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• ', prejudice those rights; 1. t, • t.t I • treaty were ratified, they must consider that no af ., thelt • privileges had taken place. This country, in common With the other contracting powers, would maintain the treaty of 1815, and uphold the free and entire navigation cf the Rhine. He cottld•assure the right hon. gentle -1 man ( Mr. Grant) that his Majesty's ministers were quickly alive to this and all other subjects involving the commercial interests of the country. ilk. C. GRANT observed that his attention was drawn to this subject from a statement he had read in a paper some short time aKu,.in which jt was asserted that a treaty had been entered into, to whith Franey, Prussia, Bavaria, Germany, and the Government of I lova-, were parties. The impreseion on his mind was that it was Oct a project, but a treaty, in which all the powers had joined. The treaty of 1815, however, had never been complied with, foras related to vesscis coming from the Baltic and some other places, they had always been excluded. Mr. PEEL observed that what he had stated to the house was in accore.ance with the most recent information which government had rezei.ed. A project of convention between Prussia and the Ne crlatitis had been submitted to the Central Commission at May- 1 crize, titt they had pronounced no opinion upon it. He believed that *at treaty would not omit to recognise the interests of this country, for the British Government does not relinquish her claims, whether such a trea►y be ratified or not. Whatever might be the result, this country would not permit any infraction of the terms of the Treaty of Vienna in 1815—(hear). A fact, of which, per haps. the right hon. gentleman .was probably unaware, he would men ion, showing that the navigation of the Rhine was open at the present time to English vessels--viz. an English vessel had pro ceeded so far up the river as Cologne, and there discharged her cargo. He mentioned this as indicative of the disposition evinced by the King of the Netherlands to permit the free navigation of the river. _ _ _ 3lr. GRANT was aware that several vessels had made the at tempt to proceed up the river, but from the heavy duties levied, wMt the exception of the one alluded to, all of them had been obliged to relinquish it. Mr. PEEL— The British government will consider the exaction of heavy or prohibitory duties, when ascertained to be the case, as a breach of the treaty for maintaining a free navigation. (Hear.) BLOCKADE OF FR VEDA. Dr. PIIILLIMORE called the attention of hit Majt.sty's govern ment to the blockade of. Payees, and expressed a hope that the prpers, about to be laid upon the table, respecting Greece, would contain such an explanation of that affair as would put any imputa tion upon the motives of this country out of the question. Mr. PEEL said he hoped the papers would contain a satisfactory explanation of this affair, though there might be circumstances, such as an armistice between the parties, which would take this out of ordinary CAW to be governed by the law of nations. Dr. PHILLIMORE was only anxious that the conduct of this country would be placed beyond imputation. LAND TAN. HOBHOUSE presented a petition from the parish of St. Paul's, Covent-garden, against the unequal assessment of the land tax. The hon. member referred to the sums at which several counties anti towns in England were assessed, to prove this irregularity. The whole county of Lancashire was assessed at only 20,9831. while the City of London was charged 123,0001. Westminster was assessed at 63,0201. the borough of Rye at 4731. Hastings, which was four times as large, at 3781. Mr. Pitt had admitted the necessity of re. vision of this tax ; it would be well for the house to have the oppor tunity of annually revising the tax. Only 713,0001. of the tax had been redeemed ; the Parliament had still to deal with 2,113,0001. and he doubted not that it might be made to produce yearly 3,000,0001. The house ought to take this question into considers. tion to prevent much injustice. Mr. HUME said it would be a great hardship to re-tax those who had redeemed the land tax, which would be the result of the equalization. Mr. HOBHOUSE said he only meant that the unredeemed tax should be dealt with by the parliament.—Petition ordered to be printed. Sir J. NEWPORT moved for returns Of the compensation made to the collectors of the poets of Liverpool, Dublin, Belfast, and Cork, for losses sustained by them in the year 1824,1 n consequence of the alterations then made in the mode of making remittances to the Treasury.—Ordered. Lord STANLEY presented a petition from a parish in Lincoln, complaining of distress.—Laid on the table. Sir JAMES GRAHAM presented petitions from the inhabitants of the towns of Whitehaven and Cockermouth, praying an alteration in the mode of employing the labouring poor.