Star. — London, England, 1827-05-08 00:00:00

•14e , of providin g a remedy. The sleek teas therefore., he repeated, an issue of tact. riot it the fact erovol unfounded-I(,su tat Gum being tree, the very reverse sheuld be the teal state of the ease-- there would tb. it be no ground for complaint, no ground for an In getry ; and the appointment of a (..e ammeter would not be warranted accept en the view taken by some Gentletnen and particularly Ott that of the Hon. We rn her for Dover, who m ade an attempt to induce the Make to suspect the polkyauf . persevering in a course which the Government and Parlientenc bad thought proper to adopt. His Gallant Colleague (Genera . Gatemen.) had atated that it was not his fault that this question was not brought forward at an uteri period; he (Mr. ilulkiaeon) thought that it might have gems a currency to the misreFesentations which heal appeared on tbiteobject. coesiderine, that the public accounts were not available before ,larch es contradict those unfounded assertions. He (Mr. 'Huskiasen) would not assert that these accounts when 'produced arterial nee all the statemehts of the petitioners, but he would say teat it slows, al they were made at random tough he concluded the pal ties who 'epee! The petitions suppo sed that the statements they contained were well founded. The manner in which Paii twits were got up Was Weil known : a certain degree of co.fele:ice wad eieee lty the petitioners to the person by whom the petition Was gut tap, and they signed it ender a persuasion that the *endue nis were correct. He ( 11r. iluskisson; found in some of the petitions allegations wbich he must Own surprised him, because they were at variance with what tbe getters up must base bad under their oven personal knowledge. He would advert briefly to one or two. The first he should refer to was a petition from Seat borough, prow i 1 °a the 16;li Feb. which rtated that the wake of Withal shipping had &creased front 20 to 25 pet cant. since the year 1825; and expressed regret and alarm at " the great increase in that entry of foreign, particulirly Baltic vessels, at of the British ports." Ile (Mr. iluskisson) would just read the official return of the entry of Britbh and f. reign vessels in this very pert of Scar borough. In 1825, the number of 13riiish 'erode which entered inwards wss 19, their Mullet amounted to 2,421 ; the number or foreign vessels was 17, their tonnage 998. In 1826, the number of British yawls was 17, their tonnage ; the number of (mitten vessels in that year, instead iit 17 was V, and their ton nage 149—(Loud cheers). So much for the petition frum Star borough—Oka:, bear). The !met petitien was from the port of Greenock, eltich contained the same allegation., with reference particular y to Ike British provinces in North America; it stated that "by the beuent bestowed upon foreign shipping, so decided preference is givera to foreigners in the timber trade, that the ,petl teener, can nu lemger congete successfully with them" How the fans redly stood he should now proceed to shew. In 1825 the number of British vessels which entered inwards in this port was 201; their tonnage was 51,000. The number of foreign vessels was 21; their tonnage 6,900. In 1828, the British tontine was 54,000 ; the foreign 2,2oo—(Heat). If he (Mr. Hu/Aiwa:o were to go into the other Petitions, centatning the same proposition, the House would be able to judge of the value of the allegations they contained. lie should merely advert to another Petition (with reference to the argument that the poorer classes were de prived of employment by the change) front the labourers in the port of London connected welt the shipping. They stated that their condition in 1925 was prosperous; but that in 1646, owing tit the increase of foreign shipping, they bad suf fered great distress. Now it aepeareel that in 1823 the tonnage of foreign vessels entering inwards its the port at London amounted to 502.122 tots; these persons then found 60 want of employment.— In 182 e, the tonnage of foreign vessels amounted to 21.5,e54 only— (Cheers). Ile eves awete that the subject was a dry one, but he Must trespass upon the I louse, in order to vindicate Parliament, tall show that the country was not deriving I Injury by pt never. log in the present measures —( Hear , hear). t was true, that last year he (Mr. Hueltiesun) made a statement to the House before the returns had been produced; and now an endeavour wa. madvesinee the returns were furnished, to accuse him of in. accuracy. lie bad been charged with garbling the returns in order suic his own r urpowA, and to mislead the public ; he had been chereed with the paltry trick of jumbling the foreign trade, and the coasting trade together, id order to lead to a false result, instead of skewing ch.' there bid been a very great diminution of the foreign trade of the country. It became, therefore, his ditty, before he came to discuss this subject in the present Session, to