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liAl . 4,'• , ' i5X,,,,,,,,,, 4c, --' ' L a t. •Ar‘ •S!7011.'" .:-obi,- . 4 -4 4 , iIT ........._ , ~~;~; SUN. NUMIIER 9922. THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1824. PRiCE Sti'ENPISNC.E. BRITISH INSI'ITUTION, PALL-MALL, THE GALLERY, with a SELECTION of the WORKS of the ITALIAN, SPANISH, FLE MISH. DUTCH, and ENGLISH SCHOOLS. IS OPEN DAILY, from Teo in the Morning until Six in the Evening. By Order, JOHN YOUNG, Keeper _ . Admission Is.—Catalogue Is. 'Me Subscribers to the Print from Mr. West's Pictute of et Our Saviour Healing the Sick in the Temple." who hare not already received their Impressions, may receive them uptin payment of the Remainder of their Subscriptions ► . at the British Institution daily. PICTILILLINO-OFFICE, June Is, 1924. T HE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL LING I.I7.I . 3LIJESTY'S NA FY, ere. do hereby give &lice, That on raesday, the 131 h July next, they will zo ric:qce Tenders 114 Writing' (seo,led ap), front ire 1100 the *apply of ansficls. quantities of VEGETABLES as ,may be demanded for the use of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels at Leith, Leith Roads, and the Frith of E,dinhurgh, fbr the apace of Three Years, from the Isth September next. The Conditions of the Contract may he seen at this Ojlice, or by applying to the Collector of His Majesty's Customs at Leith. Each Tender must specify the Price in words at length, Arid be delivered bekwe One o'Cloch on the slay appointed; and 'must be accompanied by a Letter signed by two ;Tryon eibk Persons, engaging to become hound with Me Party tendering., in Me Penal Sam of 1001. for the dne perform- once of the Contract. Phe Person who makes the Tender, or some Per.roa on his behalf, mast attend to forme; when called /'or. .11.11 7 .11,LER CLIFTON WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the WEST INDIA DOCK COMPANY do hereby give No. Coe that an HALF YEARLY COURT or GENERAL MEETING will be held, pursuant to the Act of Parliament, tit-the West India Dock House. Nn. 8, Billilet-luare, on FRIDAY, the 9th day of July next, at One o Clock in the Afternoon, for the purpose of choosing and appointing Five Directors of the said Comany, to succeed %nose going out by rotation, nt which Meeting a Dividend will be de clared fur the Half year ending the 30th instant. By Order of the Court, H. LONGLANDS, Sec. West India - Dock House, June it, 1824. N.B. The Chair will be taken Two'o'Clock precisely; WAR-OFFICE STEAM-PACKETS.-BRISTOL AND DUBLIN DIRECT. THE Nobility, Gentry, and Public, are re• speetfully informed, that THE PALMERSTON, JOHN HYDE, Commander, Sails for DUBLIN direct every IVBDNESDAY, and leaves DUBLIN for BRISTOL every SAT URDA Y. BRISTOL AND CORK. The GEORGE TILE FOURTH, JOHN BROWNE, Cotrunander, Sails for CORK every SATURDAY direct, and Awe' CORK far 1311ISTOL every TUESDAY. Births secured, and Cards, giving the Days and hours of Ballingh for the Season, may be obtained on application to ,Bishop and Cooper, White Hart, and Wm. Dore, IVhiteLion, Bath ; William Ncylor Plough Hotel, Cheltenham ;•J. R. Williams and Co., No. 11 , Clement's-lane, Lombard-street, or Wm. Robinson, New White none Cellar, Piccadilly, London. Carriages and Horses carefully Shiprocl. smAlt r, Agent. "Was-Office Packet-Office, 1, Broad Quay, PEMBROKESHIRE. Irrto BE RE-SOLD, pursuant to a DECREE JL and an ORDER of the COURT of CHANCERY of the GREAT SESSIONS, for the several Counties of CAR MARTHEN, PEMBROKE, and CARDIGAN, the County of the Borough of CARMARTHEN, and the Town and County of H4VERFORDWEST ; in a Cause VOYLE v. PHILLIPS, with the approbation of the Register of the said Court, at the sign of the White Hart, in the Town of Narbeth, in the County of Pembroke, on MONDAY', the 19th day of July next, between the hours of three and four o'clock in the afternoon, in One Lot ; a valuable FREEHOLD ESTATE, situate in the Parish of Lampetervelfrey, in the County of Pembroke; Consisting of a Mansion House, Orchards and Gardens, Fields, Closes, and parcels of Meadow and Pasture Lands, and several Cottages; all situated in and near the Village of Lampetervelfrey aforesaid. There are Limestone Quarries on the premises. Particulars whereof may be had of Mr. Evan Davies and Mr. Lewis Evans, Solicitors, Cardigan.; 'Mr. Thomas Perkins, Quay-street, Haverfordwest, and Mr. Bicknell, No. 1, Staple Inn, London. June 21, d 1124. NEW WORKS. PICTURESQUE TOUR OF THE GANGES AND J MINA, This Dav was published, _ . By R. ACKERMANN, and may 'be had of all Booksellers in the United Kingdom, in Elephant 4to. Part I. price 148., (to be confirmed Monthly. and completed in Six Parts). APICTURESQUE TOUR of the REV MIS GANGES and JUMNA, in India : containing highly finished and coloured Engravings of the most remarkable Objects'and magnificent Scenery on those Rivers, front Draw ings taken on the spot ; with Illustrations Historical and De scriptive, by Lieut.