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the financial cendkion of the country, aid to what extent the China tr ade was profitable, and what was the atm of the dillkeenee in dm qualityand value of tea with regard to consume!, in this eountry.Un circumstancea,he felt apprehensive that the right • gentleman would find the Committee had so much to do that they would move very slowly. If the, did their duty to every past, they could make but littlerogrees with such an immense business, sad, at the end of one session, he feared it would be found they had but got together an unmanageable mass of matter, the consideration of which they mast resume in the next. With respect to the appoint. meat of the committee, he would only my, that one thing which appeared to him clear beyond all doubt was, that there had been no selection for any particular purpose, but that it had been left as free as it possibly could. Mr. BRIGHT said, it appeared to him that the government ought to have determined on some definite line of conduct, and to have brought a measure down to that house, and called on them to confirm it; and then, if doubt had been expressed, to request to refer it to a committee. That would have been a more agreeab le mode of proceeding. He thought the time the committee sld be en. gaged on this subject ought to be limited. He would give them two or three years to report upon it. Mr. P. TH ODIPSON wished to make a few observations on what had fallen from the honourable member who had just sat down. During the whole of the last Session that honourable member was loud in calling for a Committee of that house, yet now be reproach ed the ministers for not corning to the house prepared with a mea sure, and then asking concurrence with it. As far as his (Mr. P. T.'s) opportunity of judging went, he would take on himself to say that there was nothing move unfounded than the observation, that the people of this country and of India would not be satisfied with this inquiry. In the appointment of a Committee of Inquiry, he thought the government had acted most wisely ; and the only doubt he felt was, whether two committees would not be necessary, in order to divide between them the consideration of so important a subject ? One committee might, he thought, be employed in con. sidering the relations of this country with China, and another upon the general state of India ; or perhaps the financial state of India and the trade of China might constitute the subject of inquiry for one committee, while the judicial administration in India might be sub witted to the other. Mr. BRIGHT, in explanation, said he was a filend to inquiry, but he thought the ministers might have directed it to one specific point. The question fur the appointment of a committee was then put and carried. Mr. PEEL did not see how it would be possible to separate the financial and commercial concerns of the Company, u had been suggested ; but if, in the course of the inquiry, the committee should think that any portion of the great subject could be silvans tageonsly esamined by a special body, the proposition might be laid before the Louse. The SPEAKER was about to read the names of the members proposed to belong to the commtitee, when Mr. HUSKISSON thought that the list of names he had seen included some who would seldom attend, and when they did attend, who would not be very efficient. (Hear, hear, hear.) Among the omissions, however, he found one honourable gentle man who possessed most extensive knowledge of the corn mercial interests and resources of the country, and who had most advantageously and very recently displayed that know. ledge at a meeting held at Leeds. He alluded to Mr. Marshall, who was one of the representatives of a great manufacturing county. On the other hand, amongst the insertions he was surprised to see so many merely country gentlemen ; and, as an instance, he might mention that he was not aware that the honourable member for the county in which he (Mr. Huakisson) resided had displayed any pe culiar quali fi cations, or was very likely to be assiduous In his at. tenciance. Mr. PEEL was not aware that the hon. member for Sussex (Mr. W. Burrell) would be unable to attend. He had been selected as a representative of a county 'mainly interested in the growth of wool. Sir it. Vivian might be considered a country gentleman, but he was one of the representatives for a very important county. Admitting most freely the right of Yorkshire to have a voice on the committee, It would be observed that on this account the name of Lord Milton would be found in the list. General GASCOYNE was understood to give notice that on an early day lie would move an insttuctn to the committee, to take into considetation the trade with China. The names of the committee were then read. Mr. IIUDIE sugge4ted that Mr. Stewart, from his extensive and local knowledge, would be a mo s t valuable addition to the number. Mr. PEEL consented immediately to that honourable member's appointment. The appointment of a committer, with the usual powers, was then agreed to. