Star.
London, England, 1826-08-21 00:00:00

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The Lisbon. Gazette of the Ist instant contains the
following Proclamation from the Infanta Itegeot, to the
Portuguese nation :
LISBON, Avon? I.
" PROCLAMATION.

" PORTUGUESE!-By the Constitutional Charter to which you
have just sworn. I am appointed to the Regency of these Kingdoms
during the minority of my august niece. our lawful Quern, Senhora
Donna Maria da Gloria. As the first subject, it is my first duty to
put into speedy and vigorous execution the wise Constitutional
Charter which has been given from his Throne to his Portuguese
subjects by my august Brother, our legitimate King. Senhot Don
Pedro IV. whose glorious name is pronounced with admiration,
respect, and astonishment, in America, in Europe, and in the whole
world. I shall execute, therefore, and cause to be executed, this
immortal Constitutional Code, the only pledge of our political sal-
vation. He who opposes it, the laws will punish without pity,and
I shall be as inexorable as the laws.
"To revive, by all possible mean., our ancient prosperity and glory,
to encourage the arts and sciences, to promote agriculture, com-
merce, and industry ; in a word, to employ all the means that are
calculated to make a nation happy, which Is worthy of being so;
such Is my sacred duty—such is my ambition. 0, Portuguese ! I
have no other; and if, as you know. I have hitherto sacrificed my
health for the good of the country, I will sacrifice myself, if such a
sacrifice be necessary, to the good of the State. And where is the
Portuguese, worthy of that glorious name, who does not willingly
join his Regent in such noble sentiments?
" Portuguese ! let us imitate our ancestors, and we shall be as
they were by their immortal deeds, the wonder of Europe and the
world. Union, and obedience to the laws, and we shall be happy ;
and when I shall deliver up the government of these kingdoms to
our legitimate Sovereign Senhora Donna Maria da Gloria, I shaU
be able to say to her with truth, and with the purest delight—
' Senkora, you are going to govern a noble nation, always faithful—
always attached to its legitimate Sovereign. It was unhappy
because the genius of evil found among the Portuguese a fatal and
protracted asylum ; but the wise political institutions which your
August Kilter, our King. graciously granted us, casting far from
us the monster, laid the most solid foundation of our felicity and
glory. I raised the edifice of our good fortune as far as I was able,
assisted by the whole nation, but its completion is reserved for your
Majesty. Read and meditate, as is fitting, the truly heroic history
of Portugal. No reading will be more useful to yuu. Imitate
models which it presents to you in the difficult art of reigning...-.
Imitate them, Senhora, and you will be the delight of the Portuguese,
who, to the remotest posterity, will repeat with respect, love, grati-
tude, and benedictions, the name of your august father and yours.'
" Portuguese ! Union, and obedience to the laws. Let us imitate
the heroic virtues of our ancestors, and we shall be as they were,
the wonder and admiration of the universe.

* Given at the Palace of Noua Senhora du Ajuda, Aug I, 1826.
" The INFANTA, Regent."

The latest accounts from the Morea received at Corfu,
According to the Austrian Observer of the Bth, describe
IBRAHIII as busily occupied in the south of the Penin-
sula, in subduing the Mainotes.
Letters of the 15th et July, from St. Thomas's, an-
nounce that on the 12th a dreadful fire had broken out,
and destroyed, by one account, twenty-five houses and
storehouses—by another, only twelve, The damage
was computed at 200,000 dollars
A notice from Vienna of the 7th, states the arrival
of frequent Couriers from St. Petersburgh and Con
stantisople, and also of important news from Lisbon.
The report of an inter-marriage between the Infant Mt-
caul, and the Austrian Archduchess still prevails.

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off; she had dreadful marks of wounds across the fore-
head, and under the left eye.] About two minutes
after, heard Betty make a di.mal strike (cry). I was
sitting in the bar, where my hu.baad was asleep; on
hearing this I took up the candle and was going out of
the bar door to run up stairs ; I had not got one foot out
of the bar into the lobby before Michael breasted me up.
Mr. Jowss submitted that this evidence might apply to another
transaction, but could not be taken here.

