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r , ity. by speaking againahe party to which he had . char

4' Sir, thefevourite scheme of Buckingham Palace, was

of this Isl, d by-Escheat, and a m'ority of the House . “Wineries 0 such refusal,re2n.~ t at the rown should resume the Proprietors’ claims

- is to sliewthe value put upon those Proprietary claims

_ yet each step in that course h

-’_‘niount to a prohibition. Fish,

«a g ‘ .N — , g _ U ' “’_ ‘ ~-..- I i - 8mm ‘ floor, and saltprovrsrons, if the pr , m I: w, . tries, were “ables; dutt W V ale: ~ “Ilium. Mal-1W”: . or from. to . per - ,1 I ,..~, _.ihbvtdhciorsupem.-in ’, » , q ,_ 33?“. “hynnakmg mum. “a ,5, (w : . . _ jg it“. duty of e jury -to ascertainje, fact. “guidmd. to foreigners, iii as ample a rolling?) film.) i 'Il'dpm"di'9°°'°ii‘h°.l"'l l'ime'i‘n’ floskisson had originally intended. The "8 l

. ‘ . g ‘ litu- ‘fn the Colony to the constable a, I ".innder himself tyrennicsll obnoxious, with- «factually becoming criminal" in ebbint'o’flaw, is, I “Wdas‘pbutroowell known. It legroom- lion axiom, Hr. Editor, “ thit the servant ,tak'esupat- To condemn a man without judge ' . itnlf, ia’crirtiinal; but, Sir, to say, It‘hiat an It" 0|" " al a racy, serving}; cr is I; , “mice Copuunty. is to be re-elected, , ” “who remaining part of a commu- , ,btnt ‘ 'e are many whose just ambition I ,lhemselrea as eligible to the oflice, "maid. I say, Mr. Editor, an pre- ‘ Motive part of our Government. In “individual serves consecutively as Sherid' ‘ I -, strobe twelve-moiithund‘ why should it not bathe w Edward Isl _. _ ccnscient' ‘ erective would Itt- run-bean ed, if, 'when rule, precedent and 4 Mificed to small party faction, both the 7' ' tenant did not feel themselves oppres. ‘, by being buoyed with false hopes—the ‘Iabdloi'd h

sting his most sacred right of property

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and dir‘putad. ’ r d, b . ml in eaenctionio 0 our procee ings y a voluntary tribuig of a grateful people. .IIe who obtains it as his right, receives the most flattering rewarldce to his exertions; but, Sir, he who seeksit by V measures, for his personal aggrandiscrncut, or for yobtainmentof his own private objects, is as vile as th 3‘6thth serpent." ' “ To attack views in'tlic ab- stract, without touching persons, may be safe fighting Indeed, but it is Ii liting with shadows.” " The late, thou Ii as yet unsanctioned, attempt at rc- conciliation, by the Government, towards the Commons, It] the appointment of Charles Young, Esq. to the Legis- letive ncil, isthe most palpable thing tllat'hns, as yet. occurred ioso small a political circle as this. That appointment nearly cost the country £l000, sterling, annnm; but, Sir, being “ bad pay, they paid before and, and lost all.” Mr. Young played his part well;

but whether he has added confistency to his spotless himself, uncorruptable even in his exalted sta- leave to his conscience to determine. Even this, iglpglitic, for it created ajust jealousy among the older and more leading members ofthe House, and destroyed i'little influence Mr. Young previously had, in addi- tion. as it were, to setting fire to the " proprietary fac- tion." But, in spite of all this political apostacy, Mr. Editor, as yet you have only had its gross concrete, you will soon have its rectified spirit. ‘ Mark the words of AN Ecuo. a

To an; Entro- or TH]: COLONIAL llzaun.

Sun—The Crown has refused to resume the Lands

by purchase. But the proprietors liavd‘l’bhown their unwillingness to relinquish their forfeited claims, or to accept a remuneration which would have been fair, had they been unclirilleugeable, and therefore .he following

which comprehend both North and South Carolina, in the United States, and, also to prove that this little Colony, tho’ the lust Proprietary Colony, is not the only one which has found such domination unbearable.

