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,_w*->-xr*;^ tu>y*^v. tori in the prefe.ee of the toi *J*JjJ i* openly drawn by fomc difinterciie.l MTfi£ and each and every bcholar ft ,h>ienasaforefaid, (hall be entitled to ,cei«ehis education gratuitous at the raid Diftuft School, and the Teacher thereof, (ball and he is hereby required to educate fucb Scholar as aforelaM. VI [ I /'"* ^ a J*™"1 ***&* oy tbe authority afire/aid, fhat in cafe any vacancy ihall cnt'ue in confluence ot the refufal or deceafe, or from any .uhei caule whoever of any fcholar or fcholars drafted , asaforefaid, to be taught in the DifhuA 9cM it (hall and may be lawful for the rruftees of the common fchonl from which fact fcholar or fcholars (ball have been drafted to make a fecond ballot to till up the vacancy- IX. Andbe hfurther tnaBed by the au- torlty aforefaid, That fo much of the third chafe of ihc fe'J Ad« intituled, •< An Aft to eflahlifh Public Schools, in each and every DiM& in this Province/' .b.»laies to the Public Schools in the | Oiilrifts of London, and Johnftown, be sod the fame is hereby repealed. X. And be it further mated ly the ath rhority afonfaid. That the public School for the DiilriA of London, fhall be open¬ ed and kept in the Town of Vittoria, ill the [Wnflup of Charlotteviile, and the Public School for the Uillricl of John town, (hall be opened and krpt in the village of Brockville in the Townfhip of Elizabeth Town ; that the Public School i or the Ditfrict of Gore, fhall he opened I and kept at the Town of Hamilton, in the Diftria of Gore. XI Provided always, and be it further enacted by the authority aforefaid, That to every Teacher hoeafter te be appointed, there fhall be only filty pou..ds paid unlefs -he avenge number of fcholars fhall ex* coed ien. X11. And he it further enabled by the ait ihoriiy aforcfaid. That the cerl ificate currency of the kingdom, demands my warmest acknowledgments, and I enter¬ tain aeon tidmt expectation that the mea¬ sures adopted as the result of this inqui¬ ry, will be productive of the mo A bene- iicial consequences.*1 " Gentlemen of the House of Commons, fc- 1 thank you for the supplies which von hattf grunted for the service of the own houfc. Thv, <TCnealogical notice of the royal family . commences with tbefc words—John Bai.c»;it ju]ins Beraadotttj founder of the ' ncw Jynafty, king of Sweden and Nor.v.aVf under the name of Chailes John. req-itred from the TruhVcR by the twelfth claufe ofthefaid Ait, paffed in the forty- feventh year of His Majdly's Reign. (ball declare that, " at a pnb:ic meeting of the Tniltees of the Dilbid Sch uyl9 U} on do.- notice given for that purpofe, a majority of the Truftees being prefent. We certify, &c. present j 'car 4fc I sincerely regret that the necessity should have existed of making any addi¬ tion to the burdens of the people, but I anticipate the most important permanent advantages from the ellbr't which jon have thus made for meeting at oiueall the lluaiieir.l diJliculties o! the country ; aid [ have much satisfaction, fro-n the belief that the means which you hare de¬ vised for this purpose3 i»ro eulvnlated to press as li^Iit'y, on all classes of the community * as could be expected, when so great an effort was (o be made. jV// Lords and Gentlemen 1 Ci i continue to receive Irom Foreign Powers the NfrOftgesi assurances of their liieod!y disposition towardsthiscountry* *fc 1 have observed, with ^reat concern, the attempts which have beet* recently made in some of the Manufacturing Dis¬ tricts, to lake advantage of circumstance's of local distress, to excite a spirit of dis¬ affection to the Institutions and Govern¬ ment of the country. " No object cat* be nearer to my heart than to promote the welfare and pros¬ perity of all classes of his Majesty's