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United States for the cession of the Floritlas. He oidd, in every stage, give the Bill his tlecidcd uegative. fir W. Ds CitEsFIGNY likewise expressed his disap L rohation of the Bill. Mr. R. MARTIN (of Gdlway) thought the pro posed measure beneficial to the interests of the revolted Colonies. His feelings were strongly in facoi►r of the Colonies, hecanse they were con tenring for the establishment of political and civil freedom, but that concider,tion could not weigh his mind against his paramonot dot►y as Mem ber of PalliAmenr, which required blot to conter upon the Crown whatever powers were necessary for maintaining the neutrality which it had been the policy of the country to adopt. The Gallery was cleared for a divisi'cin, but hone took phrce.—Leave, it was understood, was given to bring in the PF.NfIYN ELECTION. The House then resolved itself into a Comaii , - tee on the Penrvn Election, and resumed the exa mination of evidence. Mr. Sitford, Mr. Coates, and Mr. Stephens were examined ; and the object of their examination was to elicit what they Itn,w, or their opinions, touching the corruption of the lower order of electors, in general, in that bo rough. From the answers of the witnesses, the affirmative of that ropusition Was obeionsly de sirable. But the interro_zation was so long and desultory, and so much intetruixed with desultory discussion as to the propriety and Parliamentary formality of successive questions, that if 'it were even practicable, it would .not be interesting to The examination of John Stephens contint!ed until oue O'clock „lifter which, on the motion of Sir C. By URELL, the ChAirman was requested to report progress, and sit again to-rnorro , e. On the mo OIL of Lord CLIVV, the House them went into a Committee of the Barnstaple Bribery Bill.—Reptirt on Monday. The Scotch Desuetude Acts Bill was rea3 a se• cond time, and ordered to be committed on Mon day.—Adjourned at Half-past One o'clock this morning. PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS. NOTICES of MOTIONS, and ORDERS of the DAY, which now stand in the Order-book of the How se of COMMONS, for Tins DAY. _ •-• Orders of the Day. 1. 'Marriage Act Am e ndment Bill i—Third Reading. 2. Garne A Ticininient 111i;—Further Ccins;::Jration of Reputt. 3. Ptib!leans Lic,rices Regulation Bill ;—Sixond Readit4. 4. Lord Justice General (Scotland) Bilk—Con:miller. 6. Friendly and Parochial Societies Bill ; —Coulioittee. N (ices of Mot ionj. 1. Mr. Chichester,—Bill to provide for a mrire equal As sessment of Monies levied by Presentments in the se veral Comities of Ireland. Mr. Stuart Wortley,—Committee to inquire into the Laws which regulate the Stamping of Woollen Cloth. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Perprrined Last Night. THEATRE ROYAL, KY-LANE.--(lst time), The Carib Chief Ornreah, Mr. Kean; Claudine, Mrs. W. West. After Which, The Jew of Lubeck. TRH KATRE ROYAL, COvENT-GA !it:N.—Er:l4llC : Principal Cha racters by Mr. Young and Miss O'Neill. After which, A Roland fur atr PRICE 01 THIS FIAT AT T Bank Stock ...237 23( STOCKS 'ELVE o'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Red. . 71i 3 per Cent. C0n5........71n 4 per Wits - 69i4i 5 per Ct. , Navy Ann. 1044/ii India Bonds 2Gs 28s. pr. Exch. Bills, ed ►ts. 9s. pr. Cons. for Account MAILS. AitsivED-1 Dublin, I W'a'terford, 1 Flanders. Dux-1 Guernsey and, Jersey, 1 Sweden, 1 Haunburgb, 1 Holland. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE To.monstow. Moruitig, minutes atter 6. I Evening, 54 minutes after 6. E SUN. gOLEM QUIS DirEkE %SUM ALIVLAT LONDON, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1819. The Paris Papers of Tuesday last, which were clue this morning, have not arrived. There was an article in The Times of yesterday, a Paper which generally receives good informa tion, stating, from the information of a private friend, that the Possessor of the Swedish Crown (we never can be induced to cpnsider him as the lawful Monarch) had received an intimation from the Emperor of RUSSIA and the King of PRUSSIA, that " he ought to quit the Swedish Throne." This fact, if true, is very important, and ought not to depend on private information. The Powers that sanctioned BERNADOTTE in seizing the Throne of Sweden, in fact gave their sanction to revolu tionary principles, and held out a precedent for their own destruction. If BERNADOTTR has been so imprudent as to act inconsistently with en gagements into which he had entered, and to which those Sovereigns had guaranteed