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'1 W # Ob I P.4I:LIAMENTARY INTEhLIORNCR. • nocsg OP LOADS, WZDKE2Dei, MARCH 2. CATHOLIC CLAIMS. The Bishop of SAlAilillitY presented a petition from the Archdranni and Clergy of Sarum, praying that the House would grant no further concession to the Catholics.—Laid an the table. °tithe motion of Lord BEXLEY, the Annual Indemnky Bill, the Twenty Millions Exchequer Bills Bill, and the Transfer Aids Bill. were read a second time. The House then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Wens's:wee, Manele I. MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL RAIL-ROAD BILL. General tfASCOYNE moved the order of the day for resuittiug the adjourned debate on the second reading of the Manchester and Lverpool Rail-read Bill. Mr. J. MACDONALD rose to present a petition against the Bill, 'when Ilse SPEAKER observed, that as the original question was off the resumption of an adjourned debate, it certai n ty was competent to the Hen. Member to move the bringing up of the petition. ; and in that manner put off the second reading of the Bill, which might be resumed to-morrow, or at any other time. After some further desultory conversaticn, Mr. MACDONALD consented to withdraw the petition, on the understanding that he should he at liberty to present it after the second reeding of the Bill, if that should take place. On the question being put that this BB be now read a second time, Sit JOHN NEWPORT rose and said, he wished to submit a few observatiorni oat thonresent Bill to the consideration of the House. He stood there wholly unconnected either whir Canal Coterpaniis or R ailroad Companies, and had it, therefore, in his power to offer a'disisterested opinitm on the sultject. It must 1)2 admitted that it was =misery, in proportion to the increase and extension of oortmensnercial interests, to afford additional facilities lo the tmisfer of tonutiodities. What might have been adequate to list papaws short time back, even a year or two ago, was not aowsufficient; so -catch had the trade anitraffic of the country • Spienasea with= tffist period. .The present plan was proposed fur tbe purpose re affording additional accommodation to a port when -11/O commerce had principally increased. It was not a wild and beised , )iis eaneulation, but a measure brought forward by the corn ellircial wealth of Liverpool and Manchester. He understood it tad been asserted by the Proprietors of the Liverpool Canals that they were ready to transmit goods at an equitable rate. It was not enough to say so. and fie did not wish to constitute thanithe judges of what sues or what was not a fair charge by leaving the monopoly in their hands. The House should give every assioance to an at tempt to facilitate the con veyanceof commodities, connected as that lees pith our prosperity and greatness as a commercial country. He felt no dlfEcolty in saying, that he spoke the sentiments of his constituents, and the Irish manufacturing and commercial interests at large, in giving his stipport to a measure which would go to behetit teat country = well as England. As the countries were Welted it would be well that the mutual benefits of the union should be extended to them, and.every facility afforded to the trade -of each. Mr. GREEN would oppose the second reading of the Bilt. There were already three canals between Liverpool and Mane Chester, carried on by rival Companies. No additional facilities to the conveyance of goods were in his opinion necessary, and certainly no advantages to be derived Iran the proposed rail-road; that would at all compensate for the private injury and public ex pense attendant upon it. The Honourable Member proceeded, as we understood, to advert to the localities of the intended road, and in doing so mentioned one piece of ground which it would require I a RUM of fri,oool. to purchase. In another part it would be neces sary to cut the railroad through the estate of a gentleman,which was already bounded upon one aide by a canal, and on the other by the high road. He contended that the advantage, if any, likely to result from the mad, was not sufficient to compensate for the heavy loesesond.prieatiotis to which it must necessarily subject numerous indivhdosta Mr. if USK/SSON, like the Right Hon. Baronet opposite, was not in:awed io either the Rail-road or Canal Companies. He would consider the measure as a public man, and would support or oppose the measure according as it repeated to him likely to ad van= or retard public convenience. The Bill should have his vote, net simply because it was a Bill to empower a Company to con struct a rail-read in preference to a canal, but because he thought it wook; he serviceable to the commercial interests of the country. He lino no predilection for one mode of conveyance more than another. except so far as it afforded greater facilities to the trailer= of commodities. He had co wish that this should turn out a prat able concern to the projectors, but he did hope it would prove a waiusble public advantage. The subscribers had not originated this plea with a view to individual profit upon the capital embarked in the undertaking, but for the general advantage of the trading and manufacturing community. The scheme originated with the principal merchants and manufacturers of Liverpool and Man chester. They bad adopted as' a regulation, that no individual should be allowed to hold more than tea shares, and certainly the profit likely to result from so few shares could form no object to capitalists of their respectability. When he (Mr. Huskisson) had been applied to by those parties for his support, he candidly in. formed them he could not gise it to the measure except upon one condition. That condition wee, that a limitation should be placed on the amount of' dividends and profits to accrue from the capital Invested: they at once, and with the greatest candour, concurred in the propriety of the proposition, and stated themselves willing to limit the dividends upon She capital to 10 per cent. ; or, if tee House should thick fit to require it, to fire. Their object wadi= the - I concern into a profitable speculatioe.er