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1 ir r V 60,090. kited the sigh local I allude to tis article ie greatest larly with icts where and not a account to tic one—it lb.. ptr cant. and &action of irned—" 1 e gaieties of w reason I se who ale However. venue then II certainty r, and six e correction correction of important, I root. The ne propusei s which ass LITItTy, end wiibout I oeration. re p s been duals must tab's is the 11 ember for hoarse dr rubor Ow sem* la &rods. petitson to h of New s., he du and to the ITC3 is curs countty 75- 01 rank and 'l4h would race against a classes of h, from the designed to k and hope, easy office, which that to had been leer, hear.) by promo ; a•ts of the :ing in pros. ment better 1. If there rt conacien. that boon, antage, and achy in her se may raise rd she will hat country, the revenue he cause of ies of hear.) and by our osperity, we have taken a aye, move it. (Hear, had bent ad- md, namely, ind from the more to pre lief. ( Laud sire as some inch enables classes, or to some items erre and re- collection ur duties were. rden pressed re place wes. The items 7, titan this is long cats. f resolutions easure of the read. read.) wheeled car t 114/. to the n. but before le nest is a .1 of ptraoni I the revette I I prop.wa parts of ibe 0, &C.; that . The neat enesinent of s enters Imo die year, he t is proposed it portion of opts hon.= one. w law pressed mats thrown to build a !borhen the !lima down • Ue exempted . ;Ist hare his , arm, should luty. I bcg • • which it hi mewed trzt.s rent of Ifl/.. a of Is. sd. which on an to the ma. Os wt .° paid as litt,lteal. ; f . ammolmi•mmi.il . by the weal exemption of houses of that de*. (these, bear.) It wan also intended that all houses paying only M. of 61. should be exempted from the operation of this tax, The number of houses rated at this rent is 144 607. This classed houses, as well as those bosses with seven windows were to be exempted. The whole exempted duty, under the head of Assessed Taxes, wart 276,995/. according to the following scale : Four-wheel Carriages. Craven by Ponies - .0057 Occasional Withers, de. - - - 1.343 l'oachmakers' Licerm - - - 354 Carriages sold by Auction, or on Commission - 3,391 Mules carrying Ore, &c. - . - 137 Persona q u itting Houses after the Commencement of the Year . - - 5.000 Houses left in the Care of a Person - - 4,000 One additional Window allowed where there is a Cheese Room or a Dairy - - . 1,000 Farm Houses occupied by Lahoureis . - 1.00 Husbandry Servants occasionally employed as Groom 2 000 Farmers, Letting Husbandry Horses to hire - - 4.009 Taxed Cara - - - 18,913 Houses ar.d Windows. Whole of the Duty on Wit:Wiesen Houses not hay. tog more than Seven - - - - 233,000 Ildribited House Duty on Houses under ltd. Rent k itl'ill.o9s The total loss from the present time to the termination of 1027, watl.l Le three millions six hundred and fifty thoasand pounds. To meet this, there would be a surplus accruing at that time of I 4,000,0241., So that tbers would be a difference at three hundred thousand pounds and upwards to meet contingencies that m.ty arse, and be appropriatrot to other purposes. These are the propositions i 4 which I p - opme to submit, and in which I call upan the Com , mitten to support me. 1 would take t •em in my hand, and with them appear before any assembly in the country, •i h a conscimuness that I had done my country an honest service in endeavouring to eatery them into i ffm. I would go before them, and not with an ovcrweoning cmildence, or an arrogant presumption, but with a conviction that t had faithfully discharged 1 my duty. I wash' call far their gut pert and approbation._ (The t . RtilfiliGottaiat gmaks i d l ig cheers tsss from a tew both aides . ot he th H at ouze.) malts inaadiblein tia .. ;iThery. Ste H. PARS - ILL was perfect' y satisfied with the statement made to the Rohee br the Right Honourable Gentleman respect ing ilia reduction of "taxes relating to Ireland. The Honourable B. von it made several criscrvationa, which, front the noise that pre. v tlitd in the body of the House and the gallery, we could not ti lam i Mr. MABF,RLY hotrod that the Right Honourable Gentles i,s man you'd n o pledge the Hawse so the Res:Wino' a that had been t' Ta.V:.ITA ::I,lhe,',"LlM:"::!: ril ot t ' h c e on, w id ere r n i f ri t n he e i d n more i • folly agreed with the Right Honourable Gentleman, as far as be could understand the statement ; yet he thought the House could a . no: go into the whole discussion until the Resolutions were printed. He therefore hoped that the Right lion. ticitlotnan would not pledge the House to any specific object until that took place. The Riont lion. OtntleMan had takes the House by surprise, for at i presint the, literalty knew nothing of the matter. Ile neither promised sp r bastion nor opposition to the Resolutions, until he t knew more of them ; and lie could hot now say whether the mode I proposed by the Right Hon. Gentleman was the best for applying the surplus. He was always sure that there would be a surplus • that might be beneficially applied ; and he or.ly hoped that the 4 Clioncellar of the Exchequer would rot pledge the house to any thing a 'til the Resolutions were printed. Mr. SYKES said that die reduction of duties on hemp and iron would be hailed by the shipping interest of the country as most s uspicious events. ' The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in explanation, observed, that it was not usual to print Resolutions until after the report on them had been received. lie did not wish hastily to pledge the House, and the only Resolutions that he wished to move to-night were those relating to the duties on wine, coffee, and hemp, and such parts of the Assessed Taxes as it was intended to ' ndu'e. Mr. 31ABERLY wished the discussion postponed until the whole of the Resolutions were printed. 