The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-05-30 00:00:00

THR MARQUIS OF HASTINGS.

Yesterday a G.weral Meeting of the Proprietor, of the
East lades Cumuany was held at the India House, fur the
purpose of preeenting a Complimentary Address to (be Mar.
quis of Hastings, previous to his surrender of the *Adininie
median of India. At twelve' o'clock the Chairman took the
Chair, and after some preliminary business had bees gnus
through, he stated that that special meeting bad been cos--
wetted for the purpose of iiiibmittiug to the Court the vote of
thanks which the Court of Directors had weed should be
presented to the Moat Noble the Marquis of Hastings, Go.
"door-General of India, Knight attic Must Noble Order of
the Gaiter, eke. &e. &c.
The Secreiary then road 1110 Resolution, which was in sub.
stance as follows :
" Resolved—That this Court fully approving the seeded,
of the Marquis of Hailing., Governor-General of inilia,firo.
are anxious to place upon record their sincere regret that stay
ciresnaithencek should here occurred so induce him to ea
peril Ws &Vire to be relieved from the duties of his exalted
station ; and tide Conn are further •nzious, before the re.
tent of the Noble Marquis to Europe, to promulgate ihe
high upfision they entertain of the unrentittiire stained die.
tingoished ability with which he has administered the affairs
of British India during a piled of nine year., so honoue►
ably to himself, sail so beneficially to the diuresis of the
East India Campste."
The en AittuAN then observed, that it would reqeire
but very few °tweedier's' Gaon him upon the distinguished
diameter of the Marquis of Hamitic, to ensure an unanimity
ofispiniee with respect to the Resolution which had been
just read. The object of that vote was sod to approve of
any perticular act, bet to place upon record the opinion
which the Court•of Proprietors entertained of the general
merits .f that illustrious individual. It would tint then be
necessary to produce any stogie document, fur the history
• adinioestratioa of the Margins of Hastings was to be
fated lit every paper which he bad tranensitted to this coon-
try.—(Flear,bear.)—Tlte present was sot his Pest tins. for
the Court to be celled open to express their admiration of his
cwidoci. He had received their desks upon two I
occasions for the ability and talent with iirldeb he had con-
ducted the wars ageism the Nepalese and :delimitate to •
tomeeseful cooelosaws; and at a subsequent period he re-
ceived • pecuniary testimony of their favourable opinion of
his general services. The present vote, then, might be coo.
Aimed •. summary of his Lordship's administration, and
he
trusted a Resolution would be proposed by some Pro-
prietor and owned, unanimously In oecordauce with that
which bad been agreed to by the Court of Dieectors.—(Hear,
hear.)—The result of the adiniuistratioa of Lord Hewn',
was to be rimed in the general prosperity of ladle, and the
nuerishing couJitkin of its }loaners. It 'ode ohly thift morn-
ing he had received fires him • most able expose of the
&asocial slate of India, frum whieb the Company were
Oddly pet i• possession of a surplus of revenue above their
expenditure, amounting to • crore and a half of rupees.—
(Hear, hear. By the operation of one finitude' measure,
namely, the removal of the payment of interest from India
to England, a saving had been effected to the Company of
between ISO and 400,0001. per eneitm.—(Hear, hear.)—Be-
sides all this, the iallnence produced open the moral charac-
ter of India by the wise nelmihistration of the present
Gowernor.Gemeral, called for their wisimest approbation.
He hoped he had now said enough to coovioce the Court
that the vote of thanks armed to by the Court of Directors
was not more limn was weed by the meritorious savicell of
die Marquis of Hastings.—(Hear, hear.) •
Upon the motion of Mr. RAN, pLg JACICRON, the former
motes of thanks presented to the Margot' of Hasher, aud
'Alluded to by the Chalmette, were read.
Mr. JACKSON tbestddressed the Court. He said it was
Arouse funportetace thit the attention of the Court should
teealled to mu ne of the trailing points which distinguished
illfe adotosietration of the Martinis of Hastioge, ie order to
Induce them to give their hearty coecurreisee to she Result.-
dun which he meant to propose. The character of that
illustrious iud.vidual, as a brave, West, and enterprising
soldier, was seamed, known before hi. appointment to
the goveroosest of India, to justify the hopes that were then
enterisioed. But hie •lnust uoparalleled successes since
that period have far surpassed the moat sanguine expecte-
dons. Hr hoped that no individual would call upon the
Court in eater iniu minute details or radical it puiuts,when
they side assembled to consider the general merits of the
tithmiaistratfon. The whole government of the Noble Mar.
gem, both in condoettug the wars ou which they were to-
gaged, aud bib wisdom in at:Emends( theif possessions, de.
mauled their warmest approbation. And he would du
homage to the man who would boldly stand up tad bring
forward au acciimitioil spout the general conduct of bit ad.
ministration, it he had information enough to 'rapport it.
But ib that case be should expect the ordinary privilege of a
reply.—(Hear, bear.)—lt was not merely upon the immediate
advantages the Company derived from the wise administra-
tion of the Noble Marquis that he founded his approbation
of his conduct : for he should consider the aggrandizement
of territory worthless aud unhallowed if unaccompsuied by
the happiuma of the inhabitants. And they had the strongest
proofs of the disposition of the GovtroodGeneral to accom-
plish that object, by appointing Mr. Elphiustone Governor of
Bombay, and Sir Juhti Malcolm to examine and report upon
lbe condition of the ceded provinces; and it most be a sub.
ject of great exeltatiuo to all who heard him, that these pro-
duds wire now aniougat the happiest portions of the Bri-
. doh subjects.—(Hear, hear.)—He should tent detain the
Court luoger, but should conclude by aubmittiwg a motion
entbudyisig the preceding vote, with a view to establish one
perfect whole. The Hon. Gentlemea then proposed a Re-
solution to this effect :
" Resolved—That this,Court do fully concur in the senti-
ments of admiration fur time zeal and ability with which the
Moguls of Hastings has administered the affairs of India
during a period of nine years, expressed in the vote of thanks
air tea to by the Court of Directors, as well as in the Heso.
lotions of this Court of February and March, 1179: mot
this Cuert du pinicipate is. the sincere regret of the Court
of Directors that any circumstances should have ioduc.
eel the Noble Marquis to express a wish to be relieved from
the duties of his exalted station ; and that the Directors be
Mistreated to cunvey to the Noble Marquis front this Court
the expression of their sibfeigned admiiatiou, gratitude, and
respect.."—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. NOEL said be folly acquiesced in every sentiment
which had beets uttered in praise of the Marquis of Has-
tings" and lie begged to round she motion.
The Hun. D. KINNAIRD said, the time had at length
arrived when the Court of Directors had thought fit to dill
upon the Court of Proprietors so express their opinion us
the civil administration of the Meiquis of Hastings. They
were summoned to join in their expressions of grief and re-
gret, and in order that it might be promulgated in India
before the Marquis of Hastings should hsve quitted those
shores. If the Directors believed that, at this time of day,
a comment from the East India Company on any persons in
authority would be receivederith au undiecriminating reve-
rence which wails not on the judgment, be would take
leave to tell them they were • trailer of a century in ar.
rear of the intellect of the rest of the community. He
thoreht she present vole ill tinted, and hid before called
opus the Directors for the purpose of retaining their thanks
to she Noble Marquis, and he was did' sold they had no
documents justify such a rote—but were there any now
before the Court? Not one; but • resolution was got olls
•pparently.on the spur of the occasion, to meet the 'Marquis
of Hammes " befurs' his return from India; but if, instead
of " before," the word had been " because," it seemed to
host that it would havoexpresited the sentiments more truly.
Bus should these cull regrets mid tardy thanks be fa•
soured by the winds, mid oleo the Morellos of Hall
digs on his eastern throne, they would be lost amidst
the Diocesec sighs and regrets of the population fur oboe be

