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Mow aa--- 1 PORT OF PLYMOUTH. By Order of the Hon. 'ommiulosters of bls Majesty's Customs FOR SALE, On FRIDAY,. the 19th day of March, MO, at Eleven o'Cloek in the Forenoon, At the CUSTOM-HOUSE, in this Port, THE FOLLOWING GOODS, Viz.-- FOR HOME CONSUMPTION, Brandy, 04 Gallons Bone Counters and FM, 1 Box Geneva, l9i do. I Glass Scent Bottles, 2 No. Tobacco, usimanufd. 2 Lbs. Deals, 1 No. Coffee, 3311 do. De e s s, \ l 2 Casks Currie Powder. 4 Bottles Anchors, 4 No. Eau de Cologne, 2 Bottles Rope, a Parcel Chocolate, 4 Cakes Open Boats & Materials, 1 No. Brandy T Gallons Rum .. 32 Ditto Proof, fit for Dealers. Geneva .. I; Ditto Wine 13 Ditto Also, the broken-up HULLS of the Sloop NARY ANN, and Open Boats FIVE SISTERS and BEE, together with their Illa terial4 ; and sundry Old Stores worn out in the Service. FOR EXPORTATION, Silk, 15 Yards I Crape Scarfs, 1 No. The Goods will be put up in Lots for the accommodation of Purchasers, and may be viewed on Wednesday and Thursday preceding the Sale, between the hours of Ten and Two o'Clock. Custom-House, 85th of February, 1830. NARBONNE HONEY, of a very superior quality, may be had of Messrs. Butler, Chemists, Cheapslde, corner of St Paul's ; Sackvilk-street. Dublin ; and Princes-street. Edin burgh; who are Agents for HARD'S FARINACIOUS FOOD, DUNN'S ESSENCE COFFEE, and HALL'S WHEAT FOOD. EAST INDIES. PANORAMA OF CALCUTTA.—NOW OPEN, At the Panorama, Leicester Square. A Superb View of Calcutta, embracing nearly the whale of the Public Buildings, the River Hooghly, covered with Vessels and Boat., and every object of Interest. The View (taken from the Esplanade, during the celebration of a Hindoo Festival) Is en livened by several thousand Figures, illustrating the singular Alan ners, Customs, Dress, Am of the Natives. The View of Sydney is Open. Views of Constantinople and Paris are exhibiting at the Pano rama, Strand. LICHFIELD, September 20, 1827.—Gentlemen— impelled by a sense of gratitude for the remarkable cure I have received by the use of your invaluable Antiscorbutive Drops, I forward you the particulars of my case, that others who may be similarly afflicted, may know where to apply for relief. For twenty years I bad a most inveterate Scorbutic Eruption upon my arms, legs, and back of my neck, attended with the most Intolera ble itching and smarting. I tried various remedies, and had the advice of medical men in this city, but all to no purpose ; the dis ease increased to such a degree as to destroy my test at night, my appetite and general health failed, and I despaired of recovery.— Being recommended to give your Antiscurbutic Drops a trial, I purchased a small bottle from Mr. Edwards, Druggist, of this city, and, after taking five small bottles, to my great astonish ment, as well as that of my family, the complaint was entirely eradicated; and I am now able to follow my business, which be fore I was incapable of attending to. It will give me pleasure to answer any enquiries, either personally, or if by letter, post paid. I remain your obedient Servant, JOHN SMITH, Saddler and Harness Maker, Market-street, Lichfield. Attested by Mr. Edwards, Druggist, Lichfield. To Messrs. John Lignum and Son, Surgeons, Manchester. These Drops are sold in moulded square bottles at 2s. 9d. 4s. 6d. and I ls. each, by John lAgnum and Son, Surgeons, &c. 63, Bridge sueet, Manchester; Butlers, Chemists, Cheapside, corner of St. Paul's, London ; 73, Prince's -street, Edinburgh; and 34, Sackville street ; Dublin ; Evans, 42, Long-lane, West Smithfield ; Sutton and Co. BowChurchlard ; Barclay and Sons, 96,F11et-market ; E.Ed wards, 67, St. Paul's Church-yard ; F. Newbery and Sons, 45, St. Paul's Church-yard ; F. Newbery and Sons, Agents to the Sun Fire Office, 29, Dame-street, Dublin; Scott and Orr, 100, South Bridge,and 67, Prince's -street, Edinburgh ; R. Nelson, Glasgow ; and all respectable Medicine Venders. Of whom also may be bad, Mr. Lignum's Improved VEGF.. TA BLE LOTION, forall Scorbutic Eruptions, price 9d. duty insluded. Mr. Lignum's SCURVY OINTMENT may now be bad of the above Agents, price Is. 9d. each Pot, duty included. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—WEDxzsDAy. Lord Eilenborough's Divorce Bill passed through a Committee-.. to be reported to-morrow (this day.) Sir A. GRANT, with other Members of the House of Commons, brought up the Transfer of Aid's Bill, and the Exchequer Bills Bill, (for 12,000,0001.) Mr. Buaitzia., Mr. JONES and others, brought up from the Commons, two private (Road) Bills; all of which were reed a lint time. VACCINE REPOIT. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY laid on the table a copy of the Lot report of the Vaccine Establishment.