3lr. BRIGHT expressed his cisapprobation, that the West India interest was neglected by the Chancellor of th e Exchequer. He was in hopes, instead of bringing down a budget to add to their grievances, the Right Honoorahle Gentleman would have relieved them. The reduction of the duties on English spirits lower than throe of West India spirits, would create the greatest consternation in the islands. Scotch and Irish spirits had enjoyed a preference sex West India spirits ; but they were not according to the taste rf the Eaglish, and therefore no great injury was sustained in con- I sequence. The islands had looked forwarol to relief: but now, by his small induction on the duties on tom, they were thrown further I tack than ever. He hoped the Right Hon. Gentleman would give ample time for discussion. The meat article that encouraged snuggling was tobacco ; and with regard to that article not one word had to-day been said. It the tax on tobacco were got rid of, smuggling would cease. The reduction of the coffee duty' to the timou :t of 130.0001. per annum, would be advantageous, but nen equivalent to the injury that the West India interest would saw ilpby reason of the small redeiction in the duty on runt. Mn. WILLIAM S3IITII perceived that the Howie was not is ' to listen to objections. and therefore he would take wading . .•1 'ty to rapiers hie opinion tespecOmthe Right Honosullir an's Alamein. . -...- ...,- •. t 1 Colonel D -, AVIE Legged to remin d ths Honourable Oentietnan r ' (sigh.) that a motion of his stood fag to-inorroi week od the sub ' Jut of the tobacco duties. Mr, HOIIIIOUSE thought it would be better if the duty on ogualisecL and insto 'ul of 6a. and 45., 3s. to to •übstituted • was wils coandst . t that the country valid not be satisfied with the R i ght llonourantleman's reduction of the Assessed Taxes 4 which would on ly to make irdiriduals deft rn their houses to ' i bring them within the proposed arrangement. Mr. JOHN SMITH otS , Wirved, that we had now been rewardsl by adhering to national honnern pd national faith. The Won India interest was particularly op rsaYA ; and he confessed, dull be bad expected some reduction of the duty on sugar, whit*, tsuuld , afford the greatest relief to that interest. Mr. HART DAVIS wished for is reduction of duty en tobacto, of one-halt. The exports from America in tobacco were greater, . but the imports to Ireland were smaller last year in consequence of smuggling. Mr. Alterman THO3IPSON;Dined in the wish to sur press the smuggling of tobacco. Disney and tobacco were the two great articles of smuggling, and therefore it was most desirable to re duce the dities on =eh. He was happy to hod that there was a diminution in the duty on hemp. With regard to the reduction of duty on foreign iron, he did not expect so great a one; but although every one knew that he was peculiarly interested in the English iron trade, he felt no alarm from that circumstatim Mr. 111:31E was surprised that no notice had been taken of the immense military establishment of the country, which produced the enormous expenditure of seventeen millions, with tie miscel lsrehis services, and without those miscellaneous services, the aim; navy, and onlnance amounted to fift een millions and a half. In lilli it was said that the country had not reached its peace es•ablishment, and ever since the army had been increasing. The Right Honourable Gentleman deserved the thinks of the country fora return to the old sound principles which he now hoped would be atrded by. If the dt:thes on tobacco and brand y were not reduced, smuggling would not be put down. The NVest India inter( s•, he thought, haul nut been dealt with fairly. It was under stood last you that the tame reduction shorn ld take place thisSeasion of tie duties on West India spirits as on those of British spirits. The interest of the taxes on malt and tobacco, the two largest articles of tahatioo. were only three and a half per ant. It the Right Hon. Orrilenian would take off 50 per cent. of those enti a, malt a' d tobacco would reshot 40 per cent. en the present revenue. fie concurred in t' e principle laid down by the Right lion. Gentleman, but still het colored the mischief that ensued by his stoppin .7 ahcr - in the m ths of it. Nothing to his mind was more fearnous thus keeping up the Sinking Fund: buying in • stack at 91, wl lei the cc out ry only received 50 or 60 for. The Herourable Member concludyd by expressing his general saris. faction at the statement o' the Right Honourable Gentleman. a:though be felt it necess.ri to make these objections to some of the detalk of the plan.. Mr. HUSKISSON was sure his Right Honourable Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer must feel great gratification at the exatessimis of satisfaction with which los financial statement had been received by the House. Ile entertained no doubt that the uttsfartion of the house would be echoed back by the country, and that but one feeling could exist with respect to the line of policy " I "pfsd, sad his godutlionglidnife by his Majesty's Government. He had heard with great pleasure the sentiments which had fallen , torn she Honourable Member for Carrington (.31r. Alderman Thompssrd. The worthy .tldcnnan had expressed his concur ' nue in the redaction of threetfourths of the duty upon foreign Iran imported into this country, though he believed that he (Al deman Thompson) was largely interested in the article of British non. Ile, of courts. concurrel with his Honourable Friend the thanecllor of the Exchequer, sod the Member tor Carriogton, on ) the policy of this reduction, which there could be little doubt was t [Ocala:el to benefit the mat o:enuring interests of the country, at 1 40 sale time that it afforiled an additional stimuli* to our corn luxe. The high duty unen the importation of that metal had coraributed to occasion a great fluctuation in its price, which could lot but be prejudicial to all those numethos branches of our ma ' "'seine in which die use of machinery was introduced ; at the same time that it had deprived the iron workers of this country of 11:e upp trtUniti of rendering the articles of their manufacture more perfect be the wirolgation of foreign with British iron, which was foundrebe a materi al improvement to the latter. He would, for his osn part, when the opportunity arrived, press upon his col klipies the propriety of placing copper and o t h er metals upon a similar footing. not merely with: a view towards the amount of "".ended reduction, but for the purpose of encouraging our general ' , aural:ding and commercial interests. Coder this rime of the I "hirct, he repeated. he would recontmend the revision of all the yraiiibitirg duties, as far as was practicable. The Honourable .the nber for Bristol had objected to the repeal of the bounty on "Pr: but he though", with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. the it would be inconsistent with the interests of the country to twoinue it. However his