The Sun. — London, England, 1821-06-01 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS. [Received Last Night.] FRANKFORT, MAY 24,--His Excellency the President of the Diet, Count de Bicol Schauens tein, has communicated to the Assembly, hi its Sitting of this day, by the express order -of his Court, the Declaration signed by the Ministers and Plenipotentiaries of their Majesties the Em perors of . Austria and Russia, and the king of Pr ussia, at the conclusion of the Conferences at ,tayhach. Th e same or d er has been given by his Majesty the Emperor of Russia to his Ambas sador Baron Von Anstett, who has complied with it by a Note addressed to the President.—The Diet hereupon unanimously resolved that his Ex cellency should most earnestly request - both Prince Metternich and Baron Anstett to offer to their Imperial Majesties the homage of its most respectful grttitude for the communication, with the most humble assurance that it concurs in pro foundly venerating, in the contents of this com • munication, the noble monument which these august Sovereigns, to the durable consolation of all well-disposed persons, have again raised as a testimony of their justice and love of order.— After the President had made these official corn munications,, he also made a confidential com munication of the Circular Dispatch which ac companied the. remittance of the above Declara tion to the Imperial Minister of Foreign Courts. 1 -.liLisi,•May - 22.—We hear that the Polish • ar my has received orders to march, as it is sup- P°sed, to the frontiers of Moldavia. LtiPslC 2 MAY 18.—Our fair has much im proved towards the close, in the sale of the 'im mense quantities of the merchandise. Numerous Purchasers have arrived from Poland and Russia, and even from the Turkish dominions. The Greek merchants, however, are far less nume rous than on former occasions. FRANKFORT, MAY 24.—Accounts from Genoa sa,,Y, that th e P r i nce o f Ci s t erna , C ount S anta ttosa, and other M e mb er s o f th e l a t e Piedmon tese Government, had arrived there, but that the Government had given them notice to quit the City and its territory. The presiding Canton has c ommunicated to the other Cantons the request of the Sardinian Government, that Lisio Cavaglio, Santa Rosa, and other authors of the Revolution, who have fled to Switzerland, may not be per mitted to remain there. BRUSSELS, May 27.—8 y order of the Minister of State, the departure of the packet boats from R elvoetsluys to Harwich takes place on Wed nesday and Saturday, in the morning, that is to Bal,, immedi a t e ly a ft er th e arr i va l o f t h e ma il f or England, • AWFUL TEMPEST.-011 Monday, the 28th ult. *( 11 1e of the most tremendous and awful tempests . visited Whittlesea, which far exceeded any thing of the kind ever known in that neighbourhood ; i t Was not of long duration, but the violence of the thunder and vividity of the lightning were d readfully alarming. About four o'clock a poor "lan, of the name of John Smith, who was em ployed in unloading manure from a cart in the '?Pen field to the north-east of the town, was Killed upon the spot; the dung heap was set on J o ked by the electric fl u id, an d th e h orse w hi c h was J2ked to the cart ran away without doing any v ' a terial i n j ury . Th e f o ll ow i ng d ay an i nquest wbl . t4ken by Mr. P ra tt, u p on v i ew o f t h e b o d y, a „ e ll had the most singula r a n d aw f u l appear to:e) being sco rc h e d an d t orn i n a manner never th be for go tt e n b y th ose whose official duty led t " 1 to the view. It appeared in evidence, that men, who, like the deceased, were employed t ill the field, were overtaken by the storm, and I °° k shelt er un d er th e i r car t s; t h a t , soon a f ter the 4. t Clap o f t h un d er, t h ey saw a cart (partly un t luad ed) drawn by one horse, run n i ng t owar d s ,„ t"; it immediately occurred to the m th a t th e thV" who was un l oa di ng t h e cart was killed : e y stopp e d'th e h orse w i t h great difficulty, and d him back t o th e manure h eap , w hi c h t h ey ° ""d to be on fire; saw the deceased lying dead, b most fri g htf u l spec t ac l es hi s c l ot h es were s" r nt, torn and scattered around hi m i n a ll direc t":4ls, not a garment which he had on hi m es caped; no piece so large as the palm of the hand o ° 4l d be found that was not torn or burnt; he had h,tt very st ou t pa i r o f hi g h- s h oes, one of l ueh with th e l aces was torn to atoms, except e. sole which was very thick and