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-tosrit,uf the number of Verdicts given by Juries at such Ses slur's, for the same period.—Ordered, Mr. HUSKISSON presented a petition from Liverpool, to repeal the exemption of linen from the operation of the ware 'housing system. The Hon. Gentleman said, that he did not. intend at this period of the Session to provoke discussion on the -subject, but he should hail the day when the Manufacturers should petition Parliament to prevent this obstruction, and that the people of Ireland would view it as they ought to do. Mr. J. SMITH hoped the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Huskis .son) Gould bring this question forward on some future occasion. Mr. 11U1111; hoped that the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Huskis son; would pledge himself to bring in a Bill on the subject • next Sessiori. • Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Lord J. RUSSELL presented a petition from a person nam ed John Phillips, formerly a letter-carrier to the Post-office, complaining of having been dismissed from his situation.— Laid on the table. CATHOLIC CHAPELS IN IRELAND. Mr. J. SMITH rose to present a petition from the Rev.' Michael Collins, a most respectable Catholic Clergyman, Parish Priest of Skibbareen, in the County of Cork, Ireland. The petitioner stated that the parish under his care contain ed a population of 10,000 souls, more than 9,000 of whom were so poor as to have been obliged to accept of charitable relief during the late season •of distress in Ire- land. The petitioner vouched for the loyalty and good con duct of his flock, but complained of the delapidated state of the chapel in which he officiated, and to repair which his poor pari shioners were unable, partly from their being compelled to pay for the erection and repairs of the church of the established re ligion. In that complaint of the petitioner he (Mr. J. Smith) fully concurred, for nothing could be more unjust than to tax people to support a religion to which they did not profess, and f••obri which they received no benefit. He assured the House the utmost reliance might be placed upon every allegation of the petitioner, who he had the pleasure of knowing and corres ponding with during the period of the late distress in Ireland. Mr. C. HUTCH I NSON bore testimony to the respectability -ef the petitioner, and warmly recommended the petition to the attention of the House. _ The petition was ordered to be printed. IRISH CORPORATION BILL. Mr. BROUGHAM moved the second reading of the Irish Corporation Bill. Mr. PENDERGAST objected to the passing . of so serious and important a measure s , at so advanced a period of the Ses sion. He would, therefore, as an amendment, moved that the Bill be read again that day six months. Mr. BROUGHAM admitted the force of the objection ; the question was certainly'one of great importance ; he wished to see it taken up by some Honourable Member more acquainted with the subjects to which it related. The amendment was then put and carried. CUSTOMS AND EXCISE BILL. Mr. HERR lES, on the commitment of the Customs and Excise Bill, explained the objects which were aimed to be ar rived at by the measure. It was a subject of general complaint that the present system of Revenue Laws was very complicated, and it would be most desirable and useful to simplify them.— There were no less a number than 2,200 Statutes ; of these `1,700 were repealed, and.6oo still remained, which it was now endeavoured to comprise in eight bills, which he would now beg leave to move for permission to introduce. 31r. W. s, - ,,HTH said there was at present an unnecessary number of oaths • the consequence was, that they were disre garded and shamefully evaded i • in his opinion nine-tenths of them might with advantage be dispensed with. .. Mr. BRIGHT approved of the intended simplification of the Revenue Laws, a measure in his opinion of the utmost im portance and necessity. Mr. HERRIES then introduced eight Bills, relative to the regulations of the several branches of the Revenue. They were then ordered to be printed and read again this day two months. Mr. H UME gave notice, that to-morrow he would move for considering the First Report of the Committee on Private Bu siness, relative to the Standing Orders of the House. SIERRA LEONE.—CASE OF DR. THORPE. W. HORTON suggested to Mr. C. Hutchinson the expediency of postponing the motion of which he gave notice aSlative to Sierra Leone and Doctor Thorpe, as no steps could be taken in furtherance of a measure brought forward at so late a' period of the Session. He therefore would not consent to gen up the papers with a view of submitting a motion on the subject next session. The lion. Member was at liberty at pre . sent to state his reasons for moving for those papers. Mr. HUTCHINSON replied. He would proceed with a statement of the case of Doctor Thorpe, with a view of sub nutting a motion on it in the early part of next Session. He would - not have brought forward the subject in that House, but that he had failed, after nine years unremitting application , of a satisfactory observation to his case. Dr. Thorpe h a d been appointed in the . year 1802 to a situation in Prince Ptiward's Island. From thence he was promoted to - a situation .in Canada, on which occasion he unfortunately had a difference with the Governor of Upper Canada. In 1809 he was appoint ed to the Chief Justiceship of Sierra Leone. He did not go out, however, to that appointment until 1811. In the dis cussion which took place in Parliament relative to him, it was admitted by Lord Castlereagh, and others, that no charge "could be sustained against him on account of his dispute with the Governor of Canada, or any other part of his conduct. It was not until long afterwards that charges had been got up against him, and in the mode of getting it up, and in the diffi .. culties as to the procurement of witnesses, Doctor Thorpe had just reason of complaint. It was not his intention to throw out aspersions, but it was necessary to state the treatment Dr. Thorpe met with, as that constituted the ground of his moving, far the papers on which he intended to ground the motion which it was his intention to bring forward early in the next session. Ile thought that throughout this business the Colonial Depart- ' anent had anted in error. It was-arbitrary on the part of the Governor to dismiss Dr. Thorpe without assigning reasons. Ile tboaglit the Colonial Department had no right to dismiss - from his office a person who had filled so high an official situa tion, and one who had been highly recommended by a dis tioguished Judge (Lord Yelverton.) lie hoped that the lion. Gentleman would consider this a full notice of motion for the 'Next session. • Mr. BROUGHAM—It is the fullest notice I ever heard.