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THE NATIONAL REGISTER

AMER !CAN PAPERS.

LATEST mat HATTI.-.—By the sloop Amelia,
22 days from Gonaives, we 'eon, that on the 120th
October that town surrendered to President Boyer,
without any resistance. His army was reported to
be 10,000 strung. Ins fleet arrived on the same day,
consisting of two schooners, one ketch, two sloops,
and IS barges• On the 23d he marched for the
('ape, which it was generally believed would make
no resistance. The fleet was laving at Gonaives when
the Amelia sliled. _ _

On the 22t1 of October, Borer was proclaimed
President of Hay►i; and on the 26th, 20,000 troops,
headed by Boyer, marched into the city now celled
Cape Hay tie, and the Constitution of the Republic
was proclaimed. All the orders of the Nobility were
abolited. _ _

Tile last accounts from Jamaica taste, that Gen.
Remain, who, with the roval tinnily, had retired to
time nonrotains of Cross Monne, after Christuphe's
death, had made overtures to Boyer to surrender, on
condition that himself and those with him should be
entitled to the full privileges of citizens of the Re-
public. It now appears that these terms have been
email ta.
HOUSE Or REPRESENTATIVES, NOV. 17.

The following resolution was laid on the table :
" That the Committee of Ways and Means be in-
structed to prepare, and report to this House as soon
as may Le, a list of all the expenditures under their
proper heads, authorised by the existing laws of the
United States, with an opinion respecting the reduc-
tion which, consistently with the public interest,
may be made in each of them respectively. •

IN SENATF, Nov. :42.
A string of resolutions was presented by Mr.
Cobb. of which the following is the substance :—lt
is expedient that the expenses of the Government
should be reduced, fur which purpose all offices that
are not immediately necessary for the transaction of
public business should be abolished ; that the sala-
ries a all civil dicers, whose compensation has been
increased sinee 1819, should bc reduced to their
former sums ; that the army be reduced to (iOOO
non-commissioned officers and privates (exclusive of
part of engineers); that the expenditure in the
navy be reduced, by appropriating ono million of
dollars, and reduce the annual appropriation to the
suns of 500,000 dollars; that one-half the naval
force now employed be recalled tiorn the active ser-
vice.

The fallowing is en extract of a letter received
from Liverpool :—" By letters received from Per.
nambuca, of the 13th November, it appears, that
the minds the merchants there were in a dreadful
state of alarm, in consequence of the revolution in
Portugal ; they were most anxiously waiting fur
news front Rio Janeiro to intim"' them what steps
the Gavernment intended to take. Business was
completely suspended. There bad been a movement
in the interior, which created considerable agitation ,
A party of the military having, it wus reported,
attacked the inhabitants, and massacred several of
then' ; but it wus not understood what was the
cause of the outrage ilis Majesty's ship fears had
arrived at Pernamboco, from Rio and Bahia, and
was to sail from Maranhao on the 19th November."
The great question which has su deeply engrossed
the attention of the public, to the exclusion of every
other measure of importance, has lately undergone
much in the Cabinet ; and if we are to
believe those who pretend to be in the cuntidence of
Ministers, nothing more is to be attempted against
the Queen, cud a provision is to be made for her by
Parli.ljteitt. We sincerely trust that this very pro.
per decision will be pertinaciously aduered to, and
that Ministers will propose, fur the consideration of
the House of Commons, as stain as it meats, these
three distinct points, Ist, a provision of 50.0001- per
annum ;—'lndly, the appropriation to litt Majesty's
use of 4purtments, in a royal palace ;—...and, Sdly,
the restoration of her Majesty's name to the Liturgy.
it is only by a strui..."lit-terunrd, dignified course nt
the Government, diet the honour of the King and
the welfare of the people can he vffixtuully secured.

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Tile J.iry found 3 verdict for II;u phtlatiti.--I)attre,ses,
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WILMS AND AitOTHIN 0. WILLIAMS.
The plaintiffs in ease are glass-cutters, and the de..
fendant a gentleman of foitune. The present action was
brought to recover 3tsl. the pries of a cnt•glass lustre,
which it was alleged, Ilad beeu made by the plaintiffs to
the order of the defendant.

The facts of the case. as proved on the part of the plain-
tiffs, were, 'hot the defendant called at their shop to look
at some lustre.; there were none that he liked, and they
offered to pnt up one for him. This was done. and notice
was sent to him. He came with his sons and looked at it,
bid did DO( approve of it, because en much of the brass work
nos seem. The plaintills offered to put another ; this was
accordingly done, and the defendant came to look ut that
again, accompanied by his soils, who thought this hung lOU
long for their room. The plaintilli then said they would
have one made for the defendant, and this was ineordingly
done, and when this was put up ready fur inspection notice
nut given to the defendant, who come, and on seeing it, said,
" Well. this will do very well ; Airs. Williams shall come and
see." Mrs. Williams did not come, but the two sons did,
ond suid the lustre would be touch improved by having a few
slime drops put to it. This was d •, and it %vas sent home
with a hill, but a• returned w ith a notes stating. " Tim
:is title you 114.11 l me is not what I intended or agreed f0r."...
Toe defendant, however, intimated that at he had given the
plaintiffs some trouble, if they would take SC. for the lustre
lie would heave it. The plaintiffs, however, having paid
tin the making, refused to take that sum, and bronAht the
present action.
The defendant called his Iwo sons, who stated, that no
order war given that the third lustre, like the two former,
hod been put up by the pluintid' only for the defendant's
inspection.
The Jury. however, in direct opposition to the Chief Jos.
tire's opinion, found a verdict fur the plaintitls.—Damages
361. Cost. 406.
The Court, at its rising, adjourned to Werluesday,the 10th
ofJanuary.