The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-01-29 00:00:00

TING o PARLIAMENT.—It is 110 W generally known nent will meet this day, (Tuesday, the 29th of Jan" .st business will be that of administering the oaths t 4 ,rs of the two houses, which must necessarily occa ,everal days, and, consequently, public business wO :red upon till probably the sth of February.' The 'emacy and allegiance are to be taken by the me the Lord Steward previously to their entering the e purpose of administering such oaths, the Lord S tend either in the lobby of the House of Commons Lg gallery, which adjoins the lobby. Each meml; ig the house; takes, at the table of the house, the )1 supremacy and allegiance. He delivers in, at the its qualification at the table of the house, and tak r his being qualified. If any member should, thong rtence, take his seat within the house, during the house, without having first taken the necessary oa be thereby disabled from sitting in that Parliament, be subject to a fine of five hundred pounds. Me t at a general election do not require to be introduc ,ever time they may take their seat. But it is sta ,ell's Precedents," that, by a resolution of the Ho ons, the 23d of February, 1688, "When a meat t on a writ issued after the general election, such toe e introduced by two other members, and is brought le bar, making three obeisances to the chair, in ord sed in the resolution, that the member may be house.'" school which her Royal Highness the Duchess of , shed about a twelvemonth since, in a pretty cottage to of Claremont Park, now contains upwards , children. are happy to say thather Grace the Duchess of Bedforj ring, though slowly, from a severe attack of inflamm chest. The Duke of Bedford, accompanied by hi 9 C. Russell, M.P. arrived at Baron's Court yet{ y) from England , in four days.---Londonderry Sen reported here that our independent representative, Bolton. Clive, Esq., will immediately be called to house.—Hereford Times. understand that a 74 gun vessel is stationed at Plyleo purpose of taking troops on board to convey theo learn from an authentic statement that there were 1 ts in the different Law Courts at the close of the no less a number than nearly nine hundred c au ses, King's Bench 700, in the Common Pleas 180, and ill quer 70.—Globe. Marquis de Pahnella, it is reported, intends td visit in France for some time. Countess Guiccioli has left London for Italy, .to be t the nuptials of her sister, next month. The Coot ) ely visited the tomb of Lord Byron, and excited, asl posed, much interest in the neighbourhood of .—Country Paper. spread of Conservative associations is proceeding Wi t y which is truly encouraging. Had these societies foot before the last election we should have had a at set of members returned to the present parhativ !uded last week to the association formed in Bath; o inging up in Warwick and Warwickshire, in Glou oucestershire. In Suffolk, Essex, Hampshire, Yorks !Hand, &c., their advantages have long been known., ster and orcestershire there is a movem e nt ; a nd ttle doubt that in a very few months scarcely a large ity in the kingdom will be without one.. Inour own moters of the numerous and extensive ,societies fo st us, by means of which Radicalism lately receive a defeat, are weekly adding to their numbers, and averts to their principles.—Felix F arley's Bristol Joe have much pleasure in stating that a " County of ,onservative Association" has been formed, a nd gentlemen of weight and influence in the cou ready enrolled on the list of its members.--D0 iser. with pleasure we are able to state, that proper meal train for the speedy establishment of the. County ve Club. In the mean time, our Conservative fr'.l joice to learn, that the good work has commenced bri' town of Bury St. Edmund's. Already upwards of are enrolled, and we are happy to find that the club k patrons among the higher order of inhabitants. , have taught our Conservative gentry a lesson.—A DAY TRADING.—The 'Protestant Dissenters ipel at York-street, Walworth, have a pet of Commons under signature, praying . that snore effe 7.• itio a n tte toi 'es may be taken to ensure a due keeping of the Sab om what we hear, many petitions to the same pu arious parts of the country may be expected at the o Parliament. A meeting was held on Wednesday at hall at Brighton, for the purpose of _petitioning P to adopt measures for a more rigid observance of h-day, agreeably with a report of a committee of of Commons on that-head : the High Constable ha Wed to the chair, briefly stated the object for which g assembled. Various resolutions were passed, and g separated. 'TO CATCH A POACHER.—A short time ago an iiii ?.eper, in the employ of W. J. Denison, Esq. M. 1: 13 . a, found a snare set In an open part of th e wold vvi or tree or anv thing else for the purpose of concealsaj tieing very desirous to detect the nocturnal d e p re da‘ u v , after considering P . . the matter, that the only chan ce be ess was to be buried alive.; he accordingly with assistA ;rave just sufficient to contain his body, took awaY i ' r a sack, and was covered over with grass f rom a plar l : ist level with the surface, and after lying in th a t P ~ ), it hours on a cold December night, was at last re witv, appearance of the poacher, who on all oth er oec asio' isidered a bold, resolute fellow, but on this w as CO petrified and easily taken ; for, as he said afterwal" / ght it was the old gentleman come for him.—Hull B" NDlARlSM.—lnformation was a short time since r eceiV r-street of a fire, supposed by an incendiary, hal!. lace on Christmas night on the farm of Mr. Potting', Hill, Sunning, on the borders of Berkshire. Ruthl e : . Leer, was sent down to trace the circumstances, Wh i i y the constable of Reading, after some investigatiour , ed in discovering the actual incendiary waS a boy nab , who having set fire to one of the out-houses, Ric flan'. nicated to all the out-houses, stacks, and barns adjoinin ing this boy, into custody, he confessed his guilt, hat a man named Maskill, iu the employment of P. ;or, having owed him sixpence, he applied for paynle t ' e told him that upon condition of his setting Ere to s out-houses he would pay him, but not otherwise. M u showed him the place where it would be best to apt` , but told him not to do it on Christmas eve, as that wok light when it was his turn to watch. In consequence j ice he obtained a light on Christmas night, and hay it to the place described, in a short time the whole Ruthven then took Maskill int o cust o d y, w h o C he truth of the boy's statement, and - alsoviaid that uned Deadman and Wick, who were also employed!; ttinger, were parties to the diaboli ca l pl o t. H e assign'. son for his conduct, an apprehension that Mr. Potting:; cl to reduce their wages. Cooper and Maskill were 0 1 efore a magistrate, and fully committed for trial, in and Wick, who were also arrested, were replant , ' 'ler examination. 