The Sun. — London, England, 1830-11-18 00:00:00

SPIRIT or THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Nothing was - known last night of any of the, nisterial appointments; and as the change is com plete, it is probable that nothing determinate can lie known for some days at least, All that is known, isthat Earl Grey is entrusted with the formation of the Administration. Before, however, the arrange ments can be completed, much dictission must take place with regard to the principles on which the Administration shall be conducted. In the present state of the country, it will be far from an easy matter to bring the requisite number of men of character and talents to agree to gether on the nature and extent of the mea sures which it will be necessary to adopt to meet the exigencies of the . times. To say nothing; of Parliamentary Reform . —that great stumbling block —there are many economical changes of the last im• parlance now demanded by the people, respecting Whitt!) some previous understanding must be come to by any Administration which should not fall to pieces in a few months. Mr. Frontier!) stated yes terday, in the Court of King's Bench, that the re presentation of Yorkshire was the only place he would hav'e. In the House of Commons, last night, he. said nearly the same. " What '(said the Hon. and Learned Gentleman) do we want with the pre sence of Ministers on election petitions? What do we want with them ? We can - do as well (I speak it with all possible respect for any future Ministry) - 7 -(A laugh)—but I say we can do as well with out them as with them. I have nothing to do With them except in the respect I bear them, and except as a Member of this House. I state this for the information of those who may feel any interest in the mutter." Mr. Brougham has pledged himself to the Freehelders of Yorkshire to advocate the eman cipation of the Slaves in the West Indies. He has pledged himself also to submit u plan of Parliamec tury Rearm. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman, perhapi, feels that no Ministry of this Country dare encounter the responsibility of emancipating the slaves, and if he formed part of a Ministry, he wculd, of course, be obliged to deter to the opinion of his col leagues. With respect to Parliamentary Reform, it is surrounded.with still greater difficulties. The power to be attacked here is at band, not in a distant part of the world. There are two great antagonist powers, the aristocracy and the people—the Scylla ands Charybdis of British politics. Clever must the., politician be who - can steer the vessel of the State between these rocks, without damage. Ariosto has an amusing story of a youthful' pair, who were con stantly pursuing each other ; but when the pursuer overtook the pursued, the pursued turned and be came pursuer. Whoever inclines towards the people is pursued by the aristocracy, and whoever inclines towards the, aristocracy is pursued by the people. Whoever cart solve the problem of distributing po litical power in such a way as shall leave the ariste cracy and people satisfied with their respective shares, will be possessed of no ordinary skill. Many things would have been of easy accomplishment some years ago, which will now be difficult. Were there no other difficulty in the way of a Ministry, we hold the relations between landlord, titheliolder, and tenant in the southern division of England to be of a most formidable character. The landlords will not abate rents, --they say they cannot,—that mortgages and fami ly settlements executed under high prices would make an abatement of rent equi valent to transference of their estates. On the other hand, the tenants cannot pay their rents, and the labourers cannot starve. Bold measures are de manded; and a man may well be justified, if, at such a crisis, he hesitates a little before determining whether he will encounter all the difficulty of it. The' times are gone by when place presented irre siatiblaettraetions to most public men. Men who have established a character with the country have a far teas easy task than men who, have crone.. Mom him to whom little is given, little is The Duke of Wellington, for instance, was encumbered with no pledges. It is not so with many of those to whom the public look up us successors. Among the other reports in circulation 'yesterday, was that of the Chancellorship being destined for Lord Plunkett.—Aforning Chronicle.' We have reason to know that Sir John Leach would decline the Seals, should r they be offered to him, according to the arrangements surmised by some of our contemporaries; and considering the grate of his Honour's health, his advanced age, and the ample emoluments of his preient station, with its confined but pretty patromige ' and the certainty of the tenure, it is not strange he should . shrink from the oppressive labour and precarious enjoy ment of the first place in the law. The outgoing Chancellor, himself no bad judge of good things, has been heard to declare he considered the Rolls to be the best legal a ppointment in the King's gift. In conjunction with Sir John Leach's elevation to the Woolsack, Mr. Brougham's appointment to the Rolls is to be mentioned ; and, so far es we learti, - with as little countenance of probability, the Learned Gentleman having intimated very distinctly his ins disposition to accept any office whatsoever. It has been said that Sir Anthony Hart is likely to be invited to fill the vacant seat, and that Meeßchert Grant might replace Sir Anthony in Irland...