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This day was published, In Two Vols. nvo. priceboards, the Fourth Edition, of A COURSE of SERMONS on the LORD'S DAY - 1 1- throughout the Year, from the first Sunday of Advent to the twenty-fifth Sunday after Trinity ; including Sermons for Christmas-Day, the first Day of Lent, Good Friday, and As cension Day; adapted to, and taken chiefly from, the Service of the Day. By JOSEPH HOLDEN POTT, A.M. Archdeacon of London, and Vicar of St. Martin's in the Fields. Printed for F. C. and J. Rivirg,ton, 62, St. Paul's Church- Tard ; and 3, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London. Of whom may be had, by the same Author A Course of Sermons on the Fasts and Festivals of le Church of England, Bvo. 12$. Also, The Rights of Sovereignty in Christian States, defended In sonic chief particulars, in a Charge delivered Ma* 24, 1821 ; with Illustrations from Hooker, Bp. Warburton, C. &c. Bvo. 9s. Lately published, price Ss. 6d. boards, CASES Illustrative of the TREATAI ENT of DI S. 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Mr. Jarmo, for the ap pellant ceoclostetl his argument. The Aummanst-Ommaos was i bard n part on the same side. Further hearing p ost p o ned. The Earl of Moan took the oaths end his sow as Baron Worms. Hie Lordship's supporter* were, the Marquis of and Lord Borrom -110; end:r brought teveral Pelmet Bills from rehe Osemelees ids read a first time. The Plasma dam Diu was reed a second timer The Irish CiuMmekg Credit Bill went through a Committee, iind eras repented. The Earl of ROSEBEERY gave notice, that on Friday next, tbe3d of May, be should submit a motion to the House My tlw"to the mode of election of the Sixteen Peers for Scotland, and the propriety of regulating the right of voting in certain cases of collateral succession to Peerages.—Adjourised till Monday. HOUSE OF COMMONS. gr. J. WILLIAICS. the newly elected Member for Lincoln, took de oaths and his seat. Lord EN ?: IS tl ORE presented a Petition from certain Land holders, of Cork, complaining of Agricultural Distress.—Ordered is be referred to the Agricultural Committee. Sir W. B. GUISE presented a similar Petition from Tewkes bdry.—Ordered to lie on the table. Captain HUN DAY presented a similar Petition from Der byshire.—Ordered to lie on the table. Sir C. COLE presented a Petition from the Tanners and LeatherseUers of Glamorganshire, complaining of the Tax upon Leather, and praying for its repeal. After a few words from the Hon. //leather, in support of the Petition, it was ordered to be printed. Air. M. A. TAYLOR gave notice, that on the 127th of May, be should submit a motion respecting the Appellant Jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery ; and that next Sessipn he should move for the introduction of a Grand Jury in the practice of t he Cri- minal Law of Scotland. Mr. POWER presented • Petition from Waterford, com plaining of Agricultural Distress.—Ordered to lie on the table. The same Hon. Member presented a Petition from the Grand Jury of Waterford, complaining of the present practice of As sessing Rates upon the County. The Petition, after a few words from Sir Joux NEWTOUT, Mr. ELLIS, and Mr. G. Liaots, in its support, was ordered to be printed. Lord EDWARD SOMERSET presented a Petition from Gloucestershire, complaining of Agricultural Distress, and pray log for Protecting Duties on the importation of Foreign Pro duee.—Ordered to be referred to the Agricultural Conunittee. Mr. SYKES presented a Petition from certain persons pro fessing the Unitarian form of Religion, praying for a revision of the laws which were inconsistent with their tensions belief.— Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. BY NG presoited a Petition from the Freehoklers of Middlesex, pr4ing for a Reform in Parliament.