—Laid on the table. Mr. HUME presented two petitions from the borough of Arbroath, against the East India monopoly; and from Brechin, complaining of certain hardships in the operation of the Stamp Acts, particularly as affecting the property of intestates, and in cares of mortgage in Scotland. He gave notice that he should call the attention of the house to this subject.—latM upon the table. Mr. HUME said as this was the ninth petition which he had pre sented from Scotland, within a short time, upon this subject, he should move that It be printed.—Ordered. Mr. HUME moved for returns of the profit and loss upon the, manufacture of small arms and ammunition by the Ordnance and Navy Boards, stating the prices of the raw materials, labour, ac.— Ordered. Malt CUSTOMS. 3 t ~ ;•. JESUITS. Mr. BURRELL presented a petition from Brighton complaining of an additional penny having been imposed on each letter deliver ed beyond certain bounds. He should wish to know from the Chan cellor of the Exchequer whether the charge was legal, and whether the petitioners might expect any relief. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was understood to my that he could not speak as to the legality it the charge, but could not see what 'grounds there were for the complaint, as he thought it a great advantage to have the letters delivered at a dis tance from the town, for the additional charge of a penny. Mr. WODEHOUSE postponed his motion relative to the duty on sea-borne coals to the 13th of May . Mr. S. RICE moved fora return o f the quantity of turn imported since 1808 ; also the quantity exported, stating what was for the army and navy; and also the uentity in bond in 1830; also for a copy of the memorial presented to the Treasury by the distillers of Scotland and Ireland, and a copy of the report of the Commissioners of Excise, if any. Mr. R. GRANT postpona the second reading of the Jewe Re lief Bill till the 3d of May. ADJOURNMENT Or THE MOUSE. The CHANCELLOR of the PaCCHEQUER moved that the I house, at its rising, do adjourn to Mondiy the 26th of April. He was not aware that any objection could be made to an adjournment for that period, particularly as the session hitherto had been so ex tremely heavy. Little business could be done in the week previous to the 26th, on account of the King's birth-day and the ceremonies which usually took place on that occasion. (Such, at least, was supposed to he the right hon. gentleman's meaning, but he spoke in such a low tone of voice that the exact purport of his words could not be ascertained.) Mr. RUAIBOLD moved for a return of the number of square yards of calico and muslin dyed during the last three years, with duty paid to the excise for the MM. Mr. F. BARING presented a petition from Portsmouth, against the punishment of death for forgery. • Mr. DOUGLAS presented a petition from Pollockshaw, against the East India monopoly. The hon. member simmered for a return of the rates levied by British Acts of Parliament on productions of the West Indies, such as rum, molasses, &c. imported into the British possessio ns in North America, specifying the rates, and the amount levied. Mr. WARBURTON wished to put a question to the President of the Board of Trade, respecting the importation of timber from the British possessions of North America. It appeared, as the law now stood, that timber wherever it was produced, might be im ported from the Caned:Ls at the same duty with the timber raised in our North American possessions, and the consequence was, that a great number of vessels took in freights in the Baltic, to Halifax, and there imported the timber the pro. proceeded u as of that country, by which a considerable saving was made, as might be seen, in comparing the prime cost and other charges. The prime cost of timbers imported from the Baltic was 20s. the freight 18s. duty 55v. and ss. other charges, making altogether Vile. the cost of the other was 20s. freight from the Bald: to Halifax, and to England 50s. duty 10s. and other charges ss. making the whole not more than 85s. and 13s. less than when the voyage was made for the Baltic. A great many vessels were preparing to sail from London to the Baltic, and then to proceed to Halifax to take advahtage of the clause of the Act. He should therefore wish to know whether the right hon. gentleman had any intention of introducing a clause to amend the act. Mr. HERRIES admitted that the act, as it now stood, was de fective, and that the intention was, when it was introduced, that it should apply only to timber raised in the British possessions in North America. It appeared, however, that it had been success fully evaded, and it was therefore his intention to introduce a bill after the recess to remedy the defect. After a few words