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FOR. THE SUN. SPANISH EMIGRANTS. _M►i. EDITOR—The compassion and bounty of the British People are called forth in behalf of SPANISU EMIGRANTS, and it is not inconsistent with benevolence to convert those generous feel ings to national benefit—naY7 it is but just to do so. The industrious Frenth Emigrants, on the edict of Nantes, introduced many valuable arts into our cou►►try. The Revolution Emigrants were, of a different description ; perhaps the pro lligate, proud, and idle portion of them, by mingling with our Nobility, have tended to in- Crease gamingand other kinds o f li cen ti ousness . f the modern Spanish Emigrants comprise virtu cosS, industrious, or skilful men in any art or vo cation, surely this nation is entitled to employ them honourably and reasonably, according to their several abilities. Perhaps, Sir, the working _portion of the (leads of Colleges at Oxford and Cambridge might find some credit and advantage from appointing one or two Spanish Scholars at each University, either in the Libraries or as Public Teachers. Probably Dublin would do the like—and it may be inquired whether, among the various appointments of Government, some beneficial niches are not vacant for Spanish knowledge ? As for the main body of those Emi- grants, I sincerely recommend them to direct their steps speedily to South America, after obtaining suitable grants of locality and protection from the new Independant States. Old Spain is rotting in her accumulated corruption, and to pine away life in the unpromising hope of a re turn is unbecoming men of sense and men of spirit. Sir, your obliged Serrent, January 4, 1825. A. C. NEW SOUTH WALES. Advices have been received from New Smith Wales, to the 14th of August, at the Colonial Of fice, from Major-General Sir l'uomas BRISBANE. The affairs of the colony were at that time in a most prosperous state.; and of the successful efforts to promote agriculture, some idea may be entertained from the subjoined letter. The do cuments alluded to, we shall publish speedily. " DEAR Stu, " Sidneyy, August 10, 1824. " We do ourselves the pleasure of sending you a Copy of the last Anniversary Report of the Agricultural Society, by which you will see that we are soon likely to become a Colony of the first importance to the British Empire, notwithstanding the great difficulties with which we have had to contend. " We ourselves, from our own landed possessions, will soon be able to send home large quantities of valuable produce, and have been not only the first to engage in the timber trade for ship building, but contiuue to be amongst its most active pro moters: and although we are daily extending and perfecting Our plans--even now we are preparing blue gum plank, at the rate of nearly 100 load per month—we now cut it of the best quality, seldom in shorter lengths than 30 and often upwards of 40 feet; the consequence of which will be, that at a very short notice-we shall soon be able fully to freight a ship of any burthen : and in the disposal of such freights we shall always feel the greatest pleasure in giving a preference to any ship of your own or of any friend whom you may please to recommend to our house. With the most sincere good wishes, and best compliments to Mrs. Brown, we remain, dear Sir, your's, very truly, " BERRY and WOLLSTONECRA FT." " To George Brown, Esq. Rateliff Cross, London." GREAT FIRE IN PARIS.—On Saturday morn. ing, at six o'clock, a violent fire broke out at the Bazaar, Bou levard des Italiena. The keeper of the Bazaar, upon opening• the doors, between six and seven, was nearly suffocated with smoke. He immediately gave the alarm, and the sapeurs pompicr4 hastened to the spot with the greatest promptness, but the flames devoured with such rapidity, that the roof fell in before the engines could be set in motion. This establish ment contained a great quantity of goods of every description, which were entirely consumed. The tradesmen who held shops in front succeeded in removing their goods upon the bou levard, the passage of which was interrupted by gendarmes, sent to the spot to protect the property. The animals of a small menagerie established in the building perished in the flames; among them was a boa constrictor, for which the owner wigs offered a considerable sum a few days ago. A jeweller is said to have suffered to the amount of 40.000 francs, and a dottier in shawls to the amount of 100,000 francs. Such was the excessive heat, that the money in the tills was melted. The smoking beams were carried out upon the boulevard in propor tion as the fire was extinguished, and with them were mixed the remains of trinkets, gold combs, bracelets, ear-rings, watches, clocks, &c. Happily no person perished. At one period the Bains Chinois were considered in danger, but as the fire had attained such a height that no hope remained of saving the Bazaar, the principal eflbrts of the sapcurs-pampicrs were directed to the adjoining premises. A number of industrious persons and families are by this lamentable catastrophe reduced to distress. To alleviate their sufferings, a number of indivi duals have sent.donations, and contributions are now receiving, at the Cafd de Paris. The exertions of the sapeurs-pompiers, gendarmes, and other troops, upon this occasion, were above all praise. It is remarkable that the premises upon this spot were consumed by a destructive fire about 20 years ago. The cause of the fire is unknown. Some attribute it to a flue of the BaMs Chinois ; others to the gas ; and others to chaugereftcs left in some of the shops. A singular circumstance is that the keeper, Who usually sleeps in the Bazaar, was absent,•it being the eve of the New Year's Day.