—Ordered to lie on the talsle.' Mr. BEN NET presented a Petition from certain persons in the Leather Trade, praying for a repeal of the Tax upon Leather. Ordered to be printed. Mr. HUME presented a Petition from the Shoemakers of Perth, complaining of the system of self-election in Scotland, and praying for its abolition. The Hon. Member said, that after the vote of last night he trusted Ministers would see the necessity of commencing the work of Reform, and he assured them they could not do better than to begin with the Boroughs .f Scotland —Ordered to Ile on the table. Dr. LUSH IN G;TON presented a Petition from a person named Clark, complaining of oppression by the Society for the Suppression of Vice. Ile stated, that while under bail on a prosecution for publishing a work called" Queen Mab," he was brought up by habeas Carpets to plead to the indictment preferred bytthe Society, and that, notwithstanding this circumstance, his recognizances have been estreated for an alleged want of his ap pearance according to the condition of this recognizance. The Petitioner complained also, that one of the Judges of the Court was a Member of the Society, and therefore a party to the pro secution. lie (Dr. Lushington) thought it highly improper that a Judge should support by his purse, a prosecution on which he would afterwards be called upon to pronounce in his judicial character.—The Petition was ordered to lie on the table. Sir It. FERGUSSON presented Petitions from several places complaining of the present state of the Police Law of Scotland. —Ordered to lie on the table. Sir T. LETHBRIDGE presented a Petition from certain Landholders of Someraetshire, complaining of Agricultural Dis tress, and praying for relief. The lands occupied by these per sons, the Honourable Baronet said, were of the best quality , and yet the produce did not yield them a remunerating pa ice tot the expense of cultivation. The Ilocourable Baronet spoke at some length in support of the Petition, contending that taxes must be reduced to correspond with the present price of agricultural pro. duce, or that other means sh;suld be resorted to for the purpose of giving the land-owner high prices, and enabling him to meet the amount of the taxes. Ile complained also of the weight of the local and county taxes. Mr. DICKINSON corroborated tits statement of his Hon. Colleague as to the distress of the county ; but be did not think it prudent to take off taxes to any great amount. Mr. BENETT (of Wiltshire) thought there was ample room for a reduction of taxation, and • that such a reduction was absolutely necessary.—The Petition was then read, and on the question that it lie on the table, Sir I'. L ETIIBII I DGE, in explanation, said, that he thought much of the distress was occasioned by the present law affecting the currency. lie thought that taxes must be reduced, or that a remunerating price must be given by protecting . sluties. . Mr. ELLICE deprecated the proposal for what were called protecting duties. He was favourable to a reduction of public expenditure, sad regretted that so many motions for reduction had been opposed by the Country Gentlemen. It was the opi nion of his Honourable Friend (Mr. Ricardo) that the Currency Bill of 1819, had added 10 per cent. to the taxes. Ile concurred in that opinion, and decidedly thought that the expenditu re should be considerably reduced, ar.d that nation should be low ered as much as possible. Mr. BENET'r said, the suspension of cash ,payments was a fraud upon the public creditor, and the resumption of them a fraud upon the public debtor.—The !Petition was then ordered to be printed. A Message from the Lords announced their Lordships As sent to several Bills. Mr. MEN E begged to call the attention of the house to a Betarn of certain Accounts connected with a vote, in one of the Estimates, of £50,000. They related to several p a y ments, among which were £9OOO for Militia Deserters' Warrants, sESOOO for the Commissioners of the Highland Roads, £3600 for the Commissioners of the Carlisle Roads, and certain pay ments on account of the expenses for effecting the provisions of the Population Act. The whole of these accounts were made out in a very confused and complicated manner, and would be well deserving the attention of the Committee for examining the state of the public accounts ; to which Committee he moved that the papers in question might be referred.