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LONDON. TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1821. THE RINDS. This day Consols shut, and more business has been transacted than at any day of shutting for several years back. Consols commenced at 77 for the Ac count, and rose to 77 3 /s. Notwithstanding the scarcity of money, the monied interest are in favour of a fur ther rise, and the Policies that were opened for Con sols being 80, on or before settling day, still continue. CURRENT PRICES AT ONE O'CLOCK: Bank Stock 230 229%4-3 per Cent. Red. 75 1 ,4 Vs S per Cent. C0n5.76 3 / 4 34 1 54-354 per CLEW r s 4, per Cent.'9434 1 ,4 3 / 8 -5 per Cent. shut Long Anus. 19 1.16 3.16 India Stock 235 1 ,4 236% 236—Bonds 425. 465. pr. Exchequer Bills par, 2s. dis. 2s. pre. Cons. for Acct. 7614 77 3 / 4 1 / 8 1 / 6 Y 4, ih. In the House of Commons last night, Mr. Lax. WARD presented a Petition against Mr. SCARLETT'S Bill for amending, or rather—to use a homely phrase —knocking up the system of the Poor Laws, from a class of Petitioners never before known at the table of a British Parliament, being no other than twenty four paupels of the borough of Ipswich. We have seen a copy of the Petition, and a more heart-rending picture of human destitution we have seldom read. It is written in a spirit which breathes all the bitter ness of misery and despair, and with a mixture of sarcasm, which one might be disposed to reprehend in an Address to the Legislature, were not more than ordinary indulgence due to the language of persons whom wretchedness has stripped of everything but the power and the'right of complaining. After appealing to the DtviNa precept, that " Man should live by the sweat of his brow," and stating that they had submitted, as their ancestors had done, humbly and contentedly to thistondition of existence, they take notice of those circumstances which have recently' put it cut of their power to obtain a sub sistence upon that condition—such as heavy taxes, paper money, great military establishments, bound less extravagance, &c.—and cruelly doomed them " to linger out their existence on an allowance from a fund called the Poor Rate, at the least possible ex pease and charge to the rest of the community." Your Petitioners (they say) further represent, that by this violation of the DIVINE command, without their consent, and in defiance of their just rights, they ale plunged into the depths of wretchedness and misery ; their ability and inclination to work are use less; their health and strength are wasted with de spair; they are levelled with the victims of infirmity, indolence, and vice; they are tossed between con tending Parishes, unable to pay for justice or buy protection, and are left to be supported by charity reluctantly administered by rules of law, and unmi tigated in its insulting distribution by any feeling of benevolence, or of sympathy with their affliction." The Petitioners then enter their strong protest against the principle of Mr. ScAßLErr's interference with the last though wretched resource which the system of society has left to them, and conclude with praying that the House 6 6 will take the miserable situation of your Petitioners into consideration, and that the original sentence pronounced, that 6 Man should live by the sweat of his brow,' should ,be re stored to its full force, and be ratified and confirmed; and that such provision may be made, that your Pe titioners may not be sacrificed to the impiety and wickedness of any persons who pretend authority to change or counteract the rules and orders of AL MIGHTY GOD." We should like to see more such Petitions as these laid upon the table of the Honourable House. The measure proposed by Mr. Scancerr, we consider to be one of the most unjust in principle, and ruinous in the practical consequences which it threatens, that has been brought before Parliament for a long time; and we hope, before it again comes under discussion, to see the public mind so awakened on the subject, that its reflected influence may induce the Hoine, not only to put a stop to its farther agitation, bat to extinguish every hope of encouragement being given to any project at all similar to it. The sub stantial tendency of this Bill may be repeated in a few words, and, when stated, we think he must be a hardy man (lawyers always excepted) who would attempt to defend it. The tendency, then, is this—that every able-bodied man, who cannot find work in his native place by which to gain a liveli hood, must (by the removal of the present law as to settlements), go forth in quest of it somewhere else ; if he cannot find it in the next parish, he must go to the next town ; if not is the next