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cor.o3tnti. " 1106nT4, %wn 14. "BRITISH COMMISSION, _ On the day after :lie ;.rrival of the Commissioner% of his Bri.: tannic Alejesty in this capital, they paid a visit to the Minister for Foreign Adoire, ant' expressed their satisfaction at the condition of t h e ewit irry. I lit the 3.1 they agnin called upon him, and deliveeet: to hill) a letter tram his Excellency Mr. Fanning, aceediting them :al' the confidential Agents or Commissioners of his Britannic Ma je•toy to the I; ov.roment of Colombia. Being acknowledged by his I Excelleiley the Vice-President, in his character, on the Gib they re. I voted to he prt sent t.l to his Excelleney the Fire-President, I x inch was effer!til oa Mti:,tiity, the rob instant, at half-past eleven.' At that ho-r the Secretary for Foreign AGM , conducted them to I Ow audience Coin her. 'n ❑ il intemlticed them to his Excellency, who .e ns toirrottnileil by the other Secretaries of State. and several tic. n:mi 4 1111111Ce.l.ittly on their heittg presentott. Colonel tI a. o ', the head of the (' inimissino, addressed the following sitecch to hi. Esc:Haney the \iice-President Lillis speech we toed not repeat. It appeared id the 13 , ;ii0: Pros of the lii.ll instant.] is i:xceilc 'cv. the Vice. President, in his reply, expressed consi on the the leire of tbe Kingdom of • Peitain 1t..1111.1, and the great esteem in which Ivt held the British natioa. • Tins importain coninii,otton„' it t said, • which has been conlithal t 0 .tersoos of so est charity r, cannot be inberwise th:in prt , do:tiye of the grows; tenant to I •olesohis. and to the interests, of I i eat Itritaio. The 01.: Colom bians hare been crowned with victory, and the assurinces of friend sliip which you ptotTer to us, merit our particular acknowhilga.ent. The Republic has nova' created to itself entani,,, which, by k e itirg us in-1 state of warfare, would present a to• the nu. racoons means of prosperity which we possess. But if Spain tetnuld find Franr:, or an other power, willing to Iteetone her amts or co-operators ill interrupting the internal tranquillity which we have mu:lilted, at the eitet of so notch blood and so litany sarriticcs. the resolution and constancy of the Colombian , will prey: them selves co less fano than donne the fourteen t ears which they have e o te ^ i n ec oilytting writ Spain. The Constitution prohibits my aczeptiort presents from any foreign King or Prince—you will, there:ore, licollemen. encase toy not expr,eing the feelings of my heart Mr this rota - of tile esteem: of the Kirg of England, until the Congress shall approve of its accept:ince. tt The Commissioners or his Britannic Alajestv then remained for a considerable time in amicable comers:Mon with his Excel- Izncy and the other persons assembled in the salami. Onring this agrevahle entertain/mint, his Excellency the Fiat-President passed a high eulogiuni on 31r. tanning. the liberality of whose stnti. silents., in his opinion, entitled him to the gratitude, not only of Colombia, but cf fit.: whole of Steal America. Shortly aft( r wards the British Commissionets took leave of hit Excel:et:c.v, hiving impressNt the minds of til/ who were present at this interesting in terview with Eke joyful hope of soon witnessing the establinhinent of the otos, intimaie laria t s of friendship and goad undesstantling between the Republic of Colombia and the Brush empire. The amiahle, trank. end sincere character of the Commissioner.* has greatly contribu eel to this hope, and we numkes venture to anti. ciltate that this oumnssion will be productive of the most favour. abie r.sults to the cause of knout') nature. to America, so long afflicted by the cilionities of a p-utracted war, and to the peace and tranquillity of the civilised world." THE WEST IXDIES. We have recived Jamaica Papers to the I ith tilt. The House of Assembly hag been further prore!_med from the 4th of May to the stli of Juice. The following Procla mation has been received with the greatest jay by the Colonists: — BY TILE lOW, A PROCLAMATION. GEORGE R. . . IVheress, it has been represented to cis, that the slaves in our West India Cilonies, and of our FowStiViOns on the Continent of South An:erica, have been erroneously led to believe that orders have bren sett ay us thr their emancipation : and whereas such be lief has produced arts of iiumhoetlination, which have excited oar hi;,hest distltssine, we have thought tit, by and with the advice of o,t . ri , Tivv conceit, to ism:: this Oolf Royal Proclamation: And we do hereby declare anti niake known, that the slave populatimt in our said colonies and possessions will be undeserving of our pre teetion, if they shall fail to render ective submission to the laws, as well as dutiful obedience to their masters ; ,Ind we hereby charge mid coitinmnd all our tiovanots of our said Viet India Colonir , PONPCiniOII% to give the fu'lest publicity to this our Proclama tion, and to enforce, by ell legal n.cana iii their power, the punish ment of those who toity . disturb the t ranquillity and peace of our Isiid Col:inks and Possess ions. Given at the limoat Csrlton House, this 10th day of March and in the sth year of our Reign. God save the Kiug. ice-Admiral Sir hawrenca W. Halsted. K.C.R. has addrcsizil the toihwing communication to his lionour the :tlayor (corn.) We, Port Roynf ifarliour, Jamaica. 11ay -I, 1824. a,—l beg you be pleased to make known. for the inforatation of those interested therein, that the result of the demand made on the authorities of Porto lite° for reparation in the case of the sloop Eliza, of this island, piratically plundered by the Fortuna privateer. that judgment tan official copy of whit!' is in my pows,ssion) has bttn given against the offenders, to the full amount of the claims made by the British uurchants ; but, although every effort has been made to that ctttet, the poverty of the parties is such, that there is little nr no priopect of obtaining payment at Porto Bic°. 'IIIO omner, ilivrtion.. now remains to be tinally settled by the vernmen's ot t;reat Britain and Spain, to the :miner of w inch this result will It,• duly matte known If any gentieit.an interested in this afttir will call upon ow, I shall be glad t receive and give hint any information in my pOW Ct. . . . • I have the Imam ?to be, Sir, your move obedient humble 'er rant, (Sre 4l ). L. W. IL% hsTED. i'iso.Adnira and Cimmastier.in-Chief. To the Honourable the Mayor or Kingston. he Grecian cutter, 10, Lieut. Cawley, sailed from l'ort. Roval en Stl!ldAy morning for Carthagena. having on bard delipstches fro a Viee..l4;miral Sir Lawrence W. Halsted, X.C.13. for the Vice. President of Colombia. ..... Kt NI:4TON, NI AY 13 —His Majesty's schooner Lion came t: ar.rh.e a: Port !Cord yesterday. in 3days trimt tit. Jag.) de Cubs. The Forte, 46. Capt. Sir T. Cochrane, livt. , sailed from Port Loral yesterday, tot Vera Cruz. Nimr 12.—flis Majesty'a ship No. of 50 guns, Captain Forest, sailed yer•rglay for Chacres ' with th,., trade for that port. Mar I I.—llis : Majes ty's Lug Bustard balled yesterday for Ttarhadoe.. _ 31 10.