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PAILIS PAPERS. IProm the Maniteur ofSaturclay.-o f fidal Part ) TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCH. .Stipoti 41,f the rolegraphic.Dispateh from the Major-General, ,itstca Jane 9, communicated on thel2ll:, in the Morning; rtesived at Paris at Five ia•theSvening. A letter, which we have intercepted, and which in addressed to :ha Constitutional General Lopez-Banos, states, that on the latofJune the Constitution was abolished at Lisbon. A Portuguese Officer has arrived atlrlittirid, and announces that tbe Count d'Amarante had returned to Portugal, where he gates that the triumph of the Royal cause is complete. At PLY OF Tilt DUKE OF ANOOtJL.EME TO THE ADDRESS " OF Tilt OIIANDEES OF SPAIN. " MADRID, JUNE 7. "TO Tilt Dirttz or SAN FERNANDO. " My Consim—l have received, with a lively interest. the address which you transmitted to me in the name of the Gran .ikes of Spain. The sentiments therein expressed are such as wire to he expected from loyal and faithfnl subjects. " In coming in the name of the King, my Sovereign and untie, to pacify Spain, to reconcile her with the powers of .Kurope, and to aid her tohreak the chains of her King, I know . 4hat I may tely upon the support of all true Spaniards. 4 4 It belongs to the Grandees of the realer to give on this Memorable occasion a brilliant testimony of their adherence to our efforts and our wishes. " 14,1 y dcairts are conformable to yours. Like you I wish that your King should be free, and that he should possess the power necessary to assure in a stable manner the happiness of the nation. " The Almighty, who protects good Kings and religious and faithful nations, Will grant the fulfilment of these wishes. " Hereupon, I pray God, my cousin, that he may have you in e tis holy and good keeping. " LOUIS ANTOINE." ARMY GI?, THE PYRENEES. VIETERT OP THE MAJOR-GENERAL OF THE ASHY OF THE I , YRENEES TO THE AIINISTER FOIL WAR. " MAnnin, .11.oric 7. " The tolumn under the orders of Lieutenant-General Count Burciesoult was on the sth at Puerto•Lapiche, and his advanced guard would reach Manzanares yesterday. He is perfectly well received in the country through which he pusses. According to the reports which he has received, the road through the whole of the Sierra-Morena is perfectly clear; and though the revolutionary chief Schalego, who traverses 1 a Mancha with 7 or 800 men, left Manzanares on the sth, in the direction of the Penes Peros, it does not appear that he intended to halt there, or to .form a junction with other forces in that quarter. " A commercial courier, who left Seville on the 3d, reports that the Cortex had en that day assembled, to the number of 0r.70 members, for the purpose of deciding on the departure of the King, who was to be conveyed either to Cadiz, to Puerto Santa,Marta, or to. Badajoz. Opinions were divided, and the debate was adjourned to the 4th, for a determination on this important question. Great fermentation prevails in Seville, but the people are restrained by a garrison of from 3,000 to 4,000 men of all arms, among whom, however, there are many Mili tia, who only wait for an opportunity to escape. The same courier announces that there is also fermentation in the garri son. Some movements in favour of the King had taken place, and cries of " Live the absolute King I" were heard. The crowds were tired on, and some soldiers were wounded by stones and cudgels. There is therefore every reason to believe that Seville is now in a state of great disorder. " The expeditionary column, commanded by Lieutenant. General Count de Bourrnont, left Talavera de la Reins on the sth, and yesterday advanced on the right hank of the Tagus. The Royalist Chief Merino, who occupies Placentia, will flank • this movement by marching on Caceres. Some troops are echeloned towards Almaras, Oropeza, and Puento del Arzo. bispo, in front of those that Ocupy.Talrivera. "'The revolutionists of the Asturias having made some de. monstrations on the frontier of St. Anders, General Huber marched from Burgos on the sth, with a moveable column of 'four battalions and 201) cavalry, to proceed towards Augilio del Campo, while Lieutenant-General Bound; continues his oixt retions on Leon, menacing Oviedo. We expect the Molt ad. .-rantageous resultafrom these movements. " Count OUILLEMINOT." FOURTH CORPS. • REPORT Pewit MAMMAL ItiONEgY TO TILE itixisTEß FOR WAR. GRANOLLEs, Jura. 0. " I came here withthe intention of reconnoitring the ene my's positions before Barcelona, anti of going to Niataro to in spect the position called the Unpucins, of which I ant making post, untied and inirencheti in such a wny as to five security to the Magazines established on that point. But I have this moment received the news of the appearance of Mina in the Cerdagne. I repair to Vich to take such measures as may be necessary on that side. " Baron d'Broles and General St. Priest l who were at Berge with s,ooo . nien, must now be in pursuit of Mina. " In the night of the 4th Gerieral Vence, who commands at 'Mataro, notified to General Curial that he was informed the • enemy intended to make a new attempt on that point. These two Generals act hi concert. The former marched on Argen. -tons, the latter on La Rosa, near the Col de Mopes, in order - to induce the enemy to attempt the occupation of illataro; but shaving learned in the morning that he had made no movement, our troops returned to their respective positions. " From Vich 'I shall push forward to Gerona, whence t 1 shall 'return to establish myself at Cerdeden, in order to be near Vich, Irlatarn, and Manresa, while I wait for the reinforcements which your Excellency has announced to me. Immediately 'after their arrival I . shall take [treasures for investing Barcelona. Marshal the Duke of CONEGLIA NO (MONCEY.)" [Prom the other papers,] AIADRID, Justr. 