The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-08-30 00:00:00

FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 30, 1833. The latest advices we have from Lisbon are to the 20th instant, but they do not put us in possession of further in formation than is given in the accounts of the 17th instant, which we subjoin : FALMOLTU, AUG. 26. " His Majesty's steamer African arrived this morning from Lisbon and Oporto. She left the former place on the l'ith instant, and the latter on the 20th. Lord Russell presented his C redentials on the 15th as Minister Plenipotentiary from the Court of England. The Duke of Terceira and. force left for Villa Franca. Great accessions are continually making to his force, and a corps of Volunteers has been formed. On the 19th the Pedroites made a sortie, and attacked the Miguelites, and killed several, and made several prisoners; they succeeded in •taking possessionbf the Gaya battery, and have now completec ontrol of both s id es of the river, having also the possession of the Cabodello, which has long been a source of great annoyance to the Constitutionalists. At the time the sortie was made the Miguelites were busy in destroying all their superabundant bag gage. On the Thursday they stove in a great number of hogs heads of wine belonging to the Portuguese, and in the afternoon of Saturday,- after they had undermined the store of the Oporto Co mpany, by placing a large quantity of powder, and shells 'there, and destroyed everything, Captain Glascock landed With the ship's crews of the Orestes and Nautilus, for the protec tion of British property at Villa Nova; a large body of Miguel ites came down to inquire the purpose of his landing; he said .it was solely to protect the property of the English at Villa Nova froin the fire and plunder of the Miguelites. The Echo sailed on the 20th for Lisbon, add on the same day the blockade of the Douro was broken. On Monday a salute was fired by the Portuguese men of war outside the bar, under the English and Donna Maria's colours, and on the, evening of the same day a general salute was fired on shore. It is reported that a part of the force at Oporto was to proceed by sea immediately t° Lisbon for the protection of that city." If the above may be relied upon, the cause of Don _MIGUEL may be cons id ere d as l os t, unless he and Gen. 16°I.InmoNT have resolved upon resisting the power of En g l and. Hitherto the British Government have not ° P e nlY, or at least confessedly, taken any part in- the struggle; but now they. have recognised the young Queen, and are the avowed supporters of Don PEDRO and his mercenaries. Lord Wm. RUSSELL, it is stated, "hag presented his credentials - as minister plenipoten tiary from the Court of England." Presented them h—to whom? Donn a M ARIA is, we believe, in France, and "on PEDRO, her father, is only her self-elected Regent. If it be to this adventurer that Lord WILLIAM has deli vered his credentials, then is. the 'British Government fallen indeed. He might as well have presented them to he same personage in Oporto ; for he was as much the Regent or King of Portugal when in that garrison, as he now is in Lisbon. But the whole proceeding, and this last crowning act in particular, exhibits the baseness, per fidy, duplicity, and fraud of the British Government in their true colours. They recognise Donna MARIA at the end of the session of parliament, when there is no house sitting to inquire into their motives, expose their trea chery, or condemn their conduct. They complete their original designs when there is no authority to call them to account—designs which from' first to :last .were ob vious. enough, but which were'masked and denied with all the flippancy of a wilful and ingenious liar. As to MIGUEL or PEDRO, we do not care one single straw. — They are both rogues in grain, as well as in wine—illus trious as petty despots—famous for their ignorance and brutality; and if there be any shade of difference between them it consists in this, that MIGUEL is the more respect able scoundrel of the two. We took the part of the latter because we esteemed him not only the legitimate King of Portugal, 'but the King de facto, and the free choice of lie people. Who gains the day eventually is of no con cern to us, and is of little consequence to the people of England. Our sage ministers have placed PEDRO upop the throne, not merely by means of fraud and the sacrifice of British blood, but they have ruined a whole kingdom for the sake of a despicable adventurer. The treasures o f the country are wasted—the property of its nobles is elmfiseated—its trade is annihilated—its population are beggars. This is a heavy charge, but more remains behind. The policy we have pursued in Portugal is „i''egistered against us in all the courts of Europe.— v Ve have set an example which we fear will be imitated t our expen se . B r iti s h su bj ects h ave b een a ll owe d t o tak e • part in this war between the contending brothers. Ships have been openly fitted out in our harbours—arma -41 ents have sailed from our ports—the victnries of our seamen in a foreign service have been lauded by the first 121inister of the Crown, and cheered by both Houses of Parliament. Will this not be taken advantage of ? A lay will come when our conduct in this black transac- It on Will b e t h rown i n our teeth, and followed to our ,i e . rious injury. A clay will Le.me, wh en R uss i a, per h aps , will do for sort - 16 aspiring prince in Ireland what we have ' g o ne for P EDRO i n P ortuga l. A mer i ca, perhaps, will °llo w th e example i n t h e W est I n di es, and Louis Pm- Li? r eturn the compliment beyond the C a p e o f G oo d With The per fid y an d di s h ones t y o f ru l ers are visited 1114 v ith due p un i shment upon t h e nat i on. The people must suffe r for the acts of the Whigs, and pay dearly for the a xims they have acted upon in defiance of justic e an d ''olemn treaties. It was generally reported, though not so generally bel ieved in L on d on, on We d nes d ay, t h at t h e Ki ng o f - ' 12.4 1N Was dead. If this should prove true the event Would be one of the most serious importance to the peace t o i f the Peni nsu l a, for the claims of Don CARLos to the t N iron " , in oppositi on t o hi s n i ece , th e d aug ht er o f PERM , ND> are r ecogn i sed as popularly as those of Don MIGUEL 1 0 the th rone of Portugal. If the King be dead,' a civil _` al' in Spain is almost inevitable. • The last .... number of the Hamp.vhire Telegraph, a paper Ivhich cannot be suspected of any bias favourable to DON AIIGuEL, contains a letter from Lisbon, dated the 13th in stant, of , which th e f o ll ow i ng is an interesting extract : i ') ' 1 san sorry t o say, Don Pedro has been doing all he could up t h e ' perate thos e o f t h e opposite party, instead of following conciliat or y measures of Pahnella and Villa Flor. He " as been confiscating the prop er t y o f a ll t h ose i n D on Mi gue l' s servic e, street be turning respectable families of women and children into ars, and mang o a for e well-known fact most that tnost of those who served Miguel had the the cho ice between his service and a Prison, an d since Don Ped's arrival have visit e d u not d ared to P e d ro 's quit thei r ranks for fear of being shot; and this is tyrann Pon thei r estates —upon their helpless families. This " .7 is wo rse than the other, as it is under the speCious pro mises of freedom and the laws. if this system is persisted in, "tugal wil l be worse eif under the new than under the late go vernment, for the misery will be doubled. It is contrary to all the :°lPronaises of amnes ty — contrary to justice—and, of course, to 111 4 policy. I trust the voice of every Englishman, which has been so loud in favour of Donna Maria's rights, will be equally e xerted to cry down this ruinous injustice." Just so! The last tyranny is worse than the first! A roan who has been expelled from one country for his arbi trary , ' con nect, as D on P EDRO has been from the Brazils, . another country. H e may he a liberator—lle may be reformer —he may profess liberality —b u t in his heart he is still the tyrant. As he numbers his years, the errors °I hi s youth become seasoned by time ; his vices grow and hard with . Darden his growth; and his faults and crimes become part of his nature. Besides, in Don PEDRo'S case, he is soured by the accidents and calamities of his life, and th present gleam of sunshine is the only one which has shone upon his fortunes for many