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seizure of the American vessel the Tigris, on the African 
pr ty her Majesty’ s ship Waterwi itch. On the capture 
of Mr. Jackson, a 
pores to the United States for trial, on a charge 
of slaying. This was | deemed by the Court at er Mas- 
sachusetts, and s — mced. No 
sooner was decision known, than the officers and crew | 
of the Tigris brought an action of trespass against Mr. 
Jackson, the ish prize-master, eir coercion, 
"Me “aaa the 
bail fo’ 
Jackson ; and on the preliminary o sot i 
was conte re entre = op e act of the Bri- 
tish Government, and that e Mr. eg _ not 
personally liable. The court, A howcrer, ruled that this — 
another branch of the question, to be referred to rw wo 
Governments ; but che was clearly within 
the meaning of bent w and the powers of the a 
of Massachuse' of action _ tres 
ts a pass. 
moderate bail was een demanded, and several lithons of 
Boston became | bound See ae Sisbuat 's due a seeeerense 
be tried.—The pepe 
mile affairs of the banks in 
Miaeent Staves rs the me Union occupy a —~ share ane cash pub- 
lic 
attention. The Philadelphia Banks have 
payments, but those of B iti 
sure for the present.’ A new bank for os sevire of the 
States is much talk pulation returns of the 
United States ly completed, all the census being 
ived at Washington, except Kentucky and Arkansas. 
Estimating these two inthe a’ f the actual returns, 
the population of the rare in 1840 was 16,900,843.- In- 
cluded in the above are _ sar a 385,000 
coloured people. The rth 1830 was 
12,866,920; in 1820, 9,633, 131; ir’ 7 239, 814. 
the paation sek. Se Wee) of Berk Cardigan be 
Lord Eldon drew the attention of their Lordships to an 
ion of satisfaction in the address of the caper gi 
mie 
i 
effectual prevention of aictneg roe obatneeass Sevtiea | in as 
magni ane Sata oie ay karen 
in 
Lord GLuENGcaLL moved for papers respecting the 
Irish Unions.—Lord Normansy made no objection to pine he pi 
tion of the correspondence, and their Lordships adjourn 
HOUSE OF COMMONS. 
Dfonday.— Petitions were is ented by Sir Hussey Vivian, from 
eres Mr. Ormsby Gore, from, the county of pievemahiet 
ee 
the 
et ere of the on 
‘They stated 
A petition was 2 goede against the 
towel for St. Alban’s.— Mr. T. ba erro ap oa a — from 
Manchester, praying for the pardon an of Frost, 
Williams, and Jones, 
Toa question by Mr. W. ©. Stanley, enitivd to 
po Scare with Treland, Mr, j 
it was at 
disposed of, and the number of cases at a 
On the motion of Mr. W. Miles, a return was of the 
nutnber women, child in the several workhouses 
in| Wales, t o e@ population im each 
These ee puicaniss ‘famines were increasing in extent. During that 
of 1837 and 1838 it was necessary to employ men to throw the 
dead bodies into the Leora part _ the Ganges. Nothing oot 
exceed the horror of th e land was covered with car 
cases—the ave! Cenarion was Rely sin tt onth. He - 
ed wise 
ae ‘the last ‘90 years there ha 
event mothers 
ssary not to 
be Th hfe ae saying 
fro’ 
allow the question before the House to 
regarded the 
so much on behalf of the people of Ind! a 
hota ost cordial ald By, 
it the discussion ene by Mr. ato] 
re 
e cE eo settlement of the Marquis Cornwallis 
had not been eo of ton the good expected from it, but the 
exaggerat 
Mr. obse: sete was not true that so many famines 
had taken place in India, ni considered that the subject of te- 
of grea’ t diffic ‘fom M 
g 
di 
Hi 
,» Mr. Ls 
= irae meg "pill was e > place the 
of the 
meen Ti report was received, aye pokes koe 
ed on it was brought in read a first time, in the 
The agar of the committee 
ne 'S message respect- 
rd Keane ici ; brought ar py ee 
gave notice that in committee rh > move that 
had 
amply rewarded, thought 
ani 
opinion that ton Sear 
e correspondence or a denial 
they should either have 2 co) 
of the fact. 
Lord J. Russert, with regard to the communication with the 
Coart of Directors, explained that the substance of it was totally 
from ona os the hon. gentleman seemed to suppose. The 
an opinion that Lord Keane had already 
Tyan amply plowed st but ackated that de! = acti ge it mostjust 
that an application should be made to 
Mr. Hume said his question had om ay yeiteebctitcd 
been mi 
Mr. Hoce said the Directors had & mgest 
terms their opinion of the merits of Lord Keane, but thought that 
as his services had been recognised by the B: ae Papers t, ag 
pension should be conferred by the British H Common: 
The report was then received. 
The Administration of Justice Bill, introduced by the Attorney- 
eral, and the bill on the same subject Dg sags = . 3 pe Sal 
ward read a second time, 
on a ows —— Become been reserved bi 
> ender ak ret ed w. intovte Mr. Hawes, Ald. Th 
members, who relied-on the special 
‘aicueemnet Weta oa distingniebine i it from seizures by an 
ey eee si 
The CHANCELLOR Of | i ay was strongly 
B | eaty apace to the e no reason to differ fi 
those who had him in in the opinion that however 
—— loss of nig t pobeinapreenon ts hag nace in justi 
they had no right to call upon the public to ind: i em forit. 