— GI laugh.) Mr. HUTCHINSON—His Hon. and Learned Frien( had remarked. that this was the fullest notice he had ever heard. It was full, because the subject was important, and he would subsequently move the House on that subject, that an humble address be presented to his Majesty, requesting that there be laid before the House a copy of Mr. Goulburn's letter, contain irg the dismissal of Mr. Thorpe. M r.W. HORTON conceived it to be unnecessary to discuss the question twice. He would direct his attention to the sub ject, but he could rot accede to the motion. Mr. HUME conceived that this Gentleman had not obtained eornpensation, for the case was one of hardship, audit deserved -to-he reconsidered. Mr. W. SMITH said, as his Honourable Friend had ab staMcd from saying anything injurious to the character of those 1Y Imo were concerned in these transactions,he should abstain from - uttering anything disparaging to the character of Dr. Thorpe, but he must say that,..in his opinion, the Colonial Government were correct in their conduct.—The motion was then negatived without a division. _ BAR OF BOMBAY. Sir G FORBES rose to bring forward the motion of which had given notice, respecting certain irregularities charged to have occurred in the Recorder's Court at Bombay. He en tered.into a detailed narrative of these, but in so low a tone That scarcely a single sentence was distinctly beard in the gal lery. The import of them, however, appeared to be in defence of the conduct of Sir Edward West, the Recorder, who had suspended the Barristers of the Court for six months. He Moved for several papers relative to the regulations of the small Court at Bombay which were entered into since the year :1721 , with regard to the Barristers of the said Court. Mr. JONES seconded the motion. Dr. PHILLIMORE opposed the motion, as the case was rum before the Privy Council, the proper legal Tribunal for disposing of it. Mr. BROUGHAM also opposed it. He had a great re spect.for his Hon. and Learned Friend, Sir Edward West, but he really thought he had, on this occasion, shewn an infir mity of temper, which he (Mr. B.) believed was the only p ee _ .citnt part about him. Mr. COURTENAY moved the previous question; and after a few words from Mr. TRANT, Sir JAMES 3IACKIN- Tom, and Sir CHARLES FORBES, the original question was put and negatived without a division. The House adjourned at a Quarter past Eleven O'Clock. Tw o individuals fell victims last week to the poisonous at adulterations t of the common wine, sold in Paris.— ze g s , , t h e r e d a s a y s , 0 f a ten o'clock in the morning, the police seized 27 mixture sold for wine, at a wine dealer's in the Templ e of Rue de which a twentieth part only was grape juice, and staved themrfore his door, amidst the shouts of a ro •cwd of sPect ators . — ( The Bench h Paper.) ris ers o f th., Middle Temple are I .erecting a new library ad•o• ' fro l , n ia in t:lli g their hall, to which their books aresoon to b e remo ved , t hey . have bee n long concea: e a r . niserable dirty hole in which rich in old books of law, divinity, and present collection is _hoped that part of the ample funds history ; and it is to be •Iployed in adorning the new shelve. with such Society will be em their store as will render. ,it, what .it should`'suell an addition to source of reference both to the bar and the be, a valuable students. P AN. lILIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Luna, 21° die Jupii, 1824. Mr. SPEAKER reported the Royal Assent—to Customs and Excise Order. Bill, East India Trade Bill, Ecclesiastical Be nefices Bill, Clerk of Parliaments Bill, Transportation of Offenders Bill, County Gaols Bill, Vagrants Bill, Highland Churches Bill, Bankrupt Laws Amendment Bill, Combina tion Laws Repeal Bill, Clergy Residence (Ireland) Bill, Warehousing (Ireland! Bill, ArtizSns Emigration Bill, Masters and Workmen Bill, Entailed Estates (Scotland) Bill, New South Wales Lands Bill, Grand Jury Presentments Bill, Dublin Police Bill, St. David's College Bill, Haslebo rough Walk (Northampton) Inclosure Bill, New-street NMary -le-bone) Bill, Coal Exchange Debt _Bill, Medway avigation Bill, Lanark and Glasgow Bridewell Bill, Haw Passage Bill, Fleet Market Removal Bill, Londonderry Gas Light Bill,—British Annuity, and Patriotic Assurance Com panies Bills,--Lord Bulkeley's, Ormonde, Sir John Frede rick's, Cooke's, and Wright's Estates Bills,—See of Canter bury Leasing Bill, Etwall Charities Bill, Kent Insurance Bill, and Wilson's Divorce Bill. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS—That they have agreed to, Superannuation Fund Bill, and Southwark Bridge Bill, with out amendment; and to Magistrates Indemnity (Ireland) Bill, Chelsea and Greenwich Hospitals Bill, Small Debts Recovery (Scotland) Bill, Welsh Judicature Bill, New Churches Bill, and to Slave Trade Laws Consolidation Bill, with amendments. That they have passed a Bill, intitulcd, " An Act to enable the Earl Marsha', and his Deputy, to execute the the Duties of their Office or Offices, without previously taking or subscribing certain Oaths or Declarations." EARL MARsliAL's—Bill read a first and second time, and committed for this day. PosT OrrlCE(NEWßY)—Petition of Robert Atkinson, com plaining of irregularities thenin, to lie on the table. ABSENTEES (Ireland)—Petition of Gentlemen, &c. of the Barony of Upper Ossory, for a Tax-on Absentees, to lie on the table SOUTH AMERlCA—Petition of Chamber of Commerce of Manchester, for recognition of the Independence thereof , to lie on the table. PRIVATE BOsiNESS COMmITTF.E — Leave to sit notwith standing adjournment of the House. FoRE low LlNENS—Petition from Liverpool, to repeal so much of 4 Geo. 4, c. 