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“In 1719, the Government of Carolina, which, till then, had been proprietary, was changed; the Charter was declared by theKing's Privy Council to have been forfeited, and the Colony, from this time, was taken under the Royal protection—under which it continued till the American Revolution. The people had long been disgusted with the management of the proprietors, and were resolved, at all hazards, to execute their own laws, and defend the rights of the Province. A sub- scription to this effect was drawn up, and generally signed. On the meeting of the Assembly, a Committee ,was sent with this subscription to the Governor, Robert Johnston, requesting him to accept the government of the Province under the King, instead ofthe Proprietors. Upon his refusal, the Assembly chose Colonel James Moore Governor, under the Crown; and on the 2lstof December. 1 19. the convention and militia marched to Charlestown Fort, and proclaimed Moore Governor. in His Majesty’s name. The Carolinians having assu- med the Government in behalfof the King, referred their complaints to the King. On a full hearing ofthe case, the Privy Council adjudged that the Proprietors had forfeited their Charter. From this time, therefore, the Colony, as above stated, was taken under the Royal protection, in which state it continued till the Revolu- tion. This change was followed, in 1729, by‘ another. nearly as important—this was, an arrangement between the Propietors and the Crown, that the former should surrender to the Crown their rights and interest, both to ("lantern-art thereof, and to the soil, foe the sum of Seventeen Thousand .Fivc Hundred Pounds, Sterling. This agreement being carried into effect, the Province waa.divided .into North and South Carolina—each provrnce having a distinct Governor. under the Crown of England. -Many ofthe Proprietary Govern- ments were given up to the Crown in common with the Carolinas.”—-Et_¢racted from the Rcv. C. A. Goadrr'c/i’s History qurnrri'ca, to Ute year 1827,]mgcs 100 Qt 10L

m HOUSE OI" COMMONS, March- 12. ‘ COLONIAL DUTIES.

Mr. Lasoccacac rose to bring the Customs’ Duties of the West‘Imlian and North American colonies under .the consideration. of the House. The right ho'n. gen- tleman began by detailing the gradual relax‘ation that had take: place in our ancient colonial system. The first great concession was. made in 1780, when Ireland was relieved from the trammels of the colonial system, "H" “)8 rigours of which it had till then been subject. In 1822. lhesystem was further relaxed by Mr. Robin. son, now Earl of Ripob, and in 1823. by Mr. Huskisso'n. Each advancement towards a liberal treatment of our colonies had encountered the most violentopporition, ad been attended: with cles of primary necessity s were at present tanta-

. . not_ the produce of our own fisheries, was absolutely prohibited ; and staves,

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lied suc’cess. On many nrti the West Indies, the dutie

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fizz-jug”, in whaieier' capacity he is, ,genuemm men pointed out many panic"

jesty’s naval service. and hefshould, therefore, propose

sincerely for the patience wi

system was further exten

system upon the various branches of the trade ofthis cpuntry.

the Board’of Trade for the liberal vie

the_footstcps of Mr. Huskisrron, t subjectsthnt had lived since th

rifle reciprocity treaties had not 5

owners he would have come to a ,clusion.

presentati statel that the shipowners were by with, those treaties, especially Norway,

trade had dccreaacdia that part ! :.'..- ' .1; 11 0'

lars “(ml respect to which the foreign trade of the We“ Ind'an

and North American colonies was in a‘ worse situat‘Ipll; lllllt tint". 11.96”: ,Eest,1ndian.mssecs. tone wherfiéuse crown had imposed much lower duties than theThé'e of Commons had imposed on the West Indies. . I

were several classes of goods imported. intothe ego: nies which bore difi'ereut amounts ofduties. The TS class. bore an advalarcut duty of 30 per csiit, another close” per cent; another .15 per cent; ml“! '53; lar e clue 7} per cent. Now, instead of the three r

