•. REMOVAL. A. C A I, D E R, VIA HO FOR T HT- M A K E R, BEGS leave respectfully to return liis thanks to his Friends and rlie Public, for the encouragement which lie lias received since he commenced Business, and to intimate that he lias REMOVED from ' CASTI. E STREET, to that HOUSE in Henderson's Cowl, BROAD STREET, for- J! UT'Y occupied in the same line l, y Messrs. J. ALLAN & Co. where he intends to carry on the Manufacturing of PIANO- FORTES in all its Branches. A. C. has on hand just now, several fine TONED IN- STRUMENTS. which he can with confidence recommend. N. B.— Orders for TUNING punctually attended to. TO BE LENT IMMEDIATELY, •£ 2000At four per cent— rection Wvnd. Apply to A. Smith, Advocate, Cor- Aierdeen, June 11, 1824. NOVEL PEDUSTRIASISM ! TE are informed, a Person is now walfcingltuwigfi' w the Country, having undertaken for a Wager to walk Thirty miles a- day for Sixty successive days, and to Chalk, one hundred times a- day, the Name, Address, and Profes- sion of one of the most conspieious Characters in the World. We presume he must have lately passed through' Aberdeen, f. om observing WARREN'S BLACKING, 30. STRAND, chalked on most of the Walls in and about this Town. NOTICE TO THE HOLDERS OF BONDS AND BILLS ON TIIE SHORE- MASTER OF ABERDEEN. fjPHE Magistrates and Town Council of Aberdeen, JL as Trustees for the Harbour Improvements, hereby give notice, that the Interest upon the BONDS and BILLS due by the Shoremaster will be reduced to Four per Cent, from and after their respective terms of payment. Such of the Creditors as may not be inclined to allow their money to remain at the reduced rate, will therefore receive payment of the principal and interest at the ensuing Aberdeen terms of Jun£ and December j and the holders of Bills or Bonds, due at Decem- ber, or at any intermediate period, may receive payment, if they wish it, upon the 20th of June ensuing. Council Chamber, May 18, 1824. WANTED, AWell- qualified SCHOOLMASTER for the parish of Ellon. Salary not under £ 20 • and as the neighbour- rood is populous, under an attentive Teacher the number of Scholars would be great. Candidates to attend for examination, with certificates of their qualification, at the School- house of Ellon, on Wednesday the 3 6th of this month. ABERDEEN, FOIIFAII, KINCARDINE, AND BANFF RACES. 1824.. The Most Noble the MARQUIS of HUNTLY, G. C. B. TRESES. The I. ord SAT. TOCN', Jtlr. GottD'IN ofFyvie, Mr. G, F. CARNEGIE of Pittarrow, 7\ Ir. J. W. IlAWKiNsof Dunnichen, Mr. K. DUFF, vr. of FVtieresso, Mr. SCOTT of Brotherion, Sir J. GORDON of Ltiterfourie, (' apt. NOR. DUFF, R. N. and The LORIJ PROVOST of Aberdeen, ^ Stewards. J The Don. Colonel RAMSAY, Secretary. To be run for, OVER THE COURSE AT ABERDEEN, IVednetday, 8ih September, THE MEETING STAKE OF THIRTY- FIVE GUr N E AS each. Ten Guineas f. with THIRTY G UINE AS added from the funds of the Meeting. Three v. o. to carry t St. SU> ; four, Sst. 71b. five 8st. 1 lib. six and aged, 8st. 13ib. Two miles. SUBSCRIBERS. J. R. Udny, Esq. I. ord Kelburne Sir Alex Ramsay, M. P. A, Furquharson, Esq. M. P. PRESENT l. ord Kennedy Sir D. MoncriefTe G. F. Carnegie, E- q. Lord Sal it'll n A PLATE of FIFTY GUINEAS, given from the Ladies' Subscription. Three y. o to carry 7st. 71b. four, Sst. " lb. five, 9st. six, 9st. 4lb. aged, 9st. fllb. Heats, two tniles. K SWEEPSTAKES ofTEN SOVEREIGNS each with TWENTY- FIVE SOVEREIGNS added b; the Hon. Capt Gordon, M. P. for tie County of Aberdeen, for all ages.— Three y. o. to < fur( y 6st. 12lb. four, Sst. five, 8st 101b. six and aged 9> t. Two Miles. Three subscribers, or no race. To close, and name to Col. Ramsay, at time of entry. Thursday, 9th September, A PLATE of FIF1' Y GUINEAS, given bytheCi. izensof Aberdeen, for all ages. Three y. o, to carry 6st 71b. four, 7st. J21b. Iive8st. 51b. six and aged 8sL 11 lb. Heats, two miles. A SWEEPSTAKES of TWENTY SOVEREIGNS • rich, with Ttt'KN I'Y added from the Funds of the Meeting. The w inner of the Meeting Stake to carry 31b. extra. Three y. n. to carry Tst lOib. four. Sst. 1 lib. five 9si. 31b. six and aged, 9st. 8lb. Two Milee. Three Subscribers, or no race. MATCH. — Mr. Farquharson's b. ponry Number Nip, against Lord Kennedy's gr. poney Hartz. One Mile. 9- d. each, 2GG Sovereigns eaiii p. p. ' Friday, \ 0th September, The CALEDONIA S » E LTE R ST A K E'of T HI RTY GUINEAS each, Ten Guineas* f. for all ages. Three y. o to carry Bst. J Sib. four, 9st. 121b. five, ICM. .511). six, 10it. 1211). aged 1 lst. IVo miles. To close on 1st August, and to name to Col. Ranujay, Kelly, Dundee, on or before that day. 1' KESENT SUBSCRIBERS. I. ord Ahoyne I John Ramsay, Esq. Lord Kennedy | Lord S iltoun Sir D. Moncricfle | Lord Kell- utue G. F. Carnegie, Esq. A PLATE of FIFTY SOVEREIGNS, given by the Jllarqui- of Huntly. added to a Subscription of TEN SOVE- REIGNS each. The winner of the Meeting or Caledonian Welter Stakes to carry 51b. extra. Two miles. Three y. o. to carry 7st. 4ib. four. Sst. Bib. five, 8 ™ t. 12lb. six, 9 » t. aged JJst. 21b. To close, and name to Hon. Col. Ramsay, at time cf entry. The Money added to any of the Stakes will not be given, if uul& ed overjbr. The Horses to be entered at the Secretary's office, on Tues- day the 7th September, between the hours of 10 and one o'clock ; when the certificates of the age and qualifications of the horses, and the payment of the King's duty, must be pro- duced. Each horse to pay Two Guineas Entry- money, Five Shillings to the Clerk, and Two Shillings and Sixpence for Weights. M. and G. allowed 31b. in all the Plates and Stakes No Post Entry allowed. To start, each day, at 1 o'clock ex- actly. All disputes to be settled by the Preses and Stewards, or by whom they shall appoint, and their decision to he final. The course will be open on the Monday and Tuesday before the races, and the following days, for the exercise of those horses only who are to run during the weik, ORDINARIES and It A! 1. S mi each of the Three ' Nights, fit the 1' uOlie Rooms. JOHN RAMSAY, SEC, ABERDEENSHIRE AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATION. THE Half Yearly General Meeting of the ASSO- CIATION is to be held, in Dempster's Hotel, upon Monday the 21st inst. at 3 o'clock. At tids meeting various communications on the subject of Curing Butter and Beef are to be laid before the Meeting ; and in particular, certain Resolutions by the Dealers in Bullet- in Edinburgh and Leith, and of the Highland Society, relative to the prepaia: ion, curing, and branding of the same. As no matter connected with the Agricultural interests of the County is of greater importance, and as the strenuous sup- port of the county at large is absolutely necessary, in giving full eiFect to the system recommended, and partially adopted during the last season, it is hoped, that the Meeting will be well attended, and that the Members will come prepared to second the views of the Committee and of the Highland Society, which latter body have resolved on offering Premiums, under Certain regulations, for the encouragement of ihe Butter Trade. Many other matters, in regard to the distribution of Pre- miums for the ensuing season, will fall to be discussed. The Members will please to observe, that the Subscriptions fir the present year fall due nporrtlie 2 tst instant, and that the Receipts am iu the hands of CHARJ. ES CHALMERS, Advocate, to " hum the Members will please topjy the same, as well as the arrears of 1823. Aberdeen, June II, 1824. GROUND IN POliK LANE TO BE I- EUED, AXI) A FEU- DUTY FOR SALE. To be disposed of, hv private bargain, for an yearlv feu- duty, APIECE OF GROUND, ON THE WEST SIDE OF PORK LANE, of about 70feetin front, on which there is erecled a Cooper's Shop anil two Cellars. And for sale, a feu- duty of £ 8 1,0s. payable out of the ad joining property, belonging to Mr. James Knight, Gardener. For farther particulzrs, application may be made to John Dutiiie, Advocate in Aberdeen. rale oit SALE OF EXCELLENT HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE Upon Thursday the 17th June curt, there will be sold by auc tion. in BROWN and SON'S Sale Room, Union Street, ALARGE Assortment of HOUSEHOLD FURNI- TUBE— consisting of Mahogany and other Chairs— Dining Tea and Card Tables— Chests of Drawers— Sofas— an Eight- day Clock— a Mahogany Tent Bedstead, with Scarlet Moreen Curtains— several common Do.— Feather Beds and Mattresses— a Piano Forte j- Carpets— Grates, Fenders, and Fire Irons— a Set of Dinner and Supper brown- edged Stone- ware— Kitchen Furniture, & c. Also, a second hand Piano Fort e. Sale to begin at 11 o'clock forenoon. KEITH BLEACHFIELD, 1824. ALTER CRAWFORD has laid down Cloth, aud| B leaches' all kinds of LINENS, DAMASKS, and COTTONS, in the most & afe and. expeditious manner. Prices same as last year. Cloth for this Field is taken in ( East of the Spey, J by the followingAgents.: — Aberdeen, Messrs. Alex. Innes, Dyer, Innes Street Peter Brown, Merchant, Gallow- gate George Bi^ set, Flax- dresser, do William Leslie, Merchant, North Street Alex. Leys, Vintner, do. James Weir, Marischal Street Peter Beveridge, Manufacturer, Chapel Stieet John Gordon, do. Gordon Street Robert Adamson, do. do. John Leslie, Cotton Manufacturer Sim's Square. Wm Johnston, do. Jack's Brae Win Reid, Shoemaker, Denburn ..... Thomas Watt, Merchant « ... William Smitii, Merchant ..... Alex. Einslie, Merchant James Kitty, Weaver William Ewen, Weaver John Patterson, Merchant ... . Thomas Patterson, Merchant ...... William Laing, Merchant James Bonntyman, Weaver Adam Gibb, do. William Ewen, do. James Stienson, Flax- dresser ..... Walter Jameson, Merchant .. .. William Primrose, Merchant . William Brander, Merchant Blackburn....... Kintore Oldrain>.••• Inch, Clatt, Jihynie,.. ....... JJuntly Keith Fife Keith Limeburn, .... JJrodie's Ord.. Fort soy,'. Banff,,.. William Minty, Merchant John and James Burnett, do. Jacob Jack, do. ....... Alex. Harper, Merchant John Watt, Clothier James Brown, Manufacturer John Nlchol, Merchant, Boyndie Road Walter, Nicol, Weaver. William Gow, do. John Leslie, do. ,.„.„. Daniel Farquharson, Merchant . » ..„.. John Allan Merchant ....... John Davidson, Weaver Peter Findfater, Merchant Joseph Allan, Manufacturer • Alex. Johnston, Merchant William Cobban, Merchant Alex. MGregor, Merchant liuthven Alex. Morgan, Weaver Buckie Post Office .. Joseph Addison Farnaughty... John Funester, Weaver Tynite ..... James Munro, Weaver Fochabers Thomas M'Lauchlan, Weaver George Bremner, do. ; Johp. Grant, Merchant .. James Eyvel, Merchant Jjctlehigtass.... Aiex. Grant, Merchant And at the Bleachfield, by WALTER CRAWFORD. At all which places Receipts will be granted, and carriage to and from the Fieldpaid. Those having their Cloth for Sale, will please intimate the same when given in, so that it may be hniobed in a proper manner for the Market. Macduff Fordyce Cnllen * Foggieloan... .......... Cornhilt hSognie Brae, Forgue,. Rot hie may Abcrlour...,, JrufflotOri., GEORGE THOMSON7, ( WISE MERCHANTJ WITH grateful thanks to his friends for past fa- vours, begs leave to inform them, that lie has now REMOVED from the House, head of James' Street, ( for- merly possessed by, him,) to the late Provost BIIEBNSR'S Pre- mises-— where he will continue to keep a choice assortment of the best OLD WINES. Quay, June S, 1824, REMOVE. JOHN M'PIIERSON, NOTARY PUBLIC, MESSENGER AT ARMS, $ c. BEGS respectfullv to intimate to the Gentleman of the Law and the Public, that he has REMOVED from Windy V.' ynd. to that HOUSE in Peacock's CLjse, Castle Street, laiety possessed try Captain COKBETI". From J. M'PHERSON'Sexperience in business, ho routes those Gentlemen who may favour him with their employment as MESSENGER AT ARMS, and before the Sii!.:); F1;" S COURT, & c. that the greatest attetnioii, Opcurai^''*^ - patch, will be paid to" ifie business " entrusted to him. , J. M'P. is in possession of the most respectable references. Aro. 13, Peacock's Cluse, Aberdeen, June 11, 1824. GRIFFITH'S CHOP HOUSE. efK3tre.=& G. nai, 2tl> crimen. MRS. DAVISON, -( R. ATR MISS mjtfCANt) OF THE THEATRE ROYAL, URUIIY- LAXE. FOR SIX NIGHTS. Mr. RVDER having engaged this distinguished actress ( tl first on the British stage) to perform in the various towns of the Northern circuit, he has the honour to announce her apjH'ar auce in the THEATRE ROYAL, ABERDEEN, to tak place Ort Tuesday, ihe 1 Slh June, 1824. When wilt be acted, SheridanVComedy - of THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. The Part of LADY TEAZLE by Mrs D \ ViSON, In which character she will introduce the National Ballad ( if" Robin Adair " AFTER WHICH, AN I nihil MELODY BYMR. W£ EKES W. C. with pleasure embraces this opportunity of returning his most grateful thanks to his Friends* and the Public in gene- ral, lor toe very iioeral support he has uniformly experienced lor a series of years p<-. si; particularly for the very flattering patronage he was honoured with last Sea. son, on Ins ou; sei at Keith Bleachfteld ; the Public may rest assured, that it shall be duly appreciated, and prove a never- failing stimulus for farther txeition, and the most unremitting attention to the interest of his Employers, to whom he can confidently pledge himself that the work done at this Bleachtield will be finished in a style at least equal to any in the North— and the Fabric kept up in a superior manner, as no Rubbing Boards are used, nor the least ingredient that^ an proxy ID any degree injuru us to the durability of the Cloth, in short, the Machinery was all erected new last Season^ upon the most safe aud easy prin- ciples, tor the. benefit ol the work to be done, and an abundant supply of the best spring water procured ; so that the Keith Bieachbeld, under proptr management, will be lound to pos- sess every advantage for executing the work to the entire satis- faction of the Proprietors. W. C. also takes in Yarn to be Wove into DAMASK, DIA- PER, SHEETINGS, and LINENS of any description wished for, to. which branch the utmost attention will be given. Those hav- ing Yarn to send, will please do so as soon as- possible, to pre- vent disappointment. Keith Blearhjield, June 1, 1824. ILLIAM GRIFFITH begs to inform his Friends and the Public, that he has neaily fitted up that HOUSE in STRONACH'S CLOSE, which was formerly a BILLIARD ROOM, as a CHOP HOUSE, where he intends SELLING DEVANHA DOUBI. E BROWN STOUT and STRONG ALE, from the BUTT. He also intends supplying Families with the same, by sending it to their Houses in Pots and Pints, at 6d. and 3d.— the Measures to be called for nest morning. \ V. GRIFFITH h is been induced to adopt this plan by the recommendation of several of his Friends, as good Draught Porter is in such general use in London and other large cities. The utmost attention will be paid to cleanliness, and hav- ing the Malt Liquors in the finest order, be therefore begs leave to solicit the encouragement of the puhlic. P. S.— W. GRIFEITII will always have on hand, a Stock of SPIRITS, of the very best quality, and OYSTERS, when in season. VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE. On Thursday the 14th June curt. w; thin the Lemon Tree Tavern of Aberdeen, at 6 o'clock afternoon, there will be exposed to sale by public roup, ( if not previously disposed of by. private bargain,) rg ' HAT PROPERTY in FREDERICK STREET, ex, - 1- tending backwards to Shuttle Lane, belonging to Mrs. DAVIE.— The Property consists of three Houses, one fronting Frederick Street, and immediately opposite John Taylor's Coach- work, which is built in the most substantial manner, and covered with slate ; and two Back Houses. There is some Ground at the back of the front House, which is at pre- sent used as a Bleach Green, and would afford ample space for the erection of a small Family House. The Houses are all in excellent order. The Rental is upwards of £ 80 ; and the Fou- duty is small. The Upset Price will be made so as to afford the Purchaser about 8 per cent, for his money. Apply to Mr. James Davie, Musical Repository ; or Messrs. Ewing and Robison, Advocates, Aberdeen, in whose hands the title deeds and articles of roup of the Property may be seen. Ao. 26, Marischal Street, May 25, 1824. HOUSES FOR S\ LE. There will be exposed for sale in the Lemon Tree lavem, on Friday, 18th June, at 7 o'clock evening, TWO HOUSES at Peterstown, north side: of Kitty Browster Toll Bar. The property is in good order, and will require bur little repair for several years. Upset price, s£ 240— feu- duty about 25s. At a moderate rent, the property will bring £ 22 per annum. Application to be made to John Ramage, Broad Street. Aberdeen, May 22, 1824. FARM TO LET, ENTRY IMMEDIATELY. rpHE Farm of BETIILEN, on the Estate of - Jl MIDMAR, within 150 yards of the Midmar and Echt Turnpike Road, leading to and from Aberdeen, will be Let for such number of years as may be agreed upon. This Farm consists of about 17 Acres of fine Old Infield ; upwards of 30 Acres of Outfield how in tilth ; and about 60 Acres of Pasture, great part of which is arable, and may be brought into tillage at a moderate expenee. The Soil is of easy culture, early, and produces grain of the best quality ; and to an industrious and improving tenant, is an object well worth attention, and to such every reasonable encouragement will be given. Peter Cromar in Bethlen will show the farm; and further information may be had, by applying to Charles Copland, at Midmar Castle, to whom offers in writing may be made, from this time until the 20th of the present month. Midmar Castle, June 8, 1824. ADVERTISEMENT. '{ HUE FARMS of HILLHEAD, and of AUCH- A. MADE, both in SLAINS parish, and as described in for- mer advertisements, will be Let at the House of Pitiurg. on Tuesday first the 15th current, at two o'clock r. M. Entry to Hillhead immediately; and to Aucbmade at Martinmas first. Both Farms are laid down in sown grass, principally of last year, so that, the entry will be particularly favourable. And on Saturday the 19th curt, at the above hour. The Croft of FLOWER'S HILL, lately possessed by Joseph El rick ; and these two Lots of the Farm of MEIKLE DYCE, lying East of ihe Turnpike Road, with the capital Houses, lately occupied by James Gauld, will be Let at the House of Parkhiil. ( One concern.) June 7, 18iM. mmMmrnm ABERDEEN AND LEITH PASSAGE. THE STEAM YACHT VELOCI T Y, CAPTAIN CRANE. HAS COMMENCED PLYING BETWEEN ABERDEEN AND LEITH, . And wilt continue to Sail regularly, until farther notice, FROM ABERDEEN, EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY, At Six o'clock in the Morning ; AND FROM NEW HAVEN, EVERY THURSDAY AND SATURDAY, At the same hour.