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lee rit, be Ire lee eh ose I!. but with tbie accompanying explanation, that Battlement would take ( env i ed mean. to eery those resolutions which had already been vent to iota execution. The e volution was then put. when Mr. 1111,110 T HOICfON paid he hoped the House would lieu him with indulgence. it was not his intention to enter into all the details which the Hon. and Learned Gentleman who had b moe ht forward the question had gone into, neither was it his In. tennis:l to contradict altogether the statements which that Ilen. Gentleman had made—he would only put them in a different point of e i.ar • he thought it was not necessary for that House to pledge itself, as it wira called to do by the remhoion of tha Boonerable and Learned lientletnen, when an explatiation had been given that those .Iseemblin were called upon to agree to the Trinidad Order. The question was not whether that Order was complied with or not,lbut a bether that mode of proceed.. ieR was preferable to the summary mode of the Hon. Gentleman. ofear, hear.) It would, in his view of the subject, appear fele°_ lons to require noels a pledge from the House. It haul been stated that it was said no that wide of the House that the Assemblies were cootumacious in not having complied with the Outer which was sent p ot by Osumi!. What had been said was, that they did not act tip to the Order of Trinidad. but the reason they had not done so ea, because they feared that those measures would destroy their property He would not say whether or not that opinion was correct, but he felt It necessary to says° much, when it was intimated that the o pposition. of those Assemblies emanated from an innate love of 'la. very, and a decided disregard for the principles of liberty ; they thought those mentors were calculated tiodeteriorate their pro. peen; when they became more enlightened on that point, and were disabused of that error, he would then look for improvement and a relaxation of their opposition to three measures. With respect to the admission of slave evidence, he thought what had been done was useful—it gave them a moral character. In fact. the penmen of the amelioration of the slaves in the Colonial Assemblies kept pace with the advancement of opinion in this commit on the Pub. feet; and with regent to the regulation of the Sunday market it was thought dioulvantageous to allow the Sunday for that pur pose. without preparing the slaves for that arrangement by educa tion and religious instruction. If the evidence of slava against their =satin was allowed—if they were permitted to denounce their masters, that privilege for the slave would be calculated to dissolve the tin which bound him to his owner, and must be attended with serious inconvenience. In Demerara they had sub. stantially enacted the Order of Trinidad. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman had referred to the authority of the Duke o f Manchester; but that Noate Duke disapproved of the Sunday. market. The Honourable Gentleman had also said that the manu• mission clause was worth nothing; but he thought that the clause should be recognized by all those who wished tb see the (tole: of Trinidad carried into effect. In case of. bequest, if the tali)* did not receive the slave he received an equivalent in money; an in that respect he thought the principle of manumission was adopted. It had also been advanced, that the the efforts which w e re made to give religious inetrunion to the slaves arose oat of • a tear of sectarianism. He would not depreciate the exertions of the tecutrian Missionaries, but he would say that It was not extra. ordinary that those persons in the Colonies should prefer religious i . toruction through the medium of the Ministers of the Established Church, from which the most salutary effects might be expected. The conduct of the Assembly of Jamaica in that respect was en. ti led, in his opinion, to commendation. Wfth respect to the Evidence Bill, he had to observe, that the second contained va rious modification'', and the first had been thrown out only by a minority of one ; andlt was only fair to suppose that in time that would grow into a majority. In 1825 Mr. Burk said, let there be SD indemnification for those persons, and they will have no ob i:talon to a change. He stated this to show the animas which in fluenced the Cobenes. They say, " Purchase our island, and we will allow your philanthropy full scope." lie did not defend that, but he stated it to confirm his opinion that the Colonies oppoeed those measure* because they thought them pre judicial to their propeetp. When they were disabused of tint opinion they would not persevere In their opposition. The Resolutions of the Colonial Legislatures indicated an opinion on their part. that West India property wan in danger of being affected by certain proceedings in this country. His object was to persuade the House, that the Resolution of the Honourable Member for Winchelsea was quite unnecessary. The Honourable Member then went into a detail of the proceedings of the Colonial Legislatures, for the purposeof showing that the conclusions of the flonourable Gentleman were not correct, and that there did not exist so contumacious a resistance on the part of those begirds tares to the wishes of Government as bad been represented. Ile contended that many measures had been passed in the Colonies for the purpose of ameliorating the condition of the slave pepula. two. He did not mean to deny the accuracy of Honourable Gen. Semen's statements t but he was prepared to state that a material improvement had taken place in the situation of the slaves. With 'ven to a