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PARLIAMENT. .230 USE OF LORDS, JULY 96. Royal Assent was declared by Commis sion to the Insolvent Debtors' Bill. The Lords Commissioners were the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, and 'Earl BATHURST. Mr. Mason, from the East India House, pre sented an account of the quantities of Tea sold at the East India Company's Sales for the three last years, as delivered in to the Lords of the Treasury, Which was ordered to lie on the la Me. The House then, on the motion of the Earl of Shaftesbury, adjourned until Tuesday, the 15th - day of August. nOtTSE OF COMMONS. At a quarter after three the Speaker took the Chair, and was summoned by the Black Rod to the other House. On his retarn he stated the itoyal Assent to have been given by Com mission in the Home of Lords to the Insolvent Debtors' Bill. COLCHESTER ELECTION. Mr. J. INNEs presented a Petition from three Burgesses of the Borough of Colchester against the return of Henry Baring, elected as a Repre sentative for= that town, on the Ic2th instant. — Ordered to be taken into consideration on Tues day, the 17th of August, at half-past three o'clock in the- afternoon. SMUGGLING PREVENTION TROOPS. Mr. HERE moved that the returns presented on the first of July of the number of troops en gagcd in the Smuggling Prevention Service along the coast should be printed ; and also that cer tain Papers relating to sums of money entrusted to Mr. Phipps, and to Colonel M'Mahon, pre sented on the 25th, should be printed.—Ordered. Ma. LUSIIINGTON presented Accounts of the Revenue of the United Kingdom, of the Charges on the Consolidated Fund, and of the Duties on Foreign Wines.—Ordered to lie on the table. ADJOURNSIENT. Mr. LUSHINGTON moved that the House should Adjourn till Monday the 21st of August. ,Mr. HOME wished for the attendance of some of his Majesty's Ministers, before the House ad journed, that he might ask why certain papers which he had moved for respecting the Revenues of Gibralter had not been produced. He wished for information on this subject, as it was his in tention to bring it before the House immediately on its re-assembling. Mr. LUShINGTON said, Ministers were not like ly to be in their places in time to answer the question of the Hon. Gentleman, but he believed some of the papers had already been produced, Tuid he would use his best endeavours to acce lerate the production of the others that had been ordered. EXECUTIONS FOR FORGERY. Mr. lIUME wished to see the Ministers in their places, as he had another question to put which admitted not of delay. Be wished to ask, as the Bill for changing 'the punishment of forging Bank notes from Death to Transportation had passed, whether the law could not have in an in stance a retrospective operation. The ATTORNEY GEN EILU said it was true that such a Bill had passed. Such a measure had been proposed in Parliament, but it had not re teived the Royal Assent. Mr. HumE had received a letter which stated the Royal Assent to have been given to such a Bill, and he had intended to ask if the sentence at death passed on three individuals, which was to be carried into execution to-morrow, could not be changed under such peculiar circumstances into transportation. If no such law had passed, of course there were no grounds for the appli ca; ion. The Motion was then agreed to, and the House Adjourned to the 21st August. THE QUALIFICATIONS OF A CANADIAN MENIBER OF PARLIAMENT. MONTREAL, NIARCII ELECTIONS.--As the Elections for the City had. County of Montreal will take place next week, and those-for other places either at the same time or speedily.after, it may not be mal apropos to say something upon a matter which involves the most important considerations; in order that if our observations possess too little value to direct the choice of any, they may at least serve to draw the attention of electors snore closely to the subject. That a man should be worthy of being the representative of a number of his fellow-subjects and becoming the guardiiin of their interests, it is necessary that he should possess the folio wing qualifications, viz. 1. Integrity, to dispose him to do what he thinks just. 2. Talent, to enable him to discern what is just ; 3. Competence, that pecuniary considerations may not im pede his good impulses ; and 4. Energy,' to surmount opposition. As there are few in whom these requisites unite, those should be preferred who possess either the greatest number, or (if the Candidates be equal in this respect) the most estima ble of them. That we may be aisle to act so in the tatter case, it may not he amiss to give (as far as our poor capacity will allow) a scale of their Comparative value. Thus, then, they stand. Integrity. t. Competence. Z. Energy. 