Honourable Friend was prepared to "fiord relict:upon other articles, the p r oduce of the same conntry „ I. the extent of the reduced bounty. He was as aware asany 110- "'ramble 31eniker could be, that the amount of reduced taxation was by no means the criterion of loss to the revenue ; on the con. tniv, slim lie 01r. Hoskiatioo) was connerned with the Treasury, I c noincl the duty on coffee from two to three shillings per pound. `"'•% l duty he had reduced to fourpence, and the effect cat v't talunion coq to increase the singing of revenue derived .., from the article. Ills Honourable Friend finding the corutumptior of coffee affected by the amount of the duty is atixioes to diminish it. The reduction of the duty upon runt from lea. lid, to fit., he contended was a considerable relief. The lionourable Itemiser oppoikite had stated, and he was not pre fared to deny the fact, that smuggling Mai promoted and eneourageo by high duties. But the Chancellor of the Excheutter,bad applied himself to remedy dd., and reduced the duty on Briush 'ep more than one half. The Honourable Meinher turned round and said, " he has not reduced the duty on brandy, which will stiU continue to be smuggled, and. therefore, he has done nothing toe:anis the prevention of smuggling." He thought the Honourable Gentleman did nut quite understand the question when be stated it in this manner. The House must be aware that it was the lower classes who were the principal consumers of spirituous liquors. They would naturally use the cheapest they could procure, and as the Chancellor of the Exchequer bad r Ir lowered the duties upon British spirit, as to render it the cheapest, it would of course drive foreign spirits out of the market, and render the smuggling of them useless and unprofitable. The higher classes Who were desirous of using brandy, would not object to it no ae. count of its price, or the duty it paid, and their consumption would not prove any encouragement to the imtiggling of the article. Taking this view of the case it was clear, that flatting a duty of M. upon British spirits, would necessarily place them below forage spirits in price, and while it benefitted a very important interest la the country, would operate as a check upon smuggling, to perhaps as great an extent as if the duties on rum and brandy hail been equelhwd with those upon malt spirits. Ills Honourable . Friend had proposed the reduction of duty to the amount of 730.0001. upon British spirits and rum, and he was of opinion that the eircum- WWI es Of *lt case would not warrant any further abatement at the pre nt time. lle was ready to say he should be happy to render every poisiule assistance to the West Indian Colonies that was con. sistent with the interests of the empire at large. With regard to to. basso, he admitted his desire that the duties upon that article should be reduced as far as was practicable—but when lie beard Hoc Members each proposing the reduction of sonic favourite tax, one deviling the repeal of the duties on coal, another the malt tax, and so of the rest, he was disposed to point to what his Hon. Friend had done. and ask them not to " drive • willing horse to death." The tax on the malt produced a vere considerable revenue, and skit ow tobacco amounted to three millions. It would be perfectly lea embisent with the ether reductions which were p that duties at the present moment. lie ventured to say nothing would be more visionary and futile than an attempt to interfere with too many interests at once. It was only by proceeding gra. dually and cautiously that measures could be adopted likely to lead to happy and permanent results upon the general and complicated interests of such a country as this. Coda all die circumstances et the case, he was satisfied the duty on tobacco was not one thee, could be dealt with by his Honourable Friend, whom lie knew disliked smuggling as much as any mambut he thought it impossible. for him to go any further, at least for the present. At the iut.r.e time he wished it to be understood that smuggling did not take place upon tobacco to the same extent as on spirits. Ile did not re collect any objection to his Honourable Friend's expose, which he had not replied to. Ile wished it to be understood that as the worthy Alderman had expressed his satisfaction at the reduction upon die import duties on iron, in which he was personally in. wrested. he hoped his example would be followed by other indi viduals, when it should be in the power of his Majesty's !kiloliters to effect further reductions in copper, lead, tin, &e. It certainly was his intention, and that of his colleagues, to alleviate, in every possible way, and to the greatest extent practicable, the burdens of the country, and render our commercial and manufacturing interests as independent of restrictions as might be, and he hoped to have the countenance and concurrence of all individuals in that House in the attempt. Mr. ELLICE agreed with the Honourable Member for Aber deen in his opinion with respect to the inutility of the Sinking Fund. He thought that it was not sufficient to reduce the duties on iron alone ; he did not see why other metals should not be in. eluded in the proposed reduction. It struck him it would be de- Isirable to get rid of the inequality that existed in the duties upon English, Scotch, and Irish Spirits. He thought the West Indian interest, hardly dealt with, and lamented that the subject of the sugar trade was not to receive further consideration. The reduc tion of the duties upon wines and spirits merited his cordial appro bation. He alto approved of the alteration proposed in the duty upon hemp, as likely to benefit a much neglected interest ; namely, that of the ship owners. He wished the high charges to which vessels were subject io our colonial ports were abated. This might be dune without any loss to the public revenue, as the fees found their way into the pockets of individuals. Looking at all that had been eft:eted be the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he con sidered hiia entitled to the thanks of the House and the country at large. eInIVHITMORE made a few observations on the proposed repeal of the bounty on sugar, in relation to its effects on our colonial interests. lie deprecated the monopoly which existri in the article of Portuguese wines, and concl u ded by adverting to the present state of the Corn Laws, which he designated as a most tremendous