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viurrtilir
Against lie Rejection of the Chow proposed to he inserted
in the Bolls Restrielinn RIM lit extend the Restriction
till the squad or ftiiertiiioll of the bath Gig. chop. 68.
DIWENTIVaT.
risat, Rectum it apron. to me that no retturtion of the
aillnancra to &sacrum tit, ow the part of the Hook of Eng-
land, or rmy rillwr arrillgllllllll of its *hairs, flowerer pru-
dent amid well calculated to meare its living iv, tittle! to pry
in crab au demand, coda, if the restrictiosi Wall those sway,
enable that rstablislinont lit fol6I ih cugagementa fur Amy
leeigth of cline, without r 1111 l molts hem lu the proprietors;
miles* the AM of the blab lieu. 111. chap. 60, emitter) " Ass
Art to pew/tale foe a New Silvir. Coinage, soil to rezttlatc the
Currency of the Gotal slid Silver Cuiu of this Heals's," is
altered or repealed.
Ily that Act gold coin M declared to he the only kcal
tender of payment for asylum execrating (only shillings I nod
the pooportion li.lwiect Ike Valet. .dour gold and *dyer rusts
is altered from lb 6510 to 1, winch is lowly tiw permits rah'.
tire spire of gold to silver bullion in tb:market of Europe,
to 11.11 i lo I, Mailing a difference of .l. Ilk. of nearly 6 per
cent. in the gelato,. intriuric value atom gokl anA silver coin.
Under this arrangement it is r yid. only instio•silde that
gold Can continua to herniate in this y; for nods so
there was a gold lurnrC and a Miter 'wk... fur all rnminneliljell,
Kuld Cs/111 can mlily have the smog avail in making put coma
as solver ruin; that ir, it would Irate 6 per cool. Ire' ..1
.lel 111 the porch-me of irommoditim to dom. his 513.1prty's
11nillielOna that. to. the rt hi of Eurupc; a dill erne.- stoic
than startrat ns lore its being cavorted the n.ontroi it is
lassie.' firm shi Haub.
The Rank, obi rrfort. mail hat I.lllofled In II great ham
freesia cust.daut de:omit far gold, is CUlllinlertl to ',sue

It requiscs no logic to prove that the Constitution cannot
mean lilterty anal despotem at Ihr !unic noon and yet tlie
Justices ii, Cumberland suffered King lames the Second their
lives and fortunes to support the Constitution, when she
Prince of Ontioge sailed from Holland. They say " The
unexpected news of the iuteuded 114V:444,14 of the patch
fleet, fella us with all !WWr and amusement, that any
nation should he so tresiaccielently wicked, as groundlessly
to int. erupt the velure and happiness we enjoy?'
If they were right, Lord Sooners and the Cavendishes were
suconstitutionalista, and ought taloa,' been basted. d. Let
us try the Totalities mgatively and positively—ow causti.
lotion of England was not @optioned by the Normans, who
directed our law proceedings to 1w caroled on in the French
language, to obliterate the maxims of Alfred and our Sattou
aocestuas. It was 11411 regarded toy many of their ancerasiors,
mike+ when it was enforced by the swords of the Hamm—
The Tudors lone% sou law but their own w.ll—the Si marts
wen* driven away to, its 16,11411 w .—Had Ire ',wawa, of
George I. and 11. could tint aulnibe it, as they wished to
bring them btu kto the Throne. In our own times Lotd
Camden ruled, that the !Violater who imosed general war.
rants did nut msdeistand it; and Lard Chatham and Mr.
Pitt thought that the authors 40( the American war, taxation
without retort:ovulation. were not very fri, ndly to ii. prin.
ciplea. The promoters of the French war pretended it *al
to preiwrve the Conetitait ion, hat iteiloy persons have thought
it was to preserve abases and pot 'loon Reform. Mr.
Wefts, Chairman of ilse Society for Haig, Imrds tied Cum.
a, was ordered on be Kw., rue by the Con:mons fur a
work a hurl.4llooll that the K:tig and could earry on
the o,ll+titolion without them. Who then have been, ur
see *sir, tlie bins friends of the Constitution? Why, thaw
who have opposed tyranny, and obtained the great land-
marks of liberty and its securities, Magna Charts, the
Position of Sight, the Act of Settlement. and the Roan.
lotion of 1688; Rail dame now also revue the memory of the
Hampilens. she Rums Us, mid the Sydueys, sisal the retail
draper, F. aiwia leaks. ho.e •xert ions and imputson mesa or.
coalman! the Halwas Corpus A,l, old forgetting the Barnard*
sad the 1134.6.f0r01s who muddy eloppuried the i igloo of their
llow.eitrze:u. low as the' .....aluct of some of hoar old
Members: total silence about ilia pro wspies of the ( oasatilo-
tion,W• the brave mess who sniff, red is!! immune-lunit worm.
6i./111114( liyally to the King, sod generally 114,111 e attempts to
Weida') his 7111'1hp re with that nap et yon owe la Sovereign.
Without aulessitting their exeimite patent for lorilty, let us tell
them 'Fat the Kim( is met the Counatitiol ;he Is the head
of the Preentive 114w.rounwet. and our of she Estate of the
Realm. Hit theme may lw pr. woo, like the tools of James tae
lkratal, :is dlo bun maul ill. Mogen %bile h. eau kil) 1104.
Stl.ljo.l. and yet 11. 61111! I iwnsies to the ta..atitution. ft.-
w ,re 4.f Ili it sovuith talk that sae., All,. well; Ohmura-
ti4.ll i+.l.stedero.tis.” To n Criss 011•114 II 1.41.• ugh means r. V...,
lion, Olifrlit 0411'11 the II of C.ann:..tre burr hi. 411 at,
form, a:el slur right of voting in Shen ham and oi mita ;.Isiess
is Moan ern to the luisusire•l, oil utooestet of heilotry ; that