9. (UT AN EXTRAORDINARY COURIER.) Sines the commencement of the campaign, I have not had the opportunity•of transmitting you any news more interesting stlas that of which we are just informed. Yesterday the Prince Generalissimo received dispatches from "General Bournion t, stating that there had come to him a courier • from Lisbon, from whom General Zayas had taken his papers, but allowed him to continue his route. This courier suited that the letters of which he was the bearer announced that the coon -ter-revolution was accomplished at Liehon oh the Ist of June. A few moments after a courier, dispatched on the 7th by General Ilordesoult from Alanzanares, arrived, and brought ariettes of the 9d. 4th, and sth. In the accounts of the sittings of the Cortes of these three days, there is no quits. Lion of the departure of the King for Cadiz. the Expeetatior of the 4th 1 find the following article " Lraotisr, MAY 211.—The Supplement of the Mario de Gowerito exmtains whet follows It was reserved for 'the present epoch to experience hu -millution, and to witness that infatuate:: event of which a de. generate Portuguese, a. near relative of: those vile factious, the Silveiras, in the author. The Government has long dia. trusted Beigadier Limpayo. For this reason he was dis ptissed the service, and an the morning of the 27th his regi. .rnent, No. 23, was ordered to leave the capital for the pro vince of Beyra, where it was 'to- form a part of the army of observation. This order was executed ; but at some distance from Lisbon the Colonel harangued his troops, seduced them, and - marched back with them:. Having halted in the neigh. hourbood of the city, he wrote the following letter to the (10. VernOris" , " lily dear Osperej and . Priend,—The disposition of the ,present Ministry and the formation of anew one, a King with di gn ity, and ip clirirgitution'ess i lthill m a y assure the happiness repose of the eountry—in tine, union and the oblivion Of she par i-•.-such 14 what the ;9.,3d.reginient Wants: you doubt leas wa,nt the same, ../tioirchtlota then ceased to exist. tsigtieti) • • " SOIJ 7. A." "-The same night; at one o'clock, the Infante Don Michael, tlaa bin of the best ;at Kings, abandoned Ilia paternal borne, and. accompanied by Immo of the 4th Carabincers, joined these •, worthless men. Nothing has yet transpired respecting the projects tor this ill.a4viit , wl and inexperienced young Prince. The floverninent ham adOlited the most energetic measurer; • to defeat , this conspiracy. , 7,Clie permanent Committee of the aatee hat'declared the country in danger." It is evident that the movement, commenced at Lisbon on Rise 27th, and whiehlis. juiced. by the Infante Don Michael, -second so of the King, must be very considerable, since it ! wet not Ventured to,onceal it at BeVille; and it appears very Trobable that betrroeu the' 27th 'and the Ist of June, every thing 'lnto been terndnated in favoor.of the Royal uuthority. smother tircumstatice seems to confirm this derisueouret. It is asserted that the Otitirit "deAtnitranto fibs dispatched an , oflicer to Inform his melt, AI. de' Silveira, that he was about tp march immediately with his division into Portugal; for, seeing sitar every thing was settled, he meant to advance rapidly on the capital. •, TEIiEG RA PH IC DISPATCH. KRIS, Jll/411 15.—Tlie following has been received from . the army " THE'IWASOI2-OEHERAL TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE OF WAR. "The van.totsrd of General Bordesoult overtook, on the flth,. a division of the enemy, consisting of 1,500 men; he dispersed , it, took 800 , prisoners,_/: standard and, wo cannons. The (on. atltittioll was abolished at Lisbon, on the Ist of June." VA ROl4 JUKE It —Tile three Northero Powers have with. drawn their ,Ambassadors -frotii the Gaut of Stutgird. This -event, no doling, - will Surprise the public. (;Prom the Cotmtitationa4) PAH sib JUWE , }4.—The three Powers of the North have with odrs wa their sfisubastoulota from the Court Of Stutgar4r. Such, an event is calculated to attract the attention Of the public, and' to give rise to,questions of various kinds. Why, it is asked, should this measure be confined to the three Courts only or should it be considered as an act Of the Holy Alliance? But' in the latter case why should-not France co-operate? Is the Holy Alliance broken up, or does it apportisn'its task into several departments P Individuals calling themselves well informed, have already given a solution of this difficulty. The French Minister at Stuttgard was fortunately absent, and by prolonging this absence he , will be no longer at Stuttgard, without nevertheless being withdrawn from it. Whatever may be the fact with regard to these different suppositions, it is evident that the rigour exercised with reference to Wurtem berg is as against that Cabinet a declaration de tendanre, and that he is . put out of the law of Verona. The King of Wur temberg is now no longer considered worthy of that high confidence which the Holy Alliance grants to Monarchs, and he is considered as incapable as Ferdinand VII. of go verning his kingdom. It certainly cannot be said that the King - of Wurtemberg is not free, for it is he wbo, on his own nuulan, has given a Constitution to his States. It cannot be eaid that this Constitution is the work of modern revolu tionists, since it is ancient in the country, and is nothing but an old system of legislation revived. Thus nothing is wanting in the orthodoxy of Wurtemberg. There is the antiquity of the law, and the spontaneous act of the Prince Legislator.