The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-04-20

u I'm, nave been received at New Ork.
e ENGLAND.
ltI WEST INDIA QUESTION. In the House
G Of Commons on the 2Sth of FebruarJ in
Il answer to a question whether the Govern
0 ment contemplated any measures for the
r abolition CT negro slavery, the Chancel-
E lor Of the Exchoquer replied, that at pres
Q ent he could not give any precise an
} swer. -
2 In the House OF Lords on the 9th of
: March, Lord Sufield presented two pe-
, titions on the subject OF Slavery in The
West India Colonies, and said that he
had several more in reserve, which he
should defer the presentation Of until n
: greater number OF the Lords were pres
ent. He thought the period had arrived
: in which negro slavery must be finally a.
bolished in the British Domnions.
In the House II Commons the morn
ing business was oysin occupied with va
ried and lengthened discussions on the
presentation Ut petitions---namely, on the
observance Of the Sabbath, aud on the
motives OF those who forwarded petitions
-on the non-residence OF the clergy-on
again remarked that little progress had
been made with the presentation OF petit
ions, owing to the discussions that arose
on them. There were 4l5 names on the
Speakers paper, but only somo 80 had
been disposed OF.
In the Evening Session Lord Landon
presented petition on the subject of the
trade with Brazil, complaining Of the re-
strctions upon it and praying for their
removal:
MIR. Bennet at the evening sitting,
moved for Committee of Inquiry into
the allegations OF a petition from the In
habiiants of Liverpool, complaining of
the corruption exercised there at the G.
lections, &c. Alter very extended dis
cussion the original motion was agreed to,
and the Chancellor of the Excnequer's |
amendment, consisting of an instruction
to the Committee regarding the last elect
ion. The Committee ia to be chosen, as
if the petition were an election petition,
by ballot, on the Tuesday following.
English and French Bishops. The
Ministry Of England have proposed to
fix the income ol the Arctbishops of Ire
Hand at $4,000. The French Chamber
Of Deputies have just fixed the stipend Of
the Archbishop of Paris, the Catholic
Primate of France, at $4,000 francs or
exactly EIOO0.
IRISH SUPPRESSION BILL.
| This bill was introduced to the House
of Commons ON the 9Th Of February -
1t was advocated by the Ministers and
others, and warmly opposed as a death
blow to the constitution by MIR. Shiel.-
Mr.. O'ConnelI, Mr.. Cobbctt, Mr.. Bull
wer, and others. The debate continued
five days, when division took place, and
there appeared for the first reading 1876, |
against it 89--majority for Ministers 377.
/ he bill was then read first time, and !;
ordered to be read again on the 9th of
March.
Noah Pease FoIger formerly hum
Nantucket, whose attempt to kill Mr..
Mellish in the streets of London we for
merly noticed, has been fully committed
for trial, the evidence of insanity being
for his defence.
TRADE TO INDIA AND CHINA. The
following paragraph, which we copy from I
London Price Current, of
Feb, 26, is most important, if the inform /
alton is to be depended upon:-" The IL
regulation Of all East India affairs is to d
be Immediately assumed by hio MWesty's e
Ministers. The China trade will be "
hrown open: the whole details will prob Il
ably be before the public this week." g
LATEST FROM ENGLAND.-By the ship h
Pacific, Capt. Waite at New York from j,
Liverpool, dates from that city, and Lon "
Ion OF the 10Th of March, have been re- {
,clved. The intelligence is not OF high a
interest. The discussion on the bill to c.
suppress the disturbances in Ireland con- "
inued to engross the attention OF the p
House Of Commons. ii
The account of the brutal murder Of ii
Mr. Leonard in open day, aud in presence rs
# hundreds, merely for threatening to re- fe
over arrears of rent, by legal process n,
nd similar violations of law and order ia
ickened the hearts OF those who otherwise W
night deporo the reason to the severe vi
nd unusual euactments proposed in tbs al
i'll. In the county of Kilkonny, detail p,
d report Of the chief Of the police states, re
hat during period Of seven months 900 W
rimes connected with Whitfoolism had in
cen committed, and only eight bore the Ia
haracter, of ordinary offences. a
The loss of the steamboat Elm from W
dublin to London, is confirmed. All on el
oaId, about GO, perished. d.
The lelh of May bad been fixed upon b,
= day of Thanksgiving for the cessation c,
{ tho cholera in the Unted Kingdom. ii
The Irish church reform bill was read IN
fyst time in the House Of Commons on L
nc 18Th, by vote Of 1876 to 46. Il