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London, England, 1824-06-19 00:00:00

CIDER.

Sir THOMAS ACLAND presented a petition from the
county of Devon against the-tax upon Cider.
The CHANCELLOR of the r XCHEQUER said he had
given his attention to this subject, and he hoped he should be
able to reconcile the interests of the public and the petitioners-
next Session.

The petition was then read and ordered to be printed.
ORANGE PROCESSIONS.

Sir F. BURDETT presented a petition from George Ensor,
in the county of Armagh, complaining of the evils arising from
Orange prOcessions. These processions, he understood, took
place at midnight, and were attended with every species of
exasperation and insult to the Catholics, before whose doors
they stopped and paraded with offensive tunes. He hoped,
therefore, the provisions of the Insurrection Act would be ap-
plied to thtm.—Ordered to lie on the table. •
Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a petition from a person
of the name of Greenland, Letter Carrier to the Post Office,
praying for a provision from the superannuation fund, to which
he had contributed for 20 years.
. .

Mr. HUME recommended the petitioner's case to the Chan-
cellar of the Exchequer.—Ordered to lie on the table.

IRISH INSURRECTION ACT.

Mr. GOULBURN moved the third reading of this Bill.
HOMIOUSE rose to oppose the measure. It was not
so much a Government measure as of a Ministerial Com-
mittee. It was recommended, he was sorry to find, by
some of his most respected friends, but he wan thoroughly
convinced that they were deluded into that recommendation.
None but his Majesty's Ministers should be responsible for the
Government of Ireland, and it certainly should not be thrown
on the shoulders of Parliament. Ile was inclined to think
the Committee, appointed to inquire into the State of Ireland,
were tampering with the question and with the House. He la-
mented the divisions in the Cabinet on the subject of Ireland,
and moved as an amendment, That the Bill should be read a
third time that day six months.

111 r. CALCRAFT, though hostile .to the principle of the Bill,
was favourable to its renewal in the present state of Ireland.
Colonel TRENCH supported the Bill, which he considered
to offer the double advantage of saving the well-disposed man
from being forced to join in insurrection, while it arrested the
bad man in his career.
General HART .thought it would be advisable to enclose
some of the towns in Ireland with walls, having towers at con-
venient distances, with the means of mounting a few suns.—
These precautions were used for the protection of every consi-
derable town in India, and were found effectually to secure
the peaceable inhabitants from the attacks of banditti.
Sir F. BLAKE said, if the improvement of Ireland were
made the sine qua non of Ministers remaining in office. it
would soon become a flourishing country. Great
,good would
be done by giving the people of Ireland the benefit of equal
laws. The King, he thought, would concur in this, for from
the general tenor of his Majesty's conduct he did not consider
him to have any scruples of conscience.—(A laugh.)
The House divided, when the numbers were—

For the Amendment -
For the Third Reading -
.Majority

The Bill was thenn-read- a third time.

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When strangers were re-admitted,
Mr. DENMAN was on his legs proposing a clause to pro-
vide that all offences committed against this law should be tried
by a Jury.
Mr. GOULBURN opposed the clause.
After a few words from Mr. S. RicE, GouLBITILN, and
Mr. Secretary PEEL,
Mr. DENMAN moved for leave to brieg up a clause to re-
peal that part of the Bill which gave Magistrates the power to
transport persons found in a public-house after nine o'clock at
night.
Mr. GOULBURN opposed the motion.
Mr. S. RICE supported the motion.
Mr. V. FITZGERALD and Mr. GRATTAN thought the
power to search houses ought to be retained.
The question for bringing up the clause was then put and
negatived.
Mr. DENMAN then entered his protest against the provi-
sions which gave indemnity to magistrates for abuse of their
power, and moved to add a clause giving to any oppressed
man the damas a Jury might award. -
Mr. GOULBURN opposed the motion—the clause com-
plained of had never interposed any obstacle in the way of
obtaining redress of grievances. The motion was then nega-
tived, and the bill passed.

