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, rders before mentioned should sit as judges in the local e ,ur's, according to the provisions of the Bill which he Lad the honour of submitting to their Lordships' consi• deration, but which they had subsequently rejected. lie (the Lord Chancellor), notwithstanding that rejection, still hoped that their Lordships would be prevailed upon to hear arguments in favour of the Bill, and that the event would be, that the provision as to the recorders sitting as judges would be ultimately adopted, by which means the two Bills would in that respect be fitted together, as had at first been intended. Another regulation for the due admidistration of justice was, that cases of difficulty were to be adjourned to the recorder, who would be resident, tl at the learning and ability of the latter individual might be made available. There were also provisions in the Bill for the regulation of the police of the boroughs. 'this part of the Bill bad been framed with a view to the advantage which would ensue from its chiming in with the Local Police Acts in boroughs where such acts were in force, so that the Local Acts should not in. trfere with this the general Act, and that the police committee (to be composed of the above mentioned magi strates) should be able to carry on the police affairs under the provisions of the Local Acts, where such Local Acts existed. He (the Lord Chancellor), as he had intended this statement for a mere outline of the provisions of the Bill, would not go more at large into an explanation of them. He had stated the general outline of them, and it would be unnecessary for him to go more at large into the details, but he would conclude by moving that the Bill be read a first time, at the same time that he wished :it to be understood that be did not mean to press it oeyond that stage during the present session. He could only add that he was quite persuaded that a more impor tant measure had seldom been introduced to the attention .4 Parliament. In answer to a question by Lord WYNFORD, the exact purport of which was not audible in the gallery, The LORD CHANCELLOR said that this Bill con tained two schedules, A and B, very different from those of the same name which he had recollected in that House.—(A laugh.) One of these schedules contained a list of the whole of those boroughs (30 in number) which were wholly in want of muncipal constitutions, and schedule B contained those (27 in number) which had Local Police Acts. Lord WYNFORD observed, that he thought that the main objects proposed to be attained by this Bill might have been effected by the interposition of the Crown with out the consent of Parliament, and that he therefore doubted not only whether the interference of Parliament was unnecessary, but also whether its interposition was not, in fact, interfering with the prerogative of the Crown. lie also objected to the Recorder being appointed by the Crown, because that officer was the counsel for the cor poration, and might frequently be engaged in Crown questions. The LORD CHANCELLOR said the Noble and Learned Lord would, on referring to the Bill, doubtless find that his objection on the score of infringement of the prerogative was groundless. The Bill stated, that when charters were granted by the Crown certain conditions only were to be complied with, but certain internal affairs relating to the rates, &c., could only be regulated by a municipal corporation. With respect to the Noble and Learned Lord's remarks as to the Recorder, they were certainly deserving of further consideration, as to whether that officer should be absolute'y appointed by the Crown, or merely nominated for the assent of the constituted au thorities. He (the Lord Chancellor) had not any great objectio❑ to the adoption of either course—the great point with him was, that a fit and proper person should be ap pointed to fill the office. The provision as to the residence of the Recorders, was to avoid the evil of Recorders being little more than non-residents, as they now were in some instances. The Bill was tLen read a first time. Their Loidships then adjourned. INTERCEPTED MIGUELITE CORRES. PONDENCE. (From the Times.) The following is another of the intercepted letters of the ilfiguelites. It will be read, perhaps, even with more interest than its predecessors, and it is certainly not inferior in importance to any that has gone before it TO THE DUKE DE CADAVAL. " I profit by the occasion of an express by way of Spain to write your Excellency a few things. This morning I was with Lord Beresford, who always takes a most lively interest in our affairs. I was thinking of sending out Eliot and some other officers, along with some marine artillerymen. I told him that I had resolved upon sending Eliot out alone by the following packet. He did not much like the alteration ; however, as soon as I had pointed out the motives which bad determined me so to act, the first being the want of means, he found my reasons good ones. He again insisted upon the same thing as upon former occasions,—that is, the absolute urgency of delivering our navy into the hands of men who would ' undertake something' (that was the ex pression); who had experience of what could be done is a naval action, and how far they could ge without being at every step in fear of the vessel going to the bottom, &c. I was with him again when I went with Eliot previous to his departure, that the Marshal might tell him a few useful things, and shall bee him again to-morrow or thereafter. Once more I beg your Excellency will 89 manage that the man shall be better received this time than formerly, that we may be able to depend upon our navy, which is so much and so very necessary to us, not alone for our defence at present, but for the recapture of the Azores, which is very urgent. After having talked of the navy, we were analyzing the state of our works and fortifications round Oporto, and particularly those destined to impede the disembarkation of provisions and other objects for the rebels, a little map which Campbell had sent him serving us for this purpose, and, as far as could be known from the plan, he remarked some defects, which, nevertheless, perhaps, do not exist in the works themselves. " One thing which the Marshal censured (and I think with reason) was the measure taken by the Government of sending agents hereon a business so simple as the purchase of a steam-boat; in reality it is difficult to explain why, since the Government have here a Legation, a Consul, a Vice-Consul, and agents of the Treasury, it could be ne cessary to incur the expense of sending another agent or two to make a simple purchase, a business that could have been done with two lines to me or to Sampayo, saying, Buy a steam-boat for such a purpose, and here is the order to receive the necessary money.' Thus it is that everything goes wrong in our affairs; they have one knife that cuts, and they buy ano ther, and thus throw away money that is wanted for what is necessary. Ido not blame their sending Carlos Mathias or Gallway ; but I cannot help censuring the spending upon the mission of the two here from 400/. to 500/. sterling (it will not come to less), when I have not wherewith to pay the postage of a letter, and could, without augmenting in any way the expenses of the Go vernment, have arranged the purchase of the boat ! Do not trust in the Viscount of fine words and no good works, unless you would have trouble with him every day. 