'H FROAI SPIRIT DRINKING.—On Monday aftern o est, which lasted till midnight, was held at the ;street, Brunswick-square, on the body of Mr. tten aged 40, a master farrier in a mews adjoining t", The deceased and some coachmasters were in the fl°t irsday evening, and the former, who had been enjoy°, drank off a half-pint of raw brandy, which a hacka,e' lager, named Yeomans, who was acquainted with Oro for him. This created some sensation, and the lap used to deliver a second half-pint which was erdet':, as, however, got it from hi m by asking for two sttw f and sayiug he would drink it w ith his friends. Whe Is gos into the room, he put the halt:pint meals° the deceased with a laugh, and the .latter took it "Here's your health, my lads; " upon which he contents without once taking the measure from In five minutes he became insensible; in which sh e .fined till three in the morning, when he died. [-pump was applied, but without access. Evidence SI iat his death was occasioned by, a determinatiou the head, produced by excessive dblnking. The jo lion of the coroner, returned a verdkt of " Manslau Last James Yeomans," and a warrant was made out mittal to Newgate.—Times. -LAND COMMUNICATION WITH INDIA.--31r.[Waglio: lemon who has distinguished himself so much by efforts to shorten ,th e commun i cat i on with In' e hngland early in next month, for the purpose of pi the erection of some depot, or halting -place, iu t between Grand Cairo and. Suez, so as to facilitate t umey from Alexandria. If his exertions are at I at home by the Government and the East Inc .y, much time cannot elapse before the desirable obk nplished, of a regular communication monthly 11 1 occupying at most 60 or 70 days, CORRESPONDENCE• LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY. ro 71111 EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STr9NDIIRD. 151 0.--I would wish to draw the attention of the trustees of the Liverpool Infirmary to a subject which I conceive of consi derable importance to the respectability of this valuable charity. °R e elan of patients, which has heretofore been under the care of Messrs. Bickersteth, Dawson, &c., is now about to be re moved to a separate building, and there to be attended by me dical officers distinct from those who are already in the Infir mar9• Now the nature of a Lock Hospital is too well known r o require my explanation ; and the delicacy with which it is eeeessary to conduct such an institution, should be matter of t hought to all who are connected with it. Were Ito give an 'opinion, it should be to make it imperative that the officers about to be attached to these lock wards should be married men, c r the very seniors of the profession. This suggestion will scarcely require an apology from AN OLD SUBSCRIBER AND SINCERE WELL-WISHER. WEST INDIA SLAVERY. Ti) THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. ant,-..From your insertion of my former letter, I am led to il Ver that the few observations I there offered, were not consi dered by you wholly unworthy of notice. Impressed with this id ea, I hasten to the completion of my task, by proceeding to consider " whether the measure of immediate emancipation I rould be beneficial or injurious to the negroes." In entering upon this question it behoves us first to enquire what is the present condition of that body upon whom we are so a nxious to confer the boon of freedom. The character of the Dative African, who forms by far the greatest proportion of the 'lave population of the West Indies, is formed of a combination of all those passions which are invariably the offspring of igno rance and barbarism. The rule which governs his actions is the gratification of momentary wishes and desires. The law by Which he regulates his conduct, is that which gives precedence to the strong over. the weak—the quick over the tardy. Born ill ignorance of every principle that tends to render subservient t hose evil passions which are natural to human nature, he to manhood with a mind as imbecile in wisdom, as his body is powerful in strength. However painful it may be to the feelings of an intellectual being, to witness such a degradation of the image of his maker in one of his fellow-creatures, yet he is compelled to admit the truth of this statement, even in opposition to his own wishes. Such wag the general character of the slave at the period when, by an act of the legislature prohibiting the importation of slaves, end was put to this inhuman traffic. Immediately succeed lag this event a visible improvement was perceptible in the Management and treatment of slaves by their owners, even by the greatest enemies of the system. Singular as the fact may appear, this improvement in the condition of the slave was the work of the planter, and not directly that of any third party. When the importation of slaves became expressly prohibited by law, their value became suddenly enhanced; and what be fore was but a secondary consideration, the health and condi tion.of the slave, became now an object of primary importance. The planter became aware how much it was his interest to pro tnoto rather than obstruct those measures which tended to in- Crease their'comfort and better their condition. In what they b efore opposed they now became willing assistants; and educa tion latterly has become as eagerly seconded by the slave-owners 4 3 it has been forwarded by the missionaries. As partial educa tion proceeds so we perceive all those disgusting appendages of slavery —the chains, the whip, and other implements of punish- Ment—gradually disappear. - Having thus concisely shewn the improvement and present ,Ofuation of the slave, it now becomes my duty to enquire why the slaves, in their present state, are unfit for immediate freedom. To secure subservience to laws, it is absolutely necessary that those whom they are made to govern must first be made sensi ble of their utility and advantage. No one I presume will assert that the slaves of the West India Colonies, how rapid soever has been their progress in improvement, have yet arrived at this point. Subordination is opposed to oar tfatural feelings, and we are only induced to submit to government from our con viction of the necessity. This conviction can only4rise where there is knowledge sufficient to enable us to understand what we are compelled to observe. The only light in which the slave of the West India Colonies can be supposed to consider freedom at the present, is that of a state opposed in the oppo site extreme to bondage. 