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Anclo-llexteww Bra:Wan ..... E A . Itritis4 Iron •• P.m-Peruvian Ttalpundnia t !ALA rano New... Welsh Iron and Coal IRON SAILWATIP. u►erpoul and Mani-Least . WI Canal Gas Efl/ifte S"rlit Dye stock banking mammies were in the habit of discounting bills In London. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER never under. eisal diet joint.smek conieanies could employ agents to discount 1 .,e ; in ',melon. (lid reit wadi to he the 'nestled introducing Bill into P arlia ment sliteli would collude any clause or ex 17as 4'ion to rul;ifl , ee wine of the Me Bill. " Mr. PEARCE suegr.eal the prorriety of reporting progress, aiiart uskire lease to sat p. ;It ENFELL hoped some clause would be Introduced g re full effect to the let!. Toe CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it would 0 -.4 cause delay to repart progress. Ile would move that the alleuse.in ef this cla u se be postponed. If it were true that the ..,„!•• pay" rendered nateettery the other clauses of the Bill, he ce.:bl willingly adopt the chinee of the Irish Bill. or any other eir!.reeei 311 that eoulat attain the desired Maier. fly postponing r,ri.ression e lan clouse the House night make some progress e e! tile other s. claese was then postpened. A clause wan then proposed anti agreed to. which enacted that e e ,iae eel. bank should begin to bean any , bills or noiee, an recount sooeii be -nude out by the Secretary, or other officer, verified by rail:. tr. which slioaa:al he set forth the name of the firm, and also tat none , and plats of abode of all the members of such corpoese rice, or ae ell the partners concerned in it, as they should appear on the book , of the company. and the name of every bank este blislted br such company, and also the names and places of abode two ~,oime members of such hank, who should be resident in filet/tea, each of whom should be coneidereat as a public offieer of such cotipane ; and the title of office, or other description, of every such individeal, in the name of any of whom such caupartnerahip should see and be sued ; and also the name of every town and ! d i ce where any of the bills of such company should be iseuel ; and that such account should be delivered at the Stamp Offke, where the same should be tiled, and registered in a bo tk to he kept far that purpose, and which book auy person should have liberty to search, on payment of one shilling. On the following dam being pronosed, enacting that a cer tified copy of such return should be sufficient proof of the appoint ment and authority of the pollee officers named in such account or mod t and akin of thetket that WA persons named in such accounts or return, and also of the fact that all petnons named therein as members of such corporation or co.partnership were members thereof at the deer of such return, 31r. BRIGHT objected to it. Mr. HUNIE exist haul been obrerved, as a recommendation of' this Bill, that it was the copy of a late flesh Act. It was, indeed, so full of ahsairaiities and contradictions that he could easily be. here it. Here had been the whole strength of the Administration employed for ten weeks in preparing and bringing forward this measure, and yet not on of them were able to explain it sons for the Committee to understand a single clause. If the Right lion. Secretary or the A ttorney-lieneral should ever hereafter find fault with any thing that should prcceed from him, lie would refer them to this notable bill; anal if any of the Hon. Gentlemen opposite should he able to point out any thing half so monstrous in any proposition that he should make, then, said the Hon. Member, .• let them set me flown a fool." (Laughter.) Mr. DEN MAN thought the clause could not stand as it was at pruseat worded. The ArfORNEV - GENERA seid it was not his fault that Genilenien on the other side did rot understand the clause, if they sould not take the trouble to read it all through, but contented themselves with stopping at the end of the first six lines. This clause was mined exactly terhetion from the Irish Act (a laugh) which hstl been in lance several months, and no objection had been made against it. The lion, and ',earned Gentleman then read the clause, and observed that he apprehentltd it to be perfectly intel ligible, if Gentlemen would use the ordinary means of understand ing it. 51r. BRIGHT thought that the certified copy of the list of' mines should not be conelnsiva evidence against persons Whose names might appear in it; because it might happen that the Secre tary might insert the names of i n dividuals who either never had any connexion with the concern, or who had withdrawn from it before the Batik failed; and judgment might issue against such persons with out their being aware that any action had ever been brought against them. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said such was the liability of every person at present. if he did not think proper to come forward and disprove his liability. M r. DE. lAN—Nat so ; for by this Bill the party would not he sued hiniselt, but an officer would be sued ; and yet all the liability would attach to the individual whose name appeared in the return. By the common law every person against whom an 'vino was brought had notice in a variety of ways before he could be fixed by a judgment; but in the csse a before the Committee, judgment might be signed without a single notice being given to the party ageing whom it was executed. The A'I"I'ORNEY-GENERAI , said a variety of Acts of Pare temitnt had a clause precisely similar to this, which did not original: in the Irish Bill, to which so much allusion had been made. _ _ . --- Mr. J. P. GRANT objected to the clause, and suggested that