The Sun. — London, England, 1822-07-27 00:00:00

THE LONDON JOURNALS. MXTIVACTS FROM TUE DAILY MORNING PAPERS, Judy 27, 1822. [MORNING CHRONICLE.] The magnanimous Alexander begins now to be greatly afraid of the Press, and has interdicted the entrance of several Journals (among which ours has the honour to be included) into his do minions. So long as lie was meditating the at tack of Turkey, and public opinion coincided with his views, so long he was not afraid of newspapers ; but when he changed his views, he naturally began to dread them. The Nurem berg Correspondent represents him as having been forced to abandon his designs by the me naces of England. We received the Paris Papers of Wednesday last night by express. An article of the 26th June, taken from the Allgenzeine Zeitung, com municates an account of the burning and disper sion of the Turkish fleet, and represents the Greek affairs as in a prosperous condition in every direction. The intelligence respecting the fleet, however, requires confirmation.—The discussion of the Budget of the Ministry of Justice was con tinued in the Chamber of Deputies in the sitting of the 23d July. The eighth chapter of this . Budget is " Expences of Justice in Criminal Matters, Correctional Police, and Simple Police, 200,520,000 francs." A reduction of 500,000 francs was proposed by the venerable Lafayette, who towards the close of his speech animadverted indignantly on tlle snare recently laid by the Police for the brave inhabitants of the Upper Rhine.—(lbid.) [THE TiNtEs.] A report was circulated in the course of yes terday, that the Dutch Government had resolved toacknowledge unconditionally the independence of the States of South America. This rumour 'we refer to for the purpose of adding, that it is in oar judgment of very doubtful authority, or, indeed, to speak frankly, not entitled to the smallest credit. The statement is founded on a letter from Antwerp, dated the 23d instant. Now there are letters from Amsterdam of the 24th in. town,.and as the States-General are sitting at the Hague, we must have had the intelligence first from that quarter. There would not, perhaps, be much reason for dissatisfaction, if Holland, or any other country, were to take the lead and to set this Government an example which it would in that case be compelled to follow. Our mer chants demand this acknowledgment of South American independence—the law of nations abun dantly sanctions it—the highand manly character of Great Britain calls loudly for such a display of attachment to the cause and principles of human. liberty as the recognition of this most legitimate Sovereignty would exhibit ; yet when our Foreign Secretary is heard to declare that he can. give no explanation of his own views or those of his Col leagues, with regard to South America, which the House of Commons would be able to under stand, it seems vain to hope that the interests of commerce, the rules of public law, or the rights of civil liberty, can have yet been the subject of their serious meditations : if they have, and have failed to guide Ministers how to act, they °tight to: pray for more light, and we for a due share of patience. Reverting, however, to our first topic, we may add, that it would be inconsistent with recent declarations ascribed to Holland, and possibly with her position among the Powers of Europe, if she were, now to be the foremost in her acknowledgment of the States of South Ameria. [NEW TIMES.] We are anxious, that not only our country men, but the whole civilized world, should no tice the ever vigilant labours of Mr. Wilberforce for the ultimate abolition of slavery. " Although a sudden termination of it might not be expedient, yet a commencement of it anew ought never to be countenanced." This remark, which, in the course of Thursday's debate, the Honour able Member applied to Slavery itself, ap peared by an error of the Press in our re port to be made with reference to the Slave Trade. It is not merely expedient to put an instant termination to the Slave Trade ; but every fresh exercise of that barbarous traffic is a new crime in the Government that tolerates it : and perhaps it might not be going too far to observe, that Spain and Portugal, the countries which most pertinaciously persisted in those crimes, have of late suffered most tremendous internal convulsions, and vast diminutions of Empire. [MORNING HERALD.] . The Committees of Ways and Means and Sup ply terminated their labours on Wednesday ; the Reports of their proceedings were presented , and agreed to, on Thursday evening, and Bills were ordered accordingly; and last night presented the unusual circumstance of their being nothing further for those Committees to do. This is the certain signal of approaching prorogation. All the -Money-Bills, or measures prepared by the Treasury, pursuant to the Ways