'For what have the Government placed you here,' the Marshal asked me, if you are not to do what they require, but they are to send agents upon agents for nothing at all ?' This speaks no more than one plain thing, and that is, oar Alinister for Foreign A ffsiis must have the presump tion that no other in the world can have to go on in this way! To crown the work, the packet arrives, and they da not even speak of money for the previously known pur c h ases, an d when I had to speak upon the business, and Beresford inquired of me to-day about hadstea e m boat, I was obliged to say that nothi ng be n d une, &c. It is impossible that th e nat i on svhiosueoldndensot s b a e nta l r o ern lust, its desti n i es b e i ng con fid e d to and C, ste ll os B rancos. Carlos Mathias s a id to me that your Excellen c y an d Vi scon d es de Santarem aretehoysoeuarlotFn. e se w el h i o understa n d an d k now b ow to do things ; fo for the Vi s c ount , and I know wellency I can answer, b ut not why I say so , an d if , owing to his insufficient head,thlesteam-boat is l os t, the public shall kno w t h e why and the wher e f ore , an d h ave the proofs of them. B eresford told the that the Earl of Aberdeen had compl a i ne d of not having time, and I told hi m th at ne i ther to tL"Ye'can me for so me rl n or to any one else would I go , f or t h at I had n ans wers to g i ve to what they desir e d t o k now, and consequeni views only tended t o di scre di t me or my, andj o iynao n m e inte r ,nt inte r . o when five, six, or more pac k ets pass over, receive a single word offi c i a ll y to gu i de me insuch, who w views. After all I went p resent l y to Aberdeen re ceived me, as ever, very w e ll ; commenced making inqu ries, to which I gave the best replies in my power, assisted by may private information. Amongst others, With what disposition and on what footing Lord William Russell stood towards our Government ?' Official foun dation fdr a reply caret in this legation. ' Why they kept the King at Braga—that is, neither in the Court nor with the army, when be should be with the latter, that be might be seen, and assist at something every day ?' &c. He spoke likewise of Answer to this there is none, our navy; I told him the proposition we were about to carry into effect, which he much approved of, but he insisted there was no time to be lost. I informed him about our loan, of the conduct of Hoppner, and many other things, and I know that Le desires at this moment to have grounds for making a speech in Parliament re- Ppectiag us, but he and the others are afraid to open their mouths upon that subject, from shame—from pure shame of taking any interest, or of associating in any way with people of such incapacity as the Miguelites, who direct affairs, have shown themselves to he. Here is the very truth which has been heard from themselves, and it is what Lord Beresford, with all his warmth of interest for us, has told me in his broken Portuguese ; and I know Aber deen said this, not to me, but to a Member of the House of Peers, from Whom I heard it, and even to-day Lord Stuart de Rothesay said the same thing to Carlos Ma. thias. " Your Excellency will pardon me for repeating these things so circumstantially, but I desire to give an exact idea of the evil which causes us to be held in such small esteem, to see if we cannot have a remedy. I will now, without flattery, tell you that your Excellency is an excep tion to what our statesmen are thought of here ; that your Excellency is looked upon as an instrument of remedy, and that they attribute the want of necessary means as much to the persons who assist, as to the want of liberty of action and authority having prevented your Excellency from remedying many things. Neumann and Beresford have expressed a most advantageous opinion of your Ex cellency, which I, you already know, confirm ; however this my hope in your Excellency is founded upon the opi nion that your Excellency, putting aside your too sincere modesty, should take upon yourself to direct with your own hands this business of the steam-boat, and command instead of consulting, and not stand upon comparisons with other heads ❑ot worth a tenth part of that of your Excel lency, and thus put things in order. 1 have let my pen run freely, confiding in the precious friendship of your Excellency, and in such particulars. " In conformity with what I have above said, I likewise hope that your Excellency, in case Elliot should present himself by the next packet, will take upon yourself that authority which belongs to you, so that the means are adopted to obtain a navy worthy of the name, and that we avail ourselves of the services most at hand to save our selves. Aberdeen, reflecting upon this point, considered as a great advantage, amongst others, the moral force which would result from the name and credit of the British navy, which would in some degree be transferred to our squadron, so far and as soon as it was known to be I directed by English officers. The caprice of net serving ourselves by means of foreigners is foolish, when our salva tion is at stake ; is it not more dishonour to be entiroly ruined, than to say we recurred to those who could assist us in saviug ourselves ? " Carlos Mathias has advanced nothing, because money not coming, everything remains as it was, and as long as nothing cornea nothing will be done; but as the Go% era are without any money in their hands, an order should be sent to Heliodoro and Leocadio to remit funds to the said Cowers : there is no want of these funds in Paris, as I know from the Gowers that one-half of the loan is realized. " In case this letter should arrive before Elliot or you should in any manner, with him, or by what we write by this packet, have decided upon taking him and some ether English officers, I beg of you, in order to save time, that ou order an affirmative reply immediately, that things may be done without delay. (Here follow the usual compliments.) "ANTONIO RIBEIRO SARAIVA. "London, May 10." EXPRESS FROM FALMOUTH. (From the Times. ) AUGUST 12.