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p rocureur- General, notwithstanding he had been removed from that office by Lord Goderich. If the harm rested there he (Mr. Roebuek) should not feel inclined to follow up the charge as he did ; but it did not. What was the consequence to the. Isla n d? H e appealed to the Hon. Mem b er for the Tower Hamlets and the Hon- Member for Weymouth whether the statements he was about to make were not strictly correct. By .a regulation and ordonnance of the Governor the whole intentions of the House of Commons in regard to slavery were, as affected the Mauritius, rendered utterly nu gatory. The slave trade was re=established. Slavery was again enforced; and not alone that, but all the free labourers Were once again brought into a state of bondage. All this `vas founded on a decision of the Chief Justice that no free labourer had a right to the title of a free man. That law, or o rdonnancer; also gi've the Governor a complete power over the education of the people, so that nothing could be taught contrary to his prescription ; and it did not stop there for it entirely d estroye d t h e press, b y fi n i ng t h e on l y press which ad vocated negro emancipation 501. for an alleged libel on the Government, and banishing the owner of it, and suppressing his paper. All those facts he (Mr. Roebuck) pledged himself to prove before a Committee by official documents, if the Go vernment should accede to what he considered a most neces sarysar investigation. But be would come to the strongest part of case- Mr. Jeremie had been lately appointed a Judge in Ceylon by the Government. On his appointment, and pre vious to it, it was stated that the case would be brought be fore Parliament, and that if a Committee were to be granted his evidence would be essentially required. Yet, in despite of :this statement, the Government gave him the appointment, and not alone that, but insisted upon his making the necessary preparations for his voyage without a moment's delay. Mr. Jeremie did so, and a large expense was incurred in obedience to the injunctions of the Government. When the complainants r emonstrated against the spiriting away of a witness the Govern ment turned round on them and said, " We have no objection to Mr. Jeremie's staying if he likes, Alt we cannot incur further eXpense." Mr. Jeremie was willing to stay, but before he would be permitted to do so a sum of 1,0001. was demanded by the • head of the Colonial-office, and paid by the complainants—a th ing'contrary to the principle and practice of the British Con stitution, and to all the rules of English law—to,pay for a wit ness before, his evidence was called on to be tendered. He ( Mr. Roebuck) wi t s satisfied that he bad made out a case for a Corn rnittee.--( Hear.) He wished well to the honour of his coun trY, but he was convinced that there could he little of it pre served if such practices were allowed to pass with impunity. Redress should not be refused to the injured because they hap pened to live at a distance from the shores of England ; and faie,and impartial justice was as much the right and equally, due to colonists as to Englishmen. On that ground alone he de manded an investigation into the charge. Sir G. GREY denied that there existed any apathy on tle part of the Colonial Office or the people of England on ....e sujec of he overnment f o foreign possessions. when b ever t there t existed grounds o ur for a Committee on these occasions it had alwaYs been granted, and redress had uni formly been given where it was demanded and des erve d. Th e Ron. M em b er had certainly taken the wisest course in calling f Pr a Committee, but the question to be considered in con nection with that call was how far it was expedient to grant the Committee. The facts of the case were briefly as fol lows :—in 1810 the Mauritius, then a French colony, was Conquered, by the British forces, and annexed to the ern- Dire of Great Britain. At that period the slave trade Was in full operation, not alone there, but in the colonies w hich had been long in the possession of Britain in other 9aarters. Indeed there was no law against it in ex istence either in France or in England at the time. ale reprobaf&l, as much as man could do, the traffic in slaves ' w hich disgraced that colony, and the improper and unjusti flable attempts of the inhabitants to perpetuate slavery in their i sland; but he was, most anxious to let the past rest, and to avoid recurring to those times, especially when the parties received the severest censure from the Government at that Period. Dating from the issuing of the report of the Com missioners sent out to view the state of slavery in the Mauri tius, the Government could not be fairly charged with any t hing lik e remissness in endeavouring to suppress the slave trade in that island. It had been stated in the report of a s P e ech made by the Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin, at a late meeting in Birmingham on the subject of slavery, that la 1829 the attenilon of Sir G. Murray, then Colonial Secre tarY, being drawn v. the fact of illegal importation of slaves into the Mauritius, thm: Right Hon. Baronet had sent out an or der for the release of these slaves, and had placed the ° "s of proof on the ma;ters. The Hon. and Learned Membe r had also alleged that this order was subse q uentl y re scinded by Si r George Murray's successor, and that by the regulation then issued, the slaves t h us im p orted were refused all benefit and redress. Of co3rse he was bound ,to believ e that the Hon. and Learned Member for Dub lin had made that statement on what he considered good authority ; but, unfortunately for his information, the real facts of the case were totally different. The first despatch on the subj ec t o f t hi s ill ega l i m p or tation bore date the 14th of e danuary, 1831, an d no i n struction whatever had been issued fro th the C o l on i a l-office on the subject, previously to th at period. It might, undoubtedly, have been the intention of G. Murray to proceed as the Hon. and Learned Member for Dublin had stated; and the Hon. and Learned Member r nig'ht have been unconsciously statin g his impression of a fact rather th an t h e f ac t itself. But it was the strict truth that no Order or interference had been issued from the Colonial-office of the d escr iption stated, while he was at the head of that n "epartment." When Lord Ripen came into office and was I informed o f the facts of the case, he wrote at once t o the idea that slavery would be permitted, and asserting the freedo m of those slaves to be as undeniable as that of any free inhabitants. The Hon. Member had charged the present Government and all late Governments with neglect. He had alluded to the memorial from the Mauritius to the Colonial Office, and steted that he appeared in that House as the de finder of the charge. He had not, however, shown that granting what he esked—a Committee —would tend to im prove the present conJition of the colony ; and he had for gotten to point out, if the. analogy existed, how the memorial had reference to any existi:e: state of circumstances in it. The Hon. Member had describe. the constitution of the Co lonial Courts for the purpose of condemning them, and he had attempted to prove the preponderance of French influence in their decisions ; but the Hon. Member had omitted to men tion that there were two Englishmen unconnected with the island, strangers to the parties by which it was divided, now at the head of the Supreme Court of the island ; one 'of them !i s . member of the B ar o f S cot l an d —a Gentleman o f hi g h pro fetsional... a tt a i nments and irreproachable integ rity—!tar.ilson : the other, a Gentleman, who was known to many Hoe. Members of that House as the protector of ti;e slaves in one of the British Colonies. Both were free from I tr `en the suspicion of any bias, and by placing them at the b a " the judicial department of the colony the Government tad _given n.. .strongest proof of its intenti on to secure justice to all classes these. 'rile Hon. Member had stated that the Judges were the minions ur - faction, and that French influ fence preponderated. To suppose tr.- judges were exempt .r o rn all human prejudices was to suppose t h e._more or less than human beings • but to style them minions of a 1,.... 