4. Patent. Of these four, Integrity and Competence are indispensable, far, without the former, a man will do mischief; without the latter, be will du no good ; and without either, he will 'a for tiori, be totally ineligible. Energy comes next; will a representative possess integrity, competence,for in vain and ta lent, if lie wants perseverance; he may think with the acute ness of an Aristotle, and speak with the eloquence of a Demos thenes, hut he will, without that essential, sink beneath the obstinacy of the interest-monosyllabist. It may seem some what strange that we should place talent at the bottom of the list ; but the arrangement will be found to fie just—for Experience is generally its equivalent and frequently its so- ' pe t it)r • there are comparat ivel y few sub j ects of di scussion beyond the reach of ordinary capacities ; and when such sub jects come under consideration, there are always men of abi lity from whose observations light will fall to guide th e judgment of those who are . low in the scale of mentality. should if Suiplementary to these qualifications ther e possible, Mature Age, to fit the Candidate for dispassionate reflec tion, and tong residence in the Country, that he may thoroughly un der,tantt the interests of his constituents. We shall conclude with recommending, that, if possible, Ono person should be elected who does not permanently reside in the Distriet where he is a Candidate ; for such persons are generally destitute of necessary local knowledge; and, nueseising their profession elsewhere, may possibly sacrifice to their own interests those tf their constituents.--(From the Quebec Gazette.) Tir. LOAN . , &c.—This morning, at one o'clock, Mr. from the Bank of England, acquaint- al the Loan Contractors that the Batik would take in the Oumium. This event has been an ticipated, but at the same time it is expected to have a fortunate effect on the Funds.—The mar- ket remains stationary at present.—Consols are 691. for the Account. "We received last night and this morning, the Paris Papers of Sunday and Monday last. They contain no further news from Naples. On Sa turday the Session of the Chambers was closed by a Royal Decree, which was presented to each of them by the Minister of the Interior. After it had been read the Members immediately dis persed.—The following are extracts : " Paßis, JULY 23.—The King yesterday transacted busi ness with the Count Simeon, Minister of the Interior, and the Duke de Richelieu. His Majesty also gave audience to the Cardinal de Perigord. A Deputation of the Chamber of Peers presented to his Majesty the two Laws agreed to on Friday respecting the Budget of Ways and Means and the Treaty with Algiers. " The Count Portalis is to act as Minister of Justice during the absence of the Keeper o f th e Seals. • 4 "rhe Bookseller, L'Huillier, and Colonel Genty,who were arrested in the course of last month, have been set at liberty. " JULY 24.—Yesterday, the Chancellor, the Duke de Riche lieu, the Ministers, the Spanish Ambassador, the Cardinal de la Luzerne, several Marshals, a great number of Peers and Members of the Chamber of Deputies, Generals, and Officers of - all - arms, paid their respects to the King. His ,Majesty transacted business with the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, War and Marine. " The Ministers assembled yesterday at a dinner give• to theta by M. Roy, the Minister of Finance,-at his country house of Villemonble. " M. Pignatelli, who was Secretary of State undcr Mural , - is, it is said, to saperzeae the Prince de Castelcicala, as Am bassador from Naples. FIVE PER CENTS• Saturday • - - 7 B 7B 1. 85 C. DEFERRED STOCK. Of the 42d March, 1817 lO4 f. 63 c. 22d March, 1820 92 1. 80 c. XCIIANV.ON ‘ LONDON. • One goiitli " MADRID, JULY 11.—By divers Decrees the King' has or dered the full and entire execution of a great number of the Decrees of the former Cortes, which had hitherto remained without force. Amongst them is one establishing the Liberty of the Press, and another declaring Saint Theresa the Patro- nest of Spain. " JULY t3.—ln the sitting of the Cortes of the 10th, the Count Munez Torrero made the proposition for revoking the decree of the Cortes of the Isth March, 1814; which exclud ed from the succession to the throne, the Infant Don Francis Paul, and the Infanta Donna Maria Louisa, ci-devant Queen of Etruria, the public motives fur the exclusion no longer existing. " Don Palanea moved to ruld a clause to exclude from the succession the Archduchess Maria Louisa, daughter of the Emperor of Austria, and wife of Napoleon Buonaparte, in order that no descendant of Buonaparte may reign in Spain. " These propositions will be discussed in the forms pre scribed by the Constitution. " Don Martial Lopez proposed the erection of a statue of Ferdinand VII. holding the Constitution in his hand, and having a civic crown upon his head. " Don- Tapio proposed a provisional penal law against the excess of the liberty of the Press. " Its the Sitting of the 12th, Dun Martinez de Rosa pro posed to take into consideration the state of the great roads, infested by numerous brigands. " The Minister of the Ultra-marine Provinces, read an exposi of the situation of that portion of the Monarchy ; he stated, that according to all ►he accounts which had arrived, the intelligence of the re-establishment of the Constitution had been received with enthusiasm, and that there was reason to hope, that by means of it peace would be restored through out America. " Jviir 13.