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ilia the proposition would tend tO deprice the 'criminal jurisprudence of all those advantages which at present di-tinguished it ; and he must therefore object to the mo tion, because his opposition was to the principle, and could not be moved by details in this stage. Dr. LUSI IINGTON was not surprised at the oppo sition of his Honourable Friend. The question was, how innocence could be most certain of escape, and guilt of conviction ? That was the object of tire Criminal Law. The defence by Counsel was most congenial to the pur poses of justice. It had often been said by by-standers, that they had heard a speech against the prisoner, but none in his defence. A Judge could never, by the law of this country, be Counsel for the prisoner. On one occasion he had heard it remarked by a by-standet of a presiding Judge, " That is one of his banging speeches." In the celebrated case of Patch, a mats alio had not the smallest experience in a Court of Jus tice, he had to contend with the first Counsel of the Bar. That was not even-banded justice. Ile believed that Mary an innocent man had been condemned fur want of Cot: r, sei, and guilty men, for the same cause, been declared innocent. He had often been shocked at the Old Bailey, when he heard the prisoner refer for his defence to his Counsel, and the Judge tell him that be could not speak for him; he could only cross-ex amine the witnesses. Then came a miserable written defence, prepared for the prisoner by some ignorant And unqualified person, that was calculated to do more harm titan good. By the Code Napoleon, not only was the Counsel - for the prisoner allowed to speak for him, but by a particular clause, in the event of a reply on the part of the prosecutor, the Counsel for the prisoner was also allowed to reply. He hoped the situation of the Judges would be amended, in respect to the reward of them, and that the situation of Chief Justice of the Common Pleas would be rendered worthy or the accept ance of his Learned Friend. Whatever might be the result of the Motion, be was certain that the darkness was fast dispelling, and would soon wholly di s appea r . The SOLICITOR-GENERAL observed, that no complaints cc the subject were to be found in any of the. ablest writers on the law of England. In the case of felony, the Counsel for the proseco tinn confined himself to a simple statement of facts, which made a reply on the part of a defence in a great degree unnecessary. Ms Learned Friend had stated no facts of nun unjustly condemned for want of the assistance of Counsel, though nothing could have be-en more material for his argument. The fact of the employment of Counsel in cases of High Treason, was an exception to the general principle, and did not apply to the case of felony. The innovation proposed, would be injurious and not beneficial to the prisoner. The prisoner who trusted solely to the ingenuity of his Counsel, stood a much greater chance of condemnation than he who relied upon the simple statement of facts. Mr. DENMAN regretted that be had not been present at the commencement of the debate. The Honourable Member who (hr understood) had spoken second, had by his talents procured an ac quittel in the case of, as he thought, a very ilijudged prosecution in Dublin, and his Honourable Friends the Attorney and Solicitor. General, bed in this country rescued the accused from death. From such men he might perhaps have expected a different line of con deco The present mode was more productive et disorder and vio lence then would be, if Counsel was allowed to speak for the pri soner. He had heard that an Irish Judge once asked a Counsel whether be addressed the Court or the Jury ; and the answer was, that be (the Counsel) addressed the Court, but he hoped thq Jury would hear him. If in the acquittal of innocence there was also a greater cheece of the condemnation of the guilty, in that he could sae et, injustice. From his experience, in his judicial capacity, he co.:11 truly sac, that nothing could be a greZter relief than to allow his Counsel to defend the prisoner. The greatest injustice was done to the prisoner at the bar, when be was called upon to make his defence under circumstances of which he had no precious knowledge, and to which his prepared defence could not apply. Jf the prisoner should be an idiot or a lunatic, how could he speak in his own defence? It was but a comparatively recent practice to allow the Counsel forthe prisoner to