eMept • to earn projected derive personal advantage, . inasmuch as they, in common with she trading community, "would be benefited in their com mercial interests. The Honourable Member for Lancaster had ' stated. that there were already three canals, which were sufficient for all the purposes of trade in that part of the country. He had stated a variety of other reasons. But perhaps it would be better to let the Bill go into Committee. where those reasons could be in. wertigatql. If the facts advanced by the Honourable Gentleman could be established there. i t would be then time enough to reject the Bill. He had been informed, and he believed correctly, that the trade of Liverpool and Manchester had been delayed and Injured through the want of sufficient modesof conveyance. The Moue was not, perhaps, aware, that upwards of 1000 torts of merchandise were transmitted daily by the canals between those places. It was deeirable that this vast quantity of commodities should be carried at the least possible ex pense,and with the greatest despatch. The projectors of the rail-road stated that they could effect both these objects better then could at present be done by means of the existing canals. He did not agree in the idea which had been advateed by the opposers of this Bill, that the projected road valid, by dividing the tolls among a greater number of comet. titers, go to effect an increase in their amount. The traffic be. tween those towns had increased twofold, anti the toll might there fore remain unaltered, and vet aLrd sufficient remuneration to all the Companies intere,ied. In the year 1021, but four years ago. the e xperts from Liverpool aniount,rd to eleven millions and a half, and set the House recollect, that the greater prop ation of this met chaadiee bad reached Liverpool by canal, not taking st all into consideration the fuel and other articles of home consumption, for walled by the name nicane. Within three years of the lest men tioned period, namely, in 18 - 24, the exports had increased to nine teen millions. Looking at this vast increase, it was not too much to say, that the canals could not suffer materially by the establish ment of a new mode of conveyance. They might be obliged, by reason of the increased con.petition, to pay more attention to their customers, and to make use of greater despatch. But was that to be depreciated ? He was satisfied there was sufficient employment both foe the three canals end the projected rail-road. If those canal proprietors were to be protected in their monopoly, suffered to regulate their charges according to their own notions of equity, and refute the ceressary accinomodation to the trading community, it might hare the worst effects upon the towns of Liverpool and 3lan ehneer, so as perhaps even to drive the trade to other places more coneentently situated, and where those obstacles would not exist. If damage was to be incurred to the property of individuals, as must more or less be the case in undertakings such as the present, the les was open to them, and be doubted not that the manu facturers and merchants of those two great towns would be willing to affird them every reasonable compensation. Standing in that Horse in the downy of a public man, it was seldom that he inter tend with the disposal of private Bilis,but he looked upon the pre sent as one of such importance to the manufactures and com merce of the country that it should have his sincere and hearty support. Mr. VP. PEEL said, as it had been stated that exaggerated statements had been rut forth on both sides, he should vote for going into e Committee e:s ascertain the facts. Many vete useful salmons had met with opposition as great as the present Bill. It was bit a few yearn since the i n troduction of a Bill for lighting a town with gas had met with the greatest opposition in that House. It had excited almost equal alarm and astonishment in the minds of many, whose interests were and were not concerned in the adop tion of the measure. Now nothing was more general than ilhrn. nation by gas. He thought the present plan likely to terminate in the same way. The canal propnetors possessed no right of com plaint againit the projectors of the proposed railroad. It would be equeily reasonable in the innkeepers on the Kent-road to pet., tion against the establiehment of 3largate packets and steam-boats. Those individuals should not demand an exclusive monopoly, and talk as if they possessed intuit rights in the transmission of the merchandise of the cannery. He should vote for the second read lag of the Bill if reseed to a division. 3lr. PHILIPS said, mention had been made of the many mer. chants and manure:term inteeested in the Bill now before the Reuse. There was also a large body of landed proprietors through whose ground it was proposed to carry the intended rad-road. Their interests were also to be attended to. It was their argument that a case of psibhe advantage must be shown to warrant so ex. tecsive an interfere.ite with their property. They deny that it has beer. sbor-n. It was asacrt,d on the other side that the measure was one requ:ieti by the public wants, although three communica. lions by water already existed between the towns of Manchester and Liverpool. They further wished the House to believe, that the diseance.whieh by carol was 50 miles, would be reduced n. 30 Gila be the Intel:Jett road. The time acw requisite to transmit welt by water term one town to the other was also said to be 38 bouts; wherein ,t coi.ibl be tneied by the' rail-mad in one.si-ith of the time. Mr. Sabodets ; is use book he bad riblishet on the subject, dectarrd that goods be coeveyed on rail-roads at one. third of the expense, at water carnage, and that the manse advantege =Wed in rail-toads over canals as existed in canals ever turnpike roads. He would be an advocate for rall.rowis If those tilleTtIODS wen tree. But on u.quiry Le had satisfied himself that those assertion' were not founded on fact. If they were, incorrect, and the predicted admatages were not to be obtained, he thought it an argument against the construction of rail-roads. He bad ascer tained the actual distance