their sup port, and bad thereby proioked such powerful adversaries, it is evident that be d0' 1 23 not possess wisdom and prudence sufficient to govern a Coun try. NVe look with solicitude for the confirma tion of a fact so consonant with our regard for legitimate Monarchy, and the general welfare of all Europe. The measure proposed by the ATTORNEY. GEN BEAL last nigf►t, in the House of Commons, is so consistent with sound policy, national dignity, and a due respect to a Power with whom we are alliance, that we wonder it was not brought forward before. The measure in question, as our Readers will see by the Parliamentary Reports, is intended to prevent subjects of this Country from engaging in any foreign service, or from r 9 nipping armed vessels for hostile purposes, without authority from the British. Government. It is evident that this measure relates to the presetit unhappy -disputes between Spain and her revolted Colonies. it was so obviously the duty of this Country not to, interfere in favour of the Revolters that we were astonished to find our Government silently tolerating , warlike preparations, and the recruiting of troops, in; s►►pport of their Cause, in this Country. We I . think it necessary, however, to that we consider Spain as acting most absurdly in any at temp►s to recover those Colonies, as they must uhimatcly succeed in establishing their indepen dence ; and we see no reason why they should be prevented by the interposition of a neutral Stare. We sincerely rejoice, as may he inferred by the toebearaoce of Great Britain, that she had not entered into any Treaty, binding herself to support Spain on the occasion; as we may fairly conclude from that forbearance.—We have often said that the best plan which Spain could adopt would he to acknowledge the independence which it is impossible to prevent, and immediately to secure to herself all the advantage that could arise from commercial atnity.—She would then have peculiar advantages in similarity'of language, and in a great degree similarity of sentiments and ha bits, with her revolted Chilifren.—The reason why Great Britain did not adopt the prohibitory measure in question before was stated by Lord, CASTLERRAGH, last night, to have been the existence of Negociations on this subject among the Gteat Powers of Europe, and that as those negociations were now at an end, the measure was thought necessary. However, with all our. confidence in the wisdom and patriotic virtue of our Rulers, we conceive that the subject was one ,of domestic policy, and that it ought to have been adopted without any consultation with other Powers, it we were not absolutely bound to assist the cause of the Parent State. A considerable degree of surprise is felt by the Public, that the NAmes of the Members who voted, in each division, on the Catholic Question, have not been announced ! Each Party arc known to have. correct Lists ; and why, on a subject of such vital importance, the People are not to know how their Representatives voted, is more easily conjectured than. can be defended. We thick there should not he any backwardness, on the occasion, to disclose the real state of this question, and to appeal to AN INDIVIDUAL, whose zealous exertions in the support of the Protestant Interests are universally acknowledged and ap. proved, to afford us an opportunity of gratifying our Readers, by submitting to them THli NAMES of the Alsascans who voted on each side of this Question. • That - the question cannot long remain in its present state appears to be admitted in almost every grade of society ; and as far as we can correctly collect the SENSE OF THE COUNTRY, there appears a decided feeling to give every degree of support to The Polar Star of the Constitution of the Country, namely, "The Maintenance and Perpc " tuity of the Protestant Ascendancy." In every possible point of view, religious, political, and mo ral, THIS GREAT AXIOM must be watched, guarded, and adhered to. On its maintenance the inte grity and the independence of the MAARCH.Y depend, as well as the Civil and Religious Liber ties of the People. To give up this great sheet anchor of the State, or to render its influence and perpetuity doubtful, will be the consequence of admitting the Papists to Seats in the Legislature, and to high official and judicial situations. To lead the Public Mind to reflect on the present State of Parties, and of the UNION between the Old Aristocracy and the Papists, and on tlie•evils which must result if the Catholic Question h carried in their favour, it is only