The Sun.
London, England, 1815-06-14 00:00:00

THE A LGERINE SQUADRON.

The Algerine Squadron has made its appearance
off Gibraltar, as appears by the following letter :7
GrBRALTAit BAY., MAY 2:3.—0n the 18th we experienced
the most tremendous weather ever remembered at the time of
year in thisstimate; it blew most severely from the eastward.
Fortunately, the gale did not last many hours, Or the whole
of the shipping, must have been destroyed. A Merchant
schooner (the Thrasher) was driven from her anchors, and
capsized in the Bay, but the whole of her crew, through the
great exertions of the men of war, and at the imminent risk
0C the Foss of every boat sent to her assistance, were saved.—
The Melpomene transport, of 400 tons, was driven on shore,
under the King's Bastion, and is totally lost. Her crew and
passengers, with their baggage, Were all saved.
"An American schooner parted bolt her cables, and kept
under weigh i.ll day, hut was driven on. shore Cluring the
night (this vessel had only a choice of evils, for the Algerine
squadron was at sea, immediately at the month of the Bay,
and must have taken her had she ventured out), and her crew
were landed thy next morning, lint the vessel and valuable
cargo are quite lost.—The squadron has'suffered tittle.
" On the evening of•the 17th, a gim-boat sailed for Tan-
giers : in her were Mr. Williams, the Surgeon of his Majesty's
ship San Juan, the master of the same ship, aml a crew of
nine men. In the gale of the following torning, the gun-
boat was nnfortunatel lost, and the whole of the above per-
sons crowded into the mall skiff belonging to it, and pulling
only two oars in this wretcbed defenceless state, expecting
every nave would sink them, did the Moors oven a fire of
muslietry. upon the boat, which killed Mr. Williams, and
wounded the master.

" Poor Williams was in the act of urging the men to greater
exertions, when he was shut through the bead, and died
instantly : another victim to the sanguinary ferocity of these
barbarians.

" After incredible exertion and sufferings, the beat arrived
at Tangiers in safety, and tLh body was buiied in the garden
,of the Swedish Consul." •

Extract of a letter from the Agent to Lloyd's
at Lisbon, dated MAy 24, 1815 :—" There are
two Algerine frigates and a brig cruizing off the
Rock ; they were seen by the Captains of the
Duke of Kent and Prince Eat nest packets, to
chase and tire at a Dutch doggers which, I under-
stood, had the good fortune to escape. It is re-
port,:cl they have made some captures, but 1 have
not been able to ascertain it the rumour is %veil
founded.'''

r GRAHAM Mooßr. Hoists Lis flag on board
the Ville de Paris, of 110 guns, now at Ports-
mouth.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM ERUsSELS, JUNE 9.

" The Duke and Duchess of ‘Vellington gave
a magnificent Ball and Supper on Wednesday-last,
to his Royal Highness the Prince of Orange and
Suite, the Prince of Conde, the Duke and
Duchess of Richmond, &c. &c.,—Prince Blucher
reviewed upwards 4.90,000 Prussians-in the
neighbourhood of Liege, last Monday. The
number of British Cavalry Regiments that were
reviewed by the Duke of Wellington- at Gram-
mow, was I4,—Three thousand soldiers, of the
Contingent of Nassau, arrived here on Wednes,
day evening, immediately from Germany.—A re-
port is in circulation this morning, which has
caused a considerable sensation, namely, that
there is a revolt among the troops in the fortress
of Lille ! It is certain; that during the last three
weeks the daily desertions from. the French troops
on the frontiers into Tournay, Courtray, Ypres,
Nieuport, and Ghent, have been very consider=
able."

U

TO MISS AiITFOR.O.
(Front the Re.ttling'illereetry, June 5.)

;Say, sweet enchantress, Whence thy magic art;
That steals the soul and captliates the heart?
'Whence ate thy sPells, that with resistless skill
SO)lithe our tears to pleasures dearest thrill?.
When plaintive Philomel at close of day -
Pours all her tuneful soul into her lay, •
Th'euraptured car insatiate would prolong;.
At every siaing close, Ihe mournful song
So, whenswe read thy sorrow-chastened strains;
Thy woe that in such melody compliins,
Ours ulS.entranced, their Proper griefs stispend,
And hang on lines by artless feeling penned:
The pain is pleasure beyond joy to give,
And thus we wish to sorrow while we live.
Readilig; M. C.