grievance. He trusted due attention would be paid to • subject of such vast importance, when it came regularly before the House. Mr. BERNAL was desirous of having the duties on rum equalised with those upon English spirits. Mr. H. VIVIAN objected to the reduction of the duties upon foreign iron imported ism England. Sir C. FORBES made a few observations on the impropriety of repealing the duties upon iron, hemp, and wine, while others of greater importance to the country wye_epfferwl to remain. The CHANCELLOR of the D.I.LTH EQIAR, in reference to what had fallen from the Member for Rochester (NIL Remelt, with regard to reducing the ditty on rum, for the purpose of giving some assistance to the West India trade, said that he never wished to exclude himself from listening to the suggestions of others; at the same time he felt that his duty was to met as he had done. The manufacturers of British spirits were affected materially by the rise in corn, and had therefore a higher claim to reduction of duty than foreigners, who had not to contend with a corresponding rise. In consequence of the higher price which the British manu facturer had to pay for the raw material, the prime cost of British spirits was higher than that of ruin; and in fixing a duty of Si. a gallon on rum, and of ss. on spirits, the manufacturers of both were enabled to meet the con.umers on exactly equal terms. That was his view of the case; but he was not so wedded to his own opinions as not to listen and to explain to others, either Members lIC that House or the individuals immediately concerned (hear, heart % that he would be happy to do at any time before he brought in the Dfit, founded on the Resolutions which he had submitted that i night to the ouse. (Hear, hear.) IMr. GORDON said a few words. We understood him to t express himself wished at what had fallen from the Chan ! cellor of the Exclieque, 1 31r. Alderman 11'OOD regretted that no hope of relief was held nut to those most in wait of it. By the proposed reduction in the duty of spirits, no advanwoe would result to the middling or poorer claw.; the higher cleanse, who were the principal ' consumers, would alone reap benefit hoot it. He would much rather find a reduction made in the duty on beer, which would be conforing a benefit on those who most required it. ' Mr. T. WILSON differed from the worthy Alderman. Ile felt the Chancellor of the Exchequer had gone as far he could; 1 and he also felt, that in making the reduction an spirits, lie ! •, took a statesmanlike view of die question; and that lie was ad ' I venting the cause of morality when be lessened the inducements to smuggling.—The Resolution was then agreed to. The House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be brought up to-morrow. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE. QUER, the Clouse resolved itself Into Committee, when Re solutions were agreed to, according with the proposed reductions in the duties on excisable articles, and also in assessed taxes. The Reports were ordered to be brought up to-morrow. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at a Quarter past Twelve o'Clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS THIS DAY. NOTICE OF MOTION. Sir F. Burdett—To take into consideration Petition of the Ro man Csthol:43 of Ireland. PRICES OF Bill klbli STOCK S YESTERDAY. Rank Stock 2331 I lodia Stock 266 9 per Cat. Had. 116 9 41 i Long. Ann. 24 6-16 3 per Cent. CHne. i Ex. Bills. 2d. 1.0061. Ditto Acct. 34 I e Dittomd. I.oood. it 66 68 pm h per Cent. Red. 10If i I Ditto, Oa 60 66 Poi New 4 per Cent. 106 1 Ditto, Small 68 SP pm PRICES OF FOREIGN Austrian Roods 98 74 Brutlran Bonds U 8 Ditto Scrip (1023) 54 1 4 pm Ditto Acct. 34 pm Buenos /tyres Bonds 91 Cbilian Bond, 894 84 Ditto Acct. 894 'nlornitian Bowls D!tto Bonds (1e24) 904 14 Ditto Arrt.9t4 I 904 14 Danish Bonds 1017 9 French Remelt 1961. 104 t. 15bc. Exchange 2.1 f. 19c. Greek Bonds 97 Ditto Saip (1895) 04;1 4 I pm Ditto Acct. Of 1 pm WPM:KS YESTERDAI . Welton Bontis 801 I 4 380 i 74 3 3 1 Ditto Acct 804 1 80 i Ditto Strip (1825) 3y 24 31 1 1 2 1 1 Pm Peruvian Don t -484f 3 di Ditto Acct. 841 4 Portuguese Bonds Vet Ditto Acct. Prussian Bonds Ditto Hoods (18221 1004 Ruuian llontli(1822)9711 1 8 7i Ditto Acct. 164 Spanish Cons. 241 4 1 1 I Ditto Acct. 241 I * 1 i Ditto Cons. (1825) 18 Ditto Arct. 1114 IC PRICES OF SHAT assuanucc COMPANIES. Alliance Brit. and Far. 1104 Ditto 31arine St Protector :ES YESTERDAY. GAS LIGHT AND CONE COSI. XINCS. Anglo-Mexican 12.44 123 Aoglo-Chilian 15 16 Arita' Iron and Cual Bolan°, .5140 pat Brazilian 234 Chilian 21 204 Colombian 39 41) Gen. Mining Association 17 16 Hibernian 94 10 Pasco Peruvian 40. 1 . 40 Real del Monte WU Rio de la Plant 31 Tlelptizahua 225 United Mexican 145 150 Dino New 324 34 pm Welch Iron and Cual ! . 4 F l it "t K 3 S-I """ h 'mt" - " 7 " we * , THE i3RITIIII PRESS_ Efir l'lf EArnp: ROYAL. DUURY-LANE. This Evening, TUSSDAV. March 1. will be performed DER PREINCHU rz. (Rimer. the Prince, Mt. Mercer I Bernhard. Head Ranger Mr. Bed ford : Ilerniit, Mr. G. Smith: Adolph, Mr. T. ('ooke; Caspar, Mr. Horn t Killen, Kinsman to the Head Ranger, Mr. Fitzwllliini : Demon of the Hartz. Ms. Howell: Zarniel. Mr. 0. Smith: Witch of the Glen, Mr. Slauchard. t.ldda Mite Oraddon ; Rose, Miss i-ovey. After which a new Pastoral Ballet, called THE ROSSIGNOL ; Or, TIIE BIRD.IN THE BURR. The Principal Characters by Mr. and Mt.. Noble, he. fu conclude with MY UNCLE GABRIEL. Gabriel Omnium, Mr. auntie; Scrip. Mr. Bedford; Lieut. Sutton. Mr. Horn; Tom Tacit, Mr. Knight: Jack Reedy, Mr. Harle). Ent*, Was Povey; Mrs. T., Mrs. Order. • --- TIIEA Itt)i" AL. CM/ b.:NT-GARDEN. This Evening. TUESDAY, March 1. will he performed THE Beurs STRATAGEM. Sir George Touchwood, Mr. Cooper: Dorteourt, Mr. C. Ramble; [lardy, Mr.,Faweett ; Flutter. Igr.lones. Letitia Hardy, Miss Foote; Lady Frances Touch wood, Miss F. R. Kelly : Mrs. Racket, Mrs. Gibbs. After which a new Mein-Drams. called FATHER AND SON; Or, THE ROCK OF Id. CHARBONNIERE. The Principal Character' by Shears. Bennett, Cooper. T. P. Cooke. and lance: Mesdames Vining, Lore. and Davenport. - The Ifairtsit Pleas CenuMenced publishing yesterday morning at haff-past firs, o'clock. LONDON, TUESDAY, Maack 1, IStS. The Paris Papers of Saturday arrived last night. The Chamber of Deputies was still occupied with the discus sion upon the Indemnity Law; but, thenagh some imps. Bence was manifested for