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. 4 - , RPTIFro )• ' . _ PARLIMENTAR r I.VTELLIAENCE. 'HOUSE 9F LORDS, Wxnatintra*,Vintlt Ifs. • .-* . The Royal' Assent- was given by COMinileOn bibs Duke ef Zsi:mlend's Annuity BUI ; the Dreher* of Kii14202 r the Exchequer Bills 00.500,0•01.1 Bill; the Postage Bill ; the.Newspspdr Conveyance Bill; the Erase Dike MU; the Juries Regulation Bill; the Scotch Peers Oaths HMI. Alke Warehoused Com Bill; the Convicts Transportation Mt she Articled Clerks Bill ; the Scotch Prisonets Aliment Bill; the Deceased Soldiers Edicts Bill ; the Stealing in Mines Bill; the i 4,itaada Tenure! Bill; the Smtch Small Debts Recovery Bill; the Lealllng Mating Bill; the Irish Grand Jury Presmihnent Bill; the Insh Sealing of Writs Bill; and'severel private Bills: The Lode Commissioners were, the Loan Ciaacttteet, the Marquis of Wtarcatitexta, and the Earl of SHADS TOD VAT. Mr. tepees and other Members of the Muss of Commons, brought up several private Bills, which watered a ant time. ' The Earl of LIVERPOOL gave notice of hi intention 1p move the Second reading of the Judges Salaries AnuttennWith Bal to-morrow. Several petitions were presented In favour of the Western Coital Bill, by the Duke of Beat:tenni., Lord Botts, Marquis of Lawetwowx, front Swansea, Exeter, Newport, and the Isle of Wight • , c 4 0 . , Orilhe motion of Viscount Dli tDLIN AND WARD, the Wiiil. l Sd Canal Bill was read a second time. . i. i QUARANTINE LAWS AMENDMENT BILL. The Quarantine Laws Amendment Bill wort through a Corm mince, and the Report was received. Laud ELLEN BOROUGH moved for certain Returns rehab" - seine cOunty Courts, horn the Sheriffs of England and Wales. • • • INTEREST ON LOANS IN INDIA. . ' the Order of the Da having be rod. __... The Marquis of HASTINGS ahem* Sot es he en lieda i lia ateaseesaion stated his opinions thk tortie their ' - Y ewe length, lie had now Sublimes tie. de Mss e. *NM reading of the Bill he lead an the eereelearriveried re itch. Mut the House. But many of theirlrshikiPs who west' • =present ite did not then haw him, he 4evid impala en their es. ' .iendon while he again reverted to the subjest of his MIL the cklem • . ' VW Which was to define the scope of the IrDelinclits which Unwed la . e t •Me nut of interest to be taken in ladle. ?heir Lordshi *quid . pospiet by the paper which was sestesky,laitt before .1 tiles illidketektiey.General and Soliciter.denenel co lII* - 4 2 le the per lon, had then given an opisksoodtilegilirot it mimes with the opinion and the arc Weds Dori • "Sty Imo. It was necessary that this.,..) in deltoid • 4 211 a he reet„ Dad their lirdships, he was sure, IIIMIltall• NW% Er be Deserted that to settle this poiht erne hie Duly she matter before them. EThe Noble DI arquitMein treespitulated the arguments and obserrettees in sipped M 11l which he had made on the motion for its first reedbeM it t ottiect of the Bill was to declare, in distinct terms, that thh • of the 13th Geo. HI., miming to interest in India, did net ossesed.te.esereons domieiliated under the Government of a native letlent Prince. This bad bent'his opinion while he sustained tstlia, and in this opinion he had 4een supported by two i ..liligeriltAilvocatea.finteral, Smelts! and Spankie. It their Lord. ~ 46 • MOM refer se the various statutes relative to India, they NC that the term " East Indies" only applied terthoser I Met Mat country which were directly tinder the Meets- Considering the circumstances of the ease, aess , Iles . had given an opinion directly contrary to the taiiiii of India, end to the opinions of many lamed person+ there, it Was oliedretely heasseary that their Lordships should have farther lemil 2z. red therefora now i move t the seezd s rea d ding t o h f en the Bilk .be goestionee t rttetbertte t provisions a stated is this doP rewar truly set Wih the intent and meaning of Abe clause of the Act in . w question • - The Bill war then read a second time. The Marquis of LA NSDOWN observed, that the mnrc used . -;:was to propose a question upon a Bill to the Learned Judges d the seeped reading. ' ..'lie LORD CHANCELLOR agreed that such would have • hals the more formal proceeding, Mit. ea the Bill had been read a time, the objection was not valid. --. Marquis of lANSDO %V N hopes! the proceeding would set. be as a precedent. She hefted Judges then retired to deliberate on their answer le thrisestien of the Noble Marquis, but their Lordship. did ille oraldosing the sitting of the House. Meuse then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDNESDAY, rt. The Speaker entered the House m-day at half-past three o'clock, sud was alter was summoned by the Deputy Usher of the Black lied, to bear the Royal Assent given by Commission to several Public and Private Bills, the titles of which will be found in our Lords' Report. APOTHECARIES COMPANY. • the Apothecaries Company VINIMIIid .003 e • miler; of ate House. 'ME they were ordered to be printed, .ALL (DUBLIN.) of the EXCHEQUER presented a Factors and Drapers of Dublin, pray 'het City may not be appropriated to - table. .YIIIENTS. ___ ____. _ __ 4nit iitic. to presont of considerabloan- Sales, respecting the Currency- It • been of late a vety great rise in the -option, and this rise had been at to an alteration in the currency of to was any goon alteration in the , currency in circulation. He knew opinion Upon the point; but as the bethought they should consider in I from that circumstance, and take against the increase of such an evil. remembered, various alterations In the 1793 clown to the period when that operation. By it, all persons issuing \tie payments in cash, it required ; _..: to cash payments; but in 1893, which, although the provisions of the yet, a person so refusing was not to if he refused to comply with the de• .or cash for his notes. Now, that payments, as far as related to the well known fact, that they were ope for every country bank,belhad heard locking up every sovereign which t the metropolis, and issuing their so that the country was inundated currency enly to be met with in the me - t, he repeated, that in consequence ly a single sovereign to be met with the operation of that clause with re. was being placed in a situation yearly 1 before the re.umption of cash pay. • now about to present would be found adopted by bankers in the country, in in of that clause. The petitioner, Ire happening to possess six small notes carrying on business under the tirm of he applied to the clerk of that bank for tenoned he was entitled to receive It in told him he eould not pay hint in was locked up at that tittle by the , to state that he called again,: anti .Jr. Ricketts, we believe), who told gold. Upon receiving this answer, lie nrd, to his great astonishment, that he . at law, which could not be deter. months, and that after the expiration of it in their power, by certain pro.teedings, • twelve months lor.ger. Thy petitioner e would be pleased to take this case into .dept some measures wheel' would insure demands of this desaiptioih So that by . the Honourable Member, it appeared, a actually protract the perhel of payineot in oda. Something, lie cont•mcled, should be 7 fosipea 14141 Wei: (044,01.3 6 . 