24, as prohibits Foreign Linens being warehoused free of Duty, for exportation, to lie on the table. DOCKS—St. Katherine's—Minutes of the Evidence presented; to lie on the table, and to be printed at the expenee of the - • parties, if they think L.,. CUSTOMS DUTIES AND REGULATION ACTS—The follow ing Resolution reported and agreed to, and Bills ordered to be brought in : • " That Leave be given to bring in a Bill or Bills to repeal the several Lawi relating to the Customs, and to make other provisions in lieu thereof." CUSTOMS REGULATION Bills read a first and second CUSTOMS REPEAL time, committed, considered SMUGGLING PREVENTION in Committee, and reported; CUSTOMS DUTIES . further consideration of Re- ISLE OF MAN (CUSTOMS) J port put off for two months; Bills, as amended, to be printed. • REVENUE INQUIRY—Tenth Report of Commissioners pre sented (by Act) —to lie on the table. RECORDER or BOMBAY—Motion made, and Question pro posed— That there be laid before this House, Copy of the Regu lations of the Small Cause Court of, the Recorder of Bombay, established by Sir William Sycr, the first Recorder, in 1799, with alterations made in any Rules of the same Court prior to the arrival of Sir Edward West, extending the sum to be.sued for. " Copy of Memorial presented to the Court of the Recorder. of Bombay- by the Barristers practising in that Court; and also the Affidavits and Exhibits relative to the said Memorial. " Copy of the Affidavit and Exhibits of Mr. Ayrton, an At torney of the Recorder's Court at Bombay. " Copy of the Order of the Court of the Recorder of Bom bay, suspending the Barristers from their 'functions for six months; and Copies of' the Reasons of the Mayor and Alder men of the said Court in concurring with the said Order. " Copy of the Table of Fees established in the several de partments of the Court of the Recorder at Bombay. " Copy of Memorial or Petition from the Barristers in Boni - bay to the King in Council, transmitted through the Bombay Government to the Court of Directors of the Last India Com pany. " Copies of Correspondence between the Barristers, or either of them, and the Bombay Government, relative to the said Memorial. " Copies of Correspondence between the Government of Bombay and the Court of the Recorder, or the Recorder, rela tive to the said Memorial. " Copy of any Observations by the Court of Recorder, or the Recorder, to the President of the Board of Control, relative to the said Memorial :"—Whereepon the previous Question was put, and negatived. NOTICES OF MOTIONS. FOR. THIS DAY. 1. Sir Francis Burden—Address respecting the State of Ire• land. 2. Mr. flume—Consideration of the First Report of the Com mittee on Private Business, with a view to amendment of the Standing Orders relative to Private Bills. ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY. 1. Earl Marshal's Bill—Committee. 2. Law Expellees (Ireland) Bill—Report. DISCIPLINE OFTtIE SUIOIF,Y GAOL CASE OF MR. O'CALLAGHAN. The High Sheriff of the County (F; Young, Esq.) called yesterday morning upon Mr. O'Callaghan, and adverting to the number of gentlemen who had visited him on Saturday, observed, that he thought it would be better that in future the number of visiters should be limited to three in each day, and asked whether the prisoner did not think that num ber would be sufficient ? Mr. O'Callaghan replied, that if the Sheriff had authority to exclude his friends from the prison, he might do so if he pleased ; but as far as his (Mr. O'Callaghan's) opinion could he con sulted on such a case, he would say, that he would prefer hav ing the access of every friend denied, than be obliged to make a selection, and say which three should visit him one day and which another. The High Sheriff.—Why, Sir, your affair has already made so much noise in London, that we. shall in a short time have half the town coming to see you from curiosity. It will he necessary, therefore, to limit the number of your visitors. What do you think of six being allowed acctss to you in each day ? Mr. O'Callaghan.—Sir, it is not my fault if my affair, as you call it, has made so much noise ; the cause rests with others, not with me. As to the number of my visiters, if they should be found inconvenient, they may be excluded; but, as far as my . consent is asked, I shall give none to the number being limited. I think that, considering the nature and seve rity of my treatment in other respects, it is by no means too great an indulgence to be allowed to see my friends in the way II do, for two hours in each day, and I ant not aware that the prison regulations make any mention of such a restriction as you propose. The High Sheriff then named eight visitors, and asked whe ther that would not be enough ? Mr. O'Callaghan repeated his former statement with respect to the limitation. The High Sheriff then turned to Mr. Walters (the Go vernor's brother), and said that he revoked the order he had given. He then quitted the prison yard, leaving the regulation, with respect to the admission of visitors as it was when he en tered—with this addition, however, that the watchman of the " gaol should be present while the visitors remained. In the course of the day, Mr. Denison, M.P., (one of the visiting Justices) came to the prison. lie was met by a friend of Mr. O'Callaghan's, who begged to know whether he had re ceived ally communication from Mr. Hedger with respect to a memorial addressed .by Mr. O'Callaghan to the visiting Justices ? Mr. Denison said, that he had had no communication from Mr. Hedger on the subject, and added, that his only knowledge of the case was from the publicrreports, and it was in conse quence of such reports that he came to the prison. Mr. O'Callaghan's friend then stated the nature of the me morial which had been sent, and added, that no answer had yet been given to the second. Mr. Denison expressed his surprise that the prisoner should not be allowed to send for such provisions as he thought p ro p er. The regulations of th e gao l, as he understood them, went no farther than refusing the county allowance to such persons (circumstanced as Mr. O'Callaghan was) as chose to provide for themselves, or than refusing to these who took the county allowance permission ground any other provisionshe could not imaglne on what the liberty of procuring other provi sions was denied to a prisoner who refused the county allowance, and was willing to supply himself at his own expense. The Hon. Gentleman then went to Mr. IValtera, and after a short con ' versation on the subject gave directions that Mr. O'Callaghan should be allowed to send. for such provisions (meats) as he thought proper—that lie should be allowed the use of pen, ink, and paper—should have permission to receive a newspaper it' he required it--and should have the privilege of seeing his friends between the two iron gratings. He added, that this per mission was to he given until Friday next, when there would be a meeting of the visiting Magistrates, who, would make such further order As they pleased.