personal allusion which the Honourable Gentleman red made to him, as an uncompromising supporter of the Were India aide of the question, he must deny it; and ifauch a charge could be supported, be wished to hear what lane there were to maintain it. Me would give the Hon. Gentleman the benefit of emery circumstance, even of any private or confidential conversation wittch be had ever used, and if from any of these it could be shown that he had even expressed a sentiment contrary to the resolutions of Parliament, he would then submit to the impute non of the Honourable Member. He could not avoid remarking, that insinuations, of that kind might operate very much to hie prejudice, as the situation which he held required that be should be !nee Groat any such charges. lir. BROUGHAM said, that he only meant to say that the Colonial department, of which the Honourable Member was to a certain degree the representative, had more strenuously supported the West India side of the question than other branches of his' Majesty's Government, and in that opinion he thought he was borne out by the sentiments expressed by the Honourable Gentle. man, when the case of the Rev. Mr. Smith was before the House. 111 r. W. HORTON explained. Doctor LUSH INGTON said that three years had passed since the passing the Order in Council for improving the condition of the slaves, and se pit nothing effectual had been done by the Colonists; not one single Colony, having a Legislature of its own, had ever supported the Bill for ameliorating the condition of the slaves. If he were to judge from what had occurred ha another place, some of the Cabinet Ministers entertained opinions widely differing from those acted on In this House. (Hear, bear.) The expres sion of these opinions in the quarter to which he alluded, were cal. clawed to uphold anti strengthen the Colonies in their resistance, and protract to an indefinite period any useful results front the comae it had been deemed advisable to adopt. .All the awe they wished to impress tne Colonies with would thus be destroyed. He did not refer to certain ancient opinions and prejudices now considered as antiquated; but to an opportunity which was taken so recently as two months ago, by a Noble and Learned Lord, to Plitt his entire dissent from the very opinions which had been about the same period expressed in this House by the Right Hon. Secre. tary fur Foreign Affairs. The Noble Lord expressed himself kindly, but strongly. If the Hon. Gentleman looked first to the expression of the opinions to which he (Dr. Lush. ington) referred, and then to those delivered in that House, he would not be able fairly to complain that petitious had loaded the table. The Right Honourable Secretary for Foreign Af fairs, said no one would be bold enough to deny that the spirit of the Christian religion was hostile to slavery. These might not be hie exact words, but it was the substance of what was said, for be took a note of it at the time. Now, what was said elsewhere ? It was declared " that a great deal had been said with respect to the state of slavery, which was designated as contrary to the genMs of the British Coestitudon and opposed to the spirit of reli. mon. Now, the slave trade was fostered, encouraged, and almost in. stituted by Lord Somers. Then, be would hesitate a long while be. fore he ventured to say it was contrary to the spirit of the Christian relignin„ for it had been supported by the Bishops for a considerable period." %'.'ere not such sentiments as these, he would ask, coming from such a quarter, calculated to increase the difficultiee Govern ment had to encounter. and to uphold the Colonies in that contumacious exiduct so much censured ? Thank God f there was more saw don than truth in the statements from that quarter. But there was nothing to show that this infamous traffic was either encouraged or approved of by Lord Somers; if it was, the authority of Lord Somers afforded no proteccion to the principle. Suppose this traffic was fostered by, or originated with, his Lordship, would it not have been more creditable to have buried the fact, considering that the question had not then undergone the discussions which threw light upon it at the present day ? The Noble and Learned Lord's speech went on to slate that slavery wu not contrary to the spirit of theChristianreligion,because it had been encouraged by a Bench of Bishops, who must have known what was and what was not op posed to the spirit of Christianity. Now, in opposition to tbis, he would state what he believed to be the truth, and what was highly to the honour of the Bishops of the Established Church— namely. that they had lately been foremost in raising their yokel against the trade. He would go further—he did not think, amongst all the petitions presented to the House on this question, that there was not one eiened by the parson of the pariah nom which they might have proceeded. Ile spoke to this panicularly, because he knew that till the principle was omitted there would be nothing done; till it was acknowledged that to enjoy the fruits of your own iniquity was contrary to every principle of right and justice, no good would be effected. He con tended that all who haul presided over his Majesty's Councils for years past were ievolved in this common crime. It had been said he Imputed bad feelings to those resident in the (anionic.; but he denied this. Though he declared openly his disapprobation of this conduct, he would do them the justice to say, they had dime no more than he or any other individuals might have done under similar circumstances. They had shown no more repugnance to the measures proposed than he probably would, if be had been bred