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Emprriat arUament. HOUSE OF LORDS. THURSDAY. Mr. BERNAL, and others from the Commons, brought up the Army Mutiny Bill, the Seaman's Hospital Bill, and several private bills, each of which was read a first time. The Marine Mutiny Bill was read a second time. The Juries (Ireland) Bill was reported. Lord SUFFIELD presented a petition from teachers in Sunday schools in'Newcastle-upon-Tyne, praying for the extinction of rtavery. Several petitions, praying for the better observance of the Sabbath-day, were presented by the Earl of Rosebery, the Earl of Gosford, the Dukes of Newcastle and Gordon, and the Bishop of Lincoln. On the motion of the Earl of Shaftesbury, the house then adjourned till Tuesday, the 16th of April. HOUSE or COMMONS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3. ADJOURNED SITTING. _ Mt. SHAW LEFEVRE reported from the Norwich election committee that Lord Viscount Stormont and Sir James Scar lett were duly elected, and that the petition against the return was not frivolous or vexatious. Air. LENAIABD moved for a return of the number of persons who received sentence of death in the year 11.332, and the num her thereof who were executed for breaking into dwelling-houses and committing larceny therein, specifying the places at which the trials and executions took place.—Ordered. Mr. COBBETT postponed his motion on the subject of the stamp duties in consequence of the absence of the noble lord (Althorp,) who, he understood, was prevented from attending by indisposition. Mr. S. RICE said, that his noble friend, though labouring un der indisposition, had attended at the early sitting of the house, but was at present not well enough to attend this evening. He hoped, however, that his noble friend would be able to be in his place in the house to-morrow. In consequence of his noble trend's absence, he (Mr. S. Rice) begged to postpone the no tice which he (Lord Althorp) had given for the adjournment of the house to-morrow (this uay). BOROUGH OF HERTFORD. Mr. BERNAL, pursuant to the notice he gave yesterday, rose to move that the issuing of the Speaker's warrant to the clerk of the Crown for making out a new writ for the election of two burgesses tor the borough of Hertford, in the room of Lords ingestrie 'and Mahon, whose election was declared void, be sus- Tended ; but before he put his motion into the Speaker's hand's, he would move that the special report of the Hertford election committee be read. The report was.then read—" That it appears to the commit tee that bribery and treating prevailed previously to, and dur ing, "the last election for the borough of Hertford." 14r. BERNALL said he would not enter into any argument on the question, but would found his motion on the precedent es tablished in the case of the borough of Liverpool, in which, Ai - hen a similar special report was maue, the house had suspended the issuing of the Speaker's warrant. He then moved that the issuing of the Speaker's warraut be suspended till the 24nd ut April.—Ordered. It was next ordered that the evidence taken before the com mittee be printed. Mr. WALLACE postponed his two motions relating to certain law processes in bcotiand sine die. Mr. KENNEDY, ou the part of the Lord-Advocate of Scotland, -who was absent through indisposition, postponed the motions of that learned lord for several bills relating to royal burghs in t+ebtland till some day after the recess. POOR-RATES ON CHURCHES, CHAPELS, Q.C. On the motion of Mr.. WitKs, leave was given to bring in a bill .. to-exempt from poor-rates all churches, chapels, and other places exclusively appropriated to religious worship. CHILDREN EMPLOYED IN FACTORIES. Mr. W. 1 3 .411 7 EN(i;aving first presented some petitions from Rochdale and other places in favour of the motion) rose, pur suant to the notice, to move for a commission to collect evi dence, on the subject of children employed iu factories. He couM assure his noble friend, who has introduced a bill on the subject of chialran-employed in factories, that he (Mr. Patten) but fur the great importance which he attached to an impartial inquiry, would long since have washed his hands of the business altogether; but he felt it a duty, from which he could nut dis charge himself, to urge this on the house. He hoped that gen tiemen would not suffer themselves, in considering this ques tion, to be carried away by those feelings of humanity which the evidence laid before the house was calculated to engender --evidence, it should be observed, which those whom it was di-' rected against had not_h4tkMiC opportunity of contradicting up to the present time. ThAt - evidence was very voluminouS; it was also of a strong and decisive nature. He would say, that it bethought that thatevidonce -gave a true description of what was done in the raanufakturiug districts,—if he believed that what had been asserted was matter: of fact, he would go much further than the noble lord, ; —he Mould declare that the bill of the noble lord was not strong enough. (Hear, hear.) But what he conscientiously felt was this, that these statements were not true,—that they did not give a correct picture of the manu facturing districts (hear, hear) ; and he would add, that even if they were true, there were more ways than' one—there were more ways than the bill which the noble lord had introduced— by which the evil might be-corrected, The only mode by,.which - tau could arrive at the real facts of the case was by calling for and granting additional uiry. (Hear, hear.) In the last Parliament the question *4s referred to a committee, and little information was deli :ed fr'qrn it. In fact, they were in a much worse situation