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-ler denied, and Mr. Millikin afterwarth verified uponoath.-1 Is sure that Sheriff Thorpe could not have used the words with-1 , out his hearing them. Knows Mr. Macnamara, and had been *concerned with Mr. O'Riley in an equity suit, which implies a long acquaintance. The witness then withdrew, and after another witness being,, •called who was abrent, Mr. PLUNKETT said, he understood that Mr. Macnamara. and. Mr. O'Riley desired to be confronted with the kit witness. Mr. .Macnamara was called in, and the evidence of Mr.' Ward being read to him, he repeated his former statement as to what fell - from Sheriff Thorpe upon the subject of the bills. He could not speak particularly as to Mr.. Ward being the per. son to whom it was addressed, but had no doubt whatever that the expressions were used. Examined by different Members.—The witness said he did not see the person the Sheriffs addressed.; but knew it was 'from Mr. Ward only from what Mr. O'Riley told him. As far .as- he recollects, his evidence did not fix the conversation as being addressed to Mr. Ward. The witness then withdrew ; and, Mr. O'Riley was called in and examined by Mr. PrAtNKETT.—Iie repeated his evidence as tailie conversation of Sheriff Thorpe, and said that he un. deritOod it, to be addressed to Mr. Ward, Knows Mr. Ward wail; and is certain that words passed to the effect of what he had stated. I believe Mr. Alacnamara said his evidence would differ from mine. lam positive I heard the Sheriff use the expressions I have mentioned. I did not hear Mr. Ward ask him any questions. By Col. 8AR11.Y...-1 was rot surprised at the expressions. I thought them a matter of course. Mr. Macnamara and I walk ' . ed home together afterwards, and conversed about this. Mi. Wartlyas. here asked as to the point,spoken to by the witness, and he positively denied the statement. O'Riley persisted in his assertion. The principal differ ence between the two witnesses was as to the time the Sherif remained in the room. Ward stated it to be about three minutes, and. O'lliley. stated it to be from fifteen to . . twenty minutes. . Sir Robert Shaw was An examined in his place.—l know Mr. 'Ward by character—his character is a very respectable one. Colonel BARRY said, he wished to call John Atkinson, as he believed him to be the concocter-of the whole conspiracy. Sir J. NEWPORT rose to order, when I . s j „Colonel BARRY said, he merely stated this because Atkin • son had been summoned, and attended in the first instance and had now gone away. Ile hoped this would be reported to the House. • Proof was then given that Atkinson had been seen about the house this evening. The witness who proved this, admitted that he was a member of an Orange Lodge. Atkinson endea. • voured to hide himself from witness. Witness believed this was • occasioned by a guilty conscience -4A laugh4—Portions of. Scripture are read to people on their admission into •the Orange Lodges ; from the book of Joshua. I don't believe it is the passage enjoining the Israelites to root out the Amalakites. Maenamara was recalled to explain a part of the testimony he had given, but the explanation was unimportant. . Colonel BARRY said that, except Atkinson, who, it was • alledged, was at the Swan with two Necks, in 1114ane:. Sir Abraham Bradley King was next culled in and examin ed, as follows never had either of the panels; I know not any thiug of them. lam a member of the,Orange Institution ; .portions of scripture are read on the admiasion of persons into the Lodges. A prayer is read on the opening of business. It is a part of the Orange rules not, to declare what passes in the Lodges, and shall decline saying what passes ; but there is no thing which interims with—(The witness here was not under. stood) ---I am under an obligation of secrecy. I recollect no pas sage-about the Israelitestlestraying the Amalekites. lam not at liberty to state what takes places after the oath has been ad ministered. Sir J. - NEWPORT said he should press for an answer to the. question. The witness having been ordered to withdraw, Colonel BARRY said, he was neither. an Orangeman nor a Freemason ; but he would ask the Committee, whether they would compel a Freemason to disclose the secrecy of his So ciety ? Sir J. NEWPORT said the oath was illegal, and the ques tion ought to be answered. The Witness being recalled, and persisting in refusing to answer, Sir J. NEWPORT referred to the language of the Chief Justice, on the late His Lordship said that such an oath, if it existed, was subversive Ofjustice; and that the observance of the oath was criminal. • • Sir GEORGE HILL contended, that the question ought not to be pressed. Sir J. NEWPORT maintained that the Committee ought and had a right to Cress for an answer. Mr. D. ititos4 NE . said, the question was very impolitic. Ne would not answer it himself, although he was free to con. f4ss he wan 'sorry there were such establishments as Orange Lodges in Ireland. Mr.' K. DOUGLAS opposed the pressing of the question. Mr. It. MARTIN thought the witness ought to be corn. .pelled to answer. Mr. MANSFIELD thought the object of the question Qught .to be stated before•it was pressed. Mr. CALCRAFT was glad at the opportunity which now .presented itself, of undeceiving the persons who had taken these oaths, and shown them that they were not binding. Mr. GIPPS