— So many claims,' however, have not saved it from the ex communication ; and this example proves to us that the qua lity of a King is no longer a sufficient guarantee of wisdom in the eyes of the Holy Alliance ; and that it is no longer to the respective Princes, but to itself, that it gives the faculty of regulating the destinies of nations. The cause is now that of general independence,.. as it will readily be believed that it is for haying endeavoured to defend it in Germany that the King of Wurtemberg has been censured. A celebrarcd note will be recollected, in which this Prince defended, with so much dig nity;: Germanic independence, and clearly proved that the Con federation ought not to have been excluded from Verona. The opinion of Lnrope will decide in favour of this august and genereus supporter of the common freedom. We-Imq foresee, from the present moment, the anathema with which it is menaced. Thus new defenders will arise, in proportion as the clanger increases,—in proportion as the domination raises it self, the opposition will increase ; and as it was said here a few months since, that the Opposition had gained MM. Leine., Pasquier, &c.—that is to say, Peers and Deputies—it may now be said that it has acquired Princes, Princesses, and Kings. [From Me courier Fiavais.l BERNE, JUNE o.—The recruiting for the Neapolitan ser vice is carried on clandestinely in some of the Swiss cantons, and openly in others. The companies thus raised are destined for the service of the Gendarmerie and for moveable columns, in the provinces where there are still malcontents. The re cruiters have little difficulty' as to certificates of origin; they enrol nearly all the foreigners who offer themselves, provided they have already served, and that it is certain they do not speak Italian. PARIS, Ju 1.1.—1 t was reported yesterdu at the Bourse, that on the 3d inst. there was a popular movement at Seville against the Cortes, and that the troops were obliged to fire upon the crowd. The letters reCeived the preceding dap from Aladrid were (Idle 7th, on which day they might have known there what was passing at Seville on the 3d. Moreover, . the dispatch published at the Bourse, on Thursday, arrived at Bayonne on the 12th, from which it may he supposed, that it left Madrid the 9th or 10th, at which period it is impossible they could be ignorant of the events of the 3d at Seville, and of the events reported to have occurred there, no mention is made in the dispatch. There is therefore every reason to believe, until better informed, that the pretended intelligence from Seville is nothing but a Stock jobbing rumour. APPEAL IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS, JUNE 10. LOYD 0. TDIMLESTON. This was an appeal from the Court of Chancery in Ireland. Some years ago the late Lord Trimleston, who had in the latter part of his life married a second wife, namely, Miss Alicia Eustace, a young Lady of considerable beauty, now married to General Loyd, died, leaving by his will the bulk of his estates to his widow, to the exclusion of his son, the present Lord TrimlextOn. The validity of his Lordship's will was conse quently questioned, and a suit instituted in the Irish Court of Chancery. The Lord Chancellor directed an action to be brought In the Court of King's Thneli, to try the validity of the will. A trial at bar was accordingly had before all the Judges of that Court, in which it was urged, on the part of Lord Trimleston, that his father lied been prevailed upon by the undue influence of his lady to execute the will in question. '1 he trial lasted for 14 days, but the jury did not agree, nine declaring in favour of cue side, and three on the other. A trial at bar was then had before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas, which lasted for 11 days. A great many interest ing facts weresworn to as instances of the influence which his lady possessed over the late Lord ; while, on the other side, evidence was adduced to justify on probable grounds his Lordship's diein heriting his son • Lord Norbury charged in favour of General .Loyd; and Mr:Justice Fletcher (lately dead) and Mr. Justice Moore in favour of Lord Trimleston. Mr. Justice Johnson did not sit upon the occasion. The Jury, after considerable delibe ration, found their verdict in favour of Lord Trimleston, against the validity of the will. A motion was made to the Lord Chan cellar to set this verdict aside, as being against the weight of evidence, and to ;rant a new trial. His Lordship refused the motion ; end against that decision General Loyd now appealed to the House or Lords. Before, however, the merits of the case were gone into, the Attorney-General, on behalf of the ap pellants, urged, as a preliminary objection, that Lord Man ners had refused the motion without having . the Judges' notes of the trial befi to him, which rendered it impossible that his Lordship could pronounce an accurate decision as to whether or not the verdict was had against the weight of evidence,-- After some discussion of' this point, the House of Lords yielded to the objection, and directed that the Chancellor should pro► cure the Judges' notes of the evidence, and re-hear the motion. THE ARMY. IstPuovEn Svrryar port THE AlllolY.