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. \\\ \ \ ' * * V ^ \\ tvith a friend in London, when a gentleman who sat next to him whose name ought to be written hi letter of gold, thus addressed him:—“Pray Capt. Rosa,how should you like again to attempt the North-west passage?” Astonished at the ques tion and at the same time impressed with the hope lessness of such an event. Ross replied, “ Alas, Str, I Should be too happy, but there is no chance of that; I have no expectation of being so employ ed by the Government even supposing it contem plated another expedition to the Polar regions.” “Well hut,” continued his friend, “I suppose there is no monopoly of the road to Baffin’s Bay: Fit out a ship of your own.” “Indeed, Sir,” replied Ross, “I have as little hodc ofsuceeding in that, as my lortune is by no means adequate to the expense.” “Oh, i3 that all!” hnsiily rejoined his generous patron, eager lor an oprortunity of extending his benevolence to a man whom misfortune seemed to have ground to the dust. “Is that all? Well, you shan’t fail for want offunds ; go mid Lire a vessel or build one if you please, and sent! fhe bills to me; only you must have a share in it yourself, you know, or you would l>e but my servant, and I shall run away with the merit of your discoveries; so you shali pay 101 towards tho outfit and lie a pro prietor, only take care you do not mention my name, lloss, overwhelmed with t his unexpected burst of liberality and kindness from a man who was almost a stranger to him, could scarcely hc- leive what he heard, hut being assured of the sin- PASSAGE OF THE REFORM BILL. verity of the offer, he gladly accepted jt, and imme diately purchased a steamboat which, being equip ped under lusjown direction, left this country in the spring of 1829, with a crew, consisting of Cant. Ross Commander, J: Ross bis nephew, an enter prising and scientific young officer, who had sail ed two or three voyages with Captain Parry ; a surgeon; and I believe 16 seamen. Since that tune they have been heard of but once, when they were stilt in Baffin's Bav. TURKEY. The Monitcur Ottoman of the 21st of January announces the arrival of Mustapha Pacha of Leo- lari at Constantinople. By order ol the Sultan, lie went with his eldest son to the palace. After the private Secretary of this Grand Seignor had given audience to the father, he conducted the son, who wore the old Alhanese dress to the Sultan, The youth threw hitnself at the feet of the Sultan, and "hcgireil leave to wear the new uniform. As the youth had not yet participated in the errors of his lather, his highness granted him leave, and more over presented him with a watch richly set with diamonds. On his return to his father, the latter also applied to the Sultan for the same I’.ivor. which was granted as a mark of eijtire pardon. On the ITtii ult. the Sultan proceeded on foot, and incog nito, atemled only by a lew officers, to the capital, in order to make charitable gilts among the poor with his own hands. Alter having copiously distribu ted money cn the great market place, lie went to the Mosque ottiie Sultan ilazajet, and mixed a- mong the multitude to perform his devotion.— llav ing thus passed several hours i:i pious and char itable acts, be mounted his horse, took his way to wards the port, where he embarked to return to Ills usual residence. Ilis highness was accom panied to the quay by the -Scraskier Pacha. In order"to enable all the inhabitants ol the Turkish empire to make use of the official gazette? Le Mon- iteur Ottoman, it has been decided that it shall np- par wry shortly not only in the French and Tur kish, 'vt also in the Arabian, Persian Greek, and Amercian languages. Preparations are already making to that effect. The Greek patriarch at Constantinople as Chief of the Oriental church, lias addressed a circular to his subordinates, rep resenting to them the advantages-*!!' ibis nriniui*’-. Client, and to request their support of the enterprise. Caucctta, Dec. 11.—-While the Moulavees, in Lower Bengal are sn active and dangerous that •horse, loot, and artillery, are sent out against them, the din of disturbance is coming down to us from the farther quarters of the empire. We are compelled to admit that there is a grow ing beliefthat affairs are not proceeding in the calm &. tranquil course they were wont to pursue: &. we regret to state, that, in addition to rumors of dis turbances and resistance to our authority, there is a verv general complaint of increasing poverty and wretchedness among the natives in the Upper Provinces—a remarkable falling off in the transac tions of the part of them, engaged in trade, and a general shaking of credit, which threatens to be at tended with very serious losses and inconveniences in the native bazar of Calcutta. India appears to be participating with other parts of the world in the general stagnation of the labors of industry, and the general apprehension of some violent dis organization in the old and settled state of things. Liverpool, March 21—We have at length the satisfaction of congratulating the country on the passage of the reform hill once more through the House of commons, The majority on tiie third reading was 116, there beinn; 355 for, and 239 a- gainst the third reading. This event took place on Thursday evening, March 22d. In the Lords, Ministers had also a triumph.— On a division on the motion of Lord Wicklow, condemnatory of the plan of education for Ireland, the nmntiers were—Non-contests, present 59, proxies 6G—125 : Contests, present 60, proxies 27 Majority for the Ministers. 33. London, March 27.—The reception of the Re form Bill by the Peers, last night, uos not very different from what many people had expected.