it should be postponed, for further consideration. Mr. Secretary PELL should like to know what interest the Se crcary of the Bank could have in making a false return or the names of the partnership. By doing so he would not only subject himself to immediate dismissal from office. bat to all the penalties of perjury. Any man in the emptvinity was liable to be charged upon • f dim oath, before any liragistrate hi the kingdom and for any crime; they had no protection against that liability but the penalties annexed to pe•jury. But it the Secretary should falsely return any indivilual's name and •judgment should issue, that judgment would not be final. On an attempt being made to exe cute it, the party would have to prove that it. was not a member of the co-partnership at the time the company failed, in order effectually to resist any executicn against Lim. lf, however, the lion. Gen- Ueman opposite could st.ggret any other mode by which to protect the public irons this imaginary danger, he had no objection to adopt it; but as, the course enacted by this clause was the law pursued both in Ireland and Scotland, it did appear to him that white lie admitted the poasibibility of danger, it was so improbable that the Committee might with safety reject it from their consideration. Alf. Bit II 'l' still wishid the clause to be postponed. ..... - _ ili.llE said the Bank established in Edinburgh consisted of 1200 painters; every individual of whom either signed the part. airship steed or a power of attorney for the Secretary to enter his nave. The difficulty was how such a list should be sent to the Starup.olfiee. Alight it not be competent for the Secretary to make a correct list from the deed and send it to the Commissioners ? :lir. Seen:tam PEEL--%Vould not the best way be to require the publication of the names bi the Gazateil Then, if any one had hie name inserted improperly, he would immediately know it, and bare an opportunity of correcting it. .Me. LT 31E would answer that suggestion by stating, that the names of almost every gentleman in London had been published in all the newspapers, as being Directors of different Companion, a_d yet. on irquirv, they none of them knew anything about it. Mr. IRV'S% objected to the clause. TheATTORNEV GENERAL thought, if the word " suf. ficient'' were left out of the clause, it 'add meet the objection or the Hon. Member tOr Bristol (Mr. Bright); he theretiire moved, that the word " smith:at," preceding the word " evi. (knee." should be struck oat; which being done, the clause was agreed to. The several other clauses were then gone through and agreed to. The Hoare then resumed, and the report wis ordered to be brocciit up on Friday neat. The other orders of the day were, then disposed of, and the House adjourned at ()Ng' °Tuna. The name of Sir George Staunton vu inserted by mistake in the blaiorioy on tile Tow he 11,941. to the President of the Bond of Trade. PRICE, OP BRITISH Blot Stock WV., lAtt.) Aect. per Cent. Red. MI I per Cent. Cont. 71 1 I * i Mao Met. 710 1 I Ilk pee Cent. 87 14 per Lent. Red. 83 New I per Cent. Vbe A SO ITOCKS YESTERDAY. Long Ann. litt A India Stock 226 lAtto Acct. 22S India Bunch 6 pm Ea. Bills WOW. 7 9 ro 1 Ditto Wet , Ditto Small Lottery Ticitett 211.11 t. PRICES OF FUNEION flew Visa Bend. 34. CuioenWon Bustle - Onto Bonds (ia4) 43 4 3; 1 2S si 2 Si43t Ditto Acct. 43,1 44 321 1 4 3 aeulalt Honda :18*-1) 34e 2 6 Moo Act t. J 6 R ench Bent 3 per Cent. Ott Wt. Fad:lenge 244. We. Greek Bond. limo Bonds (1026) 144 1 4 14 r COUltiE OF Excit Amsterdam C.T. 12 10 I Mau at sight Lotter:Um 3 U. 12 11 Antwelp 11 ...lib's, gli n U. a; 11 Aetna 2i U. 36 • Parts, 3 dos' 5ight......... 22 sip Litt :2 .26 10 flgrcleaue Martin Prankfoet us Maine Ea. M. 1:44 l'etersburea, eve 3 Us. Ile Vienna, effective I 211. 10 A Trieste . liti lO 20 Madrid Culls SSA Botha' ' ..............• ll3l it.irreloaa 36 birdie Gibraltar STOCKS YESTERDAY. Mexican Roods 34 2 I JIRO s Boikte (IM ) Oa 3 24 .14 14 00) I2 3 Ditto Aect. 6434 2; 1 604 i 4 1 4 4 Fermin?' Ronde 234 6 4 Ditto Aril. 23 Previte?? Ronde 604 Itu..ien Ronde 774 4 7 Ditto Acct. 79 75 4 Spanish Bonds 91 9 Ditto Bonds (1924, LNG E ITSTERDAY Leghorn Genoa Venice ......... Malta Naples Palermo kl:neiro Bads Blielll3ll Ayres Dublin, fi days' siglit Curie . . . BULLION, P.R. 01. 4e. e. d. Tonna! Gold, in coin ~ 0 0 U Foreign Gold, in Oars. 3 17 6 Yew Iloublooss New Dollars lo Ws. Pandard micas OF SHARES YZOTERDAY. ~11.11, Share. Paid. teloo Ja •.21 db 100 It/ b did 60 S M pea 100 30 lh dla 100 II 10 di. 400 60 10 dla 40 211 40 16 4dl• 25 23 13 dls • • .... ICO 9 pat SO 1 IL-Ir dts 10 p dig 38) .."8/ oz 114. DRURY-LANE THEATItr.. Ms Evening, SATURDAY, Aril 14, trill be perfumed the Comedy of AY Vtri' LIKE IT. Orlando, Mr. Wallach; Tonchslc,nr„ Mr. Marley. Rosalind, Miss Foote; 1:01:1, Gr.ildon ; Audrey, Mrs. Urger. After which the new mud unstitie Fairy Tate of . Oliv.RON ; or, rm.: BORN. The principal Characters by Mes4l.. ts. Smith, Bennett, Browne. T. Blanchard, rope, Howell, Mercer, Y..unge, %V. Bennett. an.' G. Smith s ellesoa Smithson, Vincent, and Macdonald , mid Mr... C. .1011C4. COVENT-GAItI)EN Thia Eltlll3ll, SATURDAY, April 1:., will b. performed (401 thus) the Grand Romanlie and Fairy Opera of OBERON • or, TM: ELF-Kit:WS OATH.. The Overture Bud the whole of the Music composed by Carl Marto Yon LI Orr. The principal Characters by hle.sr.. Braham, Cooper, Fawcett, C. Bland. .1. Isaacs, and 'Pinney; Ml.aev Paton, Lacy, and H. Cawse; Madame Vestrt., end Mr,:i/areiipott: After uldeh the Farce of '1114: PO I('ITF:K.4. Count Elberfeldt, Mr. Cooper; Baron Wolfen‘teln, Mr. Jones; sour kruut, Mr. litrineltnrd. ('llnn de t.ide, Mrs. Chatterley ; C:Juntess Elberfeldt, Mrs. Fount ; Grizetle, Mi.. Lure. ENGLISH OPER A-lIM 7 SE. MU. MATIIEV:s AT HOME This Evening, SATURDAY, Apol i wilh an entirely new Entertain. meat, to Tao Part+, founded on hi: (11, creations on Characters, Manner+, It'll Pernitnritle., entitled MR. 311ATIIEWS' INVITATIONS. PART 111.