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS. Mr. Alderman WAITH lAN then rose to make the motion cif which he had given notice, for a coMparative account of the cleansed and official value of various exports and imports since 1798. The hon. member proceeded to show in nearly the same manner as upon the occasion of a similar motion last session that the present mode of estimating our export s an d t h e i r official v alue was extremely tree. neat% and calculated to mislead the public as to the real condition of our foreign trade. From 1798 to 1814 the real value of the exports had always exceeded the official value , and the gross amount of the exc ess i n those years amounted to the enar. mous sum of £240,000,000. From 1814 to 1819, the real value began to fall below the official, but still the official value was continued. From 18111 to 1828, the offiiad value rose above t to teal, from 38,000,000 L to 52,000,0004 The excess of the offic.al above the real. in those years, amounted to 80,000,0001. being adif. ference of 8,000,0001. per annum. Under the operation of the present system our export trade, as he could prove, had been long falling off at the rate of eight millions and a half annually. This enormous deficiency had now actually existed for years upon years, notwithstanding the sacrifices which had been made so uw.crupulously by peril ement to the interests of that trade. Shipowners were injured, other parties were injured with a new to its increase and austainnient ; Pet all to nu purpose. Suca was his assertion, and he would not flinch from inquiry into vie facts upon which It was founded. If wrong, of exeurse ire would be open to correction. The hon. alderman here quoted the opinion of Sir John , Barnard in support of the general principle in favour of which he had been contending. With respect to the con sequences of overtrading and inconsiderate enterprise, it was auffi. civility evident that every year that was so distinguished had always produced a corresponding depressiun. and goods were eventually sold at a considerable sacrifice. Whenever there was a great ex pertation, it was not unfrequently followed by disaster and distress. An excess of export trade was, therefore, by no means to be taken ee, an evidence of public prosperity. lie deprecated the flourish.. ing opeeettes about national prosperity, too often Put forth hY (.11 , ,ncellu t s o f t h e Exchequer, which invariably created th is spirit of ova -trading throughout the country. When povate lad bankruptcy, the natural consequence, arrived, those very official boasters were the fiat w turn round and laugh at the deluded vic tims of their own frothy declamation. IN raying this,. however, be did not mean to cast a reflection on the right hon. gentleman at pre. mu in office. The atatements he alluded to were moteprottrioeudY visible in 1820, after which a panic, with all its calamitous results had ensued, t.nd brought numrs to beggary and ruin. Tbe ban, meniber proceeded to eulogise the Bela of England for the efficient rind praiseworthy manner in which its affairs had been generally conducted. To the Bank of England, in his opinion, was the country indebted tor its salvation in 1797. It was strange that ,:rtain right ion. gentlemen, with such a a fact heft's, their eyes, si ould now appear disposed to turn round and reproof* lii masa. :ors with evils over which they could by no possibility have control. Thut dive watt something faulty in the present state of our mind. Pistralol he thought might be Inferred front the solitary fact that there was an Increase of from 4,000 to 18,000 criminal corn. nn:nientm during the hat 30 year's and this, notwithstanding Lee , pread of our civil and charitable institations, notwithatanC. 1:4; .• the stimolmuster has been abroad' in every direction. He ea:y demanded to be put on his trial to prove site truth a ill via: tie had represented, and he most readily would do It. He ::-lided to move separately for accounts concerning memo and printed pods, because those articles paid dirty as before, although they had slid:Ted so martial a depreciation in their prices. Is was his wish rr,4i II:iI16tLIS should cut down taxation in every department where rs , ifily could, and yet even by so doing lie leered that titre would still be unable adequately to meet the Alamo of the papule.' , tam. If they would only deal is all respects candidly and frankly velth the country, be, for one, would be trilling to make noes al