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.~-~' r 4 ;4lt • Jud r • oes recently promoted, vet it w as no t • new pr i nc i p l e t ip hsd prevailed, for the principle was recognised at all times. rifle House were to act upon theprinciple recommended by his i o n . and Learned Friend great inconvenience would be felt, Doi only by the profession but by the public. Lod Ken !, upon such a principle, would never have been Chief :ono, (or he had been Chief Justice of Chester for some time g reets to his advancement to the Court of Kung's Bench. i t ought to be left to the discretion of the Crown. to whom y a p h eed as a prerogative, to say when such pmmoioo should or ,ratld • mt take place. Unless therefore his Hon. and Learned 11- • oul could show that some improper promotion had taken place, . g principle proposed by him ought not to be adopted ; and he 000 ,d object to it, as being highly inexpedient and unconstitutional. Th/ beamed Gentleman then argued that the Resolution was an i er ingement of the prerogative, and without feeling called upon to recruit° the question of whether the salaries were too much or too oie, he Must protest against any attempt to enter such a Rem. i i .an into the preamble of the Bill, as unjust, inexpedient, and omtitu t lona I. Mr. SCARLETT, after pointing out some incomistencim in the , fac cit of his Learned Friend (the Attorney-General). asked if his lamed Friend was aware of the consequence of pointing out in dividual instances. He (Mr. Searlett) did not like much to refer otadividua/s in argument* of this nature, but he would ask his gin. Friend if he recollected that Mr. Baron ()arrow, a man of ;',actwiedged eloquence, and great legal knowledge, was passed vet three times while fee held the office of Attorney-General, that after seeing two Chief Barons and one Chief Justice the Common Pleas raised over his head, while he retained eat office, lie was compelled at last to accept the situation of a Puisne Judge. Had therefore .Mr. Baron tiarrow refused to accept the office, there might have been something in his beamed Friend's argument ; but when he proved by his acceptance of the officeof' Puisne Judge, that the others had not been offered, it thought his Learned Friend should have proved before he brought in so many individual instances for the purpose of obtain ;,F a temporaty triumph over him. There was, and lie could r .: it from history, a very great riiirerence between a Chief J otice accepting the office of Chancellor, and a Puisne Judge ton:ether anointment of Chief Joyner. Lord Hardwick was he very u swilling to accept the Chancell o rship — b e c ause cmolemen should recollect that the Chancellor was a temporary officer, and that it was not then as in modern times, when a man rsuld calculate upon holding his office for a quarter or half a rorturY. Lord Ejenborough too, it was well known, refused the ~ t rte of Chancellor, to did Lord Mansfield, and Lord Camden was elf.' great difficulty persuaded ro accept it. Sir James Mansfield ys not well rattlsfied with the change, and indeed it might be laid down as a rule, that the Chief Justiceahip was considered a better office, unless his Learned Friend could get • Joint Stock Com ps/ who would insure to any holder of the office of Chem-el k...that he was to keep his place for 25 years. Ilia Learned Friend (Mr. Brougham) did not wish to take away from the Crown t he power to exercise the prerogative; he only wished that the ;moulds tor any departure from the general role might be known— sad that sufficient reasons should be shown for the selection of moons who had been admitted in modern times, too often as ex ceptions to that rule. Alt. Secretary CA N N I:VG—Although, Sir. Honor feel myself so empetent to pronounce an opinion upon this question as some of the Learned Gentlemen who have favoured us with their senti ments: yet takirg into consideration all that I have head to night. I must say that I find in the speeches and arguments of the tee Learned Counsel, and in the detailed discussion upon this measure, a reason which I am sure must prevent every individual woo heard them from consenting to adopt the Resolution, which it is proposed should form a Preamble to the Bill. If it is fit, Sir, that no discretion should be vested ii the Crown, with regard to the appointment of the Judges , let an Act be passed by the Legislature, and let it be made impentive upon the Crown to ap point only persons such situations as may be named by that Act, sod under such reterictions as Parliament may think proper to im pose. But if it is fit that the Crown should still retain that discre. ton in the appointment of the Judges, which I think for the eitient administration of justice it should retain, why then, Sir, I think it should be left unfettered by any restrictions, subject only to question on the proof of a Wows abuse of its poser of selection ; but not liable to re-examination or correction without just ground of complaint, and certaioly not subject to a Resolution like the one now sought to be introduced into the pre amble of this Bill, which neither perfectly points out the course to be pursued, nor leaves the Crown the tree exercise of its right of sppo n'ment ; but by a kind of side-long hint, as I would call it, throws