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and he certainly doubted the prudence of applying it
where it was nut necessary. '1 he Noble Mover's first
oisje,a was, be presumed, to refarni this horongb; and
if that were the case, it was for him in his prudence tis
consider whether it was nut better for him to train
his measure so as to make it conformable with
the old custom th .n to present it founded on a
principle not only much litigated, but upon whish
the majority of the higher persons in the country
differed widely in opinion from the Noble Lord.
If he agreed in the general principle of transfer, still
of all others modes of carrying it into elect, he dial
nut think the best was to give the elective franchise,
as this Bill would give it, to inhabitants paying acot
and lot, or rent am. noting to M. per anneal. Seth a
scale as this would give a constituency to the borough
of Leeds of eight or ten thousand electors. If be
airmanl in the principle ,of transfer, this was, at least,
a mode of effecting it to whieli he saw the greatest ob-
jections ; and if he were to choose between Leech and
time two Hiding of Yorkshire, he would certainly pre-
fer the latter. It remained for him to observe, that hr
believed there was no instance where a right of voting
was erected by Act of Parliament. That right either
depended on the room 00000 law, or was conferred by
Royal charter ; and its this view the Rill would open a
new principle of treating a franchise by Art of Parlia-
ment which had hitherto been ileriVesi from another
source. The more the House deviated from the course
hitherto sanctioned, the ere :ter risk it would run of
taking up a principle m iiidt was likely to meet re-
sistance. tirainpound could be reformed by the saute
loran' which erre applied in three other cases. Cutler
these circumstances hr thought it the safest coarse,
that Grampoisuil <huul i le opened to the adjacent dis-
trict. Ile mould n.t oppose the second reading ..f the
Bill, treating that the Noble Lord, upon considers.'
tion, would rd alter the frame of the Bill in the Com-
mittee as to render any opposition to it unnecessary.
11r. TIERNEY confessed, that he heard the Noble
laical opposite not only with regret but with very great
snri:rise. trhen the subject was before the last Par-
liament, he understood that Noble Lord to have re-
fined his sanct• to the resolution which proposed,
that in all moo where a borough was convicted of row-
ritptiisii it sh,,iiiii be ali.fiatielsiseil ; but that if his No-
ble Friend mould routine himself to the particular
case of tirsiiiivotiol, then the Noble Lord opposite was
prepared ill go with hint in such a resolution as would
propose to aisir.llichi.e that borongis. lie might have
misunderstood the Noble Loot, hitt it was th- impres-
sion sin tiro the Noble laird at least was not
adverse to such a resolution.
Lord CASTLEREAGH. begged pardon for inter-
ruptisig the Right limn. Gentleman, but he thought it
neeess.sre to observe, that he had reserved himself
upon that point, soil that he hail more than ile ired
sot to be nailerstosol as precluding himself f of-
Erring any opinion, which. steam further inquiry, he
might think right. He wished the question to remain
entirely open.
Mr. I I ERNF.Y proceeded. Ile allowed that, two
or three days after the debate. the Noble Lord had
come down and explained himself in a inure gnarled
Manner than on the first night ; hut, even with that j
explanation, there was an impression upon his mind,
mot Ile believed lie might add, on the minds of many
hs •.r the Noble Lord coneeded
the principle upon which the measure was founilcal ;
and a great degree of satisfaction was felt and ex-
pressed, mot only within. but without these walls, at
the prospect which such a coneession afforded, that
II his Noble Friend's measure world he carried. 'l'h s
I salstaction was felt, too, nut by those who were called
violent reformers, hot by a stool, practical, sensible
men, who saw that it was lime for some degree of re-
formation, and who felt that wise tom moat conform
ta the times in which they lived.—(Hear, hear!)But now, after the speech of the Noble Lord, he was
to understand, that all this feeling of satisfaction was
unfolusileol, mid that it existed only to be disappointed.
Ile did not deny that this 11;11 was framed to let in
the priacilar o, Parliamentary Reform, and the tray
in which it came r..comistentled to him was this, that
it would pledge the Mow, whenever a fair opportu-
n:ty of mending the state of the representation offered
itself, to do so. Such an opportunity did now offer it-
self. he consideration then suggested itself, whether,
its a country selected in its eircumatattees by the na-
tural comae of time and events—whether, above all, in
a cot ttttt Trial contory, where property was constantly
fluctuating,—it would be imprudent to give the right
of rrpresentati it to a plaice which, by the fluctuation
of trade, has beross,e popnlosts and wealthy ? Was it
better to retain the right in a place which. by a similar
fluetuation, has lost both its population and its opu-
knre ? Woolil any man hesitate in answering the
question how the Crown would be guided, if it were
about to give a charter to one place or the other:—
The Right Hon. Gentleman then proceeded to contend
In favour of tranferring the f anchise to a populous
district. As far as the principle went, he would have
so objection to Liverpool, it it were unrepresented.
Ile had no party object in particularizing Leedt ; fur
If his side of the House were to have one of the Mem-
h?rs for that place, it was as much as they could ex-
pect ; but he implored the House to consider what a
benefit it would have been to Manchester, and to other
similar districts, if they had the right of sending Mem-
bers to Parliament. With respect to Manchester, lie
asked, if it was likely such scenes as occurred there
would ever have taken place if it had been under a fe-
rnier municipal Government, and had a common con-
stitutional vent for its political sentiments. He would
much prefer the transfer of •he franchise to Leeds
rather than to Yorkshire, but he would take whatever
lia.stoalii get ; and, for his part, he would be happy if
a Royal charter were given to every unrepresented po-
pulousdistrict in the kingdom. The Rill had still saw
ther stage to go through after the holidays; he hoped,
that, in the wean time, Gentlemen would seriously
,wider the question, and that they would come back
Item the country determined to give it their sup-
port.
M r. W. WYNN spoke in favour of disfranehisi ngOrans-
pound, 1 at he agreed with the Member for Northam-
b..riand that it would be better to transfer the right of
election to Yorkshire.
Mr. 11. SUMN Sit had some apprehensions as to the
right of the present Parliament to take up the ques-
tion at all, since the offence of (transposal! was Corr-
witted against the last Parliament. As to the gime.

