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PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, WzowseDAT, Jim: 2. EQUITABLE LOAN BILL. The Earl of LAUDERDALE presented a. petition from the pawnbrokers of London and Middlesex against the Equitable Loan BilL—Laid on the table. HA3IMERSMITH BRIDGE. The Earl of EGREMONT presented a petition from Samuel Brown, Esq. a Captr.in in the Navy, praying to be heard by Counsel against the Hammersmith Bridge Bill.—Laid on the table. The'Fifteen Millions Exchequer Bills' Bill, and the Hides and Skins' Bill, were read a second time. The Beer Duties' Bill was committed and reported. STANDING ORDERS. The Earl of LAUDERDALE stated that he intended to pro pose, that instead of tout-fifths of the capital of Chartered Cam pmates being subscribed, as:he had at first proposed, three-fourths should be advanced. The Marquis of DOWNSH IRE was disappointed that he had not revised his motion so that it might not affect Ireland, the min ing companies of which would suffer materially by it. Ile should propose, as an amendment, that Mining Companies should be ex empted from the ooppeeranttitoonn of the Bill. After a few woydstrom Lords Dow "Surat and LAUDER malt, their Lerdships divided on the amendment of the Noble Marquis, when there appeared— Contents - 131 Not-contents, . 29 I Majority - 23 Whilst we were excluded from below the Bar, we understood that Lord Lauderdale's Resolution, with alterations, was entered on 'the Journals as astanding or du. COUNTY COURTS• BILL. The Earl of SHArf ESBUR It presented a petition from the Lott /Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Counted of the City of London, praying that the County Courts' Bill may not pass into a law.—Laid on the table. CLERGY RELIEF BILL. On the motion of the Archbishop of CANTERBI:RY th, Clergy lief Bill was read a second time. • 3IESSAGE FROM THE COMMONS. Mr. Bruce, Sir Alexander ampbell, and others from the Corn. more, brought up the National Association Bill and several private B:14, attach were read a first time. CALEDONL%N CANAL. Mr. Spiller, from the Commissioners of the Caledonian Canal, presented their Twenty-tifth Report.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2. GLASGOW ROAD BILL Mr. KENNEDY moved the third reading of the Glasgow and Portretrirk Road Bill. A conversation wok place between the SFr:AVER, Lord A. HAN t I TON. and Mr. D. GILBERT, IS fit* point of regularity, after which the Bill was read a third time. On the question that the Bill do pass, Lord A. HAMILTON declared his intention to divide the 11014 , ..: upon it; but, Atlvr a few obsersatiorif haw Mr. Mosrtien, the Noble lard wi::nlrew his opposition, and the Bill passed. SOUTH LONDON DOCKS. Mr. H. SI - 31NElt moved that the Minutes of Evidence taken bstore the Committee on the Scuth London Docks Bill be laid on tb r table. Mr. Alderman HEYOATE said that he was taken by surprise, as he had understood the Honourable Member for Sarre y last night to have postponed his motion for the production of the Minutes of Evidence until Thursday, the 11th of June; as, however, he had" moved for their return, he should move as an amendment, that the • '.'erther anisideration of the Minutes of Evidence should be post. posed until the 10th of June. MT. CURTEIS seconded the amendment. Mr. H. SUMNER denied that he had given 'any such under standing as that alluded to by the worthy Alderman. Mr. 111ABERLY supported the original motion; he observed that there was a charge against the Committee, that for the sake of delay they had procured Counsel to make long speeches, and that the discussion of a single point which need not have occupied more than a few minutes had taken up a whole day. Ile hoped the time, was arriving when such irregularities would be put an cad to. Mr. S. BOURNE was also in favour of the original question, retuirking, that if there was any impropriety attaching to the Com. mittee, the production of the minutes of evidence was the best mode of clearing the matter up, and enabling the House to form a cor net judgment on the sub j ect. Mr. H. SUMMER said, that he was not surprised at the course Men by the Honourable and Worthy Alderman, as he bad stated in the Committee that he would take every opportunity of delaying the progrem.of the Bill. Mr. I' P.PALM Elt remarked, that two of the most important private bills that were Introduced to the House in that Session were brat:in in violation of the , standing orders, he meant the South and thepatberin d z ir Foes Bill, and they had come. 'quectly been ett all with difficulty am s obstructions. • Mr. P. ORB, FELL comp ained that neither the Worthy Al. derman, from whom the present opposition sprung, nor the lion. Member foe Sussex, who acciwided the amenditent, had attended at all t. the merits of he Bill while in the Committee, except for the purpose of raising delay, nor indeed did the Honourable Member fbr Southwark (Mr. C. Calvert) bestow much time on it; and he therefore thought the apposition now unfair. Sir W. DE Carsrtnity,•Sir E. IlitavEr, and Mr. Alderman ' Woon, made a few cduervatio e ut ' Dlr. CA LVERT observed, that as lie had been alluded to by ' his Hon. Friend below him (Mr. Orenfell). as absenting himself entirely from the Committee, he would state to the House why lie had so done. He had.consulted many of his constituents, and he, • found them divided as to the policy of the Bilt, and as he could not ferment both interests, he had drought his best course was to re-!I main neuter. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Alderman HI:YGATE said that the Bill was a most no torious job, and that the promoters of it now came forward most unblushingly to charge those averse to it with unfairness. It was fitting that the House should know, that for the formation of the South London Docks 600 homes were to be pulled down, sod no compensation was to be made to the tenants, who were turned out to go where they could. He cotcluded with stating that he should 1 11 wi.lidraw his amendment. The original (location was then carried without a division. DRAINING BOOS IN IRELAND BILL. The D;aini:iiii4lllTirei;aciisal;;Tiita time and __THAMES tiAyIGATION REDUCTION BILL Mr. Alderman WOOD moved the third reading of the Thames Navigation Reduction Bill. Mr. Alderman THOMPSON moved, as an amendment, that the Bill be read a third time that day three months. Atter a few trords from 3lr. H. Sums ER and Mr. Aidemian ER TOOLS, the House divided. For the third reading, 25—Against it, 6. There not being i.e Members present, the House adjourned. NOTICE OF MOTION THIS DAY. The Lord Advocate of Scotland—To refer to a Select Committee the Ninth Report of Commissioners of Courts of Justice in Sco:liutd, relative to the Office of Justice of the Peace. ORDERS OF THE DAY. Law Expenses (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading. Newfoundland Marriages Bill—Sceond Reading. Examination of Witnesses Bill—Committee. Vagrants Bill Report Qualification of Jurors Bill—Report. Warehousing (Ireland) Bill—Report. Cocoa Nuts, &e. Bill—Committee. New-street (Mary-la-bonne) Bill—Third Reading. Lancaster County Courts Bill—Committee. Marina Insurance Bill—Committee. PRICES OF BRITISH Rank Sto:k 232 i 3 per Cent Reda:tit, 91 y 4 3 per Cent. COll3. Oki 31 per Cent. 191 New V, per Celt. lON j 11/1 4per Gent. 1071 Long Ann. 22i Iniperk‘t 3 per Cents. Bank for Act. Cass. for Act. India Stack STOCKS YESTERDA Y, India Bonds, 70 71 pm India for Account South Sea Stock 110” South Sea Old Annuities South Sea New Annuities FA.8i1ia,1,0001.27 25 29 pm Ditto, 5001. 2725 I I pm Ditto, Small, 27 25 29 pin Indorsed ditto, Lottery Tickets PRICES OF FOREIGN Austrian Bonds 1161 § Ditto Acct. 9.4 Chili&ll 001114 74t a 4 31 Date Acct. 734 4J Golamb. 80/W.81.4 j 1 Ditto Aect. 112 80 1 Ditto Scrip 312' 3 /24 3211 dis 11.tto Acct. 32 3 4 13 23 dis Danish Bolds 102 Ditto Marks Banco ()reek Scrip 9 10 dis Ditto Aoct. 91 dis Nexican Bonds 651 6 51 Ditto Scrip 2k k j 2 i 14 2 1 4 2j 4 13g 3{ dos Ditto Acct. 21 1 2} 4 21 3 Ms Neapolitan Bondi PoKurtuese Bondy Ditto Acct. 91j 2 14 ex div STOCKS YESTERDAY. Peruvian Bonds Ditto Scrip Ditto Ace. 9i I dis Prussian Bonds irsi Ditto Acct. Ditto Bonds (1M) Ditto Acct. Russian Bonds 954 Ditto Acct. 961 Span. Cons. 204 ti Ditto Aect. 201 Ditto 1,10 Bonds 20/ Ditto 170 & 255 Bends Ditto 86 Bonds French Rentes 103 E Exchange 251: 60c. 45e. Ditto Scrip 164 ¢ 4 pin Ditto Acct. Exchange 11 is stated, in letters from Paris, that an application has been made by the King of Spain to the French Govern ment, for permission to purchase five ships of war, to be pl o yet! against South America. The application, it is said, has been positively refused by the French Nllnisters, who have transmitted information of the circumstance to Enelish Cabinet, accompanied with professions e f dis•:osition to adhere to the position laid down by Mr. Canning., viz. that Spain, if inclined to attempt the rrconynr tit of her late colonies, should be left wholly 'o her own rewurvm. I'he Isle of Wight RegoAto Ii fixed for the 16th and 19th c:* August. NEW THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Thls Evening. THURSDAY. June 3. will be performed SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER- Hardeastle, Mr. Dowton ; Tony Lumpklu. Mr. Liston Young war tow, Mr. Elliston. Mrs. Hardemstle, Mrs. Harlow.; Mire Hardcastic. Ml S. Booth; Miss Neville. Mrs. H. Hughes. After which. SPANISH GALIANTS. To eonelude with MONSIEUR TONSON. To-morrow, Rub Roy Macgregor. with Zuroaster. THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. • MR. MATHEWS AT HOME! This EVelling. THURSDAY. June 3. With his ANNUAL LECTURE on PECULIARITIES, CHARACTER, and MANNERS: Founded on Obeervatlasmand Adventures during his late TRIP TO AMERICA. In Three Parts. Pain lIL—A Monopolylogue, called: LI. WELL AT NATCHITOrttEg. All the Charsetersof the Evening'. Entertainment to be represented by Mr MATHEWS. Doon to be opened at Seven—Performance begins at Eight o'clock. Boxes to he taken of Mr. Stevenson, at the Rua Ottlee, strand Ea trance. from Ten WI Five. , - 11 , EW SURREY THEATRE. THIS EVENING. and during the Week. the Melo-Dranta of JOHN OF LORNE AND HELEN OF ARGYLE. After which. ZULUCA AND THE RIVAL WARRIORS; or, The TIGER HUNT. To conclude with HATE; or. THE CATARACT OF TIME MOUNTAIN. APOI.LONICON. On SATURDAY, June S. at Two o'clock, The following SELECTION win be performed by Yr. PURIM, on the APOLLONICON. a Grand ?dueler] Instrument, Invented and Constructed by Meyers. FLIGHT and ROllmiN. Organ Buildere. 101, St. Martin's-lane. V,IDIR THE IYNYDIAiI ►ATRONARK OT HIS SAJRSTV. PART I. Overture. °cc...tonal Oratorio illandell—Alr. Vedral earino" ,MozarG—Glee, "The Red Cruse Knights" iCa:eow—A:r, "Ravish Drueg" 111aazingbil—Nlarch (Rueslni):. the SWUM PreliO. ►AIIT )1. Overture. Knight of Snowden (Bishop)--Song, " Let us seek the yet. low shore - (Bishop)-I,luaulett, Taneredl (Itussintl—Air, •• Sot the &spite" (Mozarti—Finale (Haydn). Admittance. One Shilling. Purkis's Perfuenonicea will be continued every Saturday during the Season. The mechanical powers of the APOLLONICON are exhibited daily, from One till Four (except during the time of Mr. Purk les attendance). executing CheruMnrs celebrated Overture to Anacreon, and Mozart's Overture to " LaClemenza di Tito, - in the execution of which it is allowed to possess a grandeur and variety of effect, with a precision and a delicacy of expression, superior to any other Instrument In Europe. The Musk arranged fur and aet on the Cylinders by Mr. Flight, PAL ROYAL. GARDENS, VAUXHALL . The Prnyrleton respectfully announce, that the Entertainments. which received such unbounded applauae on the two Ant evenings, will be REPEATED TO-MORROW (FRIDAY) EVENING, the 4th of June. - . Admission Canis for the