out a pretence to bring the appointment of the Judges tinder fie cognisance of the Haase of Commons, and to make that House share with the Crown the duty of selecting those who may be tho , ght tit 'co hold such offices. For, Sir, it is not alone that Judges should be independent of the Crown, they should to be in. dependent of popular favour; and I think nothing would be more lv to produce a bias of that kind than the knowledge that their solo ntment was to be revised by the repr.,entatives of the pop'e. I will illustrate what 1 feel upon this question by a refer. cote to a case which. though somewhat (I,trerent in its ElitUre, tX• titbits very stronfey the principle I would mnintain. In the de brit uro t the Reg ncy Bill in the year 11110, it was thought it vas thought it would be granting too much power to a person about to be invested with only a temporary authority, as it was then trough[, if the Pr:1141 Brunt was to have the power of making as luny Peers se he thought proper during the time of him Re gency, and it was therefore proposed by sonic persons that the power should be limited to the selection only of persons of acknow. lodged merit. There w.n not a man in the House who did not see that whatever way might be wren :, that was not the right, and that by giving the House Commons a right to discuss the question of r.O or wrong, they were getting beyond the latitude which strictly lelmged to *Lem ; that they sere making the (louse and the coon try parties in the elevation of persons to the Peerage, and that they were making the House assume it as a right, almost as a duty, to taamine smctly into the merits and character of those idiom the Crown might think fit to raise to that honour, and tome that it con ittif strictly to the botottiaries of its limitation. L therefore, stout pronouncing whether the power vested in the Crown of sp. pinning the Judges accord ng to its pleasure, be restrain d or nos, hut with a s'rong opinion that it ought not to be restrained, think tut the authority of both the Crown and this House should not etist together. But if the power of the Crown is to be taken away, t: should be done by law. by an express Act of Parliament ; and if that power is to be retained, and that discretion which it has hitherto lad is still to be exercised, it should be left wholly subject to the usual responsibility, but not left subject as this preamble would love it, to be called in question on every occasion, and to the con topterce of having every promotion or appointment made a matter of canvas, and discussion in the House or Commons. Lord ALTHORP contended that the resolution was, in itself, the ground My an Act of Parliament; and that if it was thought proper to take from the Crown the privilege of nominating, the isolation would form famed The first proceeding.. Mr. Secretary PEEL thought that his Right Honourable Friend's idea of a sidelong point was a complete answer to the Noble laed's argument. The Right Honourable Gentleman then observed, that bethought the Honourable Member for Peterbo. rough had completely failed in fastening inconais:ency upon Ilia Learned Friend (the Attorney-General), and that the only case he seemed to rely upon was, that 31r. Baron (farrow bad not been ap pointed to • higher office. Peculiar reasons might, Rs his Hight Honourable F r i en d ( t h e Ch ance llor of the Excitelure) had said before. prevent certain appointments. Sir Samuel Shepherd, whose tee hau been mentioned, would undoubtedly have been appointed La from his deafness; and it should be recollected that Sir Robert fr frord was a very young man. They might it' they pleased cull vis a the House to take away from the Crown a power which they c:;glit suppose themselves able to prose as having been absurd, but b' expected then not to adopt a middle comae which would hexe d' er give the House of Cotnnions a power to question every sp. po..ntment which might be made ufion the best consideration. M-. HUME said there was one instance of the exercise of Mx power, which every man in the country deprecated as dis graodul. Mr. Sergeant ONSLOW r•id tlra as the Honourable Gentleman a:'lded he supposed to 1.0 d thkt Jmeice Bev he must sly oat :-.rdd not sptak the opinion of the Bar, for he ma+ to 'shit:red " , 'at body as a I.e.arned Llwyer, and L'olly disci %unshed : " :'c . M , .Dgitinaw contended that it was neez..aey ts take mensurf s "I'l'..irentitis the appointment of improper Judges, beaux thi re not been one instance for 150 years, wh ere a judge had h,en -f•ced for misconduct; and that, even very livery. when a It kh Judge, even upon his own oath, was guilty of highly : 7 C7 conduct, the Government had not taken any steps to remove The. Learned ' Gentleman thcn alladed to the late appoint ' of Leed Chief Justice Abbott, and observed that the whole looked to Mr. Sergeant Lens a. the person who should obfained that situation. In the last thir:ccn years seven • .