opposed the pressing of the question. Mr. WYNN thought a private oath not. imposed by law, '!'Qught not to be allowed to stand in the way of a solemn in - qtury by Parliament. Sir J. NEWPORT insisted that the principles of justice required the witness to answer the question. The Chief Jus tice had decided that no regard ought to be paid to such oaths. Any witness 'might, in the same nianner, evade the inquiry of that House, and say he had taken an oath not to tell the truth. The witness was an Orangeman, and it was necessary to know , whether passages of Scripture were read to 'Orangemen on their .initiation. Colonel BARRY spoke to order. It had not been stated 'that the witness was an Orangeman. He, however, agreed that such oaths. ought not to be taken ; et the same time he fauns! that addresses had been presented. by Orangemen to the King, which were graciously received. If that was the case, were Onnikatien to be repudiated and held up as dangerous criminal enaracters ? He had heard of conciliation, but he was sure this inquiry would place conciliation at a greater distance. It would, he was sorry to say, be impeded by the debate. He should ask wljether it was prudent to proceed with the debate ? Be had'no doubt the House hid no right to call for an answer ~'notwithstanding the oath; but he suggested whether 'it was ad visable to press the point. • Mr. lIROUtni AM said, it must be admitted that nothing could be more absurd than to liken the 'oath taken by the wit peas to the oath of a Grand Juror. It was au oath unknown to the law. It was imposed by no law, and yet a witness said on such 'ill' occasion lie would , not give evidence at the Bar. Nothing caul& be more absurd .than to suppose such an extra • judicial oath. could be authorised by law. - The lion. Gentle man spoke of a kraciaus reception to an address front the body taking . the "oath. That could be no argument, because the Sovereign knew nothing of their oaths. It was a common rou tine of a party presenting an address which was graciously re ceived without - their oaths being known. l lf the House 'were to say you shall not be examined against your oath, a titan would only have to say, I have made a covenant with myself not to say one word upon the truth, and .1 will not answer the matter -of inquiry. Mr. BANKES said the subject of Orange Lodges was not the question before the House, it was not the subject of in - • •quiry. . Sir J. NEwPcini explained. Mr. WETHERELL moved that the witness be called in, and informed alo f t die Huse _rettoired : Mtn to answer the. :question. " • Sir R. IlEllol'4, the Chairman, said, " Sir A. B. King, you have objected to answer a question which was asked you, . •on the ground that, a Member of a certain Society, you have , taken an oath which, in your opinion, made it impossible to give an answer. . The. Committee have taken the question into' consideration, and are , of inion that no oath taken in a ny private society can be offere d in bar of any answer in judicial inquiry, and still lest upon inquiry in this House.—They htive therefore ordered me to inform ,you that you must answer the Atte:Won." The `question was read to the witness, namely, whether men tion was made of the Anialekites in the adinisgion of Orange : men ? - • The'whness,...-I have turned my mind to the nature of. the .-question, and I can not take on myself to answer. I will, how. ever, say, with every deference to this Honourable House, that there is nothitig whatever in any part of the obligation beforeor - after theadmission of an Orangemen,. which goes to extermi nate the'religion of any} part of his Majesty's subjects. • Sir R. Ba ilor.--W itness endeavour to give abetter answer ? Witnok—.l. have no particular recollection of the words, but 'they ace words which }.could not and will not divulge. bxamined by Mr. ff. Surrit- - Does the obligation prevent 'the witness from answering yes or no to the question. Witness —I . stated before dint I had no recollection of the precise words, but I am convinced they do not bear the mean ing ;Applied by the Hon. Member. I say there is nothing in the obllgatiod of Orangemen .which goes to exterminate the • , religion of any tuan. Q. Ore here not words respecting the Antaleicit6 P—A. If 'there eye words I have 'sworn 'to keep secret, 1 cannot answer the tit; 'lotion. Q. Does your oath forbid you to answer yes or no P—A. I Stare told you before I do not In*. I Q. Does ; the witness mean to state to the Committee, that he does not reciiilect whether the word Arnalekites is used in the oath to Orangemen ?—A. I rather think it is not. Q. Will he take upon himself to say it is not ?—A. I cannot recollect. Q. How long► have you been Deputy Grand _Master ? A. Some years. It is sily duty to attend to the admission of Orangemen. I have frequently seen Orangemen-made. There was a fixed ceremony, yet he had no recollection of the cere mony. He had ceased to be Orand Master three years. He could. not say whether any thingivas said to Orangemen about the Andelates. • Exaaiiiied by Sir G. thereany thing in the obli gation of Orangemen which can authorize them to withhold their testimony in a Coureof Justice, respecting any transac tion of life upon which he might be ealled.on to answer P—A. Certainly not. Q. Does the obligation of an Ovavigeman authorize him to conceal any crime inquired into in a Court of Justice P—A. Certainly not. Q. Is it more an obligation to support the law P—A. Yes, with the exception of not divulging what he had sworn to con ceal. The witness here observed that he had brought the book which contained the oaths and obligations of Orangemen. Examined by Mr. Biouosiam.