—To be ',tinted. Viscount MELVILLE presented a petition from a corporate body in Edinburgh, against the renewal of tbe East India Company's Charter. TAXATION. Ertl STANHOPE presented a petition from Blanchester, pray ing a reduction of Taxes. LEATHER DUTIES. The Earl of ROSEBERY, when presenting a petition from the tanners and carriers of Linlithgow, praying the remission of the tax on leather, said that he entirely concurred in the sentiments ex. pressed by the petitioners. He thought it advisable to repeal the Act which imposed duties on leather. The portion of the taxes on thatuticle which had been removed had not benefitted the community so much as might have been anticipated, and he was inclined to be lieve the reason why such a result had not followed was because the penalties and restrictions of the old Act remained in force. The benefit had fallen into the hands of the great capitalists in the leather trade, a circumstance, he was persuaded, never contemplated or in. tended by the Legislature. The Earl of lIIALIIIESBURY remarked that the public did not derive that advantage from diminution of taxation, when that cc. curred, to the extent that many persons imaginal. Ile recollected a duty of three shillings on hats being taken off by the administra tion at the time that Mt. Pitt was premier and he (the noble earl) went to his hat-maker , congratulating him i on the probability that lance hats would be sold in consequence. What was the answer did their lordships think? " Why," said the hat-manufacturer, " I have heard with great satisfaction what you tell me, but we were just going to raise the price of hats, in consequence of some advance in part of the material ; they will, however, now remain at the same price." The price of a hat was, even at the present mo ment, one shilling higher than at the period alluded to, when the duty of 3a. had been as he had just st a t e d, taken off. He was per. suaded that the public did not derive that advantage from the re. mission of taxation which they had an undoubted right to expect. This, of itself, was one important reason why taxes should not be imposed. Was leather, he would take the liberty of asking their lordship s any lower for th e p art i a l re d uct i on which had recently taken plate on that article? Did they perceive any diminution in the price of their shoes, or any thing connected with the consump tion of leather? There was no reason why the public should not reap an advantage from the removal of a tax, but on the contrary. It, however, happened that the consumer did not benefit to the ex tra he had a reason to anticipate. Instead of the benefit reaching the consumer, it stopped in media via. He wished, however, to uy that it was not the cue with the removal of duties on every article. For instance, great advantages had Hewed to persona en tragrd in agricultural pursuits from the remission of the duties on salt. (Hear) The Earl of ROSEBERY explained. Earl STANHOPE wished to see municipal regulations with re. spect to articles of general consumption adopted in this country. The old laws had not neglected this important branch of govern. molt. There were many evih prejudicial to the consumer belong. al to the monopolies which existed, without any proportionate b lndis• lie agree d with what his noble friend had jinn stated, that 3n Mary cases reduction of taxation had not benefitted the con -ew legislative measures were wanted on the subject to which he had first called the attention of the house. The petition was then read, and laid on the table. JEWISH EMANCIPATION. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE—My lords, I hold in my hand a petition, numerously signed by a ll th e respectable Indivi. duals In Liverpool of the Jewish persuasion, prayinc they may enjoy a ll t h e civil rights which other subjects of his majesty enjoy. This being the first opportunity of stating my sentiments on this subject, I beg to my, my lords, that I know of no reason, either connected with the faith of this peculiar body of people, or the con. duct they have uniformly exhibited, which ought to preclude them front the benefits which were wisely extended, the last sesaionof Por tant, to other classes of his majesty's subjects, who had been so IJ °• 13,419. THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 11, 1830. PRICE 7u long deprived of their civil rights on account of religious opinions. It is with satisfaction that 1 perceive $ bill has been introduced on the subject to which the petition refers in the other house of Parliament. I will not now detain your lordships by any further observations—The petition was then read, and laid on the table. ANATOMY. The Marquis of LANSDOWKIIIIin presented a petition from the physicians and surgeons of Sheffield, praying an alteration of the law, so u to afford greater facilities for the study of anatomy. RAJT INDIA TRADS. The noble MARQUIS likewise presented two petitions from the Chambers of Commerce in Greenock and Glasgow, against the re newal of the East India Company's charter.