QUALIFICATION OF JURORS.
Mr. Secretary PEEL brought in a Bill to amend the Laws
respecting Jurors and Juries. The Right Hon. Secretary said
it was not his intention to press the Bill this -Session, but to
have it printed. The want of qualification among Jurors was
well known. The Bill would regulate the selection of Special
Jurors so as to remove all- objection, and improve that inva-
luable privilege, Trial by Jury.
Mr. SCARLETT expressed his obligation to the Right Hon.
Secretary for this Bill. He thought it would remove all the
objections to the selection of Special Jurors. At the same
time he thought it right to say the Master of the Crown Office
had uniformly acted with the greatest impartiality.
Mr. PEEL said Mr. Lusbingtan was the Gentleman who had
given him the greatest assistance in framing the Bill.
The Bill was then read the first time, and ordered to be read
a second time that day she months, and printed.
r The East IndiaPossessions' Bill, after a few words from Mr.
Tel LIME, Mr. BRIOHT, and Mr. C. WYNN, was read a 3d time.
On the motion of Mr. C. WYNN, a clause was added, and
the Bill passed.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at ONE O'CLOCK.

LIST OF THE MINORITY
Who voted against the Third Reading of the Insurrection Bill
Burdett, Sir F. Grattan, J. Williams, J.
Benett, John Mostyn, Sir Thos. Wood, Alderman
Bright, Henry Palmer, Colonel
Brougham, H. Stewart, W. (Tyr.) TELLERS.
Denman, Thos. Searlett, J. Hobhouse, J. C.
Ellice, Ed. Smith, IVm. Hume, J.

PARIS PAEERS.

(From the Moniteur of Wednesday.),

PARIS, Jude 16.—Telegraphic Dispatches announce, that

the Trident, of 74 guns, Captain Morice, and the Vestal fri-
gate, %of 24 guns„ Captain Simonot, arrived on the 14th at
Brest, from the Antilles. On'the same day the La Prudente,
a gabare, dispatched from Bahia; in Brazil, on the Ist May,
commanded by Captain Lesaulnier de la Cour, cast anchor at
Brest.

( From the Benue, dated Thursday, June 17. )

PAnls, JUNE 16.-I'6 Criminal Section of the Court of
Cassation will try, next Thursday, a question of extraor-
dinary interest. It is this whether a Frenchman who has
served under the flag of Columbia, and assisted in the cap-
ture of a Sardinian vessel declared to be a good prize by the
Admiralty Court at Caracas, can now be subject to a criminal
prosecution before the French Tribunals, as having exposed
France to measures of reprisal on the part of his Majesty The
King of Sardinia. This question bears a similarity to that which
is the subject of the remonstrances made by the Ottoman Porte
to the Cabinet of Great Britain, with regard to Lord Byron and
other English subjects, who have embraced the cause of the
Greeks.

The Journal des Debar, in giving an account of the Secret
Sitting yesterday, palpably disfigured the facts.
It is not true, that the Chamber of Deputies rejected the pro..
posal to indemnify the emigrants. The Chamber, confiding in
the words of the King, only rejected the proposition for an
ad-
dress to the fling•, to ask indemnities, and has left the initia-
tive on this subject to the Crown. The Journal des Debats
adds by a great majority, and there were but eight, or, as others
say, eleven, who opposed it. Is that a minority ?
The marriage of Mr. Rothschild of Paris will shortly be ce-
lebrated at Frankfort. It is said, that the head of the house
of Rothschild, at Frankfort, who has DO children, has added a
million to the three millions, which are the marriage portion of
his niece.

PARIS, .TUNE 16.—Fivener Cents. opened, 102.55.—Rank
Stock, 1960.—Neapolitan Rents, 891. ; Spanish -do. 19. —Royal
-Spanish Loan, 63I.Exchange on London, one month, 25. 35. ;
three months, 25. 15.--( Court Authentiqut, June 18.)
[From the Courier Prat:gals.]
PARTS, JUNE 16.—We have received by the ship Louise,
which arrived at Havre on the 12th, the Official Journals from
Hayti of April 11. Their contents are of considerable interest.
It seems that the hostile intention attributed to France causes
great exasperation, and may put an entire stop to all the com-
mercial relations between that colony and France. 'We give the
following details, which are extracted from a letter written by
a French Merchant settled at St. Domingo, and which will
make it expedient to put a stop in an authentic manner
to the reports which are circulated without foundation,
very injuriously to our commerce. " Here nothing is talked
of but an expedition which is preparing in France against St•
Domingo, and the people are preparing for an obstinate de-
fence. Every body is on foot, every citizen and every soldier
is ready to combat with that courage which is inspired by a
love of independence, and an enthusiastic attachment to liberty.
The issue of a campaign would not be doubtful. Three hun-
dred thousand fighting men spread over the island, the sun and

