The Sun. — London, England, 1824-05-15 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS. ( From L'EtOile, dated May 13.) MADRID, MAT 4.—The King, struck with the injury that is done to Religion and the State by certain books introduced into the kingdom from foreign countries, has issued a Decree, which con tains the following regulations : " A Register shall be kept at the frontiers of all the chests of books which shall be addressed to booksellers ox merchants at Madrid and other cities of the kingdom. " Every book which is in the index, and in general every work, the introduction of which has not been formally autho rise,,shalt be detained. " This license cannot be granted till after the examination et a copy which shall be sent to the Council. " /f the proprietor neglects to procure it within the term of one year, his books shall be forfeited. Prohibited works shall be deposited with the Ordinary . of the Diocese, where the seizure of them shall be made ; the importer, besides the con fiscation of the books, shall be punished to a fine of 500 ducats, which shall he increased, and even accompanied with corporal punishment, in case of a repetition of the offence. " The prohibition extends to detached leaves, and to the papers in which the books are wrapped up, experience having ahewn that this means had.been made use of to elude the law. En gravings, paintings, and other productions of the arts of design, shall be subject to the above regulations. Private persons who may have in their possession prohi bited books, shall deliver them within the time of two months so the ordinaries of their diocese, under the penalties prescribed by the existing laws. ' The President of the Council of Castile, and the Ordinaries of the Diocese, shall be at liberty, when they shall think fit, to 't•rtler the public libraries and warehouses of the booksellers to De searched." FRENcu FUNDS.—The Court Authentique is not come to hand, but the following quotations are from the Etoile change, May 12.—The rive per Cents. opened at 104. 30. ; the end of the month, 104.88. SPANISH DECREE OF AMNESTY. Fronzths Journal des Dibais of Wednesday.) PARIS, MAY 12.---The work of our venerable and -wise Mo. narch is consummated. The Duke of Angoulenie obtains the only reward which lie has deinanded for his glory, his labours, and his perils; a general amnesty has been just published in 'Spain. All the subjects of his Catholic Majesty, not comprised in the legal exceptions fixed by the articles of the amnesty*, will be set at liberty ; the prisons are about to open ; and this war of six months, which sufficed to stifle a threatening revolution, extends its generous influence beyond its termination. The augiist Allies of our Sovereign also demanded, in concert with us, the Decree of Amnesty. When one conceives the difficul ties of all sorts which environ the Ministers of Ferdinand, it wili not be surgrising that such an act of policy, as well as clemency, has not been sooner proclaimed. It appears that the Spanish Government wish to s,ee the continuance of our troops in the Peninsula prolonged beyond the Ist of July (the date fixed for their retreat), and that the Ambassador of France, taking advantage of this circumstance, observed that his Christian Majesty would be more disposed to yield to the wish of the Spanish Government, if the act which was to reconcile -the children of one family, put an end to disquietude, and fixed the future fate of a noble and loyal people. Difference of opinion may have been entertained previously to our enterprise --with Spain, but the manner in which this enterprise has been conducted, completed, and crowned, does immortal honour to France. We think ourselves bound to give the sort of Royal Address which is at the conclusion of the - Amnesty, and which in the cfiginal is written wholly with the hand of Ferdinand. It does .honour to that Monateh t S pan i ar d s !—lmitate the example of your King, who par don!: errors, ingratitude, and offences, without other excep tions than those which the public welfare and the safety of the State imperiously require. You have conquered the revolution, and revolutionary anarchy ; but there remains yet a not less formidable evil, to be thoroughly conquered—discord. Sacri fice your resentments, and your personal injuries, to the in comparable benefit of union and henna] peace. Forget not that disunion and civil discord have been the ruin of the most powerful empires of the earth. 'Without tranquillity, without a perfect submission to the laws it is impossible that the Go vernment can be cemented on solid and indestructible founda tithie, and that the exhausted springs of public prosperity can revive. • It is, above all, impossible to re-establish con fidence, the mother of industry and wealth, the only sup. aort• of credit which multiplies the resources of States.— Without it your capital and your orals would go to fertilise and eesrich a foreign soil, leaving desert and uncultivated this land, which the virtues of our ancestors have converted into a classic land of honour and loyalty. Act so that the entire reestablish rActit of order in the Peninsula may be the prelude of recen oiklation between you and yOur dissident brothers of America. Descendants of the great men who founded and aug mented our glorious Empire, and who made the Spanish name resound in all parts of the earth, do not leave to your children a distracted country and a debased name ! Exert your na tural energy to raise Spain from the dejection into uhich de -1 orabie circumstances lniVe p!united her. The yjgonr of the - GOA:term:lent will preserve you for 'the future from revolutionary agitation and subversion, and the sword of justice will unspar ingly smite those who shall strive to reproduce amongst us past disorders. But repel the hateful passions aad perfidious counaels of those who are perhaps interested in disuniting in order to ru'n you, and in order to prevent you froM ,stretching ftit your arms to lend aid to your brothers of America, who era victims, as you have been, of revolutionary anarchy, and the ambition of inexperienced and ill-intentioned demagogues. It,-by an impenetrable decree . nf Providence, so many days of bitterness were reserved for your King during the first years oC his reign, aid him, that those which follow may be clays of prsperity and happiness, and that . they may be consecrated tofotterin4 the arts of peace, and in restoring to Spain her pristine glory, to my crown its lustre and splendour; to re- - lig - ion and to my people, tormented and fatigued, the repose anti the abundance of which they are so worthy, by their signal loyalty anti heroic constancy.