-Colonel FORREST. Each Part will contain Four Views, besides which, several Vignettes and a Map will be given ; and the Volume, when complete, will, form a.Companion to Ackermann% Tours of the Rivers Rhine and Seine. The SOUTH SEA ISLANDS: being a Description of the Manners, Customs, &c. of their Inhabitants!: and con taining, among the rest, an interesting Account of the Sand wich Islanders. Two Volumes, with 2tl Wonted Engrav• ings, price 128. - LETTERS between AMELIA in LONDON and HER MO VIER in the COUNTRY, written by the late WILLIAM CONIBE, Esq. embellished with a Frontispiece, and printed uniformly :sith the Miniature Tonrs of Dr. Syntax, by the same Author, Volume, One price ss. PARABLES, Moral and Instructive, particularly calcu lated for the Youth of both •exes, half-bound and lettered, price Gs. No. XIX. REPOSITORY OF ARTS, containing between NO and 70 pp. of Letter-press, Fire Coloured Engravings, and )ne Plain, price 41. Nv- I LK I NS 0 N'S ANTI-CORROSION PAINT.—J. R. WILKINSON, Sole Manufacturer to the Hon. Board of Ordnance, and the Hon. Corporation If Landon, No. 68, Upper Thames-street, near the South- Nark Bridge, and at the IVorks, Surrey Canal Bridge, Kent road, begs particularly, at this season, to recommend this saleable and economical Article, which is patronised by the srincipal Nobility, Gentry, and Public Bodies, as the most ffectual Covering for all exterior purposes of Painting on Vood, Iron, Copper, Lead, Stucco, Roman Cement, and Fling, to represent Slates, or any 01 her substance, being hgnal to Stone when dry. It resists every species of damp, later, or marine acid, preventing iron from rusting, not blis eying with the sun, nor can it be rubbed off. This Paint sill cover equally well on rough boards as smooth, thereby Teventing the expense of planing; and will last consider. hly binger than any other paint. It tray be had, in Casks t esnibs. or 100 lb with the prepared Oil, proper Brushes, ' oil directions for nse on each Cask (which are so simple that 'ay person cats use it.) Fine and Olive Greens, and all other 'olotirt. 'rile Public are particularly cautioned against any 'doors that ma y be imposed upon them fur the genuine , nti-Corrosion. Exterior and interior Painting and Deco. stioris executed by the best artificers, and upon terms peril flatly advantageous. PRIVATE- PUPI L. AVACANCY is NOW OPEN in the FA - MILY of a MARRIED and - BENEFICED CLERGY MAN, residing within a moderate Distance of London, and whose PUPILS arc but few. The most satisfactory Re. ferenccs can be given to Noblemen and" Gentlemen whose Sons he has educated. Letters to be directed for the Reverend H. S., Messrs. Rivingtons and Cochran's, Booksellers, 148, Strand, London. ALL IN ONE DAY. HAZARD and CO. the Contractors, have ever been anxious to meet the wishes of the Public, and it has long been the desire of Purchasers in the Lottery to have a Scheme wherein their chances should bedecided prompt ly in One Day, and not subject to the suspence of a lingering drawing. HAZARD and Co. therefore, with pleasure submit the following Scheme, in which every Prize will be drawn, and the fate of every Number decided in One Day, (the sth Octo. her) and they fe a l u reil it will not be tho less approved. by gOcral4.tbe plan is clear and situflt ; all the Num; hers be put into one Wheel and all the Prizes into the other, to be drawn promiscuously against such Numbers as chance may direct ; when all the Prizes are drawn, the remain ing Numbers will be decided and receive 51. each ; so that every purchaser will be sure to get on the sth October either an actual winning Prize, the smallest more than double what he gave for his chance, or receive back about one fburth of his purchase money; thus ofrering to the Public an opportunity of gaining FOUR PRIZES of 20,0001. and 31 other Capitals, all to be drawn IN ONE DAY, at less risk than in any former Scheme whatever. The Prizes from £20,000 to ,e,40, all Money. 2 .... of X 20,050 X mono 2 2 • 2.050 .... 4,100 4 4 10 14 .220 20 42 There are NO BLANKS, as each of the above. as ) well as every other Number. will r:ceire FIVE 100,000 POUNDS in MONEY, being 20,000 Numbers. 4 . 200,000 No. t will decide 10,001, and so on in numberical progressiol • - • A great cat iety of Numbers are on sale at lIAZARD aml Co.'s, the Contractors, Old and Fortunate Offices, 93, Royal Exchange; 26, Cornl►ill; and 324, Oxford•street ; where they sold THREE PRIZES of £20,000 IN THE LAST LOTTERY, viz. No. 30;9:1, X 20,000, in Shares. No. 10,695, 420,000, in Shares. No. 12,299, £'o,ooo, in Moires. THE New River-built Ship CARN BREA CASTLE. of 800 Tons, THOMAS . .co.U, & - ;'- DAVEY, Commander. late of the Honourable 4 rr ,„ Fast ludia Company's Service, direct. for CAI, Arg f.. 71A CUTTA, now lying in the Downs, wind-bound, has room for Three or Four Passengers. Application to he made to Msssrs. HUDDART and Co. Crosby-square; to Messrs. SMALLS and LANE, Old Jewry; or to JOI IN 'PIM and Co. 9, Freeman's Court, Cornhill. SOWN' . SEA ISLANDS. The following extract from Mr. ACKEILM ANN'S beautiful %York, entitled TiiE Wont) tY Mt i.t- TURE, which we have often noticed with great pleasure in its progress, may be particularly ac ceptable