—The motion was agreed to. Mr. S. RICE presented a Petition from the Inhabitants of 'Limerick, praying for the Repeal of the Window Tax in Ire land.—Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. BEN NET inquired whether the subject of Agricul tural Distress was likely to be brought before the House on Monday next, or whether the House would go into a Committee of Supply? Mr. LUSIIINGTON said he had "no doubt that his Noble Friend would be well enough on Monday to bring forward his motion respecting the Agricultural Distress. Mr. lIUME wished to know whether any order had been given to prohibit the importation into Greece of gun •g a l a er s exported from this country ? He understood that Sir ' Maitland bad taken upon himself to prohibit the impala** of gunpowder into some of the Grecian Isles. Atli he was be* formed also that a Turkish frigate had been eoppered sold fa paired in Deptford yard. • Mr. WILMOT said that Sir T. Maitland had only seta alt obedience to his instructions; but that permission had bees given to merchants to export such gunpowder as had bees cleared in ignorance of the prohibition. Sir G. COCK BURN said, a Turkish weed led usienbeear been cappered in Deptford yard, but it we" been, des bed been there in use sometime before. Sir 'W. CURTIS moved the second reading of the Leedom Bridge Water Works Bill. Sir W. DE CRESPIGNY opposed the Bill, but *greased' his readiness to withdraw the opposition, If a coosideradon should be given for the individual interests proposed to be affected by the Bill. Mr. IIULME magma also °prised do BilL It Cssa. read _ dme, mines. Mr‘ HOLME BUUNER nsoied, that the Petition - Inhabitants of Sonthwark, of the 22d of February, on the sub ject of pains down London Bridge, and bding a new we, be referred to the aid Commktoe, and that the Oetamittee be enabled to frame a 818, in accordance with the prayer of the said Petitiori. Hods, moved. that thees of Evidence taken before the.C.onsnaktees 1120 Minn, be referred to the said Committee. Sir W. CURTIS said, he was coin:lnt:ad that London pa* would stand quite long enough, and that it would be a wage et money to build a new one. He should 'therefore take the ems of the House uppo the motion. Sir G. COCKBURN hoped the Honourable Baronet net pursue the count he had given notice of, a nd he tbinflte it would be taking an unfair advantage in the present state of the Haase. Sir W. DE CRESPIGNY made a few-observations on the same side. Mr. WILLIAMS observed, that all scientific men eetes coned in the opinion that the Bridge should come down.—The motion was then put and carried. Mr. BENNET moved for a Return of all the licenses issued within the last year to Public houses in the different districts of the Metropolis.—Ordered. Mr. HOME moved for a Copy of the last Treasury Mimate relative to the Distribution of Stamps.—Ordered. Mr. BARNA ki moved for alteturn of the contract price of Previsions supplied to Greenwich Hospital since the year 1818, as far as the same can be made out—Ordered. Mr. CURTENI presented a Petition from the Eastern divi sion of the County of Sussex. complaining of Agricultural die. tress.—Laid on the table. The Bank of Ireland Loan Bill was read a third time and passed. LAND-TAX DILDIMPTION. Mt. HUME rose for the purpote of moving for certain Re turns on the subject of this Tex, to which he understood there would be no objection. The Hon. Member prefaced his motion with several remarks on the subject of the Tax and its manage ment, but from the number of persons who were then laving the Gallery (the business of the House being considered over), the whole of the lion. Member's remarks were not distinctly heard, but the following is the substance : In 1799, the amount of the Land-tax was 1810, ditto, ditto X 1,989,67.3 7 10 • 1,16.1,582 18 5 .;.i. d: mittee,efe*eited, be sbeeld,ateve diat the eeliiehee SAM before the two faentte Committoes