—1 t is said that the Emperor of Russia will shortly visit Poland, and that the Diet will be assembled at Poland about the 15th of next month. " FIANOvEtt, Jut 10.—It is now stated to be not Terypro bable that the King will visit his Kingdom of Hanover during the present year. " AuGsntißG, JULY 15.—According to the fast laters from Vienna, orders had been given for the formation of a Camp at Pest, the troops to be all there by the Ist of September; and it was said that the Emperor of Russia will be present at the atanceavres and evolutions." Extract of a Letter from Villa da Praya, St. sago, April 10. " Fur the first time arrived here, the United States' ship Franklin, 74, Commodore STEWART, from the Mediterranean. It was an astonishing sight to the Portuguese to witness an American ship of such complete model and strength. Com modore STEwanT having obtained the supplies far which he entered the Port, acquainted the American Consul he was about to sail, of which he desired him to inform the Go vernor-General, who immediately issued orders for the ship to pass; but, by the negligence of the Officers, the most distant batteries were not apprised that his Excel lency's permission was granted, and opened a fire upon the Franklin. His Excellency was much alarmed for the conse quence, and instantly sent express fur them to cease firing, but before he reached 12 or 15 guns had been discharged, and one shot passed through the main-top-sail. His Excellency then dispatched the Captain of a Portuguese 20-gun brig of war to Commodore STEWART with an apology. The distance 01 the Franklin prevented him from reaching her in his boat, and he returned. The Officers who were first charged with communicating his Excellency's orders, and then command ing the batteries, were immediately confined, hut the Ame rican Consul conceiving that the latthr were not deeerving of censure, obtained their release." We are happy to find, and we can assure the Public that they may rely on the information, that all the insidious attempts which have re cently been made to mislead the feelings of the Soldiery, have produced no other effect on their minds than to excite indignation, and to confirm their loyalty. The Officers of the Guards, in particular, have so full a confidence in the honour and fidelity of the men under their command, that, from what we learn, they seem disposed to resent as a personal insult every expression of distrust, as to the high sense of duty and discipline of those gallant troops. Their attach ment to their Sovereign, as well as to their Com mander-in-Chief, is strong, as they know that the various comforts which the Military in general enjoy, if proposed by the one must have been sanctioned by the other, and that both of the RO YAL BROTHERS are studiously earnest to support the honour and to promote the happiness of the Army.—lt ought to be known, that as soon as the unguarded paragraph which was recently inserted in The Morning Chro nicle appeared, the most notorious and most infamous apostate Writer that ever disgraced this or any Country, immediately had it print ed, and soon after conveyed to the Barracks, and other places, where it was likely to meet the eyes of the Soldiery, in order to mislead their minds, no doubt, for the purpose of inducing them to assist any revolutionary movements that his artful and nefarious pen might excite among the Rabble. On this subject we cannot refrain from again adverting to the daring licentiousness of the Public Press, including the Daily News papers in the service of Opposition, we ought rather to say of Faction, as well as those Sheets of Sedition which every week profane the Sabbath, and are intended to corrupt the minds of the the People ; and kindle Rebellion throughout Fon, Tlit SUN% CESSION OF PARGA. MR. EDITOR -I 'heg to offer the following Re marks on PARGA, which I hope may be deemed worthy of insertion in your excellent Peer : When the Cession of that. Fortress to AL! PAS IA was announced to the British people, thlt deplored , the flys of that small but brave Republic; condemning our Ministers as having dealt harshly with the Parguenoites, though, on due consideration, it will not apprar to tuerit the censure that ha 4 attended it. In 1814, the Pargnenoites, seeing the downfall Of NAPO -1.e0t.4, and consrquently, the Conquest of the remaining lonian Islands by Ili, knew, that unless some contrary plan could be devised, they would be considered in the light of a conquered people. Accordingly, they determined to fall on the French garrison, and to deliver the Fortress.. into our hands as a sort of sacred deposit. This was the best expedient they could adopt at the time, and it was carried into execution. But it does slat appear that Getieral Cam anm, ever promised them the independence they required either by letter, or in words.