4/10414 0 k or *case check to rho growing evil of • great consequences, that driving up of the price so generally felt and complained of. He 'hie eininent aid regretted Friend (Mr. ••• country was in a sound itste when were rntyable in Bank of England notwithstanding, maintain, that site present - "ell , to be vouch greater than the wants of petition had been put into hishanda would hive submitted some measure • he hoped; at nil events, the House _in, to bring in a Bill, making tt1)1111. demand, under some greater penalties mots them. • a most singular petition whith the d. It complained of the cottmry be compelled to pay in gulch -I'4'y i in gold; and no country bunker, rat, would refuse to do so. The lion. intention of proposing some measure He for one would ohjeet to that ; for suppoeed the country banker wad ty of gold sufficient to meet all de. have time to send to Lundell' fur a demands. Ile knew as much of , iny 31enther of the Hoase,nind he country banker would refuse to pay in Ile was in the habit of sending& for that purpose every week. Any must inevitably destroy his twilit. the Hon. Member for Aberdeen ...ii and made his Activations without The law bound the banker to pay in the petitioner knows, fur he stares that riser, and ascertained that the hanker • could only recover by an action at to mesa another Act, which could .he sane prthei.ple—tllat the banker ;hat remedy mild the Act give him P aetion at law. 'file lion. Member arrest be some little delay snowed to tioid London. He would allow of co ram • A rt./I'll B.l.:Adti C A person from the Apotheca '• pauses, m pursuance to the orders On tho voodoo of Hr. HUME I LINEN HALI The CHANCELLOR of the Potation from certain Linen Factor mg that the Linen Hall of that C i wry other purpose.—Laid on the to • i ) CASH PAS Ur. HVAlE•said belied a iti /artifice, wom person nam ed well knows, that there had bet : o Sot : *is pelt. of every article of consumpi snouted by political economists to abactuntry—that is, when then Ors etairesey. not tie outtalk cut thew was sees die/tens of Min fait of the rise was established, be good time. whether it resulted fn Tper =mum of precaution agai here had been, it might be roman were of oar currency from 1793 tolled Peel's. came into optra .notes were bound to make their being In fact a thorough return n another Act was passe d , by which, farmer Bill were maintained, yet, have his goods di.trained upon, if h mud of a person claiming gold a was in tenth a suspension of pa country banks ; and it was a well •rating upon such a supposition, for of was in the constant habit of lo name into their possession front t I • own bank notes in lieu of them, so by paper, and a metallic currena • 4 tropolis. It was a positive fact, i •of this putties there wu hardly i in the country ; so that, from the lard to distraint. the country was l Strallar to that which existed bed , rents. In the petition he was now an illustration of the practice adopt consequence of the protection of tt den& Jones, rates, that luippe .4•Vi i ast' le Book, Bristol, carryi •sod Ceerenay, he apt , tin cash, as he suppose • 'l. 1 e r' tn e tallet, and that the clerk i that manner, because all the gold 1 f , partners. The petitioner goes oo I ' .. thon NM one of the partners (Mr. AIM lio coold not be paid in gold. Art.& lawyer, and heard, t, •,s laingeedy but by an action at . e .4l , olllll.lbilnthkanennil:ade m it o i n n t t h he the payment for twelve •illlble, ant the House would dab - r 1 ~ iedsa, and adopt sot • 7 rrainery of demand ldawardased the lion maid actually p . *gam Isokyorso months. Soot sr.. • teltltaillll,_ ....._ _al ellealti 1 / 1 1110 1 to • z nwana,II3IIMINIMIS, pet nue chi paper circulation and its consequei of ever) thing, -which was so genet knew it was the opinion of his eroi: • t . Ittcanle.) that the currencylnf the a the note; of the country banks we 1 4 4 notes ,• but he must, notwltkstsm (iv admitted that currency to be sue mum) , required. if the peti • ten days soonse, he certainly you • . . on the 'subject Ibis Session ; but hi would permit him, ant Session, t , i oi i _ try backers liable to pay on deals . . than those at present imposed upoc r O. Mr. J. SMITH said, this was a - HOrt. Gentleman had presented. beolcs, and required they should be au ; they were compelled to pay it who had any regard to his Credit, a WentlBl2lllll had intimated his inter tb repeal the existing law. Ile *is reason, that tt could nut be si • • always to have by him a quantity mans tortnunnsously ; he must I alpple of gold necessary for such i • . the aff..its or country bankers as at could say that no respectable coon , . • geld when it was demanded. I of gold to the country fii tl ' '• =ly E who would refuse to pay m • Mr. BROUGHA3I thought I • Milt have presented the petition a• italiag; thoroughly read it. The • • 00 years ago; and that the p • t eimilnpplied tn a legal adviser, wili ,itsiiil to pay, but that he a law. support., then, they were t , ri • tar. ip Fact culy declaratory of the a:sum! to pay in gold—what putilPely the aaine—an acti . ovbin *pike last say that there um: gift tine to: a !apply of gold troll I 1 .. / - , r‘ As . 'l, • ._ 1111 1 .. 0 . • -. „ L • W ~: NIMMm. • T • •• - '~~`3 s s . , ....* ' - - •••• - - Orr >,..~ - 161 • • .. E 3. Illre. Thud. Premium par Share. (10 23 CS 100 la 34 50 6 4 8 7 100 7 3 14 , 11 loi .111.+3. . Aik. .."011111011PAIII"".. 1 . , such delay. If such dews. wee* allowed theowes sa wide* et edit at earn. A beaker was 4 :704 tha law %spay at mw, WA we to wait instil a ewe waseretla fiat bible.