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is ij being rebußcling. 'hex was also another rieetnnstanee 'which bad been adverted to—inhat• Mt. Hones 'Met. was pre vented from teeing him when he was ill. On that subject he received a letter Irons Dr. Coalmen, giving him the most so- ! tem assurance that he never knew Mr. Hunt had a slater, and that he was not told that the perms who applied was the sister of Mr. Hunt. Sir F. BURDETT said, that it was natural for me. Hunt to complain, in the way he did, knowing that his sister was ex cluded. As to the conduct of the jailer, it was a subject of minor consideration; the conduct of the Magistrates was of more importance, and he trusted it would be subjected to further investigation. The Report of the Commissioners implicated the Magistrates in the maladministration of that Jail. He hoped the worth Alderman would not change his determination to bring their conduct under the consideration of the House. Ile should be sorry that anything should be Anne which would pre judice the trial of Bridle, but be did not think any investigation into the conduct of the Magistrates could be attended with such an effect. Mr. Secretary PEEL appealed to the Hon. Baronet (Sr T. Lethbridge), if the conduct of the jailer was not sanctioned by the visiting Magistrates? if such were the case, and a censure was passed upon the Magistrates, the jailer was necessarily in volved in the same couture, and he would be brought to trial with the disadvantage of that censure attached to him. Sir F. 131.' It DETT said, that be thought it would afford a great advantage in the defence, if the jailer could say he acted under the sanction of the Magistrates. Sir T. LET! I BRIDGE thought that nothing ought to be done which would be likely to prejudice the minds of the Jury t but he feared the diicticsion that evening would have that tendency. Serjeant ONSLOW called to order, there being no res. non before the House. ROMAN CATHOLIC PLEBS BILL. Mr. CANN ING moved the Order of the Day for the third reading of the Homan Catholic Peers' Bill. The 13111 was then read a third time, and the question for its passing was carried in the affirmative. On the motion of Mr; CANNING, the following clause was : A c ted, as a rider, to the Billt—" That Roman Catholic Peers be admitted to sit and vote in the House of Lords without the Oath and Declaration therein recited." 31r. Secretary PEEL said be considered it unnecessary to t..ke the sense of the House on the third reading, when it had been so fillip taken, and the question so minutely discussed, on tw .) former occasions, in very full Houses. No object could be hied by a new discussion or a third division. Though he de opposition now, yet it should not be inferred that he felt less strongly on the subject than before. Mr. CANNING said that be wished to take that opportunity of expressing his approbation of the gentlemanly conduct of his Right lion. Friend throughout his opposition. His first gratifi cation would be, that be could bring his Right Hon. Friend to his side but next to that was the grati fi cation be received from t h e goo d temper and becoming manner which marked his oppo sition in every stage of the proceedings. Sir I'. LETHBRIDGE eotddnot arrest the progress of the Bill in this House; but be might at least be allowed to thank Goa that there were three estates of this realm, the King, the Lords, and the Commons—(Hear). wEsr INDIA AND AMERICAN TRADE BILL. 3Tr. F. ROBINSON moved the second reading of the West and American Trade Bill. _ _ _ ziir W. CURTIS opposed the second reading of this TOL— Who called for such a measure?—{Hear).—He knew of none but such as acted upon motives that were entirely Interested. lie should oppose the BiU at every stage, on account of its de cided interference with those navigation and revenue laws under which the kingdom bad flourished during so long a period.