—Why, then, did they blindly think, we were obliged to maintain troops intheir territory, as we were under no promise of the kind ? ALI Pasctia, no doubt, hail been long aware that his Mas ter T. SULTAN, Sect elly wished his downfall; it, therefore, because his policy to get rid of the Parguenoites, who were neighbours not much to his taste, and whom, if war was de clared, would join body and soul to extirpate bins. We relied - on ALL fur provisions, and therefore entered into a treaty for the surrender of the Town, more especially, as we had plenty of employment for its population in the ids of Corfu and Cephalonia, where the landed proprietors continually lament ed the want of hands to cultivate the Olive, asserting that their profits would he doubled and even trebled, if they ob tained assistance to till the land. This was an inducement at once to throw the Parguenoites into places where their manual labour was required, and where, be industry, they could lead a better life than at Parga, for, in fact, their whole employment there consisted in playing at card*, or watching the players, and smoaking chibouk.—l readily grant, that the idea of tearing the land of one's forefathers, would occasion in a feeling breast, considerable emotion; but this emotion would he entirely forg otten in a few succeeding years, as ot her ideas would supersed th. former, snore especially if it only tegetded locality of situation. Figure a person resident abroad fur: numbers of years; he comes house to see the friends of Isis youth, his relatives, finds theta all dead or dis persed ; the country then appears in a different light to bins —he sickens through so great a disappointment, and often dies under such disappointment. Such is not the case with the Parguenoites, their families are with them, every thing re mains the same, except the land they lived in. It would be fully to think that they could 4e so much affected merely by the loss of that, and I am persuaded, that anger at seeing the man they must detested (ALI Pascua), take possession of their Town, was the cause that so much affected them. Had any other person taken possession but him, there would have been no murmuring—whathas become of Previzza, Goluoniz za, and Bucintro ? They were in the same situation as Parga— but now we hear nothing of them, the people are quite cots tented with their Governmeat, and live happy untLer it. General MAITLAND has been anjustly censured by News , papers in general, fur his conduct in this ;affair. The English Government could not bare appointed a better Governor than he, as be understands the true interests of the Islands and has ever acted according to the dictates of justice and o humanity. am, Sir, &c. &c. lONIA. P. S. Owing to the length of this Letter, I shall defer the story of the Apothecary till my next. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Performed Last 4Vigkt. THEATRz ROYAL, HAYMAKKET.—The Beggar's Opera. After which, The Wtddii)g-Day. To which was added, The TH EAT It E ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA HOUS,R.--WOUlall'S A Riddle. After which, Dun Gforautti: PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. S per Cent. Red. 3 per Cent. Cons. 69 68i 694 3i per Cent ihi 4 per Colts 5 per Ct. Nary Ann.....103ii 5 per Cent. Scrip. .... 31 pr. Bank Long Ann India Bonds :... 225. 231. pt New Annuities. Exch. Bills, 2d..... 4s. 51 pr Ditto Commercial .... pr, Omniwn# pr, Cons. for Account , ti 94 MAILS. Aattirsu-1 Dublin, I Watrfovd, I Guernsey and Jersey, 1 Francv. DUE—I Gottenburgh, 2 Haniburgh. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 5 tumults after 4.