—(Gtaignani's Mersever. - - TIIE CROCODILE OF THE GANGES.-Dr. C• ABEL, of Calcutta, has investigated the structure and charac tex of the Cuintneer, or Ganges Crocodile, and compared it with its described congeners, from an individual of great size, measuring 18 feet from the extremity of the nose to the end of the tail. It had been destroyed by a spear driven into the neck at the junetion of the head with the cervical vertebrae. In most of Its external characters it agreed with the C'rocodilus Bipor cedar ; except that the toes of the latter are represented by Cuvier and Lacepede as more or less united by membranes or webs ; the hind feet of the Crocodile Proper, according to Guvier, are palmated to the extremity of the toes. This cha raste.r is wanting in the Cummeer, in which the inner toe of the hies 4 and two inner toes of the fore feet-are perfectly free, not being connected by any membrane. If this peculiarity he of constant occurrence, it makes the Cummeer not only- a new and ttndescribed species, but it also vitiates the description of the family and of the genus of Crocodile heretofore given. Al though the putrescency-of the body of the animal prevented any deliberate examination of its internal structure, the contents of its stomach were exposed, and found to consist of th e rema i ns of a woman, of a whole cat, of the remains of a dog and sheep, of several rings, and of the separated p a rt s o f t h e common banglas worn by the Native women. There were four North American Indian • Chiefs at Moorfields•Cathnlic - Chapel, on Christmas-day. One of them is a King of one of the back settlements. They came in a carriage provided for them by Government, and on enter ing the Chapel. they knelt down among the poor, until they were dissovered by the attendants at the Chapel, when, they were &hewn into a seat in the gallery. NEW Currom-HousE.—There are unpleasant ,rumours afloat respecting the new Custom-house ; tile foundation is said to have given way in rather an alarming manner at the eastern wing of the FRENCH FINANCIAL MEASURES. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, JAM. 3. AU the Ministers were present. M. de Villele presented the projet of a law respecting the Civil List. An. 1. The property acquired by the late King, and undis posed of, as well as the Mews of Artois, acquired by the private property of the reigning King, arc added to the endowment of the Crown. 2. The Civil List is fixed for all the reign of the King at 25 millions (francs), to be paid annually on the orders of the Mi nister of the Household. 3. There shall be paid, moreover, seven millions annually as an appanage to the Princes and Princesses of the Royal Family. 4. the property restored to the House of Orleans, in execu tion of the Royal ordinances of May 13 and 20, and Sept. 17, and Oct. 7, 1824, and arising from the appanage erected in 1661, 1G72, and 1682 for Monsieur, brother of Louis XIV, for him and his descendants in the male line, shall continue to be possessed on the same title and condition, by the head of the branch of Orleans till the extinction of the male line, in which event they shall return to the State. 5. A sum of six millions is to be paid for the obsequies of the late King, and the coronation of the reigning King.—(To be discussed on Wednesday.) M. de Martignac 'presented the bill for indemnifying the emigrants, entitled " Project of law on the indemnity to be granted to the former proprietors of real property (Men:Awls) confiscated and sold for the benefit of the State, in execution of the laws on emigrants." Title I. Allocation and nature of the indemnity. Art. 1. There is allowed an indemnity to Frenchmen, former proprietors of landed property situate in France, confiscated and sold for the benefit of the State, in execution of the law con cerning emigrants. 2. For property sold, the indemnity shall be an amount of three per cent. stock equal to 20 times the revenue ascertained by the proces-verbaux of adjudication. (Where the revenue was not estimated, the indemnity is to be equal to the amount of sale, making allowance for the de preciation of assi , ' mats.) 3. Where the relatives in the ascending line bought the pro perty, the indemnity is the real value of the payments by them. 4. Where the former proprietors or their representatives have repurchased, the indemnity is the real value they have paid. 5. The ?vides three per cent. given as indemnity, shall be delivered to the former proprietors or their representatives, in fifths in five years, to bear interest from the time of the delivery. 6. A credit of 30 millions of reutes is placed at the disposal of the 31inister of Finance, to be inscribed in the following order : 6 millions - June 22. 