exhibit the returns in such a shape se would repel the suspicion of his having attire' them to suit the. object of a pitiful misrepresentation. He would 'hew what had been the foreign trade of the country, which, up to 3813, included the trade with Ireland ; and why? because by a mistaken policy (which it was fortunate for the interests of this • miry. as well as Ireland, had been exchanged for a better system,) we did treat the Irish as a foreign trade, sub ject to all the restrictions imposed on that with foreign coun tries. Te ett fore, in order to make a fair com partake It was necessary to continue the statement of the trade with Ireland as foreign. He now held In his hand an account of shipping since the restor anon or peace. The result was, that excepting that extravagant 'year, 1825 (and the year 18: - .8 was necessarily itfluenced by that year of specul3lien), there had been a comparative increase of British shipping. Even 1826 exhibited a gleaner number of I ritish ships entering inwards and outwards than any year (except 1845) slime 1614 ( leer). Here, t be re was the first peooe—(Hear). Let Gentlente n cast their eyes down the column of figures, and they would see that although the year 1825 was a year of depression, there was no ye er which stood higher than 1826 since the restora tion of peace—( Hear). The tonnage of British vessels entering in weeds in 1826 was 9,478,000; iu 1814 it was 1,846 000—(Hear, hear). But as Ireland was now separated !rum the foreign tilde, he ( Mt. Iluskisson) had required that Its tonnage should , be separated in each year front the accounts of foreign trade, properly or called, since 1814; and here .the • comparison was still nto:e favourable. The tonnage of British vessels trading between Lritato arid foreign parts, excluding Ireland, in the year 11136 exceeded considerably that iu any our year since 1814, except the year 1825. Then what became of the lamentations of the ruin of our foreign trade: Ile (Mr. Huskis.on) must stare that 1825 was a year of tpeculttitio, when he compared that year with 16.26. 'the decrease in British shipping in 1826, compared with the pre c.ihng year, was 210 ,o'2o tons. The tonnage in 1825 was 2,027,000 n• ; that in 1326 was 1,796,020 tons. The foreign shipping, mean. while:heti tenet' off 2L0,000 tons; that of 1829, was 898,000 tons; • that of 1826, 640,000. Thus there was a less decrease in the I:flesh than its the fer.ign shipping; and a must triumphant &ewer herein appeared to the objections as to the relative in crease of toreign and British shipping. Then he would say, look sot the matter as you please, the proportion of increase was on the side of British shipping. When the system of reciprocity was ;tucked as it had been, he merely desired Gentlemen to read down the column of fourteen years, and they would see, with reference to the four years antecedent to the reciprocity system, to what amount the foreigo shipping had increased last year—( Hear, hear.) Allowing the reciprocity system to be in'operation, and that fo- reign shipping occupied a greater pottion of tonnage than last bear, still the shipping had increased in a greater ratio. He ad examined the accounts in various ways, by averages of five years, of ten years, and lastly of three years subs. Tient to the ten years (excluding 1825); and in whatever way be looked at the subject,—in whatever mode human ingenuity might be employed—the result was anti would be, that bash shipping would be seen to possess very cousiderable advan. tages over the foreign. Then, its order to exhaust tbe subject in every possible way, he would notice the objection of some, that the Colonies and British North America, where there was nu foteien competition, should be excluded es tell lie had accordingly called for the following teturnst First of British shipping carrying on trade with ports nut of foreign gutope, eacluetve of the Mediterranean ; secondly, of British shipping entering Ireland front ports out of Europe excluding the Medi:erranean ; thirdly, of the trade with the E ast Indies; fourthly, of the trade with Africa; fittlily, of the trade with the West Indies; stathly, or the trade who Uritish North Arne ittea ; seventily, ot the trade with the fieheriee ; eiebthly, of the coasting trade (which, he was sorry to say, could be furnished ouly for three years); and from these accou n ts Gentlemen would see whether he had been justly th aged with having jumbled the foreign and coa•tteg trade together fur the purposes alleged.— He would go through these returns. Front the acccount of the tonnage of Wadi vessels anteing from foreign ports, exclualine the British Colonies in all parts of die world, it was gratifying to find that the eueutiry its MO exceeded that of any your since 1814, ele gem 1823. There was not a single year be,tdes that which was nut vastly inferier ta IRA& Ile ( Mr. Iluallissent) del not deny that in the for.lets trade there was a continued tendency to increase; but If oor amp ; log contini.ed nit increase 4150, wet e we to proceed to measure. ot itostinty lie cause, fineoutli, there had bean an increase in foreign trade as read as our own ?