The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-06-24 00:00:00

ENGLISH CATHOLIC BILL

On the motion of Lord Nuance, the Order of the Day
was read for the House going into a Committee on this
Bill. The Order of the day being read,
Lord NUGENT, after shortly referring to some of the
objections partially raised against this measure, expressed
his satisfaction that those objections were not vital. Since
be had last addressed the House on this measure, he un-
derstood it had been approved of by the most considera-
ble of the Catholic Body, as likely td enable them to per-
form new duties, and give fresh proofs of their attach-
ment to the institutions of their country. The object of
the Bill was two fold. First, it went to give the elective
franchise to Catholics, in cases wherein Protestants had it

sow. Next, it proposed to admit them into the magis-
tracy in cases wherein Protestants were now qualified
'for it; and these objects were proposed to be attained
by' dispensing with certain oaths now imposed by lett,
on those who exercised the elective franchise, and
qualified themselves for the magistracy. The Bill, is
some respects, he feared, met with the objection of
the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Secretary
reel), but that objection had been stated by the Right
Ron. Gentleman with that manliness and candour
which had always marked his public conduct. He
knew the Right Roo. Gentleman desired no compliment;
but he (Lord N.) might be allowed to observe, that
as the laudable frankness of the Right Hon. Gentleman
made his support highly valuable on every occasion, his
opposition to a measure came against it with ten-fold
weight. He could, however, assure that Right Hon.
Gentleman, that the Catholics generally were satisfied
that his opposition to their claims was a conscientious
one; and they, as well as the House, knew that it was
advanced with every possible fairness and liberality.—
(Hear, hear, hear.) He had already stated that the
Right Hon. Gentleman bad offered some partial objec-
tions to the present Bill, and he (Lord N.) would fain
hope that he should be successful in his endeavour to'
remove them. He had availed himself of some of the
suggestions of the Right Honourable Gentleman, and
purposed introducing some alterations in the Bill as soon
,as the House should have resolved itself into a Commit-
tee upon it. He found that the Test Act was passed
under the pressure of circumstances, but the object
of the Bill would not interfere with the securities
which the Constitution required from Roman Catholics.
He declared the Bill to advance universal toleration,
and considered the measure founded on liberality and jos-
tice. The Noble Lord concluded by moving the Speaker
do leave the Chair.
Mr. Secretary PEEL objected to the mode in which
the Noble Lord had carried his principle into execution.
He would not promise to promote the objector the Bill in
the Committee. He bad no objection to concede the
elective franchise, bat the Noble Lord! might have
accomplished the object better by a separate Bill.
He should have no objection to an Act, repealing the 7th
and Bth of King William. The object of the Noble
Lord was to put the Catholics of Ireland and England on
the same footing. The Catholics of Ireland could not
hold corporate offices. In most corporate offices, the
Oath of Supremacy and the Sacramental Test were re-
quired. The Noble Lord proposed to repeal the Oath of
Supremacy and Transubstantiation. That was more than
Mr. Grattan, in his Bill, attempted. Those tests were
untouched. The Catholic was expected to take the oath
under the 31st of the late King. That was the only test
necessary. Having stated his general views, he recom-
mended the Noble Lord to divide the Bill, making an ex-
elusive measure for giving the Roman Catholics the
elective franchise. The Noble Lord bad not explained
himself on the subject of the Union with Scotland.
Lord NUGENT here said, it was his intention to move
a clause on that subject.
Mr. W. BANKES opposed the Bill. He objected to
any concession, on the ground that it was always made
the pretext for farther concession.
Mr. BROUGHAM said he would have wished that the
opposition of the Hon. Member for Cambridge had been
postponed to a future atageof the Bill, because from the
suggestions of the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite, be
was sure that he could prevail with the Noble Lord to
modify his Bill, so as to meet his objections. To one
part, the elective franchise, there was no objection, and
that part could be embodied in a distinct Bill and passed.
The reit might be reserved for future discussion. If the
Hon. Member for Cambridge would waive his opposition
now, the Bill would then have a chance of a fur discus-
sion on its merits.
Mr. BANKES, sen. opposed the motion, and said that
the principle of the elective franchise formed his strong-
est grodnd of objection to the measure.
Mr. Secretary CANNING hoped that the Noble Lord
would have no objection to adopt the suggestion of the
' Honourable and Learned Member (Mr. Brougham) and

divide the Bill into two parts. The principle of vie
elective franchise would then be discussed upon its own
merits.