and Means and Supply Resolutions, will be before the House on Monday,. till which day the House ad journed. Mr. Lushington calculates on the several Government Bills being gone through by Wednesday, or at latest by Thursday next. The House will then adjourn till the Monday following, to afford time to the House of Lords to pass the Bills that will proceed from the Commons. On Tuesday, August 6, accord ing to existing calculations, and it is not very likely that any further discussions will occur to render more delay requisite, the House will be prorogued by his Majesty in person. The ar rangements arc making for this purpose ; the authority that will exclusively distribute tickets of admission to the House. of Lords, Painted Chamber, &c. has been previously noticed. [l3ll.lTlSit PRESS.] .The Clerks' Superannuation Bill produced a very curious contevtion of parties, in the House of Commons last night. The. Chancellor of the Exchequer appeared as the champion of finance economy, and his Bill was opposed by Mr. Cal craft ! Mr. Canning joined the latter Gentleman in a sort of declaration of office rights, and they both struggled against this very measured de gree of reduction in salaries on the ground of a vested right. Mr. Canning, indeed went beyond. He declared that if the Bill passed, any young gentleman who had been induced by his friends to give up the church to go into an office under the guarantee of the old superannuation allowances, ought to have an action of damages against them for delusive and unprofitable persuasion ! It would be very amusing to hear the reasons given by the Judges in the last appeal made on a verdict for the plaintiffs in such a case. The Right Honourable Gentleman must know best; but we understood that an Act of Parliament was a full plea in the bar of any proceedings which went to contravene it. And if he put the case hypothetically or con ditionally—as, " that a. man ought to have an ac tion"—w hat is to be thought of his notions of civil obedience to the supreme will of the State? h is uo wonder that he was at once at loggerheads with the Noble Marquis of the Foreign Office, though it may seem surprising that Mr. Calcraft, the champion of the salt tax repeal, should be found in conjunction with him. The Marquis of Lon donderry resisted this very bold assumption on behalf of the servants of Government, and ob served, that if .by indulgence they had acquired the notion that they held vested and inalienable rights, it was high time to undeceive them. EMORNING POST.] A short discussion arose last night in the House of Commons, which, we trust will be a warning to Members of Parliament how they sanction in future that unworthy, grudging sys tem of economy in the public service which Mr. Hume and his followers are endeavouring to bring, into vogue. Upon the question for bringing up the Report of the Superannuation Bill, Afr. Calcraft rose and forcibly opposed its retrospective operation. Mr. Canning also opposed the Bill in the most cogent and convincing terms, both as unjust towards persons in office, and unconstitutional in principle. We verily believe too, that, as Mr. Calcraft said, there was not a Gentleman present (always excepting the Hon. Member for Aberdeen), who in his heart did not disapprove of the measure. However Members may be carried away by party feeling at the mo ment, and, however, in the abstract, they may recommend or vote for economy—while they possess the generous and manly minds of English Gentlemen, they never can lend themselves, wil lingly, to a griping, inquisitorial retrenchment like this, which, under pretence of relieving an immense and wealthy Empire 4 would abstract a paltry pit tance from the hard earnings of Clerks in Public Departments, in order to create a sort of provision for their old age, when their life, their hopes, their health, and enjoyments had been expended solely for the public good. But look at the situ ation in which Parliament had placed his Ma jesty's Ministers. It had driven them, by the incessant cry of economy during the whole of last Session, and by an address to the Throne at its conclusion, into the very act which it now desires them to abandon. The Marquis of Lon donderry protested against conduct of this sort, and in his few able and profound remarks told the House that it must abide by its own decisions. We can well conceive the extreme pain which his Lordship, in common with the rest of his Ma jesty's Ministers, naturally felt at being obliged to scrutinize the salaries of the inferior officers in their departments, and to deal with those meritorious agents of Government after the higgling scheme of Mr. Hume. But the House of Commons compelled them to undergo this severe trial ; and assuredly, having done so, they are excusable for not yielding now to an opposite current of opinion. Upon these