The National Register.
London, England, 1823-03-30 00:00:00

TUESDAY, MARCH 2S.

A versoo from the Audit Office preseuted the Auditors' 112.
nun! lICCOUOOI.

A peewit from the t ) presented the accounts of e-k,-
poits and imports.
'I he Southwark Bridge Bill was read a second time.
A new writ was ordered for the stewardship of the elditres
Hundieds.

Mr. O. SUMNER presented a petition against the South-
k Dill.—Defersett to the committee on such hill.
Cul. WOOD postponed buni toe 23d to the 30th April hiss
motion to 4ubmit various 'nisi/140mm on the subject of the law
or settivment ; lie made the postponement, ■s the 23d was
the day on which the aouiversary of Lis !Majesty'■ birth day
was kepi.
The annual excise duties ;account■ were presented, and
ordered to be printed, as were the aseounts previously
presented.
A petition was presented from Blackburn against the licens-
ing ss stein.
Ali. Al. GI? AN!' obtained leave to liking in a hill for the bett-
er mauagement and regulation of the tut ',pike roads in Scot-
land.
W. CRIPPS brought in the hill to increase the powers or
111/14ibillliCS regarding. parish appientiees.—Read a first time,
anti ordered to lie read a second lime April 14.
A petition was presented lium Lyouington, for the repeat a
the coal ditties.

CAPE Uncror4.—Mr. 111:ME presented a petition from we-
mesons iirhaltimnts, &e. of Cape Breton. The Wired bad bee.
placed under the governorship of Nova Scotia. The Island
bad been ceded to England is 1703, and the commissions
afters/lids forwarded were accompanied by secret article*
directing the convening of tome:o4lre* tlnnl amongat the free-
holders, &c. St. John's, Nova Scotia, act Cape Breton were
mulct- the same governorship ;--mint Nota Svoria and St. Jolts's.
had had assembiies accordioaly, hat are re6ul lions for taxes,
de. of those !viand, were not to lie cs.frnded to Cape Ilretert.

—lt was to he iegolated according to the enactment* of Great
Britnin. In this way maker.. Continued till when Go-
vernor Kemp issued a proclamation re-annexing Cape Breton.
to Nova Scotia. W. the inhabitants complained was a viola-
thin of the settlement of 1763. The ministers might as well
have anrieted Dominica to Granada. Lord blanslield had de-
clered dist titer the King had divested himself by proclamation.
or settlement, of the power of a conquered or acquired colony,
by giving it a distinct government, the King could not further
not, except by the Wei Terence of the Par[lenient. Yet in dile
instance the Kitees had exercised berth audio, ity. The elects
of due change, the removal of the rust of got oilmen' had been
of seek ruinous consequences that an estate that was before
worth 10,01101. was not worth 3,0001.; and if such things were
to be approved, then the petitioners prayed that they wislit have
remuneraiion for the losses they bad sustained, that they
might remove to the (Jutted States, or elsewhere, where
there are fixed laws. The population in 1763 was 1000 ; but
it was now 20,000. Notailliblaudiung the sacred pledge of his
illajesly, fropiently repeated, and under the creukdome of
which individuals proceeded to colonize Cape Breton, that
place had been made the object of duties imposed by other
Powers-24 per Cent. on British goods, consumed "within
Cape Breton.—By such pi oceetling the sacred pledge had been.
violated. Ile knew not what excuse could be made by the
river 1111 l cut at bola, for such conduct ; but he thought he had
established a care which we/Tasted the complaints of Cape
Brehm They were no hunger a separate and indedependent
Government. The plea fur such annexation was economy
but the inhabitants said they were prepared to meet the ee-
primes of a local Government. They prayed that the llomieu
knight not authorize any Bill warrentoug the annetion of
Cape Breton to Nova Scotia; or that they might have a ems-
pensudion for losses, sod be allowed to remove to places where
Lucre are fixed laws. Petition presented sad read.
Mr. WILMOT said., if the question were of the °onlin.
tional importance described, he should desire to decline meet-
ing it in the presenr inconsenient slope ; but be should wish it
to be made the subject of a distinct motion. It, however, was
not, be thought, of that importance. This was the first time
that any complaint of the annexation had been made ; and if
Ilse Governor were any authority, he understood that the ge-
neral body of the iukabitants were well satisfied with the
exieting art ansemente. The petition was signed by 250 per-
sons, and had been got up by nue iodividual, and was not
even prepared in the island ; but an the island there were stated
to be .0,000 inhabitants. As to the annexation, he main-
tained that it was warranted ; anti the annexation was made in
the original instance. lie also sole of the advantages that
bad resulted from the annexation. lie was prepared to main-
tain, that according to the bodement of 1763, Cape Breton
was not emitted to any separate goverument or assembly ; and
2dly, that the iutualuitnnts were not generally dissatisfied with
the existing state of things in Cape Breton. The petition was
prepared in Ibis country by one individual.
and a local gavel mod, it should be
Mr. BERNAL maintained that it was laid down, by the pro.
'emend. Grimed.' now had an assembly.
clateation of 17(13, that when Cape Bieion was in a situation
In n
teit.titr I
make
easzcrdl
but it never had so strong a claim to it as Cape Breton.
Mr. BRIGIINT also justified this appeal to the British.
Parliament •

Lord J. RUSSELL asked. as it was important that we ahonld
now know our real situation, whether this country was partly
to guarantee the Crown of France to the Bourbons ?
Mr. CANNING replied, that he could, not inawer particu-
larly. There were only those treaties which had received the
approbation of Parli .meat• In them, should any relation of
blue former 'noises:co of France lay claim to the throne, thew
the alliance was again to be called into action. In the event
of I 'million breaking out iu Frame, then the allies were to

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