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did ha Irish to beam alarm by proclaiming his own sppreltensions, and in the only part of the popula tion which still remained sound ? Let Parliament set to work to probe the subject to its foundation, mid to see the Teti causes of the present distresses ; to disperse Psalm• nt at this period, and to do it in a manner which would put it out of the power of the King to coli.ct it immediately, would be on the part of his MA. jetty's Ministers a high misdemeanour. With respect o the currency, he was one of those who approved of a !metallic kirculation ; but seeing what happened when ever that desirable polat . was approached, he could not avoid alp:eosins some doubts as to the possibility of reaching it.— . Iffbere be saw the country suffering still after ten years from the effects of an ill-advised war, he felt that unless its Government took the matter in hand, And proposed those general reforms neces sary to restore it to a healthful state, distress would come and return ht a worse form, till a convulsion of such a nature must arrive, that although the counts" might recover hereafter. it would be after suing ehroajb a degree of suffering fearful to contemplate. Lord-C*LTHOR PE explained. Earl BATHURST stated, that the only ground on which the proposition of the Noble Marquis opposite for relieving that distress, which all lamented equally, was the certainty that the grant of money would open the door to multiplied applications of the same nature, which would become set ions burdens to the cduntry.— lie regretted that the noble Earl Mould not have ex pressed sooner the objections which he had to a change In the currency, when there had been so many oppor tunities for doing so. He contended that his Noble Friend (the Earl of Liverpool) had attributed the exist. ing distress to overtrading, the overstocking of the market, and the cet•sation of the demand, and not to the high price of corn; and that he dii not propose' the prment measures as measures of relief, but as in--1 teaded to prevent the price of corn from rising, and aggravating the evils of the period, and therefore as measures of precaution. In the present state of things, a price of eighthillings, and even less, would be a famine price, and yet unless English corn rose to eighty shillings, bonded corn Would net be allowed to come into the market, so that the whole twittery might starve whilst it knew that the warehouses were filled with grain, which mast perish without being used ! Was that the situation in which Noble Lords would wish the population of Eng land tote placed? Earl ROSSLYN contended; that the acts and mea sures of his Majesty's Ministers proved that they considered the price of corn as the operating cause of the present distresses, and thus encouraged the clamour of the suffering manufacturers against the landed interest. The Earl of LIVERPOOL repeated his conviction that the price of corn had nothing to do with the present distresses; and stated, that the measures which he had announced were mea sures of precaution, and not of relief. He had already declared, that he expected that the chief relief would be derived front the' voluntary contributions and subscriptions of the country. The price of corn had been gradually rising for several weeks, and though pot near a famine price at present, might approach ft to a degree which would greatly aggravate the existing evils, if precau ciente like those proposed were not taken. The Earl of LI 311titICK contended that wheat was far from a famine price, since it was only between 455. and 465. in Ireland, and 61s. in England. Lard ELLEN BOROUG H observed, that his Majesty's Mi nisters sseemed to consider the present period as the very worst possible for considering the Corn laws, and as the most favor able fir altering those laws without considering them. Helves eintvinced that they were endeavouring to obtain surreptitiously, try availing themselves of the feeling excited by present circum stances, that which,if conceded for a time, would soon be found to have become a permanent system. After a few observations front the Earl of DataLrr, the Peti. don was laid on the table. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY gave notice on tise part of kis Flieng (the Earl of Liverpool) who had retired, that op Friday next he should move that the Amendments made by the Common to the Ptomisnaty Notes' 13iU be taken into consideration. Mr. Cnas'wi from the Treasury presented an account of all foreign Grain and Flour now in Bond.—Laid on the table. kir. Twosome from the Admiralty presented an account of the whple expense of the Coast Blockade Service.—Laid au the table. Adjourned at Etas! &CLOCK* • HOUSE OF COMMONS. A person from the Treasury presented certain Accounts relative to Alsiscovado Sugar.— Laid on the Table. The Edinburgh Police and Leith Docks Bills were read a third time and passed. Sir W. ROWLEY presented a Petition against Negro Slavery. A Petition to the same effect front Galashiels was presented.