grounds, principally, the Bill was supported. Some amendments, however, suggested by Mr. Canning, will be introduced on the third reading, one of which is to give the Treasury a power in all cases of dismissal, unless for great offences, to refund the principal which the person so dismissed may have advanced to the Superannuation Fund. But still, we must once more beg of the Legislature to pause before it again falls into a similar snare. It has hitherto been the pride of England, that while her Institutions were free, her Councils were steady. In mere popular Governments this never can happen, and we see, in the instance before us, what the consequences are of too readily yield ing to a momentary excitement of the public mind, in favour of abstract economy. Let us avoid such conduct hereafter, or we shall inevi tably feel the full force of that reaction which was last night feebly indicated against the Super annuation Bill.—Mr. Hume, in the early part of the evening, presented a Petition relative to the case of the Captain and crew of the ship Charles, of Aberdeen. These unfortunate people were unjustly detained by the Spanish Authorities, on a charge of murder. The case was certainly one of much hardship. It was well calculated to call forth sympathy, but Mr. Hume contrived to connect the ridiculous, with it, in his usual way. " What should be grave he turns to farce ;" and be cause these people had been wronged by the Spaniards, he proposes to the English Government to give them -a few thousands from the Droits of Admiralty ! What a Guardian of the public purse have we here ! 11.sw patriotic the thought, to give the Admiralty Droits among his constituents,the crew of the ship Charles of Aberdeen ! This will make him very popular in Aberdeen at the next election, but what will people say else w here ? The Gaol at Ilchester is to be abandoned, and that at Shepton Mallet so enlarged as to be ade quate to the health and proper classification of the prisoners, until an entire new county gaol can be erected. A lady residing in Long Acre came to flow street Office yesterday, and stated that she had been attacked near her own door on Wednesday night, and robbed of a gold watch, by a gang of robbers. A description of the property and thieves was taken, and she was assured every effort should be made for their discovery. THE ARMY. NEW REGULATIONS. ( Continued from THE SUN of Wednesday.) LANCERS. FULL DRESS.—Jacket—Blue cloth; crimson cloth Prus sian collar, full three inches deep, with two gold embroidered loops six inches long at each end ; plain crimson cloth strap lappel, to button back, with nine buttons regular, and one at extremity of strap, occupying two-thirds of space across chest from outward edge to seam in front of arm-hole, tapering to two inches and a half at bottom, fastening in front with hooks and eyes ; pointed crimson cuff, four inches deep at point, embroidery round the top, and rounded off to form of cuff; plaited light dragoon skirt, about five inches long and six inches total width at bottom, with crimson turnbacks and lining ; crimson welted edging up side and sleeve seams ; two gold purl bullion back-pieces, with embroidered heads at the bottom of the back at waist. Epaulettes—rich gold bright bunions two inches and a half long ; crimson cloth strap richly embroidered with gold. Field-officers distinguished accord ing to directions before inserted. Aiguillette rich gold twisted cord, with a double set of loops, chain, sliders' and gilt chased tags, worn under epaulette on right shoulder, and brought across breast to left side. Cap__ crimson cloth, trencher top, ten inches square, front angle in a direct line with centre of peak, fluted sides three inches and a half deep, encircled at bottom with gold and crimson three-quarter inch lace, under which origi nates gold and crimson cords running up all the four corners transversely over crown ' • on left side a large gold bullion rosette with embroidered G. R. on crimson velvet in the centre; upper part of scull laced round with a three inch gold and crimson lace, terminating under a large gilt plate with King's arms, which occupies the front, a black patent leather peak in front, another constantly turned up behind, the former laced on outward edge with a wide between two narrow gold braids, the latter with a wide braid between a narrow one and a gold cord ; studded gilt scales and lion's heads, with a lion's head attached to gold cord in front : on right corner of top through which they are fastened, two gold olivets and loops: on right corner for the lines, which are of gold cord with rich flounders, bullion tassels, loops, and sliders ; line to fasten to left shoulder, pass round the body, and fasten to cap on right side; space between front plate and back peak occupied by two sets of braid on black leather ground, each