1825 6 millions - June 22, 1828 6 millions June 22, 1828 6 millions - June 22, 1829 6 millions - June 22, 1827 with dividends from die day on which their inscription is authorized. Title 11. regulates the manner of preferring claims, and the allowance to be made for debts due on the estates and defrayed by the authorities at the time of sale. Title 111. declares the law applicable to the representatives of those transported or condemned during the revolution. Title IV. Property attached to charitable establishments is provided for. Title V. The right of creditors only to be considered as far as concerns the capital of their credits. Title VI. Term for preferring claims :—One year for inha bitants of France, 18 months forthese in other parts of Europe and two years for those out of Europe. The Minister of Finance then proposed the following project, which has for object to afford the means of indemnifying the emigres without new taxes. PROJECT OF ♦ LAW CONCERNING THE SINKIN•3 PEND, AND THE OPTIONAL CONVERSION OF 5 PER CE/iT. RENTES INTO 3 OR 4 PER CENTS. Art. 1. The renter acquired by the Sinking Fund from its establishment up to the 22d of June, 11115, shall not be annihi lated nor diverted from their application to the purchase of the Public Debt before the 22d of June, 11130. 2. The renter which shall be acqUired by the Sinking Fund from June 22, 1825, to the 22d ofJune, 1830, shall be cancelled for the benefit of the State, as they are purchased, as well as the coupons of interest attached to them. 3. Dating from March 22, 1825, the sums accruing from the Sinking Fund shall not be applied to the purchase of public Stock when the price is above par. 4. The proprietors of 5 per cent. rentes on the State shall have, dating from the day of the publication of the present law till June 22, 1825, the faculty of demanding from the Ministry of Finance their conversion into inscription of lefties, at the pric2 of 75, and to date from the same day of the publication of the same law to the 22d September, 1825, the faculty of re quiring this conversion into 4i per cent. at par, with guarantee against reimbursement till the 22d September, 1835. The renter so converted shall continue to bear interest at 5 per cent. till the 22d of December, 1325. 5. The sums arising from the diminution of the debt under the conversions authorized by the foregoing article, shall be applied to the reduction, from the year 1826, of an equal pro portional number of hundred parts of the land-tax, personal tax, taxes on moveables, doors, and windows (contributions foncieze, personelle, mobiliaire, et des porter et fenetres.) To this end a statement of the annual produce of the dimi ! nution of these interests shall he drawn up by the Minister of Finance on the Ist October, 1825, and serve as the basis of a Royal Ordinance, which shall realize on the assessments of 1826, the diminution of impost granted by the present law. THE TURKS AND THE GREEKS. ODESSA, DEC. 10. We have just received letters from Constantinople of the sth of this month. Notwithstanding the habitual dissimulation of the Divan, it has transpi r ed t h at th e Chi e f Ad m i ra l Ib ra h im Paella had not obeyed the commands of the Sultan, who ex pressly enjoined him to make, at all hazards, an attempt on the Morea. He steered first towards the Isle of Candia (probably for the purpose of taking reinforcements on board), but he was overtaken by the victorious Greeks, who pursued him, and gained considerable advantages over him. He then resolved to retire to the bay of Marmarissa, on the coast of Asia, to repair the damage he had sustained. No change has yet taken place in the relations of the Porte with the Ministers of the Christian Powers, particularly with M. Minziacky. From some expressions that the Reis-Effendi let fall in a conversation with a diplomatic character, it would even seem that the Ottoman Government attaches but little im portance to the arrival of a Russian Ambassador; and espe cially if, as is btlievetl, his instructions should enjoin him to in terfere in the affairs of Greece. Some persons go so far as to assert that the Reis-Effilidi has formally declared, that the Porte would refuse to receive any Russian Envoy who should be charged to make any arrangement respecting the existing contest between it and the Greeks. However, the great Chris tian Powers are so strictly united, that they cannot attach much importance to the resolutions of the Turkish Government. LEGHORN, DEC. 25. Several merchants have received letters of the beginning of this month from their correspondents at Corfu, which speak of a new naval action between the Greeks and the Barbarians.— The particulars are not yet come to hand, but it is certain that the action has taken place, and, as it seems, on the 13th Nov. (others say the 12th). This battle took place near Candia, and it may be considered as one of the most important of this cam paign, the loss of Ibrahim Paella being estimated at 50 vessels of various sizes. The blockade of Patras has become very strict on the land side. The garrison lately made a sally, which seemed to promise success; but when the Greeks thought that the Turks had advanced far enough, they fell upon them with their usual impetuosity, killed many, and took a considerable convoy of oxen and sheep, which the besieged had hoped to get into the fortress. Some letters state that the Greeks have begun the re gular attack of Patras, and that they have already made them selves masters of Fort Scattarum. We have, however, no posi tive information on this subject. Omer Paella has been obliged to fall back upon Arta: his corps is almost entirely melted away. The elections for the renewal of the Greek Government passed over very quietly, and ended on the 12th of November. All the members of the Executive Power are confirmed in their places. The President of the Legislative Body is Panazzo Notara, and the Vice President is the Bishop of Breste. CRONSTADT, DEC. 10.—( Extract of a Private Letter.)