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Lord MILTON niii;;Cltiiaihe House should take
into consideration the Lords Amendments on the
Grampound Disfranchisement Bill. He should have
preferred the mode in which the Bill had passed that
House ; but, to secure the passing of the Bill, he
should assent to the Amendments of the Lords.
Mr. WYNN could have wished the Lords had sent
down a separate Bill to that House, in order to dis-
pose of the franchises. He thought the situation of
the county of York would be much worse with four
Representatives than with.two ; as it •would induce
candidates to stand who had no chance, merely to
cause expense to the real candidates. Hence none hut
men of overgrown fortunes, or mere adventuters,
could come forward. He thought the experiment
might be tried of amending the Lords' amendments,
and divide the county of York into two counties, each
of which should return two Members ; two to be re-
turned by the West Riding, and the other two by the
North and East R.id;ngs.
Mr. S. WORI'LEY thought the reasons of the List
speaker conclusive, as to the principle of the Bill.
Ile, in the present instance, spoke as a Member of
Parliament generally, and not at Member for the
County of York. He thought the House of Lords
had placed that House in a very embarrassing situa-
tion. That House had demanded two Burgesses, and
the Lords had determined they should have two
Knights of the Shire. The way taken by the House
of Lords was calculated to increase the influence of
Peers, which was not less in the county of York than
in other counties. The House was reduced to the
nece,sity of agreeing to the Bill as it came from the'
Lords. No complaint had ever been made by the
county of York ; on the contrary, all whom he had
heard on the subject, had deprecated the idea of four
Members. He had great objections to the division
of the County into two. Though there were 14,000
voters in the West Riding, yet they went different
ways, and there was a strong competition between
the landed and the manufacturing interests. A large
proportion of the Members had come from the North
and East Ridings. He should take the sense of the
House as to not agreeing to the Lords' amendments.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY could not
agree to what had fallen from the last speaker. The
House of Lords had done no more than exercise their
legislative power. His Hon. Friend had endeavoured
to inspire into the House his own Yorkshire feelings,
and had claimed a higher power for the House than
he could admit. Such a power was not known to
the Constitution. lie had always looked to the re-
medy that was most likely to be attained. lie bad
also endeavoured to shew that the tranfer to a County
was better than to create a new tight. The other
House of Parliament hid given a pledge of their
readiness to co-operate with that House in its object
of Reform. The House had never contempiated the
extinction of :he franchise if Grampound without a
transfer to-some other place. The present measure
was not to be regarded as irrevocable, and in a future
Session a proposition might be entertained for the
division of the County of' York into two. That plan,
however, would require much deliberation. Parlia-
ment would separate with more credit by passing a
less perfect measure in the present, than a much more
perfect one in a future Session, as he thought the
measure had been too long delayed.
Lord J. RUSSELL said, it was open to the House
to disagree with the Lords.,' Btu the Lords hail agreed
to the principle of the Bill, and the only doubt was
as to the application of that principle. Ile still ad-
hered to his opinion as to the pi opriety of giving the
elective franchise to large towns, and should lose no
opportunity of pressing such a pi inciple on the House.,
Mr. SMYTH said, that doubling the number of
Members would be pi oductive of much inconvenience
to the County of Yuck, He thought the best mode
would he in the first instance to agree to the Amend-
ments of the Lords, and then bring in a Bill to di-
vide the County. •
Mr. WI LBEIiFORC E thought it would be a good
plan to give one of the new Members to the West,
and the other to the North and East Ridings of York-
shire. It was the Lest policy to agree to the Amend-
ment, lest the Biil should be endangered.
Lord MILTON thought it would not he wise nor
kind to the County of York, to divide it into two Coun-
ties. Ile concurred in what fell from the Noble
Marquis (Londonderry); and though he did not
think the proposed plan the best, he was disposed to
concur in it.

Mr. R. MARTIN tad formerly stated, that he
thought the measure was one of much inju,tice to
Grampound, and not likely to be attended with much
benefit in any other quarter.
_ _

The question was then put, and Mr. WORTLEY ap-
peared at tirst inclined to take the sense of the House,
as to agreeing to the Amendments of the Lords. No
division however took place, and several of the Amend-
ments were agreed to without opposition.
The other Amendments were agreed to, and the,
Bill again ordered to the Lords.

