Star.
London, England, 1829-06-20 00:00:00

FORRIGN RELATIONS.

The Earl of ABERDEEN laid an the table some papers eon.
meted wit► the foreign relations of the conotry, which bad been
ordered by t►eir Lordship..
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE said, he could not
help regretting that his Majesty's Ministers had not
thought it their duty to come down at an early psi iod
of the Session, and, of their own accord, to communi-
cate to their Lordships some information on the state of
the foreigs.affairs of the country. Even at this late
period of the Session he felt himself called upon to make
some observations lest silence should be construed into
acquiescence, much less into approbation. He believed
there never was any occasion when it was more neces-
sary to feel distrust with regard to our foreign relations
than at the present moment. He looked in vain to
every part of Europe, and he could 6nd no place where
.England was now so much respected as she had been
only a few years ago. The doctrine of non-interference
which was laid down by the Government of this country
he admitted was a safe and sound doctrine, but, like
every other doctrine, it admitted of some qualification.
With respect to Portugal, fur instance, this country had
Already interfered too mush in regard to the succession
of the throne to pretend that she should now adhere
rigidly to the principled non-interference. It happened,
ton, that in the disputes of Portugal the Government
of this country bad already taken a very decided part.
This country had not adhered to the principle of non-
interference at Terceira, and he was at a loss to know

upon what grounds the step taken there could be de-
fended. It was said that the vessels conveying the sub-
jects of Donna Maria to a part of her own possessions had
false clearances, but surely that was not a Juslification to
British vessels fur firing on them. He hoped the Noble
Earl opposite (Aberdeen) would now state what course
it was the intention of his Majesty's Government to
pursue with respect to Portugal, and whether it was
intruded to pursue the same system of friendship
hitherto pursued towards Don Miguel. and finally to
acknowledge that usurper as the rightful King of Porn:-
gal ? There was one subject on which he considered it
absolutely necessary that the Noble Earl should give
sums explanation. It had been reported that a propo-
sition had come from the Government of this country

for the marriage of the young Queen of Portugal with
the usurper of her throne and the murderer of het
friends. So profligate and revolting a proposition hr
had never heard. and he hoped the Noble Earl would
I be able to contradict the statement that the Covet nment
of this country was in soy degree a party to the propo.
sition. It was also necessary that some information
should be given on the subject of the Treaty of the 6th
July, 1826. It would be very desirable if the Noble
Earl would state what expectations he had of carrying'
the Treaty into effect, for Russia having broken the
Treaty with impunity. it now appeared that the Yreaty
was farther from being carried into effect than at aoy
previous period. As to Greece. he did not think that
the occupation of the Morea by France would be abused
by that Power ; but it was disgraceful that England
had not taken a more energetic part in the liberation
of Greece. France bad completely outs*ipped this
country in that honourable effort. With respect to the
new States of Sioth America it did not appear to him
that the Government of this country was exerting its
legitimate influence with regard to those States. It
would be admitted on all hands that nothing could be
more desirable than to cement the friendly and cordial
feelings which had subsisted between the new States of '
South America and this country, and, if there should
be any want of cordiality between the new States and
this country, or that internal commotions should con-
tinue in those States, he trusted that it would not be
attributed to the early friendship which England had
shown to the South American States.
The Earl of ABERDEEN hoped be would stand
excused in the opinion of their Lordships if he declined
to follow the Noble Marquis throigh all the subjects
to which be had addressed himself. He (Lord

Aberdeen) had already expressed his willingness and
desire to explain and justify the whole conduct of the
Government of this country as regarded Portugal ;
and if a di.cussion bad not taken place on the subject
it was no fault of his. Had any motion been made
be would base been ready to meet it. With respect
to many of the inquiries of the Noble Marquis,
be referred him for information to the papers now
laid on the table. Those papers bad not been pre-
pared with a niggardly hand, but, if more information
should be required, he was not prepared to say that it
could not be granted without injusing the public ser-
vice. The Noble Marquis (Clunricarde) had accused
his Majesty's Government of being friendly to the reign-
Government of Portugal, and with being parties to
the, infraction of the Tseaty of the 6th July. Now, it
W4ll very well for Noble Lords, basing no respousibi-,
to ate severe Massage towards the individual at
the bead of the Goveinmeot of Pottugal; but the real
question was, whether the Government of England was

ailitt in adopting the principle of neutrality with re-
open to the contest-for the.Criiwn of Portugal! What-
ever might be stated on abet subject, be could assure
their Lordships that his Mnjesty's Governmentolid not
Affect a system of neutrality, 'but were determined to
follow INT honestly. They were determined, too, not
to apply this, a:rength of a mighty empire against a
feeble Government, to gain popularity from any party.
The course pursued by the Government of this counts y
with regard to Portugal. be-was prepared to contend,
was not only the wisest course that could be pursued,
but was the only course left to this country to purses.,
We were bound to purses that course in the Iola:meal
of raining treaties ; and he might state that it was only
this week that the reversal of a sentence was obtained
against a British subject, simply because it was against
the provisions of an ezistiog treaty. It was impossible
that the. Government of dus country could go back and
say that it should relinquish all further intercourse wills
the existing Government of Portugal. As to the .ols-
earvation, that this country was not looked upon with
es cinch respect as it had been by foreign Governments,
be could only deny the assertion, but he did so in the
most nnqu slified manner. This country had not fallen
from the high position it had occupied at any former
period, though, perhaps. the manner in which its affairs
were administered was not so pleasing to those testless
and turbulent spirits, some of whom were to be found
in other countries, and who were anxious to be allowed
to rush on destruction. He insisted, however, that the
friends of peace and rational improvement in all coun-
tries felt as great a degree of confidence in the Govern-
ment of this country now as they had ever done at any
former period. The affair of Terceira, which the Noble
Marquis had alluded to, was certainly unfortunate, be-
cause it had been attended with the loss of a single life.
All the particulars of that transaction were fully es-
plained by the papers now laid on the table. and, after
referring to those papers, he thought their Lordships
must agree with him that the Government of this'
country was compelled to adopt the proceeding it bad
adopted at Terceira by the principle of neutrality which,
as he bad before stated, it was resolved to act upon—
by the Treaty which this country was bournd to put sue.
As to the proposed marriage of Donna Maria with Don
Miguel it did not originate with the British Govern-
ment; nor had the British Ambassador at Rio de Ja-
neiro made any suggestion on the subject until the pro-
posal had first received the sanction of her father and
of the young Prince himself. This marriage, too, was
proposed by a Right Hon. Gentleman whose opinions
the Noble Marquis would probably be inclined to re-
spect; and he might further add, that it had been con-
templated almost from the birth of the Princess Donna
Maria. He repeated. however, that this marriage had
never been a British proposition ; but he had no hesita-
tion in adding, that, if Don Pedro desired to unite his
daughter to the present head of the Government of
Portugal, the Government of this country was not dis-
posed to throw any obstacle in the way of such an ar-
rangement. As to the Treaty of the 6th of July, the
Noble Marquis inquired what expretations he (Lord
Aberdeen) had of being able to carry it into execution ?
To this be should only reply, that it was quite enough
to have the Treaty to execute without prophesying
as to the results of the endeavour—(Hear, hear). All
be could say was, that his Majesty's Government would
do all that lay in their power to execute the Treaty of
the 6th July, and that they had endeavoured to carry
it into effect, not only in letter but in spirit. As they
were still engaged in these endeavours, however. be
would not hazard any opini in as to the result: It was,
impossible to look at the situation of the Tut kish easpitt
without perceiving that any great change in the state
of that empire would materially affect the balance of
power in Europe, and would lead to most important
results as respected this country. As to the new States
of South America, it was said that the Government had
neglected to use its legitimate influence to settle the
quarrels between those States. It was a fact which he
regretted extremely to be obliged to state, that the new
States of South America were in a state of hostility
with each other, and of increasing anarchy and distress.
The Noble Marquis surely did not mean to charge his
Majesty's Ministers with being parties to the state of
things which had arisen in the new States of South
America? and yet, if this was not the intention of the
Noble Marquis, he (Lord Aberdeen) was at a loss to
know what the Noble Marquis meant. As to the Go-
vernment of this country'attempting to reconcile the
quarrels between the South American States, it was no
part of our duty to have interfered in such a way—it
would have been most unwise to do so, and the expe-
rience we had already was quite sufficient not to en-
courage us voluntarily to extend our interference. He
confessed he looked for a long period of distress to
elapse before wise counsels would have any avail on the
conduct of those States, and before they should be
placed in a state of permanent prosperity. All that
could be done, without compromising the principles on
which the Government acted, would be done, but any
active interference on the part of the Government of
this country was not called for in any way, nor was not
necessary. Having alluded to all the topics touched
upon by the Noble Marquis, be might say that he
thought he had some reason to complain of being called
upon at the end of the Session without notice, to enter
into so wide a field as the general conduct of the foreign
policy of this country.
Lord HOLLAND complained that the whole Ses.
sion bad passed without his Majesty's Government
thinking it necessary to lay any information on the.sub-
ject of our foreign policy before the House, although
more than a fortnight had elapsed since the other
House of Parliament voted an Addles: for papers
on the subject. At the close of the Session papers were
now laid on the table the titles of which many of their
Lordships did not know. Under all these circumstances
he was rather surprised that the Noble Earl did not
think it necessary to enter into some details when pre.
smiting these papers. He was surprised the Noble Earl
could be contented with giving such meagre and supine
information as that contained in the papers now laid on
the table. The Noble Earl said he was ready to meet
any accusations made against his Majesty's Ministers;
but was it now to be held for the first time that his Ma-
jesty's Ministers should wait for accusations to be made
against them before they communicated information to
Parliament? Was the confidence in Ministers so great
that, as matter of course. or of necessity, the conduct
of Government with regard to our foreign relations
should be allowed to go on without any inquiry? He
did not wish to call attention to the subject for the sake
of harassing the Government, for, indeed, he scarcely
knew what party he might harass. He did not know
whether he should harass the opposition of Oxford'
or the opposition of Cambridge, and, therefore, his
hands were tied up —(A laugh). The conduct
and principles of the Government were so varied and,
dissimilar. When the subject of our relations with Por-
tugal was brought before the House last Session, the
Noble Earl at the head of the Foreign Department ex-
cused himself from entering into a full explanation,
and granting the information required, by stating that
Noble Lords out of office could not judge what papers