Mr. Justice Pa u..-+" It is all one transaction; it would be wicked
injustice to make it otherwise. The prisoners are found connected
and acting together."
Joseph Blears, examined by Serjeant Canis :-1 am
the landlord of the public house atWinton ; I had known
the person of Alexander M4Keand for thirteen or four-
teen months before the day in question; he called at
my house about every three weeks, on a Friday ; I came
home sober on the Monday evening ; 1 found the two
prisoners in the bar; when I went in, Alexander asked
me 44 if I would go into the bar, and take a glass of
something with him;" I refused at first, but he pressed
me so much, that before I took anything to eat, I went
in and had a glass of whiskey and water; I then went to
get something to eat, leaving my glass on the table ;
was absent hom five to ten minutes,and returned, taking
the same seat I had before. I thought my glass was
stronger than usual, and asked for some more water. I
had two glasses, which my mistress filled, but whether
they put any more ip I can't say. After I had been in their

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LANCASTER, Avalon 18. .
TRIAL OF THE M'KEANDS.
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Alexander M'Keand, orKeand, acid Michael M'Keand.
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rere put to the bar, charged with the wilFul murder of
:lizabeth Bates, at Winton, near Manchester, on the ;
2d of May. Michael s I was also charged with abetting,
iding, and assisting. The elder prisoner is a middle- 1 f
iced man, about SO, and with an habitual expression i 4
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countenance bordering on a smile. Michael M'Keand • a of low stature, about 25 years old, and has a gravity I
If countenance bordering on doggedness. Both were
Tressed in blue coats and black cravats, and had the 1
rdinary appearance of decent jour, eymen mechanics. • 1
The Jury having been called over, Mr. Jowas re. i
guested that no persons from Manchester or i•s neigh- •
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murhood should be sworn upon the Jury. Two Gen-
lemen were set aside, and the Jury having been sworn,
Ind the pi isoners arraigned, they severally pleaded "Not . . II
3uil:y."
Mr. COUATIIIIT opened the indictment, and Mr. &leant Cans
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rated the cue to the Jury, as it was detailed in the fallowing
Ividence;
Martha Blears examined by Mr. COURTNEY—I am .
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he wife of Joseph Blears, a publican, residing at Win-
on, near Manchester ; I reme ober that about five or i r '
ix in the evening of the 22d of May, that man (pointing
' 1
o Michael M'Keand) came to our house, and asked for '
1
a glass of beer ; be was alone ; I had no conversation
with him ; in about half an hour that other man (Alex-
ander) came in ; I had known him nearly 12 months ;
.
L had never seen Michael before; Alexander sold tea I .i,
and stockings, ancrother things, and was in the habit of , 1
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calling in tic travelling rounds; when Alexander came -
in, they did not seem to take any notice of each other CC•
for some time; Alexander asked for a-glass of ale, and
some bread and cheese, and when I brought it, Michael
said he would thank me to bring him a knife, and he II t,
would take some bread and cheese along the other
;
Gentleman, meaning Alexander; I supplied both with it
more drink ; I went in and out of the room several - El
times—h was the bar; they did not appear to 'il I
know each other for some time; there was a sofa i t"
in the bar; I had an opportunity of looking into ,I'
the bar when they did not see me, and I saw them
iepeatedly whispering; they were both on chairs at this 1 1 i.
1 I,
time; Alexander asked me if my husband was at home?
I told him he was gone to Manchester ; they had then , ,I. •
been above an hour in the house; he asked how. long I,
it
my husband would be away ; I said I could not tell, 1 I'',
but I hoped he would come back as soon as possible. I 4
...•
asked him if he wanted him for any thing pa. ticular
rithat I could do? lie said, he only wanted to treat him
with a glass of whi• key; my husb ind came home in
the boat about eight o'clock. Alexander shouted to him 11 r
to come into the bar • he went in and sat, down with 1 *
them • Alexander called for two half noggins of whiskey .
Weis:l; one half a noggin is a wine glas, full My
heabsett did not leave the room for many minutes that
niibts bat he did leave it for a short time. When he was . t.
,goog out, Alexander said he should partake of another , , .
glass. They mete served with two more noggins of t
whiskey; while the others were drinking whiskey,
Michael had two glasses of wine and one bottle of ,
cyder. Between nine and ten, I saw my husband lie on . •
the sofa, seemingly very ill, intoxicated; and I saw
• I Alexander pour so ne liquor into his mouth. This roused ti •
my husband, and he asked me for a glass of water.— - ' I
. ;
The pouring the liq tor into his mouth made him dead t
very near—he had no sense. lie coughed, and atter he 1
drank the water he fell asleep again. I went and sat
I-,
in the kitchen. I looked into the bar, and observed the
two prisoners whispering very close together ; I still con- i
tinned in the kitchen; Michael asked me if I could let
them stop all night; I said if they could makeshift with 1
what 1 had they were welcome ; when hit lira 1'
asked for : I
a bed, I said we did not take in lodgers ; this conversation .1
was before dark. About ten o'clock, Michael said I
must let them have a bed, as they had a good seal of t'
,
money on them and did not like to walk to Manche:- 1
ter at night; I ;hen said, if they could make shift, they
were welcome; about a quarter of an hour before they i .
went up stairs, both went out, and remained out about •
a quarter of an hour; Michael asked me if my husband
went to bed when he was drunk ? and I said, sometimes , -
he did, and sometimes t:e did not. Michael asked me, i
, \
if I stopped along with him ? and I said, sometimes I
did, and sometimes I did not. He then asked it their I ;
bed was ready, and I told them it was. My family
consisted of myself and my husband, and a female see- 1
vent (Betty Bates) and a boy. I told Betty Bates to
take a candle, and shew them the bed they were to go
to; it was a double-bedded room, over the kitchen.—' 1
The boy, William Higgins, who is between fourteen and
fifteen, slept in that room, •in the other bed. The boy
had gone to bed about nine o'clock. It was after eleven
when I told the maid to light the prisoners to bed. I
saw her bring the candle t s light the men up stairs.—
CHere the witness appeared faint, and took her bonnet ,
,ser• eh. 1.1•01 eirmaAt.l rimarle. ra agentsetA• ......0..L. 4----_