to our Readers at present, as the " In teresting Strangers," as they have been justly styled, from the Sandwich Islands, are now in this Metropolis. It will serve also to place then) in a new light, and rescue them from the vulgar and brutal asperity with Which they have been assailed in the arrogant pages of JOHN Huta-- We have noticed these interesting strangers, not only as they are at present much advanced in vilization, but as the condition of their country, and of the other Islands, hold forth a very fa vourable promise of their gradual progress to the attainment of all the arts and accomplishments that characterize the most polished societies of Europe. " The harbour of Ifanarooroo, the residence of the late King, is defended by a fort which mounts thirty guns, eight twelve and sixteen pounders. On its walls waves the Royal flag, which consists of seven stripes, alternately blue, red, and white, and at the upper corner next to the flag-staff' the Eng lish jack. " Kotzebue has given a whimsical account of King Tam. meamea and his Court. l-Ic was received by bins in a hut built after the fashion of the country, consisting of one apart ment, though he had habitations of stone in the European style. His dress consisted of a white shirt, blue pantaloons, a red waistcoat, and a coloured neckcloth. On great occasions, however, lie dressed very splendidly, having several laced uni forms.; but the national dress of his subjects was worn in or. dinary both by himself and his Chiefs. The Russians were accommodated with European chairs; but the distinguished Natives who'were present at this int erv i ew were seated on the ground.-. Their costume appeared more extraordinary than the King's, consisting of a black frock coat and a small white hat. These black frocks look very odd on the naked body ; and besides this they seldom fit, being brought from America, where the people in general , are neither so tall nor so corpulent as the Chiefs of the Sandwich Islands. One of these attendants had the waist half up his back; the coat could not have been buttened without the greatest difficulty; he perspir ed copiously, and was evidently m i sera bl e i n hi s conf i nement ; but fashion forbade him to release himself from its trammels. The sentinels at the door were stark naked ; each had a car touch-box and a pair of pistols fastened about his body, and a gun in his hand. " The Captain next visited Tammeameies favourite wife Kahumanna, with whom he found the two other wives of the King. The house in which she resides is very neatly built and very clean within : the floor, on which the three ladies were seated in the Asiatic manner, was covered with mats, and their persons were enveloped in the finest stuffs of the country. The chief employment of the royal dames consists in smoking to. bacco, combing their hair, driving awa y t h e fli es with a fan, and eating. Their pipes have no tubes attached to them; but the heads, which are constantly hanging by their sides, are of the size of the largest German pipes : they sire made of a dark. coloured wood, and mounted with copper. Kahumanna took with great zest a few whiffs from the pipe, swallo we d a part of the smoke, and expelled th e remainder through the nostrils ; she then offered it to Capt. Kotzebue, who declined I,lle ho. nour, on which she handed it to her neighbour, who soon re. signed it to the third. As soon as the pipe was emptied in this manner, it was filled afresh and passed round as before. All three. Queens were very large corpulent women, upwards of fifty, and seemed never to have possessed any claims to beauty. Their dress was distinguished by several silk handkerchiefs froth that of the other females. " Tammeamea expired in the Island of Owliyhee in :March 819. _ _ Near the temple or moral in Karakakooa Bay, Owyhee, is au edifice, beneath which are interred the remains of Tam meamea, whose name is never pronounced by, his people but with the g reatest veneration. " At the death of the King and distinguished Chiefs human victims are killed ; but these are always of the lowest class. Io certain'families of this class the fate of dying with the different members ofcertain distinguished families is said to be hereditary. The victims know their destination, and theirlot seems to have no terrors for them. The progressive spirit of the times has, however almost rendered this custom obsolete. At the death of the Queen Kahumann's mother, when three persons offered themselves to fulfil their destination, Kareimokoo, who may be styled the Viceroy of Woahoo, and who is familiarly named by the English' Billy Pitt, on account of his influence with the late Ring, would not permit the sacrifice. They still sacrifice culprits to the Gods, as we sacrifice them in Europe to justice. The custom of eating human flesh bad ceased long before the time of Captain Cook. " A deputation litely sent by the Missionary Society to the South Sea, were induced to accept the offer of a free passage from Huaheine to the Sandwich Islands, made to them in February 1822 by Capt. Kent, of his Majesty's