consisting of a wide between two narrow gold braids shewing black stripes. Feather—crimson and white drooping cock-tail. Trowsers— crimson cloth, with gold scalloped lace of one inch and three quarters wide on each outward seam. Sabre—white mameluke handle, gilt cross, ornaments and mountings embossed, blade thirty inches long, one and a quarter wide at shoulder, orna mented on each side with lancers, next number, above this two lances transverse, surmounted by a crown in bright work. Scabbard—crimson velve% richly gilt chased chape, lockets and rings. Knot—crimson an, sold mameluke, with acorn end. Girdle—gold lace, three and a quarter inches wide, with two crimson stripes ; morocco lining and edging, fastening under neath with buckle and strap, and externally with three gold loops and solid olivets. Waist-belt—gold lace, one and a quarter inch wide, with quarter inch crimson stripe up centre ; morocco lining and edging; fastening in front with a snake ornament ; two large and one smaller gilt rings, from which hang three slings of one inch crimson and gold vellum lace, by which tache is suspended, and two one and a quarter inch gold and crimson lace slings for sabre, all fastening with gilt buckle and leather straps. Sabre-Tache--purple leather; pocket thirteen and a half deep, ten and a half wide at bottom, eight at top ; blue cloth face, fourteen and a half deep, twelve wide at bottom, eight and a half at top, edged round with two inch gold lace, shewing a blue edge ; embroidered scroll, with regimental badge on crimson velvet at bottom ; above this, gold embroidered double G. R., surmounted by a crown. Pouch- Belt—gold lace, two inches wide, with half an inch crimson stripe ; morocco lining and edging ; silver plate with pickers and chains, buckle, tip, and slide. Pouch—black leather; a gold embroidered edging round top, solid silver flap seven and a half inches wide, two and three quarters deep, orna mented with gilt raised solid double G. R. and crown; attach ed to belt by staples and rings. Boots—black Spanish leather. Spurs—yellow metal embossed neck two inches long, includ ing dumb roweli. Gloves—white leather. Cravat or Stock— black silk. DRESS.—Jacket, epaulettes, aiguillette, cap, feather, and sabre, as in full dress. Scabbard—plain steel. Knot, waist belt, tache, pouch, pouch-belt, girdle, cravat, and gloves, as full dress. Trowsers—blue grey, with two gold stripes three quarters of an inch wide up each outward seam. Boots—ancle. Spurs—plain yellow metal, neck two and a quarter inches long, including pointed rowels. UsDuEss.—Jacket—round, crimson Prussian collar three inches deep, single-breasted, with small gilt studs quite close down the front, fastening with hooks and eyes; pointed cuff, laced round four inches deep at point ; an edging of gold lace entirely round jacket, crimson welted side and sleeve seams ; crimson lining ; gold cord shoulder straps—The following dis tinctions of rank marked by width of lace :—Field-Officers— one and a half inch wide ; Captains—one inch wide i • Subal terns—three quarters of an inch wide. Shoulder-Straps—a pair of gilt scaled straps, solid crescent without bullion, worn occasionally. Trowsers--blue grey, with two three-quarters inch crimson-cloth stripes up each outward seam. Boots— ancle. Spurs—steel, neck two and a quarter inches long, including pointed rowels. Swcrd—steel-mounted, half-bas ket hilt, with two fluted bars on the outside ' black fish-skin gripe bound with silver wire; the blade very little curved, thirty-five and a half inches long, and one and a quarter inch wide, with a 'round back terminating within eleven inches of the point. Scabbard—with large shoe at the bottom, solid bands and rings ; a trumpet-formed mouth. Waist-belt—black patent leather, one inch and three quarters wide, fastening in front with clasp and gilt plate two and a half inches wide, and two deep ; plate ornamented with chased crown, and double G. R. in centre, environed with a garter, containing number of regiment and " Lancers," the whole surrounded with gilt-chased rose, thistle and shamrock ; scroll with regimental badge underneath ; two large rings, by which are suspended sword slings, fastening with straps and buckles to rings of scabbard: also three smaller rings, by which are suspended three tache slings, fastening with straps and buckles to rings of sabre-tache. Sabre-Tache—black pa tent leather, pocket nine and a half inches deep, eight and a half wide at top, seven and a half at bottom, face eleven and a half deep, ten and a half wide at bottom, seven at top, gilt-chased ornament in the centre, precisely similar in pattern to that on belt, but on a larger scale, being four and a half inches deep from top of crown to bottom of scroll, and four inches wide from extremity of sides ; three rings on top for slings. Great- Coat—blue, silk