the heat would not leave the least chance of success to the most
numerous and best appointed army. I cannot in fact believe
all those reports, which,whether true or not, place us Europeans '
in a very false and unpleasant situation. For my own part, I
would rather believe Commissioners will be sent, not a fleet;
but we endeavour in vain to persuade the inhabitants to form
the same opinion ; experience has rendered them mistrustful,
and it is impossible to persuade them that a French army is not
about to land in their country. They have already traced the
-plan of a town in the form of a cam)), into which the Govern-
ment is to retreat in case of invasion. The position is well
chosen, fortified with care, and amply provisioned, and may
be regarded as almost impregnable. Although very enlight-
ened, the President seems to partake the popular opinions on
this point, and he told me himself he had yet some hope of

making an arrangement, but that he could not rely on the pro-
posals of the European Cabinets—that he was determined not
to be surprised, and that he was ready to make a vigorous re-
sistance, which, indeed, is sufficiently indicated by the mea-
sures which he has taken." _ _ _

APrtir.. 11.—Different versions circulate
on all hands respecting the armaments which are completing at
Brest and Toulon. While the public papers of France give to
these preparations an explanation which would lead us to sup-
pose that we are not comprehended in their destination, every
thing in the United States of North America echoes with the
rumour that they arc armed at Hayti. This report is not devoid
of probability, for if at the period of the departure of the expe-
ditionary army under the orders of the Captain-General Le
Clerk it was endeavoured-to deceive us, can we doubt that the
same artifices will not now be had recourse to ?
Instructed in the school of a severe experience, clothed with
the mantle of a provident wisdom, his Excellency the President
has taken all the necessary measures in case a new attempt
should be directed against us. Guided by true heroism, that
which inspires the country when threatened—fired with true
glory, that which consists in the defence of our rights and our
homes, he has given the instructions which the case required
to the Generals commanding the different Arrondissements,and
has called on the army and people to hold themselves in readi-
ness. These Generals will not fail to conform to his orders, for
they love their country ; they have already done every think for
it, and they will again sacrifice every thing to it. What mem-
ber of the Haytian family can have a soul false, or cold, or
selfish, or subverted, when our sacred cause and the salvation
of the country are at stake ?
In consequence of the impulse which has been communicated
by the head of the Government, every one must think that it
is particularly necessary to take measures to place in security
his family and objects of absolute necessity, without however
interrupting the course of the labours of agriculture, or our
commercial operations. The plough in one hand, and the
r sword in the other, we shall attend with a dry eye, with an in-
' trepid soul, what the decrees of fate shall determine with re-
spect to us. In this attitude, if the enemy presents himself, he
will not have the advantage f having surprised us, and if his
movements have not Hayti for object, we shall not have dis-
continued to profit by the happy results of commerce and agri-
culture.
Content and satisfied with the conquest of our liberty, con-
fining ourselves closely in the limits which our sacred Constitu-
tion has traced for ws, we have stirred up no quarrel, we have
provoked no struggle; but on the smallest entesprise against
us we shall become as terrible as we have shewn ourselves
moderate, circumspect, hospitable, and careful of preserving
peace, Without having offended and without fear, if vanquish-
ed we shall perish in this land, the dear spot which we have
ennobled, or victors in the new struggle, we shall again be the
most precious ornaments of the land in which we first saw the
light.
, JEAN PIERRE BOYER, President of Hayti.—Considering
that in present circumstances the most active measures ought to
be employed to accelerate the execution of the orders and instruc-
tions which the national safety has
prescribed to us to recom-
mend • considering that by the Proclamation of the 6th Ja-
nuary last the nation has understood that the moment is ar-
rived in which it ought to be prepared for the defence of the
country, and it is the duty of public authority to neglect none
of the means which can contribute to the general good.
In consequence it is decreed as follows :
" Art. I. all persons who cannot exhibit proof of their means
of existence, and who are in the Cities or Towns without exer.
cising any profession or trade, shall be obliged to withdraw
into the Country where the resources of agriculture present
them with a sure subsistence.
" 2. The greatest vigilance must he constantly exercised, in
order that no person in a state of health may withraw him-
self from the agricultural labours of the habitation where lie
resides.