—The exact force with which the Duke of Terceira liberated Lisbon was between 1,400 and 1,500 men (all Portuguese, the detachment of French which formed part of the expeditionary divisio❑ having been left in Algarve) and 17 horses. He has now under his command nearly 5,000 regular troops, with 600 horses and 10 pieces of field artillery. He has been de• tained until the present time i❑ organizing the troops which have come over from the enemy, but a forward movement has at length commenced, a battalion having marched for Santarem yesterday, and others will follow from day to day, so that by the 16th the whole force will be assembled there. Deserters pour over in strong parties ; upwards of 60 came down the Tagus yesterday from the neighbourhood of Villa Franca, and it is certain that greater numbers desert to their own homes, com mitting many ravages on their route. The fortress of Peniche is being put into a complete state of defence, and the garrison is augmented to nearly 800 men, chiefly by desertions from the division of the Duke de Cadaval. It is intended to retain a force of 2,000 men there, in else Bourmont should direct any operations in that quarter. In the marine the utmost activity prevails. Admirial Napier, whose whole ambition seems to be to show him self as able in the administration of that department as in the duties of a commander at sea, is fitting out vessels to maintain a strict blockade of the whole coast; he has already sent an expedition to Figueira, containing a small land force of 300 men, and is preparing three others, one foc Madeira, another for the Cape de Verde ; the last for Angola ; and by the end of the month all these expe ditions will have put to sea. As the Government of Don Miguel made certain of retaining possession of Lisbon, and as the Duke of Ter ceira, by one of the most rapid and extraordinary marches recorded i❑ history, took them entirely by surprise, they had taken no precautionary measures as to the removal of stores and ammunition, or even of the bulk of the money in the Treasury. lam assured upon high authority, but nevertheless cannot positively vouch for the fact, that they left be:And them nearly 60,0001. in money, which has fallen into Don Pedro's hands, the greater part being the product of the last Miguelite loan, which bad only reached Lisbon a few days previously. Since the removal of the Government a financial measure has been determined upon, which will, no doubt, be beneficial to the country, if it can be carritd into effect. There was an examina tion of the state of the finances, and the Minister finding a deficit for the remainder of the year in the sum of 20 0,000/. sterling, a decree was published in the Ciro nica, No. 14, containing proposals for a national loan on the following conditions:- 1. This loan to be extinguished in three years in equal moieties, the policies to be made out in conformity serving as a mortgage upon the public rents, especially upon the proceeds of national property. 2. The amount to be paid into the Treasury in five equal parts, on the 24th day of every remaining month of the present year. 3. Subsequently to the Ist of August, 1834 all poli cies of this loan shall be received as cash in any of the public departments, or in the purchase of national pro perty, without prejudice to the previous mortgage right already established. 4. The dividend, at the rate of 5 per cent. per ann., shall he payable every six months; the amount of the loan shall ❑ot exceed 800 contos of refs (160,000/. ster ling), and all persons desirous of taking part in it are invited to make known the terms on which they are wit ling to do so by the 20th of the month. From the perusal of the Chronica to-day (No. 15), you will perceive that a fourth part of the amount is already subscribed for at par, and the general impression is, that within the week the whole amount will be filled up. The decrees lately pub lished show clearly enough that the Clergy are no longer to direct the Government of the country, and that their influence is to be undermined by an attack upon their wealth ; they have likewise been the most blood-thirsty enemies of the Liberal party, and have preached and pub lished imprecations out of number upon the Imperial personage: at the head of it in this country, and he, although very regular, in the religious observance of the formularies of the Church, is said not to be uniformly guided or controlled by the scriptural injunction which enjoins us to " love our enemies." The Emperor has written a letter of thanks to the Duke of Palmalla fur his conduct during his short provisional governorship, couched in the warmest and most flattering terms. What coin of the realm is such a document worth ? That Nobleman is to be sent on a special missio❑ to England and France, and on his return, from what I have heard, he will substitute the Duke de Cadaval at the head o. the Chamber of Peers—the only remaining degree of rank it is in the power of the Regent to bestow upon him. The Cabinet has been occupied within the last few days in framing a decree for the convocation of the Cortes, but its meeting will not take place until the Ist of January. A vessel, named the Perseverance, with 2,000 stand of arms on board for Don Miguel, entered the river yesterday without p rev i ous k now l e d ge o f t h e c h ange o f affairs, consequently the muskets are se . zed. The master of the vessel must have kept what sailors c,ll a blind :ook out. A ~ pas ~ vessel t h h a e v i 9 ri t g h i e n n s t t e a r n e t d , a fr o r e m p 0 r O t p g o o r t t o, h a a o f t ci e r r e a u l s t i i o o r n was nt that the Miguel;t es h a d evacuated Villa Nova; and a: ,s it ot contradicted by t h e aut h or i t i es; the entire city was spontaneously illuminated in the evening. This afforded me an opportunity of seeing Lisbon in a very advantageous light. AccosT 12, 10 o'cLocx vo,r Reports have been cir culated this morning that 12,000 of the enemy have marched from Oporto in the direct road to the capital, and that this Government intends immediately to lay an em bargo on all the vessels in the port. 1 know that the Aliguelites have not 16,000 effective men around Oporto tit to take the field upon a march, and can positively assure )ou that the entire statement 19 wholly Without foundation. (FROM ANEITHER CORRESPONW:NT.) LISBON Aug. 13.