'Tis the freedom of the savage that h e sighs for, not the freedom of civilized society. 'Tis for a c hange that will leave him at liberty to follow the bent of every P as sion, and the gratification of every desire, and not for a change whose intent is to suppress, and not to increase, the growth of such dangerous propensities. U knowledge is power, how imbecile must be the mental en dowments of the savage: and if sudden changes are so much dreaded in civilized states, how much more so must they be When they are to be effected on a body whose only law of guid tkee in their actions is that of momentary impulse. Were the slaves emancipated to-morrow, can it be supposed they Would proceed voluntarily to the performance of that labour which hitherto they have only done by•coercion. Do not the feelings of men even in the most civilized walks of life revolt 'tt the performance of any act which they have hitherto been e erupelled to.perform, perhaps, from necessity, or some other e e, o. !tse. If ,so, how can it be expected that the slave of the west India Colonies, with passions unrestrained by mental cul tiration, would act otherwise. What stronger instance can be eve in p roo f o f this assertion, than that those slaves who g4 2e gained their freedom in the Colonies, are for the most part I dle and dissolute, and o ftentimes too indolent to.earn sufficient . % Procure the common sustenance of life. If thus they are p r oved even to be ignorant of those common principles which educe the human being to provide by a certain portion of his labour for his own maintenance, how much must they be want ing in intelligence to meet those cases where the powers of the Mind are called into action. l oreover, in calling upon the legislature to manumit the ; 8147 e, we ought to consider the sudden change we are advocat -11% and consider well the danger of effecting that change. Ll aYti can afford no encouragement to the advocates of such in ''ovation—it was there effected by the slave wading through the blood of his master: and though almost half a century has e hlPsed since they first claimed that independence, they still wain an example to operate more as a warning for others to avoid, than a precedent to follow. The late insurrection in J amaica clearly proves the total unfitness of the slave for im ttediate f ree d om . Th e t ru th s o f Ch r i s ti a nity which are the sure i utlex• to a line of conduct beneficial to society, were still green ebPan !heir minds, and no sooner did they rebel than they sunk prov ed into the depths of the superstitions of their forefathers, and `"?red by the indiscriminate slaughter not only of their ene ei but of their benefactors, that the freedom they . strove to obtain was such as no visionary even could maintain, and no civi it . Power suffer to exist kn owledge Sir, I hope I have shown that a certain portion of trust is necessary to obtain subservience to laws, and 1 I have also proved that the slave, at the present period, is to ts officiently advanced in improvement to enable . him justly fez.. appreciate the freedom which many are so anxious to con- A Int, free the mind from the trammels of ignorance, and b ., .01..4, this you will place a power in the hands of the slave iii,,walch he will eventually manumit himself. Teach them wh i:_t•he value of freedom, make them aware 9f the Position in thr_c_ri education places its possessor in civilized society, and d oni vegh . the means they now possess for claiming their free now's will themselves accomplish that end, whose attainment is am aeagerly sought by the great majority of the na , vu : —l mlr. yours, &c., • UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. By the packet ship Hibernia, Capt. George Maxwell, which arrived yesterday afterrioon, we received New York papers to the Ist instant, inclusive, and by the attentive kindness of the agent for the North and South American Coffee-house, of Lon don, we have been favoured with the perusal of the Daily Adver tiser of the 3d, of which one copy only, we understand, was brought over by Captain Maxwell. The contents of these papers are interesting in the extreme, at this conjuncture, detailing as they do the latest proceedings of the Legislature of South Carolina, the proclamation of the Governor of that State in answer to that of the President of the United States, and the new tally' bill now before Congress. The following are extracts : ( From the New York Gazette of Monday, December 31.) The Charleston papers received yesterday furnish that fol lowing important proceedings of the Legislature of South Caro lina, on the 19th : Mr. Preston, from the Committee on Federal Relations, made a report on the Proclamation of the President of the United States, containing, among others the following resolutions : " That the principles, doctrines, and purposes, contained in the said proclamation, are inconsistent with any just idea of a united government, and subversive of the rights of the States, and liberties of the people ; and, if submitted to in silence, would lay a broad foundation for a monarchy. " That while this legislature has witnessed with sorrow such a relaxation of the spirit of our constitution, that a President of the United States DARE VENTURE UPON THIS HIGH HANDED MEASURE, it regards with indignation the me naces which are directed against it, and the concentration of a standing army on our borders. That the State will repel FORCE BY FORCE; and, relying upon the blessing of God, will maintain its liberty at all hazards." The legislature resolved to adjourn on the 20th. On the same day, the Governor, Robert Y. Hayne, in com pliance with a resolution of the legislature, issued his proclama tion, "warning the good people of this State against the at tempt of the President of the United States to