— What ground, what cause, was laid for any such enactments? —None surely, that cou ld justify it compatibly with the can merciaeinterests of Great Britain. The only advantage that could accrue from it must be to America; because it would allow her ships toload at ports in our West India Colonies, and to sail directly for the United States. Mr. &leant ONSLOW conceived, that upon every ground of justice, polcy, and humanity, the country was bound to thank his Right Hon. Friend (Mr. Robinson) for bringing forward this Bill. It was a sufficient answer to the queries, of the Hon. Bart. t) say, that since the period at which she existing laws were framed, the country had acquired, by the result of two success. ftil wars, a large addition of extensive, valuable, and important Colonies. _ _ The Bill was the/ read a second time ; and the House, on the maim of Mr. F. limussos, agreed to go into a Committee upon r on Ftisisy next. COLONIAL TRADE BILL. 'r. ROBINSON moved the Order of the Day for the se cord Reading of the Calm's! Trade Bill. Mr. F. BUXTON said, that last Session he bad understood Chancellor cf the Exchequer to say, that the whole question c.: the Sugar Duties, respecting our East and West India Trade, s4ntild be submitted to the consideration of the Committee on Foreign Trade. The Hon. Member referred to some pamphlets which he said had been published for the purpose of chewing the cqusequence of these duties upon the consumers. He thought tLe subject should be fully considered before the House pro ceeded to legislate upon It. 4r. ROBINSON said, the Act Imposing the duties would expire nest year; and that if it should be then proposed to renew it, the subject odd be fully discussed. The removal of re straints upon trade was considered as a measure of policy where it could be effected without material incoovenience. Mr. BRIGHT implored the Government not to deal in am biguous phrases, but to meet the i present question decidedly.-- The interests of the West India Traders were too important to be left in the state of uncertainty which was raised by the ob servaticns of the Right lion. Gentleman. Mr. WILLIAMS spoke in favour of the Bill. • Mr. ELLICE opposed the Bill, which he said was most hu nk to the West India Traders. The rights at present enjoyed by the West India Colonies were a compensation for the resale tons imposed upon them by the mother country. The East India Traders were not subject to equal restrictions, and ought not, therefore, to be allowed equal privileges with the West Indians. Mr. T. WILSON said, that if tbs. present Bill passed, the Culonies could not possibly stand many years. He thought our cotnnial traders were as much entitled to protection as our growers of corn at home. Mr. F. BUXTON Explained • and begged. distinctly to put the question to the Chancellor olds* Exchequer, whether it was nut understood that the question as to Sugar Duties should be sent to the Foreign Trade Committee? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER answered across the table; but in a tone of voice which rendered him quite inaudible. Mr. MONEY thought this was net se much a question as to the conflicting interests of the East and West India Traders, as one which affected all the subjectsuf this country, who were generally injured by monopolies. The duty on cotton in India, fur instance, amounted almost to a prohibition, while the natives were compelled to take our cotton manufactures. He hoped that, in the consideration of this subject, some regard Auld be had for the natives of the East Indies. Mr. W. SMITH was not surprised that some Gentlemen were so anxious to press the question, for the longer it remained pending, the greater was the opposition which it must certainly experience. This was not a question between the East and West Indies; it was a question between Great Britain and the West India Colonies. lie opposed the present measure, because while it was prejudicial to the consumers in the mother country, it could render but little benefit to the West India Islands. The fluourable Gentleman, after arguing at some length against the details of the measure, proceeded to observe that the present char ge on sugar sent to England from the West Indies amounted to .E 3,500,000 annually. This was not the case with respect to tiuzar imported from the East Indies ; and therefore sugar coming from .the latter country could be sold 5.. in the cwt. less dup sugar coming from the West Indies. He saw no reason why ss. more should not be added as a duty, for this could be done without making any difference whatever to the consumers. But he would nut insist upon this, for all he desired was to see the compact between the mother country and the West India Colo nies strictly adhered to...namely, that each should possess the complete monopoly of the other. The Honourable