—Major General Sir Henry Torrens, K.C.8., Adjutant General, &c. is now in Dublin, superintending the practical effect of the various altera tions and important improvements which are intended to be introduced in the field exercise and movements of his Majesty's forces. The Adjutant General is the author of the improved system, which will, after it has undergone the most mature revision and correction, be promulgated to the army. The Royal Horse Guards marched this day from 'Knights badge Barracks to Windsor, to relieve the Ist Regiment of Life Guards at that station. The Ist IteWment of Life Guards Is ordered to marc h to . morrow from Windsor to the Knightsbridge quarters, the bar racks being out of repair. Major-General Lord R. E. 11. Somerset, K.C.11., has cow , menced his inspection of the Cavalry in Great Britain. The two troops belonging to the lot (or Royal) Dragoons, which were ordered to march from Ilytho and Deal to Canter bury, for the purpose of joining the Regiment, preparatory to its inspection by Lord Edward Somerset, have received orders to return to their former quarters. The first division of the 7th (or Queen's Own) Light Dra goons (Hussars) having been relieved in Ireland by the first division of the Bth Regimen; of 4iglit DragoonstLaricars), has arrived at Bristol. . The first division of the 52d (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Light Infantry, consisting of five companies at head-quarters, has embarked at Cork for Halifax. The second of the same corps is on its march to Cork to einbark for Newfoundland. AFFAIit OF IloNonn.—Yesterday two Gentle men appeared before the Lotto Matron, atthe Mansion House, on a charge of having either challenged, or been challenged by, two other Lientlemen to tight a duel. One of the defendants was, it appeared, to have been second to the other in deciding the dis pute ; but in the course of the arrangements for the meeting a gunnel broke out b e t w e en t h ose w h o s h ou ld upon suc h an occasion have e.ottimandial their tempers and consulted the interest of their respective friends, and nothing would satisfy the polies but battle. The peril in which the lives of four gentlemen of great respectablity, two of whom belong to the city of London, was placed, excited an alarm amongst their friends, and the wife of one of them having learned what was going forward, submitted the case to Sir James Shaw, who immediately directed that all the parties should be apprehended and brorg'tt before the Lord Mayor. Harrison succeeded in getting hold of the two defendants, but the interference of the polite was rendered unnecessary any further, AN apologies were made by thosP Idle gave the first offence, and the whole matter was accom. medium!, we understand, by the judicious interference of Sir James Shaw. It was, however, necessary tom ake known the facts to the Lord Mayor, whom the defendants requested to permit the investigat on to be conducted in his private room. This im proper indult;ence the Lord Mayor refused ; but then the awry was told up in ;a corner, and only reached our correspondent in broken sentenve. The defendants declared upon their honour that they .would stir no more in the liminess I and Harrison stated that he had seen one of the other parties, and was most solemnly assured by him that the affair was lune at an end.— The Lotto illmectit considered that enough tied been stated to convince him of the pacific aispoSitlon "of all parties concern ed in the business, and therdere discharged the defendants. SIIIP.OWNEitS) SOCIETY. • Yesterday a general meeting of the Ship Owners' SoCiety was held at the City of London Tavern, to take into considera tion the propriety of petitioning Parliament against the passing of the bill for establishing reciprocity of duties in certain cases., G. LsraLL, Esq. was called to the Chair, who stated that. the meeting was called pursuant to a requisition of a special meeting. They were all aware that the object of the bill was to allow the importation of foreign goods in foreign bottoms upon the same duties as those countries lay upon our shipping. The general opinion was, that this would be a most disastrous matter to the British ship-owners, as the President of the Board of Trade had candidly admitted, that the' principle' of the measure would be extended to all foreign nations who should adopt a reciprocity of duties. This would be a serious alteration of part of our mercantile code, which had existed since the time of Charles H. He then read a corres pondence between the late Chairman of the Society and the Board of 'Trade on the subject. 'rhe President of the Board of Trade admitted that it would be desirable to retain things on their present footing, but that it was not practicable, because other countries of the north of Europe were imposing countervailing duties, In opposition to our restrictive measures ; and that if we went on imposing other restrictions, it would lead to the annihilation of commerce. He (the Chairman) ad mitted himself friendly to free trade, but they only sought a continuance of the protection which they had enjoyed for nearly two centuries. Other trades, such as the woollen, silk, &c. had similar protection ; and why were the ship-owners alone to be deprived of that safeguard, when from various causes the shipping interest had lost mach within these last few years. Ir. POWLES said, that in Norway and Sweden they had materials at hand. (and without being subjected to any duties), for ship-building ; and the expence of navigating their vessels was more than one half less than required for British shipping. How, then, Mr. Wallace mild say in Parliament that the British ship-owner could compete with all foreign ship-owners, he was at a loss to comprehend.. He then read tile Resolutiteis to be propotied for the adeptien of the Meeting. The Com mittee looked on this as the commencement of a series of ex perimental measures to be tried on the shipping interest. There was an advantage in favour of wood brought from Prussia in British ships of 2s. Iki. a load: If. Prussia then laid a counter. vailaig duty, our Government, might lay on a duty of bs. fid. and then the trade in timber would be driven into British America, a measure which Pruisia would riot be disposed to hasten or to produce. On the first resolution being put, Mr. HALL said he owed no apology for addressing the meet. ing, though he bad to controvert some of the facts stated in the resolutions. He was disposed to say that Alp-building bud nothing to do with