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rests tl•.c decision of the question, to adopt this least exceptiotadsle
method of terminating the acknowledged evils of the Colonial
System ; sad should it be practically conceded that the local Le.
gislatures may persist in maintaining a system disuuetritally op.
posed to every principle of the British Constitution, there la still
another remedy for those evils, to which all will allow that the
authority of Parliament is perfectly competent, and in which Its
power may be exercised without infringing any alleged rights of
the Colonial Assemblies. The Committee refer to the abolition of
those bounties and protecting duties which have been granted by
Parliament to what is actually the produce cf Slave labour, in pre-
ference to that of Free labour ; by means of which bounties and
duties alone, the system of Slavery is upheld, and without which
it would of itself cease." .

•• The subject of the sugar duties, it has been intimated, Is to un-
dergo tetision in the ensuing session of Parliament. There will
then be an opportunity of making known the public feeling re.
spectingit. And should the result disappoint their wishes, let it
be recollected that it will still be in the power of every individual to
give them effect, hy renouncing the use of sugar grown by slaves,
and preferring to it the produce of free labour."
The voluntary renunciation of the use of sugar was, we
believe, attempted to be practised about thirty years ago,
and failed as completely as the more recent endeavotr of
the Radicals to starve the Kiwo's Government into the
concession of Parliamentary Ref rm by abstaining from
exciseable commodities. The West Indian have not more
reason to be alarmed at the suggestion of the Anti-Slavery
Sniety, than his Majesty's Ministers had at the prospect of
an empty exchequer from the sale of herb tea and roasted
corn.

."The exorbitant claim of tithe, undo. the 37th of
He xRY VIII. continua to agitate the Citiams of London,
especially in the parish of St. Botolph, Aldgate, in which
measures for resisting the increasing demands of the Lay
Improptiator are now completely organised. When it is
considered that that gentleman, but a few years since, was
satisfied with one shilling in the pound, though he now in-
sists upon the p..guent of two shillings and nine pence, we
confess it appears to us, on the face of the proceeding, that
a great injustice is attempted to be practised upon the
parishioners. Why, unless at the time be was conscious he
could not, with propriety, push his demand further, did
he not originally ask for all he now contends be was
entitled to receive? The pretences which have been
stated are too paltry to deserve serious refutation.
What landlord or other creditor refrains from chiming
his full debt, because his immediate necessities may
not require hint to expend it for the support of his
family? What would be thought of the impudence of
a tithe-payer who should object to give his due to the,
tithe-owner, on the subterfuge that the latter was not in
want of the whole amount that belonged to him ? We take ,
it then, to be clear, that the lay impropriator forbore from
asking for more than one shilling in the pound, because at
that time he was convinced that he was not entitled to more!
Rents have advanced, we know ; entl we do not deny that I
he has a right to participate with the landlord in this in-i
crease of public wealth ; but that the lay impropriator has
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a right not only to the increase resulting from the gross
augmentation of the rental, but also to an additional
increase resulting front an augmentation of hie rate of
Tithe from Is. to 2s. 9d. in the pound, we do positively
deny. It never can have been intended by any Parliament
that ever sat at Westminster, that the rate of Tithe should
depend en :be forbeatanee or discretion of the impro-
priator, be be lay or clerical ; and we arc sure, that if it
should be found, which we do not anticipate, that the!
tithe owners arc entitled to the full aunt of 2s. 9d. in the
pound on the rack-rental, that the Legislature will not
licsita:e a moment in interfering to correct an evil, which
never could have been foreseen by the original framers of
the Act under which these extravagant demands arc made.'
But it would be well for the lay impropriator of St. Bo-
telph's, before be drives the matter to extremities, to re-
flect a little as to the ground on which he stands. Will
the law warrant his proceedings? Let him bear in mind,
that on the fact of the enrolment of the decree his whole
case rests. Is it wise, before the door of conciliation and
a ljustment be finally closed, to exasperate the parishioners,
and comp.l than to try a questien, the decision of which
in all probability will have him iu so different a situation?
Fur his own sake, not less than for the benefit of the pa-
rishioners, we would advise him maturely to consider the
following extract from Mr. Tyrwliqes argument on the
non-inrolment in Chancery of the Decree for Tithes in
London, in pursuance of Statute 37th Henry VIM:—