Mr. WETHERELL wished •to have it ¢rarrally•ar.
deratood that lie gave hi• determined oppo ition to the
Bill. The motion before ttie House war then with-
dratvn. _

Lord NUGENT moved that it be an instraction to the
Committee to divide the Bill into two Bilk

The motion was agreed to, and the House resolved it-
self into a Committee on the Bill.

After a desultory conversation, in which several Hon.
Members took part, the House resumed, and the Report
being received. was ordered to be taken into further con-
sideration on Wednesday next.
The Irish Chancery Bill was read a third time and
passed. '
Sir F. OMMANNEY moved for an account of the
number of Pirate Vessels destroyed by Ships of War od
the Jamaica Station, with the number of men taken and
condemned, and the number of Officers and men wound.
ed in that service, &c. from January 1821 to March last.
—Ordered.
Adjourned at a quarter past One o'clock.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL

A Court of Common Council was held yesterday at the
Council Chamber, Guildhall, for the dispatch of general
business.

LORDON BaIDGE.
Mr, JONES brought up a report from the Bridge-bocce
Committee on the subject of the proceedings taken with re.
spent to the London-bridge bill. The report recommended
the presentation of three petitions to the House of Lords
against the Bill. (Draughts of the petitions were appended
to the report.) The first petition prayed their Lordship!
against the bill generally, and particularly against thatchnse
(added in the Commons by way of rider) by which no en-
gineer or architect could be appointed to superintend the
building of the bridge without the consent of three or more
of the Lords of the Treasury. It else stated that the cor-
poration had not funds adequate to such an undertaking.—
The second petition prayed to he heard by counsel against
such parts of the hill as might be injurious to the interests
of the corporation; and the third petition prayed to be heart
by counsel against the bill generally, and that it might not
puss into a law.
The Loan MAYOR informed the Court of the steps he
he had taken In opposition to the bill pursuant to its in-
structions.
Mr. Alderman Wont, was an advocate for the measure,
but strongly deprecated the clause which had been added h;
the Honourable Member for Surrey (hlr. 11. Sumner) rtt-
specting the power to be vested in the Lords of the Treasury
as to the appointment of an engineer. He complained aT
the conduct of Mr. H. Sumner as being most unhandsome
and unfair in this respect—to have taken adtantage of his
(Alderman Wood's) absence, and brought up a clause oh
the third reading on which be had been before defeated is
the Committee.
A long discussion now took place on the question of agree.
ling to the report and the petitions. which occupied the
greater part of the day. It ended in the report and the peti-
tions .with some verbal amendments) being agreed to.
A Letter of Thanks from the Greek Committee for the
donation of 10001. was read, and ordered to be inserted aa
the Journals.
PROTEST AGAINST THE SPANISH SUBSCRIPTION.