this question, though he allowed that 8d..; tish ship-building had fallen in extent ; but that arose from a return to a state of peace with a superabundance of unem ployed tonnage. The exports of the country for the last year were three millions and a half over that of the year preceding. Mr. POWLES and others thought the exports and the im ports of the country had no bearing on the question of British shipping. Mr. HaLLthought he could shew that it had something to do with the question. He would not be put down by clamour. He held in his hand the - Parliamentary documents, which spewed the Increase of British shipping over foreign of 410 ship., and 147,000 tons. The tonnage increased, exclusive or Ireland, had amounted to so much as to prove the truth of his argument, that there was no danger from the aboli tion of restrictive duties, or by freedom of trade. The alarm therefore was groundless. Would we wait until foreign nations ' compelled us to a reciprocity of duties ? or was it not more worthy of a free and great nation to adopt such measure spon taneously? lie contended that the American countervailing Acts navigation had had the eff,:ct of throwlug the trade out of British shipping. This was a : practical proof of the truth of his argument, and would show theta what the consequence would be if we continued our restrictive duties. In this way they would lose the trade with Holland, Prussia, Russia, Sweden, &c., who had all put countervailing. duties on sonic of ow articles, and prohibited others. He contended that the duties on hemp and ilex were so small, as not to afford any protection to the British ship-builder anti ship-owner, although almost all the trade in those articles was carried on in British bottome.. Besides, the ships of the countries which he hail mentioned were locked up for four months in the year, while ours could be employed in other voyages. If we (lid not repeal our restrictive laws, he knew what he should do were he in the situation of any foreign government; he would meet us with a navigation act like our own, arid that would confine our trade to our own pentium. lie denied that foreign vessels could navi..ue cheaper than ours, because if that hail been so, why had they not run away with all our trade. Mr. PowLEs said they differed with Mr. Hall as to the in , crease of Britiskihipping, which he contended was decreasing during the last six yeats, and that.the foreign shipping had in fact increased during that time. Mr. I/ALL said, thatlte argued from documents of the House of Commons, and if they were wrong he could not help it. lie had been asked whether he was a ship owner, and lie was not; but he was an annual subacriber of five guineas to their fund. Many of the most eminentship owners had stated before the committee of the House of Commons, that we had nothing whatever to fear from the competition of foreign shipping. He could not help thinking that there was something more in this than the mere naked question of navigation. Knowing, as he did, that Lord Liverpool was the patron of the shipping interest of the country, he was satitied that he at least was not afraid of this measure being injurious to the British ship owner. It was time for us to give up the petty war of duties, which Prussia had properly called a system of nuisances, and to trust to the superior skill and enterprize of the British ship ping interest over that of all foreign nations. Mr. Buce.L.E contended, that the British tonnage employed in the continental trade had decreased, compared with the fo. reign tonnage. He admitted the great importance of our export trade to America, but it would . not bear out the conclusion which the last speaker had drawn from it. He also disagreed with him, in not thinking that this measure must necessarily be carried, because it had been made a Cabinet question ; for they had, not long ago, obtained an abandonment of the obnoxious parts of another measure, which would have had injurious consequences to their interests. They had not met so numerously SS he had wished, but their was quite a sufficient number to represent the great shipping interest of the port of London. Mr. COAPAIAN contended that there was a proportion of Norwegian tonnage of fl 4 to G. He was sure that if they repre sented their case properly, Government would give them the relief they sought for. • J. WlLson, Esq. M.P., gaie Mr. Hall great credit for his talents and extensive knowledge of the subject, but he did not think the facts he had stated would bear hint so far as he seemed to expect. Mr. CIIAPIWAS said, such was the distressed state of ship building, that except one, or two vessels for the East India Company, he did not believe that there was one ship building in the port of London by <order. In Whitby there were five only, two of which were by order. He did not know the state of Liverpool; but in Sunderland, at the beginning of the year, mine pe rsons entered bite a speculation, in expectancy of a war, for which they were now heartily sorry. If any one would q vs him half to embark the other half as a capital, he would beg leave to decline it. Air. Rowcuovar wished them to be able to shOw to Govern ment the extent and nature:of the injury which they would suffer from this measure being carried in Parliament. Mr. Pow i.r.s contended that' the duties and charges on'Bri- OA shipping over those 9f foreigners showed fully the injury which our trade w o u ld 'itutrerliom this measure. After some farther observations, the Resolutions were agreed to. • grant e fr r o e m e lthPislecoatstnutrrey . the sake of humanity, that s for the disasters which were reporte d to h av e occurre d to th e en d. • this subject the London prints contain a very spirited letter to Poyais, have been contradicted. On from the agent in London