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company some time I fell asleep en the sofa. I don't re-
cokkeet. a glass taping put to my lips. A Friendly Society
an at my hot's*, they keep their strong box there; that
is generally known. We had had a public dinner of an
Orange Society at our house on the previous Saturday.
I received from 201. to 251. on that day. The box gene-
rally contained about 301. I could not tell the amount in
the ()lunge Society's box. After being asleep some time,
I was intoxicated and confused, and did not know what
I was doing. I had never felt so from a similar quan-
tity to what I thought I had taken before ; I had often
drank four or five noggins of whiskey, without being
intoxicated ; I was awakened by a striking against the
bar wall of the passage, and the mugs falling down
inside the bar ; who made the noise I don't know ; I
got up, and the first thing I saw was my wife all over
blood ; it was getting day-light then ; it was one o clock,
or rather turned of one; in consequence of what I was
told, I seem in pursuit of those men ; I went as far as
IVarrington, which is about thirteen miles, but did not
find them ; I saw my wife blcody, and knew the maid
was wounded, before I went in pursuit ; I had sold a
canary-bird and cage to Alexander, on the Whitsnn-
week twelvemonths; in a week after what happened, I
went before Sir P. ittusg rave, at Appleby, and saw both
prisoners there ; I recognized them immediately ; I
Lad no doubt of their being the men ; Michael hung
I.is head as so a a, he SAW me; Alexander did not seem
so much daunted; they had gotten their whiskers
shaved off. and their coat-sleeves appeared to have been
washed from above the sleeves; they wore blue coits as
they do now, and Michael had the same striped waist•
coat on that he has at present.
Thomas Parking•on examined by Mr. CounTraxv: I
was in Blear's public-house, about half past eight, on
the 21.1 of May ; I stopped about an hour; I sat in
the tap-room, opposite the bar ; I saw the two prisoners
sitting in the bar, on the sofa with the landlord ; I had
seen' Alexander before at Blears's, in the bar; I remem-
ber 'Bleats coming from the bar to the kitchen, and
then I saw Alt xander pour something from his glass
into -Blears's; he then poured something from a jug
into his own glass; it was about a pint jug; it was
pale, like water. JI
Mr. Justice Pratt : Whiskey is pale, is it not ? for I don't know,
I am sure.
Examination continued: The prisoners then turned and whis-
pered ipso ber.
William Higgins, a fine little lad, examined t I am
Pout teen years old ; I lived with Joseph Blears at the
period in question ; I went to sleep in the double-
bedded room about nine o'clock ; I had been in bed
about three hours, when I was awakened by a noise;
I saw a man, Alexander M.Keand, whom! bad known
before, with the left hand round Betty Bate's neck,
and doing something that I could nct see; he ap-
peared to be making his nonsense with her; there was
a lighted candle to the window, which is between
the two beds ; I saw the man and the woman struggling
at the end of the drawers, which are at the foot of my,
bed ; my bed had no curtains ; I was then lying down in
bed ; she kept saying " Give over, and be quiet," and
then I saw the blood gushing down from her throat;
this was after I had seen the prisoner's left arm round
her neck ; his right arm WAS somehow across the
woman's neck; he flung her down upon the floor, and
she screamed out 64 murder !" I saw them struggling
very hard up,,n the floor, and then the u oman got up
and caught hold of his legs, and said, " I'll mark thee,