dilgeren'tial amounts of duty, he proposed to substitutloat simple uniform duty of 10 per cent. at! errhucmh’g the 7;, per cent. duties he would. leave uutouc e : These duties wduld.of course, be independent of hill“) additional duties which the colonial legislatures ""2. ‘ think proper to lay on. He would leave them free 30 legislate for themselves, and tax themselves as they liltie . (Cheers.) He would now advert to flour and hot ter articles of food imported into the colonies, the duties lon tvhich ranged from ‘20 to 40 per cent. This, he thong ll. ought not to be permitted to continue. As on a fornwr night he had stated the relief he jpjendcd .to afford the East Indies from oppressive duties, so he Wished now in place the West Indies on a similar footing, at lens! as regarded food, and he, therefore, proposed to reduce all l‘ the duties on the importation of nrticlos of food fcom the present scale to twelve or fifteen per cent. ad ital— nrmi, which he thought quite enough. Wheat, which now bore a duty of 5s., he proposed rcductng tU'IQs. Pork, which wns'riuw P23. the cwt. he proposed reducing to 45., and shingles which were 7s. and “5., he would reduce to 3s. 6d. Oak’staves to 7s., and wood {mops and pitch in an equal proportion. \Vith respect “all. the produce of foreign countries, the duties on its ad- mission to the \Vcst Indies at present amounted to a prohibition, although it was well known that fish was the chief food ofthe negroes. He was not at all insen- sihle to the propriety of protecting British fisheries as the best nursery for the mercantile navy and her Ma-

it duty of‘25 per cent ml valornn on all foreign dried and salted fish, at present prohibited, brought to the West Indies and North America, and five per cent. upon pickled fish. As to wine, he would abolish all the present duties, and substitute a duty of 7-; per cent. ad viilurcrn. By the Navig‘hlion LnWs tea could not; .at present, be imported to the West Indies or Norllf America from any place that was not east of the Capt: t)fo)0(I Hope, busit was notorious that these laws were defeated by a system .of smuggling. Lord .Sydenhain‘ had ascertained that three~fourtlis “of the tea consumed in our Canadian possessions was smuggled from the United States of America, thus destroying the revenue and demoralising the people. He had been long on- willing to suggest any alteration on this article ,of con- sumption, because he could not see why tea could not as well be had from the London market as from they New York market, but Lord Sydeuham lt'ad ascertained that the description often used by the. people ofCaundri was not to he had in the London ..Mtl(el. It was 'a coarse green tea, the some sort th Lives used in the United States, and therefore to be ad at New York, and smuggled over the border. He would propose, therefore, as to tea, a slight differenti il duty, aclrecom- mended by Lord Sydcnham, to add one-tenth to the amount oftluty to which it would be liable, ifimported by sea. Tile next point to which he would advert was rum. He would reduce the duty on West India rum to the same :is was laid on East India rum. He would also take that opportunity of suggesting the correction of an anomaly that existed with respect to the Channel Islands. The produce ofthnse Islands might at present he sent duty free to this country, but not to our Colonies. This was a subject of great and just complaint, and he could not see why it should be allowed to continue. He should propose, there-fore, that the trade front those Islands should be as free to our colonics as to Great Britain. His main object, in proposing these alterations of the differ- eiit duties was to benefit the Colonies by tr liberal and impartial application of the principles of free trade to them, not to legislate for them iii any jealous or narrow spirit, but in the spirit of those great and important principles oflibcrnlity which governed this great empire. Much alarm had been expressed as to the injury likely to arise to the south of Ireland by any change in the dir- ties on the export of provisions; but let it be considered how matters were altered since the present duties were established—alterations which the use of steam had brought about. The Irish agriculturist could now send his live stock to the Bristol and London markets instead of killing them at home. In the south of Ireland Pork had risen in price within three years from 25s to 35s. per cwt., and beef in proportion He felt assured that the alterations he had proposed to introduce into the tarifi'lie should lay before the house would not be in- jurious to any class, and would be highly beneficial to the colonies. He could not, of course, considering the' great difficulty of arriving at correct information every particular, pretend to be strictly accurate, but he should be happy to avail himself of any suggestion to correct any error into which he might fall, and he should have no scruple in consenting to an alteration. Hetvould not at present ask the house to express any opinion on the resolutions, but would lay them on the table, and when the house had had sufficient time to consider them, he would on a subsequent occasion ask for its decision upon them. He thanked the house most