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tion however, if Orampound wefintalig
he would be much inclined to give
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Mr. WENTWORTH BEAUMONT (Member fee
Northumberland), in explanation of the propositi, a
which he intended to make in the Committee, oliet
that it was his purpose to sagging, that fir the pm pose
of representation yogilMera should be divided auto tit.
intrier
counties, the North x
Siding to form owe rou.
ty, the %Vest Riding t . 'I he latter would re.
main as it was, and yea two Members to Parliament ;
and to the former liewould propose to transfer the Iran.
Alse now in question.
Mr. CANNINU said, be was ready to agree wit 1
Ilentlemen that some new mollification with
Ilhiorrolitrohungshuotor (hierAduisirrannendhawissae:silieltlirt;iiitlathwreYe.nplacfracte wpraosvittn:::::
to be totally extinguished,
that the right of voting as freeholder' for the ronnry
should be allowed to all the innocent Merton. He wit
not then prepared to Ray that he was really to cement to
this new right; still tees would he consent to have the
right of voting transferred to any other ;duce. It would
be much better to disfranchise by the 'addition of new
electors, who should overwhelm the 'weir* rote-.
The gronnd on which the Noble Lord recommended this
Bill to the favour of the House, was that of its steering
clear of all wild and visionary theories of Reform;
but whoever looked at the detail's of the Bill, would fine
that it went to diffuse a right of suffrage of the mod ex-
tensive kind, and to throw a great part of the elective
franchise Into that wide popular scak.which it had ever
been the principles of that House to resist. Mane
of those towns throughout the kingdom, where th'e
II molar franchise prevailed most generally, were
meets more limited In regard to the right of voting,
than the town of Leeds would he, if tins Bill were to
puss Memo low iu its present form. And if Parliswest
now cecomemended or sanctioned such a right, a feeling
of discontent would be excited through 'tittered parts of
the country, in consequence of the wale of runsparieun
which world he drawn between these new rights, and
the limited rights which already existed. It was on this
round chiefly that he opposed the Bill in its present
form. It 'night be said that he looked with jealousy to
1 any measure that carried with it a principle of Perth-
mentary Reform. Ile certainly felt a general objection
to any ;principle of the kind ;•but, st the same time, he
woula submit to any portion of Parliamentary Reform
1 which might belong to any measure, whenever sea i
measure because necessary for the rorrection of an exist-
ing evil. But he could not submit to the present mea-
sure, because it would go forth as a recognition of a
1 principle which ought never to be esaertamed by the
House. In the present case of tir.oupound, there did
exist a 111-Co oity of that kiwi; hut other cases might
arise in which a similar necessity wealth exist, and then
the principle would be carried to a dangerons extent.
His wish was, that there should be no other example
s' ler to that of tiratispound, and that no oilier boroughs
would abuse the rights vested in thesis in such a may as
to make it imperative on the House to adopt such an-
other course as it WAS now purscing.
Mr. IV. W 1' NN explained.
Mr. CANNING and Mr. H. SUMNER. also explained.
Mr. ORENFELL said, Ise had lung since been pre-
pared to give his unqualified approbation to the lli. -
franchisement of Orasuround ; but he bail entertained
doubts whether this Bill might not tail in its object.
Mr. D. I.IILBERT said, he had always beet' of opi-
nion. that the very merit of that House arose from tb.•
circumstance of not being a complete delegation from
the mess of the I euple. An weedily constituted ea
such a principle would sweep away bcfure it not only
the Aristocracy, hut the very Monarchy of the coon.
try. It would take all tie pens r of the State into
its con hands, and eventually terminate in a-usilitare
despotism. lie did Hot mean to sae that the Bill then
before the House would produce Pllll.l an effect ; but the
principle it went to establish ought to be checed its the
first instance ; and therefore he should oppose the Billet
it then level.
Sir JOHN NEWPORT said, that Cornwall already
possessed too great a weight in the r..presentation of die
people: and in every case of this kind the House was
bound to give a fairer representation to places where
there was extensive population, and great property. he
wholly differed from the Right lion. Member for Liter-
pool ; and he did so, because this 'erasure favoured the
principle of Parliamentary Reform.
Lord CAST LEREAtia explained.
Mr. W ARRE expressed his great disappoltement st
the fate whirl, this ilill was likely to meet with. Ili
was an enemy to all wild and desperate measure* of lie.
form ; bat he felt confilent that some kind of Reform
was absolutely nezessary 4 and a general feeling previa-
esl thnsughout the country, that whenever an opportu-
nity arose for introducing any amelioration, the Hesse
ouibt not to sing its eyes to the adoption of the saga.
Ir. W. SMITH sail', he had a great objection to hare
the right of election fur this borough continued is Corn-
wall; for if the forty-four Members tenoned from lino
wall were all Cornish tientlemen, that county had al
MOOS share in the repretteetat7un; but the fact vas, not
the Cornish boroughs sent ail over England for Ovens
meet to represent them; and that was a teaser why it
ought to have so many Representatives.
Mr. GI LBEKT thought it strange, that the Ilee.
Boathouse should throw ont reflections against IWO"'
tors of Cornwell, he having been himself once a Hew
her for a Cornish borough.—(Langliter.)
Mr. IV. SMITH said, be had represented a Cored'
borough—but he was returned in a way which utigit
not be altogether agreeable to that Howie.
Mr. BATIWRST admitted, that lirampound had fee
felted its right to the elective franchise; and. the el.O.
question was, what was the best mode of peagliair is.,
borough ? In a case of this kind, when a new meow
was a tilted. it ought to be applied with as lit& she"'
tion as possible in the existing state of iuiags.
Mr. HOBHOUSE.—Notwithstanding that the iolow
had been protracted beyond the time to which II 108
expected to extend, his hoped the House woeld API?
him for occupying an additional few moments WWI*
stated the grounes epee which he supported the
of the Noble Lord. if the Noble and Right lissalww
theiriiellul nowno"eisatracte ttehrosetthtesipt Ida 7; to
ohethire ricirlewrirtellidw.""
goodies, he hoped that the House wonid allow In
ow
portunity of laying before it his opinions aro
subject, although these opinions might differ •
from those by which the Noble and Right Hee.
men opposite were actuated. I; pen the premed
he felt satisfied that the House would do tithe ill
sitting the principle of the necessity of fl ei I ell
f dik I's
would have said ao in as earlier sitar o_ c !Pimp
fettermtheise aprzebishewn:inown tusehat
bythe iNiisob(lemLastbsosidlet
..,,g.
sue as much in 'bat House, as he (Lori J.
lost by the alliance of die Noble La
tleatleeregh) in the rommtry. He (Mr. Hot
liZs;
typest his firm belief that it was inceesbeat es the
to matinee the country that the Hoe*" of Cemo.
tiellogled with the lion'', is an anxiety for _ "
the priseiple of the Bill, as stated in the prestin:
was reedy to give hie costurreoce, sad he leel_m_r_ri
wallow to do so, because it hod not Iwo' sere lath
erpreseuted that then/ was a class lif . _L..",
country, who, harlot; laid down an esteern pri..4
form, were &fertilised sot to accept ell 11"Itribb►
the whole. If then were itch a glass, he ( •

