparaiso to India. Tice wont tub (sir, or mastery, wiiiik I frequently Mend, strengthened this opinion. last'..... i ,_ . fanged' disciuution that had is in pier. fnini offering. as they I tires are tooto plant . them, their sentiments A letter of the Marquis of Hastings ,by nature, Janet certainly as iiid, I had been read : he could wish that his reply to it weire read also. ~ nature has been lionatifel, we u MI he asked was a fair and full discussirsi. This be did not so& ' lit Dom g where she boo been i its as an indulgence: he asked it as an act of justice. *.4,i Wag AN the bread fr Mr. Ir. Ktxrainn replied. If it were s ought by a lifick—fie arms the satires never many Proprietors had retired in consequence of the !stenos et ! Tompitym• awl Eke, When hour—to trade discussion, lie had a requisition in his Odle' abomplaweesof won% Pe would bring on the discussion again in a shape netelt _ .10.44 vellhedeeibpt. ants awsko t e r li the terms of the present requisition t it would be (harm* of iiewiligass at Ot at once to afford an opportunity for full and free discussiolf. • y the abbot 111108 t pi - The Chairman, and several Proprietors and Directors, disch‘ed • is et) disposition or intention of a trick. width The original question was then put and negatived , on a show of : sue to bands, by a large majority. I dough, no doubt. susal ..."The aitendaricz of blcnibers was not numerous towards the close Wading for shineu., so ef the discussion. The Court did Out break up until half.post the of trading turn ht t *vett e'ckick. the powerful _and i tioniblesenie, but diem INTERESTING NARRATIVE. , oftlltoonfpromete halt's crew o skin", Most ern Bred, was fair, i Pram the I.iverpoul fairier.l i whfclibvik well loaned, hating We have been politely favoured with the following extracts from attraiiii hilextion of the nat At *Taal kept by a gentleman of Liverpool who recently visited clonal/ she rat. which ClUts r inseL of the Wands of oh Sea. will, we have no doubt. , Ilent meal : an heirith in homy ,y as we are Oa , al took it jar ow 'aviaie that any iccount the . ivigitars s ands has been pabNatt- ' the tat die ed since that of the unfortunate La Perouse made its appearance, ' paid him, as well as all they i about Sony years ago. served sat strength en his fears. . - - - --- OPOL'N, NAVIGATOR'S ISLANDS. SUNDAY. FEZ. ' 2, 1823—1 left the ship, with two boats, ore scored, and polled away for a village about a mile and a half oft: , On approaching the shore, I saw it weld be dangerous and im prudent to take the boats through the opening in the reef, on ec connd of the surf. I accordingly got into a canoe, number* of I which were round the boats. As soon as we were inside the reef, I the natives lifted the canoe, with me in her, upon their shoulders, and set off for the chief 'e house, accompanied by about 3 or 400 men, who had been collected on the beach to see the ship, sing- ing as they wont along. After proceeding about 2 or 300 yards, I heard a noise in the direction of the boats, and, looking round, saw the boat I had just landed from capsized in the turf. As soon as I was set down, and had seen the Chief and his wife, I hurried towards the beac♦ . to learn the fate of the boat, crew, tte. It appeared, that the 'boat's, crew were so intent on what was going forward on shore. duo they let the boat get into the surf, which was running very nigh, where she was instantly capsized, and im. medlately the natives plundered her of every thing they could lay their hands on : they even took the knives front the seamen's per sons. each seeming to consider the man he had possession of as his property. The other boat now made a signal fur moistener to the ship, but without being observed : she then pulled for the ship, and returned in about an hour. with two mare boats, armed. As some of the people were evidently much alarmed, from eireunetances which, considering the want of a knowledge of the language, could not but be equivocal, and finding that the natives expected something in the shape of' ransom. I requested the Chief, by signs, to send the men on board, and I would remain on shore. After some time, I suc ceeded in getting two of them sent off in a canoe to the boats in the falling Some time after, I got a third sent off; by him I directed gene articles which I had brought in the boat to be sent to me, consist. ing of two cotton teblechthe., four or live knives, some empty hot. ries, and hoop-iron. As soon as these articles were brought, a warm dimension took place, and I could perceive, by their gestures, that the claimants were by Ito means satisfied. As the sun was new set4n a t i g , became anxious to get off, and urged the chief to send m d the remaining man to the boats, which he seemed disported to ennply with. By this time, the whole of the canoes were hauled up. and a long discussion, or dispute, took pine be tween the chief and some of the people. On his part, he ap peared to urge them to hunch a ranee, which they objected to, ow, as far as I could gather from their manner, the score of not having received enough. He stood by himself, and spoke a long time, Ins very loud and animated voice. He was answered by a man who got up for that purpose the rest being seated. A ft er two or three replies and rejoinders:he appeared to get vexed, tucked up his 'cloth round him, took me by the hand, and set off to wade or swim to the reef, and front thence to the bouts, taking it for granted, no doubt, that I could swim, as all, whether male