Star. — London, England, 1825-05-06 00:00:00

nousE IF COMMONS. P.o.erz were presented from the Treasury and Excise, and or dered to li. norm' the table. Mr. PORTMA N presented a Petition from North Petherlon, l i in favour of the Ship 'anal. Mr. C. DUN DAS moved the third reading of the Newbury Alr. F. PALULIt and Mr. Monte fpposed the motion. The !louse divided, when there appeared, Against it Iklajority . 24 . . 12 . . .--12 The Bill was accordingly read a third time. Upon a clause, proposed, the House again divided ; the numbers were, For the Clause Against it . . . . • . 29 Majority '• - • . .—4 • A clause was then snowed by Mr. F. PALMER for reducing dhe rate from 4s. 6d • to Is. in the pound. The Have then again divided, when there appeared— For bringing up the clause, Against it, Majority against the clause, The Bill Was then passed. Nr. Sergeant ONSLOW presented a Petition from C. Sharpe, RI Barrister at TAW, praying for compensation under the County • Courts' Bill. lie also gave notice, that he should next Session move Mr an inquiry into the policy and effect of the Usury Laws. Mr. J. KLrZi H presented s Petition from the Farmers' So ciety of Boss, against altering the Corn Laws. Similar Petitions were presented from the Synod of Angus; Rain. ham, in Kent ; and front the neighbourhood of Aberdeen. Sir M. W. RI DI.F.Y presented a Petition from owners of Docks and Shipbuilders at Limehouse, respecting the Combina tion Laws.—ltead, and referred to the Committee on the Combi nation Laws. 38 -55 BEER DUTIES. Mr. MABERLY said, if there were not, a single Pe- tition before the House, on eke subject of the Beer Duties, it was the bounden duty of the House to inter fere; for if ever there was a Statute founded on in justice, it was that imposing a duty on beer. There could be , but one argument urged by the Gentlemen opposite, and that was the argument arising from ;he loss to the revenue. The duty on malt pressed alike on the rich and cn the poor ; but that on beer was ex clusively a tax on the poor, from which the rich were completely exonerated. The duty which the rich paid on malt was 20s. per quarter, and that paid by the poor on 'their beer was 555. per quarter, and the same in equality ran through all the species of beer. This was the more hard on the poor, because beer -was to them an article of necessity, whilst to the rich it was a luxury. He knew it might be said that the poor man might brew his own beer, but how could that be ; the time, the space, and the skill were wanting ; and though there was an apparent option, there was in fact no op tion at all. There would be an advantage in laying the whole duty on malt (which would be the fairer way), and it would save 300,0001. in the collection. He had approached the House twice befog,: once for a Committee to inquire, which the House rejected, though at the very time the Right Hon. Gentleman was tamper. ing with the subject of beer, and had produced a mea sure which had failed. In the following year he again made a nearly similar proposition, which was negatived. The House would see, therefore, that he had ap. • proached the subject with great caution, but even in. quiry had been refused. He would now, therefore, move, that from and after the sth of January,lr , 26, the duties on beer should cease. He denied that it was the interest of the brewers or the landholders to support these great duties, as they were all in fact paid by the consumer. The vat iout tesuictions also tended to raise the price of the commodity. It might be said that these restrictions were recessary, to prevent noxious ingredi ents from being put into the beer, but to that he woulJ answer, the Public might safely be left to their own judgment and taste in ti at respect. The trade, though open as to the brewers, was a monopoly as to the pub lic-houses, so long as the licensing system should continue, for which indeed he saw no reason, as die advantages resulting froth It in point of police, might be attained by other means. He denied that the alteration of the Spirit duties would effect the abolition or reduction of smuggling ; whilst the lowering of the Beer Duties would be productive of the most substantial advantages. Mr. BROUGHAM seconded the motion. He said!, these was an additional expense incurred by the poor; as compared to the rich, from the retail trade not being free. He thought it monstrous that beer or tea should not be sold without a license. He thought this was a particularly proper time to reduce the duties on beer, new that the wine duties were low ered. He would not wish to consider the reduction of spirits as an equivalent to the reduction of the wine duties, but would rather see tie duties on beer