The Sun. — London, England, 1824-04-05 00:00:00

PARIS PAPERS. PARIS, Afitit.2.f--On Monday net the pro- 1 jest of law for the septennial duration of the Cl ether of ep►itias will be presented to the -.Legislature. <The Ministers will likewise,ou the same day, present the hudget for 1825, and the reject of law relative to the redl►ernption of the public lloht, and the redUction of .the interest on -it.---(Journal des IMbats.) To-day the - Deputies - assertibled in the Bureaux to discuss the address. To-morrow there will be it• committee to discuss it - in a general nieeting.— The project of law which is to . close the great .21Ound of the revolution, as the Royal .Legislator teas said—the law on the- indemnitieS to be granted to the emigrants—will not a tie presented to the Chamber till after the discussion of the law for the redaction of the interest. 'Pie depots of Spanish prisoners in France bave received orders to set out in columns to re-. tufn to their own country at certain fixed times. These columns, amounting in all to about 3,733 Ilion, will have reached Bayonne by the beginning of May, and will pass the frontier at ditTerent times, as fixed by their route. MADRID, MARCH 24.—A claim lately made by the Marquis de Pennallor .has induced - the Xing to desire of his Council a report on the in novations introduced by the revolutionary laws in the inheritance of majorats; and entailed estates. In consequence of this report, his Majesty issued, on the 11th instant, a decree, of a hick the follow- .ing are the chief articles :- 1. in consequence of the absolute abrogation of the acts of the Cortes, the legislation respecting majurais, • and other en tails, is restored to the same footing as before the 7th of March, um. These estates are therefore to be immediately restored to their lawful proprietors. 2. They cannot, however, claim the revenues, but constrain those who have enjoyed them to all necessary reparation and suitable indemnities. 3. Those who had obtained possesssion of these estates for a -valuable consideration shall be indemnified by him who had ,sold therri to them. If the proprietor cannot repay the price for which they were sold, the buyer shall enjoy the revenues till he is com pletely reimbursed. 6. The immediate heir of the proprietor shall not be liable _to the above obligation. - The other articles of the decree relate to particular cases which may occur, and of which the Council of State will be the judge.—(Etoik.) FrtrNcii Fumos.—PAnts, APRIL 2—Five per Cents., ,102. 40.; Bank Stock, 1,970. ; Neapolitan Five per Cents. 9iii ,in ducats; Bentes d'Espagne, 21.1 ; Royal Spanish Loan, .1813, 67. Exchange •'n London, one month, 26. 40. ; three .wonth, 9f. 23.—( Cour: Ruthann:pie. ) BA YONNE INTELLIGENCE. BAYONNE % MARCII 27.—The Madrid Gazette -a the 20th mentions that there was the day before 'a verysplen— ,did drawing-room at Court, in honour of the Queen's birth-day,. at which all the Foreign Ambassadors, the Grandees of Spain, - Officers of State, Generals, &c. were present, and had the honour of presenting their reports to their Majesties. The King has issued a decree to recompense the regiments of -the line in the Isle of Cuba. The preamble says—ln the midst .of the disorganizing rebellion' which has broken out in my inter esting dominions in the Indies, the city of Havannah, as well as the whole island of Cuba, always faithful to my Crown, I found in the corps of the army there protection and powerful assistance to stifle the factions of independence and anarchy, which threatened to desolate that precious part of my States. —Not only the troops of the line following the only. path of free honour and military glory, which is that of fidelity, sheaved -on the Bth and 9th Dec. 1i323, that they deserved to belong to •my faithful troops ; but the provincial militia emulated them in duty and 14 , yalty, and -the battalions of Creoles and Mulat -toes, distinguishing themselves on that solemn occasion, slimed -themselves deserving of my royal confidence. As a perpetual •tntimony of my favour, and a proof how acceptable their ser vices have been to me, I have thought fit to order as follows: —The substance of this order is, that the battalions of Creoles , and Mulattoes are to have the title of Loyal, which is to be in scribed on their colours ; their officers to be called Don, and , 1 have personal nobility. All the other corps of the Isle of Cuba, • whom the Captain-General, Don Vives, shall judge worthy, -are to have tassels,.