harems for past theoretical errors,, and terse some. cooldnere In their ability and integrity few the Wend. But be weld arks the ben) , to remind them of certain lines in 11 udibras, which seemed' seuewhat &reliable to themselves : " lie whet beep Os kopeks out broins, The tievers to it if be feigns." gcnernment, however, had Already said .that they .eciudid do ofollkihll t oalleviate the public calamities. • It ea, 'Web a gireWninteor was Jtve than tireless, and retolationaty oonWqueoews would besrou ! killable. lie then pwceeded to move aur .1n account of the expArta of /Wash maattfikegeW and pro. do* from the year 1;98 inelowlve, to the fir* Janutaf. and Mit specifying the otkcial and reel value, lIIW !he Wereak decrease in tacit ye* dr the take way be, of di. real as cow ford with the °desk *gine,. wad the gins mishants. A like acecianfit theeaperta, from lbw. yeew 1114 behulve, 46th ot Junior'', IMO. • • • • • ke mow* of the erfporte at 4•1111163 And Like akoank of the inspea.o &mil Ireland. Like accounts . of the %worse for theme, pods& An ateourifelthe alpobteit MIMIC gloideibeiwdho yaw 11114 elusive, to the 6th Jaw Me l Adelkyeeethe lacrosse lea(kse of the real as coca with th e °Gelid vales. ... '~"' A like acmiturt of 'the esports at pistil MIMI gook, whit the' amount of dudes received, sad drawback* Amid, each year upaa; the same. Mt BMW could not agree with the him taller. Aswan' 'to the best orbit belief and 'aperients, aides ,so far from , suffering the alleged depression within the Paned to, bad, on the contrary, doubled toed trebled in its reddle. lb wished,' therefore, to dispel the deludes which Each mknegeennetadons were ; calculated to produce. To take the official value has itip criterion, except for quandth was a easy great mistake. In the year 1828,: the official value was greater than the real value by nearly 16,000,000/. But this was not univenally the case. In one year it exceeded, and in another might fall short of it. The effects of tea.' chinery had been adverted to, but nothing could go farther to prove the important change in the prices of manufactures which man's inventive ingenuity had created than the fact that bob bioet, which had been at U. per yard a few years ago, was now to be had for Is. 6d. This he considered to be a most material advantage, so far from being an injury to the coon. try—(Hear, hear.) The cheaper every necessary article could be procured, the better for the public. Those who could' ' not afford to wear a rag before, were at the present day enabled to purchasegood clothing. In support of what he had advent-ad with re spect to the official value, be might merely mention, that every pound , of cloves imported into England was estimated in the Custom-hood at Ls. whereas they very often fetched 15s. in the market, while on the other hand they were sometimes sold at half-a-crown. The official value thus continued always fixed, but the real value varied according to contingencies, and an apparent loss existed, which had no foundation in fact. There was a great derangement in property at present, be fully admitted; nevertheless, at no previous period was the country in a better condition for bearing all the burdens imposed upon it It was stronger to de this now than in 1702, although burdened with the overwhelming load of 850,000,0001. of debt. Free trade had done us no injury whatever, and ought to be still further extended, instead of being in any degree contracted. Away, then, with all this bothering nonsense (laughter). When gentlemen, who unluckily represented important and re spectable towns, came down to that house preaching such intolerable nonsense and humbpg, he felt inclined to ask' them what would Venice, Genoa, or any other of the powerful maritime states of Europe have been without their commerce. (Hear.) Some of these notable legislators had even gene so far as to say that it would be letter for England to have no foreign commerce what ever. But this was such unmitigated and irremediable absurdity, that it did not deserve a moment's consideration. Why, ex cept for free trade, the people would be soon reduced to utter min, and driven to the necessity of eating one another, sur rounded as they must be upon all sides by a political• wall of brass. (Laughter.) He would wish, however, most earnestly to see taxation more equalised, and taken as much as possible off the poor working classes, upon whom it now pressed so hard. The labouring poor at present contributed four-fifths of the taxes, while millions pee comparatively nothing. Saying that it was impossible to afford relief was equivalent to complaining that a man could not run after having been chained to the ground. Let the burden of taxes be imposed chiefly on property and capital, the owners of which were so