full of nails e lther his other high-shoe or hat could be found at al l. Th e b o d y lay on the right side, and there to as an indenture on the ground, which appeared have been made by the head, although the ground was hard at the time of his fall. The right IA ! was brok en , an d th e b one protru di ng t h rough l ic e sk i" a large contusion on the left side of the a p a r , ds the body near ly s t r ipp e d na k e d, an d t h e t er rear ance of hi s h av i ng rece i ve d th e w h o l e bat -80 a Y i ° l the el e ct r i c s h oc k. Th e poor men were up on art "ed as to b e sc arce ly a bl e t o d e t erm i ne stances hat should be d o n e u n d er th e circum con ; however, when th e y h a d sufficiently hboected themselves, the remains of their fellow fatnirer were conveye d h ome to hi s di stressed Y. -- -Verdi c t--44 Killed by lightning." A a I'loCli.lNG CIRC UMSTANCE h a pp ene d l ast week at Eye, n ear Pet er b oroug h . Th e ser a. harce' b rit-t nan of Mes srs . L ITTLE , m ill ers, rece i ved ;v as y the Lynn coac h, conta i n i ng w h at at first supposed to be part of a bride- Li s ak e. The man thi n ki ng the parcel was for i t, masters, gave it to them without opening h Mr. Ge orge Li tt l e, supposing the cake to it a ve been sent by some of hi s f r i en d s, ate part of id.;_giving th e rema i n i ng part to some others of the 4" I Y. They were all tak en very i ll. Three them havi ng ate but sparingly, recovered ; but I s• LITTLE suffered most excruciating pain for Itl io nY days, and is yet in a dangerous state, though Iles are entertained of his recovery. It has m itt _ 1 41 , 1 -:e been ascertained that the cake contained a Pge q uant i ty of Spanish flies ; and it i s suppos - Was sent as a love-cake, or charm, to Mr. , : w ho m were suman-servant.-servant. 4 ? Two f ema l es, o f Eye, . 41 ined b pected of se n di ng i t, have been ex _ y the magistrat es o f P eterborough, but ' l schar Aotiling could b e found against th em they were ged, P 0 F T It Y. SUN-SET. WRITTZN AT KINGSWESTON POINT, NEAR. BRISTOL. tly MR. COTTLE. If hour there be when Pleasure fills the breast, As nature, robed in beauty; sleeps profound ; When woods and streams, in fairy vision round, Reflect the peaceful splendors of the west, That hour is this !—ln pOmp austerer drest, • Where Severn kindles thro' its ample bound, And Cambria's lordly hills in glory lie, (Yercanopied by clouds of gorgeous dye ; While sea-birds sport amid the sapphire wave, Urging the line eternal to the st ran d ; And many a diStant skiff, and vessel brave, • Glides glowing on, by fostering zephyrs fann'd, Point ! where our Albion's choicest graces shine, What boast of FOREIGN CLIME surpasses thine ? REGISTER OF FASHION: ARGYLL Rootts.—These elegant rooms were opened last night for the annual Concert of Mrs. SALMON, and we were much gratified in 'witness ing a very numerous audience. The Princess SOPIIIA and the Duke of CLAILENCE were present. The Concert was so well selected and supported, that we regret the want of room to do justice to such au harmonious treat. The .vocal depart ment was admirably supported by Mrs. SiLmoN t , MISSSTEPHENS,aIId Madame CAMPORESE; Messrs. VAUGHAN, BELLAMY, HAWES; BRAIIAM, DURU SET, BEGREZ, KELLNER, and CONSUL. The chief instrumental treat was a concerto on the grand piano-forte, by J. B. CRAMER, in the first style of excellence ; and a Fantasia on the violin, by, KIESEWITTER. F. CuAmca was the reade'r, and Sir G. SmAnT the Conductor; and the whote was a delightful entertainment. • ALMACK'S.—The ball given at these elggant Rooms on Wednesday evening, was very brilliantly attended— there were upwards of 450 persons of the first distinction, rank, and fashion present. The ball commenced soon after eleven o'clock, with a new quadrille. The Earl of Denbigh - - - - - Lady Paget. Lord Loughborough - - - Lady C.lLegge-.. - Colonel French Count Caraman --- - - - - Miss Fitzroy. Lord Arthur Hill - - - - - - - Miss Harvey. Mr. Rice Miss Montague. Lord Apsley - --- - - - Miss Mildniay. Mr. B. Greville MRS.COUTT'S FETE, PALL-MALL—Aftera grand Dinner on Wednesday, at which the Dukes of York and Clarence were present, the munificent Hostess in the evening gave a most splendid Entertainment, consistin g o f a Concert, Ballet, and Supper.. The Concert was unde r th e di rec t ion of Sir G. Smart, and when we mention the list of distinguished vocalists that as sisted, the performance needs little or no farther encomium : Madame Camporese, Mrs. Salmon, Mi ss St