— Calling off STONEHAVEN, J CRA1L. JOHNSH AV£ N. 1 ANS 1' RUT HE R, MONTROSE. AND ARBROATH. I ELIE. Passage Fares as formerly. » , » Liaht Goads and Parcels carried, as usual. The whole to conclude with the much admired Farce of TURN OUT. MARIAN RAMSAY, by Mrs DAVISON, With the Songs of I'm. Morion It unsay," and " Logic o' Itudion." Doors open at half- past 6. and the play to commence at 7. Notwithstanding the heart) expcnce of the present engagement, the Prices will not be raised. BOXES, 3s PIT, 2s— GALLERY. IS. Children under 12 years of ag admitted to'tbe Boxes and Pit at Half- price. Half- price to the Boxes and Pit at half- past 8 o'clock. Tickets and Places for the B. rxes to lie had at Robertson's Library, Broad Street. On Wednesday Ihe 1 Gtli June, THE BELLES STRATAGEM. Letilia Hardy', by Mrs. DAVIDSON. HOUSE < 5- GARDEN IN SILVER STREET, AND TWO SHARES of Hie ABERDEEN § LONDON NEW SHIPPING COMPANY, FOR SALE. On Wednesday the 23d curt, there will be exposed to sile, by public roup, in the Lemon Tree Tavern, at six o'clock the afternoon, THE DWELLING HOUSE and GARDEN, on the West Side of Silver Street, belonging to the Trustee for the Creditors of Mr. James Coutts, Leather Merchant, at present possessed by Mrs. Garden. Upset price reduced to j£ 290. At same time will be exposed to sale, TWO SHARES o THE ABERDEEN and LONDON NEW SHIPPING COMPANY. Upset price of each, =£ 15. For farther information, application may be made to John Duthie, Advocate in Aberdeen. rpi PAPER MILL AT 15UXBURN TO BE LET. HE PAPER MILL at BUXBURN is to he let, for such number of years as can be agreed on. Entry immediately. The Mill has an abundant and constant com- mand of water. There is besides a good supply of spring wa « ter on the Premises. The Machinery is almost new, and of the best construction, The ready made paper now in the Mill, consisting of a quantity of Royal, Crown, Demy, and Tea Pot, will be sold by itself, or given over along with the Machinery and other apparatus connected with the work, at a valuation. From the situation, and other estimable advantages which this Mill possesses, it is well worthy the notice of those in the paper trade; and t> a person wishing to embark iu it, a better opportunity seldom occurs. Farther particulars will be learned by applying at the Mill, or to Jas. M'Hardy, Advocate. HOUSES AND GROUND FOR SALE. Upon Friday the 18th June next, there will be exposed for sale, within the Lemon Tree Tavern, Aberdeen, at 6 o'clock afternoon, THAT Piece of GROUND, port of the SOW C'ROFT, near the Barracks of Aberdeen, with the Dwelling Houses built thereon, presently occupied by Jas. Drutnmond, John Mason, and others. Present rent about =£ 30 yearly, burdened with a feu- Juty of £ 2 10s. The upset price will be moderate. For farther particulars, application may be made to James Mel lis, Broad Street ; or Alexander Webster, Advocate. CAPITAL FARMS, TAB1SH OF FINTRAY. There will be Let, for such a number of years as may be agreed upon, and entered to at Martinmas next, 1. rp HE FARM of NEWMILL of FINTRAY, X with the MILL and Millar's HOUSES, as at pre- sent occupied by Mr. John Warrack. It contains upwards of 41 acres Scotch measure, all arable, with the exception of a few acres of Pasture and Woodland. It is situated on the River Don, a little below Fintray House, and consists of some fine Haugh and Infield land, of a superior quality, early, well exposed, and easily cultivated. There is also an abun- dant suppty of excellent water for driving machinery. Be- tween 20 and 30 acres of land of an equally good quality may be added to the farm. I. The Farm of CA1RNTOUN and SPOUT, as now- occupied by the heirs of the late Alex. Adam, containing 74 acres arable, and about 50 pasture. The land on this farm is well exposed, and of a good productive quality, and the greater part of it is divided into regular enclosed fields. The Houses and Offices are commodious. Both Farms are well accommodated with roads, about 10 miles distance from Aberdeen, and not more than two miles from the Canal at Bridge of I) yce. Suitable arrangements will be given to substantial and well recommended tenants. The Farm of Newmili will be pointed out, on application to W. Clark at Fintray House; and Cairntoun by Mr. Wm Harvey, at Moneykebback Farther particulars may be learnt from Mr Burnett, Belmont Street, Aberdeen. To the EDITOR of the ABERDEEN CHRONICLE. SIR, THE DRESSMAKERS are all arrived— our streets are all uproar and bustle. Ladies are met in all directions pursuing the Fashions— amongst so much finery they find it impossible to make a choice. Some Ladies of my acquaintance have not been at home a single forenoon since the late arrivals, and have not as yet made a single purchase— what a loss of time? I, wish to prevent this, and to accommodate the Ladie. s as far as possible. I propose that those in power will exert themselves to obtain a union amongst the dressmakers— that they appoint, certain number to each district, and that the Ladies residing in those districts be obliged to employ them and no other. I am afraid that my proposal will meet with great opposi- tion, for in a thing of so much importance, the Ladies will, not be dictated to. I shall lose all my good name amongst the fair ones in town, for having dared to propose a measure so odious— I beg the Ladies pardon, for I am only following up a measure recommended and acted upon by a very learned profession in town. The districts I mention above are the General Dispensary Districts; for to save a little trouble, it seems that a certain person or persons unknown have enacted a law, by which every poor persou in bad health is obliged to take a medical adviser of their appointment, whether he be qualified or not— whether he have the confidence of the ap- plicant or not— do the persons who have enforced this regula- tion employ the District Practitioner in ease* of dishealth in tbeirown families? And why not ? Is he not qualified ?— Has be not their confidence ? The poor hare feelings as well as the rich. And if the Ladies wiil not, as I am afraid, adopt my plan for Dress Dispensaries, why should the poor be trampled upon and forced to employ persons in whom they have ho confidence, or die as dogs die. Let the salaries to Dispensary Practitioners cease— let that money be distributed in medicines— let the Medical Gentlemen in town give advice gratis, and let every" m « n sink or swim on Ins own merits.— Let all party Work cease— let the public ju Ige for itself— and whether the Medical Practitioner be of the old or of the new school, or of no school at all — whether he be a graduate [ Price 7tl. . JCin^' s College, of Queejis College*, or of no College— whether he be a Dr. S> n; j>\ ido., wjill bis hot water and bleed- ing, or a new -. Parisian import, ( like the new dresses from London,) with his< Jo line Eir. ct'iiP, the public will giv « the palm to; real- merit, real scknce,- and gentleman li. k'> con- duct. J'huK, and thus only, will the profession of Medicine rise again to that distinction which it once enjoyed in. thi- j town, and from which it has fallen, by allowing party spirit to govern it* m timis, i'nstead of real desert. I shall soon oiVi-. v a few more observations on these topics'. This much in has to tothe Ladies, and this much in mote baste to the'Doctors'. . LANCET. Aberdeen, June 7, 182- 1. To the EDITOR < f the A BEWI> I? CHRONICLE. ... SIR. " .'/- CAN any of your numerous (' orrcspondtnts furnish me with answers to the'following^ uefiea-,' via v. f\ Why are those persons, concerned in th^ . fi'ake Net Fishery, allowed to carry oh their occupation during the Sab- bath- day, the. same as on other la'wful days? 2. Is it not only a breach. of the law's of man as well as God. in their continuing to tidi bn the Sabbath days, as Mivre cja be no doubt but that the fish thus intercepted would, if not infetrupte I, find their way op the rivers? ' 3. Why have not the Clergy or Aiders of- the district i t which such Stake PisbTh£ s are situ ted, ever thought peo; to take notice of this breach of the divine and human lav, ? An an. av^ er to these Queries will oblige vours, A DEE SIDE PADDLER. Aberdeen, May 29, 1824. THE BUTTER TRADE. IT will be in the recollection of our. readers* that fcb. e Agr i- cultural Association arid the County have made several at- tempts to introduce a more improved system of Curing and C' » sking the Butter made in the County of Aberdeen ; and it is gratifying to find, that their efforts have been partially suc- cessful. We also noticed sometime: ago, that an application, had been made to ihe Highland Society, through the medium of Mr. HORN ELPKINSTONE of Logic, to secure the counten- ance and support of that highly respectable body, to such fur- ther measure as might be deemed expedient in promoting the ends in view. Since then, we are informed, that the High- land Society, with, that zeal which characterizes all its pro- ceedings, have entered fully on the consideration of the siji- ject— have had several interviews w ith the principal Dcalers'iu Aberdeenshire Butter in Edinburgh and Leiih, where a con- siderable part of it is gent and have intimated to the Secreta- ries of the Agricultural Association, the intention of the Society to give Premiums for the cuie of the present season. We have authority to state, therefore, that in a future paper an advertisement will appear from t'ie Highland Society, offering Premiums under certain Regulations ; and we have also reason to expect, that the Local Association x<- i 1J be en- abled to add such an additional number of Premiums, as tot keep alive and foster that spirit of emulation, which was so distinctly discovered in the last Competition. In the Resolutions of the Butter Importers of Edinburgh and Leith ( hereto subjoined) are pointed out, the defects of the present system, and the means of remedying them; and al- though, during the present season, it may not be altogether practicable to adopt the whole of the . suggestions of the Edin- burgh and Leith-" Dealers, particularly iu regard to establish- * ; inspectors for branding the qualities, and markets for the sale of ihe Butter, yet in as far as regards the size and quality of the ca- sks, and fixing the tare at the Weigh House, that i* fully in the power of the Curer ; aud we trust, as one step to- wards perfection, that it wiil not be overlooked. We under- stand, the nece- isary measures are in progress tor establishing regular markets for the sale of the Butter— the importance of which to the curer must be very apparent, as ensuring a regular competition among the local buyers, and those who may fre- quent them from other places. The observations of the Agricultural Association, upon th » mode of Curing and Casking Butter, referred to in the first resolution of the Dealers in Edinburgh and Leith, have been re- printed with some alterations upon the quantities of salt; and, understand, copies may be had on application to Mr, CHALMERS, Advocate. RESOLUTIONS OF TIIE BUTTER IMPORTERS OF EDINBURGH AND' L BIT II, 1824. We the undersigned, all interested in the Butter Trade wit li- the North of Scotland, understanding that the Aberdeenshire Agricultural Association have solicited the support of the Highland Socicty, in the contemplation of introducing some regulations for amelioration of the system of this branch of trade, beg leave respectfully to express our conviction, that some regulations are absolutely necessary; arid, it judiciously framed, will be productive of the best effects, both to the Agricultural Interests of the North, and to those who buy theiV produce. The evils of which we have long had reason to complain are follow : lst, The neglect of cleanliness, or a careful washing of the Butter by those who make it. 2d, The improper treatment which it afterwards receives from the Curers, who frequently keep it for several days be- fore salting it, and even then, are not sufficiently careful to do it properly. 5d, The bad quality, imperfect cooperage, and irregular size of the casks into which it is packed. 4th, The inadequate tares which are frequently allowed for the casks, and which have been productive of much trouble and litigation. 5th, The want of regular markets for selling and buying Butter. And 6th, The want of a regular distinction of qualities, which compels us to withhold from the trade with the North, that unlimiied confidence which we so uniformly place in the trade with Ireland. To remedy these defects, we would beg leave to suggest : 1st, That in the making of Butter, due regard shou'd be id to the very judicious suggestions drawn t, p by the Agri- cultural Association of Aberdeenshire, and printed and circu- lated by them. 2d, That the f. irmers should either' cure their Butter at home, or sell it to some Curer near them, who can salt it im- mediately after it has been made and duly washed. 3d, That all casks intended for the packing of Birtfer, should be trade of sound and well seasoned oak or ash; should be well jointed and fully hooped ; and should in no case exceed 84! bs. English, gross weight of butter and cask. 4th, That before the casks are sold, the name of the Cooper should be maiked thereon, and they should be carried to the Weigh- house, where a person, duly appointed, should brand the tare upon the bulge of each cask, allowing for soakage of brime 5lbs. for each firkin, and 2ibs. for each half firkin. 5th, That regular Weekly Markets should be established at Aberdeen, Peterhead, Fraserburgh, Banff, and at such other places as may be most convenient, for the sale of Butter, and at which we would attend ourselves, or by our Agents, and purchase pur supplies. 6th, That at each matket- place there should be appointed an experienced person to inspect such Butter as shall be vo* luntarily presented to h m for that purpose ; and to mark upon eaeh cask the character of lst, 2d, 3d, or 4th quality, accord- tig to the best of his judgment : but this Inspector should be strictly prohibited f rom dealing iu Butter, either as Buyer, Seller, or Agent, and should take an oath for the faithful ad- ministration of his office. 7th, That the gross weight of each cask should be ascertain- ed at the Wtigh- house, and marked upon the side of the cask n distinct figures; and that the person charged with so doing ( if different from the Inspector) should be under the same restriction as to dealing in Butter, and should take a similar oath. k 8th, We unanimously resolve, that in our purchases, whether by oursejvw or by our Agents, we shall give a decided pre- ference to Butter which has been packed into proper canks, and regularly branded and inspected as aforesaid. 9tb, We request Adam White, Esq. of Fens, one of our number, to communicate these our Resolutions to Robert Dairymple Horn Elphinstoue, E q. of Logie and Elpbins one. Convener of ( he Committee of the Highland Society on the subject of tht? Butter Trade, and also to transmit a copy tot' ' thciu to the Aberdeenshire Agricultural Association. Signed b) of the principal Dealers. GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Saturday May 29. The Moderator intimated that he received a letter from Sir John Sinclair, along with the Prospectus of a work entitled an Analysis ofthe Statistical Account of Scotland, which stated that considerable progress had been made in the completion of the work, and it was probable it would be published in the r'oiirse oFthe year. Dr. Xnglis stated that Sir John Sinclar had made a present of the copy- right of the Statistical Account of Scotland to the Society for the benefit of the Sons of the Clergy ; and it had lately been proposed by that Society to publish an abridgment of thafwoik, brought down to the present time. He there- fore suggested the propriety of the Assembly being cautious in expressing any opinion upon the generl value ofthe publica- tion, although Sir John was entitled to the thanks of the As- sembly for his attention, because an expression of approval iriiffht he injurious to the work which the Society for the benefit of ihe Sons ofthe Clergy had in contemplation to publish. The Commission to the General Assembly ofthe Church of Scotland was appointed. It is to consist of all the members of Assembly ; and to these are to he added all the rejected commissions— Reverend Sir Harry Moncreiff, Burt, to act for the Moderator. The report on the commission record was called for and produced. It stated that the record had been correctly kept. Dr. Brunton, from the committee on church accommodation, reported that there had been three petitions on that subject laid before the . committee. The first was from a parish in the Presbytery of the North Isle ® , where, through some misunder- standing of the two principal heritors, one of the galleries had been altogether shut up. besides a number of other inconve- niences had arisen. The minister and kirk- session brought an action before the Sheriff- substitute, whose judgment had after- wards been revised by the Sheriff depute of Bute. The com- mittee recommended that the procurator should take such s'eps as he shall see proper, hut with the express understanding that no part of the expence shall come upon the funds ofthe church. The next case was a petition from the minister of Neilston his church being too small for the accommodation of his parishioners. It was stated that the population of this pa- rish amounted to about 6000 persons, while the church could only afford accommodation for 1000. There ippe'ared, - how- ever. some irregularity on the part of the Presbytery of Paisley, which rendered it necessary for the Assembly to refuse the pe- tition as incompetent. Dr. Brunton said, the petition had come before the com- mittee in a manner which rendered it quite incompetent for th Assembly to proceed in the matter. The other petition was from the Kirk Session of Neilston. The presbytery of the bounds had met within a few days of the period when the pe- tition from the Kirk session had been transmitted, and the committee conceived that the application ought to have been to the Presbytery in the first instance— that court being the im- mediate superior of the session. The committee were of opi- nion that the petition ought to be refused as inexpedient. Re- fused accordingly. Mr. Fleming of Neilston was about to make some explana tion, but was stopped by the Moderator, the merits ofthe pe tiiion being already befoie the house from the report ofthe com nii'tee. The committee on public accounts produced their report on its being called for. It was ordered to lie on the table till Mon- day. James Mo n ere iff, Esq. advocate, read and gave in reasons of cli « eent to the judgment of ihe Assembly, in the case of Princi- pal M'Farlane. Ordered to be kept in relentis. On the motion of Dr. Nicoll, the overtures relative to the state of education in the West Indies were referred to the Com- mittee on the Canada petition. The report of the collector of the widow's fund was made by Sir Marry MoncreifF. The business, he said, just went on as formerly. Notwithstanding certain unfavourable circumstances, the funds continued the same ami the annuities the same. The Moderator, in a neat address, tendered the thanks of the Assembly to Sir Harry. The Assembly then proceeded to the consideration of the petision, and the appeal of the Reverend Thomas Turnbull, Minister of Anwoth. appellant, against a sentence of the Synod of Galloway, affirming the judgment of the Presbytery of Kirkcudbright, sustaining the protest and complaint of M. and 1). Brown, against the finding of the kirk session of Anwoth. Mr. Turnbull appeared for himself ; Mr. Wilson, S'rauraer, appeared for the Synod of Galloway ; Mr. M'Clellan of Kel- ton. and Mr. Gillespie of Kells, appeared for the Presbytery of Kiikcudbright. Mr. Turnbull stated the nature of the proceedings from which the appeal originated. It appeared that, about the end of April, a servant of the Messrs Brown was observed drivin, cart loaded with hay, along the public road, between five and six o'clock, on a Sunday afternoon. The Session of Anwoth instituted proceedings against the offending, parties, to have it declared that such practices on a Sunday, if unnecessary, were deserving . f the censure of the Church. Some correspondence passed between Messrs. Brown and the Kirk Session, from which it appeared that the offending party defended the par- licular act, on the ground of the necessity of feeding a large drove of cattle that had been lodged unexpectedly, on the Sa- turday night, in a field at some distance from the barn- yard ; and alleged that the use of a horse and cart diminished the labour necessary to the feeding of such a number of cattle on the Lord's Day. The necessity, it was alleged, was never gone into by the Kirk session ; all that it- proceeded upon was the relevancy of the libel, declaring such an act a violation of the Sabbath, and deserving the censure of the Church. From this finding the Meisrs Brown appealed to the Presbytery of Kirkcudbright, who reversed the sentence of the Rhk session of Anwoth. From this judgment Mr. Turnbull appealed to the Synod of Galloway, and the Synod dismissed the appeal, and affirmed the sentence of the Presbytery. From the Synod the case was brought to the Assembly. Mr. Turnbull conclud- ed his statement, of which we have attempted to give an out- line, by calling on the Assembly to sustain the appeal, dismiss the protest, and affirm the sentence ofthe Kiik session of An- woth. Mr. MLellan rose to defend the proceedings ofthe Presby- tery : but as doubts arose, from the statements of Mr. Turn- bull, what ought to be the shape in which the Assembly was to take up the case, the utmost confusion prevailed for a con siderable time, and Mr. M'Lellan could not possibly know the points upon which it was wished he should address the house. He was interrupted every moment on points of form ; and we could not, to the very last, comprehend what he and Mr. Gil- lespie were allowed, or not. allowed, to speak to. Their joint endeavour, which seemed to be occasionally misunderstood, was to vindicate the sentence of the Presbytery, as the best that could be pronounced under all the circumstances of the case. They did not consider it necessary to say a word on the truism contained in the finding of thekirk session, that carting hay— if 7imiect'ssary— was a breach of the Sabbath, but they shewed that the character of the particular act was explained on the record of the kiik session, and that it appeared on the minutes of the Presbytery, that it had been asserted on the one f, TKe, and not denied on the other, that the alleged offence consisted in driving a cart- load of hay from the barn- yard to a field on the farm, for the pui pose of foddering a large drove of cattle, which had arrived there late on Saturday, and which must have otherwise been driven through the country on th Sunday. This was the head and front of the offending; and they depreciated the idea of fixing any stigma on the population of Galloway on account of an act so trivial in itself, and justi- fied by the neces ity of the case. Dr. Tnglis sai 1, he was sure that no such breach of the Sabbath was necessary in the ordinary farming business, nor could such a practice" be justified. In the particular case now before the Mouse, he would say that, though there might have been a general understanding that the cattle were to arrive, yet the actual day or hour of arrival appear not to have been known, or even expected; there was, therefore, something like apology for carting, the hay on the day alluded to. In this in- stance. whatever might be the circumstances attending the con- veying of the hay to the field, he had no hesitation in saying that the Kiik session deserved the warmest thanks, approba- tion, and support of the General Assembly for what they had done. Dr. Cook said the Assembly most, as a matter of course, support the principle which had been laid dow n by the kirk ses- sion. The Assembly must not however, at the same time, make a declaratory law, when called to decide on the merits of a particular case. The Assembly would, he was convinced, do a great service to that part of the country, if it would