than they were before; because the committee inquired merely into ono/branch of the subject, and that branch, too, on which there was the least diversity of opinion. The in quiry was so limited that the result tended rather to mislead the house than to enlighten it. He had recently seen, in a Lan caster paper, a statement intended to injure the manufacturers, but which, from beginning to end, appeared to him to be quite incredible. The writer said that he described a case, the truth of which he knew himself; and he proceeded to state that a child was so cruelly treated, so shamefully ill-used by the over broker of a factory, that in the struggle the scalp of the poor creature was pulled off. Could such a statement as this obtain credence for a moment ? There had been a committee on the Est India question,—a committee on the West India question, —a committee on the Bank question—but that on the Factory Bill was the most expensive and extravagant of all. Not less dos. 9s. a day, together with their expenses up and down, had been paid to witnesses, young and old. Not only was that the fact,' but he believed that some of the public money had been expended in smuggling witnesses out of London,. because their evidence did not accord with the feelings of the complainants. The hou. member concluded by moving, "That an humble ad dress be presented to his 14;ajesty, praying that he will be gra ciously pleased to appoint a commission to collect information in the manufacturing districts with respect to the employment et children in factories, and to devise the best means for the curtailment of their labours." Lord MOLYNEUX rose to second the motion, which he did from motives of pure justice, sound policy, and real humanity. He had seen much of factorids; and from his close observation, nothing would lead him to believe that there was an atom of truth in the gross attacks that had been made on the manu facturers. He had visited, the mills of the hon. member for Nottinghamshire; he had visited the mills of the hou, member foe Ithehdate ; he. had visited the mills of the-hon. member tor Manchester; he had also examined several other mills, and in -ail these instances he had never seen any thing to justify the slanders which had been cast upon the manufacturers. He thought they ought to see the existing laws properly acted on .before they proceeded to legislate' anew. There ought, in the first instance, to be a proper inquiry into the general state of the manufacturing population, and their welfare might then, be more decide:4 forwarded. Lord ASHLEY said he should oppose the motion. The ap-,, pointmeut of such a committee as that now called for did nut appear to him to be necessary, because it was not calculated to produce such evidence as was desired by the house. ',there was at present sufficient evidence of this' subject in the possession of Parliament. In 1766, Dr. Aikin and Dr. Perceval, men of considerable science, pointed out the numerous evils that were attendant on this system. In IW2, the late Sir Robert Peel introduced a bill for the preservation of the health of appren tices and others employed in cotton-factories. If any gentle man would look at thaebill, he would at once see the enormities which it was meant to correct. Since he (Lord Ashley) had the honour , of introducing the bill on this subject, which - was now before the house, two pamphlets (one of which had been addressed to himself) had been published with regard to by two gentlemen connected with manufactures, lie was surprised to lied that in neither of those pamphlets, especially that written by' Mr. Kirkman Finlay, was there auy allusion to the evidence given before the committee of 1832. If that evi dence was well founded, they should have acknowledged the fact; and if, on the other hand, it was false, they should have exposed it. But under any circumstances they should not have overlooked it. It was utterly . impossible to suppose that Mr. Finlay, who was so well qualnied to refute that evidence, e it could be refuted, would have altogether omitted the consi deration of it, *ere if not that- he found it too much for him. lie (Lord Ashley) wanted no better argument in support of the measure which he had introduced. If Mr. Finlay could have refuted the evidence given before the committee of 1832, he would have done so; but he very wisely let it alone. He (Lord Ashley) would rest the whole of this case upon medical evidence, and he would maintain that there was a mass of medi cal testimony that could not be got over in favour of his bill. Unless the house were prepared to declare that the whole of the medical evidence was unworthy of belief, they must resist the present motion. The people of thiQ country felt too deeply on the subject to allow the claims of humanity to be disregarded. Sympathy for the unfortunate victims of the factory system extended across the Atlantic, and the newspapers of the 'United States contained as animated appeals in their behalf as had appeared in those of England. In conclusion, he called upon the house, as men and Christians, not to support a motion which would tend to defeat or delay a measure that the inte rests of humanity demanded should be carried as soon as pos sible. (Hear, hear.) Mr. H. Ross said that there was a great of evidence upon this question, but it was all on one side. He would vote for the mo tion before 'the house, because he thought that the master manu facturers ought to be afforded an opportunity of clearing them selves from the charges which had been made against them. No person was more anxious than himself that a bill should. be in troduced to settle the hours of labour, and he would support a rational measure to