Now what are the best Means of resisting the borourh
systme—saud whet are the obstacles to Reform, with soh-
mission to the Pitt Club.; Resistance is a scull constito.
tinsel doctrinee--;pasaise uheou nee slid ouwrts;stance was a
Jacobite doctrine. Mr. Fox said, In the ditiate on the Se-
dition Hill. Is 1796, " Titet the measures • ti! the Iwo
brattehesef the liegielat ore rancla.be pa badea to jastify this
ortopts is restating the Goverument," This dm trier, •Le
said, he had been tank', not only by Sy.'aitey awl Locke,
bit by Sir flrorie 'A
-trifle and the late g r I of Cluithain ;
and if that would not suffice, lit! won ht refer the Holm- to a
sermon persehetl Ify the bishop of Lawlor!. Iltit remostincti
is either the hest thing or. the worst. It was the hest In
1688, because there was no snitsr tueily; it was the worst
in 1816, occasioned by the Sp.ibelds.Mciiii.:g, because them
was amplc means to collect the public voice in loans and
certifies, and it only served to slam/ the laid and env.
holden the commas enemy.
In cuusidering the obstacles to ketone; -on must take a
view of the three parties which divide the (omit, y--the Cur.
rupt, ibe Moneta, anal the Modesets. The militia men have
a common hued of union,their own imeewst,.ishorh ematiles
them to net with &eat vigour against Reformers, and when
aided by the powers of Goveinmens and, hireling wi item,
booed men are crashed like the moth. The Treasury and
Borough-holders have a powerful Meunier by their agent 4,
placenten,, and expertants, through all the ramibeattions
which the streams of an oveiteljelinint taxaiittn have emoted
sad ntittrished. This party is mei by men Oho sincerely
love•their country, and wish only for such a Reform as
would etiable the House of COMIIIOII9 to control the Undue
influence of the Cruwo,.and to pnt down those Wino • which
time aWleurroption have pp-oersted. Sane good men have
act Well in Vila cause, and, "nye it was Impel. at,
hive been seduced at last to join th•qr opposers, and share
in the remstuu plunder. It reipsirm no little sartifice of
time, feelings, and often of. property, to hen comitneni Re-
former through life. In 1702 a libel was published 14 arribout
me as a notorious cheat, and giving • hat of the liatlia I so
by the heart of Carol, and bythe head df Duiniateier, that
I would dye the river with Aristocratic blunt, and yet Mt.
Dixon, who it rafted opplAed to my politics, upon an
allusion to my having drawn the sword as a volitnteer
engaged to eat ail I should he able to kill,, a tt,ell might lit a
compliment to my humanity, or All trititimaiiiin against me
military prowess, which was not reit/ iialat Its I hail
risen from the ranks to be a field other wittiom lintonelt
interest; and. no doubt; the Kin, had dots satisfied of my
loyalty before he signed My commission.
The Modeities are verti wonky twill wish little inclination
In brisitiozs ; when roamedl.. .cii„„, they are
able to turn the scale of thohlte tlrei;ini. They did a.. with
the Property Tax, ehiedy tweantie they *ere goaded nod
stung with its vexatious operatitittoit Ih. p ii catty join
the standard of power, as they arc easiiy.seposod on by
false alarms. And when the Mipister tailed out tier mi-
litia, summoned Parliament, end eri:eti a few leaders ji,
societies, that had nine or test lifitil.l4 in the haUils of their
treasurer, they became a strong party of abiellAtfl. If this
toady will not join iiith auhernaintied Redarsiotni, ~.y Mak
in times of calitmile the tritinsols of violet aura. Three i•
often greet iujitte dune to R. fiom by trier impsudeist 'eel of
its friends, who me joined by spies or villains like Oliver.
Mr. Wyvill told it tie Country Rekii niers •virre pi.
kneed by the London Riots of 1780; and the Ihmfett Con.
ventian, and other follies, iii 1792, enablerl• the Minium, to
plunge the country into a war, which coat two thousand 'Mi-
litias, and to lastvl the Reformers like the ewild biros of the
forest; hill yet I ueyer teriairti that my name had horn roe 1
tolled with heir 14, .I.noses i.e that giant or that I Sic.
Companied the Duke of Mellowed to at tlle
funeral of Dr. debit.
It is unites-rem yto trainee the Coeditlates who solicit yore.
(stow; some of them bare long and ably supported tsia-s
priaripirsoind jou rap apply them tot ach (hornet..., ue..0.11.
ins to post: inclonent. One of your old Baronets; Sir W.
Curtis, having eau sssss d the freelwrent of Middlesex fur
Wilkes and Lihert, in r•rla life, who kitties bid he may
. come a Reformer even at the eleventh hour.
!loping yon will excose this long iiiiruoue, and slime's+
difference in star opinions we isay.• cal ti corroti
iu the prosperity of Old Cori:old i otw' as ilie City of 11.11-
dais bar std lung liccit 1 I ;14.... and t Alit.'lllv vof tree.
glum. I IrtlAl )011 will mole. !ma i.e.-4, Wit rh..hce
chunk ton hive mil ofica civEtt yuy, 1:llr
11.11 in tavollf ill en l•illeiliAtilli tile.. ty e..r emu nerd
atitaimia lb riseeihe Mares. any r they pro./
1,•,1 twit and watt th.• rib.rtplot tif tisriAll melt,
!lobe, liberty, Raft happiness. ihrotigiaat die riorid.
bt. .Vary Are, Nay 26,19111. SA M. td