lining, collar and cuffs braided with black mohair braid, single-breasted, with six basket-loops and four rows of olivets down the front ; this is worn in winter over un dress jacket, and the waist-belt is worn over it. Cap—crimson cloth, trencher top nine and a half inches square, front angle in a direct line with centre of peak ; fluted sides three and a half inches deep, gold and crimson cord round corners, run ning transversely over crown ; gold bullion rosette, with em broidered G. R. on crimson-velvet in the centre ; scull three and a half inches deep, encircled with gold and crimson-lace in the centre two inches wide, and a narrow gold quarter of an inch braid top and bottom ; plain black peak in front ; a small screw socket for plume. Plume—red and white horse-hair. Cloak—blue according to light-dragoon regulation. REGIMENTAL STAFF. Coat—single-breasteil, collar, cuffs, and buttons the same as other of►cers, ten long twist holes with buttons down the front, dragoon skirts,with three long twist holes and buttons on each ; turnbacks colour of facing. Cocked Hat—That of the Pay master and Quartermaster, has the regulation star loop and tas sels : the former has no feather. The hat of the Surgeon, As sistant-Surgeon, and Veterinary-Surgeon is plain with black silk loop and button—no feather. Appointments and other articles of dress the same as those worn by the other officers of their respective regiments, except the girdle, which is . not worn. Note—Regiments not having crimson facing, to substitute their own established regimental facing, in lieu of it, in those places described as crimson. The distinction of gold and silver to be preserved as heretofore. LIVERPOOL, JULY 34. —The Ist, or King's Dragoon. Guards, landed-here this day from Dublin ; they are to proceed to Nottingham. • Our docks at e quite crowded with shipping. One hundred and three vessels have arrived here from foreign ports in the last three days. The first division of the Scots Greys arrived on Tuesday at Piershill Barracks from Glasgow. On Friday morning the Royal Mid-Lothian yeomanry ca valry were inspected on Portobello Sands, by Major-General Sir Thomas Bradford, who expressed himself in terms of high approbation at the appearance and discipline of the regiment. The regiment mustered about 360 strong. The morning being very hazy, the usual races between the horses of members of the corps were postponed till the forenoon of the next day. Sixty-two fine young men, enlisted in Scotland for the Hon. East India Company's artillery and infantry, sailed from Leith on Friday afternoon for the East India Company's depot at Chatham, previously to embarking for India, AGRICULTURE. [From the Kentish Gazette.] BROTHER FARMERS.—It is with regret that I find you still so disunited, so lost either in apathy or despair. I tell you now, as you have been told before, that as long as Foreign produce shall be admitted into this country at inadequate duties, so long will your occupation continue to be unprofitable, so long will your produce fail to ,, remunerate you. Taxation without pro tection is gnawing your vitals ; nay, it has nearly eaten you up. I hesitate not to declare it to be my firm belief that the system of Mr. G. W. Hall, viz. equal protection with the merchants and manufacturers, can alone restore prosperity to Agriculture; without this protection the land must sink under its burthens, the poor's rate alone will eat up the rent. Unanimity and per severance is absolutely necessary, and with this you will ulti mately succeed. Rally round the associations now formed ; act together temperately and firmly; bring your case again before the Legislature in the next Session ; put politics on one side, and stick to your own interests, your just rights, your birthright as British subjects, the protection of Govern ment. _ _ The Bill has passed into a law ; your situation is not bet tered ; I assert, you are in a worse situation than you were in under the 55th of his late Majesty, as the lowering the standard of importation from 80s. to 70s. gives the foreigner a more de cided advantage ; in coroboration of which I shall quote you a passage from the Protest of the Right Hon. the Earl of Lau derdale against this Bill ; after stating his objections to the al teration, he thus expresses himself— " That these regulations are ruinous to the Agricultural In terests cannot be doubted, the Petitions on the table of this House, in the strongest terms deprecating the proposed altera tions, sufficiently display the opinion of those whose habits give them practical knowledge on the subject." I shall here take occasion to observe, that until the present case, there have never before been Petitioners to Parliament, for protection to any branch of industry, who have not been supposed to know something of their own business. The