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2•1'• SPIRIT OP FHB JOURNALS. -• Cnaoxicxx.—We observed the other night, in noticing the bringing in of Mr. Brougham's Local Jurisdiction Bill, that we conceived the plan had been somewhat modified since it was first communicated to the House. M'e find that we were mistaken in this—that it has undergone no modification.—lt is wise in Mr. Brougham to disarm prejudice and interested opposition, by first trying the effect of his plan on a small scale. Few men will have the hardihood to oppose an experiment, though they might oppose the final establishment of Local Jurisdictions throughout the King dom ; and though we have no doubt every unfair artifice will be re sorted to by those who arc at the top of the profession, with a view to frustrate the first attempt to bring justice to the door of every man, yet we confidently anticipate success to the good cause; and, swotted by public approbation, Mr. Brougham will have little to fear from open or secret enemies to his measure. CitnotercLE.—An end must be put to the system which pre vents the existence of a middle class in Ireland. A country inha bited merely by 'Squires anti paupers is necessarily in an unsound state. In England or Scotland, when any branch of industry is at a stand, the people of property are forced to contribute to the relief or the sufferers ; and there are always means In abundance. But in Ireland we have a Squirearchy, to pay whose excessive rents the most valuable agricultural produce is exported, and an excessive peasant• population, condemned to the lowest description of food, nimble in eases of deficiency, from their poverty, to obtain any sub. sutute. Thus we perpetually hear of the population of a whole province being in a state of starvation. Last night Mr. O'Connell .tared " that the people in Munster were alnwsl all in a sires of starvation. The last year's crop of potatoes was exhausted, and there were no hopes of a speedy supply, owing to the wet weather. The people were also, in some places, in a state of insubordination.° Mr. ti. Grattan " confirmed the view given by the Hon. Member for Clare, of the distress in Ireland, which he described as very great in different parts of that country. The Hon. Member read extracts from various letters, to show that distress and poverty were very se vere at present. The distress had not been so great since the unfor. tunatc year of 1822." We suppose the Irish Members will deem it proper that another subscription should be set on foot, in Eng land, to relieve their starving tenantry and cottien. Sihthorp is this evening to bring forward a teso. lution " for the repeal of the sessional order of the House of Com. mons relative to the non-admission of strangers into the gallery," and particularly " ns regards accommodation for the reporters" of the public press. To the propriety of the first part of this reso. lotion, there can be little or no objection, for it will be in point of fact a withdrawal of the prohibition which prevents any thing which passes in the House of Commons from being published, except upon sufferance. The latter part of this resolution is, however, in oar opinion, superfluous, and is certainly not required by the indi viduals for whose benefit it professes to be Intended. Owing to the kindness and liberality of the late and still more of the present Speaker, who has afforded the reporters the means of entering and leaving the gallery as their avocations demand, there is little, daub farther accommodation which can be extended to them, as the House is at present constructed. Besides, we have been given to under stand,—and the language which Colonel Sibthorp used on a late occasion in the House, induces us to give credit to our information,—that the accommodation which the gallant Colonel proposes to extend to our coadjutors in the gallery, is only to be given upon the express condition that the system of sup. pression, as Mr. Edward Davenport has been pleased, in his wisdom, to call the abridged condensation of the debate, is to be abandoned, and that the reporters. instead of being prevented from publishing any thing, are compelled to publish erery thing which passes within its walls. Now with the most sincere deference to the bou‘e, we cannot receive upon such conditions the boon which Col. Sihthorp is pleased to tender us. To say nothing of the increased labour and expense to which the performance of such conditions would necessarily give rise, it would be quite impossible for any newspaper to publish the reports in such details ; and for this plain reason—that whilst the house sits for 10 or 12 hours every night, the:whole of our paper would not contain one-half of the speeches delivered. TIMES.--Thc French enterprise has been crowned with what we may consider a decided success in the first instance. The fleet reached the coast of Algiers on the 13th instant, and by ten o'clock on the morning of the 14th, all the troops had disembarked. This arrival, without the average of disasters to be apprehended in a na val expedition to the coast of Africa, and without any of that re sistance whichimay be expected on a:hostile shore, is equivalent to a separate victory. The failure of the several great armaments hi therto directed against this Barbary Power, has been more attri. hutable to the difficulty of landing the invading force,—to their ignorance of the ground when they had landed,—to their losses at sea, or by tempests.