forward to claim priority in representation that it would be • pity to refuse them precedence in this particlar likewise. In that case he affirmed that the land would no longer be burdened with pauperism, manufacturers would flourish, and the whole body of society be improved in proportion. Mr. ROBINSON (of Worcester) was one of those who looked to facts, and was not to be diverted from drawing inferences from those facts by sneers ot Imputations of being led awayby narrow prejudices or of being in the rear of the march of the sound principles of politi. cal economists. Wl:en he looked at these facts, he saw that how. ever plausible official statements might appear, the country was not progressing in prosperi ty , but was wading still deep er i n dis tress and di ffi culty. T he advocates of the present system of free trade dwelt much on the apparent increase in the amount of our exports as a proof of our increasing wealth and commerce; but they seemed to forget that there were but two elements in those exports—namely, capital and labour; and that when the imports not only did not replace this capital and labour, and leave an income profit and high wages to the capitalist and the laboder, but actually were less, the nation must be deteriorating, however numerically great might be those exports. They also seemed to forget, that, however objectionable free trade might be in the ab stract, to be advantageous it should be general ; and if this country acted on it while other countries pursued a different policy, they would be the gainers, and we so f ar t h e l osers . T hose, therefore, who questioned the policy of free trade, had the example of other countries to appeal to, and surely were worthy of attention when they asked the house not to abandon its free trade enactments, but merely to revise them. The distress was too general, too all-pervading, to be longer paned over without a minute In vestigation of its MUNI, in order to get at the proper remedies. (Hear.) Those causes were numerous; one was the expense of the maintenance of labour, for which reason he agreed with the bon . member for Aberdeen that a reduction of the taxes which press more immediately on the nasestaries of life would be axed relief to the operative, sod thence to the consumer of our domestic pro duce. The introduction of machinery was, as a noble duke had elsewhere justly asserted, among the concurrent causes. The bort. member for Aberdeen bad said much of the free trade principles making the world tributary on England for her meaufsetures ; but the honourable member bad forgotten that France and Ame rica, acting on the restrictive system, bad both extended their trade last year. The increase, for example, of the value of imports into the portof Havre (the Liverpool of France), amounted last year to 20,000,000 of francs over those of the preceding year, and the ex ports of the United Suites were6,ooo,ooo of dollars mare last year than in 1828--(hear, hear.) Was it not evident, then, that other nations were benelittcd, while this was injured, by the present sys tem ? Why should we take the silk of France unless she recipro cally bound herself by treaty to take our cotton and hardware manu factures in return ? In a word, why should not the systab be made one of bona jide reciprocity, or be revised and emended ? Mr. COURTENAIi was willing to admit, that the system of determining the value of our exports, by that called the 14 official average veld," was not altogether as perfect at might be desired; but it was the most perfect that he knew of, or, he would venture to say, any member of that house had as yet devised. He had tried one or two other modes of arriving at a value of our exports and imports, but found them not so successful; and he should he obliged to any honourable member who would suggest a mode less liable to error than that of the official value. He would not then enter into an analysis of the honourable alderman's (Waithman) statements, as a more fitting occasion would shortly present itself, but would content himself with con. tending that increase of exports proved so far an increased activity of commerce. How could these exports be made without an in creased amount of shipping, and of the employment of machinery and labour ? Honourable members said that because the price or rate of profit of those eiports wrier law, that therefore they were of no national benefit ; but t h e y forgot that the etteet of the market was as the lowness of profits—that if they wished for high prices, they must count on small sale, and Mee versa (hear: hear). The hon. member for Worcester said that France and America had not followed our example in adopting the anti-restrictive system. Now it was a sufficient answer to say to the hot. member that the