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The following is an extract of a letter from Domimca,
dated December 7 :—" An emissary told the Castle
Bruce gang, that their freedom was arrived—that they
had only two days to work for their masters. The con-
sequence of this was, a combination of the whole gang
to come to the Governor, and that they plight have
some pretext for such an act, they committed several
petty thefts on the Manager's stock and that of the
estate, and cut a great many of the young canes, merely
to irritate the Manager to inflict punishment, that they
might found a complaint. They were, however in
sonic degree, disappointed, for he only took away their .
noons (leisure after dinner time) for three days. This
mode of punishment did not suit their purpose, and a
difference in opinion, in consequence, arose among them,
and they determined, instead of coming down in a body,
only t+A ti should be sent to represent their grievances.
—A man and woman accordingly appeared at Govern.
ment House, when their case was referred to a Magis-
trate; they were in custody till the Manager oat sent
fur to explain, who came to town ; in the meantime four
more came from the same gang. They were brought
beim e two Magistrates, and behaved in a m.,st insolent
and provoking manner; yet these Negroes had received
more indulgences than any gang in the Colony, and
nearly double the privileges the law allows, Int. pig got,
every Saturday since crop was finished, in addition, a
regular allowance of fish and salt, when it could be got;
and, instead of any severity, they had experienced the
utmost lenity and comfort. This wa, proved by the
driver, and some of the people themselves ; and the
driver distinctly and maefully stated, that for some
time past he could not get the work of the estate done
as usual—that the Negroes were sulky, and insolent to
him—that their constant conversation was about free-
dom, which he supposed some persons had put into their
heads. Ile said he knew the same ideas prevailed
among all the gangs to windward.
" Our garrison altogether, does not coivist of more
than 180 men, of whom not more than 80 are effective,
and about as many of the third West India Regiment ;
how far the latter can be trusted on such a service as
they are likely to be required for, i, a matter of doubt,
particularly those at Prince Rupert',,, where there is not
a single white soldier to controul them. We have ap-
plied to the Commander-in-Chief for a reinfo: cement,
but I fear we shall be disappointed. Our population,
you know, is upwards of 16,000 slaves ; our Militia,
small in number, is dispersed over the island: hence
the difficulty of assembling them to act efficiently upon
an emergency, and, even is the case of concentration,
the estates must be left unprotected."

Letters from Smyrna, down to the 18th of December,
make no mention of the Greeks having made a descent
at Scio, or in the neighbourhood of Smyrna.
Letters from Corfu of the 27th of December, say
that the garrison of Patras, after the defeat of the
Paella of Scodra (or Scutari), seeing the troops which
were collected before the place, and the preparations for
an assault, left the fortress, and took refuge in Lepanto.
It appears that there has been some serious disturb-
ance in the College of Louis le Grand, in Paris. -The
Mohiteur calls it " a plot" and " a rebellion," and
states that it was prevented from breaking out by the
expulsion of one and forty young men, before the signal
for action was given. The other Journals seem to con-
sider it as connected with political antipathy, not to the
young men themselves, but to their parents. 1111 that
is certainly known however is, that the number of
dents expelled amounted on the whole to 11.5, and that
the dissatisfaction hitherto confined within the walls of
the College, had extended itself to numerous families,i
forming a large and wealthy portion of the community.
The Consiitutionnel ob-erves, that some of the expul-
sions of the students took place at a late hour in the
night, and that among them a young man had been
mentioned whose family resided at 1.50 leagues from
Paris, and was turned out in the capital where he had
neither relations, correspondents, nor resources.

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P.AILI.4.IIENTARY PROCEEDIGNS.
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HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEBRUARY 4.
At a few minutes after four the Sre.teea took the Chair. Seve-
ral new Members were sworn in and took their seats.
hind STA NLEY presented a Petition front a certain person in
Manchester, praying that a Company might be incorporated fur
lighting that town with gas.
Mr. Serjeant ONSLOW gave notice of a motion for leave to
bring in a Bill for the Repeal of the Usury Laws.