—Aranjuea, May • The principal exceptions are, The heads of the Military `lnsurre:etion *of the Lde of Leon ; the Members of the Cortes wit° proclaimed the King: abdicated at Seville; the heads of ?erlitary Insurrection in cifrerent parts of Spain, at Madrid, &c. ; the Assassins of Yenuea,.the Judges of Ehio, and the A thars of the Inattsacres of the prisons of Grenada. The Deputation for obtaining the Act of In .corporation for the Leeds Gas Light Company, will, we underst:u repair to London forthwith, and the Bill is expected to come before the Com mittee of the House of Commons this Tuesday. • In the course of last week several meetings have taken place between deputations from the Coal Gas and the Oil Gas Companies, relative to the clauses proposed by the former to be introduced into the Bill'of the latter, now in Parliament ; and all the ClauseS 'inserted in our last Paper knave been 'abandoned, or made reciprocal,except the last, which provides, that nothing in the Act . for incorporating the Oil Gas Company shall be construed to defeat, abridge, alter, or obstruct, or in any way or manne r interfere with, or pre judice the rights of the Leeds* Coal Gas Light Company, except in making of Oil Gas. It is mutually agreed, that as the Oil .Gas*Company is to be restrained from making gas from coal, so the Coal Gas Light Compa n y is to be prohibited from makin as from he Independent.) ROTIERT Srm.—Tg g crime of thi s atrocious wretch—an attempt to murder his sweetheart ,. under the mask of .arranging their marr i age, was correctly stated in our Paper of the 95 th of De cember. lie is a robust 44 dour-looking" man, something marked in the face by part of the E. gnid he dashed about his victim. When he was r , y Lord. asked to plead, he replied, " ta 1 am sorry for it, and refer myself to the mercy of your Lordship." Sentence, to be publicly whipped through Arbroath, on Saturday-, the fifth of 11lay, and transported for 14 years. Agness Mill, the victim, who is still pregnant, and "a' hihits on her neck deep traces of the struggle which she will carry to the grave,.seemed deeply affected at this result of the trial ; and said she could even yet marry him if his sentence were remitted.---(Dundee Adivrliser.) LtTERAItY NOTICE. The PRIVATE JOURNAL of Captain G. F. LYON, of H. 111. S. HECLA, during the recent VOYAGE of DIS .. COVE ELY under Captain PARRY-6vo. pp. 468. . (Continued from THE SUN of the Bth inst.) Our opinion of the merits of this vefy entertaining Work has already been expressed, and we now resume it for the purpose of giving some further extracts. The Whole are highly amus ing, and the manners and customs of the Esquimaux, shut out from all intercourse with the civilized world, axe very minutely detailed. In this miserable state they appear happy and con tented with their lot. Captain LYON has been at great pains to narrate the account, and we have no doubt with the utmost fidelity. " As we dined in one of the huts, the natives of course par. " took of some of our food, which they approved very much ; " but in no one instance did -they beg for any, though their " own stock of provisions seemed but scanty, and, in fact, very " few of the people took a full meal while we were with them. " What they did cat was in many instances raw as boiled, and " both food and utensils were so indescribably filthy and oily, " that the stomachs of many of our party were quite turned. I, "however, had fortunately served a kind of . apprenticeship to " bad and unsavoury food, and therefore managed better— " My friends the Arabs were frequently brought to my recol " lection, by the repeated and satisfactory eructations of both " sexes. As almost every digestible substance is eaten by the " Esquimaux, it can scarcely be supposed that their dogs were " he very good case, and, in fact, the poor lean creatures " prowled about the huts in a most dejected manner. The " system of starvation seemed to have the effect of making these " animals particularly docile at this period, which we were not " sorry for, as they had most terrific tusks. To prevent them " straying to any distance, it was customary to tie one of the " fore-legs up to the neck, so that an attempt to run inune " diately threw the animal down. Some which appeared wild " and shy were tethered by their sledge harness - to a stone or " piece of iCe. The younger branches of the dog-family were " well taken care of; and there were two or three litters with " their mothers lying in the beds of their masters." " In a compartment of one of the huts the entrance WAR half " blocked up with snow, in order to confine a sick idiot boy, " who had been left by his parents when going to the ships.