---The greatest penury is remarked in the Turkish finances, and the new measures adopted by the Divan, to provide for the ex traordinary expences of the war, appear to prepare the way for a complete disorganization of all the Provinces in Europe still under the dominion of Turkey. All these Provinces are now ruined by taxes. In consequence of these vexations, a • considerable number of inhabitants of Macedonia have left their dwellings to emigrate to Livadia and the Peloponnesus. Travellers who have just crossed the provinces beyond the Da nube say, that the greater part of their inhabitants have taken refuge in the mountains from the tax-gatherers. From Adri anople to Rudschuck, nothing is met with but deserters. As these travellers traversed Bulgaria, whole troops of people, the prey of hunger and the inclemency of the seasons, came to them out of the forests to ask for charity. after having in vain ask ed for succour from the Russians. The slave population of these countries now fix their attention on the Greeks, and hope they will succeed. The same poverty has induced the Porte to ins pose.contriburions ou_Aloldavia and Wallachia, to the amount of 13,000,000 of piastres. As treaties exist between Russia and the Porte, fixing the amount of the taxes to be levied on these countries, the Divan has taken care to palliate these contribu tions under the title of indemnity for the expence of the Army of Occupation, which it maintained there against the interests of the country from 1821 to 1824. The Authorities of Walla chia have refused to pay, and it is hoped that Russia will in terfere. The Grand Visir has also augmented considerably the tribute which Servia has hitherto paid the Porte. Besides the right of interference secured to Russia by the Treaty of Bucharest, in every thing concerning the freedom and interior regulations of the Servians, these brave people appear extremely irritated by this new oppression. They have before measured strength with the Alusselmen, and several Chiefs have now revolted in their respective districts. If the Divan does not take care, a new volcano must burst out in the north of Turkey, and envelope all Bulgaria in its flames. IRELAND. MR. O'CONNELL'S CASE. [FURTHER PARTICULARS.I After the Grand Juries had retired, and the witnesses had been sworn, Mr. O'CONNELL rose and said, that being of Counsel in the case of the " Marquis of West meath against Maguire and others," he begged to mention to the Court, that several witnesses were in attendance in this city, particularly a gentleman from the Ecclesiastical Court in London, at a heavy expence. He (Mr. O'Connell) there fore hoped that the Court would allow the cause to which he al luded to be the first tried on Monday. The Court having consulted, Judge VANDELE UR said— " Mr. O'Connell, the reason you state is a very sufficient one. That case shall be called on the first on Monday." Mr. O'Connell then left the Court, accompanied by Mr. Perrin, and his solicitor, Mr. Kildahl. On appearing in Green street, Mr. O'Connell was greated by the most enthusiastic cheers from the populace, who assembled in great numbers., and who continued following him down Capel-street, Parlia ment, and Dame-street, notwithstanding his frequent remon strances. A strong detachment of horse and foot police were stationed in Green-street during the whole of the day. At about a quarter past five o'clock, Messrs. Kearney and Latouche came down from the Jury-room to have the opinion of the Court on a question of law arising out of the indict ment, when the Court told them that the whole Jury should come into Court to ask any question they thought necessary. Mr. Kearney and the rest of the Jury having accordingly come into Court, Mr. Kearney, the foreman, said, as some of the Jury did not exactly comprehend part of the Judge's charge, they wished to know whether the identity of the words spoken should be proved. Judge MoonE—Not the individual words. Judge VANDE LEU R instanced a case where the word in the indictment was " onset," and the word used was "outset," and it was left the jury to consider if the meaning was the same. —They (the jury) should take the words that might be proved, as men fairly anti dispassionately would interpret them. After the jury retired, Mr. IVALLAcE said the difficulty was, that in the case cited the jury had only to consider one word, but here the meaning of the entire of a passage was left to their consideration. Mr. HOLMES said the words must be strictly proved, as laid down in the 4th Term Repasts, and in Archibald's Criminal Reports, under the head of " seditious words." After some desultory conversation between the Court and the foregoing Counsel, Judge VANDF.LEITR said, that being anxious to give every satisfaction in his power to all parties, he would call hack the jury. They having again come into Court, his Lordship said, the words charged to have been spoken need not be literally proved, but words of the same meaning must be proved, before they could find the bills. The Jury again retired, and about half-past six o'clock they returned into Court. The Foreman handed the indictment to the Clerk of the Crown, who, on reading the decision of the Grand Jury, held the papers in his hand for a considerable time before announcing it, and then in so low a tone of voice, that we, who were but a very short distance from him, could not hear him. But it was almost instantly whispered round the Court., that the bills were thrown ont, and a simultaneous shout announced that the decision of the Grand Jury had gratified the wishes of those who had been so