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by choice, from discreet feeling towards their sorereigat and their country, or by the ban of er.ile, have given to this kingdom that honourable preference which we trust Eng land will never crave to deserve among nations. Feeling thus, we rejoice to know bow usefully some fereignera have employed their time and their talents, since their sojourn amongst its. ‘Ve arc invited to remark this the more pointedly from the concurrent otawreation of our brother journalists, that an enlightened Portuguese (who it is said was the Presillynt of the last Corks) has been anxiously acquainting himself with the administration of the criinival law in this country, during the present sessions, at the Old Bailey. The courteous attention with which Mr. Denman introduced him on the occasion deserves great praise. We ourselves can bear testimony to the visits of timeline Den .Joaquin de Moira to our Courts of Chancery and King's Bench, and have frequently remarked the polite courtesy with which the Bar have always assigned him a situa tion which might best enable him to bear what was pa,s ing before him, and the readiness with which they gave •him such expLanations as might make bun fully un- 1 1 • .dersosnel the whole course of the proceedings. Our courts %ay he defective in some particulars, but we defy any man to be present at the publk administration of the law in this Country (guarded, we will add, by die notoriety which follows through the free press), and to compare it with any system of foreign judicature:, without a proud feeling of national superiority. We will go further, we defy any foreigner to pass his time amongst us, attending to our habits, customs, and modes of civilization, without having, it in his power, on returning to his native land, to benefit it by some improvement, some amelioration, which his judgment and intelligence, by comparison and by contrast, will have seimested him. The purpo::•s of foreign travel, so rarely made available in youth, is thus, by the force of circumstances, become accessible to mature•r age, and we rtjoice that the opportunity has not been lest. It is grad fiing to remark, that while the hospitality of England has w:rened by the resort roller shores of men of ether nations ; so due an estimate has been formed by any enlighten«l foreigper of the advantages her laws and institutions may yield to them, that nothing that is worthy, nothing that it valuable, escapes the persevering curiosity and the philoso phic pursuit of information which has mat ked the steps of the very intelligent individual to whom we have alluded ; and we cordially hope the known moderation of his polities, with the benevolence of his heart, and the extent of his experience, will,, on his return home, once more place him in a situation of usefulness to his country, and of benefit to mankind. estate, and that she besought Mr. Smith to e,..0 home, which he did. Not a sentence is stated of any expostulation ad dressed to the negroes assembled io open revolt, by the Nlisstouary; or a word uttered by bim to dissuade them from continuing their fatal purposes. No advice or assist ance arc mentioned to have been afforded by him to the managers, or overseers, to supl•ress the insurrection. ' cf revolt being organized, and merely begs that " Jacky need, of Dackfour" wou:el not be concerned in it; and lee subsequently fuels the negroes in arms, and coolly goes hen:•. Was it not natural that the strongest suspi- (ion should follow on such conduct as this ? or where is the Jury throughout the empire, that on this very affidavit could have se-quitted the Missionary of a previous know ledge of the insurr, ction, arid the concealment of it from the authorities in the island? It is acknowledged in the adieiavit, that :ix negro Quamina, the leader of the revolt, was st Mr. Smith's house after it had broken out, on the emit of August_ Mrs. Smith, it is true, denies that *he had been, directly or indirectly, induced to see either Quatenina, or Bristol, another negro rebel, by her husband, but that the wish sprung from herself alone ; from what ever cause however the two migrates rcere on the Yuth at Mr. Smith's house, and the conversation is stated to have consisted between Quatnieta and Mr. Smith. " of inquiries I respecting the health of the negm, and a passing observa tion from the Missionary, that he was sorry and grieved to and that the people had been so foolish, and wicked, and mad, as to be guilty of revolting, and hoped he was not concerned in it," to which the 11%70 made no reply. Mrs. Smith admits her desire to have Quatnina's visit to their li ruse kept a secret. Site says, she was alarmed at what ber husband stated as to the negro being implicated iu the revok, and that she might have told the little girl, Elisabeth, that she was not to mention his having been there, or that she, Mrs. Smith, would punish hoe." If the Missionary was terious in his eppoaitiou to this insurrection. would he have trifled in frivolous inquiries about Quamina's health, or ' not have remonstrated strongly and seriously with him on the criminal undertaking iu which he had embarked? Would not any other man in Mr. Smith's situation have exerted his whole influence to crush the insurrection in the bud, and, failing in his efforts, have instantly communi cated with Governor Murray on the subject? We acquit Mr. Smith of all participation in the revolt, or of having used any means to inflame it; but it is but too plain that he was apprised of its existence, and took no measures to ex tinguish it, and that when it ;tad broke out, he remained completely passive. 