—Evening, 23 minutes atter 4 THE SUN. 30LEi(LUIS DICERS _FALSE I.V At UDE..47 LONDON, THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1820. Impire. The passages quoted from the reb el' lious Papers by Lord CASTLEREAGH, OHleCl3t night, in the House of Commons, were sufficient to justify the severest punishment of the lavi,l3 r the Noble Lord, no doubt, from a due respec t f° his MAJESTY, did Ot, notice many others 0t stSl more offensive nature, consisting of the 0 0 go , atrocious \ atas upon the character of the VEREIGN, and the most despicable ridicul e of bid We cannot but approve of the g e° i sense and delicacy of the Noble Lord in thu s passing over in silence those daring and t outrag e° 64 personalities yet We cannot but wonder that Noble Lord, knowing that such flagitious Ibel s had appeared, did not hi the first instancea 1 dress them to the notice of the AttorneydOe uera lii ; But we are still more surprised that the Noble Lord should have said that " he did not in te r ° to oppose the motion before the House, (gr. ji THERELL'S), but if the House should adopt the P riri posal of the Learned Gentleman he should cel# tainly think it his duty to follow up the prils cc o tion of the Publications alluded to, by m oving t h a sweeping instruction be given to the Attorl General to pursue the Prints to which he just called the attention of the House ! !" sure !, after what the Noble Lord had quoted, o llic e j was in the highest degree libellous, and deud ei , exemplary punishment, it ought to have be d an imperative act of duty to move for 511 A i 6 6 sweeping instruction," whatever beca me af Mr. WETIIERELL ' S Motion. We earnestly l'' r ot however, that the ATTORNEY-GENERAL will Stv wait for such instruction, as the conduct of Public Press is not only disgraceful to the C e try, and to the Government which has s° permitted it to proceed with impunity, but Pr ot nant with danger to the Monarchy. The infr op orders of the community,we deeply lament to have been in a very great degree tainted IV it y venomous and libellous effusions of the fer hef il dical Press, and if no check is put upon d there can be little doubt that the Revolu tic° spirit of Spain and Naples will proceed thralif out Europe, and at length reach our 0 5 4) . Country, and annihilate that admirable Con 0; tion which has so long rendered us a fre e prosperous People. Person. i" r A mistake has circulated among the tli; Journals, respecting a supposed alteration punishment attached to Forgery ; that subject has passed the Legislature, a l/ 0 1 Ads Law, therefore, relative to Forgery rer o2 ' tirely unaltered. ,r, EXECUTION.--Notwithstanding the r u c v o, that the unhappy culprits who had be e° Ai 0 demned for forgery would obtain a respit e ', je ing from an erroneous conception of th e .." d oP, passed, they underwent their sentence this ; ing, in common with the other malefacteplef,l vast multitude assembled before the Old f early in the morning, to witness the fat e r e tell" following unfortunate men who were con 0" A p ril and May Sessions Thos-Cumber for 0 1, stealing ; William Wilkinson, a man of c g 09 : for extorting money from Captain Hopo r ,t' i l dfl 4 :l der an infamous threat ; and James vv it er itr Ilenr.y Brown, and Peter Miller, for tors ``‘, forged Bank notes. The three rualefaeL 17 15 4 the forged notes were first ushered to 1/1/' form in the most respectful manner. f ay Wilkinson's appearing he addressed th ra lace, and called upon them to assist „ dying man who was about to be murdere d ; h e l; 1 0 he repeatedly mentioned. Cumber was ding he complained of sickness ; but on ascen d , scaffold, his conduct was outrageous an told p lie began to dance, jump, and halloo ; Ol e ftv - o re executioner to look sharp, that he was a file c and swore at him. The other unhapPY - 0 0er seeded to sing in the most fervent tli tl oo till is o , " Sinner's Lamentation ;" but Cumber c , r eeol to shout and swear. All the necessary o the $ 1 tions soon afterwards being complete/. life was given, and thus they forfeited their the outraged laws of their Country. 11 9 tha ll aa l His MAJESTY was better yesterdaYbell'oro was the preceding day. The gout ill t W e e r hand appears to be gradually departiag o lth s , f f happy to say his MAJESTY'S general h'iviAiy tinues extremely good. —Yesterday 1115000,0' was visited by the Duchess of GLolle f the Duke of CammtinoE.—The Earl e tert iot r o' POOL had an audience of the KING Y e l to The KING is expected to proece" t°,lll° mouth in the course of the ensuing Wee jle ice , bark in the Royal George ya cht ' nd j le i) attended by the Royal Sovereign a a y, 51),/ Regent yachts, which are f i tted out f°r e did retinue, who are to attend his O. diet e ll' A squadron of ships have also bee t beos rendezvous at Portsmouth, and he l tio in readiness to escort his MAJEsTY. co ol a j i or Her Majesty the Queen has sent a t heir „. f er' ; Lion to the House of Lords, informillg_eseot ' o l‘ ships that it is her intention to be i s to, fe, day during the investigation OP tre p a to , to 0 1 , place in support of the Bill of be en a o nalties relating to her, which has a duced into the House by M r • De r •o their r Her Majesty also desires,tha t r be at . d d will order a seat to be prow , e l oaf e , House of Lords so situated that s" .deac hg evi abled to hear distinctly all t tof he i may be produced in the course done— ( Morning Paper.)