affect that object. Mr. GISBORNE complained that year after year one of the greatest manufacturers in the country was kept in a state of agi tation and uncertainty by attempts at legislation on the subject to which the attention of the house was at present directed. At the time Sir J. Hobhouse's bill was under consideration no at tempt was made to limit the labour of children to ten hours, a point which was so pertinaciously insisted on. The noble lord the member for Dorsetshire said that he would throw overboard ;he evidence of the operatives ; and he (Mr. Gisbourne) would take the liberty of throwing, overboard the medical evidence of 1819, because the system otworking in factories had been com pletely altered since then, and the circumstances which render ed the occupation prejudicial to health removed. Mr. WYNN was so friendly to the principle of the bill that he did not require evidence to induce him to vote for it; at the same time that he thought a commission of inquiry expedient. Mr. LENNARD considered the experience of last session de cisive as to the effect of inquiry. The committee last year de feated the bill for that session; the same effect would be pro duced this session by the proposed committee of inquiry. "they had the fullest evidence before them to warrant their at once le gislating in favour of the poor children of England. Lord 3loarETii spoke to the same effect. Mr. G. W. AVoon.—What did the noble lord propose? Why, to reduce by one-sixth the productive power of the country. — Before, however, he proceeded to make this limitation, lel him consider whether it would accomplish the real object he pro fessed to have in view—the improvement of the condition of the factory children. The hon. member concluded by asserting that the present inquiry was sought for as a means of promoting, and not of impeding, that improvement. Mr. ROBIN SON contended that fresh inquiry was needless, in asmuch as the house was in a condition to legislate on the sub ject, not only in consequence of the information obtained from the committee of last year, but also of that furnished by the other house of I%rliament. Dr. LUSHINGTON thought the motion both uncalled for and unjustifiable. It was worse—it was detrimental, for it would occasion unprofitable delay: Mr. PHILIPS hoped that the noble lord would introduce along with his bill, some concomitant measures for the relief of the manufacturers. It was well known that the cotton-trade" Was in such a state that the profits were annihilated. Mr. FERGUSON advocated inquiry, which could alone lead to just opinions on this subject. Mr. SPRING RICE said, that his noble friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, had requested him to express his regret that he was precluded' from attending the house this evening. The object of his noble friend was to collect, as far as he could, the prevailing opinion on this subject in the house; and it must be clear to every gentleman that the weight of testimony, on the part of those locally best acquainted with the subject, was iu •favour of the motion of the hon. member for Lancashire.— (Hear.) The way to obtain a knowledge of the truth, and the speediest knowledge,' was by a commission. He (Mr. Rice) did not support the motion with any view of defeating a proper bill. All that was asked' on' both sides was, of course, that the house should legislate with a full knowledge of all the facts.— The trade and MandfaCtures of this country were too impor tant to be sported with; they were a mass'too large to be de ranged without serious consequences to the community. Let this house act with the same discretion as an unreformed House of Commons; get information first, and then make what use of it they pleased. '(Hear.) Mr. M. ATTWOOD said, that the arguments lie had heard in the course of the debate, led him to believe that some members supported the commission with a view of delaying and defeat ing the bill. There were doubtless exceptions of particular manufacturers who had been sufficiently justified in the house; there might have been -exaggerations in the -evidence against the factories, but throw these exaggerations out of the mass, and still there would remain a great uegree of hardship practised, towards the children employed in 'factories. He would vote against the commission as unnecessary, and as calculated to interfere with the progress of a measure (Lord Ashley's bill) at once just and necessary. Mr. DUNCOMBE said that, from all the information which had reached him on the subject, he could not believe that the commission was necessary. He felt convinced, though with out meaning to impute any such intention to hon. gentle men opposite, that the inevitable effect of the carrying of this motion would be the rejection of the bill of his noble friend for the present session. The evidence taken last year would, in his opinion, if there had been no other, be A sufficient ground for his noble friend's bill. in conclusion, the hon. member im plored the house to pause before it rejected this bill, I'or that, for the present session, at least, would be the result of the adoption of motion for the commission, and to consider well the certain result of throwing obstacles in the way of that measure of humanity, wisdom, justice, and sound policy.— (Hear, hear.) Lord J. IinSSELL said, that if he thought that the interests of those connected with, or engaged in, manufactories could be promoted by the rejection of tue motion before the house, he would willingly oppose it, and go at once to the consideration of the bill of the noble lord. 'He fully admitted that the subject was one on which the 'Parliament ought to legislate, and the only question was, how best they could do so. 