lowered. - The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that the question was founded upon very plain and ob vious motives, and therefore there was no necessity for referring the subject to a Committee. Th e substitution of a duty on malt was quite out of the question, but he would make a few obst•rvai ions on the subject generally. He did not feel himself called upon to argue that du ties t a the amount of 3,000,0001. could not be taken off. The Honourable Member could not have seriously sup posed !bat such a reduction could be made. The Hon. Member had in course of this Session moved the repeal of the Window TAX, st hich was only 1.250,000/. but the House had not supp tted him ; and they would act in consistently if the y should now support Lis motion for the repeal of 3,0(0,0001. He did not staid up in de fence of the duty on beer. Various objections could be made to every tax. To this tax objections could be justly made; but the Honourable, Member had urged those objections beyond their existence. A substitution of the tax on malt, would not bring beer cheaper to the poor. There were 20,000,000 oft ushels of malt now used. The substitution would lay 2s. more duty upon every bushel. This would impose Id. per quart upon beer. The duty now of 10s. per barrel on beet amounted exactly to the same, that was Id. per quart. Practically the effect of the substitution would be exactly the same as now. It was not true that this duty was paid exclusively by the poor, for the consumers of beer were not generally of that class. There was also pri vate brewing in many poor families, and if the duty on milt should be increased, the grievance upon them would be much greater. It was assumed that the strength of beer sold by the brewers was the same with that of beer brewed privately; but it was not so. The brewers made three and a half barrels from one quar ter, but the private brewer made it much stronger, and the clove the conclusion of the Hun. Member w as most erroneous. The lion. and Lear iteJ Gentleman had remarked, that there would be a grea.er facility of sale if the duty were reduced. N.) doubt there wools. He had been last year tortunaie enough to carry a _sere for that purpose. He could not say— Disce—Furtatuam ex me. Bat he could say— Disce—ex me yentmque laborent. He ha.l considerable difficulty in any ng the melnye. If he had extended the right to all, he could not have carried i , . He proposed a new mode of co!. kolas and estimating the duty on beer. Great ob. je ; tions were made, not to the , principle, but with ,dk good deal of address, to the amount of the du'y . He abandoned .wbat they professed to oppose, and by that means carried what they really objected 'to. He should be delighted to reduce in part or altogether the duty on beer, bat he would Set at all have a sub stitution. He agreed that it was mooch mdre desirable to rcduce the duty on beer .than that on spirits, for the Hon. and Learned Gentleman had truly stated 'that the sole ground for reducing the duty on spirits was the prevention of smuggling. Wine was said to be reduced in favour of a particular class. It was not so. A particular class would benefit by the reduction, but the real ground was, that the high prohibition duties had caused a falling off in our communication and intercourse with other nations--(Ciseen). The reduction was dictated by sound commercial policy. It would give him very great satisfaction if be could reduce the whole of 4e Duty on Beer. He did not like to indulge sanguine prospects, it would be wrong in him to do so, because it might lead only to disappointment. But if our prospects should be realized, the reduction of taxes would certainly be carried still further. The Honourabk Member was mistaken in supposing that .C 300,000 would be saved in the col lection. If the Honourable Gentleman were initiated into the arcane of collecting the Duties on Malt, as he was, be would be aware that none were more evaded, or caused so many prosecutions. Mr. BERNAL sit ppm ted the motion. He mainta.ned that very few of the class of labourers, or even of respectable shopkeepers, had the means of brewing their own beer. He denied that the transfer of the duty to malt would occasion any consider able increase of expense in the collection. Mr. WODEHOUSE was of opinion that the proposed transfer of duty would brno means render beer cheaper. Mr. HUME said, that the transfer of the duty would not ope rate injuriously to the Exchequer, whilst at the same time it would have the effect of placing the poor and the rich on an equal footing. Colonel DAV lES supported the motion. Mr. Alderman SfillTell argued that the beer tax was most un just and oppressive towards-the poor. Mr. J. BENETT differed from the worthy Alderman is the flew which