Lord MILTON then gave notice that he would to-
morrow move for leave to bring in a Bill to regulate
the mode of taking the Poll for the County of Yolk.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION. .
On the Order of the Day for receiving the Report',
of the Committee of Supply,
Mr. BROUGHAM said, he felt it his duty to call
the attention of the House a second time to the poi-
ceedinms of an Association, calling itself " Constitu-
tional,' established without any law, and acting
solely and entirely upon its own authority—(Near,
hear). He had before expressed his surprise at the
nature and proceedings of this Society, but that sur-
prise was much increased by what had since come to'
his knowledge with respect to its conduct. He held
in his hand the copy of a letter, a Circular, which had
been not only distributed among all the Members of
the Association, but which this Society, unknown to
the Constitution,—not recognised by the law of the
land,—had dared to send, to whom ?—To the whole
of the Magistracy of England—(Hear, hear). Here,
then, was this Bridge-street Committee, erecting itself
into a great body of the State, taking upon itself all the
authority of law, and issuing its mandate to the whole
of the Magistracy of the kingdom—(Near). But
what was the object of the important document so
issued by this sagacious and absolute Committee ? It
was first to instruct the Magistracy of England as
to the nature of political libel; next it inclosed the
copy of a pamphlet, written and published by the
said Committee, containing their opinions, or in other
word,, a digest of the law of libel, for the guidance
and instruction of the Magistrates—(llear, hear).
This might in itself be considered as a foolish and
officious intermeddling with public justice, but it was
followed by a most extraordinary Circular: This So-
ciety stated, and he did not mean to deny the fact in
certain cases, that it was lawful for one or more per-
sons to prefer a Bill of Indictment, but when Bills of
Indictment were preferred by large Bodies, having
considerable funds at command, the question assumed'
a different shape. It was true that many Societies,
instituted for different purposes, possessed and exer-
cised the right of preferring Bills of Indictment in
certain cases—but here was a Society, whose pro-
ceedings must excite considerable suspicion, who went
to supersede altogether the office of the Attorney-
General,
by preferring Bills of Indictment ; and who,
not satisfied with that, undertook to instruct the whole
of the Magistracy of England in their slaty. What
was this Committee about? Was their conduct legal,
or was it not ? He would leave the House to judge
from the Circular : it commenced thus--"J. B. Sharpe,
Honorary Assistant Secretary to the Constitutional
Association, 6, B:idge-street, Blackfriars." This was
the' Circular Address to the Justices: " Sir, I am
directed by the Committee"—by what Committee?
by whom was that Committee appointed ? but it ap-
peared that the Magistrates were bound to know from
what CoMmittee this instruction had emanated.--
In fact, the Committee was talked of in the same
manner as Members in that House talked of the
King, or of the Privy Council, or of any other power
or body who had a right to issue Proclamations to
the Public. The Circular went on to state, that " In
pursuance of the fourth Resolution" (of which Reso-
lution, it was of course presumed that the Magis-
trates had received due notice), " we have instituted
several prosecutions against persons who sell libellous
publications ; some of those prosecutions have been
abandoned upon the accused parties having expressed
their contrition for the offence." In Gon's name to
whom? Was it to J. B. Sharpe, the Assistant Hono-
rary Secretary, or was it to the whole of this precious
Committee, who, upon a proper expression of contri-
tion, were graciously pleased to stay all further pro-
ceedings by entering a ;toll prosequi ?—(Hear, hear).
" And upon their surrendering, upon oath, an ac-
count of their remaining stock of the libels or cari-
catures in question, and also upon their entering into
an engagement not to embark in the sale of such
matters in future"—(Hear, hear, hear). Now did
any mortal ever hear of such an Association as this
before ?—Did anybody ever hear of such a confe-
deracy and conspiracy, instituted to prosecute all
and sundry who sold such publications, and to bring
them to certain ruin (for it was certain ruin to grap-
ple with persons so supported) unless they made due
submission to J. B. Sharpe and Co. of No. 6, Bridge-
street, Blackfriars, and unless they gave up upon
oath the whole of those publications, of the crimi-
nality of which the said J. B.- Sharpe and the Com-
mittee were to be the sole judges ?—(Hear, hear).
And now he should like to be informed, if there were
any Members of that Association near him, upon what
authority that oath was to be taken ? In this coun-
try, where a regular Government still appeared to
exist, we had -the Attorney-General, who had not
hitherto been found backward in instituting public
prosecutions ; we had also the Secretary of State for
the Home Ds:pavement, who had not been at all.
backlard in enforcing the law, or in issuing Circa-,
lars and Instructions to the Magistrates of the Coun-
try ; and though the consequences of these Circulars
might have been severely felt, still there was not any
man who would not.prefer them to the instructions
of this self-constituted body. This being the case
then, he desired to know upon what authority this
self-constituted AssOciation took upon itself to issue
Circulars to the Magistrates? They first associated,
they next subscribed—they then promulgated their
opinions, and lastly, they became prosecutors of all
persons who published what they (the Committee)
conceived to be a libel, unless such persons expressed
their contrition to he knew not whom, and made oath
as to certain facts, before he knew not what authority
hear).—Their exposition of the law of libel
had been served upon every shopkeeper, and those who
relinquished any further sale, were exempted from
their vengeance; and the Circular further stated, that
in no case was prosecution commenced for a few days
after the notice, in order to give time to the parties to
express their contrition. Under these circumstances, it
stated that should the party persevere, that fact might
be urged in aggravation of Finishment. His cos,
tempt of Mr. J.B.Sharpe and the Bridgc-street Com-
mittee might be pleaded in aggravation—(Hear, hear).
Now, it might possitly happen, that Mr. J. 11 Sharpe
and the Committee were mistaken in their interpre-
tation of the law of libel, and that the unfortunate
trader was more innocent than themselves of violating
the Laws and Constitution. The Circular proceeded
to state, that, in furtherance of the ends of justice, a
notorious offender, as they desaihed him,uj doubt,:astmw
about to be tried at ganchester. It was, n
in order to secure to him the benefit of a fair and im-

