North Wales Gazette

EXITED STATES. ME!tgiuTICX$OP THE T,E&)rSLATU!tE OPMA&- SACHUSETI*. Whereas, Francis James Jackson, Minis-' :tcr Plenipotentiary from the Court of Great Britain, having full powers to negotiate and coivclmie-a treaty for the amicable adjustment of the controversies unhappily subsisting be- tween the United States and that nation, after feeing duty accredited by the Executive of the United States, has been suspended from the exercise of his functions, for soma expressions contained in his correspondence with the Go- vernment of the United States, which are al- Ie dged to be .derogatory io the honour and veracity of the Executive Government. And the Legidaturesof some of our sister States having declared their assent to the construc- tion given to the said correspondence, and. their approbation of the dismissal ofthe-said' British Minister—And-lhe Legislature of Mas- sachusetts having examined the said corres- pondence, and being unable to dsccrnin it axiy passage or w-ords, which in their judg- ment can be construed to convoy disrespectful, and offensive imputation.-—And whereas the; doings of the said Legislatures, combined with 11 the Resolutions of Congress, have a tendency to.widen the breach already existing, aud io remove still farther the prospect (latioti. And. whereas this Legislature, while they are always ready, at whatever hazard, to embark in a just and necessary war, and to support the National Government with the whole force and resources of the State, are nevertheless persuaded, that no just cause ex- ists for a rupture with Great Britain, and that its effects; detrimehtal to both Nations, would tend to the impoverishment of this Common wealth, to the destruction of its commerce,, and to the aggrandizement ofk power, alrea-J dy formidable to the liberties of mankind.— Aud whereas we deem it a duly to use all the* menus iu our Iwwer toallfty the existing irri | talions, and prepare the way for the restora- tion of a friendly intercourse between the two nations, whose interests arc in many points, essentially united. Therefore Resolved, That the Legislature of jj Massachusetts, is 'affected with.sincere and pro- found regret. at (he late unexpected an, 1 sudden termination ot the Correspondence between the American Secretary of State, ami Francis James Jackson, his Britannic Majesty's Minister, for which they can perceive no just or 'adequate cause. Resolved that it is our anxious wish, tliit some means may be devised, consistent with the honour of the United States, foresutnethe negociaUotts between the two Countries, .for. ob- taining reparation of real injuries, and to esta- blish peace an,1 amity, so essential to the interest and happiness of both, upon a permanent basis. Resolved, That acts of effibasrgees and non- intercourse, and the wiiole system of-commercial; restraints adopted and.contemplated hy the late and present Administration, are impediments to a restoration of amicable relations with 'Great Britain, and have proved in the highest degree pernicious to the best interests of this country, and especially of this commercial state. That all the predictions of their opponents have been verifiedThat, bylthe operation of these acts, the public-Treasury has been drained,and brought to the verge of bankruptcy—That the commerce of ffie country has been palsied, and, in a great measure,irrecoverably destroyed—That the whole ofthia impotent system has become a subject of derision with those it was intended to coerce, and that its mischiefs have recoitefi upon our own CQiintry, Resolved, That the temporary suspension of these acts afforded demonstration of the means of the United States to pursue u hig-hlylllcrafive commerce, even under existing embarrassments, and an opportunity which was gladly embraced by our mercantile citizens. That during this in- terval, all our shipping was employed, and that our navigation experienced civility and protec- tion from the British cruisers, whilst it has been constantly annoyed by the depredations of (France and her allies. 11 Rusoli-ed, T.I)at all measures calculated lo produce unnecessary hostility with Great Britain, at all times impolitic and contrary t-o the true interests of the nation, are at the present crisis peculiarly unfortunate, and ought to be discoun- tenanced by all constitutional Lvicaits-Ilitt our country is defenceless, and our Treasury exhaus- ted—That to fortify the one, and replenish the other, will require time, economy, and the ad- vantages of renewed conuucrce—That, on the contrary, Great Britain is inacces'M&, anu in. vulnerable, except in one of the provinces, the oonqucst of which, if it could be effected, would prove a ourse, and a scoui^e to ourselves and out- posterity. Resolved, That a war"h Great Britain would inevitably lead to an alliance with France, and thus furnish to her ambition the means and the pretexts for organizing, within the United States, tshe materials and instruments for schemes of future domination. These materials urfliappily abound in the northern frontier, and in our newly acquired territory in the -south. From such a contest, the .United States, if-unsucee-ssfuL, would- he compelled to retire with a disgraceful surren- der yl the objects ot -the war; or if successful, by contributing to the downfall of Great Britain, would be left alone to encounter a power, who, unopposed by the navy of his present enemy, would call into i(-Qiii-sition all the resources and energies -of ou solidary Republic-, to defend, in doubtful conflict, the liberties upon ow own shores."