—Tbe packet having been detained fora few Lours, I take the opportunity to inform you that an embargo has been laid on all vessels in this port, none being allowed to sail. This embargo has not yet been published, but it is carried into effect by refusing clearances to vessels. The object is a secret as yet. P.S. At this moment a great number of sky-rockets are firing off, and the Castle is saluting. I don't know the cause, but conclude the Government must have received good news. LISBON. (From the Clironiea Constitutional of Lisbon. Aug. 8. " DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. " It not being compatible with the service of his Most Faithful Majesty, that diplomatic agents should continue to be considered as employed by his Government, who, abusing the confidence placed in them, and disregarding the obligations of their oath, served the usurpation to the prejudice of the interests of their Sovereign the Queen, and of the honourable and loyal Portuguese who devoted themselves to the defence of the cause of legitimacy, I think fit, in the name of the Queen, to dismiss from the offices which they filled in May, 1828, the following persons :—The Conde de Orsola, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Berlin ; Baron de Villa Jecod, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary at the Court of Vienna ; Rafael da Cruz Guerreiro, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo• tentiary at the Court of St. Petersburgh ; Carlos Matheas Pereira, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of Rio de Janeiro ; Jose Amado Grehon, Charge d'Affaires at the Court of Naples; Antonio Lopes da Cnnha, Charge d'Affaires at the Court of Stockholm ; Francisco de Alopini e Me nrzea, and Jose Ignacio da Cunha Candido, attached to the Legation in Paris ; Salvador Correa de So, attached to the Legation in Madrid ; Francisco de Saldanha Oliveira e Daum, attached to the Legation in Vienna ; Francisco Jose Lopes da Cunha, attached to the Legation in Stockholm. " The Minister of the Interior, holding ad interim the post of Minister of Foreign Affairs, will see to the execution of this Decree. " D. PEDRO, Duke of Braganza. " CANDID° JOSE XAVIER. " Palace das Necessidades, 31 August, 1833." Another decree of the same date, and with a preamble of the same tenor, dismisses from the employments which they held in May, 1828, the following persons, viz. Jose Gonzaves Veira, Consul-General at Cadiz ; Diego Maria Gallard, Consul in Barcelona ; Jaoa Martina da Garcia Maldonado, Vice-Consul in Seville ; Jaoa Baptista Cypri ano Gonsalves, Consul in Gijon ; Antonio Maria Bazzo e Berry, Consul in Malaga; Joaquim Luiz da Cruz, Consul in Bayonne ; Jose Maria Cosmelli, Consul in Bordeaux ; Francisco Rivet, Consul in Nantes ; Carlos Mouneroz, Consul . in the Isle of B our b on ; M anoe l I gnac i o Ramos Zuzarte, Consul-General in Amsterdam; Joao de Charno, Consul in Antwerp ; Francisco Texheira Sampaio, Con• sul-General in London; Antonio Barao Mascarenhas, Consul-General in Bristol; Antonio Juliao da Costa, C, n sul-General in:Liverpool ; Soltan,Vice•Consul in Plymouth; Jose Aghostinho Parral, Consul in Gibraltar ; Salomao Van Brienen, Consul in Archangel; Nicolao Monteri, Consul in Leghorn ; Feliciano Frederica, Grand Consul- General in Trieste; Joao Christovao Frederico Schrador, Consul in Bremen; Camillo Luiz Ross, Consul-General in Rome; Caetano Jacome de Castro Petta, Consul- General in Naples ; Luiz Paganelli, Consul in Genoa ; Gustavia Bayer, Consul-General in Stockholm; Jorge Jose Colaio, Consul-General in Morocco; Antonia Cor nelia Colaio, Consul in Tangier ; Joao Dukina, Charge d'Affaires and Consul in Tangier; Joao Bertuns, Vice- Consul in Algiers; Ancieto Antonio dos Santos, Consul in Bahia. i A decree, dated the 6th, dismisses from their poets all persons who have entered in the Royalist Volunteers, or in any other manner taken arms to support the usurpation. Aua. 9.—On the 7th his Imperial Majesty went out at six in morning to the arsenals of the navy and army, which be examined in detail. In the afternoon he went to the palace of Bemposta, where he received, with much satisfaction and kindness, 1,170 loyal subjects of the Queen his daughter, whose chains were broken in the glorious days of the 23d and 24th July. Those illustrious martyrs of constitutional legitimacy expressed their grati tude in such a manner as frequently to draw tears from the eyes of those who witnessed the scene. AUGUST 10.—The Duke of Braganza ordered the Criminal Judge of the quarter of Santa Isabel to proceed immediately against the principal rebelq, who quitted the capital on the entrance of the liberating army. AUGUST 12.—The Chronica gives, in the official part, the proclamation of Don Miguel to the Portuguese people and soldiers.—Liston Chronica to August 12. BRUSSELS PAPERS. CHAMBER OF REPRESENTIVES, Aug. 20. The order of the day was the discussion of the amend ments to Art. 6 of the Project of Law on extradition, which it was resolved to take before the debate on M. Gendebien's amendment to Art. 3. The Article was adopted with the amendments proposed by Messrs. Gendebien and Nothomb, which were assented to by M. de Muelenaire and the Minister of Justice. Article 7 was then adopted. The Article 3, with se veral amendments, Articles 5 and 8, were also adopted in the law proposed by the Central Section, several amend ments that were proposed being rejected. The vote on the whole law as it stands, after the adoption of the amendments approved by the Chambers, was fixed for Thursday. _ BELGIAN FUNDS, Alia. '2i). Actual Debt, 234 per Cent. Rothschild's Loan, 5 per Cent 94* Loan of the City, 1832, 4 per Cent. Ditto, 133.1, 4 per cent. •Brussels Papers, Aug. 21. JAMAICA PAPERS. PROCLAMATION OF LORD MULGRAVE " Whereas his Majesty has been most graciously Pleased to take into consideration a plan fur changing the system under which slavery at present exists in these do minions ; and whereas it is his Majesty's most anxious desire to improve and benefit the slave population of this island, in such manner as may seem most compatible with the interest of their owners in their services ; and whereas it may be necessary to guard against any erroneous im pression in the minds of the slave population of this island ; and, in order that they should be fully aware that his Majesty's gracious designs in their behalf are only regu lated and restricted by the c(msideration of their own good, and that any misconduct or insubordination at the present moment must have the effect of retarding or possibly frustrating such his Majesty's intentions ; I do now, therefore, issue this my proclamation, and do hereby call upon all his Majesty's subjects in this island to render due obedience to the laws, and to the orders of all constituted authorities ; and I do hereby charge and command all his Majesty's slave population in this island that they do render all due obedience to their toasters, and to the several and respective constituted authorities of this island. I do hereby declare, that when his Majesty's gracious intentions with regard to the slave population become law, it is to roe, his Majesty's Representative, that they are to look for