long detained through their anxiety to know the result of this important and interest ing inquiry: The populace then rushed from the Court, down to the As sociation Committee Room, it( Capel-street, as if each were striving to convey the wished-for tidings to Mr. O'Connell, who, they imagined, was there. They remained there for a considerable time, in the hope that Mr. O'Connell would ap pear at the windows. The Attorney-General did not appear in the Court any part of the day. The Agenti employed were—For the Crown, Messrs. Kemmis ; for Mr. O'Connel, Mr. Sobieski Kildahl, and Mr. William hall. PROSECUTION OF THE REVEREND SIR HARCOURT LEES., BART. ( Front the Dublin Morning Post.) The proprietors of the Antidote newspaper have been applied to by the Crown Solicitor, to give up the manuscript of a letter, signed " Harcourt Lees," which appeared in that psblication some days ago, in order that the author might he prosecuted. In case of the manuscript not being given up, it was stated that the publishers should be prosecuted. This proceeding it was which gave rise to the report in circulation, of Sir Harcourt himself being to be prosecuted; which report having reached the ears of the Rev. Grand Orange Chaplain, he wrote to the Crown Solicitor to know how the fact stood. The Crown Soli citor replied, stating the steps that had been taken for the ob taining of the manuscript, and asking the Rev. Baronet if he was prepared to avow himself the author, and meet the conse quences ? The Rev. Grand Chaplain, in reply to the Crown Solicitor, avowed himself the author of the letter in ques tion ; he had no objection to the manuscript being given up; and he defied the whole of his Majesty's Counsel at law to decipher two lines of it ! We give these particulars on the authority of the .reverend and worthy Baronet himself, and we can bear testimony to the fact, that not even one line of his manuscript can be deciphered, unless he attends in person to read it for the Crown Solicitor. Such of his manuscripts as we have published in the illorning Post, he has read himself to our printer, to make them intelligible. MURDER OF I TIIITE,-PROCTOR. Blessington, Dec. 23, 1824. Sir—l beg leave to contradict the paragraph relative to the murder of William Wallace, tithe-proctor, near Blessington. The gentleman who committed the act was a most repectable Protestant, and never had the slightest difference with the de ceased, or any other person, on the business of tithes. The dispute arose from quite another cause, and the unfortunate man killed the proctor, who as also a Protestant, in a fit of derangement caused by intoxication. Thos. TucKull, Vicar of Blessington. SE o u RlOT.—About the hour of eight o'clock on Thurs day night, a serious riot occurred in a house in New-street, when a man named Martin Flanagan received four stabs of some sharp instrument, from, as it is alleged, a man named John Callaghan, who has for the present escaped. Flanagan was conveyed to Meath-street Hospital. Michael 'Callaghan and Catherine Callaghan have been taken into custody, and have been charged by Flanagan's wife with assisting John Cal laghan in assaulting her husband. Accounts ffOrri St. Petersburgh mention, that the hotel of the French Embassy suffered greatly in the great inundation which visited that city on the 19th November. It was with extreme difficulty that the papers and writings were saved. The Ambassador, however, (M. de la FERONAYS), has lost nearly the whole of his very valuable library. The theatres and places of public amusement, after remaining shut sixteen days, were opened again on the 6th ult. In the ship nclor, just arrived at Philadel phia from Calcutta, came passengers the Rev. EUSTACE. CAREY, Member of the English Baptist mission family at Cal cutta. Mr. Carey is a nephew of the venerable Dr. William Carey. his object in absenting himself from the mission sta tion fora season, is the improvement of his health, which has been very infirm for several years.—(Luminary.) .In the night between the Ist and 24 tilt, the immense iron forge works, belonging to Baron v. EICIMIAL, at St. Blaise, near the Black Forest, in Germany, were totally consumed by fire. The loss is considerable, as the works were of great extent and value. uim EN DEATII.—Mr. CAMPIN, the Collector to the Asiatic Society, after being engaged the whole of Monday last in collecting the annual subscriptions, reached home about nine at night, and ate a hearty supper, and went to bed at ten ; his wife retired to rest a quarter of an hour, when, to her surpriso. and grief, she found her husband a corpse. To add t o this calamity, a widow and four children are left totally des titute. JAMAICA WESLEYAN MISSTONARIE S We consider as an act of justice to one of the most respectable communities of CHRISTIAN DISSENTERS, to insert the following, article taken from The Jamaica Royal Gazette, of Nov. 13, 1824 : " AN !Meeting of the I'Vesleyara kistivndries, held in langs. ton, on the Bailay of Septe?nber, " It was Unanimously Resolved, " First, That the Wesleyan Missionaries of this Wand have observed, with deep regret, the numerous misrepresentations and calumnies which have been circulated concerning their principles and motives. " Secondly, That it has been insidiously stated of the Mem bers of this Meeting—lst. That they believe Slavery to be in compatible with the Christian Religion.-2d. That their doc trines are calculated to produce insubordination among the Slaves.