— A declaration was made by Lord Harrow by, that t here were new provisions iuthe present bill, which lie considered improvements upon the last; that, however much of it. was of such “a democratical tendency; ” and, if enacted into a law, would prove, in his opinion, so dangerous to our institu tions, that lie did not conceive the jmssibilityof his ever being able to support it. Lord Ilarrowby added, wiiat must have cost him a painful strugle, and the confession is therefore honorable to his lordship’-s candor, viz., that after all the time al lowed to the people of the United Kingdom for a sober consideration of the .subject, owing to the rejection of the former Bill. Lord Horrowbv, felt himself bound to acknowledge that the public ea gerness to see the principles of the measure brought into active operation, had in no degree subsided, and that a material change in our representative system was altogether unavoidable. His lordship announced his full intention to vote for a second reading. Lord Wliarncliffe spok pretty much in the same sense. He admited, that in their rejec tion ol’ the lbrnn-r Bill on the second leading, the House of Lords had not boon supported by any party in the country—that be theretbre would not. attempt to repeat the same experiment, but woqid vote lor the Bill going inloccmiittcc. It was, how ever, sufficiently obvious, from the tone; of both these noble lords, that the most resolute and un compromising resistance will be made by them to those provisions of the Bill to which the country generally has attached tl;e highest value and im portance; and that, it, in any ministerial quarter, a credulous hope of a majority for Reform in the Lords' Committee should be (bunded on what I’d! from either of the above noblemen, respecting their desire to mollify the national irritation upon the second reading, such a delusion can lead to no oth er than the most disastrous consequences. From the A'eic-Yort: Evening Post. Very late from England.—The packet ship Hi bernia, Captain Allen, lias arrived from Liverpool this morning, alter a very short passage, bringing us Liverpool papers to the ytstli March inclusive, and London papers to the 27th. The reform bill in the House of Commons, pass ed to a third reading on the 22d of March, alter much debate. The members were—lor the bill, 355—against it, 239—majority in favor of the cornoe, Mr. Calvert, and a very numerous body of the members of the Commons, with difficulty > enetrated the dense crowd of members who had previously assembled below the bar. Lord John Russell having arrived at the bar, The Lord Chancellor met him with the scais and took the bill, which formed a roll ol rather large dimensions. Lord John Russell acquainted their lordships, that it was a bill passed by the Commons for im proving the representation of England and W ales. The'Lord Chancellor having resumed the wool sack, read the title of the bill, and put the question, whether it. was their lordships’ pleasure th^t the bill should be received. The house having given its assent in the ordhi ary mode (by silence,) The Lord Chancellor again read the title of the bit!, and announced that it bad been passed bv his Majesty's Commons, who prayed their lordships' favorable consideration of its contents. The bill was then delivered to the Clerk of the House and laid on the table. . Ear/ Grey rose amidst the most profound silence, and moved that the bill lie now read a first time. This motion being cqrricd nem. con., Earl Grey said that it was now bis duty’ to propose a day which their lordships might fix upon tor the second reading. He was anxious to avoid any unneces sary delay, but at the same time, with reference to the importance of the measure and the documents connected with the bill, he felt that it would be ex ceedingly improper that the House should lie pre cipitate in its proceedings. He should therefore move, that the bill be read a second time on Thurs day se’nnight. On the motion being put, The Ear! of Harrowby rose from the head ol the opposition bench and said, that a longer time ought to be allowed to elapse before their lordships were called upon to consider so important a measure ; lor, although their lordships did enter upon this question during the last session, the bill now be for* their lordships was not the safne. The present bill “ I yesterday visited the house occupied by Fr \nslin while he was in France. It is one of fhe most beautiful country residences in the neighbor hood ol Paris, standing on the elevated ground of Pnssy, and overlooking the whole city tin one side, and the valley of the Seine for a lone distance to wards Versailles on the other. The house is otherwise celebrated.—Madame de Genlis lived there while the present king was her pupil; and Louis the Fifteenth occupied it six months for the country air, while under the infliction of the gout— its neighborhood to the palace probably rendering it preferable to’the more distant chateaux ofSt. Cloud or Versailles. Its occupants would seem to have been Various enough without the addition ofa lieutenant-general of the British army, whose hos pitality makes it delightful at present. The light ning-rod which was raised bv Franklin, and which was the first conductor used in France, is still stan ding. The gardens arc large, and from a sort of terrace, with the hause on the front edge.—It must be one of the sweetest places in the world in sum mer.— Willis's Letters from Europe. MASSACRE OF THE NUNS AT PARIS. The following passage from Madame Campari’s Memoirs of Marie Antoinette, gave birth to Miss Strickland’s poem of the Massacre of the Nuns at Paris. “ A community of Nuns, with their Ab bess, were condemned to the guillotine, while the sungtiinnary fury of the French Revolution was at its height. Many of these victims were young and beautiful; and most ol them possessed angel ic voices. As they passed to execution, attired in their monastic habits, through the stormy streets of Paris, regardless of the insult of the ferocious mob, they raised the hymn of Veni Creator.