'this is established by the affidavit of hie widow. Such a conduct was not sufficiently criminal, we admit, to entail on him the heavy sen:ence, under the effects of which he subsequently sunk ; but it leaves him any thing but free from suspicion, which we do not see how any investigation now urged in Parliament can clear away. We have argued the case on Mrs. Smith's own showing, without at present going through the voluminous I evidence on her husband's trial. Prejudice, we are con vinced, ran high against him, and he never should have been capitally convicted by his court-martial ; but he does not appear to have been suited to the important mission in which he Intel engaged, and bad he lived, we could need no other document than this affidavit to convince us that his further residence among the negroes of Demerara would been most imprudent and dangerous. In addition to the voluminous minutes cf the evidence given on the trial of Mr. Smith, the Missionary at IN:me - rata, extracts from which will be fennel this morning in our columns, the Directors of the London Missionary So ciety have published an affidavit of considerable length, front his widow, sworn before Major-General Murray. the Governor of Demerara and Essequibo, at thorge Toy ,i, in November last. We have read this document through with considerable attention, anti we are compelled to say, we cannot think it by any means either satisfactory or con clusive. One of the charges made by the Judge Advocate at d his assistants against the unfortunate Mr. Smith on his trial was, " that he, the said John Smith, on the 17th of August last past, and fur a certain period of time thereto preceding, having rome to the knowledge of a certain revolt and rebellion intended to take place within that colony, did, won wake known the some to the proper authorities, which revolt and rebellion did subsequently take place, to wit, on or about the 18th of August then lastpast." Now Mrs. Smith's affidavit admits that on the very day of the insurrection four of the negroes actively interested in it, viz. Quamina, of Succors plantation ; Seaton, of the same place; and Peter and Shute, of Le Resouvenir, all came together to Mr. Smith's house ; that she (Mrs. Smith) heard her husband speak to Qnamina in particular, who was a leader of the revolt, and that the latter laughed and said, " 0, nothing, Sir ; we were only saying it would be good to send and tell the managers to go to town and gut the new law," and that thereupon her husband reproved the said Quamina for so talking. Here were the first symptoms of insurrection dis tinctly intimated. The new law was that expected by the !agrees for their emancipation ; yet a passing reproof ap pears to bare been the only opposition then made by Mr. Smith. it is not stated that he made any immediate inquiries to discover whether anything further was meditated by the negroes on the plantations around him, or exerted his influ ence in the slightest degree to suppress the tieing discontents, or calm the feelings of the slaves. The affidavit further states, " that she (Mrs. Smith) beard nothing from her husband concerning the cotivcisation with Quamina on the 17th, until the following Monday, the IStli of August, when, as she and her husliand were going out to walk, a negro of the name of GuiellMrd, belonging to Duchfour Plantation, made his appearance, 210 handed Mr. Smith a note or let ter, which he. re,: b and asked severs] questions respecting its contents, and who had carried a certain inclocure therein to another negro, deeply implicated in the revolt, called Jackey Reed, of Dockfour. That Guildford returned evasive and unsatisfactory answers, which Mrs. Smith attributed rather to stupidity than design ; that her husband there upon desired the said Guildford to make haste hack, and tell no. , pa T y he at D d u i l a t t e2e i t c Duchtm uished usi s , of d ße tu d in fo g rd d w ie ill ho r d tra m in at a t zrr r ieroses Jackey Reed, of Dock:our, that he, Mr. Smith, knew thing of the matter to which the cements of the note re- Wouurn Abbey. at dinner yenta. furred ; but that it there was an) thing going to happvu, d,:yi.,haeilitunt:4,7: in t i l y l ea r t e er n ta w i l i ed a large party e. he begged that be, Jackey Reed, would :lot have anything Lord .klelvill:: entertained a distinguished party at dinner, yew to do with it." 'Phis note, it is plain, intimated that the "Illie'Ll',:jr,pl4l:l7,ll,,Y,i'his issued cards o invi tat i o n for a din ner revolt was about to break out. t lmilit not Mr. Smith to patty on Wedneso . ay neat, a t hi s h ouse i n S t . James's-square. have immediately gone among the negroes, and exerted all crr eal lard t . S4 un t u r n iant h rlir a tet c! i d ne r party Yesterday', at his house in his influence for its suppression, and failing in that effort, The Duke of Rutland arrived yesterday at his house in Arline. have instantly communicated with the authoriti es in Geor 100-s t t o rt . t i rosn iwkp b t. is *rat, Behan. castle, for a few days, on his ge Town, ao as to have secured the ringleselers, and quelled The Dowager Du thess of Richmond, and the Ladies Lennox, the insurrection at once? He would thus have avert e d a ll arril 1 _eaurtii at their house in Waterl oo -pl ace , I rons R e i tt i nss• The Anions of Linsilown left town yesterday, tor Baresnes, the dreadful consequences that followed—the many lives Sussex. a yr ., : erd d z a , , for na the their Earl If lea in the unhappy contest, and the blood subsequently I .;, l r d eei and Illtilulbtayndealeyfi:. townor spilled on the scaffehl. put did Mr. Smith ruakt any ex- the Duke Ist' Bedford's, IVoburn Abbey. way ration of this sort, thengh he was, in fact, apprised that Surrey, a Por !he iuttlY.l:ft town yo.ttrilwy, for their seat, Ockham, the revolt was organized ? No; the affidavit states that telr William and Lady Jane Houston left town yesterday, for he merely wrote a short note in reply to the important their A Lord and Lady ' se . N ' ti u yi s enl,:ft town yesterday, for their seat, communication made to him, which he entrusted to the Liner. Bucks. Di . 