up in the same scene of contamination —if he had seen slavery from his infancy. While he owned this, his Hon. Friends behind him could not accuae him of doing them an injustice. He ensured their faults, but ascribed to them no greater readiness to fill into the iniquity of this traffic, than he himself, under the circumstances, might raffibit. An invasion of property was one ef the great objections to making any alteration, said his Hon. Friends. It was to be regretted that, when great questions were to be decided, this was to he done by abandoning the first princi ples of rectitude and honesty ; that they should seek to acquire wealth without regard to the means. If loss should result, he had sneer said this was to he borne exchoively by the %Vest India bode. He did riot say that they had no right to come to the House' and ask for relief, but he said their first duty was to chew a prompt and ready obedience to the resolutions of this House, and the Mattes of the country. Till they did that. they had no claim and he thought also they could not ask for indeninitication after they had shown every possible practical opposition to these measures. It was the duty of the Noose to redress any evils that might have obtained at the earlies( moment, consist ently with the interest of the slave himself. The grievance once established, they had no right for a single hour to postpone so sat of justice. He contended that all the experiments suggested for the amelioration of the con di t i on o f t h e slave*, instead ~ t . depreciat ing the property of the West Indians, would rake i: in valor and place it on the basis of security. Tie measure, if carried, would secure the ran:ions of the slaves, and put an end to their trequent revolts. That revolts should have existed was not to be wondered at, when they considered the 'flesh treatment the oppressively severe laws and bloody punishments to which the slaves were sub jected. He knew the country would rather make any pecuniary fwd. lice than that the measures proposed should not he carried into full effect. Until the yearl773slaves were tolerated in Scotland, where per. le were boun d to serve for life in the coal mines. That occurred so lately as in the reign of his late. Majesty George 1I I. Was it then a hard say'ng to assert that years must roll on before the system of amelioration could be carried to perfection in the West India Colonies—to that extent of which its advocates might be desirous. The Honourable Gemleinan then proceeded to give a summary ac count of the improvement which had taken place in the laws re specting the treatment of slaves during the last twenty years. In reference to what had fallen from the Honourable Member foe Dover, who had asserted that the Colonists were hostile to the introduction of 3lissionarierr, he begged leave to differ, and thought that the contrary opinion was fully established by the mode in which the Wesleyan Missionaries had been received. He was aware, and indeed he was sorry fur the fart, as it did sot accord with the principle of charity on which it professed to be founded, that there was a strong prejudice fomented against those persons who intended to become candidates at the ensuing election, and who had endeavoured to uphold the property which had been obtained by the proprietors in the Colonies, no matter how originally acquired—whether gotten by spots, by blot., or by plots, did not signify, for it must now be considered as a vestal right, and as such, the advocates to whom he alluded as suffering the attacks of obloquy, were desirous. most just'', of protecting it (torn spoliation. It was the d u ty o f the Parliament to take care of both parties (Hear), and Hon. Members acted in conformity with their situation, who adhered to the principle of regarding both »Lies. It was rosy for persons who had no wives or children dependent on such property, to condemn the objections whichlmight be urged against the proposed alterations, mad to divest themselves of all fear for the consequences. (Hear.) But the case was very different with him and with those who were siinSl rely circumstanced. (Hear.) All that he would ask if' the British Parliament was, to deal impartial justice to him, and to those who like him were situ ated so as to be necessarily obliged to look for subsistence to the Colonies. dl r. R. C. ELLIS thought that the motion before the House was tither calculated to embarrass the Government than to assist the measure by which it proposed to effectuate the benefit of the Co lonies. He wax not an indiscriminate admirer of the Colonist Le gislature, and was disposed to regret that there was such little attention paid by them to the recommendations submitted to that consideration by the Government of this country ; but still there were some matters for which they were entitled to great praise. Ile was sorry,indeed, that the ColonialLegislaturcs had not acted in the full spirit of the suggestion which had been given to them respect ing the religious instruction of the slaves. Yet the Colonial pro prietors had received the Bishop cordially. The later of the Bishop of Jamaica had been misconstrued, for he admitted that "every thing had been done for the benefit of the Church." The Bishop of Barbadoes also stated that he was received with every species of respect and co-operation. The Hon. Member then adverted to the unfair advantage which was attempted to be raised against candi. dates for the next election, by imputing to them the reproach of wishing to keep the minds as well as the bodies of the negroes in slavery. He appealed to the Colonial Secretary . (111 r. W. Horton), whether the Colonies did not concur in the propriety of