between Liverpool and Manchester by the Mersey and Jewell canal to be 42 miles, which was to be re duced to 39 by some projected alterations. The time required to make the voyage was 12 huurs instead of 36. as had been stated ; this also, lie understood, would be reduced m ten, if no: nine, hours by means of an improved arrargement. It was said that goods could be conveyed on rail-roads at the rate of ten or twelve miles an boar, while canal carriage only admitted of a progress at the rate Of four nudes an hour. This had been repeatedly muted, and a Jay was appointed for the purpose of demonstrating the troth of the amnion by experiment. The result, after • fortnight's preparation, had been, that the progress made on a rail-road with a considerable inclination, was at the rate of 4. miles an hour, and on the level ground only 3 , 1 miles. So much did the fact fall short of the representation in that particular. The lion. edembet had made inquiries in Lancashire from many gentlemen whom he thought likely to give him the information on the subject of rail roads which he was anxious to receive. He had met with but one individual able to afford him any itrtormation on the subject. Ile had smeared him (51r. Peel) that there could not exist a greater delusion, than to suppose rail-reads were superior to canals for the purpose of conveying goods. His informant had further stated, that he had taken the trouble to keep an accurate account of the relative expeneca attendant upon both, and found that the expense of a rail-road was to that of a mai in the proportion of six to four. A gentleman had been sent to Manchester for the purpose of surveying the intended line of rail-road. True it was, he had been employed by the canal proprietors for that purpose, but he believed him every way capable of teeming to an unbiarted deter minatioo. and was convinced he had done so. Well—on instituting a comparison between the rail-road and canal, he returned with the conviction that the former could not enter into competition for a moment with the present' mode of water.turiage. The rate of carriage would 'not be quicker. even with the aid of loco-motive engines. He was satisfied from the result of his inquiries, that the three cartels between Manchester and Liverpool were quite suf ' ticient for the transport of commodities ; and on those grounds he world oppose the second reading of the Bill. [The Honourable Member complained several times doting the course of his speech of the interruption he experienced from noise in - the Hogue, which, irenuently rendered him inaudible.] Mr. DOGIIERTY had heard assertions so opposite advanced on the subject, that he should conceive such circumatance stone aufficient to warrant him in voting for going hem a Committee opoilethe'Bill. He thought the assertion on one side as good as the aosertion on the ether. A Commieee would be best enabled to ass certain in which of the jarring statements the facts of the case were to be found. The statement of the Right Hon. President of the Boatel of Trade proved that the interests of our principal manufac turing and mercantile bodies were concerned in the proposition. He mould be disposed to think there was employment enough for six canals and six rail-roads in that quarter of the kingdom, from the vast amount of merchandise continually to be transmitted. The measure appeared to be any thing but a question of private emolu ment with the supporters of the Bill, whatever it might be with their opponents. It appeared to him that the mercantile interests of this country were to a great extent involved in the Bill before the House. In !rebind, which held coneiderable communication with the port of Liverpool, the airasete was thought an important anti advantageous one. Private interests could not operate at that dis tance. Besides he bad been instructed by several public com mercial bodies of the greatest respectability to support the Bill, which should accordinfrly have the advantage of his vote. Mr. J. 3f ACDONA LD &Muted the House the means pro posed to supply an alleged deficiency of accommodation to the commercial interests of that part of the kingdom were utterly impracticable. The House should not be mis-led by 'the hue and cry raised by the projeetoes of the proposed scheme, or permit itself to be deceived by ex..larie statements Of interested individuals. The President of the ' Board of Trade had talked of driving away the trade of Liverpool and Man cheater, by withholding the facilities neceseary to the trans mission of commodities. It seemed not to be in the remem ' brut: of the House how much the trade of that part of the country had been assisted by the exertions of the individual who had estab lished thine very canals. That individual (the late Duke of Bridgewater) had, at a tremendous risk, expended every shilling he WAS possessed of, and pledged every acre of his estates, to promote those undertakings, which had in such an incalculable manner benefited the commercial interests of the country. Years had elapsed before he received any return or remuneration for the hasard of his whole fortunes. He thought the House would do well not to forget the conduct of that individual in their consideration of the present Bill. Mr. CA LUBA FT entertained the highest respect for the memory of the Duke of Bridgewater; but he could not say he approved of the conduct of the persons who had succeeded to the management of his property The Member kir Caine appeared to carry his respect for that Nobleman rather too far, when it induced him to object to what appeared salutary and most likely schemes. There were two reasons why he should not agree with the Hon. Member ; first, because he believed he had a personal interest in the discussion : and 2dly, because his own arguments had proved the necessity of going into a Committee on the subject. Mr. BROUGHAM—If he had before entertained a doubt on the subject, would have been convinced by the speech of the Hon. Gentleman of the necessity of sending the present Bill to a Com mittee. The proposition was an important one—here were Canal Companies professing to convey goods quick and cheap—here was 'another