years. On a mind like his success operates as ardent spirits do on a prisoner long debarred from the use of them, and in the insanity of the moment he fancies that Portugal is within his grasp, the people at his mercy, the crown on his head, and that " he may do what he likes with hiS own." It is comical enough to observe that the writer of this letter appeals to the " voice of every Englishman," and implores this country to interfere in order to restrain the outrages of Don PEDRo the liberator! This beats the story of the old man and the ass. The intercession Qf England has been sought, and has, most indecently, been exerted, for the purpose of dethroning Don AllouEL, and advancing the interests of his brother; and now we are asked to interfere to redress the wrongs inflicted by the very man who has been conducted to Lisbon by means of British valour and French money ! There is no pleasing these people at all. They have obtained the fulfilment of their wishes, and yet they are as much, if not more discontented than ever. Under AlloyEL. they complained of arbitrary exactions ; and under PEDRO they complain of oppression and injustice ! They called for British intercession, when PEDRO, the outcast of Brazil, was a pirate shut up in Terceira ; and now that the said pirate is in Lisbon, enacting the re former, pillaging the almshouses, robbing the church, and " turning respectable families of women and chil dren into street beggars," they still murmur and implore the interference of the schoolmaster! The fact is, these Portuguese liberals have had too much of the interces sion of this imposing personage. They owe all their misfortunes to English mediation and English principles, —the latter adopted by persons who do not understand them, or if they do, make them the cover for every spe cies of fraud. The liberal faction has been the curse of Portugal; first, by introducing a form of government incompatible with the manners, feelings, and institutions of that kingdom v - and,-pecondly, by engendering the deadliest hatred in the minds of the people of Portugal against the persons and measures of Englishmen. It is a melancholy truth, that wherever that faction has been enabk*l to gain the ascendancy in any part of Europe, revolution has followed, discontent has been created, and trade and commerce have been destroyed. Look at Greece, Belgium, and Poland. Look at the new re publics of South America, which were called into ex istence to redress the wrongs of the old world. And last, not least, look at Portugal itself. In all of these countries England has been the arbitrator, and revolu tionary principles have been the scourge. They have all had their surfeit of liberty and blood—they have all worshipped the Goddess of Reason—they have all had the felicity of living under what are called constitutional laws—they have all had charters written for them by JEREMY BENTHAM or Dr. BOIYRING—and yet, in these reformed states there is less liberty than in Siberia — little or no security for property—not much respect paid to human life—no order—no prosperity. In another place, and under the proper head, will be found an account of the reception, by the merchants and opulent traders in this town, of Mr. NICHOLL, M.P. for Cardiff, who has lately so much distinguished himself in defending the Liverpool freemen against the machina tions of a corrupt but aspiring faction. The joyous and heartfelt greeting which he received was not more flat tering to Mr. Nicuou. than it was honourable to the parties by whom it' was given. A more grateful sense of eminent services, gratuitously bestowed, could not have been evinced. We never saw a crowded assembly more unanimous in their expressions of approbation. Not a dissenting voice was heard—not a whisper of annoyance mingled with the harmony of the cheers, or added its discordance to the hospitable welcome ; for if there were an opponent present in the room, he either did not pro fess to be so, or he had the good sense to be silent. - We are the more pleased with this, from the circum stance that it removes the disingenuous fiction which was palmed upon several members of Parliament by the enemies of the burgesses. These gentlemen were told that the higher classes, and the respectable inhabitants of Liverpool generally, were in favour of the disfranchise ment of the'ffeemen. The object of this calumny was obvious enough, for the party stick at no falsehoods, however gross, provided they serve their purpose; but falsehood though it was, still it obtained credit, and could only be met by a counter statement. The reception of yesterday however will open the eyes of those who placed faith in the invidious misrepresenta tions of the petitioners. The merchants of Liverpool are almost to a man in favour of the freemen, most anxious that harmony should be restored, and all ulte rior proceedings abandoned. We have a strong inclination to write the history of the first session of the reformed Parliament, but as we cannot be assured that a prorogation has taken place, we perhaps exercise a sounddiscretion in being silent. We cannot however close our eyes or stay our pen to the glaring fact that this, which was to be as near perfec tion as it is piissible for a human institution to be, has proved one of the most venal, corrupt, jobbing and un principled Parliaments that ever sat in England. We care not how far we may be asked to go back- in search of precedents and examples, for we defy any man to find such flagrant instances of jobbing, huckstering, seat selling and vote-buying by any set of ministers in any previous Parliament. We pass over the KEY job—the job of the Three Keys, as it ought to be called--for the bare mention of it is enough to make a Jew clothesman envious of place, and every honest man sick—we pass it over we say as a dis gusting transaction, rank, and foul, and disgraceful to the m inistry as well as to their minion—to the Lords of the Treasury as well as to the " twice Loid Mayor of Lon don"—we therefore pass it over to notice other matters. . . The WOOD job comes after, and is next in importance to the KEY job. Its odour is not so vile as the stationery affair; for that is quite matchless ; but it is as repulsive as anything, with the preceding exception, can. well be. In this case one Mr. WOOD, a six-and-eightpenny, harm less, unknown and brieflless barrister of the Temple—a sort of small-beer lawyer, who, as respects taxes, stamps, or questions of revenue, like MICHAEL CASSIO, " Never set a barrel in the tap, Nor the division of an entry knows More than a turnspit." This MICHAEL WOOD, or JOHN VV'OOD, or whatever be his name, happened to have some electioneering interest in the very respectable town of Preston. In this place he had, by some means or other, which we have not time to explain, suffiCient influence to return the Honourable HENRY STANLEY to• Parliament at the last election. This was a favour conferred upon a Minister and the DERBY family ; or, to speak Professionally, a quid per advance for a quo in expectancy. The expectancy in the nature of events under the reform bill ripened into maturity and Mr. WOOD bad to be provided for. He could not be conveniently sent on a .foreign mission ; for that branch of the patronage was monopolised by the POPSONBYS, RUSSELLS, TEMPLES, and'people of a higher grade, care having previously been taken that the aristocratic Whigs should have the. most lucrative situations. Nor could he conveniently be employed as an under secretary, Woods of another description, our brother ELLICE, our kinsman SMITH, and other exemplary persons filling these,.with three or four claimants to succession in their rear. Mr. JOHN WOOD, of Preston, however, had to be provided for. He had sold the patriotic and respectable pot-wallopers who form that constituency, and, of course, he had to be paid. • How ? This was the perplexing question. After due inquiry it was found that no place was so well suited for him as that which Mr. MITFORD occupied as Chairman of the Tax-office. The Boards of Taxes and Stamps were consolidated; Mr. MITFORD was pensioned oft after a service of many years, in the full vigour of his health and faculties; and Mr. JOHN Woont who, as wellave said before, " never placed a barrel in the tap," was appointed chairman of the conjoined boards. The ministerial papers tell us that thiS'appointment is done in the spirit of economy—we say, and will prove it if necessary, that it saddles upon the country a pension of £1,200,a-year. ;, Mr. Wpdia is Utterly unfit t 9 discharge THE IA VERP.