—and to the consequent want of due support from the convoying fleet, than to the strength of the Algeria( fortifications, or the resistance of the Algerine troops. This clement of uncertainty the French expedition has happily sur mounted. Though its passage has been tedious, there is no ground for believing that it has been disastrous= and the dis embarkation of the largest and best disciplined force that ever in modern times has reached the coast of Africa, may be expected to form a new era in the history of African invasions. The naval and military commanders of the expedition, acting no doubt on the best information with respect to the state of the enemy's defences, and the nature of the coast, effected a landing of the troops in a small bay or roadstead called Sidi-Ferruch, about ten or twelve miles to the west of Algiers, on the other side of a promontory or cape, the eastern exposure of which forms one side of the large semicir cular bay in which the capital is built. The fleet is said to have found safe anchorage in the road of Sidi Ferruch, and the army to have occupied the heights in front of the penin sula of which we have spoken. From Turreta Chia, the headquarters cf General Bourmont, there are two roads to 'Algiers, one leading; directly across the peninsula, and the other going round by the coast. It will require some I time to get the artillery, the camp-equipage, the provisions, and equipments for the troops, on shore, but after that the march to Algiers cannot occupy above a day or two; so that, by the next arrival, we may hear of a battle, a surrender, or the commence ment of a siege. Whatever may be the result of this celebrated expedition, its rapid preparation, its complet e equ ip ment , an d great fore:, m ust g i ve Europe a high idea of the naval and military re s,,tirces of France, anti of the activity of the French warlike de. prtments. In I.roking again at the accounts given of the armament when on the eve of sailing, we find that it con. ti;sted of 68 ships of war, (including 12 sail of the line, and 20 frigates,) and that its land force amounted to 37,577 men and 4.0110 horse. The first division left Toulon on the 25th of Slay : on the 29th it reached the coast of Africa. On the 311th and the follow- lug day it was driven back to Palma, in the island of Majorca, whets the whole fleet had rendezvoused by the 7th instant. and on the 14.11 the whole army had disembarked within a few leagues of the nest of pirates which it was sent to destroy. The French Ministry tried to make as much of their success as possible, by having it announced at the Opera, like victories in the time of Napoleon ; but the intelligence seems to have produced no erect on mock Exchange, and probably will be equally powerless In the e:retoral colleges. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. —so--- EXPEDITION TO AFRICA.—LANDING. From the Ales:oiler des Chandtres—Second Edition. PARIS, JUNE 18 (1400w).—Thu uneasiness which was spread during the course of yesterday has been happily dissipated. The landing was announced last night, by command, on the stage of the Opera. The Monileur eohtains the two telegraphic despatches, which ae gare, and which were transmitted from Toulon yesterday, the 18th of June. Totmosr, JUNE 14.—(Priviec Correspondence.)—We have re ceived accounts front the squadron. A merchantman arrived yes. *Way at Marseilles, and announces :hat the squadron wait still at Palma on the 10:11. The a hole o; the convoy was at anchor in the Gulf, and the ships of war were under sail. A thi c k f og , w hi c h enveloped our shim' in such a manner that all signals became use. leis. prevented Admiral Ihiperrei from sailing immediately fot Algiers. Apprehending, therefore, some coufusion taking place at the moment of the disembarkation, the Admiral preferred to delay the departure of the convoy a few days, that he might not commit himself. Nothing can retain him now, when an opportunity shall 11,..sent itself, to show himself to the enemy. We have numerous pr,,,d s of his courage and activity ; and all the reports that might Itirow any doubts upon his high capacity are only the effects of the most decided malice. Commercial letters from Algiers have been received at Leghorn. They state that, as the blockade cf the port intercepts all communl. cations with the sea-shore, the munitions of war of every description continue to arrive by land. It is said there were some hundreds of Loxes full of Congreve rockets to be distributed on all the points of the coast that might be threatened. All the herds of cattle have Leto driven away from the sea-coast, and in general all moveable property that might be useful to an atmy landing. All the males, from the age of seventeen to fifty, capable of bearing arms, are called to the standard of the Dey, wherever his authority is respect. For want of firearms, pikes, hatchets, &c. are distributed. The bey is on his legs at break of day, to inspect in person the camps formed in the vicinity of the capital, to review and exercise tip- troops. Under existing circumstances, he spares neither pre. stnts nor promises. Finally, he himself examines every evening the batteries erected on the coast, u well as the principal works of die fortress. (From Le Pour and Le ronlre—A new Paris Paper.) JI*NE 13.