DAMON-ALEXIS, sad! what cares to thee belong, And why the woods no more give back thy song? No troubled thought disturb'd youth's flatt'ring dream. DAMON. Alone she seeks the shade. When fair Aurora opes the door of day, To see the sun o'er eastern mountains climb. And flies towards heav'n to meet the morning breeze. And blackbirds chorus from the hawthorn bush. And the rich soil the crooked ploughshare rends. Their rapt'rous song floats on the evening gale. And Phoebus mounts his golden chariot high. [July, JOSEPH CHATTAWAY. 1330.] [ 67 ] HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT. (CONTINUED FROM THE SUPPLEMENTARY NUMBER.) HOUSE OF LORDS, July 1. The Earl of Shaftesbury presented his Majesty's answer to their Lordship's Address, in which the King returns thanks for the expression of their confidence in him, and assures them that he shall best deserve their support by his efforts to maintain the reformed religion established by law, and to protect the rights and liberties of all classes of his subjects. The House went into a Committee on the FORGERY BILL, when the Lord Chancellor proposed to retain the punishment of death in the case of negotiable securities and the transfer of stock, with all the instruments connected therewith. -Lords Wynford, Tenterden, and Eldon supported the amendment, and the Marquess of Lansdowne declared himself in favour of the Bill as it then stood. On a division there appeared, For the amendment, 77; against it, 20: majority, 57. The capital punishment part was then again introduced into the Bill. In the COMMONS, the same day, Lord L. Gower brought up his Majesty's answer to the Address of Condolence. The Chancellor of the Exchequer moved the third reading of the BEER BILL. After some debate, Mr. Maberly moved a clause, by way of rider, for postponing the operation of the Bill for two years, on which the House divided-For the Clause, 91; against it, 133. Mr. 7. Estcourt moved the introduction of a clause to limit the operation of the Bill to such parishes as contained more than three hundred houses.-The Chancellor of the Exchequer said, that the effects of the clause proposed would be to destroy the Bill altogether. In Wiltshire there were 317 parishes, out of which only 18 would be able to avail themselves of the provisions of the Bill. -Mr. T. Estcourt withdrew his clause.-Mr. Batley moved a clause for the continuance of the fine of 5s. in case of drunkenness, which was negatived without a division.-The Bill then passed. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 6. The Duke of Wellington, in moving that the BEER BILL be read a second time, said that the object of the Bill was to give beer at a cheap rate to the poorer classes of the community. This Bill was not introduced into Parliament until a Select Committee had pronounced upon the propriety of its introduction.-The Duke of Richmond said, that he approved of the principle of the Bill, but he ob jected to beer being drank upon the premises.-The Earl of Falmouth denied that the Bill in question would be attended with advantages to the lower orders. It was sacrificing morality to the interests of the revenue.-Lord Teynham was in favour of the Bill, and wished the Duties to be taken off malt also. After a short discussion between Lord Ellenborough, Earl Malmsbury, Lord Falmouth, Lord de Dunstanville, and the Duke of Richmond, the Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. In the HOUSE of COMMONS the same day, Sir Robert Peel brought up an answer from his Majesty to the Address to the Throne, in which his Majesty expressed his gratitude for the loyal and affectionate Address of the House of Commons, and trusted that they would be able, without causing any embarrassment either to private or public business, to proceed without delay to make provisions for the service of the State, during the period between the dissolution of the present and the assembling of the new Parliament. On the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the BEER and CIDER DUTIES' BILL was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. Mr. R. Grant brought forward a motion for appointing a REGENCY to conduct the affairs of State in case of the demise of the Crown, and addressed the House at considerable length. The Hon. Member grounded the necessity of his motion chiefly on the precedent afforded by George III. who, on the occasion of his indisposition in the year 1765, considered the interests of his kingdom so liable to hazard, in the event of the demise of the Crown, while the Prince of Wales was yet a minor, that he himself came down to the Parliament to urge the immediate appointment of a Regency. He concluded by moving an Address to his Majesty, stating, in effect, the readiness of the House to take into im-. mediate consideration any measure which his Majesty might be graciously pleased to recommend, in order to guard against the possible hazard which was to be ap If prebended from, the demise of the Crown in the present circumstances of the country. The Solicitor-general contended that no paramount necessity existed for the proposed Address, and which alone could justify its adoption. unhappily the event alluded to should occur, Parliament would be ready, as in former times, to provide for it.