( the duties of the office ; as a proof of it, Mr. iPRINGIncs gave notice of his intention, on Tuesday last, to lay before the house a more correct return of the stamps consumed by the London papers than that concocted under the es pecial directions of Mr. JOHN WOOD. It is only under the present administration that blundering thrives,and men are doubly rewarded in the proportion of their InCompetenev. We also pass over the almost innumerable c ommission appointed by the reformed parliament to inquire into certain abuses, most of which commissions have been composed of needy lawyers not worth their travelling ex penses under any circumstances. The factory commis sion was one of these jobs. But we slide over these to arrive at the corporation job. Lord BROUGHAM has se cured to himself the patronage of thirty recorders under his proposed bill. He took some seventy appointments under his bankrupt bill. He has gained patronage by every bill which he has introduced since he became Chan cellor. With all his pretence he has never for one mo ment lost sight of his interest. By his delusive cheap law bill he calculated upon having the appointment of some two or three hundredjudges, all Whig bayristers of course, needy rogues in vellum, keen and hungry ; but the bill, the hope of the Chancellor, was thrown out by the House of Lords. Let us, however, adhere to the corporation job. Every reader must or ought to know, that the Whigs have most solemnly disclaimed any connection with the Political Unions. The KING compelled them to issue a proclama tion against them, particularly addressed to Mr. THoi►sAS ATTWOOD and the tinkers of Birmingham. We believe they have never in their hearts forgiven his MAJESTY for this paper crusade against their particular friends. It was, nevertheless, their policy to decry and denounce the Political Unions. But let us see how these denunciations in theory ac cord with their proceedings in practice ? A commis sion—a job of course—was recently appointed to in quire into the chartered rights, the various systems, and ,the alleged abuses of corporations; and the secretary appointed under this commission is one PARKES, an Unitarian, an attorney, and one of the leading and most active members of the Political Union of Birming ham 1 One Mr. RUSHTON, of Liverpool, is a member of this commission, and we admit lie is fully qualified from being as noisy a demagogue, without even the bal• last of professional or any other kind of talent, as is to be found anY where. But how is PARKES made the Se cretary ? We answer—TUE JOB ! This is a fair specimen Of the purity of the Whigs, the capacity of the administration, and the economy of the reformed Parliament. We have not room to pursue the subject farther at present, but such jobbing and cor ruption never took place under any rotten borough or unreformed Parliament. We shall return to this subject. LATEST PARLIAMENTARY INTEL LIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, WEDNESDAY, Ave. 28. The house sat to-day at half-past twelve o'clock. Prayers were read by the Bishop of HEREFORD. on A cc,vs T 30, 18 ,, J. • THEATRE -ROYAL, LIVERPOOL. Mit. BROWNE respectfully announces th a t hi s BENEFIT is fixed for MONDAY Evening next., September 2, when will be performed Holcroft's Comedy of THE ROAD TptlN. Goldfinch, M r . Browne—S.' , Mr. Blanchard, After which 'the I erlude of BLUE DEVILS. Meagrim, Mr. Vandenhoff, (his first appearance in that character.) To conclude with a Farce called TO CORRESPONDENTS l'Ve have for the last fortnight been inundated with complaints and elaborate statements, embodying the complaints of the Liverpool merchants against the Inspector-General and other officers of the Customs, which we have not yet had leisure to digest or arrange. As soon as this can be done, they shall be laid before the public, We have received several letters, and some information in another form, relative to merchants employing as porters and warehousemen certain members of the Trades' Unions. It is our intention to advert to this subject in our next. Zbe liiberpool .fritanbarb. ROYAL ASSENT The royal assent was given by commission to the Customs Bill, the Prevention of Smuggling . Bill, the British Possessions Bill, the British Vessels Registration Bill, the Customs Duties Bill, the Warehousing Bill, the Isle of Man Regulation of Trade Bill, the Disembodied Militia (Ireland) Bin, the East India Charter Bill, the China Trade Bill, the Slavery Abolition Bill, the Buckingham Palace Furniture Bill, the Stage Carriage Act Amendment Bill, the Irish Wine, Spirit, and Beer Bill, the Grind Juries (Ireland) Bill, the Cholera Preventive Bill, the Jupes (Ireland) Bill, the Quakers and Moravian Affirma tion Bill, the Separatists Affirmation Bill, the Bankruptcy Court Bill, the Lunatics Bill, the Uniformity of Process Bin, the Fines and Recoveries Bill, the Public Notaries Bill, the Bankers Notes Bill, the Chancery Offices Bill, the Chancery Regulation Bill, the Sugar Refining Bill, the Removal of As sizes Bill, the Parish Apprentices Bill, the Metropolitan Police Bill, the Seamen's Wages Bill, the Infirmaries (Ireland) Bill, the Trial of Offences (Ireland) Bill, the Land Revenue (Scot land) Bill, the Scotch Burgh Bill, the Royal Burgh (Scotland) Bill, the Turnpike Roads Bill, the Lighting and Watching Bill, the Scavage and Package Bill, the Thames Tunnel Bill, the Woolwich Dock Bill, and several private bills. The com missioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Shaftesbury, and the Earl of Ripon. On the motion of Lord MELBOURNE, the Tithe, Arrears (Ire land) Bill was read a third time and passed. The Consolidated Fund Bill was also read a third time and passed. The Loan CHANCELLOR then proceeded to give judgment in Patterson v. Adam, and in several other causes. HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 28, The Speaker entered the house at a quarter past twelve o'clock, when not more than twenty-two members were present. Several returns, which had' been' ordered from various public offices were presented, and laid on the table: Sir H. IrvoLts laid on the table an additional return froth the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford.—Ordered to be printed. TIIE EARL OF WARWICK. Colonel EVANS, begged to . ask if it was the intention of his Majesty's Government to take any, and what further steps in this case ? Lord Aurlionr said he had before stated, that a'letter had been written to the noble lord from the Home Office and when he last saw his noble friend (Lord Melbourne) he asked if any written answer had been received from the noble lord, when the answer was in the negative. It was at present impossible for him to say what course his Majesty's Government might deem it proper to pursue. C O NSTABULARY FORCE OF %VESTMINSTER. Colonel Evarts, after making a few observations, which were not distinctly heard in the gallery, upon Mr. Burges' cas e , sa id lie would take that opportunity of asking the noble lord (Al thorp) opposite whether he could now give him any answer to a question he had put to him sonic short time since relative to the congtabulary force of Westminster. The inhabitants considered it a great hardship on them that they should have to pay not only their share to the Police of the metropolis, but also that they should have to pay part of the expence for Whitechapel and other parishes. They considered it a great hardship, and he had risen to ask whether they might hope it would.in future be dis pensed with. Lord ALTHORP said, inquiries had been made upon the sub ject, but he could not answer positively the gallant colon e l' s question, and therefore'it would be vain to excite the inhabit ants ' hoes, by holding out any expectations to t hem.' Lord ALTHORP moved that the house agree to the am en d_ ments in the Tithe Composition Act. They were merely verbal, with an exception, which referred to the deduction of 25 per cent. for the tithes of 1831 and 1832, and of 15 per cent. for the tithes of 1833; and confined its application to those who were not the original defaulters. On the motion of Lord ALTHORP, the lords' amendments to the Bank Charter Bill, the Stamp Forgeries Bill, the Tea Duties Bill, the Dower Bill, the Court of Exchequer Bill, the Roman Catholic Marriages (Ireland) Bill, and the Church Buildin g Act, were agreed to. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Mr. T. ATTwoon rose for the purpose of asking a question or two respecting the foreign policy of the country, which he was anxious to have answered, as far as the noble lord could, Con_ sistently with his public duty, develop the plans of his Majesty' s government. He was rejoiced at the course which governm en t had at last adopted towards Donna Maria—(Hear, hear)--n ut, in other respects, he must say that he w as mu c h diss at i sfied with the general policy pursued by government, for many years p as t , in relation to Spain, Italy, Turicey, and Poland. With reo un i to Portugal, however, he was satisfied with what had now te en place, and he could not but express a hope, that with regard to Poland and Turkey government would soon adopt such measures as the honour and interests of this country imperatively demand ed. (Hear.) With regard to Turkey he would merely remark, that it was generally believedlhat Russia had gone so far as to raise threats towards England, if she interfered and granted as sistance to Turkey. He wished to put two or three questions, which he hoped the noble lord would answer. The first question was whether the noble lord was aware of the existence of a treaty lately entered into between Holland and the United States of America, which he understood was very ominous to the interests of England ? Secondly, he wished to know what were the reasons which induced government, in August last year, to re fuse assistance to Turkey, which had been asked by the Porte ? Thirdly, whether the noble lord was really aware of the offers made to England on thatoccasion by the Pacha of Egypt, which he understood were of a very extraordinary cliaracter. Fourth, what was the object of Lord Durham's late mission to Russia, and with what success it was attended? And lastly, as Count Orloff - was soon afterwards sent over to England, what reception he had met with at his Majesty's court ? Lord PA LMERSTON expressed his surprise at the very copious bill of fare which hail been served up to him by the hon. member. (Hear, hear.) He hoped that hon. gentleman would not con sider it any want of courtesy or respect to him personally, if he ( Lord P.) should be obliged from public duty to decline an swering some of the questions that had been proposed. With regard to the first question he had no official knowledge of any treaty lately concluded between Holland and the United States, so that he could give no information upon that subject. With respect to the second point, the reasons which induced govern ment not to comply with the request made by the Porte for naval assistance, he was happy to correct an error as to dates. He was reported to have said on a late occasion that that request had been made in the month of August last year—he said, how ever, in antunin last year. (Hear.) In fact, it was in the month of October that the application was made. Without giving any very detailed explanation of the matter, he would only remind the house that when we were embarking in naval operations in the North Sea, and on the coast of Holland, and were under the necessity of keeping up another naval force on the coast of Por tugal, and without an application to parliament, it would have been impossible to have sent to the Mediterranean such a squa dron as would have served the purpose of the Porte, and at the same time have comported with the naval dignity of this country, and as Parliament was not then sitting, it was imposSible for go vernment to acquiesce in the request made by the Sultan. He could assure the hon. member, that if any person imagined that amorg other motives which influenced the conduct of his Ma jesty's government, there was any thing like a threat on the part of Russia, they were entirely mistaken. On the contrary, it was but justice tfiat he should state, that so far from Russia having expresed any jealousy as to government granting that assistance, the Russian Ambassador officially communicated to him (Lord P.) while the request was still under consideration, that he had learned such an application had been made, and that from the interest taken by Russia in the maintenance and pre servation of the Turkish empire, it would afford satisfaction if they could find themselves able to comply with the request. — With regard to there having been any communication with the Pacha of Egypt, the hon. gentleman had not explained to what he alluded, therefore, the house would excuse him from saying more than that as it was a war against a Sovereign by a subject, and that the Sovereign was in alliance with the King of Eng land, it would have been inconsistent with good faith to have had any communication with him-=therefore nothing could pass be tween them with reference to the hostilities. Th - en, with respect OL STA N to the mission of Lord Durham. great misapprehension load pre vailed on that subject,—the person who was ambassador at the Court of St. Petersburgh left in consequence of ill health, and it was before another was appointed that his lordship went out. He did not go with any specific instructions—he was charged with the whole general business of Europe for England at that Court, his instructions embraced all points. The manner in which the noble lord had conducted that mission had obtained for him the unqualified approbation of his colleagues and his Sovereign—his mission was perfectly successful. • Then with regard to Count Orloff—he was not in this country on a mission —he had been sent to. the Hague on one, but in this country he was more in the character of a distinguished traveller. WARWICK ELECTION. Mr. PETER said, that in consequence of what had fallen from a noble lord in another place with regard to a motion of which he had given notice relative to the borough of Warwick, he should not bring forward that motion this session, but would, if it pleased God to spare his life and health, persevere in the mo tion he had given notice of next session. Colonel EVANS observed, that he did not think the motion would meet the exigencies of the case, and trusted that the law officers of the Crown would take the subject into their own hands. Mr. WARBURTON then presented a petition from a person named Joseph Cooper, a debtor in Whitecross-street Prison, complaining of having been illegally imprisoned. The Speaker waited some minutes, and there apparently being no other hon. member who had petitions to present, he left the chair, and the house adjourned till Thursday. LOCAL NEWS. INCII - ETS.—On Saturday an inquest was held on the body of , a young man, who had, early in the morning, cut his throat.— Verdict, insanity.—Op the same day an inquest was held on the body of a child, named Shaw, son of Mr. Shaw,.printer, which had . been run over on Friday night, in Scotland-road, by a car riage, and killed on the spot. As the accident was reported to have been caused through, furious driving, a jury of gentlemen was empanelled to inquire into the circumstances of the boy's death. After a long investigation, the jury found a verdict of accidental death, and fixed a deadand of in on the vehicle. • • • DEATH BY BURNING.—On Tuesday last an inquest was held on the body of Elizabeth Cailing, a child about six yearsiof age. The deceased lived with her parents, in a hut in Stuart-street, and on Monday afternoon, having been left by her mother, who works at a cotton warehouse, to take care of the hut and of an infant brother, she, in attempting to put some coal upon the fire, unfortunately went too near to it, when her dress caught, and she was instantly enveloped in flames. The screams of the de ceased attracted the attention of some persons who were passing by the hut at the time, who extinguished the flames and'stripped her ; 'she was then taken to the north Dispensary, and subse quently to the Infirmary, at both of which places every attention was paid to her, notwithstanding which she expired. at ten o'clock on Tuesday morning. —Verdict, accidental. On. Monday evening as a..gentkman was passing' daym Dale street, his pocket was picked of his handkerchief, near North street.; fortunately a youth observed the, young thieves, and told the gentleman; they were pursued, and taken in Marybone , and were on Tuesday committed to hard labour in the. House of Correction for three months. The gangs of tisorderly persons which infest Dale-street, particularly in the evening, require the constant attention of the police in that great thoroughfare. EXTENSION OF THE POSTOFFICE.—A postoffice is about to be established at Gisliurn, and a daily communication opened be tween Skipton and Clithero. This line of country, to the extent of twenty miles, has hitherto been almost deprived of the advan tage of postoffice communication. MANCHESTER.