—(Private Correspondence).—A seizure of !.1.4 gold Yortuguesas (or jots of 11. les. each) has been lately made They had arrived from abroad, and were destined to se. drie s the troops. A landing of itefugees from Terceira was to taken place on the coast of Galicia. This desperate plot has been completely discovered by letters seised at the Pear-oilice. A woman who keeps an inn was commissioned to supply meat and drink to every soldier provided with a ticket in ciphers. In con sequence of this discovery numerous arrests have taken place. Our Government is besieged with Awe from foreign bankers and capitalists proposing to contract a loan. Several of them have been so persevering as to bring their proposals in person—amongst others Mr. Goldsmith, who is now at Lisbon. Others are likely to be preferred. Parisian capitalists have offered to take our paper at 75 per cent. But the Government dam not yet scorn satisfied with this rate; it is even uncertain whether it will determine to borrow at all. We have no debts; the current service is more than se cured, and the arrears occasioned by the disastrous revolutions we have experienced are paying off by degrees, though slowly. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Vann.% mom arrro.—The Britannia, --, from Liverpool to New York, and Margaret, Johnson, from Belfast, on the 12th inst. in lat. 47. long. 43. The following arrivals have taken place :—The Bramley,Brown. from Venice, in the Oreek ; Albion, Rowestrea, from Mame!, of Portland; Henderson, Turnbull, from Prince Edward's Island, of Whitehaven ; Science, Snell, from Savannah, off Copeland Island ; Matilda, Eves, from St. Domingo, uff Cork ; Levant Packet, Candy, from Alicant ; Louie, Grey, and Eak, Gray. from Riga. at Hull; and Sarah Ann. Bertley. from Gottenburgh. The Jean. Brown. from Sunderland to Portsoy, was driven on shore, and bilged, off Banff, du ing a gals on Tuesday last. Dam.. JUNO 11.—Wind N.B.—Arrived from London, the Britannia, Burgess, for Trieste. No homeward arrivals. Poevaatouvn, JON. 20.—Sailed the Emperor Alexander, Chines, for Quebec. _ FALMOUTH. Julia 20.—Wind S.W. to S.—Arrived the Cygnet packet, from Lisbon—sailed 6th inst. Ltvaaroot., Jana !o.—Arrived the Robert M' William, Griffith, from Demerara ; Pandora, Corry, from liarbadoes ; Olive, —..—, from Mobile; Grind Turk, Prince, from Charleston; and Britidi King, Monerief, from Trieste. Guensttt+, joss 21.—Sailed the Royal Admiral, Fotheriils bam, for New South Wales. • Res. Just 21.—The Hope, Catt. from Swansea, which got on shore yesterday, has been assisted off, after discharging part of the cargo, and brought into the harbour, very leaky. Gi , Juan 3.—The Maria, Oliver, from Malaga to Phi ladelphia. which drifted on rocks near Apes' Hill on the 26th ult. has Boated off, and Is now lying in Chi. Cove. The vessels which were sent from hence for the cargo have returned laden. THEATRICAL INTELLIGENCE. HAYMARKE r THEATRE. Last night there was an overflowing audience at this house, to wit. ness Othello. As might naturally have been expected, Mr. KEAN has not been seen to so much advantage in that character for a long period. For some time past the large theatres have been too much for his declining animal energies. In them, his attempts at the expression of the violent passion, to which he knew how to impart so sublime a reality, not untrequently evaporated in inarticulate and impotent storming', while the delicacy of the subdued and eloquent under. breathings was lost ere it reached the ear. In the small area of last night's elation, more was effected with less effort—the defects al. luded to were in some degree corrected ; the performance was vigor ous, and well sustained throughout—it was more like what it ought to be—what it has been. Mr. Kxax, of course, was the chief attrac tion. Mr. Comma's logo was a spirited and meritorious perform ance; but after having seen You wo, one becomes hypercritical on this character. Mr. Cooper seemed to display more energy of action than depth of conception. He was too boisterous often, and too little imbued with the exquisite malevolence which telongs to the " honest logo." Alias Kely's Desdernono was a performance of much sweetness and delicacy. Miss Kelly's voice, when not de. rated to too high a pitch, is far from being unmelndious, but, by effort, too often perceptible, to obtain a preterpluperfect modulation, she does much to mar that which unadorned is adorned the most. Mrs. Glover's Emilia was good, as every thing she performs is.— With a little less smoothness it might be better. Vining made a very fair Cassie,. His drunken scene was natural enough to receive considerable applause. The play was succeeded by that humour ous little piece, l'oppiag the Question, in which Mrs. Glover and Mrs. Tsyleure are monstrous beautiful old china figures of and. quated maidens, and was concluded with Modern Antiques. COBURO THEATRE. An entirely new grand historical melo-drama, In three acts, under the title of Darnley, Lie Knight of Burjundy ; or the Field of the Cloth of Gold, was produced at this Theatre last night. The plot of the piece, if plot it may be called, is founded on the misfortunes and persecutions of the hero through the machinations of &deep de_ signing varlet, one Sir Pagan Witelon, who aims at the titles and Mr:aions of the Lord Dora, y. There are some good situ a tions piece, which were done sufficient justice to by the performers, more particularly those ever prime favourites at the theatres " on this side of the water," the valiant Knights, who enact the " grand combats," of which there are two in this piece, surpassing almost all former feats of the Blanchard% and the Bradley,. The scenery, &eases, and decorations, were very splendid, and the concluding scene, the Field of the Cloth of Gild, very nearly equalled the most gorgeous spectacles of Drury or Covent-garden. The house was crowded in every part, and the piece was announced for repetition amidst thunders of applause. Mr. THOM'S Sc ui.r . ruit E.