-3d. That they are secretly attempting to put in ope ration means to effect the emancipation of the Slaves.—.4th. That they are connected and correspond with the Members of the African Institution.--sth. That they are the most decided (although disguised) enemies of the West India Colonies.- 6th. And arc enriching themselves, by extorting money from the Slaves. " Thirdly, That the Members of this Meeting feel it an in cumbent duty to exonerate themselves from these charges, par ticularly to the ruling authorities: they therefore declare with candour and lionesty-Ist. Their decided belief that Christianity does not interfere with the civil condition of Slaves, as Slavery is established and regulated by the laws of the British West Indies.-2d. In answer to the second charge, they reply—that it is what no man living can, or ever could, prove respecting the doctrines taught by any Member of this Meeting; and is indeed directly opposed to historical facts, which they could cite; by which it not only appears that not one of the Mem bers of their Societies has at any time, in any of the West India Islands, been guilty of rebellion, but on the contrary the Methodists have zealously defended them, in times of danger: and they defy any person to prove the contrary.- 3d. The third charge they most peremptorily deny, before God and Man, and moreover believe, that if the design of the Emancipatists was carried into effect, it would be a ge neral calamity—injurious to the Slaves—unjust to the pro prietors—ruinous to the Colonies—deleterious to Chris tianity, and tending to the effusion of human blood.- 1 4th. As to the fourth charge, the Members of this Meet-. ing most solemnly declare that they have not the least con nection with the African Institution, and, to the best of their knowledge and belief, they are not acquainted with a single Member of that Society. That they never have, and, according to their rules, never can, correspond with that Insti tution, or any others, on questions of colonial politics. sth. The fifth charge they fearlessly deny, and assert that the in dividual and collective happiness of their fellow Colonists is above all things what they have in view, and are positively as sured, by their own knowledge and the observations of sonic of the most respectable gentlemen and wealthy proprietors in the Colony, that their labours have most materially contri buted to the peace and welfare of those parts of the island in which they have been permitted to exercise their ministry.— They therefore feel themselves most unjustly treated by the suspicions expressed of their principles and motives, and are willing to submit to any investigation that the authorities of the island might think proper to institute, and cannot avoid expressing their astonishment that they should be charged with purposes (in the absence of all evidence) so opposite to their own interests, believing, as they do, that were the views of the abolitionists carried into effect, their own lives would be endangered, and the property with which they were intrusted, most seriously injured, if not entirely destroyed. 6th. And to the 6th charge they answer, there is nothing more false. The sum allowed for the support of each missionary is fixed by the Committee, according as he is single or married, or has chil dren. These expences differ as the expences of living is greater or less in the different Ccilonies; and are for a married man with out children from 130/. to 2501. and for a single man, from 100/. to 180/. per ann. exclusive of all expences arising from house rent, sickness, removals, or travelling. These allowances are in part paid at the older missions by the public collections made in the chapels, by the donations of respectable persons, by allowance made by proprietors as an acknowledgment for their labours on their estates, and by the small weekly subscriptions of such of the members of the Society as can afford it. But, after all, large deficiencies generally remain to be paid from the home funds of these very moderate allowances. It is further to be observed, that all the monies raised on the Missions come into the hands of the stewards, who are regularly appointed from year to year, and who keep accurate accounts of the re ceipts and expenditure of the station, and transmit them, signed by themselves, to the Committee. No missionary can raise contributions for himself, nor is he allowed to receive donations, save for the Mission. As to the charge of extorting or requiring money from the slaves or others, they state, with honesty and candour, that it is no term of communion to con tribute any thing: of 'the poor Members they expect nothing ; indeed many of them receive, month after month, part of what is collected ; but many who can afford it, pay one or two pence per week, and what they are disposed to give at the quarterly visitation for the renewal of their tickets, which is the certificate of continued membership, given or withheld, as the character for morality and industry is satisfactory, or other wise. Anti this is encouraged, not so much for the sake of the amount raised, but on the general principle that they consider it a duty of all religious societies to assist as they can, without occasioning any sensible privation, to support their own religi ous institutions, and this makes them t a ke a more lively inte rest in a work partly supported by themselves ; and all pro prietors, whose estates they regularly attend, and where societies are formed, agree with them that it is better to recognize a prin