seduce them from their allegiance, exhorting them to disregard his vain me naces, and to be prepared to maintain the dignity and protect the liberty of the State, against the arbitrary measures proposed by the President." In this document, which is a commentary on the President's proclamation, and nearly equal to it in length, Governor Hayne says,— " South Carolina claims that by the Declaration of Indepen dence, she becomes and has ever since continued a free, sove reign and independent state ; that as a sovereign state;sle has the inherent power, to do all those acts, which by the law of na tions, any Prince or Potentate may of right do. That like all• independent states, she neither has, nor ought she to suffer any other restraint upon her sovereign will and pleasure, than those high moral obligations, under which all Princes and States are bound before God and man to perform their solemn pledges. The inevitable conclusion from what has been said therefore is, that as in all cases of compact between independent sovereigns, where from the very nature of things, there can be no common judge or umpire, each sovereign has a right " to judge as well of infractions, as of the mode and measures of redress," so in the present controversy, between South Carolina and the Fe deral - Government, it belongs solely to her by her delegates in solemn Convention assembled, to decide whether the federal compact be violated, and what remedy the state ought to pur sue. South Carolina therefore cannot, and will not yield to any department of the Federal Government, a right which enters into the essence of all sovereignty, and without which, it would become a bauble and a name. Such are the doctrines which South Carolina has through her Convention solemnly promul gated to the world, and by them she will stand or fall: such were the principles promulgated by Virginia in 1798, and which then received the sanction of those great men, whose recorded sentiments have come down to us as a light to our feet and a lamp to our path." And concludes thus: — In such a sacred cause South Carolina will feel that she is striking not for her own, but the liberties of the Union and the RIGHTS of simi, and she confidently trusts that the issue of this contest will be an example to freemen and a lesson to rulers throughout the world. Fellow-Citizens,—ln the name and behalf of the State of South Carolina, I do once more solemnly warn you against all attempts to seduce you from your primary allegiance to the State,—l charge you to be faithful to your duty as citizens of South Carolina, and earnestly exhort you to disregard those "vain menaces" of military force, which, if the President, in violation of all his constitutional obligations, and of your most sacred rights, should be tempted to employ, it would become your solemn duty at all hazards to resist. I require you to be fully prepared, to sustain the dignity and protect the liberties of the State, if need be, with your " lives and fortunes." Arid may that great and good Being, who, as a "father careth for his children," inspire us with that Holy Zeal in a good cause which is the best safeguard of our Rights and Liberties. CONGRESS. -• In the House of Representatives on Thursday, 29th Decem ber, Mr. Verplanck, from the Committee of Ways and Means, reported a bill to reduce and otherwise alter the duties on im ports, which was read twice, and referred to the Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. NEW TARIFF BILL. The following is the Bill introduced by Mr. Verplanck A BILL to reduce and otherwise alter the duties on imports. Be it enacted, That, from and after the third day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three, there shall he levied, i collected, and paid, on goods, wares, and merchan dize imported into the United States, in place of the duties heretofore laid by law, the several duties hereinafter mentioned, for, during, and until the several respective periods hereinafter specified—that is to say, Ist. On wool unmanufactured, the value whereof, at the place of ex portation, shall exceed eight cents the pound, and on woollen and worsted twist and yarn, a duty at and after the rate of thirtytive dol lars for every hundred dollars value thereof, until the second day of March, in the year 1834, inclusive, and thereafter a duty at and after the rate of twenty-five dollars, for every hundred dollars value there of, until the 2d day of March, 1835, inclusive, and thereafter a duty at and after the rate of fifteeen dollars for every twenty.five dollars value thereof. • All wool unmanufactured, the value whereof, - at the place of exporta tion, shall not exceed eight cents the pound, shall be free of duty, from and after the third day of March 1833.—Provided, that wool imported on the skin shall be estimated as to weight and value as other wool •, and provided farther, that wool mixed with dirt, or other material, and they reduced in value to eight cents the' pound •or under, shall be appraised at such a price as in the opinion of the appraisers, it would have cost, had it not been so mixed, and a duty thereon shall be charg ed in conformity with such appraisements, 2nd. On all milled and fulled cloth, known by the name of plains, kerseys, or Kendal cotton, of which wool shall be the only material, the value whereof at the place of exportation shall not exceed thirty five cents the square yard, and on all blankets the value whereof at the place of exportation shall not exceed seventy-five cents each, a duty at and after the rate of five dollars for every hundred dollars value thereof. On worsted stuff goods, shawls, bombazines, poplins, tarbinets, and all other manufactures of silk and worsted, a duty at and after the rate of ten dollars for every hundred dollars value thereof. On coach lace duty at and after the rate of twenty-five dollars for every hundred dollars value thereof. 3rd. On blankets, other than those hereinbefore specified, a duty at and after the rate of twenty-five dollars for every hundred dollars value thereof, until the second day of March, 1834, inclusive, and thereafter a duty at and after the rate of fifteen• dollars, for every hundred dollars value thereof. 