—( The Times.) pAnis PAPERS. LFiotn thB Consiitutionnel.l PA MS, j US E 1 9.—TheDrapcmi /Manchus found out that religion is deprived of support, and if by this is meant the support which is asked by the poor 'curates and others, we are disposed in a certain degree . to join in its complaints ; but we have some s uspicions of it, when it talks of restoring reli gion, or rather the clergy, to their former dignity—that is to say, their wealtb, luxuries, equipages, palaces, manners, and influence in the State. Well endowed abbeys and benefices, rich in proportion as there was nothing to do, may excite the regret, and tempt the avarice of the patrician families; but these rich endowments would be more for the advantage of the female dancers than the poor, and would only be of use to restore such abbe: as Guilbert, in the middle of a brilliant circle of rich nymphs laughing at purgatory, mocking at the God who sus tained him, and giving them lessons of atheism. The family, which reckoned among its riches the 400,000 'lyres of revenue derived from the Bishopric of Salzhurgh, may indeed wish to see those times restored when the servants of the same altar were divided into high - and low Clergy. But France yet recollects Madame de la Mothe, and will not, by too much wealth, ren der its Prelates in a condition to renew such scenes as that of the famous necklace. It is now said that M. Clermont de Tonnere is to be Minis ter of Foreign Affairs, and that he is to be succeeded as Minis ter of Marine by the Duke , Doudeauviile. M. Sosthene de Larochefoucault is to ue Director-General of the Post-Office. Other persons say that NI. de Villele is disposed to preserve ad interim the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, at, least till the close of the Session. (From the Courier rrancais.) Paws, JUNE 19.—We have received other letters from ayti,, dated May . 1, and most of them are fillet', with details of we extent and activity or the preparations making for defence, which are going on at every part of the Island, and particularly on the coasts where landing is most easy. The President does not appear to have lost all hope of preserving peace; he has even, it is said, made another attempt with this view, but he does not the less foresee that war is possible, and - he neglects no means to insure its success. The Government behaves firmly and calmly, which rarely happens in old States when a criaiti -approaches, end an endeavour is made to sti mulate the warlike ardour of the people. Hitherto the prepa rations have not been delayed by any species of disturbance, and the Police, which is vigilant, is neither suspicious nor tyrannical to strangers. The following passage from the letter of a French merchant established at Saint Domingo, and in whose faith we place the greatest reliance, will give'the reader a correct idea of the state of the country :—" This evening (May - 1) MM. haroze and Bayard, Senators of the Republic, and M. Rouennais, a notary, are to sail in the Julius-Thaler, for Havre, sent on a mission of the Government. The first is black, the two others are men of colour. Nothing is known of the object of their voyage, but the most enlightened persons on the island suppose, that it will speedily bring about an arrange ment between France and the Republic, and that the commer cial relations which have been totally destroyed since these mischievous reports have been in circulation, will be renewed and become more intimate than ever. Every thing is now placed on the war footing ; every one is armed, anti has col lected provisions for retiring into the hills and marshess in case of attack. But the least attempt at conciliation will make the Ilaytians resume their habits of peaceable industry. You will easily imagine, that in the midst of all the preparations, we Frenchmen cut but a poor figure. We must, however, do the Government justice, for we are not in any manner annoyed. It protects us from insult and violence, and between the French and the Haytians, former connections still exist, which many years of misforzune and many motives for mutual complaint have not entirely done away. A few concessions on the part of our Government would seedily obtain fur us a great influence in the country, for the inaabitants are disposed to grant us a distinguished preference to the English, and even to the Ame ricans of the United States." ( From the dated Sunday.) Pants, JUNE 19.—The King this morning heard mass in his apartment. At half-past eleven &deck ' the Duke de Beja (the Infant. Don Miguel), accompanied by the Portuguese Ambassador, the Secretary of the Embassy,. and an Interpreter (his Royal Highness does not speak French), was introduced to an audience with the King, by M. the Baron de Lalive ( Introducteur des Anthassadr tirg ), and M. Duviviers (Court Secretary). The Prince, oniltppronelling the King, manifested the deepest emo tion ; the King embraced his Royal Highness, and conversed with him during three quarters of an hour. After the audience with 1115 Majesty, , •the Prince was received by the Princes and Princesses of the Roy a l Family. His Royal Highness was attired in the uniform of a.eolonel of the Portuguse Light In f'antry ;. he wore the Blue Cordon, which was conferred upon him by the King after the overthrow of the revolutionary Go vernment of Portugal, On Sunday next his Royal Highness will dine with the King and his august family. The King will leave toe Tuileries for St. Cloud on Mon- day (this day). The Duke de Macas, first Gentleman of the King's Bed chamber, and his family, will forthwith proceed to occupy the Pavilion orßreteuil, during his Majesty's stay at this Royal _ residence. M. the Count Pozzo di Borgo, the Russian Ambassadororcs teiday dispatched an extraordinary courier to St. Petcrsburgh. PA BIS, JUNE l 9.