ought to bit grouted dr what ought not the NohW
Earl then intimated that he would give ihe inform*:
tion respired at the first moment that it would be sae
so to do, and that his Majesty's Governdient ward
panting for the hour of explanation. Notwlthbrand:
ing these promises, however. no communication was
made to Parliament with respect to our foreign re.
lations during the whole of the present Session; and
when papers were moved for by a.pesson uncork;
netted with Government, and those papers were
granted, they were laid on the table -without a word
f explanation. Their Lot,kt.ips were now asked to
be ratisfied with an evade statemet.t. without any
detail -41 the .views of Governtrient. He complained

that the Goreroment had held out gteat promise. and

pettormed little, and did not explain on odic
they had a ithheld the information they. had
Looking to the Speech from, the Throne at
of the last Session, that Speech held oat that
of policy would be pursued which had not been
He did not say that changes might not '
place with jostifiad the changes, but thin
of proot lay on those who bad the man.
ails:. The country•was informed, in the S..
the Throne with respect to the East, that effs.
making to pacify Greece, and to place the relations
between that country and Turkey on an amicable foot,
ing. That Speech characterised a red' naval victory
as an untoward event ; and Turkey was then designated.
for the first time, 4' oar ancient ally." The language
of the Government, divested of its official formality
then was,' We are extremely dexterous fellows; leave
every thing to us. Our prele-es ors have shackled us
with an unwise Treaty, but we ae different sort of
chaps, and know bow to proceed. We have the ears of
Princes, and know how to deal with foreign Powers;
and we will prevent war though the danger in which our
predecessors have placed the country is very imminent."
Such was the language of Ministry divested of its form
and technicality. They promised that Russia would waive
her belligerent rights, instead of which Russia went to
'war with Titrkey. It was then said that the Ambassadors
would stay at Constantinople and settle every thing anti.
cably, instead of which the Ambassadors withdrew from
Constantinople. The language of the Noble Earlorhea
speaking of the Ti eaty of the 6th July, was, " The Eat-
petor of Russia will waive his rights as a belligerent,
or there is an end to the Treaty." (The Earl of ABBR.
DUN here dissented from the sentiment attributed to
him. Lord HOLLAND proceeded). The Noble Earl
bad used the words he had quoted cn a former occasion,
although they might not now remain in his recollection.
He had stated that the Emperor of Russia would waive
his belligerent rights, or that there woulc: be an end
to the treaty. Now, he (Lord Holland) did not see
why the Emperor of Russia should waive his belli.
Resent rights, and he thought nothing could be
more absurd than the attempts made to set up a dis-
tinction between a blockade of the Dardanelles, because
it was a sea, and the blockade of any seaport. The
Dardanelles contained no seaports but those belonging
tr.a.Russia or Turkey, and there was an end to that ar-
gument. All the assurances which Mipisters had put
is the mouth of the Ling were found in the sequel to
be wrong. Instead of waiving bit belligerent rights.
Russia declared war in six weeks after his Majesty's
Speech was delivered; and yet. under such circum-
stances. Ministers did not think it necessary to come
forward with any explanation or to make any communi-
cation to Parliament. Parliament was entirely ignorant
of the state in which this country now stood
with respect to the Treaty rf the 6th of July.—
IT he judged only from his Majesty'. Speech, and the
declarations formerly made by the Noble Earl, be
should conclude that this country. vias not bound by
the Treaty of the t•lth July, Russia having declined to
waive her belligerent tights; at all events, he thought
it would have become his Majesty's Ministers to have
communicated with Parliament on the subject. With
respect to Portugal, that was a subject on which be did
not mean to enter. though it was one on which be telt
deeply. There, as elsewheie, the expectations held out
had n.tt been fulfilled. No man who regarded the
safety and honour of this country but must regret the
course adopted with respect to Portugal. He would
say, away with all the nonsense as to non-interference
in the internal affairs of Portugal. The whole history
of the transactions of this country with Portugal was
one of interference; and if the Noble Earl ransacked the
archives of his office, he would find evidence of inter.
terence heretofore with regard to the succession, to a
change of Ministry; and as to other internal arrange.
n.ents connected with the kingdom of Portugal. the
language always held by our diplomatists was—.“ As
to Portugal, that is an English affair"—(Hear, hear).
In fact. the whole tissue of the subject was one of inter.
ference. In the last Session the Noble Earl (Aberdeen)
had promised two things—first, that he would give
such an explanation of the conduct of the Government
of this country as would extort approbation from Par-
liament ; and secondly. that the Government err uld
adopt a rigid system of neutrality. The first promise
the Noble Earl certainly had not kept. The House yet
waited for a statement of his views, or for his reasons
and explanations why he had not before communicated
with Parliament on this subject. He was sorry to hear
the vulgar insinuation (for such ho should call it) to the
restless spirits of other countries. Since the French
Revolution it had been the fashion to call persons
abroad who took an interest in the affairs of other Gto
vernments restless spirits, jacobins. and revolutionists
He should just inform the Noble Earl, however, that no
person had ever filled his situation with success who did
not consider the public opinion entertained towards the
Government of this country by foreigners The Goa
vemments of all great countries were in the habit of
looking as a matter of interest to their character; is
other countries. They were not satisfied with diple.
matic dispatches, which generally contained less oath
than other documents whatever, and were pejo—
aor less than a tissue of varnished
to end—(Hear). It was not -
Metternich, or of any other
man should look, but the opine
intelligent public in foreign ef
his Noble Friend (the Margo,.
country was held in less respect
by foreigners. He could asotre
lington) that it would be
house from Naples to Saint,
to this conclusion, and not
who sat at the tables of any
who dare to deny the fact,
there was an alteration in the respect in which
country was held, and that the alteration was not for del
better. The alteration had taken place within I felt
years, and could only be ascribed to the line of OW
adopted by our Government with regard to Weir
nations. Upon the subject of the succession to do
Crown of Portugal be would only say, that be dune
the interference of this country would be justified WI
very obvious principles. Lord Bolingbroke_ had I
served that be knew nothing of the fuadlooeodu t
France and Spain, but that it was clear ly.agoioo I°`
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ati One end. On the false principle why should not the'
.British Government interfere, and say that it was not for
the Wiriest of England that Don Miguel should be al-
lowed to retain the Crown of Portugal which he had un-
justly seised ? As to the affair of Terceira hr was almost
ashamed to allude to that wicked transaction. It was, in
his opinion, a gross violation i.f the law of nations. If
the documents On which the defence of that transaction
was grounded were laid before them, they would then be
able to ascertain how far that defence was borne out;
but even granting all that had been said on the subject
it might have been a reason for going to war with the
Emperor of Brazil or for inquiring into the character
of his Royal Brother; bat he would ask whether they