—He understood the oaths in the book not to be sacred. It had been used since 1794. — Some trivial alteration had' been made in it since 1794. Had neyer heard of. an oath binding Orangemen not to give evidence against a brother. _ . — lf he was askedin a Court of Justice the words communi cated to. him on his admission to an Orange Lodge, he should not answer. • If he had taken an oath as a witness to tell the. whole truth, that oath would not absolve hint from the former oath. ' Sxamined by Mr. Wiwasts.—The oath was part of•the admission to Orange Lodges. He had administered the oath in 20 instances. Had no recollection whether the word Amale kites was in the oath ; he believed it was not. That, however, was part of the question lie did not wish to answer, and hit. hope was the Committee would not press him on that point. In the oath there were.passages from Scripture. He objected to state from what part of Scripture the words were taken. Sir R. HERos.—I have already told the witness the Com mittee are unanimously of opinion you should.., answer the .question. Witness.—lt is my most anxious Wish to givolittfullest an swer ; but when I am asked to disclose that which I, have sworn not to divulge, ilia placing me in such a state, that let o:e.con sequence be what it May, 1 .- cannot answer. 'The consequence must fall on my head. Sir R. HEIIO.X.—I must beg leave to say, in order to prevent you from getting into a serious scrape, that if you have taken a voluntary oath to conceal the truth, it is not valid in any court of Justice. You would. be forced to answer. The autho rity of this House is higher than that of a Court of Justice, and you must see that the question must be answered. • Witness—l am aware of the responsibility in which I stand ; I feel every respect for this great .Assembly..-4 acknowledge every power the House has,. but that of standing between me and niy Creator. I must take the consequence. Mr. BROUGHAM asked whether the witness intended to an. swer Yes or No to the question ?—We don't regard the oath as a solemnity. Mr. BUTTERWORTH observed, that some consideration was due to the conscience of the witness. 31r. BROUGHAM.—Does the witness give an answer to the question? Witneas.—Distinctly, No. He was then ordered to withdraw. ' _ _ Mr. BROUGHAM regretted that the House had at last come to the necessity of enforcing obedience to their authority. They were in the difficulty, and there was but one way of get ting through it. He deprecated the-feeling of the Hon. Mem ber for Dover, who had shewn a disposition to sancion the scru. ples of the witness. Mr. BUTTERWORTH, speaking to order, could not say whether his conscience was more or less enlightened than that of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman.. He had spoken with regard to the scruples of the witness under a belief that the House might still decide whether he ought or not to answer the question. -- -- - Mr. BROUGHAM said, he knew no obligation imposed by oaths, unless they were legal oaths. The witn e s s h a d state d a fanciful obligation, which he had heard with indignation The House could only regard it as mockery or farce.— They could pay no attention to such an oath. If they lis tened to it, they would no longer punish men for taking un lawful oaths. He had no intention to impute . to the Hon. Member any irregularity of conduct, but he had been warm, having often seen perjury in Courts of Law sheltered under dis guise similar to that assumed by the witness. Mr. BUTTERWORTH again explained. He bad n 9 in tention to justify unlawful oaths. Sir JOHN NEWPORT said the House had decided that the oath was not to be a bar to answering the question. Mr. Secretary CANNING thought the lion. Gentleman was ' right in stating it was the opinion of the Committee that an anawar was to he given, but he could not say the flop. and Learned Gentleman was justified in declaring that the specific question put to the witness. should he insisted on. lie ad mitted that the question was one to which the Committee liad a right to expect an answer. His opinion on a former occa sion was that the power of the house ought not to overrule u legal oath. He admired the dexterity with which a Honour' able and Learned Gentleman (Mr. Williams) contrived to get at a question, without compelling the House to conic to the last point. He wished to endeavour, if possible, to avoid the difficulty of coming to the last extremity with the witness be cause he was unwilling to give either party a triumph. It would be most fatal to conciliation if the witness went back to Dublin, as it were a triumphal martyr. Perhaps the dignity of the House would be promoted. by affording him an escape. He trusted the Committee would enable the witness to answer the question, and thereby spare the party a. triumph. Col. BARRY considered a moderate course of proceeding would be best. Mr. PLUNKETT said, he thought there was a mode of get. ting rid of the difficulty. The witness supposed be was obliged to answer yes or no. It did not occur to the witness that he might say he did not recollect. Now it' the witness was asked what part of Scripture the words were taken from, he would venture to predict that the witness would answer conscientiously, I do not know. Sir 4OHN NEWPORT said, the allowance of unlawful oaths in persons of rank would afford impunity to the poorer classes to complain of unjust operation of the Law. Mr. Secretary PEEL had no doubt with respect to an extra judicial oath, that the House bad a right to demand un answer, but he agreed with the Right lion.