" 3. The rigour ordered by law as to the general Police, shall
be strictly. applied against vagabonds taken in contravention to
the dispositions of the present Decree.
" 4. The Civil and Military authrities are charged each in
what concerns itself with the punctual execution of this Decree,
of which the strict observation shall remain besides under the
responsibility of the Commandants of arrondissements, as
charged with the High Police in their respective commands.
" National Palace of Port.au-Prince, April 6, 1824.
Year 21, of Independence. " BOYER."
" By the President,
" The Secretary, General B. INGIMAC."
[ Telegraph, Official Gazette.]

MANCHESTER MEETING,
IN FAVOUR OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE
NEW STATES OF AMERICA.

On Thursday last a Meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
at Manchester, composed of the principal merchants and ma-
nufacturers, was held at the Exchange, for the purpose of con-
sidering the propriety of recognizing the independence of the
States of South America. The.following was the requisition
in pursuance of which the meeting was convened. It is need-
less to apprise those who are acquainted with the extensive
commercial and manufacturing interests of Manchester that
the signatures affixed to the requisition are those of the most
wealthy mercantile men in the north of England :
" To the Vice-Presidents of the Chamber of Commerce and
Manufactures.

," Manchester' June 2, 1824.
" Sir,—We request you will call a special general meeting
of the members of the Chamber, to take into consideration the
present relations of Great Britain with the Governments of
south America.

We are, Sir, your most obedient Servants,
" S. Phillips, • " Thomas Sharp,
" Samuel Matthews, " George Fraser,
6' James Bremner, " Wm. Garnett,
" George Jones, " Charles Stirling,
• " John Chippendale, " John Kennedy,
" Thos. Bootham, jun. "J. C. Harter.'
The following was the answer of the Vice-President :
" Manchester, June 7, 11124.
" In compliance with the foregoing requisition, I do appoint
a Special General Meeting of the Subscribers to the Manches-
ter Chamber of Commerce and Manufactures, to be held at the
Committee-Room, in the Exchange, on Thursday, the 17th of
June instant, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon.
" GEO. W. WOOD,Vice-President."
" G. E. A trnitEY, Secretary."
At 12 o'clock JOHN KIRK MAN, Esq. was called to the
chair, and the Chairman briefly stated to the Chamber the ob-
ject of their meeting.
Mr. WOOD then rose to open the business of the day. He
regretted, lie said, his inability to do justice to the great and
important object which they had met to discuss, and which it
became them, after therecent example of Liverpool, to consider
without further delay. The cause of the recognized independ-
ence of South America, as connected with British commerce,
involved a question of the highest moment.—( Hear, hear !)_.
Whether this were, stristly speaking, a political question,
would mainly depend on the mode of treating it ; and he pro.
posed that they should purely treat it as a topic in which their
commercial interests were necessarily and deeply involved.
The question, looking at it in this manner, then was—what
ought to be their commersial situation with the new States of
South America ? First, was it right to acknowledge their in-
dependence ? and secondly, was it expedient g As to the right,
no one, he thought, could doubt it these states had now sub-
stantially worked out their own independence. Whatever might
be said on the South American question de jure, by theorists, de
fiteto the matter was settled.--(Hear !)—ltuenoa Ayres, Chili,
and Colombia, had established regularly-formed and constitu-
tionally acting Governments for some time past. Parties exercised
the public authority in these states apparently with competent
power, as well as with credit to themselves and those for whom
they acted; and although recent changes were in operation 4n
Mexico, yet still the regular establishments preserved the exer-
cise of their functions. In Peru, it was true, there was some
hostile force still in existence, carrying on a species of warfare;
but the other states were displaying perfectly organized govern-
ments, and Great Britain was carrying on with them most exten-
sive commercial operations.—( Hear ! )—lt then, surely, to com-
mercial men, became a matter of the utmost importance to ascer-
tain what was to be their relative connection with the new states. I
The Directors of the Chamber of Commerce had taken this sub-
ject
into their consideration, and recommended the resolutions
which would besubmitted to the meeting. The views of their own '
Government bad already been ably and eloquently stated by Mr.
Canning in his communications with the French Ambassador
—He thought that as the Government had since acted upon
these principles, it was time that commercial men should feel
the necessity of doing the same. Ile concluded, amid cries of
" Hear !" by proposing the Ist resolution, which was seconded
by Mr. 'Thomas Cardwell.
Air. TiroalAS HAunoTTLI suggested the propriety of read-
ing the whole of the resolutions before one was put, that the
Chamber should he apprised of their full import. This sug-
gestion was adopted.
The first resolution was then put, and carried unanimously,
(as indeed were all the rest).
The 2d, 3d, and 4th were seYerally proposed, seconded, and
carried without any accompanying observations.
Mr. GREENWAY proposed the fifth resolution, one in uni-
son, he said, with their warmest feelings.. They were all fully
acquainted with the situation of British commerce as connected
with the South American States. It was therefore much to
their interest and character as commercial men, to have the
question set at rest, independent of the duty of Great Britain,
herself a free nation, to assert the same froedorn for others who
had already achieved for themselves.-(Hear, hear!)
When the question was nut upon the fifth resolution—
' Mr. CONNNLL remarke'd, that lie feared they were going a
little too far with the matter involved in the fifth resolution.
Did not the preceding resolution signify strongly enough their
wishes and feelings as commercial: men, without precipitating,
as they now seemed about to do, the exercise of the political

