The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-04-30
GREAT BRITAIN.

Implicated IN Tue latc lnsufreCtiOn.
GREAT BRITAIN.
In tie British Parliament, ii is at last avowci
that ministers have in contemplation 70 relax in
their prohibitory laws'as To the intercourse with
the Y. States and the West India Islands.
The marriage of George w. with Danish
Princess, daughter Of the present King Of Den
mark, and aged only % years. continues to oc-
cupy the attention of the London Editors.
Preparations are already making for his re-
cepton at the Court Of Hamburg. His Majesty
purposes visiting the Courts of Vienna and
Berlin, from whence he will repair to lis Hano-
verian dominions.
Mr. Canning's appointment, as Governor
General Of Bengal. in the place Of the Marquis
OF Hastings, is conf rned.
Ireland continued in disturbed state. Two
fresh murders had been committed, and several
houses burnt TO the ground
The manufacturing and agricultural inter-
ests, do not appear 10 be satisfied with the plans
suggested by government for their relief, and
are loud and unceasing in their demands fnr
succour. In ireland, the Wkae BOYS had some
what ahated their outrageous proceedings ''Ihis
dIImauion Of crime" SAYS the Courier, = is ow-
ing not to any abatement OF their lawless spirit,
but to the summary operation of the insurrcc-
ton act. Aware that their apprehension is IN.
eviable, If found abroad after certain hour,
they now keep in close ambush in the noun
| talns, and only detach strong armed parties du-
! ring the night to provide subsistence"
Commercial .1dc.
A free school erected by the Jews, in Lon
! don, for 600 boys and sos girls was opened 10
| January. consecrated, and the children exam
Ined. The conservation was conducted accor-
ding to the Judaic practice on such occasions.
Tie Rev. DIR. Hirschel. Chief Rabbi of the con-
gregation denominated German Jews, with sew
eral other Rabl1s. made seven circuits round
the boys school. preceded bv 16 bows bearing
Hebrew Bibles, PRAYER Books and The Mshna,
during which the boys in their places, sang
Hebrew Anthem, sc. The building is situa-
ted in Belle Lane, Spitalfelds. I'm addition to
the rooms for the 500 children, there is an a.
partment for the scholars in the higher branch
es OF Judaic learning, apartments for the teach
ers, besides ample play grounds.
The DuGoNG.
Sir T. $. Raflcs has sent "a England several
skeletons OF animals from surnatra among these
Is the Dugong. This creature graZes at the
bottom OF the sea without legs and is of the
Inquire and form of the whale the position and
structure OF IFS mouth enables il to browse upon
the iucl and submarine agar, like a cow in a
meadow, and the whole structure of the masti-
eating aud digestive organs, shows ii to be truly
herbivorous. IL never visits land or fresh wa
ter, bat lives In shallow iniets where the water
IS two or three fathoms deep.-Their usual
length is eightor nine feet. But curious, aud
to some perhaps the most interesting part Of
the detail of the history of this animal is, that
the flesh resembles young beef, being very deli
cate and Juicy.
Anumber of Shocmakers who had entered in
to a combination not To work under stipula-
ted price, and had INSTRUCTED persons in the
same trade, have been committed to prison one
month in the House of Correction 1t Kirkdale,
(Eng.) at hard labor.
SPAIN.
III appears from the Spanish pa Ders that the
Introduction to persons to enter the town of Bar
ceona, in consequence OF the late fever was re-
moved about the 10th of December.-The mum
Der Of dead, as given in the Junta amounted 70
between 8 and 10000, but it was the general
opinion that they approached TO nearly 10000
n. 1. .4perican.
We find nothing in orT papers to confirm the
Gibraltar news relative to the proceedings OF the
Spanish Court in regard to the recognition Of
the independence OF Spanish America.
WEST-INDIES.
BRITrsH IIoUsE OF COMMONS.
Mr.. Canning rose to present petition from
certain West India proprietors and merchants,
resident at the town of Liverpool. The open-
ng ofa commercial Intercourse bttlceep, TIE fest
India Colonies and the United States of .4Dcrica.
He now understood that such measure acould
be brought before TIE house rle1t dan Ja the
President o. the Board OF Trade. Under these
circumstances, he was Of opinion, that il wonld
be useless, at least the present occasion. TO
do more than move. that the petition be brought
up. The petition was then ordered TO lie on the
table, and to be printed.
Mr.. Canning afterwards presented petition
from another body Of merchants and ship-owners
in Liverpool. aud interested in the trade with
Canada. The petitioners complained Of the
grlevous restrictions which were imposed upon
their trade, lamented the depressed state Of Can
adam agriculture. and prayed that the House
would take their case into consideration. Or
dered 10 be printed.
Mr.. {. II. Ella presented a petition from GER
tain Vest India planters. complaining of the de-
probation which had taken place in tie value
OF their staple commodities, sugar and rum, and
praying that the House would permit free
trade between the West Indies and the United
States. He moved, likewise that the petition be
referred to the Committee on Foreign Trade.
Ordered
ST. ANTIGUA.
Accounts from this Island of the 9th March.