Sir WI I. LIAM LEMON presented two Petitions, praying for
a Repeal of the Duties on Coalta—Ordered to be printed.
A similar Petition from the Borough of Eye was also ordered to
be printed.
Sir .1. NEWPORT presented a Petition front the Tanners of
the City of Waterford, praying for a Repeal of the Duty on Lea.
ther.—Ordered to lie upon the table, and to he printed.
The SPEAKER then fixed the days of sitting for the different
Committees. lie likewise read ever the Rules and Orders if the
House upon the subject of its privileges.
Mr. LITTLETON, in the absence and at the request of his
Honourable Friend, the Member for Stafford, rose to move for
certain Returns respecting the Vagrant Act. It was not his inten-
tion at that moment to occupy much of the time of the House ; he
should therefore merely state, that it was his Honourable Friend's
wish that the documents he (Mr. Littleton) was about to move for
should he in the possession of Honourable Members before the dis-
cussion
of the subject which it was the determination of his Ho.
insurable Friend to bring on. The House was not, perhaps aware,
that the present Act, which was only to remain in force for two
years, was in every point an amelioration of all former Acts on the
subject ; and to his Honourable Friend was the country indebted
for that Act, under which so much advantage had accrued to the
Public, and by which, since its enactment, upwards of £lOO,OOO
had beets saved. Ile felt satisfied that when it came to be discus-
sed, the House would find that that Act had been much misrepre-
sented. Ile should not take up more of the time of the House,
but to move—That there be laid before the House a Return of the
number of persons committed under the Vagrant Laws to the se-
veral Prisons and Houses of Correction in England and Wales,
I the Ist of January, 1823, to the Ist of January, 1824, sped.
fying the particular act of vagrancy. Also a Return of the seve-
ral sums of money paid by the respective Treasurers of Counties
in England and Wales on account of vagrants for the same period.
These Returns were severally ordered.
Mr. Secretary CANNING presented the Copy of a Convention
concluded with his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Austria, for
the settlement of the Austrian Loan; also an additional Article to
the Convention concluded with his Most Faithful Majesty the
King of Portugal, for preventing illicit traffic in Slaves.—Ordered
to be printed.
Mr. 110BHOUSE gave notice, that he should on Monday, the
21 of March next, move for a Repeal of the Taxis upon Houses
and Windows, unless in the interim a notice should be given by the
Right Hon. Gentleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer; of his
intention to relinquish these duties.
Mr. CA LCRA Ff gave' notice, that he should, on WedneKlay•
the 25th instant, move for a Repeal of the Tax upon Leather, un-
less the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite should give a notice in the
interim that would save him the trouble.
Mr. WESTERN gave notice that be intended, on the 11th of
this mantis, to bring in a Bill for altering the present qualifications
of Jurors.
• Sir J. NEWPORT gave notice, that he should, on Thursday,
the 18th of March, move for leave to bring in a Bill to Repeal the
9th Wil. 111. cap. ?. and for securing to the Protestant Dissenters
and Roman Catholics, his Majesty's subjects, the Right of Burial.
Mr. ABERCILOMBY gave notice of a motion that he would
make on the 26th inst. for leave to bring in a Bill for the more
effectual representation of the City of Edinburgh in Parliament.
Mr. J. WILLIAMS gave notice, that on the 24th inst. he would
submit a motion respecting the Court of Chancery.
Mr. WILLIAM LAMB presented a Petition from the Mayor
and Common C6uncil 4f Canterbury, praying for the repeal of the
duty on coals.
Mr. Secretary CANNING, in reply to a question from an Ho-
nourable Member opposite, said that the Returns of the existing
amount of the Land Forces of his Majesty would very soon be laid
upon the table. In the meantime the Honourable Member might
rest assured that not a single man would be raised beyond the num-
ber voted for the service last year—(hear, hear).
Mr. ROWLAND HILL appeared at the bar with the report
of the Address to his Majesty.
FOREIGN POLICY OF GREAT BRITAIN.
