Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1821-02-06


and convicted for publishing two blas
phemous and sedilious libels, was brough
i. up for judgment. The Court sentences
1.-The prisoner to be imprisoned two years i
the Oakham gaol, 10 the county Of Rut
land, and to find sureties for his good be
haviour for five years, himself III the sun
Of 5000. and two sufficient sureties in th
sum of POI. each, after the expiration o
the period for which he is TO be imprison
ed.
| Another attempt is to be made at fur
Their discoveries ia the Polar seas. Capt
Parry, ii is said, will have the command
The attempt is not to be made III so higf
a latitude as Lancaster Sound, but tc
explore the American coast In i soitherlyy
direction.
The London Editors are very free in
their remarks against Capt. Ross,who had
the command oil the polar expedition. One
Of them says that Capt. Parry sailed Que,
The Croker Mountains, discovered by
Capt. r.
al A.gss;ae squadron of two frigates,
galley, and an armed polacca, had APP
peared at Tangiers, with a fleet Of nine
merchantmen, among which was Spanish
trader, and number of European slaves.
The Portuguese Commissioners have
cast Capt. Leeke, of tie British irigate
Myrmidon, and Capt. Sandilands, Of the
Morgiana, in four thousand pounds
damages for the improper detention Of a
slave schooner, she having only one slave
on board at the time the boats got along.
side; and as the treaty with the Portu-
guese government speaks in the plural,
the conscientious judges consider there
must be<siGpes on board TO secure the con-
demnatiun Of the vessel. This decision
Of the Portuguese commissioners has SO
alarmed the squadron, that slave trading
viii again revive; for who will run the
risk Of snch heavy damages when there
is no compensation or reward held out to
those engaged in the detention"
Twenty.six persons persisted in the
Oaks, West Indiaman, lately lost on Mar
gate Sands. Among whom were the cap
tain aud pilot.
The yellow Fever in Spain is stated
TO be very alarming. At Here's, from the
22d to The oath Of October, 68 persons
died OF the yellow fever, and there we're
2l9 new cases-60s we're in the hospital.
| AT Cadiz, from the 23d TO the 18th Of
| October, 8 deaths, "a new cases.
The woolIen manufactures 10 most parts
Of Yorkshire, are rapidly improving, and
10 some of them the wofkmen are fully
employed; an advance IN wool has CON
seqnen,ly taken place in that county Of
SIS. a pack, end further advance is ex-
pected from the increased demand.
Cores Advertiser of the 3Oth Of Nov
says, that the best Informed merchants o.
London, speak of a revival Of commerce
towards the Spring.
Letters from Hamburg Of the Goth No
vember, announce, that ia consequence o
| the immense quantities of ice inthe Elbe
the pilots could not venture to carry dowr
the, ships which were ready for sea.
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
LONDON, Nov. %.
| The House Of Lords met this day, pur
l
suant to adjournment, aud the commissiot
for prorosuins Parliament to the 23d o
J January, was then read. The Commis
sioners we're the Lord Chancellor, aut
Earls Bathurst and Liverpool.
House Of Commons. Tin consequence o
the order for call of the House this day
and Of the interest excited by the expect
ed communication from her Majesty, tn,
members began, at an early hour, TO as
semble 10 considerable numbers.
! AT one O'Clock, the whole of her Ma
iesty's Counsel, who are members, excep
Mr.. Brougham, who was detained profess
| ionaIly, in the Court OF Kings Bench
were 10 their places, besides nearly one
hundred other members, chiefly Of th,
opposition party.
The Speaker was, however, looked fol
in vain. 1t ,vas understood that LORI
Castlersagk had been closetted NTH HIN
for a considerable part Of the forenoon
Mr.. Deuman rose at two o'clock, ant
said Mr.. Speaker, / hold 10 my hant
a message, which am commanded BY
| her Majesty the Queen to present to thi
House. Loud cries Of hear! hear!
A. this moment "a minute past 2 o'clock
Mr.. Quarme, the Deputy Usher Of tn
Black Rod, tapped at the door, and i'm
mediately entered. This interruption
caused great uproar. About fifty mem
bers rose IN their seats, aud the genera
cry was, " Mr.. Denman, Mr.. Denman I
I" Withdraw, withdraw = but the nois'
was so great, that gentleman in vain at
tempted 10 be heard; and, 10 the midst 0
4 the tumult, Mr.. Quarme proceeded thus
although it was impossible for him to b.
heard by the Chair, I" Mr.. Speaker, thu