—A Monopolviii,iic. t o b e ~41,1 THE CITY RAMA.: I Seven Characters by Mi. Mathews. Doors open at Half.peit seven ;ingesil of Seven. a heretofore)) the Performance !WOO , at Eight poxl.ely. ADEL I'll I THEATRE. Mr. YATES' Entertainment Flavin.< met with complete sneress, he will repeat It every MONDAY, Till: tz :I).k V, and NATuni),kY, consisting of Sketches from Life, Msnner4, ann Peenlinritlea, entitled rxrcs , REMINISCENCES; OR. ETCHINGS OF LIFE AND CHARACTER, In which he will it - IDA:we the following Song. "Masquerading"—" Sinithlield Gnttie ShoW'— "Pawnbroker's Shop"--" Ifinnoirre of an Election"— "Theatrical Fund I)rner?' To conclude with a Monoridollgue, entitled MR. CU IIILMAN. in which Mr. Yates will sustain Eight different Characters. Boxes, 4,. Pit, 'Li. Gallery, Is. Doors open at Seven, and begin ponetnalli at halt-past Seven. Half-piive at Nine. Tin Britizlt prroz. The BRITISH PRESS commenced publishing yebtetday morning at a quarter past five o'clock. LONDON, SATURDAY, ArRIL 13, 1828. The French papers are principally filled with accounts from Miasolonghi. The following are extracts: — [From the Duile, dated Thnrsday. April 13 - PARIS, APRIL 12. The Austrian Observer of the 31 gives, the following parti culars of the taking of Vassiladi and Anatolico Letters from Corfu say, that the news of the taking of Vassilatli is confirmed. A bomb, which fell into the powder magazine of the fort and set fire to it., decided the affair. The garrison of 200 men made a mast desperate resistance, and with the exception of a few individuals wu musacred. Ibrahim then proceeded to attack the fortified town of Anatolie°, near 31imolonghi, and took it on the 13:11. A letter from Prevem, of the 13th, speaks as foUowa of thin event : " After the taking of Vassiladi, Ibrahim prepared to attack Anatolie°. His gun-boats proceeded by the canal of Pore, near which the Greeks on the continent occupied (towards the west) a fortified convent named Kundrow, the batteries of which tired on the Turkish boats. Ibr:1 int sent a detachment by way of Stemma to take the convent. The attack and the defence were equally vi gorous ; the place was stormed, and the garrison of 400 men was put to the sword, a few only escaping by flight. The loss of the Turks was also considerable; they had nearly 21:0 men killed, and the Barnes Aga was wounded. " The garrison of Anatolico, which saw this event, considered farther resistance useless, and offered to capitulate. Igen and women ran to the beach and asked to be spared. Ibrahim, who was encamped at a short distance in the village of Vine. chic, hastened to the spot in person, and granted to the gar rison, idler they should have laid down their arms, and to the inhabitants, permission to retire towards Arta, uemoiested ; and to take away as many of their effects as they could. Some days before this, 100 Turkish prisoners, who . were it Adato lico, were maasuered by the Greeks. " During these events at Kundrow and Anatolico, the Greeks, to the number of 700, made a sally from Missolonghi. The action was desperate-300 Greeks were killed, and the remainder, for the most part wounded, precipitately returned to the city. The Turks, too, had a great many men, among whom were the Toptischt- Basch' (chief of the artillery), the fialraktar (standard bearer), and a Batuk Aga (Colonel) who was killed just as he was seizing a Greek standard. The Lord High Commissioner, Sir Frederick Adam, who on the 13th went towards Missolonghi, on board the Naiad frigate, Captain Spencer, which arrived last night from illissolonghi, at Cephalonia, returned this evening (the 20th) to Corfu. Since his arrival a report has been spread, that with the intention of sparing the effusion of blood at Miss°_ longlii, which was reduced to extremities, he had again offered his mediation, but that it was rejected by the Greeks (14" (I) The news from Trieste, stating that the English flag had been seen flying on the walls of that place, is therefore false.—Note of the Observer. _ _ PARIS, APRIL 12. It is believed that several of the individuals who, on the 20th March 1115, entered Paris with torchcs in their hands, and were part of the sacred battalion of Buonaparte, entered Missolonghi the 20th March 11126. It is well known that Ibrahim's confidant, Sel►es, who when he turned 31altotnetan took the name of Solirnan Bey, was aid.de-nmp to Nlanhal Ney. _ , . Yesterday the King presided, at ten o'clock, in a council of Mi nisters, because to-day was the anniversary of the 12th April, a report wai immediately spread on 'Change of a change of minis. try, and of war between Russia and Turkey ; these reports caused the funds to decline one franc. The Exchange is shut to-day, it being the anniversary of the King's return to Paris. The Augsburg Gazrtle, whleh had announced the taking of issolonghi, says nothing of it to-day. Hitherto we have no ac counts of this event besides the details given by two morning papers• Several silk manufacturers of Lyons assembled lately to delibe rate on an offer made to the French Government to import from England into France 500 machines, which nor manufacturers do not yet possess, in return for 500 looma,called Tires and Jurv.ar ds. In consequence of this deliberation, they pronounced against thin pmpoaition, and addressed urgent representations to the President of the Council and the Minister of the Interior, is order to pro cure its rejection. It is added, that the Chamber of Commerce strongly