the recommendation suggested by the Gos era. mut .of this country. In accordance with those feelings, they had afforded great facility to the manumission of slaves. The Hon. Gentleman then adverted to the improved state of the, slave po_pulation, and the altered opinions of parties on this ques tion. Those who formerly opposed the slave trade never hinted that they had the immediate abolition of the state of slavery in view; but that principle was now broadly . hinted. He regretted that Ministers though fit to adopt the prin ciple of eompulsory abo lition, a principle which, in his (Mr. llie's) opinion, was calcu listed to defeat the desired object. The apprehension that this principle was about to be acted upon, necessarily influenced the master, and induced him to conceive that he consulted his own in terest by keeping the slave in a state of stri c t b on d age . H e was aware that the power of the country was irraistible. but it must be admitted that the Colonists, by omitting to do all that they were not driven to do, could greatly embarrass this country, notwith standing its omnipotence. This was the opinion of Mr. Fox, who had abolished the slave trade at one blow. That great Statesman thought that any attempt to emancipate the slaves, without the concurrence of their owners, would be not only mischievous but im practicable. 111 r. BUTTERWORTH rose amidst cries of " Question !'• and made a few observations which were not distinctly heard in the gallery. Mr. DENMAN thought it would be a matter of deep regret if this important question was borne down without a fair hearing. He was extremely glad that two Hon. Gentlemen, who were in. timarely acquainted with the West Indies (Aleuts. }Miguel Ber nal), had been heard ; ttough he differed with those Hon. Gentle men on many points to which they had Adverted. As the masters would not become the iustruments of the emancipation of their slaves, he thought there wits no inconsistency In saying that the Government &tumid take the matter in band, and urge forward the planters. Twenty years ag Mr. Sheridan said that slavery would never wear itself oat. This was the opinion of that wan, of whose eloquence it was said that it was " As brilliant, as deep, and as rapid a tide, As ever bore freedom aloft on its wave." Could it be wrong, then, for Parliament to declare that it was determined to exercise a control over the colonists, in the event of their continued contumacy? Such a declaration, he con tended, could not be productive of injury. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman then read the declaration of the people of Hayti, in which they asserted their independence, and then asked whether people capable of making such a declaration were to he represented as creatures naturally inferior to others of a different complexion, and whether they were to be held forth as persons incapable of enjoying freedom? Such, however, had been the language of many in this country, and who declared that the negroes had received a blot from the hand of God, which rendered them naturally incompetent to participate in the rights of civilized man. If such were so, then let the resolution of his lion. and Learned Friend be rescinded, as utterly useless and inapplicable to the condition of those persons for whose benefit it was intended to operate. Mr. Secretary CANNING—The Honourable and Learned Gentleman had brought the question before the House precisely to that point to which he (Mr. Canning) was desirous of bringing it ; that point upon which the House was called upon to give its vote and to decide, which was, whether the resolution proposed for their adoption was necessary, and whether it would be useful fir that purpose, which I.e must assume to be the purpose of the Rouse. The first part of the resolution contained a proposition to which he had not sny difficulty abttractedly to issent ; but the question for the House to decide was, whether the passing of sash a resolution was necessary, and if not, whether it would be useful or detri. mental to the cause in which the House was already embarked P He would lay out of his consideration every other part of the speech of the Honourable and Learned Gentlenum,• because he thought it had been already determined by the House. that the country sad the Government should proceed in this great measure u far as possible by conciliation and reconciliation, but the topic* of the speech of the lion. and Learned Gentleman were rather calculated to carry the measure by force and by terror. (Hear.) The House was bound to look at the subject coolly and deliberately, and whatever might be the modifications of all their measures, they must take care in the knit instance to purge those principles from their extravagance, if they expected to he listened to by men to whom they looked for co-operation, and who imagined that eman cipation would lead to their immediate destruction. It was cot true that the Christian religion proscribed slavery with that unsparing effect which left no choice as to the made of correcting the evil. It was not true that the British Constitution proscribed slavery so as to prevent those who had to administer its laws from deliberating as to the best means of getting rid of (be ac knowledges!) this moral evil. These were the qualifications which he always thought it right to inane when arguing this question. But they must not infer that because Christianity and the British Constitution had fostered this moral pest, they were now, though all concurred in looking at It with equal abhorrence, to suffer it to continue and fiouttsli. He hoped be had shown that there existed a sincere disposition on the part of Government to carry on the system which Parliament had determined upon ; and it was only because he did not like to use any thing like the language of menace that he did not repeat the determined resolution of Government, that if, contrary to their hopes and ex. pectations, they should meet with any thing like a contumelious resistance, they would come to Parliament and require the right to exercise that power which the British Constitution, in proportion to its liberty, could afford to grant for the purpose of enabling Go. vanment to carry Into effect its wholesome and holy determina tion. (Cheers.) 