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ainettimest that the house revered to the other orders of the
day.
Mr.HowsoiGuanui thought it would he much better in
every point of view, to adopt the plan su4ested by the
gallant General (Sir It Wilson), of disfranchising those
Boroughs altogether, and transferring the elective franchise
to some of those large and populous towns which at present
were unrepresented. If vie House could pass a law to this
effect, he was convinced it would tend to si!eace all the dis-
coid( nt and clamour a hick bad been raised against the
present system.
Lord Joni ftrissect. said, that the Hon. Baronet who
had opened the debate had complained that the reformers
were represented to be wild and visionary theorists, and had
called upon the House to stale where these wild and tision-
nry reformers acre to be found r if the lion. Baronet did not
know a here to dud them, he would tell him : he would reter
him In those persons who had advised him during the last
Session of Parliament in bring forward his celebrated
motion fir alingoill Parliaments, Universal Suffrage, &e.
Aldermen Wuithinun and 11 nod, Sir it 11 th on, Mr.
itc. rationed ; after which Sir I'. Burdett replied.
The House then divided; the numbers were, on the
amendment--ayes 153—noes 51--ninjurity against the
mirth 11l 9.1.

DMIE Via M RR I %Gli 111L6.—OU the motiso of NIT.
W. SMITH that this Hill he committed,

Lord CsetLeßLAGir nisbed the Hon. Nlmitier would
consider whether it would not be better to postpone any
further proceedings upon it till an curly flay in the neat
Sosion.

.......
31r. W. SNITIL replied, that n't••r the tuggestinn of the
N• tile Lord, he could out think of pmssin,i, it further. for it
would be idle affectation in him to think of currying it
a;:,ainst the Nobl- Lord's consent.
The que‘t ion was thew pat, aid the Phil was ordered to he
committed this day three arc►.—( I nis of course puts off
the 1101 to the nest Session.) .
The uth-rorders of the day were then pence, ded with, and
they having bees ditposed of, the House adjourned.