seconded the petition of the manufacturers, both with tl:e 31inister and with the Deputation of the Rhone. The House of Lords was occupied last night in the con sideration of a Bill brought in by the Marquis of LANS DOWN, for the purpose of making country bank-notes pay able at the place where they are issued. The Bill was read a second time without opposition, with the exception of tha t of Lord LAUDERDALE. Lord LIVERPOOL gave his cor dial assent to it, and merely asked for delay in order to give time for the production of infsrmation on this impor tant subject, that will enable their Lordships the more fully to appreciate the advantages of it. The Noble Mover agreed to this suggestion from the Treasury ;knelt, and the Committee on the Bill was appointed for Tuesday se'imight. In the House of Commons Mr. JoitN SMITH presented a Petition from the Catholics of Ireland, the prayer of which was for a supply for the purpose of educating the children of the Roman Catholics of Ireland, on the principle laid down by the Catholic Bishops; or otherwise, that a supply should be granted for the purpose of education, and applied in such shares to the different religions as the House might think proper. The principle laid down by the Bishops is, that a Catholic master should be employed in those schools where the majority of the children are Catholics, and a Protestant tutor where the majority are Protestants. The house afterwards went into a Committee on the Bank Charter Amendment Bill. • • • • THE BRITISH PRESS. WILLIAM CORBETT and his 'quondam ally, HENRY Hunr, are both of them, it seems, on the look-oat to ob tain a seat in Parliament. Mr. CORBETT annonnces, in due form, the day that he intends to start on his Prepara tive Tour. " My intention," says he, in the last nutnbet of his Register, " is this : when I bare put all my seeds into the ground, and graffed all my trees, which will be about the first of May, to set off, on horseback, from this place' to Reeding, thette to IVeanbursi, &c. &c." HENRY HUNT, in like manner, when the last invoices are safe in the warehouse, and the casks of blacking are all well bottled and corked, intends to mount his caravan and com mence his canvass. It is rumoured, too, that Breit Aan CA R.. LI r. t intends, if the last editions of Atheism go off well, to fol low in the wake of his two worthy friends, and, instead of serving his customers in the shop, to serve his country in Parliament. This adjunct will complete the trio. The common people have a shrewd notion of things, and hare no ambition to be regaled with " the Feast of the Gridiron :" this sort of feast does not square with their conceptions of patriotism. The Be EVOR subscription goes on scantily; " the money comes slowly in ;" not enough is yet raised to pay for the first five bowls of rack punch. In the last week's Register we observe that the Committee assembled at Fleet-street, Sir Thomas BEEVOR in the Chair, " beg leave to acknowlerl i ge the receipt of subscrip tions from the following places —and it proceeds to enu merate them—but no sums are mentioned as being sub scribed. This orhission must operate as a sad damper to Mr. Geno EON, and the rest of the Rettivers-General belonging to the Committee of Management. The TREASURER, we suspect, will have a sinecure appointment. But WILLIAM COBRkTT understands these thtio t It was sot without, Iltbod trailting that hd qttailiied•hYttiielf to teach cottage economy. Cheap living is an useful art to learn in these times. We have an instructive hint in this way in the public notice with which he prefaces his intended tour to Rerefiaal: " I will, in another Rcgister," says he, " mark out my route, as nearly as I possibly can. Free quarter is exceedingly conrenient, as well as pleasant. As far as Herefonlshire I shall have two horses, one for myself, and another for my little son. After that, I shall have, I believe, another horseman, of about the same age with my son, and we shall jog along at the rate of about twenty or thirty miles a day. We shall hare nothing to prevent us from diverging to the right and to the lc/?; and if any friend of mine shy ild wish me to take his house in the way, I shall comply with his wish." What an admirable guar -1 dian of the public purse this Itraveller will make, who keeps such precious watch over its own ! He is a sponge thrown into the water, absorbing all, and giving out nothing. What a blessed Representative! CITY, FRIDAY EVENING. The recent arrangement respecting the funding of Ex chequer Bills has kept Stock transactions somewhat in abeyance since the notification took place, for specu lators apparently prefer waiting to see how this financial scheme will work before they act upon it. However a little jobbing was entered into in the new Scrip at 4 premium to par. Consols for account opened this morning at 79, but they shortly reached ! 1, and, after a day of not very exten sive business, closed at 1 4. Money Stock continues scarce; money is abundant in some quarters, but not generally so; as the alarmists begin to unlock their iron chests, and bring money into the Market again, it will become more extensively diffused, but that, we suspect, like the return of trade, will be subjected to various delays, and many vicissitudes will yet be experienced before the Money Market and the commerce of the country are again placed in a sound and healthy state. Exchequer Bills were 7s.