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and announced the intention of the Government to make
a communication on it to the Legislative Body. He added
that he was persuaded there was not a man in the country
capable of forming an opinion, who was not convinced that
an entire change was necessary in the whole system of Co-
lonies, and the compacts between the owners and the te-
nants, before that delightful island, endowed by Nature
with the inost ample sources of wealth, could derive the
advantage which it ought from the application of its na-
tural resources.

The other islands, he observed, were happily exemi
from the system.

His Excellency observed, however. that though he was
convinced of the necessity of a reform in this most import-
ant point, he would have it clearly understood that a re-
form of this nature, which involved to so great an extent
the interests of such numerous classes, could not he exe-
cuted, except gradually, and after the most mature delibe-
ration.

His Excellency then spoke of the establishment of the
University, and paid a high and just tribute of eulogium
to the great exertions and splendid generosity of the Noble
Lord who presides over it.
His Excellency proceeded to speak of some salutary
changes that had been made in the administration of jus-
tice, by appointing Judges in every island who had no local
interest whatever in them, and no family connexions.—
This principle, which is not new in the islands, has been
acted upon during the interval that has elapsed since the
last Session, as far as concerns the Judges of the superior
Courts. But as it could not be hoped to find proper per-
sons to make so great a sacrifice as must accompany their
leaving for a time their native islands, unless an indemnifi-
cation was offered them, the Senate has judged tkat it was
not only just in itself, but in every respect advantageous, to
increase the salaries of the Judges thus removed to other
places, and also to make a provision for them in their old
age, after long and honourable services.

His Excellency concluded by expressing his entire con-
viction that the public good would be the sole guide of
their decisions, and that eieir gracious Sovereign would
have as much reason to approve of the conduct of the
second Parliament, as he had already graciously expressed
with the first, and that his beneficent intention as sole pro-
tector of these States would be accomplished.

Every thing connected with the Greek steam-
vessels seems to he attended with a fatality ; the
Enterprise, Captain CROSBY, which has been
completed after so many emperiments, so as to
be able to move even in an imperfectly wretched
manner, appears, by the Plymouth letter of this
morning, to have been assisted by his Majesty's
sloop Columbine into that port, having burst
her boiler. Surely there must be some radical
fault either in the talent of the persons employed
in the fitting out of these vessels, or people might
almost begin to believe matters were so far mis-
managed purposely.

The following is an Extract of a Private Letter
which we have received from an Officer at
Lisbon
:
LISBON, APRIL 7.—1 was only able to write you a few
lines by the Packet of the 31st ultimo : every thing ap-
pears to shew much ferment, from the Cortes being pro-
rogued, without doing anything effectual either by laws or
finance, but Lisbon is perfectly tranquil. A vessel, arrived
a few days ago from Rio Janeiro, states the Brazilians to
have defeated the Naval Force of Buenos Ayres, and that
the latter State had sued for peace ; she has brought various
promotions and decorations for several individuals here,
who appear steady to Pedro's interests, but nothing official
has as yet transpired, though there are many rumours
afloat, amongst them, that the Emperor has thoughts of
coming to Europe to settle his daughter, and return; others
say that Don Miguel is about to embark at Brest in the
Don Joclo Sexto, and go to his young wife ; at all events,
there is no idea of that ship coming here immediately.
The Rebellion is extinct in every sense.. Villa Flor, the
Hero of Tras.os-Montes, is in Lisbon. Report, to which
much confidence is attached, states the Regent to be in the
family way; she has not received for the last two months,
yet drives out in her carriage, and looks certainly like a
woman in that condition ; she is an amiable tempered
young woman, and truly to be pitied.

ODE TO RESIGNATION.
BY THE SEVEN SATRAPS.

" The wise inen were seven."—SWlFT's CORRESPONDENCE.
Spirit of the Tory Cabinet,
Whether robed in crape or tabinet,
Or in motley coat and stout
Turned, like Canning's, inside out ;
Resignation, hail, oh hail!
May thy spirit never fail,
'Till the Whigs, in joyful hour,
Have, like us, confess'd its pow'r.
At thy shrine, oh, Great Unpaid !
We,—the seven,—our spoils have laid ;
Peel, to wit, his common sense,
Wellington, his stock of pence,
Little Van. his serious schism,"
Bathurst's Lord, his patriotism ;
Eldon, too—the hoary sinner—
At thy shrine resigns his dinner;
Save—alas the deep disgrace!—
'
He dines on (what he's lost) a plaice.
What can equal, Spirit high,
Lonsdale's deep idolatry?
He to thee bath yielded sad
All the little sense he had ;
All his diplomatic wishes,
And, what's worse, the loaves and fishes,
So must swim, himself and daughters,
Like a fish in troubled waters.
Poor old Westmoreland, oh ! Spirit
Slight not his exceeding merit,
Who upon thy shrine bath laid
Every hope of being paid ;
Every pretty golden lure,
Every cozy sinecure :
And now, 'neath thy favouring eye,
Trots into obscurity.
Spirit ! at thy luckless call--
We—the seven—have lost our all ;
Lost through thy confounded tricks,
Bonded Corn, and Catholics ;
Lost that serviceable crutch,
Character, (but that's not much);
Lost the diplomatic race,
And—more serious still—our place.
Hear, then, Spirit, hear our prayer,
Take the Whigs beneath thy care,
Bid them lay both place and station,
On thine altar—Resignation !
That we, seven, again, perforce,
May bestride th 2 old State horse.
Wily Greeks could once destroy,
With a horse, the pow'r of Troy,
(Horse not forni'd of flesh sod blood,
But, like Whiggish heads, of wood).
So will we, too, follow scent,
With the self-same instrument.
4 This serious gentleman has since re-canted his Resig-
nation.

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE.—On Monday even-
ing last, a new nautical drama, intitled the Fl,y-
ing Dutchman, was produced here. A painful
interest, however, was attached to the concluding
scene of the piece, from an accident which hap-
pened to Miss J. Jervis, who was, with two other
performers, on a precipice, waiting the approach
of a boat, in which they were to escape. Sud-
denly Miss J. exclaimed, " I am on fire !—I am
on fire !" the
gas-light at the wing having com-
municated with her dress. She was instantly
enveloped in flames, and in that situation leaped
from the precipice on to the stage, where, most
fortunately, there was a great quantity of canvass
lying, by the aid of which, and the prompt as-
sistance of her fellow-performers, the fire was
extinguished, and she was borne off the stage in
a fainting state. In a few minutes Mr. Butler, the
stage-manager, came forward and announced
that Miss J.'s injury was not severe, and offered
to finish the scene, which was, of course, in-
stantly rejected. Very warm plaudits followed
the announcement that Miss Jervis was not se-
verely hurt. The information, however, has un-
fortunately not proved correct, for it was found
next morning that she was severely burnt in one
or two parts of her body. She has not since
Penley.
been able to appear ; her character has been per-

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