season, for one or more persons. may be had at the Royal Gardens. and of Fenton, and Co. Music Warehouse, Strand; Clenieutl and Co. Music Warehouse, Cheapidde: at the Musical Saloon, 136, Regent-street; of the Loudon Genuine Tea Om pony, Ludgatehill. tu, Charing-cross, and 14d, Oxford-street; and of tM London Wire Company, 141, Fleet-street. Supper BoXita may be ensued. Doors open at Selma—Concert commences at Eight riClock. Attiniaatun 34.8 d. The BRITIIR Pima. commenced publishing yesterday morning at half-past six o'clock. LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1821. A series of the Lisbon Gazette, from the 6th to the 16th of May, reached us yesterday. The details of every a: currenee of any interest, from the day that Don John, by the advice of the Foreign Ministers, sought refuge and protection on board the Windsor Castle, from the attempts of his wife and profligate son, down to the monarch's land ing and return to his palace, on Don Miguel having quitted Lisbon, will be found extracted and given in our columns. The Lisbon Gazette of the 14th states Don Miguel's depar ture for this country, on board the Portuguese frigate Perola, commanded by Captain Manuel de Perreira. The Gazette of the next day, the 15th, however, corrects the statement of the preceding day, and the error as to the destination of the Portuguese Prince: from this it appears that Don Miguel had sailed direct for Brest, on board the Pero's, accompanied by the English frigate Lively, Captain Elliot, and the French► brig Zebra, Captain Auguste de Gonvet. The Prince travels under the title of Duke of Beja, and is accompanied by the Conde de Rio Major, as his Chamberlain. Great rs!^ieing appears to have taken place at Lisbon, on the restoration of the Royal autho rity. The King, on the 13th of May, his birth-day, received on board the Windsor Castle the compliments of the Court, the Diplomatic Bedy, and an immense number of his subjects of all classes. The city was splendidly Illuminated in the evening, and confidence succeeded to , the agitation and dismay that previously prevailed. Don John had bestowed numerous proofs of his gratitude, while on board the Windsor Castle, on the Members of the Diplomatic Corps, and the British and French Naval Officers, then stationed in the Tagus. On Hyde de Neu ville, the French Ambassador, he had conferred the title of Conde de Bemposta—on the l)uke of Villahermosa, the Representative of the Spanish Court, that of Conde de Monta—on Sir Edward Thornton, our Ambassador, he had conferred the addition of Conde de Casabas, and a royal domain for three lives; besides medallions and orders of knighthood, given to a number of individuals, Portu guese, British, and Foreign Officers. Captain Daabwood, of the Windsor Castle, was named Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword, and received the insignia in diamonds. And Captain Elliot, of the Lively frigate, who has escorted Don Miguel to Brest, was made Hono rary Commander of the same Order, with the insigni a given him in diamonds. The Monarch sent also, on his birth-day, .500 dollars, to be divided among the crews of the Windsor Castle ar.d the Lively frigate, as marks of his gratitude. A plan had been proposed, of the nature of which we are not yet aware, for making Lisbon a free port to the Portuguese, including the Brazilians who had not thrown off their allegiance; but this latter is a very useless exception. On the 15th, the Monarch landed from the Windsor Castle at half-past six in the afternoon, at the marine arsenal. Captain Dasbwood, with his officers, accompanied the King in his barge, followed by a boat with the ship's band of music. At his landing, the joy of the inhabitants seems to have been ge neral and sincere. Had the plans of Don Miguel and his wicked mother succeeded, proscription and ruin would have been carried into the first families in Lisbon, and Portugal have been degraded by the most atrocious ty ranny, propped by the bayonets of a licentious soldiery. Though despotism prevails at present in Portugal, its in fluence is mild, and it is perfect liberty, compared to the state of things that would have prevailed if Don Miguel and his mother had succeeded in their execrable views. IFrorn the Lisboa Cezette of Alsy f to May 16.1 Max 0 and 7—Nothing relative to Portugal. MAY B.—An Order of the Day, issued by Don Miguel, as Canmander.in-Chief, announces that, ennformrbly to his Ma jesty's orders, soldiers who have been discharged may be received into the corps which are to form the expedition ioliaded to go beyond the sea, if they wish to re-enter his Majesty's service, dated fith May. Another 'Order of the Day, of the 7th, [elates to the organization of the Royal fluent of Police. Alai - 10—Contains a short notice of the events that took place till the embarkation of the King on board the Windaortastle ; also, the King's Proclamation to the Portuguese, and other documents already published. MAY 11, 12, and 13.—Nothing front Portugal. MAY It—To-day, at four o'clock in the afternoon, his Majesty's frigate the Perola, commanded by Capt. Manuel de Vssconcelhsa Perraira, sailed from thin port for England, having on board his Royal Highness the Infant Don Isliguel. The reciprocal tender ness on taking lease, between his Majesty and his august son, was evident to all present, and their regret can only be softened by the flattering hope, that his Royal Righness will meet in this voyage with all die satisfaction and the acquisitions which he promises him self frau it. To-day (the Elth) being the anniversary of the birth-day of his Majesty, the Royal standard was hoisted on fort St. George, and the usual Royal salutes were fired both from the forts and the vessels in the harbour. His Majesty received on board the Windsor the compliments of the Conn, the Diplomatic Body, and an immense number of hi s f a i t hf u l subjects of all classes, who