= 9s. premium, and India Bonds 6s. premium. The Stock was 226 for money, and 229 for the account ; a clear proof that speculators at least take a favourable view of Eastern politics. The New Four per Cents. were 96. The announcement as to the non-payment of the Peru vian dividends, together with the settlement, had a serious effect upon South American INSeurities ; although . rhe ftw' mer circumstance probably may not be of so formidable a nature in reality as the anticipations of it which have been afloat for some time might have led the holders of these Bonds to imagine. This morning they were 24 for the account,•and 25 for money. The Contractor attributes the defalcation to the reliance of the Peruvian Government on funds in this country—a reliance which was disappointed' by the refusal of several parties who hail applied for Scrip to make the payments upon it—the Peruvian Government not being informed of this refusal in time to make the re mittances. Ile expresses his confidence, however, as to the means and good faith of the Government. The principal transactions in the Foreign Market were in Colombian Bonds, which fluctuated between 44 and 422, at which quotation they left off. The highest price of Mexican 6 per Cents. to-day was 63, and the lowest 604, and the concluding bargains were done at the intermediate quotation of 6114. Greek Bonds were steady at 144, 15, as were Spanish at 91 9. The trifling business that was done in shares was at a reduced price. We extract the following from a letter, received in town yesterday from Paris :—" They write from St. Peters burgh, that the mission of the Duke of Wellington be comes more complicated every day, which it is supposed will prevent his leaving that capital until the month of June. Although the Emperor's intentions are pacific, he is not disposed to diminish or change the position of his troops on the frontiers of Moldavia and Wallachia ; his Ministers insist that the dispute must be settled between Russia and the Porte, and that no foreign Power has a right to interfere."—The Sun. The Hamburgh.and German Papers received yesterday are chiefly occupied with the details of the funeral solem nity of the late Emperor of Russia. Lisbon. Papers to the Ist of April arrived yesterday morning. The following paragraph is the only article which they contain of the slightest interest:—" The public is informed, by superior authority, that, in an apartment of the Palace of Ajuda, a box is placed for the reception of any representations which they may wish to address di rectly to the Government; and this box will be opened every day by the members of the Government."—Lisbon Gazelle, April 1. Accounts from Lima have been received to the 30th Dec. The castle of Callao was still held, by the Spaniards, but negociations for its surrender had again been opened. Two flags of truce had been exchanged, and it was, from this circumstance, expected that the place would be given up by capitulation,as previously to this time all offers for negocia tion had been neglected by the Governor Radii. His Ma jesty's ship Eclair was daily expected to sail from Peru for San The following is an extract of a letter from Rangoon, dated on the 10th of December :—" Battles were, beyond all doubt, fought on the Ist and 2AI inst. at I'rome, and it is equally certain that Sir Archibald Campbell beat the enemy on both days ; but strange indeed to say, though some country boats have come down since these events, not one single line has reached an individual at Rangoon. Our loss in Europeans is said to have been severe." STATE or TftADE.—Same of the manufacturers are slowly increasing their hands, and lengthening the time which those already engaged are allowed to work. Coarse descriptions of wool, or rather t'ae refuse of the comber., arc a little higher, but this arisei from the scanty supply of the article, in consequence of the depression of the .tuff trade, and the few spinners now running. At the Hud dersfield woollen market, on Tuesday, rather a greater de mand was experienced for goods than previously. The trade at Bradford is still flat, though last Thursday snore goods were sold than on several preceding market-days. No higher prices, however, were obtained.—Leeds Intern gencer. FLax.—The quantity of flax imported into Great Bri tain in 152.5, was 1,034,336 cwt. The quantity of flaxen(' linseed imported was 2,480,82'3 bushels. The rapeseed imported was 488,637 bushels. A meeting of the owners of freehold property in the city of Lincoln and county of the same city, was held on Mon day, the 3d inst., in Lincoln, at which it was resolved to petition the Legislature for an extension of• the elective ifranchise to the freeholders within tint jurisdiction. • FASIHON4BLE INTELLIGENCE. The Earl of Aberdeen bad a large party at Maser yesterday, at Argyll House. The Earl of Kingston entertained a disthigvished party at dinner yes terday. at Ms house, Whltehall-place. The Cattalo's of Belfast has issued cards of Invitation for a raft on the 17th inst. Lord Dadley and Ward entertained the Marquis and MarchlonVo. of Loped...a aad a distinguished party at dinner yesterday. at his hay., is Park.lane. Vlseortitesa Hampden entertained • select party of &Atonable* yeller day, at her house In Green-0 Feet, Groseenor-square. G. 11. Sumner, E. M.P. had a dinner party yesterds.y, at bls house In Grafton-street. W. F.gerhm, Eva. M.P. gave a grand dinner on Thursday to SlrThomaa, Lady, and )lit. Stanley, the Hon. Mts. Curtin', Colonel Hlll, Mr., Mr..., and Miss Northey, Mr. and Mrs. Langford Brooke, Captain Hottrva, Mr. Antrobus, Mr. Manwaring, &c. The Marquis and 'rarebit:rheas of Worcester Jett town yehterdny, for their seat In Berets • Earl Spencer arrived yesterday at his house In St. James's-place, from hi. seat. Althorpe, Northamptonshire. The Earl of Clue left town yesterday, for the Earl of Cardigan's seat at Itichtnoud. Sir °gorge Pocock, Bart. has arrived at his house In Charles-street, Berkeley-Naar', from hie scat, Twickenham Sir IVOHam and Lady OgModer arrived on Thursday at 'Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from their seat In Doraettitire. Arriv.tia at the Brunrw Irk House Hotel, Hanover-square:—Mr. and Mr 4. Crawley. from their seat in Bedfordshire; Mr. and Mrs. Fydell, from their seat t n Leloestendiire. _ _ Arrival+ at Kirkltarn's Hotel, Lower Brook-street .