cross-examine the witnesses, or to argue a puha of law. In the case of Elizabeth Canning, who bad been taken from her friends in 1752, she charged two Gypsies as the persons, and they were condemned. Suspicious having arisen, she was tried for a misdemeanour, was convicted, and transported. In the former case, the innocent, in the eb.ence of Counsel, had been condemned; and in the other, the guilty, though aided by Counsel, had been condemned—(Hear). A case too had occurred in the course of the last year, in which the Secretary for the Home Department had promised a total remission of the punishment from the Crown. lie gave his most cordial support to the motion. Mr. MARTIN (of Galway) supported the motion. He referred to the case of the two I'erreaus, and contended that they had been convicted for want of Counsel to plead their case. He denied that the Judges were, in general, Counsel for the prisoners. To show this, he referred to Bellingham 's case, in which the Judge had re jected an application to put off the trial on the ground of the tern- - porary absence of witnesses, who could prove the prisoner's insanity. 1k should certainly vote for the motion. The House then divided, when there appeared— For the motion - - - - 50 Against it - - - - - 80 Majority - - - - of On the re-admission strangers into the gallery, Mr. M A DERLY was addressing the House on the subject of the Land 'Fax. The Tax had formerly been annual till it bad been made permanent by Mr. Pitt; so that the lauded interest could have no prospect of any diminution of it. Certain persons, by the Act, were entitled to a preference upon paying four-tenths more than they had to pay as Land Tax, while others had to pay one- Efth. Though a part of the Tax had beets redeemed, yet the ex pense continued the same. and amounted to nearly 60,0001. For these and other reasons, he wished to refer the subject to a Com mittee. Though the annual expense came to 200,000/. a-year, only 80,0001. had been redeemed. The proceeds of the sale of the Land Tax could in no way be better applied than to the reduction of the Unfunded Debt; by which, in the course of two years, the interest of the 3 per Cents. would be reduced to 21 per Cent. After some ft,rthaa observation.:, he concluded by moving for the appointaent c* a Select Committee to take into consideration the Acts for the sale of the Land Tax, and to report the snme to the House, with a view to applying the saving to the payment of the Unfunded Debt. The Cll A NCI: 1.1.0 R of the EXCI I EWA:. P. opposed the mo tion, on the ground that going into a Committee would he attended with no good effect, although he should not object to a Bill being brought into the House on the subject. Mr. MOCK wished to 7,0 into the Committee, with a view to gotting rid of the system altogether. Mr. FIUME supported the motion. Mr. MA BERLY replied, and withdrew his motion, under a de termination to bring in a RilL_ _ Mr. Krti N ED I' then oht2ined leave to bring in a Bill to intr. latc the relief of the l'our in Scotland. BEER cirrus, LICENSES, &1. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, at nearly one o'clock this morning, rose to move that the House go into a Com mittee on the Beer Duties Acts. The House having resolved into such Committee, the Right Hon. Gentleman went into an extended stater•ent of his graduated Brewers' Licenses, and Publicans' L reuses for the Sak of Beer, Spirits, and Wine; but owing to the hotness of the boor, it Will be impossible for us to do more is our present publication than to give an outline of his statetnrit. lie proposed that there be &duty on Baer as follows, knowing no better scale to go by than the quantity of SCA LE. A QUARTILR OP ![ALT k:lirLavrn IN EGEwING. _._ ......--- -- .. ___ Less than two barrels - - . Duty pereTa..rrel. Between two and three - _ 12s. Between three and four - .- - 8,- Between four and five - - - - vs. Between five and six - - - 4s. 91d. Between six and seven - - - 4s. Between seven and eight - - - 3s. 20. Above eight - - - - 3s. The principle of allowing any nue to sell, abstractedly considered, snight not be objectionable; but when he considerLd the vast capi tal now embarked in their trade by Publicans, to throw open the trade at once would be most ruinous and unjust. lle propooAl that the Brewer, to sell Beer by retail, but not tube drafik on the pre mises, should take out a License. This would be a relief to the small Brewers. The duty was to be on a graduated scale for 100 barrels to 1,000 barrels :11.