EAST INDIA HOUSE. MAT

A general Court of Proprietees .r East India
Ntock was this day held at the Company's Hesse
inn Leadenhall-strut. for the purpose of these being
loW before the Propeietesey in enafeetwity with the
4th sec. of the Ist chap. of By-Laws, a Draft of •
proposed Bill Now before Parlament, entitled, " A
Bill to amend and reduce iota one Act the several
Laws relating so the manner in which the East
balsa Company are required to hire Ships."
The Minutes of the laat Coat hewing been read
—sod sundry papers. presented to Parliament since
the last meeting, having been laid on the table--
The Cliatallnle (John Postilion, Esq.) shortly
stated the bean as fur which the present Assembly
Ives convened.
The Bill was then read at length by the clerk.
011 the now% " That the Court do approve
of the said Bill,"
Mr. Hume inquired. whether the Bill was sanc-
tioned by the Casa of Directors, or was the mere
unsupported production of the President of the
Baird of Getout ?
The Castilian said, the Bill. in its amended
Mate. and with an alteration in the lest clause
/which gave a certain remuneration to the owners
of sat ships, that had been excluded from the Act
of lest Session. is consequence of a technical in-
formality,) had received the sanction and appro.
banal of the Coat of Directors.
Mr. Hums stated, that he was extremely sorry
to hear this exploitation. for the Bill appeared to
him to be the most tramples sad unintelligible that
was ever submitted to the thud if Commons—
and this he conceived to bo the most eatraonli-
nary, as the question was a moat plain said simple
nee. Ile thou proceeded to animadvert on the
dile...sit clauses of the Bill, contending that the
measure went to subvert, totally, the existing
slapping-systeiti. A system which had been esta-
blished alter a struggle Or fifteen years—which had
been sanctioned by the late Henry Donde& and
improved of by the repeated resolutions of the
'Courts of Directors and Proprietors-vend from
'wliteli the Company had reaped incalculable
advantages. It seemed that the President of
the Board of Control hail, in the last Session
of Parliament, pledged himself to bring (to-
ward a memoir far the consolidation mid amend-
ment of the Shipping Laws. Ile conceived lie
had redeemed his pledge in. a very indifferent
manner. Why was a Bill of such importance in.
traduced at the very close of the Session. whoa it
was impossible that the Proprietors could study it ?
But. above all things, whets it was known that the
Company hail to contend against all the private
traders in the kingdom—when it was known that.
they were paying ea per tailor earryiag goods.
which the prate trader was enabled tomb:2 home
for ia....why was not a Committee f to in.
quire. generally, into the causes that led to such e
• runless expender ? As there was nothing that celled
for the immediate enactment of dint Bill. he hoped
the Directors would base the farther proceed.
logs. with respect to it, deferred till neat Session.
Jr they would oat consent to that proposition, he
should certainly move so amendment to the Resit.
lutiou owe helms the Court. Rather doe such
Bill should pass. he would consent that all the
enintiag Showoff Laws should be done sway. aid
that every t Bsonld be left to the discretion of
Nor Court of