4th. On carpets, carpetings, flannels, hockings, baizes, cloths, kerseymeres, merino shawls, and all other woollen manufactures, or of which wool is a component part, except as herein otherwise pro vided, and on ready-made clothing, a duty at and after the rate of forty dollars, for every hundred dollars value thereof, Until the second day of March 1834, inclusive, and thereafter a duty at and after the rate of thirty dollars, for every hundred dollars value thereof, until the second day of March, 1835, inclusive, - and thereafter a duty at and after the rate of twenty dollars for, every hundred dollars value thereof. sth. On woollen and worsted hosiery, mils, gloves, stockinnets, and' on worsted bindings, a duty at and after the rate of twenty dollars for every hundred dollars value thereof until the second day of March, 1834, inclusive, and thereafter a duty at 'and after the rate of ten dollars for every hundred dollars value thereof. • 6th. On all manufactures of cotton costing not more than twenty five cents the square yard at the place of exportation, a duty• at and after the rate of thirty dollars for every hundred dollars value thereof, until the 2d day of March, 1834, inclusive, and thereafter a duty at and after the rate of twenty dollars for every hundred dollars value thereof. On all other manufactures of cotton, or of which cotton and silk, not herein otherwise specified, a duty at and after the rate of twenty-five dollars for every hundred dollars value thereof, until the 2d day of March, 1834, inclusive, and thereafter a duty at and after the rate of twenty dollars, for every hundred dollars value thereof. On nankeens imported direct from China, a duty at and after the rate of fifteen dollars, on every hundred dollars value thereof. On cotton, hosiery, mits, gloves, and stockinnets, and on cotton twist, yarn, and thread, a duty at and after the rate of twenty dollars for every hundred dollars value thereof, until the second day of March, 1834, inclusive, and thereafter a duty at and after the rate of ten dollars, for every hundred dollars value thereof. 7th. On iron in bars or bolts not manufactured in whole or in part by rolling, a duty at and after the rate of eighteen dollars the ton, until the second day of March, 1834, inclusive, and thereafter a duty at and after the rate of fifteen dollars the ton. On bar and bolt iron made wholly or in part by rolling, a duty at and after the rate of thirty dollars the ton, until the 2d day of March, 1834, inclusive, and thereafter a duty of twenty-four dollars the ton : Provided, that all iron in slabs, blooms, or other form less finished than iron in bars or bolts, and more advanced than pig-iron, except castings, shall be rated as iron in bars and bolts, and pay duty accord ingly. All scrap and old iron shall pay a duty of twelve dollars and fifty cents the ton. Nothin shall be deemed old iron that has not been in actual use, and fit only to be unmanufaetured ; and all pieces of iron except old, of more than six inches in length, or of sufficient lengtlito be made into spikes and bolts, shall be rated as bar, bolt; rod, or: hoop iron, as the case may be, and pay duty accordingly ; all inanu- THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. factures of iron partly finished, shall pay the same rates of duty as if . entirely finished all vessels of cast iron, and all castings 'of iron, with handles, rings, hoops, or other addition of wrought iron, shall pay the same rates of duty as if made entirely of cast iron. Bth. On iron in pigs, a duty at and after t'he rate of fifty cents per every hundred and twelve pounds weight until the 2d day of March; 1834, inclusive; and thereafter a duty at and after the rate of forty cents for every hundred and twelve pounds weight; on cast iron vessels, and all other castings of iron, a duty at and after the rate of one cent the pound: 9th. On steel a duty at and after the rate of one dollar and fifty cents for every hundred and twelve pounds weight, until the 2d day of March, 1834, inclusive, and there after a duty of one dollar for every hundred and twelve pounds. weight : 10th. On manufactures of iron and of steel, riot herein enumerated, there shall be levied, collected, and paid, the several rates of duty provided by existing laws, until the 2 day of March, 1834, inclusive, and thereafter the lowest rate of duty which would have been payable on the same, either under the act of the 24th of April, 1814, entitled, " An Act to regulate the duties on imports and tonnage," or by virtue of the act of the 14th of July, 1832, entitled, "An Act to alter and annul the several acts imposing duties on imports." 11th. On hemp, a duty at and after the rate of thirty-five dollar6the ton, until the 2d day of March, 1834, inclusive, and thereafter a duty at and after the rate of thirty dollars the ton. 12th. On cordage tarred, a duty at and after the rate of four cents the pound until the 2d day of March, 1834, inclusive ; and thereafter a duty at and after the rate of two cents the pound ; On cordage untarred, and on yarn, twine, and packthread, a duty at and after the rate of five cents the pound, until the 2d day of. March, 1834, inclusive, and thereafter a duty at and after the rate of three cents the pound. 13th. On cotton bagging a duty at and after the rate of fifteen dollars value thereof. 14th. On all manufactures of hemp or of flax not herein enumerated a duty at and after the rate of fifteen dollars for every hundred dollars for every hundred dollars value thereof. 15th. On spirits from grain a duty at and after the following rates, to wit : on first proof a duty of twenty cents per gallon : of second proof, of twenty-three cents the gallon : of third proof, of twenty-six cents the gallon : of fourth proof, of thirty cents the gallon : of fifth proof, of thirty-four cents the gallon : and over fifth proof, of forty cents the gallon : on spirits from all other materials than grain, a duty at and after the following rates, to wit : of first and second proof of ergliteen cents the gallon : of third proof of twenty-one cents the gal : of fourth proof, of twenty-six cents the gallon : of fifth proof, of thirty cents the gallon : and over fifth proof, of thirty-six cents the gallon. 16th. On salt a duty at and after the rate of eight cents the bushel, until the 2nd day of March, 18:3, inclusive, and thereafter a duty at and after the 'rate of five cents the bushel. 17th. On olive oil in casks, a duty at and after the-rate of fifteen Cents the gallon, until the 2nd day of March, 1834, inclusive : and thereafter a duty at and after the rate of ten cents the gallon. 