town, he must go to the next county; if not in the next county, he must try some other county ; and if he cannot find it in any county he mua leave the kingdom; that is, GOD help him! if be has got life and strength left; for we think, after running the round of all the parishes, towns, and counties in the kingdom, with starvation at his heels, the chances must be ten to one that he drops down dead by the way. What could such a system possi. My lead to, but to throw out on the country a swarm of famished artisans, begging their way out of it to some more generous clime, where honest labour may have its due encouragement and reward ? It is a Bill to depopulate the country. We have received, to-day, an account of a Meeting which has been held at Leicester -on- the subject of this Bill, when a Petition against it was unanimously agreed to. To the abstract of the proceedings, which will be found in another part, we beg to direct the attention of our Readers ; they present some in vincible facts. A similar Petition has been forwarded from Norwich ; and, in a short time, we hope to see the example which these places have set, followed by every town and district in the kingdom. Sir JAMES MacKtwrosn'a Bill for Mitigating the Punishment of Forgery was last night lost on the third reading. The Arroarray-Gstixam. moved in the first instance, an Amendment, that the Bill be read a third time that day six months. This Amend ment gave rise to a discussion of some length and in terest, but was lost' on a division, by a majority of 117. to 111. A clause was afterwards moved by Mr. Calm to the effect of excepting from the operation of the Bill, all Bankers' promissory notes, bills, or or ders, and this exception was carried by a majority of 109 to 102. Many of the friends of the Bill, con ceiving that the Bill had better be thrown out alto gether than pass with such an exception in it, on the question " that the Bill do pass," a division took place, when it was negatived by a majority of six—the Ales being 115—the Noes 121. We have received this morning a file of Charles ton Papers to the lit of May. They contain the fol lowing accounts from Hayti : ST. DOMINGO, MARCH 28. As soon as the troops from Port-au-Prince entered the town, and had taken quiet possession of it, detach ments were sent into the country, in all directions, in search of the two principal Chiefs who conspired against the Government, a considerable reward having been offered for their heads. Meantime all who were found guilty of accepting offices and receiving pay, were taken up, and put on board a small Govern ment vessel to await their trial. On the 15th March, General Gerome's head was brought in a bag and exhibited in the public street before the King's Palace. Seven have been landed and shot; some of them u ere ' smoaking segars, and went dancing along to the place of execution. The Paris Papers of Friday and Saturday arrived at a late hour this forenoon. The only important intelligence which they contain relates to the Greeks. The fact of the defeat of the Pacha of Widdin, by Tim:m.o2E, is repeated in letters from Zante of the Gth May. The Pacha is said to have been drawn into an ambuscade, and to have, with a few fol lowers, escaped with difficulty. Of his corps of 8,000 men, the greater part were cut in pieces. Accounts from Salonica add, that CaysAwritz, Archbishop of Serres, on hearing the news of the murder of the Greek Patriarch at Constantinople, im mediately collected a force of 5000 Greeks, and being joined by GAze, Archbishop of Thessalian Magnesia, with another considerable body, they proceeded with their united forces against Larissa, in Macedonia, and succeeded in making themselves masters of it, putting all the Mahometans who were in garrison to the sword. The news liom the Archipelago are of stiil greater importance. The Idriots and the Ipsariots have armed about three hundred ships, and seize on all the Turkish vessels which they meet. A Turkish brig and three other vessels have already fallen into their hands. Our Readers will do us the justice to recollect that, some weeks ago, we stated that until this maritime defection took place there could be nothing to hope for Greek emancipation. Now that it has taken place we consider the event as decisive of the contest. The Porte has no means of repressing suck a maritime rebellion; for the fleet which it has at Constantinople can only be manned by Greek sailors, who are no longer to be found, or, if impressed in small numbers, are not to be depended on in any warfare against their countrymen. French Five per Cents.--Friday, 85fr. 95c. Yesterday Viscount SIDMOUTII had an audience of the KING. Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, accompanied by the Duchess of Gtoucrsrra and the Princess AUGUSTA, left town for Bushy Park, and returned to London in the evening. A Second Edition of the Evils of Education having been called for "by the Public, the Author flatters himself that he has satisfactorily vindicated the esta blished Church, the present system of Taxation and Government, and the ancient morals of Nero and his office-bearers, tholigh his attempt was, alas, discre dited by the faithless Courier, and his performance has been refviled by the innocuous Eclectic. " Clouds they are without water;" " Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the tr uth ?"—Sr.JonN BuaxE. EPSOM RACES. Fourteen horses are expected to start for the Derby Stakes on Thursday. Seven will start for the Oaks on Friday. SIAS? OF IldZ ODDII--2ITSUI6 100 X, JIFX/ 4. . DERBY. 7 to 4 apt Gustavus 4 to 1 apt Reginald 15 to 2 apt TreadUlan 12 to 1 agst Jock a to 1 apt Jessy SO to 1 apt Charm 20 to 1 apt Richard 20 to 1 apt Soothsayer 40 to 1 apt Rosicrucian 50 to 3 list Truth OA U. 11 to . l apt Augusta S to 1 apt Ibis Sto S apt My Lady I 7to l apt Zeal Mr. Knapton's horse Mowbray is matched against Mr. Hor sees Thornton, at the York August Sleeting, for loop. h. ft. The company on the ground each day at the York Races was very numerous, and the sport was excellent. At the Bali, on Tuesday evening, there was a very respectable display of com pany, and quadrilles were danced during the whole evening. SPARRING. - - Rickman had a benefit at. the Frees Court yesterday, which was well attended. The setting-to was indifferent, but a eight of Gas was worth three shillings. The best set-to was between Gas and Randal, and the astonishing qualifications of the latter were prwendnently displayed, and Gas bad none the best of it. Melt* and Bibs, and amiss and Hatt. bad a tura, DOCTORS'-COMMONS-(THIS DAY). LORD ERSKINE'S SUIT AGAINST LADY ETOKINE. This morning, as soon as some ordinary business I was disposed of, Dr. SwAnaY rose, and called the' attention of Sir WILLIAM Scorr to the case of Lord ERSLINZ against Lady ERSKINE, which stood over from the last Court-day. He was instructed to state to the Court, that proceedings were now in pro gress, which would, he hoped, relieve the Court from deciding upon the suit now before it. Lord Erskine had, in consequence of information which he had since received, and on which he entirely relied, de termined to withdraw the proceedings he had insti tuted against Lady Erskine, upon a conviction that her Ladyship's character was free from the imputa tion which his suit was calculated to proclaim. A Deed of Separation was framing, which it was hoped and expected would lead to an amicable arrangement between Lord and Lady Erskine; but if that should not eventually occur, it would still be open to the Learned Counsel for her Ladyship, to proceed, if they should be instructed, to bring before the Court the suit which Lady Erskine had instituted since his Lordship had first applied to that Court. He hoped, however, that there would be no necessity for calling for the opinion of the Court between the parties ; and all he now asked was, that the Decree should stand over until the next Court-day, before which, it was earnestly hoped, that there would be no necessity for taking further proceedings. If, however, Lady Er skine's Counsel thought otherwise, they then could go on, so far as they were concerned, if the Deed were not completed. Dr. Aporss said; that he could have no objection to the motion standing over until the next Court-day. But upon the other observations of his Learned Friend he should now abstain from remark. Lord ERSKINE then rose and said, that he appeared there as he had publicly promised, from his anxiety to revoke his proceedings in this case; and .also on ac count of his extreme desire to stand well in the opinion of the Learned Judge, whose good opinion, he begged unfeignedly to assure him, he valued as highly as he did that of any other man in England. The Noble Lord sat down evidently much affected. Sir WILLIAM SCOTT hoped that the Counsel at both sides would give such effect as they felt the jus tice of the case required to the arrangements pursuing elsewhere, and which he hoped would spare the Court the pain of having to adjudicate upon the case. For one of the Noble Parties he had an ancient and cor dial regard, and must necessarily, as arising out of that long acquaintance, feel an interest in whatever concerned his domestic feelings and the peace of his family. The COURT then ordered the further proceedings to stand over until the next Court day. The Consistory Court was crowded. Lady Ease me and several other Ladies were in the body