necessary for us to refer our Readers to the state of the Division on Friday last; on a Bill to reform the mode of Elections in English Bo roughs, as contrasted with the Division on the preceding night, in favour of Scotch Boroughs. Amongst the latter the Old Aristocracy have not any influence; but in the English Representation of the Close Boroughs they have a large propor tion—a decided majority—and as these families are the principal Supporters of the present Oppo sition, it is not surprising, notwithstanding their pnfessions in favour of Parliamentary Reform, that on the Debate we have mentioned, many of them voted against the Bill, whilst others of their party absented themselves front the House. The reason is obvious, and is now beginning to be felt by the People at large, and we have no doubt but by the spirited exertions of the Coun try Gentlemen, during the epuing Recess, we shall have at no distant period such a public ma nifestation of Old English 'Principles, as will confirm to• the Crown and to the Country that high tone of sentiment and feeling which, in all times, give stability to the Constitwed Authorities—popularity to the Administration — and vigour and prosperity to the Trade, Manu factures, and Navigation of the Empire. We are not inclined to pursue-this subject much further, but to content ourselves by referring ge nerally to the present state of things in the Monied and Commercial World, and to the state of our Relations abroad. The omission to guard, at the General Peace, against the surrender of the Fluridas by Spain to the United States, must ever be a cause of regret to the trading interests of the Country ; and the voluntary surrender to the Americans, without Any equivalent, of the Fisheries of Newfoundland, on the Coasts of the Labrador, and on the • Shores of ,British North America, must produce events that cannot fail to prove injurious to the Trade and Navigation of the Kingdom, and at the same time render doubtful, id those Seas, the Maritime Superiority of Old England, which was once its glory and its pride. The ship Inure, TRADER, arrived in the Downs from Jamaica, was boarded on 2d April by the Oronoco, JOLLY, a cruizer belonging to Admiral BRION'S squadron, Cape Nicholas bearing East, distant about 20 leagues ; overhauled the papers, and treated them politely. MBaCANTILB CONSPIRACY.—Sentence WaS (MS morning passed, in the Court of King's Bench, on the Conspirators, viz, Kinnear, two years' impri sonment in lichester Gaol ; WooVe, two years in the House of Correction, and a fine of 10,000/. ; and Levy, two years in Gloucester Gaol, and a fine of 5,0001, Two uncommonly beautiful chargers, a present from the PRINCE REGENT to the Emperor ALEX- LbzDER, were shipped at 111111 last week, with se verat other capital horses, for St, Petersburgh. SONS OF THE CLERGY.—The Anniversary Meet ing of the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy took place yesterday at St. Paul's Cathedral. The Church was extremely full of company At half past I I o'clock the Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, &c. ar rived in the usual state. They were received at the door by the Dea', the, Prebends, Minor Canons, and other Gentlemen of the Cathedral, and then walked up the aisle to the vestry in procession.— At the conclusion of the service, the major part of the company proceeded to Merchant Tailors' Hall to dinner. We are requested to state, that Mr. A. A. WATTS is not the Author of the Prologue to Fre dolpho, as was intimated in our Papeeyesterday. Mr. CortwaY is to take the lead, and to be Stage Manager under the new Management at Birmingham. PHILLIPS, the Singer, wl►o has reaped an abundant harvest of dollars since his arrival in America, took leave of the New York audience the la: ter end of March, and may be shortly ex pected in England. The Marquess and Marchioness of BUCKING• HAM left town yesterday for their seat, Southgate, tor a few days. The Doke and Duchess ST. ALBANS are rc. turned to town from their seat, Gatton, Surrey. The Marquess and Marchioness of LANSDO,VN entertained a large party of distinction yesterday at Lansdown House. The Countess de GREY bad a party of fa s hion• abies on Wednesday evening at her house, St James's-square. Lord and, Lady Ctiva entertain a party of dis. tinction on Tuesday ❑ext at tbeir house, Grafton• street, Bond-street. The Lady of Colonel NEWTON, and sister to Sir EDWARD K NATCHBULL, had nearly 'met with a fatal accident a few days ago at Sonthover, in Sussex, from her muslin neck dress taking fire whilst she was reading by candlelight. The Lady, with great presence of mind, extinguished the flames, but not before she was severely burnt. The Anderson, --, from IFill, for Quebec, was spoke on 22,1 April, in Lat. 49. 