Mr. Guth maid, be bed bum an humble mostro.
'Dent in establiabbig the tries of which the Hon.
Proprietor woe so sedan es advocate—but, after
as eaperieuce of SO yams ho bad learned something
which 'simian may ensid Maar. He bad learm.
ed that, when on individual raGeseri into a cooked
for 14 yeses at beet, intervening events of peace
and war could net be calculated on, end, therefore,
it was nee:emery to make some provision by which
they might be met. On two occasions. at the peace
of Amiens, and in 1815, the rate of stores did not
fall to a peace price. The question at those pe-
riods was, " Shall we grant an additional allowance
to the ship-owners. and thus secure the principle on
which our shipping system is established—or shall
we insist on their fulfilling their contracts, to the
letter, and thus hazard the destrnction of the sys-
tem ?" It was a choice of two evils—and, in em-
bracing the former, he conceived the Company had
acted wisely, for, in his opinion, it was decidedly
the least. Whey the last application was made,
the President of the Board of Control felt it to be
a most delicate point to meddle with the established
*contracts—and. io doing so, he pledged himself to
introduce a measure to prevent the recurrence of
such au application in future. The present Bill
was brought in for that purpose--end he contended
that, though it gave the power of granting an ad-
ditional allowance, under certain circumstances
(namely, if after the termination of peace, the re-
newal of war, the conclusion of that war, and the
return of peace spin, it should be found that the
price of stores was ten per cent. higher than when a
Contract was entered *min), yet that the Bill did not
. by any mesas shake the established principle of
bavingl as far as possible, the peace-freight settled
°ate fur at
Mr. Eurnturrosa condemned the present sys-
tem. as a vicious ear, by which the Company had
Bat, not gained. But, as be considered the prevent
ill rather better than the two that had preceded
it, ire would not oppose the measure.
mr. Ga•wr believed the present system had
saved the Company half a million of money since
it was established.
Mr. Fixate STOUR WM ready to contest that point
with hi. Hon. Friend at any time.
Mr. GRANT said, that the proof of its having
sowed the ruin stated. was to be found in the Reports
on their table.
Mr. D. KillllAilD said, the manner in which
the President of the Board of Control had re-
deemed his pledge was most extraordinary. The
Bill was certainly more worthy of a writer of poetry
then of a profound Statesman. To him, indeed, it
was perfectly unintelligible. In that respect it was
Ike the Bills generally passed its modern days,
which requited to be explained, by new enartments,
the Session after they were passed, and. after sill. they
were obliged to have recourse to the lawyers to tell
them what *US meant. lie looked upon this measure,
so copious in its enactments, as giving the Com-
pany leave, whenever tiny thought proper, to alter
Contracts solemnly entered into. As, he trusted,
the Batik would be obliged shortly to resume cash

' psymonts, ham the stoppage of which lbe garish. ene
to the price of materials bad utainly mints, there
woo over, helm slat these mistimes would net be
so frequent as they feniserly were, and that. there-
fore, the shipowners would have to excuse for can-
tos few additiostal allowaaces. At all events, there
wee eo eiteuvostaatee which dieseaded the immedi-
ate passing Oasis tuessore—and, comequently, it
might be postponed, till the neat Bossiest, without
iscesweniesew
Mr. Lo mean was friendly to granting a fair
allow:awe to the slip-owners, by whom the Com-
pany had been greatly benefited—but at this late
Period of the Session, a mowers of such import-
s's, ought net, Its conceived. to be pressed for-
ward. The Hee. Proprietor took this opportunity
of condemning, 1.. very strong terms, the conduct
of the Court of Directors, in lowering the rate of
interest ma India bond.. in England, from 3 to 4
per cent. by which his father had lost 10,0001.
while the interest in India was kept up at a war
rate. This was rank—it smelt strong—it looked
as if the Directors favoured their own immediate
relative*, but were tounsiodful of the interest of the
public at Farr. The consequence would be, that
when war broke out egoist, nu permit, would lend
them gooney. He could assure them, that from his
family they . never should receive a farthing.—
( laugh./
Alderman Aeolus perfectly coincided in the
justice and policy on which the principle of the
Bill was founded, but thought if inquiry into
the ',hipping system were still necessary. that the
measure might be postponed till 'beet Session.
Mr. Rostuaow said, the Bill had been maturely
considered by the Court of Directors, mud lied re-
crivrd 'auction—it also slimmed to be favour-
ed by the great body of Proprietors. He could
not, then, under these circumstances, see any
ground for further delay.
Mr. Howe then moved an amendment; con-
deutuatory of the Bill, as being opposed to the
principle on which the existing shippitig-system
was founded, and calling 0111 the Court of Directors
to petitiati Parliament that it might not pass into*
law, in the present Session, nor until a fell inqury
had been instituted into the present state or the
shipping-system.
The amendment, on a phew of hands, was nega-
tived without u division. The origival motion was
then carried in the affirmative.
The Court then adjourned siee die.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

GERMAN PAPERS.

