The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-06-22

paper WAS al press, We received our files a
French papers 10 the 18th OF Nav, brn't h,
The ship Howard, Capt Holdldge. from
llarrr
The ship Lucilu, Capt. Chandler. arriv
ed 1T Boston hn Wednesday from Liver.
pool, whence she sailed on the 3th or Nav
BY this arrival the editnrs ofthe Commtr.
cim .Iieeriiser have received from THEN
London correspondent, papers and Ship
Plpplns Lists Of that city To the evening ol
The tlh of May inclusive. They are also
indebted In their Boston correspondents
! Tor proof sheets.
GREAT BRITAIN.
! Mr.. Canning having lately been called on
in the House of Commons, for nfnrma.
ton respecting the French ships of war
said 10 have been to Rio, and the motives
i"r sending 50 great a naval force thither,
has sinee replied that he had received the
m"sl satisfactory explanations from the
French government which had made
known the moivesOf the expedition of all
the vessels Of war which had gone out
. from the ports of France. At the period
10 which allusion had been made, Instead
of eight there were but two French vcs-
sells al Rio, one OF which was on her return
To France. 1t was also proper 10 observe
there were two English vessels on the
same station. In conclusion, MI. Canning
sad there IS not naval station in the uni
verse, where the English forces are not
superior 10 those of all other prowcrs.
According 10 the Star, the Minister Of
Marine of France furnished in the British
Government il particular and authentic
statement, not only Of The naval force of
France To Rio Janriro but also of all the
vessels of war that compose the French
Marine.
HE BnaSet has been brought forward
in the House of Commons While in Com
mhttee OF the whole upon this subject, the
Chancellor of the EXchequer stated az two
great measures that had been adopted, in
the financial plans of the year, the abolition
oil the duties on foreign silk, and the re-
ducton of E75 900, 900 from four per cent
10 three AND half BY the abolition of the
duties on silk, lac stated the revenue lost
100000, but the effect oftte change was
to pat the trade in usual activity. Oftht
G75, 00o,O 600 four per cents. the holders Of
100000 had assrnted TO take fI0O stock
al three and half per eeut in exchange
for i 100 four per cent. There remained
,bbu.bDbs VI btlNtfll SIN HIll
seven millions to be paid off. This sum he
proposed 10 be paid by the EGcheqncr Bills
.but at the same time he would pro,id,
means olredreming these bills. lie meant
to change both interest and principal on
the Sinking Fund. For time the opera
tlon Of the Sinking Fund must be snspen-
dpd. lie proposed 10 cancel the seven
millions paid Off by Exchequer Bills, but
To transfer that amount 10 the Commits
sioners of the Sinking Fund ut 3 per cent
ALhird measure, or rather collateral ar
.aagement, was the reduction of the
interest on Exchequer Bills from two pence
tn three half pence per diem.
We mentioned last evening the rejection
of the Uuiiarians' Marriage Bill in the
House Of Lords but the paper then before
us gave none of the debate. TIE omission
is 4nw in some degree supplied. During
the di-cussion the Bishop Of Chester urged
theAdnctrine that the Unitallans had no mo
raj right 10 urge The ext nptory claims to
indulgence The form objected Ia was
dopird by our blessed Saviour himself, in
the baptismal service, and therefore II was
idle to object to it. If this edifice were
permitted 10 be undermined, if stone after
stone were to he taken up, and lfbeyond
all value, the corner stone We're also To be
destroyed, what must be expected at last !?
The archbishop of Canterbury said ii
was perfectly true that UnitaFians denied
The doctiine 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 denled
these religious points, that they now ask
Al, ND
House wish uader such circumstances, to
obtain a simulating or seeming acquies
ience in the doctrines of the established
church, from persons who 80 far dlssented
from them 1t would, he believed, be as
much reliefto mipisters ol.the establish
ment not to be under the obligation of
marrying such persons, as for the 4 nltari
ans not 10 be SO united IN marriage.
bill tie object of which was to per
mil officers nf the army to be married
without the pale of the English church,
was rejected in the House OF Lords, l05 to
&C.
On the 9Th MAY, Nj. Hume made a mo
lior reept etlng Iii, Church Establishment
of irrt5ad, declaring that il would be pro
per 10 examine whether the rstahll.hnlcnt
of The chnrch in ireland is not dispropor
tionate To thu services it has 10 perform,
both with respect tothe pffsons employed,
and IA the rtscnae that II Receives. After
u long debate, this proposition WAS reject
ed by ma oriiy of lJ2 To ~.
Among other petitions presented, was
one, the object Of whi",l was T., pre-, rnt the
employment OF criminals upon thc Tread
Wheel, rs an uns.oie and Unconstitutional
mode Of pno,. ,nment and inflicted TO an
eXtrrn' - b, cruel keepers, by making
..tmiaals, as Mr.. lfobhousf observed, run
rou d like dog ON II uhrtl tor the amuse
meat of those WHO might choose to stand
AID g1ze at them. The petition Vas OF
degcd 10 BIZ printed.
Ill n3t;nn Of CT: ncrllnr of The Exche-