—Referred to the com mittee. Adjourned at a quarter put Five. HOUSE OF COMMONS—WEDxnaDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. Mr. BURRELL presented a petition from the inhabitants of a parish in the county of Suffolk, against the malt tax.—Laid on the table. Mr. O'HARA presented a petition from the inhabitants of the county of Galway, end another from the Roman Catholic* of the same county, praying for the abolition of that part of the act 4th Geo. I. which deprived them of equal privilege with Protestants..-- Ordered to be printed. The hon. Martian also presented a petition from the merchants, traders, and others of Galway, respecting the duty on coals carried coastways.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. MOORE presented a petition from the merchants of the Chamber of Commerce of Dublin against the renewal of the East India Company's Charter.—Refereed to the committee sitting on this subject. Sir E. T. WINNINOTON presented a petition from the per. sons interested In the iron trade of Bradley, complaining of distress, and praying for the disallowment of payment of wages in goods.— Ordered to be printed. Mr. G. LAMB presented a petition from the tanners of the city of Waterford, against the tax on leather.—Ordered to be printed. Sir JOHN WROTTESLEY presented a tion from the Inhabitants of Sedgeley, in the county of Staffo rd,praying for the payment of wages in money, and not in truck.—Ordered to be printed. IDISTRZU OT THZ COUNTRY. Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN gave notice that be would, on Cityxt, present a petition from the merchants and traders of the of on the distressed state of the country. Cork, praying that they might be excepted from serving the office of churchwarden.—Laid on the table. The honourable MENIZI also presented a petition from the dbl. tillers from corn, of Cork, praying that their interest might be protected. A petition was also presented from a congregation of • chapel In St. Thomas-square, Hackney. praying for tte abolition of the practice of burning Hindoo widows in India. Mi. S. RICE, in moving for leave to bring In a bill for doing away the disabilities under which the Roman catholics of Galway laboured by the act 4 Geo. L said that it was unnecessary for him to go into the merits of the proposed bill on the present occasion, as he understood no opposition would be made to it. He should there. tore confine himself merely to moving for leave to bring such bill in, and abstain from all comment until a more convenient state of its pro fit s' s few words from Mr. TaawT, leave was given to bring in the bill. On the motion of Mr. CaoKEe, the report on the Mutiny Bill was brought up. Lord PALMERSTON moved for a return of the number of licebettlers vs in the several counties in Ireland on the Ist, Jan. 1820, and let Jan.lB3o.—Ordered. On the motion of Mr. CIOICEII, the house resolved itself into a Committee on the Marine Mutiny Bill. The House then resumed, and the Report ordered to be received tomorrow. Mr. MARTIN moved for a return of the Salaries of Officers en. gaged in the 'Amine Office in Dublin, with the amount of dist. denda, balances remaining in their hands, Az. Mr. F. LEWIS gave notice of a motion for consolidating the laws regulating the pay of Naval Officers. Mr. CROKER presented a return of the number of Nlediter. rattan passes issued to ships in the years 1828 and 1829. Lord JOHN RUSSELL presented a petition from the maltaters of Taunton, against the duty on malt.—Ordered to be printed. Arndt, OF PoltTuoaL. Lord PALM ERS'I'ON, in rising to move for further papers re specting the affairs of Portugal, said he had to apologise to the house for bringing the question forward on a day which was usually devoted to relaxation from Parliamentary business. In consequence, however, of previous arrangements, be could not avoid doing so, having no option but either to bring it on to-day, or suffer it to stand over to the lit of April. While he admitted the principle, that in many cases his majesty's government might and ought to resist the production of papers, be must at the same time say that, in the present case, no such resistance could fairly be offered..—lt was incumbent on his majesty's government to afford the fullest in. formation to the house in such • shape as to enable honourable members to form a correct judgment upon the subject.-- (Hear, hear.) When ministers gave only mutilated informs. don. ad when a fragment of that which contained the most im. portant part was cut off; it would appear that they only meant to delude the house by a mere mockery.