Mr. HOBHOUSE rose for the purpose of asking two
questions of the Right Honourable the Secretary for
Foreign Affairs ; and seeing in an Honourable Mem-
ber's hand a paper, which he supposed had reference to
the Address voted last night, he (Mr. Hobhouse) should
take that opportunity to enter his protest against the
supposition that he had concurred in that part of the
Address which bore upon our foreign relations. He
had attended to every wind uttered by the Right Ho-
nourable Gentleman opposite (Mr. Secretary Canning),
and confessed that the language of the Right Honour.
able Gentleman, whets speaking of South America,
surprised him. The Right Honourable Gentleman said,
he thought it was a grace and favour to Old Spain that
she should have an opportunity afforded her to recover
her Colonies; on that point he perfectly agreed with
the Right Honourable Gentleman ; provided the King
of Spain could call his country, his capital, his Crown
his own, he had doubtless a right to make that attempt ;
but would the Right Honourable Gentleman say, that
while there was 70,000 French troops in Spain, while
Barcelona on the one hand, and Cadiz on the other,
nay, every fortress in that kingdom were in the hands
of the French—would the Right Honourable Gentle.
man say, that while Spain was thus held in virtual posses-
sion by the French, Spain should be allowed to employ
her troops in attempting to recover her Colonies? Was
the King of Spain free, he would ask ? How could he
be deemed free? If he had not been flee under the
Ccnstitution, surely he could not now be considered
tree, when foreign troops were in possession of his
country. If the French troops evacuated Spain, that
unhappy Monarch would not remain many bouts upon
the Throne. For that reason too all his troops %%vie in-
dispensable at home. He would ask, whether, so long
as the French troops should remain in actual posses-
sion of Spain, the British Government would sanction
an attack upon her former South American Colonies,
by that nominal King of Spain for their recovery ?
With reference to the occupation of Spain by the French
troops, the House would recollect, that when the sub-
ject was under discussion last year. one of the papers
laid upon the table of the House stated that no perma-
nent occupation of Spain by the French was in contem-
plation ; but we had a right to demand of the Right
Honourable Gentleman, had he had any later commu-
nication from M. de Chateaubriand on the subject of
fixing a time for the evacuation of Spain by the French?
Of 150,000 French troops who had entered that coun-
try, 70,000 still remained in it. He would ask, was
there no guarantee given that those should be with-
drawn ? For, thaia guarantee was necessary, would
appear evident, when the House should recollect the so-
lemn declaration of the French King last year, that not
man of the army of observation collected upon the
frontiers of Spain was intended for the invasion of that
country. After such a breach of honour as that—one
of a nature which if committed by a private individual
would cause him to be expelled the society of Gentle-
men--could any faith be reposed in mere pledges.of the
same party ? He should now refer to another point,
and in doing so felt pleased that the Right Honourable
the Colonial Secretary was in his place. He would ask
that Right Honourable Gentleman, had he received a
copy of a Proclamation of a most extraordinary nature
that had been issued by the Lord High Commissioner
of the lonian Islands, Sir Thomas Maitland? If not,
he (Mr..llobliouse) could supply him with one. By that
Proclamation it appeared that Sir Thomas Maitland,
on account of something that had occurred, had placed

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twd of the islands under quarantine for thirty. days; but
Sir thomas Maitland had doniMore.. for in his Pro-
clamation he had anathematised the Greeks, who were
engaged in a war for the recovery of their liberties, and
without stating for what cause. On such occasions, it
had hitherto been the practice of those who fulminated
an anathema to state the reasons for such a measure.—
On that head the Proclamation was silent, and spoke
only, as in contempt, of " a person called Prince Mauro.
cordate," who had arrived, and in consequence of
which two of the lonian Islands were put under quaran-
tine, and this we had done (as he understood) to prevent
the impression going abroad that the British Govern-
ment had countenanced the persons engaged in the dread-
ful slaughter and atrocities that had taken place on the
occasion alluded to. He held in his hand a letter from
Ithaca, by which it appeared that so far from Prince
Maurocordazo being the instigator of the bloody scenes
referred to, he had used every exertion to prevent them.