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Friday, March 28. LINCOLN'S INN BENCHES. Mr. heridan-The particular object of his present motion was the condemnation of a bye-law, enacted by lhe Benchers of Lincoln's Inn, excluding Gentlemen who wrote for the Newspapers from their Society. This law chiefly affected those who reported the pro- cecdings ill the Law Courts and iri Parlia- ment. Muchilliberal calumny had beeo cast upon these gentlemen, which it was time should now fully be confuted He had to state then, that there were amongst those who re- ported the debates of that House, no less than twenty-three graduates from the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Dublin, and Edin- burgh those gentlemen were all in their pro- gress to honourable itrofessiotis and therp was iio-possible course better than that which they had adopted, for the improvement of their minds and the acquisition of political ex. perience. They had adopted this course from an honest and honourable impulse, and had to boast the association of many great names, wljofrq^B from poverty to reputation. This had iJeen ;lo"g the employment, and indeed ^febief subsistence, of Dr. JoteDson and Mr. Burke. Such were the men at whose depres- sion this legal ibye-daw aimed it was a most illiberal and base proscription of literary ta- lent,and llCCOU ld find no parallel in tlio'll i s- tory of Engdand, except gne indeed in the reign of Henry the Fourth, which went to ex- clude lawyers from sitting in Parliament.— At this, as might be expected, the body who now sought to prescribe others was mightily offended; they branded the Parliament with the epithet of indoctmn^ and Lord Coke de- ctared from the Bench there was never a good .'la,va made therein. It was to be feared, indeed ifithis bye-taw continued iu force, it inight be as justly eaid hereafter, there was never a ood lawyer educated at Lincoln,'s-Inn I He would, however, leave the individual grounds of the case altogether, and demand of that House, whether it would be wise to take the regula- tion of the press out of the;hamte of men (i ..good education, literary powers, audaspirillg genius, to place it under the;guidance of the Ignorant 1 Such anattempt had, indeed, been made some time ago, in an instance which he would state, and which was frustrated by the enlightened liberality of the then Chief Jus- tice. Previous to the departure of Sir James M'lritosh, the present Recorder of Bombay, for India, he applied for permission to deliver certain Lectures in one of the Law Halls.- The permission was refused him, on the ground that he had once been a writer for a Morning Paper: but Lord Loughborough interfered, and obtained his desire, with the remark, that he was happy the press had fallen to such attIL- guidance. There was not a single reason for, the enactment of this law it was viie attack on the liberty of the press, and a most unjust individual proscriptioll.; it was a violation of the best principles of our Constitution for (aid Nit. Sheridan) it is the glory of English law, that it sanctions no proscription, nor does it acknowledge any office in our State, which the honourable ambitious industry,even of the most IlIllnhle, may not attain." Mr. ^heridau concluded by moving, 4i That Mr. FanjuarscHi's petition should be referred to the C-omtnittoe of Judicature." The Atloniey-Generai contended that the Judges, as visitors, should have the controul of the Inns,of Court, and all matters within, their jurisdiction. He quoted the authority of Lord Manslield. Mr. Windham rose to use the short mono- syllabic Ao. to every assertion made about him, except as to the correction of bis ipeecites.-(Ile shortly after left the House.) Mr. Stephen, in a matily speech, declared that be had been a member of Lincoln's-lnn for thirty-.fiveycar.i, hut that he had not the most remote connexion with the framing of this most obnoxious bye law he thought it alnCYit illiberal und unjust proscription—-a scandal rather to its atrliiors that? to its objects. What could be its design but the depression of Laudable exertion? 