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eap. 100, redeems in our Colony Mr. Uuskisson's liberal pro_
mise to that effect at the opening t)s the last Session of Parlia-

men t.

We feel assured that the other Colonial Legiilatures, upon
whose decision this arrangement depends, will lose no time n:
decidingQpon . its adoption, and show by their alacrity in fol-
lowing, in this instance at least, the example of Trinidad, that
their backwardness on other occasions is not to be attributed to
any want of good feeling, but only to an honest conviction that
the measures hitherto recommended would never be practically
beneficial.'
If we are requested to specify all the particular aftantages to
-be derived from this measure, we beg in reply to ask—Where
is the mind that can conceive, or the pen that can detail, all the
advantages to be derived by an individual. whose hands are
suddenly set at liberty after being long manacled and confined ?
There must be advantage in every and the slightest movement.
We (have always heen of opinion, that to the Colonies at
least, the abolition of the fees upon shipping was the most
important part of that improved system, which is now to be
carried into operatic:: throughottt the Empire. Other parts of
it depended in a great degree upon the concurrence of Foreign
Powers—this depends upon ourselves alone ; and were our
trade in future to be restricted solely to the communication
between British ports and. British Colonies, we should not hesi-
tate to hail this measure as an inestimable advantage. To the
lower classes its benefit will be incalculable; the necessaries
of life will no, longer remain a glut, locked up and rotting in
one Colony, whilst comparative famine exists in another in its
immediate vicinity : the abundance of the one will now with-
out difficulty flow into and relieve the wants of the other ; and
the Negri) Slave may say with heartfelt gratitude, that lie has
at last been practically benefitted by an act of the British
Covernment."

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- rED STATES BANKs.—The follo‘‘ing
Sum-
mary of the Returns received at the Secretary's
Office, from fifty-two Banks, during the present
Session of Contress, extracted from an Ame-
rican Journal :
" It apears that the amount of speck in their vaults is
abgut 1)1,348,200, of which the City Banks, with eleven mil-
lions of capital, had D. 754,000 in gold and silver; ant! the
Country Banks, with about five and a half millions of capital,
had 1).591,200. Returns have been received from seveml..new
Banks in the country, and one in Boston. The town Banks
have 4 9.11 per cent. on their capital stock in specie, and the
country Banks upwards of 10 per cent. The largest return
is from the City flank, which, with a capital of D. 750,000, had
11..123000 in specie, or 17 per cent. The next is the Suffolk,
having 11,757;390 specie on a capital of D. 500,000, or 25 per
cent. The Boston had less thin 4'per'cent. on the capital in
specie. The New England had 5i per cent. The State Bank,
which was the lowest, had less than 2 per cent. on their capi.
tal. The Union had less than 6 per cent. The Common-
' wealth had 4 340.4!
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Tuesday morning, soon after seven o'clock,
Mr. Secretary .C.kNNING left town, and pro.
ceeded as far as Marlborough, where the Right
Honourable. Gentleman slept that night. Early
on Wednesday morning he proceeded to I3ath,
where he remained during that day and night.
At. ten o'clock on Thursday morning Mr. CAN.
wiNa left Bath, and proceeded on his way to-
wards London to Salt Ilill, where he arrived
about six o'clock to dinner, where he was met by
Mr. STAPLETON, his Private Secretary, Who had
come from London in consequence of some im-
portant • business occurring at the Foreign Of-
fice, which required the immediate attention
of Mr. CANNING. *Soon after eleven o'clock
yesterday morning- the Right Hon. Gentleman
left Salt Hill on horseback, his saddle horse
basing, arrived the previous evening at Salt Hill
from London. The Right Hon. Gentleman rode.
to the King's Lodge, Windsor Pork, where he
remained two hours, during which time he had a
long audience of his MAJ ESTY, to take his com-
mands on some State business ; after which Mr.
CANNING mounted his saddle horse again, 'and
rode as far as Hounslow, where he dismounted
and entered his travelling carriage, which had
followed him, and, proceeding to London, ar-
rived at his•house in Downing-street about four
o'clock.
Thursday night Mr.MEATES, the K ING'S MeS.
!ranger, arrived at the Foreign Office, l)owning-
street, Rail Dispatches from St. Petersburg!).
MEATES left London with Dispatches a few
days after the Duke of WELLINGTON, Overtook
his Grace at Berlin, and proceeded with him to
St. Petersburg)). The Duke of WELLINGTON
was to leave St. Petersburgh on the 25th or 26th
?I. March,
Dispatches were yesterday forenoon receive()
at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, from Sir
GYM. A'Couivr, our Ambassador at the Court of
Lisbon, containing the official account of the
death of the King of PonTuaA
Last. night a Gentleman left town with Dis-
Tatches for the lonian Islands.
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The War Office is about reducing twenty-two
of its clerks, in consequence of the arrear of
business of that department being
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nearly brought
to a close, The reduction of the individuals will
be voluntary on thoie selected, and to their re-
tirement will be added a pension, regulated Ac-
cording to their period of service.—(iferald.)
SPANISH AFFAIIIS.—Extract of a letter, dated
Alicant, March 14 :—We have had a terrible scene here.—
You will of course have heard of 13azan's mad expedition and
disembarkation at Guardama about 58 men of all degrees
landed, penetrated a few leagues into the interior, with what
intention it is impossible to say, as their manoeuvres did not
indicate any fixed plan; the whole country was in alarm im
lnediately, and the unfortunate fellows, without victuals, rest,
or arms, Were hunted down like wild beasts, until those who
had .not the good fortune to be killed by their pursuers, were
,obliged to surrender to the brave Royrlist volunteer, who
Against such a formidable enemy assembled in great numbers.
—ln the course of four day,, not one was left who was not
. either in 'prison or killed. Some will have it that two or three
escaped by sea; 31 were shot here in tF an• mornings, there
were several French amongst them; the whole of them be.
'hayed- with uncommon fortitude, and numbers of anecdotes,
whichon some future occasion I will communicate, are re.
lilted of their last hours. .The brothers Itazan and Figoroa, of
the Cortes, with several others, were shot at Orihttela ; the
;eldest Basso was nearly dead from the severe wounds he re..
eeived, which had begun to gangrene, and which he would not
,allow tube dressed; many wild stories are going about of its hay.
,ing originated in London, but names are mentioned as concern-
.,rd hi it, that makes inc believe that there is no such thing ,• the
people here are becoming more barbarous than ever. 1 have
sent my friend to Murcia to learn the Spanish ; he arrived
Asti:ly there, though 1 was not very easy till I knew it, for that
,awkward custom of taking people up to the mountains without
releasing them till they have ransomed themselves still continues
in this blessed country."
W have received a 'Julian Journal of the
15tit of" January, which contains an account, of
t.lse opening of the Session of the Sable Parlia-
ment on the 10th of January. Arnowg the spec-
'tutors of the ceremony were the COnsul-General
mi. France, and some French naval officers. The
•PumsinENT arrived about nine o'clock, surround.
,d with the officers of his staff, at the Hall of
Assembly, anti having taken the Presidential
Chair, pronounced rt, speech, in which he an-
zoanced the completion of Haytian regeneration
by the acknowledgment of Hay tian independence,
and.tlefended the policy of the pecuniary sued-
fi"s by which it was purchased. The President
r
the, Chansber echoes the speech of the Chief
Magistrate ; and the meeting broke up amid the
cries of " Long live•the Republic r " Long livO
,the President of Hayti !"
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