—The Petitions were read and ordered to be printed. SYK ES presented Petitions trom certain Freeholders of York in Lirour of his Bill fur extending the Right of Voting. Ile ' took occasion to state, that be meant to include in his Bill the county of Gloucester, and other places.—Petition laid on the Table. A Petition was presented from Inverness against any alteration In the Scrods Currency.—lteferrred to the Currency Committee. Colonel TRENCH presented a Petition from the Roman Catho lics of the county of Roscommon, praying for Catholic Emancips. *MI..— Laid on the Table. Mr. STUART WORTLEY presented a Petition from Herd_ .gem, Yorkshire, against Negro Slavery.—Laid on the DISTRESSES IN THE MANUFACTURING *ISTRICTS. Mr.Secre.ary CANNING—I rise, Sir, to give notice of say intention to submit to the House, to-marrow, a measure for some modification in the Corn Laws, with , refetenceao the existing distresses in the Manufacturing Districts—(Herr, hear !) The accounts receive) this snorning of the b u fferi ng s of the people, in these districts, are such as must deeply affect every human heart, not altogether callous to the distresses of our fellow creatures. Whatever may be the expediency of interfering in this way for their relief upon general i.rinciples, there are some cases of such peculiar hardship, hat they call for . extraordinary measures for the immediate alleviation of the calamity, as far as that can possibly be done by any regulations that can be adopted. The measure which 1 intend to propose for the consideration of the House, appears to me best calculated to meet the existing evil, and the least objectionable in point of principle that can, at present, be devised. In the neighbourhood of the places in which the di tress is most severely felt—in the ports of Liverpool, Hull, and other sea ports—there is a considerable quantity of bonded Coin, which can not as the law at present stands, be brought out for sale in this country. When the question respecting the Corn Laws was lately bros,Tht before the House, Ministers opposed the introduction of any alteration in these Laws, in the full persuasion that the pre sent was a most inconvenient time for any interference on the part of the Legislature; and in that persuasion the, still continue; and even the very existence of the present distress is, in itself, an argument for the propo sition that this is a very inconvenient time for interfe rence with the general vestion. What 1 propose, then, to subMit to the Howe is a measure somewhat similar to that a hich u as adopted last year, but under differ ent circumstances ; a measure which may do good, and can de little or no injury to any class of men. What I propose is, that a law should be passed for enabling the proprietors of bonded corn to bring their grain into the market. The amount of bonded wheat in the ports is understood to be from 2.50,000 to 300,000 quarters; and the infusion of this quantity into the corn market may prove beneficial to the people,without any material injury to the agricultural interests. But it is even some thing to do away with the idea and impression of people being reduced to such an extremity of distress with abundance of food locked up in their vicinity. So far then we our, I think, fairly and safely go, in affording such relief as lies in our power, to these on whom the distresses of the present ;rigs press most heavily Bat as we cannot, at dips time, be sure of the state of the nest harvest..l mean further to propose, that in the Bill to be submitted to the Hetibe on ..this subject, a thuise sliodil be inserted to enable his Majesty io Coune . l 'to open the ports for the admission of foreign corn, either partially or generally, at the discretion of Government, during the recess of Parliament, in case such a measure should appear to be necessary or expedient-4Heari.— The House cannot but be aw.re, that under the existing pressure a measure (4 this kind may be just and proper, whatever difference of opinion may prevail as to the] general principles which ought to regulate the trade in Corn. With th-se principles the present measure will not interfere, as it is propovd merely wth reference to tile particular crisis. Wheri the bonded Corn was suffered to be brought into the market last year, the proprietors had a claim, or a fuasi claim, to have !hell corn released, because it had been imported with some doubt or misunderstanding as to the state of the law on the subject ; this is not the case in the present year, for the imposters of Corn were well aware of the state of the law; and imported the grain merely to take the chance of whatever events might occur. With respect to the opening of the ports—if that shall he found ex pedient-4I propose that the minor dusty of 12 shillings per quarter should be imposed upon fdreign Grain Imported into this country. I believe the regular mode of proceeding will be, to move to-morrow, that the House go into a Committee on the Corn Act of 3d Gee. IV. with a view to the introduction of tire measure now in view; but I wish it to be distinctly understood, that I do not mean to propose any alteration in that Act, beyond the two points which