functions of the Government—a course of proceeding which
they were, indeed, disqualified from pursuing by their charter:?
Were they not by this precipitate step passing from their situa-
tion as merchants, to what was purely political matter ?
When he said this, he begged it to be understood that he con-
curred entirely in their general proceedings, and was only
anxious that they should not merge their commercial charac-
ter with any thing which might be deemed a political act.
Mr. WooD—Do you wish us to parse and pronounce no
opinion upon the expediency of acknowledging the independence
of South America

Mr. CoNstii.r. replied, that his only desire was, that they
should preserve their commercial character apart from a politi-
cal one, which he feared they. were assuming by the sth reso-
lution, all being done comm..rcially, as he thought, by the pre-
vious ones. This was what struck him at the moment.
Mr. Woon said that nothing was farther from their intention
than questioning the prerogative of the Crown upon that point
which was purely political. Nevertheless he must contend,
that as British merchants, it was competent for them to pro-
nounce upon a mixed question, supposing it to be part politi-
cal and part commercial, which deeply involved their mercantile
character and interests. It was, when so placed, their duty
to tell the Liovernment the view which they were enabled
to take of their own interests, and to address that Govern-
ment in becoming language upon such a
question.—(Hear,
hear !)—The first showed the propriety of their expressing
an opinion, by setting forth the interest which they had in
the result, and secondly they pointed out the remedy. They
would be doing nothing without the latter ; they called, in fact,
for nothing but what the Government had already professed a
willingness to do of itself—in plain terms, to do formerly what
the Government had already virtually done.—(Hear, hear !)
To chew the view of the Government, and what they had al.
ready done, he would beg leave to refer to what the Earl of
Liverpool had said in the discussion of the 15th of March, on
Lord Lansdown's motion, when speaking of the Congress at
Aix-la-Chapelle :—" At that period, the British Minister at
the Congress renewed the offer of mediation, with the know-
ledge and under the sanction of other Powers. Spain again
evaded,. and, whether to gain time, or for any other purpose.,
he would not say—no acceptance was acquiesced in. After
those repeated and unsuccessful efforts, in which this country
consulted both her duty and the soundest policy, the obligation
devolved upon the Government of attending to our essential
interests—interests that were not. opposed to duty, but which
comprehended the enlarged consideration of what was due to
ourselves and the world." Again, the Noble Earl said—" The
House would recollect, that at that very period (1022), the ad-
visers of the Crown submitted to Parliament a measure which at
once recognized the de facto, as opposed to the de
did'
indemr-
ence of the South American provinces. What did we admit by
that measure of legislation-? Look to the Act of the 3d of the
present reign, c. 43, and your Lordships will see, that by that very
measure we treated those provinces as independent states, hav-
ing relaxed towards them the spirit of our navigation laws, and
opened to their flag, in return for our trade with them, an un-
restricted intercourse with our possessions in Asia, Africa,
and America. By this act alone, without questioning the title
between Spain and her Colonies, Great Britain considered those
provinces as free states de facto, capable of participating in a
free trade with every portion of the world." His Lordship sub-
sequently
added—" Taking into consideration the recognition
of their flag, a de facto acknowledgment of independence
followed up by the appointment of Consuls, the British Go-
vernment having no interest or inclination to concealment, de-
termined to take a further step, which, as it regarded the situa-
tion of the South American States, was worth a thousand decla-
rations of acknowledgement of independence. He knew it had
been said that the intentions of the Powers of Europe respecting
the South American States had been checked by the speech of
the President of the United States of America. What effect
that speech might have had, it was not for him to say ; but what-
ever,
its effect might have been, he felt it but justice to the King's
Ministers to declare, that weeks before the speech reached
Europe, it had been distinctly communicated by them to the
Government of France, that without interfering with the rights
of Spain Great Britain would not see with indifference any
Foreign 'Power interfere in the struggle between that country
and the South American States." Again, he said that
" considering besides the nature of our connexion with Spain,
the character of that eventful struggle, in which, conjointly with
this country, we had been so long engaged, the handsome, .the