partial trial, that t ey had thus denounced him to
the Magistracy of the County! He was induced to
bring this subject once mote before the House, ors
seeing that forty Peers of the Realm had subscribed
their names, and exposed them to be made such un.
moral), use of against those who were prosecuted by
such- Aumnies. '1 tie proceeding was, in every re.
speot • of the most objectionable character. It was
calculated to poison justice in its very source and foun-
tain, and to call up the angry passions in that very
class from which Jurymen were chosen—f Hear, hear).
lie should like to know what chance that poor rtiap
could have, who lived and was to be' tried in a Leigh.
bourhood where a Noble Lord, whose tenantrT were
to be his Jurors, had subscribed to this Association?
lie was disposed to feel this the more, as he had
heard a person of high rank and great influence in
one of the Counties observe, upon seeing the name
of a Nobleman of the same County among the solo
scribers, "-None of the tenants of that Nobleman can
be fair Jurors upon such a trial." He had no hesita.
tion in stating where the remedy for all this evil lay.
It lay in the power of the Attorney-General to dis-
countenance all such prosecutions, by entering a kali
prosapi. That should be done without waitiogfor
an aggravated case, for, by being followed up in an
instances, it could appear invidious in none. He
hoped that the House would pardon him for this
trusion, as he was induced to it by a proceeding
which he considered more dangerous to the liberties
and Constitution of the country, than any other that
had come to his knowledge of late years—Ohara
Mr. SCA RLETT begged leave to say a few words
with respect to the illegality of this Association. The
motives of the Gentlemen were probably such that
one would not wish to treat them hardily, but their
proceedings were contrary to the law of the land—
(Hear, hear). In individual cases, the party ag.
grieved was allowed to be the prosecutor by the law
of England, but where the Public was the party, the
prosecutor was the Government itself, and the At-
torney• General was the recognised agent of that Go-
vernment. It was probable that these Gentlemen did
not mean to stigmatise the Attorney-Genoral, but the
effect of their institution was to do so by implication.
The cases which called for prosecution, could be bet-
ter judged of by the Government than by any set of
men ; and he was certain that there was no person
who considered the subject in a legal or constitutional
point of view, but would :Agree io what his Honour-
able and Learned Friend had stated respecting.it.
Mr. WARRE observed that the highest Law Au-
thorities in that House had expressed their opinions
declaring, the Association illegal, and as there wasno
Member in the House who defended it, cite Associa.
turn must be taken to be illegal—Weao.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY questioned the
propriety of any discussion as to what the Attorney-
General ought or ought not to do, in the absence if
the Attotney-General. Without entering into the
legality or constitutionality of the Association him-
self, he could not but express his regret that, if it was
of such a character, the mischief of the principle did
not flash upon their minds before, when Missioncies
were sent down to prosecute men, not for libel, but
to death ; and great names appeared to the subscrip-
tions, which were as likely to warp the minds of the
Jury as in the present instance—( Hear, hear.' front
the Ministerial Beaches).—But all their sensibility
was reserved for the crime of libel, and the name of
Constitutional Society was an aggravation of the lawl
which had called forth such a display of constitutional
and legal learning as they had never favoured the
House with upon any former occasion.
Sir JOHN SEBRIGHT entered his protest as a
Magistrate against the presumptuous, illegal, and
unconstitutional proceeding adopted by that self-
constituted Society in their Address to the Magistracy
of the country.
Mr. BROUGHAM rose amidst loud cries of
a Spoke ! spoke !" and a Chair ! chair !" At length
he was permitted to proceed.—The inconsistency, be ,
observed, with which the Noble Lord had charged
them, was wholly unfounded in fact, there being no
semblance or analogy between the case which he had
accused them of passing by, and the one of which
they now complained. He thought he had guarded
himself against that in the first instance, for he had
stated at the outset that be did not deny the legality
of one or more persons joining to prosecute in a par.
ticular instance, but here was an institution established
on a systematic plan of prosecution fatal to the Li-
berty of the Press.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY instanced the
Society for the Suppression of Vice, to chew that the
system was not unknown to the country.
311.. SCARLETT considered that there was no
analogy whatever between the cases. He thought
the self-called Constitutional Association a gross and
severe attack on his Majesty's Government—(Hear).
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said, that in the
absence of his Learned Friend (the Attorney-Gene-
ral), he could not avoid making a few observations
to the House, and he could not avoid also expressing
his surprise that the Association should have been
called illegal. He differed wholly from this opinion,
and would take it upon himself to say that in that
Society there was nothing illegal, or at all contrary
to the spirit of the Constitution—(Loud and continvel
cries of " Hear, hear,"from the Opposition Benches).
If this were contrary to low, he should be glad to
know who were the Judges of the law—whether that
House, or the ordinary Judges of the land ? Now he
would say that when the question of the legality of
the Association had recently come before the Judges
of the land—(Cries f " No, no," from Mr. Scartel4
and cheers film: the Opposition sede)—he (the Solici-
tor-General) asserted, that in consequence donap-
plication by the Counsel for an individual against
whom a prosecution had been commenced, the So-
ciety was mentioned; but he (the Solicitor-General)
had not heard from the Court any insinuation that
the Society was contrary to the law of the country.
Could the House think that if this Society had beta
contrary to law the Judges of the land would unt have
objected to it? And were they (the House) to take it
for granted, on assertions made from the other side
that this Society was contrary to law, against which
the. Court of Law had not hinted an objection?
leqr, hear, hear, from the Opposition Benches).--
o
Were they to believe that the association of Pei wogs for
itself a violation of that law? lie maintained that
tae presecution of offences against the law, was
such an Association was not illegal. Of the ponol
of it he begged to be understood as nut giving any
opinion; but he challenged Learned fricuos i