bad made oat any case to justify 'them for pursuing the
- of a foreign State upon the open seas, and en•
r own laws and customs on a foreign coon-
had. perhaps, made out a case for affording
feeble Sovtle`tign, but against whom was
,pon Terceira made? That island was as
eat Power as the kingdom of Portugal was;
facto as well as de jure the realm of her
acknowledged to be de jure the Q teen of
country, and who had been received here in
Ipless and forlorn situation as to excite the
particular commiseration of his Majtsty. They were told
that, from an inquiry into Ef.ctors Commons, or some
•other place, it appeared that those subjects of the
Queen of Portugal bad got arms into their possession in
this country, Tnis might entitle the Government of the
country to seize upon those arms, and prevent them from
being transported to any other place; but did it entitle
them to attack a neutral port, and pursue those foreign ,
subjects upon the open seas? He thought hii vies of
the subject would appear obvious from a very hdmble
illustration. There was a law which made it felony to
take wool out of this country. Under that law, suppos-
ing a Frenchman was found taking wool out of any
port, he might be seized upon and hanged ; but would
that law afford any right to follow such a person, to
seize him on the shores of France, and put him to death ?
He contended that the cffenee even against Don Miguel
was not so great as the offence against the law of nations
in that transaction. They had a right to treat those men
sirs the same manner upon the high seas as they would
have been entitled to do within this realm. It was idle
to attempt to support such an argument, and every
thing which was urged in defence of the transaction
only ran them deeper on the mire. He did not wish that
de feeto authority shoald be interfered with. He oas
glad the Noble Duke was disposed to acknowlege that
authority, tor those were the sentiments held by those
with whom he (Lord H ) had lived, and whom he had
most respected, in regard to the mighty contest which
took place during the French revolution. If the British
Government bad at that time reslly respected the sacred
right of de facto authority it would und•rubtedly have
been a great advantage, and in his opinion would have
saved the necessit y of all those wars which were the re-
sult of an opposite policy. He repeated therefore that he
was not one of those who would oppose that course; but
so far was this ti ansaction trons being in coincidence with
it, that he thought neither the language used with re-
gard to it, nor the result of it, was such as to warrant
the Parliament in placing an ualimited confidence in
those who bad recommended it. With regard to the
negociations with Brasil, he should like, at all events,
to know what the nature of those negociations were;
and be was certainly a good deal surprised to hear what
had fallen from the Noble Earl opposite (Aberdeen)
with regard to the proposed anion between Don Mi-
goel and the Queen. It was not for them to cons der
whether a dispensation for that onion could be pro.,
cured from the Pope, but whether They were to fraud'
overt helpless female to such a man as Don Migut-I,
who was sullied with blood, and . who had per pe•
treed so many crimes?—(Hear, hear)—He could
not admit that the principle of non-interference had
been practised with regard to Portugal, for had it not
been for England and Austria Don Miguel would not
have been able to effect his usurpation; and if the same
conduct had been pursued with regud to the one party
as the other, and that system not followed which was
looked upon with hostility by the universal community
of Portugal, the usurper must by this have tottered on
his throne. He (Lord Holland) did nut on that account
accuse the Government. He did not say that the inten-
tion of the measures which they had adopted was to
have such a result; nor did be ever say that because
such bad been the result that, therefore, the measures
must have been bad; but he did say that such a result
called loudly for an explanation of those measurer. He
repeated, he did not wish to excuse the Ministers or take
Irom them the merit to which on many account: they
were entitled; but, as no explanation had been given
of the transactions to which he referred, it was his duty
to say, that the time was now come, or very shortly
would come, when a full explanation would be required.
The Duke of WELLINGTON said, that there was
certainly no instance when his Majesty's Ministc: s had
come down to require a vote of the Parliament on any
subject on which they bad not laid such inform mon
as regarded that subject before the Parliament; but
they had not come forward with that information
until they had called for the opinion, or until some
other Noble Lord had moved f r such information
on parliamentary grounds. He said this because he
was most anxious that the House sh.,uld have the fullest
information with respect to the transactions at Ter.
ceirs. He had wished this from the commencement
of the present Session, because many calumnies and
misrepresentations had gone abroad respecting it which
he wished to have cleared up; but calumny oas not a
ground for his Nlajesty's Ministers to bring down such
information, ss hen 01.1 did not call upon the House for
any vote. He haJ hoped that in the course of the Sess
lion the Noble Lord (Holland) would have moved for

such information. Complete information regarding the
affairs of Portugal could not be produced, because the
, transactions were still pending. The negotiations were
lately in the same state as they had been two
,go; but he could have wished for an oppor.
of presenting to their Lordships that informa.
Aids had been moved for in the other House
rliament, and • which this day had been laid
the table. He would hate felt a pleasure in agree-
such a motion, as he was sure it would appear
throughout the entire transactions his Majesty's
ere had done their duty: The Noble Lord had
proper to ridicule the idea of non-interference
re and to Portugal; but be (the Duke of Welling-
, defied the Noble Lord to point out a single• im-
amate during the last century and a half when this
country had interfered with the internal affairt dt Par-
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tugal by means of arms; for though the Treaties with
that country went so far with respect to Colonies and
foreign affairs, yet it bad not been, she practice to con-
strue them in the same way with regard to internal mat-
ters. If the Noble Lord looked back to the several
periods at which; according to those Treaties, they.
might havobeen supposed to have been called upon In
interfere, he would 6ad that thep bad not interfered.
During tbe rebellion in the Brasil. breathe?intvgford ?
They bad not. At the period ue thy subvertirutof the,
monarchy of-Portegal, in the reign of wing Abu, bad,

they interfered ? They had not. Nor had they inter-
fered during the internal commotion of Portugal ht the
year 1826: In that particular case there were positive
orders given to the British Officers not to interfere ex-
cept in case of a foreign enemy appearing. or (or the
protectiqn of the persons of the Royal Family.
Lord HOLLAND—Is not that interference?