mode of conveyance, which, it was asserted, would transmit them roticker end cheaper. Who that had any regard for the com mercial community, or the least respect for common sense, would say . —we will not entertain your proposition, or give you the oppor tunity, of proving what degree of credit is to be attached to it ? He trusted that when this Bill should be submitted to • Committee, gentlemen composing it would not adopt the general practices of Committees oa private Bills, and turn the affair into a job. He hoped the Committee would prove an exception to the ordinary practice, and that Members would not vote on one side because Mr. Somebody intetested in railroads had solicited them, or tan the other side, from a desire to please Mrs. Somebody else, the wife of a great canal proprietor. He entreated that when appointed, they would listen to the witnesses, and hear Counsel, and patiently and regularly attend the sittings of the Committee, and not act ss the Committee did to which he had alluded some nights ago, and before which he had had the honour to attend in his professional capacity. Ile (Mr. Brougham) had appeared before that Com mittee (it was his first introduction to the House), and when the evidence was given in, one portion of the Committee attended, who, lie believed, were convinced by it. At the next sitting he had to argue the ease, when another set of Members, who had not keen there on the former day, but who. nevertheless. had come to an opposite conclusion on the evidence which they had not heard, came down and decided the matter against hint. If that practice were to prevail in the present instance, he frankly told the House he should follow the example set him by a great and benevolent man now no more in that House, he meant Ale. berforee, and move that the House do adopt a Resolution the direct contrary to that of the Committee, be the decision what it might. He hoped the practice to which he had thoeght it necessary to allude, proceeded not so much from corruption as a certain careless ness prevalent in such matters, which nevertheless was only less culpable-than corruption. In supporting the proposition to go into ' Committee on the present Bill, he was far from throwing any stigma on the deceased Nobleman, whom he would characterise is a benefactor of his country, and whose memory ought to be ad mired, if it were only for the rare faculty he possessed of collecting around him, drawing from obscurity, employing, and justly appre ' dating and rewarding men of genius, such as Brindley, and many others of similar talent. That Nobleman had encountered immense risk, with very little and distant prospect of profit or remuneration. He had made astonishing sacrifices in the pursuit of his object : there were times when he had left himself without a guinea, such were his exertions in the prosecution of what turned out of incal culable importance and advantage to the interests of the commercial community. The object of the present Bill was not to pass any opinion on the merit of the Duke of Bridgewater's vast improve ments. The two objects were et once consistent with and wide of each other. lie would only ask the House to put the projectors of rail-roads in the same situation with regard to canals, and deal with them as a former House of Commons had dealt with the Duke of Bridgewater, in permitting him to compete with high-Toads by cutting canals. Of course there could be no worse policy (to take up the subject on those low grounds) than to forget the merits of a public benefactor. Mr. HUSKISSON wished to do justice to the Duke of Bridge water, who had risked a princely fortune in the pursuit of a great object. It was because he wished to permit other individuals to imitate his example that he supported the Bill. He would only observe, since the decease of that Noblenian, the accommodation for the commercial interest continued the same, while commerce itself had increased, and was every day increasing. After a few observations from General GASCOYNE, the Bill was read a second time, and referred so • Committee. IRISH MINING COMPANY. On motion of Sir R. SHAW, the Irish Mining Companies Bill was read a second time and committed. Sir R. SHAW obtained leave to bring in a Bill for the lighting the suburbs of Dublin with gas. Mr. J. MACDONALD presented • petition from an individual, whose name we could not hear, in consequence of the noise occa sioned by Slembers leaving the House, against the Liverpool and Manchester Rail-Road Bill.—Laid on the table. Sir R. SHAW presented a petition from the Chamber of Com merce in the city of Dublin in favour of the same Bill.—Ordered to be printed. On the motion of Mr. BROUGHAM, the names of the Hon. Members who did not attend the late Call of the House were called over, and the following were ordered to be taken into the custody of the Sergeant at Arms:—Air. Beaumont, Ale. ('rosby, the Hon. Mr. Granville, L. Pruby, the Marquis of Tavistock, and Sir H. Wilson. Several Honourable Members who had been absent from indis position were excused. COUNTY COURTS BILL. Lord LOWTHER presented a petition in favour of the County Courts Bill. Lord F. OSBORNE presented a similar petition from Gisbo rough, in the East Riding of York. Mr. 110BHOUSE presented petitions from the parishet of St. George, St. James, St. Anne, St. Margaret, and St. Clement Danes, against that clause of the County Courts Bill which merges the present Court of Requests in the County Court ; instead of such a provision, the petitioners prayed that the jurisdiction of the Court of Requests should be extended from 40s. to 101.—The several petitions were ordered to be printed. IRISH BANKING ACTS. Sir R. SHAW presented a petition from the Merchants of Dub- +, s • THE PRICES OF FOREIGN Brazilian Bonds Ditto Acct. AV Ditto Scrip 16 pm Ditto Acct. 164 pin Ditto Scrip (1825) 4 Pm Ditto Acct. 44 pm Buenos Ayres Bonds 92/ / Ditto Acct. 9e4 Gibilian Bond. 91 904 Colombian Bonds 931 Ditto Bonds (1824) / 2 Ditto Acct. 924 324 2 Danish Bonds 01t French Bente% 103 f. 40e. 1051. Exchanife 25f. 10c. French scrip 16 inn Greek Bond, 674 Ditto Scrip (1825) 041 4 4 pm ; - - PR PASS; lin in favour of an alteratiea is the Irish Banking Acts.