* Pllolhilli Ilea* necessary to answer the , apes him "bey walCheloll hi data t o pay instantaneousl y ; aid any sew toreseee ermild 18 Pet only rowdy insulting to the Leglslauire , hatleary hrjoehmes sli tha bia Mr. J. SMITH said, its exphination, that his hatHs hl Ws dillfr rations. alluded only to therevival of the ancloselaer of the amantry, which admitted the summary proceeding cleans a _hanker hefoie a Magistrate in three days from the demand, and existi art batting of a protest' to compel payment. That, be maintained: win ex tremely unfair and unjust. No banker, he repeated, could refuse payment in gold without injuring his credit, and he must resist any attempt to place the bankers under the control of a summar a m ss ce, issued by the Mayor of a country town. The law r e m just as it was before the rear WK. Mr. HART DAVIS said all bankers were bound by law to pay in gold ; and he apprehended there was some mistake in the matter with regard to theseiwahm, skies' would be essisfactorily explained. Oct the qnestion that the pedtiollibo then wog* up. Mr. HL ME said be had inquired, and toad that by the tonne of the last Act, a banker was eve, saved frees aerobium arse of this kind. By the Act of 1823 a eWnent was paseleieb /ma anent. ing a banker to compel payments to cosh. Theo Wee be met erne in this—he did not know ; but ha wail mom *a Woo that such was the very general imprimis* in stony parts of the country. Mr. HUSKISSON said that say ewastry banker was by law bound to pay his notes in cash wpm errasal The claim was as much legal now as before the Bea limatelselaa Acts. Sir JOHN WROTTESLEY widow' to a& the Honourable Member for Aberdeen (Mr. Hume) OM. , because he thought the statements he had made were m to be very injurious i stkee 41 the credit of the banking interests. He wo o d ask him whether, before he presented this petition, he had taken any measures to as. certain the truth of its allegations ?—Whether he had made any idquiries on the subject ?—Whether he knew the person who com plained ?—Whether he knew he was a respectable man ? or, in short, any thing about him ? (Hear. hear.) Mr. HUME confessed that he had not had time to make theme inmsiries. He had taken the we as involving a general principle, applicable to all country bankers without exception, and made use of it to show that a ogre speedy redress should be afforded to de men& against them. cad '1 Iv 1 LsoN said the Hon. Member might have bees de ceived by some mischibrous character who wished to Injure the re hutation of the tainkers. Until the lion. Member lied astisatd imself by inquiry that the facts were true, he ought, in his opi. nion, to withdraw the petition, that the House might not be drawn Into counterancintsuch charges until it was aware of the character of the person items whom they came. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HUM E felt the force of the Hon. lisenber's observations, and begged leave therefore to withdraw the petition. Petition withdrawn. AUSTRIAN ARRESTS IN ITALY. Mr. BROUGHAM begged to ask the Right lion. Secretary for Foreign Affairs if he had received any account of the arrest of General Devereux (an Irish Gentleman of the Colombian Service) in Italy, by the Austrian Government? Mr. Secretary CANNING (in a very low tone) said he was aware of it from private information, but not from any public do cument. We think the Right Hots Gentleman added, that the individual was travelling under the protection of the American Government. Mr. BROUGHAM said he had been debarred foe several years from making those reflections on the condatt of the Prussian, Aus trian, sad Spanish Governments, which they so well merited, by the feta of subjecting British subjects to arrests and restraints of this description. DECCAN PRIZE MONEY. Mr. BERNAL begged to ask the Right Honourable Gentle man opoolite whether any proceedings were likely to be taken towards I distribution of that long-withheld prize money—the Deccan booty ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the money' had been placed in the hands of trustees, and he believed they had, after great exertion, at length perfected lists which would enable then, to make an early distnbution. Mr. BERNAL intimated his intention of bringing the subject before the House next Session, if the division did not take place in the interval. REGISTRY OF SHIPS.—COMBINATIONS. Mr. HUSKISSON begged to postpone the third reading of the Registry of Ships Bill until-to-morrow. He took that course that ' he might hare an opportunity of giving notice now of his intention to propose a clause of some importance on the third reading— namely, to allow ships, in ease of combination among the work. men here, to go into foreign ports for the purpose of refitting. (Ilea, hear.) Mr. A. BARING, although be allowed the clause the Right' Hon. Gentleman proposed to be extremely beneficial and impor tant, yet lie thought it a very bad practice to introduce any of such importance by way of rider to a Bill. The present case was, how-' ever, he admitted, much altered by the previous notice. Ile made that observation from the manlier in which a clause had been in- troduced the other night, upon the third reading of a Bill, which clause made a provision for the Cler out of the Four and aIl m ia i s( per Cent. Ford, and which be woo have opposed unjust to the smaller islands of the West I Ills - if - h• boa boa informed that there was such a measure in contemplation. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that Ale House had not been taken by surprise with that clause. It had been frequently mentioned before, and although not intended by him to form a part of the Bill, it had been introduced at the sug gestion of the Hon. Member for Aberdeen, as carrying into effect a previous understanding of the House. The third reading of the Bill was then postponed till to-morrow CONDUCT OF LORD CHARLES SOMERSET. Mr. BROUGHAM said, that it bad been his intention to bring forward his motion upon the subject of the conduct of Lord Charles Somerset on that evening ; but as the subject could not be taken into consideration this Session, and his motion was only intended to pledge the !louse to take the nine into their consideration, he thought it better, as he understood his Majesty's Ministers meant to oppose it, that he should postpone what he wished to propose till next Session. , Mr. Secretary CANNING said that he had, since the presenta tion of Bishop Burnett's petition, made some inquiries upon the subject, and ascertained that Commissioners had been appointed specially to Inquire into the circumstances of his case, and report home immediately to the Government. With respect to the other persons mentioned, as their complaint was not before the House, they were not called upon to say any thing about them at present ; but leave of absence had been sent out to Lord Charles Somerset, and lie thought it very probable he would be here by the commence , ment of nest Session to answer all charges which may be preferred against him. He had no doubt, indeed, he would he here; at all events, he had no doubt the Report of the Commissioners would be here, and the Hou s e would then hare an opportunity of pro. nouncing its opinion upon the result of their investigations. IVith respect to the papers, too, required by the Honourable Gentleman, he was informed that there were no such documents in the Office of the Colonial Department. Under these circumstances, and with every probability of their being able to undertake it satisfactory inquiry next Session. he thought it would be worse than unneces. sary for the Honmirabla Gentleman to press his motion. Mr. BROUGHAM said, that if Lord Charles Somerset was on his way home, it would be worse than useless, it would be mani ftetly unjust to enter into any inquiry. If the individual accused •warl about to meet his accusers and justify his conduct, he -certainly could hare no heettation in saying he would withdraw his motion. .