`.root Judges had been raised to higher situations, and he 7 . • it tctie that some measure should be adopted to put an end • :t sfa•e of hope and fear in which they were at present retained the knowleee of such preferments. M-. U. W. %V NN was of epiniun that the a-gument of their g nn n moral Mdiidges for so many years, sties ed not that the roment was negligicit, but that the Judges were pure. unless Tr"Arned enolil cite some cases where lin fist praetices iin left unpunished. As to the case of the Vl'ilah Judge. !Xnrick, he thonght it only amounted to this, that he had • .a untortmate prosecutor ; not that he had clone any thing in or judicial rapacity which deserved removal ; the di:rehire had not been guilty of any negligence with regard a dottier. If the objeeti a implied to the pen notion cf s v lud.,es to theatat ion of Uli ief J udges, the same objection would prmnitlon of Puisne Judges ro the office ot Lint Cnan -• The Him. Gentleman (Mr. P.) ihould be able to proee that practice prevailed the conduct of the Pui.ce Judges toad , flagitious as to require the interference of the House of • •!.s. The Learned Gentleman was called upon to make out • • :,•• . but he bud neglected so to do. No one more cordially ' • d e praise bestowed by an flon. and Learaed ti,mtlenisn on Mr. Sergeant Lens than he (Mr. Wynn) did. the lion. and Learned Gent:eman was in error, how. -• r Mr. sergeant Lens had been offered the Chief Justiceship •or. had refused it in tairotecitienre of ill health. l• :,:N 21,1 N explained. When the office which he had al. • a A i'scant, Mr. Sergeant Lens was in good health, and • •wit s to reject the situation. lle might have accepted •' • *r. or the office of Solieitor.General, with-tut any atom: aJ. with whom he had attached himself, or the political %Inch he held. .• INN said he had never meant to convey that Mr. , • Lou hid refused any official situation, because it was • • • •!) , he profession of peculiar political opinions. ifff WGIIAM said he chanced to know that the Individual • •1 li 1.1 deemed the situation Wired to him connected with . therefore declined it. DRURY-LAVE THEATRE. WHITSUN.EVE. This Finning, CATCROW,iaii:7:i.l.tMier the direTtlon of Mr. IL It. lllbilmo. who will preside at the organ and Piano Fyne. a GRAND and Pi.PI ll. Alt SELECTION of MUSI(', from the Works of Handel. Itavdn, Mozart. Itrissial. Weber, es. 7. ; including Itandel's Grand Coro nation Anthem—a Selection fr o m The Messiah—the Marsh In Judas Mace:Owns—a Grand Scene from Israel ht Egypt—the Overture to Der Fre:whine—Mozart's Mnttettn—•a Selection from Weber's Precimul _winter,. Grind Battle shifonla—a Concerto on the Trumpet, by Mr. Norton—the Finperor Alexander's favourite March, with Variations. on the grand Piano Forte, by Mr. Moecheles, &c. Om Principal Vocal Performers :—Madame Pasta; Misses Stephens. Cooke. and Lore: a young Lady her first appearance In public): nod Madame Caradori; Messrs. Bratiam, Horn, Bedford, Holiltison, i inney, and Bellamy I and Master Edmonds. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.' On MONDAY Evening. May 23. will be performed JULIUS C.V.NAR. Bruton, Mr. Young; Cassius, Mr. Cooper; liareAntony, Mr.C.Sernble. After which. AND THE PR ON OF WANTLEY I MORE OF MORE MALI.. Harlequin, Mr. Ellnr : . P.inttionn.Mr. Haynes: Clown, Mr. J. S. Or:. I'.Aumbiue. Romer. 11.1Y3IARKEf THE.:ITRE, On MOND 1V Evening. May 23, will be performed AS YOU LIKE IT. Jaques. Mr. Mode (hla tint appearance at this Theatre): Orlando, Mr. in 1,1 en,, Mr. Williams: Touchstone, Mr. Powten. ROY- Madame Vestris: l'eha, Miss (Icon.; Audrey. Mrs. ibinTbj• After which the IN-aural Flatlet of LOVE ANTI M A [INJECT:. To conciwie with THE MAYOR OE GARR ATT. Major Sturgeon, Mr. Dow t..si Jerry sneak, Mr. S. Bennett. ' hlr. ABERCRO3IBY said it would be most dnaatisfactory to the public if the House negatived the proposition of his lion. and Learned Friend. The fact contended for by his teamed Friend .was clearly proved—that three Chief Justima had been Puisne Judges. lois practice was undhputed, and no man who tetlected upon it could deny that it ought to be disco dinued. It was said by a Right Hon. Gentleman ( Mr. Peel) that it was easy to come to that House for redress, but many individuals might be ag. grieved, and moth eistrust might exist among the pablic. before application was made to remove a Judge. Besides. the House of Lords should support the decision of the House of Commons be. fore an address to the Throne would be likely to procure the dis. missal of a Judge. There was nothing inconsistent or unconstitu tional in the proposition of his lion. and Learned Friend. The Chancellor of the Exchequer called upon the House to grant a considerable increase of salary to the Judges; and his lion. and Learned Friend only asked the House to declare ttpcn what grounds this liberal increase was given. There was nothing in his opinion in the practice or principle contended for encroaching upon the King's prerogative. It was said by Hon. Gentlemen opposite that the conduct of Justice Kendrick was indifferent, and yet this' individual was to try and determine the criminality of others. This case showed the impo ss ibili t y o f p rocee di ng in the course pointed out by the Right lion. Gentleman opposite. Mr. Secretary PEEL explained. He did not suggest the pro priety of remuving a Judge; he only pointed out the possibility of removing a Puisne Judge who had been promoted to the Chief Justiceship, if his conduct was evidently partial. Mr. A BERCROM BY resumed—There were a thousand little circumstances in the conduct of s Judge which might