--(flear, hear). He bad lookesleitto this subject emotively ; be had been induced to do aa,becauee lie telt to..e . his else/acme was concerned, and, what we of more import:dice titan bit own character, the interests of tl e country. .thre lw.nt be would refer to mare particularly : one fourth of lee foreign shipping consisted of areeeels under 50 tons, whilst oar shipplug ay. raged 4011 tons. The made between the opposite ports of trance and Dover, Ramsgate., and other places In England, employed small vessels bringing eggs, better, vege tables, puultry, and trait, which were alleekluded in the returns. — 'These vessels came with 011 c tide, and returned with the nest. Was such a terentnewee as this a nursery fur seamene.-(Near). No; we sbonid look to dbtant foreign trade, at Owes:Tensity of the world, which would brio our stamen by tenting them to kardshlps and to flaapie- Thu was Bet le opel u Witt y, and the 0311.104 of UebUklifli MU maritime supericeite. tv it sell eerneare a le...Mini tel, stage renting to the Ilene ve eth the Edinburgh mail, as iiken such a commerce with that which was the foundation of the British naval power. . Yet it was little known to what event this petty commerce was carried. The number of eggs imported from Prance in these smell youth in the course of last year amounted Ite 63,000,000, and the duty paid upon them was .e 22,060. It was the same with a liutidred other articles. Titers vie% another article la which be felt it necessary to advert. Ir was a as:sleet which had hens alluded to by his Bight llonottrahle Friend (Sir. C. Grant) during his unavoidable absence from the House—he meant the im portation of bones for manure. The annual value of the bones imported from the continent exceeded one bemired • thousand pounds. The trade employed 40,000 tons of shippime, which con sisted of ntivrable little vessels from all parts of the continent, from the Scheldt to the Helder. Ile would ask whether it was reason able to expect that a gallant isritish vessel should proceed to Hans. burgh to get one bushel of hones after another trate she made up a careen?—Glean) It was absutd to suppose such a thing. The trade in question could not he carried on in any other way than by these small vessels. lie would now proceed to that part of the sub ject which related to the trade with all parts of the world strictly foreign, out of Europe. In 1814; the amount of British ton• nage employed in th s trade was 535,000 tons. In 1826, it was 878,000 tons, being an increase of 3sBths. Had foreign 'levying it:creased in the same proportion? No such thing— With the settle exception of the United States of America, the foreign sleppli g in that trade was greater than in any one re tee slx years pre ccditg tale than it was last year. He now turned to that portion of our trade which was more immediately under our own control—slam:ly, the trade with the colonies. He heel been accused of having gratuitously, unwisely, and unnecessarily opened the trade of our celonies, which we had the right of retaining ex cessively to ourselves, to the shipping of hareem countries. He, however, had the satisfaction of being able to state, that if be had so opened the trade to foreign ships, he had not in the slightest degree injured the British shipping interest engaged in the same trade. Tee Mesh shipping engaged in the trade with the West India colones last year was greater in amnuut thaw in any year since the peace, always excluding 1814 and ISIS. because in tbow years we possessed colonies which had since been restored to foreign powers. British shipping, SD far from suffering front the measure for which lie was tilanted,•bad gained and was gaining from It. Then came the trade with our North American colonies. That had hicreased in a neat gigantic degree. Instead of amounting to only 151,1:00 tuns, at P. did at the peace, it now amounted to 747,000 tons—(blear). it bad more than doubled, and the traders( last year exceeded that of any tot me r year, always excepting 1216. With the Rest Indies our trade had increased from 50,000 tons to 72,000 tons. With the coast of Africa it hay increased from 9,000 tons tc 26,000 tons. He was indeed at a loss to find a 'lnk branch of our foreign trade in which there had not been an in. crease, with the exception of the trade in oil with France, sod there the decrease was easily accounted for. In the deep sea fishery trade there had been a decrease, the tonnage having fallen off from being 55,000 to between that and 40,000. During the war we bad exclusive pmsession of the whale fisheries, and supplied every country with oil. Since the peace foreign powers had prohibited the importation of oil, with the view of encouraging their (MR fisheries. In France a bounty was given, most injudiciously