on this occasion, as on the precnling days, emulated each other in manifesting to their beloved sovereign their unshaken fidelity, submission, and attachment to his sacred person. Their Royal 11 Winesset. the Infantas, Donna Isabella lllaria and Donna Maria d'Assumpuao, were in company with their lather, and his Majesty received with the greatest affability the loyal sentiments of his subjects. The sea was covered with vessels, and the fineness of the weather was splendidly illumin a t e d i n t h e evatiov atsd at the theatres, as gave a great effect to this soknaled Woe. The th y well as everywhere else, it is impossible to describe the estbusissm shewn by the loyal inhabitants, fur 'behests the tart Il maaa, and most just of Kings. The following documents were published on this co-with : Accounts of the distributions and ormolus conferred by his Ma jesty on the members of the Diplomatic Body, and Officers of the tallish sad Frew,' ships of war at anchor in the Tag" on the lan May, 1924, the annivermry of hi. birth-clay :—To Baron ' Hyde de Neuville, the title of Conde da Bemoans ; to the Duke of Villahermosa, the title of Conde da 3lonta ; to Sir Edward Thornton, the title of Conde de Casilhas, and a domain of the Crown for three lives ; to the Archbishop of Nanzeanzo, the Grand Cross of the Order of NIANI Senhoro dc Concercno de Pi cots ; to Baron Binder, the Grand Cross °ldle same Order; to 31. "pet Honorary Commander of the Tower and Sword ; to Chevalier Francis de Bore', Baron de Palates to Chevalier Dal Iloilo di Primo, Honorary l'omir.andet of the Order de Con , ceimo ; to Viscount de Quaker, Honorary Commander of the Tower and Sword ; to General Henry Dearborn, a Medallion with his Majesty's Portrait set in Diamonds • to Captain Charles Dashwooi, Commanding the Windsor, Onnil Cross of the Tower •and Sword, with the insignia in Diamonds • to Captain Elliot of the lamely frigate, the Honorary Commandant of the Tower and Sword, with the insignia in Diamonds; to Samuel Edward Cook,the Ist Lieutenant, the badge of the said Order in Diamonds; to Major Thomas Adair, Conimander of the Marines on board the ship, the badge of the Tower and Sweet! in Diamonds ; to the Commander of the French brig Zebra, the Honorary Com mander of the Order of the Tower and Sword; to all the other officers of the crew and marines of the three ships of war. English and French, at anchor in the Taxis, medallions, fastened to a rib band of tha Royal colours, with his Majesty's portrait set in dia monds, according to the clasaification which will be made. A Decree, dated the 11th, on board the Windsor Cattle, appoints D. Francisco Patricia Archbishop of 1:11111, to be Minister Secre tary of State fur Ecclesiastical Affairs and Justice. Liaison, Mar ift. .• We have to rectify an involuntary error into which se have fallen, respecting the destination of the voyage of his Royal High new Don Aliguel. NVe now learn that his Royal Highness goes directly to the port of Ilrest, on board the Penile, accompanied by the English frigate Lively. Capt. Llliot and the French brig Zebra, Capt. Auguste de Bouvet, which are in this port. His Highness travels under the title of Dtake of Rene. and is accom panied by the Conde de Rio Major, his Chamberlain. Amorg the acts of Royal solicitude for the welfare of his sub jects by which his Majesty has distinguished his birth-day, at have particular pleasure in ennouncirg the order which he has given to his Ministers, to propene to him a plan for the regulation of the free port which he has resolved to establish at Lisbon [here follow ob servations on the wisdom of this measure, and advantages it promises to all his subjects, including the Brazilians, that is, those who have not thrown off their allepancej. His Majesty, desiring to mark the anniversary of his birth-day by an act of liberality to the crew of the Vi - indsor Castle, sent to the Captain WO dollars, to be distri buted among the crews of that vessel and the Lively. Their Royal Highnesses the Infantas made presents to Lady Thornton, the con sort of the British Ambassador ; and gave to t h e lady of Captain Illmihisixtd a magnificent present of precosits stones. His Majesty landed to. day from the Windsor Code, at half past six in the afternoon, at the marine arsenal. On leaving the vessel, his Majesty was complimented by a salute, which was repeated by all the other vessels in the harbour, and the crews who manned the yards gave the usual cheers. The Captain of the Windsor Castle, with his Officers, accompanied his Majesty in the barge, followed by another boat with the ship's band of music. No expressions can paint the enthusiasm which the immense crowd of inhabitants of this capital, of all classes and ages, and both sexes, manifested towards their august and adored sovereign at the moment of his landing. The air resounded with acclamations, , the people embraced each other, tears of pleasure bathed their ' cheeks, and nothing was heard from every side but cries of—" Our King—our Father." What an interesting sight for every one who has a truly . Portuguese heart! What a happy sign of the unanimity of our sentiments ! In the evening the city was splendidly illumi nated, and the greatest satisfaction prevailed. Lord Lauderdale altered his proposition, with respect to the capital of Chartered Companies, last night, and pro posed that, instead of four-fifths of the capital being sub scribed, as the Noble Lord had at fitst proposed, three fourths should be advanced. The Marquis of Dovrnshire wished Lord Lauderdale's motion to be so revised that it might not affect Ireland, the Mining Companies of which, the Noble Marquis stated, would suffer materially from it. Ile then proposed, as an amendment, that Mining Companies should be exempted from the operation of the Bill, which on a division was lost, by a majority against it of 23. Thirty Members only having been pre