—Ladv Stewart and Mlsa Woodcock, from Ilath • Mrs. Pytt, from a tour ; Mr. Hrs. and Ml,* Haller, from their seat in D evonshire ; Edward Morris, Esq. from Ids seat In Herts. " Arrivals at the Rt. Georgela Hotel, Albemarle .treet :—The Rev. 1)r. Ssarder Clark, and lirs. Clark and family. frnm AViruDor Cantle.; Colonel anti Mrs. Rrotherton, from Coventry. Departure .—Mr. and Mrs. Lang ley, on a tour. 'rrivals at Jordan's Hotel, St. Jamea* , ,treet :—Mr. and Mrs. Cart wright, Croat Brighton; Mr. and alrs. Grant, Com a tour. WtNnsoa, APRIL. 1 t.—The Commissioners appointed to superintend the execution of the improvements at the Clist/e, inked the Castle yesterday afternoon about two nestlook. I%i! tomtikaioners wont wag ; the Chaneelloh of theßxthequer, the Right Hon. Sir Charles Long, tha Right Hon. Charles Arbuthnot, and Mr. Baring. Mr. Wyatville, the architect, and the Clerk of the Works, were in attendance, and conducted the Commissioners over the different parts of the building, and also laid before them the piing, &c., of the remaining alterations, the con sideration of which occupied the Commissioners for above two hours and a half, after which they gat down to an excellent collation brought from the Royal Lodge. About six o'clock the Commissioners left the Castle on their return to town. Great crowds of spectators surrounded the Castle. On Sunday, soon after attending divine service at his private chapel attached to the Royal Lodge, Windsor Park, the King bad a slight attack of the gout, which continued until yesterday, when, we are happy to state, it left his Majesty. In consequence of this attack, the King was prevented from leaving the Royal Lodge. It was also stated that his Majesty s departure for town in a few days, as previously arranged, would not be delayed. The Duke and Duchess of Clarence left their seat at Bushy on Thursday morning, and proceeded to their tett porary residence in Charles -street, Berkeley-square. The Duke and Duchess of Clarence, the Duke and Duchess of Glocester, the Duke of Sussex, and the Princess Sophia, visited the Princess Augusta on Thursday. Yesterday afternoon, about, half-past two o'clock, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Mr. Pause, M.P., the Director, and another Director, proceeded from the Bank of England to the Earl of Liverpool's house, in Whitehall, where they had a' short interview with the Noble Earl, and afterwards proceeded to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's house, in Downing-street, where they had an interview with him for about three quarters of an hour, The Earl of Liverpool has eignifr•d his intention of presiding at the anniversary dinner of the Artists' General Benevolent Institution, at the Freemasons" Tavern, to-day. The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Sir Charles Long, returned to London, from Windsor, on Thursday evening, about eight o'clock. Yesterday Prince Polignac, the French Ambassador, transacted business at the Foreign Office. Mr. Draffen, the King's Messenger, arrived at the Colo nial Office yesterday morning, about five o'clock si with despatches for Earl Bathurst, from Sir Fredetiek Adam, . thUiord.PieLceO.Wittsiener of .the lowan lsla, . . To-morrow being the first Sunday in Easter Term, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, Recorder. Sheriffs, together with the Judges, will go in full state , to St. Paul's Cathedral. WESTMINSTER Ilat.i..—The Lord Chancellor yester day morning sat for the first time in the New Coml. It is very neat, and altogether different in its construction from any of the other new courts. It has a coininunica with the Court of the Vice-Chancellor. This, however, seems objectionable, causing a continual noise or buz, occasioned by the number of persons passing and repassing. The Senatus Academicus of the University of Edinburgh, at their quarterly meeting on the 25th ult. conferred the degree of Doctor of Laws upon Robert Fellowes, Esq. of Reigate. James Browne, Esq. M.P. having absented himself from the Grand Jury at Mayo Assizes, the Judge had him called, and not appearing, he was fined. The same Judge signified his intention of fixing a heavy fine on Lord Bingham, the Foreman, for not reporting the absence of the Jurors. Castnatuce UNITiRSITT ELECTION.—The custom of paying the expenses of out-voters at an election of Mem bers to represent the University of Cambridge, has very justly been considered as reflecting disgrace on a body of electors, who, from their rank and station in society, might be expected to disdain remuneration for the expense in curred in the exercise of so honourable a privilege. We feel much pleasure in stating that the subject has been warmly taken up in the University, • and that copies of the following resolution, signed by seven heads of Colleges, and upwards of 100 resident members, have been trans mitted to the several candidates for representing the Uni versity of Cambridge in Parliament : " A very general expression of regret having manifested itself among the Members of the University, at the ptactic. of out.votets receiving their expenses from the respective Candidates for whom they voted, the undersigned resident Members of the Senate ear nesdy recommend that this practice should not be renewed at the ensuing election." ABDUCTION OF Miss Tegivett.