he took of the question. He believed that the shifting of the tax would cause great inconvenience, without being of any advantage to the poorer classes. Mr. lIERRIES opposed the resolution, and denied that the Chancellor of the Exchequer bad at all pledged himself to entertain the principle of it. Mr. Alderman WOOD complained heavily that, with all the al terations made in the course of the present Session, not one shilling had been taken from the taxes that pressed directly upon the poor. Mr. MONCK was in favour of a duty on beer to one-half the existing amount, and wished that the Hen. Member for Abingdon would amend his Resolution to that effect. As the motion stood, however, if it was persevered in, be should certainly support it. Mr. ROBERTSON opposed any reduction of taxes which could lead to the blightest chance of trenching upon the Sinking Fund. Mr. CRFASETT PELHAM said, be thought the lower classes would be no "gainers by as alteration. Mr. J. SMITH thought, as regarded the question of the Sinking Fund, that any deficiency occasioned by taking off the Beer Tax might be made up by the im position of some other. He would not at all object to putting the whole duty upon malt, live h ick was proposed to be reduced on the manufactured article: but he cer-, tainly did feel that after so much had been done for the advantage of the higher classes in the course of the present Session, something ought to be th ought of before it concluded, for the benefit of the lower. Mr. MABERLY, in reply, regretted to see the benches on his side the House so thinly attended. After what he had done so far, he did not think he should stand fairly in the eyes of his countri, if he withdrew his motion. He hoped, if it was thrown out (u it stood, in a fair way to be), that it would not be long before the tabro?f a t P h s ie House would be covered with Petitions for equal representation. The House then divided— - For the motion - - Against it - - - Majority - - - TRIALS IN SCOTLAND. - 23 - 88 -65 Mr. J. P. GRANT rose.in pursuance of his notice, to move for leave to brit% in a Bill to alter and amend the present laws relating to Wrongous Impri-, spnment and Delays of Trial in Scotland. The Ho nourable and Learned Gentleman said, that it was evi dent that it was better to have all the Acts on this sub ject comprehended in one Act, rather than be spread, as they now were, on the whole Statute Book. It was allowed by all, that the Law of Scotland was ma terially deficient upon the points in question. Nothing in reality could be more absurd than that the inhabi tants of one end of the country should live under -one system of laws, in matters so vitally affecting their in terests and liberties, while the inhabitants of the other end of the country should live under another system. Ite assured the Learned Lord opposite, that his object was not to interfere with the office of the Lord Ad vocate. The objects which he had in view were prin cipally these To throw greater responsibility upon the Magistrates in granting warrants for the ap prehension of offenders. The second was to give an enlarged power to the Judges of the Criminal Courts, for the protection of the liberty of the subject. Hit next object was to remove doubts and difficulties where 1 they existed ; and lastly, he wished to place the poor man on the same footing with the rich with respect to trial. The Honourable and Learned Gentleman then proceeded to demonstrate the insufficiency of the existing laws, and the necessity to amend them. He added farther, that if the House allowed him to bring . _ in the Bill, he would then propose to have a distinct day appointed for the second reading, and would have it in the meantime printed and sent down to Scotland, tor the purpose of being submitted to the Judges and other legal authorities in that country for their opi nions. He concluded by moving for leave to bring in the Bill. The LORD ADVOCATE said, that he did not mean to oppose the introduction of the Bill. He thought, however, that great care and caution should .be observed in meddling with a law which had existed for 100 years, anti which might be considered as the Habeas Corpus Act of Scotland. The Learned Lord then went on to shew the great benefits of the exist ing system. He undertook to say, that the Act of 1701, secured a greater defence to the people of Scot land against false imprisonment, than the English Habeas Corpus Act afforded to the people of England. He wished that his Honourable and Learned Friend would bring in a Bill to amend, rather than repeal the law, as the term •, repeal " would excite some little alarm among the people of Scotland. Mr. A BERCROMBY admitted that it would be better to move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Act, instead of moving at once to repeal such law.