The Sun.
London, England, 1823-03-19 00:00:00

From the LONDON GAZE'rrE, Murch 18.

Admiralty Office, March 17, 1023.

The KING has been pleased to appoint his Royal Highness

WILLIAM ;HENRY Dtlke.Of CLAILENCTC, K.T. and
G.C.B. Admiral of the Fleet, to be General of his Majesty's
Royal Marine Forces, in the room of the Earl of St. Vincent,
deceased.

Foreign Office, March 18, 1823.
The KING has been pleased to appoint GEO. BOMEESTEn,
Esq. to be his Majesty's Consul for the Island of Sardinia.

Crown Ogee, March 18, 1823.
MEMBER. returned to serve in this present Parliament.

County of Fermanagh—Armor Lowry Cony, commonly
called. Lord Viscount Cony, of Castle Cools, in the County of
Fermanagh, in the room of Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole, who has
accepted the office of Governor of the Mauritius.

Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County 0

Renfrew.

Sir Robert Crawford Pollock, Dkrt. to be Deputy Lieute-
nant ; Major James Harvey, to be ditto. ,
Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of
Ktnt.
West Kent Regiment of Militia,Percival Hart Dyke the
younger, Esq. to be Captain vice Chapman, deceased.
East Kent Regiment of Militia—George Bourne, Esq. to
be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Pemell, deceased ; J. Brockman,
Esq. to be Major, vice Bourne, promoted.
Commission in the 2d Somerset Regiment of Militia.
William Newberry, Gent. to be Ensign.

BANKRUPTCY" ENLARGED.
W. Brown, Barton-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, nursery-
man, from March 22 to March 31, at eleven, at the Dog and
Duck Tavern, Kingston-upon-Hull;
BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED.
• J. Brownf London, army-clothier.
BANKRUPTS.
G. White, Cherry Garden-srceet, Bermondsey, shipwright,
to surrender March 22. 29, and April 29, at oleven at the Court
of Commissioners. Attorney, Mr. Jackson, darden-court,
Temple.
G. Newman, Kingstlown, Box, Wiltshire, victualler, March
26, 27, and April 29, at one, at the Three Cups Inn, Bath. At.
tornies, Messrs. Frowd and ttoxe, Serle-street, Lincoln's Inn,
London ; and. Mr. Freeman, Bradford, Wilts. •
J. Tee, liemsteorth, Yorkshire, shopkeeper, March 31, at
six, Anril 1, and 29, at eleven, at the White Bear Inn, Barns-
ley. Attornies, Mr. Bartlett, Bartholomew-close, London ;
and Mr. Menee, Barnsley.
D. S. Norton, Uxbridge, Middlesex, brewer, March 22, 29,
and April 29, at twelve, at the Court of Commissioners. Attor-
nies, Mr. Gale, Basinghall-street ; and Mr. Riches,,,Uxbridge.
We Cock anti G. Cork, Canterbury, Kent, wine-merchants,
March 31, at seven, April 1, and 29, at eleven, at the Guild-
hall, Canterbury. Attornies, Messrs. Brundrett; Spinks, and
Reddish, Temple, London ; and Messrs. De Lasaux and
Hook, Canterbury.
E. Butler, Alcester, Warwickshire, fellmonger, March 26,
at six, 27, and April 29, at eleven, at the Red . Horse inn,
Stratford-upon-Avon. Attornies, Messrs. Adlington and Gre-
gory, and F aulkner, Bedford-row, London ; and Messrs. Tid-
mas and Page, Warwick.
B. Holmes, Thrum Hall, Halifax, Yorkshire, merchant,
April 11, at six, 12, and 29, at eleven, at the. Old Cock Inn,
Halifax. Attornies, Mr. Walker, Exchequer Office, Lincoln's
Inn, London ; and Messrs. Alexanders, Halifax.
J. Walker, Great Smith-strect, Westminster, carpenter,
March'22, 29, and April 29, at one, at the Court of Commis.
sioners. Attornies, Mr. Hannatni Piazza Chambers, Covent-
garden.
W. Hamilton, J. W. Hamilton; and. F. G. Hamilton, New
City Chambers, London, and J. 11. Relsdale, Leeds, York-
shire, merchants, March 22, 29, and Apra 29, at one, at the
Court of Commissioners, London. Anomie', Messrs. Druce
and Son, Billiter-square, London.