— They had never been heard to sing so lively ; and the celestial chorus ceased not for a moment, nor when they had ascended the steps of the scaffold, while the work of death was going on, though it became teeble as one after the other fell uuder the guillotine ; and at last it was sustained by one voice, which was that of the Abbess, but that at last ceased also, when she in turn submitted to the fatal stroke.” The heavenly strains continued even when They mounted the dread senflfijd’s fatal stair, In sound* more widly thrilling; and they then Gave sueh unearthly sweetness to the air, As to the wondering ears of guilty men Seemed like a farewell to all mortal car*’, Or Judy hymnings of celestial love, • 1 u whidi glad seraphs joined them from above. Oh, vet it ceased not, though the work of death Commenced on that ikir choir, and one by one They bowed their necks, the bloody axe beneath, And feint and fainter grew the anthem’s tone; Till one angelic voice, with tuneful breath, Sustained the sacred melody alone, “ Ours is the glorious crown of martyrdom! * Oil, Holy Spirit come! Creator come!”, And Oh! the closing cadence that she sung AVas such that those who heard it, said tliat never Had such mild tnusic flowed from women’s tongue; ISor paused she, till the axe was raised to sever Her guiltless head—and the stern echo rung, Of the dread stroke that hushed her strains forever, * “ J tier pure soul dismissed in heaven to meet i-U of grave, who only sing igore sweet. third reading, 116. This is a irreater majority-and a fuller house than that which passed the bill in September. On the 24th Lord J. Russell moved the passing of the bill. It was passed accordingly and Lord J. Russell and Lord Aithrop were order ed to carry it to the House of Lords, when it was presented on Monday. In another part of the pa per will be found a report of the proceedings of the House of Lords on its introduction. As to the prospect of success for the reform Bill in the House ofLords, it is sail tlmt jdih.uujt. •>.' putme avrrvnt ot a cuangg of opinion has been made, yet that many of the opponents of the bill in that body, have given their adhesion to it, and that a majority has thus been secured for a second read ing of the bill. The majority is however expected to be small. The difficulties between Holland and Belgium appear to be in a lair way of adjustment, although there prevailed in London, on the 26th, a report that the King of Holland had positively refused to agree to the propositions of the Five Powers.— The assent of the Emperor of Austria has been given, and that of Russia, it is now said, will not oe withheld. There is, however, a "speck of war in another part of the continent. The London Courier announces with confidence tliat the Court ofSpain has resolved on assisting Don Miguel with troops against the pretensions of his brother. The Courier intimates that France and England, be tween whom there is a perfect understanding as to the policy to be pusued towards Portugal, will deem it incumbent on them to insist upon sonic new dis position of the Spanish arinv of observation, which will render it impossible for Ferdinand to co-oper ate with Don Miguel. A French paper of the 24th of Month says, that preparations are making tor the entry of the Span ish troops into Portugal, a step which will bo taken as soon as the news of the landing of Don Pedro is received. The Russian Cabinet, it is said, is not inclined to interfere in the matter.. A London pa per says, that “as respects the Portuguese ques tion, the conduct of Nicholas has been as generous and as just as if lie were not an absolute ruler him self. When applied to by Prussia and Austria to concur in measures for the maintenance of the usurped authority of Don Miguel, he replied, “/ will never acknowledge as Sovereign a man possess ed of such immoral passions as the Infante Don Mi guel /” The number of new cases of cholera in London on Monday, March 25, is stated at 105—deaths 62; total of cases Horn the commencement 1365— whole number of deaths 742. From ihe country, the whole numhfcr of cases from the commence ment was reported at 6,891—deaths 2,213. At Edingurgh, up to the 23d of March, there were but 41 cases, and 22 deaths. The disease has made its appearance in Ireland. Several cases have occurred at Belfast, and one it is said, in Dub lin. BRITISH HOUSE OF LORDS, March 26. The expected bringing up of the reform bill caused this house to present a more animated ap pearance than it has done since the last bill was thrown out. Before 5 o’clock, a great number of Peers had taken their places, and the spaces both below the throne and the bar were filled with mem bers of the House of Commons, anxious to be pres ent at the ceremony. The Lord Chancelier took his scat on the wool sack at five o’clock. The ministerial bench was for some time empty, and the house was occupied by the presenting of petitions and a motion for papers of no public in tercst. A tew minutes after five o’clock Lord Grey in full dress, wth his star of the order of the garter, entered the house, accompanied by the Duke of Richmond, and the noble earl took his seat on the ministerial bench with the duke, the Mar quis of Lansdowne, and others #f his Majesty’s ministers. Whilst the house was occupied with minor business, Earl Grey was apparently in earn est conversation with Lord Holland, the Marquis of Wellesley, Lord Plunkct, and several other lead ing noblemen who set immediately behind the Treasury bench. The excitement of the house appeared very great, and a stranger totally igno rant ol the expected proceeding must have per ceived that some public event of great interest must have occurred to have occasioned so lively an interest. The Usher and Deputy Usher of the Black Rod now entered the house, and on the first momenta- iy pause the Deputy Usher advanced to the bar and addressed the Chancellor, My Lord, a mes sage from the House of Commons. The Lord Chancellor—Is it the pleasure of your lordships that fhe message from the Commons should be called to your lordships’ bar? The Lord Chancellor—Let the Message from the Commons be called in. Lord John Russell, accompanied by Lord Al- thorp. Sir F. Burdett, Dord Morpeth, Mr. Dun- hip: resembled the last one in a much grater degree than lie had