THE FINE ARTS.

(No. XX.)

MONUMENT TO BURNS.

DUMFRIES, JUNE 6.—Yesterday Was celebrated
as his Majesty's Birth-day. The morning vas
ushered 'in by the ringing of bells, and the day
was rendered highly-interesting, by being appro-
priated to pay a tribute of national respect to the
memory and genius of Scotia's favourite Bard.—
Although his remains have long been neglected,
yet at length clue honours have been paid, and a
memorial will rise worthy the taste of his Country,
and which will long prove an ornament to the
sweet Vale of Nith. At twelve o'clock the vari-
ous Lodges of Free Masons began to assemble in
the New Church, 'and the Magistrates and (Com-
mittees in the Court-house. At one o'clock the
'Magistrates, Committee of Managrnient, Sub-
scribers; and she Grand Comniiitees of Seven In-
corporated Trades, with their colouis, and a band
of music in front, walked up to the New Church;
in front of which they were joined by Free Ma-
sons .(to the number of about 420), decorated
in a splendid manner, and with the insignia and
implements of MasOnry. The whole Procession
being formed, escorte4 by the Duinfries YeoMan-
ry. Cavalry, marched in grand order to St. Mi-
chael's Church-yard, vaere the foundation Stone
of the Mausoleum to be erected .over the remains
of ROBERT BURNS was laid, with all the honours
of Masonry, by WILLIAM MILLER, Esq. Provi-
sional Grand Master. •

THE ROYAL ACADEMY.

No. 213. The Bishop of Chester.; 252. Sir John Malcolm;

647. Sir J. Shelley.

Mr. IlnyrEu's pictures in the British Gallery excited per•
baps too great expectations,• for we have been much disap-
pointed by those in the Royal -Academy. These pictures
afford a strong corroboration of an opinion we haVe long en-
tertained, that the talent necessary to produce a good portrait
is too often undervalued. Mr. H. was eminently succe,:ful
in the tone and breadth with which he treated an ideal ihNid,
but when he tomes to an individual, he not only fails in par-
ticular character, but even i❑ the points in which his excel-
lence in the former instance consisted. Much, however, may
be expected from practice in an. artist who has displayed sn
much capacity.

No. 32. Solomon; 124.'Dr. Re:bat; 135. Lady A. Hamilton;
137. G. Noi-Man; 237. W. Toulmin; 318', The Duke of

Norfolk.—J. LON:SDALE.

We notice ,these Portraits chiefly for the last,. which is a
great likeness to the Duke of Norfolk, thofigh not a fine pic-
ture, and very con.spicuons in-the Anti-Koons of. the Exhibi-1
Con though the R. A's have not admitted his Grace into the
grand Room. The Duke is here represented in his daily
butcher's coat, but with the anorn:ll,ms accbmpanitnents of
black silk stockings, vest, and—the garment which covers the
human form bet Ween the vest and stockings. Would .that -
Mr: Lonsdale were Vandyke; and wo:JIU! that the Duke of
Norfolk were one of the Barons of his family who, within the
six hundred years of the fete at Arundel Castle, lie is about to
commemorate, have lent the lustte of glory in war, patriotism
in peace, and h.: altynt all times to the name of Howard !

FOREIGN THEATRE.—In consequence of a failure
in the Machinery of the forthcoming Divertise-
ment, entitled Endy»zion, on a Rehearsal at this
Theatre yesterday* morning, Les Petits Braxedniers
was the substitute; , a circular letter denoted the
unavoidable change. Some of the Morning Pa-
pers, however, unluckily announced the perform-
ance of Endynzion, and praised M. VESTRIS for the
merit which.- it displayed ! !—So much for the
Opera puffing.
LAW.—Yesterday, after hearing•ordinary trio-
tions, the Court of King's Bench, at an early hour
proceeded to new trials, in which they were oc-
cupied all day. •
DUBLIN.—A. very interesting case of Crim. Con.
came on in the Court of Common pleas, On the
9th inst. before Lord NGRBURY, JOHN GUTHRIR,
ESq• v. PETER WILLIAM 13AX Eit PUNSTONYILLE
STERNIE, Esq. The damages were laid at 20,0001.
After a long trial, and an examination of 'many
witnesses, Lord Noasuttr charged (he Jury in
brief terms, and in less than 20 minutes a verdict
was found for the plaintiff—FlVE THOUSAND
POUNDS damages, besides costs.
ATTACK O THE Mtn-DAY MAIL COACH.—Last
night, about eleven o'clock, the Mail Coach, which
left this yesterday at two o'clock, was attacked
by nn armed : banditti within three miles of Ca-
shel, who fired sereral shots at the coach, one of
which unfortunately wounded the coachman in the
neck desperately, notwithstanding which he pre-
served his- seat, and carried the coach safe into
Cashel. We understand.the passengers and guards
escape:l, who defended the coach most gallantly ;
but it was chiefly owing to the determined spirit
of the coachman that they succeeded in protect-
ing. the passengers and mail.—(Cork lislvertzzer,
June S.)