information on the subject ; and I do hereby further declare that it will be my especial care, either by myself personally, or through those com missioned by me, that all the conditions of change in the si.uation of the slave population shall then he fully com municated and explained to them ; and, in the mean time, Ido hereby enjoin patience as to the result, and confidence in those gracious intentions of the Sovereign on their behalf, with that unfailing respect to his autho rity which requires implicit obedience to the lawful com mand of their masters; and I do most solemnly warn and admonish them, the slave population, or an other person or persons within this island, against engaging in any act or deed of violence and insubordination against the said constituted authorities, or against any of his Mijesty's subjects whomsoever ; and I do hereby declare and make known to all persons whomsover within this island, that, by so doing, they will expose themselves to the severest penalties of the law; and I do hereby charge and com mand the several Custodes and Magistrates, and all others his Majesty's subjects in this island, to give the fullest publicity to this my Proclamation. " Given under my hand and seal at arms, at Jago de 13 Yoga, this 29th day of June, in the year of our Lord 1833, and in the 4th year of his Ma jesty's reign. " MULGRAVE." rIVIERARA PAPERS. PROCLAMATION OF SIR J. C. S3IITH. " I was only sworn yesterd a y i nto t h e high and im portant office which his Majesty has thought proper to intrust into my hands, and you may judge yourselves, by my losing so little time in addressing you after my arrival, of the value I attach to your welfare and happiness. " You are all of you aware that it is the intention of the King and of the people of England that your situations shall be improved. What th ose i mprovements may be are as yet under consideration. You may rely upon my word, that whatever orders concerning you are received by me, they shall forthwith be made known to you ; and it will be my duty to curry those orders punctually into execution. I wish to warn you, however, against all impatience, disobedience to your masters, absence from " J. C. SMITH " We have been given to understand the vene rable Earl FORTESCUE is dangercusly IVestern Lu minary. Considering the Parliament is still sitting, nothing ever exceeded the present thinness of the town. In the Park and fashionable streets scarcely an equipage can be discovered, while at most of the club-houses the " last man" wanders through the deserted apartments in solitary wretchedness. Mr. O'CONNELL left town yesterday, for Ireland. His return to Lontion was to accompany a Committee of mere intile gentlemen, appointed at a meet ing in Dublin, to have an interview with some Members of his MAJESTY'S Government, on the subject of the late fire at the Custom-house storehouses of that city. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, WED NESDA Y.-The demand for Cotton has been unusually brisk to-day. Not less than 10,000 bags have been sold, at an advance of id. per lb. on the prices of yesterday, and of full id. on those of Friday. DECREASED CONSUMPTION OF HOPS.— The consumption of hops during four years of the last century was greater by nearly 37,000,000 lbs. than it was during the last four years. The Government reve nue was, in 1815, 215,4411. ; in 1824, 258,838/. ; in 1831, only 1 53,125/.—Martires Taxation of the Bri tish Empire. The St. George Steam-packet Company's splendid steam-ship Severn arrived off the Tower yester day morning, at four o'clock, having performed the voyage from Cork to Plymouth in 26 hours, and from Plymouth to London in the short apace of 31 hours, being extraor dinary despatch from the south of Ireland. THE BULLION TRADE.—The gradual fall in the rates of the foreign exchanges, and the extensive exportations of the precious metals, has become the subject of some conversation in the moneyed and com mercial classes. The fallowing statement will show the extent to which the exportations of specie have been carried :—since the first of the present month there have been entered at the Custom-house for shipment to the Continent very nearly 500,000 ounces of gold and silver coin and bars. The entries for Hamburg have been nearly 220,000 ounces of gold coin and silver coin and bars ; to Calais, 74,000 ounces of silver coin and bars; to Rotterdam, 102,000 ounces of gold and silver coin and bars; to St. Petersburg, 71,000 ounces of silver coin and bars ; and to the Mauritius, 30,000 ounces of silver coin. Of these large entries, there have already been actually shipped off to Hamburg 10,500 ounces of gold coin, 190,800 ounces of silver coin and bars ; and to St. Petersburgh 47,000 ounces of silver coin and bars, besides other amounts. ALEXANDER AND Co.'s BANKRUPTCY.- In the Bankruptcy Court, yesterday, a meeting of the cre ditors of Alexander and Co. was held. Fourteen debts, amounting in the whole to 40,0001. were proved. One gentleman, who proved for 39,000 rupees, stated that he bad been 20 years in India, and that his claim was for pay, pension, and prize -money which he bad hardly earned in the service.—Mr. Kearsey, the solicitor to the commis sion, said that it was intended to send to India a list of the debts which had been proved in this country, as it was desirable to ascertain whether those persons who had proved their debts here would wish to receive the dividends in England or India. By the Act of Parliament, regulat ing proceedings of that description, it was provided that those persons who resided within the limits of the Charter of the East India Company should prove in India, and receive their dividends there, but those persons residing beyond the limits of the Company's Charter, had an elec tion to prove in this country or in India.—Mr.Whitmore, the official assignee, said, an opinion was entertained that those creditors who proved in India would be entitled to a share in the distribution of the assets in that country, and those who proved here would be entitled to a share of the assets in this country. I❑ fact, he had received a letter from a gentleman contending that such was the case. It was, however, a misapprehension. The assignees in India and the assignees in England would account with each other ; and if there were not sufficient funds in this country to pay the dividends, some must be remitted from India for that purpose.--Mr. Kearsey said, in answer to the Commissioner, that there were several questions to be settled before any money could be divided. It would be necessary to compute the interest due on each debt, and to ascertain from what time that interest should be computed. In fact, every proof which had been received must undergo revision.