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The intelligence from Constantinople, given in the Cotreriee Francais, if authentic, shows, in the most de cided manner, that our views on the subject of the Russian negotiations were perfectly correct. The concurrence of the other Powers in the requisitions of Russia is evidently implied in the answer given by the Porte. We subjoin the following extracts relative to the affairs of Turkey : Mom the Male, dated May 181 1 The Milan Gazette of the 9th May has the following article, under the head of " The lonise Islands t"— A Greek vessel, which arrived at Corfu on the 26th AprU brought the news of the fall of bllssolonghi, which took piece on the 23d of the same month (Palm Sunday. according to theiGreek Calendar), at day.brtak. The Government of the town, being reduced to the last extremity, opened the gates, and the troop of the Greeks opened itself a passage through the Ottomans. The lacier had scarcely entered the town, when the mince which had been prepared blew up, and the destruction was dreadful. We i cupect the particulars of this event, which almost appears to be undoubted. Duenratere, A MIL 26. According to the last amounts from Constantinople, tlatedtrte 20th, which stave been brought by oduriers, the Reis Effendi has replied by a formal refusal to the proposals of Mr. Stratford Can ning in favour of the Greeks. Private letters add, that the English Ambassador, on his return 11 from his conference on this subject with the Reis Effendi, bad been i insulted by the Turkish populace, who had collected In the streets. As for M. 31intiaeky. it is 000sidered se certain that in case of a formal refusal, in answer to the Ultimatum presented by him, he will quit Constantinople ooe day after the expiration of the six weeks' delay given to the Porte. The Divan will hardly come to & decisive resolution before that time. On the 22d Count de Weinpfen, Captain in the Austrian service, passed through this town, going express from Constantinople to Vienna. His mission is thought to be of great importance. PAIIIS, MAY 16. A Journal seys—We are metered the new Commissioners hare been appointed by the Ciereinment of Ilayti to come to France. Among them is :11. Elie, Deputy from Pmtau-Prince to the Chamber of Representatives, and one of the Secretaries of that Aemembly. Some Journals have spoken of recent news from Martinique, representing that Colony as greatly agitated ; this is an error. According to the letters of led) March (and there are mane of a later date) we can positively germ that the tranquillity of Mard vague has not been for a moment interruptfrel. The health of the Emperor of Austria daily improves. His Majesty hiu resumed his usual occupations, ishi:h allow him but little leisure. It were even to be wished that be would apply Use. , (From the Courtier Francais.) PAIRS, MAT le. Every thing Indicates that homilities an on the point of com mencing between Russia and the Porte. A private letter from Augsburg of 3th May. sari that at the date of the latest news from Constantinople the Porte bad not officially answered 31 de Alinziacky ; but the first verbs) answer of the Reis Effendi was known, and its tenor shows that the Ottoman Ministry is not destitute of adieus " It is glad that the Emperor Nichols* does not confound in hie ultimatum the question of the Greek rebels with the Porte ; that it learns with pleasure that the Intervention of other Cabinets, which for these five years has served only to fetter the negotiations with Russia, has at length ceased; that the Porte, however, had fulfilled its treatioe respecting Moldavia and Wallachia, since 3sO police guards cannot be called a military occupation; that the Porte eon• sequently hoped that Russia on tie part would no longer delay to give up to the Turks the fortresses of Ilessarabia, the restitution of which was stipulated by the peace of 1812." It is not doubted that as soon as this answer is known at Peters burgh, it will lead to an order to pus the Pruth ; the Porte seems to expect this, for a firman has already been issued, giving orders to provision the fortresees on the Danube for six months. The 20th of May is generally assigned as the day when the Russian troops will enter the principalities. Faalrca FUNDS.--PIIIIS, MAT 17.—Five per Cents 96f. 15c.; Three per Cent,. 64f. 10c.; Bank Stock, 2010 f.; Bente. tie Naples, 73E 25c. ; Royal Spanish Loan, 441. Exchange on London—One Month, 2M. 55c.; Three Months, 26f. Nte.