hose) WU not a member of it t oh the contrary, he
naked with gratitude whatever little would be gives
to the people of England, aad he returned the grateful
slasslts of an humble individual to the Noble Lord (Lord
J.Rassell) for his exertions Sowards the advantage of
the toiletry. Among the objections which had beets
thrown out against the motion of the Noble Lord, he saw
aellting that called urn him to detain the House a sin-
gle moment, as nothing almost in the way of objection
Fa been urged, except the statement of the opinion that
it eras escessary to put off the evil day. As the Right
fien.lientleman (Mr. Canning), who made use of these
terms was not then in his place, he (sir. Hobhousr)
Amid not dwell upon them any longer. But he t
declare, that he did not agree with the Right Hon. Oen-
finnan in the notion, that the day to which he alluded
was an evil day. On the contrary, he thought it was
one towards which the country looked with the deepest
ilieeest, as a day shirt; was to restore the people to the
enjoymeat of their just rights, and whirh, instead of en-
staggering the foundations of the Constitution, as was so
eleoneouily supposed by mane, would completely allay
time popular discontent—would adjust the rights and pre-
rogatives of the Crown, and recover to the people the
possessions of that form of tiovernment to which their
tenitthetioaal situation in former times entitled them to
I it claim.
'Mr. MOORE (of the Bar) replied to several ob-
jections which had beets urged against the motion of the
Noble Lord (Lord John Russell). It was said, that the
douse ought not to recognize the principle of Reform.
Was not the extension of the right to the adjoining
benched, of tersunpound as extensive a change as that
proposed to be effected by the Bill? 1n his opinioh
it was, and whether a transfer, or a diffusion, or a cow-
idete extioctien of the franchise was adopted, he would
hhold that the principle of Reforus was equally sanctioned
by either mode. If, .:owes a, the House was determined
nut to agree to recognise the principle of Reform upon
any terns:, he did not see bow any thing short of a com-
plete rejection of the Bill could be reconciled with such
a spirit.
!kid J. RUSSELL, in reply, said, that although the
Noble Lard opposite (Lord Castlereagh) had done no-
thing at present that with not perfectly consistent with
his former declarations, yet he (Lord e.) hail that night
very much disappointed )him. Ile (Lord J. Russell) was
detettninetl, so far as lay in his power, to bring shout a
Reform by measures of this nature, wherever particular
rases of corruption called for thew ; and while he was
charged with entertaining visionary schemes, lie sl Id
tend upon the Right lion. tientleman, and say, that
**Wog could be inure visionary and chimerical than
the notion that the punishment sit the borough of Corn-
nail would have the effect of purifying the rest. With
r vect to the propositions of the Hon. Member for Nor-
ildebrrlatt I (Mr. Itratimont), he (Lord J. Russell)
troni,! agree to it. awl lie hoped the Noble Lord (Lord
I asttercaeli) would also meet hint halt way, by assent-
ing to the sityvAtioti.
Levi CASILEIMAIIII, in explanation, vindicated
himself from any charge of want of candotir in his con-
chal with ragar.! to the Noble Lord's Hill.
The Bill ems then read the serond time, and ordered
to he rommit!ed This slay (Friday) fortnight.
'the Irish Clerk of the Peace Bill was read the third
time and passed.
Lord CASTLERE l(lI gave notice, that on Monday
se'uaight. he should move fur leave to bring in a Bill to
resew the Alien Art, and another to renew the Act fur
the Naturalization of Foreigners.
BRC %ell or FRIytL"ur.
The ATTORNEY-OENER.II, presented a petition
from the Warden of the Fleet Prism% in Which he said
the privileges of that Ilonse were intimately concerned.
The tilViotiet stated, that in the year the warrant
of the >Zpeaker of that House hail been directed to him,
ordering List to discharge front custody Robert I•liristie
Burton, Esc., who haul been elected Member of Parlia-
ment to serve for Bet erley, awl in compliance with the
said authority he did deliver tip this tientleman. In
consequent., of his relargentent, the creditors of Mr.
Burt on inteitnted an action aAai east the petitioner, charg-
ing {situ with suffering the said Mr. Pnrton to escape
frau' prison. ender these cireutostances, he prayed
that hits I,et:l:ott might Le referred to the Con Injure of
Privi leg •‘.
The petition was then referred to the Committee of
Privileges, and it was an order to the said Committee,
that they hold their meeting on Thursday next.
routes or JI'DGES.
•