'He (Lord J. Russell) regretted that the noble lord (Ashley) had, so Changed his bill as to make it &ppear that the government took part with the manufacturers against the workmen ; that such was not the•wish of any member of government it was hardly neces sary for him to say. At the same time it was now unavoidable, but he could not but regret that his noble friend had not framed his bill with a little more attention to prudence. Mr. A. MORETON said that he could hot consent, by legislat ing in haste, and without inquiry upon this subject, to trample upon the character of all the manufacturers of England. He gave his assent most cordially to the motion then before the house. Mr. MAXWELL said, if the hon. mover of. the commission' would agree to limit the report, so as not to prevebt the passing of the bill, he would support the proposed inquiry ; but on no other conoitioit would he consent to its appointment. . Mr. lELUEN said that he had been engaged in the cotton trade ever since he, had been a child. He was introduced into his father's mill when he was only ten years old. At that time they were not accustomed to work more than ten hours in the Clay. if he could think that the inquiry now proposed would eiieit the truth, he should be the last man. in the world to•yote against it. his inipre.ssion was, that if a commission were sent to the districts in which the factories were situate, it would re turn with a eolleCtion of evidence which would be anything but. the whole truth. he knew that the owners of cotton Mills, and he had no_ doubt that the owners of silk mills toy, were accus tomed, when they received notice that a visit was to be made to theiffaetories ny persons of consideration, to show their fac tories to their visiters in a state not very like that in which they 'would have been had no such notice been given to them. Ile 'had ou all occasions petitioned the house in favour bf reducing the hours of labour. He thought that the petitions sent to the, house upon this subject ought not to be disregarded; and it ill became those who had to legislate for infants to treat this sub ject with levity. Thinking that the medical evidence was borne out by his own experience,- he should certainly support the bill proposed by the noble lord below him. Mr. W. PATTEN briefly replied, and, in the course °flits ob servations, said that he would alter the terms of his motion so as to compel the commission to proceed with despatch in col lecting evidence, " so as to enable the house to legislate on the subject during the present session." The house uivided, when there appeared : • For the motion ' 74 Against it . Majority in favour of a commission .• • • I Lord ASH LEY said, that from the division which the house had just come to, it was.clear that sonic bill for the regulation of factories must pass this session. (Loud cheers.) As the house had decided to appoint a commission, he thought that he had a right to ask ministers to appoint the commission imme diately, and to . place upon it medical men of the highest skill and eminence. If they did Lot, the country would be of opi nion that justice was nut done to this question. He disclaimed • THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.' \\\ all desire of obtaining popularity by bringing forward this mea sure, and, at the same time, expressed lus belief that his bill would be of as much advantage to ministers as it would be to hi mself • Mr. S. RICE said that the disclaimer of the noble lord was perfectly unnecessary. He might be satisfied that the utmost care would be taken by government in the selection of the com missioners, for it would be worse than folly to appoint commis sioners whose characters were not fir beyond all impeachment. Sir R. 11. INGLIS suggested to ministers the propriety of making the commission not only able and intelligent, but also numerous, in order that it might institute inquiries in different places at the same time. Here the conversation dropped. The Mutiny Bill was then read a third time and passed. The report of the committee on the Church Temporalities (Ireland) Bill was brought up and received. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the house adjourned at half-past two o'clock. THURSDAY. The Speaker entered the house shortly after 12 o'clock, when, there being only 15 members present, he took the chair, and adjourned the house until 5 o'clock. _ . . The Speaker returned to the house at 5, when, 40 members being present, the right hon-gentleman took the chair. Mr. TWART brought in a bill to enable parties accused of felony to be defended by counsel. It was read a.first time, and ordered to be read a second time on the Bth of May, and to he printed. COVENTRY ELECTION. Sir 0. MOSLEY reported from the Coventry election com mittee, that Edward Ellice, Esq., and H. Lytton Bulwer, Esq., were duly elected members to serve for that city, and that neither the petition nog the opposition to it was frivolous or vexatious. Sir 0. MOSLEY said that he was directed by the committee to report to the house, that during the late election riotous and tumultuous proceedings had taken place, in which many persons were assaulted and wounded ; that the sheriffs had erected only one booth, which was divided into 10 compartments, instead of having several booths in different convenient places; and that to the want of sufficient accommodation much of the riots and tumults might be attributed ; that the magistrates of Coventry had exclusive jurisdiction in that city and the county of the city ; that no adequate protection had been afforded to the persons who attended to vote ; and that the conduct of the sheriffs was highly culpable in not having takcp such measures as were necessary to secure tranquillity and good ordeF. The hon. baronet then moved that the evidence taken before the com mittee be laid before the house.