man." Ile flung her down a second time, and did
something more at her, but what it was I could not see,
it was at the side of her neck. He left her then and
came to me; I had not sat up before he came to me,
nor do I know how he saw me; when he came to me I
rose up, and, he put his left hand on my Mouth, and
thrust me down again; his hand left blood upon my face;
he kept his hand upon my mouth ; the woman at this
time gi t tip, and was going out of the room, and he
tattled her at the door. I saw him struggling with her
at the door place ; they stood upon their feet. I got out of
bed and rushed past behind the woman; he made a grasp
at me, and mat ked my shirt with his bloody hand, but he
did not keep hold of me; I jumped over the banisters
and escaped. When I passed them he (Alexander) fol-
lowed me down stairs; I ran out through the back
kitchen, and out at the back door ; I ran round the back
of the house to the front, and he followed me to the
railing in front of the house; I ran down by the railing
and through a stile, and back along a hedge and a
ditch, where I conc-aled myself. I lost sight of Alex-
ander and the other when I got to the rails; they were
rualning towards me at the time; I only got a glimpse
of the pri,oners' heads a, I passed the bar going to bed;
I knew Alexander before; he had bought a canary bird
and cage on the last Whitsuntide but one; I had seen
him there on one or two occasions before this ; when he
etas struggling with the woman, and when he came to
nie, I could see plainly he was the man who had bought
the canary bird.
William Hancock, a surgeon, at Manchester, said; I
know the prisoners at the bar; I have known Michael
twi years. He was a housekeeper, and I lodged with
him about a month or six weeks. I have known Alex-
ander twelve nionths ; I lodged at Byrom-place, Par.
liament-street, Manchester ; Alexander lodged in the
• house at first, but became the master, and I continued
to lodge there till the 22d of May. I saw both about
6 o'clock on that day ; I parted with them at Mr.
Boardman's public-house. Salford, which is about three
and a half miles from Blears's house. They went towards
Pendleton, which is in the direction of Blears's house.
They both wore blue coats ; Alexander bad black, and
Michael dark trowsers ; they wore the waistcoats they
have on now. Alexander wore a black stock, such as
that produced, on that day ; and the stick produced was
used by him as a walking stick. (The handkerchiefs
produced.) Michael had such a handkerchief on that
day. Michael had his beard grown all round under his
chin upon that occasion.
The COURT—The prisoners had their whiskers trimmed small.
Cross.examincd—The general description of their dress was the
same as at present. There appeared no disguise in their dress.
Alexander M'Keand being called on for his defence,
protested his innocence ; he had treated Blears, and they
lad both got very tipsy ; Blears struck hint several
ro t!t, say itig he could beat three such men as he, of ter
...ch he could give no account of any thing that had
114 pened.
M. M'Keand said, that on the day of the murder,
his handier, whom he bad not seen falr a we k, asked
him t assist hint in getting in some debts due to him in
the neighbourhood ; he sent him forward to Blears's
hOuse. telling him to have a glass of ale, and wait his
coming. isonet then described their all drinking
together, and his Urother's getting very tipsy, and quar-
reling with the landlord. He could give no further
1-ccount ; but his li e hung upon a thread, and he called
Ilium Vat Gon, before whom perhaps he was shortly to
appear, to witness his innocence of having committed