Yesterday the Honourable Society of Gray's
Inn elected the Rev..Joti 14 HON Y WOOD RANDOLPH,
M.A. to be their Morning Preacher.
Lass nig'zt's 'Gazette cOntains an Order from the
War-Office; dated June 13, 1515, calling upon all
the Out-Pensioners of Chelsea Hospital, resident
in Great• Britain and Wales (fit for duty), to ap•-
pear personally at certain places' (specified in the
Order), for the purpose of being formed into a
Royal Veteran Battalion.
- Yesterday afternoon-a lighterman, of the name
of Bethel!, unfortunately -dropped from a barge
near Blackfria'rs-bridge, and was' drowned. The
body was soon after got out of the water, but every
attempt to restore animation was vain.• We un-
derstand the unfortunate man, who belonged to
the British has left a wife and six
children.

INif`:TRIAL PARLIAINIENT.

•
• iiOC3E OP LORDS, Ties sii.iy, jtri 13.
Lord TORItINGTONinoved f,,r an Aei:.'ouitt of the. indli
Shipping registered is Great Bri:ain tip, to Juue, 1i315.-0;-
dered •
The Irish •Bills of Exchange StampS Bill, Irigii .Exciie Duty
Bills, and London Court Houses Bill, were (nought up front
the Continons, and read a first eintie.
The Irish Malt and Hide's Dttiy ].;ills *ere react' a second
time: .

. Fowles' Divorce 13411, Ne!S'oti's Estate Bill; Midi/lid iliarket
Bill, ettitoilis Duty Bill, Irish Law Procrediugs Staittps Bill,
aid [rip Newspaper Stamps Bill; Were read ti third tittle, and
passed.

The Earl of WESTMORELAND presented a Petition trotti
the Planters and Owners, of Pro in the West Indiesi
against a Bill nom pending, by winch their idtcre4ts were af-
fected. Laid on the table.--;=Adjourned:

, . HOUSE 6F coNimois;S:
The City of London Courts of Juetice Bill WAS -teed a third
time, and passed.
Palters were presented froth the Bank Of England, pursuant
to the Order of the HonSe, and on the oioiion of Air. Greti-
fell; Ordered to be pri:ited. "
The Irish. Customs Bill was read a Second tiyoc
Mr. It: SMITH gave notice of a motion for Friday neict re-
lative to our posSeSsion of the island of Banca...
Mr. PEEL. Moved that the Irish of the Fi.,i114 Bill
•
should he read a Second time on Tborcday.
Mr. V. BLAKE 'entei•cd intd a detente'of Cl)jcct of the
Bill. .

;%ir. HORNER re-stzted,,liis former opinion, that the
poSal of ar.r., Oilice within the paz.rna oc of the Ma.4..ter dtthe
Rolls in Ireland for pecuniats.conSideration, W..!s a groil trea-
sonable misdemeanour,witliouti.bow'ever, meaning to iniputit
such an offence to the present, Master.
Mr. PEELE vidicated tlic Meatare itt the former sieges,
and after a few words from -Mr. PONSiiNBY; the secird
reading of the 13i11 ii-as postponed unril Thursday. '
,The Irish Spirit and Paper Bills were severally
read ti second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow:
On' the motion of Mr. rITZCntAt.I), iffe Rouse r,iolted
into a Conmiittee on the Irish Distillatithi ActS, in which a
resolution was agreed to, and a Bill Ordered td be brought lit
accordingly. .
The Apprentice LiwS Amendment Bill -*a% read a Second
time, and ordered to be printed. -
Mr: CROKER moved for leave to tiring in a to enable
the Crown to acquire ground requisite for sh-rnal stations.
Mr: TIERNEy inClined to think such a Bill at the present
iminzent quite unneeessary.
Sir• E. BRYDGES moved that the Pauper }Ce,rudval Bill be
re-connnitted-.