be pofortpllto .id hint aWI founded upon that mamma, he lad itt doubt tkeeptaihF Po&Want, an of the Water Weeks would bla set at tem. . • • • which form the Attar a few words from Mr. Lboomit, 'Mr J. %Ot t /. on each works a Aldermen Woes, Sir F. Oantamscr, Mr. D. °maim • 'tuck a pas* wi l aari e Mr. Wu„sialiS, Me Sir &see HAMM, the 11111 wee are Uglily indebi re is wend time, and ordered to be comMitted in open Cant- s ari, c oogoadosa _ . wind by mods! Making a reduction in the amount received of 826,290 9 5 The amound of Dividend saved on the 3 per Cents. cancelled by the redemption of the Land-tax since 1799, appeared to be only 770,076 0 0 Which chewed a gefalcatioa of the sum of 55,414 9 $ By the operation, exclusive of the suns of 304,730 7 10 under the heat! of Expenses of management in thew years. The great expense attending the ofEce would appear by the amount of 5 per cent. reduced in the last four years, and the expenses incurred in the management of the same. 'Amount of Dividend) cancelled by redemr tion of Land-tax. The Amount of Ex penses of manage meat of office. 1817 18s8 IRIS 180 £2,947 3 4 5,3115 15 11i 4,026 14 11 2,696 9 Ti 13,056 3 10 41,918 14 10 2,659 19 7 3,374 7 9 4,414 2 2 14,267 4 4 Making the expenses of management amount to £14,267 4s. 4d. whilst the amount of dividend reduced in the same time was only £13,036 3s. 10d. It also appeared, that in the year 1811, upwards of £12,000 of Land-tax on small livings and charitable funds had been exonerated on the plea that great advantage had been derived to the Public frcm Mr. rites plan of redemption : whereas the public account, as far as could be made out, exhi bited a considerable loss to the I'ublic by the operation. In the finance annual account of the Treasury Miscellaneous Ressilpts i there appeared to have been received a sum of £ 19 , 868 It& 4d. nod: r the head of Land Redemption, between the years 1805 and IBA ; but it did not appear to what use that money had been applied, or why it had been applied on that account. The Lion. 31entber then moved that there be laid before the house an account of the amount of Land-tax redeemed in each year since the 38th of Geo. 111. cap. 56. distinguishing the amount by the 5 per cents. and also by cash. Also an account of the ab stract of Expanse for the -Redemption of the Land-tax in each year since the 58th of Geo. nI. charged under the head of Mis cellaneous Services.—Ordered. On the motion of Ur. Rica moo, the House then adjourned to Monday. It appears by a Return to an Order of the House of Com mons, that the number of persons admitted to view the British Museum, for the year ending the 25th March, 1822, was 91,151. LIST OF THE MINORITY OX LORD JOHN 11.11;IPLCS MOTION FOR REFORM OF PARLIAMENT. Abercroinby, Iln. J. Guise, Sir W. Prittie, Hon. F. A. Althorpe, Viscount Gurney, Hudson Pryse, Pryse Anson, Sir G. Castel', Benjamin Pym, Francis Anson, Hon. G. Haldimand, W. Ramsay, Sir A. Beaumont, T. W. Hamilton, Lord A. Ramsden, J. C. Barnard, Viscount Ileathcote, Sir G. Ricardo, David Barrett, S. M. . Heat!mote, G. J. Ridley, Sir M. W. Beecher, W. W. Heron, Sir R. Robarts , G. Rennet, Hon. H. G. Hill, ard A. Robarts, A. W. Benyon, Benj. Hobhouse, J. C. Robinson, Sir G. Bernal, Ralph Hornby, Edmund Rowley, Sir William Birch, J. Hughes, W. L. Rumbald, C. Brougham, Henry Hume, Joseph Russell, R. G. Burdett, Sir Francis Hurst, Robert Rice, T. S. Bury, Viscount James, W. Bickford, W. Byng, 0. Johnson, Colonel Ramstiottom, John Boughey, Sir J. F. Jervoise, G. P. Smith, William tg e r t a t e Johne Viscount Smith, IJ !I n n . Rat. Buxton, T. P. lambton, J. G. Scarlett, J. Boughton,SirW.E.R.Latouche, Robert Scudamore, R. rinck, Lord W. Lemon, Sir W. Sefton, Earl of Calvert, C. Lennard, T. B. Scott, James Cbaloner, Robert Lloyd, Sir E. Stanley, Lord Calcraft, John Leycester, Ralph Stewart. W. (Tyrone: Campbell, W. F. Lowboy, F. Stuart, Lard W. Chamberlayne, W. Langston, J. H. Sykes, D. Carew, It. S. Lester, B. L. Sebright, Sir John Carter, John Lushisgton, S. Tavistock, Marquis Cavendish, Henry Marryatt, Joseph Talbot, R. W. Cavendish, Charles Moberly, John Tierney, Rt. Hon. G, Clifton, Lord Illaberly, W. L. Tennyson, C. 