The facts of the case were these:—a small Greek squa-
dron chased a Turkish flotilla, and made themselves mas-
ters of one vessel. The Turks, while the Greeks were
getting on hoard, effected their escape to the shore on
the Island of Ithaca, whence they opened a fire on the
ship, of which the Greeks were then in possession. The
Greeks accordingly landed, attacked the Tut ks and put
some of them to death. In alluding to this circum-
stance it would have been only fair for Sir T. Maitland
to have said that the violation of our territory was not
confined to the Greeks. Here the Honourable Gentle-
man referred to the case of the Turks following a Greek
vessel into one of the ports under our protection—that
of Tripolizza, where they boarded the vessel, took out
the crew, and on the shore which we had undertaken to
protect, beheaded six of them. In his proclamation Sir
T. Maitland made no complaint of that violation of our
neutrality. Prince Maurocordato, of whom Sir T.
Maitland spoke so contemptuously, was the person who,
after the bloody affair of Tripolizza, prevented outrage
and atrocity of every kind that might otherwise have
been committed in reprisal. He trusted it was in the
power of his Majesty's Government to give a satisfac-
tory proof that we preserved our neutrality fully and
impartially. It was possible that the Right Honour able
Gentleman opposite might not be in possession of the
proclamation of Sir T. Maitland ; he (Mr. Hobhouse)
would readily furnish him with one.
Mr. Secretary CANNING said, he always felt much
obliged to the Honourable Gentleman, or to any other
Honourable Member, for any information with which
it might be in their power to supply him. In rising to
answer the questions of the Honourable Gentleman, he
hoped it would not be expected of him to answer the
Honourable Member's speech. The first question of,
the Honourable Member arose from his having con-
founded in his (Mr. Canning's) speech of last night a
statement of principle with a statement of fact. It oc-
curred in that part of his speech where he (Mr. Can-
ning) was speaking in reply to the Honourable and
Learned Gentleman (Mr. Brougham) with reference to
the Message of the President of America, where he as-
serted that the mother country had a right to attempt
the recovery of her former Colonies. That principle he
felt justified in maintaining. On the other hand, he
thought that it was incumbent on a Power circum-
stanced as we were, to declare that no foreign country
which had no connection with the mother country had
a right to attack the Colonies of the latter under the
pretence of recovering them for the mother country.—
That was a principle known to Spain, to France, to all
Europe. The right of the mother country to seek to
recover her Colonies was admitted ; but the interference
of a foreign country for such a purpose could not be
allowed. With respect to the second question, he felt
some difficulty in answering it. The Honourable Gen-
tleman, in referring to the dispatches last year produced,
had deduced from them that the permanent occupation
of Spain by the French was not intended. Such had
been his (Mr. Canning's) belief then, such was his opi-
nion still. In compensation for the harshness with
which the Honourable Gentleman had spoken of the
French troops, he (Mr. Canning) must say that although
he retained the same sentiments upon the aggression
committed by them, their conduct had been as unexcep-
tionable as in a situation of such great difficulty it was
possible is could be. Ile did not defend the act of aggres-
sion itself, but he would say, there could be cited no case
in which foreign troops were called in by one of two con-
tending parties and had incurred so little blame. On the
second point, he felt as much confidence now as he did last
year. Thee was no danger that Spain would be perma-
nently occupied by the French ; and if the Hon. Gentle-
man were to ask what was to be the term of the occu-
pation—and if the question were put to him (Mr. Can-
ning), " should the French troops evacuate Spain now ?"
he would, as a friend to humanity, answer " No"—
(Cheers). With respect to the Proclamation referred to
by the Honourable Gentleman, and to the alleged con-
tempt intended to be expressed of Prince Maurocordato,
he was sure there was no inclination to disparage that
individual by the words quoted—they were merely in-
tended to describe him, for he was not in reality a
Prince. The Honourable Gentleman had asked what
outrage, what breach of our neutrality had been com-
mitted by the Greeks to call for that Proclamation ? A
Greek squadron had pursued a Turkish vessel, which
took refuge on the coast of Ithaca, one of the lonian
Islands. The crew, consisting of 120 men, fled to the
shore for shelter. The Greeks pursued and massacred
90 out of the 120, and this it would he recollected took
place on an island under our protection; and he was
sure the Ilonourable Gentleman himself would not say
that this was not an act for remonstrance—(Cheers).—
The Honourable Gentleman accused his Majesty's Go-
vernment of partiality ; bat it would be proved that the
strictest neutrality had been ordered by our Govern.