—On Satunlay hie ship Pyrainini., of 4 guns. t.ap.uin Noecombe, from St. Domingo ; anil Surinam brig, 13, Captain Cro c, from Barba toes, la.t from .lux.Uayei, came to anchor. The Paris papers cf Sunday contain little of general in- I West. The Chamber of Peers has resolved that the public shall have access to htla its discussions. The .70arauf dal Debald most ridiculously ascribes the delay on the part of Mr. Canning to reteguise the South American States, to the opposition made to that measure by M. Cliateaubrianil.. A telegraphic despatch, dated Aranjurz, June ret, and given in the Mennen", announces that the Infanta Louisa Cnrlotta, 'onsort of the Infant Dan Francis, was., dive; ed, the preceding day at ten o'clock in the morning, of a Princess, who was baptised the same day by the Patriarch of the Indies. The Corrier Franeuir is under prosecution on a charge of having, in a succession of articles, mani fested a spirit calculated to disturb the public peace. The . Advocite-General prays that the journal shall be suspended for three months Lire T lox or Smenirrs.—This day being Midsummer illy, the Lord Mayor will hold a Common Hall in the. Guildhall of London, for the election of Sheritik for the year now next ensuing. The Aldernrn Brown and Key, it is understood, are willing to take upon themselves the o 7ce : and an it is hulispensible that every Alderman shall have actually served as Sheriff' before he can take uten himself the higher office of Lord Mayor, no opposition is of course expected to be made to tl:eir election. It has been ascertained, on good authority, that no lees a sum than 300,01,0/. is annually drained from the county of Limerick by absentees, and 130,000/. from Kerry.— Iriah Tittles. Aerate or II o xourt !!—We understand that in con sequence of a dispute, originating at a billiard-table in this city, on Friday last, between a young professor of the Es culapian art, and a Mr. —, a meeting was arranged for S onrday morning, on the Horse-fair, in the suburbs of tnls clty, according that the differences might be adjusted acrarding to the laws of honour existing among gestiemen. Imagination must Ell up the interval batman, the eholleagr and the media;—how the young gentlemen settled their worldly affairs—the sle.epless nigl or the feve.ish dream —the involuntary starting at the tick of the clock, which sounded so like the snap of a pistol missing tire, and all the rest of that sort of thing. !laving done this, we will premed to the scene of action. The combatants pot there in reality, and i: is equally certain that they returned Wire and s.aldh/e4a, hut whether it was through the interposition of their seconds, or that they wtre safi l li•a/ at the of the ;iglu's, or they actually ventured to hear their 'crew', as rumours are various, we will not pretend to affirm. But however the fact might be, as they have thus early proved their title to rank as men of coam 4 -e, we 11.1pe it will so lirfj for the rest of their lives ; and that for the future they will refrain from breaking their own peace, or that of his Majesty the Kirg's.— Fork Courant There is a person here, whose name is Watson, who an swers oil mathematical, algebraical, and arithmetical ques tion% by mental calculation. in a manner nearly equal to the celebrated G. Ilidder.—Soallortaidon Probert is now in Gloucestershire, and was at Newnham fair as the I lib instant, exhibiting a hose for sale.—Yon'. Cuutuq. E.4ST LVDI.4 HOUSE. Yev.en:ay a Qitarterly Gener a l court of Propri.l•ll4l'd . E. India Stuck teas held at the Compan%'s Ilimse, in Leat.icnbalb4treet. After the minutes of the proneedino of the last General Cour: had been read— The CHAIR M.V.S . (W..% 1 7 ,1.) declared a dividend of per c. nit. upon the t•iiiik of the (',tmpao)•, for the hiilf year ending on the :oh of July nev., which W3S tinatiinionsly approved. The Resolution of a tarot.•e Court (of 2.ith :tiny) W;ls Ihcn ?VA. for granting to the l';:rrivic l ontiiiis.ioners an adiiitioiial sum of 30 , 1 g. per annum end' so long as they should continue to act as Coniiiii.sioners for inve.tii:i.ting the 'Valli:ire f labor.. After a short di•ee..ion, in 11 ilich 31e. R. J.tcenoN and the Honourable D. Kt !ix.% IND opposed the voie, Mr. fir •tE moved that the question %tumid he po.tprined. in ortkr to atliird tine for consider:l:g the Ercptiety tit orderi; ; ; a M.T.Vate (:1111IMISSiOn. . thi a divi..ion, must; WaS carried in the affirma tive. A bailot WaS hy Mr. lit ME, aiid fixcd fur Friday sennight. TNTEREST 1)1' INDIA PONDS. General Tllon NT,'Nt Ott rase. miumant to notice. to bein„7 for ward his motion respeeting the reduction 11 , t the interest of India bonds. IVltet: it W. 14 known that tliese lands bore a premium of more than l;M. per rent. he thinight that fact alone wan a reason sufficient to intim e the Court to believe that the in:crest upon ttiviii WWI WO and o%lt the prop. - ietors of East India stet': ought not to sutra it to et:nitrite ut its presert rate. Exchequer bills had been lowered to 1 Ad. a day, which was about 24 per cent. while :IA per cent. was allowed on India bonds. Vet Exchequer bills were at a pranium of from er.l to :tt; shillings. Ile therefore consider's! the extra interest paid by the Company as a Inas; unnecessary waste of 'none,. If the rate ewe reduced I per cent. n saving might he etileted of 39.1221. per annum; but it* the interest were reduced to 2.1 per cent. the rate now allowed on Exchequer hills, a saving of 49.11171. per annum would accrue; and it to two per tent., as might reasonably be dire, it t! , e Wnpany continent in its present course of prosperity, the saving would be 53.1t.ete Th es e w er e ma :,• r i a l .eticetti to which the atten , lion of the 'our shoo:4 be &recoil. There could. he appro_ brink d, a: any rate, be no objection to reduce the interest to Yl r cent, and th...n the holders of !mho bonds would have a; advultage of per cent. over the holders of Exeiumier bills. Thee were, Irsides, tuaoy oiler inlvantages in Inais bonds. They %nigh: lie in the holder's clis•st. or at his Inutker's, until it was eon ' venient for him to bring them forward and sell them ; u hilt Ex. chequer bills were always liable to he calltsl for, and paid VW, without refer:nee to the interests and wishes of the holders. lie had heard it nientiontd as an ohioction to his motion, that it the in terest of ladies hoods was reduced. the knot would next be culled on to reduce the dividend on their stock. Hut, on rellretion, it was obvious that the very reverse would he the result. 'flu, less the (*OW. pang had to pay for the interest of its debts, the larger would be the profits at' its stock, nod conseoitently the greater the dividend. The Gallant Proprietor concluded . , with nitiviiig a resolution : " That it he recommended to the l'ourt of Directors to take into their inimetliate consideratien the ietyrietv of reducing the interest of India bonds, a measure which %Initial he not only beneficial to the proprietors of stoc'e, but advantageous to the public at large. 