—We yesterday visited another group of the self taught sculptor, embracing Tam O'Shea ler, Sauter Johnny, the Landlord and Landlady, now exhibiting at Tom and the Notiter's old quarters, in Old Bond-street. Those of our readers who saw Mr. Ttiom's rst essay about twelve months ago, will be glad to hear that the party is now complete, as described in the following lines of the well-known tale by Bu ales: " The Landlady and Tam grew gracious, WV favours secret, sweet, and precious, The Some, told his queerest stories, The Landlord's laugh was ready chorus." The figures altogether are truly astonishing as a work of art ;-..but if we consider them as the production of a humble untutored stone mason, only 28 years of age, without previous education or study befitting any branch of the fine arts, we are lost in wonder at the proficiency to which Mr. Thom has arrived. Ile has very judi ciously placed the group, and upon entering the room, one is made to believe that the coarse Itorse-lauzh of the landlord is still vi brating in the ears of the party. The good-humour of the Sonkr, and the knowing leer upon his plump, but expressive face, is quite irresistible,--you almost regret at not haying had the good fortune of bring acquainted with the original. The hero of the tale, in his converse with the landlady, is admirably in unison with the two fist lines above quoted ; while she,* handsome " sonsey guidewife," with a pleasant smile upon her countenance, leans forward, the better to hear the " secret, sweet, and precious" words poured into her ear by honest Tom. The party appear to he not only pleased with one another, but well pleased with themselees--and to possess that so. cial feeling which good company and " reaming swats" never fail to inspire. In such company, it is not at all surprising that Tam &Amite, should sit two or three hours, after the business of the day had been transacted.—lt is not possible to speak in sufficient terms of approbation of the unwearied manner in which the details are finished.—Whatever merit is due to the ploughman Br axe, for his inimitable tale of Tam Cr...110114er, is now equally due, and paid to the stone-mason, by many thousands, who will visit this lexhibition, for his admirable illustration of this part of the story. INFLICTION OF THE PUNISHAIENT OF THE PIL LORY (THIS DAY.)—This being the day appcinted for carrying the sentence on Peter Jahn flossy into execution, an immense number of persons assembled in the Old Bailey to witness the in. fliction of the punishment. The curiosity of the public was in no small degree raised, by the circumstance that the pillory was a new one : the old one having been laid aside amongst other lun.ber for a number of years, and had been sold for old timber wiih other rubbish. Be half-past eleven o'clock, the men engaged to erect the platform proceeded to execute their work, surrounded by a circle of city officers; and a few minutes before one o'clock the culprit was removed from the Oiltspur.atreet Compeer to the side of the plat form. The Sheriffs then ordered the prisoner up, and he was forth. with placed in the machine. it is of precisely a similar make with the ol.i one—the head passing th ough a circle in the centre, and the hands being confined on each side. There was a very strong body of the city police present, to prevent the throwing of miss silts ; and on the whole the business was conducted with order. The crime for which Bossy received punishment , was perjury ; and it is worthy of remark, that a similar punishment has not been inflicted for twelve years past --the Act of Parliament having abrogated the punishment of the pillory in all case', with I the exception of perjury. The prisoner have been exhibited for an hour, was taken out of the machine, and a4ain conveyed to the Oilutpur-street Colorer, to undergo the remaining term of his int. prisonment of six months, and then to be transported for seven years. The Kelewick Wood sailed last week from Workington with a great number of pa...engem fur Quebec. Among them were several families from Penrith and its neighbourhood, who have bid a final adieu to their native country. One of these is that of an individual, late a linemilraper in Penrith, who has taken out with him a considerable stock of manufactured goods, and purposes proceeding with them considerably into the interior of Upper Canada, where some of his connections have for several years been settled, and are doing so prosperously, and deriving so much enjoyment from their residence in that coun try, as to have irductd a great many families to follow their ex ample. Other, we believe, were mechanics and labourers, whom the pressure of the times has driven away to contribute to the power and wealth of a rival nation.