say that it was illegal to prosecute persons ply of
the crime of libel—(Cheers front the Opposition).—
lie was surprised how any Honourable Member
could for a moment assert that such a Society was
an illegal one; but he would not say anything as to
its policy. It had been said tlett his Honourable and
Learned Friend (the Attorney‘General) might, if lie
pleased, enter a mill prostlai to the indictments
of the Society. Ile (the S:olicitor-Generalj did not
profess to be in the secrets of tire Society ; but he had
been int'ormecl, by a Learned Fr iend who sat near
him in the Court the other day, that there were
two cases of the most atrocious libels against the So-
vereign of the country, in which the Society alluded
to were the prosecutors ; and he would ask whether
those were cases in which a flail Aosequi ought to
have been entered by the Attorney-General?—(Loud
and co,- fi,3?..,d cries of Hear! front the Opposition).—
He very well understood the meaning of those cheers;
but he would ask whether his Hon. and Learned
Friend the Attorney-General was to make it his bu-
siness to go into every print and pamphlet shop in the
Metropolis, in order to hunt out for libellous carica-
tures and publications ?—(Hear, hear, front the Op-
position).-It. the Society discovered such, and se-
ected them for prosecution, it was by no means an
imputation upon the vigilance of his Honourable and
Learned Friend. He felt satisfied ti, it his Learned
Friend is. old use his discretion in cases of ex ojicio
informations; but it was hardly necessary for him to
observe, that there were cases where it would not be
proper to prosecute—( Hear, hear, from the Opposi-
tion).—The Hon. and Learned Gentleman concluded
by repeating, that the prosecutions instituted by the
Society could not be considered as any reproach to
the Attorney-General, and that the Society was not an
illegal one, though he again begged to be understood
as not giving any opinion as to its policy.
Lord MILTON said, that noJudge or Court could,
or ought to give any opinion as to the legality or ille-
gality of a prosecution on which they might be called
to determine. With the Association in question they
bad nothing to do. They had only to decide upon
the point of law, without at all considering who were
the prosecutors. As to the two atrocious cases of
libel which the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had
mentioned as having been prosecuted by the Society,
he thought that mention of the fact was rather a se
sere philippic against his (the Solicitor-General's) col-
league'; for if they were of the nature described, the
Attorney-General ought to have prosecuted them him-
self—( Cheers from the Opposition).—lt had been said,
that there were some CaS s of libel which it might
not be proper for the Attorney-General to prosecute,
and he (Lord Milton) admitted the fact; but this was
one of his objections to the " A -sociation," that they
would not make such distinctions—(Hear, hear).
The SOLICITOR-6 EN EItAL, in explanation, ob-
serve,: :ilia at the time he had been informed of the
two .I..es to which he had alluded, the Grand Jury
had found Bills respecting them, and that, he need
not say, would not have been the proper time for the
interference of the Attorney-General.
Mr. C. W. WYNN objected to the existence of ir-
responsible prosecaturs ; and cautioned the House
against giving encouragement to such Societies, by
alluding to the consequences of the Orange Lodges
established in Ireland.