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Foley, J. li. Peirse, IL liutchinson,HlLC IL Frankland, R. Pelham, Hon. C. A. Markham, Admiral Getman, J. Phillips, G. Soap, Sr T. Graham, Sandfurd Phillips, 0. It. Taylor, M. A. Grant, J. P. Power, R. Wilkins, W. Grath., J. W. Powktt, lip. W. Wvottip t C. C. • LITERATTIRt and iffl who have occasion to recur to the fad; basis of History, have always set a high value; as present the prominent events of the passa t4 perspicuous and concise form ; and, in fact, the Public indebted M those who devote industry and capital to compilations, mpeelally when theft prodectioes are charac: _deed by moderation sad leapaniall. Ii these respects th e Assad &OW has aiWays stead high m a fork of general coven and great utility; sad rreakely Is proportion to ha mite and usefulness wets the regrets experksiesd by the Public edit length of time it was allowed to get in arrears. In common with many others we have often felt the want of this valuable work when we wished to get at some fact by an easy reference; and we cannot but congratulate those wise have felt the same want oa the prospect now afforded, by the zeal and industry of Messrs. Knowles's, to have the chasm filled up. We were glad, some time ago, to find that the Publishers had judiciously resolved to furnish the Public wick a record of tl. current period, while at the same time the Registers for the time still in arrears were.to be hastened forward with all po s .. slide diligence ; and we were not a little gratified, within these few weeks, when a volume for the year 1810 (the first of his present Marzerr's refire) made its appearance. The volume for 1797, and, within these few days, the volume for 1810, have also been pub lished. That for 171 M is to make its appearance in a few'rnonzl.; the volume for 1811 is to follow it speedily ; and the volume ice the second year of his Majesty's reign is announced to make i!s a eon the 24 of December! It is impossible to with. praise from such diligence—and more especially when, ry, perusing the volumes which Dave just appeared, it is found that this speed is not obtained by anything like a slovenly discharge of the dudes which devolve on the Publishers in making volumes a faithful, impartial, and com;rrhensive record of the important events that filled the period to which they refer. To withhold praise from the Publishers on the present OCCUjr,n would be ungrateful, and we are confident that they will find in the best mark of public approbation—an extensive sale—a full restard for their zeal and industry. Three or four volumes yearly will soon fill up the present chasm, and then many who dislike L the appearance or an imperfect work, will rejoice in giving the Amami Register a place in their lib vies. — THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. SATURDAY, APRIL 27. 1822. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. We do net hear of truch business doing in the Market th's morning, and the -Funds appear to remain stationary, at l'Eti for the Account, and for Money FORMN Maaxer.—But few Brokers are on 'Change as ye•, and little business doing. Spanish stock, which was done terday at 643, has recovered this morning, and is done zt 64 a; other Foreign Securities remain stationary in price.— Spanish, 651 ; Prussian, SS; Danish, 544; Neapolitan, 6Eg ; Columbian, Old, 1086; New ditto, SS*. REPUBLIC OF COLUMBIA. The Holders of all Debentures issued by me as Vice.P:r , :- dent of Columbia, may receive the interest due thereon, on te lit of May next, by applying at the Office of Messrs. Cn) ttts HILLEDIII, WILLIAM GRAHAM, and J. D. Powtss, Agents of the Columbian Republic, Freeman's-court; Cornhill, on Ps , r , v,the 3d of May next, and on ercry meceeding TUESDAY and Fair...,„ between the hours of eleven and three o'clock. Paris, March 18, Isec. F. A. 7.1".3. STOCK EXCEIANG F.. ONE O'CLOCK. The Market has continued steady, at 7811 B, ail the marz;:j; ; but little business doing. CURRENT PRICES : 3 per Cent. Reduced '77 5 ,4 3 per Cent. Cons. 78 3 / 4 1 / 4 -3% per Cents. 