stretch forth its arm and decided the whole case. The motion suggested by Dr. Ingiis was read, and unani- mously agreed to ; it declared that carting of hay on the Sab- bath, like every other worldly employment, if unnecessary, was a violation of the Lord's day. But, in the particular circumstances of the case, in respect that there was reason to suppose that the ariival of the cattle was in some measure un- expected, find that no sentence of censure ought to be pro- nounced, and that the Assembly approve of thekirk session in watching over the interests of religion. The reference from the Presbytery of Skve, relative to the refusal or delay by Mr. M'Leod minister of Bracadale, to baptize children, particularly the child of Alexander Campbell v ai next taken up. 1 he Ileverend Mr. James Souter, one of the n. embers for the Presbytery of Skye, stated the case at some length, from which it appeared that there were about 20 chil- dren uubaptized in the parish of Bracadale. With the excep- tion of four, subsequent to the. reference being made to the Assembly, Mr. M'Leod had never performed that ordinance since he was ordained minister of the parish. Mr. Souter went over the steps taken by the Presbytery, which in themselves^ had no general interest. Dr. Mearns was afraid that a new system was proposed to be introduced into the parish of Bracadale, somewhat different from that which the Church of Scotland authorised ; and he thought the Presbytery had done right in bringing the matter to the Assembly. He should move, that the Presbytery be authorised to call Mr. M'Leod before them, and enjoin him to baptize the child of Alexander Campbell,, who had petition- ed the Presbytery ; and that the Presbytery be instructed to see that the ordinances of the Gospel be performed in the pa- rish of Bracadale. After a short discussion, Mr. M'Leod, of Bracadale, was observed in the gallery, and called to the bar by the Modera- tor, with a request that he would state his reasons for the con- duct alleged. He said that he was but a very young minister, and was totally unprepared to address the Assembly. He de- clined to state his reasons because they would involve circum- stances which he did not wish to repeat ; be was, however, but lately inducted to the church, and consequently unacquainted with the character of his parishioners, but could perhaps it necessary, state some very strong facts, which he would much rather decline. The Assembly unanimously came to the resolution to order Mr. M'Leod to baptize the child of Alexander Campbell, and direct the Presbytery to see that the ordinance of baptism be duly performed in the parish of Bracadale. The Assembly next proceeded to consider the petition of James Rankin, shoemaker in Paisley, appellant frotn a sen- tence of the Synod of Glasgow arid Ayr, affirming a sentence ofthe Presbytery of Paisley, confirming a finding ofthe Low Kirk- session of Paisley, laying the appellant under the lesser- excommunication. Mr. Alexander M'Neil stated the case fur the appellant ; Dr. M'Gill appeared for the Synod ; and Mr. Jonathan Rankin for the Presbytery; Mr. Fleming, of Neil- ston, declining to take any part. in the business. After reason- ing, the Assembly unanimously reversed the sentence of the Synod and Presbytery, aud ordered the proceedings relative to James Rankin to be expunged from the records ofthe Kirk- session, Monday, May 31. Some routine business having been dispatched, the Assembly received the Procurator's account ofthe Church's funds, which he regretted to state were net in the most favourable condition. The Church had accumulated a debt of L- 1183 sterling, and had not been able to grant aid in a single case in which it had been requested during the last year. He saw no chance of the Church getting out of its embairassing situation, unless all the presbyteries would come forward in a more equal and liberal manner. Dr. Nicoll regretted that the presbyteries of the west country should not have been more liberal towards the fund. The Presbytery ofthe rich and prosperous city of Glasgow, in par- ticular, had not subscribed a sixpence towards it. A Member stated that the Presbytery of Dunbar had agreed to subscribe. Other members made similar communications from the Presbyteries of Skye and Kelso. A Member suggested, that if the Rev. Principal ( Nicoll) were to write another letter to the Preshyteries, stating what he had mentioned to him in private— the manner in which the funds were disposed of, and that there was no cause of dissatis- faction upon that head, he thought it would be successful. An elder proposed that the ruling elders should be called on to contribute to this fund ; to which Dr. Mearns said he had serious objections. The Committee of Bills reported a petition from the mini- sters and elders of the Gorbals parish, which set forth that the petitioners had exhausted their funds in a litigation which in- volved their right to take cognizance ofthe conduct of their officers; an4 they requested the aid ofthe Church. The peti- tion was supported by the Procurator's opinion. There was also a petition from the Rev. Mr. Gillon, who stated that he had been engaged in a litigation with a rich heritor, on a point which involved some very important rights of the Church ; that he had prosecuted the same after he had become entitled to relief from the Church, and that he was still willing to go on with the suit, provided that the Church would undertake to indemnify either him, or his heirs, in the event of his death, for the expenses of the said litigations, so soon as the funds ofthe Church should be recovered from their present exhausted condition. This petition was also supported by the opinion of the procurator ; and, on the motion of Dr. Nicoll, was granted in the terms thereof. On the suggestion of Dr. Mearns, the Aberdour case ( Mr. Gardiner) was to have priority next after Mr. Gillon's ; and Mr. Macfarlane's thereafter. A petition was then read from the Rev. A. Fraser of Kil- tarlity, in the Presbytery of Mull, asking relief on account of a litigation in which he had been involved, through his at- tempt to vindicate the sanctity of the Lord's day ; and com- plaining, in no measured terms, of the conduct of Mr. Mur- ay, the agent of the Church, in respect to the said litigation. The Assembly unanimously refused the petition, and expressed its strong disapprobation of the harsh and unfou nded language in which it reflected on the conduct of Mr. Murray, who was spoken of by Mr. Cook and several other members in the highest terms. On the motion of Dr. Brunton, Bailie Waugh was appoint- ed printer to the Church, in place of Mr. Peter Hi! 1, resigned. On the petition of Mr. Gregor, of Stirling, the House reed to reverse tbe sentence of the Presbytery of Dunblane, and of the Synod of Perth and Stirling. The report of the Committee on additional churches was re- ceived and approved ; the Committee re- appointed ; and the thanks of the House conferred on Dr. Ingiis, the convener. The report of the Committee on prison discipline and burgh schools was approved, and the Committee re- appointed. On receiving the report ofthe Committee on small livings, the house recorded its gratitude for the regard and affection which it appeared that his Majesty's Government had recently extended towards the church. Dr. Singers reported verbally from the Committee appointed to examine the Presbyteria! reports on schools. On the re- port from the Presbytery of Lanark, a member of that Pres- bytery was fully heard. Me detailed the controversy with Mr. Owen, arising out of the refusal to allow the Presbytery to visit the Lanark schools. The Assembly approved of the con- duct of the members of the Presbytery, and appoint a com- mittee to confer with his Majesty's counsel on the steps proper to be taken with respect to the Manager of the Lanark Schools. On the petition respecting Mr. Muir, the Assembly waved the consideration of the sentence of the Synod of Dumfries, and reverse the sentence of the Presbytery of Langholm ; inasmuch as Mr. Muir was neither a licentiate nor a probationer of this Church during the period that he followed divisive courses, the Assembly find, that no alien certificate as to his steadiness dur- that period is competent, but permit the Presbytery to take Mr Muir on his trials, after he has passed six years in reli- gious and exemplary conduct, and in uniform and steady ad herence to the faith of this Church, agreeably to the Act of th General Assembly 1806. The Commission was appointed to meet on Tuesday at twelve; and the Committee on the Royal Bounty to meet on Wednesday, at the same hour. His Grace the Commissioner, we regret to say, has been unable to attend the Assembly during the principal part ofthe session, had by this time taken hisseatupon the Throne. The Moderator now rose, and addressed the Assembly in a mo^ t impressive and affectionate speech. lie returned thank for the honour and kindness which had been extended to him by placing him in the Chair. The worthy Doctor then ex horted the Ministers to the faithful performance of their paro- chial duties; and recommended them to include among thi essentials of their holy vocation, not merely ati accurate and extensive knowledge of religion, but also a general and familiar acquaintance with human nature. He strongly impressed on their minds the necessity of independence ; and it was particu- larly desirable that their condition should be independent.— Limited as most of their incomes were, it was natural that they should endeavour to improve them ; but he charged them to be careful that the means which they employed for that purpose were honourable, prudent, and judicious ; that they did not make inconvenient demands on their time, interfere with their respectability, or injure their usefulness. The Moderator then dissolved the Assembly in the name of the Spiritual Head of the Church, and appointed the next General Assembly to meet on the 19th May, 1825. The Moderator afterwards returned the thanks of the house to the Commissioner, upon which occasion he informed his Grace, that there had - been only three cases before the Assem- bly in which its judgment had not been unanimous. The Commissioner replied in a most gracious speech, and concluded by dissolving the Assembly in the name of his Ma- jesty, and appointed the next General Assembly to be held, as in the terms pronounced by the Moderator. After prayer and praise the members left the Hall. ftelit had been, anticipated, had disappointed their expectations; they complained of the manner in which tithes were collected, and that seven- eighths of the population of Ireland should be compelled to contribute to the support of the Protestant Church; they " complained of the administration of justice, and of the manner in which the Corporations were conducted, and re- ferred their Lordships to the proceedings in the King's Bench, where complaints had been raised against the magistrates.— These grievances they complained of. and concluded by stating that it would be in vain to look for redress unless there were a complete reform in ihe church establishment. The petition was read at length by the Clerk. The LORD CHANCELLOR objected to the petition as informal, because the matter of it was on two separate sheets of parchment. Petition withdrawn. Lord LIVERPOOL then brought in a bill to relieve Excise officers from certain oaths. The bill was subsequently read a first time. Tuesdayi June 1. . The Marquis of HUNTLY presented three petitions from the county of Ross, regarding the state of the West Indies. Lord REDES DALE presented a petition from Richard Stafford Cooke, praying to be heard by Counsel in support of his claim to the title of Lord Stafford. IRISH INSURRECTION ACT. Lord HA It ROW BY presented the Report of the Com- mittee on the State of the Disturbed Districts of Ireland. The Report was read at the table, and recommended the re- newal of the Insurrection Act for one year, and the renewal of the Committee in the next Session. Lord H A IiROWBY then observed, that, if the House con- curred in the Report of the Committee, there seemed no reason for not passing the bill for the continuance of the Insurrection Act, without farther delay than the forms ofthe House re- quired. Lord HOLL \ ND observed, that if he agreed to defer the discussion on the Bill till the third reading, it was not to be from thence inferred that he concurred in the principle ; on the contrary, he condemned it strongly, though he did not hope on the third reading to persuade the House to agree with him that in the present state of Ireland it. would not be proper to resort to such measures. SCOTCH ENTAILS. The Earl of ABERDEEN moved the third reading ofthe Bill fof regulating Scotch Entails. The object of the bill was to give relief to those persons who were in the possession of entailed estates, and which, according to the Scotch law, were so rigorously entailed, that these proprietors had no pos- sible means of providing for their wives and children. The Noble Earl entered into a history of the Scotch law, pointing out, that when the law was made as it now stands, the rent of land in Scotland did. not exceed 300,0001. a- year, while at present it amounted, as far as could be known, to between five and six millions. Half the country was locked up in the fetters of entail. Up to a late period, he explained, some re- lief had been found by granting long pleases at the original rents, and taking grassums or sums of money, and that this practice had been held by the first lawyers of Scotland to be sound up to a very late period, when a celebrated decision of their Lordships, the wisdom and justness of which he was far from questioning, had decided differently, and the possessors of entailed estates were now more unable than ever to provide for their wives and younger children. The bill which he had brought in to remedy this evil was approved of by several cele- brated lawyers whom he had consulted, and was such a one as he thought should meet their Lordships' support. The LORD CHANCELLOR declared that some mea- sure of this nature was both just and necessery. When he had recommended the decision which had altered the Scotch law, it was from no wish to make law, but because it was the best judicial opinion he could form, after consulting the authority of Judges both on tbe Bench and off the Bench, and every other authority worthy of attention. That decision he had understood had since been declared, even by those who were most adverse to it at first, to have been according to the best principle ofthe law of Scotland. His Lordship concluded by warmly recommending the measure to their Lordships' sup port, as one which had been contemplated by every judicial authority, and which would give great relief to himself and their Lordships. The bill was then read a third time and passed. Wednesday, June 2. The Earl of LAUDERDALE rose to move his two re- solutions relative to bills for incorporating Joint Stock Com- panies. In addition to the amendments he had already made, he proposed to alter the amount of capital required to be paid up from four- fifths to three- fourths, and witli this amendment he now moved that the resolutions be agreed to. The Marquis of DOWNS III RE hoped that their Lordships would exempt Ireland from the operation of these resolutions, or at least that they would not extend it to Mining Companies. At Uie present moment, when capital was required for specu- lations of that kind in Ireland, it appeared to him that there- solutions which the Noble Lord had moved would prevent its transmission from this country, « nJ completely prevent the formation of any company. He therefore meant to move as an amendment, that Mining Companies be exempted. After some conversation with Lord LAUDERDALE as to the form of the amendment, the Noble Marquis stated that he did not mean to propose to exempt Mining Companies generally, but only those to be established in Ireland. He ac- cordingly moved the insertion, among the exceptions, of the words " or relating to mines in Ireland." Their Lordships divided on the amendment— Contents? 6 ; Not Content, 29; Majority, 25. The amendment being negatived, the resolutions were agreed to, and entered as standing orders on the Journals. Thursday, June 3. APPELLANT JURISDICTION. Lord COLCHESTER presented the Report of the Com- mittee on the Appellant Jurisdiction of the House, and after wards brought in a Bill, which was read a first time, for re- gulating that jurisdiction. IRISH INSURRECTION ACT. The Earl of II AII ROW BY moved the second reading of the Bill for continuing the operation of the Insurrection Act in Ireland for another year. Lord CLIFDEN objected to the measure, and said, that the consequences of it would be mischievous in the extreme. He trusted that their Lordships, in another Session, would seriously take the state of Ireland into their consideration. The Earl of LIMERICK supported the measure. He observed, that the men of substance in Ireland would consider themselves abandoned if it did not pass. The Bill, after a very few words from the Earl of Kings- ton, was then read a second time. The Fifteen Millions Exchequer Bills' Bill, the Hides and Skins' Bill, and the Scots Distillery Bill, were committed and reported, Friday, June 4. The Roval Assent was given by Commission to the Beer Duties' Bill. The Scots Illicit Distillation Bill, the Hides and Skins' Bill, the Commissioners of Public Charities* Bill, and the Exchequer Bills' Bill, were read a third time and passed. The Irish Insurrection Act was committed, and ordered for the third reading. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT* HOUSE OF LORDS. Monday, May 31. The Earl of SH A FTESBUIl Y laid on the table of the House a report of the Select Committee appointed to inquire into precedents relative to the reversing of attainders, & c. CATHOLIC PETITION. Earl GREY said, he rose to present a petition of much im- portance from the people of Ireland. The petitioners stated their grievances to be, that the union, from which so much be- HOUSE OF COMMONS. Monday, May 31. DIPLOMATIC PAPERS. Mr. CANNING laid before the House, by command of his Majesty, a copy of the treaty entered into with Prussia, am copies of certain commercial arrangements formed with the Swedish Court. On the motion of the Right Hon. Gentleman, the papers were ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. ROMAN CATHOLICS. Mr. PLUNKETT said, he held in his hand- a petition from the Catholics of Ireland. He should not now enter into a detail likely to excite discussion, which at this time could not but be injurious to the cause of tbe Catholics. The petition contain ed the warmest expressions of loyalty towards the King, and regard for the Constitution ; and, with the exception of one passage, was such as he could perfectly agree with. The pas- sage to which he alluded was one in which, after adverlinj his Majesty's most gracious visit to Ireland, and declaration they say they held his Maj sty's promise as a sacred one; bu notwithstanding that promise, the rights ofthe Catholic Clergy had been trampled upon, not only by the Protestant Clergy, but by some of the highest dignitaries of the Protestant Church. To this passage he must decidedly object, and much he regrett- ed that it had found its way into the petition. This petition was signed by about. 1500 Catholics, and as the petition of those in dividuals, and no others, he was now desirous of presenting it. He should move for leave to bring up the petition, and that it should lie on the table and be printed ; but he should not pro- pose any thing subsequently upon it. He could not consider that it would be for the benefit ofthe Catholics to discuss their rights during the present Session, in which no measure could be adopted foe their relief. The petition was then brought up. read, ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. IRISH INSURRECTION ACT. Sir H. PA IINELL presented the Report of the Irish In surrection Act Committee, which was ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed. Mr, GOULBURN then gave notice, that, in pursuance to this report, he should to- morrow move for leave to brin, a Bill to renew the Insurrection Act, Mr. BROWNLOW said he held in his hand a petition of as much importance as any which had been submitted to the House during the present Session. It was from certain indi- vidual inhabitants of Dublin. It was signed, indeed, by only twenty persons ; but had it been exposed publicly for sig- nature, it would have been signed by thousand?. It related to the Catholic Association assembled in Dublin, which had as- sumed to itself the functions of a Parliamentary body. Not only had they their Board, upon which petitions were laid ; not only had they their Committees and their reports, and some other acts of Parliamentary power and usage, but they had even directed a census of the people to be taken, at a time too, when the Ministers of the country could not raise any direct tax in Ireland. He could not but consider these proceedings as an exciting to arms as open and plain as could be expressed, con- sistent with tbe personal s ifety of the individuals who made it. Hie professed intention of this assembly was to meet to peti- tion Parliament, but the real purpose was to afford an oppor- tunity of making factious harangues* aud exciting disaffection in the minds of a people labouring under temporary pressure. He believed the object of this Board was their own interests, and their own interests only, whilst they were pretending, but mus^ falsely, that they were the friends of the Catholics,, and wished to promote their petition. It was said by some that the six acts would not apply to this Board. lie had also been told that neither would the act of last Session apply to them, because they held their meetings within doors. But he could not help thinking that, had the Attorney- General been as anxious to disperse this meeting as he was to convict the murderous bottle holder at the theatre, a law might have been found that would have effected that object. He would now call on the House to make such a declaration as would put an end to this assembly. He had been accused of describing Ribbonmen and Orange- yen as the same in principle. The Ribbonman wasone going bout to spread disturbance and disaffection to Government, the Orangeman he considered as a moderate constitutional and loyal man. Me had intended to have moved that the petition should have been referred to the Committee which had been sitting to enquire into the disturbances existing in the riotous districts. Being, however, too late to adopt t- bat course, he should no move that the petition be brought up and read, and he should afterwards follow up that by a motion tor its being printed. The petition was then brought up and read. Mr. PLUNKETT said that the allusion made to him would not disturb his conduct. He endeavoured to be straightfor- ward and avoid left- handed justice. The Hon, Member bad defended the. Orangemen- r- he believed the Hon. Memlvr was an Orangeman.