e ph ens , M rs. A s h e, and the Misses Ashe, (who sung a most charming trio), Miss Wilson, Miss Goodall, Mr. Braham, Mr. T. Welsh, and Ambrogetti, all of whom gave the happiest speci mens of their superior talents ; and if any vocal pieces seemed to attract more attention than the others, it was " Robin' Gray," by Miss Stephens, a Ballad by Braham, and Arne's " Sweet Echo," by Miss Ashe, accompanied on the fl u t e by h er f at h er.. Our imits will not permit us at present to give a detail of this exquisite and harmonious treat, farther than to observe that we believe such a phalanx of talents were never before assembled for a private Concert : Bochsa, Suzzi, and Ashe were the prin ' cipal instruments ; the Ballet consisted of the principal dancers from the Opera, with an appropriate band. The entire suite of Rooms in this splendid Mansion were superbly illuminated ; and refreshments of every sort abundantly served.—The Fke concluded with a most elegant supper, consisting of every va riety of the season ; and the honours of the evening were done with an ease and grace peculiar to Mrs. Coutts. Mrs. Thoyte's Ball on Tuesday evening, in Grafton-street, Bond-street, was attended by about 200 fashionables. Earl Verulam entertained a select party to dinner on Wed nesday, at his house ire Grosvenor-square. FASIIIOItAB LE ARRIVALS.—Baron and Baroness NicOlay, with their family, in Harley-street, from Copenhagen, in con sequence of the leave ofobsence of Count Lieven ; Lady and Miss Bernard Morland, iu Pall-mall, from Cheltenham ; Ma jor -General and the Misses Stonin, at the Coburg Hotel, Charles-street, Grosvenor.square, from Portsmouth ; Mr. and 11Irs. Palliser, in Baker-street, Portman-square. FEMALE FASHIONS. [From AcicERNANN's Repository of Arts, &c. for June.] MORNING DRESS.-A cambric muslin round dress: the skirt is of an easy fulness, and a good deal gored ' • it is trimmed at the bottom with flounces of the same m a te r i a l, corded at the edges, and disposed in a bias direction; this trimming is very deep : the body fastens behind, and is tight to the shape ; the waste is a little shorter than last month. The epaulette is of a very novel form ' • it is formed entirely of wo r k. M orn i ng cornette composed of Urling's lace. Black kid shoes. FULL DRESS.—A white satin round dress, finished at the bottom of the skirt with a trimming of oak-leaves formed of the same material, and headed by a wreath of intermingled pale pink and deep rose-coloured china-asters ; above which 'are small bouquets of wild blossoms, placed • at regular distances. The hair is dressed very low behind, and in thick curls on the temples ; it is ornamented with a wreath of wild blossoms to correspond with those in the trimming of the dress. Necklace and ear-rings, pearls. White kid gloves, and white corded silk slippers. ADULT ORPHAN ASLYUlVl.—Yesterday a meet ing of the Subscribers to this Institution was held at the lion. Mrs. EGERTON'S, St. James Palace, for the Election of two Candidates. At the close of the poll, at four o'clock, the num hers were— Miss Harford - - 397 I Miss Horn Miss Roby - - 262 Miss Foley Miss Hall - - 205 When the two first Ladies were - 11 . - 63 declared duly elected. ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.---The repairs which were intended to take place in this edifice, must, is found, be upon a more extensive scale than was at first thought necessary. A rope ladder has been for some days slung over the cross and hall ; several eminent architects have been up to view the state of those ornaments, who found so much decay as to require immediate repair. A scaffolding has been attempted to be raised from the iron gallery to the cross, and al though doubts were entertained of the possibility of such a project, yet a great number of the poles were raised yesterday, which' had a curious effect from the street, as each pole scarcely appeared larger than a drum-major's walking stick. St. Paul's. Church-yard was much crowded during the day, and immense numbers went up to view the scaffolding and other preparations. It is said that the scaffold alone will take a month in finish- ing. A cradle is to be erected round it to pre vent accidents, the same as at Bow Church. We hear it is finally determined to build a New Church at East Teignmonth ; and that the Bridge across the 'feign to Shaldon will also soon be undertaken. The Beggar's Opera has been got up as an interlude at the Dublin Theatre, in which Mr. J. RUSSELL performs the part of Captain Mac heath, exactly in imitation of INCLEDON. Prime Cider has advanced in Devon from 60s. to 70s. per hogshead : inferior is from 355. to 455. Fifteen or sixteen large fish, of the grampus species, several of which measured from 15 to 20 feet in length, were driven on shore at Mevagis sey, in Cornwall, during a very heavy gale of wind ) on Tuesday last. SHIP NgWS. DEAL, MAY 31.