ciple which is in human nature, and allow these trifling contri butions, than for the proprietor to displace them entirely by an act of liberality of his own. All is, however, a matter of choice with the slaves, and only received when they are quite able to contribute it; and there are very few religious negroes whose circumstances have not been materially improved by becoming so. "Fourthly, That while they complain of the calumnies and misrepresentations, which have been unjustly heaped upon them, they readily admit that an apology is due on behalf of some of those Colonists who have spoken so harshly of Mis sionaries. It must be allowed that they have had too much cause for provocation from the conduct of the Anti-Colonial party. The methods taken by that party of blending most absurdly religion with politics, or interfering with other m en ' s properties, under the profession of Christian philanthropy, and, whilst claiming to be disciples of the Prince of Peace, doing every thing to spread dissension and anarchy, are utterly des titute of honesty and justice, and not only without sanction from moral principle, but altogether repugnant to the whole Christian code. It is, however, gratifying to the Members of this meeting, to know that the Wesleyan body have not parti cipated in their proceedings, and it is only to be regretted that, in a few solitary instances, individuals have departed from the fixed principles of the Society. " Fifthly, That the Members of this Meeting acknowledge, with sentiments of sincere gratitude, the obligations they have been laid under to many gentlerrien, in different parts of this island, for acts of the most disinterested kindness, anti it is but just to suite, that to the Magistracy of .Jamaica their thanks are particularly due for that good will which they have generally shewn towards the spread of morality and religion among the slaves and other classes, and the very few instances of contrary treatment they have been disposed to attribute more to other causes than a wish to debar the slaves from the blessings of Religion. These sentiments they have always en tertained of the Gentlemen and Magistrates of the Colony, and often com-lunicated the same to the Committee of the Wes leyan Missions; and they hope that whilst Providence spares them to labour in their calling, they will merit the friendship of all OM men who know them, and have always cause to re cord such instances of kindness. " Sixthly, That in order to give the fullest publicity to these sentiments and resolutions -to those Authorities more imme diately concerned for the welfare of the Colony, they shall be printed in the form of a circular, and addressed mo s t respect fully to his Grace William Duke of Manchester, Governor-in- Chief, &c. &c. &c. of this his Majesty's Island and its De pendencies; to Sir John Keane, K.(LB., Commander-in-Chief, &c. &c.; to Admiral Sir L. W. Halsted, K.C.B. ; to the Ho nourable the Members of his Majesty's Council and the Ho nourable House of Assembly ; to the Worshipful the Mayor, and the Corporation of Kingston ; to the Honourable the Cus todes, and to other official individuals in the Island, and signed by the Chairman of the Meeting. "JOHN SHIPMAN." 4 , - - ®r •-- ---,-, 4. W l e. ...-. MASONIC NOTICES FOR NET WEEk. iiso LAN Jan. 10,'.II)ON. Nos. •411-,•'• 143, 244, 319 329, 335. Co urvr.u.Y. Nos. 131, 243, 320, 378 369, 433, 473, 517„536 546, 570, 574, 578, 597 701. - 11, LONDON. Nos. 12, 23, 62, 100, 123 290, 390, 367, 421, 479 COUNTRY. No. 24, 67, 87, 138, 145 211, 263, 292, 340, 427 604, 626, 668, 714. Wednesday, - 12, LONDON. Nos. 3, 11, 16, 19, 29, 4 7 96, 237, 257, 334, 353 435. COUNTRY. Nos. 159, 213, 215, 23.1 314, 344, 440, 442, 447, 478, 647, 661. Thursday, 13, Loxpom. Nos. 6, 18. 25, 34, 79 194, 271, 299, 301, 326, 338, 499. Quart. Go', Court Fern. Sell. at It COUNTRY. No. 110, 111, 153, 172, 269, 278, 354, 391, 3 31 , 549, 591. 14, Loxpox. No. 275. COUNTRY. Nos. 53, 2112, 283. Saturday, 15, LoNDox. • • S COUNTRY. No. 64. NI ontla'j, Tuesday, Foiday, SUSSEX. BniGHTON, JAN. 2.—The Members of the Royal York Lodge of Freemasons partook of an excellent dinner together, on Friday, at their Lodge Hall, in St. James's-street, provided by Brother ELMES, of the Tierney Arms Inn. Forty mem bers, exclusive of visitors from the Grand Steward's Lodge, and from Boston, in America, constituted the cheerful party. On the removal of the cloth, with the usual grace, the health of His MAJESTY, as Grand Patron of the Order, followed with font times four, and the scene then exhibited, partook of en thusiasm. Glee, " The King and the Church." Many other loyal and patriotic toasts followed. The Glees were under the competent management of Mr. PALMER, of his Ma jesty's Choir and Band. " The feast of reason and flew of soul" were, in the happiest manner, involved in the enjoyment of the fete. HAMPSHIRE. SOUTITA )(PTO:T.—The Brethren of the Royal Gloucester Lodge of this place, No. 212, celebrated the late Festival of St. John, by giving a very splendid Ball, which was attended by nearly 200 persons, each of the Brethren enjoying the pri vilege of introducing two Ladies. Dancing commenced at nine o'clock, and was kept up with much spirit till after five in the morning. A profusion of refreshments and viands abounded, and the hall was decorated in a most tasteful and fanciful style. —The Brethren and the whole of the company were greatly obliged by the marked attention of Mr. STEWART, who kindly officiated as 31. C.; and to Brothers J. H. TIMING and R. W. GUY, to whose charge was committed the evening's enter tainment. PORTSMOUTH.