FRIDAY. JULY 2.
Mr. Alderman Wool, presented the Report of the Committee
on the Duke of Kent's Lottery Petition. It wet read. It set
forth the petition ; the petitioner's embarrassments ; the causes
of them, loss of bevgage, &c. the efflorts made to reduce the
debts by insuring his life, residence abroad, &c. ; and the reduc-
tion of the debts to about 70,0001.—The petitioner had only the
property at Castle-liar. independent of the public supplies.
Alderman Wool, then moved for leave to bung in a Bill
in persuanee of the Report, and in fulfilment of the prayer of the
peation. It was said that the proceeding was without precedent ;
but what was the case with Adams's Lottery regarding the Adel
phi, the Pigott Diamond Lottery, the Skinner and Pickett-
streets Lottery, &c. 'fie Duke's property was said to be worth
150,001'1 but however 50,0001. had been granted on it by way of
mortgage ; and he had understood that It.eyesil. had been laid
out on the property in epieetion. He could assure the House,
that such was the popularity, the deserved popularity of the Duke
i
n the City of London, that the tickets were already, in fact, sold ;
if the Act were granted, the tickets would immediately be dis-
posed of. Why was he so popular in the City; Iseame he had
done to much good there, by supporting dormant charities, rais-
ins others, attending charity sermons, &c. Gentlemen opposite
might smile; he would only tell them to •• go and do likewise."
He was satisfied with the value of the property . and he there-
fore moved for leave to bring in a Bill to enable the Duke of Kent
to dispose of his property at l'astlchar. Ealing, by way of Lottery.
Mr. GREN FELL said, if this motion were acquiesced in, tie
should like to know how they could refuse the application of
himself, or any other person, to have this sort of opportunity of
goring rid of property that was not exactly saleable. lie thought
:Ministers were hound in justice to themselves to take up the sub-
ject involved in the petition and report.
Mr. He sir. said, the question would be a very ditErentene,
if this were the first time that such a measure had received the
approbation of the (louse Z and he denied that there was the leant
occasion for consulting the Ministers on the subject. A similar
course had not been pursued in other eases where Lotteries had
been granted to prisate individu its ; and was the Duke of Kent,
Because h.! was the King's son, to he deptived of the advantages
which had been granted to private persons ? The Duke of Kent
had lived on 7,P001. a year, devoting li.taNtL to the iwyment
his debts . and now that his Royal !Ugliness applied to hare that
benefit which had been extended to other individuals, he lamented
that the application luid not received the appmbation of the .Mt.
nesters. Hedoented it due to the ',like's character to enter into
some explaoations. The Duke went to Canada at the ege of in;
hr was for tire years with only two pistolee • week for locket
money—the debts in consequence amounted to 20,00411.
1729, he remained with oaly army-pay, and during dangerous
campaigns he lost equipments. &v.; unit the only allowance lie
ever received (I bolts excepted) was 2,01 N 2. granted 13 years after-
wards. The Duke never abandoned his duty, but remained till
ill.health obliged him to return home ; and at the age of 32, for
the first time he received an annual allowance—it was 12.0001. a
year. l'he Duke's debts were not the result or any extravagance,
debauchery. and profit ism, could that be said of others ? His
Royal Highness had not had justice done him; he ought to bare
had his allowance from she age of et ; and there was thereby a
deficiency of 96,0001. Had he had his proper elluwanec, there
would be no occasion for this application ; but his allowance and
grants of D 101,6 of 20,0001 sad OnooL had been without emit-
plete weaves, applied t o the discharge of his debts.—The
Duke was next iappointed to the Gm/erne/ship of Gibraltar,
and the ci-citinstanees of the recall, arising out of the &mutiny
there, required ci.planation.
Mr. ANNINI. rase to older. He sot *tied whether the
mutiny at Gibraltar, had any just conneetam with the uppli-
ration hefole the 1101114., or whether it %%mild be itileiseahle
to vi•eall the circumstances of th ul esrut ( Mori hear.!)
RD.. flume resumed.-111d it hen known what he was
about to say , he t nought lit should out have been interrupted;
but the erroneous inipressions existing on the. public mind
required to be removed. ( Cries of " No, tan".)— Ihe Ilion.
Member then went MI tem say, that the allowances of Go-
% ruler had been regirlatly I emoted 10 I.ll2lanil, but had Is-en
withheld from tile Duke. They had not been carried lu tiny
public account that he knew of; possibly they had been at-
lei ed to at., ultimate t lie could roily says let the link, have
1010 is once% equal to a Mat hail been giyen to Ilie
Dukes, and his ,oatil as Governor, 101 al If ightie, could
pas his debts; if they were refused, whist ),round itnu.d
Davie he for sesistitiA thir application ?
I C.111171.C11 as (.11 lamented that this Case 111111 bee.4l
oii;lit foi ward, and especially that it had been eipproi
as it n. 1,1 been by the II 'III. Moodier who quake Lot —(
/a.ar insolved a reproach on his Majesty, )0,
Douse, sold on the Country; and a. the Duke'. ila•aar had
twice Clllll, berme the House pm Ocularly, why bast not these
eireomstaiii es tatalt inesitioatal 1!IC11 I—The litAe had 11uw
31,0001. a ‘‘`,lr—ltis income was lir tier tb..ii that of Ica
brothels Ile felt te-sureil that it was Ant anus.;; as the
trieud, to mile,: forward his case. 11. such 4 nuttmer..—
( Hear, hear !) If 'Ms motion trete afilUlt sc.ll in, be knew
nut how they could iefuse such applittstiuns from oilwr
iduals.