of the Court. Lord ERSKINE left the Court at twelve o'clock, when the matter was disposed of. COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JUNE 4. This being the last day of Easter Term, theJumts were occupied in hearing and deciding points of practice. THE RING V. DOLBY. Mr. GURNEY chewed cause against a rule obtained by Mr. Evma, calling upon die Attorney for the prosecution to furnish the defendant with the names of persons forming the Constitutional Society, by whom the defendant is prosecuted. After the ques tion had been most ably argued by Mr. GURNEY, Mr. SCARLETT and Mr. EVANS were heard in sup port of the rule. The Covnr were of opinion that the rule could not be made absolute, but they allowed the defendant the power of putting a question to every Juror as he enters the box, in order to know whether he is or is not a member of the Constitutional Association.— The rule was discharged. THE EVENING STAR. MR. SCAR LETT'S POOR LAY'S' BILL. Friday morning, in pursuance of a Requisition presented to the Churchwardens, a numerous and respectable Meeting of the Inhabitants of St. Mary's Parish, Leicester, was held at the Vestry, to take into consideration the propriety of presenting a Peti tion to Parliament upon the subject of Mr.ScARLETT's proposed Bill for an alteration of the Poor Laws. The Rev. the VICAR having taken the Chair, and the Requisition having been read— Mr. STOCKDALK HARDY said, that, as one of the persons who had signed that Requisition, he begged to direct the attention of the Meeting to as important a subject as any which had occupied the attention of Parliament for many years. After some farther in troductory remarks, Mr. Hardy proceeded to com ment, clause by clause, upon the Bill of Mr. Scar lett, as amended in the Committee. As to the esta blishment of a maximum as to Poor-rates, this seemed really a most Utopian scheme. They all knew the price of provisions, and the demand for labour, al ways regulated the poor man's stock and comforts. To say, therefore, that, under no circumstances what ever, more than a certain sum should be raised, was to go upon the supposition that the rate of provisions would always be the same, the demand for labour in variable, and the state of trade not affected by these fluctuating circumstances which it has generally been supposed and known to be. That part of the measure which denied relief to any one marrying after the pass ing of the Act, except aged or impotent, was extraordi nary, and could never be adopted, except its supporters were prepared to say, that all could obtain employ ment, and obtain it upon terms by which they could live. Now, what had been the case in this District? At one period during the last winter, 2000 Frame work Knitters had been receiving relief from the Friendly Relief Society, because they could not ob tain work. What must have been the case had the Bill of Mr. Sctulett been in operation? It was a most singular fact, that since the establishment of the Framework Knitters' Satiety, (a period of abo ut months), there had been no less a sum than £1;:00) paid from it to unemployed workmen, although, 1 4 terly only Ss. 6d. per week could be afforded to a f i lar , and his family. It was no less singular that se9oo o of this £17,000 had been raised by the workmen them. selves and wrung from their scanty pittance. These circumstances, while they sheaved the utter imprae. ticability of the Bill, yielded also a forcible answer to those who maintained that the Poor were averse to, or careless of, providing for contingencies. Mr. Hardy then read a Petition to the House of Commons, and moved its adoption by the Meeting. Mr. FRISBY seconded the motion. The question having been put, Mr. PAGET moved that the Petition should be again read, which having been done, it passed una nimously.—The Petition was then ordered to be p ro . rented by the Members for the borough. Mr. STOCEDALE HARDY moved the thanks of th e Meeting to their worthy Representative, Mr. Mans. field, for the strenuous opposition he had manifested in his place in Parliament to Mr. Scarlett's Bill. Had the other Honourable Member for the borough been present in the House, he had no doubt he would hare been equally active; but it was understood he wsi unavoidably absent. The motion was carried, and after thanks had b•;ep voted to the CIIA InmAN, the Meeting was dissolved. TilE ARMY. Three more companies of the 46th Regiment mare:lea l ite Waterford on Thursday, making in the whole five scrupnlies stationed there. The remaining companies are camoned a'. Wicklow, Wexford, Carlow, and Duncannon Fort. The Risi. owns is at present under the conir.iand of Major GLECG, • Saturday se'nnight, Major-General