sub¬ jects, bur this cannot be effected without (he maintenance of public order and tranqnilit) . " Von may rely, therefore, open my firm determination to employ for tins pur¬ pose the powers entrusted to me by law; and I have no doubt that on your return to your several Counties, you will use your utmost endeavours, in co-operation with thn Magistracy, to defeat ihe machi¬ nations of those whose projects, if sue- Gtf&biiil, couUJ out) agg-tatate t&< e%ft», Which l-l H professed »o remedy, and who, under the pretence of Rrforin, have re¬ ally no other object bnt the subversion of our happy Constitution." The Prince was loudly cheered both in going to and returning from the Hocse. FOREIGN NEWS. London. Julij 5. British North America.—The impor¬ tance of the Bade to these colonies is clearly shown by the returns made to the house of commons : — In 181S, the ships which cleared out¬ wards and entered inwards to and from Great Britain to these settlement* were— inwards* 1,133 ships S609$95 tor.s. Outwards', 1,309 ships 285,SS5 do. The Irish returns of this trade are not yet made out. In 1817, the ships which cleared out¬ wards and entered inwards to and from the British West India Islands to these •olonies were— !>t::ard$s 321 ships 51,209 tons. Outwards, 3&\ ships 56,rj<)l do. Thercturnsof this trcde for ISIS are •ot yet matje up. The laf.t European war in which Eug- md was en^a^ed, i* calculated to have •ost her two thousand and forty millions 1 sterling ; equal, at five pounds p»*r »nnce, to eleven thousand four hundred •in« of t^old. The lord mayor of London is appoint¬ ed president of the IJritMi society for iromotlQg Christianity among the Jews ; "id John Glad^toup, M P. vice admiral Vfurny, and lieut. gcu. Uirom, vice ir*'siden(S. Iron coffins hare recently been made n England, to prudent the bodies from bting stolen ; bat some difficulty has oc- torred as to obtaining permission to bu¬ ry person*-in these radius, f'O™ appre¬ hensions that if th* p acticc became gpn- •>raL as such coffins did not decay, the Jurying places would before long be , ;ound insufficient. In England emigration to the Cape of Good Hope and to New South Wales is recommended. J:thj 7. Extraft from a letter dated Gibraltar, Ji;nc !Q ;__M The Emperor of Morocco is about to take the field wfth an immenfe army, ajrainft a Urge tribe of Arabs, who lately defeated and wounded one of his fons, *nd fucceeded in making one of his wives a prifmer. Tiade at Gibraltar continues in a mod diflrefled jtate, and no demand whatever for any kind of pro- From a Paris paper, July r. Thelatest number of the Military journal, printed in Auilria, communicates fume inierelling particulars refpe6ling the pall and orefent military (late ol Prulf:a. The author cf this work (btes the expenfes of the Pruffian aimyat 2 i.coo.cco of crowns. The official Gazette of Berlin dates the revenue cf PruHIa at 35,000,000 of crowns. It thence appears that the Piuflian army confumes more than three- filihsof the entire reveuues of the Mate. In France the army abforbsa littlelefsthan a fifth, inBavaria almoft a third &f the taxes. The chamber of deputies of France has reduced the budget of the mialfter of war by 8 000,000 of fiancs ; and the deputies of Bavaria have txprcs- fed the moll l>ely complaints on the fubjeft of this prodigality. Paris, July 4.—The Miuifleir of the Interior has appointed a council, confiding of perfons chofen from amongfl the Pro- tcdants and Lutherans for the purpofe of giving him information and advice rclocdl- ing every thing that may relate to the 1:1- terefts of thofe two Chriiliajl Communions The following are app tinted Members of the Council :—The count Boiffy d'Aftglas, the Maiquude Jauconrt, the count Pelet dela Ijo.erc, M. Benjamin Delessjrt, the Baron Chahaud Latour, MrUt Oenernl Maurice Mathte. M. de I urchheim, and M. Ba'tholdy, banker. Madrid June 22.