sent in the House of Commons yesterday evening at six I o'clock, the adjourned debate of the night before dropped, and no farther public business was entered upon. Mr. Rrottgballeo motion. to be again discussed, must now, we believe, be brought on anew. It is a subject only for declamation, and will not most probably be revived: the country at large feels no, sort of interest in it whatever. We abstained from offering the observations which' eurred to us on the case of the missionary Smith, till the adjourned debate upon it had concluded. We trust we shall never be found to undervalue the rights of any British subject, whether resident here or abroad ; nor ever speak lightly of any sentence that may be unwarrantably passed in any British Court of Justice, however composed, whether civil or military. We have already confessed that we thought the public discussion of this subject pernicious, and we think so still. Not all the lustre which the elo quence of Mr. BROUGHAU can throw over the case, can change our opinion of it. Much may at all times be done; by artifice to excite unnecessary demur ; and thus much we must be permitted to say, that we have known many an event, involving consequences of infinitely greater import ance, which have failed in Parliament to call forth any thing like invective from Illr James lac„kintosh, or of invective from Mr. Brougham. On the present topic their language is lofty and their minds implacable ; bat we cannot help wishing that both their anger and their eloquence were more prudently as well as more profitably employed. With respect to the heathen condition of the negroes in the West Indies, and the value of every exertion which can be made 'to enlighten and improve, there can bis but one opinion. How far their conversion is to be effected by missionary means is another question, and a question which, if we were called upon to answer it, would take us some time to deliberate. The change from bad to good—from ignorance to intelligence— from coarse and savage feeling to a kind and cultivated henevolence,—is a reform of no common kind, and to be attained by no common means. To attempt it by mere, 114trina! eJhortation of any kind is ploughing the rocks. Regeneration is no mystical process. Negroes, in the Co lonics, must be educated, as vicious and stupid people, everywhere else must be educated, tot by being made to reliestrse theforinada of any Mission ary creed as the articles of their belief; for this will - never sink much beneath the surtace, nor will ever much mend the conduct or change the heart. The task, moreover, is a thousand times more difficult when you have a grown-up West India population to contenil with. You have here, as it were, the Ethiopia* Ain to change. You have a savage lase to deal with, whose habits are ingrained, and who cannot be made even to comprehend the metaphor of " putting off the old man," much less to exemplify it. Under a civilized government a people are trained in the moral habits, feelings, and sentiments of their forefathers; they are edueSted first by their parents, afterwards by their masters, and throughout life by theitintercaurse with the world. But to catch up a negro to train him for another world., who has never been taught any thing worth learn ing in this, and whose enslaved condition has tended from his birth to turn all the passions and powers of his mind out of their natural course, we really suspect this to be a very hopeless project. It may do credit to the religious good intention of a missionary, but no man who knows any thing of the world or of human nature, can hope any real good from it. Even in the younger branches of the negro population, the experiment is not more promising. An intelligent writer on education has well observed, that the time which we usually bestow on the instruction of our children, on principles the reasons of which they 'do not understand, is worse than lost. It is teaching them to resign their faculties to authority. It is • exercising their memory instead of their ..1 - iderstandings ; it is giving them credulity • cad of knowle: l 4;e ;it is pre paring them for every hi every that call be imposed Is upon them. Whereas, i 's ' em ivertfaking ex perimects on themselves, . •ced to attend to Me euefcquences of every action, to a djust heir little devia tions, and fairly and freely to exercise their powers, they would collect facts which nothing could controvert. These k. facts they would deposit in their memories as • re and eternal treasures: they would be ,n,derials f Il diem, and in time be formed into pint-44es of conabet, 'h no circumstances or temptations could remove. This would be a method of forming a man who would answer the end of his being, and make himself and others happy. Now, this we hold to be a system of education which will pro- duce all the benefits of moral civilisation, without forcing us into any warfare with the present state of affairs in the' West Indies, or exciting any of that insurrectionary spirit 1 among the natives, by which they inevitably will, in the i end, entail ruin on the colonists and misery on themselves. ; WINDVOR, Jr NE 2.