The Hon. DOUGLAS EINNAIRD and the Hon. Colo-
eel STANHOPE explained.
Mr. LOWNDES, is reply to what had fallen from the
Honourable Colonel Stanhope, doubted whether the freedom
of
the press in Europe fur the last thirty years had at all
contributed to the virtue of Europe: of this he was pretty
sere, that if Mr. Buckingham had heed is Fraser, the aim
den Richard the. Third would have said at otter--" Off with
►is ►ead."—(A laugh.)—He ■greed with Mr. Hume, that it
would ha►e bees better bad they had the documents before
they gave their thanks to the Noble Marquis ; but he thought
the ohne well chosen (at the close of the Noble Marquis's
achniuistratiou), and the day also, being royal oak day, and
their juiciest' in India had been protected by the royal oak;
the 29th of May was therefore a my fitting day on which to
express their gratitude.
Sir JOHN DOYLE said, when the question fur a money
grant was before the Court, he abstained from entering
into the discuseue, bemuses as 14 was knows he was ho-
noured with the frieudship of the Noble Marquis, he thought
it would nut be delicate to enter into that, debate. The
candid and eloquent statements of the Honourable and
Learned Gentleman who moved the resolutions, and the other
Honnursble Proprietor (Mr. Douglas Kinnaird) had ex-
hausted and anticipated every thing that could be said
spoil 'the 'object now before Our Court, sod lie must be
accused of very bad taste who by • repetition should
mar their effect. Brilliaut as had been the successes of Lord
Hastings, they were nothing more then were expected from
him by every one who had served uuder him. He spoke this
nut Guns •ague report but from his own experience, having
served wilder him on his personal shift iu several parts of
the world. The Honourable Proprietor (Jr. Home), though
he commenced by complimenting the Noble Marquis, had
qualified his ettloglum with such frequent repetition of that
lll.ownened mntto•yllable •• list," as completely to neutralize
his praise. Its one respect he agreed with that Hon. Gentle-
matt in wishing fur the production of papers, as all he wished
.was the fullest infoiniatiou. Whet, the Hos. Geetleman
got his intelligence front he did nut retina to inquire, whe-
ther from discarded desks or Gum the printer's devil at Cal-
cutta; hut he would much rather (sod he meant no virtue*
to the Hun. Gesileniau in saying so) rely us the intelligence
of the teenty-feur gentlemen who had the direction of their
affairs. He did out expert any place in Indus, but spoke
from his conviction of the high character of those Honour.
able Gentlemen. Blouse was attempted to he imputed to
the Merquis of Hattie's fur not having curled farther his
reforms iu the administratios of justice, but ea suoual state-