— " I observed the poor child, who was five or six years of age, " busily occupied in devouring the contents of the lamp, taking " indiscriminately oil, moss, blubber, and soot, and seasoning " these delicacies by an occasional bite of a very dirty lump of " snow. Whilst I was admiring the taste of the boy, he was " suddenly seized with a severe epileptic fit, and before we " could break down the door, had forced himself from between " his deer-skin blankets, and fhllen , naked on the icy floor. " After a very strong fit he gradually recovered, and from mere " exhaustion fell asleep Some of the Esquimaux who were " present turned the whole affair into ridicule, and said he had " eaten too much ; but I soon found that the child's fatuity " proceeded from a frequent recurrence of epilepsy." " Our hungry visitors were no sooner fed, than the game of " leap-frog was set on foot by our seamen. The Esquimaux " who have no idea of jumping in this manner, afforded much " amusement. The younger ones took such overleaps, as free" quently to pitch upon their head, when, with great uncoil " cern and much good humour, they again returned to the "game, .althOugh the blows they received brought the water " into their eyes. The general mirth was not less excited by " the effects of a winch, at which one man easily mastered " and drew towards him ten or twel7e others, who held by a " rope, using all their strength, and grinning with exertion "- and determination, until conquered, when they ell joined in " their usual good-humoured laugh. Kettle, who was too old " to join in these amusements, stood by with some other vete rans, and the whole party laughed until the tears ran down " their cheeks. Before my old friend went away, he drank " neatly two quarts of water at a draught, and I gave him " some dog's flesh for his wife, which for security lie placed " between leis inner boot and the naked calf of his dirty leg. " To other ladies who remained at home, I sent a few . choice " candle-ends by their husbands, a piece of civility for which " I afterwards received the warmest thanks. r " Two of our friends had their facet fantastically painted " with water-colours, which afforded them much amusement, " and they said that their wives would not know them again, " but would imagine they were Kabloona women. (A pretty " compliment to our fair ladies at home.) • To insure patience " white the ornaments were applied by candle-light, we treated " each in his turn with a bite of the lower end, until our orna " ments and candle expired together. " On the 16th I was rejoiced to find that the seal hunters had " been successful; blood, blubber, entrails, skins, and flesh lying " sociably intermixed in savoury heaps. Abundant smoking " messes were in preparation, and even the dogs looked happy as " they uninterruptedly licked the faces of the children, who were " covered with blood and grease from the chin to the eyes. " Universal merriment prevailed, and such men and children " as could bear more food stood lounging round the women, " who sat sucking their fingers, and cooking as fast as pus " sible. While the messes were preparing, the children so " laced themselves by eating !melt parts of the raw uncleared en " trails as their young teeth could tear ; and those morsels which " proved too tough were delivered over to their mothers, who t " soon reduced them to a proper size and consistency for their " tender ofFsprings. " While witnessing these little intermediate repasts, I learnt " a new, and certainly very effectual way of cleaning the "hands of children, which is simply by introducing them, " clenched, info the mouth of the mother, who, in _ a very " short time, by the aesistance of her tongue, renders them " quite as they should be. " In my rambles on this day of plenty, I found, beyond a " doubt, that the women do not eat with the men ; but wait " ing until they are first satisfied, then enjoy a feast by them " selves. In the mean time, however, the females who euper " intend the cooking; have the privile ge . o f li c ki ng t h e - g r av y " from the lumps of meat as they arc taken out, and before " they are presented to their husbands. Beth sexes eat in the " same manner, although not in equal proportion; the females " very seldom, and the men very frequently stuffing until " quite stupified. A lump of meat being given to the nearest " person, he first sucks it all round, and then pushes as " much as he can into his mouth, cutting it from the " larger piece close to his lips, to the great danger of ." them and his nose. The meat - then passes round " until consumed,- and the person before whom it stop " ped is entitled to the first bite of the next mor " sel. In this manner a meal continues a long time, " as each eats, or rather bolts, several poundse and the pots are " in consequence frequently replenished. In the intermediate " time, the convivees suck their fingers, or indulge in a few " lumps of deticaie raw blubber. The swallow of the Esqui " maux are of such niarvelious capacity, that a piece of flesh "'of the size of an orange very rarely receives half-a-dozen bites " before it is bolted, and that without any apparent exertion. " The rich soup of the meat is then handed round at the " close of ,the repast, and each takes a sup in turn until it " is finished, when the pot is passed to the good woman of the " house, who licks it clean, and then prepares to make a mess " for herself. . On all Occasions the children are stuffed almost " to suilbeatipn. The meals being finished, every one scrapes the grease, &c., from his face, into his mouth, and the fin " gers are then cleaned by picking. ' Returning on board;l passed seven wolves,Which, although " it was, open day, were prowling near the huts as if on the " watch for the dogs. Mrs. Kettic.i. who had brought me a " pair of gloves, visited me with her husband ; and after they " had sociably eaten a couple of candies and d little lip salve, " were treated with a sight of come prints , of animals, by " which 'means I obtained the names of several, as they in " stantly recognised those they had been accustomed to see.