flattered himself it would have done, hut although the resemblance was far greater than he could have wished, yet still that resemblance was far from being exact. There were points not unimportant to principles or practice, in which the bill now brought up varied from the bill under consideration last year. Or,cot his leading objec tions 1o the last bill hail been, the disfranchise ment of corporate voters. That point was aban doned in the present hill, and a different scale was now adopted, a scale of taxation and population, instead of that of population alone. Whether the scale were properly applied or not he could not say, hut still the principle was essentially differrent. The present reform bill had relation to the impor tance of places to lie enfranchised, and this way no inconsiderable difference. Another great point with him was that schedule B and D had been re constructed. Schedule B had been reduced consid erably in point of numbers, and a certain number of boroughs would now have two members allow ed where onlv one was allowed before. Another observation of no small importance related ; to the perpetuating ei the franchise of all those persons whose right to vote were driven from corporation privileges.—(hear.)—iristnd of confining them to the present generation. This difference was very important. Another improvement to the bill was, that the ratio of representatives between the three kingdoms was somewhat better preserved, as the twenty-one English members were not reduced. It was intended too, lie understood, to make altera tions in the construction of the franchise of large places to which members were to bejgiven. It was 4l.« Jwt-y- JLu 1 dohipx tu attempt tU |JHS3 TTKV bill, and if that attempt were to fail’ why then the House would only be where it itad been before.— He begged their lordships *.o consider that the bill waS not. passed because it went through a second reading, or had gone into a committee. If alter aj! the amendments had been made to the bill, their lordships still thought it objectionable, it was their duty to exert all their powers to throw it out on a future stage, There certainly was, he must admit, great anxiety in the country, whether right or wrong, he did not say—he thought wrong—to have a considerable change in the representation of the people in the commons’ house of paillament; but he did not believe—he did not sec any symp toms of a desire among the people for a greater change in the representation than that which was contemplated by the present bill.-—As the bill at present stood, lie considered the change it contem plated was of too democratic a spirit to receive the support of that house, but he trusted that their lordships, by the consideration they should give the measure, wouid be enabled to place it on that foundation which would meet with the consent of all parties, and would save the wreck of the glori ous constitution of the country. Lord Wharnclifle rose for the purpose of stating, that be intended to alter the line of conduct with respect to this bill from that which he had pursued with reference to the last. The principles of the bill, as it appeared to him, were those, and those only, on which any alteration in the representation of the country could be founded, but the detail of that bill carried those principles too far. He did not intend, when in committee,so to mutilate the bill as to make it an absurd one, but he bad an ear nest desire so to modify it, as to make it fit to pass into a law. He .would repeat, that so far as his vote went, he would not give his consent to the bill in its present shape, neither would he be a party in resisting a due consideration of all its provi sions. The Bishop of London said, he should vote for the second reading, and tor its going into commit tee: lie should wisli some few alterations, hut not to alter it in such a degree, either in detail or in principle, as to render it probable it would meet the same fate as the former bill. who has spoken above me, I entertain the same opinion that I always did entertain relative to ihe absolute necessity of reform ; but the question is altered most considerably.—The question is no lon ger what it. was before, and no man can desire more sincerely than I do—having no party views or fee lings, nor interests, cqgnected either with borough or county parliamentary interest involved in the question—no one desires more sincerely than I ( 1° its speedy adjustment. I have the same interest in this country which every individual in it possess es ; that is, to set up such a system of representa tions as will givejjthe country the prospect of a practicable system of government. My lords, all 1 can say is, that I differ upon the principle of this measure; ,1 shall manifest that principle by the course I shall follow on the second reading ot the bill, and if the bill should go into committee, I will lend my best assistance to render the bill as con sistent, with the interests of the country as it can be made, keeping always in view that the grand point is to have such a system of representation as will be consistent with a practicable government of the country,” The Lord Chancellor then put the question that the "bit! be read a second time on Thursday se’n-* night. Agreed to. " The great majority of Peers, of whom an im mense number were present, then left the house; and their lordships adjourned at half past six. Towards the close of the debate on the Reform Bill, in the British House of Commons, some sin gular ^scenes took place On Tuesday, the 29th of March, after a discussion of some length, in which the hill was supported by various speakers, and opposed by others, the debate concluded in the following manner. Mr. Gouiburn .and Mr. Perceval rose toad- dress the house at the same moment, but the latter honorable member having first caught the Speak er’s eye, was called upon to address the house. Amidst Considerable confusion and interruption, the honorable member’preceded as follows; lu whose name do ye sit here I ask ye? In His name at the mention of whom in this house the titter and the sneer are wont to come forth from yc. In whose name-do ye sit-here? (Considerable interruption and cries of “Quest ion, question.” Think yc, think ye, I say, for one moment that, sitting here in the utter (urgetfulness of Him from whom alone all reason, wisdom and might roinctb, that thy works will be prosperous, or tliat thou canst sow the seed from which a goodly crop will spring? (Considera ble interruption, in the midst of which' ).