11 lintel. St. Jatnew's.street • qir John negro Guildford, and then coolly set out on his walk. In Ili ella. r il u a r t e :7L t e n hi: l .T' in Sussex ; Col. Jones , fur . his mesa in fact, the insurrection had then commenced, for while they %Vales; and John Saville Lumley, Lml., for Brighton. Right g i l t :: t i tr i n , ..t . tu t cc (. I . i i n tl i r r .. lz .14...P A : l i t :I n f ,.. anitly ldt town yester_ were walking up the front middle walk of Le Resourenir, going towards the sea shine, and consulting as to what were lion. Mr. and Mrs. Agar Ellis have left town on a visit to the the best steps to be taken by her husband, they heard a D t i ", f ai n a edi t „ h o : d % i• l g i tei . uhkrii2j),eyj yn-s t :—Lord and Lady great noise at the buildings of Le Resouvenir, and there- Arbuthnot, Crum oxford. Departure:—Sir Witham and Laity upon immediately returned, with an intention of going' 1 w lr e fr a t a t t oe t e lluite si n t 'er iro,doez Atbtv,aeleetreet:—:darer and directly home to their own house. They had net, how-. laity Barbara Crswfonl, from ltrussa.s. Departure:—Loral 801. ere:, Proceeded many yards on their return, when John wn ;ir fo ' r v i n ia l 4 .. ': ,i '! - t m i a n th i rn ia , t hi s 's two sons, and Mr. Shaw, left Thomas's Hamilton (an overseer) called aloud to Mr. SII lith to come nowt, I,kriecley-square, yesterday, for the Continent. and blip him. Mo. Smith and her husband then went to yesterda y , ir In ' y Fre fo nu l i r 3 `,, 15 ;,! ; : t 1' 2 i i , g l:4lj: i n ' u t 4eni' f o rfr'r e r e n le holidays.left town the spot where the negroes had assembled, in front of the Arrival. et the St. Petersburg!' Hotel, I )over.street : —Captain ii. li-a t , ec o o - u l b !l a rl. i l;oitam, fr i o ro a r Portsmo spa i n a th ; Mr. dwelling - house , and Mr. Smith went forward to speak to the I anal n Devon- 1 assembled slaves, whothereupon, the affidavit staitts, began to . attire ; and Capt. Dun' Penes, from Jtieheohatm r eet :—Sir Gra brandish their ctulaases, 'lntl she, ors. Smith, became serer- i., l l l 4: o 4d At pw ' R i e f, d , an .s t i l l i o an t ll ly i : a i w Z n (rvjea6r-arr rcay u agpion L uc " , fled, and ran home ; that oho subsequently returned, and near Stratford-upon-Avon. Warwickshire; and it. Slid:nay, Eaq. i fullud bar lauabaad staalliog at a little distance from the rte- igrfi:htmlil:: scat in snes su l a ; % t i L m. E nu e l A h u r4 7" - 1 1 : 446 61 . 7 a t t i t. bi tr i : A 4: i grog, haviag nearhim the manager, and tw 2 overseers of the and Miss Payne, toe her seat in Hants. IViwnsort, APRIL I.s.—Yesterday evening, about six o'clock, the King and suite arrived at the Castle, from London ; the royal standard was immediately hoisted on the Round Tower.—This morning his Majesty took an airing in his phaeton in li'inilsor Great Park, and in spected the improveuteats, &c. making at the 'Loyal Lodge. The Princess Attgusta visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday. Yesterday the Princess Sophia visited the Duchess of Gloucester. The Duke of Gloucester, we arc sorry to say, continues indisposed with a but odd, so much so chat the dinner in tends:li to be given to the Princess Augusta and a select party yesterday was put off in consequence. Yesterday afternoon Earl Ilathurvt left town for Brighton. We are sorry to learn, that the Eui of Liverpool con tinues to be seriously indisposed. 'l'hough he attended in the House of Lords on Thursday last, and spoke upon Lord Darnley's motion, yet he was even then in so taw a state, that his pulse could not be raised above 49 or U. It has been stattil to us, on good authority, that Mr. Lushington goes certainly to India, as tioveriwr of Bom bay. Mr. Canning, it is asid, will have the nomina tion of the new Secretary of the Treasury.—Eeening Poptr. The Duke of St. Alban's, who has been confined six weeks with a severe fit of the gout, at his house in St. Jautes's-square, we are happy to hear, is getting better. Hiss Crachonii, the celebrated Sicilian dwarf, was pre sented to his Majesty on Monday last, at C.alton Palace. This little being is one of the greatest curiosities we have ever witnessed. Yesterday morning Mr. Hill, the King's Messenger, arrived at the Foreign-office, Ifowning-street, with des patches from Sir Henry Wellesley, our Ambassador at Vienna, dated up to the Bth instant. Dratfen, the King's Messenger, arrived at the Foreign-aim on Tuesday night, with despatches from Sir C. fagot, at St. Petersburgh, which place Mr. L./Tartu leit on the sitath of March. FiLVIIIONADLE INTELLIGENCE. ~~ FOREIGN rxTELLfrarNct. FRENCH PAPER& We received last night, by express, the Psels Journals of Tutsday, horn which we extract the following : (FOND the Joirma iks Dcb,ets.) PARIS, APRIL L. We have reeeiverl private letters from Madrid, up to the 6.1 t of this n:o ith. which do not mention a word of the disorders of vine Lid Valencia. The violent party, whom the military aninosty has disappointed, and who are still opposed to the civil amnesty, spreads ircessantly fake rumours of insurrectiou, in Order to per aulde the Spanish Government that any measure which promises indulgence or pardon is unpupuhir ; but the opinion ot the mode rate men, who detest revenge and reject proaciiption, will ulti. mately prevail. The Prince of Talleyrand came to pay his respects to his Royal Highness Monsieur, on the occasion of the lath anbiversary of his entrance into Park. His Excellency had a conference with his /lova llighneas which lasted :en hour and a half. Extract from &private lett.ir. dated %ante, 10th of March : " I Ve are •intoetned of the vain and lid f lacinus attempts that are to be resorted to again at the opening of the next campaign, in order to replace the tircas under the yoke of the Ottomans ; but the former are quite aware of the designs of their enemies. The !Idiotic belongs no longer to the Sultan, suit will never consent, no more titan the islands of the Archipelago, to pay him any tri bute whatsoever. " The party of Coloentyoni has been ovcrhrown. and his ri*uw Nit:etas, surnamed the Turcophagi. was the first to for rae him As rout) as he was informed of his ambitious views • •• TheVegislative body, which was at Ilermiime, has removed to Napoli, and the Members of the Executive Council who belonged to the party of Calocotroni having been discharged, have retired to Trip•olitra. Lard Byron and Colonel Stanhope, who reside at Missolanghl, continue making preparations for the siege of Lepanto. A large vessel rent from London has lately arrimd, with a great quantity of gunpowder, cannon, nineties, shells, balls, and other warlike stores. .31AICH I.S. We have just received the news of the taking of Coron. This fort rens, whim) is the 'bulwark of the Southern part of the Pelopon. newt, was carried by storm by die Greeks, who had prepared des, and availed themselves' of a very dark night to scale the ram parts. We are indvbtcd for thin important transaction, of which we expect the particulars, to the Archemaildrite, Zerbino, who came from Taganroch last December. He had received 40,000 Talaria from Vareaki, a pea; nierchtutt established in that town of Russia, which afforded him the means of raining volunteers, with whom he has carried his undertaking into execution. This priest has displayed in this circumstance much heroism and generosity. Late intefitgenve from Prevent* lead us to beiieve, that C.xultan. tine Box:aria loss taken possession of the town and castle of Arta. They talk vaguely of a schism between the Porte and .Mehe toed Ali Pacha of F,gypt, and of the desire of a certain Power to ace the throne of the ancient Sultans restored. It is almost certain that the Sultan will not be able this year to fit out any flea. The English. by declaring war against tile .ilgerines, are making a powerful diversion in favour of the Greeks, for the Barbarians I were tbe Only seamen which remained yet to the Sultan. MATCH 21. According to letter. from Constantinople to the 10th arch, the famous liteoian banker !Mood had, at lro, arrived there. It will be remembered that he had been arres•ed, in 1821. under the pretence of being the agent of M. de Strogonuff, !Nolan Amio. radar, and of having connexion. with the Greeks. .11. Datiesi has ken detained in the remotest part of Anatolia. [From the Constitutionatl. FARTS, APRIL 12. There is a report afloat this evening, but we cannot vouch for its authenticity, that, in consequence of the discussions that have taken place respecting the evacuation of Madrid by the French troops, the Lieut.-General COUOt Dourmont has been recalled, and su perseded by General Baron de de la ltafllniere. kxtract from a private letter, dated Perpignan, April :it— "' The new Captain-betters! of !!ataloota, the Marquis of Campo Sacred°, has arrived in Barcelona, and assumed imme diately the command of the province, after having announced it by a proelemstion which breathes wisdom and-moderation, and it is generally believed that he wi'l be true to his promises. Baron Irk:roles set out yesterday for Madrid. The wishes of all the in habitants of Barcelona are eatisfied, and it is honed that his suc cessor will radon order and reorganise the Admit.istration, which is in the most complete state of anarchy." , From the Courtier Fro:wait.] PARIIL APRIL 12. A rumour respecting some modification in the project of law for the reduction of interest, was circulated on 'Change to-day. It is reported that the Committee is to propose this modification, the object of wleich would be to reduce the interest of only one-half instead of one per cent., and to admit ctf,no exceptions but in favour of the ittsaiptloos under 10 franca.' le is even affirmed that a Deputy fat Paris, who belongs to the majority, is to support this 'amendment. We are rather inclined to believe that this is merely an Exchange museum We heat frau Frankfort that the principal hankers of that city have repaint! to Paris, in order to aerertain what advantages they may reap from their participation in the - great Ministerial opera tion on the French Bente*. LISBON PAPERS. We received Lisbon GeZetfes yesterday to the 2Rth ult. With the exception of the aubjottlNl Decree, they are chiefly filled with extracts from the"Fiench, Spanish, and English journals. They contain no intelligence from Brazil. The following decree, which appears in the Gaze, If- of the 28th ult., but is dated as far back as the 18th of last 1/ecember, from the palace of Bomposta, and was registered in the Chancery oat the 13th March, enacts some sweeping measures for effacing every vestige of the late revolution in Portugal:- 1 Office of the Minister of the Affairs of the kingdom. CARTA DE LEI. Don John, by the tirace of Gad, &r. Taking into my royal consideration how important It is to the service of God, and mine, and the general gond of