— Tbe Act was susceptible of considerable amendments, sad he trusted that it would now receive them. Tne SOLICITOR-GENERAL trusted that it would ° not be attempted to hurry an alteration of the law without previously having the opinions of those who were competent to give them information on the sub ject; attire same time, he admitted that there were iii the Act some uncertainties, and some discrepancies which required to be amendtd. Mr. DENMAN was glad to observe that facilities were afforded to the improvement of this law. Motion agreed to, Mr. J. P. GRANT having altered his motion, applying for leave to bring in a Bill to alter and amend (not to repeal) the Act. CRUELTY TO CATTLE. Mr. R. MARTIN applied for leave to bring in a Bill to alter and amend the Cruelty to Cattle Act, the ob ject of the proposed alteration being to make • the malicious cutting and maiming of cattle a misdemeanour. Brazilian Milian P Mr. Secretary PFEL eipressestaonie tab*, for Abe bulky character of the Statute Books, which 'bold be co me unnecessarily issereased bb l by this 'Padua' legislation. He trusted .that the Honourable Member would enumerate in his Bill the names of all the ani mals meant to be the objects of his legislative cares; it would then be seen what the ultimate objeaKof the Honourable Mover really were. Mr. F. PALMER said, that the existing Act had a sufficient latitude of provisions, and objected to this required extension of the law. Mr. R. MARTIN replied, that this Bill was a copy of the Black Act, only making the cutting and maim ing a misdemeanour instead of a felony. He had fol lowed the Attorney-General's advice in framing it—it was, in fact, the Attorney-General's BilL—Motion agreed to. Mr. PLUNKETT then moved fbr leave to bring in a Bill to amend the law regarding the appointment of Special Juries in Ireland, and the removal of trials from one county to another. His object was to assimiLve the law as nearly as possible to that of England. Mr. DENMAN hoped tilt provision would be made in cases nominally at the suit of the King, to enable the defendant to. pray a Saks without a warrant from the Attorney-General ; he also trusted that the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Peel), would not object to have such an amend ment introduced into his Bill on the subject of Special Juries in England.—Motion agreed to. Mr. J. SMITH moved that an Address be presented to his Ma jesty for a Copy of the Correspondence between the Lord Lieute nant of the West Riding of Yorkshire, and a certain Magistrate of that County respecting the treatment of prisoners in Bradford jail. Mr. Secretary PEEL expressed his readiness to have the papers laid on the table.—Motion agreed to. 6 Mr. HOBHOUSE brought in a Bill for the better regulation of the working hours of children in cotton manufactories.—dlead a first time. The Bonded Corn Bill was read a first time ; to be read a second time to.morrow.--didjourned at Twm.rs o'Ctocz. THE EVENING S'I'AR. LONDON. FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1825. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened father brisk this morning at 911 1 for the Ac count; but soon after they drooped a little, and are now done at 911, at which price they seem to make a stand. CITY, ONE O'CLOCK. Consols have loitered 1 per cent. Consols are 901 to 91. In the Foreign Market there is little doing, although Shares look more favourable. Current Prices: New Spanish 181, Old Spanish 231 1, Rus sian 9S, Mexican 761 771, Austrian 981 1, Colombian New 88k, Brazil Scrip 1 1 rem. Mexican Scrip 11 1 disc. Danish Scrip 21 to s cllaeonnt. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank'Stock 229% 230 229 1 S per Cent. Red. 99% v s r S per Cent. Cons. 91% % 90% % Si per Cent. 97% 4 per Cent. Assented 97 7 /s 98 9 7 3 / 4 • 4 per Cent. New 105% 104% 1951 A Long Ann. 21 15-16 22 21 ra India Bonds '74 73 £l,OOO Excheq. Bills 52 53 51 53 £5OO ditto 52 53 51 53 £,lOO and £2OO ditto 52 53 51 53 Bank for Acct. 229% Cons. for Acct. 91K sh 90% FOREIGN EXCHANGES. HA1M11.42/14 APIA. 29.-London, 35. 9. 2 ifs. 35. 6. MUTUSAW, MAT 3.-On London, U. 7. 2 M. 39. 5. Putasinnen, Aram 13.-London , 101. Pa ri s, 104. Lome, Arm 25.-On London, 3 M. 6. 101. Beaux, Aran. 96.-On London 3 M. 6.201. Vtainm i Arau. 20.-On Loudon, 2 M. 9. 39, Rica, APRIL 18.-On London, 10. 1744. Bauskau, Aram 23.-On London, 2 a 3 M. 9. 19. 54. Baum (26), Aran. 28.-On London, 2 M. 890. Nomannion, Aran 25.-On London, 91. 44. FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CLOCK. Austrian Bds 5 p Ct. 96/ 1 Mex.Boods, 5 p Ct. 761 Basilian Bonds Ditto Ace. Ditto Scrip, 5 per Cent. . Ditto Strip 1825, 11 1 dis Ditto Scrip 11125, 1 pc Ditto Acct. $ 11 1 dis Ditto Ace. • Neapolitan Bonds, 1824, 911 Boom Ayres Bonds, 90 j Perot,. klootis,4l per Ct. 79i Min Bonds, 6 p Ct. Portuguese Bonds Colendlios Senda i & p C. OH Ditto for Ace. BIM Asc. Proedan 800d511122, 5 p Ct.lool Ditto Beads, 1524, 1111} • alto Ins, Int 6 Ditto Amt. IS/ Itues.lloods,lo22, p Ct. 9516 I Danish Bradt, s per Ct. 1011 Ditto Acct. 951 Ditto Ant. 21 1 die ilia tt it Amt sp. Ct. C. 231 1 1 Greek Bonds 511 . 231 Ditto Acct. t:Lt i l ie t i .. 2 `t te ? , 1823, Ditto Scrip, 1825, 4j dio 5 per Ct. Ditto Acct. 41 dis Exchange BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK. 31 INES SNARL rain. PR/Cl MS MARL 4EIOO .520 La. 15 pm. .990 - 100 5 - -71 400 prem. - 100- 5- . 151 15 . 100 5 . 11 Colombian - 100 - 5 - - 251 Pasco Peruvian - 100 - 5 - -16 1 151 1 Potosi, La Paz, Sc Perim. 50 5 9 4 4 Real del Monte 400 170 - • 870 Rio de la Plata - 100 - 5 - -18 United Mexican 40 - 20 - - 40 • Ditto New 40 - 10 - 30 32 Welch Iron & Ceal 25 - lu - 101 Anglo Mexican Anglo Clint= - Balms - ABSURANCZ COMPANY. 109 .5 1119CaLLA MMUS. 6* I - ;~y-~.- NIMEL. Marine Alliance 111L11 AL RAM VOLSCI Pia amiss Atlantic and Paeitic - i@loo - £lO -me. British Iron Company - 100 - S - 61 British Rock and Patent Salt 50_ 5 51 Canada Company - 100 . 10 - 33 34 Honduras Company 100 5 51 6 Imperial Plate Glass 100 2 31 Imperial Distillery 50 S 31 4 31 London Brick Company 50 . 1 1/ Mexican Company 100 10 101 . Provincial Hank of Ireland 300 5 9 * Rio de la Plata Agricul. Cam. 100 5 71 64 7 This forenoon we received Hamburgh Tapers, to the 29th ult. and Dutch Papers, to the 4th inst. The latter contain some intelligence from ilatavia. The Dutch certainly either make the worst governors; or have the most untractable subjects, in the world—for they have always been in perpetual broils with theft colonies. The following are extracts : BATAVIA, OCTOBER so. According to the latest accounts . from Macassar, received within, these few days, the people of Bona, who had been long in a threatening position on the frontiers, being encouraged by the continued resistance of Soepa, had, a few days after the departure of the Eurydice from the Macassar roads, 'where she and two transports left 400 troops, really entered the territory of the Government, on the side of Maros, and immedi ately attacked the Regents of Simbang and Tymana, erhish had obliged the Government of Macassar to call i ,in the solitary force of the King or Goah On hlacarm?), which, according to the treaty, had immediately beeri put in motion. The Bona people immediately appeared in great force dt Pankajene, where Lieutenant Grunwald with thirty native soldiers held a fortified post. While that Officer was bravely defending himself, his little powder maga zine blew up, and unhappily cle,troyed the whole post. Thesesident Dorm! who eiercibed the civil authority. was so fortunate as to escape ifr a small boat the danger of being taken by the enemy. The 2d Lieutenant, Gilliam, whO was in Lebakkang with 25 men, was obliged to yield to the superiority o the enemy, who were in treaty with the peopl6 of ti e district, whose assistance was depended upon the de fence of this post. The new Regent of Lebakkang has remained faithful to the Government, and has joined out' people at Maros against the enemy. The enemy havin g advanced to Tanetta, restored the King, who had been expelled. Our detacluttent of two Officers and forty-five men, unable to resist tip- enemy, have retutned without loss to Macassar,on board the Nautilus brig. The Doeng . Mataro and his brother, who had undertaken to defend Segeri, were forced to retire. They escaped being taken by the enemy, and were on their way to Macassar. The enemy advancing in the plain of M ros to Boelve Le pong, were attacked by Major Wachs, with 120 men and four field pieces, together with the auxiliary troops; and driven back to Lepong and Semangie. Boelcomba and Bonthain had not fallen when the last accounts came away from Macassar (BthOctobe r), but it was said that the enemy intended to proceed to those points with a large force. There is every reason to suppose (as has been stated) that the total failure of the crops in Dena, is the real cause of this invasion, by enabling the enemy to collect so large a force in the hope of getting food in our ter ritory, in which they have succeeded in the district of Maros: but as the crops in Bonthain, &c. were not ripe, it was hoped the invasion of those parts would be de layed, and that the reinforcements already sent thither would arrive in time. Letters from Cheribon state, that a few days before a terrible fire had destroyed sixty-six houses; and many stables, ke. at Koebang ; another destructive fire had taken place in the district of