—Carttsle Pairiot. • -.Qr." "4.'" INTIRIAL PARLIANKNT. HOUSE OF LORDS, Ariz 21. IPMTITIONO &SAM? PD3IIIIIIIIIINT OF DJATU 111 CASIO OF VORGICZT. Petitions were presaged in favour of the bill foe abolition of ea. pita punishment in eases of forgery, by The Earl of suArrEssultv, from Leicester; Earl SPENCER, from Braintree, Essex, and Northampton; Lord WHARNOLIFFE, from Wakefield. Lord CA LTHORPE presented a petition to the same effect from three bankers in London, who, in the course of last year. received bills passing through the bands to the amount of 30,000,0091. sterling. The petitioners prayed the house to alter the laws res pecting forgery.—Tbe noble lord presented similar petitions from the Dissenters of Bury St. Edmund's, Hackney, Great Yarmouth, Stow Market, Reigate, Redruth, Carlisle, Aldborough, Egham. Suffolk, Norwich; a chapel in Ozford.street, London ; and the petition of several persons summoned to attend u jurors in the Old Balky. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE presented a petition to the same effect from Tavismek, and gate notice that he should call the attention of the house to the subject on moving the second leading of the bill. On that occasion he should also present several yeti. Lions. Lord CARLISLE presented a petition from Dungarvon against the proposed increase of stamp duties. Lord WHAIINOLIFFE presented a petition from Huddersfield for abolition of slavery in the colonies. The 31arquIs CLANRICARDR presented a petition in favour of the Galway Franchise Bill. The Marquis of LANSI)OWNE, a petition from Kilkenny, against additional taxes in Ireland. Also, a petition front tne Chamber of Commerce of Glalrow, praying for a favourable consi deration of the Bill fur improving the road from London to Edin. burgh. The Earl of ROSSI.VN moved the second reading of a Bill to facilitate the trial+ of criminals in Scotland. After a few otwervaiiont from the Earl of LAUDERDALE, and the Lai of ROSE BERRY. the Rill was read a scrand time, and ordered to be eonnunced on Thursday. INbOLFENT ZIESTORS ML!.. Lord MALME::IIHRY rose on the order fur going into Com. mittee on the Bill thr amending the Insolvent Debtor. Act, and suggested the expediency of making the clauses verve for two bills. If the Noble and Learned Lord on the Woolsack did not °Vet to his proposition, he should split the bill into two. The LORD CHANCELLOR said the bill had come up from the Commons with the classes to which the Noble Lord alluded. He had no partiality fa them. They might be expunged in the Committee. The bill amended in the Committee, and ordered to be printed. TEES ON DFINISE OF Title CSOWX HILL. On the motion of Earl DA RN LEY, the bill for abolishing en. gain free paid by officers on the demise of the Crown, was read the third time and pamd. MAST RICTTOILD BILL. Counsel and witnesaea Weieihenealieilid, and the House pro. seeded with the examination, until the usual time of adjournment. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Jumc 21. Mr. JORWII2OI4Z presented an account of the registered free. holders in each county in Ireland.—Ordered to be printed. Sir H. PARNELL presented the report of the committee on to. bare° cultivation, dm.—Ordered to he printed. Mr. KING presented petitions from Wont Carbary, &c. in Cork, against increased tunation in Ireland. 111 r. LATOUCH E presented s petition from Kildare against Increased stamp duty. Sir 31. SOMERVILLE presented a petition from the county of Meath against increased taxation. Lord KILLEEN supported the petition, after which it was or. dered to he printed. Sir J. GRAHAM presented petitions from Leith in f. your of the northern roads bill. The Marquis of CIIANDOS prevented a petition from certain West Indian proprietors. praying for an inquiry into the state of the West Indies. 31r. H. DAVIES presented a petition from Bristol against the duty on coals ; and one from the butchers of Bristol against the hawking about of meat. Mr. O'CONNELL presented petitions from Mr. Dillon, cons plaining of the Grand Jury of 'Westmeath, who had reduced • claim of his from 4901 to 81. He also rresentid a petition from Kiloconnolley, Galway, against increased taxation. Also petitions from Moralty, and four other parishes, from Clare, againrt increased taxation. Also one from Killacarow, in Carlow, with a similar prayer. lie observed, that he had presented twenty other similar petitions from parishes in Clare, signed in all by 150,000 men : that chewed the feeling of the country on the subject. Mr. H. GRATTAN support e d th e prayer of the petitions. The distresses of the country were great, as he learnt by letters from all parts of Ireland. Credit was gone—nothing was to be obtained without ready money. There war also a petition from Annadown, Galway. Mr. O'CONNEI.I. then presented a petition from Middleton, Cork, against increased taxation, setting forth that nothing of the kind would be inflicted by a resident Parliament. It also com plained of the proposed increase of duty on newspaper. He also presented a petition from the .letropolitan Political Union, in fa. your of a system of voting by ballot, as the only means of counter. acting corruption, threats, 'ie.