-The Attorney - general thought no danger could accrue from a postponement of the question, which it would be more respectful to his Majesty, and a safer course to pursue, than to agitate it just on the eve of a dissolution of Parliament. Sir R. Peel said, it would be not a very auspicious commencement of a new reign for the House to oblige the King to do what he had declared he had no intention of doing. Many contingencies might occur, too, which it might be extremely difficult to provide for; and after exerting the utmost ingenuity in devising remedies, they might produce ten thousand times more danger than if the contingencies took place without them. The motion was supported by Mr. Bankes, Mr. C. W. Wynne, and Mr. Brougham:-and opposed by Lord Darlington and Mr. Dogherty. On a division the numbers were-For the motion 93; against it 217. The House went into a Committee on the LIBEL LAW AMENDMENT BILL-Lord Morpeth made an amendment in one of the clauses, leaving out the additional penalties for libels in newspapers.-The Attorney-general opposed the amendment. The House divided-For the amendment 27; against it 21.-The other clauses were agreed to. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 8. The House went into Committee on the Beer Bill, when the Duke of Richmond's clause for preventing the consumption of beer in houses to be established under the new law, was rejected by a majority of 60 to 15. HOUSE OF COMMONS, July 9. The Beer and Cider Bill, the Exchequer Bills Bill, and the Militia Pay Bill were read a third time and passed. On the Order of the Day being read for the further consideration of the LIBEL LAW BILL, the Attorney-general moved, as an amendment, that the clause for raising the security on newspapers should be increased from 2001. to 4001. -Lord Normanby was not disposed to increase the power of Attorney-generals, and least of all the present one.-Mr. P. Thomson was opposed to the amendment, as he thought the sum of 3001. which was the present amount of security, was quite sufficient.-Lord Howick [July, thought the present law quite sufficient to punish any misconduct on the part of the press. Mr. Warburton thought it unfair to new newspapers to impose greater penalties on them than on those already established.-The House then divided, when there appeared-For the Attorney - general's Amendment, 62; against it, 47.-After some further discussion, the Bill was read a third time, and passed. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 12. The SALE OF BEER BILL was, on the motion of the Duke of Wellington, read a third time.-Several amendments were then proposed by the noble Duke, and One was, that two houseagreed to. holders should be security for the person taking out a licence. of Shaftesbury, the Forgery Bill was read July 13.-On the motion of the Earl a third time, and passed. The Welsh Judicature Bill was read a second time. In the HOUSE OF COMMONS, the same day, Mr. Brougham concluded a long and eloquent speech by moving a resolution to the effect that the House would, at the earliest practicable period, take into consideration the most effectual means of mitigating the condition of the Slave population, and finally, of abolishing slavery altogether; and that they would further take into consideration the state of the West India Colonies, with a view to amend the administration of justice in the said colonies.-Lord Morpeth seconded the motion. After a long debate the House divided, when the numbers were- - for the motion 27; against it 56. HOUSE OF LORDS, July 20. The Lord Chancellor moved their Lordships' concurrence in the Address to his Majesty, to remove Sir Jonah Barrington from the office of Judge of the Admiralty Court of Ireland, he having been proved guilty of malversation in the exercise of his judicial functions.The motion unanimously agreed to. July 21.-The ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE BILL, the LIBEL LAW AMENDMENT BILL, and the EAST RETFORD DISFRANCHISEMENT BILL, were read a third time, and passed. July 23. His Majesty prorogued Parliament in person. He was attended by the Duke of Wellington, the Earl Marshal, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chamberlain, and the other High Officers of State. The Speaker of the House 1830.] Proceedings in Parliament.