I have mentitsited—(Hear, hear). Mr. TIERNEY rose only for the purpose of saying that he felt the most perfect satisfaction at what he had heard from the Right Hon. Gentleman. He entirely concurred in all that be had stated. He Milted that the proposition would meet with the unanimous concirretice of the House. This was an occasion on wbich it was peculiarly desirable that no discussion that could possibly savour of disarment might occur. e PHILLIPS (of Manchester) formerly expressed his con* victims to the House of the impoliey of the present system of the Corn Laws; and since that time had consulted many eminent manufacturers of cotton and other wares, whether the present stock of cotton, &c. was equal to the consumption at its present unsettled high price? He was 'uniformly answered, that untie' the present system of the Corn Laws, they Could not manu facture at a great demand price, and that their stock was too great. The chief dilliculty experience d by them was to obtain returns; for foreign exchanges being against us, there was no mode of being repaid without a loss. If corn were to he admitted free Into the raarket, they would not have to complain; nor would those ens. ployed by them be new sufferivg under the greatest privations. Mr. Secretary CANNING objected to the tendency°, the Mo.' Gentleman's remarks, as his (Mr. Canning's) intended measure did not relate to a revision of the Corn Laws—a question which he wished to be by no means implicated in that he would to-morrow submit to the House. Mr. ELLICE (of Coventry), expressed his approbation of the course about to be pursued by the Eight - Hon. Gentleman—but he wished to further knew whether Minister. meant to adopt other measures for the relief of the distresses la the manufacturing dis tricts. He deemed such measures to be imperatively necessary, and came down to the Mouse with the intention of 'submitting a ,proposition, in cue Ministers refused—perhaps when his Hon. Friend N (Mr. Hume) would bring his Motion forward on the " Rate of the ation"—for a particular sum to be voted by the House for the relief of the distresses which the RigLa Hon. Gentleman rightly characterised as corning home to the feelings of every humane heart. Mr. Secretary CANNING replied, that it was not the intention of Ministers to adopt any more direct mode of relieving distress. Mr. E. WOLIEHOUSE agreed entirely with the views of the Right lion. Gentleman; at the same time he contended that they were not sulkiest. The Hon. Member was entering upon a long reply to what fell from Lard Milton, ea the question of the Corm Laws, when Mr. TIERNEY reminded him that that was not the subject before the House; and that, besides, be would have many oppor tunities in the progress of the measure of expressing his opinion on its principle and expediency. Mr. E. WODEHOUSE resumed. It was utterly impossible, he repeated, that any one could leel a more cordial approbation of the meastire than he did. But when be was told by the Hon. Member fir Wootten Baum, and the Noble Lord (Milton) that the agricultural interest were destitute of common honour, collusion honesty, and common sense; and were, ice fact, hi want of every christian and humane feeling.— The Hon. Member was interrupted by loud and general cries of " Order," during which Lord NI 11.1 ON row, and was about to address the Chair, bet Mr. S. Wodeliouse having taken his seat, the Noble Lord refrained Irons proceeding. Mr. JAMES thought the introduction of a certain quantity of corn was of very little use, unless sufficient means were given to the starving population to procure it. lie thought it would be far better to give up air Isum of 9,0001. which had been voted for the national pictures. The House had heard of ats instance of a poor woman who had stolen a leg of mutton, but upon the owner of it watching her home, he found her dis tributing it in its raw state to her family and children. Another instance had occurred of a poor woman, who, after a severe accouchemen►, bad remained 24 hours withoutfood.--(Murmars.)—Tae Hoo. Member wit), some warmth, said he had not risers for the merriment of the Honse, he was glad he was not going to sit in Parliament next Session, in fact he would not sit there if he were paid a 1,0001 a year.—(4 laugh.)—No man deserved the name of Englishman, if be did net feel for t►e dis tresses of the country. Masi this distress only been among the Blacks, the House would never have beard enough of it.—( Hear, bear !)