The motion for bringing up the Report of the Com-
mittee of Supply was then put and agreed to.
Mr. BROGDEN brought up the Report; and on
the question that the first Resolution be agreed to,
Mr. SCARLETT rose and said, that the observa.
tions of the Hollow-able :till Learned Gentleman (the
Solicitor-General) called for a few remarks from him.
If the House were to judge by the confident and dic-
tatorial manner of that Learned Gentleman they might,
indeed, come to a very different conclusion from what
the real state of the question would warrant. He had
not been unaccustomed to the confident tone of his
Honourable and Learned Friend (the Solicitor-Gene-
ral); but he was not prep:it ed to expect such an ad-
dress as he had heard him deliver that night; and he
was satisfied that, however bold and confident was the
tone which he had assumed in that House, in a pri-
Tate conference he would not maintain the same mode
of carrying on his argument. The dictatorial tone of
the Honourable and Learned Gentleman reminded
him (Mr. Scarlett) of a Quarter Sessions Barrister,
Itlio usually supported his opinion of what was law,
by offering to bet £5 that such was the law—( Hear).
Now he (Mr. Scarlett) would say, though without
the loud tone and confident manner of his Honour-
able and Learned Friend, that the Constitutional As-
sociation was illegal; without adopting the tone of
the Honourable and Learned Gentleman, he would
contend that it was unconstitutional, on the grounds
stated by his Learned Friend (Mr. Brougham); and
that it was impolitic, he would maintain, on the au-
thority of the Honourable and Learned Gentleman
(the Solicitor-General) himself ; for he had been so
much afraid of the question on that point, that there
his confidence forsook him, and he had more than
once guarded himself with the House against being
'understood to say a word on the question of policy.
On that:question, " dum tacet clamat." He would not
challenge the Honourable and Learned Gentleman's
opinion of the law; but he would humbly give his
own, that the hiw was, on this subject, not as it had
been laid down by that Learned Gentleman. As to
the Society hunting out for seditious publications, he
(Mr. Scarlett) would not object to their becoming the
jackalls of the Attorney-General, and going before
him to procure his game, provided they left it to his
judgment what ..hould be selected for prosecution.—
If they confined themselves within such bounds, he
should be satisfied; hut the Association did' not so
confine themselves. He would not say that it might
not be very difficult for the Attorney-General to stop
prosecutions which had been commenced by the
44 Association ;" but, at the same time, there might
be many cases which they would be disposed to pro.
tecute, which he (the Attorney-General), in his better
judgment, would pass unnoticed. With respect to
the opinion of the Court of King's Bench, he would
state that, whatever was expressed was contrary to
what the Solicitor-General had mentioned. It was
rather against than for the " Association." He (Mr.
&Arlen) was in Court at the time, and his recollec-
tion of the case was this :—The Counsel of a defend-
ant whom the Society had indicted, prayed for a list
of his prosecutors, with a view of guarding against
the chance of any of them becoming his Jurors. The
Court, seeing the difficulty, wished to afford help,
and th 4 stated, that if a Special Jury were named,
it would then be the time to apply ; but the Court