—Ordered. Mr..S. RICE moved that the Speaker do issue his warrant to the Clerk of the Crown to make out a new writ for a burgess to serve in Parliament for the city and county of the city of, Coventry, in room of the Right Honourable Edward Ellice, who, since his election, had accepted the office of Secretary at War.—Ordered. Mr. COBBETT postponed his motion (relating to stamps and auction duties) to some day after the recess, in consequence of the absence of the noble lord the Chancellor of the Exchequer. ADJOURNMENT OF THE HQUSE. Mr. S. RICE regretted that his noble fiiend (Lord Althorp) was still prevented by illness from "attending in his place to move the adjournment, as he had given notice ; but as it was a motion which, he presumed, required nothing to be said to recommend it to the house, he would now move " that the house at its rising do adjourn to Monday, the 15th of April." Ordered. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL moved that. all committees have leave to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the house.— Ordered. The other orders of the day were thee disposed of; after which the house was occupied in receiving some petitions for the bettor observance of the Sabbath, against slavery, and against the beer-shops. The house adjourned at 6 o'clock to Monday, April 15. reczczzoax KINGDOM OF WUItTEMBERG. ROYAL MANIFESTO CONCERNING THE DISSOLUTION OF THE STATES. William, by the Grace of God, King of Wurtemberg. We expressed in our speech from the throne at the beginning of this year, on opening the session of the States, the sentiments and intentions by which we ,were animated. Kindly disposed towards our-loyal people, to which we are united by the tie. of well proved love and devotedness, we had prepared for the ses sion of the States a series of measures destined to accomplish Ulteriorly the plans we have adopted to favour more completely the prosperity of the country. We had especially the solacing prospect of being able to prepare an improvement in the con dition of the manufacturing classes of society, certain ancient taxes, without infringing on acquired rights, and by extending commercial relations; we .are also desirous of reducing taxes, and especially the price of-salt and the fees of notaries, in order to relieve our subjects. The realization of these intentions, for the accomplishment of which we relied on the assistance of the States, met with, , from .the very opening of the. Diet in the Chamber of Deputies, the opposition of party which announ ced a tendency hostile to all the,good which had been anteriorly -effected. This party ' rejecting the authority awl the advantages of experience, instead of directing the activity of the state to things useful to the country, has principally ` directed it to enter prizes hostile to the state, and has thus caused the Chamber of Deputies to lose precious time in idle deliberation. We never theless hoped that the good dispositions of the majority of the Chamber would succeed in partly removing the obstacles which thus impeded every useful action ; butlouthope was disappoint ed when we beheld an influence dangerous for the tranquillity of the country .daily taking a more marked ascendancy. In the discussions on the •address in answer to the speech' from the throne, attempts were made to sow seeds of discord. A short time after a motion was presented to the Chamber, in which the resolutions of the Germanic Diet 'of the 28th of June, 1532, were. considered as having given a mortal wound to the German constitution, and: as 'having -seriously infringed on the principles of the constitution of our kingdom. The. resolutions of the Germanic Diet then became the object of propositions contrary•to our dignity, and to that of.the Ger manic Confederation. The Chamherneiving•deereed thaprint-. ing . of this motion, notwithstanding its disorganising tendency, • we judgedit to be our duty to draw the Chamber's attention to the false and dangerous;pathin hieisit-was being:led, and we' were•so much the moraimpellectso to do as we were aware that the abovementioned motion was connected with rooraextensive places. The.rescript, which we addressed in consequence to the Chamber, and m which we expressed our hope that the mo tion would be rejected with - all the indignation it deserved, be came an arus,whiCh was employed to effect a complete schism between the Chamber and government, as well as the confede ration. The party above alluded to, having 'represented our rescript as containing an infringement on the regular march of the Chamber, succeeded in getting adopted by a majority of votes .anaddress, in which the Chamber , positively declared to us, without•waiting for the examination of the :principal ques tion, that it could riot answer our expectation. Such a declara tion, joined to alt that had - been done in the same spirit since the opening, of the Diet, necessarily convinced its.:that the deli berations of the chamber could notiurnish the results we con sidered necessary for the welfare of the country and the safety of a.regular government, a.nchwithoutwhich it,was impossible for reciprocal confidence to exist between the government and the states. Consequently, having,maturely weighed cur, duties, as a sovereign, we have resolved to dissolve the present assem; bly according ,to the right given us by the .constitution, and .to issue outwrits fora fresh erection. • We now place - the fate of the ensuing diet in the bands of the electors; we actithus with the most