-.~-. Mr. Secretary CANNING begged not to be misunderstood. Ife did not say an order had been sent out to Lord Charles Somer set to moue home—bot that leave of absence had been given him, if he chose to accept it ; and that either Lord Charles or the Re port of the Commission would be forthcotuing in the ensuing Session. Mr. RROUGHA 31—If the Noble Lord does not accept the leave of absence, all my scruples will be removed. • Mr. HUM E hoped the delay would not prevent the Government Rom doing justice to those individuals who had suffered at the Cape. M r. W. HORTON said, that with respect to Edwards, mentioned by tire Honourable Gentleman the other night, he had received a cointnunication that he was an escaped felon, from New South walk - r aw of oyarecrempaslsiss. to punishment. Lord R. SOMERSET felt anxious to say, that his Noble re. Luton, so far from shrinking from any investigation, was must dr FiTOU% to court inquiry into every net of his administration. The }lonic had heard horn the Right Honourable Secretary for Foreign Affairs, plat a Commission was at present engaged in investigating the coaraq of that administration, and he could assure the House, that Lard Charles Sotnerset's principal object was to affird every facility for inquiry into all the abuses laid to his charge. Lord C. Somerset had been attacked in pamphlets and writings, so foal and slanderous, that they were fortunately calculated to destroy their orrn credibility. He only implored thou to suspend their judgement until his Noble relative could defend himself in person. Mr. BROUGHAM begged to a-sure the Noble Lard, in reply to the very reeling and natural address which he made to the House, that it was oat his wish to appear as the accuser of the Noble Lord; he only desired to be the means through which the charges brought garnet him might be communicated to the House. Fla begged to assure the Noble Lord that he had not seen any of the publicrione to which the Noble Lord adverted ; nor had be seen any other document connected with the Charges broeght ageing the Noble Lord except what he had learnt from the petition, and the knowledge which he had acquired from being professionally engaged its a certain caste. lie gave the Noble Lord credit for expressing the anxiety which his noble relative felt, and which., moire than any other nun, he ought to feel fur an ravestigstion of the charges against him being entered upon. Some of the charges preferred against him certainly appeared inconslatent with them. selves. lie (Mr. 13.) for one would certainly suspend his judg ment. and he ass unshed the House would refrain free from pre. jadice until an ample opportunity of vindication was afforded to the Noble Lord. (Hear. hear.) lied R. 8031EliSirt exelained. What he meant to say was, that the difficulty to his noble relative was aggravated by the na ture of the charges preferred against him. The motion was then withdrawn. I NEWIIII O II O IIIII. The CHANCELLOR tedIoBBEBEQUER moved, that the Vlea tho Newspdposo Mahe sansiwad. CUME wis kinkttni Wahl' opportunity to suggest on diseatiat. withit he , thaight be extremely athoptable to didishic ie und . by eV moms to the interests of the num& to premed by the Wawa Bill that whilst the same NM ONISt sill presorted on newsmen, that the duty on the sup pliants* bmlowered to two-pesea. penebiled He supplement i t contained adth rnen atisett. Now be would suggest, that a similar red be: auk upon newspapers, and he was satisfied that the menus of &Wu* consequent on that reductioli would be attendedatith on Imam if ue. If the House would re call its attention ip the if 1814, when an increase of one pearly sou put spat • pers. they would find that the increase of duty sou with a decrease of revenue. By the Re turns before ibis k be seen that from the year 1806 to the year 1814, when p rate of duty was put upon news popes and ad ievenue declined, and suffered by the mn ,o lll ol l lo circulation. The present period, he nia l submitted, ' co s favourable to the dissemination of nem , P o Pert-- 111114 saustemistable vehicle of public intelligence--at a tins that In win in the establishment of Mechanics' In stitutes, and ontsknowledge throughout the country in a variety of ways. As to the reduction of the duty on supplements that only eummiand advatisaments, that could not be regarded as a licholly but indree IS that, pg. as it was only a matter of favour to a far newsman, es waly a fewpublished supplements, and it operated therefore pa' an injury to newspapers generally. But what he thought it liras more important to attend to was, a reduction of the duty on advertisements. By placing it at one shilling, or at least at some lower rate than it at torment was, the revenue would, be would undertake, be materially . served, and a great facility would be afforded, In a commercial poent of view, to dealers to cotn municate to the public the various articles which they . had for sale. As an instance of how injuriously to the commerc ial world the system of heavy duty upon newspapers and advertisements ope rated, it would be found that although Liverpool was a city of ten times more important'. than Philadelphia, yet that there was six times a greater circulation of newspapers in the latter city than the former, and there was even seventy times a greater number of ad vetthfecnents- (lm, hear.) This must be felt as a great micro:- tags to the commercial community of Philadelphia, in which city he believed newspapers ware sold for three-halfpence, and adver tisements was admitted kg sixpence, or some such Inconsiderable sum. He approved of to kit part of that Bill, which took off the 'restriction on the