— Btu these speculations are rather statements of possible and practicable, then probable arrange ments, for we apprehend that nothing is known, end for the best of reasons, because nothing is (lateral itied. However the event may fall, we cannot think that, with all his suppleness and versatility, Lord Lyndhurst will contrive to insi nuate himself into the new Administration. Of Mr. Canning's, and subsequently of Lord Guderich's Cabinet, he was, from the cemelion complexion of his politics, no unsuitable member. hold, loud, and confident of tongue, with nerves of iron, and front of brittle, he was well suited to defend the Woolsack ekreitist the sturdy veteran who had so long called it his own. To the Duke of Wellington he was peen liarly necessary, as being the only member of the cabinet capable of making a creditable exposition of the views of the Adminietration; and upon several occasions ho rendered great and valuable service in that way. Lord Lyndhurst's merits, in respect of the three Administrations which he has served, have, ' however, altogether syrung from his usefulness in the management of the house of Lords. For t4e. per. , formance of die appropriate legal duties of the Chau eellor> htt.tvas 4iiiilualdled by hie utter ignorance of equity ; and it has been no small scandal to the administration of justice, that for political purposes, a man confessedly destitute of the requisite learning and experience, should have been allowed so long to occupy the first tribunal in the hind. As a legal re. former, hits big promisee, so often reiterated, led re nothing; and the only . eNort at fulfilment which be made, was the proposition of last year, which all the world scouted, and, which its author abandoned with a levity betraying how little he wed in his, heart about the matter._ The continuance in office. of such a than OM only be desirable to himself, as no doubt it .greatly is; for no Arbninistration, of which a scheme has seen the light, can have any need of his assistance in an assembly where Lord Grey, Lord Holland, Lord Lensdowne, and Lord Goderich are found • and if he be not wonted in the Reese of Lords, diere is surely no dearth, of men capable of discharging the legal duties.olthe _Wool sack elsewhere, in a very different style from that. in which Lord Lyndhurst slurred over them. " Non tali anxilio taure defentoribui istis temps eget." It is not in such men, nor in a Government tainted be entmexion with such a man, filet the country will place its confidence.; The Members of the new Cai ui>atst will never vend unless they be pawns of dear and unsuspected character; .purtun their high does; with direct anti ionwifilartitwarti views; die , 1 itaining ell compromise of principle, and resolved to carry those measures of retrenchment anal reform wind) the voice of the people demands, or to perish. in the effort. They most throw themselves boldly end broadly on the country. Such lithe only chanco of withstanding the iiiireughmongering Oligarchy ; for any attempt et CW1414614( adverse to pr ; - pular rights, of conniving it abuses, and doing good only by stealth, will be attended with the same well-merited failure in which ended the imbecile Administration of Lord Goderich, We trust the lesson tray not have been given in vain. The friends of liberal measures never were in a more ad vantageous situation, nor occupied loftier or stronger ground; for it is impossible to fall back upon a High Tory Administration. Let them, therefore, demand terms worthy of themselves and their cause.—Morn• ing Chronicle. - All the world—that is, the world of England—is on the tenter-hooks of expectation respecting the construction of the new Ministry; and the world of Europe is not without interest on the subject. The immediate sources of power at prest nt is no doubt the King. Every one knows that Earl Grey has been with him,---has been with him officially, if we may apply the word to one who is nor in office, but required to appoint te offices, and accept of course the most efficient office himself. His Majesty dis played that noble frankness, which is at once an e sential part of his own character, and of that of the profession in which he was bred. The Duke of Wellington bad possessed, and always would have possessed, his implicit confidence while he was a Minister ; secretly or openly, he wits incapable of doing any thing to thwart the measures of those whom he retained as the servants of the State. In the same manner might Earl Grey and his cols leagues, whoever they should prove to be, rely upon the sincerity of their Master. There would be no occult practices, no underhand proceedings, to frus trate measures which appeared to meet the Royal approbation, or at least were not opposed when sub jected to consideration. This is a most important advantage, if possessed in full security; and pos sessed in full security we have no doubt it will be, when promised by such a King as Willie= IV, In the acute pamphlet which we noticed some time ago, it is asserted with apparent truth, that. the Whigs never had formed, and there fore, never could form, a durable Admini stration : and why ? The answer i 3 a pain fuhone e—because they were always betrayed by the King. Every one. who recntlects any of the hasty•breakitigs-up of . a Whig Administration recol lects also that it was constsntly the King that " threw them over." The sincere support of the Crown will at least leave a Whig Administratioti— if that which is to be formed be such --to stand or fall by its own merits. But who are to bathe con stituent members of the new Administration ? We believe that not one appoiettnent is yet made. le deed, we are quite confident that up to twelve o'clock last night there was no definitive arrenge ment. It is certain that the Chancellor has re signed, as a Minister, with the other Ministers; and we should apprehend that the office may be, for a while et least, as is not unusual, put into corn mission; the Chief Justice acting, we apprehend, in that case naturally as Speaker of the House of Lords, The present Chief justice, if we may ap ply an homely expression to an office of dignity, filled also with dignity and legal learning never ex ceeded, hits " served his time," and is entitled to the retii big pension for his stipulated years of anx iety and labour. The present Attorney-General may succeed to the King's Bench : the office which he will have quitted is, we have reason to believe, not so lucrative as hes been conceived: it has occasioned loss to Sir James Scarlett, it would do the same to Mr. Brougham. Mr. Denman is at once justly po pular, possesses the necessary qualifications, and has riot yet risen up to that monopoly of practice which would render the honour detrimental or injurious.