Member then observed, that in the year 1 753 a Petition had been pre sented to the House, praying for an increased cultivation of sugar by white peopli., instead of ultra's. The House agreed that the Petition should be referred to a Committee, but nothing was dope in consequence, sad in the following year the subject was not once mentioned, either by the opponents or supporters of the measure. He denied that the present Bill was introduced in the .pirit of a free trade, as all the advantages must be on the one aide, tor should the measure pass, it would lay a tax upon the consumers of from ,E1,000,t,n0 to A 2,000.000. Mr. BARHAM agreed that each of the panics should keep aim monopoly emir% That the West India proprietors always • `"'f ~. . I soasidere4 as their ebenene, and therefore we Sat almitins to Preserve it. Osidiffilabel bad brought the Cithidesibto a state of rule, which, be hawed, it would be impandble to pet theft Out 0f.4 1 /se bow titst of the quest* ; and the clash was that th ey . l net be able to pay gosh own eaptuSs. Ile thought It thtgular to Mae the try of tn.tragta "Pi/ at ,the Bast India Interest, where, tiltvery letPli, an lenglhfinian email not put his foot without 4 llimuffi pot tell hob there was a betwfit of one none and 'a half million, being given to the West India Interest, for be did not know where that weskits. If there was any probability of the Sieve Trade being revPsed in our Colonies, be should go any length to pro. 'cubit, but that shield be proved-hifere they legislated rr sttle. tively as to the West Indies. Mr. ELLICE this Blik.becaneeit was an adverse towards a system of tree trade. It wartee late to go into the generattrade of the West ladles,' evideinaily with_ the greet capital and vested rights which eidasiLbelhe West lodks. V it were not so, be should say that the f the West Indies should be thrown open to the 'World He would *import any measure which would raisonithe intolerable trice once of AM per esist.im Bast India amourectures ; but that was bet fumed on them by the Wen India interest. The Chan-1 color of the lechequer was *sliest pesos so answer why we bud not ewe at 3d. per pound. -lie apprehended no dasw tq the Navipidaet Laws fries this measure; and if the Hon. Baronet (Sr Willem °Nth) would assist him and the Member for Nevrciude, hineWmg rid of the • War Ctinvoy Duty, he woad do a eenidebble halide to t h e shipping interest. This would be eensolditg the benefit and advantage of his commits bits meek better this by apposing this Bill. Ile ItaCebteitei an molest of the charges to which a ship was •subieseed la area of 488 West India Islands—charges imposed for no public pur pose, but to 1111 the pockets of various officers, who, if they wen necessary, might net be overpaid. In Trinidad there bad beep charged, in 1814, for the Collector 55 dollars, for the Comp troller 40, for the Searcher 13, sot the Naval Officer 27, for the Harbour Muter 15, and various others, in all amounting to £B9 us a vessel of 300 tons. In 1820 and 1821 these charges had locsissed to £132. Whether these charges existed now in all the islands, as a Commissioner had been recently sent out to in vestigate these matters, he knew not; but a British ship in ali British Colony was subject to Four times the charge of a foreign ship in foreign colonies. If our security depended on our naval strength, our dutydwas to make the charges on our shipping as small as those osrfort4gn shipping. They must be put on an equal footle. with the shipping of other countries, or the main stay and strength of England was destroyed. When they talked of the distress of the British farmers, though by no means over- coloured. yet he was afraid be could draw much stronger pia ) tures of the distress of the %Vest India interest, and their case' was about as hopeless and desperate car that of the agriculturists. In St. Lode, the distress was beyond deseription. It had apa relation of 14,000 persons. In 1114, it paid hardly a single tax under the French Government, except ,ellOO a year to the Go. 'armor. We had sent several Governors there, one of whom was obliged to bar cashiered, and others imposed grievous fees, being'' without coutroul. The annual Importation of Sugar from that Island, was about 60,000 hopheads. In 1817, they were afflicted with a grievous hurricane, and they bad since been obliged to pay exorbitantly for their Government, and other Officers.