• Secretary of State, that it would be inconvenient to enforce an answer. The object of the Right lion. Baronet, who put the question respecting the words of Scripture used at the initiation of a Member of the Orange Lodges, had failed. The lion. Baronet might get at the signs by which one Orangeman knew anoth er , b ut t h at would . not promote the question which was the subject of in. quill. it was really advisable to occasion as little delay in the proceeding as possible. Mr. BUTTERWORTI! observed • that the best mode of proceeding would then be to report progress. Mr. GRATTAN said a man could not he expected to vio late his oath, but still it would be a bad precedent to let the Grand Master of the Orange Lodges go.back to Dublin'to tell his brethren that the House of Commons were obliged to com promise with him upon the oath he had taken. SCARLETT wished the queStions and answers read. They were accordingly read. Mr. SCARLETT then 'observed, that the object of his Right Hon. .Friend's question was to promote a fair investigation of the subject. If the witness *ere either to have a triumph or a martyrdom, he confessed he should prefer giving him the benefit of martyrdom. Triumph he must have one way or another, if the House excused hint the answer to the questiououid-that, was the way he•should wish to administer the triumph to him. Tf any Judge in England had heard what had just passetr, and did not commit the witness, he would deserve to be impeached. W:toi then that House to alitiw itself to be trampled upon ? How did they expect to enforce their laws upon-ireland if they , sent this man hack with this triumph over them, under the shelter of an oath as decidedly illegal as any oath could be. -Mr. Secretary CANNING assured his Hon. and Learned Friend, that he thought the oaths alluded to were as illegal as he did—he was sure they were not legal. Neither did he put the poWer of the House lower than 'that of a Judge, and if any Member should press them to the point, they would be obliged to commit the witness. Mr. PLUNKEI7 never doubted that the Orange oath was illegal ; and if the witness persisted in sheltering himself against the inquiry of that House, under that subterfuge, they must not let 'lmn escape the extreme' Visitation of their power. All that he had said was that the witness, upon being called in again, might give such an answer as would avoid the necessity of going to extremity. Mr. J: SMITH said, that however he might deprecate dis content in Ireland, he- could not put that in competition with the ancient valuable privileges of that Muse. Mr. OOUI,BITRN considered - that the witness, by his last answer, had Made himself directly obnoxious t o th e privileges Hof the ouse ; and, in that case, there could b e nohesitation as to the course they must pursue. Re had; however, no ob jection to his being called in and re-examined. Mr. BROM4IIAM thought that the best course. He agreed with the Right !lon. Gentleman who had j;ist eat down, but he hoped the witness would not oblige them to go to extremity. Itt the latter case; however, he begged to observe, that in these 'times the laurel of victory would be at least as dangerous as the palm of martyrdom. 141 r. K. DOUGLAS thought probably that the witness would explain that he only objected to divulge the signs and symbols of the order to which be belong d. This would, he apprehend ed. be satisfactory to the House. Sir J. NEWPORT would not consent to therwitifeil being asked any thing but whether he meant to adhere to his last an swer or not. Mr. GOULBURN thought that would not be giving the witness a fair opportunity ? as there was a contradiction in the latter question which required explanation. After some further conversation = in which Mr. R. the ATTORNEY-GUM/At, Mr. BROUGHAM, and Mr. WIT, Llama participated, -Mr. Secretary CANNING said, he thought it would be well for the House to consider what was the course of proceeding they were then engaged in. The question was relative to cer tain things touching the .Amalekites, said to be in the book of Joshua. But it behoved the House to pause in this matter, and consider in what situation they would find themselves after hav ing committed two men to Newgate for not being able to re member a passage about the Amalekites, in the book of Joshua, should it turn out, as he apprehended it would, that there was not one word on the subject from one end to the other of the Book in question.—(Much laughter.) Mr. BUTTERWORT/I stated to the House that he had been up stairs, and after looking carefully over the book of Joshua, was able to assure them that he had not found the Ama lekites mentioned at all.