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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. IPN
HOUSE OF COMSIONS, SATURDAY, Jong
'nor took thy. Chair at slime o'clock.
Mr. VAt4SITTAKT MOvrii for lesve to bring in a
Bill to amend the Act of hot S.flill1(111 for the Wild.
ime of nrw ehntilies. The Iti..ht .11mi. Gentle.

man observed, the Bill lie now wished to bring in
wag not intended to make any alteration in the pro.
visions of the Act of twit Sersion, 'hut merely to
autlrorOe the issue of Eartiegiser Bill 4 to carry that
object into rffret, at 3 lusher rate nf interest.
Leave 11.'41 I:ivett. the Mil brought in, rend a
first, and ordered to tie read a FeCUtbd time On Wed.r
nesday next, and to be minted.
Theta/an Bill was read a 'emid time, and or.
tiered to be committed on Monday.

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THE BRIFI S H PRESS.

LONDON.
MONDAY. Juin' 14, 1819•

Paris Papers of Wednesday and Thursday last
have arrived at our Office. The official columns
of the Moaitear contain a copy of the law relating
to the Journals, which was enacted by the Legit,la-
tore of France during the present Session. This
law is expressed iu very plaits and succinct terms,
and consequently cannot fail of being perfectly in-
telligible to the plainest understandings. Indeed,
in this respect, the legislation of France-far excels
that of our own country, and if we were not too
vain of our merits, might teach us a very useful
lesson. It is imj►ossible. in reading one of our
modern statutes, not to smile at the perverse efforts
the legislator makes to obscure his meaning in a
maze of words; nor is it less an object of astonish-
ment how a Gentleman of good understanding and
cultivated mind, can, when he undertaker to em-
body the wishes of Parliament, choose to express
himself in language so uncouth, perplexed, and
barbarous, that it becomes a matter of no small
difficulty to discover his meaning; whereas, if he
were on his own account to give to the country the
benefit of his studies and reflections on any other
subject, no matter how intricate or abstruse, his
language would be precise and elegant, and bear
so just a relation to hie thoughts. that no doubt
could be entertained of their force and import. A
French statute is divided into articles or clauses,
each of which is couched in such terms as would be
Used in si accurate statement of any ordinary sub.
ject, and the commands of the Legislature are ad-
dressed to the people in the same language as they
are accustomed daily to read and hear, and which
is the familiar and custornstry channel of mental
communication.
The celebrated Marshal Bou,t•T arrived in Paris
on Wednesday evening. He seems to have loot no
time in taking advantage of the KING% clemency.
jt will be seen in our extracts from the Paria
Papers, that the navy of France is silently advance
ing to a very formidable condition. It consists al-
together of 1146 ships of war, among which are Mt
ships of the line and 010 frigates, and to these 11
ships of the line and four frigates, slow building,
will soon be added. In point of numbers this navy,
we believe, equals that which Great Britain has pow
in commission. We are far from wishing to excite
a jealous feeling in this country towards France,
but we would, from the facts now *toted, direct the
public mistd to the necessity of cultivatinA our
naval force its preference to a standing army, which
is at once dangerous to our civil institutions, and

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lOU eISICUISIeiI thus our navy, t„ of s fr o-
reign war, to lie of any eroenti,il service to this
country.
A certain General lletateu, who bed in the
year INI6 been condemned to death par contrmirt,
on a charge of basing #ll a nrecerlingyenr 1..0ed
a Proclamation at Nantes in favour of IiON 1•4 al E.
was again tried before a Council of War at
burg on the Stlo of tliis month. 11e admitted
having issued the Proclismati .. . but pleaded the
commAnfls of the Secretory :ft 'Wm AN 1,1% 0.14664'11.
tiOn• The plea 11,14.1 admitted, nod ilia foloter sen-
tence annulled. General MORAN° is fortunate iu
Roving been utile to take advafftage of the varying
temper of die times; for had lie been preseut in
1816, when the merits of his case ere under con-
sideration, there is little rause to doubt that his
plea of obedience to the %War Minister W4411(1 Hot
have been considered u justitication• of rebellion
against his actual Sovereign.
The budget is still the ssitiject of discussion in
the Chamber of Deputies.—The Five per Cents.
Are (i 7 1. 90 c. Houk Stock 1,515 f.