—(Hear, hear.) This was precisely the case with regard to Portugal. It would be recollected that for some years past the affairs of Portugal had engaged the se rious attention of this country, and that a voluminous corre spondence had been carried on with foreign powers, in order to arrange the conflicting claims of the house of Bayou. He would now put it to the house to say whether it was Portugal alone whose interests were involved in the result ? Was not England also deeply concerned ? It was true, however, that England was less interested than Portugal, for there was on the one side the all kn. portant question of freedom and political existence, and on the other only the dry question of profit and loss. The former question re ferred to Portugal, the latter to England. The lot of Portugal was to submit — our s was to arbitrate as to her fate, when she lay pros. trate with the dagger at her throat. It was, therefore, most int ' portant to know what objects were aimed at by the ministers of England when they suffered a revolution to take place, and a usurpation to supersede all legitimate authority, without on their parts making any resistance whatever.—(Hear, bear, bear.) It was also most material to know what could be their object in permitting an indignity to be offered to the British flag almost in the very presence of a British force. It was truly lamentable to see that Portugal was utterly ruined by the misplaced con& deuce which she had reposed in the good faith of England. The voice of public scorn was heard loudly resounding against Eng. land ; but in all these transactions the house was kept in profound ignorance, except so far as the few indistinct expressions which were put forth in the speech from the throne. But let him not be mis understood. He maintained that the fault was not entirely with the government, for the house must take its share of it. The house could not expect that the government would be disposed to afford ' ant information unless it was urgently called for. No one was bound to criminate himself, or make any statement which might end in his own condemnation. The silence of the government, there. fore, was very natural, considering the peeuliar nature of the sub. ject. It was the imperative duty of the house to call fur informa tion, and still to persevere in calling for it until it was granted. Yet he was well aware of the distaste which existed in the minds of many persons to enter into a discussion on the subject of our foreign rela tions, for they thought it better that all such matters should be left entirely in the hands of his Majesty's ministers, being of opinion that t he y themselves sufficient l y discharged their duty if they merely attended to the domestic interests of the country. The noble lord then proceeded to contend that this was al tog ether an erroneous idea, and one that ought not to influence the conduct of any member of the British legislature. He maintained that there was no more difficulty to forming a just opinion upon matters regarding foreign policy than upon any others, for chicane and intrigue were r.o longer regarded as desirable expedients, and it was now found that plain dealing and sincerity of purpose formed the best system of policy that could be adopted. If a few of the tririmi Homanortsse—he would not say of the public, but of the empire—adhered to the old system, still it was found by experience to be an erroneous one.— lie implored honourable members to rouse themselves on the subject of foreign affairs, for never was their earnest interference more called for than at present. (Hear.) They would perceive that His majesty's ministers had condemned the conduct of Dun Miguel In breaking his engagements with this country ; but at the same time they said that his bad conduct and bad qualities were greatly exaggerated. Yet. in spnking of him, they still represented him as having broken his faith with England—as having offered an in. Ault to his majesty, and u having proved towards Portugal per. jured, tyrannical, cowardly, and cruel. But then they said that we had no right to interfere in the internal government of Portugal. He (Lord Palmerston) maintained the very contrary, and be would further say that the alleged neutrality observed by ministers was only a cloak under which they were enabled to afford effectual as. sistance to the party whom they wished to favour. The difference between him and his majesty's ministers was, that upon this point he insisted on a proposition which they were not disposed to sanction. He insisted that the solemn engagements which Don Miguel had entered into with us gave WI a positive right of interference, in the event of his violating those engagements, as it was well known he had done. He admitted that otherwise no such right would have existed. It was the duty as well as the interest of England to see that the obligations under which Dun Miguel had bound himself should be duly observed, and she ought to have seen them strictly enforced. But there was one important point on which be desired to acquit the government of England. This government had had nothing whatever to do wish the original grant of the charter to the Portuguese people by Don Pedro; and, indeed, it was pity 'deafly