from Mr. Stewart, Mr. Warburton, and Mr. Bright, the motion was agreed to. Mr. HOME DRLT3IIIIOND presented a petition from the ma. trues and burgesses of Donbas, praying that they might be al lowed to hold certain courts. Sir CHARLES WRTHERELL moved foe returns of the num ber of causes, motions, bankrupt petitions, ett. which bad been heard by the Lord Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor, and the Muter of the Rolls, within the last six years; and also for the number of appeals from each of them, specifying the decisions which had been alirmed or reversed. Mr. WESTERN presented a petition from a town in the county of Essex, praying that the punis hmen t of death for forgery should be abdialW. The bon. gentleman said that be agreed most sin. arely and fully in the prayer of the petitioners. He doubted whe. ther we had a right to take away the life of criminals except in some extreme eases; at all events, he considered that punishment of mince severity—for instance, solitary confinement—would be more effec. tual in reality in repressing crtme.—(hear.) Sir ROBERT INGLIS moved for returns respecting the number of Jesuits and persons of other religious orders belonging to the Catholic Church in Ireland, registered in conformity with certain =one of the bill of last sessien. Also for returns of laud in subject to tithes, which were at present in the hands of lay improprieties; together with an account of the extent to which the latter had acquiesced in the arrangements of the Tithe Compost. don Act. NEW SOUTH WALKS. Mr. HUM E movedf;JrcturasCri the IZOle expense of the civil establishment at New South Wales, distinguishing the names of all persons receiving more than M. a-year, and of such as Oiled more offices than one.—Ordered. . _ . Mr. HUME wished to ask whether Mr. Durnaresque, the brother. in-law of General Darling, bad been appointed to the dace of T'res. surer of that colony ? No answer was given. Sir RONALD FERGUSON presented a petition from Stirling, against the East India monopoly.—Laid upon the table . Lord CLIVE presented a petition from the high sheriff, land holders, &c. of Montgomeryshire, against the proposed alteration in the Welshjudicature. Sir W. SCOTT moved for a return of the machinery exported from the United Kingdom during the last six years. Mr. DICKENSON presented a petition from. town in Somer. setsbire. against opening the trade in beer. Mr. BRIGHT moved for a return of the quantity of tobacco im. ported and manufactured in Great Britain and Ireland, since ISM FORGERY. Mr. LENNARD presented a petition from the bankers and mer. chants of Woodbridge, county of Suffolk, against the punishment of death foe forgery. • There was a prevalent feeling in that neigh bourhood against such a sanguinary punishment; and he sincerely hoped that the same feeling existed among the bankers and mer chants of London. Mr. TRANT concurred in the prayer of the petition ; and hews glad to find time a more humane feeling was beginning to prevail very generally respecting the severe punishment for these offences. An eminent banker had stated to him that day, that on one occasion be bad prosecuted an individual for forgery, and afterwards used every endeavour to obtain a remission of capital punishment, but in vain. He bad been so dietamml at the unfortunate result, that it was his determination never spit M Nevto for forgery. He be lieved a very general hang among banters that the punishment of death for hegsay ought to be abolished. E BUXTON said be had received several letters from most respectable individuals la Nikon places, expressing their strong drake that the capital punishment should be abolished. The first was'heos a honker In °lour:ester, in which he stated that for his part (aid ha knew such was the sentiment of many others in the same lie of business), he would rather be exposed to any loss than peoeseues he the capital offence. The next letter was from a re spostehie elergyman in Glasgow. The following is an extract : The lookers to a man have been favourable. lam given to on. dinned hat there is hardly a bank in town (if, indeed, there be • ores one) that has not been in circumstances in which they have robed* to prosecute, rather than expose the offender to the cer tainty; or even the risk of death ; and this forbearance has been ex.. euuinsloseedrnes in circumstances of an aggravated nature. TM did waa from a banker in Newcawie, and was as follows now with to offer you my testimony on the subject of forgery, in ecellemsdon of your sentiments expressed in the house. My mind its log bass distressed with' the' present law. .1 gladly embraced the dot opportunity to do what could for its mitigation, and lady Wok moo polio he ibrwarding a petition from hence. praying hit imams Is peaty should be short of the forfeiture of life. The potion of the banks in this town signed, under the pm• demi andeden that the severity of the lawwas not a peone ial to as, Ind Gods& to increase tits crime. . I also called on our owsoss, who .conad rod in the same sentiment, and k ft. Tie ow be said to be universal in this district. • • He _ter thopsuldnaot on stronger grounds, because he did' not hat they MI a sight to take sway the li fe of a fellow coatis, he ollosefigaint proy. „ Mr. WARBURTON soM• was .