- 1 Why was not a Major of a Veteran Battalion sent there as Go vernor. and not an Officer of high rank ? The consequence was, that the Colony was getting gradually in debt, and how was it to get out of it? The like was the case in all our conquered! QIIt lee. Poste remedy must be opposed to this, by regulating the rate of impost on them. Instead of twelve shillings sixpence, as formerly, the Chancellor of the Exchequer now leek twenty-seven shillings. The alteration in the currency bad also materially affected the state of the Colonies, where the Colo nist was in all cases the debtor. In 1115, a debt of .0100 was paid by £l5O of Colonial currency; now, for the same sum, he , ' was 4Uged to pay £227 of the mosey of the Colony. The egetal invested in shipping was 50 millions, and the profit OM Op ton ; now it was only £lO. He supported the Bill. Mr. RICARDO thought that there must be some mistake in the etatancet of his Hon. Friend relative to the effects of the degrades k the currency. There was something so extraordi. any ie the taatement that be believed there must be a adage la It. His Hon. Friend's speech furnished the very best argu ments in favour of the principle of a free trade. He 'hewed in the strongest light the miseries of the present system of mutual =. It was not true that if the importation duty were sugars we could be benefited by it, because the pro. duets would take care to make a proportionate addition to the price. He (Mr. Ricardo) did not agree in this opinion. He did not think that if we were now to forego the duties on tea, the Chinese producer would make any attempt to raise the price of the commodity. It must be always the policy of producers to send their commodities to foreign countries at as low a rate as they can. In fact, the question here was between the rich lands of the part of our colonies, and the poor lands of another. He considered that it would be more beneficial to encourage the East India produce for this reason, that the poor lands of the West India colonies absorbed a vast proportion of human labour, which might be beneficially transferred to some other employ ment. Ile contended that it would be cheaper for the con sumer to purchase East Bulk sugar with a duty on importation, because the labour of man in those colonies was followed by a greater proportion of production. This was his general view, although he admitted that the West India planter was entitled to some protection. He was for every measure that approached to a system of tree trade, and therefore be gave his support to this Bill. Once to do away with monopolies—let the principles of free commerce be established, and never again would the House be tormented with applications from we party to make a sacrifice of the interest of another. Mr. MARRYATT supported the Bill. He dwelt on the policy of affording protection to the West India planters, whose situation he described to be most calamitous. Mr. WILBERFORCE suggested, that for this measure of concession to the West India planters that body should, in re turn, give the security of a general Registry Bill, to prevent the illicit importation of slaves into those colonies. Mr. BERNAL strongly opposed this suggestion. The mea. sure was not a boon to the planters so much as to the ship. owners of this country, now in the utmost distress. Mr. MANNING corroborated the statement of the llon. Member for Sandwich. Mr. BROUGHAM declared that he was confident his Hon. Friend (Mr. Wilberforce) never intended to bring forward any thing like a sweeping headlong measure of emancipation. lie knew that the distresses of the West India planters were great beyond measure, and that they exceeded the distresses even of our landed interest ; and he hoped that the present measure of relief would be extended to them, without being clogged by any conditions wliatever-4Hear, bear).—But he hoped they would see the propriety of redeeming the pledges they had given in re prd to slaves. He would say, that if a measure of relief was pot afforded the planters, the West Indian Archipelago would very soon be laid waste, and there would be a total revolution of property in the Isl ands. In the meantime he hoped the colonists would immediately adopt measures for the gradual amelioration of their slaves. The question was now put and carried without a division.