—" Who shall decide when Doctors disagree Y'—the Times of yesterday con tains tlte following letter, while the Courier gives it the subjoined flat contradiction:— " Si n,—Mr. William Wakefield, I understand. is a single man, at any rate there is no such Bart. es Sir Philip Sidney. Sir John Shelley Sidney, of Penshurst.place, in the counnty of Kent, ha. only one child, which happens to be a son, and is a Captain in the Guards: he was recently married to Miss Fits-Clarence. As I know you seldom permit a misstatement to pass without correction whenever you discover the error, I have written this to apprise you, that the article in your paper of this day, copied from the Chester Coltrane, is not true.-1 am, Sir, yours obediently, W. R. S." •• In contradiction to a etter in the Times of this morning, we can positively state, that on the 23d ult. at his Excellency the Bri tish Ambassador's, at Paris, William Wakefield, Esq. was mar ried to Emily, only daughter of Sir John Shelley Sidney, liar:, of Penshurst.pfaCe, in the county of Kent." LORD LitasnowN's Bitt..—The following is a copy of this Bill, entitled " An Act for making Promissory Notes payable at the places where they are issued." Whereas many Banks and Barking Companies in Great Bri. tain and Ireland hare for several years past issued rromissory notes not payable in the coin of the realm at the place where such notes have been issued, but at other places only : an cress it is expi.. dient that in future no promissory notes shout . issued not pay: able at the places where they are issued ;be it' by enacted, that from and after the date of the passing of this Act, no Bank or Banking Company in Great Britain or Ireland shall issue itt any place any promissory note of any denomination whatever, which shall not be payable in the lawful coin of the realm, at the place where the said note or notes shall have been issued, and in every such note the place where the same t•hall have been issued shall he expressly mentioned. Provided, nevertheless, that if any promis. snry nate or notes shall be issued cantrary to the enactment herein. benne made, the same shall nevertheless be valid against the Btink and Ranking Company issuing the name, and such Bank Ord Banking Company shall bailable and bound to pay the same in the lawful coin of the realm, at the place where the same was or were issued by such Bank or Banking Company, notwithstanding the same Khali appear to have been otherwise payable. or payable at any other place." A singular circumstance occurred a short time since in a 1 farm-yard in the vicinity of Ashford. A game cock took offence at a goose, and while engaged in incubation attacked her with great fury, pecked out one of her eyes, and destroyed her eggs. The gander flew to the assistance of his mate, and many desperate battles took place. A few days since the cock renewed his assaults upon the goose ; when the gander •seised the cock, dragged him into the pond, where he ducked him repeatedly, and finally drowned Jinn. PEFRAGES. COMMITTEE OP PRIVILEGES, HOUSE Ot I.OIOS, Arun. 13. ........ The Committee revolved that the Eirl of DUNSAVEX had wadi =this eking to tote for Perri; of Itelnr.d. TBE nARDWER PEERAGE. ..... It was resolved that Allen Hyde OiagMet, the infant, had made out his claim to the title of Baron Galant r. The late Peer of that title was Viscount, but, in consequence of his having neglected to take out the patent, the barony only de scends to his heirs. • THE attaarEort rEERAGE. The Marl of Shannon's claim Hi vote at the decd.° of Irish Re.. presentative Para was admitted. THE DE LISLE PEERAGE. The ATTOENEY.GENERAL appeared at the bar to oppose the, claim. „Ile said, that in consequence of instructions which he had. received troth their Lordships, he had made inquiries Into the na. 'turd of the present claim, and, as far as he could discover, it was entirety unfounded. The circumstances of the; case are briefly' as folkws :— Sir John Selley Sidney claims! the above tide as decarded in the female line from Lurd Talbot, *he, as is aL. leged, was entitled to • barony in fee, as descended in the female line from Gerard De Lisle, who had been summoned Ao eight sue ' cessive Parliaments in thereigns of Edward 111. end Richman.; but there was no evidence on record of his having taken his met ill coeseqaenee of the writs. No claim had been made to the title till the present, since the death of Gerard DJ Lisle; and Lord Talbot was created Baron De Lisle of Kingston Lisle, by Imams pate.,e itt the reign of Edward VI. The Attorney-General admitted that a sitting in consequence rat' a summons created a barony in fee, but it did not appear that Gerard De Lisle had taken his seat, and there was no instance tad . their, Lordships having presumed a sitting in consequence of a succession of summonses, unless the fact appeared en the rods of t Parliament. Ile contended, that even if the fact of his /laving taken his seat were clearly aside out in point of law, the present. claim could not be established t for Lord Talbot, by acceoung the tide by lean pstent, precluded himself from claiming the barony in. fee ; and. conacqnently. all those who claim through him were pre. eluded. The further hearing was adjourned to Thursday next. The ,clairtuint is married to Miss Elzelmence. The Duke, of • clarende and Ilaseez were wee% sad uesalad/..rake Wang hiss terhit in it. - FIRST DAY'S SALE OP LORD BERWICK'S PP:TURES. The tide took place at Mr. Phillips's Booms, Bond street. The principal pictures disposed of are as follows: A grand Landscape, De Sharing, 130 guinees-Fete Chsnmetre, • %Vatican, 224 guineas -Portrait of the Artist's Wife an Lucretia ' about to stab herself, ltembrandt, 190 guineas --The Virgin and • Child, Murillo, a picture of this greet mister, long distingtnibed as a cho'dccurre in the Santa Crux collection, purchased