NVIIIIIIBURO. 11 111.
(Smeller insertion to N remberg Correrqesesdent.)
Our readers will probably remember, that, in
the year 11116, several articles appeared iu the va-
rious Papers on the Continent. which were copied
into the English Journals, respecting Dr. Griffith,.
and some othe► Englishmen. who were treated with
much severity by she Vienna police ; it was, how-
ever, subsequently proved, by the itsterference of
the British Ambassador at Vienna. that the Aera-
tions Goveniewut could not make these gentle-
men the smallest reproach of criminal conduct.
Bud that the measures of which they complained,
arose entirely from some unfortunate and false re-
presentations. Dr. Griffiths received passports to
retorts to Vienna, to regulate his Ahura, and thus
the whole matter ended.

The Editor of the Unive►sal Gersten Gazette. in
which the most calumnious articles spinal Dr.
Griffiths appeared, wee called upon to give up his
authority, and publicly to contradict the false state-
ment which ha had made in his Journal. Mr. &vic-
una°, however, to the surprise of all there who were
acquainted with the affair, refused both. Dr. Grif-
fiths was obliged to bring an action for calumny
against him before the Civil Tribunal, at Augsburg.
Mr. Stegatauo, in reply, called in question the com-
petency of the Civil Tribunal to t►y him, because
the Censure had allowed the imertion of the arti-
cles in question, and he was, consequently, amena-
ble to so other tribunal.

The following preliminary decision of the Tri-
bunal at Augsburg will, however, 'hew, that not-
withstanding the el gig of an imprimatur, the most
sound rights, and most valuable possession of so-
ciety, me nut abandoned to the will of the Editor of
a newspaper it will evidently prove, to the honour
of the Bavarian Courts of Justice, that they are
open to the foreigner as well as the subject, when-
ever he feels himself insulted and attacked.

The Tribunal decides that M. Stegmanu is
hound to answer the complaint made against him,
■ud to pay all the costs hitherto incurred. The
Tribunal declares the defence set up, viz That the
Allgemeime Zeitsuog is subject to the Censure, to be
inadmissible; because the Allgemeine Zeitung is
merely a privileged private concern, not an official
establishment guaranteed by the State, and the
eCl3lOf it charged to attend only to such articles
SO are contrary to the political maxims of state,
and to the laws of morality, but I utirely to
the Editor the responsibility for the truth or false-
hood of articles relative to private persons, &c.

-A11.1030610, MAY 27.

We are far from desiring to anticipate the filial
decision of this affair, which is tor pending before
the Tribunal; but we call positively assert, from the
best authority, that Dr. Griffiths, was not even on
the Contissent when the affair, in which, according
to Mr. &crammer assertion, We was implicated (viz.
the attempt to curry off young Napoleon), is said
to have happened at Vienna. This absence from
the place of the event was proved on oath before
the tribunal at Augsburg, and can be farther at-
tested by hundreds of Englishmen at Bath and
Loudon. among whom Dr. Griffiths was at that
titne.—tjappletweer to she Nuremberg Correspon.
drat, Nay Is.)

PARIS PAPERS.

IATAVIA (EAST INDIES), DEC. eo, 1517.

The Viet-Admiral Buyskes has transmitted to
the Governs-General of the Dutch Indies, a di.-
patch, contr. lc a detail of the operations against
the Insui gents of the Mulucca Islands.
Alter having been detained by a continued calm
opou the north-east coast of the Wood of Celebes,

~ S,

the Vice-Admiral arrived ea the tat of September,
with the Prince Frederick manor war, at the Isle of
Ternote, where he found all trailed. Ile lilted
out there souse vessels, fo► the purpose of re-
ducing the rebels of Amboyna, and others of
the Moluccas, then iu a state of iusurrectioo, and
quitted the Isle of Ternate with this &tills for
Anshan*, where he arrived on the 30th September.
The Vice-Admiral went in person into the Island,
to exercise there the sovereign power, and found
it necessary to take ender his immediate direction
all. the Nlolucca Islands, discharging the existing
setborities that hitherto ruled there, as also the
Commimioners who had repaired thither to take
possession of the Island, and declared that their
mission was at an end.

As wee as the flotilla fitted out at Termite had
arrived at Amboy's', the Vice• Admiral made the
necessary preparations for a general attack upon the
rebels, who, according to reports, were in the
northern part of the Island, called Hitoe. This
attack was fixed for the 16th of October. Three
divisions of gun-bouts were formed, and the troops
marched in two divisions against the rebels.
However. before he engaged decidedly in ac-
tion, the Viceroy sent a second Proclamation to
the inhabitants of the insurgent districts, requiring
them to lay down their arms immediately, and
to return to their homes. menacing with death
those who should he deaf to th.s latter exhortation.
He at the saute time promised those who should
subtuit voluntarily, perfect safety for their persons
and property. All the districts successively hoisted
the white flag. The inhabitants were seen on every
ride returning home ; and those who had come
from Ceram. fled with the authors of the iu-
sarrection, rendering it unnecessary to employ
force. These events left the Vice-Admiral, meat►-
while, to act with effect against the rebels of Sapa-
rona, and of Nouna-Liivet. It is certain, that
the forces lately sent to Amboyno, and which
roust have arrived there, would be sufficient to
restore tranquillity in all these Islands.
The Commissaries-General have published an
important Ordinance, relative to the Collie Plan-
tations. They say, that they are specially charged
by his Majesty to protect the seine population
against all arbitrary eueaserer, to ameliorate their
condition, and secure to them the fruits of their
labour. In one word, free from all constraint, and
secure from seduction, they may fully conade in the
protection of the Government of the Netherlands.
A like Ordinance was published on the 7th of No.
vember, at Sounabaye.