22. Long. 27. 30. passengers all well, by the General Brock, arrived at Liverpool from Charleston. _ LITERATURE.--WC are requested to state that the Letters of en - Officer in the Army to JOHN FREDERICK SCHRIFER, Esq. will shortly be pub lished, with numerous documents of an interest ing nature. EKTENSIVB DEPREDATIONS.'--Yesterday James Johnson was charged at the Mans:on House, with plundering the house of Mr. Munk house, of Aldgate, surgeon, of • propei ty to a considerable amoun,t. The prosecutor stated, that the prisoner had been his confidential as- - sistant for years, during which rime, how ever, he had missed property to an alarming amount. The prisoner was constantly railing against the unknown thieves, and devising pu nishment for them. His, own integrity of course was not suspected, every thing being com mitted to his care. Servants were discharged in consequence of the robberies. A few days since the witness discovered a paper parcel, which in duced him, for the first time, to suspect the pri soner. Ile found the contents to be a valuable quantity of tapioca. He in consequence set a watch upon the prisoner, who was observed to visit the spot where the'pareel was secreted, and leave the house with it. He was followed by witness and an officer to the door of his -resi dence, where they stopped, and searched him, by request of the prosecutor, who said he did it in order to give a colour to his taking the same step with a young Gentleman in his house with whom he had got a fee of three hundred guineas. To the confusion of the prisoner, the tapioca was found in his possession, together with a quantity of other articles. Witness had nor only been robbed of goods from the wary to.us , but of household linen, wearing apparel, eicc.— , The prisoner was fully committed for trial. TLIE TiIEkTRE. The new Tragedy brought forward list at Drury-Lane Theatre, is entitled The Ca rl Chief, of is hich the follokring are DRAMATIS PER , ;ON.V. Ontreah, the Carib Prince of Southern Do- tm r : . rninica 21.1aleck, the C. ;b P • - - f Norti: D, Can 'rince of Northern 1.)o- }m,.. JIOLL mimeo Mr.l4. K EW°. Trtfusis, an English Officer Nontalbert, the French Commander in ``,It.I3ENGO Cimulalouve an P d Dominica HES' . Corbel, a Carib riest, son of Kathalrade Mr. D. I Mr. flam ol,l'" Logamah, Brother C‘autliwi, Moutalbert's Bride Kathalrade, Moutalbert's Foster Mother Mi-s SCENE, Dominica—TlME, the reign of Elizabeth. HE PLOT. The Carib Chief, Ontre T ah who d lost his wife, Ifi' intat' s s daughter, his dominion, an d bad his liberty, by a French 00 sion, under Montalbert, escapes aft e r sixteen years, " t ":/ 3 . to Dominica, and is joined in an insurrection the't lock, a brother Chief. To assist the enterprize with an pean reinforeemuift, Make,: has made a treaty with the l'nf)f risk; of which treat) one of the conditions is the rele 3se f ier t Trefusis, an English Officer, who has, by Montalbert s been kept prisoner in Malock's territory. Trefosis Bert been betrothed to Claudina, a native, rthonr had rescued from the general massacre, persuaded 1:0 of the death of Trefusis, and induced her ' to becoto e i j g bride. At the opening ot the Play, Montalbert, ts,F 3 P, ) : l l $ from Guadaloupe, brings his bride for refiwe to the "" h ' e Dominica, and discovering a correspondeice to have ""„:e• eat ried on with the Engiisti by Coital, orders him for 4 1 er cution. Carbal is the son of Kathalrade; the foster-qf-is of Montalbert, and she, to preserve her own son' s Montal'isee. p t prevailed on by Onireoli to admit a band of the ;oar Caribs into Moutalbert's fortress. These savages ob t3 h ri ps. complete triumph. Montalbert is mad e piisoner by - 1 0 real', who 140 w expects to glut his revenge fur th e : 0 6 of his - own wife and child, by sacrificing Montalber t ' with him the bride. Trefusis, however, by her entr ea n ' f - ie. induced to forgive the injni y inflicted on him, caul vide, for her ant for Montalbert, an escape from ' 1)p o " n to Claudina, under the care of thu priest Carbal, sets waf t lif towards a cave by the sea, whi her Montalbert is to bri n e ß ,o boat for her escape. As she passes Ontreali's tent, s he Tiefusis made prisoner, and condemned to die. She pr itl covers herself. Onireali sentences her to die in the fo n ' A , - 11, sacrifice, Claudina is now brought out for sacrifice. a n i