Noble Lord further states as follows; " It is to me, therefore, a subject of deep regret, when the distress of the British Cultivator is so feelingly described by the Petitions on our table, that the House should enact a regu lation which, though it is only to take place at a future period, cannot but produce immediate discontent." And will you, Brother Farmers, sit quietly by and see your selves ruined, and that which should he the reward of your in dustry, taken from you and given to foreigners ? rather than come forward and assert your just right, as British subjects, to equal protection with every other branch of industry in the kingdom ; for without this protection, you must give up your farms, as it is impossible for you, under the present Corn Laws, to compete in your own markets with corn untithed and un taxed.—Look at Ireland, at the present moment ; want of em ploy has driven whole districts into a state of starvation ; and want of profitable employ, if the present system of Corn Laws continues, will ruin this country. The Noble and Learned Lord Erskine thus expresses himself in his protest against the Corn Bill—" It seems to me," (says the Noble Lord) " as if a course of experiments were on foot, by philosophical theorists, to ascertain under what pressure of unequal taxa tion, and unequal competition with untaxed countries, the impoverished cultivators of our soil can possibly con tinue to exist." Brother Farmers, persevere, imitate Mr. Wil berforce in firmness and patience.—Recollect the Slave Trade is at end.—l am your's, 22d July, 1822. AN ASSOCIATOR. EAST INDIA-HOUSE. A Special General Court of East India Proprietors was held at the Company's House in Leadenhall-street yesterday, for the purpose of having laid before them the draft of a proposed Bill now before Parliament, " for continuing . so much of the pro visions of an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, as relates to the importation of sugar from the East Indies, and ' the duties payable thereon, from the expiration thereof , for one year." The CHAIRMAN wished to inform the Court, that the Di rectors perceiving, from what had passed on a former discus sion of this subject, that it deeply interested many of the Pro prietors, felt that they would not discharge their duty if they ' abstained from giving them this formal notice. However, as a Committee of the House of Commons would investigate the whole subject of the sugar duties, they would of course come to no decision to-day; but they felt themselves bound to sum mon the Court for the purpose of its being informed of what was going forward. Mr. Nlacm.] LEY then brought forward a motion, which he said he should submit with a view that the matter might under go a clear and luminous exposition. He was quite sensible how fully an honourable proprietor (not now present) had re deemed the pledge he had given, in devoting the most uninter mitting attention to the subject; and the thanks of the Com pany were dueio him and to an honourable Director, who was also a Member of the House of Commons, for vindicating the right of British India to the equal protection of this country with all the other British possessions. The Hon. Proprietor concluded by moving that the Court of Directors be requested to investigate all the circumstances connected with the culture of sugar in the East Indies, and inquire into the causes which led to the obstruction of - its consumption in the United King dom, and that they would report their opinion thereon to the Court at as early a period as possible. Mr. TRANT seconded the motion, and took that opportunity of calling the attention of the Court to a report of a speech of an Hon. Member of the House of Commons, which appeared in the papers on the 13th instant, but particularly in The Times_, in which that Hon. Member was represented as having said that the cultivation of sugar was not the growth of free labour ; and that no where could be found a more degraded slavery than that which attached to that class in India. He (Mr. Trent) denied altogether that this was the fact. The . Hon. Proprietor then read extracts from a letter from Mr. Har rington, one of the Company's authorities in India, and from Mr. Colbrook's work on the husbandry of Bengal, to show that the system of slavery there was extremely moderate, re sembling more an adoption of children than any thing else. Instances sometimes occurred of girls having been sold for the purpose of prostitution, but every exertion had been made to abolish that practice, and regulations entered into that all fe males confined under such circumstances should be instantly released. He felt himself bound to contradict this statement for the purpose of counteracting the injurious impression which such an assertion must naturally make upon the public mind. Mr. MoNEY said he had been