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Mr. Fonncede.lsrrd That be %%mild sttppolt the mot;nni
and that the Usk.: ut titan had aut been treated a► %%ell as

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hit Royal Brothers. It wasa high complitsent to the Duke.;
character in retaruisg to the Country as he had done.
Sir C. lit/ M•rt.t. observed, that Air. limse's statement of
Income was nut in agreement with the Parliamentary docu-
ments: Mr. D. ;aid, that 11,0001. was set apart to pa) nit'
his debts, keying 7,0004 to live on; the document; said,
that, with allowances, the amount way 31,0004 odd.
Mr. Howe replied, that this was correct ; 6,000» a year
had been added an the man Lige.
Lora Lows-ass thought ihissubject had been mow inch,.
etetely, must unadvisedly htauglit forward; and i.e trusted
that the propriety would he semi of withdraw Mg this mutton.
Alderman WOOD replied. It did nut iegilt from the
Duke—the plan originated in the suggestions' of slip Duke'd
friends, mind had been by them pre.sed foram d.—( War.)
Lard CA6TLERXAGH expressed the sat isfactson w nab D Dick
he had heard this tatter ctsmuianication ; he. was glad that
the Duke was thereby reprised from the (*rein% that bad
arisen in the Douse, in comequence of a contrary opinion
beim; entertained,—(f/ear.)
Mr Casa sass explained; after which the motion vs ac
withdrawn.

The Huuse them vroceeded to dispose of the orders of
the day.
C A sici.roap PArc-rrov.-11r. D. W. 114 Rimy, foundote
his proceedings un %%hat hal been done in the C.1%?.1 .ef
l'enryn, liarmtaple, &c. and presuming that the Camelford
evident e was kiiimai to every istrnibt r, niuvcd, th it th.,
Cutuelfind report be .akru into further consideratio this
day three month•. Ile should thou move thol the is uing of
new Wilts fur Camelfurtl be delayed till the llr,t day of hest
SesAnn.

Mr. C. Warta moved, that the report be taken into
cons.deration ou Moodily rietr. AArerd to.
. . . _ .

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The remaining Orders of the day being disposed of the
H tithe adjuui tied.

FROM TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
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CROWN OFFICR, JTINIC 2%

Al EN! BER returned to serve in this present PARLIAMENT.
Borough of Ileytesbury.—The lion. Wm. Hinny Johutcot.

BANK It II MI&

H. P. Jackson, Liverpool, merchant.
J. Dobell, Cranbrook, Kent. brewer.
Pickton, Hammersmith, grocer.
W. 'Hardy, Manchester, drysalter.
A. Allen, Pall Mall, colic° furriturc manufacturer.
S. W. NVoolrich, Scatlbm, druggiit-
it. and E. Eddies-ton, Blackburn, Lancashire, cotton manure*.
turers.

H. Lanham, Dorking. grocea
C. Law, Xlinort,..s, victualler.
[II VI DE NHS.
July et), Bullneke, Catherine Street, Strand, button and
trimming seller-24, T. Weaver, High Holborn, floor clots
manufacturer-13, J. Nuwill and J. Burch, Jewry Street, Ald-
gate, wholesale stationers—? 4, W. St.vtge, Corporation Row,
Clerkenwell. watehmalcer-21, M. aud )1. C. ttliren, Rroad
Street, RatelitTe. stationers-24, J. G. Mosley and H. J. lien:h.
Sidn,uuth Place, Gray's Inn Lane, manufacture:sot ornamer.tai
toys-24, W. Aldhara, Borough Hills Mill, Great Totltam.
Essex, utilltr-20, R. Swan. Gainsborough, Lincoln. merchant
—2O.C. Cart, Bridge Street, Westminster, jeweller-20, J. Peel,
C. Harding, and \V. Willock. Fazcley, Statford, manufactursrt
and spinners of cotton.