11. AuntNFloe. set:Jaded tile motion. tration. lie (Mr. Kinna'rd) recollected that, on a fortr.cr occasion, the late Chairman (Mr. IVigraen), in reply to an allusion respecting this c.rposi., stattd distinctly that it would be printed with the other papers submitted by Sir William Rambold. lle (Mr. K.) was gratified to hear this annunciation, because be confessed he had doubted whether it was an of f icial paper. Ile now wished to know on what plea or pietence it w..s withheld ? Some expla nation was necessary. Ile had not even a eonjetaure himself why it was refused. There was somethingp, exceedingly curious in this affair. It could nut be said that the late Chairman had taken on himself an authority which did hot bchwg to him. The Court' of I tirectors could rat, tea use the exporting phrase, throw him over on such a pretence; becatoe the Chairman stated on the same occasion, that he made the communication in consequence of a previous direction of the Court of Direetunt, to include it in those I which were to he laid beure the General Court. Ile .liefefore 1 bermed to ask why it had nut appeared among the papers on the I table ? The CHAIRMAN said, that the reason why this paper had not been laid betiarc the General Court was, tort it was not, in the opinion of the Court of Pireetors, such a document as met the re. i quisition of the Court of Proprietors. The words of the motion' importcd. that All the of fi cial papers and public records, rclating ! to the Marquis of Hastings's administration. should be laid on the table. NVlroi the Omit of Irirtetors deliberated as to the list of papers that should be prepared for the information of the Court of l'ropriefors, it was determined that this paper should rot be in eltiled. It was by 1.1) act of tanhooon that the paper Was not Inid on the table, but because. in the juill,mient of the Court of Direc tors, it was rot within the description of the papers required by the General Coort, and therefore it was considered unnecessary and improper to lay it tx-fure thou. As the matter was thus before the Poore, he woUld state what was the nature of this document. The ! alar.itis of Hastings , on his return home, addressed a letter to the , late Chairman front ltibraltar, in which he inclosed this statement of his proceedirgs in India The paper was headed, `'• Operations in India from the nth of April, 11,'14, to the bit of January, II:_' 3." In the letter the Noble Lord gave it one character, but to I the paper itself he affixed worths of another signification. The letter was atklressed to the late Clutionan, and it was left to his discretion to lay the paper before the Court of Directors, ur confine it to the Secret Committee. This letter watt evidently a &corneae of which the Court could not take official cognizance. It did not proceed from the Governor in i'ouneil, which was the only authority they could acknowledge. The late Chairman. however, in reply to the Noble Lord, stated that he had tilt it his duty to lay the dont- meats before the Court of Director*. and of the 2tlth of 3lay, 181.1, , they were accordingly submitted to that body. On the 19th of : June, this fact WAS communicated to die Noble Hurd by the late h Chairman, in a letter, in which it was remarked, that his Lord- ship was too well acquainted with toe constitution of the Court of! Directors, to expect any opinion front them on a communication I made by his leordship, subsequently to lie departure from his Go- vernment. Every attention had been shorn to the Noble Marquis, but the document itself was sitanitutly one which the Court ot I 1/ire:lots could not consider as a public record by which their judgment should be biassed. (In the toh of May last, the Court: of Directors h.. 11 all the tapers relating to the Marquis of Hastings' under consideration, anal among them this document; and it was ' then resolved, on a motion vary deliberately argued that this letter noter ' not being an official dominant, ought not to be included in the' compilation of Paliers recjuired by the General Court. \Vhaterer I benefit the Noble Marquis might derive from this paper, could be . obtained by his own circulation of it, but the Court of Directors were precluded from giving it, unless they applied to it a character I which did not belong to it. Sir JOHN: Doe toe raid there could be no doubt that collectively and individually the General Court must wish for the amplest in ' formation respecting the Noble Illtrquia. fhe explanation given 1 by the Chairman seemed quite satisfactory why the paper had not ' hitherto appeared on the table. There could, however, he sup. I posed be no objection to any motioa fur its production specially. Mete svere also one or two other paifts fur which he should also naive. . . . 31r. Low!: DES said, there was a wide difference betwen East India St ick aid Fast India Bonds. The former was the capi tal of the Company, the latter its debt. The Government of the country had an undoubted right to pay off its riail'tors, or re-1 duce their interest, end so hail every other debtor, but the Court miebt as well discos% the propriety of dissolving the Company at once, as the reduction of their dividend.. k family had already suffered enolugh by the reduction of the interest on India Donuts - from sto per cent.; and he therefore now cordially sympathised with the Bondholders. laug!-.) lie thought the safest maxim ; would be is etedio tillissimus ibis. and with that opinion lie should propose that the reduction should not go lower thaw. 3 per cant. Phis would he more likely to meet the Wll,llOl of the Bondholders, than the Gallant t leneral s proposition. By aiming a: too iamb, the Conn might, like the dog an the fable, lose all. Ile hoped, he should never again hear in that Court, any sly hint about re- i lacing the dividends of East India Stock. (Much laughter.) The C'etat was; said, his remarks on the motion would be very short. because lie did not feel it necessary to follow the Gallant 3lover through his caleula.ions of the savings that might he e ff ected by the several ctages of reduction, which seemed to I fisrm the main feature of the Gallant General's speech. Tie I question for the Court was, the exped:ency of the measure, tied also whether it was desirable that it should be discussed in the I General Court. lie (the Chairman) was 14 opinion, that financial operations were much better lift to the executive. From the year 1770 to the present time, it would he fund that the interest ut India Bonds had been raised and lowered accordingy, to cir cunista Kea. The Proprietors might, therefore, put full conti denee in the lour. of Directors, aed they suite:it now he assured, that without any reference to the entice of the Gallant General, the measitre would be fully considered by the executive. The General Court would do well to bear in mind the extensiae tin tncial op !rations lately effected. Within the last two years the' Court of lbrectom bail dischargu d beta cm three and four mil lions of deb.. by w filch a saving to the extent of 3110.K00. year had accrued. I'mler these circumstances he appealed to the go al sense of the proprietors to resist the motion, time, which a more injudicious propo ition could not have been made. Th. R. JACKSON said he had 1.0 interest whatever in India lend., bat he entered his general protest against every scheme ut this kind at tMs moment. Even in the financial operations of the counity, Government would be insiluie if they did not accompany their ineasuures for breaking down the annuitants with a reduction of the assessed taxes. To do otherwise would be tantamount to a de e.ee of exile against the annuitanto of the State, who would be driven by their neees.sities to quit the shores of their eountry, and raise their establishments elsewhere. The blighting effects of ab sentetsluip had not. he aLmitted, been touch felt as yet in this coun try, though no greater cause of mischief could exist, as was evi u:enecul in the ease of Ireland, where it had blasted the land almost lueyond tae hope of recovay. Ile theret'ore deprecated all these seliene s by whie;i misery must be curried into the numerous farni. lies del eiment un annuities, or they, in self-defence, driven into