Countess Lieren arrived in town veterday, from the Earl and
Countess Cowper's scat. Pansengrr, Herts.
Lord St. Helens left town yesterday for the Msrquia of Exeter's
seat, Burleigh, Lincolnshire.
The Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Agar Ellis arrived in town yesterday,
from a visit to the Earl and Countess of Jersey, at their seat, Mid-
dleton Park, Oxfordshire.
The Hon. William Burrell bas left town for Paris.
TM Hon. Robert Leeson has left the St. James's Hotel, Jet-
royn-street, on a tour.
General M.Neill left Gould's Hotel, Jennyn-street, yesterday,
for Leamington, Warwickshire.
The Hon. George Rice has left town for Susie:.
Sir William and Lady M. Ogbender left Thomes's Hotel, Berke.
layatquare.
H yesterday, for the Duke of Geafton's seat, Euston
all. Thetford.
The Earl of Shannon left the London Hotel, Albemarle-street,
yesterday, for his sane, :Bilden Hall. Suffolk.
Mrs. Rice and family have left the l'ulteney Hotel, Albemarle.
,stmt, for Staffordshire.l
The lion. Mrs. Childers and family left town yesterday for
• Brighton.
Lady Ileathcote has left town for Ilam House, Surrey.
Lord George Bentinek has left town for Salthill.
The Earl and Countess Caledon arrived on Monday at the Earl
of Hardwick's, in St. James's-square, from their scat near Tun.
bridge.
Colonel Robinson left town yesterday for Paris.
Arrivals at Bates Hotel, Dover-street s—sir Robert O'Cal-
laghan, Bart. ; Earl of Lismore ; and Sir Edward Deering and
O. Deering, Esq.
Arrivals at Blake's Hotel. Jermyn-street :—Philip Davies
Cook, Esq., from his seat in Wales; and Lieutenant Ward, R.N.,
from Canterbury.
Anivals at the Union Hold, Corkspur-street r—The lion. Mr.
Ponsonhv, front Windsor; Litmt—Col. Money, from Leamington;
Mr. Bathieley, from Norwich; Mr. Campbell and Mr. Frederick
Bradburne, from Brighton and the Rev. Mr. C. Pearce, from
()afore!. Departures front ditto:—Lend Byron. for Portsmouth;
Captain Ashworth. for Brighton ; Her. Mr. S. Pole, few Ports-
mouth ' • Griffith, Esq., for Southampton ; Mrs. Dorset Fel-
loxes, for Bath ; the Rer.llr. Blacken and Capt. 11. Bennett,
fur Cambridge.
Arrivals at Long's lintel, Bond-itrect :—Col. Cope and John
Stourton, Esq. front Amsterdam ; (01. Lynes, front Guernsey ;
and J. Rocbforil, Esq., from Brighton. Departures trout ditto :
air Wet:. O'Neill, for Windsor.