size of the paper, but that be thought was but an unimportant advantage,,wlellst the present impediments continued to be thrown in Abe way of the circulation of newspapers and the facility of advertisements. Hs would be glad to see the duty so reduced that newspapers might be purchased for 3d. or 41. by which menus almost every person would be able to take a news paper, and four or five persons would not be obliged to join, as now, fora newspaper. He would undertake to assure the Right lion. the Chancellor of the Exchequer that the revenue would sustain no injury. He (Mr. H.) was so anxious for thin reduction, that he would himself undertake to guarantee It would not. (A laugh.) He would only ask the experiment to be tried for one year, and if it did not answer, be would consent to return to the former system. The lion. Gentleman concluded by moving an amendment, that the word " newspaper" be Inserted in lieu of the word " supple ment" in the clause of the Bill affixing tbo duty on the supple ment to a newspaper at twopence. The CHANCIoLLOB of the EXCHEQUER said, that if he bad an estate to dispose of, he would as own take the guarantee of the Hon. Member foe the payment of the amount of its value as that of any other gent/km= ; but as the question was one which related to taus to the amount of about half a million, he hoped he would be excused for preferring the usual mode of collecting them, to the • guarantee of the Hon. Gentleman. (A laugh.) The Hon. Gen. demon did not seem to think that any considerable benefit would arise from the diminution of the duty on the supplement; but the persons who were concerned by the proposed reduction. thought it would be a benefit, and expressed themselves satisfied with it. As to this being an injustice toiewspapers which had not sufficient circula tion to print a supplement, he denied that it was • as it was a duty that did cot affect them at all, and was only imp osed on those who had something toproduce, on which a duty might be laid. As to the reduction which it was mooned by the Hon. Member still further to make, he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) could not consent, after the many reductions which had been made in various departments of taxation already, and after having nibbled a little in the course of the Session with this very subject, he would repeat he could not consent to propose a further reduction. As to the dearth of newspapers, be must own he did not think, how. ever strong may be the public appetite for them, that there wan any deficiency of newspapers throughout the country. Scarcely a week elapsed that some newspaper was not started, and he received almost weekly some brilliant prospectus of a new newspaper solici. union ' with which he did not think it generally necessary to corn , ply. Admitting newspapers to be eneefal, and their utility he did not deny, lie certainly thought there was no lack of them in the country. Pressed upon as lie was on all sides for a reduction of du ties in various departments of taxation, he could not enter Into any further reduction in this department at this late period of the Sea- Sion ; and if he were to do so, he would not know how to attend to other pressing requests for reduction ; for instance, to the re quest of an lion. Gentleman opposite, who expressed himself so , , anxious for a reduction of duty on truffles and hams. (A laugh.) The amendment was r egatived without a division, and the third ' reading ordered foe to -morrow. REGISTRY OT SltIP BILL. Mr. ROBERTSON was desirous of taking this opporturdty of retnarkisig upon the great injury that had been done to the ship ping interests of this country sines the alteration in our Navigation Laws, and since the adoption of the system of reciprocity duties introduced by the Right lion. the President of the Board of Trade. By the returns laid before the House, it would appear that since the change of system there had been a decrease in the British shipping in our intercourse with foreign nations, and there had been an increase of foreign shipping cm ' ployed in trade with this country. It appeared that the measurement of foreign vessels within a certain period, since the adoption of the new system, amounted to 66'1.000 tons ; and that of • British vessels employed in the trade with foreign countries, would it have been believed a dozen years ago, that there should have been such an increase of foreign over British shipping employed in our trade. It was true our coasting trade was considerable, and our trade with Ireland might be estimated at a million tonnage; but in our trade with the United Stites, the British vessels amount ed only to 42,000, whereat those of the United States amounted to 120,000 in the commercial intercourse with this country. The United States of America stood in a similar relation to other nations with which they traded, and this might well make us tremble -foe-our naval superiority. He was induced to offer an observation respecting the effect of the reciprocity ditties, from what had fallen from the Right Hon. President of the Board of Trade, in a Com mittee on the Customs Dut Bill. We imported flax and timber hone the Baltic—this flax w hen it was imported to this country was subjected to a duty ; It was here made up into canvas and cables. and it was sent from this country without any imposition of duty on those countries to which it was exported for the equipment of foreign vessels. A duty was also imposed on timber here, and in this respect aLso a great faeiljty was poostaxed in the cheapness of the construction of foreign built ships. It would be found upon inquiry that we were in every respect the sufferers, and if the system were not altered, the doirite of our naval superiority was certain— it could not be sustained by out coasting trade, oonaido:able as that was; it should be remembered that America had also a contidet able and daily augmenting coasting trade. Ile did not blame the Right Hon. the President of the Board of 'trade; he wax an in strument in the hands of the non. Gentleman. (near, and much 1 laughter.) But he implored those lion. Gentlemen to desist, or , they would entail certain ruin on their country: It was with our- 1 prise he heard the Right Hon. Gentleman declare, that if certain practices of combination, which lie condemned, were persisted in, he would encourage foreign shipping ana foreign seamen. The Bill was then read a third time and passed. EDUCATION (SCOTLAND). Mr. GRANT postponed his motion relative to edncation to this day. CUSTOMS REGULATION BILL. The Customs Regulation Bill was read a third time and