—( Hear/! from Mr. B.) — and if that Hon. Member would afford proof of the fact, perhaps so distinguish- ed a person would not find the Law Officers ofthe Crown ne gleet him. ( Loud cheers.) lie was astonished that the Hon. Member had deemed it a duty— he was the first who had ven tured to do any thing of tbe kind, to avow himself the member of an illegal association, bound together by illegal oaths ; and it was calamitous that he had not reserved Mime of the advice for himself which he had so liberally proffered to others. ( Cheers) If men of talent and station would join themselves with the lowest dregs of the population ; if they countenanced illegal oaths and associations, was it wonderful that they experienced so much success in the disturbance of the country ? They countenanced what in critical moments they might be unable to check.—( Hear, hear !) After some conversation, the petitition was ordered to be printed, and Mr. BROWNLOW gave notice that he would to- morrow move to refer it to the Committee on the state ot Ireland. CATHOLIC PETITION. Mr. BROUGHAM presented a petition from the Roman Catholics of Ireland ; a large portion, he said, of his Majesty's subjects— much to be respected— on no account more than their unshaken confidence in Parliament, although constantly treat- ed with a neglect not easily to be justified. He deemed it ne- cessary shortly to state the substance of the petition ; it ex- pressed gratitude for a disposition they perceived in Parliament to red ress their wrongs. They expressed regret at the union of tlie two Parliaments, and complained that none ofthe pro mises then made to them were performed. That it withdrew their landlords, and left them to the caprice of agents, and ra- pacity of tithe proctors. They complained of tithes, as paid by the great body ofthe people to a hierarchy, by which they are insulted and oppressed— they complained that their faith was insulted, and in one part of the country t| ke military was called on to deny a grave to their dead— they complained that for the outrages committed in the north by Orangemen, no redress could be obtained ; and that the Society boasted that they were supported by the Heir Presumptive to the Throne; and they say that in such a state I eland must be a country of danger to the Empire. They therefore prayed— that Orangemen should not be allowed to serve on Juries where Catholics were a party — that the exclusive powers of Corporations should be suppress- ed ; and that Catholics should be emancipated from all the isabilities under which they labour. He ( Mr. Brougham as afraid the tone of the petition might be called a demand, nd be deemed unreasonable, but experience showed that there were no tneans soefl'ectual to create unreasonable demands as to persevere in the refusal of reasonable concessions. He hoped the House would not refuse to do its duty from any fear that others might no the satisfied. The Hon. Gentleman moved that tbe Petition be received and printed. Agreed lo. GAME LAWS. Mr. S. WORTLEY moved the recommittal of the Bill for the Preservation of Game. Sir JOHN SHELLY opposed tbe motion ; and moved an amendment, that the Bill be re- committed this day si* months, which was supported by Mr. T. A. Smith, Mr. Lockhart Mr' W. Peel, and Mr. H. Twiss. Mr. JOHN SMITH objected to the punishment of the tread mill for a trespass under the bill, but said, if that enact- ment was omitted, he would support the bill. Mr. Secretary PEEL supported the bill. Lord MILTON opposed it, and recommended taking away the prohibitions on buying and selling game, which he con- ceived would be sufficient for every purpose. Colonel WOOD supported the bill. He said he brought in a bill to take away the prohibitions on buying and seltin" game himself. It was a child of his own, biit all his friends refused to father it.—( Great laughter.) The House divided on the question for going into a Com- mittee, when the numbers were— Ayes, 103 Noes 120 Majority against the bill, 17. Mr. S. WORTLEY gave notice, that ho would bring in a Bill on the same subject the first day of next Session. SAVING BANKS' BILL. The House went into a Committee on the Savin" Banks- Bill. Several verbal amendments were made to the Bill. The CII ANCELLGIt of the EXCHEQUER proposed to limit the yearly subscription to L. 50, and the whole subs- cription of any one person to L. 400. Agreed to. Tuesday, June 1. The gallery was opened at one o'clock, and it was instantly filled. Immense crowds were unable to obtain admission. PROCEEDINGS AT DEM ERA U A, AND TREAT- MENT OF MR. SMITH, THE MISSIONARY. After a number of petitions had been presented by different Members on this subject, Mr. BROUGHAM rose and said that, in bringing this question before this House, he felt not a little disheartened, in consequence of the very intense interest it has excited out of doors. But while I am fully alive to the great anxiety with which ( his discussion has been looked to by a very large por- tion of the public, I still cannot conceal from myself that there prevails elsewhere, and in places, and amongst persons, where one would have least expected it, a considerable degree of aversion to en- er info its discussion, or candidly to examine its details. All he would ask of those who felt indisposed to thi* discussion is, that they will not allow their preposessions or their indolence to prevent them from entering calmly and fully into the discussion of its details. It would he his duty to call their attention to the charge preferred against the late Mr. Smith, and to the whole of the proceedings founded on that charge. He had no hesitation in saying, that from the be- ginning of those proceedings to their fatal termination, there bad taken place more of illegality, more of the violation of justice— violation of justice even in the form, as well as in the substance— than in the whole history of modern times. The first communication of alarm that took place at Demerara was on the appearance of General Murray, the Governor's, Procla- mations. Certain instructions had been forwarded from this country to those slave colonies which were more under the control of the legislature than the older West India Islands. These instructions arrived at Demerata on the 7th of last July. There was no official communication ( if these instructions from the colonial government. The authorities at Demerara over, looked that very natural course of proceedings best calculated to allay at least the inquisitiveness of the slave, namely, by promulgating in the Colony what it really was that had been directed in the instructions of the King's Ministers, even if they were not disposed to declare whether they should or should not carry these instructions into execution. The revolt broke out on the 18th of August— during the whole of that interval the agitation in the colony was considerable. In the ignorance which was so studiously maintained as to those in- structions. the hopes of the slaves were proportionally excited — they knew that something had been done, and they were inquiring to know what it was ? The general conversation amongst them was. " has not our freedom come out, is not the King of Great Britain our'friend ?" But freedom, free- dom ! was what they decided upon in their own imaginations. It appeared that Mr. Smith had officiated in the colony of Demerara for seven years. He had maintained during his whole life a character of the most unimpeachable moral purity, which had won not alone the love and. veneration of his own immediate flock, but. had procured bun the respect an a . con- sideration of all those who, though of different persn, anion-, resided in his neighbourhood. Ye'r this Christian. Minister was dragged, from his house, three days after the revolt h; i< i been substantially quelled, without being allowed the accom- modation of those clothes which, in a tropic fl climate, wer< » absolutely essential to actual existence. He was next impri- r soned in that sultry climate in an unwholesome aud fetid room, exposed to the heat of the sun. Mr. Brougham theu entered into a detail of his subsequent treatment, and, sa- ld he, when every danger was over— when every thing like appre- hension. save from the state of such . society, was removed, it was thought fit to bring to * rial by a military court martial this, miokter of the gospel. He then described the nature of this court, and showed how much better it had, been fojr the accused o have been tried by a civil jurisdiction. It would appear that the President of the civil . court had taken upon himself the functions of a member of the court- martial, under the name of, an officer of the foiiitia staff. This learned individual had taken upon himself the rank and degree of a Lieut.- Colonel of Militia, a few days before the assembling of the Court- martial, order that he, a lawyer and a civil judge, might sit as a judge and a soldier. After this strange fact respecting the members of the Court, it is not surprising that one as strange bould appear with regard to the subordinate officers. The Judge- Advocate of a Court- Martial, although certainly some- times standing in the situation of a prosecutor, nevertheless, in all well regulated Courts Martial, never forgets, that be aUr » stands between the prisoner and the Court. No disposition of that kind, however, appears in this Judge- Advocate, I should rather say in these Judge- Advocates ; for one not being con- sidered enough, two deputies were appointed to assist him. The charges were so artfully drawn up as to give no notice to the prisoner of the specific charges ag- ii, ot: him. They were drawn up shortly, vaguely, and obscurely ; but short, vague, and obscure as they were, they were far from being as short, as vague, and as obscure, as the opening speech of the prose- cutor. An indivtdual in civil life, a clergyman, a subject of his Majesty, was tried at a moment of perfect peace, as if a rebellion raged in the country. He was tried as if had. been a soldier. He then gave a specimen of the examination of the witnesses, and mentioned that amongst the many, strange livings which took place before this Court, not the lea- it singu- lar of them was, that the prisoner was not allowed Counsel until it was too late to pro'ect him against the jurisdiction of tbe Court. Great as had been the impropriety of the Jud^ « s Advocate upon this occasion, much and grievously as wore to blame some other persons to whom he had alluded* their con- duct was perfectly harmless, compared with the irregularity, nay the gross injustice, of the Judge who presided on that oc- casion. He next pointed out the futility of the charge al- leged against him, and concluded a learned and eloquent speech, by moving " that an humble Address be presented to his Majesty, representing that this House, having taken into their most serious consideration the papers laid before them Av- iating to the trial and condemnation of the late Rev. John Smi'thj a Missionary in the Colony" of Demerara, deem it their duty now to declare, that they contemplate with serious alarm and deep sorrow the violation of law and justice which is ma- nifested in those unexampled proceedings;. and most earnestly praying that his Majesty will be graciously pleased to adopt such measures as to his Royal wisdom may seem meet, for securing such a just and humane administration of the law in that colony as may protect, the voluntary instructors of the negroes, as well as the negroes themselves, and the rest of his Majesty's subjects from oppression." Mr. WILMOT HO It TON said, it appeared to him that the real solution of the transaction was this, that Mr. Smith was neither more nor less than an enthusiast. He did not im- pute this to him in a criminatory sense, be imputed nothing to him but ill- regulated enthusiasm, till he found him con- nected with transactions which, if not criminal, were at least highly imprudent. He defended the conduct of the Court- Martial. entered into a detail of the state of the colony at the time, and described the conduct of Mr. Smith. He then ad- duced reasons to shew that the statements ofthe Hon. and Learned Gentleman were inaccurate. He could not. there- fore, express any hope that the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, in submitting the motion he had brought before tbe House, would prevail upon the House to concur with him. Sir J. MACK. IN l'OSH was . nxioustu address the House, in order to bear testimony against a proceeding— the most abominable and detestable abuse of law that ever disgraced any part of the British Empire —( Hear.) He believed Air. Smith to be a most honourable and virtuous man— a man illegally tried, and unjustly condemned to death, and treated in a manner disgracefully to a civilized Government i- i the case of the worst criminal.—( Hear, hear.) — He was so far rejoiced, that the Hon. Member ( Mr. W. Horton) had taken the manly course of opposing a direct negative to the motion— that no previous question had been moved— that there is no attempt to get rid of it indirectly. It would have been indeed dis- graceful to get rid indirectly of the question on A sentence which, if executed, would have involved all the parties con- cerned in it in the guilt of murder, t he question then i. brought to this short issu"— whethet there was a legal jurisdic- tion to try Mr. S. nith? whether evidence not le^ al was taken against him? and whether even on the evidence there wa* probable cause for his condemnation ? The evidence of the journal and of the conversations of Smith have also been quoted by the Hon. Gentleman, I w ish he had not quoted that journal, for I am sure that, when his official zeal is a little subsided, he wiil be ashimed of such evidence as it pre- sents. That such a journal should he dragged from its sacred secrecy, and produced as evidence against its author, was an atrocity not paralleled in the proceedings of Courts called of justice—( Hear.) — ' rite great accusation founded on this jour- nal is, that Mr. Smith avowed himself the enemy of slavery. ( Hear, hear.)— He was so depraved that he was the enemy ti. slavery itself; he was so abandoned, so lost to a sense of mo- rality, that be was not satisfied even with the slavery of mil- lions of human beings.—( Hear, bear.)— This reproach lo Mr. Smith he shared with the House of Commons itself, and I may venture to say, with every good and wise man that ever bestowed a thought on the subject. But the greatest crime of Mr. Smith is yet behind — Horrible offence that he should noc he unmoved in the midst of those degrading inflictions which rendered those who inflated them cruel, and those who suf- fered miserable. It had been stated by the Hon. Gentleman opposite, that Mr. Smith wanted that aldermanlike quality— discretion; perhaps k was so; that might be ihe quality most esteemed by those who are wise in their generation," and who prosper in this world ; hut they know little of that ardent and generous spirit, which has ever distinguished those who. have eagerly embarked in the cause of religion; those great and good men who, in ancient times-, have perished on the scaffold in attestation of their principles; a fate which pro- bably would have awaited this unfirtunate man, had not a. prison terminated his sufferings.—( Hear.)— It is quite clear; however, that he did as much as in him lay to manifest an at- tachment to the good order of society, and had used all his means of persuasion, to preserve tranquillity. Nothing could be more severe than the treatment he received; confined with his wife in two narrow rooms near the roof, from the month of August to October, with sentries constantly at his door, w hiclr was kept open day and night. Those sentries vvsrs relieved every two hours, and they were ordered, when they oama on guard, to call on this unfortuna e man to know whether he was awake—( Hear, hear.) — He had seen t'ie widow of this, sufferer, a must pious and amiable woman, a ladv in every respect worthy of being the partner and associate of such a. man; she gave him a full description of his sufferings ; soma of ( he sentries, she said, wete more kind than the rest, and would not disturb hi in, but were satisfied to loofc and see if lit* was asleep. But she had frequently heard the orders given to them.—( Hear.)— No physician, no friends, no legal advisers, no consolation. — ( Hear.)— The first face she saw was that of the man who carried with him the denunciation of her husband's guilt and a threat of death. But to return, there is no ques- tion of policy upon which so little doubts can be entertained, that it is shocking to condemn an innocent man to death ; and to censure and reprobate such a proceeding at all limes, is es- sential to the conservation of society itself, and any deviation from this course is the greatest impolicy At length arrived the termination of this poor man's sufferings. The funeral was directed to take place in the dead of the night, or rather at two o'clock in tbe morning ; so that no sorrowing negroes should follow tbe good rnan'scorpse.—( Hear.) — The afflicted widow begged permission to attend the remains of her hus- band to tbe grave. Would it be believed, even this was re fused.— ( Hear.) — She entreated to be allowed this last gralk fication. The officer said his instructions were peremptory Mrs. Smith bowed in silent submission— but Mrs. Elliot, hec friend and companion, who was nut so borne down with sorrow.',, asked whether it was possible General Murray could hav « - issued such directions— all the answer she could receive front the officer was, that his orders were peremptory. ( Hear.)—., The coffin was then conveyed by two negroes to the grave1 and at four o'clock in the morning, when the body had been interred, the two women repaired, in silent anguish, to the grave of the unfortunate man who bad just been released from, his sufferings, and poured over his grave the last tribute which has ever been paid to the memory of the dead in all civilised countries. They- wished to mark their respect towards the memory of the deceased ; they acted on that feeling so long since celebrated by the Poet : *' But e'en those bones from insults to protect, Some frail memorial still erected nigh, With uncouth rhymes and shapeless sculpture Jeclv'd, Implore the passing tribute of a sigh." Yet this was not permitted ; it did not agree with the temper of his honour, and he therefore ordered the bricks to betaken up, " ( lie frail memorial" to be destrr ycd, anil the spot tob. railed in to prevent any future mark of respect being paid to his memory. The Hun. Member concluded amidst the loude- tt cheering from all sides of t! i • House. As soon as he had re- sumed his seat, a crv of " Adjourn, adjourn !" rose from every part of the house, in the midst of which Mr. SCARLETT said, he could not come to the vote proposed, which was one of such strong and unqualified cen- sure, although he must admit there were many parts of the proceedings with which he could not concur, hut still he thought that in asking Pailijment to act so decidedly on do- cuments not officially authenticated, his Hon. Friend asked too much, and much more than the House ought to grant. He should vote against the present proposition, though, if another more temperate was proposed, he should give it his support, The cries of " Adjourn," mingle'd with those of 11 Go on," were heard from every part of the House, at the conclusiun of the Hon. and Learned Gentleman's speech. Dr. LUSH 1NGTON presented himself, and was called ' On by the Speaker, hut the noise prevented hitn from being heard. At length ha sat down, when Mr. Secretary CANNING rose and said a few words, the fffect of which we were unable to catch. The cries were still continued. Mr. Secretary CANNING then moved the adjournment of the debate until Wednesday, which was carried unani- mously. The other orders of the day being disposed of, the House adjourned at two o'clock. Wednesday, June 2. Mr. Alderman WOOD moved the third reading of the City . Bonds Interest Reduction Bill, and after a few words from Mr. H. Sumner, and another Member, the House divided, when the numbers were— For the Bill, 2.5— Against it, fi — Total, 31, which not being a sufficient number of Members to make a House, itadjourned as a matter of course. [ This unexpected adjournment was a source of very consi derable disappointment to vast numbers who attended in the gallery tohear the continuation of the debate on Mr Brougham's motion, which now will stand as " a dropped order" for to- morrow. Such an abrupt termination of the proceedings of the evening could not have been anticipated a few minutes be- fore it occurred, as there were, at that time, neatly a hundred Members in the House. It was stated as one cause of the sudden disappearance of to many Members, that Mr. Gra- ham's balloon was just then visible from the windows, an. I that several: having gone out to sec it, weie thereby shut out from the division]. Thursday, June 3. FREEDOM OF DISCUSSION OF RELIGIOUS OPINIONS. Mr. HUME presented a petition from Stokeslev, in the IJorth Riding of Yorkshire, praying for the freedom of discus tion and publication of religious opinions. The Hon. Mem- ber said that he concurred entirely ir. the prayer of the peti- tion, and he was soiry to observe, that since the Learned At- torney- General had come into office, the inqusition for the sup- pression of religious opinions seemed to acquire new vigour. He regretted to find, in the presenf enlightened age, such bigotry in public officers. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR was willing that every man should worship Gud in his own way, but he would not consent to have the Scriptures reviled by open professions of blasphemy, and to leave the ignorant and illiterate people exposed to the des truction of every principle of religion. It was but a short time ago. that, passing down Fleet Street, he saw a shop an- nounced in large letters as lite repository for the Deist and Re- publican. Mr. IIUMF. requested that the Hon. Member would a definition of blasphemy ; it was a common term, and often used by people who did not understand its meaning. II thought his Hon. Friend had been making a • speech on an ima- ginary case, with which the petition was in no wise connected. Mr. M. A. TAYLOR required that the petition sbouldbe • read, ( which having been done by the clerk) — bo said, that he would still maintain, that although the petition was cautiously worded, yet it struck at the very foundation of our religion, * nd at the truths of the Gospel. He observed, that all the punishments inflicted by the Court of King's Bench werefurthe circulation of opinions, and not for the opinions themselves. He remembered well what Lord Mansfield had said on the subject, that if the Devil came into Court, the Devil must Have justice. He denied that he could be fairly accused of cant and hypocrisy, which he had been in the brilliant elo- quence of his Hon. Friend. —( Laughter.) Mr. W. SMITH would say a few words in support of the petition, lie referred to the case of Galileo, in favour of the argument for free discussion. He observed, that if laws were to be made against the expression of opinion, there would be no knowing where to stop. The cause of truth would be better served by the banishment of all restriction. After some farther observations from Mr. Hume, SirR. Wilson, and Mr. Warre, the petition was ordered tobepiinted Mr. HUME presented a petition from a Quaker of the raise of Moline, against the continued imprisonment of Richard Carlile for blasphemy. After some remarks from Mr. Hume, Mr. M. A. Taylor, Mr. W. Smith, Sir T. Lethbridge, Sir R. Wilson, and Mr. Alderman Biidges, the petition was laid on the table. SCOTS POOR LAWS. The LORD ADVOCATE of Scotland presented a peti- tion from the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, praying that the House might not sanction the Bill which had been introduced for the regulation of paupers in Scotland. The Learned Lord observed, that this petition came rather late, as the Bill was already withdrawn; but he hoped that, * fter a strong opinion expressed against it l y so numerous and respectable a body as the petitioners, the Hon. Member ( Mr. Kennedy) would no* again introduce the measure next Session. Mr. KENNEDY said he could not let slip this opportunity of stating, that on the only occasion on which he had delivered bis sentiments fully on this subject, they had been misrepre. • sented and garbled in the accounts which went forth to the public. The petition was ordered to be printed. CASE OF MR. SMITH, THE MISSIONARY. Dr. LUSH I NGTON moved the dropped Order of the Day on this subject, in order to postpone it till to- morrow se'en- niglit. Sir R. WILSON took that opportunity of asking the Secre- tary for the Colonies, first, whether the minutes laid on the table of the House were the only official copy of the trial which the Government had received ? and secondly, whether the Hon. Gentleman was prepared to admit or deny the authenti- city of the copy of evidence published by the Missionary So- ciety ? Mr. WILMOT IIORTON said, that with respect to the first question of the Hon. and Gallant Member, he had no hesitation in answering, that the documents laid upon the table were an exact and verbatim copy of the information trans- mitted to Government. Willi respect to the second question, he could n. ithe'r affirm nor deny the authenticity of the copy of the trial published by the Missionary Society. There were discrepancies between that arid, the official copy, with respect to which he would leave others to draw their own conclusion. Mr. F. BUXTON said, that as some doubt had been stated as to whether hearsay evidence was refused in favour of Mr. Smith, be begged to inform the House that Mr. Elliot, Missionary, who was in the Court during tl. e triai, could prove the fact,, that the Court would not allow Mr. Smith to pursue the course in his defence which was followed for the prosecution. Mr. LOCKH ART asked the Colonel Secretary, whether the authorities in Detnerara bad issued a proclamation revoking martial law ? Sir. WILMOT IIORTON replied, as was understood, that there could be no doubt that martial law had been repealed. Mr. BROUGHAM then'moved, that the farther debate on the question should be postponed till to- morrow seYnniglit He should certainly have wished to have taken the debate to- morrow night, hut he understood that several Gentlemen had left town for the holidays, under asupposition ihat the debate would not be resumed until after the House met again. The debate was then adjourned lill Friday next. SCOTS COURTS OF JUSTICE. Mr. Secretary C ANNl NGsuggested to the Lord Advocate who had a motion lor that evening, to refer to a Select Com- mittee the Ninth Report of the Commissioners of Courts of Justice in Scotland, whether, as the Report was exceedingly voluminous, it would not be advisable to postpone the motion for the present. ' After a few words from Mr. Abercromhy and Lord A. Ha- milton— The Lord Advocate agreed to postpone his motion. lie gave notice that he would bring it forward early next Session MARINE INSURANCE BILL. Mr. F. BUXTON moved, that the House should resolve itself into a Committee on the Marine Insurance Bill. In the discussion on the subject, every point of form was resorted to for retarding the proceedings and throwing difficul- ties in tlie way. No less than five divisions took place— one of them oil a motion by Sir F. Ommauney, that, instead ot the words " From and after the passing of this Act," to substitute " From and al'icr the year of our Lord 2000." ( Burstsof Laugh- ter. ) TheChairnian asked the 1 Ion. Gentleman it be persisted in his amendment. He replied in'in* affirmative, and declared that * if he was certain of standing alone he would div ide the House on it.—( Continued laughter.) T| ie Committee then divid dun Sir Francis's amendment— Ayes 12— Noes3J— Majority agp. iust the amendment 21. Friday, Jane 1-. - IMPRESSMENT OF SEAMEN. Mr. HUME presented a petition, signed by 3000 persons, consisting ofseafaring men, lightermen, caulkers, and others, of the port of London, against the impressment of seamen. The Hon. Member said that he should bring forward the sub- jecton the lOtl) inst. and lie should not trespass farther on the attention of the House than to observe, that the amelioration, if not the entire abolition of the impressment of seamen, ooglu now to be carried into effect. Sir I. COFFIN was astonished to bear Gentlemen who knew nothing about the subject talk thus." He was convinced that until a system of enrolment was adopted, that of impress- mentcould not be done away. He had hirtiselfbeen a seaman, man and boy. for upwards of fifty years, and in the early part of his life had his head sliced like a Cheshire cheese whilst en- gaged in the impress service He was one who would be most happy to see it done away if it could be so, but seamen would not go on board to man a fleet on an emergency of their own accord ; he would again repeat, that unless all seamen were inrolled, the impress service must continue, and be had repeatedly heard the seamen declare that they had much rather be subject to impressment than consent to be inrolled. — Peti- tion ordered to be printed. SCOTS ATTAINDERS. A Message from the Lords brought up a Bill which had passed their Lordship's House to indemnify Mr. Erskine of Mar for not taking certain oaths. Mi. PEEL said that the individual to whom this Bill re- lated was one of those io whose favour his Majesty had been graciously pleased to declare his Royal intention of removing the. attainder fiom his family, and restoring that title which his ancestor had forfeited. Bylaw, however, it was necessary that tile individuals thus restored to the honours of their fami- lies should appear in the other House and take certain oaths. Owing to bis great age and infirmities Mr. Erskine was unable to do so, and a Bill of indemnity had therefore become neces- sary ; that Bill had passed the Lords, and was now before the House ; ami until that was passed, the progress of the Bill of Grace by the other Home must be suspended. Under these circumstances he trusted the Hoose would consent to suspend the standing order, and suffer the Bill to pass through all its tages this evening. Mr. BROUGHAM warmly eulogized the virtues of Mr. Erskine as an individual, and expressed the great satisfaction he felt at the measure which his Majesty had been recommend- ed to adopt. . The standing orders were then suspended, the Bill passed through all its stages and was sent back to the Lords. NEW CHURCHES. The CH ANCELLORof ihe EXCHEQUER moved that the report of the Committee of the Bill for the Building of New Churches he agreed to. Colonel DA VIES opposed the motion, contending that the measure » j> uncalled for. Mr. LEYCESTER said what was wanted was preachers and pastors not pulpits and churches; the people asked for bread and they were giving them a stone. He had a great ob- jection to the limitation of patronage, tile effect of which was most injurious. Patronage ought to be extended to those who were to be benefited hy the preaching, and churches would spring up spontaneously ( A laugh.)— He objected to the reception of the Report ; it imposed an unfair burden on our dissenting brethren, merely to add to the dignity or gratify the cupidity of the Church. Mr. COOPER contended that this grant was by no means profligate, as its object was to provide places for the moral im- provement of the people under the principles of the Establish- ed Church. If Dissenters were allowed seats in this House, they should have judgment and delicacy enough to keep their peculiar sentiments to their own breasts.—( Cries of " Ques- tion I") Mr. HUME said, the proposed grant was a profligate ex- penditure of the public money. It wa » not voting money that would promote religion— on the contrary the richer the Clergy were made, the less useful they became. He could prove, to the conviction of every man, that the fee simple of the revenue of the Clergy of the Established Church would sell for L. 200,000,000. With such an immense Chureh property, was it fair to take money from Dissenters, who built their own Churches, to build new Churches which were not wanted for the Establishment ? He was convinced it was for the sake of patronage ; and if the patronage was given up, individuals would always be found ready to build Churches whenever they were wanted. Mr, GURNF. Y asked whether rich parishes would have Churches built for them out of the present grant ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the money would be vested in trustees, who would exercise their discretion whether to give a parish all the money that was ne- cessary to build a new Church, or only a part, or only a loan, to be repaid. The House divided on the original motion, when the num- bers were, Ayes, 42— Noes, 9. The Report was then brought up and agreed to, and the Bill was ordered to he read a third time on Thursday next. COMBINATION LAWS. The Report of the Combination Laws Repeal Bill was re- ceived, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time to- morrow. The House met on Saturday, and after some routine busi- ness, adjourned till Wednesday. England deccntlv recognize stloh a confusion as legiti- mate ? It would be insulting to tliarGovernment, oil many accounts, barely to raise the question, whether the Go- vernment of the person who lias escaped from South- ampton would be recognized bv her. It appears then , to us decided, that the recognition which lias been so much talked of, mast be adjourned to to an indeterminate epoch, and that it will be left to Spain to prove to Europe, that the assurance given by the Cabinet of Madrid, in its last note to Sir W. A'Court, will be fulfilled :— This assurance is—" that Spain without foreign aid will he ahle to make herself mistress of her possessions in America." It is not to bo presumed that England, like a too famous authority, would by a law set a fixed time on the duration of a civil war, which in noway approaches to its termination. JUNE 5,— A late edition of the Etoile brings the final decision on the project of the law for the reduction of the 5 per Cent. Rentes. The ministerial project has been rejected by a majority of 120 to 105. The num- ber is variously stated ; some accounts making it 35; others 3- t, and others, again, only 1,5. The loss of the measure, however, is certain, and the consequence was, an immediate fall in the Rentes of above two pet- cent. At the time the express left they were done as low as 102f. 10c. Thev had begun at 104- f. ' 25c.— What makes this rejection the more remarkable was, that it was preceded by a speech from M. de Villele, in which he had declared his intention to establish an institution to enable annuitants of or below 401. sterling, yearly divi- dend, lo invest their capital at a lilted rate of interest. Various reports wee, of course, in circulation, and among other things it was said, that M. de Villele will quit the Ministry of Finances in less than a month, re taming, however, the situation of President ot the (" a binet. Another letter states, that he ia resolved not to resign, and that the failure in the. present instance was a kind of compromise between him and the opposing party ; in which, bv allowing a majority against him he litis secured his remaining in the Cabinet, and at the head of the Finance Department. All concur, how- ever, in stating, that the public feeling was much gra tified by the rejection of the measure, and that the Aristocracy had become exceedingly popular. PORTUGAL. The intelligence from Lisbon, brought by the Magnet packet, is of considerable interest. The crisis is over and the King has resumed the full exercise of his authority. He landed on the 15th May amid the ac- clamations of his subjects, aud great rejoicings took place in consequence. Don Miguel had taken his de parture in the I'croh, a Portuguese frigate, on the 14th, for Brest. The Perola was accompanied by the Eng- lish frigate Lively, Captain Elliott, and the French brig Zebra. His Koval Highness will travel under the title of the Duke of I3eja, am! he is attended by his Chamberlain, the Conde de Rio Major. Nothing is said respecting the Queen in the Gazette, but private letters mention that she had hitherto evaded, under the pretext of illness, compliance with the orders for her re- tirement to the Convent of Estrella. The King, on his birth- day, distributed various honours and rewards to those individuals who had sup- ported his cause during the late events. All the Foreign Ambassadors have received marks of Royal favour, but especially the English Minister, Sir Edward Thornton, who besides having a Portuguese title, gets also a domain of the Crown for three lives. Captain Dash- wood, the Commander of the Windsor Castle, is made Grand Cross of the Tower and Sword, with the insignia In diamonds. Captain Elliott of the Lively, Major Adair of the Marines, and other English officers, are also distinguished by his Majesty ; and five hundred dol- lars were ordered to be- distributed among the crews of the Windsor Castle and the Lively. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FROM FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, May 31.— The flight of Iturbidefor Mexico and the disasters experienced by Bolivar in Peru, are events so important that the issue of the great question of Spanish America mav be even now foretold. Six months ago every thing announced calamities for the Peninsula. Bolivar victorious, jealous of the g'. orv acquired by San Martin, wished to gives laws to Peru, urn) make himself master of South America. Europe believed that it was done. In Mexico, the fall of this same Iturbide, amidst the acclamations of his subjects, and the establishment of a republic, made it believed that the new Government was founded on immoveable bases, and the independence of Northern America was not doubted of any more than the fortune of Bolivar, which was to dim the glory of the Pizarros. To men who know both Americas, their real resour- ces, their love to the mother country, to those who have been actors in the events of the last ten years, nothing is more melancholy than to hear the language used in Europe on the events of America— the greatness which is sought to be attached to men and events, and on the result of the struggle which was in progress between Spain and her transmarine possessions. The circum stance which in their opinion could decide the question was the recognition of the independence of the rebel go vernments by the maritime powers of Europe— and the; allowed Spain to act. England alone took the initiative by diplomatic notes and Parliamentary discussions, and by the mission of Consuls or Comm ssiouers to examine whether the esta- blished Governments had such a character of stability that it might be permitted to acknowledge them as legiti- mate. But at the same time she declared imprescriptible the rights of Spain on the Americas, and the strictest neutrality as to the efforts which FERDINAND should make to get possession of them again. The defeat of BOLIVA it will make known the stability of the Government of Peru, and the brave Viceroy, LA SEIINA, will be able to receive in Lima the English Commissioners, if they have gone there. In a short time the arrival in the Pacific of the Spa- nish ship of the line Asia, and two other vessels of war, which sailed from Cadiz in January last, will be known. Can it be supposed that at the moment when the Spa- niards are victorious in Peru and masters of the sea when the existence of the Governments of South Ameri- ca is again problematical— that at this moment England is to recognise their independence ? It is impossible ; it would be in opposition to the principles published to the world in full Parliament. The same is the case w ith respect to Mexico. When the English Government sent its Commissioners there, there was one republic ( probably indivisible) ; now the number of them unknown. If Iturbide be believed, there are those of Mexico, of Gu. itimala, of New Gal- licia, of Oxaca, of Ducatan ( Yucatan ?) and Qtieretero, and other countries. The utmost the English Commis- sioners can do will be to run through these countries in all haste, and learn the names of the individuals who govern them. To complete this state of anarchy, the Ex- Emperor is gone to carry thither his fury and vengeance. Can FROM GERMAN PAPERS. PETERSBURG!!. May 15.— Our differences with the United States of America, respecting the North West Coast of the American Continent, are now settled by the exertions of the Diplomatic Commissioners nominated for that purpose, to the entire satisfaction of the respective States, whose rela- tions are replaced on the most friendly footing. The Frcticb Ambassador, Count de Ferronaye, and the British Ambassa- dor, Sir Charles Bagot, will shortly quit this city fpr a time, having boih obtained leave of ubsence. They go by sea.