-Foreign News. of Commons, attended by many members of the Lower House, made his appearance at the Bar, and addressed his Majesty in a neat speech, which adverted to the principal acts enacted during the past Session. After this his Majesty delivered the following Speech from the throne. "My Lords and Gentlemen, "On this first occasion of meeting you, I am desirous of repeating to you in person my cordial thanks for those assurances of sincere sympathy and affectionate attachment which you conveyed to me on the demise of my lamented Brother, and on my accession to the throne of my ancestors. I ascend that throne with a deep sense of the sacred duties which devolve upon me; -with a firm reliance on the affection of my faithful subjects, and on the support and co-operation of Parliament;-and with an humble and earnest prayer to Almighty God, that he will prosper my anxious endeavours to promote the happiness of a free and loyal people. It is with the utmost satisfaction that I find myself enabled to congratulate you upon the general tranquillity of Europe. This tranquillity it will be the object of my constant endeavours to preserve and the assurances which I receive from my allies, and from all foreign powers, are dictated in a similar spirit. I trust that the good understanding which prevails upon subjects of common interest, and the deep concern which every state must have in maintaining the peace of the world, will insure the satisfactory settlement of those matters which still remain to be finally arranged. Gentlemen of the House of Commons, "I thank you for the supplies which you have granted, and for the provision which you have made for several branches of the public service, during that part of the present year which must elapse before a new Parliament can be assembled. I cordially congratulate you on the diminution which has taken place in the expenditure of the country: on the reduction of the charge of the public debt; and on the re 69 lief which you have afforded to my people by the repeal of some of those taxes which have heretofore pressed heavily upon them. You may rely upon my prudent and economical administration of the supplies which you have placed at my disposal, and upon my readiness to concur in every diminution of the public charges which can be effected, consistently with the dignity of the crown, the maintenance of national faith, and the permanent interests of the country. "My Lords and Gentlemen, "I cannot put an end to this session, and take my leave of the present Parliament, without expressing my cordial thanks for the zeal which you have manifested on so many occasions for the welfare of my people. You have wisely availed yourselves of the happy opportunity of general peace and internal repose calmly to review many of the laws and judicial establishments of the country, and you have applied such cautious and well-considered reforms as are consistent with the spirit of our venerable institutions, and are calculated to facilitate and expedite the administration of justice. You have removed the civil disqualifications which affected numerous and important classes of my people. While I declare on this solemn occasion my fixed intention to maintain to the utmost of my power the Protestant Reformed Religion established by law, let me at the same time express my earnest hope that the animosities which have prevailed on account of religious distinctions may be forgotten, and that the decision of Parliament with respect to those distinctions having been irrevocably pronounced, my faithful subjects will unite with me in advancing the great object contemplated by the Legislature, and in promoting that spirit of domestic concord and peace which constitutes the surest basis of our national strength and happiness." His Majesty returned to St. James's a few minutes before three o'clock, amidst the deafening acclamations of thousands of all ranks and sexes who lined the way. On the following day the Parliament was dissolved by royal proclamation. FOREIGN FRANCE. The French elections have been carried on with much spirit, but with great disadvantage to the ministerial candidates. The tide of popular feeling has been against them in nearly all the provincial departments; and the ministerial defeat in the departmental college of the Seine (otherwise that of Paris) was the most signal; not so much because the opposition candidates were all returned, but because the majority which NEWS. secured their success was the most overwhelming. Out of 2,158 voters, M. de la Borde obtained the suffrages of 1,720, and his antagonist, M. Hennequin, of only 424. Not more than a fifth part of the higher constituency of Paris could be prevailed upon, by official circulars and Royal proclamations, to give their suffrages for a candidate in any way attached to the party of the Government, or disposed to support its system. Out of 394 returns, the Opposition mustered 255, and