banishment. Jr. 1117 ME remarked, that the observations of his llor.nurable and learned Friend (Mr. H. Jackson) were not applicable to the question before the Court. The mischiefs of absentership was • very wide and important question. For his own part, with refer. cure to the emigration likely to result from the reduction of the annuitants. he (Mr. Hume) was rather alilioel% that some of them should to abroad, in order that they might afterwards return and resident home ben. r satisfit d with their lot. It was not desirable, if it were practicable, to render the British Islands a prison, nut of which its natives were not to traveL But as to the question before the Court, the thought the Company ought to be contented with the terms on which it obaintd money. The city of London was only able to borrow at 4 per cent. Ile did not, like his Humor - able and Learned Friend, consider what were called the interests of Cie annuitants, fur he was convinced that money, like every other commodity, ought to find its level in the market; but as he would generally ureter hi leave these financial subjects to the Court of Di rectors, anal as he was of opinion the proprietors ought to be sails tied with du:present rate of interest, lie would suggest to his Gal lant Friend to withdraw the motion. is t t c also thought that this question could most eon. fluently and satisfactorily be left in the hands of the executive. It was found that, in fact, the interest of India bonds had kept pace with the circumstances of the Company. lie was opposeitto the motion in another point of view. Ile was apprehensive that many families. by another reduction, added to the inconveniences they already . autlered from former reductions, might he driven to seek Lirger Interest, by investing their capital in some of those estahlbennests of a less secure nature, which were daily rising into existence. Sir C. Forums advised the Court to take can, lest it acted OR the principle of being " pennywise and potato foolish." Ile knew that in some instances the Company's creditors in India had suf fered to the extent of Mt per cent, in their incomes by these nduc. duns. Ile should, therefore, oppose the motion. The lion. D. KINKAIRD applauded the Gallart G:neral for having :monk forward the motion : but at the same time lie quite agreed in the propriety of withdrawing it, otter what hail passed. lie could not help saying, that he dissented wholly from the politico-cconoroiml doctrines of his Hon. and Learned Friend (Mr. R. Jackson), and of the lion. Proprietor (Mr. Twitting), shove him. General THORNTON said. he would concur with cite general wish of the Court, and withdraw his motion, leaving it to the Court of hlitecturs to reduce the interest when to their judgment it seemed must proper. Ile disclaimed any want of conbilence in them. The motion was then withdrawn, after an irregular attempt by Mr. Lou 1; aces to address the Court in support of his amendment. THE 31:11(QUIS OF 11.1 STINGS. _ _ The ►lon. I). Kt I'iNAIRD begged his Gallant Friend to confine his owtion to this creme, as he sea• dissatisfied with the Chair man's answer, and wished to state his reasons for that dissatis faction. Sir .Inrix DOYLE said he should listen with attention to his lion. Friend's remarks. Every tnsn termed his own judgment. For his part he did not claim this p•tper as a aeon', but s till he wished for it, because it w • as desirable that the amplest information should be before the Court. The uhjert of everyhoily was to in vest4ote the question fully. It was better if the inquiry could pnrceed upon documents in a recorded fortn ; but for God's sake he implored them not for the sake of form to deny themselves any informatiiri. (lisr, hem) There was, lie believed, not a man present who was not desireus to receive information from every quarter from whence it could be obtained. He therefore moved, • That the paper written by Lord llastings respecting his Admi nistration in India, though not officially recordist, should be laid beloie tile Cotat." The Hon. D. NAIn n seconded the mn'ion. The Chairman had given no explanatian of the circumstances which had led the Court to expect that this paper would have been produced. There was no explanation of the reasons which had induced the late Chairman, fur months, to consider it as an official document. lie (31e. Kinnaird) avowed that his object was not merely to obtain the paper, for it was already betitre the public, but by its obtain ment in that mode, is prevent an opinion front arising that there was some reason why it was refused. It' he could only *impel an answer why it was nut to be given in an o ff i c i a l f or m, he would be satisfied completely. Acts of omission affected the character of public men as much sometimes as acts of commission. The A! ft MAN said, the lion. Proprietor had assumed that there was id" Other ground for withholding the paper than that it was not an official record. Undoubtedly, there were many other grounds that had induced the Court of Directors to wish it not to be laid before the General Court. The Noble lord was folly at liberty to write the history of his own transactions; but if the , Court of Directors had sanctioned it, an d published it under their ' authority, it would necessarily have Involved them in many difli. cultic,. The Noble Marquis's memoir related to what hid been done by antecedent Governors. While the Court were willing to ; give the Noble Marquis credit for all the merit to which he was entitlal, it was their ditty to take care not to detract from the merit of his predecessors. When the question, therefore, was to lay the Noble Marquis's memoir before the public, he felt himself bound to resist the motion. 1 1e was convinced it was highly inexpedient, and that the paper would prove exceedingly embarrassing if made public; which, indesit, he thought it could not be without comments front the Court of Directors. lk.sides, the motion was unneceasary, as the lion. Proprietor had stated the paper was already published. It was not necessary, therefore, to give it afre4ll, in order to stamp it with the authority of an official document. The lion. 1). KINNAIIID was glad that he had elicited the reasons why this paper was to be withheld. He understood the Chairman to state, that the Court of Directors were guided in their resolution not to produce the paper by their extreme and jealous cireunispection—not to suffer their ham's to be sullied by passing through them a document which might be supposed to give coun tenanee even to a rumour . against the character of the:: Governors, and this feeling too had arisen within at short a period of that me morable day when the late Chairman having been asked whether one of those Governor , * had been detected in a gross fraud and pc culation, refused to give an answer! Me. PATTI SON rose to order. The lion. Proprietor was direct ing his argument as if what he stated was the general opinion of time Court of Directors. That opinion would be found no record ; it was, that the paper ought not to be laid before the Proprietors, because it was not it regular document. The Hon. D. Kit xai en said, he was not unaware that there was a strong difference of opinion in the Court of Directors as to that resolution. It was absurd to preter.d:that they sanctioned the posr by laying it before the Proprietors. They no more adopted it by receiving it than a man admitted the justice of an accusation by pleading to it. lie challenged any fair and honest man to say that the Noble Marquis, in drawing up that rsfosi, could have hail a particle of motive to injure hits predecessors. (Hear, hear). Where such an imputation could hare originated, there must have existed the keenest desire of preferring some charge against the Marquis of Hastings. But what a chary!! The Marquis of 'I Hastings build his fame on pulling down the fame of those who had gone before him ! 