1 will I)tit a case (said Mr. Stephen); I will suppose a young man of etiticatio-i nnd of talent contending with pe- cuniary dit.fictrities-difficulties not proceeding from vice, hut from family miforLlllle-I will suppose him honestly meeting his obstructions Willi, hollotirible industry, and exercising his taleajbLln' reporting the debates of this House, iu ofuerTo obtain a profession. Where is the degradation of such an employment; The case wJuch I hav-e supposed, was, ae years ago, my own. 1 was then acquainted with eight other reporters, who have all since risen to the highest eminence in their respective professions, and one of whom has since had the honour .of a seat in this House. Of their talents the public would have been deprived, had this illiberal law been in existence. I know welllhe effect of attempting to degrade any ciass of men. I 'have seen it exemplified during a long residence in the Wesl Indies and I knew when men are supposed debased, they become so in fact, and disgrace that so- ciety which, -hut for a cruel injustice, they might have adorned. The supp-otters of the pressougtK, above all men, to be respected. The p-ower of the-press in a free government is as great as the power ot the swoid in a mi-1 litary despotismlet.the utmost caution and conciliation 'be used towards it." It the di- rectors of the press were sought to he degrad- ed, they would naturally become dissatisfied with the established order of things; and there was uo foreseeing what the consequences might he of oiFending men in the possession of such a powerful instrument. Sir John Anstruther wa's also a Bencher of Lincolu's-lnn, but reprobated the present law he could not sufficiently admire the manly and indepeiidant speech of die Learned Gentle- men who had just satdown, and whose exam- ple was such as to render all argument unne- cessary. After what had passed, hili was con- vinces the law would be immediately rescin- ded it was, indeed, most obnoxious whether lie considered the object it had in view, or the description of men whose exertion it went to itti-pede, men among whom Addison and Steele had acted in their day Obnoxious as the law was; however, it was H curious fact, that it proceeded fromXwo men who had particularly boasted their friendship for the press. Mr. Henry- Clifford was its father, and Lord Erskiue its godfather! The. SolicilorfGeneral thought an applica- tion ought lo be made to the Judges in the first Instance., who had power to rescind the bye-law. Mr. Croker highly disapproved of the bye- law, and hoped it would be rescinded he had no doubt, indeed, that this would be the case provided the Right Hon. Gentleman's motion was withdrawn, which he did not think so staled as to meet its object. Mr Sheridan, in reply declared, that any person who supposed he courted popularity on this occasion had been completely mista- keti his only object was to redress injustice. The law of which he complained had been enacted two years ago, and the Geulleman of Lincoln's-lnu did not want time, however they might have been deficient, in inclination, to rescind it. An application to the Judges might have the effect of redressing individual injury but no body, except Parliament and the Benchers themselves, had the power of totally annulling the law itself. He was con- tent, however, to withdraw his present ino- tion, on the assurances which had been given him, that the law should he rescinded. He had attained his object ? be bad drawn from all sides of tbe fi<vu96 a repr-oftatioTi iof the principle upon which this law was first established', (The motion was theu withdrawn, on the understanding that the obnoxious Resolution should be rescinded. Strangers were then re- admitted.)