WADRIS. MAT 7.
We are Is, frost thinking that our diplousiitic
discussions with the United States will lead to ■
rapture. It is possible that the businen will end
in the voluntary cession of the Florida* ou our part.
sad a pecuuiary iiidessnity on the port of the
United States. Persons who pretend to be well
inforswerl assert. that a negotiation has bevo °posed
upon the subject.

NEXT THURSDAY, sipoo PER MINUTE.
£40.000. £23,000. 4sr
Ilizilsefrespis Prise Owe £1,060.
3 of 5t004.-107 CAPITALS,
IN TOILLOTTERY.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
SATURDAY. MAY 30, ISIS.

We have received the Pari■ Papers of Tuesday
last. The funeral of the Prinee de CONDE 1.1111
filed for that day. The Duke de Bouasow. his
sou, was to attend it to St. Denis on foot. It is
stated, under the head of Madrid, that a negotia-
tion is on foot for the cession of the Florida. by
Spain to the United States.

The 5 per Cent. Consols are 681 fr.—Bank
Actions 1,540.

We have already noticed the sweet and com-
mendable facility with which the Tressury Journals
recently adopted the idea of an immediate dissolu-
tion of Perliament. Lord CAIITIARRAOH, when
lately pressed by Mr. BROUGHAM and others, in
the House of Commons, stiffly denied all knowledge
of any such intention, and the Journals which seek
to make themselves 'mishit in the eyes of his Lord-
ship, pledged themselves solemnly to the same
effect. A new light, howeve►, has now broken in
upou thew, and they du out now hesitate to fix the
very dry for the disoolution. Tuestley week is the
time which, wind and weather permitting, that
event is likely to take piece.

We are extremely happy to perceive from Sir
ROBE&T Wit.aon's Address to the Electors of
Southwark, that the galling Kliegbet chances of
success in the ensuiog election seem to be no longer
doubtful. He has offered himself as a Candidate,
fur the honour of representing that ancient Borough,
mud his reception by the Electors has been equally
flattering to his (feline and honourable to their
principles. Sir Roams? WIIAON has long led a
large and interestiug spruce iu public observation,
while in every relation, and under every circum-
stance, he has conciliated the admiration and
esteem of his countrymen in general, even where a
disparity of political feelings may have rinsed
cavils *bout the motives to his conduct. A
chivalrous spirit of enterprise, a frankness of
character, and a high muse of honour, could not

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fea of being *pprecisted by t genial-people; and
we believe that there are few Buglisheseu, who, be-
tug acquainted with the distinguished metiers of
Sir ItossaT WtLbOU, and the proud tertimooy
borne to his achievements by foreign Potentates, ere
not ashamed to leers, that the British Government
alone appears either insensible to his merits, or ii
prevented by some unworthy motives from *venting
him those rewards to which military services have
been usually entitled. to fact. Sir Roulet Wit.-
son has been honoured by every powerful Prince
iu Europe, escept his own Sovereign. He has been
honoured by those who witnessed his conduct; and
who may be premised to be tolerably good judges
of merit; and with this fact before us. it is not eery
difficult to determine whether the neglect of so die.
tinguished as officer by the British Moister.. was
more disgraceful to them or to him. it is not for
us to divine the causes of this *Wine neglect oa
the port of the Government of this country, but if
indeed, as some will assert, it has resulted from the
freedom with which Sir R. WiLson has given
his opinions and observations to the world—because

he has ventured to question the justice of certain
principles now in favour at the Courts of Kings, and
more peculiarly patronised by the British Cabinet
—it speaks, upon the part of our ruler., • littleness
of mind which would be merely emitemptible if it
did not augur the most injurious results to the cha-
racter and welfare of the country. He may be now
in some degree considered us appealing from the
Cabinet to the people—from the party prejudices
of a few individuals, to the justice of such a por-
tion of the nation as may be supposed to speak
the general sentiments; and that his Judges may
be the better enabled to appreciate his case, we
beg leave to present the following simple enume-
ration of his recent services and honours, as it has
been drawn up by a writer in The Ediburgh Re-
view :