—Ordered to be rorintcd. The hon. member observed. that he entirely concurred in its prayer; ballot would destroy pecuniary inflamer. SpAND IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. HOBHOUSE presented a petition from 900 of the most re spectable inhabitants of St. Martin's, respecting the improvements now in progress in Westminter, particularly in the Strand. They resided in the Stetted and its neighbourhood They were in favour of the improvement., bet th:y would not have prayed for them, could they have imagined that the alteration would have proceeded so tardily, and therefore so ruinously. It had been promised by the Office of the Woods and Forests, that the works should pro. ceed nearly as rapidly as the inhabitants and petitioners pleased.— That promise had not been kept—many houses were left in an iso. lated state, while others were exposed to the threatened falls of shells of houses, and the trade of many of the petitioners had left them in consequence of the r erra.rination and the obstruction of the streets. He had before been told—and perhaps it would be repeated—that there was not money enough in the office to carry on the improve ments with greater rapidity; but he could not but think that the petitioners ought no: to be placed in a worse situation titan they would have been bad the alterations been undertaken by private in. dividuals. The petitioners wished to know what course they should pursue ; they had nppl6 d to the Office of Woods and Forests, and to the noble lord (Lowther), and now they applied to the house, which he feared in this ease was only relying upon a broken teed. If something were net done, man: of the petittonets would be en. tirely ruined. Lord LOWTHER submitted that the holed of woods and fo. rests had not proceeded quite so tardily as was represented, and added that there was not quite so much want of money as was al. leged. There would be tat delay on that account. The ground must be first dived. That was now done. The plans were agreed upon ; they would be lithographed and ready for public in. apection in a few days; anti instead of six months being passed in such proceeding, he trusted that in six weeks the works would be proceeding with. The buildings at the Holden-elms would not be pulled down; there would he a delay there for some months, till the works by Southaulmo".strom should he proceeded with, if not completed. This d.lay was unaroitiable. The buildings near St. Martin's church would be completed in six weeks. Petition to be pr:. DEATIIS AT ulEiti:A LI:oNT. Mr. BERNAL thathelntie;;; reason to believe that the return* ree:• n hid 4.•`4re- the hens- respecting the num ber of deaths on boars' the ships ut war at Sierra Leone and tie western coast of A6i.-a. wtre v. ry incomplete. lie knew, for in stance, that the Nortl , had lost more men than were stated. Sir (i. COCKBURN +.M.I there might be some error rnLes ; he believed there was nun , : in the number+. The S ) bil, now on he► way home. had I•eer unh►althy he whtitted. Air. DUSK ISSON p• vented a petition f the East India As sociation, Liverpool, at •u the West India Sugar Duties, against the proposed alteration. Ordered to be printed. The Kve Harbour bill was read a second lime, and ordered to be eon:milted on the motion of Sir G. Cockburn. Bitekle:sEvate bill was read a mond Sir 0. CLARK presented petitions from the county of Mid. Lothian. the Chamber of Commerce there, Sce. in favour of the Northern Roads' Bill. then movoi fur the number of proof' gallons of proof spirits di.tillorl since &.c.—t Weird. The further consideration of site report tin the labourers' Wages Rill vas postponed till Ws.th.erday ucat , on the motion of Mr. IXTTLETON. 31,. RICE presented petitions from parishes in Kilkenny against increased stamp duties. Akosfour similar petitions from parishes in Limerick. SUOMI DUTIES. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCII EQUER moved that the house revolve into a committee of ways and means.—Agreed to. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCH EQU ER in the committee again moved the resolutions fee continuing sugar duties, but upon a graduated scale. When the price was 4e. lie meant the slim in the scale to be U. 2s. instead telt. as was imericd in the printed reso lutions by mistake. He begged to premise, heron: the committee went into the discussion, that lie proposed to introduce into dut bill a similar scale of reduction as regarded East India sugars. Mr. HUSIELSSON remarked, that the proposed alteration ef dui sugar duties had excited • good deal of alarm amongst panisalar , interests. The ledoetlea on peculiar or kw-priced sugars was esi be from 1L 7s. to 1L He was prepared to contend that the altera tion bad not bees Blade with due reference to the colonies. The old colonies were in the gamiest distress. and his change would have the effect of reducing the prices of their produce, and thereby increase their difficulthee There would be greater diffieulties io the details of the measure—for he could not see how the right honourable gentleman would prevent collusion and fraud. That was so evident to practical men, he was informed, that It was matter of astonishment that it should not have been manifest to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The duties were to be deter. mined by the averages; but how could the averages' he fixed ? He did not see how they were to he fixed so as to prevent the lowelt duty being tendered for the best sugars. He consider. d that the right hon. gent. would be disappointed. in,: that the res..vue would loose almost as much as if the seven shillings had been taken off all the sugars.