Before the Court rose,
The LORD MAYOR stated, that be had received two
communications on the subject of their proceedings,
which he wished to lay before the Court. The first was
a letter from Mr. Bowring, the Secretary to the Cott-
snittee for misaging the Spanish subscription, thanking
the Court for its munificent donation of 1,0001. in sup.
port of the Spaniards in their present struggle for liberty.
(This letter was read, and ordered to be entered on the
journals.)
The second communication, continued his Lordship,
was sent td him, with a request that be might Jay it be-
fore the next Court. It was signed by ten aldermen and
sixteen commoners, and purported to be a protest against
the recent resolution for granting 1,0001. to the support
of the Spaniards. s• Ido not know," the Lord Mayor
added, • what precedent there is for receiving such a
document ; but I feel it right to lay it before the Court
as it was sent to me. 1 scarcely need observe, indeed it
would be wholly unnecessary if my conduct in this
matter hid not been made the subject of the grossest
misrepresentation, that with this protest I have nothing
to do. I did not originate it. Whatever my conduct oa
the subject may be thought of, I would act in the same
manner over again, if the same circumstances again
occurred."
Mr. norm said a few words respecting the danger of
the precedent in receiving-such a document ; but be was
not distinctly heard below the bar. [Here were some cries
of " Read, read."]
Mr. JUPP said, be should object to the protest being
read, unless a precedent for it were clearly before the
Court.
Mr. Alderman WAITIIMAN said, it would be very irre-
gdlar to read it. There was no precedent for it. The
only way in which protests were known in that Court,
were by members dividing the Court on any question on
which they differed from others, and letting the votes for
and against be recorded. Much as be might wish, is
a matter of curiosity, to know the contents of such a do-
cument, he should object to its being read, as without
precedent.
Mr; GALLOWAY said, It was highly indecorous and im-
proper for gentlemen who had had an opportunity of et-
pressing their sentiments on the late question, to seek in this
manner to reiterate the arguments against it. Ile would.
therefore, unless it was proved to be a well-established
course of proceeding, object to this being read. At the
same time be felt obliged for the manner in which the Lord
Mayor had introduced it to the Court.
The LonD MAYOR said it was addressed, not to the Cot"
but to himself, with a request that he would lay it before
the next Court. lie had thought it necessary to inform the
Court of its character, before ne had it read, lest he should
be said to ha►e taken any advantage of the Court, while in
ignorance of its import.
It was here suggested that the officer of the Court should
be consulted as to any precedents for such a protest.
This was done, and the officer answered, that within his
memory, the Court had never received a protest against any
of his proceedings.
Mr. Alderman WAITRMAN then moved—" That the Lord
Mayor had informed the Court of his having received (wills
a request that he would present it to the Court) a written
protest, signed by ten Aldermen end 16 commoners, against
the proceedings of the Court on the 10th inst.. in hating
voted 1,0001. in aid of the Spaniards in their endeavours to
repeal the unjust aggression of the Bourbons—
" Resolved, That thin appears to the Court to be withoat
precedent, it cannot be received."
After some short discussion as to the form of proceeding,
this resolution was agreed to.
After some routine business was dispatched, the Court
broke up.

The following Is a list of the protesting aldermen 154

Aldermen—Curtis, Atkins, Glyn, Flower, MIMI.
Bridges, Co; Lucas, C. Smith, and Thompson.
Commoners—S. Dixon, Ryde, J. G. Cope, Brooke, lea-
nings, Cowie, Ferrell, Crocker, Burrs, Blokesley, Degracro
Hellen, Bide; Woodward, Marshall, and Uibbs.

On Friday evening se'nnight, the high end of life.
rawhall's roper'', at St. Peter's near .this town, was dit-
covered to be on tire. The engines uere.called out, but
notwithstanding the exertions made, the roof and bor-
ing were entirely consurned.—(Serecastle Chronicle)
On Saturday looming last, about one o'clock, a Mt
broke out in tue dye-house of Air. Penrith, Ititsore,!tee.
in this town; but by timely discovery it was happy
subdued, after having destroyed 28 chains of cote
yarn, to the amount of about 301.—The premises, u•c
dermatitis are insured.--(Carliale Journal.)

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NA?. JOHN BAPTIST.—HoIiday at the Bask.

Whe Iptateontitit.

TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 24, 1823.

PARLIAMENTARY COMMENTARY.

Mr. Huskisson has very kindly consented that the
ship-owners shall be heard on Monday next, against
the bill for the destruction of our maritime superiority,
called by Ministers the " reciprocity of Duties Bill."
Mr. Hume enquired whether Prussia would take off the
higher duties imposed on British vessels, if the present
bill passed into a law ! We have arrived at a strange point
of save/greeteess, indeed, when it could be necessary to
ask such a question. The British enquiring what Pres-