— it is remarkable that the whole of the Household, with the exception of the Duke of Buckingham, have resigned. This is fitting and proper, and will leave full 'room for the performance of that honest engagement, that the King's Ministers were not to be subverted by his servants. There is a leash ru mour that Lord Goderich is to take place, which it is hardly worth the while to settle by a serious me gativee Now with respect to the system of the new • Administration. They must retrench, anti they must reform, or radicalism will infallibly swallow them, and us, and all up. They must retrench seriously, setting the example themselves ; and they must re form moderately-, but boldly and firmly. We have no wish—the virtuous amid honourable part of the commueity hes no wish—to hear of emend Perlis ments, and ballot, and universal suffrage; but an end 'mist he put to Gotton and Old Serum, and such infamies ; and the vile misarrangement of East itet ford must be remodelled. If un opposition, and a fatal opposition as Parliament is now constructed, be raised by the aristocrats, in either or both Mouses, to the suppression of sham boroughs, and to the amendtnent of the detestable no-representation of Scotland, they do it at their own peril, and we fear at the risk of the peace of this even yet happy • country. We see, and we predict, the danger—we do not provoke it ; but the present is no time to trifle with popular feeling and general conviction.—Times. Whoever the new Ministers may be, it is quite clear their office will be no sinecure. The ember rassments of the country are such as to tax more severely than, perhaps, at any former period, the wisdom of those who are called to govern it. The progress of revolution on the Continent is the nature] consequence of the constant and violent op position given to political and social improvement. The human mind, like a river confined by artificial mounds, has burst the barriers with which en im potent despotism checked its current for a time, only to increase its power; and the consequence is, that, where it would have diffused fertility in its course, it has carried waste and desolation. But the Continetasil despots accuse the people of turbulence. What produced that turbulence ? Their own want of wisdom, and violation of good faith. When they were in extreme petit from foreign invasion— when the warlike genius of Napoleon threatened them with extinction, they made promises of po litical amelioration, to induce the people to rise in their defence—which promises they have never ob served. After their armies bad been repeatedly overthrew:: in sanguinary conflicts, the patriotic de votion of the people delivered them from the chains of vassalage; but the first use which they made of their restored authority was to rivet. more closely the chains of the people who Lori so heroically wrought their de liverance. lievoiutien on the Continent is there fore easily accounted fors bet •England is, in no respeet, like the countries which ase sebject to the iron seeptee 9f arbitrary power. When the hate Ministers made essoistion cause with that combina tion of despots, known by the d es i gnat i on of the " Italy Alliance," they committed a mistake which argued a tote! want of that political sagacity which is the indispeniible requisite of statesmen. They showed that they wanted the understanding to dise eover that it was the interest of a free state, like Vlegleed, to keep clear from all suspicious coin. mutuotr sa4th tyrannical Governments. The late Ministry had, eiideed, repeatedly avowed, upon former occasions, that they were resolved to avoid all ceuSe of war, except in self-defame ? and to act, with regard tp the utfairs of other nations, b:riptly on the principle of nwi.intervention. They did so as long its the oppressor 3 of the people were vieto :isms; bta when the people pree e iled aga i ns t their oppreessera, as in the case of Belgium, thee our Go vernment hero their declarations of noteintervens tiou, and made cot nion cause with the defeated &spot, whose administratleti they described as en lightened, and whose emancipated sobjects they would have roweled to their bondage! It is true the Same Ministry recognised the tevolutionizad Govern s meet of France ; but France we' top powerful to cope w;t:2 anus, and Belgium is a State of minor importance, in whip!) it was thought the popular spirit could be easily creshed. lt might be so, if England and the Holy Alliance commeneed a cru sade against the Belgians, contending alone await:}; the continues; efforts of their arms; bet, if Preece took putt with .Beigietst, which we firmly believe she would, in such a caie,as 4 mutter of inclination and pelicy united, it is impossible to eey what would h e the esessevences of such n war. It would, pros tidily, after beittg prodstetive of the waste of much blood and treasure, hove the effect of revolutionising Europe front One end IQ the other. - One of the • . . I • greatest advantages winch Om country dal I ves from the dismissal of the late Ministry, is to protect Eu rope from the chances of such a desolating, conflict. We have, as a people, nothing more to do with ti e setlement of the (parte! between the Belgians and the Dutch, than we have to do with the politieit aff.irs of the moon. If the Dutch are not f.trot:g enough to rule the Belgians, the latter must be al• lowed to rule themselves. Our interference with France to restore the Bourbons cost this nation a profuse waste of blood, and an expenditure of tree ' hare, which has caused the country to be pressed to the earth with taxation. The House of Nassau is not worth such another expensive experiment)-- Morning Herald. Deeply and extensively was the public regret ex. pressed throughout the whole of year eriLty at the resignation of Ministers, and never certainly was there greater cause to deplore any event of a similar nature. The impelling principles of the illustrious Premier and his colleagues were those upon which alone the Government of Britain can safely or advan tageously be conducted, the more especially at so me mentous a period as the present—ill this awful crisis of our fate—when all that is dear to tot as a people may be lost by a single imprudent concession to the wishes of bad men, who under the specious pretence of Reform, meditate nothing short of the destruction of the Constitution and the consequent ruin of the State. Of the good intentions of Earl Grey we cc tenant not the slightest doubt—we give the Noble Earl full credit in this respect; but if he once suffer himself to he swayed or influenced by the evil sp rits who will mot fail to swarm around him, his good intentions will be of no avail, and dreadful will be the consequence to public security, to social order, and to civilized man. rile King, every rufleeting mind must feel, has on so critical an occasion a most arduous task to perform ; and the prayers of all must neces , arily be that wisdom arid fortitude may. safely bear him through such " new rind untried scenes," and enable him successfully to encounter those difficulties .which events the most unnatural have thus unhappily brought upon iris Majesty. We do not understand that much progress lies yet been made in the formation of the new Minis. try ; but we believe it is certain that the majority at least of the appointments which we yesterday announced will receive the Royal Sanction. Fcr the other less important situations are mentioned, Lord J. Russell, Levi King, Earl of Radnor, ti e Duke of Devonshire, and Earl Jersey. Report states that the Illustrious Wellington will be offered the Chief 'Command of the Army—that Army, so considerable a portion of which lie has so often led to unparalleled victory, and as the Chief of which lie not only obtained immortal renown for himself, but gave undimning glory to his country, and sub stantial benefits to the whole civilized world.— Morning Post. As the present Ministers are to perform the duties of their respective offices until their succes sors are definitively appointed, no inconvenience to the public business is likely to arise from the change, ie consequence of the necessary vacations of Par liamentary seats from acceptance of Ministerial office. All the pressing business now before Par liament will probably be despatched before the for mation of the new Ministry; in which case the writs may not be issued before the. eve of the adjournment for the Holidays; and the re-elections will consequently take place during the recess, without any obstruction to the proceedings of the Session.—Morning Post. Every species of rumour is afloat respecting the probable composition of the new Cabinet; bet no thing, we believe, has been yet definitively settled, audassuredly nothing c er t a i n i s yet k nown on t h e subject. Lord Grey is said to have made some demur to the occupation of the place of Premier in the new Administration, partly in consequence of some former self-denying declarations, and partly in consequence of his advanced age and precarious state of health ; but it has been proposed to obviate these scruples by giving him the post of Presi dent of the Council, or the care of the Privy Seal, which would afford the new Cabinet the benefit of his advice, and at the same time prevent any serious calls from being made on his exertions. Of other rumours afloat, many of them are so apocryphal, and so utterly ridiculous, as trot to de serve notice; but, we believe, there can be no toes tirm, that whatever the final arrangement may be, it must include Lord Palmerston, Mr. Charles Grunt, and Mr. Wynn, whose official experience, riot only in the several departments which they for• merly filled, but indeed in any to which his Ma jesty might be pleased to appoint them, won't' seem to us to be all but indispensable to the new Cabinet. Mr. Hume and Sir Henry Parnell have both been spoken of us likely to fill the oflire of Chancellor of the Exchequer—the Marquis of Lansdowne as Secretary for Foreign Affairs-Mr. Brougham as Muster of the Rolls, vice Sir John Leach, who is to be made Lord Chancellor, &c.; but, us we have already observed, these are all rumours, end though we might fill a column with them, it would be labour in vain; for nothing is settled, and nothing ie, therefore, yet known. I n the meentime the pro tempore Mieisters have been holding 'their private meetings ut Sir IL Peel's; but whether for coalition purposes, or in order to concert a plan of amioyance and opposition to the new Cabinet, we do not happen to know. If any presage, however, may he farmed from tire conquer of the Per'l end Dawsons, on Mr. Cunning be coming Prime Minister, the new Administration may lay its account with meeting with as much petty annoyance as the ex-perry can possibly mus ter for its entertainment.—Aluening Advertiser. LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF CHANCERY, Nov. 17. The Lottn CHAN('Etiott did not come into Court this mottling, but it was and that he wni in r i„ te Nom , w h ere 51r, Home had an interview with his Lordship. On Mr. Horne's return t o t h e Vice-Chancellor's Court, it was said that he com municated to the bur the purport of his conversa tion with. his Lordship, which was, that his Lord slop had intended to take leave of the bar in per son, but feeling that it would be extremely distress ing to him to do so, he requested Mr. Horne to communicate his farewell, and at the same time his thanks, to the bar, for the courtesy mut good feel ing with which they had discharged their respective duties in his Lordship's Court during the time he had presided there. COURT OF KING'S BENCII, Nov, 17. The Cputn' sal in brown, awl t0,..k th e new tr i a l paper until one o'clock, after which Lord TETnn DEN held the Nisi Prins Idttingi, PARKER V. PITNEy. . .. . This was an action of slander, to which the de- The plainti ff was a publican, k ee pi ng the Horse pleaded 3 jUStinelstitni. a fe r:( l l da ; t romn, in Tehobald's-road, (hay' s Inn-lane. The defendant kept the Spread Engle public houie, in Oki North,street, in th e same neighbour hood. The plaintiff had found the tr a d e of his howe fall off since November last; and traced the cause of it to 4 report which had got abroad that he was in the habit of 4dulterating his beer. That re pun, it was said, had originated with the defendant; and it was proved to-day by a man named Drake, who was at the defendant's house in January last. justificatio n ca ll e d an excise vilicer, Mr. G a m lNE y for the defe n d ant; and in support n o r f or t i h ed e i lltt 's st, o NN f lto stated that this day twelvemonth het gent,, accompanied by Geo rge Atkins, the :Fxcise surveyor, plaintiff's ho use , to take an account of o e Behr. to r the plaintiff, ti n y found in 21 vvtioden funnel, which the pe. On.going into - the cellar with the laintiff said he hod been j ust thi ng to fine his beer, a mixture in a stone bottle. It Wll9 composed prin cipally of sugar, a small quantity of beer, some water, and something Of a saline info-ion. It was ti mix. tore used by publicans in adulterating beer, and not fur fining. It had the effect of producing a s trong head upon the beer, -Witness tnsted some Of the beer ' which was upon the top of the butt, and be lieved it to have been adulterated. The wituees produced the bottle containhvg th. mixture. In his cross-examination by ML. Cunwoou, hr stated that the mixture had not been analysed. The plaintiff's case had been reported to the Board of Excise. What quantity of this mixture would be sufficient to act upon a butt of porter ? Witness—About half a dozen pounds of sugar, and thitty gallou4 Of water.