"nmam Role, Islington, apothecary,-Moses Franco, Spital-square, London.—James Tetstall, Cbaddesley Corbet, Worcester, tailor.—Thoma.i Powler, Tiverton, Devonshire, sbopkceper.-R. Hail,. Liverpool, groqer.—William-Charles Cox, Nether Kmitsford, Cheshire, ii) lice [)er.-Jose j)I.i Cowgill, Henry Stanford and John Barlow, Manchester, calico printers.— D?;v id Skinner, Ne wing ton Causeway,, Surrey, cabinet n)akei- Wm. Muskery and John Atkin, Whitecbapel road, Middlesex, dealers in glass and earehen- ware and col)arttiers.-Etlwiii Wm. Ayrtrn, for- merly of Cumberland street, New road, Middle- sex, late of Garden row, St, Gaorge's fields, and tiow,of LamlMrtsh Marsh. New Cut, Surrey, bro- ker.—John Noit, Rouifprd; Essex, grower and cheesemonger.—James Palmer, A Idermanbu ry, London, merchant.—James Edward, Leicester, shoemaker.—John Higgs, Liverpool, merchant. John Tully, Hereford, hop dealer.— Evan Lewis, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, grocer -iletei- Dennis Walrnskjy;, Manchester, warehouseman.—William Taylor, Liverpool, merchant.—John Raby, Great St. Helen's, Chambers, London, merchant.—John Hammond, Macclesfield, Cheshire, tanner.— Robert Wood, Isle of Thanet, Kent, grocer.—T. -firyati, Sloane-street, Chelsea, Middlesex, grocer. -Jonathan Hain, Hampton, victualler.—Letitia Collins, Halfinoon-street, Piceadiilj, Middlesex, rnitliner and dressinaker.

MRS. MARY ANNE CLAKE'S SALE. Curiosity drew a crowd of fashionable and other visitants, yesterday, to the amorous scite of fflestboii)-ii-place. The day was finely propitious for such a scene. The King's road was thronged with the carriages of the No- blesse, &c. The sisterhood of the first class exhibited their full numerical proportion in this assemblage. The Grecian Lounge in the boudoir was the most attractive object, and the one most admired 1 The Ladies of imma- culate life and conversation having gratified themselves with the minutest inspection, soon prudently marked their own distinction by a turn up of the nose, at so licentious a specta- cle those of easier virtue, displayed a kind of fellow-feeling at this wreck of femate frail- ty, and seemed disposed to become purclia sers, by sympathy, rather than necessity.- To accommodate so numerous a meeting, the place of sale was transferred to the garden, covered with green baize, in the east angle of which was erected the rostrum of tIuc- tioneer, under a carpeted caiiol)y-. ticles did not in general reach the high prices that might naturally have been expected, al- though the address of the ruler of the hammer was unremittingiy and ably directed to this esseutial object.—Lot 23, A Patent Machine for instantaneous Light. surmounted by a Broi)-ze Figure of Expectation,1" was thus pleasantly introduced :—" This invaluable article, Ladies and Gentlemen, for instanta- neously raising a neiv.rta),ic .,was unquestiona- bly bought, and presented to Mrs. Clarke, by Colonel Wardie's own hands, although the memory of thit GetilleiiiaiL. it seems, does hot now retain the most distant recollection •of the fact." Some prudish females, evident. ly anxious -to become bidders, sliruuk back, few fear of becoming the purchasers of some pleasurable infection also, and therefore left the bedding., {{Je sheeting, the lounges, and the mirrors, to the easy acquisition of the Cypnim tribe, who "bought thetw eagerly, as dignifyiug relics of their fluctuating order! Amongst lhe most dashing bidders, the vhere amie of a certain Noble Marquis, and a Lady who stands in the same relation to a Noble Earl, were the greatest purchasers. The tirst lot, which t, was the lease, was sold to a Mr. Wardle, (not the Colonel). When this Gentleman's name was announced, the association of ideas strongly excited the risi- %itity of the company.