"Since the campaigns in Egypt and Polaud, be ►as served
in the Peninsular war, wad in the memorable campaigns in
Russia, Germany, and Italy, which lad to the overthrow of
Bousparte's dyuasty. To the extraordinary promptitude
and success with which be raised and disciplined the Leal-
tonics legion, all the civil and military authorities in Por.
fugal have borne ample testiinommy. The formation of this
teem and its pliant exploits under his command in Spain,
laid the foundation of the important memento of arming the
Portuguese, to which so much of the success in the war is
justly ascribed. Of his movements with it in the field, the
best account may be found its the intercepted dispatches of
the Preach Commanders, who complain of its tweeting them
wherever they marched, and always speak of it as much
more numerous than it ever was. Bat we pale mis to the
Reesiau campaigs. By the documents which were gives is
evidence at his trial for the affair of Lave Wes escape, it is
evideut that so maa in the British army ever acquired higher
rentswa, among the warriors of all nations, than this truly
gallimat o®ce►. Lord Cathcart, our Ambassador with the
Emperor Alexander, describes bim, i■ his dispatches in No-
vember um, as having been is every actioo, ' and having
seen every remarkable occurrence.' And in November 1813,
Maple says, that' it has bees the constant practice of the
Major-General (Sir Robert Wilson), throughout this and the
last campaign, to accompany every attack of conselneum
that has taken place within his reach.'--0 On this occasion
(adds his Lordship) be was with sae of the storming parties;
and in adverting to this circumstance, it is but justice to
this olScer to state, t►at the seal, activity, and intrepidity
which he has displayed as every oceasioa, have conciliated
fur him the esteem of all officers of every rank and nation
who have heti witnesses of them, and have certainly done
great credit to his Majesty's service.' In a subsequent
letter, his Lordship acknowledges the signal services ree-
dited by Sir Robert in a political capacity; and ascribes,
if we rightly understand the letter of January 1813, the
failure of the negociatioss with the enemy in a great
measure to his interposition. The following is the ac-
count gives by Sir Charles (own Lord) Stewart, in his
dispatch to Lord C.asilernieb, of the manner is which
the Emperor Alexander expressed his approbation of Sir
Robert Wilson's services, in presence of the Allied Army:—
' 1 rode cwt in the suite of his Imperial Majesty, who
went along the line, and was received with enthusiasm by
the soldiers. The Emperor took a favourable moment, when
he was survouuded by his General and Staff Officers in the
front of the troops, to call Sir Robert Wilma to him, and to
address to him a most flatteriog speech, in which his Im-
perial Majesty stated, that be appreciated his services, gal-
lantry and seal, throughout the whole war as they deserved ;
that, ia testimony of which he had determined to confer on
him the third else of the Order of St. George, and that he
was desirous of doing it in the most gratifying nianner. lie
them directed General Asigersuffsky to take his cross from
his arch, and he delivered it to Sir Robert Wilson.' Lord
Stewart then expresses, with the boaesty of a brave soldier,
the pride he felt at easing a companion in arms thus deco-
rated in front of the Allied Army.' The Emperor, in a let-
ter written with kis own hand, some months afterwards, re-
ferred to this °melon in these words—' When I decorated
you in the face of the army with the badge of St. George, I
did jostle. to (be indefatigable seal which, during the ahule
of the campaign, has constantly attac►ed you to the advaae.
ed guards—to the brilliest valour sod devotion of which I
have bees as eye-witness at the battle of Bautzen ; and,
▪ to Owenby other proofs of intrepidity, attested by
all the brave warriors of the combined army.' Similar testi-
monies to his dietimmisished merit were borae by the King of
Prussia and Emperor of Austria. The former Monarch,
beside cooferring upon him his Order of time Red Eagle,
granted the Cross of his Military Order of Merit to the Offi-
cers whom he rinronsemeaded. The latter gave him the Grand
Crow of Maria Theresa, an Order of the highest distinction,
and which has been kept invariably pure, being confined to
cases of the ..at unquestionable services. Those services
were Indeed aelmowledzed by all the Ministers and Corn.
amenders in the campaign, awl especially by the Prince
Metteruich and by Primer Schwartatimberg, who repeatedly
expressed to the English Ambassador ' the obligations he
lay soda to Sir N. Wilson fur the signal assistance rendered
on many occasion., but must particularly at Leipsic, when
he was so much indebted to him ter his able disposition of
the Austrian cavalry, sad his whole castanet on that day'."

By the Van Dimwit's Land Casette we learn,
that the Cochin, Jon Ls, had armed with a valuable
cargo of Brutish goods loom Calcutta, at (lotion
Town and Port Jacksou, No,/ South Wales.

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So *wetly we met, emel ee foodly we pried,

That which was the sweeter elea I could mot tell;
That GM look of welcome her tawny ewe darted,
Or that tear of passion which blessed our farewell.