18th. On brown sugar, and on syrup of sugar cane in caskS, a duty at and after the rate of two and a half cents the pound, until the 2nd day of March, 1834, iuclusivc : and thereafter a duty at and after the rate of two cents the pound. On white clayed sugar a duty at and after the rate of three cents the pound, until the 2nd day of March, 1834, inclusive : and therrafter a duty at and after the rate of two and a half cents the pound.—On sugar candy and other refined sugar a duty at and after the rate of ten cents the pound. 19th. On molasses a duty at and after the rate of four cents the gallon. 20th. On coffee a duty at and after the rate of one cent the pound. - 21st. On teas, from and after the 3rd day of March, 1834, a duty at and after the rates following, to wit : on imperial, gunpowder, and gama, hyson and young hyson, ten cents the pound. On hyson skin and other green, souchong and other black, except bohea, six cents the pound, and on bohea three cents the pound. 22nd. On all manufactures of silk, or of which silk shall be a com ponent part, coming from beyond. the Cape of Good Hope, a duty at and after the rate or twenty dollars for every hundred dollars value thereof : and on all other manufactures of silk, or of which silk is a component part, a duty at and after the rate of twelve dollars and fifty cents for every hundred dollars value thereof. 23rd. On all printed books, in other languages than Latin, Greek, or English, whether bound, or unbound, if printed less than thirty years before the time of importation, a duty at and after the rate of tour cents the volume. On all printed books in Latin and Greek, if printed less than thirty years before the time of their importation, a duty at and after the rate of twelve and a half cents the pound weight, when bound ; and when unbound, a duty at and after the rate of ten cents the pound weight. On all other printed books, printed less than thirty years before the date of their importation, when bound, a duty at and after the rate of twenty-live cents the pound weight ; and when unbound, a duty at and after the rate of twenty cents the pound wei g ht. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, that in addition to the several articles made free of duty by the act of the 44th of July, 1632, the fol lowing articles shall be admitted free of duty from and after the 3d March, 1833: that is to say, cotton, wool, indigo, and printed books, - in whatever language, printed thirty years before the date of their importation. 24th. On all articles not herein enumerated, there shail be levied collected, and paid, the lowest rate of duty, calculated upon the va lue of the article, which would have been payable on the same, either under the act of the 27th of April, 1816, entitled, " An act to regu late the duties on imports and tonnage," or by virtue of the act of the 14th of July, 1832, entitled, " An act to alter and amend the several acts imposing duties on imports." Such rate of duty being calcu lated upon the value of the article at the place whenee imported, esti mated according to the provisions of this act. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That so much of the fifth section of the act of the 14th of July, 1832, entitled, " An act to alter and amend the several acts imposing duties on imports," as repeals the existing laws, requiring teas, when imported in vessels of the U. S. from places beyond the Cape of . Good Hope, to be weighed, marked, and certified, be, and 'the same is hereby repealed. Anti the residue `of the said section. and the whole of the sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth sections of the said act of the 14th of July, 1832, be, and the same are, discontinued, in the same manner as if they had been inserted in, and re-enacted by this act. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the several laws heretofore existing, shall , extend to, and be in force for the collection and remission of all duties imposed by this act, and for the prosecution and punishment of all officers, the recovery, collection, distribution, and remissions of all fines, penalties,. and forfeitures, and for the allow ance of all drawbacks heretofore and hereby authorized, as fully and effectually as if every regulation, restriction; prohibition, offence, fine, penalty, forfeiture, allowance, drawback, provision, clause, matter, and tiling, power, duty, and authority, in the several heretofore existing laws contained, had been inserted in, re-enacted, and made applicable to this act. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That all acts and parts of acts repugnant to, or inconsistent with, the provisions hereof, shall be, and the same 'are hereby repealed : Provided always, That all laws heretofore existing' shall, nevertheless, continue in full force, so far forth only as the same may be necessary for the prosecution and punishment of all offences which have been or shall be committed, contrary thereto, and for the recovery, collection, distribution and remission of all fines, penalties, and forfeitures, which have been or shall be incurred under the operation thereof, and for the allowance of all drawbacks authorized, accruing, or hereafter to accrue--under, or by virtue of the said laws, or any of them, in as full and ample a manner as if the same were not hereby repealed. The resolution heretofore offe.red-"by Mr. Adams, requesting the President to lay before the House copies of the Ordinance of the Convention of South Carolina, and of his Proclama tion thereon, came up, and the House refused that time to consider it, 106 to 65. The National Intelligencer says—" Whether there is any probability of this particular bill, or essentially such a bill, passing both Houses of Congress, is altogether a matter of doubt until it comes to be acted upon. EXTRA SESSION.—It appears to be the general impression at the seat of government that the Congress will be called together immediately after the term of the present Congress expires, which will be -on the evening of the 3rd of March. The Richmond Enquirer asserts, that they have the certain in telligence that the now Congress will be called together. What particular object there is" in calling Congress together remains to be disclosed. We presume it may have reference to the state of affairs in the south, or possibly the settlement of the Tariff, should the present Congress reject the proposed modification.