The Duke of WELLINGTON—Did the Noble Lord
call the protection of the Royal Family the same as in-
terfering in the political revolution of the country?—
He repeated, the British Officer had got positive codess
not to interfere except on the appearance of foreign
troops, or for the protection of the Royal Family; and
this was acting according to the system they had always
pur,ued, and according to every example which they
had to follow. Again, the Noble Lord had asserted that
the entire community of Portogal were opposed to► Don
Miguel. In this he (the Duke of Wellington) must posi-
tively contradict the id..ble L ►rd.
Lord HOLLAND said he had asserted no such thing.
He should explain when the N ohle Duke had spoken.
The Duke'of WELLINGTON proceeded—He must
contradict this assetti n of the Noble Lord's, and he did
co on the best authority. At the siege of Oporto the
officers went there, and afterwards returned, having left
the enemy, although the strongest army at the time in
the country, for no other reason than because the whole
country was in favour of Don Miguel. He was thereto,'
authorized to contradict the Noble Lord when he said
that the whole country was opposed to Don Miguel. To
follow the advice of the Noble Lord, then, they musl
force a Monarch upon the people of Portugal. That was
not the doctrine which the Noble Lord on general advo-
cated, nor was it what he (the Duke of W ) for one, would
wish to see put in practice. With regard to the aff.ir 01,
Terceira, it appeared at firit that those persons had come
to seek an asylum in England. and that asylum they of
course found ; but it was soon discovered that they
formed here a regular body of troops, that they were
accompanied by their officers, and that they awaited
the arrival of other troops from Germany; that it was
their intention to sail for the Azores, a part of the
kingdom of Portugal; and that they not only intended
to sail there as a body of troops, but that they expected
the British Government would give them a convoy.—
li was also discovered that they had procured arms,
which, notwithstandi..g the •igilance of his (the
I Duke of Wellington's) Noble Friend near him, they
contrived to pet out to Terceira. Finding this to be
the case, the Government had proposed to them to se-
parate, to divide the Officers from the men, and scatter

them into small towns. Was that, he would ask, an
unreasonable request, or had they n..t a right to expect
that it mould be complied with ? It was not, however,
complied with. Under false pretences they procured
clearances for other ports, and set sail for Terceira, at tl:e
same time having a positive knowledge that they would
be there opposed by order of his Majesty's Government.
Atter all this the Noble Lord had called at a hortible
transaction. He must confess that he understood the
law of nations diff rently. He considered that those pa-
wns had been guilty of a breach of the law of nations in
remaining embodied, and proceeding horn this country
against a power which, whether it existed de jure or de
fado, was in some degree recognised by this country
They had first sought a convoy from this Govesnment.
and then had taken out false clearances, with, he re-
pealed, a perfect knowledge that their journey to Ter-
ceira would be opposed by the British Government.
Under these circumstances, and knowing that many
fal.ehoods had been circulated with regard to their
affairs, he and his colleagues were airmen that it
shot d he lull explained. The next topic to which
the Noble Li,rd had alluded was the relations with
the East. A. the Treaty to which the Noble Lord
had alluded had not yet been carried into effect, it
was impossible fully to enter into an explanation of those
transactions. He had merely to say that his Majesty's
Ministers had done evety thing to carry that treaty
into effect, as well in spirit as in letter; and when the
entire matter should be laid before the House, he trusted
the Noble Lord would not be dissatisfieu. The Noble
Lord .had alluded to the Speech from the Throne at
the commcocement of the last Session, and had said
that it was there announced that the Ambassadors should
be withdrawn from Constantinople; but in this the
Noble Lord was in error, for the Ambassadors were
withdrawn befoie the Parliament had assemb,ed. With
regard to holding nut hopes that the Treaty of the 6th
July would not be attended by war, he certainly did
hold out such hopes; but the war which took place
had not been the result of that tretty, but was owing
mutely to other causes. All that he (he Duke of Wel-
lingtot.) asked was, that the Parliament would give his
Majesty's Ministers credit for acting fairly. and not do-
ing any thing inconsistent with the character rf the
country. Although the blockade of Navarin had not
been productive of all the consequences which were ex-
pected. yet it had the effect of obliging the Pacha of
Eg) pt to agree to withdraw his troops front the Mores,
a measure in which this country was as much interested
as any other. Afterwards' is hen it was deem
eed :Weis-
lable to send trops into theMorea. as this country could
not command the power of that description with the s .me
, convenience as Fiance, and when t is most Christian
1M jetty offered to take the affair upon himself, it was
thought better to take advantage of that riffer than to
watt till it should be ascertained what number. rif men
each of the Allied Powers should contribute. He be.
'loved he had now gone through all the points on
which the Noble Lord had touched, except the negocia-
tions with Brazil, and these negociations were not yet
brought to a termii anion; when they were they should
all be laid before the House. The N..ble Lord had re-
proached them with endeavouring to effect a marriage
between the Infant Don Miguel and his mece. All that
the Government felt with regard to that was an anxious
desire to settle the divisions of the house of Braganea, and
there was no way of doing this without either compro.
wising the tights of the Queen or effecting his mar-
riage. It had been proposed by Don Pedro himself ;
and, if that Sovereign thought proper so far to waive
the rights of his family as to consent to this compro-
mise, it was not their duty to oppose it. If that Monarch
thought prefer to decline it they should be the last to
urge it, as they certainly should have been the last to
propose it. The Noble Lord had said that the cause of
the present state of Portugal bad its origin in this coun-
try a. but it was not true that it was this country which
sent Don Miguel to Portugal, or proposed him as Re-
gent. This arrangement had come from Brasil. It
.was true that the British Ambassador was present when
those arrangements were made; but it was not true that
:ginkgo& was any party to those arrangements except
ng witness to what passed. Throughout the entire
proceedings- with Portugal and Brazil they bad acted
on the same system. They had followed the example
of the consmait previous practice, and they should at
any time be prepared to give any information on the
:subject which might be required. .
Lord' HOLLAND had one word to say in explana-
:sion. The Noble Dube bad supposed that be bad said
that tka Wileallal'eetallitiaity of Portugal was opposed
to Don- Miguel. Ite bald only spoken in reference to
'the degree of interest which bad attended the proceed.

ings of this country with regard to Pottogal, and lte,
bast said tbat,the result of these proceedings had been
to estrange the regards of the universal community of
Portugal from England. Even the Miguelites were
hostile to them, and the most talented of that party; and
he regretted that their measures showed there were men
of talent amongst them who were most distinguished for
their enmity to England. He believed their ultimate
intention was to unite Spain and Portugal under a
Bourbon Prince, to be governed by what were called the
apo.tolieals. This was the particul rr point which h.
wished to explain, although he feared the Noble Duke
had misunderstood him altogether as to non resistance ;
tor he admitted the justice of every thing which the
Noble Duke had said except one—that with regard to
the orders which the British officer had received not