—The Commissioner remarked, that at least eight months must elapse before the answers would be received from the creditors who had gone to India. —Mr. Kearsey said, that money would not come in so fast as was supposed. The India Board had given the bankrupts permission to carry on their business in India, and indigo was increasing in price. All the money belonging to the bankrupts was invested in that business; and therefore there was not any to be divided among the creditr,rs.— The meeting then adjourned. SLAVE TRADE.-ORIGIN, CHARACTER, AND EXTENT.—HENRY, King of PORTUGAL, under SU.. thority from three Roman Pontiffs, as early as the year 1454, took possession of several islands and havens on the coast of Africa, and took thence many slaves, some by force, and some by barter. The Portuguese first im ported slaves into Hispaniola in 1508 ; and into their Brazilian Colonies in 1517. For more than three centuries some of the Christian Powers of Europe have been engaged in this traffic ; and for more than a century and a half it was prosecuted by all Christendom with extraordinary zeal and energy. The French Guinea Company contracted, in 1702, to supply the Spanish West Indies with 38,000 negroes in ten years. In 1713 there was a treaty between England and Spain for the importation of 144,000 negroes in thirty years. Some have estimated the whole number of slaves exported from Africa since the origin of this trade at nearly 20,000,000. Query ? Does it not appear from this account that the slave trade has been carried on under the sanction of religion as well as law ; and that those who have acquired a property in slaves have an equal right with the rest of their fellow subjects to have that property protected.---Americun P a p er . niotiument of white marble has been erected in the city of New York to the memory of the late THOMAS ADDIS EMMETT, Esq. The monument stands in one of the most conspicuous places in the city of New York. The foundation is laid six feet deep in the natural earth, and inclose, a hollow square, in which is depo sited a large glass bottle, hermetically sealed, containing various documents. It is covered by a plinth, in one block of white marble, seven feet square, and one foot inch high. It i s three feet six inches square at six inches thick. The surmounting obelisk is thirty feet likeness, white Below one at the base, and two fe e t square at the frustrum. It con sits of n marble. One this O i ne tshirtdhe E fron n a gl t is h i e i top inscription; immediately aft er i s a device representing the A m erican eagle, supp orte d b y an Americon and Irish hand, clasped and crossing over the Irish harp unstrung. con sists sa oe medallion piece of The whole weight of plinth and obelisk is 21 tons 14 cwt. 2 qrs. 15 lbs. your dutios, insubordination, rioting, or illegally amen'. bling. The peace and tranquillity of the country must maintained ; and if you adopt any other conduct than that which becomes peaceable and obedient subjects, you will compel me, however unwillingly, to employ force to uphold the existing laws. Remain quietly and peaceably, therefore, at your several employments, and you may rely with confidence upon my communicating to you whatever changes may be ordered from England for your advantage. " I have been told that some foolish people amongst you imagine they are to be made free altogether, by which they understand that they are not to be required to per form any more work. Be assured, my friends, that this is a very great mistake, and which can only lead to discontent and disappointment. Every man in this world is required to work in some way or other ; and by the command of the Almighty Father of us all, we must all and each of us acquire our bread with the sweat of our brow. In what mariner it may be decided that your situations shall be improved, no person in this colony can at present truly tell you ; be assured, however, that moderate labour will be expected and exacted from every one of you. " I trust that you wiil seriously consider and reflect on what I have said, and conduct yourselves accordingly. Your old people must see the great changes and improve ments which have been effected within a few years in the state of the slaves. Do not you, by impatience and improper conduct, force his Majesty's Government to go backwards instead of forwards in regulating the connexion and the nature of the duties to be severally performed by your masters and yourselves. "It is my intention, as soon as I can find sufficient leisure, to visit every part of this colony; and it will afford me the greatest pleasure to find you all happily and busily employed at the different estates, and to hear from your own lips that whatever improvements you, in your several situations, may be desirous to obtain, yet that you are convinced that it is only by your good conduct you can expect to induce the King and the people of England to take further interest in your welfare. " Given under my hand and seal of office, at the King's House, in Georgetown, British Guiana, this 28th day of June, 1833, and in the 4th year of his Majesty's reign. DAY AT ONK O'CLOCK PRICES OF STOCK'S THIS. Bank Stcetc 212% 12 3 per Cent. Ited....sg% 9 4 814 Noer Cent. Cons. ...... -.88% % % 5% per Cent. 9 6%:8 Ditto Red.... ............ 96%%% New 3% per Cent. 95% Y 2 per Cent. Ann. 1726 - 4 per Cent. 1826 Bank Long Ann. to expire Jan. 5,186 P 17% 5-16 Oct. 10, 1859 17 3-16 '4 Jan. 5, 1860 1 7 1-16 Jan. 5, 1880 - April 5, 1880 - Jan. 5, 1870 -I PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Austrian Bonds .....„ SIBU Belgian Bonds 95 Ditto Account 95A 434 Brazilian Bonds 7O Ditto Account 7034 60 Buenos Ayres Bonds Ditto Account 2/1 Chiban Bonds 26 Ditto Account 26 Columbian Bonds Ditto Account Ditto Bonds, 1824 .23N Ditto Account Danish lions 7414 Ditto Aar unt —l Greek Bonds :323 Ditto Bonds, 1825. . ...... Ditto Account —, Mexican Bonds, 5 per cent 3N Ditto Account 33. .._ . Ditto, 6 per cent 40 Ditto Account 4O Neapolitan...." ............... 9314 PRICKS OF IRISH STOCKS, DUBLIN, AUG. 20. Bank Stock ... .......... ...... 213 , 4 St. Patrick Insur.(perShare) Consols, 3 tier cent. ..... 894 Royal Irish Ditto Gov. Stock, 3% per cent. 95% National Ditto Ditto, New Nig Patriotic Ditto 4 per Cent - I Hibernian Bank Gov. Deb. 3Y6 percent.... 