—lle thought if the money expended on the printing of petitions in favour of the Blacks, were watt dean to the suffering Whites at Blackburn, it would be far better employed. It was no use wises the people asked for ►read, that bayonets should be ten dered them, and he hoped some of the extravagancies of Parlia ment would be curtailed and sent down to relieve them. Mr. T. WILSON sully concurred in all that had been stAted by the . Right lion. Gentleman; but at the same time he, agreed with the Hon. Member for Coven try, tt.a let what might be dose at the Meeting in the City of London, to-rso, row, it should fall far short of its objet, if the sufferers in Lancashire, and elsewhere, were net supplied with the means of buying bread. If the Government intended to begin with a system of re lief, they should say so, and relie►e the City of London from the performance of a duty which must fail to an swer to any great extent. He suggested that certain sums should be given to parishes, in aid of the Poor Rates, which could be best distributed by perste, on .the @pot, having the neces sary information as to the reel state of the distressed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ex pressed a hope that the citizens of London and all other persons who had the means of relieving the present melancholy distress, would not allow their efforts to be damped by what had just fallen horn the Hon. Member. Whatever the Government should feel it their duty to I propose, he derrecated that anything should pass within those walls which could damp the general ardour,which always had, and he trusted, always would, be the cha racteristic of Englishmen—namely, to relieve distress, and in doing so to perform an act of duty. Mr. secretary PEEL begged leave to add one word to what had been said by his Right Hen. Friends near him. The painful duty was imposed upon him of re• ceiving the details of the digresses in Laniashire—as well as the more painful duty of putting down (as he was determined tb do) all attempts at violence or dis obedience of the laws. But at the same time, he could nor look upon that distress without feelings of the deep est commiseration, and in many instances of admiration, for the patience and forbearance with which they bore this distress. He could net sit quietly in 4ls place os is wicaeine like the present, and felt, eves time, so bristly, to give vent to his feelinp—(liear, bar). Sir J. WROTTMLEY instanced a case bf distress which sle• curred in Stalfordifilreten years ago, and was relieved by a sub scription in London mined through the active exertions of Mr. Wilberforce and othbr benevolent Gentlemen. The sympathy then excited was POllduerive of the best results in the exemplary conduct of the sufferers ever since. The same happy results he anticipated from the gratitude of the men of Lancashire. Mr. J. SUITII hoped that the meeting at the London Tavern to morrow (this day) would be well attended, and that those who could not be present wonbi take care to send their subscriptions. Air. CU RTIES observed that the distress was not confined to the manufacturing portion of the community alone, but extended itself to the agricultural classes. lie deprecated entering into any measure which would militate against the interests of the latter. Mr. Seoretary CANNING wished to confine the question before the House to a mere measure of temporary relief, and he had no notion of interfering with the great question of the Coru Laws. After a few words from Mr. Itoamirson, the motion was agreed to. The Yorkshire Election Bill was read a second time, and com mitted for ilonday. The ReFort of the East India Writers Bill was received, and the Bill ordered to he read a third time to-morrow. The Consolidned Fund Kill was re;d a third time and passed. The House resolved itself into a Committee on the Fast India Naval Service Bill.—The Bill went through the Committee, and was ordered to he taken into consideration on Friday next. On the motion of Mr. Part., the Garden and Hot-house Theft Bill was read a second time. To be committed to-morrow. 31r. COURTRNAY brought up the Report of the Select Com mittee on the Returns of Poore Rates. Ordered to be printed. The Hon. Member moved for several lteturus connected with the above subject, which were ordered. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at lIALT WAIT SIX O'CLoCK. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, MAY ~ 1526. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Mr. Cisonso's proposition last night for the flooded Corn to be brought to Market, completely puzzled the Bulls and Bears this morning, who were at a stand, on the opening of the Consol Market, bow to act . : at length the ice was broke, and.tke Bars began to operate. The first bargain was done at 771, next 1 11, and went up again to j buyers, with a good deal of business doing ; and they are now at 774 for the Account. At Int it was ima gined this new project would tend to lower the Funds considerably, but as yet it has bad but little weight In the Market. Current Prices, Old Spanish 71 8, Mexican 61A, Colombian 1 40 Peruebn 21 29, New Scrip 4 I disc. _ ONE O'CLOCK. Consols, which the previous hour were at 771 for the Account, have since been done at 77j }, and are now 771. PRICE OF STOCKS AT FOUR O'CLOCK. (Link Stock 199 198 S per Cent. lied. 76% Y 8 % 3 per Cent. Cons. 77% 3 /s per Cent. 83% 3i per Cent. Itrd. 83 1 ,E 3 4 82 7 / 6 • 4 per Cent. 933 14 % 3 / 11 Ling Ann. 18 9-16 7 16 India Bond.. 7 8 prem. Old Annuities 76 1 / 4 £1,0(X) Exciieq. itiik 9 10 prem. CM/ and £2OO ditto 9 10 piem. t:500 ditto 9 10 prem. India for Acct. 227 C ins. for Acct. 707 8 34 s/s 74 77 4 % 4 per Crnt. Scrip % y s dii. FottgioN FUNDS, Two O'CLOCK Bresilian lkohl„ ssi I Mex. Bonds tnitS, 11% e6i Do. Acst. 551 Ditto Acct. 611 601111 1 601 Colombian 1i1.,C pC. 571 7 * Pertly. pC. 491 On. Jils 11124, 40j 40 Ditto Acct. • I'o. Ace. 591 404 40 Rtl4l. lids, 1822, 5 p C. 751 Mulish 11145, 5p C. 54i Ditto Aect. 76 Greek Bds 1825, S p C. 141 span. Bonds 5 p Ct. $ 71 _ _ Mexican Roods, 5 p - C. Si) tit. sp. C. I ii2s. 5 Ditto Acct. 51i Ditto Acct. BRITISH ANU FOREIGN sii.Aitn, TWO O'CLOCK snaky. ram 100 5 1 400 80 112 40 Y 0 17 100 10 7a 20 4 la 50 1 50 1 4 50 EXCHANGE. Vilma, APRIL 20.