Mr. tifIRDOCSE gave notice, that on or about the
13th of Joni., lie should bring forward a measure respect.
ing the powers of Judges to tine and imprison persons for
priceedinv in Courts nf Jitstice. In giving
this notice. lie should regret vr.-y much that so import-
ant a task was left to one so inexperienced, and every
way unfitted as lie was to it. At the same time, unless
some Member more capable than he was would undertake
tie: dilly, he would heymnpelled to take It upon himself.
IiANKES gave notice, that he would op Friday
nest move for the annual grata to the Dritish Sluseuto.
The American Drawback Dill, and the Customs Re-
Onion Bill, were real the second time, and ordered to
be committed on Thursday.
On tiir motion of Mr. it. W. HARVEY, a variety of ,
Armor's were ordered to he laid before the House rela-
tive to hue Writs of Error allowed by the Cursitor during
the last three years.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL obtained leave to
bring in a Kill to give further facilities to the proceed-
ings in the Court of King's Bench, by giving certain
powers to Justices of Anise. The Honourable and
LeArned Gentleman soon after brought in the Bill, which
was read a first titur, and ordered to be read a second
time on the 30th of June.
Mr. R. WARD brought up the Ortinane., Estimates,
which were ordered to be printed.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of,
and at half put ten the House adjourned to Thursday
nest.