—S T 0 uK EIICHANGE, o'CLocK.—The long stagnation of business upon 'Change produced -no little anxiety to-clay. At half-past three o'clock, a rumour prevailed that a Loan of 20 millions of Stock would shortly be negotiated, half at 3 per cent., and half at 4 per cent. ; in consequence of which the price gave way 30 cents. Many persons' arc still of opinion that the Company who had contracted with Govern ment for the reimbursement of the 5 per cents. will not throw much Stock in the market, in order that no serious decline may take place. PARIS, JUNEl9.—Rentes 102 f. 10e.—Loan of 1823, 14 f. —Bank Stock, l96o.—NeapLan Five per Cents., in ducats, 89E ; in Francs, 971..75c.—Rcntes d'Esp. 19i. EXCHANGE ON LoNDoN.—One month, 25f. 35e.—Three ditto, 25f. 20e. —(Coors Authentigue, June 19.) PORTUGAL. Lissost, MAY 31.—The Gazette contains letters from the Ambassadors of Spain, Russia, Austria, and Denmark, and the .Pope's . Nuncio, to the Marquis of Palwella, in answer to his Note to the Diplomatic Body, expressing their gratification at the flattering manner in which his Most Faithful Majesty has been pleased to convey to them his satisfaction with their con duct on a late occasion. An official dispatch, received by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, dated Benguella, Oct. 6, 1823, signed Jose Antonib• PuiSch, states that the news of the reinstatement of his Majesty in his just right had been received there on the 15th of September, by the Portuguese gaily Industry., and had given great satisfaction to the inhabitants, who had immedi.: ately installed the King's GoVernment at Benguella, the said Senor Puisch being chosen Governor by the municipal autho rities and chief citizens till the illegitimate Government of Loanda, shall be abolished, and his Majesty shall please to ap point another Governor. JUNE 4.—The Gazette contains a very long articlein excuse of the conduct of Prinda Miguel, in suffering himself to be led away by evil counsellors. JUNE s.—This being the anniversary of the day when his Majesty returned to Lisbon after resuming his absolute autho rity, the Gazette contains some reflections on this happy occa sion, by way of introduction to the following OFFICIAL DOCUMEN TS. " Don Jouw, by the grace of God, King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil, and Algarv e, &c. &c: Sze. To all whom these preseats shall come greeting. 44 The Junta appointed by my Royal Decree of 'lBth June last year, for the purpose of drawing up a plan of a fundamen tal law, having r:presente d to m e that, considerinp. duty it as a sa cred du not to ad o p t ot h er principles, or other b'ases, for the foundation of the new fundamental law, than those which I deigned to indicate and declare in the Decree for its convocation; and considering in the first place that one of the most just reasons for which I rejected and declared null, de facto and de jure, the monstrous Constitution of 1822, was its being incompatible with ctheievaednctileiantt t l i i l a e bi n ts e , w op c in h i a o r n te s r , a(ncdawrtaan) should be conformable to wants, ) of the Portu guese , an d, moreover, at v ar i ance w i t h th e Monarchical principle, con the ancient usages, opinions, and habits of the nation, and re gulated by the soun d est pu bli c a nd private law, o n which is established a pure and independent Monarchy, moderated by wise and just laws, according to which justice may be admi nistered, the rights of every person secured, crimes punished, and law suits b e t ween i n d iv iduals of all classes be' de cided by means of judges and tribunals, in which truth .and justice may prevail, and the laws be administered ; and as only deluded and corrupted heads can possibly think of calling such a monarchical Government arbitrary and despotic, or that the e xpression of absolute King, who governs his people in this m anner, can have any other ineaning than that which. it always had, of an independent King, who acknowledges no superior on earth ; that, observing in the second place, that I declared in the same decree that the new institutions, or new charter, or fundamental law, should restore to the throne on which the Almighty placed me, the grandeur and respect which belongs to it, and that no change should be introduced which might eclipse its splendour, or lower its dignity and greatness ; that. in the third place, observing that in the said decree I manifested the intention that the charter of the fundamental law should be accommodated to the form of the representative Governments established in Europe, and to the mutual relations of the various parts of the Portuguese Monarchy, it appeared that there must be a national representation, but that this ought to be such that it might be in harmony with the preceding principles, and that its being accommodated to the form -int' other Governments does not mean that it is to be identical with them ; that meditating with the most mature reflection on an object of such import ance, observing also that these were the principles which formed the ancient Portuguese Constitution, in which they were found in the most wonderful concert, and the wisest combina- don ; the experience of many ages having shewa the incalcu lable advantages which have resulted from it to the Porniguese nation ; and it being certain that neither greater nor even equal benefits are to be expected from new and different Institu tions; reflecting finally that according to the maxims of the most esteemed politicians no form of government can be use ful to a nation which is not conformable to its character, educa tion, and ancient usages, and that it is extremely hazardous, and almost always impracticable, to attempt to introduce such a one,_ and to reduce to one general form the customs peculiar to each nation ; judged that it was not proper to demolish the noble and respectable edifice of the ancient political Constitu tion, consisting of wise laws, written