98 3 4 iProvißcial Ditto Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock 22% 'lmperial Mine City Deb. 4 per cent. I Mining Co. of Ireland Ballast Office Deb. 4v. c. - Commercial Buildings HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning...s9 minutes after S. I Evening...3o minutes after 9. t!r't ••., ), eitiff arf) =tilt •• 1 :-• • • LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 23, 1833, The sessional addresses were last night moved, and other symptoms of a speedy prorogation manifested themselves. The Tea Duties Bill was read a third time and passed, as was also the Chancery Offices Bill, amidst the cheers of the House, and an avalanche of well deserved compliments to the LORD CHANCELLOR for .. • the improvements it introduces, and the sa crifice of patronage he makes by it. Mr. BLAMIRE'S Bill for staying tithe suits went through the Committee, and will, no doubt, pass the Commons. A Bill of a most important description was last night introduced into the House of Lords by the CHANCELLOR, with a view to its being considered by the public in the period between the prorogation of Parliament and its meeting for next session, when the Noble Lord intends to propose its passing into a law. It is a Bill intended to confer a Corporate Constitution upon the boroughs in Schedules C and D of the Reform Act, which will, we suppose, with the Bill to be brought in upon the report of the Corporation Commissioners, form pendants to the Scotch Burgh and Police Acts of this session. Like the last named Act this Bill takes the qualification of an elector for a Member of Parliament as that which shall entitle a burgess to vote in the election of the Common Council. The boundary fixed by the boundary Act is to be that of the jurisdiction of the corporate Authorities. The Common Councils are to be elected triennially ; not in part, but the whole body. The towns are to be divided into wards, and the Common Council is to choose an Alderman for each ward whose appointment shall last for life unless he become insolvent, a bankrupt, or commit an offence (as we understand the LORD CHANCELLOR) by which he loses civil rights. The Common Council is also annually to elect the Mayor. The Recorder, whose Courts are to be more fre quently held than at present, and who is to sit as a police Magistrate, the Bill proposes should be appointed by the Crown; but Lord BROUGHAM stated in answer to some objections that he had doubts upon the point, and that certainly good arguments might be urged upon both sides. His Lordship stated also that it had been his inten tion that the Judges of the Local Courts, had the Local Courts Bill been carried, should have been appointed from among the recorders of boroughs. Such is a slight sketch of one of the important measures which are next session to be introduced for the purpose of placing our muni cipal institutions on a firm and permanent basis. We may presume that it will be thought de sirable in rooting out the corruptions of the old boroughs, to place their government upon somewhat the same footing as that of the new boroughs. This will doubtless effect a change from which we shall anticipate the happiest effects, and deeply will the country b e i n d e bt e d to the men who w ill have energy enough to clear away the difficulties that are certain to oppose themselves to it ; but we must confess that we should like to have seen household suffrage established, instead of the limited con- stnuency which these Bills propose. The new boroughs contain, according to the statement of the LORD CHANCELLOR, 1,200,000 souls . , with between .58,000 and 60,000 voters. W e do not mean to say that the constituencies can be close ones, or that old corporation abuses can flouri:th under the new system ; but why should so many persons, against whom no valid objections can b e urged, be exclud e d f rom all control over the disposal of funds t o w hi c h they largely con t r ib u te ? Proper exert i ons, during tiie recess,might secure this right to b orough householders. It being some time since we noticed the re ports o f the Petition .Committee, a summary New 5 per Cent...... — India Stock Ditto Bonds 'AM. South Sea Stock ....... 99 Old Annuities.., — New Ditto. ........... 3 per Cent. Ann. 1751 Ex. Bills, X 1,000...... 45 pm. Ditto 500 —46 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Commercial — pm. Ditto Advertised ... ...... pm. Bank for Account India for Account — Cons. for Opening 88%% THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK. 'Peruvian Bonds 91% Portuguese Bonds i Ditto Account 87 6 7 ( Reg. Scrip °1 I 1 209 pm. i Ditto Acc.... 21/ 2Q-1 201 pm. Prussian Bonds — Ditto Bonds, 1829 102% Russian Bonds, 1822 105% Ditto Account 106% New Loan lO6 Spanish Bonds, 1821 021 li Ditto Account 23 1,1 Ditto Bonds, 18ti 2lli 2 ! , , Ditto Account 21% 2 French Rentes, 5 p. c. 10411 50c. ----- Exchange 2sf 60c. '--B per cent. —f. —c. --- Exchange —f —c. Dutch, 2i p. c. 50% 49 1 4 Ditto Account... 50M 49% 4 Ditto, 5 p. c 964 Ditto Account 95% French Scrip 4% pm. PRICKS OF SHARES THIS DAT AT ONE o'cLocr. Paid. Per Share. Anglo Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 51. pm.) £lOO 14% Bolanos Mining Company £l5O 124 Brazilian Mining Company £s 1 74 Brazilian Imp. Min. Co. (iss at 5/. pm.) £2O 62% Ditto National 2O 23% Ditto St. John Del Rey Ditto Cocaes 5 1% Cata Branca Mining Company l% 6 British Iron Mining Company £so 23'14 Columbian Mining Co. (iss. at 5/. pm.) 51% In% English Mining Company 12% 13% General Mining Association l2 10 Hibernian Mining Co Mexican Mining Co. £49 15% Real del Monte Mining C 0...., 'l .— 63A24:3 1 United Mex. Min. Co. (iss. at 21. pm.) 40 14% Ditto New Scrip 5 17% 16% Alliance Fire Insuranc e C omp . lO 10% Protector Insurance Comp. Australian Co. Canada Company l7 55 General Steam Navigation Co. National Provincial Bank of England 5 5 Ii o Doce 2 1% 1 pm. Provincial Bank of Ireland 25 35% of the last (the 39th) may not be " int' s i to our readers. U p to t h e 12 t h An n the number of the petitions in favour jo ie ballot were 50, with 26,597 signatnre s ' tion of your of doing away with the qualifie s s; Members, 2 petitions, with 44 signan l ' different kinds of Sabbath Observanc e ot es,; 1,171 p e ti t i ons , w i th 277,164 sig es pew against Si r A NDREW A GNEW ' S Bill, 5 boiitiOD tions with 174 signatures ; for the 5 , k ith of tithes in England 51 petition' 18,080 signatures ; against Lon l THORP'S Tith e C ommutat i on Bill 96 . 60 0t 3 Lions, with 9,746 s i gnatures. The Peurol do not o bj ect to the principle of c° 19 ,0 9 the tithes, b ut pray that the value of the by rental, rather than its produce, inaY l , o l° r future m easure on w hi ch an equi/afilrfs tithes may b e ca l cu l ate d ; against the ' I V+, being in th e H ouse o f Lords one P e e l.' t from th e mem b ers o f the Glasgow Union ; ag a i ns t t h e Ch urc h of E ng l a nd n', ll o f::' tions, with 6,500 s i gnatures ; aga i nst t he ` 1 Tempor a liti es I re l an d Bill , one petition ~ signatu res; ; from Prot estant Dissenters, prs2 s i c .,r, different re li e f s 132 pet i t i ons, with 25,61'17 tures ; against oaths 21 petitions, with. )if signatures; in favour of the Roman Catholi c r riage Bill 9 pet i t i ons, w i th 5,255 signal oid for the abolition of Slavery 5,018 petitions?ff 1,309,696 signatures ; against the Slaver): lition Bill (particular)y parts of it rela ting the app ren ti ces hi p of the slaves, and the g rel3 o', of twenty m illi ons o f pu bli c money tetrt planters), 26 p e ti t i ons , w i t h 15,956 sig l l l o t, o' The next pet i t i on i s headed , c Sugar and -o r and purport s t o b e f rom the British an d subjects of Great Britain, inhabitants °' cutta, and plac es a dj acent. The C o n have omitt e d t o state i ts prayer ; but we erecti it Sep to be in f avour o f a d m i tting East India"d and ruin into the English markets at th e duties as those from the West Indies. 