—The change irt our Mii'illry has operated to augment the acti¬ vity of the preparations for lending out the expedition from Cadifc, which it is now laid will fail in the courfe of Aui?ufl. The report of the appointment' ot Don L. Onis to the department of Foreign Af¬ fairs is confirmed Petcrsburghy June n.—The defpatch of couriers to Paris is more frequent than From a Londo,,;paper, of 14th June, 1M9. TIMlilrji DUTIES. It appears by iffaft Schedule of Rates or Duties ofCusi*,,,,,..submitted to Par¬ liament on Tluifr-ilr,' lusl, that there is an intention to tfenforre the payment of the duties which \nxQno>nin(dhf imposed by the 54=tli of thir King, on Timber from the KiiuV Co'lwiiiii >—such timber having by particular AtHs of Parliament been hitherto exempted from duties, and which exemption was nut to expire before .March 18-;0. T'hr impolhy of impoitng a duty on wood fvn»ra these ('olonie-, and the iniurious effect it must have upon the Siilpei\G lNTBltl»$frt»fthis Country, have always been felt tfcythp Li^islature ; and we particularly r frr, For an illustration, to the opinion* o*f frrmer Legislators, as expressed in the Arts of Parliament <»f their times, andl ului, upon practical ijueslious relative I" Commerce, are, it must be admitted.. i.*t excelled by the men of the pn^emt day. By Ihe 3d and 1th of Annk, bounties were given on H a i;::portation of masts, &C. from the Cuiouii-. f»>r a limited pe¬ riod, aud\sttbsrHl,lt'1 Avtf continued them^^Jl^hcCt^titf June, irsi. The language of the p>: l«sitole to the Statute of Qnecn Anne is irenwrUable, and strong ly expresses t< c Seulimftnts and policy of the Statesmen ot tho?e days, on this question, and we fyMteft. aspariienlam ly applicable to tlh-Mibjet-r at this time : '• \Vl»ercas the Rftjal Xary, and the navigation of HiK^l, wherein, mi 'er (iod, thewfiUlK safety, and strength of this IdngdomissoJ much concerned, de¬ pends no the due ^?ply of s^res n.ces- sary lor the ^ame, Krhidi being now broft in mostly from ./b;v/n-H parts in foreign shipping, at "\o»hitant ami arbitrary rates, to the ureat prejudice and disrour- a^enipnt of the trade and navigation of this kingdom, mn\ he provided in a more certain and beneficial manner from IIt Majesty's own dominions. And w lu reas her Majesty^ Colomies and plantations in America were at gmf settled, and are still maintained aui protected, at a great expense of the treasure of Ibis kinudom, with a design to render them as useful as may be to England, and the lahourand industry of the people there, profitable to themselves : and in regard the ^-aid co¬ lonies and plantations by the vast tracts of laud therein lying near tlic sea, and upon navigable rivers, may commodiouN- ly afford great quantities of all sorts of naval store-, if due encouragement be giv- cn for carrying on ^o great and advanta- geoiisab undertaking; which will like- wi&e tend not only to tlieturt!:er< mploy. ineut a id incrrase of Kngli&h Shipping and Seamen, but also t.» the enlarging in a ^reat measure the trade and vent of the woolen and other manufacturesanlcom- mr.dities of this kingdom, and of other her aiajesty's dominions, in exchange ; for such naval stores, which are now pur¬ chased from foreign countries with jmoticy or bullion : and for euablins her Maje^- tv's subjects Ul the «niii colonics atul p'biutatiuiis to make due and sufficient returns in the cour-e of thi ir trade." The Legislature, not sKiisited "Ul» the enconragement gWen »■> flie timber of the Kind's C.doni', and findiilg it was ip t 5uftM-J«r*< tn bdnre the ColpnjsN t- engage t^ttmsively in *>i l»?