In the Committee' alter sorae discussion; Mr. F. LEWIS
moved that the Chairman do quit the Chair, Irtlich was
curried.

BANK AFFAIRS.

Mr. GRENFELL thought it his duty not to let
the present Session pass away, without endeavour-
ing to lay before Parliament a iombined -practical
view of the substance of those papers which had
been presented to the House. This abject wai,
not _t the present instance to originate any pro-
ceeding On them „but to lay a foundation for those
ultericir measures in the next Session, lel); in
hi; View of the subject, were absOlutely'necessary.
With this Intention, he bad drawn up certain Re-
solutions, which he thought might ansWer, the
purpose. He begged to state, that neither in the
origin nor in the progress, of those enquiries wll:.clt
he had taken upon himself to make, had he been
actuated bynny unfriendly feeling towards the Bank
Directors, (manyof Whom. he had long been proad
to number among his private friends ;) nor 'by any
wish. to abridge what he considered to be the fair
and legitimate profits of the 13,ank.
.01the advan-
tages which had been deeived to the country from
that national estahlishMent, no one was more sen-
sible than himself; btu all thoseadvantages might,
he thought, be afforded to the public, without
calling on them to make those large pecuniary
sacrifices, which had been so often demanded of
them for the benefit of that trealthy Corporation.
Hedid not know, but his censure of the system
ought rather to be directed against the Chancel-
lor of the Exchequer, and those who had filled,'
that situation for the last twenty years, and even
against the House itseirfor the line of conduct it
had pursued in this respect, than against the
rectors of the Bank, who,. when treating- with
those who managed the affairs of the public, had
a right to make the best bargain they could for
themselves. He, would now briefly- describe the •
statement of the deposits of public money in the
hands of the Bank, and of the sums paid to the
Bank Company for the services which they ren-
dered the country*. On a former occasion be
had stated, that the deposits at the Bank amount-
ed in the year 1807 to 11,000,0001. He had
assumed that the sums belonging to the public
now in their custody were to the same amount,
and that 550,0001. the interest of 11,000;0001.
was in point of, fact the profit which the' Bank
derived from these deposits. He was* told that
he had already exaggerated the supposed balances
in the bands of the Bank ;. that they had been
greatly diminished since the year 1807, and this
he would find when the papers were produced.
What was the result ? When the papers were.
given it appeared that the deposits had increased
since 1807 from about 11,000,000/. to 11,966,0001.!
He had ia,right to consider'the interest of this stint,
amounting nearly to 600,0001. as the price of the
services performed by the Bank for the country.
The items of the sum which he had stated to be
now in the hands of the Bank were as follows :

Unclaimed Dividends
Customs Excise and Stamps ..... .507,000
Post Maste? General
Different Departments of Government . - 5,767,000
American Commissioners, and other balances .... 479,000
Exchequer_ Deposits, including Exchequer Bills,
Bank Notes &c lodged ill the: hands of the

_
Bauk by Govcrument

• L .11 ,9G6,000
Tie interest of this sans was more than the-Bank
was entitled to receive for any service .which they
could perform. It might he said, that this sum
was not productive to the Bank, but he thought -
it must be admitted that it was unproductive to
the country :the had a right to ask why this was
ot made available. There were two modes in
which this might be clone; in the first instance,
let the Bank advance to the country, without in-,
terest, -such a sum on these balances as it should
'appear fair to require. Another way waa, to apply
all the monies deposited in the Bank over 'aud
above a*sun-1 to be specified, should be emplOyed
for the public service. Every Gentleman tt•C~o
heard him, knew that those London Bankers who
kept a running interest account with Country
Bankers, put a certain sum apart for stationary
and expences, and interest was paid on all above
that sum. He was confident, if it were advisable
to entrust the public money to a private Banker, -
there. was no individual who would not perform the
service rendered to the country by the Bank for one
fifth of what was at present paid for it. Acting On
the-plan which he had last suggested, the Bank •
ought to advance to the country out of the balance
of 11,966,000/. left in their hands in 1614,