enure confidence in a peo ple whi c h e duriuga-,relgir,of , 17 years, has given us in divers circumstances proofs of its'fidelity and:devotedness, and which has acknowledged that all our ipaternal efforts tended to its prosperity. NI, e,,appeal to the•electors in respect to the consti t.utit. i ) o e n c ,i t u o I the v.h inipov icll-w;itelas , ieh, et t ilegl h nry l of our reign consist, auu,in les • thanks to that constitution, we have been able, with the assistance of our faithful states, to„ introduce into the country. Filially, we appeal. to the electors, because We are conscious that the • welfare of the country has 'Been unr sole director, and because we believe that it will be 'a :means of puuing.promptly - au end to the complications which threaten to impede the progress of public prosperity . The wel ' fare of our country requires the preservation' of useful institu tions and improvements according to that basis; • but to attain that result, it is requisite that harmony should subsist between the government and the states. May all those who are called to co-operate in the'fresh election of deputies take these observa tions into consideration. Let every one weigh theresponsi bility he is about' to assume' towards the country, so that the approaching elections may give none but • worthy men, having the welfare of their country at heart, possessing the impartiality and moderation necessary for deliberation; and who are alike. uevbted to t.l4e King and - to the constitution. (Signed) WILLIAM. The Secretary Of State, WELLNAGE. - Given at Stuttgard, March 29, 1e33. MANIFI,STO of PRINCE WILLIAM, CO-REGENT OF ELECTORAL HESSE, RESPECTING THE DISSO1.1:110/4 OF TILE STATES. When on the moment of opening the :States we stated our firm intention of conscientiously executing' the prescriptions of the cunbtitution, we little imagined that we should be obliged to make use of that intention against the assembly of the states THE S Au Act to modify tly acts imposing duti, Be it enacted, &c. comber, 1833, in all I imports by the act of act to alter and acne; ports," or by any otl the value thereof, ont ducted; from and afte tenth part thereof stp day of December, 183: ducted; from and aft ther tenth part there, the 31st day of Decei excess shall be dedu( June, 1842, the other Soc. 2. And be it cond section of the a, rate of duty on all mi of plains, kerseys, or material, the value w yard, at five per cent' hereby repeated. AI same duty of fifty pet section for other int liable. lo .the . same de, tion of this act. Sec. 3. And be day of June, one th duues imposed by ex; remain and continue day last aforesaid, all ready money; and al men; of duties, shall duties shall be laid foi may be necessary to verument; and from requiredlo be paid I shall be assessed up: same shall be enterer scribed by law. Sec. 4. And be it articles now exemptel thoUsand eight hund: from the payment of and after the thirty-ti hundred and thirty-t} one thousand eight J ted to entry, free fro linens, table linen, worsted stuff goods, s, worsted, mauufactur pouent material of Cape of Good Hope, sec. 5. And be it said thirtieth day of forty-two, the followi from duty, to Wit : in grindstones, refined sheets, gum arabic, g nuts anu berries used aloes, ambergris, buy coriander seed, cats lantherns, ox horns ivory, juniper berries, manufactured rattan: vegetables used princ and all articles emplt peras, bichromate of potash, and nitrate,ol all imposts on which and all articles now a, a less rate of duty tin the said 30th day of J be admitted to.entry,, per centum ad value: - Sec. 6. And be it of the 14th day of Jul sistent with tins act, Provided, That nothi as to Prevent the pas; day or June, 1842, of may be necessary to ; duties on imports im: any act prior to the ; either of excess or d, duties on articles whi July, 16.32, are subje; turn ad valorem, in si so as to adjust the re' INAUGURAL AD. UNITED FELLOW CITIZENS,—' through their unsellcite. the solemnities preparat, silent of the• United St. of my public conduct its difficulties, and for my good intentions, 1 a] of my gratitude. It sb abilities, in continued presdriestheirliberty and promote tl So many events have occurred we have necessarily called forth, sometiv delicate and painful, my views of ought to be pursued . hy the General occasion, but alludeloa few leading some of them. The foreign policy adopted by our tion of our present .Constitution, an cessive administrations, has been cr' Less, and has elevated our character do justice to all, and submit to-wrong from Ti o "- 11 0 ,..0Y1,ut my administration, its governing maxim ; and so 11, 0 01. sults, that we are not only at peace with all the r tas' causes of controversy, and those of minor imPto fl unadjusted. her" d nd 1116 In the domestic policy of thit government, t,.„F which especially deserve.the attention of the to " 0 oi" sentatives, and which have been., and will continuersie .of soy. increasing solicitude. They are, the Prc'' ~0 oo}o ti of the States, and, the integrity of the Union , a nd C '", These great. bjects are necessarily connected, o f 0 , 0 0 0 i tanned ley an enlightened exercise of the powq,'oitl e° appropriate sphere; in conformity with the publ!. ,, i i to , Y eo3 f , expressed. To this end, it becomes the duty..ol io nil_ t ho ) ,el ami- patriotic sub Mission to the laws constit,u,,,o oL o i,l thereny promote and strengthen a prop con llo ` ca , 0 1 tions of the several States and of the United St'" - ea t, O O OO „ID, . themselves have ordained for their own go verrire ise rr? t o , o o My experience in public concerns, and the „, o , no _ . 0,04 F somewhat advanced, confirms the opinions long s r ": be s; that the destruction of our State governments o w . 