its being closed, it seems likely to be protracted yet for several days. The felloicieg an extracts : [From the Illemitear of,daturday„ February 26.1 The official part contains a Royal Ordinance relative to the bounties on the cod and whale fisheries. which bounties are to be continued till Ist March, IiZO, according to the present sys:em, with the reserve of certain modifications, which are to take place from Ist March, 1823. tNon.official Part] The Court of Assize continued to day (the 25th) the examination of the witnesses in the affair of Paparnine. The mother of the two children appeared in Court—the sight of the prisoner, the re membrance of the horrible scene which she had to retrace, made such an impression upon her that she shrieked and fainted. She was taken out of the Court. In half an hour she returned, sup ported by a huissier, and gave her evidence in a faint voice, and with great emotion. During this &filleting scene the physiognomy of Papavoine remained unchanged. The evidence of the wit nesses threw no light on the motive which attuned Papavoine ; only diet proved that both before and after the assassination he was in entire possession of his reason. To.morrow M. Pryonnel, the Advocate-General, will speak on this affair. [From the Etoile, dated Sunday, Feb. 27.1 PARIS, Fall. 26. We know rot whence the English Cowrie , . took the news which it has published for some days past, of a Congress to be held at Paris. This news has no laudation but in its own imagination. . Last night we received New York and other American Papers, to the 2d of February. They contain nothing new. The packet ship, Canada, which sailed from Liver pool on the Sth of January, arrived at New York on the ,Soth of the same month. The financial statement of the CHANCELLOR of the ExctiEQVER will be read with great interest and pleasure. The speech needs no commentary to render it intelligible. If we were inclined to glorify the patriotism of out Par liamentary ancestors, we should certainly not speak above our breath when we came to the subject of the GAME Laws. Not that these are the only written laws Which bear no very luminous traces of their wisdom, but that they have been more prolific of misery and mischief than any other portion of that inheritance which their statute books have bequeathed to us. If our statutes were pe riodically revised, they might, by the occasional infusion of those fundamental truths which are unfolded in the pro gress of moral and political freedom, be made partakers of its benefit. The Bill just now brought in to amend the . Itwa few the pre:wrestles ei game, affbrded an excellent opportunity of exercising this wholesome jurisdiction, and of regulating the rights of property by a more legitimate and improved standard. But we regret to perceive, that the worthy Member by whom the Bill is brought in has not expended much intellectual effort towards this desirable end. The practice of the Athenian Legislature, when they' proceeded to make laws, is full of useful suggestions to the' lawgivers of modern times. Before any Bill was permitted to pass into a law, it was necessary that it should first be' transcribed and suspended before the statues of the ten Nenors several days previously to its being debated in the Assembly. DIMOSTIIENES moreover tells us—and in the case of amended Bills it is written for our learning—" that no law could he Foposed, until the law which it was to amend or supersede was examined." And the Grecian orator propounds to us the reason for this precaution-- that the "laws might not be contradictory, and that they might be all equally intelligible, as well to the simple as to the learned." 'fad our system of statutory law been thus matured and perfected. it would certainly, by this time, have exhibited a much more valuable code titan it does ;t present. Now, however, that a more liberal and enlight. erred policy prevails, we may look forward to the future with livelier hopes. In the mean time we shall proceed to offer—in the way of suggestion—such observations as occur to us, in going over this proposed Bill for the amendment of the Game Laws. No licence to buy or sell game is to be granted to any inn keeper or tarern-keeper, or to any higler or carrier. We take it for granted that the former description of persons, buying game of licensed dealers, may be permitted to dress it for any dinner, public or private; but, as the next clause restricts the buyer to the buying for his or her own use, it would seem necessary, for the removal of doubt, to intro duce an excepting clause. With respect to the refusal of a licence to buy or sell game to any higler or carrier, the policy of this exclusion, to say the least of it, is not very obvious. Why, if game is to be bought and sold, should it not, as well as domestic poultry, or any othev marketable commodity, be sold by this description of dealers? Ilow many towns are them in which there•.are no poulterers, and in which game will therefore nor. be soldii an arti.le of trade ? Inn such cases how is it to be procured ? The higler is, in fact, for all such purposes, an itinerant shop keeper ; he goes his circuit to supply the want of these who have no local means of supply. In short, he goes to his customers instead of troubling his customers to come to him. There seems—for aught that,we can FL?, at least— to be no offence in this. It may deserve remark, that no mention is made of hawkers. Would a person, having a hawker's licence, be entitled to a licence to deal in game, or would he be included in the terms Neer or carrier? ' It may be well to be more explanatory upon this head, anti to preclude any future question upon it before this Bill passes into a law. The following enactment (p. It) is by no means explicit:— •` And be it further enacted, that from and after the day of no person or persons, being so licensed as storexal,i, shrill, whilit such licence be iii force, be subject to any penalty or for feiture for or by wagon of his, her, or their buying any gains of or from any person entitled to tile property in or to th e use or enjoy , I meat of game under die provisions of this Act, or my' or front ns, person or perfoor being at/ i i teored as aforesaid. rat for or by rental) of his, her, or their selling or uterine to sale, or haring in his, her, or their shop, house, or possession, any game, width lie, she. or they sludi hove bought of or front say person who alkali be entitled