1 „ u _ 0n t f h ,e imperfect grounds adduced by the Hon. Member was nee a ir, just, or generous on his part, or merited on theirs. And 7 1 to the preponderance of the French influence, that was as provided against as possible by the appointment of two T he Hon. Member hid repeated over and over again a charge tuich had been abandoned by those who ori g inally brought ii - s( Hear, hear,)----and he must confess that he thought the on• eo Memb er s t oo d in a pitiable position before the House, t - Y to be left wrel ithout the support on which it appeared d for ev id ence for the facts of his motion, but for having f t i; e n into th e h an d s o f p eo ple who did not even tell him of themeextraordi predicament in which he had been left by at. ,- The facts relating to the colony and the misunder inite; at home were these. It appeared to the Govern. wen t at th e t i me L or d Ri pon held the Seals for the Colo n ie that the old laws of the Mauritius were very intricate, d ef , merry parts so clashing and inconsistent that it was 1, - , 4le d advisable that they should be revised. — (Hear, R ea m e d With this view orders were tent to the island t a r c °Pies of the e aisting code, and in consequence several s ' ne s of the old French regulations were forwarded to the secretary of State, copied for the purpose by Mr. Blaelthurne, rtraan It the greatest talent and the highest integrity aud It happened shortly; after that the state of things. in the Mauritius became exceedingly u esettled ; the ordinary re t" became for c arry i ng the law into effect were of no avail ; and b " e ca'rie necessary to vindicate the fs:iug'si authority at all rz ' i ds In looking for the powers which the old French i' i Ons titution b a d abundantly provided for such occasions , h i s h a iestY's Government were considerably embarrassctl at not ndi ng i n the tome which Mr. Blackburn° had collecte d an d sent 11 " re applicable to treason any laws suitable to the emer gency which had arisen, and to which they were na eirall re. _ Y most anx ious to app l y a reme dy. Thi s led to a cor rt2iht d ence, in which Lord Ripon wrote what lie then b n-„ , :o some justly severe articles against Messrs. Black aece a nd D'Epinay, who, it appeared at the time, were s, accountable for the omissions. On further inquiry it was he:rte.:fled that these penal laws had, in the transcription, o Placed in the tomes of law relative to the press, to which hi s y hrPerly belo nge d—( H ear .) " The lion. Member shakes (said ad, as if l ie d ou b te d t h e correc t ne ss of this explanation Sir G. Grey), but I can satisfy him that tire facts are He stated, i n cont i nuat i on , t h a t L o rd Ripen, having s _ ee _°,me aware of these facts after he had resigned the Privy rtflor,ehigadn written to the Noble Lord then at the head Affairs, fully excusine• Mr, Blackburne and Mr. ei r I h naY, and regrettieg that he b could not under his altered ~,eilmstances give them the benefit of a more formal and rs,aal exoneration. This letter was dated the 12th of August, f.s_ll„.Y.sprevious to that of the,notice fixed by the Hon. Member :r e keard. Lord Ripon had also given hint (Sir G. Grey) aut ;P o Y c of his letter of the 12th of March, addressed to the :Ales at Mauritius, and as he felt that its produetion ei _u a o r l:l n no w set th e quest i on at rest, h e t h oug h t i t d ue t o the ter of-the Noble Lord to put tire house in possession Chet. He th en rea d hi s Lordship ' s letter. As to the ease o f .. ri 4 that .F•ocureur-Geeral, Mr. Jeremie, 2nst hi m , h e h ad b een assured and the charge iwoeght jwni_th_t the case now b efore the Ho t us a e t .r i . 4llia e d th ar n , o be i a n r g to do . ) Mr. ure.s proposed to be brought forward ne a witness ~..a_s,enport of the same ac cusat i ons which the Hon. khirober i; 1 1 4 ,° a ; but if he werc obliged t o appear b efore the H ouse u _n a t cap acn ' y it %it:mid be with a eery bad grace, for he could participant in the transacti ons of 1 t 54,2 and- 1833, and not be expected to become a very effective t‘itrless . cas e in which he was himself implicated, and on which ' had alr ea d y given his grievances 44 the public i n ver y u ' e r ee g and very indecorous language. He ae,4 M r . R e ddi e 14 (. „', i t appeared, the only witnesaes on whami Ale Hon. 0 „.. 1 _ 11 ;r relied, y e t i t se h a pp e ned that thev had b o th de themselves satisfied that justice had keen dime them, s e Id not now w i s h to b e d ragge d before the Hodge. But 'Whet; charges were publicly brought against the Govern, ment it was incumbent on them to select them in the best way they could, and he (Sir G. Grey) now felt it neces sary to state that there were grounds for believing that Mr. Jeremie had, in the exercise of his functions, been egre giouily deficient in the coolness, temper, and discretion ne cessary to their judicious and effective discharge. In 1831, he was sent from this country to the Mauritius, where he arrived in January, 1832, with instructions to reform the state of that colony ; but from the distracted state of the Colonial Government, and the want of all co-operation, he was obliged to return to England. In this mission he must do Mr. Jeremie the justice to declare he had shown great discretion in the use of the powers entrusted to him, as well as great ardour, firmness, and integrity in the obedience he manifested to his Government. He remained there only a month, and certainly acquired during that time no claim on the Govern ment. He was sent back in November, 1832, along with Sir William Nicholas, who went to assume the Government of the island, together with a greater display of military force than was at all necessary, and arrived there on the 31st of January, 1833. It appeared from the correspondence of the new Governor to the Secretary of State that things were greatly changed for the better, and that, in fact, the evil had been greatly exaggerated ; that no more forces were wanted ; that two or three men-of-war which lay at anchor in the har bour had not been wanted ; that not a shot had been fired ; and that all idea of rebellion bad been completely put down. This was mainly to be attributed to the straightforward, firm, and vigorous measures of the new Governor. Mr. Jeremie was on his second arrival sworn in without delay, and thus placed at once in a judicial situation foreign to his habits ; and, forgetting perhaps that there was no rebellion existing, displayed a remarkable want of moderation, temper, and for bearance, essential to a person in his position. It happened that half a dozen individuals, who had been out on a shoot ing excursion, committed au assault on a sentinel, for which they were sent to prison, and while awaiting their trial, they were, by order of Mr. Jeremie, refused to be allowed to see Counsel to prepare for their defence. On the trial of these individuals an advocate had urged as a chief point in their favour, that Mr. Jeremie had exceeded his powers as Procureur-Generale by so interfering. This gave rise to a correspondence between the Governor and Mr. Jeremie, in the course of which the latter (feeling perhaps that he had been sent a second time to the Mau ritius to indicate his power as Procureur-Generale) re turned an answer that he should not have sent, and for which he made a subsequent apology. The Governor had already put down the rebellion, and no pretext was afforded by the idea of any disturbance in the colony for Mr. Jeremie's interference. Mr. Reddie also became mixed up with this correspondence on another account, and it would be sufficient to say that both used very objectionable language to the Go vernor, for which they both afterwards apologised. The Hon. Baronet then proceeded to read several despatches from Lord Stanley, who was at the time referred by the Colonial Sec retary, to the Governor of the settlement, confirmatory of the statements he had made, and in continuation observed that when Mr. Jeremie returned a second time to the colony every thing there was in a perfectly tranquil state, and he had only himself to blame for what subsequently took place. There was no ground whatever for saying that Mr. Blackburne was not perfectly qualified to sit as Judge, and Mr. Jeremie must have known this to be the case. He thought it would be highly improper to have any revision now of those proceedings by a Committee of the House. He saw no good that could arise from sending out a Commission. It might have the effect of reviving those animosities in the colony which were now in a great measure forgotten. The Government was fully prepared to do equal and strict justice to all classes in the colonies. Dr. LUSHINGTON said that having been called on by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman to bear testimony to the truth of some of the facts he had put forward in his speech, he felt himself bound in justice to say that some of the statements to which the Hon. and Learned Member had referred were borne out by the facts. Nor did he see that those facts had been contradicted by his Hon. Friend who had just sat down. The first and the great question for the House to consider was, whether the administration of justice in the Mauritius was likely to be benefited by the appointment, of the Committee now moved for; and be really must say, without wishing to trouble the House by entering into a detail of the circum stances of the case, that proof of the most positive kind had been afforded, that