, The Duke of York is gone, not to Newcastle, as has
been erroneously stated, but to Sudburo, near Wood-
bridge, Suffolk, the seat of the Marquis of Hertford.
Earl Bathurst came to town yesterday morning, for the
first time these three weeks, and transacted business at the
Colonial Office, in Downing-street.
The Right Hon. G. Canning [[aimed through Wolver-
hampton on Monday looming, on his way to Ireland.
e Mr. CA NNI No.—Liaturday having been fixed for the de-
parture of this distinguished Statesman from Gloucester
Lodge for Ireland, his arrival in this country was confi-
dently expected yesterday. lie has not yet reeched our
shores, however, but the next packet will, probably, bring
him to Dublin, where he will certainly experience a vett!
cordial welcome. The Corporation mean to present an ad-
; dress to him, and he will he solicited to attend the inaugu-
ration Dinner of the new Lord Mayor, at the Mansion
House. A Grand Dinner by the citizens at large is also
spoken of. —Dublin Freeman's Journal ur Tuesday.
• Itlr.Canning, it is said, will visit the Earl of Clanricarde,
at his seat in the county of Galway.—Dublin P,:pe r.
The remains of Viscount Hampden are to be removed
Ws day from his residence, Berkeley-square, for inter-
ment, in the family vault, Glynde Hall, Sussex.
Lord Eardley, who has been for some time much indis-
I posed at his seat, Belvidere, is getting better.
The Vice-Chancellor is rapidly recovering since the wca-
Vier has become cool. Ills constitution must have been
uncommonly good to enable hien to have borne up against
the extremely warm weather immediately after the opera-
tion was perfonoed by Sir Astley Cooper, but he was not
considered at any time in danger.
The raitc of the King cod Queen of the Sandwich Islands
have protracted their stay until Monday. when they will
take their departure, accompanied by two English artisans,
and a man-servant for the Governor. Such is the spirit of
adventure.
Ma. Baoec teast.—A paragraph having appeared in se:-
yeral newspapers regarding the place of this gentleman a
birth, which, though containing some t-utit, is in the ma-
terial fart erroneous, we have been induced to make parti-
cular Inquiry, and we find that Mr.thougham was born in
the house, No. 21, St. Andrew's-N.l=e, New Town, in
this -city, on the 19th Sept. 177 n. from Mr. Brougham's
family being English, it is generally supposed he was born
in the north of England, but Edinburgh has unquestionably
the honour of having given birth to this great statesman
and eloquent advocate.—Culedualan Mercury.
Lind Duncannon has reduced the rents on all such lands
as were considered too high, to an equitable value. He has
remitted one half the arrears due by his tenants, and ex-
tended the time of payment for the other half, to be dis-'
charged by instalments in five, seven, and eight years ! !!
His Lordship has cancelled all the arrears due by his poor
tenantry.—lrish Fairer.
Miss M. Tree is playing at Liverpool.
Mr. Crompton, of Wood End, having been encouraged
by a very large majority of the Corporate Body, to offer
himself at the next General Election, as a candidate to
represent this Borough in Parliament, arrived here on the
7th instant, and proceeded on the nth and two followitig
tilos to canvass the resident Burgesses. We are informed
that such a cordial reception was given to Mr. Crompton
on this occasion, as could scarcely have been exceeded by
any thing short of absolute unanimity.—Derby Mercury.
Duet. Ps EV ENT E D.—Early on Monday morning, as a
gallant naval officer, resident in this city, and a most re-
spectable gentleman who lives in the neighbourhood, were
'Toe:riling to Lugg Meadow, to settle an affleir of honour, a
police officer very unexpectedly made his appearance, and
c'a4ned the Captain as his prisoner, who was bound over
to keep the peace for five years. The other gentleman, on
i seeing the police officer, drove off with his second in his gig,
I to the disappointincnt of the conservator of the peace.—
Herefierd Journd.
The front of the new Treasury, in Parliament-street, is
tobe adorned with voluted pillars.
The Archery Society of Needwood Foresters held their
third meeting for the season on Friday the loth instant, at
1
the seat of T. K. Hall, Esq. who had invited a numerous
company of friends on the occasion.
Scarborough is at this period extremely gay, and quite
full: it has not experienced so brilliant a season for several
summers.
The visitors to the Lakes have been very numerous this
season ; the inns and lodging houses at Keswick and Am-
bleaide continue well filled.
The south bank of the Thames, near Waterloo Bridge,
will shortly be cleared of no less than fifty old houses,
which are Dow pulling down. The narrow dirty passage
along the batik to Pedlar's Acre and Westminster Bridge,
c died Narrow Wall, will be opened by the removal of the
shove obstructions, and rendered more commodious to pas-
I sengets. It is now called Ilelvidera-road.
On Wednesday last, in the forenoon, large flakes of snow
fell upon Mahlon, year Exeter.
Last week a partridge was shot near Wigton, in the
gizzard of which was found a sewing needle one inch and
, a quarter lung. The needle is a little rusty.
A encumber was lately brought from Wedmore to Brielo-
water market, which measured Three fi's't six inches in
lentil, and per inches am: a Icu4' in girth.
It is in contemplation to erect a ele.tin bridge over the
Tyne, between North and South Shields.
The whole of the shares for the iron rail-way between
Liverpool and Manchester have been subscribed for ; and
Mercantile letters received from ('adiz of the 29e1 it is expected they will shortly sell et a considerable pre-
Atottoa, state that trade in British manufactured goods mitten. It is supposed that tine expectation of the epeedy
was in a state of complete stagnation, on account of the prosecution of this 'embroiling bate caused the recent rise
quantity of French manufactures which had been intro- in the price of iron.-117eiterutuen Guaette.
dewed, free of all duty. The French Authorities have ASs sonem: Wry sess.—At the Chester Assizes, h. a
also lately been the means of stopping the trade from case about the. title to a strip of ground of the value cf St
Newfoundland to Spain in fish, in which nearly 1..../ a-year, a Ulan named Samuel Mears was called as a witness
British vessels used to be employed : the duties lately im- te prove the trespass, and his master had drilled him to
posed are prohibitory. recollect the day, which be had told him was the Ist of
Extract of a Liter, elated Liverpool. Sept. t 1 :—" I April, and cautioned him that uo one made a fool of hien ;
have this day seen Captain Leech, of the bri,t Jane, totally saying, he must recollect the day, or they would make a
wrecked at Sacrificio, who inferno' toe that leis Majesty's fool of him. Mr. Jones questioned him as to the number
ship Partition had captured a schooner, leaving the brig of days in September, in April, in March, and in January,
Pilgrim% letter-lug on hoard, and a quantity of clothes, to all of which he replied, " I do not know," in a long
among nehich there were several shirts, with the initials of drawling sound, which he never altered. At last Mr. Jets-
Captain Wilson's name. She further states that the ('ap- tice Jet via asked him wheat month followed. "I do not
twin of the man-of-war told him that he had been informed know."—The Chief Justice wished to ask one question.
that the Shannon, Pilgrim, and another vessel, the nameof which was, " What day comes after tho Slat of March ?"
which he does not recollect, were all taken by the pirates, " Why, the SOtel to be soro." (A laugh.)—Mr. Spence at
their crews nemd.reil, and the vessels destroyed. These last, wishing to redeem Lint, thought he would put a pies-
are truly distressing accounts, bet I trust we elan soon hear, tion that lee could wet fail to answer correctly ; this was,
of an rod being put to these hatless desperadoes, others ise I " Is April fl,nl day at the beginniog of April ot the ?att. r
there Will be no aafety is those seas for shipping." • cid P.-so" Why, the latter ct.el to it sure.