—(hear.) The practical difficulties were such that he de. filed the right hon. gent. to show how the revenue could be pro. •ecteel and the fair interests of the trade promoted ; how tiasinos and frauds could be prevented. Tie whole scheme he romanced to be impracticable. lie hail Aliso another objection to the plan—to that of the drawback.— (hear.) The drawback was to he continued at this pr sent amount ; what was to preys tit the drawback from beine drawn as if on the lowest priced • nears ?_(::ear.) The plan would create stagnation in the trade three shout tee country. It was celculated by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. that the chary... *mild reduce the duty 400,Magll. of which 200.0001. would he recovered by the increased consumption of the coarse sugar.. lle feared that calculation weield fail; that the increased draw _ backs would absorb what would be gained by additional consimp. thm. I tnly think of drawbacks to encourage capons to Haniburee and other places; they would t acne the produce (tom increased c m sumpt•on of coarse sugars. lie telt as strongly AS any one could do the urgent necessity of relief. and he therefore urged the conti. nuation of a specifec ad valorem duty. lie now submitted that re. ditetien which was pressed by his right honourable friend (Sir. C. Grant) last rear, and what lie had this moving pressed on the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the teduction of the duty from 11. jo. to 11. (Cheers.)—That would afford real relief, and without exposing the carrying of it into effect to so many cl:fficulties. Such reduction, it might be said, would affect the revenue to the extent of 5100,0001. but on the other Imnd, the proposed increase of spirit duty would Produce 450,0001. us a set off against such 500,0001. lost. —(11r41%) If however, there were to be loss for the next three or four months, he still was prepared to say that it was a sacrifice that ought to be ti .4e, so urgent was the distress, and so affixting were the various interests concerned in that trade. Something ought la be done; there had been many promises to the West India interests, but nothing had yet been done ; and if 259,0001. were lost by the reduction, it would not be much as compared wi h the benefits that would be conferred. And he could no but here observe how moth had been lost by the owners , f estates in not allowing slaves to he removed front one colony to another. He did not complain of that law—he only stated the effc els ; and if the ole: colonies were to leave off cultivating suear—the cultivation of which in many of the old colonies was not now productive—one-tenth of the slaves would be sufficient to work the estates. Rut what could be done with the remaining nine-tenths ? They could neither be maioved nor email cipated. He must repeat, that these circumstances made a strong claim for the West Indies; and it was not risking much, and it' any thing were risked, it was where benefit would be produced.-- He trusted his right hon. friend (Mr. C. Grant) would renew his proposition of last year, and propose the reduction of duty on all sugars. It might not be the best course, but it was the best that could now be proposed. He had to complain of the variable Ant! uncertain conduct of the Government. it was of the niOst ruinous consequences. They ought to digest their measures well before they were proposed. It was impossible to proceed with the system of expedients to meet tent difficulties. There must be some. thing like consistency. cr saying ar thus much, lie was not so mu. I. stating his opinions, as the sentiments and feelings of his cons& u entr, who were in a ,tale of the greatest alarm. The rum trade was to have received relief—now thee was abandoced ; and yet upon for mer propositions which were adopted, and were now abandoned. large contraces Med taken place, and orders erne out to make rum.— Now all those contracts and orders were timeless ; now they were called on to adopt new plans regarding tobacco, spirits, and duty : and they were not quite sure that at no distant period they should have again to alter them. It was quite impossible that affairs could so go on without increased difficulties and ruin. The numermic petitions and discussions were complained of as impeding public business; but they were the natural result of such changeful con. duct, of such varied propositions, and of so 'mach uncertainty being created in all the trading and mercantile classes. Ile thought the better mode would be to reduce the duty 11. and lie could not see that the loss ought to he put in competition with the benefits that would be produced. He therefore called on his right hon. friend to renew his proposLions of last year. 'The CHANCELLOR of the EXCH EQU ER said that, pre. viously to replying, it would be better to hear the amended resolu tions, if they vete to be moved. Mr. HUSKISSON said, as lie felt assured of the urgent neces sity of some relief, and also that the Chancellor of the Excliequet's plan WAS too limited and impracticable. he should content himself with submitting, without any farther argument, the coesideratites of the resolutions of last year, to reduce the duty on West Ineha sugars to 20s. per cwt. and that on East India sugar to 255. per cwt and that sugars be admitted to be refined without duty. The first resolution, by way of amendment, was then put, namely, that the duty on West India and Mauritius sugars, be reduced to 205.