•
ti-at Ir'ss tAnan 93.'0'6000,1. rte Alen toil notice
whict, the Bank. at pre,
14eceived fronivarithos shurces., fit t
31.: priffi to it Lir manatring the hatithial debt mts
99,A3.1. 12s, td. In )814 it receive() tOr that set-7
vice, 281 ,55N. is. 1)-4-(i. ; giving' an excess of
381.754?: 14: 64,1. Besides these prollts,-consi-
deranle .sutos were paid- for the collection of the
Prot, rty Tax ou Bank Stork, and vast emolu-
ments were active() to the Corporation from the
increased circulation of paper. 1ni795; before
the pas• in)..,r of the Bank RestrictiOn'Aet, it ap-
peared Bali-. notes annually i7sued apounted
IC) or 11.000,-.9001. in• the last year, the Bank
raper in circubigon was 30,000,0001. and the ave-
rage :itaoant its circulation bad become
f 27,000 OWL Here then was an increase of

16,000,0001. on the issues of the Bank since
)795,, and consegnently there.'mnst he an increase
of profit of not less' than $OO,OOO/. He con,-
eluded by n',oving a series: of Resolutions embo-
dying the statements contained in his speech, and
ph•dging the House to un early inquiry into the
s ebi• rt.
The CHA.NCRLLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought
that the House must immediately perceive that the
present v as-not • the proper time for discussing- a
lone string of resolutions, some of which the
House had now heard for the first time. He
therefore "thought that the proper course to pursne
lit present was to move an adjournment of the de-
bate on the first resolution to some future ,day, in
hriler to give the House time to compare those re-
solutions with the ,accounts on the table. As the
non. Gentleman had, however, prefaced his Mo-
tion with some ,observations, he found it- necessary
for him to take the same course. As a servant of
the public, it was his duty to make' the best
bargain he could for the country, which justice
to the Bank would allow.- He conceived the
statement of the HonOurable Gentleman to be
roach exaggerated. The Bank ;hiltl now to the public
that compensation on account of the balances,
Ivhich Was considered proper't hat they should pay
in 1807, during the administration of Mr. Perce-
val, when the balances were nearly as great as
they are inesent. It was certainly competent
to Parliament to consider now, whether this corn-
Pulsation was not too great i hut as to the pro-
fits which the Bank of England were,supposed to
make, fegon having only pen, ink, and paper to
provide for meeting the demands on them, he
trusted that the affairs of the Bank of, England
were not managed on that principle, nor on any
principle different from what was adopted by pri-
-I,a+-e Bankers. As to what private Bankers would
he co ,i,ut that was no rule. Ile believed
that many individuais in London cot lei be found
that would he gl,cl to take a deposit of 11 millions
on almost any terms ; but the public was to look
to the security. If, however, the allowance given
to the. Bank was thought too great, that was a
subject open to reconsideration. After some fur-
ther observations, he concluded -by moving,- that
this, debate should he adjourned to this day se'n-

ni,flic.

Powsoxßy observed, that his Hon, Friend
(Mr. Grenfell) had not brought any charge against
the Batik, but Inertly contended that the bargain
had been an improvident one for the pohlie. When
the Directors of the Bank, acting for the interests
of the proprietw, flirt the Chancellor of the 'Ex-
chequer on this subject, they could not be blamed
for making the best bargain they could for the
interests of those whom they rr!.resented.

The CHANcru.oR of .the EXCHEQUER Said that
lie was very glad to hear t that there had been no
intention ►►f bringing any charge against the Bank.
Mr. GRE FPLL, in explanation, said that tie ivas
oStoni3he4i that the Chancellor of Mite .6Kchequer
fliaulcl have conceived that there was any such
intention. He had taken pains most explicitly to
disclaim any such intension.