—(Continued laughter.) Sir JOHN NEWPORT begged to ask the Hon. Merdber whether he had read the 19th verse of the 10th chapter of that Book, which spoke of " exalting the Israelites to root out the Amalekites !' Mr. BUTTERWORTH confessed that any such passage had escaped his observation; but he would willingly go .up stairs again to search for it in the place indicated by the Hon. Baronet. Sir 0. HILL was proceeding to point out that the question which had been put to the witness was irrelevant, when he was interrupted by the return of Mr. BUTTERWORTH, who stated that having read the verse pointed out by the lion. Member, he was able to re affirm his former assertion. (The Hon. Member, amidst cries of " read," proceeded to read aloud the verse in question, which certainly did not contain the word Amalekite.) The witness wag then called in, and addressed by the Chair man as follows . ;—" Sir Arthur Bradley King, I have now to ask you whether, having had time to reflect on the question last put to you, you are now willing to answer it ?" The question, as follows, was then read by the shorthand writer ;—Q. Do you object to state if you remember! from what part of Scripture the words used on the occasion you have alluded to are taken P—A. I do; but I do thinks that it would not be acting with that candour which it behoves all to observe towards this House, were 1 not to . say, that I could generally refer to the parts of Scripture; but in doing so I should subject myself to be followed up by other questions, which I should be unable to answer, and that would be coming to the same thing. The CHAIRMAN admonished the witness, that it would be time enough to refuse to answer a question, when that clues lion was put to him. The question was again putt Witness.—l am -willing to state that the parts of scripture referred, are used as nothing more than signs by which Orangemen may know each other, and that they are taken from the Old Testament. Mr. Secretary PEttr..:--Q. Do you mean to say that the part or parts of scriptu re i n quest i on re f er mere l y to the symbols or tokens by which Orangemen know each other P—Precisely so. Q. They are used exclusively for that purpose, and for no thing else?—A. Exclusively. Q. Is there any obligition to obserye any maxim attained in those parts of scripture ?--A. None. Do you know the oath of a Purpleman to the effect that he • would keep the signs of his Order from the Orangemen ? A. I do. The oath applies to nothing else P—A. Nothing. The witness was then ordered to withdraw. Mr. Secretary PEEL. confessed that the assurance .of the witness that the information asked by the Committee referred to signs and symbols, was satisfactory to him. If the witness refused to answer a question material to the Inquiry they were engaged in, he should certainly vote for his committal ; but as that was in no wise material, he could not pursue that course. Mr. WETHERELL pointed out that the question was alto gether irrelevant to the object of the inquiry. Sir JOHN NEWPORT thought it was strange that no one found out the irrelevancy of the question till the witness had positively refused to answer it. He contended, that the House could not avoid committing him, and if no one else did it, he would take the sense of the Committee upon it. Mr. GOULBURN thought the witness had answered the questions put to him. Perhaps not satisfactorily to the Right Hon. Baronet, but it'was competent to him to put others, which his Iron, and Learned Friend behind lihn might object mit he thought proper: Mr. Secretary CANNING was of opinion that the witness had fairly answered the question, and that the difficulty they had felt themselves in before was now at an end. Mr. JOHN SMITH considered that the witness had not sa tisfied the Committee by his answers. He had distinctly refused to givC the information required of him. • • Sir JOHN NEW point was of the sane opinion. The witness was again called in, but ordered to withdraw before any question was put. Mr. Secretary PEEL observed, that it was then really too late to go into an important exami na ti on o f t h a t nroire. 'They had generally adjourned at twelve, and it was then within a few minutes of two ! _ . Mr. CALCR AFT moved that the Chairman ask leave to re. port progress, and the House resume. He did this with the more satisfaction because he thought the Committee had been relieved from the awkward Situation in which they had got themselves but a short time before, and which he hoped they would not get into again. Mr. BROUGHAM Seconded the motion with the same feel ings as his Hon. Friend, viz. that the Committee might be by so much freed from the thence of getting themselves into that degraded . situation in which they would ctpear to the world to morrow, when their proceedings went forth to the public. Mr. CAM:RAFT protested against the meaning put upon his motion by his Bon. and Learned Friend. He thought the Committee had really got well out considering the difficulty of his situation. He should therefore pre ss his motion. Mr. BROUGHAM seconded it with pleasure, and although his Lion. Friend's parliamentary good nature induced lain tor say that the Committee had got well out of the scrape, he knew in his heart he felt it was far otherwise. It was very well for him to skin over the wounds Which the dignity of the House had received, and throw up his cap in honour of its triumph; but he (Mr. Brougham) only hoped the public would view the matter in the same good-natured light that his Hon. Friend did. 