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1526.
STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK.

There is little doing in the Cansol marker, and Consols, which
left off on Saturday at 784, opened this morning at 784 4 for the
Account, but not a bargain was done till near eleven o'clock, and
that was a single thousand at 784 fur October Account.
In the Foreign market, South American Securities are some-
what improved.

Current prices: Old Spanish 9i 10, Mexican 45% 1, Colombian
321 1, Russian 831 84, Peruvian 24 26, Greek Bonds 13 1, Bra-
zilian Shares 7 8 prom.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The Consol market remains in the same inactive state as in the
earlier part of the morning, without fluctuation, and scarcely any
budneu transacting. Consols may be quoted at 7811 j for the Ac-
count, and for October 781.
PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK.

Bank Stock 203
3 per Cent. Red. 791 K ga
S per Cent. Consols 78% 1/2
per Cent..lted. 861/2 %
New !• per Cent. 94% 1/2
4 per Cent. Scrip 17/8 %
4 per Cent. 1826, 9514
Long Ann. 19 5-16 %
£l,OOO Excheq. Bills 17 18
£5OO ditto 17 18
Cons. for Account 78% 1%
FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK.
Colombian Bonds, Mex. Acct. 441 j Sj j j j
Do. Bonds, 1824, 321 1 2 Russ. this. 1822, 5 p C. 851
Acc. SS/ I 21 Ditto for Ace. 631
Danish Ponds,3 pCt. 561 Span. Bonds 5 p Ct. 301
Mex. 13ds 1445, 6p. Ct. 441 sit Ditto 510,101
451 Ditto Aut.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK,

IBA Rt. NM.
Anglo Mexican spm. 100 65 15
Brazilian 100 15 27 26k 274
Bolivar 50 4 6
General 'Mining Asso. 100 5 46 s
Potosi La Paz and Peru. Au. SO S i
Real del Monte 400 460 .

Ditto New
United Mexican

400 SOO
40 ItSj

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EX CH A NOES.
AUSTIIRDAM, Ava. 18.—On London, 40. 10, 4 11.40. a.
Hmesusan, Ana. 15.—0 n London, 37. 4. IM. 37. 1.
Sr. Pessassuson, Am. I.—On Londoo,ll 9-58. .
ILZIPSIC, Aim 11.—On London, 3 M. 6. 19g.
Baum, Ava. 14.—0 n London, 3 U. 7. 5.
VISMINA, MIO. s.—On London, 3 M. 10. 11.
FRENCH FUNDS, PARIS, Amine 19.
Flee per Cents. • . . 100 f. 50c.
Three per Cents. . • • 66f. 40s.
Bank Stock . . . 2005 f.
Rentes de Naples . . . 72f. 50c.
Rentes d'itspine . • . . at.
A Dutch Mail, with Palms to a recent date, were
received this morning ; but their contents are politi-
cally unimportant. The following are extracts :

MOSCOW, Jinx 114.