To inset was a &messed to part thus aaother,
Oar joy MA oar sorrow areued rivals is bliss;
Oh! Capid's two eyes are out liter each other,
In smiles sad la tears, than that 11111111 Wei to this.
The Best was lake day-break, new, sadden, delicious
The dams of a pleasure starer kindled up yet ;
The last was that farewell of day-light, more precious
More flawing sad deep as Nis unit, its set.
Oar meeting, the happy, was tinged by a sorrow,
To tbiak that such lappilerse could not remain ;
While oar parting, tbo' sad, gave a hope tint to-marrow
Would bring back tbs blest boor of meeting 'gala.

THE ROYAL FAMILY.

TH E QUEEN.

We are happy to say her MAJESTY was PO much
better yesterday, that the public bulletins re•
'peeling the state of her indisposition were discon-
tinued. Her MAJESTY is now considered to he
recovered. To the inquiries of the IFto)al Fautily
and her MAJIIIITY'II particular fiiends, the answer
was—" The (junto has had a cninfostoble night,
and is much better." Her MAJESTY recessed I
visit from the Duke and Duchess of CAmsaiDGE.

Yesterday morning the Duke of YO•! went to
attend Epsom Races, and returned to town abuut
six o'clock.

The small court-yard in St. James's Palace was
yesterday again crowded with carriages and persons
of distinction, leaving their names of condolence
for the Duchess of CUMBERLAND on the loss of
her eldest sister. The slime, to she numerous in-
quiries as to the state of the Duchess's health, WlllO,
her Royal Highness had but an ind flerent night,
but was better yesterday. Her Royal Highness
only admitted a visit from the Prince of HEASK
HouuousG, who remained with the Ro)at Duchess
a considerable time.

Yesterday being the Princess SOPHIA of GLOU•
ceirrca's birth-day. the Princess received swim
from the Prince and Princess of RIME HON-
BOURG, the Princes. AUGUSTA, and whets of tie
Hoye' Family, with a numerous assemblage of
distinguished personages, st her house in turz,n:
street, to congratulate her on the anniversary of
her natal day. In the evening the Duke lo id
Duchess of GLOUCESTER had • el• r and an even-
ing party, in honour of the day, at Gloucester-
house.
Yesterday Cambridge House was more thronged
with persons leaving -their names than *to aim) of
the preceding days since the arrival of the Duke
and Duchess.

The Doke of CLoaesics visited the Landgrava
of Hesse Cosset., yesterday, at his residence in
South-A 'Riley-square. where also a numerous assem-
blage of nobility left their names.
Yesterday the P►ince of Hesse Husteoueo visit-
ed Lord CASTLEREAGH.

The Duke of NORFOLK left town yesterday, fur
his seat, ow Suffolk.

The Duke of RUTLAND returned to town yemter-
day from the Earl of Wain's seat, the Oaks,
Kent.

The Duchess SAN CARLOS will have a grand
dress party this evening. in honour of St. Ferdi-
nand. at her residence In Portland-place.
Earl WHITWORTH and the Duchers of Dosser
leave town this day for (heir seat in Kent.
The Mangano and Marchioness of CHOLMONDELEY
are expected to return to town this day from their
seat in Norfolk.

The Marquis and. Marchioness of Bucstwousss
left town yesterday for their seat, Stowe.
The Dowager Countess of CLERWORT had a
select circle of fashionable' yesterday evening, at
her house in Berkeley-square.
The Earl and Countess of DARSLICT are shortly
expected home from the Continent.
The Countess of Sr. GEIIMAINS, by the lust ac-
count received, we are happy to learn, war moth
better.

The Earl of LONSDALE will give • grand enter.
tainnieut to a large party of distiagoi.hed person-
ages on the 6th of June, at his holm in Charles.
street, Berkeley-square.
The Eail of Hsattowax will entertain a large
party of distinction on Tuesday next, at hi. house
in Grosvenor-square.
Lady LAMONAM will have • grand ea.embly on
theBth of June. at her house in Purtland.placr.
Lady LOUIS• CALL Rave a splendid rout yes.
terdav evening, at her house in Old Bond.street,
which w4s very numerously and fashionably at-
tended.

Lord GWYDIR entertained a select party at din.
ner yesterday at his house, Whitehall.
Lord LYNEDOCIL, we are concerned to state, is
confined to his apartment, at Warren's New Hotel,
New-street, in consequence of a fall front his liore
a few days since.
Sir WATILIN and Lady HARRIET W. WYNN en-
tertain a party of distinction this day, at their r..-
aidence in St. James'r-►quare.
The Right Hon. WELLESLEY POLE left town oil
Thursday, for Ireland.
The Right Hun. Wu. HusaissoN will give a
grand entertainment on the 7th of June to a &dims
giiished party, at his house, Wintehall-place.
The Hon. Lady SMITH gave a grand entertain-
ment yesterday to the Comoros of MEXISOROUGH,
Sir CHARLES and Lady IMHOFF, Sir EDWARD
Laity KNATCHBELL, and a select party of distinc-
tion, at her house in Piccadilly.

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