cutter Mermaid, and took with them a Missionary and two Native teachers, with the intention of leaving them at the Marquesas on their return. " The arrival of these strangers seems to have been the oc casion of the commeticement of a change in this northern group as extraordinary as that which has taken place in the Society Islands. N o icemer had they come to an anchor in Kurakakoos Bay than the Governor of Osvhyhee went on board the Mermaid. This Chief, whose name is Kooakeenee, is brother-in.law to King Rio_rio, is described by Arago as being six feet three inches high, with a mild and pleasing coun_ tenance, and acquainted with the English language. Being infisrmed that there were Missionaiiies in the ship, he expressed en earnest desire that they may titstiffsS4 Osvhsliee, at; /Um wished, to be instructed in the knowledge of the true God, concerning whom he had heard nothing but from an Otheitean, who had indeed given him muchinformation on the subject ofthe Chris tian Religion. The deputation went several times on shore dur. ins; the stay of the vesselat Owyhee and conversed with the Na tives, who every where expressed their desire to receive similar instruction, and also to be taught to read and write. They likewise visited the Governor at his own house, and had much conversation with him. , " The real errand of C asta i n Kent was to deliver to Tam. meamea, the late King of t h e Sandwich Islands a schoon er , presented to him by his Britannic Majoet g as a tok en o f acknowledgment for the titifonn attention paid' by him to En glish' vessels touching at ant of his Islands for refreshments; Before Bless instructions codd be carried into effect, Tammea mea had been succeeded by Its son Rio-rio, who resided at H a . narooroo, in the island o f liaahoo, whither the Mermaid of course proceeded. " The King or principal Chef of the island of Atooi was at this time at NVoaboo. An Otaieitean, who had been absent from his native country for at last thirty years, having left it when a boy, held the post of Stew i rd t o a b rot h er of the Quee n 's. This man, hearing that some of ha co un t rymen h ad arrived at Woahoo, went and invited them n reside at his house. In conversing with them concerning iis family, it was discovered that the wife of Auna, one of the tinily arrived native,tea4hers, was his own sister. s " In a few weeks the deputationreceived a message su fro or m the King and Queen of Atom and mtny of the Chiefs, earnestly soliciting that Auna and his wife night be permitted to remain in the Sandwich Islands to instructihe people " in the word of God and the good way to Heaven ;"and Auna added Isis request that the Missionary, Mr. Ellis, would in that case consent to settle in the islands. After conferrng with the American Mis sionaries and Mr. Ellis, the deputation agreed that the Otahei. Lean teachers should remain in the islands, and that Mr. Ellis should fetch Ids family from Hualtene, anti settlein the country. This arrangement received the appobation of Rio_rio and his principal Chiefs, and proved bight , gratifying to the King and, Queen of Atooi. Mr. Ellis accorangly applied himself with diligence to the study of the language of the Sandwich Islands, and from its dose affinity to the Ouheitean, he was able in two months to speak the former, and to preach in it with ease and fluency. From the same cause the Otaheitean teachers could soon converse familiarly with the Natives of the s-andwich Islands. " Although the Natives in general hesitated as to their choice between Paganism and Christianity, it was yet evident that the bias of their minds was in favour of the latter. Still they were reluctant to declare their preference till they had first obtained' the sanction either of the example or the authority of the King. Rio-do, on the other hand, had itsural the deputation shortly after their arrival, that be would aktr a while' tell his people that they must all learn the good ilwvrd send worship .isisevah, the'SttiesiatlarTes must first teacji hint, wad make them. selves acquainted with the language. " The King proved as good as his aieril; and the proficiency of the Missionary in the language, theincreasing number of his hearers, tied the improvement vis-siblo in the conduct of many' scent to have accelerated his determination. In a letter of the 10th of August, 1822, the deputation announced that his de cision had been wedeln favour of the Gospel ; and thatthe King, his wives, and a great number of' Chiefs, were daily receiving instruction in reading and writing ; so that the Royal residence aril the houses of the Chiefs had the appearanceof school-rooms, " To this account wa'nubjoin the following particulars rela tive to the present tote of' the Sandwich Islands, given on the authority of an AnteriCan Captain named Gardn ers who like wise visited th em i n 1822 :-- " The Sandwich Islands,begin to have a considerable traffic, and the natives are making rapid strides in civilization. For several years past they have been visited by so many English and Americans, that they are gradu a ll y a d opt i ng