Letters from Cadiz state, that several of the British
transports had been discharged, not front their being
no longer wanted, but because the Captains would
not submit to new conditions the Spaniards wished to
impose upon them. It appears that the experience
acquired by the purchase of the rotten Russian ;:hips
has made the Cadiz Committee extremely cautious,
and they now insist on the British ships being strip-
ped betilre they proceed to ace, though many of them
were fresh coppered before they lett this country.
With this tile Captains refused to comply.
A series of Madras Gazettes, to the tith of Fe-
bruary last, have arrived. We learn from them
that the epidemic still continued at Bombay and the
neighbourhood; but not severely. Partial hostilities
are still carrying on between some of the native
Powers and our troops. By letters front the Camp
at Synkurah, in the neighbourhood of the Nerbtel-
dah, tilted December t.t?., it was stated that rein-
forcements were expected, when our troops were to
lx formed into three divisions, and 4 was antici-
pated that hostilities would be commenced with the
cx Rajah About the 15th of January. The whole
force of the enemy was estimated to amount to
10;(00 men. including Arabi and Upends. Other
letters contain an account of the dispersion of a
body of these hill mercenaries, who had reemtly
tanned a part of the garrison of Borgagurh. They
had gained a strong pass, in which they posted
themselves atler a march of i 8 miles, when Capt.
Pedlar, with a squadron of the Bth Bengal eavalr,:,
and a party of auxiliary horse, killed ;,:sont 100 of
them, wounded a still g:eater '.eandier, and put the
rest to flight.
MEX/C°*--(Fr';o: a Boston rap, of V of .111:“..)
—Credible cli-natits from Vera Cruz to the Ttlt
April nte•:.titin, that with the excinion of a wan.
tiering., party ottratriots, undtr father Torres, of
alstat 1,500, the whole of the Vice-Ituvalty ef
,:exieo was in a state of it-anvil loyalty, and the;
rammunication between the. wines of the interior
and Vera Crux of course wholly uriaterrupital.
Aa English frigate had just sailed, with 1,000,0t:3
cf dollars on board ; anti a Mr. Parker, a Britit it
agent there, had u license to ship 10,000,000 more
to England. (It is understood that a convention
exists between the English and Spanish Goren:-
luents, by which the former engages to transport to
Europe the product of the mines of the latter at a
stipulated cuustris.siou ; and that the English men
of war, to ensaro the safety of the treasure, shall
be employed in the transit.)

212

LORD BYRON'S NEW POEM OF
uMAZEPP.I."

Our renders doubtless remember a trial of skill
between two Poets as to which could write the most
i^teresting l'oem on the ialsi trivial subject ; and
however accomplished they mi4ht he, we have no
hesitation in declaring, that had it been a triple
test of excellence on such a point, his Lordship
would have unquestionably borne off the triumphant
wreath : but as we mean to give more than our own
opinion, as we wish our friends to possess the power
of terming their own judgment, we proceed to an
analysis of the Poem itself.

" The Advertisement" is what Milton and our
elder Poets caned " The Argument," or an abstract
of the. story, and is composed of three extracts from
Voltaire's " Histuire de Charles XII. Rui de Suede."
Whether the publisher reli►d upon the general
Inawludge of the French language, or whether he
was short of room (the first eight pages of the book
only contain its tide) we know not ; but he has nut
considered the couvenienee of that liortion of the
community who do not understand French, by giv-
ing then. an English version of this " Advertise-
ment." We proceed to supply this defect by stating.
that

M.tarrra was born in the Palatinate of Padolie;
vas brought Up ur oue of the pages of Prime- John
Casimir, in whose Court he became attached to
the Belles Laires, but being discovered in an in-
trigue with the wife of a Polish nobletnau, the
enraged husband had him tied in a state of naked-
stess on the beck of a wild horse of Ukraine, oad
*tuned adrift ; the horse muurally fled to his native
fields, where the superior ability of Mazeppa shone
so brilliant as to obtain from the Gar of ltaaia the
Principality of Ukraine. The suffering.' Mazeppa
endured is this perilous journey tbrm the interest of
the story; which he relates to Charles X.ll. in a
woad (where he was concealed after the metnoruble
and untertu)ate battle of Pultowal, with a view to
aneriate his sorrow. Such is the whole of the subject-
matter of this new Poem, yet Lord Byron has ma-
naged to create an interest in its perusal, although
SW one who has read his other works will finish this
tritium* heavieg a sigh prompted by regret that his
iranseetelset abilities should be prostituted on a
subject so contemptible.