" THAT NO SCCH ENROLMENT CAN NE VOITHD.—
On dna well.aacertained fact (ascertained by repeated searches not
only in our own but all preezding times) it will be only necessary
in this place to cite the high authority of the 4.luthent'c Edition
of the l.;tatutes of the Realm,' published by the King's Commis.
,rimier' of Public Records, under authority of Parliament. This is
I now become out real printed record of the Statutes, and the follow.
ing note is unmet! to the decree, as a standing Caveat against its
evidence.

F,diolition of the Statutes of the Reitim, printed by command
or this 314 jetty King George the Third, in pursuance of an
Address of the Bottle of Commons of Great Britain ; from
eritTinal rtcurds and authentic manuscripts, volume the third,
It:17.
Note upon the decree, pursuant to the Statute of 37th Henry the
Eighth, e. 1., p.

•• This decree is not inserted in the earliest printed copies of the I
Statutes of this sear.—lt does not ttrm part of the Act as entered
on the errolinent of the Statute in Chancery, nor has it been found
in any wive enrolled in Chancery, nor is it now ani.exed to the ori.
gins! Act ',reserved in the Parliament Office. It appeared in the
Alphabetical Collection of the Sottutes, printed under the name of
Rutsll, so early as 1379, and being afterwards inserted in the col.
ection of Statutes edited by Patton in 16113,01ias been continued in
subsequent editions to the present time : it is now printed from an
entry in a register book of the Bishop of Londan, preserved in St.
Paul's Cathedral. Bow sea, A.D. 1339 to 1559, No. 139. fol. Cg,
immediately after an entry of the Act of Parliament to which i: re.
fees, by the Collor ing marginal note, • Deere's. inierposilu. in.
Nits. neins From the copy of an indorsement on
the Decree, also entered in the same register, it appears that
the Ikeree, signed and awned, wan delivered on the 25111 of
tho day after the date thaeuf, to Bonner, then Bishop
of London, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Chancellor
Wziothesley, Wm. Lord St. John, Lord Russell, Earl Hertford,
and Viscount Lisle, whose signatures appear to the Decree; anti
that the Bishop, on the same 2.3:11 day of February. delivered it to
his Registrar, to be safely kept iu the Registry. The original in.
strument has not been found."