*J *p olJ Gen. i.e. li.bvnh;^;^;1-^'^y) •f those province. «*« b« ^Ff^J from thence 5n^thi5^"^'V il^;ct\n! British shios, nn** ^TV- r^A(* recit-s, that ^eatqu.idni->ofwnod and timber bad usuailv i"1'11 toPOTf™ u'u] this kingdom fnmf#«*?™*"?** exce^iverat... • ^1!)U;l:mr'°l" ^i and that forei*ni W <^ **? ■1 V Prussia, arr groaning under the immense quantities of wood collected there, and ready to be thrown into Great Britain and Ireland : indeed the Hirer Thames at the present moment affords a fair speci¬ men of what can be done by the North¬ ern States, fiomthe shortness of the voy¬ ages to this country. We, however, trust that all the blandishmerts of the Northern Courts will not influence the Legislature of Hits Country, but that they will continue to ndmit,//*ee of dutij, all sorts of wrod and timber from the King's Colonies. The proposed remission of the duty in Prussia on British Salt, and of taking a few more coarse woolens, on condition that the timber from British America shall be taxed, is so flimsy a ruse diplo¬ matique, that it cannot be supposed to influence the distinguished individuals of the present Government. It should, however, be recollected (hat if the trade to the Colonies is depressed and falls off, the inhabitants will have no means left to pay either for British Salt, or oth¬ er manufactures, and that the SnirriKG IIuu>es in Great Britain must close their accounts and give up all connection with the Colonies. This assertion we make upon information, on which we can rely, and we believe that ihe London Houses will not hesitate to confirm it, if they are referred to on the present occasion. It should also be recollected there are about L30Q skips annually employed in bring* hlg limber from these Colonies, which a re in general not calculated, from vari¬ ous circumstances, for <imj otherjmrposc, and therefore if by the pressure of taxa¬ tion, they are compelled to quit this trade, the seamen engaged in them must seek for employment in other countries. The value of this trade to the Mother Country is great. It appears by a return to the House of Commons on the I2th of February, 1810, that the exports to British North America, exclusive of Newfoundland, wcic*— Jn 18(H)........£718.425 10 G In 1814........3.410,01)6 13 7 The Returns since that period have not been printed; but we have a strong de¬ sire to know what is the value of our an¬ nual exports in Ajnc ships to Norway, Sweden, and Prussia, for as to the Wood Trade from Russia, it is of no moment, from the small quantity brought Irom thence. The importance of the Timber Trade from Canada and the sifter dependencies is further >hown by the amount of the tonnage employed in it to and from the Mother Country—exclusive of the tou- nage from those Provinces l« the West In- dies and other places. In lbOO were employed, 151 ships, 28,803 tons, 10'2O men. In 1815,—87*2 ships/ 115,148 tons, 72 II rnen. And during the last year we understand, that the ships on the direct intercourse from this country to these colonies e.r- cceded 1200. From these circumstances, and the ne¬ cessity that now exists of keeping up an j extensive Maritime Connexion with Bri¬ tish North America, we cannot refrain from deprecating the imposition of any tax on its produce. The few voyages which are made in this Trade in a year ; the great number of vessels and men re¬ quired to carry it on—all combine 111 the present state of the population of this Cooniry to demand, that this important and beneficial BRITISH intercourse, should be kept up, nursed and encouiaged. The 023 0 4fi 8 4 6 0 2 3 2 8 4 10 8 0 iy 0 12 0 3 O 16 0 16 0 2 0 16 0 2 5 o 40 0 16 G 4 6 4 0 3 3 fi 3 6 6 6 3 0 5C the 120,................ llamlspiltes above seven feet, fllC 1 ^^} •••••■••#■•* ft * 4 4 Oak knees under eight iuches, the 120,................ 0 Oak knees above eight inches, the load,..... .......... 0 5 Lath wood, the fathom,...... 