X111. GALE JONES. The following Letter has been sent by Mr. Gale Jones to the Speaker of the House of of Commons :— SIR, -The honourable House of Commons having, for analledged breasli of their privileges, committed me to his Majesty gaol of Newgate during their pleasure, and having, in consequence of this commitment under your warrant, for a month incurred several heavy expenses and de- mauds, under the denomination of l-ees, &c. with no other allowance than half of a fourpenoytoaf per day, I request jou will inform me whether any, and what provision has been made for Hi): maintenance in prison ? When the honourable House of Commons pro- ceeded to impose a restraint upon my personal freedom, I presume that it was not in their con- templation also to levy a contribution upon, my personal property, or leave me without the means of subsistence conceiving, therefore, that I am here under the denomination of a State Prison- er, aDd entitled to "Stale Allowance," t shall feel greatly obliged if you will issue the neces- sary order, or if it do not rest with yourself, that, you will be pleased to refer me to the source whence I may obtain relief. I remain, Sir, Your's, with respcctfuf consideration, JOHN GALE JONES. State Side, Newgale, 20th March, 1810. To the Hunwrabtis the Speaker oflke ilouse ofCommoTls. House of Commons, ivarch 21, 1810. Sin,—I am directed by the Speaker to acquaint you, that jour letter, of yesterday, addressed to him, has been transmitted to his Majesty's Se- cretary of State for the Home Department.— 1 am, Sir, Your most obedient servant, JOFIN IZICKIlAii, Secretary to the Speaker. I' To Mr. John Gale Jones.

ACCIDENT OFFENCES, 'c. Wednesday se'nnighl, a hoy about years old, who was employed to 'dr'i've a cart from a farm-yard near Lampeter, to a neighbouring field, was found dead on the road by a man who was ploughing in the field, and who, alarmed at seeing the cart approach without the boy, went in search of him. How the lad came by his death cannot be ascertained, as there were no. marks of injury on any par £ ot ,his bodi. Mail robbed.—On the tgtli uTt. R. Elfins, I youth of about 11 years of age, who v. as ei* ployed to carry the mail from Reijidly to St our-" budge, broke open the Kidderminster.; l>an' »nd stole therefrom a letter containing "l,P' ,iirai-dgt)l'jEIOOO iti banknotes; and on Friday last he took from the hair another let!er, COI" twining more than £ 2000, wilil-ll led to discovery. I-le is i'Llify cotiitiilttcd ioi* al. On the evening of Sunday se'nni ffIit or par-5 on Monday morning the shop of Messrs HaIHI" son and Thelwell, Manchester, was broke and entered by si)tiie vill,,xiiiq, .vho cuTIlillItLed depredations lo a serious amount—110 than (00 valches' jhuI plate'of value formed a prrl of their booty,, and vVl' various trinkets, comprise a defalcation of tip" t. wards of 000. An Officer in the Bavarian service, who hd tniide a variety of experiments to as<-erli"n Greek fire, while recently engaged at )-Oil" in a chemical analysis for this purpose, by the explosion ol the article he was deft" posing, propelled through' the window, Iiis arms torn off, and his face so drendlu'l? burnt, that he expired a few minutes altct being taken ,;1" Jut.,etiile Moriday an inq,uest was held, pear Worcester, ou.the hody (lithG SOli uf Mr. Harris, attorney, of that city- It appears that; this youth was on his return^" j school after having visited his parents. Wli'p | on the road lie wept, and said,to the few*"0 who accompanied him, that he would not go t to schfiol. She entreated him to return how1'' I. thishealfo refused to do and wken they 8.r' rived at a place called the Ketch, he s- "Good bye' and rushing down the steel" plunged into the Severn and was diowiico* The Jury found the following verdict;— ih" the deceased being under the age of'disi'r^^ {viz. 12) and not knowing goo.d from..evii* «ly in the passion of either grief or disconlc»h cast himself into the Severn, (ind thei-eby cttL ed his death. | Caution.