—Metalliqurs 90. Bank Sham /080. FRENCH FUNDS. Pasts, Aram 29. Five per Cents. • . 96f. 80c. Three per Cents. . . . 65f. —c. Dank Steck • . 2020 f. Rentes de Naples . 74f. 55c. Royal Spanish Lean . . 441f._ General Mining Asso. Tlalpuitahua IJniteJ Mexican Alliance British & For. Protector Fire Canal Oas Engine Equitable Loan Bank New Corn Exchange F.:Chang:lt on London, One Month Three Ditto 251 sk. 251. 55c. THE REVENUE. Notwithstawding the depression under Which corn merce still labours, we are happy to state that the Revenue is improving. As more than twelve months have now elapsed since a large portion of the duties were transferred from the Excise to the Customs, the present time can fitly be compared with the corres ponding period of last year, and we are enabled to ascertain correctly the relation which the returns bear to each other. This transfer of the Who duties commenced on the sth of 'April,. 1825, and from that day to the 29th of April, 1825, the Revenue of the Customs was 720,0001. while from the sth of April, 1826, to the :Nth of that month, the produce of the customs was 1925,0004 being a Loxikfide increase of 205,0001. in this 'branch of the Revenue in a period of twenty-fonr days: we are happy to add, that the Returns of the Excise for the same period are equally gratifying. These state ments, on which our Readers may rely, shew how little reason there is for the gloomy anticipations with respect to the Revenue, in which . some of our contemporaries indulge. , The proceedings in both Houses of Parliament last night were of considerable importance, relating as they did to subjects in which every person is interested—the present state of the manufacturing districts and the high price of food. With regard to the former, Ministers entertain the hope that the liberality of the affluent, seconding the munificent example of his MAJESTY, will furnish the necessary relief. In order to keep down the price of corn, it has been resolved to adopt two im portant measures ; the first is to allow the bonded corn, of which there are about 300,000 quarters in the ware. houses, to come into the mai ket, on paying a duty of 1!s. , per quarter; the second is to enable his MAJEaTT by order in Council to admit the importation of foreign grain whenever it may be deemed necessary. These, measures, the announcement of which afforded much gratificatinu to both Houses, will be introduced thi ' , I evening in the House of Commons, and they cannot fail of being of great benefit to the country: We Are happy to state Ow the accounts from Lan. cashire are of a more consolatory description than they have Wen for some days. The weavers are still in a feveri'h state of excitement, but the prompt and Well. timed exertions of the military hare subdued the spirit of insubordination. Le tors from Manchester, written yesterday morning, state that the town was quiet, but the manufacturers were antiouslY expecting a rein forcement of the military, the appearance of which it was anticipated would check ew prevent any new attempt at outrave. I ► another part of out P.apei we have given some further particulars of the late eiciisei, and we subjoin a letter from our own Correspondent at Manchester on the same subject : " MA/oCinitTsa, Mommy Mouu,., II O'CLocc, MA• 1. " Since Saturday all has been tranquil here, the military yesterday occasionally appeared in the streets,bot were net harrassed similar to the two preceding days. At Tandle.hilt, near Middleton, an assem• blage of weavers, nearly a thousand in number, took place yester day morning. I am informed by two very respectable persons, long resident in kliddieton, they Afterwards, although Sunday, pro (ceded to a power-loom weaving factory. situate at Crompton, near Reran, and threatened to break epru the door , the proprietor seeing the danger gave them the keys, and they pinceeded to de -1 *troy from twenty-five to thirty power•lonms, and then left the premises. At Middleton, a very extensive weaving district, all was perfectly tranquil and quiet : at Stockport it was the same on Saturday. At Bolton the manufacturers have very properly offered an advance of-prices for weaving cambric muslin*. If anything particularly occurs before the departure of the next mall you shall be informed. The Magistracy have issued a very proper public notice. This Minister of St. George's Church has also published a very suitable address to the weavers. Twelve months ago this vast population was completely employed, at present it is much the contrary. The damage done in the neighbourhood has been confined to the destruction of the power-looms." This forenoon we received Frankfort and other Ger man PApers to the 26th ult. 