&c. of the standards of the colours of the Order of St. Isabella. All the soldiers who were in active ser vice on the Bth and 9th, and other faithful subjects in the Isle of Cuba who have particularly distinguished themselves, are •to have a medal to be worn at the breast, with the inscription, " The King to the fidelity of the Isle of Cuba." The King has also decided that all ecclesiastics who may ,merit recompenses are to present their applications and claims, -that they may be laid before the Council, which will decide upon them. This decision is obviously designed to get rid of -a crowd of claimants, who have no right to ask for any thing. The Gazette announces also the nomination of Don Velen qine Zorilla, Inquisitor of . the Court and Canon of Valencia, to the office of collector of the revenues of deceased Bishops. There was a disturbance at Madrid on occasion of reading to • the Royal volunteers the new reA•ulation for their corps, but it was appeased by the interference of the French - troops. On the 20th the King reviewed the Swiss regiment of the Royal French guard; the Princes and Princesses followed in their carriages. When the King goes to Aranjuez on the 27th, the grand head • quarters will be removed to that place. Orders have been given for all the militia of that village to withdraw from it , during the whole time that the King shall reside there. A disturbance was nearly taking place on account of the Tragyda, ;which was played by the band of the 22a French regiment. • An Extraordinary Gazette publishes the following . letter from the Captain of the Hermione French frigate, to the Governor of Carthagena,which port he entered on the 15:h, in the evening:— "My dear Count--f come from Toulon, since which I have touched at Algiers. I bring the agreeable news of the conclu sion of peace between the Dey and Spain, to which I have con tributed all In my power. I have got 4ri Spaniards restored to liberty, and have them on board. I have a perfect bill of (Signed) " DUBUISSON," POICIUG LISBON, MARCH 10.-7'he Gazette announces that the office of Secretary of State for Foreign Afthirs has •itnueel orders to all the Poctuguese diplomatic agents at foreign Courts, for each of them to make known, in the Court where lie resides, that his Faithful Majesty will not recognise any loan contracted by the actual Government de facto of Ilia de Janeiro (these orders are in the words of the notice given by the Portu gue.se Minister at Ilamburgh, published some time ago.) Then follows— . " The same department has just sent instructions to the ; abOve-mentioned agents, that in case there should arrive in any of the ports of tile countries where they reside, any vessel bear ing the flag called Brazilian, the said diplomatic agents, or the Pnrtuguese.Consuis, shall immediately make application to the competent Authorities,that they may not allow the use of such .11 ag, and shall formally portest, if their application is not attended to. They are further instructed to claim all ships of • war bearing the said flag, and to urge that_ they be delivered up, -since it is undeniable that all such vessels beiong to his Ma jesty. As for merchant vessels, his Majesty, desiring to ex . tend hi s p aterna l protect i on to a ll subjects, whether they be Portuguese or Brazilians, he has decided that the Portuguese Consuls shall protect, and act ,for the one as well as for the •other." On the 7th instant the Portuguese brigantine, Cancral Rigo, 'Captain Alexander Jose do Nasimento, in 53 days, from Para, arriv6d at Oporto. Some towns in the province were in a state of confusion, from the animosity of the Brazilians against the Europeans, but the city was tranquil; in the port were the ilfaranhant brig, and a Portuguese frigate.. " The Gazette of the 12th announces the receipt of the Eng- Bah Papers, with the new Brazilian Constitution published at Rio, on the 11th of December; the Gazette gives the outlines of it, which, it says, prove that principles contrary to the rights of nations still predominate there, and that the Prince is kept ~in a situation whithi prevents hint from fulfilling what he said .in bi, Manifesto of August 1, 1822.—that th e nat i ona l Repre ,sentAtives had declared his father, Don John VI., Kin g o f t h at country, &C. and in his Manifesto to friendly P owers of . A ug ust 6th the !fine ; same year, stating that the people of Br az il rc • ear e d hirn to convoke a constituent and leg i slative Assembly, because they considered his august father and King as depriv- 1 ed of his liberty, and subject to the caprices of a band of fac tious persons who governed in the Cortes. Now, as the causes alleged in the two Manifestos have ceas ed, as the faction of the Cortes has ceased, and the King's hands are now free, and his sole wish is to confer benefits on all the people of the Portuguese Monarchy, especially our brethren in Brazil, all the preceding preteits are removed, and only perjury or blind ambition can move the factious, who, besieging the Prince, exciting. the people by false pretences, and full of gigantic ideas of the territorial greatness of that country, think themselves immoveably fixed on the throne of their chimerical independence, without regarding the destruc tion that ensues from the new order of things which they want to introduce into that which is fitter for tranquillity and com merce, than for deriving advatage from revolutionary prin ciples. From the LONDON GAZETTE, April 3. Whitehall, hfarch 30. The King has been pleased to direct Letters Patent to be passed under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain arid Ireland, constituting and appointing the Right Hon. Robert Lord Gifford, Master or Keeper of the Rolls and Re cords of the Court of Chancery, in the 'room of Sir Thomas Plumer deceased. PANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. Thomas Glover, John Oakden; Ralph