Ma will do, u a recompense for the destruction of the
British Navy, by British Legislators ! A State that has
not a single vessel of war—that was never known in the
records of a naval nation, dictates to Britain that she shall

tommit an act of suicide upon her navy ! in order that
she may purchase the privilege of entering a Prussian
Port some hrthings cheaper! Good hearts can scarcely
hold from a breach of good manners, to see such a nest
of barterer' in the national temple! Bat, this is not all
our degradation. Prussia not only persists in her present
rate of duties, unless we destroy our maritime code ;
tot Mr. Huskisson, without a blush upon his cheek, and
without being silenced by the spontaneous indignation
of the assembled Senate, wanted us that the
Prussian Minister accompanied his declaration of
a readiness to meet us upon equal ternu, (kind
soul!) with " a denunciation that if we did not
." act upon this principle, the Prussian Court would
" impose upon English vessels extra duties upon a still
" higher scale l" We are literally amazed at this into.
knee! There was a time when the man who could
stoop to be the herald of such insulting language to a
British Senate, could not have remained Minister for a
second after he had degraded himself, and insulted the
country so far! But " every ass may kick the lion now!"
His teeth are drawn, his claws are pared ; his joints are
stiff with age, and be is ready to barter his ancient
honors, in the hope of preserving a little longer, an ex-
istence worthless to others, and burthedsome to himself!
. Still to threaten a *tarn-out lion with the vengeance of a
mouse, which the move of his paw would annihilate, is a
gratuitous accumulation of insult. We are in some fear
that the ship•dwners have not placed their opposition to
this fatal measure upon the firm and national ground
they ought to stand upon. We perceive that they
require compensation, if their national advantages
are to be taken away—but they Should remember
the.t they hold their advantages in trust for the

lECURITT of the BRITISH NAVY: What compemutiost
_ _ _ _ _

can the nation receive for the admission of a princi-
ple whica will operate upon it like the dry rot upon
buildings, and moulder it into dust, while it ap-
penile) maintain its orighial aspect, until the day of
641 comes, and it is found to be bat the shadow of its

former self. Wind are odr sea-ports about. May we
mot parody the lines of Shakspeare, and ask—" What is
become of Bristol; where is Hull ? Are Liverpool,

"and Glasgow then no more ?" In war, the Navy is the
protector of commerce. In peace odr merchants should
protect the principles of our national Davy, that they
may find protection when' they need it. When British
Commerce ceases to be carried on by British seamen, in

British Shipr, the British Navy exists no longer; and
though commerce may gain something in a pecuniary

Cew, it will lose all, by losing the security, without
which the largest possessions are worthless, and nomi-
nal owners become mere tenants upon contingencies.

. Two curious granti were made last night by the
House of Commons—one of 50001. for the propagation

of the gospel in the colonies, where the Ministeraadmit
L'hristianity must not be taught, lest the slaves
should discover they have a right to liberty—
and another of 15,0001.f0r promoting emigration from
the South of Ireland to the Cape of Good Hope and
the Canadas ! The cost of removing a family to either
of those dun tries, would be sufficient to enable them to
live comfortably where they are, under a good system ;
and any attempt to assist Ireland, by taking away an in.
significant portion of her population, while the great
mass, if left under the barrow of oppression, is quite ridi=
culoas, as affecting the great question.. The grant is
called an experiment ; but in that sense it is contempti-
ble in amount. It will not remove 500 people, under
Government auspices; for every step taken by a Govern-
bent Agent costs as much as a day's journey to those
who expend their own money. All these matters are
mere jobs. They certainly benefit those who have the
advantage of them ; but the benefit is bought at too dear
rate, and is paid for by those who receive none of it.
The Church of Ireland ought to End the fund for the
removal of those whom it helps to starve at home.
We should suppose the present Chancellor of the Ex.
chequer has a taint of Hibernianism in his blood, from his
conduct on the lottery question. Some time ago, be
told as that he meant only to have one lottery more; and
last night he came down to propose it ; but instead of one
lottery, he moved for one of 60,000 tickets, and said it
was to be divided into three Lotteries of 20,000 tickets
each, the usual number of tickets in one lottery. This
is making as much as possible of the dead ass.
Lord Nugent has obtained leave to divide his proposed
bill for the relief of the English Catholics into two bills
—the one conferring upon them the elective franchise,
which the Ministers are disposed to let pass ; and the
ether admitting them to the Magistracy, which will be
opposed. Mr. Bankes, Mr. Wetherell, and others, how•
ever, oppose both objects ; and success of either measure
Is yet doubtful.