to the proyerty in or to the use or enjoyment of vows under thS Tie r% i s s:: n as s i i:; . y e is m t . e! . , or of or from any pore on 'Pettey: bring to There seems no necessity to enact t b persona liecwsd il 4 _PANIE . II. Continental 14 1 4 Provincial Portable IRON RAILWAYS• London and Northern 11 Manchester and Liverpool AIISC I 1. LANEOVs. luatralian Z 1 30 British Iron Company 10 Bristol Ship Canal 1 Canada Company 42 44 Equitable Loan Bank 2i f ((old Coast Association n (heat Westminster Dairy 21 i Metro. AlLhoney Dairy 61 Matto loth Company 2t New Corn Exchange 6 7 Peagl lit.hay (Yellow) 21 22i Pros. Bank of Irclahil 10 f Patent Bticks 7 4.41bv-orr L - 1 to deal in gaMe shall not be liable to a penalty for btrytrg from any person or persons licensed to sell ; and yet this apparently superfluous enactment is immediately followed by the following extraordinary proviso, subjecting such licensed person to a penalty for having game unlawfully in his possession : " Provided always, that if, upon infiwmatan before any Justice of the Peace of the county, riding, division, city, or place, in which any licensed person shall be or reside. against such licenser: person for having game tinlawfully in his or her possession, such licensed person shall not show to the satisfaction of the said Justice that any fume proved to have been in his or her possession, was purchased or procured or received by him or her from some person or persons being so &eared us a/bre:aid, or of or frdin goose person entitkd to the property in or to the use and enjoymeut of gams ander the pro. visions of this Act. or otherwise account ?o the satisfaction of the said Justice for the possession of such game, the licence granted to such person shall thereupon be, and be adjudged to be. null and void, and the recognisance entered into by such petson shall there. upon be, and be adjudged to be, forfeited; and such person shall forfeit and pay, for every head of game so proved to.heive been in his Or her possession, and not accounted for to the satisfaction of the said Justice, the sum of together with the costs and ex- MIMS attending such conviction." We cannot help considering the penalty in the above case as most unfairly inflicted. It were better that the entire breed of hares and partridges should be extinct than that they should generate Acts of Parliament hostile to every sound principle of English law, and to every ruaxiin of protective justice. It is surely enough for every dealer in game that Ire himself is duly licensed; but that such per son should, on an information before a Magistrate, be obliged, under a penalty, to show, as to any game proved to have been in his possession, that the person selling it to hitywas likewise duly !frensett stndcr the provisions of this Act, and that on failure of so doing he shall be fined to ti given amount for every head of game so proved to hare been in his possession, together with the costs and expenses at tending such conviction !—really this is a principle of le gislation which no friend to the Constitution can look upon with complacency. It is such as we might expect to find when searching back into the twilight of our history ; but at this advanced period of our progress, it is sadly out of place. It is not suited to our condition, in these times, as the subjects of a free government. Protect Came, if you will, but do not sacrifice the rules of justice and natural reason to the preservation of pheasants and moor-fowl. We Lave some remarks to make upon other clanger of this Bill ; but as they would run to a greater length than our time or space will admit, we must postpone the conclusion of them till to-morrow. Yesterday was settling day in the Foreign Stock !hark: t, hut nothing occurred of any consequence that is worthy of notice. The day passed off very smoothly, and there was scarcely a depression in any of the securities. Bra zilian New Scrip was steady at 44f. Mexican was done at 31. Spanish was firm at 2ta. Old Greek was .574; arid New Greek Scrip was 43. The cause of this depression of Greek Serip arises from a most unfair op position that is raised against it by certain parties who are disappointed at not having succeeded in getting the Con tract. This opposition may prevail for a time in keeping down the price of Greek Scrip ; but we fully believe that this Loan must ultimately be profitable; and our suppo sition is founded upon th. prosperity of the cause it is in tended to support, and :1 e high respectability of the Con tractors. The Englisl: market was rather better; Consols for money were done at 0314, and for the Account 944. Although there was no open market yesterday in Mincing lane, there were vast speculations in the Colonial produce. St. Domingo Coffee was sold as high as 88s.; Cinnamon of the first quality was Is. higher; and it was understood that few Brown Sugars would be bought to day under 70s. The Princess Sophia visited the Duke of York yesterday. l'he Princess Sophia visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday. Yesterday, about two o'clock, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester arrived in town from their seat at Bagshot Pas*. . Divine Service was performed on Sunday to the King's Household, at his Palace in Pall-mall, by the Rev. Dr. Blomberg. The Earl of Liverpool and Mr. Wynn transacted busi ness for a considerable time yesterday afternoon at the Foreign Office. We are happy in being able to state, that Mr. Canning was better yesterday. Mechanics Institutions are forming at Bradford, Keigh rob and Wakefield. Yesterday morning, at half-peat ten o'clock, the Lords of his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council had a meeting at the new Council-office, Whitehall-plaoe, at which the Earl of Harrowby presided. There were also prevent, Lord Gifford, Lord Colchester, Lord Stowell, Mr. Sturges Bourne, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Beckett. The case for the consideration of their Lordships, was that of Mr. Sergeant Rough against General Murray. Their Lordships were engaged till half-past two o'clock in hear ing the arguments of Sir J. Mackintosh on the cue in ' question, at which time the meeting broke up, whcn their Lordships adjourned the further hearing of the case till the 3d instant. Count Gamba sets off on his return to Greece this day. Ilia Excellency goes on board the Lively, in which vessel 60,000/. are deposited, being the balance of the old Greek loan. CONSECRATION of ST. PITLIeII, WALIVORTH.