11 hat was the fact ? The Noble Marquis' opened his 4%, past. with a description of the state of India when he ', arrived there. lied he misrepresented the condition of that' country? If he had, he was the most unwise of men to Tput on record a statement which all India could contradict.— he Noble Marquis then stated, that on his arrival he found the Indian Government involved in six different disputes, and lie ad verted to the state of the Treasury. Was this statement made to impeach his predecessors? Non cassia! that if he had been Go. ventor-General himself he might rot have pursued the same Inca sures. or that if Lord Blinn, had remained lie would not have adopted the course followed by the Marquis of Hastings. The Noble Marquis found India in a crisis brought on by events that were ma turing long before the days of bard 31into. It was predicted by the Marquis Wellesley in his time. He (31r. K.) therefore protester!, in the name of every fair and honourable men—in the name of Lord Heisting% himself—and in the presence of Lord 31into's family, that the Noble Marquis had nor the leastdesign to insinuate that his predecessors had thiscooducted themselves. He had said so to the present Lord Minto, who was of course deeply interested in the character of his father. Not malice, but ignorance alone, could draw such a deduction from the document. The Otani naN then about to atate the further business for which the Court was made special, when The lion. I). litwwAnettmetoaddresshim. Before the other business was brought tOrward, he begged to draw tile attention of the Court to a niatt.v which, in moot of fact, was more crim ple:oy b. fore it than it cruld be even by a precious notice. r:e Court was aware that a motion had been made and carried at a former t'oeirt, for the production of all the papyri' and public deco. memarnlatiag to the iiihninistricion of the Marquis or Hastings in India, to enable the Proprietors to fort.n an opinion as to the merits or demerits of the Noble Lord's government. This motion was made as an amendment by an lion. Gentleman (Mr. J. Smith), who hail then stated that he attended principally from motives of curiosity. Originally the Hon. Gentleman had moved for the pro- 1 duction of some papers respecting a transaction at Ilydrahad ; but he had ended by nticiptihg a suggestion made by the Chairman., fur the production of ail pape:s generally relating to the Noble 3lter quis s administrution, and the motion had been adopted be the (butt. A list of papers had lately been held upon the 'aide in porsuanct, of this motion ; but on what principle, or by when they had been selected, he (Mr. Kinnaird) was not able to cen.jecture ; but he prestuntsi it was to be supposed that they were, in the opinion of the Court of ifirectors, suf ficient to enable the General Court of Proprietors to understand the merits of the .Marquis of Hastings. IVhen he looked at them. however, he WWI perfectly astonished how such an opinion could be entertained. Ile knew riot even by whom the selection had bent made--whether by the clerk or any other person. In consequence, by had felt it his duty to write a latter to the author of the motion, to ask him whether he considered the papers sufficient, and wife. they he intended to ask for more that t.ay. The lion. Gentleman had stated in his answer, that he should be unavoidably absent on business. Ile (Mr. liinnaird) lamented his absence, as it was pe. coliarly the ditty of that lion. Gentleman to any, whether the paper, were suzli as the terms of his itimion called for. The first omission he would notice was, that there wc:e no minutes of Cooncil; and there was also one particottr paper wanting. on which he should make a fer remarks. It watt an rep..., by the Moulting of llast ef the principal topics worthy of obscrv..tien iu his adininir- Mr. l'anxv said, that a clear answer had been given by the Chairman, and it was contrary to precedent and the prat ice of the 1 ('our., to make such comments on an answer which met the general concurrence of the proprieters. Alt. It..IACKSOS: observed that two objections had been raised to the production of this letter ; the first an objection in point of order. which could be speedily removed. The production was el. !edged to he attended with an inconrenienee, which wc uld disappear by adopting a simple and ordinary course. It was rid that tha tourt of Directors was instructed to lay such documents before the Coon as came within the terms of official records. Now, at present this letter did not partake Cl that character ; but it was competent for taiy Proprietor, or friend of the Noble Alarquis, to enclose this lettcr to the leirectovs, as 6 document on behalf of that Noble Lord, and it would thereby become bone fide a record of the ('curt. Titus this objection, by a simple process, might be easily re. nest ohjectson which hail been raised to the produc. ton of this document. was one which he the more regretted to hear. 4 as it appeared to him to intimate a disposition not to adopt a course of perfectly fair &slits in the conduct of this investiga. tion. The Noble Lord hail, it was stated, given a summary of the history of his administration ; be had • right to do so. But it arrested to some gentlemen, that in giving this summary the merits and services of some of his ' , mkt-visors were underated or detracted front. Such, certainly. was not the iinpreasion created in his mind by the perusal of it. The only comporiton instituted, as appeared to him (Mr..fackson). was the very fair one of the cons. rotative condition in which the Marquis of flutings found India, and that in which he left it. To make the ;upward detraction of any person a pretext to justify the refusal of this document, wu bu: an excuse fur a gross and Ilsgrant injustice. Let the book be protLiccd—lct its facts he eanertszd--if Mesereet l e e them be re.. fitted ; but let not Ivy imaginary reflection it may be supposed to contain, he raised as a pretext to refuse the reception of the vindica tion which this document supplied. Ile (Mr. Jackson) wan the more anxious that this letter should be admitted as part of the papers, ev lie took from the summary of farts it professed to give the reasons which induced hint to take the ran he had taken in the discussion on the administration of the Noble Marquis. If the Court refined to receive C.o. letter, it would, in hit opinion, he re garded by the public as &departure from all that they had 'nominal and professed. Mr. I miri:l - (a Director) contended. that this letter dal not come under the recorded documents which the Court of Directors, ac cording to the resolution of the Proprietors, were called upon to furnish. 3lr. MILLS (a Director) bez7nl to rise to nnler. with a view of Raving the time of the Court front an unnecessarily prolonge.: dis cussion. It was clear that this letter should clone Lefore the Corn. party in 'tome share ultimately, and it was therefote to spare the titim of the Court that he proposed it should be now admitted and received. Mr. iIIPLY proceeded and said. that bin acquiescence to the present motion was founded en the prestimptbm, that no other papers would be refused which those per+on+ might think necessary who differed front the view taken by the friends of the Noble Marquis. Atter a few words from Mr. I'ATT :sox and Mr. JACEsoN. 