— " My little black cat afforded them an unceasing fund of en " tertaiiiment, although a long time elapsed before they would " venture - to touch him with their naked hands. W hen the " animal 'jumped, over my arms, their admiration was ex " pressed by sloWly and iorcibly inhaling their breath, and " quickly nodding. the head.. ...Some lavender water which " I 'made ' the old woman smell to, - Caused her to sneeze " as if she had taken - a large pinch of snuff, Aind she said the " scent was ma-mait-pok (very bad.)" " Young Tooeloo-ak, of the Winter Island tribe, arrived " from eemityook; at which place he had lent his rather and . , " mother, With Kettle, and several others. This young man " Came to take possession of his young and handsome wife,. " 111r1-tua ; for which no farther ceremony was requisite titan " taking his seat by. her side the moment he entered the hut,.. " thus.establishing himself as lord and master. On the follow " ing day, the young couple paid Captain Parry a visit; and , " the bridegroom being an old favourite, was enriched by the " present of a boarding pike and some useful household effects, " while his fair lady was embellished with a profusion cf beads. " and tinsel; both looked exceedingly sheepish, and had very " little to say for themselves : the husband was about seventeen, " andllie wife fifteen years of age." " On the 'z'flth (Nov. 1822) several families arrived'at Igloo " lilt ; and on the 30th all came to see us. Amongst others " was young lb-bi.kuk, who had been sent forward under the " charge of her uncle (Kettle) to join her husband at this place: "they were an admirably matched couple in point of appear ance, " being equally tig:ly and dirty. The husband was ,the young Tooloowak, w h o b ee so m u c h di s tinguished himself ", in th e li tt l e summer ex c ursion which I had ma d e over th e " hother ' me to I '2'e- 1111 g. This pair exhibited the same symptoms a, tnnzmai se hoists as t e newly-married couple ; and in " both instances I abserved that the women were in a high state cc of subjection to their youngh - tiihands. " It-Komtnuck Caine to me in great distress, in consequence " of a severe fit of lumb ago w hi c h afflicted him, and he car " neatly requested th a t hi s wife might be permitted to wash his • " baek with soap. This the lady performed under my instruc " dons, and I gave further directions that he should undergo 1 " a good scrubbing every morning as long as a large piece of " soap which I gave should last. This, with the application , "of my musical snuff-box to his loins, a specific in all difficult " cases, gave him great relief and having offered me his wife's " boots as a fee, he set off to comfort -his old mother, who re " mained crying at borne until his return. " Nothing of any interest occurred until the 13th Dec. when " I accompanied Captain Parry to the village, where it was my " intention, should Toolenial: assent, to remain during -the " night, in order, if poisible, to learn some farther particulars "of the Performance of the annatkoo. Our recc;)tion by my " amarna" (adopted mother). " and the visit gave peculiar. " satisfaction, as being considered the reconciliation of a little " quarrel which Captain Parry had found it requisite to make " with Toolemak, who was not now at home. He returned " soon after Captain Parry had left me, in very high glee, and " untying one of his boots, produced from it three ooloos, or " women's knives, some wood, biscuit, - and pieces of tin, after " which he set to work in propping a frozen walrus against the " side of his hut in order Lo make inure room." ( To br continued.) . THE ARMY. TRE NEW LEVlES.—Orders have been issued to the differ ent Recruiting Parties throughout Great Britain, to discon tinue the further enlistment of Recruits for the 99:11 Regiment of Infantry, the appointed compliment to he raised, in that portion of the United Kingdom, having been obtained.—By the latest returns which have been received from Great Britain and Ireland, it appears, that the total of the Recruits raised for the 97th, amounted to 480; for the 93th, 339; and for the99th Regiment, 500 men. Detachments of Recruits embarked on Sunday last, at the Glasgow Wharf, for Scotland, to join the 95th Regiment of FoOt at Paisley, and the 99th at Glasgow. Detachments of Recruits marched, on Wednesday from the Recruiting Department, in Westminster, for Chichester, Ports mouth, and the Isle of Wight. COURT Ok' COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a Court of Common Council was held at Guildhall, pursuant to Special Requisition, to take into 'consideration the propriety of petitioning the Legislature for a Reform in the Commons House of Parliament. The LORD MAYbli said he had attended one hour earlier to the bu s in ess o f the . Justice Room in order to be in time .in that Court, but no Alderman was to be found but one (Al. dennan Ansley). He had waited nearly an hour for them, whose duty it was to attend - as well as himself; but they were always ready to attend a meeting of public companies where there was a - guinea to receive. He was unwilling to act pre cipitately, and should therefore wait a short time longer, or he was ready to adjourn then, and appoint another day for the Court to meet. It perhaps would please some of those Gentle men to have the business of the day go off: Mr. S. DtxoN recommended his Lordabip to sit _till one o'clock (it was then within a few minutes of that hour), and then to adjourn; but just as he had said so, Alderman C. Smith entered, and the Court was constituted. FRAUD IN COALS►. The Loan MAYOR said, he had a circumstance to notice, which he hoped would go forth to the public, as it was of the utmost importance. It was well known that a great number of companies had sprung up in almost all branches of trade, who cheated both the public and the fair trader. In the article of Coals especially, the public were greatly defrauded, and would be so until the quality of fly Coal was properly speci fied, as recommended by the Coal and Corn Committee, for he found Wall's End coals advertised at 345., and by others at 41s. There must be a fraud. He had in lis hand. a Bill, which had been extensively circulated, purporting to be from the City of London Phcenix Coal Company, and professing to be under the immediate inspection of the Lord Mayor, Alder men, and Corporation of the City of London. There could not be a grosser fraud or deception than this. One of the Judges of the land was going to order coals - from the Company under the impression that it was under the coxtroul of the City, until he undeceived