IRELAND.
A Morning Paper is chagrined that the " Catholic Ann-
elids& " of Ireland is about to assume the title of the
" Nation' Association," by what it calk an act of oat-
lawry of the Protestants ; while it ought to be aware that
In *iteration is mods with the view of including such Pro•

testaata as ire kOnest enough to think that Ireland ought to
have a national feeling against the faction which exhausts its
natural and artificial advantages, and deluges its streets
with blood. The "Catholic Auociation " Is also blamed
for having addressed the Lord Lieutenant against the per-
mission of Orange processions on the 12th of July, as such
ain will perplex the Irish Government. It is, bow-
ever, perplexed enough alreade ; and has to determine at
once whether it will put down the Orange faction, or be it
self put down. The Catholics offer their assistance to the
Government, and with good reason.on their side. They are
I tired of insult and oppression.
According to an account received by a Jamaica paper.
as extracted from a Bogota Casette, of the proceedings of
the Colombian Congress, on the 12th of April, it would
seem that the Colombian Loan contracted in London,
will not be acknowledged. The Colombians justify the
refusal to ratify, by asserting that the power with which
M. Zra was invested, was for a political and not for a
financial object ; and that the contract he made for the
loan was at an exorbitant rate of interest. As it appeared
to them, however, that some portion of the money has
been appropriated to the purchase of vessels, implements
of war, warlike and other stores, as well 'as received into
the Treasury of the State, it was resolved that all such
ships, implements and stores shall be valued, and the
sum or sums of money received into the Treasury shall be
ascertained, for the purpose of repayment to the agents
of the Contractors. This account was given as from the
Kingston (Jamaica) Chronicle. A correspondence took
place yesterday between the Contractors and M. Re-
venge, the Colombian agent here, with a view to remove
the doubts they entertained respecting the authenticity of
the intelligence; but M. Revenga had received no ad-
vices through the channel that conveyed the acconat,
which could allay their anxiety. The paper in which
the account originally appeared has, this morning, cor-
rected one particular in its statement :—it now states the
intelligence to have been copied not from the Kingston,
but from the Cornwall Chronicle, pa blished at Montego
Bay.

A Brazil mail arrived this morning,whieh brought the fol-
lowing article, dated Rio de Janeiro, March 21 :
Lord Cochrane took possession to-day, at dye o'clock in
the afternoon, of the port, as drat Admiral of the Natioaal
Brazilian navy. He hoisted his Admiral's dad for the pre-
sent on board the Pedro I. The lag was immediately sa-
luted by the whole squadron with a discharge of 21 guns,
and the acclamations of the spectators. The squadron is
preparing to put to sea with all possible expedition, so that
it will now remain bat a very few days in this port—bat it
is not known at present what is its real destination.
The subscription to a fund for improving the Brazilian
Navy proceeds rapidly. His Majesty the Emperor hes sub-
scribed 960 monthly shares, and ordered the payment of the
amount of three years to be made in advance to the amount
of 7,200 millions.—Diario do Govern° of Rio Janeiro, to
127th March.

These papers are:6lla with addresses from various
towns, expressive of the unbounded attachment to his
Majesty the Emperor.

Bayonne papers to the 16th instant have been receiv-
ed this morning. They coefirts the accounts of deser-
tion in the Army of the Faith before Pampeluna, to the
amount of one hundred and fifty men who bad become
tired of military service and returned to their homes. Col.
Campillo, with 1,800 men, entered Santander on the 10th,
and Bilbos was threatened by the Colonel's troops, who
bare occupied Orduna for some days, and cut off the com
manications of tbe French; it is believed that the block
ade of Santona must be raised fok the second time. There
has lately been some parleying between the French and
the Governors of Pampeluna and St. Sebastian : they have
not led to any result, and the garrison of both places con-
tinue to fire at every thing that approaches the walls ; the
sieges are continued, but without vigour. The Constitu.
tional guerillas are represented as greatly on the increase,
and when harvest is over, it is expected they will multiply
still more. The Empecinado has 2000 foot and 300
horse ; his plan is to attack Valladolid, and his point
d'oppii is Zamora, whence he communicates with the
Portuguese who occupy Miranda with 600 men. Work-
men are employed in fortifying Cuidad Rodrigo, and a
division of 3000 men is organising at Zamora. The
districts of Segovia and Avila being so near the capital.
are pretty tranquil, though alarmed by the guerillas
left by the Empecinado) which increase in numbers.—
At Madrid several persons have been arrested and some
exiled. The same system prevails in other places go-
verned by the Army of the Faith. On the 6th at Sara-
gossa, nine ladies accused of liberalism were arrested;
among them is the Marchioness de la Roos.