* The Counceilor of the Exchequer rose and said, that as he apprehended the object which the honor able member had in view was to propose the ad journment of the house, perhaps the best course would be tor him (Lord Althorp) at once to move the adjournment of the debate. (Cries of “Hear, hear,” and “Go on, go on.” Mr. Perceval continued—I askyc, do yc expect that a blessing wiil await your labour, ifyc place not your trust in Him from whom all goodness sprmgeih? Do ye think that He is for one instant t/irreotlnl nl’lliot irl'.t/’h JiP niurlit fiA 1!> ITlTllt! f Earl Grey said, he had certainly heard what had been stated this evening With much regret, but it appeared tliat it was not the intention of any of the noble lords who had spoken already to oppose the bill going into committee. “ My Lords, I hail, therefore, with pleasure a more general accordance in a measure which I believe to be generally con sidered to be absolutely necessary, and with res pect to which the public opinion has in no degrea diminished. It was said that I had stated I would not acquiesce in any alteration in the bill last ses sion. My Lords, in the reply it fell t<? my lot to make, I said I had not made any such statement. I stated that I was pledged to maintain the great principles of the bill; and I said that, though many alterations might lie pjoposed, which Limght net be able to consent to, in the committee they should be fairly discused—those who supported them should have every opportunity of stating their rea sons in favor of the objections, and that I also should state openly and fully the grounds on which I opjiose tiiem. So I say now, my lords. To the principle of the measure and to its efficiency I am pledged. Any subordinate alterations must be matter of alter consideration. My lords, wheth- ther I am to be blamed or not for having introdu ced this measure at all, is another question. Upon that we have heard and I have said much on anoth er occasion. All I can say now is to repeat what I then stated, that having always been t)f opinion that a reform in parliament was necessaTy, I did propose, after the best consideration I could give the subject, an arangement ef the question upon principles which I trusted would put it at rest.;— 1 , My lords, these are the reasons why I undertook the introduction of this measure. These are the views with which I support it, and happy shall I be if this house can at last be brought to that tem per of mind to consider this question dispassionate ly, with a view to permanent benefit only, and of separating it from those considerations of party in terest which has unhappily been too much introdu ced into it” The Duke of Wellington.—“ The noble earl op posite has stated the (pounds upon which he felt himself justified in taking the course which he pur sued last sesion. With the noble earl (Carnarvon) forgetful of that which hr ought to hear in mind .’ Ye must know that, without seeking by prayer to be inspired bv His counsel, thy labours cannot prosper; and yet. vain mortals, ye sit here day af ter day, and night after night, forgetful that in your state of unrighteousness your labours in the vine yard must be fruitless. Know yc not the words of his Sacicd Volume?—(Considerable interruption.) How stands the account of this house with I heir God? Twice have ye been called upon.—Twice have the Commons of England been called upon to humble itic I.ont, and to ask the Messing of him from whom alone the blessing of prosperity can come.—(Great interruption.) Mr. Hunt—Sir, I rise to- order. We are now approaching the last day which government thought proper to order, and I believe that the ob ject of the honorable member in addressing the house is to move that, in order to comply with that order, the house should not further proceed with (lie despatch of business. I realy think the course which we ought to adopt would be Jo adjourn with out further delay. Mr. Percival.—It is pot my intension to move any adjournment but I rise to admonish the houses against tlie evil course they are following.—(con siderable confusion, during which several honora ble members rose to leave the house. When order was in same degree restored, the honorable mem ber continued.)—I tell those members whom I now see on the wing, who, if allusion was made to the vain and idle frivolties of the world, would have sit here until five or six o'clock in tiie morn ing, but who flee from the mention of God’s bless ed name, that they should now sit down and hear from my lips the warnings of him who sent me hith er. If ye think I stand here in my own strength, if ye think lam not deputed by the Lord to warn you of the precipice near which ve are hurrying, I tell ye that ye are deceived.—(Great interruption)—I repeat I do not stand here in tny own strength, hut in that ot him who sent me, and therefore do I im plore you to listen to me for a moment. The honorable member continued to address the house in this strain, when he was interrupted bv Mr. Shaw, who again suggested the propriety of an ndjournmem. Mr. Perceval.—I cannot think of adopting the advice of my honorable friend, for my duty to God impels me on to declare what may lie expected in retribution of the people’s apathyand disregard of his worship. I tell the rulers of the state that God sees that they think they have the King fast bound in a net: but he is the Lord’s anointed, and the heart of the King is in the Lord’s hands, and they -shall nqt hold him,, though they think they have got him secure in their meshes. I know there are those among yc, who will, with sincerity and trie humility, bow down before the Lord. To those do I §av, manifold blessings shall come upon ye; for the Lord loveth to reward those who put their trust'in him.