since 1810 there had been a series of conti nual violations of the law of the most flagrant description, all or the greater part of which had been allowed to go unpu nished, and almost unnoticed. It was sufficient, perhaps, to recal to the recollection of the House that they had been told by a Chief Justice of the island himself, that he believed not a Jury could be found to give an impartial decision on certain cases brought before them. Had not his Hon. Friend told the House that treason had for a long time been triumphant in the Mauritius, that the standard of rebellion had been raised there against the judicial authority, that disgraceful mani festoes had been published, in which the wretches who penned them declared that the time was then come for assassination, whether by poison, the sword, or by fire? What punishment had gone forth against these offenders—against those men who had joined in a conspiracy against the Crown of England? What efforts were made to secure the tranquillity of the colony ? When Mr. Jercmie was sent out armed with a legal autho rity he was suffered to land; but his life was not safe for one hour. What did the then Governor do? Why, he bowed to the traitors, and sent Mr. Jeremie home ; but when the Go- ' vernment returned Mr. Jeremie with a renewed authority the game offences were repeated, and there was again the same open defiance of justice. He (Dr. Lushington) felt bound to make a few observations in defence of Mr. Jeremie. That Gentleman had had a task of the utmost difficulty to perform, in which he was not duly seconded by the Government of the Colony, and the House was bound to see that injustice was not done him: One charge against Mr. Jeremie arose out of a circumstance which occurred in May, 1832. Some men were taken up and convicted for assaulting the guard, and they were sentenced to secret confinement ; but during the first hour of their confinement Mr. Jeremie applied to the Go vernor to know what punishment should ultimately be in. ilicted on them, at the same time recommending that they should not suffer secret confinement. The Governor, how ever, decided differently, and what was the consequence? Why, Mr. Jerernie was threatened with a prosecution as a capital offender for having, in the performance of his duty, brought these offenders to trial. For three months was this threat held over the head of Mr. Jeremie, because, during that period, the Governor did not come to a decision. Another charge against Mr. Jeremie was, that be had delayed till January the prosecution of certain prisoners who had been ta ken up Ott the 24th of August preceding i but the fact was, that in the common course of proceeding the trials would not have come on till that time, But then there wad another charge against Mr. Jeremie, that ho had instituted a legal pro ceeding against Mr, .Justice Blackburne as being unfit to sit as a judge upon the trial of certain prisoners, he baying been charged in h. despatch of Lord Ilipon's with a wilful perversion of a law which he was appointed to execute, It was said that Mr. Jeremie Lad in this instance exceeded his functions, but he (Dr. Lushington) put it to the House whether Lord Ripon would have made such a charge as that (accompanied as it was by an intimation that the reform of the judicial affairs of the -- , dons/ was in contemplation) had he not intended to follow it "P. 411 * - --testiser in the meantime a Judge lying under such an imputatien !tome -sseve been allowed to exercise his ju dicial functions? The secoea —L am e , against Mr. Jeremie was that lie had ehesged Mr. Aimee — Diesasburne with being interested in slavery, He (Dr. Lushington) dif fered from his Honourable Friend the Member for here also. He thought that it was certainly a ,anitr j a a t,_ opea to the discussion of the Legislature, and that the • fact - of its having been decided on by a legal tribunal was not de cisive against those who wished to have that decision re viswed. He (Dr. Lushington) maintained that treason in abundance bad been committed. An attempt was made to intercept the march of the 82d Regiment, to defeat which it required extraordinary ability and firmness on the part of the Commander, Colonel Goldney, who saved the division from destruction, It was believed that the offender was a person in the employ of the Government. But were there not other circumstances which called for investigation? Did it net happen that on one occasion 6 prisoners were kept in gaol without any one knowing why or wherefore, and on another were not 25 persons fLund incarcerated without the vestige of a charge against them ? Surely, these were matters that ought not to be passed over without inquiry. It had been re presented by several of the most respectable merchants in the city of London that they were ' afraid . to carry on trade with the Mauritius, owing to the total absence of anything like justice in that colony. About two months ago he had re ceived a letter frOm Mr. Gilchrist, in which it was stated that a prosecution had been instituted against him, and for what did the House think? Why, because he haciiefused to give certain parties certificates to entitle them to a participation in the Slave Compensation Fund. The moment he got that letter lie forwarded it to his Noble Friend (Lord Glenelg) at the Colonial Office, and surely it was at least the duty of the authorities in that department to take some pains to ascer tain whether the statements contained in it were true or false. (Hear.) It could not be denied that it was highly important that the Government of home should know what was passing in the Mauritius with respect to the slave-trade ; and as that was the only document he had seen 'on the subject, be had felt it to be his duty to transmit it to the Colonial Office, * When there were 16,000 of 14,00 slaves entitled to their freedom, surely the Government at iicitiP ought to know something of what the Courts were doing in regard tq slave registration. Was it proper to allow certificates to be extorted from peislip functionaries by such means? From all the information he possessed in reference to thia colony, he was satisfied that an alteration in the mode of administering justice in'the Mauritius was absolutely necessary. He considered the judicial s y s t em highly defective, and certainly he could not think that M, Le.Epinay was a fit and proper person to fill the important of fice of Attorney-General, if he was the saw rcrgan who had signed the Trianifcsto before alluded to in the course of the dg. bate. As to the detenttea ef. Mr. Jeremie, be had taken the liberty of suggesting that course, beeeasse Mr. Jeremic, hav ing twisted the registrations, was the only person 4, 14/3 Pq l ll4 afford proper inforisiap,i9p upon the subject. It should be borne i n mind that the whole islaVel se;.. pj. ; e Government at defiance, ;1;4 op t i, t -w; assistance whatever was to be qistiin t ssal from this country, toly ft. 4,1)0 slaves had been declared ent itled tq their freedom, while .i),9(1 4 # ( , EA,QO9 were, contrary ip law, actually continued in a state of Uon'd'a'ge.,,( hear.) fps Hon. plod (Sir G. Grey) believed that Sir. Wilson anti fdr. si nu 4 lo 4, wpi44 set all these matters right ; but he (Dr: i s 9 i -„ , as _tat he was unable to partici pate li b des ' in any such hope. . . sse lf 'ai that the truth all 7. slioyld be ascertained, and justice done'to - parties-(.teas, hear.) ' e ni,o q .tieN ? said, that although the Sir G. GREY, in Co lonial Office had not acted - L ot a t ea in b to e r a its iii ip a n a ;;Frit tp that de . pertinent by the Hon. and , b ec ause a w dOrii;eel irons - private source, they had nevertheless it as ; a means for die purpose of iqtl,l3,irY• 't was r , , ~,. • 'Mr, c , PILL!, T 4 'greSod i,4 yin. Dare et had l he thou4, , ht r THE SUN, LONDON. TVESbAY,'WARY 16, 183 i) cr.tered at too great a length' into the detail of past circum stances, but still he had adduced no argument which went jq show that inquiry was not loudly called for. SAM: of the first mercantile houses in this country represented the state of insectirity of life and property in the Mauritius to be such tts to render it impossible for them to continue their trade with that colony, and yet they were told that they ought to be sa tisfied with the promises of the Hon. Buronet that such a state of things should not continue. No case of abuse had ever occurred Without similar promises being made by the Go vernment ; but, for his part, lie could not place any great re liance upon pledges of the kind proceeding from such a quar ter. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman animadverted on the manner in which justice was administered in the colony, and contended that the inquiry demanded ought to be at once con ceded.