7 number of si gnatures attac h ed to it are 2,'1,'11 which 77 are i n nat i ve characters. For repeal of th e d uty on attornies ' licensed' certificates twelve petitions, with 2 31 T o e tures ; for a repeal of th e c orn s io'i 26 petiti ons w i t h 27 ,612 signatures; egtio, the V Edinb urg h A nnu i ty Tax Bill 5 Petil,c with 244 si gnatures ; against Extra P3r „id Places 9 petitions with 400 signatures ;,, e lfo it' the Reduction of the Duty on Foreign '„' l vett, Silk one petition with 60 signatures. 011 ' 4 ;01' tion praying the House to adopt such as may be deemed expedient to compel the „ holders to contribute in the same proport o ' freeh o ld ers , copy h olders, and leaseholders ° 04 w i s e support and maintenance of the poor. The acres who h ave s i gne d t hi s petit i on are style them se l ves o f P ec kh am, Surrey. IftlicY'o4/ how t o rea d we recommend to them the Pe-ijoi, of the P oor L aw C ommissioners ' Repo rt.:Agg' the Apothecaries Bill 30 petitions, wn h . ti e signatur es ; i n f avour of the same, 8 with 75 signatures; against the Bankf' clor' Bill 10 petiti ons , all of them from o with 2780 s i gnatures; against the 133";01' (Scotland) Bill, 19 petitions, with 63 6 lei tures ; for the repeal or alteration of 1 ° 0( 0' Act, 227 p e ti t i ons , with 31,537 signe,'id for reforming corporations 131 petitions/ 77,116 sign a t ures ; f or Bible Educati°orell England, 5 p et i t i ons , w i t h 489 sig°3"it against the n ew system o f e d ucation ire)l. oet 18 petitions, w ith 2,071 s i gnatures; in oic' of Factories R egu l at i on Bill 141 pet i t ions , v ro' 195,959 si gna t ures; pray i ng for the en tire hibition of forei gn manu f acture d r ib an ds o ' r e tions (thr ee f rom C oventry) with 78 signal witi' against the General Register Bill 32 petitiO r tp' 3,818 sign a t ures; f or amendments in the vi e s) ways Bill 21 p e ti t i ons, w i th 2,637 sig ni t i the from attorni es , p ray i ng for compensa tion, • is''event of people b e i ng no l onger liable t ° 9 prisonment for d e bt, 28 pet i t i ons, withi r e natures. (Why did not the Lo, thend°" pockets petiti on for compensation wnen r i s ob police were established ?) Against the ii"g sic • h OS ment for Debt Bill- one petition, withkith natures; against impressment 3 petitiOrilic j3l l oi 359 signatures; against the Notaries P 21 petitions, with 99 signatures; in i3 ;i t ios s i the same, a s originally introduced 2 P e t i e o with 49 si gna t ures; f or t h e introducirebio a Modifi e d Sy s t em o f P oor Laws into nip l ,si ll ' 22 petiti o n s , w ith 3 , 916 s i gnatures ; ing of the p r i sons 44 petitions, with OPlb signatures ; a ga i nst t h e rat i ng of tene men ts 0 1 0 s 16 petitions, with 3,219 signatures; tot, the Registry of Vessels Bill, 2 petition s Ctrs' from the port of London) with 132 sig ii3 l ,ol 6l ',, in . favour of the Sea Apprenticeship S ett e on i !', Bill, 6 petitions, with 564 signatures; her s to shipping repairs and adineasurement,i nest, from with 1,600 signatures, and severn t ad' from individuals, possessing no public In d 0 ip The Paris Papers contain much gosl i - e olf miscellaneo us matter , b ut not hi ng of 11)° 0f ref in the wa y o f po li t i cs. A l etter from P a t of inserted i n a secon d e di t i on o f t h e iVatio ll o Wednesd a y, men ti ons (as a rumour) ° il! French frigate wilt shortly arrive in the t aipg from Cherburg, for the purpose of coWl e , 1 ) 01 1 ' th j e w young e Queen JournalD Donna s tlnAe m a R r l e At r o ks rv ot r il lc l' e Te importance of an off ens i ve an d d e f ens i v e 13 ' ,15 : between Russia and T ur k ey , recornMe ll . l tha t the only secure remedy for such an e lfitio ce France should form an equally close er itill s with Egypt. W e f ear t h at t h e ev il i s t°° a S g th is i to be removed by suc h a part i a l remeaL-Itli The same auth or iti es state t h at the 11,-ich tl': FERDINAND i s th e b arometer by s'Y'l„--ver"; politics at M a d r id are regulated. Wh en t yloo v sustains a relapse, then the QUEENS Pl l O , f'!,; up ; when he recovers, then it is bei ° s riv, Some weeks ago, during one of his lO st iii - 'os l ,, relapses, his MAJESTY - resolved on ibtru cabinet composed of moderates ; uilf°„ r r n o tv i f o v et tl r A n g t s oi r i e c a a ih p e a d rt t y h , e w e h a o rs co tt r l i t v e e Z d :El by P iii e l la - a j o e s b li a_,_court favourite, GRIGALBA, to P er lsr1) 0 ;:: iNIAJESTY to change his intention. be ,' deplorable condition must that couv tr Yi fi cill' e ' _ whose politics are the creatures, not of P l. o 4o, er c ' t but impulse ! The late disturbances ia oe ell e he land have, it seems, had an unfavoura' on Italy, and put all the Austrian spies alert. ii g tile By the German Papers we learn t- ; 5 , 9 Vienna funds are in a constant and u" e3 , - ,ly (31 i 5 of fl uc t ua ti on , so muc h so, t hat if ,Hon g ) respect a bl e h ouse se ll s stoc k, nothingrhis i - ~1 wanting to ex c it e th e greatest alarm• rtii flue 0 practical illust ra ti on of the solid vv ° le stability of the Metternich system ,i tollijji , VIENNA, Aua. 12. Five pery Cent& ' ; It' Bank shore -9 b e e z i r ee d de ß d wi t st ho ll se eo o r f d t s h , 91 1-32 ; Four per Cents. 85 17.32 - Thus it appears that the funds again d eclinrj. kt! ,—..... ; or , e e j HUDDERSFIELD MARKET.---A/thrl P,, r p io6 last Tuesday, there was a fair demand for n i-I „,a e f , 7 ,g , thebroad whole,clot fax .Exprese.: the pacirectieldeintrrorsaeec ... k ti !., ..„._ pp. I C(Jr, lSt trail e(),, Whi, Li s It Chu 1t ti te re o !, BRITISH ARMY. THE NAVAL and MILITARY GA- ZETTE of TO-MORROW, August 24, will contain an interesting document, prepared exclusively for that Paper, showing the numerical STRENGTH of the ARMY—Stations—Cost of each Regiment—Half Pay— Superannuations—Chelsea and Kilmainbam Hospitals—. Effective and Non Affective Expenditure—Army Extraor.. dinary for the Windward and Leeward Islands, &c. &c. The same number will also contain the NEW EAST INDIA CHARTER. To be had of all Newsmen, postage free, price 7d. Office, 19, Catherine-street, Strand.