ment and pertinaciously observed in the lonian Islands;
he was convinced that not a single instance, could be
brought forward in which the British Government
had departed from the most scrupulous system of neu-
trality—( Chat s.)
Mr. WESTERN could not help expressing his sur-
prise at the declaration of the Right Honourable Gen-
tleman that he would oppose the evacuation of Spain
by the French troops. It was his intention last night
to have offered some observations upon the Speech and
the Address, but the Honourable and Learned Gentle.
man (Mr. Brougham) had caught the Speaker's eye,
and he (Mr. Western) gave way, although it had been
his intention to move an amendment to the Address.—
With respect to the projected attack upon the South
American States, he could not bring his mind to believe
that the English Government would suffer such an un-
exampled <outrage upon the law of nations to be corn-
mitted ; nor could he believe that it was altogether
wise to abandon that policy which this country had
hitherto followed.

CoIoneIPALMER felt it his duty to am:, his opinion
upor. the subject under discussion. The conduct of his

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Majesty's Ministers, with respect to Spain, had 'bee,
wholly indefensible. If only half their naval establish,
ment was sent out, it would have been more than soft.
dent to prevent all the disasters that occurred in Spain.
What would have been the moral effect on the rest ~1
the world, had England stood forward as the Champion
of the liberties of Europe ? This would have made ail
the difference to Spain. She would then have made 4
struggle for her Constitution, and he had little doubt
would have been successful ; for
" Thrice is he armed wbo hash his quarrel just ;
And he but naked, though locked up in steel,
'Whose conscience is corrupted."
The Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Canning) de.
dared, that the peculiar object of his contemplation
was the interest of England. But was this the way to
support it ? Had not the policy pursued brought
down on them the execrations of every nation where
anything of liberty existed ? The Right Honourable
Gentleman alluded last night to the case of the mur-
derer who suffered at Hertford. The Holy Alliance
might be compared to him. They went directly for.
ward to their object, while the Right Honourable Gen.
tleman and his colleagues, like humane accomplice,,
supplied only the rope and the sack. The principal
agents, the Holy Allies, were, in his mind, honouraltie
and humane compared to the accomplices. Some ?:-
lowance was to be made for their prejudices as des-
potic Powers. Ile could also excuse their Minister,,
who wete but their slaves. But the same excuse conld
not be extended to the disgraceful policy of the Mi-
nisters of a free people. Even the King of Spain,
monster or madman as he appeared to be, was more
excusable; for it was the policy pursued by England,
her ttescherous neutrality, that gave rise to the scene:
that were now and had been lately passing in the Pe-
ninsula. The Right Honourable Gentleman shewed
his consistency by offering congratulations to the King
of Spain on the success of his cause, and refusing an
asylum in Gibraltar to those who Bed from persecu-
tion. As an Honourable Member (Sir T. Lethbridge)
said last Session, this was the time to look the dangers
of the country in the face. These dangers ere immi-
nent. Now, after eight years of peace, there was no
reduction of debt, and the weight of taxation still
pressed heavily on all classes. They had before ex-
pended millions in supporting Spain against the attacks
of France, and now they suffered her to be conquered
without a struggle; while France was combined with
the other Allies for the overthrow of British interests,
and the storm would not be long before it burst. He
would not detain the House longer at present, as another
opportunity would occur of pointing out what appeared
to him to be the dangers of their present situation.