—New York Daily Advertiser, Tuesday, Jan. Ist. • SOUTIi CAROLINA.—Either a very great change has taken place in South Carolina in public sentiment, or the nullifiers have become alarmed. They blow their trumpet in rather more moderate tones; and it is not to be wondered at, when they come to look about them, count the cost, and see where their funds to meet the expenditure were to come from. By the Report of the Committee of Ways and Means, it is doubt ful whether the State have a dollar at command. They state that there are three modes of raising funds to defray expenses: first, by taxing the people; secondly, by taking the funds be longing principally to the sinking fund; and thirdly, by loans. The first cannot be . adopted. As to the second, they say the funds are all lent out by the Bank, and cannot be got in. They, therefore, recommend that '200,000 dollars be raised by loan at 5 per cent.; and even this small sum, it is probable, cannot be raised without a great sacrifice.—The legislature have adjourned, and at its close abetter-feeling seemed to pre vail among the members. The test oath, which has finally passad, is very conveniently put off, and not required to be taken until "the civil and military officers, now in commission, are called upon to discharge duty under the ordinance," which, if we credit the tone of one of the most prominent papers on the side of nullification,_ will not occur immediately.—. New York Daily Advertiser, Jan. 3. WASHINGTON, Dec. 29th.—The private accounts from South Carolina represent the parties as beingextremeiy hostile and bitter against each other, and the condition of the inhabitants as being that of imminent danger. The union party is as reso lutely determined to maintain the laws and the union, as the nullifying party is determined to nullify the one and destroy the other.—ne letter states that "contracts for a considerable quantity of ammunition have been entered into ;" and the writer says, " I do not think the union party will offer any re sistance, until compelled to do so by necessity; and when they do, if they act in concert, our streets will be deluged with blood." Another writer says, " We would , desire our friends abroad fully to understand our condition. * * Nothing can -now save us from the worst of issues, but the assumption of a firm atti tude on the part of the general Government, together with a frowning aspect towards nullification on the part of the other States. * * Of-this be assured, that if Congress do not sustain the President,—if there be any misgiving or hesitation on their part,—we ate lost—lost for ever." NEW YORK , J AN. '3.—lt is with extreme regret we notice the death of . MrJonathau Ogden, one of our oldest and most respectable merchants ; no individual in this community stood. higher for probity and a nice sense of honour. During his long and successful career he has been looked up to as an example worthy to be imitated, and has long held the rank of being one of the first merchants in this city or country.—Daily Advertiser. Treasury Department, Dec: 1, 1832. Sns,—l have the honour to transmit for the information of the House of Representatives an estimate of the appropriation proposed to be made for the service of the year 1833. amount ing to 12,731,581 17. dollars, viz.— DOLLARS. Civil list, foreign intercourse, and micellaneous 2,685,361 70 Military service, including fortifications, armou ries,- arsenals, ordinance, Indian affairs, revo lutionary and military pensions, and internal improvemet 3,377,429 3g Naval service, including the marine corps To the estimates are added statements show ing- 1. The appropriations for the service of the year 1833, made by former acts, including public debt, revolutionary pensions under the act of the 7th of June, 18n, arming and equip ping the militia, revolutionary claims, India affairs, claims of the state of Virginia, and claims under convention with Denmark, amounting to 2. The existing appropriation which will not be required for the service of the year 18.32, and which it is proposed to apply in aid of the service of the year 1833, amounting to 3. The existing appropriations which will be required to complete the service of 1832 and former years, but which will be expended in 1833, amounting to 5,475,202 25 652,198 27 These three last-mentioned amounts, together with so much as may remain unexpended of the sum stated in the report on the finances presented by this department on the sth inst., as the estimated expenditure in the 4th quarter of the present year, and with such sums as may be appropriated by Congress for the year 1833, will complete the whole amount, subject to the disposition of the Executive Government in that year. There is also added to the estimates a statement of the seve ral appropriations which will probably be carried to the surplus fund at the close of the present year, either because the objects for which they were made are completed, or because the sums will not be required for, or will no longer be applicable to them, amounting- to 181,020 72 dollars. I have the honour to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, LOU S M' LEA N. To the Hon. the Speaker of the House of Representatives. On the motion of Mr. Ingersoll, it was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. A NEW SeEciEs OF COTTON.—Mr. Burrell Lyles, who re' sides on the River-road between Cannon's and Heller's Creeks in Dewberry district, brought to this market a few days since three bales of cotton in store at Messrs. Woods and Subers, the staple of which good judges say is superior to any that has been seen here, and eleven cents has been offered and refused. I learn from Lyles that some four years ago he discovered in his crop a single stalk remarkable for its height and the num ber of pods which came to maturity and opened earlier than the rest. He saved and planted the seed from this stalk separately from year to year, and this year he was enabled to plant about 14 acres. The soil is of medium quality of upland, and the average height of the stalk about eight feet—occasionally they shoot up the height of twelve or thirteen feet, and he calculates the product at an average of a bale of 3251b5. to the acre. The writer has seen part of Mr. Lyles crop, and knows that the de scription of the growth is not exaggerated, and with some knowledge of cotton-planting, thinks confidently that the pro duct is not over-rated. The contrast between that and the ad- joining crop of the common stock, upon lands of the same qua lity, is so great as to force it upon the attention of the mere passenger. Mr. Lyles has thus given a practical illustration of the advantages which may be expected to result from a proper attention to the selection of seed for planting in all the depart ments of agriculture, and it is to be hoped that in the sale of his seed be will reap the reward due to his care. For the present he has contracted to dispose of all or most of his stock at a mo derate price in such quantities as to disseminate it pretty gene rally, through that part of the country in which he lives, and if the anticipations of it are realized, in a few years it will be worth more to South Carolina than would be the combined products of all the gold mines of North Carolina, SoUth Carolina, and Georgia. THE BALLOT TRWD BY THE BALLOT.