and unwritten, confirmed by the oath which the Kings of these nations took, and which I took myself, to maintain the rights and privileges of the na tion; and that the plan of a Constitution which if(theJunta) was to submit to my Royal approbation, could he no other than to propose to me that I should be pleased to declare in vigour the ancient Portuguese Cortes, comprised of the three estates of the kingdom, the clergy, the nobility, and the people, which had not been convoked for much more than a century, that they might be convoked and might assemble when I thought fit, conformably to the ancient practice, privileges and usages of the nation, in order'that, answering to the various objects for which 1 shouldl order them to be opened, they might place before my Royal presence, in the manner practised in all the preceding Cortes, the deliberations ( copitulos et Consnlios ) on the public wants, the public good of my subjects, the care of their rights and privileges, the administration of justice, the remedy of public or private grievances, the • prosperity and welfaee of the monarchy, by which I should prove to the whole nation how desirous I am of confirming and preserving its rights, and would enhance, in all respects, my beneficial in tentions, since, by convoking the ancient Cortes, and main taming the ancient Constitution, it was evident that I should preserve the old habits, opinions, and usages of the Portuguese nation; that the majesty and greatness of the throne, and all its rights, would be'inviolate ; that the said Cortes contain a true National Representation, in which the people are represented by their procurators, the clergy and nobility by those of their members who have votes in them : finally, that the public feli city would be promoted, not by uncertain, new, and dangerous ways, nor by means of precipitate and destructive reforms, which easily lead to the most fatal disorder, as experience has unfortunately proved ; hut by ways already known, and by progressive ameliorations in the administrations of the State; that it was by the deceitful promise of convoking the an cient Cortes, that the rebellious and disorganizing faction contrived to delude the Portuguese people, having only in view the destruction of the very institutions which it pro claimed, and to subject the nation to the shameful yoke from which I have happily freed it; that it being evident that the Portuguese nation attained such pre-eminence among other nations, was great, respected, and happy with its an cient political constitution, I should by its entire restora tion indisputably complete the glory with which I have co vered myself by destroying the revolutionary monster, and should most amply fulfil the Royal promise, which, from the impulse of my generous love to my faithful subjects, I was pleased to make them, to bless them with a good Constitution ; it being known, besides, by the general opinion manifested in various ways on occasion of my restoration to all the rights of sovereignty, that no other could be so satisfactory or more suitable to my people than that by which these kingdoms were made so respected and happy ; that it would also be proper that, after convoking these first Cortes, I should be pleased to determine the periods of their convocation, that they might be regulated according to my Sovereign rights, and with a view to the public wants, without its being to be inferred that I de prived myself of the inalienable right to prorogue or convoke them before the appointed period, when the general good of may people should require it. " I, therefore, taking into consideration these and many other judicious arguments, enforced by the Junta with so much wis dom and prudence; bearing also in mind the opinions of many persons fearing God, and faithful to my service, and zealous for the good of my kingdoms ; considering the evils that have always result e d f r o m th e i n t ro d uc ti on of innovations founded on vain theories,_ and Constitutions hastily drawn up and ge nerally rejected by experience ; convin”ed that the duties ,which I contracted, when 1:•y the Divine mercy 1 ascended the throne, demand that I should respect and preserve untouched the ancient fouNdations of the monarchy; and seeing that the ancient Portuguese constitution contains all the elements ne cessary for the preservation of our holy religion, and the majesty of the throne, and the security of the individual rights of all my subjects, and of good order in the administration of justice ; that it is confirmed by the spontaneous oath, which I, and all my august predecessors; took in our elevation to the throne ; and that finally it is desired by the great majority of the Portuguese, and is consequently the only one that can ful fil my royal promise. " With the advice of my Council of State, I have resolved to declare, in full vigour, the ancient political constitution, convoking the Cortes of the three estates of the Kingdom, in older that, hearing them in the prescriptive limits of their pri vileges, according as I am pleased, they may represent to me, in their consultations, in the form usually practised, according to their rights and privileges, what is suitable to each branch of the said estates, the common good of my people, the aggran disem,ent of the monarchy, which each and all of them is hound faithfully to maintain; reserving myself to take into considera tion, in the first Cortes which I shall convoke, the observation of the Junta respecting the fixing of stated periods for their meeting, as well as the other measures which may seem to me essentially necessary for the good administration of my king doms anti the consolidation of its internal institutions. And my Council of Ministers, assisted by those persons whom I have thought fit to name, is charged immediately to proceed to all the preparatory steps to make the convocation, wnich is to be regulated according to the usages of these kingdoms, proposing to me also such other measures as may be necessary, that the said convocation may be duly effected. " Wherefore"—[iere follows the order for publishing this Decree in the usual form, and in the most solemn manner, that it may be generally known to all persons concerned.] The Gazette contains various other Decrees—as, 1. Dissolving the Junta appointed to draw up a Plan of a Constitution. 