—(A laugh.)—lt had been acknowedged,that by this adulteration, three butts were made out of every two.—The plaintiff was nonsuited. PAYNE V. STANHOPE. This was an action of libel. The libel was con tained in a letter written by the defendant, Mrs. Susan Stanhope, to a Mrs. Williams, in Monmouth shire, in February last. It complained of the con duct of a married sister to Mrs. Williams, who, it was said, had " degraded herself by living with a horse-de der of the name of Payne," and charged the plaintiff, Payne, with having obtained possesion.of a draught which had been remitted to a lady with whom he lived, under pretence of getting it cashed for her, and applying the proceeds to his own use. *wed also that the plaintiff had prevailed on, the lady to quit her lodgings clandestinely:without pay ing her rent, leaving nothing but an empty trunk; and that the plaintiff prevented her from paying her just debts, amongst which was a bill of SI. 15s. due to a milliner, to whom the defendant had intro duced Mrs. Williams, and that the milliner had de termined to advertise the lady as a swindler. The defendant (Mrs. Stanhope) was stated to be a lady of property, residing in Dorset-place, Dorset-sqnare. Her hand-writing to the letter was proved by a clerk from the banking-house of Messrs. Herries, Fat quhar, and Co., where she kept an account. After hearing evidence on both sides, the Jury found for the plaintiff—Damages, 40s. LIBERATION OF TWO SLAVES. POLICE OFFICE, CORK, Nov. 10. The Elite Ann, of Nassau, New Providence, one of the Bahamas, put into Cove about two months past, on her passage from a French port, where she had taken in wines for that island. It was announced soon after her arrival that there were six slaves on board, and the Act was communicated to the com mittee of the Cork Anti-Slavery Society : but it appeared, from the testimony of some gentlemen who had conversed with the men, that none of them were then disposed to avail themselves of the im munity which their arrival on British territory af forded, though full/ 'apprized of the opportunity within their power ; and the committee, therefore, did not feel themselves called upon to interfere. The vessel, however, remained in our harbour, and the committee were subsequently informed (at their meeting► for the present month) that tome of the men had changed their sentiments, and were now decidedly anxious to obtain their liberty. A feW gentlemen were then appointed to investigate the case, and act according to circumstances, who im mediately instituted an inquiry, and presently ascer tained that a letter had been received by the Mayor front some of the slaves, praying him to interfere for their liberation. On the following day one of the negro seamen, named John M'Kenna, was met with in town, hav ing come up to ascertain whether any thing could be done in their case, lie was questioned closely by the deputation, to whom he expressed his anxious desire to become free, declaring, with energy, that he never could comprehend why he should be sold as a beast at the will of others, or compelled to work for their benefit during his whole life ; and adding, that he and another of the ship's crew, named Samuel Ellard, were determined never to leave this country in the capacity of slaves. He was informed, hereupon, that in this land they were under the protection of British law, and there fore, to all intents and purposes, free, without the necessity of, any formal recognition before a Ma gistrate; and that the course they might pursue was entirely et their own option. Next day both men appeared and expressed their intention to seek employment on board some other vessel; at the same time intimating their wish to recover wages from the period of their arrival in a free port. This did not meet encouragement; but as they persisted on the ground of their right as freemen, and even applied for assistance in other quarters, it was deemed expedient to facilitate a decision on their claim. A summons was accordingly served on the captain to flIi3WCr their demand before the bench of Msgis trateq, and the case was heard on Wednesday last, by A ldei men Parker and Gibbings, sen. The negro seamen (who are both remarkable for their manly and intelligent appearance) were attended by a few members of the Anti-Slavery Committee; and the captain was accompanied by some gentlemen of this city, and by Mr. Elliott, the owner of the vessel, who had also been proprietor of Samuel El lard and others of the slaves on board. Mr. Elliott, whose conduct proved him to be an ►amiable and excellent character, replied to the de mand, that the men were taken on board in strict conformity with colonial usage, and to laws relating to *laves in the capacity of seamen, and under cer tificate from the Custom-house and Registry-office; it, therefore, they were admitted to be his property, they were of course not entitled to any wages but what he might choose voluntarily to bestow; whilst, on the other hand, if considered as freemen, they were precluded from any claim by the ship's papers, as their return to New Providence was stipulated, and the contract being broken by their desertion front the vessel, all wages became forfeited. To this it was ojected by Mr. Parker, agent for the Society, that as the existence of slavery is not recognized beyond the jurisdiction of the colonial governments, the plea of the seamen's servile condi tion is totally futile in a British Court of Justice; while, on the other hand, they were under no obli gations by the ship's papers, inasmuch as the stipu lations contained therein were made, not by them as f ree agents, but by their owners as the absolute disposers of their time and persons aboard. One of the men, who seemed deeply interested in the proceedings, now requested to be heard. Ile fret ly admitted Mr. Elliott's kindness and humanity; but said, that he had been long enough in bondage —had been sold three times from one owner to another, and could not tell into what circumstances he might fall if he returned to the colony. Ili, w ages were but a secondary consideration, freedom