these king s oms. to remove the obstaeles arising from the legislative and ecananic l. innovations, ehich were made fur disorganizing purposes, during the unhOppy time in which all classes (limy faithful subject* Were oppressed by a revolutionary faction, animated by a truly subver sive spirit ; and hew suitable and necessary it is, that I should take simultanentoly the measures which may be useful and con ducive to the general good, which I desire above all things to pro , mote ; and, conforming to what has been prop Med to ipz on this subject, in consequence of the inquiry and general review made by the Junta of Mi n i s t er* i n m y R oya l con fi dence, created by decree of June 19 (this year), for the reversal of all the said innovations, reserving to propose in the sequel what requires greater considers thin, I have thought pm,ier to resolve as follows Sect I. 1 revoke the Decree of the too called) Cortes of March 22, 11121, published by Port ar i a , o f t h e ( so styled) Regency, of the 24th of the same month, No. alp, which, with the greatest impu , (fence, declares to be legitimate and necessary, the revolutionary proceedings of the unhappy days of the 24th of August and lath of September, 11121), and those who dared to set in them to have de served well of the country t and thus to stain the honour and fidelity of the nation, by placim, with the most scandalous bold ness. the greatest and most nefarious of cones, in the rank of virtues. I am pleased to ordain, that both this Decree of Portsria, and all others, and every order of any description which has been issued relatively to the proscribed constitution and its hues, or for taking the oath to them, be wholly cancelled, with the oaths themselves, and erased from all books in which they may be inserted or registered, in such manner that they can be no more read, nor the memory of such disgraceful events be preserved. Ste. 2. I also revoke the Decree of the said Cones, of Jane 28, the same year, 111.21, published by Port:trio, of the Regency. of the LOW of the same month, No. 99, which permits all persons what. ever to teach publicly. to opvn elementary schools without any li cence, thus opening the door to immorality, and destroying the first elements of education and instruction, which has always been one of the principal objects of We solicitude of all civilized Govern ments, that no doctrine may be taught contrary to religion, to goad manners, and to the principles of the same Governments and the public tranquillity; it being necessary that the Professors, in order to exercise their functions, should obey that they the requisite qualifications conformably to the preceding a. don, whirl I order to be observed ; and that on the mbar those schools be immediately shut, which are open in any other manner, so far as the Professors do not quality themselves ea . :tied. lag to the law. I also revoke the Decree of the Mil of January of the present year (18‘4, which, with democratkal intentions, alters the (slating regulations of the elections of Clerks of the Market f.lbreolorei.o, a.surding to which this object shall continue to be regulated. Svc. 4. And that no doubt may remain of the validity or con tinuance of those of the said innovations, the effect of which has either as they were teinporsry, superduous, or connected with, and dependent on, the democratical institutions with which they ended, I ant pleased to order that those under the following Numbers 'ball be considered as such. (Then tOnows the list, amounting to 43; to which is added, di rectums to the reveal persons who are to carry the regulations of the Decree into effect. To this is annexed, the Report made to his illajeaty by the 3liqisters, containing the specificstion of the abro gattd laws, with the date and subject of esa.) MADAME PASTA.—This lady, respecting whom so many reports have been spread of her coining and not coming, will at last decidedly appestat the Italian Oper a on 'Fuel day next, in llossmi . celebrated Otello. .‘lr. John Nest, beloiging to the Lord Chamberlain's office, who assisted in the distribution of the different articles of the King's bounty yesterday, completed his Kfty-second year in his official duties. Act omits from Paris state, that passports have been granted by the French Authorities in Smut to more tbsp two hundred of the first families, for 'France, in come. (pence of the persecutions of the Royalists. In the course of the last month several vessels, ehieSly French, and one of the latter a frigate, quitted Cadis with Spanlali families, and specie to the amount of nearly three millions of pir.trts. 5.372.17 c 8 415,739,:'73 It; A axitiet, Desciency AVays cud j Alms 18 - - Surplus PORT OF LONDON. 105,11 U 4 N 63,5121_ 84 41,5117 11 9 An Account of Foreign Tonnage imported into the Port of Imo. don, for the Years 1809 to 1823 inclusive: distinguishing each Year. Year.. Foreign Tonnage. 18119 1810 - 1 In conacquence of the fire at the late 1811 - CuAtont-hou.e. no Returns of Foreign 1812 . ) Tonnage fur that Years can be given. 31113 1814 . - . . 269,834 1813 . - - . 275 373 Inv; . . - . 115.4,0 irt7 . - . - 131.847 1818 . . - - 272,858 1818 - - . . I MAB 2 1820 . - - . 122.1;19 18:1 - - - - 110.07:1 1821 - - . . 