— The Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed this day week. - - EMPLOYMENT 07 THE POOR IN IRELAND. Mr. GOULBURN brought in a Bin to authorise the advance of .00,000 to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. The Bill was read a lint, and ordered to be read a second time to-morrow. In a Committee, Mr. GOVLBURN moved a Resolution. that £50,000 be granted for the making and repair of Roads in Ireland. Mr. W. BEECHER approved of the measure ; and was cos. Went that the happiest effects would arise from the liberality of the 'Wish nation. Mr. J. 112•11 TH thought the usgareipse men ankliated to do good than any measure of am Orrimmisil Phy for one, would vote for a much greater sum. Mr. W. SMITH spoke &oh% support of the NOM He ex tolled the conduct of the Draperr Campany, for the manatee in which they managed their extrosivoestates, anti Os beaslicisi erraugeruents which they made to mimics the canderts of** .tenantry in Ireland. hit. R. MARTIN regretted the ahmsce oiiMF ibiner for Aberdeen, to whom he was lo o tism f eilikeesbe a he 'creations. He had, with that attention to the oblic welfare which so we/ became idiga g the intention of submitting to their • woe IMs respecting the tithe systems of D r ....11.1W• ever might be the'merits el that he caw ceived that in his proposed uftiamiabing he was irepeomplog the strict Use of his duty, sad eagagthg is coarse d i assel war fare for which he was bat ilide . uslabiA—(lll4lll4 taw 9.—lt was not to the accurate investors et steebitala mei earetpaid salaries that web a opts= of eseleiheed and , preecriptlve pay- • 46` /• ' , Meat should ediiiiiitteo, heat!}—.The "Arsis.., aY fraud were Me flout AVM* nure . ftaika tii Um, of he that he slab& veflopkr her!"—(ll= • Be trusted that thefles. Cleadentan wd those branches at isegnemuselast for which he seense4= i tto tined; and that he . waidenot venture to item widh,disaa kegs questions et Tolley !Thigh re mots eau" midi' vigorous views than that lianomtW Member had heretofore developed—(Hear hear!), - After some tartlet observations . Weis dlihrent Members, the Resole tioas were agreed to, and a BM ordered to be brought in. _ The other Order s of the DI were then &spend of. and at Twelve °TM& the Ileum ar • ft COURT OF KING'S BENCH-'HIS JUDGMENT UPON THE NAM. OP WEEtME.TH. In our lin page IrM be foend proceeding fn the Court of *lug's Batch yesterday in this case.-:-This morning the defend ant was ailed wp to receive the judgment of lice Court. Their were eo fled, but the Noble Awl wad frau I M er lead t=woo we 'eptite mile r d uditTe. be Ci a n i tt i fe d r ell oble all Mr. Junk* Saga thew proceeded to deliver the judgnsest of the Court, and eamilselthed at very great length on the coo . duet of the Noble Pat, in eadessouriag to provoke Ilfr. W oo d to go t a *ad, a Gentians who, the. Learned Judge s ad, was o n ly acting as.stedipter, and was swatted by the de fendant himself to that tam The judgment of the Court wits, that the Noble Defendant should be latptisaned in the custody of the Marshal of the Manlike* for the period of threw months, and at the expiation of that time to and sureties to peep the peace for three years, himself in .02,000, and two sureties in X5OO earls. --The Noble Defendant then retired in the custody of the Tlpstaff. THE KING'S VISIT TO COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. Ills Mammy left his Palace in Pall-Mall at a qoafter before seven o'clock, yesterday evening, accompanied by the same at tendants as to Drury-Lane Theatre on Wednesday night, with the exception of the LOAD CWAXIIRLAIN, who is recovered from his indisposition. His Mannar• and the Royal cavalcade arrived exactly at seven o'clock, escorted by a party of the Life Guards, where he was received by Captain Foams, Nr. Watt err, Mr. Fawerry, Mr. C. Klemm, and Mr. liaanntot, who conducted his Maszerr, in full dress, to the Royal box, which was splen didly decorated, and bill• of the Play and Entertainment, printed on white satin, were plated before his Miners and the Duke of Yeas, Ate.. Among the few spectators admitted in the lobby to view the approach of the Royal Visitors, were bfraSinninis and her amiable daughter, who gracefully saluted hit Masnry as lie passed, and which was returned in the most condescending manner. - On coming forward to the front of the box, his Maatrrr was