* very. strong, impression NOW site eapltaly thin sellebutent, not only : ISLIJOACIOn•bUt in the coun t o was quite sure a. Judicious alteration wa tri lra ge teda nol the law, and dte capital offencealioliehed• these would be an laoloddtly pekoe protection *inn the offence; had no . tairehaat cook tor drkhiare'have any just viands of conrplaint: The public holing was ev at the capital ptudaboot, at host so eOgoda+l description. • ffr. WIIIIALIa prone* a a town in tau West Pe* Ili ti 6 ll l l m rP ßi r kth lg dut y " 47 ' 114 11UXTON'preirtl it s_piliden flan the TIN, WWI di. paulhosin et forftwayislal moosit. 4nenhileof Moto+ mews! he tiosalsea dining tbk l asikte ritying,tho ado, of dialing id shithed+ hi. _. if • • . i i , .~~:ro -~'-~•~' , , . LONDON. FRIDAY, APRIL 9. GOOD FRIDAT.-jCLOSZ HO►.IDAY. Whatever may be the result of the measures now so actively pursued by the French Ministry, with the osten sible object of resenting the insult offered by the Alge rine power to the flag of France, we at least enjoy the conscious satisfaction of having been the first to develop the more ambitious projects, which were veiled under the plausible pretext of asserting the national honour. To the STAR, exclusively, does the merit belong of having directed die attention of the people to the deep and dan gerous designs of territorial conquest, and maritime ag grandisement, which we now find openly alluded to by the French Journals; and which the official organs of that' Government have not been authorised to deny. In our Paper of March the 27th, we deprecated the apathy with which the British Cabinet witnessed the preparations which have so long been making at Toulon for the inva sion of Barbary ; and we drew, from the nature of those preparations, and the formidable extent of the armament, an inference, which was warranted by our own knowledge of French affairs and of the disposition so long cherished by France, to augment her territories in a quarter so de cidedly favourable to the advancement of her maritime interests,—that nothing short of conquest and possession was aimed at by the invading expedition. We pointed out the advantages of soil and climate that Barbary of fered to the inhabitants of the southern coasts of France ; the means of defence that the shores of Africa presented ; and the paramount consideration of the influence, if not the decided and exclusive mastery, that France might thus obtain over the vast sweep of the Mediterranean. To every country " washed by that far sea," she might dictate ; and, strengthened by the support of the surround ing states, so long persecuted by those Algerine barba rians, her power would soon become absolute and uncon trollable. We concluded the observations, which we then made upon this important subject, by pointing out, as the reward of her enterprise, the means she would thus acquire of opening " a well guarded outlet to the Atlan tic, and new harbours for her outward cruisers, by ex tending her influence with her neighbours of Morocco ; and thus redder Gibraltar useless as a key,—by closing the gate.' How far our anticipations were justified by the circumstances from which they arose, may be shown by a reference to the subjoined extracts from contemporary prints. An Evening Paper of Wednesday, contained the following paragraph : " A Parisian Journal of high reputation assumes as unqueatioa. able that the conquest of Algiers epee achieved by France, its per manent occupation by that Power follows as a matter of course. This sentence, if it mean any thing, means a permanent military occupation. We doubt the fact of any such occupation entering into the calculations of those who have planned the expedition, and we are pretty certain that if any such ultimate consequence does enter into their calculations, that there ate other parties to be eon. suited, by no means likely to acquiesce in the project. It is perhaps in. judicious to stop to notice speculations which, if seriously announced, are too nearly akin to absurdity to delude or to alarm; and if meant jocularly, are too clumsy to provoke a smile; but we know that at tempts are made at this, as well as the other, side of the water, to draw inferences little warranted by the actual position or the pro. bible progress of affairs. We repeat, without fear of contradiction, that the harmony of the two great neighbouring Powers, England