ll ; fearful of a lescue, hurries the priest, and the fatal l '' ° „.eif given. Clandina diops a necklac; by which he d' ifs, that she is his daughter ; he attempts Moutalbert's life' , .7 and buries his chgger in his own bosom. n the We may web congratulate the Public °•-, e a success of ihis.Tragedy, which i s not writ ' e, with the ferocious energy of the German 14 ,10 but upon those principles which have " - ro e sanctioned by the precepts and examples of s ° . e s of our best dramatic antlebrs. Its chief prop eril d are strength of effect, vigorous ddireation , i ii 0. uniform consistency of character, The fka. le a l s by no means imprebehle, though many °' i t s incidents are unexpected, aild calculated to "Li /4 surprize. There are perhaps "repetitions, as in his freventlamentations of Omreah for the less °f Ir is wife and daughter, but they serve to illustrate t o nature, and to justify his revenge, for peculiar character and temtier of his Co'" it i e s The fable proceeds without perplexi, y, and O ci g e , a strong interest thtoughout. The 10 11 g 11„, c . is In general unaffected, and, when the ; o il casion admits, reaches poetical elevation r , energy. The Author has displayed con si i . 6e o able ingenuity its effectually concealing' i i r- t oi the audience that Claudina is the daugi L t re of Omreah, and ' also in not presenting b el° o them the act which occasions her death, as it o performed amidst the witnesses who surren"'' i savage altar, and is only known on their s e t"' it tion. Hence an anxiety to know the rent strongly agitated the gener a l•f ee li ngs . \i r ec oneu- 0 1 that as Montalbert had by the dying declara ti° Claudina preserved her life in infancy, thin s: of cumstence ought to have softened the reve ° E9 - o vi Omreah in his last moments ; and that, eve rt :ef t der the other dreadful evils which he had so lxe ' e s• he would have died more nobly with an egl' ,.ol l slots of forgiveness. But in a work of s O ' D. t he general merit, and which will doubtless unde r g.,.; o 4 Author's revision, as representation suggests — ,iop hints that cannot be anticipated, we will no t te es to indulge in critical objections. The actiogtreJ excellent, particularly that of Keitti . , who O f ; of into the savage and unmitigated venge oc ; c o l , Omreah with admirable spirit, and. whose P - he liarities were exactly correspondent with the c os ratter which he performed. Mrs. W" l 'disa , highly interes , .ing and affecting in cia li . oi s' and Mr. H. KEMEi.R displayed great ° til os tion and feeling in Trefusis. HoLLANP s c• very respectable in Maloc i and llENGotie }l i b e rt‘ quitted himself su ffi ciently well in te d The piece was deservedly received wit h r i d el' warm applause throughout, and with t c ia , pliant shunts of approbation on its c' c l y is sion. The avowed Author of this Trag. e j pro LIORACR Twiss, Esq. a Gentleman of the t ots who has given many specimens of poetic al 0 1 0 and talents. The Prologue was written il sr. Gentleman, and the Epilogue by the Hon. / Nfr' SPENCER. The first was Well delivered b y bit‘ H. KEVIRLE, and the latter by Mrs. MAR 9l : s ' t bil we are sorry that we have no room for diet° day. REGISTER OF FASHION. FASHIONABLE PARTIES THIS EVEN l9ll : l tsi rs° The Duke and Duchess of Northutuberland's went in St. Jtcssof Co anies's-squate. e e° The Counmpton'sAssemblyin Lvwerßro ol• Mrs. Clifton's Ball in Bal;er-street, Portnian-squ3". SPORTING INTELLIG ENCS. ~..- NEW 1 019' MARKET SECOND SPRING MEETINV , ' THURSDAY, MAY 13. th, e The Jockey Club Plate of 50gs to be run for by Wi r d - , O f S e property of Members of the Jockey Club; tour - ,vr - 0 , 1 01 11/. rying 7st. Tlb. fire, 95t.311). six, Sst. 91b. and aged , D - i B.C. . . ~ • yi 1.01 Jersey's b. h. Cannon Ball, aged ............. • . ~ i Mr. Cussans's cli. c. Wouvermans, 4 yrs ........... • ' :.• Ag Mr. Thornhill's, ch. c. Sam, 4 yrs ... ............ • • • Mr. Prince's hr. h. Manfred, 5 yrs ............... ... ttst. 3to I agst Cannon Ball. h fottr , Fifty Pounds for three-yr-IA(1s carrying 6st. ek , ,- . i Eve, Bst. 71h. six and aged, Bst. I elb. T•M'' - •..• ,g Mr. Wyndham's / gr. c. by Skiddaw, 3 yrs ...... "7." ... D. of Grafton's br. c. Vanguard, 3 yrs ........... • • " Eight started—The Judge placed but two. 5 to 2 agst Skiddaw c. did , Ld Suffield's Glowworm, beat Ld Exeter's Captain' C 39 Bst. 41b. each D.M. lOngs.-5 to 4 agst Glowworai..,,-lifice! Ld G. I-1. Cavendish's Allegro, beat Ed Foley's Bst. 41b. each. 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