For some weeks we have had an extraordinary con-
tinuance of hot weather, the thermometer being at 28
deg. The number of strangers arrived to be present at
the coronation daily increases, and the rent of apart-
ments round and near the Kremlin increases iu the same
proportion. The British Ambassador, the Duke of
Devonshire, has hired for the time of his stay here, the
largest and handsomest private residence at Moscow,
viz. the palace of General Chepiloff, near the 'Luisa
bridge, for which his Grace is to pay 2,5001. sterling.
Count Potocky, chief member of the ceremonies, arrived
here on the 17th, aad two days afterwards, the regalia
of the Empire used in the coronation, with the Emperor's
gold and silver table services, in 15 heavily laden wag-
gons, escorted by military. The fete of theG rand Duchess
Olga Nicholajefna was kept yesterday. The Empress
mother having received the congratulations of the No-
bility, &c. went to the Cathedral with the Grand Duke
Michael and the Grand Duchess Helena. The city was
splendidly illuminated in the evening.
BERLIN. Auousr 12.

There is again a report of a change in the Ministry
of the Interior; namely, that the Police will be separated
from it. The Greek Committee in this city will soon
send another remittance of 30,003 dollars to M. Egnard.

TRIESTE, AUGUST S.

Letters of rut older date horn Napoli di Romania
spoke of nothing but the expected arrival of Lord Coch-
rane; yet, since the news from Corfu recently given of
his actual arrival, we have heard nothing more of him.
The latest letters from Ancona of 2d inst. only say,
Cochrane is at Napoli. The impatience of the Greeks
here for further news becomes daily greater.
An article from the Hague, dated the 12th, gives a
frightful picture of the diseases which are prevalent in Friesland
and Grouingen. They are termed fevers, and are of so insidious,
yet se deadly, a kind, that persons who are seised in the evening,
and whose state is apparently in no respect dangerous, have not un-
frequently died in the coure of the same night.—At Groningen
alone, according to the reports, there are 7,000 sick, nearly one-
fourth of the population. These fevers are still ascribed chiefly to
the use of brackish water, the consequence of the last inundation of
the sea. A similar visitation, it is stated, followed the great inun-
dation of 1775.
All the accounts from the Provinces of the Netherland speak of
the fineness and abundance of the crops.

We have received the French Morning Papers of Fri.
I day, and the Mai( dated Saturday. The latter contains,

:under the head of St. Petersburgh, a Proclamation of
the Estksaok to the Russian Army, in which his Ms-
praise; his brave and obedient troops for their
fidelity M hen attempts were made at his accession tb
seduce them from their allegiance.
A letter from Madiid, doted the 9th instant, contains
statements respecting the late events in Portugal, evi-
dently fabricated for the purpose of throwing a doubt
on the stability of the constitutional forms which have
just been sworn to and proclaimed: The following is the
article to which we allude:
MADRID, AUGUST O. •
" An extraordinary courier has just brought news from Portugal
The Infanta held "a gala court on the occasion of taking the oath to
the charter. The Nuncio, the Spanish Ambassador, and the Russian
Charge d'Affaires were not present. The Prussian Minister came,
after having made a kind of declaration with reservation. The
members of the diplomatic corps who were not present at the taking
of the oath, made their appearance two days after, to ki,s hands in
compliment to the Regent. The revolutionary cockades of former
years re-appear in the streets, where the monks, and even the secu-
lar clergy are insulted.
" Tne Regent has written a letter to the Governor of Oporto,
General Saldanha, to congratulate him on his conduct against the
partisans of Don Miguel, and she expresses to him her inabilty to
govern with a Council of Regency, which, in virtue of the charter,
she is about to dissolve.