him. Many persons, however, had `_one so, and he wished to warn the public against a Company, the Members of which were-unknown. BLE ADEN said the person who had circulated those bills had been convicted of various frauds in the Coal trade. Al:. JAIIIES presented. a Petition from certain holders of City Bonds, against the Bill-for lowering the interest on these Bonds. Mr. STUBBINC4 wished that they should at least be allowed to hold their four per cents. The Loup MAYOR announced that the office of Water Bailiff was vacant by the death of Mr. Howell. Mr. S. Dixox hoped they would take care to find men fitted for their offices, not offices fitted for men. Mr. JAMES movcd, that a Committee should inquire into the natural duties and.. emoluments of the office of Water Bailiffi—Ordered. - • REFoRm IN PARLIAMENT. The acquisition for convening the Court for the above pur pose havingb.een read, 111 r.. FA VELL said, that on former occasions it had been ob jected that the question of Refbrm ought not to be brought for ward, because the nation was in:war, or in a disturbed unsettled condition. It had been said against them, " What, would you think of repairing your house in a hurricane ?" This question could not now be made to them. They were and had been long in profband peace and ipsperity; the cause, as appeared from the division, on Lord Jonn Russell's last motion on the subject, had gained ground, and the City of London could, not do better ,limn by taking the lead in the discussion at the present time, which was so well adapted to it. .He. then in a speech of more than an ho u r l o ng advanced all those positions which have been over and over again set forth on similar occasions for several yoirs past, and he concluded by moving a long string of Reso lutions, and a petition founded upon them, praying for a Re form in Parliament, &e. Mr, Deputy Ro oT seconded the motion. Mr. Alderman BnowN • opposed the ,motion. He denied that the nation at large felt interested in the .queStion, or de sired such a'refOrra as that contemplated by the petitioners , for if they did, a larger proportion of Reformers would be return ed from those ph!ces, where the right of suffrage was exten sive ; and if they bad felt interested in the question, the House of Commons would throughout the Session have been thronged with petitions. He honed that the Court would not hold itself forth as a general : lauithing-Aock. Mr. JAMES treated the introductiOn *of the question at the present time as an effbrt to disturb the peace that every where prevailed. - Mr. S. Dixox said, the fact was, that there would have .been no heart-burnings nor any agitation of this question at the present time, if at the last election for the City there had been seats for six Members instead of four.—(Laughter.)—What would be the effect of a Reform in Parliament might be judged from the qu'ality of the representatives sent from those places where the right of suffrage was most extended. An el-nine/1 person had said recently,.that " four fools, one pulling one way, and another another way," had been sent from one place where the mode of election was highly . popular. What sort of persons would be sent if the mode of election were rendered still more popular ?—(Loud laughter.) Mr. Patten, Air. Pewteris, Mr. Jupp, and Mr. Welsh, made long speeches in support of the resolution and petition, which. was ultimately carried. The debate on the Payment of the City Bonds was resulted. —Alderman C. SSIITII, Mr. S. DixoN, and several others, opposed the project.—The Chairman of the Finance Commit.. tee denied that there would be any exPenCe of Stamps on the creation of new Bonds. The petition was ultimately referred to a Committee. _ A long debate arose as to the part the Corporation should take with respect to the proposed South Lontioa Docks.—Mr. Alderman HEYQATE proposed a petition against them as highly injurious to the property of the City as well as to the in dividuals.-11 Ir. Sal rz a n d several other Members supported the petition. —Mr. D eputy Rouru opposed it.—lt was ulti mately carried. MAHOIVIETAN SUPERSTITION.—In. —In walking th e streets of Const an tinople, my attention was at one time particularly attracted, by observing a Turk at an ad vance d, age unfolding the bandage of a wounded l eg to a venerable Pri es t; w h o kneeled, folded his hands, and prayed over it, under the idea of effecting a cure; and instances occur of particular passages from the Koran being wrilten up o n paper and applied to parts of the body affected with decease, under the fullest confidence th ese w ill accomplish a cure. This extraordinary mo d e o f o perating on the imagina tion of weak minds, is something similar to the delusions practised by Prince HOHENLOE, who is considered by enthusiasts to be favoured by the Almighty in soliciting his assistance in behalf of the afflicted, in consequence of which a nun in England was cured of an arm long affected by disease Travels in Turk!' by w ILLIAM RAE WILSON, Eq.) NORTIIUMBgRLAND. GRAND MILITARY DINNER. On Monday last Lieut-Col. Sir ruomAs Butt don gave a Grand Military dinner at his villa, West Jesmond, near New Castle-upon-Tyne, to the Officers of his Carps (the Tyne Hussars) and some other military . gentlemen and friends ; amongst whom were the Hon. Captain Liddell, of the Ravens worth Cavalry—Capt. James G. Clarke, of the same Corps—Mr. Shaw, of Usworth House, &c..[Lieut.