—Ordered to be printed. EDUC , ITION IN IRELAND. Mr. CAREW presented a petition from New Ross, in the county of Wexford praying that some measures may be adopted to pro mote FAucation in Ireland.—Ordered to be printed. ILLEGAL ASSOCIATIONS IN IRELAND. Mr. CAREW presented • petition from certain Catholics of the county of Wexford against the Bill to put down the Catholic Asso ciation. Mr. HUTCHINSON presented similar petitions from the towns of Macroein and Dunmanway. Sir H. PARNELL presented similar petitions from Portarling. ton and other parts of the Queen's County.—The petitions were ordered to be printed. CLIMBING BOYS. Mr. WILLIAMS moved that an humble Address be presented to his Majesty, praying that he would direct a Return to be laid before the House of the number of Boys bound to Chimney Sweepers for the last twenty years, distinguishing the Police Offices at which, pursuant to the 28th George 111., they had been bound ; the ages of the boys, their names, and the evidence of their ages ; also the names and residences of their masters. The Honourable Gentleman declared it to be • s'ain on the humanity of the country that these unfortunate children should be employed as they then were, the more particularly, as machinery could be applied for the same in almost every chimney, and the few that would not admit the use of machinery could at a trifling expense be so altered es to ailow it.—Agreed to. ASSESSED TAXES. Lord FRANCIS OSBORNE presented petitions from Ely and Gisbcrough, praying for the repeal of the Assessed Taxes. Mr. HOBILOUSE presented a aimilar petition front Westmin ster. The Hetiourable Gentleman said, that during the five „ years he had been Member of that House he never heard an expose of a Chancellor of the Exchequer with so much dissatisfaction u that for the current year. He trusted something further may be done, and he was convinced that the feeling which pervaded West tninster would spread through the entire country, unless the Chan. eellor of the Exchequer retraced his steps, and granted additional relief.—Ordered to lie on the table. IRISH LINEN LAWS. Sir HENRY PARNELL gave notice that on Thursday, the 2•ltt of April next, he would move that a Committee of the whole House take into its consideration the Irish Linen Laws. CANDLE DUTY. Lord A. HAMILTON presented a petitior from the Candle makers of Olesgow ageisat the dog on candles.—Ordered to be printed. LONDON WATER WORKS. Mr. THOMAS WILSON moved that the petition which he presented yesterday against the London Water Works Company be referred to the Standing Orders Commithm.—Ordered. S I'OCKS YESTERDAY. Ditto Acct. 09 a 9 pm Mexican Bonds 81 1 9 911 la Ditto Acct. 82 / 9 1 1 2 4 Ditto Scrip (1825) 49 1 9 91 9 a m Ditto P Acct. 41 44444H11 9 Pm Penicillin Bonds 889 • 8i 1 Ditto Acct. 891 89 f_ Portuguese Bond. 90/ Prussian Bonds 101* 9 Ditto Bonds (1822 i 1019 Russianßonds(lo22)9sl 9 9exdis Ditto Acct. 951 ex div. Spanish Cons. 241 9 Ditto Acct. 24 I 9 Ditto Cons. (182'3) 191 9 Ditto Acct. 194 I ZS YESTERDAY. GAS LIGHT AND CONE COY , PANICS. _"- EATIIE ROYAL, D I WRY- L.INE. 711/ trenlng. THURSDAY. March 3. will tw pellortned THE MERCHANT OF VENICE. Sblklak, Mr. Kean; Baseattlo. Mr.% allack ; Portia. MrS.W. West. After wthch. THE ,FOILED CHIT D. Little MEW, Was Clara Fisher; Tag. Mr. Harley. conelmte with THE SLEEPING DRAUGHT. -•- ----- THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-G.4RDEA: This Evening, THURSDAY. March 3. will be pethouted A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. Sly Mark Chase, Mr. Faweett; Alfred Highayer. Mr. Jones; Fixture, Rayner. Maria Darlington, Miss Feute. After which. CHARLES THE SECOND. Flag Charles, Mt. C. Kemble; Lord Rochester, Mr. Jones; Captain Copp. Mr. Faweett. Mary Mies M. rce. To coneiLde with a new Melo-Drania, called FATHER AND SON; Or, THE ROCK OF LA CHARRONNIERIL The Principal Characters by Menem Bennett, Conner, T. P. Cooke. and Farley; Mesdames Yining, Love, and Davenport. ADELPHI THEATRE, STRAND. This Everting, THURSDAY, March 3. will be presented the Grand Terrific Spectacle of VA I.MON DI ; Or, THE UNHALLOWED SEPULCHRE. The Principal Characters by Meryl,. Campbell, Po•: er, Lee, Payne, Villiers. J. Heave, W. Brown, and Elliott; Signor Paulo; Mesdames Roden, Bryan, Brown, Daly. and Parroek. After which a new Pastoral Ballet, called LOVE Ito THE ORCHARD: Or, WHO S !VLF. THE APPLES! In which the whole Corps de Ballet will appear. In the course of the Evening, a new Naval Hornpipe. by Master Sum meriaad. With a variety of Entertainments. To conclude with the Farcical Burletta set FUN AND FRIGHT; Or, HOW ru wttx CONSENT! Sharpshlns, Mr. Wilkinson. he WWI WOO. 1111., FIRE INSURANCE DUTY. ____ ___ air. HUTCHINSON presented • petition from the Mer chants of Cork, praying far a reduction of the Fire Insurance Duty. The petitioners expressed their grasieude to his Majesty's Ministers for the liberal policy which they had introduced into the commercial system, the benefits of which they already felt.-0:- dered to be printed. CATHOLIC CHAPELS IN IRELAND. Mr. HUTCHINSON presented a petition from certain Catho lics of the county of Leitrim, complaining that for the last 96 years they had no house of worship, but were obliged to have the service performed in the open air. They thought themselves the more entitled to the humane consideration of the House, from the fact of thee. being not only obliged to build, but keep in repair the Protestant Church. Afters few words from Mr. D. BROWNE, in support of the petition, it w$ ordered to be printed. SEA-BORNE COALS. Mr. DAVIS OILBERT prtsented a petition against the duty on sca-borne coals. BLUBBER, OIL, AND WHALEBONE. Lord STANLEY moved tyr a Return of the quantity of blubber, oil, and whalebone imported trom theist of January, 1824, to the tat of January, INS, distinguishing the quantity imported in British ships. DERRY BRIDGE. _ _ General HART presented s petition, praying dist the Corpora tion of Londonderry be compelled to reduce the toll on Derry Bridge.