Mr. Rose was deidedly of opinion, that it
might be right to revise the
-bargain.
.He had,
lutwr,ver, listened anxiously fur the two remedies
to he proposed by the Hon. Gentleman, and was
sorpriqed to find a proposition of depositing the
public money in private banks.
Yr. GRENFELL said, that he had never been
.wild or mad enough to propose any such thing;
-but in order to fix what was a reasonable com-
pensation for the trouble of banking, he thought
nevessary to, state what private banks would
consider as sutlicient.
Tiettisev understood the Right Hon. Gen-
tleman to ray, in point of tact, that. instoad of
;complaining that .the Bank received so much, they
'ought to he very much obliged to it for taking no
more. 11 is Hon. Friend bad started, what the
biCsinCSS transacted at the Bank might be per-
futrnieri at aprivate Banker's for, merely to illus-
trate his grgunirnt, and prove that the Bunk re-
ceived to much. Of all the amiable qualities
pos-sessed by the I3,tnk Directors who sat ill that
Haase, he•inhuired none more than' their taci-
turnity; not One of them ever opened his lips hut
when.there ,vas something to be got—(A laugh).
He did not expect they would give any answer to
hid been ',tated this day, but he implored
the Chaticellor of the Exchequer on the part of
the country to let facts come oat. lie was aware
that there were secret pr'oceeding's between the
Bank and time Chancellor of the Exchrquer—not
merely between the Bank and the Right lion.
Gentleman Opposite, but between then] amid every
Chancellor of the Exchequer. He Was wiliing
that ti;e. Bank should have at fair profit. It would
be ionpolitic• to drive the bargain too close; but,
on haohing•at the.iammense advantages which they
01;tninvil, it teats clear that they asked too much.
When the discussion Of the qiu,stion should be re-
sumed, he misted their answer would Lie rata be-
fore the House.

The CtANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained.
Mr. ROSE, in explanation, stated, that he never
meant to question the po%ler of Parliament to in-

terferb. '
.2d r. fiviEctssoK contendea that the ba•rgAin made
1.. v 'the Chancellor of the Exchequer %vitt) the
Bank Waci the bost that could be _entered irate..--
It ‘‘',is not (illicifiry that Sfl-
visters lod obtained a loan or three millions
without i!lterest for the filtration of the %Var. -if
it i•ad not b, en.l.or a longer time, it %vas because
thr 1311:4k. titekred that they coldil not crifictir in
a -.1.,-ni;ce for ;t inure exteni ye period.
-r. EY anti Alt% 1-ItisktssoN explaincd.
r. SAMUEL' THORNTON defended the conduct

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All the Batik' itt their atitigettitmis witit Ministers.
In their different loantc, the &ink and trot Govern-
ment had been the lo'sers. He Adverted to the
increased epence to ithich the Banlt ti'as fIOW
subjected. This be setn fiont the sing!,
fact,-that in 1792, the nitinlier. of Clerks ,vas 381,
and now consisted of !Oil. Ile ttlarged On the
anginentatilol of trouble occasioned by the 'Cid-
leetion of the l'roverty 'l'ax, and the redernptitm
of the .fronl Tax_ .

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GRENrELL thought it *as the fluty kif the
(louse to see that the public should be duly pro-
tected, but dhclahned.any wish of enquiring into
the private concerns of the Bank. lle Contended
that they made as much profit by the Exchequer
Bills and Special Notes deposited in the chest of
the' Teller of the. Exchequer, as if they were
placed in their own hands. Ile allow(-1 that the
number of clerks was increased, but that • could
not be entirely charged.to the account of the pub-
lic service. As the Bank derived a profit of
800,0001. per annum on account of the restriction
on.payments in specie, they ought to display the
greatest liberality towards the Public.
Air. FORBES was of opinion that the Bank Of
England did not pay a sufficient duty on thefr
notes. _ . _

'After a few observations from Mr. Mellish and
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ow farther de-
bate on this question was postponed to this day
sennight. . .
SLAVE ntIDE. _