being his great object ; and he was resolved never to return into slavery again. The gentlemen of the Society admitted the com paratively mild form of slavery in the Bahamas, as contrasted with the sugar colonies, notwithstanding the striking evidence officially before the public, even f rom those islands, in the notorious oases of the Mosses, of the innute viciousness and .unalterable tendency of this opprobrious system. Whilst they must repudiate the idea of man possessing property i n t h e person of his fellow, and whilst they could not for a moment put the pecuniary interest of the one party in competition with the natural rights of t he other, or recognise the notion that any human enactments can be a valid sanction for violating the divine law, yet they felt for the circumstances in which Mr, Elliott was placed. They therefore withdrew the ease, and also declared that so fully did they rely on the promise given by Mr. Elliott not to place any restraint over the remainder of his craw, that the Anti-Slavery Committee would take ti n further steps in reference to them ; although, had a contrary line of conduct been pursued, they would have deemed it incumbent to adopt such measures as the exigencies of the case might require. The whole proceedings were conducted with ex emplary courtesy and good feeling, and the parties withdrew mutually satisfied. We understand Mr. 'Elliott is an influential mem ber athe r Colonitd flouse of Assembly at Nassau, where he is highly respected.—Sonthern leParter. PAISLEY REFORM MEETING. (From the Glasgow Chronicle of Monday.) This day, at one o'clock, a meeting of the Paisley Reform Society was held in the New Relief Meeting house, Thread-street. The church was crowded to excess. At half-past one, the Committee, accom panied by Sir John Maxwell, Mr. Wallace of Kelly, Mr. Orr, of Ralston, and other gentlemen of the neighbourhood, entered the church, and were re ceived with deafening cheers. On the motion of Mr. D. Ritchie, Sir John Maxwell was called to the chair. Mr. Ritchie then introduced the business of the meeting, and Mr. Gardner, writer, after a speech of some length, proposed a series of resolu tions, which were read amidgreatapplause. They de picted the present anomalous state of the represen tation, and urged the propriety of a speedy radical reform, and vote by ballot. The resolutions were seconded by Mr. Mason. A man, called Neil, then moved un amendment, that the meeting should agree to no petition which did not involve an equitable adjustment of the National Debt, and its liqui• dation by the sale of the state property—uni versal suffrage and annual Parliaments. Mr. Fisher seconded the proposition. Mr. Henderson would be willing to support it in the resolutions, but advised the leaving of any such claims out of the petition, with the view of uniting all parties. Mr. Neil then requested that . his motion be put from the chair—when a gentleman rose and begged of the meeting to be united—they had on this occa sion the countenance of the great, and he implored them not to fall into discord. A scene of great con fusion followed, during which Mr. Neil persisted in being heard, and the meeting appeared as resolutely determined not to hear him. Ultimately peace was restored, and Mr. Neil said he ,had no intention of creating any discord ; he merely wished to tnow whether the meeting would be content with any thing short of what he proposed. Mr. Gardner, Mr. zspeirs, and others, urged the propriety of being content with such claims at present as would be listened to, which was not likely to be the case with the amendment. Mr. Speirs said, that he for one, would be glad to see the taxes laid more on the rich and taken off the poor; for to the working classes, he and his friend Sir J. Maxwell were indebted for what they possessed. He was, however, of opinion, that if this meeting did not adopt the amendment, another might be had which would go along with him. This being received with cheers, Sir John Maxwell put the question to the vote, but was again interrupted by 'Neil, upon which the uproar increased, and he was 'obliged to sit down. Mr. 'Barr said he did not know the gentleman, nor did he believe he intended any such thing, but hit conduct was just such us the opponents of reform wanted. lie appealed to the good sense of the meet ing to keep by the advertisement, and not let fire bra►tds be thrown among them.—(Great cheering.) Mr. Houston spoke in favour of the resolutions as they stood, as all was called for in the words radical reform. They should act consistently, and not ask what would render their efforts ridiculous. Mr. Os borne wished to know whether radical reform in cluded the objects of the amendment 7 If it did not he hoped the meeting would not be led away. The original resolutions were then carried, only übout 20 hands being held up for the amendment. The result was announced amid immense cheering. Mr. Fleming, after a few appropriate remarks rela tive to the necessity oh reform, read the petitions to the King and the Commons, which being seconded by Mr. John Henderson, were unanimously agreed to amid deafening cheers. The meeting was there after addressed by Mr. Wallace of Kelly, with his usual eloquence ; and after voting thanks to the managers of the church, the Chairman, this journal, and others, the meeting, after several rounds of up- plause, adjourned. BRUSSELS AND DUTCH PAPERS. BRUSSELS, Nov. 13.—The National Congress having discussed the validity of some elections, M. de Gerlache, in the name of the Committee up pointed to draw up an Address in answer to the opening Speech, observed, that in consequence of the change that had taken place, since which the Provisional Government no longer existed as such, it seemed that no answer could be made, and two or three Members having spoken, the Assembly decided almost unanimously that there should be no answer to the Speech. The Assembly then proceeded to the discussion of the proposed, regulation for the business of the Chambers (le regiment), after which M. Legrelle said—A decree of the King of Holland declares the ports and coasts of Belgium in It state of blockade; more than 40 ships bound for Antwerp are detained at Flushing, where their papers are withheld from them. This measure will cause the ruin of our commerce and our manufactures. I propose th a t the Provisional Gov ernment of Belgium shall be