—Ordered to be printed. SMALL DEBTS BILL Lord ARCH IBA LD HAMJLTON rose to mot e for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Small Debts Act, and extend its prowl. lions to Scotland. The Noble Lord, after some observations upon the benefits to be derived from obtaining redress at a stnaU ex pense, and expressing his desire to know what were the objects of the Committee moved for last session by the Lord Advocate, be fore he entered into a more detailed explanation, moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the Acts of the Nth and 401 of Geo. 111., for the Recovery of Small Debts. The LORD ADVOCATE did not mean to object to the Noble Lord's n...ttion, reserving any thing he had to say until he was in possession of the Noble Lord's detailed intentions. In answer to the Noble Lord's wish for information upon the subject of the Committee, he begged to say that his views were directed to the criminal jurisdiction of the justice, not like the Noble Lord's, to the civil ; and that as he did not find the feelings of that part of the kingdom went along with him, be did not mean to move its re appointment. After a few words from bard ARCHIBALD HAMILTON and Mr. Holm Daus' mown, leave was given to bring in the Bill. Upon motion, Mr. Beaumont was discharged from the custody of the Serjeant at Arms, upon payment of his fees. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a QUARTER TO SEVEN, until this day. HOUSE OF COMMONS THIS DAY NOTICES OF MOTIONS. Mr. Maherly—Repeal of the whole of the Assessed Taxes. 111 r. Hume—To move the following Resolution:—" That no Member shall vote for or against any Question in which he has a direct pecuniary interest." Mr. Herries--Bill to provide for the application of moneys aris ing in certain cases of assessments for Land Tax. ORDER OF THE DAY. Game Laws Bill —Second Rending. PRICES OF BRITISH Batk Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 94J a 3 per Cent. OMR. 931 / Ditto Acct. 94 93/ 94 3) per Cent. Red. Iftia New 4 per Cent. 104 India Stock 285 Ditto Bondp 97 pm ITOCKE YESTERDA Y. Long. Ann. 231 1.15 South Sea New Annuitise Ex. Dills, W. 1.0001. 33 14 pin Ditto, 600! . Ditto, Small Ditto, lid. 1,000/. 57 53 57 pm Ditto, 5001. 64 pm Ditto, Small 58 pm PRICES OF SHAI AASURANCE comPAtitts. Alliance Brit. and For. 2U 19/ Ditto Marine 84 Guardian Palladium Protector Continental Ilf Provincial Portable ISOX RAILWAYS. Bristol and Birmingham If strum London and Northern If f Anglo-Mexican 120 123 31axchester and Liverpool L 3 Anglo-Chilian 15 4 MISCE LLANZO VS. Arigna Iron rid Coal 174 Australian 30 Bolanos 523 pm British Iron Company 93 Brazilian 2.14 16 Bristol Ship Canal I Chilian 20 22 Canada Company 4 Colombian 43f 46 Gold Coast Association 71 Gen. 31ining Association 17 i Great Westminster Dairy 24 4 Hibernian 101 11 Hib. Joint Stock Corn. I 3 pm Pasco Peruvian 394 414 Mexican Company 121148 Heal del Monte Metro. Alderney Dairy Lf 4 Rio de la Plata 32 35 Metro. Fish Company 3 Tlalpuxahua Pearl Fishery (Yellow) 224 21 United Mexican 140 148 Ditto (White) 20 Ditto New 32 A pm Prov. Bank of Ireland 11 13 Welch Iron and Coal 7 1 .1 I Patent Bricks Ili 4 THE APOLLONICON. CND= TIE 1113111DIATI FATPAN4OI or ■u SWUM Oil SATE/AO/kV NEXT. at Two o'Clock, The following SELECTION of MUSIC will be performed by Mr. PURKIS on the APOLLONICON, a Onued Musical Instrument, Invented and constructed by Mesarm right and Robson, Organ Builders, 101, St. Martini-lane:— PART I. Overture, Callphe de flaadad Illoieldeau)—Caratiria. • Una Voee posed fa• (Rossini; -• Harmonious Blacksmith,' with Variations sons. • Here's the Bower• iitooris)—Hunting Chorus, Der Irewebuts (Weber). PART 11. Overture, Der Freleehnts %Yellen—Bridal Song and Chorus. Der Frelubutz iWeber)—Air, with Variations ill MAO—Song, 'Mountain Maid' (Sinelalri—Soug and Chorus, • Sound the loud Timbre!' lllebrew Melody). N.B. Mr. Purktfa Performances will be continued every Saturday daring the Season. The Mechanical Powers of the Apollonicon are exhibited Daily. from One till Four iexcept during the time of Mr. Policls's attendance!. verforMing Beethoven's celebrated Overture to Prometheus. Mozart's Overture to Zauberdote, and Ilaydn's Grand 'Military Movement from his Twelfth Symphony. In the execution of which It has been honoured with the atnetion of the moat eminent meehanical and musical men of the age. and Is allowed to poems a grandeur and variety of effect, with a precision and a delicacy of expreadon, supe rior to any other Instrument In Ltirope. The Mode arranged for and set ou the Cylinders by Mr. Flight, Jun. The BRITISH PlREallespinmeneett publishing yestek'sy morning at eight o'clock. LONDON, THURSDAY, M•acn 3, 1623. The Paris Papers of Sunday are filled in great mea sure with the South American intelligence, received in London last week. They also contain some aclvices from Greece, bringing no fresh news, but contradicting the groundless rumours respecting the landing of a Turkish force in the Mores. The Austria's Observer, the perse vering and determined foe of the Greeks, is compelled at last to admit that all is well on their side, though it adds, Isastint DACHA " will make preparations for a real ex pedition." The Editor of the Etoik comments with just severity on the idle and absurd malignity of this passage. The " preparations," of the Turks for the reconquest of the Peloponnessus aTe not much less ridiculous than those FERDINAYD VII. for the subjugation of South America. The Austria's Observer repeats, after the Greek journals, without venturing to con tradict the fact, that the " internal troubles of the Morea are entirely appeased ;" and it states en its own authority, that OMAR PACHA has proceeded with his troops from Arta to Joannina, contrary to the SULTAN'i order to repair to Salonichi. "If this be the case," adds the Austrian, " there is nothing for him to do, but formally to join the insurgents." In this way, as we have often Fredicted, the insurrection against Ottoman despotism will spread, until the empire is in danger of a general dismemberment, from the in tolerable pressure of the vices of its weak and barbarous Gove:ninent. The difficulty will be, not for the Greeks to withstand the attacks of a Power, which, for the last four years, it has " beaten and