he thought,. on whale fishing. hesitated besides be recollected, that tbe demand for oil had been considerably diminished, in consequence of the new mastic of lighting adopted throughout the country. Almost every i great town in the country was now lighted with gas. It was ratifying to find that an increase . bad taken place in the trade of Ireland with all parts of the world, particularly with the Baltic and British North America. It was, he said, gratifying' to observe this, not only on account of the interests of navigation, but because it it appeared that Ireland consumed three or four times : the quantity of timber which she did four years ago, it was fair to Ma me that at least a part of the population were advancing in the, , enjoyment of those comfor:s to which tbe employment of timber was subsidiary.—(hear, hear). It now only remained for him to refer to the state of the timber trade with the Baltic. To assist him on this point he had called for a return of the. state, of the trade for every year since 1784. If any evidence could be found more satisfactory than another of the increasing wealth, pro• sperity, and means ot etijoyntent of this country, it was supplied by a compeeisun of the state of the timber trade in 1784, and at the present period. In 1784 we imported from British North America 700 loads of timber, and from the Baltic 108,000 loads. In 1825 we imported from British North America, instead of 700 loads, 407,030 loads, and from the Usltie instead of 108,000 loads, 272,000 luads—(Hear). Here was an increase not in the proportion of tens and fifties, hut of thousands. It should be recollected that tbr British North American trade was carried on exclusively in Deis Bah vessels, and that trade was now greater than we had ever enjoyed with the Baltic. The Right Honourable Gentleman ihen proceeded to make a comparative statement at the amount of tim ber imported trout the Baltic le British and foreign vessels sines 1809. The average annual aniount imported tor the first five years in Brides cease!, was 49,000 loads; in foreign vessels, 61,000 loads. In the next five years, front 1814 to 1819, the average annual amount imported in the ten years, from 1819 to 1826, was, la British vessels, 55,000 loads; in foreign yeast ls, 59,000 loads. In the lest three years, the average annual amount import...l was,—in British shipping, 100,000 loads; in foreign, 112,000. elurh of the distress at present experienced by the shipping interest was very properly ascribed to the excess of building, not only in this country but in North America.— The natural result of over trading was a fall in price—( Hear). He now begged leave to call the attention of the house to a very material part of the case which he hail very nearly overlooked—he meant the coasting trade,which we could keep entirely to ourselves. lie would state the amount of that trade fur the four last years.— Its 1823 it was 7,899,000 tons; in 1824 it was 3,110,000 tons; iu 1825 it was 8,500,000; and in 1826 it was 8 368,000 tuns—(Hear, hew). This trade was the best nursery fur seamen, and it was on: which must Increase with the in • of manufactures and agriculture, and tier demand from great towns. .The coasting trade, which included the trade with Ireland, was better a hundred times for the fot matron of seamen than the trade with liamburgh and Norway. It seas a trade which was carried on during all seasons, and prepared our seamen to brave the dangers either of tbe sea or of the enemy. An Act was passed in 1u25, by which the Crown was enabled, upon certain conditions ' to open the colonial ports to all the powers of the world. He bad been reproached for that act. lie considered the act necessary, as epo litical expedient. It was no longer practicable to treat cur great terri tory in North America 'in the rootlet; of a mere sugar plantation, interdicting it from contmerce with all parts of the world. Vfe had tried that policy unsuccessfully with our former colonies, now the United States. We furls id them to make snail for themselves, or to weave the moat simple fabric, front jealousy of their inci• pient manufactures. lout it was impossible to pursue the seine system at the prerent day precisely at the time when all other countries were abandoning u. It was said, however, that with respect to our sugar islands, we had it in our power to pre scribe any conditions to them. Ile would, bowever, in intuits that we were boune, for the sake of the intereCll of Great Britain —for the sake of the interests of navigation—to do what we had done, in allowing the couiarits of the North of Rorepe to trade in their own shipping with thaw Colonies. if he understood anything of the principle of the tuvigation lawiewhieh were so melt reterred to, one of their chief objects next tirihat uf securing great econinterci.:l power to ourselves, was that of preventing too great a share of the carrying trade,whichoe could nor ‘.tirselvss uceupy,froo: being