Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-06-15

sad tiere Is not naval station i'm the universe
where the English forces are not superior I,
those of all other powers.
according TO the Star, the Minister of Marin,
Vi France furnished 10 the British Government
particular and authentic statement, not onl,
., 'he havai force oi France at Rio Janciro, bu
also oil all the vessels Of war that compose the
French Marine.
he budget has been brought forward in the
! house OF Commons. While in Committee of
Tue whole upon this subject, the Chancollsr of
inc 1xchequer stated as two great measures
that had been adopted, in the financial plans of
the year, the abolition of the duties on foreign
silk, and the reduction of T. 900 900 from four
per cent. to three and 4 half. BY the abolition
Oh the duties OH silk, he stated the revenue lost
tooo,0oO, but the effect of the change was to
put the trade i'll usual activity. OF the Els.
ooO'ooo tour per cents. the holders of cG8,OO0
iiad assented to take GI00 stock 4. three and a
nan per cent III exchange for EIOO four per
ccnt.--Ihcrc remained therefore 81 900. 900
or between SIX and seven millions to be Off
ms sum he proposed to be paid by The Exchc-
ancr Bills, but at the same TIME he would pro-
vide means of redeemipg these bills. He meant
20 Gn'tse ooth interest aud principal on the
Sinking Fund. Fora time the operation of the
Sinking Fund must be suspended. lie pro-
posed to cancel the seven millions paid Off by
liXchequer Bills, but to trensfcr that amount TO
the Commissioners of the Sinking Fund at 3
per cent. third measure or rather a COLA
tcral arrangement, was the reduction of the in
terest on Exchcquer Bills from tyo-pencc to
| three half pence per diem.
we mentioned last evening the rciectioni of
the Cnliarians' Marriage Bill in the House of
Lords; but the paper then before us gave none
Oh Tic debate. The omission is now in some de-
gree supplied During the discussion the Bisl,-
op OF Chester urged the doctrine that the Uni
tafians had no moral right to urge the cxemp-
,ionary claims 10 indulgence The form OBJ
jectcd to was adopted by our blessed Saviour
himself, in the baptismal service, and therefore
was Idle to object toit. it!iis edifcc were per-
united TO be undermined, if stone after stone
were TO be taken up, aud if, beyond all value.
The corner stone were also to he DESTROYED, what
must be expected at last' The archbishop of
Chantcrbury said it was perfectly true that the
Umtarians denied the doctrine of the Divine
TRINITY; for they questioned both the divinity of
Jesus Christ and the personality of the Holy
Ghost; and it was because they denied these re-
iigious points, that they now asked relief from
their lorGships. Did the House wish under such
circumstances, to obtain Stimulating or SEEM
ing acquicscence in the doctrines Of the estab-
ished church, from persons vino SO far dssented
from them' 1t would, he believed, BIC as much
4 reiict to ministers of the establishment not 10
be under the obligation of marrying such per-
sons, as for the Unitarians not TO be so united
in marriage.
bill the object of which was to permit Off
GERS OF the army to be married without the pale
OF the English church, was rejected in the
House of Lords, los TO sc.
On the 9th May, Mr.. Hume made motion
respecting the Church Establishment OF Ireland
declaring that 1t would he proper to examine
whether the present establishment of the church
IN ireland is not disproportionate to the services
1t has to perform, both with respect to the per-
sons employed, and to tie revenues that it re-
| ceNes. After long dcbatS, this proposition was
rejected by majority of l52 To 10.
Among other petitions presented, was one, the
object OF which was TO prevent the employment
OF criminals upon the Tread Wheel, as an unsafe
ana unconstitutional mode of punishment; and
| lni1icted to an extremity by cruel keepers, by
| making criminals, as Mr.. dollhouse observed,
run round like dog on wheel for the amusc-
ment OF those who might choose TO stand and
gaze at them. The petition was ordered to be
printed.
The notice of the Chancellor ofte Exchcquer,
oi his intention to reduce EXchequer Bills, had
caused tritling fall of the consuls. a paper of
The 18th, however, says the English money mark
ct has been very steady-consols for acc. iiuc-
tuaiEig, oa per cent. Three per cents red.
95s To ); per cent. cons. 96i cons. for &C. 964
to I Colombian bonds were quoted at 89J the
Austrian loan at III prem. and the Greek loan
at l. dis. Gucbliard,s Spanish loan had become
unpopular, and the general cry on the Stock FIX
change was g Down with Guebhard's Loan. p
This arose from the non-paymcnt of the inter
est.
A London paper of the 9th says-ssOn Satur-
day last, the Hecla and the Fury were to set
| sail from Deptlord, on expedition 10 the
| North pole. They were TO stop ar Galcon, and
afterwards at NorthAect, to make experiments
| there upon the magnetic attraction, and after
having touched at the More, where the officers
and searnen will receive their advance wages,
they will proceed To the Orkney Island" The
account of the sailing of this expedition will be
| found in another column.
| Gen. 81. Martin had arrived in England; II
appears that not having been able toobtain pass
ports to GO from Iiavre to Calais, he embarked
at Southampton.
a meeting of the Delegates of the British,
and Foreign Bible Society took place in Lon
don on the 9Th, at which 1900 persons were
present. Among those presented, was the Rev.
DIR. MorrissiOn, the fist Representative from
China. lie observed, that the difficulties in
that immense country were great, but not in
surniountable The hearts of the Chinese, said
he, are not harder than ours. If the Bible
could effect the heart and convert to the truth
British Nobleman, it could equally affect the
hearts of thc Chinese Hear, hear and
cheers. He exhibited copy Of tc scriptures
in the Chinese language, the completion Oh
which, ne said, had occupied hin II years.
The Times Of the 9th says---'A curious Grim.
Con. action will be tried in tie next term
The plaintiff is person whose civic worth cnti-
ties him by rotation to the highest city no
hours. The defendant, q celebrated 0Vbtic cha
1,JcJ- whose professional 7-cDuIHfou has extend