The Wasp, 18, Captain Cartstn, and Serapis,
convalescent ship, Lieutenant JAcasort. arrived at
Port Royal, Jamaica, on the Sib and 9th May :
the former sailed again for liavaunali. The
Iphigenia, Rear.Admirsl Sir Hosts POrHASit
Captain IlYps PARKER, sailed from l'ort Royal
on the 20th of April. [The American Papers
have stated his arrival at the Havanna!, with
two sail of the line, and I frigates 9
The Bans, Sapphire, Conflanee, and Beaver,
sailed front I'ort Royal at the beginniog of
April, upon various services. The 4handance,
fur St. Helena, and Erne, for the coast of Africa,
arrived at Madeira on the 13th ultimo. The
Spey, fisr the Mediterranean, arrived at Cad's on
the 14th ult. The Lee arrived in Charleston Roads
on the Ist of May, to claim three British seamen
(then in Charleston gaol) who bad been induced to
roer on board the pirate vessel Sir Thomas Hardy,
when that pirate plundered the Louisa.

A letter from Colombo, dated November 99,
says—" Upwards of SOO men and more than 30
officers fell victims to the climate, during our late
war with the Kandyans. Many men lost their
lives from the bites of leeches, which swarm in the
jungles; 25 men of she lads Madras regiment have
lost a leg each from the bite of this disagreeable and
troublesome little animal, which, in spite of every
precautioa, will make its way into your boots, or un-
der your clothes. whilst marching during the night.
Four of the State Prisoners (Chiefs in the rebellion)
were sentenced to die ; but lfappimpola and Ma-
able only have buffered. Their beads were
struck off by two blows; their behaviour was manly
and cool. The Governor (General 13nowtintoG)
having at length restored peace to the island, has
issued several Proclamations respecting the future
government oS.the Ka►►dyan territories; ; one of
which contains the following clause :
" It is also directed, that• oa nutria( the Hall of Audi.
care, every person shall wake olosieastre fa the POrfrod of
his Majesty, there essepentlei ; and as well there as iii soy
OW Courts of Justice to, the presiding Authority."

Oa Wednesday afternoon the Forth frigate,
Captain Sir Joni T. Louts, Bart. arrived at
Portsmouth from the North American station, last
from the Chesapeake, where (at Anapoli.) she em-
barked his Excellency the 4.ight HOW. CHARLES
BAGOT. who hod been about three years and a half
Ambassador to America, Mrs. Bogor and three
children, and Mr. Huctt•es, Private Secretary, who
landed on Thursday morning, under en appropriate
salute, and immediately set off for London.—Mr.
G. Arresoatts has been left at IYalliington, as
Charge d'Affaires, Witil a successor to Mr. Baoor
arrives out. Mr. BAGOT. we understand, has tilled
his important diplomatic situation with peat advan-
tage to Isis country, and most highly to the satis.
faction of the American Government and people,
who deeply regretted his departure from America.
We understand the Commissioners (British and

American) for ascertaining the boundary line, ex-
pect to end their labours in October. They ire
going on in the most satisfactory manner. In
most all the cases of difference of opinion. the
points in dispute were conceded in favour of
this country. The conduct of the American peo-
ple, of all geodes, at Washington and Anapolis, to
the officers and crew of the Forth, whilst she lay
in the Chesapeake (twtivc days), discovered the
most amicable and friendly disposition. Not a
day passed without invitations being sent off to
our Officers to attend at some public dinners or
entertainments, produced fur the occasion. The
United States' frigate Essex, Captain HENLEY,
and the Ositarie sloop of war, Captain BIDDLE,
were lying in the IChessitrOce. The Officers of the
Fora' gave a dinner to the Captains and Officers
of these vessels. The Essex was under orders to
take the American Ambassador (Mr. Gwatiatt), to
Rio Janeiro, and thence to ,proceed to the China
Seas, to cruise for two years. The object of her visit
to these seas was tinderstuoil to be more intended
for the exercise end experience of the Officers and
men, than Alf any snore important purpose.—
I Not less then two-thirds of the crew of the Essex
were 4lititilh seamen who had become American
subjects. by the weal form of legislative protection.
Pitting their snutwal frientlfy eibits louts 908