or female, can at these islands. After getting some distance in the water, we were followed by fifteen or twenty of the party who had spoken, and who, in a manlier half respectful. half forctble ' detained him. As the sun was now set, I dettrmindsl to push for the boats, there being no time to lowa, as well as feeling much asifoyed at this bolt detention I I was prevented, however, by be or stg at the.. natives lifting me on their shoulders,is which position t repeatedly shouted out. as loud as I could. for tits WW I W the: bins 0 1 / 10 2 the surf roaring very loud between me me them, they did not hear distinctly. In this way I was carried on dome, and returned with the chief to his house. On seeing us walk away, the boats pulled for the ship, which was tit: n three or four miles to leeward. On our arrival at the chief's house, it was nearly dark. After sitting a short time, and eating some yams, &q., extra mats were brought and spread for the chief and his wife, myself, and the seaman to sleep upon : the attendants also furnished each of us with a pillow, consisting of a round stick, three or four feet long, and five or six feet in circumference, raised five or six inches by four legs, two at eee:t end, as well as with a quantity of cloth to cover us. After having lain down sometime, lights were brought; a company of 40 or 60 persons, of both men. then made their ap pearance, and shortly after commenced dancing. After dancing, singing, and beating • upon some instrument for two or three hours, the assembly was dismissed by order of the chief, the lights were taken away, end we were again left to our repose. About two o'clock in the morning, I was awoke by the chief, who slept near me, and who motioned tome that 1 should get up end ER with him but a hear y squall of wind and rain happening at the time, he pointed to me to go to sleep again. About an hour after, I had another call, when I gut up and went with him. After a short walk, we came to a house nearly the same sire as his own, where we found eight or ten people assembled outside, to eat fresh fish and yams, with cocoa nut milk to drink. The weather being beautiful, and the moon directly over our heads, making it nearly as light as da7, the scene was altogether romantic; psalm. lady as we were waited on by two or three of the prettiest girls 1 had seen. After this we walked the whole extent of the village, which the old maw scented to pride himself in showing, and then returned to his house and agent laid down to sleep. About aix o'clock we all got up, and on going out I was not a little monitied to find the ship had gone considerably to leeward during the night. I now proposed to the Chief to accompany either myself or the seaman to the ship, promieirg him an exe and some cloth; to which he consented, but preferred going with the latter, considering himself, I suppose, safer by my being left as an hostage. By the seaman I sent a verbal mileage, having neither pen or pencil, to return in the host, along with the Chief, an axe, a table-cloth, and a small looking-nine but not to let the natives take them out of the boat until I was brought off. About eleven o'clock the boats came with the Chief, who was landed front a canoe. He was in a great passion because lie was not allowed to bring the things with him front the boat. It was not long, hoverer, before I got hint pacified; and we went to. gether in a canoe to the boats, when I delivered the things agreeably to promise, with which he was highly delighted. I Though this island is small it is extremely fertile, and en. tirely covered with most luxuriant verdure; even the cliffs that were nearly perpendicular, were entirely covered ; and the ell ' lage far exceeded any thing I had seen at O:aheite both in ex. tent, uniformity, and beauty. The village at which I landed was built on one of' those low spots, which, though it had a gentle ascent from the beach, ap. peered flat, compared with the moudtains behind, and was thickly interspersed with cecos-nut trees, bread-fruit trees, fee. and extended, probably, half or three-quarters of a mile along the ' sea shore. The houses were built alony the whole of this extent, and were of the neatest workmanship and the cleanest kept I have seen in these sets. They all stood on platforms raised on the side I next the sea by a breast-wink of stones four or five feet high, which I made it level. The houses are nearly oval, and the roofs, which 51%, very high in the centre, run very low at the sides, like the Bun- galows of India, which makes it necessary to stoop to get in. The centre is supported by a row of tall pillars. ornamented, and the sides by low pillars about lour or five feet apart, with something re sembling Venetian blinds between each, which could be pulled tip or ' let down to keep out the sun or the rain, as occasion required. The floors are entirely covered by very clean mats, spread upon small blue or black pebbles. These pebbles also extend seven or eight fret outside the roof without being cov:red, and form a walk nomad the house like our finest gravel walks in England, where nut the least grass or dirt is to be seen. The.r manner of cooking appears to be the same as at Otaheita, but, both in their houses and canoes, they show much more ins genuity. As regents the cleanliness of their houses, there is no comparison ; the floors of them at ()taheite being covered with dry grass, which harbours fleas and other vermin ; whtreas nothing can be more accurately dens than