the Administration could only reckon on 130. The majority against the politics of the Court was therefore 123, 11 votes being undecided. On the 25th of July, in consequence of the result of the elections, Charles X. issued two arbitrary and despotic ordinances, which were countersigned by all his Ministers, the one abolishing the freedom of the press, and the other, changing the mode of election-the Chamber of Deputies to consist only of Deputies of Departments. Moreover, the new Chamber of Deputies, before its assembling, is dissolved. ALGIERS. The City of Algiers has at length fallen, and this den of pirates is, we trust, for ever annihilated. The official dispatch, announcing this important event, was communicated by General Bourmont, on the 5th of July, the date of its surrender. "The opening of the fire (says the dispatch) before the fort of the Emperor, was deferred till the 4th of July, in order that all the batteries might fire at once. At four o'clock the following morning a rocket gave the signal, and the firing commenced: that of the enemy replied for three hours with much briskness, The Turkish gunners, though the wideness of the embrasures left them almost wholly exposed, remained bravely at their posts. At eight o'clock the firing of the fort was silenced; that of our batteries continued to ruin the works. The order to make a breach had been given, and was beginning to be executed, when, at ten o'clock, a dreadful explosion caused part of the fort to disappear. Torrents of flame, clouds of dust and smoke, rose to a prodigious height; stones were thrown in all directions, but did not cause any serious accident. Gen. Hurel, who commanded the trenches, did not lose a moment to pass over the space between our troops and the fort, and to place them in the midst of the ruins of it. At two o'clock a flag of truce was brought to me on the ruins of the fort Emperor. It was the Secretary to the Dey. He offered to indemnify France for the expenses of the war. I replied that, first of all, the Casauba, the forts, and the port, must be delivered up to the French troops." -The Dey consented, and retired into a house in the city, which he inhabited before he took up his abode in the Casauba. The French troops got possession of a great number of brass cannon, and of all the stores of every description which were in Algiers. Twelve ships of war also fell into their hands; but that which gave the most lively joy to the French was, find that they had recovered their [July, shipwrecked fellow countrymen, who were confined in that city. The lives of all the unfortunate men, with the exception of those who fell by the fury of the Arabs in the mountains, had been respected. It is stated by the French General that the number of soldiers put hors de combat since the day of landing was 2300, of which number 400 were killed, and 1900 sent to the hospitals. The substance of the Convention between the General-in-Chief of the French army and the Dey of Algiers, is, that the fort of the Casauba, all the other forts depending on Algiers, and the port of that city, were to be delivered up to the French troops. The Dey of Algiers to have his liberty, and the possession of every thing that belongs to him personally, and to retire with his family to the place which he shall fix upon; all the soldiers to have the same advantages and protection. The exercise of the Mahometan religion to remain free, The liberty of the inhabitants of all classes, their religion, their commerce, their industry, to be inviolate; their women to be respected. It appears that the most perfect submission has been the consequence of the surrender of Algiers. The Bey of Titery sent in his submission by his son, sixteen years old, and the following day presented himself before the victorious General. The latter consented to let him remain in his government, upon paying the same tribute as the Dey. Admiral Duperre's despatch, dated before Algiers, July 3, stated that the whole fleet was that day engaged for two hours under the continued fire of the enemy's artillery. The Dey and all unmarried Turks resident in Algiers, have been obliged to leave the territory; and the Dey, with about 100 of his friends and attendants, has embarked for Naples. ITALY. The famous Grotto of Neptune, one of the wonders of the cascade of Tivoli, is now dry. The course of the river Anio, which formerly precipitated itself into this grotto with a deafening noise, has been turned into another direction; so that, by means of stairs cut in the rock, and of wooden bridges placed at certain points, persons can now descend to the bottom. The cascade, augmented by the waters of the Grotto of Neptune, is much improved, and can be seen by means of the change from various points, and at different heights, thereby rendering the effect more picturesque. |