of the political head of Po cis, wherein it is directly asserted, that the letter said to have been received front .Honduras was fabricated for a base Purpose. On this point we do not pretend to give an opinion; we, however, perceive by a contemporary paper, that so recently as the 22d April, the Scotch settlers were all in the enjoyment of good health, and that the number at St. Joseph's alone (i n d ependent of course o f t h ose w h o h a d p rocee d. ed up the count r y, wax at that date above '22 0 It ap. pears that 2 or 3 restless young men had seized p a canoe or ship's boat, in which par t o f them had reached Belize; where, in excuse for their own conduct., they might have propagated the reports 1 which have b een so eagerly caught an d c i rcu l ate d. W e h ave , I been favoured with the perusal of a sensible letter front one of the emigrants expressing his wish to h ave hi s family sent out to him. Ile giving a favourable account of the country, and states as 1. ° 11 °w!:—" On the morning of the 22d March, I went ashore with th e fi rst b oat, b ut got m y c h es t, c l ot h es , an d about the half of my b ooks very muc h wet , b ut h a d . t h em soon dry, as it -is just such weather here as I ant sure Mrs: ---- wishes for, wheti- she has a large washing to dry, although we Nave had a wet morning this day." ,4 Up to this date, I have every reason to bless the Lord for the health that I have enjoyed, and still am in the enjoyment of : —we do not expect to remain long here, neither do I wish to be long here, I wish to go more up the country, were soil and climate are both better. Any of the natives I have had occasion to be with appear to be very fond of us. t' I could wish very much that my family had been With *llo.'l—We-have also seen a letter front another emigrant which is equally satisfactory.—(Edin burgh Observer, June 14.) PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. lIOCSE OF COMMONS. Lunre, 16° die Junii, 1823. • BRlDGE—Southwark LONDON ScwEns I Bills read a third time and LIBIEItICK TAXATION , TlTHEs—St.Andrew, Holborn I P assed ' REGISTRY or VESSELS EsTATEs—East's—Bill read a second time, and committed. Coventry's -Bill read a third time, and passed. CUNLIFFE!S DivoncE—Bill read a second time, and com- mitted. GAs LIMIT ESTBLISIMENTS—Second reading of the Bill deferred till Monday, June 30. COAL DUTlES—Petition from liornehurch, against Else Duties on Coals carried coastwise. MESSAGE ' , Rost Tits: Loans—That their have agreed to Joint Tenancygreland) Bill, and to Amendment to Guise's Estate Bill, without amendment. That they have passed a Bill, intitubd, " An Act for empowering the Judges of the Court of Session in Scotland to selL certain parts of the Damininni directutn, or Superiority of the entailed Estate of Park, in the County of Banff, pre. send) , belonging to Thomas Gordon, Esq. of Park, anti to apply the price to be obtained for the same in the payment of the Debts afrecting . the said Estate.", WEST INDIA AND ASIERICAN CommEs--ImportationDu ties on certain articles—The following Resolution reported and agreed to, and inseruetion to Committee on East India Trade Bill to make provision accordingly:-- " That there shall be raised, levied, collected, and paid upon the importation of any Goods, Wares, and Merchandice, the produce or manufacture of any country within the limits of the Charter of the United Company of Merchants of England trad ing to the East Indies. into his Majesty's Possessions in Ame rica, or the West Indies, from any port or place in the United Kingdom, the same Duties which are payable on such Goods, Wares, and Merchandice tespectively, it imported into such Possessions froin the United Kingdom." BARI 1. LA DUTIES A wr—The following Resolution reported and agreed to, and Bill ordered to be brought in " That,the Duties and Drawbacks of Customs now paid and allowed on Barilla shall cease and determine ; and that the fol lowing Duties and Drawbacks shall be paid and allowed in lieu thereof; that is to say, Ditties. se d. 43 43 A ~S' ~► F~ X. •. d. 0 8 6 0 9 Barilla, not containing a greater proportion of Mineral Alkali than 20 per centum - - in a British-built ship the cwt. - • - - in a ship not British-built, the cwt. if containing more than 20 per cent. and not exceeding 25 per cent. of such Alkali, - - . - in a British-built ship, the cwt. - - - .. in a ship not British-built, the cwt. if containing more than 25 pgr cent. and not exceeding 30 per cent. of such Alkali, - - in a British-built ship, the cwt. - - - - in a ship not British-built, the cwt. if containing more than 30 per cent. and not exceeding 40 per cent. of such Alkali, ---- in a British-built ship, the cwt. i - - . - in a ship not British-built, the cwt..l if containing more than 40 per cent. of such Alkali, ---- in a British-built ship, the cwt. 1 2 4111 3 ---- in a ship not British-built, the cwt. 1 3 2111 3 CHANCERY Count (Ireland)—Stamp Duties payable in lieu of Fees to the Masters—The following Resolutions reported and agreed to, and Bill ordered to be brought in : " That the several and respective additional Stamp Duties following shall be collected, levied, and paid, in Ireland, for and in respect of the several instruments, articli, matters, and things, hereinafter enumerated and described ; that is to say, (.'IIEDULE of the DUTIES of STAMPS which are to be paid and payable for and in respect of the first skin or sheet or piece of Vellum, Parchment, or Paper, upon which the several instruments, matters, and things, herein mentioned, relatin g to t h e b us i ness of the Off i ce of any Master in the Court of Chancery in Ireland, shall be respectively written or printed ; and which Duties shall be payable over and above any other Duties payable by Law on the like Proceedings. Affidavit, Affirmation, or