EXTRAORDINARY OCCURSINCI.-00 Sunday morning
a Sermon was preached at the Octagon Chapel, in this
thy, for the benefit of the National Schools; and after
the service a collection was made at the doors of the
chapel. Onring the collection, a gentleman's servant,
who was standing in the passage, asserts. that he oh-
t.erred a lady secretly take a hank-note from the bux,holden
by one of the gentlemen to receive the deposits of the
charitable. He further asserts, that the lady, perceiving
she teas observed. muttered as she passed him,—" It
my rwn note." The itianinstantly replied, "No, Madam,
von took it not of the box." The man goes on to state,
that the lady then passed on, endeavouring to mix with
the crowd. but be followed her so closely, that, on reach-
ing Quiet-street, and still finding him at her heels, she
reword back. and owilliag her way to the Vestry-room,
exclaims t, "1 kroste discovered a one-pound note in my
sleeve, which I acidsI Mist accidentally bare taken
np when l pat Ir etylleintien into the boi." The ser-
vant man who Wittseseektlie transaction, haring related
it to his master, was by him directed immediately to in-
form the gentlemen who massaged the collection thereof,
which be 'lid ; and his ouster has since borne testimony
to his strict veracity and integrity. Some corrolionwir g
circumstances are said to have come to light ; notwith-
standing which, the lady persists in asserting her bolo-
(-Pare, and her accuser as resolutely sts in asseve-
rating the truth of his atewsations. he accused is said
to he a lady of considerable fortune, and meting in the
first circles of fashion.--(Bath Nerd Cheltenham. &sate.)

etc btatcOmatt.

" THE BRITIsII sTATIESSISSI" Is INenili.imisTr:D WITH " TPS
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LONDON:
SATt ItDAT ETIMING, 114,T IT, 1820.

Paris Papers, of the 17t1s, arrived this (lay, at the
moment our Paper was going to Pre...
There seems no other intelligence of importance in
them, except what relates to the debate on the law
of Elections. The discussion waS on Weauestlay ad-
journed.