3lr. supported the proprieiy of the production of the paper in question. It was unfair. in Ili+ opinion, to deny the pro daetion of any document that might lie available fir the vindication of au accused person. Ile winild not denv justice to a convict of the 1 )W Bail. v. Captain O'Callalt.brat load been most unfairly treated by the Surrey !liagbarates; bread and water via.. not a proper sustenance for Englishmen. (.1 !atigh.) The denial of this letter would make the public think that a im.juilice against the Marquis of Ilas:ings. To such a prejudice he would not lend himself. Let justice be titirly administered. lie was himself a loyal man, but yet he would not deny justice to the d----t jacobin in the land. (Loud laugMer.) The CHAIR:AA); said that be was not insensible. that amongst the difficulties of his situation, the least was nut the obligation he lay tinder of being called upon to deity expressions attribute I to him, but never used by him. Ile had been eliar,zed with ignorance and malice; these wools he rould not condescend to notice. From the accusation he would appeal to the experience of twenty-four years, and ask whether in that period hit conduct merited the harsh epithets which the Honourable 3leinher bestowed upon him ? Wear, hear.) Such epithets were not applicable to him. (Loud applause.) It was complained of that the 'our' of Directors had I rot complied with the wish expre.sed by letter; but it should be borne in mind, that the Noble Lord addressed them in hi+ private capacity ; a distinction well wor:hy of notice was, that the Court of Directors were obliged to answer the Governor-General of India in Council—that was his privilege; but they were Ina obliged to answer an individual who addressed them in his individual character. 3lr. 1). KINNAIND said, his words were to the effect that the conclusion betrayed ignorance, not to say malice. As to the ques. tion, he conceived the Chairman to imply, that the communist_ ti from land Hastings on the eub;:ect of this paper was not con sidered official. • • The Clem RNA:C.—I meant so. 3lr. 1). Kir:smut resumed and Raid, that Sir W. Rumho:d never tilled the situation of Chief Governor, and yet his comes-' pondence was considered s official, and laid before them in that point of view. Mr. PATTISON was of opinion that the paper was a recorded document. It was as clear as noonday that it w.s so, fur it had been read, and thereby made a matter of record. Mr. JACKSON read a resolution of the Court of Proprietors, I I calling for all documents that were matter of record, without mak. : ing the distinction of official documents. Mr. Hymn was of opinion, that as the document had been read by the Court of Directors, the Court of Proprietors, by Act of Parliament, were entitled to con for it. Documents commtubiatted to the Secret Committee, might be withheld until the permission of the Board of Control was obtained for making it publie. This was not a document of that nature, and therefore not subject to similar restrictions. In the absence of the Marquis of Hastings, this was most necessary for his vindication, and it would be a denial of justice and fair dealing to withhold it. He would conclude by moving, that it he referred to counsel to declare what were recorded papers which the Court of Proprietors hail a right to have laid be fore them when they thought roper to call for them. Sir G. It ODINson conatrr,it in the propriety of the production of this paper. He was the more induced to do so, with n view that other papers which might be required could not in justice be with held. It might be necessary to contradict some statements in the present document. No objection could be taken to have them laid bet re the Court after the present motion sits acceded to. 3lr. En3IISSONE supported the propriety of the production of the document. Sir J. DovLE was ready to admit that if the present motion was acceded to, it would be competent for any Member to move for the production of any documents on the other side which he may think necessary for the investigation. Ile had the fullest confidence in the resu.t of that investigation. II ighly as he prized the fame and honour of his Noble Relation and Friend, yet he was more anxious that that fame should be established by the most fair and satisfac tory mode of proof. Let every document be produced on both side's From the letter, which it w a now proposed should be re ceived, lie calculated on the utmost advantage to his Noble Friars& If the facts which that letter contained were not correct, he would call for their refutation. But at least, in common fairness, let the book be produced—sil liter joiner. In proposing that this letter should he received, it was far from his intention to suggest that other evidence should be denied or withheld. A fair inquiry was all that the friends of the Marquis desired. Sir C. Footles 'bought that all papers should be prodscnd, ne cessary for a full ti/mate. Colonel ItaiLLIE acquieseed in the correctness of having this document laid befOre the Court. At the same time he felt called upon to declare, that in that letter (whether written by the Noble Marquis or by his friends he was riot prepared to say), there were mitny statements from which he should dissent. In a Committee before the House of Commons, he was obliged reluctantly, nay, compulsively, to give evidence of certain transactions referred to in that letter, winch was at variance with the account there given of them. Nor was this observation cemfincil to one statement. There were Other., which, if when this investigation wasentered into, he would undertake to !dote, and to substantiate his reputation by facts. At present he would abstain front adverting to those state ments in detail, as another opportunity would otter for doing so. lle said thus much with a view of 'hewing and enforcing the ex pediency of the production of all the papers connected with the subject. After a few olmervations in explanation from Mr.I).KINNAIRD and 31r..1ac ESO N. the original resolution was agreed to. Sir I. Formes then brought forward as a resolution a motion. which lie had mined ia tie %nape of an amendment before, '• That this letter be printed for the Court, accompanied with such absei -1 rations as the Court of Directors may think proper to accent. pony it." On this resolution a short discussion took place, in which Mr. I'ATTISOK complained of the impropriety of converting the Court of Directors into a Court of Reviewers. The opinions of the Court of Directors would thus be published in the shape of an Eilintnergh l(e;siew. But the Court of Proprietors hail other occu pations to engage their time, than a literary undertaking of this ! description. Sir J. Itor LE opposed th:. motion. Mr. 1). KINNA11:1) supported it. Ile would be glad to have the commentaries of the Directors ; but he would resp..ct them, as i far as the reasons on which their opinions were founded were cogent I and conclusive. SNIPPING? INTELLIGENCE. FROM LLOYD'S IJST. The Hector. Howlett, arrived from Jamaica. fell in with. nit the Mist. a wreck (cowered with barnacle") of about MO tons. wioh. out mast or bowsprit, apparently Quebec built, and Milgrim lnythd. The Mary, Delaney • sealing vessel, M lost in the ice, on the coast of NewfoundlandLerew saved. Balite, A ran. I6.