2. Creating a Junta for preparing instructions for the con vocation of the Cortes. 3. Declaring that, though every thing proceeding from the Cortes is null anti void in point of right, yet it is judged proper to retain some of the new institutions and regulations, which are therefore confirmed ; among these is the Bank of Lisbon. 4. The Junta for the revision of the laws and innovations proceeding from the late Cortes is dissolved. 5. Another Junta is created for the revision of certain laws ; this Junta is especially charged to proceed immediately to draw up a project of law for the trade in corn. 6. Proclaims oblivion of all past political offences, and pro nounces a general pardon to all those who have been accused, already prosecuted, or may be so, as followers of perverse politi cal opinions up to the sth of June, 1823 ; all Tribunals and Magistrates are commanded not to proceed against them for such offences, of which they are to be held acquitted. Excepted, are, 1. Those who since that day have plainly shewn that they follow the same opinions, maintaining and propagating them, who are to be prosecuted as disturbers of the public tran quillity. 2. Those who contrived and aided the infamous conspiracy whiCh broke out at Oporto on the 24th of August, 1820. Yet even these are to he free from the heavy penalties attached by the laws to such horrible crimes, and are only to be banished from the Portuguese dominions. 3. The Commanders of corps and others, who are proved to have been the instigators of the revolution in Brazil, obliging lig to accept and swear to the Constitution, as made by the so aided Cortes of Portugal. 4. Those Members of the Cortes, who, exceeding the limits of what may be called opinion, were guilty of insults to my Royal Person, and to the Queen, my beloved consort, and others who in their speeches gave evident proofs of scan dalous immorality. It is understood that none are included in this article but such as for these just reasons his Majesty orders like those in the preceding' article, to retire to different dis tricts, or who, impelled by remorse, have voluntarily left the kingdom. Those who are to enjoy this amnesty, and who are suspend ed, or deprived of any office, civil or military, cannot be re instated without a new grant from his Majesty ; the Ecclesi astics cannot enter on the exercise of their parochial office till the Diocesans have judged them admissible to that im portant duty. Palace of Bemposta, sth June, 1824. Another decree announces the severest penalties against the members of secret Associations.—( Lisbon Gazette, June 5.) [The Gazettes to thb 9th inclusive contain nothing of any im portance.] SIERRA LEONE. SIERRA LEONE GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, FRIDAY, APRIL 16. The Members of his Majesty's Council have the melancholy duty of announcing to the Civil and Military Officers, and to the inhabitants of the Colony at large, the heart-rending and afflicting intelligence of the death of his Excellency Bregadier- General Sir Charles Macarthy, their revered Governor and Commander-in-Chief, who was killed in an action with the Ashantees, on the 21st of January last. In making this communication known to the public, the Council are aware of their inability to do that justice to their own feelings, and those of their fellow-colonists (who have, for so many years, enjoyed the benefit of his Excellency's parental care and government), which such a distressing calamizy would call forth. His Excellency's administration of the Govern ment of this Colony during the most arduous and important period of its establishment, has been marked throughout by the distinguished approbation of his beloved Sovereign, and is visible in the. increased and increasing welfare and prosperity of its inhabitants. Under his auspicesit has arisen to a state of importance and respectability, which places it among the most improving of his Majesty's colonial possessions, and has 'eminently proved the wisdom of his Excellency's measures. The unwearied attention which his Excellency ever paid to the most minute concerns of his Government, and the fostering care he extended to those placed under his command, have SO sensibly endeared him to every class of the inhabitants of this Colony, that time alone can soften their grief, or mitigate their sorrow. It may indeed, be truly said, that in him his country has lost a brave and highly talented Officer, while Africa and Afric's sons are doomed to mourn the death of one who has mr shewn himself their warmest friend and benefactor. The Council cannot close this notification, without alluding to the lamented loss of one of its Members, the Honourable T. S. Buckle, find of J. W. Wetherell, Esq. Private Secretary to the Governor, who fell gallantly fighting by the side of his Ex cellency in the.same action. In them the Colony at large have to deplore the loss of two of its distinguished ornaments, whose public and private virtues, during many years' resid ence ,. h ave so justly merited their good: opinion. D. M. HAMILTON. J. REFFELL. • K. MACAULAY." NOTICE. Secretary's Office, Friday, April lq, 1824. The Council direct that the Civil Oflice:s of the Colony put on deep mourning for six weeks, as a mark of dutiful respect to the memory of their late lamented Governor-in-Chief. J. RE FFE 14L, Colonial Secretary. A Proclamation, dated April 17, was issued by his Honour, Daniel Molly Hamilton, now Acting Governor of the Colony of Sierra Leone, making known that in consequence of the death of his Excellency Sir Charles M'Carthy, and conformably to one of the provisions of the Royal Charter; the administration of the Government of the Colony had devolved upon Wen, as Senior Member of his Majesty's Council. H A Y T I. The following is an extract of a letter, dated Port-au-Prince, May 1 " Business of every description is at a stand in consequence of the increasing rumours of an intended invasion from France. This impression prevails throughout Hayti from the President to the peasant, nor will any thing short of solemn assurance from the threatening quarter allay the ferment excited. The forts of the interior are