asked what measures it has taken, and that it shall make an official communication to us on the subject. The President—The Committee appointed to draw up the answer to the discourse of the Provi sional Government asked that Government what were the relations with the five Great Powers which were spoken of in the Speech, and the Government communicated to the Committee the documents which I have before me. Ido not know whether it is proper to read them publicly. M. Gerlache—l think there can be no inconve nience in reading them, since the Provisional Go vernment did net desire secrecy, and the Members of the Committee have read them. M. Nothomb read them. The first is a protocol of the deliberations of the Plenipotentieries of the five great Powers assembled at London, its which it is stated that a proposal shall be made the King of the Netherlands and the Provisional Government of Belgium to cease hosti lities, without prejudging the aim:sitting question; that each of the belligerent parties shall retire within its frontiers, such as they were in 1814; and that the fortresses shall be evacuated within ten days. The Provisional Government replied, under the date of 10th November, that it had had the honour to receive the protocol of the Plenipotentiaries of the five great Powers, that it thanks them for hav ing taken the first step in this affair, that in conse quence it was going to give orders to cease hosti lities and withdraw the troops; lastly, that it under stands by the words " frontiers of 1814," those which comprise the southern provinces, such as they were added to the northern provinces by the funda mental law of 181.5, consequently the whole line of the Scheldt. M.Roderthseh proposed the printing of the papers, which wits ordered. M. Legrelle—lt appears to me, that on the 9th, the date of the Decree of the King of Holland, or dering the blockade, the protocol must have been known at the Hague. The President—.lf hostilities cease by sea and land, it seems to me that the Congress has not at present to take measures of reprisal, and that no confiscation can take place on the part of the Dutch. After this communication the Congress resolved ►hat it would divide itself into ten sections, which were immediately balloted for, after which the Ai. sembly adjourned. _ - BRUSSEL% Nov. 14.---It is said that our citizen soldiers have had an engagement with the Dutch near Mitestrieht, in which we had the advantage, but that we lust a great many brave men. The ene my's cannon are in our hands. Accounts from Ruremond say that General Daine has entered that city, and was perfectly well received. " It is affirmed," says Le .Beige ' a this morning (the 13th), M. tie Potter bus withdrawn from the Provisional Government." It is this moment an nounced that Vonloo is taken; the details are un known; the garrison between four and five hundred strong are said to be prisoners of war. ANTWERP, Nov. 13.—1 t seems to be certain that the evacuation of the eitatielitunear at hand. It is affirmed that the King, conforms* to the wishes expressed at London by the -Ambassiatiois of the Great Powers, has resolved on this esaeuation, and ,; ~ k ~~ . .., orders have been received by General Chasse Wl* effect. It is said that there are some difference' re sped ing the artillery and military stores. ItilUiril posed that the city will be entirely evacuated lir ' the 25111.—Journal d'Asavers, Nov. 14.--1,01 Papers, Nov. 15. SECOND CHAMBER OF THE STATES.OI4III II 4 T HE HAGUE, NOT. l e ,t,... In this Sitting M. Van Alpin, after so m e rill/ mina'' , observations on the necessity of deltSink the independence of the country, read sti 0140.tfi which he proposed to have presented to his M4 l l The address says in substance tha t t he- W z. im situation of the country, and the negotistionsar° ' foot at Lot:don, make it their duty to express' sentiments, their apprehensions, and, thew wieheft : : before his Mejesty's throne ; that considerintlki :',-: 1111 oath to defend the independence of the ,State,.thsf : feel dint they ought, in common with his Moirel• to take care that in the present state of that: 0 0 01 1 tlie-independence of the ancient United Pavers shall not be in any wa y y violated;, that they tes4. themselves called upon explicitly to declare to his Majesty that the whole Dutch nation looks fowl with some uneasiness, fearing thatiriMP u st r t e supposed European interest, the ritstro, ', 1 ,!!„."; :I f ! undertaken to intervene resctinithehtert nae t - 4 ' Belgium may think of renew ing thardlessOrs 4111°I1' which, during fifteen years, had e.iliOti ie muc h . 'i mischief to the provinces which, toe eider this .' burden, have remained faithful to his isr it r sn i his family. 1 ei 4iiiebi .! The States-General of those .PrCiv se A LJ , ,b, under the general name of Hollaido.reoM l Pl . i. logs of some Colonies, and for thettmeOLo,simillm".. for i 11 in the cause of Europe, an incresu f t_ k ePlmew., w which they had not expressed twill/Ili , . 411 , 1 .7",„ 0 ii that the more entire the seporation.fteerPtairo- t shall be, the more eompletelY will Of '11°1 4" i. ' and the most ardent wishes al the netinir it s fled. " The ancient United FrOvineesi'APll. , u ,. 0 t' the Address, " desire nothing.. More thsts: o- ' O l O 1 . free and in harmony under the.OoverrOighll'ibe Majesty, and in the undiattirbed;'(norm , ; rights and institutions, which 1 , .- nenersi OA law grants and ensures. The SHOW.- ~,,,A i k e Sire, that under the p r otection'Aird , , , o, , eirp , God of their Fathers, this viola'', w" le m ,hie established by courage and perseyersp,c4''!"—hr still inhabited by an industrious and religieu!tpelf. I: will again be able to develop' l, ll ,,at_....f a . , _,.„ l " :o „i' W 'oco llic . our intrepid ancestors rnanifelted:Mll9,!i. - er Wet MY sines, and that thus there wt I 411, 1 flu is .' of lion of the truth that a KiariaLlt 1,0011- Government, not in the nuodoe.g__,"g;;;;Airettlie meat of his subjects, and that „ de risive happiness of a nation does not etpliii,otl i c; d iminion, but in a territory 1i,! 141 --• . , love." Prather ) / , lass. in be prtrlteut The Chamber ordered this 50 ... ...... 6 3) , The and referred to ti e Sections for low - 7 Flor ist Chamber then proceeded to tilocu li- . 4 ' of 46 tO Law, which was agreed to b y s aisioritY , two Members. AMSTERDAM, Nov. la.—it seems- , ocri: . s3:nt 4 : 0 1 Actual Debt, 2)4 per cent. . . .............. .. 