'They contain an article from Leipsic, which we subjoin, eying a lamentable account of the state of commerce on the Cintinent : LEIPSIC, Aram up. The fair turns out to be worse than was at first expected. Not to speak of the unfavourable weather, there is a want of per. chasers, of money, and of credit. Goods of almost every kind hate fallen in price, and when sales are made, it is generally with a loss. Leather has fallen 10 per cent., coarse woollen cloths 15 per cent. There are not so many Poles, Russians, and Jews ..t the fair as we expected, and as Leipsic loses about 309,000 dollars by a Swiss house in Berdieyew which has stopped payment, they can hardly obtain any goods on credit; even the best bills of ex change are not taken without hesitation. Swiss, who are used to make every fair large purchases of coarse woollen cloths to the amount of 4 or 500,000 dollars, brought as usual ►ills a exchange with them, but they have net been taken, because it is impossible to say what may be the situation of the drawers, before they become due. At the beginning, some purchases were made in coarse and middling woollen cloths, and in cotton goods ; but this was soon at an end, because the foreign dealers still delay buying, in the opinion that goods must become even cheaper than t►ey already are. The book fair also sines not seem likely to turn that well ; the quantity of returns is very greet. Many bookeellerakrvesent back from 70 to 100 cwt. Many booksellers have not come stall to the fair, and many have stopped payment. Last year;aireiciy, many were very dilatory in making their payments. The estate of the house of fleickenbach becomes worse and worse, in.consequence of the continued bankruptcies and the bad times; and its paper is now sold at a loss of 50 per cent. We are therefore very uneasy with respect to the future, and there is a great stagnation in all kinds of trade, which gives rise to the bitterest complaints. The disagteeable news has been received Isere that the town of Jenny and Pertitscheff, in Poland, has stopped payment ; it is not yet known what is the amount, but some of our dealers in cotton manufactures and silks are said to be deeply interested. To-day we have received another piece of bad news—namely, that of the insoliency of the house of M. Satarover, in Brody, which was con sidered to be quite safe, and in which we are likewise much Wu. rested. The fall of this house has had an effect—the more unfa vourable, because some of the Polish Jews kali, brought bills of this house to pay for their purchases. The French Papers of Saturday and Sunday have reached us. The opposition Journals bitterly inveigh against the appointment of the Bishop of Svnasaufto to be preceptor of the young Duke of Bouttoaaux, on Account of his being a Jesuit, and having written a work in defence of that proscribed order. The city of Nistrses, which in the year 1815 was the fteneof much persecution against the Protestants, has lately been agitated by a tumult of a similar character. It appears that a young Catholic girl was on the nd ult. about to be married to a Protestant, and though' the ceremony was frequent in the country, yet the house of the gill was surrounded early in the morning by a considerable crowd, whir uttered all sorts of reproaches against her. The wedding party, which had to go to the Protestant chapel, to receive the benediction, durst not go out. The efforts of the Commissaries the police to dissipate 'the populace were in vain. The Mayor went to the place, and his injunctions being equally useless, he resolved to demand a piquet of gendarmes and a com pany of the Swiss regiment. The soldiers formed so as to enclose the party, and it was in this way that the bride and bridegroom, who lived near the barracks, were conducted to the little chapel, 'and afterwards re• conducted to the bridegroom's house, continually fol lowed by a very numerous and - irritated mob, who uttered the most ferocious threats and pelted them with stones. The crowd continued round the house, me nacing in the same way, till a late hour in the evening. On the same day a slight commotion took place is the Rue des Boucherie, at Douai, in consequence of tile refusal of the Confessor of the daughter of a butcher to admit her to communicate, because she had beef: once or twice to the theatre with her mother. The French Budget has passed the Chamber of Dem*, by I majority of 199 to 77.—The Intelligence frees Greece senninees to be faro treble. 444 , 4 The .T•aerstal des Deets gives the following letter from Corfu, dated April 7th. " Cassius Pante has died.of Isis wounj: the siege of blisso!ongbi Is raised, and the troops WI Cionua4.lPsnvics, and COSTA! B•1111A au, have entered that town, halting grist Tan. titles of ammunition and provisions. I(aseiladi and, alLaataillio have been evacuated by the Barbarians, who have Saito refuge in par: at Lepanto, and the rest at I'atras, and the Greet fleet is arrived is strike ;he LA blow on the Mus,ulmen." :.1/