Impossible it could have had any thing to do with it, considering the period at which the late King John died, and the circumstances that had taken place upon that event. The grant of a free constitution to his people was the spontaneous act of Don Pedro himself, suggested by whet he found to be passing in Eu rope. In the course of sonic further observations upon this point, the noble lord adverted to all the circumstances attending the down fall of Bonaparte, at a time when the people rushed forward simul. tancously in support of their respective governments. It was sub sequently found, however. that the sovereigns were struck back froin the very power which they themselves had mated in enlisting the feelings of the people against the common enemy ; and the consequence was that some thought it prudent to grant those con stitutional rights which could no longer be resisted. It appeared that Don Pedro, observing the state of things in Europe, was ac tuated by this impression. When Don Pedro found that, by the death of Don John, his own daughter, the Infanta Donna Maria, would succeed to the throne of Portugal, was it unreasonable or wonderful, he would ask, that he should think that the best mode of giving tranquillity to the kingdom was by giving it, not the de mocratic and absurd constitution of 1820, but a mixed constitution, founded on those principles which were the beat security for the stability and happiness of states ? With regard to the papers which had already been produced, the first series of them would show that She constitution was brought to Portugal by an Englishman - acci dentally, of course; but that the adoption of it sou also pointed ont by the direct interference of an Englishman. England was oiled what Portugal was to do; and the cabinet—whieb, be It observed, included at the time some of the memb e r s of tbe precut adminia. p tration —the cabinet of England answered by recommending the acceptance of the constitution. This advice was sot, he admitted. given in a peremptory style, and he was aware of the distinction f which was made between recommendations of a_peremptory nature and • advice which was submitted in a spirit of friendly medial ion ; but these distinctions were too refined not to escape general observe. ties. He would say that with Use first series of papers he w as content ; because, although they contained but little positive info. mation, they presented a vast deal of inferential matter. The first eleven pages were full of examples of British interference in the affairs of Portugal. The next part of the papers related to the transactions at Vienna in the year 1827, previous to the departure of Don Miguel from that Court, and they contained the negocia. 1 dons between the plenipotentiaries appo nted by him and the minis. ten of the Courts of England and Austria ; and they also compre hended the protocols which were afterwards carried into effect in the form of conventions. He was not disposed to ask for more papers than were actually necessary; and he should content himself with this portion of the papers on the subjects to which they re. (erred. lie confessed he should like to know whether, in the c.. n. munications between the Courts of lanui.in and Vienna. a-.y din: tina intimation was given of the wish of England for the muints. mince of the Portuguese constitution, and whether it was distinctly stated that the of ly means by which Don Miguel could secure the countenance, or even the friendship o f th e Ki ng o f E ng l an d, wit. by Foveming Yortugal according t.• the spirit of that conatitit.i to. these papers implied that something of the kind had taken pl.tre ; and if documents to hear out that inference were in existence, is would be desirable to have them, in order to contrast the feelings and views of the then administration with what, to judge from their measures, appeared to be the sentiments of the present Cabinet. But these papers were not before the house : and, as they were not altogether essential to the objects for which he made the present motion, he should content himself with the despatch of Print. Aletternich to Prince Eatethasy, and with the protocols which had reference to the Fame subject. In the despatch of Prince Metter. nich it was given to be understood that England and Austria had taken upon themselves the government of Portugal. It contained also the wishes of England as to the conditions upon which Dui Miguel should be allowed to leave Vienna, and the terms upon which he should conduct the Government of Portugal ; and refer. efts was made to measures to be adopted, in order to put an end to a dangerous state of doubt and uncertainty in Portugal. These things afford pretty strong examples of interference in the internal policy of the nation. These protocols showed that Don Miguel had appointed Plenipotentiaries to treat with the Ambassadors of Eng. land and Austria. The