excite suspi cion and create distrust, and yet actual misconduct could not be proved to such a degree as to warrant an address to the Throne. As to the Master of the Rolls, it was said his salary was fixed at 9.000/., whilst that of the Vice-Chancellor was settled at 6.01/0/. This rate of salary was not apportioned according to the labour. Considering the quantity of labour, and the service done to the public, the Vice-Chancellor was not sufficiently paid. The prin cipal share of business done in the Chancery Court was executed by the Vice-Chancellor. Ile d es the real business of the Chancellor by hearing the greater proportion of the special motions. The business of as Equity Court must be as well understood by the Vice-Chancellor as by the Chancellor. There certainly were cases of appeal heard by the Chancellor, but no original cases were heard by him. The salaries of individ ua l s o ug h t to b e a pp or tioned according to the amount of their business. The SO I. IC ITO R-G E ER Ale explained. After which the llouse divided, when there appeared— Fur the motion - - 29 Against it . . . 112 Majority . . . 63 Mr. SCA REETT suggested that the further consideration of the Report should be deferred until next Friday. A Per which tire other Orders of the Day were disposed of, and the House Adjourned at Hair-rart ONE, to Thursday, the 26th instant. PRICKS OF BRITISH S' Balk Srnck 2284 271 Ditto Acct. 228 3 per Cent. Red. 894 89 1 $ per t rm. 901 891994 Ditto Acct. 904 891 904 34 per Ccnt. 961 34 per Cent. Red. 974 964 971 Sew 4 per Cent. 1031 11.411 IU&4 'TOCKS VESTERD.I V. India Stock 21'8 India Bonds 61 47 pm Long Ann. 21 11.16 a South Sea Stock Ek.8i114,14d.1.0001.36 41 38 pm Ditto, 601.11. 3fi 41 38 ym Ditto. I. 4 niall 36 41 38 pm Lottery Tickets, IW. 19%. PRICES OF VORY.IIiN Austrian Bonds (10 Gu. per £ St.) 073 Brazilian Bonds Ditto Scrip (1825) 0j 1 pm Ditto Acrt. 1 pm Buono. Ayres Bonds 02 14 Colombian Bonds 116 Ditto Acct. 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British Iron Company lOO 5 i 1 04 British Rock and Salt Corn 5O 5 1 p ar Brazilian Agricultural k Jewel 100 3 3 a Canada. lOO 10 21 423 Equitable Loan Bank 5O 1 4 I General Steam Navigation lOO 3 3 Great IVettminster Dairy 25 4 14 thi Honduran. London Prick Company ...... so 1 4 „; 4 dis London Prog Company 5O 1 a A Idle Aleditcrrar ran B:earn lOO 13 144 Provincial Bank of Ireland lOO 5 3 Peruvian lOO 6 f dia 14 iodela PlamAgric Company 100 6 4 West India Company..—.— lOO 6 14 Ms irke Uteittoft VrtISIS. PAWL'S!! OPERA HOPSE. In consequence of ste,,e eyelinee alterations to he els•eted In the Stair- and orelierant of the theatre. preparatory to the commence ment of the Slimmer Season of the English °pent, the !Millie pre respectfully apprized that this is the Last Week but Two they will And MR. NlATlirw.: a'l' Iptla E. This Even ;inr. S LTC KILIAN'. May fl, MR. MA'l'llyw,' MENttrit %WHIM-HOOK of Peettlitrlties.Characters, and Manners, col I ceted dui ing his various Tripp. Snvoa—•• Memoranda in Confusion'—" Night Coach"—..Rnhliles." a capital Sorg--•• Match'—•• Rid and New Times'—"Public °Mee, How.street." . . . PA/17 II! —1 Monn;,l% 1..g0e. to he called (HI JAV Doors open at Seven; the Performance to eontuntnee at Right. . - TM BRITISH Paw cniu , ,, em-cd puhil.fi.ng yesterday morning at half-past five o'clock. LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1823. The Paris Journals continue to he chiefly filled with the debates on the articles of the Budget. The Morning Pa pers of Wednesday are occupied with the discussion of the part relating to die Finance Department. M. CASI Kt& PERI El availed himself of the opportunity to make a ge- THE BRITISH PRESS. neral attack on the system pursued by M. VI ; to which the Minister replied very satisfactorily. The French Opposition constitute the most factious and unrea sonable body in the world, not excepting even our own. They complain that the burden of the public debt it too great fur the welfare of the State; and, in the same breath, they object to every measure the Minister brings forward for its reduction. A letter from Bayonne states, that M. Co/infe left that city on the I Ith, on his way to Turin. Ile had solicited to go through Paris, and was refused. . . The E?oi!e contains some ailvices from Smyrna and Con stantinople, respecting the struggle in Greece; but the in telligence communicates no new facts. The blockade of Patras bad not been interrupted, and it was understood that two deputies had gone to Napoli, o concert the terms of its surrender. Navarino had certainly not fallen into the hands of the invaders, and its gartison were defending it vigorously. [From the Etoile, dated Thursday.] (PRIVATE LETTER.) SMYRNA, APRIL 3. The corvette La Victorieux anchored in thin port yesterday. It went on the 211th February to the Gulf of Lepanto, and anchored off lilissolotighi, four or live miles from the Oreek sputdron of twenty or twcaty.two vessels, blockading Parrs'. On the 41th of March, returning from Zante, it appea•ed off ttlodon, and was in. formed that Ibrahim Pacha had landed two thousand men before the place, who were advancing to Navarino. On the Lith it ar. rived at hydra and Spezzia. where the ()reek vessels were arming with activity, to proceed to their respective