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Ikea.aibt is kisgreoort of Directors, end bta•sivit soy.
badlabottrei. Ose of the mieeitiospaeonseAnesem o, Ana ligios.
illirlollOpplied Ili thew. The expellees sod delays Is Itgal
lout keeping is abeyance the thanksW the Court of Proprie.
tors was, that the Noble Maoris was pot rattled% an *detest. proceedirwliad'boist stated as grievanew,and steel limp ebbs.
to entreat his to continuo the benefits of his adnsioilleWion bat Genelfolossollseir lordly go so for at firdia to learns there
to India. Tim Honourable Propel/um proceeded to ealogise weed together tied &hoe is low-sults.• That and nob.
the political talents of the Noble Marro; and be coateaded joei of lbo pets ... bi.,,,,ch, forward ier
acceselio bee,
that ou the former °amitosis abwriblithaaki of thin t Qtofrt_ iiittlig oissovomessoilow of the Noble Mallets. '(Sir
and of the House of Common were given to him, in, his John Doyle) hat iiirvi-ye been the warmest advocate for' the
military charaettr of Commander.in.Cbief, they wes'eArel•-• freedom of the prom, but be should not have SO ("trimmed
mud and ought to have been bellowed up him in his civil himself if it were supposed that freedom was to hove too limit
capacity of Governor General of Todia,-and I. protested or rearrsiiii. Of Me Buckingham be lined natfiliff per.
spinet that hypocritical political cant which seemed to him sooolly ; be was now on his trial, and be wished him well
to have given rise to that course of proceeding. The Hon. throng% it.
Member concluded by eulogising the conduct of the Noble ' Mr. HUME explained, and protested spinal the VaaellF
Marquis in the reforms he had introduced in the admioirtra- I sloe which the last speaker lead drawn, that he imended to
thin of Justice, and by the formation of Menet institutions, insimiate blame against the Noble Marquis.
fur the purposes of education. The freedom of the peer A Proorietur hoped that a fort inquiry would take place
be had purposely omitted to notice, as he knew an Hon. l as to the reforms in the admiiistradon of justice, wilted be
Friend of his would du more justice lb that topic than be was pentsaded it would be flowed that Neither the Martodigar
could. Hastings ant the Government bad neglected it. He preferred
The Hon. Colonel STANHOPE cordially agreed in the the vote of the Court of Directors to the revolution brought
Ibribeir which had been bestowed on the administration of forward by the Hoo. and Leonard Gentleman (Mr. Haudlt
Lard Hosting'. Hu military admiaistation had been so well i Jackson). and bore lestimooy to the uowearled seal of the
Ideserlbed and appreciated by the Honourable and famine,' i Noble Marquis.
Gentleman who moved the Resolution; that he (Colonel Mr. RANDLE JACKSON replied.
.Stanhope) would sot dwell upon it; yet he could not for. The CHAlRMANeub•wored am the words•".hypocritioal
bear to give his tribute of praise to the iseproveinent political emit" made use of byes Hoe. Proprietor, mid nid
'of the discipline of our army there—to the appointment if it applied to the Court of Directors, on their parts be re-
of native interpreters—to his wropulote administration palled the charge with indignation.
Of military justice, by attending rigidly to the•procced. Mr. DOUGLAS KINNAIRD explained.
lugs of Courts Martial—and to his humane wire is pre. The HOC Colonel Stanirope's amendment pot having bees
venting the plunder of the p re. One• of the re- seconded, Mr. Rauille Jsckson's Resolutions were then pat
snits of thioimproved discipline herald not forbear to men. I and carried unanimously, cod at sia o'clock the Court ad.
lion : the 4th regiineot of native filadras cavalry. commanded jemmied.
by Culotte! Lusitinetun, bad (however incredible it might 1
appear) permed a Ptudaree corps seventy miles in one day,
and had beaten them at the end of such a mtrch. He spoke
with pleasure to these gallant deeds of his brother soldiers,
however inimical lie wail, a standing army in tioseof peace.
He had suffered deprivation of rank for his opinions ow reli-
(ions freedom in Ireland, and for thesseslntennisee of the li-
berty of the press in India, but that should ni:ver prevent him
from expressing his grimmeste without restraint. The Hoe.
Proprietor proceeded to panegyrise the coodoet of the Go.
Reno, General fur the attention be had bestowed on the esta-
blishments for education ; and above all, for his establish.
lbeat of a free press, under whose influence the Hindou
Serporstition, the growth of thirty eantories, with its long
train of abases, with its 48,0110 prophets and millions of
Gbds, would graduallj'irease to mist. The abuses of Popery
Mich had generated a sort of Pagao Christianity lit
Europe pro way to the potent. influence of the pews at the
Hose of the Reforantion, and though it might be witting
superatition of the Hinitoos was more I•vetorote Mom she
superstition of Europe at-that time, yet allowing it to be so,
the lofluenee of the press and' the light of •ther ego was
rester is proportion. The Hon. Proprietor then read Nom
several documents to skew that the Marquis of Hastier was
Ihe Aral Governor General of ledia who promoted education
there ou a great scale. It was amused that the Marquis
of Hastiogs had broken in upon the freedom of
the press by his eunJnct to an individual named Bucking.
ham. He would not condescend to excuse Lord Hastings
era the ground of the indiecretion of that individual, nor of
the practice of other Governors-General. Lord Heather had
been @reused of bringing a criminal information against this
person, and in so doing be had bat exercised a power to
which every man who wrote for the press its England was
object, and It could scarcely be pretended that what Gil-
bert Wakefield, Sir Franc a Burdett, and other distinguished
persons had been liable to in England, Mr. Bueldughaas
should be exempt from in Hindostan. The Hon. Proprietor
concluded by moving two additional Resolutions, express.
lug the gratitude of the Court of Proprietors to the Gower.
our-Geueral for lim attention to the tate eeeee of education,
mod for the establishmeot of a free press in India.
Mr. HUME, is reply to what bad fallen froin kis Honour-
able Friend.(Mr. Douglas Kianaird), justified the language
which Mr. Canning bed used in moving the thanks of the
Houma Commons to the Marquis of Hastings in 1819. lie
IMO lintllal, tbrir thanks to his conduct as Commander:lu.
II OK as it was (Indy impossible to call upon the House for '
sarty. vote on the policy of the war, as they bad no documoots
before them on which they could form a judgment. any More
hest the Court of Proprietors *oat hail, anasite. iligretre
mensidered the Resolution asp 4 all !km was *emery.
He should be valise to root for the resolution'on that pct
tbat the Court of Directors had come to as bubbillll/11b bale
aro the snhject, and he therefore supposed t y moot have
documents is their possession which jusiii it. With re-
je
erect to the improvement in thus at pe ' resource; sa
Mated by the Hon. Chairman, he did not grearrid his appro.
helium on that, for improvement of revit&e be thought a
secoodary consideration ; though, as far as Ise could judge
from documents laid before the House of Cumulous, that
statement was not borne out. lo 1813 the debt was
29,000,0001. sterling; in 1831 it was 39,000,0001., an in-
crease of 9,000,0001. As to the revenue in 1813, it amount-
ed to 17.2157,0001. leaving a net surplus revenue, afire
deducting interest of debt and all charges, of 1,830,0001.
Is 1819 the revenue amounted to 'onetime millions,
being an increase of Iwo millions; but then the ex-
penses bore no proportion, and the result was, that in
1819 there was nu surplus , but b net summit charge
of 285,9001.; which, added to the surplus revenue is 1813,
made a difference of 2,095,000/. If, therefore, the increase
now spoken of aeon, from the alterartua in the mode of
paying the interest, the ee war out un so good a [Dut-
hie as in 1813. He regretted that the Noble Marquis had
commented by threatening Mr. Burkiugham' and had not
proceeded legally at once. He also regretted that some of
the dell servants of the Company had made themselves par-
tied tame to an abomiusble newspaper called the John Dalt
He Concluded by eapreming his hope that the successor of
the Noble Marquis would avail himself of the very few errors
(and they were &over thou bad bees brought agaioat any
former Governor General), and take care to avoid them.