to interfere in the internal arrangements of Portugal.
except for the protection of the Royal Family. Such
a course might be right or it might be wrong, but at
all events it was interference; and it appeated to him
unfair that a Prince should be allowed to trample on
the laws and liberties of the people with impunity,
while, if the people attempted to punish that Prince, a
foreign power was ready to protect him. Such a system
of non-interference would have entitled any Foreign
Power to have interfered in the arrangements of this
errantry at the time of Charles the First or James the
Second, although it was an injury to the memories of
those unfortunate Princes to compare them with am
Miguel There was another point on w hich the Noble
Duke had misunderstood him. The war to which tie
had alluded was that between Russia and Turkey. H
repewed elm he had not meant to say that the entire
people of Portugal were opposed to Don Miguel. He
knew, that there was a very great, a very formidable,
and a very anti•Anglical party in that country.
The Duke of WELLINGTON explained—When he
spoke of the protection of the Royal Emil, he meant
not to interfere in the internal aarangements of Portugal
by English troops against the people, but me•ely tor
the regulation of the officer who was present. The case
had not, theiefore, any reference to those of Charles I.
and James 11. As to the war between Rusiia and
Turkey, it had not been the mirk of the 'Treaty of tite
6th of July, but arose from other causes. On the first
day they had heard of those causes he might have ex-
pressed a hope that war would not ensue, but imme
diately when the Government had discovered that it was li
likely to result th'ry had communicated the informat;on.
Lard GODERICH admilacd that the circumstance
of allowing the co-operation of the French troops was a
strong misuse in the execution of therreaty; it was, in
fact. an act of war of a very decisive character. A great
point, too, had been gained there by our naval com-
mander in the Mediterranean, Sir E Codtingtoo, in
compelling the Pacha of Egypt to agree to a treaty for
removing the Egyptian armament from Greece. As
to Portugal, the explanation of the affair of Terceira
was not at all satisfactory. tie had strong doubts whe-
ther we had authority to prevent the Portuguese from
landing at that island. As to the assertion that they were
regimented and constituted a warlike expedition, such
was not the fact. Terceira bad not acknowledged the
authority of Don Miguel—he had no legitimate claim
to it. It therefore belonged of right either to Don
Pedro or the Queen of Portugal, and he did not know
the principle of neutrality on which we were justified in
preventing the subjects of that Pr incess from proceedine
to that part of her dominions. As to the marriage be.
tween Don Miguel and Donna Maria, he begged leave
to state that it had not been suggested oriein ally by the
Government of this count,y. It was the act of Don
Pedro himself, who, being unable to 1111 J, at the same
time, the Crowns of both countries, Porto? al and the
13rasols, consented to abdicate the throne of P rtuoal on
two conditions—one, that the mars iage bet wevn a in Mi-
guel and Donna Maria should take place ;secondly. that
the constitution should be established in Pot ugal. Don
Miguel acce;:ted power, and conseeted to the condi-
tions. He went though a part of the marriage ceremon)
in person in Vienna. That, however, did not constitute
A valid marriage, according to the eccle*iast cal autho
rities; arid, in fact, both parties were single at thi
moment. But, though we did not object then to th
marriage, we would object to it now, as we dal not
think he could be trusted as an honest man; for
though he did not violate any Treaties with u,, or with
France. still by a course of dissimulation and ev.isi,,n.
injurious to the public good faith, and to the dignits
and stability of Crowns, lie induced this country to
believe that he would accept the Crown on the condi-
tions proposed to him, and, alter he had taken the oath
to uphold the Constitution, proceeded td overturn the
just authority cf his brother. The fact, then, of his
having seized the Crown of Portugal in violation of his
promises gave us the right to interfere with his subse-
quent acts. The conduct of Don Miguel was a violation
(ne would repeat) of public faith, and most injurious to
the stability of Thrones. We certainly possessed tt e
right interfere with the conduct of Don Miguel,
thiorgh t e actual exercise of that right was a question
.ot expediency ; but we certainly had no right to prevent
the Queen of Portugal from exercising her just rights of
Sovereignty.
The Earl of ABERDEEN. in explanation, said, thin
the marriage between Don Miguel and Donna Maria
originated with Don John the Sixth, and afterwards
•uag-sted iiself simultaneously and independently to
Don Pedro, Mr. Canning, and the Prince Metternich.
As to Teiceira, though the garrison was in favour of
Don Pedro, the population declared for Don Miguel,
so that there was a danger of a civil war.
The Marquis of CLANRICARDE, in explanation,
said, that he did not object to a marriage between am
Miguel and Donna Maria on moral itr religious grounds,
but he 'was sure that al Europe would agree with hith
in disapproving. as an outrageous measute, the mar.
riage of Donna Maria with the usurper of her tint tie
and the murderer oilier friends.—Adjourned.

The following is the agreement referred to by the
Marquis of Londonderry :

APPROACHES TO TNT NNW LONDON IMO* TILL.
" Memorandum of an agreement between Edward Tyrell, netnews
brancer, and other Gentlemen, on the part of the City of Lon-
don, and Mr. Gregoon, on the pate of the Coal owners pet'.
tioning against the Bill, now pending in the House of Lords,
for making Approaches to Lagoa Bridge :
" I. The City to enter into an engagement with the Lords of the
Treasury not to proceed in the elocution of the plan tor this ap
preaches without the previous consent of the Treasury, and only
under such limitations as they may direct.
" I. That by a Bill to be brought into Parliament in the next
Session, all the duties, revenues, and rent-charges now coo•titutiog
the income of the cirphan's Fund, should be made applicible to
defray the expenditure of these approaches, from the time when
these funds shall have been liberated from the charges which they
are now appropriated.
" 3. That in addition to these funds the City shall contribute
to this service one.half of the clear profits which may arise to them
from the tolls, &c. of Fleet-market.
" 4. That the revenues of the Bridge-bouse estates shall be
made liable to the same charges, to the extent to which any sums
can be raised upon the credit of the rentals for that purpose, and
by the application of any surplus of those rentals after satisfying the
prior charges upon them.
" S. That in addition to the abuse for making the approaches
to the bridge, the sum of 200,0001. in respect of alterations and int.

• _.-
pp in Ykemeriet shabbe &against thlr %ads Awes
mentioned.
" Upon this arrangement and agreement the Din to proceed
without amendment.

(Sitned) "S TYRELL,
" June 1?. " JOHN GItEGSON.
" This agreement was entered into and signed in di! presence of
" June 11'. " J. C. HEURIRS."
HOUSE OF COMMONS
At a quarter before four o'clock the 8r s, accompabled bt
several Members, proceeded to the HouiF at LiStils to bear the
Royal Assent given by Commission to sevetal public and priest*
Bills.

•
Immediately after the Sresaea returned. a It.port from the.
C.ottunitstonets for Building Churches in the Highlands •f Scotland
was presented.
Mr. LAMBERT, from the Rat India Nous% pre+ented certain
Returns relative to the Civil li..tabli,hment at Ceylon.
HAIIPSTZAD HEATiI.
Mr. R. GORDON presented a Petition from three
copsholders of the MAnor of Flimptread, praying that
Sir Thomas Mown Wrlaori a &tate 13iil might not past
into a law. He iitsterved that tne Petitio t would have

been more numeromly signed had there teen time.' He
would not, in merely m.witsg Vitt this Petition to read,
-crispy the time 01 the H0n..., but re.-rte what he h t J
to say till the report on the Bill be bocught up. The
same. H ,n. t4emb r presented a sintiltr Petition from
two other copylwitlei. of the same Manor.

Mr. PERoEVALthed brought up the report on the
Bill, upon w►.ich
Mr. R. GORDON said, he• wished to seise the ear-

liest opportunity of objecting to the pie,ei:t Bill, pro.
f sink as it did to be an Estate Bill, w'iile at the same
time it gave powers over the copylvild tenants wnich
the Lord of the Manor did Rot before possess 1 here
existed considerable doubts in his mind, as well as in
the minds of other Hon. Members, as to whener or not
the forms of the House had been complied with. It
was held by some that the Bill might to have originated
in that House—that was one objection to it. A secool
was. that the copyhold tenant. had not due notice. A
third was, that tl:e Bill, if passed iiito a law, would e table
the steward to grant or refuse license for building to the
copyhold!rs. Another obj ,ction was, that it was a
money Bill; but the actual and serious of j-ction was,
that it would jail ct a great injury ups!' the ci.pyholders.
,It assume.l that the copyholders could not build. that

they could not dig for gravel or clay, aid it coma.ned
other assumptions equally inconsistent with Get and with
the customs of the manor. Now, not one of those as-
sumptions were the parties interestoi allowed an °ppm..
tunity of rebutting. In consequence of the meetings
of the Committees r f the Moose i.f Lords being at an
hour different from that which is stated as the time, one
opportunity certainly was lust by the parties ; but in tl:e
manner in which the Bill was carried through other
opportunities were denied. It the al, were recom-
mitted he was prepared to say that the panties intereited