'They had demanded from the witness the text of certain re. ferences to Scripture, and the satisfactory answer they got was a 'general reference to the Old Testament. That was what his lion. Friend thought ito great a relief. Mr. Secretary CANNING agreed with the Hon. Member for War e h am (Mr. Calcraft), that considering the difficulty of their situation they had• got well out of it. But he could not agree with his Hon. and Learned Friend, that a general re ference to the Old Testament was not a good end to the even ing, especially when it had begun by misquoting a part of it.— (Hear, and laughter.) Mr. BIiINNET thought they had had a proof of the propriety of getting rid of this Inquiry altogether, and suggested that some Hon. Member should move its resumption that day six months.—(Cries of " Move.") Mr. J. SMITH said,. that he could not but consider the motion for adjournment as part of the plan of protection to the witness, and as he thought that was an evasion of that proper deference due to the dignity and privileges of the House as an honest man; he could not assent to it, and should take the sense of the House on the question. • The Committee then divided„ when the numbers were— For the Motion that the Qhairman report progress 79 Against it - - - 19 Majority . - —53 The House having resumed; the Chairman reported pro. - gress, and obtained leave to sit again. The other Orders of the Day werathen read, and the House adjourned at HALF -PAST Two, to Monday. • A LIST OF THE MINORITY ON MR. W. WRITMORE'S MOTION, " That a Select Committee be appointed, to inquire into the Duties payable on East India Sugar," with a view of their being admitted on the same Terms as Sugars f * rom the West Indies. Astell; Wm. Hume, J. • . Smith . , W. Alexander, J. Keck, G. A. L. Stanley, Lord Alexander, J. D. Kemp, T. It. Wigram, W. Baillie, Colonel Lindsay, lion. H. Wilberforce, W. Baring, Sir T. Alaberly, J. Wells, John Bentinck, Lord W. Abiberly, W. L. Browne, Dont. . Marjoribanks, S; TELLERS. ' Calthorpe, Hon. F. Martin, J. . Buxton, T.F.. • Cole, Sir C. Money, W. T. Whitmore, W. Corbett, Panton Alunday, F. . PAIRED OFF. Downie, R. Haldimand, W. Evans, W. Porcher li. ireitfell, P. Forbes, C. Ricardo, D. Rice, T. S. Grant, Rt. Hn. C. Smith, It. 'Tennyson, C. Yesterday morning the body of a female In. fant, apparently about two days Old, was found in a basket in the Canal in the Regent's Park.' PARIS PAPERS. PARIS, MAY 22. ARMY OF THE PYRENEES. .Aranda, May 15. The march of the division of General Obert has been performed without any obstacle. At Agreda and Almanza the population shewed the greatest enthusiasm. The Royalist Authorities are hi the exercise of their functioas. Companies of volunteers are already formed, and General Obert has been every where informed by the inhabitants of the smallest movements of the enemy. This General has communicated since the 12th instant with the Royalist General Iles sieres, whose troops yesterday occupied Medina, Cell, and Siguenza, and were marching in pursuit of the rear of Ballasteros, from which they took, a few days ago, between Calatayud and Medina- Ceti, four cannon, two hundred soldiers, and two hundred loads of ammunition. I3allasteros con tinues his retrograde nrovement towards Valencia, by way of Teruel and Cuenza, and seems to have lost all confidence in the troops that he com mands. Of the great numbers who daily desert him, fifty old soldiers, well armed and equipped, have presented themselves to General Obert, and have announced to him many others: their arms are delivered to the Royalist corps that are or ganizing, and : the , deserters are sent to their homes, under - he inspection of the Local Autho rities. Some, prisoners taken' from Bessieres in an affair on the 15th of April, and who were guarded by 150 Constitutionalists, have been set at liberty by their guards, who, with their Com mander, have abandoned the Revolutionary cause. General Obert will be at Siguenza to morrow, whence he will continue his march towards Madrid, as he has been ordered. FOURTH CORPS. Gerona, Afay 15. Generals Donnadieu and Curial were, on the 15th, at Vich, with their division. On the same day General Baron d'Eroles was at Ripoll, and the Royalist Partizan Bozon at Berga. General Curial has received orders to set out with the troops which he commands, and repair to Santa-Colona ; whence he will observe the fortress of Ilostairich, and the corps of Milans, which is behind that place, at Santa Seloni. Baron d'Eroles proceeds by Parafita, upon !Armies, so as to Connect his march on Manresa, with that of General Donnadieu, who is pro ceeding towards the same point with all the forces of his division. The Royalist Chief I3ozon follows this movement, by advancing upon Car dona, Some chosen men , detached from the corps 'cif Baron d'Eroles are in pursuit of Mina, in order to trace his march. According to the ac counts that have been received, it should seem that lie is retiring upon Barcelona, by Montserrat. The to wn o f Ol o t rema i nsoccup i e d b y a F re n c h battalion. That of Vich and Ripon is guarded by some Spanish companies. W e have occupied Palamos since th©l tth of this month ; our troops are well received by the in ha bi tants.—(llloliteur, Ala, Al, Official Part.) AFFAIRS OF , GREECE. Frarn the Canstitutionnel.j t Their fl ?duos 12.