Deposition—.taken in any Cause in Court - - - - 4:0 ...... each ami t _et Anyosf e rowi n eon d sr s a nat n chillti t deoi e s Ddos returnque s cll et osost Schedule -------. Foreign, and not in a Cause in Court t) Answer, which shall be sworn by any Defendant—for nttciisloltuenedrds_eiuolfAeonnswer, for each De .. - - 0 theßeturn thereof ' 0 0 `.. - - - I) Summons—On every Summons which shall actually issue on a Reference, or any other Proceedings 013 Certificates—On every Certificate, except Certificates at the foot of Bills of Costs - - - 0 6 ---- On every Certificate at the foot of any Bill of Costs, where the amount, as furnished or claimed by such Bill, shall not exceed the sum of 501. U 10 ----- Where such amount shall exceed the sum of 501., for every sum of 101., or fractional part of 101., above' 501, an additional sum of - 0 : Recognizance —Any Recognizance taken or acknow. 'edged for each Cognizor . . - 0 Inrolling Deeds—Any Fiat or Acknowledgment for inrolling any Deed . . . . 0 Reports—Any Report under Interlocutory Order 1 Under Decretal Order, pronounced in a short _ - 2 0 10 2 6 Cause Under Deeretal, Order, pronounced in a long 3 3 - Cause Notices—Any Notice, Advertisement, or Posting, to sell Lands pursuant to any Decree, or to set Lands pursuant to any Order or Decree - - 1 1 Leases and Deeds—Any Lease, and any Counterpart thereof, where the usual printed form will suffice 0 5 Any other Deed where the usual printed form will suffice - - 010 Any Lease, and any Counterpart thereof, where the contract is of so special a nature that a Special Conveyance shall be prepared and ingrossed 1 1 0 Any other Contract of such special nature 2 2 0 Any Deed executed by any . Master in the name of any party in a Cause refusing or declining to execute such Deed, or residing out of the juris diction of the Court of Chancery—for each person so declining pr refusing, or residing beyond such jurisdiction - - - - 0 5 o Any Deed of any Other sort, which any Master shall be required to execute - - 2 2 0 Any Answer signed by any Master, as Guardian of any Minor, or as Committee of the estate of any Lunatic - - - - . 0 10 1; Any Approbation signedrby any Master, for the sale or transfer of Stock . - - - 0 10 6 Any CommiStion of Lunacy ' - . . 411 0 Any Petition signed and approved of by any Master, as Guardian of any Minor, or as Committee of any Lunatic . - . - . . 0 6 8 "2. That the said Duties shall be applied to making good to the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great lintels and Ireland,. of any Salaries or Allowances which may be. paid .to Masters ~i n Chancery cut of .the said Consolidated Fund, under any Act of this present Session •of Parliament, for the better administration of Justice in the Court of Chancery in Ireland. .4 3. That his Majesty be enabled to grant, out of the Cm. solidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the annual sum of 2,5001. Irish currency, to any person who shall have executed the office of a Master in Ordinary of the Court of Chancery in Ireland for 80 years and upwards." NOTICES OF MOTIONS for THIS DAY. 1. Sir Henry Parnell—Roman Catholic Endowments of Schools awl other Charities. 2. Mr. Poyntz—Bill to protect Oyster Fisheries. ORDERS of the DAY for THIS DAY. I. Occasional Freeholders Bill—Committee. 2. Combination of Workmen Bill—Second Reading. 3. Sale of Game Bill—Further consideration of Report. 4. Conduct of the Chief Baron of the Exchequer (Ireland).— Committee thereupon. 5. Law Expencee (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading. 6. Court of Chancery (Ireland) Bill--Report. 7. London Bridge Bill—Report. 0. Brimstone Duties Drawback Bill—Report. 9. Assessed Taxes Composition Bill—Committee. 10. Beer Duties Bill—Third Reading. 11. Usury Laws Repeal Bill—Committee. 12. Prize Money Distribution Bill—Conimittee. 13. Highlands of Scotland (Building Churches)—Committee thereupon. 14. Beer Retail Trade Bill—Second Reading. NOTICE GIVEN YESTERDAY. Thursday, June 19. Sir John Newport—Accounts, Church Rates and Church Establishments (Ireland). Deferred from June 17. PRIVATE BlLLS—Stecnsm READIWGS for Tins DAT. 1. Kew Green lnclosuro 3. Beauvoir's Estate. 2, London Docks j 4. Wentworth's Estate. 0 II 3 0 11 11 014 6 01b 2, 0 18 6 019 4 LITERARY NOTICE. POINTS OF HUMOUR—lllustrated by a Series of Mates, from designs by GEORGE CauiKsuAns. A very clever book, under the above title, has just made its appearance. We shall, perhaps, best explain. the nature of the work by an ex tract from the " Preface." " The literary part of this work is of humble pretensions. One object alone has been aimed at, and it is hoped with suc cess—to select or invent those incidents which might be inte resting or amusing in themselves, while they afforded scope for and b w e i l s l h) e uo d r the peculiar talents of the artist who adorns diem with his de find signs. The selection was more difficult than may at first sight b w f u e l w t t truelils a e re who adapted ts‘llieit ' i f sk o for pictorial oittemtetti trou ityy ble representation. ° sueNb.:aeilcltisn examine artist can embody a point of wit, and the liumnur of many of the most laughable stories would vanish at the touch of the pen cil of the most ingenious designer in the world. Those ludi crous subjects only which are rich in the humour of situation are calculated for graphic illustration. To prove the following anecdotes are not deficient in this respect, no other appeal is ne cessary than to the plates themselves. Look at the breadth of the humour, the points of the situation, the selection of the e w N n i i o t , figures, theaction and its accompaniments, and deny, without a laugh on the face, that this portion of the work answers the end in view. In all this the writer or compiler, or whatever he may