—His Majesty took his accustomed ride this morning in the Park, and called at the Royal Lodge. Yesterday afternoon the Russian Ambassador and his Lady arrived at the Castle, on a visit to the King, and had the honour of dining with his Majesty. This morn ing, soon after breakfast, his Excellency and the Countess left the ('astle for London. Tuesday the Duke of Sussex gave a grand entertain mett, at his residence in Kensington Palace. The dinner party consisted of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Princess Augusta, Prince Leopold, the Duchess of Kent, the Duchess of Clarence, the Princess Sophia, the Princess Sophia Matilda, the Prince of Leiningen, the Princess F's adore, the Prince and Princess Lovenstein and their daught..r, &c. His Royal Highness had also a nu merous and sFlendid evening party, who began to assemble between nine arid ten o'clock. At half-past ten o'clock a grand concert commenced, under the direction of Sir Geo. Smart, in the Hord Duke's library. The vocal performers were, Miss Goodall, the Misses Cawse (pupils of Sir Geo. Smart), Messrs. Hawes, Terrail, llorncastle, 'Goss, &c. Sir George Smart and Mr. Attwood presided at the grand piano-forte. The performance was a judicious mixture of English and Italian mnsic. The concert con• eluded at a quarter before one o'clock. The company were supplied with the most choice and excellent refreshments. The Princess Augusta, the Duchess of Kent, the Prince of Leiningen, and the Princess Feodore, paid visits to the Duchess of Clarence yesterday. Yesterday, between one and two o'clock, Prince Leopold, attended by Baron Stockmar, left Marlborough House for Claremont. On Tuesday evening Prince Liropold, attended by the Prince of Leiningen, honoured the Italian Opera House' with his presence. Yesterday afternoon, at four o'clock, a Cabinet Council assembled at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, which was attended by the greater part of the Cabinet Ministers. The Cabinet sat in deliberation for math- all hour. The Cabinet Ministers dined with Viscount Melville yesterday, at his residence at the Admiralty. The Directors of the King's Concert of Ancient Music have granted the free use of their Concert-room, in Hanover-square, to Master Aspull, the musical child, for a concert, to display his talents on the grand piano-forte in I public. We understand that the sittings of the Brazil and Por i tuguese Commissioners have commenced, and that the dis cussions Lave turned, in the preliminary meeting, on the point whether the differences of the two countries should be settled by mediation, or by the arguments of the respec tive Commissioners without any mediation. The latter course would be preferred, it is said, by that country which has most reason to Lope that the influence of England will be exerted in its favour, but is, on the other hatxl, so im pressed with the importance of a speedy decision, as to de precate any course likely to cause much delay—a circum stance inseparable from mediation.—Star. TII SATRE ROYAL, DRVIT•LARE.—Mr. Harley last night had his benefit, and it was a bumper. On benefit siobta we are not prepared for criticism, and we shall say boroare of the performances than that the audience was pleased. The performances did not conclude till one o'clock. A serious accident occurred to Madame lionzi de Begnis, on Tue•dat night, at the*King's Theatre. After the first act pf the Opera was concluded, a scene fell on her head and cut ber severely. In noticing the proceedings in the Court of Delegates in our Paper of Monday last, we erroneously stated that a snit had been instituted by Sir ‘Vastel Brisca against his lady for adultery. We should have said that this long de pending suit was instituted in the Consistory Court of London, so long ago as Hilary Term, NI f ; and was pro moted by Lady Sarah Brisco, against Sir Waste] Bnsco, Bart. her husband, for a divorce and separation by reason of adultery, and cruelty committed towards her. Yesterday about two o'clock, as one of the drays of Messes. Gotfing and Broadwood, ale brewers, of Broad-street, Goldeosquare, after delivering its load, was standing at the door of the Jolly Miller, a public house in Webber-row, St. George's Fields, the dray man got up to arrange the casks, which alarmed the horse, who immediately started oft' with all the courage of • "high mettled rseer " and running swiftly to the end of the row towards W aterloo - ro ad, leaped the toll bar, which he cleared with all the ease and agility of a hunter, and the shafts of the dray falling upon the gate, completely demolished and broke it down, but the drayman still kept his place among the empty barrels. The horse finding himself impeded by the wheels of the dray coming in contact with the gate post, reared most tremendously. There was no further accident, and the drayman escaped with merely • fright and a roll with the empty tubs. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Duchess of Northumberland, we heave authority to state. is not to have an assembly to-morrow evening, as has been stated by mistake. The Countess of Limerick's ball on Tuesday evening, in Mans field -street, was very fashionably attended. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury entertained another distinguished party at dinner on Tuesday, at their house in Park. place. Among them were—the Countess of Essex, Ludy Palk, the Dowager Marchioness of Salisbury, Sir Thomas Stepney, General and Mrs. Oucoyne, General Boacawen, Colonel Roberts; Mr. and Mrs. Blaekburne, Sc Prince Leopold has issued:curds of invitation ;for% grand dinner party on the With inst. at 3:adherent House. The Earl of Carnarvon has hutted cant of invitation to a dis tinguished prey, to meet the Duke of Sumer on the 24th, at his house in Portman-square. The Marquis and Marchioness of Winchester have issued cards of invitation for an entertainment on Saturday, the 19th inst., at their house in Grosvenor-square. Mr. and Mrs. Egerton entertained a large party at dinner on Tuesday, at their house in St. Jantes'i-square; among whom MSC Lady Anson. Lady Bromley, Sir Abraham Hume, Colonel Dalton, Flom Colonel Ardent Mr. and Mts. G. Vernon, 3140 Comm, Mr. anti Mom Panrityn, &e. Lead Aleseleyihad 'dinner partylyesterday, Ills honsala Pak. place. Countess Itathterst had a grand assembly on Tuesday evening, at her house in (heat Sumhype-street, May-fair, to meet the King and Queen of the Sandwich Islands. We are sorry to state, that her 31aosty was prevented from attending by indisposition. The whole interior of the house was lined up with great taste and elegance, and was mast brilliantly illuminated. There were re