—Wind E. N. E.--Remain in the Downs the Severn frigate; and the Calypso, Hutchinson, from Trieste for Hamburgh. PORTSMOUTH, MAY 31.—Wind E. S. E.—Arrived the Hutton, Montgomery, from JaMaica for London ; and the Courier Dutch brig of war, from Plymouth. Sailed his Ma jesty's ship Active on. a cruize ; Fame, Eastgke, for Madras, Scc. ; and Lady Hamilton, Keen, for the South Sels. HARWICH, MAY 31.—Arrived the Lord Nelson packet, from Cuxhaven; and Leicester, ditto, from Holland, each with a mail. Do VE n, MAY 31.—PasSed by for Amsterdam the American ship Lion, M'Gee, from China, in 154 days. CowEs, MAY 31.—Arrived the Amity, Baker, from London for the South Seas, leaky. FAL MOUTH, MAY 29.—Wind S.—Arrived the Chesterfield packet, with mails, from the Mediterranean ; sailed from Corfu 9th April, Malta 17th, ditto, and Gibraltar 11th May ; spoke off Cape de Gull the Sandwich pack e t, six days from Gibraltar. Also arrived the Wilga,. Bradfield, from Buenos Ayres for Antwerp, sailed Ist March. The Aibioii, Fayres, from Calcutta for Liverpool, was off Holyhead 29th ult. at 1 P. M. - - The Dorothy, Hargreaves, from Liverpool and New South Wales, for Calcutta, was off the St ra i ts o f S un d a 4 t h J anuary . The Bencoolen, Anstice, from Li verpoo l f or C a l cutta , was spoken with 21st April, in lat. 37. long. 21. 47. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGPINCE. CAMBRIDGE, MAY 3l.—John Holroyd,Esq. B.A. of Trinity College, was on Tuesday last elected• a Fellow of Catharine Hall, on the Skirne foundation. The following_ Gentlemen were on Wednesday admitted to the undermentioned Degrees : MASTER OF AnTs.-LBenjarnin Heath Malkin,. Fellow of Trinity College. BACHELOR II CIVIL LAW.--John Page Wood, of Trinity College. BAcitEr.ons or ARTS.—:Loftus Anthony Cliffe, of St. John's College ; George Best, of St. John's College ; Charles Stuart Girdlestone, of Caius College; Charles Birch,of Catha rine Hall; Thomas 'Foster, - of Emmanuel College; Samuel Charlton, of Sidney Sussex College ; George Ludford Harvey, of Sidney Sussex College. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.. STATE OF THE ODDS.-E • DER ETTING ROOM, MAY 3. BY. 13 to 2 agst Tressilliau 15 to 1 agst Jesse. 9 to' 4 agst Gustavus 7 to 2 agst Reginald 3 to 2 agst Jock OAKS. 5.t0 1 agst Zeal 10 to 1 agst Pantauffe. 9 to 4 agst Augusta 3 to 1 agst My Lady 5 to 1 agst Ibla All the betting was on the two Races. YORK SPRING MEETING, MAY 29, 1821. Sweepstakes of 30gs each, lOgs ft. for two-yr-old colts Bst. 31b. fillies, Bst. T.Y.C. Mr. Watt's b. f. sister to Tramper - - 1 Mr. W. Peirse's b. c. Baron Bowes - - 2 Mr. Humphries's b. f. by Woful - - - - 3 Eimn on, and 5 to 4 agst Mr. Watt's b. f.-3 to 1 agst Baron Bowes-2 to 1 agst Nelthorpe. Won easy. The Shorts—A Sweepstakes of 50gs each, h. ft. for three-yr-old colts, Bst. 31b. fillies, Bst. Last mile. Mr. T. 0. Powlett's b. f. Marigold, by•Comus - 1 Mr. Riddell'slb. f. by X.Y.Z. out of Swinton's dam - 2 Mr. C. Marson's ch. c. by Ardrossan - - - 3 Two paid. 'Even and sto 4 on. Mr. Riddell's b. f. agst the field-7 to 4 agst Ardrossan-2 to 1 agst Marigold. A good race. Match for 200 gs each, h. ft. Two miles. Mr. Lawson's b. m. Jenny Homer, aged, 10st. - 1 Mr. J. Ferguson's ch. h. Joker, 6 yrs old, lOst. - - • 2 7t04 on Jenny Bonier. Won easy. The Gold Cup, value 100 gs, by a subscription of 20gs each. the surplus to be paid in specie, for horses,. &c. of all ages.— Two miles. Sir E. Smith's ch. c. St. Patrick, by Walton, 4 yrs old - 1 Mr. F. Watt's br. c. Bergami, by Cerberus, 4 yrs cid - 2 Mr. Lambton's gr. h. Consul, &yrs old - - - - 3 Mortimer, the Juggler, the Laird, and Sir Walter . paid. 6to 4 agst Patrick-2 to 1 agst Cardinal-3 to 1 agst Consul —6 to 1 agst Archibald. Very easy. Sweepstakes of lOgs each,. for horses, &c. not thorough-bred. Two miles. Mr. Pelham's b. g. Smallhopes, 6 yrs old - - - Mr. Rowley's b. g. Burnby, by Phlughboy, 4 yrs old - Mr:"Worsley'S b. g. Skipjack, by Kite, aed - - Mr. Brown's ch. f. by Yellow-Hair'd-Laddie, 4 yrs old - Two paid.-7 to 4 agst the winner. Sweepstakes of 20gs each, for 8-yr-old fillies, Bst. 31b.