Lomas, John Dethick, and John Green, Derby, flax-manufacturers, from April 13, to May 28. BANKRUPTS. Thomas Ponting, Bedminster, Somersetshire , l eather -dres ser, to surrender April 15, 16, May 15, at the Bush Tavern, Bristol. Solicitors, Messrs. Bourdillon and Hewitt, Bread street. Thomas Dowell and William Clayey Brown, Ironmonger lane, wool and cloth merchants, April 10, 17, May 15, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Fisher, Bucklersbury. Charles Hastings Rich and Elizabeth Adams, St. Ann's lane, silversmiths, April 10, 17, May 15, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Williams, Bond court, Walbrook. Jonathan Calcott, Shoreditch, draper; April 10, 13, May 15, at the B a nkrupts' Court, Easinghall-street. Solicitors, Messrs. Gates and Parry, Cateaton-street. Lewis Srifflei; Brunswick-terrace, Islington, Oilman, April 10, 24; May 15, at the. Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor, Mr. Russen, Crown- cour t, Ald er sgate-street. Joseph Lingard, Manchester, merchant, April 10, 17, May 15, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitor; Mr Leigh, Charlott-row, Mansion-house. (.1 - eoige Gillingham, Little Pancras-street, near Tottenham court-road, stone-mason, April 13, 17, May 15, at the Bank rupts' Court, Basinghall.street. Solicitors, Messrs. Watson and Son, Bouverie-street. William Mills, Bath, oilman, April 12, 13, May 15, at the Christopher Inn, Solicitors, Messrs. Knight and Fy son, Basinghall-street. William Beetson, Kilburn, scrivener, April 10, 17, May 15, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. Solicitors, Messrs. Goren and Price, Orchard -street, Portman-square. Benjamin Bannester, Southend, Essex, druggist, April 10, 24, May 15, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. So licitors, Messrs. 'rate, Keys, and Johnston, Copthall-buildings. • Thomas Rostron, Holywell, Fl ntshire, paper-manufacturer, April 14, 15, May 15, at the Star Inn, Manchester. Solicitors, Messrs. Appleby and Sergeant, Gray's-inn-square. Edward Brice, Keward-mill, Somersetshire, miller, April 14, 15, May 15, at the Commercial Rooms, Bristol. Solicitors, Messrs. Clarke, Richards, and Medcalf, Chancery-lane. Joseph Metcalf, Thirsk, Yorkshire, linen-draper, April 10, 24, May 16, at the Bankrupts' Court, Basinghall-street. So :Mints, Messrs. Walker, Rankin, and Richards, Basinghall street. DIVIDENDS. April 24, W. Sherwood, Liverpool, soap-manufacturer— April 24, R. Norton, jun., Charles-street, Fitzroy-square, pa per-hanger—April 24, E. Blackley, Wood -street, Cheapside, warehouseman—April 24, T. Ramsay, St. Mary-hill, wine merchant—Aprii 24, A. Gompertz, Great Winchester-street, merchant—April 24, J. Pigram and T. R. Pigram, 31aidstone, grocers—April 10, J. Douglas, and D. and W. Itu.:sei, fl . ""Zer street, draxers 10, A. Reid, Pirnlico,rprt ril 20, J. dlehurst, Livcrpcol, corn-dealer—'.lay l , and A. D. Welch, Leadenhall-street, Flon, -sel er—Apnl -4, D. Hennell, Kettering, Northamptonshire, draper—May 13, J. • Williams, Cornhill, stationer—May 8 , T. NV ell9r, Croydon, watchmaker—May 1, J. Adams, Stamford, Linconshire, corn merchant—April 22, J. Taylor, Leominster, lierefotshire, skinner—April 24, J. Cook, Rochdale, Lancashire, ironmonger —April 24, 11. Wigfall, Shefliold, file-maker. CEkTIFICATES, APRIL 24. T. Pierce, Alerthyrtidvil, - Glamorganshire, banker.—G. Smith, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, draper—T. Wharton, Finsbury_ place South, tailor—D. Lyon, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, thnber-merchant—J. Atkinson, Holme, Westmorland, mann 'factures—.J. Sayers, South-Town, Suffolk. wine-merchant— W. W. and J. Sanderson, Nicholas-lane, Lombard-street, in surance-brokers—T. Parker, Kent-road, Solithwark, station er—T. Box, Buckingham, bank er —W. F arrer, F r i day-street, . Cheapside, victualler—T. Boooth, Newark-upon-Trent, Not tinghamshire, tallow-chandler. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. J. T. and G. Earle, Great St. Thomas Apostle, wine-coopers —E. W. Williams, Manchester -street, Manchester-square, and 11. J. William, St: Mildred's-court, Poultry, general mer chants—J. and J. Taylor, Manchester; wire-drawers--H. Hough, R. ThOmber, and J. Bilsborpugh, Yate and Pickup Bank, Lancashire, calico-printers, so far as regards H. Hough—R. %horn and J. NVooti, Bristol, timber-dealers— M. Taylor and R. 11. Comyns, Cross-street, Hatton-garden, leather-sellers—H. and W. Smith, Hampstead, linen-drapers —J. Swiaborne and J. Drover, Lymington, 'Southampton, linen-drapers—W. and W.. Ewington, Peckham, smiths— R. Fligg and G. Richardson, Dewsbnry, Yorkshire, dyers— W. Jones and W. Lawrence, New Bond-street, linen-dra pers—M. Roberson and J. Waford, Acton, dress-makers -I,V. Mew and C. L. Maltby, High Holborn; linen-drapers—J. and I'. Boulton, Cirencester, butchers—W. Haines and J. Frost, hay and straw salesmen—A. C. Dietrichsen and M. M. Doll man, Devonshire-street, Queen-square, milliners—D. and K. • Berry, coal-merchants—T. Dance and A. Piolane, High Hol born, eating and coffee house keepers—J. and T. Whittle, Chester, common brewers—J. Eyre and. C. Keen e , N e w Bond street, hosiers—G. Lewis and .J. Wright, Newcastle-upon- Tyne, goldsmiths—J. F. Fairbairn and J. Walker, Old Compton-street, Soho--M. Bell and C. Marriner, Great Surrey street, Blackfriars, haberdashers. This morning FRANCIS CoNsT, Esq., the Chairman for the County of Middlesex, and se veral other Magistrates, assetnbled at th e Sanc tuary at Nyestminster Sessions 'louse, for the purpose of holding a General Quarter Session for the County. After the business of the Court had been opened by the Deputy Clerk of the Peace, the names of the . Grand and Petit Juries, to to holden at /licks's Hall, Clerkenwelt, were sworn in, as were also a number of High Constables, Ileadboroughs, and other petty officers for the county. The Grand Jury, after a short ad,iress from the Learned Chairman, then proceeded to Clerkenwell, to find the bills preparatorj to the commencement of the Sessions to-morrow. Honniar.E OUTRAGE.—We have been politely furnished with the following communication re lative to a barbarous and too successful attack on life and property, made within these few days near Teropleodigan, in the county of Wexford : • " TEMPLEODIGAN, 27th MARCH, ill:M.—Last night, be tween eleven and twelve o'clock, the house of Mr. John Keough, of Ballendunny, was set on fire by some evil minded Persons, and entirely consumed. Mrs. Keough and her daughter fell victims to the fire, and were burnt to death by the falling of the roof, while endeavouring to rescue their property from the flames. I attended the Inquest on the bodies, but nothing was elicited - from the evidence produced, that could lead to a dis covery of the perpetrators of this atrocious deed." _ _ —Ballindunny, we learn from our resp.ctable and intelligent communicant, is about two miles distant from Templeodigan, at the foot of the White Mountain, the southernmost of those which separate the counties of Wexford and Carlow.—(Kilkenny Moderator.) CORN TRADE.--A letter by the last Mail from Ilamburgh states, that 2,500 quarters of the finest Old Marks wheat had been purchased in that city, in order to be shipped to Scotland. INTERESTING COMMUNICATION. The following is an extract from a letter, de scribing the visit of Commodore NOURSZ to the South East Coast of Africa, the Mauritius, and th• Isle of Madagascar. The events related as having occurred at the last-mentioned interesting island possess most importance : " Simon's Bay ( Cape of Good Hope), Jan. 4. " A vessel being under-way for England, I will endeavour to give you a sketch of the late cruise. The Andromache sailed on the 29th of September last, with the intention of visiting Algoa and Delagoa Bays, and Bembatooka (on the north-west coast of Madagascar). —We arrived at Algoa on the sth of October, and at Delagoa on the Ist of November. This is the place where the surveying vessels suffered so much from sickness, about the same period last year. We found it perfectly healthy, but the natives almost in a state of starvation, which may be artributed to their natural apathy and indolence, and the ap prehension they have of the designs of their neighbours (the wandering tribes of Hollontontors), wh o frequently make in roads on them, and destroy, carry off, and make spoil of every thing. We found many of the natives living on roots and a sort of long grass; they were all in a state of perfect nudity, and perhaps as barbarous as any of the interior tribes. Though perfectly docile and inoffensive, they possess much low cun ning, and a principle of covetousness. From only the little intercourse they have had with the English, they are parti cularly desirous of being taken under their protection. The several Kings would cede any territory for forts, factories, &c. to ensure the same. Their eagerness for clothes is un bounded, as they always take care to furnish the back first. We discovered an English Missionary here (a Mr. Treadwell), ;lowly recovering from fever and dysentery. He had been but three months employed in his arduous task. Be describes these people as a tractable race, bat liaving"no idea of a Su preme Being if they worship any thing supremely it is their forefathers. The Missionary is the only European there, and the Andromaches arrival was well timed for him. The Com modore very kindly and feelingly supplied him with such arti cles of refreshment and nourishment as he could possibly spare, and most likely would tend towards the restoration of his health. He had composed a voc ibulary, and had acquired some knowledge of the language, but bitterly complained of the difficulty in making these people comprehend his meaning, from a want of ideas. This we. also experienced. However, it is to be hoped the enlargement of their minds will keep pace with his labours : for to instruct in celestial enjoyments of a future life those who have not the common necessaries of life in this, nor an understanding to comprehend why two and two make four, is an Herculean task indeed. " The Andromache arrived at Bembatooka on the 29th of November, fortunately at a time when two advancing armies were within 'a few days march of each other—the army of King Radama, and of King Adan Saul, of Dembatooka.