pent between 2 and WM of the leading and distinguished fashion. abler, most of the Foreigii Princes and Ambassadors, Couuts Ludolf and Munster, the Duke of Wellington, and Duke and Duchess of Leeds, the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, the Dowager Duchess of Richmond and the Ladies Lennox; the Duchess of Bedford, the Duchesses of Rutland, I)orset, Atholl, and Mont rose ; the Marquises of Londonderry, Downsbire. Salisbury, Win chester, and Graham; the 3larchioness of Hertford, Mundy, Salisbury. Londonderry, and Emily Londonderry; the Earls el Harrnwhy, Westmorland, Darnley, Brownlow, Cathcart, Clare, and Harcourt ; Countetses Galloway, Clare, Clontoell, Harmwby, Verulam, and Browolow ; Lords Palmerston, Breckoock, Ellen. borough, Maryhorough, Gwydyr, St. Helen's, Stopford, Clive, Exmouth, John Thynne, and Hervey ; Ladies L. Lennox, Mur ray, Gwydyr, M. Bligh, Forester, Ellenborough, Fitzroy, A. ('. Smith, A'Becket , Legge, Stopforl, M. Stanley, ete. The Duke of Portland arrived on Monday evening at his house in St. James',-square, from his seat, Vi - elbeck, Notts. The Duke of Rutland left town yesterday, for the Earl of Derby's scat, *he Oaks, Kent. Lord Ellenburough has left town, for Mr. Hope's seat, Deep. deans, Surrey. Sir George Wombwell, Bart. has arrived in town, from his seat in Suffolk. Sir Wm. Gerrard and Mr. Stapleton arrived yesterday at Gould's Hotel, Jennyn-street, from Paris. Arrival at the British Hotel, Jermyn.street :—Captain Berkley, from a tour. Departures:—R'. JI. Bailey, Esq. for Paris; S. Gooch, Esq. M.P. and Miss Gooch, for their seat in Essex; and Sir Graham Moor, Bart. for his sear in Surrey. Mrs. Godfrey and Miss Sponge arrived yesterday at the Water loo Hotel, Jennymatreet, from their seat, Brook House, Kent. Mr. and Mrs. East and family left the Pulteney Hotel, Albe waric•street, yesterday, for their seat in Suffolk. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENarn-PERS. French Papers of Monday, and the Etat'le of Tuesda v , reached us yesterday. The di scuss i on on t h e reduction of the French Nears was to close yesterday.—Accounts from Prague re rat the rumour, that there will be an interview between the Etnperers of Russia and Austria at Carlsbad the former, it is said, will be accompanied by Count Nes. selroac. These papers are principally filled with the proeeedinps in the Chamber of Deputies. In the sitting of the Chair.. bey on Saturday, Al. Martignac read the Report of de Commission appointed to consider the project of law for ren dering the Chautlxt septennial. This Report discusses the two questions, whe titer the Deputies have the power of altering the original disposition of the Charter; and whether, I having that power, it would be judicious and beneficial to I use. it for the purpose recommended by the Crown ? Those two questions are answered in an affirmative me m; land it is ultimately proposed that the law be adopted. ' After the reading of the report, M. Benjatnin Constant Imoved that the discussion should be deferred until Suer. day ; but it was ultimately fixed for to-morrow, and twee. j ty-three orators were immediately inscribed to speak in support of the project, and twenty-two against it. Th e coinplege intermixture of Ultras and Liberals which the names of the latter present is really curious. STOCK EXCH•NGE, PARIS, MAY 31.—The French Rents for the ena of the month, NM. 1/oc. ; for Money, 103 f. SOC. ; Sail; 1M • Dank Stock, 2,002 f. We.; Spanish, 18; Neapolitan, sat; iExchange , one month, 23f. 25e.; three mouths, 23f. Inc. DUTCH MAIL. Ilamburgli Papers arrived yesterday, from whi c h we select the following brief articles. whe letter from St. Pett rsburgli states, that Russia and the United States have adjusted their differences relative to the North-West Cow of America : ST. PETERSIBEIGH., MAT IL Our differences with the United States of North A Meftes e ft. specting the North-West Coast of the American Commas!, ass now settled by the exertions of the Diplomatic C o mmi ss i oners no minated for that purpose, to the entire setisfacion of the restreetift States, whose relations are replaced on the most friendly footing. The French Ambassador, Count de Ferronaye, and the &nub Ambassador, Sir Charles Begot, will shortly quit this city for a time, having both obtained leave of absence. They go b. sea. Lord Cathcart, Sserftary to the English Legation, wlio is to go as Ambassador from his Court to the German Diet, will probably remain here till after the return of the Ambassador. LEIPSIC, SLAY 14. Our fair continues to prove more and more favourable, contrary to all the expectations previously entertained. Foreigners have re sorted to it whom we never saw here before. Among these were several merchants from Tctiis, in Georgia. Large quantities of linen are required by some Colombians, who have attended the fair in person. EXC 11A NG ES ...... HAMM:RCS, MAY It —London, 36 8; two months, X S. LEIPSIC, MAY 24.—London, two months, 4 17t. BERLIN, MAY Z.—London, three months, 6 M. SOUTH AMERICA. • We copy the following from the Etoile of Tuesday's date : PAUL, MAT 31. The flight of Iturbide for Mexico, aad the di s a s t er s owe rieuced by - Bolivar in Peru, are events so important that the issue of the peat question of Spanish Ameries mar be even now foretold. Six months ago every thing announced calamities for the Pexia. sula. Bolivar victorious, jealous of the glory acquired by Sae Martin, wished to give laws to Pero, and make himself master of South America. Europe believed that it was done. In Mexico, the fall of this same Iturbide, amidst the acclarnatices of his subjects, and the establishment of a republic, made it be. lieved that the new Government was founded on immoveable bases. and the independence of Northern America was not doubted of any more than the fortune of Bolivar, which was to dim the glory of the Pizarros. To men who know both