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London, England, 1821-05-16 00:00:00

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

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HO-USE OF COMMONS.
Martis, 15° die Mail 1821.
USURY Laws RErtat.—Several Petitions in favour of.
HEMP AND FLAx.—Petition from 114)1derness iu favour of. •
-TURNPIKE AcTs.—Bill ordered to be brought in to consoli-
date them. •
SEAMEN'S WAoEs.—Bill ordered to amend 31 Ceo. 111. c.lO.
&c. &c.

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LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1821.

Dutch Papers to the' 12th inst. were received
this morning. The following are the contents :

" BATAVIA, DEC. 4.—The Government has lately received
dispatches from Lieut.-Colonel Keer, Commander of the Island
of Banca, stating that his expedition, destined to destroy the
pirates, who, together with some of the inhabitants of Palembang,
had established themselves in the eastern parts of that Island,
had been successful. Lieut.-Colon'el Keer received, on this oc-
casion, manifold proofs of fidelity, both from the Chinese and
the other inhabitants, and was assisted in his enterprise by
Radja Aidi, both with boats and men. The principal object of
the Commandant was to make himself master of the fortress of
the Rebel Kadin Kling, to whom the Government of the whole
Island had been given by the Sultan of Palembang, and which
was provided with cannon, blunderbusses, and other fire-arms.
" After a very troublesome march, Colonel Keer reached the
fortress on the 9th of October, with about 160 men, of whom
50 were Europeans, and took it by storm. The garrison,
consisting of 300 men, for the most part was put to the sword.
The notorious' Radin'Kling, and several chiefs of the Insur-
gents, were found among the dead. We took five iron cannon,
two blunderbusses, some muskets, and a large quantity of
native weapons. Our loss consists in five killed,. and ten
wounded ; among the latter are Captain Van der 'Wyk, and
Lieutenant di Frnv. The zeal of the first is highly spoken of
by the Lieutenant-Colonel.
" The Commander writes, at the conclusion, from Torboaly,
of 24th October, that he has fortified himself there, and is
having'the place put in a good state of defence. On the,report
of the fate of Radio Kling, the Batir Ganing was .abandoned
by most of his people, and has fled into the woods with the re-
mainder. 'The Palembangers and other strangers have left the
Island with their prone. Banca is tranquillized to within 20
leagues of Muntok, and it is hoped that the same tranquillity
will shortly be extended to the rest of the island.
MAY 11.—Accounts from Curacao, of the
!,' state that advice had been received there the day
:before4,4;tri Puerto Cabello, stating that Moralez, who corn.
mends in 'Venezuela, since the departure of Mo;i1.10, had de.

;naudedthat the Insurgcts should evacuate Maracaibo, and
that they have refused, unless the fortress of Cumana was given
up to them ; that Moralez had, upon thl4, declared the armistice
to be at an end, and that the Commissioners of Bolivar Were
preparing on this account to depart again from Caraccas."

We see in The Times of this day an official
notice from the QUEEN. of her intention to re-
mainin this country. Such a determination is
certainly desirable in one respect, as fifty thou-
sand pounds a year expended among those. from
whom that sum is derived, is but asprsper return
of gratitude and justice; it will,be a considerable
relief to tradeand it will depend on the QUEEN
herself to-render her continuance in the country
otherwise acceptable to the people.' It is how.
ever to be hoped that she will never again suffer
herself to' be made the instrument of faction, but
enjoy the liberal establishment which she re-

ceives with the quiet dignity becoming her ex-
alted situation and time of life. By this means she
will, no doubt, improve and extend her connec-
tions, and may get rid of all those ill-advisers who
have involved- her and the Country. in trouble
and perplexity, 'merely for their own ends of
pride, vanity, and ambition.—While we are on
the subjetV of ':the. pecuniary resources •of .her
111.t.risr-r7we cannot avoid adverting to those of
Prince LEO,I?OLD. ft has been rumoured that
the! Prince intended voluntarily to propose a
dirnibution 'Of the great income which lie derived
from the - liberality of the Country at a time
when it was suitable to his domestic establish-
ment; but an event,- which the Country must
always deplorei made such a change as to render
an abatement highly proper in the present state,
of things, while the people. are bending under
the pressure of taxation.—As observations on
this head have been
_suggested to his Royal
HighnesS in other quarters, we trust that he will
reflect upon the propriety of such a reduction as
will alleviate the burthens of the People, and
that he will also expend the remainder. among
them fOr the same !auchble purpose. •