— The former is endeavouring to subjugate all this fine island to his authority, with the exulting view of putting down that ne farious and inhuman practice, Slave traffic, and of substituting commerce and agriculture in its place. The Commodore re ceived a communication from King Radama, soliciting his kind interference, as mediator between' the said parties, and, i n order to prevent the effusion of blood, permitting him to gua rartca to tut , pc opie or irlbatooka, their lives and propert- provided they would promise allegiance to Radama, and remain at peace in their own country; in which. object the Commodore was successful, and they hoisted Radaina's flag instead of their own, and sent deputies to King Radama, for his ratification.— The Slave traffic has been, and still is, carried on at this place to a very considerable extant; but as there is every disposition on the part of King Radama to annihilate it, it is to be hoped the above concession will check it in a great measure; but as to an entire extirpation of the trade, nothing but its being declared felony, or an increased naval force in these seas can possibly effect it. " The Aclromache returned to this anchorage on the 29th of December; found lying here the Espeigle, Captain Chapman; the Ariadne and Delight at the Mauritius." THE ROYAL NAVY, &e. PORTSMOUTIT, APRIL 3.—Orders has lieen re ceived for the Wellesley, 74, to be commissioned at this port, as - shP.—Captain Grah a m Eden liamond, and the d f ( o il lio o w n - a in l g G s u tl rd ordinate Officers, are appointed to her : Lieutenants, W. H. Pierson, George Mortimer, R. Hender son, Geo. Delme, Elliot Metres, and John M. Laws, and Mr. Francillon, Purser. We have now sixteen sail of the line in Commission, six of Which arc employed on active foreign service, viz. the Revenge, in the Mediterranean ; Spartiate and Cambridge, at South America ; Ganges and Superb; in the West Indies i • Windsor Castle, at Lisbon. The others (guard-ships) are thns station ed :—Victory, Bulwark, Wellesley, and Albion, at Ports mouth ; Britannia, Ocean, and Genoa, Plymouth ; Prince Regent and Gloucester, Chatham, Ramifies, in the Downs. The Rochefort, 00, Captain C. Scomberg, C. 8., has sailed for Chatham, to be paid off; the Grasshopper,-Captain Aplin, for Falmouth, to take a Convoy to Gibraltar, and return.—On Wednesday the Maidstone, 46, Commodore C. Bullen, C. 8., sailed for the Coast of Africa ; and the Basilisk, Lieutenant Hough, for Chatham. — On Wednesday the Starling, Lieutenant Turner, arrived from Guernsey; and on Thursday the Calliope, Lieut. Justice from a cruise.—Yesterday arrived the Arrow, Lieut. Powney, from a cruise; and this day the Starling re turned to her station ; leaving at Spithead, only the Calliope and Arrow. Commodore Bullen is gone out •to the Coast of Africa with extended instructions, for the suppression of the Slave Trade, founded upon that admirable measure introduced by Mr. Can ning, by which' Captains carrying slaves,•are declared pirates, and are liable to suffer capital punishment. Admiral Sir George Martin, G.C.8., is expected to assume the naval command of this'Port, on the 10th instant, when his flag will be hoisted in the Victory, 100, Captain Charles Inglis. The Queen Charlotte will be previously paid off: this ship requires repairs. Admiral Sir J. Saumatez;•Bart. G.C.8.: and Vice-Admiral of Great Britain, will hoist his flag in a few days on board the Britannia, which ship is ordered to be paid off and recommis sioned. Captain Philip Pipon is appointed to her; John ISPArthur, Esq. to be Secretary to Sir J. Saumarez. The Phoenix, convict ship, which put in yesterday, with foul winds, sailed this morning for Van Dieman's Land. She has 202 convicts on board, with Mr. Conolly, late surgeon of the Dublin Militia. • The order which was given (soon after we stated that the differences which the Dey of Algiers had been amicably ar ranged) for vessels bound to the Mediterranean; not to wait for convoy, has been rescinded, and such are now directed to as semble at Falmouth for that protection. It is presumed, there fore, that other unfavourable circumstances in the affair have since arisen. Thetransports, Loyal Briton (2), Lieutenant T. J. Ley, and Joseph Green, Lieutenant S. Spencer, with part of the 95th Regiment (400 officers and men ),'bound to Malta, will sail to-morrow morning for Falmouth.—The remainder of the 95th Regiment will march in from Winchester, and embark, on the arrival of the Surrey, from Deptford. The Bth Regiment is to return home from the Mediterranean. DEVONPORT.—Arrived the Lively, 46, Captain William Elliott, C.B. from Chatham, on h er way to t h e M e di terranean; Sprightly, from Mount's Bay.