enjoyed by any one toreieu country. The wants of me West India Colonies rendered it necessary that they should draw a pert cat their supplies from lureisti countries. We °peard the trade between the Colonies and the United States of America, iii 1822. The trade thus opened with the United States (which, he it remembered, was, next to this country, tee most growing maritime power on the face of the earth); bad alt easy b.:eunte of so much uutt•equence, that the amount of tonnage employed in it was not far short ot half of the whole of the Britisb tonnage engaged in trade with the same cubes' lees. To give to Power• as Denmark and Prussia, which bad nut one hundred gun ship, nee even a sloop of war, and probably never would hive one, the opportunity of confpeting with the United State,' of America was therefore in strict fur theratice ot the object of the Navigation Laws. In adopting than measure, it had not been his wish, nor that of his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Canning), to prejudice the trade of the Uelted States, 'but only to put other countries on the Lone touting with them. selves. They had forgone the boon which was within their power, and which they had enjoyed for some years. The result: would be, that part of the trade hitherto exclusively enjoyed by the tonnage of the United States would in future he participated in by the teenage or rrussia, ilenthurgh, and other Powers, which would be likely to lead us into a more extet.sive commercial inter course with them. lie believed it would soon appear that British navigation would be greatly benefitted by opening the trade with Newfoundland. N•iw, with respect to our sugar colonies, the monopoly of trade with them would not be worth a farthing to us. Owing to the great eateutiou of our colonies, they produced an. neatly tioeoo hogsheads of wear more than could be consumed in this' country. This surplus could only find a vent in the foreign Itrerket. The question, in fact, was—not whether a few tuns or shipping, more or less,should be employed, but—whether the interest and safety of the colonies should be consulted by allowing them to °retain those supplies which we could not conveniently lei (MI et the clic-per rate they could get them for from (Melee 4-Ninnies If she ahipplog intoryt were to loktieheLl at f i b* expense albs tolooles, the latter must Inevitably pet wined, and the furrnet would as surely participate in the distress. It ought to be matter tit surprise, nut that the shipping interest had suff.:red distress since the. pease, but that the esteut of that distress had not been much greater. During the war, the shipping of this country, owing to the mono poly we enjoyed, increased amazingly. At the period St the peace, the Government disntl.srd 400.000 tons of shipping which had been employed on the transport service, besides selling many ships which formed part of the Royal Navy. iminadiately a:ter the peace, Mr. Buckle, who was now Chaitman of the Shipping Interest, strongly recommended the establishment of an reclusive ware housing s7stem. He then said it was necessary to encourage in every way the bringing of foreign merchandise to this country as to a sort of storey*. The Right Hun. Gentian= Own proceeded to defand the reduction which had been made In the rate of harbour l and light dues. lie stated that the measure was absolutely necessary I to induce foreign ships to enter our ports. It Souk', he said, be proved 1 1 that previous to the reduction of she dues, a number of foreign ships had every year been wrecked on the inhospitable coasts of this country, because the masers were onwoling to pay the high charges demanded from thsm. lie trust.d that the Board of Trade, which was watching the opportunity, would soon be able to make a further reduction in those dues. The reciprocity system, which had been so much abused, did not originate with him, neither did the warehousing system, nor the renzasion of the navigation laws. The treaty' w.th Portugal and ikazil in 1810 war lblt first instance in which those principles were adopted, and in 1815 the same principles were retognised in the treaty with the United States of America. Ile had the authority of his bit terest opponent for saying, that the priiciple having been applied to any one State, it necessarily followed that it should be extended to all. All the measures relative to foreign trade which were introduced in 1821 had the sanction of the .Noble Lord then at the brad of the Government. 