could not, and did not, give any opinion as to the
legality of the " Association"—(Hear).—The Hon.
acid Learned Gentleman, in condi ion, Act rved, that
if this " Association" were legal, it v►ould be also
legal for the twelve Judges to subscribe for :he pro-
secution of offences.

The Marquis of LONDONDERRY, in explana-1
tion, said he was in the recollection of the House, and 1,
had not spoken of the legality or constitutionality of
the Association ; but had only expressed his surprise
that some constitutional learning had not been shewn
by Hon. and Learned Members on another occasion,
when an Association was formed for the prosecution
of another kind of offence.

The question on the first item of the Report was
again put, when
Mr. HUME objected to going, at that late hour. into the Re-
port of Supply. He therefore moved, ab an Amendment, that
the Report be received to-morrow.
The Marquis of LONDONDERRY said, if the object of
the Hon. Member was to adjourn the consideration of the Re-
port till to-morrow, he should have no objection.
The Report was then ordered to be considered to-morrow.
The Committee on the Metropolis Police Bill was postponed
till Tuesday next.
Mr. J A M ES moved that the House be counted.

Mr. J. SM 1111 reque.ted that his Bill might be suffered to
pass through the present stage, as it must Otherwise be delayed
till next Session.

The Bill was then ordered to be engrossed and read a third
time on Monday next.
After a few other Orders had been postponed,
Mr. JAMES said he could not sit there, and see public busi-
ness opposed of by so few Members; he therefore moved that
the ilou-e be counted. There being fewer than 40 Members
present, the House adjourned at a Quarter to One o'clock.

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LONDON.

THURSDAY, MAY 91, 1821.
ASCENSION DAY.—lioliday at the Bank..

The Grampoisind Disfranchisement Bill was again
discussed in the House of Commons last night ; and
w•e are happy to state, that the Lords Amendment
to it, giving the right of electing tw•o additional
Knights of the Slaire to the County of York, was

agreed to.
On the Report of the Committee of Supply being
brought up, Mr. BROUGHAM took that opportunity
of adverting to the Constitutional Association, and to
a certain Circular which they have presumed to ad-
dress to the Mngistracy of the kingdom. The Him.
and Learned Gentleman commented in strong;
lan-
guage on the unconstitutional nature of this Associa-
lion, reprobated their proceedings as illegal, and as
tending to poison the sources of Justice, by destroying
the impartiality of Juries. Mr. SCARLET? and Mr,
WARRE agreed in the opinion delivered by Mr.
BROUGHAM, whilst the SOLICITOR-GENERAL con-
tended for the legality of the proceedings adopted
by this Society; but, as Mr. SCARLET? well observed,
the Learned Gentleman was " so loud on its legality"
only because he had not a word to say in defence of
its policy.

The Prince Ernest Packet has arrived with a Mail
from the Leeward Islands: she left Barbadoes the
sth of Apia, and St. Thomas's the '2oth of April.
Among the passengers on board are Sir RA LPII
WOOD' oRD, and Mr. and Master GURNEY. The Mail
is detained for quarantine, and will not be in town
till to-morrow. We understand that sickness pre-
vails on board the packet.

We have received this forenoon Spanish Papers to
the 17th of May. They are filled with distressing
details of the proscriptive measures which continue
to be followed by an agitated populace. The fol-
lowing are extracts :