—The manager of the Queen's Theatre, Man chester, Mr. Henry Beverley, has been served, at the instance of the proprietors of the Theatre-Royal, with a notice prohibiting any further dramatic performances at the above theatre. The notice, as yet, has not been attended to. - . - IMPORTANT TO SPIRIT MERCHANTS AND DEALERS.--The Right Hon. the Lords of the Treasury have lately ordered that the officers employed in the revenue in Ireland shall stop all spirits which, in the course of their duty, they may meet with in transitu, examine the permit, sign the name; and that, in the event of any such being found remaining without permit, or not corresponding therewith, the same must be seized, and lodged in the seizure store. The cotton trade is in a curious position at the present moment, as the following fact will show. The Bengal arrived at this port, yesterday, - from Savannah and Mo bile. She went to these places for a cargo of cotton, but for reasons which are not explained, but may be guessed at, she has returned in ballast ! On this subject we have been favoured with the following extract of a letter form New Orleans : "Our coming crop will be late, and God knows to what ex tent it may be curtailed before the cholera ends. Scarcely a correspondent of ours that we have heard from on the subject, that has not lost from four up to twenty hands. Every death is six bales of cotton taken off the crop, for you must hear in mind that a negro can only pick and prepare, on an average, that amount—six bales in the season ; and no matter how luxuriant or bountiful the crop, there can only be as many bales sent down here as will multiply the negroes by six." TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST✓LVDARD, - - Stn —I had the pleasure this afternoon of witnessing the re ception given to our able and intrepid defender, Mr. ISTieholl, at the Exchange News-room, by the merchants and traders of Liverpool, among whom there did not appear to be the slightest difference of opinion. At this moment the learned gentleman is partaking of the festivities of the Town-hall; but however im partially-the guests may be selected, still the number must of necessity be a very limited one; aud, on an occasion like the present, I want to see the good old English custom of giving a public dinner to a •public man, to whom the public at large is in debted, revived. Although an insignificant unit of Liverpool's population, I am certain that I speak the sentiments of the ma jority when I call upon the leading men in this place to assume their proper station among us, and • enable us to express our feelings towards Mr. Nicholl in a more marked and emphatic manner. For this purpose I call on them to issue tickets for a dinner in the early part of the ensuing week, and,. if i am not anticipated by an announcement of this -kind in the Standard of to-morrow, you will oblige me by inserting this letter.—l am sir, yours, &c. AN CNBRIBED BURGESS OF LIVERPOOL. Thursday, August 29th, 1833. TO THE EDITOR OF THE L7VERPOOL ST4NDARD. SlR,—Few periods in the history of the civilized world can be more marked by the future historian than the year 1833. When the heat. of party spirit, and the violence of political feeling, have been allayed by the soothing hand of time, the philosopher, the historian, the legislator, will look back to 1833 with wonder, and, I humbly trust, with admiration, as that in which nearly a million of our black fellow-creatures ha'e been changed by the British Parliament, (as if by the wand of the enchanter,) from a state of slavery to freedom. Nor can the effects end here. America, France, Portugal, and Spain must follow in our foot steps. The' fiat has gone forth; the impetus has been given, and no power on earth can stop its overwhelming force. It is with fear and admiration that I contemplate the awful moral responsibility which the governMent of this country has had the courage to assume, in bringing about this end. It would be quite irrelevant here to enter into the question of — "Whether or not adequate compensation has been given to the parties whose property has been interfered with." It is my intention, in the few observations I have to make, to take higher ground, and to consider the matter of pounds, shillings, and pence as secondary to the greater cause of conferring a tangible benefit on hundreds of thousands of our fellow-creatures. _ The cause of the late bill, and the expectations entertained by nine out of every ten persons in this country respecting it, undoubtedly were and are—that it will benefit the negroes— that it will civilize them—that it will make them happier and better than they were in all the social relations of life —better and more useful members of society—more moral —more religious. But will it do" so? The inquiry is an important one ,- and, if followed, it would lead me to a length to which it is not my intention to go at present. I, for one, fear not; I say fear not, because I shall yield to no man in the desire that the plan should work well. It is now the law of the land; and, as the venerable .Eldon said on a late memo rable occasion, it now becomes our duty to uphold and to obey . it. It is with these feelings, and as one much interested with, and sincerely attached to, Jamaica—one to whom was entrusted as a magistrate the occasional dispensation of the laws of the country, that I venture Lto submit a subsidiary plan with the view of assisting, however distantly, the law just passed; or, rather, preparing the MINDS of the negro population (during their time of probation) for the exercise of all the rights and privileges of free born British subjects, in a manner which will be beneficial to themselves, at the expiration of their respective apprenticeships. For the accomplishment of this purpose, I propose the esta, blishment of a " West Indian Emigration Society" in this country, with collateral branches in such of the colonies as are possessed of mountainous districts in which European labour could be successfully applied, without prejudice to the health of the labourers. I anticipate no difficulty in getting emigrants even from the most industrious and the most thickly populated parts of the united kingdom; but I shall at once state my apprehensions of obtaining such emigrants, who, while working for their own benefit, will, at the same time, produce, by their example, a slow, quiet, but, in course of time, a great moral effect on the minds of the negroes. An act of Parliament cannot emancipate the mind; it cannot create thoughts, desires, longings, aspirations, the obtaining of which, or the endeavours to obtain which, must be preceded by fixed habits of industry. It is an old and true maxim, that "man will not work for the mere pleasure of working." He works in order to get money, which money is to be laid out in the purchase of something for which a previous desire must have been formed. It is to create this desire, to cause these artificial wants, that I propose emigration, and in no part of the world is it more necessary to create them than in the West Indies. There nature is so bountiful that the labour of two months of the twelve will provide for the . physical wants of the year. Now, let us imagine a state of society but just emerged from barbarism, who are as thoughtless of the future, and as improvident, as the young children of the readers of this paper may be. Let us ask ourselves, how they'would likely use the ten idle months of the year? bearing in mind, at the same time, that the generally received opinion of the negro popu lation respecting freedom has always been coupled with the idea of having it its their power to be idle. It may not. be useless to refer to our own highly-civilized country in order to furnish us with material to solve this question. Let me ask practical men, master tradesmen, or any man of observation here, this question :—How do the mechanics of England, who can earn as much money in three or four days as will support themselves and families for a week, how do they employ their spare time? I speak generally. Do they employ it in a manner beneficial to themselves, families, or society ? Let any man of observation walk the streets of the great manufacturing towns of this country on Saturday even ings, and Mondays, and sometimes Tuesdays, and when he sees the drunk e n, - bloated, worn-out men who are gliding, like beings of ano th er world, through this, will he not pause before he says that freedom from labour, is happiness? Will he not say that, if such be flirt effects of idleness in this highly. civilized country, where the wants of fuel, clothing, houses, medical attendance when young, provision for old age, Ste. &c. form so many stern task-masters as incentives to industry, what will be the fate of the indolent African, residing in a country which predisposes to indolence, and where the great bounties of Nature are spread with so lavish a hand, anti in a country so thinly populated, that, to repeat what I have already said, the labour of a negro man for two months will suffice for the supply of twelve ? _ _ The mode of correcting these habits, which I propose, is chiefly BY PRACTICAL EXAMPLE. But I feel that I have already occupied too great a space of your valuable columns; however, if the subject should be deemed one of general inte rest, I shall conclude it in a second letter, showing, ht, The benefit to the negroes arising from emigration.