be called, claims little merit. That the whole effect is comic, that the persons are ludicrous, and engaged in laughable groups, and surrounded with objects which tend to broaden the grin, all this, and a thousand times more, belongs to Mr. Cauricstraxic :—the writer only claims the merit of having suggested to him the materials." We will give one of the Points, (and we select it for its shortness) ; the catastrophe of the Anec dote is very spiritedly displayed in the two de signs which accompany it. " When the American Army was at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777, a Captain of the Virginian Line 'refused a challenge sent him by a brother officer, alledging that his life was devoted to the service of his Country, and that he did not think it a point of duty to risk it, to gratify the caprice of any man. This point of duty gave occasion to a Point qf Humour, which clearly disprayed the brilliant points of the officer's cha racter, and exposed the weak ones of his brothers in the service in a very pointed manner. His antagonist gave him the cha racter of a coward through the whole army. Conscious of not having merited the aspersion, and discovering the injury he should sustain in the minds of those unacquainted with him, he repaired one evening to a general meeting of the officers of that line. On his entrance, he was avoided by the company, and the officer who had challenged him insolently ordered him to leave the room, a request which was loudly re-echoed from all parts. He refused, and asserted that he came there to vin dicate his fame ; and after mentioning the reasons which in duced him not to accept the challenge, he applied a large hand grenade to the candle, and when the fuse had caught fire, threw it on the floor, saying, " Here, Gentlemen, this will quickly determine which of us all dare brave danger most." At first, they stared upon him for a moment in stupid aston:shment, but their eyes soon fell upon the fuse of the grenade, which was fast burning down. Away scampered Colonel, General, En sign, and Captain, and all made a rush at the door .. Devil take the hindmost." Some fell, and others made way over the bodies of their. comrades ; some succeeded in getting out, but for an instant there was a general heap of flesh sprawling at the entrance of the apartment. Here was a Colonel jostling with a Subaltern, and there fat Generals pressing lean Lieutenants into the boards, and blustering Majors and squeaking Ensigns wrestling for exit; the size of the one. and the feebleness of the other making their chance of. depar ture pretty equal. until time, which does all things at last, clear ed the room, and left the noble Captain standing over the grenade with his arms folded, and his countenance expressing every kind of scorn and contempt for the train of scrambling red coats, as they toiled and bustled, and bored their way out of the, door. After the explosion had taken place, some of them yen mud to return, to take a peep at the mangled remains of their comrade, whom, however, to their great surprise, they found alive and uninjured. When they were all gone, the Captain_ threw himself flat on the floor as the only possible means of escape, and fortunately came oft' with a whole skin, and a re• paired reputation." • There are ten POINTS, or subjects, illustrated, four of which consist.of that fine poem of Bows, The Jolly Beggars ; in depicting them in their merriment, CRUICK4IIANK seems completely at home ; the concluding plate representing them its full lee at truss 4‘ ie-Nancy's,'ls an admirable g ef fort. The Tales are pleasant, atsd mostly new to us ; and we anticipate, from its beauty and cheapness, an extensive demand for this Ingeni ous composition. • PRICE 0 TIII2 p,l y AT IF STOCKS ONE U'CLtCK. India Stock India Bonds South Sea Stock Old Annuitie s `ir: Bills . 20 24 pr. Ditto Small Bank for Act ." India &Mon. Acct. . Cons. for Acct... Bank Stock 3 per Cent. lted. 80a a 3 per Cent. Cons. shut 3a per Cent 4 per Cent. { Old 974 99 New shut 5 per Cents. 1797 Bank Long Ann. 20 7.l6ths a Imp. 3 per Cents. ~ 40.. 41s. 81ii PRICE or FOREIG Ai N , S O I N I E X O ;K ,c S i Ix c I..O NDON, JUNKL. I Five per Cents. 00. (Six per Cents. 00. Rus.iltn Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. Ditto New 799. f Five per Cent. Bonds, 789. &Scrip, 00. Five per Cents. (Metallic) 00. {Five per Cent. llopds, 00. SpAliihlt New Ditto, 31. Scrip, 00 disc. Prus,4ian c Five per Cent. B on d s , 849. Ditto New, 04k. Danish Five per Cent. Bonds, 90. Chili 68. Colombian Six per Cent. Bonds, 68. Peruvian New Loan, 00. Bank Shares £2l 6s. Six per C•mt. 90_99. American Five per Cent. 96i..97. Three per Cent. 70. French HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO.NOR ROW. Morning, 42 minutes after 9. 1 Evening, 13 minutes after 10. ME SUN. SOLXM QUI., 1110ETili PALS [IM LONDON, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1823. We have inserted in our preceding columns extracts from the Paris Papers of Sattirday: They represent the Ccnstitutional Cause as every where giving way in Portugal as well ns irt Spain, and at Lisbon as well as at Madrid and Seville. It is now even asserted that the counter revolution was completed in Lisbon on the Ist instant. The authority on which this assertion. is made, however } is far from being satisfactory, as indeed are all the French representations of what is passing in the Peninsula. In the House of Lords, last night, the Bill for the Repeal of the Spitalfields' Acts, was, on the motion of the Earl of LIVIMPOOL, referred to a Special Committee of the House, who were in structed to hear the Silk-weavers themselves, or by their Counsel, against the Bill, and to examine all Petitions relating thereto. This is nothing more than we expected from the humanity, tho «}