by his Lead. ship of Mr. Buchanan for 2,8901.; 500 guinear--Tobit and tOlAn. gel, Titian, 35 guineas -1 he Annunciation, Alb -Loo, 18 games- , Landscape with figures passing over s bulge, Wourermans, 25 Landscape with cattle and figures in the fore-ground. Wilsorkelen -A Group of Banditti, Salvator Rosa. 28 guineas -View in Beet lem, Berkneyden, 47 guineas--Portralts of a Lady and Child hi a Landscape, Cuyp, 411 guineas -View nesr the Hague with group of cattle in the foreground, Vanderheyden, 61 ginueas-Seeoeon • a canal by moonlight, Vanderneer, 67 guineas -The Ma rr iage of St. Catherine Innocenas di Imola, 58 &thee& -Cleopatra,•Guereino, 50 guineas -A Landscape witha peculiarly grand and fine effect of the setting sun, Gaspar Poussin, 100 guineas_-.loseph Interprstl4 his dream, from Morales' collection, Victor, 1254untess-The tenor of a Dutch house, De Hoag, 98 guineas -A rich Woody Landscape, effect of sunset, &unlike!, the figures by °trade, 90 gpincis-St. Sebastian, with the emblems of his mar,yrdorn, A.' Del Sarto, 45 guineas-View in the Mediterranean, t lauds, guineas. . . _ _ - The second day's sale takes place this day. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. • (BY EXPRESS.) NEWMARKET. FRIDAT START. The Bildeston Stakes of 106 rscb. Sir J. Byng'; Alsteh fio. D.N. Mr. Pettit's Rigmarole, Bst. 31b. - Mr. Dilly's Bonduca, liet. 51b. Won by four len,vhs. Match 200. D.M. - - - Lord Exeter); Enamel, - . - 1 Lord Orford's Swiss Guide, 7st. 10Ib. . . 2 Won by a length. The Pla.e of 50/. for ail ages. Duke of Grafton's Pigmy, 3 yrs . 1 31r. Pettit's Rigmarole, 3 yrs - . . . The following also started :—Bondoca. Mr. Grey:He's 31erliit colt, Brother to Skiff, Leila, Distaff, El Dorado. slight, Forth's bhos-bosa cab, Creq colt, and e. by Smolensk() out of -Norah. Won by a head. • Sweepstakes of Mr. Rush'. Carthago. by Pione er 1" ea".. 4 .11. 1 r. Howard's Swiss Guide Lord Stradbroke's Toil and Trou ble- Won by a length. TI e Port Stakes of 100 each. T. 31.31. Mr. Wyndham's Canact - Lord Esetor's Itemraurtlet . I). of fuck's Lionel Lincoln . Mr. Shard's Houvmont . - D. of Rutlard's Adeliza .Me. Scaith'a Whtuc rd . Won by a neck. Sweepstakes of 100 each. D.M. D. of Portland's c. by Tire.hts--Griana General Grosvenor's The Palfrey . 1). of Grafton's Wamba - . . 1 2 a Won by a head. Sweepstakes of 200 each. R.1.:4 D. of Orafton's e. by Ncotul—Sister to Nectar Lord Exeter's f. by Woful—Pantina D. of York's c. by Woful; dam by !tubers . ROYALTY THEATRE. 1 3 - 0 TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. SI st—l beg lease to inform your eorreapondent (Philo-Drams. tiros) that his wish, *filch appeared in the British Prrss yestet. day, la about to he gratified, as I understand that the Actors of Sadler's Wells Theatre, with a liberality which ewer distinguished the PrOlession, and which does them honour, are every one going to give up one-sixth of , heir week's salary towards the relief of their distressed brethren of the Royalty, It is much to be hoped, should publicity be given to this, that it may induce the Performers of the other Theatres to follow this praiseworthy example. I have also heard, tt.ough I sill not vouch for its truth, that a ' Committee of Gentle nen are going to engage the Opera for one . night, fur the benefit of the 175 persons thrown out of employment by the recent calamity. I remain, Sir, moat respectfully your's, Pah grave.place, Temple, April 14. E. L. LLOYD'S COFFER-HOUSE. In order to show the extent of the correspondence of Lloyd's, by the means of upwards of 300 agents at diffe rent ports in the United Kingdom and abroad, we have obtained the following list of places from a hich letters were received at that establishment on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, from abroad ; and we understand the advises from the agents at home have been far more nume rous, independently of the communications through printed shipping lists and papers : Ilambergh Alicant Rcngal Trinidad Brsmrn Valencia Sini.,spore Grenada Amsterdam Marseilles New S. Wales Barbseloes Rotterdam Genoa Ch. rillos St. Lucia „Antwerp Naples Valparaiso Irominlea Ostend Trieste Buenos Ayres Antigua Calais Malta Monte-Video Nevis Ilavre Corfu Rio Janeiro St. Kltt's Corunna Zante BAL. St. Croix Figueira Madeira At aranham St. Thomas Lisbon St..ilary's.Afrioalisvannah Virginia St. Übes St. Helena L 3 (illityr3 Boston Gibraltar C. of Good llopelterbice Halifax 1 Barcelona Bombast The following is given as a correct statement of the corn.. Fined Turkish and Egyptian forces before Missolonghi :- 111amelukes - - - . l,2tat Disciplined Troops of Ibrahim, including the Artillery CUIIIMMIdeII and directed by French Engineers - 8,000 Light Troops of Ibrahim, Egyptians, Candiins, and others - - . 2.4012 Albanians in the pay of Ditto - • - 2,2t10 i . Cossacks of e Captain Pacha . . - 500 Officers of th, Commissariat, &c. . - liAt Troops to tog of the army of Redschid Paella - 10.00i0 Total 25,2 X Against this force, supported by a naval armament of nearly 100 vessels manned by at least 6,000 seamen anti • marines, the Greeks had nothing to oppose but it garrison of 1,800 brave men, and the co-operation of th e i r fleet, it se . f but ill provided, and 'already exhausted by repeated efforts. An action for scandal is about to be tried at IVestmin ster, respecting Mrs. M. Corti, who was intended to have : performed the Columbine at Drury-lane Theatre two years • back, hut who. was prevented by certain persons aspersing • her professional character. The trial is appointed for the sittings after the present Term. Mr. and Mrs. Corti are at present at Liverpool and Manchester. The novelty of : the case will create much interest in the theattic4l world.