strengthened ; ammunition and arms are rapidly collecting. Combustibles, for the destruction of this town in the event of a landing of French troops, are pre pared, and every day produces fresh instances of determined preparation. The following Proclamation has been issued by the President : " 'II.OCLAIVIATION " TO THE PEOPLE AND T:LE ARMY. " Jean Pierre Boyer, President of Hayti. " • When a people by efforts as glorious as honourable, have achieved their independence, their most important duty, after the establishment of a constitution, is to form institutions which may assure their political existence. Such has been the spirit which has never ceased to preside over the councils of Hayti since its memorable emancipation. Enlightened by the les sons of experience, they now know that the true guarantee of social order and of public prosperity can only be found under the supremacy of the law. " 4 'There are circumstances however, in which the ma cbiavelism' of our enemies, seeking to foment troubles and di visions in the interior, may interrupt in some measure the course of events, in which, for the safety of the people, which is the supreme law, extraordinary pleasures ought to be promptly and vigorously adopted. The history of the world offers 60 many examples in support of this truth, that there is no person. of good faith who is not thoroughly convinced of it. The Government is therefore under the imperious obliga tion, considering the political situation of 11,.yti with regard to its foreign relations, to prevent, by a prudent and firm solici tude, events which tend to compromise the general safety ; and to order beforehand all that is needful to attain this end. " 4 It is in consequence ordered as follows : " 1. It is most expressly forbidden, in the name of the public safety, to any authority whatever, whether civil or mill they, to correspond under any circumstances, with the Govern ments which may be at war with this republic, or with their agents, of whatever denomination they may be. 4 " This right is reserved, according to the meaning of the Constitution, to the President of Hayti alone. " 2. In the event of war, any public authority or private individual, no matter under what pretext, who shall be convict ed of having infringed this order, shall be considered a traitor to his country, and punished accordingly. " 4 Given at the National Palace of Port.au-Prince, the 14th of April, 1824, in the 21st year of independence. " By the President, BO YER. " • The Secretary-General, B. INGINAC.' INDIA. THE HONOURABLE JOHN ADAM. To the Hon. JonN ADAM. Sin,—We the undersigned British inhabitants of the prcv vince of Benares, are desirous of publicly expressing our salsa of your lute able administration of the exalted office of Goner. nor-General of British India. In appointing you to a seat in the Supreme Co unc il the authorities in England anticipated the wishes of all classes 1 12 this country. We gratefully recognised in it the adherence to that principle of selection which is ever so advantageous to the public interests. NVlien by the departure of the late Governor-General, the exercises of his important functions devolved upon you, ques tions of great delicacy and moment awaited your determination - In contemplating the manner in which they have been disposed of, we desire distinctly to record the high opinion we entertain of the purity of your motives, the wisdom of your counsels , and the decision of your conduct. In all the measures of your administration we have marked the unshrinking energy with which you have met the responsibility of your station, and your disregard of the misconception and misrepresentation to which you stood exposed —we recognise throughout, that high sense of public duty which, to the exclusion of all personal consi derations, had been at once the rule and ornament of your life. The influence of this conduct is co-extensive with the limits of this vast Empire; and we think the expression of the feel ing it has excited should not be more confined. Under this impression, we have desired to offer our sentiments on that which we have viewed with so much interest. It only remains that we express our anxious hope for the re , establishment of your health; that we assure you of the grati fication with which we have hailed the recent intelligence of your re-appointment to the Council of the Government; aria that we tender to you our warmest wishes for your long cort.7 tinuance in the execution of the important trusts confided t 3 you.—Vigned by Major General Loveday, and many others. Bombay, December 7.1323. - GENTLEMEN—TiIe very flattering testimony of T. ur appro bation, conveyed to me by the Addresi which I h:;ve had th e honour to receive from you, demands my warmest thanks. The favourable opinion of so respectable a body of my countrymen -, whose ability to appreciate the effect of public measures gives weight to their judgment, and whose independence of character is a pledge for the . sincerity of their professions, must ever po s ", s ess a high value in my estimation, and constitute- a Poli" ground of satisfaction, in reviewing the transactions of th e short period during which the charge of the Government was vested in my hands. In entering on the duties of the station to which I was 0 unexpectedly called, I derived confidence and support fr0,,0 . , my experienc e o f t h e t a l en t s an d p u blic spirit of the great WY of the s erv i ce i n a ll i ts b ranc h es , an d the conviction that the measures I might pursue, if honestly directed to the promotio n of the public interests, would, be candidly and fairly judged' when their objects and results were known. The sentiment" you are pleased to express assure me that the expectation val. well founded and must, while they will always be a source ° grateful recollection and pride, be an incentive to the prose: cution of the same line of conduct, which has been honour& with your good opinion, during the remaining term of my con nection with the administration of this country. With the most grateful sense of your kindness, 1 have th e konour to be, Gentlemen, your most faithful and oblige" humble servant, (Signed) J. To Major-General LoVeday, &c. British Inhabitants DA of the Province of Benares. ft