greeted with a moat rapturous and universal burst of affectionate loyalty. The house literally rang with a spontaneous effusion of heart and voice, which gradually subsiding, seemed to melt away into the more harmonious, though perhaps not more gratifying expression of the same feelings, as embodied in the noble Anthem of M Coo save the Kim !" It was enthusiastically encored after which were performed with great eclat the Play of The lAte e Java, and the Melo- Drama of Cherry and Fair Star. At the end of the first Piece (during which his Manta•/ fre quently joined in the plaudits which were called forth by the masterly touches of Youso, and the exquisitely blended tones of Mill 51T2111114 and Miss SI. Tam) Gust taw the ling was re-. peated, by the entire vocal strength of the House, and followed by Rule Britannia. The same cordial salutation was renewed on the falling of the curtain a little after twelve o'clock, when his Idassert left the House amid universal cheering. v • '7741051! • - • , r ' THE ARMY. The Royal Horse guards Blue had a Stand field-day this morning, at Wormwood-Scrubs. Detachments of the 11th and 13th Dragoons, the oth, 46th, 54th, 69th, and 89th Regiments, embarked this day on board the Astell Indianian, at Gravesend, for Madras._ Four companies of the 2d Battalion of the Coldstream Guards will march from Chatham, on Wednesday, for Windsor. The 7th Fusileers are expected at Chatham about the 22d tnsr. ' four companies of the regiment will be detached on duty to Saturday, upwards of 250 men of the Hon. East India Com pany's Artillery and Infantry, marched from the Depot, at Chu te embark at Gravesend for India. Wednesday sennight, three companies of the 72d regiment disembarked at Plymouth, from the Thomas and Mary trans port, and marched hit* the barracks lately occupied by the 15th regiment. Two companies of the detachment of the 10th regiment are ordered to embark at Plymouth, on board the Thomas and Mary, as soon as the wind to favourable, for. Woolwich. A Court Martial has been holden in Dublin, on a Captain of the Ist Dragoon Guards, on a most extraordinary prosecution. It seems that a restive horse bad been prohibited from being sent out In a detachment, that this Captain had sent it out, and that the man who rode it was, in consequence, drowned. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOOTII, Mar 16.—Wind variable.--Arrived, his Majesty's brig Racenoass, from a cruise. Pr.vuouvu, Mavl 6.-I%d North.— Arrived the Neptunus, 11101/114 from Christianstadt.—Sailed, the James and Blies, Joon, for Jersey; Caldicott Castle, Cnaaazstoa, for Quebec ; and Hawkesbury, Hums, for Quebec. DEAN MAY 17.—Wind F. N.R—Came down from the River last night and sailed, the Archimedes, I3ortwo, for Gibraltar Eweretta, STODSART, for St. Lucia :— also to-day, the Lady RaMes, Oxwara. for Madras and Bengal ; Parthenus, Ivan, for Serra Leone; Montreal, RICIIMIDION, for Demerara; Tub, Warne, for Gibraltar; and ?telly, Boum., for Trieste. Ar rived and sailed for the River, the Hugh Crawford, Sm.., in 56 days from Jamaica; Nymph, Tirm.ear, from CarnpeaChy ; Neptune, Evans, from Trieste; Ogle Caine, CROSLIT, front India and Falmouth; Proteus, FRAU.), from Honduras; and [several others. SPORTING 11417 ELLIGENCE. YORK SPRING MEETING, Wzamuty, MAr 1.5. The Cott Sapling Stakes of 50gs. each, h. ft. Sit. 31b. each. Last mile and three quarters. Seven Subscribers. Mr. Watt's bay, Dupore - - 1 Mr. Lambton's brown, by Leopold - - 2 Five to 1 on Dupore.— Won in a canter. The Constitution Stakes of flogs. each, h. ft. for three-yr-olds, Sat. 101 b. four, Bat. five, Bat. 91b. six, 9st. 11b. and aged, 9st. Sib. One mile and a quarter. Eight Subscribers. Lord Queonsberry's cb. c. Ledston, 4- yrs old - 1 Mr. T. O. Powlett's b. h. Gambler, 5 yrs old 2 Mr. Lambton's gr. h. Dunsinane. 5 yrs old - - 3 Mr. Petre's b. f. My Lady, 4 yrs old - - 4 Mr. Ridohde's br. c. Statesman, 4 yrs old • - 5 S to 1 apt Ledston—lo to I apt Gambier—Even on Dung cane, and in running, 9tol on bins-4 to 1 apt . The Stand Plate of £5O, for horses, Ste. of all ages ata i t = l - 1- year. olds, 7st. four; Bat. 41b. bye, Bat. 10Ib. six, and aged, 9st,._ Heats, one mile and three quarters each. M. Armstrong's b. h. Alexander, 5 yrs old - Mr. Ferguson's b. c. Charnpalgnv, 4 yrs aid I. Mr. Hell's b. h. Jehu, 5 yrs old - - Mr.Whithig i e b. c. by Tramp, 4 yes old lumen. r 1 1 2 2 $ 3 6 4 5 5 Mr. Haw's - ch. m. , t - yripid . Mr. Storey's b. h. Little England; aged - . 