0 g Lignumvita.% the ton,........ 0 11 Ma^ts, six inches and under eight, each,.............. 0 Masts, eight inches and under twelve, each,.........0 .. 0 Masts, 12 inchei and upwards, per load of 50 H......... 1 Oak Plank, all sorts, the PJO, 0 Oars, the L2D3............. O'.ivewood, Ihe ton,......... Eloondvrood, the 1*20,....... Spars, the 1*20,..........,.. Speckled wood, the ton,...... Staves, exceeding 50 inches, the t°o Sweetw ood, the ton,........ Fir timber, eight inches square or upwards, the load,..... Oak timber the load,........ 0 All other sorts, the load, .... 0 Vfers, the 120,............. Wainscot logs, 8 inches square or upwards, the load,...... \\ ood unmanufactured, not be¬ fore described) for every ,£100 in value,........... In a cursory review of these ......_ tions, the preceding appear to be the ar¬ ticles immediately affecting the Colonies. The duties on timber from Norway used in the English Mines are again intended to be drawn back in favour of those val¬ uable establishments ; but should there tiot be a drawback on other wood used in them? Norway has no claim whatev¬ er to our attention. Her wood is brought here, in her own ships, and the voyages are so short,, tte-v do not expend an) thing in this country, but take back the Value of their r r rops on»!r Jy •'*; ... ri ihe iNoiway uuod is uj) injurious to Scotland, and prevents the exportation *-f wood from thence to Londt n and lh< other ports. We have born induced to submit these observations to our readers, from the warm interest we take in even measure likely to affect the Shipping and Colonial interests of the Country. We hope these duties will not be enforced ; and that a total exemption will be con- tinued to the Colonies in future—and that the Committee on tins Bill, which stands for a second reading this after¬ noon, will be fixed for a distant day, to afi'ord the Merchants and Shipowners at Glasgow, Newcastle, Hull, ice. an op¬ portunity of expressing their sentiments on this important subject. The propo¬ sed exemptions and bounties to New* foundland should he extended to the other Colonies, who have <qual if not stronger claims to consideration and pro¬ tection than the former. I 10 9 iesolu- m t • ■ • . » * . KINGSTON, Si:rri:MiM-.n 10, 1SID. • *■*». * • * I • * • m f A late arrival at New Vock has brought dates from London to the 22d, and fcora Liverpool to the 24th July. On the 13th July the Imperial Parliament was proro¬ gued, by His Royal Highnefs the Prince Regent, to the 24th August. The Speech vrill be seen in a preceding column.—A very interesting debate took place in both Houses a few days previous to the proro- gation, on the slave trade, which, though duce." From thi London Courier, Jul// 13. THE PRINCE BJSGBOTSSPEECH- His Ro\ul Highness the Prince Regent >roro§ucd the parliament in person. At naif-past one o'clock his royal highness arocesdfd in state to the hous<* of peers. Rein* robed & hating taken hi^eatupon the throne, the Usher of the Black Rod was sent to the house of commons to command their attendance. The speak¬ er accordinch appeared at the bar of the hoi se of lords, atteuded by a targe num¬ ber rf members. Hisreyal h:Jine<s then made a m<vt zracinu* Rpgpcfa from tin-throne, of which •lie following is a copy :— M My Lords and Gentlemen, "It is with regret that I am again oh- llg*d to announce to you the continuance of his majesty's lamented indisposition- I " I cannot elosc this session of parlia¬ ment without expressing the satisfaction that I derived from the zeal and assidu- :ty with which you have applied your- H'dves to the several important objects which have come under voar considcra- hon. " Your patient and laborious investi¬ gation of the staic of the circulation and ever ; three haw fet out in