— Cour, Authentique. As none of our contemporaries appear to have received the official accounts of the capture of Chiloe, of which we gave an abstract yesterday, exclusively, it may be acceptable to some of our readers to see au account of the different Articles of the Treaty, of which we have subjoined a translation : " 1. The province and archipelago of Chiloe, with the territory which it includes, and which Is st present In the possession of the Royal army, shall be Incorporated with the Republic of Chili, as sn integral part of it ; and its inhabitants shall enjoy equality of rights as citisens of Chili. " 2. All arms, ammunition, and standards, as well as warlike stores, in the magazines of the Archipelago, belonging to the Royal army, shall be placed at the disposal of the General-In-Chief of the expeditionary army of Chill. " 3. In order to carry Into execution the surrender of the arms, ammunition, standards, and other objects, particularized in the preceding article, the General•in.Chlef of the Royal army shall order them to be conveyed by the individuals themselves to the magazines of Castro, and placed under the are of two Cotninission. ers, who shall see the surrender made, with the due formalities, to such persons as the General-in-Chief of the Revolutionary army stall appoint. " 4. All the chiefs,officers, and soldiers, who compose the Royal army, shall be permitted to proceed to, and fix their destination in, such places as may be most convenient for them, those who choose to remain in the Republic submitting to It. laws. " 6. Those chiefs and officers who may wish to leave the Archi pelago, in consequence of the permission granted them by the pre. ceding article, must give notice of it within the period of two months, reckoning from the date of the ratification of this Treaty, being allowed to preserve the use of their uniforms, swords, and servants, during that period, and not longer. • , " The equipages, property, and aim golidp‘*ell move able as reek belonging to iudividuals of ilas Rope ianay, shall be inviolably respected. -.--- " 7. The OA and property of all strangers and inhabitants who are at peosam in this province shall be equally respected. 8. All the Chiefs and Oficets employed in the Royal army shall be transported at the expense of the Government of Chili, on their demand to that effect, along with their families and equipages. according to their ranks and classes, provided always that the de. mend be made within two months. "9. All prisoners made by both armies shall be immediately set at liberty, and shall enjoy all the advantages of this capitulation. " 10. All and every of those Included in this Treaty shall be guaranteed against any punishment for the conduct which, in consequence of their political opinions, they May have pursued up to the present period. " I I. Public functionaries, political and ecclesiastical corpora tions, chiefs and officers, and the bodies of militia in the province, shall remain in possession of the respective ranks and employments which they at present enjoy, if they wish to continue in them, and posesai at the same time, in the opiaion of Government, the Integrity and capacity necessary for discharging them. " 12. The garrison, or regular troops which may exist In fature In this province, shall be maintained at the expense of th► Republic of Chili. " 13. All doubts which may occur in the understanding of the present Treaty shall be interpreted in favour of the Royal army. " Which articles, for the ratification of the contracting parties, the said Commissioners signed in the fort of San Antonio, the lfith of January, 1826. (Signed) " JOSE FRANCISCO GANA. " PEDRO PALAZUELOS ASTIJRCAGA.. " I approve this Treaty in the 13 articles which it contain's. " Tantauco, Jan. , 1826. " ANTONIO DE QUINTANILLA. (Approved) " RAMON FRAIERE." We have received a mass of American papers to the 90th alt., but they contain no information of any import ance. The question of the Panama mission still continues to occupy the attention of the American Legislature, with out being yet brought to a conclusion. CITY, EITDAV EVENING. The English Ihinds were heavy this morning, owing probably to the quantity of Money Stock brought into the market, which. we understand, has been principally caused by Insurance Companies having occasioa I. sell, in consequence of subscribers, in many in. stances where adivision of profits has been made, ;deferring to take money rather than increase their interest in these establishments. We bare heard that the Equitable Insurance Company has been largely called upon, by reason of the subscribers to it requiring money, owing to the general depression. Consols opened at 78, and subsequently declined to 771. They afterward., however, rallied, and left off at 76. The New Scrip went down to par. Exchequer Bills were Be. 10s. Ba. premium. Notwithstanding * the satisfactory Intelligence exclusively an• nounced in the British Press of this morning, relative to South American polities, still the securities of the New States somewhat declined. Colombian Bonds were 42, sellers ; Mexican 6 per Cents. 62; and Buenos Ayrean Bonds, O. There were sellers of Russian Bonds at 73, and of Old Spanish ditto at 8. In Greek Stocks there were no transactio*, and In Shares nothing to remark upon. Letters from Buenos Ayres, say that the Congress of the New Union had assembled. M. Rivadavia, so long in this country, had been chosen President, with a salary of twenty thousand dollars per annum, and five Secretaries at the rate of six thousand dollars per annum. A gentleman, who has lately been through Staffordshire, says, that the district of the Potteries has, comparatively speaking, suffered very little during the recent stagnation in trade. At the present moment many manufactories are working full time, and several commercial travellers have received very good orders, and found little difficulty in getting money. The hat manufacture at Newcastle-under- Lyne, almost the only branch carried on, is in a state of stagnation; but various temporary causes may be assigned for this fact. At Tunstall, Henley, and Shelton, a more than usual activity has lately prevailed, to which the late contest for the coronership of the northern district of Staf fordshire has added considerably, NGE YESTERDAY. Ligfern Genes Vault:a . Malta Naples ......... Palermo .... Lisbon blt Rio Janeiro ro Bahia , 47 Buenos Ayres Dublin, 9t days' AM Cork ..... ..... le MULLION, rift Or, ---e.. d. Portugal Gold, In coin .. 