—his regulation would exclude the class of Brewers voila would be likely to be prejudicial to the Licensed Vic trailers. As to the Licenses of the Publicans, having related the Wiling duties, be proposed that the Licenses should be 11. Is. where the rent was unit ^i)/. and 3s. where the rent was WI and upwards. As to spirits, he watild, unite the duties Where the l , duty now' was 41. 14s. and 5/. I Is. for houses under 9(d. rent, he' prdliosed (fiat it'thimki be 41. 14s. where tVW from SO/. to' t.",/. to he .6A 6s. from 251. to 501. to be 71. fron t 501. w 4n/. to be $l. from 401. to 501. to be 91. cis. and from 501. and upwards, to be 101. 10s. The Wine Duty he proposed to reduce from 41. Ss. to 21. 4s. which was the amount of the former duty. He added, that these alterationS mid appear to affect the Rtvenue tono in - - considerable extent; but from the advantages extended to the Brewers he rather cxpeeted that, eventually, the trade would be , improved by the alterations. After such details he concluded with moving Resolutions embodying his plans. After some observations front Mr. BERNAL, Mr. BUXTON, Mr. Maerarv, &e. the Rest,lutions were agreed to; and the 11epert of the Committee was ordered m be presented to-murrow,....The re . mainiog Orders having Leen disposed of, the House adjourned. • THE. EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1821. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCH .1 NG E. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened this Morning at 93k, n, and for next time at VG to S, with not much doing, owing to the Account-day (next Friday) being so near.—An Express has arrived from Paris, bring ing the Reines at 103 f. 75c. FOREIGN FUNDS. The principal business was in Spanish and Colombian Bonds.— Current Prices: New Spanish 161 to 17, Old 18* 1, Chilian 821, Russian 98i, Mexican Scrip 81 9, -Greek 21 disc. New Prussian 991, Old 981, Alliance Shares 141 15, Colombian 89. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONN O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 213% 244 ex. dir. 3 per Cent: Reduced 94% 78 ex. div. 3 per Cent. Consols .95 1 / 2 5 / 8 3 1 / 2 per Cents. 101 A 1 ,6 ex. div. 4 per Cents. Oki 1077 8 41 4 Bank Long Anns. 23 1-16 1 h ex. div. India Bonds 90s. 91s. Old Annuities 91. 1 / 2 cx. div.—New Annuities WA. E::cliequer Bills (1.:.:1,000) 545. 57s.—Small 545. 575. Consols tor Acct. 95 1 / 2 %. We have received by two Expresses, the Monfteur of Monday and the Etoitc of Tuesday. The latter contains the new Project of Law for reducing the French Rentes from five to three per cents. as stated in the Chamber of Deputies on Monday, by the Minister of Finance.— We regret that the late hour at which the French Papers reached us prevents our doing more than give an ab stract of the law. There is an interesting article in the Fiench Papers from Constantiaople, in which it will be seen our Am bassador there possesses such influence as perhaps no Envoy ever enjoyed over the Ottoman Government. PARIS, APRIL 5. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, SITTING OF SATURDAY. His Excellency the Minister of Finance mounted the Tribune and spoke as follows: " Several favourable causes have carried our Rentes above par. Amongst these cruses is the state of our fi::ancer, which guaran. tees our institutions. Our punctuality to satisfy our engagements preserves to us a great advantage. Our .credit at this moment experiences a sensible effect from transitory circumstances. Amongst the number of those, I shall mention one which has given an elevation to the course of our Public Funds, which is the las t Loan, the operations of which are taking place in a neighbouring country. Our Rentes have sold above par, with the knowledge of an approaching reimbursement, or of a reduction of interest to four per cent. They would b• at 110 or 115 if the wish of the Government had not disclosed their intentions. " The perpetual debt of the State is 197,014,892 francs of Five per Cent. Itentes. From that sum must be deducted fifty-seven millions of Itentes which belong to the State : then remains 140 millions of Rentes, which we ask you to give us power to convert into 112 millions of Three per Cent. Reines, or to reimburse, if the holders prefer it. " The plan of this Project has been conceived in the most sim ple terms : it aims to authorize the substitution of the Thre e per Cents. for the Five per Cents. either by voluntary will, or by nego tiating the Three per Cents. to reimburse