—Several seizures of French si"4 I and other prohibited goods were made Oil I,' Monday in 15at h, by officers sent from Loiiu(,IV ,iv iii by officers sciit f'i-ot-n expressly fortliat purpose and it is the 4 minalion of the Committee of the :-lilk 'I ra(,e to send officers to all parts of the kingdom to t: search for prohibited silk goods of every de > scription. A seizure from a shopkeeper r private individual of the smallest (juaiitdJ*. subjects the person with whom the artield I may be found lo the penalty of 2001. p trust, however, there are hut few so void patriotism as to encourage the trade of )t1r enemies in ptefereivce to our own iiiaiitjttlc- i tures. t I Last Friday afternoon, a woman, of ^eCC!' appearance, dressed in mourning, went to t White Hart Inn, in Lewes, to inquire 11 s d could Iv accommodalod with a room ? alla, on being answered in the affirmative, she lowetl .Uie waiter into that which is appi'1^ ated lo the use of travellers, where, ft request,, pen, ink, and paper were her, soon after which she was observed iluit the house abruptly; this excited waiter's curiosity, and induced him to her room, where he found ly ing on lhe ta .1 /'> d a- her umbrella, her gloves, a new rnror, ant j letter, unintelligibly written, except the "line, which was expressive ol her determui' tion, and composed of the following wor 1 shall, this day, put an end to my uuhap' life." The razor she had, no doubt, proM|" ed for the commission of suicide, but ere could find resolution enough to apply it» 'H'f j a suggested to a less painful death, as she hastened from inn,>to the wharf adjoining lhe bridge, !1". fro-iti thence threw herself into Hie river, must inevitably have been drowned iu a 'c. minutes, had not a person, who caught s'r of her -situation, ,«tepped into a barge rescued her, just as she was sinking a secon time beneath it, but inucii against her vf'1 as sh-e censured thCIJHlII for his humane Hart thai (meaning the razor) which won'1 effect her purpose. She was pllt to hedat the Cear Inn, where proper care wa'î takC.I of her, bv order of her husband, -dim, seems, is a serjeant iu the 181h Hussars, <l1'^ attrihuled her desperation to unfounded ic", lousy.

The following statement, extracted from Lila leading paper z, of the Opposition, musl, Q course, be received with caution :— We can venture to affirm with confidP"^ that the Cabinet, as it now stands, was occupy on Friday last with these arrangements. ^'r* Perceval avowed his inability to carry on 1,1 Government; Lord WeHeslcy undertook if, plIlC' ing himself as First Lord of'the Tieasury. j)'1*! Canning, Secretary of fll Lord of the Admiralty, The other departine* to be held by many of the present Ministers, wj(" the exception of Lord Eldon, who was to reti'? for Mr. Perceval. This project, was submitted to the individuals named, and for the spi,ee of 4* hours-was permanently fixed but at the end (tiat period, -Lord MelviMe discovered that sfc'1 a Cabinet would not. he able to re-establish bim ill his once 1wldfllmc aird reputation, and wirhoot which his services would be of no avail. Anofh^ arrangement has also been suggested, namely, t(J; bring back tp his .Majesty's Councils Lord Cast'4- reagh and Lord Sidmouth; but here a difficult ,• j occurred wit.h rcspect to Lord V!ule;rave and L<>r<t Wellesley the lattcr Nobleman feeling that s.ii' a Cabinet would drive his friend Mr. C:I;lllillg, into Opposition, and lessen the piedoiiiina'i"^ influence of the Welles leys. We have also reat son to believe that Lord Sidmouth uouid be very reluctant to lend himself to such an anangeineii.U and we can most positively assert^ that an to Lord Castlereagh of the situation of Lord of the Admiralty as already been reject- ed."—(Morning Chroti^cle.) Last week Lord Gcpnville was unanim.oU#'J chosen High Steward of Bristol by the Coip<>' I' ration of that City, 111 the room of th.e. Duk^ of Portland. The present pursuits; of Lucien, the Pr°\ scribed brother of Napoleon, are thus to in the Foreign Journals ,A hig-b perso'1"5 age, who possesses a fine viila in the vicilkit of Home, an^ who devotes his atlenfio" t lhe Arts and Sciences, has recently madesoi11^ valuable discoveries. Several houses belong* ing to the antiellt Tuscnium have been diSCO-1 vered, in which have been found, besides va*" rious pieces of furniture, seven large ».ta< one of them a Muse of singular bea.uty. J¡¡ Roman antiquarians estimate.This treasury -4- VZgOQd ri^-doJiars,