would make out a case sufficient to induce the Hiiuse
to reject it altogether; but as a recommitment would,
at the present period of the Session, amount to the
total destruction of the Bill, he thought that the pro-
per arid candid course would be fur him to move
that the Report be brought up that day three months.
It all the forms of the House had been complied
with, he s mold still feel it his duty to oppose the
Bill on behalf of the public. It had b. en of late too
much the fashion to be inattentive tothe amusements and
comforts of the poorer classes, bet es en upon that ground
he would urge the House not to sanctioa the enclosure
of 11.mpstead-heath. But there was hardly any Gen.
tleman living in tire neighbourhood who did not himself,
or whose children did no, feel the advaotage which
that open space afforded. The Bill profe,sed to be one
' to encourage bu Iding ; he for one had no desire to en-
courage building io this great metropolis; it was cc.
ccedingly his wish to tnduce the Hou,e to reject the Bill
altogether, and, wit., that view, to should move that
the report be brought up that day three months.
Mr. S WART *use to second the motion. Hetetofore
Sir Thomas Alf yt,n Wilson had ote.y a tenancy for life;
the object of the pie,elit Bell was to enable him to take
a higher estate [fists was intended by the late Lord of
the manor. The late Sir Toonsas Wilson had a cottage
in that neigEbourhood, and he found i. convenient to
procure a spot of growid from one of the copyriolders,
and then be covenanted not to build upon it. Thus the
psesent Bill would enats'e his successor to violate that
.pledge. Another objet ton was, the Bill stared tie heath
was a freehold. Now, it was no such thing—it was a
'common; and not only had the cops holders an interest,
but the public at large had an interest in it, aiid he
hoped the House would pro.ect that interest.
Mr. PERCEVAL said, the objection t i the B 11 was
twofold—the rights of the comholdets and the rights
of the public. A single word, however, was not said to
show how it would lit tinge the rights of the cow
holders. The Bill enabled the Lord of the Manor, oho
was tenant fir life, to grant leases (or building ; built
did not enable hint to grant any leas., which he cot ad
not do were he not restricted by his life truancy ; nor
did it enable him to enclose thelleatli,unless he already
possessed the right to do so. With res. ere to the right
of the public to walk on the Heath, it the House sought
it right to strike out of the Bill the wa to of tie Manor
which was now so ti,ed by the public, he should ma
object to it ; that could be done by a sirtn.le amendment,
without opposing the prowess of the Bill.
Mr. Bglt NAL thought it was quite impossible that the uin
Auld be amended this Session ; be should therefore vote for the
Resolution. The copyholders bad taken the opinions of Sir C.
Wetherell, Jr. Iticker•teth, and Mr. Richards, and they all cim-
tuned that the .Bill would prejudice the rights et the copyholders.
Mr. LYTTLETON advised that the llitl should be withdrawn,
on account of the lateness of the Session; which proceeding would
allow the Bill to be brought in next Session without pr. judice to
either party. lie could n t agree in the argument ag.inst the
Bin founded on the objection that the public would be injured. Ile
thought the public had no rights that should he coosidered 50 the case.
Sir Jusii:Pli YOItKE said he totally disagreed with the lion.
Gentleman that the rights of the public should not be considered,
and that enclosures near London should nut be discouraged. . Die
metropolis was so overgrown, that he thought it would be bettir -
to prevent its envision than to admit of enclosing its healthful opts
spaces tor building.
Mr. PEISCEVAL withdrew the Bill.
Mr. PEEL presented Papers respecting the relations between
Great Britain sod Portugal.
On the motion of Colonel Baassroao, Thorndikes Divorce Rill
was read a first time, and ordeted to be read a second time on
en
Monday.
Lord F. L. GOWER presented a report made by Mr. Mimeo,
'veneer, on the We.tern District of Ireland.
Mr. PORT MAN said, u Poor Laws for Ireland must tune
under the consideration of the Hom.e next Session. he hoped the
English counties would be relieved from the enotm .us expense
which was now incurred by passing Irish vagrants.
Mr. BENNETT presented a Petition Irons a person named
John Matson, praying for a repeal of all the taxes, and the imposi-
don in lieu thereof of a property tax of 25 per cm. Though he
could not go quite so far u the petitioner, he was confident we
could not keep our prices on a level with those of the C.mtinent
without diminishing taxation. If we did not, the evil would remedy
itself by a national bankruptcy.
Mr. HUMEagreed that It would be very desirable if high prices
and MO wages could be kept up together; but be most dissent
from keeping up a high price of corn while the rate of wages was
hr consequence greatly uepressed. He thought the House must
sooner or later raise taxes in propon;on to the property of indivi-
duals. The whole system required to be re-considered and remo-
delled.
Mr. HOBHOUSE brought up the Report of the Committee
at Vestries —Ordered tei be panted.
Mr. W. PEEL presented a copy of the twenty-first Report it
the Commissioners on Charities.—Ordered 'e be printed.
Sir ROBERT WILSON presented a Petition team Spanfth
BOodeholders, praying for the Interference of the Ihure to promo.

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• to induce the King Of Spain to render justice to ibe pahles.
Mr.K A STH 0 l'E sypported the Petition, and hoped the British
Covinunem would unite with the French in obtaining justice for
, the petitioners from Spain.
Mr. RUMBOLD brought up the !report of the Committee to
Inquire into the proceedings of Mr. Nash, as Government Surveyor
and Architect.
• Colonel DAVIS said, he wished to snake smile
ob-
'servations on the Report. Whets he moved for the Com-
mittee, he showed the list of Hon. Members he meant to
propose for the Committee to the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer. who objected to it, saying it contained too many
Opposition Members. He asked the Chancellor of the
Exchequer to add other names, which he dud, mostly
Gentlemen in office, or wh&had been in office. From
. the late period of the Session, most of the Member,
proposed by himself did not attend; but the Minis-
terial phalanx remained unbroken ; and he would leave
the House to judge of their proceedings by a compari•
son of the evidence and the resolutions the Committee
had come to. In the year 1820 the Commissioners of
Woods and Forests entered into an agreement with Mr.
Nash for the improvements at Charing Cross, by which
te was to have a half per cent. on the valuation of
the ground and materials; and a half-year's rent on
• houses built by him for Government. In a few
.days after Mr. Edwards, a near connection of Mr.
Nash. and an a torney, became tenant of the Crown
for a cnnsiderable portion of the property, which he
some time after disposed of to Mr. Nash for four
thousand five hundred pounds. Mr. Edwards was a Gen-
tleman of considerable property, and formerly a Member
of that House, and therefore he was bound to believe
him when he said there was no collusion between him
and Mr. Nash; but at the time Mr. Nash made the pur-
chase, he had agreed for letting the ground at upwards
of 7001. a year increased rent, which he afterwards sold
for 17 0591. He would ask was that the manner in which
Mr. Nash should have acted ? When he found that he
had valued the land
sso much under its value, and that
Mr. El wards was willing to sell for so small a sum,
should be not have advised his employers to re-pur-
chase and make the most of the ground, instead of
purchasing for his own prime advantage, and conceal-
ing the transaction from his employers? If the agent of
the Dike of Beiford or Lord Grosvenor had so acted,
would he not be dismissed as a dishonest math and sent
to the world with a brand on his forehead? Mr. Nash
says he expended 21.5981. in building on this ground,
and Inst 4,0001. on four small hoasei in Suffolk street,
u Inch no man could believe. Mr. Nash was the sur-
veyor and valuer of his own buildings for the Crown
An ails mpt was made to bolster up Mr. Nash by the
evidence r f Mr. Shaw, a respectable surveyor,employed
by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, to value
. the ground unknown to Mr. Nash, whose valuation was
about 9001. a )ear, and corresponded pretty much with
tLat of Nlr. Nash. Mr. Shaw stated, that had he known
that proposals were made for the ground at an ad-
. vaoced rent by respectable persons, he should have va-
lued it much higher. He was also unaware that three
,e• t was to he allowed to thn tena,
:Mr. F. LEWIS here ruse, and moved that strangers should
withdraw.
SPEAKER Vatantly ordered strangers to withdraw, and
the Gan. y was cleared —Upon our re-admission we found
Sir JOS 1:1) 11 YORKE us, his legs. He said that be thought
Mr. Nash had been serving GOD and Mammon at the same time.
lie agte.d with tip. Report that Mr. Nash must be acquitted of any
fraud in the matter, as he had acted under the sanction of the
Commissioners of the Woods and Forests, and under the sanction
of the Trea.ut! ; hut while he admitted this, he must also say that
he did not think Mr. Nash a sound public officer.
Mr. 11 U lIE here interposed. and said if the gallant Admiral
had then present sooner. he would have known that the House had
'Vera that there viinuld be no further discussion on the matter
word !he ee dente was printed and in die hands of every hotly, so
as to enable them to come prepued to the
841 YOUKII was sorry that he had been absent, and hoped