—Las mile and half. Mr. Bradling's cb., by Comus, dam by Patriot • - Mr. Grimston's black, by Sir Malagigi - - - - Ld Milton's ch. Civet,- by Cervantes .- - - Ld. Scarborough's hr. by Catton, out of Henrietta - - 4 Mr. Watt's bay, Lunatic, by Prime Minister - - 5 Mr. Duncombe's br. by Smolensko, out of Ceres - - 6 Three - paid. Even on Mr. Bradling's ch.—Won easy. MILFORD RACES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30. • The Hunters Stake of lOgs each, h. ft. for hunters to carry Ist. Heats two miles. Eight Subscribers. Mr. Jones's b. h. Clodhopper - _ - 4 1 1 Captain Smith's Jessima • • - 1 2 2 Mr. Howe's gr. h. Gladiator - - 3 3 dr Mr. Honeywood's .Jack of Trumps - 2 4dr Mr. Bidmead's Fortune Teller - - 5 clr 6 to 4 agSt Jessima ; 2 to 1 agst Clodhopper.—Good Mr. Ferguson's Will-o'-the-Wisp beat Mr. Green's Plough boy, two miles, liOgs h. ft. The Wilford Stakes of lOgs each, h. ft. Six Subscribers. Mr. :llulford's Fanny Captain Smith's Tulip Mr. Goodchild's Pilot Five started ; 6 to 4 agst the winner. On Friday last a Cricket Match was played between eleven members of the Cambridge University Cricket Club, and eleven of the town, which was won by the latter, by a majority of 24 notches. UNIVERSITY. Firs` innings - Second innings - - 133 150 Towx. - 55 First innings - 204 Second innings 283. NOVEL PEDESTRIAN UNDERTAICING.—Two pedestrians, of the names of Churchill and Middleton, started on Wednes day morning at one o'clock, to do 100 miles in 20 hours, both to do their equal distances of 10 miles each, for a stake of 50 guineas. The ground was from Paisley towards Dunstable; and the men were backed at 6to 4:— h. m. s. Churchill did - 10 miles in 1 50 50 Middleton - l 0 - 1 '54 20 C. - - l 0 - - 1 51 20 Al. - 10 - 2 44 40 C. - - 10 - - 1 58 20 111. - 10 - - 2 52 10 C. - - - 10 • - - 56 32 ' Al. _ 10 - . - 2 4.1 28 C. - - - 10 - 1 58 20 M. - - 10 - - 2 and broke doWn. 21 33 0 The match was lost for want of speed in Middleton. Churchill, in recovering the ground his adversary lost in each 10 miles, was beat also.—Much money was lost.. James Hawes, a well known character, was yesterday committed from Bow-street Office, charged on suspicion of having robbed several Gentlemen of their watches and seals, on Mon day last, at the time there was a great pressure at the pit entrance of Drury-lane Theatre. The very ancient structure of the Lamb Row, in Bridge-street, Chester, yielded on Friday last to the all-conquering hand of Time, and fell. Though the roof and a great part of the timbers fell into the street, happily no person was hurt. An old woman, a fortune teller, was at the moment smoking her pipe in the attic of that part of the building which fell, and though a part of her furniture came down with the timbers into the street the learned lady and her.cat escaped, withetit sustaining the. least per - • sonal injury. PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MAY 31. Mr. CUItWEN postponed his motion for the Ite, peal of the Agricultural Horse. Tax: - Mr. DICKINSON presented a Petition from the Inhabi tants of the Parish of Frome, againSt the Poor Relief Bill. Ordered to lie on the Table. Lord MILTON presented a Petition from Certain Super visors and Inspectors under the Woollen Cloth Stamping Acts, against any alteration in the said Acts.—Ordered to lie on the Table. Mr. WARRE moved that extracts from certain Papers pre sented, to the• House on Wednesday relative to the scheme of establishing an Extra Post be printed.—Agreed to. IRISH INSOLVENCY COURT BILL. The Report on this Bill was brought up, and the Bill OD dered to be read, on Monday next. T}l HUSH PRISONS BILL. The House went into a Committee on this Bill.—The Report to be received on Friday. The Irish Public Coal Yard Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Friday. IRISH CORONER'S REGULATION BILL. Mr. BROWNLOW presented a Petition from Michael Brady, Esq. Coroner of the countypf Armagh, against the Irish Coroners' Regulation Bill. Mr. HUTCHINSON said, that seeing his Honourable Friend (Mr. Martin) in his place, who introduced the Irish Coroners' Regulation Bill, he begged to suggest to him the propriety of allowing the Bill to lie over till next Session. It was a Bill of . great importance, embracing questions of a Con stitutional nature. Mr. MA RTIN, after complaining of the very imperfect state of the law in Ireland as regarded Coroners, agreed to postpone the Bill to next Session. After a few words frOin Mr. D. Browne, Sir J. Newport and Mr. W. Becher,the Petition was ordered to be printed. AX ON FOREIGN. WOOL. Lord MILTON Presented a Petition from the Merchants and Trustees of the Cloth Hall, in the West Riding of York, for the repeal of the Tax on Foreign Wool.