the Five per Cists." The Project of Law authorises the Minister to con vert the Five per Cents. into Three per Cents, either by reducing the Stock of such holders as assent to the change, or by paying off all such as may prefer money. —The new loan contracted for by Messrs. BARING, ROTHSCHILD, and LAT ITTE, alluded to in the Speech of the Finance Minister, is intended to enable the French Government to carry this operation into effect. CHAMBER OF PEERS-MONDAY. The Cuawcrr.z.na of FRANCE, as President, read the Address voted by the Chamber to the King, with the Answer of his Ma jesty, as follows t " I receive, with the greatest sensibility, the Address you present to me. Yes, PaovtnEvca has protected us, and if there requires a new proof, I shall find it in the composition of the Chamber who arc before me; you have done ju,tice to my son. Nothing has given me more pleasure than the asaurance you give me to teflect mi nutely on the laws that lam going to propose to you. They have for their object the welfare and repose of my people, and to heal the sounds of that revolution which caused so much blood to be spilt. I rely ma your assistance and your good faith." MADRID. COURIER EXTRAORDINARY. The Sing has left the Capital ; to pass the season at Aranjuez. This morning, at eleven o'clock, all the French posts were re placed by the Spaniards. The most profound tranquillity zei4ns at Madrid. CONSTANTINOPLE, FEBRUARY 25. The Russian Envoy, Alinziacky, has entered into conference With the Kb& Bey of the Reis Effendi, as tins Minister still con- ciaues i 1 The Egyptian :fleet of 100 vessels, "with troops, is expected, the troops are to be commanded by the son of the Viceroy. A Priest of Zante was organizing and recruiting in Constanti nople for the Insurgents, and he had already freighted 40 vessels, but before he departed he wanted to burn the arsenal, but the plot was discovered, and more than 100 Christians were arrested. Lord Strangford interceded, and the Divan ordered that the ac cused should be interrogated in presence of a Commission named by the Britannic Ambassador, and instead of the guilt , / being put to ' death, they were sent to the galleys. Roars •T PAats.—Money, 103 f. 76t.—End of the month, 102 f. 60c. German Papers to the 30th ult. reached us this morning. The following are estracts : FRANKFORT, MARCH 26. . Yesterday afternoon we received the Sreech of the King of France. Though all doubts re,pecting the continuance of peace had long siuee . ceasedetu exist, yet the funds are so very *ldly affected that every event connected with politics has art influence on them. As soon, therefore, as the contents of the Speech wete known, there was an immediate ri e: the Amtrian Metaliiques went up to 96; : nothschild's 'Tickets of 100 florins of the first Lottery to 142 ; and Vienna Bank Shares to 1,266; .A single speculator contracted for the delivery, by the middy: of April, of 500 Metalliques at 91., with 2 per cent. premium; several other con tracts were made at 97, with per cent. premium for the end of the same month, which is a proof of the firm confidence that is entertained of the continued and pro gressive improvement of the prices, and which, in an economical and financial point of view, is a much n:ore pleasing p!:enorneron than the great and sudden changes produced by temporary causes, which place si:eculations in the funds on the same footing with corn mon games of hazard. A Jewish Alerchart who has been Lang settled in England, but who belong,s by marria!e to the Jewish community he; e, was arrested a few days ay, at the instance of cerei al English houses. During his resi dence in England he had fonnd means to obtain great credit, especially among the manufacturers, whose goods he forwarded to the Continent in the capacity of factor, till he at last absconded, leaving debts to the amount of between three and four hundred thousand florins. Dis British creditors have sent emissaries after him, wl:o have traced him to this city, and as we hear, now de mand that he shall he personally delivered up. There is, however, the more reason to doubt whether this demand will be acceded to, as it appears still un certain whether the debtor has really employed swind ling means to obtain credit; and because even in this case the English are not entitled to the right of reci procity, since it is well known that they pay no regard to a requisition from a foreign State respecting a cri minal of this description who takes refuge in their island. AUGSBUItG, MARCH 