their man ners and relinquishing their own. The bow and the spear are no longer to be Meets ; the harsh war sound of the Triton's Born has ceased to be heard, as have also the screams or the victim destined to the slaughter. Idolatry is at an end : the bells of the churches alone break the silence of the Sabbath, and time mild beams of Christianity have already begun to operate on these children of' Nature. several Missionaries from the United States reside among them ; they have founded a school, where many of the youth receive instruction in reading, writing, drawing, &c. which, together with the religious exhortations at church, contribute daily to exalt an d refine the moral cha racter of these simple people. "'!'he natives already possess ten ships, built and equipped in the European fashion, none of which is under 120 tons bur then, besides a great number of schooners and sloops employed in the conveyance of sandalwood and provisions from one island to another. Most of them are manned by mitives, who make excellent sailors. While Captain Gardner was at Woahoo, one of their vessels, tuanned entirely by natives, but commanded by a white man, returned from a v oyage to leamtschatka. In exchange foi a cargo of salt which she had carried to the Go. vernor or th a t peninsula, she brought back smoked salmon cables, linen, , hardware, and ot h er art i cles. The Governor transmitted by this ship a written grant of' a large tract of land to the King of the Sandwich Islands." The City of Peterborough has contracted with the British Gas Company to light that City, and which is to be accomplish e d by next Christmas. WAGGON ON FIRC—On Monday week one of the waggons belon g i ng to Mr. Weich on its way while stoppin g from 3 ter to Planches reston, as suddenly thron at Westhought w i on. The accident wa into a blaze occasioned by the bursting of a bottle of vitriol placed in the tail of the waggon. Notwith. standing the prompt efforts of the itoggoner, the innkeeper of W est houghton ertisear., n ) d others, th e d annze is estimated at (Hull Adv An Auction of unmarried Ladles used to take says the H istorian, " they In every district, place annually in Babylo n . la assembled on a cer tain day in every year, all the virgins of mar riageable age." The most beautiful was first put up, and the man who bid the largest sum of money, gained possession of her charms. The second in personal appearance followed, and the bidders gratified themselves with handsome wives according to the depth of their purses. But, alas ! it seems that there were in Babylon some ladies for whom no money was likely to be offered, yet these also were disposed of,—so pro vident were the Babylonians. " When all the beautiful virgins," says the historian, " were I sold the crier ordered the most deformed to stand up ; and after he had openly demanded who would marry her with a small sum, she was at length adjudged to the man that would be satisfied with the least : And in this manner the money arising from the sale of the handsome, served for a portion to those who were either of disagreeable look, or had any other imperfection." This custom prevailed about 500 years before Christ,—but it is doubtful whether a similar sort of process is not carried on at this day, and amen.- ourselves. LEEDS MEETING FOR SOUTH AAIERICAN INDEPENDENCE. On Tuesday last a Meeting was held at the Court-house, in Leeds, in pursuance of the fol lowing requisition : TO THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR OF LEEDS. " We, the undetsigned, request you will call a Meeting of the Merchants and others interested in the Trade to South America, to take into consideration the propriety of petitioning his Majesty in Council, to acknowledge the Independence of Buenos Ayres, chile, Peru, Mexico, and Colombi a . " Josiah Oates and Son. " Thomas-Kirkby. " Rawson, Thaekrah, and Brothers. " Oldham, Pease, and Co. " Benjamin Gott and Son. " Thomas and J. Bischoff and Co. ." James Brown wad Cer: • " Shaw, Driver, and Co. " A. Rhodes and Co. " Brothers 3lyhen and Co. " Chorly and Appleby. " Clapham and Brothers. "'Lipton and G. Dobson. " John and Jerre Neylor and Co. " Thomas Beskett. " Joshua Taylor and,Co." " In compliance with the above requisition, I do hereby appoint a Meeting of the Merchants and others, to be held at the Court-house, in Leeds, ateleven o'clock on Tuesday next, the 29th instant, for the purpose above-mentioned. " THOS. TENNANT, Mayor." At twelve o'clo c k t h e M AYOR too k the Chair, and said that he had co nvene d the meeting in pursuance of the requisition which h a d j ust b een read. The question was so entirely com mercial, and the gentlemen present were so much mo re cone. petent than hi mse l f to give etlect to such a discussion, that he should not feel it to be his duty to trespass long upon their at. tendon in opening the regular bueiness of the day. Indeed, it would be presumption in Mini to offer many observations upon the subject. They lived in times which were productive of great events—they were informed that great 'changes had taken place in the southern hemisphere —that :a vast Continent (at least so they had reason from public intelligence to believe) hail rendered itself independent—a continent, rich in popula tion, rich in the fruits of the earth, full of the most valuable minerals. Such a change opening as it undoobtedly did, new energies to commerce, a n t i therefore of important conseque nce in its results to G reat B r i ta i n •as a commercial nation, na turally attracted the attention of timid country, indeed of the whole civilized world.