The New York herald., 1845-07-04


"6al costume" given by the Queen, the first dance
was led off by the Queen and the Duke de Ne
mours, and the Duchess de Nemours with Prince
Albert.
1t is said that Thomas Moore is TO write the life
of the late Rev. Sydney Smith.
In Paris, the carpenters, to the number of3OOO to
4OOO, have struck tor higher wages, demanding 5
francs, instead of 4.
Accounts from Bcyrout represent affairs in Syria
as III deporablc state. "A civil war; and one OF
cxtermination,was raging in the mountains between
the Druses and Christians
The iron trade has recovered from the temporary
depression under which it abored.
HER MAJEsTy's VIsrT I'd GERMANY.-The often
promised visit to Germany by Her Majesty the
Queen of England will, if no unforeseen obstacles
occur, take place this year in the beginning of Au-
gust, and be confined to Coburg Gotha the districts
ofthe Rhine, and Brussels. According to creditable
the 9th to the 23d August. Her return to England
will not, as was expected take place by the wav 81
Observation-Disclosures Zeitung.
The SOLD ENGLAND" RocuERY.-The Jockey
Club have, given Judgment in this case Messrs
conspiring with William Day to "stop" Old England.
having bet largely against him, and they are swarm
ed off the Turf, while Day is declared incompetent
to appear on any race course.
HOUSE OF Commons FRIDAY, JUNE I3-Tur
SLAVE IRADE-MR TYLER's MESSAGE. E.--Mr Foster
had question to put to the Right Hon. Baronet.
the First Lord OF the Treasury, which very few
words would explain to the house. About week
ago, ne presented petition to the house, most res
pectaoly and numerously signed, complaining that
the Right Hon. Baronet had improperly counte-
nanced certain charges against British merchants
and capitalists tor participation in the slave trade
contained IN message to Congress by Mr. Tyler,
the late President OF the United States. The mes
sage arrived IN this country in March last shortly
afterwards his Hon. friend the member for Leeds.
put question to the Hon. Baronet on the subject of
gross misrepresentation contained in the same
message on the subject OF the treatment OF the libe-
rated negroes. The Hon. Baronet denied and dis
proved the latter falsehood, but at the same time
went rather out of his way to give his implied sane
ton to another Misrepresentation IN the message to
which the petition referred. The conduct Of the
Hon. Baronet excited SO much surprise that he (NIr.
toster( was requested a few days afterwards to
give him notice that the subject would be brought
before the house and the petition would have been
presented sooner had the parties not wished to give
the Hon. Baronet full time for inquiry and to pro-
duce proofs If he could produce them in support of
the charge. The petitioners claimed the protection
OF the house against calimnes SO nnfounded as res
pected themselves, and discreditable to the ma
tlona character. And, before taking further steps
In the matter, he wished to inquire whether there
are any documents IN possession of government
coniirmatory OF the participation, direct or indirect,
OF British subjects IN the slave trade charged in MIR
Tylers message to Congress, dated the 10Th Feb,
lS45 and If so, whether there is any objection to
the production of such documents! Also. whether
government can furnish to this house the names
vessels
Mr. Tyler to have been loaded with goods for the
slave trade, by or on behalf Of any British capital-
ist merchant, or manufacturer (lnserting or omit
ting the names as thought. proper) in the United
Kingdom or elsewhere, or in any other manner as
alleged in the said message
Sir ROBERT PEEL said a question was put to him
about two weeks ago by gentleman on the oppe-
sue slae Oh tne mousse with respect to certain al
sident of the United States to Congress, in which
he stated that he believed the subjects OF the
United States were concerned in carrying on
the African slave trade, particularly between Rio
lught some persons, the subjects of this country,
re concerned IN the slave trade. On that occa-
he, (Sir r. Peel,) said he was not prepared to
by the facts mentioned by the President of the
lted States; but that il the fact were So the law
this country should if possible, be applied to the
Pression of such traffic. The message delivered
the, President of the United States was accom-
hled with various documents, and in those docu-
nts the honorable member would find such infor-
tion as he lSir R. PeeD was possessed of upon
subject. The honorable member would find thai
press reference was made to three vessels, the
Dperty OF subjects Of the United States, which
led originally from the United States. The names
the three vessels were given in the document to
ilch he had refered-the Agnes, the Mentevdeo,
I'd the United States-they were consigned to
merlcan citizens, and the consignees employed an
hglish broker, whose name was given That was
only information which he had received. About
70 years ago Parliament, on the assumption that
ltlsh capital was occasionally employed in foreign
1n,Lies IN carving on the slave trade, passed an
so employing their capital liable to certain PEN
les. II the statement to which he had alluded
IS true, and # the law would reach the parties, il
uld be the duty OF government to enforce that
MIR. FoRsTER.-The hon. baronet has referred to
tain papers which the Presidents messag
founded. He held copy Of those papers in his
nd, and to enable the house to Judge of the credit
e q m made Srch a,,fhp
ne might mention that in those papers British
val officers engaged in the suppression of the slave
de, on the coast OF Africa, were accused of per-
ltting the embarkation of slaves that they might
pture them after shipment, and claim the bounty
head money for taking Them From this the
puse might Judge OF the spirit in which the papers
ere concocted, and the nature of evidence on
hich the charge against British merchants was
ade by Mr.. Tyler, and sanctioned by the right hon
IT.
Mr.. M. GIBSON said the name of the Agnes had
zen mentioned, He was authorised by the parties
no had been alluded to, to give formal and un
ialhed contradiction TO the assertion that they hac
I'D goods for the slave-trade traffic.
GREAT BRITAIN STEAMsHIP.--The Great Britain
Il London. on Friday afternoon for Cowes, in the
isle OF Wight, and thence to Plymouth. After stay
ing there two or three days for public inspection she
will go on 10 Dublin, and thence to Liverpool, from
which port she will start on the 26th of July on the
first trip across the Atlantic. AT Cowes whilst wait
ing Tor the dispersion OF heavy log, Captain Hos
kins, with his accustomed kindness and urbanty
volunteered a series OF experiments upon the huge
| fabric under his command, partly with the view tc
| relieve his numerous passengers from the tedious
ness Of lying several hours at anchor but more es
pecially to satisfy several naval and scientific gen
temen of the wonderful facility with which the shir
| could be managed in cases of emergency Previous
y, however, to getting the ship under weigh for this
purpose, an interesting experiment was made with
one OF the lifeboats with which the ship is provi
ded. The object was to try to sink it, for which pur
pose IT was lowered into the water the valves in the
bottom being arranged give free ingress snd
egress TO the water. To fill her more rapidly mum.
ber OF sailors were sent into her with buckets and
she was soon filled up TO that height at which the
water flowed out as fast II was baied in. About
thirty men were then sent into her to stand on the
thwarts, when from the height she still oated out
OF the water il was very evident that she could when
,uli with water sustain from fifty or sixty persons