gentlemanlike course would te to give Spain the opportunity of
taking the lead in that recognition." If then (said. Mr. Wood)
the Government had gone so far, why object to a de facto course
of proceeding ? In vain would they look to Spain for such An
act; and on the same debate Lord Lansdown truly said, " if
the Noble Earl waited till the independence of South America
was recognized by Spain, it would never fall to his lot to ac-
knowledge their independence—that glory would belong to
some ingenious and eloquent statesman yet unborn, who might
fill the Noble Lord's place."
Air. CONNELL, replied, that that was all very true,. but as
commercial men, he repeated, they ought not to precipitate the
political conduct of the Government, and particularly after
their experience of the good intentions of Ministers upon this
subject. What lie had said, however, he merely threw out by
way of suggestion, not meaning to ber any opposition 'to the
resolution which had led to his remarks.

Mr. WOOD expressed the pleasure he felt that no opposition
was intended. It was quite idle to wait for Spain to lead the
way in the work of recognition. The British Government must
act for themselves. They ought to remember, that forty years
after Spain had lost her provinces in Holland, she refused to
acknowledge their independence, but made a sort of truce with
them for twelve years even after that lapse of time, on the ex-
press condition, that the word " independent" should not be
inserted in the treaty. Mr. Wood then said, that having
already quoted the Earl of Liverpool, he would proceed to read
extracts from Mr. Canning's communications to, and corre-
spondence with, the French Ambassador and his Government,
to show that in point of faet, the Chamber of Commerce was
only • calling upon the Government to act up' to their own
measures.

Mr. AV. then read several extracts from the diplomatic
papers, arid concluded by saying, " Surely then, after such
declarations as these, it was time to call upon the Government
to act decidedly."_(Hear, hear !)
Ci.ooo. expressed pleasure at finding that the opposition
to the sth resolution was withdrawn. Indeed, l►e saw no reason
why the Chamber of Commerce should not speak the language
•of all other bodies on this occasion. lie also believed that those
(if any) were mistaken who imagined that resolutions like these
would displease the Government : on the contrary, lie thought
isters would be more pleased to have their arm strengthened
on this question, by the open and unequivotial expression of
public. opinion, in the. pursuit . of the policy which they had
already avowed: _ _

The-sth Resolution was then put, and carried unanimously.
Mr. GREENWAY could not withhold his satisfaction at the
unanimity which accompanied the preceding Resolution, after
the conversation to which it bad given rise. It expressed the
feelings which every commercial man in England wished his
Government to know. There was no man to be found who did not
wish to see the new states emerge into that rank from which.,
hitherto it had been the fatal policy of Old Spain to keep them
hermetically sealed. There . ought to be at once a treaty of
commerce. It was more becoming the character of England
that her act should be open and avowed, and not equivocal or
compromising.—(Hear !)
CHIPPENHAM proposed, and Mr. FRASER seconded,
the 6th resolution, which was carried unanimously, as well as
the remaining resolutions. All the remaining resolutions being
now unanimously carried,
Mr. CLOGG said, that it was the original intention to have
embodied them in a petition to the King in Council, but it was
subsequently thought better to present it to Parliament.—
In adopting the latter course, the first idea was, to request Mr.
Husskison to present the petition, as from his commercial know-
ledge and his opinions upon the subject, his influence would be
desirable on this occasion. But they afterwards thought, that
as Mr. Huskisson was a Cabinet Altnister, it might not be ex-
pedient for him to take the part which otherwise he might be
willing to take on the occasion. Upon further consideration,
they deemed it advisable to follow the precedent set by the city
of London, and to intrust their petition to Sir James Alackin-
tosh, whose head and heart were so deeply engaged in the South
American cause, and whose eloquence was so well calculated to
give effect to their petition. They would recollect that this was
no party question ; but that it was still desirable their petition
should be in the hands of a member calculated, from his talents
and habits, to call the attention of the house to its inerits.—
(Hear, hear !)
A long conversation arose In the Chamber upon the presen-
tation of Petition ; several Members wished it presented by
their County Members, Lord Stanley and Mr. Blackburne ; all
agieed in the propriety of fixing upon the former, and also in
the honourable feelings and services of the latter; but it was
said that Lord Stanley, who had been at the county races a few
days ago, might not be in Laudon at this moment, and that
delay at the close of the Session would be fatal ; also that Mr.
Blackburne was not so well calculated, however in other respects
desirable, to accompany the presentation of the Petition with
suitable observations.