— Lord Cathcart. Secretary to the English Legation, who is to go as Ambassador from his Court to the German Diet, will probably remain here till after the return of the Ambassador. LEIPZIC, May 14.— Our fair continues to prove more and more favourable, contrary to all the expectations previous- ly entertained. Foreigners have resorted to it whom we never saw here before. Among these were several merchants from Tiflis, in Georgia. Large quantities of linen are re- quired by some Colombians, who have attended the fair in person. entertained these gentlemen at a dinner at Honda, at whieh they reciprocally expressed their sentiments of re- spect and consideration for the Government of Ins Bri- tannic Majesty and the English nation, and for the Go- vernment and people of Columbia. Mr- Hamilton and his companion drank ' To the Independence of the Re- public,' and ' To the President'and ' Vice- President :* The Columbians ' To King George IV.' ' The Bri- tish Nation, and its liberal Institutions.'— We have also learnt with pleasure, that the gentlemen who have been appointed Consuls or Commercial Agents, on the part of the English Government, to the ports of Guayra and Carthagena, have met with a cordial recep- tion there. The Executive Power has approved of the marks of friendship and esteem which the Magistrates of those departments have shown in the name of the Republic and of this Government. We learn from a Gentleman who has arrived bv the same conveyance, that he met the British Commissioners on their roatl to Bogota, and had an' interview with them. They were highly pleased with their reception, and with the state In which they found the country.— Colonel Hamilton told the Gentleman referred to that he should send for his wife and family. We are farther informed by these advices, that the Republic of Co- lumbia continues in the most satisfactory state. The Mayor of Liverpool has called a public meeting to petition government in favour of recognising the inde- dendence of Spanish America. DRUrtY- LANE THEATRE— On Monday evening, the 31st Ultimo, the benefit of Mr. M UNDKN*, one of the greatest comedians who has ever adorned the British stage, took place, and on that occasion betook his last farewell of the audience which he bad so often delighted. The play was Ihe comedy of The Pour Gentleman, in which he performed his celebrated character of Sir Robert ISrambte, with, if possible, more effect than on any former occasion. The Comedy was succeeded by the farce of Past Ten. o'clock, in which lie sustained the cha- racter of ( tld Dozey. Thus furnishing, in his last public ex- ertion, that versatility of talent which hid distinguished the whole of his theatrical career. At the conclusion, Mr. Muu- den came forward, evidently much affected, and with hesitat- ing accents, and in alow and tremulous tono of voice deliver- ed the following Address : — " LADIES and GENTLEMEN— The moment is now arrived when I have to perform the painful duty of bidding you fare- well. When I call to remembrance, that five and thirty years have elapsed since I first had the honour of appearing before you, I am still more forcibly reminded that I ought to leave the scene for younger and gayer spirits to mingle in. But it is not easy to shake off in a moment the habits of years ; and you will I know, pardon me if I am tedious, since it is f> r the lust lime, i carry with me into private' life. Ladies and Gentlemen, the deep and indelible remembrance of that kind, that liberal indulgence with which you have at all times regarded my humble efforts to amuse. I feel that I ani 4 poor in thanks but your kindness is registered here— and wiil never be for- gotten ; and should the recurrence of early association occa- sionally bring back the veteran Comedian to your recollec- tion— he will ask no higher fatne. I thank you most sincerely, Ladies and Gentlemen, for the patience with which you have listened to me ; and I now bid you a respectful, a grateful, and a last adieu." The audience appeared to participate deeply jn the feelings of their old favourite during the delivery of this address. At its conclusion, he shook hands with Mr. EHiston, Mr. Ox berry, Mr. Knight, and several of the Performers then on the Stage, and making his last bow to the audience, retired amidst loud and reiterated plaudits, not unmixt with those painful sensations which arise On our final separation from an old friend for a sefies of year unrivalled in Menenius, Polonius, Laun- celol, Autolycus. Marrall, Sir Francis Gripe, Dornton, Old Rapid, Scrub, Sir Abel Hand//, Sir Bohert Bramble., Co set/, Captain Bertram, Dozey, Nipperkin, Darby, Crack, and many others ; and most sincerely to wish happiness to the man who, in the midst of temptation and detraction, has preserved a re- putation free from stain or blemish. Mr. Munden is one of those actors who have really advanced the interests of the stage. He was a consummate artist and an honest upright man ; he was cast into the world an unfriended boy, bereft of a father's protection and of patronage ; but despite of difficulty and of adversity, by a rare genius, extraordinary natural powers, and an honourable industry, he climb.' d the hill of fame, secured a multitude of friends, accumulated a handsome independence, and reared a family of sixteen or seventeen children with kind- ness and solicitude. MR. GRAHAM'S BALLOON— Wednesday afternoon, at ten minutes past five o'clock, Mr, Graham, in bis balloon, ascended from the gardens of While Conduit Hi/ use, at Poa- tonville, just an hour a'ter the time fixed for his aerial voyage. An immense crowd of persons was collected in the immediate vicinity of the Gardens, and for a considerable distance up the city road. The balloon passed over London in a south westerly direction, and continued in sight for nearly half an hour. Mr. Graham was obliged to throw out a gieat deal of ballast, iu order to acclerate his ascent. At 20 minutes before 6 the bal- loon entered a thick cleud, and was obscured from the view of the spectators. Having been in the air one hour and twenly minutes, they began to de> cend, and threw out the grappling irons, whicl were fastened to a rope,' 270 ( eet iu length. Mrs. Graham looked over the side of the car, and observed that the irons ap- peared like a table knife. They now began as gradually to descend as they had ascended, and having obtained a gravity, in ten minutes they reached terra firma in a field belonging to farmer Brown, in the village of Click field, about 14 miles from Brighton, in one of the most tremendous showers of rain ever remembered. The car slightly rebounded three times on touching the earth, but not to injure it, or the ad- venturers. From the LONDON GAZETTE, June 5. Whitehall, June 2. The King has been pleased to appoint George Earl of Mor- ton, K. T. to be Lieutenant and Sheriff Principal of the shire of Mid- Lothian, in the room Of William Marquis of Lothian, deceased. The King has also been pleased to appoint John William Robeit Marquis of Lothian to be Lieutenant and Sheriff Prin- cipal of the shire of Roxburgh, in the room of William Mar- quis of Lothian, deceased. Colonial- Office^ June 5. The King has been pleased to appoint Lieutenant- Colonel Sir Thomas Reade, C. B. to be Agent and Consul- General at Tunis. NAVAL REGISTER. PORTSMOUTH, May- 20.— This morning, the / Etna jomli, Capt. Sandoni, arrived from Chatham, fitted for service- in the Mediterranean. She is to proceed t. » Algiers forthwith. Such has been the expedition in equipping the iEtna, that she litis been onlv fourteen lavs o! F the stocks. The Infernal and Meteor bombs are fitting with all haste for the sametservice. His Majesty's mortar- vessel Falmouth was taken out of dock, at Deptfoid, on the 17th' instant, with 120 tificers working on board her. On the 22d she was manned, masted, and otherwise equipped lor . foreign service. On the 2tlth she '. v- ts towed to Northll.' et. bv the Comet steaifl- vessel, and placed under the orders of the Hon. Captain M i r. agn Stopford. of the Algerine, which ship is to aecompiny the mortar- vessel, to join Sir H. Ntale, in Algiers Bay. The Sparrowhawk, IS. Capt. the Hon. R. S. Dtin- dus, is ordered to be fitted for a foreign station. LONDON, June 7. WINDSOR, June 3— Yesterday morning the King attended with his usual suite, took an airing in his phae- ton through the rides in the Park, and inspected the im- provements which are going on in various parts of the Park. His Majesty called at the ltoyal Lodge, where the King stayed some time, and afterwards returned to the Castle to dinner. NEW LOTTERY.— Yesterday the gentlemen who usually bid for the Lottery attended the Chancellor of the Exchequor at the Treasury, when the offers for 20.000 Tickets, to be drawn on or before the 11th day of December next, were as follow :— BISH and others ... £ 15 ; IOS. StVEWRIGHT - - - - 13 ; 8". But the Chancellor of the Exchequer having fixed his sealed price at 13 guineas, the first named gentlemen inserted their bidding to that amount, and were then de- clared the Contractors. Mr. Dallas, Lord Byron's first literary friend, is in possession of some very interesting papers, relative to the earliest period of his Lordship's youth, and it is his intention to favour the public with tlietn.— Morning Paper. The question of the recognition of South American independence continues most anxously to occupy public attention, particularly in the city. We can venture to state that, previously to the close of the present session of Parliament a communication, will be made on tliisques- tion to the House of Commons, by Mr. Canning.— Cour. A UltrVAL OF THE BRITrSH COMMISSIONERS IN THE CAPITAL OF COLUMBIA. The following important intelligence has been brought bv the Vittoria, from Jamaica, which has arrived at Kinsale. ( From the Gaceta de Columbia. J BOGOTA, March 7.— On the 1st inst. arrived in this capital, Colonel Hamilton and Lieut.- Col. Campbell, subjects of the Government of his Britannic Majesty, charged with an important commission to our ( jovern- ment. The Governor of the province of Mariquita FROM LLOYD'S MARINE LIST, Jml. JERSEY, May 24.— The Betsey and Jane, Hanson, bound to Newfoundland, put back this day, after being out fifty days. In lat. 45. long. 37. she experienced dreadful hurricanes, which occasioned the loss of boats, sails, bulwarks, and obliged to throw part of the cargo overboard, and damaged most of the remainder. On the 1st inst. in lat. 45. long. 35. spoke the Henry of London, totally dismasted with loss of rudder; th Crew were going on board the ship Endless of London, which was a mile distant, and only one jury mast up and a square sail set ; the Betsey and Jane having lost her boats, & c. could not render them any assistance. On the 5th. lat. 46. long. 27 spoke the Eliza, from New York to Portsmouth, with loss of all her masts, except the foremast, spars, sails, anchors, arid two of the crew drowned. On the 2.3d at the entrance of the Channel, saw the wreck of a large ship ; was not sufficiently near to see what she was. JUNE 4.— PARIS, May 50,— By advices from Madrid of 20th instant, the Spanish Charge d'Affaires at the United States has informed his Government, that 14 Vessels under American colours, had sailed to cruise against the Spanish Trade. The Isabella Simpson, Leith to Jamaica, was spoken with on the 27th ult. lat. 22. Ion. 43. W. by H.. M. S. Blossom, arriv. ed at Portsmouth. EAST INDIA SHIFTING. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, March 6.— The Lady East Richardson, from Bengal and Mauritius to London drifted at her anchors, and grounded at the upper end of Table Bay, on the 2d inst. but was assisted off the following morning. She has lost her rudder, and sus tained other damage. Part of the cargo ia discharged. LIVERPOOL, May 30. Arrived the Columbi Chapman, from Bombay and the Cape of Good Hope. ST. HELENA, March 28 Arrived the Sarah, , from Bengal. BENCOOLEN, Jan. 14.— Arrived the Fame, Young, from Bengal, bound to London. The East India Company's outward- bound ship Macqueen was all well on the 13th March, in lat. 3. 6. S. Ion. 25. 5. W. The East India Company's ship Vansittart arrived in the Channel on the 2d inst. She sailed from China the 29th January, and from St. Helena the 15th April. The Kingston, Bowen, from Bengal, arrived at Wey- mouth the 5th inst. sailed from Bengal the 12th January, from the Cape the 19th March, and from St. Helena the 6th April. The Warren Hastings, Rowes, arrived off the Land's End on the 2d inst. ; sailed from China on the 18th January, and from St. Helena the 29th March. The Albion, Swainson, front Bengal, arrived off Holyhead the 2d inst. bound to Liverpool ; sailed from Calcutta the 1st January, from the Sand Heads the 11th January, and from the Cape the 19th March. The Duke of Lancaster, Davies, from Bengal, arriv- ed of!' Liverpool the 3d iust.: sailed from Calcutta the I'th J. einnrv, and from the Cape the 19: h M. ircii. The Duke of L me ister, D'. tvieS. from Bengal, nr- ived off Liverpool the 3,1 i. isf.; s tiled fr. im Calcutta the Oth December, from the Sand 1 le. jdj the 2ii J. imiarv", i- rim Madras the 19th January, and from St. Helena, ic - j ih March. MARKETS, etc. AVERAGE PRICES OF CORN • The following is the General Average which governs Im- portation. taken from, the Weekly Returns of the quanti- nud Price' of British Corn, Winchester measure, ill England and Wales, /' or ihe week ended 29. li May. U heat, live, - l?."- I Oil 41 » 2.1 J 33. 2d I 2tis 4d Beans, Peas. Oatmeal, Bear or Big, 5J 38. 2 1 00 s 0( 1 00s OOtl Barley, Oats, - The Average Price ol Biown or Muscovado Sugar, com- puted fiom the Returns- made in- the week ended the 2d June, Is 30s. 9jd per cv. r. duty exclusive. CO UN EXCHANGE. June 7. Twit o'clock.— We had during last week n larger supply of Wheat. Flour, and Oats ili. ui we have noticed for some tima past; which circumstance, added to a continuance of warm, igenial weather for the ensuing crop, has caused a great heaviness in our . Market, and even the bv « t selected samples of Wheat sell very slowly at last Monday's currency, whilst second. ny and inferior qualities are quite neglected, although ofi'ered at from 2s. to 3s. per quarter lower. Flour very dull, no alteration iu price. Very little Barley is nnw offering, and prices remain as last quoted. The supply of O its is much more extensive than was expected, and the late hiisknes's we have had in sales of this article was not maintained to- day; we do. not alter the quotations for fine fresh Corn, but no sales of consequence could be effected of other descriptions, except at a reduction. But white and grey Pease are exceedingly scarce, and are dearer 2s. per quarter. Beans are in good sup- ply, and rather dull. CL'RREN'T PBICES OF GHAIN. s. s. d. S. S. ( I. Wheat, . 64 to 70 0 Do. Feed 25 to 27 0 Do. superfine . . — to — 0 Beans, small ... 40 to 42 O Wheat, red — to — 0 Do. Tick 36 to .38 0 Barley 52 to 36 0 Beans, harrow — to — O Do. tine — to — 0 Pease, Maple ... — to — 0 live 33 to 40 0 Do. White — Id — 0 Mil It 55 to 58 0 Du. Boilers 40 to 41 0 Oats Potatoe ., 30 to 34 0 Pease Hog ... 37 to — a Do. Poland .. 26 to 29 0 Flour, 55 to 60 O HADDINGTON CORN MARKET, June 4. A small supply of Wheat in market, which met with a ready sale. Plicc- S rather higher than last day. Top price of Bar-- Icy the same as lost day. Top price of Oats Is. higher than last day. Reans. 27s Od 24 s Od 21s Od Wheat. Hrst 38s Second - 34s Third 31s I Tiar 6d 33 s Od I 27 - 4 Oats. Qll | 28s Od j 29s Od i 25s Od Od | 2Gs Od | 22s Od This day there were 470 bolls of Oatmeal in Edinburgh Market, which sold at Is. 6J. per peck. Pease. I Od J Od| 21s Od EniNBtntoi! CATTLE MARKET", June 2 This day iher& were 1452 sheep and lambs io the market, Wedders, wtiite- faccd, 25s. to 35s. ; black- faced 24s. to 30s. ; clipt, 22s. to 27s. Price per Stone, sinking the offal, 7s. to 8s Lambs plenty^ and prices falling. Best lis. to 16 s. of 61b. per quarter ; in- ferior, " 1*. to 10s. In the Grassmarket there were > 3.3 tat caitle ( a middling show) ; prices a shade higher. Best Slots aiut Qneys, 5-.. 6d. to 6s. per stone, sinking the offal. Sale not very brisk, and. sellers stood out for an advance. GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET, May 31. — There were be- tween 400 and 500 black cattle in this day's market, which sold at from 7s. 6d, to 8s a- stone, beef and tallow. 1' liere was a good supply of sheep and lambs. Black- faced wedders sold at from 28s. to 32s. White- faced ditto at from 22s. to 27s. Lambs at from 12s. to 15s. a- head. Whitsun- Monday Fair was held at Glasgow on Monday last. The show of horses was greater than had been seen for several years. There was a considerable number of purchasers from England. The sales continued lively throughout the whole day, and prices were higher than they bad been for seve- ral years past. A considerable number were bought up tho preceding day, before reaching the market. The English purchasers nearly swept the fair of the bright bays and greys, chiefly for the saddle. Carriage and cart horses were in reaC demand. Eighty guineas for a pair were repeatedly given and single horses in some cases brought as high as £ 55. Every thing around bespoke the re- established coolidence and prosperi- ty of the country, in the foundation of ail natural greatness and strength, her agricultiual interests. The good clothing and hilarity of the country people were extremely pleasing, p. nd bespoke abundance and comfort a; home. MORPERTH, June 2.--- At our market this day there was rather a short supply of cattle, but a good oiany sneep and lambs ; being a great demand, fat sold readily at last week's prices.— Beef from 5s. to 5s.' 6 i. per stone, sinking ofi'. d. Mutton, 4s. 9d. to 6s. 3d.— Lainu, 7s. to 8s. 2d. DUMFRIES CATTLK MARKET, May 26.— There would be up- wards of 830 cattle of all kinds in the market to day, abouS 1 - 41h part of them Highlanders, and the remainder p. mci- pally Galloways. As there -' as not been a drop of nun to produce vegetation, the graziers are s iil hanging back ; die sale was dull, and last week's prices could scarcely be o . turned. We observed one crack lot of nearly four score Galiow. iv bul- locks from the neighbourhood of Kirkcudbright, which were bought by one of our most respectable south country deaiers. Some very competent judges considered this one of the finest lots in point of quality and handsomeness that had ever been seen in our market. There v. as also a lot of 30 very superior West Highlanders. Though former prices could scarcely be got, the greater part were sold off. FAIRS. JUNE—( New Slile. J Edit, Thomas Fair, Ist Wed. Oil Deer, 1st Thursday Whilemyres, 2( 1 Tuesday Nairn, Ist Friday Alford, Tuesday of the week before Trinity Muir Rhynie, Thurs. before2d Wed. Inverury. Monday before do. Durris, Friday before do. Brechin, Trinity Muir, 2d Wed. Thurs. and Friday Forlrose, 3d Wednesday Banchory- Ternau, 3d Tues. Ceres in Fife, 2- Jtb day Forfar, 26th day Perth, last fortnight of the month Gai mouth, 30th day Cornhill, 4th Thursday ( Old Stile. J Kinross, 1st day Loitmay 1st Tuesday Keith, 1st Tues. & Wednes. Fllon. ditto Daviot. ditto Grantowo, 1st Friday Newdeer, 2d Tues. & Wedues* Sliach, ditto Greenburn, 2d Thursday Fraserburgh, ditto JLeiubo, 3d Tues. & Wednes* Balnakettle, the day before Alloy ne, ditto Falkland, 3d Thursday Megray, d^ tto Tuiritf, Tuesday & Wednes, before last Tuesday Macduff, Wed. & i'burs. afier Greenburn, day before St. Salr's Inverury, Tuesday before do. St . Sair's Fair, last Tues. and Wednesday Ditto Sheep Market, Thurs. before. Tarland, Friday after do. Poires, Midsummer Fair, the 25th and 26th. NEWGATE AND LEA DENHALL Beef. Mutton, 2s 4d to 3s Od to 3s 4d SD Veal, Pork. M A R1C E l's. 2d to 4s 8d Od to 59 Od Beef, 2s Mutton, 5s Beasts, 3122- SMI TH FIELD MARKET, To sink the Offal, per stone » i Mbs. 8d to Si 4d to 4s 8d 8d Veal, Fork, 3s 4d to 5s 81 3s 4d to 5s Od - Sheep, & c. 18,430— Calves. 170 — Pigs,, 210 3 perCt. C. New Fours, New ok Cents. 4 per Cents. India Stock, PRICE OF STOCKS. stint ! India Bonds, 73 p-. j Ex. B. Small 81 26 28 pr. 100 Sf£ i Lottery Tickets. 001. 00s. j Cons, for Ac 95| 9'!