The National Register.
London, England, 1821-12-10 00:00:00

MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1821.

a branch of the service there was not the slightest
amelioration. The hon. Deputy concluded by saying,
that it was necessary to inform his Majesty tow ill
he was served by that Minister, and by proposing to
lay the two passports on the table, to be examined
by the Deputies.
M. Borges Carneiro was going to speak, but was
called to order by the President, who told M. F.
Thomas that he must present' his motion in writing.
M. Vitsconcellas brought forward two motions:
The first was—
" I. That it be henceforth forbidden that crimi-
nals who are to be transported to Africa be sent to
the Pedras Negras, Angoxa, or any other Presidio:,
where, on account of the unwholesome air, Euro-
peans cannot live, except a short a painful life.
" 2. That those unfortunate persons who now
languish on those Presidios be immediately removed
to others more healthy."
The second proposal related to a number of Nea-
politans condemned to the gullies, for real or sup-
posed crimes in their own country, who were con-
ducted ion board Portuguese ships to Rio Janeiro,
and thence sent to Angola, there to do penance for
the crimes they had committed at Naples. It would
be little suitable to the free principles we have
adopted ,since the happy 24th of August, that the
Portuguese territory (which ought to be the sanc-
tuary of liberty, and a sacred nssylum for all these
unfhrtunate people, who were by right free, according
to the 12th article of the bases of the constitution,
which prohibits any person from being arrested except
in consequence of legal proCectlings. I therefore
move, first, that the Government be called upon to
give orders to restore to liberty the Neapolitans sent
to the Presidio: of Africa, and who are there
employed in the public service or world,. (not being
condemned to than fin- crimes there cbmmiitted.)—
Second, That they be allowed to go where they
please.
NOVEMIER 23.—Official notice is given by the
mad of Health of Badajoz, and the Governor of that
Province, dated the 17th instant, that the terrihle
effects of the contagion, which raged in two provinces
of Spain bordering our kingdom, have considerably
diminished; so that time Governor of Badajoz judges
that there is no further reason to fear any thing from
our communications and commercial relations with
those two countries.

The debate respecting the abolition of the Putri-
archial Church is not yet finished in the Cortes.—
Many members urged the necessity of reducing the
expellees of our establishment, which consumes a
great portion of the revenue ; and it appears that
the institution will be maintained, but the revenues
will be greatly curtailed, in such manner as the
Cortes shall determine.

}ORK WHIG CLUB.

MONDAY, DEC. 3.—About four o'clock in the after-
'limn, upwards of 41$) gentlemen sat 4lowit to a most
xcellent dinner, in the Great Assembly bout, York,
armaduke E-q M.P. for the city, was in the
Chair.
Atter dinner, Non Nolis Domine was sung; when
the C.,llowing toast!, Ste. aunnsi-st others, succeeded 3
" The King ; and may he speetily hi, present evil
ad vise, s."—'The Constitution."—" Toe ou.u,ory of our
deceased and much injured Queen,"...-(111IS toast airs drank
ut respectful silence.)-66 The York Whig Club, and Its
worthy President Sir George Cayley,liart."
A insist excellent and patriotic letter from Sir George
%vas read, regretting his inability to attend the meeting,
he being on the Continent.
'6 't he City Mem. elf," being drank,
Mr. %V YV ILL use and returnett thanks on behalf of
himself and his worthy colleague. Mr. W. said, that
:se considered the question of Parliamentary Reform w
emittoehend in itself all other question, ; lire where the
people have no voice, no good can he effected. The
lion. Gentleman concluded by proposing the health of
" Mr. Latubtoti, Nleuiber for and an effectual
Reform. in Parliantent," which %vas disk with three
times three.
Mr. LAMBTON then addressed the meeting at itreat
length in his usual strain of elidpience, au,l sail lie
wished the example of the York Whig Club would be
hollowed all over the kingdom, fur it was to such assu-
e.ations that we are to look for the promotion of the
lurk of liberty. The York Whig Club had laid the
tory faction of the city at their feet, and had placed in
the !louse Of COlllllloll* two of as independent Members
us ally who sit in the Senate. Ile n.probined the Hill of
P.:ins and Penalties, which cost the Queen her life, atid
the means that were taken when she was <lead; to de-
prive the people of an opportunity of paying their re-
spects to her remains. Tile dismissal ot the gallant