present in the House of Com mons when the speech referred to was made, and he assured the Hon. Proprietor, that it was exaggerated in the newspaper ; at the same time he admitted that some statements contained in that speech were altogether unfounded. What the Honourable Member said was, that though they spoke of sugar being cul tivated in the East Indies by free labour, there was no place where a severer despotism was exercised. Such an assertion was not at all warranted by fact. Mr. MACAULEY said that the same Hon Member had last year, in the House of Commons, made the same unfounded assertion. Mr. Drxore said he was never disposed to question the li berty of speech in any man, because he always exercised it himself; but lie really thought the Hon. Gentlemen were wan.' dering from the question now before them. If an erroneous statement went forth to the public through the medium of a newspaper, the same channel of communication was open to every man in the country to contradict it. He often heard that an argument sometimes proved too much, and he really thought that the speech of the Honourable Proprietor opposite (Mr. Trant) contained an instance of it ; for he denied that slavery existed at all, whilst he admitted that females were sometimes sold for the purposes of prostitution—the vilest species of sla very ! The subject before the Court was the Bill at present before Parliament, and to that he thought the Hon. Proprie tors should confine themselves. He contended that the intro duction of East India sugar into the market would ruin the West India trade. The Hon. Proprietor then complained of some expressions used by Mr. Edmondstone on a former occasion, when he spoke of the dissatisfaction of the Company's subjects in India, and said, if their welfare were not more attended to, they might probably be induced at last to right themselves. Mr. GnANT denied that there existed dissatisfaction amongst the great body of the natives of India. That which was al luded to merely referred to the children born of native women, and begotten by European men. He then called the attention of the Court to the real question before them—namely, what was due from this country to its Indian territory. Mr. TUCKER said that if they were given to pursuing un just policy towards their subjects in India, they must expect dissatisfaction. The present measure, he contended, although but to exist for one year, had an injurious tendency. It was founded on erroneous policy, and was unfair and unjust towards very extensive interests. He hoped they should find a disposi tion on the part of the Parliament to listen to their representa tions in the next session ; it was too late to offer any in the present. The CHAIRMAN observed, that the Court seemed to be all of the same opinion upon the subject. There was every dispo sition on that side of the bar to act up to the wishes of the pro prietors. It was better, therefore, to bring this discussion to a close, lest subjects might be again touched upon which were better let alone. The resolution was then put, and carried unanimously. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. CRIM. CON. Bow-STREET.— Mrs. Elizabeth Flight, a comely looking woman, apparently about 45 years of age, presented herself be fore Sir R. Bins; IE on Thursday, and applied for a warrant to apprehend her husband, who keeps the Bull Inn, in Totten ham Court-road, for assaulting her and turning her out of her own home. She stated that she had been married for many years to Mr. Flight, who was now in a state of affluence, to which he had risen chiefly by her exertions and her careful and attentive conduct. On the 14th of December last, there having been previously much unfortunate disagreement, she was from home in the evening, and he happening to meet her in the street, insulted and cruelly ill-treated her, and finally gave her in charge to a watchman. She was locked in the watch-house all night, and taken before a Magistrate in the morning, but Mr. Flight did not venture to prefer any charge against her, and she was set at liberty. After such treatment she could not think of returning to her home, and therefore went to her brother's, at whose house she had re mained ever since, but he was now no longer either able or willing to support her. Repeated overtures had been made to Mr. Flight to come to some arrangement, but they were scorn fully rejected, and he positively refused to allow a shilling for her maintenance, unless he should be compelled by law to do so. In this dilemma she sought the advice of a professional man, who recommended her to go home and try if Mr. Flight would suffer her to remain there; if he forcibly turned her out, she would have an opportunity of seeking redress, and mat ters would be brought to an issue. Acting upon this advice, she went to her home on