—The New Church in Walworth, called St. Peter's, being corn pleted, the consecration of it was appointed by the Arch bishop of Canterbury to take place yesterday. The Church was built by Mr. Soane. At eleven o'clock, a procession was formed to proceed up the aisles with the ceremony of consecration, consisting of the following persons in 'full robes :—The Archbishop of Canterbury, attended by his Chaplain, who was received by Sir John Nicholl. Dean of the Deaneries of the Arches of London, George Jenner, Esq. Deputy Registrar, &c. of the Arches, the Rev. A. C. Onslow, the Trustees of the Church, and a number of otheis preceded by their Officers. The Archbishop then addressed the congregation, and after the reading of the usual service, &c. consecrated the edifice and burial ground. A collection was made for the National Schools of the parish. It is rumoured that Jerome Bonaparte has purchased the lot between Market and Chesnut, and Eleventh and Twelfth-streets, Philadelphia, and is about to erect a man sion for his family on it.—Pheadelpltia Gazette. The late Lotd Macdonald's splendid residence in Wel heck-street, was sold yesterday, by Mr. Phillips, for the great sum of One thousand six hundred and fifty guineas, subject to a rent of l L 3/. per annum, thirty years of the Lease are unexpired. An affair of honour was decided on Wednesday morning in the neighbourhood of the New Forest (Lyndhurst. we believe), between Mr. Phipps and Mr. Starky, who both reside near De vile., which terminated without any fatal consequences. The cit.- cumatatices which led to the meeting we understand to be as fol. low :—The father or Mr. Starky, who is a Doctor in Divinity. and a neighbour of Mr. Phipps, suspected that a labourer , in the em. ploy of Mr. Phipps, had made too free Voi'h his (the Rev. Doctor's) game, and the measures taken by the Doctor to prevent a recur rence of the evil had offended Mr. Philip, and at a meeting of the parties high wends passed; and the Doctor, who is also a magis trate, hound Mr. Phipps to keep the peace towards him. Subse quently Mr. Phipps met the Doctor's son in the Market-place at Devizes, when not only did Mr. P. make use of some degrading epithets as applying to the Doctor and his family. bat also to the son in particular. Cards were exchanged, and both gentlemen left Devises with the intention, it was thought, of proceeding to Havre to settle their difference; but the parties were discorerid on Wed nesday in the New Forest. The affair was settled by Mr. P. Apo logising to Mr. S., but not, however, until two fires hail been ex changed. Mr. P. received a wound in the toot ; and Mr. S. met with a narrow escape. one of his antagonist's balls having passed throogh his hat.--Suittha pf ilea„ MELANCHOLY ACCIDENY•—CAINIZAIDG Fea. 97. On Friday night, about balf-past eight o'clock, Mr. C.. M Lei cester, arrived at the Sun ifotel in this town. IVhen &belting from his gig, he requested his luggage to be carried into the Com mercial Room. The horse being taken into the stable, a boy assisted Boots to unload. In giving the eushines not, something fell on the foot-board,which the boy took up, anti discovered it to be a pistol ; while in the act of carrying it to Baits it went tiff; and. shrieking to relate, the bar-maid, Mary Drone, an amiable young woman, inter 21st year, received the contents, which entered her right hip, and passed through her body. Mr. Oakes. Mr. Abbott, and their assistants, attended within tire minutes, but the sound was mortal : she died about lasallisst teen :as: night. •;.•mrr • •- • •••- op• •4, FRENCH CHAMBER Dl' DR, .—....-- SITTING or NESRU•NT 75. The adjourned debate concerning the Indemnity caw was se. Fumed. It may be retnenel?erea that the debated Ilia ptevit.i , s day had terminated with an smendnient, proposed by-x. Brew: , which appeared in our paper of yesterday. At de Ili ants now voted altafist the einem eht, is he *O od , against all others , which should be founded on i vi ne lyle of net tlf 4. acknowledging an incontestible right to indenin it all the pi,- prietora of stock who were dispossessed of it by the resolution. 111. BOULARD supported the amendment. Alr. C. Prato ta said, that if the tint article of tilroject had been yet made law, and so the principle of the indeennuy aeknos. !edged, he should have taken care how he voted against ",e amendment of M, Breton, fur lelbody could deny that his peopos.- tion would be more economical for the U'ressury ; but, as the flat am ett.ed, he must vote for the discussion of the question of the 1 sod b per cents.. which it involved, till thiy stiodd arrive at the Gtti art. which established the necessary credit. • hi. DC Vlttets said, that ft had been truly observed that it tires„ Instead of an amendment, in entirely new law. • M9th teg.,rd oilitediscussion of the 3 and 6 per cents,. the Chamber could not t.e whiefermed on that 'abject, since it had devoted a fortnight to it/ discussion in the course of last year. 111. 11. no Di auvitt.a set-parted thesmendment of M. Btetor; for the property of the fundholders was as sacred ao that .t . others. Upon the amendment of ?I. Breton being put, it teas rejected I i • large majority. , 11. MESTADIEtt, in refercnoe to the amendment of X. them-, said, that he thought it was restrained within, too narrow bounds: be proy mad to double it from 10,003 fr. to 211,000 fr. 111. Burton betted to join his piopoaition to that of tSe pre ceding speaker. Alter a short diecussion, this was alio rejected. 31. the ParaintxT sonouneed that the Committee ilactprr. . posed to substitute the following words ;astead of the lit Art. O tt.e project of law—" Thirty millions of vette', to a capital of a the.,. bard millions, are to be appropriated sent an lhdetnnity," de. M. H tin Dr Ncuvei.tz proposed, by way of ametdment, tn.: the Art. should begin thus—" A sum, which is in De case to ex ceed thirty millions of rentes, t syproptiated,".ke. 111. &mar proposed that a paragraph shot.ld ba tddisi. i-: • porting test thi,s was a dednftllf massare. Alter a desultory discuesion on the latter propos:6ot. it a r.i agreed to be suspended till the decision was given on. the pr.. posed amendment cf the Committee. On that amendmerft the disedstion was fleelly adjourned till the morrow. . IHE CBAXCELLOH OF THE EXCHEQUER'S ESTIMATE OF THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE OE THE COUNTRY nvaixo THE THREE NEXT TEAM. - Customs . Excise . - Stamps - Taxes - - . Post Office - Miscellaneous - Trustees of half Pay INCONt. Produce, Estimate, 1824. I 1825. 