Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-09-08

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MGKRs CAyTURED.
BY the packet chip Calsdsais, Capt.
Rogers. Lsaslos pagers 70 Jelly 18Th,
and Liverpool 10 the 10Th, both iscia-
s,ve. were received in New York on
Friday. They furnish sllicial details
Of the capture Of .4igiers, together with
important commercial intelligence.
Psrlis@eat We 60 be prorogped on
che esd BY the King in person. and
dissolved the following day BY procla.
nation. Great interest and much dis.
cussion were excited in regard 10 the
approaching elections.
The London papers publish the mes
sage Of Gen. Jackson 20 Congress, re-
lativs to the Colonial Trade, without
comment.
The result Of the French Elections,
already decided, is ~ follows: Oppo-
sition, 1879; Ministerial, 1873; Of the
J.ergeril party, II. OF the 2cl who
voted for the hostile Address in the
last Chamber, III have already been
elected.
The Dublin Evening Post states that
orders have arrived from England, au.
thorising the appointment Of -four Ca.
sholic Barristers TO the honor Of King
Counsel.
In the House Of Commons, motion
had been made by Mr.. Broughssn. 20
take into confederation the most sfFec-
tual means Of mitigating the state Of
the slavss in the British Colonies, and
finally Of abolishing slavery altogether.
It vas lost by vote Of Sc 10 81. In
the course Of discussion in the House
of Commons on the 18th. . fact Of some
interest 20 this county was incidentally
mentioned By Sir Robert Peel. He
observed
"There Vas a. this moment travel
ling through the North American Col.
onies, q gentleman extremely well ac-
quainted with the wants Of new Col
ony. and possessed Of great experience
Ia the matters necessary for establish.
ing settlement, who was directed to
report observations to the government,
with view Of enabling them to disco.
yer whether some we'll arranged sys.
TEN might not be adopted At once 10
Sslieve the population at home, and "a
bene6t the colonies where the transfer
Of an industrious population would be
an advantage to them. When that
gentleman should have made bis re.
port, he hoped il would be found tina,
acme measure could be adopted foI
framing system Of emigration ON ths
principle recommended by M RICH,
Hon. friend. Till that could be done
he thought they would not be really
meeting the distress Of the country
nor the wants Of any Of the colonies,
by sending out hundreds Of settlers 70.
whom no previous preparation had beer
made"
In the House Of Commons on tn.
9TH July, Mr.. Peel, in answer to q
member who inquired whether the ne
gotiations with the United States, with
respect to the Csnadas, has been bro,
TO conclusion. observed that neyotia
tions were pending between his Ma.
jesty's Governments and the United
States on the subject, and that they
had not as yet been brought to fin.I
conclusion.
IL is said that the French found in
higiers four millions Of pounds ster.
ling.
The distress in ireland is much $40.
Ken Of IN our English papers, and seems
10 be both poignant and general. As
sample OF the miserable state of want
and famine which the Irish people are
experiencing, We find il mentioned that
IN the town Of Kantuck, out Of popu
Iation Of %, 600 persoas. no Re wcr tina n
$4,000 are enrolled as paupers. The
details given Of the extremity Of suf.
ferings which they endure, are heart.
rending. Instances have taken place
= OF persons having bled the cattle for
the purpose Of subsisting on the blood,
OF families having lived for weeks on
the Coarse leaves Of cabbage. and on
the leaves of the field. without ,nv
other food and in consequences. the
poor creatures may be seen in che
streets with sunken eyes, haggard and
emaciated countenances, exhibiting
mixture Of yellow and green that seems
10 we with The anwholesoms alimept
Ga which they contsive to drag ont
miserable existence" IL il affirmed
that macy persons had not eaten three
full meals week for q long time.
Relief Committees had been formed.
and subscriptions were actively going
forward for the alleyiatios Of the Sc.
we're distress.
The present King has resolved on
an early visit 20 Scotland and Ireland.
re will be accompanied by Queen Ad.
elaide, who, ia - said, vii be the fiTs,
Queen Of Great Britain that ever visit.
ed the Scottish metropolis.
The London Times, and one or two
other papers, have recently told Anec.
do'es Of tie late King 81 Esglsn6 Of !
very different tenor from the fulsoms
enlog'ss that have filled meat 81 the
English prints since the de~e~s. ri