Wednesday, at an early hour in the morning, accompanied by her brother and sister. When Mr. Flight saw her he, as usual, got into a violent passion, and conducted himself like a madman. He called in his neigh bours; rapped at the window, and called to the passengers in the street, at the same time pointing to her and pilling her' the vilest names. He continued this violence for several hours, during which the house was surrounded by at least 500 per sons, and the whole neighbourhood was in an uproar. At eleven at night he called in two constables, who, by his orders, thrust her with brutal force into the street. This was the as sault she complained of. Sir R. BIRNIE said, he doubted whether this amounted to an assault on the part of her husband, and advised her once more to go home,_ and if he or any person laid a hand upon her to turn her out, he would grant a warrant. Mrs. Flight returned in the evening with her friends, arid stated, that when she went to her husband's house, she was seized by his sister by the shoulders and forcibly thrust out. A warrant was issued, and Mrs. Mary Anne Etheridge, the sister of Mr. Flight, was brought before the Magistrate. In answer to the charge preferred by Mrs. Flight, she stated that she acted under the direction of her brother. She was keeping his house, and he desired her, if Mrs. Flight sheaved herself there in his absence, that she would turn her out, and she had done so, but in as gentle a manner as possible. Sir R. BinNIE said there was something in the back-ground, and begged it might be explained. Mrs. Etheridge said, Mrs. Flight quitted her home in Decem ber last under very disgraceful circumstances, and had never re turned until Wednesday. She and Mr. Flight had been married for many years : she was the mother of three beautiful children ; and without any previous occurrence to excite the slightest sus picion of her fidelity, he saw her one evening as he was passing accidentally through Castle-street, Soho, issue from a notorious_ brothel, leaning on the arm of a Gentleman. In a moment of irritation, which the Worthy Magistrate must, under such cir cumstances, think perfectly natural, he seized them both, and charged the watch with them, and subsequently an action was commenced, whicl. was still pending. While this narration was going on Mrs. Flight stood leaning on the Magistrates' table, and apparently listened with the most perfect indifference. She made no reply. Mr. Flight at this moment entered the office in a state of great agitation, and a long conversation ensued, in the course of which the parties indulged in a great deal of recrimination , Mrs. Flight accusing him of cruel treatment before the month of December. Sir R. BIRNIE said he regretted extremely to see a woman of Mrs. Flight's age and situation in life, and the mother of children too, fallen so low. It was a melancholy affair, and he could make every allowance for the irritation of Mr. Flight , but still she was his wife, and he must provide for her. Ile would strongly recommend a reference to some mutual friend , in order to an arrangement for her maintenance ; because what ever might be her conduct, she must not be permitted to starve; Mr. Flight--Sir, I reverence the laws of my country, and whatever they compel me to do, I will submit to cheerfully' but never will consent to any thing in the shape of a compro mise with the vile adultness who stands so unblushingly before, you. My honour has been wounded, my peace destroyed, an nothing will I consent to but that which 1 am obliged to by law. Sir R. BIRNIE endeavoured to calm Mr. Flight's agitation , and again strenuously urged an arrangement. Mr. Flight—l sincerely thank you, Sir, but it is i m p o ssible- I witnessed my dishonour, as it were, with my own e y e s, sod it is still fresh in my recollection. Oh God ! 1 shall never for get it. Sir R. BIRNIE said the course then which Mr. Flight rnOt pursue would be to apply to the parish officers, who would re lieve her, and then summon the husband in the usual way to shew cause. With respect to the charge of assault against Mrs. Etheridge, he could not think, under the circumstances, of hold ing her to bail. Mr. Flight expressed himself thankful for the decision of the worthy Magistrate, and the case was dismissed. COVENT-GARDEN MARKET.—Yesterday several persons were fined at Bow-street, for having ex posed for sale fruit and vegetables in Covent garden Market on Sunday last. The law in such cases is for the future to be duly enforced. COURSE OF EXCHANGE, July 26. Amsterdam Ditto, at Sight l2 4 Rotterdam l2 8 Antwerp l2 4 Hamburg!) Altona Paris, 3 Day's sight 25 40 0 U.' Ditto Bourdeaux, ditto Frank forton the Main Madrid Cadiz Gilboa 36 Effect)" Barcelona Seville Gibraltar Leghorn Get tia ~ ..... ...q3i-Venice, Ital. 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