seers tag to the Trendy of the United States bad in his last report asserted the very doctrine which had been over and over advathoed by ministers,—namely, that the transition from a states, war to that if Peaces the application Of science to machinery, (which God forbid he (Mr. Counenay) should denounce or not appreciate), and other concurrent causes necessarily induced a temporary distrait, for which there was no legislative remedy. (Hear, bear.) Then with respect to France, It. was a fact that our exports to that coun try bad increased coacideiably last yiar, sonolthetwoding th e ass -much-objected-to free trade system. When, last session, he ad dressed the house at the subject. he comendeel that the silk trade, the then io 'eat complaint, would be extended by the very saes. brass which members decided be its ruin ; and he appealed to the candour of every raWs Man if the fait was not as be had dedicted--(hese, hear.) And sett wadi be with other branches of trade, as be would endeavour to prove on another ots:atien. Mr. ATTWOOD *as not 'surprised that the bon. member for ; Aberdeen iJitatild be balled as s great auti*ty on the Ppm of the nation by lion. members opposite (ton the Traisury biesit) statements went to bear out their ill-founded alasediser 11114 the honourable member had a condition of his own, whisk went, if examined; to. upset the rely dornitios *bleb be finial to uphold. The honourable slumber 000tellittli 'Wa ve r present fres.trade system gate us _ t h e Oiathet• of die • and yet strangely argued that then should be a redskins 20.010.0001. of taus, ; else we 'XI be driven. _, _ Out , matket o th er competitors. (gr. nine slid he dld not 20,000.0091,4—liemity.mentisoid a 1 rednothie.) No mange, 6, or 10 minims, amen; 2 wikel_ a death blow to Sibilance. He did not doubt to the °Hertel inniesta,the Salinas or isports a pe lase.** Ires4*Ptan chore of Prtgo4hllt (bear,.os 6 r. bear.)But ad examination of than Metal refunial inotm that dune caved be no ilrytiLdenee missy Winona eon faleavieilk imlerlog.dhisoT; It ingunosnut were to be f 10144114 94. ..t 10.410111/41,43 4Y Au Lust. be framed on i lee iwePostertinf•• VC it ssiatetiVent founded on Am o r ledbout the. r O'htg.his " I NFO P" ^Aile,ioVtelk .a 000 n-house Alen, hi the midst of alibi adanildea annitiC ToWil. 114 !Oohed fotwantirith anitisty to !mkt,. r ' 4 4 1 44 t ir ki lent waded na so r ib l e n tounuryds -san cu lr P. fi ffi kstAt . r iga My part of the house to be indifferent ie the dimities of eir :E. The hon. member, having described on a fanner evening , as to the depredation ti the stablead, the bow rani : to meet him, and gentlemen must beware bow they aided a plan which was calculated mite a - fraud on IS country. Mr. ATTWOOD protested against personal maims being kn. puled to any hon. member. Mr. THOMPSON did not intend to impute pampa motives. Mr. ATTWOOD—If any hon. member imputes to me any MUM of dishonesty, it le perfectly Klee.—(µ Hear, mad Order.") I The SMILER requested the hon. member to abstain from such obeervations.—(Hear I) Mr. THOMSON must repeat what he said, that he could not but conceive that a measure which would reduce the standard of the country was one calculated to eiNct a Saud ; and he was glad of an opportunity to speak of the measure, that the house mi t not be lip to adopt schemes of that kind. The distress oewsiosed by over production was not remediable by legislative enactments, oar could any retrenchment cut of a very great sum from the expenditure of the country. A remedy might be found in a mutation of t axa ti on . A large proportion of the taxes pressed on the industrious classes, whilst Agee who were better able to bear them were exempt. He wished the system of offs Isl value not to be abandoned, because it showed quantity more conveniently than any other mode. Mr. FYLER, in rep v to a remark of the right honourable the Vim-President of the Board of Trade (Mr. Courteney), that the experiment in regard to silk had succeeded, observed, that from all he could learn, this was not the fact. Ifs could state that some large manufacturers had become insolvents. Mr. COURTENAY explained. Mr. HUSKISSON protested (as we understood) against going so circumstantially into these matters, on such a question as that be fm, the house. Mr. TRAFT recommended to his hon. colleague (Mr. Thomson) not to impute remedial measures, at this period of dinners, to im proper motives. The state of the country should be Manned dis passionately, without anger and irritation. Mr. THOMPSON repeated, that he was not liable to the impute. tion of ascribing Improper motives. He was of opinion, that any attempt to shape the standard so as to reduce it, would be. in its effects, a fraud--(Hear.) Mr. WAITHMAN said a few words in reply. Mr. ATTWOOD explained. He thought that a perseverance in the present system was a fraud upon the farmers. The question was then agreed to. eu PPLY. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the order of the day for the house to resolve itself Into a committee of supply. The SPEAKER accordingly left the chair, and the house resolved itself into a committee. The Marquis of BLANDFORD rue, and said, that the distress of the country was so great, and the declarations of his majesty's ministers were so vague, that be opposed, in fionfne, the grant of one shilling to his majesty till their grievances were redressed. He moved, therefore. " That this house will not vote any supply to his majesty, until the grievances and distress of the people be taken Into consideration, and redress be granted.•" The CHAIRMAN (Sir A. Grant) objected to the form of the resolution, as irregular. Mr. HU3IE considered that the motion was regular. " Before I grant a supply," said the noble lord, " let us have our grievances redressed." The resolution wu then altered by the noble mover, and stood u follows. " That it is the opinion of this committee, that no supply be granted, until the grievances and distress of the people be taken into consideration, and redress be granted." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was not pre pared for the motion. He had understood that it was to have come on with another motion on Friday. In the present state of the house, if the noble lord thought proper to press the motion to a di. vision, the effect would be to delay the rest of the business of the evening. He hoped the noble lord would forego the interruption. The Marquis of BLANDFORD—Sir, I hold myself responsible for the arrangements of no party—l am here to :do my duty to my l country--and if the ministerial benches are empty, it is the fault of those who ought to be there to do their duty—here am I to do mine —I shall divide. A division then took place, when there being only 28 members present (4 in favour of the resolution, and 24 spinet it,) the House, In consequence, adjourned at a Quarter.past Twelve. THE LORDS' ADDRESS. dunritholni..ullinciiil could not believe" the' west )0 dame, PROTEST. DISIENTIZNT, 1. Because it is the bounden duty of Parliament to examine the causes of public distress, and, as far as may be in its power, to administer speedy and effectual relief. 2. Because the grievous distress which now afflicts the country in many branches of productive industry appears to be the resultof Legislative measures, and might, there fore, be relieved, if not altogethei removed, by a different course of policy, particularly with respect to the currency, as the alteration in its value has greatly increased the weight of all the public burdens, and of all the private en gagements which existed previously to that alteration. 3. Because the relief which ought to be administered cannot be delayed withoht injury and injustice, and also without danger to the country, of which the welfare must be destroyed, and of which the tranquillity Might be dis turbed by a continuance of the distress which is now suffered. STANHOPE. RICHMOND (for lit and 3d Reasons). The following was Earl Stanhope's Amendment to the Address : " That this House views with the deepest sorrow and anxiety the severe distress which now afflicts the country, and will immediately proceed to examine its causes, and the means of administerifig speedy and effectual relief." The following is an extract of an interesting private. letter from Rio Janeiro, dated let Dec. 1829 :—" lles intended expedition in aid of the Azores, naturally ex , cites much attention here ; and it is understood that it I is only retarded until the change of Iminiatry is effected ; that will make the Marquis da BA ILBACENA as influential es; from his high character and superior talents, he ought to be. The new EMPRESS appears a great fa vourite already; her abolition of the ceremony of kneel ing at Court has pleased the Nobility ; and the anecd otes that have been circulated of her affability t o a ll classes, have made her already beloved by the people. The Wing of handkerchiefs, whenever she has appeared in the theatre, has been prodigious. Nothing can exceed ,the EMPZIWIL'it affection for her; and he is altogetheti remarked to be in peculiarly good humour. You wilt have heard that the second Princess, the Duchess o OANTOS,I2 to visit Europe—a itep irltich the Eitrteole, hit Ws further encouraged to take, (ruin the Initial .which the health of her sister, the young QUEILW, 1 1 rived from the European climate. Donna vie ale bad pow quite the fresh countenance of an Eugfish TON :. lady ; and is really, with her blue eyed iiiidlight heir sweet and beentifel object for the ortition of her jests. Her MA, MITT has been little in public sip= " Morn, owing to a local weakness in her legs, prevents her from walking; but this is nothing than she has been for some time !object to. li r . • thict Portuguese court is kept up with at! dee state, iiiii tilt . Eli 1. x ROA is extremely *Willer Hi his irdituctoeil ifer the due observance of itiqeette among the Quzated Iheeiehold. let us hope that she may one day bold heel Court on the got where usurpation now rtarvits heed.." , nev4 IYallerday li ve divisions of the new police &maze thify Oa the Sitrrey side of the `dater. 