Mr. WILBERFOaCE rose to bring forward the
Motion of - 'S hick he had given notice respecting
the further security that he wished to obtain for
the carrying into effect that humane and honour-
able act which :had redounded so much to the ex-
alted character. of this country. It would be
needless for him to take up the time of the House
in repeating those arguments which had been for
so mansqears repeated and reiterated, before this
desi6bleineasnre could. be carried into effect.—
The advantages which had resulted from it were
all too well known to render it necessary for him
to elltallelitte them at the present moment. It was,
however, a fact greatly to be lamented, that after
all the exertions which had for such a length of
time been 'made by some of the most eminent
characters this country had ever produced, the Act
that had been passed was lonud to fall short of the
intentions of the legislature and the wishes•of the
whole country, by its being continually evaded, and
'thereby rendered; in a great degree, nugatory.
The measure he was now about to propose teas
intended to prevent the clandestine iii;partation at
slaves into the West India islands, which it was
now found necessary to effect by a supplementary
enactrinent to that beneficent statute -which had
rendered the Parliament of this Country the 'ad-
miration of the whole civilized world. The mode
in which he wished to promote this desirable emi
waa•by means of a register, which had been re-
commended by that truly patriotic character -Mr.
Perceval, %vim had turned his !rind to the subject,
and had shewn on many occasions that it was what
be had much at heart. '['his happened in 1808,
and it now became hitn rather to apologize to the
House for not having brought it forward before,
than for now standing forward to call their atteti•
Lion to a measure .so thoroughly fraught with
justice and humanity. He thought it necessary
now to remind the. House, that when the argu-
ment of the abolition was in its fullest force, the
principal answer to it was, that it conk!! never be
enforced, because the ineali of conveying slaves
into the islands were so numerous, and so difficult
-to be prevented, that it was next 'to an impossi-
bility to put an end to it. It was universally felt
and acknowledgedoy the noose, iii the course of
the original arguttents on this important and in-
teresting subject, that great sacrifices must be
made, and he therefore earnestly implored the
House, to render the original Act effectual, by
giving their sanction to this measure, which lie
proposed to make so, by•providing that a register
should be in all eases kept of slaves in the West
India Islands, sliming when they were imported,.
and how long they had been in poSsession of their
respective owners, in orderto prove theirproperty in
such slaves. That duplicates of such registers should
be sent to this conntryoodhe alwaysin thepossession
of his Majesty's Ministers. if this measure, %Odell
was so extremely simple, should be so effectual as to
produce a great master principle in the system, of
the abolition which had not yet been effected, he
would ask, who could there be who was really
interested for these poor creatures, • the Negro
slaves, who could withhold front it his approba-
tion and support ? Oar great enemy having now
abolished the slave trade, would naturally seek to
tamper with the islands and we ought to attach
to ourselves the negroes and the people (if colour.
It was a cheering thought to expect to see the
time when the blacks should become a Erie pea-
santry, capable of defending the settlements.—
What were, all our enlogiums on liberty, if they
were perverted when we spoke of a particular race
of fellow-creatures ? The legislature of Antigua
deserved praise for its conduct. Ile should be
happy to have the Colonists for coadjutors. Af•
ter a speech of much argument and eloquence, he,
ino3l for leave to bring in a Bill for the better
preventing of; the illicit importation of slaves into
the British colonies.

Mr. 13aowNE.—A question which touched ss
closely the constitutional rights and private inte-
rests of the Colonies, ought not to be brought O
at so late a period of the session, without suffi-
cient parliamentary grounds to support it. It
should be postponed till oext Session, to give an
opportunity to those who would be affected by it,
to Know the extent of its operation. If, upon
the representation of the Secretary of State, the
Colonies did not proceed, it would be a ground for
new enactments. AVc must not forget what was
due to individual eights not represented in that
House, and which had lasted two centuries. lie
moved for a Committe to enquire into *hat clan-
destine importations had taken place 'since tho
At of Abolition.

Mr. P'AoTtießoit, though a warm friend to the
abc~lit ion, thought the proposal of a Committee
advisable, as the Session mu. so far advanced.—
Ile hoped the Hon. Mover would let his motion
He over.

Sir J. NEWPOIAT argued in favour of the origi-
nal iwition.---7Mr. PRoTHERof: explained.
W;tB in. favour of abolition ; hut
wisind for a legislative lOttudatiou for the pro.

nsej ,i4teicli.n
lion, •1‘414-tvee bchevoleiit, not quite fair in ?.coping
bach I,rhich nO
crease t,ftle,ficniture had taheti plaee in certain parts
of A filcA. They hail eirculated papet,l'Whieh did
not prove then: the' safest guiltes tb
By their eirculatiOns, And comments on acts, COll-
- had.taken place, thronglrWhich we had
hail tO pay 300,0001:fa ‘Pf.n-ttial, arid New Sptiiii
claimed 500,6001; These illicit importations had
not been proved, whereas in Trinidad not fewer
than 51 estates had, been tibrindotte( Since the
abolition. In Grenada thel-e 'Was a. diminution of
r,lares of 13 per cent. and there had also been a
very great improvement in the state of.the slaves:
These things could not have- happened bad the
importation continued, He gave no opinion on.
the right of Parliatneut to interfere.; biit it was
better avoided. We might tape another mode,
by Pkohibiting the lending of Money, and we
could- regulate all the external commerce of the
islands. He hoped we.should feel all
.due respect
to colonial rights, and that the lion. Mover Would
agree to the Amendment.
Air.'. DOUGLAS snpported tile original motion.
Sif S. RomiLLY contended strongly for the right
of Parliament to interfere, which no writer of
credit had ever questioned, and which bad been
exercised repeatedly in internal matters in the
Colonies. The object was merely --tO establish a
register, and give the hiacjs man .a fair opportu-
nity of establishing his freedom. It was of high-
iMportance to agree to it.. It was unfit and un-
wise in his opinion for Parliament to delegate its
functions on so delicate and important a subject
to any distant or subordinate legislature.
Mr. BARHAM y,dp; anxious to go as far as any
man in forwarding the great object of emancipat-
ing the Negro slaves in our American possessions.
He complained that the temper and feelings of the
colonies were misrepresented and aspersed. They
had undergone much improvement since the abo-
lition of the Slave Trade, and ought not to. be
judged of by a few acts of atrocity, or a *few ob-•
solete laws. •