5 .,, Anion Syndic, 4 4 , per cent .............. ..... 7, Ditto, ditto, 3% per cent. •• ......... 0 " - f,4 every reason to fear that.-Ve.tiTloo it th at _ ' 'l' H E hl Alt KETS. • : , lc ET.—Nov. It 0 t w. Wails in:siti Nirrotilt as Ditto I rats c ur.....- ' ' I 0 Ditto MOTtirtittOlts.o. 0 N 111014010110111041011 0 OittO rtaeth ...we/04 Ivo Ditto rerklp. 1114010 or 0; Ditto tlitlitlit 00 a Ditto wstkitto----e., ii d I FAlen Ntsitt .4.....•••^ 0 d I..atobtOn PtilltroOg''' od $ Walls Ead HOW ..• 6 1' p Walls gad 4 0 w...« 0 .6 Walla End 51010104 '0 0 W. N. Itossill'aigiOn 40 W. E, Civelsoti ....'1,.. g o *tory ..--,....., ft i 0 0 l owan , Fko.,--- 1 Wall'a pia.""" ' 0 Dittojnaverland..... , 0 Lstabton stoat! ............. i. ' u n ipohly, 1 24. .0.. . Trii; TUN Vol).31. COAL 61All Arcot 30a. Benshani Main 9.2 6 Dean's 31 6 Heblourn Maln 3.3 0 Flo! 33 0 Killingworth 33 3 31 0 South flolywell *3 0 fanfield ..........roarrerwrdi 31 0 31 11 Willington 33 6 Wylau* 31 9 Walls End Boundary »31 3 Ditto Bell Itobson eit Co. 33 9 Walls FAO Brown's 31 9 Ditto C4llerton 30 6 Ditto Clarke and CO. ss 32 0 Ditto Crainlington.......... 30 Ditto Gosrorth 31 6 Ditto,tieston 3i 3 Ditto lOW 99 /1 Ships at market, 36......4!P0 C.)UWI'IIY CORN 314 t UK/ tiOg - 1 - gliip - a at market, 56-"" 4 ' 1 ?:,..,.,:_-_ - ... - :.= CoUN't'llY CO9 -*----:''- 14 .- 11 - 41111 g" 1""1114 . 6 04 0, 111, V1 :41 1,11 t,.. ItalloY• .....----- :11e:21..1. ..-............, ........---" t . to s. s. to s. . ~ Pf i Per Quarter. a. to 1/ * 15. 28 21 . 21 ...''')/ A.bingti0n,„,..„,„_,,, , ,. 55 8 2 16 98 20. ' 23 '''' ' '''' '44 And0ver............. 81 Z; al 40 . 14 , 3° " . .i - 51 3° ...0 ki Birtningbaus......-.. 04 4 - 1; , a 2 ag •• 96 n „ . 0 0, 1 4 - Bridport .........-... 56 P' oi 31 1 ""''' ' -'."- Cirencestor -....-. 52 88 ., git ' • 40 Di , i ft ,11, , Aj j" Faringdon--...... 54 0 " - ag 26.. ' or .''''-- Guildtind ........... 48 74 4, 2 ! 34 , t i ..,-.10,•1 ~. 00 I be Hen1ey..........--* 54 ,„ 3 "'"'„ it 45 96 : :0' „'Ai ' Hereford .....-,--. 8 01 ,„,`"' 4:2 ad • ' ~e., - t g Ilighworth ....... tt9 80 _ „,,,„"' at , .29., " ~,,,:,„ Maidenhead ........- 65 04 „,„ as 'lB at .411 , s i t Oakinghant ........ 56 L 8 v tg , OS f 6"" ' *.' 4 4" - Reading ............. 48 ;; A : „„,„- 40 tIO ' - .0,; .: 46 5a1t5bury............. 55 „(11 77 40 98 .., ' i .....,.,„ Southampton .......... !` , 4 „.„,‘" ~.0"' :39 Zt: ' 41 41 Stroud --,---.., 84 'O , -,„ 4 g 00 elk . 41 Tewkesbury .......... 65 74 ~„," *, 24 . a 0 4 „ Uxbridge ........—.. 4 8 78 r. g 0 1 8 ili. ' `4. , ,40 Wantage-----.. 4d 71 "" 4$ 2 1 'No .." ,AS Warminster «...... 44 70 W 34 g 1 '''..'' ,!. ~, Wit150r...........,.... 48 7•2 2d 0 ~ i gi wnrre.der--..... iO4 tid 124 a ' -,-.• IL' - -ft Uxbridge . ; ,......• Wantage—............. Warminster ..—..... 4 _.'''''' :, j iS Wind50r................. Ir , - 'W0rce5ter............... .. _ ... , . , ~ . sa v 1‘... s ' o raieff HU LL mAtutta.,--o_..Hibit . - There is a better chow of forage' Wee: o f ispitellel which► met a good demand at fully the ) 14° dee r " and choice p.►reele , in atone inetinceet t hatao.a, those rates. There is not much paollll/41001.!tit but the best runs to which the deMee d "ii4ftst pr.: ~ , sell rather above the term* of last week. . ail P'' n atiPaa t • har• continue.. in brisk demand, and the 4 17 .- h idsiPel ~- -d paid ; there is more o ff ering than We eiV''. fair , tlerr is vest. —For bonded Barley there Notions, a ... t otle etbo i n a . ew re e, : s SUl T , f e oPe vv i ro n ef a g h t i edr i a t te i t nf w :tiwoi i n t d h gwe o c u neel t ivkind s e te 3l" ; :k a Ti t tl i nerng.q:u4lltrieuhreteeilederiell'itifs;altie.llll:4li*:l.?i as last week, a very little passing in Ott/ of elt. Rapeseed are both dull, and scarcely relic''' . 0 , quotation.. . 0 , .4: 0 3 .4 , Wheat, pm— ........ —s.ra a 55....... 1, 4 1:;d;. .44 , a 04 .50 , reign ....41, tr.k. ~......1„..,„„:t Oats, Poland „,._,... „„ mna _...... d —4. '2os. 944..... 1-7 .. .._,., r _ r ,„ 41 , ~ _ ~..o r I 1 or Feed.— —l. 4,205. %I. ......" • . ';',.,. ,0 ,ff Marley, t N MI] .. . , .... --s.:2ls. att •••••••11;"014f I; neadr Norf. & but ....4. ags. 4 , 20, 3gd, 446. 425. Fottan.." ... 4 . .4. —•s. 4ds. YU. aft/ ..... a. .4, e, 'fares .... .. --a Ws 365. Eatele*"'l C* Rapeseed, in .. -. none. ... ......, Freese'''. A' Per Bu C sh li eL ELTh a. t4 d i . Ist 114.21111C,11'—'141.0.111.,..#0;" il -------------"n"":;1 4 ..1 tit l4 1 ° 6 Wheat 8 3 0 0 Pio ...." .., 6 0 Bari" ............« 4 0 5 6 510006 •••••*,.....“ V . d Oats ...... „fl 6 4 6 Veal . ..N►'"~ 6 8eAn5,..... ....... Pease 5 0 8 0 Pork 17,k pst ti n ' liav si„ I ,W 54 .-- 9- NO r• ,°,; ‘• d * t at d DUMFIIIE3 hIABK.F.II3, 0 O• - 0 ..... o ' . 0 a 6 $ 4.41. s.it. , O pt. 0 .„,. i Wheat, Imp. Bush 70to 8 6 Butter!! , 4 „.... 0 0. 06 Rarity 4 0 4 I Eggs, "d 1 1,...0. '''''' 0 4 06 Oats .. .. ''''' 2 0 a a Ilea, P 44 ........**'. 0 4 OP 1i0ur,..141b 2 4 3 0 Mutton ...." ~...o.' 7 Oatmeal Potatoes, cwt. QuartersVesl ........................ - - --- COT'T'ON WOOL. LIST 07 IMPORTS AND OW". PII Y4Iii d o Oa roiLTSP. rots , ~..--x---- , Ilp Same lit This rlod L . , 1 " ~ ite. year. rear. ......."• — fre Op Bags. kc. 'OWL, air. i Liverpool 717,515/ 6110 „,„,:: 045 lb , Lona, to Glasirw 4t1:1)6l aOS •• $1,9: ..... 1 . .... et e Total expo: tett lit I • ~...•.. ** . * ..40.531. Same pet lod I ga........... ***** --.- mrst ih ; e : r 1, lady a the on ft: S. e h ß i a gt %c . i child r enl: Oakley t i k T I e l. y i l l -sl I, 11 0. t i, -11r1 ,: i 11. Beach, Esq., of a daughter. r ft 1 0 . 11 1 ' Oa the 13th inst. in Wexford, tat LOY °' : i 'Sgr'r, d rh Et q. , of a daughter ; and 011 the 110 (10$ "i 401 r e In Upper York - street, MrS. JarOnlth Of 4 I°°. MARRIED g dhAt At Roecrea, Lieut.-Colonel Alaberly, 1 14 . 1 ; ;" Or — M.P. for the county of Tipperary to Kate Charlotte, danglUtilttse.:ri.r'oli:f'ttb-81:111illo.irril° 1 ' On the 15th inst. at IS)klEenDdiehy. Liu°ll4lrt''ll(4l°' rick Charl.s, infant .on of Majur E. Drackenbinl'olll On the 16th inst. at Greville.pisce) I<lburri,? Jane, eldest surviving daug hter of Mr. Jul ' , :4 aged 6. gist - P l a rs On the 15th inst. at Canterbury. in her ~-,,j f.. -- ' Mary Juliana, widow of the late Msjor;Pe"`.7 Aluleatter, of the Royal Engineers. ____—...........2 PitINTRA AKA PUBLIVIIIM eY Ititiltl3o, 000' Tat StIN thirlelt, 1121 60.4141),