^ EDINBURGH, June 8. It is supposed that Lord Napier will l> e tiie successful candidate, at the election of a representative Peer, in room of the late Marquis of Lothian. Price of New Potatoes this day in Edinburgh Mar- ket, 2s. per pint— Green Pease, 7s. per peel;— Straw- berries, 8s. per pint. On Wednesday John M'Crcevie, who was convicted at our last Circuit Court of stouthrief, was executed at ( il. isgow. It mav be recollected that he declared his innocence on receiving sentence, and afterwards persisted in his asseverations so strenuously that 14 days respite were granted, that the necessary inquiries might be made into the truth of his allegations. Unfortunately for M'Creevie he failed to substantiate them, and his sen- tence was again ordered to be carried into effect on Wednesday. When he arrived at the foot of the scaf- foid he shook hands with one or two ofthe Magistrates, and returned them his thanks for the kindness lie had re- ceived during the period of his confinement ; but declar- ed, in the most solemn manner, his innocence ofthe crime for which lie was about to suffer. He then ascend- ed the scaffold, and prayed most earnestly in a loud voice, and at 2,5 minutes after two lie gave the signal. In : iidlf a minute his sufferings were at an end. BIRTHS. At Pencil rise, . on the 30 h uK Mrs Pott, of a son. At Queen Street, on the 84 inst, the Lady of E. W. II. Seheoley. Est;, of a daughter. At Crates Crescent, on the 29; h u! t. the Lady of Captain Ay'oun. Kriytl Artillery, of a soli. Al S'ewaitfield, on tiie 28th nil. Mrs. Veitch, of a son. MARRIAGES. At D^ nmpeller, on the 1st instant, Lieutenant John Hay, i- ya! Navy, to Marion, eldest daughter of David Carri. k Blu hantfii, Esq, of Drumpe. ler. In Gavfield Sipiare, on the 2d inst. hy the " Rev. Edward B. R. ulisay, David Arthur Duv'les, Esq surgeon, Llanally, to SpeiiCer B,> yd, eldest daughter of Andievv Sievwright, E- q merchunt Edinburgh. At Edinburgh, on the 1st inst. Dr. James Kelly, physician in Dunbar, to Mary, second . daughter of the late Mr. Geotge Wauthopt. At Bo'ness, on the 1 - t inst. II. iy Bnrns, E ij. surveyor of l is Majesty's Customs, to Janet, third daughter of the late Andrew Milne, Esq. merchant there. At Craighead, on the 1st inst James Chrystal, Esq. jnn. writer in S irline, to Patricia Bonnet, daughter of llobert Banks, Esq. of Craighead. DEATHS. At his house in Queen Street, Edinburgh, on tbe 1st iust. Alexander Wylie, Doctor of Medicine. At Edinburgh, on the - id inst. Samuel Watson, Esq. soii- citpr- at- law. At his house, in Forth Street, on the 29th ult. David Kin- near, Esq. banker. At Belvidere, Kent, on the 21st ultimo, tbe Hon. S. E. Eardlv. only son of Lord Eardley. At his seat Hawkstone, Salop, on the 28th ult. Sir Jidin Hill, Bart, in the 84th year of his age. Sir John is succeeded in the baronetcy and in his extensive estates by his grandson, Rowland, one of the Representatives in Parliament lor the county of Salop. Suddenly, at Clifton, Lieut- Colonel Samuel Hall, C. B. late of his Majesty's 65; h Regiment. At Edinburgh, on the 2fith ultimo, Mr. Henry Cummings, prompter of the Theatre Royal, E. iinburgh. REMOVAL. EOHOEK NIC HT, CONFECTION EIUS- GROCER, — graleful to his Friends and the Public, for the liberal support he has hitherto rece ved, respectfully intimates, that he has removed Tills DAY, to" the Shop No. 41. UNION STREKT, opposite the Post Office, formerly occupied by Messrs. Souter and Reid. Druggists, where he presumes to st, licit a continuance id' that public favour, which lie shall use every exertion to deserve. Union Sir tel. June 11, 1824. NEW CLOTHIERY AND WOOLLEN DRAPERY. REMOVE. A LEXANDER P. USSEL, TAILOR, i,, ii, nates, I that he has RUMOVEII from the Upperkirkgate to No. 65. West side of Broad Street, nearly opposite the College Gale and begs leave to solicit a continuance of the support of his Friends and the Public, *„* Orders from the Country punctually attended to. Bonnie's Court, lir- ynti Street, St!, June, 1824. PHILIPS, TAYLOR AVE to announce, that, bv the last Smacks from & LONDON, they have received the greater part of their CLOTHS, &&. selected by their W. Pmi. ir. in London, and ihe West of England; and they have great satisfaction in in- forming the trade, and the public, that, from the near approach t, l ihe duties on Spanish and Saxony Wool being taken off, they are now enabled to uHer Fine CLOTHS, CASSI- MERES, & c . low r than jor Ihe lost twenty years— consist- ing of 54 Pieces best Spanish Superfine Broad BLACK CLOTHS, from 10s. 6d. to 21s: per yard. 12 Pieces extra Saxony Do. finished arid dyed ill the Fiehch sty'e, from 24s. to 30s per yard. 56 Pieces Superfine Blue BROAD CLOTHS, from 1 Is. to 20s, per yard. 22 Pieces best Saxony Do. Do. from 22s. to 30s. per yard. 72 Pieces OXFORD MIXT, Nen, market Green. Olive and Constitutional BrownA— Supertiiu.,, from 12s. to £ 2s. per yard. 68 Pieces 6- 4ihs Blue BROAD CLOTHS, to be sold only in whole Pieces, from 2s. 9d. to 6s. per yard. li- I pieces best West of England CASSI, MERES, from 5s. 9d. to 8s. per yard— all the must fashionable colours. 32 Pieces of very superior Black and Blue Do. from 7s. 6d. to 10s. 6.1. per yaid. " 211 Pieces best Narrow Blue, Black, Olive, Bottle Green, & c. CLOTH, from 3s. to 7s. per yard. An extensive variety of new Fancy W A IS I'CO A TINGS. 31 Pieces best Patent WOOLLEN CORDS, of a su- perior quality, now in universal use, from 3s. 3d. to 6s. per yard. 100 Pieces F ench Black BOMBAZEENS, from 14d. to 3s. per yard. 250 Pieces Black 1IOMBAZETTS. Plain, Tweel'd, and Figured, from 9.1. to 2-. per yard. Black SARSENETS and CRAPES, and every article lor mourning. 348 Pairs Rose, Whitney and Bath BLANKETS, from 4s. 6d. to 3 ! s. per pair. 208 Marseille BED QU! LTS— and Coloured and White COUNTERPANES, from 6s. to 48s. each. OX CONSIGNMENT. 350 Pairs large SCOTCH BLANKETS, made from English Wool. 8s. 6d. to ( 7s, 6d. per p- iir. 56 Pieces Galashiels BLUE CLOTHS, all warranted indigo Dye, and extra M. Iled, from 2 >. Gd. to 4s. 6d. per yard. ' Aberdeen. Jane 11, 1824. GRATES, OVENS, BAKING TABLES, AND SMOKE JACKS, jPUT UP Of,' IMPROVED PRINCIPLES, BY GEOIIGE SILVER, ' HOSE abilities ill curing SMOKY VENTS lias been established for many years, which his numerous testimonials from many Noblemen and Gentlemen in the North of Scotland an- ply prove. G. SILVER most respectfully intimates to those on the eve of buildmg, that he superintends the carrying up of vents, on plans founded on practical and philosophical principles which have been the only methods found succe- sful by the celebrated Dr. FRANKLIN, and others who'have studied by practice and theory. As Builders, in general, consider the good or bad construc- tion of a vent as a manner of minor consequence, ( which ought certain; y to be tbe chief) it cannot therefore be too strongly impressed upon the minds of proprietors, w ho wish to increase their domestic comfort, at a small expcuce, to adopt those plans which alone will yieid them permanent relief ; as the pro- prietors ot many new buildings feel the great evil of Smoky Vents, which often. costs them vast sums to rectify. G. S. knowing that he has incurred the displeasure of the Architects and Builders of A^ erdefn, he would advise Gentle- men not to be. swayed by them in opposition to their own in- terest ; being well aware of their extreme diffidence in recom- mending b in to the public. Letters ( post paid) addressed to GEO. SILVER, Broad £' rt. et, Aberdeen, wiil meet with due attention. Aberdeen, June 10, 1824. FOR SALE. There will be cold by public roup, within the bouse of John Dempster, Vintner in Aberdeen, on Tuesday the 25th day of June curt, at fi o'clock arternoori, ONE SHARE of tiie GREENLAND WHALE FISHING COMPANY of ABERDEEN. The upset price will be inodeiate. Apply to Alex. Smith, Advocate, Correction M7ynd. S. BALFOUR, STRAW HAT MANUFACTURER, W~ ITH grateful acknowledgments to her numerous Friends and the Public, for the liberal patronage she has hitherto experienced, begs leave to inform them, that she has REMOVED farther down the STREET, to N.>. 36, near- ly opposite Mehin's Hotel, where she has a large assortment of LEGHORN. SPLIT, and SI'RAW BONNETS of ihe newest Fashions, with which she will be happy to supply her Friends. 36, Queen Street, June 11, 1824. rsi Hi OmCLE. ABERDEEN: SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1824-. SUMMARY Of POLITICS. THE case of Mr. M ssionary SMITH has excited a great sensation indeed in England, and the conviction appears to be general, that he experienced the greatest injustice. Petitions upon petitions have been presented to Parliament, praying an investigation of this most ex- traordinary case ; and from what the public has already seen of the reported discussion on Mr. IittdUGII AM's motion, there is reason to believe, that something will be done to satisfy the expectations ofthe public, and clear the character of Mr. SMITH from that stigma which, his persecutors endeavoured to attach. In con- sequence of the reports circulated to Mr. SMITH'S pre- judice, until the lime when the proceedings against him were published, our impression vas, that he had been ruilty of something which ertlangercd the safety of the cotonv, and that the law of self- preservation pointed out the necessity of his punishment. The publication of the proceedings immediately obliterated this impres- sion— and we think has satisfied the public,. that the forliearance of the slaves during the revolt at Demerara, and their abstaining from bloodshed, was owing to the instruction, religious and moral, which they had receiv- ed from Mr. SMITH. The exposure of the practices to which recourse was had in order to secure the conviction of Mr. SMITH, as detailed by Mr. BROUGHAM, is shocking indeed ; and upon the most candid revisaf, we can find nothing in the statement of Mr. WLLMOR IIORTON, the apologist of the constituted authorities, to rebut the charges made against them, from the Governor down to the: Junior Member of the Court Martial, It is observed by some of the London Journalists, that tile constituted authorities have not yet been heard in their defence, and that the cause ought not to be prejudged: but we cannot help thinking otherwise. When the pro- ceedings of the Court Martial were transmitted to Eng- land, they were certainly intended to put his Majesty's advisers in full possession of the merits ofthe case, that the prerogative of mercy might be used or not, accord- ing to the rules of sound discretion. Farther, Mr. Y\" IL- MOT HORTON, from his official situation, must have had access to explanatory correspondence, throwing still greater light upon the transactions ; and we therefore be- lieve, that the public is in possession of nil the main points to be urged in defence ofthe colonial authorities. Tbe debate was to be resumed as last night; but what- ever the vote may be, wc do not believe that the effect produced by the speeches of Mr. BROUGHAM, and Sir JAMES M ACKINTOSH, can be done away ; and should there be a ministerial majority for suppressing investi- gation, many of them, we should hope, must be ashamed of having their names published ill the list. It seems verv clear that the colonists are inimical to the instruction of the slaves, and their hostility to the Methodists may lie held as ail admission, that the clergy of this persua- sion are among the most active in the discharge of their duties. Some even go so far as to affirm, that negroes are an inferior race of beings, unsusceptible of improve- ment in any considerable degree, and that when kept at hard labour, if they are well fed, they enjoy all the happiness they are capable of enjoying. This allegation is disproved bv facts incontrovertible ; many uneducated negroes reason with much acuteness— but debarred as they are in the colonies from the means of improvement, how shall we wonder at their inferiority in knowledge"? Whatever' may be the fate of Mr. BROUGHAM'S motion, the discussion and publicity of the proceedings must pro- duce good effect. The authorities of Demerara, whether screened in Parliament or not, will receive an admonition to do so no more, as the defence of such proceedings is difficult and somewhat expensive, as far as tear and wear of Conscience is concerned. We have known several instances where actions were defended in public, and in private most severely animadverted upon. INDEPENDENCE OF SOUTH AMERICA.— The ac- counts formerly received of the Columbian flag- having been saluted by <> n Admiral on the West India station, and the friendlv intercourse of our officers and seamen with those of the Independent States, naturally led to the inference that, de facto, the British Government had recognized the Independence of South America. We tire highly gratified to find that, by the latest intelligence-, the Envoys sent out from this country had arrived at Bogota 011 the 1st of March, where they were enter- tained bv the Governor of the province of Mariquita. Col. HAMILTON and Lieut. Colonel CAMPBELL gave as a toast, To the Independence ofthe Republic. The Columbians in return gave, II is Majesty George 1V. 7 he British nation, and its liberal institutions. This is sufficiently explicit ; and we shall soon learn what the Holv Alliance has to say to these overt acts. The following short extract, from the Kingston Chronicle, amply confirms the accounts given ot the good under- standing that prevails between our Government and the South American States. The Kingston Chronicle says, we have received regular files of Bogota Gazettes to the 7th of March, and very interesting private communications. The British Commissioners, w ho went from this island in the Iris, reached the capital ou the 1st of March, and were presented to the Vice- President ( Santmider.) by the Minister of Foreign Relations. Ilis Excellency received the Commis- sioners in state. lie was surrounded by all the other members of the executive, and by all the civil and military officers. The minister from the United States attended with his suit. The speech of the Vice- President in welcome of the Commissioners was much in point. On an occasion so honourable, we must repeat, fur now we can, at length, congratulate out readers oil the rise of Columbia to the sovereign rank of nations. Colonel Hamilton, in a most happy choice of words, then presented to the Vice- President, in the name ofthe King of Lngland. a splendid gold snuff box. enriched with diamonds, stating that he had a present also for General Bolivar ; the Colonel concluded by assuring the Vice- President, that no Foreign Power on earth should interfere w ith the political si- tuation of Columbia. PANAMA, 221 March.— This last month we have been all soldieis ; the report ofthe French intending to invade this country has occasioned a great sensation ; upwards of 6,000 militia hive turned out in the department, d! l seemingly very willing to exchange life for liberty. A general muster took place at Choura. a smalltown near this, and the greatest . order has reiened amongst all Masses. Men of every age and con- dition have presented themselves as volunteers. In the Gutela del Istmo of Sunday, February 29, we find the following interesting account of an entertainment given to the British Consul. Malcolm M- Gregnr, Esq. PANAMA, February 2 » .— On Sunday last, the 22d February, t'. e General Commandant and Intendant, Seuor Josei Maria C ' rreno, gave a grand entertainment to his Bri- tannic Majesty's Consul Malcolm M'Gregor, Esq. Among the patriotic individuals that were invited, the agreements and uniformity of sentiment produced various appropriate toasts, from which we have selected the following: — The President of ihe meeting, the General Intendant, drank —. / " May ihe English nation, in whom Columbia has met with firm anil faithful friends, and who have protected them in tlieir troubles, be persuaded that the Republic will prove its grati- tude hy a firm and unbroken alliance. " May Great Britain, who has been the first in giving to the world ancximple of a Constitutional Government, and who is neither blinded by fanaticism nor superstition, acknowledge the Independence of Ihe New World, without o„ ing any other act than that of pure justice." The British Consul drank— " To General Bolivar and the prosperity of Columbia, and may he firmly maintain and prosecute the glorious actions which his patriotism and valour have obtained, and may its In- dependence be acknowledged by all." " To Columbia— May the amicable relations which Great Britain has entered into with her increase rapidly, and shortly form the solid basis of a future alliance." To the Ladies of Columbia, who encourage their Sons to imitate the deeds of their Faille s. and who know how to ap preciate the signal benefits which their patriotism has gained for them." We fitid alsri, that some British ships captured by Spanish privateers ( rovalist) have been recaptured by the United States ship of the line Franklin, and that the marine force of the North Americans has lately been much augmented in that quarter, and still farther lein- forcem'etils are expected. When to all these circum- stances we add, that a petition most respectably signed has been presented to Parliahient from the merchants, and ship- owners, and inhabitants of Liverpool, praying for the acknowledgment of the Independence of South America, we may conclude that, considering the con- nexion of the Foreign Secretary with these very re- spectable petitioners, the formal promulgation of this wise and beneficial measure is a!! that remains to be done With regard to Greece, it is not vet acknowledged as an independent State, and a late Manifesto by the Emperor ALEXANDER makes it probable, that more than- one of the European powers wisli that it should lie still kept under the swa? ofthe Porte, with certain conditions of amelioration. To the conditions of this manifesto we do not believe that the Greeks will assent. They would still be subjected to tribute— to have many of theirstrongpincesgarrisoned by Turks- and beingsubdivid- ed into many provinces, the Greeks could have neither name nor importance among nations. This arrange- ment, we are persuaded, will never satisfy the Greeks, and the question is— whether their rejection of this pro- posal and mediation of the powerful Emperor of the North, must necessarily lead to his active hostility against the Greek cause ? According to the principles of the Holy Alliance, the Greeks are to be put down, be- cause they have resisted constituted authority, and whe- ther that authority be exercised equitably br tyrannically, legally or most unjustly, the alliance does not inquire. I he spirit of the Greeks is however unbroken. This, we think is clearly manifested, by the speech of a Greek General to his troops on the death of Lord BYRON, which we give on the authority of a Greek Journal re- published at Paris. - Brave Helc- nists— A painful duty calls me before you to- day. I come to strew with fl rwers the tomb of a man who has sacrificed his fortune and his life in our sacred cause. His great soul thirsting after glory, was w ithheld by no obstacles. Not- withstanding that nature brought hi : i forth on the humid banks of" the Thames, he traversed the seas to come and brave in our climates the scorching files of the sun. Gified with a suul full of generosity and ardent love for liberty, be hesitated not a moment after he heard that the descendants of Leonidas and Thernismcles, - haki- ig off the chains which hail weighed thorn down during three centuries, had made a noble effort lo recon- queriiberty, and wrest tbeirtinfortunale country from ihe feroci- ous Mtt'snlmam. Like another Tyi tarns, be conceived the bold project of leading us to victory by the sound of his melodious lyre ; but, alas ! death has snatched him from us at the moment when he was about lo add to his poetical crown the flower of honour which is gathered on the field of battle. Weep, brave Heleiiist.-, over the ashes of this great man, whose country was the whole universe If this land, which lie honoured and rendered illustrious by his residence, be not permitted to keep his mortal remains, at least we shall possess his heart which beats so warmly for liberty; it will watch over us in the midst or the combat, and sustain us in the arduous struggle in which we are engaged. Like to the beacon light w hich guides the mariner bewildered by tempests, the torch of his genius will poii. t out our u ay through ihe storms of revolution. Brave Helenis s, it is in union thai the strength ofthe people con- sists; let us stifle every private resentment, and only think of the great work we have Undertaken. Let us prove to Eu- rope thai our courage has been strengthened by adversity, and that we are still vvoriby ofthe rank held by our ancestors, If we should fail in ibis noble attempt, what shame will it not biing on our country, upon which the eyes of the universe arc- now fixed. If vanquished, bow shall we bear to live in a land so full of the great deeds of our ancediors ? The first step lias been taken ; it is now loo late to retract. See the heroes oi" Thermopylae rising all bloody from their tombs and crying to you, * What ? you are frightened by the number of your ene- mies ? And did not we. during three days, check the pro- gress of the innumerable host of Xerxes? We fell over- powered by numbers, but, at least we sold our lives dearly, and thereby saved Greece from the yoke of the stranger.