and France, has been, and is, cordial and uninterrupted, and their communications on the projected expedition explicit and satisfac tory." That the Government scribe, from whose columns we ' have selected this passage, should endeavour to cast an air of ridicule and doubt upon a suspicion that every day gains ground in France,—and, we venture to predict, will yet become a subject of lasting reproach to the credulity and culpable indifference of English Ministers,—is by no means surprising :—but that we should now be required, with the bitter experience of the Turkish campaign, and the triumphs of the magnanimous NICHOLAS, before us, to place any reliance on the assurances thus offered, that the " communications on the projected expedition" are explicit and satisfactory between " the two great neigh bouring powers,England and France," is really " too bad." —.Whilst the army of the CZAR was striding onward in the march of spoliation, the "harmony of the two great Powers, England and Russia," was then, too, " cordial and uninterrupted ;" and " their communications on the expedition" were "explicit and satisfactory."—Explicit and satisfactory, no doubt, to the courteous and compro mising diplomatists of " the two great Powers" and to the rapacious Russ ; but fatal to the interests of England— utterly subversive of the high character she once se proudly and so jealously maintained; and destructive of her continental influence.—We have not space to-day to pursue this vitally important topic ; but we shall resume it to-morrow. The annexed extract is of moment :- 1 " The Ague of ?Odom, 1aya...4 If some pumas are to be be. lieved, the expand= at Africa, and net dose of Algiers, bee fee object the occupation by France at the three Reredos of Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli. Some desks that Prance should attempt to occupy them three Reredos in ads to cede them to the Pavia of Egypt, who may she be sothenedeeneng the nambee of CkemPowees, and oppme with Turkey the agramilmment of Russia. Othees, an the mateary, wish, that by bee eetabbidng blade on the mew of Miro, Flame should endsavese to provent, in awe of sessesity, the emesdpsties of Egypt, by which the Impwor Minim woad refit, la edit to down the pedal equilibehia of lerelps, and Weenie with more facility ble raised of invades. But 6w proem Wow thee the eqwlities is demised to net orbit Algiers done. —lt is aria mewed thee the disendweitatien of the troops will take place at Tuffs.Chiquetta, a Tone-Chick a small port, ahici is only defended by an old tower, in ruins. From thence the atntv may ascend a mountain, situated opposite Cape Canine, and t4'.f. possession of the heights which dominate Algiers." Thebaneful influence of that system of taxation now, like a monstrous incubus, presses down the vital energies of the country, has been so frequently expowl in all its hideous deformity, and in all its most fearful shapes, without exciting either the sympathy or the re morse of Ministers, that we almost question the utility of complaint, petition, or remonstrance, however contitu tional the object, or urgent the prayer. But if we thus admit the apparent hopelessness of such appeals to the Legislature, when they firmly, boldly, yet temperately breathe the legitimate language of deep suffering, and de precate tho continuance of such a system ; what result can we anticipate from an address to Parliament in which the necessities of the people are overlooked in the anxiety to conciliate those who have evinced so little disposition to alleviate their sufferings?—C Es Aa, we are told, counted nothing done, while aught remained to do. Our Minis ters do nothing—and yet talk as if nothing had been left undone. The distresses of the country are unparalleled— and the load of taxation no longer endurable ; and by way of easing the burthen, and restoring prosperity with the touch of a Harlequin's wand, they make a mighty parade of relief, which, when examined, amounts—not to any present or effectual good—but to a promise to remit, six months hence, a duty which is to effect the immense reduc tion of three farthings in every quart of beer !