—Ordered to lie on the Table. Lord MILTON then gave notice, that on Wednesday the 6th of June, he would move for leave to bring in a Bill for the repeal of the Duty On Foreign Wool. MAXWP.LL'S SLAVE REMOVAL BILL. Mr. J. P. GRANT having moved the second reading of this Bill, Mr. WYNN doubted whether this should have been introduc cd into the Muse as a Private Bill. It was to dispense with a positive law; •to authorise the transportation of upwards of 300 • slaves, men, women, and children, from the place where they now were to the Island of Demerara. Many. of them had been born within his Majesty's dominions, in which slavery was incompatible with the soil. If the removal were to be allowed in this instance, it must be allowed in others. If the principle of the Bill were to be heard of, it would be better to pass a ge neral Bill for authorising all removals. The Hon. Member concluded by presenting a Petition from an English individual (a Mr. Stephen), on behalf of the slaves, against the Bill au thorising their removal. Mr. MARRYATT said if the present Bill should pass, it would encourage other individuals to apply for similar Bills ; the consequence would be that the smaller islands would be ex terminated in point of trade, as Demerara was a favourable spot for the cultivation of the sugar-cane ; he should oppose the Bill on groundS of public policy. He had read a very clever work, written by Mr. Henry, the late Judge of the Island of Demerara, describing the treatment of slaves as being truly dreadful, and recommending an alteration of that treatment. On the Motion that the Petitioner should be heard at the Bar on the part of the Slaves-- Mr: J. P. GRANT said, that in his Opinion it was impossi ble to comply with the prayer of the Petition ; Mr. Stephen did .- not state what connection he had with the individuals in, ques tion, or what authority he had from them to interfere against a private Bill. He (Mr. G.) had no objection to the prayer of the Petition, except on the ground of delay. Mr. WYNN said the Petitioner was in attenlanee, ready to address the House, therefore the argument of delay could not prevail; by analogy to the rules of law, he conceived the Peti tioner would be heard at the bar as in the -case of a guardian or next friend of a minor at common law. ' Mr. BA RHA 31 said, it by no means appeared that the slaves themselves were unwilling to be removed. - • Mr. WILI3ER FORCE said the Petition was founded on the circumstance of. the slaves having no person to speak on, their behalf. He thought the analogy of legal rules was applicable to the present case, and that the Petitioner ought to,he heard. —lt was a standing Order of the House, that the consent of all individuals interested in Private Bills, should always be ob tained. . . Mr. BARRY supported the prayer of the Petition.. . 11lr. GOUI4I3URN said the petitioner was well acquainted with the state of the West Indies, and was therefore competent to form an opinion on the subject. ' He (Mr. G.) was unfavour able to the Bill ; but he thought it unsafe for the House to establish the principle attempted to be established by the Petitioner. Dr. PHILLI3IORE thought it was too much to say, that the House ought not to hear the petitioner. The argument against hearing him would apply to the case of a prisoner in a foreign country, on' whose behalf a person might always a& dress the House against - a private Bill. Mr. ABERCROMBY said that if the House was not able to administer justice itself, it might hear the petitioner ; but he (Mr. A.) thought the hearing of = this petitioner would lead tb great inconvenience as a precedent. He thought there were persons within the walls of the House fully competent to advo. cafe the cause of the Slaves. Mr..COLTRTE NAY said, he thought there was some-rca son fm 'departing from the ordinary rules of the House affect ing Private Bills, and that the House might safely hear the pe titioner. Mr. BRIGHT opposed the 'petition on the ground of pre cedent. Mr. BROUGHAM could scarcely believe' the Hon. Mem bers serious who supported the prayer of the Petition. - • In the name of r gularity lie wished to know where this was to end? Any Gentleman might on a future occasion call himself the next friend of an individual, and might ask to be heard at the bar, of that House against a Bill. The House would soon have to hear the next friend of. the unrepresented persons of England—(Cheers)—and the question of Parliamentary Re form would be lliscussed at the bar of tbe . House. This peti tion was dictated, he believed, by the best of motives, and came from the most respectable authority ; but this was not to be considered in looking at the abstract question. Mr. F. BUXTON said, the opposition to the petition was founded on the mere argument that a compliance with it would be a slight deviation from the forms of the House.. He should support the petition. Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the House di vided upon the motion for hearing the petitioner, when there appeared. - - For the Motion - - - 45 Against it - - - 151 Majority - - - —lO9. The Bill was then ordered to be read a second time this day. DECLARATION OF tHE ALLIES. Mr. S. WORTLEY said, - he was desirous. of . putting a question to his Noble Friend whom he saw in his place (the Marquess of Londonderry). Within the last 24 hours a Docu ment had been published:in the Newspapers, as having just reached this country, purporting to be a Dispatch from the Allied Monarchs assembled at Laybach, in which an allusion was made to a Declaration on the part of those Monarchs. AS some of the language in that Circular was of a most exception able nature—(hear, hear!), and most dangerous to the liber ties of this country (Hear !), he should like to see that Declara tion. He wished therefore to know whether it had regularly reached this country, and whether the Circular was authentic ? The Marquess of LONDONDERRY said, he was enabled to say that the Document referred to was an authentic one • which had been issued by the Powers from whom it purported to proceed. A Copy of the Declaration had been sent to this country, and he had reason to say it had proceeded from the as. sembled Powers. Mr. S. WORTLEY said, as his wish was to bring this sub ject to the notice of the British public, he should move for the production of the'Declaration on. Tuesday next (Hear !). PARLIAMENTARY REFORM. Mr. BENN LT rose, pursuant to notice, to move for leave to bring i❑ a Bill to effect the better security of the House of Commons. Whatever objections might be urged to.'..he measure he in tended to propose, could not be on the score' of novelty, for he had trodden in the footsteps of Parliament in the construction of it for.the last century. Those objections therefore could only be to the extent of it, and not to the principle. Actording to the opinions - most received on the subject, the House of Com Mons ought to be the living image of the people:, but. how could that he the case so long as so many. abuses existed in the mode of sending Members to that House, and so long as all the officers and dependents of Go- vernment were adinitted to-seats.. lie did not mean to exclude all the Members-of Government or all Placemen from the Honse, "but it was impos. sible that the House of Commons could ever be the proper . Representative of the nation, so long as the Minister of the day vas. enabled to corn. mand large majorities of the gentry of England to carry any measure, however-prejudicial to the interests, or hostile to the feelingS of the nation. The lion. Member referred to different periods of the History of England, to strew; that, when ever the power of the CrorVri had been exerted over the House of Commons, it had produced the worst effects, and it was in those- times that inlets had been made for the admission of so many Go vernment Officers. The necessity - of reforming the abuses which had been" allowed to gain a head in the preceding corrupt- clines, was eschi bited in the Act of the 16th of George the Second, for the purpose of clearing " that * House of all. clerks and underlings, and fer the retention of those only who were actually necessary for the administration of Government. The next attempt of a similar nature was the celebrated Bill of Mt. Burke for abrogating the - power of - the Crown-- a Bill which the nation and the Ifoi/se saw to be necessary, but in which they were certainly dis appointed. As to the present state of the House, no one could doubt, who, like himself, had been so long acquainted with it that since- the year )812 the majorities, except in great national ques tions, were invariably composed.