protocols ended in conventions, to which we were a party, and by which Miguel bound himself to three things, to maintain religiously the institutions of Don Pedro, to bring in oblivion past offences against himself, and to maintain aid subdue the spirit of faction in Portugal. In seeming compliance with these obligations he wrote three letters ; one to Doll Pedro, another to Donna Isabella, the Regent of Portugal—through whom he announced to the people an amnesty and the Constitu. don, and the third to the King of England, entreating his friendship and countenance, on the promise that he would govern the nation according to the principles of the Constitution. (Hear, heat.) To all the arrangements made in furtherance of these ends he (Lord Palmerston) contended that we were net, as was represented by some, mere witnesses, but parties ; and Don Miguel's departure from his engagements, by which thousands of Portuguese were led to take steps by which he had placed their lives and property in jeopardy, lett us no choice but a choice of evils. He should now call the attention of the house to what was an important feature in these transactions. The protocols to which he had referred were signed in October, 1&27, and in the papers they were followed immediately by an ex. tract of a despatch from Sir Frederick Lamb, dated at Lisbon, i i March, 1828, thus ing over an interval of five months, and transporting Don M ig uel from Vienna to Portugal without notice, and as if nothing h occurred in the interval. But he would a s k, a ims had no Portuguese business been done while Don Miguel was :n England? Were no negotiations then carried on ? V. ere no pro. tocols entered into as to the ,oaths and engagements by which he was to bind himself still deeper to the Constitution ? and, if su.h things were, why were they not produced ?—(Cheers.) Was it from a fear of completing the chain of evidence which would prove to demonstration the constant interference of England in every transaction which led to the return of Don Miguel to Portugal ? But it was certain that there was a protocol in January, 1828. What was that about ? It was about a loan of 200,0001. to Dun Miguel, to enable him to assume the reins of government. It was about the:return of the British troops, which was postponed at his express desire, in order that he might have an opportuaity of coin. municating his ideas on the subject after his return to Portugal. The protocol was also about the separation of Portugal from the I ltrazils. It was about the abdication of Don Pedro, which England and Austria undertook to press. Finally, it was about the regula tion of the future succession to the throne, which England at.d l Austria undertook to arrange, and then to communicate to the to her powers of Europe. Now for a nation, whose peactice it was 1 never to interfere in the domestic concerns of other state e, to furnish Miguel with resources to seat him on the throne, to undertake the separation of Portugal from the Brazils, to urge the sovereign to abdicate, and to settle for ever the lit. Lure order of succession to the throne—he thought these were rather ample specimens of a departure from the pro. feared principle. (Cheers.) But was there nothing else settled at that period ? He concluded there was, for he found an extract from a dispatch of Sir Frederick Lamb, dated, he believed, on the Ist of March, 1828, in which he stated that be had objected, and suc cessfully objected, to the form ofany oath to be taken by the regent, and that the reason why he had so objected was, that the oath was expressly in opposition to all that had been previously settled on the subject. Then there bad been something settled, and be contended that the house ought to be informed what that was. From this date forward the papers, he was sorry to say, afforded no satisfac. don. Without wishing to say anything uncivil, be must declare that there had never been so complete a mystification as had been practised upon parliament in reference to the affairs of Portugal. They communicated a variety of details, cer.ainly, with regard to unimportant points, which could as well have been learned from private communications, or from the columns of the newspapers. He looked in vain in these papers fur any thing to show the views and intentions of the government at the period to which he referred. He looked in vain for any thing to show what instructions had been given to our ambassador when he was sent out, or what Instruct io-s were afterwards transmitted to him in consequence of his repo is of what was peeing in Portugal. He looked hi vain for any thing to show what those urgent and serious remonstrances acre which they were informed, in the Speech from the throne, had been of fered by his Majesty against the measures which were going on in Portugal, and the resistance to which was, unfortunately, unsuc cessful. He looked in vain for anything