til 
jemmify th 
Sir J. Mackintosh, when bv hoe brought forward the case is the first 
ys 
the claims now brought forward, they would, in fact, iz 
no less a than 1,000,0007. sterling, for there were fiv' 
cases not yet adjusted in whieh he belie similar is might 
be brought forward. Inconsequence of the admission of previous 
claims he should this year have to bring forward fresh claims from 
s " ting to not less than 60,0007. What oth 
his d 
Lord Joun RussELL aa the aererkin e motion, and said that if 
the House consented to sum claimed, a quarter of a mil- 
lion, they would be pace a wer for the payment of a 
Tt had been said that Lemania 
also ic) col 
wed he thought disterentiy 5 he art however, 
i in at Wo: mentions m fro' to be for the benefit of the whol imunity, and he did not see 
wheter be entertained a hope of the peabic <& try iipaedy con what right the shipowners of particular ports, who were equally 
clusion of the arrangements betwr ents of France | benefited with the rest of the nation, had to come forward and ask 
and this country, and @ ane sty uty on. wines: and ; Parliament for individual ion for losses Sustained di 
spirits i stated:that under ordinary c am | the prosecution of such awar. If sametioned such a mea- 
stances he would have feit it his duty to ake na the French | sure 2 they would not only be consenting to the 
Government the speedy settlement of the question, and he cer- | payment of the compensation claimed, but they would be esta- 
tainly should dene so bat tr iachinee ehick poorer | blishing a preeedent for fature pa! , which, ding 
themselves to the House. He trusted, in a | the assertions of the measure, he feared would 
short time to. give a distinct Me be numerous indeed. 
r of committee on Customs. having Cre plied; after which the House divided. Por the 
their with the most distressing conse. 
gienots, id entered isto ‘a deta of the ‘vious fines fn 
iudia‘since the establishment of our empire by Lord Clive, in 1760. 
y, 31. 
i mbeurity ng the le 
one a a ae ge bea cee e secs | 
tendencies. cited Pielding, Hogarth, and 
class of imants, distinc tated that the claims of that party 
were, in his opinion, the only of it Parliament could properiy™ 
be ed upon to liquidate. Since time, however, the claims 
of a second class admitted, and already a sum of nearly 
300,000/. had been paid. Now the claims of at ere 
brought , amounting to a quarter of a million sterling. 
The rig) to come to Parliament to in 
given Pie acme sad of the House by the ordinary iene the 
keeper of ciewhtn, 9A pete on total ineticacy of public execg- 
tions to Teter Tapes. n be sthem. In e instances, exe. 
cutions were found to hate. poor in hes spacketicn: the very 
same ot Of offences oe cgi rie had =o these ee 
inflicted. Such ex a a d the characters 
5 ante afford 
not =e to towns, b 
. He would give access, also, to 
would provide for ne qprct notices of the time and place, in news. 
pers an st 
legislature w: ave too 
e the le; ould ha 
e to aa i‘ palit for puting re ony ad to death. He 
ery fut 
must therefore oppose this modification of them, which would re. 
atch e argument against th: ontinuan: bait 
le, and it ; ow be = sed. U; “had been 
pon privacy 
asting benefit would he 
y changes. The true 
ciph e 
viento the rack an bag 
wrought in the public prken by eid 
ue ois a Engiis 
at Ms Rich, Gouin & the o Ape: ol 
Mr. Hume \daappeoros the bill ; but thanked the mover for 
i ‘ament against capital punishment. Mr. 
Mr. Mark PHILIPs fora e on t aff 
ing the exportation of machinery. He pitulated the various 
proceedings on this subject rliament from 1824, and cited the 
authority of Mr. Huskisson in favour of a repeal of the prohibi- 
tions on these expo is were now free to go to the best 
‘ke many ‘$s, and even of complete machines, 
might be exported, t the elemen . An inventor 
tion. He had been generally scatceaba to some aes tS ng 
ions of the machine-makers 
onded thi i The result of acom- 
mittee would be, ee “the nthe Sones must either erm nd 
prohibito ry system, alter the laws for its protection 
gee. jg ame was peer ins 
fae and precise mac! _F countries 
now ed our tools, coals, and eget aoe ee poe 
means, were rising fast into nomad in the 
chines. That rivalry had been spurred by our Gar nian: 3 "He 
admitted, however, that the subject sprints eaten doubts. Fo- 
reigners were sparing no expense to yt 
the purpose of opposing our manufacture of eee, ha? thet oh 
consideration of some difficulty ; it was eri i up th anne Whi 
we now had. But as it was clearly impossible to ork Fined is 
existing law, it was indisperisable to inquire by a 
Mr. Ser, on behalf f the Board of ‘Trade, 
sion of Gov‘ it to the motion. 
r. Hume thought no new committee scene and that the 
oe House, that Shean itwas ill 
po ot illegal to export a miachine which would 
make 1,000 screws. 
freetiien BROTRERTON eee 6 ee ae 
doubted the oo to aad Biswas gtey wish 
they gave vantage to foreigners. 
es ey yt Muntz ean the mat- 
‘as also for free 
no 
The committee was then 
Lord Incrsrre called the attention o 
e 
time of its sailing, which, he 
so that the ascent of the ri 
shortly before the worst portion o! 
humanity to the negroes, wi 
Mr. Hume wanted to know the real object 
Did Government mean to colonise ii 
debate to be adjourned till Lord J.. Russell sh ‘ould be in Ses 
BRNON SMITH peg this question same) es hd 
after” year’s expedition. He , 
mataet clon vote to be proposed 
it 
filled by 
taken for the health of the ex 
Mr. oe said the vote had passed silently, and withost 
the attention or information due to it. if the bestining. So 
expense of the further stages? * 
generally 
ere _ ‘orm 
@ printed letter 
said, that if the rivers were fall, there would be 
tion in the unhealthy part of the country during 
then withdrew his motion. 