THE DUKE (IF BEDFORD.

We nn Tuesday noticed the arrival of the Duke
of Bedford and family at Endaleigh Cottage, his
seat on the hanks of the Tamer, where he was
waited upon by a Deputation from Tavistock, with
■ congratulatory address upon the happy termina-
tion of the late difference with another Noble Peer.
The following to a copy of the Addreu and of the
speeches which (allowed:—

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"IMI LORD Deign—We, the Portretve and inhabitants
of the town of Tavistork and its vicinity, humbly beg leave
to express our happiness (1111 vont arrival in Devonshire, and
to testify our lively and heartfelt satisfaction in basing ibis
opportunity afforded us of congratulating your Grace, your
Noble retail'', consellons, and the kingdom at huge, on
your late happy escape from Willey. We trust that the
hoed of Providence will continue to be exteeeirel to protegee a
life of so much worth, and that it may be loug preserved in
health and safety."
Another Gentleman then addressed his Grace to
the following effect :
" That most cordially concurring in the sentiments just
delivered by the worthy Purtreeve, they felt called upon to
add, that, valuable as his Grace's life was to ell around him,
and estimable as his character might be in private life, It was
on account of its poi& lucidness that they principally
came to join on that °crams in a tribute of respect
which, he was convinced, every individual theft present
concurred in. Alluding to his Grace's public conduct, he
begged leave to express their high gratifieation that the life
of so diatiugnished an advocate of the people had been spared ;
and respectfully to assure him, that they felt the highest ad-
miration of his Grace's political conduct, on all occasions
connected with the rights, the liberties, sad the liappieese of
the People of Etightsd ;. sod to present their sincere thanks
for his unwearied exertiona as a Peer of the Realm, in sup.
pinta( the real interests of the nation, and the privileges
of the people."
His Grace then spoke as follows