—The Vengeance, 84, will shortly be launched at Milford. The Editor of the Courier (le la illeuse,a Jour nal published at Mulch, says in his paper of the 6th ult., speaking of affairs in the Luxemberg country-14 We do not know if the account be altogether correct, but we have certainly been informed that a flock of sheep were lately offered for sale at 80 cents. a piece, about 81 pence sterling ! The wonder to be sure is less when it is considered the greatest scarcity of money reigns there at present. So much; however, is true—if one may credit the Luxemburg Weekly Journal, the prices of urain.are.out of all proportion low throughout the Dukedom." PRESBYTERY OF EDINBURGH. EniNnuaGH, APRIL (—The Presbytery held their ordinary monthly meeting yesterday, at which, after the minutes of the former aederunt had been read, the following Ministers were unanimously elected to represent the Presbytery in the ensuing General Assembly, viz. Rev. Dr. Brunton, Tron Church Dr. Brown, Old Church Dr. Johnston, North Leith / Dr. Robertson, South Leith Ministers. Dr. Inglis, Old Greyfriars Dr. Duncan, Rath°. Dr. OnANT then proposed that the Right Hon. Chas. Hope, Lord President of the Court of Session, Dr. Hare of Calder hall, and Baillie Brown, be elected ruling elders, to represent the Presbytery in the ensuing General Assembly. Dr. A. THOMSON also proposed Baillie Brown, George Ross, Esq. Advocate, and William Murray, Esq. to be elected elders. A division then took place, when there appeared for Dr. Grant's nomination, 24 ; and for Dr. Thomson's, 21. Ma jority in favour of the Lord President, Dr. Hare, and Baillie Brown, 3. _ Dr. LEE, acting as clerk, then read the overture which Dr. Baird had submitted to the Presbytery at their last Meeting, viz. "That the General Assembly may appoint a Committee to inquire, and report, as to an advisable plan fOr the Church to adopt, for increasing► the means of education, and of religious instruction throughout Scotland in general, wherever these may be needful, but particularly in the Highlands and Islands, and in large and populous cities and towns, in which the condi tion and habits of children of the poor demand, in these times, the most deliberate attention." Dr. BAIRD, in rising to support his overture, was happy to say that it would be unnecessary for hint to go into any detail as to the objects of his motion—its principle was fully understood, and its general utility and necessity admitted. It was not neces sary to expatiate upon its merits, whether in relation to the state of the country, or as to what were the particular duties they had to perform in regard to it as Ministers of the Gospel. On the state of the country he should mention a few facts,_ which would convince them that these were wants which it was incumbent upon them, as ministers, to provide for. His mo tion, however, would refer more particularly to the means of education, but it would rest with the General Assembly to give their authority to sanction and support its operations. The only thing which remained for him to do was, as it-were, to make out a case to the Presbytery, that there really was need for their stepping forward, in regard to the education of the people, as well as for additional places of worship. The general state of education in the Highlands and Islands was pretty well known, from the reports of the Society for Propagating Chris tian Knowledge, as well as the Gaelic School Society ; but there were still several facts that had come to his knowledge, which might not be generally known. He had in his possession a great mass of papers, containing more information upon this subject than was perhaps possessed by any other member of the church. —As far back as the year 1812, Mr. Brougham applied to the General Assembly to give their countenance and support to the inquiry he was then making, in order to ascertain the real state of education in Scotland, England, and Ireland. But as the queries submitted by Mr. Brougham did not go the whole length which the Assembly thought necessary, from the peculiarities of the Scottish Church, a Committee was appointed to assist in making the necessary inquiries, and sending the returns to Mr. Brougham, that he might pre pare and mould them into that shape which might best an swer his purpose. Mr. Brougham, with whom he (Dr. Baird) had long been on friendlygohrnapinbritiss,agftearlwrnaorsdts everysent h lo i a n r i ish bac i k n those returns; he had therefore now in his possession b e t ween 700 and d 80 1 0 1e o flt of them, ould be only necessary t o not i ce a f ew of those returns ; to satisfy such as might have any doubt of the state of education in the Highlands. Some ex tracts, however, from those which referred to the Syn o d o f Glenelg, would dispel the doubts of members. (Dr. Baird here noticed the returns from the parishes of 'Gairloch, Portree, Lochcarron, the Small Isles, South and North Uist, Barra, Harris, &c. die. in the synod f Glenelg, which contained a po pulation of about 70,000,0 f whom nearly 50,000 could not read.) The Reverend Principal, in continuation, said, that notwith. standing the labours of those persons sent out by the Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge and the Gwlie School Society, —and these labours were of great value—yet, with all these ad vantages, there yet remained a great deficiency in the Synod of Glenelg. What had been said of Glenelg, might be applied with equal truth to the Synods of Argyll, Caithness, &c. He had lately seen a letter from the parish situated in the Synod of Moray, which had a population of about 1800. This parish is divided by a rapid river, the Spey, 1201) of its parishioners live on one side, and 600 on the other; of the l a tt er wh o reside in the Rothiemurchus side, only about 60 persons can