108 0;19 Ilia - - - - 181,7113 PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. Y 3 MTIEA NS. An Acenuet of the %event! Sums of Money, which, on the :Rh ►anuarv, 144, were in t' a Vachequer, or resoained to bt W aived, or applied, on account of tlaa Ways and Muni the undermentioned years; also, of the went SULU& Of Money whies would probably remain to be defrayed on account of the Supplier of tlnge. years respectively, staid the Surplus of Ways and :Vicars at 11% disposition of Parliament. Wayland Means.' Su pplL.s. Surplus. rt2i 1 321 - laze t. . a. d. .c. "501 15 1:1 53,005 13 5. .157_.740 1 941.155 U 10 5 ,06.1116 15 3,u59.700 5 , s. d. 5.4.19 2 29,&111 1 1 MAUNDY THURSDAY. Yesterday, according to annual custom, being Maundy Thursday, a Confirmation of the juvenile branches of the Nobility took place at the Chapel Royal. The Service commenced at twelve o'clock. ['he Church Servicg was read by the Rev. Dr. Fly ; the Confirmation was per formed by the bishop of London, as Dean of the Chapel, who delivered a very impressive and religious charge to the young Nobility. Dr. Arnold's service, in 13 flat, was performed on the occasion by Messrs. Clark, Evans, and Fletcher; Mr. Cooper presided at the organ. The usual annual Royal donations were distributed a , Whitehall Chapel, to as many poor men and women ar the King is years old, viz. 6V of each. AIORNING DISTRIBUTION. A temporary building, the whole length of Whitt ball Chapel, was constructed, under the direction of the Board of Works, for the occasion. The building was di vided into two apartments ; one division was appropriated to the stone larder, with shelves flxtd all round, and loaded with loaves of bread, salt flab, and platters strewed with herbs; the other for the accommodation of the Maundy men and women. At eleven o'clock the attendants were stationed at the doors, to receive the Maundy people, and to arrange them at two tables, preparatory to the distribution. One table was appropriated to the men and the other to the women. Seats w. re provided at each end of the principal apartment, for the accommodation of visitors, who were admitted by tickets. The Maundy people being arranged and seated, Mr. Hanby, Secretary to Jhe Lord High Almoner, and Mr. Jones, Groom of the Almonrv, atte :ded by the Yeo men of the Guard, entered, and gave directions that the tables should he covered with a white damask cloth, pro vider! for the purpose ; and they supplied every man and woman with 4 loaf weighing lilb. each. The attendants proceeded to place upon each table six large wooden dishes, each containing a piece of fine beef wvigbing3llln.. strewed with panley. At twelve o'clock, the Sub-Almoner, the nee. Dr. Goodenough, in his robes, attended by the Secretary, en tered the temporary building ; and after baying inspected the tickets by which the Maundy people were admitted, read the following Grace before meat : "Blzss, 0 Lord, the Royal Maundy to the use of those thy servants, and dispose their hearts to the praise of thy holy name, with gratitude to their Royal Benefactor, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." After which the people were supplied each with a piece of meat; and Dr. Goodenough, haying inspected the quality of the meat, and seen that all were supplied, pro nounced the Grace after meat " Graft. 0 Lord, in the hearts of these people grateful obedience to the Royal Dispettan of these thy blessings, and cause them to look up to Thee as the supreme Author of every good, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen." Directions were then issued for the removal of the cloths • and the second course being ordered, the attendants place d before each person a wooden platter, containing two sett cod, two salt salmon, 18 red end a similar number of salt herrings, surmounted with four loaves. The Sub. Almoner having again inspected the supply, the Purveyor, Mr. Wyatt, approached to know if the quality of the pro , visions met his approbation. The distributors now brought forward large leather flagons , tilled with ale, and several wooden ale cups. The Sub-Altnoner and attendants drank the health of King George the Fourth, which was also drank by the Maundy people in succession. The Sub-Almoner then retired, and the recipients departed with their load of provisions. AFTERNOON SERVICE. At two o'clocicihe7ecipieria re-assembled in the inter'or of the church, and were arranged upon forms provided for the occasion, for the purpose of hearing divine service and receiving the remainder of the Royal Maundy. At three o'clock the procession moved from the Ahnortry-office, and entered the chapel, preceded by the Yeoman Usher and ten Yeomen, in their state dresses, and one bearing the gold dish with the purses. The Sub-Almoner, followed by two girls and two boys from the M'estminster National Schou!, who were selected for ;heir good conduct ; the Secretary and the Groom of the Ahnonry, with a number of others, all wearing white searvesand carrying nosegays, in the proces sion advanced up the aisle, and the several Farties took their stations—two Yeomen within the altar and others along the aisle, under the royal closet, and at eacli door ; the Sub-Almoner within the altar, and the officers and children in front; the organist, S r G. Smart, playing a voluntary as soon as the procession entered the chapel, and continued playing until the whole was arranged, When the ceremony commenced with the • church servi l e. appropriate for the day, which was very audibly and impressively r:ad by the Rev. Dr. Vivian. The Rev. Messrs. Beckwith, Barham, Knapp, and Fly assisted. The anthems were sung by Mr. Clark, the solos and verses by Messrs. Nield, Evans, &c. One 4f the female receivers of his Majesty's bounry was in her 10Ist year, and was received with every attention due to her advanced years ; two men led her to her sear, although she had no appearance of decrepitude; she walked very upright, but certainly with infirmities ; she attracted the attention of a number of the spectators. The first anthem was, " Bide not