" Mi. Portreere and Gentlemen--1 And it difilcall to ea-
ves. how moth and how deeply I feel the volifylng mark. of
.atteatio• you have 'hewn me this day. Various events may
occur is the vicissitudes of human life, attended with such
panful circumstances, that • man may be induced to act is
a manner which is contrary to the dictates of his better
jadgmeat in cooler moments. Being asfortariatety placed
is such a 'knows, I hope 1 conducted myself us a wan of
honour, and the circumstances of thecase will, I trust, justify
my conduct before onus, and render it eseasable eves be the
sight of Gud. My lifz le is. the band of God—it has been pre.
served ;lowa the preservaticia of it to the goodness oleo over.
rolling Providence; if it has ever been of value to you, and to
any mollify, I trust it will still be devoted, as it has always bees
to the promotion of its twat interests. Is rehrence to the us-
fortunate event which has recently oecispied the attoation of
the public, it is my wish to obliterate it entirely and fur ever
from my mind, exeeptiag that I shall, to the end of my life,
preserveo grateful remiwihr•iree of she kiadaess it has called
forth; tad the proof you have given of it in year el:migrate-
lotions this day; and I flatter myself that 1 shall retain that
place iniyour estimation, to which you have just so kindly
assured me my public conduct has entitled me; and which
1 shall nut fuifeit by shrinking hum the discharge of those
duties which I am called upon to perform. Gelatlemea,l
shall always entertain the highest respect for thew otho have
with so much kindless expressed • solicitude for my wel-
fare; but grateful as it is to my feeliags, I hope • similar oc-
casion so that which has produced those expressions will no.
ver again be brought under your notice."
The Noble Duke delivered this reply with
that feeling and dignity which, added to the
interesting situation in which he stood., with
two of the younger branches of his family,
Lord Wriothealey and Lord Charlet Russell,
by his side, that it drew tears from the eyes of
some, and affected the hearts of all present. After
his Grace hod concluded, he politely invited the
party to partake of refreshment., and they were
inhered into the hall, where an elegant cold colla-
tion was served up, at which. he Kesided. The
Noble Duke shortly afterwards took his leave, said
the company, after viewing the pleaaere grounds
end romantic beauties around them, departed,
highly gratified with their hospitable reception, and
the politeness and urbanity of the Noble Family at

BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH
AN MAGAZINE, Number LXIY. will be publisbcd ow
FRIDAY MORNING (To worruw).
Slraad, Wedueislay, Nay 29.

'171:11g BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON.
THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1822.

The price of tea has risen in consequence of the
suspension of the China trade. This may account
for the extraordinary importance attached to the
unfortunate affair of which it is the result. Among
eirdmed nations an accidental rencontre, attended
with the la** of two or three lives. would nut
threaten the destruction of their friendly relations.
It would seem, however, that in the case of violent
death, the Chinese acknowledge no distinction.
The doctrines of manslaughter, justifiable homicide,
Asc. all those niceties of the English law are un-
known to them ; and y case of violent death
by the hands of • foreigner is to be tressed and
punished as wilful murder. This was the law lately

ANN At to a poor American sailor. A pot est
rttelPhilliouarivriboalinersde
*boyaltahne
wuansfonkuililiedate, masaan,
ibier ktji
opi4eofk the offence with his life. The fate
Jose man is as much to be pitied as
ifirdliker who delivered him up a sacrifice to his
enemies
-is to be detested and despised. This des-
' rarely condlict of We triteriCattsi no doubt, en,•
couraged the Chinese to ekpeet alike sabserviencv
from- the villas* emptsin of the Toper. but
we rejoita th Awe *kV very different success.
!reetd birve been *Nil stein Open the British
tiaiy had Captain Ricm"iteltim yielded to the bar-
barons elemknd. It they be said that in our com-
merce alth China all due deferenct thould be thee:,
to the habits and prejudices of the people. Thit
may be a very good rule among civilised n--
tions, hut we cited a case yesterday from Anion's
Voyage to prove that England never shoved tint
complaisance to the barbarous habits and prtjo.
dices of Chino. k wet reserved for America to
offer up this merit/ye to-commercial Isere in than.
dotting its unfortunate seaman to Chinese arruganc,
and prejudice. We regret, but are not sarpried
at it. The Americans now drive a moat sae_
central trade with Chins. It was through the
American Papers we first received en account of
the fracas «Mt the repose ; and, we doubt not,
enlllll3eftiel speculation ham found it as useful then
as it is felt in the London markets. It happen,
however, misfortunately fir American rivalry, that
otir money entt OWf thoolifortures may be had direct
Goo thus country os more ativantsgeous terms
than through the oserlivoiof America, sod is those
monies and manufacturee thus supplied to China
are much more valuable to it than itr tea is to us,
there is no great reason to apprehend that the just
and humane conduct of the gallant Captain of the
Topaze has produced' permanent rupture between ,
the two countries.