88 1 ,1 4 per Ct 5.94141 I A-5 per Ct. Navy A nns.lo2 l / 4 e India Stock 241,-Bk. Lg. Aims. 19 11-16 9-16 Exchequer Sells of £l,OOO, 3s. ss. 4s. Ditto Small, 4s. 6s. pre. Consols for May 78$ 3/4. We have received the French Papers of Wedne;day last, but they possess little interest. The CourOlar tial at Tours has commenced its sittings for the tr ial of the Saumur Insurgents, and although very littl2 of the proceedings have been suffered to transp:.e, yet we learn that the professed object of the conspi racy was the expulsion of he BOURBONS, and tl:e elevation of NAPOLEON 11. to the Throne of France.— The Monne''r publishes a Royal Ordonnance on the subject of Custom-house duties affecting certain ar ticles of foreign merchandise imported into France. It confirms, Ist, the Ordonnance of the 31st of Ortc ber, 1821, modifying the import duty on foreip wools, and the premiums on exportation of cict:r, whether entirely woollen or mixed ; 2d, the Ordcr.- nance of the 3d of November, 1821, prollib : til, otherwise than in transit'', the importation of irca bars (not hammered); 3d, it extends the restrictive provisions of the latter Ordonnance to hammerel iron, if smelted over coal furnaces, and to all sorts ct iron if attempted to be introduced by the land fren• tier: some specific duties are afterwards imposed ca cattle, sheep, pigs, &c. imported ; on provisions, fresh and salted ; and on one or two other articles. The following are extracts : PARIS, APRIL 24. It is confirmed by various communications that part of Austrian troops forming the garrison of the fortresses in Milanese and Venetian territory, is to march to Dahriatia observe the motions of the Ottoman troops that are col ectirg Turkish Dalmatia. It is affirmed that a Parka, *kb a rout suite, has already arrived at Mortara. The Austrian quarters will be at Zara. They write from Zante, tinder date of the 7th of March, that the Greek and Tartish are in sight of each other. Hitherto they have ~mated selves ith observing each other. AIII.LA.CIIAPRLLE. APRIL 19. We have just received letters from Vienna of a date; one of these terminates with the following paragraph " It is considered as certain that on the itSth of this ' (April) we shalt know positively whether we have war, or thee peace will be maintained." AUGSBURG, APRIL tn. The dillgenteine &Using, in its /cumber of this day, repliei a few words:to the accusations brought against it by the po serv e r ......" If this journal," it says, 411 MVO' pretended to krz"' more about the affairs of the East than Is proper for a erivacc divided, this Is no reason to seem the correspondents of journals, particularly those who send news from Odessa, ' Re.. of falsehood, on the one hand, in their connections oio, German journalists—and, on the other hand, of exciting ar: feelings in Turkey, in order to induce the Divan to war and ' people to excesses. The dlllgemeitte Zeitang, as it could ea' prove, is wholly s stranger to such maw:mores, of the very 'scenes of Web it is ignorant. All that it knows is, that of the news, some of them very important. which have published tri it from the communications of its' ts. 68 1 ,-1 5.102 16 9.16 Wedne;day Court.:%lar- for the trial I very littlz o transp:•-e, the conspi- ;s, and fr.e )f France.— ante on the certain ?.r. into France. Ist of Octc- on foreign In of clot'~, the Ordcr.- prohib:til, Lion of ircn e restrictive l hammer e 1 ) all sorts cf e land frcn• imposed ea visions, fresh • ides. tat part ofoft e crrtrewev In tlt o Dahrtatia re collecting 1 *ith a nue* Austrian hra:• rate, tkoder ttt .11a equating' mounted thrr: 19. a wry rear. r Parairr 4 Pb s of this ms' re war, or V 414. Ls day, repliei::: by the .isctr.• rtendest to kr for a private andents of ethei Odessa, Ever' vetions*ith of caching t to war an,i it could cr' . ' of the very ws is, that 0: 04 rhich have bet: corresPolaclit'' ! '