29. A letter from the South of France, of the 18th inst. says, preparations are again making to send some batta lions of French troops to Majorca and Minorca, where' they will form the garrisons of Palma and Port Mahon. The English have not yet undertaken anything against Algiers. On the other hand there are reports of important events in the Levant, and of neW'negOciations between the Pacha of Egypt and the Greek Admiralty, at Hydra. It appears certain that the Pacha has re fused to send more troops to Candia. In the STAR of yesterday we gave the most material of the Official Returns of the Quarter's Revenue, and an abstract of the others, which will be found at length in another part of our Paper of this day ;and we congra tulated the Public on the highly gratifying state of our finances, as strikingly indicative of national prosperity. —lt is remarkable to see how sullen some of the Morning Papers ai e on the subject—the Chronicle has not a word even in complaint to bestow upon the Revenue, though it will perhaps rally to t tnorrow. —The Times condescendingly avows its satisfaction. " We are far from quarrelling witti our improved con dition ; we feel and rejoice at it," says the Editor.— How kind ! to rejoice at the prosperity of the coiiiitrr— the diminution of taxation, and the " improved con dition" of all classes of society. The British Press has the honesty to speak boldly, and while it acknowledges the cheering prospect, does not forget to whom we are indebted. " The detailed statement of the Quarter's Revenue (says the Edi tor) which will be found in our columns this morning, is cheering and satisfactory; it gives the moat convincing proofs of the increasing prosperity of the country ; and chews also that reduction of taxation, wisely applied, far from reducing, has, on the contrary, added to the public income of the empire, and, by increasing consump tion, has raised the public revenue. This is and will be the great triumph of Ministers. It is on such a basis as this their character and their popularity will permanently rest. With the vast resources Great Britain possesses, enormous taxation might, as in past years, at the close of the late war, wring from her land holders, her manufacturers, and her merchants, monstrous contri butions, unwillingly paid, impoverishing the entire community, and bringing with it a pressure, the forerunner of general ruin. 'Such was the situation of this country within the last seven years. From that temporary distress the country gradually has risen through the energy of her people, toe industry of her merchants, arid the wisdom of her Government, to her present enviable and still rising situation of prosperity, wealth, and power. For this great consummation we are mainly indebted to the uninterrupted peace that for nearly nine years has dawned over this country—a tranquillity it has been the policy of Ministers to maintain, and in which they have succeeded, without sacrificing an atom of the influence of England ; and we are every day now experiencing the invaluable benefits of that wise policy." TIM KIAG. WINDSOIi, APRIL 6. Last evening, at halt-past eight o'clock, the KING, accompanied' by the Marquis CONYNOHANI, left the Palace in his travelling carriage for London. Ilis MA JESTY was attended by his usual out-riders, and an escort of the Royal Horse Guards. It is expected that his MAJZSTY will remain in London until Monday next. This day, his MAJESTY held a Levee at Carlton Pa lace which was very numerously attended. Yesterday the Duke of YORK transacted military business with the Kind. The Duchess of GLOUCESTER visited his MAJE';TY yesterday. Yesterday the Princess AUGUSTA took an ailing in her carriage In the Patio. The Unchess of GLOUCESTER and the Princess SOPI-1 I A visited the Princess Amami. yesterday.. Yesterday the Duchess of GLC UCESTF.R and the Princess Surntis visited the Duke of 'lona, and partook of a rie,:estftr with their Royal Brother. Last night the Princess AUGC:iTA honouted Covent garden Theatre with htr presence. Tne Duke of CLARENCE, we understand, has been confined by indisposition fur upwards of a week ; but his IZoy:il Highness, we are happy to lean, is much better, and rode (Alt in hi..carriage for the first time on Monday. The Marquis WELLEsLEY gave a Ball at Dublin Castle on Thursday last, which was attended by an ininlens:: crowd of Fashiostables. Yesterday Mr. SIIITH, a King's Messenger, left town with dispatches for Madrid, supposed to be in reply to those biourlat by a Messenger on Monday night. At a INC,Tting of the Ca.holic Association in Dublin, on Saturday, it was decided by 24 to 4, that the passage in the Report oldie Committee respecting the Duke of Toss should not be struck out.. A Society has been formed in Edinburgh, to aid de imievlstg pumas in their e ndeavours to emigrate and settle iu New 'Singh Wake and Vitt 'Diemen's Land. ..