It was at length unanimously determined that the Petition
should be intrusted to Sir James Mackintosh. The Petition
was a literal echo of the resolutions adopted by the Chamber.—
Thanks were then ♦oted to the Chairman, and the Chamber
adjouraed.

KING
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the C fls MAZD •
e ISLANDS is to Lave the honour of being introduced to his MA-
JESTY in the ensuing week. If a precedent for such an intro-
duction were necessary, one will be found in the reign of
George IL to whom the King of the Creek Indians was for-
mally introduced. The following account of the presentation
WAS published in the Gazette of Aug. 3, 1734 :
His Majesty being seated, they were introduced by his Grace
the Duke of Grafton, Lord Chamberlain to his Majesty, and
Sir C. Cottrell, Master of the Ceremonies; when Tomo Cachi
made the following speech:—
" This day I see the majesty of your face, the greatness of
your house, and the number of your people. lam come for
the good of the whole nation called the Creeks, to renew the
peace which long ago they had with the English. lam come
over in my old days; though I cannot live to see any advantage
to myself, I am come for the good of the children of all the
nations of the Upper and of the Lower Creeks, that they may
be instructed ii the knowledge of the English."
" These are the feathers of the eagle, which is the swiftest of
birds, and who flieth all round our nations. These feathers are'
a sign of peace in our land, and have been carried from town
to town there, and we have brought them over to leave with you,
0 Great King, as a sign of everlasting peace.
"0 Great King, whatsoever words you shall say unto me, I
will tell them faithfully to all the kings of the Creek nations."
To which his Majesty was pleased to give this most gracious
answer :

" I am glad of this opportunity of assuring you of my regard
for the people from whom you came, and I am extremely well
pleased with the assurances you have brought from them, and
accept very gratefully this present as an indication of their good
disposition to me and my people. I shall always be ready to
cultivate a good correspondence between them and my own sub-
jects, and shall be glad of any occasion to shew you a mark of
my particular friendship and esteem."
'They were afterwards introduced to her Majesty by the Right
lion. the Earl of Grantham, her Majesty's Lord Chamber-
lain, and Sir Clement Cottrell, and a similar ceremony took
place.

SIGNORA SToaAcE.—We understand that a
citation has issued, calling upon the executors of a
will of the late Signora Storace, which was prov-
ed some years ago, to bring into the Prerogative
Court the probate of such will, as having been
obtained upon an undue description of the de-
ceased, &c. It is probably not generally known
that this distinguished vocalist left a considerable
fortune behind her, no part of which, owing to the
dispositions of the will in question, and other cir-
cumstances that will speedily become matter of
investigation in the Spiritual Courts, has beet,
hitherto inherited by Mr. " Spencer Brabant,"
whose near relationship to the deceased, as well
as her repeated declarations of intended te,oainen-
tary bounty in his favour, seem to have induced an
expectation of a different result, as to his interests,
from that which has ensued upon the lady's:
death. Perhaps, however, it would be improper
to enter at present into any particulars, more
_especially as the facts of the ease are upon the
point of being developed it, a legal manner, be-
fore the Prerogative Court of Canterbury. They
are likely to excite a considerable interest in
the public.—(Times.)
ESCAPE OF A PRISONER FROM THE BOROUGH
ComPTEtt.—Yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, a
prisoner of the name of John Ryan, committed to
the Borough Compter to take his trial for felony,
contrived to escape, in consequence of which Mr.
NEWMAN, the chief clerk of the Town Rail, pro-
ceeded, by order of Mr. Alderman J. I. SMITH,
to the prison, to prosecute inquiry concerning it,
when several depositions were taken for the pur-
pose of laying them before the Gaol Committee.