—(Considerable confusion)—1 assure ye ali that this storm is coming, and that He is coming who is vour Goa and your Lord. Lord Sandon.—I see a stranger in the gallery. The Speaker ordered strangers to withdraw, and Mr. Perceval instantly ceased and left (lie house. Indiscribable confusion prevailed during a great part of the honorable gentleman's speech. The members stood grouped together on the floor or in the galleries, eagerly observing him, and the cries of “Order I” and “Adjourn!” together with the noise caused by gentlemen retiring, occasioned frequent interruptions, and rendered some of the honorable gentleman’s observations inaudabic in the gallery. The motion for the adjournment was then put and carried, and the house adjourned at one o’clock. On the 23d of Marcli when the bill was again up for discussion, the legislators of the mighty British empire, in full session, indulged themselves in a frolic which is reported in the following manner. Colonel Sipthorp rose to move an amendment to a clause in the bill The moment the gallant colo nel presented himself he was received with a cheer by "the House. The .cheering was continued al most incessantly during the gallant colonel’s ad dress, intermingled occasionally with other sounds. The noise surpassed any that lias yet been heard in the House for some time. It appeared that the Members had resolved to have a little fun at the close of their long fatiguing attendance upon the reform bill, and it must be confessed tliat their wishes were gratified to the fullest extern. As soon as it was possible to catch a word in the gallery, the Gallant Member was heard to inveigh against 'the imbecility of Ministers. He did not impute dishonest motives to them, but only incapacity. By these measures they had depreciated property to the extent of 40 per cent. Next Thursday was rent day, and he hoped his tenants would not call upon him to make a further reduction of 15 per cent. (Here an Hon. Member imitated the cry of an owl with good effect.) The Right Hon. Secre tary for Ireland, who was the magnus Apolo of the administration, had favored the House last night with a most extraijedanary invocation. He would attempt one. The detestable bid was now about to go to apother place. He would bid it farewell, hut not an affectionate one ~ and he hoped that the House ol Lords would fearlessly give it a final rejec tion. (Imitation of a cat, and roars of laughter.) He would not be laughed down, nor cougacd down. He wouid return good lor evil by wish ing that those Hon. Members who interrupted him might get rid of their reform cough. The Galtant Colonel’s voice, which he hail exerted to the ut most. was now lor some timAsompletcly overpow ered bv the variety of noises which burst lioiu all parts of the House. Mr. Kcat^ley started up. and cried “order, or- *ler,” with peculiar energy. . Colonel Sibihorp.entreated his Hon. Friend not to agitate himself on his account. He would let **clit lemon have their full swing. [An Hon. Mem ber here took advantage of an interval of compar ative silence to imitate the gallant Colonels wel. known cry of “hear, hear,” so of en repeated (lit- rint* the discussion on the reform 1 tje success of 3ie effort was testified by the roar of laughter which rewarded it.] After some further remai ks, the erallant member expressed his detestation ot tiie detestable bill. He hoped that it would meet the fate which it deserved in the House ofLords; and, without feeling the slightest, animosity to the Hon gentleman opusite, lie prayed to God that be- iore this d.av month they would cease to hold office. He concluded with moving “tliat all freeholders whose freeholds in the county of the eifv of Lincoln aresituated.on the northern side of the river AS ith- am, shall vote in future for the representatives in Parliament for the divisions of Lindsey, in Lincoln county; and all freeholders whose freeholds are situated on the southern side of the aforesaid riv er, in the same city, including ihe four parishes annexed by character to the said county of the pity, shall vote for the represetalives in Parliament tor the divisions of Kestevett and Holland. ’—(Loud y and continued cheering.) Mr. Kcarslcy said, he rose to second the motion, and to condole with iris gallant Friend on the ab breviation of his speech, The Noble Paymaster ol the Forces had said, on a former evening, that the law officers of the Crown had been at a discount tor a long time, hut the Noble Lord must allow liiin to say, that if Ministers were to go to the Ex change, they would find that they stood at much heavier discount. (A iaugh) He perceived that the Noble Lords opposite, and their deciples- at their hacks were resolved not to listen to the voice ofa charmer. (Greatlaughter) They had now arrived at the last stage of this damnable bill.— (Roars of laughter.) The Speaker, when he ceased Laughing, said, “The Hon. Member will pardon me, for reminding him ihal he rose to second ihe amendment, and ought not to speak so—vaguely.” (Laughter.) Mr. Kcarslcy resumed amidst cheering. He said that ho had carefully examined the bill, and found that its complexion varied in an extraordina ry degree; the colours were dingy brown, black, and grey, but lie looked in vain tor the lair. It was a nauseous pill, composed ot two ingredients in themselves most venomous.