those of these people. Their dances co-eludedwith Captain Cook's, or, rather Dr. An - kderson's description of the 'bite at the Friendly Islands; but I observed that the women uniformly wore, when dancing, a cloth moue of flax, which appears to be peculiar to these islands, reach ing to the kneco, and resembling a tine enteral mat, theambod with twine—some of them white, others dyed yellow, anal sore of a brownish admit. These females who had come with a diliennt dress, always borrowed one of these before they stood up to dance; anal it was amusing to an how quickly, and with how little erre , mony, they changed their dress before the spectators. Whatever personal beauties they had, they did not seem at all anxious to hide. At this Heirs (Em by that name they also called it) both men and women exhibited, never together, but alternately six or eight men, then six or eight women. Having three Otahcitans on board, I hoped, by their means, to be able to convene with these people ; but was disappointed. as they did not appear to understand them much better than ourselves. I have no doubt, however, that their language is nearly the Wile as that of the Friendly Islanders. I also ran tele:ably close alorg 31aoten. °yellers. and rela, and Tax ARMY: INSPECTION OF THE EIGHTH urssAfts AND SEVENTEENTH LANCERS. His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief. ateentled by Major-General Lord R. E. H. Somme.' Major- General Sir J. W. Gordon, the Quarter-Mustow:Getieral ; Major-General Sir 11. Tor►ens, the Adjutant-General ; ' Colonel J. Macdonald, the Deputy Adjutant-General ;awl several other officers, inspected the Bth hussars and the 17th lancers yesterday morning, in Hyde Park. The regiments assembled in contiguous columns of squadrons, right in front. They deployed into line of parade, and reeeived ' Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief with due mi! - tory honours. His Itosal Highness, followed by a numerous staff, re.'e down theline, and returned by the rear to his station oppot :ce the centre. The regiments then passed in parade by balf-Squadrons. ' and subsequently filed past and trotted past. They after , wards formed line and gave the general salute. Major-General Lord Edward Somerset gave the word of command. SALES AT THE. MART YESTERDAY. BY MIL WILLIAMS. ' Freehold (and small part copyheld) rotate, called OnteriinO, if the parish of Charlwood, burrey, 13i acres, 1 rood, and IS porch, - - sold for . - - 2,3:5011a. Leasehold estate, comprising the Queen's Head at Houton, sad shame and shop adjoining ; ground rents, arising from a detached residence, with large garden, and two houses and shops, in t..e ! frost of Kingslandl-road ; also fifty-seven boom. and 'gardens. ' forming the whole of Queen's Head-walk, adjoining. Held for forty-one years unexpired, from Michaelmas. 1621, producing a... present 3b9!. 45., with the revere e n to part at the preperty. let en ground nut leases, which expires in 3,4, sad 10 yeses, whm the rental will be upwards of 6001, sold for . 4 I.VQ gs. Leasehold estate. consisting of a brick-bent dweihnsphouse ant! shop, situate No. 1, Wellington -street, Blachlities.raasl3 also Is ground rent of 171. is., sold toy . . 300 gv. Dwelling-house and shop, No. lie, Firelietater e sixteen )ears 1 of lease were unexpired at Midsummer Lew, with Ilbiletwiton oar ! the expiration of the lease, sold for - 2.olhlgs. Freehold estate consisting of • dwelliag-heasseill shop, No. 137, L Salisbury-court. Flret.strvet, sold for - LOU. Freehold estate, comprising a brick.birllt miasma, 'Waste the corner of Coldbatb-square, Clerkenwell, sold for - I sc. Freehold estate, comprising a dwelling-boost, with shop, lied garden, situate opposite the church at Eltharn, sold lot 213 , IP- A freehold dwelling-house and garden, adjoining the pnceenrg lot, sold for . . 235 gti. An improved rent of SOL per ar.nirm, amply secured upon and issuing out of five briek-huilt dwelling-houses, situate le Bruns wick -street. Diackfriars-road ; also two policies of insumnen: en the life of • lady aged 34, one for 4004. m the West of Ehglanil„ at.:l the other for 2:01, in the Hock Insurance., sold foe . H)0 gs. A ground rag of Cf. Ills. per annum, issuing out of and arrv;eg from eleven dwelling.housgc. in Orove-road, and Ilarc-row, Cana bridge.place, Hackney, sold for . 131 ge. A leasehold estate, (macerated from the Land 'lax, comprising a dwelling-house, &c., No. 4. Park •phice, Peckham, ti tray, sold for . . . Au iv. Leasehold !evidence, situate No. !:(1, Judd -street, Brucliwick- . square, sold for . . . 283 gs. An annuity of 201. per annum, arliet from a dwdlling-Lotter, situate No. 5, Weston -street, Pentassille, sold the Zs/ gs. Leasehold estate, situate on die wee side of Douglny-tni *a, 1 Guildfonl-sureet, extending nearly sweaty feet in trunk, arid for - - - - . 236 ors. Leasehold estate, situate in Car Ilackmar..bor., near the Prince of Wales, Brixton, Surrey, irompriairag a nem of *tabling for eighteen hones, with lofts. and granary OTI/I,..litabling fur six horses, and spacious carriage yar d , &e., add at - Ale gs. Leasehold dwelling.huuse, with fore court, No. 24, Poplar-row, Newington-causeway, sokt for - 210 gs. Leasehold dwelling-house, No. 11, Prat..atreet, Lambeth, gold for . - - 190 rt. Dwelling-hour* and shop, No. 43, Oakley-ereek 11-..nrtnin*ter , rood, sold for - - - - - 22010. Ground rent of In/. per trinum, arising from four houses in Wil ling:v.:a-street. Blickfruirs-toi,, ioh: fur - 710 gs. -4-.