—( Cries of " Question, question," and " Divide.") Mr. BO RTH WICK said, it was perfectly unfounded to say that that House *as disinclined to give attention to the affairs of the colonies. The case had not been brought forward on its broad merits, and therefore it was, and because of no other reason, that an inquiry such as the Hon. and Learned Mem ber for Bath proposed could not be granted without lowering the character of the British Parliament. He certainly thought that, after the large sum of money they had been called on to pay for the emancipation of the slaves, the people of England had a right to know that slaves were legally possessed. On the other hand, he did not think that a national quesqon should be mixed up with paltry details of individual concernment. He had heard nothing to alter his original intention to vote against the motion.—( Hear. ) Mr. F. BUXTON felt much gratification in supporting, the present motion. His Hon. Friend had been charged with having spirited away Mr. Jeremie, but those who made that charge did not understand the motion. With respect So some of these transactions, he felt bound to say that nothing could be more fair, more kind; or more honourable than the coa duct of his Majesty's Government.— ( Cries of " Hear, hear.") Agreeing with his Honourable Friend on some points, he differed with him on others. If the animosities at pre sent existing were to be allayed by any proceedings on their part, those animosities could only be allayed, and tranquillity could only be established, by the enforcement of justice. This would most effectually be done by an investigation on the part of the House into all these transactions. He had no disposi tion to enter then into any discussion on the subject of the slave trade. He had on former occasions stated that the slave trade continued to be carried on in the colonies for a number of years. On this subject there could be no better authority than General Hall, who had stated that it was impossible for a man to live any time in those colonies without seeing this traffic carried on before his eyes. Yet, notwithstanding the frequency and"notoriety of these occurrences, not one of the miscreants concerned in them had ever been brought to justice. Not a single conviction had ever taken place. No court would con vict, no legal authority would recommend a conviction, and no public functionary would sanction the man who had the teme rity to interfere with their favourite traffic. On one occasion an individual was seized under circumstances that afforded the most undoubted evidence of his guilt. That individual was placed in prison, but in a few days this individual was seen walking at large in the public market-place. No one not resident there had paid more attention to the state of the Mauritius, or had better information of its condition, than he had • and he declared that he hardly ever knew an official man diere who had not countenanced the slave trade ; and though the Government had been well informed of all this yet those persons had never been censured from home. He could not avoid alluding to the case of Genera Hall. There was no more admirable officer, nor no man of higher character than that General ; yet by attempting to put down the slave trade he excited the hatred of the party there, and he was recalled almost in disgrace. There was the case of an officer named Bryan, who seized a well-known dealer in slaves, and placed him in prison. The result was, that that officer was ruined. There was the case of Mr. Millius, and other similar cases. The next subject to which he would al lude was the Special Commission. They were told that per fect justice would be established—they were told that the Special Commission was composed entirely of impartial per sons. Who were those impartial persons ? M. Prosper D'Epinay, who was himself a slave owner, and five or six planters. He was confident that no hope of' justice would be entertained under such circumstances. Mr. ROEBUCK called for this inquiry on the part of a large body, who demanded that inquiry should take place, because they felt assured that the Government did not know the extent of the evils of which they complained, and they, therefore, claimed a right to lay the whole extent of their grievances before the Government, in order that their claims for redress might be fully understood, and that redress fully afforded them. On that broad ground he called upon the House to agree to his metion. The House then divided, when the numbers were— Against the motion For the motion Majority --158 PORT OF LONDON. Measure would be introduced in the course of the Session to authorize the effecting of it.—( Hear, hear.) Colonel PEEL complained that by late alterations which pressed heavily upon pony races the amusements of the humble classes were greatly interfered with. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER should be sorry to interfere with the amusements of the humbler classes ; but as pony racing was one of the luxuries of the wealthy, he Llould not. consent to forego the revenues derived from it. Mr. P. THOMSON moved for the appointment of a Select Committee for the regulation of the port of London. Motion granted. - IRISH EDUCATION. Mr. WYSE moved for the re-appointment of a Select Committee to examine into the state, funds, and management of the diocesan, royal, and other schools of public founda tion in Ireland; as also into the system of education pursued therein, with a view to increasing their utility, and to inquire how far it might be practicable and expedient, and in what manner and from what resources, to improve, extend, and permanently maintain academical education in that country, and to report their proceedings to the House. The Hon. Mem ber stated that in the course of the last session the Committee had made considerable progress in the first part of the inquiry, and he trusted that no objection would be made, to allowing them to resume their labours. Motion agreed to. POOR LAW FOR IRELAND. Mr. P. SC ROPE rose to move for leave to introduce a Bill for the relief and employment of the poor of Ireland. He did not intend to go into the general question. He would very briefly state the heads of the motion he wished to intro duce. He did not wish that the measure which he was anxious to propose should interfere with any plan that the Government might intend to bring forward. He merely wished to offer this measure as a suggestion on the subject, and in aid of the intentions of the Government, and in hope that some of its provisions might be thought worthy to be embodied in their plan. His object was to introduce into Ireland a provision similar to that of the 43d of Elizabeth. He was also desirous of introducing the principle of centralization, and he wished that the local machinery should be superintended by a central Board. He proposed the establishment of a central Board to meet in Dublin, with power to regulate the union of parishes, to establish the union of particular districts, the poor to be relieved by a rate on property in each particular union. He would propose that settlement and removal should be regulated similarly to the amended Poor Law of 1833. He would pro pose that guardians of the poor should be appointed, that some means should be provided either for assisting emigration or giving employment to the able-bodied poor, to be administered under tlo control of the Central Board of Commissioners, in the sane manner as was provided by the amended Poor Law Act of 1833. He merely asked the permission of the House co introduce the same Bill as he had brought forward in the last Session of Parliament. He begged to ask the Noble Lord whether the Government expected to be in p ossess i on of the final Report of the Commissioners in sufficient time to enable them to introduce a Bill in the course of the present -gession. Lord MORPETH had no objeetion to the motion of his Hon. Friend, and he thought as there was so many Bills on this subject it would be well that the House should have the opportunity of considering them. In reply to the question of his Hon. Friend he was happy to assure him that the Govern ment were in daily expectation of receiving the final report of the Poor Law Commissioners, and they hoped to bo able to offer to the House a practical measure on this subject in the course of the present session. Mr. O'CONNELL was exceedingly glad to hear that ex. pression of the Noble Lord. With respect to the measure proposed by the Hon. Member, he considered it would be utterly impossible to provide employment for the people at the public expense, ilf individual capital could n ot be employed with sufficient interest for that purpose it was impossible to think : that the public should pay the wages of the 10,houioe. Tiro difficulty with regard to the 43d of Elizabeth was that it pro vided for the support of the able-bodied, He would respect fully suggest to the Hon, Member to separate the two branches of the proposed measure, That for the relief of the poor and destitute, which was the important part of the measure, from that which provided for the employment of the able.bodied,• and which he considered to be perfectly visionary, Mr. SHAW considered that there could be no objection to the motion. The Hon. Gentleman was entitled to the same courtesy as the Hon. Member for Waterford, who had been permitted to introduce his Dill, and he therefore was sure that the. House would have no objection to consider the plan prorsed by the lion, Gentleman,—( Hear, hear.) , Motigh 4grePd te, Mr. J. 13 1 4 A Q Eli U Rlsl E postponed his motion for a Select Committee, to inquire into the circumstances attending the late elections of the Municipal Council of the borough of Poole, as we understood, to Thursday next, . ASSESSED TAXES, Mr. HUME felt anxious to draw the attention of the House to the State of the laws respected the Assessed Taxes. The number of surcharges was suite incredible at the present mo ment, After some observations on the necessity of having the law on this subject.elearly determined and ascertained, and the necessity that existed for its amendment, the Hon. Member concluded by moving for a Return of surcharges made for as sessed taxes of each class, the number affirmed and the num ber discharged, and also for the dates and number of Acts of Parliament in force for the levying of assessed taxes. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. had no ob jection to granting these returns. He could not, however, oromise to consolidate during the present session the various Acts qt' Parliament in force far levyin g the assessed taxes, as he had a l rea dy un d er t a ken a work of considerable difficulty and labour—the consolidation of the Stamp Acts. He hoped ; - hit !It. Some future period he should be able to consolidate the different Acts to which his !ion. Friend the Member for MiddleSex'hail alludct i but lig was afraid that he could not C294.ete the conielidation Of the stamp Acts, and that of the Assessed Tafe i s '4, 0 -fs in one andthe wee Session. fie can didly confessed that he wft, noi satisfied with the existing state Of the law as tolu'reliardes. ' The: intorest'which the collect chiceme4 to' Nip , ... , . ing .pfhad iri the mount pf the surellurgs, was a n w ont due inciniry. tO tnake 0 4chatggs cleat oar and with :---( Hear, bear-) 'flat . interest ought not to exist. The' colleetin'g-officer ought ed. b'e paid by salary, and riot Ly. i't p:,-, T :;-:_.? t ' .112-_.*" C on the surcharges whieh he succeeded in 'eipliiishl flat', h'ear:lt Tti4 4tterailOn; beWever, in 'the mode of is r inunration, could hot be effected without th'e aid of the Legislature, and he noir gave 'notice that a THE CARLOW AFFAIR. Mr. C. BUL LER rose to present a petition from Mr. Vigors which contained statements relative to the allegations in the petitions from Bath and Carlow, which complained of that gentleman having been in illegal concert with Mr. O'Con nell, as retarded certain transactions connected with the late. contested election for the county of Carlow. The petition prayed for the fullest inquiry into every circumstance connected with that transaction. As the petition had been put into his ( Mr. Buller's) hand only at six o'clock that evening, and as it inculpated the landlords of Carlow, and also an Hon. Member of that House, he should not then enter into particulars ; but as it intimately related to a question which would come under the consideration of the House to-morrow (this day)he should content himself by moving that the petition be printed, and put into circu!ation amongst Hon. Members. It certainly would not be proper to make statements calculated to prejudice indi viduals, until . such'time as those individuals should be prepared with answers.—( Hear, hear.) He should, therefore, content himself with briefly stating the facts. The petition stated that she monies lodged by Mr. Raphael in the hands of Mr. O'Con nell fur a certain purpose had been strictly applied to that purpose, that they had been duly accounted for, and that no portion of them had been illegally or improperly expended. That the petitioner was most anxious in any inquiry which might take place upon the subject to have all the papers, ac counts, and documents connected with the election, and all matters relative to the petition, fully and fairly investigated. The petition went on to state the hope of the petitioner that the House, in entering on the subject, would institute the very fullest inquiry into all the transactions connected with, or arising out of, the elections for the county of Carlow which took place in 1832 and 1835, and stated that such investigation would show the most unprecedented persecution of the electors by Tory landlords. The petition concluded by praying of the House to do justice to all the parties concerned, and to exa mine as well the petitioner as all the agents and witnesses connected with the petition against the late return for Carlow, and at the same time to allow the petitioner to be heard either by himself or Counsel. This prayer he (Mr. Buller) consi dered could not in fairness be refused. He should, therefore, as it was connected with an inquiry which would come before the House to-morrow, affecting_the purity of election, move that the petition be taken into consideration. The Hon. Member proceeded to read extracts from the petition relative to the expulsion of the Roman Catholic tenantry and the_ sub stitution of Protestants„ and concluded by moving that the pe tition be read. The petition was then read, and the names of Lord Beres ford and Colon©l Bruen were stated in the petition as two of the landlords who had expelled tha Roman Catholic tenantry and substituted Protestants in their places. Mr. F. BRUEN, in the absence of the Hon. Member for the county of Carlow, did not intend to oppose the reception of the petition, or the proposition that it should be printed. The Hon. Member for Liskeard (Mr. Buller) only did justice to those on his (Mr. Bruen's) side of the House when he described them as wishing to institute the most searching inquiry into any thing connected with the freedom of election. Mr. BULLER explained. He took the earliest oppor tunity of showing the petition both to the Hon. Member who spoke last and the Hon. Member for the county of Carlow. He could not get it ready before—(A laugh from the Oppo sition)—it was not his fault that the petition had not been ready before.—( Renewed laughter and ironical cheers.) He had taken the earliest opportunity of reading it to the Hor,. Members, and it was his impression that they had appeared satisfied with the course which he had pursued. Mr. H. F. HOPE, in allusion to the passage in the petiti , n which alluded to a Noble relative of his, thought it hard that Lord Beresford, who could not be aware that such a petition was about to be presented, and who of course could not be prepared with an answer, should have Isis name before the public in connection with such allegations before he was aware of those allegations, and before he could adduce evidence to show that they could not be substantiated. It was not fair or right that one statement should go before the public without the other.—( Hear, hear.) On the question that the petition be printed, strangers were ordered to withdraw ; but on our return to the gallery we ascertained that the motion was agreed to without a division. The House adjourned at Half-past Twelve o'Clock. COMMITTEES. The following Gentlemen compose the Committers 4- pointed last night : PORT OF LONDON.—Mr. Poulett Thomson, the Lord Mayor, Mr. Alderman Wood, Sir Charles Adam, Mr. Fox Maule, Mr. Angerstein, Mr. Alsager, Mr. Warburton, Mr. Crawford (London), Mr. Alderman Thompson, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Williams (Coventry), Mr. George Frederick Young, Mr. Bell, Mr. Hutt. FOUNDATION SCHOOLS (IRELAND). —Mr. Wyse, Lord Vis count Morpeth, Mr. Shaw, Earl of Kerry, Mr. S. O'Brien, Lord Mahon, Sir Robert Fergusson, Mr. Mackinnon, Mr. Jephson, Sir Richard Musgrave, Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. French, Mr. J. M. O'Connell (Kerry), Dr. Bowring, Mr. Lowther Chapman. _ . . RAILWAYS The Ulster, and the Arbroath and Forfar Railway Bills, were presented and read a first time, and the Petitions for tL•e Gateshead and Durham—London and Gravesend—Birming ham and Derby—Hayle—Manchester and Cheshire—and the Bristol and Exeter Railways, were referred to the Representa tives of the Dietricts through which the respective Railways pass. PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. TraxPtsr Roans' CONSOLIDATION.