—AYquld to God he had one in his right hand and one in his left, how he would crush them! (Shouts of laughter. One of these ingredients was the Russell brown. The other was produced cn a tree having a dark stem and a black top knot and was called Durham mus tard. (Continued laughter.) * Having done with the bill, he now turned to the more pleasing duty of gracefully acknowledging the indulgence which he had experienced from the house. (A laugh.) Ccunc av hut might of the vile pick pocketing hill nobody could deny tiiat their respected Speaker had filled the chair with advantage to the country and satisfaction to himself. (Great laughter.) -To him he would say on behalfofbimselfajaci iiisfriends, “Farewell. God bless vou !” and to Ministers he -‘arewell, God bless you !” and to Ministers he would cay, “Farewell, may yoti meet your deserts!” (Continued laughter.) Mr. Wilks opposed the amendment of the Hon. and Gallant Gentleman. Mr. Goulburn expressed himself in favor of his Hon. Friend’s proposition. Mr Hencage said that no evidence bad been ad duced to show that the inhabitants of Lincoln were dissatisfied with the present arrangement. Colonel Sibihorp considered it his duty to press the matter to a division.* The gallery was then cleared, and the house di vided when there appeared—• For the amendment 27 Against it 1C9 Majority against the amendment—142 - - St. Louis, April 10. Military Movement.—The6th Regt. U. States’ Infantry, under command of Brig. Gen. Atkinson, left Jetlcrson Barracks on Sunday,' the 8lh inst., in the steam boats Enterprize and Chieftain, for tho Upper Mississippi, under the orders of the Govern ment, to cause the delivery by the Sacs and Foxes of the murderers who, last year, violated the neu trality of our soil, and insulted our flag by the mas sacre, in the vllage of Prairie dcs Cheins, of twenty- eight Menominc Indians; or to chastise the nation should they refuse to surrender the criminals We also understand,*that Gen. Atkinson is ordered to interfere and, by force if necessary, cause cessation of the hostilities, aggressions and murders, here tofore constantly prosecuted by the different Indian nations in that, quarter upon each other. The.following are the officers of the expedition: Brig. Gen. Atkinson, Commanding. Brevet Major B. Riley, Comi’g 6lh Regt. Captain Z. C.' Palmer, 6th Regt. do. do. do. do. do. , do. do. Ass't. Adi. Gen. do. do. Act,g. Com. Subs, do. Adj. ol' Detach’t. do. Capt. Henry Smith, Caplain T. Noel, Captain J. Rogers, Captain G. G. Hutter, Lieut. A. Richardson,' Lieut. J. V. Swearingen Lieut. A. S. Johnson, Lieut. J, D. Searight, Lieut. N. J. Eaton, Lieut. T. L. Alcxader, Lieut. T. J. Royster, Lieut. J. S. Van Derveer,do, Lieut. J. S. Wiliams, do. Lieut. W. Wheelwright—Ordnance Officer. A\ ill. Carr Lane, Surgeon. Major Thomas AVright, Paymaster. AA e understand, that the Sac and Foi^ Indians have reoccupied the territory on the cast side of the Mississippi, of which they were dispossessed last year. They avow a determination to remain llicre until driven from it by force, and with this view have been arming and preparing themselves. They are guided now, as last year, by the noted chief Black Hawk, who is, indeed, the sole foment- er of all these disturbances. We do not know whether Gen. Atkinson will consider himself bound by his instructions to chastise these Indians into an observence of the treaty stipulation, by which they aggreed to give up possession of the teritory claim ed by them, forever; but, unless some measure of this kind is resorted to, the quiet of the country will be continually disturbed. Black Hawk has lit tle respect for treaties; and in former negotiations so far ovcr-rcsched our Commissioners as to make peace upon his own terms. The possession of his person will furnish the only security for our citi zens against the depredations ofhis band.—Repub lican. From the Washington Globe. Capital Punishment in JVere York—The atten tion of the Legislature of this State has been re cently directed to the important subject of capital punishment. We have just persued a very inter-* csting report, by Mr. Stilwell, from a select com mittee of the New York Assembly, instructed to inquire into the expediency ol a total abolition of capital punishment in that Stat. The committe are ol opinion tliat the right or expediency for con tinuing the law authorizing that punishment with in the State, cannot be established, and ask teqve to introduce a bill conforming with this opinion. Mr. Stiiwell has considered ins subject m a varie ty ol aspects;—how far capital punishment mili tates against a republican form of government, and bow far against the law of nature; how lar it is necessary, and of its use as an example; of the su periority of certainty, over severity and in what manner it is .sanctioned bi^be latv of God. On all these heads tl^auttSjj^^Bsonmgs arc ingeni ous, an<f, we tlqM, satisramory. The circulation ol arguments likeuicse, cannot foil to convince the public of the expediency of that ferocious code which still prevails too extensively in this country. —Mr. Stilwell has contributed his share towards forwarding this conviction—and we regret that die crowded state of our columns prevents us from publishing his excellent report in the Globe. From tlio Genesee Farmer. ON GRAFTING. There are quite too many'of our fanners who* appear ignorant ol the proper method of this sim ple vet highly beneficial operation. Many poop!,, alter filling the tops of their trees with grafts, wait two or three years to see what the result ot their labor will be before they cut away the branches and let in the sun, which gives the cions a chance lor gw*win**. This method I "think will he. entirely fruitless. In grafting trees that have been setoi.t 12 or 15 years, fmm one half to two thirds ot tie top, mostly upright brandies, should be taken carefullywith an axe or sow. Thru from-4 foG of the lower or lowest smallest limbs deal run hori zontally should be taken ofl with an axe, leaving ikcmof sufficient, length to cut ofl as much ot them as appears .necessary with a saw, as it is difficult in sawing the limbs oft once, to prevent the hark or wood from rising or splitting. I he ends of the limb, or bavk particularly, should be made smooth with a knife; it should then be split in n horizontal manner, and opened with a wedge ol bucks hut;* or hard wood. The wood and bark where the elm s are to L introduced, should l>e made straight and smooth. The