1826. I 1827. £ . 11.488 008 •11.68,000 - - 215.41M018 68.4111.410 26,409.000 MOWN 7.1518.11218 7,1051,000 08,362,493 AMMO 4.1221.438 4,873.000 - - 1,610,e5s ',mon 1,800.009 - 718,888 600,880 11120,000 6 1 ,975,11811 41,875,8311 bookies 4,470,378 4,311,1180 4, 1 16,0 60 46,443,370 46.195.000 56,380,000 - 37,924,649 36,001,842 65=0,824 36,105,224 - 1,437,744 - 443,420 • Diseootimisnee of Spr - 864,676 floanty, and progressive dim - 1,264,676 notion of other Bounties. Expenditure . Surplus, 1824 . 1825 . 1828 - Total 1821- Consolidated' Fund. In•eratof Debt Du. bath. Bills Citil List, &e. Half-pay Ann. sinking Fund - Supply. Int. Exch. Bills Army - - Navy - - - i Oxlnance - - Miscellaneous 4.000.624 XXPENDITekr. " A 1 . c Bll l, 184. k;s 16 41 6 1 . te. 184'. .0 27,221,670 1127,0re:670 26,93 600 4.g: - . 2,660.140 2.656,411 tescoup 2,6416,016 2,800,066 1,61111,007/ - 5,4116,654 5,636,654 1,7116,624 • 57,9114,659 27,616,324121,028,324 2y,620,3."4 . . Also 1 600, 7210,000 AB5 41:1 , - . 1,276,641 1.310,100 1.340.0!': :2,90,1001 1.900,600 1,760,6t7 511,001,642135.330,321 ! 55,105,234 t Including a Sum to be paid so America ander Treaty. including the Training and Clothing of the Militias:if Gress Britain. PORT OF LONDON. An Account of the number of Vessels which have entered tit port of London in each of the three years ended sth Jan. 1825, du,. tingitishing the Vessels which have entered from foreign parts, the number ul colliers, coasters, and fishing vessels : Yeur 1022. Year 1823. Year 182.1. Brit. For. Brit. For. Brit. Fur. Entered from For. Parts, No. No. No. No. No, N g . (tic!. of Ireland - . 3239 597 31131 865 3132* IM Ireland - 479 . - 513 Colliers . . - 5748 - 0110 . 7117 _ Coasters - - 10623 - 18810 . 11214 - Fishing Vessels 4l72 - 33827 - 3789 - • This distinction is made in vessels trading with frelaud In ttd year 1823, owing to 617 having entered as foreign, and 137 as coasters, in consequence of all vessels trading with that coontrt having been directed to be considered as coasters from the 10th ci October, 1823. Note. The above account contains a return of such reside w‘l, as are taken cognizance of at the fzustom-tiouse. T. E. IVILLOUGLIAIr. Office of Register-General of Shipping, Custom-house, London, 17th February, 1825. There are 7s, prisoners fur trial at the Winchester 'As sizes, which commenced yesterday. Millets/A ATTACK UPON A YOUNG LA DY.—Yesterday morning information was r ;vell at Bovristreet, by the Rev. Dr. Manning, of the Adelphi of the following outrage upon by daughter on Sunday evening, by one of those miscreants tailed mottsters. About eight o'clock the young lady, attended by her maid, was returning from divine service at St. Martin's March, and on tutning down Adam-server, a man of middle size, elegantly dressed, wearing spectacles, advanced towards her, and using an expression which we cannot repeat, struck her a blow on the upper part of the thigh, just below the hip, and repeated the attack. The young lady did not discover she was stabbed, such was the villain's quickness, until he had Bed and was lost in the passing throng in the Strand. Alias Manning proceeded home, and on getting witkti the door, fainted. The servant, in a state of alarm, stated what had occurred, and medical advice was called in. The wounds, re are infomied, are not dangerous, although severe. They were giver by a sharp instrument of no very great sire. Dr. 3lanning and some friends instantly proceeded out, accompanied by the servant. and remained until twelve o'clock, walking in every direction about the neighbourhood, but they could not meet the cowardly miscreant. DAEADFUL OUTNAO2.—Three weeks since a 'voting fe wee, whose friends live at West Wycornb, when traveling in ills neighbourhood of Dorchester, nine miles from Oxford, was met by two fellows, whom she describes as hating the appomante of gypsies, or shabby sailors. They attacked her with abusive language, then stripped her of every particle of her clothing, taking with it all her money, about five shillings, and abused her person. ll'hilat thaws wretches were *ripping her, they repeatedly stamped tin het leo, and bruised her in a meet shocking manner, in order, it is supposed, to prevent her punning them. In this forlorn and miserable ton iscam they left her, naked, and exposed to the inclemency of the weather. The poor creature afterwanis concealed herself in the fields and under hedges for font days, destitute of food and clad:- ing, and, alien discovered, she was almost expiring under the cumulation of such sufferings as we are unable to dAtribe. Froia• the girl's own account, the wretches who discovered her coot eyei her into Dorchester Great Barn, where they placed her in a Mai.. ger, and lea her in the same eundition in which they (and ber. Nl'hm the men employed In the barn cone to their work in ma nicraing, and found the poor creature, they gave instant nor,,: at her situation, and called in medical advice, Iler feet were u. stale of murtitication, and one fast has since been amputated at t t•,- encl. joist, aad half the other foot has also been taken oft - sec s" • print to be recovering.— (Artie d ler.ild. HYDROPHOIII4.-1 lamentable case of this dreaditil disorder has just occurred at Sunderland. A young man of the nrne of ‘Vilsiti In the rtnploi mem et' Mr. (lisle, tanner, a t dan ß ois i cy shop ,a Ira aapr . w a h e wh a eoa r nuitie resor ted rt. u w l . l , as syw symptoms to i bm t ua b tsi nywor (nound o c f t . dr n ortrit t s l hi l e : ct.i o rmi t a t Aa N npn, / pe w 7a - nl y recer else ead,t 's (w :la )inwiiTue‘ y .:::ii h neue...t he tied in at, apparently cairn state on Friday eveuing last. Th e dog is said to lia , e bit another man and a woman. TAO T'f ISO M•T C if.—VeSleTtlfty, at two o'clock, a eating match was contested between Quaker Smith's pony and another, called the %Villas puny. fur lOU guineas a-side. They started Ism the (lepton s.de of Lea Bridge. and tan down the road roc g,. miles. whim they turned—the divine.* le mile* in 33 minutes. The Quaker's pony had the state by le vault. and kept in nea r e r the whole de. 3Ce, winning cleverly In Ali minutes. The road soy startled by breve sail foot. has. or th of South, to the °unity, t. The he duty Klan& an evil 3 s 1 . 4et . 4 * 4