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We have received New York Papers to the sth
instant, containing the Protest of the Spanish
Minister against the recognition of the Indepen-
dence of the Spanish South American States, and
the reply of the American Government. The Spa-
nish Minister, Don JOAQUIN Ds ANDUAGA, talks
in his Protest of the many kind and friendly services
rendered by Spain so the United States, sod
charges them with ingratitude in taking a step ad-
True to the interests of his Colliary. What a pre-
cious simpleton this self-same Dim JOAQUIN most
he! The words " gratitude," end',, ingrittt ude," we
thought were unknown in the modern political vo-
cabulary. The strong and eirngetic terms in which
this measure was originally recommended iu the
Message of the Plant:lt:sr of the United Sate►.
bespoke its warm reception by the Legislature. It
is already known that in a fall House of Re-
presentatives it encountered only the opposi-
tion of a solitary Meal* and that even he
was not allowed to record Isis negotivo upon its
Journals. Its reception in the Senite was not
less favourable. On the 29th ult. the question was
discussed in that assembly, wl►en an amendment,
reported by the Committee of Foreign Relatio:
for increasing the sum to be employed in carry; ir
the measure iuto effect, from 100,000,000 doll .a to
110,000,000, was negatived. Another amendment,
providing that no money should be drawn from the
Treasury until the President was fully satisfied the
proceeding would not interrupt the friendly relations
of the United States, was also r. egstived. Other
amendments shared the same fate, but no objection*
were urged to the principle of the Bill, which wu
finally ordered to be read a third time. Indeed.
without giving the United States of America credit
for extraordinary love of liberty, we could not have
anticipated a different result. There is no solid
and substantial difference between their own
case with relation to their separation from Eog-
Isml, and the case of the Southern States of
America with regard to Old Spain. Don JOA.
Quin affects to see a difference, but it exists only
in his imagination. Besides, the United States
expect to derive great advantages from this prompt
recognition of the independence of the Southern
Stones, and that is an argument not to be resisted
by a commercial people.

On Sunday Mr. FINESaY, the extra messenger,
arrived in town with dispatches from Vienna.
Yesterday a Court of Directors was WI; at tl e
Emit India House, when the following eiNßlXonder•
took leave of the Court, previous to dekartiuu i, r
their respective destinations, vit. Captain GEOtt.:l
MASON. ship Warren Hastings: Capt. WILLI
ADASISON. Winelrelsea and Capt. ShiltrlL LvCa.,
Dursetshire—fur Bengal. direest.
The under-mentioned But India Cotapsa)",
ships arrived at the Cane as fellows
Earl Baleasras, 26th February; Winne Paidie, Ist
Itlereh ; Timms Coons, dtb ditto; and Sir David Scott,
11th ditto.
The Earl Relearns pros-retied on her monists Indio on
the 10th of March, and the Thomas Comas an the rith.
The William Penh. and the Sir David Scott were urethra
in stew days.
The Marquees+' also outward bound, seriveslst 64. licks'
on the 23d Starch.

The man who was shot daring the riot is Peter-
street, Westminster, on Monday night, war con-
onlered last evening by the medical gentlemen at
Westminster Huopital to be in an extremely don-
ecrotis condition. lie was not expected to lire
twenty-foor hours. We understand that be his
stAiertcd that he was shot by a police officer, and
not by oue of the timers from a window, as I"'
stated.

• -
FASHIONABLE MOVEMENT'S.

The Marchlutenist 'Salisbury, trimmed to town yesterdar,
free Hatfield, also Viscount and Vlsosustess Crssborne.
Visceral and Vise-owner Newsy are arrived se the CALM-
&a Hold, Lined street, from their seat in Berks. Asia
Usti, Esq. has 'ell ditto for his seat is Yorkshire.
Lady G. Hazen( tort Miss Magma have arrived at this'
Duke of Burkiugham's, is Iliail.msll, from their seat it
Burks.
Arrivals at the Claremont Hotel, Bond.slreet :—Sir Thomas
sod Lady ilsorwr truth a thine; Melissa Eaters, Esq. from •
hi lest in Shropshire; M. Murray, Esq. from Yarmouth.
Departures :—Sir Edward and Lady Bellew on • tour;
Colonel aid Wm. Mrmitton, f.,r Psi It.place ; Mr. sad Mrs.
Dircitry un a tour; Mr. and Mr.. llitey aid family for their
rest sear Maidstone; mid Lord Kays, sad Montague Guns,
Esq. os • tow.
Arrivals at Kirkliiin's Hotel, Lower litioilevf rett : —Mr.
and Mrs. Morris and family front their sent in Herts.; Mr..
and Mrs. Fonbriage *l4 family from tberciest in Hants;
and Mr. Ssitetuary from Ish sett in Surrey. Departures
from dittu:—Mr. Rush sad Lady Cope far their seal fit
Burks; sod Mr. and Mrs. Delete os • tour.
Mr. aid Mrs. Dinswall hive arrived at their beaus Is St.
J weed-atm' limn their uaht be Siefref.
PASHIONABLB PA RTIRL •