passed. PARTNERSHIP SOCIETY BILL. Mr. J. P. GRANT requested that the Bill might be postponed to this day. The LORD-ADVOCATE would consent to the postponement willinq= his public duty in Scotland obliged his imme diate for.tbas. wan ; be could,pat,consent dejay. Alr. . P. GRANT oppteeil the Bill. It set oat in the preamble that that was the law which he contended was not the law. Is states!, that partnerships in Scotland had a right to sue and be owed, in the name of their respective firms. Now, by the decrees in the Courts of Session in Scotland, it would be found that such was not the law ; and there were found decisio e ns showing that it was not. There wait also a declaration of the House of Lords, which corresponded with the decrees and decisions of the Courts of Seasion on this subject in Scotland. Upon reference to the writings of Mr. Bell, one of the first authorities on Scottish kw, it would - be found that there were two descriptions of partnerships in Scotland—part ncraliips that were incorporated, and partnerships that were not in. corponited ; and it appeared, from his authority,that unincorporated partnerships were not permitted to sue or be sued by their respective thins, but in the names of all the individuals composing the firm. He was therefore surprised that the allegation to which he had adverted had been embodied in the preamble of the Bill. The House was called upOn in declare that the House of Lords was quite wrong, and knew nothing of the law of the country, a prin. ciple to which be ()I r. Grant) could never consent. The LORD ADVOCATE sail it was tl.c universal practice in Scotland that companies should sue and be sued. The present Rill was prospective, and not retrospective ; and the lion. Gen tleroan was quite mistaken in tuppostng that the House of Lords had derided upon the subject. There was no decision of the House of Lords upon it. It was,. *object of great importance in Scot.. land ; and he was °longhorn that, that country would derive con. sidtrible benefit from the passing of the Bill now before the Al r. WILSON briefly supported the Bill. Air. SCARLETT said that the proposed law, in his view, would create a considerable deal of litigation. If such was to be the law in Scotland he hoped it would not be extended to England, as it would open the door to a vast deal of fraud. (Hear.) Mr. BARING acid that it appeared to him front what he had just heard, that the Bill before the House was not sufficiently di gested. His Hun. and Learned Friend (Mr. Scariett) said it this law should be applied to Scotland, Bic hoped it would not be ex tended to England, as it would open the door to every description of fraud. This ohservadast was cheered by his Alajeaty's Attorney General. N..er, this proved to him (Mr. Baring) chat lawyers w: re nut always the Les: judges Of laws advantageous to merchants. EAST INDIA JUDGES BILL. On the emotion of Mr. IVVNN, the East India Judges Salary Bill was read a third time and passed. WRITS OF ERROR. The Rill for prerersting frivolous IVrlts:of Enos was read a third time and passed. '‘ • , 1 .. r . . . . • THE BRITISH PRESS. . • Doubt, uncertainty, and mystery seemed to them to form the ex cellence of an Act of Parliament. He (Mr. B.) wu of opinion. that the law in Scotland should be made to resemble the law of England as nearly as possible. He objected to the present Bill. because if it was good, it should be brought forward as a general measure, and ought not to be confined to a local district. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL mid the Bill before the House was framed by commercial men belonging to the Hume; he de fects therefore ought not to be ascribed to the . law slime tai the Crown. The Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Baring) objected that the Bill did not extend to England, because what was good in Scotland must also be good in England. The Hon. Gentleman did nut seem to recollect, however, that the whole system of her was different in Scotland and in England. Ile (the Attorney-General) had con. sidered the present Bill upon the recommendation of commercial men, with a view to its extension to England ; but he four., it was quite impossible to reconcile it with the existing law of England, however beneficial it may be in Scotland. The Bill was not pro posed for the purpose or creating a new law, but for removing some doubts as to the legality 01 a practice which notoriously ex isted in Scotland. Under these circumstances, he was confident it would meet support in that House. 51r. SCA RLETT explained. Ile had never meant to Insinuate that lawyers were the beat judges of laws most advantageous to merchants, but he must add, that he thought merchants themselves the very worst judges of the laws most advantageous to them. After tit few words from Mr. KEITH DOUGLAS, strangers were ordered to withdraw, but no division was pressed. The Bill was then read a third time and missed. PUBLIC ROADS (IRELAND) BILL. Mr. GOULBUI3N brought up the Report of the Public Roads (Ireland) 11111. Mr. SPRING RICE proposed a clause limiting the operation of The Act to the lit August, 1847, which wu agreed to. Some other clauses were proposed and passed, and the third read ing of the Bill was fixed fur Tuesday next. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned at Seven o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS, THIS DAY. NOTICES OF IIIOTION. Mr. Fowell Buxton-51mion on the Papers relating to Mr. Shrewsbury, the late Missionary at Barbadoes. Mr. I.!ttieton—To move Resolutions founded on Report from Select Committee on Private Business. ORDERS OF THE DAY. Indictments Removes itill—Committee. Combination of Workmen Bill—Secood Reading. Mathieu's Naturalisation Bill—Report. Inge's Estate Bill—Report. Fowler's Estate Bill—Report. • Law of Merchants Bill—Second Reading. Colonies Trade Bill—Further Consideration of Report. Customs Consolidation Goods Warehousing Bill—Third Reading. Isle of Man Trade Bill—Third Reading. PRICES OF BRITIeH Bank Stock 233 3 per Cent. Red. ooi 3 per Cent. Cons. Ditto Acct. 91# 1 1 34 per Cent. 984 34 per Cent. Red. 9' MOCKS YESTERDAY. 98 PRICES OF VI/BEMs Austrian Bonds (10 Qu. per X St.) WI 91 Ditto Acct. 94 Brazilian Bonds 03 Ditto Scrip Duo Acct. 01 di♦ Chilian Bond,. 82 India Bonds SSpe Long Ann. 22 1.16 21 13-111 Ex. BIM, 10. Luau/. 32 3.1 pm Ditto, 301)1. 