th which they had listened

to his statement.‘ (Cheers) r. G. PALMER submitted that before the free trade

dad, a select committee should

be appointed, to inquire and report the effects ofthe

Mr. EWAR'I‘ thanked the right hon. the .President of

we ofthe trade he use, and for followingin e greatest man on those

I etimeofAdam S ‘ ' Mr. A. Warm said that the right hon. gentltiiiiiib

had said that the shipowners Were now convinced that been injurious to the consulted the ship

had that night laid before the h

ipping interest; but if he had

(Hear,hear.) He (Mr,

Wh't , . i we oft-he fourth P0" in I re) a! the re-

h_e kingdom. could no means. satisfied as regarded 'Sweden,‘ Baltic Powers." 3 Our of the world, and if it

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Russia, and the other

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< lift! not greatly iii-Creased elsewhere, been in'a disastrous

fan of this loan] gliitirioan reported. progress, again on the 26th.

the Eastern question then ensued,

EGER'I‘ON, _Sir PALMERSTON took part.

Turkish-Ambassador ti cepy the descendants of Mehemet

' ' day in cools here returned yester {a thousand, and the Hajii B=iba entered the harbour at the

same time to obtain a similar supply for her. secprsd :32]. This steamer could only carry 9.30 ofthe invai 5d _ 6 ofthese another 50 died, and were thrown over urinU

of the survisors is indescribable. dispirited were they, that no remonstrance was made on board against committing the bodies to the deép (shock-

'40,0flU men.

road by mistake), pursued by his enemieS‘,"Who ,

very different con. '

it would HOW {lave

0‘. CCDSl-. _ . . CHERE the fur‘ v . ‘ onlmouon of Mr. 'titigriuwas ,tlien . adlnumed’ t

and obtained leave to Sit

_A conversation On -in which Lord F-- and Viscount

THE Port're AND Menciym'i' -Ai.x.

R. PEEL, Lord SanoN,

. ., h ' PALMERSTON saio Viscount of a firman

Ali the succession t

. . . . s. Pachtrlic of Egypt, subject to certaiéi ptqlnldgtigpm document had been issued on the h u i ht reserved to rity. His lordship admitted that t e r g

. to the )3‘ himself by ‘he sultan, or Sglefllllghgisiltiffiiisoivas not ihe . e ) chulic from among the sons 0 hat the four powers had

"rid of hereditary succession t. ' cision Ititlintcmplgited, but it was impossmle tol sayryzhvatqduqastion' the bur powers would . come to on his , of the ham Mchemet Ali‘had objected to the l)tcrmsfnwarde‘l to scherifi', ‘nud his rernouslrance had can. (In think fit Constintiriople, and whether the Porte it‘llgm its allies, to modify its decision, or to .seek advice resem to say. was more than it was possrbie for him at pr .______._—

IBEAHIM PASHA AND His ARMY.

conferring 0" o the

This autho-

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(Extract of a lctterfram filezandria.)