—The Bcrbiee, Wayth, hence far Nees_ burgh, was thrown on her beam-ends in a violent wriall of this port, on the night of the and was on the point of being aban doned when she righted, and arrived here on the I Ilh inst. She is discharging. and at is su pp osed that her cargo is eaniar. d. FAYAII., JUNE 1..-The St. Bruno. Vagnon. from SI.-negal to Havre, was wrecked an the west end of this island, rh.--crew and part oldie cargo and materials saved. The rising Sun. Stokes, which pi• in here, has been repaired, end sailed yesterday for Yew foundland. Pansrow, JrxE 20.—The Amelia, of Brest. Page. frrn Swansea for Rotten, came on, shore this morning near this place, and soon afterwards went to pieces —crew saved. St. Jou N•R. NEWEOI:NOLAN D. MAY Id— The vessels rite , " arrived from Europe have met with very boisterous v. - eatlvr, eta nearly the whole of them sustained more or Its% damsge. The Ht.. Stone, arrived from. Dartmouth, wss struck by ligloning ,:!. which sprung the foremast, also shipped a act, 101101 filLsi this decks and split the bulwarks ; on the 25th, spoke the Penelope. from Liverpool to Miramichi, with mainmast sprung ; on the 29.! 1 . 4.11 in with at Last several hundred barrels of tiotir, floating in all directions. The La Hogue. Parker, arrived from Bristol, with on the 7th host. the Laver, bound to Nuts St:Mla, had en board the crew of the Esperiment. of Maryport, taken out the risv isrfore, anti had passed a brig with her mainmast rune ; it blowi n g heavy, could get no further particulars ; on the rizh, %hipped a sea which carried away stanchions, bulwarks, sails, An. The Fortune, Ali:cliell, arrived front Sunderland, shipped a sea on the 3%1 ins% shich carried overboard the first mate and one man, boats, bul warks, &c. ; no the atii. shipped another, and lost the second mate ; on the I.lth, spoke the Albion, from Liverpool to New foundland, out .13 thys. The Manchester, Drown, arrived fiont Deptford, spoke the Jarvis, from London to ( lecher. ton 43 days, with loss of boats, bulwarks, stern stoved in, and most of her sails blown away. Jr sr - 72. —Arrived the Hindman, Sergeort, from Demerara ; Louisa. Walker. from Gret.ada; Prince Regent, Taylor, from Tobago; Frederick, Holland, front Jamaica ; Bri tannia, Pasicy, from ditto ; William Lushington, Sughrue, front ditto. Sailed the William and Henry, Partridge. for Grenada ; Topaz, Strong:tan, for Antigua ; anti Saha, Thomson, far Ham burgh. A1.311n u T !I. 31' XX 21.—Flailett the ('onatantia, Mayne, for Triesm ; and .lane, Russel. for Hamburg!). Poiresmounu, t:NE 22.—Arrived the Georgs the Fourth. Harris, from the Mediterranean. Sailed the Rio packet, Kers . lake, for Antwerp. Mat., Just: 22.—Came down from the River, the Mime, for Quebec ; General Hewitt, for Bengal Roily. for Quebec r. Active, for the i'riendly Isles ; Naiade, for Leghorn ; Richmond. for 3logadore ; Sultana, for Roston Albion, for Smyrna ; zabeth, for Quchx; Susan and Letitia, for Gibraltar. (:owes, JI .rt.: 22.—Arrived the Waterloo, Blacker, in 43 dogs from Elatannali ; and David, Jammu, in 43 days from CharlestiUl. Ariived at Falmouth the 22d inst. the Rinaldo packet, from Ja ma.,a ; sai:ed the 25th ult. A letter from the Trinity House to Itloyd'a says, " It is unite. cessary to place a buoy on a vessel lately wrecked near the Spaniard Sand, as the wreck has been moved from the track of vessels, her nias.% are visible, and she will be shortly removed altogether." A letter front the :Waster of the l'ilia, lately run on board of by the l'htenix (which latter vessel was supposed to have foundered;, says, the I'Menix appeared to pursue her course without much ap parent injury. .Slug, Boswell, from Quebec to Liverpoel, was knoll,. lost 2Lth November, with nine of the crew, on the Magdalen Island. Livi:arout., JUNE 21.—Arrived the Brilliant Star, and :lin ta, from Maranham ; Fanny. Ogilvie, from Bahia; An tigua pocket, Smith ; and John, Trnighton, from Antigua ; Treasnrer. 11•Intosh, front Honduras; 11 illiam end Henry, —. from ..foni:e ; Eagle, Merrell ; and North Star, from Charleston ; Alexander. Layman, front Genoa; Herald, 1/anson; and Phillip, TA, from Virginia; Cumberland, Grey, front ; Sis ters. Bees, front New York; Surprise. —, from Newfoundland; Is.thella. Lees ; Anson, Fish ; and Juno, bong, from Leghorn ; Freedom, Crotlant; Christopher, Vining ; Maria. Lowe; and 11'aterloo, Morris,. front Sicily; and Atlantic, Itl•Leod, frotn Malta. PA ,STOW, Jt: NE 2l.—The of Brett, Page. Master. from I'trantea /Onto. came on shore thi‘ morning near this plate, and soon uf!er went to-pieces —crew sartd. MELANCHOLY SUICIDE BY .1 LADY. CORONER'S Ixqur.sr.—Vestertlay afternoon an inquest was held at the sign of the I%'orce•ter Arms, Geor g e-street, Portman square, btfore TII9MAC Sri it t. INC., Esq. on the body of Eleanor Rettisworili. aged about frty. who lately retitled in the house of Captain Willoughby, of the 54th Regiment, No. I!, Montague. street, Portman-square. where she put a period to her existence, by hanging herself. _ 'The first witness examined was Eleanor Mown, who being sworn, deposetl that she is cook in the service of Capt. Willoughby, and had known the deceased for the last six years. during part of which period she was in good health. but latterly she had very much altered in her wird and became exceedingly whimsical, so much so that witness felt perfectly satisfied that lice intellects were deranged. Tucsdcy mortiing witness was in the kitchen, when she was alarmed by (apt. 11'1dt-it:kb:l, her master, who called for as sistance, as the tieceased had hanged herself. Witness proceeded up saUrs and beheld the deceased lying on the larding-place of the second floor, where she had fallen after having been cut down by her master.. doctor was sent for, but the deceased was quite dead. Witness haul no doubt but the deceased committed the act herself in a state t f temporary derangement. _ . _ . _ Sestina of the . .lniy - expresCed themselves perfectly satisfied with the testimony of this witness. and from ntottres of delicacy towards the filim.rs of Captain Willoughby, who was represented to be extremily directed at the lamentable event, were toady to dispense with his testimony. lint he being the first individual who disco. scrod the deceased hanging, the majority of the Jury conceived that his evidence would be material to bring their minds to a satisfactocy conclusion. The ('ono ea suggested, that ea Captain W,Uanghby was so much tarried, the Jury might walk to his house and hear his evi dence prior to viewing the body of the deceased, which the Jury accordingly did. On their arrival, Captain ll'illoughby was sworn. He deposed that the demand had been known to hint for the last 2b years, during the latter part of which time she was consWersbly changed in her mind and man ners, especially within the last twelve months. The last time wit ness saw the deceased was on Tuesday last. at about half-past eight o'clock in the morr.ing, when witness wan in his roam, preparing to leave home, to breakfast with a sick friend. The deceased en tered the room, and after conversing with witness a little. she re. quested hint to put away some plate, which she had frequently requested hint to do. She shortly afterwards quitted the room, and on witness being ready to go