32 3.1 pm Ditto, ninon 32 34 pro Lottery Tickets, M. 19%. Wks YESTERDA . Mexican Bonds 76.1 a Ditto Acct. 77 $ Ditto Scrip (1823) 2 Ns Mitt° Acct. 2aaff a dis Neapolitan Bones Peruvian Bonita 74f Ditto Acct. Ditto Scrit 4 Cs Div° Ace, St Portugues. Bonds 384 Ditto Acct. Prussian Ponds Ditto Bones (l8.1d) 1014 Russian Bonds 951 a Ditto Acct. 934 a a Spanish Cina. 214 41 4 Ditto Acct. 244 4 4 Ditto Cons. ( 11,a) 19/ 4 19 Ditto Acct. Colombian Bonds Ditto Bonds 11821) 871 I ,/ Ditto Acct. 87/ / Danish Bonds Ditto Scrip (1825) 3 3 dis Ditto Acct. 31 4 dis French Benzes 3 pr lit. 102 f. Exchange 2g. lde. (heck Bonds Ditto Aect. le Ditto Scrip (1525) e ies Ditto Acct. 84 4 9 dis PRICES 01 SH.II Jal sii ..... A nglo-Clailian Arigna hon and Coal Brazilian Bolivar Chiliad. lOO 5 10 f Cobalt and Copper 55 2 4f 51 4f ijj I 3 Palliation General Mining Association London United 25 5 it f 31angancse 2O 2 2a 1 I 1211 h Paseo Peruitar lOO 4. 14 I f Potosi, ha Tsa i tad Peruvian 50 4 754 Royal Irish 9-16 j dui fpm Real del Moine 4OO 220 MO Rio de la Plata. lOO 5 II South Wale lOO 2 I dis United Mexican 4O 241 Ditto New ...... ... II 10 all GAS LIGHT AND COILS COMPANIII. Continental lOO 8 3 dig NISCIELLANIOI:S. British Iron Company HAI 5 24 2 Bristol Ship Canal — I I di. British Rock and Patent Salt 50 544 British Shipping Loan Comp. 100 1 di% par Canada 100 10 204 294 29 Canal Gas Engine- 5O 1 Equitable hoar. Rank 59 1 1 General Stearn Navigation lOO 5 44 lireat ‘Veatmtnater Dairy 25 4 par 4 pm Imperial Plate Glaris lOO 2 14 31editerranean Steam lOO 15 1 2 dig Metropolitan Alderney Dairy 25 4 1 4 National Stone Way 5O 14 Netherland Patent Salt — 2 Provincial Bank of Ireland Patent 8rick5....... 5O 2 1 4 Patent Stearn Carriage 5 24 Pacific Pearl Flattery Royal Stannary 5 14 din DRURY-LANE THEATRE. Wee GitADDtIN bee the honour to announce to the Nobility. her Friends, and the Public in genera., that her BENEFIT w.ll take place This kerning, lilt/Run kV, June 2r.3, when will be per homed THE DEVIL AND DR. FAUSTUS. The Principal Charneters by Meurs.Wallack,Terry, Harley, Browns. Archer, Bedford. litawillisau, and Tinley; Mesdames Uraddon, I. Paton, and Porey. Between the Play and Farce a VOCAL CONCERT, in which Messrs. Horn. if arley, and Plainer; Mesdames Graddon and Roche, and Muter Parry, will perform. To conclude with DER FRP:MUHL rz. Caspar, Mr. Horn; Adolph, Mr. T. Cooke; Bernhard. Mr. Tedford ; Hermit, Mr. *Merit!' Elnan, Mr. Fitzwilllam. Linda, MLA Enid: don; Nose. Mies Port". COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE. This Evening. THURSDAY, June 23, will be perfumed JOHN RULI.. _ _ _ Job Thoraberry, Mr. Fareettt reuals Bribruddery. Mr. Connor Mary Thornberry, Miss Chester. After trill eh, DER VREISCH UTZ. Caspar, Mr. Bennett 1 Rllhehu, iii.Prainin 1:111ao, Mr. Kaok•T• Bertha. Was Paton I Len.. Miss Love. HAYMARKET THEATRE. EVen Inc, THURSDAY, June 23. w9ll be performed TR ISt L kTIoN ; or, UN N ELCONIE VISITORS. The Characters by Messrs. Donlon, VIM no/. sod !la) mond; Heedamee I)a% hum and Glover. After whloh, - EXCHANI.E NO ■OBBEiRY.. her Cranberry, Mr. Dowtt.n: Sam Swipes. Mr. Liston; Lady Cranberry. Sirs. Davison. To conclude with FISH OUT OF WATER. Sam !savoury, Mr. Luton. ROYAL. GARDENS, VAUXHALL. UNDER THE ESPF.CIAL PATRONAGE OP HIS MAJESTY. Tomorrow Evening, FRIDAY, June 24. a superb GALA FETE will be given at the Wpm' Gardens. whets they WW bo Meet splendidly Illuminated with numerous Metres, ate. &e. The F.ntertaininents will commence with a Orand Concert of Vocal and Instrumental Music. Including a Concerto on the Trumpet by Mr. Gilbert: the favourite Ballet In the new Theatre, by the whole Corp*: the Female Juggler, who received such uxbounded app:ause on the two drst even ings, will exhibit her astonishing powers fur the third times the unri valled rrench Juggler will also go through his celebrated' Performances on the Stage t the young Anteeletti will repeat hie won.lerful Evolu , lions on the Stack Rope; the unequalled I nutoreini in It, Rotund*, Cosmorama'', se. he. To conelude with a most splendid Exhibition of Fire Works, in the midst of 'which Mr. Illeckniore will &stunts!. ill/ visitors by a terrine Ascent during showers of Are. Doors open at Seven.--Admission. 31. Cd. THR .4POLLONICON. mesas vim III)/tDIATS PATROV4OII O/ NIS MASZINV. On %%TURCO kl" NEXT, at Two Wtioek. The following SELECTION of MUSIC will be performed try .11r. PURKIS ou the APOLLONICON, a Gnund Itiltrurneist. invented and eonetructed Lv Mwars. Flight and liutnon. Organ guilder', 101, St. Martin's-lane:— PART I. _ _ Overture, Sophorilabe (PaerjZfiuet: "Together let us range the fields" (Dr. Boyee)—noessau's Dream, with Variations itramerl--- Nang. " The winsome wee wife" (Mrs. Miles)-11unting Churns, Der Freiscbuts (Weber). PART IL Overture, Der Freisehitts (Weber)—Song, "Let as seek the yellow s h un .- " When the wiud blows" (Ellshop ) —eavatins, "Fre tent) atigoree" learaffal —Finale " Glovinetteehe frtel (Mozart). N.B. Mr. Purithls Performances will be euntineed every Saturday daring the Season. The Mechanical Powers of the apollonieon are exhibited Daily, from One till Font (except during the time of Sir. Pork Ws at t endance performing Beethoven's celebrated Overture to Prometheus, Mozart's Overture to 2aUtetritote. lad Haydn's ()rand Military Movement tern Ids Twelfth Symphony, In the execution of which it has been =Cfed with the sanetion of the moot on:Ilona mechanical and M men of the age, and Is allowed to possess a grandeur and starlet) , of 'feet, with a preciaion sod a delicacy ui expreselon, supe• Aar to say other Instil (Intent in 1:c rope. The koala arranged fu: dud set uu the Cylinders by lir. night, jun. ~. , ''•. gftr nritioa wrroo. ThtBRITISK Pass. commenced publinhing Vcsterda . as half.paot five o'clock. ay 'twit ins LONDON, THURSDAY, Jews 23, ISSN. The Paris Papers of Monday contain no political !WWI of much importance. The opposition journals ire rejoicing in the failure of M. de VI I.LEI.CB plan for the reduction of the rentes. They speak in strong terms of condemnation with respect to the sale of the Three per Cent. Bonds on the English Stock Exchange, through the house of floras.. CHILD. The example of Naples is quoted in favour of this scheme; but the Journal des Debat, complains in dignantly of the comparison thus made between the finan cial condition of the two kingdoms. IVhat would Englatg say, the Editor asks, if the English funds were issued for sale in the different markets of Europe under the seal of foreign banker? M. de Vtl.l.L LE, it seems, if the asser tion of his adversaries be true, neglects no means of sue.