'They were introduced by his Right Honourable Friend (Mr. Wallace), whose absence caused by indisposition, be much regretted can the present occasion. He (Mr. Huskiasor) possessed no other merit than that of having followed op the measures in question to their coo. sequences.. The country must maintain its rights according to justice and the law of nations, by which she would be bound to allow the same rights to other nations. lier interests would, indeed, be bad 4 guarded had she only to trust to those means which were furnished by the prohibitory system. lie implored those Honourable Gentlemen who were so cavalier and indiffzeent to au interruption of our intercourse with Prussia, to reflect on the con sequences to our own interests. The :MSc with tiamburgh and Holland had been put altogether at 300,0001. or 400.0001. The paper which he bad laid en the table strewed that the Commo dities which found their way into Germany through the ports and custom-houses of Prussia, amounted,in every way,to7,ooo,Uoof. The House would recollect that Prussia held that territory an which were the mouths sod courses of the Eibe, the Weser, the Oder, the Vistula, and the Nlemzn, and which reached almost to the western boundary of Asia. In the tariff of the Prussian States there was not a suttee article prohibited. He hoped soon to be able to say the Willie of the English tariff.—(Loud and continued cheers.) And there was not au artic4e from end to end of the list upon which there was a higher duty than fifteen, per cent- &tore the Treaty of reciprocity, the Prussian Go- vernment was assailed on all bands by the representations of their own subjects, callirg for the absolute prohibition of Whisk manufactures, and c.adidly avowing that they could not compete pith them if admitted. The Prussian Govern men routed to do so, and in treating with us, only required fair play in the repeal of the discriminative duties set their slipping. This country might take au altitude hostile to the commercial inteeests of Prussia; she might carry bet restraints and prohibitions to the effect of leading her into a war; but retaliation would in turn diminish bet trade and resources, and by the same course her shipping interests. The House ought to recollect the rivalry of other States; the growth of manufactures in North America, and of produce hi the South; the increase in France of cotton manufactures, so that whereas in 1817 she imported 6,000 bags of cotton, in the last year 16,000 bags. We must t prepared to compete with the nations of Europe in all those instances which concerned the great resources of our wealth. The trade of this country could only be increased by ad mitting their rights; and if the trade should be diminished by per sisting in our former system, the commercial shipping interest would decrease too, and the naval powsr of the Colllllly be in danger of being lint. . What system wou.d the shipowners put in the place of Ids? Ile had a right to ask, as they had not pointed out any. Would they beet. - the country go back to its ancient probibitloos? Would tney have' the trade managed by charters, guilds, cm , potations, and companies? Would they' have die 60P frorri which be hid the good fortune 'co induce the House to re. repeal, re-enacted 7• Those iawq, so absurd and contradictory, that au astute merchant could not carry on his affairs without a lawyer at his elbow, nor them without a fee to the Custom•house Officer, not as a bribe, but to prevent him from falling into those innumera ble traps to which the forms wider those exposed hint. It was vain in those Hon. slembers to hope that we could 11.111 atop its the course of the civil and contioermai improvement which had cum menced. England could not lie still while the nations were advancing and increasing the means within themselves of power and :njoyment.. So long as they bad a free press, and lice di-etiscoos in Parliament to influence those principkii of improvement must have a free and safe count. A temperate gradual progression in that course was the best preventive of innovation. Toose principles had long actuated his !Mud, and continued to do so still. lie trusted to the support and approbation of the louse—(Loud chests). And as no basis of fact had been laid to induce them to send the .object to a Cr' inintittee, br must give the motion. a decided nega tive. (fhie Right lion. tientieniso sat Maven snudat loud and general cheers, which continued tor some minutes., Lord 311LTON opposed the motion. He joined hit entreaty to that of the Right Hun. Gentleman who had just sat &wit, ht the hope that the gallant General would not press his motion. It was nothing but a question whether they alumni give up liberal opinions and go back. Alr. I'EE L thought the subject had been amply discussed. Wav ing formerly opposed the appoiutmert of a 12011MM:et, be could not then ait...rt his opinion, theretwe opposed the 1110i1U1/. . . CUR NN supported the ;notion. )Ir. A. lIAItING ju,tilied the conduct of the shipowners. He looked at the question as oar of the great ioteiesta of the couutry. Ile was convinced the distress among the Shipping lotetut was great, but upon the taco ni the returns, no cote had been mane out, that dine the appointment ut a Cuounitwe would be useless. Gen. G ASCOY NE thought it a duty he owed to himself to make a few observations. however strong the statement made by his Right Hon. Friend might be, he consideted the question one to be entemined by the blouse. Oa that occasion, as so matey opinion, had been expressed against his motion, he should consider the quc►tion postponed—(S4unit Menthcrs exclaimed, •" Nu, no! Uivide, divider) General GASLOYNE said be thould not press the question to a division that iiitht, hut. bring it forward again. H. *scurdingly withdrew his munuo The other Orders of the day were disposed of, and the House adjourned at TIVIIIITT dluuvrs rasp OM dtis Mottltag. THE EV EN.),i4O STAR. LON DON. TUESDAY, MAY 8, 1827. STOCK EXCIIA NOR, TWRI.VR OCLOCK. Consols opened this morning at 1321 g for the Account, and soon after went up to 831. This improvement may be attributed to Mr. CA8141116 . 