the House would excuse him.
Mr. WOOD said, that though he could not agree with the Re-
poet, he telt bound to say tlut there was so foundation fora charge
of Iraud sir forgery.
Mr. W A RBURTON begged to enter his disclaimer against the
Report.
Mr. PROT H EROE said he acquitted Mr. Nash of the charges
against him, and agreed with the Report.
Mr. F. LEW IS thought the House had adopted the wisest
course in postponing discussion for the present.
Mr. H UNI E presented a Petition from Traiee, against the return
of Mr. Vernon Smith for that borough.
Mr. HUME presented a Petition from Mr. Roe, who has been
convicted of subornation of perjury in Dublin, praying that the
House would prevent his being removed from the United Kingdom
until his ease should be inquired into by the House, and also praying
that they would direct the production of certain papers necessary
to prove his innocence, which papers were refused by his Judges.
Dr. LUSH! NGTON thought the House should not act on such
a petition, or every person who was convicted by a Jury would be
sending petitions to them.
Mr. HUME presented a Petition from Bernard Ross, of Lon-
don, praying for a modification of the duty on Spirits.
Mr. HUME moved for a variety of Returns relative to the num-
ber of Churches and Chapels erected in England, and also for a
continuance of the Returns which used to be made by the Bishops
to the King, as to the state of the Clergy of their dioceses.
Mr. HUME gave notice, that on Monday he should move for a
return of the amount of fees received for viewing the. arms et the
Tower. Those fees were levied without the consent of any one
luck pt the indiv;dual who held the office, which was a sinecure.—
Thai office ought to be either abolished or else paid in some other
way, nit this was the only country in Iturope in which the public
were made to pay for inspecting public depositories. He had not
included the boos, for they incurred an expense for which some
equivalent was to be expected.
After a few words Irons the CHANCULos at the Eiontatisa. the
notice Vfal fixed for Monday
Mr. SADLER gave notice, that early in the next Stain of
Parliament fir should bring terse:ad a measure for Wrests-the
condition of the labouring poor.
Mr. OTW A Y CAVE rave notice that he should renew his
motion next Session fur emoicipating the children of Alava' born
after January inn. The I lonuurable Geotionan then presented
a petition from the females of Loughborough wises; the burping of
Widows in India.
Colonel AVIES gave notice that he should call the auspotion
of the Howe next Session Oche quotient] of secondareptinishments
and prison discipline.
Stork's Divorce Bill went through a Committee.
The House then adjourned at Rion o'Ctoce on Monday next.

CLA Az Fa armour REGISTRY—The area of the cow ty
Clare is divided into nine Baronies, which, In the aggregate, fur-
nished notice of 9,700 registries under the new Act. Four dioinct
Seabee were appointed for qualifying the 210 elector*, two tat
which are now completed. The result of the first we stated this
day wreck, viz. Islands barony, including the Assize town Innis,
and Incbequin barony, produced but 92 registered freeholders out
of 323 that notified their intention. We now publish the i•stir of
the second Sessions at Kniustimnii, viz. Baronies of roteosnroe, in-
cluding Esiniatinson and labinch. Borten barony, including Mil.
town Manny, 148 qualified electors, nut of 597 that served the
prescribed notice, 449 having been rejected or absented them-
selves Thus has terminated the registry of mote than half the
County Clare. five baronies out of nine—exhibiting a total of
240 freeholders only, where 920 had applied for that privilege
There are already on record seven hundred and fifty electors qua-
lified to the amount of MI. and 201. each, whose votes are valid.
• The aborrereturn presents an unerring criterion of the state of the
elective iranchlse in Clare, and the probable tate of a contested
drain.. It is clear matter of fact divested of visionary speculation
. and iperisbing theory. Mr. O'Connell is undoubtedly popular
• among the lower Classes in Clare, but it is equallf true, that the
'tipsier Interest has sunk under the fatal shock it received by the
extinction of the 40s. freeholders, while in the same ratio it is evi-
dent the landed proprietors through Ireland have recovered much
W that legitimate influence necessarily attendant on rank, intellect,
and wealth.
The descending Mount Blanc is considered exceed.
high dangerous to prisons of an -apoplectic tendency, the great
rsiificalion of the air increasing item symptoms to an alarming
&Ire*.

.THE EVENING- STAR.

LON

SATURDAY. JUNE 20, 1829
PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK.
Bank Stock India Stock Shut
3 per Cent. Red. 871 I India druids
3 per Ct. Cons. Shut Old Annuities
31 per Cent. 1819. .81000 Flack+ Rib 68 9
5i per Cent. Red. 961 i ; MOO Ditto 68 9
4 per Ct. New, Shut .8109 and £2OO Ditto 68 9
4 per Cent. 1826, 104 31 Advertised
Script . India for Aect.
Loot/ Ann. i9l 7.16 i Consols for Acct 88$
FORRiIiN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK.
Brasilfanßas.s pCt. Do. Ace. 42
Do. Acct. 56b Pruss.Bonds. 5 p Ct 1021
Portug. Bds. sp C. Russ.lids.lB22, 5 p Ct. 97
RitiTISH AND FOREIGN SHARKS, TWO O'CLOCK.

/HA kr. PAID.
Anglo hlexican 100 100 --
Ditto Subscription 6 et
Brazilian 35 20 87
British Iron 50 474 4; 4
United Mexican 40 39 13i 4
Continental Gas 25 13 11 2

Both Houses of Parliament resumed their Sittings
last night, and a variety of interesting matters finally
disposed of. In the House of Lords, the new London
Bridge Bill went through its remaining stages, on crr
tain compromising conditions, which will be found in
our Parliamentary Report, and which were, yestetday,
ratified by the Common Council in the City.
In the debate which took place on 'our Foreign
Relations, the Earl of ABERDEEN and the Duke
of WELLINGTON justified the propriety of the sys
' tem of neutrality • pririned by Ministers, as well
with regard to Portugal as the East of Eutope.—
We have the determination of the Cabinet in one word :
"his Majesty's Government do not (Effect a system of
neutrality, but are determined to follow it up honestly."
With regard to Portugal, Ministers "are determined
not to apply the strength of a mighty empire against a
feeble Government, to gain popularity from any patty."
And as regards the affairs of the East, " they are endea •
vonring to carry thi Treaty of the 6th July into effect,
not only in letter, but in spirt." Thus, then, we have
unequivocal assurances of the continuance of peace.