Paws 9;d•

General (Sir H. Wilson) upon dep;),,tions they dare not
produce, he held as unemisiitutamal and unjust. The
insults ()tiered to Sir Robert he conceived to be not
merely for his conduct on the 14th of August, i. e. pre-
venthig the deaths of Englishmen, but because he sup-
ported the Queen at all times. Tney ought as grant him
a trial, upon the precedent of Lord G. Sackville, who
was dismissed the ay.' y in 1759, but who six months
after was tried by a Court Nlarlial. The Ministers, he
knew, would shelter themselves unifier the plea of acting
upon the Kinn prerogative; but he would tell thetn
that prerogativta were given to the King for the happi-
lIM, and not for the oppression of his people.
" Lord Nornsanny, and the other Gentlemen present, not
being Members of tills Club," being drank,
Lord NoRMANBY returned thanks and addressed the
meeting at great length on the duty, the paramount
duty, olevery one to check the progress of Ministerial
influence. The noble Lord said, that noftatished with
their influence in other respects, they wished to increase
it by misrepresentatiou, and had therefore termed every
one " seditious" and " disloyal" who opposed their
measures. He reprobated their conduct with regard to
the attack on the people of Nlanchester, in 1819; their
conduct with regard to the 14th of August, 1821 ; and
their conduct towards Sir Robert Wilson, and said that
they should recollect that unjust prerogatives in former
ages had led to consequences which every Mall must
wish to avert. All the evils we laboured under might
be mainly attributed to the misrepresentation of the
people in the Commons House of Parliament.
Toast—" Sir Robert Wilson, and may every Officer of
the 13 h army and Navy be equally attached to the li-
berties of his country.r—Three times three.
" The Hum Thomas ()audio, M. P."
Mr. DUNDAS returned thanks, and reprobated the
conduct of Ministers in abridging, year after )ear, toe
liberties of the people.
" Toast—" The cause for which Hampdrn bled in the
field, and Sydney on the Scaffold."
Glee—" Peace to the Snots of the Heroes."
"Daniel SOce,, Esq; rind the ludependent Electors of
Hull," being drank :v it h cheers,
Mr. SYKES returned thanks in a long speech, and
spoke of the great utility which would accrue to the
Cause of Reform from an unity of the three classes, and
said, with Cowper, that it was " Liberty that gave to the
fleeting flower of life, its only virtue and pert ."
The health of " T. S. Doneombe, Esq. and the In.
delwrident Electors of Pontefract," next followed, wilco
Mr. Punt:mama returned thanks, and said, that lie
hoped the day would arrive when we should pro‘e suc-
cessful over those men, whose malice could italOW
broken-hearted women to the grave. As the noble lord
had said, they called_ us " seditious" anti " diSalketed,"
but he would say with the poet and patriot, quoted by
the Nlimber for Hull,
" We too, are friends to loyalty. We love
The King, w ho loves the law, respects his bounds.
And reigns content within them : hint we belle
Freely and with delight, who kaves us free:
But iecollecting still that he is a man,
We trust aim not too far. Ling though he be,
And King in Unrifled, too, lie may be weak
And vain enough to be ambitious still {
Ma) e xercise amis. his proper pow'rs,
Or covet more than freemen choose to grant."
(Great applatise.)-1 his was his creed, a hich he hoped
lie should et er adhere to.

" Henry Witham, Esq. and an end to all disabilities on
account of .. )) twine drank,
Mr. 11'Ith ttll returned thatilis :It greet I ngth, showier
an historical retroiliect front the fete of Allied titat iv:
were indebted to our C.itbulte A necstura for several ii.
bertics we now enjoy.
After the Chairman had left the Chair, it was °cell-
vied by Mr. Aldcrimm Dunslay, and the etc:ling was
spent with the utmost hilarity and concord.

Letters from Malta state the sailing from thence
of the Adacidisre sloop of war,-Copt. W. H. Smyth,
for Tripoli, Captain Smyth has under his charge
some field-pieces, with all their equipments, and
several other valuable articles for his Highness the
Bey of Tripoli, as an acknowledgment for the atten-
tion he sheaved to his mission, under, tl:e lute Mr.
Ritchie, fbr di....)verics in the interior of Africa.-.-
After Capt. Smyth has delivered these articles, hu
proceeds to un examination of the African coast,
from theuce to the eastward, the whole of which
scarcely known.
A melancholy and fell accident happened at
Newton House, the seat of the Earl of Darlington,". „
near Bedal, Yorkshire, during the violent storm of
last Friday night. Between three and four o'clock - c
the tinnily 'were roused front their beds by a dread. '
ful crash, and it was found thot a stuck of chimnies
had fallen on the roof of the room in which
the niece of the Countess, slept. On re- A
moving the rubbish site was taken out deal, but
Without any marks of violence. This interesting, - • ‘:;.1
but unfortunate voung lady, was in her ..otit year.
The house was full of c..utp.tny at the no
other person sustaiuud any injury.

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