the courfe of one week- The perfonal defire of the Emperor to re-unite to the kingdom of Poland all the ancient Polifh province? fubje&cd to the Ruffian fceptre, meets with a tlrong oppo¬ sition amongll the Ruffian Senators and MiniSera It is believed alio, that the Courts of Vienna and Berlin have made reprelentations agaiull this pr<.je£t, the ex¬ ecution ot which would not tail to excite amongll the inhabitants of Galicia and the Grand Duchy of Pofen a ftrong and jud desire to be reunited to their former coun¬ tries. Calcutta, India, Jan 28. We have at last the fatisfaction of an¬ nouncing to the public the return of his excellency the governor, lieutenant gen. Brownrigg, to Colombo, after an abfence of fifuen months, daring which evCrtfnl period he has effectually crufhed ihe alar- of the realm, to the^a* ^TMW« flf 1 1 ,- i »p'!• same ii»»ii»'v \>a^ the public wcaL ir r,L Tl . .- * 1 1 |»v the L.^lSlAtUTt successive v pursued *v /"* " -. \ • .r \ct<+ the last ol m various intervenir- ^ \ . . ... , • . . ,1 • toil: and timber, lit which expired in 18l * - ".. 4 ... r 1 im do tied into this for nava! purposes ""'I r ,h ,Cfl/ 0 ouies is still ex- country from those t • . to have continued so * * 1 * *• -* ,l .« t<, A.rt„ an intention to im- but tnat there is no:: . « . . . * fn.mthe resolution* •fwj to, h{ *« House of Commons ^ ' "»>*** **- u taMdtattfft tod n*! *? aft;rM:nTh' 1820, the period lim^ *J tUr f*«* i- *i «^^«. •.exemption : out we gianting the present * 1 ... uishioknow upm ivhnt sound ,>.,..<•■- plethwdutyca»iatinyt,ro?ebeimft°sed' and v.]I;>iher as a 8o.'Jce>po1 ~w»n" oras a boon to fo»^igneH? \° ««e &wu«i S„ipowse», any d, IV, _l.ou.-ver M„a I. period he nas ettcttually croined irse aiar- «"-»"»««»-»i - / \linin»ious To the Lgtnfurreaion which had fo Ion, db. ?"?^^S^,m2& traSrd that country, anJ ca.bl.fhed the Colotmte,.ibeTimb^ * ^ J^ BrMh dominion on a firmer balis than secondary except a _ , tver iliroughout the whole of the Kandian provinces. He was met at the Grand Pafs by almoll the whole of the population* of Colnmbo, with every demonftration of jny. f *ie Madras troops are under orders to return. The f.irr.nder of arms through¬ out every province of the interior feems to be gcneial; more than 8000 muflcets, with other aim?, have already been colltfted. Heurclyedcra. rlie only rebel chief of eon- feqnence not taken, is fnppofcd to have anticipated the fentencc of the law, by committiiijj (uicide. In the ncw armorial hearings of Sweden, the Icing has preferred the cfcutchcms of Vafa, and united them with thofe of his Obtain from the M^ Country, at a Ion freight, those »^»f. ;,f ^nufac. tures and tnerchandlse^vl»f. they most otherwise obtain fro'" ,lieI Ui,ltc-d N.tar-"- That the effect of ■«•/ <lu,y °" '""ber from the King's CoI«»fe W!H bfp ex,e"- Sively ruinous to the ^h.p,*.i.s Interest, is evident trom the circumstance ol the freight* t0 the Bal«c md Onega, and othrr distant parts ^ 'lie Coul„u-»t, be. ing now so much le<«lha" ,he l,r'2 ,,s ,0 Canada, that wood >•"> '" 'mpoited from thence at such low W«cea a^ to |U1" lllt" importers of wood from l5ritl"1' No,th America. At this »otaeat from the ex¬ pectation of a duty n,i"5 WJ on the Co- lonio, the pons oi" «o»**3f« Sweden, and pression it wiU create «ill indirectly be- gef all ss cf revenue they do not contem¬ plate—from the fall off in the employ¬ ment of tli^ shipping engaged i" it- It was reported on Saturday on Change that these duties are not to take place this year nor perhaps in the next: but suivlv, the Government do not mean to temporise uith the Colonists or the Ship¬ owners : Either let it be known at once, whether they intend to tax Colonial wood nr not, and if they do, let them declare when the duties are to commence. We have forborne to touch