Worse, recently app irted to command the Royal Artillery in Ireland, arrived in Limerick, on a tour of inspection, and reviewed the brigade th,re, auda Lieutenant-Colonel beisa:sar- The Northamptonshire Militia, now afar tr.bled at Nor•l•amp. ton, were on Saturday inspected in the Barrack-ground, b f their Commander, Colonel linooks, when they r crfanntd various evolutions in the most satisfactory manner. The Ist Regiment of the Berkshire Cavalry is to assemble is the Market-place, Newbury, on Friday neat, and the four fui lowing days. The Woodley Troop is to assemble for exercise at Ellin Common, Berk , , on Tuesday next, the 12th instant, and the following days, 13th, I.4th, 11th, loth, and 19th, each day at eleven o'clock. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. We copy the follo4king from the board at the New EngLnd Coffee-house, iris dated New York, April 28 : Arrived ship Dublin packet, Cones; fifty-five days from DubLa —Brig White Oak, FOWLER, from New Orleans ; sailed from New Orleans on the 12th of April; spoke in the River, bound up, ship Merchant, Hansa:En, from New Orleans ;* barque May Augusta, MILLER, frotto-- •' brig Wilson, Carr, from it. Übe's; brig Calista, Aywzzt., from Gibraltar. Paged at the Balize, ship Lucy, of New York, for liverpooL Arrived st New Orleans, from Bth to 12th April, ship Suffolk,Woonnass, from Liverpool; ship Frances Henrietta, —, and brig Emma, Fonoscz from ditto; Phocion, MoRQAN, from Sc: Übe's; brig Eliza, duct., from Genoa; brig Hugh Wallace, l'Ct.traz, from Liverpool. Also arrived brig Adeline, ATWOOD, from Malaga and Gana/. tar, 57 days from the latter port, much damaged by gales. Also brig William Henry, Wu?, 75 days from Bourdeaut. Memorandum—Captain Fownza passed, thi3 morning, a large ship ashore at Egg Harbour, which he su ppos e d to be British. The John Bulkeley, Romanis, from Bonrdeaux to New Or leans, sunk on the 28th March, off Jamaica, in consequence of starting a plank. The Bororen, Citzisvovry, from Charleston to Havre, put Into St. Bartholomew's, 22d March, in distress : part of her cage I damaged, and would be obliged to discharge and repair. The Speculation, 3PLairs, from Londonderry to Mins, foundered off Port Ballintry 18th March : crew drowned. The Retrieve, Mitnsrona, from Maranham, is arrived at Scara, after being plundered of Portuguese property by an In. surgeut privateer. Pansouvu, Jusa 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived, the Anna, Art, from Longsound ; a transport from Cork, with troops (sth 'Ve terans), to be disbanded ; and the Mentor, Duras, from Cette, lin 47 days. Sailed, the Indian, Sruzza, for London ; and the Eagle, PRATT, for Miramichi. Poommatrrn, Juice 4.—Wind W. S. W.—Arrived, the Lord St. Helens, Pirrzasox, from Fiume; and Nunius, TAVLOI, from Zante. Sailed, the Courier, Dutch brig of war, for the ITezeL Dui., Joss 4.—Wind S.W.—Came down from the River last night and sailed, the War!mina, RIM, for the Cape of Good Hope; Maria, Cowls, for filiramichi ; and the Mary, DONALDSON, for Lisbon. Ctivroxt-Hausa, Joie 4.—,Ships Entered Inwards.—The City of Genoa, from Genoa ; Eagle, from Dantzic ; Bee, from Ilan: burgh ; Darlington, from Gottenburgh ; William Harris, from Jamaica; Auguste, from St. Valery ; Union, from Antwerp: Heroes, from Calais; Henry, from I lamburgh ; and Enza, fres Waterford.—Entered Outwards: The Auguste, for Rouen; Flying Fish, for Ostend; True Blue, for Limerick; Oscar, fec Hamburgh; and Tula, for Gibraltar.—Cleared Outwards: The Ereby, for Hamburgh; Petrus, for Christiana; Pacific, for Ste: tin; Atalanta, for Hamburgh; Zodiac, for Quebec ; Margaret, for Antwerp; and Lord Exmouth, for Malta. Amiens—At Bengal, the Brampton, Asia, and Timandra, from London. At St. Helena, Phenix, Gordon, from Madras. At Jamaica, Zephyr, from Liverpool. At New Yot-k, Janet Munro, —; and Edward, Hussey, from Liverpool; also the Cleveland, Mackey, from Bristol. At Philadelphia, Stranger, Riley; and Clarence, Walker, from Liverpool; also the Deem Robinson, from London. At Baltimore, Isabella, Leeds, from Liverpool. At Boston, Falcon, Bingham, from Liverpool. At New Orleans, Amster, Porter ; and Merchant, Halstead, from Liverpool. At Jamaica, Friends, Pearce; Atalanta, Thurn: Aklone, Chapman; Elizabeth, Jeffries; Faith, Davis; and Briton, Barry, from London ; Jemima, Doyle, from Dublin; and Abeona, Syme, from Dumfries. On Monday, the 28th ult. No. 14,041 was drawn a Prize of £21,000 Consols, and sold by Bun, is Shares, viz. One Quarter at - CA 'WARM:4 One Quarter in . Loirnow. One Eighth in - LONDON. One Sixteenth at . BATH. One Sixteenth at - Ennaeacn. One Sixteenth in - • LONDON. 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