read. With these facts before them, could the Presbytery for a moment hesitate to take such steps as were in their power to remedy those evils ? There were many good men who thought it their duty to support missions for the spread of the gospel in distant 'lands, and in that they had his most cordial support. But he still was of opinion, that it was our first duty to teach our fellow citizens at home the truths of the gospel, which could be done in no other way so effectually as by teaching them to read the sacred volume. Dr. B. said lie would sit down in the strong hope of obtaining the unanimous concurrence of the Presbytery in the object of his motion. Dr. DAVID RITCHIE seconded the motion. It was unneces sary for him to do more, for if it were in the power of the Church to devise any means by which the people could be benefitted, it was their duty to attend to them. Dr. THOMPSON was fully aware of the extent of the evil complained of—that it was great, and required an immediate remedy ; but he did not like that such a statement as had been made by the' Rev. Principal shoiild go abroad as he had made it, because he thought the facts were overstrained. There had been a great deal done by the Society for Propagating Christian Knowledge, and by the Gaelic School Society, since the returns from which he had quoted were made, which were as far back as the year 1819. He was much inclined to think, that in the number of those who could not read, were included the child ren as well as the adults. Now, he never understood it was their ' duty, nor was it possible, to teach infants. It was, therefore, by no means surprising, that sucking babes could not read. He made that remark, not with the view of detracting from the overture, but merely to shew that a stigma of carelessness was more apparent in idea than in reality. Dr. BAIRD, in explanation, said, that notwithstanding what had been done by the Societies mentioned by Dr. Thomson, whose reports came down to 1822, there yet remained much to be done; and the returns he had referred to did not aptfly to such as were anon age, or were incapable of being taught, but they included all between the ages of seven and seventy. Dr. le;GLis admitted the importance of Dr. Baird's motion. He happened to be a member of a committee of the Gene ral Assembly, which had for its object the consideration of a subject very intimately connected with his Reverend Friend's motion, the state of religion in large and populous cities and districts. That Committee had recommended that a school should be established in every parish within the bounds of the church, which were to be supported by funds to be ap propriated under an Act of Parliament ; circumstances had hitherto prevented the accomplishment of that object, but the General Assembly w ere in hopes that in the course of the present Session it would be attained. Certain obstacles which had existed were in progress of being removed, and it was probable that in the course of a year or two that the mea sure would be carried into full operation, and additional schools as well as churches would be established. He had no intention whatever to throw cold water upon the measure of his Reverend Friend ; he merely made these remarks to show that the sub ject had never been lost sight of by the Church. They had at their last meeting recommended a general collection, and be did not like the idea of again going up to the Assembly with a de sire that they wished a second collection to be made—this was the only part of the overture to which he objected. Dr. BAIRD said, whatever might be the wish of Dr. Inglis, the effect of his remarks went to throw cold water upon the motion ; he would, however, endeavour to warm it again. He was not sure if the Bill which was in progress would answer the purpose to the extent he (Dr. Inglis) anticipated ; -it only went to the building of a church in each parish. Now, his ob ject was not only to teach by preacteing in a particular spot, but by itinerating where it might be necessary, and also by establishing more schools than one in a parish. Dr. INGLis again remarked that it was not 50,0001., but in fact the sum which would be given would amount to 150,0001. to be appropriated for the support of religion in Scotland, by building and endowing churches. Government having, besides building the church, engaged to pay the stipend of the encurn bent, at the rate of 1001. per annum, which would amount to 40001. annually. This sum was snore than could at present be conveniently got for a capital of 100,0001. Rev. Davin Dicwsow said, that in !the friends of foreign missions, Dr. Baird would find his most warm supp or t ers , b u t he thought the Presbytery were bound to do something, in order to ascertain what was the actual state of education within its own bounds. Sir H. MosICUIEFF had little confidence in public collec tions—a little money might indeed be obtained, but that was all--something more efficient was necessary. The overture had his most cordial support. After some further observations from various members, the overture was adopted. Dr. LEE moved that a Committee to appointed to examine the state of the Schools within the bounds of the