—It is supposed that if the question of ballot or no ballot were to be the ;abject of a ballot among the constituencies of the metropolis, that the bal lot would be black-balled. It would be a good test of the state of the public mind on the question to announce a ballot all over the kingdom, to be made by electors only. How strange if the majority should vote by ballot against the vote by ballot ; how important to ascertain the number of the minority if the question were carried.—Atlas. EARTHQUAKE.—The Zara Gazette of ,the 24th ult. has the following :—" By accounts from the interior of the country, we learn that on the night of the Ist an earthquake was felt in the direction of from north-east to south-west. The shocks, which were at first slight, became so violent thar persons who were standing upright were thrown to the ground, and were unable to recover their equilibrium while the phenomenon en dured. The isles of Lezina, Curzola, and Lissa, experienced violent shocks, but no place suffered so much as the village of Slivno. Situated on the sea-shore, to the south-east of fort Opus, some houses were totally destroyed, and from the greater part of the building the tiles were shaken. A circumstance worthy of remark is, that this phenomenon was not indicated by any of the usual forerunners. The dogs did not bark, nor did the horses neigh; but the greater part of the inhabitants were some hours before they awoke out of their sleep. This earth quake was followed by a hurricane, which lasted some hours." —Galignani's Messenger. DoM PEDRO'S Nevr.—Cork, Jan. 18, 1833.—0 n the 14th instant a brig of war, belonging to Dom Pedro, and called the Mondello, mounting six guns and six carronades, commanded by an Englishman of the name of Brown, entered the Cove. She brings ninety-one passengers of all nations from Vigo, the most motley band ever seen. they are principally sailors who had been serving with Sartorius and could get so pay, besides being exposed to the most tyrannical conduct. They loudly de clare that not a single promise rriade to them has been fulfilled, and that the widows of those who have been killed in the service will never get a sixpence. The poor men are certainly in woful plight, and the few old men-of-war's.men among them say that they never heard of such doings as in the imperial navy. The crew of the brig have also struck, and the men already on shore declare that they will attach the vessel for their wages. So much for one of the vessels of war which were to effect the conquest of Portugal! Pretty scenes would have ensued if such parties had been let loe4e upon the inhabitants, for actually, when they were landed, they looked as if they had just taken the advantage of a general gaol delivery.—Morning Post. IMPOSTOR.—In the course of the week a young man, about 15 years of age, called upon some of the officers in Stirling Castle, representing himself to be an orphan son of an officer who had been dead for some years, and whom-he named, and said he had formely belonged to a regiment serving abroad. Being rather respectable in appearance, and of good address, his story was readily . believed; and as he also mentioned that hie mother was now in Glasgow in extreeme indigence and distress, his situation excited no small sympathy, and he consequently succeeded in receiving relief from such of the officers as had first heard his plausible tale. Unfortunately for him, however, in describing his case to some others, to whom he applied, he varied in his tale so far as to raise, suspicions that he was an imposter. He was accordingly more closely questioned, which only ended in strengthing the suspicions, which the subsequent inquiry has completely confirmed. It now turns ont that he told a different story to all whom he had applied, and that in stead of the officer, whom he represented as his father, being dead—that gentleman was very recently known to be living. and in good health. The propriety of giving publicity to this case of imposition will appear more obvious, when it is men tioned that he carried with him a paper, purporting to be signed by some military gentlemen in Glasgow, certifying his story. There is, therefore,_ little doubt but he will endeavour to impose upon others in. the same way.—Stirling Adveriiser„ CAUTION TO CARTERS, WAREHOUSEMEN, &C.—A shocking accident last week occurred to Sidney Slaney, one of the per sons in the establishment of the Stbekport Advertiser, by the criminal carelessness of a carter, whilst discharging a cart-load of cotton at the warehouse of Mr. Thomas Ashton, cotton spinner, in the Park, one of the principal streets of that town, on Friday, the 11th instant, by which one of the bales fell upon him, breaking ten of his ribs, inflicting other serious injuries, besides dislocating the back and lacerating the spinal marrow. On Thursday his sufferings terminated with his existence, and on Saturday an inquest was held at " the Millstone," in Port wood, before John Hollins, Esq., Coroner, touching the nature of his injuries and investigating - the circumstances which led to his death. The jury, after hearing the evidence, immediately returned a verdict of Manslaughter against Samuel Platt, the carter, and the Coroner issued his warrant to apprehend _him, that he might be committed to Chester Castle 'to take his trial at the next assizes. The offender was, at the time of the verdict, out of the way ; but he has since been apprehended and sent to prison.—Stockport Advertiser.