humbled" in every cam paign, and in every encounter, but in case the war be continued, for the Turks to find the means of holding together the unwieldy and heterogeneous mass which yet submits to their sway. The Journal des Debats states, that it is believed at Paris, by persons of good information, that the object of the Prince de Alms asticit's visit to that capital is to ascertsin the opinion of the French Ca binet relative to the affairs of Greece. The. mission of Mr. STRATFORD CANNING to St. Petcrsburgh is also said to be exclusively directed to the same end. M. de MET TERNICH will remain at Paris until May. He will after wards proceed to Milan, where, it is said, an interview will take place between the Emperors of Russia and AUSTRIA. The Greek Committee at Paris is diligently and effectively employed in aiding the cause of the Pa triots. " Let us hope," says the Journal 'lst Debuts, in conclusion, " that the year will not pass away without the policy of Europe being axed both with regard to Greece and America. Finally, legitimacy, reason, and liberty, must make themselves heard." From Madrid we learn that the King of SPAIN'S health is completely restored. Nothing is stated as to the finan cial negociations on foot in this country ; but our readors may form some judgment as to what is passing, when we assure them that some great capitalists, possessing the best knowledge of these matters, have very recently bought all the Spanish bonds they could obtain without drawing par ticular notice upon their transactions. A short time, however, must put us all in possession of the information DOW so closely concealed. FRIDECII FU x DC—PARIS, FE R. 2R.—Five pct Cents. opened at 104 f. 9k.; close at 106 t. 10c.; Bank Stock, 1997 f. 811 c; Ratite de Naples, Certif. Falconnet, 99f. 48c. ; Acme li'Espagne, 181 ; Exchange on London—one mouth, 23f. ; throe ditto 241. Coxes ribtheelfique, Feb. 28. We stated yesterday morning that a vessel had arrived from Carthagena bringing letters, in which the surrender of CANT*&Ac and the Spanish army in Peru was confi dently affirmed to have taken place. In the course of the day the official intelligence reached town. Our readers will find it in another column. All speculation with re spect to the independence of South America is now at an end. The fact is certain. The last Spanish Viceroy, and all the force under his direction, have beets compelled to submit to the arms of the victorious Liberator, and are now his prisoners. Thus at one blow, the power of Spain over the vast fertile and wealthy regions of America, but lately subjected to her authority, is smitten down for ever. The Royalist army was overtaken, it appears, in the plains of Guamanguilla. It offered a feeble resistance. La SY RN A, the late Viceroy, was wounded, and CAN.. TARAC, on succeeding to the cammand, found it necessary at onee to surrender, including in his capitulation, not only the fortress of Callao and all the other Spanish troops in every part of Peru, but also, according to private letters from Carthagena, the Spanish squadron in the Pacific. What a happy and important change have we lived to witness! Let us hope that the tranquillity of the New World will be violated by no intestine dissensions, but that the several States will, now that they are delivered from foreign oppression, settle down calmly to the enjoyment of their good fortune. The inducements to this course are so many and so strong, that we have sin doubt they will prevail over the efforts of any individuals who may endeavour, for ambitious purposes, to disturb the general repose. How glorious the lot of Roue.% ! The fame of WA SIIINGTOS turns pale before the superior splendour of the Colombian Liberator. The former was only the chief soldier of a people who, without him. - their object. All the iin existing before be was born, has bail every thing to warrior, he has from the over which he presides. name, have been given ti valour subdued its tnetnies, We proceed to the conclusion of our strictures on Mr. STIJ•RT WORTLkI'S Bill, now in its progress through the House, " to amend the lame, for the preservation of amis." The following is the enactment which follows those to which we adverted in our Paper of Monday last : " And be it further enacted. Tbat every such person or persona so licensed as oforesaid, shall deliver or cause to be delivered with all game sold by him, her, or them, a written or printed label or title!, containing his, her, or their name and place ofabode. and the name and place of abode of the person or persons to %slum the some shall be sold or delivered, together with the date when the same shall be sold and delivered by him, her, or them, and also the name or maws of the person or persons from whin: the same Titre procured or par. chased bar him, her, or them ; and in ease any such person or per sons so licensed as aforesaid shall sell AND deliver any game with out such label or ticket affixed thereto, he, she, or they shall forfeit and pay the sum of for every head ut game so sold and deli: teed, and the person or persons aho shall buy or ferrite the same without such Libel or ticket affixed Menlo, shall forfeit and pay the sum of fur every head of game so bought or received." This clause is extremely confused ; and if attempted to be carried into effect, the trouble, perplexity, and annoy ance it will give rise to will be endliss. Is it meant that every purchaser of game shall give his name and address to the seller, and this too wider a penalty, and for receiving the same without it ? It seems hardly possible that this tan be intended ; but, if not, to what description of pur chasers Is this clause meant to be restricted ? Without Boole restriction, it clearly goes in its construction to com pel generally every licensed person to deliver with the game a ticket containing not only his own name and address, but " the name of the person to whom the same shall be sold." It omits, by the way, to direct to whom such ticket is to he delivered; but it is certainly not to be collected, from the wording of this penal clause, whether private purchasers are meant to be included within it or not. In