Paris paper! to the MI Inst. have brought us the following
Telegraphic Despatch, which had been received at Paris on
the 22d

" THi mAtot-szNzaAL OF THE ♦!HT IN SPAIN TO TEI

MINISTSI of WAIL.
" The second corps, after having forced Battistero, to
raise the siege of Seguntum, entered Valeacia on the 13th.
" The Royalist Chief, Don Ramonehambo, took the Castle
of Tortosa on the 12th, and expects to be soon master of the
rest of the place."
Other accounts state the progress of the army toward,
Seville. General Bourmont, seems, had arrived at Ma-
judos on the 13th, and on the 14th General Bordesoult oc-
cupied the City of Cordova. It is alleged that the Constitu-
Uonal garrison were forced, on the 12th, to quit the latter
place, as well as Jaen, and to retire in the direction of Se.
vile, in consequence of a popular movement ; but it is more
probable they took these steps on the approach of the
enemy, in order to join the troops collected in front of the
Andalusian capital. In consequence otitis occupation of
Valencia by the French, the force under Battistero, may be
expected tosarch through Grenada into Andalusia, and may
be in time to enter and garrison the Isle of Leon. It is in-
timated in the Telegraphic Despatch we inserted yesterday,
that the French troops, on their arrival at Seville, would
immediately move on Cadiz: But, as the Coastitrstionxel
observes, it will not easily be conceived how, with only 12,000
men (the collective amount of the divisions under Boarmont
and Bordesoalt), any attempt should be made against such a
city as Cadiz, fortified as it is both by nature and art, and
rendered still store strong by the numbers and the seal of its
population, salmi whom the Spinish Revolution had its
birth.—Tbase mars. though they Contain details respecting
the motesissiof Woo, present nothing new. That Inds-
etre .rising Hero, exposed ►as he is from
se dieculdes, is not ovatitowaied t sad
eshasstsldi sassy more than he fatigues himself. Of the
enenhee-revolutiem la Pommel, notwilassawasi what bad
beta asserted la a MOffielg Paper of yasisslish {hero L ae,
thin tau It la the Parislaa Journals.

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.

Sroca Excnctroa, 12 o'CLoca.—This being a Hell-
day, the Benicia closed ; but, the Stock Exchange and
Foreign Market remain open. Consols opened It 81f4.
at which price they remain steady. Letters from Paris
of Sunday state, that some private bargains were done in
Spanish Bonds on that day, under 36e but, these letters
do not bring any political information. A great dearth
of intelligence prevails in the City this morning, and
very little business is doing in the Funds. The Public
are anxiously waiting the arrival of the Mails from Lis-
bon, to be informed of the extent of the Revolution in
Portugal.
FORZIGN FUNDS.—Colombian stock still keeps droop-
ing, although the statements respecting it require con-
firmation. Spanish Bonds opened at 32, and went up to
321 i, with scarcely any business transacting.
New Spanish, 321—New Prussian, 841—Russias, en—
Danish, 891—Neapolitan, 78—Uolowbian, 48.

Seamen SUBSCRIPTION.—We perceive the names of
some of the friends of freedom in this city among the
subscribers to the Spanish cause ; an effort is, we under-
' stand, making to establish a local Committee, and when
the arrangements are complete, a public meeting will he
held. As this cannot be considered a party question, we
trust the amount of the local subscription wilt be worthy
the raOk which our City holds in the Empire.—(Bristol
lisrenr)t)
The Doke of San Lorenzo has signified to Mr. Wel-
tberstone his intention to attend Sir Robert Wilson's an-
niversary dinner. Lord Erskine has given a similar
promise.
The Spanish Courier, who brought the despatches
from the Regency at Madrid on Wednesday night, ac-
companied Mr. Williams, the King's Messenger, late on
Saturday night to Pees, on his way back to Spain.
We understand that a meeting of gentlemen will be
held at Dempsey's, Sackville-street, on Monday next, at
half-past three o'clock, to consider upon what may be
done io this city, by public meeting or otherwise, in aid
of the Spaniards.—(Dublin Morning Post.)
It is asserted, that the person sent to this country
from the new Regency at Madrid, was dismissed from
the Foreign-office with a mere receipt for the despatches
which he delivered. He also waited on the Spanish Mi-
nister, Admiral Jabat, to deliver despatches from the Re-
gency, but was dismissed with a declaration, that Jabat
knew of no such body, and could not receive the commu-
nication which he tendered.