— 2d. The benefit to the emigrants.-3d. The benefit to the planters.—ith. The benefit to the mother country.-sth. An out!ine of the plan.--I am, &c. • • AN OLD JAMAICA MAN. F LAT FERING RECEPTION oF .T. NECHOLL, EsQ M.P., Obi Till , . LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE, On Wednesday evening Mr. Nicholl arrived in Liver pool; and yesterday afternoon, about four o'clock, he made his appearance on the Exchange, accompanied by the Mayor, Sir John Tobin, Mr. Moss, and several other gentlemen. He was immediately recognised by the mer chants and gentlemen present, who notwithstanding the wetness of the day had assembled more numerously than usual, as the nominee of the House of Commons who had so ably conducted the defence of the Liverpool free men on the late parliamentary inquiry; and, whilst those to whom Mr. Nicholl was personally known pres sed forward to testify their grateful sense of his ser viceS, other's, to • whom the honourable gentleman was known only by name and character as the defender of the freemen's rights, crowded round him and accompanied him into the Exchange News-room. Immediately upon the entrance of Mr. Nicholl, an universal burst , of ap plause pealed through the room -; and the enthusiastic cheering, which lasted for several minutes, coming as it did from the most intelligent and respectable merchants and other inhabitants of this town, must have gone like a dagger to th hearts of those wretched libellers who were at great pains to represent to different members of parliament, pending the inquiry, that the respectability of the town was in favour of the disfranchisement of the freemen. After loud and repeated cheering, and after lieing repeatedly called upon, Mr. Nicholl addressed the gentlemen present, as nearly as we could catch the sense of his observations, from the confusion that prevail: d, as follows : " I beg, gentlemen, that you will accept my most grateful thanks for these unequivocal testimonials of your kindly and generous . feelings towards me. Appearing among you as an entire stranger, naturally anxious to see the rapidly increas ing prosperity of your town, to view the gigantic strides by which it has outstripped all the other commercial towns of the empire; desirous, also, to show my respect and gratitude to wards those of . your esteemed fellow-townsmen from whom, during the late investigation in London I received attention and civility, I am b u t littl e prepared for such a public mani festation of your approbation. (Load and continued cheering.) I venture, in some degree, to attribute my reception on the present occasion to an opinion entertained among you, that in the inquiry before the committee of the House of Commons I discharged the duty committed to me, not only honestly, fearlessly, and zealously towards those whose interests were most unexpectedly confided to my care, but without unnecessarily indulging in acrimonious expressions or bitterness of feeling to wards-those whose- measures I resisted, &dm a:firrrr conviction that they were uncalled for and . harsh.—(Cheers.) But,. gen tlemen, t interpret my flattering reception here, not so much as a mark of personal regard towards me individlially, as to the decided` conviction of this assembly, comprising the great mass of the respectability, the wealth, and the intelligence of Liverpool, that the proceedings against the freemen ought not to be carried any further.—(Here three rounds of applause were given.)— That • under whatever feeling they were originally com menced, or have been hitherto prosecuted, any attempt to take ulterior steps will assume the character of persecution and oppression—and I trust this will go forth to the country at Large, as a declaration that such is the opinion of the meat and enlightened body . of the merchants of Liverpool. (Cheers.) Standing here simply as a private individual, without any personal or political motive or object, still, what I. have ad vanced on a subject in which I have felt the most deep and anxious interest, will not, I hope, be considered . as presumptu ous. I will not further detain you by any expression of the pleasure I have experienced iu observing the rapidly increasing prosperity of this flourishing town, nor in noticing the great improvements which your liberality has effected in the public works since my visit to this place in 1819—not in comments on the bright prospects of extended cominerce which appear to be opening to your enterprise and exertions. I will only add; that I fervently dope this prosperity may go on day by day increas ing, that you may all, individually and collectively, enjoy every happiness and bleSsing which an all-wise and all-beneficent Providence can bestow ; that you may hand down to your children and y our children's children, that best birthright, the liberality, the honour, and the unblemished reputation which have ever distinguished the Liverpool merchants." (Cheers.) At the close of his speech the hon. and learned gentle man was conducted to the Town Hall, where be and a party of gentlemen were entertained by the Mayor. During his stay in this place Mr. Nicholl remains as a guest at the private residence of the Mayor. LONDON LATEST NEWS. Wednesday Evening, Half-past Seven o'clock. This has been the settling day in the Consol Market, and it has passed without defalcation. The fluctuation since last account has not exceeded 11-, per cent., the high. est price having been 89 , ,-.1 and the lowest 87-1. The quota tions for the new account, at the close of business this afternoon, was 88, and for Money BS. • There has been a - great deal of speculation in Portuguese Stock since we last wrote. Yesterday morning a panic seized the hold ers, and the premium fell to 15, but by two o'clock, in consequence of the news brought by the African steamer, the market rallied to 211, and this morning the Scrip was done at 241, closing, however, at 23 pm. The Bonds, yesterday morning, were done at 78, and thiS morning at 89, closing about 2 per cent. lower. The northern securities have been on the advance slightly ; Belgian Bonds are 95, Dutch 491, and Russian 1051 We have seen private letters from Lisbon this morn ing, which mention that the Duke of Terceira, with a force of 8000 men, had advanced to Villa . Franca, with an intention of opposing Marshal Bourmont, should that commander persevere in any attempt on the capital. The quantity of wine .destroyed at-Villa Nuova prior to its evacuation by the forces of Mil Miguel, was 7500 pipes. We have. strong reports current of the demise of the King of Spain; and although nothing official has been known, yet great credit is attached to it. This event would have an important effect upon affairs in the Penin sula, and would not, improbably, cause a general war. The Spanish Bonds have not been much altered in value; 231 was the closing price of these securities. Brazilian Bonds have been flat, and they are now quoted at 681. The last intelligence from Rio Janeiro mentioned that intrigues were going on in favour of Don Pedro, which, it was feared, would embarrass the Government and again agitate the country. We learn by the adv ices from Mexico, that the cholera had penetrated to the interior, and had reached the Table Land. Very great alarm existed among the inhabitants at the approach of this awful' visitation, and trade had been very much impeded. At Tampico, as well as at Vera Cruz, the disease had entirely ceased. It appears by the accounts from Havannah, published