--(Hear, hear.) The CHANCMd.I)R of the EXCH I QUER a.id, up to Monday last the right hoeourable gentleman (.Ir. Huakissioe) saw norm of the objections that had since fleshed on his mind to the present propositions of Government ; and he denied that those objections could be fairly maintained. Ile admitted that vacillating conduct on the part of a Government, cape. eially in matters of trade, was prejudicial ; but the right lion. gentleman accompanied hi. complaint with proposing further change.—(Hear.) As to the old colonies, and the newly acquired colonies, he could make no difference in his mind ; they entered not into his consideration, in arranging duties. It was said, that the plan was impracticable; but how was it that an aid valorem, ditty on other articles hail been found to be prsc icalde ? He undersiosi. that those who were conversant with such matters declared that el e plan was not impracticable ; on the contrary. they %Ala that it W;.A perfectly and completely practicable. respect to collusion and fraud, might nut that objection be urged in all other in stances where ad valorem duty was implied ?—(Hear.) lie di I not see the force of the objection to the proposed drawback ; it would be on the coarser sugars, and it would be susceptible of clear prac tical application. If the lower orders of sugar came into the hands of the refiners, the drawbacks would not be grater than at present. He could not see the prejudicial effect urged against the plan of reducing the duties on the lower orders of sugar, while he retained the present rate of drawback. The objections hail before been considered and satisfactorily removed. If mks at the " short price," instead of the " long price." were promote i! by his scheme, he thought no It. st India plot rietor would c on'. . p am of that result.—(Hear, hear.)--It was for these reasons he thought of limiting the Imes of revenue to such an amount as the country could bear, while at the same time he benetiord the con sumer. and gave a more extended consumption to the article. Not differing from his Right Honourable Friend in principle. he was willing to etEnd relief to as great an extent as he possibly could du so to a class of persons who were suffering from these high duties. consistent with what he thought incumbent on him, with a view to the personation of the revenue; for if that were rot proteetrd, how was it poss:ble that the capeediture of the country could be !defrayed. li e would not unit that h s resolutions were all that ! could be wished. or that they would urisfy those who desired to have those duties reduced to Is. but he cid think that they would afford present relief, and they went es far ae Ise could vertute to let them go, without a risk to the ri senor, which lie would not be justified in incurring. He trusted the House avoid give its sane Lion to his resolutions, because he felt confident the they were best calculated to give teller to those 'recasts which coos: required it. Mr. Kt.ITH DOUGLAS said, that there were venom, of these resolutions which it would be very etfficult to tarry into general !operation, for it could only apply to a very lin.ited quantity of the ' lowest quality of sugars. The hest inelkvi a givieg relief to the West India interests, was by making as large a reduction as posse. ble in the amount of duty, becttesi that also ;sou d lie conterriny, a benefit upon the whole community. Mr. P. TIIO3IPSON said that lie could not consider the pro. position of the right hon. genilettuul. SS 0:14: bit less truptacti table than those which he represented as being in that predicament. His proposition was open to all the ohject one of an ad valoturn duty, and many others also to which an ad raiment duty was rot exposed. He WAS greatly mistaken if an intimation had nut been given from the customs to the right boo. geotleman, that the details of the measure would be found to be wholly impracticable. at all rectos such WAS the opinion of every gentleman he had conversed with upon the auuject. Supposing, however, the plan to be mac. ticabk, where, he would ask, were its advantages to be found over the plan of the hon. member for Invernes..shhe. It would press less headily it was true than the present duty, but in what a state would it place the Colonies which grew the better sort of sugars. To them it would be a serious loss, which loss would be still fur. thee aggravated, because this measure went to admit under the educed duty the Mauritius sugar. which forumd nearly a sixth of all that was consumed in this country. He should give his opposition to this motion, as partial to the IS cat Indies--unjust to the East Indies, and injurious to the community at large. He should, there. fore, rapport the motion of his right hen friend (Mr. Huskistor..) The vaclioa of government was injurious to trade, for doubt less when the producer of rum heard that a shilling duty was to be levied on British spirits he sent out weed to send more rum and lees molasses. In the meantime the intention of Government alters, and a duty of sixpence is laid on rum, while the additional duty en BlitiAli spirits was also reduced to sixpence. Who was to ,c 3 'MP t; \N• 1. (• l