A letter from Rio de Janeiro, dated the 19th
after describing the assembling of the Cortes on the 17th,
states that the oath taken by the members is contrary to
all principles of liberty, inasmuch as it professes entire
obedience to the will of the Emperor. The oath is said
to have been drawn by the well known Antonio Carlo,
one of the late deputies in Lisbon, and brother of Jose
Bonifacio. It was intended, under the plea of certain
errors and omissions in the journals, to propose to the
Brazilian Cortes the establishment of a censorship on the
press.
By the arrival of the Osborne Packet from the Lee-
ward Islands, we have received Antigua Papers to the
28th April. They contain a proclarnation, dated oo the
21st of that month, announcing the appointment of the
Hon. Paul Horaford to the office of Chief Justice of the
Common Pleas, vacant by the death of Judge Atbill ;
also of the Hon. William Musgrove, Esq. to be Attorney
and Advocate-General ; and of Richard Musgrove, Esq.
to be Solicitor and Procurator-General. These Papers
are entirely barren of political news.
On Saturday se'onight, as Mrs. Tilly, wife of Mr. J.
Tilly, publican, of this city, was returning house in a
car from Pensford with her eldest son and five children,
they Ipd not advanced two miles, when the horse took
fright, and set off at a gall 9 : the son leaped out an&
endeavoured to stop the furious animal, but his efforts
proved unavailing. Mrs. T. dropped two children from
behind the vehicle, who escaped with slight bruises ; the
other three and herself were harried on regularly through
the turnpikes, and the car was not stopped till they cam e
to the Saracen's Head, Temple-gate, into which they
woe conveyed, considerably bruised and alarmed.—
(Bristol ifercury.)

COYCNT GARDE:Y.—We have a very serious complaint
against Mr. Macready; and though we are sorry to urge
any thing against a gentleman of his talent, and charac-
ter—we must say it is barbarous on his part to draw
tears from so many fair eyes, and with as little apparent
remorse, as the Urand Turk would order a few hundred
heads to be taken off. Nay, the man absolutely endea-
vours to do this, and succeeds so wonderfully in making
folks miserable, that one is tempted to ask by what right
be thus tyranizes ever our feelings, and changes us into
"other creatures than what our nature and the gods
designed us." This Virgheiss, last night, was one of the
most powerful and affecting performances that we have
ever seen. Commend we also the Dentate* of Mr.
YAM, and the lovely Virginia of Miss Fbors.

ELoentsrer.—On the evening of Thursday, the 12th
instant, a young lady, a ward of Chancery, eossessed of
a handsome fortune, and who bad only attained her ft/
teeath year on the Sunday preceding, eloped from a re-
spectable ladies' seminary, in Swansea, with a Clergy-
man of the Established Church.—The lady, to elude the
vigilance of her Governess, pretended to retire to her
room for the night at half-past nine o'clock, and shortly
after contrived to escape from the house. About ten the
same evening it was found that she was not in her bed,
and search was immediately made for her in every di-
rectioe, but withoot success; it hai, however, been since
ascertained, that the fugitives embarked od board of a
small vessel, lying in a remote part of Gower, in Glamor-
ganshire, but whether for Scotland or the Continent, re-
analog a matter of conjecture.—(Brieto/ Mercury.)
Yesterday the infant daughter of Mr. and Lady Louisa
Leighton was baptized at their house in Cleveland-row;
the Dpke tif Sussex stood sponsor, on which occasion an
elegant entertainment was given to a large party of dis-
tinguished friends.
Besides the ruins of Kelso Abbey, those of the magni-
ficent one of Jedborgh are now undergoing repair,
which, it is to be hoped, will long preserve the remains of
that splendid edifice from destruction.