officially, that the whole number of deaths from cholera was 8,253, of which there were 1,641 Spanish Americans, 465 European Spaniards, 43 foreigners, and 216 nation unknown; making a total of whites 2,365. Of free Cre oles 1,070 died, and 477 slave ditto; 1,013 free Africans died, and 1,570 slaves ; 509 free Mulatto Creoles died, and 34 slave ditto ; and 397 unknown coloured people ; making a total of coloured persons 5,070. The total of males was 4,300, and of females 3,480. This report eludes Havannah and its suhu►bs. We hare advices from Newfoundland, by which we learn that the House of Assembly met on the Bth ult. The Revenue Bill was to be re-considered on the 10th, and it was expected in a day or two would be passed into a law. The session would be of very short duration. The loss by the fire of the 7th, by which 50 houses were destroyed, was estimated at £30,000, of which about one-third was insured. The a'counts from Boston state, that the circulation of the. Bank of the United States, on the Ist of July, amounted to 1.9,366,555 d o ll ars ; an d t h e spec i e i n i ts vaults to 10,098,816 dollars ; the capital being3s,ooo,ooo The discounts at the same period were 41,693,209 dollars, and the domestic bills 21,676,688. The net profits of the United States 13ank for the six months preceding the Ist July were 1,670,962 dollar's. The total surplus profits amounted to 3,132,239 dollars: The capital of all the State Banks was 124,000,000 dollars ; their bills of cir culation 68,332,556; and their specie 10,953,950. We learn by the accounts from New York that the trial of Ex-Sheriff 4 Parkins for a libel, which commenced on the 22d ult.,.in the superior court of that city, terminated on the 24th, when the jury returned a verdict against the Ex-Sheriff of six cents damages. The damages were laid at 25,000 dollars. Mr. Parkins conducted - his own defence. THE MOORS. The sport on our moors continues excellent. Above a hundred boxes of grouse have passed through the coach-office here since our last publication, and fully three times the amount have been taken up on the Highland road, between Inverness and Dunkeld. Col. Standen's party, at. Aberader, has been very successful. At Balmacaan and Knocky, and also at Glenmachy, Stratherrick, (the quarters of Messrs. Dick, Cairney, and Hutchieson,) there has been good sport. Last night Lord Bolingbroke and party proceeded to Ross-hall, by Bonar Bridge. In other parts of the country we observe that equal success has been experienced. In Ayrshire the sport was excellent. The Kelso Mail represents the birds upon the Lammermuir as remarkably stronr , and fat; as a proof of which one gentleman had a bird from his hag weighed, when it was found to be of the extraordinary weight of 27i ounces. We believe the ordinary weight of grouse, evert in good seasons, is about 19 ounces. The following is from the moors, of Perthshire:— " From the quantity of dead game which has appeared in various quarters about the town there is reason to believe that a good deal of execution has been done among the sportsmen scattered over the country. We have got few of our returns of killed to hand as yet. In some places, such as Glenlyon and other districts, where muirburn has occurred; there are e - reat complaints of a scarcity of birds. In other quarters, however, the sportsman has been at tended with more success: Captain Butler, of Fascally, for instance, bagged on the fir s t day 80 b race; 'Colonel Paterson, Castle kluntly, 53 brace; and another gentle man, whoSe name we did not learn, killed between 30 and 40 brace. This is pretty fair, but we expect soon to hear of much greater devastations among the feathered tribes, as soon as our moss -troopers have time to trantquit their reports."—lnverness Courier, .SPOLiTiNi; INTELLIGENCE. • 115 TVl.ltten exprogsly tai• the L're,pcol S!tt tdarl The b?ttin,g upon the St. Leger ti,s engrossed the almost sole attention of our sporting circles sinus the last communiei,tiou. Mitkv reaw.ins stationary at his °A price. Belshazzar, Mum • sulouti, and Rockingham are also in x similar situation to our last quotation, with tha exception that few can be found to take the odds against the latter.- The Blaudford, Canterbury, Leo minster, Tunhridge Wells, Ply mout h , D evon p ort and Cornwall races have concluded, and the sports at each place were far beyond mediocrity. The Plymouth, Deronpolit, and Cornwall races were particularly attractive, and Little Red Rover awl Lady Elizabeth proved themselves excellent of the•kind, and exceedingly 'fortunate: lied Rover took the Saltram Stakes and the SNeep of Ten,. and her Ladyship carried away the £s(i plate, afterwards beaten by " Land's End" for the gift of the Duke of Sussex, but subsequently she beat Land's End in the contest for the Litt) The business doing upon tile ensuing Warwick meeting is not material, the Leer being all the go. The following are our late,t adds, from th2'Lancashire sporting circle :-5%t0 1 agst i'vlulcy Moloch (t); 6.1: to I agit belshaz zar (t); g to 1 agst Rockingham; 8 t o 1 agst - Mussulmau (offered); 10 to 1 agst Marpessa; 12 to 1 agst Anne'(t) 15 to 1 agst Ic 'venge (t); 20 . to I apt The Mole (t) ; tar to 1 agst Tutor; '25 to 1 agst Jack Fawcett; to 1 on Connoisseur. N one others noticed. THE SCABIS:1111 SALE OF BLOOD STOCK. UNTC,RS, eze. • This sale took plave.on We lute.-day' under the presidfney of Mr. Lucas, who nownted the pulptt on the oceaslon, and had this honour of knocking down abont thirty fine 10t... horseflesh. The following gentlemen ‘rere among the purchasers-; TWO yr:Aas OLD. Scamp, a bay colt, by Lottery, out of Mrs. Clarke, by Mar mion.—Engaged in the Derby Stakes, 1431, in Mr. T. J. Wood's name.—Bought from Mr. F. Richardson. Purchased by Capt. White for I 6) guineas. Bay colt, by Lottery, ont of 'Chapeau de P a ill e .—B o u g h t at Mr. Clifton's sale. Vurchased by Mr. Brown for KZ guineas. Bay gelding ' by Peter Lay, out of Pm-sure-f-shu'n't, by Co riolanus, g. d. by Sir Peter. Purchased by C. Dieconson, Esq., for 120 guineas. YEARLINGR. Bay colt, by Lottery, dam by WePacek, out of Tramp's daM. Bought from lir. Kirby. Purchased by Captain• White for 190 guineas. Chesnut colt, by Telocinede,.out of Rose, by Rubens. Pur chased by Sir Thos. Stanley for 74 guineas. BROOD MARE. Chapeau de Faille,' by Rubens, out of Fadladinda, with a Chesnut Filly Foal at her foot, by Velocipede, and stinted to Dr. Syntax. Purchased by Mr. Wilson, of Lytham, for 185 guineas. HUNTERS, &e. . _ Rose, a bay geldinzby Gray Orville. Purchased by John Crosstliwaite ' Esq. filiTRI guineas.'guineas.' ", • The Priest, a bay gelding, 7 years old. By John S. Leigh, Esq. for 85 guineas. Driver, ba y gelding, years old, by Langolce. By C. Die conson, Esq. for 180 guineas. Gray gelding, by The Marshall, 5 years old. By C. Diceon son, Ilsq. for 150 guineas. Brown mare, by Sir Gilbert, 5 years. By J. J. Trafford, Esq. for 85 guineas. Brown mare, 7 years old, very fast in harness. By C. Die conson, Esq. for 75 guineas. . Inuit ACCOUNTS.—In the report of the commissioners for auditing Irish accounts, just printed, there is the following item in the Belfast Ballast-office returns:—"Pumping wuter out of dry docks, £B9!"' The merchants, manufacturers, and other inhabitants of Barnsley have procured, by subscription, a portrait of Lord Wharncliffe, painted by Mi. Briggs, R.A., to be placed in the new Justice-room in that town, as a testimony of-their high estimation of his distinguished talents and unflinching integrity, and to express their sense of the prompt and efficient services at all times rendered by his lordship, as a magistrate of the West. Riding of Yorkshire, and as a colonel of the Southern Regiment of West Riding Yeomanry Cavalry, especially during periods of insubordination and alarm." LUNAR RAINBOW.—On Sunday evening last, about half-past nine o'clock, a very beautiful lunar rainbow was clearly seen about N.N.E. from the village of Stowting, near Ashford, lit Kent. No prismatical colours were at all developed as in the solar rainbow, but its general character resembled the halo often seen to encompass the moon, - and supposed to be indi cative of rain. The night was appaVeiitly fine, the moon and stars shining brightly, but there was. a considerable dampness in the atmosphere at the time., It lasted about half an hour, three-fourths of an arch at one time being visible. The Run Rockingham, in speaking of the late debate in the House of Commons on impressment, says, "Sir James Graham took the lead in opposition to the motion, and, by his line of argument, both astonished and grieved us. When Sir James was a candidate .for Hull his hostility to impresgment was his passport to favour!