stations, and stren;,dhen the blockade of Patella. It was said at Hydra that two Deputies from that place had gone to Nipoll di Romania, to treat for its surrender. The lireeks are !non to receive a steam.hoat, which, the English sell to them : the latter have pro.nibed them another it they take Patna. There were English ships of war in all the ports at which the corvette touched ; there was one at Napoli di Romania. After the taking of Patras the Greeks will proceed against Nlodon and l:oron. If they conquer this point of the Alorea, a Turkish European colony, as they say, will be considered and treated by the English like the Colonies of Spanish America. Aram R. A merchant vessel which Nailed from Navarino March 1. arrived in the roads yesterday evening. It brings word that, on the day it left the Mores, the army of Ibrahim Netts was bombarding the Castle of Navarina, from the different point■ where it wax en. trench:ll. The Greek batteries answered the enemy's fire with great activity. CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL 12. The accounts from Albania say that Redsehitl Pacha was at Pre set's, buying itheady sent to Vorniza 12.000 (or, according to others, only 4,000) men, destined soon to act against Al Redschid, it is said, has escaped the plots of the Dervisch Mut. aan, a partisan of Omer Vrinne, who had concerted with the Greeks to seize him on passing a defile. The Vizir being informed by an intercepted correspondence, has, it is said, arrested the criminal and his principal accomplices. Serious troubles took place at Trebisonde at the beginning of March. The l'acha has lost his son ; the town is surrounded by the rebellious Aga'. No particulars of this revolt have been re ceived. The Porteis said to be very discontented with the two flospodars, with their dilapidarions and excesses of all kinds. The Grand Vizir has written to them that he was informed of every thing. The inhabitants of Jassy have vitt • petition, it is said, against the Prince who governs them. Menaces against the Prince of Wal lachia have been posted upon the walls of Bucharest. The small-pox is in the Seraglio. The children of the Sultan have caught it. . ^ nEWCH kr gos.—PAßrs, MAT lll.—Five per Cents. opened at NM 25e. Three per Cents. 741. 711 e. Batik Sim+, 2,175 Neopolitan Five per Cents. Certif. Falconnet 1811 11.1 e. Royal Spanish Loan 1823, 574. Exchange on London :—One month, 241 95c..; three months, 241. I:oe.—Cotsts Autism:gut, May 111, 1825. The Jury Laws Bill Was re-committed last night, in order that it might undergo some verbal amendments. This im portant and excellent measure is now completed. The prin cipal change made in it since it was printed, relates to the qualifications of Jurors. Landholders assessed at 20/. or per sons possessing lxrsonal property to the amount of 400/. are now competent to serve on Juries. S2veral absurdities and anomalies of the statute law aTc repealed ; and the whole system rendered as perfect as possible. No Minister of England ever performed a greater service to his country than Mr. PELL has accomplished in this instance. dr. SCARLETT and Mr. BROUG lIA M warmly expressed their commendations of the Bill, and their sense of the laborious exertions of the Right Hon. S?cretary in maturing it. _ The subject of the Judges' Salaries afterwards came b.!fore the House. The CH•NC EI.LOR of the EXCIIE- QuEn stated, that on further consideration he was dis posed to decrease the salaries of the Puisnc Judges to 3,300/., in order that their retiring pension might be raised from 2,300!. to 2,800!. With respect to the promotion of Puisne Judges, the Right Hon. Gentleman observed, that though nothing could be more unconstitutional than to hold it out as the reward of political services, yet it would be wrong to deprive the Crown absolutely of the power of promotion. Mr. Ba ottan st brought forward the motion of which he had given notice on this subject ; but it was negatived by a majority of 83, the numbers being— against it 119, and in its favour only 29. We are happy in being able to announce, that the dis tressing uncertainty that exists with regard to the law af fecting Joint-Steck Companies will soon he terminated. We understand that the Avvoaxi:v-Gxxnaat. will very shortly bring in a Bill for regulating these Associations, and that lie will request Mr. PETER Mortar to withdraw the Bill lately introduced by that gentleman. The .41' roaNty-GENLRAL has hail an interview with Mr. Hue- KISSON on the subject, and will therefore enter the field of legislation with all the advantages he ought to possess. The liberal and statesmanlike views of the President of the Board of Trade relieve us from all apprehensions as to the character of the forthcoming measure. The com mercial world will rejoice to learn, that the subject has at length been taken up in the proper quarter, and they will look forward with confidence to the result. The following appear to us to be the leading considerations on this question _ _ _ • I. It is desirable that the law relating to these Compa nies should be settled. 2. It is important that no impediment should be thrown in the way of honest enterprise. 3. Every individual should be allowed to employ his money as he pleases, and to judge for himself which is the best mode of employing it (limiting this right, of course, to lawful objects). 