any event, it besets the purchase and sale of game with so much harassment acid vexation that no respectable person will be found to deal in it ; the result of which will be, that the Act will defeat itself—it will become a dead letter, and the poacher etentually will be the only person benefited, as he will follow the same illegal means of supply, with the benefit of all the difficulties which this Bill will throw in the way of his detection. We have next a clause, which makes every licensed dealer in game liable to have his DWELLING-not - sr, shop, garden, &c. searched, under a Justice's warrant, if sus pected of having in his possession game unlawfully pur chased ; and should any suspected of being so purchased be found, " to be brought before some Justice of the Peace, to answer for the possession of such game !" Really it is difficult to conceive a stronger libel on the Game Laws, than to call this an amendment of them !! Can it be for a moment supposed that any man of decent respectability will have any dealings in an article which, for the trifling profit that he might make upon it, would expose him, at any time, either from the mistake or malice of an informer, to have his dwelling-house entered under a search warrant, and not only to be annoyed in his family, but disgraced in his neighbourhood, and compelled to lose his time, and leave his business; that he is to repel before a Magistrate the suspicions of a malignant and mercenary informer? If the public are to be indulged with the luxury of eating hares and partridges, they must be made much more ac cessible than they will ever be under this Bill, before any benefit can be derived from this attempt of Mr. Worercey's to bring the Game Laws nearer to perfection. The Bill concludes with a saving clause, perpetuating the full and free enjoyment of what are termed the rights granted by former Acts. " Provided always, and be it further enacted, that not7.ing in Pais Act contained shall e f fect, prejudice, take away or diminish the rights of any person or persons to preserve or pursue game, or to mire, kill, or destroy game or other wild animals on or over the lands of any person or persons, or body corporate, where such right, or any such rights shall have been provided for or reserved, in or by any Act of Parliament now in force." &c. Whoever undertakes to amend the laws, imposes upon himself a duty of a very lofty nature. He is bound, no doubt, to preserve all rights inviolate; but he is bound, at the same time, to take care that, under the name of Mei:, he does not confirm the abuse.. which lie undertakes to correct. An eminent civilian defines right to be "a moist quality annexed to a person, enabling him to have or do something justly." It would be very difficult, we think, to bring this reserved right to destroy the property of an other, by trespassing over his privatt. grounds in pursuit of game, within the above definition. With regard to the leading object of this Bill, if game is to be made a marketable commodity, it must be per mitted to come to market like other commodities, otherwise all enactments on the subject will be nugatory. Who would deal in venison, if deer were to be bought and 5..41 under the same harassing system of precautions and penal ties which are to be found in this Bill ? Deer were formerly protected by the most severe and sanguinary law; but when the law was altered, and they were permitted to be sold, deer-stealing ceased, because the facility of procuring it lowered its price, and removed the temptation to obtain it, by making the profit no longer worth the risk. We trust that, before the present BM passes into a law, it will be so modified as to produce the same desirable cud. WINDSOR, MAICII I.—Yesterday her Royal Highness the Princess Augusta, attended by her Lady in Waiting, took an airing in her carriage, and paid a ♦isit to the Countess of Harcourt at St. Leonard's Hill, and afterwards %VU Vllly al m .....w.• .......“.• ..• ... - ), wou:d certainly have achieved returned to Frecmore to dingo'. Earl Bathurst gave a grand dinner yesterday to the Istitnt;o:tr of his country were Cabinet Minister!, at his house in Great Stanhope-street. n. But the genius of BOLIVAR Mr. Canninz, we ere sorry to say, was not so well yes- 1 . create. As much legislator as terday. The Right Honourable Gentleman is now suTer- e foundation built up the State 4 4 ing from an increased attack of the gout, brought on, we fear, by the exertions which he made on Tuesday night i Its laws, its limits, its very in the House of Commons. to it by him. Having by his A correspondent says, that in consequence of the reds. ies, and by his wisdom cemented Bon of the wine duty, claret has risen lot. per hogshead. i I .$ ..), 1 ' . its political fabric, he and his veterans have traversed a distance of two thousand miles to extinguish the only danger that conid remotely threaten the safety of his country; and with what a mixed and various race has he accomplished his mighty and heroic purpose! if no act of his future life should stain the reputation he has acquired, big name will descend to the latest posterity with continu ally increasing honour as one of the most illustrious bens• factors of mankind. An interesting debate took place last night in the Muse of Commons on the second reading of the Manchester and Liverpool Rail-road . Bill. The speech of Mr. Eli s- KISSON is highly important, as it may he considered to be an advised declaration of the opinion of Government with regard to the question of BAH-roads generally. The op position advanced on behalf of the Canal Proprietors was peculiarly feeble and unsatisfactory. No argument can be more hollow, than that because canals hare formerly been of great advantage to the commerce of The country, they ought not now to be exposed to the competition of better and cheaper irr+des of conveyance. The memory of the late Duke of BRIDGEW ti EU deserves to be held in honour; but his example is surely ill-quoted by those who, on the principles on which they reason, ought, if they had lived ins his day, to have opposed his invasion of the trade of wag-. gon masters and caravan drivers. MIN !rpm,