—How justly ma _y we exclaim, 7'empora mutantur, no: et mutamur in Wis.' " What strange effects have power and place on the human mind! - - - It is generally supposed that the King of Spain i s d ea d. B e dies at a critical moment. The struggle going on in Portugal will now be extended to Spain, and almost in the same forux— uncle and niece disputing for the sovereignty. The prospects of the Paninsula. under such circumstances, are far from being enviable. That Ferdinand is actually dead, we scruple to aver, recollecting that ,he died once before, but revived in time to cashier his ministers, who acted as if he had been really dead. and to send them to various prisons. He may be playing off the same mat. again ; but, without question, his health has been so long precarious, that nothing ran be more probable than the report. What a singular career his has been !—Standard. The Archbishop of Canterbury has recently given judgment upon a case of appeal presented to his grace by the Rev. J. H. Dunsl'ord, against the Bishop of Gloucester, for refusing to grant licenses for non-residence on his two livings of Fretherne and Frampton-upon-Severn, in his diocese. Ihe sentence of the primate has pronounced that the bishop exercised disci etion, and confirmed his refusal of the licenses. . Law AMENDMENT Bira..--In this bill, which passed on the 14th August instant, the last section enacts that. it shall come into operation on the Ist day of June preceding. Several sum monses have already been taken out to transfer the causes front the superior courts of Westminster to that of the sheriff of the county in pursuance of this act. REFORM JURILEE.—It is a melancholy fact that, with one exception, no place in Scotland has celebrated the anniversary of the passing of the Reform Bill. The exception to which we allude is Leith. But even here the jubilee wall held by only a few idle apprentice lads, who, in the glory of a bedaubed piece of cotton, 'determined to enjoy a gala day. Will it be believed that this solitary instance of reform enthusiasm has warmed the hearts of the Edinburgh Whigs, almost to overflowing !—Edin buryh Eveniny Po,t. A curious seizure was made last week at Portsea. Upon oc casion of a marriage the bridegroom gave an entertainment to his friends at the Society Hall, and sent the wine from his own house. Soon after the company were placed at the table two revenue-officers entered and seized all the liquors in the room. They had been purchased at the Custom-house, but the gentle man had neglected to take out a permit for removing them from his own house to the place of entertainment. Mr. C. Kemble and Alias Kenible realised upwards of £ll,O al the first season by their theatrical exertions in the United States. Theyhave now commenced a second season, and are not expected in England until next year. Mrs. C. Kemble in Paris, superintending the education of her youngest daugh ter, a lady of great promise in a department of the theatrical profession quite distinct from the line adopted with so much success by her sister. The affairs of Switzerland appear to be daily becoming morn and more confused. The town of Basle has addressed letters to the Germanic Diet, the King of Prussia, and the Emperor of Austria, in which it maintains that the Helvetic constitution, whether as created by the congress of Vienna or by more an cient treaties, has ceased to exist. It is easy to- foresee that this appeal to the great powers of Europe will, ere long, put an end to the independence of Switzerland.—Standard. THE POPISH JuBILER. — This politico-religious thing—this unconscionable humbug, which is neither more nor less than. cutting a tally to-day with the priest and beginning a new score to-morrow with the devil, is now going on at full swing in the sweet little village of Laurencetown, county of Galway ; and, hear it all ye jubilee boa s, one who knelt to pray stood lip plunder, and departed with an absolvo on his head and Father Mick's silver box snug in his pocket.—Dublin A court-martial was held on Thursday on hoard tb^ San Josef, in Plymouth Hamoaze, before Captain Ross, president, Captain Falcon, Commodore Pell, Captain Sir Samuel Roberts, and Commander Herringham, G. Eastlake, Esq., judge-advo cate, on Mr. Charles Raker, gunner of the Sheldrake packet brig, on a charge of having stole❑ rum from the spit-room of the She!drake, when left in charge of that ship as commanding officer. A considerable quantity of rum had been lost from the spit-room. The charge was fully proved against the prisoner, and the sentence of the court was, that he be dismissed his Majesty's service. The prisoner had served 18 years in the service, and up to that period had borne a good character.— Cornubian. POSTOFPICE.—SIT LIZTTRS.—The following . are.-the papers moved for on this important sr jest by the-Duke:Of Richmond,' on Monday evening in the house of Lords :-1. A return of the number of ship letter begs, boxes, and sealed packages despatched from the General Postoffice, London, to places be yond the seas, from the Ist January, 1832, to the 16th August, 1833.-2. Of the number of the above despatches, and number of letters contained in them, which were sent from the General Postoffice, London, by the North American passage vessels from Liverpool.-3. Of the cumber of letters forwarded front "the postoffice at .Liverpool by the above vessels from other towns not passing through London.-4. Of the number of let ters forwarded from the pestoffice of Liverpool from the town of Liverpool by the above vessels.-5. Of the -total number of letters forwarded by the above vessels from the postoffice at Liverpool, exclusive of the letters from that tew.i.—G. Of the number of ship letter despatches made up et the . postoffice at Liverpool (exclusive of those - for the North Amerwan passage vessels and those from London.)-7. Of the number of des patches from London forwarded via Liverpool (also exclushe of those for the North American passage vessels.)-8. Of the number of letters during the same period brought by the North American passage vessels for the town of Liverpool alone : and 9. Of the number of letters during the same period brought by the North American passage vessels for all parts- of the king►doin. We observe that the ministerial journals affect much indig nation at the barefaced sophistry, if such humbug deserve the name, with whiA the autocrat attempts, in the Russian lnani festo which we published 3.esterday, to get rid of the engage ments of the treaty of Vienna. Kw things can be more dis gusting no doubt, but still there are some• and prominent amongst them are the manner in which the British ministers disengaged themselves in the affair of Belgium of the obliga tions of this country—obligations to the King of the Nether lands—under the same treaty, and the attempt now made by these scribblers to throw his,imitation of our own perfidy as a. reproach in the face of the, Emperor Nicholas. What right have we to speak of the treaty of Vienna which we have so scandalously violated, as of any binding force upon any one? We have by our foreign policy taught a lesson. of breach of faith, and of fraud of every kind, to all the world; and there is no baseness which strangers can practise, the suggestion of which, by our practice, they may not recriminate upon us. Nor is it in our foreign le.liey only,. that we have given a general right to consider Greet Biitain as having cast aside th?.. protection with the practice. of a common ouservance of faith in public acts, /is we have hinted, there is nothing in the shuffling upon the word " constitution" in the Russian mani festo to be compared with Lord Grey's and Dr. Whately's quibbling upon the terms of the coronation oath. The Emperor of Russia contends, that as the Polish "constitution" is spoken. of by the treaty of Vienna in the future tense, it may be just what form of government he pleases—as if, e.c vi termini, a con stitution does not mean a free form of government. Just so the premier and Dr, Whateiy, availing themselves of the inten tion of the trainers of the coronation oath to extend protection to the property of the chinch de future as well as de presenti, affect to conclu d e that the crown is at liberty to extinguish all • church ',Tor rty; for the ar g ument goes that iength.—Steodards