—The. Greeks have terminated the m ar l. 1823. tim e armiu' or at the t ea mu l" c a h ign sup ci e f rorto h has received atof the e a n t n s e destined stnoirgea organization, Zion • last ttvo Years. ' A single arrangement will suffice to give an idea of this superiority—Each Greek vessel forming part of the fleet Is arranged in such a manner that it may be converted in five minutes into a fire ship ; in an extreme case the captain is to set fire to his ship rather than abandon her to the enemy even though he should be blown up with her. It will be seen how the Christians embarked on board the Turkish fleet will respond to this resolution of the intrepid seamen of the Archi pelago. Almost all these Christians consist of people still very ignorant; known by the name of Dalmatians, Sclavonians, ece. who occupy the _Eastern coasts of the Adriatic belonging to Austria. The Greeks will probably endeavour to blow some of them into the air. in order to disgust the others with a con duct so little Christian. In the island of Candia the Greeks have seized the fort of Selina. The numerous Turks who occupied it, repulsed with great loss towards the north of the island, have taken refuge in the fortress of Candia, which is thus much encumbered by the augmented numbers of Mussulmans inclosed in it, and who furnish new aliment to the plague which is making its ravages, This advantage is very important from the consequence re sulting from it. 'Already two districts between Selina and the fortress of Candle, which from their situation remained inactive, have taken up arms immediately after this event. On the other hantli.the Greeks, who were hitherto compelled to divide their forces between Selina, in the south of the island, and the three fortresses in the north, have now concentrated all their troops in the latter point, and blockaded the enemy more strictly than ever. The Canee even has commenced parleys., For some time past the Greeks have paid particular atten tion to the island of Eubea or Negroponti which is in several respects worthy of attention. The island is one of the seven' largest in thiinediterranean, and by its position it commands on one side time greater part of the Cyclades, and on the other the whole coast of Greece from Cape Sunium in Attica, to the southof Thessaly. By means of its possession, it would be easy to make advantageous excursions on the whole of these coasts, and thus disturb the flanks of the enemy who occupy them. The Greek Government has declared a separate province the island of Eubea, which hitherto fumed an integral part of Eastern Greece. A local junta has been in consequence in stalled to administer immediately to its particular wants.— Theoclitus Phannacide, who has been placed at the head of 'die Junta, is an Ecclesiastic, distinguished by his intelligence and his energy; he resided a long time at Vienna, as Archi mandrite of the Greek Church of that city, and managed the Literary Journal, called the .Greek Ilfercary. Two of the Most enterprising Chietii haVe also been sent to arrange the !Military organization ,of the island. By their activity they have • succeeded in drawing from inaction those of the islanders, who residing , in the environs' of the fortress of Negropont, had not hitherto taken an active part. , This fortress, which had not hitherto been seriously besieged, is now strictly blockaded. As it is not well provisioned, 'and as the numerous Turks who inhabit it consume much, it is hoped 'that its resistance will not be long. Th !ESTE,' MAY 9:—We have accounts from the Morea to the 20th April. They state that the functions of die Provisional Government of Greece have ceased, and that a Congress has assumed the reins of Government. After the installation of it, which took place at Napoli di Romanis, Maurocordato was elected President of the Congress, in the midst of the accla mations of the people. Colocotrone has been charged by the ;Congress with the defence of the Mores. Odysseus has been appointed Commandant -General of 'rhessaly, Bozzaris, Epirus, and Acarnania. • •. , AcCounts froth Malta of the 29th April state that three . 'Greek vessels have had a combat with some Algerine corsairs in the neighbourhood of their capital, that two of the latter were ran aground, and a frigate quitting the port to come to their aid was obliged to sheer off —r Augsburgh Gazette.) At the revival of letters, such7—was the high estimation in which the works of the ancients were held, that a manuscript of the Ilistou of Livy, sent to Cosmo de Medici to Alfonso King of Naples, with whom he was at variance, con ciliated the breach between them; and although the King's physician s insinuated that the book was probably poisoned, Alfonso disregarded their suspicions, and began with great avidity the pe fugal of the work. LITERARY NOTICE. An ESSAY on the lIISTORY and.T.NEORY.of.MLYSIC, and on the Qualities, Capabilities, :and Management Of the Human Voice. By J. NATHAN . , Author- of the Hebrew Melodies, &c. &c. &c. Many able expositions of the origin and pro gress of Music have been submitted to the public by men universally allowed to posseit the greatest talents in the particular branch of Literature which they have discussed : but a Work com prehending a general history of the science, and and a dissertation on the individual accomplish ment of Singing, has long been a desideratum in the Musical World. Mr. NATHAN, the author of the Work before us, has long been a successful aspirant to public notice as a Composer, and his merit (as admitted even by that fearful tribunal, the members of his own profession) is