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, In ban. .. 3 17 6 New Doubloons ...... 0 0 6 New Dollars ..... .. 0 4 Silver, In ban, ; . tandard.. 0 4 11* PRICES OP SRA' LP YESTERDAY. Fos. am. PS& INN 00 MUG 400 It) 40 die .......• lOO 30 23 We • • .• 100 $ dla 100 16 CI dim ...... NO lb w dl. 4W 404 40 414 4W 104) 40 dl. 40 23 8 dis 23 YS 16 dl. Mud rattan lOO 0 6 pin Canal Gar Engine ........ ell Engine Carle lit rust steam Navlgides • lOO 10 6 dls laarl Vis.itery I Yellicrei Provincial Bunk of Ireland Anglo-Mexican Dolan°. British Iron . •eneral If Inlng Awsociation Mexican. ~,,,, Pascn-Peruvian ......... Real del Monte Ditto New rnited Mexican ....... .• Welch Iron and Coal aIISC.II - ei A - l A . • • • - 'Mr; PARTIES. The )(rev-Monism of Lanadown sore • grand concert an Tboveliag even. log, at Lansdown House. Berkeley square. Madame Pasts, Madams Ca. radort, and must of Use performers of the Opera-house. attended. Three were present upwards of WM of the haut too, among whom ware--the Marquis and hlarchloness of Londonderry, the Marquis of Lothian, tea Marquis or Hertford. Earl and the Ladles Grey, the Dowager Comtism of Warwick anott:te Ladles Greville, the Earl and Countess of Tankieville. the Counteew and Lady Georgina Blatlenrst, the Esti and CouS of Aberdeen, Countess Cowper, the Earl And Coasting of Easton, ra Hart and Countess of Wilton, Load and Lady awydyr, Lord Auckland. Lord Valletort, Lord and Lady F. L. Gower, Whew:net Duncan non, Level and Lady Charles Finney, Lord and Lady Ellenborodglg, Lord, Lady, sad Mir King, the Countess of Derby and film Stanley, Hie Bari and Colman* QC Darnley. the Earl and Countess of Jersey, Lord sad L‘ty F. Gower, Lard and Lady Milton and kites Wentworth. the Earl sod evening, of Sedfarits and the Ladles Howard, Lady Farquhar, Lady Longo Lady Didr sir Hobert and Lady Macfarlane, Sir C . and Lady Mary Cole, Sir Y. reader. Ms. and Lady Barbara er. Ponsonby . „ Mr. and Lady Manisa the Hew. Sir. and Mrs. Bowies, Mr. and En. Ord, Mr. and Mrs. Mr. Brooke °ravine, Miss Vernon, Min Fox, captsdir sod Captain and Lady h:Usabeth Fielding, Captain and Mrs.Fos, Mr.alld s = G. Evelyn, Mr. R. Abercromby, Mr. Dad Mrs: Frank Lew* Me. cote, Mr. Talbot, Mr. Thomas Moore, ie., The Marquis of Clanricarde had a grand dieser party, on Thursday, II his boos* In St. Jane*'* -equare among Who trert— th e Earl and slie Ladles Hatboro., Lord and Lady 'William Hentinck, Lord Ashley, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot Murton, Mr. Villers, Mr. Abecrosby, Mr. Desks, MT. Stapleton, ate. The Comatose of Arran's card party, es Thorsen/seeding, In DIMm smart, was very elegantly attended. Lord Klan gave a grand diaper, on Thursday, at vela be in Dover street, to the Earl wed,Couniess of Wilton, Lord Clifton, Mr. god Larry Ann Wilbraham, Mr. George Philip s , M r . en d M rs. O r d , Mr. biles, Bt. Lord Begley had a dinner party yesterday, atht. bode* In Great °sore. street, Westminster. -- Lord Sherborne had • large perty at dinner yesterday, al kin house itt Lower Grosvenor-street. Baroness Willoughby de Ereaby gave an elegant entertainment', on Thursday, at her house, Whitehall, to a distinguished party ; among whom were—the Earl and Countess of Gleegall, the Fart and Counteag of Bel fast. the Earl and Countess and the Thwager Confirms of Clare. Lard and Lady Owydyr, Lord Aucktsad, Lady I. Mtsgibboa, Mr. ant Mrs. Rope. Col. Fitzgibbon, Mr. Heatheete. &c. ' Meleager Lady Nears entertained II Select party, yesterday elestro, at her house In Albemarle-street. John Wrylend, Esq. had a large party, at dinner yesterday, at his boom In Corit-etreet. Mrs. Staturinnt gave • grand ball and slipper on Thom* efeofqr a$ her house in Portman-square, which was attended by upwards of AvAts. tingashed fashionable*. MOVEMENTS. The Mamas and Marchioness of Chandos bare left town for Mali Mitt) Wotton, Bucks. The Ron. Mrs. Sneyd left town vesterday for Brighton. The Hon. F. Lumley arrived In 'town yesterday from Ms met In Beech. Sir Robert Bolton, Bart. has arrived in town front Me wee to Oxford. I shire. —..„. Edward Arbuthnot, Elm. left, town yesterday for Ide seat in Eerie. Artists's at Thotne.'s Hotel, Berkeley-square :—Lord Pray and **MA of Chatham, from a tour. Arrivals at Elrkham's Hotel, Lower Brook-street :—Major Weybriatil and Lady Jobrulon, from a tour; Mr. and Mrs. Pemberton, from Karnes Mr. and Mrs. litieball, from ditto; Mr. End Mn. Reeves Sir Taoism; and Lady Hamner, from a tour. Arrivals at the Borlingtoa ffotell,, OtC illurlinginw and Cork streets lord and Lady Donal's, from Cheltenham; Ms., Me,., and Miss Club toe, from a tour. Lepartures J. Belson, Esq. for Ireland; Ray „ smith, Esq. on a tour. Departures front Merart's Hotel; Lower Brocir-street : „ -Lord and 1 Kirkwall and family, for TaplOw-court, Burks ; Sir Inn. and Lady.ll Ilffe, for Mersthatu, Surrey ; Mr. Hannan), for Burleigh Park, Ringwood I Mr.. and the Misers Riohopp, for Hants Slr Charles and Lady Blois and family, for Saxamadham; Lord Lliford, lot the Continent; Mrs. anti Miss Clayton, for Paris. UNIt'ERSITr INTELLIGENCE. CASSIRIDOIg, MAII9. The Lord Bishop of Nth and WeDi &relied at St. John's College* on Snturday, on a visit to his son, a Fellow of that Society, and was aeoonas pealed by the Bishops of Salisbury and Urn Melt. The Learned Prelates, attended divine service at St. Mary's Church, on Sunday. The fiord Bishop of Salisbury was on Monday lam admitted ad eandeas of this University. The Rev. Charles Foster, B.D. of Tetalty College, Dublin , d the Lord Bishop of Ltmertek, was on the same day banana:l ' ad eundena of this University. At a Congregation on Wednesday last the folloarlog degrees were cons. ferred:— Bwcanou tie Dteortrx.