4. With reference to the public good, some undertakings are more expedient than others. 'fbose which go to cir culate capital in foreign countries where it is needed, to put into motion active industry, and to extend our com mercial relations, are, in a public sense, unquestionably beneficial. Those which seek to establish improved means of communication in the country by canals, rail roads, bridges, and the like, are undoubtedly pro ductive of public convenience. Those which endea vour to compass objects equally attainable by means of individual exertion are on public grounds certainly less en titled to support and approbation, though it must be ad mitted that no such attempt could be injurious to t h e individuals engaged in any particular trade, unless it was singularly ill-managed by them, or unless their profits were exorbitant, in which case the interference of the Joint Stock Association must be advantageous to the public, but always to a less extent than the foreign companies. As to the profit or loss that would accrue from any of these undcitakings, of whatever class, that is clearly a question for the individuals concerned to decid e , an d not the Legislature. What, for example, could be so ridicu lous as to see the House of Commons engaged in a discus sion on the Pasco-Peruvian mines, as to their height from the level of the sea, the practicability of employing steam engines, the presence of fuel, the supply of labourers, and the richness of the ore? The real question before the House was whether a Company formed for working certain mines should, Act of I'arliament, be permitted to sue and be sued by its Secretary, as is the case with many of the Fire Companies? This was the sole question for ""';'"• • 0. • the Hoene to have considered, and not whether the parties were likely to gain or lose by their enterprise. S. It is important that these Compsnies should give clear remedies to all persons dealing with them. 6. If any great:i check can be given to fraud, without interfering with the necessary freedom of commercial spe culation, there can be no good reason why it should not be imposed; but the common law isy perhaps, already suffi ciently strong and comprehensive for this purpose. Much has been said with respect to the," absolute fury" which was raging in favour of Joint Stock Companies, and absurd comparisons have been drawn by grave legis lators between the present period and the days of South Sea delusion. The public mind, it must be confessed, was greatly excited, as, indeed, it often is, from many other causes, and on many other occasions; but the reaction has taken place, and the excitement has completely outride& The shares of the companies that have recently come out tvery few in number) are all either at a discount, or so low a premium as not to be worth quoting. An opi nion scented at one time to be gaining ground, at least in some quarters, that Parliament ought to put down " the evil," as the jobbing in shares was emphatically called. But unless it could have been shown that all dealing should be forbidden, in order to prevent speculation from sometimes exceeding its proper bounds, we know not upon what grounds any legislative measure could have proceeded. Parliament ought not to step out of its course to repress every temporary irregu larity. When an evil begins to assume an appearance of permanent duration, it is for the law to apply a remedy equally permanent, but not before. CITY, FRIDAY EVENING. This was a day of great business in the Consols market, and many heavy bargains were completed at quotations that warrant the belief that the present decline has arrived at its ntirrintam. The Money and Account transactions were done on the lame terms in Consols, which opened at 90} ; they afterwards declined to 01, in consequence of some heavy sales in the middle of the day. At that price they rallied, and left off very steadily at 915 }. The ,lobbing of yesterday was magnified by some of oar content poranes into vast speculations, the anticipations of which were of so much interest as to prevent the members of the Stock Exchange from taking their annual amusement on Epsom Downs. To this statement was added the report that the Dividends on the New Three per Cent. French Rentes were to be made payable in London ; thereby putting the French Fundholders resident in this country upon the same tooting as the English Fundholder, by re lieving them from loss in consequence of the difference of the Ex change, &c. This arrangement, combined with other causes, was stated to have caused an immense quantity of business to be trans acted in the British Stock,. The fact is, the business that wag dote yesterday was of that description which rendered it wholly unde serving of notice. We believe that if any one had had occasion to canvass the Stock Exchange, he would have procured more votes at Epsom, amongst the betters on Rufus and Webb, than in the Consols market, among the few that could be found there. With regard to the statement relative to the French Rentes, we have only to observe, that no such intention as was stated yesterday and this morning in several Journals is in contemplation. The pre. sent course is for