Presbytery, and to report. He suggested that the Committee should con silt of such members of the Presbytery as could conveniently attend, and the minister of the parish in which the school was situated to be convener. This motion, after an animated conversation, in which Sir H. Moncrieff; Dr. Inglis, Dr. Brunton, Dr. D. Ritchie, Rev. D. Dickson, Mr. Solicitor-General, and several others took part, was agreed to. Dr. A. Tuoinsow postponed till next ordinary meeting of Presbytery, his motion regarding the acceptance by one of the Presbyterian Ministers of Calcutta of secular office. The Rev. D. DICKSON then laid on the table a number of papers relative to the appointment of the Rev. Patrick Clason, of Carmunnock, to St. Cuthbert's Chapel of Ease; which having been read, Mr. Dickson said, that in consequence of Mr. Clason being a member of the Presbytery of Glasgow, which only met on the same day (yesterday) with themselves, Mr. Clason could not tender his resignation sooner, and re quested that the Presbytery might meet on Saturday, for the pur pose of receiving the certificate of that genllernan's resignation of his present charge.—(Edinburgh Observer.) PARLIAMENTARY PAPER. -- - A BILL to PREVENT the STEALING of RECORDS, DEEDS, and PAPERS, in IRELAND. Whereas difficulties have arisen in the prose.. cution of persons who have stolen, taken, and carried away, Deeds, or other written papers, parchments, or pieces of vellum, concerning the proceedings in his Majesty's Courts of Justice in Ireland, and concerning the business of the offices of the several persons holding offices or employments under his 31a jesty in Ireland ; For Remedy thereof, be it enacted by the King's most Ex cellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this pre sent Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the , same, that from and after the passing of this Act, any per son or persons who shall, in Ireland, steal, take, or secretly or forceably carry away, any Record, Deed; Security, or Instrument, or any paper, parchment, or piece of vellum, or any part thereof, written or printed, or partly written and partly printed, in anywise relating to or concerning the proceed ings in his Majesty's Courts of Justice in Ireland, or concerning the business of any person holding any office or employment under his Majesty, sad remaining or deposited for safe custody in any of the offices appertaining to the said Courts of Justice, or in his Majesty's Castle of .Dublin, or in any of his Majesty's Custom-houses, Post-offices, or other public offices in Ireland, shall be guilty of and upon conviction thereof, upon indictment by due course of law, shall and may be for the term of years, in the manner prescribed by law for the of of fenders ; or shall and may be sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour, and shall and may be imprisoned for any time not exceeding years, as the Court before whom such of fender shall be tried shall think fit ; and every such offender who shall be ordered to be imprisoned or transported, shall be subject and liable to all laws concerning offenders ordered to be transported or imprisoned. LIST OF THE MINORITY Who voted against the Second Reading of the Alien Bill.-- April 2. Abercromby,Hn.J. Hume, Joseph Pryse, P. Allen J. H. H u t c hi nson , Hon. Rice, T. S. Baillie, Colonel C. H. Ridl ey, Sir M. W. Barnard, Viscount Jones, John Robarts, G. Barrett, S. M. James, W. Roberts, A. W. Benyon, B. Jervoise, G. B. Robinson, Sir G. Bernal, R. Johnstone, W. A. Rumbold, C. Birch, J. Kemp, T. P. Russell, Ld. J. Byng, George Kennedy, T. F. Russell, Lord W. Belgrave, Visc. Lambton, J. G. Rickford, W. Caicraft, J. H. Lennard, T. B. Scott, James Calvert, C. Leycester, Ralph Sefton, Earl of Calvert, N. Lushington, S. Smith, John Cavendish, LEI G. Leader, W. Smith, Hon. R. Cavendish, Hon. C. Moberly, W. L. Smith, Wm. Cavendish, H. Macdonald, J. Smith, Robt. Clifton, Viscount Mackintosh, SirJ. Stanley, lion. R. Colburne, N. W. Marjoribanits, S. Stuart, Lord. J. Creevey, T. Martin, J. Sykes, D. Crompton, S. Milton, Viscount Taylor, M. A. Calthorpe, lion. F. Mona, J. B. Tierney, Rt. Hn.G- Davies, T. Moore, Peter Townshend, Ld. C. Denison, W. J. Newport, Rt. Hon. Warre, J. A. Duncannon, Visct. Sir J. Wharton, J. Dundas, Hon. T. Nugent, Lord Whitb rea d, W. g• Evans, W. Ord, Wm. Williams, W. rergusson, Sir R.C. Osborne, Lord F. Wood, M. Gaskell, Benj. Palmer, C. ' Wrottesler, Sir. J- Grosvenor, Hon. R. Pairn.r2r, C. F. Haldirnand, W. Pares, Thos. TELLXIS. Hamilton, Lord A. Phillips, G. sen. Akhorp, Visct. Hobhouse, J. C. Powlett, non. W. Wilson, Sir R. Honeywood, W. P. Poyntz, W. S. ERAATUIL—In the division on St. Catherine's Dock Big: second reading, the numbers should have been— Ayes, 741 Noes, 55 1 Majority, 19. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DA' AT Two 0-CI.OCK . _ -- -- -- Bank Stock s h u t I n di a Stock — stint 3 per Cent. Red. shut India Bonds 86s. 87s 3per Cent. Cons. 9si4i South Sea Stock - --- 34 per Cent shut Old Annuitic :; 5 Old shut Ex. Bills 6.1 5 5 4 per Cent. ( New 107 i 8 Ditto Small 5 per Cents. 1797 Bank for Act. -- Bank Long Ann shut India for Con. 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