—The Rev. John Graham, Bt. John's Oo lege 1 Compounder). The Rey. Henry Knowles Creed, Trinity Collect. llasratt or Aars.;—Edward Strult, Trinity College (Compounder 7. B•c &&&&&& IN CIVIL. LAW.—ThOITNIII Edward Johnston, St. Peter* CoHoge. Rev. John Roberts, Jesus College. RAC•NLOILII OF ARTS.—Wllltam H. E. D. Slut*, St. Peter's Core's. Thorns Benson, Trinity College. Herbert Smith, Calms College. ThOl. John Roe, Sidney College. The fallowing gentlerneo were gn Friday lest elected Bear" Scholar on the Tyrwhitt foundation, for the present year - Nicholos.Willlam Gilman, B.A. Trinity College—lhrst chew. Thom* Riddell, W.A. Trinity College—second claw.. At an Ordination holden by the Lord Bishop of Bristol, in the Chspel of CMS College, on timsday, the 14th instant, the following persons wet. admitted into Holy Orders, vit.:— li phe ascoe.—Edward Sneyd, B.A.ege Christ College, Cambrlap. Sten, B.A. St. John's Coll, e—By Let. no. l i a r l o r r= Bishop of nsorr Ely. Morgan Richards Davy C s amb a Lite g rate Persou— liA ßy Let. from the Archbishop of York. Plllsslll.—Henry Coddington, M.A. Fellow of Trinity College, College. Cambridge. John Cooke, M.A. Emmannel College, Cambridge; Benjamits Weever, B.A. Sidney Sus,: College. Cambridge. Oeorge Richard Porta B.A. Bratenore College, Oxon. John Botsford, B.A. queen's Colleges Oxon. The Rev. George Peacock, M.A.F.R.9 , Fellow and Tutor of Trio College, has been prevented, by the blaster and Fellows of that Society, the Vicarage of Wymeswould, In the county of Leicester, vacant by t cession of the Rev. Professor Clark. GENERAL ELECTIO,V. The county of Caithness is to be contested: the tuna's. dates are the eldest son of Sir John Sinclair and the Hon. James Sinclair, brother to the Earl of Caithness. The county of Cromarty will be closely run betwewn Mr. Macleod, younger, of Cadboll, and Mr. Duncan David son, younger, of Tulloch. It is said that there is to be no opposition to Captain Wemyss, R.N. by the Whigs of Fife. In Inverness-shire there will be lots of candidates. The Right Honourable Charles Grant is to be opposed by Lord M'Donald, Colonel Bailey, and Mr. M'Leod, of Macleod; but it is a mistake, Into which some people have been led, that there are two members for that or for any Scots county. Mr. Grant's friend. have no apprehension as to the result. Mr. Grunt's brother, Mr. Robert Grant, has secured the Inverness district of Burghs. In Ross-shire a contest was expected between the pre. sent member Sir James W. and Sir Francis A. Militnzie ; but Sir James has lately been appointed Lord Lieutenant of the county, and we hare not heard whether he will be inclined to undertake those two important offices. RearEtoan.—lt is said that Lord Eastnor will not con. test the election, and that Mr. Clive and Mr. Blakemove will come in without opposition. Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir Chu, Colville, G. C. 8., late Commander-in-Chief at Bombay, arrived in town on Monday last. A wrou•tii.—The cleverest things exhibited In the way of automata, since the time of Vaucansou's duck and piper, and Kempelin's unfinished attempt at a speaking figure, are, undoubtedly, the walking figure and the conjurer of Mr. Maillardet, which are now to be seen in the Hay. market : the former is a very elegant application of mechs. Meal ingenuity to the very difficult problem of preserving the equilibrium ; and the latter is, we believe, the only automaton, the secret of whose construction has re. mained undiscovered : we are of opinion that it is guided in its responses by magnetism . Althou g h we con . feu we were not a little puzzled in our conclusions, by the difficulty we experienced in misleading the little wizard, the direction of the figure is, however, still explicable on magnetical principles, and we recommend that mode of solution to those ingenious persons who may gratify them. selves by a visit to Mr. MaWardet's collection. Commercial affairs look more gloomy than ever, the greater part of the fiaxdressers are unemployed, and it ie generally believed that the greater part of the millspinners will be discharged. Masons' wages, compared with last season, are greatly reduced: in consequence, building can be got done at one-third less than last year.—Montrose Chronicle. 1 Yesterday the despatches were dated at the East India House, and delivered to the pursers of the following ships, viz.: —Rose, Captain Thomas Marquis, and Marchioness of Ely, Captain Charles Edward Mangles, for Madras anti Bengal. Faso ns es.—An inquest was held at the Half Moon, k esema alme Little White Llon.atreet, gene on the body OD. Eatkin, Esq., a creole gentleman, mho fee lodged at the house of Mr. Bone, • baker. The , a men of of habits, and intending, as hebad aid lie ' ar go to Scotland, he took his luggage to Miller.* teltarf„M liertteaday. BO slept that night at a public-house in gassing, bat returned next morning to his lodging'', whams any alteration in his looks or conduct. In a short Matt after he 6si retired to Maroon), his landlord heard the report eta pistol, and Illatlng the mom door locked, Mr. Bone get la as &s wallow, what* found the deceased on the bed, with his bead Wawa la piens, tali females of a broken pistol In his left heed, sod ass*, hods/ a the varymemle, in his right. These, It apposed, be bad prehmed at a shop in tbs. Strand. Eight to See at A*Jarfagreed that no s ympt o ms of M c sanity had heen proved, ad a "et Felo de ss" way, there. fore, recorded.