'Me itlevei,ireva Of Oki clMiiiistaitie, weFe ear the alert the Preeedi night, and in orie Perish done, th*t of Newipgtoe, At different attempts at brugiery took place. The thieved 1 iiitiance V The liorilli* - _,wee s • --i..: ~. . to . oY " boat ( "Jr" big anci 111 une Par tmettra n gmtle, Ift" Newi Th i rdu i. er aT e: of Yak:: site P d 4 = w rie "l 'fer Grattitstirt— L e..4ora k . 0„ 0 , 4 4, 04 , 4. the differe nt attempts at took place. uccedai e afaatttlril iiirpeading • t i Ai 444E4 eitiiiifice info the hotnie et Mr. David Rom which the haute aro . 1, Gray's hiiiztood aatiely ar tailcoat orutihe pari9sePistsi the knittord of the Mualpetior, hem wbick they Shgn its. , and "Zit i torti off : a l=ll si s !'"'"°'''." in carrying off, nteettgit traria); of presort'', two &alai oda e peapte j i l i c hn • i s f a ,: g lo p . p kat kr .i p .e 9 0• 1 7 1 71;$;41 site model of a 74 gun oh*, Out lorteret,etber article*: 8 itteYe thOldwa,oainideloitdo/11.31*!9teal. A man and two women were flppteltilaillet in the cowed .. 4 k a. wito4 Mailed ard cowery tit* o f wtopnsaz tales whose lod ia tz 4 . haveou"..' rt_Ateirs*d_.,&•ki,....e•-atisiatt,.. 6 l*-41 - 40‘0._eitstrAiiief NA* Atavtik' *Of 01100 hest. 94 • ..p r t re...,441 our _ tee ' I 1 1111 0 1 . 061, • e, wed petpacis'itimi-• irriatieuipleamig. • • ••,- • ) _,~~- LENT ASSIZES. OX F_OR Cl,ltc UIT. (Before Mr. Justice limlo. naked Mr. Baron BOLLAMS ) Ilerkthire--Friday, Feb. MI. at Resew Ozfordthire —Tends', March 3, at Oxford. Woreasearabire—Saturday, March 6, at Worcester. City of ditto—Tie same day, at the City of Worcester. &affordshlre—Friday, March I!, at Seaford. Shropshire—Friday, March le, at Shrewsbury. Herefordshire—Thursday, March 64 at Hereford. Monmouthshlte--flantrday. April 5, at Monmouth. Gloucestershire—We&esday, April 7, at Gloucester. City of ditto—The same day, at the City of Gloucester. HOME CIRCUIT. (Before Mr. Justice Balmer sad Lord Chief Justice TUISAI. Hertfordshire—Wednesday, March 3, at Hertford. Reel—Monday, March at Chelmsford. Rent—Monday, March 15, at Maidstone. Sussex—Monday, March int, at Monism. Surrey—Monday, March to. at liCinginsis-epoo.Thames. MIDLAND CIRCUIT. Before Mr. Baron Oaaaow and Lord Chief Baron Arsaarroaa Northampton—Saturday, February' 27. Oakham—Friday, March 3. Lincoln and City—Saturday, March 6. Nottingham and Town—Friday, March 12. Derby—Wednesday, March 17. Leicester and Borough—Monday, March 22. Coventry and Warwick —Saturday, March t 7. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. STATE OF THE ODDS.—BETTING-ROOM, Fga. s. Ile to 1 apt Mr. Petre's Bronswicker (taken) •g to 1 Sir M. Wood's Mummer (taken) 10 to I Mr. Chifney's Cressida colt (taken) 10 to 1 Lord Cavetidish's Mouse colt (taken) It to t Lord Cleveland's Wat Tyler 13 to 1 Sir M. Wood's Cetus (takes) 17 to 1 Lord Exeter's Mahmoud (takes) 25 to 1 Lord Seftoo's Sal. Colt 30 to 1 Lord Tavistock's Custard 30 to 1 Lord Sefton's Mouche 30 to 1 Rupert 30 to 1 Ld. Egrcmoot's Brother to Grampus 30 to I Lord Sligo's Brine 30 to Capt. Arthur 33 to r -- Mr. Ramsbottom's Zucharelli (taken) 60 to 1 Snooks (taken) 6000 to 5000 Brunswicker apt Mouse (taken) 600 to SOO Mummer and Cetus apt Cressida, Mahound, and Snooks (taken). Six apt the Field. Six to One aptition else (taken). IT. I.SOSS. •j (0 1 on the Field. sii!"mmmaileimilm mir SCENE AT DROGHEDA. Au extraordinary scene occurred lately at Drogbeda.—Squalor and misery have made their abode among the poor of that town —and the bitter order of the people, Catholics, Protestants, and Dissenters, including the Clergymen of the three denominations, assembled with a view of devising means of relief Among the Clergymen were the Rev. John Magee, Vicar of St. Peter's in that town. and ma of the Rev. William Magee, Archbishop of Dublin, and Bishop of Glands:lack as he calls Glandelaugh—the Rev. Jo sias Wilson, a Presbyterian Clergyman, and the Rev. Mr. Cam ber. a Roman Catholic Priest. The object, the reader win remem ber, wan' was to save the wretched poor from death by starvation, and the following was the way In which this end was promoted by the Rev. Mr. Magee : " The objection which I have elsewhere made to the proceed ings In contemplation are Melly these. Under the pretence of charity. other objects arein this town kept chitty in view. Io the present instance such Is clearly the case.