" While things arc thus passing at Lisbon, the provinces are be.
coming the theatres of Anti-Constitutional reactions in favour of
Don Miguel. New troubles have broken out at Oporto, Evora,
Elva., Chaves, and Braganza. The province of Tras.os-Montes in
particular, is greatly agitated. The nephew of General Silveira is
at the head of a Royalist party.
4 Several General Officers have passed into Spain. The soldiers,
who are gorse into Spain are disarmed as they arrive on the Spanith
territory. The Portuguese frontier authorities, founding their
demand on cartels of exchange, have claimed these detachments
from the Governor of Badajos, who refers them to his Government.
M. Gomez, Portuguese Charge d'Affaires at Madrid, has sent in
his resignation to his Government."

We are told that all the Members of the Royal Court
had met at 11 o'clock on Friday, to a discussion on the
question of M. DE Mormostas denunciation of the
Jesuits. After an ample deliberation, that learned body
came to the conclusion, that the entertaining of M. DE
Mormostert's charge did not lie within their compe-
tence." This seems to be the only decision to which the
Court could come on the vague statements and imprac-
ticable demands contained in the document to which
their attention was called.

Trinidad Papers to the 2d of July have brought a
letter of instructions from Earl BATHURST to Colonel
You're, appointed to the highly-important situation of
Protector and Guardian of Slaves, in the Colony of
Demerara, which evinces throughout the most marked
anxiety to have it inculcated, that the obligations of the
slave to the owner, so far from being, in any degree,
weakened by the system of amelioration, which is sought
to be introduced, ought, on the contrary, to be strength-
ened, in consideration of the protection granted to their
just rights. The Trinidad Guardian of the SOth of
June contains a long account of a meeting held in the
town of Port of Spain, to remonstrate against the pro-
posed measures of Govern Hunt. It is a curious feature
in this account, that the speeches of two individuals
who were present, M. FRANCOIS D'ARADIR, and M.
Broorter, are reported in French. The petition to the
Legislature was agreed to ; and on the motion of Mr.
ifncuson, it was carried unanimously, that the Earl of
..WROMORRLAND should be requested to present it to
the House of Lords. Mr. BURNLIT next proposed that
Mr. Hums should present the same petition to the House
of Commons, which was also agreed to. Mr. BU*NLRY,
we believe, is the brother-in-law of Mr. Hums.

A Proclamation had been issued by the Governor,
doing away with all the securities formerly demanded
from persons leaving the Colony, lest they might ab-
scond from it, on account of debt. The population of
the island has increased, last year, according to the
census, 1012. Only twelve Chinese remain out of the
cargo of 200, brought to that island at the expense of
200/. sterling each to this country, in order to cultivate,
civilise, and enlighten Trinidad.
We quote from these Papers the following important
communication from Earl BATHURST to Gen. D'URRAN,
Demerara, as explanatory of the views of this country
on Colonial matters :
Downing-street, February 25, 1826.
" The manumission of slaves, under these regulations, will be in
conformity with the concluding Resolutions of the House of Cent-
mons in 1823, which deflates that the great object of Emancipa-
tion must be accomplished at the earliest period which shall be
11 compatible with the well-being of the slaves themselves, with the
safety of the Colonies, and with a fair and equitable consideration
of the interests of private property.'
" But the Court of Policy must recollect, that if; on one hand,
Parliament and his Majesty's Government stand pledged to give
the Planters an equitable compensation, they stand equally pledged
to take such measures as may ultimately, though gradually, work
out the freedom of the slaves. - - -

" !the Court of Policy may be assured that from the final accent.
plishment of this object, this country will net be diverted."

WITIM OP LOID •ATIOLST TO COMM 70V110, SLUT PPATICTOR,