cions should be about four inches in length, and generally cut so as to contain as many as three buds. The end of jhe cion for about an inch and a half should be whittled with a true taper, leaving that edge, of the cion which is in tended for tiie outside rather the thickest—taking care not to whittle tire cion too thin as most peo ple are apt to. In placing them in the stock, they should he set so that the barks incline to cross a little, with the lower ends inclining in, and the upper ends conre- quently spreading a little, as they are as likely to live and less liable to crowd when growing. Tk wounds then should be covered to the entire ex clusion of air with a composition of I'oisythV, composed of rosin, beeswax and hog's lard, pro portioned as follows:—To two pounds of rosin, arid otic pound ofbeeswax, and a half pound of hogk lard; the rosin should be thoroughly melted Lefoi. the other is added; and lastly, poured into a tub-u:' cold water; and worked immediately over. A lit tle oil or grease should be applied to the lingers in putting it on, to prevent its sticking.—AA’heie large limbs are taken off in trimming, a thick coat of n t paint covering the wounds, wiil be found useful. All young shoots should be taken oil’the following- year, and annually, with some ot the limbs, till the top is entirely strip! of its original. People differ a good deal in regard to the lime- of cutting grafts. Those tliat-have been cut just previous to their being set, according to my obser vations, have done belter than ibose cut earlier. Where they are cut early, they should be kept in such a manner as to be ns forward as possible and not have the buds open when the time comes for set ting them. Grafts should be taken from the tiuiii;.- bearing trees, and from horizontal limbs—any thing like suckers should bo rejected, ami in order to havt them do well* they should be set in the very infan cy pf vegetation. From tiie Ocnesre Farmer: ASPARAGUS BEDS. Every spring I pm asked, if I har e any asprnv gus roots to spare?.. “No,” is my constant answer. h. “But you have a large bed,, and why not spar' some roots?” Because I do not choose to cut ray hed to pieces.” Well,but I want abed; niv folks are very fond ofit, and I Iiavc got to go and dig up a ditch three feet deep, and fill it up with stents and horse manure, and theynay it will never; come to maturity from the seed,” “AA’ho says so?” “Why, I do’nt. know exactly; bn?J have always heard so.’' “You have heard too, I suppose, that if you fin-r see the new moon over the left shoulder you wiil have bad luck through the month, hftv’nt you?” Now I will tell you how to have an asparagus bed. Select the spot in your garden where you want it to grow, ft is best on the south side of a fence or building. Manure it well with stable dung, a slit ^ lime, or any warm, strong manure. Then dig it up deep as you would dig a bed for beets or par snips. Knock the dirt to pieces with your spade or rakej and make it fine.. Let the bed be five feet wide, and as long as you please. Take your rake handle and draw four straight lines length wise with the bed, one foot apart; then draw parallel lines across it a foot apart also, which will leave your bed marked out into squares of a foot each. Now get a paper of seeds at the store which wiil cost you sixpence, and- 5 “But how shall I know whether it is the big or the little kind? Now I want the great kind. They say there is asparagus grows in the old garden at Fort Slusfer near the falls of Niagara, as large as your thumb. Tb.at's'tlie sort I want.” “ A’ery well; you will have tliat sort when your hed is old enough, if you take good care of it.— But hear me through. Get your paper of seed.— At the intersection of each line drop two or three seeds, and cover them an inch deep with earth. Do this in the month of May. In two weeks your asparagus will be up. Nowall you have to do is to keep it clear front weeds and grass. In the fall, if any places are missing, take a crmvn and root? out of some of the others and supply them. Cov er up the bed with stable litter six inches thick, and in the spring rake it offand stir up the ground lightly. Mind and keep your bed clean this year too, and forever after, and cover it with litter next fall, as before ; and then, the next spring, just two years after planting, you can cut as much fine fresh asparagus as your family will want.” “La! is that all! I always thought as how’ it was a great deal more trouble than that. I want to know if that is the way you made your bed!”— AA’hy, to be sure it is; and I never begged a root of asparagus in niy lifo. “Well, well, I will try it as soon as the ground opens”—and a way be goes. “But, I say my friend, do you take the Genesee Farmer!” “No” “Hum- I thought so.” Ulstcs. I THE INEXORABLE CREDITOR. The following affecting narrative of the cruelty of a creditor towards an unfortunate debtor, is to be found among the notes to a volume of Ameri can poetry, published at Philadelphia, bv Mr. AVoodworth. * Some years since, a young man, by tiie name of Brown, was cast into the prison of this eity for debt. His manners w ere very interesting.' His fine dark eyes beamed so much intelligence, bis lively countenance expressed so much ingenious ness, that I was induced, contrary tjo my usual rule, to seek his acquaintance. Companions in misery we soon became attached to each other. 4 Brown was informed that one of his creditors would not consent to his discharge; tliat lie had abused him very much, (as is r,sual in such cases,) nnd made a solemn oath to ke-/p $pm in jaii “ till he rotted!!” I watched-Bro^ n’scountenance, when he received this informatirm^ and whether it was fancy or not, I cannot sa^ but I thought I saw the cheering spirit of hopetliat moment desert him for ever. ‘ Nothing gave Brjtnra pleasure but the daily visits of his amiable wife. By tiie help of a ref lation, she was enal Jed to give him Sometimes soup, wme, and fruit; ' everyday clear of stormy, she visited the p jison, to cheer the arooping spirit