on many material Features of this interesting subject. Am- ong them, the immense sums which have been expended in the Colomesjin the erec¬ tion of saw mills, &c. for preparing deals and planks for this country, all of which was done on a positive comiction, that the deals and wood from the Trovinres never would be subjected to any import duties, beyond, probably, a nominal du¬ ty of a fi-u pence, merely to beget an ac¬ count, to show the annual value and ex¬ tent of this trade, as it affects the navi¬ gation of the kingdom. They also ex¬ pected a more extensive encourasonient from the Nary Board than they have yet received ; but on this part of (lie subject we reserve ourselves; for another day. The duties specified in the Resolutions of tiie House of Common*, as intended to be imposed on wood from the King's Co¬ lonies, are as follows :— Anchor Stocks,............M® 0 10 Balks, the 120............. 0 10 3 Battens and Ends of all sort",. Beech Plank of all sorts above eight inches, the 120...... Beech Plank of all sorts under ei^ht inches,............. Clapboards, the 120,........ Oak pipe boards of all sorts ex¬ ceeding S inches, the 120.. 0 19 G All other sorts of boards, the 120,.................... Boxwood, the ton,.......... 1 Deals and Deal Ends of all sorts, the 120,........... 0 0 8 4 0 8 o it; 0 12 1 3 •1 0 8 i.; 4 4 8 4 Kfoony, the ton,............ 0 15 O Firewood* (he fathom,....... 0 0 10 Handspikes under seven feet, of the majority, la il III carried onto a great extent In a covert manner-—The (horesof Africa are flfll desolated, and its it habit¬ ants rendered miserable by this guiltytraf he, notwithstanding the meritorious exer¬ tions of Great Britain to etTw'A its totai abolition. The debates in both Homes terminated in an addrefs to His Royal Highnefsthe Prince Regent, acknowledg¬ ing the great efforts made by him to abolifh the slave trade, congratulating him on the fuccefs which had already attended his zealous endeavors to accomplish this grand objetft, and praying that Hi* Roy=d High nefs would renew his applications for the co-operation of other powers with Grea! Britain in attempting to fupprefs for ever that deteflable traffic, and thus rescHe a large portion of the human race from the miseries and barbarous cruelties to which they have been fo long consigned. The report cf the Committee on the Criminal Laws of Kngland was laid be fore the House of Commons on the 6th July. Sir James Mclntofh, one of ihe Members of the Committee, on presenting the report, detailed in an eloquent and lu¬ minous speech ihe progrefs made i'1 t'»e course of their investigations on thishighly importantfubjcft. We regret that our limits will not permit the insertion of this speech at length, and feel the impufiibilhy of abridging it in fuch a manner as to do juilice to ihe mafs of various and impor¬ tant matter which it embraces—It was flawed that notwithlbndin^ the utmofl as¬ siduity during three months in collc&ing evidence, the information of fctie Commit- tee was still i\\ many points met mplete, for which reafon they could not recommend any proposition for consideration, hut ho¬ ped the House would he induced to reap- point them at its next session. The two principal objects to which the Committee had direfted their enquiries were ihe flatc of the national morality, and thofe criminal laws which are uscltls and mischievous, and may conveniently be abrogated- With regard to the first of these obje&s the in¬ formation was peculiarly gratifying, '* On estimating" fays Sir James, " the convic¬ tions for murder in the city of London for Co years, that is to fay, from 1755 lo 1815, ^ijcr^M^^^^^'^i^HM^^ - *:**•;*, f*-**}t;<±*. i*» *r+-r. -^■n*..i*-L» w* '■tf«*&Cr:r**ry~\*ti'-3BStr Iff**-*-■■" >*W ,/tiRVrVr*:J4.r"H^ **./■" W#WM»C- Am 97