too well known to require any eulogiuni from us. An attentive consideration of the Work has confirm ed us in the favourable impression which the copious table of contents, and the modest and unassdming preface, had left upon our minds, and the judicious remarks on the effect produced by an impressive delivery of the words, appear to us highly deserving of attention. Mr. N ATHAN has the peculiar advantage of communicating his in structions under an -agreeable form ; his book, while it improves, amuses, and induces us to sub scribe to the opinion of IloaAcc, that it is often -allowable "ridentem dieere verum« The amusing anecdotes and historical relations: with which it abounds, give an agreeable character to the Work, and render it highly interesting even to those who are unacquainted with Music ; while the important instructions and excellent observa tions contained in its pages, make it doubly valu able to theyou th fu I professional student,orthe ama teur. With the latter , class we think Mr. NATHAN is unnecessarily severe. Ilis professionis doubt less exposed to the remarks of the ignorant pre tender, whom " a few visits to the Philharmonic and the Opera" have qualified to discuss what he does not understand, but in the Concert Room, those who are loudest in their applause, are fre quently unacquainted with the simplest rules of Music, and this consideration should induce him to hail an acquaintance with the genuine ama teur whose knowledge enables him fully to ap preciate the merits of the composer. lie cer tainly makes the amende honorable in a ' very liberal marginal note, but we nevertheless regret the introduction of a sentence reflecting in some measure on the supporters of the profession.— Our observation, however, is by no means intended to detract from the general merit of the work, which has received the patronage of his MAJESTY ; and this is, of itself, no mean Praise as the well-known discrimination, and acknowledged Musical taste and science of our MONARCH, render it impossible for him to extend his patronage and support to any work undeserv ing of that honour. IVe now take our leave of Mr. NATHAN, wishing him all the success , which his professional merit, and his zealous and inde fatigable research in catering for the public amusement and instruction by the production of so interesting and valuable a "%York, entitle him to receive. RoussEfar, Dr. By army, Sir J. Irmvxtris, &c. &c. &c. FOR THE SUN. THE MONTEIII. Enrroa—Your account of the Eton Mon tem in your Pap er o f yester d ay, is as just as it is interesting, particularly to those who look back with pleasure to the times when they themselves were among the number of the Alumni who corn pose the juvenile procession, which attracts the curiosity of so many individuals of all descrip. tions : But I cannot help saying that the interest would have been much greater, and ihe curiosity more highly gratified, had there been rn.)re order and discipline observed in the March of the " Scholastic Corps." The respect which is due to the notice given to this ceremony, as we 11 as its antiquity, and the principal object of it, (to which every visitor gives his share of contribution) surely demands this observance ; and the young Scholars, who should properly have proceeded (not to excite the censure of the fastidious critic by the term Marched) in regular files between the numerous carriages that lined each side of the road between Eton and Slough, would have made a far more impressive appearance, if they had not been confounded with the multitude of pedestrian visitors (no matter of what descrip tion) who came to be witnesses, and were, in fact, partakers, of the procession. Hoping that these irregularities will be prevented in the future returns of this exhibition ,1 remain, Sir, yours, & c . Windsor, May 22, 1823. ' AN OLD ETONIAN. NORWEGIAN INGENUITY.--A foreigner is great ly surprised at the various talents of the Norkt Riau peasantry, and the ingenuity w hick they t' ',- play in the manufacture of every thing requi•it for the common purposes 'of life. Living rem. t.- from towns and villages, in their little farms scat tered amid the mountains,, and frequently at the 'distance of many miles from their nearest neigh bour, necessity, the fruitful parent of invention, teaches them early the useful arts and trades, and thus renders them independent of that assistance, which, it is not iu their power to obtain. enc e you will find the same man his own tailor, shoe maker, carpenter, joiner, and often even his own clock and watch maker. Most are very expert at carving, and the : beautiful whiteness of the fir renders their talents in this way very ornamental to their cottages.. The exquisite specimens of spoons and laddles, which .they sometimes exe cute in the ancient style of carving, would serve as patterns even to our own artists and silver smiths. Without having been brought up to any of the above trades, they are notwithstanding pro ficient in them. They can also execute a variety of works in silver, brass, and other metals. In short, there are few things for the purchase of which they are obliged to have recourse to the large towns; so great is their natural ingenuity, thus brought into exercise by their wants, by the scarcity of towns throughout the country, .and fostered besides by the instructions and example of their parents during their long winter.