DIVIDENDS.
April 9, J. Wheeler, Jun. Abingdon, Berkshire, grocer—
April 9, S. Moore, Ashby.ile-la.Zouche, Leicestershire,liner—April 8, J. Drake, bewisham, Kent, master mariner—
March 2, G. Otley, New Bond-street, tailor—April 12, C.
Glover, Albemarle-street, upholsterer.
CERTIFICATES, Aran. 8,
W. Young, Bernard-street, Middlesex, insurance-broker—
S. Youden, Dover, carpenter—J. Wiltshire, Wooton-Bassett,
'lViltshire, draper—J. Pearson, Beeston, Royds, Leeds, clothier
.—„). Birch, Birmingham, jeweller—F. Evans, Cirencester,
Gloucestershire, corn-dealer—C. Rally, Lancaster twine-ma-
nufacturer.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.
.1. A. Hunt and J. Hunt, Soutitmolton-street hatters--J. I.
Echalaz and P. 11. Echalaz, London, commission-agents--T„
Spooner and W. Hunt, Kingland-rorta, St. Leonard's, Shore-
ditch, linen-drapers—J. Henry and T. Brown, Nottingham,
drapers--S. Froggatt and R. Vroggatt, Sun-street,
Bishops.
gate-without, tailors—D. Ferguson and IV. Lindsay, Greenock,
merehantsW. 4Sc.T. Webb, Newport, Monmouth-
shire, brewers—J. Thackrey and Co. Leeds, Yorkshire, dyers,
of far as respects W. llaigh—W. Hatt ,n and R. Bowker, sal-
ford, I.uncashire,iron.fountlers—D. stable tst. J. Evans, Wood..
street, London-wall, wholesale druggists--S. Wollan and T..
Jefferson, Watling-street, warehousemen.

Mr. HALDYIIAND presented a petition from Ipswich,
against the Coal Duties.
General GASCIWNE presented two petitions from Liver-
pool : one against the Insolvent Debtors Act, the other against
State Lotteries.
- Upon the latter, Mr. RENNET and Sir W. DE entstlG-NY
said a few words, reprobating the system of State Lotteries.
Mr. CAMPBELL presented a petition from Argyleshire,
complaining of Agricultural Distress.
On the motion of Sir It. WILSON, accounts were ordered
of all sums paid in the shape of Pees, 'et.e., at the Court of Re-
quests, Sonthwark, from the Ist of August, 1909, to the same
month, 1810.

SLAVE TRADE.
Mr. CANNING presented papers to the House, which,
ae said, related to the Slave-trade. This country had a sub..
sisting.treatywith his-Majesty the King of the Netherlands,
for the abolition of that traffic; and two additional articles
had lately been added to the treaty, as would be seen from the
papers. which he presented by command of his Majesty.—
These articles had become necessary, in consequence of certain
difficulties which had arisen in execution of the intentiona of
the high contracting parties. It was extremely difficult to
give the necessary legal testimony to satisfy justice, as the re-
gulations heretofore stood, in cases where at the same time it
was morally clear that the ship had been employed in the
slave-trade. This had bee.i tumid in carrying into effect the
arrangements of the treaty with the Netherlands, and also
with the Government of Spain and Portugal. It was some.
times found that only a single slave remained on board, and kk
it therefore very difficult to prove that there had been
in the ship a cargo of these unhappy persons. The cargo had
been sometimes previously landed, sometimes transhipped,
and others, he feared, disposed of in a more horrible man-
ner ; in fact, disposed of in a variety of ways, known to
the parties engaged in supprearig the traffic, by which the
value of the cargo teas still secured to the parties, though the il-
legality was difficult of proof. The first additional article to
the late. Treaty, was to render the circumstance of one slave te-
ing found on board adequate proof of the fact of a slave voyage,
and to facilitate the reception of oral testimony for the con-
demnation of the parties ; and the second article was to make
the proof 'Of the fitting up of a slave.ship evidence of her hav-
ing been engaged in that traffic.—(Hear, hear!)--The King
of the Netherlands had acceded to both articles, and a formal
exchange of them had' taken place. The GOvernment of Spain
had also adopted them ; but the exchange of the replications
had not yet formally taken place, nor could be say when they
would ; and therefore he WAS unable officially to communicate
the papers of the negociation respecting Spain to the House..
He was extremely wiry, in the discharge of his duty, to add,
that to neither of,,the articles had the Portnguese Govern-
ment given their coneurrence.—(llear, hear,!)--At present he
should content himself ,a ith moving that these papers be
printed:---(Hear
Ordered accordingly.
FRANCE AND SPAIN. •

Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH exPressed the sincere gratifi-
cation he felt at seeing the Right lion. Setzetary for Foregn
Affairs again in his place, anti hoped that he would allow him
to take that opportunity of asking hint a question on the eub-
ject of the foreign relations of this country. Indeed, the only
circumstance which prevented such ayuestion from being earlier
put, was one which he lamentedeand which arose entirely out
of the unfortunate indisposition of the Right Hon. Gentleman.
This explanation.of the delay was necessary, to show that it
had not arisen front any want of anxiety tin toe solemn and int.
pit! tiit;ieted ;r
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pfroorntie natnyc crisis
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involved in that crisis. Indeed, he might add, that independent
inrietlite°ltri4eguir-Stinwe tetrfetl
of the absence of the Right Hon. Secrettuy, the Gentlemen who
acted with him (Sir J. AI.) had felt an extreme and delicate so-
licitude not to embarrass the negociation in which it was under-
stood his Majesty's Government were engaged to avert a war
between France and Spain. Whilst the Govetnineett were un-
derstood tnbeengaged in the heavy burden of a responsibility
of so serious a,nature as that of, maintaining a peace at this
awful and arduous crisis, any interruption of which must, at
this moment, endanger the tranquillity of the British dorninitens
snore than it could any other European Power, and more then
it could be supposed to do almost under any other circum.
stances,ehe had, together with others, forborne front snaking
any specific inquiry which could, by possibility, embarrass hip
Majesty's Government in the conduct of a negotiation at once
arduous and most delicate, perhaps to tile greatest degree ; but
they nevertheless trusted, that that forbearance had been salu-
tary, and that the negotiation had been conducted upon those
principles of national independence which became the British
character,--(Loud cries of hear l)--upon the principles of the
maintenance of that great balance of power in Europe, which,
if not the sole, was at least an essential safeguet ti of national
independence. Ile sincerely hoped that in the licgociation of
these great principles had been upheld—that the faith of treaties
had been enforced—that the ancient principles of true British
' policy had been steadily.observed—those principles which were
inseparable from the national honour, and whim contradietin-
guished the best era of-the history of Great Britain, the reigne
of Elisabeth and IV:Winne, front those of James and Charles.
—(Hear, hear !)—lie most sincerely trusted, that in the nego-
tiation which it was understood had been depending, thew good
and emly great principles bed been pertinaciously kept in view.
Having said thus much, he rose for the purpose of asking.-
and he put the question with feelings of painful anxiety-
-whether the Right Hon. Secretary for Foreign Affairs had
still any reason to hope, that the interposition of hie 'eli4jeety 'it
Government was likely to prevent that most unprovoked age
iression which France was now carrying on against the national
independence of Spain ? Sheuld the answer of the Right Hon.
Gentleman be in the negative, then his other question would he
---',Vhen the RightrHou. Gentleman Meant to lay on the table
of the House copies of the correspondence which referred to tF,e
late mediation of this country with France anti Spain ? Ile
hoped he might be permitted to entreat, but not in the (Inuit:-
fel form of a question, that when these patters were eubinitted
to Parliament, and before his Illejesty's Governnient tneant to
take the sense of the :House upon them, that sufficient time
would he allowed to have them printed and well understood, so;
that the House, after full preparation, could decide with judg-
ment and wisdom. upon the conduct of his -Majesty's GOvern-
ment at a great tool unexampled crisis like the present. Ile
hoped that the Right lion. Gentlemen would excuse hint in
putting thiequestion.—( Hear, hear !)
Mr. CANNING said, that nothing was farther from hit
mind than any thing like a complaint against his lion. anti
',earned Friend for putting this question. It wee undouhtedl),
quite competent for his Learned Friend, according to Parlia-
Inentary usage, to solicit the information he now sought ; and
with respect ,to :his delay in forbearing to: put it, he owed to
hint to state, that theedeley was not only proper and beceeming,
but founded upon a salutary wisdom, considering the state or
public affairs; anti also (anti he thanked hint for .it) dictated
to a spirit of benevolent courtesy towards himself. Ile wits
now prepared to answer his lion. anti Learned Friend's inter-
rogatory distinctly, and with that etutdour which was fitting
towards hire, and in accordance with the tone of his question.
First, then, with reference to his Hop. anti Learned Friend's
preliminary ohservationee he wits only at this motnentyrepared
to say, that the.contittet of his Majesty's Goveetuneet, at what
he concurred with him in thinking to be an awful and ;minting