3 speech last night in regard to the Budget and the Finances, as wrU as hls continuing to gain crergth in both Houses of Parliament; and the Public now think that it will be a very powerful Administration. In the Foreign market little is doing. Current prices: Old Spanish 1211 j. Mexican 681 69, UMW Nan 33 /, Portuguese 77 78, Russian 901 I. • CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. There has been a rise of full one per cent. since yesterday in Consuls; but within this half hour, the market is aot so good. Consuls wet, done in the exalt'r vat of the morning at 11.3 j for the Account, and at present may be quoted at 55 sellers. , There hats been more business done this .147 than fur a length of time. • PRICE op S I'OCKS A r POUR a CLUCK. Bank Stock ' India Stuckl46 5 per Cent. iled. 823 Ditto Molds 75 74 * . per Cent. Cons. 824 3 4 4 u ithd Annuities 3; per Cent. 884 New ii.tto 34 per Cent. Red. 884 . 4 per Cent. New 994 'moo Exchequer 13111 s 47 4$ £5OO Dm° 47 111 4 per Cont. Scrip 4 . 1110 and Ditto 47 48 4 per Cent. 18_6, 91{} 1.1.134 far Account Lot.: Ann. lei 19 Cuin4l4 fur Acct, 0.11 ; >Z b3a 85 venttn4 irliVlVt. TWA net m it. l'raztlfan BA. S p et. 611 lfa.lidt lase r c xpit • oP t .!b% Do. Acct. Du. Atzt. (ay eo i it.! i , i B.iiitos Ayres Bdr. 6pC. St . Pailugu rs4 Ric 5p C. 3 Colombian Itoteil.,6 p Ct. Ditto Acct. 79 Dino Ms, tem, 33* 5pag..8414 5p Ci. 121 I I Do. Acct. 531 I I Do. Aer. lei Danish BS% Sp Q. 611 Ditto Ix lo, lel Do. Acct. l)mM:l.6j Itcd s C . i $ BRITISH AND FOREIGN SIIA RFS, Two t y cl.. ~ K. Malt& PAM. • Neal La Pis & Perin. Apo. 15 5 Al if.' Aki : , United Alexia's 40 00 171 Marine Alliance 100 S 4J Fewest Finals, Mee 5. —.- Five per C. loot f0e .....rw per Crate. 70f, SOc. -.- Beak Stuck, !AUL •-• Resin d e N l ig 77f 9fic. The House of Commons was occupied last ni.rht is discussing the shipping intere..ts of the coonhy, Are. some preliminary conversatitot on the subj ect al .., Catholic Question, more tematkahle f or the small with which it was conducted, thai its practical nese, General GASCOTN't brought forward his motion for the appointment of a Select Committee to inquire ins, the present distressed state of the' shipping intete.t. i, s gallant General repeated in the course of his speech al the a'legatinns and arguments which bad been pres.ed upon the public for the last few years, to tbew that oar shipping had been declining during the whole of that period, and that consequently the country was seriously threatened with the less of her naval superiority. A long and interesting debate took place on thi s „ h i m, which was termitured by the am. Member consentin to withdraw his motion for the plestnt, with an under. Istanding, however, that he is to bring it f dyad agail l ac a more convenient oponetan:ty. The Duke of CLASSNCS Attended at the Navy OF R% Somerset-house, yesterday morning, and afterwards left town Awe ten o'clock In his carriage and four, attended by Sir Turmas Brae Aywavu, K.C.B. the Comptmlier of the Navy, and proceed e d ,„ Deptfutd Dock-yard, where his Rural fiteitness was received by the Midst Gentlemen at the head o' the dtlf a - ent Work•. T ed Royal Duke inspected the artificers employed in the Dschvii,sad went over the whole of the estahliMotent. Ilit Royal Highness then Inspected the Victualling Office at Dvptfntd. attended by tar, limit., the Commissioner of the Victualliog Yard. The lionl thie, attended by Sir Braid alwartm, then went on ho,r4 the I;.14 Sovereign Yacht, where Sir Wutztam Downy K.C. B. the C l os, of the yacht, entertained his Illustrious Visitor with a dia le d us board the yacht. His Royal Highness wore the uniform of Lai High Admiral. After the above inspection, the Royal Dabs turned to town, and artived at the Admiralty soon after five o'd.ri, Ireton whence, after transacting business for a short time, his N J Highness went to the King's galace, St. James's, and after vista his AIAJZITT. went to the residence of - Mr. CANNING, :nd con%asil there some time. The Duchess of Mat entertained a select party to dieser yr. terday, at her apartments in the King's Palace at Krag/tee— The Princes& Soma MATILDA, Countess BIIODENT•TInt, CDTI:r4 Countess, Lanot r, the Bishop of LONDON, and Arch.lescac Puns were of the party. The Walesa of Gt.occerrsa visited his Munn. yestertity. The Marquis of Mummy, Lord .g#arantioucti, and lad FAassoancon, had audiences yesterday onise Kam. Tile Loo CHANCELLCqt, the Duke col PORTLAND nd die Kirquess of ANOLISIA, visited CANNI‘i yesterday. at )tis residence in Doviniarstreet. • . ~ NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. Mrstomnr. Mar Ws the part. fbe Nadi, Sam non, hie Jamaica ; and Imperial,—, for New Tort. Pomebtoorts, Mar 7—. Wind E.S.R.