The Doke of Reiland entertained a largo party at dinner
yesterday as his house ia Arlington-sheet.
Cum*** &rumen°, hi. issued cards of invitation for •
•eetcel party on the ?Ist Jane, at Grosvenor Ham.
The Earl of Dern!, has issued cards of invitation 11111
liege party on the nth Jane at biz image is Groom.-
egoirt•
The End and Conaftes of gefton gave an elegant enter-
sentinel ea Tuesday to the Doc De Broglie, Le Baron De
Mae, Margolis of Liesdown, Earl of Tbatiet, Mr. and
Mrs. IltairMalv, Mr. I:troughs's, Mr. Metteuzi, his. Moot-
gooier), &c. at their house in Arlington-street.
Lo,, ged tidy G. H. Cavendish bad a large party of din-
fibril°, at dinner yesterday at Bortlogron Mouse.
The Ladies Fitzpatrick entertained a select party of
fitshionstges yesterday at their house in Grosvenor.puce.
gir Edward sod Lady Codriagion have issued cards of in.
titans* foe a party on the Sts of Jame, at their house is
Charlevurect, Berkeley.squire.
tilt. and Lady Ann Beckett entertained the Doke of York
gad I diatugussibed party yesterday st their house is Dowu.
isg.sirret.
Mr. Mangrove bad a dinner party yesterday at his house
Is Harley-street.
General Ross entertained a distingnialied party at diluter
yesterday at his house in Po►tland.plsre.
Mr. sad Mrs. Hope's intended party yesterdsy stas pat.
posed.
Mr. end Mrs. Littleton entertained Viscount sad Viol-
reciatess Granville and a distinguished party at dinner yes-
terday at their bowie is Porinuiskortare.
Mr. mad Mrs. Orby Hotline bad brae party at dialect
yesterday at their horse in Gresienewpiver.

BRIGHTOI►, Mal' 27.

At the Pavilion every thing 'Twins is slot' quo;
the artists and workmen go on !timely with the
improvements, sod no very speedy suspension of
their labours is as yet anticipated. Of the eight
houses in the Palace enclosure, called Marlborough-
row, only one now remain*, and that from a apse
much sod generally regretted. The whole of Marl-
borough-row, one tenement excepted, became the
property of his Majesty by purchase; for the terse-
orient alluded to treble the value was offered,butit was i
not to be obtained upon teems so easy. This tenement
now stands supported by the remainingliouse of his
Majesty; foe were that to be taken from it, it must
soon find its way to the ground. Though the law
would justify the removal, and the process of the
royal improvements demaod it, yet the kind dispo-
sition of the King will not allow of the messure;
his Majesty has commanded that his own house,
though as a blot and nuisance to the design in pro-
cess, shall remain untouched, as a safe nod certain
support to the other.
It is considered probable that the Prince and
Princess of Denmark will visit the Pavilion during
their stay in England, but no preprrations of any
description are making for them there at present.

Yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, his Ma-
'MY left lowa io Ina travelling carnage for Kew,
where he spent the day.
Yesterday being the Princess Sunlit A MATILDA% •
birth-day, the Duke sod Duchess of GLOUCRITRIL
had a dinner and evening party upon the occasion.
His Royal Highnrsa's band of the 9d regiment of
foot guards attended in their state uniform., and
plopd in the hall at Gloucester House during the
evening.
The Earl of HOWTH was on Thursday admitted
of Trinity College, Cambridge.
We hear that GIORGI 0113ALDRITON, Esq. is
likely to become a resident in Lincolnshire again ;
Harrington Hall, sear Spilaby, is the spot named
for is Sportsman's Hall."
MR. W•LLACK.—An American Paper has the
following paragraph :—" We have before us a let-
ter from Mr. WA LL cl, dated New York, in which
he mentions that he is to perform the character of
Canteen Bertram ,'a lame officer) on Monday nest.
Anxious to see a Philadelphia audience again, and
to take a public farewell. it is his intention to visit
this city, anti give a aeries of reading* and recite-
tisiis. on Monday evening the 15th. He will sail
for England on the 16th nistant."—(PAilodelpAi4
Gaelic)
Past good Fortune is a fair precedent for future.
Blau, *hope sticceva in selling Capitals is pro-
settnat, sold hut Lottery both the Two of 20,0001. draw.
lest day, mud he hopes, and the Public expect, that he will
sell the Two of 20,0001. in the present, which with all the
other Capitals and sit the other Prises emu be drawn its
One Day, Next Tuesday.
On Saturday last the fallowing handbill was
issittA in Cambridge, and the crier was sent round
the town to cry it :
" ZACIIARI.4II WHITMORE,
Of Pialcuielphia, North America,
hereto inform the inhabitants of Cambridge, that he Wends
""lille from Lynn on bin water velocipede at twelve o'elisch,
and trill arrive at Cambridge between mix and seven O'clock
in the evening us Whit-Monday next."
---111 consequence •ii immense number of people of
all ranks fluckrd to the banks of the river Cain,
nut less, it is thought, than two or three thousand,
Intll nine o'clock. the gaping
to their deserted homer,
the hoes.