Americas, their real resources, thrit love to the mother country, to those who have been Attars in the events of !lie last ten years. nothing is mote melancholy than to hear the language used in Europe on the events of America--the greatness which is sought to be attached to men and events, sad on the result of the struggle which was in progress between Spain and her transmarine possessions. The circumstance which in their opinion could decide the question was the recognition of the inde. prudence of the rebel governments by the maritime powers of Europe—and they allowed Spain to act. England alone took the initiative by diplomatic notes and Par liamentary discussions, and by the mission of Colisuls or Com. missioners, to examine whether the established Governments had such a character of stability that it might be parnitted us acknow— ledge them as kiwiatraate. But at the same that she deelaredgea. prescriptible the rights of Spain on the Americas, and shit stridiest neutrality as to the efforts which Ferdinand should wallitto get possession of them again. The defeat of. B&ivar will mobs known thg stability of lbw ! Government Of Pars, and the brave VICCTOt IA Berns will be able to receive In Liens the English Commissioners, if they have gore there. Ina short time the arrival in the Pacific of the Spanish ship of the line Asia, and two other vessels of war, which sailed from Ca. din in January last, will be known. Can it he supposed that at the moment when the Spaniards arc victorious is Pent and masters of the sea, when the existence of the Governments of South Ame tics is again problematical---that at this moment Englund is to re— . . eognise . thei; independence ? It Is fairmatibe t k - ireelel be ix opposition to the pnnciples published to die wadi i full Per. 'Lament. The same is the case with respect to Illexico. When the English Government sent its Commissioners there, there was one republic (probably ; now the number of them is unknown. If Iturbide be believed, there are those of Mexico, of Guatimala, of New ()Alicia, of Oxaca, of Ducatan (Yucatan ?) and Rueraero, and other countries. The utmost the English Commissioners can do will be to run through these countries is all haste, and /earn the names of the individuals who govern them. To complete this state of anarchy, the Ex-Emperor is ;one carry thither his fury and vengeance. Can England decently rem.. ame such a confusion as legitimate ? It would be insulting to that Government, on many moments, barely to raise the question whether the government of the who has escaped front Southampton would be recognised by user. n. It appears then to us decided, that the recognition which hag been so much talked of, must be adjourned to an indeterminaes etoch, and that it will be left to Spain to peeve to Europe, that time assurance given by the Cabinet of Madrid, in its last DOW to Sfr W. A'Court, wilt be fulfilled :—This assurance in—" Mat Spain , without foreign aiJ Teal be able to make heareffneistress of her pas seresbnis be Americo." It is not to he presumed that England, like a too famous autbo. city, would by a law set a fixed time 011 the duration of a Mil war, which in no way approaches to ha termination. INDIA. The following is an extract of a letter received yesterday-, morning, dated Bombay, Dec. 31 :—" I suppose you has heard of the late disagreement between the Dirtiest" pire and our Government ; it is not quite settled pet, bn the general opinion seems to be that It will net tarsi out any thing very serious at present. We have got a belly of troops there. I think there is every chance of one having . , to go to war with them moon; for they are ceastanatt making aggressions on our frontiers, the same as Goorkas did at first. We are all very anxious to see th steam-boat navigation set on foot. I see by thevievr papers 55,C00 rupees have already been subscribed torrard i_ Tbee I the premium of 10,0001. that has been promise/ to do t first company that makes the voyage out in a steam-vetiett i ought to stimolste the people in Londoh, with tong purses, to risk a capital in the enterprise. The .1 im this part of the oouns have almost entirely fatted fcs want of rain; the whole tract between . th e Bards rive and the Bortspont is completely burnt up. Flour isalreadji In seers for the rupee (two or three times its u sua l p r i c eh' but there is no fear of a famine, as the crops were so abundant last year that a great surplus is left, A mounted post has been established from Bombay to Aurengabul, which is found extremely useful ; and if it is ultimately successful, will be universally established in India. . _ THE BEAUTIES Or TRH MODERN PIIIINCK —A very spirited and interesiing work, under the above title, has just made its appearance from the pen of Al; Fives. It is designed to remove the complaint of the Pa risian that we pay all our deference to the Authors who flourished in or about the reign of Louis XIV. - The selections are chiefly made from !bulimia of Jnuy, Chatcaubriaad, Picard, Madame de (hair, Dela ratite, Madame de Start, and the m os t renowne d SelltJail of' the day. We have the most powerful passages from the tragedy of Sylle, and the Hernrite de la that:see-ft-intim , — some of the light comic scenes in Picard's place--tbe lively and fascinating sketches on French mar Dena M. sle Collis—and litany splendid extracts from the works Chateaubriand. An appendix is subjoined, giving brief biographical notices of the authors who are c,trd in the text. A work having objects like the present, must, it the execution be correspondent, be attend'ed with many advantages ; not the least of which is that it gives as a sort of map of the various departments into wbicb the re* public of Letters in France is now divided. The volume is indeed most creditable to the taste and ability of 31. de Fivas, and we have no doubt that the public will appro • elate Ida exertions. c