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Thetfitnsport ofthe miserable rempant ofDIbra'hj'r't; Pasha's army siilltitkes place from (raza to amie

I \V y .a 5 9| 8 lav no taken . a 't (team. S. I, e I I 5 II the l. t) p“, n ‘

the passage to Damiettn, although ‘it only lasted}; 1.: hours. Deaths weregcontinnnlly taking place on s or

‘ itiou ' 1 th orts when the steamer left, and the cond m m p So enfeebled and

int: as it is to Mnssulmnu ideas); and, iii-deed, the

ofi’ensivc odour and condition ofthe steamers are still strikingly illustrative of the pitrnble state to which the

suffering live freight was reduced. .The;” encampment it Gaza was a picture of disgrace, disease, and death. All were half-famished invalids, the General included, and principally by his own folly: I

hilst at Damascus with his army an old derVI-se‘ arrived and hastened to present him with his staff, Within which'i‘he had stifely carried a scrap of paper from Mehemet Ali, containing only these words—“ Acre has been taken! Return to Egypt l” Ibrahim had then i A counsel was called, and the European instructors all strongly. advised that he should retire on massc by the_ shortest road, coastward, With baggage and provisions, and set all attack at defiance. Ibrahim tinuccoutrtably rejected their counsel, broke up his army into six divisions, gave 14 days provisions to each, and sent them on, to be harassed by the Turks and moun- taineers who hung upon their rear ! His own division was 39 days on route to Gaza, during which time be twice marched round the Dead Sea (taking the w ‘ rag. ere generally within'three hours after him, while his tioops were obliged to prolong their existence on herbs.

On arriving at Gaza, the commandant offered him his pillnn, which he devoured ravenously on the spot. Imagine whpt must have ’been the destitution of the common soldiers! The women and children of this

division have, it is saidpnearly all died on the journey,

ofcold, hunger, and fatigue; or were abandoned, of necessity, on the road, perhaps to be slaughtered by the mountaineers. Even the presence of the victorious English recently could not restrain them from killing some oftheir prisoners in cold blood. If Ibrahim had been taken, most probably his life would not have been spared an hour, so fierce is their hatred oftheir Egyptian rulers. From all accounts his life cannot be a long one, for he is settled into habits of intemperance; and even now, in the midst ofold diseases, aggravated by his recent sufferings, he is_seen constantly with the rum bottle in his hand. General Jochmus has sent his surgeon to attend, him, for the chiefphysician of the Egyptian army, Dr. Taralira. an Italian, died of a wound in the retreat. In fact, nothing mul'd be done for the wounded or dying where all were starving, and the musketry of their \pursuers was r'

ingiug in their ears. A Frank officer in Ibrahim’s service, lately landed ,nt Damiettn, who has been an old soldier, and recollects rill the horrors of the retreat from Moscow, assured a friend ofmiiie that he had never witnessed human misery

equal to that which he beheld in the retreat from Damascus.

Solimnn Pasha’s division has came round by Akabah on the preserved the women and

fared much better, for it Red .Sea, and he has ~ I children, who have by this time all arrived at Cairo. Only 500 Syrians accom- panied the Egyptian troops to Gaza; The remainder escaped totheir homes during the’retreat, amongst them the brother ofScherifl‘ Pacha of Damascus the circum~ sta'nce which led to the arrest of the latter. ' I‘wo Egyptian brigs and a corvette have arrived to- day With troops fromGaza, all invalids,'but not snfferin

so much as those sentin ste'amers on th _ _, I I . eshorter v to Damietta. oyage

_TnE CritNA EXPEDITION.—In ordi With a very moderate degree ofabili part ofthe British Plenipotenti moment, to be laying before articles ofa concluded treatv, a succgssful war. Of course, if expe ition could have been no ' ' tion rather than by actual bloods compmhed by negOHa.

_ hed sucha have been highly desirable; nay, ’had theizs‘gléegogg

nary circumstances, _ ty and vigour on the ones. they ought, at this Parliament, if not the t least the triumphs ofa the objects of the Elliot

th; tColonials Iiln adlittle oftheir crafty caution g1I3nugt w a , up to t. is ’ ate, have been tl '

armed remonstrance’l Why, Englislie drii‘i‘iiiftsol‘iour been cooped tip as pr' 1‘ ave

tress, whenever the Chinese It, hasbeen tainer horne— y succeeded, by an alternate fl menace, in thw’arting the t at this good hour t} ' i