out, he proceeded to the stairs, to call the deecased to inform her of his departure, but receiving r.o answer to his calls he proceeded to the drawing-room, hut he found she was rot there ; he imniediately n:itaired up stain towards the attic, where he saw the deceased's legs, and discovered that she had suspended herself by a eon: to the bannisters. He instantly made ' an alarm and called last witness, and proceeded down stain fur a knife with which he cut the deceased down, and sent for a surgeon, but all pu:sotioti had ceased, and she was quite dead. Believed her to be insane. The motion, which was seconded by Mr. WEEDING. was then neetived•_. _ . During the period of Captain 'Willoughby giving his evidence he was exceedingly affected, and shed tears, am! it was with con siderable difficulty that he conquatil his grief. Several of his friends who hail been h or.doling with him were present. The Jury. after viewicg the body, which fell some distance and with violence after it was cut down, and was very much dis coloured. returned a verdict —" That the deceased committed the act terself while labouring under temporary derangement." gir 6. I: oaissow then proposed a resolution., for the produc tion of certain papers relative to the reform of the udministration of Lucknow, and the ocutpation of the army of that district.— Agreed to. Mr. D. KIIINAIRD was desirous of moving for papers relative to the correspondence which took place between the 31arquis of Hump and the Council on the retreischment and organisation of the Indian army, and other papers connected therewith. Ile would he satisfied to leave this motion to stand over for a future day. At that late hour (half-past six o'clock) it wan impossible to expect a fair discussion on so important a sithjeet, and the no less sm. portant one of the liberty of the Press, which weird for discussion that day. The latter involved an instance of oppression the most I Billingsgate Market thin morning Wan very scantily soopited with flagrant and unjust, and merited a full and ample discussion. lie gi . Fish of every description. There was no snivel of Sslnion , the: was therefore desirous of ring notice of this motion foe a i article fetched consequently a high price. Turbot and :toles wern future day. and of taking the sense of the Chair upon— I scarce, and sold eery high. /Anbstens,t'rabs, kc. were not so plenti- Mr. l'ilasr moved, as an amendment, that the Court du now fah, and on the Tit:. There was a good sprinkle of live Whiting., adjourn. I and one Iladdockman, the Haddocks were good, but fetched rare Mr. I). KINNATEn said, that with the permission of the Court : high pries. '!'here was some of that delicious li'hite Bait. Fist he would withdraw his original motion, and m ove as an =lead- was taught eagerly at an esey hour, but late in the morning, meat on the motion of the lion. Member (Mr. Tract), that the v everal arrivals came in from the coat, anti gave the late buyers Court adjourn till IVedneedav nett. Iles was only anxious that a near ly thirty per cent. the et:vantage eat the west-end Fishmongers, full discussion on the case of the Marquis of Basting!' should teke a im are cststps lied to buy early. The prices were as follow: place. The more his merits were discussed, the more, he wee sot- Turbot.. :an. to Dts. eseh ; Doreen (large), 21a. each ; Ditto tislied, would it appear that no man ever conthin•ed in himself !smalls, 3.. each ; Sturges e.s (prime parts), 2 , .. per pound; Sal greater political skill. more military takntS, or persevering zeal and as, (heat). Is. iii. to Is. het . per pound; Severn uitto (Crimtit), useful services for the welfare and advancement of the interests of a s . t;.l. to . - ss. ;ter pound; Salmon Grill., is. fid, per pound; Ditto the Company than that Noble Lied, Ile made this request as tt . (inhainri, Is. per pound ; Crimpt skrie, rah. to flu!. per pound : matter ot courtesy, anti expected that it would not he destied him. Trouts (hest). Ital. to Is. per pound ; Perch, ht. to Is. 01.1. per The Chatitmax said that a general adjournment was moved ;wand; Lie: ll'hitings, 3.. to lat.. the fifteen; liaddock.. 141. to for. and lie could not consent to • proposition for adjournment lea. per dozen • Soles, Is. to 3s. per pair ; Roe of Sole., 30t. to 4::s. to a particular day. Great inconvenience was given to the 18- I pee How ; Flounders, 2s. to Is. per twenty-six; gets, Ist per rectors, and a great retardation of tie _public busk ea. of the , ;wand; Plsise, a.. per intstict ; Falba, it. (H. to 3.. ner basket ; Company was occasioned by frequent thacusaians of this kind. , I ,h, tert , 1.). to 2 A , each: Cribs. Is. to is. 61 each; Prawns, 2y. i 'Mess the permission for wi th drawal of the motion wan unaai- 1 to 21. GI. per pound; Shrimps, 2,,. per gallon. moos, It could not be ace tied to; aril he, es an individual, would object to it, which would prevent it front being adopted. 31r. D. Kix real an replied, that the Directors were the mervants A V1'07.: AN'S ! . .INSOLITION.--A viilasre-pastor was ea - of the Company, and should be prowl of rich a situation. The:. lam nlng his parishioners in their catechism. The Ih-it time would be botch better occupied in discussions of this kind I question in the Ileitlelberg t'ateehism is this—" What is titan in other dusiss, which should more preperly be entrusted I thy only consolation in life and in death ?" A young girl, to Commissioners or Clerks: , to whom the pastor put this question, lan:lied, and would After twine discuss ion. in which Me. Jackson, Sir C. Farber'. t answer. The pries: intiste.l. " 1 1 - ell, then (.:aiwl Mr. Weeding, Mr. Impey, and other., took part. the ntimust. "e a - meat was put --.' That this Court do new adjourn generally." the at leit:e11), if I must tell you. it is the young shoe- For the amendment, 2o—Against it, 90. . maker who lives in the Agneaux." The Crtatattax that gave his casting vote in favour of the A itvenaNs:n Cox vw( r.—The person who vat taken amendment. up in Chelmsford on Friday the 4th instant, cm suspicion of having The motion, therefore, relative to Mr. Buckingham and the in has p ansals m at a %mien horse, and wSo rave his name as Spnag, Liberty of the Press steads adjourned s; l e die. has been recognised by Sir. Johnson. the Governor of Ipswich gaol, Mr. Buckingham was in the body of the Court during the while I pa Thomas :triers, who was convicted at Burr sumnizr arnzes, of the day, and much anxiety was evinced for the dirnussion of tS4 case, which was delayed by the foregaing tilacussion until so latz I • 1819, of a burgary at Branitirld, and received sense-re oldest!), which was commuted to transportation for neren years. He con ' In. hour as in. prevent it front being brought fairly berme the moat- gasses to have escaped from New South !Vale ., and having reached ovation of t he l'lart. I the Sandwich Islands ; lie there bartered some fi re-arms for Me towteateesnotimio_ Yesterday the despatch es f o r B e n ga l. by th e s hip Astell,heade of Captain John Levy, w ere c l ose d a t th e E ast I n di a Il ouso . the Chieftains which he exhibited. Brim, it appeir.„ : forlorn stage ly drove a waggon treat Saleswords to Lon e don. H I is folly committed to take his trial nest mastics for the eaaspe._ and delivered to the purrcr of tbv.=ll p. 11.. - y l',st. FISII 31.111KET, WEDNESDAY, Jr xr 22. ,~ I is i p red tit her :1011 LII •ent 4118 And tete l'he ke. eln 7re. 011. ICC. and Si 1 , i