Mr. HUME said he wished to say a few words rela-
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tive to the documents read by the-Member for West-
minster, for the purpose of preventing any wrong im-
pression from being made either out of doors or in the
House. What he (Mr. Hume) complained of was, that
the Greeks were held out as the only party guilty of the
breach of neutrality complained of, and that the parti-
cular atrocities alluded to were not characterised. as
they ought to have been. He protested against the
statement of the Turks having been butchered in cold
blood. It was done in the heat of action. It was unfair
to hold out the Greeks as the only guilty party. lie
regretted to say that great atrocities had been corn.
nutted on both sides. They commenced, however, with
the Turks, and not the Greeks. He was anxious that
the country should see what the conduct of Sir Thomas
Maitland had been. If any favour 'could be shewn to
either party, one would think he would have been more
disposed to extend it to those who were making a strug-
gle for their liberties; for it was well known that, when
a Member of that House, Sir Tl! smas Maitland was as
strong an advocate for freedom as any man. He (Mr.
Hume) had further to state, that the Greek Government
were most anxious to make every amends for any viola-
tion of neutrality they had committed. He could not
but regret that the Proclamation had not been withheld
by Sir Thomas Maitland, and he thought it his duty to
protest against what appeared to be partiality in him.
Sir T. LETHBRIDGE said be rose in consequence of
the allusion made to him by his Honourable Friend
(Colonel Palmer). It was true that last Session he called
upon the House to look the existing dangers in the face.
.He was, however, happy to state that a great change
had taken place with respect to that most important in-
terest—the agricultural interest. He thought he now
perceived a permanent amendment. He hoped and
trusted the agricultural interest was not improved from
mere accident, or from causes that might cease, but
from such as were permanent. He could not join in
the views taken by the Honourable Gentleman (Colonel
Palmer) of the state of the country. He thought it
never stood higher in the opinion of Europe and of the
world ; and he must give his tribute of applause to his
Majesty's Ministers, for refusing to take any part in the
late struggle. The result proved that they had acted
best for the interest of England.
Mr. W. SMITH said be hoped that no negotiation for
terminating the differences between Russia and the Porte
would be concluded upon without placing Greece in a
better situation than the present. He was sorry the
Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Canning) did not
find it consistent with his duty to give some sort of as-
surance to the House that no termination should take
place that would leave Greece a prey to the barbarous
revenge of the one Power, or the insatiable ambition
of the other.

The Report was then brought up and agreed to, and
the Address ordered to be carried up by such Members
as ale of the Privy Council.

Mr. HUME gave notice that he would on the 12th inst. bring
forward a Motion relative to the state of the law respecting the ex-
portation of machinery, and of artisans leaving the kingdom.
The same Ilonourable Membergave notice that he would on the
19th instant,submit a Motion relative to Impi'essment in the Navy,
and move fur certain returns connected with the subject.
On the Motion of Mr. Wattau, various returns were ordered
relative to the quantity of wine imported and exported last year,
the amount of duties, &c.-
Mr. GItATTAN gave notice that he would to-morrow move
for a return of the number of constables appointed in Ireland under
the Act passed last Session, as also of the number committed under
the Insurrection Act, in the course of last year.
On the Motion of Mr. WXSTRILN, a return was ordered of the
number of persons committed to the jails of England and Waits
up to the 25th of December last, and of the number then remain-
ing in prison, distinguishing those committed for felony, and those
for misdemeanours.
(hi the Motion of Mr. neva, various returns relative to the in.
come cud expenditure of Newfoundland were ordered.
On the Motion of the same Hon. Member, a return was ordered
of the nuniber of Persons returned as liable to serve on Juries is
London and Middlesex, in the years I s'ho, 1821, and 1 S.
The House adjourned at Six o'Clcc k.

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THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1824.
THE VUNDS.
STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK.

Consols opened chie morning at 893, but soon afterwards fell to
I, rose again to 3, with a good deal of business doing in
the early part of the morning ; the cause of their falling is not
exactly known. It Is said that the speculations in Consols have
been to too great an extent, which the public are now aware of—
they begin to realize, and immense sales are making front all parts
of the country.

IIALF-PAST TWELVE.
Consols are now 90 for the Account, with a strong Market, and
a rod deal doing.