5 . ., their --controul over the local concerns of the Prcpy:.:etiet:; reedy to revolution and _anarchy, and finally ass the, 7,00 tary domination. In propnrtion, therefore , s, in the l it y to e d , ment encroaches upon the rights of the Sta." from it , a in the ,e of does it impair its own power and detract ,rew ith erv i g e ly purposes of its creation. Solemnly iinf sst , ready tutional powers in arresting the rights of the States , 0 rectly encroach upon tions,lmy countrymen willstin g e v m er e fi aVurTs e tn°l37o,l4i_retcate, -...-. . - ...v. 11 , 1. 4 .11 ".. • ... .. - - . S - C%‘ 4l Si \ .. h • \ ' . . - Cid e itsAf, and for this reason we consider it to bets dutY ci t oil faithful subjects to explain the niotiaes which detid e t'liti sat solve the states. , , ill ,'is s g ,, Ilerefollows the List:irk:Ll account Of everythTp 1 Q i ' (ll lty taken place since the elections to the opening of,' ti - V . ,, lens well as the account of the difficulties which had arl s f te e o tP• „ l - the government and the states relative to the achnis - 0 , '.• it the lie functionkries as deputies. The manifesto then c.. ° 0 ,10 ' '444 observe s that while the assembly of the states desP':',,,e, ?tst b( constitutional relations with government, it heldFr,' r e 2 ' s.: t ! of a ings, of which the commissaries of government 1c ?r ' st or t formed, and that even after a protest from these 0 , 0 0 ~, i hrt: nued to meet privately, and to give to its permanen t tel , b e instructions which ought to have been given to the 4er 7, l arrio s , without paying attention that by this method it es': tbe 'l 3 ' te4tx spection of the sovereign, which no society 1 e d to N . 1 ' , , 1 ,. fl s ( has a right to withdraw. Such acts have convih c c i seb o ith harmony was impossible between the assembly a nd g lce r . l'o and so much the more so on account of our no 1 0 ,v o is „tak 4 , 4 o e ui able to reckon the majority, since it not only acted des'` 4( st ,' ll t " l , est, tion to the constitutional rights of government, but c of tistXion to disappoint the expectation of the country. This • 9 ' tr tl ,ctea five for dissolving this assembly. We regret ea: o '7, tiil liss t i e r 9. faithful subjects that the hopes they had attached t , tj Is de .4. e i iij - els ' tinuation have been deceived. Government has don 0 .ou ster tte to remove the obstacles which impeded the constitun° 1 0 1 ,, 1 ., of affairs. We shall respect the rights of the stat es ,dl ' 1 7;- l never allow our authorities to attack them, but we. ss ii ~ °4 e x , tr.e suffer an encroachment to be made on our constitutireo ,'s(t•Z s ioi and we will maintain the dignity of our govera,o,lo, , lil ify t u il T greatest desire is to make our faithful subjectsrenjo) „' t • , ;,,:pti4 promised them by the constitution; but to attain th°,,ce , 's t ' t .te e is necessary that harmony should subsist between gy et al , is d lon, and the states, and we have issued writs for afresh c,,l e . e sfi b 1 1,4,. 1 .1. exhort our faithful subjects to elect deputies who sc" .. ! sl , ' A '• tho se general confidence they will inspire the spirit of 6 A . L :ity a , necessary to effect the welfare of the country. f o i l' . ° illsr, (Signed) FREDERICK AY.,' ' 1 ( ,,",(1 HASSENPFLUy• • the I tb ig rot Given at Cassel, March 25, 1833. Is t 7, 4 e o i s ' Ity . _ ), a. s AMERICAN PAPERS. ~,s, t o t,ll , nl, l l THE SENATE'S TARIFF BILL ~,a1 i'clis o4 r , r iar Au Act to modify the act of the 14th o f Ju1y,1832, °" ',:y i t t i acts imposing duties on imports. 3 1 s t p ' 40s( Be it enacted, &c. That, from and after the 31s, o ~ 4'ehm, comber, 1833, iu all cases where duties are t ie d ' impos e d ,1 1 11 . 1, 1 z imports by the act of the 14th day of July, IKi2, el i t i‘s ' 1 "e lii act to alter and amend the several acts imosing eticeolli' 11 i ports," or by any other act, shall exceed t wenty PIO , • the value thereof, one tenth part of such excess b, 15 , ducted; from and after the 31st day of December, 1 ,,,,c 1- 'tV i 11 1 tenth part thereof shall be deducted; from and a ft e r t foli o ., day of December, 1637, another tenth part thereof I R i,j,, 14 15 t ..b ducted; from and after the 31st day of Decembe r, A ' o ,,,dy ther tenth part thereof shall be deducted; and freS i e° l y itToe t o the 31st day of December, 1841, one-half of the rest 1• 11 "':--. excess shall be deducted ; and from and after the, A , ,i' read ( June, 1842, the other half thereof shall be deduct of "',, ; I :Y of ti Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That so unicf o o I 'o th a cond section of the act of the 14th of July aforesaie„.tt th,,' Bi o rate of duty on all milled and fulled cloths, knowd iiiiiP l 4 , ' '' bi,, of plains, kerseys, or Kendal cottons, of which we ° 4.4 , 48, ha s ' material, the value whereof does not exceed 35 ceh t ite 0; 4 , 3 th e i yard, at five per centum ad valoruns, shall be, and h iec t 4 '4,4 the hereby repeated. And the said articles shall te st'" A i( l, 4 of • be s ' No 1 same duty of fifty per centum, as is provided by t-:, t i , ,4; ',, te thi ; section for other manufactures of wool; which 'V '4 1 4 o f , liable tithe same deductions as are prescribed by ;9 fs tion of this act. t he , ,ti kt p S is ° Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, that, until,. t yx • . 