* Brave Helenists, this is not a time to be lost in useless words. You know as well as I do. the situation of our countiy. Let us imitate the example ofour forefathers. Let us swear upon the tombs of Lord Byron, of Bozzaris, and of all the brave men that have perished in our cause, that we will never lay down our arms until our native soil shall be purged from our enemies. Let us drive back these Musselmen Lords' to the deserts which vomited them forth, and let Greece, raised from her ruins by ihe bauds of her children, serve as an example lo those people who are stilf, owing to a disgraceful indolence, kept under the empoisoned daggers of tyranny." BIRTHS. On the 3d June, in Gardiner Place, Dublin, of a son and heir, the Lady of JOHN HAMILTON, E. q. of Broomhali, County of Donegal. Al Pollobello, ori. the 5th inst. the Countess of KJ. STOKK, o: a daughter. At Grandholm Cot- age, on the 5th inst. the Lady of Lieut. Col. LISESIV, 78th Highlanders, ofa Daughter. DEATHS. At Aberdeen, on the 5tlt inst. in the 71st year of his age, Mr. IIENKY FORSVTII. Merchant. At Banff, on the 28tb ult. after a short illness. Mrs. GOR- DON, widow of the late Iiev. AEERCROMBY GORDON, Minister of Banff. AT Edinburgh, on the4tb inst. Mrs. ABERCROMBIS, w- idow of the late Rev. George Abercroinbie, one of the ministers of Aberdeen. ON the 22d ult. Mrs. ELIZABETH SINCLAIR, relict of the late John M'Kerzie. E- q. of Jamaica, and sister ofthe late Sir Alexander Sinclair, of Dunbeath, Bart. At Strichen, 28' h May. of putrid sore throat, which lasted seven days, Mr. JAMES TAYLOR, surgeon there, aged 27 years. The demise of this amiable young man has occasioned the deepest sorrow to. the domestic circle of which he was a pro minent member ; and by it the public have sustained a loss of which they are well aware, and for which there is but one ex- pression of sincere regret. E D UC ATIO N 5OC1ETY. — Tbe Annua! I'llbIic Exami- nation of the Society's School in Blackftiars Strett, took place on Tuesday last. We have frequently had occasion to call the attention ofour readers to this excellent Institution, and shall oidy say now, that we are sure it must have been the opinion of the numerous and respectable company that attended the ex- amination on i'tie- day, that the important and various advan- tages of the system of Mutual Instruction cannot possibly be exhibited in a more striking manner than in the Society's School, We know of no more useful improvement which the present age has effected, than that simple arrangement, by which the benefits of Elementary Instruction may be com- municated to four hundred children, wiili the same ease that, under the old system, they could be communicated to a dozen ; while the very same principle hy which this great economy of labour is efltclcd, U-< td> directly lo a thousand oilier improve ments, any one of which were enough of itself lo form an era in the art of elementary Instruction. Nor do we know of any sight more purely gratifying than that of 400 children, whose childhood, but for this Institution, may have passed iu ignor- ance and reckless depravity, exhibiting a scene of industry, intelligence, order, and cheerfulness, which, we wiil venture to say, is nowhere to he surpassed;- How many improvements are indirectly effected by ihe system of nmtiitors alone, by which the whole tising generation is at once rescued from the fear of birch and da- klless, and - taught lo seek knowledge under the more noble and more efficient stimulus of an honest rival- ship— that principle, which, under the same salutary regula- tion that it exists al schtjol, wilt be the great source of every thing that is good and useful in their character through lite. We had to admire, as usual, the superior penmanship ofthe boys, their correct reading and spelling, that signal improve • mc- nt by which they are made to enter into the rationale of their Arithmetical rules, the order and military precision of thi- ir movements, ( so essential for enconomisitig time), anil above all, their busy, happy, and un « cho! arlike countenances. After the examination. Principal Brow n, in name of those present, bestowed a well merited eulogium on the mauler, Mr. Robertson, for his zeal and fidelityin the discharge of his duties. We are glad to see, from the last Report of ihe Committee of Matt igement, that tbe liberality of Ihe public has placed the funds of the Society in a tolerably fl - urishittg condition ; and that the Committee are thus encoc. . aged to look to the ac- complishment of the origin.,! plan of the Society, by erecting a school for girls. We are sure that the inlenliops and wishes ofthe Committee will be heartily seconded by every fiiend of education. ABERDEEN SCHOOL OF ARTS. On Tnursday last, Mr Steele from Glasgow, appointed Lecturer at the School of Arts in this place, delivered his In- troductory Lecture to a very crowded and respectable audi- ence ; on which occasion, a Correspondent has sent us the following observations • When we glance over the astonishing improvements which have been made in every department of Science and Litera- ture. during tbe present century, and think, of . the Jow state ol knowledge, during the long period that preceded the dawn of science upon Europe, we seern to be contemplating the illusions of ma^ ic,. rather than a reality* and the contempla- tive mind, bewildered and confounded at Ihe thought of its own capacities, feels a sort of painful scepticism stealing over it, as to tbe possibility of much greater enlargement, from which it obtains relief, only in the consideration, that to our unenlightened forefathers our present attainments would have been contemplated as being as much beyond the reach of hu- man capacity, as a still higher state of improvement seems to be to us. Iiut among all the peculiarities which distinguish the pre- sent age, none is of gieater importance than the prevalence of more liberal views, in reference to the diffusion of knowledge among ali classes of the community of mankind. The old adage, " nc sutor ultra crepidamseems now about to have a station assigned to it among the exploded maxims of those ty- rannical literati, who were iu the habit of considering their less favoured brethren of mankind in humble lite, as having no na- tural right to encroach upon the consecrated ground of intel- lectual enjoyment. Happily the people themselves, to whom a channel of access to the rich stores of knowledge has been opened up, have shown that they know how to appreciate their value, in the eagerness wuh which they have pressed to avail themselves of them ; and perhaps in no part of our country has this disposi- tion manifested itself to a greater degree than in Aberdeen. No sooner was the idea of a Mechanics' Institution suggested, and Subscript on Papers issued, than multitudes crowded wijh their signatures, and the numerous attendance on the Lectures of that Institution, sufficiently indicates the thirst for know- ledge which is prevalent among the classes for whom they are intended.. A difference of opinion, among a number of individuals, on certain points, considered by them of importance, guve liseto the Aberdeen School of Arts, which was established some months ago; and which, soon after its organization, engaged Mr STEELE of Glasgow, as Lecturer ou Chemistry and Mechanics, in which capacity he has for sometime officiated in Glasgow, with great applause. On Thursday evening, this Gentleman delivered to a crowded audience, in Union Terrace Chape!, a gratis Intro- ductory Lecture, which was throughout replete with sound views, and liberality of sentiment. He commenced his Lec- ture by taking a view of man in bis savage state, and ingeni- ously pointed out the probable origin and progress of the Arts and Sciences among mankind, defending, at the same- time, the Mosaic accountof the early state of the world. After showing the superiority of man to the brute creation, in his ability to communicate the improvements acquired by experi- ence and observation to succeeding generations-— he proceeded to demonstrate the necessity of an acquaintance with the prin- ciples of Natural Philosophy, in order to the successful pro- secution of all the arts ofciviijzcid life, and gave a rapid sketch of the improvements to which the cultivation of that science has given rise. In conclusion, he showed its advantages in a political and moral point of view, proving that " knowledge is power," and showing the tendency of Philosophical investi gations, to elevate the mind to the contemplation of Him, whose power and wisdom appear conspicuous, as well iu beauti- fying the plumage of the humming bird, as in wheeling the planets in their courses. After laying before the Meeting an outline of his extensive course of Lectures, and stating the peculiarities ofthe system which he intended to pursue, Mr Steele sat down amid thun- ders of applause. We are happy to hear, that it h in contemplation, for every 100 Members to admit to the advantages of the Institution, a certain number of Orphans gratis. Oil Sunday last, at a gentleman's house in this neighbour- hood, the body of a child was found in the chest or trunk of one of the maid servants, who had only entered to her service a few days before. An investigation has been made into the case, which was attended with a very extraordinarycircumstance, it appearing the child had been born upwards of a year pre- vious. The woman has been fully committed for trial. On Thursday last, as a little boy, only about 20 months old, in charge of another child was at play at the Gallovvgatehead, it fell off" the pavement before a loaded country cart, one of the wheels of which passing over the infant's head, killed it 0: 1 the spot. The driver immediately after underwent an examina- tion before the sitting Magistrate, when it being found that he held his horse, which was rather restive, by the bridle at the time, but from the suddenness ofthe child's fall could not see it, so as to prevent the fatal accident, he was dismissed. It is however to be observed, that although this, melancholy catastrophe could not be attributed to this circumstance, tiie man had charge of two carts— the impossibility of attending to which, in many situations, is so evident, as almost daily to Shew the hair- breadth escapes that are made from similar ac- cidents, and to point out the necessity of putting a stop to a practice fraught with such frightful danger. Some other carters were, at the same time, fined for riding 011 their carts — a dangerous practice, still too common in the town and neighbourhood. On Saturday last, three masons employed at the building of the New Church of Banchory Tertian, were, by the falling of the scaffold on which they were working, precipitated to the ground, a considerable height, and very severely injured. One of them has been brought in to the Infirmary, w ith his leg much bruised : the'othertwo were not in a condition to be carried so far ; but we are glad to hear are in the way of re- covery. A labourer was considerably hurt at tbe same time. Lord and Lady Kennedy arrived ou Saturday at tiie Royal Ho'el, St. James's Street. Loudon, from Scotland. At the Yo/ k Spring Meeting, on Wednesday week, in a match for one thousand sovereigns, ii. fr. Lord Kennedy's Ne- gotiator beat Lord Keiburne's Jock the Laird's brother. Six to four on the winner, Won easy. At Thomas Fair of Echt, held on Wednesday last, there was a good supply of black cattle, which were mostly in high condition, and though the sile was not so brisk as formerly, those sold brought fair prices: milch cows ( for which there was a considerable demand) sold well ; sheep sold at higher prices than they have done for some time. Owing to several markets about the same time, this was not so well attended as usual; however, dealers are geneially well pleased with the shew of cattle in the Echt markets, and it is generally thought, if the farmers would persevere in producing good cattle, that, from local advantages, and a spirit of emulation, these markets would soon be among the firs: in the district. At Whitsunday rair, Montrose, there was rather a numerous concourse of people ; but no great deal of business was trans- acted. Good ploughmen were hired at from L. 5 15s. to L. 7 ; women, for farm out- work, were scarce, owing to the high wages which they receive in spinning- mills— their average hire was L. 2 10s. to L. 3, besides victuals. ABERDEEN CORN MARKET, June 11. There was fewer samples of Oats to- day, which were sold at last week's prices. Meal advanced about fid. and was not plenty. Wheat dull sale, as also Bear, at rather lower prices. Common Oats, 18s. Od. to 20s. fid. Potatoe Oats, 19s. fid. to 22s. Od. Wheat 2fis. Od. to* 32s. Od. Old Do. ... 35s. Od. to 37-. Od. XSear, 65s. Od. to 29s. Od. Meal, .. ... ... 19$. fid. to 20s. 3d. Oatmeal in the Market on Thursday a id Friday, 215 bolls. First quality, 20s. Id ; Second, 1Retail price, tifs( quality, 13. 4i.; Svcond, Ls 2d.— Sids, 8d. to 9d.— Mult, 2s, Sd. A Correspondent ob-. crves, if a person were to a- k, nre the chairs , that used : o ^ r ice the walks in It. GoanoN « Garden— they would be. told, that they fjre decayed and go » » ; to dust, as the town's convalescents are, that used to sir on them. In this age of improvement, some kind of < eat of durabh* fabric might. be substituted for those decayed chairs, ana aflbrd relief to the weak and feeble of our good town. I'KICE OF PROVISIONS, £ tC. IN THE ABERDEEN M A \ l K ET, V ESTEft D A 7. Quartern Loaf, — — lid Oatmea^ p. peck, HI a ! od Bear meal, 00' I a Od Potatoes, 15d a lHd Malt. — — 2s. 8 I a Od Beef, per lb. — od a fid Mutton, — — 4d a 5 1 Veal, — — — 4d a 51 Poik, OJ a Ol Butter, — 14 1. a Is. .5 1 Eggs, per doz. — 5d a fid Cheese, p. st, 5s. Od. a 5s fi t ' fallow, — — 7s a 83 Hay. — — — 7d a 8 i Raw Hides, per lb. 4d a 4^ d Coals, p. boll, 4o OJ a 0* Od New Potatoes, 2s. 6> l. per pint. N. 11- I L IN: I ' E LI AG EN GIL The Doutrlas, Kidd, arrived here on Saturday last, with' flax, from R'g; 4 » after a passage of about a month ; passed the S.- uiid on the 21st ult. when he saw ihe Gleutanner, Link- later, of this place, upward bound, for Riga. A or | on Thursday, ' he Eiiz- t, Ritchie; Brothers, Mearns ; and Ann, Wood, arrived here also, ail with / hx. These vessels had passages of about three weeks from Riga, a. nd ten days from the Sound ; the Elizi passing with a fleet of about 150 sail. Left the following Aberdeen vessels loading at Riga for this place : the John Catio, Moore, would bo ready in a few days; Wanderer, Moffat, and Evjnder, B. uhie, not hair loaded. The Margaret, Ferguson of Dundep, from Liebau, for Rochester, with liutseed, which sailed from Norway with tiie Isabella and Euphemia. of this place, as stated in our last, ran ashore the Istiusf. on Cor ton Sand, near Yarmouth, in a thick fog; but was got oil" two days afteiward> » and the same day went into Low estufie lioads. O11 the 1 I th tilt, the Light keeper at Glass, one ofthe Harris Isles discovered part ofthe wreck ofa vessel at the sunken rock called Skernoe, lying about three miles in a south easterly direction from the Lighthouse. T|>' s vesst- i issupp* sed to have been the brig Fair Cambrian of Cardigan, Daniel Oliver, mas- ter. Some trilling articles of the wreck have been collected and put into the Lighthouse Stove at Glass ; but it i » feared that, the crew have perished. The Resolution, M Gregor, which had arrived a, t Newfound- land on the 25th April, experienced very boisterous weather ou the passage, and carried awrty the main top sail yard ; was- afterwards 12 days on the coast before he could get in for ice, from which he sustained some damage, having the bow port s'. ove in, part of tlie copper rubbed otl the bottom, and the tiller broke ; while, after a .' ail of snow and sleet, so intense a frost succeeded during the night following, that the ma- ts ap- peared to be in danger from the v\ eight of ice, with which the ropes and rigging, to a great thickness, were incrusted From the great number of vessels seeking freights, and mure daily arriving, no charter could be had. and Capt. M'Gregor imended on being read> for sea. which he expected to be about the 10; h ultimo, to proceed to Quebec. No farther accounts have been received of vessels bound to>- or from America, & c. so th; t, we hope, we have already heard' of nearly the extent of the loss and damage sustained bv the- late disastrous storms in the Atlantic. In the mean time, w © learn that the brig Juno of Sunderland, which sailed from London about the 15th February, for America, has accom- plished her voyage out and home, having arrived safely at Sunderland on Tuesday last, with a cargo of timber, from Str John's, N. B. The John, Allan, passed the Sound, on the 19th ultiu o> for Memel. The Spring, Murray, passed the Sound upward, with a fair wind, on the 23d ultimo, for Piilau. The Ariel, Haebtirn, passed the Sound on the 28th ult. for St. Petersburgh ; as did the Crimqnuiogate, Borthwick, ou the same day, for Riga. The Columbine, Brown, of Peterhead, which was ashore in the river Plate, and it was fea'ed would be lost, was got ofT in the beginning of March, with so little damage that tin* master was looking out for a freight. NORTHERN EXPEDITION. ' Custom House, Thurso, May 21, 182- 1. As the public are much interested in every thing which concerns the brave Capt. Parry and his dauntless followers, who have again renewed their perilous wanderings 011 the ocean, I take the liberty to acquaint you, for tbe information of vour readers, that the Hecla and Fury passed through the Pentland Frith yesterday afternoon with their colours flying. They had a fine favourable breeze, and as it still continues,- these brave men will soon bid farewell to the shores ot their native isle. u They were piloted through the Frith hy a fishing smack, the master of which reports, that the crews of both vessels were in great spirits, and most of them who could write, gladly em- braced the opportunity of his returning to the- sbore to forward a few farewell lines to their relations and friends. « • An official dispatch for the Admiralty, and a bag of letter* from each ship, which were sent to this office, accompanied by a polite card from Capt. Parry, have, in terms of his request, been forwarded by the mail, agreeably to their seveittl ad- dresses. M The impressions On the seals of many of the seamenV letters weie, 4 though lost to sight, to memory dear ;' a mo; to, no doubt, reciprocal with the feelings of their friends at home, who, from this time, must feel a deep anxiety for the success and safety of these brave and intrepid adventurers ; a feeling iu which their countrymen in general must also participate." ARRIVED AT ABERDEEN. June 4.— John and Mary, Gilchrist, Banff, goods ; Bril- liant, ( steamer) Dick, Leitb ; Janet, Thom, Peterhead, good-. 5. Guthries, Blues, Dundee, do; Brornby, Middleton. Hull, ditto ; Velocity, ( steamer) Crane, Leitb.— 6. George Ann,. Davidson, Gottenburgh, iron; Macduff, Smith, Macduff goods; Edinburgh Packet, Hossack, Lebb, do ; Triumph, Find lay,, London, do ; Peggy, M Kenzie. Leitlr, do.— 7. Countess of Elgin. Still, Montrose, goods.— 8. Aberdeen Packet, Bar- net, London, do. — 10. London Packet, Davidson, Leitb, do; Velocity, ( steamer) Crane, Leith. — 11. Mansfield, Morison, London, do ; Newcastle, Leslie, Newcastle, do. Seven with, coals, 5 with lime. SAILED. June 4.— Velocity, ( steamer) Crane, Leith,; Hero, Gil1- bertson, Newcastle, goods.— 5. Brilliant, ( steamer) Dick, Leith; Marquis of Iiunily, Norrie, Leith, goods; Regent* Kerr, London, do 6. Mary, Nobel, Banff, do.— 8. Lord Hunily, Stewart, London, do.— 9." Glasgow Packet, Camp, bell, Glasgow, do; Triumph, Vindlay, London, do.— 10. Brilliant, ( steamer) Dick, Leith ; Rotterdam Packet, Mc- Donald, Rotterdam goods ; Mary, Gordon, Dundee, ditto ; Bromhy, Middleton, Hull, ditto. Four with stones, 1G iu ballast'. At LONDON. — Nimrod, Philip, 3d'; Search, Hogg, 4th ^ and lion Accord, B'own, 5th instant. P 0 S T S C R IP T. LONDON. Advices from Bavonne state, that intelligence had, arrived! there from Madrid of tome serious commotions which occurred in that capital on the 23d. in consequence of the scarcity of I read. ' I he bakeis shops were broken open and. pillaged ; and it was found necessary to protect them by a strong miHitary guurd. The people reproached the French troops with, b^ ing the cause of their distress, and, it is stated, that great animo- sity prevails between tbe huter and the Spanish soldiers, A subscription for the Greeks has been commenced at Cal- cutta. and up to the 8> h January, 18,7fi4 sicca rupees had been subscribed. On Saturday last, pursuant to public notice, a meeting of gentlemen, merchants, and other inhabitants of the town of Liverpool was held in the town- hall, • the purpose of pe- titioning his Majesty's Ministers to . advise the King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council to recognize such of the Govern- ments ofthe late Spanish and Portuguese colonies in North and South America as have established their independence." Tne meeting was most nume- ously and respectably attended, and the petition was agreed lo by acclamat ion. We understand from authority, tbat accounts have been re- ceive.! from Lord Cochrane, by bis brother in London, stating; that his Lordship had at length brought ali his differences with the Brazilian Government to an amicable adjustment; thy prizes which he had taken from the Portugqest? having been condemned, and orders given for their sale. It is added that Lord Cochrane had been offered the trca- surership of the marine department, which for the present, however, he bad declined. In an interview between him and the Emperor, the latter, on being ra her warmly reproached with his arbitrary conduct, assured Lord Cochrane that he had acted solely from necessity, and that it was impossible for any man to feel more warmly di sposed towards the constitution than himself. We find by the Jamaica Papers l; ast received, that the earthquak es ol the 10th to the 15th of April, were generally felt throughout the island, particularly at Port Maria and Falmouth. The duration ofthe principal Jiock was 35 to 40 seconds. The injurious effects, however, were confined to the destruction ofa few houses of little value. The destination of that hopeful scion of legitimacy, Prince Miguel, is no longer a maiter of doubt. He landed at Brest on the 31st of May. Stunt' accounts sny that his mother is to follow him, but this is not very probable.