7 6 Mr. Stephenson 's ch. c. by Petrooles, 4 yrs old - 4 7 Biz to 4 apt Alexander ; after the beat, It t• lon him-9 to 1 apt Champaigne-4 t• 1 apt J•ha. Match for 100 p. est. each. Last mile. lA. Queensberry's b. e. Orator. s yrs. old, rec. ft. from Mr. Fox's ch. c. by Macbeth, 5 yrs. old. Among the important Sales announced in this day's Paper, is that of the Library, Furniture, Paintings, Ste. at Wanstead. House, by Mr. Roam, of Warwieir-House, Hegempareet. The Cnown Panics and Fences' of DZIMAILK, have taken up their residence at No. 65, in Winspole-strost, which house has been lately fitted up for their reception, their Royal _High nesses having declined accepting the preens' of his Shamir, in order to live as private' as possible during their resiikoce be:v. The death of the Archbishop of Cason. was awned by taking goat's milk tit coagulations bis smatackaad card seertitication. At Cliehneford Fair, we Waft Wet, Irvin the itioPitee as be llhosedee ezhiblatihs frees *foam of the shows, the' west woks eastll.4ra jawed al the owl, sad ran through th e tows, follewod by a Amber of boys, who were ignorant of the aw e s ami stal dereagessst, will be get two a held, wker.e 1 e haat WNW nabs, a gale post, wee bereft tone the sc a lp from his brag; he was, however, payload ken doing further mis chief on himself, and be Mike , _natreer. The whole popolatioo asks $ OlllO O4. the exception of a district Its South . Cardoso 5gre. 4 ,141111110 fesoo 23 to 30,000, is 9,625,74 4 . 1 s ,~ ~ r i 1 1 : 1-1 K EVENING STAR. . _ LONDON. SATURDAY. MAY 18, 1822. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. We have little or no business doing to-day in the Market. Consols are 70 t 0714 for Aect. or Money. No news on 'Otani.. Foams= Youto.--The Market remains as Paten business doing this rooming. Spanish 63i ex. div. STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK. Within the last hour there has been a good deal of business doing, but the Market has not improved. One large purchase (upwards of £300,000 Consols) has been made, upon account of the Court of Chancery, but without producing any favour able effect. The Jews are purchasing largely this morning ; and yesterday they purchased upwards of e 9,000,000, for the July —Current prices 5 per Cent. Bidueed, 711.1 71-3 per Cent. Cons. 79j 781 79. 3j per Cents. 99--4 per Cents. 94j 1 a 5 per Cent. Navy Annuities, 1021 1 1 Bank Long Annuities, 14 13-16—India Bonds, 521. 508. pr. Exchequer Bills of f 1,530, is. prem. is. du. Ditto Small, par. ss. prem.—Ditto Commercial, 41. 2s. pr. Consols for May Account, 79j 781. It is still our pleasing duty to record the rapid progress that the work of charity is making throughout the kingdom, in behalf of the starving poor of Ireland. In addition to the long list of new subscriptions, which we this day insert (we ddeertitecceni), the Corporation of the City of London, with a benevolence worthy of its character, has voted a sum of 'bre Hundred Guineas in aid of the charity. At Manchester a Meeting was held on Wed nesday, when upwards of X. 500 was subscribed in the room.— At Cainbridge, more than £6OO has been subscribed. At Oy ford, a very liberal subscription has been raised, towards which the University has given ,@aoo. At Raster, the subscription in one day, amounted to .t. 150 ; and a sermon preached at Chelten ham, on Sunday last, by the Rev. C. Jeans, Rector, produced 5e327. At Worcester, a subscription bin progress,which is li berally supported. At Canterbury, a subscription has been opened : and from every part of the country we hear either of sums sultscribed or of Meetings convened. Even the city of Dublin, which has shewn an indifference to the distress of the estuary of which it is the capital. little creditable to its hums. till, was to have a Meeting on Thursday, for the purpose of ilywdst a sascriptfon. It is4ratifying to find that the British Army takes an important lead in this work of benevolence. From Albany Barracks, in the Isle of Wight, alum of £193 bas been forwarded to the Committee in London ; and the &vides of Royal Marines stationed at Plymouth, with a degree of bents. volence which does them great honour. have consented, both officers sad men, to Live up a day's pay for the relief of the suf ferers