ORAtib PINANCIAL stHEME.
TO MR. Y-4-TT-RT.

litt--,ThF:tielay that has taken place in the grand
abiltial scheme fur, the peymenvof the pension
bet, has entailed on me great loss, inconeeoience,
lied disappointment. I hove another scheme, mere
iwtereatitig and of much greeter magnitude, ready
to be submitted to Parliament, but hitherto itm-
perstive, in consequence of the extraordinary and
unexpected difficulties that have impeded the pro-
gress if my first speculation. Hoping, however. that
you will loon carry it successfully through the blouse,
Irenture to run the risk of being considered prema-
ture., rather than longer keep concealed in my desk
'The other grand financial secret which I have had
the good fortune to discover. In the first place,
then, you will find that the present amount a the
prestos list proposed to be paid off is about
five millions a year, for which Government offers
'an annuity of 4,800,0001. for forty-five years.
Thin scheme, if carried into effect, it is ob-
vious would relieve the country fur the first
yew from a berden to the same amount, and throw
it upon the last, and consequently enable the
Mi-
•nister to reduce the taxes about 2,000,0001. a year.
as proposed. New, Sir, it is perfectly plain, that
money token from the pockets of the people is
*gorily felt, whatever appellation it assumes, and
that a pound paid for poor rates distresse. a poor
man just as much as if it were paid for the King's
taxes. Relief, therefore, from the immediate pres-
sure of parochial rates, is equally desirable as re-
lief from taxes; and the cases of paupers, pen•.
rioners, mad annuitants, are, so far a. respects
the hand that supplies them, all alike. 14 came
sow, Sir, to the point : the annual a intouleof poor
rates paid in England is near 10,000,000/. I year,
that is, double the amount of the pension list.
I propose. then, that as soon as you have com-
pleted the present scheme, that you will take
under your protection my new plow for pay-
ment of the poor rater. It is precisely on the
same basis and principle as the pension list
scheme, and will be attended with double the re-
lief to the present generation. I have employed a
number of admirable arithmeticians, aided by a
competent corps of doctors end apothecaries, and
they have computed, to a moral certainty, the yearly
diminution of the present existing number of pau-
pers in England, tapering to a point like a
pyramid up to the period of their final wise.
lion. So great is the nicety of their estimates,
they have taken among their data the exact (iden-
tity of gin drank by each male and female pauper,
elm the elate of their limbs, making due allowance
in favour of cripples and men with wooden legs, who
are less able to run in the way of danger than
their more active companions. The graduated
scale of diminution is thus so perfect, there can
'be use doubt they will die off exactly in the way
prescribed for their exits. I propose then that the
Minister or some rich Corporation shall contract for
the payment of the whole pauper body of England,
in consideration of a fixed and equal annuity
for a given number of years; by which means
the public might be relieved from one-half,
or shout five millions • year of the present
annual amount of the poor rates. Bet this present
relief, however great, is not the only public benefit
that would result from the adoption of this scheme.
It would clear away much of the difficulty which
Mr. SCAILLETT Dud other benefactors of their
country have encountered in their laudable efforts
.to ameliorate the pauper system, and prepare the
ground for the erection of new plans. Let me
then, Sir. entreat yon to complete your present
scheme with all possible dispatch, for time is
pressing, the Session of Parliament draws its adore,
and if my pauper contract were once fairly launched,
I have several other promising schemes of equal
value ready for introduction to public notice.
Tours, A COCIER.
Speculation Row.

From the American Papers it appears Baltimore
theatricals are in great vigour this season. A new
drama. entitled The Spy, or a Tale of tee
Neutral Ground, has been brought out there. The
story is founded on the novel of that name. The
principal performers are, Mr. and Mrs. H. %Val,
LACK. Miss SIYINOIUR, &C. Mr. H. WALLACK is
also the leader of the ballet corps.
The annual commemoration of Mr. PITT'S birth-
day was celebrated on Tuesday at the City of Lon-
don Tavern. Among the company at dinner were
the Duke of WIILLINGTON, the LORD CHANCEL-
LOR, Lord Viscount SIDSIODTH. the CHANCELLOR
of the EXCHEQUER, and many other permit's of high
distinction.

The Committee ut Lloyd's having evinced a dis-
inclination to subscribe for the relief of the distress
in Ireland, a meetiug of that body was held yester-
day, at the request of a large number of the sub-
scribers, when the subject wus taken into conside-
ration, sud decided, we •uuderstrud, in favour of
the original' determination of the Committee.
Tuesday night, between nine and tee o'clock, the
choir of St. Paul's was lighted op with gas fur the
second time, at the request of several distinguished
persons. It was expected that the Prince of Dat4
HARK would have been among the company, but
from sunie cause or other he did oat make his ap-
pearance. We observed among the pleased spec-
tators of the scene, Lord Siouousii, Lord KIIIITOIS,
Mr. Baoeas, M.P. Mr. WIL/[*u•at BOOTLII. the
Loup DAIAToa,, and several other persons of dis-
tinction. Having so lately noticed the beauty and
effect of the gas, we need not again repeat Mat the
partial illumination of last night was brilliant and
striking.

, .nn im, it to thought, that
and, after waiting until
"n4l began to disperse t(
tist very writ satisfied with