—A Bill having been brought in on the 9th inst., " to authorise the Consolidation of the Trusts of the Turnpike Roads in England," and two of the Clauses (17th and 18th) having been loudly objected to by some persons, we copy them here from the Act : 'And be it further enacted, that the said Commissioners may and arc hereby authorised, under their hands and seals, to make orders and regulations for the management and mainte nance of the turnpike roads in such consolidated Trusts, and the funds thereof, and from time to time to suspend, alter, vary, amend, or rescind the same, and tray make any new or other orders and regulations, As they from time to time shall think fit; and that all orders and regulations to be from time to time made by the said Commissioners under the authority of this Act, shall be sent by the said Commissioners to the clerk of such consolidated Trusts to which they are intended to apply, and shall be valid and binding, and shall be obeyed as if the same were specific“ily made and embodied in this Act, subject nevertheless to the said power of the said Corn misSioners from time to time to rescind, amend, suspend, or alter the same. And be it further enacted, that the powers and authorities in this Act contained, as to the making of orders and regula tions for the management and maintenance of the Turnpike Roads in a consolidated Trust, and the funds thereof, shall an d may be used and exercised, if the said Commisiioncrs shall think fit, with respect to the road or roads in 4ny T rus t, although the same may not have been consolidated With any other Turnpike Trust or Trusts, STAFFORD (DISFRANCHISEMENT OF).—The following is the Bill to wind() the Borough of Stafford, in the county of Stafford, from sending Burgesses to serve in Parliament ;-,- Whereas notorious and systematic brihery and corruption have been proved to have long prevailed in the elections of Members to serve in Parliament for the borough of Stafford. Be it therefore enacted by the King's most excellent Ma jesty, by awl with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiri tual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parlint ment assembled, and by the authority of the stunt), ti4ai the borough of Stafford, in the county of gta f ford , shall, from and after the passing of thjq Act, oease to elect and return any burgess pr ll'urgessed, to serve in tho High Couit of ear= ilament, - -- - VACANT OFFICES.—The office of Const4lllo or his Majes ty's Castle of Saint Briavel's, inlti4 Majesty's Forest of Dean, in the county of Gloueester, aral the office of Keeper . of his :Majesty'sOw within the said - forest, are now respectively vacant. A MI has been brought in by the Attorney-General, for vesting these offioes in the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, REGISTRATION OF VOTERS.—The Bill, as amended by the Committee, for the registration of persons entitled to vote in the election of Members of Parliament in England and Wales, occupies 44 folio pages. We gave a summary lts provisions at the close of last Session. SEA INDENTURES.—By the 4g - oh oa A se of the 4th and 6th William IV„ cap. iq, all agreements with the crews of vessels, KZ 4,11 tkp,pvcoice indentures for the sea servioe, are exempted from starUpduty. TAXES ON KNOWLEDGETIIe Carlisle Journal was amongst the earliest papers which called public attention to the oppressive nature of the tax upon knowledge. For more than t wenty years i t h as placed beneath the red mark of the tax-gatherer, an explanation of its working effect. In season and out of season we have never failed to lift up our voice against the crying injustice of levying a tax of nearly 200 per cent. upon an article so well calculated as is the newspaper to spread the benefits of civilization, carry enjoy ment to the fire-side of the poor man, and to teach all a know ledge of their rights and duties, and thus to secure social order. ANTEDILUVIAN REMAINS.--WC have been fa vourcd with a view of an extraordinarry collection of the fossil bones of various animals obtained from Big Bone Lick, in the county of Boone, in the State of Kentucky, dug up a short time since by Captain B. Finnell and others, twenty-two feet below the surface of the earth.. , They consist chiefly of dif ferent parts of the skeleton of the great mastadon and the mammoth. At the place where these remains were found is a salt spring, to which probably the animals v i ne . 41..a 7 n to lick th e sa l t, prev i ous to t h e settlenlerAta the western country,' and here, it 1 1 likely, from the assemblage. of Wild animals, may ma n y tattles. ay liean'tbught, and the remt,; o f the slaughtered therefore found in ' are bones of •;: • F GV ,itt4 7 l4Siaqelll, hlammoth, deer, bull, • 4e t q 'aet of' interest , however, in the c ollection, An qtter wRs a few days is nearly an entire Skill of the mastodon, which weighs 1751b5., , • ~.:94tW14 unundance although Krno of the teeth are deficient. Those remains are brought into this country for sale, and now deposited at Mr., Stevens's 400rns, in King-street. that measured from n to the end of the tail 4 feet 10 o h r e s r e e inchei: of .this city, hatter , and is one of the longest animals of this kind that INcii 1 91 , 111 4 Devon4hire, - -.l4stern N e l e r Charlesshot Exmouth, Cunningham, it i3ne4 Y in P°% seCam.*ion of LITERATURE. ON INSANITY; ITS NATURE, CAUSES; AND CURE. Br WILLIAM B. NEVILLE, ESQ. London. Longman and Co. 13G This is a clevet treatise on Insanity ; but as it is entirely out of our province to decide upon the merits of works of a professional character, we regard it as incumbent upon us to pass them over without giving a decided opinion. Besides, most professional works arc written for an object—to suit a particular purpose, into which we are not solicitous to make inquiries. For example, a lawyer wants a particular appointment un der the Crown ; and his first' step to procure it is to write a book, to prove to the whole world how inti mately he comprehends the import of every duty con nected with it. And so of the other learned professions. BRIGHTON-MONDAY. Their Majesties have resolved to take eteir final departure from Brighton, for this season on Friday next, and we believe. that the Princess Augusta, Prince George of Cambridge, and Prince Ernest, and the Court generally, will accompany their Majesties to town. It is expected that their' Majesties will go to Windsor on the 25th or 26th. His Majesty and the Landgravine of Hesse Homburg. took a carriage drive this morning, and in the afternoon his Ma jesty, accompanied by Lady de Lisle, again drove out. The Queen, accompanied by, Prince George of Cambridge, Prince Ernest of Hesse Phillipsthal, and a numerous suite, comprising Lord de Lisle, Lord Falkland, Lady Cornwallis, Hon. Miss Hope Johnstone, Col. Cavendish, Sir Chas. Thornton, and Lord Elphinstone, took exercise this morning on horseback over the Downs. The Princess Augusta, accompanied by Lady Louisa Corn wallis and the Dowager Lady Langham, joined the prome naders on the chain-pier this morning. The Royal dinner party yesterday evening was limited to their Majesties and the Royal suite. Baroness Wenman is expected at the York Hotel in a few days. Lora and Lady Aylmer have taken apartments at the Albion. Gen. Gascoigne . has arrived on a vi s it t o th e i r M a j est i es, but the General sleeps at the Albion Hotel. The following called at the Palace this morning to pay their respects to their Majesties :—Major-General Sir Thomas M'Mabon (on leaving for Portsmouth), Lord and Lady Be verley, ,and the Ladies Percy (on leaving Brighton, after a protracted sojourn), Lieut.-General Sir Joan Smith (to take leave), Captain Norwich Duff and Mrs. Duff (to take leave), Mr. Howley (Assistant Poor Law Commissioner), Captain Meynell, R.N., Mr. W. Irby (Belle Vue House). An unfortunate accident befel Mr. Thomas Attrce, the King's solicitor. yesterday. He was thrown from his horse and had the misfortune to break his thigh almost cicse to the hip. Under the superintendence of his brother he is going on very favourably. COURT CIRCULAR. The Duke of Cumberland returned to his residence, in St. James's Palace, yesterday, from Kew. Summonses were issued at an early hour yesterday morning to the Ministers to attend a Cabinet Council at the Foreign Office. The Ministers assembled soon after 12 o'clock, and sat two hours. Mr. Rothschild transacted business yesterday at the Foreign Office. The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the Bishop of London, and other Commissioners, attended a meeting of the Church Commission yesterday. At the close of the sitting the Archbishop of Canterbury went to the residence of Viscount Melbourne, in Downing-street, and had an interview with his Lordship. Baron de Moncorvo, the Portuguese Minister, had an inter...- view yesterday with Viscount Palmerston at the Foreign OMee. A deputation from Deptford had an interview wits 'Viscount Melbourne yesterday in Downing-street. Despatches for the Marquis of Sligo, Governor of Jamaica, were sent off last evening from the Colonial Office. On Saturday a deputation, composed of the following Mem bers—viz., Mr. Hums, Mr. G. R, Robinson, Mr. W. Craw ford (City), Sir J. R. Reid, Mr, Ewart, Mr. Poulett Scrope, and Mr. Chalmers, had an interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to confer with him on the subject of the shipping class of Danish claims, in which their constituents arc deeply interested. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. The Earl of Mount Edcrecumbe, at Mivart's Hotel, from Surrcy ; R. W. Ga►vson, Esq., at ditto; the Baroness We man, at ditto ; C. Hamilton, Esq., at ditto; from Oxford ; T. Tryon, Esq., at ditto, from Bucks ; the Earl and Countess (If Meath, from a Continental tour; Sir Henry Hunloke, Bart., i❑ Jermyn-street, from a tour; Lord and Lady Molyneaux, and family, in Arlington-street, from Leamington Spa; Hon. Mrs. Vanneck and family from a Continental tour ; Mr. and Mrs, Charles Morris and family, in Portman-square, from St. Leonard's ; Penry Williams, Esq., P. Williams, Esq., jun., and John Lloyd, Esq., at Marshall Thompson's Hotel, Caven dish-square, from Brecon ; John Greaves, Esq., Mrs. Greaves, Miss Parkins, and Miss Lecroft, at ditto ; William Peareth, Esq., and Mrs. Peareth, at ditto; F. Mcynell, Esq., at ditto. DEPARTURES. The Bishop of Salisbury, from Warren's Hotel, Regent street, for Southampton ; Lord James O'Bryen, from Sym mons's Hotel, St. James's-street, for Bath ; T. B. Estcourt, Es q ., M. P.. from Batt's Hotel, Dover-street, for his seat in Gloucestershire ; H. Everett, Esq., from ditto, for hiS seat in Hants : William Brownlow, Esq., from ditto, for Worthing ; Mr. and Mrs, Barrow, from ditto, for their seat in Yorkshire; Sir Thomas arid Lady Barker, from the London Hotel, Albe marle-street, for their seat, Warwickshire ' • the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts and family, from ditt o , f ar Cheltenham; Lord and Lady Suffield, from Fenton's Hotel, St. James's-street, for Gunton; W. Kingdom, Esq., from Paine's Bath Hotel, Arlington-street ; J. R. Seymour, Esq., from ditto, for Wilt shire; Charles 'Littledale, Esq., and Mrs. Littledale, from Marshall Thompson's Hotel, Cavendish-squaro; Mrs. Leigh, the Misses Leigh, and Charles A. Watkur, Esq., M. P., from ditto ; Charles G. Fairfax, Esq., from ditto ; 1, St. John, Esq., from ditto; David, Seott, Esq., from ditto. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. - TATTERSALL' S. Tim PORTLAND AP, T.P. 4 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Mundig—taken to 1 agst Mr. Sowerby's Rioter-7 to 1 taken 8 to 1 apt Mr. Code's Brother to Hope—offered 10 to 1 agst Me.. S.. Stanley's Tiber—offered THE DERBY. agst Ld Jersey's Brother to Nell Gwynne—offered 11 to 1 agst Mr. E. Peel's The Mummy —taken 13 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Brother to Maria—offered .20 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Babel colt—offered 25 to 1 agst Mr. Batson's Taishteer—taken 2,5 t o 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Weighton—taken W I to 1 agst Mr. W. Scott's Gladiator—offered 30 to I agst Mr. Ridsdale's Brother to Ilamfyld—taken 30 to 1 agst Lord Exeter's Brother to Beiram—taken 40 to I agst Lord Lichfield's The Captain—offered 50 to I a s st Captain G ar d ner ' s Ski rmis h er—taken 1,000 even between the Athenian and Slane In the course of the afternoon a match was made for 100/., h. ft., between the Alarluis of Conyngham's The Vivande and Captain Gartin.W.4 Bildeston, both three years old, to be run over the last siwee quarters of the old mile on the first day of next Ascot Races. Both horses were boll& yesterday at the sale of a portion of Mr. Shard's stud, etir.sTEß TamAr CUP, P.P. (COUNTRY PRICES 'l3 to 2 agst Usury--taken 7 to '1 agst Jupiter—taken 8 to '1 agst Red Rover—taken 9 to 1 agst-Stockport—taken 10 •to 1 agst The Stag--taken 10 to 1 agst Altamont—taken 12 to 1 agst Lady Moore Carew—taken 14 to 1 agst Tamworth 16 to.! agst Hectic 16 to 1 agst Billinge 20 to 1 agst Turt tut 20 to 1 ag t sc'ile Miner Lord Brougham is nearly convalescent, and takes his daily promenade. In his intercourse with his friends, we are informed, that on the subject of politics he observes a com plete taciturnity. His Lordship is expected to leave the North soon to attend to his Parliamentary duties.--Carlisle Journal. ST. JA MRS'S TII EA T R E.—Last night was produced at this theatre a new burletta, in two acts, entitled The Rough Diamond. We cannot spare room to enter into the details ; but it will be sufficient to say that The Rough Diamond was most skilfully polished,-and proved to be a brilliant of the first water. Forrester sustained the principal character with great ability, and the piece was announced for repetition amid great applause from a house crowded to the ceiling. .In a picture in Windsor Castle, representing the in terview between Francis I. and Henry VIII., in 1520, King Henry has on a most splendid collar, which had long been an heir loom to the Crown of England. This inestimablf. collar of ballast rubies, as it was called, was,ollandsold. - great yond order the , e by seas by the Duke of Buckingham and " eLord 1 . A of Charles 1., so says Rymer ; in ti s 7 ceaera," vol. 16, p. 246. LONDON . AND GRE....,"- NWICII RAILWAY.—The footpath of this una:-.;riaking was visited yesterday by upwards of seven thet'o*ei persons, who paid one penny each, producing rAHletors upwards of 20/. The produce of the carriages has increased from 131 per day to 22/. p er d ay. Cauli Ok' KING'S BENCH.—In the case of Price v. Barrow, which was not concluded yesterday when we went 'to press, the jury returned a vcr di ct f or the defendant. COMMISSION DE LUNATIC° INQUIrCENDO.— The proceedings in the commission of lunacy against Vis countess Kirkwall were resumed yesterday At the Freemason's Tavern ; and adjourned, after much uninteresting evidence had been gone into, tatday, whe n M r, Ellison is to sum up the evideace that has been given, On Saturday, at the Marylebone Vestry, Dr. Fel lowes announced that government would shortly throw open to the public 'another large portion of the Regent ' s Park. Sir liginpliry Davy re l ates o f L a Place, that he was so exceedingly pro u d of his orders, that he had the Star of the Order of Rc-union affixed to his dressing-gown. i .4• • r = LL„ INFERNAL MACHINE PLOVi.:VI-"(1/414 COURT OP PEERS, SATURDAY, FEB. 13. (Continued frora The Sun of Monday.) TRIAL OF FIESCUT, PEPIN, MOREY, BOIREAU, AND BESCIIER, FOR THE CONSPIRACY. TO TAKE AWAY TILE KING'S LIFE BY MEANS OF THE INFERNAL MACHINE EMPLOYED ON VIE 28111 JULY, 1835. PARIS. • (Continuation -of the Sitting of Feb. 13.) M. Martin, Procurenr-General—We have proved th a t Fieschi's evidence was sincere in Pepin and Boirea,o; cases. Why then should it be false respecting Morey. p ina n y, we Societe must say, as we think, it is in the doctrines of th e Soe• d es. Droits f!e Homme tl_at were found the elements that prepared, the crime. For all the men we find in this cause are menu bers (or were on the point of becoming merribers) o f t h e ev.d the Societe des Droits de l' Monne. The Pr oeure e : _o eneral of oc i s ot. S t7 ! !-r t o Y e . ureur- 11e r Genet al. f c o o l n lo ti w n i u n e g d r t e o gn ex is p it l o a r in y t : h_e b We, s the The result of the debate showing. ~it on the 28th of July, 1835, an attempt was eommi' . e. on the life of the King, and on the lives of several ..embers of the Royal Family. As re gards the priso7.er Bescher, inasmuch as it is not shown that he .. was guilty . or accomplice in this crime, we declare we leave it to the discussion of the Court. As regards the prisoners Fiesehi, Morey, Pepin, and Boireau, inasmuch as the debates show that they concerted among themselves the resolution of committing the attempt, which was followed by acts committed. As re. gards Fieschi-1. That the attempt above-mentioned on tbi life of the King and on that of the members of, the Rr,Yal Family. 2. V o l untary homicide committed on the pers. - xis of the Duke de Treviso, General Lachasse de Verignl7, Colonel Rafts& Count Villatte, of Messrs. Iteussee-Ler, r , Richard, Prud'homme, Bermette, Juglar, Ardoins Lahmuste, Leclerc, of the ladies Briosues, Ledhernez-Langerai,, of Misses Remy and Rose Alyzon. 3. Voluntary hotneide on the persons of. General Colbert, Count Breve*c, General Pelet, General Heyme, General Blein, of Messrs. Chamarande, Manion Goret Chauvin, Royer, Vidal, Delspliter, Ledhernez- Amaury, Bonnet, Barraton, Roussel Frachebond, of the whloW Ardoins, Madame Ledhernez, and Miss Francois. Which attempt only failed in its purposes from circumstances independent of the author's will, &e." At a quarter to 5 the Court retired for a short period,' and on resuming the proceedings the President informed M. Phillip Dupin that it was his turn to speak on behalf of the prisoner Pepin. • • M. Philip Dupin then rose lin behalf of Pepin.