• ems. He lies both his sacred and his profane instruments. Among the forus we may enumerate the Propagandists of the Faith, who in the departments are preaching against the Five per Cents. Every restier who refuses to convert his stock into the new Three per Cents, is, they declare, guilty of the sin of usury.. The next step will be, u tbe Courrier Francais suggests, that pastoral letters wilt be written, calling upon all true believers, u a condition of their salvation, to reduce their rentes forthwith. The mysterious crime to which the Etoite alluded some time ago as an evidence of the progress of vice and leside. glon, turns out to be a mere fiction. The scene of yhii enormity was alleged to be the School of Medicine; but the Principal and Prcfesaora have, in the clearest and most direct language, formally denied that anything has occurred in that faculty which could furnish the slightest pretext for the statement in the Unite. The report was, that the offence consisted in a very gross act of profanation on the day of the Fete Dieu. How the Partite was led into the positive assertion it made we are um:bre cooteive, espe cially as it pretended that the Officers of Justice had actu ally commenced the examination of the facts, and taken measures against the suspected parties. The Etoile now states, that the diplomatic conferences at Milan will have no other object than the gradual evacuation of the kingdom of Naples by the Austrian troops. We trust this may be so, though we cannot place reliance on the foreign intelligence of a paper which is liable to be so grossly imposed upon with regard to domestic occurrences. The private correspondence from Madrid represents the Spanish treasury to be in a state of utter destitution. For an immediate supply, the ruinous and oppressive expedient of a forced loan will be resorted to. The whole kingdom is in a wretched condition, which is aggravated by the failure of the harvest, and the consequent rise of bread. If the French were not at han:l, it is easy to perceive that another revolution could not be far distant. The elements are all submit together, but they cannot now explode. [From the Eloik, dated Tuesday, June 214 PARIS, Jv a The Diplomatic Conferences of Milan, abou whic h the Jo rs urnals have made so ninth noise, and which the Journal du Commerce endeavours to represent as aiming at the establishment of a qua druple alliance against the power and interests of Great Britain, by confirming the Protectorship exercised at present by Austria over Germany and Italy, has no other object, it appears, than to make arrangements for the gradual evacuation of the kingdom of Naples by the Austrian troops. [From the Constitutionnel of Monday.] IllAharn,Jtrxx V. The project of a forced loan, which was decided on sow *soap by the Council of Alinisters, had been laid before the Council of Castile, which threw obstacles in the way of It, which have hitherto paralysed it ; but it seems that the distress of our Exche quer and the necessity of providing for the current expences, added to the state of the public mind in the bile of Cuba, have induced the Council of Castile to sanction the forced loan, without regard for the consequences of this disastrous measure. Eight individuals of the party wni h prowls about Aramjues were executed yesterday ; but the discontent expressed by the people ma a preceding execution of two individuals of the 11111131 C party caused great precautions to be taken this time, almost the whole garrison being under arms. A ;roject of the Superintendent General of the Police, for the formation of a corps of 6,000 gm d'arms had received the 'amain of the Ministers; but the violent party, which dors not like DI. Recacho, and is afraid of seeing so considerable a force at 114 dis posal, has had credit enough to prevent the execution of it. When the plan wu laid before his Majesty for his signature, be kept is and no more was heard of it. Valboa, formerly Intendant of Police of Murcia, has been appointed to the office of Intendant of Police of 3ladrid, which balk been lately created. liFroni the Journal der Debate of Monday.) MADRID, JUNT 9. Last week the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and the Minister of the Marine, signed tcgether a report, which the former laid before the King, praying the dismissal of the Minister of War, Aymerie, and of Carbajal, Captain General of Madrid, as they stated the con duct of those high functionaries to be inc anparible with that ge neral reconciliation which was desirable at the present moment. The King read the paper from the beginning to the end, and remarked, that the matter of it demanded the most serious consider ation. On this fact was founded the rumour that the Minister* who presented this Report had dismissed themselves, on the sup position that the King had given no answer to their proposition. The Ex-Minister Cruz, is still pursued by the prevailing party. The most influential persons made representations to the King the day before yesterday, complaining of his conduct. FRLN cn Ft . SIDS.—PARIS, JUNE 20 —Five per Cents. opened at 102 t. SOe. ; closed at 1021. 6.5 c.; Three per Ci WA 7k. ; Bank Stack, 2,2001'. Rente de Naples, Certif. Faleam44llllLis- Rente; d'Espagne, 18f. ; Royal Spanish Loan, OR. iaN ie London—One Month 2Sf, Three Months, INC allosofflNlP4a. _ There was a Meeting yesterday of the Contractors of the New Spanish Loan, and M. Acne Geo, the Commissioner of his Catholic Majesty ; but we cannot yet make known the terms on which it is intended to bring ottt the Loan. We have reason to believe that they are likely to be more favourable to the bond-holders than had been pmrlously contemplated. We know enongh, however, to assure the public, that the article in the Times of yesterday le, as have been all the statements it has sent forth ou this subject, a tissue of blunders. In the first place, though the Times has, under our teaching. learn at last to spell Mr. GREGORY'S name correctly, it has, through not waiting for our instruction, made a grievous riusoke as to the name of the Spanish Commissioner, whom it styles " a Senor BIS/lUDS; who is brother to the Mi nister Zr A B►assUDLZ." This reminds us of the relatior,s ship the Times once found out for Mr. " GREG° au„," who, according to that journal, was the brother-in-law of M. COASTS. The fact is, as we have already stated, the Spanish Commissioner, Senor Atm AGAO, is a relative of the Minister, but not, as the Times sap, his brother. The Times, which knew only of the arrival of these gen demen in Paris, when we announced their landing et Dover, pretends, however, to have full information of the nature and extent of the Loan, which but a few dat ago it positively denied to have any existence. The particulars it now publishes are just as true as any tae I . ~ 119Forrigt ' u