among. the crew of the Forth reeegnited a thipm.,te
it) ohnost every hoot which came alsoispo:t. (,)11
one occavitin of a boat's crew, convirtioß ra.l%e
men, seven of them diveortred their or.vitt.tl c'
racttr. The Ontario had just
sryturittd tom 'lv
South Sear, haring ttft N'alpiinsivo at tit re,rit
of Lord Cot uaANE on the 15th orient:ls t ,
tlity after his Lordship ditl. Iris Lord-Inp, it tt,s
supposed, was gone in pursuit of two tivisocis
:frigate', winch had sailed frrn;n I.ima for l'ocsto..
The Oratorio left the Chesapeake wills Lis
t.,41 the. 4th ult.) for Nut folk, to be paid .11; A
the American ships of war, us thee roof
from distact services, are paid off. Tic uluadm,-.
a remarkably fine new two-decked Alp, wirmql tor
our hundred and five guns, wars rittiti;z out st
U'ashinton, to rchtre the Wavhingisv, 74, now
in the Mediterranean. Commodore IZont:Esot, I:
prevent Presidect of the Admiralty ILtard, is 'is.
peeled to hoist his broad prudent in L.r, for th, t
station. 'llse Forth sailed yesterday for Deothst.",
to be paid off. She has been three ye.sr• mot shire
months in commisriou. The Active sailed lately isi
relieve her.

Petitions against the IVool Tax are tL
from all quarters iu the nissinfactutin.4
ioarticularly from the West Riding of Yorkstor,
Tiiat from Huddersfield consists of forty skit.% of
parchment, closely filled with signatures.
ters must he possessed of very imam, t inform s-
lim] of the state of those branches of trade iu tr
districts alluded to, affected by the propossd du,).
unless they imagine that their inherent vigour a..d
elasticity will increase in proportion to the pretture
laid upon them.--a principle certainly neither new
in theory or practice in the history of the present
Ministry.

The LORD CHANCELLOR. Viwun tit CASTLE-
REAGH, And the Vscr,Cltercer.toit, hod siiiiivsio-s
of the Patine REGENT Carttol House 3eo.
terday.
Barbadoes Papers are received to the 13th of
April. The 4th, sth, and yth regimen's, hail sr.
rived from Portsmouth, and mere to he Ntliii,4t.(l as
follows :-4tli at Grenada, Tobago, arid Tiiiiidal;
the sth at Antigua, St. Kitt's, awl Nlow•erre ;
the 9th at St. Vincent's, St. Lucia, and D.,noities.
The adviets Irons Trinidad are dated KO 9; they
mention that a body of Patriots. aiintoonoi; t.
1,400 men, had invested Curnsma on the 141.,1
and had succeeded iu trawling one of ilw
The Genera Congrear of Venezuela h td re-rircted
General Bot.rvrie Director of the Gob criwietit mud
Commander of the Independent force-.