The motion of Lord J. IlcaseLL id tbe llonse of
Commons last night, for the second resoling of the
Urampound Disfranchisement Hill, railed forth expli-
citly the sentiments of ninny of the leadi•mg characters
in that Assembly, on the iuteresting question of Par-
liamentary Reform. The ulterior object of the Noble
LOT I who made the motion, was understood to be the
removal of the elective franchise from the out-east bo-
rough to an unrepresented populous town—such as that
of Leeds. It was on this point chiefly that the debate
was led to turn, and that the expediency of Reform
in generd became the topic of discussion. Lord
CAPTIAREAGH did not neglect to correct the mistaken
impression, that lie was favourable to the principle of
inuoveion. He would deal with 4 irampound on the
principle of former preredents. I!e %las fur following
the practice that had been settled in the case of din-
franchised boroughs, throniog the elective franehise
into the adjoining hundreds ; but he was altogether
against transferring the franchise to Leeds. lie wookl
carefully avoid recognising the principle of any then.
retirAl plans of Iteform.-31r. CANNING was more de-
tided and repulsive in his opposition to the precedent pro-
posed. He would delay the admission of such a doctrine
as long as possible, lweause it involved a countenance
of Parliamentary Rrforw. I.e would nut subscribe
to it till its adoption became absolutely necessary, nay,
completely indispensable. " Let us," said ht., " defer
any acquiescence in the principles of Reform as long as
we ran—let us avoid chance as much as possible, in
order to save the country from the difficulties, the in-
convenienees, and the dangers that may be apprehend-
ed front it; let Us, then, keep within the range and
prae;ice of the Constitution, by resisting the principle
of Parliamentary Reform, until an occasion shall arise
to overmaster us, to st lib+ we must yield."

The reference of Mr. TIERNET to this brave exhor-
tation was manly and becoming a s•atesman. He did
not, indeed, profess himself to he the advocate of any
exiensive or radical Reform, but he admired the con-
duct of those who thought it necessary to conform
themselves to the feelings of the times in n bids they
liverbt--who thought it not a mark of wisdom to set up
any mind, however powerful, against the tmesper of men
■nd the current of events. Such men whom be esteemed
to he sound and rational Reformers hailed the declara-
tion of the Noble Lord who made the motion, as the
forerunner of our improvement in a small degree
(for very small he admitted it was) of the state of
the Repteseutation, but as in a great degree show-
ing the opinion of the House of Commons in fa.
your of improvement, when a favourable opportunity
offered.

Such conduct is no more than what enlightened ;
policy suggests. With the progress of opinion the
institutions of preceding ages inert in time conform ; ;
and their total change can be alone presented by sea-
sonable and gradual conewssious. The dangers of
Revolution cannot be more easily averted than by
the introductions of Reform ; nor the security of
a system more deeply injured than by ch. risking
the diseases and infirmities of longevity. Is the dread I
of innovation to be the obstacle to change? What
would now have been the state of individuals, and so-
ciety, if that weak, false, and thread-bare pretence had
bee. allowed to check the progress of improvement?
The British Parliament itself v. its once an innovation—
and Philosophy, and the Reformed Religion, and Chris-
tianity, and Civilisation, were all once subject to the op-
probrious charge. list light has dawned upon the public
mind, and, from its naturemill increase and spread.---It,
will he a solecism in the history of the Fugues species. if
political institutions can continue without the correc-
tion and amendment they require, while every thing

Extract of a letter Prow St..lagn Cuba, Apr 2:
" The vessels in port are detain:ft tram londing, in
consequence of all the dress and lithunrers being put
into requisition, by the tiovernment rr Tling fortifica-
tions. A Spanish brig has just arrived herr from
Afriea, bringing about 120 slaves, out of 379; the
others, and a great part of the crew, died on her pas-
sage. Our markets are very dull, flour being pro-
hibited froth exportation. American Papers arrived
this wording, but the sante dates as before; April 211."