1 , 13 f t , day . of June, one thousand eight hundred and I 'r }ar k aS t i , i / sl oe duties imposed by existing laws, as modified by tact A ii , „, 11 ,4 Si remain and continue to be collected. And from a ' 010` . ' k, 4 IC 1 day last aforesaid, all duties upon imports shall be 'i t , i l l ' ic t titip, ready money; and all credits now allowed by latct. o fi 1,5, t 4 ) is men; of duties, shall be, and hereby are abolishe d 'oo, h t , 11 ha o , duties shall be laid fur the purpose of raising sue!' of ' l ', 'atof St may be necessary to an economical administrati° l :ll, the 4 ),Y ai l verument; and from and after the day last aforesa l o aco tv , all i required‘to be paid by law on goods, wares, and .. t sil / i lv ,,,aet i shall be assessed upon the value thereof at the I , °` of y " are , seine shall be entered, under such regulations a 5 a ti 6t: 11 0 scribed by law. , A ; t ios,,,fa ki ss a Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That in acr o f ri' 'vts t ' t ` lin ' articles now exempted by the act of the fourteent"aii°,p' , le i thoUsand eight hundred and thirty-two, and the tpotio tti,' , y, from the payment of duties, the following articles ''''',o o ( J 'is y e lir and after the thirty-first day of December, one th c c ig °,,! t'e to l , 4 4l hundred and thirty-three, and until the thirtieth Do b e le t lle ,:gell one thousand eight hundred and forty-two, shall a„ ga.,,f, p oti lsle ted to entry, free from duty, to wit : bleached ill'" 0 1)9 'l'4 4 : , rs linens, table linen, linen napkins, and linen e „ a g of t io h„*tl for worsted stuff goods, shawls, and other manufactOr t ise'S -1 144, () ,r , worsted, manufactures of silk, or of which silk shal l 5 0 . 4; ,Th, i' pouent material of chief value, coining from t"''' fir ,72e, aid , it A • aua Cape of Good Hope, except sewing silk. - AO oil'. I Pati o bee. 5. And be it further enacted, That from j o t o , ten . said thirtieth day ot,lune, one thousand eight, to e:111 !!:It oi V forty-two, the fo ll owing' articles shall be adinitted,,o' s s Ma „ i from duty, to wit : indigo, quicksilver, sulphur, ct.; p late' ~tlilt°oltl._ grindstones, refined borax, emery, opium, titt ' l O O ,O , ; 1 i t ; tin sheets, gum ambit:, gum senegal, lac dye, maddc r ' o n° l :oo %in t : nuts anu berries used in dying, saffron, turmeric( ‘ oo i ° l os'' NI. 0 aloes, ambergris, burgundy pitch, cochineal, eatt,ro l ,o 6l ' 5111 coriander seed, catsup, chalk, coculus indicusy .- 01 01 'se°. lantlierus t ox horns and tips, India-rubber, Ili :t wo: l 3 V' ivory, juniper berries, musk, nuts of all kinds, oil °,,, I ntl, r manufactured rattans and reeds, tortoiseshell, q v ' s (i)",; , l' t , tl t't vegetables used principally in dying and corre",,,ff „ 1 0f ts o t d ttil t and all articles employed chiefly for dyeing, 0 c ,,_"c1ic, 7 ,) 4it t; the peras, bichromate of potash, prussiate of potasl e ac' / tt ,t.,ftl i tt, potash, and nitrate,of lead, aqua-fortis, and tarta r i stsi , ; ( // j t7ost ° l lll all imposts on which the first section of this ac c t a sy(, 0 , t If and all articles now admitted to entry free from ~forva , 9l s a less rate of duty than twenty per centum ad t hat gt } ' l 'eil & et i the said 30th day of June, 1842, from and after o eili° r ,k ,s 4 sit be admitted to.entry, subject to such duty, not Obsla''o l-1 , NeVesi per ce ntum ad valorem, as shall be provided for i l ip li 0 0 0 91 4 4)1 l Sec. 6. And be it further ena c t e d, Th a t so ti l t : as p , Nit of of the 14th (lay of July, 1832, or of a ny o th e r ° c o b,: ' c of!;• Itt t l , tl ß sistent with this act, shall be, and the, same is Il se $ o 0 0 , 0 , , 0 k Provided, That nothing herein contain e d shail', tllc t so ° ,;l° l l tlili tt ltld as to prevent the passae prior or subsequent ' l- , to., sib lii,,‘‘iaer day of June, 1842, of a ny act or acts from t,i'", - 0 4 ' Kt, yt"'s may be necessary to detect, prevent, or punish -- t the oiNs re try duties on imports imposed by law, nor to prevec to ri pe IP' t i Pt% any act prior to the 3Uth day of June, 1842, in v g t i ,lo, I . ') Olt 4 kl either of excess or deficiency of revenue, o.l o ' t he „ i e A r it! 4 s s 4 duties on articles which, by the aforesaid act 0 ,. 1 0 'P t ,/ i 4 tei h "L'el July, 1632, are subject to a less rate of duty o ,:a P i , lllO t tuns ad valorem, in such manner as not to exec", o oo , t a' ik "Jr so as to adjust the revenue to either of the said ' j og ..N 'la i a It' ,s / I 4f in t tat cri 11 INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF THE PRIs . 1 , Ai , N th - s, UNITED S TATE S.--I‘l Aim if .1 1 . 11, „,,, , t AI o,i the of Feur.ow eITIZENB,-The will - of the America , ' !•,,ut:;,,, fe t r %I.' lie through their unsolicited suffrages calls me berOrei 0 ~ di:, ,1!„.,: eq. l 4 0 the solemnities preparatory to taking upon mYsell to c i be ,1 fi l l t ilr,, ' sident of the•Uniteu States for another term. For , m ot ,p d e-, 4,-. t t i o t t S my l difficulties, mblie my good intentions, lamat a loss for terms ad e quit ea t.l : l,o 0 ,,f _e x , of my gratitude. It shall be displayed, to the clo 00 0- , ' rti b4' acnonddfuocrtulthisrroeuugehv,aeidieer,loptrlessis,hioinell(l4:7,,,,,,foeisor,,,,, ,i4l).,.sstiedra abilities, in continued efforts, so to administer the ce p:,sc,, ~ () 111 , , , presdriestbeirliberty and promote their happiner peri p cf,' e y '` , •5t,,,,r So many events have occurred within the 1a 5 _ 00 07 r e d e' il tli e ;( 1 , have necessarily called fort sometimes under , a i or," . Qtti, , op delicate and painful, my v ie ws of the princiPle' t bst 00' ' 1,4 Itcd ought to be pursued.by the General Government, ~ c 4 ,d A t , 4 4 . 0 occasion, but allude•to A few leading consideraW ° o ster' i ,a))l, Id:olo ti some of them. t o°P pt iP leco iv" (a The foreign policy adopted by our Governmen t , t so' es a ,• ey tion of our present .Constitution, and very gyn a i,D0',.01 1 , ..„, ~ ts t , 4 cessive administrations, has been crowned w ith_ tioo sn i 5.: :,,,, ; - th i s th Bess, and has elevated our ebaro.eteramol!g the „ fn i , . 1 . 1 ,50T,170 4(l,