—lr. France, he said, sympathy generally attended and followed a prisoner who defended his innocence with acuteness and his life with courage. This could not be denied to Fiesehi, whilst unfortunately his client Pepin wanted both one and the other. Fieschi, audacious and, bold, flung aside the chara - titer of a person accused, in order to assume that of an ass.r,tant in the prosecution. He has dared even to talk of virtu', and patriot ism. Pepin can scarcely stammer Out a few words, and yet it is certainly not Pepin, but Fieschi, n ho invented this dire ma chine, and was the author of its consequences. Pepin was generous ; he opened his purse to every suffering patriot, to Fieschi among others. Fieschi had deceived him. Fieschi is represented as a man of courage and resolution, and with high qualities, who unfortunately yielded to a strong tempta tion. Fieschi was told in prison that to reveal all would prone . for his interest. To which Fieschi replied, " That all he asked was to be sent away three or four hundred Ingues ; he had committed a folly, but he was devoted to his Majesty," In a letter written- by him, which M. Dupin has se',l l , Fiesehi said, " I know I don't deserve pardon ; but in return for my revelations and services, if my life be spared - 1 shall be grate ful." &c. This was the key to •Fieschi's testimony. He was obliged to make revelations, true or false, and to inculpate others, guilty or innocent, in order to pay the value he pro mised. After some further rere.aiks, in appeal to the justice and moderation of the Court. 'AI. Dupin terminated, and the Court adjourned to one o'clock on Sunday. WAR IN SPAIN. (From a Madrid Journal of the 4th inst.) C We have collated a number of letters recently rz:ceived from various points occupied by the army, and the foltowing is their result : " Troops have been despatched to reinforce those on the coast of Cautabria, and to complete there a flying division. The garrisons of St. Sebastian, Guetaria, and Lequcitio have also been strengthened, and provisions, munitions of war, and other commodities, have been supplied. We are also assured that the naval force will be augmented by the addition of some steam-boats, the great usefulness of those at present employed being evident. The local situation of Lequeitio is not ad vantageous, which is also the case with all the ports of that coast, commanded, as they are, by prominent heights gradually rising towards the intcrio i , we il k nown to b e extremely. rugged. We have to add, that the only works which could be con structed in this position are field works, that 'is, fortifications with walls of earth or rubbish. " General Espeleta has directed Villaba de Losa to be for tified—an important point, joining Puente Larra, and is watching the passes of the Pena de Orduna, and th 3 oth:r passes 'between Biscay and the Merindades. "The fortifications constructed from Vittoria to Miranda so completely guard that important route, before impracticable without' a strong escort, that the Mirditer of War and the General-in-Chief, who accompanied him on his return to the Cortes, did not require for their .escort a single party. " The French Legion is marching on Lagrone, and mcete rnents of other troops arc observed in that direction; but. it is not an easy matter to account for the active movements and the various enterprises which the indefatigable Gene'.cl Cor dova dictates. "An admirable movement has taken place In th e Ri.j a . Muskets have been distributed to the NationrA 'Guards. Bri ones, the famous church of Cenicero, and t t .Le Yenta of Tama rices have been fortified. Moreover, .4 t reat deal has been done to the fortifications of La GuardiA. 'v, hence it appears that the mounting of the artillery which • That important advanced point requires will be finally realized. Conveys are passing and repassing from point to po ; :.it, and couriers arc constantly in motion, whence it is evide•:.t communicationsknd correspond ence have acquired incr eased activity an d secur ity. W e arc informed th a t th e lid of post horses and .foot messengers ex tends from SaP`,.ander to Vittoria, and Logrono . by Miranda, and thence by Tudala, Saragossa, and Jaca, to Olcron and Bayonne, whence communication is carried cn by sea with. St. Sebastian. A director of couriers has arrived, and is to have an establishment for his flying post at head quarters. " The blockade is completed—the violation,; are quickly detected—and the sentence is inserted in the. Official Bulle tins. A young man from Argoncillo, w'op .contravened the PrOclamation, is now confined to hard liitiour in the Yenta de Tamarices. The inhabitants and National Guards.of the liberal village of Peralta are well satisfied with the protection they receive. They are increasing their fortifications in order to cover the bridge and establish an hospital for the relief of th a t at Lcrirl, and others on the advanced line. According to the last accounts the vallies are rising. The Baron de 111er has visited the Roncal, the defence of which is now organized, and, besides a general enrolment, there is a junta presided over by Lieutonat t Colonel Gambria, an officer of great reputation in the valley, who has for his second in command the worthy Abbot, of Isaba. The Captnin-General of Arragon is at Verdun, fortifying that point as well as Tier mas, and he has put arms into the hands of - the enthusiastic natives of the vallies of Echo and Anso. The vallies of Acz coa as.id Zalazar seem disposed to follow the example of their neighbours. Arms and munit►ons of war arc distribwel t.m ntg.- them, but money, an essential agent where districts are defi— cient in resources, is wanting._ . " Our troops in Aoiz and Garralda, guard those district's, and the action fought on the bridge of Selveti, in which their Colonel, Qllonnell, brilliantly routed the enemy, cleal.ed that. country, and allowed the adoption of the measures now in ope ration. But the lack of money is great,. very great indeed, and the consequence of this may ho easily calcui•ted when so many troops are united, and many of them depending o►n their pay. Fortunately the spirit of the army could not be better than it is." GERMAN PAPERS. STdel:llol..M, FEB. 2.—The Statstidning br to-day eeratra diets a report, mentioned in the Da9E4l Allehaud yeF;cerday, of the death of the Emperor of Runla. The number of ravenous NW:yes, even in the vitzinity of this capital, is very great ; on':! was lately found dea;:t, partly eaten up by his companion, 1 , he followtn statement will show how the navigation of the Souttd "Lcreases from year to year. The number of ships that passed in the last five years was :—ln •1831, 12,946; 1832, 12,202; 1833, 10,985 ; 1834, 10.605 ; 1835,• 10,2554 The most remarkable is the decrease of English ships passing through the Sound, which had declined in these five years from 4,772 to 2,472. FRONTIERS or. MOLDAVIA, JAN. 24.—A1l travellers from. Moldavia, and the private letters of the most recent date, agree; in fully confirming the preceding accounts of political ag : .te, tions in Moldavia, and the violent attack of the Moldavia4'N°- bility on Prince Stourdza, who appears to have deeply offer.a e d Ulm by his severity towards the illustrious exile hs they call Constantine, Stourd:',l, Alexander ` . .totrdza, and Gyka. They accordir.oy receive all itr.agin!,ble marks of respect on their e resolved ° ,'..ates from the nobility and b o j arq , who seem P u t".,cly to oppose Prince Stourdza, but' in such la m anne- as not to endanger, in the slightest degree, the tran idttlity of Moldavia. It seems that the noble opposition con templates nothing less than the deposition of Prince Stourd-. 01 , who, according to the regulations made by the Emr . .or of Russia, as protector of the Principalities, in concert with, the Porte, should retain his high office for life. Ar:zordingly, in conformity with these regulations, and Oriel: 4 y observing the right given by them to the nobles, no f - ..,wer than 150 bojars have signed a stat emen t o f grievances, drawn up by one of the above-mentioned exiles, and trans:.iitted to their Majesties the Emperor of Russia and Sul',an Mahmoud, the august protec tors of the two Princi.,•;diities. These bojars require, first of all, the appointnr : iit of Commissioners , by both Courts, to in quire into ma tt e r, and enumerate various acts of inj ust i ce 's".;l oppression, committed, as they allege, by the Prince. I Prussian State Gazette, Feb. 11. A CROW SuooTER.—A s portsman of B a ld erston has sent us the fo llowin g p ro clamat i on of his astonishing feat of killing seven crows and two jackdaws at one shot, which ha desires us to make known to the sporting world through the medium of our columns ; and for his gratification we give it verbatim et literate :---" Whereas, Thomas Lucas, of Balder ston, farmer, having kill e d a pig, and the waste thereof being: thrown upon the dung-hill, a quantity of c ro ws coming to feed thereon having a gun l oaded fired amongst whereby seven of them was kill e d w i t h two jackdoes at ono ehool. January 29th, 1836." —Preston Chronicle. '~' eu,