-Col."Sir Thomas nan kin, of the Scots Grcy. was expected, bat apolo g ised for his inability to attend--as did also Gener a l Laye, and another dis tinguished individual.' With regard to the Dinner, though it has often fallen to the lot of the writer of this article to witness the high degree of perfection to which the culinary art of the age has attained, he must be permitted to declare (and in so doing he is hut the organ of the company) that he never beheld a more inviting array of viands—nor a more splendid table of delicacies, than what was consecutively presented on this occa sion by the Maitre d'Hotel of the worthy and hospitable Colonel. Amongst other rarities, a noble haunch of Venison (Red Deer) attracted—and very deservedly—particular attention. It was, in fact, a very great perfection ; where the knife entered a spring of gravy gushed forth, besides being surmsunted with a margin of fat nearly two inches in thickness. Then.the list of wines including not only the rich mantling Cliampaigne, and the finer sorts of Hermitage, but also the generous, racy, full flavoured Johannesberg (from the Rhine) some twenty years old, and genuine East India Madeira—the whole of which cir culated with briskness during the repast, and were enjoyed with a freedom and gusto, in fact, that reminded one of the words of the song : " This ix indeed a holiday,- Theretbre we will be merry." When the cloth was removed, the Dessert introduced further stimulants to the palate, in the shape of Pine-Apples, Grapes, West India Conserves, &c. After the asual routine of toasts had been disposed of, the lion. Captain Liddell rose, and, in handsome terms, proposed the health of their worthy host, Sir Thomas Burdon, and he would beg to add, the Officers of his Regiment, a Corps of Yeomanry which he (Captain L.) WAS very well aware were entitled to the most honourable men tion, not only for their discipline, but for .their readiness on all occasions to step forward in aid of the Civil Power, when any thing like commotion menaced the public tranquility., (Applause.) (Here Mr. Shaw, (one of the Magistrates for the County of Durham) rose, and observed he was sensible he was somewhat out of order, but he could not help stating, that so great was the confidence. reposed by his brother Magistrates and himself in the discipline and steadiness of the Tyne Hussars-from a thorough knowledge of their discretion and efficiency—that however much the public peace seemed to be threatened, they suffered no fears to disquiet them ; and what was of greater consequence, their families retired to Test, under the pleasing consciousness of safety and protection, as soon as it was known the Tyne Hussars were on cluty."—(Applause.) The Honourable President (Sir Thomas Bunion) rose to return thanks for the honour done .to himself and the Corps, by the very handsome strain of eulogy both on. the right and on the left.—With respect to any merit the Corps might pos sess which he had the honour to command, it was but justice to ascribe it to the unremitting exertions of his brother Officers, anti to the great attention and zeal of the men, generally. He must admit it was not ungrateful to his feelings to receive so flattering a mark of approbation from one of the local Autho ' rides of that county (Durham) to which they more especially belonged. He trusted, that as long as Government deemed it proper that they should exist as a military body, the conduct of both his Officers and Men would continue to be such as to entitle them to that favourable notice, which, on so many occa sions, had been extended to them.—(Great applause.) The health of the Duke of Northumberland being given, and followed by that of the Earl of Darlington, the Lord Lieu tenant of the County of Durham, both of which toasts were drank with three times three, the Hon. Captain Liddell rose to propose " His Majesty's Ministers," which the Hon. Gentle man observed, he felt persuaded could not be otherwise -than acceptable to the company he bad the honour to address— because that Ministry, which had so ably conducted the na tion through a series of unparalleled perils and difficulties to a state of unexampled ease and prosperity, included within itself en individual most deservedly high in the regards of his Sovereign and the Country—he meant the Noble Earl of Eldon, .whose transcendent merits as a Statesman were far beyond the reach of his (Mr. L.'s) panegyric, however well he intendod.—(Applause.)—The toast was drank with great enthusiasm, and with three times three.—The Hon. Chairman rose, observing that he had again the pleasure to be on his legs to return thanks for the honour which the toast had, in so ' obliging: a manner, sideways, been made to confer upon his distin gu i s h e d relative, the Earl of Eldon. Nothing, he firmly believed, was dearer to his Lordship than the good wishes of all his old friends in the North ; and lie regretted that his Lordship was not pe'r sonally present to make those acknowledgments which he (Sir Thos.. B.) knew well would have been a source of peculiar de light to him. The worthy Chairman before he sat down, ob served he was about to give a bumper toast, which he felt persuaded would be drank with the most heartfelt satisfac tion by all presente-he meant the Honourable Captain Liddell and the Ravensworth Cavalry. Drank with great applause and three times three. The Hon. Capt. L. rose, (Captain Clarke standing up at the same time) and in very handsome terms re turned thanks for the honour. Canferred upon himself and the corps which he had the honour to command. lie regretted ex ceedingly that they had somehow (by the mistake of an official letter) missed the opportunity of simultaneous duty, on this occasion, with the Tyne Hukiars ' in Gateshead ; but he (Capt.- 1..) could assure Licut.-Col one l Sir Thomas Burdon and the Officers of his regiment, that it would always be a source of great gratification to himself, to meet the gentlemen he now saw seated round the table—(Applause.) The worthy Chairman rose to intimate that lie was about to propose a toast, which he felt persuaded would be drunk in. a particular bumper when he named it. It was the health of a Nobleman well known to them all, by his extensive concerns in that great staple which so essentially contributed to the wel fare of the North ; but besides being known to them as a great Landed Proprietor and Coal-owner, his Lordship was.also well known for that affable and courteous demeanour, which ren dercd, at all times, personal intercourse so truly pleasant with -that distinguished individual—he meant, the Right Hon. Lord Ravensworth—(Applause.)