Lord CAsTI.I.T.REAGH agreed almost entirely with
the last speaker, but could not support the amend-
ment„beeause it was pi:teed in opposition
,to the
original motion, to which he was friendly, on the
miderstanding that .it, vas not to be immediately
pressed. Great exertions had already been made
by the Crown in carrying the principle graduany
into, effect is Trioidad particularly, but it re-
quired an operose process to prevent etasion,
was in-his Opinion to be-cstablished effectually
only by minagetnent will conciliation rather, and
not as an effect Of paramount legislative an-
thothy. _
Mt. W. SYTtTti supported the original' motion.
After a few words from :Afr.-WILBERFOncE, as-
senting to the suggestion, Mr. 13aowN.t . withdrew
his amendment, and the question was put and:
carried 'without a divisiOn.
Mr. MARTIN pit of his iiiotiaa till Tw..schy next.
COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. •

Mr. BROGDEN' brought up the 11.t.pol:t 'of the Cemmittee-
of St: ply.
Dir. PoNsoNBY observed, that Ire had predicted
at the time of the Sw,edish Treaty being laid be-
fore Parliament, that ivitenerer peace should. lye
made with France, the island of Goadalonpe most
be restored. Peace had been at length...concluded,
and with a Government favourably disposed', and
yet the nation was now 6-tiled tut to pay a million
to Sweden, as compensation for that island, in
consequence of its'. transfer to. the French Govern-
met t. lie believed it would appear, token the
.Right lion. Gentleman should stake his financial-
disclosures, • that there had been a most improvi-
dent waste of public money. and that not less than
a hundred millions was likely to be added this yvar
'to the mass of the uationd debt.

After some discussion between Mr. W. Surrir:
Mr. BANKES, and IJor() CASTLEREAGH, the
ltu~c~-
!u were aizrred to. •

srAMP DUTIES..
The•Tleport of the netvDttiles on StvossioA, &c. was' received,
and'a Bill ordered to he browcht in 1)1p-of:int to the same.

—..;iiie6l--1.-kNCELI.,OIt. of the EXdITEQUEIt tiuu brought
in the Bill, which was read a first time, and ordered to he read
a second time on Friday, and to be printed.

NEW POST-OF FICT

Mr. GORDON moved, tlutt the Report of the New Post-
Office Bill he received this day three months, which being
negatived, the third reading was fixe.l fin 'Thursday.
sir EGERTON BRYDGES gave notice that on Friday•he
-should flume Mr the revival of the Committee on the Pauper
Removal PM.
t).
brought two Bills, enalpling the
Crown
P
ntoA nLiarcßeSrilirinNregulatiovis with respect to. the afFuw
anccs to Foreign Officers, mild also. wi;ob respect to the Out-,
pensioners of Chelsea Hospital, which were read a first time.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and
the House adjourned at One o'Clock.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, JUNE 13, 1815.

Foreign-Office, ✓nice 13, 1815.

His Royal Highness the Prince Rezent has been pleased,
in the name and on the behalf of his Nlajesty, to appuint
Henry Salt, Esq. to be his Majesty'stonsul-Cieneral in Egypt.

Whitehall, June 13, 1515.
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent has been pleased,
in the name and on the behalf of Majesty, to grant the
`dignity of a Baronet of the United 'Kingdom of Ge eat Britain
and Ireland unto Gilbert King, of charlesTown, in the Coup-.
ty of Roscommon, Esq.