to show what steps had been taken by his Majesty's Government, either to hold Don Mi. I guel to his engagenterns or to learnt the indignity which he had offered to the Sovereign of this nation. He contended that Parlia ment ought to set the instructions s bids were given to our Ambas. sador, when he sailed .to enter upon his diplomatic functions, and also the subsequent communications which were made to him in consequence of his reports of the progressive departure of Do, Miguel from his engagements; but, above all, they ought to have those urgent and repeated rentorstrancee which were referred to in the speech front the throne. It was admitted that a gross indignity had been offered by Don Miguel to the F.nglinh crown. He said, therefore, that it was the right of Parliament to know the nature and extent of that indignity. (hear) It was a question which touched our national honour, and any attempt to conceal it would cx. cite a suspicion that that honour had been imperfectly guarded.— With the instructions to which he h a d alluded, it would be neces sary to have also the reports of our Ambassador as to the manner in which he had executed the instructor na delivered to him, and the temper in which ts e remonstrances had been received by Don Mi. guel. He therefore proposed to move for these documents. It was said, and he believed truly, that the presence of the British troops in Portugal had facilitated to Don Miguel the accomplishment of his projects. The instructions to which he alluded were instructions to these troops to prevent distutbances in Portugal, and to tweet the persons of the Royal Family. These instructions were intended b i er other times and different circumstances ; but, unfortunately the y were taken advantage of by Don Miguel, and made the means ti fulfilling his iniquitous views. He (Lord Palmerston) had rot been a party to those instructions, but he found no fault with the intention of them. (Hear, hear.) He was prepared to avow his approbation of them. To the delay in recalling the tutees he had been a party ; and he was willing to bear any share of the responsibility attached to him for that measure. He did rot think that any blame could be affixed to it, far it was done fur the best. Rut it was clear that, having given to Don itlipel an early facility for accomplishing his unjust ends, we were the more bound to interpose to prevent their pernicious consequences. lie, there. fore, proposed to call for these instructions, and for the instructions,, to the same effect, to our then ambassador, Sir William a'Court. He did not intend to move any thing relative to Terceira. A right honourable friend of his had given notice of a motion on that sub ject ; and he was glad that such was the case, because the question was one of too much importance to be introduced in an incidental dia. amnion, but ought to be made the subject of a substantive motion. It deserved the undivided attention of the house, and be hoped it would be brought on in such a shape as to secure it. There was in the papers a letter of Sir Frederick Lamb to the Earl of Aberdeen, in which he spoke of eine communications which he had had with the Marquises of Barbacena and Pahnella, wieder to the arrival of the Queen of Portugal. He proposed to move for that correspond. nee. It was well known that his majesty, by the advice, no doubt, of his minister s , had recognised Donna Maria as Queen of Portugal. When she came to this country she did not shrink into that incognito with which other sovereigns shrouded their misfire. -A -; C /my T xo 010 \\ * 21 OTIUNG ra ms OD ISSOLVENT DEBTORS. Mr. Alderman WAITHMAN moved for a return of the number of persons discharged by the Commissioners under the Insolvent Debtors Act, from the Ist of January, 1814, to the Slat December, 1829, distinguishing those heard in London, and those by the Commissioners on Circuit, with the aggregate amount of debts in each year, and the amount of dividend paid on debts.— Ordered. Sir M. IL STEWART presented a petition from the naval and military out-pensioners residing in Glasgow, praying that they might be enabled to emigrate.—Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. Mr. ARKWRIOHT presented a petition from the Inhabitants of Rye, Sussex, against the duties on malt and beer. —Ordered to be printed. Lord STANLEY presented a petition from the merchants of Oldham, in the county of Lancashire, against the re newal of the Fast India Company's Charter—Ordered to be printed. Mr. S. RICE presented a petition from tbe tanners of Belfast, against the leather tax.—Ordered to be printed. Lord F. L. GOWER presented a petition from the baba. Wants of Belfast, against the leather tax.