—The toast was drank accordingly withgreat applause, anti with three.times three. The Hon. Capt. Liddell rose, and suitably made his acknowledgments for the great honour that had been done his father, which he could take upon Nina to say, would prove highly gratifying to him when lie learnt it. The qui vim was kept up by toast and song till Capt. Clarke, rose to propose a toast, which he - said he felt convinced would not be unappreciated by the Gentlemen he had the pleasure to see around him.,—[Capt. C. here' drew an elaborate picture of that great civilian and statesman, Lord Stowell, which was de servedly admired for the faithfulness of the colouring, as was the speaker also for the very appropriate and classical language he used while descanting on the great merits and vast attain ments of the distinguished Judge of th© Admiralty Court.— We regret exceedingly (says the Reporter) that we are unable to give a more detailed account.] Drank with very great ap plause. The Hon. Chairman rose to observe he was indeed powerfully incited to be again loquacious, in order to tender his very sincere acknowledgments to the last speaker, foi the truly kind aid flattering manner in which he had been instru mental in drinking the health of his noble friend ? Lord Stowell—nor could he (Sir Thos. B.) omit complimenting the Hon. Gentleman (Capt. Clarke) on that fine flow of classical language which carried him over the ground—so to speak—so much to the satisfaction and delight of all who heard him— (Applause.)—The health of the Vice-Chair, (Major Camp bell,) was prefaced by a neat and appropriate speech by Capt. Clarice. Major Campbell-rose and made his acknowledgrnenti in suitable terms. On the health of the Magistrates for the County of Durham being drank, Mr. Shaw rose and returned thanks. In the course of the evening the following additional toasts were given :— " Mr. Richard Sanderson," kwn of Lieut.-Col. Burdon, (to whom, by the bye, the proposer of the toast, Capt. Clarke, paid a handsome compliment, by stating, that while fellow students together at Oxford, Mr. S. different times bore off the academic honours from a mass of no less than 700 rival student !). The worthy Chairman again returned thanks for the honour done to his son.—" The Members for the County of Durham"—" Lord Norinanby"—" The Hon. Mrs. Lid dell"—" The Mayor and Corporation of Newcastle"--" The Secretary to' the Corps, Mr. Grieve Son." Mr. 0. rose and re turned thanks.—" Prosperitylo Agriculture"—" Ships, Co lonies, and Commerce," &c. Amongst the pleasures of this pleasurable afternoon we must not forget to notice the high treat afforded by the music of the military band, attached,to the Tyne Hussars—and led by that scientific professor, Mr. Richardson. Never, perhaps, was " the concord of sweet sounds" experienced with more thril ling and delightful effect than on the present occasion. The overture to Lodoiska, and some other fine pieces of music were ployed in a style that might have challenged approbation even on the Royal terrace at Windsor ! 'ln conclusion, we may aptly quote the words of VIRGIL :•- " Olim meminisse juvabit." For there can be no question, that the future recollection will he pleasing, of a day, devoted, as this was, to social mirth and the developement of some of the best affections of the heart, by the truly hospitable and worthy proprietor of West Jcsrnond. Long may he live to do good to his neighbour, and to dispense, as is his custom, the offices of kindness and friendship to his numerous friends and acquaintances ! PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. UOVSB OF COMMONZ. Veneris, 14' die Mail, I S 4. INcLosunEs—Swanland (York) —Bill retorted, to be i n : grossed. Ulceby (Lincoln), and West i)ravten (Middle: sex)—Bills read a third title, and passed. Generglyn (CO" diga.n)—Bill read 4 second time, and committed. LI GHTI Clifton Haan° n—Dingwall Bills reported, to be ingros9e4 ; PA'', I :1G —LalleaSter I MP:t OY EMEN T—lSlingtoll CA 'SA I.—Glamorv,anshire—Petition of R. Blakemore, Esq.; ‘, against, referred to the Committee on the Bill. It ()ADS—Glasgow and Portpatrick—Three Petitions, against; ret"erreA to .the Committee on the Bill. Teddington and Eveshatn—Two Petitions, in favour, to lie on the tabi g;, Patrington, and Halifax and Sheffield—Bills reported, to be ingrossed. Leeds and Collingham, and Brighten and New' haven—Bills read a 3d time, and passed. Cu URCH—Oldham SLAVE TRADE LAWS CONSOLIDATION) Bills time. e pas r ad and COMPANIES—British Gas Light—Petition of G. C. 13 2013. bridge, Esq., against, to lie on the table. British Annuitf: and RoVal Mining (Ireland)—Bills read a second time, AO committed. Doc es —St. Katherine's—Petition of S. Mary Magdalen, OP ford, against, referred to the Committee on the Bill. South London—Two - Petitions from St. John's, Southwark, agaiDs t ' referred to the Committee on the Bill. llANKETs—Maidstone—Bill reported, Report to lie on the table. Canterbury—Bill' read a second time, and eons' mitted. MILE-rxD Oa Towx RATES—Petition of Inhabitant* against, to lie on the table. TUNNEL—Thanies—Petition of Mayor of• London, S c. " against, referred to the Committee on the Bill. WELLAND OUTraLL DIIAINAGE—BiII reported, Report ti lie on the table. CITY or LONDON—Orphans' Fund,) Thames Navigation, and Coal Ex- t i Hills change Debts a ll LAW MERCIIAIiT AMENDMENT ROMAN CATHOLIC MARRIAGE WAREHOUSED .WHEAT BlLL—P e tition of L a ndh o ld er s ef, . 