—whilst, in fact, they instantaneously impose an additional tax on spirits. And such they tell us, is all the relief they can pos sibly afford, at the very moment when they maintain a host of placemen, pensioners, and sinecurists, in undiminished affluence—affluence, too, drained from the scanty earn ings of 'the suffering people. The petition adopted at the Huntingdon Meeting, is of the class to which W 3 have re ferred, as calculated to produce no beneficial result. whilst it is liable to the more serious objection of giving Parliament credit for relief, that is as yet but prospec tive ; and for " a desire to alleviate the national distress," which we contend has been but imperfectly, and, at best, unsuccessfully manifested. However our feelings of indignation may be excited b} • the apostacy of those amongst our contemporaries, from whom the people have a right to look for honest and un shrinking support in such a crisis ; we do not the less warmly hail their return to that path, from which we la ment that they ever for one moment were tempted to swerve. The Globe of yesterday evening has one short comment on the Huntingdon Petition, which almost atones for its recent " backsliding, :" " The declaration of the opinion of the people of Huntingdon, that the establishments of the country • are greatly beyond what are necessary for the administration of justice and the protection of the empire and its dependencies against foreign aggression, the may ob. *ls for which government is instituted,' will meet with more ge. neral assent. The conviction of the unnecessary extravagance of the public expenditure since the peace is not only undiminished, but becoming more firmly rooted than ever in the country ; and the Government, to retain any bold of the good opinion of the people. must proceed with its economical reforms. When are we to expect the result of the promised investigation of the colonial expenditure?" Yea, more:—Government must "proceed with its eco nomical retrenclments," if it would regain any hold upon the good opinion of the people; and the Globe must pursue the same bold and independent tone of remon strance, to retain its hold upon popular favour. Yet, in the possession of such facts as our contemporary has bad the means of acquiring, we are at a loss to conceive how he could be prevailed upon to misrepresent the actual state of the country, or to re-echo the delusive declara tions of those who were, and still are, wilfully blind to the distresses of the people. One consequence of the condi tion to which the kingdom has been reduced, he has thee forcibly pointed out : " We stated a few days ago, on the authority of a respectable - - Correspondent resident in Kent, that emigration is becoming very general among the small farmers, and other persons who hare pe. _ _ euniary means for removal. By another communication from the same genthman, we learn that the rage for emigration is rapidly spreading, and that many of the landowners of Kent are likely to bare their farms thrown suddenly on their hands. Most of the per sons who are preparing to leave their homes. express their intention of proceeding to the United States."— Alas ! for England !—Must her's, too be, the deserted Village, and the uncultured soil ?—must she, too. bloom " a garden and a grave?" " Thus fares the land by luxury betrayed, In Nature's simplest charms at first arrayed, But verging to decline,—its splendors rise, Its virtues strike, its palaces surprise; While scourged by famine from the smiling land, The mournful peasant leads his little band; And while he sinks without an arm to save, The country blooms—s f l anks mid a grove! We said yesterday—and the truth cannot be too often repeated, " till it grows into the currency of a proverb," —" that until union prevails in the councils of the Re formers, the question of Reform may be discussed and advocated—but it never can succeed." There must be an amalgamation of interests—the adoption of one grand principle, to warrant even the hope of its success : and how far the views of the professed,as well u of the most zealous. advocates of the cause coincide, we may soon see by con trasting some passages of the Declaration of the BI K MINGIIAMPOLITICALUN lON,With the avowed sentiments of the individual under whose auspices the Metropo litan Reform Association was founded. At the first meet ing of that Association, DANIEL O'CONNELL presided; and the principles which he then promulgated were re ceived and sanctioned as the fundamental principles of the Association. Mr. O'CoNN £LL said, " The principle of Universal Suffrage is the only rational, just, and honest principle." The BIRMINGHAM POLITICAL UNIOR *- dares, that" Universal Suffrage in its full extent is not a clear, defined, and acknowledged constitutional AOC' O'CoN usu. said, " Without the Vote by Bal lot, the extension of the suffrage would be an evil.-- He should stoutly contend for the ballot. The ballot he wanted, and he would -never be satisfied without it."