-• • • • OLD BAILEY-THIS DA Y. These Sessions commenced this day, before Mr, Jus tirA BEST, the LORD NlAyon, Aldermen, kit at the Justice Hall, Old Bailey. • ROBBERY IS HARLEY-STREET. Tlroili a s edeeic Crecs, a teacher of Freer'll, and Elizabeth Harriet, his wife, were put to the bar on an indictment, charging them with stealing in the dwell ing-house of Mrs. Sarah Christiana Keighly, a lady re siding in Harley -street, a diamond cross, various gold, diamond, and mourning rinL;s, RIM in bills and money, and other ptoperty to a very considerable amount: Mrs. Keighly, accompanied by her son-in-law and a lady, were accommodated with seats on the bench. Mr..M)OLPIf us conducted the ca....e for the prosecution, and Mr. LAW and Mr. Bnonntmc the defence. The evidence was preci el y the same as that ad.!.iced before the nigistrates at Bo v... >freer, which has al; eak2 y fully appeared in our Police Repo: :s. Mt. Baguley, an assistant to one of the pawnbrokers, produced a gold watch, and was about to explain why he did not produce the other prl;e:ty, when Mr. Justice BEST r.iid—" Go, Sir, and fetch the whole of it, or I will commit you. We will wait your return." Mrs. Keighly identified the property; and ae other witnesses having been exAmined, Mr. Justice BEST summed up the evidence to the Jury, who found the male prisoner Guilty, and accritted the wife. THE Ai?AI V. Yesterday afternoon, soon after :rur o'clock, the D.s.ke of York held a Levee, as Conlinander.it:-Chicf, at his orifice in the Horse Guards, which was attended by General the Marq•iis r,f lluntly, General Nicholls, General Orde, the Earl of liinoton, Load Port more, Lieut.-General Lord Caren, Lieut.-General the Earl cf Cork, Lieut.-General Lord I-Inward of Etringhans, Lieut.-General Sir F. de Itottenbourg, Lieut.. General Wood, Lieut.-General Stoven, Lient.-General Dyntt, Licut.-General Montgomerie,: Lieut.-Ge neral F. Moore, h::,jor-General Sir W. Neir Grant, Major-General Sir Patrick Ross, Major-General Sir William Tyler, Major-Ge net al Haynes, Major-Getieral Fraser, Major-General Adams, M-jor General Lethbridge, Major-General Riall, Lieut.-General Croabie, and about thirty other.. MILITARY PROMOTIONS. OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, APRIL 3, 1324. Corps of Royal Engineers—Gentleman Cadet George Boscawen, to be Second Lieutenant. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant and High Steward of tile Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. Lieutenant-Colonel Christopher Maxwell to be Deputy Lieutenant David Blair, Esq. to be ditto. Kiikendbright and Wigtonshire Regiment of Militia—Captain Randolph Lord Garlies to ba. Major, vier Richard R. Craik, jun. deceased; Lieutenant Charles \V. D. Thomson, from the Kirk cudbright Corps of Gentlemen Yeomanry Cavalry, to be Captain, vice Randolph Lord Garlies, promoted. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of Devonshire. South Devon Regiment of Militia—George Arland Harbor, Esq. to be Captain. Roborough Regiment of Local Militia—Sir John Perring, Bart. to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Langmead, resigned. I%t or East Devon 'Yeomanry Cavalry—George Cornish, Esq. to be Major, vice Lurd Graves, promoted ; James AVentworth Buller, Esq. to be Captain, vice Smith, resigned ; William Ley, F.sq. to be ditto, vic• Sir L. V. Palk, Bart. resigned; Bethel \\*alma, Ea.q. to be ditto, vice .!..kinner, resigned ; John Guppy, Esq. to he ditto, vice Cornish, promoted; William Sykes, Gent. to he Lieutenant, vice Yelvert.i. , . resigned ; Robert Trewman, Gent. to be Cornet ; Joseph Gattey, Gent, to be ditto, -vice Richards, resigned; John Ilarne, Gent. to be ditto. WAVAL INTELLIGENCE. • Off Penzance, the Hon. Company's ship Icrcplarson, C/tOOIC.. SI! ARKS, from China and St. Haim. The Harriet, COATIS, from Hull to Lynn, was driven on shore i at Mablethorpe the 2d inst. and it is feared will be wrecked. The Jessie, —, sailed from Prime Edward's Island the 25-it December last, fur Liverpool, and has not since been heard of. The Edward Paget, from London to Bengal, was all well on the 22d of January—out fifty.three days. V.Rsset.s SPOKEN WITH.