Letters from Jamaica pf the 18th April stale,
that s,r G. kfsGoetrost had arrived at Ohl Provi-
dence, which, as our readers are 'already apprisrils
has been for some months-in the occupation of the
force under Commodore A nttlr. Preparations were
making for a disensharkation on the 1111111. Aa 1)014
JUAN ELIAS LOPEZ, formerly Governor of Car-
lingerie, accompanied Sir Gus:oua, it was the ge-
neral opinion that the expeditton would be, in the
first instance, directed against that city. A tteir's
cruisers had, a short time before the atrial of
M'GREGOIt, taken three Spanish seise's, one of
which was ladeu with provision!, including 1,500
quintets of salt beef, The bilander, the Friends„
had sailed for Old Providence, with about taelity
of M'GrigGett's followers, who had been left at Ja-
maica. The Friends had also on board a cargo of
becalm), and other provisions. It was calculetert
that the supplies already collected would be bah-
cient to Subsist the joint force of Aur.t and
/kl•Gaenos for five pundits. Their united squadron
consisted of ten vesiels, well armed, manumit, and
equipped, and more than an over-match for Soy
naval force posressed by the Spaisiartis in thoae sea,.
A passenger by the And/ Indiaman has brought
• series of Calcutta Papers to the 14th January,
from which we have made the following selections:
The rapine, Capt. Lusttsy, left the liougly uu
the Ist January, for Triticomalee ; the Bacchus,
Capt. ['Jamas, had brought to Calcutta four Ina
of dollars, front China, on account of the East
India Company; the Eden, Capt. Loco, had ar-
rived at Bombay from England. and smiled for Mi.
rersian Gulf, to protect the trade against the
Vehalsee pirates. The following shipping were in
the riser Iluogly (Calcutta) on the Ist of January :
Hon. Company's ships, 3 ; free traders. 25 ; couo-
try ships employed, 49 ; country ships tor Kile, or
wanting freight, it ; American imaila. 8; F.reach
ditto, fi ; Spanish. 1; Portuguese, 4 ; Danish, 1;
Arab, 23. Total, 141 ; tone, L 6.447.
• Letters received from the Bellette, Capt. cu.
PEI:BELL, dated A pail.s, state, that the we. at
Crooked Island, Bahamas, watching a piratical
which had lauded mime of tier crew on a 11'00-
booting island, and was shortly expected In return,
having made it a depot fur their plunder, in whicii
design they were seconded "by die waives, as th. y
came in for a share of the " cheair articles."
Letters received from the Lijiy, 40, Hon.
DUNCAN, state, that having cruised off the fl t-bt-
ern Woods, she was on her way to Jamaica mot
Vera Cruz, to bring 'reek to England.
The Larne, 20. rapttlin FODUEs, livid sail from
Portsmouth Portsmouth in a few days, fur the Halifsx station
and the Grasshopper, Captaiu Bucliatr, for tete"-
fouudlaird. The Myrmidon, Captain LEEEtt,
sail• from Plymouth, fur the Coast of Africa, uu
Thursday next.
The Borer, LIFIAPAINAIS, from Hoare for Nor
York and Baltimore, with passengers, was ward
into Weymouth on Sunday last, having beep 10. i
foul of by an East Indiatuan, shout ten leagues
abreast of that port. The Boxer lost In 4 main-
mast and the whale of her aft rigging, sails, aivi
yards, her larboard-quarter cut down to the water's
edge, and her rails and stoulielierms swept attar.
The wreck was obliged to be cut away to prevent
the Ails from going door'. The Captain's hroihrr
'went metboard wish the inaininisidonisl cab (Imam&
'nue RUM al the helm Pea asleep when the waa WOO
by Captain 111U11PMILAll and the poeseoger., ten
&Mounts before she ran foul of the Blatt. Mist
of the passengers in the Boxer were eiraigraLti f!Cirl
Portionuotti itudprisliboorliood. •

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ORIGINAL POETRY.

TO CORINNA,
will* Two gas is IN RETORT TOR OTC

Drat girl, while to please sae with biothares you try,
And with gifts of sae► frarawee present int ;
rwni pow presence tpol power 1 sever will fly,
or In win me attempt to parent ye.
Your own precious bract concealed in that rose,
A• a bad was man rarely intended;
For, beheld! in the ',whim there flowers disclose,
l owe captive hard wills Odes ►leaded.
Jane 11, 1819. HENRY.

FASHIONABLE NO rE. V ENTS.

Tar Earl CIPIIIIIIIIIB of Surrey and Smile leave tows
f..r their wet Worksop Manor. Notts.
r,cr. oat Northland aryl family. front Upper Ortwornor-
no 1. In hi. Lortialties seat, Dungannon Park. Ireland.
1,44 %Irlborsrue sad the Croasteoe Cowper left boo os
S..lerday,for Brisket,.
Mr soul l.oly Canalise lAatb left towq on &Way, for
Lockett Hill.