Extract of a letter from St. Thomas's, dated the 4th
of April General llo:ivar has made a retrograde
movement again to St. Fernando; and, 1 conjecture.
these operations, on tree part of toe s'atriots, are to
decoy the enemy into the interior, which Morillo
carefully avoids. The above movement on the part of
the Patriot General, by the well informed, s stated to
he owing to his having been disappointed of several
thonsand stand of arms which he ought to have re-
ceived from one of the West India islands. Two hundred
thousand dollars have lately been received at Angos-
tura fr Sante Ft., and two hundred thousand inure
are on the way, exprestly to purchase muskets, which
article is a good speculation at present, as ready molly
II given fir them."
The Paris Papers, which arrived yesterday, ate
chiefly occupied with the report of the debates in the
Chamber of Deputies on the subiert of the Election
Law, which rommeneed on 3hentiy. General Foy
opposed the adopt' of the proposed law. lie was
f .flowed on the same title by Messrs. Ilercoux and
Francais ; while 31. de la Bourdonnaye and M de
Castelhtljac supported if. The further debate IPSO
then adjourned till next tiny. A hundred and twenty-
three orators hare pUt clown their names, as intending
to speak for and against the law. The Chausber of
Peers assembled on 31..nday in the Iligh Court of Jto...
tire, to hear the report of the Commission of Inquiry
into the Assassittatiou of the Duke of Berri.
PH eN1•11 FUN per lints, 73 f. fin r.
't HE (racy.--It is said that her 31,jesty is ex-
pected to arrive in England the first week in June;
hot, siotwitio.7antling, the reports of yesterday, it is
now observed, that as her auartmetits at Kensington-
Palace are quite unfurnished, and no orders hare
hitherto been given for re-furnishing them for her re-
ception, it must he infer ••ed, that her 31ajesty does not
Lorna to reside there on her arrival. It it supposed
that some ready-furnished house will be taken for the
present, until a residence is provided ?:ttitahle to her
rank. Mr. Brougham's observation in the Court of
Chancery was. that " the cause of complaint, via. the
want of her Majesty** answer in the suit, would be
removed itnnwiliately on her return."
Mr. Yates Brown has contradicted the paragrph
which stated that Sir Charles Wolseley and Mr. 11u..t
had passed the night of their confinement in the King's
Bench prison together, ;t1 an apartment that was allot-
ted to them. On the day they were c ttttt 'Bitted to that
place, Mr. B. says, that an apartment was kindly given
up to Sir Charles Wolseley by a gentleman confined
I for debt.

Between four and Rye o'clock on Thursday morning,
Johnson and Healy were removed flint the King's
Benc;i prison, hand-ruffed, and escorted on foot as far
as Bridge-street, Blackfriars. At this place, Slessrs.
Wieder and Lewis, who arcompanied them, made such
are %trance to the idiSeers who were conducting
them, that a coach was called, in which they were con-
'eyed to the Saracen's Bead, Snowhill, whence they
were to have taken the stage to Manchester The
stage had, however, set otf, and the hackney-roach
pursued and overtook it at the Peacock, at laliagton.
The Caledonian steam-packet, on the 4th of April,
run from Neil to Selby, a distance of i 4 miles, in four
hours. A vessel of the same description is at present
running regularly between Liverpool atnl Ureenoek.
iShe calls at the Isle of Man and Portpatrich, in going
and returning, and is stated to perform the trip between
Liv,tpool and lireenock iu less time than the m ill, or
any other coach.
DIAL, MAT 19.--. Ar 'Ted the Norval, Skinner, from
1—; Magnet, Brune, from Africa ; Martha, Ellis,
i from Liverpool ; and Merlin, Weeks, from Jamaica ;
I the two latter have sailed for the Hirer. The Suffolk,
Abison; and Mark, Crane, lost an anchor and cable
each during the stet ng S. W. gale in the Downs.—
Passed by the back of the thritlw:n Sands, yesterday,
Ithe Meshy, of Liverpool, from the BrasCs, for Am-1
sterlam. The Merlin spo e, on the 17th instant, the!
American ship New York, of and from New York, for I
Amsterdam, all well. As American brig, from Lon- i
' don, and an English bark (names unknown), lost an-
chors aid ceblee in the 1/owns yesterday.
ACCIDICIST AT Tn. BIRIIIIVOCAII TNICATItt...•-it is i
with the deepest regret we have to announce a dread-!
fed artidest which took place shoot six o'clock yerer- ,
Iday ',mita; (We Monday, 17th inst.) at the 1 beater. 1
: Sec.'s permits were injured, one of whom died almost
1 lasommilatsit afVer he was taken to the Hospital. Two
are serlonsly !vended, and the four others &illy slightly. ;
This accidsat is ascribed to the breaking of a beam at.'
the back of He stage.

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