Pamancekan. On the 6:h of last month, Muntok; the capital of Banta, was almost entirely destroyed by a dreadful fire. A very high east wind baffled every effort to stop the progress of the flames; only the Giovernment engines and a very few houses were saved by the exertions of the garrison. The native and Chinese population are re. duced to the greatest misery by this event. The gene rosity of the Europeans k exerted to the utmost, and the Resident has taken-every measure that the circurri stances allow. Accounts are said to have been received in the City this morning from Bombay. of the sth of January, stating that Rangoon had been burnt down, with all our stores in it. The report., however, is not entitled to much ct edit. ii)int:*;2altrEsirizz!im, - = 7'HE ARMY. • It appears that Lieut.-General Sir ROWAN! Dossne, K.C.B. is the Meer likely to acceed the late Sir Atriaxnaa CAMPBELL, as Colonel of the 80th Regiment. Sir RUIPANI Donuts is a diltin giddied Meer, and commanded a brigide at the battle of Talavera. The depots Of the 33d, 50th, 77th, 91st, and 92d Regiments of Foot, now serving in the West Indies, have embarked at the Isle of Wight, for Glasgow and Edinburgh. Tbe depots of the 16th and 8341 Regiments of Infantry, now on service at Ceylon, have arrived from the Isle of Wight at Harwich, their future station. A Recruiting Sub.dtvidon, composed of detachments belonging to the 7th Fainters, the 2d Battalion of the Rifle Brigade, the 22d, 14th, and 88th Regiments, has been ordered to the Isle of Maw, on the recruiting service. Detachments belonging to the ad Regiment of Light Dragoons, and the lit Battalion of the Rifle Brigade, embarked on the 11th Wt at Dublin, for England. - - - - _ Detachments beleding to the 26th Foot, and the 2d Battalion of the Rifle Brigade, embarked on the 14th ult. at Dublin, for Ragland, on the Rec ruiting Sirvice. Detachments belonging to the 13th Light Dragoons. the Stb, 12th, 13th, 24th, 27th, 36th, 38th, 41st, 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 54th, 110th, 81st, 89th, and 97th Regiments of Foot, the Royal Star ' Corps. the East India Company's Artillery and. Infantry, em barked on the 15th ult. under the command' of Stair.S•irant O'Denaart at Dublin, for England. A Detach:Dent belonging to the 26th Foot, embarked on the 16th ult. at Dublin. fore ea the 6th, 21st, 23d, 41st, 44th, h, ea the recruiting service. 4 , E Detachments t 46th, 47th, 48th, 3 1 s t , did, 54th, 57th, : - .9ch, &tat, 83d, and q Regiments of Foot, the Royal African Colonial Corp., the ' sc India Company's Artillery and Infantry, embarked on the 19th ult. at Cork, for England. The 2d West India Regiment is ordered to remain at Caper Coast Castle. Tuesipy two Companies of the 7th Fusikers marched into Liver pool from Manchester. They are expected to remain at the forgoer place for some time. • Yesterday Sir Cuaamts LONG hid an audience of the Kuas. Preparations for a Juvenile 13411 are now waking at Carlton House. ------- Mr. Secretary CANNING is gradually recoverinir, at Coomb Wood, from his late severe attack of the nut. The Right Hon. Gentleman takes an airing daily when the weather is fine. Thursday se'nnight his Excellency the Loss Lieu =man. of lacono VIVO a splendid ball and supper to the Nobility and Gcntry, in celebration of his Maassres Birth-day. Friday Ms Excellency left Dublin for the Viceregal Ledge, Phonic P.rk, where he intends to pass the summer. Tuesday the dispatches for China, by the ship Bom bay, were closed at the East India House, and delivered to the Purser of that ship. Mr. ROTHSCHILD is about to proceed to Calais, to ee his Lady, who, we regret to bear, la confined there by in. dikposition. The Third and Fourth Volumes of - the Memoirs. of dtan.saa Ds Genus, which are published this day, contain, besides the Anecdotes of Courts and of Private Life, which tendered the others so piquant, a Narrative of the First and Second Journeys of the Authoress into England, with her Account of the Impreu l lons made upon her intelligent Mind by the Usages of our Country, and the singular Anecdote,' which then circulated in the Coteries into which her talents, her rank, and her situation as Governess of the Royal Family of France, introduced her. A new Ballet was produced at the HaymarketTheatie last night, uuderlbe direction of Wm.sotran, the Met -master, and was eminently successful. The excellent dancing of Mr. Suxurati, Misses Cowan and 0 Batorr, and the irresistible comic powere displayed by Waxatremt, obtained the unqualified approbation of a very crowded audience. Mr. BROUGHAM stated in the {louse of Commons last night, that, in the absence of the Member for Wvt itunster, he would move the committal of the Catholic Biq to-sight. .? i' ~~ 1