`The most prominent business in the House of Com-
mons consisted in somewhat lengthened debates-I+4
on the Bill for inclosing Hampstead-heath; and 2
the Report of the Committee to investigate the charges
against Mr. NAM, the builder. As respects the first,
Mr. R. Goanox called upon the House, on behalf of the
Copyholders whose rights it infringed, and on behalf of
the public whom comforts it invaded, not to entertain
the measure. This led to a good deal of conversation,
in which Mr. SPENCER Pzaceval. defended the project
of inclosing the Heath; and Mr. BERNAL, Mr. LYTTLZ•
TON. and Sir JOSEPH YORK& opposed it. Mr.
CEVAL seeing that the feeling was against the measure,
did not put the Honourable Members to-the trouble of
a division, and withdrew the Bill.

Of the debate about Mr. NASH 'much cannot be
'said, strangers having been excluded for the greater
part of the time. Colonel DAVIS objected to the Re,
port of the Committee exonerating Mr. NASH; and
slat. d I.is determination to bring the subject again under
the notice of the House at an early pet iod next Session ;.
and it bas 'en finally agreed by both parties in the
House that they shall wait for the production of thr
evidence, and the piintitt of the Report, before they
Make up their minds on the subject. •
We have received Get man Papers this day. From
Ancora we have some interesting information ab: ut the
Greeks; and by the article from Jassy, it 'will be ob-
served that the Russians and Turks were placed in a
very critical condition on the 26th of last month.
ANCONA, MAY 28.
• All the letters from the lonian Islinds agree that the difficulties
which lately arose between the Commanders of the English and
Russian squadrons were adjusted, and Sir P. Malcolm and Count
Ileyden perfectly agreed since the Russians confine themselves to
the blockade of the Dardanelles. On the other hand, the Greeks
complain bitterly of the new English Proclamation. which declares
all the blockades instituted by the Greeks invalid with respect to
the coast• and parts not included in the Murea and the Cyclades,
because they are deprived by this measure of the fruit or all the
advantages on t e Continent of.. grewe which they have so
dearly earned, ani their future clestiny is exposed to great risk
in the negociaticois to be opened at Constantinople. It is said
that they are resolved to exert themselves to the utmost, both by
uegociations and arms, to preserve the positions they have taken in ,
Livadia, Albania, and Thewaly. It is asserted that Count Capo
d'l.tria will again apply to the great Powers, and endeavour to
obtain the revocation of an Ordinance which endenigers the
dearest interests of Greece. The Omit is said to be resolved
to lay down the office of President if he cannot succeed hi
prevailing on the Cabinets to give their protection to Greece,
without 111 l itation; he does not think he can govern without
this extennve guarantee The• French agents in Greece are
reported to participate in the views of the President in thi.
respect, but to b,: of opinion that he mast remain at the head
of the Government, and, without regard to that Proclamation,
prosecute the military operations; because the extension of the
frontiers of Greece to the Gulfs of Arta and Volo is considered in
France u necessary to the tranquillity of the East, and no European
Power will employ force to deprive the Greeks of the advantages
gained by them on the Continent, and oblige them to evacuate those
countries. It gems that the Greek Commanders act on this prin-
ciple, though the last Protocol signed at London, with which Count'
Cape When.' is already acquainted, expressly requires the evacea.
Oen by the Greeks of the provinces of the Greek Continent. This
stipulation seems to have for its object to facilitate the negociatiuns
to be opened at Constantinople, it being assented at London as a
principle, that a valid establishment of the Greek 'State cannot be
elected with the concurrence of the Porte, and that the latter will
nut agree to it so long as it sees the Greeks under arms. •
JASSY, May .6.

It is reported here that the garrison' of Silistria made 'a sally on
the 23d, and got po.ses.iun of some Russian redoubts, which were
recovered by the Russians after an obstinate engagement. The
Russian General Parowski is said to be wounded, and a Turkish
Aga to have been made prisoner. It is also affirmed that the van-
guard of the Grand Vizier's army. coming.frone Schumla. has ap-
proached Silistria, and that part of General Roth's corps has been
ordered in consequence to reinforce the besieging army before Si-
listria. The Russian Untiiia ott the Danube already bombard Si.
listria, and if i. thought that the main attack will be made from that
side. We have nothing official, however. respecting these reported
events, ma therefore they ain't need confirmation
Some houses here have letters from Odessa, which mention a
report of a naval action, in which Admiral Greig had captured
many ships.
Deferral Paskewltsch, too, is said to have engaged and defeated
the Turks in advance upon Akhalzik.
The water of the Danube is uncommonly high; and it is appre-
hended that this circumstance may interrupt the communications
with the right bank of the Danube, and throw difficulties in the
way of the works for the siege of SiUstria.
Views, Julia s.—Metalliques, no price quoted—Bank Sharma
I,ll6—otgenitine Zeitsing. Jam 13.

t The Burden Bulletins from the Camp before Saimaa hitherto
received are of the lath, 22d, and 29th May.
The accounts from Odessa to the end of May mention the
Morning of a sixty gun ship in port, and the captor. of some moastiog
Tessa,.

CITY. TresLvs o'CLoci. •
The Coosa market din continues in. the same state of inactivity
as for several days past—they opened at Nei for4he Account
The Foreign market up to 'the present time is althoist deserted—
the prices are nominal, anti not a bargain has barn done.
We have also a Lisboa Mail; the private ktters (rum Oporto of
the 24 instant are silent in regard to politics, as they are afraid to
write.
Quebec Papers to the 21st May, and Montreal to the same date,
have been reedy's' at the North and South American Coffee-bowie,'
as well as Singapore Papers to the Ist-February, but they are
barren of information of consequence.
The Quebec Papers of the 20th May say that a safety vault, for
depositing the monies of the Receiver General of the Prnitinceas
has been commenced in the lower part of the Old Chateau, close
to the gate.
We have several arrivals this morning of ship letters from Bom•
bay of the 7th of February, and of Calcutta to the 18th u. Feb.
which are only a few days later than the la,t accuunti, but they do
not bring any information of consequence.
It appears that 92 ships had arrived at Quebec in seven days,
which had greatly revived the trade of that port.

.
• FROM TYR QUIRK
MONTRRAL. MAY 15.—At the end of last week the weather re-
sembled July ; now it is more like March—yesterday morning
some snow tell. On the 10th and 11th inst. a fresh easterly wind
brought up 17 vessels tram sea, which has caused our port to re-
sume a crowded and busy appearance. The oath Regiment have
received orders to proceed from this province. Uppa Canada, to
Lower Canada, and are to be stationed at Montreal.
Plow THE 111114CATORB PAMIR.
Fes. I.—The weather here for some time has been very rainy
and cold. We regret to learn the loss, in the neighbourhood of
this port, of a Portuguese brig, called the Dairado; she left Macau
on the 18th ult. bound for Bombay. We understand that only one
man was drowned. The brig bad a valuable cargo of dollars on
board—report says 500,000; and in hopes of say ng them. the
Hastings and the Hader But have sailed in quest of the wreck,
accompanied by the Deputy Master.
CITY, HALF-PAST ONE O'CLOCK.
The Congo) Market remains as in the early part of the morning.
st 881, alternately buyers and sellers, without a feature worth ob-
servation.
FROM TUE DOWBAY COMAS TO TIM RTII TIBRUART.
Accounts have reached us from the Governor General's party,
dated Nadu, that the. Governor General. accompanied by Sir
EDWARD Bran and Blaine Benson, joined the camp on the Mahe.
nudy. on the evtaing of the 4th inst. On the morning of the 7th
the Governor, accompanied by a party of his suite, quitted the
camp. His Lordship, we believe, was to make a circuit on the
stations in the north-east of Bengal, and to proceed from Maldu
to Bit neah.
Portuguese Stock has improved 1 per Cent, owing to the speeches
la the House last night on the affairs of Portugal.

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