1 :(ad committed a 2dtitts. the North of Ireland, against, to lie on the t a bl e . S e cond Beading deferred till Monday next. BRISTOL Towsr DUES —Petition from Belfast,complaining°' the local taxation of Bristol, to lie on the table. Poon RELIEF (Scotland) 13n,r,—Seven Petitions, agailut' to lie on the table. BEER Du'rirs BlLL—Eight Petitions from Brewers, 8 0 " to lie on the table. HIDES AND SKINS BlLL—Petitions from Tanners, &e. 0f Nottingham, Wigton, and Glasgow, against, referred to the Committee on the Bill. FREEMASONS—Petition from, of Ireland, complaining of Art of last Session, which prohibits the meeting of certain Ste' ties ; to lie on the table. MESSAGE ritosi THE LORDS—That they hare agreed VP Aliens Bill Glass and Sweets Duties Bill, and Blackburil Church Bill, without amendment. • TITHES Co MPOSIT lON ACT—Petition from Castlelyon s, against any compulsory Clause, to he on the table. GA ME Laws AMENDMENT BlLL—Petition from Middleo% , against, to lie on the table. DIST 1LL7.11 Y .LAws—Petition from County of Edinhargh t fq a free intercourse in home-made Spirits throughout the Unit ed Kingdom, to lie on the table. COUNTY CounTs By.r.—Petition of Prothonotary of the Court of Great Sessions of Flintshire, for compensation, 1° lie en the table. Compensation to Town Clerk of Cambridg e —The following Resolution reported and agreed to " That his Majesty be enabled to grant an annual sum, ot l ' of the Consolidated Fund of the trnited Kingdom of GrOt Bntain and Ireland, by way of compensation to be made to t-h! Town-Clerk of the town of Cambridge, for any deficiency in hi s i lawful fees and emoluments as Clerk of the Ancient Court 0 Pleas of the said town, that may arise in consequence of tia Act that may be passed in the present Session, for the sno_,, r e easy and speedy Recovery of Small Debts in England an" Wales." • _ EXATIIER DUTIES, &c. (Ireland)—The following Rear tions reported and agreed to, and Bill ordered to be brag° in " I. TOa hat the Duties of Excise payable upon Hides Skins, and Leather, tanned or dressed in oil, in Ireland, sor upon Vellum or Parchment, and upon Paper made in Ireland' and upon Paper printed, painted, or stained, in Ireland, °' serve for hangings or other uses, and the respective Drawback ° upon the exportation from Ireland of any of the said articles; and also the Duties upon Licences to persons in Ireland to keel, a tan-yard or tan-pit, or to tan Leather, or to dress Hides o `. m Ireland ni o n, r e. is.o;r mills Skins in oil, or to make Vellum or Parchment, or to keep e a t ig k ou i n a g ot P rnf t a si l a i l t i T , btah o lea r s t en o v ei a . n A u i .cht a . us e t i u ne r e e tifo P s or a , e pe t i tioj for thee. determine. "2. That there be paid upon all Hides and Skins, ir. 4 Leather, tanned, taxed, or dressed in oil, in Ireland, and, all Vellum and Parchment, and upon all Paper ma d e . 4;" land, and upon a ll P a p er pr i nte d , pa i nte d , or stained, i n land, to serve for hangings or other uses, and upon all Licenc t 2 to be taken out by any Tanner; Tawer, or Dresser of Hides 3 , Skins in oil, Currier, Maker of Vellum or Parchment, Vat!, of Paper or Pasteboard, and Paper-stainer, in Ireland, PLITT of Excise, of like denomination, and equal in amount, IL" the Duties of Excise payable on the like articles and Lic.el so ; ‘, respectively, in Great Britain, and to be collected under t same regulations ; and that the like Drawbacks be allowed OA't" - the exportation of all such articles, respectively, as are allow on the exportation thereof from Great Britain. " 3. That the Rates and Duties and Drawbacks of Cush and Excise, in respect of all articles liable to Duties of Custorir and Excise in Ireland, shall be made payable by and accord?" to such and the like measures and weights as the Rates, Dutil; and Drawbacks of Customs and Excise, respectiliely, on like articles are made payable in Great Britain." NOTICES GIVEN YESTERDAY. Wednesday, May 26. Sir Robert Shaw—Correspondence between the Post 01 041 and Mr. Watt, relative to the boilers of the Royal SO reign Steam Packet, and the Report of the Engia"- thereon. Friday, June 4. Mr. Bright—Resolutions relative to the Standing Orders ° Private Bills. Thursday, June 10. Lord Archibald Hamilton—Motion for extension of fir.* ll Debts Act in Scotland. NOTICES of MOTIONS, and ORDERS of the DABi which now stand in the ORDER-BOOK of the HODS of COMMONS, for the Ensuing Week. Monday, May 17. ORDERS OF THE DAY. I. Register Office Bill—Second Reading. 2. Law Expences (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading. .f 3. Qualification of Jurors Bill—Further Consideration Report. 4. Land Revenue Sale of Stock Bill—Committee. 5. New-street (Mary-le-bone) Bill—Committee. 6. Judges in Wales Bill—Committee. 7. Chelsea and Greenwich Hospitals Bill—Committee. 8. County Gaols Bill—Further consideration of Report. 0. Law Merchant Amendment Bill—Committee. 10. Warehoused Wheat Bill—Second Reading 11. Clergy Residence (Ireland) Bill—Report. 12. Game Laws Amendment Bill—Further consideration of • • Report. 13. Roman Catholic Marriages Bill—Committee. • 14. Pauper Lunatics Bill—Report. 15. Assize of Bread Bill—Report. IG. Beer Duties Bill—Further Consideration of nwTort. 17. Tithe_ Composition (Ireland) Bill—Further remsideratio° of Report. 18. Customs (Coals and Linens) Bill—Report. • 19. Exchequer Court Fees Investment Bill —Committee. 20. Juries (S;cotland) Bill—Further consideration of Report; 21. County Courts Bill—Report. 22, Plymouth Victualling Office Bill—Third Reading. 21 Four per Cents. Repayment Hill—Report. 24. HUM Dock Lands Bill—Third heading. 25. Consolidated Fund Bill—Report. .26. Growing Crops (Ireland) Bill_Committee. 27. Customs and Excise Acts—Report thereupon. 28: Assessed Taxes Bill—Committee. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. 1. Mr. Martin (of Galway),—Bill to regulate the proceed' by Outlawry, and the issuing of Writs of Cairha Ut turn, and subsequent proceeding by Cattodian theree r " in Ireland. 2. Mr. Powell Buxton—Bill to repeal so much of Act 6 Geo. i ; C. 13, as restricts Partnerships and Societies from insure Ships and Goods; and from lenfiir g Money upon Botto0;," 3. 111 r. Scarlett—Bill . to extend the Jurisdiction of the Cour% Courts of County Palatine of Lancaster, and to impre the same. Tuesday, May 18. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. . 1. Mr. Caleraft—Repeal of the Leather Tax. 2. Sir John Newport—Motion regarding Church Rates (li' e' land). 3. Mr: Peter Moore-=Fill to repeal Combination Laws. 4 . if i 1 L f; , 1. II I a. li I, 2 Z. 1. 1, 2.