—The BIRMINGM•M POLITICAL UNION declares, Ale the Yoh by Ballot is net known to the Coe t . . AP • .1, I , • -e r' ri,~ Y ! ~•.. NEER ?LADE. Mr. CALCEAFT said:;seitairiiiiof the committee to open the trade in beer, it was his duty to state in a few words the recom. mendation of that committee. The bin would provide that every person inclined to sell beer should take out a licence for the sum of two guineas, and in other respects the principle of Mr. Estcourt's bill would be preserved, and the police regulations would be attended to. He wished that all parties should see this bill, which was the only came which he could offer for bringing the subject forward on the last day before the MOM This bill would only go to England and Wales. He moved for leave to bring in a bill to open the trade in beer. it6:C. BARCLAY said he would not go into any detail, as the evidence taken before the Committee had not yet been printed. He hoped, however, that during the recess hie Majesty's Ministers would fully consider the subject. The country brewers, and the publicans, occupying their own houses, would be materially injured if this measure were to be carried to its full extent. Persons who had embarked large capitals in the trade should have some protec tion afforded to them, and it was his intention to move such an in struction in the Committee on the bill when it should reach that si lt CALVERT said he believed that this measure would be ruinous to the victuallers throughout the kingdom. He admitted that the reduction of duty would be attended with benefit, but in other respects the mown would be as destructive as any that ever was contemplated by ParHemet. Mr. H. DRUMMOND Mined his satisfaction that this men. sure was not to extend to Sitedarl Sir JOHN SEBRIGHT empeamed the great pleases, be Mt at aiding that the present government were doing so mai the do be • . Wit of the public in every rupee. Mr. F. BUXTON =Wilma that the brewers bred is die question with great Minus, akisesb they would be emidistabb losers. But the publicans mod protection, and if The beer was not to be consumed upon the powers it would be a great anis. tine. He was always the eappeter of fee trade I and who sash a sum as 40 millions was emtemusd, due care should be taken et se Urge an interest. Mr. HUME said if this bill were good for England, he did not goo F see why it should not extend to Scotland. In ev change of Ayr Ism some persons must suffer, but still he ho nothing would ems the government from proceeding in the course which they hi th b CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said tilled no liMeedon to except Scotland. . Leave was then gtien to bring in the bill. ' The further consideration of the tobacco duties bill was post. peed till after the holidays. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought in tbs free trade in beer bill, which was read a first, and ordered to be read a second time on the 3d of May. The other orders if she day _wets then disposed of, and the house adjourned at 20 minims se aiOt Valk,. The Belgians have a singular - mode of announcing their in. As tea is enterwl_ly administered en such occasions, th iv e l y li Nt a t zt ball a dewing tea. We accordingly MI all the =nine at the Hague engaged at " dandag teas" in Übe psseent gay season. It has been resolved to send out with the expedition to Algiers, i scientific commies's', en a similar thin to did which was adopted with the eupditlea to llgypt ant* Ditimsginstwe botanists are to be on this csamnimisnlt maid ban thb fact, that an idts is really saliMaitiod fit. when it shall have been brought undei sableetisa by the anny...... Dab& Liktary Gazette. Letters have been received from Dr. PA num., dated the list sod loth of January. Tbb gentleman was pursuing with st ratu s:deur his inquiries into the cause and nature of the plague in pt, and had made frequent and successful experiments - with the of lima and soda, as a remedy against infection.—lbiL BiAtILIAN NAVY.The extent of the Brasilia Navy .is not geasmily karma. The &awes Don Palm ostsPo not fewer sine Isetimis. Of then, three are liaerambialle *plan it ust trltZ if s .l2o goes, has jbesta lennabeAs tiles adeasm,' the; remnader ere census@ 'ad dupe,* A Illbellessenette write 32 sans, aid all their vessels ass' Imp i lium *lse - of tin mune deneminaden is tha British lonia. =hi AM sanest ends& °amok by Bdtish OWN, etAirats pay Mob that noeini la our swipe. The Isabelle, et OS new ism Hotta* pen; has beesibt over a &lghter et ills iller a ss e e t i o t r i ms d aporioge assns!, i< is call s gas Nt des modest Midst ef tie raga Nowa wee it a heeds nsiMsfy.' • • . • • , I, - HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON. AGENERAL COURT of this Corporation will oc held at the Freemasons' Tavern, on &rouser, the 17th Inst. Dinner at Biz o'Clock. The Right Hon. Earl CA WDOR, President, in the Chair. Members are requested to appear in the Highland Garb, or in Uniform. Visitors to be Introduced by Members; but Members of any of the Branch Societies established in Canada, Madras. Bombay, Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness, or Inverary, as well as Members of the Highland Society of Scotland, are admissible without Introduction. Tickets to be procured at the Tavern. J. MACDONALD, Sec. THE EVENING STAR. iiiiWill s E 4ht,, T.-