thou thy face," &e. The Sub-Almoner, &e. distributed shoes and stockings to the Maundy men. After they returned to their seats the second anthem was sung, " Call to remembrance " &c. The Sub-Almoner, &c. distributed the woollen and linen cloth, &c. After they returned to their seats, and the third anthem being sung, "0 Lord, grant the King a long lite," &e. the Sub-Almoner distributed purses of money to the Mauerly men and women. After they returned to ereir seats, the church service was resumed until the fourth anthem was sung, " Who is this that cometh from Edon'," /kc. composed by Dr. Arnold. Then followed two beautiful prayers for the King, and the usual prayers at the conclusion of the service. When Dr. Goodenough, Sub-Almoner, Mr. Hanby, the Secretary, and Mr. Jones, the Groom, deccndrd the eteps of the altar, the Officer of the Wine-oiler approached with the wine and cups, and the Sqb-Almoner drank the King's health, which was likewise drank by the Officers of the Almong, and the Gentlemen of tie Chapel 'Racal the Sub-Almoner and the Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal retired to the VetUry ; and the Officers of the Wine cake, assisted by the Groom of the Almonry, proceeded to supply the Maunde people with a cup of wine each, to drink the King's health, upon which Sir Georg:. Smart struck up " God save the King" on the organ ; they were permitted to retain the cup. When all were sup:died, the recipients departed. AMERICAN PAPER. 4. ---- IC - . -- • , . . We yesterd a y received Ampencin Papers to the 21st 216 and among them Sl‘ct With - to,.t,hij Wi,,liigig 41:4 liter than those which arrived on Tuesday. The fol are the only paragraph's they mate* of Qte althtioat interest:— NEW VON* Tfmtco 10. We have received from a feend at l i :a l tira, • Ile of cararoLs Cass:Noss, to tfie Ilth chimp. The jht of 'the Orton. Nei Icopy of the ratilettation by the Perim , otlitreiut cif the -• v between Colombia and Peru. The Viee:Preli4eht of 1 1 , ...y. I • has addrewed a proclamation Co hisfelloW-eitireni coo vn" , „ .. .! then, on the capture of Puerto Cabal,. t , .11* conclusion of the adder's, : Ilregken j i'r .. ~ " fellow-citirrn.__Ndtblng Tema* for me to Mire, after - ing had the good fortune' to watr.pos;iditrioir tnyafhilmtstrolott.. ancient opprewirs of Colombi a Allytin 1 tiribe 'Oho: - erg 7 ro ieil e a a th,l ier l, hut tolkholdi JOU . eE nrtinknteftn pac ~ blessed with 'bumf:rote; protected b ,7 'Ma *Wog, St - ably ilvvotthl to the con.tttptioti, • ekietked . Of fariflVism,"ilttd governed by laws and magistrates of ydarrwn chooeigg,tolrekold you in potwei.oon of these advantage's *Mt to reionrm 'ill- . Acs. of a private chins' Re youtselyee, hi Ale Niels ortnyilijiyek" Meows: hlatiano de filhero antic JAI: Britiavergaurt, mettibevi of the 3ltiaeurn, have published two Treatises üblOoitota cry on the milk of the cow tree ; end the &hi+ on die nafiqe irc specimens of i ron ore f oun d i n the Boleyn Cotvlll_erk - tie the Andes: to whi c h are a dd e d, three *ketches. drawi l ibiffhe ?Rho graphic e.taliiedinients in Bogota, of specimens found In Cundina: 1 nium and Boy.ica. 7 ; THE S.ICRiFI,4I3 OF THE By the Chew.lor Vox Itatt, histntiral and Portrait Pais:trill the limg of holland. This is art extraordinary picture, and requires thit we should preface our remarks upon it with a =wise i rri a non of its sqhject. Clasiical students and admix history of the thani-gotlr and lit t roes of qruiviik , tote 11 4: cicutly acquainted with it, but the generality of omosooiti are nit to familiar with there distinguithed Ocranfiges, and require a more detailed introduction to them; • • A ono° E Us, the son of Minos, King of Crete, dered by some youths of Athens, who envied the PPR* which always In - ought him off triumphant Itt the. Attic games. Minos, to avenge the murder of his son; aside war upon the Athenians; and to avert the eras tilties ecin tie.ittent upon it, which according to Plutarch added to its own . plague the a ffli ct i ve accompaniments fain n:, on consulting the oracle, to learn has they might best deliver themselves froui this disastrous state of afar's, Lucy were told, that if they appeased Mmos the anger of the god s wou ld cease . They accordingly des-; patched ambassadors to Minos; but in those days "the acme; tinned relations of peace and amity" were not restated upon such easy terms as are procured by our modern diploaratists. The only condition upois which they could pacify his Royal resentment, and put an end to tiatilltict, was, thou eve'' , ninth year the Athenians 'horrid send into Crete* tribute if seven young nsen ante us mossy ring-ins, who, =- cording to poets and historians, whose astertior.l it is no easy matter, at this time of day, to refute, were to be sacrificed to the itt l iashrus, a monster partaking equaUy of the animal and hu m a n f orm, an d W hi ch was c o ined its the Cretan Labyrinth. (Yu this occasion, lots were usually &viva for those who shout,' become the victim. Titesees, though himself exervred from submitting to the chance of this dreadfuldoom; brairly re-plied, at the risk of hie life, to rescue h is fellow-citizens from being exposed to such a mournful destiny. Bring gifted with the attractions of youth and beauty—which on any *Hi& of conquest are half the battle—it so happened that Ailtscoxe, tjle datigh ter of MINOS, fell in lore with him, and giiing hrm a clue of silk, with instructions bow souse it, be rips enabled, by means of M. to pass through the intricate windings of the labyrinth within which the ifieracier war confined, and having encountered and slain the monster, be sailed back with Ariadtie