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. S. RICE inquired of the noble lord when he intended to bring before the house the estimates for Ireland ? Lord F. L. GOWER replied, as we understood, that he was not then prepared to give an answer; but that he would Inform the bon. member to-morrow. Mr. D. W. HARVEY moved for a return of the number of in. formations filed in the Court of Chancery by the Attorney-General, and ether persons, from the year 1818 to the present time, stating the objects of the informations, &c.—Ordered. The Hon. Member also moved for a return of the number of petitions presented in either courts of equity during the same pe riod.—Orderwl. REDUCTION Or TAXATION. Mr. W. J. DENNISON presented a petition from the free. holders, farmers, and other inhabitants of Croydon complaining of the general distress prevailing amongst the agric ultural labourers. The petitioners stated that this industrious class of individuals were seen dying of starvation before them, and they expected the same fate themselves before long, unless s omething were done to remove the present state of things. They (the petitioners) attributed the evil in a great degree to those" poll taxes," the duties upon malt and beer. He would make but one observation on this petition—it was, that he approved of the observations that had been made on a former evening by the hon. member for Northamptonshire—Lord Althorpe. If the Chancellor of the Exchequer's statement on Monday did not include reduction of taxation, lie also should feel It to be his duty to use all the means in his power to effect reduction of taxation, convinced that reduction of taxatioo and retrenchment were the only means of affording relief to the distresses and diffi (vides of the country. Ordered to be printed. AIIZAII Or TAXIS. Mr. HUME said that, on a former occasion, he had moved fee a return of the number of letters written by the solicitor to the Board of Taxes, for payment of arrears of assessed taxes. He (Mr. Hume) had since discovered that these returns were not sufficient to answer the object he had in view, and he now begged to move for a "return of the number of writs issued by the solicitor to the Board of Taxes in the county of Middlesex, for arrears of assured taxes, from the Ist of January, 1829, to the Ist of January, 1830—the number of executions issued on those writs—the number of ac tions settled previously to execution—the amount of property sold in execution, and the amount of the expenses attending such pro ceedings.—Ordered. Mr. WODEHOUSE, seeing the right honourable gentleman (Mr. Berries) in his place, wished to inquire the reasons why the evidence given by the Governor and Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, on the occasion of the inquiry before the Board of Trade, relative to the establishment of a silver standard, was nut given in the printed returns for which he (Mr. Wodehouse) had moved, in the same terms as given in evidence ? Mr. HERRIES replied that his right hon. friend, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, had felt every disposition to afford all the information in this cue in his power, although it was unusual to give publicity to the proceedings on inquiries of this description. In arranging the papers which had been printed, those were selected which were thought most likely to be condocive to the purpose of the inci:lry. In making that selection, a paper had been found en tided a Memorandum of a Conversation" held with the governor of the Bank. It was necessary here to state that the evidence of Mr. Baring and all the other persons examined, formed separate papers; there was no document of the general minutes of evidence. In the memorandums alluded to, la reply to the very tint question, the governor of the Bank said that he was not prepared to answer the inquiries on so momentous a question off band, but, if the queries were put to him in writing, sod he were allowed to answer them in the same manner, after proper deliberation, it would tend to the most satisfactory result. This - memorandum which contained the replies of that gentleman, so qualified, was not thought of sufficient importance to be printed, compared with the written re plies which had been furnished, as coming in a more deliberate and settled form. He (Mr. Harries) trusted this explanation would be sufficient to satisfy the honourable member that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had conceded all the information be , which he considered formed the minutes of the official C i eill ei d the subject dropped. Mr. S. RICE wished to know from the honourable member whether government possessed any means of affording a return of the annual exports and imports of bullion during the last few years. Mr. HERRIES replied that, since the legislative enactments relative to bullion, no accounts had been kept which would approxi. mate to the just estimate of these amounts. Lord MORPETH gave notice that be would, on Friday next, move for an inquiry into the)ine of toads between London anti Edinburgh. Mr. W. STEWART presented a petition froth the Dissenters hi