—(llear, hear !)--Thesereat changes affecting them commer cia lly, naturally invited their atten tion : he presumed they assembled merely to discuss th/ques. don as it affected their commercial relations; engaged , as they were in commerce, they were justly entitled to consider a sub ject so connected with their immediate and essential pursuits; there was no impropriety therefore, on the contrary there was the greatest propriety, in their commu n i cat i ng their view of their own fair interests, as connected with the great changes which had recently occurred. The great. extension of commerce which the new state of things unfolded, called upon them cer tainly for the expression of an opinion upon their mercantile view of the case, and not upon any political bearings which it might be supposed to have in u larger view. At present he presumed the prorogation 'of ,Parliament left thetn no other channel of communication for, the conveyance of their send. ine.nts. than through the King and Council. The commercial part of this great manufacturing district must obviously have a deep 'interest, and he presumed that was all to which they di rected their attention, in the removal of all restrictions which impeded the extention of the commercial relations in which they were r..„largely emharlted. The Ciovernment moult ktr.. ticipate in the‘earne sentiments, otherwise . they (the Metingf might be supposed to be embarking in a party and not a come niereia,l.yiew of the question—an idea which would be quite unfavodrable to the object they had in view. lie was quite. ',minded that they came to the discussion of this question fir no other purpose than as commercial men, to consider its coal- Inertial bearings ; and in that expectation he was ready to concur with them in giving effect to the discussion. Ile.xe gretted the thinness of the Meeting, but was ready to bearelny, propositlou which any gentleman had to submit.--Hear 111 r. J E RRE NErtma IVaketieltly concurre t l in lament. ing the absence of several of the requisitors, through whole, agency th e Meeti ng h a d b een convened. He had signed the requisition, although not a regular resident at Leeds, yet oae much engaged in its commercial pursuits. Ile was ready, therefore, that the Meeting should either proceed t o b us in e ss with whatever resolutions had been prepared, or adjourn until a more convenient time, for insuring a further attendance. The MAYOR said, that he was quite ready either to' remain for the purpose of proceeding to business, or to adjourn to en sure a fuller Attendance, it' that course were deemed better cal culated to give effect to the object of the Meeting. lie was quite ready to obey whatever course appe are d more expe di ent those who were in attendance. Ile confessed himself disap pointed at time attendance, considering the great commercial respectability of the parties at whose requisition lie had con venDeitrl.tKheulltxlencit.insga.id, that he also regretted the non-attendance of the requisitors, although he was aware that this being time market-day they had other engagements, which pressed upon them in the course of busineas. Ile was certainly prepared with a few resolutions for the consideration of the Meeting, and he was. ready either to go on with them, or to refrain until ano ther opportunity, at the option of th e M eet i ng. If they would permit e hi , leavel lo however, eve t r It e the w d would Proceed to o ff er t h e reso l ut i ons, and pnsal of the Meetin g . A n o bj ect so important as the extensive comniercial relations of their town and neighbourhood ought not, he thought, to be unnecessarily delayed, and particularly when they knew the advantages from which they were excluded by the present relative connexion of South America with Great Britain, in a commercial point of a wide field of capital open view. to It t hi w s country tr notorious that mitted of its full enlargement. Hithert o t h at trade remained In ntsbnatttgeArernweratsmi it' circum s t a n ces ad its infancy; still it was growing, amidst the disadvantages which at present impeded it, into a consideration of great Im portance to this country. This was clear from the amount of British produce imported under every disadvantage into South America since the struggle had occurred. In time year 1822, the direct importation of British produce and nianittlic tures amounted to 3,867,969/. In the year following it increas ed above 2,000,0001., via. to 5,648,709/. If, therefore, the in dependence and commercial condition of South America were fairly recognized, the natural