—The Brethren of the Phoenix Lodge, of this place, assembled with several visiting Brethren to celebrate the Festival of St. John, at their Lodge in the High -street.-- A most excellent banquet was provided on the occasion, and the W.M.. Brother Nicitor.soat, and the other officers of the Lodge, did every thing in their power to give effect to the pro ceedings of the day, and the visiting Brethren retired from the Festival highly gratified with the hospitality and liberality with which they had been received. PonTsza.—The Brethren of the Lodge of Union, No. 826, met at their Lodge Room, Mitre Tavern, on Monday sennight, to celebrate the Festival of St. John the Evangelist, when 34 brothers sat down to an elegant dinner provided by Br. ABSM 1.031, and the evening was spent in that rational and harmonious manner which has ever characterized that respectable Lodge. ISLE. Or WiGnT.—Monday se'nnigbt being the Festival of St. John the Evangelist, the Brethren of the Hiram Lodge dined at the Castle and Banner Inn, Newport, where a sumptuous re past was provided, much to the credit of Br. RUSHTON. The Brethren were joined by several Members of the other Lodges in the Island ; and in the course of the evening, the Hiram Lodge presented to their much respected Master, Brother J• W. SMITH, a very handsome Past-Master's jewel, in token of his great merit, zeal, attention, and indefatigable exertions on all occasions, with a very appropriate address by one of the Brethren ; to which Brother Smith returned a most able and suitable reply. The evening was spent in the greatest harmony and conviviality. NORFOLK. YARMOUTH, JAN. I.—'ride of the new "'Townie . Hall took place here on Wednesday last, i n th e p resence o f a large assemblage of the Brethren. JEREMIAH IVES, Esq. the Deputy Provincial Grand Master, attended, with several of the officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge, to perform the cere mony, which is said to be a very imposing one, and were re ceived and treated in a manner to call forth their warmest en comiums on the handsome conduct of the Brethren of this town- At about half-past two the Provincial Grand Lodge entered the large room a the hall in procession. After having taken their seats, and the ladies, who had completely filled the gallery, withdrawing, the ceremonies proceeded.—At six o'clock about seventy sat down to an excellent dinner, provided by Brother GEO. BENNETT, and the utmost conviviality reigned until it late hour. YORK. SHEFFIELD.—The celebration of the Festival of St. Jan the Evangelist was numerously attended by the Brethren of the Royal Brunswick Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, at the George Inn, Market-place, on Wednesday last. Mr , lloooEits provided a bountiful and elegant dinner. After the cloth was removed, a most pathetic :Address on Charity was delivered by Brother PADLEY, which influenced the Brethren to the very archetype of their Institution—" Doing good to the distressed." The business of the day was conducted by BrO ther S. Redfern, W. 31., Brother S. Smith, S.W., and Brother L. Bower, J.W. The appropriate sentiments, toasts, songs, &c. gave influence to the temper and conduct of every Brother, anti stamped on their minds the value of those four important tenets—" Prudence, Temperance, Fortitude, and Justice." DURHAM. SOUTH SHIELDS.—On Moilday, St. John's Day, the Brethren of St. Hildas's Lodge of Free and Accepted Alason3, No. 440, held their annual festival at Brother J. Hall's, the Crown and Anchor Inn here, when the following officers were duly installed for the ensuing , year :—T. Wilson, W. 31.; C. Bainbridge and 'l'. Hall, P3l.'s'; I'. Laing, S.W. ; J. To" shach, .I. W.; T. Sharpe, S.D. ; J. Halliday, J. D. ; J. Clar S.S. ; T. Sharer, J.S. ; H. Mitchell, .J.G.; J. Canfor, surer ; J. Cummings, Secretary ; and It. Grieves, Tyler. After which, the Brethren sat down to an excellent dine: r, and spent the day with the greatest harmony and friendship. PUGILISM. Extract from the Evidence, before the Police Committee of Samuel Taunton, one of the princip a l Officers of BOW' street: - " Are not those piigiliF.tie contests which take place in (lir. ferent parts of the country, attended by gangs of thieves and pickpockets of every description ? —yes, numbers indeed at' tend those places. " Have You any doubt that the purses for which those pugi' lists fight, are principally collected by the thieves, who repay themselves by the depredations which they commit at theft nts? —They are concerned with others in encourag i ng i t: no doubt there are a great many r9hberis at such places. When I have gone, I have seen nothing but thieves there; and when on the road, I have met them coming back." RECOVERY OF INDIAN PROPERTY.--Sorne yoari ago, Capt. an officer of a dragoon regiment, died in India. Previously to his death, he lodged 20,000 pagodas in the hands of a banker in that country, to be divided between his two sons, who were at school in London. As soon as the youths attained the age of 21, they were continually writing to India, but could never hear the least account of their father's property. The elder brother giving it up as lost, went to some part of America ; the younger remained in Ireland, and a fel ( days ago received a letter from India, with directions for than to draw on a certain house in London for the full amount, witil interest.—( Oriental Herald, Jan. 1825.)