- of placemen. No one could doubt the augmented influence of the Crown, when the collection of the Revenue cost four millions, which was a greater sum than was possessed by George :fhe Second when the Act of the 42d was passed, and greater than when George the Third ascended the Throne. This being the state of things, it was the object of his measure to follow up the old practice, viz. to exclude from that House the clerks arid underlings. In reviewing the esta blishment of the different departments of Go vernment, it would be found that from the Trea sury they had six Members of that House. There was the Chancellor of the Exchequer and five Clerks. The Chancellor of -the EXChequer was an Officer of Government necessary in that House ; but as for the Clerks, he thought if he left one for Ireland and one Sot-England they would have quite enough of thenf. The three others might be as well employed .at the Trea sury doing the business of the-Board, as doing what was termed the business- of...that House.— The two Secretaries he would not touch—they were useful and intelligent perscins.' The office of Foreign Secretary, the House saw 'Was ably filled - by the Noble Lord opposite, and of course no doubt could. he entertained of the prOpriety o f hi s re maining in the House. The Home Secretary and the Secretary for the Colonial Department, at present filled by Peers, should- also-remain eli. gibtefor the House of Commons. - The Secretary for Ireland he sh ou ld no t object: t o,but as to the -Vice-Treasurer -of Ireland, he really could see no "use whatever for him. He had been in a mi nority on a motion of the late Mr...Ponsonby for reduCiri A , , the salary of that Officeefrom 35001. to 20001: per ann. which would have been carried in the affirmative, but for the Placeme.6 in the House, who negatived the motion by 100 against 98. He should next advert to the India House; from which they had four Members.' Out of these Gentlemen he would retain only the President, arid turn the othet- three out. They were of no :Manner of use there; and, lie believed, no where "else. They had not heard the word "India 7 fall from the mouth of any individual in that Jtonse since the year 1813. They had seen nothing.of their an. nua I budget since that time, arid, in short, knew no more of it than they did of the planet Jupiter. No . one thought of ane seemed to care whether it swam or sunk,.*hether the in. habitants -were happy or miserableidrid, as he said: before, they had heard nothing of it since 1813, except amotion of an Hon . .. Friend behind him,`arid a'vete of thanks for the Marquess of Hastings. All the - asseverations - of Mr. Pitt, made in the usual flourishing way of that great master of the art of flourishing, as to the Officers of that Board doing their work for nothing, had been falsified. He should next go. to the Board of Admiralty, from which they liad-'seven Mem bers. There, were the five Lord _ s; at :Ot.e thou sand pounds a year each ; and the two Comp trollers, and what did they do ? They spoke a little when. the,Navy Estimates came:..ko be dis cussed; but when they found one.. Noble Lord (Lord Palmerston) belonging. to aeoth - er depart- Merit, fighting singly .as. arduous-and-. volurnin- ous a war, as 4cl ever been carried, on upon the Estimates, what could be the use of seven for this department, except to encircle Go_ vernment with a body of staunch' allies in all their enterprises ? They might be:excellent adherents- of Government, but they . werevery bad Members, of Parliament. The Treasurer he should have undisturbed, and also two Lords, and he hoped the time was coming when they should hear no more of Lay Lords. He should also leave the Secretary, and that was being more liberal than he would be, except that he wished to meet the scruples of those who might be opposed to him half way. Ile next-came to the Ordnance, belonging to which department there were four sitting in that House. He pro. posed to leave only two, leaving to Government to chose which of them they pleased. The Se. cretary at War, of course, he should leave in the House, and hold him up as a pattern of• how a Board might be .carried pn by one Officer only. The Judge Advocate and the Paymaster of the Army he should also leave. Then there was the Master of the Mint y whom individually speaking he should be sorry to lose, but as Master. of the Mint he did. not know what title-he had to sit there. -He believed there were two persons attached to the Woods and Forests, one of whom would be sufficient. Next there weTe• persons connected with the Household that, he thought, were entirely out of place. 'There were two Lords of theßedchaml;er ) who certainly had uo