presumption would be, that the amount of British trade would considerably increase. He was glad to find, judging from the sentiments of Ministers through the accounts in public prints, that they (the Ministers) were free to avow, that at some period or other the independence of the new States must be recognized. The question then was, why should it be protracted when the result was so clear ? —ln addition to the essential commercial advantages which must accrue from giving this country a better relative connnec tion with South America, there was another thing that they ought not to put out of their view—namely, the situation in which the great amount of loans stood, that had been con tracted with the new Governments. These loans, lie thought, though contracted for by individuals, had au eventual opera. don which affected the commercial interests of the country. —These loans, he believed, exceeded in amount twelve millions sterling—an amount which must be exposed to un favourable fluctuations so long as the contracting . Government not recognized. Wh e n, in the year 1810, Spain applied to this country for aid t o yrotect her f'rom French invasion, she made certain concessions in favour of Great Britain to trade with her South American colonies. The Government of Spain, however, bad not followed up that arrangement as they ought to have done. The Hon. Gentleman then referred to the acts of Spain as affecting British commerce, after the engage ment which they had entered into. Indeed, Spain herself had acknowledged the injustice of these acts, by the agreement of the Cortex, in the year 11122, to grant an indemnity of 400,0001. for the depredations which the British commerce with Mexico had sustained. If they followed the commercial view round Cape Horn, they would find othercaptures and other seizures quite at, variance with the stipulated faith, and which could not concur, if the recognition of the new States had taken place. He wisher' entirely to view this question in its commercial, and not in its political bearings t and in this view lie would direct the attention of the Mee ting to th e broad fact, that the recognition to which they looked forward must be followed by an immediate reduction Of the South American duties upon British commerce. At Pre todt sent they paid 3 guineas per cent. upon expences of exPn South America, which would be reduced to 25 $ 1 .)l i er, ceN, (the rate to Brazil) if the recognition took place. e5.,,,, e , goods consigned to Saudi America must pare through '4 ".t , . agency of native eititens. ' This would not be the case under • ' the new order of things if-Great Britain reco;;l4o4 the South,. American relations. 'Lhe moment that the Uilited Strili;* of . ' t A h m e e r ri eh e m a l rec at io o g ns ni w ze e d re C re o m lo o ni4 i li intlepentlextee, ateillito "Irk :- follow a similar- a ct. on the part d o le f G m i n e l e 6 t T / ' lli u t i tit l n v . i4d - and " th t e ic' i u n b i.. t. . porta, nceof the fultih nent o f t h e object could no longer. be made a'nklitter of question. lie concluded by reading , the following Rekutiotts, , anti proposing them for the adoption of the Meet , • ing:"" They were seconded by Mr. Jerre Neykr :--- ",itesolved, 1. That his the iyininir of .this Meeting that the acknowledgment by the United IKingiloni of the plaice • indcgiendence of the Spanish Wanks in;South. America would be productive of important benefit to the commerce of this country,' "2. That the trade hitherto carried on with South America ha - jieen limited in extent, atid•rendered inSeethe in its ope- , necessaryat sic:utolte g ann d i v s e d e , a by t y: r us, from not enjoying that protection to which it would be t. tied under Governments recogni2ed as the friends of the' • I ited ging:loin. ' . . 4 ' - ' "' rl.4hat the prompt tecoeknion-of tlictlepepdc*,eLthe . i)e. States or South America liAleniartitell 41 icWeitierations..nf i o soma commercial policy, and by that favoussible regent which every constitutional Government should entertain ' to*ardll ilea tions which have unequivocally asserted their claim, and have, de facto, established their title to be treated as Independent Powers. " 4. That a petition to , ,the King's Mot Excelle4 Majesty in Council, founded upon the above resolutions, be adopted 1:y this meeting." A long conversation arose upon the verlre.l construction ef the , resolutions, but they were ultimately adopted in the form in which we hate given them. On the question that a petition J foontled upon these resolu. tions he presented to the King end Council, Stinker converse. Lion upon points of mere form arose. Many Gentlemen, particularly Mr. JOHN Co TT and Mr. NE rr.on, were of opinion, that. as manufacturing men,- they had nothing to do with loans, And therefore did not wish to have the allusion to them (as intended) 'to fitrem any part of their petition —not that they objected to.the introduc tion of the topic,' if deemed absolutely feet to the purposes of the petition, but otherwise, they had rather avoid the topic. t) o, n ki tl s ie y t a h i e , r ) l , i rod ant u l, c i e t o w t. bAelern. therefore ti and tiapta ti dii ef other valtuiieeiojllsi gentlemen,impediments ecdhls cce nu t trs h i t a yw t ptiil watt ni were : ) i et i : he e l I f e h ong i o t e u t hu r manufacturers encountered, e l e d i ha d levant in the recital eerbeir .reasons. to the King and Council, when they su bmitted ftom the existing uncertainty of the commercial relations with South America. Mr. BaixEs begged to remark, and he did so merely by way of suggestion, that as the loans alluded to were admitted by commercial gentlemen to have had a connexion with their trade, there was no reason why they should not be allowed to furnish an additional reason for their present petition to 'the King in It being admitted on all hands that they could do no harm, after some verbal alterations in the mode of proceeding which were suggested by Mr. Alines, the following Petition ,was' adopted by the Meeting:— " To the King's Moss Excellent Aliiesty in C, .... ipcll. " The humble — PetitiOn of the undersigned 'Merchants. Traders, and Inhabitants of the town of Leedsz, in the county of Y or k, con v ene d at a Public Meeting held at the Court-house, the 29tli day of June, 1821. " Sheweth, That your Majesty's Petitioners are engaged or' interested in the trade carried on with the countries in America tiarmerly under the dominion of Spain. " That the extinction of Spantsh authority in the greater part of that continent, and the encouragement by your Ma jesty's Covernment at home, induced your Petitioner s to em bark in that extensive commerce with full confidence. that it *Dula receive protection, and ultimately prove beneficial to themselves and to. the country at large; that in the Session of ':6attr«. - 4,4vt of Parliament was passed (cap. 41) authorizing the importation of goods, the growt h, p ro d uct i on, or manufac ture of any country or place in America, being, or having been, a part of the doininiees of the King of Spain.' In the following year, Consuls were appointed to proceed to the ports thereof, and subsequently there has been made Ter the de claration of one of his Majesty's Minister s , tha t Ter kitplinion 4 the recognition of such of the new States as have establialied, de facto, their .separate political existence cannot be much longer delayed.' , That the inhabitants of Buenos Ayres, Chile, Vera, Mexico, and Colombia, having successively thrown off the authority of the parent state, anti declared th emse l ves i ndependent, have at length, after arduous struggles, effected their emancipation, and have proclaimed a free commerce with every other nation ex cept Old Spain. ' That peat losses, difficulties, and inconveniences have been experienced by British subjects trading with the Spanish American States, in conseqaence of those States not being re cognized by Great Britain, and of no etmmiercial treaty exist ing with them. "'That the apprehension' which your Majesty's petitioners theentnerlmeteliiviefitii flour r t a i a le fety of their property in south America are not vague a nd indefinite, but ib un d e d u p on various near andde 'clarations of the Spanish Government as well as o f t h e late Viceroys of those countries which have r ecent l y emancipated " That your Majesty'syoke of f Spain. etitotiers are informed, that by the laws of Colombia foreigners are excluded from importing goods, except in the name and by the intervention Or a native citizen. That previous to the recognition of the Colombiar. Government. by the United States, an extra duty of 5 per cent. was levied on imports made by foreigners; but the additional impost was remitted to the citizens of the United States, by the Govern ment of Colombia, immediately on the independence of the lat• ter being acknowledged, the British merchants being still com pelled to transact their business under the difficulties anti dis qualification incident to other foreigners. l have been loans n t nerti t a o the amount tec l ilim ndo o l London for fo l,Boo, the servicetO lO of l of , r t ii h t ,, til a i capital oyern. meats of Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Chile, and Buenos .Ayres; the due payment of the interest of which, and the ultimate re, payment of the principal, must necessarily be placed in consi. derable jeopardy so long as the independence of those States remains unacknowledged, and the intrigues of Spain continue to foment internal dissensions. " Wherefore, your Majesty's petitioners humbly pray, that .your Majesty will be pleased to take the whole premises into your most gracious consideration, a nd direct theimmediate re.. cognition of the independence of the newly.established States. in South America and Mexico, with a view of entering into' such political and commercial relations with them as may bast secure and promote the mutual benefits of a valuable, extensive,. anti unfettered commerce, and put an end to the miseries of war in the Western head sphere. " Anti your Majesty's petitioners, as in duty bonntl. 44141 ' 11 ever pray, &c. 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