The Poem commences with a description of the
unfriended state of the defeated Monarch and his
friends after the battle, and describes the soldier-like
anxiety of the veteran Cossack Prince, as to his
horse and accoutrements, in the following natural
suanaer

But first. oat-spent with this king course,
The Cossack prince rubh'd down his horse..
And mat for him a 1-afy bed,
And airsootn'd his fetlocks and his inane.
And slack'u his girth. and stripp'd his refs.
And joy'd to see how well he fed ;
Far until new he had the dread
116 wearied courser might aefuse
To btowze beneath the midnight dews;
lltor he was hardy as his lord,
And little eared for bed and board ;
Nut spirited and docile too;
Whatelr was to be date, would do.
Shaggy and swift, and strong of limb,.
All Tartar-like he carried him ;
Ilbey'd his voice. and Mlle at call.
And knew him in the midst of all:
Though thousands were arimind.—and Night.
Without a stat. pursued her flight,—
That steed from sunset until dawn
llis chief would follow like a fawn..
This done, Maseppa spread his croak.
And Aid his Lowe beneath his oak,
Felt if his arms in order good
The long day's march had well withstood—
If still the powder fill'd the paw.
And flints enhanced kept their lock—
His sabre's hilt and scabbard Sch.
And whether they had chafed Ids belt—
Charles then praises him far his services of that
ert-ad airy, and alluding to the great exertion. he had
tonic, he asks to be informed " the school wherein
lie learnt to ride." This request leads to the story.
sf,lrcup.t dcscribes the husband as rich, foolish, vain;
of hi. witC iii :”&yt--

" Ills junior she by 't•irrr years—.
Grew olady tired .4 his deni,:7,o7:
Arid. at•cr wi,hes. hopes, rub.':•73.-1,
•f shim. xto rnrewell tears.
A rootless dream n► two, Mine glances
At War:.aw'e youth. stone songs, and dances,
A waled but the usual chances,
Those happy sc....ideins which ?totter
The colitis. &Imes t.o very tender,
To deck htr fount w th :tars glen,
'las said, as passports into heaven ;
Ilut, strange to say, they rarely boast
(if these who have dc >erred thew mom.

After this follow some of the sweetest descriptions
of the attachments, the difficulties, awl the enjoy-
ments of the lovers, that, perhaps, our language can
rrluee. They reanud us 01 Ovid—but "hc(Bvmn)
aid it with mar,: true touches of nature." The hus-
band's rage is well described—
.. But he was most enraged lest gm%
An accident should chance to touch
lipon his tu.ure petligrec ;
Nut Ir-4 ax«hcd tLet tuck a blot

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Ills noble 'acutcheon should hare gut,
While he was higiaNt 411 his line
RCM rt unto himsdi he .eetn'd
The rim of nivn, nor les, he deeri'd
In others' era, and most in mine.
'S death ! with n page—perchance a king
Had reconciled him with the thing;
But wirli a stripling of a Tiage—
I felt—but cannot paint his rage."

The rest of the Poem is solely occupied with the
description of the dangers of blitzeppa's
ride, anti closcs with—

•' Comrades, goad night !"—The Herman threw
His length beneath el: oak-tree shade,
With leafy couch alrtatly made,
A bed 114 W comfortless nor new
To hint who took his rest te hens er
The hour arrivetl. mu matter where :
Ilia eyes the latamaing slumber steep..
And it' ye starve' Charles forgot
To thank his tale, he wonder d net.—
The king bad bees an hour 'steep.

To the Poem are appended " An Ode to Venice"
and a prosaic "Fragment," eaah ul which we mean
to notice i a future Paper.