the French Fundliolder to give a Power of Attorney to any Alerchant or Stockbroker to receive his divi dends; and if he can make any terms with his agent as to the Exchange, he may certainly do so now, as he always could; though few merchants, we should think, would be inclined to enter into such an arrangement. The only change proposed is of the follow. ing description :—Mr. Rothschild will receive the Certificate of the Inscription from the holders of French Stock ; for which, In return, he will give lei,, signature to • Scrip receipt, to whi c h i s attached an order for two years dividends ° payable in London. Although this is an arrangement between private individuals, the Scrip receipt will be in circulation on the Stock Exchange, like the Scrip of any Foreign Loan. 11 e can positively contradict the statement cf any French Loan being contracted for in this country : no such transaction is, or has been, in circulation. In the Foreign Market, Spanish Bonds dropped a shade. The Old were at 23} 4, and the New at 104. Greek Scrip in the early part of the day was exceedingly heavy. At the commencement of the Market it was at 7 discount ; however, a alight re-action took place subsequently, and it left off etre} 4. The Bonds were 504 I. South American Securities were rather languid. Colombian Bonds were 00} • and Mexican Scrip 24 discount. Brazilian Scrip was premium ; and Danish ditto 3} 4 discount. A new Peruvian Loan erne out this morning, 781. for every 1001. G per cent. stock. It fluquatad between 2 1} discount. The business in the ;shim 3letket was extremely limited. The only quotations we can make are in the Pasco Peruvian Company. at 94 • and in the new Potosi, at 44. The Brazilian, Agricultural, and Jewel Company, has risen to a premium, we understand, in rather a singular manner. It was so little liked on the Stock Ex. change when it came . out, that the deposit upon only 80 Shares was paid ; but 300 Shares were sold fur delivery before the sellers had paid their deposit ; when they offered to pay, the Bankers re fused to receive the money, as the i day appointed had passed by ; so that there are now on ly 40 Shares n the market to supply the nominel purchases of 300. _ _ In illincing-lane, fine Coffee was more in demand, at better prices. Sta Domingo was sold at 64v. per cwt. The price of Sugar was very firm. Indeed, it may be quoted &shade higher. We have great pleasure in stating, that his Majesty is considerably better, the attack of the gout in the knee be ing much abated, and the pain inconsiderable. His Ma jesty's spirits are good, and he looks uncommonly well. The indisposition occasioned by the gout is so far reduced that some select friends dined with the King on Wednes day, and he was yesterday enabled to have a small dinner party. Not the least doubt is now entertained that his Majesty will be able to hold the approaching Drawing room, to which the fashionable world look forward with so much anxiety. Yesterday the Duke of York entertained a select party to dinner, at Audley House. The Princess Augusta, the Princess Sophia, and the Duchess of Gloucester, visited the King yesterday. Prince Leopold gave a dinner yesterday, at his residence, at Claremont, to a select party. Prince William of Brunswick was much better yesterday. Yesterday afternoon, at half-past two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held, at the Foreign Office, Downing-street, which was attended by nearly all the Cabinet Ministers. The Cabinet sat in deliberation till near four o'clock. The Earl of Liverpool transacted business yesterday, at the Colonial Office. The Chancellor of the Exchequer came to town yester day morning, from East Coombe. A correspondent says—" Lord Willoughby de Broke will shortly mil in his beautiful yacht the Antelope, for Petersburgh, in company with SiV William Curtis. IVe are given to understand his Lordship will be accompanied by Lieutenant Francis Harding, one of the cool and well tried officers of the Gripi•r, the ship so recently returned from a disastrous voyage of discovery, under the command of the clever and enterprising officer, Captain George Francis Lyon." The once gay and fashionable village of Weybridge has been in a sad sombre state since the death of the Duchess of York, and the consequent desertion of' the place by his Royal Highness the Duke; but as he has now disposed of Oatlands to Mr. Bill Hughes, life and animation once more shed their influence over the late deserted village ; all the houses are now inhabited, except the dilapidated mansion of the Portmore property, but arrangements, we understand, are negeciating to pay off the incumbrancrs, and once more rendering them also inhabitable. The smiling faces of the lasses, and cheerful countenances of the different tradespeople, evince the improved situation of the village. The Bishop of Nova Scotia, and his family, have been staying with their friend, Mr. Thesiger, at Albin's Lodge, and en Sunday last his Lordship preached an admirable sermon in aid of the parochial school, when a very satisfactory collection was made to benefit the fund to which their Royal Highnesses were always liberal pa trons and contributors. It used always to be the custom of their Royal Highnesses to throw open the gates of Oatlands