in Ireland. On Monday the Officers of the Royal Ma rines assembled at their barracks, Chatham, and subscribed each one day's pay 'for the sone purpose. A corps of the East-India Company's Artillery and Infantry, previous to embarking for . India, subscribed .C3ll, which was es. ad each man ; and a Übe ral subscription is now making by the officers and men of Chat ham garrison. The 5d battalion of the Grenadkr Regiment of Foot Guards, in Dublin, has subscribed .C 711; the 7th Hussars, now in Dublin garrison, have also subscribed one day's pay each for the suffering Irish, who, from the most recent accounts, are in a state of increasing distress. The French Papers of Wednesday bring little information re specting the :Airs of Russia and Turkey, but what they do con contain is of a warlike comple:don. An article from Hamburgh states accounts had been received from the banks of the Pruth, dated April 21, containing the Important intelligence that the se. coed Russian army had received, for the second time, orders to bold themselves in readiness to march ; the third order will lx its destination. A Russian vessel„the Leonidas, which left Constantinople the 9th of April, brings intelligence, that at her departure large reinforcements of irregular troops were arriving from different parts of Asia. Great fermentation prevailed among the Mussel mans. The Austrian Ambassador had, it was said, quitted, to proceed to Vienne. The European% both English and French, looking to all , the c►ances of a long and terrible war, bad quitted the city, and proceeded, for the most part, towards the frontlet. of the Austrian provinces. Accounts from Smyrna, to ths. loth inst. give a melancholy picture of the dreadful scenes passing there. The Greeks might be said to be besieged in their houses by the Asiatics, who fired into the houses in order to compel them to come out. All those who fell into the hands of the soldiers were assassinated; in fine, murder, pillage, sad burning, were the order of the day, and the Governor gave fide interruption to all these excesses. The Pacha of &mama bad been repulsed at Verla, and was mdse. vouring to collect a nee► Sens to make a second attempt Wed the Greeks. Campuses= Zama was attacked on all dike at Janina. The Unive►sel Casette iLyens, of the loth instant, contains a minute account of the disturbances which took place in that city on the preceding day, springing from the violence of a contested election, and the exasperation of party feelings at the defeat et hi. de Commun. It appears that the mob who assembled mixed seditious cries with cite watch-word of' party, and that it was not until the of the Somme, the gendarmerie, and other troops, bad arrived that the mob was dis pe rsed. The ca valry drove the rioters under the arches of the theatre. The doors of this building were forced open, and the bons immediately filled with a motley crowd prepared to enjoy the entertainment at their ease, but evidently Rule accustomed to such an elevated position. —About nine erica the Asthesities ordered the body of the Theatre to be cleared, but the grouped persons who had filled it did not cease from their favourite cries till a late hour. Several individuals who were found exciting the mob have been arrested, k is said, and handed over to the )King's Attorney-General. French Funds, hay IS, The per Cents. ell fr. lie. Thin forenoon we received a German Mall, bringing Frank fort Papers to the 12th inst. from which we kern that the pro- hibitory system is likely to be adopted in the Grand Ducky of Baden, to the exclusion of sll French, English, Dutch; or Prus sian manufactures. New Toth Papers arrived this stoning to the 17th April. ram Inn ceentascus. armsattaaa, OF ATOM 14. ST. Donnuto.—A kindle' was made at Santana nbout the middle of February, from some alined vesseis,lltted oat at Mar ti:kiwi it is said, for reducing the Wachs. The lauer mated the attempt, when the French Were compelled to re-embark r— after all had got safely onboard they bombarded Samana, which was completely destroyed. Some lives were lost On both sides.—. The invaders are said to lave plondered two plantatioos, sad destroyed a village. The ashiasere Ziele of the 11th Ape% states, that a riot had taken place in niind*lda among the Raman Catholics ; and that some lives were lost ; bit the cam of the distorbeoce is not sisatioset ti. i 'll