—The 13engal Merchant, from England to Bengal, on the 16th of December, by the Lucy Davison,t-bich ar t ;veil at the Cape on the sth of re!): uliry, front London; Ardent, from Dublin to Van Rieman'.: Land, oa the 15th of December, by the Providence, Ilamixcunr, which arrived at the Cape on the 7th of February, from London. FALMOUTH, APRIL s.—Wind variable, with light airs.—Arrivell the Success, MOAN front London. Sailed the Rising Sun, STOKES, for Newfoundland ; Levant; FREEMAN, for Cork and St. Kitts; and Brothers, F/lOUSON, for London. _ PLYMOUTH, APRIL s.—Wind variable.—No arrivals or sailing,. Poirrsmorrn, AProL 6.—Wind arrivals or sailing,. DEAL,APRIL 6.—Wind N.E.—Arrived and remain, the Mtrabla,, RUTHERFORD, from St. Vincent's, has been supplied with an anchor and cable, having previously lost one in the Downs; Royal Charlotte, Hat-, from Charente. Came down from the River yes• terday, after post, and sailed, the A beona, DAvtosow ; and Generous Planter, for Quebec; X YZ, FoTityncit.i., for Richebucto; Pigot, ROBERTSON; and Woodford, 11,Asisrainsw, for Jamaica; Prince, Ilitaarnw.tric, for Miramichi. The &others, from Hull for Que bec, passed yestel day at the back of the Goodwin Sands. EAST !NMI' SEIPPING. The East India Company's ship Charles Grant, arrived off the Start the 4th instant. She sailed from China the 14th Deeeniber, from the Cape the Bth February, and from St. Helena the std February. The Herefordshire and Inglis left China in company with the Charles Grant. The Buckinghamshire arrived in China the Gth December. The Lord Castlereagh, Durant, from Bombay, has arrived off Dover; sailed from Bombay rite sGth November, from Telliclierry the 10th December, and from the Cape early in February. PASSINGERS.—Mr. 'Alorse, Colonel Wyndlism, 111ajor Litchfield, Major Morse, the Rev. Mr. tirrMg, Lieutenants Johnson, Han cock, and Elliott, Dr. Hewitt, Miss Morse and Master Morse (children), Mr. Miller, Captain :k tiller, and Dr. Jameson, were landed at the Cape. AKKIVALS ♦r Bosts.tv.--The Colcimbia, Chapman, from ll verpool. A few days ago, a Son tit Neptune succeeded in car• fling off from the Royal Crescent, Bath, a prize richly fraught witk loveliness and an immense fortune. The Captain took under con voy the sister of his prize and a Son of Asimlopites. Of course they steer due north. 2%1tt.1A UTLEY'S LEG runs— ENTGLISH °PIRA Ii01311E.••••• As the Lent season draws to a close t we are happy to see 11r.,BAnz -I.F admirable Lecture on Astronomy better atteodst than at its commencement. His illustration of the phenothena of the " lhavens that are above and the earth b-neath," furnish a rich treat to the contemplative philosopher and the Christian, as well as to the young student,who can t•carcely quit the Lecture withtrat re tarring wiser and batter than when he wet't to it. :t pears, s b, that the re y ce :a i c i c t o p u o n i t c) t . l o o t m t h e r.: l - s .l:e r a s z rt i o l sR had o f a b l e a c t i e t da l te l productive of the hest effects. A letter from MI de Jans•iro, dated January IS, contains the follouine in telligence: 61 Since the dissolution of the Chamber of Deruties at Pio, the Emperor havin presented 'to the sanction of the people (by the intervention of the Senate) a project of Constitution; the dispositire:s of which are wise, and the great majority having declared in favour of its immediate adoption, this Constitution will be proclaimed as solo as the asseut of the provinces shall be obtained. By this Means the new Chamber will be freed from the necessity of discussing its articles, which would occupy at least its attention for two or throe years, and will be able to enter upon . lis legislative • functions with.. out forming itself Into a roaftituto: awnl:,ty. All sensible men applaud this proceedins., and stein it a Plidge of durable tranquil .. lity to Brazil, surd particularly of the capital. On the other hand, the Brazilian trquati!on, composed of a ship of the line and three frigates, is about to act sail for Bahia, to secure the peace of that important district:* CORN- EXCHANOP, MANE-LAVE, APRIL 7. The arrivals of grain this week art: frAticrate. Prime dry sans pies of Wheat are rather, i.e.trer owing to the damp state of the weather, other qualities meet but little demand. Barley fully sup port is the . advance of Iklunday. Ikati4 sell well. Peas are dull at last quotations. Oats c.f prime quality rather exceed Monday's terms, but oasts aof is ors uo dearer. • • .4 '