every Sunday, from Whitsuntide to Michaelmas, for the public to view the delightful ground. and grotto, and the inhabitantwanticipate. with satisfaction, a dmilar indul gence from Mr. Ball Hughes. THE News or LITERATURE AND 60 f this %Veekly Journal (which is just published by Mr. E. D. Pouchee, No. 7, Brydges-street, Covent-garden, and sold by all Booksellers and Newsnien), contains, aniung many other interest ing article's-J. The Ope ra , & The newly-p i ole e a l Bury e._„2. ing Oresund-3. The Duke of Devonshire's Concert, and Velutt 4. Voting the Wrong War—S. air. Ilaydon's Picture-0. Pultlic Character of Mr. Coke-7. Ceremonies of the Upper !louse-H. Disturbance at the Opera Roux-9. The Elgin Marbles—lit. The Vatican, and its recent additions—ll. The British Institution-IJ. The Last Excavations at Pompeii-13. Edinburgh ('hit.:lo-11. Mr. Blaquiere's Reply to Captain Parry, in liis " last Dcy.4 of Lord Byron"—la. Various Articles of Scientific News—lh. Hor ticultural Directions for next Week—l 7. The Catholic Question.-- 18. Greek Polities--19. View of the Literature of the Week-211. Reviews of Books, Periodicals, &c.—Unstamped Edition of The ! Icrtrs of Life, atore and Fashion, for town circulation and trans. mission to the country in parcels, price 81 Stamped Edition, for transmission by post, price Is. .... ~.. KIN GS THEATRE. • • In consegnence of this evening being Whiatun Eve, th e performances at the Opera were transferred to last night. Notwithstanding the change, and in spite of the fascina tions of Epsom, the house was brilliantly and numerously attended, to witness the first representation of Semiramide during the present season. This opera is one of the latest, hut certahrly not one of the best of Rossini's compositions: It is superior to the Semiramide of' Portognlto, in which Catalani soine•years ago obtained so much reputation, but it has no claims to he ranked amongst the capi d'opera of the great Apollo of the day. The subject. as every school boy knows, is deeply tragic, and singularly fitted for a se rious opera, and we may say (what can rarely be said with justice), that the post of the theatre - (or rather Signor Rossi, who is attached to the professional mite of Rossini,) has risen considerably above the standard of Italian opera wrights, both as to the language and the management of the plot. As this titiera has already been wrformed four or . five times, (during Madame Pasta's visit,) we arc spared the necessity of giving any abstract of the story. It bears a slight resemblance to ifamlet, and, in the bands of Shakspeare, might have been wrought op into a touching and tremendous sublimity. Mamame Pima' was the Se miramis, and, of course, was admirable. Her classic sim plicity, dignity, majesty, and pathos, left a deep impres sion on the recollection, and her vocal efforts wire of •the Most exalted kind. • Idcr acting admirably kept pace with her singing. In thescene which closes the second act, (where the shade of Ninas appears,) it was scarcely possiGle for the must accomplished actor to have exceeded her in im pressiveness. We cannot avoid 'noticing the manifest amelioration of • Pasta's voice ; muck of its former huski ness and crudeness has disappeared, and its peculiar ful. news and body are very delightful and unalloyed. Garcia • was !diem's, an unimportant character, useless to • the plot, and below the powers of ibis skilful and distinguished artist. The little be had to do was done with his usual grace and emphatic stye of expression. Remorini, in Aster, pleased the audience by the unostentatiousness of his manner, and the science of his execution. • Madame Vestris, as ArSUCCS, we cannot largely praise. This lady, on her entre, was slightly hissed, in consequence of Mr. Ayrten's (the stage-manager) representation on Tuesday last that she was the cause of the non-performan:e of this opera on that night. . This gentleman was obliged (to use an expressive phrase) to " eat his own words," and, after a short speech and a few tears, Madame Vestris was allowed to proceed with her part. It was whispered about the theatre that the lady had not sbewn, during the last week, quite so much docility to theEntreprenrar as (all things considered) she ought to have done. This may be so or not, without our carin,o, much about it. A word or two more of the opera. The music of Semiramide is not much unlike the general cast of Rossini's pieces. It is deficient in new melodies : it is very singular in its harmonic com binations, and excessively ,noisy, in the re,moduction of ideas more or less borrowed from the former operas of Ros sini : it is fully as conspicuous as any of his later writings. In the article of melody the composer appears to.have slept on his former laurels.. still, in spite of its being defective in point of melody ' some of the scenes are compos e d with great dramatic erect, and rainy of the harmonies are dis tinguished by very original conceptions. Altogether, it is not of a high order of composition, and yet it has parts which none but a first-rate genius could have produced. Altogether it went off with considerable eclat. Md.TORITY 4YD MINORITY OX THE SECOND READING or THZ CATHOLIC RICLIZT 1111.1..—HAT 17. MAJORITY. 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