and the Atlienitin captivq . ; when Mticoiti as the reward of so m uc h valour, pre flu the prisont re he had emancipated, and' remitted are tri butt. The painter, as the tide of lie mikrb *Mite denotes, has chosen the moment when the lot of the triplets virgin* to be sacrificed is publicly announeig, and when THESEUS has just proclaimed his 'retnautie determi nation to de!iver them. The King, Ei.eve, is in the act of announcing the name of di/a, the seventh of the beautiful vestals upon whom die lilt of irosiOLi:- don has fallen . , who it seen felling on he{ tutees at the foot of the altar. Her figure presents en affecting and pathetic spectacle of female &piny, and its appeal to the sympathy of the spectator is irretisifida. other lovely victim, standing beside her on t'se stepi of the altar, is a delineation worthy of Getno. It is not only to the true spirit but after the hest manner of tbatsublime master. Her fainting weight is supported by a female Rthiopian slave, whose swarthy visage is ebaractetwie and foil of ex. pression - ; it is impossible to ebnieuircite the_ natal:mil beauty of this victim Withoul emotion, lustre, " meek end pale," of burr celestial face—the an gular of despair which marks her falling posture-- the exquisitely-touching expression of loveliness in her features—her skin so chastely white, with a Shape so finely rounded—plainly discover the paipter to have employed al the effort of his genius; and the whole force of hie pencil, on this female portrait, and he ha ithotip hirimelf a eone summate master of his at. It gives a striping character to the whole or the central composition'of the picture, which is in the highest degree gsand and majestic. If the atti tude of EGEI , S were less bent and relaxed, it would, we think, be more dignified, and the grandeur of effect Would perhaps be increase(: but a painter must, after all, be left to embody the emanations of his own genius in the man ner in which his subject presents itself before him ; and in putting our judgment in competition with his, the chance as that we ate in the wrong. The Apollo-like form of Tit En: t s has an air of strength and mauliness quite in keep ing with the composition. The two females who recline in grief upon his arm, and seem to throw their helpless ness upon his protection, increase the interest of the piece, and add considerably to its impression. The left root of Trusses, which developer its shape correctly, and yet varies apparently with the position of the spec tator, will not tecape the remark of the curious. It is an effect which discovers the master-hand of a painter well-killed in all the essentials of his art. The tone of colouring is sutdued, and accords with the character and design. The parks are well pot together, and the eye is nowhere offended, either by shewy door or by strong and sudden lights ; there is no artifice practised to prodhee effect ; the harmony which pervades the whole of the pic ture is among its most striking excellencies. The back ground, which represents a part of the city of Athens, is carefully finished, and is introduced with classic effect. The stone steps which form the ascent to the altar are painted with ma gi cal illusion. The dimensions of this admirable picture are 47 feet by 20. We have few rooms in this metropolis capable of ad mining a performance executed on so large a same; it was intended for the grand gallery of the Palace of Footaln bleau, hawing been Ranted by the express desire of the tato Empress Jost rirtliE, on whose retirement to klahnaison, after her divorce tiom Napoleon, it remained in the hands of the artist, who, with a liberality which deserves peculiar praise, permitted it to be publicly exhibited by the prin cipal Magistrates or Amsterdam, for the benefit of the poor, towards whose relief it procured • the sum of jiely thousnacifloeies. This trait of benevolence every feelini; mind will dwell upon with phloem.. The following particulars of the artist we extract from the preface to Major " Tables of History, ',item ture, and Painters." " For ditinformation of those to whom Mr. (now Ste .Itailte2) l'are Et ee's came may not be alnady famil iar , it may be well t o mentior, that he holds so elevated a rank among the celebrated living anima of the t;ostiinent, is to have been appointed Ilistoricil Painter to the Empress Josephine; and that Bonaparte, in the renith•of his power (Mune:list* beinCe settling out for Moscow) sit to him for his likeness: the that tr gives him a still hi g h er claim to Ma 'attention is, the present ltuitotusble and most arduous sPostion' wide!' hellls, as Professor in - Chief of the Royal Arad. ttay gf'drrrat Atitwerp. In which • ;here west, ilten I visited Antwerp io September last , no less thin three htimplral st&deitts." We eotllil Wish to see a . print," engraved, from the 1 1" Sactirwe of . the Virgins. The artist himself, we under. stand, is on his way ao thW countr y , having been employud to paint the party* of the 11uke of %Vellington. . .. . . Yesterday a Court yf INreetera was held at the East India House, when the new Directors elected on Weiler'. day last. vl7. 4101i11111 Au Pre . lerander, Ifisq. Robeit Campbell, Esq. Neill Benjyroin nstone, Esq. th• Hon. ygh 4ioditay, John . Oarria, • and John GolOs• . Intro Vayynabaw, Esq. took . th e. oath and their egita. . Win.. .ttell and t'ainyb e it Al at icsgeutibis Entrwmani chides Chairman and Deputy Chairman fertthe year ensuing. lay 13. :I a !aim , s. rteinx'!- a t Yil 10e.— nigh Otho Sd we+ more that r , he I COL. ortef state nit hive py the 0 911 * iwsit stific, 47 be dOed ertirig r, klto ;ay be Ryikt .oate .either 1' T