—Large foods have bawl raked and are daily collecting by the teachers of the Roadsh au perstision,tfor purposes best known to themselves. A portion of these treasures has been, I presume. applied to ostensible objects— such as the building, enlarging, and adorning the temples in which these teachers make the GOD before Which deluded multitude* fall prostrate and adore." We need not, indeed we cannot, chastise the utterer of this lan guage In words more forcilak or appropriate than those employed by the Rev; Mt. Cumber, an eminent and exemplary Catholic Clergyman. " Mr. Magee has. to my utter astonishment, and also to that of all who beard him, as your deep Indignation clearly seine's, deemed it right to conjure up In a Christian assembly the dark split of bigotry, and to burl against us, poor Catholics, the end owed charge of gross Idolatry. Now, I will presume to admo nish this scion of Atithesii, that the Wide theatre of charity is not precisely the stage whereon to enact the part of religious dissension, nor convert into the arens.of acrimonious disputation —that the time has passed away. and I trust for ever, when such antics form the ground work of proiltable speculation—that such obsolete and unfounded atcusatkins have been a thousand times preferred and refuted, whilst the most enlightened bkhope and eminent divines of his own church have given up this point, and conceded to us. all Idolstors as we are a resting place in the pale Of eternal salvation. I had hoped a lit tle rWedion might have suggested to the Rev. Gentleman the folly, and at otter the Ilittiolity of seek a maree; . that Ms marked hostility to the religion of by much the greater part of the inhabitants, has been amply satiated. by his uncoarteous treatment of those among their number. comprising as much of respectability and Intelligence as any others la this town, not even excepting the very Reverend Rector himself.—But, unblippily, in this expectation 1 have been wofully disappointed, and feel ate lose whether to admire the hardihood of the man or to pity his weak.. new, in advancing sentiments so unchristian; Ind so badly accard• ins with the enlightened spirit of the times." We congratulate the people of Drogheda, Metallic sad Frets,- tants, on having such a Christian pastor amongst that, in! our venerable frlepd, the Catholic Primate, on a Ash in lilt moofte of whom, no doubt, his Grace is justly proud. The Rev. Jades Wilsoi,,thongh strong in his Calviebtic ~ eteed and ready, like the Scotch martyrs, to seal his fhith hk Mod, quoted scripture abundantly against the Vicar Of Peter's. " I aver," concluded the Rev. Gaitleman„ thit 1 would bet. with my present views, stain my hinds with shy ducky that waslot to be given to the poor. witho u t diainctiun Order pihy. I earnestly hope diet the idirtij ilayist bold had &eeriest illibmality, is near its time, bad lhat it *Cid end Moue summer seams of peace and geochaei hetievoll. will abottly smile on our land." In spite of the Atha the Rev. John Magee, however, earl a few of Mi ultra Wails, the Catholics. Protestants and Preley melons, concurred la the Resolutions, and separated with, kindly and Christian f eHugs meads each other. Thus may it always be perpetra The Russian Artibaseador gale a grand dinnber t. Prime LEOPOLD, on Sunday, at Ashburnham Howe. fkmr‘Of the Foreign Ministers and some of the C a bi net Ministhie were Melted to rafmt Eli Royal Highness. The LARD CHAMBERLAIN had an ititet+kw Mitt the Duke of WELLINGTON 01180UDday. Tim Napolimn Ministht transacted business at the • Feral& nice, yesterday. 'Me Prussian Minister and the Colombian Mitiiitter transacted business with tim Fork of Atm/Email you r.• day, at the Foreign Office. Lacassin Vierait t utria.:—Tim ifdrty-sixth hie* Of this admirable bistitirthit was celebrated on Marley et the London Tams. We regret that our aiss will not admit of even an abridgment of die eigniat • iipOrt of ifte israteedingi, as given tap di** the ighte • Adverasei. When we state that siactuthe ettpbfsb pent of this society, apwardi of ten Moused six Aux dred licensed rictualfers have teciiiliti m ;* thit gime give a rich Urid for the relief of decayed nterallers aid doer families ; that they bays eiktablied a picot respect able oche* ; and, abort all , that f6Y CHU , ' a Waled • ' • their ' the °wk . **lt etmeattial an thatal and principles, we think we say enough to satisfy theitablic qiat the institution niust be eminently useful. Tgreii not a rciiihrist Vitqatiliiiit *it s &it ougift W bi OM to baking uisacli a ascisty. Yeeterthry the Klica force wr )311pndad of Clerkenwell, denotasiled leasi .._~.~. .ago: , 1 ! l ‘ ~o r y I t ,: ~>.