—Passed by. dm stay, Leas ' for St. Domingo; and Percy, SAYER. for St. Timm', Sailed the John, Warr, for flondoras. . Dux, Mar 1.—.-Wind K.N.B.—The outward hound have mike, with the exception of the Mountaineer. . Arrived and realm, the Resolution, P , from Shields to St. Helena ; Elizahait,—, from Grenada; Mary Ann, Anaus,frona Dominica; and W. Ilaa nine. Sutra, from St. Kitt's, after being on shore near Mar— rudder Lowe, and waiting for a steatn.wesael to tow her narks lima, Gawriencrn, Mar G.—arrived the Wm. Fairlir, Buie, from China; Timandra, Wear, from Bengal; Hussiren, Grime, inn the Cape; Rival, WALLACE, from lksigal; Mary, GAAS, ICES New Zealand; Julius Caesar, front Honduras; Score. and Samuel Brown, from the Mouritius; . FRASER, from Jamaica; C. LirOoke, lieu., item Underwood, limususoron, from Demerara; Nassau, Tine' Iron Sr. Michael's; Brothers, ATIIEETON; Faith. A aorta sire, WILT ; Fanny. TATUM' ; and Union, Armor, from la de s. Afar 7.—Arrived the Palmyta, Lams, from Bengal; f.. REYNOLDS, from the South Sea s; Union Packet. LIME, Pernambuco ; Hunter, NICOL, f rom the Havannah; Simon, xxintut, from Doniinica ; Lorton, WALLACE, iMEI PAP Prince; and the Rington. from Oporto. Pants. Mar 5 —The Petit Nancy, Routs,, bound to Seartili has put back in Bourdeaux, I..aky. STORTING IN I'ELLIGENCE. ERTTINO.ROOM, TATTF.RSA LT.'S, Mar 7. There was a great timidity observable in the betting oimeer&t. every one seemed afraid td open his mouth; this is easily accsurt.. l for—never was the betting world more in the dark as to the anti of the favourites, their running in the two•recent meetings at No. market having been in the bizbest degree contradictory. thing, however,is very clear, viz. that those Derby horea tact have come out are of a very inferior description ; and that if the , is one good one In the back ground, he will have an esee., - . chance. We cannot say the same of the Oaks, for it is admit , all that there never was a better field, and that the only ' will be to say which is the hest of a lot of good cues. material change in the odds is in Olenartney, who is at 3 to 1, plenty of friends. blotch—Newmarket, next Monday.-400 to 400 on rajas apt Lamplighter (taken). Diem 50 to 1 apt Trumpeter • 30 to 1 agst Gantelita 33 to 1 apt 51aresfiel5 33 to 1 ago' Gabeelunie 40 to 1 agst Cbrymlis 40 tot agst Pontiff 40 to 1 agst Cteoida SO to I apt Catherine 15 to 1 apt Mr. Tare.; Toe Oats. 16 to kart Souvenir 18 to 1 agst Golove 18 to 1 ass- Translation 18 to 1 agst Tippitywi bet 25 to 1 apt Maria Sr. Loofa. 20 to 1 agst Pedlar I SS to 1 apt Medan 'mentioned. 3 to 1 apt•Clroartney 9 to I Ag•t Dt.fence 19 to 1 agit Eliza Teazle 15 to 1 apt Roderick 17 to 1 agst" Evagnuilt (oo tak. IS to I apt Turcconas IS to 1 apt Mameloke '9O to I atom Srodee el to 1 agst 9 to 9. Lpt Donna Clara 9 to 1 agar Brocard 10 to 1 art Schrhernade 11 to 1 agst Tosco (Utacbess) 15 to 1 agst Moral • DONCAIITIR Pt to I art Nivalis 1$ to 1 agar Reviewer I No others BERTH. Sunday, at Taplow Court, the Viscountess Kirkerans et " l heir. •MARRIED. At Florence. on the StOth of April. the Marqu is Incootri, to Ellgtbeth, second daoghtet of Georges D'Atel Esq. of Castle Into,. Ireland. ------ • QIBD. • At Hastings,on the evening of May g, Robert 7th Sa Viscount Tarnworrh. Lord nt the Honor of Chalky, 4th of England, and F.A.S. His Lordship was 13th in lineal dn." front l'rince Thomas of Woodstock, Lt.te of Chsucester, lout am of King Edward the Third, whose Arms the Karl was elan' to Quarter, as weU as those of the iuteemetitAte iltestriees ilaoA at linurchlek and lkwremi Earl of Eases. His Lordship / without issue is Issereeded lo his tides and rsra:rl by sh e :Waildisstas‘hap, bismasip ' , Other, now she lath Earl. ri n larning itrrnoon - . ~ 'bat it .lA)Nl)UN•lillliiti r. iil Aillitatt 7 almutcs stw 0 • • • 57 minutes alter 'l,oNnsuos l'rinted and Pubis-bed by Jour Assys.c, the Prato' at the Atha Orroco, Na Picb.tt-plzee, T ct'lg 7u. , . .• . ; • 1 .1". & p i d i • • • I.• oi K . 4k14 •'I. ree f .:111 :ht in .111 A: e - . t af !Dr the 1:1 el? 1111 T! a even 11 'ten ir tf orifed At Otlt it tha t iouslr • lbjerr, rnfin undrr. 2 14 .4 OFR% rn thief s Bran tided 40 ited by 11 ardowil %%nos in tar. :AIM; e 1: 1 4 Ceptai 5' 4 4 is of left Dale to- 0s nap Mir yet. krarer . — aPT o 4 In Puns • 47. mil lei ATLAND. To Z4O l t e e the be * Nadi, YiaenaL rt. no Uss 410 hate mike, ,m 4., the d M'. 11. r r Mar— ia/ lbw. 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